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Intercropping of orchardgrass and alfalfa improves soil fertility, forage yield, feeding values and land use efficiency while limiting ruminal greenhouse gas emissions
Authors: Xue Zhulin , Wang Yunling , Palmer Elizabeth , Zhang Yingjun 
Published: February 2023

AbstractIntercropping has been a globally accepted practice for forage production, however, consideration of multiple performance criteria for intercropping including forage production, feed use efficiency and ruminal greenhouse gas emissions needs to be further investigated. A two‐year field study was conducted to evaluate forage dry matter (DM) yield, nutritive value, feeding values and land‐use efficiency as well as ruminal carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions of intercropped orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa) sown in five intercropping ratios (100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, and 0:100, based on seed weight) and three nitrogen (N) fertilizer levels (0, 50, and 100 kg ha−1). Increasing alfalfa proportion and N fertilizer level increased soil nutrients and the two‐year total DM yield. Intercropping increased both land and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) compared with monocultures. Greater NUE was obtained when N fertilizer was applied at 50 kg ha−1, compared with 100 kg ha−1. Increasing the proportion of alfalfa in intercrops increased the crude protein yield and rumen undegraded protein yield. Harvested forage intercrops were incubated with ruminal fluid for 48 h. Degraded DM yield, CO2 and CH4 emissions increased with increasing alfalfa proportion in intercrops. Overall, the 75:25 of orchardgrass‐alfalfa intercrops was recommended as the best compromise between high forage productivity, superior feed use efficiency and low ruminal greenhouse gas emissions through complementary effects. The results indicate that the appropriate N fertilization level would be 50 kg ha−1 for acquiring higher nitrogen use efficiency and forage productivity.
Messing up research: A dialogical account of gender, reflexivity, and governance in auto‐ethnography
Authors: Hales Sophie , Galbally Paul 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThis paper aims to contribute to a growing critical and reflexive awareness of the implications of gendered assumptions about ontology, epistemology, and ethics in academic research governance and practice. It provides a retrospective account of the authors' shared experiences of an autoethnographic study of lap dancing clubs, focusing on critical or “sticky moments” encountered, and considering the implications of these for research more widely. It does so by highlighting the gendered power relations shaping academic research, showing how Judith Butler's critique of the heterosexual matrix can be applied to a critical, reflexive understanding of the impact of binary, hierarchical gender power relations. The analysis provides insight into some of the ways in which autoethnographic research on sexualized work may become messy, dirty, and sticky in ways that accentuate power inequalities but also open up moments of opportunity for gender binaries and hierarchies to be revealed, challenged, and resisted. Using a Butlerian lens to reflect on our experiences, we contribute to understanding how heteronormative assumptions shape perceptions of what makes “good,” “clean,” and ethically (formally) approved research that conforms to the governmental norms of the heterosexual matrix and, by implication, those contaminating forms of research that disrupt or resist its disciplinary effects. As ethnographic research is often messy by its very nature, and particularly so when situated within sex/sexualized work, we aim to show how gendered assumptions can inhibit reflexivity in academic knowledge production, resulting in research processes that are (paradoxically) unethical. In response, we suggest three ways in which gender reflexive research might be pursued, by: (i) identifying gendered assumptions reflexively and dialogically, (ii) adopting an anti‐essentialist approach that foregrounds experiential, embodied knowledge, and (iii) developing an anti‐hierarchical methodology. We do so in the hope of opening up ways that might enable others to avoid heteronormative assumptions having potentially detrimental consequences for their research and to offer a starting point for developing gender reflexive knowledge production in the future.
Use of glucono‐delta‐lactone in the accelerated processing of boneless dry‐cured lamb hams
Authors: Palhares Priscila Cotta , do Carmo Lorrany Ramos , Andrade Bruna Fernandes , Ramos Alcineia de Lemos Souza , Piccoli Roberta Hilsdorf , Ramos Eduardo Mendes 
Published: February 2023

SummaryThe production of high‐quality dry‐cured lamb meat products represents an important strategy to contribute to the development of the sheep sector. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the acidulant glucono‐δ‐lactone (GdL) and drying to 40% (ML40) and 50% (ML50) mass loss on the technological and microbiological characteristics of boneless dry‐cured lamb hams. The use of GdL reduced the drying time by 27% (ML40) and 23% (ML50), generating products with lower pH values and higher counts (approximately 1 log cycle) of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Water activity (aw), lipid oxidation and technological characteristics related to colour and texture were not affected by GdL, but ML50 showed greater hardness and chewiness and a lower aw and TBARS index than ML40. The use of GdL and drying to 40% mass loss produce safe high‐quality products in a shorter process time and with technological characteristics like those of traditional dry‐cured hams.
Phenolic compounds mediated biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles and evaluation of their bioactivities: A review
Authors: Huang Xin , Devi Sarita , Bordiga Matteo , Brennan Charles S. , Xu Baojun 
Published: February 2023

SummaryGold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been applied in a variety of fields based on their unique physical and chemical properties. Phenolic compounds (PCs) are the largest variety of phytochemicals in foods and have received substantial attention owing to their extraordinary health benefits. Recently, extensive studies have been conducted on the synthesis and conjugation of PCs onto AuNPs (AuNP/PC) characterisation, their bioactivities such as antimicrobial, anticancerous, anti‐inflammatory. PCs served the dual roles, i.e., as reductant and stabiliser during the synthesis of AuNPs/PC in a one‐pot process. The synthesis parameters for AuNP/PCs and the characteristic properties of as‐synthesised AuNP/PCs should be evaluated to achieve the highly efficient bioactivities. Therefore, the critical criteria for the synthesis of AuNP/PC such as the temperature, pH, and molar ratio of the precursors are reviewed. It is found that the PCs mediated reduction of gold salt can provide the well dispersed and stable AuNPs with a high negative surface charge (−15 to −54 mV) and an average SPR band ranging from 520 to 600 nm. The presence of surface hydroxyl groups in AuNP/PCs was the indication of successful conjugation of PCs with AuNPs. It can be concluded that the synergistic effect of the PCs‐conjugated AuNPs greatly enhanced their bioactivities.
The association between social isolation and oral health of community‐dwelling older adults—A systematic review
Authors: Yun Shan , Ogawa Natsuka , Izutsu Miku , Yuki Michiko 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAimSocial isolation and oral health problems commonly exist in older populations and can influence each other. However, evidence on this bidirectional correlation is scarce. This systematic review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of literature in which social isolation and oral health were associated with each other separately.MethodsElectronic searches were performed through six databases. Original cross‐sectional and longitudinal prospective studies that evaluated the associations between social isolation and oral health as either exposure or outcome were included.ResultsIn total, 282 articles were retrieved. Of these, 10 cross‐sectional studies and one longitudinal study were included in the analysis. The level of evidence reported was generally moderate to strong. Most studies found that both stronger objective and perceived social isolation were associated with worse oral health in both directions. The frequency of meeting friends had an inconsistent association with oral health.ConclusionsThe results of our systematic review showed a bidirectional association between social isolation and oral health in independent community‐dwelling older adults. Both objective and perceived social isolation are associated with oral health. As objective social isolation indicators, quality of social connectedness appears to play a more important role in the association with oral health.
The process of becoming independent while balancing health management and social life in adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors
Authors: Miyagishima Kyoko , Ichie Kazuko , Sakaguchi Kimiyoshi , Kato Yuka 
Published: February 2023

AbstractAimThis study aimed to elucidate the process of how adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) become independent while balancing health management and social life with a view to providing long‐term support.MethodsSemi‐structured interviews were conducted with 22 Japanese CCSs aged 16–25 years. The data were then qualitatively analysed using the modified grounded theory approach.ResultsSeven “categories” and 35 “concepts” were generated. The connections among these categories and concepts revealed the process of becoming independent while balancing health management and social life. The first phase in the process is “coordination within constraints,” which includes “consciousness and worries about deteriorating health” and “adjustments to balance schoolwork and treatment.” This phase changes into “challenges to being free and normal” and “release from constraints.” Psychological development then occurs as “gratitude toward surrounding people” and “sustenance from experiencing a rare illness.” However, CCSs also “face worries about the persistent effects of cancer,” including “awareness of the necessity to continue hospital visits even into adulthood.” Through these experiences, CCSs reach the phase of “finding a way to live with oneself,” which integrates health management with social life.ConclusionsThese findings may help parents and health, education, and social‐care professionals anticipate and share changes in CCSs physical condition, daily life, and psychosocial development. CCSs need support in terms of coordinating cancer therapy and school life, trying what they want to do, self‐managing their own health condition, and forming their identity, including making sense of their illness experience.
Bacterial culture and susceptibility of samples taken from septic foot lesions of adult beef cattle
Authors: Walker Kelsey E. , Middleton John R. , Gull Tamara , Payne Craig A. , Adkins Pamela R. F. 
Published: February 2023

AbstractBackgroundLameness is an economically important and common disease of cattle, and foot disease is the most common cause of lameness in cattle. Limited data is available regarding lameness in cow‐calf operations.ObjectivesDescribe the bacteria most commonly isolated from septic lesions of the feet of adult beef cattle and the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the isolated bacteria.AnimalsFifty‐four adult cattle from cow‐calf operations and diagnosed with a sole abscess or distal interphalangeal joint sepsis were enrolled.MethodsProspective observational study. Abscess fluid from a convenience sample of clinical cases was cultured. Isolated bacteria were identified using matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight (MALDI‐TOF) mass spectrometry or 16s rRNA gene sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiling was performed on isolates when a bacterial species was identified from ≥5 samples.ResultsFifty of the 54 samples were polymicrobial. Trueperella pyogenes (22/54), Streptococcus uberis (16/54), and Bacteroides pyogenes (14/54) were the most commonly isolated bacteria. Eighty‐one of 96 tested isolates were resistant to at least 1 antimicrobial; multidrug resistance was identified in 37/96 isolates. Oxytetracycline (50/96), tylosin (40/96), and florfenicol (37/96) resistance was commonly identified. Resistance to ceftiofur (5/96) was rare.Conclusions and Clinical ImportanceSeptic processes of the foot in these adult beef cattle frequently were polymicrobial. Most of the isolated bacteria were resistant to at least 1 antimicrobial with over one‐third being multidrug resistant. Although simple sole abscesses do not require antimicrobial treatment, deep septic processes of the foot often are treated with antimicrobials. Culture and susceptibility of deep septic lesions may guide judicious antimicrobial usage.
An EPFL peptide signaling pathway promotes stamen elongation via enhancing filament cell proliferation to ensure successful self‐pollination in Arabidopsis thaliana
Authors: He Yunxia , He Xiaomeng , Wang Xiaoyang , Hao Mengyue , Gao Jiale , Wang Yangxiayu , Yang Zhong‐Nan , Meng Xiangzong 
Published: February 2023

Summary
Proper stamen filament elongation is essential for plant self‐pollination and reproduction. Several phytohormones such as jasmonate and gibberellin play important roles in controlling filament elongation, but other endogenous signals involved in this developmental process remain unknown.
We report here that three EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR‐LIKE (EPFL) family peptides, EPFL4, EPFL5 and EPFL6, act redundantly to promote stamen filament elongation via enhancing filament cell proliferation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Knockout of EPFL4‐6 genes led to shortened filaments due to defective filament cell proliferation, resulting in pollination failure and male sterility.
Further genetic and biochemical analyses indicated that the ERECTA family and the SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS RECEPTOR KINASE (SERK) family RLKs form receptor complexes to perceive EPFL4‐6 peptides and promote filament cell proliferation. Moreover, based on both loss‐ and gain‐of‐function genetic analyses, the mitogen‐activated protein kinase cascade MKK4/MKK5‐MPK6 was shown to function downstream of EPFL4‐6 to positively regulate cell proliferation in stamen filaments.
Together, this study reveals that an EPFL peptide signaling pathway composed of the EPFL4‐6 peptide ligands, the ERECTA‐SERK receptor complexes and the downstream MKK4/MKK5‐MPK6 cascade promotes stamen filament elongation via enhancing filament cell proliferation to ensure successful self‐pollination and normal fertility in Arabidopsis.
Sectoral Shocks and Monetary Policy in the United Kingdom*
Authors: Dixon Huw , Franklin Jeremy , Millard Stephen 
Published: February 2023

AbstractWe examine the extent to which monetary policy should respond to movements in sectoral inflation rates using a Generalized Taylor model that takes specific account of the sectoral make‐up of the consumer price index. We calibrate the model for each sector using the UK consumer price microdata. We find that a policy rule allowing for different responses to inflation in different sectors outperforms a rule targeting only aggregate inflation, as does a rule responding only to core inflation. However, we find that the optimal sectoral rule only leads to a small absolute improvement in terms of extra consumption.
Person‐organization fit theory and research: Conundrums, conclusions, and calls to action
Authors: Kristof‐Brown Amy , Schneider Benjamin , Su Rong 
Published: February 2023

AbstractThe article presents a personal historical review of the person‐organization fit (PO) literature by Amy Kristof‐Brown, Benjamin Schneider and Rong Su. We present six conundrums and research evidence about each that we've encountered while studying fit during our careers: (1) What exactly is PO fit?—the term can be narrowly or broadly defined, but must be distinguished from other forms of Person‐Environment (PE) fit; (2) What is the best way to measure PO fit?—there are a variety of ways, each with strengths and liabilities and the measure of P and O can vary across a variety of attributes; (3) At what level of analysis is PO fit?—although conceptually cross‐level, it has been studied most frequently as an individual‐level variable; (4) To what extent does PO fit actually matter?—quite a bit, especially with regard to individual attitudes and turnover, but there are many caveats including measures and national culture; (5) Is PO fit always desirable?—for individuals generally yes, but there can be benefits of misfit; for organizations the answer is still unknown, particularly with regard to diversity; and (6) What are the implications of PO fit change over time?—it is clear that people engage in purposeful activity toward establishing fit in their lives, and purposeful organizational tactics toward accomplishing productive fit is recommended. Addressing these conundrums, we provide thoughts on future directions for research on PO fit and practical implications for managers who want to maximize the benefits of PO fit.
Elimination of Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Pathological Microbiota with Photodynamic Therapy in Women from Mexico City with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia I
Authors: López‐Cárdenas María Teresa , Jiménez Adriana , Espinosa‐Montesinos Araceli , Maldonado‐Alvarado Elizabeth , Osorio‐Peralta Martha Olivia , Martinez‐Escobar Alejandro , Moreno‐Vázquez Alejandra , Aguilera‐Arreola Ma. Guadalupe , Ramón‐Gallegos Eva 
Published: February 2023

AbstractCervical carcinoma (CC) is the second cause of cancer death in Mexican women. It starts with premalignant lesions known as Intraepithelial Cervical Neoplasia (CIN) that can develop due to infection by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and other microorganisms. Current CIN therapy involves invasive methods that affect cervix integrity and fertility; we propose the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as a strategy with few side effects. In this work, the effectiveness of PDT for CIN I, HPV and pathogenic vaginal microbiota elimination in 29 women of Mexico City with CIN I, CIN I + HPV and HPV diagnosis was determined. After 6 months of PDT application, HPV infection was eliminated in 100% of the patients (P < 0.01), CIN I + HPV in 64.3% (P < 0.01) and CIN I in 57.2% (P > 0.05). PDT also eliminated pathogenic microorganisms: Chlamydia trachomatis in 81% of the women (P < 0.001) and Candida albicans in 80% (P < 0.05), without affecting normal microbiota since Lactobacillus iners was eliminated only in 5.8% of patients and the opportunistic Gardnerella vaginalis in 20%. These results show that PDT was highly effective in eradicating HPV and pathogenic microorganisms, suggesting that PDT is a promising therapy for cervical infections.
Prejudice as Viciousness: Marie de Gournay and Anton Wilhelm Amo
Authors: Forbes Allauren Samantha 
Published: February 2023

AbstractMarie de Gournay and Anton Wilhelm Amo, though thinking and writing in different social contexts, each offer an account of prejudice which bears a deep philosophical resonance to that of the other. This resonance is striking and mutually illuminating: Gournay and Amo develop a view of prejudice as a kind of epistemic and moral viciousness that damages both the prejudicial person and their socio‐epistemic neighbors. Their accounts highlight how agents are rightly held responsible for prejudice, as it is the agents' epistemic negligence and moral failure that allows prejudice to take hold. As such, their view offers a balance between a critical examination of individuals and an acknowledgement of the deep sociality that pervades the epistemic domain.
A New Modified Levenberg–Marquardt Method for Systems of Nonlinear Equations
Authors: Chen Liang , Ma Yanfang 
Published: February 2023

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Analysis of Clinical Treatment of Laryngeal Stenosis After Radiotherapy and Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy with Cricohyoidoepiglottopexy of Mid-stage and Advanced Laryngeal Cancer
Authors: Jia Yanxuan , Jiang Donghui , Wu Xiaoguang , He Xiaoguang , Tang Ju , Sun Zewu 
Published: February 2023

ObjectiveTo investigate the possible causes and treatment methods of laryngeal stenosis after radiotherapy following supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (SCPL-CHEP).MethodsThe data of seven patients with laryngeal stenosis after radiotherapy following SCPL-CHEP were analysed retrospectively. All patients were diagnosed with mid-stage or advanced laryngeal carcinoma before surgery, and the pathological type was squamous cell carcinoma. All patients met the requirements for SCPL-CHEP surgery. When laryngeal stenosis was found during the post-surgical follow-up period, patients were immediately given the appropriate treatment according to their conditions.ResultsAll seven patients had laryngeal stenosis. One patient underwent granulation resection using a laryngoscope, four patients underwent granulation removal + low-temperature plasma ablation using a laryngoscope, and two patients underwent laryngeal dehiscence surgery + laryngotracheal T-tube placement. All patients recovered well after surgery, with patent airways.ConclusionLaryngeal stenosis in patients with mid- and late-stage laryngeal carcinoma is one of the rare complications of SCPL-CHEP. Second-stage laryngeal dilatation can be selected according to the patient’s laryngeal stenosis. Most patients with laryngeal stenosis can be extubated completely.
Effect of icariin on the H2O2-induced proliferation of mouse airway smooth muscle cells through miR-138-5p regulating SIRT1/AMPK/PGC-1α axis
Authors: Huang Yu-fang , Ou Guo-chun , Ma Shou-hong , Liu Ming-wei , Deng Wen 
Published: February 2023

Icariin exerts antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects and is used in the treatment of bronchial asthma. However, the specific modes of action are uncertain. In this study, we investigated whether icariin could modulate the silencing information regulator 2-related enzyme 1 (SIRT1)/adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator 1α (PGC-1α) axis by regulating miR-138-5p during H2O2-induced proliferation of mouse airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs). Primary BALB/c mouse ASMCs were cultured using the tissue block adherence method and were induced with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2; 200 μmol/L) to establish a bronchial asthma ASMC proliferation model. With the aid of Western Blot and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in H2O2-induced ASMCs, the expression of miR-138-5p, SIRT1, AMPK, PGC-1α, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), collagen I, and collagen III protein and mRNA were investigated. The proliferation rate and activities of superoxide dismutase1 (SOD1), reduced glutathione (GSH), malonaldehyde (MDA), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in ASMCs were determined. The results suggest Compared with the H2O2-induced group, icariin inhibited the miR-138-5p expression; enhanced SIRT1, p-AMPK, and PGC-1α expression; attenuated MDA activity and ROS level; lowered TGF-β1, collagen I, and collagen III expression levels; and decreased the proliferation of ASMCs induced by H2O2. The dual-luciferase reporter gene assay results showed that SIRT1 is a regulatory target of miR-138-5p.The results suggest that Icariin could improve the H2O2-induced proliferation of ASMCs. The mechanism may be related to the increase of activation of SIRT1/AMPK/PGC-1α axis by suppressing the expression of miR-138-5p. Thus, SIRT1 is the regulatory target of miR-138-5p.