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Net effects: examining strategies for women’s inclusion and influence in ASX200 company boards
Authors: Verhoeven Deb , Musial Katarzyna , Hambusch Gerhard , Ghannam Samir , Shashnov Mikhail 
Published: July 2022

AbstractConventional approaches to improving the representation of women on the boards of major companies typically focus on increasing the number of women appointed to these positions. We show that this strategy alone does not improve gender equity. Instead of relying on aggregate statistics (“headcounts”) to evaluate women’s inclusion, we use network analysis to identify and examine two types of influence in corporate board networks: local influence measured by degree centrality and global influence measured by betweenness centrality and k-core centrality. Comparing board membership data from Australia’s largest 200 listed companies in the ASX200 index in 2015 and 2018 respectively, we demonstrate that despite an increase in the number of women holding board seats during this time, their agency in terms of these network measures remains substantively unchanged. We argue that network analysis offers more nuanced approaches to measuring women’s inclusion in organizational networks and will facilitate more successful outcomes for gender diversity and equity.
Modelling Large-Scale Scientific Data Transfers
Authors: Bogado Joaquin , Lassnig Mario , Monticelli Fernando , Díaz Javier 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis work focuses on the study of a recently published dataset (Bogado et al. in ATLAS Rucio transfers dataset. Zenodo, 2020.) with data that allow us to reconstruct the lifetime of file transfers in the contexts of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG). Several models for Rule Time To Complete (TTC) prediction are presented and evaluated. The dataset source is Rucio, an open-source software framework that provides scientific collaborations with the functionality to organize, manage, and access their data at scale. The rich amount of data gathered about the transfers and rules, presents a unique opportunity to better understand the complex mechanisms involved in file transfers across the WLCG.
Design and comparative analysis of active-loaded differential amplifier using double-gate MOSFET
Authors: Pillay Suvashan , Srivastava Viranjay M. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis research paper proposes the design of an active-loaded differential amplifier using the Double-Gate (DG) MOSFET. This differential amplifier employs feedback and simplifies a previously designed topology by reducing it to a single-ended output instead of a differential one. Other topologies have been referred to determine the benchmark of this design work. The DG MOSFET has been utilized for its high-frequency characteristics, Radio Frequency (RF) applications, and possible advantages in scalability. Electronic device simulation determines the technical feasibility of this differential amplifier using DG MOSFET. The designed differential amplifier exhibits a differential gain of 1.7–1.8 V/V and −3 dB cut-off frequency of 42 MHz. The amplifier can be used in various applications using this methodical design process and the circuital information.
Oscillatory decay in a degenerate parabolic equation
Authors: Winkler Michael 
Published: July 2022

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Against a second factor
Authors: Sullivan-Bissett Ema 
Published: July 2022

AbstractIn his recent book Delusions and Beliefs, Kengo Miyazono offers a thoroughgoing defence of delusions as biologically malfunctioning beliefs, greatly elaborating on his earlier (2015) defence of this view. Miyazono has it that delusions have biological doxastic functions (i.e. functions specific to belief), and that delusions involve direct or indirect malfunctions of this kind. In this short piece, I focus on Miyazono’s defence of a two-factor approach to delusion formation as it appears in Chapter Four (Etiology). Miyazono approaches his discussion of the debate between one- and two-factor theories having already defended the key thesis of the book: that delusions are malfunctioning beliefs. Of course, that thesis might be thought to mesh nicely with the two-factor theorist’s claim that there is a cognitive abnormality present in delusion formation or maintenance. However, I will discuss Miyazono’s defence of the two-factor position in isolation from its role in his overall account of delusion. Miyazono abstracts away from the particulars of Max Coltheart’s two-factor view, and takes himself to be investigating the plausibility of two-factor theories without the specific commitments of Coltheart’s view (i.e. that the first factor of the Capgras delusion is not consciously accessible, and that the second factor is related to right hemisphere abnormalities). Miyazono also captures under the two-factor heading theories which locate the second factor in belief maintenance rather than just in belief formation. He puts forward a new argument for a two-factor approach which goes via inference to the best explanation. I begin by arguing that Miyazono’s starting motivation for a two-factor approach rests on a misrepresentation of the one-factor approach. Then, I turn to the four components of Miyazono’s inference to the best explanation argument, and argue that in each case, we do not have grounds for positing a second factor.
Nonreductive Group Knowledge Revisited
Authors: Kallestrup Jesper 
Published: July 2022

AbstractA prominent question in social epistemology concerns the epistemic profile of groups. While inflationists and deflationists agree that groups are fit to constitute knowers, they disagree about whether group knowledge is reducible to knowledge of their individual members. This paper develops and defends a weak inflationist view according to which some, but not all, group knowledge is over and above any knowledge of their members. This view sits between the deflationist view that all group knowledge is reducible to individual knowledge, and the strong inflationist view that some such knowledge even fails to supervene on features of individuals. Thus, some group knowledge is irreducible, but all such knowledge is anchored in, and so doesn't float freely from, individual features.
The main component of the scent ofSenecio madagascariensisflowers is an attractant forAedes aegypti(L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes
Authors: Kashiwagi G. A. , von Oppen S. , Harburguer L. , González-Audino P. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractAedes aegypti(L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) is one of the main vectors of arboviruses, including dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. It almost exclusively inhabits urban areas. Both sexes feed on plant carbohydrates, although for males, this is their only food source. In the case of floral nectars, mosquitoes locate plant sugar sources assisted by volatile compounds. In this work, we found that the floral scent ofSenecio madagascariensiselicited a behavioral response in males; therefore, we focused on identifying the volatiles emitted by these flowers. The terpenes (±)-α-pinene, β-pinene, sabinene, and phellandrene and 1-alkenes 1-undecene, and 1-nonene were identified. To determine which compounds are bioactive, pure synthetic lures were assessed using an olfactometer. Only the main compound 1-nonene was an attractant for males. Since our goal was the introduction of synthetic floral-based attractants in toxic sugar-baited traps, we formulated 1-nonene in solid paraffin and stearin matrices to obtain a controlled release system. The bioassay with a toxicological end point showed that the incorporation of a feeding attractant to the toxic sugar trap increased overall mortality. These results suggest that it is possible to use plant volatile compounds or flower cuttings as maleAe. aegyptiattractants to improve the efficacy of baited traps.
HORACE, ODES 1.30
Authors: Kovacs David 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThis brief poem (Hor. Carm. 1.30) is by turns enigmatic (what is the purpose of Horace's prayer to Venus?) and slightly incoherent (why should both Horace and Glycera be praying to Venus? Are they praying for the same thing or for different things? Either has its problems). A further problem is that, if Horace intended uocantis in line 2 for a genitive, the text as it stands misleads the first-time reader, contrary to Horace's normal practice of authorial kindness toward such readers. The way to deal with this is to take uocantis as accusative (‘those calling on you with much incense’) and to insert an ‘and’ in the text to connect sperne and transfer: sperne dilectam Cypron et uocantīs | ture te multo <ac> Glycerae decoram | transfer in aedem (‘reject your beloved Cyprus and your incense-offering devotees and move to Glycera's beautiful shrine’). If this is right, it addresses the incoherencies under which the usual interpretation labours.
Genetic gains in potato breeding as measured by field testing of cultivars released during the last 200 years in the Nordic Region of Europe
Authors: Ortiz Rodomiro , Reslow Fredrik , Cuevas Jaime , Crossa José 
Published: July 2022

AbstractGenetic gains (ΔG) are determined by the breeders' equation ΔG = [(ck σ2G)/(y σP)], where c, k and y are the parental control, a function of the selection intensity and number of years to complete one selection cycle, respectively, while σ2G and are σP the genetic variance and the square root of the phenotypic variance. Plant breeding programs should deliver above 1% of annual genetic gains after testing and selection. The aim of this research was to estimate genetic gains in potato breeding after testing of cultivars released in western Europe in the last 200 years under high yield potential, and stress-prone environments affected by a pest (late blight) or daylength. The annual genetic gains for tuber yield and flesh's starch content for potato breeding in Europe were about 0.3 and −0.1%, respectively, thus telling that the realized genetic gains of foreign cultivars for both traits are small or negative, respectively, in the Nordic testing sites. The national annual productivity gains in potato grown in Sweden were on average 0.7% in the last 60 years while the genetic gains for tuber yield considering only the table cultivars released after the 2nd World War were about 0.36%, thus showing that breeding contributed just above ½ of it. Furthermore, genetic gains for breeding low reducing sugars in the tuber flesh, and high host plant resistance to late blight were small (<0.2% per year). These results highlight that genetic gains are small when testing bred germplasm outside their target population of environments.
Coronavirus-associated mucormycosis: different from sinonasal mucormycosis
Authors: Kataria T , Sharma S , Jat P S , Singh S N , Grover M , Sharma S , Agarwal Y , Agarwal S 
Published: July 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo study unusual presentations of coronavirus-associated mucormycosis that are rarely seen in sinonasal mucormycosis cases.MethodThe data of 400 rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis patients admitted to Sawai Man Singh Hospital, Jaipur, from May 2021 to June 2021, were retrospectively collected. The diagnosis of mucormycosis was made by histological examination of biopsy samples.ResultsOut of 400 patients, 62 had symptoms other than common symptoms of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. Thirty-four patients had facial palsy, 19 complained of gum ulcers, 6 developed a cheek abscess, 2 complained of maggots in the nose along with common rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis symptoms, and 1 had a cerebellar infarct.ConclusionMucormycosis is a disease with various presentations, and coronavirus-associated mucormycosis has added unusual presentations to the existing list of manifestations of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. In this coronavirus disease era, mucormycosis should always be considered as a diagnosis in patients with these unusual presentations.
First record of the barnacle Conchoderma virgatum on an ephippid fish
Authors: Mesaglio Thomas , Dowse Matt , McMartin Graham 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe goose barnacle Conchoderma virgatum is a highly opportunistic epibiont, with observations of attachment to a wide range of marine organisms. Attachment to perciform fishes, however, is rarely observed. Observations of Conchoderma-osteichthyan associations in general are also rare in the southern hemisphere, especially in Australian waters. We present the first record of C. virgatum as an epibiont on an ephippid fish (Platax teira). This is also only the second known record of C. virgatum attached to a perciform fish in the Tasman Sea. We also summarize all previous known observations of C. virgatum in association with perciform fishes.
Antagonistic interactions among marine sedimentary bacteria in multispecies microcosms
Authors: Hook Whitney , Plante Craig 
Published: July 2022

AbstractAntagonism among bacteria is widespread and plays an important role in structuring communities. Inhibitory compounds can confer competitive advantage, but energetic trade-offs can result in non-transitive (i.e. ‘rock-paper-scissors’) interactions, ultimately allowing co-existence and community stability. Competition in sedimentary habitats is especially keen given high densities and attachment to inorganic particles. Because measuring trade-offs between bacterial species is challenging, much of our understanding of competitive interactions is based on theoretical modelling and simplified in vitro experiments. Our objectives were to determine (1) if interference competition occurs in microcosms mimicking in situ conditions; (2) whether the presence of sediment influences antagonistic interactions; and (3) if more complex assemblages alleviate or synergize interactions. Four sedimentary isolates, including antibiotic-producing, resistant and susceptible strains were incubated in porewater microcosms in 1-, 2- and 3-species combinations, both with and without natural sediments. Microcosms were sampled over 72 h to generate growth curves using quantitative PCR. Multiple growth attributes (growth rate, maximum density, lag time) were used to assess effects of treatment (species combinations) and environment (sediment vs porewater alone). Antimicrobial producers were more effective at inhibiting target species in microcosms that included sediment, in agreement with theory. We observed growth inhibition by antimicrobial-producing bacteria in both 2- and 3-species microcosms. However, the expected protection of sensitive bacterial strains by resistant strains was observed in only one (of four) 3-species combinations, thus the ‘rock-paper-scissors’ prediction was not fully supported. These results reinforce the notion that interspecies interactions are context-dependent, reliant on environmental conditions and the species involved.
Anterior cingulate glutamate levels associate with functional activation and connectivity during sensory integration in schizophrenia: a multimodal 1H-MRS and fMRI study
Authors: Cai Xin-lu , Pu Cheng-cheng , Zhou Shu-zhe , Wang Yi , Huang Jia , Lui Simon S. Y. , Møller Arne , Cheung Eric F. C. , Madsen Kristoffer H. , Xue Rong , Yu Xin , Chan Raymond C. K. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractBackgroundGlutamatergic dysfunction has been implicated in sensory integration deficits in schizophrenia, yet how glutamatergic function contributes to behavioural impairments and neural activities of sensory integration remains unknown.MethodsFifty schizophrenia patients and 43 healthy controls completed behavioural assessments for sensory integration and underwent magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) for measuring the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) glutamate levels. The correlation between glutamate levels and behavioural sensory integration deficits was examined in each group. A subsample of 20 pairs of patients and controls further completed an audiovisual sensory integration functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) task. Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) activation and task-dependent functional connectivity (FC) were assessed based on fMRI data. Full factorial analyses were performed to examine the Group-by-Glutamate Level interaction effects on fMRI measurements (group differences in correlation between glutamate levels and fMRI measurements) and the correlation between glutamate levels and fMRI measurements within each group.ResultsWe found that schizophrenia patients exhibited impaired sensory integration which was positively correlated with ACC glutamate levels. Multimodal analyses showed significantly Group-by-Glutamate Level interaction effects on BOLD activation as well as task-dependent FC in a ‘cortico-subcortical-cortical’ network (including medial frontal gyrus, precuneus, ACC, middle cingulate gyrus, thalamus and caudate) with positive correlations in patients and negative in controls.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that ACC glutamate influences neural activities in a large-scale network during sensory integration, but the effects have opposite directionality between schizophrenia patients and healthy people. This implicates the crucial role of glutamatergic system in sensory integration processing in schizophrenia.
Life Course Predictors of Young Men Surviving to Age 90 in a Cohort Study: The Manitoba Follow-up Study
Authors: Tate Robert B. , Swift Audrey U. , Thompson Edward H. , St. John Philip D. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to identify factors at various time points in life that are associated with surviving to age 90. Data from men enrolled in a cohort study since 1948 were considered in 12-year intervals. Logistic regression models were constructed with the outcome of surviving to age 90. Factors were: childhood illness, blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI), chronic diseases, and electrocardiogram (ECG) findings. After 1996, the Short Form-36 was added. A total of 3,976 men were born in 1928 or earlier, and hence by the end of our study window in 2018, each had the opportunity of surviving to age 90. Of these, 721 did live to beyond his 90th birthday.The factors in 1948 which predicted surviving were: lower diastolic BP, lower BMI, and not smoking. In 1960, these factors were: lower BP, lower BMI, not smoking, and no major ECG changes. In 1972, these factors were lower BP, not smoking, and fewer disease states. In 1984, these factors were lower systolic BP, not smoking, ECG changes, and fewer disease states. In 1996, the factors were fewer disease states and higher physical and mental health functioning. In 2008, only higher physical functioning predicted survival to the age of 90. In young adulthood, risk factors are important predictors of surviving to age 90; in mid-life, chronic illnesses emerge, and in later life, functional status becomes predominant.
Down from the roof: reframing plants in Augustan art
Authors: Crawford-Brown Sophie 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe Augustan marble “revolution” marked more than the substitution of one building material for another. It changed Rome's color, texture, and light, and visually redefined its sacred architecture. For centuries, temples in and around Rome had been decorated with brightly painted architectural terracottas, which typically featured a swirling array of plants and flowers. Terracotta was the material of sacred tradition, and the vegetal motifs employed on temples evoked a pious Italic past. The lush array of plant life present in Augustan art has not been adequately considered against this background. This paper explores the use of traditional plant motifs in Augustan art and architecture, with an emphasis on viewer response. It considers the so-called Campana reliefs before turning to a more detailed analysis of the Ara Pacis's vegetal panels. These, I argue, consciously evoked ancient temple decoration and drew it into the new visual language of the Augustan Principate.
Partially unroofed coronary sinus in an infant with pulmonary vein stenosis: mixed blessing
Authors: Mohammad Nijres Bassel , Stopak Joshua K. , Carr Kaitlin , Aldoss Osamah 
Published: July 2022

AbstractTranscatheter intervention on the pulmonary vein often requires performing transseptal puncture, which is a risky procedure. We describe a rare association of a partially unroofed coronary sinus with pulmonary vein stenosis causing desaturation in a young infant where the presence of the unroofed coronary sinus allowed for a novel interventional approach to the stenotic left pulmonary vein, avoiding the high risk of transseptal puncture.
AbGradCon 2021: lessons in digital meetings, international collaboration, and interdisciplinarity in astrobiology
Authors: Jia Tony Z. , Johnson-Finn Kristin N. , Alian Osama M. , Bonati Irene , Fujishima Kosuke , Grefenstette Natalie , Heenatigala Thilina , Li Yamei , Noda Natsumi , Penev Petar I. , Prondzinsky Paula , Smith Harrison B. 
Published: July 2022

AbstractThe Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon) is an annual conference both organized for and by early-career researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and students as a way to train the next generation of astrobiologists and develop a robust network of cohorts moving forward. AbGradCon 2021 was held virtually on 14–17 September 2021, hosted by the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) of Tokyo Institute of Technology after postponement of the in-person event in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting consisted of presentations by 120 participants from a variety of fields, two keynote speakers, and other career-building events and workshops. Here, we report on the organizational and executional aspects of AbGradCon 2021, including the meeting participant demographics, various digital aspects introduced specifically for a virtual edition of the meeting, and the abstract submission and evaluation process. The abstract evaluation process of AbGradCon 2021 is unique in that all evaluations are done by the peers of the applicants, and as astrobiology is inherently a broad discipline, the abstract evaluation process revealed a number of trends related to multidisciplinarity of the astrobiology field. We believe that meetings like AbGradCon can provide a unique opportunity for students and early career researchers in astrobiology to experience community building, inter- and multidisciplinary collaboration, and career training and would be a welcome sight in other fields as well. We hope that this report provides inspiration and a basic roadmap for organizing future conferences in any field with similar goals.