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The relationships between specific dynamic action, nutrient retention and feed conversion ratio in farmed freshwater Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Authors: Elvy Jordan E. , Symonds Jane E. , Hilton Zoë , Walker Seumas P. , Tremblay Louis A. , Herbert Neill A. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractImproving the feed conversion ratio (FCR; the amount of feed consumed relative to the amount of weight gain) can reduce both production costs and environmental impacts of farmed fish. The aim of this study was to investigate what drives FCR to understand how nutrients are retained, as well as the amount of oxygen consumed for digestion, absorption and assimilation (a metabolic process known as specific dynamic action, SDA). Feed‐efficient and inefficient Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in fresh water were identified using ballotini beads and X‐radiography that tracked individual feed intake across three assessment periods under satiated feeding. This allowed a comparison of physiological traits and body composition between the two FCR phenotypes over two time points as Chinook salmon grew from 305 to 620 g. Fish with higher daily feed intake (DFI) had higher daily weight gain (DWG) as expected. Nonetheless, the relationship between FCR and DFI as well as FCR and DWG was variable between time points. FCR and DWG were not correlated at the first time point and were negatively correlated at the second time point. In contrast, FCR and DFI were positively correlated at the first time point but not the second. Despite this, efficient fish ate smaller meals and retained more protein, lipid and energy in their body tissues. There was no detectable difference in metabolism between the two FCR phenotypes with respect to minimal resting metabolic rate, maximum metabolic rate, aerobic scope, or SDA parameters. In conclusion, FCR is not consistently associated with growth and metabolic differences in freshwater Chinook salmon, but FCR‐efficient fish retain more nutrients and consume smaller meals.
Benefits, limitations and implementation issues for integrating organic foods into hospital foodservices: a systematic review
Authors: Buller Marnie , Di Stefano Jack , D'Anna Natalie , Haimovich Julia , Indovino Alessia , Leeson Taylor , Muscat Cassie , Triskelidis Ariana , Cook Nathan , Porter Judi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackgroundPublic institutions have the opportunity to implement environmental sustainability policies through leveraging their buying potential. Given the role of hospitals within the food system, the implementation of sustainable initiatives into hospital foodservices is a priority. Compared to conventional agricultural methods, organic food production uses more sustainable practices and warrants consideration for utilisation in hospitals. This systematic review aimed to synthesise the published literature to identify benefits, limitations and implementation issues regarding the use of organic foods in hospital foodservice settings.MethodsThe review protocol was prospectively published (PROSPERO registration CRD42022322245) and reported consistent with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A systematic search of four databases was undertaken for papers published from January 2000 to March 2022; key outcome data were extracted and synthesised. Study quality was assessed using the Quality Criteria Checklist for Primary Research or the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist.ResultsAfter review of 4102 titles/abstracts and 113 full‐text papers, the final library comprised 10 papers of moderate to high quality. The implementation of organic foods increased quality in addition to environmental sustainability improvements. The price premium, additional production requirements, change to kitchen routines and concerns with food quality and security of supply were reported as barriers. Government targets for increasing organic food, organisational support, and staff knowledge and training supported implementation.ConclusionsThis review identified opportunities for the implementation of organic foods into hospital foodservices, but there are numerous barriers to be overcome through strategies including organisational support and staff training.
To curve for survival: Apical hook development
Authors: Wang Yichuan , Peng Yang , Guo Hongwei 
Published: December 2022

AbstractApical hook is a simple curved structure formed at the upper part of hypocotyls when dicot seeds germinate in darkness. The hook structure is transient but essential for seedlings' survival during soil emergence due to its efficient protection of the delicate shoot apex from mechanical injury. As a superb model system for studying plant differential growth, apical hook has fascinated botanists as early as the Darwin age, and significant advances have been achieved at both the morphological and molecular levels to understand how apical hook development is regulated. Here, we will mainly summarize the research progress at these two levels. We will also briefly compare the growth dynamics between apical hook and hypocotyl gravitropic bending at early seed germination phase, with the aim to deduce a certain consensus on their connections. Finally, we will outline the remaining questions and future research perspectives for apical hook development.
Shrub diversity in Mediterranean shrublands: Rescuer or victim of productivity?
Authors: Madrigal‐González Jaime , Fernández‐Santos Belén , Silla Fernando , García Rodríguez José Antonio 
Published: December 2022

AbstractAimsUnravelling the most prevalent causal direction between diversity and function in naturally recovered plant assemblages can greatly improve our understanding of the functional significance of diversity and its applications under the ongoing environmental changes. In this study, we apply a structural equation model framework to unravel the most plausible causal direction in the diversity–productivity relationship in subseral Mediterranean shrub‐dominated communities.MethodsTotal shrub cover (as a proxy of productivity when controlled by the time since land use cessation or the last wildfire), the number of species, and the number of functional types based on the dominant life forms (phanerophytes vs. chamaephytes), and the dominant foliar syndromes (deciduous vs. evergreen, needled vs. broad‐leaved), were sampled in 195 circular plots distributed along an elevation gradient ranging from 400 to 1400 m a.s.l. in the Central Iberian Peninsula. We first explored the distribution of functional types along the elevation gradient using a non‐metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS). Secondly, a structural equation model (SEM) framework using mixed‐effects models was defined to unveil the prevalent causal direction between diversity (species and functional types) and productivity at the landscape scale.ResultsModel selection using the Fisher'sCinformation criterion supported a causal direction from total shrub cover to diversity in this landscape. Interestingly, the best supported model also supported a positive relationship between species richness and the number of functional types, which in turn is driven by the total shrub cover along the elevation gradient.ConclusionsOur results suggest that more species might not necessarily boost productivity. On the contrary, ongoing warming temperatures and aridity, which are characteristic of low elevations compared to highlands, might significantly reduce the number of species (victim rather than rescuer) through deleterious effects on productivity.
Which is more stable and specific: DSM‐5 internet gaming disorder or ICD‐11 gaming disorder? A longitudinal study
Authors: Hong Yu Na , Hwang Hyunchan , Starcevic Vladan , Choi Tae Young , Kim Tae Ho , Han Doug Hyun 
Published: December 2022

AimThe high comorbidity rates of internet gaming disorder (IGD) and gaming disorder (GD) with other psychiatric disorders are concerning. A follow‐up study of gamers from clinical and nonclinical samples with and without diagnoses of IGD or GD was conducted to investigate the changes in diagnoses over a 1‐year period, compare their diagnostic stability, and examine the patterns of co‐occurrence between IGD and GD with other psychiatric disorders over the same period.MethodsBaseline and 1‐year follow‐up data of 279 participants, including 120 problematic gaming patients and 159 gamers from the general population, were analyzed. Information on demographics, gaming habits, and self‐reported psychological status was collected. Additionally, a structured interview was conducted using the Gaming Diagnostic Interview and the Mini‐International Neuropsychiatric Interview.ResultsAlthough there was no significant difference between the changes in IGD/GD diagnosis during the 1‐year period, 34.7% of the participants had a change in IGD diagnosis, while the number of GD cases increased to 60.4%. When evaluating the fixed effects of comorbidity on IGD and GD, attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder had the highest odds ratio for both IGD (75.23; 95% confidence interval [CI], 10.67–530.61) and GD (117.02 × 106; 95% CI, 2.23 × 106–6132.64 × 106).ConclusionThese results reveal that a GD diagnosis might be more prone to change than an IGD diagnosis. GD was also found to be more affected by comorbid psychiatric disorders.
Impact of telemedicine on the mental status of parents of children with CHD: A meta‐analysis
Authors: Sutjonong Tioky , Kalangi Ottofianus Alvedo H. , Pulinggomang Bethseba Brontang , Husada Dominicus 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackgroundStudies on telemedicine concentrate largely on children with congenital heart disease (CHD), in lieu of their respective parents. The psychological responses of parents of children with CHD may impact on their child's well‐being. This study aimed to examine the impact of telemedicine on the mental status of parents of children with CHD.MethodsA meta‐analytic approach was used to analyze scores on the Self‐reporting Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Self‐reporting Depression Scale (SDS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life, Brief Report (WHOQOL‐BREF) of the parents of children with CHD. Scores were compared between the telemedicine group and the control group prior to and following the intervention using the measurement of mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CIs).ResultsA total of 209 studies were assessed, of which 10 were incorporated into the systematic review, while four other studies met the meta‐analysis inclusion criteria. Following the intervention, the SAS and SDS scores were significantly lower in the telemedicine group in comparison to the control group (p < 0.001). Telemedicine also exerted a substantial influence on lowering the parents' SAS (p < 0.001) and SDS scores (p < 0.001), as well as improving the quality of life of the parents (p < 0.001).ConclusionTelemedicine has a positive impact on lowering both anxiety and depression as well as improving the quality of life of parents of children with CHD.
What does it mean for humans to be groupish?
Authors: Moya Cristina 
Published: December 2022

AbstractPerhaps because groupishness comes so easily to humans, clear operational definitions of the phenomena and justifications for the claim that it is deep‐seated are lacking in much of the literature. Furthermore, the assertion of human groupishness glosses over several important questions including which behaviors, which social boundaries, and which evolutionary processes make us groupish. In this paper I use an evolutionary lens, and cross‐species and cross‐cultural comparative examples to clarify the bases on which such a claim of particular human groupishness can be made. Specifically, if humans are particularly groupish, it is because we produce culturally‐structured social landscapes. This means the cognitive science of groupishness must incorporate the social science of the cultural evolution of group boundaries.
Shine, Shine, Ruthenium Caged Drug†
Authors: Etchenique Roberto , Filevich Oscar 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis is a highlight on the paper by Bonnet et al.: A Lock‐and‐Kill Anticancer Photoactivated Chemotherapy Agent. which constitutes an important step toward establishing photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) as a widespread tool to treat different health issues, specially tumors. PACT can be a useful technique to deliver already tested drugs, where the effect of the desired molecule is directed only to its target after light irradiation, even in the cases in which it is difficult to achieve a precise delivery in the desired organ or tissue. Ruthenium‐polipyridyl caged‐compounds are near ideal devices to deliver a drug in that precise fashion, albeit they usually fail in revealing their actual location due to their weak light emission properties. The mentioned work introduces a simple and clever idea: the use of a covalently linked fluorophore to map the caged‐compounds in‐vivo distribution prior to the eventual irradiation to activate the chemotherapy.
Polymorphisms in alternative oxidase genes from ecotypes of Arabidopsis and rice revealed an environment‐induced linkage to altitude and rainfall
Authors: Thiers Karine Leitão Lima , da Silva João Hermínio Martins , Vasconcelos Disraeli Cavalcante Araújo , Aziz Shahid , Noceda Carlos , Arnholdt‐Schmitt Birgit , Costa José Hélio 
Published: December 2022

AbstractWe investigated SNPs in alternative oxidase (AOX) genes and their connection to ecotype origins (climate, altitude, and rainfall) by using genomic data sets of Arabidopsis and rice populations from 1190 and 90 ecotypes, respectively. Parameters were defined to detect non‐synonymous SNPs in the AOX ORF, which revealed amino acid (AA) changes in AOX1c, AOX1d, and AOX2 from Arabidopsis and AOX1c from rice in comparison to AOX references from Columbia‐0 and Japonica ecotypes, respectively. Among these AA changes, Arabidopsis AOX1c_A161E&G165R and AOX1c_R242S revealed a link to high rainfall and high altitude, respectively, while all other changes in Arabidopsis and rice AOX was connected to high altitude and rainfall. Comparative 3D modeling showed that all mutant AOX presented structural differences in relation to the respective references. Molecular docking analysis uncovered lower binding affinity values between AOX and the substrate ubiquinol for most of the identified structures compared to their reference, indicating better enzyme‐substrate binding affinities. Thus, our in silico data suggest that the majority of the AA changes found in the available ecotypes will confer better enzyme‐subtract interactions and thus indicate environment‐related, more efficient AOX activity.
Do the Retired Elderly in Europe Decumulate Their Wealth? The Importance of Bequest Motives, Precautionary Saving, Public Pensions, and Homeownership
Authors: Yuji Horioka Charles , Ventura Luigi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractWe use microdata on a large number of European countries from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) to examine the wealth accumulation (saving) behavior of the retired elderly in Europe. We find that less than half of the retired elderly in Europe are decumulating their wealth and that the average wealth accumulation rate of the retired elderly in Europe is positive though relatively moderate (6.6 percent over a 3‐year period). These findings suggest that the Wealth Decumulation Puzzle (the tendency of the retired elderly to not decumulate their wealth or to decumulate their wealth more slowly than expected) applies in the case of Europe. Moreover, our regression results suggest that bequest motives, generous public pension systems, and the reluctance of retired elderly homeowners to sell or borrow against their owner‐occupied housing are the primary explanations for the existence of the Wealth Decumulation Puzzle in Europe.
Depositional Sequences of the Itararé Group in the Region of Mafra (SC) and their Regional Correlation
Authors: Kraft Ronaldo Paulo , Vesely Fernando Farias , Weinschütz Luiz Carlos 
Published: December 2022

The Itararé Group, Permocarboniferous of the Paraná Basin, has its deposition associated with the Late Paleozoic Ice Age (LPIA), which encompassed multiple glacial advance-retreat cycles. Recognizing the nature of the processes that form these rocks is essential to understand the diversity of glacial and non-glacial depositional systems that were active during the LPIA. Previous authors have carried out sedimentological and stratigraphic studies in outcrops of the Itararé Group in the Santa Catarina and Paraná states, however, the integration between these areas and the delimitation of glacial cycles is still little known. Seeking to increase the knowledge on the stratigraphy of the Itararé Group, this work aims to investigate its facies in five shallow boreholes in the Mafra region, northern Santa Catarina state. In this region, 300 meters of cores sampled almost the entire stratigraphic succession of the Itararé Group. We further integrate our results with published data from Alfredo Wagner, Vidal Ramos, Presidente Getúlio, Doutor Pedrinho and São João do Triunfo in order to build a regional stratigraphic framework. A total of 33 sedimentary facies were recognized and organized in five genetic associations, corresponding to subaqueous outwash fans, rain-out and mud settling, thin-bedded turbidites, mass- transport deposits, and thick-bedded turbidites. The regional stratigraphic correlation allowed the recognition of 5 glacial cycles, corresponding to depositional sequences of deglaciation. They show signs of glacial influence that diminish toward the top, where deltaic deposits developed as climatic conditions improved. Diamictites are present in all areas and distributed preferentially in the lower and middle sequences. They consist of mass- transport deposits with origin attributed to gravitational instability due to sediment accumulation in melting and glacial retreat phases.
A Technique for Constrained and Quantized Control of Nonlinear Systems Using Second-Order Cone Programming
Authors: Jansson Olli , Harris Matthew W. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
This paper presents a novel technique for control of systems with bounded nonlinearity, convex state constraints, and control constraints. The technique is particularly useful for problems whose control constraints may be written as convex sets or the union of convex sets. The problem is reduced to finding bounding solutions associated with linear systems, and it is shown that this can be done with efficient second-order cone program (SOCP) solvers. The nonlinear control may then be interpolated from the bounding solutions. Three engineering problems are solved. These are the Van der Pol oscillator with bounded control and with quantized control, a pendulum driven by a DC motor with bounded voltage control, and a lane change maneuver with bounded rotational control acceleration. For each problem, the resulting second-order cone program solves in approximately 0.1 s or less. It is concluded that the technique provides an efficient means of solving certain control problems with control constraints.
Integration of Dynamic Models and Virtual Reality for the Training of Steam Generator Operators
Authors: Mantelli Luca , Ferrando Marco , Traverso Alberto , Giannini Franca , Lupinetti Katia , Monti Marina , Anastasi Sara , Augugliaro Giuseppe , Monica Luigi 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The goal of the PITSTOP (Immersive platform for structured operator training) project is to overcome the limits of traditional workplace training on dangerous systems and reduce the related risks, using an innovative integration of engineering simulation models and virtual reality (VR) tools. This article specifically presents the first VR platform for training on small-scale industrial steam generators, representative of a vast class of hazardous industrial equipment. The dynamic model of the steam generator was developed in matlab-simulink using a mixed physics-based and data-driven approach. The generator model includes the main engineering components, actuators and measuring equipment, as well as control logic and emergency procedures. It can simulate normal operations and emergency situations. The model was calibrated using experimental data collected from the real system at various operating conditions to align simulated performance with the real behavior. The VR environment was developed in Unity, a graphics engine widely adopted by the videogame industry, using three-dimensional computer-aided design models of the steam generator and its surroundings. The user can access this immersive system wearing an HTC Vive headset. Unlike most existing training systems, learners can interact with the actuators using bare hands gestures, without controllers, making the experience intuitive and easily accessible. By connecting the dynamic model with the VR environment, the user's interactions are directly provided to the steam generator model, which in turn directly outputs the steam generator response to the VR environment, providing audio and visual feedback to the user, as if they were actually acting on the real generator. The results from this study could boost the further development of training platforms to safely train operators and certify their competence.
Synergy in Syngas Yield From Co-Pyrolysis of Cow and Chicken Manures
Authors: Goud Burra Kiran Raj , Selim Osama M. , Amano Ryoichi S. , Gupta Ashwani K. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Manure waste from dairy, livestock, and poultry industries can pose significant challenges in their disposal due to their odor, nitrogen, phosphorous, and heavy metals contents, and pathogens. Existing disposal techniques like anaerobic digestion, although can provide biogas with energy output, is a slow process with significant carbon loss to CO2 and can also result in leaching. High-temperature pyrolysis can convert these wastes into syngas along with biochar which can be used for various applications. Thermochemical conversion needs to be feed-flexible, and operating it with manures from various animal sources such as poultry and dairy sectors can provide sustained operation, intensified process, and improved conversion throughput. So, we examined high-temperature co-pyrolysis of chicken and cow manures to understand the influence of their mixture fractions on the syngas components and char yield. Lab-scale semi-batch co-pyrolysis was carried out for cow and chicken manures at 900 °C with mixture fractions varying from 0 to 100%. Syngas analysis from these tests revealed the presence of synergistic enhancement of its components and in terms of syngas energy yield and carbon conversion, a 2:3 ratio of cow to chicken manure resulted in the most enhancement compared to the expected aggregate of pyrolyzing cow and chicken manures separately. This paper provides a detailed analysis of these syngas components from co-pyrolysis in comparison with separate pyrolysis to explore the advantages of blended feedstock toward an efficient, clean, and feed-flexible pathway for manure waste disposal and utilization.