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Effect of the pH value and volume ratio on the electrostatic interaction between soybean protein isolates and Houttuynia cordata polysaccharides
Authors: Zeng Chaoyi , Sun Xiaoqin , Liu Xiaocui , Pan Yinzhen , Tian Jin 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The interaction between proteins and polysaccharides mainly relies on the electrostatic attraction between two biological macromolecules with opposite charges and is impacted by the pH level and volume ratio. This affects the degree of interaction by influencing the charge distribution, improving the surface protein wettability, and changing the surface tension of the oil–water interface. This paper explores the interaction between soybean protein isolates (SPI) and Houttuynia cordata (H. cordata) polysaccharides (HCPL), showing that a stable SPI-HCPL complex forms at pH 5.0 and a volume ratio of 2:1, exhibiting the highest emulsifying activity index (EAI) and emulsifying stability index (ESI), measured at 76.80 m2/g and 93.23%, respectively. Further analysis using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetry (TG), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that HCPL addition causes secondary SPI structural unfolding to expose more Trp residues and enhances hydrogen bond interactions. The SPI-HCPL complex demonstrates potential as a new plant-derived emulsifier for preparing Pickering emulsion (PE) systems.
Evaporation controls contact-dependent bacterial killing during surface-associated growth
Authors: Han Miao , Ruan Chujin , Wang Gang , Johnson David R 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Many bacteria employ contact-dependent killing mechanisms, which require direct physical contact with a target cell, to gain an advantage over competitors. Here, we hypothesize that evaporation-induced fluid flows determine the number of contacts between attacking and target cells, thus controlling killing efficacy. To test this, we experimentally manipulated the strength of the coffee ring effect (CRE) and measured the consequences on killing mediated by the type VI secretion system (T6SS). The CRE is caused by evaporation-induced fluid flows that move water and cells from the center to the periphery of a liquid droplet, consequently concentrating cells at the periphery. We found that the CRE significantly increases the number of contacts between attacking (Vibrio cholerae) and target (Escherichia coli) cells and enhances the ability of V. cholerae to kill and out-compete E. coli. We corroborated our findings with individual-based computational simulations and demonstrated that increased cell densities at the droplet periphery caused by the CRE increase killing. We further found that the T6SS firing rate, lethal hit threshold, and lysis delay significantly affect killing when the CRE is strong. Our results underscore the importance of evaporation-induced fluid flows in shaping bacterial interactions and controlling competitive outcomes.
Uncertain fate of pelagic calcifying protists: a cellular perspective on a changing ocean
Authors: Shemi Adva , Gal Assaf , Vardi Assaf 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Pelagic calcifying protists such as coccolithophores and foraminifera represent an important microbial component of the marine carbon cycle. Although their calcitic shells are preserved in oceanic sediments over millennia, their resilience in the future decades is uncertain. We review current literature describing the response of calcifying protists to ocean acidification and temperature warming. We examine these key ecological and biogeochemical processes through the cellular perspective, exploring the physiological, metabolic, and molecular responses of calcifying protists. Ocean acidification is a chemical process that takes place in the seawater outside the cell, whereas protists calcify inside a modified cellular microenvironment. The function of these calcification compartments depends on cellular response to ocean acidification, such as maintaining pH homeostasis. The response of calcifying protists to ocean acidification and temperature warming is species-specific, with no unifying trends but rather a range of sensitivity levels. Coccolithophores and foraminifera display physiological sensitivity that may hamper their ecological success in comparison to non-calcifying species. Yet, certain species may be more adaptable, especially when comparing to highly vulnerable calcifying molluscs as pteropods. As the molecular machinery mediating cellular calcification is not fully resolved, as well as the functional role of the calcitic shell, our ability to predict the fate of calcifying microorganisms in a warmer, more acidic ocean is limited. We propose the urgent need to expand the study of these model systems by advancing cell biology approaches, to better understand the impact of climate change on microbial food webs in the ocean.
Multivalent interactions of Septin 6 promote the establishment of epithelial cell polarity
Authors: Fu Weihong , Wang Xueying , Rafiq Mussarat , Shao Hengyi , Wang Cunyu , Wang Dongmei , Tao Changlu , Fu Chuanhai , Zieger Barbara , Liu Xing , Yao Xuebiao , Zhang Liangyu 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Septins, components of the fourth cytoskeleton, play an indispensable role in establishing and maintaining epithelial cell polarity. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the dynamic assembly of higher-order septin structures and the establishment of epithelial cell polarity remain elusive. Here, we show that septins form a previously unrecognized dynamic structure with liquid-like properties in polarized MDCK cells. We identified Septin 6 (SEPT6) as the key human septin that undergoes liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) both in vitro and in vivo through weak, multivalent interactions mediated by its C-terminal tail. SEPT6 mutants defective in LLPS in vitro also fail to support adherens junction integrity and cell polarity establishment in 2D and 3D cell cultures. Our findings indicate that weak, multivalent interactions are essential for the assembly of higher-order septin structures in cells. We propose that these interactions, in conjunction with conventional interactions between folded domains, generate partially ordered septin assemblies that support the apical–basal axis and lumen formation in metazoans.
Chemsex and compulsive sexual behavior among sexual minority men
Authors: Jennings Todd L , Gleason Neil , Nieblas Frankie , Borgogna Nicholas C , Kraus Shane W 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Introduction
Chemsex, or the use of specific psychoactive substances to enhance or prolong sexual encounters, is increasingly prevalent among sexual minority men and is linked to adverse health outcomes.

Aim
This study examines the co-occurrence of chemsex and compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) among sexual minority men and whether this co-occurrence is connected to mental and sexual health concerns.

Methods
A sample of 289 sexual minority men (223 gay men and 66 bisexual men), recruited primarily through the dating/hookup application Grindr, completed measures of chemsex participation, CSBD, substance use disorder symptoms, and health outcomes. CSBD was measured with the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Scale-7 (CSBD-7), which uses a psychometrically validated cut–off for identifying individuals who are at high risk of experiencing CSBD.

Results
Chemsex participation (15.2%) and falling above the CSBD-7 cut–off (34.3%) were prevalent, with 9.3% of participants endorsing both. Chemsex, compared to alcohol and marijuana use during sex, was more strongly associated with sexual and mental health outcomes. Individuals reporting chemsex and/or falling above the CSBD-7 cut–off, experienced greater depression and anxiety compared to those without these concerns. However, only individuals reporting the co–occurrence of chemsex and CSBD endorsed greater sexual health concerns, such as condomless anal sex and HIV infection. Participants only endorsing chemsex were not included in the analyses due to low frequency.

Discussion
This study suggests that chemsex and CSBD co–occur and are connected to negative health outcomes, such as depression and condomless anal sex. Notably, differences in sexual health concerns (i.e., condomless anal sex, HIV infection, and the use of poppers and erectile dysfunction medications during sex) were only identified when participants endorsing chemsex were included in analyses, suggesting that CSBD's connection to sexual risk may arise from a subset of individuals struggling with chemsex. Lastly, chemsex, popper use, and erectile dysfunction medication use during sex appear more strongly connected to CSBD than marijuana or alcohol use during sex. Future research is needed using larger samples, longitudinal approaches, and more refined measures of chemsex.
Extraction of H i gas with bulk motions in the disk of galaxies
Authors: Oh Se-Heon , Wang Jing 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
We propose a new method for extracting bulk motion gases in the disk of a galaxy from H i data cubes, offering improvements over classical techniques like moment analysis and line profile fitting. Our approach decomposes the line-of-sight velocity profiles into multiple Gaussian components, which are then classified into (underlying and dominant) bulk and non-bulk motion gases based on criteria such as H i surface density, velocity dispersion, kinetic energy, and rotation velocity. A 2D tilted-ring analysis is employed to refine the kinematical parametres of the galaxy disk, ensuring robust extraction of the bulk motion gases. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this method using the H i data cubes of NGC 4559 from the WSRT-HALOGAS survey, distinguishing between bulk and non-bulk gas components. From this, we find that approximately 50 % of the H i gas in NGC 4559 is classified as non-bulk, possibly linked to processes such as stellar feedback. This work provides a robust framework for analysing H i kinematics of galaxies from high sensitivity H i observations of galaxies like MeerKAT-MHONGOOSE and FAST-FEASTS and allows us to best exploit the kinematic information of the complex gas dynamics within galaxy disks.
CSST Large Scale Structure Analysis Pipeline: III. Emission-line Redshift Measurement for Slitless Spectra
Authors: Sui Jipeng , Zou Hu , Yang Xiaohu , Zheng Xianzhong , Wen Run , Gu Yizhou , Ding Weiyu , Feng Lu , Guo Hong , Guo Wei-Jian , Han Yunkun , Jing Yipeng , Li Cheng , Li Wenxiong , Liu Shufei , Shen Zhixia , Singh Gaurav , Wang Jiali , Wei Peng , Xiao Yunao , Xue Suijian , Zhan Hu , Zhang Pengjie , Zhao Gongbo 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The China Space Station Telescope (CSST) is a forthcoming space-based optical telescope designed to co-orbit with the Chinese Space Station. With a planned slitless spectroscopic survey spanning a broad wavelength range of 255 − 1000 nm and an average spectral resolution exceeding 200, the CSST holds significant potential for cosmic large-scale structure analysis. In this study, we focus on redshift determinations from slitless spectra through emission line analysis within the CSST framework. Our tailored redshift measurement process involves identifying emission lines in one-dimensional slitless spectra, aligning observed wavelengths with their rest-frame counterparts from prominent galaxy emissions, and calculating wavelength shifts to determine redshifts accurately. To validate our redshift measurement algorithm, we leverage simulated spectra generated by the CSST emulator for slitless spectroscopy. The outcomes demonstrate a remarkable redshift completeness exceeding 95 per cent for emission line galaxies (ELGs), alongside a purity surpassing 85 per cent. The redshift uncertainty remains impressively below than ∼0.001. Notably, when concentrating on galaxies with more than three matched emission lines, the completeness of ELGs and the purity of measurable galaxies can reach 98 per cent and 97 per cent, respectively. Furthermore, we explore the influence of parameters like magnitude, spectral signal-to-noise ratio, and redshift on redshift completeness and purity. The discussion also delves into redshift degeneracies stemming from emission-line matching confusion. Our developed redshift measurement process will be applied to extensive simulated datasets and forthcoming CSST slitless spectroscopic observations for further cosmological and extragalactic analyses.
Core Outcome Sets for Meningioma In Clinical studies (COSMIC): an international patient & healthcare professional consensus for research studies
Authors: Millward Christopher P , Armstrong Terri S , Bell Sabrina , Brodbelt Andrew R , Bulbeck Helen , Dirven Linda , Grundy Paul L , Islim Abdurrahman I , Javadpour Mohsen , Keshwara Sumirat M , Koszdin Shelli D , Marson Anthony G , McDermott Michael W , Melingm Torstein R , Oliver Kathy , Plaha Puneet , Preusser Matthias , Santarius Thomas , Srikandarajah Nisaharan , Taphoorn Martin J B , Turner Carole , Watts Colin , Weller Michael , Williamson Paula R , Zadeh Gelareh , Zamanipoor Najafabadi Amir H , Jenkinson Michael D ,   EORTC BTG, ICOM, EANO, SNO, RANO-PRO, BNOS, SBNS, BIMS, TBTC, International Brain Tumour Alliance, Brainstrust, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, and the COSMIC: Intervention Collaborative and COSMIC: Observation Collaborative.
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Background
Core Outcome Sets (COS) define the minimum outcomes that should be measured and reported in all clinical trials for a specific health condition or health area. The aim was to develop two COS for intracranial meningioma to be used in future clinical studies: COSMIC: Intervention for effectiveness trials and COSMIC: Observation for studies of incidental/untreated meningioma.

Methods
A study advisory group was formed with representation from international stakeholder groups: EORTC BTG, ICOM, EANO, SNO, RANO-PRO, BNOS, SBNS, BIMS, TBTC, International Brain Tumour Alliance, and Brainstrust. Outcomes of potential relevance to key stakeholders were identified and rationalized to populate two eDelphi surveys. Participants were recruited internationally and asked to rate each outcome on its importance for inclusion in the COS. The two final COS were ratified through two, one-day, online consensus meetings.

Results
The COSMIC: Intervention eDelphi survey contained 25 items and was completed by 199 participants. Following the consensus meeting, 15 outcomes were included. The COSMIC: Observation eDelphi survey contained 17 items and was completed by 129 participants. 16 outcomes were included. Eight core outcomes were common to both COS; tumour growth, physical, emotional, and neurocognitive functioning, overall quality of life, progression-free survival, meningioma-specific mortality and overall survival. Role and social functioning were core outcomes in COSMIC: Observation but not COSMIC: Intervention.

Conclusions
Uptake of these COS in relevant future meningioma clinical studies will ensure that stakeholder-determined, critically important outcomes are consistently measured and reported across similar clinical studies.
A Spanish-language Adaptation of the Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives among Mexican and Mexican-American Adults Who Smoke
Authors: Castro Yessenia , Velasquez Jose E , Guerra Zully C , Londoño Tatiana , Moore John R , Heydarian Nazanin M 
Published: February 2025

Abstract

Introduction
The smoking pattern of Latino smokers differs from non-Latino white smokers such that physical dependence may not be a strong motivator for smoking among Latinos. Multidimensional measures of dependence may be more useful, but there is a lack of psychometrically sound multidimensional Spanish-language measures. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a Spanish-language adaptation of the Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Dependence Motives (Brief WISDM) for use among Spanish-speaking Latino smokers in the U.S.

Methods
287 Spanish-speaking Mexican-origin smokers in the U.S. responded to a revised set of Spanish Brief WISDM items. Confirmatory factor analyses and model trimming procedures were conducted with 144 participants randomly selected from the sample. The resulting scale was replicated with the remaining 143 participants. Tests of concurrent validity examined each subscale’s ability to statistically predict relevant smoking patterns.

Results
Model trimming resulted in a 19-item, six-factor scale with acceptable fit (χ2=227.03 p&lt;.0001; RMSEA=.07, CFI=.93, TLI=0.92, SRMR=0.05). The final model retained factors Automaticity, Craving, Social/Environmental Goads, Taste, and Weight Control. Items from Affective Enhancement and Cognitive Enhancement were combined to form one factor. Concurrent validity was largely supported in both samples.

Conclusions
This study helps address the need for a valid and reliable multidimensional Spanish language measure of commercial tobacco dependence.

Implications
A valid measure of dependence allows for the conduct of research that could lead to novel, culturally relevant knowledge of the processes involved in smoking initiation, maintenance, cessation and relapse among an understudied population.
Low migratory flight altitudes may explain increased collision risk for Scolopax minor (American Woodcock)
Authors: Berigan Liam , Clements Sarah , Darling Rachel , Fish Alexander , Roth Amber , Balkcom Greg , Carpenter Bobbi , Costanzo Gary , Duguay Jeffrey , Filkins Kayleigh , Graham Clayton , Harvey William , Hook Michael , Howell Douglas , Maddox Seth , McWilliams Scott , Meyer Shawn , Nichols Theodore , Pollard J Bruce , Roy Christian , Sausville David , Slezak Colby , Stiller Josh , Straub Jacob , Tetreault Mathieu , Washington Dawn , Williams Lisa , Blomberg Erik 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Understanding bird migration at low altitudes is critical to evaluating risk of collision with obstacles. Recent advances in satellite tracking technologies allow quantifying use of low altitudes by small migrating birds with a high level of precision, allowing species-level inference into potential collision risk based on flight altitude. Scolopax minor (American Woodcock) is suspected to be a low altitude migrant due to its frequent collisions with buildings, and subsequent mortality during migration may be contributing to population declines. We investigated migratory flight altitudes using satellite transmitters deployed on woodcock in 2020–2024 and examined how flight altitudes compare to the heights of common airspace obstacles. Each transmitter recorded a nocturnal GPS location with an altitude reading every 1–3 days during fall and spring migrations. We implemented a Bayesian hierarchical mixture model to identify whether locations were recorded on the ground or during flight, isolate measurement error, and describe the distribution of flight altitudes. We found that migrating woodcock fly at mean altitudes of 379 m above ground level, flying higher during spring (mean: 444 m, 95% credible interval: 333–578 m) than fall (338 m, 95% CRI: 267–423 m). Woodcock flight altitudes were frequently lower than could be observed using weather radar (27% of observations), and 57% of observations fell within the altitude range of ≥1 airspace obstacle. Our results suggest that woodcock fly at altitudes lower than reported for most nocturnal migrants, which likely contributes to their vulnerability to obstacle collisions. Scolopax minor provide an example of how vulnerability to obstacle collisions during nocturnal migratory flights are often species-specific, and mitigation efforts should incorporate measures aimed at reducing collisions during both diurnal stopovers and nocturnal migratory flights to effectively reduce bird collision mortality.
Introduction
Authors: Austin Michael L. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This introductory chapter briefly discusses the history and development of music videos, long before the launch of MTV in August 1981, including the history of representation in music videos. It also investigates the role of hegemony and how power and the politics of representation of race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and so on have played a role in the ways in which “others” are represented in music videos. Further, it provides an initial definition and discussion of cultural appropriation, and describes the ways in which dominant cultures often use it to misrepresent others in music videos and how marginalized groups can use “redemptive appropriation” as a way to represent themselves.
China Dolls and Polynesian Beefcakes
Authors: Austin Michael L. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This chapter examines some of the controversies surrounding the misuse of Asian aesthetics in Western music videos by non-Asian artists both through genuine, however misguided, interest in Asian culture and through unfortunate misappropriations and misrepresentations of members of the AAPI community. The chapter begins with a discussion of the fraught history of the AAPI community in the West, and the United States in particular, including the historical roots of a number of negative stereotypes found in various audiovisual media; conversely, it also addresses so-called “positive” stereotypes, such as the “model minority” myth, which is often used to excuse or explain away discrimination and misrepresentation of the AAPI community. As with other chapters, this one concludes with a brief discussion of music videos created by Asians and Pacific Islanders in which they represent themselves and their experiences and celebrate their own culture.
Authoritarian Absorption
Authors: Long Yan 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This book portrays the rebuilding of China’s pandemic response system through its anti-HIV/AIDS battle from 1978 to 2018. Central to this history is the influence of foreign interventions, which challenged the post-socialist state’s ignorance of infectious diseases and pushed it toward professionalizing public health bureaucrats and embracing more liberal, globally aligned intervention measures. This transformation involved a mix of confrontation and collaboration among transnational organizations, the Chinese government, and grassroots movements, which turned epidemics into a battleground for enhancing the state’s domestic control and international status. Foreign interveners heavily relied on mobilizing China’s AIDS movement and orienting activists toward knowledge-focused epistemic activities to propel the insertion of Western rules, knowledge, and practices into the socialist systems. Yet, Chinese bureaucrats played this game to their advantage by absorbing some AIDS activist subgroups—notably urban HIV-negative gay men—along with their foreign-trained expertise into the state apparatus. This move allowed them to expand bodily surveillance while projecting a liberal facade for the international audience. The book argues against a binary view of Western liberal interventions as either success or failure, suggesting instead the paradoxical outcomes of such efforts. On one hand, they can bolster public health institutions in an authoritarian context, a development pivotal to China’s subsequent handling of COVID-19 and instrumental in advancing the rights of specific groups, such as urban gay men. On the other hand, these interventions may reinforce authoritarian control and further marginalize certain populations—such as rural people living with HIV/AIDS and female sex workers—within public health systems.