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Improvements in the Electrochemical Performance of Sodium Manganese Oxides by Ti Doping for Aqueous Mg‐Ion Batteries
Authors: Zhang Yongquan , Ding Tao , Wang Jingshun , Yao Anquan , Zhang Changhai , Zhang Tiandong , Zhang Yue , Feng Yu , Chi Qingguo 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIn recent times, the research on cathode materials for aqueous rechargeable magnesium ion battery has gained significant attention. The focus is on enhancing high‐rate performance and cycle stability, which has become the primary research goal. Manganese oxide and its derived Na−Mn−O system have been considered as one of the most promising electrode materials due to its low cost, non‐toxicity and stable spatial structure. This work uses hydrothermal method to prepare titanium gradient doped nano sodium manganese oxides, and uses freeze‐drying technology to prepare magnesium ion battery cathode materials with high tap density. At the initial current density of 50 mA g−1, the NMTO‐5 material exhibits a high reversible capacity of 231.0 mAh g−1, even at a current density of 1000 mA g−1, there is still 122.1 mAh g−1. It is worth noting that after 180 cycles of charging and discharging at a gradually increasing current density such as 50–1000 mA g−1, it can still return to the original level after returning to 50 mA g−1. Excellent electrochemical performance and capacity stability show that NMTO‐5 material is a promising electrode material.
Commentary: The challenges and promises of competitively employing autistic adults in the United States
Authors: Solomon Marjorie , Hernandez Jo Ann Yon , Ruder Steve , Bothra Surina , Gonzales Catherine , Kecskemeti Kali , Takarae Yukari 
Published: September 2023

AbstractCurrent United States statistics suggest that autistic individuals will experience high unemployment and underemployment rates throughout their lives. Furthermore, despite the passage of federal legislation to employ young autistic adults in competitive integrated settings, where they work alongside non‐disabled workers and earn at least minimum wage, most individuals receiving state services still are placed in day programs or sheltered workshops. Since meaningful employment is the most important determinant of life satisfaction, this failure is a critical societal problem, exerting increasing pressure for systems change. But the news is not all bad. Private sector companies have increased their hiring of disabled workers, producing a growing base of expertise in the recruitment, on‐boarding, training, and management of autistic employees. This has led to a growing recognition that autistic individuals can be ideal workers. Autism researchers have advanced the field by investigating these private industry programs as well as conducting efficacy trials of interventions and services that help autistic individuals in the workplace. However, gaps in knowledge persist stemming from the heterogeneity of autistic workers, limited knowledge about those not receiving state services, and a system of federal services that is fragmented, poorly coordinated, difficult to navigate, and over‐taxed. Autism researchers can continue to improve outcomes of autistic workers through investigations of the fit between autistic workers, their preferences, and the characteristics of available jobs, and through effectiveness trails of promising employment interventions and services that promote systems change that help break down the barriers to better integration of existing state services and resources in the United States.
Gout/hyperuricemia reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease: A meta‐analysis based on latest evidence
Authors: Wang Long , Tan Zheng , Wang Fu‐Yu , Wu Wen‐Pei , Wu Jun‐Cang 
Published: September 2023

AbstractObjectivePrevious studies have found the potential role of gout or hyperuricemia in subsequent development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) but reported inconsistent results. We conducted the current meta‐analysis to evaluate whether an association exists between gout/ hyperuricemia and AD.MethodsWe systematically searched PubMed and EMBASE for the published cohort studies that measured the risk of AD in subject with gout/ hyperuricemia up to May 20, 2023. Data extraction was employed by two authors independently. Rev Man 5.3 and Stata 15.0 software were used to calculate the relative ratio (RR) or hazard ratio (HR) for including studies. Subgroup analysis was performed to assess the sources of heterogeneity. A random‐effects model was adopted when heterogeneity was present. The funnel plot, Begg's test, and and Egger's test were used to assess publication bias.ResultsAfter rigorous screening, seven eligible studies were included in the final analyses. Pooled results indicated that gout or hyperuricemia decreases the risk of AD (RR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.64∼0.72), with a high heterogeneity of 93%. Subgroup analyses showed that regional distribution was the source of heterogeneity. Egger's and Begg's tests as well as visual inspection of funnel plot suggested no publication bias in the studies.ConclusionThe findings suggested that gout or hyperuricemia might have a protective effect against AD. This negative correlation should be verified by more cohort studies due to the existence of substantial heterogeneity.
The bidirectional relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and epilepsy: A Mendelian randomization study
Authors: Xu Lianping , Wang Qun 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackground: There is a complex, bidirectional relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and epilepsy. However, the causality of this association is unclear, as confounders play a role in this association.Methods: We conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) study to clarify the causal relationship and direction of epilepsy on AD risk. We used publicly available summary statistics to obtain all genetic datasets for the MR analyses. AD and AD‐by‐proxy and late‐onset AD (LOAD) cohorts were included in our study. The epilepsy cohort comprised all epilepsy, generalized epilepsy, focal epilepsy, and its subtypes, as well as some epilepsy syndromes. Next, we conducted validation using another AD cohort.Results: Two correlations between AD and epilepsy using the inverse variance‐weighted (IVW) method are as follows: LOAD and focal epilepsy (ORIVW = 1.079, pIVW = .013), focal epilepsy‐documented hippocampal sclerosis (HS) and AD (ORIVW = 1.152, pIVW = .017). The causal relationship between epilepsy‐documented HS and AD has been validated (ORIVW = 3.994, pIVW = .027).Conclusions: Our MR study provides evidence for a causal relationship between focal epilepsy‐documented HS and AD.
Let me be me: Investigating transgender clients' experiences of their therapeutic relationship with their counsellor
Authors: Schofield Katie , Dunnett Alan , Gabriel Lynne 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBackgroundMany transgender individuals experience stigmatisation, victimisation and discrimination and, as a result, have become reliant on counselling services. Previous research indicates that transgender clients have experienced a mixture of negative and positive experiences of counselling and their therapeutic relationships. However, there is limited research that specifically explores the components of therapeutic relationships and transgender clients' experiences of them.AimThis study aimed to investigate how transgender clients experience their therapeutic relationship with their counsellor.MethodThis study used semistructured interviews and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Three adult participants who identified as transgender and had at least three counselling sessions in the past were recruited.FindingsKey findings indicated positive impacts of the counsellors' congruence, the importance of counsellors having basic knowledge and awareness of the challenges that transgender people may face and how the clients' development of self‐awareness aided their evaluations and re‐evaluations of their experiences of their therapeutic relationships.LimitationsDue to the small sample size, the findings cannot be generalised to the wider transgender population.Implications for PolicyFurther research is needed to support the development of affirmative counselling for transgender clients.Implications for PracticeCounsellors are encouraged to work to respond to the needs of their clients at whatever stage in their process, to acquire basic knowledge and awareness of the challenges that some transgender people may face and to engage with their personal development and reflexivity around gender and identity.ConclusionTransgender clients reported both positive and negative experiences of their therapeutic relationships with reference to their own and their counsellors' contributions. Positive experiences were largely associated with the counsellors' use of congruence and working affirmatively, and negative experiences were largely associated with counsellors working nonaffirmatively.
Monitoring Rheological Changes Using Acoustic Emissions for Complex Formulated Fluids Manufacturing
Authors: Hefft Daniel Ingo , Blake Natasha Rosanne , Farhoud Aziza , Farrar Ellie , O'Sullivan Jonathan James , Alberini Federico 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe measurement capabilities of a newly developed in‐situ rheometric device based on a single passive acoustic emission sensor and machine learning algorithms were investigated. Two surfactant structured fluids demonstrating complex non‐Newtonian rheology (Power‐law and Herschel‐Bulkley models) were examined. Furthermore, a static evaluation on the laboratory scale in comparison to dynamic processing on the pilot scale was conducted. The results indicate that the machine learning algorithms of this technology can identify, in > 90 % of scenarios, the correct type of rheology or the manufacturing process step across both scales. This identification is based on solving a classification problem using quadratic support vector machine learning algorithms, which have proven to deliver the most robust predictions across a choice of 24 different algorithms tested. Additionally, a new format of in situ rheology display was introduced, referred to as RRF™ factor.
A pathway to negative CO2 emissions by 2050: The contribution of the lime industry to a carbon‐neutral Europe
Authors: Nicolle Rodolphe 
Published: September 2023

AbstractLime is used for a wide range of processes and in a variety of products that are essential to our quality of life and to a sustainable European economy. This roadmap presents a reference pathway for the European lime sector to achieve negative CO2 emissions by 2050. It is estimated that by 2030, direct CO2 emissions will be achieved through fuel switch to decarbonized/low carbon energy vectors, as well as the first steps in the deployment of carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS). By 2050, it is estimated that the European lime sector will deliver negative emissions. This will be achieved through full deployment of decarbonization technologies and techniques (crucially CCUS, fuel switch to decarbonized/low carbon energy vectors, and energy‐efficient/electrified kiln technologies) as well as by carbon removal from the atmosphere through lime carbonation during its use phase. The roadmap further explores the key prerequisites that will allow the industry to deliver a reduction in emissions. Altogether, this research demonstrates and quantifies the potential of the European lime sector to deliver net negative emissions by 2050, thus contributing to the overall carbon neutrality of European society.
Energy and CO2 savings through recycling of aerated autoclaved concrete?
Authors: Mueller Anette 
Published: September 2023

AbstractRecently, it has been observed that the recyclability of building materials is becoming an increasingly important parameter for their characterization. In order to be able to estimate recyclability, critical observations of the properties of the primary building material and the possible changes during use are sufficient in the first step. On this basis, concepts and technologies for recycling must be developed and tested. The use in the original product should be the first priority. If this is not possible or requires too much logistical and/or technological effort, other recycling routes must be examined. Among the properties of the primary building material with which an initial assessment of recyclability can be made, the chemical and mineralogical composition are of decisive interest. If the material is present as waste at the end of its service life, further parameters such as the crushability, the mechanical separability of connected materials and the phenotypic characteristics, on the basis of which the “wanted” material could be selected from construction waste mixtures, must be taken into account.
Loadbearing versus non‐loadbearing fire walls
Authors: Loderer Franz 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIn the last decades plenty of fire tests with wall constructions consisting of reinforced AAC elements were executed. Many of the test results have been transferred to European and national technical regulations. Also, theoretical methods to design reinforced AAC elements for fire impact are available. These provide temperature curves for the commonly used dry densities and procedures to calculate and rate the influence of fire stress on the functional capacity of the wall systems.In the last years additional fire tests took place to show the fulfilment of special requirements for buildings with high demands regarding fire safety. For example, tests with six hours of firing were performed which is highly above the definitions and solutions given in standards.Xella's R&D Center meanwhile has its own test stand to execute suitability checks for fire walls and is accredited for performing these tests.In the last years the question about how to rate the performance of fire walls on basis of test results came up, especially regarding load bearing walls. This is the result of different definitions in the relevant national and European standards. Possible approaches for solving this topic shall be presented at the AAC conference.
Measurements of vibration reduction indices path over junctions AAC/CSU
Authors: Schoch Torsten , Imme Manfred 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIf the sound reduction index of a construction between rooms is to be calculated according to the European standard EN 12354‐1:2017‐11 “Airborne sound insulation between rooms,” the so‐called vibration reduction index is an important input variable, which can be determined both simplified according to Annex E of the standard or via measurements on the basis of EN ISO 10848‐1:2018‐02 and EN ISO 10848‐4:2018‐02. The vibration reduction index factor kij characterizes the transmission of a structure‐borne sound power and results from the direction‐averaged junction velocity level difference at the joint. The length and the equivalent absorption area of the components involved at the joint are standardized and thus made formally applicable for different construction situations. According to EN 12354‐1:2017‐11, in the simplified procedure, the vibration reduction index factor kij, which is determined mathematically via the logarithmic mass ratio of the components or via measurements, is included in the calculation of the flanking sound insulation as follows:
To date, only a few measurements have been carried out in sound laboratories to determine the size of kij. In general, the simplified determination of kij according to Annex E of EN 12354:2017‐11 is used. On behalf of Xella Germany, the Xella Technologie‐ und Forschungsgesellschaft measured the values for kij at a total of 8 joints (so‐called T‐joints). These joints are common component connections between AAC and CSU and occur predominantly at the connection between the load‐bearing exterior wall and a load‐bearing CSU interior wall.The joint insulation dimensions determined by measurement at the T‐joints of CSU and AAC masonry are in part significantly higher than the calculated values determined from the area‐related masses. For the transmission path along the flank (Ff along the walls), the values determined are only slightly above the predicted values at approx. 1–2 dB. On the transmission path from the separating wall to the flank (Df or Fd), the values determined by measurement are in some cases significantly higher (by up to 6 dB) than the values determined by calculation.The flank insulation of AAC is therefore usually underestimated with the simplified method for determining kij.
Metakaolin as an effective additive in the production of AAC
Authors: Rudchenko Dmitry , Serdyuk Vasyl 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe paper presents a study of the current state of autoclaved aerated concrete production. Global trends of autoclaved aerated concrete market confirm the tendency to reduce the density of wall blocks from 400–500 kg/m3 to 300–350 kg/m3. At the same time their strength level is required to be maintained. The search for inexpensive and available local effective pozzolanic additives may increase the economic and ecological attractiveness of AAC production.The performed studies have shown that using metakaolin additive helps to reduce energy consumption for AAC production. As a result of the research it was found that metakaolin can act as an alternative component of binder in aerated concrete mixture and replace gypsum additive. Metakaolin in the low density aerated concrete mixture stabilizes the processes of macrostructure formation of raw AAC. Performing functions of gypsum stone, this additive has a positive effect on the strength of the aerated concrete.Industrial tests have shown that the efficiency of metakaolin additive increases as the density of the aerated concrete decreases. The greatest effect of use of additive metakaolin is noted in concrete mixtures of low density (130‐150 kg/m3). It is advisable to introduce the additive into the aerated concrete mixture together with other components at the stage of mixture formation.
Color in modern architecture of Olivetti's town
Authors: Giacopelli Enrico , Gualtieri Sabrina , Zerbinatti Marco 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIvrea is a small city known throughout the world as the home of the Olivetti company. For many years, the innovative urban and architectural experiment inspired and supported by Adriano Olivetti, financed by his company for a large part of the twentieth century, was less well known internationally. His patronage and his far‐sighted vision for urban society have produced results of great relevance in the history of Italian industrialization and Modern Architecture. Since 2018, the architectural assets, the archives, cultural heritage and social experiments, have become part of the UNESCO Catalogue of World Heritage Sites (Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century). Today, many of these heritage buildings, characterized by external surfaces decorated with colored tiles of different types, have several conservation problems, due in many cases to the lack of ordinary maintenance. At the same time, the unavailability of original materials makes the planning of appropriate intervention solutions for maintenance and restoration difficult. This report intends to give an account of this event through two convergent approaches: (i) on the level of method, continually seeking a precise analysis of the materials, trying to refrain from the image of an ‘Olivetti's architecture’ flattened only on rationalist models—chromatically limited—to do justice to a less minimalist vision that has characterized the architectural heritage on matter since its inception; (ii) on the operative level, giving an account of the attempts to recover and restore that “world of colours” that is the Olivetti's city, also with a correct lexical reading of the architectural elements and the finding of materials (an operation declined toward “what can be done today”, given that many original products are unavailable and manufacturers are no longer in activity).
Arrestin‐3‐Dependent Activation of c‐Jun N‐Terminal Kinases (JNKs)
Authors: Zhan Xuanzhi , Kaoud Tamer S. , Dalby Kevin N. , Gurevich Eugenia V. , Gurevich Vsevolod V. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractOnly 1 out of 4 mammalian arrestin subtypes, arrestin‐3, facilitates the activation of c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK) family kinases. Here, we describe two different sets of protocols used for elucidating the mechanisms involved. One is based on reconstitution of signaling modules from the following purified proteins: arrestin‐3, MKK4, MKK7, JNK1, JNK2, and JNK3. The main advantage of this method is that it unambiguously establishes which effects are direct because only intended purified proteins are present in these assays. The key drawback is that the upstream‐most kinases of these cascades, ASK1 or other MAP3Ks, are not available in purified form, limiting reconstitution to incomplete two‐kinase modules. The other approach is used for analyzing the effects of arrestin‐3 on JNK activation in intact cells. In this case, signaling modules include ASK1 and/or other MAP3Ks. However, as every cell expresses thousands of different proteins, their possible effects on the readout cannot be excluded. Nonetheless, the combination of in vitro reconstitution from purified proteins and cell‐based assays makes it possible to elucidate the mechanisms of arrestin‐3‐dependent activation of JNK family kinases. © 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.Basic Protocol 1: Construction of arrestin‐3‐scaffolded MKK4/7‐JNK1/2/3 signaling modules in vitro using purified proteinsAlternate Protocol 1: Characterization of arrestin‐3‐mediated JNK1/2 activation by MKK4/7 by measurement of JNK1/2 phosphorylation using immunoblotting with anti‐phospho‐JNK antibodySupport Protocol 1: Expression, purification, and activation of GST‐MKK4Support Protocol 2: Expression, purification, and activation of GST‐MKK7‐His6Support Protocol 3: Expression, purification, and activation of tagless JNK1Α1Support Protocol 4: Expression, purification, and activation of tagless JNK2Α2Basic Protocol 2: Analysis of the role of arrestin‐3 in ASK1/MKK4/MKK7‐induced JNK activation in intact cellsAlternate Protocol 2: Analysis of the role of arrestin‐3 in MKK4‐induced JNK activation in intact cellsBasic Protocol 3: Characterization of the biphasic effect of arrestin‐3 on ASK1/MKK7‐stimulated JNK phosphorylation in cells
Integration of IoT and blockchain for decentralized management and ownership in the metaverse
Authors: Ud Din Ikram , Awan Kamran Ahmad , Almogren Ahmad , Rodrigues Joel J. P. C. 
Published: September 2023

SummaryThis manuscript provides an in‐depth exploration of metaverses, charting their historical development, technological foundations, and potential multifarious applications. It critically assesses the prevailing challenges and explores potential pathways for the evolution of these expansive, virtual environments. In shedding light on the wide‐ranging implications of metaverses, it navigates societal, cultural, regulatory, and economic landscapes. It further elucidates the symbiosis between the Internet of Things (IoT) and metaverses, presenting empirical evidence derived from purpose‐built IoT frameworks for metaverse applications. A series of experiments were conducted to affirm the hypothesis that the integration of IoT into metaverse utilities, including advanced concepts such as smart buildings, the intricate task of power grid management, and the precision‐centric domain of agriculture, can drive significant progress. Quantitative findings provide compelling evidence of marked improvements in energy conservation, cost‐efficiency, and operational effectiveness arising from the incorporation of IoT into metaverse use cases. With observed mean improvements of 25% in energy conservation, 17% in cost reduction, and an impressive 22% increase in operational efficiency, specifically in the realms of smart building applications and power grid management, this study underscores the pressing need for sustained research and development initiatives in this emerging.