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    ModelsConsider an IPD game with misperception such as implementation errors and observation errors22,23,31. Due to the misperception, the parameter in the real game changes from (omega _1=[T_1,R_1,P_1,S_1]) to (omega _2=[T_2,R_2,P_2,S_2]), and only player X notices the change. Thus, player Y’s cognition of the parameter is (omega _1), while player X’s cognition of the parameter is (omega _2). In each round, player X chooses a strategy from its strategy set (Omega _X={{mathbf {p}}=[p_{cc},p_{cd},p_{dc},p_{dd}]^T|p_{xy} in [0,1],xyin {cc,cd,dc,dd}}), e.g., (p_{xy}) is player X’s probability for cooperating with given previous outcome (xyin {cc,cd,dc,dd}). Similar to (Omega _X), player Y’s strategy set is (Omega _Y={{mathbf {q}}=[q_{cc},q_{dc},q_{cd},q_{dd}]^T|q_{xy} in [0,1],xyin {cc,dc,cd,dd}}). According to Press and Dyson7, this game can be characterized by a Markov chain with a state transition matrix (M=[M_{jk}]_{4times 4}) (see “Notations” for details). Denote ({mathbf {v}}=[v_{cc},v_{cd},v_{dc},v_{dd}]^T) as a probability vector such that ({mathbf {v}}^T M={mathbf {v}}^T) and (v_{cc}+v_{cd}+v_{dc}+v_{dd}=1). Let ({mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_{X}=[R_i,S_i,T_i,P_i]^T), and ({mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_{Y}=[R_i,T_i,S_i,P_i]^T,) (iin {1,2}). The expected utility functions of players are as follows:$$begin{aligned} begin{aligned} u_X^{omega _i}({mathbf {p}},{mathbf {q}})={mathbf {v}} cdot {mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_{X}, u_Y^{omega _i}({mathbf {p}},{mathbf {q}})={mathbf {v}} cdot {mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_{Y},iin {1,2}. end{aligned} end{aligned}$$Denote (G_1 = {{mathbf {P}}, {varvec{Omega }}, {mathbf {u}}, omega _1}), and (G_2={{mathbf {P}},{varvec{Omega }},{mathbf {u}},omega _2}), where ({mathbf {P}}={X,Y}), ({varvec{Omega }}=Omega _Xtimes Omega _Y), and ({mathbf {u}}={u_X^{omega _i},u_Y^{omega _i}}, iin {1,2}). Thus, the actual utilities of players are obtained through (G_2), and in the view of player Y, they are playing game (G_1). In the view of player X, they are playing game (G_2) but player X knows that player Y’s cognition is (G_1). (G_1) and (G_2) are shown in Table 2.Table 2 Utility matrices in IPD games with misperception.Full size tableLet ({mathbf {p}}_0=[1,1,0,0]^T). For (iin {1,2}), ({mathbf {p}}=alpha {mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_{X} +beta {mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_Y +gamma {mathbf {1}}+{mathbf {p}}_0), where (alpha ,beta ,gamma in {mathbb {R}}), is called a ZD strategy7 of player X in (G_i) since the strategy makes the two players’ expected utilities subjected to a linear relation:$$begin{aligned} alpha u_X^{omega _i}({mathbf {p}},{mathbf {q}})+beta u_Y^{omega _i}({mathbf {p}},{mathbf {q}})+gamma =0, end{aligned}$$for any player Y’s strategy ({mathbf {q}}). All available ZD strategies for player X in G can be expressed as (Xi (omega _i)={{mathbf {p}}in Omega _X|{mathbf {p}}=alpha {mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_{X} +beta {mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_Y +gamma {mathbf {1}}+{mathbf {p}}_0,alpha ,beta ,gamma in {mathbb {R}} }.) Also, the three special ZD strategies are denoted as:

    (1)

    equalizer strategy7,12: ({mathbf {p}}=beta {mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_{Y}+gamma {mathbf {1}}+{mathbf {p}}_0);

    (2)

    extortion strategy7,13: ({mathbf {p}}=phi [({mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_X-P_i{mathbf {1}})-chi ({mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_Y-P_i{mathbf {1}})]+{mathbf {p}}_0,chi geqslant 1);

    (3)

    generous strategy14,15: ({mathbf {p}}=phi [({mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_X-R_i{mathbf {1}})-chi ({mathbf {S}}^{omega _i}_Y-R_i{mathbf {1}})] +{mathbf {p}}_0,chi geqslant 1).

    Based on the past experience, player Y knows that player X prefers ZD strategies, which has been widely considered in many IPD games7,9. To avoid that player Y notices the change, which may result in potential decrease of player X’s utility21 or collapse of the model28, player X keeps choosing ZD strategies according to (G_1), such that the strategy sequence matches player Y’s anticipation. To sum up, in our formulation,

    the real game is (G_2);

    player Y thinks that they are playing game (G_1), and player X thinks that they are playing game (G_2);

    player X knows that player Y’s cognition is (G_1);

    player Y believes that player X chooses ZD strategies;

    player X tends to choose a ZD strategy according to (G_1) to avoid player Y’s suspicion of misperception.

    In fact, player X can benefit from the misperception through the ZD strategy. For example, player X can adopt a generous strategy in (G_1) to not only promote player Y’s cooperation behavior, but also make player X’s utility higher than that of player Y, if the generous strategy is an extortion strategy in (G_2). A beneficial strategy for player X is able to maintain a linear relationship between players’ utilities or improve the supremum or the infimum of its utility in its own cognition. In the following, we aim to analyze player X’s implementation of a ZD strategy in IPD with misperception, and proofs are given in the Supplementary Information.Invariance of ZD strategyPlayer X’s ZD strategies may be kept in IPD games with misperception from implementation errors or observation errors. In particular, player X keeps choosing a ZD strategy ({mathbf {p}}) in (G_1) to avoid player Y’s suspicion about possible misperception. In the view of player X, it can also enforce players’ expected utilities subjected to a linear relationship if ({mathbf {p}}) is also a ZD strategy in (G_2). The following theorem provides a necessary and sufficient condition for the invariance of the linear relationship between players’ utilities.Theorem 1
    Any ZD strategy ({mathbf {p}}) of player X in (G_1) is also a ZD strategy in (G_2) if and only if$$begin{aligned} frac{R_1-P_1}{2R_1-S_1-T_1}=frac{R_2-P_2}{2R_2-S_2-T_2}. end{aligned}$$
    (1)

    If (1) holds, player X can ignore the misperception and choose an arbitrary ZD strategy based on its opponent’s anticipation since it also leads to a linear relationship between players’ utilities, as shown in Fig. 1; otherwise, player X can not unscrupulously choose ZD strategies based on player Y’s cognition. There is a player X’s ZD strategy in player Y’s cognition which is not the ZD strategy in player X’s cognition. Further, because of the symmetry of (omega _1) and (omega _2), player X’s any available ZD strategy ({mathbf {p}}) in (G_2) is also a ZD strategy in (G_1) if and only if (1) holds. It indicates that (Xi (omega _1)=Xi (omega _2)) and player X can choose any ZD strategy based on its own cognition, which does not cause suspicion of the opponent since it is also consistent with player Y’s anticipation. Additionally, the slopes of linear relations between players’ utilities may be different, as also shown in Fig. 1, and player X can benefit from the misperception by choosing a ZD strategy to improve the corresponding slope.In fact, (1) covers the following two cases:

    (1)

    (2P_i=T_i+S_i), (iin {1,2}), is a sufficient condition of (1). Thus, when (2P_i=T_i+S_i), (iin {1,2}), player X’s any ZD strategy ({mathbf {p}}) in (G_1) is also a ZD strategy in (G_2). Actually, (2P_i=T_i+S_i), (iin {1,2}), means that the sum of players’ utilities when players mutual defect is equal to that when only one player chooses defective strategies.

    (2)

    (R_i+P_i=T_i+S_i), (iin {1,2}), is another sufficient condition of (1). Thus, when (R_i+P_i=T_i+S_i), (iin {1,2}), player X’s any ZD strategy ({mathbf {p}}) in (G_1) is also a ZD strategy in (G_2). Actually, (R_i+P_i=T_i+S_i), (iin {1,2}), means that the game has a balanced structure in utilities32. At this point, the relationship between cooperation rate and efficiency is monotonous, i.e., the higher the cooperation rate of both sides, the greater the efficiency (the sum of players’ utilities).

    Furthermore, for the three special ZD strategies, player X can also maintain a linear relationship between players’ utilities in the IPD game with misperception.Figure 1Player X can also enforce a linear relationship between players’ utilities in its own cognition. Let (omega _1=[T,R_1,P_1,S]=[5,3,1,0]) and (omega _2=[T,R_2,P_2,S]=[5,frac{23}{7},frac{1}{7},0]), which satisfy (1). Consider that player X chooses two different ZD strategies in (a) and (b), respectively, and the red lines describe the relationships between players’ utilities in (G_1). We randomly generate 100 player Y’s strategies, and blue circles are ((u^{omega _2}_X,u^{omega _2}_Y)), correspondingly. Notice that blue circles are indeed on a cyan line in both (a) and (b).Full size imageEqualizer strategyBy choosing equalizer strategies according to player Y’s cognition, player X can unilaterally set player Y’s utilities, as shown in the following corollary.
    Corollary 1
    Player X’s any equalizer strategy ({mathbf {p}}) in (G_1) is also an equalizer strategy in (G_2) if and only if$$begin{aligned} frac{R_1-P_1}{R_2-P_2}=frac{R_1-T_1}{R_2-T_2}=frac{R_1-S_1}{R_2-S_2}. end{aligned}$$
    (2)

    (2) is also a sufficient condition of (1). If (2) holds, player X can unilaterally set player Y’s utility by choosing any equalizer strategy in (G_1) even though they have different cognitions; otherwise, player X can not unscrupulously choose an equalizer strategy based on player Y’s cognition since it may not be an equalizer strategy in player X’s cognition.Extortion strategyBy choosing extortion strategies according to player Y’s cognition, player X can get an extortionate share, as shown in the following corollary.
    Corollary 2
    For player X’s extortion strategy ({mathbf {p}}) with extortion factor (chi >1) in (G_1), ({mathbf {p}}) is also an extortion strategy in (G_2) if (1) and the following inequality hold:$$begin{aligned} begin{aligned} (S_1-P_1)(R_2-P_2)-(R_1-P_1)(T_2-P_2)-chi ((T_1-P_1)(R_2-P_2)-(R_1-P_1)(T_2-P_2))1) in (G_1), ({mathbf {p}}) is also a generous strategy in (G_2) if (1) and the following inequality hold:$$begin{aligned} begin{aligned}(S_1-R_1)(R_2-P_2)-(R_1-P_1)(T_2-R_2)-chi ((T_1-R_1)(R_2-P_2)-(R_1-P_1)(T_2-R_2))b^1_i, iin {1,2}, end{aligned} end{aligned}$$
    (5)
    where (a^1_i) and (b^1_i,iin {1,2}) are parameters shown in “Notations”.
    Actually, when player Y chooses the always cooperate (ALLC) strategy35, i.e., ({mathbf {q}}=[1,1,1,1]^T), player X gets the supremum of the expected utility in (G_1) and player X’s utility is improved in the IPD game with misperception.Figure 4Player X can use either equalizer strategies and extortion strategies to raise the supremum of its expected utility or generous strategies to raise the infimum of its expected utility. (a) and (b) consider that (omega _1=[T,R_1,P,S]) and (omega _2=[T,R_2,P,S]), where (R_1ne R_2); (c) considers that (omega _1=[T,R,P_1,S]) and (omega _2=[T,R,P_2,S]), where (P_1ne P_2). The red lines in (a), (b), and (c) describe utilities’ relationships when player X chooses an equalizer strategy, an extortion strategy, and a generous strategy in (G_1), respectively; The yellow area contains all possible relationships between players’ utilities in (G_2) if player X does not change its strategy. In (a) and (b), r is the supremum of player X’s utility in (G_1), and (r’) is lower than the supremum of player X’s utility in (G_2); In (c), l is the infimum of player X’s utility in (G_1), and (l’) is lower than the infimum of player X’s utility in (G_2).Full size imageExtortion strategyBy choosing extortion strategies according to player Y’s cognition, player X can also improve the supremum of its expected utility.
    Corollary 5
    For player X’s extortion strategy ({mathbf {p}}) with extortion factor (chi >1) in (G_1), the supremum of player X’s expected utility in (G_2) is larger than that in (G_1) if$$begin{aligned} begin{aligned}a^2_ichi ^2+b^2_ichi +c^2_i1), the infimum of player X’s expected utility in (G_2) is larger than that in (G_1) if$$begin{aligned} begin{aligned}a^3_ichi ^2+b^3_ichi +c^3_i More

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    Aggregated transfer factor of 137Cs in edible wild plants and its time dependence after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident

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    ag calculated from publicly available data and actual measurement dataThe calculated Tag (m2/kg-FM) in each year is summarized for each species in Supplemental Table 1:

    The geometric means (GMs) of Tag values calculated using the collected samples ranged from 8.1 × 10−6 to 2.5 × 10−2 m2/kg-FM; the minimum was for western bracken fern in 2019 and the maximum was for koshiabura in 2018 at Kawamata, Fukushima.

    The GMs of Tag values calculated using the publicly available data ranged from 1.6 × 10−5 to 1.2 × 10−2 m2/kg-FM and thus were similar to the actual measurement data. The minimum GM was for udo in 2019 and the maximum was for koshiabura in 2019. The geometric standard deviation (GSD) range was 1.5–4.5.

    Annual GMs of Tag values calculated from publicly available data and actual measurement data are compared in Fig. 1. The values for individual years are represented by different points. The Tag values were distributed close to the 1:1 line, which suggested that Tag values calculated from the publicly available data generally agreed with those calculated from actual measurements. Hence, an obvious overestimation of Tag from the publicly available data described above was not observed in the present data. We confirmed that Tag calculated from the publicly available food monitoring data and the total deposition data from the airborne survey are reliable surrogates for actual measurement samples. We discuss Tag calculated from the publicly available data hereafter.Figure 1Comparison of annual geometric means of the aggregated transfer factor (Tag) calculated from publicly available data and actual measurement data. Circles, diamonds, and triangles indicate deciduous perennial spermatophytes, deciduous tree spermatophytes, and deciduous perennial pteridophytes, respectively. Values for individual years are represented by different points. Error bars indicate the geometric standard deviation in cases where more than three samples were available.Full size imageRelationship between soil deposition and radioactivity in edible wild plants from publicly available dataWe confirmed the relationship between deposition and concentration of 137Cs for the publicly available data for butterbur scape, fatsia sprout, and western bracken fern in a year (Fig. 2), as a representative deciduous perennial and tree spermatophyte, and deciduous perennial pteridophyte, respectively, in the year of the maximum number of detections. Butterbur scape, fatsia sprout, and western bracken fern showed positive significant, nonsignificant, and weak negative significant correlations, respectively (Spearman’s rank correlation, butterbur scape, p = 0.001, rs = 0.45; fatsia sprout, p = 0.85, rs = − 0.03; western bracken fern, p = 0.03, rs = − 0.21). Among 29 subdata with more than 20 detections for each species in a year, in addition to the data shown in Fig. 2, 13 showed statistically significant positive correlations (Butterbur scape in 2014 and 2016; bamboo shoot in 2012, and 2014 − 2019; fatsia sprout in 2013 and 2016; koshiabura in 2013; and ostrich fern in 2012), and western bracken fern in 2017 showed a significant negative correlation. These weak correlations may be affected by uncertainty in the deposition data. We used a representative deposition value for each municipality and the original deposition data grid was of low resolution (see the “Methods” section Radiocesium deposition data from airborne survey). Especially for the cases lacking a clear positive correlation, the degree of radiocesium absorption by edible wild plants was largely different even in the same deposition. Radiocesium uptake by plants in an environment is also affected by other factors (e.g., soil characteristics25,26). The edible wild plants targeted in the present study were not cultivated but were collected in a variety of environments, such as forests with high organic matter content in the soil and paddy field margins with poorly drained soil high in clay content, although we cannot precisely confirm the growth environment of each species included in the present study.Figure 2Correlation between deposition and concentration of 137Cs in three edible wild plants. Circles, diamonds, and triangles indicate butterbur scape, fatsia sprout, and western bracken fern, respectively. The three species are representative deciduous perennial and tree spermatophyte, and deciduous perennial pteridophyte, respectively, in the year of the maximum number of detections.Full size imageTemporal change in T
    ag
    The time-dependence of Tag for each species in the period 2012–2019 is shown in Fig. 3. The Tag values of deciduous perennial spermatophytes and pteridophytes showed a decreasing trend with time. Given that the bioavailability of 137Cs in the soil in the plant root zone decreased with time, as observed in previous studies27,28, we also observed a decrease in Tag. The Tag of deciduous trees did not show a decreasing trend with time.Figure 3Temporal change in the aggregated transfer factor (Tag) in the period 2012–2019. Circles, diamonds, and triangles indicate deciduous perennial spermatophytes, deciduous tree spermatophytes (including bamboo shoot), and deciduous perennial pteridophytes, respectively. Single exponential fitted lines are shown. Solid lines indicate statistically significant parameters (see Table 2).Full size imageAfter the Chernobyl nuclear accident, radiocesium concentrations in deciduous tree leaves decreased with time owing to the effect of direct deposition at an early stage and the following root uptake effect29, and the Tag of tree leaves decreased accordingly. In previous studies conducted in orchards after the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, radiocesium concentrations in deciduous tree leaves showed a decreasing trend30,31. The lack of a declining trend for woody edible wild plants Tag in the present study may be due to a smaller effect of direct deposition at the early stage resulting from interception by tall tree canopies in the vicinity. The height of trees with edible wild plants is usually at eye level. The samples collected soon after the accident were possibly affected by direct deposition, whereas in the latter study period, many of the data were from trees grown after the accident. If the effect of direct deposition was large, a declining trend in Tag might have been observed as observed in orchards. Thus, the absence of a declining trend in Tag indicates that the effect of direct deposition was relatively small.As an additional possibility for the absence of a declining trend in tree Tag, the continuous supply of bioavailable radiocesium from the organic layer on the forest floor may affect the temporal change in Tag. Compared with the managed conditions in orchards of previous studies30,31, an organic layer develops on the soil surface in a forest and, therefore, reabsorption of radiocesium from the organic layer via the roots may be more active. Imamura et al.17 also observed a similar trend to that in the present study, namely that radiocesium concentrations in leaves of the canopies of the deciduous tree konara oak (Quercus serrata) did not show a temporal change from 2011 to 2015 in two Fukushima forests. These authors’ results included the effect of direct deposition on the tree bodies at an early stage of the accident, although the emergence of leaves was after the deposition. Nevertheless, a clear decreasing trend in the radiocesium concentration was not observed, which implies that a deciduous tree actively absorbs radiocesium via the roots in Fukushima forests, and a sufficient amount of radiocesium is absorbed to conceal a decline at an early stage owing to the effect of direct deposition.Single exponential fitted lines for each species are shown in Fig. 3. The estimated parameters and the Teff (year) calculated with Eq. (2) in “Methods” section are presented in Table 2. The Teff for Tag values that showed a decreasing trend was approximately 2 years, except for bamboo shoot. Tagami and Uchida10 reported that the Teff of the slow loss component for three edible wild plants of deciduous perennial spermatophytes was 970–3830 days. The 137Cs decline in pteridophytes, and deciduous shrub and herbaceous species on the floor of European forests was reported to be 1.2–8 years for Teff excluding the rapid loss component after the Chernobyl nuclear accident32. The present results are thus within the range of previous studies.Table 2 Estimated parameters and standard errors for correlations of Tag (m2/kg-FM) in the period 2012–2019 with time (day) calculated using Eq. (3) and effective half-lives [Teff, (year)] calculated using Eq. (2) for 11 parts of 10 edible wild plant species. A0 is estimated initial Tag, and λ (/day) is the 137Cs loss rate in edible parts of the plants.Full size tableFor bamboo shoot, applying a single exponential function, a relatively long Teff of 8.3 years was estimated. The Tag decreased between 2012 and 2014, and thereafter no notable change was observed. This observation may reflect the effect of rapid and a slow loss components. Indeed, we applied a two-component exponential function for bamboo shoot, and observed Teff of 0.7 years and − 7.8 years for the rapid and slow loss components, respectively. For edible wild tree species, statistically significant single exponential fitted lines were not observed, which reflected the absence of change in Tag with time, as discussed above in this section.The Tag varied for all species, varying by 1–3 orders of magnitude within a year that included more than two detections (Fig. 3, Supplemental Table 1). As demonstrated in previous studies5, the present study also showed substantial variation in Tag values, which may be for several reasons. Recently, Tagami et al.12 calculated Tag using the radiocesium concentration in edible wild plants measured by local municipalities from higher-resolution publicly available data (accurate to district level) for giant butterbur, bamboo shoot, fatsia sprout, and koshiabura. The municipalities in these authors’ study are located within the present study area. These authors’ results differed in being one or two orders of magnitude smaller than the present results. The lower resolution of the present deposition data may be one of the causes of the greater Tag variation. The other source of variation is the site dependency of radiocesium absorption by edible wild plants from the soil as described above. Clarification of factors that contribute to the variation in Tag other than 137Cs deposition, and its trends consistent with species, is necessary, which will decrease uncertainty and lead to more accurate estimation of Tag of 137Cs with wild plants.Summary of T
    ag for estimation of long-term ingestion dose to the publicTo estimate long-term potential ingestion dose to the public, Tag with small temporal variability excluding high values at the early stage after the accident is required. However, for the edible wild plant species in the present study, no Tag information in an equilibrium condition from before the Fukushima accident is available. Therefore, average values of Tag for the period after the decrease in Tag has weakened and a certain number of samples is available would be appropriate. The Teff for Tag showing a decreasing trend was approximately 2 years except for bamboo shoot, which has not shown any temporal variation since 2014. The Tag for the other species, udo, uwabamisou, momijigasa, fatsia sprout, koshiabura and Japanese royal fern, has not shown temporal variation throughout 2012–2019 (see the “Results and discussion” section Temporal change in Tag). Therefore, Tag values since 2014 are applicable for estimation of long-term potential ingestion dose to the public. The GMs and GSDs of the Tag values for 2014–2019 for each species are shown in Table 3 listed in order of decreasing GM.Table 3 Aggregated transfer factor (m2/kg-FM) calculated from publicly available data for 2014–2019 for 11 parts of 10 edible wild plant species.Full size tableSignificant differences in Tag were observed among the species (one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test, p  More