bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Feeling the (post)colonial
Authors: Stead Victoria 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe Kokoda Track, which spans Papua New Guinea's Oro and Central Provinces, has become a site of profound Australian national feeling. Each year, thousands of Australian trekkers travel to Papua New Guinea to “do” the 96‐km hiking trail, in remembrance of the battle waged along it during the Second World War. For Oro Province people, meanwhile, Kokoda—denoting both the track and the place where the track commences—is also a site of intense feeling, albeit in ways that are both less mythologized and less amenable to mythologization. Attending to these divergent affective experiences highlights affect as a domain of postcolonial encounter. Affect works to reproduce colonial relations and animate ongoing regimes of territorialization. It does so while deflecting Australians’ attention away from the very colonial contexts within which affect is implicated. At the same time, uneven geographies of affect index complexities of Papua New Guinean feeling that exceed those sanctioned within the confines of the trekking industry itself.
“I randomize, therefore I think”
Authors: Wilf Eitan 
Published: January 2023

AbstractScholars have theorized the use of chance processes in modern art in general, and in computer‐based art in particular, as the expression of an aesthetics of nonintention and authorial abnegation. Although writers of computer‐generated poetry in the United States make extensive use of computer‐based randomization, their creative adventures with computational indeterminacy do not lead them to endorse an aesthetics of nonintention or authorial abnegation. Rather, they cultivate different forms of authorial intentionality and pursue different and often‐conflicting goals. These tensions result from computational indeterminacy's affordances in relation to the different and often‐conflicting cultural currents that inform contemporary US liberal subjectivity. These currents include calls to advance social justice and inclusivity; an emphasis on self‐determination; a willingness to approach technology as an inscrutable, autonomous, and self‐determining form of creative agency; and the celebration of rarefied aesthetic abstraction and experimentation as a form of expressive freedom.
Liver intensive care for the general intensivist
Authors: Van Eldere A. , Pirani T. 
Published: January 2023

SummaryLiver injury or failure is observed in up to 20% of patients admitted to the intensive care unit and is associated with poor prognosis. Timely recognition and initiation of appropriate management are the most important steps in minimising adverse outcome for patients. Distinguishing between primary or secondary liver failure, and between acute or chronic liver disease aids appropriate management. This can be challenging in cases of limited history and delayed or protracted presentation. Liver failure should be considered as a multisystem disease, with numerous systemic manifestations that must be considered to optimise supportive intensive care unit care. In this narrative review, we summarise an approach to patients with deranged liver biochemistry admitted to a general intensive care unit. We focus on interpretation of patterns of deranged liver biochemistry and the necessary investigations required to identify the related aetiologies. We also propose an evidence‐based approach to the management of liver failure and its extrahepatic manifestations. This review, in addition, clarifies when to seek expert advice or refer patients to a tertiary centre.
Same day discharge for robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy: a prospective cohort study documenting an Australian approach
Authors: Mulholland Clancy , Soliman Christopher , Furrer Marc A. , Sathianathen Niranjan , Corcoran Niall M. , Schramm Belinda , Mertens Evie , Peters Justin , Costello Anthony , Lawrentschuk Nathan , Dundee Philip , Thomas Benjamin 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe introduction of robotic surgical systems has significantly impacted urological surgery, arguably more so than other surgical disciplines. The focus of our study was length of hospital stay ‐ patients have traditionally been discharged day 1 post‐robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), however, during the ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic and consequential resource limitations, our centre has facilitated a cohort of same‐day discharges with initial success.MethodsWe conducted a prospective tertiary single‐centre cohort study of a series of all patients (n = 28) – undergoing RARP between January and April 2021. All patients were considered for a day zero discharge pathway which consisted of strict inclusion criteria. At follow‐up, each patient's perspective on their experience was assessed using a validated post‐operative satisfaction questionnaire. Data were reviewed retrospectively for all those undergoing RARP over the study period, with day zero patients compared to overnight patients.ResultsOverall, 28 patients 20 (71%) fulfilled the objective criteria for day zero discharge. Eleven patients (55%) agreed pre‐operatively to day zero discharge and all were successfully discharged on the same day as their procedure. There was no statistically significant difference in age, BMI, ASA, Charlson score or disease volume. All patients indicated a high level of satisfaction with their procedure. Median time from completion of surgery to discharge was 426 min (7.1 h) in the day zero discharge cohort.ConclusionDay zero discharge for RARP appears to deliver high satisfaction, oncological and safety outcomes. Therefore, our study demonstrates early success with unsupported same‐day discharge in carefully selected and pre‐counselled patients.
Recalibrating South Korea's role and regional network in the Indo‐Pacific: An analysis from a network‐centered approach
Authors: Chung Kuyoun 
Published: January 2023

AbstractDespite China, Russia, and North Korea's attempts to change the status quo in East Asia, South Korea has remained disconnected from the network of regional countries working together to cope with these revisionists. This article adopts a network‐centered approach to reveal how South Korea's regional network has narrowly focused on the bilateral ROK–US alliance to counter the North Korean threat. Although South Korea has expanded its role from junior partner to balancer and has often forged regional networks to respond to the changing balance of power, South Korea has ultimately utilized this role and network as leverage against North Korea to improve inter‐Korean relations. Now, the Yoon Suk‐yeol administration is attempting to reconfigure both its self‐identified role, describing itself as a “global pivotal state,” and its regional strategy in the Indo‐Pacific beyond the Korean Peninsula to align itself with the United States and other like‐minded countries.
The P2X7 receptor contributes to seizures and inflammation‐driven long‐lasting brain hyperexcitability following hypoxia in neonatal mice
Authors: Smith Jonathon , Menéndez Méndez Aida , Alves Mariana , Parras Alberto , Conte Giorgia , Bhattacharya Anindya , Ceusters Marc , Nicke Annette , Henshall David C. , Jimenez‐Mateos Eva M. , Engel Tobias 
Published: January 2023

Background and PurposeNeonatal seizures represent a clinical emergency. However, current anti‐seizure medications fail to resolve seizures in ~50% of infants. The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is an important driver of inflammation, and evidence suggests that P2X7R contributes to seizures and epilepsy in adults. However, no genetic proof has yet been provided to determine what contribution P2X7R makes to neonatal seizures, its effects on inflammatory signalling during neonatal seizures, and the therapeutic potential of P2X7R‐based treatments on long‐lasting brain excitability.Experimental ApproachNeonatal seizures were induced by global hypoxia in 7‐day‐old mouse pups (P7). The role of P2X7Rs during seizures was analysed in P2X7R‐overexpressing and knockout mice. Treatment of wild‐type mice after hypoxia with the P2X7R antagonist JNJ‐47965567 was used to determine the effects of the P2X7R on long‐lasting brain hyperexcitability. Cell type‐specific P2X7R expression was analysed in P2X7R‐EGFP reporter mice. RNA sequencing was used to monitor P2X7R‐dependent hippocampal downstream signalling.Key ResultsP2X7R deletion reduced seizure severity, whereas P2X7R overexpression exacerbated seizure severity and reduced responsiveness to anti‐seizure medication. P2X7R deficiency led to an anti‐inflammatory phenotype in microglia, and treatment of mice with a P2X7R antagonist reduced long‐lasting brain hyperexcitability. RNA sequencing identified several pathways altered in P2X7R knockout mice after neonatal hypoxia, including a down‐regulation of genes implicated in inflammation and glutamatergic signalling.Conclusion and ImplicationsTreatments based on targeting the P2X7R may represent a novel therapeutic strategy for neonatal seizures with P2X7Rs contributing to the generation of neonatal seizures, driving inflammatory processes and long‐term hyperexcitability states.
First you get the money, then you get the power: Comparing the cost and power of monitoring programs to detect changes in occupancy of a threatened marsupial predator
Authors: Moore Harry A. , Dunlop Judy A. , Geyle Hayley M. , Greenwood Leanne , Nimmo Dale G. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractEcological monitoring is crucial for tracking changes in the status of species over time. However, ensuring that monitoring programs possess adequate statistical power—capacity to detect changes in populations with a high level of confidence—remains a challenge for many wildlife managers globally. While new monitoring technologies potentially offer cost effective solutions to this problem, transitioning to these methods requires careful calibration with existing techniques, such that differences in power and cost can be measured and assessed accurately. Here, we compare new (camera traps) and conventional (live trapping) survey methods in terms of cost and statistical power in tracking occupancy declines in an endangered marsupial predator, the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus). We show that camera trap monitoring designs can detect northern quoll occupancy declines of 30%, 50%, and 80% at reduced cost when compared to live trap designs, without compromising statistical power. Overall, we find support for the cost‐effectiveness of camera traps for species monitoring and its potential to replace existing live trap sampling of species when measuring changes in occupancy. Additionally, we offer a robust framework to compare new monitoring techniques against pre‐existing methods on the basis of statistical power.
Detection of hypoxia in the pulmonary tissues of Xenopus laevis over repeated dives
Authors: Fujiyama Shingo , Okui Takehito , Kato Takashi 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe oxygen environment in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) continuously changes during their development, which involves a rapid increase in the body size, metamorphosis, and transition to adulthood. Nevertheless, there are limited reports on experimental models that are available for studying fluctuations in the oxygen environment in X. laevis. Thus, this study aimed to develop an experimental model on intermittent hypoxia in X. laevis and evaluate hypoxia and oxidative stress in the same. X. laevis were submerged in water with a dissolved oxygen concentration of 2 mg/L for 30 min; they were then removed from the water and allowed to freely absorb oxygen for 5 min. Immunostaining of pimonidazole‐containing frozen tissue sections of the lung and liver using anti‐pimonidazole antibodies as the hypoxia probes revealed that more than 95% of the submerged X. laevis cells were pimonidazole positive, providing direct evidence of tissue hypoxia. When the amount of oxidative stress in the lungs and liver was evaluated in terms of the amount of lipid peroxides, the diving group showed a 2.08‐fold and 3.20‐fold increase over the normal group, respectively. Following hypoxia exposure, the dry‐to‐wet weight ratios of the lung tissues was 1.27 times higher (p < .05), while the liver tissues was 1.06 times higher (although not significant). Thus, the degree of damage depended on the tissues affected. In the future, we believe that this model will be a promising option for analyzing the physiological responses of X. laevis to hypoxia and oxidative stress.
Polyphosphate hydrolysis, sorption, and conversion in two different soils
Authors: Zhou Rongwei , Zhou Jian , Jia Lulu , Wei Jinju , Yan Jiaxin , Ji Jianhua , Wei Zongqiang 
Published: January 2023

AbstractPolyphosphate fertilizer is an alternative to traditional orthophosphate fertilizer, but it is unclear whether it provides greater soil phosphorus (P) mobility and availability than orthophosphate fertilizer. This study aimed to examine the chemical behaviour of polyphosphate after its application to the soil. The hydrolysis, sorption, and P transformation of two types of polyphosphate fertilizers (short‐chain and long‐chain) were examined for two types of soils (acidic Acrisol and calcareous Cambisol), with orthophosphate serving as the control treatment. 31P NMR spectroscopic analyses indicated that polyphosphate in soil was rapidly converted to pyrophosphate, which was then hydrolyzed to orthophosphate at a slower rate. In general, in the calcareous Cambisol, the addition of short‐chain polyphosphate fertilizer resulted in greater soil P mobility as measured by greater soil pore water orthophosphate concentration than the control. Thus, short‐chain polyphosphate fertilizer tended to be more effective than orthophosphate in calcareous soils. This was in contrast to the result of an aqueous incubation experiment, in which a lower pH increased the rate of polyphosphate hydrolysis. Indeed, in both soils, the sorption of total P was greater when P was added as polyphosphate than when it was added as orthophosphate. Moreover, polyphosphate sorption appeared to be mainly controlled by soil iron and aluminium minerals, because the Acrisol showed stronger polyphosphate sorption than the Cambisol due to its greater amorphous iron content. It appears that polyphosphate was first adsorbed on soil minerals before being hydrolyzed to release orthophosphate, and calcium may have played an important role in the hydrolysis of polyphosphate as evidenced by the greater P release in calcareous Cambisol. Our results suggest that soil characteristics, such as acidity, iron, aluminium, and calcium content, should be considered when evaluating the P efficiency of polyphosphate fertilizers.Highlights
31P NMR spectroscopy successfully tracked the fate of added Poly‐P in soil
Poly‐P was rapidly converted to Pyro‐P, and then hydrolyzed to Ortho‐P slowly
P supplied as Poly‐P had stronger sorption affinity than Ortho‐P in all soils
Short‐chain Poly‐P induced greater P mobility than Ortho‐P in Cambisol but not in Acrisol
Lyme neuroborreliosis: An unusual case with extensive (peri)vasculitis of the middle cerebral artery
Authors: Palleis Carla , Forbrig Robert , Lehner Louisa , Quach Stefanie , Albert Nathalie L. , Brendel Matthias , Schöberl Florian , Straube Andreas 
Published: January 2023

AbstractLyme disease is a tick‐borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latu. Neuroborreliosis is reported in approximately 10% of patients with Lyme disease. We report a patient with central nervous system (CNS) large vessel vasculitis, ischemic stroke, and tumefactive contrast‐enhancing brain lesions, an unusual complication of neuroborreliosis. A 56‐year‐old man presented with headache and disorientation for 1 month. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed basal meningitis with rapidly progressing frontotemporoinsular edema and (peri)vasculitis. Transcranial ultrasound confirmed stenosed medial cerebral arteries. [18F]GE‐180 microglia positron emission tomography (PET) showed frontotemporoinsular signal more pronounced on the right. [18F]FET amino acid PET demonstrated low tracer uptake, suggesting an inflammatory process. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) showed lymphomonocytosis (243/μl), intrathecal anti‐Borrelia IgM (CSF/serum index = 15.65, normal < 1.5) and anti‐Borrelia IgG (CSF/serum index = 6.5, normal < 1.5), and elevated CXCL13 (29.2 pg/ml, normal < 10 pg/ml). Main differential diagnoses of neurotuberculosis and perivascular CNS lymphoma were ruled out by biopsy and Quantiferon enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay. Ceftriaxone (28 days), cortisone, and nimodipine (3 months) led to full recovery. Neuroborreliosis is an important differential diagnosis in patients with CNS large vessel vasculitis and tumefactive contrast‐enhancing brain lesions, mimicking perivascular CNS lymphoma or neurotuberculosis as main neuroradiological differential diagnoses. Vasculopathy and cerebrovascular events are rare in neuroborreliosis but should be considered, especially in endemic areas.
Aquaculture ethics: A systematic quantitative review and critical analysis of aquaculture ethics scholarship
Authors: Cooper Katja , Breakey Hugh , Lewis Melea , Marshallsay Rebecca , Naraniecki Alex , Sampford Charles 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThis paper investigates the ethical values, moral principles, methods and reform proposals in aquaculture ethics scholarship to develop a comprehensive and balanced list of aquaculture ethical principles. A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review methodology is employed to parse 150 journal articles on aquaculture ethics. Methodologies, specific ethical values, broad principles, recommended reforms and trends over time are quantified and assessed. Through analysis of invoked values and recommended reforms, six core marine economy ethics principles are identified: Environmental Protection, Fairness, Stakeholder Participation, Harm Prevention, Beneficence and Trustworthiness. A comprehensive multidimensional legitimacy model is employed to uncover ethical gaps and identify promising areas for future aquaculture ethics research.
The influence of temperature on Pacific hake co‐occurrence with euphausiids in the California Current Ecosystem
Authors: Phillips Elizabeth M. , Malick Michael J. , Gauthier Stéphane , Haltuch Melissa A. , Hunsicker Mary E. , Parker‐Stetter Sandra L. , Thomas Rebecca E. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractUnderstanding the influence of ocean conditions on predator–prey relationships can provide insight for ecosystem‐based fisheries management. Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) are abundant and commercially important groundfish in the California Current Ecosystem (CCE) that consume euphausiids (krill) as a major prey item. We used data from the biennial joint U.S.‐Canada Integrated Ecosystem & Acoustic Trawl Survey for Pacific hake (2007–2019, n = 8 surveys) to quantify co‐occurrence of age 2+ hake with krill in relation to bottom depth, continental shelf break location, surface chlorophyll‐a, and 100‐m temperature. Vertical distributions of hake varied among years and were not correlated to krill depth. Hake hotspots occurred primarily off the Oregon coast and near Cape Mendocino, while most krill hotspots occurred in the northern CCE. The probability of co‐occurrence was greatest during cool ocean conditions (100‐m temperature 1°C below average), averaging 41.0% and extending throughout most of the CCE. During warm ocean conditions (100‐m temperature 1°C above average), predicted co‐occurrence averaged 17.0% and was concentrated near Cape Mendocino. These results indicate that hake‐krill co‐occurrence is a function of predator and prey spatial distributions and overall krill abundance. Furthermore, temperature influences hake‐krill co‐occurrence and may explain some of the variation in hake growth and recruitment to the fishery.
Functional characteristics rather than co‐occurrences determine the outcome of interactions between neighbouring plants in sub‐Antarctic ponds: Consequences for macrophyte community biomass
Authors: Douce Pauline , Saiz Hugo , Benot Marie‐Lise , Mermillod‐Blondin Florian , Simon Laurent , Renault David , Vallier Felix , Oury Yoann , Fontaine Matthieu , Bittebiere Anne‐Kristel 
Published: January 2023

Abstract

Understanding of the mechanisms underlying species coexistence within plant communities is crucial to predict their fate given the current context of biodiversity loss. Freshwater ecosystems are among the most abiotically constrained habitats because they harbour clonal macrophyte communities. Strong habitat filtering in these ecosystems influences the functional composition and diversity of macrophyte communities, determining the outcome of interactions between neighbours and ultimately affecting local spatial arrangement between neighbours (LSA). This influence may be modulated by environmental conditions in abiotically constrained habitats, such as freshwater ecosystems.

We focused on macrophyte communities living in ponds in the Iles Kerguelen, in the sub‐Antarctic. These freshwater ecosystems are especially abiotically constrained (cold climate), and their plant communities are remarkably species‐poor, simplifying the study of interactions between neighbours. We measured several abiotic variables in the ponds, species LSA and interspecific interactions (using the log response ratio metric), and the functional composition of the community using aerial, root and clonal traits. We also determined the biomass of the whole macrophyte community.

Our results showed that LSA does not effectively assess interactions between neighbours at very small scales, neither at the community (one species vs. all neighbouring species) nor the species level (between pairs of species). Secondly, aerial (leaf and stem) and root traits related to resource acquisition played a more important role in interactions between neighbours than clonal traits (i.e. internode length and specific internode mass related to space acquisition and resource storage, respectively).

Depending on the target species, (1) interactions responded positively or negatively to mean trait and functional diversity of the community; and (2) different traits of neighbours (aerial or root traits) triggered an interaction response. Lastly, abiotic variables, in particular water temperature and light intensity, influenced macrophyte community biomass and plant community structure (i.e. species richness, functional diversity and LSA), either directly or through the modulation of other abiotic variables.

Our results lead to the following conclusions: (1) interactions between neighbours do not reflect their local spatial arrangements but are strongly associated with abiotic variables and neighbourhood functional traits (depending on species); (2) joint integration of biotic and abiotic variables in multivariate analyses enables better inference of biodiversity responses to environment, and the subsequent consequences for ecosystem function, especially in the context of climate change.