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A comparative study of differences between parents and teachers in the evaluation of environmental sensitivity
Authors: Costa-López Borja , Ferrer-Cascales Rosario , Ruiz-Robledillo Nicolás , Albaladejo-Blázquez Natalia , Baryła-Matejczuk Monika 
Published: December 2023

IntroductionThe inextricable bond between humans and the environment underscores the pivotal significance of environmental sensitivity. This innate trait encompasses a wide array of ways individuals perceive, process, and react to various internal and external stimuli. The evaluation of this trait in children is generally conducted by parents. However, little is known about the concordance of the parents reports with those conducted by others, such as teachers. Children’s behavior assessment is a current and relevant issue and finding out more positive results could make improvements in different contexts, such as home, clinics and schools.ObjectiveThis study examines agreements and discrepancies between parents and teachers as raters of environmental sensitivity in Spanish children.MethodsParticipants were 124 parents and eight teachers of youngsters between 3 and 10 years, who completed a paper survey providing information about parental and school variables and environmental sensitivity.ResultsParents and teachers mostly differ when rating environmental sensitivity, being parents the raters who score higher levels of this trait than teachers. Also, poor intra-class coefficients of reliability are found in both the items of HSCS, the dimensions and the general factor of environmental sensitivity among the informants.ConclusionThe present investigation provides novel findings related to inter-rater assessment on environmental sensitivity and how these different informants could affect in the report. This study also highlights the need of making and validating new and specific tools to assess environmental sensitivity for teachers.
“It doesn’t feel like exercise”: a realist process evaluation of factors that support long-term attendance at dance classes designed for healthy ageing
Authors: Haynes Abby , Tiedemann Anne , Hewton Gail , Chenery Julie , Sherrington Catherine , Merom Dafna , Gilchrist Heidi 
Published: December 2023

IntroductionDance can positively impact older people’s health and wellbeing across cultures and socioeconomic groups, countering age-related physical, sensorimotor and cognitive decline.Background/objectivesThe RIPE (Really Is Possible for Everyone) Dance program aims to improve older people’s physical, mental, cognitive and social wellbeing by integrating engaging dance sequences with evidence-based fall prevention exercises. We sought to identify what mechanisms support observed long-term participation in this program, including by people living with challenging health conditions.MethodsFollowing a realist evaluation approach, we co-developed and tested program theories iteratively with participant interviewees (n = 20), dance teachers (n = 2) and via observation of a dance class. Initial data were dual-coded and emergent findings were interrogated by the research team. Findings were organised to express Program activities + Context + Mechanism = Process outcomes configurations.ResultsWe identified four program theories comprising 14 mechanisms which explained long-term attendance: 1. RIPE Dance benefits my body and mind (trust in the program, belief in health benefits), 2. RIPE Dance helps me feel good about myself (self-efficacy, pride in achievement, psychological safety, defying expectations, feeling valued), 3. RIPE Dance creates camaraderie (social connection, mutual support, rapport with the teacher), and 4. RIPE Dance is uplifting (raised spirits, fun, synchrony, musical reactivity).ConclusionThe RIPE Dance program provides effective and enjoyable ‘exercise in disguise’ for older people with diverse mobility profiles.Significance/implicationsThis research confirms that participation in dance can contribute significantly to healthy, happy ageing. Findings detail program activities that were most strongly associated with process outcomes, offering guidance for further program development, implementation and scaling up.
Sex, executive function, and prospective memory regulate the chain-mediation pathway of alcohol use and impulsivity
Authors: Duan Fan , Xia Lingling , Li Junda , Li Xiangyu , Zhou Yiding , Luo Hanrun , Wang Ze , Song Xun , Wang Jingjing , Chen Jinxuan , Wang Yue , Zhang Jing , Zhang Xiaochu , Jiao Dongliang 
Published: December 2023

ObjectiveEvidence from previous studies indicates that impulsive behaviors are closely linked to alcohol use and misuse and that female drinkers are more impulsive than male drinkers. However, studies investigating the psychological mechanisms of alcohol use and impulsivity based on sex differences are relatively limited.MethodsThis cross-sectional study comprised 713 residents from 16 cities in Anhui Province, China. Each subject was evaluated for self-reporting measures using several questionnaires, including the general information questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRM), the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version (BRIEF-A), and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11).ResultsExecutive function and prospective memory may serve as intermediary links between alcohol use and impulsivity. Although the female alcohol usage level was significantly lower than that of males, the female drinkers had more severe executive dysfunction, prospective memory impairment, and impulsivity than male drinkers. Sex moderated the relationship between alcohol use and impulsivity. Furthermore, the indirect effect of executive function, and prospective memory between AUDIT and BIS was more significant in males than in females.ConclusionAlcohol consumption may be associated with impulsivity formation through executive dysfunction and PM impairment, implying that impulsivity in those with AUD or at risk for AUD might be treated by improving EF and PM. Alcohol use may cause more severe executive dysfunction, PM impairment, and impulsive behavior in females than in males, and impulsive behavior in women with AUD was more likely to be due to the direct effects of alcohol consumption, while impulsive behavior in men with AUD was more likely to be due to the indirect effects of executive dysfunction and PM impairment. These findings provide both clinical and theoretical foundations for addressing issues related to alcohol use.
Automated facial characterization and image retrieval by convolutional neural networks
Authors: Shah Syed Taimoor Hussain , Shah Syed Adil Hussain , Qureshi Shahzad Ahmad , Di Terlizzi Angelo , Deriu Marco Agostino 
Published: December 2023

IntroductionDeveloping efficient methods to infer relations among different faces consisting of numerous expressions or on the same face at different times (e.g., disease progression) is an open issue in imaging related research. In this study, we present a novel method for facial feature extraction, characterization, and identification based on classical computer vision coupled with deep learning and, more specifically, convolutional neural networks.MethodsWe describe the hybrid face characterization system named FRetrAIval (FRAI), which is a hybrid of the GoogleNet and the AlexNet Neural Network (NN) models. Images analyzed by the FRAI network are preprocessed by computer vision techniques such as the oriented gradient-based algorithm that can extract only the face region from any kind of picture. The Aligned Face dataset (AFD) was used to train and test the FRAI solution for extracting image features. The Labeled Faces in the Wild (LFW) holdout dataset has been used for external validation.Results and discussionOverall, in comparison to previous techniques, our methodology has shown much better results on k-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) by yielding the maximum precision, recall, F1, and F2 score values (92.00, 92.66, 92.33, and 92.52%, respectively) for AFD and (95.00% for each variable) for LFW dataset, which were used as training and testing datasets. The FRAI model may be potentially used in healthcare and criminology as well as many other applications where it is important to quickly identify face features such as fingerprint for a specific identification target.
Cultivation modes impacting root microbiomes and metabolites in medicinal orchid Dendrobium denneanum
Authors: Chen Lin , Ding Haiyan , Chen Xin , Wang Jiaojiao , Hu Yuan , Chen Hongping , Liu Youping 
Published: December 2023

IntroductionThe plant microbiome is the second genome of plants and is important for plant growth and health. Dendrobium is an epiphytic herbal plant of the family Orchidaceae that is often found attached to tree trunks or rocks and exhibits different cultivation modes. Microbiological and metabolite studies of Dendrobium denneanum Kerr (D. denneanum) in different cultivation modes can reveal important relationships between Dendrobium spp., their microbiomes, and their pharmacological substances, which is important for sustainable agricultural development and human health, particularly in the study of medicinal plants.MethodsIn this study, three cultivation modes, living tree epiphytic (LT), stone epiphytic (SE), and pot cultivation (PO) of D. denneanum in the same environment were selected, and the metabolites were using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF-MS). Subsequently, differential metabolites were screened, the rhizosphere and root endosphere microorganisms were sequenced via high-throughput sequencing, and the 16S rRNA gene/ITS sequences were obtained.ResultsThe main microbial taxa in the rhizosphere and root endosphere of D. denneanum included bacteria belonging to Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Actinobacteria, and the fungi Basidiomycota and Ascomycota, whose abundances varied in different cultivation modes. Soil properties affect the composition of D. denneanum metabolites and root microbiome, among which, soil total phosphorus (TP) and pH in particular are important factors for soil microorganisms. Studies of root microbial communities have shown that root endosphere fungi are similar to rhizosphere fungi with microbial enrichment occurring from the external environment to the internal structures. Root microbial communities and metabolites correlation analyses revealed significant correlations between rhizosphere microbes, as well as endophytes and metabolites. For example, the rhizosphere bacterium genus Occallatibacter and root endosphere fungus Clonostachys showed a significant negative correlation with the pharmacodynamic substance gigantol in D. denneanum (P&lt;0.05).ConclusionThis study elucidates the effects of different cultivation modes on D. denneanum from the perspective of microorganisms and metabolites, and investigates the effects of root microorganisms on metabolites. The findings enhance the current understanding of root microorganisms in orchid plants and provide a theoretical basis for the cultivation of Dendrobium spp., represented here by D. denneanum.
“I represent the police I represent the state” – Justification work following ethno-national boundaries crossing among Arab female police officers in Israel
Authors: Meler Tal 
Published: December 2023

IntroductionIn recent decades, Israel’s public sector diversity policy has led to the recruitment of many Arab female police officers (FAPO). For Arab women, joining the police force is seen as boundary-crossing, highlighting the tension between their professional, civilian, and ethno-national identities. While they are Israeli citizens, Arabs are often perceived as an unassimilated minority due to nationality, religion and culture. Arab women face numerous obstacles in integrating into the broader labor market, both from the state and their own society. Therefore, entry into the public sector, like the police force, is of great significance. However, some may view joining the Israeli police as cooperating with the majority-hegemonic group or even as betrayal.MethodQualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 27 FAPO employed by the Israel Police asking how they articulate the ethno-national identity complexity in their pursuit of quality jobs in the Israeli police force, and how they justify dealing with the challenges this presents.ResultsThe analysis sheds light on the interviewees’ subjective perspective of their recruitment to the police force, i.e., the ways they experience their crossing of ethno-national boundaries and the conflictual identity experience inherent in the process.DiscussionThese insights offer a better understanding of the FAPO’s experiences regarding their justification work while facing criticism and value conflicts. The contributions of this study are threefold: 1. It advances the literature on the labor market integration of Arab women from the theoretical perspective of boundary-crossing. 2. It adds to the theory of boundary-crossing in the labor market for minority women in distinct locations. 3. It provides insights into the subjective perspectives and experiences of FAPO, contributing to organizational knowledge about minority policing in a deeply divided society characterized by tense relations between the minority and the police.
Labor transfer, market development, and the outsourcing of forestry production by farmers: a case study in Fujian, China
Authors: Wen Yaping , Feng Liangming , Liu Weiping 
Published: December 2023

IntroductionThe outsourcing of forestry production is an important form in the development of forestry specialization and is the compromise result of economic incentives, factor optimization and risk diversification for farmers. It can facilitate the collaboration between internal and external resources to improve the efficiency of resource allocation and promote the combination of small farmers and the high-quality development of modern forestry.Theory and methodsIn this research, we have analyzed the extrusion effect, the substitution effect, and the income effect of labor transfer on the outsourcing of forestry production by farmers based on the theory of farmers’ behavior. In addition, we have constructed an influence mechanism for the development of the outsourcing services market according to the theory of division of labor. Moreover, we analyzed research data from farmers in Fujian Province using a probit model to determine the effect of labor transfer and market development on the outsourcing of forestry production by farmers.Conclusions and discussionThe conclusions showed that several factors have a significant impact on the outsourcing of forestry production. These factors include labor transfer, market development, income level in the village, smaller machinery numbers, amount of forestry subsidies, extent of forest road construction to meet production demands, and degree of forest land fragmentation. We have discussed topics of the distribution of labor value, market structure cultivation, and forestry costs on conclusion.Policy implicationsWe propose increasing farmers’ income through labor transfer, fostering the market for outsourcing services in forestry production, and promoting the new classification of forestry.
Geo-temporal patterns to design cost-effective interventions for zoonotic diseases -the case of brucellosis in the country of Georgia
Authors: Rivas Ariel L. , Smith Stephen D. , Basiladze V. , Chaligava Tengiz , Malania Lile , Burjanadze Irma , Chichinadze Tamar , Suknidze Nikoloz , Bolashvili Nana , Hoogesteijn Almira L. , Gilbertson Kendra , Bertram Jonathan H. , Fair Jeanne Marie , Webb Colleen T. , Imnadze Paata , Kosoy Michael 
Published: December 2023

IntroductionControl of zoonosis can benefit from geo-referenced procedures. Focusing on brucellosis, here the ability of two methods to distinguish disease dissemination patterns and promote cost-effective interventions was compared.MethodGeographical data on bovine, ovine and human brucellosis reported in the country of Georgia between 2014 and 2019 were investigated with (i) the Hot Spot (HS) analysis and (ii) a bio-geographical (BG) alternative.ResultsMore than one fourth of all sites reported cases affecting two or more species. While ruminant cases displayed different patterns over time, most human cases described similar geo-temporal features, which were associated with the route used by migrant shepherds. Other human cases showed heterogeneous patterns. The BG approach identified small areas with a case density twice as high as the HS method. The BG method also identified, in 2018, a 2.6–2.99 higher case density in zoonotic (human and non-human) sites than in non-zoonotic sites (which only reported cases affecting a single species) –a finding that, if corroborated, could support cost-effective policy-making.DiscussionThree dissemination hypotheses were supported by the data: (i) human cases induced by sheep-related contacts; (ii) human cases probably mediated by contaminated milk or meat; and (iii) cattle and sheep that infected one another. This proof-of-concept provided a preliminary validation for a method that may support cost-effective interventions oriented to control zoonoses. To expand these findings, additional studies on zoonosis-related decision-making are recommended.
Evaporation of Small Sessile Drop Deposited on a Horizontal Solid Surface: New Exact Solutions and Approximations
Authors: Lebedev-Stepanov Peter , Savenko Olga 
Published: December 2023

Evaporating a liquid sessile drop deposited on a horizontal surface is an important object of applications (printing technologies, electronics, sensorics, medical diagnostics, hydrophobic coatings, etc.) and theoretical investigations (microfluidics, self-assembly of nanoparticles, crystallization of solutes, etc.). The arsenal of formulas for calculating the slow evaporation of an axisymmetric drop of capillary dimensions deposited on a flat solid surface is reviewed. Characteristics such as vapor density, evaporation flux density, and total evaporation rate are considered. Exact solutions obtained in the framework of the Maxwellian model, in which the evaporation process of the drop is limited by vapor diffusion from the drop surface to the surrounding air, are presented. The summary covers both well-known results obtained during the last decades and new results published by us in the last few years, but practically unknown to the wider scientific community. The newest formulas, not yet published in refereed publications, concerning exact solutions for a number of specific contact angles are also presented. In addition, new approximate solutions are presented (total evaporation rate and mass loss per unit surface area per unit time in the whole range of contact angles θ∈[0, π), drop lifetime in constant contact radius evaporation regime and constant contact angle mode), which can be used in modeling without requiring significant computational resources.
Geometric Properties and Hardy Spaces of Rabotnov Fractional Exponential Functions
Authors: Raza Mohsan , Breaz Daniel , Mushtaq Saima , Cotîrlă Luminiţa-Ioana , Tawfiq Ferdous M. O. , Rapeanu Eleonora 
Published: December 2023

The aim of this study is to investigate a certain sufficiency criterion for uniform convexity, strong starlikeness, and strong convexity of Rabtonov fractional exponential functions. We also study the starlikeness and convexity of order γ. Moreover, we find conditions so that the Rabotnov functions belong to the class of bounded analytic functions and Hardy spaces. Various consequences of these results are also presented.
Antifungal Resistance and Genotyping of Clinical Candida parapsilosis Complex in Japan
Authors: Khalifa Hazim O. , Watanabe Akira , Kamei Katsuhiko 
Published: December 2023

Non-albicans Candida infections have recently gained worldwide attention due to their intrinsic resistance to different antifungal agents and the limited therapeutic options for treating them. Although the Candida parapsilosis complex is reported to be the second or third most prevalent Candida spp., little information is available on the prevalence of antifungal resistance along with genotyping of the C. parapsilosis complex. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of antifungal resistance, the genetic basis of such resistance, and the genotyping of C. parapsilosis complex isolates that were recovered from hospitalized patients in Japan from 2005 to 2019. Our results indicated that, with the exception of one single C. metapsilosis isolate that was dose-dependently susceptible to fluconazole, all other isolates were susceptible or showed wild phenotypes to all tested antifungals, including azoles, echinocandins, amphotericin B, and flucytosine. Molecular analyses for azole and echinocandin resistance via evaluating ERG11 mutation and FKS1 hotspot one (HS1) and hotspot two (HS2) mutations, respectively, confirmed the phenotypic results. Genotyping of our isolates confirmed that they belong to 53 different but closely related genotypes, with a similarity percentage of up to 90%. Our results are of significant concern, since understanding the genetic basis of echinocandin resistance in the C. parapsilosis complex as well their genotyping is essential for directing targeted therapy, identifying probable infection sources, and developing strategies for overcoming epidemic spread.
Comparison Study of Two Fumonisin-Degrading Enzymes for Detoxification in Piglets
Authors: Wang Zhenlong , Lv Zonghao , Czabany Tibor , Nagl Veronika , Krska Rudolf , Wang Xiumin , Han Bing , Tao Hui , Liu Jie , Wang Jinquan 
Published: December 2023

Fumonisins (FBs), particularly fumonisin B1 (FB1) and fumonisin B2 (FB2) produced mainly by Fusarium verticillioide and Fusarium proliferatum, are common contaminants in animal feed and pose a serious threat to both animal and human health. The use of microbial enzymes to efficiently and specifically convert fumonisins into non-toxic or low-toxic metabolites has emerged as the most promising approach. However, most of the available enzymes have only been evaluated in vitro and lack systematic evaluation in vivo. In this study, the detoxification efficacy of two carboxylesterases, FumD (FUMzyme®) and FumDSB, was evaluated comparatively in piglets. The results show that feeding piglets 4.4 mg/kg FBs-contaminated diets for 32 days did not significantly affect the average daily gain, organ indices, and immunoglobulins of the piglets. However, a significant reduction (21.2%) in anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-4 was observed in the FBs group, and supplementation with FUMzyme® and FumDSB significantly increased interleukin-4 by 62.1% and 28.0%, respectively. In addition, FBs-contaminated diets resulted in a 3-fold increase in the serum sphinganine/sphingosine (Sa/So) ratio, which is a specific biomarker that has been used to accurately reflect fumonisin levels. The serum Sa/So ratio was significantly reduced by 48.8% after the addition of FUMzyme®, and was insignificantly reduced by 8.2% in the FumDSB group. These results suggested that FUMzyme was more effective than FumDSB in mitigating FBs toxicity in piglets by down-regulating the Sa/So ratio.