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Preference of Cosmopolites sordidus for fusarium wilt‐diseased banana plants
Authors: Guillén Sánchez César , de Lapeyre de Bellaire Luc , Sandoval Fernández Jorge Arturo , Tixier Philippe 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe objective of this study was to understand the role of Cosmopolites sordidus in the dispersal of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense race 1 (Foc) and more specifically to determine whether C. sordidus is preferentially attracted to Foc‐contaminated banana plant material vs. Foc‐free material. The attraction of C. sordidus to healthy and Foc‐contaminated Gros Michel banana bulbs and pseudostems, as well as to pure cultures of Foc, was compared using four‐choice olfactometers. Males and females were studied separately. After storage in a dark room, weevils were placed in the central chamber of olfactometers. After 15 min, the orientation of each of the weevil was determined according to the food source located in each of the four peripheral chambers of the olfactometer. Overall, 560 olfactometer assays were carried out. Weevils were found to prefer Foc‐infected plant tissues. Weevil preference was not significantly affected by weevil sex. The attraction of C. sordidus to Foc‐contaminated plant material suggests that this insect could be important for the dissemination of Foc, especially in early stages of epidemics, when Foc‐infected plants are scarce.
Effect of type of emulsifier and co‐solvent on the morphology, thermal, and mechanical properties of γ‐oryzanol and β‐sitosterol organogels
Authors: Sawalha Hassan , Venema Paul , Flöter Eckhard 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe objective of this study is to investigate the effect of addition of various types of emulsifiers on the morph/ology and thermal and mechanical and properties of organogels. For the preparation of the organogels, γ‐oryzanol and β‐sitosterol mixed at 60:40 w/w ratio were dissolved in decane containing various types of emulsifiers, including Span 80, PGPR, and lecithin, and co‐solvents (butanol and pentanone). The firmness, morphology, and thermal properties of the organogels were studied. SEM micrographs showed branched and twisted strands of the tubular network within the gels prepared in decane. Addition of emulsifiers and co‐solvents increased the polarity of the continuous oil phase and noticeably changed the alignment of the tubules. More linear tubular structures that resemble ribbons with elongated tubules were observed. The firmness of the organogels dropped with addition of emulsifiers and co‐solvents, except for Span‐80, where the firmness is initially increased up to 10% w/w and then decreased. The firmness of the gels prepared with PGPR, lecithin, pentanone, and butanol decreased linearly on increasing the respective emulsifier or co‐solvent concentration between 1% and 20% (w/w). The organogels prepared with Span‐80 were stronger than those prepared with PGPR and lecithin. Moreover, the gels prepared with pentanone were stronger than those prepared with butanol. In addition, the gel‐solution transition temperature of the organogels decreased with increasing emulsifier and co‐solvent concentration. The addition of the emulsifiers seems to interfere with the self‐assembly of the tubular structure and disturb the organization of the hydrophobic tail of oryzanol‐sitosterol in the continuous decane phase. This prevents the formation of a complex branched tubular network resulting in weaker gels.
High auxin stimulates callus through SDG8‐mediated histone H3K36 methylation in Arabidopsis
Authors: Ma Jun , Li Qiang , Zhang Lei , Cai Sen , Liu Yuanyuan , Lin Juncheng , Huang Rongfeng , Yu Yongqiang , Wen Mingzhang , Xu Tongda 
Published: October 2022

AbstractCallus induction, which results in fate transition in plant cells, is considered as the first and key step for plant regeneration. This process can be stimulated in different tissues by a callus‐inducing medium (CIM), which contains a high concentration of phytohormone auxin. Although a few key regulators for callus induction have been identified, the multiple aspects of the regulatory mechanism driven by high levels of auxin still need further investigation. Here, we find that high auxin induces callus through a H3K36 histone methylation‐dependent mechanism, which requires the methyltransferase SET DOMAIN GROUP 8 (SDG8). During callus induction, the increased auxin accumulates SDG8 expression through a TIR1/AFBs‐based transcriptional regulation. SDG8 then deposits H3K36me3 modifications on the loci of callus‐related genes, including a master regulator WOX5 and the cell proliferation‐related genes, such as CYCB1.1. This epigenetic regulation in turn is required for the transcriptional activation of these genes during callus formation. These findings suggest that the massive transcriptional reprogramming for cell fate transition by auxin during callus formation requires epigenetic modifications including SDG8‐mediated histone H3K36 methylation. Our results provide insight into the coordination between auxin signaling and epigenetic regulation during fundamental processes in plant development.
Differences in the cross‐sectional area along the ankle tendons with both age and sex
Authors: Mansur Henrique , Durigan João Luiz Quagliotti , de Noronha Marcos , Kjaer Michael , Magnusson S. Peter , de Araújo Bruno Abdo Santana , de Cássia Marqueti Rita 
Published: October 2022

AbstractIncreasing age appears to influence several morphologic changes in major tendons. However, the effects of aging on the cross‐sectional area (CSA) of different ankle tendons are much less understood. Furthermore, potential differences in specific tendon regions along the length of the tendons have not been investigated in detail. Sixty healthy adult participants categorized by age as young (n = 20; mean ± SD age = 22.5 ± 4.5 years), middle‐age (n = 20; age = 40.6 ± 8. 0 years), or old (n = 20; age = 69.9 ± 9.1 years), from both sexes, were included. The tendon CSA of tibialis anterior (TA), tibialis posterior (TP), fibularis (FT), and Achilles (AT) was measured from T1‐weighted 1.5 T MR images in incremental intervals of 10% along its length (from proximal insertion) and compared between different age groups and sexes. The mean CSA of the AT was greater in the middle‐age group than both young and old participants (p < 0.01) and large effect sizes were observed for these differences (Cohen's d > 1). Furthermore, there was a significant difference in CSA in all three groups along the length of the different tendons. Region‐specific differences between groups were observed in the distal portion (90% and 100% of the length), in which the FT presented greater CSA comparing middle‐age to young and old (p < 0.05). In conclusion, (1) great magnitude of morpho‐structural differences was discovered in the AT; (2) there are region‐specific differences in the CSA of ankle tendons within the three groups and between them; and (3) there were no differences in tendon CSA between sexes.
Innovation and social welfare: A new research agenda
Authors: Castellacci Fulvio 
Published: October 2022

AbstractInnovation research is motivated by the understanding that new technologies contribute to address societal challenges and foster welfare. Extant research in the economics of innovation has, however, adopted a narrow definition of social welfare, which focuses on economic performance and material well‐being, and that mostly disregards distributional impacts of innovation. This paper critically reviews the concept of social welfare in the economics of innovation literature, and it outlines a new research agenda that will investigate the impacts of innovation on individuals’ well‐being and aggregate social welfare. The new research program has two major pillars. First, it adopts a broader notion of agents’ well‐being that comprises also non‐economic factors and capabilities alongside income and material wealth. Second, it argues that welfare analyses of innovation must explicitly take into account equity and social justice in addition to efficiency and economic performance. This new research agenda opens up several novel questions for future innovation research and policy‐making, pointing to the existence of trade‐offs and dilemmas between efficiency and equity, and between short‐ and long‐run impacts of innovation on social welfare.
Sexting at an Early Age: Patterns and Poor Health‐Related Consequences of Pressured Sexting in Middle and High School*
Authors: Parti Katalin , Sanders Cheryl E. , Englander Elizabeth K. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractBACKGROUNDSexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, images, or videos through electronic means. Research has examined sexting in high school and college students. This study seeks to add to the existing literature by exploring the nature of pressured or problematic sexting in middle school‐aged subjects.METHODSWe asked participants in public colleges in Massachusetts, Colorado, and Virginia, to recall their sexting‐related experiences in middle and high school. We utilized an online survey tool for data collection. We performed bivariate quantitative statistical analyses to examine attitudinal and behavioral differences, as well as motivations and consequences of adolescent sexting.RESULTSThe study revealed unique patterns of early‐onset sexting compared to sexting in later adolescence. Early‐onset adolescents typically start sexting before they become sexually active and are at a higher risk for poor outcomes associated with sexting, they are more likely to seek therapy. Early sexting is significantly more pressured than sexting in later adolescence.CONCLUSIONSThe study is an important contribution to the existing research on pressured sexting. Exploring pressured sexting at very early ages finds that early sexting activity is more likely pressured, creates more stress than later in life, and hence, it needs attention from school mental health professionals and education programs. The authors suggest that comprehensive sex education, including sexting should begin earlier than middle school to prevent risky online sexual behavior and provide for learning coping mechanisms for adolescents.
Patterns of fluoride intake from 6 to 17 years of age: The Iowa Fluoride Study
Authors: Bhagavatula Pradeep , Comnick Carissa L. , Warren John J. , Levy Steven M. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractObjectivesThis article reports on estimated daily fluoride intake from water, other beverages and selected foods, dentifrice, and dietary fluoride supplements by both individual sources, and all sources combined, among 787 children participating in the Iowa Fluoride Study (IFS) from 6 to 17 years of age.MethodsTotal daily fluoride intake (mg F) and fluoride intake per kilogram bodyweight (mg F/kg bw) were estimated using responses to questionnaires sent every 3–6 months. Dietary assessments included frequencies and amounts of beverage intake for the previous week from water, milk, ready‐to‐drink beverages, beverages made by adding water to concentrate or powder, and selected foods with substantial water content. Descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariable analyses with linear mixed models were used to assess associations with each of mg F and mg F/kg bw.ResultsMean combined dietary fluoride (mg F) from all sources examined in the study increased slightly with age, whereas the fluoride intake per kg bw decreased with age. Age, sex, and socioeconomic status were significantly associated with fluoride intake (mg F and mg F/kg bw). Each year increase in age was associated with a 0.02‐mg increase in fluoride consumption, on average, after adjusting for the effects of covariates.ConclusionsDaily mean fluoride intakes from single and combined sources were relatively stable, while the intake of fluoride per kg bw decreased from 6 to 17 years of age. Fluoridated water was the major source of ingested fluoride, contributing over 50% of total daily intake at all ages.
Effect of dietary supplementation of Jerusalem Artichoke extract on performance, blood biochemistry, antioxidant parameters, and immune response of growing Japanese quail
Authors: Abdel‐Wahab A. A. , Elnesr Shaaban S. , Abdel‐Kader I. A. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThis study aimed to examine the impact of the Jerusalem Artichoke extract (JAEx) as a feed additive on the performance, blood biochemistry, antioxidant indices, immunity, and intestinal microbiota in growing Japanese quails. In total, 270 birds were randomly divided into three groups, with six replicates of 15 birds each. The first group was fed a control diet without JAEx. The second and third groups received the control diet plus 200 and 400 ppm JAEx, respectively. The groups fed the diet containing 200 and 400 ppm JAEx had the best body weight, body weight gain and feed conversion ratio, and faster growth rate with the best performance index, compared with the control group (p < 0.05). The control quails had a lower feed intake than the JAEx‐treated quails. The groups fed JAEx 200 and 400 ppm had the lowest lipid profile, blood glucose, liver enzymes, Salmonella and Escherichia coli population and the highest antioxidant indices, immune responses and Lactobacilli population number compared to the control group (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the addition of JAEx at 400 ppm followed by 200 ppm improved the productive performance, antioxidant capacity, blood biochemical and immunological indices, and intestinal microbiota in growing Japanese quails.
Nutrient enrichment alters risk assessment in Giant clams
Authors: Barbee B. E. , Lin M. K. R. , Min I. A. , Takenami A. M. , Philson C. S. , Blumstein D. T. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractMany species exhibit state‐dependent risk assessment. Photosynthetic giant clams (e.g. Tridacna maxima) retract their mantles and close their shells as an anti‐predator response. Although being open allows clams to photosynthesize or siphon‐feed, staying open increases vulnerability to predation. Prior studies indicate that giant clam risk assessment is state‐dependent. Hiding time differs based on body condition, shown by the light deprivation of clams for varying amounts of time. Nutrient enrichment has been shown to impact giant clam growth and photophysiology through their symbiotic zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium sp.). Although previous work by Hayes et al. (2021) examined risk assessment in light‐deprived giant clams, nutrient enrichment and its potential effects on giant clam risk assessment are unstudied. Here, we tested whether nutrient enrichment would alter risk assessment of giant clams by conducting two experiments that quantified hiding time for nutrient‐enhanced clams and two control treatments following an experimentally induced mantle closure: one with a singular simulated predator probe per trial and then with repeated simulated predator probes in the same trial. In our single predation probe experiment, nutrient‐enriched clams significantly increased their hiding time over multiple days. Nutrient‐enrichment did not, however, modify their response to repeated probes. Overall, our results support that nutrient enrichment modulates clam risk assessment. This indicates support for prior state‐dependent risk assessment literature, suggesting nutrient enriched clams will take less risks to forage. This is in direct contrast to results found by Hayes et al. (2021) that suggested that energetically depleted clams were taking less risks to forage, warranting additional research into the mechanisms behind clam energetics and behaviour.
Acting on justiciable problems in a welfare state context: Does income matter?
Authors: Hoekstra Myrte Sophie , Ter Voert Marijke J. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThis paper discusses the effect of income on access to justice in the context of the Dutch welfare state, which offers subsidized legal aid to low‐income households and also has a well‐established market for private legal expenses insurance (LEI). We find that access to non‐state legal resources such as LEI is a key determinant of the liklihood of seeking legal advice, particularly for middle‐income groups whose socioeconomic position is increasingly precarious. The importance of non‐state legal resources for the middle class demonstrates the cushioning effect of subsidized legal aid for low‐income households, but also raises questions about how to safeguard access to justice for households other than those with the lowest incomes.
Using Dialogic Writing Assessment to Support the Development of Historical Literacy
Authors: Beck Sarah W. , del Calvo Andrew O. 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThough discipline‐specific approaches to literacy instruction can support adolescents' academic literacy and identity development, scant attention has been paid to ways of targeting such instruction to address individual student needs. Dialogic writing assessment is an approach to conducting writing conferences that foregrounds students' composing process so that teachers can assess and support that process with instructional feedback. Because such feedback is immediate, teachers can observe how students take it up. While dialogic assessment has shown promise as an approach to revealing and supporting students' writing processes in English Language Arts classrooms, it remains to be explored how this approach can support developing writers in other subject areas. This paper offers an analytic narrative account of how a high school social studies teacher used this method to support the writing process of one student, exploring what the method revealed about the challenges the student faced in writing about history, the gaps and misconceptions in their understanding of history and the intersection between the two. We discuss how certain ‘mediational moves’ the teacher employed enabled the student to compose collaboratively with the teacher, and in this collaborative composing, to capture ideas that she later used in her independent writing.
Discriminating between impact or nonimpact origin of small meteorite crater candidates: No evidence for an impact origin for the Tor crater, Sweden
Authors: Plado Jüri , Losiak Ania , Jõeleht Argo , Ormö Jens , Alexanderson Helena , Alwmark Carl , Wild Eva Maria , Steier Peter , Awdankiewicz Marek , Belcher Claire 
Published: October 2022

AbstractCompared to intensive research on km‐sized meteorite impact craters, fewer studies focus on smaller craters. The small craters are often hard or impossible to recognize using “classical” criteria like the presence of shatter cones, shocked quartz, and geochemical indicators. Therefore, a long list of candidate structures awaiting approval/disapproval of their origin has been formed over the last decades. One of them is the Tor structure in central Sweden. To test a hypothesis of an impact origin of this structure, we have performed topographical analysis, geophysical studies, 10Be exposure dating of boulders, and 14C dating of Tor‐associated charcoal. None of the methods gave us a reason to claim the Tor structure is of impact origin. Thus, we support a recently suggested idea of Tor being formed by a grounded iceberg within a glacial lake.
Re‐examining technology's destruction of blue‐collar work
Authors: Snell Darryn , Gekara Victor 
Published: October 2022

AbstractDespite research suggesting certain death of blue‐collar work due to technological advancements, blue‐collar jobs continue to be in demand. Through a study of the blue‐collar dominant Transport and Logistics sector in Australia, we apply a Critical Realist framework to consider the tendencies contributing to, and limiting, technological uptake and worker displacement. Our analysis of interviews with sector managers demonstrate how technological uptake decisions to enact labour saving technologies are often constrained by other causal mechanisms and associated (counter) tendencies. Causal mechanisms related to geographical artifacts, industry structure and established business models, along with class structure, mitigate against ‘big bang’ technological transformation and the demise of blue‐collar work. We conclude that tracking the future of work is important, but it cannot be done solely on the basis of technological capacities to displace labour or without consideration of the complex interplay of causal mechanisms and tendencies shaping employer decisions about technology.
Estimating Case‐based Individual and Social Learning in Corporate Tax Avoidance
Authors: Huang Minjie , Zhao Shunan , Pape Andreas 
Published: October 2022

AbstractWe build an econometric learning model based on case‐based decision theory to analyse tax avoidance by Chinese manufacturing firms. In our model, firms forecast the consequences of tax avoidance by judging the similarity between present and remembered circumstances. We allow firms to consider not only their own experiences but also those of neighbouring firms. This is the first empirically fitted model of case‐based individual and social learning. Our measure of tax avoidance is based on underreported profits, which we measure using difference‐in‐difference (DID) and propensity score matching (PSM) with a case‐based similarity function between non‐state and state firms. We find that firms learn from their past and neighbours' experiences weighted as about 65% as important as their own. We also find that the average tax audit rate for non‐state firms is less than 2% and that more than half of non‐state firms practice tax avoidance. Our government policy simulations suggest that increasing the tax audit rate or fine would significantly deter tax avoidance.
Multiple idiopathic cervical root resorption: A systematic review
Authors: Wang Ningxiang , Zhang Mei , Zhu Jiaye , Zhu Yaoyao , Wu Juan 
Published: October 2022

AbstractThe current literature on multiple idiopathic cervical root resorption (MICRR), a rare and aggressive form of external root resorption, is limited to case reports and series. Therefore, we performed a systematic review of this condition. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, Web of science, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and WANFANG was conducted using key terms relevant to MICRR, supplemented by a grey literature search. Risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane's and Joanna Briggs Institute's tools. A total of 36 studies with 47 cases were included. MICRR is more common among younger females and may be related to hormonal changes and denosumab use. Initially, the premolars are usually affected but all permanent teeth may eventually be involved. Cone‐beam computed tomography is recommended for diagnosis and assessment of resorptive lesions. The management is focused on complete removal and restoration of the resorptive tissue to maintain the tooth's structural integrity. However, MICRR usually has a poor prognosis. Due to its invasive and aggressive behavior, MICRR requires greater attention.