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Decadal coastal evolution spanning the 2010 Maule earthquake at Isla Santa Maria, Chile: Framing Darwin's accounts of uplift over a seismic cycle
Authors: Aedo Diego , Cisternas Marco , Melnick Daniel , Esparza César , Winckler Patricio , Saldaña Bladimir 
Published: May 2023

AbstractCharles Darwin and Robert FitzRoy documented coseismic coastal uplift associated with the great 1835 Chile earthquake (M > 8.5) at Isla Santa María. In 2010, another similar earthquake (Mw 8.8) uplifted the island, ending the seismic cycle. The 2‐m uplift in 2010 caused major geomorphic and sedimentologic changes to the island's sandy beaches. Understanding the processes governing these changes requires pre‐ and post‐earthquake measurements to differentiate the effects of abrupt coseismic uplift from seasonal, annual, and decadal‐scale signals. Here, we combine spatial analysis of aerial imagery, field geophysics, wind and wave models to quantify geomorphic changes between 1941 and 2021 along the main beach. During the late interseismic phase (1941–2010), a ridge‐runnel system was formed and then buried by a frontal dune. Because of uplift in 2010, the shoreline prograded ~20 m, the uplifted berm was abandoned, and a new seaward berm was built. In the following decade, the abandoned berm was eroded by widening of the backshore as the shoreline and dune advanced seaward. Over the surveyed eight decades, the shoreline prograded continuously, increasing from <1 m/year to up to 3–5 m/year after the earthquake. We infer that these changes were caused by a sedimentary disequilibrium driven by variations in relative sea level, moving formerly passive sands from eroding cliffs and marine depths into the coastal sedimentary system, thus promoting long and cross‐shore sediment transport and, utterly, accretion. Our results have implications for studying beach evolution along tectonically‐active coasts associated with drastic changes in relative sea level.
New insights into chemical compositions and health‐promoting effects of black beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Authors: Meenu Maninder , Chen Pengyu , Mradula Mradula , Chang Sam K. C. , Xu Baojun 
Published: May 2023

AbstractBlack beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are most widely consumed in China, India, and America due to their unique taste and potent health benefits attributed to their higher content of phytochemicals. Researchers have extensively explored the phenolic profile and biological properties of black beans. This paper first attempt to review nutritional composition, phytochemical profile, and health‐promoting properties of black beans. Black beans are reported to exhibit potent antioxidant, antidiabetic, anticancer, anti‐cardiovascular diseases, and anti‐inflammatory properties due to the present of high level of various phytochemicals. Impacts of various processing technologies have also been extensively explored by researchers. However, the synergistic effects of black beans in combination with other food materials as final food products need to be studied in the future. This review paper will be helpful for researchers in food processing area for the development of novel black beans‐based functional food products.
HIF prolyl hydroxylase 2/3 deletion disrupts astrocytic integrity and exacerbates neuroinflammation
Authors: Rosiewicz Kamil Sebastian , Muinjonov Bakhrom , Kunz Séverine , Radbruch Helena , Chen Jessy , Jüttner René , Kerkering Janis , Ucar Julia , Crowley Tadhg , Wielockx Ben , Paul Friedemann , Alisch Marlen , Siffrin Volker 
Published: May 2023

AbstractAstrocytes constitute the parenchymal border of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), modulate the exchange of soluble and cellular elements, and are essential for neuronal metabolic support. Thus, astrocytes critically influence neuronal network integrity. In hypoxia, astrocytes upregulate a transcriptional program that has been shown to boost neuroprotection in several models of neurological diseases. We investigated transgenic mice with astrocyte‐specific activation of the hypoxia‐response program by deleting the oxygen sensors, HIF prolyl‐hydroxylase domains 2 and 3 (Phd2/3). We induced astrocytic Phd2/3 deletion after onset of clinical signs in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) that led to an exacerbation of the disease mediated by massive immune cell infiltration. We found that Phd2/3‐ko astrocytes, though expressing a neuroprotective signature, exhibited a gradual loss of gap‐junctional Connexin‐43 (Cx43), which was induced by vascular endothelial growth factor‐alpha (Vegf‐a) expression. These results provide mechanistic insights into astrocyte biology, their critical role in hypoxic states, and in chronic inflammatory CNS diseases.
Advancing the sustainability agenda through strategic human resource management: Insights and suggestions for future research
Authors: Ren Shuang , Cooke Fang Lee , Stahl Günter K. , Fan Di , Timming Andrew R. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractHow can human resource management (HRM), as both a scholarly discourse and a corporate strategic function, advance the sustainability agenda? We endeavor to answer this question by drawing together insights gleamed from the emerging sustainable HRM literature. First, we synthesize various conceptualizations and theoretical perspectives on the topic, including frames of reference from strategic HRM, institutional theory and institutional logics, stakeholder theory, and sustainable careers/life cycle theory. Second, we unpack and contextualize the sustainable HRM literature through the lens of international HRM. Third, we consolidate the extant literature and present an agenda for future research, calling for further exploration of topics that are likely to hit the next high wave of generating new strategic HRM insights and sustainable HRM knowledge.
Correlation between clinical and brain computed tomography findings of stroke patients: A cross‐sectional study
Authors: Vincent Mboizi , Sereke Senai Goitom , Nassanga Rita , Robert Mukisa , Ameda Faith 
Published: May 2023

AbstractBackground and AimsIn developing countries, the burden of stroke is growing and causing significant morbidity and disability with high mortality rates. Neuroimaging plays a crucial role in differentiating ischemic stroke from an intracerebral hemorrhage, as well as entities other than stroke. This study sought to determine the correlation between the clinical and brain CT scan findings of stroke patients attending three hospitals in Kampala, Uganda.MethodsThis was a cross‐sectional study of clinically suspected stroke patients who were sent for brain CT scan at three selected hospitals in Kampala, Uganda. All brain CT scans of patients with suspected stroke were evaluated and the Alberta stroke program early CT score (ASPECTS) was used for middle cerebral artery (MCA) strokes. Univariate analysis was used to describe the clinico‐demographic and brain CT features of stroke and summarized them as percentages. Bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to determine the adjusted odds ratios as a measure of association with a 95% confidence interval (CI).ResultsOf the 270 study participants, 141 (52.2%) were male. 162 (60%) had CT findings of stroke, and 90 (33.3%) had normal brain CT findings. Eighteen (6.7%) had other CT findings like tumor, dural hemorrhage, epidermoid cyst, and others. Ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and subarachnoid hemorrhage accounted for 124 (45.9%), 34 (12.6%), and 4 (1.5%) respectively. Limb weakness (55.2%), headache (41.1%), and loss of consciousness (39.3%) were associated with stroke findings on CT. Among the acute ischemic strokes, 30 (73.2%) had a worse (0–7) ASPECT score. Those aged ≥65 years were associated with a worse ASPECTS [AOR: 22.01, (95% CI: 1.58–306.09) p = 0.021].ConclusionMore than a third of patients with a clinical diagnosis of stroke had either no CT features of stroke or had other findings. The most commonly affected vascular territory was left MCA. Old age was strongly associated with having the worst ASPECTS score.
Can placebo or nocebo pills improve or impair cognition performance?
Authors: Blokland Arjan 
Published: May 2023

AbstractObjectiveAlthough the placebo effect is well known to affect many behaviors, the effects on cognitive performance are less well investigated.MethodsIn this study, the effects of a placebo and a nocebo manipulation on cognitive performance was investigated in healthy young participants in an unblinded between‐subjects study. In addition, the participants were asked about their subjective experience in the placebo and nocebo condition.ResultsThe data suggested that the placebo condition induced the feeling of being more attentive and more motivated and the nocebo condition induced a feeling of being less attentive and alert and that they performed less well than normal. However, no placebo or nocebo effects were found on the actual performance on word learning, working memory, Tower of London task, or spatial pattern separation.ConclusionsThese findings further support the notion that placebo or nocebo effects are not likely to occur in young healthy volunteers. However, other studies suggest that placebo effects can be found in implicit memory tasks and in participants with memory problems. Further placebo/nocebo studies are indicated using different experimental designs and different populations in order to better understand the placebo effect on cognitive performance.
Development and application of a sports health cloud management platform model based on internet of things technology
Authors: Han Wei , Zhang Xinyu 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe real‐time sports and physical sign data display of various intelligent sports equipment and software can provide help for professional athletes to formulate sports strategies. However, for those who do not have any special knowledge, visual data cannot help them to make correct sports plans. Based on the above problems, this paper designed and implemented a cloud computing platform that can collect the user's movement and physical sign information, so as to provide personalized sports prescription service for them. In the performance test of the platform, the experimental results showed that the 50% line response time value and 90% line response time value were the maximum when the number of test threads reaches 1000 and 900, and the maximum value was 2896 and 3136 ms respectively; when the number of test threads was 200, the minimum value was 86 and 132 ms. Therefore, it is very necessary to develop and apply the sports health CMP based on the Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
Consumer responses to nutrition labels in China
Authors: Zhu Chen , Lopez Rigoberto A. , Zhen Chen , Zhao Qiran 
Published: May 2023

AbstractAs a cost‐effective way to promote healthy eating habits and prevent obesity, nutrition labeling has drawn great public interest around the world. China implemented its first mandatory nutrition labeling regulation under the National Food Safety Standard for Nutrition Labeling of Pre‐packaged Foods (GB28050‐2011) in 2013. Focusing on the Chinese carbonated soft drinks market and using a mixed logit model based on 132,849 purchase records from over 40,000 households, this study investigates consumers' responses to nutrition labels. Empirical results show that nutrition labeling induces Chinese consumers to select relatively healthier products and could be a prominent policy tool for sugar reduction.
Synthesis, antioxidant, and anticholinesterase activities of novel N‐arylsulfonyl hydrazones bearing sulfonate ester scaffold
Authors: Başaran Eyüp 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn this research, two new series of N‐arylsulfonyl hydrazone compounds (14–25) possessing a sulfonate moiety were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and various spectroscopic techniques including fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR), 1H‐, and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). These compounds synthesized as target molecules (14–25) were tested for their in vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibition activities and antioxidant potential. The antioxidant capacities of the tested molecules were determined by four different assays. The IC50 values of the screened molecules were determined in the range of 60.14 ± 0.25–84.81 ± 1.09 μM against AChE and in the range of 70.11 ± 0.67–93.60 ± 0.47 μM against BChE. In the AChE assay, 4‐hydroxybenzaldehyde‐based compound 25 (60.14 ± 0.25 μM) showed the highest activity in comparison to rivastigmine (501 ± 3.08 μM). This compound (71.42 ± 0.19 μM) is also one of the compounds with the highest activity against BChE. In the BChE assay, 2‐hydroxybenzaldehyde‐based compound 19 (70.11 ± 0.67 μM) indicated the highest activity in comparison to rivastigmine (19.95 ± 0.20 μM). In antioxidant activity studies, the tested molecules showed lower activities than the standard compounds (butylated hydroxytoluene and α‐tocopherol). Consequently, some novel compounds can be used as potential inhibitor candidates in future studies.
Creation and initial validation of a genetic counseling supervisory self‐efficacy scale
Authors: Spencer‐Hintze MacKenzie , Wusik Katie , Yager Geoffrey , He Hua , Caldwell Sarah , Atzinger Carrie 
Published: May 2023

AbstractFieldwork supervision is the “signature pedagogy” for training genetic counseling students, ensuring that students have the experience necessary to become minimally competent genetic counselors. According to the National Society of Genetic Counselors 2022 Professional Status Survey, roughly 40% of genetic counselors serve as supervisors for genetic counseling graduate students. Despite fieldwork supervision being essential for training, there are currently no validated supervision skill assessment tools for genetic counseling fieldwork supervisors to use for professional development. While a self‐efficacy scale for genetic counselors currently exists, a comprehensive self‐efficacy scale for genetic counseling supervision skills does not. The purpose of the study was to develop and validate a genetic counseling supervisory self‐efficacy scale (GCSSES). This study was comparative, quantitative, and cross‐sectional, with data collected via an online questionnaire which assessed supervision self‐efficacy (95 items), derived from 154 published GC supervision competencies, demographics (5), experience (9), and supervisory development (18), using the Psychotherapy Supervisory Development Scale (PSDS). A total of 119 board‐certified genetic counselors completed the survey. Factor analysis eliminated 40 items due to insufficient factor loading, and item‐item correlation eliminated one item with elevated inter‐item correlation, leaving 54 items on the finalized GCSSES. Exploratory factor analysis derived four GCSSES factors, which accounted for 65% of the variance in the scale: (a) Goal Setting, Feedback, and Evaluation; (b) Complex Aspects of Supervision; (c) Conflict Resolution; and (d) Working Alliance. Preliminary analyses show the GCSSES has high reliability and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.99). Positive correlations between experience variables and supervisory self‐efficacy were identified. A 54 item GCSSES was developed by this study. The GCSSES may serve as a tool for genetic counseling supervisors and graduate programs to assess skills, monitor professional development, and target training. A genetic counseling supervisory self‐efficacy scale can also be used in future studies regarding training of genetic counseling supervisors.
Evaluation of high oleic sunflower oil oleogels with beeswax, beeswax‐glyceryl monopalmitate, and beeswax‐Span80 in cookie preparation
Authors: Gao Weifeng , Yang Guolong , Zhang Dan , Xu Xiaoxin , Hu Jingbo , Meng Pengcheng , Liu Wei 
Published: May 2023

AbstractBACKGROUNDShortening is used widely in cookie preparation to improve quality and texture. However, large amounts of saturated and trans fatty acids present in shortening have adverse effects on human health, and much effort has been made to reduce the use of shortening. The use of oleogels might be a suitable alternative. In this study, the oleogels of high oleic sunflower oil with beeswax (BW), BW‐glyceryl monopalmitate (BW‐GMP), and BW‐Span80 (BW‐S80) were prepared and their suitability to replace shortening in cookie preparation was evaluated.RESULTSThe solid fat content of BW, BW‐GMP, and BW‐S80 oleogels was significantly lower than that of commercial shortening when the temperature was not higher than 35 °C. However, the oil‐binding capacity of these oleogels was almost similar to that of shortening. The crystals in the shortening and oleogels were β’ form mainly; however, the morphology of crystal aggregates in these oleogels was different from that of shortening. The textural and rheological properties of doughs prepared with the oleogels were similar, and clearly different from those of dough with commercial shortening. The breaking strengths of cookies made with oleogels were lower than that of cookies prepared with shortening. However, cookies containing BW‐GMP and BW‐S80 oleogels were similar in density and color to those prepared with shortening.CONCLUSIONThe textural properties and color of cookies with BW‐GMP and BW‐S80 oleogels were very similar to those of the cookies containing commercial shortening. The BW‐GMP and BW‐S80 oleogels could act as alternatives to shortening in the preparation of cookies. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
Rapid artificial biocrust development by cyanobacterial inoculation and clay amendment
Authors: Keqiang Zhou , Zijia Zhang , Cui Zhang , Ling Xia , Delong Meng , Li Wu , Shaoxian Song , Sancheze Rosa María Torres , Farias María E. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe establishment of biological soil crusts is widely perceived as a main strategy to improve the ecological environment in arid and semi‐arid regions. However, artificial biocrusts fail to withstand environmental stresses when using traditional methods for initial establishment. Hence, in this study, kaolin, a common clay mineral, was introduced as a biocrust stabilizer by mixing at different mass ratios with Microcoleus steenstrupii for sand inoculation. The results showed that the addition of kaolin exhibited a significantly positive effect on promoting biocrust formation and accelerating biocrust development. Moreover, the artificial biocrust from 1:500 (algae: kaolin) inoculant achieved the best performance with coverage of 98%, and top layer thickness of 5.62 mm after 86 days of incubation. The highest contents of chlorophyll a, exopolysaccharides, and soluble protein were also observed in 1:500 mass ratio of algae: kaolin throughout the biocrust development process. As for the water retention performance, the results of contact angle, water drop penetration time (WDPT), and repellency index (RI) illustrated that biocrust improved water utilization in kaolin‐treated groups by delaying the time of water infiltration, especially in 1:500 group. After 86 days post inoculation, a series of common bacteria appeared in the biocrusts such as actinobacteria and acidobacteria, and decomposed metabolites from cyanobacteria as an energy source. This study gains new insights into clay minerals on biocrust development and puts forward a new approach for rapid artificial biocrust establishment to reverse desertification.
Utilizing novel recurrent laryngeal motor nerve conduction studies to characterize the aging larynx: A pilot study
Authors: Baertsch Hans C. , Cvancara David , Bhatt Neel K. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractObjectivesAge‐related changes to the larynx are associated with dysphonia and contribute to reduced quality of life. This study utilizes recurrent laryngeal motor nerve conduction studies (rlMNCS) to determine if neurophysiologic changes occur in the aging larynx using an aging rat model.Study DesignAnimal study.MethodsIn vivo rlMNCS were performed in 10 young hemi‐larynges (3–4 months) and 10 aged hemi‐larynges (18–19 months) rats (Fischer 344 × Brown Norway F344BN). Recording electrodes were placed into the thyroarytenoid (TA) muscle through direct laryngoscopy. Recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLNs) were directly stimulated with bipolar electrodes. Compound motor action potentials (CMAPs) were obtained. RLN cross‐sections were stained with toluidine blue. Axon count, myelination, and g‐ratio were quantified utilizing AxonDeepSeg analysis software.ResultsrlMNCS were successfully obtained in all animals. Mean CMAP amplitude and negative durations in young rats were 3.58 ± 2.20 mV and 0.93 ± 0.14 mS (mean dif: 0.17; 95% CI: −2.21 to 2.54), respectively, and 3.74 ± 2.81 mV and 0.98 ± 0.11 mS (mean dif: 0.050; 95% CI: −0.07 to 0.17). No significant differences in onset latency or negative area were observed. Mean axon count in young rats (176 ± 35) was comparable to that in old rats (173 ± 31). Myelin thickness and g‐ratio did not differ between groups.ConclusionsThere were no statistically significant differences in RLN conduction or axon histology between young and aged rats in this pilot study. This work provides a basis for future, adequately powered studies, and may lead to a tractable animal model to study the aging larynx.Level of Evidence5.
Synchronization of Optomechanical Oscillator and Breathing Soliton
Authors: Li Jin , Wan Shuai , Wang Yu , Niu Rui , Li Ming , Shen Zhen , Guo Guang‐Can , Dong Chun‐Hua 
Published: May 2023

AbstractSynchronization and frequency locking between different oscillators are of scientific and technological importance in a wide variety of fields. The optomechanical resonator can be a good integrated oscillator, which takes place via the radiation pressure force induced by the optical fields. In addition, the breathing soliton is a particular kind of dissipative Kerr soliton that exists between the modulation instability state and the stable state, which shows periodic oscillation in pulse width and amplitude, as well as in its spectral envelope. The breathing frequency depends on the pump power and the pump detuning, which can be affected by environmental fluctuations, and the linewidth of the RF beatnote is on the order of megahertz (MHz). Here, the synchronization of these two different oscillators, that is, the optomechanical oscillator and the breathing soliton, is demonstrated. This demonstration transfers the stability and narrow linewidth of the optomechanical oscillator to the breathing soliton. The fixed phase relation between the breathing oscillation and optomechanical oscillation can be established, forming an open Lissajous diagram. These results provide a new way for the stabilization and control of the breathing soliton and may inspire the study of the interaction between the optomechanical oscillator and the breathing soliton.
Design of an optically transparent EMW structure with broadband‐absorbing property
Authors: Wang Yi , Hu Xuerong , Li You , Cao Qunsheng 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIn this paper, an optically transparent electromagnetic window structure based on frequency selective absorber (FSA) technique is proposed with low‐pass and high broadband absorbing property. The FSA consists of two resistive frequency selective surface layers and a low‐passband layer, which are all designed using square ring structures. To make the whole design transparent, the traditional metal copper and resistors are replaced by indium tin oxide and the dielectric substrate by polyethylene terephthalate. The top and middle layers act as absorbing layers to generate broad absorption bands at high frequencies, while the bottom layer is used to generate low‐pass transmission bands. The simulation results show that the insertion loss is less than 3 dB below 3.6 GHz, while the absorption bandwidth covers 6–18 GHz with an angular stability reaches 45°.