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Seasonal dynamics of eukaryotic microbial diversity in hypersaline Tuz Lake characterized by18S rDNAsequencing
Authors: Şahin Doğan Suzan , Kocabaş Aytaç 
Published: August 2023

AbstractMicrobial diversity found in hypersaline ecosystems is structurally unique and essential in many microbiological and ecological processes. Tuz Lake, the second biggest lake in Türkiye, is a talassohaline (over 32% [w/v]) lake with near‐neutral pH. The aim of study was to investigate the composition of the eukaryotic microbial community in Tuz Lake by 18S rDNA amplicon sequencing, as well as its relationship and change with environmental factors during 1‐year period. Next‐generation sequencing and bioinformatic analysis were applied to describe the eukaryotic microbial community in Tuz Lake. As a result of bioinformatics analysis,Archaeplastida(39%) andStramenopiles,Alveolata,Rhizaria(SAR) (51%) were the most abundant taxa represented in the dataset. TheArchaeplastidaphylum showed a significant difference between winter and summer and higher abundance in summer in contrast to theSARgroup, which represented higher abundance in winter. Genus level assessment showed that the most abundant genera wereNavicula,Chlorophyta;unclassified_taxa,Dunaliella,Cladosporium,Paraphelidium,Scuticociliates;unclassified_taxa, andChlamydomonadales;unclassified_taxa. Naviculaabundance was significantly different and overwhelmingly dominant in winter. On the other hand,CladosporiumandChlorophyta; unclassified_taxarepresented a significant difference between seasons and high abundance in summer. Furthermore,Dunaliellapopulations were not detected in midsummer and early fall when the temperature increased and water volume in the lake decreased.
What matters most to older adults: Racial and ethnic considerations in values for current healthcare planning
Authors: Heintz Hannah L. , Paik Julie M. , Baird Lola , Driver Jane A. , Moye Jennifer 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundClarifying what matters most informs current care planning for adults with multiple comorbidities. We describe how adults aged 55+ rate what matters most and differences in Black and White participants.MethodsParticipants (N = 247, Age M = 63.61 ± 5.26) who self‐identified as Black (n = 89), White (n = 96), or other racial and ethnic groups (n = 62) completed an online survey. Healthcare values in four domains, (1) important factors for managing health, (2) functioning, (3) enjoying life, and (4) connecting, were assessed with the What Matters Most‐Structured Tool. Frailty was assessed with the FRAIL scale.ResultsConcerns about pain and finances were rated as the most influential when making healthcare decisions across groups. Black participants rated religious and racial, ethnic, and cultural considerations as more important in healthcare decision‐making than did White participants (Black participant M = 1.93 ± 0.85 vs. White participant M = 1.26 ± 0.52), citing concerns about health equity, disparity, and representation. Across the sample, specific aspects of functioning (e.g., ability to think clearly, walk, and see) and connecting (e.g., with family and friends and with God) were highly valued. Black participants rated the ability to dress or bathe, exercise, and connect with God as more important than did White participants, and they were also more likely to rate length of life as more important relative to quality of life. Value ratings were not associated with other demographic or health factors.ConclusionsAdults aged 55+ from diverse groups highly value functioning and connections when making health decisions, with important contextual distinctions between Black participants and White participants. This study population was relatively young; future studies in older populations are needed.
Student Engagement as a Mediator Process Between Peer Victimization and Achievement at the Beginning of Middle School
Authors: Bélanger Félix , Cantin Stéphane , Archambault Isabelle 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDVery few studies have properly identified how peer victimization is associated with lower achievement in middle or high school. In this context, this study examined how peer victimization at the beginning of middle school is linked with subsequent student achievement. Specifically, it assessed if the behavioral, affective, and cognitive dimensions of engagement in school play a mediation role in the relationship between peer victimization and student achievement.METHODSThe sample of this study included 683 seventh graders attending 3 schools in Montreal, Canada. Students self‐reported peer victimization at the beginning and end of grade 7. They also reported their levels of student engagement on the 3 dimensions (behavioral, affective, and cognitive) across 3 time points in seventh and eighth grades. Student achievement in language arts across these 2 years was also obtained through school records.RESULTSPeer victimization significantly predicted lower achievement over time (b = −.24,p ≤ .001). Peer victimization predicted lower achievement in grade 8 indirectly through affective student engagement (b = −.11,p < .05). Post hoc analyses showed that peer victimization still predicted lower achievement in grade 8 indirectly through a decrease in affective engagement (b = −.14,p < .05). However, when considered alone, a decrease in cognitive engagement also acted as a mediator (b = −.09,p < .05), suggesting a strong link with affective engagement.CONCLUSIONOur findings expose the importance to promote student engagement in school and achievement for victimized youth.
The Duality of American Christian Nationalism: Religious Traditionalism versus Christian Statism
Authors: Li Ruiqian , Froese Paul 
Published: August 2023

AbstractWhile posited as a unified ideology, Christian Nationalism (CN) actually contains two distinct views of what it means to be a “Christian Nation”—one which envisions a Christian civil society separate from the profanities of politics, what we call “Religious Traditionalism.” The other envisions a Christian federal government where power is wielded exclusively by ethno‐religious insiders, or “Christian Statism.” Multiple waves of two national surveys confirm that current measures of CN contain these two factors, which have become increasingly divergent in the past 20 years. In addition, we find that Christian Statism predicts nativism, Islamophobia, anti‐Semitism, and racial distrust while Religious Traditionalism, in most instances, predicts the opposite. Historically, Religious Traditionalists have always sought to influence civil society and focused mainly on family/sexual issues. But a different brand of CN has emerged, wherein all federal and state authority should rightfully and exclusively belong to Christian Statists.
Twinned calcite as an indicator of high differential stresses and low shock pressure conditions during impact cratering
Authors: Seybold Lina , Trepmann Claudia A. , Hölzl Stefan , Pollok Kilian , Langenhorst Falko , Dellefant Fabian , Kaliwoda Melanie 
Published: August 2023

AbstractShock‐related calcite twins are characterized in calcite‐bearing metagranite cataclasites within crystalline megablocks of the Ries impact structure, Germany, as well as in cores from the FBN1973 research drilling. The calcite likely originates from pre‐impact veins within the Variscan metagranites and gneisses, while the cataclasis is due to the Miocene impact. Quartz in the metagranite components does not contain planar deformation features, indicating low shock pressures (<7 GPa). Calcite, however, shows a high density (>1/μm) of twins with widths <100 nm. Different types of twins (e‐, f‐, and r‐twins) crosscutting each other can occur in one grain. Interaction of r‐ and f‐twins results in a‐type domains characterized by a misorientation relative to the host with a misorientation angle of 35°–40° and a misorientation axis parallel to an a‐axis. Such a‐type domains have not been recorded from deformed rocks in nature before. The high twin density and activation of different twin systems in one grain require high differential stresses (on the order of 1 GPa). Twinning of calcite at high differential stresses is consistent with deformation during impact cratering at relatively low shock pressure conditions. The twinned calcite microstructure can serve as a valuable low shock barometer.
Vv‐circSIZ1 mediated by pre‐mRNA processing machinery contributes to salt tolerance
Authors: Gao Zhen , Sun Baozhen , Fan Zongbao , Su Yifan , Zheng Chengchao , Chen Weiping , Yao Yuxin , Ma Chao , Du Yuanpeng 
Published: August 2023

Summary
CircRNAs exist widely in plants, but the regulatory mechanisms for the biogenesis and function of plant circRNAs remain largely unknown.
Using extensive mutagenesis of expression plasmids and genetic transformation methods, we analyzed the biogenesis and anti‐salt functions of a new grape circRNA Vv‐circSIZ1.
We identified Vv‐circSIZ1 that is mainly expressed in the cytoplasm of xylem. CircSIZ1 is species‐specific, and genomic circSIZ1‐forming region of seven tested species could be backspliced in Nicotiana benthamiana, but not in Arabidopsis. The retention length of Vv‐circSIZ1 flanking introns was significantly positively correlated with its generation efficiency. The precise splicing of Vv‐circSIZ1 does not depend on its mature exon sequence or internal intron sequences, but on the AG/GT splicing signal sites and branch site of the flanking introns. The spliceosome activity was inversely proportional to the expression level of Vv‐circSIZ1. Furthermore, RNA‐binding proteins can regulate the expression of Vv‐circSIZ1. The overexpression of Vv‐circSIZ1 improved salt tolerance of grape and N. benthamiana. Additionally, Vv‐circSIZ1 could relieve the repressive effect of VvmiR3631 on its target VvVHAc1. Vv‐circSIZ1 also promoted transcription of its parental gene.
Overall, these results broaden our understanding of circRNAs in plants.
Pushed online: What characteristics of regional offline labour markets influence the expansion of Internet and platform work?
Authors: Zwysen Wouter , Piasna Agnieszka 
Published: August 2023

AbstractDespite disruptive impact of internet work on labour markets little is known about what, beyond individual pull factors, drives its expansion. This article extends current frameworks by investigating the role of regional economic and employment conditions. The analysis covers 165 regions in 14 European countries using a representative cross‐national data set on individual engagement in internet and offline work, augmented with aggregate data on the regional context. Our findings suggest that otherwise similar workers engage more in internet work where offline opportunities are worse—fewer jobs and of lower quality—with effects up to 10% for large regional differences. The increase mainly represents workers juggling offline and internet jobs under conditions of economic and job insecurity. These results imply that internet work is not exceptional or separate from the traditional labour market, challenging the narrative of platforms as outsiders to labour market regulation and justifying the expansion of regulatory efforts.
Postoperative recovery in preschool‐aged children: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial comparing premedication with midazolam, clonidine, and dexmedetomidine
Authors: Bromfalk Åsa , Hultin Magnus , Myrberg Tomi , Engström Åsa , Walldén Jakob 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundPreoperative anxiety in pediatric patients can worsen postoperative outcomes and delay discharge. Drugs aimed at reducing preoperative anxiety and facilitating postoperative recovery are available; however, their effects on postoperative recovery from propofol‐remifentanil anesthesia have not been studied in preschool‐aged children. Thus, we aimed to investigate the effects of three sedative premedications on postoperative recovery from total intravenous anesthesia in children aged 2–6 years.MethodsIn this prespecified secondary analysis of a double‐blinded randomized trial, 90 children scheduled for ear, nose, and throat surgery were randomized (1:1:1) to receive sedative premedication: oral midazolam 0.5 mg/kg, oral clonidine 4 μg/kg, or intranasal dexmedetomidine 2 μg/kg. Using validated instruments, outcome measures including time for readiness to discharge from the postoperative care unit, postoperative sedation, emergence delirium, anxiety, pain, and nausea/vomiting were measured.ResultsAfter excluding eight children due to drug refusal or deviation from the protocol, 82 children were included in this study. No differences were found between the groups in terms of median time [interquartile range] to readiness for discharge (midazolam, 90 min [48]; clonidine, 80 min [46]; dexmedetomidine 100.5 min [42]). Compared to the midazolam group, logistic regression with a mixed model and repeated measures approach found no differences in sedation, less emergence delirium, and less pain in the dexmedetomidine group, and less anxiety in both clonidine and dexmedetomidine groups.ConclusionsNo statistical difference was observed in the postoperative recovery times between the premedication regimens. Compared with midazolam, dexmedetomidine was favorable in reducing both emergence delirium and pain in the postoperative care unit, and both clonidine and dexmedetomidine reduced anxiety in the postoperative care unit. Our results indicated that premedication with α2‐agonists had a better recovery profile than short‐acting benzodiazepines; although the overall recovery time in the postoperative care unit was not affected.
Milletdb: a multi‐omics database to accelerate the research of functional genomics and molecular breeding of millets
Authors: Sun Min , Yan Haidong , Zhang Aling , Jin Yarong , Lin Chuang , Luo Lin , Wu Bingchao , Fan Yuhang , Tian Shilin , Cao Xiaofang , Wang Zan , Luo Jinchan , Yang Yuchen , Jia Jiyuan , Zhou Puding , Tang Qianzi , Jones Chris Stephen , Varshney Rajeev K. , Srivastava Rakesh K. , He Min , Xie Zheni , Wang Xiaoshan , Feng Guangyan , Nie Gang , Huang Dejun , Zhang Xinquan , Zhu Fangjie , Huang Linkai 
Published: August 2023

SummaryMillets are a class of nutrient‐rich coarse cereals with high resistance to abiotic stress; thus, they guarantee food security for people living in areas with extreme climatic conditions and provide stress‐related genetic resources for other crops. However, no platform is available to provide a comprehensive and systematic multi‐omics analysis for millets, which seriously hinders the mining of stress‐related genes and the molecular breeding of millets. Here, a free, web‐accessible, user‐friendly millets multi‐omics database platform (Milletdb, http://milletdb.novogene.com) has been developed. The Milletdb contains six millets and their one related species genomes, graph‐based pan‐genomics of pearl millet, and stress‐related multi‐omics data, which enable Milletdb to be the most complete millets multi‐omics database available. We stored GWAS (genome‐wide association study) results of 20 yield‐related trait data obtained under three environmental conditions [field (no stress), early drought and late drought] for 2 years in the database, allowing users to identify stress‐related genes that support yield improvement. Milletdb can simplify the functional genomics analysis of millets by providing users with 20 different tools (e.g., ‘Gene mapping’, ‘Co‐expression’, ‘KEGG/GO Enrichment’ analysis, etc.). On the Milletdb platform, a gene PMA1G03779.1 was identified through ‘GWAS’, which has the potential to modulate yield and respond to different environmental stresses. Using the tools provided by Milletdb, we found that the stress‐related PLATZs TFs (transcription factors) family expands in 87.5% of millet accessions and contributes to vegetative growth and abiotic stress responses. Milletdb can effectively serve researchers in the mining of key genes, genome editing and molecular breeding of millets.
A scoping review of pediatric transplant education
Authors: Burghall Ashley , Ruhl Michelle , Rosaasen Nicola , Groot Brianna , Flood Kayla , Davis Keefe , Minakakis Natasha , Wichart Jenny , Mansell Holly 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundEducation is crucial for pediatric patients and caregivers throughout the transplant continuum, yet data are lacking around which interventions are effective and in what circumstances.MethodsWe undertook a scoping review with the objectives of (a) describing the types, effects, and outcomes of patient‐focused educational interventions before and after pediatric transplant and (b) understanding the educational experiences of patients and caregivers. Five scientific databases were explored for relevant literature using the JBI methodology. Educational interventions published in English, targeting pediatric solid organ transplant patients (0–25 years) and their caregivers were included. Relevant data from eligible articles (n = 27) were extracted and summarized.ResultsEighteen articles describing 17 educational interventions were identified for objective A, and nine articles qualitatively assessing patient or parental learning needs were identified for objective B. Most interventions were directed toward teenage patients and their caregivers post kidney transplant, primarily focusing on medication self‐management and adherence, or providing general information on transplant using multicomponent delivery formats. Most interventions achieved statistically significant improvements in knowledge (n = 8/9) and patients or caregivers expressed satisfaction with the intervention (n = 7/7) but health‐related outcomes such as medication adherence (n = 2/6) or behavior change (n = 1/3) rarely achieved statistically significant results. In objective B, patients and caregivers described the transplant process as overwhelming, but indicated that social supports and education helped them cope. Participants consistently wanted more information than they received.ConclusionCaregivers and pediatric patients value transplant education, but high‐quality studies are limited. Since education is a fundamental part of the transplant process, future research in this area should be prioritized.
GhSTP18, a member of sugar transport proteins family, negatively regulates salt stress in cotton
Authors: Qiao Kaikai , Lv Jiaoyan , Chen Lingling , Wang Yanwen , Ma Lina , Wang Jin , Wang Zhe , Wang Long , Ma Qifeng , Fan Shuli 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe sugar transporter protein (STP) family has been shown to play important roles in plant growth, development, and stress response. However, it has not been studied in cotton compared to other major crops. In this study, we identified 90 STP genes from four cotton species, performed bioinformatic analysis, and focused on the role of GhSTP18 in salt stress. According to our results, cotton STP proteins were divided into four subgroups according to the phylogenetic tree. A synteny analysis suggested that whole‐genome duplication (WGD) and segmental duplication were key drivers in the expansion of the STP gene family. The transcriptomic data analysis showed that 29 GhSTP genes exhibited sink‐specific expression. Quantitative real time‐polymerase chain reaction (qRT‐PCR) analyses revealed that expression of GhSTP18 was induced by salt treatment, heat treatment, cold treatment, and drought treatment, and continuously increased during a salt stress time course. Notably, GhSTP18 encodes a plasma membrane‐localized galactose transporter. Suppression of GhSTP18 transcription by a virus‐induced gene silencing (VIGS) assay reduced sensitivity to salt stress in cotton, indicating that GhSTP18 negatively regulates plant salt tolerance. These results provide an important reference and resource for further studying and deploying STP genes for cotton improvement.
How do private companies shape responses to migration in Europe? Informality, organizational decisions, and transnational change
Authors: Infantino Federica 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThis article takes an actor‐centered and bottom‐up perspective to analyze how private companies shape public responses to migration in Europe. It builds on ethnographic research with top managers and civil servants involved in visa policy, asylum reception, and immigration detention. Drawing on organizational theories about decisions and change, I analyze empirical evidence to put forward processes of international migration governance that take account of private and public actors, the implementation stage of policy‐making, the organizational and informal dynamics underpinning decisions and change within and across borders of polity, therefore adopting a transnational lens. I show three interrelated aspects: Personal contacts, informal interactions, and informal exchange that promote private companies' business while affecting change in the delivery of public policies; private companies' involvement in decision‐making and their engagement in solution‐driven processes of change; the diffusion of organizational responses to migration across national contexts, which contribute to transnational change.
Perceived stress and suicidal ideation: The role of dispositional mindfulness
Authors: Moscardini Emma H. , Robinson Anthony , Gerner Jessica , Tucker Raymond P. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractObjectivesExtant literature suggests that dispositional mindfulness may reduce the impact perceived stress has on the severity of suicidal ideation (SI). Only one study has analyzed this question but did so with a cross‐sectional design in a sample of undergraduate women.MethodsThis study analyzed the potential moderating role of dispositional mindfulness on the relation between perceived stress and SI cross‐sectionally and at one‐week follow‐up in a sample of US adults (N = 598) with a history of SI.ResultsResults indicated that dispositional mindfulness and its facets were inversely related to perceived stress, SI severity at baseline, and SI severity one week later. At baseline, regression results indicated that only the nonreacting component of dispositional mindfulness interacted with perceived stress to concurrently predict SI severity. This relation was not significant when SI severity was measured one week later.LimitationsStudy results are limited by the high attrition rate from baseline to follow‐up and the relatively homogeneous sample.ConclusionStudy results indicate that dispositional mindfulness, particularly components related to nonreacting, is inversely related to SI severity concurrently but not prospectively. Interventions focused on mindfulness skills, particularly skills around nonreaction to inner experience, may be beneficial for those considering suicide.