International lower limb collaborative (INTELLECT) study: a multicentre, international retrospective audit of lower extremity open fractures

Trauma remains a major cause of mortality and disability across the world1, with a higher burden in developing nations2. Open lower extremity injuries are devastating events from a physical3, mental health4, and socioeconomic5 standpoint. The potential sequelae, including risk of chronic infection and amputation, can lead to delayed recovery and major disability6. This international study aimed to describe global disparities, timely intervention, guideline-directed care, and economic aspects of open lower limb injuries

European Vegetation Archive (EVA): An integrated database of European vegetation plots

© 2016 International Association for Vegetation Science. The European Vegetation Archive (EVA) is a centralized database of European vegetation plots developed by the IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey. It has been in development since 2012 and first made available for use in research projects in 2014. It stores copies of national and regional vegetation- plot databases on a single software platform. Data storage in EVA does not affect on-going independent development of the contributing databases, which remain the property of the data contributors. EVA uses a prototype of the database management software TURBOVEG 3 developed for joint management of multiple databases that use different species lists. This is facilitated by the SynBioSys Taxon Database, a system of taxon names and concepts used in the individual European databases and their corresponding names on a unified list of European flora. TURBOVEG 3 also includes procedures for handling data requests, selections and provisions according to the approved EVA Data Property and Governance Rules. By 30 June 2015, 61 databases from all European regions have joined EVA, contributing in total 1 027 376 vegetation plots, 82% of them with geographic coordinates, from 57 countries. EVA provides a unique data source for large-scale analyses of European vegetation diversity both for fundamental research and nature conservation applications. Updated information on EVA is available online at http://euroveg.org/eva-database

Proposal to conserve the name Orobanche foetida (Orobanchaceae)

In this Proposal we formally propose to conserve O. foetida with Bourgeau’s gathering of 16 April 1856 as conserved type. Our choice rests on the following reasons: (1) it clearly represents the current usage of the name O. foetida; (2) it is based upon material from northern Algeria not far from the Algerian-Tunisian border where the ranges of the two species overlap and in a region broadly coincident with the original terra classica of Poiret’s name; (3) the proposed conserved type is readily accessible online in a remarkably detailed digitization; (4) the sheet contains a sample of the host plant, which proves to be a non-shrubby Fabaceae (presumably Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.) and these are typically parasitized by the western species to which we propose to apply the name O. foetida

Biochemical composition and adenylate energy charge shifts in longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana) embryos during development under different temperatures

The longfin yellowtail Seriola rivoliana is an emerging species for aquaculture diversification worldwide and production relies on fertilized eggs from captive broodstock. Temperature is the main factor that influences the developmental process and success during fish ontogeny. However, the effects of temperature on the utilization of the main biochemical reserves and bioenergetics are scarcely investigated in fish, whereas protein, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism have critical roles in maintaining cellular energy homeostasis. In this context, we aimed to evaluate metabolic fuels (protein, lipids, triacylglicerides, carbohydrates), adenylic nucleotides and derivates (ATP, ADP, AMP, IMP), and the adenylate energy charge (AEC) during embryogenesis and in hatched larvae in S. rivoliana at different temperatures. For this purpose, fertilized eggs were incubated at six constant (20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 °C) and two oscillating (21⇄29 °C) temperatures. Biochemical analyses were made at blastula, optic vesicles, neurula, prehatch and hatch periods. Results indicated that the developmental period had a major influence on the biochemical composition at any temperature regime tested during the incubation. Protein content decreased only at hatching mainly due to the loss of the chorion, total lipids tended to increase at the neurula period and variations in carbohydrates depended on the particular spawn analyzed. Triacylglicerides were a critical egg fuel during hatching. The high AEC during embryogenesis and even in hatched larvae suggested an optimal energy balance regulation. The lack of critical biochemical changes from different temperature regimes during embryo development confirmed that this species exhibits a high adaptive capacity in response to constant and fluctuating temperatures. However, the timing of hatching was the most critical period of development, where biochemical components and energy utilization significantly changed. The oscillating temperatures tested may have physiological advantages without detrimental energetic effects that will require further research on larval quality after hatching

Symmetry-broken Josephson junctions and superconducting diodes in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene

The coexistence of gate-tunable superconducting, magnetic and topological orders in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene provides opportunities for the creation of hybrid Josephson junctions. Here we report the fabrication of gate-defined symmetry-broken Josephson junctions in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene, where the weak link is gate-tuned close to the correlated insulator state with a moiré filling factor of υ = −2. We observe a phase-shifted and asymmetric Fraunhofer pattern with a pronounced magnetic hysteresis. Our theoretical calculations of the junction weak link—with valley polarization and orbital magnetization—explain most of these unconventional features. The effects persist up to the critical temperature of 3.5 K, with magnetic hysteresis observed below 800 mK. We show how the combination of magnetization and its current-induced magnetization switching allows us to realise a programmable zero-field superconducting diode. Our results represent a major advance towards the creation of future superconducting quantum electronic devices