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Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusion during ecological fieldwork: Considering safety, cis/heteronormativity and structural barriers
Authors: Coon Jaime J. , Alexander Nathan B. , Smith Emmett M. , Spellman Madeleine , Klimasmith Isaac M. , Allen‐Custodio Lucas T. , Clarkberg Thea E. , Lynch Loren , Knutson Douglas , Fountain Kae , Rivera Michael , Scherz Maxine , Morrow Leslie K. 
Published: January 2023

Abstract

LGBTQ+ individuals face unique barriers to participation in ecology. Such barriers are particularly relevant during fieldwork, including physical and discriminatory risks, increased isolation and noninclusive infrastructure.

To make science and fieldwork more accessible to LGBTQ+ people, we must consider safety and survival needs along with personal LGBTQ+ affirmation. In this paper, we discuss alleviating barriers to participation in field ecology, identify best practices for institutions and provide advice for LGBTQ+ field researchers and heterosexual advocates.

Synthesis and applications. We recommend that mentors and institutions take action on the safety, financial, medical and administrative support needed by field researchers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or other marginalized gender and sexual identities (LGBTQ+) field researchers. We also suggest that LGBTQ+ field ecologists prioritize their wellbeing and safety, and recommend maintaining connection to LGBTQ+ communities and identities during isolating fieldwork.
Surgical results of using the Ommaya reservoir system for the management of cystic craniopharyngiomas: A retrospective single‐centre experience
Authors: Mohamed Mohamed Salah , Shalaby Ahmed Mohammad Alaa Eldin 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe management options for cystic craniopharyngioma (CP) are controversial. Surgical resection (gross or partial), radiotherapy, chemotherapy, cyst aspiration, and Ommaya reservoir system (ORS) implantations are the options for management that are used individually or in combination, but the ideal treatment is unclear.ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the functional outcomes and the complications of Ommaya reservoir system (ORS) insertion as a treatment option for cystic CP.MethodsBetween January 2018 and January 2020, 12 patients with enhanced cystic CP were treated by cyst fenestration and aspiration on the day of surgery, and an ORS was inserted. The period between the procedure time and the last outpatient visit was considered the follow‐up period.ResultsThe main presenting symptoms were increased intracranial pressure, visual defects, and hormonal changes. The clinical symptoms improved, and the tumour cysts appeared to stabilize after catheter placement without the need for repeated aspirations; of the 12 patients included, only one case needed re‐aspiration. The eight patients who had signs of increased intracranial pressure reported resolved symptoms (100%). Of the 12 patients, seven and six patients showed improved visual acuity and improved visual field defect.ConclusionCyst fenestration and insertion of ORS is a safe and effective treatment option for cystic CP. ORS can be used in de novo cases as a treatment option alone without further invasive treatment to alleviate symptoms and improve clinical status, especially the visual changes.
Mapping the frontiers of private property in New South Wales, Australia
Authors: Rogers Dallas , Leach Andrew , Ludewig Jasper , Thorpe Amelia , Troy Laurence 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThis article addresses the process and patterns by which private property has been applied on the Australian continent. Alongside both lease‐holdings that are limited by term or perpetual and squatting practices, identifying and documenting private property in both individual cases and in aggregate over a large geography offers a compelling approximation of the appearance and spread of British–Australian settlement. Plots and patterns of private land ownership can be read in relation to other forms of land use and tenure each subject to specific historical legal instruments and definitions. We explore how, in particular, the first‐generation alienation of private property might be constructed, represented, and theorised using a critical approach to GIS tools and practices. What technical considerations are required to identify the extent of a site and map its transfer into private hands? How far can the process of mapping the initial alienation of parcels of Crown land over time expose legacies of colonial practices in present‐day methods and serve as a testbed to generate other layers that capture, for instance, patterns of informal privatisation or interact with other phenomena—most notably that of frontier violence—that likewise occur on land, in time? Such work can be located among those wrestling with problems of mapping colonial land occupation with technologies that share a heritage with the surveying tools that allowed that same acquisition and can enhance a critical approach to GIS in relation to appropriation and dispossession of Aboriginal land.
Effects of kojic acid on changes in the microstructure and myofibrillar protein of duck meat during superchilled storage
Authors: Hou Wenfu , Lin Yile , Zhang Yujie , Liu Tingting , Du Juan , Yi Yang , Wang Hongxun 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThis study investigated the effect of 0.8% (m/v) kojic acid treatment on changes in the microstructure and myofibrillar protein of duck meat covered with oxygen‐permeable polyvinylchloride (PVC) film (9 ± 0.5 µM) during superchilled storage (−1.65 ± 0.5°C). The superchilled samples exhibited wider gaps between muscle fibers at 5 weeks storage compared with kojic acid–treated groups. Based on the variation of water status, the water‐holding capacity decreased significantly (p < 0.05), and bound water and immobilized water were gradually converted into free water during superchilled storage. For kojic acid–treated samples, however, no major changes were observed with respect to muscle structure, water status, and protein degradation at 6 weeks. The 0.8% (m/v) kojic acid treatment increased the water‐holding capacity, reduced carbonyl content and protein degradation, and decreased the α‐helix contents loss of myofibrillar proteins. Kojic acid treatment effectively protected myofibrillar protein structure from being destroyed during superchilled storage, suggesting that this method was a good way to reduce protein oxidation and prolonged its shelf life.
Anti‐inflammatory properties of an aldehydes‐enriched fraction of grapefruit essential oil
Authors: Nikolic Dragana , Bosco Liana , Moschetti Marta , Tinnirello Vincenza , Pucci Marzia , Corleone Valeria , Raimondo Stefania , Alessandro Riccardo , Fontana Simona 
Published: January 2023

AbstractChronic inflammation is linked to the development of numerous diseases and is accompanied by increased cytokine secretion. Macrophages provide a first line of defense against pathogens that under inflammatory stimuli release pro‐inflammatory cytokines. The essential oil (EO) fractions obtained from Citrus spp. rich in different compounds have gained the attention of both researchers and users during the last decades. In particular, grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) peel is rich in phenolics and flavonoids with several health benefits, including anti‐inflammatory actions. Additionally, its EO consists of a large number of compounds such as monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, and oxides. Among the methods for encapsulating EOs, spray‐drying is the main one. In the present study, we aimed to determine the in vitro anti‐inflammatory activity of EO from C. paradisi (grapefruit essential oil [GEO]) (whole and fractions) in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐induced inflammation model. Results indicate that Fr‐GEO and Fr‐GEO_SD exert protective effects against LPS‐induced inflammation by decreasing gene expression and levels of pro‐inflammatory cytokines as IL‐6 and TNF‐α. Monoterpenes as the most common components, as well as aldehydes and sesquiterpenes, might be responsible for such effects, although a synergistic action is not excluded. Furthermore, a higher percent of aldehydes is linked to improved olfactory properties. Our findings support the anti‐inflammatory effects of selected Fr‐GEO with a great potential for the development of new nutraceuticals and/or functional food for the treatment of inflammatory‐associated diseases.Practical ApplicationThe findings of this study support the anti‐inflammatory effects of selected Fr‐GEO with a great potential for the development of new nutraceuticals and/or functional food for the treatment of inflammatory‐associated diseases.
“Celebrities to lean on!” Perceived celebrity support across two cultures—Iran and the United States
Authors: Shabahang Reza , Aruguete Mara S. , Shim Hyejin , Huynh Ho Phi , Mokhtari Chirani Benyamin 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThough many people loathe celebrities and their lifestyles, celebrities can also be perceived as being available to provide community support. The purpose of this study was to establish the psychometric properties of the Perceived Celebrity Support Inventory. The scale was developed to capture three aspects of perceived celebrity support to the community: instrumental (i.e., providing tangible and concrete assistance), informational (i.e., advice, explanation, and information), and emotional (i.e., empathizing, encouraging, listening, and comforting) support. Factor and item analyses have revealed robust psychometric properties in samples drawn from the United States (US) and Iran. The US sample perceived higher community support from celebrities than the Iranian sample. In the Iranian sample, perceived celebrity support for the community was associated with more positive attitudes and less hatred of celebrity culture. In the US, perceived celebrity support was associated with negative attitudes and elevated hatred towards celebrities. The findings advance the literature by providing an instrument with which to measure positive aspects of celebrity influence across cultures.
Infection with Neoehrlichia mikurensis promotes the development of malignant B‐cell lymphomas
Authors: Wennerås Christine , Aranburu Alaitz , Wass Linda , Grankvist Anna , Staffas Anna , Soboli Anastasia , Mårtensson Inga‐Lill , Fogelstrand Linda , Lewerin Catharina 
Published: January 2023

SummaryThe tick‐borne pathogen Neoehrlichia (N.) mikurensis is implicated in persistent infection of the vascular endothelium. B cells are crucial for the host defence to this infection. Chronic stimulation of B cells may result in B‐cell transformation and lymphoma. Five patients with malignant B‐cell lymphoma and concomitant N. mikurensis infection were investigated regarding clinical picture, lymphoma subtype, B‐cell lymphoma immunophenotype and IGHV (variable region of the immunoglobulin heavy) gene repertoire. Three of the five patients improved markedly and ceased lymphoma treatment after doxycycline treatment to eliminate N. mikurensis. Sequencing the B‐cell lymphoma IGHV genes revealed preferred usage of the IGHV1 (IGHV1‐2, and ‐69) and IGHV3 (IGHV3‐15, ‐21, ‐23) families. In conclusion, N. mikurensis infection may drive the development of malignant B‐cell lymphomas. Eradication of the pathogen appears to induce remission with apparent curing of the lymphoma in some cases.
Small vessel disease burden predicts functional outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke using machine learning
Authors: Wang Xueyang , Lyu Jinhao , Meng Zhihua , Wu Xiaoyan , Chen Wen , Wang Guohua , Niu Qingliang , Li Xin , Bian Yitong , Han Dan , Guo Weiting , Yang Shuai , Bian Xiangbing , Lan Yina , Wang Liuxian , Duan Qi , Zhang Tingyang , Duan Caohui , Tian Chenglin , Chen Ling , Lou Xin ,   the MR‐STARS Investigators
Published: January 2023

AbstractAimsOur purpose is to assess the role of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) in prediction models in patients with different subtypes of acute ischemic stroke (AIS).MethodsWe enrolled 398 small‐vessel occlusion (SVO) and 175 large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) AIS patients. Functional outcomes were assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days. MRI was performed to assess white matter hyperintensity (WMH), perivascular space (PVS), lacune, and cerebral microbleed (CMB). Logistic regression (LR) and machine learning (ML) were used to develop predictive models to assess the influences of SVD on the prognosis.ResultsIn the feature evaluation of SVO‐AIS for different outcomes, the modified total SVD score (Gain: 0.38, 0.28) has the maximum weight, and periventricular WMH (Gain: 0.07, 0.09) was more important than deep WMH (Gain: 0.01, 0.01) in prognosis. In SVO‐AIS, SVD performed better than regular clinical data, which is the opposite of LAA‐AIS. Among all models, eXtreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) method with optimal index (OI) has the best performance to predict excellent outcome in SVO‐AIS. [0.91 (0.84–0.97)].ConclusionsOur results revealed that different SVD markers had distinct prognostic weights in AIS patients, and SVD burden alone may accurately predict the SVO‐AIS patients' prognosis.
Homemade endoscopic vacuum therapy device for the management of transmural gastrointestinal defects
Authors: de Moura Diogo Turiani Hourneaux , Hirsch Bruno Salomão , McCarty Thomas R. , Lera dos Santos Marcos Eduardo , Guedes Hugo Gonçalo , Gomes Guilherme Francisco , de Medeiros Flaubert Sena , de Moura Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux 
Published: January 2023

ObjectivesEndoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) possesses a unique mechanism of action providing a less invasive alternative for the management of transmural gastrointestinal defects (TGID). This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of a novel homemade EVT (H‐EVT) for the treatment of TGID.MethodsRetrospective multicenter study including patients who underwent H‐EVT for TGID between January 2019 and January 2022. Main outcomes included technical and clinical success as well as safety outcomes. Subgroup analyses were included by defect location and classification. Logistic regression analyses were performed to determine predictors for successful closure.ResultsA total of 144 patients were included. Technical success was achieved in all patients, with clinical success achieved in 88.89% after a mean of 3.49 H‐EVT exchanges over an average of 23.51 days. After excluding 10 cases wherein it was not possible to achieve negative pressure, successful closure occurred in 95.52% of patients. Time to clinical success was less for defects caused by endoscopic (hazard ratio [HR] 0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.33–1.20) compared to surgical procedures and for patients with simultaneous intracavitary and intraluminal H‐EVT placement (HR 0.70; 95% CI 0.55–0.91). Location and classification of defect did not impact clinical success rate. Simultaneous placement of both an intraluminal and intracavitary H‐EVT (odds ratio 3.08; 95% CI 1.19–7.95) was a significant predictor of clinical success. Three device‐related adverse events (2.08%) occurred.ConclusionsThe use of the H‐EVT is feasible, safe, and effective for the management of TGID.
Adaptive programming and going with the grain: IMAGINE's new water governance model in Goma, DRC
Authors: Kirk Tom , Green Duncan , Stys Patrycja , Mosquera Tom 
Published: January 2023

AbstractMotivationThis article explores adaptive approaches to development programmes that aim at improving service provision in underperforming sectors in fragile and conflict‐affected states (FCAS). It does this through a case study of the IMAGINE (Integrated Maji Infrastructure and Governance Initiative for Eastern Congo) public‐private partnership model for water provision in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).PurposeThe processes and decisions that culminated in the model used for IMAGINE emphasize the need for programming that is culturally and politically aware, responsive to events, learns in real‐time, is entrepreneurial, and works with the grain of local institutions to support change. Detailed case studies of such ways of working are crucial for programmes that seek to challenge and reform the status quo in FCAS.Methods and approachThe article is based on 42 semi‐structured interviews conducted in the summers of 2019 and 2020. They reflect the broad spectrum of actors—individuals, public authorities, and organizations—involved in IMAGINE's evolution.FindingsThe narrative focuses on IMAGINE's attempts to professionalize and commercialize Goma's water sector. It shows how, as IMAGINE repeatedly adapted to ground realities, it took on the characteristics of a public authority, thereby, engendering backlashes that threated its longer‐term goals. However, by revisiting its initial values and logics it was able to get things done and achieve its aims.Policy implicationsIMAGINE's story suggests that adaptive programmes should put politically savvy local development professionals in key positions and enable them to carefully construct coalitions of allies across the systems they aim to disrupt. This may also require them to revisit and adapt their initial ideas, guiding principles, and values as greater understandings of development problems are gained. A public authorities approach, attuned to the logics that programmes seek to address and introduce to FCAS, may help analysts to focus on the implications of such adaptations.
Towards an understanding of help‐seeking behaviour for disordered eating: Refinement of a barriers to help‐seeking measure
Authors: Radunz Marcela , Wade Tracey D. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAimEarly intervention in eating disorders (EDs) is hampered by a lack of validated measures of barriers to treatment seeking. The present study examined the factor structure of the Perceived Barriers to Psychological Treatment scale (PBPT) and a combination of PBPT and Barriers to Seeking Help for ED items (BATSH‐ED) with respect to treatment‐seeking for an ED.MethodParticipants were 456 female university students aged 17–25 reporting a wide range of disordered eating severity. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted with the whole sample followed by correlational and regression analyses with a high‐risk sample to assess validity of the selected questionnaire items.ResultsFour models were tested. First, we replicated the original PBPT 8‐factor structure in our sample with comparable fit indices. Second, the addition of six ED items comprising a Denial and Ambivalence subscale improved model fit. Third and fourth, when only significant subscales predicting treatment seeking were retained, with removal of items with weak loadings, a 15‐item six‐factor solution provided a best fit. A range of psychosocial measures had relationships in the expected directions with the questionnaire subscales. In addition to disordered eating, the denial subscale was uniquely associated with treatment seeking.ConclusionsWhile the present study contributes to refining the assessment of barriers to help‐seeking, future studies should consider co‐design with lived experience to further improve the model fit of the questionnaire and improve predictiveness of help‐seeking.
Tangible pasts: Memory practices among children and adolescents in Germany, an affect‐theoretical approach
Authors: Röttger‐Rössler Birgitt , Seise Franziska 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThis article highlights the ontogeny of autobiographical memory and its sociocultural foundations as an important and underrepresented field of research in psychological anthropology. It discusses the results of an explorative photovoice study on the emotional experiences of children and adolescents. Our study discovered that memory practices play a major role in young people's daily lives. Participants often referred to emotionally significant past events, relationships, or life periods by relating them to particular memory objects. We assume that the material dimension of children's memory practices not only facilitates an affective engagement with the past but also makes past experiences communicable to oneself and to others. The memory objects used by our research participants were linked in substantial ways to culturally specific modes of remembering, (auto)biographical narration, and theformation of feelingamong adolescents. In discussing broader implications of our results, we draw on insights from developmental psychology, affect and emotion theory, and social anthropological research on memory and materiality. We conclude with a brief comparative look at memory practices in the Indonesian context to hint at a significant field of cross‐cultural research that opens at the intersection of studies on material culture, memory practices, (auto)biographical remembering and narrating, and the formation of feeling.
A deep feature fusion and selection‐based retinal eye disease detection from OCT images
Authors: Umer Muhammad Junaid , Sharif Muhammad , Raza Mudassar , Kadry Seifedine 
Published: January 2023

AbstractOptical coherence tomography (OCT) is one of the principal imaging modalities for retinal eye disease detection and classification. Different retinal eye diseases are the leading cause of blindness that can be overcome by early detection. However, ophthalmologists are currently carrying out retinal eye disease detection manually with the help of OCT images that may be erroneous and subjective. Different methods have been presented to automate the manual retinal eye disease detection process that needs further improvement in detection accuracy. This research proposed an automatic method for retinal eye disease detection and classification from OCT images using fusion and selection techniques. First, the modified‐Alexnet and ResNet‐50 are utilized for deep feature vector extraction. In the next step, these vectors are fused serially and rectified by the proposed feature selection framework and passed as input to different machine learning classifiers for retinal disease diagnosis. For this purpose, a publicly available dataset of retinal eye diseases with four classes is utilized. The proposed retinal eye disease detection method achieved an overall average accuracy index of greater than 99.95%, higher than the top one in the literature, that is, 99.39%. Experimental results authenticated that the proposed retinal eye disease detection methodology can reliably be used for automatic eye disease detection from OCT images. Furthermore, the proposed deep feature and selection‐based retinal eye disease detection methodology achieved state‐of‐the‐art performance.
Trading under uncertainty about other market participants
Authors: Papadimitriou Dimitris 
Published: January 2023

AbstractI present an asymmetric information model of financial markets in which there is uncertainty and learning not only about fundamentals but also about the proportion of informed‐to‐noise traders in the market. Extreme news leads to an increase in both types of uncertainty, while it decreases price informativeness. Uncertainty about the market composition constitutes a type of liquidity risk and is associated with high expected returns. The resulting price–volume relationship is U‐shaped and positively sloped. In a dynamic extension of the model I show that this mechanism generates momentum as well as history‐dependent volatility and price informativeness.