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High-dimensional cortical signals reveal rich bimodal and working memory-like representations among S1 neuron populations
Authors: Kristensen Sofie S. , Kesgin Kaan , Jörntell Henrik 
Published: January 2024

SummaryComplexity is important for flexibility of natural behavior and for the remarkably efficient learning of the brain. Here we assessed the signal complexity among neuron populations in somatosensory cortex (S1). To maximize our chances of capturing population level signal complexity, we used highly repeatable resolvable visual, tactile and visuo-tactile inputs and neuronal unit activity recorded at high temporal resolution. We found the state space of the spontaneous activity to be extremely high-dimensional in S1 populations. Their processing of tactile inputs was profoundly modulated by visual inputs and even fine nuances of visual input patterns were separated. Moreover, the dynamic activity states of the S1 neuron population signaled the preceding specific input long after the stimulation had terminated, i.e. resident information that could be a substrate for a working memory. Hence, the recorded high dimensional representations carried rich multimodal and internal working memory-like signals supporting high complexity in cortical circuitry operation.
Neurocan regulates axon initial segment organization and neuronal activity in cultured cortical neurons
Authors: Baidoe-Ansah David , Mirzapourdelavar Hadi , Aleshin Stepan , Schott Björn H , Seidenbecher Constanze , Kaushik Rahul , Dityatev Alexander 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe neural extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulates in the form of perineuronal nets (PNNs), particularly around fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons in the cortex and hippocampus, but also in association with the axon initial segments (AIS) and nodes of Ranvier. Increasing evidence highlights the role of Neurocan (Ncan), a brain-specific component of ECM, in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Ncan localizes at PNNs, nodes of Ranvier and the AIS, highlighting its potential role in regulation of axonal excitability. Here, we used knockdown and knockout approaches in mouse primary cortical neurons in combination with immunocytochemistry, western blotting and electrophysiological techniques to characterize the role of Ncan in the organization of PNNs and AIS and in the regulation of neuronal activity. We found that reduced Ncan levels led to remodeling of PNNs around neurons via upregulated Aggrecan mRNA and protein levels, increased expression of activity-dependent c-Fos and FosB genes and elevated spontaneous synaptic activity. The latter correlated with increased levels of Ankyrin-G in the AIS particularly in excitatory neurons, and with the elevated expression of Nav1.6 channels. Our results suggest that Ncan regulate expression of key proteins in PNNs and AISs and provide new insights into its role in the fine-tuning of neuronal functions.
Yin-Yang spiraling transition of a confined buckled elastic sheet
Authors: Deboeuf Stéphanie , Protière Suzie , Katzav Eytan 
Published: January 2024

DNA in viral capsids, plant leaves in buds, and geological folds are examples in nature of tightly packed low-dimensional objects. However, the general equations describing their deformations and stresses are challenging. We report experimental and theoretical results of a model configuration of compression of a confined elastic sheet, which can be conceptualized as a one-dimensional (1D) line inside a 2D rectangular box. In this configuration, the two opposite ends of a planar sheet are pushed closer, while being confined in the orthogonal direction by two rigid walls separated by a given gap. Similar compaction of sheets has been previously studied and was shown to buckle into quasiperiodic motifs. In our experiments, we observed a different phenomenon, namely the spontaneous instability of the sheet, leading to localization into a single Yin-Yang pattern. The linearized Euler Elastica theory of elastic rods, together with global energy considerations, allow us to predict the symmetry breaking of the sheet in terms of the number of motifs, compression distance, and tangential force. Surprisingly, the appearance of the Yin-Yang pattern does not require friction.

Published by the American Physical Society
2024
Understanding user resistance of smart factory adoption: a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises
Authors: Park Junsung , Yoo Joon Woo , Park Heejun 
Published: January 2024

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the resistance behavior of smart factories in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Drawing upon dual factor perspective, this study examines how two types of quality and perceived usefulness impact user resistance as enabling factors and how switching cost, skepticism, habit and inertia contribute to user resistance as inhibiting factors. Additionally, multi-group analysis is employed to compare small and medium enterprises.Design/methodology/approachPurposive sampling technique was employed to collect 460 Korean SMEs employees, consisting of 235 small enterprises and 225 medium enterprises. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used for data analysis.FindingsThe results reveal that all three inhibiting factors, switching cost, skepticism and habit, are key antecedents of inertia. In small enterprises, skepticism has a greater impact on inertia, which in turn strongly affects resistance. Additionally, system quality is more crucial for small enterprises, whereas information quality holds more importance for medium enterprises in mitigating resistance. Moreover, when the implementation level of a smart factory is high, the effect of perceived usefulness on user resistance diminishes.Originality/valueThis study has revealed the importance of considering both enabling and inhibiting factors for the adoption of smart factory systems in the context of SMEs. Additionally, it has provided evidence that as the level of the smart factory system increases, the effect of perceived usefulness on user resistance decreases, thus making the transition to smart factory systems more challenging.
From infamy to truth. Epistemic coloniality and knowledges in resistance: an approach to the cases of Inés Fernández Ortega and Valentina Rosendo Cantú
Authors: Martínez Martínez Miguel Angel 
Published: January 2024

PurposeThe purpose of the article is to show the regime of truth in the institutional commissions that have the objective of restoring history by establishing a democratic, equitable, comprehensive, inclusive and fair criterion against the attempts of re-victimization and suppression of memory that Western political and cultural traditions have installed through their mechanisms of power.Design/methodology/approachBased on the analysis of the cases of Inés Fernández Ortega and Valentina Rosendo Cantú, they establish the material conditions from which prejudices and hegemonic stereotypes are intertwined to reproduce serious violations of human rights in democratic political and epistemic frameworks. The colonial function of the truth commissions in Mexico is analyzed, which are presented as mechanisms for social development, political and colonial reproduction of liberal democracy.FindingsThe qualitative results allow considering the way in which the different truth commissions in Mexico have been strongly linked to epistemic mechanisms in which truth and justice favor the reproduction of established relationships based on race, social class and gender. Especially in the so-called democratic transition, violence, truth and justice come together to highlight power relations in situations that have been disavowed by the intelligentsia.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of the research are found in the historical configuration of the truth commissions in Mexico. The data, references and assessments are crossed by the initial function of the truth commissions and the establishment of apparatuses and mechanisms based on transitional justice. Based on this, it can be considered a methodological oversight to shift the analysis of truth commissions toward a critical assessment of the truth as a regime of government and hegemonic and colonization criteria from two very specific cases.Originality/valueThe originality of the work is found in the critical discernment of truth as a political category and the coloniality of power.
“It will be difficult but doable”: an exploratory study on mobilizing churches in Ghana for poverty reduction
Authors: Ababio Abraham Gyamfi 
Published: January 2024

PurposeReligion could drive development. Although Ghana is touted as the most religious country in the world, notably, some Charismatic/Pentecostal churches operate at the expense of community development and members’ welfare. This study sought to achieve three objectives: to determine whether there is an opportunity for organizing the various churches for interfaith cooperative collective action; to assess the association between people’s religiosity and the propensity to join interfaith cooperative collective action and to assess people’s perceptions of the institutional framework that could facilitate the organization of the religious community in Ghana for interfaith collective action.Design/methodology/approachDescriptive statistics and an ordered probit model (OPM) were used to analyze cross-sectional data from a representative sample of households in the Greater Accra Region. Thematic analysis was also used to analyze the qualitative data.FindingsThe study found that generally, there is a positive response to a proposal to mobilize churches in an interfaith cooperative collective action, but distrust poses a great threat to interfaith cooperative collective action. The study also found that affiliation with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Pentecostal/Charismatic is negatively (positively) associated with the propensity to join a collective action, respectively. Finally, the results of the study found that accountability, proper management and fair distribution of the proceeds from a collective action will help in mobilizing churches in Ghana in an interfaith collective action.Originality/valueThis is the first major study to explore the possibility of interfaith collective action among religious denominations aimed at accelerating poverty reduction and wealth creation in any developing country.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-08-2023-0670
Long‐term cognitive and pulmonary functions following a lower versus a higher oxygenation target in the HOT‐ICU and HOT‐COVID trials: A protocol update
Authors: Crescioli Elena , Riis Jens Østergaard , Weinreich Ulla Møller , Jensen Jens Ulrik Stæhr , Poulsen Lone Musaeus , Brøchner Anne Craveiro , Lange Theis , Perner Anders , Klitgaard Thomas Lass , Schjørring Olav Lilleholt , Rasmussen Bodil Steen 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe Handling Oxygenation Targets in the Intensive Care Unit (HOT‐ICU) trial was a multicentre, randomised, parallel‐group trial of a lower oxygenation target (arterial partial pressure of oxygen [PaO2] = 8 kPa) versus a higher oxygenation target (PaO2 = 12 kPa) in adult ICU patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure; the Handling Oxygenation Targets in coronavirus disease 2019 (HOT‐COVID) tested the same oxygenation targets in patients with confirmed COVID‐19. In this study, we aim to evaluate the long‐term effects of these oxygenation targets on cognitive and pulmonary function. We hypothesise that a lower oxygenation target throughout the ICU stay may result in cognitive impairment, whereas a higher oxygenation target may result in impaired pulmonary function.MethodsThis is the updated protocol and statistical analysis plan of two pre‐planned secondary outcomes, the long‐term cognitive function, and long‐term pulmonary function, in the HOT‐ICU and HOT‐COVID trials. Patients enrolled in both trials at selected Danish sites and surviving to 1 year after randomisation are eligible to participate. A Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status score and a full‐body plethysmography, including diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide, will be obtained. The last patient is expected to be included in the spring of 2024.ConclusionThis study will provide important information on the long‐term effects of a lower versus a higher oxygenation target on long‐term cognitive and pulmonary functions in adult ICU patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure.
Association between life satisfaction, problem behaviours and psychological distress in orphaned adolescents: Exploring gender and orphanhood type discrepancies
Authors: Li Shiying , Zhang Yiqi , Wang Xinnan , Yuan Rui 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBereavement of one or both parents is known to cause many kinds of internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents. However, less is known about factors that are protective of the mental health of orphaned adolescents and differences by their gender and orphanhood type. To fill these gaps, the current study used a sample from southwestern China to test the association between types of orphans, life satisfaction, adolescents' psychological distress and problem behaviours. The results showed that orphan girls were prone to have lower levels of problem behaviours but higher levels of psychological distress than orphan boys. Female paternal orphans tended to have the highest psychological distress, while male paternal orphans tended to have the lowest psychological distress. In addition, school satisfaction had a stronger association with problem behaviour, and self‐satisfaction had a stronger association with psychological distress. Interventions and preventive measures aimed at reducing the psychological distress of orphans could benefit from the findings regarding the correlates of psychological distress and the most vulnerable group among orphans.
Effect of tetrahedral framework nucleic acids on the reconstruction of tendon‐to‐bone injuries after rotator cuff tears
Authors: Li Pinxue , Fu Liwei , Ning Chao , Wu Jiang , Xu Zizheng , Liao Zhiyao , Gao Cangjian , Sui Xiang , Lin Yunfeng , Liu Shuyun , Yuan Zhiguo , Guo Quanyi 
Published: January 2024

AbstractClinicians and researchers have always faced challenges in performing surgery for rotator cuff tears (RCT) due to the intricate nature of the tendon‐bone gradient and the limited long‐term effectiveness. At the same time, the occurrence of an inflammatory microenvironment further aggravates tissue damage, which has a negative impact on the regeneration process of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and eventually leads to the production of scar tissue. Tetrahedral framework nucleic acids (tFNAs), novel nanomaterials, have shown great potential in biomedicine due to their strong biocompatibility, excellent cellular internalisation ability, and unparalleled programmability. The objective of this research was to examine if tFNAs have a positive effect on regeneration after RCTs. Experiments conducted in a controlled environment demonstrated that tFNAs hindered the assembly of inflammasomes in macrophages, resulting in a decrease in the release of inflammatory factors. Next, tFNAs were shown to exert a protective effect on the osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow MSCs under inflammatory conditions. The in vitro results also demonstrated the regulatory effect of tFNAs on tendon‐related protein expression levels in tenocytes after inflammatory stimulation. Finally, intra‐articular injection of tFNAs into a rat RCT model showed that tFNAs improved tendon‐to‐bone healing, suggesting that tFNAs may be promising tendon‐to‐bone protective agents for the treatment of RCTs.
Boom and no bust for a teatfish in Torres Strait, Australia from combined forms of western and Indigenous management
Authors: Murphy Nicole , Skewes Timothy , Plagányi Éva 
Published: January 2024

AbstractBlack teatfish (Holothuria whitmaei) is a high value sea cucumber that has been listed under the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) Appendix II. The Black teatfish fishery in Torres Strait, Australia, is fished solely by Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders. Black teatfish were closed to fishing in 2003, based on the results of stock surveys and concerns of overexploitation. A stock survey in 2009 found the Black teatfish population had recovered substantially but the fishery was again closed after trial openings exceeded catch limits. In line with a new harvest strategy adopted for the fishery in 2019, we conducted a stock survey in 2019–2020 that suggested the stock had recovered sufficiently to support a sustainable catch limit of 20 t. Empowering Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders to use Island custom alongside western management strategies, contributed to the success of a trial opening in 2021. The combination of a harvest strategy developed in consultation with traditional owners, a rigorous scientific survey and trial opening protocols informed by Island custom, supported the CITES positive Non‐Detriment Finding for the Torres Strait Bêche‐de‐mer Fishery. This is a significant example of the successful recovery and ongoing sustainable management of a depleted sea cucumber population.
Congenital heart defects in Arabian horses and the prospects of genetic testing: A review
Authors: Brown Caitlin , Stefaniuk‐Szmukier Monika , Decloedt Annelies , Beijerink Niek , Hamilton Natasha A. , Velie Brandon D. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractCongenital heart defects (CHDs) can have profound and potentially life‐threatening consequences on horses' health and performance capability. While CHDs are rare in the general horse population, the Arabian breed is disproportionately overrepresented and thus is widely suspected to be genetically predisposed. This review discusses the most common CHDs in Arabian horses, including ventricular septal defect (VSD), tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), patent duct arteriosus (PDA), tricuspid valve atresia (TVA) and atrial septal defect (ASD). This review also explores how future research into the genetic factors that likely underpin many CHDs can revolutionise the way these disorders are managed in Arabian horses.
Grandparents' social capital hypothesis: Relationships with grandparents and young adults' trust through kinship support
Authors: Ma Jialing 
Published: January 2024

AbstractObjectiveThe current research investigated how relationships with grandparents were associated with young adults' trust levels.BackgroundTo complement the grandmother hypothesis that explains the adaptiveness of human longevity from the perspective of instrumental contributions, a “grandparents' social capital hypothesis” was proposed, indicating that grandparents benefit social capital construction for their grandchildren, the effect of which could be symbolic for young adults. Older adults, who tend to have high levels of trust and the connections within extended family, could have positive impacts on young adults' trust.MethodUsing convenience sampling, we surveyed 314 Chinese young adults on quality and quantity of their interactions with grandparents, kinship support, and their generalized trust and particularized trust toward relatives through trust games. Path analysis was used to analyze the data.ResultsQuality of the relationship with grandparents, rather than quantity of contact with them, was related to young adults' higher levels of particularized and generalized trust. Kinship support mediated the associations between high‐quality relationships with grandparents and young adults' particularized trust, as well as generalized trust.ConclusionGrandparents could play a symbolic role in social capital accumulation for young adults through the mediation effect of kinship support.ImplicationsThese findings provide new evidence supporting older adults' constructive role in human societies and shed light on possible strategies to cultivate social capital in the communities.
A modified nonlinear cumulative damage model for combined high and low cycle fatigue life prediction
Authors: Yue Peng , Li He , Dong Yan , Zhang Jun‐Fu , Zhou Chang‐Yu 
Published: January 2024

AbstractAero‐engine turbine blades are subject to combined high and low cycle fatigue (CCF) loadings during operations. In this paper, a modified nonlinear cumulative damage model is developed based on linear damage accumulation theory and static toughness exhaustion to predict the CCF life of turbine blades and common blade materials. An interaction factor is created to reflect the integrated effect of high cycle fatigue and low cycle fatigue (HCF‐LCF). Available test data from TC4 alloy and other two alloy materials, together with two turbine blades are utilized to validate the robustness and accuracy of the proposed approach. Comparative results demonstrate that the proposed model holds better performance in life predictions under CCF loadings.
Elevating world language teacher leaders: Participant perspectives of the Leadership Initiative for Language Learning (LILL)
Authors: Janssen Sánchez Brianna , Davis William S. 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThis study investigates the participant experiences and perceived impacts of the Language Initiative for Language Learning (LILL). By exploring the voices of 11 LILL participants through a qualitative case study design, the findings highlight how world language teacher leaders participated in and experienced LILL as a space for leadership growth and perceived the program as having a transformational impact on their leadership identity, mindset, and skill development. While the findings situate LILL as an effective and impactful program, we discuss the need for deeper understandings of world language (WL) teacher leadership in discipline‐specific ways and conclude with suggestions for proactive approaches for WL teacher leadership programming.
Endodontic management of submerged roots following complicated traumatic dental injury (TDI) in children and adolescents: A systematic review
Authors: Crowder Lauren , Colloc Thibault , Surendran Sharmila , McGregor Scott , Kilgariff Julie 
Published: January 2024

AbstractIntroductionThe International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) guidelines include the use of decoronation for the management of complex crown–root fractures but do not outline how this technique is best employed. The aim of this review is to reach a consensus in the management of the root canal system in decoronated permanent teeth undergoing root submergence and to determine whether this has an impact on the success and survival of the retained root.Materials and MethodsSearch included databases MEDLINE via Ebsco, EMBASE via Ovid, Web of Science via Clarivate, PubMed via PubMed.gov, the Cochrane Library via Wiley, cited reference searching and hand searching of relevant journals. Two independent reviewers performed study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist.Results and DiscussionIn total, 18 articles were included in qualitative analysis: 17 of these were case reports and one case series. A total of 37 teeth were treated with decoronation either using the Malmgren or an alternative protocol (root submergence following endodontic treatment with gutta‐percha [GP] or a calcium silicate cement and vital root submergence). Limited evidence from this review suggests that immediate decoronation and vital root submergence are successful in apexogenesis and preserving alveolar bone.This systematic review has been registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO: registration number CRD42022316266).