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Mindfulness, inductive reasoning, and awareness of age‐related changes: A daily diary study
Authors: Graham Lyndsey N. , Neupert Shevaun D. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractMindfulness, understood as present‐centered thinking, has positive effects on cognition. Cognitive abilities fluctuate on a daily basis in older adulthood. Awareness of age‐related change (AARC) focuses on an individual's perception of life changes as a result of growing older and includes dimensions of both gains and losses. AARC losses are negative age‐related changes that are attributed to growing older, and have been linked to fluctuations in cognition. Utilizing Holas and Jankowski's cognitive model of mindfulness as a framework, we investigated the potential mediation effect of AARC losses as a type of perceived change in internal experiences. We used multilevel models to analyze daily diary data from 116 older adults (aged 60–90, M = 64.71, SD = 4.98). Participants provided baseline information on Day 1 and then completed parallel versions of inductive reasoning tests each day along with reports of daily mindfulness and AARC on Days 2–9. In line with the cognitive model of mindfulness, within‐person increases in daily mindfulness were associated with increases in inductive reasoning performance. Our results also extend the cognitive model of mindfulness because we found through multilevel mediation that increases in mindfulness were associated with decreases in AARC losses, which were then associated with increases in inductive reasoning performance. AARC losses significantly mediated the within‐person relationship between mindfulness and cognition. Efforts aimed at reducing perceived AARC losses might assist older adults in taking full advantage of the positive benefits of mindfulness on their daily cognitive abilities.
Conservation decision support for Silver Chub habitat in Lake Erie
Authors: McKenna James E. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract

Objective
Conservation and restoration of aquatic species is difficult, especially for rare species, because their habitats are typically disturbed, obscuring the natural ability of the habitat to support each species. The Lake Erie population of Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana struggles to sustain itself in a habitat disturbed by a wide spectrum of anthropogenic factors. Application of multiple model predictions can provide indications of conservation or restoration opportunities for this species.

Methods
A combination of models that predict the best potential for Lake Erie habitat to support Silver Chub and the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on that population were used to identify habitat conditions throughout the western aquatic lake unit.

Result
As many as 76 combinations of best habitat potential and disturbance conditions were present, but the best opportunities occurred in &lt;12% of the study area. Some of the best protection opportunities were farthest offshore, and extensive areas of least disturbed habitat for restoration were near the southern and western shores. The location-specific model predictions provide fine-scale decision support for Silver Chub habitat protection or restoration.

Conclusion
The approach applied here may help identify compatibilities among species to achieve the desirable fish community for Lake Erie and reconcile conflicting management actions.
The associations between spiritual well‐being, hope and psychological symptoms in Chinese childhood cancer patients: A path analysis
Authors: Liu Qi , Ho Ka‐Yan , Lam Katherine‐Ka‐Wai , Lam Winsome , Ma Polly , Abu‐Odah Hammoda , Belay Getaneh Mulualem , Yuen John Wai Man , Ling Dong‐lan , Ching Shirley‐Siu‐Yin , Wong Frances‐Kam‐Yuet 
Published: August 2023

AbstractAimsWe aimed to test a model in which hope and spiritual well‐being acted as protective factors against anxiety and depressive symptoms in childhood cancer patients (CCPs). We hypothesized that hope and spiritual well‐being were mutually reinforcing factors that would both reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.MethodsUsing path analysis, the hypothetical model was tested on a cross‐sectional sample of 412 Chinese CCPs aged 8–17 years. Self‐reported measures were used to obtain data on participants' social and clinical characteristics, spiritual well‐being, hope, anxiety and depressive symptoms.ResultsThe hypothetical model was supported. Results suggested that sex, treatment type and diagnosis predicted spiritual well‐being; diagnosis and time since diagnosis predicted hope. Spiritual well‐being and hope were mutually predictive and mutually reinforcing, and were both negatively associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms. This model predicted 40% of the variance in spiritual well‐being, 37% in hope, 39% in depressive symptoms, and 28% in anxiety.ConclusionSpiritual well‐being and hope were mutually reinforcing and served as protective factors against anxiety and depressive symptoms. These support the value for integrating spiritual and hope elements in developing interventions for CCPs to improve their spiritual and psychological well‐being along the disease trajectory.
Clinical and epidemiological features and severity markers in children admitted with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC) in a tertiary care center in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: AboAlEla Habiba H. , Ali Abdulrahman Y. , Al‐Sharif Ghadah A. , Abuhammour Walid , Tayoun Ahmad Abou , Almoosa Mohammad , Uribe Diego Arango , Al‐Fraihat Ali , Ho Samuel B. , Khamis Amar H. , Popatia Rizwana , Yavuz Lemis 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundMultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC) is a phenomenon that appeared in children infected with or exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome‐coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). The typical onset of MISC is 4−6 weeks following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and is formulated to be due to an immune response.MethodsOur study retrospectively analyzed data from a tertiary center in United Arab Emirates of MISC patients who were admitted to either general pediatric wards or pediatric intensive care (PICU) or who came exclusively for follow‐up (post‐PICU admission) from May 2020 to August 2021.ResultsThe total sample size was 50 patients, and the study included a comparison of MISC‐PICU admissions with MISC‐non‐PICU admissions. The MISC‐PICU sample size was 18 patients, 50% females, with mean age of 8.3 years all were previously healthy. MISC‐PICU patients had deranged blood counts with a lower hemoglobin count, a more pronounced lymphopenia and thrombocytopenia along with hypoalbuminemia. MISC‐PICU patients presented with relatively higher inflammatory markers: C‐reactive protein, procalcitonin, ferritin, and d‐dimer. Immunological studies were significantly higher for interleukin‐6 levels in PICU patients. On echocardiography, higher myocardial dysfunction was more notable in MISC‐PICU patients. Likewise, MISC‐PICU patients were provided with more extensive therapy. As part of our study course, we reevaluated our MISC‐PICU patients twice, once at 48 h post‐PICU admission and again 4−6 weeks after discharge from the hospital. No deaths have been recorded in the cohort.ConclusionThis study evaluated risk factors of MISC and potential severity features. Follow‐up of patients on discharge showed improvement across all domains.
Spatial and temporal dynamics of soybean gall midge (Resseliella maxima) parasitism by Synopeas maximum
Authors: Melotto Gloria , Potter Bruce D. , Koch Robert L. , Lindsey Amelia R. I. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBACKGROUNDSoybean gall midge, Resseliella maxima Gagné (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is a pest that impacts soybean yield in the Midwest United States. While biological control using parasitoids may be a promising approach for managing this pest, it is crucial to have a deep understanding of parasitism dynamics to ensure effective implementation. We investigated R. maxima parasitism using a combination of three methods: rearing of field‐collected hosts, dissection, and molecular assays.RESULTSWe confirmed parasitism of R. maxima by the recently described wasp Synopeas maximum Awad & Talamas (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) and used our combinatorial approach to observe the spatial and temporal relationships between R. maxima and its parasitoid in the field. The number of R. maxima adults was greater in symptomatic plants on field edges than the field interior, but such a pattern was inconsistent for parasitism rates. Parasitism rates were generally highest early and late in the season, and lower in the middle of the season when the number of R. maxima was highest.CONCLUSIONIn Minnesota, overall season‐long parasitism rates of R. maxima were low (< 2%). To facilitate a wider investigation of the biological control of R. maxima, we designed a protocol for high throughput DNA extraction and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) that can be used across a broader geography. Further research should evaluate how parasitism rates by Synopeas maximum could be promoted in production fields. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
The type and correct authorship of the name Muscari neglectum (Asparagaceae)
Authors: Böhnert Tim , Del Guacchio Emanuele 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe binomial Muscari neglectum is commonly used for a widespread Mediterranean geophyte. However, the correct authorship has long been disputed. Here we show, in a rather unusual case, that the authorship must be attributed to Michele Tenore and to the renowned zoologist Giosuè Sangiovanni; the latter is otherwise unlisted among botanical authorities. As several different lectotypes of the name have been proposed over the years, we clarify which designation should be followed.
The Interplay of Task Characteristics, Linguistic Complexity, and Language Proficiency in High‐Stakes English as a Foreign Language Writing
Authors: Riemenschneider Anja , Weiss Zarah , Schröter Pauline , Meurers Detmar 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe linguistic characteristics of text productions depend on various factors, including individual language proficiency as well as the tasks used to elicit the production. To date, little attention has been paid to whether some writing tasks are more suitable than others to represent and differentiate students' proficiency levels. This issue is especially relevant in the context of high‐stakes language examinations. In this study, we investigated task effects in English as a foreign language (EFL) Abitur examinations, the high‐stakes test qualifying for higher education admission in Germany. Based on texts produced by 362 students, we examined (a) if and how student writings differ in their linguistic complexity and (b) if the EFL Abitur tasks are equally suited to differentiate the students' proficiency levels. We used a broad operationalization of linguistic complexity, including measures from various linguistic domains in the computational analysis of the texts. The results of our mixed‐effects models show that student texts differ in their linguistic complexity primarily by the functional needs of the task types employed (summary, analysis, and argumentation). Furthermore, writing tasks that demand high independence in language performance are best suited to differentiate between proficiency levels, which becomes especially evident in vocabulary choice and usage.
An update on the roles of transcription factor Ets1 in autoimmune diseases
Authors: Garrett‐Sinha Lee Ann 
Published: August 2023

AbstractTranscription factors are crucial to regulate gene expression in immune cells and in other cell types. In lymphocytes, there are a large number of different transcription factors that are known to contribute to cell differentiation and the balance between quiescence and activation. One such transcription factor is E26 oncogene homolog 1 (Ets1). Ets1 expression is high in quiescent B and T lymphocytes and its levels are decreased upon activation. The humanETS1gene has been identified as a susceptibility locus for many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. In accord with this, gene knockout of Ets1 in mice leads to development of a lupus‐like autoimmune disease, with enhanced activation and differentiation of both B cells and T cells. Prior reviews have summarized functional roles for Ets1 based on studies of Ets1 knockout mice. In recent years, numerous additional studies have been published that further validateETS1as a susceptibility locus for human diseases where immune dysregulation plays a causative role. In this update, new information that further links Ets1 to human autoimmune diseases is organized and collated to serve as a resource. This update also describes recent studies that seek to understand molecularly how Ets1 regulates immune cell activation, either using human cells and tissues or mouse models. This resource is expected to be useful to investigators seeking to understand how Ets1 may regulate the human immune response, particularly in terms of its roles in autoimmunity and inflammation.This article is categorized under:Immune System Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/EpigeneticsImmune System Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Continuing Evolution of Research on Teaching and Learning: Exploring Emerging Methods for Unpacking Research on Teachers, Teaching, and Learning
Authors: Orrill Chandra Hawley , Gearty Zarina , Wang Kun 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn this chapter, we consider current trends in mathematics education research to highlight the ways in which Medley’s framework is still relevant. In the three decades since Medley’s original framework was presented, research has continued to change. This chapter provides an overview of some of these changes and the implications they have for applying Medley’s framework to learning environments. To this end, we begin by discussing methodologies that have become more widespread. We then explore examples of research methods that offer new ways of thinking about research questions related to teaching and learning in formal environments, thus allowing researchers to look across the variables in ways that were unavailable until recently. We then discuss some of the opportunities created by technology. These have changed the ways we collect data and the data we collect. We close by discussing how the changes discussed in this chapter specifically relate to presage-process–product research. Our goal in this chapter is not to present a comprehensive review of the literature, rather, we seek to highlight both where the field is now in terms of research methods and tools as well as to provide examples of the ways in which Medley’s framework is being pursued in newer research.
Bleeding management: rFVIIIFc in hemophilia A and liver transplantation
Authors: Grottke Oliver , Rieg Annette , Ulmer Florian , Hein Marc 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Background
In patients with severe hemophilia A prolonged bleeding may occur even in cases of minor trauma or surgery.

Objective
To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of a recombinant extended half-life (EHL) FVIII concentrate for perioperative bleeding management in a patient with severe hemophilia A undergoing liver transplantation.

Material and methods
Prior to transplantation FVIII activity and perioperatively required FVIII supply were estimated. In an individualized approach efmoroctocog alfa was supplemented if the intrinsic clotting time in the thrombelastometry was > 170 s.

Results
The patient perioperatively received a total of 28,000 IU efmoroctocog alfa. No signs of hemorrhage or complications were detected and no further intervention was necessary.

Conclusion
The present case demonstrates that the use of an EHL FVIII is suitable for a successful perioperative bleeding control even in hemophilia patients at a high bleeding risk during major surgery. Due to the EHL constant FVIII levels could be achieved with relatively few injections. In order to confirm the obtained results, more real-world data in different operative settings are essential. Further research is needed on the use of thrombelastometry to guide substitution of factor VIII perioperatively.
Gefährdet der Pflegepersonalmangel auf neonatologischen Intensivstationen die Versorgungssicherheit Neugeborener?
Authors: Fichtner Daniel , Flemmer Andreas W. , Fischer Uli , Koncz Viola , Oechsle Anna-Lisa , Klemme Mathias 
Published: August 2023

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
In Deutschland ist seit Jahren ein Pflegepersonalmangel zu beobachten, der insbesondere neonatologische Intensivstationen betrifft. Dabei wird vermutet, dass dieser Mangel zu reduzierten Versorgungskapazitäten führt, woraus Konsequenzen für die Versorgung von Neugeborenen resultieren. Diese werden mit einer retrospektiven Beobachtungsstudie am Beispiel der 3 neonatologischen Intensivstationen des LMU Klinikums München betrachtet.

Methoden
Für den 4‑jährigen Beobachtungszeitraum 08/2017–05/2021 wurden Zeitreihendaten der „Qualitätssicherungs-Richtlinie Früh- und Reifgeborene“ (QFR-RL) des Gemeinsamen Bundesausschusses, Bettenauswertungen, Personalplanwerte, Abmeldedaten und rettungsdienstliche Einsatzdaten der Stationen herangezogen und mittels einer deskriptiven Statistik sowie einer 2‑stufigen Regressionsanalyse untersucht.

Ergebnisse
Im Beobachtungszeitraum waren rund 21 % der notwendigen Pflegepersonalstellen unbesetzt, wobei die Qualitätsanforderungen gemäß QFR-RL weitgehend erfüllt waren. Um in Anbetracht des Personalmangels diese Anforderungen zu erfüllen, mussten jedoch verfügbare Betten gesperrt werden. Im Beobachtungszeitraum konnte sowohl eine Zunahme der Abmeldestunden der Stationen von der Bevölkerungsversorgung als auch ein Anstieg des relativen Risikos für eine Neugeborenen-Intensivverlegung beobachtet werden, wodurch im Mittel alle 3 Tage eine Verlegung resultierte.

Diskussion
Die Anforderungen an die pflegerische Versorgungsqualität von Neugeborenen sind gesetzlich vorgeschrieben, sodass sich der Pflegepersonalmangel überproportional in einer Reduktion der Versorgungskapazität niederschlägt. So müssen Konsequenzen für die Versorgungssicherheit der Bevölkerung durch Klinikabmeldungen und ein Verlegungsrisiko regelhaft in Kauf genommen werden.
Compact Structure-Preserving Signatures with Almost Tight Security
Authors: Abe Masayuki , Hofheinz Dennis , Nishimaki Ryo , Ohkubo Miyako , Pan Jiaxin 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn structure-preserving cryptography, every building block shares the same bilinear groups. These groups must be generated for a specific, a priori fixed security level, and thus, it is vital that the security reduction in all involved building blocks is as tight as possible. In this work, we present the first generic construction of structure-preserving signature schemes whose reduction cost is independent of the number of signing queries. Its chosen-message security is almost tightly reduced to the chosen-plaintext security of a structure-preserving public-key encryption scheme and the security of Groth–Sahai proof system. Technically, we adapt the adaptive partitioning technique by Hofheinz (Eurocrypt 2017) to the setting of structure-preserving signature schemes. To achieve a structure-preserving scheme, our new variant of the adaptive partitioning technique relies only on generic group operations in the scheme itself. Interestingly, however, we will use non-generic operations during our security analysis. Instantiated over asymmetric bilinear groups, the security of our concrete scheme is reduced to the external Diffie–Hellman assumption with linear reduction cost in the security parameter, independently of the number of signing queries. The signatures in our schemes consist of a larger number of group elements than those in other non-tight schemes, but can be verified faster, assuming their security reduction loss is compensated by increasing the security parameter to the next standard level.
Discoid lateral meniscus instability in children: part I. A new grading system of instability to clarify natural history
Authors: Simon Vandergugten , Paul Henri Bauwens , Charles Fiquet , Hélène Boyer , Nicolas Cance , Sebastien Raux , Franck Chotel 
Published: August 2023

AbstractObjectiveIn young patients, the discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) usually becomes symptomatic at the time of peripheral rim instability of a complete discoid form. However, little is known about the natural history of meniscal instability. The aim was to detect hidden forms of presentation of instability using the history and clinical mechanical symptoms of instability.MethodsRetrospective study of 114 paediatric knees treated for DLM. A new clinical grading system for instability (stable, locked, snapping, blocked and unblocked knees) was defined and studied in combination with MRI and arthroscopic findings.ResultsOne hundred seven DLMs (94%) showed instability due to edge detachment. Fifteen (13%) knees were stable (grade 0), 2 (2%) were grade 1, 57 (50%) were grade 2, 35 (31%) were grade 3 and 5 (4%) were grade 4. The cause of grade 3 was an extension deficit (26/35) or flexion deficit (9/35). Grade 1 or 2 correlated with limited detachment, unlike grade 3 or 4. The grade of instability never decreased, but rather increased in many knees during the natural history of DLM.ConclusionA new presentation of DLM is presented: episodic locking phenomenon and blocked knee with flexion deficit. Clinicians should be wary of pseudo‐improvement with the recovery of mobility after a period of the blocked knee, which may be due to a progression towards the ultimate degree of instability. Clinical grading of instability has clarified the natural history of DLM‐associated tearing.Level of evidenceIII.
What do older patients know about their medication? A cross-sectional, interview-based pilot study
Authors: Krause Olaf , Ziemann Corinna T. , Schulze Westhoff Martin , Schröder Sebastian , Krichevsky Benjamin , Greten Stephan , Stichtenoth Dirk O. , Heck Johannes 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Purpose
This study sought to analyze the medication knowledge and awareness of medication adjustment options during intercurrent illness (sick day rules) of patients ≥ 70 years treated at a hospital for geriatric medicine in northern Germany.

Methods
The study was designed as a cross-sectional, interview-based pilot study, was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hannover Medical School (No. 10274_BO_K_2022; date of approval: 11 March 2022), and enrolled a convenience sample of 100 patients between May and December 2022.

Results
The median of the average medication knowledge score in the study population (median age 82 years (IQR 75–87); 71% female) was 5 on a scale from 0 to 6 (IQR 3.8–5.6). Women achieved higher average medication knowledge scores than men (median 5.1 (IQR 4–5.6) vs. median 4.3 (IQR 3.6–5.1); p = 0.012), and patients < 80 years achieved higher average medication knowledge scores than patients ≥ 80 years (median 5.4 (IQR 4.9–5.7) vs. median 4.3 (IQR 3.2–5.3); p < 0.001). Sick day rules were known for only 1.1% of drugs for which sick day rules were applicable. Fifty-two percent of the patients reported that their general practitioner contributed most to their medication knowledge, and 66% considered their daily number of drugs to take adequate.

Conclusion
Our study showed that medication knowledge of older patients was overall satisfying. Awareness of sick day rules, however, was poor. Future studies should evaluate the clinical benefits of sick day rules and ways of better communicating sick day rules to patients. In this regard, general practitioners may play a decisive role.