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A review on recent advancements in solid state lithium–sulfur batteries: fundamentals, challenges, and perspectives
Authors: Deshmukh Ashvini , Thripuranthaka M , Chaturvedi Vikash , Das Anoushka K , Shelke Vilas , Shelke Manjusha V 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries (LSBs) have recently attracted extensive attention in the energy storage sector due to their very high theoretical energy density, and low cost of active materials compared to the state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries. Despite recent progress in both the electrode and electrolyte materials and fundamental understanding the practical use of conventional LSBs is still hindered by their safety concerns and poor cycling performance. Solid-state LSBs (SSLSBs) have great potential to surmount these challenges. This review describes the basic requirements of solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) and the fundamental understanding of solid electrolytes by addressing the key issues in the areas of ion transport. We emphasize recent advances in various SSEs used in SSLSBs. We also address the challenges and plausible solutions, involving improved designs and compositions of SSEs, electrode materials, and electrode–electrolyte interfaces. Even though several technological and fundamental issues still need to be solved to develop commercially viable technologies, SSLSBs offer a great opportunity to deal with the present limitations.
Predicting the thermal Sunyaev–Zel’dovich field using modular and equivariant set-based neural networks
Authors: Thiele Leander , Cranmer Miles , Coulton William , Ho Shirley , Spergel David N 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Theoretical uncertainty limits our ability to extract cosmological information from baryonic fields such as the thermal Sunyaev–Zel’dovich (tSZ) effect. Being sourced by the electron pressure field, the tSZ effect depends on baryonic physics that is usually modeled by expensive hydrodynamic simulations. We train neural networks on the IllustrisTNG-300 cosmological simulation to predict the continuous electron pressure field in galaxy clusters from gravity-only simulations. Modeling clusters is challenging for neural networks as most of the gas pressure is concentrated in a handful of voxels and even the largest hydrodynamical simulations contain only a few hundred clusters that can be used for training. Instead of conventional convolutional neural net (CNN) architectures, we choose to employ a rotationally equivariant DeepSets architecture to operate directly on the set of dark matter particles. We argue that set-based architectures provide distinct advantages over CNNs. For example, we can enforce exact rotational and permutation equivariance, incorporate existing knowledge on the tSZ field, and work with sparse fields as are standard in cosmology. We compose our architecture with separate, physically meaningful modules, making it amenable to interpretation. For example, we can separately study the influence of local and cluster-scale environment, determine that cluster triaxiality has negligible impact, and train a module that corrects for mis-centering. Our model improves by

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on analytic profiles fit to the same simulation data. We argue that the electron pressure field, viewed as a function of a gravity-only simulation, has inherent stochasticity, and model this property through a conditional-VAE extension to the network. This modification yields further improvement by

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, it is limited by our small training set however. We envision that our method will prove useful in problems beyond the specific one considered here
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Large-scale variation in phytoplankton community composition of >1000 lakes across the USA
Authors: Verspagen Jolanda M H , Ji Xing , Liu Quan-Xing , Huisman Jef 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAlthough environmental impacts on the biodiversity and species composition of lakes have been studied in great detail at local and regional scales, unraveling the big picture of how lake communities respond to environmental variation across large spatial scales has received less attention. We performed a comprehensive analysis to assess how the phytoplankton community composition varies among >1000 lakes across the conterminous United States of America. Our results show that lake-to-lake similarity in species composition was low even at the local scale, and slightly decreased with geographical distance. Analysis of the compositional data by Dirichlet regression revealed that the geographical variation in phytoplankton community composition was best explained by total phosphorus (TP), water temperature, pH, and lake size. High TP concentrations were associated with high relative abundances of cyanobacteria and euglenophytes at the expense of other phytoplankton groups. High lake temperatures stimulated cyanobacteria, dinoflagellates, desmids and euglenophytes, whereas cryptophytes, golden algae and diatoms were relatively more abundant in colder lakes. Low lake pH correlated with high dissolved CO2concentrations, which may explain why it benefitted phytoplankton groups with inefficient carbon concentrating mechanisms such as golden algae and euglenophytes. Conversely, the relative abundance of cyanobacteria showed a pronounced increase with lake pH. Large lakes showed higher relative abundances of cyanobacteria and diatoms, whereas small lakes showed higher relative abundances of chlorophytes, desmids and euglenophytes. Biodiversity increased with lake temperature, but decreased at high TP concentrations and pH. The key environmental variables identified by our study (high phosphorus loads, warm temperature, low pH) are associated with anthropogenic pressures such as eutrophication, global warming and rising atmospheric CO2concentration. Hence, our results provide a comprehensive illustration of the major impact of these anthropogenic pressures on the biodiversity and taxonomic composition of lake phytoplankton communities.
Counterclaims and legitimacy in investment treaty arbitration
Authors: Trinel Paul E 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Investor-State dispute resolution (ISDS) is currently facing a crisis of legitimacy, notably because of its perceived asymmetry as well as the difficulties it is faced with when trying to reconcile investor rights with human rights. This article wishes to explore the possibility for respondent States to present counterclaims to investment arbitral tribunals as a way of dealing with these criticisms. Even though some rare awards have entertained them favourably, the majority of arbitral tribunals have declined to hear counterclaims. The author, therefore, examines the obstacles existing in investment case law to the admissibility of counterclaims, both from a procedural as well as from a substantive point of view. The analysis then focuses on the beneficial and adverse consequences that would stem from the hypothetical adoption of a set of rules more favorable to the filing of counterclaims by respondent States in investment arbitration. The essay concludes that such an adoption would be warranted and reinstitute a measure of procedural fairness in a framework that has been suffering from a perception of imbalance and a lack of legitimacy.
scCNC: a method based on capsule network for clustering scRNA-seq data
Authors: Wang Hai-Yun , Zhao Jian-Ping , Zheng Chun-Hou , Su Yan-Sen 
Published: June 2022

AbstractMotivationA large number of studies have shown that clustering is a crucial step in scRNA-seq analysis. Most existing methods are based on unsupervised learning without the prior exploitation of any domain knowledge, which does not utilize available gold-standard labels. When confronted by the high dimensionality and general dropout events of scRNA-seq data, purely unsupervised clustering methods may not produce biologically interpretable clusters, which complicate cell type assignment.ResultsIn this article, we propose a semi-supervised clustering method based on a capsule network named scCNC that integrates domain knowledge into the clustering step. Significantly, we also propose a Semi-supervised Greedy Iterative Training method used to train the whole network. Experiments on some real scRNA-seq datasets show that scCNC can significantly improve clustering performance and facilitate downstream analyses.Availability and implementationThe source code of scCNC is freely available at https://github.com/WHY-17/scCNC.Supplementary informationSupplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.
Progress in modern reproductive biology research in China
Authors: Zhou Qi 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Reproductive biology is closely associated with human health and social progress. Modern reproductive biology research in China began in the 1930s. Advances in science, technology, government support, and international collaborations spawned the rapid growth of reproductive biology research in China. While the development of reproductive biology has provided both theoretical knowledge and applicable technologies, it has also generated new social and ethical concerns. This review summarizes and highlights the contributions of modern reproductive biology research in China, with a specific focus on aspects that are most related to human reproduction and health.
Effect of kidney replacement therapy modality after first kidney graft failure on second kidney transplantation outcomes
Authors: Couceiro Carlos , Rama Inés , Comas Jordi , Montero Núria , Manonelles Anna , Codina Sergi , Favà Alexandre , Melilli Edoardo , Coloma Ana , Quero Maria , Tort Jaume , Cruzado Josep M 
Published: June 2022

ABSTRACT

Background
There is a lack of information regarding which is the best dialysis technique after kidney transplant (KT) failure. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of kidney replacement therapy modality-peritoneal dialysis (TX-PD-TX), haemodialysis (TX-HD-TX) and preemptive deceased donor retransplantation (TX-TX) on patient survival and second KT outcomes.

Methods
A retrospective observational study from the Catalan Renal Registry was carried out. We included adult patients with failing of their first KT from 2000 to 2018.

Results
Among 2045 patients, 1829 started on HD (89.4%), 168 on PD (8.2%) and 48 (2.4%) received a preemptive KT. Non-inclusion on the KT waiting list and HD were associated with worse patient survival. For patients included on the waiting list, the probability of human leucocyte antigens (HLA) sensitization and to receive a second KT was similar in HD and PD. A total of 776 patients received a second KT (38%), 656 in TX-HD-TX, 72 in TX-PD-TX and 48 in TX-TX groups. Adjusted mortality after second KT was higher in TX-HD-TX patients compared with TX-TX and TX-PD-TX groups, without differences between TX-TX and TX-PD-TX groups. Death-censored second graft survival was similar in all three groups.

Conclusions
Our results suggest that after first KT failure, PD is superior to HD in reducing mortality in candidates for a second KT without options for preemptive retransplantation.
Prognostic impact of late gadolinium enhancement at the right ventricular insertion points in non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy
Authors: Claver Eduard , Di Marco Andrea , Brown Pamela Frances , Bradley Joshua , Nucifora Gaetano , Ruiz-Majoral Alejandro , Dallaglio Paolo Domenico , Rodriguez Marcos , Comin-Colet Josep , Anguera Ignasi , Miller Christopher A , Schmitt Matthias 
Published: June 2022

AbstractAimsTo evaluate the baseline characteristics and the prognostic implications associated with late gadolinium enhancement limited to the right ventricular insertion points (IP-LGE) or present at both the right ventricular insertion points and the left ventricle (IP&LV-LGE) in non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).Methods and resultsThis is a retrospective observational multicentre cohort study including 1165 consecutive patients with DCM evaluated by cardiac magnetic resonance. The primary endpoint included appropriate defibrillator therapies, sustained ventricular tachycardia, resuscitated cardiac arrest, or sudden death. The secondary outcome encompassed heart failure hospitalizations, heart transplant, left ventricular assist device implantation, and end-stage heart failure death. IP-LGE was found in 72 patients (6%), who had clinical characteristics closer to LGE− than to LGE+ patients. During follow-up (median 36 months), none of the IP-LGE patients experienced the primary endpoint. The cumulative incidence of the primary endpoint was similar between IP-LGE and LGE− patients (P = 1), while IP-LGE had significantly lower cumulative incidence when compared with LGE+ patients (P &lt; 0.001). When compared with IP-LGE patients, the cumulative incidence of the secondary endpoint was similar in LGE− cases (P = 0.86) but tended to be higher in LGE+ patients (P = 0.06). Both clinical characteristics and outcomes were similar between IP&LV-LGE patients and the rest of LGE+ cases.ConclusionsIn a large cohort of DCM patients, IP-LGE was associated with similar outcome when compared with LGE− patients and with significant lower risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death when compared with LGE+ cases. Patients with IP&LV-LGE had clinical characteristics and outcomes similar to the rest of LGE+ cases.
Exploring the socioeconomic disparities of maternal body mass index: a national study in France
Authors: Saurel-Cubizolles Marie-Josèphe , Azria Elie , Blondel Béatrice , Regnault Nolwenn , Deneux-Tharaux Catherine 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Background
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased in various countries. Normal weight before pregnancy is important to protect maternal and newborn health. This study aimed to describe the evolution of body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy in France and explore its association with two measures of socioeconomic status (SES), education and household income.

Methods
Data were from four national perinatal surveys in France in 1998, 2003, 2010 and 2016 to describe the time evolution of maternal BMI. We explored the links between BMI and women’s characteristics in the most recent period (2010–2016 surveys) since income information was not available before. Risk ratios (RRs) of underweight, overweight and obesity for each measure of SES were computed by using multivariable Poisson regression models.

Results
Overweight and obesity prevalence increased between 1998 and 2016, from 6% to 12% for obesity. Both were inversely associated with SES (higher prevalence among least educated and poorest women), with strong variations for each social indicator, even in multivariable analyses including both. Combining education and income revealed a wide gradient; RR for obesity was 6.01 (95% confidence interval 4.89–7.38) with low education and income &lt;2000 euros/month vs. high education and income ≥4000 euros/month.

Conclusions
Public policies must implement programs to limit the increase in overweight and its unequal distribution in the population, alongside other policies to address the societal determinants of the obesogenic environment. Health professionals need to advise women to improve their eating and physical activity to limit weight gain from childhood to early adulthood.
Transanal total mesorectal excision combined with intersphincteric resection has similar long-term oncological outcomes to laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection in low rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched cohort study
Authors: Liu Zhi-Hang , Zeng Zi-Wei , Jie Hai-Qing , Huang Liang , Luo Shuang-Ling , Liang Wen-Feng , Zhang Xing-Wei , Kang Liang 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

Background
Transanal total mesorectal excision (taTME) or intersphincteric resection (ISR) has recently proven to be a valid and safe surgical procedure for low rectal cancer. However, studies focusing on the combination of these two technologies are limited. This study aimed to evaluate perioperative results, long-term oncologic outcomes, and anorectal functions of patients with low rectal cancer undergoing taTME combined with ISR, by comparing with those of patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection (laAPR).

Methods
After 1:1 propensity score matching, 200 patients with low rectal cancer who underwent laAPR (n = 100) or taTME combined with ISR (n = 100) between September 2013 and November 2019 were included. Patient demographics, clinicopathological characteristics, oncological outcomes, and anal functional results were analysed.

Results
Patients in the taTME-combined-with-ISR group had less intraoperative blood loss (79.6 ± 72.6 vs 107.3 ± 65.1 mL, P = 0.005) and a lower rate of post-operative complications (22.0% vs 44.0%, P &lt; 0.001) than those in the laAPR group. The overall local recurrence rates were 7.0% in both groups within 3 years after surgery. The 3-year disease-free survival rates were 86.3% in the taTME-combined-with-ISR group and 75.1% in the laAPR group (P = 0.056), while the 3-year overall survival rates were 96.7% and 94.2%, respectively (P = 0.319). There were 39 patients (45.3%) in the taTME-combined-with-ISR group who developed major low anterior resection syndrome, whereas 61 patients (70.9%) had good post-operative anal function (Wexner incontinence score ≤ 10).

Conclusion
We found similar long-term oncological outcomes for patients with low rectal cancer undergoing laAPR and those undergoing taTME combined with ISR. Patients receiving taTME combined with ISR had acceptable post-operative anorectal function.
Systematic evaluation of oxygen isotopes in cephalopod statoliths as thermal proxies
Authors: Martino Jasmin C , Chung Ming-Tsung , Chiang Chun-I , Wang Chia-Hui , Shirai Kotaro , Doubleday Zoë A 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Temperature histories are critical for understanding and predicting ecological functioning in marine systems. Stable oxygen isotopes (δ18O) locked within calcified tissues can uncover experienced temperatures of marine animals, but have been little evaluated in the statoliths of cephalopods. As such, we investigated field applications of oxygen isotope ratios in statoliths (δ18Ostatoliths) for reconstructing the thermal histories of cuttlefish, octopus, and squid. In doing so, we collated measured (instrumental and modelled) temperature and salinity data, alongside δ18Ostatoliths data, of ocean-caught species from Taiwan and Australia. To navigate potential species-bias or “vital effects,” two aragonite-specific thermometry equations were compared, whilst simulation modelling evaluated variation and addressed uncertainties. Linear regressions identified environmental and biological influences on the differences between measured and reconstructed temperatures. Variable trends in temperature reconstructions were observed between taxa, which may be due to ecological traits. For squid, the relationship was highly aligned with no significant model predictors. For cuttlefish and octopus, differences between measured and reconstructed temperatures increased in warmer conditions, and may indicate thermoregulation behaviour. Here, we demonstrate that δ18Ostatoliths values can function as natural proxies of ocean temperature and are an invaluable tool for broadening the field of thermal ecology for the important, yet understudied, cephalopods.
Impacts of Financial Assistance on Quality of Life Among People Living With Burn Injury: Matched Cohort Analysis of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research Burn Model System Database
Authors: Martz Flora , McMullen Kara A , Carrougher Gretchen J , Bunnell Aaron , Sheckter Clifford C , Wolf Steven E , Schneider Jeffrey C , Stewart Barclay T 
Published: June 2022

AbstractDisparities in socioeconomic status and minority status affect the risk of burn injury and the severity of that injury, thus affecting the subsequent cost of care. We aimed to characterize the demographic details surrounding receipt of financial assistance due to burn injury and its relationship with health-related quality of life scores. Participants ≥18 from Burn Model System National Longitudinal Database (BMS) with complete demographic data were included (n = 4330). Nonresponders to financial assistance questions were analyzed separately. The remaining sample (n = 1255) was divided into participants who received financial assistance because of burn injury, those who received no financial assistance, and those who received financial assistance before injury and as a result of injury. A demographic and injury-characteristic comparison was conducted. Health-related quality of life metrics (Satisfaction with Life, Short Form-12/Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey, Community Integration Questionnaire Social Component, and the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory) were analyzed preinjury, then 6-months, 1-year, and 2-years postinjury. A matched cohort analysis compared these scores. When compared to their no financial assistance counterparts, participants receiving financial assistance due to burns were more likely to be minorities (19% vs 14%), have more severe injuries (%TBSA burn 21% vs 10%), and receive workers’ compensation (24% vs 9%). They also had lower health-related quality of life scores on all metrics except the post-traumatic growth inventory. Financial assistance may aid in combating disparities in posttraumatic growth scores for participants at the greatest risk of financial toxicity but does not improve other health-related quality of life metrics.