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Toxicity of procymidone to Bombyx mori based on physiological and transcriptomic analysis
Authors: He Zhen , Fang Yang , Li De‐Chen , Chen Deng‐Song , Wu Fan 
Published: April 2022

AbstractProcymidone is widely used in vegetables and fruits because of its broad‐spectrum and high efficiency. However, it is unclear whether procymidone can affect silkworm (Bombyx mori) growth and cocoon production. This study investigated the effects of procymidone on the growth and cocoon production of silkworms. We analyzed the growth, and cocoon quality of fifth instar larvae fed on mulberry leaves saturated with different concentrations (2.5, 5, and 10 mg/ml) of procymidone and the control. Results showed that procymidone supplementation decreased the larval growth and cocoon quality compared to the control group, suggesting that procymidone had toxicity to silkworms. Additionally, after transcriptomic analysis, we identified 396 significantly differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the presence of procymidone. Gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) illustrated that these DEGs were closely related to metabolism. Taken together, these results confirmed that procymidone could cause toxicity by affecting metabolism in silkworm larvae. We believed that these results could provide important materials for the effect of procymidone on silkworms and gave us some clues for pesticides used in the mulberry garden.
Nutritional qualities and antioxidant activity of Pleurotus floridanus grown on composted peach sawdust substrate with different composting time
Authors: Guo Yu‐Xin , Yang Ya‐Ru , Qin Yong , Guan Ti‐Kun , Yang Qi‐Zhi , Wang Yue‐Xing , Tang Shi , Zhang Guo‐Qing , Chen Qing‐Jun 
Published: April 2022

AbstractRecently, composting cultivation method is widely used in oyster mushroom production. In this study, we focused on the effects of composting processes on nutritional qualities and antioxidant activity of Pleurotus floridanus mushroom fruiting bodies. Three treatments of different composting time (2, 4, and 5 days) were performed with an atmospheric sterilization treatment as the control. The results showed that the pH value, total carbon content, and total nitrogen content of substrate were critical parameters which would significantly affect mushroom qualities and bioactivities. Fruiting bodies of the control demonstrated significantly higher crude protein content, total amino acid content, and essential amino acid content than that of composting treatments. Moreover, fruiting bodies of treatment D4 and D5 manifested significantly higher crude polysaccharide contents. Crude polysaccharide of treatment D4 represented the highest scavenging ability toward both radical 3‐ethylbenzthiazoline‐6‐sulfonic acid (ABTS·+) and Hydroxyl radical (OH·). It suggests that composting processes is suitable for oyster mushroom cultivation based on nutritional and antioxidant qualities of fruiting bodies.
RETRACTED: Increased nurses’ anxiety disorder during the COVID‐19 outbreak
Authors: Rad Meysam , Rad Mehdi , Hefazi Torghabeh Leila , Fatemi Nasrin , Maleki Mohammad Mehdi , Seifi Zahra 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundThe rapid outbreak of COVID‐19 at the beginning of 2020 in the world has put severe physical and psychological pressure on the medical staff of hospitals involved in the care of patients with COVID‐19 to the point of risk of PTSD. There was. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of COVID‐19 and nurses' anxiety disorder.MethodsThis review study was conducted by library method.ResultsAs is well known and mentioned everywhere in cyberspace, nurses have lost their mental health and become very anxious during the COVID‐19. Serious spread of traumatic psychiatric symptoms in the current situation can lead to damage to the health system.ConclusionsThe need to care for nurses to relieve fatigue for several months and inject hope and motivation into this group should be understood, But due to the economic situation of the country, unfortunately, the fulfillment of the promises has been delayed, which we hope will be fulfilled soon; Although the delay will certainly not prevent nurses from properly caring for patients, but resolving nurses ‘livelihood problems should also be a priority on the authorities’ agenda.
Suicide prevention in Bangladesh: The role of family
Authors: Arafat S M Yasir , Saleem Tamkeen , Edwards Todd M. , Ali Syeda Ayat‐e‐Zainab , Khan Murad M. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBackgroundSuicide is a public health problem that gets little attention in Bangladesh especially in prevention aspects. Recent studies revealed that a significant portion of risk factors is closely related to family events. However, potential prevention strategies considering the family structure and involving family dynamics of Bangladesh have not been discussed.ObjectivesWe aim to highlight areas of family vulnerability and resilience when the threat of suicide is present, as well as the potential roles of family in suicide prevention in Bangladesh.MethodsWe conducted a thorough narrative and focused literature search and synthesized evidence based on available articles discussing suicidality and family dynamics in Bangladesh.ResultsRisk factors for suicide prevailing in the family have been organized, and several strategies for coping with family risk factors, including marital discord and family conflict have been proposed for testing empirically.ConclusionsThe family has an important role to play in suicide prevention in Bangladesh. However, potential prevention strategies and their effectiveness have been untapped in the country. Studies are warranted to test the effectiveness of the proposed strategies.
The effect of first‐person perspective action observation training on upper extremity function and activity of daily living of chronic stroke patients
Authors: Yu Ji‐Ae , Park JuHyung 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of First‐Person Perspective Action Observation training and Third‐Person Perspective Action Observation training on upper extremity function and activities of daily living of patients with stroke‐induced hemiplegia.This was a single‐blind randomized study of 20 stroke patients (more than 6 months after the incident stroke) with upper extremity disabilities. The subjects who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups: First‐Person Perspective Action Observation training group and Third‐Person Perspective Action Observation training group. The measurements were performed using Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) and Korean Modified Barthel Index (K‐MBI) and Motor Activity Log (MAL).The results of this study showed statistically significant differences (p < .05) in the upper extremity function and activity of daily living after the intervention in all two groups. Upon comparison of the amount of change between the experimental group and the control group, there was significant difference in upper extremity function and activity of daily living (p < .05).Action Observation training was found to have an effect on the upper extremity function and activity of daily living on chronic stroke patients. First‐Person Perspective Action Observation training was more effective in improving upper limb function and activity of daily living than the Third‐Person Perspective Action Observation training.
The twofold transition: Framing digital innovations and incumbents' value propositions for sustainability
Authors: Bähr Karolina , Fliaster Alexander 
Published: April 2022

AbstractAlthough digital technology offers many sustainable business model opportunities, they are not always exploited. We argue that the framing of technology is still rarely considered a cognitive antecedent of business models for sustainability, despite that it offers insightful explanations, connecting technology's sustainability potential to its business model implementations. We conduct a qualitative multicase study of virtual power plants, adopted by seven incumbent companies in the German energy sector, and explore how they frame innovative digital technology, as well as how it affects their value propositions and the energy transition. Our research reveals several value proposition differences between two company groups. The first generates a single‐focused technological frame, concentrating on economic value. The second constructs a twofold digital and sustainable technological frame, resulting in additional socioenvironmental value components. Overall, companies that create a twofold frame operate as renewable energy enablers or system supporters and contribute to the energy transition.
Green consumption is both feminine and masculine—Just ask the androgynous consumer
Authors: Phillips Diane M. , Englis Basil G. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThis study of 4077 consumers examines the impact of gender and gender identity on environmental attitudes and behaviors. We find that, compared to gender, gender identity is consistently a better predictor of the extent to which consumers form pro‐environment attitudes and perform pro‐environment behaviors. Androgynous individuals—those who have both feminine and masculine traits—were of particular interest in this study. Androgynous consumers are the most likely of all gender identity groups to exhibit strong pro‐environment attitudes, subscribe to a more multi‐dimensional set of attitudes, and enact pro‐environment behaviors. Further, we identify two unique dimensions of environmental attitudes—Humans Rule and Do not Fool with Nature—that function as mediators of the influence of androgyny on pro‐environment behaviors.
New separation function for the stationary screening process
Authors: Teipel Ulrich 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIn the present study, a new separation function T(x,α’,β) for the steady‐state screening process is presented. This new grade efficiency T(x,α’,β) presented here is a function of particle size x, separation sharpness α’, and the newly introduced separation efficiency β. With this new efficiency function, the screening classification process can be described exactly. Especially in the fine and coarse material ranges, a very good correlation of the calculated function with the measured values can be observed. A comparison of the grade efficiency function with separation sharpness α’, separation efficiency β, and only with the measure for separation efficiency has shown that the new grade efficiency T(x,α’,β) allows a significant improvement in the characterization of the stationary screen classification process. When compared with other models, the new model of the grade efficiency T(x,α’,β) shows a significantly higher correlation with the measured values and is therefore very well suited to describe a grade efficiency for the stationary screening process.
Construction of the Hexacyclic Core of Dispirocochlearoids A—C via a Diels−Alder Reaction
Authors: Fu Qiang , Wang Yonghui , Nan Fajun 
Published: April 2022

Comprehensive SummaryThe natural products of dispirocochlearoids are complex Ganoderma meroterpenoids featuring a 6/6/5/6/6/6 ring system and are selective COX‐2 inhibitors. Herein, we describe our progress regarding the total synthesis of dispirocochlearoids A—C, in which a hexacyclic skeleton was constructed firstly. The key steps of this work involve an intermolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction, a ring cleavage approach via TiCl4, and the installation of a profoundly sterically hindering lactone.
Dual polarized designs of square microstrip antenna for GSM and LTE applications
Authors: Ambekar Aarti G. , Deshmukh Amit A. 
Published: April 2022

SummaryTo obtain the polarization agility in wireless applications, the dual polarized wideband or multi‐band antennas are required. In this paper, modified designs of square microstrip antenna by employing overlap offset parasitic patches are proposed for the dual polarized wideband and multi‐band response. Due to the optimum spacing in between the fundamental TM1045 and TM01135 modes along with TM11 mode, on a total substrate thickness of 0.075λg, the proposed design yields bandwidth of more than 550 MHz (>50%), exhibiting the dual polarized characteristics. A similar design is presented on a thinner suspended substrate. Here, on the substrate thickness of 0.035λg, it yields impedance matching at higher order TM20 mode, which along with TM1045, TM01135, and TM11 modes exhibits triple band response. An impedance bandwidth of 3.4%, 17%, and 4.7% is realized in the three bands with a broadside gain of more than 6 dBi. The proposed design satisfies the requirements of GSM 810/GSM900/LTE applications. In each design, simulated results have been experimentally verified that show close agreement.
Can grazing by elk and bison stimulate herbaceous plant productivity in semiarid ecosystems?
Authors: Schoenecker Kathryn A. , Zeigenfuss Linda C. , Augustine David J. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractPlant communities in rangeland ecosystems vary widely in the degree to which they can compensate for losses to herbivores. Ecosystem‐level factors have been proposed to affect this compensatory capacity, including timing and intensity of grazing, and availability of soil moisture and nutrients. Arid ecosystems are particularly challenging to predict because of their high degree of temporal variability in moisture inputs. We used a replicated herbivore exclusion experiment to evaluate herbaceous plant responses to grazing by large ungulates to test current theory and identify constraints on plant compensation in a dryland ecosystem. We measured nitrogen (N) yield and herbaceous production in three plant communities: meadows, willow‐associated herbaceous communities, and riparian communities. We implemented grazing exclusion treatments from 2005 to 2008 in areas with elk and bison and areas with only elk. Grazing by large ungulates increased herbaceous production and N yield in herbaceous riparian communities. In willow communities, herbaceous plants displayed equal compensation in response to grazing in total aboveground production and N yield. Our results support the idea that plant compensation in this semiarid system is contingent on soil moisture availability, wherein the most productive sites (that received substantial moisture inputs from subsurface flow) exhibited overcompensation. Although the herbaceous riparian communities we studied are isolated patches of productive grassland in an otherwise shrub‐dominated and minimally productive semiarid landscape, grazing by a combination of bison and elk removed only 44%–53% of aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) during the growing season, and 25%–38% of production over winter. Consumption by ungulates was a positive linear function of herbaceous production, similar to reported patterns from other temperate and tropical grazing ecosystems. The slope of this relationship was affected by the analytical method used to calculate ANPP and consumption rates, but, regardless of the method, was lower or similar to reported slopes for other intensively grazed systems (Yellowstone, Serengeti, Laikipia) that have sustained high ungulate densities for decades to centuries. Given that the vegetation communities exhibited equal or overcompensation in terms of total herbaceous ANPP in both years, elk and bison population levels during our study period did not appear to occur at densities leading to degradation of herbaceous communities.
Nutritional and environmental factors influence small mammal seed selection in a northern temperate forest
Authors: Moore Nicholas B. , Stephens Ryan B. , Rowe Rebecca J. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractRodents can influence the succession and assembly of plant communities by preying on and dispersing seeds. Using a seed tray experiment with three common seeds, American beech (Fagus grandifolia), red maple (Acer rubrum), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), we assessed factors that influence seed selection and foraging time of three rodents: deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), white‐footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus), and southern red‐backed voles (Myodes gapperi). All three rodents preferred beech seeds, likely due to its large size and high lipid content. However, when beech availability was low, secondary seed selection differed by rodent species with P. maniculatus equally selecting hemlock and red maple, P. leucopus preferring hemlock, and M. gapperi preferring red maple. Red maple seeds contained high levels of phenolic compounds, which hinder digestion, and the elongated cecum of M. gapperi may allow for better processing of these compounds relative to Peromyscus. Beech seeds were nearly always removed from trays intact, suggesting rodents could be important dispersers compared to the small‐seeded species, which were generally processed on trays. The influence of environmental factors on seed selection was only notable when beech seed availability was low. Beech seed availability was also the primary factor influencing foraging time on trays, with individuals increasing foraging time as beech availability decreased. Consistent with predator avoidance behaviors, denser shrub cover increased foraging time for P. maniculatus, whereas moon luminosity decreased foraging for all three species. Our findings underscore that seed quality drives seed selection but that preferences are context dependent, varying with seed availability and digestive capacity.
Intercropping with Solanum species decreases cadmium uptake and increases phosphorus and potassium uptakes in Amygdalus persica
Authors: Li Yan , Liu Qin , Liu Yuan , Lin Lijin , Wang Xun , Wang Jin 
Published: April 2022

AbstractIntercropping with hyperaccumulators can decrease the cadmium (Cd) uptake in non‐hyperaccumulators, but there are few studies on fruit trees. To decrease the Cd uptake in fruit trees, three Cd‐hyperaccumulator Solanum species (Solanum nigrum var. humile, Solanum americanum, and Solanum photeinocarpum) were intercropped with Amygdalus persica seedlings, and the effects of intercropping with Solanum species on the Cd and nutrient uptakes in A. persica were studied. Intercropping with S. nigrum var. humile increased the biomass of A. persica, while intercropping with S. americanum and S. photeinocarpum decreased that. Intercropping with A. persica increased the biomass of three Solanum species. Intercropping promoted the phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) uptakes in both A. persica and Solanum species. For Cd uptake, intercropping reduced the Cd uptake in A. persica and enhanced the Cd uptake and extraction in Solanum species. Correlation analysis showed that the Cd and K had antagonistic effect in aboveground of A. persica. Therefore, A. persica intercropped with Solanum species can reduce the Cd uptake in A. persica and improve the phytoremediation abilities of Solanum species, which is suitable for the Cd‐contaminated peach orchard.
Associations between emotion regulation and remission following cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with bulimia nervosa
Authors: Trainor Claire , Michael Megan L. , Lampe Elizabeth W. , Presseller Emily K. , Juarascio Adrienne , Manasse Stephanie M. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractObjectiveEmotion regulation (ER) deficits are associated with illness severity in individuals with bulimia nervosa. We examined whether baseline ER abilities are associated with remission following enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for eating disorders (CBT‐E).MethodParticipants (N = 50, 85.0% female) receiving CBT‐E completed a measure (yielding a global score and six subscale scores) of ER pre‐treatment. Remission was assessed by the Eating Disorder Examination at post‐treatment and follow‐up. Analyses tested associations between baseline ER and behavioural, cognitive, or full remission at post‐treatment and three‐month follow‐up.ResultsLower global ER abilities, measured by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, were associated with lower likelihood of behavioural and full, but not cognitive, remission at post‐treatment. Specifically, individuals low in emotional clarity and impulse control were less likely to be behaviourally remitted. Those low in emotional acceptance, awareness, clarity, or strategies to manage emotion were less likely to be fully remitted. Global ER scores were not associated with any remission type at follow‐up.DiscussionBaseline ER deficits were associated with lower likelihood of behavioural or full remission at post‐treatment. However, ER was less associated with remission at follow‐up, indicating that ER is most important during treatment. Findings highlight a need for targeted treatments aimed at improving ER.
Forward modelling of the completeness and preservation of palaeoclimate signals recorded by ice‐marginal moraines
Authors: Rowan Ann V. , Egholm David L. , Clark Chris D. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractGlaciers fluctuate in response to climate change and record these changes by building sedimentary landforms, including moraines. Therefore, glacial landscapes are a potentially valuable archive of terrestrial palaeoclimate change. Typically, a cooling climate causes glaciers to expand and a warming climate causes glaciers to shrink. However, the glacier response time and the influence of mountainous topography on glacier dynamics complicates this behaviour, such that moraines are not always a straightforward indicator of glacier change in response to climate change. We used a glacial landscape evolution model to simulate the response of a hypothetical mountain glacier to simple changes in climate and the resulting formation and preservation of moraines. These results show that the rate of climate change relative to the glacier response time determines the geometry, number, and position of moraines. Glaciers can build distinct moraines in the absence of climate change. The distance from the maximum ice extent may not represent the chronological order of moraine formation. Moraines can be preserved after being overrun and eroded by subsequent glaciations, but moraine sequences may also contain gaps that are unidentifiable in the field.
In‐situ measurement of grain size characteristics within the aeolian saltation layer on a coastal beach
Authors: Cohn Nicholas , Dickhudt Patrick , Marshall John 
Published: April 2022

AbstractSediment grain size has a first‐order control on aeolian transport rates due to threshold effects. However, there remain limited in‐situ approaches to measuring properties of sediment size within the saltation layer in field environments. Here, a demonstration of in‐line holography for generating quasi‐3D images of saltating particles near the bed during an aeolian transport event is presented. A vertical fining of sediment grain size in the 50 mm above the bed is found for time‐averaged results. At shorter timescales this fining trend is not unconditionally true as the instantaneous positions of individual saltating particles is dependent on their trajectories. Whereas both the number of particles and sediment concentrations increase with rising wind speeds, the measurements suggest that median grain size coarsened with time despite reducing wind speeds—likely due to winnowing of fine sands from the surface bed layer. Trends found using the holographic sensor are confirmed with traditional measurement techniques, with deviations between these various measurement approaches analyzed and discussed. The data here collectively demonstrate the ability of off‐the‐shelf in‐line holographic technology to provide new insights into detailed particle‐scale aeolian sediment transport dynamics.