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Edge Offloading in Smart Grid
Authors: Arcas Gabriel Ioan , Cioara Tudor , Anghel Ionut , Lazea Dragos , Hangan Anca
Published: February 2024

The management of decentralized energy resources and smart grids needs novel data-driven low-latency applications and services to improve resilience and responsiveness and ensure closer to real-time control. However, the large-scale integration of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has led to the generation of significant amounts of data at the edge of the grid, posing challenges for the traditional cloud-based smart-grid architectures to meet the stringent latency and response time requirements of emerging applications. In this paper, we delve into the energy grid and computational distribution architectures, including edge–fog–cloud models, computational orchestration, and smart-grid frameworks to support the design and offloading of grid applications across the computational continuum. Key factors influencing the offloading process, such as network performance, data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) processes, computational requirements, application-specific factors, and energy efficiency, are analyzed considering the smart-grid operational requirements. We conduct a comprehensive overview of the current research landscape to support decision-making regarding offloading strategies from cloud to fog or edge. The focus is on metaheuristics for identifying near-optimal solutions and reinforcement learning for adaptively optimizing the process. A macro perspective on determining when and what to offload in the smart grid is provided for the next-generation AI applications, offering an overview of the features and trade-offs for selecting between federated learning and edge AI solutions. Finally, the work contributes to a comprehensive understanding of edge offloading in smart grids, providing a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis to support cost–benefit analysis in decision-making regarding offloading strategies.
Correction: Hou, X. Tourism Network Attention Variation of Chinese Cities under the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability 2022, 14, 5131
Authors: Hou Xinshuo
Published: February 2024

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Fostering Smart Citizens: The Role of Public Libraries in Smart City Development
Authors: Buyannemekh Battulga , Gasco-Hernandez Mila , Gil-Garcia J. Ramon
Published: February 2024

With rapid urbanization, cities worldwide have sought innovative, sustainable solutions such as smart city initiatives to leverage technology and data to better manage this growth and the challenges it brings. Developing smart cities requires multi-stakeholder collaboration, including citizens who, as smart citizens, are aware and capable of using technologies to improve their quality of life and actively and equally contribute to making their cities smarter. This study examines how smart citizens are developed by focusing on the underexplored role of public libraries as community organizations in such efforts. To this end, we use comparative case studies of four U.S. public libraries informed by thirty-seven in-depth interviews with representatives from these libraries, local governments, and external partners. Our findings indicate that by providing inclusive access to advanced technology and training, facilitating civic engagement, and promoting innovation, public libraries can develop citizens who, as smart citizens, have the digital skills, agency, and creativity to actively contribute to smart city development. In doing so, public libraries can bridge digital and social divides and thereby develop smart citizens in a way that furthers inclusive and representative participation of their communities in smart city initiatives.
Managing Strategic Tensions in the Development of Organizational Ecosystems
Authors: Jucevičius Giedrius , Grumadaitė Kristina
Published: February 2024

The paper explores the key strategic tensions in the development of organizational ecosystems as well as the applied responses. It presents a conceptual overview of the key tension areas faced by the coordinators of complex inter-organizational systems and the results of empirical case studies conducted in knowledge-intensive industrial clusters in Lithuania (in the fields of high-technologies, information and communications technology, medical innovations and wellness products, cinema and game industries, machinery production and tourism). The research presented in the paper identifies eight strategic tensions faced by the leaders responsible for the development of organizational ecosystems: (1) focused interventionism vs. self-organization; (2) hierarchy-based structures vs. network-based (eco)systems; (3) under-connectedness vs. over-connectedness; (4) central rules vs. emerging metanorms; (5) short-term vs. long-term orientation; (6) focus on elements vs. relationships in the system; (7) big wins vs. small wins; and (8) exploitation vs. exploration. Case studies and expert interviews with the coordinators of different industrial clusters revealed the diversity of adopted approaches. The more mature the social and industrial context of the industrial cluster is, the less pronounced are the strategic tensions, and there is less need for focused interventions. In cases where such interventions are needed, the leaders of ecosystems adopt one of the following approaches: (1) take a position on one of the extremes by seeking to leverage the situation; (2) adopt a trade-off approach by seeking a point of balance; (3) capitalize on both extremes at the same time. The adopted approach may vary from one strategic tension to another within the same organizational ecosystem.
A Method to Improve Both Frequency Stability and Transient Stability of Virtual Synchronous Generators during Grid Faults
Authors: Yang Wanli , Tu Chunming , Xiao Fan , Yu Jiaqi
Published: February 2024

Transient stability and frequency stability of virtual synchronous generator (VSG)-controlled converters during grid faults are critical for the stable operation of high-share renewable energy power systems. However, the existing transient stability methods often overlook the consideration of frequency stability. This paper presents a method to improve both frequency stability and transient stability of VSGs during grid faults. The influence mechanism of inertia and damping on transient stability and frequency stability is comprehensively analyzed under two types of faults, with or without stable equilibrium points. To address the conflict between frequency stability and transient stability of VSGs with large inertia under the first type of fault, an improved VSG control with angular frequency deviation feedback is proposed. The transient response of this control method is analyzed using small-signal and large-signal models. Furthermore, to achieve optimal dynamic performance, this improved VSG control introduces the optimal damping ratio and presents a parameter design method. Finally, the correctness of the proposed method and its theoretical analysis is verified through experimental results.
Investigating Environmental Efficiency Upgrading Path of Construction Waste Based on Configuration Analysis
Authors: Li Clyde Zhengdao , Ling Xinyi , Jiang Mingyang , Xie Peiying
Published: February 2024

The rapid development of urbanization and large-scale engineering projects have led to the output of a large quantity of construction waste, which also puts great pressure on the environment. Environmental efficiency, as one of the criteria for measuring sustainable development, can be used to measure the impact of enterprises, industries, or regions on the environment when creating economic value. This research takes 30 provinces in China as samples and uses configuration analysis and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) methods to analyze the combined effects of factors affecting the environmental efficiency of construction waste generation, to find upgrading paths to improve environmental efficiency. The results indicate that five configurations can promote provinces to achieve high environmental efficiency, which can be classified into three types: population density, technological innovation, and policy economy. These three configurations reveal the comprehensive impact of systematic correlations among population, technology, policy, and economic factors on environmental efficiency improvements. This research provides a certain theoretical reference for exploring the influencing factors of environmental efficiency and provides theoretical guidance for selecting different paths to improve the environmental efficiency of construction waste in regions with different social conditions.
Swarm Intelligence Methods for Extreme Mass Ratio Inspiral Search: First Application of Particle Swarm Optimization
Authors: Zou Xiao-Bo , Mohanty Soumya D. , Luo Hong-Gang , Liu Yu-Xiao
Published: February 2024

Swarm intelligence (SI) methods are nature-inspired metaheuristics for global optimization that exploit a coordinated stochastic search strategy by a group of agents. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is an established SI method that has been applied successfully to the optimization of rugged high-dimensional likelihood functions, a problem that represents the main bottleneck across a variety of gravitational wave (GW) data analysis challenges. We present results from the first application of PSO to one of the most difficult of these challenges, namely the search for the Extreme Mass Ratio Inspiral (EMRI) in data from future spaceborne GW detectors such as LISA, Taiji, or Tianqin. We use the standard Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test formalism, with the minimal use of restrictive approximations, to search 6 months of simulated LISA data and quantify the search depth, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and breadth, within the ranges of the EMRI parameters, that PSO can handle. Our results demonstrate that a PSO-based EMRI search is successful for a search region ranging over ≳10σ for the majority of parameters and ≳200σ for one, with σ being the SNR-dependent Cramer–Rao lower bound on the parameter estimation error and 30≤SNR≤50. This is in the vicinity of the search ranges that the current hierarchical schemes can identify. Directions for future improvement, including computational bottlenecks to be overcome, are identified.
Revisiting a Core–Jet Laboratory at High Redshift: Analysis of the Radio Jet in the Quasar PKS 2215+020 at z = 3.572
Authors: Frey Sándor , Fogasy Judit , Perger Krisztina , Kulish Kateryna , Benke Petra , Koller Dávid , Gabányi Krisztina Éva
Published: February 2024

The prominent radio quasar PKS 2215+020 (J2217+0220) was once labelled as a new laboratory for core–jet physics at redshift z=3.572 because of its exceptionally extended jet structure traceable with very long baseline interferometric (VLBI) observations up to a ∼600 pc projected distance from the compact core and a hint of an arcsec-scale radio and an X-ray jet. While the presence of an X-ray jet could not be confirmed later, this active galactic nucleus is still unique at high redshift with its long VLBI jet. Here, we analyse archival multi-epoch VLBI imaging data at five frequency bands from 1.7 to 15.4 GHz covering a period of more than 25 years from 1995 to 2020. We constrain apparent proper motions of jet components in PKS 2215+020 for the first time. Brightness distribution modeling at 8 GHz reveals a nearly 0.02 mas yr−1 proper motion (moderately superluminal with apparently two times the speed of light), and provides δ=11.5 for the Doppler-boosting factor in the inner relativistic jet that is inclined within 2∘ to the line of sight and has a Γ=6 bulk Lorentz factor. These values qualify PKS 2215+020 as a blazar, with rather typical jet properties in a small sample of only about 20 objects at z>3.5 that have similar measurements to date. According to the 2-GHz VLBI data, the diffuse and extended outer emission feature at ∼60 mas from the core, probably a place where the jet interacts with and decelerated by the ambient galactic medium, is consistent with being stationary, albeit slow motion cannot be excluded based on the presently available data.
A Systematic Study of Two-Neutrino Double Electron Capture
Authors: Niţescu Ovidiu , Ghinescu Stefan , Stoica Sabin , Šimkovic Fedor
Published: February 2024

In this paper, we update the phase-space factors for all two-neutrino double electron capture processes. The Dirac–Hartree–Fock–Slater self-consistent method is employed to describe the bound states of captured electrons, enabling a more realistic treatment of atomic screening and more precise binding energies of the captured electrons compared to previous investigations. Additionally, we consider all s-wave electrons available for capture, expanding beyond the K and L1 orbitals considered in prior studies. For light atoms, the increase associated with additional captures compensates for the decrease in decay rate caused by the more precise atomic screening. However, for medium and heavy atoms, an increase in the decay rate, up to 10% for the heaviest atoms, is observed due to the combination of these two effects. In the systematic analysis, we also include capture fractions for the first few dominant partial captures. Our precise model enables a close examination of low Q-value double electron capture in 152Gd, 164Er, and 242Cm, where partial KK captures are energetically forbidden. Finally, with the updated phase-space values, we recalculate the effective nuclear matrix elements and compare their spread with those associated with 2νβ−β− decay.
A Comprehensive Review of Neurodegenerative Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Bedran Dominika , Bedran Georges , Kote Sachin
Published: February 2024

The World Health Organization reports that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has impacted a staggering 770 million individuals to date. Despite the widespread nature of this viral infection, its precise effects remain largely elusive. This scientific inquiry aims to shed light on the intricate interplay between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the development of neurodegenerative disorders—an affliction that weighs heavily on millions worldwide and stands as the fourth most prevalent cause of mortality. By comprehensively understanding the repercussions of SARS-CoV-2 on neurodegenerative disorders, we strive to unravel critical insights that can potentially shape our approach to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of these debilitating conditions. To achieve this goal, we conducted a comprehensive literature review of the scientific data available to date showing that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased risk and severity of neurodegenerative disorders, as well as altered expression of key genes and pathways involved in their pathogenesis.
Analysing the Effect of Chassis Torsional Flexibility on the Rollover Threshold of a Multi-Purpose Agricultural Vehicle
Authors: Belloni Mattia , Vignati Michele , Sabbioni Edoardo
Published: February 2024

Multi-purpose agricultural tractors are vehicles that are usually involved in different operations, including road maintenance in small villages and cultivation of small agricultural plots, particularly in mountainous areas. These vehicles typically feature narrow tracks to enhance manoeuvrability, making rollover stability a critical consideration in operational settings. This characteristic arises from the interplay between the suspension and vehicle chassis. This paper introduces a numerical multi-body model designed to replicate the dynamics of a multi-purpose tractor with a torsional chassis. Model parameters were derived through experimental measurements conducted on an actual vehicle. Static measurements were performed to assess tire and suspension stiffness while tilting tests were performed to establish the static rollover limit of the vehicle. Dynamic tests conducted on a four-post test rig characterised the vehicle’s dynamics. The validated model was utilised to explore the vehicle’s stability by reproducing the static rollover tests and simulating the vehicle’s performance under working conditions on a banked road. The vehicle rollover stability was studied by performing a sensitivity analysis that considered both chassis torsional stiffness and suspension stiffness under different loading conditions. The results indicate a trade-off between frame and suspension stiffnesses that enhances overall vehicle stability.
Evidence Supporting Oral Hygiene Management by Owners through a Genetic Analysis of Dental Plaque Bacteria in Dogs
Authors: Yu Jeong suk , Kim Minhee , Cho Il-Hoon , Sim Yu-Min , Hwang Young Sun
Published: February 2024

With the increase in the number of households raising dogs and the reports of human-to-dog transmission of oral bacteria, concerns about dogs’ oral health and the need for oral hygiene management are increasing. In this study, the owners’ perceptions about their dogs’ oral health and the frequency of oral hygiene were determined along with the analysis of dog dental plaque bacteria through metagenomic amplicon sequencing so as to support the need for oral hygiene management for dogs. Although the perception of 63.2% of the owners about their dogs’ oral health was consistent with the veterinarian’s diagnosis, the owners’ oral hygiene practices regarding their dogs were very poor. The calculi index (CI) and gingiva index (GI) were lower in dogs who had their teeth brushed more than once a week (57.89%) than in dogs brushed less than once a month (42.10%); however, the difference was nonsignificant (CI: p = 0.479, GI: p = 0.840). Genomic DNA was extracted from dental plaque bacteria removed during dog teeth scaling, and metagenomic amplicons were sequenced. The 16S amplicons of 73 species were identified from among the plaque bacteria of the dogs. These amplicons were of oral disease-causing bacteria in humans and dogs. The 16S amplicon of Streptococcus mutans matched that of the human S. mutans, with type c identified as the main serotype. This result suggests that human oral bacteria can be transmitted to dogs. Therefore, considering the high frequency of contact between dogs and humans because of communal living and the current poor oral health of dogs, owners must improve the oral hygiene management of their dogs.
Research on Spatial Distribution Pattern of Stability Inter-Controlled Factors of Fine-Grained Sediments in Debris Flow Gullies—A Case Study
Authors: Wang Qinjun , Xie Jingjing , Yang Jingyi , Liu Peng , Xu Wentao , Yuan Boqi
Published: February 2024

Studies on the stability inter-controlled factors of fine-grained sediments in debris flow gullies play an important role in predicting the scale and danger of debris flows. However, up to the present, few studies have been carried out on the spatial distribution pattern and causes of stability inter-controlled factors of fine-grained sediments in debris flow gullies, leading to difficulty in finding the dangerous section of debris flow gullies to be monitored and controlled to reduce disaster losses. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to analyze the spatial distribution pattern and causes of stability inter-controlled factors (grain size, permeability coefficient, shear strength, and porosity), taking the Beichuan Debris Flow Gully, China, as a case. After collecting soil samples in the field, we carried out experiments to measure the stability inter-controlled factors and, from these, the results show that (1) fine-grained sediments in this case are mainly silty loams, which are stable under non-heavy rains; (2) the grain size of silty loams is mainly concentrated between 10 and 20 μm, with a spatial distribution pattern of fine in the middle and coarse at both ends; (3) the permeability coefficient of silty loams is concentrated between 1.15 and 2.17 m/d, with a spatial distribution pattern of high in the middle and low at both ends; (4) the average cohesion of silty loams is mainly concentrated between 20 and 30 kPa, with a spatial distribution pattern of low in the middle and high at both ends; and (5) the internal friction angle of silty loams is concentrated between 18.98 and 21.8°, with a spatial distribution pattern of high in the middle and low at both ends. The main reasons for these spatial distribution patterns are analyzed from three aspects of shear strength, water flow velocity, and terrain, which can provide a scientific basis for the prediction of debris flow disasters in such areas.
Effect of UV-LED Wavelength on Reactive Species Photogeneration from Dissolved Organic Matter
Authors: Guo Ze-Chong , Zhang Lu , Chen Yong , Huang Cheng , Liao Zhi-Min
Published: February 2024

The photogeneration of reactive species from dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a crucial role in the photochemical and photobiochemical processes in natural aquatic systems. However, the impact of the ultraviolet (UV) wavelength on the photogeneration of reactive species by different sources of DOM remains unclear. In this study, UV light at four wavelengths (365 nm, 310 nm, 280 nm, and 260 nm) provided by UV-LEDs were irradiated onto three types of DOM: humic acid (HA), fulvic acid (FA), and effluent organic matter (EfOM). Three reactive species produced by DOM, including excited triplet-state DOM (3DOM*), singlet oxygen (1O2), and hydroxyl radicals (•OH), were determined. UV365 proved to be the most efficient wavelength for generating 1O2 and •OH, with formation rates of 3.47 × 10−6 M s−1 and 1.67 × 10−8 M s−1, respectively, with the addition of FA and EfOM. The highest steady-state concentrations of all three reactive species were also generated under UV365, reaching 3.00 × 10−13 M (3DOM*) and 1.64 × 10−11 M (1O2) with the FA addition, and 1.44 × 10−10 M (•OH) with the EfOM. Across the different DOM sources, UV365 obtained the maximum quantum yields of reactive species, indicating the stronger effect of UV365 on inducing the photosensitization of DOM compared to the other shorter wavelengths. This study expands our understanding of the photochemistry of DOM in aquatic environments.
Modification of the In-Wheel Motor Housing and Its Effect on Temperature Reduction
Authors: Albana Muhammad Hasan , Guntur Harus Laksana , Putra Ary Bachtiar Khrisna
Published: February 2024

This research proposes a novel cooling system to minimize the external rotor type of electric motor temperature by installing fan blades (wafters) on the inner housing of the electric motor. Fan blades (wafters) are made by printing using 3D printer technology and using polylactic acid (PLA) as the material. Wafters are then installed on an in-wheel motor with a power of 1500 W, having 48 poles and 52 slots. The study included thermal simulation and experimental techniques to ascertain how fan blades (wafters) affected the electric motor’s thermal properties. The motor rotated at 500 rpm during the experimental test with no load condition. The temperature of the electric motor is known using an infrared thermal imager. Using Ansys Motor-CAD 15.1 software, thermal modeling employs the lumped circuit model approach. Thermal simulation results show almost the same results as the experimental test results. Applying wafters on the in-wheel motor housing significantly reduces the winding temperature by 3.047 °C or experiences a temperature reduction of 4.34%. Using wafters in the in-wheel motor housing also speeds up the stable state temperature of the electric motor by 9 min compared to in-wheel motors without wafters.
The Relationship between Perceived Parenting Styles and Youth Athletes’ Sporting Achievement in Singapore
Authors: Lim Harry Ban Teck , Ong Nathanael Chong Hao
Published: February 2024

The role of parents is key to the success of youth athletes, but not much is known about the influence of parenting styles on sporting achievement in youth athletes. The present study aims to explore whether parents’ perceived parenting style is associated with various areas of sporting achievement. Eighty-three Singaporean student athletes from various local educational institutes and sporting organisations completed an online survey assessing parenting styles (Parental Authority Questionnaire, PAQ) and various levels of sporting achievement (entry to national youth team; medalling at international youth competitions). Cluster analysis was first used to identify the different clusters of youth athletes according to their perceived parenting styles. Subsequent chi-square tests of independence were then conducted to identify whether there was a significant association between the parenting style clusters and different levels of sporting achievement. The results indicated that there were no significant associations between the perceived parenting styles and various areas of sporting achievement in youth athletes. Key takeaways from this study include the need to consider more complex and nuanced parenting style profiles; the cultural differences that youth athletes from Asian contexts might face; and the complexity of sporting achievement, which might not be explained by parenting styles in isolation.
Occurrence of Picobirnavirus in Domestic and Wild Animals from Three Cities of Brazilian Amazon
Authors: Chagas Elaine Hellen Nunes , da Silva Julia Rezende , de Barros Bruno de Cássio Veloso , Duarte Júnior José Wandilson Barbosa , dos Santos Fabiolla da Silva , Sousa Júnior Edivaldo Costa , Bezerra Delana Andreza Melo , dos Santos Maria Inês , Pinheiro Helder Henrique Costa , Malik Yashpal Singh , Mascarenhas Joana D’Arc Pereira
Published: February 2024

This study aimed to detect picobirnavirus (PBV) in the fecal samples of wild and domestic animals from 2014 to 2016 in the Amazon biome. Fecal samples from different animals, including birds (n = 41) and mammals (n = 217), were used. The PAGE test showed negativity for PBV. However, 32 samples (12.4%, 32/258) showed positive results in RT-PCR analyses. Among the positive samples, pigs and cats, both with 28.12% (9/32), registered the highest frequencies. In a phylogenetic analysis, eight sequences from positive samples were grouped in the Genogroup 1 of PBV (PBV GI). PBV occurrence was significantly related to cats and pigs but not other mammals or birds, independently of their geographical origin. A nucleotide analysis demonstrated similarity among the feline group but the absence of a defined structure between the clades. PBVs are highly widespread viruses that can affect the most diverse types of hosts in the Amazon biome, including humans.
Organization of cervical cancer screening in African countries as a direction of cooperation within the SDGS
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Omsk State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Mozgovoy S. I. , Yakubenko T. V. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Omsk State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Yakubenko O. V. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution «Omsk State Pedagogical University», Omsk, Russia
Published: February 2024

The article analyzes the indicators of early cancer detection in progressive and crisis countries in Africa. An analysis of the possible causes of the low detection rate and five-year survival of patients in crisis countries is made. The ways of possible cooperation with the Russian Federation on the way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals are outlined. According to the United Nations, the African continent includes 54 indepen dent states. Most of them were colonized and had external control of major European countries — Great Britain, France, Germany, and others. In the middle of the 20th century, the process of gaining the independence by African countries began. Nevertheless, to date, the influence of European countries on many spheres of life on the African continent con tinues to persist. African countries have a large gap in socio-economic indicators and are very heterogeneous. Among them, progressive countries can be distinguished — those with experience in effective strategies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Such countries include the Republic of Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea, the Repub lic of South Africa, and others. The Russian Federation has strong partnership relations with the Republic of South Africa within the framework of the interstate united group BRICS. Along with the progressive countries, it is necessary to identify crisis countries that have not yet developed experience in effectively achieving the SDGs. Crisis states have many socio-economic issues, low per capita incomes, and big problems in the orga nization of education and health care. These countries include the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and others. The interaction of countries can be aimed at training personnel for the healthcare system of African countries, developing standards for the early detection of oncolog ical diseases of the most typical localizations for African countries, and working out treatment protocols. The possibilities of interaction of the Department of Pathological Anatomy, Omsk State Medical University, and crisis countries of the African continent on the introduction of innovative developments are analyzed. These programs require political, economic, scientific, technological, and socio-cultural cooperation between Russia and African countries.
Management of inflammatory bowel disease and lymphangiectasia in a dog with octreotide and tranexamic acid
Authors: Kaçar Yiğit , Avcı Zehra , Canatan Uygur , Özyiğit Özgür , Satar Nihal Gül , Temizel Ethem Mutlu
Published: February 2024

In dogs, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a well-defined form of intestinal disease. Most cases are associated with lymphangiectasia. A 2-year-old, American Staffordshire Terrier male dog, presented with progressive diarrhea for more than 3 months. Clinical findings, laboratory findings, ultrasound images of the dog and also, histopathological evaluation of punch biopsy samples from the intestines were compatible with IBD and lymphangiectasia. The treatment of the dog was started with the treatment protocol containing octreotide (10 µg/dog per day, BID, sc.) and tranexamic acid (10 mg/kg, BID, im.) which was used for the first time in dogs with IBD and lymphangiectasia. Fecal consistency and defecation frequency returned to normal on the 15th day, also at the end of the first month of therapy hypoalbuminemia began to normalize, ascites completely disappeared and the thickness of the mucosal layer began to normalize, and the patient began to gain weight. In the controls performed at the end of the second month, it was determined that the patient's clinical signs and all laboratory results improved. To our knowledge, these results suggest that the combination of octreotide and tranexamic acid can effectively and without any side effects be used for the treatment of IBD in dogs for the first time. This case report, it is aimed to present a successful treatment method using octreotide and tranexamic acid in a dog with intestinal lymphangiectasia related to IBD and to raise awareness among veterinarians in patients with similar clinical findings.
Dionysisme, culte impérial et vie civique à Antioche de Pisidie (deuxième partie)
Authors: Bru Hadrien , Demirer Unal
Published: February 2024

À la lumière de l’interprétation archéologique et historique du grand arc d’Antioche de Pisidie sont examinés les rapports étroits qui existèrent dans la cité entre le diony sisme et le culte impérial, du début de l’Empire romain à la Tétrarchie. Outre la discussion d’une fameuse inscription en l’honneur de L. Caesennius Sospes (gouverneur de Galatie) qui pourrait confirmer l’existence d’un thiase dionysiaque dans la ville, l’étude permet particulièrement de revenir sur la politique religieuse impériale des Antonins et des Sévères, laquelle fut relayée par les élites civiques impliquées dans leur culte et dans celui de Dionysos-Liber en Asie Mineure, sans négliger de se référer au reste du monde romain, lorsque cela s’impose.
El empleo de la titulación «DN» (dominus noster) en la legislación tardoimperial
Authors: Cañizar Palacios José Luis
Published: February 2024

Si Ton se réfère à l’ère romaine tardive, il était courant d’utiliser le nom «Dominatus » en considération de l’extension qu’ont fait les empereurs du titre «dominus ». Néanmoins cette occurrence est à négliger si l’on considère la rareté de son utilisation dans un contexte de matériel législatif. Ce n’est que à l’époque d’Augusti Valentinianus III et de Théodose II qu’il semble que son usage s’est étendu aux constitutions impériales. Nous croyons que ce fait doit être relié au contexte historique général où ces empires se sont développés.
La historicidad del Socrates de Aristófanes y la coincidencia de las fuentes (Première partie)
Authors: Cavallero Pablo
Published: February 2024

La coïncidence de données référées à Socrate et présentes dans l’œuvre d’Aristophane, Xénophon et Platon peut donner lieu à configurer une « base historique » de la personnalité de Socrate et à démontrer que le « Socrate d’Aristophane » répond à une réalité historique en clé comique. Aristophane a construit une figure déformée par les conventions du genre comique mais fondée sur une base historique qui coïncide, dans ses traits essentiels, avec d’autres témoins de divers genres et époques. Sa construction n’est pas négative ; elle a été mal interprétée par le public et, en grande partie, aussi par la critique.
La πλεονεξία chez Isocrate
Authors: Bouchet Christian
Published: February 2024

This paper deals with the frequency and the different uses of the word πλεονεξία (and πλεονεκτειν, πλεονέκτης or πλεονεκτικός) within all Isocrates’ texts. It appears that the meaning of this substantive, often used by the fourth-century B.C. authors, is a positive one, or neutral, or very negative, depending on whether it is in the singular or in the plural, and whether it concerns the private life or the international relations (where the πλεονεξία is one of the parts of the imperialistic thought). The singular form is more frequent than the plural one and its connotation is generally bad. Nevertheless, we can find within the latest Isocrates’ discourses some passages where its sense is positive, mainly when it means a personal ambition. In the plural, the word πλεονεξιαι refers to the material advantages and, so, is positive, apart from the occurrences which appear in the Areopagitic. To conclude, we see that Isocrate has used this substantive according particular contexts and avoided every kind of stereotyped meaning.
Unité du livre VII des Antiquités romaines de Denys d’Halicarnasse
Authors: Kefallonitis Stavroula
Published: February 2024

The composition of the Book VII of « Roman Antiquities », dealing with three consulates (from 493 to 490), is characterized by a diegetic deceleration at the same time external, intrinsic and internal. Devoting nearly two thirds of the Book to the year 491, with the lawsuit against the patrician Coriolanus, Dionysius stresses the importance of this decisive constitutional stage. Thus Dionysius registers his own speech as a historian within an active perspective, which is also exposed through a second characteristic of the composition of Book VII, namely, the great number of passages which, while deviating from the chronological account of the facts, constitute a network of «ingressions » into the historical matter. Both structural aspects reveal what is at stake for Denys when writing history.
Les personnels et la gestion des entrepôts impériaux dans le monde romain
Authors: France Jérôme
Published: February 2024

Based on a listed account of a number of contradictions in the documentation concerned with (mostly imperial) warehouse staff in the Roman world, the present article wishes to emphasize the correspondence between staff categories and the management context of these warehouses in Rome and in the provinces, including activities such as the stewards’ (horrearii) leasing and management, the paymasters’ (vilici) direct management and some civil-servants’ administration (and more particularly the dispensatores) .
La somiglianza che legittima. Nota ad Aristeneto, Lettere d’amore, 1, 19
Authors: Lentano Mario
Published: February 2024

The expression gnësiôs exeikonisménon used by Aristaenetus in his Love letters about the son of a courtesan closely resembling his father has not been till now neither well translated nor correctly understood. Aristaenetus alludes here to the widespread topos of the resemblance between a son and his father as a proof of legitimacy.
Favorinus et les Academica
Authors: Lévy Carlos
Published: February 2024

Favorinus is both an interesting, contradictory and somewhat mysterious character. To improve our knowledge about him, there are many sources one can tap (Philostratus, Plutachus, Gellius) but unfortunately they provide rather fragmentary information. Favorinus defined himself as an adept of the tradition of the skeptical Academy. Several elements point to his having been a significant element in the tradition of Cicero’s Academica, but however this is not the case. Cicero is present in his thinking through some discreet signs, but Favorinus does not seem to have shown great interest towards the Académica. There are many explanations to this lack of interest : though bom in Arles, he prefers the Greek tradition to the Latin one. He gives a neo-pyrrhonian interpretation of the doctrine of the New Academy. He is influenced by middle platonism.
Using Photovoice to Explore the Lived Environment and Experience of Older Adults with Frailty on their Kidney Transplant Journey
Authors: Hladek Melissa deCardi , Wilson Deborah , Krasnansky Katie , McDaniel Kennedy , Shanbhag Meera , McAdams-DeMarco Mara , Crews Deidra C. , Brennan Daniel C. , Taylor Janiece , Segev Dorry , Walston Jeremy , Xue Qian-Li , Szanton Sarah L.
Published: February 2024

Key Points

Photovoice, a qualitative method, visually depicted the daily lives of participants with frailty, providing insights into independence and symptom management to guide clinicians and researchers.

This photovoice study uncovered subthemes of home safety and organization, revealing potential safety hazards like dialysis fluid storage, and suggests its potential use in geriatric nephrology.

The findings emphasize the importance of integrating participant values and goals into care decisions and interventional design in the context of kidney transplant journeys for frail adults.

Background

Older adults with frailty and kidney failure face higher waitlist mortality and are more likely to be listed as inactive on the kidney transplant (KT) waitlist. Photovoice is a qualitative participatory research method where participants use photographs to represent their environment, needs, and experiences. It offers unique insight into the lived environment and experience of patients and may offer direction in how to improve functional independence, symptom burden, and KT outcomes in adults with frailty.

Methods

This photovoice study was embedded within a larger intervention adaptation project. Participants with prefrailty or frailty awaiting a KT or recently post-transplant took photographs with Polaroid cameras and wrote short descriptions for 11 prompts. Each participant completed a semistructured interview wherein their photographs were discussed. The team coded and discussed photographs and interviews to determine overarching themes and implications. Focus groups were used to triangulate visual data findings.

Results

Sixteen participants completed both the photovoice and the interview. Participants were a mean age of 60.5 years, 31.2% female, 43.4% self-identifying as Black, and 69% were frail. Outcomes were categorized into seven themes: functional space, home safety, medication management, adaptive coping, life-changing nature of dialysis, support, and communication. Visual data clarified and sometimes changed the interpretations of the text alone. Especially within the themes of home safety and functional space, safety hazards not previously recognized in the literature, like dialysis fluid storage, were identified.

Conclusions

Photovoice contextualizes the living conditions and experiences of adults with frailty on the KT journey and could be a useful tool in geriatric nephrology and transplant. Addressing issues of home storage, organization, and accessibility should be explored as potential intervention targets. Incorporating participant values and goals into care decisions and interventional design should be further explored.
Improving the Safety of HED LIBs by Co-Coating Separators with Ceramics and Solid-State Electrolytes
Authors: Zhang Tianhang , Wang Bo , Qi Xiaopeng , Chang Zenghua , Wang Rennian , Yu Bing , Yang Rong , Wang Jiantao
Published: February 2024

Internal short circuits because of deformation or melting down of separators have been recognized as a root cause for many thermal runaway (TR) events of high-energy-density (HED) lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Ceramic coating of the polyolefin separators is a promising strategy but generally hinders ionic conduction. In this study, we demonstrate that co-coating the separators with boehmite ceramics and Li
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(LATP) solid-state electrolytes could markedly improve the safety of LIBs while mitigating detrimental effects on electrochemical performance. We assembled HED (~350 Wh/kg) lithium-ion pouch cells with nickel-rich Li(Ni
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cathodes, silicon-based/graphite blended anodes, and co-coated separators of varying thicknesses. It is found that LATP reacts with the organic liquid electrolytes and lithium to generate a robust solid-electrolyte-interface-filled LATP layer during the formation, which can prevent the thermal deformation of separators. During the thermal abusive tests, the battery's TR failure thresholds raised from 146.2 to 162.0 °C. Correspondingly, the direct failure cause of the cell TR hurdled the separator malfunction to the thermochemical reactions of the nickel-rich cathodes. Additionally, pouch cells exhibited impressive electrochemical performance, maintaining a capacity retention of 87.99% after 500 cycles at 1C.
High-Reliability and High-Precision Braking and Capture Control Technology of Tianwen-1 Probe
Authors: Zhu Qinghua , Wang Weihua , Li Shuang , Li Zening , Cai Chensheng , Qin Jie
Published: February 2024

The Tianwen-1 probe, used in China’s first Mars exploration mission, features multiple flight phases, numerous spatial pointing constraints, and complex working modes. During the braking and capture process, it faces challenges such as uplink or downlink command delay, unique capture window, post-control “occultation”, short-time significant change in speed increment, and interference caused by low-frequency and low-damping solid–liquid flexible coupling oscillations. Therefore, high reliability, high autonomy, and high precision are required for the braking and capture process. As the executor of braking and capture control, the GNC (guidance, navigation, and control) subsystem of the orbiter employs an online orbit control strategy reconstruction method based on arc loss compensation to realize high reliability, the main engine anomaly recognition and a seamless switching scheme to realize high autonomy, and the attitude–orbit coupling control algorithm with thrust direction compensation to realize high-precision speed increment control. According to the on-orbit flight validation of the Tianwen-1 probe, the GNC subsystem of the orbiter has completed the braking and capture control task reliably and autonomously with millimeter-per-second-level accuracy, effectively ensuring the successful execution of subsequent landing and patrol tasks. This paper analyzes the online orbit control strategy reconstruction method, anomaly recognition and seamless switching method, and thrust vector control method of the braking and capture process and offers valuable insights for future interplanetary exploration flight control.
Volatiles Detection in Lunar Polar Region
Authors: Wang HongJie , Jiao WeiXin , Qiang Wei , Yue Yang , Shang ZhiMing , Yun Su
Published: February 2024

In lunar science, volatiles are defined as chemical elements and unstable compounds, evaporating, sublimating, or flowing in other ways at low temperature. At moderate temperature, volatiles transfers its flowing elements from solid materials to coexisting gas phases. Such substances include S, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Ag, Cd, In, Te, Hg, Ti, Pb, Bi, and halogens (F, C L, Br, and I). These volatile substances are mainly added by small impactors, so they should be uniformly deposited in lunar regolith. In the permanently shaded regions (PSRs) of the lunar polar region, the extremely low temperature may allow the solar activity record to be kept longer. When the lunar soil is heated, it will release volatile elements in the form of gas, especially the particles injected into the lunar soil by the solar wind. In deeper lunar soil, it means that these particles were implanted in different periods of solar evolution. The study of regolith in polar PSRs may help to solve this problem, because it has not been widely heated and therefore may not be subjected to postimplantation modification. The research on volatiles detection in lunar polar region can help us confirm the content and distribution of water ice in the permanent shadow region of the lunar polar region, and the composition, distribution, source, transport and loss mechanism of other volatiles in this region, as well as the relationship between lunar soil in the polar region and the ancient solar wind environment, and the environment and mineral resources in the region. Chandrayaan-3 provided important assistance to the conceptualization of this project. At the end of the article, we discussed the lunar orbit.
PENILAIAN KINERJA IPAL KOMUNAL TERBANGUN DI KOTA CIMAHI
Authors: Sururi Mohamad Rangga , Dirgawati Mila , Wiliana Wili , Widiawati Nining
Published: February 2024

Permasalahan limbah domestik di Kota Cimahi harus direspon dengan penyediaan sanitasi yang layak, utamanya pengelolaan limbah domestik terpusat (SPALD-T) skala komunal yang menyediakan prasarana dan sarana pengolahan air limbah domestik berbasis masyarakat (Sanimas). Pada 2021, terdapat 14 sistem komunal baru yang harus didata untuk memperbarui data keseluruhan sistem yang terbangun. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan pemutakhiran data dengan sistem informasi yang mengintegrasikan data spasial dan non spasial. Hal ini untuk menunjang ketersediaan database, mengidentifikasi permasalahan dan mengenali potensi perbaikan; serta memberikan masukan dalam menentukan dan merencanakan penempatan lokasi sarana serta prasarana air limbah di masa yang akan datang. Kondisi eksisting sistem jaringan dan sistem pengolahan diperoleh dengan pengamatan dan wawancara. Penilaian sistem dilakukan melalui skoring parameter keberfungsian sistem, jumlah sambungan rumah, kondisi jaringan, kondisi IPAL, kondisi keuangan pengelolaan IPAL, pemelihara IPAL, dan aspek kelembagaan.  Selain itu akan di data kepadatan penduduk dan status risiko sanitasi setiap kelurahan di integrasikan secara spasial dengan Arc GIS. Hasil skoring dan analisis Arc Gis keseluruhan sistem menunjukan bahwa sistem baru berfungsi sesuai tujuannya hanya masih lemah dari sisi keuangan dan kelembagaan dengan rata – rata skor 82,05%.  Selain itu, terdapat 1 kelurahan berisiko sangat tinggi (zona merah) namun tidak terdapat system baru di wilayah ini. Hasil ini menjadi dasar untuk perencanaan penempatan atau perbaikan sarana serta prasarana air limbah di Kota Cimahi.