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A genealogy of sustainable agriculture narratives: implications for the transformative potential of regenerative agriculture
Authors: Bless Anja , Davila Federico , Plant Roel 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe agri-food system is facing a range of social-ecological threats, many of which are caused and amplified by industrial agriculture. In response, numerous sustainable agriculture narratives have emerged, proposing solutions to the challenges facing the agri-food system. One such narrative that has recently risen to prominence is regenerative agriculture. However, the drivers for the rapid emergence of regenerative agriculture are not well understood. Furthermore, its transformative potential for supporting a more sustainable agri-food system is underexplored. Through a genealogical analysis of four prominent sustainable agriculture narratives; organic agriculture, conservation agriculture, sustainable intensification, and agroecology; we consider how regenerative agriculture’s growing momentum can be contextualised within existing narratives and explore the implications this might have for its transformative potential. This analysis reveals that the genealogies of these sustainable agriculture narratives have led to a number of contestations and complementarities which have coalesced to drive the emergence of regenerative agriculture. We also find that, in contrast to agroecology, regenerative agriculture shares with other Global North narratives a limited scope for offering transformative pathways for agricultural production. This is largely due to their inadequate consideration of power and equity issues in the agri-food system. We argue that regenerative agriculture therefore risks inhibiting deeper agri-food system transformations that address both social and ecological challenges and is not the unifying sustainable agriculture narrative it claims to be. Nonetheless, regenerative agriculture could contribute towards a broader plurality of sustainable agriculture narratives that collectively might enable a transformation to a more sustainable, diverse, and just agri-food system.
As if you were hiring a new employee: on pig veterinarians’ perceptions of professional roles and relationships in the context of smart sensing technologies in pig husbandry in the Netherlands and Germany
Authors: Giersberg Mona F. , Meijboom Franck L. B. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractVeterinarians are increasingly confronted with new technologies, such as Precision Livestock Farming (PLF), which allows for automated animal monitoring on commercial farms. At the same time, we lack information on how veterinarians, as stakeholders who may play a mediating role in the public debate on livestock farming, perceive the use and the impact of such technologies. This study explores the meaning veterinarians attribute to the application of PLF in the context of public concerns related to pig production. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with pig veterinarians located in the Netherlands and Germany. By using an inductive and semantic approach to reflexive thematic analysis, we developed four main themes from the interview data: (1) the advisory role of the veterinarian, which is characterized by a diverse scope, including advice on PLF, generally positive evaluations and financial dependencies; (2) the delineation of PLF technologies as supporting tools, which are seen as an addition to human animal care; (3) the relationship between veterinarian and farmer, which is context-related, ranging from taking sides with to distancing oneself from farmers; and (4) the distance between agriculture and society, in the context of which PLF has both a mitigating and reinforcing potential. The present findings indicate that veterinarians play an active role in the emerging field of PLF in livestock farming. They are aware of and reflect on competing interests of different groups in society and share positions with different stakeholders. However, the extent to which they are able to mediate between stakeholder groups in practice seems to be constrained by external factors, such as financial dependencies.
A systematic review of the use of topic models for short text social media analysis
Authors: Laureate Caitlin Doogan Poet , Buntine Wray , Linger Henry 
Published: May 2023

AbstractRecently, research on short text topic models has addressed the challenges of social media datasets. These models are typically evaluated using automated measures. However, recent work suggests that these evaluation measures do not inform whether the topics produced can yield meaningful insights for those examining social media data. Efforts to address this issue, including gauging the alignment between automated and human evaluation tasks, are hampered by a lack of knowledge about how researchers use topic models. Further problems could arise if researchers do not construct topic models optimally or use them in a way that exceeds the models’ limitations. These scenarios threaten the validity of topic model development and the insights produced by researchers employing topic modelling as a methodology. However, there is currently a lack of information about how and why topic models are used in applied research. As such, we performed a systematic literature review of 189 articles where topic modelling was used for social media analysis to understand how and why topic models are used for social media analysis. Our results suggest that the development of topic models is not aligned with the needs of those who use them for social media analysis. We have found that researchers use topic models sub-optimally. There is a lack of methodological support for researchers to build and interpret topics. We offer a set of recommendations for topic model researchers to address these problems and bridge the gap between development and applied research on short text topic models.
Who Is a Mathematics Teacher and What Does a Mathematics Teacher Do?
Authors: Haser Çiğdem , Arslan Okan , Çelikdemir Kübra 
Published: May 2023

AbstractPreservice middle school mathematics teachers’ (PMTs) beliefs about a mathematics teacher and mathematics teaching were investigated through the metaphors they generated. Third- and fourth-year PMTs (N = 249) at four universities in Türkiye participated in two anonymous metaphor tasks for a mathematics teacher and mathematics teaching. PMTs’ metaphors were first analysed by the framework developed for and used in previous studies exploring teachers’ metaphors (Löfström et al., 2011) with further elaborations. PMTs’ metaphors for a mathematics teacher and mathematics teaching were categorised and compared. Then, deeper analyses of hybrid, self-referential, and contextual metaphors were conducted. Findings revealed that PMTs mostly used didactical expert and self-referential metaphors for the mathematics teacher and hybrid and self-referential metaphors for mathematics teaching. PMTs’ beliefs about mathematics teaching seemed to be more multifaceted than their beliefs about a mathematics teacher. The deeper analyses showed that PMTs associated both the teacher and teaching with positive and/or negative connotations in their self-referential and contextual metaphors. Documenting these beliefs through metaphors allowed us to explore and understand the nature of PMTs’ beliefs and showed that metaphor tasks could be useful for detecting beliefs.
Examining the Spatial Structure of Woody Cover Within a Highway Road Effect Zone for Ocelots in Texas
Authors: Lombardi Jason V. , Yamashita Thomas J. , Blackburn AnnMarie , Young John H. , Tewes Michael E. , Anderson C. Jane 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Assessment of locations where wildlife species cross highways is a key question in mitigating future wildlife-vehicle mortality. Examination of the spatial structure, complexities, and patterns of vegetation or other land-use types (i.e., cropland, urban areas) near roadways allows scientists to identify any thresholds that influence where animals are likely to die or successfully cross the roadway. We used a historic 1982 to 2017 dataset of ocelot (Leopardus pardalis pardalis) mortality locations and approximate road crossing locations of telemetered ocelots in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas to examine the spatial structure of woody vegetation within a hypothesized road effect zone. We determined if there were differences in the spatial structure of woody cover within a 1050 m buffer of each successful crossing and roadkill location using PERMANOVA and principal component analyses. We used a similarity percentages analysis to determine the relative contribution of each aspect of spatial structure on differences in successful crossing and roadkill locations. We found statistically significant differences in spatial attributes of patches at the locations of successful crossing versus roadkill locations of ocelots at the 150 m spatial extent (pseudo-F1,41 = 4.85, P(perm) = 0.008, permutations = 9949). Largest patch index contributed most to the differences between successful crossing and roadkill locations (15.94%), followed by mean patch area (15.44%), percent woody cover (15.18%), aggregation indices (14.53%), Euclidean nearest neighbor (13.47%), edge (13.08%) and patch densities (12.36%). Roadkill locations were clustered in locations with lower-quality woody cover within 300 m of the highway. This suggests areas immediately surrounding roads need to contain woody patches that are larger and closer together to reduce the barrier-effects of roads. Such information is important for informing highway planners about where to encourage crossings or to build wildlife crossing structures to promote movement across the highway.
The effects of imprisonment length on recidivism: a judge stringency instrumental variable approach
Authors: Stam Marco T. C. , Wermink Hilde T. , Blokland Arjan A. J. , Been Jim 
Published: May 2023

Abstract

Objectives

This study investigates the effects of the length of imprisonment on reoffending after release.

Methods
To account for endogeneity from omitted variables that influence both sentencing decisions and the likelihood to reoffend, this study uses variation in the proclivity to impose lengthier sentences across judges to which criminal cases are randomly assigned within district courts in the Netherlands. Using administrative data on all adult offenders convicted to short-term imprisonment (≤ 1 year) by a single-sitting judge in the Netherlands in 2012, we estimate multiple instrumental variable models.

Results
The results indicate that an increase in imprisonment length significantly reduces the amount of offenses committed after release, whereas we only find small and statistically non-significant estimates for the probability to recidivate.

Conclusions
We find evidence for a specific preventative effect of longer prison terms on the post-release reoffending frequency, but little evidence for desistance.
Urban mobility trends and climate change: sustainability policies in the parking industry
Authors: Fernández-González Raquel , Puime-Guillén Félix , Moutinho Victor Manuel Ferreira , de Oliveira Helena Maria Santos 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
The concern to create cleaner and more ecosystem-friendly production processes has extended to the parking sector in Spain. Since the creation of the multi-level institutional framework for sustainable mobility management (mainly composed of the Infrastructure, Transport and Housing Plan 2012–2024, the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, Law 9/2006, and Law 9/2017), environmental considerations, including sustainable management certificates, have occupied a privileged place in public procedures for the management of parking structures and regulated surface parking facilities. Although there have been previous academic studies on the design and implementation of SUMPs and the growth of the parking sector, this article is novel in that it analyzes the market concentration of the parking sector in a scenario where climate change policies are crucial and the importance of sustainability certificates takes on a new meaning. Therefore, the objective of this article is to analyze whether the growing importance of environmental aspects has led to an increase in the concentration level of the parking sector in Spain. For this purpose, several concentration and stability indices are calculated. The results show that, although there are additional factors, the certification of a cleaner activity is relevant in the process of public tenders in the sector, which has served to strengthen the dominance of the most prominent companies in the sector that are in possession of environmental certificates. This shows that environmental policies can also have negative effects on the market, so the results of this analysis are of great value to policymakers.
Behavioural Markers of Harm and Their Potential in Identifying Product Risk in Online Gambling
Authors: Delfabbro Paul , Parke Jonathan , Catania Maris , Chikh Karim 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Many studies have been conducted to identify potentially useful behavioural markers of harmful behaviour using online gambling data sourced from operators. However, less is known about how such markers could be used to identify higher risk products. The study examined whether certain categories and subcategories of product are more strongly associated with behavioural markers of harm than others. Analyses were based on 6 months of data (N = 100,000 individual gamblers) drawn from the population of UK users of an online gambling website in 2022. Measures included individual-level expenditure data across multiple forms of gambling and a series of literature-informed behavioural markers of harm including declined deposits, easing/removing responsible gambling settings, within-session repeat deposits (or ‘top-ups’), bonus-seeking behaviour and gambling at unusual hours. Negative binomial models examined how well the number of active days playing different products predicted behavioural markers of harm. All markers apart from easing/removing responsible gambling settings appeared to covary with the number of active days engaging in specific product types, most notably slots, in-playing betting and some most forms of combination bets on sports. These findings highlight the potential value of using measurable markers to differentiate the risk and potential harm associated with different online products.
Fast iterative reverse filters using fixed-point acceleration
Authors: Deng Guang , Galetto Fernando 
Published: May 2023

AbstractIterative reverse filters have been recently developed to address the problem of removing effects of a black box image filter. Because numerous iterations are usually required to achieve the desired result, the processing speed is slow. In this paper, we propose to use fixed-point acceleration techniques to tackle this problem. We present an interpretation of existing reverse filters as fixed-point iterations and discuss their relationship with gradient descent. We then present extensive experimental results to demonstrate the performance of fixed-point acceleration techniques named after: Anderson, Chebyshev, Irons, and Wynn. We also compare the performance of these techniques with that of gradient descent acceleration. Key findings of this work include: (1) Anderson acceleration can make a non-convergent reverse filter convergent, (2) the T-method with an acceleration technique is highly efficient and effective, and (3) in terms of processing speed, all reverse filters can benefit from one of the acceleration techniques.
Fundamentals of Green Steel Production: On the Role of Gas Pressure During Hydrogen Reduction of Iron Ores
Authors: Souza Filho I. R. , Ma Y. , Raabe D. , Springer H. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractOut of the multitude of researched processing routes for sustainable ironmaking, hydrogen-based direct reduction and hydrogen plasma smelting reduction (HyPSR) are currently the most promising candidates for a successful industrial application. Both processes operate under gaseous atmospheres, which turn the partial and absolute pressure of hydrogen into a relevant process parameter. Here, we present first insights into the influence of total pressure and concentration of hydrogen on the reduction of hematite, focusing on the more pressure-sensitive route (HyPSR). The effect of pressure on the dissociation of H2 molecules into metastable H atoms or H+ ions,- and the overall hydrogen utilization is discussed using a thermodynamic approach. Validation experiments were conducted to testify the practical feasibility of adjusting these parameters. A decrease in the total pressure of the system from 900 mbar to 450 mbar resulted in an improved hydrogen utilization, thus suggesting that a larger population of H atoms can exist in the plasma arcs ignited under 450 mbar. An increase in the hydrogen concentration to 20 vol.% lead to undesired evaporation, likely because of a parallel increase in plasma temperature. Possibilities and challenges for exploiting these pressure-related phenomena for the industrial production of green steel are outlined and discussed.
The Potential of Fibroblast Activation Protein-Targeted Imaging as a Biomarker of Cardiac Remodeling and Injury
Authors: Mayola Maday Fernandez , Thackeray James T. 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Purpose of Review
Cardiovascular disease features adverse fibrotic processes within the myocardium, leading to contractile dysfunction. Activated cardiac fibroblasts play a pivotal role in the remodeling and progression of heart failure, but conventional diagnostics struggle to identify early changes in cardiac fibroblast dynamics. Emerging imaging methods visualize fibroblast activation protein (FAP) as a marker of activated fibroblasts, enabling non-invasive quantitative measurement of early cardiac remodeling.

Recent Findings
Retrospective analysis of oncology patient cohorts has identified cardiac uptake of FAP radioligands in response to various cardiovascular conditions. Small scale studies in dedicated cardiac populations have revealed FAP upregulation in injured myocardium, wherein the area of upregulation predicts subsequent ventricle dysfunction. Recent studies have demonstrated that silencing of FAP-expressing fibroblasts can reverse cardiac fibrosis in disease models.

Summary
The parallel growth of FAP-targeted imaging and therapy provides the opportunity for imaging-based monitoring and refinement of treatments targeting cardiac fibroblast activation.
Comparative Analysis of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Pharmacological Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Latin America
Authors: Taborda Restrepo Paula Andrea , Acosta-Reyes Jorge , Estupiñan-Bohorquez Andrés , Barrios-Mercado María Alejandra , Correa Gonzalez Nestor Fabián , Taborda Restrepo Alejandra , Barengo Noël C. , Gabriel Rafael 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Purpose of Review

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world. The majority of diabetes deaths (> 80%) occur in low- and middle-income countries, which are predominant in Latin America. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to compare the clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the pharmacological management of T2DM in Latin America (LA) with international reference guidelines.

Recent Findings
Several LA countries have recently developed CPGs. However, the quality of these guidelines is unknown according to the AGREE II tool and taking as reference three CPGs of international impact: American Diabetes Association (ADA), European Diabetes Association (EASD), and Latin American Diabetes Association (ALAD).

Summary
Ten CPGs were selected for analysis. The ADA scored > 80% on the AGREE II domains and was selected as the main comparator. Eighty percent of LA CPGs were developed before 2018. Only one was not recommended (all domains < 60%). The CPGs in LA have good quality but are outdated. They have significant gaps compared to the reference. There is a need for improvement, as proposing updates every three years to maintain the best available clinical evidence in all guidelines.
Structural and Functional Imaging Correlates of Visual Hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Bhome Rohan , Thomas George Edward Calver , Zarkali Angeliki , Weil Rimona Sharon 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Purpose of Review
To review recent structural and functional MRI studies of visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease.

Recent Findings
Previously, neuroimaging had shown inconsistent findings in patients with Parkinson’s hallucinations, especially in studies examining grey matter volume. However, recent advances in structural and functional MRI techniques allow better estimates of structural connections, as well as the direction of connectivity in functional MRI. These provide more sensitive measures of changes in structural connectivity and allow models of the changes in directional functional connectivity to be tested.

Summary
We identified 27 relevant studies and found that grey matter imaging continues to show heterogeneous findings in Parkinson’s patients with visual hallucinations. Newer approaches in diffusion imaging and functional MRI are consistent with emerging models of Parkinson’s hallucinations, suggesting shifts in attentional networks. In particular, reduced bottom-up, incoming sensory information, and over-weighting of top-down signals appear to be important drivers of visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease.
African Urban Sexualities After Queer Visibilities
Authors: Tucker Andrew 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThis article outlines why there exist important opportunities to think through what research on African urban sexualities—and specifically non-heteronormative sexualities—may mean moving forward. By looking back at the text Queer Visibilities that largely focused on articulating some of the relationships between the urban and sexuality over a decade ago in Cape Town, this article suggests at least three key opportunities in which future scholarship may wish to explore African urban sexualities in the current moment. These opportunities circulate around new theoretical insights that emerge from the South that may speak to but are not beholden to theories from the North, the urgent need for further empirical work on the ways sexuality interfaces with urbanisation dynamics on the continent, and to think through and give space to broader approaches to document the relationship between sexuality and the urban that include but also extend beyond more ‘traditional’ social science methods. This article then explores these opportunities in relation to the interventions that follow in this special issue.
Thermodynamic properties of heavy mesons in strongly coupled quark gluon plasma using the fractional of non-relativistic quark model
Authors: Abu-Shady M. , Ezz-Alarab Sh. Y. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractA generalized fractional derivative of the analytical exact iteration method is used, in which the two-body potential in strongly coupled quark–gluon plasma is devoted to solve theN-dimensional radial Schrödinger equation. The energy eigenvalues for any state (n,l) and mass spectra in theN-dimensional space have been investigated. The dissociation temperatures were computed in theN-dimensional space for different states of quarkonia. The effect of fractional-order parameter is investigated on the dissociation temperatures of heavy quarkonium masses such as charmonium and bottomonium and thermodynamic properties such as entropy, free energy, internal energy, and specific heat in the 3D and the higher-dimensional space. Also, the effect of dimensionality number on dissociation temperatures is discussed. A comparison with other recent works is displayed. We deduce that the fractional-order plays an essential role in 3D and higher-dimensional space.