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Short‐term prescribed fire frequency manipulation alters community response to subsequent fires in a southeastern pine savanna
Authors: Simha Anita , Wright Justin P. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract

Disturbances can have enduring impacts on ecological communities due to ‘legacy effects’, which result in community structure that varies with the history of recent disturbance. Further, such legacy effects can influence community—and population‐level responses to future disturbance.

We leveraged a landscape‐scale fire frequency experiment in a longleaf pine savanna to assess legacy effects in understory community richness, structure, and in community response to subsequent fire. Further, we investigated species‐level responses to fire based on their burn history and attempted to explain these responses using relevant functional traits.

Fire suppression for just 4 years resulted in more woody‐dominated communities. Fire suppression also resulted in more overall plant abundance. This buildup of plant material is consistent with our further finding that a greater interval between fires resulted in greater loss of cover with the next fire.

Greater fire return interval led to more vegetative cover loss immediately post‐fire, but this effect attenuated within a year of recovery time. Lowland shrub‐dominated communities also experienced greater cover loss due to fire. There was no effect of fire return interval on change in species richness.

Woody species responded more negatively to fire than herbaceous species. Intraspecific variation in specific leaf area increased resistance to fire only for shorter species, and it decreased resistance for taller species. Only some of the abundant species showed a sensitivity to fire history.

Synthesis. Overall, our findings provide evidence that short‐term changes to disturbance regimes can create alternative responses to future disturbance at the community and species level. This work suggests that short‐term pauses to longer term burn regimes can facilitate woody encroachment and have lasting impacts through altered community responses to future fires.
Microbiome Stability Is Linked to Acropora Coral Thermotolerance in Northwestern Philippines
Authors: Baquiran Jake Ivan P. , Quijano John Bennedick , van Oppen Madeleine J. H. , Cabaitan Patrick C. , Harrison Peter L. , Conaco Cecilia 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTCorals associate with a diverse community of prokaryotic symbionts that provide nutrition, antioxidants and other protective compounds to their host. However, the influence of microbes on coral thermotolerance remains understudied. Here, we examined the prokaryotic microbial communities associated with colonies of Acropora cf. tenuis that exhibit high or low thermotolerance upon exposure to 33°C (heated) relative to 29°C (control). Using 16S rRNA sequencing, we show that the microbial community structure of all A. cf. tenuis colonies was similar to each other at control temperature. Thermotolerant colonies, however, had relatively greater abundance of Endozoicomonas, Arcobacter, Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus. At elevated temperature, only thermosensitive colonies showed a distinct shift in their microbiome, with an increase in Flavobacteriales, Rhodobacteraceae and Vibrio, accompanying a marked bleaching response. Functional prediction indicated that prokaryotic communities associated with thermotolerant corals were enriched for genes related to metabolism, while microbiomes of thermosensitive colonies were enriched for cell motility and antibiotic compound synthesis. These differences may contribute to the variable performance of thermotolerant and thermosensitive corals under thermal stress. Identification of microbial taxa correlated with thermotolerance provides insights into beneficial bacterial groups that could be used for microbiome engineering to support reef health in a changing climate.
Archaeal Signalling Networks—New Insights Into the Structure and Function of Histidine Kinases and Response Regulators of the Methanogenic Archaeon Methanosarcina acetivorans
Authors: Georgiev Nora F. K. , Andersson Anne L. , Ruppe Zoe , Kattwinkel Loriana , Frankenberg‐Dinkel Nicole 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTThe methanogenic archaeon Methanosarcina acetivorans has one of the largest known archaeal genomes. With 53 histidine kinases (HK), it also has the largest set of signal transduction systems. To gain insight into the hitherto not very well understood signal transduction in Archaea and M. acetivorans in particular, we have categorised the predicted HK into four types based on their H‐box using an in silico analysis. Representatives of three types were recombinantly produced in Escherichia coli and purified by affinity chromatography. All investigated kinases showed ATP binding and hydrolysis. The MA_type 2 kinase, which lacks the classical H‐box, showed no autokinase activity. Furthermore, we could show that M. acetivorans possesses an above‐average number of response regulators (RR), consisting of only a REC domain (REC‐only). Using the hybrid kinase MA4377 as an example we show that both intra‐and intermolecular transphosphorylation to REC domains occur. These experiments are furthermore indicative of complex phosphorelay systems in M. acetivorans and suggest that REC‐only proteins act as a central hub in signal transduction in M. acetivorans.
Mapping the Social Organisation of Neglect in the Case of Fibromyalgia: Using Smith's Sociology for People to Inform a Systems‐Focused Literature Review
Authors: Cupit Caroline , Finlay Teresa , Pope Catherine 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTFibromyalgia is a syndrome characterised by persistent unexplained pain and fatigue. People with fibromyalgia report receiving little support to manage symptoms, difficult interactions with healthcare practitioners and stigma associated with this contested condition. In this article, we employ Dorothy E Smith's Sociology for People to undertake a systems‐focused literature review from the standpoint of people with fibromyalgia, moving beyond individual subjectivities to map how problems are socially organised. This is a novel application of a Sociology for People which, although previously used to structure research projects, has not previously been reported as a framework for literature review. Our findings highlight how, within a biomedically orientated healthcare system, practitioners' activities are organised to withdraw support from people with fibromyalgia and characterise problems as “psychological”. Those looking to make service improvements for this patient group need to specifically challenge biomedical systems and ideology, in order to promote alternative models of care. We highlight a Sociology for People as a powerful lens for systems‐focused literature review that links frontline experiences with dominant power relations, and provides an alternative to traditional qualitative evidence syntheses. Additionally, the theoretically‐grounded and creative use of published literatures is an ethical approach adding value to extant research.
Repeated cycles of binge‐like ethanol consumption and abstinence alter neuropeptide mRNA in prefrontal and insular cortex, amygdala, and lateral hypothalamus of male and female C57BL/6J mice
Authors: Dankert Anne M. , Kash Thomas L. , Thiele Todd E. 
Published: January 2025

AbstractBackgroundBinge drinking is a risky pattern of alcohol (ethanol) consumption associated with a variety of negative outcomes, including the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Many neuropeptide systems are thought to become dysregulated in AUD; however, whether repeated cycles of binge‐like ethanol consumption and abstinence following binge‐like drinking alter neuropeptide mRNA in key brain regions, such as the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), insular cortex (IC), amygdala, and lateral hypothalamus (LH), remains unknown.MethodsMale and female mice underwent 0, 3, or 6 cycles of binge‐like ethanol consumption using the “Drinking in the Dark” (DID) paradigm. Brain tissue was collected either immediately following the final session of DID or after a 24‐h period of abstinence, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was performed to assess how repeated cycles of binge‐like ethanol intake and abstinence alter relative mRNA expression for 22 neuropeptide‐related targets.ResultsWe observed that repeated cycles of binge‐like ethanol consumption and abstinence altered relative mRNA expression for 11 targets in the mPFC, five targets in the IC, eight targets in the amygdala, and two targets in the LH. Two of these alterations were specific to female mice, while one was specific to male mice.ConclusionsThese data suggest that neuropeptide mRNA is altered by repeated cycles of binge‐like ethanol intake and abstinence in a brain region and sex‐dependent manner. The current findings provide a useful foundation from which to explore potential targets to decrease binge‐like ethanol consumption and prevent the development of AUD.
Mobilising the Entrepreneurial Self to Manage the Crisis: Community Group‐Buying during the Shanghai Lockdown
Authors: Wang Ying , Lu Tingting , Ouyang Can , Wu Fulong 
Published: January 2025

AbstractThe COVID pandemic disrupted traditional entrepreneurial governance arrangements. When the state's action could not effectively govern society, the “entrepreneurial self” began to emerge and manage the crisis. Using Shanghai as a case study, this research examines the dynamics of “community group‐buying” during its city‐wide lockdown in 2022. It shows how a small group of residents, known as group‐buying entrepreneurs (tuanzhang), mobilise community members and organise collective food purchases to address the resource shortage during the lockdown. We find that group‐buying is not merely a rediscovery of the community in times of crisis. Despite its spontaneous formation, we demonstrate that group‐buying is ultimately captured, endorsed, and instrumentalised by the local state for crisis management. Through this, we present a new manifestation of the “entrepreneurial self” and its paradoxical functions—exercising community self‐organisation while simultaneously extending state power in territorial forms. We also highlight the state's central role in China's entrepreneurial governance, even in the crisis mode when its capacities were under pressure.
Novel Insights in Perioperative Neuroprotection in Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease
Authors: Garcés‐Sánchez Sonia , Solaz‐García Álvaro , Guillén José L. López , Torrejón‐Rodríguez Laura , Sáenz‐González Pilar , Navarro Pilar Argente , Aguar‐Carrascosa Marta 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTCongenital heart disease (CHD) includes defects of intrauterine cardiac development that result in alterations to the morphology and/or physiology of the heart, usually expressed early in fetal or postnatal life. This group represents one of the most common congenital anomalies of all living newborns worldwide. Neurodevelopmental deficits are a reality in patients with CHDs and may contribute to significant sequela and long‐term morbidity beginning in infancy and extending into adulthood. There is general agreement that the perioperative period of neonatal cardiac surgery may be responsible for a significant burden of lifelong neurological injury in patients with CHDs. Recent research has advanced understanding of neurodevelopmental trajectories, factors that increase neurodevelopmental risk, and neuroprotective strategies for patients with these disorders. In the present study, we aim to describe the different emerging strategies for neuroprotection in the perioperative period in neonatal patients with congenital heart disease.
Chronic Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Is Associated With Reduced 30‐Day Mortality From Acute Pancreatitis
Authors: Fischman Maya , Elias Adi , Klein Amir , Cohen Yaron , Azzam Zaher S. , Ghersin Itai 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) decrease pancreatic exocrine secretions. There has been interest in the impact of their short‐term in‐hospital administration on acute pancreatitis (AP) outcomes. It is unknown whether long‐term use affects AP outcomes. We investigated the association between chronic PPI use and short‐term AP outcomes. We included all (2308) patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of AP (625 on chronic PPI use) between January 2008 and June 2021 and evaluated any association between chronic PPI use and 30‐day all‐cause mortality by univariate logistic regression. Compared to non‐users, patients on chronic PPIs were older (p < 0.001) and had a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score (p < 0.001). Mortality rates at 30 days were 1.6% in chronic PPI users and 4.4% in non‐users (OR 0.35; 95% CI, 0.17–0.66; p < 0.002). [Correction added on 18 February 2025, after first online publication: Mortality rates at 30 days in chronic PPI users and non‐users were updated in this version.]
Recognition of ophthalmology consultation and fundus examination among individuals with diabetes in Japan: A cross‐sectional study using claims‐questionnaire linked data
Authors: Yamamoto Kouko , Ihana‐Sugiyama Noriko , Sugiyama Takehiro , Yamaoka Takuya , Wakui‐Kimura Akiko , Imai Kenjiro , Kuroda Naoaki , Ohsugi Mitsuru , Ueki Kohjiro , Yamauchi Toshimasa , Tamiya Nanako 
Published: January 2025

AbstractAimsThis study aimed to assess the relationship between individuals' recognition of ophthalmology consultation recommendations, their knowledge of the recommended frequency of diabetic retinopathy screening, and the likelihood of undergoing fundus examinations.Materials and MethodsThis cross‐sectional secondary analysis linked claims and health checkup data to a questionnaire survey. Questionnaires were distributed to randomly sampled National Health Insurance beneficiaries in Tsukuba City, using data from claims and health checkups. Weighting was applied based on sample extraction and response rates. We calculated the proportions of fundus examinations and knowledge of screening frequency according to the recognition of ophthalmology consultation recommendations. The association between visits to medical facilities with diabetes specialists and diabetic retinopathy screening was also examined.ResultsAmong 290 participants, 47.6% recognized ophthalmology consultation recommendations. Those who recognized these recommendations had better knowledge of the screening frequency (93.4% vs. 49.6%) and were more likely to undergo fundus examinations (72.9% vs. 30.1%; adjusted risk ratio 2.36; 95% CI, 1.65–3.38). Participants who visited medical facilities with diabetes specialists were more likely to recognize recommendations, have knowledge of screening frequency, and undergo fundus examinations.ConclusionsRecognition of ophthalmology consultation recommendations was associated with better knowledge of screening frequency and higher participation in fundus examinations. Increasing awareness through healthcare provider recommendations may improve diabetic retinopathy screening rates, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to promote eye care among individuals with diabetes.
Got your six? Veterans and the family court system
Authors: Hill Roger , Bedestani Erhan 
Published: January 2025

AbstractStatus as a Veteran or military Servicemember (SM) can negatively impact custody determination in family court. Veterans and Servicemembers (SMs) must contend with unique barriers. The first barrier is a dueling media narrative of extremes, in which they are both idolized and demonized, extremes that shape the view that much of American society takes with respect to Veterans and SMs. The second barrier is the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) system. PCS forces SMs to move frequently and they have no formal mechanism to decline a PCS in order to maintain an existing child custody arrangement. The third barrier is an alarmingly high and incorrect over‐association of military service and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) coupled with the incorrect assertion that PTSD manifests itself primarily in a violent manner. The fourth barrier is a unique administrative hearing process within each of the military services known as the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) Incident Determination Committee (IDC) / Case Review Committee (CRC) which reviews claims of spousal or child abuse and is empowered to substantiate abuse claims without affording procedural due process protections. This paper is important because informing the body of professionals who comprise family court matters about these barriers will ideally lead to improved child custody outcomes for Veterans and SMs as well as push for additional research into the subject to understand how and in what manner SMs and Veterans are negatively impacted in custody determinations.
Comparative Effectiveness of Cinacalcet Taken at‐Home Versus Three Times Weekly In‐Center on Controlling Calcium, Phosphate, and Parathyroid Hormone Levels
Authors: Ratkalkar Vishal , Marlowe Gilbert , Sibbel Scott , Tentori Francesca , Brunelli Steven M. , Karpinski Steph 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTIntroductionChronic kidney disease‐mineral and bone disorder (CKD‐MBD), is a common syndrome in end stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients, is marked by dysregulation of electrolytes and hormones, including calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone (PTH). Calcimemetics are a cornerstone of PTH lowering therapy; cinacalcet, an oral calcimemetic, is the most used and typically prescribed as a daily administration, thus contributing to the high total pill burden of this population. Recent clinical trials have provided evidence that administration of cinacalcet at the dialysis unit three times a week might be a safe and effective treatment option. In this study we sought to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of cinacalcet delivered daily at‐home versus three times weekly in‐center.MethodsThis was a retrospective matched cohort study of 2894 adult in‐center hemodialysis patients a between January 01, 2008 and September 30, 2022 who were started on cinacalcet for the first time (group 1: at‐home use or group 2: in‐center administration). Patients were matched (1:1) on: age, body mass index, cinacalcet dose, and baseline phosphorous, calcium, and PTH. Patients were followed until censoring (i.e., lost to follow up) or 12 months after baseline, whichever occurred first. The primary outcome was achieving triple control of PTH, phosphorous, and calcium.ResultsOverall, the patients had a median patient age of 63 (IQR: 55, 71) years, were predominately Black (41.6%) and male (56.5%), and well matched on other baseline clinical and demographic characteristics, including etiology of ESKD. Fitted proportion model results show no statistical difference between the intermittent in‐center or daily at home cinacalcet use group in achieving the primary outcome (triple control). The secondary outcomes of control of phosphorous or PTH, showed similar results. Calcium control was the same for 9 of 12 months, and better controlled in the in‐center group during the remaining months.ConclusionIn a well‐matched cohort, no clinical difference exists between administering cinacalcet thrice weekly in‐center and prescribing cinacalcet daily at‐home.
Interactional governing activities: A novel perspective on how actors co‐develop field governance
Authors: Mityushina Natalia , Hehenberger Lisa 
Published: January 2025

AbstractWe advance a novel perspective to study how field actors co‐develop field governance through continuous interactions. Field governance determines the formal and informal rules of a field, defining membership boundaries and core practices. Prior research has mostly studied the establishment of top‐down regulations or the work of advocacy and social movement organisations to influence or overthrow existing regimes. We review 147 previously disconnected articles on field governance and institutional work and identify interactional governing activities (IGAs), the concept we advance and define as the strategic and interactional activities actors deploy to develop, disrupt and maintain field governance. Depending on field conditions, we propose that actors combine IGAs in various interaction modes to either oppose the existing order, lobby for change or collaborate to jointly develop field governance. We contribute to the scholarly understanding of field governance development by proposing a continuous process that extends beyond influencing regulatory decision‐making to include knowledge‐building and interactional infrastructure‐development activities. Our study provides novel insights on collaborative institutional work for field governance co‐development by heterogeneous actors. By defining and categorising IGAs, we contribute to both a more integrative theoretical understanding of field governance as well as a playbook for practitioners, collective interest organisations and regulators engaged in field‐building work.
Out‐of‐home care placement patterns of children within the Swedish child welfare system: Findings from group‐based trajectory modelling
Authors: Rajesh Tanishta , Straatmann Viviane S. , Almquist Ylva B. 
Published: January 2025

AbstractChildren and adolescents in out‐of‐home care (OHC) represent a diverse population influenced by various family and placement characteristics, which significantly impact their development and long‐term outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research exploring OHC placement characteristics, essential for understanding and supporting this population effectively. This study aimed to identify subgroups within the OHC population that share similar patterns of OHC placements across age and to describe these subgroups' distinct family and placement characteristics. Group‐based trajectory modelling (GBTM) was applied to a total sample of Swedish children born 1990–1999 to identify subgroups with similar placement patterns. Six distinct trajectories of OHC placements were identified, revealing varying patterns of placement onset, duration, and type. Parental characteristics differed across trajectories, with a higher prevalence of disadvantaged factors among children entering care at younger ages. These findings underscore the importance of early intervention strategies and family‐centred approaches for preventing OHC placements.
Investigating the Suitability of the Forensic Mental Health Nursing Clinical Reasoning Cycle for Nurses Working in Generalist Mental Health Settings
Authors: Maguire Tessa , Furness Trentham , Olasoji Michael , Willetts Georgina , Levett‐Jones Tracy 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACTThe clinical reasoning cycle was designed to guide nursing care and assist with clinical‐reasoning and decision‐making. While originally developed with an acute health lens, more recently an adapted version has been created for forensic mental health nurses. It is possible that such a framework may also be helpful for mental health nurses working in generalist settings. This study aimed to explore the utility of the original cycle and adapted forensic version with mental health nurses across the state of Victoria, Australia, to determine if the cycle might be suitable to their practice and if any adaptations were necessary. Eighteen nurses participated in focus groups or interviews to explore both versions of the cycle. Following thematic data analysis from phase one, a Nominal Group Technique was used to facilitate exploration of adaptations. Verbal and written responses were collected and participants (n = 6) voted on changes. Three main themes were interpreted from phase one: (1) the mysterious disappearance of nursing frameworks, (2) the CRC fits with what we do, says what we do, and demonstrates what we do, and (3) The CRC becomes more relevant without the word “forensic” in the title. In the nominal group, consensus was reached on 4 of 10 suggested changes from phase one, and the mental health nursing‐clinical reasoning cycle was developed. There was concern that many nurses did not have a framework to guide decision‐making, and the newly adapted cycle was seen as offering a way of demonstrating the contribution of mental health nursing care to safe practice.