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Continuum modeling for lithium storage inside nanotubes
Authors: Alsaud Huda , Alshehri Mansoor H. 
Published: July 2023

Lithium storage and capture are of particular importance for the development of new technology in electric vehicles and portable electronics. Nanotubes (NTs) are among many porous nanomaterials offered as potential candidates for lithium storage. In this paper, we adopt a continuum approach together with the Lennard–Jones function to determine the minimum interaction energies for lithium atoms in boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). By minimizing the interaction energies, we may obtain the preferred type and size of the nanotubes to encapsulate the lithium atoms. The results showed that BNNTs and CNTs are attractive candidates for lithium atom encapsulation, and the optimal nanotube to enclose lithium is the BNNT with a radius equal to 3.4 Å, and corresponding (5, 5) armchair nanotubes and (9, 0) zigzag nanotubes, where the minimum energy is obtained. The present computations observed that both nanotubes are promising candidates for lithium intercalation materials suitable for battery applications.
Increasing character strength knowledge, interest, and skill: preliminary evidence for a collaborative and multimethod assessment procedure
Authors: Klibert Jeffrey , Simpson Michaela , Weiss Brandon , Yancey C. Thresa , Pritulsky Calla , Luna Amy , Houseman Hayley , Samawi Hani 
Published: July 2023

IntroductionThe study’s objective was to evaluate whether a qualitative, collaborative, and multimethod assessment protocol increased reports of character strength interest, knowledge, and perceived skills.MethodsThirty-two participants completed three phases of data collection. Participants were first screened for well-being, which was used as an auxiliary covariate to order participants into experimental conditions. Selected participants were randomly assigned to a control or collaborative and multimethod assessment (card sort × qualitative interview) condition. Participants completed pre- and post-measures of strength interest, knowledge, and perceived skill. In the final phase, second phase participants were invited to report on strength-related outcomes 24 h post-administration using an online survey.ResultsA series of 2 (Assessment Condition) × 3 (Time) mixed ANOVAs were analyzed. Results revealed a significant assessment condition by time interaction for strength knowledge and perceived skill. Participants in the collaborative and multimethod assessment condition reported higher strength knowledge and perceived skills compared to control participants. These effects were maintained for 24 h.ConclusionThe findings offer preliminary yet sizable support for using collaborative and multimethod assessment procedures to increase strength knowledge and perceived skill. Because of the qualitative, collaborative, and individualized nature of our assessment protocol, the findings offer a low-cost and contextually bound pathway to increase strength-based outcomes.
Marital status and living apart affect sleep quality in male military personnel: a study of the China’s Navy during COVID-19
Authors: Guo Xin , Meng Yao , Lian Hao , Li Yinan , Xu Ying , Zhang Ruike , Xu Jingzhou , Wang Hao , Xu Shuyu , Cai Wenpeng , Xiao Lei , Su Tong , Tang Yunxiang 
Published: July 2023

BackgroundMarital status is a robust sociodemographic predictor of sleep. Having to live apart from spouse may have different implications than those of cohabitants or singles, especially in military personnel. Further research on this group will help provide knowledge in advance and facilitate early targeted interventions.MethodsAn online questionnaire study was conducted from July to November 2021. A total of 1,832 male military personnel completed the questionnaire. The marital status was measured by a self-reported single choice question. Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and The Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about sleep scale (DBAS-16) were used to measure sleep-related outcomes. Inverse probability weighting (IPW) was applied to reduce the effects of confounding. Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between marital status and sleep and explore the impact of living together or not.ResultsAfter inverse probability weighting, the prevalence of poor sleep quality, sleepiness and dysfunctional beliefs were 16.1, 20.1 and 7.1%, respectively. One-way ANOVA results for the means of both groups were statistically significantly different, except for the sleep latency and sleep disturbance dimensions of PSQI. Participants who were married were more likely to have poor sleep quality (OR: 1.408, 95% CI: [1.10, 1.80]), to have daytime sleepiness (OR: 1.560, 95% CI: [1.27, 1.92]) and to develop dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes (OR: 2.497, 95% CI: [1.65, 3.80]) than those who were unmarried. Further analysis showed that the odds of developing poor sleep quality and DBAS in participants who married but living apart were significantly bigger than those unmarried (OR: 1.548 and 3.991, respectively.), while there were no significant differences in the odds of daytime sleepiness (OR: 0.738, p = 0.050). Age was a protective factor for the development of bad sleep outcomes, while family economic was an independent risk factor.ConclusionMarital status appear important for sleep quality, daytime sleepiness and sleep beliefs. The effect of living apart or not should be considered separately as an important predictor of sleep.
Cognitive subgroups and the relationships with symptoms, psychosocial functioning and quality of life in first-episode non-affective psychosis: a cluster-analysis approach
Authors: Kam Candice Tze Kwan , Fung Vivian Shi Cheng , Chang Wing Chung , Hui Christy Lai Ming , Chan Sherry Kit Wa , Lee Edwin Ho Ming , Lui Simon Sai Yu , Chen Eric Yu Hai 
Published: July 2023

IntroductionPrior research examining cognitive heterogeneity in psychotic disorders primarily focused on chronic schizophrenia, with limited data on first-episode psychosis (FEP). We aimed to identify distinct cognitive subgroups in adult FEP patients using data-driven cluster-analytic approach, and examine relationships between cognitive subgroups and a comprehensive array of illness-related variables.MethodsTwo-hundred-eighty-nine Chinese patients aged 26–55 years presenting with FEP to an early intervention program in Hong Kong were recruited. Assessments encompassing premorbid adjustment, illness-onset profile, symptom severity, psychosocial functioning, subjective quality-of-life, and a battery of cognitive tests were conducted. Hierarchical cluster-analysis was employed, optimized with k-means clustering and internally-validated by discriminant-functional analysis. Cognitive subgroup comparisons in illness-related variables, followed by multivariable multinominal-regression analyzes were performed to identify factors independently predictive of cluster membership.ResultsThree clusters were identified including patients with globally-impaired (n = 101, 34.9%), intermediately-impaired (n = 112, 38.8%) and relatively-intact (n = 76, 26.3%) cognition (GIC, IIC and RIC subgroups) compared to demographically-matched healthy-controls’ performance (n = 50). GIC-subgroup was older, had lower educational attainment, greater positive, negative and disorganization symptom severity, poorer insight and quality-of-life than IIC- and RIC-subgroups, and higher antipsychotic-dose than RIC-subgroup. IIC-subgroup had lower education levels and more severe negative symptoms than RIC-subgroup, which had better psychosocial functioning than two cognitively-impaired subgroups. Educational attainment and disorganization symptoms were found to independently predict cluster membership.DiscussionOur results affirmed cognitive heterogeneity in FEP and identified three subgroups, which were differentially associated with demographic and illness-related variables. Further research should clarify longitudinal relationships of cognitive subgroups with clinical and functional outcomes in FEP.
The mediating effect of stigma between self-perceived burden and loneliness in stroke patients
Authors: Fan Wenfeng , Ma Ke ke , Yang Cai xia , Guo Yuan li 
Published: July 2023

IntroductionStroke patients may experience reduced socialization and feelings of isolation due to post-stroke sequelae such as impaired motor function and cognitive deficits. Factors associated with loneliness need to be explored to develop targeted interventions. However, little is known about the impact of self-perceived burden and illness stigma on loneliness in this population.The aim of this study was to explore the mediating effect of stigma on self-perceived burden and loneliness in stroke patients.MethodsThe cluster random sampling method was adopted to select 1028 stroke patients from the neurology department of third-grade A hospitals and second-grade A hospitals in 5 cities of Henan Province from May 2022 to August 2022. A general data questionnaire, self-perceived burden scale, stroke stigma scale, and loneliness scale were used to investigate. The structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating effect of stigma between self-perceived burden and stigma.ResultsThe loneliness of stroke patients was positively correlated with self-perceived burden and stigma. The results of the mediation analysis showed that stigma played a complete mediating role between self-perceived burden and loneliness.DiscussionThe results of the study revealed the relationship between self-perceived burden, stigma, and loneliness in stroke patients. Stigma mediated the relationship between self-perceived burden and loneliness in this population.Stigma should be emphasized as an important modifiable psychological factor that affects loneliness of stroke patients.
Association between air pollution and primary liver cancer in European and east Asian populations: a Mendelian randomization study
Authors: Sun Mengting , Gao Ming , Luo Manjun , Wang Tingting , Zhong Taowei , Qin Jiabi 
Published: July 2023

PurposeThe incidence of primary liver cancer is increasing year by year, with environmental factors playing a non-negligible role. At present, many studies are still disputing whether air pollution is associated with primary liver cancer incidence, and it is difficult to draw causal inferences. Therefore, in this study, we used two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) to assess the causal relationship between air pollution (including PM2.5, PM2.5–10, PM10, nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen oxides) and primary liver cancer risk and its related biomarkers (Alpha-fetoprotein, Osteopontin, Glypican-3 and Arginase-1).Patients and methodsWe used large-scale publicly available genome-wide association studies (GWAS) summary data to conduct MR analyses of European and East Asian populations. Inverse variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the main analysis method, and weighted median model, MR-Egger, simple model and weighted model methods were selected for quality control. Heterogeneity was checked by the Cochran’s Q test. The MR-Egger regression and the MR-PRESSO global test detect pleiotropy. The sensitivity analysis was performed using the leave-one-out method.ResultsBetween air pollution and primary liver cancer in either European (PM2.5: p = 0.993; PM2.5–10: p = 0.833; PM10: p = 0.257; nitrogen dioxide: p = 0.215; nitrogen oxides: p = 0.614) or East Asian (PM2.5: p = 0.718; PM2.5–10: p = 0.362; PM10: p = 0.720; nitrogen dioxide: p = 0.101; nitrogen oxides: p = 0.760) populations were found no statistical association. Notably, there was a causal relationship between nitrogen oxides and Arginase-1, a biomarker associated with hepatocellular differentiation, statistically significant associations remained after deletion for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with alcohol intake frequency, Body mass index (BMI) and cancers (Beta: 4.46; 95%CI: 0.83–8.08; p = 0.015). There was no heterogeneity or pleiotropy in the results.ConclusionThis MR study found no evidence to support a causality between air pollution and primary liver cancer in European and East Asian populations, but nitrogen oxides may affect hepatocellular differentiation.
Simple transanal total mesorectal resection versus laparoscopic transabdominal total mesorectal resection for the treatment of low rectal cancer: a single-center retrospective case-control study
Authors: Yang Wei-Feng , Chen Wenbin , He Zijian , Wu Zixin , Liu Huilong , Li Guanwei , Li Wang-Lin 
Published: July 2023

AimTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of simple TaTNE in the treatment of low rectal cancer compared with laparoscopic transabdominal TME.MethodsWe collected patients with low rectal cancer admitted to our hospital between January 2019 and November 2021 who received simple TaTME or laparoscopic transabdominal TME. The main outcome was the integrity of the TME specimen. Secondary outcomes were the number of lymph nodes dissected, intraoperative blood loss, operative time, surgical conversion rate, Specimen resection length, circumferential margin (CRM), and distal resection margin (DRM), complication rate. In addition, the Wexner score and LARS score of fecal incontinence were performed in postoperative follow-up.ResultsPathological tissues were successfully resected in all patients. all circumferential margins of the specimen were negative. Specimen resection length was not statistically significant (9.94 ± 2.85 vs. 8.90 ± 2.49, P &gt; 0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications in group A (n = 0) was significantly lower than that in group B (n = 3) (P &gt; 0.05). There was no significant difference in operation time between group A and group B (296 ± 60.36 vs. 305 ± 58.28, P &gt; 0.05). Among the patients with follow-up time less than 1 year, there was no significant difference in Wexner score and LARS score between group A and group B (P &gt; 0.05). However, in patients who were followed up for more than 1 year, the Wexner score in group A (9.25 ± 2.73) was significantly lower than that in group B (17.36 ± 10.95) and was statistically significant (P &lt; 0.05).ConclusionFor radical resection of low rectal cancer, Simple TaTME resection may be as safe and effective as laparoscopic transabdominal TME, and the long-term prognosis may be better.
Skeletal effects following developmental flame-retardant exposure are specific to sex and chemical class in the adult Wistar rat
Authors: Schkoda Stacy , Horman Brian , Witchey Shannah K. , Jansson Anton , Macari Soraia , Patisaul Heather B. 
Published: July 2023

Introduction: Accumulating evidence reveals that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can disrupt aspects of metabolic programming, suggesting that skeletal development may be at risk, a possibility that is rarely examined. The commercial flame retardant (FR) mixture, Firemaster 550 (FM 550), has repeatedly been shown to negatively influence metabolic programming, raising concerns that skeletal integrity may consequently be impaired. We have previously shown that gestational and lactational exposure to 1,000 µg FM 550 negatively affected sex-specific skeletal traits in male, but not female, rats assessed at 6 months of age. Whether this outcome is primarily driven by the brominated (BFR) or organophosphate ester (OPFR) portions of the mixture or the effects persist to older ages is unknown.Materials and methods: To address this, in the present study, dams were orally exposed throughout gestation and lactation to either 1,000 μg BFR, 1,000 µg OPFR, or 2,000 µg FM 550. Offspring (n = 8/sex/exposure) were weaned at PND 21 and assessed for femoral cortical and trabecular bone parameters at 8 months of age by high-resolution X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). Serum levels of serotonin, osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase, and calcium were quantified.Results: FM 550 affected both sexes, but the females were more appreciably impacted by the OPFRs, while the males were more vulnerable to the BFRs.Conclusion: Although sex specificity was expected due to the sexual dimorphic nature of skeletal physiology, the mechanisms accounting for the male- and female-specific phenotypes remain to be determined. Future work aims to clarify these unresolved issues.
Heating Drinking Water in Cold Season Improves Growth Performance via Enhancing Antioxidant Capacity and Rumen Fermentation Function of Beef Cattle
Authors: He Tengfei , Long Shenfei , Yi Guang , Wang Xilin , Li Jiangong , Wu Zhenlong , Guo Yao , Sun Fang , Liu Jijun , Chen Zhaohui 
Published: July 2023

The research aimed to investigate the suitable drinking water temperature in winter and its effect on the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and rumen fermentation function of beef cattle. A total of 40 beef cattle (640 ± 19.2 kg) were randomly divided into five treatments with eight cattle in each treatment raised in one pen according to initial body weight. Each treatment differed only in the temperature of drinking water, including the room-temperature water and four different heat water groups named RTW, HW_1, HW_2, HW_3, and HW_4. The measured water temperatures were 4.39 ± 2.546 °C, 10.6 ± 1.29 °C, 18.6 ± 1.52 °C, 26.3 ± 1.70 °C, and 32.5 ± 2.62 °C, respectively. The average daily gain (ADG) showed a significant linear increase during d 0 to 60 and a quadratic increase during d 31 to 60 with rising water temperature (p < 0.05), and the highest ADG of 1.1911 kg/d was calculated at a water temperature of 23.98 °C (R2 = 0.898). The average rectal temperature on d 30 (p = 0.01) and neutral detergent fiber digestibility (p < 0.01) increased linearly with increasing water temperature. Additionally, HW_2 reduced serum triiodothyronine, thyroxine, and malondialdehyde (p < 0.05), and increased serum total antioxidant capacity (p < 0.05) compared with RTW. Compared with HW_2, RTW had unfavorable effects on ruminal propionate, total volatile fatty acids, and cellulase concentrations (p < 0.05), and lower relative mRNA expression levels of claudin-4 (p < 0.01), occludin (p = 0.02), and zonula occludens-1 (p = 0.01) in the ruminal epithelium. Furthermore, RTW had a higher abundance of Prevotella (p = 0.04), Succinivibrionaceae_UCG-002 (p = 0.03), and Lachnospiraceae_UCG-004 (p = 0.03), and a lower abundance of Bifidobacteriaceae (p < 0.01) and Marinilabiliaceae (p = 0.05) in rumen compared to HW_2. Taken together, heated drinking water in cold climates could positively impact the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, antioxidant capacity, and rumen fermentation function of beef cattle. The optimal water temperature for maximizing ADG was calculated to be 23.98 °C under our conditions. Ruminal propionate and its producing bacteria including Prevotella, Succinivibrionaceae, and Lachnospiraceae might be important regulators of rumen fermentation of beef cattle drinking RTW under cold conditions.
Dynamics of Podospora anserina Genome Evolution in a Long-Term Experiment
Authors: Kudryavtseva Olga A. , Gerasimov Evgeny S. , Glagoleva Elena S. , Gasparyan Anna A. , Agroskin Saveliy M. , Belozersky Mikhail A. , Dunaevsky Yakov E. 
Published: July 2023

The Podospora anserina long-term evolution experiment (PaLTEE) is the only running filamentous fungus study, which is still going on. The aim of our work is to trace the evolutionary dynamics of the accumulation of mutations in the genomes of eight haploid populations of P. anserina. The results of the genome-wide analysis of all of the lineages, performed 8 years after the start of the PaLTEE, are presented. Data analysis detected 312 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and 39 short insertion-deletion mutations (indels) in total. There was a clear trend towards a linear increase in the number of SNPs depending on the experiment duration. Among 312 SNPs, 153 were fixed in the coding regions of P. anserina genome. Relatively few synonymous mutations were found, exactly 38; 42 were classified as nonsense mutations; 72 were assigned to missense mutations. In addition, 21 out of 39 indels identified were also localized in coding regions. Here, we also report the detection of parallel evolution at the paralog level in the P. anserina model system. Parallelism in evolution at the level of protein functions also occurs. The latter is especially true for various transcription factors, which may indicate selection leading to optimization of the wide range of cellular processes under experimental conditions.
STRATEGI HUMAS PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PENGEMBANGAN PARIWISATA WADUK JATIGEDE KABUPATEN SUMEDANG
Authors: Kuswandi Aos , Nuraini Siti , Al Rasyid M. Harun , Hartono Rina Susanti 
Published: July 2023

This article discusses about Local government's public relations strategy in socializing the new tourism development of Jatigede Dam in Sumedang Regency. The method used in research is qualitative methods. Data collecting techniques through observation, in-depth interviews and documentation collection. Research informants were determined purposively from elements of local government, community groups, tourism business actors, and tourists. The results of the study concluded that the local government public relations strategy in developing tourism in the Jatigede Dam was carried out through several types of strategies. The programs have been implemented well but still need to be improved again to increase the number of tourists.
DAMPAK DESENTRALISASI TERHADAP PELAYANAN PENDIDIKAN DI DAERAH PERBATASAN KALIMANTAN
Authors: Surya Iman , Budiman Budiman , Syarifuddin Tengku Imam , Nurmiyati Niken 
Published: July 2023

Problem penelitian yang di angkat dalam tulisan ini yakni melihat bagaimana dampak desentralisasi pendidikan di kawasan perbatasan Pulau Kalimantan. Penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana pelaksanaan kebijakan desentralisasi terhadap pelayanan pendidikan di wilayah perbatasan Kalimantan. Hasil dari penelitian ini menyatakan bahwa pelaksanaan desentralisasi secara signifikan tidak berpengaruh terhadap pelayanan pendidikan di wilayah perbatasan. Hal ini didasari kepada fasilitas pendidikan seperti unit sekolah, tenaga pengajar, kesadaran masyarak untuk bersekolah masih sangat memperihatinkan. Sistem rekruitmen PNS yang terpusat menjadikan kendala tersendiri bagi pemerintah daerah untuk memfasilitasi pemenuhan tenaga pengajar di wilayah perbatasan. Buruknya pelayanan pendidikan di wilayah perbatasan Kalimantan menyebabkan terjadinya hummand trafficking terhadap anak-anak, banyaknya masyarakat yang memilih eksodus, dan lunturnya nasionalisme anak-anak perbatasan yang bersekolah di Malaysia. Dengan demikian, desentralisasi belum mampu untuk memaksimalkan kontrol terhadap pelayanan public dan mencapai pemerataan pelayanan keseluruh penjuru negeri serta kesejahteraan rakyat yang demokratis. Semuanya masih dalam hal pengupayaan dengan hasil belum maksimal.
Kata kunci: Desentralisasi, Pelayanan Pendidikan, Perbatasan Kalimantan.