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Nichttuberkulöse Mykobakteriose nach Tätowierung durch Mycobacterium chelonae
Authors: Lange K. , Janßen S. , Dimmers F. , Homey B. , Jansen T. M. 
Published: June 2023

ZusammenfassungWir berichten über den Fall eines jungen gesunden Patienten, der sich mit juckenden Hautveränderungen im Bereich eines Tattoos des linken Handrückens in unserer Klinik vorstellte. Durch eine Biopsie und kulturelle Erregersicherung konnte eine Infektion mit Mycobacterium chelonae nachgewiesen werden, die wir mittels antibiotischer Therapie mit Azithromycin und Linezolid erfolgreich behandeln konnten. Unser Fall unterstreicht, dass neben allergischen Hautreaktionen auch Infektionen als Komplikation nach Tätowierung differenzialdiagnostisch in Betracht gezogen werden sollten.
Hyperuniformity and non-hyperuniformity of quasicrystals
Authors: Björklund Michael , Hartnick Tobias 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWe develop a general framework to study hyperuniformity of various mathematical models of quasicrystals. Using this framework we provide examples of non-hyperuniform quasicrystals which unlike previous examples are not limit-quasiperiodic. Some of these examples are even anti-hyperuniform or have a positive asymptotic number variance. On the other hand we establish hyperuniformity for a large class of mathematical quasicrystals in Euclidean spaces of arbitrary dimension. For certain models of quasicrystals we moreover establish that hyperuniformity holds for a generic choice of the underlying parameters. For quasicrystals arising from the cut-and-project method we conclude that their hyperuniformity depends on subtle diophantine properties of the underlying lattice and window and is by no means automatic.
Analytical method for calculating the nominal tooth root stress in worm gear shafts
Authors: Gründer Johannes , Monz Alexander 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAccording to the state of the art, worm gears are designed due to the softer bronze-material of the worm wheel primarily against damage of the wheel because of wear, pitting or breakage of the teeth. The aim of research in the last decades is to optimize the load capacity on the worm wheel by using higher-strength bronze alloys, cast iron or steel to increase the transmission capacity of worm gears. This development may lead to an increased number of damage cases on the worm shaft. In literature, documented cases of tooth segment fractures of the worm shaft can already be found. Since the worm is only designed against deflection according to the state of the art, there is a need for a method to calculate the material stress in worm shafts. This paper presents an analytical method based on the nominal stress approach for calculating bending, compression, and shear stresses in the tooth root of worm shafts to close this gap. The stresses resulting from different load distributions in the tooth contact due to assembly deviations are calculated with the presented method and compared with results from the Finite Element Method.
Dispatching point selection for a drone-based delivery system operating in a mixed Euclidean–Manhattan grid
Authors: Betti Sorbelli Francesco , Corò Federico , Das Sajal K. , Pinotti Cristina M. , Shende Anil 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn this paper, we present a drone-based delivery system that assumes to deal with a mixed-area, i.e., two areas, one rural and one urban, placed side-by-side. In the mixed-areas, called EM-grids, the distances are measured with two different metrics, and the shortest path between two destinations concatenates the Euclidean and Manhattan metrics. Due to payload constraints, the drone serves a single customer at a time returning back to the dispatching point (DP) after each delivery to load a new parcel for the next customer. In this paper, we present the $$1$$

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-Median Euclidean–Manhattan grid Problem (MEMP) for EM-grids, whose goal is to determine the drone’s DP position that minimizes the sum of the distances between all the locations to be served and the point itself. We study the MEMP on two different scenarios, i.e., one in which all the customers in the area need to be served (full-grid) and another one where only a subset of these must be served (partial-grid). For the full-grid scenario we devise optimal and approximation algorithms, while for the partial-grid scenario we devise an optimal algorithm.
The Making of Argumentation Theory: A Pragma-dialectical View
Authors: van Eemeren Frans H. , van Haaften Ton 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn ‘The making of argumentation theory’ van Eemeren and van Haaften describe the contributions made to the five components of a full-fledged research program of argumentation theory by four prominent approaches to the discipline: formal dialectics, rhetoric/pragmalinguistics, informal logic, and pragma-dialectics. Most of these approaches do not contribute to all components, but to some in particular. Starting from the pragma-dialectical view of the relationship between dialectical reasonableness and rhetorical effectiveness – the crucial issue in argumentation theory – van Eemeren and van Haaften explain the positions taken by representatives from the approaches discussed and indicate where they differ from the pragma-dialectical approach. It transpires that approaches focusing on dialectical reasonableness are, next to pragma-dialectics, formal dialectics and informal logic; approaches focusing on rhetorical effectiveness are, next to pragma-dialectics, rhetoric and pragmalinguistics, and the informal logician Tindale. When it comes to the relationship between dialectical reasonableness and rhetorical effectiveness, some interest in it is shown in rhetoric and pragmalinguistics, but only in pragma-dialectics and in Tindale’s work is it a real focus. The main difference between Tindale’s view and the pragma-dialectical view is that in pragma-dialectics the decisive role in deciding about reasonableness is assigned to a code of conduct for reasonable argumentative discourse and in Tindale’s approach this role is assigned to Tindale’s interpretation of the Perelmanian universal audience.
Media myopia distorts public interest in US invasive plants
Authors: Woodworth Elena , Tian Amy , Blair Kaleigh , Pullen Jamie , Lefcheck Jonathan S. , Parker John D. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIntroduced invasive plants are a major environmental problem, but public interest in invasive plants is generally considered low compared to climate change and threatened flagship species, hindering support for effective management and policy. To understand what does drive public interest in invasive plants in the US, we investigated Google Trends search data from 2010 to 2020 for 209 introduced plant species found in the continental US. Using a phylogenetically-controlled structural equation model, we investigated three hypothesized drivers of interest: (1) plant abundance as quantified by national and state-level occurrence records in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, (2) four key plant traits that might influence plant conspicuousness to the general public: ornamental use, human health risks, monoculture formation, and plants with positive economic value, and (3) media coverage, in particular the volume and sentiment of news articles over the same 10-year period. Public search interest was highest for the most abundant introduced species and those with human health risks, but significantly lower for ornamentals. News coverage was mostly negatively toned and disproportionately focused on a relatively small group of widespread invasive species, with significantly lower and more positively-worded coverage of ornamentals. Ultimately, we suggest that a narrow emphasis on a few highly covered ‘notorious’ invasive plant species, with lower and more positive coverage of ornamental introduced species, could send mixed messages and weaken public awareness of the threats of biological invasions. However, the generally strong linkages between public search interest and media coverage of invasive plants suggests ample opportunity to improve messaging and increase public awareness.
Risk of colorectal adenocarcinoma in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer; a nationwide cohort study
Authors: Shore Richard , Zhang Ji , Ye Weimin , Stattin Pär , Lindblad Mats 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Purpose
To assess whether androgens play a role in explaining the sex related differences in the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods
A nationwide matched cohort study was conducted employing the Prostate Cancer data Base Sweden (PCBaSe) 4.0 during the study period 2006–2016. Prostate cancer (PC) patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) were treated as exposed. Prostate cancer-free men from the general population were randomly selected and matched to the index case by birth year and county of residence, forming the unexposed group. All were followed until a diagnosis of CRC, death, emigration, or end of the study period. The risk of CRC among ADT exposed PC patients compared to unexposed cancer-free men was calculated using a flexible parametric survival model and expressed as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results
There was an increased risk of CRC among ADT exposed PC patients compared to unexposed cancer-free men (HR 1.27 [95% CI 1.15–1.41]), in particular an increased risk of adenocarcinoma of the colon (HR 1.33 [95% CI 1.17–1.51]) and more specifically an increased risk of adenocarcinoma of the distal colon (HR 1.53 [95% CI 1.26–1.85]). Examination of latency effects yielded significantly decreased HRs over time for CRC (p = 0.049 for trend).

Conclusions
This population-based study found an increased risk of CRC among PC patients exposed to ADT, specifically adenocarcinoma of the distal colon, which indicates an increased association between ADT (PC + ADT) and CRC but not a positive dose-response trend questioning a true causal effect.
Ungulate-vehicle crashes peak a month earlier than 38 years ago due to global warming
Authors: Bíl Michal , Andrášik Richard , Kušta Tomáš , Bartonička Tomáš 
Published: June 2023

AbstractGlobal change has manifested itself as climate warming in Central Europe in recent decades. Average daily air temperatures increased by an average of 2 °C between 1982 and 2018. Air temperature changes have affected the timing of the vegetation periods (phenophases) and have also influenced the behaviour of animals. We worked with data on wildlife-vehicle crashes (WVC) recorded by the Czech Police in the period 1982–2019. Three peaks can usually be observed (spring, summer, and autumn) in the WVC time series. Eighty percent of these records involved roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Such a high ratio allowed us to assume that any significant changes detected in WVC will be predominantly related to roe deer. We discovered that roe deer mortality on roads occurs earlier at present in the spring than in the past. The spring peak has shifted almost a month to the beginning of the year compared to the situation 38 years ago. The changes in the respective summer and autumn peaks were not statistically significant. The results suggest the effect of climate change on roe deer behaviour through increasing air temperatures and shifting vegetation phenophases. Thus, an earlier onset of deer activity associated with territory delineation and expected higher movement activity can be indirectly determined by the analysis of the WVC time series. The observed shift in the spring WVC peak in the roe deer model reveals a shift in ungulate behavioural patterns that is not evident from other biological data and thus surprisingly offers a suitable study framework for determining the impacts of environmental change on animals.
Inspiration from the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for SDG 15
Authors: Lehmann Ina 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWith the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, countries worldwide have committed to a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. Among them is SDG 15, known as Life on Land. What makes this SDG special is that several of its targets had been scheduled for completion by 2020– raising the question what should happen to these targets after 2020 as they have not yet been achieved. With the approaching 2023 SDG Summit in mind, this perspective paper examines how the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity in late 2022, might provide guidance for the implementation of SDG 15 and maintain the momentum for action until 2030. Three areas are critical. First, concerning protected areas, the strengthened rights-based approach of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework should be integrated into SDG 15. Second, the new framework promotes the sustainable use of biodiversity more clearly than SDG 15 and should hence guide transformation of the biodiversity-based economic sectors. Finally, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework provides the first quantified financial target for global biodiversity action, and at the SDG Summit, that target should be reinforced by additional financial commitments. Guidance in these three areas can be integrated into the SDG Summit’s Political Declaration and into the voluntary pledges that countries are expected to make at the Summit, and it can inform the review of the SDG indicators.
Intergenerational mobility in the Netherlands: models, outcomes and trends
Authors: Colagrossi Marco , Geraci Andrea , Mazzarella Gianluca 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWe reconstruct the genealogical tree of all individuals ever appearing in Dutch municipalities records starting in 1995. Combining microdata from tax authorities with education records we compute a measure of permanent income as well as education. We estimate the degree of intergenerational persistence in education and income in the population and across time, showing that it is higher than what previous estimates would suggest, albeit it appears to be decreasing. Finally, exploiting information on the education of grandparents, we estimate a model of intergenerational mobility in which endowments are transmitted through a latent factor. Estimates suggest an even higher persistence.
Much Ado About Nothing? The Role of Land-Based Gambling Venue Employees in Facilitating Problem Gambling Harm Reduction and Help-Seeking
Authors: Riley Ben J. , Lawn Sharon , Crisp Beth R. , Battersby Malcolm 
Published: June 2023

AbstractOver the past decade, greater emphasis has been placed on the role of the land-based gambling industry to respond to problem gambling behaviour in their venues. Despite this, there is a lack of clear information advising best practice responses by gambling venue employees. This article reviews strategies, practices, and policies employed by land-based gambling venues concerning their employees’ role in preventing gambling-related harm and responding to problem gambling behaviours. A systematic search strategy was applied to source peer-reviewed literature which identified 49 articles. The synthesised results were arranged and presented across five categories: (1) the identification of gamblers with potential problems in the venue; (2) gambling venue staff responses to gamblers with potential problems; (3) gamblers’ perspectives around venue responsibilities and interactions with gamblers with potential problems; (4) corporate social responsibility programs and the identification of gamblers with problems in the venue; and (5) gambling venue staff needs. The results suggest that most activity performed by venue staff concerning their response to problem gambling is limited to observing and documenting risky behaviours and then discussing this internally with other venue staff. Action which moves beyond this, such as approaching and interacting with identified gamblers of concern, rarely occurs. The results of this review suggest that a focus on the identification and intervention specifically with identified gamblers of concern is a particularly unhelpful aspect of the role of venue staff. The results also indicate that a re-thinking of the role frontline staff play in addressing problem gambling is necessary.
Management and maintenance of multi-family buildings in Croatia: perspective of co-owners’ representatives
Authors: Svirčić Gotovac Anđelina , Đokić Ratko , Adamović Mirjana 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe paper deals with maintenance and management problems in multi-family buildings in Zagreb and other Croatian cities from the perspective of co-owners’ representatives. After 1990, when there was intensive privatization of housing, the responsibility for the maintenance of the housing stock shifted to private owners and management companies. Apartment owners have been given the obligation to maintain multi-family buildings and have faced problems and challenges in maintaining and managing common property. The empirical research was conducted on a convenience sample of co-owners' representatives (N = 353) using the survey method. The results are analysed according to three construction periods of multi-family buildings: built before 1945, during the socialist period (from 1945 to 1990) and the post-socialist period (after 1991). The results show that in all three construction periods there are certain bigger or smaller shortcomings regarding the building quality, and then the maintenance. The paper concludes that insufficient financial and organisational resources, insufficient engagement of managers, inadequate collaboration between representatives and managers, and weak energy renovation of multi-family buildings are some of the most important problems faced by co-owners’ representatives.
Are wind turbines integrated into landscape? an analysis of its social perception in a spanish mediterranean area
Authors: López-Martínez Francisco 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Context
Renewable energy sources development has introduced wind farms as a regular landscape element. However, as human-made elements, wind farms influence on landscape's scenic beauty differently according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the beholder.

Objectives
In this regard, the study analyses the population's visual perception of wind farms into Mediterranean landscapes with reference to three social variables: gender, age and education level.

Method
People's preferences were assessed through two on-line surveys with several landscape photographs, with and without wind turbines. Subsequently, the score of each photograph was statistically analyzed regarding the landscapes showed and the respondents' socio-demographic variables.

Results
The results demonstrate how vegetation had a positive effect in landscape' scenic beauty, especially forest, as well as people do not perceive negatively wind turbines presence. In fact, their implementation in deteriorated or low scored landscapes improves its scenic beauty. Lastly, despite the fact that gender, age and education do not influence on people's perception, there is a trend between these factors and wind turbines influence on landscape.

Conclusions
In addition to reinforce the vegetation positive effects on landscape’ scenic beauty, wind turbines have become a new landscape element that, in general, do not have a negative impact on its scenic beauty but, according to age, different consideration appeared.
Landscape conservation in the natural-rural interface. A social-ecological approach in Natural Parks of Andalusia (Spain)
Authors: Villodre M. , Arnaiz-Schmitz C. , Schmitz M. F. 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Context
Multifunctional rural landscapes are social-ecological systems that represent a link between nature and culture. They are characterized by the conservation and protection of ecological processes, natural resources and biocultural diversity. The conservation of these landscapes is mainly based on the establishment of Protected Natural Areas (PAs) whose regulatory schemes have often promoted their degradation.

Objectives
We evaluate the effectiveness of the conservation strategies of the Natural Park category in the protection and maintenance of rural cultural landscapes. We analyse at a regional and local scale both the dynamics of land-uses and the socioeconomic structure of the local populations involved, identifying the main social-ecological indicators of change in the protected landscape.

Methods
We apply a methodological approach, based on geoprocessing tools and multivariate analysis, to examine social-ecological changes in rural cultural landscapes after the establishment of a network of PAs. The designed method allows us to infer the ecological and socioeconomic resilience of protected landscapes.

Results
Conservation efforts have tended to underestimate rural landscapes in favour of natural ones, mainly forest systems, and have not been able to prevent the processes of abandonment and degradation of protected landscapes. A simplification of the land-use systems dependent on traditional farming practices is observed. This implies the loss of both the multifunctionality of rural landscapes and their resilience to environmental changes. The key socioeconomic indicators identified highlight the deterioration of the rurality of protected landscapes.

Conclusions
Our social-ecological approach is a useful tool to evaluate the effectiveness of PAs. Protection of landscape is related to the decline of traditional agricultural systems and rewilding through land abandonment. Culturalness is necessary to promote the management and conservation of rural landscapes from a holistic perspective.
Differentiable learning of matricized DNFs and its application to Boolean networks
Authors: Sato Taisuke , Inoue Katsumi 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBoolean networks (BNs) are well-studied models of genomic regulation in biology where nodes are genes and their state transition is controlled by Boolean functions. We propose to learn Boolean functions as Boolean formulas in disjunctive normal form (DNFs) by an explainable neural network Mat_DNF and apply it to learning BNs. Directly expressing DNFs as a pair of binary matrices, we learn them using a single layer NN by minimizing a logically inspired non-negative cost function to zero. As a result, every parameter in the network has a clear meaning of representing a conjunction or literal in the learned DNF. Also we can prove that learning DNFs by the proposed approach is equivalent to inferring interpolants in logic between the positive and negative data. We applied our approach to learning three literature-curated BNs and confirmed its effectiveness. We also examine how generalization occurs when learning data is scarce. In doing so, we introduce two new operations that can improve accuracy, or equivalently generalizability for scarce data. The first one is to append a noise vector to the input learning vector. The second one is to continue learning even after learning error becomes zero. The first one is explainable by the second one. These two operations help us choose a learnable DNF, i.e., a root of the cost function, to achieve high generalizability.