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Mind your language! how and when victims of email incivility from colleagues experience work-life conflict and emotional exhaustion
Authors: Bernuzzi Chiara , O’shea Deirdre , Setti Ilaria , Sommovigo Valentina 
Published: February 2024

AbstractRecent years have seen an increase in the use of email for work-related matters. Although it represents a convenient way to communicate, it can expose workers to the risk of being victims of rude email communications. This two-sample study investigates whether email incivility is related to work-life conflict and emotional exhaustion, directly and indirectly through techno-invasion. In the second study, we replicate the findings in a different country and extend our findings by additionally examining the moderating role of resilience. A total of 199 Italian (Study 1) and 330 British (Study 2) workers completed online questionnaires. In both countries, employees who reported email incivility from colleagues were more likely to experience work-life conflict and emotional exhaustion both directly and indirectly through techno-invasion. In Study 2, resilience moderated the association between email incivility and techno-invasion. When confronted with email incivility, workers who scored low and moderate on resilience were more likely to experience techno-invasion and then work-life conflict and emotional exhaustion, unlike workers high in resilience, for whom the indirect effect was nonsignificant. Our findings suggest that organizations should put in place ‘‘netiquette’’ codes to provide their employees with rules about writing emails in a civil tone. Moreover, workers could benefit from psychological resilience training in addition to training on email management.
Reemergence and sister brood establishment in the bark beetle Polygraphus proximus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) under laboratory conditions
Authors: Takagi Etsuro , Yamanaka Shino 
Published: February 2024

AbstractReemergence and sister broods (second broods) are commonly observed in bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), particularly in species with male-initiated polygyny and female-initiated monogyny. Polygraphus proximus Blandford, a male-initiated monogynous bark beetle, is a quarantine species in the EU, which has been introduced from east Asia into both Siberia and central European Russia, causing mortality of trees across large areas of Abies sibirica forests. To clear whether P. proximus females reemerge to lay additional broods (sister broods), we observed the reproduction of reemerged females under laboratory conditions. We prepared 25 females reproducing in galleries collected by peeling the infested logs and 25 females reemerged from such logs. These females were put into the tubes vertically attached onto the surfaces of logs. Consequently, approximately 40% of both the reproducing females in galleries and the reemerged females bored into the logs and established sister broods without repeated mating. Moreover, 21% of these reproducing females established sister broods again using the same procedures, suggesting that the females can establish sister broods more than once. Our results indicated that the fecundity of P. proximus is higher than previously assumed, suggesting that its population levels can rapidly increase in weakened or dead trees, ultimately leading to the ability to attack healthy trees during the epidemic phase.
Generating functions for polynomials derived from central moments involving bernstein basis functions and their applications
Authors: Ceylan Ayse Yilmaz , Simsek Yilmaz 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe main objective of this article is to construct generating functions for central moments involving Bernstein basis functions. We give some alternating generating functions of these functions. We also give derivative formulas and a recurrence relation of central moments with the help of their generating functions. We also establish new relations between combinatorial numbers and polynomials, and also central moments. Furthermore, by applying Euler operator and Laplace transformation to central moments, we derive some important results. Finally, we give further remarks, observations and comments related to the content of this paper.
Clinical and immunological outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-infected vaccine responders, vaccine non-responders, and unvaccinated patients evaluated for neutralizing monoclonal antibody treatment at a single German tertiary care center: a retrospective cohort study with prospective follow-up
Authors: Triebelhorn J. , Schneider J. , Spinner C. D. , Iakoubov R. , Voit F. , Wagner L. , Erber J. , Rothe K. , Berthele A. , Pernpeintner V. , Strauß E.-M. , Renders L. , Willmann A. , Minic M. , Vogel E. , Christa C. , Hoffmann D. , Protzer U. , Jeske S. D. 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
This study assessed the clinical and immunological outcomes of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients with risk factors for severe disease depending on their immunological status.

Methods
In this retrospective study with single follow-up visit, clinical outcome and humoral immunity was monitored in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients at risk. The results were compared based on the patients’ initial immunological status: unvaccinated (UV), patients who did not develop neutralizing antibodies after vaccination (vaccine non-responders, VNR), and patients who expressed neutralizing antibodies after vaccination (vaccine responders, VR). Patients who lacked neutralizing antibodies (VNR and UV) were treated with nMABs.

Results
In total, 113 patients at risk of severe COVID-19 consented to participate in the study. VR and UV were not admitted to the hospital. During the observation period, UVs had the highest rate of SARS-CoV-2 re-infections. Three of 41 VNRs (7.3%) were hospitalized due to severe COVID-19, with two of them having undergone iatrogenic B-cell depletion. The humoral immune response after infection was significantly lower in the VNR group than in the VR group in terms of anti-N, anti-receptor-binding domain (RBD), anti-S antibody titers, and anti-S antibody avidity. In a sub-analysis of VNR, B cell-deficient non-responders had significantly lower levels of anti-N antibodies and anti-S avidity after infection than other VNRs.

Conclusion
VNR, particularly B-cell-depleted VNR, remained at risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19. In the VR group, however, no clinical complications or severe disease were observed, despite not receiving nMAbs. Tailoring the administration of nMABs according to patient vaccination and immunological status may be advisable.
A multi-step method to solve bipolar-fuzzy initial value problem
Authors: Ahmady E. , Ahmady N. , Allahviranloo T. , Shahriari M. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractBipolar-fuzzy differential equations applied for modeling in science, engineering, and social science. The aim of this paper is to provide a numerical method to determine the preferred level of accuracy with less computational cost. The proposed method is generated by combining three-step explicit and two-step implicit bipolar-fuzzy methods, which are obtained by the spline interpolation. For more illustration, the consistency, stability, and convergence theorems are discussed in detail. Finally, for show the performance and efficiency of the method, several numerical examples are presented.
Suppressing friction-induced stick-slip vibration through a linear PZT-based absorber and energy harvester
Authors: Chen Wei , Mo Jiliang , Ouyang Huajiang , Zhao Jing , Xiang Zaiyu 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn this paper, a PZT (lead zirconate titanate)-based absorber and energy harvester (PAEH) is used for passive control of friction-induced stick-slip vibration in a friction system. Its stability condition coupled with PAEH is analytically derived, whose efficiency is then demonstrated by numerical simulation. The results show that the structural parameters of the PAEH can significantly affect the system stability, which increases with the mass ratio between the PAEH and the primary system, but first increases and then decreases with the natural frequency ratio between the PAEH and the primary system. The impacts of the electric parameters of the PAEH on the system stability are found to be insignificant. In addition, the PAEH can effectively suppress the stick-slip limit cycle magnitude in a wide working parameter range; however, it does not function well for friction systems in all the working conditions. The stick-slip vibration amplitude can be increased in the case of a large loading (normal) force. Finally, an experiment on a tribo-dynamometer validates the findings of the theoretical study, in which the vibration reduction and energy harvesting performance of the PAEH is fully demonstrated.
Experimental studies on the energy dissipation of bolted structures with frictional interfaces: A review
Authors: Wang Yongfeng , Ma Yanhong , Hong Jie , Battiato Giuseppe , Firrone Christian M. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractBolted joints play a more and more important role in the structure with lighter weight and heavier load. This paper aims to provide an overview of different experimental approaches for the dynamic behavior of structures in the presence of bolted joints, especially the energy dissipation or damping at frictional interfaces. The comprehension of energy dissipation mechanisms due to friction is provided first, while the key parameters and the measurement techniques, such as the excitation force, the preload of the bolt, or the pressure at the interfaces, are briefly introduced. Secondly, the round-robin systems aim to measure the hysteresis parameters of the frictional joints under tangential loads are reviewed, summarizing the basic theory and the strategies to apply the excitation force or acquire the response in different testing systems. Followed by parameter identification strategies for bolted structures, the test rigs with one or more simplified bolted joints are summarized to give an insight into the understanding of typical characteristics of bolted structures, which are affected by the presence of friction. More complex test rigs hosting real-like or actual engineering structures with bolted lap or flange joints are also introduced to show the identification process of the dynamic characteristics of bolted connections employed in specific applications. Based on the review paper, researchers can get the basic knowledge about the experimental systems of the bolted structures, especially several classical round robin systems, such as the Gaul resonator and widely used Brake-Reuß beam system. Readers can take advantage of this background for more creative and effective future studies, make more progress on the study of assembled structures and understand the influence of bolting frictional connections on the dynamic response better.
After the trans brain: a critique of the neurobiological accounts of embodied trans* identities
Authors: Arraiza Zabalegui Maite 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThis paper critically analyses three main neurobiological hypotheses on trans* identities: the neurobiological theory about the origin of gender dysphoria, the neurodevelopmental cortical hypothesis, and the alternative hypothesis of self-referential thinking and body perception. In this study I focus then the attention on three elements: the issue of (de)pathologisation, the idea of the trans brain, and the aetiology of trans* identities. While the neurobiological theory about the origin of gender dysphoria and the neurodevelopmental cortical hypothesis claim the existence of the trans brain, each offering its own neurobiological depiction, the hypothesis of self-referential thinking and body perception doesn’t postulate a distinctive neurobiological trait for all trans* people. I problematize both portrayals of the trans brain departing from the findings and conceptualizations of the paradigm shifting brain mosaicism. Unlike the hypothesis of self-referential thinking and body perception that keeps the question of causation open, both the neurobiological theory about the origin of gender dysphoria and the neurodevelopmental cortical hypothesis situate the origin of trans* identities in the neurobiological domain. I challenge the biological deterministic framework in which this aetiology is inscribed from a dynamic processual entanglement perspective. Finally, concerning the issue of (de)pathologisation of trans* identities, an evolution can be seen in each of the hypothesis and among them, from the least to the most depathologising. However, I question their complete departure from a pathologising framework.
Measuring primary school teachers’ attitudes towards new technology use: development and validation of the TANT questionnaire
Authors: Wijnen Frances , Walma van der Molen Juliette , Voogt Joke 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThis study concerns the development and validation of a questionnaire to measure primary school Teachers’ Attitudes towards New Technology use in teaching (TANT). Many researchers, policy makers and educators have emphasized the importance of using new technology in teaching. However, no instrument is available to measure teachers’ attitudes towards using new technology in teaching. In a previous literature study (authors), we used the well-known Theory of Planned Behaviour to identify and structure eight underlying factors that make up primary school teachers’ attitudes towards using technology in teaching. In the current study we aim to measure these factors. To that end, we developed eight corresponding scales, as well as a scale to measure primary school teachers’ use of new technology. Results of the validation study among 659 pre- and in-service teachers showed adequate convergent and discriminant validity for six attitudinal factors and teachers’ use of new technology. In addition, we explored the predictive validity of the attitudinal factors for explaining variability in teachers’ use of new technology and established configural, metric and scalar measurement invariance.
Review on synthesis of novel carbonyl derivatives of biological macromolecules by oxidation of polysaccharides with permanganate ion in alkaline media
Authors: Hassan R. M. , Ibrahim S. M. 
Published: February 2024

AbstractSynthesis of mono- and diketones as carbonyl group derivatives in biomacromolecular chemistry is very essential task for industrial biotechnology applications. However, there are various techniques to synthesize such carbonyl groups, the most common and efficient methods are the chemical oxidation of alcoholic biological macromolecule by suitable oxidizing agents. Therefore, diversified oxidants have emerged for such purpose, particularly for the derivatives of polysaccharides as natural polymeric carbohydrates in either acidic or alkaline solutions, however, the permanganate ion was found to be the most competitive oxidizing agent for clean and efficient synthesis of such carbonyl derivatives in alkaline media due to easy removal of formed Mn (IV) by complexation with fluoride ions, giving rise to the insoluble MnF4, which can be separated by filtration. Despite the extensive studies on the oxidation of organic compounds by alkaline permanganate. Little of knowledge regarding the type of electron transfer and transition states involved in the rate-determining processes during the oxidation of alcoholic macromolecules by this oxidant. In addition, the literature survey still remains suffering from a lack of information about the reaction kinetics, mechanistic in terms of the nature of electron-transfer and transition states in the rate determining steps of in such oxidation–reduction systems. All of the above arguments encouraged us to present the current review concerning the synthesis of either mono- or diketo derivatives of such homo (non-sulfated) or hetero (sulfated) polysaccharides using alkaline permanganate, aiming to compensate for the lack of information with respect to the nature of electron transfer pathway routes through pertinent interpretations and discussions, as well as to develop innovative methodologies for the synthesis of carbonyl derivatives of biological macromolecules with high potential applications in pharmaceutics and medicine as well as industrial biotechnology.
Effect of strain rate on the stress corrosion cracking of TP439 stainless steel in water vapor environment at 500 ℃
Authors: Li Futian , Liu Guangming , Liu Shuaiqi , Zhu Yanbin , Dong Meng , Zhang Bangyan 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe effect of water vapor on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of TP439 stainless steel at 500 °C was investigated using slow strain rate tensile tests at three strain rates of 2 × 10–5/s, 2 × 10–6/s, and 2 × 10–7/s. Air was selected as a comparative blank test environment for the water vapor environment. The results showed that the tensile strength of the specimens increased significantly in air when the strain rate was decreased from 2 × 10–5/s to 2 × 10–7/s, while it decreased in water vapor. Dynamic strain aging (DSA) and SCC are the main factors contributing to the difference in tensile strength of the specimens in air and water vapor. The SCC of TP439 stainless steel in water vapor at 500 °C occurs at a strain rate of 2 × 10–7/s or even lower. Based on the SCC susceptibility index and SEM observation of specimen fracture, TP439 stainless steel exhibits a slight transgranular SCC in water vapor with low SCC susceptibility.
RNA structure: implications in viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases
Authors: Lu Suiru , Tang Yongkang , Yin Shaozhen , Sun Lei 
Published: February 2024

AbstractRNA is an intermediary between DNA and protein, a catalyzer of biochemical reactions, and a regulator of genes and transcripts. RNA structures are essential for complicated functions. Recent years have witnessed rapid advancements in RNA secondary structure probing techniques. These technological strides provided comprehensive insights into RNA structures, which significantly contributed to our understanding of diverse cellular regulatory processes, including gene regulation, epigenetic regulation, and post-transactional regulation. Meanwhile, they have facilitated the creation of therapeutic tools for tackling human diseases. Despite their therapeutic applications, RNA structure probing methods also offer a promising avenue for exploring the mechanisms of human diseases, potentially providing the key to overcoming existing research constraints and obtaining the in-depth information necessary for a deeper understanding of disease mechanisms.
Evaluation of the Situations of Coping With Mental Trauma and Trauma in Emergency Service Personnel Who Medically Intervened to Earthquake Affected People in the 2020 Izmir Earthquake
Authors: Keskin Gülseren , Yurt Esra 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the mental trauma and coping status of emergency health care workers who responded to the earthquake affected people in the October 2020 Izmir earthquake.

Methods:
This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Posttraumatic Cognition Inventory, Strategies for Coping with Earthquake Stress Scale (SCESS), and Post-earthquake Trauma Level Determination Scale (PETLDS) were used. Independent t-test, analysis of variance, Tukey’s test, and Pearson’s correlation analysis were used for statistical analysis. Statistical significance was accepted as P ≤ 0.05.

Results:
A total of 113 health-care professionals participated in the study. There is a positive and high degree of correlation between the religious coping sub-dimension of the SCESS and the PETLDS (P < 0.001). There was a moderate positive correlation between the religious coping sub-dimension of the SCESS and the state anxiety (P < 0.001) and trait anxiety (P < 0.001) subscales of the STAI.

Conclusions:
In our study, mental trauma and post-traumatic coping levels of health-care workers who were exposed to earthquakes differed according to age, gender, and educational status. We found that post-earthquake trauma levels were directly related to state and trait anxiety levels and religious coping levels. We found that, after the earthquake, social support seeking behavior, state and trait anxiety levels increased; negative cognitions about self, negative cognitions about the world, and self-blame increased.
Practice implications: This study draws attention to the evaluation of emergency health workers who work at the forefront of disasters in terms of subsyndromal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is recommended to make plans for psychologically protective and preventive interventions for health-care workers especially after disasters.
Sub-regional variability in the influence of ice-contact lakes on Himalayan glaciers
Authors: Scoffield Alex C. , Rowan Ann V. , Quincey Duncan J. , Carrivick Jonathan L. , Sole Andrew J. , Cook Simon J. 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Ice-contact lakes modify glacier geometry and dynamics by shifting the majority of mass loss from the ice surface to the terminus. Lake-terminating glaciers are known to experience greater thinning rates and higher velocities than land-terminating glaciers, but the controls on variability in surface elevation change and ice flow between lake-terminating glaciers in different regions remain poorly explored. We combined existing datasets of glacier velocity, surface elevation change and glacial lake area to characterise the evolution of 352 lake-terminating and land-terminating glaciers within three Himalayan sub-regions between 2000 and 2019. These analyses show that the influence of ice-contact lakes propagates up-glacier across only the lowermost 30% of the hypsometric distribution, even where lakes are well established. We find that ice-contact lakes only affect glacier behaviour when the lakes reach an advanced evolutionary stage; most clearly manifested in the Eastern Himalaya by statistically robust differences in glacier-wide surface elevation change between lake-terminating (–0.68 ± 0.05 m a–1) and land-terminating (–0.54 ± 0.04 m a–1) glaciers. These differences are driven by the presence of a greater number of well-developed ice-contact lakes in the Eastern Himalaya compared to in the Western and Central Himalaya, resulting from greater mass loss rates to date.
ON THE LIMIT SET OF A COMPLEX HYPERBOLIC TRIANGLE GROUP
Authors: SHI MENGQI , WANG JIEYAN 
Published: February 2024

AbstractLet
$\Gamma =\langle I_{1}, I_{2}, I_{3}\rangle $
be the complex hyperbolic
$(4,4,\infty )$
triangle group with
$I_1I_3I_2I_3$
being unipotent. We show that the limit set of
$\Gamma $
is connected and the closure of a countable union of
$\mathbb {R}$
-circles.