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Alsos IG, Boussange V, Rijal DP, Beaulieu M, Brown AG, Herzschuh U, Svenning JC, Pellissier L. Using ancient sedimentary DNA to forecast ecosystem trajectories under climate change. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2024; 379:20230017. [PMID: 38583481 PMCID: PMC10999269 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Ecosystem response to climate change is complex. In order to forecast ecosystem dynamics, we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process-based models. Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) has revolutionised our ability to document past ecosystems' dynamics. It provides time series of increased taxonomic resolution compared to microfossils (pollen, spores), and can often give species-level information, especially for past vascular plant and mammal abundances. Time series are much richer in information than contemporary spatial distribution information, which have been traditionally used to train models for predicting biodiversity and ecosystem responses to climate change. Here, we outline the potential contribution of sedaDNA to forecast ecosystem changes. We showcase how species-level time series may allow quantification of the effect of biotic interactions in ecosystem dynamics, and be used to estimate dispersal rates when a dense network of sites is available. By combining palaeo-time series, process-based models, and inverse modelling, we can recover the biotic and abiotic processes underlying ecosystem dynamics, which are traditionally very challenging to characterise. Dynamic models informed by sedaDNA can further be used to extrapolate beyond current dynamics and provide robust forecasts of ecosystem responses to future climate change. This article is part of the theme issue 'Ecological novelty and planetary stewardship: biodiversity dynamics in a transforming biosphere'.
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- Inger Greve Alsos
- The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- The Arctic University Museum of Norway, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Telegraphenberg A43, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Geography, Potsdam University, 14479 Potsdam, Germany
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- Center for Ecological Dynamics in a Novel Biosphere (ECONOVO) & Center for Biodiversity Dynamics in a Changing World (BIOCHANGE), Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Environmental System Science, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Sauvain JJ, Hemmendinger M, Charreau T, Jouannique V, Debatisse A, Suárez G, Hopf NB, Guseva Canu I. Metal and oxidative potential exposure through particle inhalation and oxidative stress biomarkers: a 2-week pilot prospective study among Parisian subway workers. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2024; 97:387-400. [PMID: 38504030 PMCID: PMC10999389 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-024-02054-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVE In this pilot study on subway workers, we explored the relationships between particle exposure and oxidative stress biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and urine to identify the most relevant biomarkers for a large-scale study in this field. METHODS We constructed a comprehensive occupational exposure assessment among subway workers in three distinct jobs over 10 working days, measuring daily concentrations of particulate matter (PM), their metal content and oxidative potential (OP). Individual pre- and post-shift EBC and urine samples were collected daily. Three oxidative stress biomarkers were measured in these matrices: malondialdehyde (MDA), 8-hydroxy-2'deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and 8-isoprostane. The association between each effect biomarker and exposure variables was estimated by multivariable multilevel mixed-effect models with and without lag times. RESULTS The OP was positively associated with Fe and Mn, but not associated with any effect biomarkers. Concentration changes of effect biomarkers in EBC and urine were associated with transition metals in PM (Cu and Zn) and furthermore with specific metals in EBC (Ba, Co, Cr and Mn) and in urine (Ba, Cu, Co, Mo, Ni, Ti and Zn). The direction of these associations was both metal- and time-dependent. Associations between Cu or Zn and MDAEBC generally reached statistical significance after a delayed time of 12 or 24 h after exposure. Changes in metal concentrations in EBC and urine were associated with MDA and 8-OHdG concentrations the same day. CONCLUSION Associations between MDA in both EBC and urine gave opposite response for subway particles containing Zn versus Cu. This diverting Zn and Cu pattern was also observed for 8-OHdG and urinary concentrations of these two metals. Overall, MDA and 8-OHdG responses were sensitive for same-day metal exposures in both matrices. We recommend MDA and 8-OHdG in large field studies to account for oxidative stress originating from metals in inhaled particulate matter.
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- Jean-Jacques Sauvain
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Lausanne, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Lausanne, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Lausanne, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Service Santé-Travail, Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP), 88 Boulevard Sébastopol, 75003, Paris, France
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- Service Santé-Travail, Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP), 88 Boulevard Sébastopol, 75003, Paris, France
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Lausanne, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Lausanne, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University Lausanne, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066, Epalinges, Switzerland
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Schyma C, Müller R, Brünig J, Zieger M, Utz S, Grabmüller M. The muzzle to target distance -staining inside different parts of the firearm barrel. Int J Legal Med 2024; 138:1149-1156. [PMID: 38091066 PMCID: PMC11003904 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-023-03141-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Biological traces inside firearm barrels were observed as a result of contact shots to the head. The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of the muzzle to target distance on staining inside the anterior and posterior part of firearm barrels. Ninety-nine shots were fired to so-called reference cubes (10% gelatine, 12 cm edge length, embedded paint-blood-pad) using three current handguns. Shot range was varied from contact to 50 cm distance. High-speed cameras recorded external backspatter. Endoscopic examination assessed visible staining along the barrel. Each two swabbings were gathered from the anterior and the posterior part of the barrel. The first swabs were submitted to quantitative PCR, the second ones to DNA-RNA-co-extraction. Thorough mechanical and chemical cleaning was performed to avoid any contamination which was controlled by negative zero swabs after each cleaning. In single shots up to 50 cm distance, minimal, but DNA-positive sporadic traces were detected inside the barrel in vicinity of the muzzle. Visible complex staining varying in extent was observed in the anterior barrel part for 10 cm or less distance in dependence of the calibre. The posterior part showed detectable traces only after close range shots (< 5 cm). Generally staining inside the barrel decreased from the muzzle to the rear end, which correlated with the yield of DNA. Some contact shots did not cause any staining in the posterior part of the barrel despite massive external backspatter. Blood-specific miRNA was primarily found where DNA was detected. This experience encourages to take a second swab for RNA analysis. The amount of nucleic acids in the barrel at varying muzzle to target distances is subject to large variations between individual shots and therefore appears not suitable for a reliable determination of the shot distance in a particular case on its own. Instead, shot range estimation should also take into account morphology and distribution of traces inside the barrel.
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- Christian Schyma
- Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 26, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Criminal Investigation Service, Cantonal Police Department of Bern, Nordring 30, 3013, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 26, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 26, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine of the University of Bern, Murtenstrasse 26, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Bonn, Stiftsplatz 12, 53111, Bonn, Germany
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Vilmont V, Ngatchou N, Lioux G, Kalucki S, Brito W, Burnier M, Rotman S, Lardi C, Pruijm M. A new, deep learning-based method for the analysis of autopsy kidney samples used to study sex differences in glomerular density and size in a forensic population. Int J Legal Med 2024; 138:873-882. [PMID: 38177496 PMCID: PMC11003899 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-023-03153-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in forensic anthropology and genetics to identify the victim and the cause of death. The large autopsy samples from persons with traumatic causes of death but without comorbidities also offer possibilities to analyze normal histology with AI. We propose a new deep learning-based method to rapidly count glomerular number and measure glomerular density (GD) and volume in post-mortem kidney samples obtained in a forensic population. We assessed whether this new method detects glomerular differences between men and women without known kidney disease. Autopsies performed between 2009 and 2015 were analyzed if subjects were aged ≥ 18 years and had no known kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, or hypertension. A large biopsy was taken from each kidney, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and scanned. An in-house developed deep learning-based algorithm counted the glomerular density (GD), number, and size. Out of 1165 forensic autopsies, 86 met all inclusion criteria (54 men). Mean (± SD) age was 43.5 ± 14.6; 786 ± 277 glomeruli were analyzed per individual. There was no significant difference in GD between men and women (2.18 ± 0.49 vs. 2.30 ± 0.57 glomeruli/mm2, p = 0.71); glomerular diameter, area, and volume also did not differ. GD correlated inversely with age, kidney weight, and glomerular area. Glomerular area and volume increased significantly with age. In this study, there were no sex differences in glomerular density or size. Considering the size of the kidney samples, the use of the presented deep learning method can help to analyze large renal autopsy biopsies and opens perspectives for the histological study of other organs.
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- Valérie Vilmont
- Service of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 17, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 17, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 17, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 17, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 17, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Clinical Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University Center of Legal Medicine Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Service of Nephrology and Hypertension, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 17, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Küng CJ, Daryadel A, Fuente R, Haykir B, de Angelis MH, Hernando N, Rubio-Aliaga I, Wagner CA. A novel mouse model for familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH1) reveals PTH-dependent and independent CaSR defects. Pflugers Arch 2024; 476:833-845. [PMID: 38386045 PMCID: PMC11033242 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-024-02927-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
The Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) senses extracellular calcium, regulates parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion, and has additional functions in various organs related to systemic and local calcium and mineral homeostasis. Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia type I (FHH1) is caused by heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the CaSR gene, and is characterized by the combination of hypercalcemia, hypocalciuria, normal to elevated PTH, and facultatively hypermagnesemia and mild bone mineralization defects. To date, only heterozygous Casr null mice have been available as model for FHH1. Here we present a novel mouse FHH1 model identified in a large ENU-screen that carries an c.2579 T > A (p.Ile859Asn) variant in the Casr gene (CasrBCH002 mice). In order to dissect direct effects of the genetic variant from PTH-dependent effects, we crossed CasrBCH002 mice with PTH deficient mice. Heterozygous CasrBCH002 mice were fertile, had normal growth and body weight, were hypercalcemic and hypermagnesemic with inappropriately normal PTH levels and urinary calcium excretion replicating some features of FHH1. Hypercalcemia and hypermagnesemia were independent from PTH and correlated with higher expression of claudin 16 and 19 in kidneys. Likewise, reduced expression of the renal TRPM6 channel in CasrBCH002 mice was not dependent on PTH. In bone, mutations in Casr rescued the bone phenotype observed in Pth null mice by increasing osteoclast numbers and improving the columnar pattern of chondrocytes in the growth zone. In summary, CasrBCH002 mice represent a new model to study FHH1 and our results indicate that only a part of the phenotype is driven by PTH.
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- Catharina J Küng
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Morphology and Cellular Biology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Experimental Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
- Lehrstuhl Für Experimentelle Genetik, Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
- Member of German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Monteux S, Blume-Werry G, Gavazov K, Kirchhoff L, Krab EJ, Lett S, Pedersen EP, Väisänen M. Controlling biases in targeted plant removal experiments. New Phytol 2024; 242:1835-1845. [PMID: 38044568 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
Targeted removal experiments are a powerful tool to assess the effects of plant species or (functional) groups on ecosystem functions. However, removing plant biomass in itself can bias the observed responses. This bias is commonly addressed by waiting until ecosystem recovery, but this is inherently based on unverified proxies or anecdotal evidence. Statistical control methods are efficient, but restricted in scope by underlying assumptions. We propose accounting for such biases within the experimental design, using a gradient of biomass removal controls. We demonstrate the relevance of this design by presenting (1) conceptual examples of suspected biases and (2) how to observe and control for these biases. Using data from a mycorrhizal association-based removal experiment, we show that ignoring biomass removal biases (including by assuming ecosystem recovery) can lead to incorrect, or even contrary conclusions (e.g. false positive and false negative). Our gradient design can prevent such incorrect interpretations, regardless of whether aboveground biomass has fully recovered. Our approach provides more objective and quantitative insights, independently assessed for each variable, than using a proxy to assume ecosystem recovery. Our approach circumvents the strict statistical assumptions of, for example, ANCOVA and thus offers greater flexibility in data analysis.
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- Sylvain Monteux
- Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, SE-10691, Stockholm, Sweden
- Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, SE-10691, Stockholm, Sweden
- UiT The Arctic University Museum of Norway, NO-9006, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Climate Impacts Research Centre, Umeå University, SE-98107, Abisko, Sweden
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, CH-8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Climate Impacts Research Centre, Umeå University, SE-98107, Abisko, Sweden
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences SLU, SE-75651, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DK-1165, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Climate Impacts Research Centre, Umeå University, SE-98107, Abisko, Sweden
- Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Abisko Scientific Research Station, SE-98107, Abisko, Sweden
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, FI-90014, Oulu, Finland
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Efstratiou A, Gaigher A, Künzel S, Teles A, Lenz TL. Template-specific optimization of NGS genotyping pipelines reveals allele-specific variation in MHC gene expression. Mol Ecol Resour 2024; 24:e13935. [PMID: 38332480 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
Using high-throughput sequencing for precise genotyping of multi-locus gene families, such as the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), remains challenging, due to the complexity of the data and difficulties in distinguishing genuine from erroneous variants. Several dedicated genotyping pipelines for data from high-throughput sequencing, such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), have been developed to tackle the ensuing risk of artificially inflated diversity. Here, we thoroughly assess three such multi-locus genotyping pipelines for NGS data, the DOC method, AmpliSAS and ACACIA, using MHC class IIβ data sets of three-spined stickleback gDNA, cDNA and "artificial" plasmid samples with known allelic diversity. We show that genotyping of gDNA and plasmid samples at optimal pipeline parameters was highly accurate and reproducible across methods. However, for cDNA data, the gDNA-optimal parameter configuration yielded decreased overall genotyping precision and consistency between pipelines. Further adjustments of key clustering parameters were required tο account for higher error rates and larger variation in sequencing depth per allele, highlighting the importance of template-specific pipeline optimization for reliable genotyping of multi-locus gene families. Through accurate paired gDNA-cDNA typing and MHC-II haplotype inference, we show that MHC-II allele-specific expression levels correlate negatively with allele number across haplotypes. Lastly, sibship-assisted cDNA-typing of MHC-I revealed novel variants linked in haplotype blocks, and a higher-than-previously-reported individual MHC-I allelic diversity. In conclusion, we provide novel genotyping protocols for the three-spined stickleback MHC-I and -II genes, and evaluate the performance of popular NGS-genotyping pipelines. We also show that fine-tuned genotyping of paired gDNA-cDNA samples facilitates amplification bias-corrected MHC allele expression analysis.
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- Artemis Efstratiou
- Research Unit for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Department of Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Research Group for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Research Unit for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Department of Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Research Group for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
- CIBIO-InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Vairão, Portugal
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- Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Research Unit for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Department of Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Research Group for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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- Research Unit for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Department of Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Research Group for Evolutionary Immunogenomics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, Germany
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Vonderach T, Gundlach-Graham A, Günther D. Determination of carbon in microplastics and single cells by total consumption microdroplet ICP-TOFMS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:2773-2781. [PMID: 38062197 PMCID: PMC11009739 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-05064-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Recently, spICP-MS analyses of microplastics have demonstrated that the detection capabilities of ICP-MS are sufficient to determine the size and composition of such materials. However, solution nebulization or microdroplet generation limits the sizes of droplets, microparticles, or cells that can be efficiently introduced into commonly used horizontal ICP-MS configurations. Therefore, we introduced the development of a downward-pointing ICP coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ICP-TOFMS), which enables quantitative transport of large microdroplets (diameters up to 90 µm) into the ICP. Here, we report the capabilities of downward ICP-TOFMS for the quantitative analysis of single cells and microplastic particles. For calibration of element mass amount per particle or cell, microdroplets (70 µm diameter) composed of multielement solutions were measured by ICP-TOFMS. Microplastic beads (polystyrene) and spleenocyte cells were then also embedded in microdroplets and measured by ICP-TOFMS with ion optics optimized to determine the signals from 12C+ and other isotopes of interest, including 140Ce, 153Eu, 165Ho, and 175Lu from the REE beads and 31P for the cells. The results achieved using the prototype instrument of a vertical downward-pointing ICP-TOFMS demonstrate that such a plasma configuration is well suited to analyze microplastics and single cells. For single microbead and cell analyses, the critical mass for carbon was 4.8 pg, and the mean determined carbon mass amounts were 14 and 23 pg, respectively. For the microbead analysis, the detected carbon mass corresponds to a particle diameter of 2.93 ± 0.24 µm, which is consistent with the scanning (transmission) electron microscopy-determined diameter of 2.97 ± 0.04 µm. Furthermore, in the analysis of spleenocyte cells, carbon and phosphorus masses were determined to be correlated.
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- Thomas Vonderach
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2415 Osborn Drive, 1605 Gilman Hall, Ames, IA, 50011-1021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Bediou B, Cekic S, Bavelier D. Not screens but their context of use impact cognitive development: a commentary on Yang et al. (2023). J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2024; 65:726-728. [PMID: 38098289 DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
Abstract
There have been extensive debates about the impact of the digital transformation on human development. A recent study by Yang and colleagues highlights the importance of considering context of use, beyond amount of use. In their study, children from parents who reported having TV-on during family meals when they were 2 years old showed poorer cognitive development at age 3.5 as compared to those with TV-off during family meals. This highlights the importance of considering the context of use when studying effect of screen use. While Yang et al. discuss the distracting effects of TV-on sensory processing, we propose an alternative - and not mutually exclusive - interpretation based on TV induced deprivation of family interactions. On a more practical note, this should encourage to preserve screen-free time, especially during structured time such as family meals, in order to maintain family interactions known to be critical to development.
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- Benoit Bediou
- Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Fondation Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
- Brain and Behavior Lab, Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Fondation Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
- Brain and Behavior Lab, Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Education Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Fondation Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
- Brain and Behavior Lab, Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
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Falk JR, Gollwitzer PM, Oettingen G, Gendolla GHE. Noise annoys-But personal choice can attenuate noise effects on cardiac response reflecting effort. Psychophysiology 2024; 61:e14502. [PMID: 38145304 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Since personal choice fosters commitment and shields action execution against potentially conflicting influences, two laboratory experiments with university students (N = 228) tested whether engaging in action by personal choice versus external assignment of task characteristics moderates the effect of irrelevant acoustic noise on cardiovascular responses reflecting effort. Participants who could personally choose the stimulus color of moderately difficult cognitive tasks were expected to be shielded against the irrelevant noise. By contrast, when the stimulus color was externally assigned, we predicted receptivity for the irrelevant noise to be high. As expected, in both experiments, participants in the assigned color condition showed stronger cardiac pre-ejection period reactivity during task performance when exposed to noise than when working in silence. On the contrary, participants who could choose the stimulus color were shielded against the noise effect on effort. These findings conceptually replicate and extend research on the action shielding effect by personal choice and hold practical implications for occupational health.
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- Johanna R Falk
- Section of Psychology, FPSE, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Section of Psychology, FPSE, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Martin FM, van der Heijden MGA. The mycorrhizal symbiosis: research frontiers in genomics, ecology, and agricultural application. New Phytol 2024; 242:1486-1506. [PMID: 38297461 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Mycorrhizal symbioses between plants and fungi are vital for the soil structure, nutrient cycling, plant diversity, and ecosystem sustainability. More than 250 000 plant species are associated with mycorrhizal fungi. Recent advances in genomics and related approaches have revolutionized our understanding of the biology and ecology of mycorrhizal associations. The genomes of 250+ mycorrhizal fungi have been released and hundreds of genes that play pivotal roles in regulating symbiosis development and metabolism have been characterized. rDNA metabarcoding and metatranscriptomics provide novel insights into the ecological cues driving mycorrhizal communities and functions expressed by these associations, linking genes to ecological traits such as nutrient acquisition and soil organic matter decomposition. Here, we review genomic studies that have revealed genes involved in nutrient uptake and symbiosis development, and discuss adaptations that are fundamental to the evolution of mycorrhizal lifestyles. We also evaluated the ecosystem services provided by mycorrhizal networks and discuss how mycorrhizal symbioses hold promise for sustainable agriculture and forestry by enhancing nutrient acquisition and stress tolerance. Overall, unraveling the intricate dynamics of mycorrhizal symbioses is paramount for promoting ecological sustainability and addressing current pressing environmental concerns. This review ends with major frontiers for further research.
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- Francis M Martin
- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, UMR IAM, Champenoux, 54280, France
- Institute of Applied Mycology, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Agroecology & Environment, Plant-Soil Interactions, Agroscope, Zürich, 8046, Switzerland
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zürich, Zürich, 8057, Switzerland
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Armandola NG, Doehne M, Rost K. Explaining mobilization for revolts by private interests and kinship relations. Ration Soc 2024; 36:254-285. [PMID: 38585428 PMCID: PMC10990807 DOI: 10.1177/10434631231219954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Mobilization for revolts poses a significant challenge for rational choice theory because revolts are vulnerable to free-riding, which disincentivizes rational actors from mobilizing. Strong, informal relations such as kinship ties have been identified as factors that can shift the rational calculations of individuals and lead to mobilization for revolts. In social networks that are polarized by the presence of mobilized individuals, such as rebels, and actors opposing the mobilization effort such as the elite, kinship relations have not only a bridging effect but also a diverging one. Building on Tullock's private interest theory, we develop a framework in which kinship relations determine the extent of individual's payoffs and costs of mobilization for revolts against an elite. We posit that distant kin of the elite expect high payoffs of mobilization for revolts and face the lowest costs of mobilization for revolts by virtue of their position in the network of kinship relations. Using a unique, hand-collected dataset that reconstructs a revolt in Basel, Switzerland, in 1691, we test our framework and contribute to a better relational understanding of the mechanisms that lead rational actors to mobilize for revolts. Our analyses show that mobilization for revolts is mainly driven by distant kinship relations to the ruling elite rather than close kinship relations to the rebels.
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- Department of Sociology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Sociology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Pauly T, Lüscher J, Berli C, Hoppmann CA, Murphy RA, Ashe MC, Linden W, Madden KM, Gerstorf D, Scholz U. Let's Enjoy an Evening on the Couch? A Daily Life Investigation of Shared Problematic Behaviors in Three Couple Studies. Pers Soc Psychol Bull 2024; 50:733-749. [PMID: 36632740 PMCID: PMC11010557 DOI: 10.1177/01461672221143783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Symptom-system fit theory proposes that problematic behaviors are maintained by the social system (e.g., the couple relationship) in which they occur because they help promote positive relationship functioning in the short-term. Across three daily life studies, we examined whether mixed-gender couples reported more positive relationship functioning on days in which they engaged in more shared problematic behaviors. In two studies (Study 1: 82 couples who smoke; Study 2: 117 couples who are inactive), days of more shared problematic behavior were accompanied by higher daily closeness and relationship satisfaction. A third study with 79 couples post-stroke investigating unhealthy eating failed to provide evidence for symptom-system fit. In exploratory lagged analyses, we found more support for prior-day problematic behavior being associated with next-day daily relationship functioning than vice-versa. Together, findings point to the importance of a systems perspective when studying interpersonal dynamics that might be involved in the maintenance of problematic behaviors.
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- The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada
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Wechsler D, Bascompte J. Mechanistic interactions as the origin of modularity in biological networks. Proc Biol Sci 2024; 291:20240269. [PMID: 38628127 PMCID: PMC11021940 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.0269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Biological networks are often modular. Explanations for this peculiarity either assume an adaptive advantage of a modular design such as higher robustness, or attribute it to neutral factors such as constraints underlying network assembly. Interestingly, most insights on the origin of modularity stem from models in which interactions are either determined by highly simplistic mechanisms, or have no mechanistic basis at all. Yet, empirical knowledge suggests that biological interactions are often mediated by complex structural or behavioural traits. Here, we investigate the origins of modularity using a model in which interactions are determined by potentially complex traits. Specifically, we model system elements-such as the species in an ecosystem-as finite-state machines (FSMs), and determine their interactions by means of communication between the corresponding FSMs. Using this model, we show that modularity probably emerges for free. We further find that the more modular an interaction network is, the less complex are the traits that mediate the interactions. Altogether, our results suggest that the conditions for modularity to evolve may be much broader than previously thought.
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- Daniel Wechsler
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 19, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 19, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Csizi KS, Reiher M. Automated preparation of nanoscopic structures: Graph-based sequence analysis, mismatch detection, and pH-consistent protonation with uncertainty estimates. J Comput Chem 2024; 45:761-776. [PMID: 38124290 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Structure and function in nanoscale atomistic assemblies are tightly coupled, and every atom with its specific position and even every electron will have a decisive effect on the electronic structure, and hence, on the molecular properties. Molecular simulations of nanoscopic atomistic structures therefore require accurately resolved three-dimensional input structures. If extracted from experiment, these structures often suffer from severe uncertainties, of which the lack of information on hydrogen atoms is a prominent example. Hence, experimental structures require careful review and curation, which is a time-consuming and error-prone process. Here, we present a fast and robust protocol for the automated structure analysis and pH-consistent protonation, in short, ASAP. For biomolecules as a target, the ASAP protocol integrates sequence analysis and error assessment of a given input structure. ASAP allows for pK a prediction from reference data through Gaussian process regression including uncertainty estimation and connects to system-focused atomistic modeling described in Brunken and Reiher (J. Chem. Theory Comput. 16, 2020, 1646). Although focused on biomolecules, ASAP can be extended to other nanoscopic objects, because most of its design elements rely on a general graph-based foundation guaranteeing transferability. The modular character of the underlying pipeline supports different degrees of automation, which allows for (i) efficient feedback loops for human-machine interaction with a low entrance barrier and for (ii) integration into autonomous procedures such as automated force field parametrizations. This facilitates fast switching of the pH-state through on-the-fly system-focused reparametrization during a molecular simulation at virtually no extra computational cost.
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- Katja-Sophia Csizi
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Schmidig FJ, Ruch S, Henke K. Episodic long-term memory formation during slow-wave sleep. eLife 2024; 12:RP89601. [PMID: 38661727 DOI: 10.7554/elife.89601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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We are unresponsive during slow-wave sleep but continue monitoring external events for survival. Our brain wakens us when danger is imminent. If events are non-threatening, our brain might store them for later consideration to improve decision-making. To test this hypothesis, we examined whether novel vocabulary consisting of simultaneously played pseudowords and translation words are encoded/stored during sleep, and which neural-electrical events facilitate encoding/storage. An algorithm for brain-state-dependent stimulation selectively targeted word pairs to slow-wave peaks or troughs. Retrieval tests were given 12 and 36 hr later. These tests required decisions regarding the semantic category of previously sleep-played pseudowords. The sleep-played vocabulary influenced awake decision-making 36 hr later, if targeted to troughs. The words' linguistic processing raised neural complexity. The words' semantic-associative encoding was supported by increased theta power during the ensuing peak. Fast-spindle power ramped up during a second peak likely aiding consolidation. Hence, new vocabulary played during slow-wave sleep was stored and influenced decision-making days later.
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Faculty of Psychology, UniDistance Suisse, Brig, Switzerland
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Wu D, Martin RT, Piña J, Kwon J, Crockett MP, Thomas AA, Gutierrez O, Park NH, Hedrick JL, Campos LM. Cyclopropenimine-Mediated CO 2 Activation for the Synthesis of Polyurethanes and Small-Molecule Carbonates and Carbamates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401281. [PMID: 38462499 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an abundant C1 feedstock with tremendous potential to produce versatile building blocks in synthetic applications. Given the adverse impact of CO2 on the atmosphere, it is of paramount importance to devise strategies for upcycling it into useful materials, such as polymers and fine chemicals. To activate such stable molecule, superbases offer viable modes of binding to CO2. In this study, a superbase cyclopropenimine derivative was found to exhibit exceptional proficiency in activating CO2 and mediating its polymerization at ambient temperature and pressure for the synthesis of polyurethanes. The versatility of this reaction can be extended to monofunctional amines and alcohols, yielding a variety of functional carbonates and carbamates.
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- Dino Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, 8051 Regents Drive, College Park, 20742, Maryland, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, 580 Ross St, 77843, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, 580 Ross St, 77843, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, 580 Ross St, 77843, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, 8051 Regents Drive, College Park, 20742, Maryland, MD, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, 580 Ross St, 77843, College Station, TX, USA
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- IBM Research-Almaden, 650 Harry Rd., 95120, San Jose, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 10027, New York, NY, USA
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Kiener S, Wildermuth B, Meertens NM, Jagannathan V, Leeb T. Heterozygous deletion of the NSDHL gene in an Appenzeller Mountain Dog with verrucous epidermal keratinocytic nevi. Anim Genet 2024. [PMID: 38659285 DOI: 10.1111/age.13436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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- Sarah Kiener
- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Dermfocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Pathology Department, Royal GD Animal Health, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Dermfocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Luyten A, Bürgler A, Glick S, Kwiatkowski M, Gehrig R, Beigi M, Hartmann K, Eeftens M. Ambient pollen exposure and pollen allergy symptom severity in the EPOCHAL study. Allergy 2024. [PMID: 38659216 DOI: 10.1111/all.16130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Ambient pollen exposure causes nasal, ocular, and pulmonary symptoms in allergic individuals, but the shape of the exposure-response association is not well characterized. We evaluated this association and determined (1) whether symptom severity differs between subpopulations; (2) how the association changes over the course of the pollen season; and (3) which pollen exposure time lags affect symptoms. METHODS Adult study participants (n = 396) repeatedly scored severity of nasal, ocular, and pulmonary allergic symptoms, resulting in three composite symptom scores. We calculated hourly individually relevant pollen exposure to seven allergenic plants (alder, ash, birch, hazel, grasses, mugwort, and ragweed) considering personal sensitization and exposure time lags of up to 96 h. We fitted generalized additive mixed models, with a random personal intercept, adjusting for weather and air pollution as potential time-varying confounders. RESULTS We identified a clear nonlinear positive association between pollen exposure and ocular and nasal symptom severity in the pollen allergy group: Symptom severity increased steeply with increasing exposure initially, but attenuated beyond approximately 80 pollen/m3. We found no evidence of an exposure threshold, below which no symptoms occur. While recent pollen exposure in the last approximately 5 h affected symptoms most, associations lingered for up to 60 h. Grass pollen exposure (compared to tree pollen) and younger age (18-30 years, as opposed to 30-65 years) were both associated with higher nasal and ocular symptom severity. CONCLUSIONS The lack of a threshold and attenuated dose-response curve may have implications for pollen warning systems, which may be revised to include multiday pollen concentrations in the future.
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- Axel Luyten
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Allergy, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Allergy, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Taboni A, Fagoni N, Fontolliet T, Vinetti G, Ferretti G. Baroreflex dynamics during the rest to exercise transient in acute normobaric hypoxia in humans. Eur J Appl Physiol 2024:10.1007/s00421-024-05485-4. [PMID: 38656378 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-024-05485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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PURPOSE We hypothesised that during a rest-to-exercise transient in hypoxia (H), compared to normoxia (N), (i) the initial baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) decrease would be slower and (ii) the fast heart rate (HR) and cardiac output (CO) response would have smaller amplitude (A1) due to lower vagal activity in H than N. METHODS Ten participants performed three rest-to-50 W exercise transients on a cycle-ergometer in N (ambient air) and three in H (inspired fraction of O2 = 0.11). R-to-R interval (RRi, by electrocardiography) and blood pressure profile (by photo-plethysmography) were recorded non-invasively. Analysis of the latter provided mean arterial pressure (MAP) and stroke volume (SV). CO = HR·SV. BRS was calculated by modified sequence method. RESULTS Upon exercise onset in N, MAP fell to a minimum (MAPmin) then recovered. BRS decreased immediately from 14.7 ± 3.6 at rest to 7.0 ± 3.0 ms mmHg-1 at 50 W (p < 0.01). The first BRS sequence detected at 50 W was 8.9 ± 4.8 ms mmHg-1 (p < 0.05 vs. rest). In H, MAP showed several oscillations until reaching a new steady state. BRS decreased rapidly from 10.6 ± 2.8 at rest to 2.9 ± 1.5 ms mmHg-1 at 50 W (p < 0.01), as the first BRS sequence at 50 W was 5.8 ± 2.6 ms mmHg-1 (p < 0.01 vs. rest). CO-A1 was 2.96 ± 1.51 and 2.31 ± 0.94 l min-1 in N and H, respectively (p = 0.06). HR-A1 was 7.7 ± 4.6 and 7.1 ± 5.9 min-1 in N and H, respectively (p = 0.81). CONCLUSION The immediate BRS decrease in H, coupled with similar rapid HR and CO responses, is compatible with a withdrawal of residual vagal activity in H associated with increased sympathetic drive.
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- Anna Taboni
- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia, Italy.
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergencies, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergencies, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergencies, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia, Italy
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care, and Emergencies, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Thomson BR, Schwendinger N, Beckmann K, Gentinetta T, Couto D, Wymann S, Verdon V, Buzzi RM, Akeret K, Kronen PW, Weinberger EM, Held U, Seehusen F, Richter H, Schaer DJ, Hugelshofer M. Haptoglobin Attenuates Cerebrospinal Fluid Hemoglobin-Induced Neurological Deterioration in Sheep. Transl Stroke Res 2024:10.1007/s12975-024-01254-9. [PMID: 38652234 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-024-01254-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Secondary brain injury (SBI) occurs with a lag of several days post-bleeding in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and is a strong contributor to mortality and long-term morbidity. aSAH-SBI coincides with cell-free hemoglobin (Hb) release into the cerebrospinal fluid. This temporal association and convincing pathophysiological concepts suggest that CSF-Hb could be a targetable trigger of SBI. However, sparse experimental evidence for Hb's neurotoxicity in vivo defines a significant research gap for clinical translation. We modeled the CSF-Hb exposure observed in aSAH patients in conscious sheep, which allowed us to assess neurological functions in a gyrencephalic species. Twelve animals were randomly assigned for 3-day bi-daily intracerebroventricular (ICV) injections of either Hb or Hb combined with the high-affinity Hb scavenger protein haptoglobin (Hb-Hp, CSL888). Repeated CSF sampling confirmed clinically relevant CSF-Hb concentrations. This prolonged CSF-Hb exposure over 3 days resulted in disturbed movement activity, reduced food intake, and impaired observational neuroscores. The Hb-induced neurotoxic effects were significantly attenuated when Hb was administered with equimolar haptoglobin. Preterminal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed no CSF-Hb-specific structural brain alterations. In both groups, histology demonstrated an inflammatory response and revealed enhanced perivascular histiocytic infiltrates in the Hb-Hp group, indicative of adaptive mechanisms. Heme exposure in CSF and iron deposition in the brain were comparable, suggesting comparable clearance efficiency of Hb and Hb-haptoglobin complexes from the intracranial compartment. We identified a neurological phenotype of CSF-Hb toxicity in conscious sheep, which is rather due to neurovascular dysfunction than structural brain injury. Haptoglobin was effective at attenuating CSF-Hb-induced neurological deterioration, supporting its therapeutic potential.
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- Bart R Thomson
- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Division of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Neurology Service, Department of Small Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- CSL Biologics Research Centre, Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, CSL, sitem-insel, Bern, Switzerland
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- CSL Biologics Research Centre, Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, CSL, sitem-insel, Bern, Switzerland
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- CSL Biologics Research Centre, Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, CSL, sitem-insel, Bern, Switzerland
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- CSL Biologics Research Centre, Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, CSL, sitem-insel, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Veterinary Anaesthesia Services - International, Winterthur, Switzerland
- Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine (CABMM), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Animal Model Pathology, Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine (CABMM), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Diagnostic Imaging Research Unit (DIRU), Clinic for Diagnostic Imaging, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience Center, Universitätsspital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine (CABMM), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kerksieck P, Kujanpää M, de Bloom J, Brauchli R, Bauer GF. A new perspective on balancing life domains: work-nonwork balance crafting. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:1099. [PMID: 38649890 PMCID: PMC11034155 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18646-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-initiated and proactive changes in working conditions through crafting are essential for shaping work and improving work-related well-being. Recently, the research stream of job crafting has been extended to other life domains. The present paper aims to study a novel crafting concept-work-nonwork balance crafting-investigating the role of its antecedents and identifying relevant outcomes. Work-nonwork balance crafting is defined as individuals' unofficial techniques and activities to shape their work-nonwork balance, here considering their life domain boundary preferences. METHODS In the study, 1,060 employees in three European countries (Austria, Germany and Switzerland) were surveyed in a longitudinal three-wave study with three-month intervals. We explored the influences of job/home demands and resources as antecedents of work-nonwork balance crafting. Important constructs for employee health and well-being (i.e., work engagement, work-related burnout, mental well-being and detachment from work) were investigated as outcomes. RESULTS The findings suggest that resources and demands in the context of work or home are key antecedents of work-nonwork balance crafting. Work-nonwork balance crafting was also predictive for important employee health and well-being outcomes over three months, mainly in a positive and health-promoting way. CONCLUSION This study provides insights into the antecedents of proactive efforts to balance the complex interplay of life domains. By studying work-nonwork balance crafting, we provide a new perspective on crafting beyond job crafting, which may help maintain or improve employees' mental health and well-being.
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- Philipp Kerksieck
- Public and Organizational Health / Center of Salutogenesis, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- School of Business, University of South-Eastern Norway, Hønefoss, Norway
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- Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Public and Organizational Health / Center of Salutogenesis, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Nosenzo F, Manzotti P, Krona M, Ballèvre M, Poujol M. Tectonic architecture of the northern Dora-Maira Massif (Western Alps, Italy): field and geochronological data. Swiss J Geosci 2024; 117:6. [PMID: 38659490 PMCID: PMC11035143 DOI: 10.1186/s00015-024-00459-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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High-pressure and ultra-high-pressure metamorphic terrains display an internal architecture consisting of a pile (or stack) of several coherent tectonic thrust sheets or units. Their identification is fundamental for understanding the scale and mechanisms active during subduction and exhumation of these crustal slices. This study investigates the geometry of the northern Dora-Maira Massif and the kinematics of the major tectonic boundaries, combining field and geochronological data. The tectonic stack of the northern Dora-Maira Massif comprises the following units. The lowermost unit (the Pinerolo Unit) is mainly characterized by Upper Carboniferous fluvio-lacustrine (meta-)sediments. The Pinerolo unit is overthrust by a pre-Carboniferous basement. The latter is subdivided in two tectonic units (the Chasteiran and Muret Units) with different Alpine metamorphism (ultra-high-pressure and high-pressure, respectively). The pre-Carboniferous basement of the Muret Unit is thicker than previously thought for two main reasons. Firstly, some paragneisses, traditionally assumed to be Carboniferous and/or Permian in age, display detrital zircon ages indicating a main source at about 600 Ma. Secondly, three samples of the Granero Orthogneiss, previously assumed to be a Permian intrusive body, have provided zircon U-Pb ages of 447 ± 1 Ma, 456 ± 2 Ma and 440 ± 2 Ma, indicating a late Ordovician or early Silurian age for the protoliths. The uppermost unit (the Serre Unit) comprises porphyritic (meta-) volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks dated to the Permian (271 ± 2 Ma), on top of which remnants of the Mesozoic cover is preserved. Detailed mapping of an area about 140 km2 shows that (i) the ultra-high pressure Chasteiran Unit is localized at the boundary between the Pinerolo and Muret Units, (ii) the Granero Orthogneiss may be considered as the mylonitic sole of the Muret Unit, characterized by a top-to-W sense of shear, and (iii) the contact between the Muret and Serre Units displays ductile-to brittle structures (La Fracho Shear Zone), indicating a top-to-the-NW displacement of the hangingwall with respect to the footwall. A final episode of brittle faulting, cutting across the nappe stack (the Trossieri Fault), indicates an extensional stage in the core of the Alpine belt, as previously documented in more external zones. This work provides a necessary and robust basis before an accurate discussion of processes acting during continental subduction of the Dora-Maira Massif may be understood. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s00015-024-00459-2.
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- Francesco Nosenzo
- Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy
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- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes-UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ. Rennes, CNRS, Géosciences Rennes-UMR 6118, 35000 Rennes, France
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Hu Y, Hervieu C, Merino E, Nevado C. Asymmetric, Remote C(sp 3)-H Arylation via Sulfinyl-Smiles Rearrangement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319158. [PMID: 38506603 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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An efficient asymmetric remote arylation of C(sp3)-H bonds under photoredox conditions is described here. The reaction features the addition radicals to a double bond followed by a site-selective radical translocation (1,n-hydrogen atom transfer) as well as a stereocontrolled aryl migration via sulfinyl-Smiles rearrangement furnishing a wide range of chiral α-arylated amides with up to >99 : 1 er. Mechanistic studies indicate that the sulfinamide group governs the stereochemistry of the product with the aryl migration being the rate determining step preceded by a kinetically favored 1,n-HAT process.
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- Yawen Hu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica y Química Inorgánica Instituto de Investigación Química "Andrés M. del Río" (IQAR). Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá Alcalá de Henares, 28805, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, Km. 9.100, 28034, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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Eisenring M, Gessler A, Frei ER, Glauser G, Kammerer B, Moor M, Perret-Gentil A, Wohlgemuth T, Gossner MM. Legacy effects of premature defoliation in response to an extreme drought event modulate phytochemical profiles with subtle consequences for leaf herbivory in European beech. New Phytol 2024. [PMID: 38641748 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Extreme droughts can have long-lasting effects on forest community dynamics and species interactions. Yet, our understanding of how drought legacy modulates ecological relationships is just unfolding. We tested the hypothesis that leaf chemistry and herbivory show long-term responses to premature defoliation caused by an extreme drought event in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). For two consecutive years after the extreme European summer drought in 2018, we collected leaves from the upper and lower canopy of adjacently growing drought-stressed and unstressed trees. Leaf chemistry was analyzed and leaf damage by different herbivore-feeding guilds was quantified. We found that drought had lasting impacts on leaf nutrients and on specialized metabolomic profiles. However, drought did not affect the primary metabolome. Drought-related phytochemical changes affected damage of leaf-chewing herbivores whereas damage caused by other herbivore-feeding guilds was largely unaffected. Drought legacy effects on phytochemistry and herbivory were often weaker than between-year or between-canopy strata variability. Our findings suggest that a single extreme drought event bears the potential to long-lastingly affect tree-herbivore interactions. Drought legacy effects likely become more important in modulating tree-herbivore interactions since drought frequency and severity are projected to globally increase in the coming decades.
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- Michael Eisenring
- Forest Health & Biotic Interactions, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich, Zürich, 8092, Switzerland
- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
- WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, Davos, 7260, Switzerland
- Climate Change and Extremes in Alpine Regions Research Centre CERC, Davos, 7260, Switzerland
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- Neuchâtel Platform of Analytical Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, 2000, Switzerland
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- Core Facility Metabolomics, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, 79014, Germany
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- Forest Health & Biotic Interactions, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Forest Health & Biotic Interactions, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
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- Forest Health & Biotic Interactions, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zurich, Zürich, 8092, Switzerland
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Baysal Y, Goy N, Hartnack S, Guseva Canu I. Moral distress measurement in animal care workers: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e082235. [PMID: 38643012 PMCID: PMC11033641 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES The mental health of veterinary and other animal health professionals is significantly impacted by the psychological stressors they encounter, such as euthanasia, witnessing animal suffering and moral distress. Moral distress, initially identified in nursing, arises when individuals are aware of the right action but are hindered by institutional constraints. We aimed to review existing research on moral distress scales among animal care workers by focusing on the identification and psychometric validity of its measurement. DESIGN Two-step systematic review. First, we identified all moral distress scales used in animal care research in the eligible original studies. Second, we evaluated their psychometric validity, emphasising content validity, which is a critical aspect of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). This evaluation adhered to the Consensus-based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN). The results were reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. DATA SOURCES PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO to search for eligible studies published between January 1984 and April 2023. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES We included original (primary) studies that (1) were conducted in animal care workers; (2) describing either the development of a moral distress scale, or validation of a moral distress scale in its original or modified version, to assess at least one of the psychometric properties mentioned in COSMIN guidelines. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two independent reviewers used standardised methods to search, screen and code included studies. We considered the following information relevant for extraction: study reference, name and reference of the moral distress scale used, psychometric properties assessed and methods and results of their assessments. The collected information was then summarised in a narrative synthesis. RESULTS The review identified only one PROM specifically adapted for veterinary contexts: the Measure of Moral Distress for Animal Professionals (MMD-AP), derived from the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP). Both MMD-HP and MMD-AP were evaluated for the quality of development and content validity. The development quality of both measures was deemed doubtful. According to COSMIN, MMD-HP's content validity was rated as sufficient, whereas MMD-AP's was inconsistent. However, the evidence quality for both PROMs was rated low. CONCLUSION This is the first systematic review focused on moral distress measurement in animal care workers. It shows that moral distress is rarely measured using standardised and evidence-based methods and that such methods should be developed and validated in the context of animal care. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42023422259.
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- Yigit Baysal
- Section of Epidemiology, University of Zurich Vetsuisse Faculty, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Section of Epidemiology, University of Zurich Vetsuisse Faculty, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Dhein ES, Heikkilä U, Oevermann A, Blatter S, Meier D, Hartnack S, Guscetti F. Incidence rates of the most common canine tumors based on data from the Swiss Canine Cancer Registry (2008 to 2020). PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302231. [PMID: 38635572 PMCID: PMC11025767 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Monitoring neoplasms in standardized registries facilitates epidemiologic studies of risk factors for tumor development and predisposition. In an observational study, we determined incidence rates (IR) and malignant tumor incidence rate ratios (IRR) by age, sex, and breed in Swiss dogs using demographic data from the official Swiss dog registration database Amicus. The dataset analyzed included 54'986 tumors diagnosed by histology and cytology in four Swiss veterinary pathology laboratories between 2008 and 2020. Diagnoses were coded according to the Vet-ICD-O-canine-1 system. Most tumors occurred in the skin (n = 19'045; 34.64%), soft tissues (n = 11'092; 20.17%), and mammary glands (n = 7'974; 14.50%). The IRs for all and for malignant tumors were 775/100'000 dog-years at risk (95%CI 764-777) and 338/100'000 dog-years at risk (95%CI 333-342), respectively. Females (850; 95%CI 834-853) had a higher overall tumor IR than males (679; 95%CI 666-684). The highest tumor IR was found at 11 years of age (1'857; 95%CI 1'780-1'867). Potential novel breed-specific predispositions were uncovered, with high IRs for several benign and malignant tumors in Polski Owczarek Nizinnys (overall IR: 3'303; 95%CI 2'502-3'864) and high IRs for malignant tumors in Russian Black Terriers (melanomas: 345; 95%CI 138-708), Field Spaniels (adenocarcinomas: 376; CI95% 138-817), Dogo Argentinos (mast cell tumors: 844; CI95% 591-1'169), King Charles Spaniels and Manchester Terriers (lymphomas: 319; CI95% 137-627 and 302; CI95% 98-704, respectively), Landseers (osteosarcomas: 74; CI95% 15-216), Bouvier des Flandres (hemangiosarcomas: 127; CI95% 26-371), and Bearded Collies and Cane Corso Italianos (gliomas: 91; CI95% 45-162 and 34; CI95% 7-99, respectively). Nordic hunting dogs had the highest (8.08; CI95% 3.55-16.7) and Chihuahueno the lowest cancer IRRs (0.42; 95%CI 0.31-0.57) compared to mixed breeds. In conclusion, the calculated IRs and IRRs revealed previously unknown predisposing factors, including novel breed-specific susceptibilities. The results may have implications for cancer screening, diagnostic work-up, breeding management and oncologic and translational research.
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- Elena Sophie Dhein
- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, Division of Neurological Sciences, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Zyto/Histo Diagnostik Labor Freienstein, Freienstein, Switzerland
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- Section of Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Carrard V, Berney S, Bourquin C, Ranjbar S, Castelao E, Schlegel K, Gaume J, Bart PA, Schmid Mast M, Preisig M, Berney A. Mental health and burnout during medical school: Longitudinal evolution and covariates. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0295100. [PMID: 38626104 PMCID: PMC11020803 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Medical students' rate of depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and burnout have been shown to be higher than those of the same-age general population. However, longitudinal studies spanning the whole course of medical school are scarce and present contradictory findings. This study aims to analyze the longitudinal evolution of mental health and burnout from the first to the last year of medical school using a wide range of indicators. Moreover, biopsychosocial covariates that can influence this evolution are explored. METHOD In an open cohort study design, 3066 annual questionnaires were filled in by 1595 different students from the first to the sixth year of the Lausanne Medical School (Switzerland). Depression symptoms, suicidal ideation, anxiety symptoms, stress, and burnout were measured along with biopsychosocial covariates. The longitudinal evolution of mental health and burnout and the impact of covariates were modelled with linear mixed models. RESULTS Comparison to a same-aged general population sample shows that medical students reported significantly more depression symptoms and anxiety symptoms. Medical students' mental health improved during the course of the studies in terms of depression symptoms, suicidal ideation, and stress, although suicidal ideation increased again in the last year and anxiety symptoms remained stable. Conversely, the results regarding burnout globally showed a significant worsening from beginning to end of medical school. The covariates most strongly related to better mental health and less burnout were less emotion-focused coping, more social support, and more satisfaction with health. CONCLUSION Both improvement of mental health and worsening of burnout were observed during the course of medical school. This underlines that the beginning and the end of medical school bring specific challenges with the first years' stressors negatively impacting mental health and the last year's difficulties negatively impacting burnout.
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- Valerie Carrard
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Liaison Service, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Service of General Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Liaison Service, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology Research Centre, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology Research Centre, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne), Department of Organizational Behavior, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Epidemiology and Psychopathology Research Centre, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Liaison Service, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Jeszenszky P, Steiner C, Leemann A. Effects of mobility on dialect change: Introducing the linguistic mobility index. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0300735. [PMID: 38625993 PMCID: PMC11020475 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024] Open
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Increased geographical mobility prompts dialectologists to factor in survey participants' exposure to linguistic variation in their research. Changing mobility patterns (e.g. longer-distance commuting; easier relocation to distant places for work, study or marriage) have caused linguistic connections to become much more diverse, potentially contributing to the acceleration of dialect change. In this methodological work we propose the Linguistic Mobility Index (LMI) to estimate long-term exposure to dialectal variation and thereby to provide a reference of "localness" about survey participants. Based on data about a survey participant's linguistic biography, an LMI may comprise combinations of influential agents and environments, such as the dialects of parents and long-term partners, the places where participants have lived and worked, and the participants' level of education. We encapsulate the linguistic effects of these agents based on linguistic differences, the intensity and importance of the relationship. We quantify the linguistic effects in three steps. 1) The linguistic effect of an agent is represented by a linguistic distance, 2) This linguistic distance is weighted based on the intensity of the participant's exposure to the agent, and 3) Further weighted according to the relationship embodied by the agent. LMI is conceptualised and evaluated based on 500 speakers from 125 localities in the Swiss German Dialects Across Time and Space (SDATS) corpus, and guidance is provided for establishing LMI in other linguistic studies. For the assessment of LMI's applicability to other studies, four LMI prototypes are constructed based on the SDATS corpus, employing different theoretical considerations and combinations of influential agents and environments to simulate the availability of biographical data in other studies. Using mixed-effects modelling, we evaluate the utility of the LMI prototypes as predictors of dialect change between historic and contemporary linguistic data of Swiss German. The LMI prototypes successfully show that higher exposure to dialectal variation contributes to more dialect change and that its effect is stronger than some sociodemographic variables that are often tested for affecting dialect change (e.g. sex and educational background).
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- Péter Jeszenszky
- Center for the Study of Language and Society (CSLS), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Center for the Study of Language and Society (CSLS), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- German Seminar, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for the Study of Language and Society (CSLS), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Blackman R, Couton M, Keck F, Kirschner D, Carraro L, Cereghetti E, Perrelet K, Bossart R, Brantschen J, Zhang Y, Altermatt F. Environmental DNA: The next chapter. Mol Ecol 2024:e17355. [PMID: 38624076 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Molecular tools are an indispensable part of ecology and biodiversity sciences and implemented across all biomes. About a decade ago, the use and implementation of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect biodiversity signals extracted from environmental samples opened new avenues of research. Initial eDNA research focused on understanding population dynamics of target species. Its scope thereafter broadened, uncovering previously unrecorded biodiversity via metabarcoding in both well-studied and understudied ecosystems across all taxonomic groups. The application of eDNA rapidly became an established part of biodiversity research, and a research field by its own. Here, we revisit key expectations made in a land-mark special issue on eDNA in Molecular Ecology in 2012 to frame the development in six key areas: (1) sample collection, (2) primer development, (3) biomonitoring, (4) quantification, (5) behaviour of DNA in the environment and (6) reference database development. We pinpoint the success of eDNA, yet also discuss shortfalls and expectations not met, highlighting areas of research priority and identify the unexpected developments. In parallel, our retrospective couples a screening of the peer-reviewed literature with a survey of eDNA users including academics, end-users and commercial providers, in which we address the priority areas to focus research efforts to advance the field of eDNA. With the rapid and ever-increasing pace of new technical advances, the future of eDNA looks bright, yet successful applications and best practices must become more interdisciplinary to reach its full potential. Our retrospect gives the tools and expectations towards concretely moving the field forward.
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- Rosetta Blackman
- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Landscape Dynamics & Ecology, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Department of Urban Water Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control & Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Dawoud A, Youness RA, Nafea H, Manie T, Bourquin C, Szabo C, Abdel-Kader RM, Gad MZ. Pan-inhibition of the three H 2S synthesizing enzymes restrains tumor progression and immunosuppression in breast cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2024; 24:136. [PMID: 38627665 PMCID: PMC11020979 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-024-03317-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a significant endogenous mediator that has been implicated in the progression of various forms of cancer including breast cancer (BC). Cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS), cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE), and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (3MST) are the three principal mammalian enzymes responsible for H2S production. Overexpression of CBS, CSE and 3MST was found to be associated with poor prognosis of BC patients. Moreover, H2S was linked to an immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment in BC. Recently it was observed that BC cells, in response to single or dual inhibition of H2S synthesizing enzymes, develop an escape mechanism by overexpressing alternative sources of H2S generation. Thus, the aim of this work is to escape the H2S compensatory mechanism by pan repressing the three enzymes using microRNAs (miRNAs) and to investigate their impact on the oncogenic and immunogenic profile of BC cells. METHODS BC female patients (n = 25) were recruited. In-silico analysis was used to identify miRNAs targeting CBS, CSE, and 3MST. MDA-MB-231 cells were cultured and transfected using oligonucleotides. Total RNA was extracted using Biazol, reverse transcribed and quantified using qRT-PCR. H2S levels were measured using AzMc assay. BC hallmarks were assessed using trans-well migration, wound healing, MTT, and colony forming assays. RESULTS miR-193a and miR-548c were validated by eight different bioinformatics software to simultaneously target CBS, CSE and 3MST. MiR-193a and miR-548c were significantly downregulated in BC tissues compared to their non-cancerous counterparts. Ectopic expression of miR-193a and miR-548c in MDA-MB-231 TNBC cells resulted in a marked repression of CBS, CSE, and 3MST transcript and protein levels, a significant decrease in H2S levels, reduction in cellular viability, inhibition of migration and colony forming ability, repression of immune-suppressor proteins GAL3 GAL9, and CD155 and upregulation of the immunostimulatory MICA and MICB proteins. CONCLUSION This study sheds the light onto miR-193a and miR-548c as potential pan-repressors of the H2S synthesizing enzymes. and identifies them as novel tumor suppressor and immunomodulatory miRNAs in TNBC.
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- Alyaa Dawoud
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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- Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Biotechnology, German International University (GIU), New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Breast Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
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- Chair of Pharmacology, Section of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
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Marcionetti A, Bertrand JAM, Cortesi F, Donati GFA, Heim S, Huyghe F, Kochzius M, Pellissier L, Salamin N. Recurrent gene flow events occurred during the diversification of clownfishes of the skunk complex. Mol Ecol 2024:e17347. [PMID: 38624248 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Clownfish (subfamily Amphiprioninae) are an iconic group of coral reef fish that evolved a mutualistic interaction with sea anemones, which triggered the adaptive radiation of the clade. Within clownfishes, the "skunk complex" is particularly interesting. Besides ecological speciation, interspecific gene flow and hybrid speciation are thought to have shaped the evolution of the group. We investigated the mechanisms characterizing the diversification of this complex. By taking advantage of their disjunct geographical distribution, we obtained whole-genome data of sympatric and allopatric populations of the three main species of the complex (Amphiprion akallopisos, A. perideraion and A. sandaracinos). We examined population structure, genomic divergence and introgression signals and performed demographic modelling to identify the most realistic diversification scenario. We excluded scenarios of strict isolation or hybrid origin of A. sandaracinos. We discovered moderate gene flow from A. perideraion to the ancestor of A. akallopisos + A. sandaracinos and weak gene flow between the species in the Indo-Australian Archipelago throughout the diversification of the group. We identified introgressed regions in A. sandaracinos and detected in A. perideraion two large regions of high divergence from the two other species. While we found that gene flow has occurred throughout the species' diversification, we also observed that recent admixture was less pervasive than initially thought, suggesting a role of host repartition or behavioural barriers in maintaining the genetic identity of the species in sympatry.
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- Anna Marcionetti
- Department of Computational Biology, Génopode, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Génopode, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Laboratoire Génome et Développement Des Plantes (UMR 5096 UPVD/CNRS), University of Perpignan via Domitia, Perpignan, France
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- School of the Environment and Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- EAWAG Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Génopode, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Marine Biology - Ecology, Evolution and Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, Belgium
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- Marine Biology - Ecology, Evolution and Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, Belgium
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution, Department of Environmental System Science, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Computational Biology, Génopode, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Fernandes AJ, Giri R, Houk KN, Katayev D. Review and Theoretical Analysis of Fluorinated Radicals in Direct C Ar-H Functionalization of (Hetero)arenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318377. [PMID: 38282182 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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We highlight key contributions in the field of direct radical CAr- H (hetero)aromatic functionalization involving fluorinated radicals. A compilation of Functional Group Transfer Reagents and their diverse activation mechanisms leading to the release of radicals are discussed. The substrate scope for each radical is analyzed and classified into three categories according to the electronic properties of the substrates. Density functional theory computational analysis provides insights into the chemical reactivity of several fluorinated radicals through their electrophilicity and nucleophilicity parameters. Theoretical analysis of their reduction potentials also highlights the remarkable correlation between electrophilicity and oxidizing ability. It is also established that highly fluorinated radicals (e.g. ⋅OCF3) are capable of engaging in single-electron transfer (SET) processes rather than radical addition, which is in good agreement with experimental literature data. A reactivity scale, based on activation barrier of addition of these radicals to benzene is also elaborated using the high accuracy DLPNO-(U)CCSD(T) method.
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- Anthony J Fernandes
- Department für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 90095, Los Angeles, California, United States
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- Department für Chemie und Biochemie, Universität Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Reuter K. The ambiguity of "true" in English, German, and Chinese. Asian J Philos 2024; 3:25. [PMID: 38633885 PMCID: PMC11018558 DOI: 10.1007/s44204-024-00150-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Through a series of empirical studies involving native speakers of English, German, and Chinese, this paper reveals that the predicate "true" is inherently ambiguous in the empirical domain. Truth statements such as "It is true that Tom is at the party" seem to be ambivalent between two readings. On the first reading, the statement means "Reality is such that Tom is at the party." On the second reading, the statement means "According to what X believes, Tom is at the party." While there appear to exist some cross-cultural differences in the interpretation of the statements, the overall findings robustly indicate that "true" has multiple meanings in the realm of empirical matters.
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- Kevin Reuter
- Institute of Philosophy, University of Zurich, Zürichbergstrasse 43, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland
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Stelzner I, Stelzner J, Fischer B, Hamann E, Zuber M, Schuetz P. A multi-technique and multiscale comparative study on the efficiency of conservation methods for the stabilisation of waterlogged archaeological pine. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8681. [PMID: 38622196 PMCID: PMC11018830 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58692-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Archaeological wood can be preserved in waterlogged conditions. Due to their degradation in the ground, these archaeological remains are endangered after their discovery, since they decay irretrievably during drying. Conservation measures are used to preserve waterlogged archaeological objects, maintaining their shape and character as much as possible. However, different methods have been developed leading to varying results. This study compares their effectiveness in order to clarify their mode of action. The methods including alcohol-ether resin, lactitol/trehalose, melamine formaldehyde, polyethylene glycol impregnation prior to freeze-drying, saccharose and silicone oil were assessed by analysing mass changes and volume stability using structured-light 3D scanning. The state of the conserved wood samples including the spatial distribution of the conservation agent was examined using synchrotron micro-computed tomography. Raman spectroscopy was used to observe the agent´s spatial distribution within the cells. The findings demonstrated that melamine formaldehyde stabilises the degraded cell walls. The lumens are void, as in the case with alcohol-ether resin, while polyethylene glycol, silicone oil, saccharose and lactitol/trehalose also occupy the lumens. It is assumed that the drying method has an effect on the distribution of the solidifying agent. The knowledge gained affords insights into the mechanism of conservation methods, which in turn accounts for the varied outcomes. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about the condition and stability of conserved museum objects and serves as a starting point for the further development of conservation methods.
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- FISCHER GmbH, Raman Spectroscopic Services, Meerbusch, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Lucerne University of Engineering and Architecture, Horw, Switzerland
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Beck D, de Lange AG, Gurholt TP, Voldsbekk I, Maximov II, Subramaniapillai S, Schindler L, Hindley G, Leonardsen EH, Rahman Z, van der Meer D, Korbmacher M, Linge J, Leinhard OD, Kalleberg KT, Engvig A, Sønderby I, Andreassen OA, Westlye LT. Dissecting unique and common variance across body and brain health indicators using age prediction. Hum Brain Mapp 2024; 45:e26685. [PMID: 38647042 PMCID: PMC11034003 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Ageing is a heterogeneous multisystem process involving different rates of decline in physiological integrity across biological systems. The current study dissects the unique and common variance across body and brain health indicators and parses inter-individual heterogeneity in the multisystem ageing process. Using machine-learning regression models on the UK Biobank data set (N = 32,593, age range 44.6-82.3, mean age 64.1 years), we first estimated tissue-specific brain age for white and gray matter based on diffusion and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data, respectively. Next, bodily health traits, including cardiometabolic, anthropometric, and body composition measures of adipose and muscle tissue from bioimpedance and body MRI, were combined to predict 'body age'. The results showed that the body age model demonstrated comparable age prediction accuracy to models trained solely on brain MRI data. The correlation between body age and brain age predictions was 0.62 for the T1 and 0.64 for the diffusion-based model, indicating a degree of unique variance in brain and bodily ageing processes. Bayesian multilevel modelling carried out to quantify the associations between health traits and predicted age discrepancies showed that higher systolic blood pressure and higher muscle-fat infiltration were related to older-appearing body age compared to brain age. Conversely, higher hand-grip strength and muscle volume were related to a younger-appearing body age. Our findings corroborate the common notion of a close connection between somatic and brain health. However, they also suggest that health traits may differentially influence age predictions beyond what is captured by the brain imaging data, potentially contributing to heterogeneous ageing rates across biological systems and individuals.
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- Dani Beck
- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of Mental Health and Substance AbuseDiakonhjemmet HospitalOsloNorway
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- LREN, Centre for Research in Neurosciences, Department of Clinical NeurosciencesCHUV and University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of Health and FunctioningWestern Norway University of Applied SciencesBergenNorway
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- LREN, Centre for Research in Neurosciences, Department of Clinical NeurosciencesCHUV and University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- LREN, Centre for Research in Neurosciences, Department of Clinical NeurosciencesCHUV and University of LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life SciencesMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of Health and FunctioningWestern Norway University of Applied SciencesBergenNorway
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- AMRA Medical ABLinköpingSweden
- Division of Diagnostics and Specialist Medicine, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring SciencesLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- AMRA Medical ABLinköpingSweden
- Division of Diagnostics and Specialist Medicine, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring SciencesLinköping UniversityLinköpingSweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Section of Preventive CardiologyOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of Medical GeneticsOslo University HospitalOsloNorway
- KG Jebsen Centre for Neurodevelopmental DisordersUniversity of Oslo
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- KG Jebsen Centre for Neurodevelopmental DisordersUniversity of Oslo
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- NORMENT, Division of Mental Health and AddictionOslo University Hospital & Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of OsloOsloNorway
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of OsloOsloNorway
- KG Jebsen Centre for Neurodevelopmental DisordersUniversity of Oslo
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Eroğlu ÇG, Bennett AA, Steininger-Mairinger T, Hann S, Puschenreiter M, Wirth J, Gfeller A. Neighbour-induced changes in root exudation patterns of buckwheat results in altered root architecture of redroot pigweed. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8679. [PMID: 38622223 PMCID: PMC11018816 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58687-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Roots are crucial in plant adaptation through the exudation of various compounds which are influenced and modified by environmental factors. Buckwheat root exudate and root system response to neighbouring plants (buckwheat or redroot pigweed) and how these exudates affect redroot pigweed was investigated. Characterising root exudates in plant-plant interactions presents challenges, therefore a split-root system which enabled the application of differential treatments to parts of a single root system and non-destructive sampling was developed. Non-targeted metabolome profiling revealed that neighbour presence and identity induces systemic changes. Buckwheat and redroot pigweed neighbour presence upregulated 64 and 46 metabolites, respectively, with an overlap of only 7 metabolites. Root morphology analysis showed that, while the presence of redroot pigweed decreased the number of root tips in buckwheat, buckwheat decreased total root length and volume, surface area, number of root tips, and forks of redroot pigweed. Treatment with exudates (from the roots of buckwheat and redroot pigweed closely interacting) on redroot pigweed decreased the total root length and number of forks of redroot pigweed seedlings when compared to controls. These findings provide understanding of how plants modify their root exudate composition in the presence of neighbours and how this impacts each other's root systems.
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- Çağla Görkem Eroğlu
- Herbology in Field Crops, Plant Production Systems, Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, Institute of Soil Research, Rhizosphere Ecology & Biogeochemistry Group, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Konrad-Lorenz-Strasse 24, 3430, Tulln, Austria
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- Herbology in Field Crops, Plant Production Systems, Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland
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- Herbology in Field Crops, Plant Production Systems, Agroscope, Nyon, Switzerland.
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Wagner L, Gander F. Character strength traits, states, and emotional well-being: A daily diary study. J Pers 2024. [PMID: 38623026 DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Does whole trait theory work for character strengths? This study examines the daily within- and between-person variability of the manifestations of positively valued lower-order personality characteristics, namely character strengths, their convergence with trait character strengths, and their relationships to daily measures of affect. BACKGROUND Manifestations of personality traits vary both between- and within people. So far, research has focused on between-person differences in character strengths, while within-person differences have been neglected. METHODS German-speaking participants (N = 199, 84.3% women; mean age = 26.0 years) participated in a two-week daily diary study. They completed a baseline measure of character strength traits and daily measures of character strength states and positive and negative affect. RESULTS Results suggested that character strength traits converged well with aggregated states. Further, we observed high within-person variability in most character strengths. The trait-state convergence and the amount of within-person variability were predicted by whether the character strengths were rather phasic (i.e., more dependent on situational characteristics) or rather tonic (i.e., less dependent on situational characteristics). Higher within-person variability in character strengths was related to trait levels of perspective, honesty, social intelligence, and fairness. Regarding relationships between character strengths and affect, within-person associations were widely parallel to previously reported between-person associations and largely independent of trait levels of character strengths. CONCLUSION These findings inform research on whole trait theory and character-strengths-based interventions.
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- Lisa Wagner
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Johnson-Ferguson L, Shanahan L, Loher M, Bechtiger L, Binz TM, Baumgartner M, Ribeaud D, Eisner M, Quednow BB. Higher paracetamol levels are associated with elevated glucocorticoid concentrations in hair: findings from a large cohort of young adults. Arch Toxicol 2024:10.1007/s00204-024-03747-w. [PMID: 38615315 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-024-03747-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Paracetamol is one of the most commonly used over-the-counter medications. Experimental studies suggest a possible stress-suppressing effect of paracetamol in humans facing experimental stress-inducing paradigms. However, no study has investigated whether paracetamol and steroid hormones covary over longer time frames and under real-life conditions. This study addresses this gap by investigating associations between steroid hormones (cortisol, cortisone, and testosterone) and paracetamol concentrations measured in human hair, indexing a timeframe of approximately three months. The data came from a large community sample of young adults (N = 1002). Hair data were assayed using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Multiple regression models tested associations between paracetamol and steroid hormones, while adjusting for a wide range of potential confounders, such as sex, stressful live events, psychoactive substance use, hair colour, and body mass index. Almost one in four young adults from the community had detectable paracetamol in their hair (23%). Higher paracetamol hair concentrations were robustly associated with more cortisol (β = 0.13, ηp = 0.016, p < 0.001) and cortisone (β = 0.16, ηp = 0.025, p < 0.001) in hair. Paracetamol and testosterone hair concentrations were not associated. Paracetamol use intensity positively correlated with corticosteroid functioning across several months. However, a potential corticosteroid-inducing effect of chronic paracetamol use has yet to be tested in future experimental designs.
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- Lydia Johnson-Ferguson
- Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse 15, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacopsychology, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse 15, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse 15, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse 15, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Center for Forensic Hair Analytics, Zurich Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse 15, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, University of Zurich, Andreasstrasse 15, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacopsychology, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Möhring W, Moll L, Szubielska M. Unpacking associations among children's spatial skills, mathematics, and arithmetic strategies: decomposition matters. Psychol Res 2024:10.1007/s00426-024-01952-x. [PMID: 38613569 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-024-01952-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Several studies revealed links between mental rotation and mathematical tasks, but the intervening processes in this connection remain rather unexplored. Here, we aimed to investigate whether children's mental rotation skills relate to their accuracy in solving arithmetic problems via their usage of decomposition strategies, thus probing one potential intervening process. To this end, we examined a sample of 6- to 8-year-olds (N = 183) with a chronometric mental rotation task, and asked children to solve several arithmetic problems while assessing their solution strategies. After each arithmetic problem, children were asked about their strategy to solve the respective arithmetic problem and these were classified as either counting, decomposition, or retrieval strategies. Analyses were controlled for age, sex, fluid and verbal reasoning. Results indicated that children's response times and accuracy in the mental rotation task were best explained by linear functions of rotation angle, suggesting the usage of dynamic mental transformation strategies. A multiple mediation model revealed that children with higher mental rotation skills were more inclined to use higher-level mental strategies such as decomposition which in turn increased their accuracy of solving arithmetic problems. None of the other arithmetic strategies revealed significant indirect effects. These findings suggest that children with higher mental rotation skills may profit from visualizing and flexibly transforming numerical magnitudes, increasing the frequency of decomposition strategies. Overall, decomposition may play a unique role in the connection between children's mental rotation and arithmetic skills, which is an essential information for planning future training and experimental studies.
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- Wenke Möhring
- Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland.
- Department of Educational and Health Psychology, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Ma Y, Persi L, Yamakoshi Y. Synthesis and characterization of water-soluble C 60-peptide conjugates. Beilstein J Org Chem 2024; 20:777-786. [PMID: 38633915 PMCID: PMC11022410 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.20.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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With the aim of developing biocompatible and water-soluble C60 derivatives, three types of C60-peptide conjugates consisting of hydrophilic oligopeptide anchors (oligo-Lys, oligo-Glu, and oligo-Arg) were synthesized. A previously reported Prato reaction adduct of a biscarboxylic acid-substituted C60 derivative was subjected to a solid phase synthesis for amide formation with N-terminal amines of peptides on resin to successfully provide C60-peptide conjugates with one C60 and two peptide anchors as water-soluble moieties. Among three C60-peptide conjugates prepared, C60-oligo-Lys was soluble in water at neutral pH, and C60-oligo-Glu was soluble in buffer with a higher pH value, but C60-oligo-Arg was insoluble in water and most other solvents. C60-oligo-Lys and C60-oligo-Glu were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR. Photoinduced 1O2 generation was observed in the most soluble C60-oligo-Lys conjugate under visible light irradiation (527 nm) to show the potential of this highly water-soluble molecule in biological systems, for example, as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy.
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- Yue Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Bucheli OTM, Rodrigues D, Portmann K, Linder A, Thoma M, Halin C, Eyer K. Single-B cell analysis correlates high-lactate secretion with stress and increased apoptosis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8507. [PMID: 38605071 PMCID: PMC11009249 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58868-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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While cellular metabolism was proposed to be a driving factor of the activation and differentiation of B cells and the function of the resulting antibody-secreting cells (ASCs), the study of correlations between cellular metabolism and functionalities has been difficult due to the absence of technologies enabling the parallel measurement. Herein, we performed single-cell transcriptomics and introduced a direct concurrent functional and metabolic flux quantitation of individual murine B cells. Our transcriptomic data identified lactate metabolism as dynamic in ASCs, but antibody secretion did not correlate with lactate secretion rates (LSRs). Instead, our study of all splenic B cells during an immune response linked increased lactate metabolism with acidic intracellular pH and the upregulation of apoptosis. T cell-dependent responses increased LSRs, and added TLR4 agonists affected the magnitude and boosted LSRhigh B cells in vivo, while resulting in only a few immunoglobulin-G secreting cells (IgG-SCs). Therefore, our observations indicated that LSRhigh cells were not differentiating into IgG-SCs, and were rather removed due to apoptosis.
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- Olivia T M Bucheli
- ETH Laboratory for Functional Immune Repertoire Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Laboratory for Functional Immune Repertoire Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Laboratory for Functional Immune Repertoire Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Laboratory for Functional Immune Repertoire Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Immunology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Immunology, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Laboratory for Functional Immune Repertoire Analysis, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, D-CHAB, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Mannini S, Ruch J, Hazlett RW, Downs DT, Parcheta CE, Lundblad SP, Anderson JL, Perroy R, Oestreicher N. Tracking magma pathways and surface faulting in the Southwest Rift Zone and the Koa' e fault system (Kīlauea volcano, Hawai 'i) using photogrammetry and structural observations. Bull Volcanol 2024; 86:45. [PMID: 38617076 PMCID: PMC11008072 DOI: 10.1007/s00445-024-01735-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Volcanic islands are often subject to flank instability, resulting from a combination of magmatic intrusions along rift zones and gravitational spreading causing extensional faulting at the surface. Here, we study the Koa'e fault system (KFS), located south of the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano in Hawai'i, one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, prone to active faulting, episodic dike intrusions, and flank instability. Two rift zones and the KFS are major structures controlling volcanic flank instability and magma propagation. Although several magmatic intrusions occurred over the KFS, the link between these faults, two nearby rift zones and the flank instability, is still poorly studied. To better characterize the KFS and its structural linkage with the surrounding fault and rift zones, we performed a detailed structural analysis of the extensional fault system, coupled with a helicopter photogrammetric survey, covering part of the south flank of Kīlauea. We generated a high-resolution DEM (~ 8 cm) and orthomosaic (~ 4 cm) to map the fracture field in detail. We also collected ~ 1000 ground structural measurements of extensional fractures during our three field missions (2019, 2022, and 2023). We observed many small, interconnected grabens, monoclines, rollover structures, and en-echelon fractures that were in part previously undocumented. We estimate the cumulative displacement rate across the KFS during the last 600 ~ 700 years and found a decrease toward the west of the horizontal component from 2 to 6 cm per year, consistent with GNSS data. Integrating morphology observations, fault mapping, and kinematic measurements, we propose a new kinematic model of the upper part of the Kīlauea's south flank, suggesting a clockwise rotation and a translation of a triangular wedge. This wedge is bordered by the extensional structures (ERZ, SWRZ, and the KFS), largely influenced by gravitational spreading. These findings illustrate a structural linkage between the two rift zones and the KFS, the latter being episodically affected by dike intrusions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00445-024-01735-7.
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- Stefano Mannini
- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Des Maraîchers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Des Maraîchers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Geology, University of Hawai‘I at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hilo, HI 96720 USA
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- Alaska Earthquake Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
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- Department of Geology, University of Hawai‘I at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720 USA
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- Department of Geology, University of Hawai‘I at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720 USA
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Hawai‘I at Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720 USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue Des Maraîchers 13, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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Salak B, Hunziker M, Grêt-Regamey A, Spielhofer R, Wissen Hayek U, Kienast F. Shifting from techno-economic to socio-ecological priorities: Incorporating landscape preferences and ecosystem services into the siting of renewable energy infrastructure. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0298430. [PMID: 38598427 PMCID: PMC11006175 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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This study examines the siting scenarios for renewable energy installations (REI) in a mountainous region of Europe (Switzerland), incorporating the external costs of ecosystem services and, innovatively, social preferences. This approach challenges the prevalent techno-economic siting paradigm, which often overlooks these externalities. To minimize the external costs of the scenarios while maximizing energy yield, Marxan, an optimization software, was employed. The energy target for all scenarios is set at 25 TWh/a, stemming from the energy gap anticipated due to the phase-out of Swiss nuclear reactors by 2050. This target is met using renewable energy infrastructure such as wind, roof-mounted photovoltaic, and ground-mounted photovoltaic systems. By integrating social preferences into the optimization, this study showcases a promising implementation that transcends the software's intended applications. It complements techno-economic approaches and offers alternative decision-making avenues. The conventional "roof first" strategy proved ineffective in preventing extensive land use for the development of new renewable energy infrastructure. Strategies incorporating ground-mounted photovoltaic infrastructure were more spatially, ecologically, and socially efficient than those without. The strategy optimized for energy yield exhibited the highest spatial efficiency but incurred significant ecosystem service costs and, surprisingly, had low social costs. In contrast, the strategy prioritizing ecosystem services was the most efficient in terms of ecosystem service costs but had elevated social costs and was spatially less efficient than other strategies. The strategy optimized for social preferences incurred the lowest social costs and excelled in spatial efficiency and ecosystem service costs. Notably, this strategy employed a limited number of planning units linked to both high ecosystem service and social costs. The findings underscore that incorporating social preferences significantly enhances the evaluation of siting options. This inclusion allows for the social acceptance of investments to be factored into costs, facilitating more informed and inclusive decisions.
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- Boris Salak
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Research Unit Economics and Social Sciences, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- TU Wien, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Institute of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture, Research Unit Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning, Vienna, Austria
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Social Sciences in Landscape Research Group, Research Unit Economics and Social Sciences, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems (PLUS), Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems (PLUS), Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, Norway
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- Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems (PLUS), Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Landscape Ecology Group, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Land Change Science Research Group, Research Unit Land-use Systems, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Burkard J, Kohler L, Caciagli S, Herren N, Kozamernik M, Mantovani S, Windhab EJ, Denkel C. Exploring the effects of structure and melting on sweetness in additively manufactured chocolate. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8261. [PMID: 38589622 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58838-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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In view of the health concerns associated with high sugar intake, this study investigates methods to enhance sweetness perception in chocolate without increasing its sugar content. Using additive manufacturing, chocolate structures were created from masses with varying sugar and fat compositions, where hazelnut oil served as a partial cocoa butter replacement. The study found that while variations in sugar content minimally affected the physical properties of the chocolate masses, hazelnut oil significantly modified melting behavior and consumption time. Chocolate masses with higher hazelnut oil content but similar sugar content exhibited a 24% increase in sweetness perception, likely due to accelerated tastant (i.e., sucrose) release into saliva. Multiphase structures, designated as layered, cube-in-cube, and sandwich structures, exhibited less sensory differences compared to the homogeneous control. Nonetheless, structures with hazelnut oil-rich outer layers resulted in an 11% increase in sweetness perception, even without sugar gradients. This suggests that tastant release plays a more critical role than structural complexity in modifying sweetness perception. This research highlights the efficacy of simpler multiphase structures, such as sandwich designs, which offer sensory enhancements comparable to those of more complex designs but with reduced manufacturing effort, thus providing viable options for industrial-scale production.
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- Johannes Burkard
- ETH Zurich, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland.
- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Food Science and Management, Bern University of Applied Sciences, 3052, Zollikofen, Switzerland.
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- ETH Zurich, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Food Science and Management, Bern University of Applied Sciences, 3052, Zollikofen, Switzerland
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- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Food Science and Management, Bern University of Applied Sciences, 3052, Zollikofen, Switzerland
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- ETH Zurich, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Food Science and Management, Bern University of Applied Sciences, 3052, Zollikofen, Switzerland.
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Angst UM, Rossi E, Boschmann Käthler C, Mannes D, Trtik P, Elsener B, Zhou Z, Strobl M. Chloride-induced corrosion of steel in concrete-insights from bimodal neutron and X-ray microtomography combined with ex-situ microscopy. Mater Struct 2024; 57:56. [PMID: 38601013 PMCID: PMC11001691 DOI: 10.1617/s11527-024-02337-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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The steel-concrete interface (SCI) is known to play a major role in corrosion of steel in concrete, but a fundamental understanding is still lacking. One reason is that concrete's opacity complicates the study of internal processes. Here, we report on the application of bimodal X-ray and neutron microtomography as in-situ imaging techniques to elucidate the mechanism of steel corrosion in concrete. The study demonstrates that the segmentation of the specimen components of relevance-steel, cementitious matrix, aggregates, voids, corrosion products-obtained through bimodal X-ray and neutron imaging is more reliable than that based on the results of each of the two techniques separately. Further, we suggest the combination of tomographic in-situ imaging with ex-situ SEM analysis of targeted sections, selected based on the segmented tomograms. These in-situ and ex-situ characterization techniques were applied to study localized corrosion in a very early stage under laboratory chloride-exposure conditions, using reinforced concrete cores retrieved from a concrete bridge. Several interesting observations were made. First, the acquired images revealed the formation of several corrosion sites close to each other. Second, the morphology of the corrosion pits was relatively shallow. Finally, only about half of the total 31 corrosion initiation spots were in close proximity to interfacial macroscopic air voids, and > 90% of the more than 160 interfacial macroscopic air voids were free from corrosion. The findings have implications for the mechanistic understanding of corrosion of steel in concrete and suggest that multimodal in-situ imaging is a valuable technique for further related studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1617/s11527-024-02337-7.
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- Ueli M. Angst
- Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Hagerbach Test Gallery Ltd., VSH, Flums, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS), Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS), Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department NPM2/RST, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging (LNS), Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Paladini J, Maier A, Habazettl JM, Hertel I, Sonti R, Grzesiek S. The molecular basis of Abelson kinase regulation by its αI-helix. eLife 2024; 12:RP92324. [PMID: 38588001 PMCID: PMC11001296 DOI: 10.7554/elife.92324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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Abelson tyrosine kinase (Abl) is regulated by the arrangement of its regulatory core, consisting sequentially of the SH3, SH2, and kinase (KD) domains, where an assembled or disassembled core corresponds to low or high kinase activity, respectively. It was recently established that binding of type II ATP site inhibitors, such as imatinib, generates a force from the KD N-lobe onto the SH3 domain and in consequence disassembles the core. Here, we demonstrate that the C-terminal αI-helix exerts an additional force toward the SH2 domain, which correlates both with kinase activity and type II inhibitor-induced disassembly. The αI-helix mutation E528K, which is responsible for the ABL1 malformation syndrome, strongly activates Abl by breaking a salt bridge with the KD C-lobe and thereby increasing the force onto the SH2 domain. In contrast, the allosteric inhibitor asciminib strongly reduces Abl's activity by fixating the αI-helix and reducing the force onto the SH2 domain. These observations are explained by a simple mechanical model of Abl activation involving forces from the KD N-lobe and the αI-helix onto the KD/SH2SH3 interface.
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- Johannes Paladini
- Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Structural Biology and Biophysics, Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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Oregel-Chaumont T, Šunjerga A, Hettiarachchi P, Cooray V, Rubinstein M, Rachidi F. Direct observations of X-rays produced by upward positive lightning. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8083. [PMID: 38582762 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58520-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024] Open
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X-rays have been observed in natural downward cloud-to-ground lightning for over 20 years and in rocket-triggered lightning for slightly less. In both cases, this energetic radiation has been detected during the stepped and dart leader phases of downward negative flashes. More recently, X-rays have also been reported during the dart leader phase of upward negative flashes. In this study, we present the observations of four upward positive lightning flashes from the Säntis Tower (2.5 km ASL) in Switzerland. These consist of the simultaneous records of electric current passing through the tower, and electric field strength and X-ray flux 20 m from the tower base. One of the flashes was captured by a high-speed camera operating at 24,000 frames per second, stills from which are also presented. We detected X-rays during the initial phase of upward negative leader propagation, which can be associated with the leader-stepping process from electric field and current waveforms. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that such measurements are reported in the literature. The obtained time-synchronised data confirm that the X-ray emissions detected are associated with the initial steps of the upward negative leader. The frequency and energy of X-ray pulses appear to decrease as functions of time, with pulses disappearing altogether within the first millisecond of the leader initiation. X-ray emission also appears to be correlated with the maximum current-derivative and the electric field change of leader steps, consistent with cold electron runaway. These observations contribute to improving our understanding of upward lightning, which is a primary source of damage to tall structures such as wind turbines and telecommunications towers, as well as aircraft during takeoff and landing.
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- Toma Oregel-Chaumont
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, VD, Switzerland.
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- Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Split, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, 751, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, 751, Uppsala, Sweden
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- HEIG, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, 1401, Yverdon-les-Bains, VD, Switzerland
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- Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, VD, Switzerland
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Zelder F. "Covalent-Disassembly"-Based Approaches For Sensing Applications. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202302705. [PMID: 38179824 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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The detection of analytes with small molecular probes is crucial for the analysis and understanding of chemical, medicinal, environmental and biological situations as well as processes. Classic detection approaches rely on the concept of molecular recognition and bond formation reactions. Bond breakage reactions have been less explored in similar contexts. This concept article introduces metal-salen and metal-imine complexes as "covalent-disassembly"-based (DB)-probes for detecting polyoxophosphates, thiols, amino acids, HCN and changes in pH. It discusses the roles, importance and combinations of structurally functionalized molecular building blocks in the construction of DB-probes. Applications of optimized DB-probes for analyte detection in live cells and foodstuff are also discussed. Furthermore, the mechanism of the disassembly of a Fe(III)-salen probe upon pyrophosphate binding is presented. Extraordinary selectivity for this analyte was achieved by a multistep disassembly sequence including an unprecedented structural change of the metal complex (i. e. "induced-fit" principle). Design principles of probes for sensing applications following the "covalent-disassembly" approach are summarized, which will help improving current systems, but will also facilitate the development of new DB-probes for challenging analytic targets.
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- F Zelder
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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Held L. Beyond the two-trials rule. Stat Med 2024. [PMID: 38573319 DOI: 10.1002/sim.10055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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The two-trials rule for drug approval requires "at least two adequate and well-controlled studies, each convincing on its own, to establish effectiveness." This is usually implemented by requiring two significant pivotal trials and is the standard regulatory requirement to provide evidence for a new drug's efficacy. However, there is need to develop suitable alternatives to this rule for a number of reasons, including the possible availability of data from more than two trials. I consider the case of up to three studies and stress the importance to control the partial Type-I error rate, where only some studies have a true null effect, while maintaining the overall Type-I error rate of the two-trials rule, where all studies have a null effect. Some less-knownP $$ P $$ -value combination methods are useful to achieve this: Pearson's method, Edgington's method and the recently proposed harmonic meanχ 2 $$ {\chi}^2 $$ -test. I study their properties and discuss how they can be extended to a sequential assessment of success while still ensuring overall Type-I error control. I compare the different methods in terms of partial Type-I error rate, project power and the expected number of studies required. Edgington's method is eventually recommended as it is easy to implement and communicate, has only moderate partial Type-I error rate inflation but substantially increased project power.
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Affiliation(s)
- Leonhard Held
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) and Center for Reproducible Science (CRS), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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