bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Research Progress on Interface Circuit of Capacitive Micro Accelerometer
Authors: Yang Huijing , Lv Runze , Ren Mingyuan
Published: March 2023

Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) capacitive accelerometers have received extensive attention in recent years due to their excellent performance indicators; especially in the fields of noise, power consumption, and bias instability, great development and progress have been made. In the field of noise, effective noise reduction is achieved by introducing oversampling modulation technology combined with digital noise reduction technology. In power consumption, the power consumption of the accelerometer is effectively reduced by using the successive approximation structure in the interface circuit and using the finite state machine for precise control. In bias instability, the effects of temperature offset and zero-point drift are suppressed by using a hybrid topology connection structure in the interface circuit, and an effective reduction of bias instability is achieved. In this paper, the research and progress of MEMS capacitive accelerometer in the field of noise, power consumption and bias instability are reviewed, and the articles published in recent years are listed and summarized and prospected.
A Novel Business Scheduling Approach for Enterprises via Vision Sensing-Based Automatic Documental Information Extraction
Authors: Zhang Yang , Liu Xiu
Published: March 2023

Currently, the prevalence of various Internet intrusion technologies has brought much challenge to the enterprise management. For many core documents, the information leakage may lead to the loss of secrets of enterprises. Therefore, some core official documents in enterprises are in the format of papers, rather than electronic format. As a consequence, it is of significance to develop automatic information processing techniques for official documents in the format of papers, so as to improve the working efficiency of enterprises. In this paper, a novel business scheduling approach for enterprises via vision sensing-based automatic documental information extraction is proposed. For the first stage, the vision sensing-based optical character recognition (OCR) technique is utilized to extract textual information from official documents in the format of papers. For the second stage, the deep neural network is utilized to output business scheduling results on the basis of digital recognition contents from the first stage. Finally, the experimental simulation is also carried out to verify efficiency of the proposal.
An Optimal Partitioning and Floor Planning for VLSI Circuit Design Based on a Hybrid Bio-Inspired Whale Optimization and Adaptive Bird Swarm Optimization (WO-ABSO) Algorithm
Authors: Karthick R. , Senthilselvi A. , Meenalochini P. , Senthil Pandi S
Published: March 2023

Partitioning and Floor Planning are two of the design processes in the VLSI design and are used to reduce the size of the circuit. Area and interconnect length reduction are the key goals for physical design automation of very large-scale integration chips in VLSI physical design optimization. The aim of decreasing the area and interconnect length is to decrease the integrated chip’s size. To achieve the above objective and to achieve the aforementioned goal, an ideal solution for physical design components, like partitioning, floor planning must be found. The existing methods did not provide the sufficient results for Partition and Floor Plan. Therefore, in this paper, an Optimal Partitioning and Floor Planning for the VLSI Circuit Design based on Hybrid Bio-inspired Whale Optimization and Adaptive Bird Swarm Optimization (WO-ABSO) Algorithm are proposed. The goal of hybrid WO-ABSO algorithm for decreasing the delay for partitioning, decreasing the area for floor planning, decreasing the delay, wire length in floor planning has indefinite influence on other criteria, such as power and speed. Here, the circuit partitioning problem is optimized using whale optimization algorithm and the floor planning problem is optimized under ABSO algorithm. The benchmark tests included test cases from Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) benchmark circuits. The proposed hybrid WO-ABSO algorithm attains lower area, lower delay, and lower power usage compared with the existing methods.
The dependency of spectral gaps on the convergence of the inverse iteration for a nonlinear eigenvector problem
Authors: Henning Patrick
Published: March 2023

In this paper, we consider the generalized inverse iteration for computing ground states of the Gross–Pitaevskii eigenvector (GPE) problem. For that we prove explicit linear convergence rates that depend on the maximum eigenvalue in magnitude of a weighted linear eigenvalue problem. Furthermore, we show that this eigenvalue can be bounded by the first spectral gap of a linearized Gross–Pitaevskii operator, recovering the same rates as for linear eigenvector problems. With this we establish the first local convergence result for the basic inverse iteration for the GPE without damping. We also show how our findings directly generalize to extended inverse iterations, such as the Gradient Flow Discrete Normalized (GFDN) proposed in [W. Bao and Q. Du, Computing the ground state solution of Bose–Einstein condensates by a normalized gradient flow, SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 25 (2004) 1674–1697] or the damped inverse iteration suggested in [P. Henning and D. Peterseim, Sobolev gradient flow for the Gross–Pitaevskii eigenvalue problem: Global convergence and computational efficiency, SIAM J. Numer. Anal. 58 (2020) 1744–1772]. Our analysis also reveals why the inverse iteration for the GPE does not react favorably to spectral shifts. This empirical observation can now be explained with a blow-up of a weighting function that crucially contributes to the convergence rates. Our findings are illustrated by numerical experiments.
Cluster model for calculation binding energy of 222,224Ra
Authors: Divshali Keivan Darooyi , Shojaei Mohammad Reza
Published: March 2023

The nucleus can be considered a relativistic system, In particular, we focus on heavy nuclei with zero spin and utilize the relativistic core-cluster model to investigate their structure properties. A zero-spin nucleus is assumed to consist of a core and a cluster, core and cluster spins are zero. We will solve the Klein–Gordon equation, which is a relativistic equation optimized for studying zero-spin systems, with the new phenomenological potential. Then, we will calculate the binding energy and charge radius of the zero-spin heavy nuclei by employing the wave function obtained from the Klein–Gordon equation.
N-SOLITON, BREATHER, LUMP SOLUTIONS AND DIVERSE TRAVELING WAVE SOLUTIONS OF THE FRACTIONAL (2 + 1)-DIMENSIONAL BOUSSINESQ EQUATION
Authors: WANG KANG-JIA , LIU JING-HUA , SI JING , SHI FENG , WANG GUO-DONG
Published: March 2023

The [Formula: see text]-dimensional Boussinesq equation plays a key role in modeling the shallow water. In this work, we derive a new fractional [Formula: see text]-dimensional Boussinesq equation based on the conformable fractional derivative for the first time. By means of the Hirota bilinear method, we obtain the [Formula: see text]-soliton, breather and lump solutions. In addition, the abundant traveling wave solutions like bright solitary, dark solitary wave solutions are investigated by applying the variational method. The solutions are presented through the 3D plots and 2D contours by assigning the proper parameters. The corresponding physical interpretations are also elaborated. The findings in this work are expected to open some new horizons on the study of fractional PDEs in physics.
SIMPSON-LIKE INEQUALITIES FOR TWICE DIFFERENTIABLE (s,P)-CONVEX MAPPINGS INVOLVING WITH AB-FRACTIONAL INTEGRALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
Authors: YUAN XIAOMAN , XU LEI , DU TINGSONG
Published: March 2023

First, we establish the parametrized integral identity and its improved version via Atangana–Baleanu (AB) fractional integrals. For the focus of this paper, we utilize the resulting identities to derive a series of Simpson-like integral inequalities for mappings whose second-order derivatives belong to the [Formula: see text]-convexity and [Formula: see text]-concavity in absolute value. And a couple of outcomes, concerning the Simpson-like quadrature formulas, the [Formula: see text]-digamma functions and the modified Bessel functions, are introduced as applications separately in the end.
On weakly S-primary ideals of commutative rings
Authors: Celikel Ece Yetkin , Khashan Hani A.
Published: March 2023

Let [Formula: see text] be a commutative ring with identity and [Formula: see text] be a multiplicatively closed subset of [Formula: see text]. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of weakly [Formula: see text]-primary ideals as a new generalization of weakly primary ideals. An ideal [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text] disjoint with [Formula: see text] is called a weakly [Formula: see text]-primary ideal if there exists [Formula: see text] such that whenever [Formula: see text] for [Formula: see text], then [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text]. The relationships among [Formula: see text]-prime, [Formula: see text]-primary, weakly [Formula: see text]-primary and [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text]-ideals are investigated. For an element [Formula: see text] in any general ZPI-ring, the (weakly) [Formula: see text]-primary ideals are characterized where [Formula: see text]. Several properties, characterizations and examples concerning weakly [Formula: see text]-primary ideals are presented. The stability of this new concept with respect to various ring-theoretic constructions such as the trivial ring extension and the amalgamation of rings along an ideal are studied. Furthermore, weakly [Formula: see text]-decomposable ideals and [Formula: see text]-weakly Laskerian rings which are generalizations of [Formula: see text]-decomposable ideals and [Formula: see text]-Laskerian rings are introduced.
Anonymous Proxy signature scheme based on multivariate polynomials over finite field
Authors: Omar Satyam , Padhye Sahadeo , Dey Dhananjoy
Published: March 2023

Proxy signature schemes can be used in all the scenarios where a signer is not able to sign an important message. In some cases which involve a group of proxy signers, the anonymity of the proxy signer is required. We propose the first multivariate anonymous proxy signature scheme over finite field, and discuss all its security properties such as anonymity, unforgeability, verifiability, distinguishability, and undeniability. Additionally, we give a toy example to demonstrate the mathematical functioning of the proposed scheme. We compare our scheme with the existing post-quantum anonymous proxy signature scheme.
Minimal encoders of convolutional codes with general cyclic structures
Authors: Gómez-Torrecillas José , Sánchez-Hernández José Patricio
Published: March 2023

Roos’ direct sum decomposition of a cyclic convolutional code based upon a suitable construction of a minimal encoder is extended to a broader class of convolutional codes endowed with additional algebraic structure. The two (equivalent) usual concepts of a convolutional code are taken into account, as a vector space and as a module.
Long short-term memory network-based wastewater quality prediction model with sparrow search algorithm
Authors: Li Guobin , Cui Qingzhe , Wei Shengnan , Wang Xiaofeng , Xu Lixiang , He Lixin , Kwong Timothy C. H. , Tang Yuanyan
Published: March 2023

The wastewater treatment process is characterized by uncertainty, non-linearity, time delay and complexity, and is susceptible to many dynamic factors. Since some key water quality parameters are not available in real time, a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network water quality prediction model based on sparrow search algorithm (SSA-LSTM) and attention mechanism is proposed to solve the problem. In this model, we take historical data as input, constructs models to learn the feature of internal dynamic changes, introduces the attention mechanism, assigns different weights to the hidden state of the LSTM network by mapping weightings with the learning parameter matrix, and uses the SSA to select the optimal hyperparameters for prediction. As high-latitude feature vectors are subject to the curse of dimension, a PCA-LSTM model is further proposed to apply the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method to the SSA-LSTM model to reduce the dimensionality of the original data. The SSA-LSTM model without the PCA method (NPCA-LSTM) and the PCA-LSTM model are applied to predict wastewater quality and the PCA-LSTM model shows higher predictive ability.
Some Topological Results on Complex-Valued Fuzzy Normed Linear Spaces
Authors: Dey Riya , Bag T.
Published: March 2023

In this paper, the concept of complex-valued fuzzy normed linear space is introduced and some examples are given. Basic topological results are developed and some properties of convergent sequence, Cauchy sequence, etc., are studied.
Studies on Catalytic and in Vitro Cytotoxicity Effects of ZnO Nanorods Containing Ag and Their Structural, Morphological, and Antimicrobial Properties
Authors: Aranganayagam K. R. , Marudhachalam R.
Published: March 2023

Zinc oxide (ZnO) and Ag-doped ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized using a soft chemical route, and their properties were characterized using various techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution scanning electron microscope (HRSEM), energy dispersive X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (EDS), and high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). The ZnO ([Formula: see text]O (where [Formula: see text], 0.02 and 0.03) exhibited a hexagonal Wurtzite structure, and Ag doping resulted in the formation of nanorods with decreased grain size. The synthesized materials were found to have antimicrobial properties against human pathogenic bacteria and fungi. MTT assays showed that Ag-doped ZnO had higher cytotoxicity against human embryonic kidney cancer cell lines (HEK 293) compared to pure ZnO. The samples also demonstrated active activity towards the catalyst for the selective oxidation of alcohols. Finally, a statistical model was developed for antibacterial studies using ANOVA, which was consistent with the experimental findings. These results demonstrate the potential of Ag-doped ZnO nanoparticles for use in biomedical and catalytic applications.
Optical second-harmonic generation imaging for identifying gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Authors: Zhang Shichao , Huang Xingxin , Kang Deyong , Miao Jikui , Zhan Zhenlin , Guan Guoxian , Chen Jianxin , Zhou Yongjian , Li Lianhuang
Published: March 2023

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors arising in the digest tract. It brings a challenge to diagnosis because it is asymptomatic clinically. It is well known that tumor development is often accompanied by the changes in the morphology of collagen fibers. Nowadays, an emerging optical imaging technique, second-harmonic generation (SHG), can directly identify collagen fibers without staining due to its noncentrosymmetric properties. Therefore, in this study, we attempt to assess the feasibility of SHG imaging for detecting GISTs by monitoring the morphological changes of collagen fibers in tumor microenvironment. We found that collagen alterations occurred obviously in the GISTs by comparing with normal tissues, and furthermore, two morphological features from SHG images were extracted to quantitatively assess the morphological difference of collagen fibers between normal muscular layer and GISTs by means of automated image analysis. Quantitative analyses show a significant difference in the two collagen features. This study demonstrates the potential of SHG imaging as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for label-free identification of GISTs.
The consummate geoscientist: a celebration of the career of Maarten de Wit
Authors: Hynes Andrew J. , Murphy J. Brendan
Published: March 2023

This volume assembles a collection of papers on the application of plate-tectonic principles to the understanding of ancient orogens, in honour of Maarten de Wit, who was guided throughout his research career by such applications. There are several recurring themes including: (1) collisional orogenesis associated with supercontinent amalgamation; (2) accretionary orogenesis along supercontinent peripheries; and (3) intracontinental deformation as a consequence of stresses transmitted thousands of kilometres into the orogenic foreland. Very appropriately, given Maarten's huge influence on international cooperation among Earth scientists, 70 authors, from 15 different countries, from every continent except Antarctica, have contributed to the volume.
Affective Feedback Synthesis Towards Multimodal Text and Image Data
Authors: Kumar Puneet , Bhatt Gaurav , Ingle Omkar , Goyal Daksh , Raman Balasubramanian
Published: March 2023

In this article, we have defined a novel task of affective feedback synthesis that generates feedback for input text and corresponding images in a way similar to humans responding to multimodal data. A feedback synthesis system has been proposed and trained using ground-truth human comments along with image–text input. We have also constructed a large-scale dataset consisting of images, text, Twitter user comments, and the number of likes for the comments by crawling news articles through Twitter feeds. The proposed system extracts textual features using a transformer-based textual encoder. The visual features have been extracted using a Faster region-based convolutional neural networks model. The textual and visual features have been concatenated to construct multimodal features that the decoder uses to synthesize the feedback. We have compared the results of the proposed system with baseline models using quantitative and qualitative measures. The synthesized feedbacks have been analyzed using automatic and human evaluation. They have been found to be semantically similar to the ground-truth comments and relevant to the given text–image input.
Conditional Cross-Platform User Engagement Prediction
Authors: Li Xinhang , Qiu Zhaopeng , Jiang Jiacheng , Zhang Yong , Xing Chunxiao , Wu Xian
Published: March 2023

The bursting of media sharing platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Kwai enables normal users to create and share content with worldwide audiences. The most popular YouTuber can attract up to 100 million followers. Since there are multiple popular platforms, it’s quite common that a YouTuber publishes the same media to multiple platforms, or replicates all media from one platform to another. However, the users of different platforms have different tastes. The media that is popular on one platform may not be a great vogue on other platforms. Observing such cross-platform variance, we propose a new task: estimating the user engagement score of a media on one platform given its popularity on other platforms. This task can benefit both the YouTubers and the platform. On one hand, YouTubers can use the predicted engagement to guide the media reworking; on the other hand, the platform can use the predicted engagement to establish promotion and advertising plans. Therefore, this task is of great practical value. To tackle this task, we propose a disentangled neural network that can separate the general media adorability from platform inclinations. In this manner, by substituting the inclination from the source platform to the target platform, we are able to predict the user engagement in the target platform. To validate the proposed model, we manage to build a dataset of micro-videos which are published on four platforms TikTok, Kwai, Bilibili, and WESEE. The experimental results prove the effectiveness of the proposed model.
Open Challenges on Aluminum Triflate-Based Electrolytes for Aluminum Batteries
Authors: Rahide Fatemehsadat , Zemlyanushin Eugen , Bosch Georg-Maximilian , Dsoke Sonia
Published: March 2023

Among possible “beyond Lithium” candidates, Aluminum is the most abundant one, and it can theoretically provide three times more charge per redox center as compared to Lithium. However, a drawback of Aluminum batteries is the requirement of an acidic electrolyte based on an ionic liquid and Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) salts to enable plating and stripping. This electrolyte is very corrosive and restricts the use of suitable current collectors and all involved parts of the cell. Recently, Aluminum trifluoromethanesulfonate (Al(OTF)3) has been proposed as a non-corrosive alternative to AlCl3. It was suggested that this salt could enable plating and stripping of aluminum in a melt composed of urea and N-Methylacetamide (NMA). However, to assess the real suitability of these electrolytes, it is necessary to evaluate their electrochemical behavior at different working conditions. With this purpose, we present the electrochemical study of two electrolyte compositions based on the non-corrosive Al(OTF)3 salt, urea and two different solvents, NMA and Ethyl-Isopropyl-Sulfone (EiPS). This work highlights important challenges related to the reversibility of the redox reactions when using Al(OTF)3-based electrolytes and reveals an unexpected behavior with substrates other than Pt or Cu. These aspects should be taken into consideration in future research for AlCl3-free electrolytes.
Childhood household dysfunction is associated with reduced left ventricular mass in young adulthood
Authors: Dempster Kylie S. , O’Leary Deborah D. , MacNeil Adam J. , Wade Terrance J.
Published: March 2023

This is the first study to investigate the influence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on left ventricular mass (LVM) and function. We identified experiencing any childhood household dysfunction was associated with lower LVM in young adults independent of sex, recent life stress, BMI and height, smoking, physical activity, and inflammation. We speculate an inflection point in LVM occurs in midlife predisposing these individuals toward a hypertrophic profile and elevated risk of heart disease in later life, although this requires longitudinal investigation.
Analysis of the Effect of Music Therapy Interventions on College Students with Excessive Anxiety
Authors: Liu Sha , Li Genqiang
Published: March 2023

In order to explore and analyze the effect of music therapy interventions on college students with excessive anxiety, this paper selected 240 year 2017- to year 2020-enrolled undergraduates from a comprehensive university in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, in Central China as research objects. These college students had been diagnosed as excessive anxiety and were randomly divided into two groups—intervention group and control group—with 120 students in each group. The control group received conventional mental health treatment for college students, while the intervention group received music therapy interventions on this basis with 3 times a week for 24 times. The instruments used in the music therapy include piano, percussion instruments, melodic instruments, and diffuse instruments; the specific implementation of each therapy is divided into five parts: warm-up, rhythm percussion, song singing, instrumental ensemble, and music appreciation. The study results show that before treatment, the excessive anxiety score of college student in the control group was 63-76 with an average score of

72.58
±
5.27

; after treatment, that was 45-64 with an average score of

54.46
±
6.82

; before treatment, the excessive anxiety score of college student in the intervention group was 62-78 with an average score of

72.56
±
5.51

; after treatment, that was 26-44 with an average score of

33.19
±
5.51

. Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the excessive anxiety scores between the two groups of college students (

P
>
0.05

); after treatment, the excessive anxiety scores of the two groups were lower than those before treatment, and the reduction degrees in the intervention group were bigger than those in the control group, with statistically significant difference (

P
<
0.05

). Therefore, music therapy interventions can significantly reduce the excessive anxiety of college students; the analysis also shows that factors such as gender, grade, major, origin, repertoire type, therapy type, and anxiety type could affect the effect of music therapy interventions to some certain extent. For example, the effect of music therapy interventions on college students in psychology or related majors is better than that of students in other majors; the effect of receptive music therapy is better than that of creative and improvised music therapy; the effect of music therapy interventions on college students’ life event, romantic relationship, and social anxiety is better than that on college students’ test and job-hunting anxiety.
[Retracted] Research on Interactive Design Algorithm of Folk Museum Exhibit Map Based on Intelligent Wireless Sensor Network
Authors: Li Yifei
Published: March 2023

With the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, people’s pursuit of material life and satisfaction of spirituality are also increasing, and the demand for culture and value orientation are also diversifying. As an important position of many cultural consumption places, museums have seen an unprecedented increase in their cultural radiation and public attention. In such a large social environment, the nature museum industry increasingly recognizes that to make full use of the role of museums and better reflects the characteristics of the industry, it is necessary to introduce visual image design into museums. However, visual imagery design in domestic museums is still in its infancy; only a few large national museums have adopted visual imagery design, while relevant research in small folk art museums is still rare. This paper takes Guangzhou Folk Museum as the research object, based on which a new model of interactive design of Guangzhou Folk Museum display map using intelligent wireless sensor technology is proposed, combining the industrial characteristics of folk art and the visual imagery characteristics of Guangzhou Folk Museum. By analyzing the performance of the core algorithm of this system, it is concluded that the performance of the system is very good. However, the application of this model can enable the Guangzhou Folk Museum to establish the brand image of Guangzhou Folk Museum and create more folk culture value in the face of new opportunities and challenges.
Experimental Research on Heating Transfer Improvement of Materials that Change Phase in Tunnels in Cold Regions
Authors: Zhang Xu , Qi Dianwei , Wang Wanjiang , Zhang Jiaqi , Yan Hongchao , Li Xiancheng
Published: March 2023

In tunnel heating systems, phase change materials may minimize the consumption of conventional electric energy, which is very considerate in the field of tunnel heating in cold regions. Because of the phase change material’s poor heat conductivity, its annual growth rate heat absorption and release is slower; thus, the majority of phase change heat storage systems must improve heat transmission. In this study, a spiral metal ring is implanted in the paraffin to improve heat transmission to achieve this objective using a concentric sleeve-type paraffin heat storage device as a medium. Experiments were performed out in order to determine the effects of heating rate, hot fluid flow rate, and the use of a spiral metal ring on the heat storage and release process of a thermal storage device. In comparison to the paraffin thermal storage device, the embedding of the spiral metal ring accelerates the internal thermal performance of the composite heat storage device, resulting in a more uniform temperature distribution. When the thermal radiation heating rate is 60°C, 65°C, or 70°C during the heat storage process, the heat storage time of the composite heating storage device is reduced by 59.2 percent, 44.4 percent, and 40.7 percent, respectively. When the ambient temperature is 26°C and the heat storage device’s starting temperature is 65°C, the exothermic time is reduced by 22.6 percent.
Strong

z

°

-Submodules of a Module
Authors: Farshadifar Faranak
Published: March 2023

Let

R

be a commutative ring with an identity. The purpose of this paper is to introduce and investigate the notion of strong

z

°

-submodules of an

R

-module as an extension of

z

°

-submodules and quasi

z

°

-submodules.
Evidence of Antibodies against the West Nile Virus and the Usutu Virus in Dogs and Horses from the Southeast of France
Authors: Laidoudi Younes , Durand Guillaume , Watier-Grillot Stéphanie , Dessimoulie Anne-Sophie , Labarde Claire , Normand Thomas , Andréo Virginie , Guérin Patrick , Grard Gilda , Davoust Bernard
Published: March 2023

Every year, the world faces vector-borne diseases including arboviral (arthropod-borne viral) diseases caused by several, possibly fatal flaviviruses. The way they spread is related to a complex episystem involving several elements including vector abundance, animal carriers, and the flavivirus itself, which makes the disease difficult to manage. Here, we serologically screened 556 animals (358 dogs and 198 horses) using ELISA and a serum neutralisation test (SNT) for the anti-IgG antibodies directed against the West Nile (WNV) and Usutu (USUV) viruses. The animals investigated were split into two groups according to their exposure to the risk linked to the abundance of mosquitoes and migratory birds as well as the geographical distribution of arbovirus cases (458 animals from areas exposed to risk and 98 not exposed to risk). Overall, 25/310 dogs (8.1%) and 2/148 horses (1.3%) tested positive for SNT WNV and/or USUV in geographically exposed areas. Animals in unexposed areas were all negative. The geographical distribution of WNV seroprevalence in dogs was the same as the distribution of reported autochthonous human cases. Interestingly, a non-negligible seroprevalence caused by an as yet unidentified flavivirus other than WNV, USUV, or tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) was detected in 18.6% (28/150) and 3.7% (4/106) of the investigated dogs and horses from the Hérault department, in the southeast of France, respectively. These data highlight the role of outdoor dogs as suitable sentinels for the evidence of WNV and USUV circulation in each area. In addition, the serological detection of an as yet unidentified flavivirus circulating in the Hérault department deserves greater attention, as this may constitute a serious threat to public and animal health.
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Location Optimization with Mixed and Forecasted Charging Requirements
Authors: Hu Dandan , Cai Shuxuan , Liu Zhi-Wei
Published: March 2023

Electric vehicles are not widely adopted without proper charging infrastructure, despite their environmental benefits and growing popularity in transportation. This paper focuses on the location problem of charging infrastructure to achieve a more optimized charging facility layout. The charging demands of electric vehicles can be divided into two categories. The first category is generated at network points such as shopping malls, office buildings, parking lots, and residential areas. The second category is generated along the flow of network paths, such as on the highway and on the way to and from work. The goal of this problem is to maximize both categories of charging demands using a nonlinear integer programming model. We introduce the spatial intersection model to obtain the data on path demand. The spatial intersection model is introduced to obtain data on path demand. In addition, future demand is taken into account in the optimization through data forecasting. Then, the greedy algorithm is designed to solve the optimization model. The effectiveness is proved by a lot of random experiments. Finally, the effects of parameters are analyzed by a case study. The location decision of charging stations for both demands is more reasonable than only one type of demand consideration. The proposed model ensures the coverage and appropriate extension of the charging network.
Non-Essential Amino Acid Availability Influences Proteostasis and Breast Cancer Cell Survival During Proteotoxic Stress
Authors: Sannino Sara , Manuel Allison M. , Shang Chaowei , Wendell Stacy G. , Wipf Peter , Brodsky Jeffrey L.
Published: March 2023

Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) regulates tumor growth and proliferation when cells are exposed to proteotoxic stress, such as during treatment with certain chemotherapeutics. Consequently, cancer cells depend to a greater extent on stress signaling, and require the integrated stress response (ISR), amino acid metabolism, and efficient protein folding and degradation pathways to survive. To define how these interconnected pathways are wired when cancer cells are challenged with proteotoxic stress, we investigated how amino acid abundance influences cell survival when Hsp70, a master proteostasis regulator, is inhibited. We previously demonstrated that cancer cells exposed to a specific Hsp70 inhibitor induce the ISR via the action of two sensors, GCN2 and PERK, in stress-resistant and sensitive cells, respectively. In resistant cells, the induction of GCN2 and autophagy supported resistant cell survival, yet the mechanism by which these events were induced remained unclear. We now report that amino acid availability reconfigures the proteostasis network. Amino acid supplementation, and in particular arginine addition, triggered cancer cell death by blocking autophagy. Consistent with the importance of amino acid availability, which when limited activates GCN2, resistant cancer cells succumbed when challenged with a potentiator for another amino acid sensor, mTORC1, in conjunction with Hsp70 inhibition.

Implications:

These data position amino acid abundance, GCN2, mTORC1, and autophagy as integrated therapeutic targets whose coordinated modulation regulates the survival of proteotoxic-resistant breast cancer cells.
Reliabilität, Validität und Akzeptanz des DIPS Open Access 1.2: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen in einer Gelegenheitsstichprobe aus der Allgemeinbevölkerung (Convenience Sample)
Authors: Kröber Svea , Schneider Silvia , Margraf Jürgen , Teismann Tobias , Sommer Katharina , Totzeck Christina , von Brachel Ruth
Published: March 2023

Hintergrund: Ziel der vorliegenden Studie war die Überprüfung der Interrater-Reliabilität, Validität und Akzeptanz des DIPS Open Access 1.2 (DIPS-OA1.2) in einer Gelegenheitsstichprobe aus der Allgemeinbevölkerung. Methode: Sieben DIPS-zertifizierte Psychologinnen (B.Sc.) führten 144 Interviews durch. Anschließend wurden die durch die Interviewerin gestellten Diagnosen mit denen einer Gegenko­diererin verglichen. Außerdem füllten die Proband:innen nach dem Interview eine Fragebogenbatterie aus. Ergebnisse: Die Ergebnisse sprechen für eine gute bis sehr gute Interrater-Reliabilität aller überprüfbaren Oberklassen und Störungskategorien mit Ausnahme der früheren Diagnosen der Generalisierten Angststörung und der depressiven Störung aufgrund eines anderen medizinischen Krankheitsfaktors. Außerdem deuten die Ergebnisse auf eine gute Validität der Oberklasse Angststörungen sowie eine hohe Ak­zeptanz des DIPS-OA1.2 hin. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Studie sind vergleichbar mit denen der Studien zu den Vorgängerversionen des DIPS und deuten auf eine gute Reliabilität, Validität und Akzeptanz des DIPS-OA1.2 in einer Gelegenheitsstichprobe aus der Allgemeinbevölkerung hin. Vor diesem Hintergrund lässt sich festhalten, dass sich das DIPS-OA1.2 insbesondere auch für epidemiologische Studien eignet.
Delayed Nonarteritic Posterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy following Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus: A Case Report
Authors: Wu Cheng-En , Wen Kuo-Hung , Huang Chin-Wei
Published: March 2023

Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION), a relatively rare condition, is diagnosed primarily based on the clinical presentation of sudden visual impairment, an optic nerve-related visual field defect, and an initial normal optic disc that corresponds to its pathology of acute ischemia. Among its etiologies, nonarteritic PION is one of the most common causes. Studies on cases of PION associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) are limited, and the diagnosis was made based on the appearance of visual symptoms shortly following rashes. We describe a 64-year-old Asian woman with sudden painless visual loss in the upper half visual field of the left eye 6 weeks after ipsilateral HZO. Within a week, her left vision progressed to total visual loss. Initial examination revealed a near-total visual defect and a normal appearance of the optic disc in the left eye. Laboratory and imaging studies excluded the compressive, infiltrative, or inflammatory etiologies of the left optic nerve. Considering the temporal relationship between the skin rash and visual loss, HZO was the most likely cause of the nonarteritic PION. The patient was given a short course of oral valaciclovir and aspirin. At 6 weeks after the visual loss, an examination revealed stationary visual acuity and visual field defect in the left eye with a pale optic disc, and a retinal nerve fiber loss in the left eye. Compared with previous studies, our case demonstrated a delayed presentation of nonarteritic PION following HZO and broadened the scope of herpes zoster optic neuropathy.
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Gene I/D Polymorphism Is Significantly Associated with Insulin Resistance and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Li Jie , Lin Zhong , Wang Shujia , Shi Qiuling
Published: March 2023

Introduction: This study was performed to clarify the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) I/D polymorphism on the risk of insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: Six genotype models and the mean difference (MD)/standardized mean difference (SMD) were applied to evaluate the effects of ACE I/D polymorphism on insulin resistance and PCOS risk. Results: Thirteen studies with 3,212 PCOS patients and 2,314 controls were collected. In the pooled analysis and Caucasian subgroup, the ACE I/D polymorphism was significantly associated with PCOS risk, even after removing the non-Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) studies. Moreover, the positive effect of ACE I/D polymorphism in PCOS was mainly presented in Caucasians (removing non-HWE, DD + DI vs. II: odds ratio [OR] = 2.15, p = 0.017; DD vs. DI + II: OR = 2.64, p = 0.007; DD vs. DI: OR = 2.48, p = 0.014; DD vs. II: OR = 3.31, p = 0.005; D vs. I: OR = 2.02, p = 0.005) compared to Asians. Interestingly, only in Asians was the ACE I/D polymorphism significantly correlated to insulin levels (DI vs. II: SMD = 0.19, 95% CI = (0.03, 0.35), p = 0.023) and HOMA-IR (DI vs. II: MD = 0.50, 95% CI = (0.05, 0.95), p = 0.031). Conclusions: The D allele of the ACE I/D polymorphism promotes PCOS development. Moreover, the ACE I/D polymorphism was also associated with insulin-resistant PCOS, especially among Asians.
Construção de sentido mediada por histórias em quadrinhos na aula de Português Língua de Herança
Authors: Caldeira Brízzida
Published: March 2023

Neste artigo, discute-se o papel da socialização no uso da linguagem (Duff; Talmy, 2011) para o desenvolvimento linguístico a partir da integração conceptual (Fauconnier; Turner, 2002).  Para tanto, analisa-se qualitativamente uma prática realizada com um aluno de português língua de herança em um curso particular francês. A aula contempla a exploração de uma HQ do personagem Papa-Capim (Maurício de Sousa) e propicia a coconstrução oral de uma narrativa (Bruner, 1991) na LH. A linguagem icônica da HQ e o estado de conversa instaurado pela professora fornecem pistas para a ativação dos Modelos Cognitivos Idealizados (Lakoff, 1987) que estruturam o processo de integração conceptual que cria novos sentidos na LH. Os resultados revelam que, além das pistas verbo-visuais, os quadrinhos oportunizam exposição linguística e desenvolvimento de aspectos discursivos, linguísticos e culturais. A prática pedagógica também favoreceu a realização de inferências intratextuais e extratextuais na LH, pautadas nos conhecimentos disponíveis na memória de longo prazo do aluno (Ackerman, 1988; Cain; Oakhill; Bryant, 2000; Oliveira, 2014).
Randomized Trial of Stand-Alone Use of the Antimicrobial Envelope in High-Risk Cardiac Device Patients
Authors: Ellis Christopher R. , Greenspon Arnold J. , Andriulli John A. , Gould Paul A. , Carillo Roger G. , Kolek Matthew J. , Donegan Rachel , Amaral Ansel P. , Mittal Suneet
Published: March 2023

Background:

Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection has a high mortality. Previous investigations showed reduced postoperative infections using skin preparation with chlorhexidine, preoperative intravenous antibiotics, and a TYRX-a antibacterial envelope. The additional benefit of antibiotic pocket wash and postoperative antibiotics has not been systematically studied.

Methods:

The ENVELOPE trial (A Randomized trial of Stand-Alone Use of the Antimicrobial Envelope in High-Risk Cardiac Device Patients) was a prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial enrolling patients undergoing CIED procedures with ≥2 risk factors for infection. The control arm received standard chlorhexidine skin preparation, intravenous antibiotics, and the TYRX-a antibiotic envelope. The study arm received pocket wash (500 mL antibiotic solution) and postoperative antibiotics for 3 days along with the prophylactic control measures. The primary end point was CIED infection and system removal at 6 months.

Results:

One thousand ten subjects (505 per arm) were enrolled and randomized. Patients were seen in person for a wound check with digital photo 2 weeks postimplant and at 3 and 6 months. CIED infection rate was low in both groups (1.0% control arm and 1.2% study arm,
P
=0.74). In the 11 subjects with infection and system removal, the time to study end point was 107±92 days with a PADIT (Prevention of Arrhythmia Device Infection Trial) score of 7.4 and a 64% 1-year mortality. Prior history of CIED infection independently predicted CIED system removal at 6 months in all subjects (odds ratio, 9.77,
P
=0.004). Of 11 infections requiring system removal, 5 were in the setting of pocket hematoma.

Conclusions:

The use of antibiotic pocket irrigation and postoperative oral antibiotics provides no additional benefit to the prophylactic measures of chlorhexidine skin preparation, preoperative intravenous antibiotics, and an antibiotic envelope in reducing CIED infection. Postoperative hematoma is a major risk factor for infection, driven by the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications. The strongest predictor of CIED removal at 6 months, regardless of intervention, was prior CIED infection.

Registration:

URL:
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov
; Unique identifier: NCT02809131.
Scorpiops zhui sp. n., a new species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 from Chongqing, China (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae)
Authors: LV HE-YU , LOURENÇO WILSON R. , DI ZHI-YONG
Published: March 2023

A new species of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 is described from Wuxi and Wushan County, Chongqing City, China. The new species is mainly characterized by a moderate size, in relation to the other species of genus, with dark reddish-brown to reddish-black coloration; 15–17 (usually 17) external trichobothria (5 eb, 1–2 esb, 1–2 em, 4 est, 4 et), 8–11 (usually 10) ventral trichobothria in the pedipalp patella and 4–5 (usually 5) ventral trichobothria on chela; pedipalp chela fingers are scalloped in males and nearly straight in females. With the present description the number of known species of Scorpiops recorded from China is raised to 33.
Effect of Large-Scale Circulation Anomalies on Summer Rainfall over the Yangtze River Basin: Tropical versus Extratropical
Authors: Li Xinyu , Lu Riyu , Wang Xidong
Published: March 2023

This study investigates the tropical and extratropical circulation anomalies that directly affect the summer rainfall over the Yangtze River basin (YRB). In the lower troposphere, the tropical circulation anomalies that enhance the YRB rainfall manifest as an anticyclonic anomaly over the tropical western North Pacific (WNP) and the extratropical circulation anomalies are characterized by northeasterly anomalies to the north of the YRB. It is found that the heavier the YRB rainfall, the more necessary the cooperation between the tropical WNP anticyclonic anomaly and the midlatitude northeasterly anomalies, and compared to the tropical WNP anticyclonic anomaly, the midlatitude northeasterly anomalies can more efficiently induce the YRB rainfall. Further results indicate that the tropical WNP anticyclonic anomaly exhibits notable quasi-biweekly feature and provides a favorable background for the enhanced YRB rainfall. By contrast, the northeasterly anomalies are dominated by synoptic variability. Furthermore, there are significant precursor signals for the lower-tropospheric northeasterly anomalies. These signals manifest as the eastward propagation of two wave trains in the upper troposphere: a midlatitude one and a high-latitude one, which tend to be independent. The midlatitude one originates around the Mediterranean Sea and propagates eastward along the Asian westerly jet. The high-latitude one propagates over the high-latitude Eurasian continent, from Europe eastward to Lake Baikal and then southeastward to East Asia.
ENSO–Rainfall Teleconnection over the Maritime Continent Enhances and Shifts Eastward under Warming
Authors: Chen Chen , Sahany Sandeep , Moise Aurel F. , Chua Xin Rong , Hassim Muhammad E. , Lim Gerald , Prasanna Venkatraman
Published: March 2023

The Maritime Continent (MC), located in the heart of the Indo-Pacific warm pool, plays an important role in the global climate. However, the future MC climate is largely unknown, in particular the ENSO–rainfall teleconnection. ENSO induces a zonal dipole pattern of rainfall variability across the Indo-Pacific Ocean, that is, positive variability in the tropical Pacific and negative variability toward the MC. Here, new CMIP6 models robustly project that, for both land and sea rainfall, the negative ENSO teleconnection over the MC (drier during El Niño and wetter during La Niña) could intensify significantly under the Shared Socioeconomic Pathway 5–8.5 (SSP585) warming scenario. A strengthened teleconnection may cause enhanced droughts and flooding, leading to agricultural impacts and altering rainfall predictability over the region. Models also project that both the Indo-Pacific rainfall center and the zero crossing of dipole-like rainfall variability shift eastward; these adjustments are more notable during boreal summer than during winter. All these projections are robustly supported by the model agreement and scale up with the warming trend.
Named and Shamed: International Advocacy and Public Support for Repressive Leaders
Authors: Morrison Kelly
Published: March 2023

Do international naming and shaming campaigns reduce public support for repressive leaders? International advocacy can provide domestic audiences with new information about human rights abuses and shift perspectives about repression. When effective, these tactics reduce repression by marring a leader’s reputation with the public. Recent research has begun to analyze this causal pathway but has yet to consider the impact of international advocacy on support for repressive leaders across different groups. I argue that the impact of advocacy on individual support for repressive leaders varies with individuals’ relationship to repression victims, identification with repressive leaders, and trust in campaign sources. Using a representative survey experiment in the United States, I find that naming and shaming increases opposition to repressive leaders among those who view victims as non-threatening and those who do not share a party with the leader. Of concern, advocacy results in a backlash effect among other demographics.