scholarly journals Simulating Outcomes of Cataract Surgery: Important Advances in Ophthalmology

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Marcos ◽  
Eduardo Martinez-Enriquez ◽  
Maria Vinas ◽  
Alberto de Castro ◽  
Carlos Dorronsoro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cataract Surgery ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Quantitative Imaging ◽  
Crystalline Lens ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Selection Methods ◽  
Active Elements ◽  
The World ◽  
Lens Opacities

As the human eye ages, the crystalline lens stiffens (presbyopia) and opacifies (cataract), requiring its replacement with an artificial lens [intraocular lens (IOL)]. Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the world. The increase in IOL designs has not been paralleled in practice by a sophistication in IOL selection methods, which rely on limited anatomical measurements of the eye and the surgeon's interpretation of the patient's needs and expectations. We propose that the future of IOL selection will be guided by 3D quantitative imaging of the crystalline lens to map lens opacities, anticipate IOL position, and develop fully customized eye models for ray-tracing-based IOL selection. Conversely, visual simulators (in which IOL designs are programmed in active elements) allow patients to experience prospective vision before surgery and to make more informed decisions about which IOL to choose. Quantitative imaging and optical and visual simulations of postsurgery outcomes will allow optimal treatments to be selected for a patient undergoing modern cataract surgery. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 23 is June 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

Psychology Within and Without the State

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Clark Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The World ◽  
Psychological Similarity

Psychological research in small-scale societies is crucial for what it stands to tell us about human psychological diversity. However, people in these communities, typically Indigenous communities in the global South, have been underrepresented and sometimes misrepresented in psychological research. Here I discuss the promises and pitfalls of psychological research in these communities, reviewing why they have been of interest to social scientists and how cross-cultural comparisons have been used to test psychological hypotheses. I consider factors that may be undertheorized in our research, such as political and economic marginalization, and how these might influence our data and conclusions. I argue that more just and accurate representation of people from small-scale communities around the world will provide us with a fuller picture of human psychological similarity and diversity, and it will help us to better understand how this diversity is shaped by historical and social processes. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 73 is January 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

The Ecological Importance of Allelopathy

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
José L. Hierro ◽  
Ragan M. Callaway
Keyword(s):  
Species Coexistence ◽  
Chemical Interaction ◽  
Plant Invasions ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Ecological Significance ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Phenomenological Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Ecological Importance

Allelopathy (i.e., chemical interaction among species) was originally conceived as inclusive of positive and negative effects of plants on other plants, and we adopt this view. Most studies of allelopathy have been phenomenological, but we focus on studies that have explored the ecological significance of this interaction. The literature suggests that studies of allelopathy have been particularly important for three foci in ecology: species distribution, conditionality of interactions, and maintenance of species diversity. There is evidence that allelopathy influences local distributions of plant species around the world. Allelopathic conditionality appears to arise through coevolution, and this is a mechanism for plant invasions. Finally, allelopathy promotes species coexistence via intransitive competition, modifications of direct interactions, and (co)evolution. Recent advances additionally suggest that coexistence might be favored through biochemical recognition. The preponderance of phenomenological studies notwithstanding, allelopathy has broad ecological consequences. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, Volume 52 is November 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

scholarly journals Plea Bargaining, Conviction Without Trial, and the Global Administratization of Criminal Convictions

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Máximo Langer
Keyword(s):  
Online Publication ◽  
Plea Bargaining ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
National Data ◽  
Criminal Convictions ◽  
The World ◽  
Made In ◽  
Cross National

This article documents the diffusion of plea bargaining and other mechanisms to reach criminal convictions without a trial and argues that their spread implies what this article terms an administratization of criminal convictions in many corners of the world. Criminal convictions have been administratized in two ways: ( a) Trial-avoiding mechanisms have given a larger role to nonjudicial, administrative officials in the determination of who gets convicted and for which crimes, and ( b) these decisions are made in proceedings that do not include a trial with its attached defendants’ rights. The article also proposes a way this phenomenon could be quantitatively measured by articulating the rate of administratization of criminal convictions, a metric to allow for comparison among different jurisdictions. The article then presents cross-national data from 26 jurisdictions on their rate of administratization of criminal convictions and different hypotheses that may help explain variation across jurisdictions on this rate. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Criminology, Volume 4 is January 13, 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

scholarly journals Tuber and Tuberous Root Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Zierer ◽  
David Rüscher ◽  
Uwe Sonnewald ◽  
Sophia Sonnewald
Keyword(s):  
Tuberous Root ◽  
Plant Biology ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Storage Organ ◽  
Tuber Development ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Potato Tuberization ◽  
And Storage

Root and tuber crops have been an important part of human nutrition since the early days of humanity, providing us with essential carbohydrates, proteins, and vitamins. Today, they are especially important in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, where they help to feed an ever-growing population. Early induction and storage organ size are important agricultural traits, as they determine yield over time. During potato tuberization, environmental and metabolic status are sensed, ensuring proper timing of tuberization mediated by phloem-mobile signals. Coordinated cellular restructuring and expansion growth, as well as controlled storage metabolism in the tuber, are executed. This review summarizes our current understanding of potato tuber development and highlights similarities and differences to important tuberous root crop species like sweetpotato and cassava. Finally, we point out knowledge gaps that need to be filled before a complete picture of storage organ development can emerge. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Plant Biology, Volume 72 is May 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

scholarly journals Signaling, Deconstructed: Using Optogenetics to Dissect and Direct Information Flow in Biological Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Payam E. Farahani ◽  
Ellen H. Reed ◽  
Evan J. Underhill ◽  
Kazuhiro Aoki ◽  
Jared E. Toettcher
Keyword(s):  
Cell Signaling ◽  
Information Flow ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Online Publication ◽  
Fundamental Question ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Organizational Complexity ◽  
Temporal Precision ◽  
Activity State

Cells receive enormous amounts of information from their environment. How they act on this information—by migrating, expressing genes, or relaying signals to other cells—comprises much of the regulatory and self-organizational complexity found across biology. The “parts list” involved in cell signaling is generally well established, but how do these parts work together to decode signals and produce appropriate responses? This fundamental question is increasingly being addressed with optogenetic tools: light-sensitive proteins that enable biologists to manipulate the interaction, localization, and activity state of proteins with high spatial and temporal precision. In this review, we summarize how optogenetics is being used in the pursuit of an answer to this question, outlining the current suite of optogenetic tools available to the researcher and calling attention to studies that increase our understanding of and improve our ability to engineer biology. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 23 is June 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

scholarly journals Integrating Systems and Synthetic Biology to Understand and Engineer Microbiomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick A. Leggieri ◽  
Yiyi Liu ◽  
Madeline Hayes ◽  
Bryce Connors ◽  
Susanna Seppälä ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Chemical Transformations ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
Microbiome Composition ◽  
Technology Gaps ◽  
And Function

Microbiomes are complex and ubiquitous networks of microorganisms whose seemingly limitless chemical transformations could be harnessed to benefit agriculture, medicine, and biotechnology. The spatial and temporal changes in microbiome composition and function are influenced by a multitude of molecular and ecological factors. This complexity yields both versatility and challenges in designing synthetic microbiomes and perturbing natural microbiomes in controlled, predictable ways. In this review, we describe factors that give rise to emergent spatial and temporal microbiome properties and the meta-omics and computational modeling tools that can be used to understand microbiomes at the cellular and system levels. We also describe strategies for designing and engineering microbiomes to enhance or build novel functions. Throughout the review,we discuss key knowledge and technology gaps for elucidating the networks and deciphering key control points for microbiome engineering, and highlight examples where multiple omics and modeling approaches can be integrated to address these gaps. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering, Volume 23 is June 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

scholarly journals The Backlash Against Globalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Walter
Keyword(s):  
Science Volume ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Popular Narrative ◽  
The World ◽  
Societal Actors ◽  
National Governments

In recent years, the world has seen a rising backlash against globalization. This article reviews the nature, causes, and consequences of the globalization backlash. It shows that, contrary to a popular narrative, the backlash is not associated with a large swing in public opinion against globalization but is rather a result of its politicization. The increasing influence of globalization-skeptic actors has resulted in more protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist policies, some of which fundamentally threaten pillars of the contemporary international order. Both material and nonmaterial causes drive the globalization backlash, and these causes interact and mediate each other. The consequences are shaped by the responses of societal actors, national governments, and international policy makers. These responses can either yield to and reinforce the global backlash or push back against it. Understanding these dynamics will be an important task for future research. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Political Science, Volume 24 is May 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

Nature-Inspired Chemical Engineering for Process Intensification

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc-Olivier Coppens
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Process Intensification ◽  
Cell Engineering ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Membrane Separations ◽  
Transport Networks

A nature-inspired solution (NIS) methodology is proposed as a systematic platform for innovation and to inform transformative technology required to address Grand Challenges, including sustainable development. Scalability, efficiency, and resilience are essential to nature, as they are to engineering processes. They are achieved through underpinning fundamental mechanisms, which are grouped as recurring themes in the NIS approach: hierarchical transport networks, force balancing, dynamic self-organization, and ecosystem properties. To leverage these universal mechanisms, and incorporate them effectively into engineering design, adaptations may be needed to accommodate the different contexts of nature and engineering applications. Nature-inspired chemical engineering takes advantage of the NIS methodology for process intensification, as demonstrated here in fluidization, catalysis, fuel cell engineering, and membrane separations, where much higher performance is achieved by rigorously employing concepts optimized in nature. The same approach lends itself to other applications, from biomedical engineering to information technology and architecture. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Volume 12 is June 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

Binocular Vision and Stereopsis Across the Animal Kingdom

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny C.A. Read
Keyword(s):  
Binocular Vision ◽  
Science Volume ◽  
Human Vision ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Animal Kingdom ◽  
Vision Science ◽  
The World ◽  
Vantage Points

Most animals have at least some binocular overlap, i.e., a region of space that is viewed by both eyes. This reduces the overall visual field and raises the problem of combining two views of the world, seen from different vantage points, into a coherent whole. However, binocular vision also offers many potential advantages, including increased ability to see around obstacles and increased contrast sensitivity. One particularly interesting use for binocular vision is comparing information from both eyes to derive information about depth. There are many different ways in which this might be done, but in this review, I refer to them all under the general heading of stereopsis. This review examines the different possible uses of binocular vision and stereopsis and compares what is currently known about the neural basis of stereopsis in different taxa. Studying different animals helps us break free of preconceptions stemming from the way that stereopsis operates in human vision and provides new insights into the different possible forms of stereopsis. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Vision Science, Volume 7 is September 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

scholarly journals The Rise of Local Politics: A Global Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Le Galès
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Local Politics ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Economic Globalization ◽  
Science Volume ◽  
Annual Review ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Politics Of Scale ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

Not all politics is local. Not even local politics is necessarily local. The reemergence of local politics is not comparable to the nationalization of politics but is rather an element making multilevel policies more or less interconnected. This global review (not including North America) suggests that the rise of local politics is explained by three set of processes—( a) democratization, including protest, ( b) economic globalization, urbanization, and the deepening of territorial inequalities, and ( c) decentralization or deconcentration and the rise of local governance and policies. The rise of local politics is not a revival of the past but an element of the politics of scale taking. All over the world, local politics is increasingly about policies, governance, and political choice. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Political Science, Volume 24 is May 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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