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INDICATORS OF DOWNY FIBER DIAMETER OF TUVA MALE GOATS DEPENDING ON AGE
Authors: Irgit Raisa Sh. , Khodusov Alexander A. , Ponomareva Maria E. , Ondar Svetlana N. 
Published: August 2023

The strategy for the conservation of genetic diversity involves the cultivation of unique native breeds of animals. Tuva coarse-haired goats are relatively prolific, moderately early maturing, and, in addition to good meat productivity, have unique economically useful traits - very thin fluff. The purpose of the study was to study the productive indicators of Tuva coarse-haired goats and goats to identify age-related features of the morphometric parameters of the coat using an OFDA-2000 optical analyzer of the diameter of wool fibers. 18 months (n=20). The length of the down is 5.14±0.33 cm and 4.45±0.15 cm in goats and goats, respectively. The proportion of downy hair (diameter less than 30 µm) in the staple ranges from 85.0±1.23% to 87.37±1.34%. The amount of transitional hair is at the level of 3.85±0.82-4.62±0.65% (Cv 62.51-79.90%). With age, the animals tend to coarsen the fibers, this is evidenced by both the shift of the histogram peak from 16.20±0.40 µm in goats to 17.43±0.43 µm in goats, and changes in the structure of hair related to the awn ( goat wool contains 7.2 times more fibers with a diameter of more than 90 microns), We believe that when selecting Tuva goats to obtain high-quality down with the smallest fiber diameter, special attention should be paid, in addition to the length of the down and its diameter, to the presence of a transitional hair type (30.1-52.5 µm).
All Together Now: Impact of a Regionalization and Bedside Rounding Initiative on the Efficiency and Inclusiveness of Clinical Rounds
Authors: Huang Kristin T. L. , Minahan Jacquelyn , Brita‐Rossi Patricia , Aylward Patricia , Katz Joel T. , Roy Christopher , Schnipper Jeffrey L. , Boxer Robert 
Published: August 2023

BACKGROUNDAttending rounds at academic medical centers are often disconnected from patients and team members who are not physicians. Regionalization of care teams may facilitate bedside rounding and more frequent interactions among doctors, nurses, and patients.OBJECTIVEWe used time–motion analysis to investigate how regionalization of medical teams and encouragement of bedside rounds affect participants on rounds and rounding time.DESIGN AND SETTINGWe used pre–post analysis to study the effects of care redesign on teams' daily rounds on a general medicine service at an academic medical center.PARTICIPANTSFour general medical teams were evaluated before the intervention and 5 teams afterward.INTERVENTIONSGeneral medical teams were regionalized to specific units, the admitting structure was changed to facilitate regionalization, and teams were encouraged to round bedside.MEASUREMENTSPrimary outcomes included proportion of time each team member was present on rounds and proportion of bedside rounding time. Secondary outcomes included round duration and non‐patient time during rounds.RESULTSProportion of time the nurse was present on rounds increased from 24.1% to 67.8% (P < 0.001), and proportion of total bedside rounding time increased from 39.9% to 55.8% (P < 0.001). Mean total rounding time decreased from 3.0 hours to 2.4 hours (P = 0.01), despite a higher patient census.CONCLUSIONSCreating regionalized care teams and encouraging interdisciplinary bedside rounds increased the proportion of bedside rounding time and the presence of nurses on rounds while decreasing total rounding time.
A Riemannian Smoothing Steepest Descent Method for Non-Lipschitz Optimization on Embedded Submanifolds of Rn
Authors: Zhang Chao , Chen Xiaojun , Ma Shiqian 
Published: August 2023

In this paper, we study the generalized subdifferentials and the Riemannian gradient subconsistency that are the basis for non-Lipschitz optimization on embedded submanifolds of [Formula: see text]. We then propose a Riemannian smoothing steepest descent method for non-Lipschitz optimization on complete embedded submanifolds of [Formula: see text]. We prove that any accumulation point of the sequence generated by the Riemannian smoothing steepest descent method is a stationary point associated with the smoothing function employed in the method, which is necessary for the local optimality of the original non-Lipschitz problem. We also prove that any accumulation point of the sequence generated by our method that satisfies the Riemannian gradient subconsistency is a limiting stationary point of the original non-Lipschitz problem. Numerical experiments are conducted to demonstrate the advantages of Riemannian [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] optimization over Riemannian [Formula: see text] optimization for finding sparse solutions and the effectiveness of the proposed method. Funding: C. Zhang was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant 12171027] and the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing [Grant 1202021]. X. Chen was supported in part by the Hong Kong Research Council [Grant PolyU15300219]. S. Ma was supported in part by the National Science Foundation [Grants DMS-2243650 and CCF-2308597], the UC Davis Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research Innovative Data Science Seed Funding Program, and a startup fund from Rice University.
The use of gender-neutral language in maternity settings: a narrative literature review
Authors: Crossan Kimberley-Ann , Geraghty Sadie , Balding Kirstie 
Published: August 2023

Background/Aims Midwives are vital healthcare professionals that are autonomous and passionate specialists on women, pregnancy, birthing and families. Staying up to date with contemporary issues enhances their ability to provide high-quality evidence-based care. One aspect of maternal care that is changing is the use of gender-neutral language. The aim of this review was to examine the use of gender-neutral language in maternity settings and collate the literature to expose any knowledge gaps. Methods A narrative literature review was conducted, using primary research and literature reviews from the Cochrane Library, CINAHL and MEDLINE databases. A total of 106 articles were included. Results Data analysis yielded four themes: etymology and the origins of language in maternity, the effects of language in maternity, attitudes, and social media and language. The literature identified the perspective of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer or questioning, asexual and other sexually or gender diverse population who have accessed maternity and childcare services. Not all literature was maternity specific, but provided insight into how to improve maternity services. Conclusions It is recommended that education be provided for healthcare professionals when working with the LGBTIQA+ community. Updating paperwork and policies at a structural level will have a vast impact holistically on LGBTIQA+ maternity consumers.
Improving evidence use: a systematic scoping review of local models of knowledge mobilisation
Authors: Durrant Hannah , Havers Rosie , Downe James , Martin Steve 
Published: August 2023

Background:
While the rhetoric of evidence-based policymaking and practice is pervasive and persuasive, the extent to which either have been achieved is contested. Both require effective approaches to research-based knowledge mobilisation, particularly at the local level where context specificities undermine generic ‘what works’ claims. There has been limited research on how local processes of knowledge mobilisation happen, the practices they employ and why, and what can be learned from them.
Aims and method:
We undertook a systematic scoping review of local models of knowledge mobilisation to address these gaps in process understanding. Keywords associated with knowledge mobilisation at the local level were identified, and searches of two international databases were conducted in May 2023.
Findings:
Our review identifies three key features of knowledge mobilisation at the local level: it is relational; it involves the integration of different forms of knowledge; and it recognises the need for approaches to knowledge mobilisation to be tailored to local contexts, culture and capacity for evidence use by individuals and organisations, and at system level. Our findings advance understanding of how knowledge mobilisation at the local level can be designed to improve evidence utilisation in policy and practice.
Discussion and conclusion:
The paper highlights important gaps in current knowledge – namely a lack of understanding of the informal processes that underpin local knowledge mobilisation and of the determinants of demand for and the impacts of mobilising evidence – and it suggests ways in which future research might address these.
High-speed reach-extended IM-DD system with low-complexity DSP for 6G fronthaul [Invited]
Authors: Zhu Paikun , Yoshida Yuki , Akahane Kouichi , Kitayama Ken-ichi 
Published: August 2023

With the rising traffic demand from the metaverse, holographic communications, and so on, in beyond-5G (B5G)/6G cloud radio access networks (C-RANs), fronthaul (FH) networks that transport radio information between antennas and distributed/central units will become increasingly demanding. Optical technologies are indispensable in supporting 6G FH deployment, which needs to be high-speed and power/cost-effective simultaneously; low latency is also crucial. This work is extended from our invited paper at OFC2023. While the conference version focused on the wired-wireless conversion/converging side [e.g., using digital signal processing (DSP)-enhanced radio-over-fiber (RoF) techniques] of FH, this work contributes to the complementary side, i.e., optical transmission techniques. Considering 6G capacity and cost requirements, beyond-200-Gb/s/λ optics based on intensity-modulation direct-detection (IM-DD) PAM4 and low-complexity DSP are targeted, which transparently support digital RoF techniques like analog-to-digital-compression (ADX)-RoF (split Option 8) or Delta-sigma RoF, and other functional split options. On the other hand, while the reach of 5G FH may be around 10 km, in 6G FH routing and/or rural connectivity cases, distance can be extended to 20 km or even 40 km. In these scenarios, fiber dispersion in the C-band and even edge wavelengths of the O-band pose a significant challenge for the reach extension of 200G IM-DD systems. We validate through extensive experiments the efficient FH reach extension and dispersion mitigation based on a low-complexity optoelectronic feedforward equalization (OE-FFE) technique. We experimentally verify 224 Gb/s single-wavelength and dense WDM transmissions over up to 41 km distances in the challenging C-band with lean digital equalizers and hard-decision forward error correction (HD-FEC), which are among the first demonstrations to our knowledge. Even with split Option 8 and extended reach, the FH systems support up to a 10 Tb/s Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI)-equivalent rate and >300Gb/s peak wireless data rate. The presented systems can be useful for high-capacity, reach-extended FH scenarios toward 6G.
Er-doped silica fiber laser made by powder-based additive manufacturing
Authors: Maniewski Pawel , Brunzell Martin , Barrett Laura , Harvey Clarissa M. , Pasiskevicius Valdas , Laurell Fredrik 
Published: August 2023

The pursuit of advanced fiber laser technologies has driven research
toward unconventional manufacturing techniques. In this work, we
present an erbium-doped fiber laser made using powder-based additive
manufacturing. An Er3+/Al3+ co-doped silica glass rod was printed
using laser powder deposition and then used as the core material in a
fiber preform. The fiber drawn from the preform exhibited the
complete, desired functionality linked to Er3+ doping. To demonstrate this, a
standing wave laser cavity was formed with the feedback attained from
the cleaved ends of the manufactured fiber. The high quality of the
fiber is showcased through a low background loss, single-mode
operation, a 9.4% laser slope efficiency, and an output of
4.5 mW, limited by the available pump power. This
proof-of-concept opens up promising areas for rapid fabrication and
development of high-performance fibers and fiber lasers.
Direct costs of blood drawings with pre-analytical errors in tertiary paediatric hospital care
Authors: Hjelmgren Henrik , Heintz Emelie , Ygge Britt-Marie , Andersson Nina , Nordlund Björn 
Published: August 2023

Background
Blood drawings is a common hospital procedure involving laboratory and clinical disciplines that is important for the diagnosis and management of illnesses in children. Blood drawings with pre-analytical error (PAE) can lead to increased costs for hospitals and healthcare organisations. The direct cost of blood drawings after a PAE is not fully understood in paediatric hospital care.

Aim
The aim of this study was to estimate the average direct cost of PAE per year and per 10,000 blood drawings in tertiary paediatric care.

Methods
A cost analysis using a bottom-up approach was conducted on the basis of combined information from the hospital’s laboratory register for the period 2013–2014 and clinical in-ward observations at a tertiary children’s referral hospital in Sweden, the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital. For the analysis, we hypothesised the re-collection of all blood drawings with PAE and included the average costs of the sampling materials, the time of the healthcare personnel, the laboratory analyses, and in-ward premises based on the time spent on the blood sampling procedure.

Results
The annual cost of PAE was estimated to be 74,267 euros per 54,040 blood drawings, which corresponds to 13,756 euros per 10,000 blood drawings or 1.5 euros per draw. The personnel cost represented 60.1% (45,261 euros per year) of the cost due to PAE, followed by costs for hospitalisation (25.2%), laboratory analyses (8.1%), and materials (5.7%).

Conclusion
PAEs lead to substantial increases in the costs in tertiary paediatric hospital care. If these PAEs can be avoided, costs related to the re-collection of blood drawings with PAE may be re-allocated to other health-promoting activities for children visiting hospital institutions.
An Exploration of the Link Between Civic Engagement and Community Development in Lusaka District Zambia
Authors: Matole Adrian , Kawila Lushinga Eliazer , Simui Francis , Muleya Gistered 
Published: August 2023

In a democratic nation like Zambia, Civic engagement is expected to improve the wellbeing of the people in the community. Given the expected outcome of Civic engagement, this article explored the link between Civic engagement and community development in Lusaka district, Zambia. The study rids on case study design to generate evidence on the link between civic engagement and community development. The objective of this article was to explore the link between civic engagement and community development. Data was generated from a total sample of 23 participants. Finding of this research were that civic engagement act as a reflection of citizen’s ownership of community development, interface in solving community problems and facilitator in preferential option for those in absolute poverty. Findings also revealed that civic engagement helps to strengthen national governance. Therefore, this article concludes that in order to make democracy a reality and meaningful, civic life should result into community transformation. The article recommends that there is need for Ministry of local government and rural development to enhance and create more structures were citizens can interface more often with civic leaders.
Percentile Rankings and Position Differences for Absolute and Allometrically Scaled Performance Measures From the National Football League Scouting Combine
Authors: Gillen Zachary M. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Gillen, ZM. Percentile rankings and position differences for absolute and allometrically scaled performance measures from the National Football League scouting combine. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2023—This study aimed to provide percentile rankings for absolute and allometrically scaled performance measures for National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine subjects and determine if allometric scaling affected position-specific differences in performance measures. Subjects included American football players (n = 3,015) who participated in the NFL Scouting Combines between 2015 and 2019. Subjects were divided into position groups: defensive backs (DBs, n = 562), defensive linemen (DL, n = 498), linebackers (LBs, n = 395), offensive linemen (OL, n = 505), running backs (RBs, n = 303), tight ends (TEs, n = 165), quarterbacks (QBs, n = 165), and wide receivers (WRs, n = 422). Performance measures included 40-yd dash time (with 10- and 20-yd split times), bench press repetitions to failure, vertical jump height, broad jump distance, pro-agility time, and L-cone drill time. Descriptive statistics were computed for all performance metrics and allometrically scaled performance metrics. One-way analyses of variance tested for position group differences for absolute and allometrically scaled performance measures. Percentile rankings for absolute and allometrically scaled performance measures were determined. Position-specific differences for absolute performance measures indicated that DB and WR tended to be faster, jump higher and further, and have greater change-of-direction capabilities compared with LB, QB, RB, and TE, who scored better in these respects than OL and DL. Allometric scaling revealed that DL, LB, RB, and TE tended to have superior performance than DB and WR, with QB and OL having the poorest performance. This study provides percentile rankings and the equation and parameters by which coaches and practitioners may allometrically scale data for evaluations of normalized performance measures from the NFL Scouting Combine.
Analysis of Accumulated Workloads and Performance Testing Across a Collegiate Women's Lacrosse Season
Authors: Fields Jennifer B. , Kuhlman Nicholas M. , Jagim Andrew R. , Dulak-sigler Corey , Jones Margaret T. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Fields, JB, Kuhlman, NM, Jagim, AR, Dulak-sigler, C, and Jones, MT. Analysis of accumulated workloads and performance testing across a collegiate women's lacrosse season. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2023—Monitoring accumulated workloads, acute:chronic workload ratios (ACWR), and training monotony (TM) are practical methods for monitoring athlete physical stress. Performance testing provides useful information about the changing nature of physical abilities. Therefore, the purpose was to examine differences in accumulated workloads based on session type, explore seasonal trends in ACWR and TM, and assess changes in performance assessments in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes. Athletes, who were identified as starters (n = 12), wore positional monitoring technology during training sessions (n = 61) and games (n = 17) and completed preseason and postseason assessments of speed, agility, power (jump tests), strength, aerobic capacity, and body composition. Separate 1-way analyses of variance were used to determine differences in accumulated workloads for session type and differences in performance assessments from preseason to postseason (p < 0.05). When compared with games, practice sessions elicited greater (p < 0.001) accumulated total distance, player load, repeated high-intensity efforts, accelerations, change of direction, explosive efforts, high-speed efforts (p = 0.002), and high-speed distance (p = 0.002). Throughout the season, ACWR and TM ranged from 0.16 to 1.40 AU and 0.68–1.69 AU, respectively. The 40-yd sprint (p < 0.001) and pro-agility (p < 0.001) improved from preseason to postseason, whereas no changes in aerobic capacity, lower-body power, or strength were observed (p > 0.05). The monitoring of accumulated loads, ACWR and TM, and performance tests revealed novel information about the seasonal demands of collegiate women's lacrosse. Women lacrosse players are able to improve speed and agility throughout the season, while maintaining strength, power, and endurance, with minimal reductions in fat-free mass.
Two Days Versus Four Days of Training Cessation Following a Step-Taper in Powerlifters
Authors: Burke Benjamin I. , Carroll Kevin M. , Travis S. Kyle , Stone Margaret E. , Stone Michael H. 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Burke, BI, Carroll, KM, Travis, SK, Stone, ME, and Stone, MH. Two days versus four days of training cessation following a step-taper in powerlifters. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2023—Tapering and training cessation are methods of training load management aimed at optimizing athlete preparedness leading into competition. Such practices are often used by strength sport athletes such as powerlifters (i.e., athletes who compete in the back squat [BS], bench press [BP], and deadlift [DL]). The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in maximal strength, subjective recovery and stress state, and body composition alterations in strength athletes undergoing a 1-week step-taper followed by either a 2-day (2D) or 4-day (4D) period of training cessation. Twelve powerlifters (22.3 ± 2.1 yrs; 92.1 ± 20.4 kg; 174.8 ± 7.5 cm) completed a 6-week training protocol aimed at peaking 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength on BS, BP, and DL. Body composition, subjective recovery and stress state, and 1RM on BS, BP, and DL were assessed before an overreach week (T1) and after the periods of training cessation (T2) for each group. Alpha criterion was set at p ≤ 0.05. There were significant increases in BP (p = 0.032, g = 0.10), powerlifting total (p = 0.014, g = 0.11), and DOTS score (p = 0.006, g = 0.12) after 2D of cessation. However, after 4D of cessation, significant increases were only observed in DL (p = 0.019, g = 0.11) along with significant decreases in BP (p = 0.003, g = −0.13). There were no statistically significant changes in any other variable for either group indicating that BS, psychometric, and body composition data were maintained between T1 and T2. The results of this study support the use of 1-week step-tapers, followed by a short period of training cessation (2–4D) to maintain or improve maximal strength performance.
Strong but Fragmented Memory of a Stressful Episode
Authors: Grob Anna-Maria , Ehlers Denise , Schwabe Lars 
Published: August 2023

AbstractWhile it is commonly assumed that stressful events are vividly remembered, it remains largely unknown whether all aspects of memory for a stressful episode are enhanced. In this preregistered study, we tested whether stress enhances later remembering of individual elements of a stressful episode at the cost of impaired processing of the association between these elements. Therefore, male and female participants (N = 122) underwent a stressful (or control) episode during which they encoded a series of stimuli. To investigate stress effects on the memory for individual events and the links between these, we used temporal sequence effects in recognition memory tested 24 h after encoding. Specifically, we tested whether stress would affect the memory enhancement for a target item if this is preceded by another item that also preceded the target during encoding (recognition priming). Our results showed that participants recalled single events encoded under stress better than those encoded under nonstressful conditions, but were less able to leverage the temporal sequence of events encoded under stress to cue memory at delayed recall, reflected in reduced memory for items preceded by the item that preceded them also during encoding. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy further revealed that encoding under stress was accompanied by opposite changes in inferotemporal and dorsolateral prefrontal areas. Together, our data suggest that acute stress induces a mode of memory formation that results in strong but less integrated memories.