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Mapping 60 Years of Psychophysiology: A Bibliometric Analysis of Journal Performance, Authorship Trends, and Thematic Evolution
Authors: Panitz Christian , Dell'Acqua Carola 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTPsychophysiology, the flagship journal of psychophysiological research, has played a key role in the field for 60 years. For the present study, we conducted a bibliometric analysis assessing the journal's development in terms of performance, authorship trends, and thematic content for this time span. Over the years, Psychophysiology has experienced a consistent increase in manuscript submissions, published articles, and impact factor. Authorship trends showed larger, more diverse author teams, with a growing percentage of female first authors now representing about 50% of submissions and an increase in international collaborations. Thematic content has evolved, shifting from peripheral measures to central nervous system measures like EEG and ERPs while maintaining the journal's long‐standing emphasis on methodological advancements. Research topics have expanded from basic stimulus processing to more complex investigations into emotion, cognition, and psychopathology, with growing interdisciplinary integration. This article provides a quantitative overview of Psychophysiology's contributions and development, aimed at offering insights into the journal's past, current state, and potential future directions in psychophysiological research.
Successful Crowdfunding by Lead Investors: The Role of Social Capital
Authors: Zhang Ye , Scholes Louise , Fu Kun , Hughes Mathew , Tang Fangcheng 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTWe investigate an important platform‐based technological innovation—equity crowdfunding syndicates—where crowd investors (co‐investors) use online platforms to co‐invest with lead investors in the form of syndicates into innovative startups. We concentrate on lead investors and what drives their success in drawing crowd investors to co‐fund innovative startups. Based on conceptualizing internal and external social capital, we investigate the effects of lead investors' social capital developed inside and outside the crowdfunding platform on their fundraising success. Using data from a sample of 178 individual lead investors on AngelList, we find that internal social capital is, as predicted, positively associated with lead investors' fundraising success. Surprisingly, the joint use of internal and external social capital will harm lead investors' fundraising success. This paper contributes to the debate on the role of social capital in crowdfunding and innovation management more generally by unveiling its competing effects and complex nuances as part of a crowdfunding investment strategy.
The impact of risk aversion on the rigidity of insurance premiums
Authors: Tulli Vanda , Weinrich Gerd 
Published: February 2025

AbstractA risk averse insurance company that knows the quota of coverage demanded by a client at the status‐quo premium but has imperfect information otherwise may choose not to change the premium, although an else identical risk‐neutral company would do so, provided the variance of the company's subjective probability distribution over the quota demanded as a function of the premium displays a kink at the status quo. This is equivalent to risk aversion of order 1. When no such fixed premiums exist, the size of premium adjustment still decreases substantially as risk aversion increases. Moreover, in case of small premium adjustment costs, increasing risk aversion significantly diminishes the size of costs sufficient to keep the premium unchanged.
Efficient taxation of sugar‐sweetened beverages and missing markets for sugar content
Authors: Eichner Thomas , Runkel Marco 
Published: February 2025

AbstractThis paper identifies missing markets for the sugar content of sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs) as a novel foundation of soft drink taxation. If the social marginal value of sugar content is negative, then missing price signals imply an inefficiently high sugar content. Efficiency is restored with a tax on the sugar content per unit of the SSB, augmented by a subsidy on the SSB. In an empirical calibration to the UK, the optimal SSB subsidy is small, whereas the optimal sugar content tax is £0.38 per liter and, thus, one and a half to two times larger than the tax rates implemented by the UK's soft drink levy.
Elementary preservice teachers' use of the crosscutting concepts to plan NGSS‐aligned science lessons in explicit versus non‐explicit contexts
Authors: Sherwood Carrie‐Anne , Benedict‐Chambers Amanda 
Published: February 2025

AbstractAs one of the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the crosscutting concepts (CCCs) have a presumably equal role in science teaching and learning as the science and engineering practices (SEPs) and disciplinary core ideas (DCIs). While much research has focused on teachers' understanding and use of the DCIs and SEPs, less research has characterized how teachers use the CCCs in combination with the SEPs and DCIs to plan lessons aligned with the three‐dimensional vision of the NGSS. This study examined the lesson plans of elementary preservice teachers (n = 53) in two science methods courses; one course which asked the PSTs to explicitly use CCCs in their lesson plans and one course that did not. We analyzed how the teachers' use of CCCs in their lesson plans influenced alignment to the three‐dimensional vision of the NGSS. While we found higher CCC use in the course that explicitly asked the preservice teachers to use them, the difference between courses was not significant. More importantly, regardless of context, when the CCCs were used often, across the entire lesson, and were a good “fit” with a lesson's DCI, and anchoring phenomenon those lessons were more aligned with the NGSS.
The cost of the production and release of male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes sterilised by irradiation
Authors: Baly A. , Gato R. , Garcia Z. , Rodriguez M. , Van der Stuyft P. 
Published: February 2025

AbstractIntroductionClassic vector control tools do not sustainably reduce Aedes populations or prevent the surge of arboviruses. The sterile insect technique (SIT) by irradiation relies on mass‐rearing and release of male insects that will not produce viable offspring. It has been successfully integrated into controlling agricultural and livestock pests. Experiments are conducted to determine the effectiveness of the approach for suppressing Aedes aegypti and curbing dengue transmission. Detailed implementation cycle costs have not been reported yet.ObjectiveTo detail the costs of producing and releasing male A. aegypti mosquitoes sterilised by irradiation.MethodWe carried out a cost analysis during a SIT pilot trial in Havana. We took a provider perspective and used microcosting. From the cost function, we subsequently calculated costs for base case variations in production volume and mosquito release rate per hectare.ResultsThe setup expenses to establish the capacity to produce and release 450,000 mosquitoes weekly amounted to 155,452.00 and 2456.40 USD in capital means and training, respectively. The average number of sterile mosquitoes released per hectare per week during the trial was 1500, utilising 17% of the installed capacity. Including capital depreciation, the average cost per 10,000 sterile male mosquitoes released was 110.12 USD. When producing at 85% capacity, this reduces nearly threefold, to 41.06 USD. At that production level, releasing 500 or 4500 sterile male mosquitoes per hectare costs on average 2.70 or 16.54 USD per hectare covered. In densely populated areas with 500 inhabitants per hectare, this corresponds to 0.28 or 1.72 USD per inhabitant per year.ConclusionOur cost estimates for SIT by irradiation are within the range of estimates reported for alternative mass‐rearing and release methods to control Aedes populations, and the approach appears competitive with insecticide‐based interventions. The cost‐effectiveness in different contexts remains to be investigated.
Risk factors for mortality in patients with chikungunya: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Authors: Micheleto Jose Pedro Cassemiro , Melo Karin Araujo , Veloso Felipe Camilo Santiago , Kassar Samir Buainain , Oliveira Michelle Jacintha Cavalcante 
Published: February 2025

AbstractIntroductionChikungunya fever is a debilitating arthritic disease that can lead to atypical severe complications and sometimes be fatal. The risk factors for fatal outcomes of chikungunya fever have not been thoroughly studied. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to identify mortality risk factors in patients with chikungunya. These findings will aid clinicians in targeting high‐risk groups with severe chikungunya for timely interventions, ultimately improving patient outcomes.ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to identify mortality risk factors in patients with chikungunya.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis by searching the MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, BVS, BDTD and OpenGrey databases to identify eligible observational studies on patients with chikungunya. These studies analysed mortality risk factors, providing adjusted risk measures along with their corresponding confidence intervals (CIs). We estimated the pooled weighted mean difference and 95% CIs using a random‐effects model, and the methodological quality was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale.ResultsOur search yielded a total of 334 records. After removing duplicates, we screened 275 records, reviewed 31 full articles and included seven studies in the systematic review and four in the meta‐analysis, with a total of 220,215 patients and 908 fatal cases. Diabetes Mellitus (OR = 2.86, 95% CI 1.75–4.69), hypertension (OR = 3.10, 95% CI 2.02–4.77), age ≥ 60 years (OR = 19.49, 95% CI 1.98–191.88), chronic kidney disease (OR = 5.81, 95% CI 1.30–25.99), male sex (OR = 2.07, 95% CI 1.71–2.51) and vomiting (OR = 2.18, 95% CI 1.75–2.73) are significantly and positively associated with mortality in chikungunya.ConclusionElderly men with chronic diseases have a higher risk of death from chikungunya; therefore, they deserve more careful evaluation.
The neonatal mortality risk of vulnerable newborns in rural Bangladesh: A prospective cohort study within the Shonjibon trial
Authors: Hewish Alexandra , Dibley Michael J. , Raihana Shahreen , Rahman Mohammad Masudur , Islam Sajia , el Arifeen Shams , Huda Tanvir 
Published: February 2025

AbstractObjectivesPreterm birth (<37 weeks), low birth weight (2500 g), small‐for‐gestational‐age (birth weight <10th percentile of a given reference), and large‐for‐gestational‐age (birth weight >90th percentile of a given reference) are indicators of vulnerable infants and risk factors for neonatal mortality. We estimated the prevalence and risk of neonatal mortality associated with these phenotypes and their mutually exclusive phenotypes in rural Bangladesh.MethodsWe conducted a prospective cohort study in five rural districts of Bangladesh using data collected from births in the Shonjibon Trial from 2013 to 2015. We estimated the prevalence of preterm birth, low birth weight, small‐for‐gestational‐age, and large‐for‐gestational‐age infants, individually and for mutually exclusive phenotypes, using a combination of these phenotypes. Neonatal mortality associated with preterm birth, low birth weight, small‐for‐gestational‐age, large‐for‐gestational‐age, and mutually exclusive phenotypes were calculated using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and Poisson regression for adjusted relative risks (aRR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsWe included 24,314 live births in this study. The prevalence of preterm birth, low birth weight, small‐for‐gestational‐age, and large‐for‐gestational‐age was 26.2%, 22.9%, 41.7%, and 8.2%, respectively. The prevalence of babies born appropriate for gestational age, with term gestation (≥37 weeks) and normal birth weight (≥2500 g) was 33.3%. For individual phenotypes, the neonatal mortality risk was approximately 3‐fold for preterm, low birth weight, and large‐for‐gestational‐age newborns and 1.5‐fold for small‐for‐gestational‐age newborns compared with appropriate‐for‐gestational‐age, term, and normal birth weight newborns. The risk of neonatal mortality for mutually exclusive phenotypes was highest in small‐for‐gestational‐age, preterm, and low birth weight newborns (aRR = 6.3, 95% CI 4.1–9.6) relative to appropriate for gestational age, term, and normal birth weight newborns.ConclusionsIn rural Bangladesh, most infants are born with one or more vulnerable phenotypes associated with an increased risk of neonatal mortality. Our findings highlight the value of categorising newborns using mutually exclusive vulnerable phenotypes and their neonatal mortality risks, which can be used to tailor interventions to improve survival.
IgA nephropathy is associated with Opisthorchis felineus liver fluke infection: Retrospective 5‐year analysis of human kidney samples
Authors: Kovner Anna , Kapushchak Yaroslav , Hadieva Elena , Persidskij Mikhail , Pakharukova Maria 
Published: February 2025

AbstractObjectivesInfection with the fish‐borne liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus, which is transmitted through the consumption of raw or undercooked fish, results in serious liver damage in humans. Currently, limited clinical and experimental data reveal kidney damage co‐occurring with chronic opisthorchiasis. We conducted a retrospective analysis of kidney autopsy samples over a five‐year period (n = 84). The aim of the study was to assess pathomorphological changes in the kidneys and evaluate whether there is an association between IgA nephropathy and liver fluke infection.MethodsHistological analysis, immunohistochemistry, and statistical analysis were performed.ResultsIn this study, we demonstrated for the first time that chronic O. felineus infection in humans was associated with tubular dystrophy, the accumulation of renal tubular casts, and glomerulosclerosis. The hypertension increases the pathomorphological changes associated with chronic opisthorchiasis. We also detected IgA and the O. felineus total antigen in glomeruli of infected people. Fisher's test showed a significant association between O. felineus infection and IgA nephropathy, as well as between O. felineus infection and glomerulosclerosis.ConclusionsTherefore, the findings of this study highlight the importance of recognising O. felineus infection as a more than hepatobiliary disease and emphasise the need for careful, personalised monitoring of kidney function in infected individuals.
Determination of hematologic reference intervals for free‐living King vultures (Sarcoramphus papa)
Authors: Basso Enzo , Chulla Diego Rolim , Tubelli Eduardo , Wicks Sarah , Flatt Eleanor , Beirne Christopher , Whitworth Andrew 
Published: February 2025

AbstractBackgroundAs obligate scavengers, New World vultures (Cathartiformes: Cathartidae) play a key role in carcass removal and disease control. Associated with this ecosystem service, vultures are exposed to the consumption of harmful substances such as poisons, heavy metals, antibiotics, or non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs. Monitoring the health status of vulture populations is a priority and an important conservation strategy, and hematologic analysis is a practical and effective method that can be useful for this purpose.ObjectivesReport hematologic reference intervals in free‐living King vultures (Sarcoramphus papa), one of the least studied New World vulture species.MethodsRed blood cell concentration, packed cell volume, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, MCV, MCH, MCHC, WBC concentration, differential count and absolute WBC concentration, heterophil to lymphocyte ratio, and total protein concentration were determined. We used a non‐parametric method to calculate the reference intervals. In addition, we compared our results with the hematologic measurands reported for the Black vulture (Coragyps atratus), the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) and the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus).ResultsWith the exception of Hb, monocyte, basophil, and eosinophil concentrations, the mean hematologic measurands observed in the King vulture were similar to those recorded for the other New World vulture species, and the heterophil to lymphocyte ratio was lower in the King vulture compared to the Black vulture.ConclusionsIn this study, we have reported for the first time the hematologic reference intervals in a free‐living population of King vultures in Costa Rica. Future research should consider comparison among free‐living New World vulture species.
Effects of Oral Macrocyclic Lactone Heartworm Preventatives on Retinal Function and Chromatic Pupillary Light Reflex in Healthy Companion Dogs
Authors: Hopper Ryan G. , Ludwig Allison L. , Salzman Michele M. , Elazegui Ethan , Rogers Callie M. , Bentley Ellison , Mowat Freya M. 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTObjectiveDetermine the effect of oral macrocyclic lactone heartworm‐preventative medications on retinal function and chromatic pupillary light reflex (cPLR) in healthy dogs.Animals StudiedCross‐sectional retrospective: 60 dogs (n = 33 females) with heartworm medication administration status and electroretinogram (ERG) data available. Prospective clinical study: 25 dogs (n = 10 females) had ERG performed, 18 of which had cPLR performed.ProceduresRetrospective: ERG amplitudes/peak times were compared between dogs that had or had not received oral heartworm preventatives. Bivariate and multiple variable linear regression models were used to evaluate relationships between ERG testing and heartworm preventive administration status, age, and sex. Prospective: ERG and cPLR testing were performed at a baseline visit (minimum 14 days since last preventative administration), and a second visit where ERG/cPLR testing was performed 4 h after oral preventative administration. Mixed effects models and Mann–Whitney U statistics were performed.ResultsRetrospective: There was no association between heartworm preventive administration status and ERG amplitudes or peak times (all p‐values > 0.12). Prospective: Heartworm preventative had no effect on light‐ and dark‐adapted ERG amplitudes or peak times (all p‐values > 0.56). Similarly, there was no effect on baseline pupil size (p = 0.83), nor on cPLR (p = 0.32).ConclusionNo significant effects of oral macrocyclic lactones on retinal/cPLR function at preventative doses were identified. While small effects on retinal/cPLR function cannot be completely ruled out, it remains unlikely that these medications cause clinically significant visual deficits at prescribed doses, and proven antiparasitic benefits likely far outweigh small potential ophthalmic risks of administration.
Treatment of traumatic disruption of the suspensory apparatus in Thoroughbred racehorses at risk of proximal interphalangeal joint subluxation using a locking compression‐distal femur plate for double arthrodesis
Authors: Orozco Lopez David , Garcia‐Lopez Jose M. , Carpenter Ryan , Bras Jose J. , Richardson Dean W. , Ortved Kyla F. 
Published: February 2025

AbstractObjectiveTo describe the outcome of metacarpophalangeal (MCPJ) and proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) arthrodesis using a locking compression‐distal femur plate (LCP‐DFP) in Thoroughbred racehorses with traumatic disruption of the suspensory apparatus (TDSA) at risk of PIPJ subluxation.Study designMulticenter retrospective study.AnimalsTwenty‐six Thoroughbred racehorses.MethodsRecords of Thoroughbred racehorses with TDSA that had undergone MCPJ and PIPJ arthrodesis using an LCP‐DFP at three referral hospitals between 2020 and 2024 were reviewed for inclusion. The preoperative data collected included signalment, affected limb, and type of injury. All postoperative complications were recorded. Long‐term outcomes were obtained from medical records and telephone interviews.ResultsNine females, 14 geldings, and three intact males with TDSA were treated via double arthrodesis using an LCP‐DFP. The most common postoperative complications included support limb laminitis, incisional drainage, implant infection with osteomyelitis, and distal interphalangeal joint subluxation. No horses developed PIPJ subluxation. Twenty (76.9%) horses developed short‐term complications. Thirteen (50%) horses survived long term (>6 months, range 6–32 months) and were reported to be pasture sound without receiving any analgesic or antiinflammatory medication.ConclusionMetacarpophalangeal and PIPJ arthrodesis using an LCP‐DFP in racehorses resulted in a stable construct with no horses developing subluxation of the PIPJ joint postoperatively. Arthrodesis using an LCP‐DFP was associated with a fair prognosis for pasture soundness.Clinical significanceApplication of an LCP‐DFP may prevent subluxation of the PIPJ; however, the prognosis is still affected by the high prevalence of other complications and associated mortality among horses that suffer TDSA.
Optogenetic methods to stimulate gamma motor neuron axons ex vivo
Authors: Karekal Apoorva , Mandawe Remie , Chun Cameron , Byri Sai Kiran , Cheline Danitza , Ortiz Serena , Hochman Shawn , Wilkinson Katherine A. 
Published: February 2025

AbstractIt is challenging to stimulate gamma motor neurons, which are important regulators of muscle spindle afferent function, without also recruiting alpha motor neurons. Here, we test the feasibility of stimulating gamma motor neuron axons using optogenetics in two transgenic mouse lines. We used an ex vivo muscle–nerve preparation in adult mice to monitor muscle spindle afferent firing, which should increase in response to gamma motor neuron‐induced lengthening of the sensory region of the muscle spindle. A force transducer measured alpha motor neuron‐mediated twitch contractions. Blue LED light (470 nm; 1–5 mW) was delivered via a light guide to the sciatic nerve. We confirmed that the more slowly conducting gamma motor neurons were recruited first in mice expressing channelrhodopsin 2 in choline acetyltransferase‐positive motor neurons, whereas alpha motor neurons required higher optical intensities, enabling co‐activation of alpha and gamma motor neurons depending on light intensity. However, this approach cannot isolate gamma motor neuron activity completely. Cre‐dependent channelrhodopsin 2 optoactivation using the putative gamma motor neuron marker neuronal PAS domain protein 1 (Npas1) also increased muscle spindle afferent firing rates and caused only small twitch contractions. This provides functional validation that Npas1 is present primarily in gamma motor neurons and can be used to manipulate gamma motor neurons independently. We propose optogenetic stimulation as a promising tool to manipulate gamma motor neuron activity.
Analysis of the Frictional Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Coated Aramid Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites Using Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: Singh Mayank , Yadav Ritendra , Dodla Srihari , Gautam Rakesh Kumar 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This study examines the effects of mechanical behavior, thermal characteristics, and tribological variables (sliding frequency, normal load, and temperature) on the tribological performance of carbon nanotube (CNT)-coated aramid fabric-reinforced epoxy composites using a computational and data-driven machine learning (ML) approach. Predictive models for the coefficient of friction (COF) were developed based on previous tribological, mechanical, and thermal data, employing three ML algorithms: artificial neural network (ANN), gradient boosting machine (GBM), and random forest (RF). The models showed the following results—ANN: R2 = 0.9088, GBM: R2 = 0.92807, and RF: R2 = 0.85294, with the GBM model providing the best predictions. The dataset with the best performance had an error percentage of 0.003658%, while the poorest performance showed 13.56625%. Feature score analysis highlighted load, sliding frequency, and CNT content as key factors influencing COF. This data-driven ML analysis offers significant insights into the tribological behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer composites, aiding in material design and performance optimization.