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Investigating the Outlines of Semantic Prosody in Thai
Authors: Supanfai Pornthip 
Published: October 2023

To date, there have been relatively few studies of semantic prosody in languages other than English. This study primarily aims to implement the two major approaches to semantic prosody in the literature on the Thai language for the first time in order to set out the parameters for subsequent research in this area. Three Thai words were selected for analysis: /kreeŋcay/ ‘considerate’, /kɔ̀ɔhâykə̀ət/ ‘cause’, and /chɔɔ̂ p/ ‘like’ (in the sense of enjoying (doing) something). Each word was investigated using two contrasting approaches: one oriented towards contrasting negative and positive polarity of evaluation and the other oriented around the Sinclairian concept of the Extended Unit of Meaning. The findings reveal that both approaches can be viable routes to examine the semantic prosody of the words under study, although they are useful for different purposes.
Basic Physical Education and Sport Science English Word List for Physical Education Students
Authors: Kongcharoen Pong-ampai 
Published: October 2023

This study is a corpus-driven study that aims to explore the use of words in Coxhead’s Academic Word List (AWL) and West’s General Service List (GSL) and also non- GSL and non- AWL in journal articles in the field of physical education and sport science. A 1.1 million-word corpus called the Physical Education and Sport Science Research Articles Corpus is created for this study. The corpus consists of 280 research articles that have been published in seven international journals in the field of physical education and sport science. The result suggests that both GSL and AWL can help students focus on the right vocabulary when learningTechnical English. The corpus helps students to directly focus on the words that they will see the most in the text they have to study. Moreover field specific word list is conducted in this research. Field specific word lists can help students learn necessary words which are also important for their field of study.
Using Scaffolded Instructions to Improve Students’ Skills
Authors: Boonmoh Atipat , Jumpakate Thidaporn 
Published: October 2023

This study aims to investigate whether using scaffolded instructions can enhance students’ speaking skills and build up their confidence. The participants were twelve first-year undergraduate students who attended a self-study club called “Let’s Speak”. The objective of the club is to enable students to make effective presentations and speak English with confidence. Throughout the 10 sessions, students spent each two-week time in length practising making presentation about five different things. Language support and feedback both from teacher and friends were used as scaffolds to enhance students’ performance eachweek. Confidence in speaking questionnaire (adapted from Griffee, 1997) were distributed to the participants twice (before session 1 and after session 10) to see changes in their perceived confidence while the checklist and presentation scores of the first session and the last session were compared to see changes in their overall performance. At the end of the tenth session, videos of the students’ performance in session 1 and session 10 were shown to the students as a prompt for a stimulated-recall interview on how they saw their improvement. The findings reveal an increase in their perceived confidence as well as higher scores in their actual performance. The students themselves reported their improvements in many aspects. On the basis of these findings, the pedagogical implications and suggestions are included in this paper.
Developing Intercultural Awareness in ELT: Students’ Attitudes toward their Intercultural Learning Experience
Authors: Phongsirikul Marissa , Thongrin Saneh 
Published: October 2023

This study aimed at investigating students’ attitudes toward their intercultural learning experience to develop intercultural awareness in an English language classroom. The participants were a group of 31 students at tertiary level. They registered for an elective English course, the objective of which was to prepare students for job application, job interview and working effectively in multicultural contexts. A set of teaching and learning materials intended to develop intercultural awareness was especially designed and integrated into the existing English course. A survey questionnaire, reflective writing, self-assessment forms, and semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. The results showed that the participants had highly positive attitudes toward their intercultural learning experience in various aspects, but still were hesitant with the overall ideas of an incorporation of intercultural components into an English course.
Phrasal Complexity Measures as Predictors of EFL University Students’ English Academic Writing Proficiency
Authors: Thongyoi Krittaya , Poonpon Kornwipa 
Published: October 2023

The study aims to investigate phrasal complexity measures that can predict EFL students’ academic writing proficiency. Academic English written test responses were derived from written responses from the Khon Kaen University Academic English Language Test (KKU-­‐AELT). Five hundred and thirty written responses were separated into groups based on their writing scores. Sixty-­‐six phrasal complexity measures (Kyle, 2016) were analyzed for this study. The Tool for the Automatic Analysis of Syntactic Sophistication and Complexity (TAASSC), a computational tool for phrasal complexity analysis, was used to calculate the average numbers of occurring measures in written responses. Phrasal complexity measures occurring in written responses were analyzed with the independent t-­‐test. Then, 11 significant phrasal complexity measures, derived from the independent t-­‐test, were entered into Binary logistic regression in order to examine potential phrasal complexity measures that can predict proficiency levels. The results revealed three phrasal complexity measures that can predict academic writing for higher proficiency level students.
Level of Derived Benefits in FPOs
Authors: Brinly Sasitha S.  , Deepika M.  , Jeevapriya A.  
Published: October 2023

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) are platforms that serve for the growth and development of farmers in both rural and urban areas. Social capital is an asset that is studied by observing interactions and the relationships prevailing in collective organizations. In this paper, we study the contribution of social capital which is a critical element in the effective progress of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
Level of derived benefits is one of the five components of Social Capital of the FPOs. Forty actively functioning Farmer Producer Organizations in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu were taken for this study. The sub components of derived benefits include eliminating intermediaries, marketable produce, better price for produce, quality consciousness, declining migration, access to resources, advance payment facility, assured price, livelihood improvement and provision of enhanced advisory (These are the 10 criteria under which the level of derived benefits was studied). Mean scores and percentage analysis were calculated to examine the contribution of each subcomponent in the sample of organizations. The results indicate that the components of Social Capital such as marketable produce, better prices for produce, quality consciousness, declining migration, access to resources, assured price, livelihood improvement, and provision of enhanced advice have been gained by more than half of the FPOs. Areas like eliminating intermediaries and advance payment facilities should be focused more on increasing social capital which in turn increases the performance of the organizations.
Evaluation of Bone Mass Density in Children and Adolescents with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Authors: Samy Omnia Ahmed , El-Shanshory Mohamed Ramadan , El-Badry Amr Mohamed Tawfek , El-Rifaey Shymaa Mohamed 
Published: October 2023

Background: Leukemia is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called blasts or leukaemia cells.
Aim of Work: Our study aimed to evaluate bone density by DXA scan in children and adolescents with Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia at diagnosis and after 6 m of treatment with chemotherapy.
Subject and Methods: The study was conducted in the Pediatric Department Hematology and Oncology Unit of Tanta University and Tanta Cancer Center, From November 2020 to November 2022.
Study Subjects: Evaluation of Bone Mass Density in Children and Adolescents with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Study design: observational cross-sectional. This study included 25 children diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (the same 25 Patients were examined at diagnosis and after 6 months of treatment with chemotherapy).
Results: The mean age of this study children was 7.92+ 3.59 years in group I and 8.42+ 3.59 years in group II. The two groups were matched as regards weight, Height, and BMI.
In the present study, Bone Mass Density was significantly lower in the leukaemia children after 6 months of treatment of chemotherapy (0.53±0.11), compared to leukaemia children at the time of diagnosis (0.59±0.11) (P<0.05). Also, bone mineral content and Z score were significantly lower in group II patients (20.5±7.82 and 1.120±0.37, respectively), compared to group I (23.13±9.18 and 2.25±0.45, respectively).
Conclusion: Bone Mass Density, bone mineral content and Z score are significantly lowered after chemotherapy of ALL patients. Since a reduced BMD predisposes to osteopenia and osteoporosis, the use of DXA scanning to evaluate and monitor BMD in children with ALL may be useful to identify those patients at risk for developing osteopenia, osteoporosis, and pathological fractures.
Causal Factors for Osteoarthritis: A Scoping Review of Mendelian Randomization Studies
Authors: Alhassan Eaman , Nguyen Kevin , Hochberg Marc C. , Mitchell Braxton D. 
Published: October 2023

ObjectiveMendelian randomization (MR) has increasingly been utilized as a tool for establishing causal relations between modifiable exposures and osteoarthritis (OA). The goal of this review was to summarize available MR studies of OA that evaluate the causal role of modifiable risk factors on OA.MethodsThis review was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis (PRISMA) Extension for Scoping Reviews model. We performed a literature search for relevant studies published before December 2021 across multiple databases using the search terms “osteoarthritis” and (“Mendelian randomization” or “polygenic risk score”). We reported the MR estimates of causal associations between exposures and OA and then assessed methodologic quality of abstracted studies according to their efforts to validate the three key MR assumptions.ResultsOur search identified 45 studies reporting on 141 exposure‐association analyses. All studies performed a formal instrumental variable analysis to estimate the causal effect of exposure on OA. Causal associations (P < 0.05) were reported in 60 of these analyses representing 36 unique publications, and MR‐Egger sensitivity analyses were performed in 45 of these analyses. MR studies provided support for causal associations of OA with increased levels of adiposity, coffee consumption, bone mineral density, and sleep disturbance, and decreased levels of serum calcium and low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol.ConclusionThese results highlight the potential benefits of weight reduction and improvement of sleep quality to reduce the risk of OA and call for a better understanding of the relations of coffee consumption and serum calcium to OA risk.image
All‐Electrical Detection of the Spin‐Charge Conversion in Nanodevices Based on SrTiO3 2‐D Electron Gases
Authors: Gallego Fernando , Trier Felix , Mallik Srijani , Bréhin Julien , Varotto Sara , Moreno Vicente‐Arche Luis , Gosavy Tanay , Lin Chia‐Ching , Coudevylle Jean‐René , Iglesias Lucía , Casanova Fèlix , Young Ian , Vila Laurent , Attané Jean‐Philippe , Bibes Manuel 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe Magnetoelectric Spin‐Orbit (MESO) technology aims to bring logic into memory by combining a ferromagnet with a magnetoelectric (ME) element for information writing, and a spin‐orbit (SO) element for information read‐out through spin‐charge conversion. Among candidate SO materials to achieve a large MESO output signal, oxide Rashba two‐dimensional electron gases (2DEGs) have shown very large spin‐charge conversion efficiencies, albeit mostly in spin‐pumping experiments. Here, all‐electrical spin‐injection and spin‐charge conversion experiments in nanoscale devices harnessing the inverse Edelstein effect of SrTiO3 2DEGs are reported. Nanodevices aredesigned, patterned, and fabricated in which a spin current injected from a cobalt layer into the 2DEG is converted into a charge current. The spin‐charge conversion signal is optimized by applying back‐gate voltages and studied its temperature evolution. It further disentangles the inverse Edelstein contribution from spurious effects such as the planar Hall effect, the anomalous Hall effect, or the anisotropic magnetoresistance. The combination of non‐volatility and high energy efficiency of these devices can potentially lead to new technology paradigms for beyond‐CMOS computing architectures.
Micro‐Patterning Wettability in Very Large Scale Microfluidic Integrated Chips for Double Emulsion Generation
Authors: Wu Jingyu , Hwang Yoon‐Ho , Yadavali Sagar , Lee Daeyeon , Issadore David A. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe fabrication of microfluidic chips is becoming a mature field and channels can be reliably defined with micrometer‐scale precision in a variety of substrates. In addition to channel geometry, micrometer‐scale patterning of wettability in microfluidic channels is essential for many applications including multi‐phase flow stabilization and multiple emulsion generation. Unfortunately, current methods to pattern wettability in microfluidics suffer from low spatial resolution, inability for patterns to be arbitrarily defined, cumbersome procedures, and incompatibility with parallelized architectures for scaled‐up production of microfluidic generated materials. To address these issues, a method is developed to lithographically define micrometer‐scale resolution patterns of wettability on all channel surfaces (ceiling, floor, and walls) in silicon and glass microfluidic devices with complex 3D geometry. A process is reported to pattern silanes on microfluidic chips that uses photolithography and an optimized process that keeps silanized surfaces stable through the microfabrication process, including anodic bonding. The versatility of this approach is highlighted by patterning wettability of a silicon/glass device to generate both highly uniform water–in‐oil–in‐water and oil–in‐water–in‐oil double emulsions. The applicability of this process is demonstrated to the parallel generation of materials in a microfluidic chip with complex geometry, by fabricating and successfully validating parallelized double emulsion generators.
An Ultrafast Air Self‐Charging Zinc Battery
Authors: Su Wei , Zhang Yan , Wang Huimin , Yang Min , Niu Zhiqiang 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAir self‐charging power systems possess the capability of energy harvesting, conversion, and storage simultaneously. However, in general, their self‐charging rate is slow and the batteries cannot be oxidized to the fully charged state due to the weak oxidizability of O2. Herein, an ultrafast air self‐charging aqueous zinc battery is designed by constructing a polyaniline@Pt/C (PANI@Pt/C) composite cathode. The introduction of Pt/C catalyst endows the redox reaction between PANI and O2 with fast reaction kinetics and extended redox potential difference. Therefore, the self‐charging rate of the Zn/PANI@Pt/C batteries is effectively accelerated and they can be self‐charged to fully charged state. Furthermore, the PANI can be recharged by O2 simultaneously during discharging process to compensate the consumed electrical energy, achieving prolonged energy supply. In addition, the PANI@Pt/C cathodes can be directly used as the cathodes of flexible self‐charging zinc batteries due to their excellent mechanical properties. As a proof of concept, flexible soft‐packaged Zn/PANI@Pt/C batteries are fabricated and displayed stable electrochemical performance and self‐rechargeability even at different bending states. A route is provided here to design ultrafast chemical self‐charging energy storage devices and the horizons of flexible energy storage devices are broadened.
Boosting Fast‐Charging Capability of High‐Voltage Li Metal Batteries with Ionic Liquid Modified Ethereal Electrolyte
Authors: Ding Kai , Begin Elijah J. , Yuan Shouyi , Zhong Mingyang , Wang Yang , Zhang Yingjie , Zeng Xiaoyuan , Bao Junwei Lucas , Wang Yonggang 
Published: October 2023

AbstractGiven the high compatibility with Li metal anodes, ethereal electrolytes have found widespread use in Li metal batteries. Unfortunately, their applications in high‐voltage Li metal batteries are hampered by a limited electrochemical window. In this study, a diluted ethereal electrolyte (with Li salt concentration < 1.5 m) is developed containing 1 m lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl) imide (FSI) and 0.3 m LiNO3 in a N‐methyl‐N‐propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (PP13TFSI):dimethyl ether (DME) (v:v = 1:4) mixture for Li metal batteries with an aggressive high‐voltage cathode via the formation of an anion‐enriched solvation sheath. In contrast to high‐concentration electrolytes, the formation of the anion‐enriched solvation sheath in this design is facilitated by the addition of ionic liquids. Further theoretical calculations indicate that the presence of FSI− and NO3− anions in the first solvation sheath weakens the desolvation energy of the DME solvent, suggesting a faster desolvation process at the electrode interphase. Consequently, the designed electrolyte enables long‐term cycling of Li || LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) full cells over 1000 cycles at a high rate of 10 C. More notably, it also allows for a long cycle life of 100 cycles under a high rate of 5 C, even with limited negative capacity to positive capacity (N/P) ratio of 1.
Sex‐dependent cholinergic effects on amyloid pathology: A translational study
Authors: German‐Castelan Liliana , Shanks Hayley R. C. , Gros Robert , Saito Takashi , Saido Takaomi C. , Saksida Lisa M. , Bussey Timothy J. , Prado Marco A. M. , Schmitz Taylor W. , Prado Vania F. ,   the Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle flagship study of ageing
Published: October 2023

AbstractINTRODUCTIONAbout two‐thirds of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients are women, who exhibit more severe pathology and cognitive decline than men. Whether biological sex causally modulates the relationship between cholinergic signaling and amyloid pathology remains unknown.METHODSWe quantified amyloid beta (Aβ) in male and female App‐mutant mice with either decreased or increased cholinergic tone and examined the impact of ovariectomy and estradiol replacement in this relationship. We also investigated longitudinal changes in basal forebrain (cholinergic function) and Aβ in elderly individuals.RESULTSWe show a causal relationship between cholinergic tone and amyloid pathology in males and ovariectomized female mice, which is decoupled in ovary‐intact and ovariectomized females receiving estradiol. In elderly humans, cholinergic loss exacerbates Aβ.DISCUSSIONOur findings emphasize the importance of reflecting human menopause in mouse models. They also support a role for therapies targeting estradiol and cholinergic signaling to reduce Aβ.Highlights
Cholinergic tone regulates amyloid beta (Aβ) pathology in males and ovariectomized female mice.
Estradiol uncouples the relationship between cholinergic tone and Aβ.
In elderly humans, cholinergic loss correlates with increased Aβ in both sexes.
Synthesis of Complex Diarylamines through a Ring‐Opening Difunctionalization Strategy**
Authors: Linde Erika , Olofsson Berit 
Published: October 2023

AbstractThe diarylation and skeletal diversification of unstrained cyclic amines was exploited to expand and modify the favorable properties of this important substrate class with pivotal roles in drug discovery. Cyclic amines were employed in the synthesis of a novel class of amino‐substituted diaryliodonium salts, which were converted to highly functionalized diarylamines through an atom‐efficient one‐pot N‐arylation/ring opening reaction with external nucleophiles. The reaction proceeds through in situ formation of a diarylammonium intermediate that undergoes a nucleophilic ring opening by cleavage of the strong C−N bond. A wide variety of diarylamines was obtained through introduction of two different aryl groups of varied electronics, and the retained iodo‐substituent enables downfield diversifications of the products. More than 20 nucleophiles, including amines, phenols, carboxylic acids, thiols and halides, were alkylated with high functional group tolerance, and the strategy proved efficient also in in late‐stage functionalization of natural products and pharmaceuticals.
Dynamic Phosphorus: Thiolate Exchange Cascades with Higher Phosphorothioates
Authors: Bouffard Jules , Coelho Filipe , Sakai Naomi , Matile Stefan 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIn this study, we introduce phosphorus, a pnictogen, as an exchange center for dynamic covalent chemistry. Cascade exchange of neutral phosphorotri‐ and ‐tetrathioates with thiolates is demonstrated in organic solvents, aqueous micellar systems, and in living cells. Exchange rates increase with the pH value, electrophilicity of the exchange center, and nucleophilicity of the exchangers. Molecular walking of the dynamic phosphorus center along Hammett gradients is simulated by the sequential addition of thiolate exchangers. Compared to phosphorotrithioates, tetrathioates are better electrophiles with higher exchange rates. Dynamic phosphorotri‐ and ‐tetrathioates are non‐toxic to HeLa Kyoto cells and participate in the dynamic networks that account for thiol‐mediated uptake into living cells.
Symmetry and Rigidity for Boosting Erbium‐Based Molecular Light‐Upconversion in Solution
Authors: Naseri Soroush , Taarit Inès , Bolvin Hélène , Bünzli Jean‐Claude , Fürstenberg Alexandre , Guénée Laure , Le‐Hoang Giau , Mirzakhani Mohsen , Nozary Homayoun , Rosspeintner Arnulf , Piguet Claude 
Published: October 2023

AbstractPreviously limited to highly symmetrical homoleptic triple‐helical complexes [Er(Lk)3]3+, where Lk are polyaromatic tridentate ligands, single‐center molecular‐based upconversion using linear optics and exploiting the excited‐state absorption mechanism (ESA) greatly benefits from the design of stable and low‐symmetrical [LkEr(hfa)3] heteroleptic adducts (hfa−=hexafluoroacetylacetonate anion). Depending on (i) the extended π‐electron delocalization, (ii) the flexibility and (iii) the heavy atom effect brought by the bound ligand Lk, the near‐infrared (801 nm) to visible green (542 nm) upconversion quantum yield measured for [LkEr(hfa)3] in solution at room temperature can be boosted by up to three orders of magnitude.