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Ecological value of gravel pit ponds for floodplain wetland fish
Authors: Nakahashi Honoka , Yamada Taihei , Ishiyama Nobuo , Nakamura Futoshi 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Floodplain wetlands support high biodiversity, but they have been degraded and geographically fragmented due to human activities. Some types of human‐created waterbodies have received growing attention as alternative habitats for conserving wetland biodiversity. Gravel pit ponds (GPPs) are human‐created wetlands formed when a gravel pit is excavated at or below the water table and filled with groundwater. Differences in community structure among GPPs and floodplain wetlands with respect to habitat characteristics are scarcely known, resulting in insufficient evaluations of the ecological value of GPPs for floodplain wetland species. In this study, we evaluated the ecological value of GPPs for wetland fishes in floodplain landscapes.

We surveyed fish abundance, community composition, and 10 environmental factors in GPPs and two types of floodplain ponds (remnant ponds and river backwaters) to clarify the biotic and abiotic differences among the pond types.

Environmental factors were similar among the pond types, with only water temperature and the distance from the main channel to the pond significantly lower in river backwaters. The richness and abundance of native fish species did not differ among the pond types, but species composition did. Rhynchocypris percnura sachalinensis, Carassius sp., and Lethenteron sp. N (one of the two cryptic species of Lethenteron reissneri) were selected as indicator species in GPPs, remnant ponds, and river backwaters, respectively.

These results indicate that GPPs provide valuable habitats for wetland fishes in floodplain landscapes and support regional γ diversity. Since many species inhabited the GPPs in this study, including red list species, appropriate management of GPPs is important to conserve wetland fishes.
Promoting vegetation coverage using fertilization treatments in abandoned farmland in Mongolia
Authors: Takahashi Kengo , Kawada Kiyokazu , Tseden–Ish Narangerel , Jamsran Undarmaa 
Published: December 2022

AbstractWe investigated the changes in vegetation responses following fertilization in abandoned farmland in Mongolia. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium were sprayed alone or in combination on abandoned farmland on a typical steppe in Mongolia, and changes in soil nutrients, species composition and vegetation cover were investigated. Abandoned farmland had lower vegetation cover and soil N and P levels than natural grassland. Phosphorus fertilization significantly affected soil phosphate levels. Nitrogen fertilization in abandoned farmland effectively increased vegetation cover. Moreover, combined N and P fertilization increased plant cover over either element alone, possibly via improved uptake of nitrate ions and the promotion of growth. The effect of increasing cover following fertilization was primarily observed in the genus Artemisia. These results suggest that fertilization of abandoned farmland might not contribute to a return to natural steppe vegetation but rather increase the vegetation cover of annual forbs such as field weeds. Species composition did not appear to be affected by fertilization. This speaks to the difficulty of promoting species regeneration in abandoned farmland using fertilization alone. However, combining fertilization with the introduction of native plant material, e.g., seed sowing, may be beneficial in early restoration treatments, given the promotion of plant growth via fertilization and the importance of reducing wind erosion via the establishment of ground cover.
Caring masculinities among working‐class men in blue‐collar occupations in the UK: Understanding biographies of care
Authors: Elliott Karla , Roberts Steven 
Published: December 2022

AbstractResearch considering men, boys, and the concept of caring masculinities has proliferated in the last five years, although attention has predominantly been given to privileged men's practices of care in the private realm. In this article, we explore caring masculinities among working‐class men in the United Kingdom employed in blue‐collar work, highlighting the possibilities for transformation and change stemming from men in the margins. Drawing on narrative biographical interviews, we analyze in‐depth case studies from two men. Their biographies illustrate practices and an ethos of care interwoven throughout both paid‐work and other aspects of their lives, drawing attention to how caring dispositions are formed through histories of care throughout the lifecourse for working‐class men. We also consider how care can circulate in workplaces that have been considered “low on care”, and how these men draw on working‐class values of care and solidarity to challenge logics of capital at work.
Participation in God's Love: Revisiting John Milbank's ‘Out‐Narration’ in the Light of Jean‐Louis Chrétien and the Song of Songs
Authors: Shamel Andrew T. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractIn this essay, I interrogate the nature and grounds of Milbank's understanding of taste as it applies to differing mythic sensibilities, arguing that it is insufficiently responsive to the priority of God's action and so inadequate to a Christian theological account of the interplay of mythoi. By reading Milbank in light of The Song of Songs and Jean‐Louis Chrétien's phenomenology of prayer, I suggest that rather than the subject embracing a mythos, it is instead the mythos which first embraces the subject. Thus one no longer requires recourse to the implicitly violent language of ‘out‐narration’, but can speak instead of willing seduction by God. By approaching taste in this way, especially in relation to ‘mythic sensibilities’, a more truly Christian approach to difference becomes possible.
Surgical site infections in thyroid and parathyroid surgery in Japan: An analysis of the Japan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance database from 2013 to 2020
Authors: Iwatani Tsuguo , Saito Shinya 
Published: December 2022

AbstractSurgical site infections (SSIs) after thyroid surgery are rare complications, with incidence rates of 0.3%–1.6%. Using a Japanese database, we conducted exploratory analyses on the incidence of SSIs, investigated the incidence of SSIs by the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance risk index, and identified the causative bacteria of SSIs. SSIs occurred in 50 (0.7%) of 7388 thyroid surgery cases. Risk index‐0 patients had the lowest incidence rate of SSIs (0.41%). The incidence of SSIs in risk index‐1 patients was 3.05 times the incidence of SSIs in risk index‐0 patients. The rate of SSI occurrence for risk index‐2 patients was 4.22 times the rate of SSI occurrence for risk index‐0 patients. Thirty‐one bacterial species were identified as the cause of SSIs in thyroid surgery cases, of which 12 (38.7%) SSIs were caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Of the nine SSIs caused by Staphylococcus aureus, 55.6% (five cases) were attributed to methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, routine prophylactic antibiotic administration should be avoided, while the target for administration should be narrowed, according to the SSI risk. Administration of prophylactic antibiotics, such as 2 g piperacillin or 1 g cefazolin, is considered appropriate.
Epidemiology of epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) in fish in the main water bodies of the Kavango–Zambezi and Great Limpopo transfrontier conservation areas of Zimbabwe
Authors: Sibanda Sitokozile , Pfukenyi Davies M. , Hang'ombe Bernard , Matope Gift 
Published: December 2022

AbstractA three‐year study investigated the epidemiology of epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) in fish from Kavango–Zambezi (KAZA) and Great Limpopo (GL) transfrontier conservation areas of Zimbabwe. A total of 38 sites comprising 27 wild fisheries and 11 aquacultures, from Mashonaland West, Matabeleland North and South, and Midlands were selected. Of the 27 wild fisheries, EUS‐positive fish were detected from 9 (33.3%) and none from the 11 aquacultures. No positive cases were detected from Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from both aquacultures and wild fisheries. A total of 9.9% (239/2423) fish from the nine positive fisheries had typical EUS lesions, and infection was confirmed in 15 species. Prevalence was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in KAZA (11.5%; 95% CI: 9.6–13.4) compared with GL (8.6%; 95% CI: 7.1–10.1). The most affected were Clarias, followed by Barbus and Oreochromis species. Most cases (>80%) were reported in winter when ambient temperature was low. Further studies are required to determine water parameters associated with EUS outbreaks. These results suggested that the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) could be used potentially as an indicator species for EUS surveillance programmes. Thus, implementation of surveillance and biosecurity programmes that take into consideration the epidemiology of EUS will be beneficial.
Multiple sclerosis iron rim lesions are linked to impaired cervical spinal cord integrity using the T1/T2‐weighted ratio
Authors: Wenzel Nicolas , Wittayer Matthias , Weber Claudia E. , Platten Michael , Gass Achim , Eisele Philipp 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackground and PurposeIn multiple sclerosis (MS), iron rim lesions (IRLs) are characterized by pronounced tissue matrix damage. The T1/T2‐weighted (T1/T2w) ratio represents a postprocessing MRI approach to investigate tissue integrity, but studies investigating spinal cord pathology are missing until now. The aim of this study was to characterize tissue integrity using the T1/T2w ratio in lesions and the normal‐appearing white and gray matter (NAWM, NAGM) in the spinal cord and brain in MS patients with and without brain IRLs.MethodsForty MS patients (20 patients with at least one brain IRL and 20 age‐ and sex‐matched patients without IRLs) were included. Normalized cross‐sectional area (nCSA) of the upper cervical cord was calculated in addition to T1/T2w values and standard brain and spinal cord MRI parameters.ResultsPatients with IRLs had higher disability scores, a smaller nCSA, and a higher cervical T2 lesion volume. T1/T2w values of brain IRLs were significantly lower compared to non‐IRLs (p < .001). Furthermore, T1/T2w values of lesions were significantly lower compared to the NAGM and NAWM, both in the brain and the spinal cord (p < .05 for all comparisons). T1/T2w values of the NAGM and NAWM in the brain and spinal cord did not statistically differ between the IRL group and the non‐IRL group.ConclusionIRLs constitute an imaging marker of disease severity. T1/T2w ratio maps represent an interesting technique to capture diffuse tissue properties. Calculation of T1/T2w ratio maps of the spinal cord might provide additional insights into the pathophysiological processes of MS.
Analysis of KRAS, BRAF, and EGFR mutational status in respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH)
Authors: Guimarães Letícia Martins , Vieira Tamara da Silva , De Marco Luiz Armando , Thompson Lester D. R. , Gomes Carolina Cavalieri 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackgroundRespiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartoma (REAH) is a sinonasal glandular overgrowth arising from the surface respiratory epithelium and invaginating into the stroma. Clinically, it appears as a polypoid mass that may cause nasal obstruction, anosmia, and epistaxis. The presence of cartilaginous and/or osseous areas move the lesion to a chondro‐osseous respiratory epithelial (CORE) hamartoma subtype. Scattered small seromucinous glands may be observed between typical REAH glands and when it is the only feature, it represents seromucinous hamartoma (SH). The molecular pathogenesis of REAH has been poorly explored and remains unclear. Given that KRAS, BRAF, and EGFR mutations have been detected in a variety of sinonasal tumors, we aimed to assess these mutations in REAH and SH.MethodsTen REAH (including one CORE subtype), in addition to two SH cases, were Sanger sequenced by standard techniques. The targeted regions included KRAS exons 2–4 (encompassing hotspots codons 12, 13, 61, and 146), BRAF exons 11 and 15 (spanning the V600 codon), and EGFR exons 19 and 20.ResultsAll REAH and SH samples showed wild‐type sequences for KRAS, BRAF, and EGFR genes.ConclusionOur results demonstrate a lack of KRAS, BRAF, or EGFR pathogenic variants with further evaluation of REAH and SH needed to elucidate driver genetic events.
Clinicopathological and survival profile of patients with salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma: A systematic review
Authors: Lavareze Luccas , Scarini João Figueira , de Lima‐Souza Reydson Alcides , Kimura Talita de Carvalho , Gondak Rogério de Oliveira , Egal Erika Said Abu , Altemani Albina , Mariano Fernanda Viviane 
Published: December 2022

AbstractObjectivesIn this systematic review, we aimed to evaluate the clinicopathological and prognosis data of patients with salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma.Materials and MethodsMEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, and Embase search was performed with the keywords “myoepithelial carcinoma” “malignant myoepithelioma,” and “salivary glands.” Primary salivary glands myoepithelial carcinoma that fulfilled the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria were included. The Joanna Briggs Institute tool was used to assess the risk of bias.ResultsForty‐three studies (71 patients) met the inclusion criteria. The patients showed a mean age of 56.4 ± 19.6 years with no sex predilection. The parotid was the most affected gland (49.3%). The tumor presented as an asymptomatic (65.1%) mass (84%). The most common histological findings were the presence of clear tumor cells (39.7%) and multinodular growth patterns (60.7%). Multivariate analysis showed plasmacytoid cell type (p = 0.010) and solid growth pattern (p = 0.003) were related to decreased disease‐free survival. Surgery alone was the most used treatment (53.5%). Patients with a combination of treatments showed a longer disease‐free survival (p = 0.049). The 2‐year and 5‐year overall survival rates were 67.5% and 46.1%, respectively.ConclusionSalivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma showed no sex predilection, with a higher incidence in the parotid gland. Cell type, growth pattern, and treatment type may be related to a lower disease‐free survival. Overall, salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma presented low recurrence and metastasis rates.Registration and protocol: This systematic review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) 2020 checklist and registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) database (CRD42022311512).
The Politicalvs. the Theological: The Scope of Secularity in Arendtian Forgiveness
Authors: Lee Shinkyu 
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACTThe conventional interpretation of Hannah Arendt's accounts of forgiveness considers them secularistic. The secular features of her thinking that resist grounding the act of forgiving in divine criteria offer a good corrective to religious forgiveness that fosters depoliticization. Arendt's vision of free politics, however, calls for much more nuance and complexity regarding the secular and the religious in realizing forgiveness for transitional politics than the secularist rendition of her thinking allows. After identifying an area of ambiguity in Arendt's thoughts that invites further investigation of religious forgiveness, this study seeks to relieve her misgivings about religion's role in politics by engaging with Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology, which emphasizes worldliness and altruism in religious faith. Through constructive engagements with both thinkers, the article presents a balanced Arendtian position that is neither solely secularist nor complacent about religion in politics.
Age‐specific effect of transurethral holmium laser enucleation of the prostate on overactive bladder in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: An investigation using an overactive bladder symptom score
Authors: Takeuchi Yasuharu , Sawada Yoshitomo , Watanabe Shoutarou , Ni‐itsu Yasuo , Sekido Noritoshi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractObjectivesTo investigate the age‐specific effect of transurethral holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) on overactive bladder (OAB).MethodsA total of 186 consecutive patients who underwent HoLEP were included. They were divided into three groups: patients aged less than 65 years, between 65 and 74, and 75 or older. The OAB symptom score as well as other relevant variables of lower urinary tract symptoms and function were assessed before and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Age‐specific prevalence of OAB, the proportion of resolution of OAB, and de novo OAB were evaluated.ResultsThe mean age of patients was 70.7 years, and the mean total prostate volume was 75.8 ml. The mean OAB symptom scores before surgery of patients aged less than 65 years, between 65 and 74, and 75 or older were 6.0, 5.2, and 5.7, respectively. At 12 months after surgery, the scores for the respective groups had significantly decreased to 2.1, 2.5, and 3.5. The prevalence of OAB based on the score in the respective groups was 45.8%, 56.9%, and 54.0% (p = .6391) preoperatively and 9.1%, 11.3%, and 15.8% at 12 months after the surgery (p = .7613). Of those with preoperative OAB, 75.0%, 79.2%, and 75.0% of the respective groups showed resolution of OAB at 12 months postoperatively (p = .9427).ConclusionsIn candidates for surgical deobstruction of benign prostatic hyperplasia, HoLEP has potential to improve OAB symptoms regardless of age.
Dual therapy with Erenumab and onabotulinumtoxinA: No synergistic effect in chronic migraine: A retrospective cohort study
Authors: Jaimes Alex , Gómez Andrea , Pajares Olga , Rodríguez‐Vico Jaime 
Published: December 2022

AbstractObjectiveTo assess whether dual therapy with erenumab and onabotulinumtoxinA (BoNTA) was more effective than erenumab alone in chronic migraine.BackgroundCalcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP) is crucial in migraine. Erenumab binds to the canonical CGRP receptor in Aδ‐fibers, and BoNTA prevents the release of CGRP from meningeal and extracranial C‐fibers. It is still unknown whether dual therapy is more effective.MethodsThis was a retrospective study in a Headache Unit. There was a thorough revision of charts of patients receiving erenumab from December 2019 to March 2021. The cohort was divided into three groups according to BoNTA at the start of erenumab: (1) WBT: were on BoNTA and maintained it as dual therapy; (2) WoBT: were on BoNTA and discontinued; (3) NoBT: were not on BoNTA. Primary endpoint was reduction in monthly headache days (MHD) at 12 weeks. Secondary endpoints were percent improvement and ≥50% reduction in MHD.ResultsOf 237 charts reviewed, 187 met the inclusion criteria. Seventy‐three (39%) were included in WBT, 44 (23.5%) in WoBT, and 70 (37.4%) in NoBT. The reduction in MHD was less with dual therapy [WBT 4.7 ± 7.68, WoBT 5.12 ± 7.98 (p = 0.80), NoBT 8.21 ± 7.84 p = 0.009]. The percentage of improvement was higher in the erenumab‐alone group [NoBT 35%, WoBT 22.3% (p = 0.92), WBT 21.7% (p = 0.001)]. The probability of achieving a ≥ 50% reduction in MHD was lower in WBT than in WoBT (OR 0.66, p = 0.35) and in the NoBT group (OR 0.57, p = 0.14).ConclusionsOur findings suggest that dual therapy is less effective than erenumab alone. However, since the design has multiple limitations, further prospective studies are required to validate these data.
Multiple infections influence the resistance of potato cultivars to late blight and potato cyst nematodes
Authors: Andrivon Didier , Bouchek‐Mechiche Karima , Boulard Frédéric , Le Boulch Pauline , Fournet Sylvain , Fouville Didier , Glais Laurent , Hervet Marie , Kerlan Marie‐Claire , Mabon Romain , Martin Rafaela Lopes , Pasco Claudine , Pellé Roland , Val Florence , Montarry Josselin 
Published: December 2022

AbstractEach season, crops face simultaneous or successive multiple infections. Yet cultivar resistance is often bred against one pest at a time, and screened under single infections. This raises the question of resistance expression bred under mono‐infections when exposed to multiple infections. We tackled this question by measuring the level of quantitative resistance of potato cultivars to either Globodera pallida or Phytophthora infestans under single or multiple infections, using potato virus Y (PVY) or Rhizoctonia solani as the co‐infector. Overall, co‐infection resulted in less multiplication of the target pathogen compared to single infection, although this reduction did not always reach statistical significance. A preliminary assessment of defence gene expression in plants infected with P. infestans alone or together with PVY or R. solani suggested that P. infestans repressed defence genes previously triggered by PVY, but boosted the expression of these genes when primed by R. solani. Together, these data support the view that resistance expression is impacted by co‐infection, and that it should be screened under multiple infection situations to be best assessed and exploited as a component of Integrated Pest Management strategies.
Burden of neutropenia and leukopenia among adult kidney transplant recipients: A systematic literature review of observational studies
Authors: Raval Amit D. , Kistler Kristin D. , Tang Yuexin , Vincenti Flavio 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBackgroundLeukopenia and neutropenia (L/N) may affect treatment decisions, potentially resulting in poor clinical and economic outcomes among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). The burden of L/N is poorly quantified systematically. This systematic literature review aimed to summarize the incidence of, risk factors for, and clinical and economic outcomes associated with L/N post‐KT.MethodsWe systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Library (from database inception‐June 14, 2021) and conferences (past 3 years) to identify observational studies examining epidemiology, risk factors, or outcomes associated with L/N among adult KTRs.ResultsOf 2081 records, 82 studies met inclusion criteria. Seventy‐three studies reported the epidemiology of L/N post‐KT. Pooled incidence of neutropenia, defined as absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) <1000/μl, ranged from 13% to 48% within 1‐year post‐transplant; ANC <500/μl ranged from 15% to 20%. Leukopenia, defined as white blood cell counts <3500/μl, was 19% to 83%. Eleven studies reported independent risk factors associated with L/N post‐KT. D+/R− cytomegalovirus status, mycophenolic acid (MPA), and tacrolimus use were the most consistent risk factors across studies. Fourteen studies reported L/N‐associated clinical outcomes. We noted a trend toward a positive association between neutropenia and acute rejection/opportunistic infections. Mixed findings were noted on the association between L/N and graft failure or mortality. Dosage modifications of valganciclovir, MPA, cotrimoxazole, and anti‐thymoglobulin and the need for granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor (G‐CSF) use were common with L/N.ConclusionFindings suggest post‐transplant L/N were common and associated with frequent modifications of immunosuppressive agents, requiring G‐CSF use, and rejection or opportunistic infections. Findings highlight the need for interventions to reduce risk of L/N post‐KT.image