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Disorientation of male Agriotes click beetles in the presence of granulate pheromones - a case for mating disruption
Authors: van Herk Willem G. , Kabaluk J. Todd , Vernon Robert S. , Richard Romain , Benz Philipp 
Published: July 2023

Abstract1. Larvae of multiple click beetle species, i.e. wireworms, are important pests of agriculture worldwide, and are generally managed with insecticides. Conceivably, semiochemical-based management tactics that target male beetles and reduce the mating success of females, would reduce the formation of new larvae in the field.2. Using two of the best studied species, Agriotes obscurus (AO) and A. lineatus (AL), we evaluated the ability of male beetles to find traps that simulate calling female beetles in field plots treated with various formulations and densities of pheromone-treated substrates. Four disorientation studies were conducted, and the response of wild and marked-released beetles inferred from frequent trap collections.3. Beetle responses differed between male AO, female AO, and male AL. The presence of AO pheromone increased male AO movements, reduced captures in baited traps, and attracted wild AO beetles into the plots. By the final experiment, the pheromone-treated substrate effectively disoriented male AO for > 17 d. However, treatment with AL pheromone reduced male AO movements and/or repelled them from the plots. Female AO were slightly attracted to their own pheromone early in the season, but not thereafter. Treatment with AL pheromone attracted male AL into plots but did not increase their activity. Both AO and AL pheromone disrupted male AL behaviour, but less significantly than observed for male AO.4. These results suggest pheromone-based click beetle mating disruption for wireworm management is feasible. However, further work is required to determine application rates and methods, and if this can be developed for other species.
Analgesia for the Bayesian Brain: How Predictive Coding Offers Insights Into the Subjectivity of Pain
Authors: Lersch Friedrich E. , Frickmann Fabienne C. S. , Urman Richard D. , Burgermeister Gabriel , Siercks Kaya , Luedi Markus M. , Straumann Sven 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Purpose of Review
In order to better treat pain, we must understand its architecture and pathways. Many modulatory approaches of pain management strategies are only poorly understood. This review aims to provide a theoretical framework of pain perception and modulation in order to assist in clinical understanding and research of analgesia and anesthesia.

Recent Findings
Limitations of traditional models for pain have driven the application of new data analysis models. The Bayesian principle of predictive coding has found increasing application in neuroscientific research, providing a promising theoretical background for the principles of consciousness and perception. It can be applied to the subjective perception of pain.

Summary
Pain perception can be viewed as a continuous hierarchical process of bottom-up sensory inputs colliding with top-down modulations and prior experiences, involving multiple cortical and subcortical hubs of the pain matrix. Predictive coding provides a mathematical model for this interplay.
How to Improve the Efficacy of Gastric Cancer Screening?
Authors: Januszewicz Wladyslaw , Turkot Maryla Helena , Regula Jaroslaw 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Purpose of review
This review article aims to provide an overview of existing and emerging screening strategies for gastric cancer and discuss potential measures to improve its efficacy in countries with different risk profiles for the disease.

Recent findings
Recent developments in endoscopic technology, including image enhancement and computer-guided diagnosis, can improve further early cancer detection in countries with primary endoscopic screening. Moreover, accumulating data on upper endoscopy quality underlines the pivotal role of appropriate examination time and the vital role of premedication (sedation, defoaming agents, and antispasmodics). In regions with low-to-intermediate incidence, the “test-and-treat” approach for H. pylori infection seems feasible for gastric cancer screening and prevention. Possibly, a family-based approach to test for the condition within family households could further improve the efficacy of this approach. In addition, other non-invasive methods to identify at-risk individuals are being evaluated, such as breath testing, serological markers, and circulating tumor cells.

Summary
Gastric cancer screening practices vary widely globally based on incidence, local healthcare facilities, and funding. However, wide-ranged screening programs for gastric cancer may be feasible even in countries with low-to-intermediate incidence if the approach is tailored towards the local disease burden and focused on the pre-selection of at-risk individuals.
Methodologies for assessing the quality of 3D models obtained using close-range photogrammetry
Authors: di Filippo Andrea , Antinozzi Sara , Cappetti Nicola , Villecco Francesco 
Published: July 2023

AbstractAlthough reality-based models are widely used to describe the geometric surfaces of an entity in a digital space, a systematic and universally recognised treatment of issues such as accuracy is lacking. The topic is certainly complex as this analysis should involve not only shape approximation but also other attributes (e.g., colour). Wanting to limit ourselves to geometry alone, this work proposes solutions for assessing the quality of photogrammetric models, differentiating them according to possible scenarios: sometimes, homologous models obtained using different techniques and technologies are available. In these cases, a comparison between digital reconstructions can serve to effectively quantify accuracy; more often, no terms of comparison are available, and one is forced to derive indicators from the same photogrammetric process to describe quality. We propose for this scenario a statistical analysis on the covariance matrix of the estimated coordinates for the tie points. The main goal is to provide a range of possible approaches to the conscious management of survey data.
The Fine Structure of the Spectral Theory on the S-Spectrum in Dimension Five
Authors: Colombo Fabrizio , De Martino Antonino , Pinton Stefano , Sabadini Irene 
Published: July 2023

AbstractHolomorphic functions play a crucial role in operator theory and the Cauchy formula is a very important tool to define the functions of operators. The Fueter–Sce–Qian extension theorem is a two-step procedure to extend holomorphic functions to the hyperholomorphic setting. The first step gives the class of slice hyperholomorphic functions; their Cauchy formula allows to define the so-called S-functional calculus for noncommuting operators based on the S-spectrum. In the second step this extension procedure generates monogenic functions; the related monogenic functional calculus, based on the monogenic spectrum, contains the Weyl functional calculus as a particular case. In this paper we show that the extension operator from slice hyperholomorphic functions to monogenic functions admits various possible factorizations that induce different function spaces. The integral representations in such spaces allow to define the associated functional calculi based on the S-spectrum. The function spaces and the associated functional calculi define the so-called fine structure of the spectral theories on the S-spectrum. Among the possible fine structures there are the harmonic and polyharmonic functions and the associated harmonic and polyharmonic functional calculi. The study of the fine structures depends on the dimension considered and in this paper we study in detail the case of dimension five, and we describe all of them. The five-dimensional case is of crucial importance because it allows to determine almost all the function spaces will also appear in dimension greater than five, but with different orders.
Bi-Sobolev Extensions
Authors: Koski Aleksis , Onninen Jani 
Published: July 2023

AbstractWe give a full characterization of circle homeomorphisms which admit a homeomorphic extension to the unit disk with finite bi-Sobolev norm. As a special case, a bi-conformal variant of the famous Beurling–Ahlfors extension theorem is obtained. Furthermore we show that the existing extension techniques such as applying either the harmonic or the Beurling–Ahlfors operator work poorly in the degenerated setting. This also gives an affirmative answer to a question of Karafyllia and Ntalampekos.
Analysis of Rhesus (Rh) Antigen Distributions in Donors and Multi-transfused Patients for Phenotype-Matched Transfusion
Authors: Zhao Yuhong , Yao Ni , Lv Yan , Cui Dawei , Xie Jue 
Published: July 2023

AbstractKnowledge about the frequency of Rh blood group systems in the local population help build a donor pool for multi-transfused patients and provide antigen-negative compatible blood for patients with alloantibodies. ABO and Rh antigens were identified for blood donors and patients before transfusion. The antiglobulin test based on the micro-column gel method was used to perform unexpected antibody screening and identification for patients in pre-transfusion testing. The incidence of the adverse transfusion reactions and the accordance rate of Rh phenotype-matched transfusion were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 246,340 specimens were detected with Rh blood group antigens D, C, E, c, and e. Rh D antigen was the most common phenotype with a frequency of 99.40%, followed by e antigen, C antigen, c antigen, and E antigen. In Rh D positive specimens, DCe was the most common phenotype, while DCE was the least common. At the same time, in Rh D negative specimens, ce was the most common phenotype with CE and CcE unobserved. Rh phenotype-matched transfusion has been conducted in our department since 2012. The accordance rate of Rh phenotype-matched transfusion has been kept above 95% and the resulting incidence of adverse transfusion reactions has been decreasing year by year, from 19.95‰ in 2011 to 2.21‰ in 2021. Blood transfusion with matched Rh phenotypes was able to avoid the generation of unexpected antibodies, reduce the incidence of adverse transfusion reactions, and enhance precise diagnosis and treatment.
Development of electrocoagulation-based continuous-flow reactor for leachate treatment: Performance evaluation, energy consumption, modeling, and optimization
Authors: Mehralian Mohammad , Ehrampoush Mohammad Hassan , Ebrahimi Ali Asghar , Dalvand Arash 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThis study investigated the performance of continuous-flow electrocoagulation (CFR-EC) reactor for aged landfill leachate treatment with a novel configuration of iron and aluminum electrodes to enhance the applicability of the process. The effects of the applied current density (ACD), initial pH, and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the percentage removal of COD, TOC, BOD5, color, turbidity, and heavy metals (HMs) were modeled with Box-Behnken design (BBD). The results demonstrated that the models are significant (R2 0.97—p-value < 0.0029 and R2 0.92—p-value < 0.0001 for Fe and Al electrodes). COD, TOC, BOD5, and NH3-N removal were maximized at HRT 50 min (40.0 mL min−1) and pH 11 reaching 59, 64, 55, and 27%, respectively, by applying the ACD of 1.1 mA cm−2 in the CFR-ECFe reactor. The CFR-ECFe reactor presented a higher color (59%) and turbidity reduction (86%) than the CFR-ECAl reactor. At optimum condition, the removal percentages of HMs: Cr6+, Pb2+, As3+, Mg2+, B3+, Mn3+, Ni2+, and Ba2+ were 50, 70, 80, 99, 81, 99, 20, and 65%, respectively. The total process cost for landfill leachate treatment was 0.21 $/m3. The CFR-ECFe was an effective and affordable reactor for pollutant removal from landfill leachate.
Evaluation of surface activity of rhamnolipid biosurfactants produced from rice bran oil through dynamic surface tension
Authors: Safari Paria , Hosseini Morteza , Lashkarbolooki Mostafa , Ghorbani Monireh , Najafpour Darzi Ghasem 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe use of low-cost carbon substrates such as agricultural residues can drastically lower the cost of biosurfactant production. In this study, rice bran oil extracted from agricultural waste was used as a renewable carbon source for biosurfactant production using Pseudomonas aeruginosa PTCC 1340. The biosurfactant was characterized as a glycolipid derivative by thin-layer chromatography and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The yields of biosurfactant from rice bran oil (YRL/S) and biosurfactant to biomass (YRL/X) were 0.246 and 2.81 (g/g), respectively. In addition, the surface activity of the produced biosurfactant was studied using dynamic surface tension measurements and a mono-exponential decay model by estimating the relaxation time of the biosurfactants at the interface. The biosurfactant exhibited acceptable performance in reducing surface tension, as confirmed by examining the dynamic surface tension state and the lowest adsorption time without being affected by the type of salt or concentration. It was found that the adsorption/relaxation of biosurfactants at the interface was considerably affected by the biosurfactant concentration. The produced biosurfactant by the strain considerably reduced the surface tension of water from 70.46 to 25.86 mN/m with a critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 0.09 g/L with rice bran oil as a carbon source. The biosurfactant was also found to be highly effective in suppressing one of the most destructive pathogenic fungi, Macrophomina phaseolina, in terms of its environmental impact. The enhanced physicochemical properties of biosurfactants, such as potential antifungal properties, oil displacement properties, and surface tension-reducing ability, demonstrate the potential of this biosurfactant as a bio-adjuvant and perfect replacement for chemical surfactants in addressing oil spills and environmental decontamination processes.
Successful treatment of coexisting membranous nephropathy and immune thrombocytopenia by eradicating gastric Helicobacter pylori infection: a case report
Authors: Suetsugu Reina , Sakuma Hirofumi , Maruyama Keisuke , Matsuki Motoki , Ogawa Yayoi , Nakagawa Naoki 
Published: July 2023

AbstractMembranous nephropathy (MN) is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in middle-aged and older adults. MN etiology is mainly primary or idiopathic; however, it may also be secondary to infections, drugs, neoplasms, and autoimmune diseases. We present the case of a 52-year-old Japanese man with coexisting nephrotic MN and immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Renal biopsy revealed glomerular basement membrane thickening with immunoglobulin (Ig) G and complement component 3 deposition. Glomerular IgG subclass analysis revealed predominant IgG4 deposition with weak IgG1 and IgG2 deposition. IgG3 and phospholipase A2 receptor deposits were negative. Upper endoscopy revealed no ulcers, but histological examination demonstrated Helicobacter pylori infection in the gastric mucosa with elevated IgG antibodies. After gastric Helicobacter pylori eradication, the nephrotic-range proteinuria and thrombocytopenia of the patient were markedly improved without initiation of immunosuppressive treatment. Therefore, clinicians should consider the possibility of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with coexisting MN and ITP. Further studies are required to demonstrate the associated pathophysiological aspects.
Carbohydrate Nutrition and Skill Performance in Soccer
Authors: Rollo Ian , Williams Clyde 
Published: July 2023

AbstractIn soccer, players must perform a variety of sport-specific skills usually during or immediately after running, often at sprint speed. The quality of the skill performed is likely influenced by the volume of work done in attacking and defending over the duration of the match. Even the most highly skilful players succumb to the impact of fatigue both physical and mental, which may result in underperforming skills at key moments in a match. Fitness is the platform on which skill is performed during team sport. With the onset of fatigue, tired players find it ever more difficult to successfully perform basic skills. Therefore, it is not surprising that teams spend a large proportion of their training time on fitness. While acknowledging the central role of fitness in team sport, the importance of team tactics, underpinned by spatial awareness, must not be neglected. It is well established that a high-carbohydrate diet before a match and, as a supplement during match play, helps delay the onset of fatigue. There is some evidence that players ingesting carbohydrate can maintain sport-relevant skills for the duration of exercise more successfully compared with when ingesting placebo or water. However, most of the assessments of sport-specific skills have been performed in a controlled, non-contested environment. Although these methods may be judged as not ecologically valid, they do rule out the confounding influences of competition on skill performance. The aim of this brief review is to explore whether carbohydrate ingestion, while delaying fatigue during match play, may also help retain sport soccer-specific skill performance.
Physically Violent Parental Practices: A Cross-Cultural Study in Cameroon, Switzerland, and Togo
Authors: Naudin Caroline , Gatti Veronica , Kounou Kossi B. , Bagnéken Claude-Olivier , Ntjam Marie-Chantale , Clément Marie-Ève , Brodard Fabrice 
Published: July 2023

AbstractViolence against children and adolescents is a widespread problem. However, most studies conducted in this field has been carried out in Western countries and studies are needed in non-Western countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, where rates of child physical violence are high. The present study aimed firstly to document the different forms of physical violence and attitudes toward corporal punishment (CP) across Cameroon, Switzerland, and Togo. The second objective aimed, on the one hand, to understand the influence of cultural context, childhood physical abuse, and parental attitudes on physically violent parental practices in these three different cultural contexts. On the other, this study aimed to investigate the mediating role of childhood physical abuse and parental attitudes on the effect of cultural contexts on parental practices. Five hundred and forty-seven parents from Togo, Cameroon, and Switzerland filled out questionnaires concerning violent parental practices (ICAST-P), childhood physical abuse (CTQ-SF), and parental attitudes in favor of CP. Firstly, results highlighted some cultural differences regarding parental attitudes and practices. Secondly, the hierarchical regression showed that physical violence could be partially predicted by the cultural context, childhood abuse, and attitudes in favor of CP. Finally, childhood abuse and parental attitudes mediated the link between the cultural context and parental practices. This study underscores the importance of considering the cultural context when examining parental practices. Moreover, these results provide a better understanding of these types of parental practices in less studied contexts.
Between news and history: identifying networked topics of collective attention on Wikipedia
Authors: Gildersleve Patrick , Lambiotte Renaud , Yasseri Taha 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe digital information landscape has introduced a new dimension to understanding how we collectively react to new information and preserve it at the societal level. This, together with the emergence of platforms such as Wikipedia, has challenged traditional views on the relationship between current events and historical accounts of events, with an ever-shrinking divide between “news” and “history”. Wikipedia’s place as the Internet’s primary reference work thus poses the question of how it represents both traditional encyclopaedic knowledge and evolving important news stories. In other words, how is information on and attention towards current events integrated into the existing topical structures of Wikipedia? To address this, we develop a temporal community detection approach towards topic detection that takes into account both short term dynamics of attention as well as long term article network structures. We apply this method to a dataset of one year of current events on Wikipedia to identify clusters of Wikipedia articles related to news events, distinct from those that would be found solely from page view time series correlations or static network structure. We are able to resolve the topics that more strongly reflect unfolding current events vs more established knowledge by the relative importance of collective attention dynamics vs link structures. We also offer important developments by identifying and describing the emergent topics on Wikipedia. This work provides a means of distinguishing how these information and attention clusters are related to Wikipedia’s twin faces of encyclopaedic knowledge and current events—crucial to understanding the production and consumption of knowledge in the digital age.
Migrant status disparities in blood pressure: a multiple mediation analysis of modifiable factors
Authors: Dalla Zuanna Teresa , Batzella Erich , Russo Francesca , Pitter Gisella , Canova Cristina 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
We examined differences in blood pressure (BP) levels between first-generation immigrants and natives in adult residents in Northeast Italy, and investigated the role of lifestyle behaviors, body mass index (BMI), and education as potentially modifiable mediating factors.

Methods
We included 20–69-year-old participants from the Health Surveillance Program of the Veneto Region (n = 37,710). Immigrants born in a high migratory pressure country (HMPC) were further grouped into geographical macro-areas. The outcomes were systolic BP (SBP) and hypertension. Multiple mediation analyses were performed to determine the contribution of each mediator of the SBP/migrant status association.

Results
Of the 37,380 subjects included, 8.7% were born in an HMPC. BMI, education, alcohol, sweets and meat consumption were included as potential mediators. A small advantage in SBP was seen for immigrants compared to natives (β =  – 0.71,95%CI  – 1.30;  – 0.10). The direct effect (net of the covariates) of immigrant status on SBP was a reduction of 1.62 mmHg (95%CI  – 2.25;  – 0.98). BMI played the highest suppressive role (β = 1.14,95%CI 0.99; 1.35), followed by education. Alcohol consumption amplified the health advantage of immigrants. The suppressing effect of BMI was particularly evident among women and North Africans compared to natives. Similar results were seen for hypertension rates.

Conclusions
Although causation cannot be proven given the cross-sectional design, our findings identify BMI as the most effective target to preserve the health advantage of immigrants with respect to BP levels.