bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dynamic changes in postoperative risk of recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer according to variations in PD-L1 expression levels
Authors: Kojima Kensuke , Samejima Hironobu , Iguchi Takafumi , Tokunaga Toshiteru , Okishio Kyoichi , Yoon Hyungeun
Published: May 2024

The accurate prediction of postoperative recurrence is important for optimizing treatment strategies for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Previous studies have identified the PD-L1 expression in NSCLC as a risk factor for postoperative recurrence. This study aimed to examine the contribution of the PD-L1 expression in predicting postoperative recurrence using machine learning. The clinical data of 647 NSCLC patients who underwent surgical resection were collected and stratified into training (80%), validation (10%), and testing (10%) datasets. Machine learning models were trained on the training data using clinical parameters including the PD-L1 expression. The top-performing model was assessed on the test data using a SHAP analysis and partial dependence plots to quantify the contribution of the PD-L1 expression. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was used to validate the association between the PD-L1 expression and postoperative recurrence. The random forest model demonstrated the highest predictive performance with the SHAP analysis highlighting the PD-L1 expression as an important feature, and the multivariate Cox analysis indicating a significant increase in the risk of postoperative recurrence with each increment in the PD-L1 expression. These findings suggest that variations in the PD-L1 expression may provide valuable information for clinical decision-making in lung cancer treatment strategies.
Thrombectomy for cerebral infarction caused by carotid muscle fiber dysplasia: a case report
Authors: Xiaodong Liu , Ping XU
Published: May 2024

Background
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) associated with cerebrovascular diseases represents a rare etiology of stroke in adolescents. The initial symptoms of FMD lack specificity, and the clinical comprehension of cerebral vascular FMD remains inadequate, leading to potential misdiagnosis or underdiagnosis. Therefore, early diagnosis coupled with comprehensive cerebrovascular imaging holds paramount importance.
Case presentation
The present report delineates a case of acute-onset stroke-like symptoms in a 26-year-old female adult patient. Notably, the patient exhibited no pre-existing risk factors for cerebral hemopathy and was devoid of any inducing factors such as drug abuse, long-term hormone use, or neck massage. Additionally, there was no history of fever or related conditions. Acute cerebral infarction was confirmed through head MRI findings. Subsequent improved cerebral angiography revealed occlusion of the right carotid artery and beaded changes in the left carotid artery, leading to the diagnosis of muscle fiber dysplasia (FMD) followed by right arterial thrombectomy.
Conclusion
Carotid myofibrous dysplasia (FMD), some of which may present with stroke-like symptoms, typically exhibits atypical manifestations and is prone to misdiagnosis. Therefore, it is crucial to integrate the patient's overall condition, clinical symptoms, and appropriate imaging diagnosis in the early stages to expedite triage. In cases of carotid artery occlusion caused by FMD, emergency thrombectomy can be performed for prompt vascular recanalization.
Radiation internal dose to the herring gull embryo due to 90 Sr in the egg
Authors: Shishkina Elena , Khramova Ekaterina , Mogilnikova Natalia , Tryapitsina Galina , Pryakhin Evgeny
Published: May 2024

Birds are bioindicators of anthropogenic environmental stress, including the changes caused by radioactive contamination of the ecosystems. The early stage of development is the most radiosensitive period. Therefore, it is necessary to assess embryo's exposure dose when interpreting observed radiobiological effects in birds. This is especially true for areas contaminated with Ca-like 90Sr. The levels of radionuclide accumulation in the eggshell can be extremely high, which leads to chronic embryo exposure. The objective of the study is to develop a method to calculate the dose to a herring gull embryo exposed to 90Sr distributed in egg compartments (shell, embryo body, white and yolk). To achieve the set objective, the time-dependent Sr distribution in the egg compartments was described. Alongside with that, dosimetric modeling was carried out to obtain dose factors that convert the radionuclide activity in different compartments of an egg to the embryo doses at various stages of embryogenesis. It has been shown that the accumulated dose to the herring gull embryo can be calculated based on the data on 90Sr total activity in the egg using the dose conversion factor equal to 0.44 µGy Bq− 1. Since the eggshell contains more than 90% of total 90Sr activity, the conversion from eggshell activity to the dose to the embryo would be practically the same as that from the total egg activity – 0.46 µGy Bq− 1. The main dose fraction (~ 99%) accumulates at the last stage of embryogenesis (from 13 to 26 days).
Can green finance credit allocation enable green innovation quality improvement -- Evidence from China's manufacturing firms
Authors: Hao Liangfeng , Deng Biyi , Yang Chuanming
Published: May 2024

The allocation of green financial credit plays a crucial role in establishing a market-oriented green innovation system. This study sets up a quasi-natural experiment using the Green Credit Policy (GCP) to examine the impact of green financial credit allocation on the quality of enterprise green innovation, with a focus on promoting high-quality development. The findings demonstrate that the GCP has the potential to improve the quality of green innovation in industries restricted by green credit, compared to non-green credit-restricted ones. This conclusion remains consistent after conducting thorough trend analysis and robustness tests. As China speeds up its industrial digital transformation, the fundamental drive of green credit to enable enterprises towards green innovation is also evolving. The analysis of the impact mechanism reveals that green financial credit allocation can elevate the digitization level and total factor productivity of green credit-restricted industries, leading to a higher quality of green innovation by curbing corporate shadow banking. Furthermore, additional research shows that fintech and financial regulation can strengthen the positive influence of GCP on the quality of green innovation. Moreover, regional intellectual property protection has a beneficial synergistic effect in combination with GCP. This study confirms that green credit is an effective strategy for optimizing the allocation of green financial resources and enhancing the quality of green innovation, with amplified positive effects achievable through financial technology and financial regulation.
Adverse reactions of postoperative superficial radiotherapy for non-melanoma skin malignant tumors
Authors: Song Ying-hua , Zhou Ji , Qu Zilu , Zhang Liang
Published: May 2024

Background Surgical excision is the preferred treatment option for the vast majority of non-melanoma skin malignant tumors, and postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy can effectively kill residual tumor cells, thereby reducing the tumor recurrence rate. A small number of patients have varying degrees of adverse reactions after receiving radiation therapy.
Objective To evaluate the adverse reactions of adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection for different types of non-melanoma skin malignant tumors, and provide reference for postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy for non-melanoma skin malignant tumors.
Methods To collect basic data of hospitalized patients with non-melanoma malignant skin tumors in the dermatology department of our hospital who underwent surgical resection combined with superficial radiotherapy from June 2022 to June 2023, and conduct a retrospective analysis of the total dose, treatment period, and major adverse reactions of the patients receiving radiation therapy and summarize some information with reference value
Results The main adverse reaction of postoperative superficial radiotherapy for non-melanoma malignant skin tumors is radiodermatitis. Among the 21 patients included, a total of 7 individuals developed radiodermatitis. Six patients with tumors located in areas rich in subcutaneous fat developed radiodermatitis, while one patient with tumors located in areas weak in subcutaneous fat developed radiodermatitis. Among them, 9 patients completed radiation therapy in one stage, 5 patients developed radiodermatitis; 12 patients completed radiation therapy in two stages, and 2 patients developed radiodermatitis.
Conclusions Different human bodies have different sensitivities and tolerances to radiotherapy, and the probability of developing radiodermatitis varies. There is no significant correlation between the occurrence of radiodermatitis and the total radiation dose. Areas with abundant subcutaneous fat (such as abdomen, back, buttocks and proximal limbs) are more prone to radiodermatitis compared to areas with thin subcutaneous fat (such as scalp, facial, lip, ear, nasal, vulva, scrotum and toe). Dividing the total treatment cycle can effectively reduce the incidence of radiodermatitis.
Self-Supervised Representation Learning for Robust Fine-Grained Human Hand Action Recognition in Industrial Assembly Lines
Authors: Sturm Fabian
Published: May 2024

Humans are still indispensable on industrial assembly lines, but in the event of an error, they need support from intelligent systems. In addition to the objects to be observed, it is equally important to understand the fine-grained hand movements of a human to be able to track the entire process. However, these deep-learning-based hand action recognition methods are very label intensive, which cannot be offered by all industrial companies due to the associated costs. This work therefore presents a self-supervised learning approach for industrial assembly processes that allows a spatio-temporal transformer architecture to be pre-trained on a variety of information from real-world video footage of daily life. Subsequently, this deep learning model is adapted to the industrial assembly task at hand using only a few labels. Well-known real-world datasets best suited for representation learning of such hand actions in a regression tasks are outlined and to what extent they optimize the subsequent supervised trained classification task. This subsequent fine-tuning is supplemented by concept drift detection, which makes the resulting productively employed models more robust against concept drift and future changing assembly movements.
Dissecting microRNA-regulated networks in hepatocellular carcinoma cell subtypes with different mutational profiles: Evidence from in vitro and in silico studies
Authors: Karunakara Shreyas Hulusemane , Bhat Vijayalakshmi , Moorthy Manju , Ramaswamy Gopalakrishna , Kabekkodu Shama Prasada , SannappaGowda Nirmala Gollarahalli , Shiragannavar Varsha Dilip , Kumar Divya Prasanna , Prashant Akila , Vishwanath Prashant M , Santhekadur Prasanna Kumar
Published: May 2024

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a carcinoma of epithelial origin. While there are several factors, specific genetic and epigenetic landscapes define the initiation and progression of HCC. Genetic mutations, particularly missense mutations, often act as predictors of the onset of cancers, including HCC. Specifically, mutations associated with telomerase, TP53, and beta-catenin (CTNNB1) are among the three most commonly mutated genes in HCC. These genetic mutations define specific subtypes of HCC, exhibiting specific epigenetic expression patterns in terms of miRNA expression and the interactome. In our current study, we performed a differential expression analysis of multiple miRNAs among three different cell lines, HepG2, Huh7, and QGY7703, which exhibit different mutational patterns. This is the first study to characterize HCC cell lines based on miRNA expressions. We also identified the enriched pathways associated with the significantly differentially expressed miRNAs, bioinformatically predicted their targets, and characterized the interactomes. Additionally, we classified the small RNA sequencing data available from the publicly available dataset based on the mutational status of cancer samples and computed the overlaps of miRNAs exhibiting similar expression patterns consistent with the in vitro data, predicted the top hub genes and their associated pathways, and predicted their drug targets using an integrated bioinformatic approach.
Correlation Between Circulating CD133+ Extracellular Vesicles and the Malignancy and Prognosis of Gliomas: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Jiang Jiaode , Liu Feng
Published: May 2024

Purpose
Gliomas are the most common malignant tumors in the central nervous system and have a poor prognosis. Circulating and plasma-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been identified as effective biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of gliomas, while Cluster of differentiation 133 (CD133) is closely associated with tumor aggressiveness, chemoresistance, and patient prognosis across various cancers. This study aims to evaluate the association between CD133 and malignancy, and prognosis of glioma patients.
Methods
A retrospective cohort study design was employed to compare plasma and plasma-derived CD133 + EVs and CD44 + EVs rates in 75 glioma patients and 38 healthy controls. Clinical and pathological parameters were compared using Mann-Whitney U tests or Kruskal-Wallis H tests about increased CD133 + rate. Additionally, quality of life, anxiety, and depression were assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) to observe differences between CD133 high group and CD133 low group. The disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the resulting curves were compared using log-rank tests. The impact of various clinical pathological features on survival was further assessed using a stepwise Cox proportional hazards regression model.
Results
Quantities of plasma CD44 and CD133 + EVs contents were 1.25 and 1.21 times those of healthy controls, respectively, yet only the quantity of CD133 + EVs was capable of differentiating glioma grades (P = 0.001). Stratifying glioma patients based on CD133 + EVs content revealed that the low rate group exhibited a significant survival advantage, with a mortality risk that was only 33.54% of the high rate group, which was statistically significant (P = 0.0124).
Conclusion
CD133 + EVs rate is a significant prognostic indicator in glioma patients, where lower rate is associated with better survival rates. These findings support the potential value of CD133 as a biomarker in the diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of gliomas.
Biomechanically Based Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling Treatment for Senile Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol For a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Huang Hai , Liu Ruixuan , Shao Jieying , Chen Shiyang , Sun Jian , Zhu Junxia
Published: May 2024

Introduction
Fu’s subcutaneous needling (FSN) is a new type of acupuncture that uses subcutaneous tissue to oscillate from side to side to improve muscle pathology status and can be effective in treating Knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Nonetheless, whether the clinical effect is similar to that of most commonly used drugs is unclear. Thus, this study aims to determine the pain-relieving effect and improvement in the joint function of the FSN therapy by comparing it with that of a positive control drug (celecoxib). Furthermore, this clinical trial also aims to evaluate the effect of FSN on gait and lower limb muscle flexibility, which can further explore the scientific mechanisms of the FSN therapy.
Methods and analysis
This study is a randomized, parallel-controlled, single-center prospective clinical study that includes 60 participants, with an FSN group (n = 30) and a drug group (n = 30). The Fu’s subcutaneous needling (FSN) group undergo the FSN therapy 3 times a week for 2 weeks, while the drug group receives 0.2 g/day oral celecoxib for 2 weeks, with a follow-up period of 4 weeks after the completion of treatment. The primary outcome is the difference in the visual analog scale (VAS) score after 2 weeks of treatment compared with baseline. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index, joint active range of motion test, three-dimensional gait analysis, and shear wave elastic imaging technology analysis in lower limb muscles are also performed to demonstrate clinical efficacy.
Ethics and dissemination
The trial is performed following the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol and consent form have been approved by the Ethics Committee of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine. All patients will give informed consent before participation and the trial is initiated after approval. The results of this trial will be disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Trial registration number:
NCT06328153
Agrossilvipastoril systems such as timber production options and carbon stock
Authors: Lima Israel Luiz , Ranzini Maurício , Nicodemo Maria Luiza Franceschi , Longui Eduardo Luiz
Published: May 2024

In Agrossilvipastoril systems trees are cultivated together with agricultural crops or animals, aiming at multiple uses therefore constituting a viable option for better soil use. Thus, reversing the processes of degradation of natural resources, to increase the availability of wood, food and environmental services and emerging as a sustainable alternative to the currently used wood production systems. Here we investigate the effect of the Silvi-agricultural and Silvi-pastoral systems on dendrometric data, mean annual increment (MAI), CO2 sequestration, wood density and anatomical features of Croton floribundus and Guazuma ulmifolia trees. The highest values of DBH (1.3 m from the ground), tree volume, volume per ha and MAI were observed in the silvi-agricultural system. Among the systems, Croton floribundus presented higher values compared to Guazuma ulmifolia in the silvi-agricultural system. While in the silvi-pastoral system, greater DBH and consequently greater volume of trees, volume per ha and MAI occurred in G. ulmifolia when compared to C. floribundus. CO2 sequestration values corroborated the MAI, with higher values in the silvi-agricultural system. Wood properties are affected in part by the type of system. We report shorter fibers with thicker walls in the silvi-agricultural system for Croton floribundus. Additionally, we show that it is possible to associate the planting of short-cycle crops with the production of trees to obtain wood, increase the carbon stock and still be aligned with the criteria of Environmental, Social, and Governance. Results that encourage the practice of agroforestry systems with multiple sources of income.
Topological Variable Neighborhood Search
Authors: Filipovic Vladimir , Kartelj Aleksandar
Published: May 2024

The design of the novel metaheuristic method, called Topological Variable Neighborhood Search, is presented and its theoretical properties are elaborated.The proposed metaheuristic method is implemented, applied to several well-known NP-hard problems on graphs (Metric Dimension Problem, Roman Domination Problem and Maximum Betweeness Problem) and compared with the relevant optimization methods for these problems. The obtained experimental results clearly show that the proposed method achieves a significant improvement for the investigated problems and outperforms other methods that participated in the comparison. In particular, it was shown that the Topological Variable Neighborhood Search is consistently better than the classical Variable Neighborhood Search.
Mental health and care seeking patterns of Middle Eastern and North African immigrant children in the United States
Authors: Kindratt Tiffany B. , Dallo Florence J. , Brown Kyrah K.
Published: May 2024

Purpose
To determine the prevalence of childhood mental and emotional health concerns and care seeking patterns among foreign-born MENA children compared to US- and foreign-born White children before and after adjusting for covariates.
Methods
Data from the 2000–2018 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were analyzed. Poor toddler mental health in the past two months (2–3 years) and childhood emotional difficulties (4–17 years) in the past six months were measured. Parents also reported whether (yes/no) their child saw a doctor for behavioral or emotional concerns in the past 12 months.
Results
Parents of foreign-born MENA young children (ages 2–3 years) were less likely to report mental health concerns (44.8%) compared to US-born White counterparts (67.3%; p < .05). Parents of foreign-born MENA children were less likely to report emotional difficulties compared to US- and foreign-born White children (21.9% and 19.3%, respectively; p’s < .05). Foreign-born MENA children with mental or emotional health concerns had lower odds of seeing a doctor in the last 12 months for emotional/behavioral problems (OR = 0.45; 95% CI = 0.24–0.86) or mental health concerns (OR = 0.47; 95% CI = 0.27–0.83) compared to their US-born White counterparts after adjusting for sociodemographic factors.
Conclusion
Parents of foreign-born MENA children reported fewer mental and emotional health concerns compared to US-born Whites. Those with mental and emotional health concerns were less likely to seek mental health care compared to their US-born White counterparts. Further research is needed to confirm and expand on these findings once a unique racial/ethnic identifier for MENA children is made available for measuring national mental health statistics.
Investigating the correlation between maternal emotions and attitudes toward breastfeeding and breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous mothers.
Authors: Pato Somyeh , Rabiepoor Soheila , alinejad vahid , rezai elham , mehrpooya sara
Published: May 2024

Background and purpose: Maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy is an important psychometric factor that positively affects breastfeeding rates and identifies mothers at high risk for premature breastfeeding termination among different maternal populations. This study was performed with the aim of determining the correlation of maternal emotions and attitudes toward breastfeeding with breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous mothers of Urmia city in 2022.
Materials and methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 320 primiparous mothers with children under three months of age who were covered by comprehensive health centers in Urmia city in 2022. The data collection tools used were demographic and fertility characteristics questionnaires, Watson's PANAS-X standard questionnaire to measure maternal emotions, the Iowa Breastfeeding Attitude Questionnaire (IIFAS) and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Questionnaire-Short Form (BSES-SF). To conduct the study, in each center, the list of primiparous mothers with children under three months of age was extracted through the SIB system, random sampling was performed, and the questionnaires were completed by the researcher using the interview method. The data were analyzed with SPSS 21 software, descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation tests and multivariate linear regression.
Findings: the means (SD) of positive and negative affect, attitudes toward breastfeeding and breastfeeding self-efficacy were 35.49 (5.48) and 20.34 (6.45), 55.28 (6.36) and 49.50 (12.15), respectively. In the present study, according to the correlation test between negative maternal emotion and breastfeeding self-efficacy (p=0.000, r=-0.379) and attitude toward breastfeeding (p=0.000, r=-0.261), there was a negative correlation, and there was a significant correlation between positive emotion and breastfeeding self-efficacy (p=0.000, r=0.47) and between positive emotion and attitude toward breastfeeding (p=0.000, r=0.322). Additionally, there was a statistically positive and significant correlation between breastfeeding self-efficacy and attitudes toward breastfeeding (p=0.000, r=0.515). Based on the results of multivariate linear regression, positive emotion (p=0.000, B=0.549), negative emotion (p=0.000, B=-0.356) and attitude toward breastfeeding (p=0.000, B=0.675) were identified as predictors of breastfeeding self-efficacy.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it is important to pay attention to the mental health of mothers and to understand the fragile aspects of their beliefs about their ability to breastfeed to establish and maintain breastfeeding with breast milk because these aspects can be corrected.
Designing Optimal Middle-Mile Network Architecture for Smart Farming Applications in Rural Areas
Authors: Bhattacharyya Mousumi , Midya Sadip , Roy Asmita , Sinha Bhabani P. , Ghosh Anupam , Kostelnick John C. , Thayn Jonathan B. , Chinta Sri Jyothi , Sinha Koushik
Published: May 2024

Agriculture 4.0 has transformed farmers' outlooks with the advent of digital technologies and smart farming applications, offering the promise of improved agricultural techniques and sustainable crop practices. These applications rely on advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, edge computing, big data, and the internet of things (IoT), necessitating robust network services with low latency, high bandwidth, and uninterrupted connectivity. However, rural communities often find themselves neglected by network service providers due to their sparse population density. Although optical fiber-based communication (OF) serves as the standard for broadband, its high installation costs render it unsuitable for rural middle-mile connectivity. In recent years, alternatives such as fixed wireless and free-space optics (FSO) have emerged, yet they face technical challenges hindering their full replacement of OF. To address the need for cost-effective middle-mile connectivity in rural areas, this study proposes three heterogeneous broadband-access network topologies that integrate OF, fixed wireless, and FSO technologies. Through optimization, the appropriate technologies are chosen for individual segments to maximize the network operator's profit while meeting the minimum bandwidth requirements for each rural cluster. Simulations utilizing real-life data from eight target rural population clusters compare and determine the optimal middle-mile and last-mile connectivity solutions, achieving annual returns-on-investment of $11.18\%$ for ring topology, $17.19\%$ for star topology, and $10.81\%$ for wheel topology, while ensuring the desired bandwidth levels for each cluster.
Rough Pushdown Automata and Rough Context Free Grammar
Authors: Singh Shivani
Published: May 2024

This paper proposes a new computational model, Rough Pushdown Automata (R-PDA), which extends the capabilities of traditional Pushdown Automata by incorporating Rough Set Theory. The proposed R-PDA is designed to handle imprecise and uncertain data, making it effective for decision-making under uncertain conditions. Alongside the R-PDA we further develop rough context free grammar (R-CFG) and rough context free language (R-CFL), and show its equivalence to R-PDA, i.e. for every R-PDA there is an R-CFL and vice versa. Some closure properties of R-CFL are developed to demonstrate the mathematical efficacy of the proposed model. The research provides insights into the use of rough set theory in automata theory and its potential in solving real-world problems. In this era of technological advancement coping with uncertainty is more crucial than ever. Medical domain is no exception. Efficacy of the proposed R-PDA model is demonstrated through a case study of Asthma disease, one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Although Rough FSA has already been proposed in literature, the concept of R-PDA appears to be novel. Moreover, application of Automata theory is rarely discussed in healthcare system. The proposed model helps in bridging the gap in an effective way.
A Multi-Objective CPSOS based approach for Location and Sizing of DGs and Static VAR Compensators in a Distribution Network
Authors: Srinivasa Rayapudi , Murari Rajesh
Published: May 2024

The integration of Distributed Generation (DG) and coµpensating devices (CD) into radial distribution networks (RDN) is crucial for µitigating power losses, µiniµizing voltage deviation, and enhancing voltage stability. While various optiµization techniques have been explored, existing studies often focus on single objectives and overlook the µulti-objective nature of the probleµ. To address this gap, this paper proposes a novel approach, terµed Multi-Objective Chaotic PSO with Sigµoid-based (MO-CPSOS) acceleration coefficients, for optiµal DG and SVC placeµent and sizing in RDNs. The MO-CPSOS algorithµ autonoµously adapts social and cognitive acceleration paraµeters for each device, facilitating optiµal placeµent, and sizing. Coµprehensive siµulations on IEEE 33-bus, 69-bus, and 119-bus test systeµs deµonstrate the superiority of MO-CPSOS in µiniµizing power losses, µitigating voltage deviation, and enhancing voltage stability across different test cases and scenarios. The optiµal configurations vary depending on the test systeµ, with three devices eµerging as optiµal for the 33-bus and 69-bus networks and six or seven devices for the 119-bus network. Beyond these optiµal configurations, deploying additional devices µay lead to adverse effects on systeµ perforµance. The proposed MO-CPSOS algorithµ offers an effective solution for optiµal DG and SVC integration in RDNs, contributing to the advanceµent of sµart grid technologies.Index Terms— Distributed Generation (DG), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Radial Distribution Network (RDN), Real Power Loss, Static VAR Compensator (SVC).
Survey of major complications after prone transpsoas surgery: An analysis of early adopters’ practice
Authors: Pimenta Luiz , Pokorny Gabriel , Pokorny Jullyene , Marcelino Fernando , Moriguchi Rafael , Barreira Igor , Arnoni Daniel , Mizael Weby , Amaral Rodrigo
Published: May 2024

Introduction: The prone transpsoas technique (PTP) is a modification of the traditional lateral lumbar interbody fusion approach, which was first published in the literature in 2020. The technique provides several advantages, such as lordosis correction and redistribution, single-position surgery framework, and ease of performing posterior techniques when needed. However, the prone position also leads to the movement of some retroperitoneal, vascular, and neurological structures, which could impact the complication profile. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the occurrence of major complications in the practice of early adopters of the PTP approach.
Methods: A questionnaire containing 8 questions was sent to 50 participants and events involving early adopters of the prone transpsoas technique. Of the 50 surgeons, 32 completed the questionnaire, which totaled 1963 cases of PTP surgeries.
Results: Nine of the 32 surgeons experienced a major complication (28%), with persistent neurological deficit being the most frequent (7/9). Of the total number of cases, the occurrence of permanent neurological deficits was approximately 0,6%, and the rate of vascular and visceral injuries were both 0,05% (1/1963 for each case).
Conclusion: Based on the analysis of the questionnaire responses, it can be concluded that PTP is a safe technique with a very low rate of serious complications. However, future studies with a more heterogeneous group of surgeons and a more rigorous linkage between answers and patient data are needed to support the findings of this study.
Virtual Reality Training for Sustainable Urban Planning and Citizen Engagement
Authors: Parisa
Published: May 2024

Rapid urbanization poses significant challenges for building sustainable and livable cities. This paper explores the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) training to revolutionize citizen engagement in sustainable urban planning. We propose an innovative VR program featuring an interactive "EcoCity" simulation. Citizens navigate this virtual environment using personalized avatars, experiencing the consequences of different planning decisions firsthand. This immersive approach fosters informed decision-making, increases public awareness of sustainability concepts, and empowers citizens to co-create a greener future.
Incentivizing Impact Through Innovation and Knowledge Transfer: An International Review of University Policies
Authors: Hall Randolph W. , Caprariello Annicka , Patel Amber
Published: May 2024

Research universities incentivize and reward knowledge production and knowledge transfer (KT) through their policies, including policies for tenure and promotion (T&P) and intellectual property (IP). Digital technology, societal expectations, and practices of research have changed
the range, form, and accessibility of knowledge products. This paper examines T&P and IP policies at highly ranked global research universities to assess how policies account for faculty activities that broaden the impact of their scholarship, particularly through IP and open schol- arship.
We find that while many incorporate these factors in policy, the majority do not do so comprehensively. In some cases, recognition of new forms of scholarship is constrained by the brevity of T&P policy or the delegation of criteria setting to individual schools or departments. Example
policy language is provided to illustrate the ways that universities can articulate the evolving forms of KT. We recommend that universities develop policies for T&P that are both aligned in purpose and offer sufficient depth to describe the many ways that faculty contribute to university
mission, both through their disciplines and through broader public service.
Unleashing capacity in the water sector: A framework for public entities
Authors: Jiménez Alejandro , Álvarez Prado Lourdes , Saikia Panchali
Published: May 2024

Capacity development in the water sector is crucial to achieving universal, sustainable, and resilient services. It has been broadly recognized as a priority, connected with governance of water resources and water and sanitation services. Through a scoping review including 153 scientific articles and 103 other documents, complemented with a consultation of experts, this article presents how the concept of `capacity development' has evolved, what levels it consists of, and which are the key elements of success for effective capacity development processes. Most existing frameworks do not conduct any in-depth analysis of the determinants that define capacity at different levels and that there is no specific framework for public water-related entities. To address this gap, a dedicated capacity development framework is proposed for the public water sector, defining the key determinants at the individual, organizational, sectoral, institutional and structural levels and presenting types of interventions for each level. The framework will enable practitioners and policymakers to develop more systematic work on capacity development in water.
Author and narrator in fanfiction community texts (a study of fanfics based on literary classics)
Authors: Petrov Vladimir V.
Published: May 2024

Recent research on Russian-language fanfiction has focused on analyzing the fanfic text itself, exploring its structural, stylistic, and artistic aspects. While the role of the author in the fanfiction community has always been crucial, the current research emphasizes a more comprehensive investigation of the sociological dimension of authorship rather than its literary aspects.
The unique communication style prevalent in the fanfiction community challenges the traditional model of author-reader relations, leading to a shift in the dynamics of interaction between ficwriters and ficreaders. This change creates a noticeable gap in the academic understanding of the different forms of authorship in fanfiction.
To maintain a meaningful author–reader–original text dialogue, ficwriters introduce a specific narrator persona. Our study, which examines narrators in fanfics based on Russian classical literature through comparative analysis with metatextual information and insights from in-depth interviews, concludes that the narrator possesses both obligatory and optional features. These features enable the narrator to act as an intratextual mediator in the ongoing dialogue between the author and the reader.
The narrator seamlessly integrates into the fictional world as a character while conveying the author’s perspective outside the text. This role significantly differs from the conventional concept of a “raisonneur.” The analysis of the narrative structure reveals that the narrator in fanfiction serves as an artistic projection of the fanfic author, blurring the lines between biographical and artistic authorship for both readers and the author. The narrator actively contributes to the storytelling process, providing synchronous commentary on their own work and exercising control over the characters. This aligns with the authorial intention in fanfiction, where the author initiates a dialogue between readers and the classic source text, both “from inside” and “outside” the text through creative interpretation.
The question of looted heritage return in contemporary international relations: Middle East as a case-study
Authors: Nelaeva Galina A. , Shakhnazaryan Maria T.
Published: May 2024

The problem of destruction and looting of cultural heritage has long been a serious problem for the international community. Despite a significant number of various multilateral agreements, resolutions and recommendations of international organizations, the methods and means of combating such crimes remain insufficient. This is partly due to the fact that the trade in cultural property is a lucrative business, and countries are in no hurry to introduce strict controls on the movement of artifacts. Countries from which heritage is extracted and sold on the black market are asking for the return of stolen property. This article examines the problem of the return or restitution of cultural heritage to countries of origin on the example of the Middle East region. The study aims to trace the public discourse about the return of stolen artifacts to countries such as Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yemen from Western Europe and the United States. Using quantitative and qualitative content analysis to study documents, media discourse and official statements, we examine how the issue of restitution and return of heritage, often located in European and American museums, is presented in the public sphere of the countries studied. The results show that the process of “decolonization” of European museums is slow and difficult, since the public consciousness still retains the image of the “other”: a weak, dependent, conflict-ridden, unstable Middle East, unable to take care of its own heritage.
Digital “habitats”: neighborhood chat as a mechanism of social status construction (the case of housing estates in Irkutsk)
Authors: Ivanov Kirill A.
Published: May 2024

The article analyzes the role and place of neighborhood interaction in messengers in terms of social status construction. The digitalization of everyday life and the expanded construction of multi-apartment housing objects in Russian cities raise many questions for researchers about the peculiarities of social processes and the formation of social structure in these conditions. The aim of the article is to show, based on two years of observation and collected empirical material (more than 60,000 user messages), how the discourse of neighborly discussions of modern apartment complexes in Irkutsk articulates the narrative of social well-being. The main method of research is discourse analysis; the social status of residents seems to us to be an “empty sign” for the filling of which the discourse of neighborhood discussions “struggles.” MAXQDA 2020 software was used to preprocess the text array, preprocessing was done using thematic coding. A number of codes were identified that were somehow related to the problematic under study. The coded set of texts was summarized into three main tropes around which discussions of the topic of interest revolve — financial solvency of community members, material markers of wealth, and the image of residents of neighboring localities. The main theoretical resources used in the research were the ideas of P. Bourdieu and the “social construction of reality” of P. Berger and T. Luckmann. Neighborhood chat seems to us to be a mechanism that allows us to instrumentalize the attributes of social status in textual practices, thus crystallizing the community from within. The main factors determining the self-description and self-image of communities as carriers of high social status were identified as well-being and location in the urban space predetermined at the stage of realization by developers of new real estate.
The sentencing specifics of the courts in the Lugansk People’s Republic during the special military operation
Authors: Zharikova Nelli S. , Zharikov Pavel A.
Published: May 2024

This article highlights the historical aspects of integrating the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) into the Russian Federation. The authors consider the specifics of the application of Russian criminal law by the courts of the LPR during its integration into the Russian legal system. The mechanism is shown which provides a unique punishment for the defendants who participated in special military operation for protecting the civilian population of Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics that is realized by giving suspended sentences. The article reveals the specifics of the courts acknowledging the defendant’s participation in a special military operation as a mitigating circumstance. The current practice of imposing punishment upon those who committed crimes before the day of LPR’s incorporation into the RF is examined. The issues of the formation of judicial practice of applying the norms of criminal and international law when dealing cases of crimes against civilians of the LPR were examined. The results show that the courts reasonably equally apply the provisions of the criminal law of LPR if it does not worsen the status of the convicted persons.
Explore Indonesian Spatial Patterns: Poor House Sanitation and Critical Environmental Disease in East Kalimantan
Authors: Yuliawati Ratna , Denny Hanifa , Patriajati Sutopo , Hanani Yusniar
Published: May 2024

Objective

Community-Led Total Sanitation, along with its contained 5 pillars, impacts on the fundamentals of status environmental health. This study aims to determine the spatial distribution pattern with sanitation facilities. This research aimed to analyze the distribution of houses with low economic priority in terms of topografi and their occupants' health conditions, focusing on critical environmental-based diseases, particularly stunting.

Methods

In order to improve sanitation facilities in terms of the community-based total sanitation pillar, this program was utilized as the stimulant recipient in this study, which had a population of 45 homes with special attention categories. Total sampling was employed to establish the research sample. Average Nearest Neighbor (ANN) and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to examine the gathered data.

Results

As a result, the distribution pattern of the houses by looking at the poor environmental health condition, is categorized as clustered. The topography is hilly, with poor access to clean water, and there is no difference in the physical condition of the houses.

Conclusion

The pattern of distribution of houses with low economy is obtained in groups in areas that do not have access to adequate clean water. Diseases that exist in these community groups include diarrhea, tuberculosis, ISPA, and stunting.
Arthropods Diversity on Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Between Monoculture and Intercropping Farming System
Authors: Faljila Fanisa , Rahardjo Bambang Tri
Published: May 2024

This research aims to assess the diversity of arthropods, the abundance of Epilachna sparsa Auctt. and the feasibility of farming on monoculture and intercropping at the Agricultural Technology Assessment Center (BPTP). The research was conducted in BPTP of Riau Islands from January to April 2021. Sampling was carried out directly on fields with a total sample of 26 plants in the absolute method and 12 yellow sticky traps and 12 blue pan traps. The value of the diversity index (H') on the two fields belonged to the medium category. The richness index (R) on monoculture field was classified as being different from intercropping field which was classified as high. The evenness (e') on both fields was high and the dominance (C) showed that there was no arthropod that dominant. The t-test results for the intensity of E. sparsa's attack no significant effect on the two fields. The R/C ratio value on monoculture field was 1,32 and the R/C ratio value on intercropping had obtained a value of 1,85. The selling price on monoculture field was said to be a return on investment if it was sold at a price of Rp 5,285/kg while on the intercropping field was sold at Rp 6,351/kg.
Soil Fungus and Bacteria Antagonism Test to Control Phytophthora nicotianae in The In Vitro
Authors: Istifada Valia , Syib’li Muhammad Akhid
Published: May 2024

This study aims to determine the potential of antagonistic fungi and bacteria as controlling agents for Phytophthora nicotianae. The research was conducted at the Laboratory of Biological Control 1, Department of Plant Pests and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang. The method used is soil sampling, isolation, purification, identification and in vitro antagonism test. The antagonism test is done by the dual culture method. This study used a completely randomized design for eight treatments, including the control and each treatment was repeated four times. In this study, the antagonism test results were obtained between antagonistic fungi and Phytophthora nicotianae, which Penicillium sp. (PEG01) had the highest percentage of inhibition, and the one with the lowest total diameter was Trichoderma sp. (TRC01). Moreover, the antagonism test results were obtained between antagonistic bacteria and Phytophthora nicotianae, which bacteria C had the highest percentage of inhibition and the lowest total diameter.