bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Contemporaneous sample data tracking for the generation of genome edited cell lines
Authors: Plant Anne L. , Halter Michael W. , Stinson Jeffrey R. , Greene Gretchen R.
Published: June 2022

It is difficult to capture the large numbers of steps and details that often characterize research in the biomedical sciences. We present an approach that is based on commercial spreadsheet software so it is easily adaptable by the experimentalist. The approach is designed to be compatible with an experimentalist’s workflow and allows the capture in real time of detailed information associated, in this use case, with laboratory actions involved in the process of editing, enriching and isolating clonal gene-edited pluripotent stem cell (PSC) lines. Intuitive features and flexibility allow an experimentalist without extensive programming knowledge to modify spreadsheets in response to changes in protocols and to perform simple queries. The experimental details are collated in a table format from which they can be exported in open standard formats (e.g., Extensible Markup Language (XML) or Comma Separated Values (CSV) for ingestion into a data repository supporting interoperability with other applications. We demonstrate a sample- and file-naming convention that enables the automated creation of file directory folders with human readable semantic titles within a local file system. These operations facilitate the local organization of documentation and data for each cell line derived from each transfection in designated folder/file locations. This approach is generalizable to experimental applications beyond this use case.
Exergy Assessment of Hybrid District Heating Systems Using Resource Exergy Analysis (REA)
Authors: Jentsch Andrej , Yu Young Jae , Ramousse Julien , Kallert Anna
Published: June 2022

In this paper six supply systems for a simulated energy demand scenario are compared using resource exergy analysis (REA). The analysis is complemented with an assessment of greenhouse gas emissions. The six scenarios (S) that are compared are • S1: decentralized gas boilers, • S2: low temperature district heating using 50% heat from a block CHP plant and 50% heat from a gas boiler, • S3: decentralized air-source heat pumps, • S4: a very low temperature district heating network with a central large heat pump and decentralized electrical boilers, • S5: a cold district heating network using heat from the ground as a source for decentralized water-water heat pumps and • S6: deep geothermal low temperature district heating network. The electricity used in all scenarios is assumed to come from PV panels that are newly built on the district. Thus, all results for hybrid energy systems can be considered best-case scenarios. Scenario 1 and Scenario 6 are intended to provide reference scenarios for the evaluation of the considered hybrid energy systems. S1 allows a comparison with the current status quo. S6 is there to show how good hybrid energy systems can be if compared to one of the best thermal district heating sources. The results of the performed analysis show that hybrid energy networks can be among the most resource saving and low carbon heat supply solutions possible. In order to achieve this outcome, it is important to ensure that the electric load generated by these systems is covered by additional GHGE-free power supply. In comparison to natural gas boilers hybrid energy systems can save more than 70% of resource exergy and over 90% of GHGE. All considered hybrid energy systems produce similar savings, so that the decision on what type of hybrid energy system is best for a given community largely depends on the heat demand density, the potential for heat networks or air-water heat exchangers and the availability of suitable heat sources apart from life-cycle cost considerations. While hybrid energy networks can be among the top solutions for decreasing resource exergy consumption and GHGE, they are not the only technology suitable for resource saving and climate friendly heat supply. Scenario 6 (Deep geothermal heat) shows that district heating using suitable thermal sources can match or even outperform best case hybrid energy networks. However, since thermal sources that can directly provide heat at the temperature levels required by the building stock can be locally limited, hybrid energy networks are one of the key technologies to supply heat to areas with high heat demand density.
WIDESim: A toolkit for simulating resource management techniques of scientific Workflows in Distributed Environments with graph topology
Authors: Rayej Mohammad Amin , Siar Hajar , Izadi Mohammad
Published: June 2022

This paper presents a toolkit for simulating resource management of scientific workflows in distributed environments with graph topol-ogy called WIDESim. WIDESim can work with all three different structures of scientific workflows: single, multiple workflows, and workflow ensembles. Also, unlike most existing network simulators, there is no constraint on the topology of the distributed environment. We have analyzed the performance of WIDESim in comparison to standard simulators and workflow management tools. The comparison indicates that WIDESim’s performance is close to existing standard simulators besides its improvements.
Photo-engineered optoelectronic properties of indium tin oxide via reactive laser annealing
Authors: Hillier James Athur , Patsalas Panos , Karfaridis Dimitrios , Camelio Sophie , Cranton Wayne , Nabok Alexei V. , Mellor Christopher J. , Koutsogeorgis Demosthenes C. , Kalfagiannis Nikolaos
Published: June 2022

Transparent conductive oxides are appealing materials for optoelectronic and plasmonic applications as, amongst other advantages, their properties can be modulated by engineering their defects. Optimisation of this adjustment is, however, a complex design problem. This work examined the modification of the carrier transport properties of sputtered tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) via laser annealing in reactive environments. We relate the optical modifications to the structural, compositional, and electronic properties to elucidate the precise mechanisms behind the reactive laser annealing (ReLA) process. For sufficiently high laser fluence, we reveal an ambient-dependent and purely compositional modulation of the carrier concentration of ITO thin films. Hereby, we demonstrate that ReLA utilises the precise energy delivery of photonic processing to enhance the carrier mobility and finely tune the carrier concentration without significantly affecting the crystal structure. Exploitation of this phenomena may enable one to selectively engineer the optoelectronic properties of ITO, promising an alternative to the exploration of new materials for optoelectronic and photonic applications.
Validation of Indian version of musculoskeletal tumor society score questionnaire- hospital- based cohort study
Authors: Ansari Sajid , Khande Chandra Kumar , Bansal Shivam , sah Saroj prasad , khan Mohd Moin , dhingra mohit
Published: June 2022

Background- Scoring systems are regarded as quantitative methods to assess the severity of a disease and its treatment modalities. The Musculoskeletal tumor society score (MSTS) questionnaire which was developed in 1985 and revised in 1993 to measure the functional outcome in patients with neoplasm still holds good. All scoring systems need validation in the native language of the people being used. Here, we have created an Indian version of the MSTS scoring system and validated the psychometric properties of the created version. Material and methods- all the patients who were operated on for aggressive benign and malignant bone tumors of lower limbs were included in the study. two independent observers who were well versed in the Hindi language made a consensual draft. the questionnaire was put to the patients at two different point of time and the results were analysed. Results- the lower extremity version demonstrated an excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alfa = 0.999: CI = 0.9-1.0) at day 0 and excellent reliability (Cronbach alfa = 0.999: CI = 0.9-1.0) except for good reliability (Cronbach's alfa = 0.87: CI = 0.80–0.92) of gait score at day 10. Conclusion - from the above validation we conclude that the Hindi version of the MSTS score can be easily used in place of the English in our Indian population
First-trimester abortion protocols in hospitals compared to office-based settings in Switzerland – a national survey study in Switzerland
Authors: Eckstein Samuel Martin , von Felten Stefanie , Perotto Laura , Brun Romana , Vorburger Denise
Published: June 2022

PurposeSimplified first-trimester abortion protocols are well established as they facilitate access to services and improve patient satisfaction without compromising safety. However, data on abortion protocols across Switzerland by facility type are lacking. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to analyse hospital-derived abortion protocols, as opposed to office-based protocols, across Switzerland in terms of their acceptance among women. The second aim was to assess abortion protocols and outcomes of specialised general practitioners (GPs) following simplified protocols.MethodsThis study consists of two parts. (i) A nationwide questionnaire was distributed among hospitals and private practices covering details of abortion protocols and numbers between April and July, 2019. The primary endpoint was the proportion of women undergoing an abortion after the first consultation at the chosen facility (adherence), regarding the complexity of abortion protocols in each setting. (ii) A retrospective study was conducted to analyse the outcomes of office-based institutions with simplified abortion procedures over a period of 10 years from January, 2008, to December, 2018. (BASEC-No. Req-2018-01031).Results (i) Office-based facilities showed less complex abortion protocols, resulting in a significantly higher probability of undergoing an abortion after the first consultation than hospitals. Their protocols allowed for a higher gestational age by medical means, and they offered mifepristone intake within the first consultation along with fewer staff members involved and a lower number of overall consultations. (ii) From 5,495 women, a total of 5,274 patients were included, of which the incidence of complications requiring surgery was at a low of 2.5%. ConclusionThis study highlights that simplified abortion protocols are crucial to ease access to abortion services, as represented by higher adherence in office-based facilities. Simplified protocols in abortion services are safe, and repetitive counselling and in-person visits should only be reserved for selected cases.
Short Communication: How Should the Respiration Rate Be Counted in Cattle?
Authors: Dißmann L. , Heinicke J. , Jensen K. C. , Amon T. , Hoffmann G.
Published: June 2022

Respiration rate (RR) is a proficient indicator to measure the health status of cattle. The common method of measurement is to count the number of respiratory cycles each minute based on flank movements. However, there is no consistent method of execution. In previous studies, various methods have been described, including counting flank movements for 15 s, 30 s or 60 s as well as stopping the time for 5 or 10 breaths. We assume that the accuracy of the aforementioned methods differs. Therefore, we compared their precision with an RR sensor, which was used as the reference method in this study. Five scientists from the fields of agricultural science and veterinary medicine quantified the flank movement according to each of the five methods mentioned above. The results showed that with an average RR of 30 breaths per minute (bpm), all methods showed a high correlation to the values of the RR sensor. However, counting breaths for 60 s had the highest level of conformity with the RR sensor (Lin`s concordance correlation coefficient: 0.96) regardless of the level of RR. With rising RR, the inaccuracy increased significantly for the other four investigated methods, especially when counting 5 and 10 breaths. Therefore, we would recommend that counting for 60 s should be used as the standard method for future studies due to its high precision regardless of the level of RR.
Preparation of Metrological States in Dipolar-Interacting Spin Systems
Authors: Maurer Peter , Zheng Tian-Xing , Li Anran , Rosen Jude , Zhou Sisi , Koppenhoefer Martin , Ma Ziqi , Chong Fred , Clerk Aashish , Jiang Liang
Published: June 2022

Spin systems are an attractive candidate for quantum-enhanced metrology. Here we develop a variational method to generate metrological states in small dipolar-interacting spin ensembles with limited qubit control, as present in nansocale quantum sensing applications. For both regular and disordered spatial spin configurations the generated states enable sensing beyond the standard quantum limit (SQL) and, for small spin numbers, approach the Heisenberg limit (HL). Depending on the circuit depth and the level of readout noise, the resulting states resemble Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) states or Spin Squeezed States (SSS). Sensing beyond the SQL holds in the presence of finite spin polarization and a non-Markovian noise environment.
Synthesis, Chemical, Morphological and Thermal Characterization Yeast Immobilized Bacterial Cellulose and It Use in Color Removal
Authors: BORAN Filiz
Published: June 2022

Bacterial cellulose is a biomaterial and can be used for many applications such as medical products and food ingredients with its superior properties such as being pure, high crystallinity and durability. It can also be used as an as an immobilization support. It is a good and practical support for yeast immobilization. The present study aimed to immobilize yeast on lyophilized bacterial cellulose produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus B759 in cheese whey medium as a cheap and natural culture medium. Optimum conditions such as cultivation time, carbon source, temperature, pH and nitrogen sources for bacterial cellulose production in cheese whey medium were determined. The highest bacterial cellulose yield obtained under optimized conditions was 13.18 g/L. Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells were immobilized on purified and lyophilized 0.5 cm pure bacterial cellulose. Bacterial cellulose and yeast-immobilized bacterial cellulose structures were characterized by different instrumental techniques. Furthermore, Reactive Blue 171 dye decolorization ability of immobilized yeast was tested. The structure of bacterial cellulose showed very suitable morphology and chemical structure for different biotechnological applications. The use of a cheap and natural medium is very important in terms of production conditions, as it is an environmentally friendly application in terms of biotechnology.
A human-machine collaborative video summarization framework using pupillary response signals
Authors: Ma Haigang , Yu Wenyuan , Wang Yaoyao , Ding Nai , Zheng Jing
Published: June 2022

This paper proposes a novel, human-machine collaborative, pupillary response-based video summarization framework. Considering that humans are the end-users and evaluators of video content, it is natural to establish the links between video features and real-time viewers’ attentive response for designing a video summarization framework. In this paper, pupil size, a pupillary response, is introduced as a real-time indicator for assessment of viewers’ engagement and attention. Firstly, we augmented the TVSum dataset by replacing manual annotations with attention scores that converted from pupillary size signals to generate the perceptually driven dataset. Secondly, we developed a video summarization framework which uses cues from pupillary size signal of humans to predict frame-level attention scores, and then extracts key shots from videos. On the perception-driven dataset, the average F-measure of the proposed summarization method is 69.71%, while the precision and recall are 69.67% and 69.77%, respectively, which is a significant improvement compared to random summarization. Experimental results initially demonstrated that our modeling approach can learn the dynamic attention mechanism of viewers and apply it to video summarization. In addition, the experimental results validate the effect.
LncRNA AOC4P impacts the differentiation of macrophages and T-lymphocyte by regulating the NF-κB pathways of KGN cells: potential pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome
Authors: Wu Shujuan , Yang Zhe , He Shaojing , Han Lu , Zhou Mengqi , Yang Jing , Chen Jiao , Wu Gengxiang
Published: June 2022

Background
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial endocrine disease, which is an important cause of female infertility worldwide. PCOS patients are in a state of chronic low-grade inflammation, and immune imbalance is considered as a potential cause of its pathogenesis.
Methods
The expression of AOC4P in PCOS and normal ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) was detected by real-time quantitative PCR. KGN cells were induced by dihydrotestosterone at 500 ng/ml to construct PCOS model. After lentivirus-infected, KGN cells were constructed with AOC4P overexpression cell lines, the proliferation and apoptosis levels of KGN cells in AOC4P and NC groups were detected. THP-1-derived macrophages and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were co-cultured with KGN cells for 48h respectively, and the differentiation of macrophages and CD4 + T cells were detected by flow cytometry.
Results
Decreased AOC4P expression was found in PCOS patients. After constructing PCOS cell model, we observed that overexpression of AOC4P promoted KGN cell proliferation and inhibited apoptosis. After co-culture with AOC4P overexpressed KGN cells, M1 macrophages decreased, M2 macrophages increased, Th1/Th2 ratio increased, and Treg cells increased. Finally, we found that AOC4P inhibited the activation of the nuclear factor κ B (NFκB) pathway in KGN cells.
Conclusions
In this study, we found that AOC4P regulated the NFκB signaling pathway by inhibiting the phosphorylation of P65, thereby affecting the proliferation and apoptosis of GCs, altering the differentiation of macrophages and T cells, and contributing to the pathogenesis of PCOS.
Gene Expression Responses in Bronchial Epithelial Cells Exposed to Vanadium
Authors: Li Xiaofeng , Abdel-Moneim Abdel-Moneim Eid , Yang Bing
Published: June 2022

Vanadium exposure has the negative effect on lung health in human, whereas the detailed mechanisms of vanadium exposure-induced pulmonary toxicity are limited. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the hub genes and signaling pathways related to sodium metavanadate (SMV)-induced pulmonary toxicity. The transcript expression profile GSE36684 was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus. The profile contained eight human bronchial epithelial cell (HBEC) samples including five SMV-treated and three control HBECs samples. Totally 455 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened, especially 201 and 254 genes were up- and down-regulated in the HBECs treated with SMV. Gene ontology analysis suggested that the DEGs were mainly involved in signal transduction, the response to drug, cell proliferation, adhesion and migration. Pathway analysis demonstrated the DEGs were primarily participated in NF-κB, Wnt, MAPK, and PI3K-Akt signaling pathways. Moreover, the hub genes, including ITGA5, ITGB3, ITGA2, LAMC2, MMP2, and ITGA4, might contribute to SMV-induced pulmonary toxicity. Our study improves the understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which SMV induced the pulmonary toxicity.
Digital twin-based life-cycle seismic performance assessment of a long-span cable-stayed bridge
Authors: Lin Kaiqi , Xu You-Lin , Lu Xinzheng , Guan Zhongguo , Li Jianzhong
Published: June 2022

Long-span cable-stayed bridges often have a design service life of more than a hundred years, during which they may experience multiple earthquake events and accumulate seismic damage if they are located in seismic-prone regions. Earthquake occurrence is discretely and randomly distributed over the life cycle of a long-span cable-stayed bridge and often causes sudden drops in the structural performance instead of yearly fixed seismic performance degradation. This study thus proposes a digital twin-based life-cycle seismic performance assessment method for long-span cable-stayed bridges. The major components of this method include: (1) a seismic hazard analysis-based generation method of earthquake occurrence sequence; (2) a digital twin-based structural response prediction method considering lifetime earthquake occurrence and sequence; and (3) a service life quantification method. The proposed method is applied to a scaled long-span cable-stayed bridge with a series of shake table tests. The results show that the digital twin can closely reproduce the life-cycle seismic response of the bridge under sequential earthquakes. The proposed assessment method provides a more intuitive presentation of the life-cycle seismic damage accumulation process and a more accurate estimation of the service life of a long-span cable-stayed bridge.
Cone Beam-CT Evaluation of C-Shaped Canal Morphology In Mandibular Premolar Teeth
Authors: Aslan Elif , Ulusoy A. Canberk , Baksı B. Güniz , Mert Ali , Şen B.Hakan
Published: June 2022

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Impact of Differencing and Averaging on Stationary Reliability Predictions
Authors: Yucesan Ongun
Published: June 2022

The series in economics or financial operations are time to time augmented to identify for a hidden character. Such manipulations are based on equal addition or subtraction on both sides of an auto regression formula accepted that the series are generated with. But, how useful these new ones be? Accepting an underlying hidden character, would an additional effort be needed? This paper tries to identify the impact of Dif-ferencing and Bi-sample mean operation on reliability observations series. Such an observations series is collected with a target to identify the probability of a failure for a period of active operation. From the tested manipulations , the differencing seems to be alleviating the trend and seasonality to a degree but shifting signal to heteroscedasticity. The bi-sample averaging is observed to be producing rather a negative impact. Therefore, if a series for reliability predictions depending upon interventions of this sort is at hand, then additional considerations could be convenient.
Robot Navigation in Crowd via DeepReinforcement Learning
Authors: lin Yixian , Song Shibo , Yao Junfeng , Chen Qingqing , Zheng Liling
Published: June 2022

The proposed method is to solve the robot navigation problem ina crowded environment. The complexity of navigation in the crowdincreases with the number of people. With the increase of the numberof pedestrians in the crowd, the success rate of the existing methodsis very low. Recent research shows that deep reinforcement learninghas good solving ability in solving continuous decision-making problemssuch as navigation.Therefore, a solution based on deep reinforcementlearning is proposed to solve the robot navigation in the crowd. First,the global environment map is created as the robot-centered crowd motion model, to represent the overall characteristics of the crowdenvironment. Second, the relative importance of each person in thecrowd is learned by combining the interaction pair of the robot andeach individual in the crowd and the overall crowd represented by theglobal environment map, and the people with high importance are con-cerned, the people with low importance are ignored, making the robotpay attention to the individual who has a great impact on navigationand realizing the efficient movement of the robot in the crowd, so asto reduce the complexity of the problem. Experiments show that themethod provided improves the success rate and efficiency of navigation.
Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease Using EEG and fMRI
Authors: Jiji Wiselin , Rajesh A. , Lakshmi M.Maha
Published: June 2022

Parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that leads to shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with walking, balance, and coordination. Parkinson's symptoms usually begin gradually and get worse over time. As the disease progresses, people may have difficulty walking and talking. In this system, an Architecture is proposed for Parkinson’s disease detection by investigating the topological properties of functional brain networks within fMRI and EEG Signals of Healthy Control (normal) and PD patients. For fMRI the functional whole-brain connectome was constructed by thresholding partial correlation matrices of 160 regions from Dosenbach brain atlas. 160 x 160 functional correlation matrix was constructed using the Pearson correlation. From the graph theory approach, network metrics were analysed. For EEG spatial and Bispectrum features are extracted. Finally, Adaboost Classifier is used to classify whether it is normal or PD.
Partizipation und Kooperation
Authors: Brück-Hübner Annika
Published: June 2022

In der schulpädagogischen Diskussion wird immer wieder auf das Potenzial von E-Portfolios als «Entwicklungsinstrument einer neuen Lernkultur» verwiesen. Häufig bleibt dabei jedoch unklar, was genau unter der «neuen Lernkultur» zu verstehen ist, und auch die empirische Evidenz steht bezüglich vieler Aspekte noch aus. In diesem Beitrag wird ein Modell der ‹neuen Lernkultur› vorgestellt. Anhand der Teilaspekte ‹Partizipation› und ‹Kooperation› wird anschliessend die theoretische Diskussion über das Potenzial von E-Portfolios als Schulentwicklungsinstrument exemplarisch skizziert. Zur Überprüfung der theoretischen Annahmen wurde im Jahr 2016 eine systematische qualitative Fallstudie mit sechs Lehrpersonen durchgeführt, die E-Portfolios im Unterricht der Sekundarstufe I/II einsetzen. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen eine grosse Diskrepanz zwischen theoretischem Anspruch und beobachteter Praxis. Basierend auf den Studienerkenntnissen gilt es die Chancen und Grenzen von E-Portfolios als Entwicklungsinstrument einer neuen Lernkultur zu diskutieren.
RESEARCH ON THE ENERGY GRIDS TRANSFORMATION WITH THE SMART TECHNOLOGIES USED IN ENTERPRISES
Authors: Kolosok S. , Yevdokymova A. , Kucherenko P. , Vodotyka D.
Published: June 2022

Rapid changes in energy technologies, the emergence of new opportunities and energy resources, and evolution in fundamental views on energy systems' functioning can be an impetus for the energy sector's transformation at both the macro and individual enterprise levels. Smart technologies in energy are a source of diffusion of innovations for various spheres of economic activity. However, when transforming energy networks, it is essential to take into account external and internal factors related to adaptation to new technologies. In addition, there may be technological, economic, social, or political constraints and risks that make it impossible to implement energy network transformation projects. Accordingly, this study aimed to study the transformation of energy networks using smart technologies in enterprises by reviewing and clustering publications in publications indexed by the Scopus database.
As a result of the bibliometric review of 608 publications on energy network transformation published in leading journals in 2017-2020, the main trends in the energy sector were identified. The vast majority of energy network transformation projects were devoted to the renovation of existing electricity networks, developing micro-networks, and introducing energy storage and consumption systems. Most of the projects were described in documents in 6 thematic areas: energy (26.7%), engineering (23.0%), environmental sciences (11.3%), computer science (11.2), mathematics (7.1%), social sciences (4.1%).
Analysis of the geographical distribution of authors of scientific works studying the transformation of energy networks showed the most significant number of publications published by scientists from the United States, China, and Germany. When transforming energy networks, companies use a wide range of solutions. The latter cover virtualized / cloud architectures, efficient polar coding for fronting, DC vector control technologies, passive cooling, and other solutions to increase system performance and stability, support energy storage systems, and actively engage consumers.
FOREST BIOECONOMY IN THE SYSTEM OF SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT: GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ORIENTATIONS
Authors: Mishenin Ye.V. , Yarova I.Ye. , Zhylinska O.I. , Stepanenko Ie.
Published: June 2022

The article considers the forest bioeconomics as a component of the “circular” economy. The essential feature of the forest economy is revealed through the main components of sustainable spatial forest management, as well as the forestry globalization. The development strategy of ecosystem technologies for ensuring fuller realization of forest ecosystem services is defined.
In order to substantiate regional strategies of sustainable spatial development and bioeconomy, in particular, first of all, it is necessary to identify the most actual issues, problem areas, identify growth points and priorities for change. The use of the method of self-assessment of regions in relation to sustainable regional development (SAT4SLD), which was tested on the example of Glukhiv forest resource region in Sumy region, is recognized in this effective way. Its use has allowed local actors to assess their current state and reach consensus on ways to a more sustainable future while addressing governance, socio-economic and environmental issues.
Project directions for the development of forest biotechnologies have been formed, which will contribute to the creation of new jobs and the solution, to some extent, of the region's energy problems. For the effective and efficient implementation of complex and intersectoral biotechnologies (for example, agroforestry) the emphasis is placed on the need to develop integration processes, in particular, between forestry and agriculture.
Zircon geochronological and geochemical insights into pluton building and volcanic-hypabyssal-plutonic connections: Oki-Dōzen, Sea of Japan—A complex intraplate alkaline volcano
Authors: Scarrow Jane H. , Chamberlain Katy J. , Montero Pilar , Horstwood Matthew S.A. , Kimura Jun-Ichi , Tamura Yoshihiko , Chang Qing , Barclay Jenni
Published: June 2022

The relationship between plutonic and volcanic components of magmatic plumbing systems continues to be a question of intense debate. The Oki-Dōzen Islands, Sea of Japan, preserve outcrops of temporally associated plutonic, hypabyssal, and volcanic rocks. Post-intrusion uplift juxtaposed Miocene syenites in inferred faulted contact with volcanic trachytes that are cut by rhyolite hypabyssal dikes. This provides a window deep into the timing and origins of magma storage architecture and dynamics. Zircon is ubiquitous in all samples; our aim is to determine what its age and composition can reveal about the plutonic-volcanic connection. Here we show magma source characteristics are recorded in zircon Hf isotopes; source composition and assimilation of heterogeneous hydrothermally altered crust in zircon O isotopes; and extensive fractional crystallization in zircon trace elements. Combined with new UTh-Pb SHRIMP zircon ages, 6.4–5.7 Ma, compositional data show pluton formation was by protracted amalgamation of discrete magma pulses. The rhyolite dike preserves an evolved fraction segregated from these discrete magmas. Synchronous with plutonism was a volcanic eruption of trachyte magma derived from the same source, which may have stalled at a relatively shallow depth prior to eruption. Stalling occurred at least above the amphibole stability zone because amphibole-compatible Sc and Ti were not depleted in the trachyte melt resulting in elevated values of these in volcanic compared to plutonic zircon. Identifying smaller episodic magma pulses in a larger magmatic complex places constraints on potential magma fluxes and eruptible volumes. High-flux, large volume, plume-related ocean island magmatic systems may have extensive vertically distributed multi-stage magmatic reservoirs and subduction-related systems transcrustal magma reservoirs. By contrast, Oki-Dōzen was a low-flux system with incremental pluton growth and small- to moderate-scale eruptions.
An ideal rapid-cycle Thouless pump
Authors: Malikis Savvas , Cheianov Vadim
Published: June 2022

Thouless pumping is a fundamental instance of quantized transport, which is topologically protected. Although its theoretical importance, the adiabaticity condition is an obstacle for further practical applications. Here, focusing on the Rice-Mele model, we provide a family of finite-frequency examples that ensure both the absence of excitations and the perfect quantization of the pumped charge at the end of each cycle. This family, which contains an adiabatic protocol as a limiting case, is obtained through a mapping onto the zero curvature representation of the Euclidean sinh-Gordon equation.
Journal of Radiation Hygiene – instructions for authors
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: June 2022

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Undifferentiated oligophrenia in the offspring of the in-utero exposed Techa riverside residents
Authors: Shalaginov S. A. , Akleyev A. V.
Published: June 2022

The objective of the work was to study the prevalence of undifferentiated oligophrenia in the offspring of antenatally exposed parents. The analysis included 2,908 offspring of the Techa River antenatally exposed residents within Chelyabinsk Oblast born in the period 1974-1992. 1,705 of them were born to an antenatally exposed mother, 1,668 – to an antenatally exposed father, and 368 – to both antenatally exposed parents. Mean in-utero dose for the cohort of in-utero exposed population was 5.8 mGy, while the mean dose of mothers of oligophrenic persons was 12.6 mGy, and that of antenatally exposed fathers – 5.3 mGy. It was found that the prevalence of oligophrenia of different degrees of severity compared to the control group, which included the offspring of unexposed persons of the same age, ethnicity and living in adjacent territories, tends to increase More than 20% of cases of moderate oligophrenia in both main and control groups were of familial nature. All cases of severe oligophrenia in the compared groups were sporadic. There was an increase (p<0.05) in the prevalence of severe oligophrenia when compared to the control group in the offspring cohort of antenatally exposed individuals, 0.45% and 0.24%, respectively, which was 0.59%, p<0.01, in the offspring of exposed mothers. The corresponding rates for the offspring of antenatally exposed fathers were 0.42% and 0.24% in the main and control groups, respectively, p>0.05. No dependence of the prevalence of oligophrenia on the maternal and paternal in-utero dose has been detected.
Radiation risk perception among parents and legal representatives of children undergoing radiological examinations
Authors: Biblin A. M. , Davydov A. A. , Vodovatov A. V. , Strelnikova P. A. , Chernykh A. N. , Puzyrev V. G.
Published: June 2022

Risk communication is one of the stages of health risk analysis and is an interactive process of exchange of information and opinions about risks, including medical risks, between risk assessment specialists, decision makers, the media, stakeholder groups and the public. In organizing interaction with stakeholders in the risk communication process, sociological research helps to explore the attitudes of the actors. One of risk communication situations in the field of radiation protection is information provision to patients and their legal representatives about radiation health risks due to the medical radiology examinations. The aim of this study was to assess the radiation risk perception among parents and legal representatives of children undergoing radiological examinations. Parents and legal representatives of children undergoing hospital treatment from November 2021 to March 2022 were interviewed in a large pediatric infectious diseases hospital. A questionnaire designed at St. Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene was used for the interviews. In total, 125 people were interviewed. The study showed that there were no significant differences in the perception of radiation risks among parents and legal representatives of children undergoing inpatient treatment with different socio-demographic characteristics. The level of knowledge was not identified as a factor shaping a tolerant attitude toward medical radiation risks. Parents and legal representatives of children undergoing hospital treatment show high rates of trust in the attending physicians and medicine in general. The study results show that those who have been informed about the risks generally have lower risk perception for radiological medical examinations than those who have not been informed about the risks.
Attitudes of the population of the Northwest region towards radiation safety issues
Authors: Arkhangelskaya G. V. , Zelentsova S. A. , Biblin A. M. , Davydov A. A.
Published: June 2022

The article presents the results of a sociological survey of the population of three regions of the Northwest region of the Russian Federation: the Leningrad, Murmansk, and Arkhangelsk regions. The survey was conducted in 2016-2018 and investigated the population’s knowledge about radiation and sources of knowledge in view of the further development of nuclear power, the construction of radioactive waste storage facilities, and the increasingly widespread use of ionizing radiation sources in medicine and industry. The aim of the study was to examine how the degree of trust in certain sources of information and preferred ways of obtaining information depends on the gender, age, and educational level of respondents. Generalization of such materials makes it possible to optimize means and ways of improving public knowledge on radiation safety issues so that the population could adequately (without panic) treat reports concerning the development of nuclear power, construction of radioactive waste storage facilities, and the increasing use of ionizing radiation sources in medicine and industry. The study revealed that, regardless of gender, age, and education, respondents in all three surveyed regions want to receive information about the radiation situation only in the event of an emergency. A high percentage of the population, especially in the Leningrad and Murmansk regions, unreasonably characterize the level of radioactive contamination of their places of residence as strong, dangerous, and extremely dangerous, which indicates a poor level of knowledge of radiation safety issues. Age and education have no practically significant influence on this assessment. The respondents consider TV and the Internet to be the most popular sources of information about the radiation situation. At the same time, it is logical that older people prefer to receive information through traditional mass media, while younger people prefer the Internet.
YAŞLI PERSPEKTİFİYLE YERİNDE VE BAŞARILI YAŞLANMA
Authors: AKBAYRAK Emine , AYSAN Ümmügülsüm
Published: June 2022

Son yıllarda ülkemizde yaşanan demografik dönüşüm ve toplumsal değişim yaşlıların yaşamının geri kalanını nerede geçireceği konusunu gündeme getirmiştir. Yerinde yaşlanma, yaşlıların fiziksel ve psikolojik iyi oluşları üzerindeki olumlu etkileri ve düşük maliyetiyle yaşlı nüfusun yoğun olduğu gelişmiş ülkelerde kurumsal bakıma alternatif olarak geliştirilmiş bir bakım modelidir. Bu modelinin ülkemiz için uygulanabilir olmasında, yaşlıların düşünceleri ve hizmet beklentilerini belirlemek elzemdir. Ancak literatürde yerinde ve başarılı yaşlanmanın yaşlı perspektifiyle ele alındığı bir çalışmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu çalışmada amaç; yaşlıların başarılı yaşlanmaya dair algılarının ve yerinde yaşlanma ile ilgili tutumlarının incelenmesidir. Araştırma İstanbul’un Kadıköy ilçesinde 20 (10 kadın, 10 erkek) yaşlı yetişkinle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme tekniği kullanılmış, veriler MAXQDA uygulaması kullanılarak içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre; araştırma grubundaki çoğu yaşlının kendi yaşlanma dönemlerine ilişkin tutumları oldukça olumludur. Evli olmak ve mesleki deneyim başarılı yaşlanma sürecine olumlu katkı sağlamaktadır. Sosyal ilişkiler, sağlık, bağımsızlık ve aktif yaşam başarılı yaşlanma için gerekli görülmüştür. Yerinde yaşlanma ise yaşlıların çoğunluğu tarafından tercih edilmekte ve başarılı yaşlanma ile ilişkilendirilmektedir. Yerinde başarılı yaşlanma için yaşlıya uygun düzenlenmiş fiziki ve sosyal çevre ile evde destek hizmetleri elzem görülmektedir.
SOSYAL DEĞİŞİM İÇİN GÖÇMENLERİN SESİ: GÖÇMENLERİN POLİTİK KATILIMINA SOSYAL PSİKOLOJİK BAKIŞ
Authors: GÖKSAL Selen , KUNUROGLU Filiz
Published: June 2022

Bu makalenin amacı, ev sahibi ülkelerdeki göçmenlerin politik katılımını (oy kullanma, kurumsallaşmış ve kurumsallaşmamış politik faaliyetler) konu alan ulusal ve uluslararası alandaki ampirik çalışmaları derlemektir. Göçmenlerin göç sonrası politik faaliyetleri hem ev sahibi ülkenin demokratik iklimi hem göçmenlerin entegrasyonu açısından son derece önemlidir. Bu nedenle göçmenlerin politik katılımının altında yatan sosyal psikolojik süreçlerin açıklanması büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada, göçmenlerin politik katılımındaki dinamik incelenmiş ve bu sürece grup düzeyinde ve bireysel düzeyde etki eden faktörler derlenmiştir. Grup düzeyi değişkenleri arasında sosyal adaletsizlik, etkililik algısı, sosyal kimlik ve gruplar arası temas gibi faktörlerin göçmenlerin politik katılımı üzerindeki etkilerine, bireysel farklılıklar arasında ise eğitim, cinsiyet, kuşak gibi bireysel özelliklere odaklanılmıştır. Son olarak, geçmiş çalışmaların sınırlılıkları tartışılmış ve gelecek çalışmalarda göz önünde bulundurulması gereken konulara dikkat çekilmiştir.
The Contribution of Meteorological Parameters and the COVID-19 Partial Lockdown on Air Quality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Authors: Beringui Karmel , Justo Elizanne , Ventura Luciana , Gomes Ruan , Lionel‑Mateus Vinícius , De La Cruz Alex , de Almeida Ana Carolina , Ramos Michelle , Angeles Suazo Julio , Valle Pedro , Gioda Adriana
Published: June 2022

This study evaluated the pollutant levels (NO2, SO2, CO, and O3), air quality index (AQI) and the influence of meteorological variables and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the air quality in Rio de Janeiro. The data set used comprises periods before (March-April, 2019) and during pandemic (March-April, 2020). According to the AQI results, on most days, the air quality was ranked as “good”. Brazilian air quality standards for SO2, O3, and NO2 were not exceeded in any of the monitoring stations during partial lockdown, while CO exceeded in all periods in one site due to industrial emission. Comparing both periods, descriptive statistics for the meteorological parameters presented no differences, which suggests similar conditions. However, when evaluated week by week in 2020, weather conditions presented some differences that probably affected pollutant concentrations. The correlations between O3 and NO2 and some meteorological parameters indicate that variations in both favored ozone formation, since it is a photochemical process favored by temperature and solar radiation and that, in Rio de Janeiro, low NO2 concentrations lead to increased O3. The improvements on air quality during the partial lockdown may be attributed mainly to a reduction on emission sources rather than weather conditions.
La Cova de l’Arbonès (Pradell de la Teixeta, Tarragona). Nuevos datos de un sepulcro calcolítico
Authors: Soriano Eni , Fontanals Núria Rafel , Marín Dioscórides , Cattin Florence
Published: June 2022

Se realiza una revisión de la Cova de l’Arbonès (Pradell de la Teixeta, Tarragona), una cavidad funeraria calcolítica excavada hace más de 50 años. Se reestudian mediante metodologías actuales los artefactos arqueológicos recuperados, algunos de gran interés (cuentas de alabastro de aletas y glóbulos, botones óseos de apéndices laterales, puñal de lengüeta de cobre). Las técnicas empleadas son la datación C14; la traceología y estudio de materias primas líticas; el análisis tipológico y contextual; y la arqueometalurgia (análisis de isótopos de plomo). Los resultados atestiguan la participación del yacimiento en redes de intercambio a larga distancia, a través de la llegada de productos manufacturados y de la fabricación con materia prima local de modelos tipológicos externos. Ello se inserta en un proceso de jerarquización social vinculado con el fenómeno Campaniforme, donde ciertas élites se enterrarían siguiendo rituales de tipo individualizador dentro de comunidades con enterramientos colectivos
In vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and its Applications in Autistic Disorder
Authors: Zhengchao Dong  , Yudong Zhang  , Xuewu Zhang  , Jianwu Li
Published: June 2022

Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H MRS) of the brain is a versatile technique for the study of brain metabolism and brain function and has found wide applications in biomedical research and clinical diagnosis. Proton MRS is capable of measuring concentrations of brain chemicals, probing cellular energetic mechanism, membrane metabolism, and mitochondrial function, thus allowing us to understand the neuro-pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders including autistic spectrum disorders. The aim of this article is to introduce the MRS techniques and review the recent advances of their applications in autistic disorders. Emphasis is given to the practical use of these techniques and the most important and challenging brain chemicals for autistic disorder including N-acetyleaspartate, glutamate and glutamine, gamma-Aminobutyric acid, and lactate.
FDG-PET Studies of Semantic Dementia; A Review
Authors: Nobuhiko Miyazawa
Published: June 2022

Semantic Dementia (SD) is classified as a type of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) characterized by progressive impairment of conceptual knowledge, accounting for approximately 30% of cases of FTLD. Clinical symptoms and brain Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging are helpful to reach the diagnosis in the advanced stage, but brain positron emission tomography with [18F] Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (FDG-PET) might be useful to evaluate and distinguish the early stage of SD. This review summarizes 9 studies using FDG-PET with either SPM or three-dimensional stereotactic surface projection statistical software to elucidate the features of SD. The main hypometabolic lesions associated with SD were located in the bilateral temporal lobes. The so-called core lesions were predominantly located in the left and anterior and lower parts of the temporal lobe. Hypometabolism on FDGPET was more extensive than atrophy detected on MR imaging in the temporal lobes and especially involved the bilateral orbitofrontal areas, right caudate nucleus, and insula. FDG-PET is very helpful to diagnose SD in the early to advanced stages.
A Systematic Review on the Small and Medium Business Resilience Framework
Authors: Abu Hasan Norraidah , Noor Aizan Jannatul Syifa , Mohd Nor Azamri Nurul Natasya Izzetty , Nur’aeni
Published: June 2022

This study provides an insight into the factors that affect Malaysian SME owners' tax compliance. This study investigates the effect of tax morale, tax complexity, and tax knowledge on tax compliance. This study adopted the online survey form of Google form to distribute the questionnaire, and 110 SME business owners responded. The regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings of this study indicate that tax morale and tax knowledge all have a significant impact on tax compliance. The findings of this study could assist IRBM in improving tax compliance among Malaysians, particularly those who manage SMEs.
Keywords: Tax compliance; Small Medium Enterprises.
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