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Psychodrama group for teenagers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Garcia Ribeiro Catarina , Pereira Tiago , Teixeira de Sousa João 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis paper describes a research study carried out within a Morenian psychodrama group for adolescents. The group was started due to the current pandemic situation and the research was intended to characterize spontaneity and clinical status before therapy began (T0) and its evolution along nine months of intervention (T3). Structured and validated questionnaires were used. Also, a non-structured individual interview was conducted with each member of the group to measure the participants’ subjective perception of therapy impact in the face-to-face and online modality of our approach. We found improvements in 5 participants (n = 6) from T0 to T3 considering spontaneity measure and global scores of an outcome measure which assesses subjective well-being, symptomatology, life function and risk/harm. We also found that parents’ feedback and the subjective participants’ impression were really positive where the benefits of psychodrama are concerned.
Effect of Primary Versus Revisional One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) on Fatty Acid Profile
Authors: Szymanski Michal , Wilczynski Maciej , Pakiet Alicja , Kaska Lukasz , Proczko-Stepaniak Monika , Bigda Justyna , Sledzinski Tomasz , Mika Adriana 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Introduction
One anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) is one option of a revisional procedure for failed sleeve gastrectomy. Moreover, it can be used as a primary bariatric procedure, and is an effective surgery resulting in significant weight loss and the resolution or improvement of obesity-associated medical problems, accompanied by low perioperative complications. However, as with any therapy, OAGB has its limitations, including micronutrient deficiency or malnutrition. In our study, we compared the fatty acid (FA) profile in serum of patients after both primary OAGB (pOAGB) and revisional OAGB (rOAGB) to identify potential postsurgical FA alterations.

Methods
This is a retrospective study on patients with obesity who underwent OAGB procedures (pOAGB n=68; rOAGB n=17), conducted from 2016 to 2018. In blood, we analyzed a series of biochemical parameters, and in the serum, the FA profile was determined using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Results
The percentage of excess BMI loss (% EBMIL) after pOAGB was 73.5 ± 2.47% in comparison to 45.9 ± 4.15% in the rOAGB group (p<0.001). In contrast to the lack of effect of rOAGB on most polyunsaturated FAs, in the pOAGB group, there was a decrease in eicosapentaenoic acid, and eicosatetraenoic and docosahexaenoic acid levels (p<0.001). We also found a decrease in very long-chain FAs (VLCFAs) and an increase in branched-chain FAs (BCFAs) after both types of OAGB procedure.

Conclusions
Both OAGB procedures improved the profile of most FAs, leading to a decrease in VLCFAs, which are considered harmful, and an improvement in BCFAs, which are considered to be beneficial. There is a need to further investigate the possibility of n-3 polyunsaturated FA supplementation after pOAGB, due to the large decrease in these FAs after pOAGB.

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Regularity results for local solutions to some anisotropic elliptic equations
Authors: di Blasio Giuseppina , Feo Filomena , Zecca Gabriella 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn this paper we study the higher integrability of local solutions for a class of anisotropic equations with lower order terms whose growth coefficients lay in Marcinkiewicz spaces. A condition for the boundedness of such solutions is also given.
Comparison of Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone) and Reduced Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinol) as Supplement to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Reduce Cardiovascular Mortality
Authors: Fladerer Johannes-Paul , Grollitsch Selina 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Purpose of Review
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Heart failure has been defined as a global pandemic leading to millions of deaths. Recent research clearly approved the beneficial effect of Coenzyme Q10 supplementation in treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with heart failure in clinical trials but did not distinguish between the oxidised form CoQ10 and reduced form CoQH2 of Coenzyme Q10. The aim of this study is to determine differences in medical application of CoQ10 and CoQH2 supplementation and evaluate the efficacy of CoQ10 and CoQH2 supplementation to prevent cardiovascular disease in patients with heart failure.

Recent Findings
A PubMed search for the terms “ubiquinone” and “ubiquinol” was conducted, and 28 clinical trials were included. Our findings go along with the biochemical description of CoQ10 and CoQH2, recording cardiovascular benefits for CoQ10 and antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties for CoQH2. Our main outcomes are the following: (I) CoQ10 supplementation reduced cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure. This is not reported for CoQH2. (II) Test concentrations leading to cardiovascular benefits are much lower in CoQ10 studies than in CoQH2 studies. (III) Positive long-term effects reducing cardiovascular mortality are only observed in CoQ10 studies.

Summary
Based on the existing literature, the authors recommend CoQ10 instead of CoQH2 to treat and prevent cardiovascular disease in patients with heart failure.
Dietary Supplementation of Microalgae and/or Nanominerals Mitigate the Negative Effects of Heat Stress in Growing Rabbits
Authors: Bashar Amr M. , Abdelnour Sameh A. , El-Darawany Abdelhalim A. , Sheiha Asmaa M. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractHeat stress (HS) is one of the most significant environmental factors that result in fluctuations and shrinkage in rabbit growth, health, and overall productivity. This study aims to investigate the effects of dietary mineral nanoparticles (selenium or zinc) and/or Spirulina platensis (SP) independently and in combination on stressed growing rabbits. A total of 180 weaned growing New Zealand White rabbits were included in this study and randomly divided into six dietary treatments. Rabbits received a basal diet (control group; CON group) or fortified with SP (1 g/kg diet), selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs, 50 mg/kg diet), zinc nanoparticles (ZnNPs, 100 mg/kg diet), and a mixture of SP and SeNPs (SPSeNPs) or SP and ZnNPs (SPZnNPs) groups for 8 weeks during summer conditions. The obtained results demonstrated a significant increase in the final body weight and weight gain (p < 0.05). Additionally, the feed conversion ratio was improved during the periods from 6 to 14 weeks in the treated rabbits compared to those in the CON group. Dietary supplements considerably improved (p < 0.05) the blood hematology (WBCs, Hb, RBCs, and Hct) and some carcass traits (liver weights and edible giblets). All dietary supplements significantly decreased serum levels of total glycerides (p < 0.0001), AST (p = 0.0113), ALT (p = 0.0013), creatinine (p = 0.0009), and uric acid (p = 0.0035) compared to the CON group. All treated groups (except ZnNPs) had lower values of total bilirubin and indirect bilirubin in a dose-dependent way when compared to the CON group. The values of IgA, IgG, and superoxide dismutase were significantly improved (p < 0.05) in all treated rabbits compared to the CON group. Compared with the CON group, the levels of T3 (p < 0.05) were significantly increased in all treated growing rabbits (except for the ZnNP group), while the serum cortisol, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), malondialdehyde, and protein carbonyl were significantly decreased in the treated groups (p < 0.05). Dietary supplements sustained the changes in hepatic, renal, and cardiac impairments induced by HS in growing rabbits. Adding SP (1 g/kg diet) or SeNPs (50 mg/kg diet) in the diet, either individually or in combination, improved growth performance, blood picture, and immunity-antioxidant responses in stressed rabbits. Overall, these feed additives (SP, SeNPs, or their mixture) can be applied as an effective nutritional tool to reduce negative impacts of summer stress conditions, thereby maintaining the health status and improving the heat tolerance in growing rabbits.
A New Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere? With, against, and beyond Habermas
Authors: Susen Simon 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe main purpose of this paper is to assess the validity of the contention that, over the past few decades, the public sphere has undergone a new structural transformation. To this end, the analysis focuses on Habermas’s recent inquiry into the causes and consequences of an allegedly ‘new’ or ‘further’ [erneuten] structural transformation of the political public sphere. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part considers the central arguments in support of the ‘new structural transformation of the public sphere’ thesis, shedding light on its historical, political, economic, technological, and sociological aspects. The second part offers some reflections on the most important limitations and shortcomings of Habermas’s account, especially with regard to key social developments in the early twenty-first century. The paper concludes by positing that, although the constitution of the contemporary public sphere is marked by major—and, in several respects, unprecedented—structural transformations, their significance should not be overstated, not least due to the enduring role of critical capacity in highly differentiated societies.
Journey of Violence: Refugee Women’s Experiences Across Three Stages and Places
Authors: Borges Gabriela Mesquita 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis article examines violence experienced by refugee women across three distinct (geographic and symbolic) stages and places: in their countries of origin, during the displacement journey, and in the country of asylum. Drawing from a criminological and gender perspective, 24 semi-structured interviews were conducted with refugee women, 14 women were from the Middle East, and 10 women were from Africa, currently residing in Portugal. This study focused on understanding the individual dimensions that provide insight into women’s meanings, intersubjective constructions, and perceptions of their refugee process, using the narrative paradigm. Grounded theory and abduction approaches were used to focus on participants’ active construction of meaning. The research highlights that individual memories of harm and suffering among refugee women are profoundly influenced by encounters with gendered, structural, and symbolic forms of violence. The article presents a three-part analysis of women’s violence narratives, shedding light on their processes of becoming refugees.
How Adolescents in Residential Care Perceive their Skills and Satisfaction with Life: Do Adolescents and Youth Workers Agree?
Authors: Gallardo-Masa Coral , Sitjes-Figueras Rosa , Iglesias Edgar , Montserrat Carme 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAdolescents in residential care display a self-perception of their own skills that may differ from how their youth workers perceive them. This difference in perceptions may influence the way youth workers see the adolescents they serve and can have an impact on the development of these children. Moreover, how adolescents perceive their own skills may also influence other aspects, such as the degree of satisfaction they have in different areas of their lives. This article analyses perceptions of cognitive, emotional and social skills and their relationship with life satisfaction in a sample of adolescents in residential care in different European countries (Spain, Poland and Germany). At the same time, the relationships these adolescents establish within the residential setting, both with other peers and with the youth workers involved in their education, have also been used to assess their satisfaction. The research has collected quantitative data through 2 questionnaires, one for the children (N = 238) and one for their youth workers (N = 217). The results show that, in most aspects, the adolescents’ self-perceptions and evaluations are higher than those attributed to them by their youth workers. Another important finding is that the average scores for satisfaction with aspects of life are low, many of them below 7 points (out of 10). Regression analyses indicate that higher skill ratings are associated with higher well-being. This article highlights the importance of changing the perspective of youth workers to a more positive one that supports, empowers and accompanies adolescents in residential care.
A new inter-disciplinary relationship: introducing self-organized criticality to failures in aviation security
Authors: McFarlane Paul 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThis paper introduces the concept of self-organized criticality (SOC) to research on, and debates about, preventing the occurrence of human-mediated failures in aviation security. It aims to persuade readers (policymakers, security professionals, and academics) from different fields that this is a good topic for further research and one that is worth pursuing. This paper views aviation security as a complex system that produces risky behaviors because of chance interactions between many forms of human error. By rethinking the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld (BTW) sandpile model, the paper uses the explanatory nature of SOC to explore whether criticality may be viewed as a crucial component of aviation security. It elaborates on the effects of arbitrary interactions between various types of error using the BTW sandpile model’s illustrative characteristics. The paper concludes by speculating that SOC can be used to generate new ways of thinking about interventions to mitigate failure and that academics and security professionals from various fields could collaborate to develop fresh ideas and integrated concepts to further our understanding of a crucial subject for the aviation industry.
Study of the growth mechanism of a self-assembled and ordered multi-dimensional heterojunction at atomic resolution
Authors: Liu Zunyu , Zhao Chaoyu , Jia Shuangfeng , Meng Weiwei , Li Pei , Yan Shuwen , Cheng Yongfa , Miao Jinshui , Zhang Lei , Gao Yihua , Wang Jianbo , Li Luying 
Published: November 2023

AbstractMulti-dimensional heterojunction materials have attracted much attention due to their intriguing properties, such as high efficiency, wide band gap regulation, low dimensional limitation, versatility and scalability. To further improve the performance of materials, researchers have combined materials with various dimensions using a wide variety of techniques. However, research on growth mechanism of such composite materials is still lacking. In this paper, the growth mechanism of multi-dimensional heterojunction composite material is studied using quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) antimonene and quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) antimony sulfide as examples. These are synthesized by a simple thermal injection method. It is observed that the consequent nanorods are oriented along six-fold symmetric directions on the nanoplate, forming ordered quasi-1D/quasi-2D heterostructures. Comprehensive transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterizations confirm the chemical information and reveal orientational relationship between Sb2S3 nanorods and the Sb nanoplate as substrate. Further density functional theory calculations indicate that interfacial binding energy is the primary deciding factor for the self-assembly of ordered structures. These details may fill the gaps in the research on multi-dimensional composite materials with ordered structures, and promote their future versatile applications.
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Terahertz Irradiation Improves Cognitive Impairments and Attenuates Alzheimer’s Neuropathology in the APPSWE/PS1DE9 Mouse: A Novel Therapeutic Intervention for Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Zhang Jun , Chen Yixin , Zhao Yarui , Wang Panpan , Ding Hongbin , Liu Cong , Lyu Junhong , Le Weidong 
Published: November 2023

AbstractAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration in the brain. In recent years, considering the unsatisfied benefits of pharmacological therapies, non-pharmacological therapy has become a research hotspot for AD intervention. Terahertz (THz) waves with a range between microwave and infrared regions in the electromagnetic spectrum and high permeability to a wide range of materials have great potential in the bioengineering field. However, its biological impacts on the central nervous system, under either physiological or pathological conditions, are poorly investigated. In this study, we first measured the 0.14 THz waves penetration across the skull of a C57BL/6 mouse and found the percentage of THz penetration to be ~70%, guaranteeing that THz waves can reach the relevant brain regions. We then exposed the APPSWE/PS1DE9 mouse model of AD to repeated low-frequency THz waves on the head. We demonstrated that THz waves treatment significantly improved the cognitive impairment and alleviated AD neuropathology including Aβ deposition and tau hyperphosphorylation in the AD mice. Moreover, THz waves treatment effectively attenuated mitochondrial impairment, neuroinflammation, and neuronal loss in the AD mouse brain. Our findings reveal previously unappreciated beneficial effects of THz waves treatment in AD and suggest that THz waves may have the potential to be used as a novel therapeutic intervention for this devastating disease.
De relatie tussen ziekenhuisopname door COVID-19 en ervaren, mentale en fysieke gezondheid na twaalf maanden
Authors: Kuijs Lobke , van Jaarsveld Cornelia H. M. , Raaijmakers Fieke , Hassing Robert-Jan , Wevers Kirsten , Croezen Simone 
Published: November 2023

Samenvatting
Inleiding
In dit onderzoek kijken we naar de prevalentie van restklachten, ervaren gezondheid, en mentale en fysieke gezondheid twaalf maanden na een COVID-19-besmetting bij personen die wel en niet zijn opgenomen in het ziekenhuis vanwege een COVID-19-besmetting.

Methode
We hebben een online vragenlijstonderzoek gedaan bij personen die positief getest zijn bij de GGD’en Noord- en Oost-Gelderland en Gelderland-Midden (n = 8232) en bij patiënten die opgenomen zijn geweest in ziekenhuis Rijnstate (n = 125).

Resultaten
De opgenomen personen rapporteren vaker restklachten (83,5%) en ervaren gemiddeld meer restklachten (3–4 klachten) dan niet-opgenomen personen (45,9% en 1–2 klachten). Ziekenhuisopname vergroot de kans op een slechte ervaren gezondheid (oddsratio (OR) = 2,50; 95%-betrouwbaarheidsinterval (BI) 1,84–3,38) en meer beperking bij lichte (OR = 2,34; 95%-BI 1,77–3,10), matige (OR = 1,80; 95%-BI 1,37–2,35) en forse fysieke inspanning (OR = 2,57; 95%-BI 1,97–3,36), maar niet op een slechte mentale gezondheid (OR = 1,32; 95%-BI 0,94–1,86).

Conclusie
Personen die zijn opgenomen in het ziekenhuis vanwege een COVID-19-besmetting bezitten twaalf maanden na besmetting vaker en meer restklachten dan niet-opgenomen personen. Daarnaast heeft ziekenhuisopname invloed op de ervaren gezondheid en beperking van fysieke inspanning twaalf maanden na besmetting.
Flow cytometric analysis and sorting of plant chromosomes
Authors: Doležel Jaroslav , Urbiš Petr , Said Mahmoud , Lucretti Sergio , Molnár István 
Published: November 2023

AbstractFlow cytogenetics is a high-throughput technique that classifies large populations of mitotic chromosomes according to their fluorescence and light scattering as they move in a single file rapidly in a narrow stream of liquid. Flow karyotyping can detect structural and numerical chromosome changes, and chromosomes purified by sorting have been used to discover the three-dimensional organization of DNA, characterize the proteome, and describe the organization of the perichromosomal layer at the nanometre level. However, the most frequent and important use of flow cytogenetics has been the isolation of different chromosomes. Chromosome sorting has made it possible to dissect nuclear genomes into small and defined parts, therefore allowing targeted, simplified, and more economical genomic analyses. The uses of flow-sorted chromosomes for genome complexity reduction and targeted analysis have expanded hand-in-hand with the progress of molecular biology and genomics techniques. These uses include the targeted development of DNA markers, the construction of chromosome-specific DNA libraries, physical mapping, draft genome sequencing, and gene cloning.
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Variation and oscillation for semigroups associated with discrete Jacobi operators
Authors: Betancor J. J. , De León-Contreras M. 
Published: November 2023

AbstractIn this paper we prove weighted $$\ell ^p$$

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-inequalities for variation and oscillation operators defined by semigroups of operators associated with discrete Jacobi operators. Also, we establish that certain maximal operators involving sums of differences of discrete Jacobi semigroups are bounded on weighted $$\ell ^p$$

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-spaces. $$\ell ^p$$

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-boundedness properties for the considered operators provide information about the convergence of the semigroup of operators defining them.
Spacecraft Materials’ Reflectivity and Surface Morphology: Aging Caused by Proton Irradiation
Authors: Keil Denise , Sznajder Maciej , Renger Thomas , Bartels Nils , Seefeldt Patric , Riede Wolfgang , Spröwitz Tom , Dekorsy Thomas 
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe radiation environment in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is dominated by protons captured by Earth’s magnetic field in the Inner Van-Allen belt. Defunct satellites and other space debris objects can be resident in this environment for several decades and even centuries. So far, there is little knowledge about the impact of long-duration proton exposure to the surface morphology and reflectivity in LEO environment. We report on a laboratory test campaign exposing typical spacecraft materials with protons of 100 keV and 2.5 keV kinetic energy and a fluence corresponding to an in-orbit duration of 100 years and 120 years, respectively, in an 800 km sun-synchronous orbit. Although we find microscopic changes in surface morphology, reflectivity changes of all tested materials were smaller than 15%. This result brings positive news for on-going efforts to use optical methods, e.g. lightcurve measurements or active polarimetry, for characterizing space objects, since it suggests that data can - to a good approximation - be analyzed without accounting for proton induced aging effects that might affect the materials’ optical properties over time.