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Advances in preparation, application in contaminant removal, and environmental risks of biochar-based catalysts: a review
Authors: Yang Bowen , Dai Jiawei , Zhao Yuan , Wu Jingwei , Ji Caiya , Zhang Yuhu 
Published: August 2022

AbstractAs a carbon-rich material produced by pyrolysis of biomass, biochar features low cost, large specific surface area, and widely available feedstocks based on the functional diversity and environmental-friendly properties, it has received increasing attention in the fields of pollutant removal due to three win–win effects of water remediation, carbon sequestration and reutilization of wastes. To design excellent biochar-based catalysts for environmental applications, one must understand recent advances in the catalysts for contaminant removal. This review focuses on the current application of biochar-based catalysts in redox systems, Fenton-like systems, sonocatalytic systems and photocatalytic systems. Besides in-depth discussion in effects of preparation conditions on physicochemical characteristics of biochars, the review supplements new preparation technologies of biochar and biochar-based catalysts. Most importantly, the advantages/shortcomings, catalysis mechanisms, as well as the pollutant removal ability of different types of biochar-based catalysts are discussed. The environmental risks of the catalyst applications are also elaborated on. Future research on biochar-based catalyst production and its environmental applications is discussed. The review provides a good overview of the current advances of biochar-based catalysts in pollutant control and the futureresearch directions.
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Bird species composition, density and feeding guilds in contrasting lowland dipterocarp forests of Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia
Authors: Shafie Nur Juliani , Anuar Habibah , David Gertrude , Ahmad Amirrudin , Abdullah Mohd Tajuddin 
Published: August 2022

AbstractA study was conducted to determine the species composition, density and feeding guild of birds at Tasik Kenyir and Setiu, Terengganu between June and September 2017 using line transect method. Observations of birds at Tasik Kenyir and Setiu recorded a total of 297 individuals consisting of 26 families from 64 species. This study estimated that the diversity of birds at Tasik Kenyir (H’ = 3.6) was higher compared to Setiu (H’ = 2.9). However, the density of birds at Setiu (52.05 ± 9.09 SE individuals/ha) was higher than Tasik Kenyir (37.56 ± 10.28 SE individuals/ha). Ten feeding guilds of birds were identified in this study; insectivore, nectarivore, frugivore, omnivore, carnivore, granivore, insectivore-nectarivore, insectivore-frugivore, insectivore-granivore and frugivore-granivore. This study has provided valuable information on the bird assemblage and the understanding on the distribution of birds at Tasik Kenyir and Setiu. It is highly recommended that further studies to be conducted at both sites with more sampling efforts in order to gain a more comprehensive baseline datasets for monitoring bird population trends and turnover between habitats.
Safety-II: Building safety capacity and aeronautical decision-making skills to commit better mistakes
Authors: Lima Brugnara R. , de Andrade D. , de Souza Fontes R. , Soares Leão M. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractProblem: Why did the pilots do that? Human error is a reasonably common retrospective assignment of responsibility tied to undesirable aeronautical safety occurrences. Although retributive justice has long been accepted in aviation, its effectiveness in preventing recurrence is minimal. Airmen tend to decide based on their best knowledge with the available resources in intrinsically fallible systems in the ultra-safe high-risk aviation industry.Method and Results: This paper sheds light on Safety as Capacity under the vanguardist Safety-II perspective and examines procedures as static tools incapable of sustaining safety. It discusses the prejudice in non-critical adherence to procedural compliance beyond creating bureaucratic work environments permissible to sanction workers against regulations. Disputing the safety gain in a retrospective analysis of mishaps, the paper instils the airmen as solution elements to sustain safety at the management of context, a fundamental aspect of Safety-II.Impact on Industry: A systemic deficiency in civilian pilot training is exposed, and an independent organisational Safety Capacity assessment tool to air operations is provided. The main debate is the synergetic interaction between aircrew’s aeronautical decision-making skills and organisational Safety-II as safety capacity. The pilot’s preparedness to analyse, create and evaluate outside forecasted protocols in modern aviation environments is discussed. These dynamics are revised in their inter-reliability known as Safety as Capacity.
What determines women's labor supply? The role of home productivity and social norms
Authors: Afridi Farzana , Bishnu Monisankar , Mahajan Kanika 
Published: August 2022

AbstractWe highlight the role of home productivity and social norms in explaining the gender gap in labor force participation (LFP), and the non-monotonic relationship of women's LFP with their education in India. We construct a model of couples’ time allocation decisions allowing for both market and home productivity to improve with own education. Incorporating individual preference to produce a minimum level of the home good due to social norms, we show that our theoretical model can closely replicate the U-shaped relationship between women's education and their labor supply. Our analysis suggests that home productivity, along with social benchmarks on couples’ time allocation to home good, can be critical determinants of women's labor supply in developing countries.
Validation of the Thumbs food classification system as a tool to accurately identify the healthiness of foods
Authors: Chan Jasmine , McMahon Emma , Wycherley Thomas , Howes Kylie , Bidstrup Graham , Brimblecombe Julie 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe Thumbs food classification system was developed to assist remote Australian communities to identify food healthiness. This study aimed to assess: (1) the Thumbs system’s alignment to two other food classification systems, the Health Star Rating (HSR) and the Northern Territory School Canteens Guidelines (NTSCG); (2) its accuracy in classifying ‘unhealthy’ (contributing to discretionary energy and added sugars) and ‘healthy’ products against HSR and NTSCG; (3) areas for optimisation. Food and beverage products sold between 05/2018 and 05/2019 in fifty-one remote stores were classified in each system. System alignment was assessed by cross-tabulating percentages of products, discretionary energy and added sugars sold assigned to the same healthiness levels across the systems. The system/s capturing the highest percentage of discretionary energy and added sugars sold in ‘unhealthy’ products and the lowest levels in ‘healthy’ products were considered the best performing. Cohen’s κ was used to assess agreement between the Thumbs system and the NTSCG for classifying products as healthy. The Thumbs system classified product healthiness in line with the HSR and NTSCG, with Cohen’s κ showing moderate agreement between the Thumbs system and the NTSCG (κ = 0·60). The Thumbs system captured the most discretionary energy sold (92·2 %) and added sugar sold (90·6 %) in unhealthy products and the least discretionary energy sold (0 %) in healthy products. Modifications to optimise the Thumbs system include aligning several food categories to the NTSCG criteria and addressing core/discretionary classification discrepancies of fruit juice/drinks. The Thumbs system offers a classification algorithm that could strengthen the HSR system.
PING‐Mapper: Open‐Source Software for Automated Benthic Imaging and Mapping Using Recreation‐Grade Sonar
Authors: Bodine C. S. , Buscombe D. , Best R. J. , Redner J. A. , Kaeser A. J. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe characterization of benthic habitats is essential for aquatic ecosystem science and management, but is frequently limited by waterbody visibility and depth. Recreation‐grade side‐scan sonar systems are increasingly used to aid scientific inquiries in aquatic environments due to their relative low‐cost, ease of operation, low‐weight, and ease of mounting on a variety of vessels. However, existing procedures and software for post‐processing these data are either limited, closed source, or fail on data from new sonar models, limiting the development of reproducible workflows. Here, we present PING‐Mapper, an open‐source and freely available side‐scan sonar post‐processing toolset for processing and mapping sonar recordings from popular Humminbird instruments. The modular software automatically: (a) decodes sonar recordings from any Humminbird system, (b) exports ping attributes from every sonar channel, (c) uses sonar sensor depth for water column removal, and (d) exports sonogram tiles and georectified mosaics. Sonar channels are processed in parallel for quick decoding and metadata extraction. Major processing wokflows, including georectification and image export, are optimized to scale with computing resources. The software has been extensively tested using data from several rivers of varying character and distribution of depths, but could also be used in estuarine and lacustrine environments. Usage of PING‐Mapper is illustrated in three case studies focused on mapping large woody debris, bathymetric mapping, and visual interpretation and mapping of substrates for selected reaches of the Pearl and Pascagoula river systems in Mississippi.
Electromagnetic Seasons in Schumann Resonance Records
Authors: Koloskov O. V. , Nickolaenko A. P. , Yampolski Yu. M. , Budanov O. V. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractResults of 6‐year concurrent observations of Schumann resonance at the Ukrainian “Akademik Vernadsky” Antarctic station (65.25°N, 64.25°W) and at SOUSY Arctic facility (Svalbard 78.15°N, 16.05°E) are analyzed and compared. Measurements were performed simultaneously by using similar techniques and the calibrated digital equipment. The long‐term records of two orthogonal horizontal magnetic field components demonstrated seasonal and interannual changes in the peak frequency and intensity of the first Schumann resonance mode. The analysis of the annual variations of these parameters in different hemispheres allowed us to select the “electromagnetic seasons.” We suggest that each “electromagnetic season” corresponds to the characteristic pattern of diurnal peak frequency variation determined by lightning the source‐observer configuration. This configuration is unique for each observation point and varies from one season to another in line with the seasonal latitudinal north‐south drift of world thunderstorms. Our observation has demonstrated the different duration of “electromagnetic seasons” in the Arctic and Antarctic. To study the formal reason of this discrepancy, the final data were processed using the singular value decomposition (SVD) algorithm, which allowed us to identify the principal components (PCs) of the time series. The implementation of this technique to peak frequency variation showed the phase shift between the semiannual PCs at the Southern and Northern Hemispheres that explains the different duration of “electromagnetic seasons.” The SVD of the first Schumann resonance mode intensity demonstrated the phase shift between annual variations in different hemispheres and complicated the behavior of other PCs that deserve a separate study.
Hepatocyte-specific Prominin-1 protects against liver injury-induced fibrosis by stabilizing SMAD7
Authors: Lee Hyun , Yu Dong-Min , Bahn Myeong-Suk , Kwon Young-Jae , Um Min Jee , Yoon Seo Yeon , Kim Ki-Tae , Lee Myoung-Woo , Jo Sung-Je , Lee Sungsoo , Koo Seung-Hoi , Jung Ki Hoon , Lee Jae-Seon , Ko Young-Gyu 
Published: August 2022

AbstractProminin-1 (PROM1), also known as CD133, is expressed in hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) and cholangiocytes of the fibrotic liver. In this study, we show that PROM1 is upregulated in the plasma membrane of fibrotic hepatocytes. Hepatocellular expression of PROM1 was also demonstrated in mice (Prom1CreER; R26TdTom) in which cells expressed TdTom under control of theProm1promoter. To understand the role of hepatocellular PROM1 in liver fibrosis, global and liver-specificProm1-deficient mice were analyzed after bile duct ligation (BDL). BDL-induced liver fibrosis was aggravated with increased phosphorylation of SMAD2/3 and decreased levels of SMAD7 by global or liver-specificProm1deficiency but not by cholangiocyte-specificProm1deficiency. Indeed, PROM1 prevented SMURF2-induced SMAD7 ubiquitination and degradation by interfering with the molecular association of SMAD7 with SMURF2. We also demonstrated that hepatocyte-specific overexpression of SMAD7 ameliorated BDL-induced liver fibrosis in liver-specificProm1-deficient mice. Thus, we conclude that PROM1 is necessary for the negative regulation of TGFβ signaling during liver fibrosis.
A senescence stress secretome is a hallmark of therapy-related myeloid neoplasm stromal tissue occurring soon after cytotoxic exposure
Authors: Kutyna Monika M. , Kok Chung Hoow , Lim Yoon , Tran Elizabeth Ngoc Hoa , Campbell David , Paton Sharon , Thompson-Peach Chloe , Lim Kelly , Cakouros Dimitrios , Arthur Agnes , Hughes Timothy , Kumar Sharad , Thomas Daniel , Gronthos Stan , Hiwase Devendra K. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractTherapy-related myeloid neoplasm (tMN) is considered a direct consequence of DNA damage in hematopoietic stem cells. Despite increasing recognition that altered stroma can also drive leukemogenesis, the functional biology of the tMN microenvironment remains unknown. We performed multiomic (transcriptome, DNA damage response, cytokine secretome and functional profiling) characterization of bone marrow stromal cells from tMN patients. Critically, we also compared (i) patients with myeloid neoplasm and another cancer but without cytotoxic exposure, (ii) typical primary myeloid neoplasm, and (iii) age-matched controls to decipher the microenvironmental changes induced by cytotoxics vs. neoplasia. Strikingly, tMN exhibited a profoundly senescent phenotype with induction of CDKN1A and β-Galactosidase, defective phenotype, and proliferation. Moreover, tMN stroma showed delayed DNA repair and defective adipogenesis. Despite their dormant state, tMN stromal cells were metabolically highly active with a switch toward glycolysis and secreted multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines indicative of a senescent-secretory phenotype that inhibited adipogenesis. Critically, senolytics not only eliminated dormant cells, but also restored adipogenesis. Finally, sequential patient sampling showed senescence phenotypes are induced within months of cytotoxic exposure, well prior to the onset of secondary cancer. Our data underscores a role of senescence in the pathogenesis of tMN and provide a valuable resource for future therapeutics.
Targeting proliferative retinopathy: Arginase 1 limits vitreoretinal neovascularization and promotes angiogenic repair
Authors: Fouda Abdelrahman Y. , Xu Zhimin , Suwanpradid Jutamas , Rojas Modesto , Shosha Esraa , Lemtalsi Tahira , Patel Chintan , Xing Ji , Zaidi Syed A. , Zhi Wenbo , Stansfield Brain K. , Cheng Paul Ning-Man , Narayanan S. Priya , Caldwell R. William , Caldwell Ruth B. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractCurrent therapies for treatment of proliferative retinopathy focus on retinal neovascularization (RNV) during advanced disease and can trigger adverse side-effects. Here, we have tested a new strategy for limiting neurovascular injury and promoting repair during early-stage disease. We have recently shown that treatment with a stable, pegylated drug form of the ureohydrolase enzyme arginase 1 (A1) provides neuroprotection in acute models of ischemia/reperfusion injury, optic nerve crush, and ischemic stroke. Now, we have determined the effects of this treatment on RNV, vascular repair, and retinal function in the mouse oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) model of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Our studies in the OIR model show that treatment with pegylated A1 (PEG-A1), inhibits pathological RNV, promotes angiogenic repair, and improves retinal function by a mechanism involving decreased expression of TNF, iNOS, and VEGF and increased expression of FGF2 and A1. We further show that A1 is expressed in myeloid cells and areas of RNV in retinal sections from mice with OIR and human diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients and in blood samples from ROP patients. Moreover, studies using knockout mice with hemizygous deletion of A1 show worsened RNV and retinal injury, supporting the protective role of A1 in limiting the OIR-induced pathology. Collectively, A1 is critically involved in reparative angiogenesis and neuroprotection in OIR. Pegylated A1 may offer a novel therapy for limiting retinal injury and promoting repair during proliferative retinopathy.
Cell death affecting the progression of gastric cancer
Authors: Wang Haoying , Liu Mengxiao , Zeng Xi , Zheng Ya , Wang Yuping , Zhou Yongning 
Published: August 2022

AbstractGastric cancer is a gastrointestinal tumor with high morbidity and mortality rates. Several factors influence its progression, cell death being an important element. In this review, we summarized the effects of necrosis, apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, and eight less common cell death modalities on gastric cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment, detailed the molecular mechanisms of various cell death and their major regulatory pathways in gastric cancer, explored the prevalence and complexity of cell death in gastric cancer progression and highlighted the potentials of cell death-related therapies in gastric cancer.
HnRNPK maintains single strand RNA through controlling double-strand RNA in mammalian cells
Authors: Mahale Sagar , Setia Meenakshi , Prajapati Bharat , Subhash Santhilal , Yadav Mukesh Pratap , Thankaswamy Kosalai Subazini , Deshpande Ananya , Kuchlyan Jagannath , Di Marco Mirco , Westerlund Fredrik , Wilhelmsson L. Marcus , Kanduri Chandrasekhar , Kanduri Meena 
Published: August 2022

AbstractAlthough antisense transcription is a widespread event in the mammalian genome, double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) formation between sense and antisense transcripts is very rare and mechanisms that control dsRNA remain unknown. By characterizing the FGF-2 regulated transcriptome in normal and cancer cells, we identified sense and antisense transcripts IER3 and IER3-AS1 that play a critical role in FGF-2 controlled oncogenic pathways. We show that IER3 and IER3-AS1 regulate each other’s transcription through HnRNPK-mediated post-transcriptional regulation. HnRNPK controls the mRNA stability and colocalization of IER3 and IER3-AS1. HnRNPK interaction with IER3 and IER3-AS1 determines their oncogenic functions by maintaining them in a single-stranded form. hnRNPK depletion neutralizes their oncogenic functions through promoting dsRNA formation and cytoplasmic accumulation. Intriguingly, hnRNPK loss-of-function and gain-of-function experiments reveal its role in maintaining global single- and double-stranded RNA. Thus, our data unveil the critical role of HnRNPK in maintaining single-stranded RNAs and their physiological functions by blocking RNA-RNA interactions.
Above-room-temperature strong intrinsic ferromagnetism in 2D van der Waals Fe3GaTe2 with large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
Authors: Zhang Gaojie , Guo Fei , Wu Hao , Wen Xiaokun , Yang Li , Jin Wen , Zhang Wenfeng , Chang Haixin 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe absence of two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic crystals with both above-room-temperature strong intrinsic ferromagnetism and large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) severely hinders practical applications of 2D vdW crystals in next-generation low-power magnetoelectronic and spintronic devices. Here, we report a vdW intrinsic ferromagnetic crystal Fe3GaTe2 that exhibits record-high above-room-temperature Curie temperature (Tc, ~350-380 K) for known 2D vdW intrinsic ferromagnets, high saturation magnetic moment (40.11 emu/g), large PMA energy density (~4.79 × 105 J/m3), and large anomalous Hall angle (3%) at room temperature. Such large room-temperature PMA is better than conventional widely-used ferromagnetic films like CoFeB, and one order of magnitude larger than known 2D vdW intrinsic ferromagnets. Room-temperature thickness and angle-dependent anomalous Hall devices and direct magnetic domains imaging based on Fe3GaTe2 nanosheet have been realized. This work provides an avenue for room-temperature 2D ferromagnetism, electrical control of 2D ferromagnetism and promote the practical applications of 2D-vdW-integrated spintronic devices.
The automated Galaxy-SynBioCAD pipeline for synthetic biology design and engineering
Authors: Hérisson Joan , Duigou Thomas , du Lac Melchior , Bazi-Kabbaj Kenza , Sabeti Azad Mahnaz , Buldum Gizem , Telle Olivier , El Moubayed Yorgo , Carbonell Pablo , Swainston Neil , Zulkower Valentin , Kushwaha Manish , Baldwin Geoff S. , Faulon Jean-Loup 
Published: August 2022

AbstractHere we introduce the Galaxy-SynBioCAD portal, a toolshed for synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and industrial biotechnology. The tools and workflows currently shared on the portal enables one to build libraries of strains producing desired chemical targets covering an end-to-end metabolic pathway design and engineering process from the selection of strains and targets, the design of DNA parts to be assembled, to the generation of scripts driving liquid handlers for plasmid assembly and strain transformations. Standard formats like SBML and SBOL are used throughout to enforce the compatibility of the tools. In a study carried out at four different sites, we illustrate the link between pathway design and engineering with the building of a library of E. coli lycopene-producing strains. We also benchmark our workflows on literature and expert validated pathways. Overall, we find an 83% success rate in retrieving the validated pathways among the top 10 pathways generated by the workflows.
Divergent changes in particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon upon permafrost thaw
Authors: Liu Futing , Qin Shuqi , Fang Kai , Chen Leiyi , Peng Yunfeng , Smith Pete , Yang Yuanhe 
Published: August 2022

AbstractPermafrost thaw can stimulate microbial decomposition and induce soil carbon (C) loss, potentially triggering a positive C-climate feedback. However, earlier observations have concentrated on bulk soil C dynamics upon permafrost thaw, with limited evidence involving soil C fractions. Here, we explore how the functionally distinct fractions, including particulate and mineral-associated organic C (POC and MAOC) as well as iron-bound organic C (OC-Fe), respond to permafrost thaw using systematic measurements derived from one permafrost thaw sequence and five additional thermokarst-impacted sites on the Tibetan Plateau. We find that topsoil POC content substantially decreases, while MAOC content remains stable and OC-Fe accumulates due to the enriched Fe oxides after permafrost thaw. Moreover, the proportion of MAOC and OC-Fe increases along the thaw sequence and at most of the thermokarst-impacted sites. The relatively enriched stable soil C fractions would alleviate microbial decomposition and weaken its feedback to climate warming over long-term thermokarst development.