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Predicting microbial community compositions in wastewater treatment plants using artificial neural networks
Authors: Liu Xiaonan , Nie Yong , Wu Xiao-Lei 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Background
Activated sludge (AS) of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is one of the world’s largest artificial microbial ecosystems and the microbial community of the AS system is closely related to WWTPs' performance. However, how to predict its community structure is still unclear.

Results
Here, we used artificial neural networks (ANN) to predict the microbial compositions of AS systems collected from WWTPs located worldwide. The predictive accuracy R21:1 of the Shannon–Wiener index reached 60.42%, and the average R21:1 of amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) appearing in at least 10% of samples and core taxa were 35.09% and 42.99%, respectively. We also found that the predictability of ASVs was significantly positively correlated with their relative abundance and occurrence frequency, but significantly negatively correlated with potential migration rate. The typical functional groups such as nitrifiers, denitrifiers, polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs), glycogen-accumulating organisms (GAOs), and filamentous organisms in AS systems could also be well recovered using ANN models, with R21:1 ranging from 32.62% to 56.81%. Furthermore, we found that whether industry wastewater source contained in inflow (IndConInf) had good predictive abilities, although its correlation with ASVs in the Mantel test analysis was weak, which suggested important factors that cannot be identified using traditional methods may be highlighted by the ANN model.

Conclusions
We demonstrated that the microbial compositions and major functional groups of AS systems are predictable using our approach, and IndConInf has a significant impact on the prediction. Our results provide a better understanding of the factors affecting AS communities through the prediction of the microbial community of AS systems, which could lead to insights for improved operating parameters and control of community structure.
Orthorexic eating behaviors are not all pathological: a French validation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS)
Authors: Lasson Clotilde , Rousseau Amélie , Vicente Siobhan , Goutaudier Nelly , Romo Lucia , Roncero María , Barrada Juan Ramón 
Published: April 2023

AbstractAs no French validated measurement tool distinguishing healthy orthorexia (HeOr) from orthorexia nervosa (OrNe) currently exists, this study aimed at examining psychometric properties of the French version of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS). A sample of 799 participants (Mean [SD] age: 28.5 [12.1] years-old) completed the French versions of the TOS, the Düsseldorfer Orthorexia Skala, the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire, and the Obsessive–Compulsive Inventory-Revised. Confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) were used. Although the bidimensional model, with OrNe and HeOr, of the original 17-item version showed an adequate fit, we suggest excluding items 9 and 15. The bidimensional model for the shortened version provided a satisfactory fit (ESEM model: CFI = .963, TLI = .949, RMSEA = .068). The mean loading was .65 for HeOr and .70 for OrNe. The internal consistency of both dimensions was adequate (αHeOr = .83 and αOrNe = .81). Partial correlations showed that eating disorders and obsessive–compulsive symptomatology measures were positively related to OrNe and unrelated or negatively related to HeOr. The scores from the 15-item French version of the TOS in the current sample appears to present an adequate internal consistency, pattern of associations in line with what was theoretically expected, and promising for differentiating both types of orthorexia in a French population. We discuss why both dimensions of orthorexia should be considered in this area of research.
Sinonasal malignancies: Histopathological entities, regional involvement and long-term outcome
Authors: Anschuetz Lukas , Hohenberger Ralph , Kaecker Christoph , Elicin Olgun , Giger Roland , Caversaccio Marco 
Published: April 2023

Background To assess a large patient cohort with sinonasal malignancies focusing on regional involvement, recurrence and oncological outcome. Methods Patients (n = 144) with malignant tumors of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses were treated at our tertiary referral center between 2008 and 2019. A chart review on patient and tumor characteristics, treatment and long-term outcome was performed. Results Most frequent histological types were squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (n = 74), adenocarcinoma (n = 24) and mucosal melanoma (n = 18). Primary therapy was surgery in 66% of patients (n = 95) of which 65.8% (n = 66) received adjuvant radiotherapy. Twenty patients (13.8%) were initially staged as cN + and in seven cases, pN + status was histopathologically confirmed. Fifty-six of 130 patients (43.1%) had a relapse after curative intended therapy, including nine loco-regional (6.9%) and seven isolated regional recurrences (5.4%). Twelve of these 16 patients with (loco-)regional recurrence had SCC. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (87.5%) and SCC (65.3%) showed the best long-term overall survival. Conclusions Regional involvement and regional recurrence are scarce. Because of rarity and heterogeneity, evidence on therapeutic management is sparse resulting in the lack of clinical guidelines. Graphical Abstract
Extra Consciousness, Extra Fingers: Automatic Writing and Disabled Authorship
Authors: Mullaney Clare 
Published: April 2023

AbstractNineteenth-century Spiritualism championed women with chronic illnesses as the ideal conduits for mediumship due to their assumed sensitivity. Positioning the movement’s many historical iterations of automatic writing as central to disability history, this article turns to Gertrude Stein and Lucille Clifton, who center extrasensory perceptions in the compositional scene. Foregrounding mind and body, they upend the privileging of the rational male subject who dominates accounts of authorship in literary studies. By modeling collaborative forms of writing that exceed consciousness, Stein and Clifton make way for embracing disabled authorship in our past and present.
Introduction
Authors: Gladstone Jason , Goodman Nan , Mattar Karim 
Published: April 2023

AbstractThis introduction charts the editors’ evolving understanding of the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for literary studies in the real time of the crisis. Oriented around the themes of friendship and community, the introduction articulates the overall ambition of the issue as one of maintaining an engaged intellectual community during the isolation imposed by the pandemic. Foregrounding narrative as the issue’s major emphasis, it describes how the issue engages with pandemic storytelling in relation to literary history and literary production, environmental literary studies, and higher education and the profession. Finally, it provides an overview of the issue’s sections and essays.
Pensions and Fertility: Microeconomic Evidence
Authors: Danzer Alexander M. , Zyska Lennard 
Published: April 2023

This study identifies the causal effect of pension generosity on women’s fertility behavior. It capitalizes on Brazil’s expansion of the pension system to rural workers, whose pension wealth subsequently more than tripled. Difference-in-difference, instrumental variable, and event study methods show that the pension reform reduces the propensity of childbearing of women of fertile age by 8 percent in the short run. Completed fertility declines by 1.3 children within 20 years after the reform, reducing the contribution base of the pay-as-you-go long run. The fertility response is strongest at higher birth parities, among older women, and among mothers with sons. (JEL H55, I38, J13, J16, O15)
International Chinese Language Education in the Context of Third Language Acquisition: the Value, Connotation and Practical Approaches
Authors: Tang Ying 
Published: April 2023

International Chinese language education has long been incorporated into the theoretical framework of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), while Chinese is being learned as a third language in most overseas countries. Introducing the theory of third language acquisition helps reveal the pattern of Chinese language acquisition for multilingual learners and promotes the further development of international Chinese language education.This paper reviews the history, content and current status of third language acquisition research and finds that there are three aspects of coupling between the pedagogical elements embedded in international Chinese education and the paradigm of third language acquisition: first, the cognitive advantage of multilingual learners promotes the transformation of instructional goals from perceptual to rational cognition; second, interlanguage transfer and affective strategy convergence prompt teaching approaches to expand from the theory of third language; third, constructing the model of third language acquisition can improve the explanatory power of second language teaching theory in international Chinese language education. This research points out that the introduction of third language acquisition can help build the teaching model that conforms to the cognitive laws of multilingual learners, and that it is necessary to develop specialized teaching materials that follow the rules of third language acquisition based on the model of “practice, evaluation, development”, to integrated teaching with language meaning, language form, and language use as content, and to developing multilingualist's multilingualism with a focus on commonality, distance and awareness of language.
Supplemental figures for "Station Aridity in Weather Monitoring Networks: Evidence from the Oklahoma Mesonet"
Authors: Singh Aseem , Taghvaeian Saleh , Mirchi Ali , moriasi daniel 
Published: April 2023

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<p>This Supplementary Material file includes three figures related to the journal article entitled "<strong>Station Aridity in Weather Monitoring Networks: Evidence from the Oklahoma Mesonet."</strong></p>
Characterization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized from Piper ornatum leaf extract and its activity against food borne pathogen Staphylococcus aureus
Authors: DEWI FIRLI RAHMAH PRIMULA , LIM VUANGHAO , ROSYIDAH A’LIYATUR , FATIMAH FATIMAH , WAHYUNINGSIH SRI PUJI ASTUTI , ZUBAIDAH UMMI 
Published: April 2023

Abstract. Dewi FRP, Lim V, Rosyidah A, Fatimah, Wahyuningsih SPA, Zubaidah U. 2023. Characterization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized from Piper ornatumleaf extract and its activity against food borne pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Biodiversitas 24: 1742-1748. Staphylococcus aureusis the most recurrent food borne pathogen
that commonly resists antibiotics. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have potential to solve bacterial multidrug resistance.
This study aims to assess bactericidal activityof AgNPs against S. aureussynthesized from Piper ornatumleaf extract. Biosynthesis was performed by mixing P. ornatumextract with AgNO3aqueous solution and then incubating for 24 h at room temperature under dark condition. The formation of AgNPs was confirmed by changing optical color from light yellowish to dark brown with a peak of UV spectrum at ~500 nm. According to SEM imaging, AgNPs had spherical form whereas EDS analysis revealed strong signal at 3 kV indicating existence of silver element. Meanwhile, face-centered cubic structures of AgNPs were indicated by XRD analysis. FTIR analysis confirmed ketone, flouro, and amine as functional groups presented in extract were essential for the bioreduction of silver nitrate to silver nanoparticles. This study revealed that AgNPs have a potent bactericidal effect. In vitroevaluation using agar well-diffusion assay showed high inhibition zone of S. aureus (14.28±0.26) upon treating with 25 µg/m L AgNPs while MIC value was 5 µg/mL. However, antibiotic erythromycin and chloramphenicol respectively exhibited better inhibition zone and MIC value.
Comparison of shoot and root regeneration of miniature potted rose (Rosa x hybrida L.) and Damask rose (R. damascena Mill.) in microculture system
Authors: REZANEJAD Farkhondeh , ABDIRAD Somayeh , ABARIAN Moslem 
Published: April 2023

<p class="042abstractstekst">Miniature potted rose<em> </em>and Damask rose are important commercial plant cultivars in ornamental horticulture. Root suckers are common rose propagation method, but it is slow and seasonally dependent. In this survey, the propagation of nodal explants of these two species was studied through <em>in vitro</em> regeneration system. 16 and 24 different media were used for study of shoot and root regeneration respectively. The axillary buds were sprouted earlier in miniature rose<em> </em>than <em>R. damascena</em>. Shoot induction and proliferation (shoot ramification and growth) were observed 5 and 17 days after planting in miniature rose<em> </em>and 16 and 38 days in <em>R. damascena</em> respectively. The highest shoot proliferation obtained in media 3 and 7 in miniature rose, and medium 16 for <em>R. damascena</em>. These three media were recorded as optimal media with 100 % shoot proliferation. In these media, root initiation and growth of miniature rose<em> </em>(respectively after 78 and 92 days) was earlier than Damask rose<em> </em>(respectively 125 and 138 days). The successful rooting occurred in three and two media for miniature and Damask rose respectively. Rooting frequency was higher in the half strength MS liquid media than the others. Thus, cultivar potted rose<em> </em>as a modern species is propagated easier than old rose (<em>R. damascena</em>).</p>
Potential effect of intercropping in the control of weeds, diseases, and pests in a wheat-faba bean system
Authors: SAMMAMA Hasnaa , ALFEDDY Mohamed Najib , HSISSOU Driss , EL KAOUA Mimoun 
Published: April 2023

Intercropping has proved to be a promising alternative in the biological control of biotic factors by reducing the excessive use of plant protection products that are harmful to the environment and human health. In this study, aimed to examinate the effect of intercropping systems on diseases, weeds and pests control in organic field experiments in Western Morocco. Two field experiments were conducted during 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. Three cropping regimes (monocropped wheat, monocropped faba bean, and intercropped wheat-faba bean) and three nitrogen levels N0 (0 kg N ha-1), N1 (50 kg N ha-1), and N2 (100 kg N ha-1) were evaluated. Compared with monocropping, intercropping (N0 level) reduced the incidence of stripe rust by 71–120 % and severity by 244–337 % in 1st and 2nd experiments respectively. In addition, the incidence of septoria was reduced by 236 % and severity by 276 %. Obviously, the intercrops significantly decreased the total weed biomass by more than 40 % in both experiments. Black aphid populations in faba bean were reduced by 80 %. In contrast, the nitrogen fertilizer increased the attack of diseases and black aphids. It is concluded that wheat-faba bean intercrops can be used as a method of reduction of inputs, reduction of environmental impacts of crops, and stability in the face of biotic factors.
Dormancy-breaking treatments for enhancing seed germination in plant Kitaibela vitifolia Willd
Authors: MURTIĆ Senad , GAVRIĆ Teofil , HASANBEGOVIĆ Anis , AVDIĆ Jasna , BEČIĆ Berina , ŠERBO Amina 
Published: April 2023

Vine-leaved kitaibelia (Kitaibela vitifolia Willd.), also known as balkanmalva or chalice flower, is a critically endangered plant species with a high risk of extinction in the wild. A reason given for this is, among others, a low germination rate primarily caused by dormancy. The present study evaluated the seed germination and seedling growth parameters of vine-leaved kitaibelia in response to eight different pre-sowing treatments. The final germination percentage ranged from 0 % to 55 %, depending on the pre-sowing treatment. The most effective method for breaking dormancy and increasing vine-leaved kitaibelia seed germination was the treatment with seeds soaked in H2SO4 for 5 min. The mechanical scarification of vine-leaved kitaibelia seeds also improved germination as compared to control treatment, while treatments with nitric acid and gibberellic acid were not effective in enhancing seed germination. All evaluated seedling growth parameters were not affected by pre-sowing treatments. Considering that successful germination and seedling establishment are crucial for the regeneration of vine-leaved kitaibelia further studies are required in order to identify other pre-sowing treatments that could further enhance seed germination and, consequently, seedling development.
Evaluation of yield and water use efficiency of quinoa under irrigation regimes, gamma aminobutyric acid, and vermicompost application
Authors: JAMSHIDEYNI Mehdi , BEHDANI Mohammad Ali , PARSA Soheil , KHORAMDEL Surur 
Published: April 2023

The current study was aim to evaluate the interaction effects of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) and vermicompost on yield and yield components of quinoa under different levels of drought stress. For this, two experiments were similarly designed as the factorial-split with four replicates for evaluating this hypothesis. Irrigation regimes (50, 75, and 100 % of plant water requirement (PWR)) as the main plot and vermicompost V (0, 5 t ha-1) × gamma aminobutyric acid GABA levels (0, 5, 10 mg l-1) as the subplot were designed. Severe drought stress had a significant effect on plant height. Plant height reduced 31.8 % after using 50 % of PWR compared to the control conditions. Although drought stress negatively affected the 1000 seed mass and seed yield, GABA foliar application alleviated these effects. After using 50 % of PWR, 10 mg l-1 of GABA increased the seed yield and harvest index up to 21.22 and 15.5 %, respectively, compared to the non-foliar application. The reduction in PWR from 100 to 50 % led to increasing in P and K concentrations, as well as sugar and proline contents. In the same conditions, the use of GABA or V had a significant effect on improving these traits. A similar trend was also recorded in relation to water use efficiency. Therefore, using 10 mg l-1 of GABA and 5 t ha-1 of V can be effective in alleviating water stress.
On the problem of prescribing weighted scalar curvature and the weighted Yamabe flow
Authors: Ho Pak Tung , Shin Jinwoo 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
The weighted Yamabe problem introduced by Case is the generalization of the Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequalities to smooth metric measure spaces. More precisely, given a smooth metric measure space

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冤 Yuan! Conceptual metaphors for INJUSTICE in Chinese
Authors: Mannoni Michele 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
Law concerns every aspect of our lives. However, rarely do scholars investigate metaphors of law, let alone those used in Mandarin, to which smaller attention is devoted in metaphor studies if compared to English. In this study I investigated the word yuan 冤, a Chinese word referring to immoral and illegal deeds such as ‘injustice, wrong, tort’, but also ‘vengeance’ and ‘bad luck’, to find the mappings it realises. Previous approaches to Chinese moral metaphors used a source-domain oriented approach, thus finding a limited set of mappings. In this study, I devised a method (MetaCoCoTaC) of finding metaphors at the word compound and collocate level starting from a monosyllabic target-domain word, yuan, that enabled me to find more and new source domains for INJUSTICE, including SOUND, FOOD, MOVEMENT, and ANIMAL. The findings of this research also enable us to account for the polysemy of the word yuan. Moreover, discrepancies with previous studies were discovered as to the way far more predictable domains, such as VERTICALITY and OBJECT, are actually used. Finally, some unique aspects of the Chinese morphology and the Chinese logographic script that are not systematically taken into consideration in relation to metaphor research were also addressed.
日籍華語學習者於「送」雙及物構式的使用
Authors: 王 韻涵 , 林 宣妘 , 蕭 惠貞 
Published: April 2023

提要「送」作為與漢語雙及物構式共現頻率最高的典型動詞之一，使用頻率高，且可轉換於多種雙及物構式間（Zhang, Bojiang (張伯江). 1999. Xiandai Hanyu de shuanjiwu jiegoushi. 現代漢語的雙及物結構式 [Ditransitive constructions in modern Chinese].Zhongguo yuwen.《中國語文》[Studies of the Chinese Language]1999(3). 175–184），亦是學習者較快習得的動詞（Liu, Feng-Hsi. 2006. Dative constructions in Chinese.Language and Linguistics7(4). 863–904; Wang, Hongwei (王紅衛). 2017. Hanyu shuangjiwu goushi he dongci guanliandu de shizheng yanjiu. 漢語雙及物構式和動詞關聯度的實證研究 [An empirical study on the association of ditransitive constructions and verbs in Mandarin].Waiyu yanjiu.《外語研究》[Foreign Language Research]2017(4). 22–26）。相較於其他動詞，「送」之句式使用更適合作為了解動詞語義偏好和新舊信息原則對構式選擇影響的材料。故，本文旨在探究日籍學習者使用「送」作為雙及物構式之主要動詞時的表現。先探究日籍學習者與漢語母語者使用動詞「送」時，其構式與動詞義的互動（interact）和信息結構影響其構式分佈有何異同，再確認「送」與其他雙及物動詞是否具相似表現。本研究結合了日籍學習者及漢語母語者實驗語料的表現、輔以母語者語料庫調查，結果發現：(1)在構式偏好上，使用「送」為構式動詞時，學習者偏好VgeiDO，而母語者偏好DO;另外，在學習者實驗結果中，可轉換於所有雙及物構式的動詞皆偏好geiNVN，而「送」額外展現出VgeiDO的構式偏好。(2) 在信息結構上，學習者和母語者使用動詞「送」時，學習者符合新舊信息原則之選擇比例較高;動詞「送」與其他雙及物動詞相比，其表現符合新舊信息原則的比例則相對高於其他雙及物動詞。總體而言，日籍學習者和漢語母語者對「送」的構式偏好不同，相較於母語者，日籍學習者使用「送」時偏好VgeiDO及geiNVN句，且和其他雙及物動詞相比，「送」更偏好VgeiDO句。另，學習者使用動詞「送」時，受新舊信息原則影響較母語者大，此現象推論和日語語序相關。
Dynamic response of high-speed craft bottom panels subjected to slamming loadings
Authors: Muryadin  , Muttaqie Teguh , Sasmito Cahyo , Noor Fariz Maulana , Nugroho Andi C. P. T. , Hendrik Priatno Dany , Al Hakim Buddin , Paripurna Fuadi Abid , Hisyam Khoirudin Muh , Wibowo Teguh , Maydino F. Putra Arfis 
Published: April 2023

Abstract
The inelastic deformation of a 30 m high-speed craft (HSC) subjected to slamming pressure is the main topic of this research. In this work, the commercial software package ABAQUS FEA is used to predict the structural behavior, especially in the hull area under the chine. Dynamic explicit solver simulations are done to predict plastic deformation. Before the principal analysis of the actual size of the ship hull structure model, the numerical studies were validated against relevant experimental data from the previous open literature. A reassessment of the design guidelines was also done to forecast the slamming load on the HSC structure. Then, with the slamming load pressure increased to the design limit, a parametric analysis was also conducted with two different idealizations of the pressure type: rectangular and triangular. Finally, this study identifies the variables that must be considered when calculating the degree of structural deformation brought on by slamming loads.