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The Best Way to Locate a Purpose in Sport: Considerations in Aesthetics?
Authors: Culbertson Leon , McFee Graham 
Published: December 2022

The paper highlights the centrality of some concepts from philosophy of sport for philosophical aesthetics. Once Best (BJA, 1974) conclusively answered negatively the fundamental question, ‘Can any sport-form be an artform?’, what further issues remained at the intersection of these parts of philosophy? Recent work revitalizing this interface, especially Mumford’s Watching Sport (2012), contested Best’s fundamental distinction between purposive and aesthetic sports, and insisted that purist viewers are taking an aesthetic interest in sporting events. Here, we defend Best’s conception against considerations Mumford hoped would bring the aesthetics of art and sport closer together, thereby elaborating the aesthetics of sport. But, against Mumford’s resolutely psychological conception of an aim, we follow Best to defend the centrality, for purposive sports, of the means/ends contrast even when taking an aesthetic interest in such sports. We conclude with general speculations about the potential future of the discussions originated here.
The aesthetics of garden conservation
Authors: Salwa Mateusz 
Published: December 2022

The aim of the article is to discuss two theories of garden conservation. The difference between them lies in how they conceive of gardens and consequently what values they find worthy of protection. The ‘idealistic’ theory treats gardens as cultural objects similar to other works and demands that the form originally designed should be restored. The ‘materialistic’ theory claims that gardens can be only conserved because of their processual qualities. The goal of conservation is then not to set back the garden process or stop it, but to keep it on and direct it. The author’s contention is that the latter theory is better because it corresponds with what gardens are, namely natural environments arranged by humans. This definition of a garden is discussed in the first part of the article.
With Friends Like These… or: How Not to Respond to the Imposition Objection
Authors: Doran Katheryn 
Published: December 2022

Many analytically trained philosophers argue that for a movie to do philosophy it must contain arguments, or develop thought experiments, or provide counterexamples, otherwise whatever philosophy might seem to be in it is just the viewer's projection. Most of the analytic responses to what Tom Wartenburg calls the “the imposition objection” (IO), including his own, share an assumption I argue is unfounded, namely, that the traditional philosophical text is the standard by which we should judge the philosophical status of anything, including movies. I argue that tethering movies’ philosophy bona fides to standard philosophical works actually invites IO, absent a known philosophically minded creator behind the production. Accepting the argument-centric written text as the standard also begs the question about the nature of philosophy, and discounts (or worse) the philosophical powers of movies and other media; such a position also impoverishes the many and complex ways philosophy deepens our understanding of the world, of others, and of ourselves. I offer a liberating example in my account of Christopher Nolan’s Insomnia on its own philosophical terms.
Ordinary Language Film Studies
Authors: Klevan Andrew 
Published: December 2022

This essay explains Ordinary Language Philosophy (OLP), because it is relatively unfamiliar to those working in the field of Film-Philosophy, and proposes it as beneficial to film study. OLP provides us with a method of philosophising in relation to films that (1) is not theoretical, paradigmatic or thematic, and is therefore potentially unrestrained because it is not a priori or determining; that (2) is context sensitive, proceeding on a case-by-case basis, while also capable of synoptic overview (through connective analysis); that (3) encourages conceptual clarification and responsive articulation in order to present a perspicacious picture of individual films and our experience of them; and that (4) can act therapeutically by uncoupling us from unhelpful linguistic attachments that may restrict, helping us to see anew.
Beauty and Civilization
Authors: Jacob Julia 
Published: December 2022

The presence of an aesthetic judgment in an anthropological, scientific study may seem incongruous. One would think that the human body should be approached only in terms of "objective" criteria of functionality and measurable proportions.
However, to our surprise, two adjectives keep coming up in Buffon's description of the human body in his Histoire naturelle de l'Homme: 'beautiful' and 'ugly'.
To be sure, it is possible to determine that a person is beautiful through measurements and observations of bodily and facial symmetry, but most often, these proportions are not enough to explain why we find a person beautiful.
How does Buffon think about beauty when he writes the Natural History of Man? Does he understand it as a classificatory tool based on an objective system of measurement, or does he use his personal preference? On what criteria does he judge the physical aspect of the varieties in the human species?
Jødetysk, jargon, jiddisk
Authors: Hårstad Stian 
Published: December 2022

Et sentralt element i den kulturimporten som ledsaga innvandringa av såkalte østjøder til Norge i siste halvdel av 1800-tallet, var språket som blei brukt av det store flertallet av denne gruppa, det vi i dag kaller jiddisk. Mye tyder imidlertid på at både språket og språknavnet var relativt vage begrep for nordmenn flest langt inn på 1900-tallet, og artikkelen forsøker å kartlegge hvordan “jødenes språk” blei omtalt i denne nasjonale minoritetens tidlige fase. Dermed får vi et innblikk i hvilke sosio­lingvistiske konseptualiseringer som oppsto i møte med et – for mange – ukjent språklig fenomen. Ei lang rekke skriftlige kjelder, med hoved­vekt på massemedier som aviser, blad og tidsskrifter, er granska med særlig blikk for de benevnelsene som blei brukt om “jøders språk” i en norsk sammenheng. Denne kartlegginga tegner et bilde av en langtrukken språkskapings­prosess der et mer entydig glottonym, språknavn, ikke blir etablert før etter flere tiår. Dette kan ses som en følge av at denne språk­praksisens status som språk vedvarende har blitt trukket i tvil fra ulike hold. Materialet får også fram at den trege konsolideringa av jiddisk i Norge har sammenheng med internasjonale tendenser i diskusjonen om jødisk språk og kultur fra samme tid.
Monitoring of Pesticide Multi Residues in Selected Cereals Crop Grains in United Arab Emirates
Authors: El-Mageed Nasra M. Abd , Abu-Abdoun Ideisan I. , Kayaf Kaltham A. H. , Alamin Malik M. , Jabri Aisha O. Al , AlShamsi Amna K. 
Published: December 2022

Assessing the contamination of cereals and their manufactured products with pesticide residues is a topic of global importance, and monitoring studies are needed to analyze multiple residues at trace levels. Current study was conducted to monitor pesticide residues in various cereals (corn, oats, rice, barley, sorghum and wheat) imported into the UAE as part of official surveillance. A total of 1,440 samples were collected during 2020 and 2021.
Modified QuEChERS method for pesticide residue screening based on multi-reaction monitoring (MRM) mode with advanced gas and/or liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry were optimized for monitoring 400 pesticides residues in cereals, and the method was validated for oats, rice, barley and corn matrices, following the European Commission guidelines achieving good recovery values in the range 70–120% with relative standard deviation values lower than 20% and providing limits of quantification of the method in the low mg/kg range, in accordance to the maximum residue limits set by European policies and CODEX.
Results from monitoring showed that among the Cereals Grains samples, 903 samples (62.7%) were free from detectable residues, while 419 samples (29.09%) contained residues and 121 samples (8.4%) had residues exceeded the MRLs allowed by the EU legislation and/or COEDX. Tricyclazole, Thiamethoxam, Carbendazim and Buprofesin were the most frequently detected exceeded the MRLs in samples.
Associação entre doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica e a má condição de saúde periodontal: um estudo transversal
Authors: Libório-Lago Cristiana da Costa , Camelier Fernanda Warken Rosa , Tunes Urbino da Rocha , Sousa Sandro Bittencourt , Camelier Aquiles Assunção 
Published: December 2022

Objetivo: Estudos sugerem uma associação entre a doença periodontal e a doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC). Esta associação pode acontecer pela presença de bactérias na cavidade oral (aspiradas ou via corrente sanguínea) e porque ambas são condições mediadas pelo paciente com muitos fatores de risco e comorbidades em comum. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a frequência e gravidade da doença periodontal em pacientes com DPOC.
Método: Este estudo transversal incluiu 33 pacientes com DPOC e 30 pacientes sem DPOC (grupo controle). Todos os pacientes realizaram espirometria e foram examinados por um dentista. A condição periodontal foi avaliada através dos seguintes índices: número de dentes, índice de placa (IP), índice de sangramento gengival (IG), profundidade de sondagem (PS), PS dos sítios doentes (PSD), nível de inserção clínica (NIC), NIC dos sítios doentes (NICD) e percentual de sítios doentes (NICDP). A doença periodontal foi classificada quanto à severidade e extensão. Para análise estatística foram utilizados o teste de qui-quadrado de Pearson, o teste t de Student, análise de regressão logística e cálculo do odds ratio.
Resultados: O grupo DPOC apresentou maiores IP (p=0,01), NIC (p=0,001) e NICDP (p<0,001), doença periodontal mais frequente e severa (p=0,015) e mais generalizada (p=0,005), com odds ratio de 1,2 (95%IC: 1,023–1,408).
Conclusões: Os pacientes com DPOC apresentaram pior condição periodontal. Um exame periodontal nesses pacientes parece ser necessário. Mais estudos são necessários para esclarecer o papel da terapia periodontal no protocolo de acompanhamento dos pacientes com DPOC.
Association of Maternal and Paternal Astigmatism With Child Astigmatism in the Hong Kong Children Eye Study
Authors: Kam Ka Wai , Chee Arnold S. H. , Zhang Yuzhou , Tang Rex C. Y. , Chan Jason T. C. , Zhang Xiu Juan , Wang Yu Meng , Chan Ryan C. F. , Chu Wai Kit , Ip Patrick , Young Alvin L. , Tham Clement C. , Pang Chi Pui , Chen Li Jia , Yam Jason C. 
Published: December 2022

ImportanceParental astigmatism is a factor associated with risk for development of child astigmatism; however, the magnitude of the association has not been determined.ObjectiveTo determine the association between parental and child astigmatism.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThis population-based, cross-sectional study included participants from familial trios, each comprising a child aged 6 to 8 years and both parents, recruited from the Hong Kong Children Eye Study. No restriction criteria were set on the children in terms of refractive status. Data were analyzed from February to June 2022.ExposuresCycloplegic autorefraction and autokeratometry were conducted on the children, whereas noncycloplegic autorefraction and autokeratometry were conducted on their parents. The children were categorized into 6 groups on the basis of the severity of astigmatism of both parents. Information on parental education, family income, and children’s outdoor and near work time were obtained by questionnaires.Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe primary outcome was the odds of child astigmatism among the 6 categories of children. Associations of factors with child astigmatism were evaluated by logistic regression analyses.ResultsA total of 17 124 participants from 5708 trios (2964 boys and 2754 girls) at a mean (SD) age of 7.32 (0.87) years, and 11 416 parents were examined. Astigmatism of 1.0 D or greater in both parents was associated with greater odds of refractive astigmatism (RA) (odds ratio [OR], 1.62; 95% CI, 1.15-2.26) and corneal astigmatism (CA) (OR, 1.94; 95% CI, 1.50-2.50) in the child. The respective ORs increased to 3.10 (95% CI, 1.34-7.21) and 4.31 (95% CI, 1.76-10.55) when both parents had astigmatism 2.0 D or greater. Higher parental astigmatism conferred higher risks for both RA and CA in children (P for trend &amp;lt;.001). Parental astigmatism was significantly associated with greater odds of corresponding child astigmatism (maternal RA: OR, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.68-0.84; paternal RA: OR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.74-0.91; maternal CA: OR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.51-1.93; paternal CA: OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.19-1.49).Conclusions and RelevanceThe findings of this cross-sectional study suggest that parental astigmatism may confer an independent and dose-dependent association with child astigmatism. Children with parents with astigmatism should have early eye examinations for timely detection of astigmatism to facilitate age-appropriate vision correction and visual development.
An in‐frame pseudoexon activation caused by a novel deep‐intronic variant in the dysferlin gene
Authors: Sun Chengyue , Xie Zhiying , Cong Lu , Xu Yan , Liu Zunjing 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe precise detection and interpretation of pathogenic DYSF variants are sometimes challenging, largely due to rare deep‐intronic splice‐altering variants. Here, we report on the genetic diagnosis of a male patient with dysferlinopathy. He remained genetically unsolved after routine exonic detection approaches that only detected a novel heterozygous frameshift variant (c.407dup, p.Thr137Tyrfs*11) in DYSF exon 5. Via muscle‐derived DYSF mRNA studies, we identified a novel deep‐intronic DYSF variant in the other allele (c.1397 + 649C > T), which causing in‐frame alterations in DYSF mRNA and protein structure and confirmed his genetic diagnosis of dysferlinopathy. Our study emphasizes the potential role of undetected deep‐intronic splice‐altering variants in monogenic diseases.
Sampled‐data bipartite consensus control of nonlinear multi‐agent systems under denial‐of‐service attacks
Authors: Pan Weihao , Zhang Xianfu , Fan Debao 
Published: December 2022

SummaryThis article concentrates on the sampled‐data secure bipartite consensus problem for a class of nonlinear multiagent systems under intermittent denial‐of‐service attacks. The network communication channels are destroyed when the attacks occur, which causes all the system states to be unavailable. A novel distributed sampled‐data output feedback control protocol is developed by using the discontinuous sensor data. It is proved by the Lyapunov stability analysis that the considered nonlinear multiagent systems can achieve bipartite consensus exponentially in light of the designed control protocol. Then, the control algorithm is extended to systems with both state and input delay. Finally, a simulation example is presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control protocol.
Nanoscale Engineering of Optical Strong Coupling inside Metals
Authors: Assadillayev Artyom , Faniayeu Ihar , Dmitriev Alexandre , Raza Søren 
Published: December 2022

AbstractOptical polaritons appear when a material excitation strongly couples to an optical mode. Such strong coupling between molecular transitions and optical cavities results in far‐reaching opportunities in modifying fundamental properties of chemical matter. More recently an exciting prospect of self‐coupled polaritons has emerged by matter sustaining the optical mode with its geometry. Here, it is shown how strong coupling of the interband transition and surface plasmons can be engineered in nickel at the nanoscale to realize self‐coupled plasmon–interband polaritons inside metals. Using electron energy‐loss spectroscopy, it is demonstrated that in nickel thin films and nanoantennas the propagation and radiation losses result in a broadening of the plasmon linewidth and a transition from strong to weak coupling. Further, higher‐order plasmon resonances couple to the interband transition, and the multipolar‐coupled states acquire the field profile of the plasmon. The results provide a fundamental understanding of plasmon–interband coupling in metals and establish the base for the design of photocatalytic and magneto‐optical nanosystems.
Super Broadband Near‐Infrared Solid Solution Phosphors with Adjustable Peak Wavelengths from 1165 to 875 nm for NIR Spectroscopy Applications
Authors: Huang Shuai , Yan Yu , Shang Mengmeng , Wang Yining , Sun Yixin , Dang Peipei , Lin Jun 
Published: December 2022

AbstractCr3+‐activated near‐infrared (NIR) phosphors have attracted wide attention owing to applications in phosphor‐converted light‐emitting diodes (pc‐LED) for spectroscopy. Because a broader spectrum covers more information to detect, the width of the spectrum is an important parameter to consider. Here, the blue LED excitable ultra‐broadband Cr3+‐activated LiInGeO4 phosphors, which exhibit unprecedented long‐wavelength NIR emission with a wide full‐width at half maximum (FWHM) of 305 nm, are developed. The overall emission tuning from 1165 to 875 nm with broadened FWHM from 305 to 508 nm is realized through designing continuous solid solution hosts of LiIn1−zSczGeO4/(LiIn)1−yMg2yGeO4 and finite solid solution hosts of (LiIn)1−yZn2yGeO4:Cr3+. The observation of such long‐wavelength NIR from Cr3+ not Cr4+ is studied and confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance, X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure, and steady‐/transient‐state photoluminescence. The formation of finite solid solutions induces the change in the local structure of Cr3+ that ultimately leads to the observation of super broadband (FWHM = 508 nm) luminescence. The luminescence mechanism is discussed in this study. Finally, this study demonstrates that the as‐synthesized phosphors with tunable NIR luminescence can be well used in NIR pc‐LEDs for spectroscopy detection.
Bioinspired Macrocyclic Molecule Supported Two‐Dimensional Lamellar Membrane with Robust Interlayer Structure for High‐Efficiency Nanofiltration
Authors: Zhang Pengcheng , Zhang Yujuan , Wang Lin , Qiu Kaikai , Tang Xiaoyi , Gibson John K. , Liu Xue , Mei Lei , An Shuwen , Huang Zhiwei , Ren Peng , Wang Yi , Chai Zhifang , Shi Weiqun 
Published: December 2022

Abstract2D lamellar membranes (2DLMs) are used for efficient desalination and nanofiltration. However, weak interactions between adjacent stacked nanosheets result in susceptibility to swelling that limits practical applicability. Inspired by the super adhesion of multi‐point suction cups on octopus tentacles, a 2DLM is constructed from Ti3C2Tx MXene supported by the macrocyclic “multi‐point” molecule cucurbit[5]uril (CB5) and demonstrated for nanofiltration of methyl blue (MB) and enrichment of uranyl carbonate. Experimental results and density functional theory calculations indicate that CB5 rivets to the surface of the nanoflakes through strong stable interactions between its multiple binding sites and surface hydroxyl functional groups on MXene nanosheets. This novel 2DLM exhibits excellent nanofiltration performance (69 L m−2h−1bar−1 permeance with 93.6% rejection for MB) and can be recycled at least 30 times without significant degradation. The 2DLM exhibits excellent swelling resistance at high salinity, with a demonstration of selective enrichment of uranyl carbonate from artificial water and natural seawater. The results provide a new strategy for constructing highly stable 2DLMs with interlayer spacing controllable from sub‐nano to nanometer scales, for size‐selective sieving of molecules and ions, high‐efficiency nanofiltration, and other applications.
Blood RNA transcripts reveal similar and differential alterations in fundamental cellular processes in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases
Authors: Huseby Carol J. , Delvaux Elaine , Brokaw Danielle L. , Coleman Paul D. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackgroundDysfunctional processes in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases lead to neural degeneration in the central and peripheral nervous system. Research demonstrates that neurodegeneration of any kind is a systemic disease that may even begin outside of the region vulnerable to the disease. Neurodegenerative diseases are defined by the vulnerabilities and pathology occurring in the regions affected.MethodA random forest machine learning analysis on whole blood transcriptomes from six neurodegenerative diseases generated unbiased disease‐classifying RNA transcripts subsequently subjected to pathway analysis.ResultsWe report that transcripts of the blood transcriptome selected for each of the neurodegenerative diseases represent fundamental biological cell processes including transcription regulation, degranulation, immune response, protein synthesis, apoptosis, cytoskeletal components, ubiquitylation/proteasome, and mitochondrial complexes that are also affected in the brain and reveal common themes across six neurodegenerative diseases.ConclusionNeurodegenerative diseases share common dysfunctions in fundamental cellular processes. Identifying regional vulnerabilities will reveal unique disease mechanisms.Highlights
Transcriptomics offer information about dysfunctional processes.
Comparing multiple diseases will expose unique malfunctions within diseases.
Blood RNA can be used ante mortem to track expression changes in neurodegenerative diseases.
Protocol standardization will make public datasets compatible.
Novel dimethylacrylamide/gelatin/rosehip based smart hydrogels as a color sensor in food packaging materials
Authors: Ersen Dudu Tuba 
Published: December 2022

AbstractNew food packaging technologies are developing rapidly in line with the demands of consumers and the trends of the food industry. In the presented study, it was aimed to synthesize a new and smart hydrogel (p (Gelatin‐co‐DMAAm)/CA‐Rh) (GDCa‐Rh) from dimethylacrylamide (DMAAm), gelatin, citric acid (CA), and Rosehip (Rh) using the redox polymerization technique and use it as a color sensor in food packaging materials. To impart antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anthocyanin properties to the synthesized smart hydrogel, Rh was added to the reaction mixture. The structure/mechanical properties of GDCa‐Rh were elucidated by dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA), thermogravimetric (TG) analyzer, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The antimicrobial activity of GDCa‐Rh was tested against Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus. Finally, to determine the effectiveness of synthesized GDCa‐Rh on real samples, whole‐pasteurized milk/cheese was selected as real samples. The results showed that GDCa‐Rh was a good color indicator and exhibited good antimicrobial activity on whole‐pasteurized milk/cheese. By means of synthesized smart GDCa‐Rh hydrogels, harmful effects such as oxidation reaction, external moisture absorption or loss, physical damage, and biological degradation can be observed in the packaged product, and this new material will be a solution to the deficiencies faced by today's food packaging.