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A dynamic supply chain network for PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic

In this paper, we present an optimization model consisting of a dynamic supply chain network related to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) We suppose that the variables in the model, namely flows on arcs and additional capacities on arcs, depend both on time and on a delay function The aim of the firm is to find the optimal flows and the optimal additional capacities on arcs to satisfy the huge and immediate increasing request in the demand markets due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease, minimizing, simultaneously, its total costs We obtain a minimization problem and the related “retarded” evolutionary variational inequality (rEVI) We introduce the associated infinite-dimensional projected dynamical system to obtain a computational procedure to find the optimal solution to the rEVI associated with our minimization problem and, finally, we propose some numerical examples based on real scenarios © 2021 Journal of Applied and Numerical Optimization
Measures of phonological typicality Robust coherence and psychological validity

Phonological Typicality (PT) is a measure of the extent to which a word’s phonology is typical of other words in the lexical category to which it belongs. There is a general coherence among words from the same category in terms of speech sounds, and we have found that words that are phonologically typical of their category tend to be processed more quickly and accurately than words that are less typical. In this paper we describe in greater detail the operationalisation of measures of a word’s PT, and report validations of different parameterisations of the measure. For each variant of PT, we report the extent to which it reflects the coherence of the lexical categories of words in terms of their sound, as well as the extent to which the measure predicts naming and lexical decision response times from a database of monosyllabic word processing. We show that PT is robust to parameter variation, but that measures based on PT of uninflected words (lemmas) best predict response time data for naming and lexical decision of single words.
Workplace Deviant Behaviours and SMEs Sustainability: Does Emotional Intelligence Matter?

ustaining SMEs is a pathway to economic growth and development. S However, SMEs in contemporary times are facing several challenges such as negative individual characteristics of owner/managers, low patronage, and maintenance of a coordinated workforce. This cross sectional study examines the effect of workplace deviant behaviour sub variables on SMEs sustainability components among 365 owner/managers, supervisors, and employees of SMEs in the liquefied petroleum gas sub sector in Lagos State.Stratified proportionate sampling was utilized to select the respondents. Findings revealed that workplace deviant behaviour sub-variables had a positive 2 and significant effect on SMEs sustainability (Adj. R =.310, F(1, 369) = 166.967, p < 0.05). Emotional intelligence had no significant moderating effect on the interaction between workplace deviant behaviour sub variables and 2 SMEs sustainability components (R ∆ = 0.000, F(1, 367) =140.616, p > 0.05). The study concluded that workplace deviant behaviour sub-variables such as abusive supervision, workplace ostracism, workplace bullying, whistle blowing, and workplace incivility affected SMEs sustainability. The study recommended that SMEs owner/managers should modify the behaviour of their employees by inculcating motivational initiatives and organizational justice in managing the businesses. Also, owner/managers should create social networking opportunities for employees through social support, effective communication among stakeholders, and exemplary leadership.
THE VEGETATION ANALYSIS OF MIXED ULUDAG FIR (Abies bornmülleriana Mattf.) FORESTS IN BOLU AYIKAYA REGION/TURKEY

Bolgede genis alanlar kaplayan Uludag goknari (Abies bornmulleriana Mattf.) ormanlari, saf ormanlarinin yanisira dogu kayini (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) ve saricamla (Pinus sylvestris L.) karisik ormanlar olusturmaktadir. Karisik goknar ormanlarinin dogal agac tur kompozisyonunun belirlenmesi uygun silvikulturel yontemlerin secilmesi acisindan onemlidir. yagis miktarinin artmasi ve yuksek atmosferik nem A.bornmulleriana icin uygun kosullar olusturmaktadir. Bununla birlikte, goknar tum bitki toplumlarinin cali tabakasinda gorulmektedir. Saf mescereler olusturan yontemlerin (siper durumu ve etek seridi traslama) uygulanmasi karisik mescerelerin tur bilesimini degistirebilir. Dogal karisim kombinasyonlarina uygun olmayan karisimlar hassas ormanlarin olusmasina neden olmaktadir. Mescere kurulusunda meydana gelen bu sekildeki degisimlerle birlikte degisen iklim kosullari, ormanlarin biyotik ve abiyotik zararlilara hassasiyetini artirmaktadir. Ormanlarin fonksiyonlarini etkileyen mevcut ve gelecekteki zararlardan olusabilecek riskleri azaltmak icin potansiyel bitki toplumlarini dikkate alan dogaya yakin silvikultur anlayisinin benimsenmesi gerekmektedir
The Agronomic and Economic Value of Different Biowastes Applied to Field Crops

: Large cities like Cairo and Alexandria produce large quantities of biowastes (raw sludge, digested sludge and composted sludge The traditional organic fertilizers are Farmyard manure (FYM) and chicken manure (CM). Sludge sampling program and analysis have been completed on all Cairo and Alex in order to characterize the quality of raw, digested and composted sludges compared to the currently used organic manures. The results gave confidence that all sludges were quite acceptable for agricultural use. An extensive field trials program with a wide range of arable field and fruit crops was grown over 6 successive seasons. Vegetables and root crops were excluded. The yields of crops fertilized with sludge were consistently equal to and often greater than those obtained by the farmer practice (FYM or CM). The results have shown that sludge has improved the nutrient content of the crops, including that of the trace elements, which are often deficient in crops and the human diet in Egypt. Increases in the heavy metal content of plants were negligible due to the calcareous soil conditions of Egypt. The calculation of fertilizer value in EGP on the basis of market prices in Egypt showed that nitrogen addition value ranged between 81 and 225 EGP, P between57and 133 while K ranged between 120 and 480 EGP per one ton applied according to the biowaste type and source. The Economic value of total fertilizer inputs applied to the soil per one ton indicates that the total NPK value ranged between 258 and 838 LE. It could be concluded from this study that the biowastes application could save partial NPK crop requirements and needs fertilizer compensation. The advantage of field crop fertilization with different biowastes is evident from the agronomic and economic scene. The sludge quality surveys have shown the relative consistency of sludge quality at each WWTP, compared with the very variable quality of farmyard manure. However, the management and control of the sludge treatment and distribution operations need to be improved to ensure that ths management strategy is sustainable, environmentally acceptable, cost-effective and minimizes the potential risks to human health.
Assessing the Effect of Internal Control System on Risk Management of Financial Services Firms in Nigeria

Risk management is an important tool for managing business activities in financial institutions and it is widely use in the corporate world to manage business crisis. Risk management in financial institution has greater impact not only on the financial institution but also on the economic growth and sustainable development. Thus, internal control system is use manage risk and to mitigate against business losses and liquidation of business. On this basis, the study seeks to assess the effect of internal control system on risk management of firms in Nigeria. The population is thirty seven (37) listed financial services firms and sample size are twenty nine (29) deposit money banks and listed insurance firms in Nigeria and twenty (20) were administered to each of the sample size firms. The cluster sampling techniques was adopted for the study. Primary data was sources through the administered questionnaire to the respondents through the use of five point Liker scale system, and the SMART-PLS-3-SEM was used to analyse the data fitness and test of research hypothesis. Constructive reliability and validity and the discriminant validity measure were used to test the fitness of the model. Path coefficient, predictive relevance of exogenous. Findings from the study revealed that control environment and monitoring are positive and significant effect on risk management, while the information and communication has a negative and significant effect on risk management. Risk assessment show an insignificant positive effect on risk management while the control activities is negative and insignificant effect on risk management of the listed financial services firms in Nigeria. In conclusion, the study found that internal control system has a significant influence on risk management. It is recommended among others that the management of financial services firms should maintain the used in control environment, monitoring system because they play a greater in effect on risk management while critically look the measure on to restructure their ICT system and improve on disclosure and reporting system
Mathematics Pre-Service Teachers’ Numerical Thinking Profiles

Numerical thinking is needed to recognize, interpret, determine patterns, and solve problems that contain the context of life. Self-efficacy is one aspect that supports the numerical thinking process. This study aims to obtain a numerical thinking profile of Mathematics pre-service teachers based on self-efficacy. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The data obtained were based on the results of questionnaires, tests, and interviews. The results of the self-efficacy questionnaire were analyzed and categorized (high, moderate, and low). Two informants took each category. The results showed the following: informants in the high self-efficacy category tend to be able to interpret information, communicate information, and solve problems with systematic steps. Informants in the moderate self-efficacy category tend to be able to interpret and communicate information, but tend to be hesitant in choosing the sequence of problem-solving steps. Meanwhile, informants in the low self-efficacy category tend not to be able to fully interpret the information. As a result, the process of communicating information and solving problems goes wrong. Another aspect found in this study is the need for experience optimization, a good understanding of mathematical content, and reasoning in the numerical thinking process.
Urban agriculture between allotment and market gardening: contributions to the sustainability of African and Asian cities

Due to severe competition for urban space from economically and politically much stronger fimctions, agricultural production is not considered sustainable in urban areas, Nevertheless, it is found all over the world and plays many different roles, including the supply of fresh food and flowers, a meaningful way of spending leisure time and supplementary income for many of the urban poor in third-world cities, Other roles are the management of green space or temporarily vacant land in cities at very low cost to the local authorities, and the recycling of organic waste. Drawing from a number of case studies in Africa and SE Asia, the present paper shows how difficult it is to play such valuable roles in the face of both imagined and real problems of public health or environmental degradation. At the same time, these urban agricultural producers may have to depend on polluted streams for irrigation, they may cause soil erosion by inappropriate farming techniques, or they may poison surrounding urban residents through the pesticides they apply. The paper describes how these synergies and conflicts result in a form of land use that could be much more beneficial to the urban system if it were treated by town planners and administrators as a normal urban function in need of both regulation and protection.
A new potential cause of developmental and language delay in three unrelated patients

We present three unrelated patients with similar microdeletions of chromosome 14q32.11 with shared phenotypes including language and developmental delay, and four overlapping genes - CALM1 , TTC7B , PSMC1 , and RPS6KA5 . All four genes are expressed in the brain and have haploinsufficiency scores, which reflect low tolerance to loss of function variation. We provide insight on the genes in the overlapping region, which may influence the resulting phenotype. Given the three patients’ similar phenotypes and lack of normal variation in this region, we suggest this microdeletion may be associated with developmental and language delay.
National Quail Symposium Proceedings National Quail Symposium

Our understanding of the relationship between northern bobwhite ( Colinus virginianus ; hereafter, bobwhite) and fire began with Herbert Stoddard’s work in the early 20th century. Research on the topic has continued, but our application of fire is deeply rooted in Stoddard’s work, even as it has become evident that fire regimes must be adapted to variable environmental conditions that are evolving with a changing landscape and climate. A comprehensive review and synthesis of the literature on this topic would help formalize research advancements since Stoddard and identify knowledge gaps for future research. Results from experiments suggest fire creates favorable local habitat conditions for bobwhite such as plant composition, bare ground, and plant structure. Frequent prescribed fire is closely tied to where bobwhite populations are at their greatest (e.g., Red Hills region of Georgia and Florida, USA). However, an empirical gap exists between patch-level conditions and the bobwhite-landscape ecology interface. For example, it is well established that a 2-year fire return interval in pine savanna ecosystems with fertile soil is best for bobwhite. But causal evidence is limited for areas of different soil types, precipitation, and past land use across the bobwhite range. We review the extant literature describing prescribed fire use for bobwhite management, focusing on documented effects of fire on life-history characteristics of bobwhite under different environmental conditions. Habitat outcomes of fire management depend on fire frequency, seasonality, scale, and interaction with other management, and different strategies should be employed depending on the environment and desired effects. Adaptive management strategies will be necessary to address the challenges of rising temperatures associated with a changing climate, which are likely to alter the conditions under which burns occur and increase the difficulty of meeting basic burn criteria. Positive public attitudes toward prescribed fire will be key to developing a policy and management framework that supports efficient prescribed fire application. Our review elucidates range-wide processes and patterns to better inform the site-specific application of fire. Citation
Evidence-based precision nutrition improves clinical outcomes by analyzing human and microbial molecular data with arti�cial intelligence

Current dietary recommendations are often generalized, con�icting, and highly subjective, depending on the source biases. This results in confusion, skepticism, and frustration in the general population. Methods We have developed an objective, integrated, automated, algorithmic approach to diet and supplement recommendations that is powered by arti�cial intelligence that analyzes individualized molecular data from the gut microbiome, the human host, and their interactions. This platform enables precise, personalized, and data-driven nutritional recommendations that consist of foods and supplements, based on the individual molecular data, to establish and maintain healthy homeostasis. We describe the application of our precision nutrition technology platform to populations with depression, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and type 2 diabetes (T2D). In a blinded interventional study, we provided the study participants with precision nutritional recommendations and observed improvements in clinical outcomes by 36% in severe cases of depression, 40% in severe cases of anxiety, 38% in severe cases of IBS, and more than 30% in the T2D risk score that was validated against clinical measurements of HbA1c. Our AI-driven precision nutrition program achieved statistically signi�cant improvements in clinical outcomes of depression, anxiety, IBS, and type 2 diabetes. These data support the integration of precision food and supplements into the standard of care for these chronic conditions.
Effect of Aging on Movement Quality in Australian Urban Firefighters

Abstract Redshaw, AS, Carrick-Ranson, G, Bennett, H, Norton, KI, and Walker, A. Effect of aging on movement quality in Australian urban firefighters. J Strength Cond Res 37(11): e601–e608, 2023—Adequate levels of movement quality (MQ) are required to safely perform occupational tasks in physically demanding and hazardous professions such as firefighting. Although it is well established that MQ deteriorates with age in population studies, there is conflicting evidence in older tactical populations. This study sought to examine the relationship between age and MQ in Australian urban firefighters. The impact of physical activity, injury history, and body mass index on MQ were also explored. The MQ of 324 professional Australian urban firefighters was assessed using MovementSCREEN MQ assessment tool. Scores of whole-body MQ ranged from 35.3 to 82.6 (0–100 scale), with a mean score of 59.2 ± 10.0. There was a moderate, negative association between MQ and age (r = −0.500; p ≤ 0.001), with those older than 50 years of age having significantly lower scores of MQ than their younger counterparts (p ≤ 0.001). Secondary analysis found that higher body mass index (r = −0.285; p ≤ 0.001), lower habitual physical activity levels (r = 0.165; p ≤ 0.003), and the presence of any musculoskeletal injury in the previous 12 months (p = 0.016) had significant negative effects on composite MQ. Firefighters older than 50, obese, and engaging in low levels of physical activity should be considered a high priority for functional strength training interventions to maintain adequate MQ throughout their careers.
Pre-prescription testing in psychiatry: An overview

Drug therapy ‘tailored’ towards an individual based on his/her genetic profile is becoming increasingly popular in the era of personalised medicine. Pre-prescription testing which enables this, exploits the link between a relevant set of genetic variants and drug metabolism profile to maximise drug efficacy and lower the risk of adverse drug reactions. Since the conception over 50 years ago that drug response might be linked to underlying genetic makeup, the science around this field has evolved rapidly across a wide range of drugs including antipsychotics. Over 80% of both typical and atypical antipsychotics are known to be metabolised by phase-I drug metabolising enzymes such as cytochrome P450 (CYP450) family of genes which harbour extensive genetic variations. This has encouraged variant testing in these genes among patients with neuropsychiatric disorders. A confluence of accelerated variant discovery and next generation sequencing offers a fast and cost-effective approach. However, genomic literacy among the end users, i.e., the psychiatrists, patients, and their primary caregivers remains low, posing a major hindrance in the realisation of this pharmacogenetic goal. A well-oiled, multi-disciplinary machinery comprising of researchers, psychiatrists, and genetic counsellors would be the key for optimal dissemination of this intervention. This review presents a broad conceptual background of pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics, its potential in psychiatry in particular, together with clinical evidence, and the accompanying challenges for its effective implementation in clinical settings.
Intraspeciﬁ c variation in the axial skeleton of Aetosauroides scagliai (Archosauria: Aetosauria) and its implications for the aetosaur diversity of the Late Triassic of Brazil

: Aetosauria represents a remarkable clade of armored pseudosuchians in which some of its oldest members are recovered from late Carnian units of Brazil. Three species are known: the mid-sized aetosaur Aetosauroides scagliai , which also occurs in Argentina, and two small-sized species, Aetobarbakinoides brasiliensis and Polesinesuchus aurelioi . We provide a detailed description and comparative analysis of the axial skeleton of Aetosauroides, identifying some diagnostic features as variable. These include the deep pocket pit lateral to the base of the neural spine, the presence of the infradiapophyseal laminae and the lateral fossa ventral to the neurocentral suture. These features are not found in smaller and immature Aetosauroides specimens, resembling the condition found in Polesinesuchus , which is based solely on a juvenile individual, as revealed by osteoderm microstructure analysis. As Polesinesuchus cannot be anatomically differentiated from other small individuals of Aetosauroides, we propose it as a junior synonym of Aetosauroides scagliai. Our results shrink the number of putative ‘dwarf’ aetosaurs, indicating that morphological variation related to ontogeny affects aetosaur taxonomy and phylogeny.
The Water Puriﬁcation System for the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment

We describe the design, installation, and operation of a puriﬁcation system that is able to provide large volumes of high purity ASTM (D1193-91) Type-I water to a high energy physics experiment. The water environment is underground in a lightly sealed system, and this provides signiﬁcant challenges to maintaining high purity in the storage pools, each of which contains several thousand cubic meters. High purity is dictated by the need for large optical absorption length, which is critical for the operation of the experiment. The system is largely successful, and the water clarity criteria are met. We also include a discussion of lessons learned
Single ﬁeld-of-view sounder atmospheric product retrieval algorithm: establishing radiometric consistency for hyper-spectral sounder retrievals

The single ﬁeld-of-view (SFOV) sounder atmospheric product (SiFSAP) retrieval algorithm has been developed to address the need to retrieve high-spatial-resolution atmospheric data products from hyper-spectral sounders and ensure the radiometric consistency between the retrieved properties and measured spectral radiances. It is based on an integrated optimal-estimation inversion scheme that processes data from the satellite-based synergistic microwave (MW) and infrared (IR) spectral measurements from advanced sounders. The retrieval system utilizes the principal component radiative transfer model (PCRTM), which performs radiative transfer calculations monochromatically and includes accurate cloud-scattering simulations. SiFSAP includes temperature, water vapor, surface skin temperature and emissivity, cloud height and microphysical properties, and concentrations of essential trace gases for each SFOV at a native instrument spatial resolution. Error estimations are provided based on a rigorous analysis for uncertainty propagation from the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) spectral radiances to the retrieved geophysical properties. As a comparison