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Chapter 3 Learning from Sustainability-Oriented Innovation

This chapter argues that insights from the realm of sustainabilityoriented innovation can provide useful answers to the question of why Small and MediumSized Enterprises (SMEs) would (or should) become interested in implementing responsible innovation practices. It is based on the assumption that “responsible innovation” and “sustainability-oriented innovation” are different approaches aimed at orienting innovation towards increased positive impacts on social and natural environments. Motivations and influences for pursuing sustainability-oriented innovation have been studied in the past, and can provide insights into reasons for pursuing the implementation of responsible innovation practices.
Assessment of Marginal Adaptation Before and After Thermo-Mechanical Loading and Volumetric Shrinkage: Bulk Fill versus Conventional Composite

The objective of the study was to evaluate marginal adaptation of Class II mesial–occlusal–distal (MOD) restorations before and after thermo-mechanical loading and volumetric shrinkage of the bulk-fill vs conventional composite resin. For marginal adaptation assessment, 24 Class II MOD cavities with cervical margins extending 1.0 mm below (distal) and 1.0 mm beyond (mesial) the cement–enamel junction were prepared in extracted human molars. The teeth were filled as follows: Group A — bulk-fill with SureFil SDR flow (first increment, 4 mm; second increment, 2 mm); Group B — bulk-fill with SureFil SDR flow as a base (first increment, 4 mm) and covered with the conventional nanohybrid composite Esthet-X HD (second increment, 2 mm); and Group C — incrementally filled with Esthet-X HD. Marginal adaptation was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy before and after thermomechanical loading (240,000 loading cycles and simultaneous 600 thermal cycles). To evaluate volumetric polymerization shrinkage, a semi-spherical mold was filled with the tested composites and placed in an AccuVol device after light curing. Both before and after loading, marginal adaptation in cervical dentin was superior (p < 0.05) for Groups A and B compared with Group C. In cervical enamel, Group B showed better marginal adaptation than Group C, and Group A presented intermediary results, between Groups B and C. Furthermore, bulk-fill flow resulted in greater shrinkage than Esthet-X HD. A significant improvement of marginal adaptation was observed when bulkfill flow was used instead of conventional composite resin both before and after thermomechanical loading. However, the bulk-fill flow presented higher volumetric polymerization shrinkage than the conventional composite.
Building a Framework for High-performance In-memory Message-Oriented Middleware

Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM) is a popular class of software used in many distributed applications, ranging from business systems and social networks to gaming and streaming media services. As workloads continue to grow both in terms of the number of users and the amount of content, modern MOM systems face increasing demands in terms of performance and scalability. Recent advances in networking such as Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) offer a more efficient data transfer mechanism compared to traditional kernel-level socket networking used by existing widely-used MOM systems. Unfortunately, RDMA’s complex interface has made it difficult for MOM systems to utilize its capabilities. In this thesis we introduce a framework called RocketBufs, which provides abstractions and interfaces for constructing high-performance MOM systems. Applications implemented using RocketBufs produce and consume data using regions of memory called buffers while the framework is responsible for transmitting, receiving and synchronizing buffer access. RocketBufs’ buffer abstraction is designed to work efficiently with different transport protocols, allowing messages to be distributed using RDMA or TCP using the same APIs (i.e., by simply changing a configuration file). We demonstrate the utility and evaluate the performance of RocketBufs by using it to implement a publish/subscribe system called RBMQ. We compare it against two widelyused, industry-grade MOM systems, namely RabbitMQ and Redis. Our evaluations show that when using TCP, RBMQ achieves up to 1.9 times higher messaging throughput than RabbitMQ, a message queuing system with an equivalent flow control scheme. When RDMA is used, RBMQ shows significant gains in messaging throughput (up to 3.7 times higher than RabbitMQ and up to 1.7 times higher than Redis), as well as reductions in median delivery latency (up to 81% lower than RabbitMQ and 47% lower than Redis). In addition, on RBMQ subscriber hosts configured to use RDMA, data transfers occur with negligible CPU overhead regardless of the amount of data being transferred. This allows CPU resources to be used for other purposes like processing data. To further demonstrate the flexibility of RocketBufs, we use it to build a live streaming video application by integrating RocketBufs into a web server to receive disseminated video data. When compared with the same application built with Redis, the RocketBufs-based dissemination host achieves live streaming throughput up to 73% higher while disseminating data, and the RocketBufs-based web server shows a reduction of up to 95% in CPU utilization, allowing for up to 55% more concurrent viewers to be serviced.
TOWARDS A SECURE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK USING BLOCKCHAIN AND A NOVEL CLUSTERING APPROACH

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Applying a two-stage TOPSIS approach and stepwise regression in evaluating bank performance: evidence from Turkish banks

ARTICLE INFO Tuğba Sari and İhsan Erdem Kayral (2019). Applying a two-stage TOPSIS approach and stepwise regression in evaluating bank performance: evidence from Turkish banks. Banks and Bank Systems, 14(4), 114-125. doi:10.21511/bbs.14(4). 2019.11 DOI http://dx.doi. org/10.21511/bbs.14(4). 2019.11 RELEASED ON Friday, 13 December 2019 RECEIVED ON Thursday, 08 August 2019 ACCEPTED ON Monday, 02 December 2019
Effectiveness of ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol in functional recovery of spinal cord injured rats: an experimental study

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol on rats with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). A total of 80 male Sprague-Dawley rats (180–200 g) were used in this study. Of these 70 were subjected to SCI and received various doses of ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol treatment for 84 days (12 weeks), 10 rats were used as a control (without SCI, untreated). Spontaneous coordinate activity (vertical and horizontal movements) was used to assess functional recovery. Compared to baseline value, all of the test groups (i.e 3,4,5,6,7 and 8) showed a gradual improvements in vertical and horizontal movements at week 1, and such improvements were maintained at all-time points until the end of the trial period (week 12). In addition, when compared to disease control, positive improvement were observed in all test groups in vertical and horizontal movements throughout the trial period. Compared to low dose ascorbic acid and alpha-tocophoral groups, positive differences in vertical and horizontal activity were observed in high dose ascorbic acid and alpha-tocophoral groups. When compared with ascorbic acid treatment a notable added improvements were observed in alpha-tocopherol groups, especially in high dose alpha-tocopherol group. In conclusion, the administration of high dose alpha-tocopherol enhances the functional activity against SCI and it is more effective than ascorbic acid.
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Gang Yang Yong-bin Lu Quan-lin Guan 1Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, People’s Republic of China; 2The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Technology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Oncology Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, People’s Republic of China Purpose: In this study, we investigated the expression and function of Epidermal growth factor receptor kinase substrate 8 (EPS8) in glioblastoma (GBM), and further explored the underlying mechanisms that regulate it. Patients and methods: The expression and potential mechanisms of EPS8 in GBM were evaluated through multiple online public databases. The expression level EPS8 in GBM tissues and cell lines were detected by immunohistochemical staining and Western blot. Then, the prognosis of EPS8 and GBM patients were analyzed. Loss-of-function experiments were conducted to determine the role of EPS8 for the biological behavior of GBM cells. In addition, the tumorigenic ability of nude mice was tested in vivo. Results: EPS8 is highly expressed in GBM tissues and indicates poor patient prognosis. In cell experiments, EPS8 can promote the proliferation, migration and invasion of GBM cells. In vivo, EPS8 promotes tumor formation in nude mice. EPS8 can activate the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway to function. Conclusion: EP8S plays a role in the development of GBM and may be a potential therapeutic target for GBM.
Sociotechnical energy imaginaries of non-users of ECO-innovations: identification and perceptions of residential households not adopting solar energy

In the Dutch government’s efforts to transition houses to sustainable (decentralized) energy usage, everyone is expected to participate. In order to make the energy transition inclusive for all societal groups, this thesis investigates imaginaries of people that are not participating in the adoption of solar panels (PV). Although non-adopters are typically perceived as uneducated and reluctant to change, they can have real reasons for not adopting (Rogers, 1983). By examining the sociotechnical energy imaginaries of the people in this group, this thesis seeks to understand why some people are not adopting sustainable innovation. The examination of the imaginaries is done via a mixed methods process of identifying key areas with potential adopters and conducting semi-structured interviews with non-adopters in those areas. In this thesis, it is argued that adopting PV is not only a matter of having the material resources to purchase the technological equipment but that it is also a matter of having the conviction that sustainable decentralized energy is a necessity for the future. Although there is research focused on people that are adopting, little is understood about the motivations of people who are not transitioning their houses to sustainable energy. This thesis seeks to fill that gap. The literature for Levy and Spicer (2013) is applied as a basis for sociotechnical energy imaginaries, e.g., climate apocalypse imaginary or fossil fuels forever. This thesis consists of two parts. The first part is a quantitative analysis of factors predicting adoption of PV by an analysis of the geographical locations of PV on the part of the Dutch energy grid. From the data, peer-influence appeared to be the most useful prediction for the adoption of PV and is used to identify the non-users of PV. The second part is qualitative. Semi-structured interviews are conducted to gain insight in reasoning for non-adopting and the role of imaginaries in the decision-making process. People who lived in houses that were exposed to PV by their surrounding neighbors but who nevertheless adopted PV were approached for interviews. Via this process, three imaginaries of non-adopters are identified: 1) collective action imaginary. Respondents that expressed this imaginary described that action to improve the climate was a necessity but expected the government to arrange a collective effort via (very clear) subsidies or regulations. 2) Systemic change imaginary. Respondents made statements like “climate change is done by big companies. ” Due to the external cause of climate change, respondents did not take individual action. 3) (Temporary) crisis imaginary. Respondents who hold this imaginary see the climate on earth as resilient and imagine that there is time to wait for fore better solutions before solving the climate issue. Together these imaginaries kept people from taking measures to prevent human-induced climate change.
University of Groningen Factors affecting the chemical efficacy of 2% sodium hypochlorite against oral steady-state dual-species biofilms

Petridis X, Busanello FH, So MVR, Dijkstra RJB, Sharma PK, van der Sluis LWM. Factors affecting the chemical efficacy of 2% sodium hypochlorite against oral steady-state dual-species biofilms: Exposure time and volume application. International Endodontic Journal, 52, 1182–1195,
Extended high-temperature series for the Spin-Heisenberg ferromagnet

High-temperature series for the magnetic susceptibility and hypersusceptibility of the S = 1/2 Heisenberg ferromagnet have been extended to 14 order in x = J/kT for four common lattices. Hence improved estimates have been deduced for the critical points, xc = 0.2491(1) (fcc), 0.3968(2) (bcc), 0.596(1) (sc), 1.124(2) (diamond), as well as for the critical exponents, γ = 1.428(3) and ∆ = 1.814(6). The latter are distinct from the respective values for the classical (S =∞) Heisenberg model, γ ≈ 1.40 and ∆ ≈ 1.77.
Survey on the chemical composition of several tropical wood species

Variability in the chemical composition of 614 species is described in a database containing measurements of wood polymers (cellulose, lignin and pentosan), as well as overall extraneous components (ethanol-benzene, or hot water extracts and ash, with a focus on silica content). These measurements were taken between 1945 and 1990 using the same standard protocol. In all, 1,194 trees belonging to 614 species, 358 genera and 89 families were measured. At species level, variability (quantified by the coefficient of variation) was rather high for density (27%), much lower for lignin and cellulose (14% and 10%) and much higher for ethanol/benzene extractives, hot water extractives and ash content (81%, 60% and 76%). Considering trees with at least five different specimens, and species with at least 10 different trees, it was possible to investigate within-tree and within-species variability. Large differences were found between trees of a given species for extraneous components, and more than one tree should be needed per species. For density, lignin, pentosan and cellulose, the distribution of values was nearly symmetrical, with mean values of 720 kg/m3 for density, 29.1% for lignin, 15.8% for pentosan, and 42.4% for cellulose. There were clear differences between species for lignin content. For extraneous components, the distribution was very dissymmetrical, with a minority of woods rich in this component composing the high value tail. A high value for any extraneous component, even in only one tree, is sufficient to classify the species in respect of that component. Siliceous woods identified by silica bodies in anatomy have a very high silica content and only those species deserve a silica study.
TLM Platform Based on SystemC for Hybrid MSR Topology

The Network-on-Chip (NoC) Architectures have been proposed as a revolutionary methodology to the communication of multicore embedded processor in a chip. Interconnection topology plays an important role in communication locality of future CMPs. We suggest extracting the locality communication of sub tasks of applications. Indeed it is essential to provide a suitable NoC topology that exploits the locality of communication resource fully. Due to the tradeoff between the performance and area constraint in on-chip network designs, we have developed in this paper a transactional level model NoC router of hybrid Mesh-Star-Ring. The new hybrid topology called Hybrid Locally Mesh Globally Star-Ring (HLMGSR) use the Star-Ring and mesh graphs as the basic building blocks. The experimental results show that for a network size equal to 128, the proposed hierarchical topology HLMGSR provides an area increase of 7% over the mesh. For a network size which is greater than or equal to 64 nodes, the lowest average latency is provided by the proposed hybrid topology for different injection rates. For a network size greater or equal to 64 nodes with the uniform traffic pattern with a lower injection rate, the results show that the HLMGSR provides the highest throughput.
Isolation of Common Bacteria Causing Urinary Tract Infections in Pet Animals and Human

The present study was conducted to investigate bacterial causes of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in diseased and apparently healthy pet animals and human. Bacteriological examination of 106 collected urine samples were classified into 6 groups; HUTI, AHCO, AHDO, CUTI, AHC and AHD; revelaed that there were a positive bacteriuria in 59.4% (63samples). The predominant isolated pathogens were E. coli, S. aureus and Klebsiella spp. E. coli recorded the highest incidence with a percentage of 48.1% followed by S. aureus (28.3%) followed by klebsiella spp (4.7%). All isolates were sensitive to Amikacin, Azithromycin, and Imipenem; intermedaite sensitivity to Amoxacillin/Clavulanic acid and resistant to Cefepime and Cephradine. By using conventional PCR, the isolated E. coli, S. aureus and Klebsiella spp were molecularly confirmed for the presence of phoA, 16S rRNA and gyrA gene, respectively.
The Analysis of Reproduction in Population of the Slovak Spotted Dairy Cows

The aim of study was to analyse the reproduction and factors affecting on reproduction traits of dairy cows in population of Slovak Spotted cattle from 2007 to 2016 the results for 37,274 dairy cows: days to first service (DFS), days open (DO), number of inseminations per conception (NIC), age of first calving (AFC) and calving interval (CI). The basic statistical analysis were analysed using the SAS version 9.3. For the actual computation a linear models with fixed effects was used: For the actual computation a linear models with fixed effects was used: yijklm = μ + HYSi + BTj+ Fk+ Bl +eijklm. The linear model represents coefficients determination R2 = 0.452117% (P < 0.001) for DFS, R2 = 0.377715% (P < 0.001) for DO, R2 = 0.348442% (P < 0.001) for NIC and R2 = 0.317128% (P < 0.001) for CI with all fixed effects. Correlation coefficients among DFS with DO, NIC, AFC and CI were r = 0.37275, r = -0.06881, r = 0.06493 and r = 0.08348. These coefficients were highly statistically significant (P < 0.001).
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Qiuguang He You Zhou Chang Liu Xiang Zhang Ning Huang Feng Wang Guodong Liu Yuan Cheng Zongyi Xie 1Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China Background: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) has high rates of disability and mortality, and aneurysm rebleeding is associated with poor functional outcomes. Thrombelastography with platelet mapping (TEG-PM) measures platelet function; however, it has not yet been researched in aSAH. We aimed to use TEG-PM to detect changes in platelet function in patients with aSAH and the difference in patients with and without rebleeding. Methods: We retrospectively included patients with aSAH who underwent a TEG-PM test on admission. Rebleeding was diagnosed according to clinical and imaging data. TEG-PM data of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA) were also obtained as controls. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were performed to investigate the relationship between the platelet function and rebleeding. Results: A total of 245 aSAH patients and 32 UIA patients were included in our study. Compared with controls, patients with aSAH demonstrated higher arachidonic acid (AA) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP) inhibition of platelet function (P<0.05). Among them, 27 patients with Hunt-Hess grade IVor V were classified as the severe SAH group. There was a significant correlation between the severe SAH group and the degree of pathway inhibition (P<0.05). Furthermore, AA (Spearman’s r=0.264, P<0.001) and ADP (Spearman’s r=0.183, P=0.004) inhibition were elevated in Hunt–Hess grade-dependent manners. The AA (Spearman’s r=0.169, P=0.008) and ADP (Spearman’s r=0.233, P<0.001) inhibition were also significantly correlated with Fisher grade. Thirty-five patients (14.3%) suffered rebleeding. Rebleeding was significantly correlated with systolic blood pressure (P=0.011), diastolic blood pressure (P=0.008), Hunt– Hess grade (P=0.034), Fisher grade (P=0.015), AA inhibition (P<0.001), and ADP inhibition (P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis model revealed that both AA (P=0.037) and ADP inhibition (P=0.008) were independent determinants for rebleeding. Conclusion: TEG-PM may assess platelet dysfunction in patients with aSAH, and the diminished platelet response to ADP and AA may be associated with rebleeding. These findings deserve further investigation.
Dynamic behaviour of polymers at high strain-rates based on split Hopkinson pressure bar tests

Dynamic behaviour of polymers at high strain-rates from 10 1 to 10 s is frequently investigated by split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) technique. It is found that the apparent strain-rate effect on the dynamic yield stress of polymers based on SHPB tests may include significant contributions from lateral confinement effects when the strain-rate is beyond a transition strain-rate. A methodology based on numerical SHPB tests and the constitutive equation without considering strain-rate effect is proposed to identify this transition strain-rate. Experimentally-measured strain-rate dependence of the peak stress up to the transition strain-rate is recommended for the determination of the strain-rate dependence of the polymer, which is subsequently implemented into a dynamic constitutive equation including strain-rate and temperature effects. This dynamic constitutive equation together with a kinetic friction model is used to simulate the SHPB tests in independent publications. Reasonably good agreements between numerical predictions and experimental results are observed for a range of polymers at strain-rates below 10 4 s.
The Correlation Between Human Resources, Information Technology Utilization, And Transparent And Accountable Financial Management: A Survey Of All Villages In Nanggulan Sub-District – Kulon Progo District -– Special Region Of Yogyakarta

This study aimed to determine the correlation between human resources, information technology utilization, and transparent and accountable financial management in all villages of Nanggulan Sub-district, Kulon Progo District. The objects of this study were six villages in Nanggulan Subdistrict. While the respondents involved the financial manager of the village: the Head of Village, Village Secretary, Head of Affairs, and Head of Finance Affairs. This research used a survey method with the help of a questionnaire.SPSS was used to analyze the data using the Spearman rank correlation test. The results indicated that there was a relationship between human resources, information technology utilization, and transparent and accountable financial management. The correlation between human resources and accountable financial management were the strongest one because the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and systems to carry out the functions and authority already possessed by the village government apparatus.