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Technological advances have the potential to support educational partnerships between schools and parents. While the positive benefits of technology for these partnerships have been reported in the literature, there is still incomprehension about how to best use this technology to meet the needs of Indigenous parents. Given the intergenerational impacts of colonisation, socioeconomic stress, structural barriers in schooling, and other critical challenges experienced by Indigenous parents, the use of technology as a tool for partnering with Indigenous parents requires careful consideration of their experiences. Therefore, the aim of this narrative review was to describe key attributes of the use of technology in home-school partnerships with Indigenous parents. Findings revealed that technology integration was beneficial to increasing Indigenous parental engagement, as it was connected to the wellbeing and future of Indigenous young generations. However, it could also exacerbate divide, raise cultural tensions, and bring undesirable consequences. Therefore, as a practical implication, schools should embed culturally appropriate approaches when adopting technology in their partnerships with Indigenous parents.

Although there has been intense criticism of NAPLAN in educational policy debates in Australia, little scholarly efforts have been made to understand the underlying cognitive mechanisms that contribute to the public narrative about the national testing program. We aim to provide tentative evidence about the way public perceptions about NAPLAN may be formed. Our results show empirical support for the incentive, interpretative, and institutional effects, which suggest ways that national testing program can be improved. That is, it needs to (a) provide a diverse range of incentives to promote people’s self-interest (incentive effect); (b) demonstrate good alignment with the core values, social norms, and attitudes of the given society (interpretative effect); and (c) build a consensus about the institutional use of the test results (institutional effect). We conclude with practical implications and recommendations about seeking public support for the seemingly unpopular national educational policy.

A Gram-negative, non-motile, and reddish-orange-colored bacterium, designated CAU 1643T, was isolated from a mudflat collected in Ganghwa Island, Republic of Korea. The bacterium was found to grow optimally at 30°C, pH 9.0–9.5, and with 0–1% (w/v) NaCl. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to the bacterium were Algoriphagus kandeliae XY-J91T (97.9%), Algoriphagus aquimaris F21T (97.1%), Algoriphagus formosus XAY3209T (97.0%) and Algoriphagus marincola DSM 16067T (96.2%). The DNA G + C content of the type strain was 40.35 mol%. The average nucleotide identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridisation values between strain CAU 1643T and the reference strains were below the threshold value for species demarcation. The predominant cellular fatty acids were iso-C15:0, iso-C17:0 3-OH and Summed Feature 9. The major respiratory quinone was menaquinone-7. The genome showed three putative biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) that are responsible for different secondary metabolites. Moreover, CAU 1643T contains 72 genes that encode carbohydrate-active enzymes. Based on phenotypic, phylogenetic, and chemotaxonomic evidence, strain CAU 1643T represents novel species in the genus Algoriphagus, for which the name Algoriphagus limi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CAU 1643T ( = KCTC 92080T, = MCCC 1K07150T).

The Australian education system features considerable socioeconomic inequality and is a frequent source of controversy in Australian public life. Yet meaningful reform to this system has proven elusive. In this article, we examine the public’s fairness perceptions of educational inequality based on parental financial capacity, using an online survey of adults (N = 1,999) from New South Wales, Australia. We asked about the fairness of inequality in school resources and education quality, and used a scenario in which students from high-income and low-income families had achievement gaps due to differences in educational experiences. Respondents had diverse perceptions about the fairness of educational inequality, but most perceived the scenario as unfair or very unfair. The partial proportional odds models showed that self-interest and neoliberal orientations predicted people’s fairness perceptions of educational inequality. The findings of this study have implications for achieving meaningful reform of the Australian education system that is in line with public opinion.

Purpose: Although many genomic alterations have been observed in lung cancer, their clinicopathologic significance has not been thoroughly investigated. This study screened the genomic aberrations across the whole genome of non–small cell lung cancer cells with high-resolution and investigated their clinicopathologic implications.Experimental Design: One-megabase resolution array comparative genomic hybridization was applied to 29 squamous cell carcinomas and 21 adenocarcinomas of the lung. Tumor and normal tissues were microdissected and the extracted DNA was used directly for hybridization without genomic amplification. The recurrent genomic alterations were analyzed for their association with the clinicopathologic features of lung cancer.Results: Overall, 36 amplicons, 3 homozygous deletions, and 17 minimally altered regions common to many lung cancers were identified. Among them, genomic changes on 13q21, 1p32, Xq, and Yp were found to be significantly associated with clinical features such as age, stage, and disease recurrence. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that genomic changes on 10p, 16q, 9p, 13q, 6p21, and 19q13 were associated with poor survival. Multivariate analysis showed that alterations on 6p21, 7p, 9q, and 9p remained as independent predictors of poor outcome. In addition, significant correlations were observed for three pairs of minimally altered regions (19q13 and 6p21, 19p13 and 19q13, and 8p12 and 8q11), which indicated their possible collaborative roles.Conclusions: These results show that our approach is robust for high-resolution mapping of genomic alterations. The novel genomic alterations identified in this study, along with their clinicopathologic implications, would be useful to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of lung cancer and to identify reliable biomarkers for clinical application.

Supplementary Tables S1-S4 from Genome-Wide Screening of Genomic Alterations and Their Clinicopathologic Implications in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancers

Strain CAU 1641T was isolated from saltern collected in Ganghwa Island, Republic of Korea. The bacterium was an aerobic, Gram-negative, catalase-positive, oxidase-positive, motile, and rod-shaped bacterium. Cell of strain CAU 1641T could grow at 20–40°C and pH 6.0–9.0 with 1.0–3.0% (w/v) NaCl. Stain CAU 1641T shared high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities with Defluviimonas aquaemixtae KCTC 42108T (98.0%), Defluviimonas denitrificans DSM 18921T (97.6%), and Defluviimonas aestuarii KACC 16442T (97.5%). Phylogenetic trees based on the 16S rRNA gene and the core-genome sequences indicated that strain CAU 1641T belonged to genus Defluviimonas. Strain CAU 1641T contained ubiquinone-10 (Q-10) as the sole respiratory quinone and and summed feature 8 (C18:1ω6c and/or C18:1ω7c) as the predominant fatty acid (86.1%). The pan-genome analysis indicated that the genomes of the strain CAU 1641T and 15 reference strains contain a small core genome. The Average Nucleotide Identity and digital DNA–DNA hybridization values among strain CAU 1641T and reference strains of the genus Defluviimonas were in the range of 77.6%–78.8% and 21.1–22.1%, respectively. The genome of strain CAU 1641T has several genes of benzene degradation. The genomic G + C content was 66.6%. Based on polyphasic and genomic analyses, strain CAU 1641T represents a novel species of the genus Defluviimonas, for which the name Defluviimonas salinarum sp. nov., is proposed. The type strain is CAU 1641T ( = KCTC 92081T = MCCC 1K07180T).

A Gram-stain-negative, obligately anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, helical rod-shaped bacterium, designated AGMB01872T, was isolated from faeces of a cow deposited in the National Institute of Animal Science (Wanju, Republic of Korea). Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain AGMB01872T was most closely related to Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens DSM 3072T (= KCTC 25222T, 96.6 %) which belonged to the family Succinivibrionaceae . Growth was occurred at 30–40 °C (optimum, 37 °C), pH 6–7 (optimum, pH 7) and in the presence of 0.5–1.0 % (w/v) NaCl. The genomic DNA G+C content of strain AGMB01872T was 35.9 mol%. The average nucleotide identity value between strain AGMB01872T and S. dextrinosolvens DSM 3072T was 72.1 %. Cells of strain AGMB01872T utilized d-glucose, maltose, d-xylose and l-arabinose. The major fatty acids (>10 %) were C14 : 0 (23.9 %), C16 : 0 (29.4 %), summed feature 5 (10.8 %) and summed feature 10 (30.3 %). The major end-product of glucose fermentation was succinate. Based on the phenotypic, phylogenetic, biochemical, genotypic and chemotaxonomic data, AGMB01872T represents a novel species within the genus Succinivibrio , for which the name Succinivibrio feacicola sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is AGMB01872T (= KCTC 25201T=NBRC 115007T=GDMCC 1.2573T).

A novel, strictly anaerobic, gram-negative, segmented filamentous bacterium strain AGMB03513T, was isolated from the faeces of a 5-month-old pig. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene indicated that the isolate was a member of the family Lachnospiraceae, and the closest strain was Anaerostipes butyraticus. Strain AGMB03513T formed a lineage within the genus Anaerostipes and was closely related to A. butyraticus DSM 22094 T (= KCTC 15125 T, 95.8%), Anaerostipes hadrus DSM 3319 T (= KCTC 15606 T, 95.5%), Anaerostipes caccae DSM 14662 T (= KCTC 15019 T, 94.0%), and Anaerostipes rhamnosivorans DSM 26241 T (= KCTC 15316 T, 93.4%). Strain AGMB03513T grew at temperatures between 30 and 45 °C, within a pH range of 7.0–9.0, and in medium containing up to 1.5% NaCl. Cells were found to utilise d-glucose, d-mannitol, d-lactose, d-saccharose, d-maltose, d-xylose, l-arabinose, d-mannose, and d-sorbitol, and acetate was identified as the major end product of metabolism. The major components of the cellular fatty acids were C12:0, C16:0, and C18:0. In addition, the bacterium contained meso-diaminopimelic acid in the cell wall. According to the comparative analysis of the whole genome sequence, the DNA G + C content of strain AGMB03513 was 37.0 mol%. In addition, Average nucleotide identity (ANI), average amino acid identity (AAI), and digital DNA-DNA hybridisation (dDDH) values were obtained in comparisons of strain AGMB03513T with reference strains of species in the genus Anaerostipes. ANI values were found to be between 71.0 and 75.7%, AAI values between 66.6 and 73.2%, and dDDH values between 19.5 and 21.4%. All the data were below the threshold range for species determination. Based on phenotypic, phylogenetic, biochemical, chemotaxonomic, and genomic characteristics, we considered it reasonable to assign a novel species status to strain AGMB03513T, for which we propose the name Anaerostipes faecalis sp. nov. The type strain is AGMB03513T (= KCTC 25020 T = NBRC 114896 T).

A novel bacterial strain, N4T, was isolated from the soil of a groundnut Arachis hypogaea field in Nghean province, Vietnam. The phylogenetic, chemotaxonomic and phenotypic characteristics of this strain were determined. Cells of strain N4T were Gram-negative, aerobic, endospore-forming and rod-shaped. Strain N4T grew at 20–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 6–10 (optimum, pH 7) and 0–5 % NaCl (optimum, 0 %). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain N4T belonged to the genus Paenibacillus and was closely related to Paenibacillus harenae B519T (=KCTC 3951T) and Paenibacillus alkaliterrae KSL-134T (=KCTC 3956T) with 96.3 and 96.5% gene sequence similarity, respectively. It contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid in the cell-wall peptidoglycan. The DNA G+C content was 52.9 mol%. The major isoprenoid quinone was MK-7. Anteiso-C15 : 0 and iso-C16 : 0 were the dominant cellular fatty acids. Based on phylogenetic, physiological and biochemical characteristics, strain N4T represents a novel species of the genus Paenibacillus , for which the name Paenibacillus vietnamensis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is N4T (=KCTC 33932T= VTCC 12236T).

A novel bacterium, designated CAU 1574T, was isolated from marine sand. Cells were Gram stain negative, aerobic, gliding and rod shaped. Growth was observed at 20–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), a pH of 5.5–10.0 (optimum, 8.0), and 0–3.0% (w/v) NaCl concentrations (optimum, 1%). Based on the results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses, strain CAU 1574T belonged to the genus Echinicola, and showed the highest similarity to Echinicola shivajiensis JCM 17847T (97.5%). Phylogenomic analysis based on consisting of 92 core genes extracted from the genome sequences showed that strain CAU 1574T was affiliated with species in the genus Echinicola. The average nucleotide identity (ANI), average amino acid identity (AAI), and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH) values between strain CAU 1574T and the closely related species were below the cut-off values of 95–96, 90, and 70%, respectively used for species demarcation. The chemotaxonomic data of CAU 1574T were as follows: major isoprenoid quinone, MK-7; predominant polar lipids, phosphatidylethanolamine, two unidentified aminophospholipids and two unidentified lipids; major fatty acids, iso-C15:0, summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω6c/C16:1 ω7c). The 5.4 Mb genome included 20 contigs and 4237 protein-coding genes with a 39.8 mol% G + C content. Based on the phylogenetic, phenotypic, and physiological result, strain CAU 1574T represents a novel species of this genus Echinicola, for which the name Echinicola arenosa sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is CAU 1574T (= KCTC 82410T = MCCC 1K05669T).

Three new trichostatin analogues, ulleunganilines A-C (1-3), and seven known trichostatins (4-10) were isolated from cultures of Streptomyces sp. 13F051. NMR, UV, and MS data indicated that the planar structures of 1-3 consisted of modified side chains in the trichostatic acid moiety. The absolute configuration of the 2,4-dimethyl-branched carbon chains in 1 and 2 was determined by the PGME method, while the amino acid group in 3 was identified by advanced Marfey's method. Based on the structure of the modified side chains, the origin of 1-3 is proposed. Further experiments indicated that 1 and 3 displayed moderate histone deacetylase inhibitory activity, suggesting that not only the hydroxamate group but also the N,N-dimethyl group were essential for the inhibitory activity.

A Gram stain-negative, aerobic, motile by gliding, rod-shaped bacterial strain CAU 1569T was isolated from marine sediment on Shido Island in Incheon. It grew at 20–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 6.0–9.0 (optimum, 7.0), 2–6% NaCl (w/v) (optimum, 2%). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that strain CAU 1569T formed a distinct lineage with only the type strain of Snuella. Strain CAU 1569T showed high similarity to S. lapsa KACC 14152T (95.8%), Mariniflexile gromovii KMM KCTC 12570T, Aestuariibaculum marinum KCTC 52521T (95.4%), A. suncheonense KACC 16186T (94.6%) and Yeosuana aromativorans KCCM 42019T (94.4%). The genome contained 57 contigs, 3,437 protein-coding gene, 3 rRNAs (5, 16, and 23S), 43 tRNAs, and with a 35.7 mol% G + C content. The DDH value between strain CAU 1569T and S. lapsa KACC 14152T was 39.4 ± 0.6%. The only isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone 6 (MK-6). The major fatty acids were iso-C15:0, C15:1-iso G, and C17:0 iso 3-OH. Strain CAU 1569T contained diphosphatidylglycerol, aminoglycolipid, unidentified aminolipid, and three unidentified lipids. Based on phylogenetic, genomic, physiologic, and chemotaxonomic characterizations, strain CAU 1569T represents a novel Snuella species, which the name Snuella sedimenti sp. nov. is proposed. The type of strain is CAU 1569T (= KCTC 82409T = MCCC 1K05670T).

A novel actinobacterial strain, Gram-positive, anaerobic, non-motile, and rod-shaped, designated KGMB02528T, was isolated from healthy human feces. Cells of strain KGMB02528T grew optimally at pH 7.0 and 37 °C and in the presence of 0% (w/v) NaCl. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain KGMB04489T belonged to the genus Collinsella and was most closely related to Collinsella aerofaciens DSM 17552T (95.8%). The DNA G + C content was 58.0 mol%. The major cellular fatty acids (> 10%) were C16:0 DMA, C16:0 ALDE, C14:0 DMA, and C12:0. The predominant end product of fermentation was acetic acid. The cell wall peptidoglycan of strain KGMB02528T contained alanine, glutamic acid, and lysine, while diaminopimelic acid was not detected. The polar lipids were composed of two unidentified phospholipids and unidentified nine glycolipids. Based on the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, and phylogenetic properties, strain KGMB02528T represents a novel species of the genus Collinsella, for which the name Collinsella acetigenes sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is Collinsella acetigenes KGMB02528T (= KCTC 15847T = CCUG 73987T). The description of the genus Collinsella is emended to accommodate the new species. The GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of Collinsella acetigenes KGMB02528T is MT117838. The whole-genome shotgun BioProject number is PRJNA623694 with the accession number JABBCP000000000.

The Gram-positive, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacterium EF45044

A Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped, aerobic bacterial strain CAU 1632

A Gram-negative, aerobic, non-flagellated and ovoid or rod-shaped bacterial strain (JHPTF-M18T), which was isolated from a tidal flat sediment in Republic of Korea, was taxonomically characterized. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain JHPTF-M18T forms phylogenetic lineage within the radiation comprising type strains of Mesonia species. The 16S rRNA gene of strain JHPTF-M18T shared sequence similarities of 97.7% with that of type strain of M. mobilis and 92.9-96.8% with those of type strains of eight other Mesonia species. The DNA G+C content was 33.1% based on its genomic sequence. ANI and dDDH values between strain JHPTF-M18T and the type strains of M. mobilis, M. oceanica, M. phycicola and M. algae were 73.1-79.7% and 18.5-22.8%, respectively. Strain JHPTF-M18T contained MK-6 as the predominant menaquinone and iso-C15:0, iso-C17:0 3-OH and summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c and/or C16:1 ω6c) as its major fatty acids. Major polar lipids of strain JHPTF-M18T were phosphatidylethanolamine and two unidentified lipids. Strain JHPTF-M18T was separated from recognized Mesonia species by its phenotypic properties together with the phylogenetic and genetic distinctiveness. Based on data presented in this study, strain JHPTF-M18T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Mesonia. The name Mesonia aestuariivivens sp. nov. is proposed for JHPTF-M18T (= KACC 22185T = NBRC 115119T).

Two obligately anaerobic, Gram-stain-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming and short rod shaped bacteria, designated KGMB07931

A Gram-stain-negative, non-pigmented, non-spore-forming, motile, strictly aerobic bacterial strain, designated CAU 1492T, was isolated from a coastal sand dune and its taxonomic position was examined using a polyphasic approach. Cells of strain CAU 1492T grew optimally at 30 °C, pH 7.0 and in 3 % (w/v) NaCl. Phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence of CAU 1492T showed that it formed a distinct lineage within the family Rhodobacteraceae as a separate deep branch, with 96.8 % or lower sequence similarity values to representatives of the genera Marivita , Donghicola , Sulfitobacter , Marinovum , Phaeobacter , Primorskyibacter , Roseovarius and Aestuariihabitans . Strain CAU 1492T was closely related to Marivita geojedonensis DPG-138T (96.8 %), Donghicola eburneus SW-277T (96.7 %), Sulfitobacter porphyrae SCM-1T (96.7 %), Marinovum algicola FF3T (96.6 %) and Aestuariihabitans beolgyonensis BB-MW15T (96.4 %) based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The major cellular fatty acids of strain CAU 1492T were cyclo-C19 : 0 ω8c and summed feature 8 (C18 : 1 ω7c/C18 : 1 ω6c). The polar lipid pattern was composed of phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified phospholipid and an unidentified aminolipid. The strain contained Q-10 as the sole respiratory quinone. The draft genome of strain CAU 1492T was 4.63 Mb with a DNA G+C content of 63.1 mol%. The genome includes 4292 protein-coding genes and a five rRNA operons. On the basis of the phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and genomic data, strain CAU 1492T represents a novel genus in the family Rhodobacteraceae for which the name Arenibacterium halophilum gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Arenibacterium halophilum is CAU 1492T (=KCTC 62998T=NBRC 113696T).

Microfinance studies indicate the varied impacts of access to credit on women and suggest the need for programmes to address the diversity of women. An intersectional approach offers contextualised understanding of inequality for different women. This study investigated the provision of credit to women via the self-help group (SHG) model, implemented by a women’s non-government organisation in Gujarat, India. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, document analysis and non-participant observation. The programme’s utilisation of an intersectional approach was associated with the generation of indepth knowledge on forms of oppression affecting different SHG women. Such knowledge was important for the incorporation of programme objectives and strategies which were responsive to the concerns and needs of different women in the programme. As such, programme agendas and priorities must be informed by the self-articulated concerns of women themselves, reaffirming the need for donors to support bottom-up approaches.