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Pre-service teachers becoming researchers: the role of professional learning groups in creating a community of inquiry
Authors: Zeivots Sandris , Buchanan John Douglas , Pressick-Kilborn Kimberley 
Published: January 2023

AbstractContemporary schools seek to employ teachers who are curious learners, who can employ practitioner inquiry skills to investigate, inform and grow their own classroom practice, responsive to their circumstances. As a profession, the question we must ask is how do we best prepare and continue to equip teachers with the necessary research skills to investigate and inform their own practice? In this study, we share our pedagogical stance and features of our approach in a new core undergraduate subject for pre-service teachers (PSTs). We discuss professional learning groups (PLGs) for initial teacher education students as the main intervention in the subject, and, more specifically, we elaborate how regular participation in PLGs formed in an on-campus subject can help PSTs to become researchers. We draw on 183 student exit tickets and student feedback surveys to consider broader implications for how to engage teachers in research. This study poses questions about the nature of practitioner research and investigates the role that PLGs play in disrupting the challenges universities face in preparing teachers to engage in and with research.
Comparing consumer preferences for sustainable dairy activities among countries
Authors: Aizaki Hideo , Takeshita Hironobu 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThis study measures consumer preferences for 11 sustainable dairy activities and examines the differences in preferences among five countries: the UK, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and Japan. A case 1 best–worst scaling is used to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions, fertilizer application, soil management, water management, biodiversity, working environment, animal care, wastes, market development, rural communities, and product safety and quality. Consumers across countries have diverse preferences for sustainable dairy farming activities, which may be related to the COVID-19 pandemic and social attention toward the environment and agriculture. Preferential differences for some activities were also revealed by gender and age. When discussing the priorities of some activities, conflicts between gender and generations could arise. Information on consumer preference can help various stakeholders discuss how to improve the sustainability of the dairy sector.
The People's Dictatorship
Authors: Steinweis Alan E. 
Published: January 2023

In this up-to-date, succinct, and highly readable volume, Alan E. Steinweis presents a new synthesis of the origins, development, and downfall of Nazi Germany. After tracing the intellectual and cultural origins of Nazi ideology, the book recounts the rise and eventual victory of the Nazi movement against the background of the struggling Weimar Republic. The book details the rapid transformation of Germany into a dictatorship, focusing on the interplay of Nazi violence and the readiness of Germans to accommodate themselves to the new regime. Steinweis chronicles Nazi efforts to transform German society into a so-called People's Community, imbued with hyper-nationalism, an authoritarian spirit, Nazi racial doctrine, and antisemitism. The result was less a People's Community than what Steinweis calls a People's Dictatorship – a repressive regime that acted brutally toward the targets of its persecution, its internal opponents, and its foreign enemies even as it enjoyed support across much of German society.
The Court of Justice of the European Union and International Dispute Settlement: Conflict, Cooperation and Coexistence
Authors: ODERMATT Jed 
Published: January 2023

AbstractOne of the significant changes in the landscape of international law in recent decades has been the increase in the number of international courts and other forms of international dispute settlement. The EU has pushed for the inclusion of dispute settlement chapters in its trade and investment agreements, it has joined multilateral treaties that include dispute settlement mechanisms, and it has proposed the establishment of multilateral investment court. The Court of Justice of the European Union has shown a more guarded approach in recent years towards international dispute settlement. This article explores the potential ways to address these sources of conflict and allow the CJEU to coexist with other international courts.
Expanding the boundaries of interdisciplinary field: Contribution of Network Science journal to the development of network science
Authors: Kuskova Valentina V. , Zaytsev Dmitry G. , Khvatsky Gregory S. , Sokol Anna A. , Vorobeva Maria D. , Kamalov Rustam A. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractIn this paper, we examine the contribution of Network Science journal to the network science discipline. We do so from two perspectives. First, expanding the existing taxonomy of article contribution, we examine trends in theory testing, theory building, and new method development within the journal’s articles. We find that the journal demands a high level of theoretical contribution and methodological rigor. High levels of theoretical and methodological contribution become significant predictors of article citation rates. Second, we look at the composition of the studies in Network Science and determine that the journal has already established a solid “hard core” for the new discipline.
Methoprene treatment and its effect on male reproductive organ size and female remating in a fruit fly
Authors: Giudice L. A. , Díaz V. , Moyano A. , Pérez-Staples D. , Abraham S. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractMethoprene, a juvenile hormone analog, is used to accelerate sexual maturation in males of species of economic importance in support to the sterile insect technique (SIT). In the SIT, mass-reared sterile males are released into the field and need to survive until they reach sexual maturation, find a wild female, mate with her and then induce female sexual refractoriness, so she will not remate with a wild counterpart. The use of methoprene shortens the time between release and copulation. However, in South American fruit flies, Anastrepha fraterculus, the ability of methoprene-treated males to inhibit female remating has been shown to be lower than wild males, when methoprene was applied by pupal immersion or topical application. Here we evaluated the possibility of incorporating methoprene into the male diet at different doses and the ability of those males to inhibit female remating, as well as the effect of methoprene on male reproductive organ size, due to the possible correlation between male accessory gland size and their content, and the role of male accessory gland proteins in female inhibition. We found that A. fraterculus males fed with methoprene in the adult protein diet at doses as high as 1% were less likely to inhibit female remating, however, at all other lower doses males had the same ability as untreated males to inhibit female remating. Males fed with methoprene had bigger male accessory glands and testes compared to methoprene-deprived males. We demonstrate that the incorporation of methoprene in adult male diets is possible in this species and potentially useful as a post-teneral, pre-release supplement at doses as low as 0.01%. Even at higher doses, the percentage of females remating after 48 h from the first copulation is sufficiently low in this species so as not compromise the efficiency of the SIT.
Hamlet after Genocide: The Haunting of Soghomon Tehlirian and Empirical Fabulation
Authors: Parla Ayşe 
Published: January 2023

AbstractSoghomon Tehlirian was acquitted in Berlin in 1921 for the killing of Talat Paşa, Ottoman minister and architect of the Armenian Genocide. Complicating clear-cut distinctions between truth and fabulation, and personal revenge and legal justice, this paper examines the 1921 trial in light of Tehlirian’s 1953 memoir, to show the legal, moral, and epistemological work done by the ghost of Tehlirian’s mother. I move beyond the usual designations of Tehlirian as mere political assassin or self-evident moral witness and consider him instead as an “empirical fabulist.” My coinage of the term empirical fabulation is animated by Saidiya Hartman’s (2008) call for “critical fabulation,” and my reading of Tehlirian as an empirical fabulist recognizes him as a genocide survivor who aspired for collective justice, a son haunted by his mother’s ghost, and a historical actor who gave a fabricated testimony that was nonetheless based on the empirical facts of genocide. This paper is an invitation to explore the political and ethical potential, and perhaps even the necessity, of fabulation in recounting acts of genocidal violence that strain or defy straightforward representation, especially in cases when the existing rule of law does not rise to the demands for justice.
COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases in complex vulnerable populations: evidence from Jordan
Authors: Bellizzi Saverio , Muthu Nazeema , Khader Yousef , Boukerdenna Hala , Darwish Dana , Al-Sheikh Ala’a , Santoro Alessio , Alonso-Garbayo Alvaro 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
More than three in 10 people living in Jordan are immigrants, with the majority being Palestinian and Syrian refugees, who have a very similar non-communicable diseases (NCDs) profile to the hosting Jordanian community. We conducted a rapid review of the literature of studies, reports, and documents on the evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations in Jordan with regard to NCD during the first year of the pandemic. COVID-19-related mobility constraints and often lack of awareness of NCDs put additional burden on vulnerable populations like refugees and migrants, in particular on non-registered migrants. COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures led to disruption in routine health services, significantly impacting people living with NCDs. Ensuring to deliver a people-centered and inclusive approach that works well during COVID-19 is of paramount importance toward Universal Health Coverage (all people have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship).
Multiparticle collision simulations of dense stellar systems and plasmas
Authors: Di Cintio P. , Pasquato M. , Barbieri L. , Bufferand H. , Casetti L. , Ciraolo G. , di Carlo U. N. , Ghendrih P. , Gunn J. P. , Gupta S. , Kim H. , Lepri S. , Livi R. , Simon-Petit A. , Trani A. A. , Yoon S.-J. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractWe summarize a series of numerical experiments of collisional dynamics in dense stellar systems such as globular clusters (GCs) and in weakly collisional plasmas using a novel simulation technique, the so-calledMulti-particle collision (MPC) method, alternative to Fokker-Planck and Monte Carlo approaches. MPC is related to particle-mesh approaches for the computation of self consistent long-range fields, ensuring that simulation time scales with N log N in the number of particles, as opposed to N2 for direct N-body. The collisional relaxation effects are modelled by computing particle interactions based on a collision operator approach that ensures rigorous conservation of energy and momenta and depends only on particles velocities and cell-based integrated quantities.
Informed Consent in Onlinestudien
Authors: Schröder Annette , Proll Lukas , In-Albon Tina 
Published: January 2023

Zusammenfassung: Theoretischer Hintergrund: Für eine Studienteilnahme ist das Einverständnis der Teilnehmer_innen notwendig. Dazu ist es wichtig, dass Teilnahme- und Einverständniserklärungen gelesen und verstanden werden. Fragestellung: In einer Onlinestudie mit Studierenden wurde untersucht, inwieweit die zum Einholen eines Informed Consent (IC) verwendeten Dokumente gelesen und verstanden werden und welchen Einfluss die Gestaltung der Formatvorlage hat. Methode: Die Teilnehmenden ( N = 214) wurden randomisiert einer von drei Bedingungen (zwei unterschiedliche Teilnehmer- und Einverständniserklärungen und eine Kontrollbedingung) zugeteilt. Das Lesen dieser Dokumente wurde mittels Selbstbericht sowie über die Lesezeit erfasst. Das Verständnis der gelesenen Texte wurde mit Multiple-Choice-Fragen erhoben. Ergebnisse: Der Großteil der Proband_innen las die IC-Dokumente nicht vollständig und zeigte ein unzureichendes Verständnis relevanter Inhaltsbereiche. Hinsichtlich der Gestaltung der IC-Dokumente zeigte sich, dass beide Testversionen im Vergleich zum Kontrolldokument zu einer höheren Leserate führen. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Ergebnisse liefern Anhaltspunkte für eine optimierte Gestaltung von Einverständniserklärungen.
Near Surface Atmospheric Temperatures at Jezero From Mars 2020 MEDA Measurements
Authors: Munguira A. , Hueso R. , Sánchez‐Lavega A. , de la Torre‐Juarez M. , Martínez G. M. , Newman C. E. , Sebastian E. , Lepinette A. , Vicente‐Retortillo A. , Chide B. , Lemmon M. T. , Bertrand T. , Lorenz R. D. , Banfield D. , Gómez‐Elvira J. , Martín‐Soler J. , Navarro S. , Pla‐García J. , Rodríguez‐Manfredi J. A. , Romeral J. , Smith M. D. , Torres J. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer instrument on Mars 2020 has five Atmospheric Temperature Sensors at two altitudes (0.84 and 1.45 m) plus a Thermal InfraRed Sensor that measures temperatures on the surface and at ∼40 m. We analyze the measurements from these sensors to describe the evolution of temperatures in Jezero up to mission sol 400 (solar longitude LS = 13°–203°). The diurnal thermal cycle is characterized by a daytime convective period and a nocturnal stable atmosphere with a variable thermal inversion. We find a linear relationship between the daytime temperature fluctuations and the vertical thermal gradient with temperature fluctuations that peak at noon with typical values of 2.5 K at 1.45 m. In the late afternoon (∼17:00 Local True Solar Time), the atmosphere becomes vertically isothermal with vanishing fluctuations. We observe very small seasonal changes in air temperatures during the period analyzed. This is related to small changes in solar irradiation and dust opacity. However, we find significant changes in surface temperatures that are related to the variety of thermal inertias of the terrains explored along the traverse of Perseverance. These changes strongly influence the vertical thermal gradient, breaking the nighttime thermal inversion over terrains of high thermal inertia. We explore possible detections of atmospheric tides on near‐surface temperatures and we examine variations in temperatures over timescales of a few sols that could be indicative of atmospheric waves affecting near‐surface temperatures. We also discuss temperatures during a regional dust storm at LS = 153°–156° that simultaneously warmed the near surface atmosphere while cooling the surface.
Impacts of Tectonic Subsidence on Basin Depth and Delta Lobe Building
Authors: Dong Tian Y. , Nittrouer Jeffrey A. , Carlson Brandee , McElroy Brandon , Il’icheva Elena , Pavlov Maksim , Ma Hongbo 
Published: January 2023

AbstractChannel avulsions on river deltas are the primary means to distribute sediment and build land at the coastline. Many studies have detailed how avulsions generate delta lobes, whereby multiple lobes amalgamate to form a fan‐shaped deposit. These studies often assume a steady subsidence and uniform basin depth. In nature, however, lobe building is disrupted by variable subsidence, and progradation of lobes into basins with variable depth: conditions that are prevalent for tectonically active areas. Herein, we explore sediment dispersal and deposition patterns across scales using measurements of delta and basin morphology compiled from field surveys and remote sensing, collected over 150 years, from the Selenga Delta (Baikal Rift Zone), Russia. Tectonic subsidence events, associated with earthquakes on normal faults crossing the delta, displace portions of the topset several meters below mean lake level. This allogenic process increases regional river gradient and triggers lobe‐switching avulsions. The timescale for these episodes is shorter than the predicted autogenic lobe avulsion timescale. During quiescent periods between subsidence events, channel‐scale avulsions occur relatively frequently because of in‐channel sediment aggradation, dispersing sediment to regional lows of the delta. Avulsion settings for the Selenga Delta preserve discrete stratal packages that could contain predominately deep channels. Exploring the interplay between tectonic subsidence and sediment accumulation patterns will improve interpretations of stratigraphy from active margins and basin models.
Multiwave Structure of Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Excited by the Tonga Volcanic Eruptions Observed by a Dense GNSS Network in China
Authors: Li Xiaolin , Ding Feng , Yue Xinan , Mao Tian , Xiong Bo , Song Qian 
Published: January 2023

AbstractWe used dense global navigation satellite system data from China to track the propagation of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) triggered by the 2022 January 15 Tonga volcanic eruption. We identified two TIDs originating from the eruption. One, which has been reported widely by a number of recent investigations, had a velocity of ∼361 m/s. However, another long‐distance propagating TID with a velocity of ∼264 m/s has not been widely discussed. The velocities of these TIDs coincide with previous simulation results of gravity‐wave L0 and L1 modes. We propose that these TIDs were caused by the L0 and L1 ducted modes of gravity waves excited by the volcanic eruption. However, the L1 mode is usually negligible due to its weak amplitude in comparison with that of the L0 mode. The enormous energy release resulted in a stronger amplitude of the L1 mode, which induced a detectable TID in the ionosphere.
Chronic MAP4343 reverses escalated alcohol drinking in a mouse model of alcohol use disorder
Authors: Macedo Giovana C. , Kreifeldt Max , Goulding Scott P. , Okhuarobo Agbonlahor , Sidhu Harpreet , Contet Candice 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAlcohol use disorders can be driven by negative reinforcement. Alterations of the microtubule cytoskeleton have been associated with mood regulation in the context of depression. Notably, MAP4343, a pregnenolone derivative known to promote tubulin assembly, has antidepressant properties. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that MAP4343 may reduce excessive alcohol drinking in a mouse model of alcohol dependence by normalizing affect during withdrawal. Adult male C57BL/6J mice were given limited access to voluntary alcohol drinking and ethanol intake escalation was induced by chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) vapor inhalation. Chronic, but not acute, administration of MAP4343 reduced ethanol intake and this effect was more pronounced in CIE-exposed mice. There was a complex interaction between the effects of MAP4343 and alcohol on affective behaviors. In the elevated plus maze, chronic MAP4343 tended to increase open-arm exploration in alcohol-naive mice but reduced it in alcohol-withdrawn mice. In the tail suspension test, chronic MAP4343 reduced immobility selectively in Air-exposed alcohol-drinking mice. Finally, chronic MAP4343 countered the plasma corticosterone reduction induced by CIE. Parallel analysis of tubulin post-translational modifications revealed lower α-tubulin acetylation in the medial prefrontal cortex of CIE-withdrawn mice. Altogether, these data support the relevance of microtubules as a therapeutic target for the treatment of AUD.
Personalized matched targeted therapy in advanced pancreatic cancer: a pilot cohort analysis
Authors: Shaya Justin , Kato Shumei , Adashek Jacob J. , Patel Hitendra , Fanta Paul T. , Botta Gregory P. , Sicklick Jason K. , Kurzrock Razelle 
Published: January 2023

AbstractDespite progress, 2-year pancreatic cancer survival remains dismal. We evaluated a biomarker-driven, combination/N-of-one strategy in 18 patients (advanced/metastatic pancreatic cancer) (from Molecular Tumor Board). Targeted agents administered/patient = 2.5 (median) (range, 1–4); first-line therapy (N = 5); second line, (N = 13). Comparing patients (high versus low degrees of matching) (matching score ≥50% versus <50%; reflecting number of alterations matched to targeted agents divided by number of pathogenic alterations), survival was significantly longer (hazard ratio [HR] 0.24 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.078–0.76,P = 0.016); clinical benefit rates (CBR) (stable disease ≥6 months/partial/complete response) trended higher (45.5 vs 0.0%,P = 0.10); progression-free survival, HR, 95% CI, 0.36 (0.12–1.10) (p = 0.075). First versus ≥2nd-line therapy had higher CBRs (80.0 vs 7.7%,P = 0.008). No grade 3–4 toxicities occurred. The longest responder achieved partial remission (17.5 months) by co-targeting MEK and CDK4/6 alterations (chemotherapy-free). Therefore, genomically matched targeted agent combinations were active in these advanced pancreatic cancers. Larger prospective trials are warranted.
Multi-scale mechanical properties of bulk-heterojunction films in polymer solar cells
Authors: Zhong Tian , Guo Feng , Lei Shiyun , Xiao Biao , Li Qingduan , Jia Tao , Wang Xunchang , Yang Renqiang 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe mechanical properties of bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) films play critical roles in the operational stability of flexible polymer solar cells (PSCs). In this study, the multi-scale mechanical properties of the BHJ films containing three representative electron acceptors are systematically evaluated. Interestingly, the tensile moduli of the films based on PC71BM, Y6, and PRi-C39 decrease sequentially, and their fracture strain and toughness show an increasing trend. Moreover, the nanoindentation moduli of the films based on these acceptors vary in accordance with the results of tensile characterizations. Creep analyses illustrate that the occurrence of creep deformation in the PC71BM, Y6, and PRi-C39-based films decrease sequentially. Contact angle tests demonstrate that the donor-acceptor interactions greatly affect the mechanical properties of these films. All results above demonstrate the effects of acceptor type on the multi-scale mechanical properties of the BHJ films, which are important for the development of reliable flexible PSCs.
Effects of altered N-glycan structures of Cryptococcus neoformans mannoproteins, MP98 (Cda2) and MP84 (Cda3), on interaction with host cells
Authors: Lee Su-Bin , Mota Catia , Thak Eun Jung , Kim Jungho , Son Ye Ji , Oh Doo-Byoung , Kang Hyun Ah 
Published: January 2023

AbstractCryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic human fungal pathogen causing lethal meningoencephalitis. It has several cell wall mannoproteins (MPs) identified as immunoreactive antigens. To investigate the structure and function of N-glycans assembled on cryptococcal cell wall MPs in host cell interactions, we purified MP98 (Cda2) and MP84 (Cda3) expressed in wild-type (WT) and N-glycosylation-defective alg3 mutant (alg3Δ) strains. HPLC and MALDI-TOF analysis of the MP proteins from the WT revealed protein-specific glycan structures with different extents of hypermannosylation and xylose/xylose phosphate addition. In alg3Δ, MP98 and MP84 had truncated core N-glycans, containing mostly five and seven mannoses (M5 and M7 forms), respectively. In vitro adhesion and uptake assays indicated that the altered core N-glycans did not affect adhesion affinities to host cells although the capacity to induce the immune response of bone-marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) decreased. Intriguingly, the removal of all N-glycosylation sites on MP84 increased adhesion to host cells and enhanced the induction of cytokine secretion from BMDCs compared with that on MP84 carrying WT N-glycans. Therefore, the structure-dependent effects of N-glycans suggested their complex roles in modulating the interaction of MPs with host cells to avoid nonspecific adherence to host cells and host immune response hyperactivation.