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Sovereignty Intrusion: Populism and Attitudes toward the International Monetary Fund
Authors: Handlin Sam , Kaya Ayse , Gunaydin Hakan 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The global populist backlash is considered threatening to the multilateral order, but its impact on individual attitudes toward international organizations, like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is understudied. We bridge insights from research on the IMF and populism to develop a theoretical framework centered on three propositions. We argue that populist individuals should be more prone to blame the IMF for economic problems than non-populists, but that this effect is highly conditional on sovereignty intrusion, escalating when an IMF program exists and as the program becomes more onerous. In contrast, IMF scapegoating by populist politicians should be largely ineffective. Analyzing survey data from across the European Union and an original survey experiment in Greece, we find support for each contention. The paper advances understanding of the partisan politics of the IMF and shows that the implications of the populist wave for international order are more complex than often assumed.
Compensation in the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice: towards an equitable approach
Authors: Liu Yang 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Article 36(2) of the International Law Commission’s Article on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (ARSIWA) provides that the responsible state shall compensate for all financially assessable damage. However, ARSIWA provides no guidance as to how such a broad rule should be applied in practice, which creates significant ambiguities for adjudicators in charge of adjudicating compensation claims in international law. In the past decade, the International Court of Justice has adjudicated three important compensation cases wherein it has exhibited a visible turn to equitable considerations in compensation determination. This article conducts an analysis of such an emerging equitable approach to compensation and argues that it is a welcome development, given the flexibility it provides to the Court for balancing different factors, with the aim of achieving an equitable determination of compensation. This article also addresses the justifications and predictability concerns of this approach.
Implementation of an International Severe Infection Point-of-Care Ultrasound Research Network
Authors: Herrera Phabiola M , Blair Paul W , Siddharthan Trishul , Fong Tiffany , Pollett Simon , Clark Danielle V 
Published: October 2023

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapid, readily available, and cost-effective diagnostic and prognostic modality in a range of clinical settings. However, data to support its clinical application are limited. This project’s main goal was to assess the effectiveness of standardizing lung ultrasound (LUS) training for sonographers to determine if universal LUS adoption is justified.

Materials and Methods
We describe the effectiveness of an implementation of a LUS research training program across eight international study sites in Asia, Africa, and North America as part of prospective Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) and sepsis study cohorts (Rapid Assessment of Infection with SONography research network). Within our network, point-of-care LUS was used to longitudinally evaluate radiographic markers of lung injury. POCUS operators were personnel from a variety of backgrounds ranging from research coordinators with no medical background to experienced clinicians.

Results
Following a standardized protocol, 49 study sonographers were trained and LUS images from 486 study participants were collected. After training was completed, we compared before and after image qualities for interpretation. The proportion of acceptable images improved at each site between the first 25 scans and the second 25 scans, resulting in 80% or greater acceptance at each study site.

Conclusions
POCUS training and implementation proved feasible in diverse research settings among a range of providers. Standardization across ongoing cohort protocols affords opportunities for increased statistical power and generalizability of results. These results potentially support care delivery by enabling military medics to provide care at the point of injury, as well as aiding frontline clinicians in both austere and highly resourced critical care settings.
GraphPart: homology partitioning for biological sequence analysis
Authors: Teufel Felix , Gíslason Magnús Halldór , Almagro Armenteros José Juan , Johansen Alexander Rosenberg , Winther Ole , Nielsen Henrik 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
When splitting biological sequence data for the development and testing of predictive models, it is necessary to avoid too-closely related pairs of sequences ending up in different partitions. If this is ignored, performance of prediction methods will tend to be overestimated. Several algorithms have been proposed for homology reduction, where sequences are removed until no too-closely related pairs remain. We present GraphPart, an algorithm for homology partitioning that divides the data such that closely related sequences always end up in the same partition, while keeping as many sequences as possible in the dataset. Evaluation of GraphPart on Protein, DNA and RNA datasets shows that it is capable of retaining a larger number of sequences per dataset, while providing homology separation on a par with reduction approaches.
Global gradients in species richness of marine plankton functional groups
Authors: Benedetti Fabio , Gruber Nicolas , Vogt Meike 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The patterns of species diversity of plankton functional groups (PFGs) remain poorly understood although they matter greatly for marine ecosystem functioning. Here, we use an ensemble of empirical species distribution models for 845 plankton species to estimate the global species richness of three phytoplankton and 11 zooplankton functional groups as a function of objectively selected environmental predictors. The annual mean species richness of all PFGs decreases from the low to the high latitudes, but the steepness and the shape of this decrease vary significantly across PFGs. Pteropods, small copepods (Oithonids and Poecilostomatoids) and Salps have the steepest latitudinal gradients, whereas Amphipods and the three phytoplankton groups have the weakest ones. Temperature, irradiance and nutrient concentration are the first-order control on the latitudinal richness patterns, whilst the environmental conditions associated to upwelling systems, boundary currents and oxygen minimum zones modulate the position of the peaks and troughs in richness. The species richness of all PFGs increases with net primary production but decreases with particles size and the efficiency of the biological carbon pump. Our study puts forward emergent biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships and hypotheses about their underlying drivers for future field-based and modelling research.
Recursive neural programs: A differentiable framework for learning compositional part-whole hierarchies and image grammars
Authors: Fisher Ares , Rao Rajesh P N 
Published: October 2023

AbstractHuman vision, thought, and planning involve parsing and representing objects and scenes using structured representations based on part-whole hierarchies. Computer vision and machine learning researchers have recently sought to emulate this capability using neural networks, but a generative model formulation has been lacking. Generative models that leverage compositionality, recursion, and part-whole hierarchies are thought to underlie human concept learning and the ability to construct and represent flexible mental concepts. We introduce Recursive Neural Programs (RNPs), a neural generative model that addresses the part-whole hierarchy learning problem by modeling images as hierarchical trees of probabilistic sensory-motor programs. These programs recursively reuse learned sensory-motor primitives to model an image within different spatial reference frames, enabling hierarchical composition of objects from parts and implementing a grammar for images. We show that RNPs can learn part-whole hierarchies for a variety of image datasets, allowing rich compositionality and intuitive parts-based explanations of objects. Our model also suggests a cognitive framework for understanding how human brains can potentially learn and represent concepts in terms of recursively defined primitives and their relations with each other.
A Novel Role for Physical Therapists in Infection Prevention and Control in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Administrative Case Report
Authors: Reid Abigail , Karsten Julia , Barker Kristin , Zervas Michael , Gissen Amy , Palazzo Mia 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

Objective
The purpose of this case report is to describe the development, implementation, and sustained use of a Rehabilitation Infection Prevention and Control Team (RIPCT) comprised of physical therapists in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights how physical therapists are equipped to serve not only in typical clinical positions but also in nontraditional roles in healthcare.

Methods
The RIPCT served as an extension of the infection prevention and control (IPC) department. The team engaged in self-directed learning and worked alongside a physician mentor to acquire the knowledge and visibility needed to identify, triage, and address pandemic-related questions. Through rounding on units, on-site environmental assessments, and electronic communication, the RIPCT aided in navigating uncertainty, solving problems, and implementing changes for staff and patient safety.

Results
The RIPCT addressed safety concerns of 532 rehabilitation professionals, developed rehabilitation IPC policy, facilitated the reopening of 11 ambulatory sites, and created a new pathway to address future rehabilitation IPC needs. A survey of rehabilitation professionals indicated perceived effectiveness of physical therapists filling this role.

Conclusion
The RIPCT successfully provided clear and consistent education as well as safe practice recommendations to staff and patients across a variety of disciplines and settings. The team quickly incorporated new knowledge and collaborated effectively in a nontraditional role within the healthcare system. The use of a semi-formal learning model with staff level clinicians as champions facilitated translation of IPC-related knowledge in a time of uncertainty throughout the healthcare community.

Impact
The educational background, professional values, and communication skills of physical therapists allowed for successful integration into the IPC department to ensure staff and patient safety. Healthcare systems should consider utilization of physical therapists in nontraditional multidisciplinary clinical roles.
Dirichlet is not just bad and singular in many rational IFS fractals
Authors: Schleischitz Johannes 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
For $m\ge 2$, consider K the m-fold Cartesian product of the limit set of an iterated function system (IFS) of two affine maps with rational coefficients. If the contraction rates of the IFS are reciprocals of integers, and K does not degenerate to singleton, we construct vectors in K that lie within the ‘folklore set’ as defined by Beresnevich et al., meaning that they are Dirichlet improvable but not singular or badly approximable (in fact our examples are Liouville vectors). We further address the topic of lower bounds for the Hausdorff and packing dimension of these folklore sets within K; however, we do not compute bounds explicitly. Our class of fractals extends (Cartesian products of) classical missing digit fractals, for which analogous results had recently been obtained.
The influence of tag sequence on recombinant humanized collagen (rhCol) and the evaluation of rhCol on Schwann cell behaviors
Authors: Bai Mingxuan , Kang Ning , Xu Yang , Wang Jing , Shuai Xinxing , Liu Caojie , Jiang Yixuan , Du Yu , Gong Ping , Lin Hai , Zhang Xingdong 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Recombinant humanized collagen (rhCol) was an extracellular matrix (ECM)-inspired biomimetic biomaterial prepared by biosynthesis technology, which was considered non-allergenic and could possibly activate tissue regeneration. The influence of tag sequence on both structures and performances of rhCol type III (rhCol III) was investigated, and the effect of rhCol III on cell behaviors was evaluated and discussed using Schwann cells (SCs) as in vitro model that was critical in the repair process after peripheral nerve injury. The results demonstrated that the introduction of tag sequence would influence both advanced structures and properties of rhCol III, while rhCol III regulated SCs adhesion, spreading, migration and proliferation. Also, both nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor increased when exposed to rhCol III. As the downstream proteins of integrin-mediated cell adhesions, phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase and expression of vinculin was up-regulated along with the promotion of SCs adhesion and migration. The current findings contributed to a better knowledge of the interactions between rhCol III and SCs, and further offered a theoretical and experimental foundation for the development of rhCol III-based medical devices and clinical management of peripheral nerve injury.
Monitoring of outdoor natural gamma absorbed dose rate in air in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Authors: Mitra Pratip , Reddy Gade Priyanka , Srivastava Saurabh , Salunkhe Sandip Shantaram , Kumari Anisha , Gavas Sanjay Ganpat , Ninawe Pruthviraj Ramkrishna , Thekkinkattil Mukundan , Garg Saurabh , Kumar Aerattukkara Vinod 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
The Indian Environmental Radiation Monitoring Network continuously monitors the outdoor natural gamma absorbed dose rate in air at different locations throughout India by employing Geiger–Mueller (GM) detector-based field-installed environmental radiation monitors (ERMs). Hyderabad, Telangana, India is known to have high natural background radiation levels due to the presence of high concentrations of primordial radionuclides in its granitic rocks. There are a total of 59 ERMs installed at various locations across Hyderabad. Long-term monitoring data of these locations are presented in this paper. The mean values of outdoor natural gamma absorbed dose rate in air at the monitoring locations were found to vary in the range of 104–258 nGy.h−1 with a mean of 193 ± 40 nGy.h−1. The mean annual effective dose due to outdoor natural gamma radiation was estimated to be 0.24 ± 0.05 mSv.y−1. Analysis of the long-term seasonal variation of outdoor natural gamma absorbed dose rate in air showed that the same was lowest during monsoons.
Gender differences in cognitive and affective interpersonal emotion regulation in couples: an fNIRS hyperscanning
Authors: Zhang Wenhai , Qiu Lanting , Tang Fanggui , Sun Hong-Jin 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Emotion regulation is vital in maintaining romantic relationships in couples. Although gender differences exist in cognitive and affective strategies during ‘intrapersonal’ emotion regulation, it is unclear how gender differences through affective bonds work in ‘interpersonal’ emotion regulation (IER) in couples. Thirty couple dyads and 30 stranger dyads underwent functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning recordings when targets complied with their partner’s cognitive engagement (CE) and affective engagement (AE) strategies after viewing sad and neutral videos. Behaviorally, for males, CE was less effective than AE in both groups, but little difference occurred for females between AE and CE. For couples, Granger causality analysis showed that male targets had less neural activity than female targets in CH06, CH13 and CH17 during CE. For inflow and outflow activities on CH06 and CH13 (frontopolar cortex), respectively, male targets had less activity in the CE condition than in the AE condition, while for outflow activities on CH 17 (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex), female targets had more activity in the CE condition than in the AE condition. However, these differences were not observed in strangers. These results suggest gender differences in CE but not in AE and dissociable flow patterns in male and female targets in couples during sadness regulation.
Distinct patterns of neural response to faces from different races in humans and deep networks
Authors: Wang Ao , Sliwinska Magdalena W , Watson David M , Smith Sam , Andrews Timothy J 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Social categories such as the race or ethnicity of an individual are typically conveyed by the visual appearance of the face. The aim of this study was to explore how these differences in facial appearance are represented in human and artificial neural networks. First, we compared the similarity of faces from different races using a neural network trained to discriminate identity. We found that the differences between races were most evident in the fully connected layers of the network. Although these layers were also able to predict behavioural judgements of face identity from human participants, performance was biased toward White faces. Next, we measured the neural response in face-selective regions of the human brain to faces from different races in Asian and White participants. We found distinct patterns of response to faces from different races in face-selective regions. We also found that the spatial pattern of response was more consistent across participants for own-race compared to other-race faces. Together, these findings show that faces from different races elicit different patterns of response in human and artificial neural networks. These differences may underlie the ability to make categorical judgements and explain the behavioural advantage for the recognition of own-race faces.
Protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism inSalmoneus carvachoiAnker, 2007 (Decapoda: Alpheidae): a new sexual system in alpheid shrimps
Authors: Oliveira Mário Vitor , Baeza Juan Antonio , Guéron Rodrigo , Costa-Souza Ana Carla , Mariano Rodolfo , Zara Fernando José , Almeida Alexandre O 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIn caridean shrimps, sexual systems vary from gonochorism to various forms of hermaphroditism. The shrimp Salmoneus carvachoi has been reported to exhibit both male (appendix masculina) and female (brooding embryos) anatomical characteristics simultaneously. Our aim was to examine the sexual system of S. carvachoi and to test the hypothesis of protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism (PSH) in this species. We analysed internal and external features using microscopy and histology techniques. Our analyses support the hypothesis of PSH in S. carvachoi and enabled the identification of male-phase and hermaphroditic individuals. All individuals exhibit a well-developed appendix masculina on the endopods of the second pleopods; however, small male-phase individuals possess only male gonopores, whereas larger hermaphroditic individuals possess both female and male gonopores. Hermaphrodites exhibit both male and female germinative cells in various stages of development, as well as an androgenic gland. Our study describes a novel sexual system for alpheids and provides a detailed description of anatomical traits in S. carvachoi. Studies that describe sexual systems in Alpheidae may shed light on the evolutionary history of gender expression in carideans and how environmental conditions favour sex allocation in decapods and other invertebrates.
Adherent Abdominal Scar Revision Does Not Require Total Scar Removal
Authors: Lumintang Loelita Marcelia , Dohi Teruyuki , Ogawa Rei 
Published: October 2023

Summary:
Abdominal surgery can cause notable scars that adhere to the abdominal tissues below. Full scar removal is generally not recommended due to the risk of intestinal damage and delayed wound healing. Here, we describe a surgical scar-revision procedure for adherent abdominal scars that does not involve either opening the abdominal cavity or total scar removal. A 58-year-old woman exhibited an aesthetically displeasing hypertrophic adherent abdominal scar that extended from the umbilical fold to the pubic area and distorted the umbilicus. It arose from multiple laparotomies for hernia repair and subsequent complications. Pain/discomfort and functional impairment were absent. Scar-revision surgery was conducted under general anesthesia. The skin around the adherent scar was excised down to the subcutaneous layer with a minimal margin. However, only the epidermis and superficial dermal layer of the adherent scar were removed; the deep scar dermis remained. The skin flaps on either side of the midline were then advanced and sutured over the remnant dermis. One year after surgery, the aesthetic and functional outcomes were excellent. Furthermore, no hypertrophic scars or epidermal cysts were found. This technique is effective, efficient, does not involve intraabdominal procedures, provides a vascularized tissue layer, and results in an aesthetically pleasing scar.
COVID-19 Infection and Diabetes
Authors: Gomaa Ahmed Fathy , Elghmary Reda M. , Sharafeddin Mahmoud A. , Mohamed Salem Youssef , Elsayed Ayman Fathy 
Published: October 2023

Abstract

Background
Hyperglycemia is one of the most important independent risk factors that affect the prognosis and outcome of COVID-19 patients. Coronavirus disease 2019 infection is associated with poor glycemic control. This study's objectives were to determine the effect of hyperglycemia on the prognosis and outcome of COVID-19 patients and to detect whether COVID-19 infection can induce new-onset diabetes.

Patients and Methods
This cohort study was carried out on 240 hospitalized Egyptian COVID-19 patients, at Zagazig University Hospital isolation intensive care unit, between March 2020 and March 2021. They compared patients with diabetes and uncontrolled hyperglycemia against each other and COVID-19 patients without diabetes or uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Baseline demographic data, clinical features, and laboratory analysis were collected. Clinical outcome was evaluated via hospital stay and survival rate. Patients with uncontrolled hyperglycemia and nondiabetic patients were followed up 1 year after the hospital discharge to detect the development of new-onset diabetes.

Result
The diabetic group had the highest creatinine level, and the nondiabetic group had a minor C-reactive protein and D-dimer. The difference is significant between diabetic and nondiabetic groups concerning hospital stay. The nondiabetic group had the shortest hospital stay. There is a statistically substantial relationship between mortality and the glycosylated hemoglobin, serum creatinine, C-reactive protein, D-dimer, and serum ferritin. A total of 46.6% of survivors in the uncontrolled hyperglycemic group and 3.4% in the nondiabetic group developed diabetes mellitus during follow-up. There is a statistically significant relationship between new-onset diabetes mellitus and D-dimer.

Conclusions
Coronavirus disease 2019 can induce diabetes mellitus in vulnerable patients (presented with uncontrolled hyperglycemia at admission). In addition, COVID-19 patients with diabetes or uncontrolled hyperglycemia have worse outcomes and poor prognoses.
Microsporidial Stromal Keratitis, a Case Report
Authors: Duangpraphat Monchai , Changpradub Dhitiwat , Chueansuwan Worawong 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
Ophthalmic manifestation in Microsporidium spp. was observed in this patient having experienced decreased vision at the right eye for 1 month. The patient worked as an organic farmer. She was at risk because of exposure to water while watering plants. The confocal microscopy performed on the right eye showed marked dendritic cells. The corneal biopsy was proven by tiny dot-like organisms in acid-fast stain and modified acid-fast stain. In addition, the positive polymerase chain reaction test result for Microsporidium spp. supported the diagnosis. The patient was treated with an intensive course of topical biguanides, antimicrobial agents, and penetrating keratoplasty.