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Long-Term Care and Follow-Up in Laryngeal Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis

Purpose: We conducted an outcome analysis on surgically treated laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) patients. Methods: A multicenter retrospective study with 352 patients was analyzed. A new nomogram that incorporates age, T- and N-classification, and treatment was created. Results: Recurrence was observed in 65 (18.5%) patients after a mean time of 16.5 months. After 60 months, 91 (25.9%) of patients developed secondary primary tumors (SPT), most commonly in the lungs (n = 29; 8.2%) followed by other head and neck cancers (n = 21; 6.0%). Notably, the mean time to occurrence of secondary head and neck cancers was twice that of lung cancer (101.1 vs. 47.5 months). Conclusion: Recurrent disease is less common in LSCC patients and appears much earlier than SPT. Because one in every four laryngeal cancer patients develops SPTs within 5–10 years, long-term care and follow-up, including imaging studies, are highly recommended. The nomogram was useful for estimating survival.
INCIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY IN SOLITARY THYROID NODULE

Background: Nodular goitre is prevalent in adult population. Usually it is multinodular goitre but a discrete swelling has to be evaluated for risk of neoplasia. Special dilemma is for diagnosis of follicular adenomas and follicular carcinomas. Objective: To investigate solitary thyroid nodule and its association with malignancy. Materials and Methods: This prospective study of 145 patients from January 2015 to December 2016, carried out in referral hospital of Saudi Arabia. Only those cases with solitary thyroid nodule were included in the study and then incidence of malignancy evaluated. Sex incidence, age groups along with routine investigations followed by ultrasonography and FNAC carried out in all patients. Thyroid function tests were mandatory before subjecting patients for treatment. Results: Predominantly (68%) solitary nodule was found in Right lobe of thyroid gland in comparison to left lobe (25%) and in isthmus (07%). Out of these 145 patients, 88.27% were benign while 8.3% malignant and 3.45% were suspicious. Suspicious turned out to be 2.1% benign and 1.4% malignant on biopsy. Nodular goitre (65%) dominated in benign group, followed by Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (3%). In neoplastic group, follicular carcinoma (52%) took top slot and papillary neoplasm (23%) on second place. Female to male ratio was 4:1. Age range was from 19 years to 64 years. FNAC was main stay of investigation along with ultrasound neck. Conclusion: A significant percentage of malignancy is present in solitary thyroid nodule. So its early diagnosis and proper treatment should be ultimate goal to reduce the mortality of the disease.
Green human resource management and job pursuit intention: mediating role of corporate social responsibility and organizational reputation

This study aimed to evaluate whether green human resource management practice encourages prospective candidates to join environmentally responsible enterprises through organizational reputation and corporate social responsibility. The sample was gathered from 402 students from various universities in Bangladesh using a pre-structured questionnaire. The link between the latent components has been explained by analyzing the obtained data using the Partial Least Squares Method (PLSM) of Structural equation Modeling (SEM). The findings indicated that green human resources management has a positive relationship with job pursuit intention and organizational reputation and that corporate social responsibility plays a significant mediating role in this relationship. Students studying in universities in Bangladesh reported having higher job pursuit intentions towards organizations that practice environmental responsibility. The results also show that green human resource management is a source for luring graduated students to pursue careers in green firms and will enable practitioners to combine green human resource management with their conventional human resource practices to employ qualified applicants. The results provide valuable insights into the nature of green human resource management and how the top management is committed to green initiatives in an emerging economy like Bangladesh. Also, the results will help the top management understand how to use green human resource management projects to create corporate social responsibility initiatives and an excellent corporate reputation and attract highly qualified, socially responsible employees to improve environmental performance in organizations. The national policymakers may also get input in designing a green human resource management policy for the economy. Bangladesh is a climate-vulnerable country with a minimal practice of green human resource management in the economy, so the empirical findings of this study will attract researchers, academicians, and practitioners of human resource management to carry out further research in the economy of this area. Finally, this study contributes to the body of knowledge in the still-emerging subject of green human resource management by empirically showing worthy outcomes.
Signet-Ring Cell Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Biphenotypic Neoplasm of the Gastro-Esophageal Junction with Uncertain Biological Potential: Case Report and Literature Review

The signet-ring cell variant of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an extremely rare histological subtype, with only 24 cases (including the present case) reported in the Medline database: 15 affecting the external surface of the body, 3 in the lung, 2 affecting the uterine cervix, 1 involving the gingiva, another one affecting the esophagus and the present case that is the first reported at the gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ). In one case, the location of the lesion was not mentioned. A 59-year-old male patient underwent segmental eso-gastrectomy for carcinoma of the GEJ. The microscopic examination showed a pT3N1-staged SCC composed of solid nests admixed in over 30% of the tumor, with cells having eccentrically located nuclei and clear vacuolated cytoplasm. The signet-ring cells did not show mucinous secretion and were positive for keratin 5/6 and vimentin, with nuclear expression of β-catenin and Sox2 and focal membrane positivity for E-cadherin. Based on these features, the case was considered a signet-ring SCC with epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Thirty-one months after surgery, the patient was disease-free, with no local recurrence and no known distant metastases. In SCC, a signet-ring cell component might be an indicator of the dedifferentiation of tumor cells towards a mesenchymal molecular subtype.
Light Scattering by Ice Crystals and Mineral Dust Aerosols in the Atmosphere

Light Scattering by Ice Crystals and Mineral Dust Aerosols in the Atmosphere. (May 2011) Lei Bi, B. S. , Anhui Normal University; M. S. , Beijing Normal University Co–Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. George W. Kattawar Dr. Ping Yang Modeling the single-scattering properties of nonspherical particles in the atmosphere (in particular, ice crystals and dust aerosols) has important applications to climate and remote sensing studies. The first part of the dissertation (Chapters IIV) reports a combination of exact numerical methods, including the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD), the discrete-dipole-approximation (DDA), and the T-matrix methods, and an approximate method-the physical-geometric optics hybrid (PGOH) methodin the computation of the optical properties of the non-spherical particles in a complete range of size parameters. The major advancements are made on the modeling capabilities of the PGOH method, and the knowledge of the electromagnetic tunneling effect – a semi-classical scattering effect. This research is important to obtain reliable optical properties of nonspherical particles in a complete range of size parameters with satisfactory accuracy and computational efficiency. The second part (Chapters VI-VII) of the dissertation is to investigate the dependence of the optical properties of ice crystals and mineral dust aerosols in the atmosphere on the spectrum, the particle size and the morphology based on computational models. Ice crystals in the atmosphere can be classified to be simple regular faceted particles (such as hexagon columns, plates, etc.) and imperfect ice crystals. Modeling of the scattering by regular ice crystals is straightforward, as their mor-
Seasonal Forecasts of North Atlantic 850-hPa Air Temperature Anomalies Using Singular Vectors

Abstract The seasonal predictability of the North Atlantic basin is assessed with the help of an empirical model. The model statistics uses the singular value decomposition of the cross-covariance matrix between the predictor (sea surface temperature anomalies) and the predictand (850-hPa air temperature anomalies) at a lag equal to the forecast lead. Three decades (1970–2000) are forecast at different lead times. Highest skill values are found in the subtropics, near Bermuda and around the Iberian Peninsula. Skill values similar to these last can be found near the U.S. coast in autumn. In one of these regions, the model forecast sucessfully more than 50% of the variance of the unfiltered predictand field. In large regions of the domain, the skill values beat those obtained by assuming persistence. Therefore, we propose to use this model, instead of persistence, to assess the performance of the seasonal forecasts of midlatitude anomalies made with atmospheric GCMs.
The impact of supply chain drivers on the performance of Ministry of Health pharmacies in Jordan

For most companies, supply chains have become the most crucial factor in their competition rather than individual competition, enabling any company to gain a competitive advantage against another organization through efficient and effective supply chain management. Supply chain drivers have become one of the most critical potential valuable access to a competitive advantage by enhancing and improving organizational performance. This study aims to explore the impact of the drivers of the supply chain on the performance of pharmacies of the Ministry of Health in Jordan. The study used the descriptive analytical approach and simple random sampling. 300 electronic questionnaires were designed via Google Sheets and sent via email and social media to employees in the Jordanian Ministry of Health pharmacies. The study retrieved 252 questionnaires valid for analysis. SPSS was employed to analyze the data and test the hypotheses. The results showed that the Beta-value is 0.849, T-value is 25.370, at a significance value of 0.000, which means that supply chain drivers affected the Ministry of Health pharmacy’s performance. The estimated regression equation means that any one-unit increase in the level of supply chain drivers will lead to an increase in Ministry of Health pharmacies’ performance by 0.789. Furthermore, the performance of the supply chain drivers was moderate, and the general performance was high. The study recommended that pharmacies focus on employing software and modern technology in inventory control.
The tail lobe ion spectrometer: Theory and observations

In this study we present a comparison between the properties of the ionospheric ion streams in the Earth's magnetotail and the predictions of a two-dimensional kinetic model for the transport of ionospheric ions from the cleft topside ionosphere into the tail lobes. General agreement is apparent between average data and model with appropriate assumptions for the ionospheric source. The same general features in the topology and similar numerical values of the stream density and velocity appear in the data and in the model predictions. However, variations associated with varying magnetic activity levels do not appear to be well modelled yet. In particular the assumption that magnetospheric activity as represented by the AE index, and the model numerical values of the cross-tail electric field might be simply related to each other does not prove to be satisfactory. Model sophistication and data coverage and organization will have to be improved to study these effects in deeper detail. copyright American Geophysical Union 1988
Relative pandemic severity in Canada and four peer nations during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Background National responses to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic have been highly variable. We sought to explore the effectiveness of the Canadian pandemic response up to May 2022 relative to responses in four peer countries with similar political, economic and health systems, and with close historical and cultural ties to Canada. Methods We used reported age-specific mortality data to generate estimates of pandemic mortality standardized to the Canadian population. Age-specific case fatality, hospitalization, and intensive care admission probabilities for the Canadian province of Ontario were applied to estimated deaths, to calculate hospitalizations and intensive care admissions averted by the Canadian response. Health impacts were valued in both monetary terms, and in terms of lost quality-adjusted life years. Results We estimated that the Canadian pandemic response averted 94,492, 64,306 and 13,641 deaths relative to the responses of the United States, United Kingdom and France, respectively, and more than 480,000 hospitalizations relative to the United States. The United States pandemic response, if applied to Canada, would have resulted in more than $40 billion in economic losses due to healthcare expenditures and lost quality-adjusted life years. In contrast, an Australian pandemic response applied to Canada would have averted over 28,000 additional deaths and averted nearly $9 billion in costs. Conclusion Canada outperformed several peer countries that aimed for mitigation rather than elimination of SARS-CoV-2 in the first two years of the pandemic, with substantial numbers of lives saved and economic costs averted. However, a comparison with Australia demonstrated that an elimination focus would have saved Canada tens of thousands of lives as well as substantial economic costs.
Haze Particle Nucleation Simulations in Cirrus Clouds, and Applications for Numerical and Lidar Studies

Abstract A one-dimensional cloud microphysical model is applied to exploring the basic conditions under which ice crystal nucleation, from the homogeneous freezing of ammonium sulfate haze particles, can occur in cirrus clouds at temperatures ≲ −35°C. Cirrus generating regions maintained by uniform updrafts of 0.1–0.25 m s−1, and an idealized ice crystal precipitation mechanism dependent on vertical wind shear are treated in the model. The findings indicate that ice crystals are generated in a pulse-like fashion as a result of water vapor competition effects from ice crystals nucleated within an updraft, followed by precipitation. Water saturation is not required for ice crystal nucleation at ≲ −35°C, and the relative humidities required at decreasing temperatures gradually decrease. The temperature dependency of the relative humidities associated with ice production does not depend significantly on model inputs, suggesting that cirrus cloud processes follow an adjusted pseudoadiabat, which produces ice m.
The Influence on a Finite Group of its Permutable Subgroups

Huppert, Janko and Mann have proved the following theorems for a finite group G. (Huppert [4]). If each second maximal subgroup of G is normal in G, then G is supersolvable. If the order of G is divisible by at least three different primes, then G is nilpotent. (Huppert [4]). Let each third maximal subgroup of G be normal in G. Then: (i) G′ is nilpotent; (ii) the rank of G=r(G)≤2; (iii) if |G| is divisible by at least three different primes, then G is supersolvable.
Recovery of Sparse Inputs to Over-actuated Linear Systems

This paper considers the recovery of sparse control inputs to an overactuated linear system, i.e., one in which the number of inputs greatly outnumbers the number of states. Such a system is relevant for certain models of biological systems such as neuronal networks. In general, the overactuated formulation leads to an underdetermined recovery problem, such that it is impossible to exactly infer the system inputs based on state observation alone. We show, however, that under assumptions of input sparsity, it is possible to perform exact and stable recovery over a finite time-horizon and develop an error bound for the reconstructed control input. The solution methodology involves l1-based regularization, commonplace is sparse recovery problems, but here extended to the case of a linear dynamical system evolving over a time horizon. Simulation results are presented to verify the solution and performance bounds.
EFFECT OF PROFITABILITY , LIQUIDITY, FREE CASH FLOW , AND COMPANY SIZE TO COMPANY VALUE WITH STRUCTURE CAPITALAS INTERVENING VARIABLES ON MINING COMPANIES LISTED INSTOCK EXCHANGE INDONESIA

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of Profitability, Liquidity, Free cash flow, and firm size on Firm Value through Capital Structure as an intervening variable in mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The population of this study is all mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2014-2020. The sample used in this study amounted to 30 companies. This type of research uses associative research methods. Data analysis used path analysis approach using SPSS program. The results showed that profitability had a positive and significant effect on firm value. Liquidity, free cash flow , firm size, and capital structure have a negative and insignificant effect on firm value. Profitability and liquidity have a negative and significant effect on capital structure. Free cash flow has a positive and insignificant effect on the capital structure. Firm size has a positive and significant effect on capital structure. Based on the results of the mediation test, it shows that the Capital Structure is not able to act as an intervening variable.
Recent Developments Concerning Saint-Venant’s Principle: A Second Update

Saint-Venant’s principle plays a central role in the theory and applications of elasticity. A comprehensive review of contemporary research on this topic was given by Horgan and Knowles (1983), and updated by Horgan (1989a). Since these articles were written, several developments in the subject area have taken place. In his second update, we review some of this progress, including a discussion of analogous issues arising in entry flow problems for viscous incompressible fluids.
Water and nutrient use efficiencies of Stipa purpurea Griseb. along a precipitation gradient of the Tibetan Plateau

Citation: Zeng X.Y. (2023): Water and nutrient use efficiencies of Stipa purpurea Griseb. along a precipitation gradient of the Tibetan Plateau. Plant Soil Environ. , 69: 230–237. Abstract: Water and nutrient use efficiencies are important adaptive features of plants in arid and semi-arid environments. In this study, water, nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) use efficiencies of Stipa purpurea Griesb. , an endemic and dominant grass species, were investigated in the alpine steppe along precipitation gradients on the Tibetan Plateau. The leaf N content of S. purpurea increased along the precipitation gradient, but leaf P decreased, whereas carbon (C) remained unchanged. Leaf δ 13 C (water use efficiency, WUE) and C : N ratio (N use efficiency, NUE) decreased with increasing precipitation. But leaf C : P (P use efficiency, PUE) and N : P ratios increased with increasing precipitation. A trade-off was found between WUE and PUE but not between WUE and NUE. The changes in leaf traits were associated with changes in soil water, organic C, total N and P. These findings offer insights into understanding alpine plant water and nutrient use strategies along a precipitation gradient, as well as facilitate the prediction of alpine ecosystem responses to precipitation changes.
Exploring the Relationship between Perfectionism and Pain in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objectives The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between perfectionism and pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Methods A total of 345 TMD patients were included. A questionnaire consisting of questions of demographic information, the 15-item short form of the Hewitt and Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) was distributed. According to the diagnostic criteria for TMDs, patients were categorized as pain-related (PT) and non-pain-related (NPT) groups, whereas PT patients were further divided into patients with pain-related TMDs only (OPT) and patients with combined pain-related and intra-articular TMDs (CPT). Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, Spearman's correlation, and logistic regression analysis with the significance level set at p < 0.05. Results There were 68 patients in the NPT group, 80 in the OPT group, and 197 in the CPT group. PT patients had significantly higher perfectionism scores (63.58 ± 13.63) than NPT patients (56.32 ± 12.95, p < 0.001). The PHQ-4 score in the PT group was also higher. After adjusting the PHQ-4 scores, perfectionism scores of the PT group were 6.11 points higher than those in the NPT group (p < 0.001). There were no statistical differences in all parameters of OPT and CPT groups (p > 0.05). Perfectionism in total, other-oriented perfectionism (OOP), and socially prescribed perfectionism (SPP) showed significant but weak correlations with PHQ-4 scores (p < 0.001), while self-oriented perfectionism (SOP) was also significantly but very weakly correlated with PHQ-4 scores (p < 0.05). Conclusions Pain-related TMD patients exhibited higher perfectionism scores than NPT patients, and neither their perfectionism nor pain scores were correlated with intra-articular diseases of TMJ. OOP and SOP presented weak correlations with psychological distress in TMD patients. It is suggested that pain-related TMD patients could be screened for perfectionism and perfectionism could be considered when proposing psychological treatment strategies to PT patients.
Efficient FPGA-Based Sparse Matrix–Vector Multiplication With Data Reuse-Aware Compression

Sparse matrix–vector multiplication (SpMV) on FPGAs has gained much attention. The performance of SpMV is mainly determined by the number of multiplications between nonzero matrix elements and the corresponding vector values per cycle. On the one side, the off-chip memory bandwidth limits the number of nonzero matrix elements transferred from the off-chip DDR to the FPGA chip per cycle. On the other side, the irregular vector access pattern poses challenges to fetch the corresponding vector values. Besides, the read-after-write (RAW) dependency in the accumulation process shall be solved to enable a fully pipelined design. In this work, we propose an efficient FPGA-based SpMV accelerator with data reuse-aware compression. The key observation is that repeated accesses to a vector value can be omitted by reusing the fetched data. Based on the observation, we propose a reordering algorithm to manually exploit the data reuse of fetched vector values. Further, we propose a novel compressed format called data reuse-aware compressed (DRC) to take full advantage of the data reuse and a fast format conversion algorithm to shorten the preprocessing time. Meanwhile, we propose an HLS-friendly accumulator to solve the RAW dependency. Finally, we implement and evaluate our proposed design on the Xilinx Zynq-UltraScale ZCU106 platform with a set of sparse matrices from the SuiteSparse matrix collection. Our proposed design achieves an average $1.18\times $ performance speedup without the DRC format and an average $1.57\times $ performance speedup with the DRC format w.r. t. the state-of-the-art work, respectively.