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Species composition of Discomedusae jellyfish (Scyphozoa) in the coastal waters of Eastern Surabaya, East Java
Authors: Gómez Daglio Liza , Hayati Ria , Coleman Tiffany , Han Yoo-Min , Muzaki Farid , Aunurohim  , de Bellard Maria Elena , Saptarini Dian 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThe Indo-Pacific is recognized as a hotspot for marine diversity. The taxonomy of certain taxa, such as Discomedusae jellyfish, has been neglected, despite its importance in the fishery industry. This study documents the first records of Discomedusae for the Java Sea using an integrative approach and provide notes about its distribution in the area. We used up to 53 morphological and meristic characters and amplified one mitochondrial marker (COI). The comparison and assessment of these data resulted in the recognition of seven species of Discomedusae, from which five has been recorded for the Indo-Pacific area. Two other species require a taxonomic revision to confirm the species assignation. The distribution of jellyfish in the coast of Java Sea might be correlated with the jellyfish life history and species-specific ranges of tolerance, and not solely determined by the environmental parameters. These findings provide the foundations for extending the taxonomic research in the area; the description of the biodiversity will increase the understanding of the population dynamics and its implications in the fisheries.
The impact of male factors and their correct and early diagnosis in the infertile couple's pathway: 2021 perspectives
Authors: Pallotti F. , Barbonetti A. , Rastrelli G. , Santi D. , Corona G. , Lombardo F. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractPurposeThe current clinical practice in reproductive medicine should pose the couple at the centre of the diagnostic–therapeutic management of infertility and requires intense collaboration between the andrologist, the gynaecologist and the embryologist. The andrologist, in particular, to adequately support the infertile couple, must undertake important biological, psychological, economical and ethical task. Thus, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted role of the andrologist in the study of male factor infertility.MethodsA comprehensive Medline, Embase and Cochrane search was performed including publications between 1969 and 2021.ResultsAvailable evidence indicates that a careful medical history and physical examination, followed by semen analysis, always represent the basic starting points of the diagnostic work up in male partner of an infertile couple. Regarding treatment, gonadotropins are an effective treatment in case of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and FSH may be used in men with idiopathic infertility, while evidence supporting other hormonal and nonhormonal treatments is either limited or conflicting. In the future, pharmacogenomics of FSHR and FSHB as well as innovative compounds may be considered to develop new therapeutic strategies in the management of infertility.ConclusionTo provide a high-level of care, the andrologist must face several critical diagnostical and therapeutical steps. Even though ART may be the final and decisive stage of this decisional network, neglecting to treat the male partner may ultimately increase the risks of negative outcome, as well as costs and psychological burden for the couple itself.
Inibitori dei checkpoint immunitari e patologia tiroidea
Authors: Patti Luca , Musso Laura , Ferone Diego , Albertelli Manuela 
Published: March 2022

SommarioGli inibitori dei checkpoint immunitari (ICIs) causano frequentemente eventi avversi immuno-correlati di tipo endocrino. La tiroide, in particolare, è l’organo maggiormente interessato e l’ipotiroidismo risulta essere la disfunzione più comune durante la terapia con ICIs. È importante, quindi, effettuare un adeguato monitoraggio clinico e biochimico nei pazienti trattati con ICIs, in modo da ridurre le complicanze e ottenere una maggiore aderenza terapeutica al trattamento oncologico.
Hierarchical edge-aware network for defocus blur detection
Authors: Zhao Zijian , Yang Hang , Luo Huiyuan 
Published: March 2022

AbstractDefocus blur detection (DBD) aims to separate blurred and unblurred regions for a given image. Due to its potential and practical applications, this task has attracted much attention. Most of the existing DBD models have achieved competitive performance by aggregating multi-level features extracted from fully convolutional networks. However, they also suffer from several challenges, such as coarse object boundaries of the defocus blur regions, background clutter, and the detection of low contrast focal regions. In this paper, we develop a hierarchical edge-aware network to solve the above problems, to the best of our knowledge, it is the first trial to develop an end-to-end network with edge awareness for DBD. We design an edge feature extraction network to capture boundary information, a hierarchical interior perception network is used to generate local and global context information, which is helpful to detect the low contrast focal regions. Moreover, a hierarchical edge-aware fusion network is proposed to hierarchically fuse edge information and semantic features. Benefiting from the rich edge information, the fused features can generate more accurate boundaries. Finally, we propose a progressive feature refinement network to refine the output features. Experimental results on two widely used DBD datasets demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms the state-of-the-art approaches.
Chemical investigation of epicuticular wax obtained from Euphorbia milii leaves
Authors: Hujon Fitzerald , Saral A. Mary 
Published: March 2022

AbstractEpicuticular wax analysis was performed on the leaves of chloroform extract obtained from the plant Euphorbia milii (‘Christ’s plant’). Aim of the study is to identify the chemical constituents and to discover how they were distributed within the cuticle. Column chromatographic separations based on polarity and GC–MS analysis led to the identification of the pentacyclic triterpenoids, its acetates and hydrocarbons that are found to be present in the epicuticular wax. The study revealed that the plant wax contains Lupenone, Glutinol, Lupeol acetate, Glutinyl acetate, Friedelan-3-ol,D:A-Friedooleanan-28-acetate 3beta hydroxyl in fraction1. The second fraction was found to contain Friedooleanan-3-ol, Friedooleanan-3-aceteate along with hydrocarbons of carbon chain length from C23–C33. Hydrocarbons in the form of alkanes and alkenes were identified as the major constituents in the third fraction of the leaf extracts and found to vary from carbon chain C18 to C34. Cuticular wax was found to be dominated by triterpenoids in the first two fractions. The last fraction contains hydrocarbons as the major constituent. The functional group analysis through FTIR-HATR study reveals the presence of characteristic peaks of waxes. The finding suggests that the biomass of the plant Euphorbia milii can be an important source for hydrocarbon.
Prevention of Preterm Birth by Cervical Pessary Combined with Vaginal Progesterone: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis
Authors: Zhuang Yanyan , Li Huan , Na Quan , Yin Shaowei , Li Na 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThis study was to assess the effectiveness of cervical pessary combined with vaginal progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth (PTB). Ten studies about singleton [five randomized controlled trials (RCTs), vs vaginal progesterone; four cohorts, vs vaginal progesterone; two cohorts, vs cervical cerclage + vaginal progesterone] and two cohort studies about multiple pregnancies (vs vaginal progesterone) were included after searching electronic databases. For singleton pregnancies, the meta-analysis of three non-RCTs [relative risk (RR) = 0.41,p = 0.001] or total trials in non-Asian country (RR = 0.56,p = 0.03) revealed that compared with vaginal progesterone alone, cervical pessary + vaginal progesterone treatment had significant effectiveness on preventing PTB < 34 weeks, but not for five RCTs; meta-analysis of two trials showed that cervical pessary + vaginal progesterone had no significant prevention effects of PTB compared with cervical cerclage + vaginal progesterone. For multiple pregnancies, meta-analysis of two trials showed that compared with vaginal progesterone, cervical pessary + vaginal progesterone treatment increased neonatal birth weight (standardized mean difference = 0.50,p = 0.01). Trial sequential analysis implied additional studies were required. Four studies vs other controls (pessary, three-combined, tocolysis, conservative or no treatment; one study, each) were selected for systematic review. In conclusion, cervical pessary combined with vaginal progesterone may be safe and effective to prevent PTB in singleton pregnancies and increase neonatal birth weight in the multiple pregnancies compared with vaginal progesterone alone.
Ist TikTok toxisch? – die Sicht von Jugendlichen auf postdigitale ästhetisch-kulturelle Praktiken in sozialen Medien
Authors: Kaptan Derya , Siewert Kira , Howahl Stephani , Steinberg Claudia 
Published: March 2022

ZusammenfassungDer Beitrag gibt Einblick in zwei Tanzbildungsformate, die explizit mit digitalen Tools gearbeitet haben, und zielt darauf ab, die unterschiedlichen Rezeptionsweisen webbasierter Videoplattformen und die damit einhergehenden Innenperspektiven der Jugendlichen empirisch nachzuzeichnen. Datengrundlage bilden insgesamt n = 10 Interviews mit Jugendlichen zwischen 16 und 21 Jahren (w = 8, m = 2). Sechs Interviews stammen aus dem Forschungsprojekt #digitanz, welches in einem schulischen Setting die Erprobung digitaler Tools zum Ziel hatte. Ergänzt werden diese durch aktuell erhobene Interviews (n = 4) mit Teilnehmenden eines außerschulischen Tanzangebotes (Tanz dein Leben). Inhaltlich wurden beide Datensätze auf Aussagen bezüglich der Rezeption tänzerischer Inhalte über die Apps TikTok, YouTube und Instagram analysiert. Die Daten wurden zur Verdichtung zentraler Kategorien inhaltsanalytisch in einem iterativen Verfahren computergestützt mittels MAXQDA (2020) codiert. Die Auswertung erfolgte zunächst induktiv mittels offener Codierung im Wechselspiel mit bereits bestehenden theoretischen Vorannahmen der Befragungsdaten (vgl. Kuckartz 2018; Mayring 2010). Zur Analyse wurden theoretische Bezüge einer soziokulturellen Perspektive des Mobilen Lernens aus der Medienpädagogik fruchtbar gemacht, die soziale und technologische Strukturen, Handlungsweisen und kulturelle Praktiken berücksichtigt (vgl. Pachler et al. 2010). Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Jugendlichen den Umgang mit videobasierten Social-Media-Plattformen als sehr ambivalent erleben. Apps wie TikTok und Instagram verbinden und trennen Konsument*innen zugleich. Sie stellen Jugendlichen einen Raum zur Verfügung, in dem sie sich eigenständig erproben und mutig einem breiten Publikum präsentieren können. Das birgt ein großes Potenzial für das persönliche Wachstum Einzelner. Gleichzeitig werden Instagram und Co. als toxisch, schnelllebig und anstrengend empfunden.
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Type 1 Narcolepsy Comorbid With Sleep and Psychiatric Disturbances: A Case Report
Authors: Zečević Ivan 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThere is currently a lack of clinical research that would strongly support the application of CBT in the treatment of narcolepsy type 1. Despite that, there are several guidelines that suggest some techniques should be routinely applied. Currently, there is still a lack of results on what to do with patients who have comorbid sleep and psychiatric disorders or other psychosocial comorbidities and problems. This case study concerns a 27-year-old female who had narcolepsy type 1 and history of sleep, psychosocial, and psychiatric problems. Her main problems included cataplexy, daily tiredness and sleepiness, a problem with daily physical activity, and problems in her psychosocial functioning. The patient received 7 session of CBT treatment based on recommended techniques for patients with hypersomnia. Self-reported measure of sleep, anxiety, and depression were collected at the start and 1-month post-treatment. Objective psychological measures recorded positive changes in post-treatment assessment of CBT effect on her sleep pattern, significant reduction of cataplexy, depressive and anxiety symptoms, daily activity, and tiredness during the day.
SAR and thermal distribution of pregnant woman and child inside elevator cabin
Authors: Karatsi Ioanna , Bakogianni Sofia , Koulouridis Stavros 
Published: March 2022

AbstractA detailed dosimetry study of electromagnetic absorption and temperature rise under real scenarios is delivered when a mobile phone is used inside an elevator cabin. Numerically accurate human models of a 7th month pregnant woman and a 5-year-old female child are utilized as the exposed subjects. The female child acts as the phone user. The mobile phone is modeled in three talk positions (parallel, tilt, and cheek) operating at 1000 MHz and 1800 MHz. From the obtained numerical results for the specific absorption rate (SAR) and temperature rise induced by the mobile radiofrequency (RF) radiation, it is found that the child's RF exposure is significantly affected by the phone position and less affected by the relevant position of the human models. The exact opposite case applies for the pregnant woman model and its fetus. Almost all numerical investigations are carried out inside a metallic elevator cabin.
Magnitude‐Frequency Distributions and Slip‐History Predictions for Earthquakes Using Cellular Automata and Absorbing Markov Chains
Authors: Kravchinsky Edouard , van der Baan Mirko 
Published: March 2022

AbstractCellular automata have proven effective in obtaining statistical insights into expected time series, magnitude‐frequency distributions, and average slip histories of earthquakes by confirming, for instance, the Gutenberg‐Richter magnitude‐frequency distribution and the existence of scaling functions for slip histories. Yet, exhaustive modeling is often required to obtain such insights since the model behavior is generally difficult to predict from fixed input parameters, such as the dissipation and long‐range stress interaction distance. We demonstrate that the temporal dynamics of a cellular automaton (CA), representing discretized equations of motion, can be simplified and modeled as an absorbing Markov chain with transition matrices that are fully determined by CA parameters. Time series, frequency‐size distributions, and slip histories of the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and CA models are stochastically equivalent. The proposed method is a mean‐field approximation that replicates temporal CA statistics by ignoring spatial components. Fundamentally, the temporal portion of CA can be represented as a memoryless process in which the current outcome only depends on the immediate past. We believe the transparency of the statistical model may provide pertinent insights into the mean‐field behavior of a variety of physical applications near a critical state, including earthquake and avalanche patterns. For instance, the average slip histories display a typical but asymmetric shape due to a preferred path through probability space with initial acceleration of slip rate to peak size followed by slower deceleration toward rupture arrest.
Tensorial‐Analysis‐of‐Networks Applied to Bandpass Negative‐Group‐Delay Analysis of Resistorless LC‐Coupler‐Network
Authors: Ravelo Blaise , Nebhen Jamel , Guerin Mathieu , Chan George , Rahajandraibe Wenceslas 
Published: March 2022

AbstractThis paper develops a bandpass (BP) negative‐group‐delay (NGD) analysis of multi‐port topology. The circuit under study consists of resistorless symmetric coupler constituted by passive LC‐networks. By using the tensorial‐analysis‐of‐networks (TAN) formalism, an innovative study enables to verify if the four‐port circuit is susceptible to exhibit the unfamiliar BP‐NGD function. Using the TAN formalism, the different steps of the method is described from the branch and mesh spaces via the tensor connectivity to determine the equivalent S‐parameters. The general methodology of the S‐matrix modeling is expressed in the function of the coupler L and C parameters. To validate the BP‐NGD behavior, an arbitrary parametrized lumped four‐port coupler is considered as a proof‐of‐concept. The feasibilities of the TAN S‐parameter modeling added by the BP‐NGD function is validated comparison results between TAN mathematical calculations and simulations from a commercial tool. Excellent correlations between the calculated and simulated results are confirmed with BP‐NGD behavior of the connections between port 1 and port 2 with −30 ns NGD value at the center frequency, 124 MHz, and between port 1 and port 4 with −27 ns NGD value at the center frequency, 92 MHz. The present results confirm a scientific result never being found before, the first time, which demonstrates the possibility to generate the BP‐NGD function with a four‐port resistorless circuit. The TAN method flexibility advantages are the flexibility to lumped and distributed circuits. However, the sensitivity to the component inaccuracies constitute the main drawbacks.
Authigenic Clays Versus Carbonate Formation as Products of Marine Silicate Weathering in the Input Sequence to the Sumatra Subduction Zone
Authors: Torres M. E. , Milliken K. L. , Hüpers A. , Kim J.‐H. , Lee S.‐G. 
Published: March 2022

AbstractWe use geochemical and petrographic data from anoxic sequences of the Nicobar Fan to document extensive marine silicate weathering (MSiW) in the input sediment of the Sumatra subduction zone and the conditions that result in authigenic minerals originating from this reaction: precipitation of authigenic carbonate—which sequesters carbon—and formation of authigenic clay—which releases CO2. Increase in 87Sr/86Sr in pore fluids from International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 362 (Site U1480 to 0.71376 and Site U1481 to 0.71296) reveals a radiogenic strontium contribution from alteration of the Himalayan continental sediment that dominates the Nicobar Fan. Peaks in the dissolved strontium isotope data coincide with zones of methane presence, consistent with MSiW reactions driven by CO2 generation during methanogenesis. Later‐stage fan sequences from 24 to 400 mbsf (meters below seafloor) contain only minor carbonate with 87Sr/86Sr ratios that deviate only slightly from the co‐eval seawater values (0.70920–0.70930); geochemical data in this zone point to a contribution of authigenic clay formation. In contrast, microscopy and elemental mapping of the carbonate‐cemented zones in the earliest fan deposits (>780 mbsf) show replacement of feldspars and dense minerals by carbonate, which ranges in volume from a few percent of the grain to near total grain obliteration. This deeper authigenic carbonate is significantly enriched in radiogenic 87Sr (0.71136–0.71328). Thus, MSiW leads to distinct products, likely in response to a weathering‐derived supply of silica in the younger setting versus calcium enrichment via diffusion from oceanic basement in the older sequence.
Non-persistent exposures from plasticizers or plastic constituents in remote Arctic communities: a case for further research
Authors: Aker Amira , Caron-Beaudoin Élyse , Ayotte Pierre , Ricard Sylvie , Gilbert Véronique , Avard Ellen , Lemire Mélanie 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
Background
Persistent organic pollutant exposures are well-documented in the Arctic, but fewer studies examined non-persistent chemicals, despite increased market food and consumer product consumption.

Objective
To measure phenol, paraben, phthalate, and alternative plasticizer concentrations in Inuit adults.

Methods
The study included 30 pooled urine samples from Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Inuit Health Survey (Q2017) participants. Creatinine-adjusted geometric mean concentrations (GM) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were compared across sex, age, and regions, and compared to those in the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) and the First Nations Biomonitoring Initiative (FNBI).

Results
Q2017 bisphenol-A concentrations were double the CHMS 2018–2019 concentrations [GM (95% CI): 1.98 (1.69–2.31) versus 0.71 (0.60–0.84) µg/g creatinine], but in line with FNBI [1.74 (1.41–2.13) µg/g creatinine]. Several phthalate concentrations were higher in Q2017 versus CHMS, particularly monobenzyl phthalate, which was was 19-fold higher in Q2017 versus CHMS 2018–2019 [45.26 (39.35–52.06) versus 2.4 (2.0–2.9) µg/g creatinine] and four-fold higher than FNBI. There were also four-fold higher concentrations of the two alternate plasticizer 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate (TIXB) metabolites in Q2017 compared to CHMS 2018–2019. Women and people living in Ungava Bay had generally higher concentrations of non-persistent chemicals.

Significance
The results suggest higher concentrations of certain non-persistent chemicals in Inuit versus the general Canadian population.

Impact
Few studies have explored non-persistent chemical distributions in Northern communities, despite the increasing consumer product and market food consumption. We analyzed 30 pooled samples from the Qanuilirpitaa? Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017 to assess exposures to common plasticizes and plastic constituents and compare their levels with the general Canadian population and First Nation groups. We observed particularly higher levels of bisphenol-A, of monobenzyl phthalate, and of two 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate (TXIB) metabolites among Nunavimmiut compared to the general Canadian population, notably among women and Ungava Bay residents. Larger studies are required to confirm our findings and identify potential adverse health effects from these exposures.
Linking complex disease and exposure data—insights from an environmental and occupational health study
Authors: Ives Cataia , Pan Huaqin , Edwards Stephen W. , Nelms Mark , Covert Hannah , Lichtveld Maureen Y. , Harville Emily W. , Wickliffe Jeffrey K. , Zijlmans Wilco , Hamilton Carol M. 
Published: March 2022

Abstract
The disparate measurement protocols used to collect study data are an intrinsic barrier to combining information from environmental health studies. Using standardized measurement protocols and data standards for environmental exposures addresses this gap by improving data collection quality and consistency. To assess the prevalence of environmental exposures in National Institutes of Health (NIH) public data repositories and resources and to assess the commonality of the data elements, we analyzed clinical measures and exposure assays by comparing the Caribbean Consortium for Research in Environmental and Occupational Health study with selected NIH environmental health resources and studies. Our assessment revealed that (1) environmental assessments are widely collected in these resources, (2) biological assessments are less prevalent, and (3) NIH resources can help identify common data for meta-analysis. We highlight resources to help link environmental exposure data across studies to support data sharing. Including NIH data standards in environmental health research facilitates comparing and combining study data, and the use of NIH resources and adoption of standard measures will allow integration of multiple studies and increase the scientific impact of individual studies.