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A study on the life satisfaction, resilience, depression, anxiety, and stress levels of LGBT+ individuals according to parental acceptance and life skills
Authors: Yüksel Şahin Fulya , Başar Gençer Düşüm 
Published: August 2023

This study aims to examine the life satisfaction, resilience, depression, anxiety, and stress levels of LGBT+ individuals significantly differ according to being LGBT+, levels of parental acceptance and life skills. 171 LGBT+ individuals who live in different cities in Turkey and over 18 years. participated in the study. “The Life Satisfaction Scale”, “The Brief Resilience Scale”, “Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS)”, “Turkish adaptation of the Adult Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire Short Form”, “Life Skills Scale”, and a “Personal Information Form” were used to collect the study data. MANOVA-Wilks Lambda(λ) was utilized for data analysis. The study results revealed that LGBT+ individuals’ life satisfaction, resilience, depression, anxiety, and stress levels significantly differ according to being LGBT+, life skills, parental acceptance, economic income and education level. LGBT+ individuals with high parental acceptance and life skills were found to experience higher levels of life satisfaction and resilience and lower levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The findings of the study have been discussed with relevant literature and suggestions have been offered.
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Özet

Araştırmanın amacı LGBT+ bireylerin yaşam doyumu, psikolojik sağlamlık, depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeylerinin LGBT+ olmaya, ebeveyn kabulüne ve yaşam becerilerine göre incelenmesidir. Araştırmada ilişkisel tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Katılımcı grubuna ulaşmada kartopu ve amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya, Türkiye’nin farklı illerinde yaşayan ve 18 yaşından büyük 171 LGBT+ gönüllüsü katılmıştır. Araştırmada verileri elde etmek için “Yaşam Doyumu Ölçeği”, “Kısa Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği”, “Depresyon, Anksiyete ve Stres Ölçeği”, “Yetişkin Ebeveyn Kabul-Reddi Ölçeği (Kısa Form)”, “Yaşam Becerileri Ölçeği” ve “Kişisel Bilgiler Formu” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, MANOVA-Wilks Lambda (λ) Testinden yararlanılmıştır. Bulgular ışığında, LGBT+ bireylerin yaşam doyumu, psikolojik sağlamlık, depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyleri LGBT+ olmalarına, ebeveyn kabulüne ve yaşam becerilerine göre anlamlı farklılık göstermiştir. Anne ve baba kabulü yüksek olan LGBT+ bireylerin yaşam doyumu ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeyi daha yüksek; depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyi daha düşük bulunmuştur. Yaşam becerileri yüksek olan LGBT+ bireylerin yaşam doyumu düzeyi ve psikolojik sağlamlık düzeyi daha yüksek; depresyon, anksiyete ve stres düzeyleri daha düşük bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, araştırmanın bulguları ilgili alanyazın ışığında tartışılmış ve öneriler sunulmuştur.
Electrochemical analysis of copper-EDTA-ammonia-gold thiosulfate dissolution system
Authors: Xiang Peng-Zhi , Ye Guo-Hua 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium (EDTA) can form stable complexes with many metals. To improve the leaching rate of gold and the consumption rate of thiosulfate, EDTA and ammonia were combined with copper ions to form a copper-EDTA-ammonia-thiosulfate system. Electrochemical methods were used to study the effect of thiosulfate, copper ion, EDTA, and polarization voltage. The results showed that increasing the concentrations of thiosulfate, copper ions, and EDTA promoted the dissolution of gold, which changed from electrochemical control to diffusion control after adding EDTA. The order of influence was thiosulfate > EDTA > copper ion. The pure gold leaching experiment showed that the dissolution rate of gold in the EDTA-ammonium-copper thiosulfate system was higher than that in the EDTA-copper-thiosulfuric acid system, thus achieving synergistic gold leaching.
Towards the Digital Risk Society: A Review
Authors: Sundberg Leif 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Digitalization is often associated with optimistic grand narratives about a future society in academic discourse. While the word is frequently linked with hopes and expectations of societal rebirth and beneficial changes for societies and organizations, there has been little attention given to systematically investigating the risks associated with digitalization. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between digitalization and risk, thereby characterizing “the digital risk society.” By conducting a narrative summary and thematic analysis of 34 academic papers three aggregated themes were outlined: First, in the digital risk society, intangible technologies serve as solutions while simultaneously introducing new risks. Second, as an increasing number of tasks are delegated to machines with opaque inner functions, society is suffering from dehumanization. Third, scholars are calling for new approaches to govern these technologies, spurred by concerns over their potentially harmful use.
Local grammars and intercultural speech act studies: A study of apologies in four English varieties
Authors: Su Hang , Lu Xiaofei 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThis study proposes a local grammar approach to intercultural speech act studies, which is demonstrated by an investigation into apologies in Hong Kong, Singaporean, Indian, and British Englishes. Drawing on data taken from the respective components of the International Corpus of English, the investigation revealed a mixed picture of the ways in which apologies were performed by speakers of the Englishes under examination, which may be ascribed to the differences existing in cultural norms of the target language and those of one’s own and, consequently, a strategic compromise between speakers’ efforts to conform to the cultural norms of the target language and efforts to retain their own. This leads to a further argument that apologies in the three selected Asian Englishes might have undergone a mixed process of language indigenisation and pragmatic nativisation. Methodologically, the study shows that local grammars can reliably quantify speech act realizations across contexts or corpora, thereby offering a useful methodology to facilitate intercultural, and other kinds of contrastive, speech act studies.
Contexts of care for people with differences of sex development
Authors: Kulle Alexandra E. , Jürgensen Martina , Döhnert Ulla , Malich Lisa , Marshall Louise , Hiort Olaf 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The 2006 Chicago consensus statement of management of disorders/difference of sex development (DSD) has achieved advantages in clinical care and diagnosis for patients and families affect by DSD. This article provides a brief overview of contexts of care for physicians, and points out specific challenges in clinical practice that have arisen from the transformations of the sex/gender system in recent years. We focus on the impact of diagnosis and laboratory measurements. Both laboratory measurements and hormonal therapies still depend on the binary system. One problem is the lack of reference intervals for the different forms of DSD, which means that diversity is often neglected. In the following, we will give a brief insight into this complex topic.
A brief guide to polymer characterization: structure (IUPAC Technical Report)
Authors: Topham Paul D. , Boucher Raymond J. , Chang Taihyun , Smrčková Miroslava Dušková , Farrell Wesley S. , He Jiasong , Hess Michael , Hu Wenbing , Hutchins-Crawford Helena J. , Keddie Daniel J. , Mallon Peter E. , Merna Jan , Stingelin Natalie , Šturcová Adriana , Vohlídal Jiří 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
To bolster the series of Brief Guides released by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), here we introduce the first Brief Guide to Polymer Characterization. This article provides a concise overview of characterization methods for teachers, students, non-specialists, and newcomers to polymer science as well as being a useful manual for researchers and technicians. Unlike pure low molar mass chemical substances, polymers are not composed of identical molecules. The macromolecules which comprise a single polymer sample vary from one another, primarily in terms of size and shape, but often also in the arrangement or positioning of atoms within macromolecules (e.g., chain branching, isomerism, etc.). Polymer properties are often drastically different from those of other substances and their characterization relies on specialist equipment and/or common equipment used in a specialized way (e.g., particular sample preparation or data analysis). This Brief Guide focuses uniquely on the structural characterization (i.e., analyzing the molecular and multi-molecular aspects) of polymers. The complex nature of the structural variables possible in macromolecular materials often presents a challenge with regard to the detailed structural characterization of polymers. This Brief Guide provides a useful starting point to direct the reader to the most commonly used and useful techniques to characterize these structural variables.
A thermodynamic investigation on the micellization behavior of ionic liquid in presence of vitamins
Authors: Sharma Pooja , Kaur Jasmeet , Kaur Ramanjeet , Kumar Harsh , Kaur Gagandeep 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Herein, we have scrutinized the influence of vitamin B3 (nicotinic acid) and its isomer isonicotinic acid at varying concentrations on the micellization properties of 1-tetradecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide [C14mim] [Br] at a given temperature range of 298.15–308.15 K to further explore their advancement in medicinal chemistry. The behavior of ionic liquid at the surface was determined using tensiometry, while conductivity, steady-state fluorescence, and UV–visible spectroscopy were used to determine the behavior in bulk. Various thermodynamic, surface, and micellization parameters have been determined. The evaluated CMC values for the pure ionic liquid were found to increase with the increasing concentration of external additives (nicotinic acid and isonicotinic acid). Further, the negative

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Building Comprehensive Integration of Health and Performance Support Through Sport Science
Authors: Rimer Ernie , Petway Adam , Jones Paul , Schultz Ross , Hayes Brett , Suchomel Timothy J. , Daily Jennifer , Nichols Katie , LeBlanc Blake , Antle Becky , Ivey Pat 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT
This article provides an overarching view on establishing a sport science department that fosters comprehensive integration of student-athlete health and performance support in collegiate athletics. Collegiate athletic departments have adopted the high-performance model to help manage the complex health and performance needs of their student-athletes. Considered best practice by many, the high-performance model has limits in collegiate athletics, whereas comprehensive integration is the next generation of best practice. It combines every available resource to establish unprecedented health and performance support. This is accomplished, in part, by collaborating with academic, health care, and industry stakeholders who can fill persistent gaps in the broad services, knowledge, and expertise required to meet the ever-evolving health and performance challenges faced by athletic departments. A well-designed sport science department can facilitate this process by establishing mutually beneficial partnerships to fulfill various service, research, education, or innovation initiatives. This article details the role of the sport scientist in establishing comprehensive integration. It guides athletic departments who wish to begin a sport science program, as well as those who wish to expand their current sport science structure.
See Video 1—Video Abstract, http://links.lww.com/SCJ/A369.
Proximal Chain Strength and Coordination Concepts to Maximize Injury Protection and Transfer of Training Effects for Competitive Baseball Players
Authors: Crotin Ryan L. , Iniguez Ximena R. , Carlson Erin M. 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT
Proximal injuries involving the core, intercostal musculature, and spine are the third leading cause of playing time loss in professional baseball. Long seasons and rotational unilaterality from hitting, throwing, and pitching exposes athletes to overuse risks, including disc herniation, spondyloses, spondylosis, facet joint syndromes, and pars lumbar fractures. This article describes injury epidemiology, rotational biomechanics including energy transfer dynamics, and offers injury prevention insights with minimal equipment. Ultimately, the goal of this article is to provide concepts to improve strength and coordination in training to offer greater injury protection and performance in baseball.
For a video abstract of this article, see Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/SCJ/A382.
Neural Representations in Visual and Parietal Cortex Differentiate between Imagined, Perceived, and Illusory Experiences
Authors: Li Siyi , Zeng Xuemei , Shao Zhujun , Yu Qing 
Published: August 2023

Humans constantly receive massive amounts of information, both perceived from the external environment and imagined from the internal world. To function properly, the brain needs to correctly identify the origin of information being processed. Recent work has suggested common neural substrates for perception and imagery. However, it has remained unclear how the brain differentiates between external and internal experiences with shared neural codes. Here we tested this question in human participants (male and female) by systematically investigating the neural processes underlying the generation and maintenance of visual information from voluntary imagery, veridical perception, and illusion. The inclusion of illusion allowed us to differentiate between objective and subjective internality: while illusion has an objectively internal origin and can be viewed as involuntary imagery, it is also subjectively perceived as having an external origin like perception. Combining fMRI, eye-tracking, multivariate decoding, and encoding approaches, we observed superior orientation representations in parietal cortex during imagery compared with perception, and conversely in early visual cortex. This imagery dominance gradually developed along a posterior-to-anterior cortical hierarchy from early visual to parietal cortex, emerged in the early epoch of imagery and sustained into the delay epoch, and persisted across varied imagined contents. Moreover, representational strength of illusion was more comparable to imagery in early visual cortex, but more comparable to perception in parietal cortex, suggesting content-specific representations in parietal cortex differentiate between subjectively internal and external experiences, as opposed to early visual cortex. These findings together support a domain-general engagement of parietal cortex in internally generated experience.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTHow does the brain differentiate between imagined and perceived experiences? Combining fMRI, eye-tracking, multivariate decoding, and encoding approaches, the current study revealed enhanced stimulus-specific representations in visual imagery originating from parietal cortex, supporting the subjective experience of imagery. This neural principle was further validated by evidence from visual illusion, wherein illusion resembled perception and imagery at different levels of cortical hierarchy. Our findings provide direct evidence for the critical role of parietal cortex as a domain-general region for content-specific imagery, and offer new insights into the neural mechanisms underlying the differentiation between subjectively internal and external experiences.
Effects of levothyroxine substitution therapy on hunger and food intake in individuals with hypothyroidism
Authors: Medici Bjarke R , Nygaard Birte , la Cour Jeppe L , Krakauer Martin , Brønden Andreas , Sonne Mette P , Holst Jens J , Rehfeld Jens F , Vilsbøll Tina , Faber Jens , Knop Filip K 
Published: August 2023

Context
In individuals with hypothyroidism and overweight, levothyroxine substitution therapy is often expected to cause weight loss due to its effect on resting energy expenditure. However, despite levothyroxine-induced enhancement of resting energy expenditure, fat mass loss is rarely seen after levothyroxine substitution therapy. The mechanism behind this conundrum is unknown.

Aim
The aim of the study was to assess the effect of levothyroxine therapy on hunger sensations and ad libitum food intake in individuals with hypothyroidism.

Design and setting
Prospective cohort study of 18 newly diagnosed hypothyroid women (thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) >10 mU/L). Participants were investigated at diagnosis, after normalization of TSH (<4.0 mU/L), and after 6 months of successful treatment. Eighteen age and body mass index-matched healthy controls were also included.

Intervention
Hypothyroid individuals were treated with levothyroxine according to European Thyroid Association guidelines.

Main outcomes
Changes in hunger sensation were assessed using visual analog scales (cm) before and during a standardized mixed meal test, and food intake was measured during a subsequent ad libitum meal (g).

Results
After 6 months of levothyroxine therapy, mean resting energy expenditure was increased by 144 kcal/day (10%) (P < 0.001). Weight loss was comprised of 0.8 kg fat-free mass while fat mass remained unchanged. Fasting hunger sensation increased from a mean of 4.5 (s.d. 2.2) cm to 5.5 (s.d. 2.2) cm (P = 0.047). The numerical increase in ad libitum meal intake did not reach statistical significance.

Conclusion
Our data suggest that levothyroxine-induced hunger may be a culprit in the lack of fat mass loss from levothyroxine therapy.
Presence of KREMEN receptors for DKK1 in the preimplantation bovine embryo
Authors: Amaral Thiago Fernandes , Xiao Yao , Jeensuk Surawich , Maia Tatiane Silva , Cuellar Camila J , Gingerich Chloe A , Scheffler Tracy L , Hansen Peter J 
Published: August 2023

The WNT inhibitory protein DKK1 has been shown to regulate the development of the preimplantation embryo to the blastocyst stage. In cattle, DKK1 increases the number of trophectoderm cells that are the precursor of the placenta. DKK1 can affect cells by blocking WNT signaling through its receptors KREMEN1 and KREMEN2. Here it was shown that the mRNA for KREMEN1 and KREMEN2 decline as the embryo advances in development. Nonetheless, immunoreactive KREMEN1 was identified in blastocysts using western blotting. DKK1 also decreased the amount of immunoreactive β-catenin in blastocysts, as would be expected if DKK1 was signaling through a KREMEN-mediated pathway. Thus, it is likely that KREMEN1 functions as a receptor for DKK1 in the preimplantation bovine embryo.

Lay summary
DKK1 is a molecule produced by the lining of the womb (uterus) that regulates the development of the early embryo. Here it was shown that a substance that responds to DKK1 called KREMEN1 is found in the embryos of cattle. In other cells, joining of DKK1 to KREMEN1 results in reduction in amounts of a protein called β-catenin. For the present study, it was shown that DKK1 treatment also reduced β-catenin in the cattle, which suggests that DKK1 can regulate the cattle embryo by attaching to KREMEN1.
5-fluorouracil therapeutic drug monitoring and adverse events in a Romanian population
Authors: Deac Andrada-Larisa , Pop Raluca Maria , Burz Claudia Cristina , Bocșan Ioana Corina , Militaru Claudia , Suciu Șoimița , Buzoianu Anca Dana 
Published: August 2023

Fluoropyrimidines represent the backbone of many chemotherapy protocols and the standard treatment for many types of tumors. Toxicity associated with fluoropyrimidines can occur in up to 40% of cases.
Background and purpose. The objective of this study was to analyze the correlation between the plasma concentration of 5-fluorouracil and the adverse events that patients might experience during this therapy.
Methods. A total of 58 patients received 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy. A blood sample was collected from each patient during the drug infusion, in order to assess the area under the curve for 5-fluorouracil. The occurring adverse events were evaluated through medical recordings of the patients’ reported symptoms, clinical and paraclinical examinations.
Results. In our study, the majority of patients experienced some type of toxicity. Moreover, we found a correlation between 5-FU plasma concentration (expressed as AUC) and adverse events, a stronger one with hematological adverse reactions and a weaker one with gastrointestinal and cardiovascular toxicity.
Conclusion. Determining the plasma concentration of 5-FU in patients with severe toxicities could represent a method of individualizing the treatment and improving the safety profile.
A new tropical species of Aphyllon (Orobanchaceae: Orobancheae) from Chiapas, Mexico
Authors: Francisco-Gutiérrez Antonio , Alvarado-Cárdenas Leonardo O. 
Published: August 2023

Background: Aphyllon is a genus of 25 root-holoparasitic species restricted to the Americas. It has a disjunct distribution, with 21 species distributed in North America and four in South America. Aphyllon is divided into two sections: Aphyllonand Nothaphyllon. All species of the genus have host-specificity, make it a study model in the evolution of holoparasitic plants. Recently, observations of a putative new species of Aphyllon were detected on iNaturalist. Questions: Are the alluded iNaturalist observations of Aphyllon supported as a new species? What characters distinguish this taxon from the other species of Aphyllon? Studied species: Taxa of Aphyllon section Nothaphyllon. Study site and dates: Mexico; 2020–2023. Methods: Specimens were collected, dissected, measured, photographed and preserved. Herbarium specimens and literature on Aphyllon were reviewed. Comparisons of the taxon with species of section Nothaphyllon’s were performed. Results: A new species of the holoparasitic Aphyllon (Orobanchaceae) is described and illustrated. It is the second species of tropical humid vegetation in Mexico, an atypical environment for most of the genus, and it is the only species of the section with racemes with narrowed to nearly closed corolla mouths, and straight, non-revolute lobes of the lower lip. Conclusions: The records in the citizen science platform have been useful to illustrate the morphology and color of the organisms, as well as to propose new species of Aphyllon. The photographs provide information not found in herbarium specimens due to oxidation and discoloration that occurs when drying Orobanchaceae plants.