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Long-term decline in fledging body condition of Flesh-footed Shearwaters (Ardenna carneipes)
Authors: Lavers J L , Bond A L 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Marine systems are under increasing pressure from anthropogenic activities. In recent decades, the deteriorating condition of the world’s seabird populations suggests these pressures have reached a tipping point. For young birds, body mass can significantly influence survival in the critical period between nest departure and recruitment to the breeding population. On Lord Howe Island, we measured Flesh-footed Shearwater (Ardenna carneipes) fledglings in the colony and adjacent beaches to determine how body condition changed during 2010–2022. Overall, we found chick body mass as well as wing, culmen, and head + bill length declined over time with larger declines observed in beach-washed birds. Culmen and head + bill length declined by 0.17 and 0.23 mm/year, respectively, and body mass by 16.1 g/year. The number of chicks fledging at &lt;400 g has increased sharply in recent years, meaning significant numbers of birds are unlikely to survive after departing the island. Our results point to a deepening of the division in the shearwater population: adult birds who can successfully provision sufficient nutrient reserves so their chick fledges successfully, and those who cannot. In this latter group, failure at the fledging stage (beached birds) is resulting in birds in increasingly poor condition, the likes of which were seldom documented 13 years ago.
Hybrid aortic arch procedure in acute type A aortic dissection with right carotid artery occlusion
Authors: Wang He-Qing , Gao Ming-Kui , Li Tie-Yan , Xin Yuan-Feng 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAcute type A aortic dissection complicated by carotid artery is associated with a high risk of perioperative stroke. We reported a case of application of hybrid aortic arch debranching procedure in acute type A aortic dissection complicated by right carotid artery occlusion, which resulted in no neurological complications after operation and patent carotid artery after discharging.
Application of sustainable smart manufacturing technologies and toolkits in the automotive industry
Authors: Inyang Victoria , Kanakana Grace M , Laseinde O T 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
A more rapid development of smart manufacturing system (SMS) within the automotive industry will significantly promote its competitiveness, which is essential to the economic sustainable development of South Africa. From recent research studies, the automotive sector contributes &gt;7% to the annual gross domestic product of South Africa, and its sustainability is important to the segment through SMS. Thus, SMS deserves greater focus from the government and the industry. Smart manufacturing technology uses machines and tools that are interconnected for the improvement of the manufacturing system and energy optimization. The benefits of SMS include cost reduction, increased productivity, product customization, resources efficiency and minimization of negative environmental impacts. Globally, the automotive industry puts significant emphasis on SMS, considering the ongoing substantial initiatives. To achieve SMS, ultramodern technologies in different areas, varying from cyber-physical systems, smart sensors, complex and large data analytics, Internet of Things, cloud manufacturing, additive manufacturing, energy reduction and hologram are being established and used in manufacturing locations. Therefore, this study is aimed at technologies and toolkits development that will increase the implementation and responsiveness of SMS among automotive manufacturers and support decision makers in planning better SMS capabilities.
Flocking of the hybrid Cucker-Smale model with normalized communication weight
Authors: Yan Jinhua , Yin Xiuxia , Hu Songlin 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
In recent years, the Cucker-Smale model has been widely studied by researchers. However, the dynamics of coupling between agents can be hybrid and the normalized pre-actor $1/N$ has certain shortcomings. We consider the asymptotic flocking problem of the hybrid C-S model with a normalized weight function, which is composed of the continuous-time dynamic agents and the discrete-time dynamic agents. The use of the normalized weight function destroys the symmetry of the model. Therefore, in order to get the conclusion that the model is asymptotically flocking, firstly we will give the estimation of velocity difference derivative through classification discussion. Secondly, an auxiliary lemma is given. Then combined with the above estimation, we can get that the hybrid model is asymptotically flocking. Finally, the theoretical calculation results are verified by simulation examples.
Whole Blood Platelet Aggregation Assessed by ROTEM Platelet Equipment in Healthy Volunteers from Southern Europe: A Verification Study
Authors: Leal-Noval Santiago R , Cuenca Diego X , Díaz Ana , Fernández-Pacheco José , García-Garmendia José L , Casado Manuel 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Background
This study aimed to verify the reference intervals (RIs) recently established in the Danish population for platelet aggregation induced by a specific agonist of the rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) platelet impedance aggregometer. Our local results were also compared with those published by the manufacturer.

Methods
This prospective study included healthy blood donors. Subjects with a history of coagulopathy, those on antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapy, or those taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were excluded. Blood samples were collected for ROTEM® platelet arachidonic acid thromboelastometry (ARATEM), adenosine-di-phosphate thromboelastometry (ADPTEM), and thrombin receptor-activating peptide-6 thromboelastometry (TRAPTEM). The parameters determined were the area under the curve (AUC, ohm·min), maximum amplitude at 6 min (A6, ohm), and maximum slope (MS, ohm/min). Values are expressed as 2.5th–97.5th percentiles. Comparisons are expressed as local vs Danish and manufacturer population RIs. Number (n) and percentage (%) of local tests below (&lt;2.5th percentile) of the Danish and manufacturer population are shown.

Results
Forty donors (19 male; mean, 58 [range: 56 to 60] years) were included. There were no differences between our results and those published for the Danish population. In contrast, all ARATEM and ADPTEM values were lower in the local vs manufacturer group.

Conclusions
Our results confirm those published for the Danish population, with respect to the ROTEM platelet aggregometer.

Clinicaltrials.gov Registration Number
NCT02652897
Architectural framework of digital twin-based cyber-physical production system for resilient rechargeable battery production
Authors: Park Kyu-Tae , Park Yang Ho , Park Moon-Won , Noh Sang Do 
Published: March 2023

AbstractRechargeable battery production should yield highly diversified batteries, overcoming performance degradation caused by the complexity of production processes, dynamic disturbances, and uncertainties. Resilience must be achieved to overcome these limitations while satisfying the core technical requirements. This study developed an architectural framework for a cyber-physical production system (CPPS) using a digital twin (DT) to achieve resilience. Activities for resilience, operational characteristics, and CPPS were analysed to determine the core requirements. This analysis presents a novel model of activities for resilience. Moreover, the DT-based CPPS architecture, service composition procedures, and the asset description for providing inputs to the elements in the CPPS were designed according to these requirements. The proposed architectural framework applies the asset administration shell principles for efficient interoperability. The service composition procedures are classified into the type and instance phases to ensure static and dynamic technical functionalities. Moreover, the asset description is suitable to indicate the required information elements of rechargeable battery production. The DT-based CPPS was applied in a rechargeable battery production for an industrial case study to verify and validate the proposed method. The average accuracy of the DT application was 95.24%, indicating that it can provide technical functions with high accuracy. As a result, these technical functions can be executed within a sufficient action time, and the high simulation accuracy prevents performance degradation during production. Additionally, the DT is suitable for event diagnosis and provides a dynamic response. Furthermore, the proposed method can eliminate the data, analysis, and decision latencies.
Beneficial bacteria as biocontrol agents for American foulbrood disease in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Authors: Ye Manhong , Li Xiaoyuan , Yang Fengping , Zhou Bin 
Published: March 2023

AbstractAmerican foulbrood (AFB) is a cosmopolitan bacterial disease that affects honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae and causes great economic losses in apiculture. Currently, no satisfactory methods are available for AFB treatment mainly due to the difficulties to eradicate the tenacious spores produced by the etiological agent of AFB, Paenibacillus larvae (Bacillales, Paenibacillaceae). This present review focused on the beneficial bacteria that displayed antagonistic activities against P. larvae and demonstrated potential in AFB control. Emphases were placed on commensal bacteria (genus Bacillus and lactic acid bacteria in particular) in the alimentary tract of honey bees. The probiotic roles lactic acid bacteria play in combating the pathogenic P. larvae and the limitations referring to the application of these beneficial bacteria were addressed.
Modelling intra-annual tree stem growth with a distributional regression approach for Gaussian process responses
Authors: Riebl Hannes , Klein Nadja , Kneib Thomas 
Published: March 2023

AbstractHigh-resolution circumference dendrometers measure the irreversible growth and the reversible shrinking and swelling due to the water content of a tree stem. We propose a novel statistical method to decompose these measurements into a permanent and a temporary component, while explaining differences between the trees and years by covariates. Our model embeds Gaussian processes with parametric mean and covariance functions as response structures in a distributional regression framework with structured additive predictors. We discuss different mean and covariance functions, connections with other model classes, Markov chain Monte Carlo inference, and the efficiency of our sampling scheme.
Conditions for clump survival in High-zdisc galaxies
Authors: Dekel Avishai , Tziperman Offek , Sarkar Kartick C , Ginzburg Omri , Mandelker Nir , Ceverino Daniel , Primack Joel 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACTWe study the survival of giant clumps in high-redshift disc galaxies, short-lived (S) versus long-lived (L), and two L subtypes, via analytic modelling and simulations. We develop a criterion for clump survival, with/without gas, based on a survivability parameter S. It compares the energy sources by supernova feedback and gravitational contraction to the clump binding energy and losses by outflows and turbulence dissipation. The clump properties are derived from Toomre instability, approaching virial/Jeans equilibrium, and the supernova energy deposit uses an up-to-date bubble analysis. For moderate feedback, we find L clumps with circular velocities ${\sim}50\, {\rm km}\, {\rm s}^{-1}$ and masses ≥108 M⊙. They favour galaxies with circular velocities ${\ge}200\, {\rm km\,s}^{-1}$, consistent at z ∼ 2 with the typical disc stellar mass, ≥109.3 M⊙. L clumps favour disc gas fractions ≥0.3, low-mass bulges, and z ∼ 2. They disfavour more effective feedback due to, e.g. supernova clustering, very strong radiative feedback, top-heavy stellar mass function, or particularly high star-formation-rate (SFR) efficiency. A subtype of L clumps (LS), which lose their gas in several free-fall times but retain bound stellar components, may be explained by less contraction and stronger gravitational effects, where clump mergers increase the SFR efficiency. These may give rise to globular clusters. The more massive L clumps (LL) retain most of their baryons for tens of free-fall times with a roughly constant star-formation rate.
HIP 67506 C: MagAO-X confirmation of a new low-mass stellar companion to HIP 67506 A
Authors: Pearce Logan A , Males Jared R , Haffert Sebastiaan Y , Close Laird M , Long Joseph D , McLeod Avalon L , Knight Justin M , Hedglen Alexander D , Weinberger Alycia J , Guyon Olivier , Kautz Maggie , Van Gorkom Kyle , Lumbres Jennifer , Schatz Lauren , Rodack Alex , Gasho Victor , Kueny Jay , Foster Warren , Morzinski Katie M , Hinz Philip M 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACT
We report the confirmation of HIP 67506 C, a new stellar companion to HIP 67506 A. We previously reported a candidate signal at 2λ/D (240 mas) in L′ in MagAO/Clio imaging using the binary differential imaging technique. Several additional indirect signals showed that the candidate signal merited follow-up: significant astrometric acceleration in Gaia DR3, Hipparcos–Gaia proper motion anomaly, and overluminosity compared to single main-sequence stars. We confirmed the companion, HIP 67506 C, at 0.1 arcsec with MagAO-X in 2022 April. We characterized HIP 67506 C MagAO-X photometry and astrometry, and estimated spectral-type K7-M2; we also re-evaluated HIP 67506 A in light of the close companion. Additionally, we show that a previously identified 9 arcsec companion, HIP 67506 B, is a much further distant unassociated background star. We also discuss the utility of indirect signposts in identifying small inner working angle candidate companions.
Duplication and Losses of Opsin Genes in Lophotrochozoan Evolution
Authors: De Vivo Giacinto , Crocetta Fabio , Ferretti Miriam , Feuda Roberto , D’Aniello Salvatore 
Published: March 2023

AbstractOpsins are G-coupled receptors playing a key role in metazoan visual processes. While many studies enriched our understanding of opsin diversity in several animal clades, the opsin evolution in Lophotrochozoa, one of the major metazoan groups, remains poorly understood. Using recently developed phylogenetic approaches, we investigated the opsin evolution in 74 lophotrochozoan genomes. We found that the common ancestor of Lophotrochozoa possessed at least seven opsin paralog groups that underwent divergent evolutionary history in the different phyla. Furthermore, we showed for the first time opsin-related molecules in Bilateria that we named pseudopsins, which may prove critical in uncovering opsin evolution.
Expression profiles of east–west highly differentiated genes in Uyghur genomes
Authors: Ning Zhilin , Tan Xinjiang , Yuan Yuan , Huang Ke , Pan Yuwen , Tian Lei , Lu Yan , Wang Xiaoji , Qi Ruicheng , Lu Dongsheng , Yang Yajun , Guan Yaqun , Mamatyusupu Dolikun , Xu Shuhua 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
It remains unknown and debatable how European-Asian–differentiated alleles affect individual phenotypes. Here, we made the first effort to analyze the expression profiles of highly differentiated genes with eastern and western origins in 90 Uyghurs using whole-genome (30× to 60×) and transcriptome data. We screened 921 872 east–west highly differentiated genetic variants, of which ∼4.32% were expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs), ∼0.12% were alternative splicing quantitative trait loci (sQTLs), and ∼0.12% showed allele-specific expression (ASE). The 8305 highly differentiated eQTLs of strong effects appear to have undergone natural selection, associated with immunity and metabolism. European-origin alleles tend to be more biasedly expressed; highly differentiated ASEs were enriched in diabetes-associated genes, likely affecting the diabetes susceptibility in the Uyghurs. We proposed an admixture-induced expression model to dissect the highly differentiated expression profiles. We provide new insights into the genetic basis of phenotypic differentiation between Western and Eastern populations, advancing our understanding of the impact of genetic admixture.
Real-World Evaluation of Disease Progression After CDK 4/6 Inhibitor Therapy in Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Authors: West Malinda T , Goodyear Shaun M , Hobbs Evthokia A , Kaempf Andy , Kartika Thomas , Ribkoff Jessica , Chun Brie , Mitri Zahi I 
Published: March 2023

Abstract

Background
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors (CDKi) have changed the landscape for treatment of patients with hormone receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER−) metastatic breast cancer (MBC). However, next-line treatment strategies after CDKi progression are not yet optimized. We report here the impact of clinical and genomic factors on post-CDKi outcomes in a single institution cohort of HR+/HER2− patients with MBC.

Methods
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with HR+/HER2− MBC that received a CDKi between April 1, 2014 and December 1, 2019 at our institution. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics, the Kaplan-Meier method, and regression models.

Results
We identified 140 patients with HR+/HER2− MBC that received a CDKi. Eighty percent of patients discontinued treatment due to disease progression, with a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 6.0 months (95% CI, 5.0-7.1), whereas those that discontinued CDKi for other reasons had a PFS of 11.3 months (95% CI, 4.6-19.4) (hazard ratio (HR) 2.53, 95% CI, 1.50-4.26 [P = .001]). The 6-month cumulative incidence of post-CDKi progression or death was 51% for the 112 patients who progressed on CDKi. Patients harboring PTEN mutations pre-CDKi treatment had poorer clinical outcomes compared to those with wild-type PTEN.

Conclusion
This study highlights post-CDKi outcomes and the need for further molecular characterization and novel therapies to improve treatments for patients with HR+/HER2− MBC.
Sir Thomas Browne
Authors: Francis Gavin 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) was an English physician, wordsmith, and polymath who contributed hundreds of words to the English language (such as medical, electricity, migrant, and computer). After studying medicine in Montpellier, Padua, and Leiden he settled in Norwich, where he practised as a doctor and wrote some of the greatest books of the seventeenth century, still read for their accessibility and eloquence. Religio Medici (‘Religion of the Doctor’) examined the vexed question of faith in a God who, to a physician, seemed indifferent to suffering. Pseudodoxia Epidemica (‘Vulgar Errors’) gave free rein to an agile curiosity and sought to debunk notions then commonly believed, such as that dead kingfishers indicate the direction of the wind, or that a woman could get pregnant from sharing a bath with a man. Urne Buriall was Browne’s meditation on mortality, occasioned by a find of funerary urns, while The Garden of Cyrus was his exploration of vitality and patterns in nature. Works published posthumously include Christian Morals (another exploration of faith and a series of encouragements for life), while Museum Clausum (‘Hidden Museum’) postulated a series of thought experiments and counterfactuals, such as how history might have been different had Alexander the Great marched west instead of east. In Sir Thomas Browne: The Opium of Time, Dr Gavin Francis examines Browne’s work through a variety of themes: Ambiguity, Curiosity, Vitality, Piety, Humility, Misogyny, Mobility, and Mortality, and argues that his books have lost little of its power and wisdom, and none of its beauty.
Ready, Steady, Go: Competition in Sport
Authors: Kavussanu Maria , Cooke Andrew , Jones Marc 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Competition is an integral part of sport. In this chapter, the authors discuss some of the research conducted in the context of sport that is directly relevant to competition. First, the authors briefly introduce the different types of competition and “appropriate” competition. Then, they discuss the effects of sport competition on select athlete outcomes, specifically performance, enjoyment, anxiety, choking, prosocial behavior, and antisocial behavior. In this discussion, the authors consider the mechanisms that explain the effects of competition on performance, with particular attention to team competition, how extreme anxiety can lead to choking, the theoretical explanations of choking under pressure, and how certain sports could facilitate some types of prosocial behavior. Next, the authors discuss challenge and threat states in sport competition and continue with an overview of how certain personality traits and motivational orientations could influence psychological and behavioral outcomes in sport competition. The authors conclude the chapter with a section on how to create an optimal competitive environment in sport.
Biological Sex Differences and Competition
Authors: Salvador Alicia , Hidalgo Vanesa , Costa Raquel , González-Bono Esperanza 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
There is evidence of the existence of biological differences between males and females at multiple levels. Sex differences are shown in both genotypic and phenotypic dimensions in almost all species. Body differences are apparent, but differences in many other systems, including the neuro-endocrine-immune system, are also very important and related to evolutionary aims. Brain differences have been reported in recent decades in numerous structures, neurotransmitters, pathways, etc. These differences are reflected in behavioral and other cognitive and affective processes that have attracted considerable attention from researchers and the general public. Some of the clearest behavioral differences are aggressive and violent behavior, spatial orientation, mathematics and language skills, and other differences related to reactivity to stress. Agonistic or competitive behavior has been studied for decades, particularly in males in many different species, including humans, although more recently interest in female intrasexual competition has increased. Several differences in the competitive behavior of men and women, as well as in the underlying mechanisms, have begun to be established, mainly related, at least partially, to biological and social dimensions. In this chapter, the authors will review results found in the research on the biological basis of sex differences and its impact on competition.
Folklore of the Seasonal Cycle in Croatia
Authors: Niemčić Iva 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
After a brief introduction to the types of Carnival customs in Croatia, this chapter presents the development of fieldwork methodology on Carnival on the island of Lastovo. A historical review of the written resources about the Lastovo Carnival provides hypotheses about the arrival of the chain dance—an integral part of Carnival events—on the island. Today’s common practices, which the author has been following since 1999, include female Carnival participants and their own chain dance with handkerchiefs, which were only sporadically mentioned in the twentieth-century scholarly literature. The second part of the chapter reveals the importance of the Carnival customs for the community, the ways in which Carnival has resisted the challenges of time, how it adapted to and eventually survived the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the local community became involved in ethnographic research.