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Public Perceptions concerning Responsibility for Climate Change Adaptation

For successful climate change adaptation, the distribution of responsibility within society is an important question. While the literature highlights the need for involving both public and private actors, little is still known of how citizens perceive their own and others’ responsibility, let alone the moral groundings for such perceptions. In this paper, we report the results of a survey regardin

Alejandro Parra and Dante’s eighth circle of hell

This commentary places Alejandro Parra’s very long list of plagiarisms and data misrepresentations within the context of Dante’s classification of human foibles. The responses from two Argentinean universities are described, along with continuing examples of Parra’s misrepresentations.

Phase Transitions of Oppositely Charged Colloidal Particles Driven by Alternating Current Electric Field

We study systems containing oppositely charged colloidal particles under applied alternating current electric fields (AC fields) using overdamped Langevin dynamics simulations in three dimensions. We obtain jammed bands perpendicular to the field direction under intermediate frequencies and lanes parallel with the field under low frequencies. These structures also depend upon the particle charges.

Growth, stability, and electronic decoupling of Pt clusters on h-BN/Ir(111)

Motivated by the relevance of Pt clusters in heterogeneous catalysis, ordered Pt cluster superlattices are templated by the moiré of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) with Ir(111). Using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, and scanning tunneling spectroscopy, we provide a comprehensive picture for the mechanism of cluster binding, the thermal stability of cluste

Simple plant and microbial exudates destabilize mineral-Associated organic matter via multiple pathways

Most mineral-Associated organic matter (MAOM) is protected against microbial attack, thereby contributing to longterm carbon storage in soils. However, the extent to which reactive compounds released by plants and microbes may destabilize MAOM and so enhance microbial access, as well as the underlying mechanisms, remain unclear. Here, we tested the ability of functionally distinct model exudates-l

Communication and ethical considerations for fertility preservation for patients with childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer : recommendations from the PanCareLIFE Consortium and the International Late Effects of Childhood Cancer Guideline Harmonization Group

Patients with childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer who will be treated with gonadotoxic therapies are at increased risk for infertility. Many patients and their families desire biological children but effective communication about treatment-related infertility risk and procedures for fertility preservation does not always happen. The PanCareLIFE Consortium and the International Late Effec

Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Discrimination of the Four Kallikrein Panel Associated With the Inclusion of Prostate Volume

Objective: To assess whether adding prostate volume to the kallikrein panel improves discrimination for ISUP Grade Group 2 or higher (GG2+) disease, as some men may have volume measurements available at the time of blood draw. While prostate volume predicts biopsy outcome, it requires an imaging procedure for measurement. The four kallikrein panel - commercially available as the 4Kscore - predicts

Relationship between corporate social responsibility at the micro-level and environmental performance : The mediating role of employee pro-environmental behavior and the moderating role of gender

Since Pakistan is vulnerable to changing climatic conditions, the country needs emergency measures at every level to mitigate their effect. Many studies have addressed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the macro or institutional level, but its effect at the micro-level is largely ignored in the contemporary literature. The present study aims at filling this gap by highlighting the role of m

Fungal extracellular polymeric substance matrices – Highly specialized microenvironments that allow fungi to control soil organic matter decomposition reactions

Filamentous fungi play a key role in the terrestrial carbon cycle as they are the primary decomposers of lignocellulose in soil organic matter (SOM). Fungi secrete a wide range of oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes, and generate radicals through extracellular secondary metabolites to decompose SOM. To study fungal decomposition of SOM, the activities of isolated enzymes are typically studied as prox

Experimental Study of 4n by Directly Detecting the Decay Neutrons

The tetraneutron has attracted the attention of nuclear physicists during the past decades, but there is still no unambiguous confirmation of its existence or non-existence. A new experiment based on 8He(p, 2p)7H{t+4n} reaction, with direct detection of the four neutrons, has been carried out at RIBF, which can hopefully help to draw a definite conclusion on the tetraneutron system. © 2021, The Au

The art(s) of getting lost : Halting places for culturally responsive research methods

This chapter revisits the ideas of radical empiricism and sensuous scholarship, embedded in current music education research. Focusing on the development of methodological implications of cultural responsiveness and arts-based research methods, the chapter argues for epistemic openness. The discussion is located within the author’s own experiences of course development for Swedish music teacher st

Immunomodulation—A Molecular Solution to Treating Patients with Severe Bladder Pain Syndrome?

Background: Patients with bladder pain syndrome experience debilitating pain and extreme frequency of urination. Numerous therapeutic approaches have been tested, but as the molecular basis of disease has remained unclear, specific therapies are not available. Objective: Recently, a systematic gene deletion strategy identified interleukin-1 (IL-1) hyperactivation as a cause of severe cystitis in a

Updated European Association of Urology Guidelines on Renal Cell Carcinoma : Nivolumab plus Cabozantinib Joins Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Combination Therapies for Treatment-naïve Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Longer follow-up and new trial data from phase 3 randomised controlled trials investigating immune checkpoint blockade (PD-1 or its ligand PD-L1) in advanced clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have recently become available. The CheckMate 9ER trial demonstrated an improved progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) benefit for the combination of cabozantinib plus nivolumab. A Key

Medicinsk underrättelsetjänst - delrapport 1

Rapporten utgör den första av tre delrapporter och redovisar resultatet av forskning på uppdrag av Försvarsmakten.The report is the first of three sub-reports and presents the results of a research commissioned by the Swedish Armed Forces.

Circumferential Resection Margin is Associated with Distant Metastasis After Rectal Cancer Surgery : A Nation-Wide Population-Based Study Cohort

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate circumferential resection margin (CRM) as a risk factor for distant metastasis (DM) in rectal cancer.SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The treatment of rectal cancer has evolved over the last decades. Surgical radicality is considered the most important factor in preventing recurrences including local and distant. CRM ≤1.0 mm is considered to increase recurrence risk. This study expl

Simultaneous pelvic exenteration and liver resection for primary rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases : results from the PelvEx Collaborative

AIM: At presentation, 15-20% of patients with rectal cancer already have synchronous liver metastases. The aim of this study was to determine the surgical and survival outcomes in patients with advanced rectal cancer who underwent combined pelvic exenteration and liver (oligometastatic) resection.METHOD: Data from 20 international institutions that performed simultaneous pelvic exenteration and li