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Mechanical properties and microstructure of polychlorotrifluoroethylene toughened by polyamide 11 based on intermolecular interaction
Authors: Li Yi , Wen Jihong , Wu Tianyu , Cao Cheng , Meng Xiaoyu , Ye Hai‐Mu 
Published: August 2022

AbstractPolychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) is a promising candidate for cryogenic storage and transportation materials in clean energy industry. But, how to improve its toughness without scarification other performance is still challenging. In this study, the immiscible PA11 is introduced into PCTFE matrix as toughening agent based on a strategy of enhanced interfacial effect. As the incorporation of PA11 increased from 0 to 20 wt%, the toughness of the PCTFE/PA11 shows a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, which reaches the optimal performance with 5 wt% PA11. The elongation at break and impact strength are respectively increased by ~3 and ~1.9 times without obvious reduction of other mechanical performance. Meanwhile, PA11 could enhance the primary nucleation and crystallization ability of PCTFE. With further detailed information of microstructures and Fourier infrared spectra, a multieffect synergistic toughening mechanism based on rigid particle and intermolecular interaction has been elucidated. Furthermore, the toughening of PA11 on PCTFE at ultra‐low temperature of −196°C is confirmed.
Our system of “not‐care”: Psychoanalytic perspectives on the impact of health care corporatization on patients
Authors: Rudden Marie G. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractFacts about the increased corporatization of medical care in the United States are offered here in order to trace their impact on patients and their care. The culture of medicine, as it has been impacted by a corporate ethos, is also addressed, including aspects of physicians' training that make it difficult for them to empathize with their patients' struggles, and the gradual evolution of practices that view patients as isolated, impaired “organ systems” targeted for siloed treatments. Narratives from patients who report their encounters with an alienating system are discussed from a perspective that focuses on patients' resulting self‐experience. Finally, three cases of chronically ill patients who engaged in psychoanalytic treatments in the context of their experiences with “not care” are examined in depth.
Cover picture: Synthesis of binary metal–metal oxide core‐shell nanoparticles via surfactant‐free intercation redox reactions (BKCS 08/2022)
Authors: Yim Gyeonghye , Cho Sanghyuk , Park Jung Tae , Jang Hongje 
Published: August 2022

AbstractOne‐pot synthesis of bimetallic core‐shell nanostars without toxic surfactant, morphology‐controlling molecules, and reducing agents was implemented here only with metal cations. The spontaneous inter‐cation redox reaction between the pair of early transition metal elements and noble metal elements formed photocatalytic metal‐metal oxide core‐shell nanoparticles.
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Sexual assault records and registries for campus safety
Authors: Rainsberger Richard 
Published: August 2022

Last month, I ran out of space. So this month I'm finishing my Wetterling Act summary coverage. As discussed last month, Wetterling is also known formally as Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. 14071. It is prominently mentioned in the last, and newest, of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act exceptions to written consent at 34 CFR §99.31 (a)(16). Since that law is the basis for colleges to legally disclose education records about registered sex offenders, it's important for us to understand what is in it.
Comprehensive survey on data dissemination protocols for efficient reprogramming in Internet of Things
Authors: Shanmugapriya Rathinam , Santhosh Kumar Sripathi Venkata Naga 
Published: August 2022

SUMMARYThe Internet of Things (IoT) is a wide network of interconnected intelligent objects which can recognize the natural phenomenon of the deployed environment with the help of sensors and transmit the sensed information to other devices via internet as a backbone. Data dissemination is one of the important activities in IoT. Data dissemination is the process of updating the design framework of the sensor nodes to make the sensor nodes in IoT device to perform the intended services. Reprogramming is the process of entire change in the configuration parameters of the nodes and reconfiguration is the process of minor modification in the configuration parameter. In data dissemination, the design framework is typically disseminated through the sensor nodes to the base station using multi‐hop communication. In this article, a comprehensive survey on various dissemination approaches such as topology, reliability, scalability, structure, centralized, and de‐centralized are carried out to highlight with their advantages and limitations. Moreover, the proposed survey provides a detailed analysis on both reprogramming–related to data dissemination and reconfiguration‐related to data dissemination in order to improve the efficiency of data dissemination.
Applying a tiered environmental risk assessment framework to estimate the risk of pesticides to soil organisms in Latin America
Authors: Tincani Flavio , Cione Ana Paola , Casallanovo Fábio , Bottoms Melanie , Alvarez Tania , Loutseti Stefania , Mackenzie Richard , Thompson Helen 
Published: August 2022

Abstract
This work investigates the application of a tiered risk assessment scheme for soil organisms based on the risk quotient (RQ) and the toxicity exposure ratio (TER). Forty-five pesticides registered in Latin America were chosen and the ecotoxicological endpoints for earthworms, Collembola, and microorganisms were collated. Tier I assessment was made on conservative assumptions in which no refinements were applied. There, 14 pesticides (31%) exceed the RQ regulatory trigger indicating unacceptable risk, whereas 27 (60%) indicate unacceptable risk on the TER approach. In a Tier II evaluation when refinement options such as foliar interception, field half-life, and the dissipation following the peak estimated environmental concentration are considered, eight (18%) pesticides indicate unacceptable risk based on the RQ, and 15 (33%) indicate unacceptable risk based on the TER. A nonmetric multidimensional scaling evaluation was performed to understand the relevant characteristics involved in how each pesticide poses a risk to soil organisms. Based on the outcome of this analysis, we observed that, for a given pesticide, the combination of high persistence, low or no crop interception, and high toxicity are likely to require higher tier risk assessment. Refinement options can consider either or both the exposure and/or the effect side of the framework. Exposure refinements are potentially simpler and can be conducted with data already available to risk assessors, whereas effect refinements involving further testing with the organisms potentially at risk are still under discussion for intermediate and higher tiers. A sensitive, simple, and logical environmental risk assessment framework can be used to adequately identify risks based on the relevant protection goals that, in turn, will help to protect the desired soil multifunctionality of the ecosystem. We encourage academia and industry to further investigate these topics to provide the most scientifically robust and evidence-based information to decision makers. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2023;19:446–460. © 2022 SETAC
High expression of long noncoding RNA plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 is an independent risk factor for recurrence after radiofrequency ablation in atrial fibrillation patients
Authors: Wang Guo‐Qiang , Liao Xiao‐Ying , Jiang Jiao , Leng Wei , Yang Ping , Yu Xue‐Jun 
Published: August 2022

AbstractAtrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is the major AF treatment. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) is related to AF diagnosis. This study explored the clinical roles of PVT1 in AF. Totally, 168 AF patients and 100 healthy controls were selected. Plasma lncRNA PVT1 in AF patients before/after RFA was detected and the diagnostic efficacy and postoperative recurrence prediction value in AF were analyzed. Effects of plasma PVT1 expression on AF recurrence and its correlation with transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF‐β1) in the recurrence and non‐recurrence groups were analyzed by Pearson coefficient. The risk factors of AF recurrence were evaluated. Plasma PVT1 was highly expressed in AF patients and diminished after RFA. PVT1 level >1.255 assisted AF diagnosis. The plasma PVT1 level in the recurrence group was higher than that of the non‐recurrence group. PVT1 level >1.525 assisted the prediction for postoperative recurrence. AF postoperative recurrence incidence in high PVT1 expression group was clearly higher than that in low PVT1 expression group, and plasma PVT1 expression in patients of the recurrence and non‐recurrence groups was positively correlated with TGF‐β1 content. High PVT1 expression was an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence. Briefly, high PVT1 level assisted AF diagnosis and recurrence evaluation after RFA and was an independent risk factor for AF postoperative recurrence.
Eating eggplants as a cucurbit feeder: Dietary shifts affect the gut microbiome of the melon flyZeugodacus cucurbitae(Diptera, Tephritidae)
Authors: Hendrycks Wouter , Delatte Hélène , Moquet Laura , Bourtzis Kostas , Mullens Nele , De Meyer Marc , Backeljau Thierry , Virgilio Massimiliano 
Published: August 2022

AbstractWhile contemporary changes in feeding preferences have been documented in phytophagous insects, the mechanisms behind these processes remain to be fully clarified. In this context, the insect gut microbiome plays a central role in adaptation to novel host plants. The cucurbit frugivorous fruit flyZeugodacus cucurbitae(Diptera, Tephritidae) has occasionally been reported on “unconventional” host plants from different families, including Solanaceae. In this study, we focus on wild parental (F0) adults and semiwild first filial (F1) larvae ofZ. cucurbitaefrom multiple sites in La Réunion and explore how the gut microbiome composition changes when this fly is feeding on a noncucurbit host (Solanum melongena). Our analyses show nonobvious gut microbiome responses following the F0–F1host shift and the importance of not just diet but also local effects, which heavily affected the diversity and composition of microbiomes. We identified the main bacterial genera responsible for differences between treatments. These data further stress the importance of a careful approach when drawing general conclusions based on laboratory populations or inadequately replicated field samples.
The evolution of alkaliphilic biofilm communities in response to extreme alkaline pH values
Authors: Charles Christopher J. , Rout Simon P. , Jackson Brian R. , Boxall Sally A. , Akbar Sirwan , Humphreys Paul N. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractExtremes of pH present a challenge to microbial life and our understanding of survival strategies for microbial consortia, particularly at high pH, remains limited. The utilization of extracellular polymeric substances within complex biofilms allows micro‐organisms to obtain a greater level of control over their immediate environment. This manipulation of the immediate environment may confer a survival advantage in adverse conditions to biofilms. Within the present study alkaliphilic biofilms were created at pH 11.0, 12.0, or 13.0 from an existing alkaliphilic community. In each pH system, the biofilm matrix provided pH buffering, with the internal pH being 1.0–1.5 pH units lower than the aqueous environment. Increasing pH resulted in a reduced removal of substrate and standing biomass associated with the biofilm. At the highest pH investigated (pH 13.0), the biofilms matrix contained a greater degree of eDNA and the microbial community was dominated by Dietzia sp. and Anaerobranca sp.
Global multi‐center and multi‐modal magnetic resonance imaging study of obsessive‐compulsive disorder: Harmonization and monitoring of protocols in healthy volunteers and phantoms
Authors: Pouwels Petra J. W. , Vriend Chris , Liu Feng , de Joode Niels T. , Otaduy Maria C. G. , Pastorello Bruno , Robertson Frances C. , Venkatasubramanian Ganesan , Ipser Jonathan , Lee Seonjoo , Batistuzzo Marcelo C. , Hoexter Marcelo Q. , Lochner Christine , Miguel Euripedes C. , Narayanaswamy Janardhanan C. , Rao Rashmi , Janardhan Reddy Y. C. , Shavitt Roseli G. , Sheshachala Karthik , Stein Dan J. , van Balkom Anton J. L. M. , Wall Melanie , Simpson Helen Blair , van den Heuvel Odile A. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractObjectivesWe describe the harmonized MRI acquisition and quality assessment of an ongoing global OCD study, with the aim to translate representative, well‐powered neuroimaging findings in neuropsychiatric research to worldwide populations.MethodsWe report on T1‐weighted structural MRI, resting‐state functional MRI, and multi‐shell diffusion‐weighted imaging of 140 healthy participants (28 per site), two traveling controls, and regular phantom scans.ResultsHuman image quality measures (IQMs) and outcome measures showed smaller within‐site variation than between‐site variation. Outcome measures were less variable than IQMs, especially for the traveling controls. Phantom IQMs were stable regarding geometry, SNR, and mean diffusivity, while fMRI fluctuation was more variable between sites.ConclusionsVariation in IQMs persists, even for an a priori harmonized data acquisition protocol, but after pre‐processing they have less of an impact on the outcome measures. Continuous monitoring IQMs per site is valuable to detect potential artifacts and outliers. The inclusion of both cases and healthy participants at each site remains mandatory.
Generalized interval estimation of process capability indices for the Birnbaum–Saunders distribution
Authors: Guo Baocai , He Xixiang , Xia Qiming , Sun Yingying , Xuan Jie 
Published: August 2022

AbstractSince sampling variation would lead to the inaccurate assessment of process capability indices (PCIs), the interval estimation of PCIs has received considerable attention recently. The coverage probabilities (CPs) of the widely used bootstrap confidence intervals (BCIs) of PCIs are not sufficiently close to their nominal confidence level. Moreover, the bootstrap method is time‐consuming. This paper develops a procedure for constructing generalized confidence intervals (GCIs) of two widely used percentile‐based PCIs for the Birnbaum–Saunders (BS) distribution. A simulation study is conducted and the results indicate that the proposed GCI outperforms its bootstrap counterparts in terms of the CPs, the average widths (AWs) of the confidence intervals, and the variability of the interval widths. Finally, two real examples are used to illustrate the implementation of the proposed procedure.
The intraoperative use of augmented and mixed reality technology to improve surgical outcomes: A systematic review
Authors: Bollen Edward , Awad Laura , Langridge Benjamin , Butler Peter E. M. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackgroundThis systematic review aims to critically appraise the intraoperative use of augmented and mixed reality technology to improve surgical outcomes.MethodA literature search of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov and WHO ICTRP was performed in accordance with Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.ResultsThis review included 94 studies on 2473 patients, comprising 78 studies on augmented reality and 16 on mixed reality. This technology has seen broad intraoperative application. Augmented and mixed reality can reduce operative duration, blood loss, and the duration of inpatient care. Current evidence shows that they achieve this most in percutaneous surgery.ConclusionsAugmented and mixed reality technology improve surgical outcomes by increasing navigational speed and reducing navigational error intraoperatively. However, they have technical limitations which are the subject of ongoing research. Further studies are necessary to define how this technology is best applied intraoperatively.Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO CRD42020205892.
A DNA Segregation Module for Synthetic Cells
Authors: Tran Mai P. , Chatterjee Rakesh , Dreher Yannik , Fichtler Julius , Jahnke Kevin , Hilbert Lennart , Zaburdaev Vasily , Göpfrich Kerstin 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe bottom‐up construction of an artificial cell requires the realization of synthetic cell division. Significant progress has been made toward reliable compartment division, yet mechanisms to segregate the DNA‐encoded informational content are still in their infancy. Herein, droplets of DNA Y‐motifs are formed by liquid–liquid phase separation. DNA droplet segregation is obtained by cleaving the linking component between two populations of DNA Y‐motifs. In addition to enzymatic cleavage, photolabile sites are introduced for spatio‐temporally controlled DNA segregation in bulk as well as in cell‐sized water‐in‐oil droplets and giant unilamellar lipid vesicles (GUVs). Notably, the segregation process is slower in confinement than in bulk. The ionic strength of the solution and the nucleobase sequences are employed to regulate the segregation dynamics. The experimental results are corroborated in a lattice‐based theoretical model which mimics the interactions between the DNA Y‐motif populations. Altogether, engineered DNA droplets, reconstituted in GUVs, can represent a strategy toward a DNA segregation module within bottom‐up assembled synthetic cells.
Nanoscale Diamane Spiral Spring for High Mechanical Energy Storage
Authors: Zhan Haifei , Dong Bin , Zhang Gang , Lü Chaofeng , Gu Yuantong 
Published: August 2022

AbstractA compact, stable, sustainable, and high‐energy density power supply system is crucial for the engineering deployment of mobile electromechanical devices/systems either at the small‐ or large‐scale. This work proposes a spiral‐based mechanical energy storage scheme utilizing the newly synthesized 2D diamane. Atomistic simulations show that diamane spiral can achieve a high theoretical gravimetric energy density of about 564 Wh kg−1, about 14 500 times the steel spring. The interlayer friction between diamane is found to cause a strong stick–slip effect that results in local stress/strain concentration. As such, the energy storage capacity of the diamane spiral can be tuned by suppressing the influence from the interlayer friction. Simulations affirm that higher gravimetric energy density can be achieved by reducing the turn number or adopting a low friction contact pair. The fundamental principles that dominate the energy storage capacity of the spiral spring are theoretically analyzed, respectively. The obtained insights suggest that the 2D vdW solids can be promising candidates to construct spiral structures with a high gravimetric energy density. This work should be beneficial for the design of reliable, stable, and sustainable nanoscale mechanical energy storage schemes that can be used as an alternative low‐carbon footage energy supplier for novel micro‐/nanoscale devices or systems.
First molecular detection of Neospora caninum from naturally infected slaughtered camels in Tunisia
Authors: Amdouni Yosra , abedennebi Imen , Amairia Safa , Abdelkader Amara , Chandoul Walid , Gharbi Mohamed 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackgroundNeospora caninum has been documented to infect most domestic wildlife but is known to primarily infect dogs and cattle and is considered an important cause of abortion in camels.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to estimate the molecular detection of Neospora caninum in tissues of naturally infected camelids.MethodsBrain, tongue (bottom and tip) and masseter muscles from 35 slaughtered camelids from Tataouine and Médenine regions were collected (n = 140 samples). PCR was used to amplify and detect N. caninum DNA in tissues samples followed by sequencing of some PCR products. A phylogenetic tree was then constructed to compare the partial sequences of the ITS1 gene with GenBank sequences. Histopathology examination was used to detect Neospora spp. cysts, but no lesions were observed.ResultsThe overall molecular detection of N. caninum in camelids was 34.3% (12/35).The highest molecular detection of N. caninum was recorded in animals of more than 3 years old (6/9) and in animals aged between 1 and 3 years old (4/12). Whilst, the lowest molecular detection (2/14) was observed in animals 1 year or younger (p = 0.035).There were no significant differences in molecular detection of N. caninum according to both locality and gender (p > 0.05). Similarly, there was no difference of prevalence between different anatomical locations. Comparison of the partial sequences of the ITS1 gene revealed 100–95.5% similarity among our N. caninum amplicon (MW551566) and those deposited in GenBank.ConclusionThese results highlight the presence of a risk infection by N. caninum in camels. For preventing N. caninum infection further studies are needed to improve our knowledge about the epidemiology of neosporosis in North Africa.
Behavioral, neurological, and psychiatric frailty of autobiographical memory
Authors: Markowitsch Hans J. , Staniloiu Angelica 
Published: August 2022

AbstractAutobiographical‐episodic memory is considered to be the most complex of the five long‐term memory systems. It is autonoetic, which means, self‐reflective, relies on emotional colorization, and needs the features of place and time; it allows mental time traveling. Compared to the other four long‐term memory systems—procedural memory, priming, perceptual, and semantic memory—it develops the latest in phylogeny and ontogeny, and is the most vulnerable of the five systems, being easily impaired by brain damage and psychiatric disorders. Furthermore, it is characterized by its fragility and proneness to distortion due to environmental influences and subsequent information. On the brain level, a distinction has to be made between memory encoding and consolidating, memory storage, and memory retrieval. For encoding, structures of the limbic system, with the hippocampus in its center, are crucial, for storage of widespread cortical networks, and for retrieval again a distributed recollection network, in which the prefrontal cortex plays a crucial role, is engaged. Brain damage and psychiatric diseases can lead to what is called “focal retrograde amnesia.” In this context, the clinical picture of dissociative or functional or psychogenic amnesia is central, as it may result in autobiographical‐emotional amnesia of the total past with the consequence of an impairment of the self as well. The social environment therefore can have a major impact on the brain and on autobiographical‐episodic memory processing.This article is categorized under:
Psychology > Memory
Introduction: Emergent Issues of South American Migrations
Authors: Herrera Gioconda , Gómez Carmen 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThis introduction examines the relationship between new patterns of migration, inequalities, and border controls in present-day South America. It starts with a historical overview of migration patterns in the twentieth century, and then focuses on the multiplication of flows in the past twenty years. A second part discusses the character of new mobility patterns, such as forced, transit, and circular migrations, and their connections with extractive industries, informality, and labor exploitation. Next, it discusses the link between these migration patterns and changes in state migration policies towards border control. The introduction ends with a description of the book chapters.