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Research-Oriented University Instruction: The Research Skill Development Framework and Communities of Practice
Authors: Tiala Sylvia , Loy Kara 
Published: February 2024

AbstractTo address higher education teaching efficacy, this chapter describes how the Research Skill Development (RSD) framework has been successfully applied to underpin professional development programs, namely through Communities of Practice (CoP) that explore research-thinking and a host of research-oriented teaching practices in two universities. These universities are, respectively, located on the Canadian prairie and in the Midwestern United States. In our professional roles, we provide professional development for university educators (UEs) across all disciplines and modalities. The RSD framework sparked interest amongst university educator participants by encouraging discourse on research thinking and by providing a common language to interrogate existing practice and to envision new teaching possibilities. The RSD framework catalysed and supported individual and group research thinking. In turn, university educators engaged with research-oriented teaching practices and publishing on teaching practice in the field of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Our findings indicated that lasting and meaningful change to research-thinking, in research-oriented teaching practices, and in SoTL, can be enabled through CoP that are underpinned and guided by the RSD framework. This chapter positions the RSD as a valuable and strategic tool for improving teaching while mitigating changing university agendas and concomitant challenges.
Heavy vector-like quarks decaying to exotic scalars: a case study with triplets
Authors: Banerjee Avik , Ellajosyula Venugopal , Panizzi Luca 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
We investigate the pair production of a vector-like quark triplet with hypercharge 5/3 decaying into top quark and a complex scalar triplet with hypercharge 1 at the LHC. This novel scenario, featuring particles with exotic charges — two quarks with charge 8/3 and 5/3 and a scalar with charge 2 — serves as a unique window to models based on the framework of partial compositeness, where these particles naturally emerge as bound states around the TeV scale. Leveraging on the LHC data we establish exclusion limits on the masses of the vector-like quark and the scalar triplet. Subsequently, we design an analysis strategy aimed at improving sensitivity in the region which is still allowed. Our analysis focuses on two specific regions in the parameter space: the first entails a large mass gap between the vector-like quarks and the scalars, so that the vector-like quarks can decay into the scalars; the second involves a small mass gap, such that this decay is forbidden. To simplify the parameter space, both vector-like quarks and scalars are assumed to be degenerate or almost degenerate within the triplets, such that chain decays between fermions and scalars are suppressed. As a result, we found that final states characterized by a same-sign lepton pair, multiple jets, and high net transverse momentum (i.e. effective mass) will play a pivotal role to unveil this model and, more in general, models characterised by multiple vector-like quarks around the same mass scale during the high luminosity LHC phase.
Khinchin Families, Set Constructions, Partitions and Exponentials
Authors: Cantón Alicia , Fernández José L. , Fernández Pablo , Maciá Víctor J. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn this paper, we give a simple criterion to verify that functions of the form $$e^g$$

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are in the Hayman class when g is a power series with nonnegative coefficients. Thus, using the Hayman and Báez-Duarte formulas, we obtain asymptotics for the coefficients of generating functions that arise in many examples of set construction in analytic combinatorics. This new criterion greatly simplifies the one obtained previously by the authors.
Chemometric assessment of the chemical profile of tea seed (Camellia sinensis) with different size determined by GC and ICP/OES
Authors: Beyzi Erman 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThis study was carried out to compare the chemical profile of tea seeds of different sizes determined by GC and ICP/OES devices with chemometric analysis. This study was carried out to determine the effects of different seed size [11.00–12.50 (SD1), 12.51–14.00 (SD2), 14.01–15.50 (SD3), 15.51–17.00 mm (SD4)] on seed internal ratio, crude oil content, fatty acid composition, mineral composition of tea seed by using different chemometric analysis methods (correlation, agglomerative hierarchical clustering, principal component analysis). In the study, fatty acid and mineral compositions were determined in GC and ICP/OES devices, respectively. Crude oil content, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, eicosenoic acids, SFA, MUFA, PUFA, Al, Fe, Mg elements were found to be significant according to different seed size. Among six different fatty acids determined, oleic acid was major component. Positive correlations were found between oleic acid and MUFA, between linoleic and α-linolenic acid, between linoleic acid and PUFA, between α-linolenic acid and PUFA, between Al and Na, between Ca and Pb, between Ca and Zn, between Co and K, between Cr and Cu, between Mg and Ni, between Mg and P. In PCA analysis, it was determined that the SD1 group was different from the other groups in terms of the stearic, linoleic, α-linolenic, eicosenoic acids, PUFA, B mineral. In AHC analysis, seed sizes were divided into two different groups according to crude oil content, fatty acid and mineral composition, seed internal ratio. Also, different chemometric analysis methods such as correlation, agglomerative hierarchical clustering, principal component analysis were useful and decisive in determining the quality characteristics of tea seeds classified according to seed size.
Zinc isotope composition of enameloid, bone and muscle of gilt-head seabreams (Sparus aurata) raised in pisciculture and their relation to diet
Authors: McCormack Jeremy , Jaouen Klervia , Bourgon Nicolas , Sisma-Ventura Guy , Tacail Théo J. G. , Müller Wolfgang , Tütken Thomas 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe isotope ratios of zinc (66Zn/64Zn expressed as δ66Zn), a vital nutrient, increasingly demonstrate trophic discrimination among vertebrates, making δ66Zn a valuable dietary proxy for ecological, archaeological, and palaeontological studies. Given the novelty of the methodology, tissue-diet and tissue-tissue zinc isotope fractionation factors remain poorly understood and have so far only been studied in a few terrestrial mammals. Here, we investigate δ66Zn compositions of enameloid, bone, and white muscle of seven artificially-fed pisciculture gilt-head seabreams (Sparus aurata) from offshore Israel, in comparison to the Zn isotope composition of their diet. In addition, we also analysed δ66Zn values in the same tissues of wild-caught S. aurata, bluespotted seabream (Pagrus caeruleostictus) and grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) caught off the coast of Israel. We determine a tissue-diet δ66Zn offset for Sparus aurata of − 0.04 ± 0.09 ‰ (2SD) for bone, − 0.29 ± 0.06 ‰ (2SD) for enameloid, and − 0.45 ± 0.07 ‰ (2SD) for white muscle. Wild-caught fish have much higher among-individual δ66Zn variability with values distinct from the pisciculture S. aurata, documenting a much more isotopically heterogeneous diet consumed by the wild individuals. Still, tissue–tissue δ66Zn differences in wild-caught individuals are close to those observed in the pisciculture ones with progressively lower δ66Zn values in the order bone > enameloid > white muscle. Our results demonstrate predictable tissue-diet and tissue-tissue δ66Zn differences among fish hard and soft tissues and can be applied to identify the δ66Zn values of dietary input, thereby informing trophic (palaeo)ecological reconstructions.
The epidemiology of pelvic ring fractures in Qatar
Authors: Elamin Mohamed H. , Elkaramany Islam , Salman Loay A. , Albasha Anas , Parambathkandi Ashik , Elramadi Ahmed , Ahmed Ghalib 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
This study aimed to determine the incidence of pelvic ring fractures and their associated epidemiological profile in Qatar.

Methods
A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed at the only level I trauma centre in Qatar for patients diagnosed with pelvic ring fractures between January 2016 and December 2018. Age, sex, mechanism of injury, fracture classification and associated characteristics, mode of treatment, associated nerve injuries, and other complications were analyzed.

Results
A total of 327 consecutive patients were included, with an average age of 32.6 years. Most of the included patients were males, 85% (279), with a male: female ratio of 6:1. The incidence of pelvic fractures was 3.887/100,000 across the three years. High-speed motor vehicle collisions (MVC) were the most common mechanism of injury (108, 33%), followed by falling from height (105, 32%). Young-Burgess lateral compression (LC) fracture type was the most frequent (224, 68.5%) and was associated with 25% of the entire mortalities. Nine (2.8%) cases were open fractures, and 12% (39) were deemed unstable. Around 29% of cases had associated injuries, with an overall mortality rate of 4.9% (16) observed. Most fractures were treated nonoperatively(n = 283,86.5%).

Conclusion
This study demonstrated the epidemiology of pelvic fractures in Qatar. MVC and work-related injuries were predominant in a younger cohort compared to the literature. Also, the mortality rate was lower than those reported in the literature. Therefore, well-trained surgeons and specialized trauma centres for treating these injuries are recommended.
Rapid accumulation and ascent precedes caldera forming eruption of low viscosity magma
Authors: Jorgenson Corin , Caricchi Luca , Chiaradia Massimo , Ágreda-López Mónica , Giordano Guido 
Published: February 2024

AbstractMafic magma is commonly associated with effusive eruptions, however several mafic volcanoes throughout the globe have produced explosive eruptions. Here we present one such volcano – Colli Albani. Colli Albani is 20 km SE of Rome and produced seven large volume ignimbrites. Field observations, mineral chemistry, and Sr and Nd isotopes in clinopyroxene show that the high potassic, silica undersaturated and CO$$_{2}$$

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-rich magma typical of Colli Albani is produced by partial melting of a metasomatized mantle. Clinopyroxene based thermobarometry combined with thermal modelling, indicates rapid accumulation of magma into the shallow crust preceding the last caldera forming event (355 ka). The crystallization of high Mg# and high Cr$$_{2}$$

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clinopyroxenes at low pressures and high temperatures indicates rapid magma ascent from the mantle. We suggest that a final rapid input of this deeply sourced magma destabilised the shallow and fast assembled magma reservoir and lead to the caldera forming event. Our findings have significant implications for the evaluation of the timescales of reactivation of Colli Albani and other similar long-quiescent calderas erupting low viscosity magmas, as rapid migration of magma to shallow reservoirs may result in short unrest periods prior to a large eruption.
Miscarriage risk assessment: a bioinformatic approach to identifying candidate lethal genes and variants
Authors: Aminbeidokhti Mona , Qu Jia-Hua , Belur Shweta , Cakmak Hakan , Jaswa Eleni , Lathi Ruth B. , Sirota Marina , Snyder Michael P. , Yatsenko Svetlana A. , Rajkovic Aleksandar 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Miscarriage, often resulting from a variety of genetic factors, is a common pregnancy outcome. Preconception genetic carrier screening (PGCS) identifies at-risk partners for newborn genetic disorders; however, PGCS panels currently lack miscarriage-related genes. In this study, we evaluated the potential impact of both known and candidate genes on prenatal lethality and the effectiveness of PGCS in diverse populations.

Methods
We analyzed 125,748 human exome sequences and mouse and human gene function databases. Our goals were to identify genes crucial for human fetal survival (lethal genes), to find variants not present in a homozygous state in healthy humans, and to estimate carrier rates of known and candidate lethal genes in various populations and ethnic groups.

Results
This study identified 138 genes in which heterozygous lethal variants are present in the general population with a frequency of 0.5% or greater. Screening for these 138 genes could identify 4.6% (in the Finnish population) to 39.8% (in the East Asian population) of couples at risk of miscarriage. This explains the cause of pregnancy loss in approximately 1.1–10% of cases affected by biallelic lethal variants.

Conclusion
This study has identified a set of genes and variants potentially associated with lethality across different ethnic backgrounds. The variation of these genes across ethnic groups underscores the need for a comprehensive, pan-ethnic PGCS panel that includes genes related to miscarriage.
Evaluation of a novel home-based laparoscopic and core surgical skills programme (Monash Online Surgical Training)
Authors: Leng Samantha , Chaudhry Noor , Pacilli Maurizio , Nataraja Ramesh Mark 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Introduction
Limitations to surgical education access were exacerbated during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In response, we created a national home-based comprehensive surgical skills course: Monash Online Surgical Training (MOST). Our aim was to evaluate the educational impact of this approach.

Methods
A remote, 6-week course was designed with learning objectives aligned to the national surgical training. Participants received a personal laparoscopic bench trainer, instrument tracking software, live webinars, access to an online theoretical learning platform, and individualised feedback by system-generated or expert surgeons’ assessments. Mixed method analysis of instrument tracking metrics, pre- and post-course questionnaires (11 core surgical domains) and participant comments was utilised. Data were analysed using the Mann–Whitney U test, and a p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results
A total of 54 participants with varied levels of experience (1 to > 6 years post-graduate level) completed MOST. All 11 learning-outcome domains demonstrated statistically significant improvement including core laparoscopic skills (1.4/5 vs 2.8/5, p < 0.0001) and handling laparoscopic instruments (1.5/5 vs 2.8/5, p < 0.0001). A total of 3460 tasks were completed reflecting 158.2 h (9492 min) of practice, 394 were submitted for formal feedback. Participants rated the course (mean 8.5/10, SD 1.6), live webinars (mean 8.9/10, SD 1.6) and instrument tracking software (mean 8.6, SD 1.7) highly. Qualitative analysis revealed a paradigm shift including the benefits of a safe learning environment and self-paced, self-directed learning.

Conclusion
The MOST course demonstrates the successful implementation of a fully remote laparoscopic simulation course which participants found to be an effective tool to acquire core surgical skills.

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Professionalität der Gesprächsbegleitenden und Freiwilligkeit der Teilnehmenden als ethische Herausforderungen von Advance Care Planning
Authors: Seifart Carola , Heubel Friedrich , Schmidhuber Martina , Kropf Mario 
Published: February 2024

ZusammenfassungPatientinnen und Patienten steht das Recht auf Behandlung nach ihren eigenen Vorstellungen auch dann zu, wenn sie aktuell keinen eigenen Willen bilden können. Advance Care Planning (ACP), als ein spezielles Verfahren der gesundheitlichen Vorsorgeplanung, zielt darauf ab, dieses Dilemma durch eine Willensbestimmung im Voraus aufzulösen. Besonders ausgebildete Gesprächsbegleiter*innen bieten an, bei der Ermittlung, Formulierung und Dokumentation eines solchen, die individuelle gesundheitliche Situation berücksichtigenden Willens zu helfen. Das Umfeld der Betroffenen soll in den Gesprächsprozess einbezogen und es soll organisatorisch gesichert werden, dass deren Willensbestimmung den aktuell Behandelnden im Bedarfsfall faktisch zugänglich ist. Das Verfahren kombiniert also ein kommunikatives mit einem institutionellen Element. Aus ethischer Sicht stellen sich dabei zwei wesentliche Herausforderungen. Erstens erfordert Gesprächsbegleitung mit einem so komplexen Ziel Kompetenzen und setzt bestimmte Haltungen voraus, wie sie für Professionen im strengen Sinne typisch sind. Daher wäre es wichtig, entsprechende professionelle Normen explizit zu machen, beispielsweise in Form eines Berufs-Kodex. Zweitens muss das Verfahren trotz seiner institutionellen Form für die Betroffenen freiwillig sein. Dies ist entscheidend für die Validität des Prozesses, aber auch für dessen Ergebnis. Denn wenn Letzteres rechtlich bindend sein soll, müssen die Betroffenen freiverantwortlich, d. h. ohne sog. Willensmängel handeln können. Es ist deshalb ethische Pflicht, beim Eintritt in und im Verlauf der Beratung auf die Freiwilligkeit zu achten.
The association between lower limb fractures and weight gain in adults: a prospective analysis of body mass index trends
Authors: Lari Ali , Haidar Abdullah , Mohammad Hussain , Makhseed Mohammad , Alajmi Mejbel , Bahbahani Retaj , Almutairi Majed , Alnusif Naser , Lari Eisa 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Despite understanding the connection between obesity and fracture risk, there is limited research on the implications of lower limb fractures on subsequent changes in body mass index (BMI). Our study aimed to assess the impact of lower limb fractures on BMI alterations over an 18-month period.

Methods
A multi-center, prospective cohort study was conducted between January 2021 to June 2023, involving 494 adults with lower limb fractures. Participants were recruited within 2 weeks post-injury and were assessed for demographics, injury details, and weight at seven distinct time points. By 18 months, the primary outcome was the mean weight gain.

Results
The average age of the participants was 39 (± 12.7) with a baseline weight and BMI of 80.4 kg and 27.6, respectively. At the 18-month follow-up, 75% of patients experienced an average weight increase in 4 kg (± 5.39 kg), equating to a BMI rise of 1.39 (± 1.88). Most patients attributed weight changes to their injury, with nearly half expressing distress from their weight change. Only 37% believed that they had resumed their previous activity levels by the final follow-up. Approximately 31% of the patients sought some form of external weight management care in the form of nutritionist advice, training programs, medication and weight management procedures.

Conclusions
Lower limb fractures significantly affect weight gain over an 18-month period, with substantial psychological and physical consequences. Healthcare providers should anticipate potential weight gain post-fracture and incorporate strategies addressing both physical and mental aspects of rehabilitation to enhance recovery outcomes. Early and even immediate weight bearing may play a pivotal role in mitigating weight changes and returning the patient to their previous level of activity. Further detailed studies focusing on different fractures and postoperative interventions are recommended.
Excimer light effect on neurogenic inflammation in active versus stable psoriasis lesions
Authors: El-Mesidy Marwa S. , Metwally Yomna A. , Nour Zeinab A. , Elmasry Maha F. 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Neurogenic inflammation, mediated by T helper 17 cell (Th17) and neurons that release neuropeptides such as substance P (SP), is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Excimer light is used in the treatment of psoriasis via induction of T cell apoptosis. The objective of this study is to study the effect of excimer light on active versus stable psoriasis and investigate the levels of substance P and its receptor in both groups. The study included 27 stable and 27 active psoriatic patients as well as 10 matched healthy controls. Clinical examination (in the form of local psoriasis severity index (PSI) and visual analogue scale (VAS)) was done to determine disease severity, level of itching, and quality of life. Tissue levels of SP and neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) were measured by ELISA before and after 9 excimer light sessions in 43 patients. A statistically significant lower levels of PSI and VAS were reached after therapy with no significant difference between the stable and active groups. The mean tissue levels of SP before therapy were significantly higher than the control group. Lower levels of SP and NK-1 receptor were found after treatment overall and in each group. Excimer therapy can be effective for both stable and active plaque psoriasis and this effect could be partly through its role on ameliorating the neurogenic inflammation.
A Spanish value set for the SF-6D based on the SF-12 v1
Authors: Martínez-Pérez Jorge-Eduardo , Abellán-Perpiñán José-María , Sánchez-Martínez Fernando-Ignacio , Ruiz-López Juan-José 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Aim
This paper reports the first estimation of an SF-6D value set based on the SF-12 for Spain.

Methods
A representative sample (n = 1020) of the Spanish general population valued a selection of 56 hypothetical SF-6D health states by means of a probability lottery equivalent (PLE) method. The value set was derived using both random effects and mean models estimated by ordinary least squares (OLS). The best model was chosen on the basis of its predictive ability assessed in terms of mean absolute error (MAE).

Results
The model yielding the lowest MAE (0.075) was that based on main effects using OLS. Pain was the most significant dimension in predicting health state severity. Comparison with the previous SF-6D (SF-36) model estimated for Spain revealed no significant differences, with a similar MAE (0.081). Nevertheless, the new SF-6D (SF-12) model predicted higher utilities than those generated by the SF-6D (SF-36) scoring algorithm (minimum value − 0.071 vs − 0.357).

Conclusion
A value set for the SF-6D (SF-12) based on Spanish general population preferences elicited by means of a PLE technique is successfully estimated. The new estimated SF-6D (SF-12) preference-based measure provides a valuable tool for researchers and policymakers to assess the cost-effectiveness of new health technologies in Spain.
Analysis of interaction between reinforced concrete walls and slabs tested on a shaking table
Authors: Isakovic Tatjana , Janevski Antonio 
Published: February 2024

AbstractAn analysis of the interaction between reinforced concrete walls and slabs tested on the shaking table was performed. The tested structure consisted of four walls connected by three slabs without coupling beams. Although these walls would be typically considered cantilever walls, significant coupling was observed, resulting in considerably different response mechanisms than those observed for typical cantilever walls. As observed in past earthquakes, these unexpected response mechanisms can cause walls' brittle failure. Numerical analyses were performed to study the critical parameters causing the observed response. The response was primarily influenced by the considerable slabs' effective width (EW), significantly affecting the walls' and slabs' strength ratio. Owing to the large EW, the slabs' strength was threefold larger than the standard value typically considered in the design. The slabs provided considerable coupling (CL) of walls, significantly increasing the total stiffness and the total base shear (BS) of the structure compared to standard cantilever walls. Owing to the increased BS and redistribution of the demand between wall piers caused by large CL, the maximum shear forces in the piers were more than doubled than that observed in the cantilever walls. The compression axial forces in piers were also considerably increased, causing the buckling of the longitudinal reinforcement.