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Data acquisition and processing circuit for high-temperature logging up to 200°C
Authors: Peng Jingxuan , Cheng Jingjing , Wu Lei , Li Qiong 
Published: March 2020

Purpose
This paper aims to study a high-temperature (up to 200 °C) data acquisition and processing circuit for logging.

Design/methodology/approach
With the decrease in thermal resistance by system-in package technology and exquisite power consumption distribution design, the circuit worked well at high temperatures environment from both theoretical analysis and real experiments evaluation.

Findings
In thermal simulation, considering on board chips’ power consumption as additional heat source, the highest temperature point reached by all the chips in the circuit is only 211 °C at work temperature of 200 °C. In addition, the proposed circuit was validated by long time high-temperature experiments. The circuit showed good dynamic performance during a 4-h test in a 200-°C oven, and maintained a signal-to-noise ratio of 92.54 dB, a signal-to-noise and distortion ratio of 91.81 dB, a total harmonic distortion of −99.89 dB and a spurious free dynamic range of 100.28 dB.

Originality/value
The proposed circuit and methodology showed great potential for application in deep-well logging systems and other high-temperature situations.
The interaction effect of quantity and characteristics of accounting measures on performance evaluation
Authors: Hioki Koichi , Suematsu Eiichiro , Miya Hiroshi 
Published: March 2020

Purpose
This study aims to investigates the appropriate number and kinds of accounting measures managers should use in their decision-making.

Design/methodology/approach
The authors apply an experimental method with 54 participants who work for a utility company in Japan.

Findings
This study suggests that under information overload, in which many measures are handled simultaneously, managers who have a high Need for Cognition (NFC) can no longer use either financial or customer perspective measures effectively, while when there is no information overload, they can use those measures. Managers with low NFC do not use customer perspective measures even when information overload does not occur.

Practical implications
This study concludes that we need to pay careful attention to differences in managers’ NFC as well as how many and what kind of measures should be provided to managers when designing multi-measures for performance evaluation.

Originality/value
This paper sheds light on the relationships among the number of measures, the characteristics of measures, and managers’ cognitive style when designing a management accounting system.
Strategically managing the artificially intelligent firm
Authors: Wagner Dirk Nicolas 
Published: March 2020

Purpose
Artificial Intelligence is a general-purpose technology that is bound to affect every industry. To develop successful corporate and business strategies with AI, leaders have to capture the technological opportunity, understand the economics of AI and lead organizational change.

Design/methodology/approach
What to do with AI? How to set up for AI? Where is the value? Initial answers to these three fundamental questions are derived based on an interdisciplinary and integrated literature review.

Findings
AI leaders pursue competitive advantage by taking up the technological offer to predict-prescribe-automate, they enact machine learning by entering into a portfolio of experiments within a modular strategic framework, they organize the business to form of man-machine teams following the concept of human-agent collectives and they avoid falling victim to exponential growth bias.

Practical implications
In a business environment where the cognification of everything will lead to exponential growth of both, volume of data and intelligence of machines, it will be paramount for strategic leaders to have a robust AI strategy in place and to develop the competencies required for managing the Artificially Intelligent Firm.

Originality/value
This overview enables strategic leaders to prepare themselves and their organizations for AI. It spearheads making required connections between technology, economics and management of AI.
Reflective practice facilitation within occupational therapy supervision processes: A mixed method study
Authors: Guy Lauren , Cranwell Kathryn , Hitch Danielle , McKinstry Carol 
Published: March 2020

AbstractIntroductionSupervisors of occupational therapists play a key role facilitating reflective practice with their supervisees. Through reflective practice, supervisees can optimise their skills in professional reasoning and decision making. The aim of this study was to describe to what degree reflective practice is facilitated within occupational therapy supervision processes.MethodsA mixed methods study design was used, collecting data via online surveys and focus groups. Quantitative data were initially analysed using descriptive statistics. Qualitative and quantitative data were then thematically analysed to identify hindering and enabling mechanisms to reflective practice facilitation.ResultsEighteen supervisees and 17 supervising occupational therapists completed the surveys and 14 supervisors participated in a focus group. Half of the supervisees reported that reflective practice was facilitated through supervision only “rarely” or “sometimes.” A hindering mechanism to reflective practice facilitation was the awareness of reflective practice models. Enabling mechanisms for reflective practice facilitation included understanding the benefits of reflective practice; recognising the attributes of a reflective practice practitioner; setting up an optimal supervision environment; and flexibly facilitating reflective practice.ConclusionFindings suggest that reflective practice is not always regularly facilitated through supervision. This may limit opportunities for supervisees to optimise the development of their professional reasoning and clinical skills in the early stages of their careers.
Workers with severe mental illness coping with clinical symptoms: Self‐directed learning of work‐health balance strategies
Authors: Therrien Dominique , Corbière Marc , Collette Karine 
Published: March 2020

AbstractIntroductionMost workers with a severe mental illness (SMI) experience brief job retention, usually under 6 months. Managing their clinical symptoms to maintain employment is a constant challenge. However, little is known about the personal initiatives these workers undertake to learn to manage their clinical symptoms at work. The study presented here documented, from an emic perspective, the self‐directed learning of work‐health balance strategies applied in the workplace.MethodsThe study was conducted with five adults with SMI employed in the competitive labour market and six support persons. Between March 2017 and May 2018, a dataset was constructed based on 21 semi‐structured interviews, eight observation sessions, and photographs taken of 15 objects used by the workers to manage their clinical symptoms. The analysis was guided by Mendez's retrospective and current temporal analysis of social processes.ResultsThe workers experienced four different self‐directed learning patterns (preparation, post‐crisis, active self‐directed learning, and identity transformation) and used five types of strategies to facilitate work‐health balance: preparation for work, reassurance, validation, assertiveness, and work–rest transitions.ConclusionThese workers with SMI, all of whom had job retention of 2 years or more in competitive employment, learned and applied work‐health balance strategies. Self‐directed learning was enhanced by customised pharmacological treatment, mindfulness activities, active listening by support persons and psychotherapy specific to the mental illness.
Specific proteomic adaptation to distinct environments in Vibrio parahaemolyticus includes significant fluctuations in expression of essential proteins
Authors: Freitas Carolina , Glatter Timo , Ringgaard Simon 
Published: March 2020

SummaryBacteria constantly experience changes to their external milieu and need to adapt accordingly to ensure their survival. Certain bacteria adapt by means of cellular differentiation, resulting in the development of a specific cell type that is specialized for life in a distinct environment. Furthermore, to understand how bacteria adapt, it is essential to appreciate the significant changes that occur at the proteomic level. By analysing the proteome of our model organism Vibrio parahaemolyticus from distinct environmental conditions and cellular differential states, we demonstrate that the proteomic expression profile is highly flexible, which likely allows it to adapt to life in different environmental conditions and habitats. We show that, even within the same swarm colony, there are specific zones of cells with distinct expression profiles. Furthermore, our data indicate that cell surface attachment and swarmer cell differentiation are distinct programmes that require specific proteomic expression profiles. This likely allows V. parahaemolyticus to adapt to life in different environmental conditions and habitats. Finally, our analyses reveal that the expression profile of the essential protein pool is highly fluid, with significant fluctuations that dependent on the specific life‐style, environment and differentiation state of the bacterium.
Molecular docking studies and in vitro degradation of four aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2) by a recombinant laccase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Liu Yingli , Mao Huijia , Hu Chuanqin , Tron Thierry , Lin Junfang , Wang Jing , Sun Baoguo 
Published: March 2020

AbstractHere, molecular docking simulation was used to predict and compare interactions between a recombinant Trametes sp. C30 laccase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and four aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2) as well as their degradation at a molecular level. The computational result of docking simulation indicates that each of the aflatoxins tested can interact with laccase with a binding ability of AFB1>AFG2>AFG1>AFB2. Simultaneously, it also demonstrated that aflatoxin B1， B2， G1， G2 may interact near the T1 copper center of the enzyme through H‐bonds and hydrophobic interactions with amino acid residues His481 and Asn288; His481； Asn288, and Asp230; His481 and Asn288. Biological degradation test was performed in vitro in the presence of a recombinant laccase. Degradation increased as incubation time increased from 12 to 60 hr and the maximum degradation obtained for AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2 was 90.33%, 74.23%, 85.24%, and 87.58%, respectively. Maximum degradation of aflatoxins was determined with a total activity 3 U laccase at 30 °C in 0.1 M phosphate buffer, pH 5.7 after 48‐hr incubation. The experimental results are consistent with that of docking calculation on the biological degradation test of four aflatoxins by laccase.Practical ApplicationIn this study, the degradation efficiencies of laccase for B and G series of aflatoxins were determined by computer simulation and verified by performing in vitro experiments. It can provide reference for rapid screening of aflatoxin degradation‐related enzymes.
Degradations of aroma characteristics and changes of aroma related compounds, PPO activity, and antioxidant capacity in sugarcane juice during thermal process
Authors: Wang Lu , Deng Weili , Wang Peng , Huang Wencheng , Wu Jiamin , Zheng Tingyu , Chen Jiebo 
Published: March 2020

AbstractAlterations of aroma properties and aroma‐related attributes of sugarcane juice during thermal processing under different temperatures (90, 100, and 110 ℃) and treating time (10 s, 20 s, and 30 s) were assessed in this study. Changes in the volatility of aroma compounds were extremely complicated and respected to thermal processing conditions. Fructose, serine, and glutanic acid of sugarcane juice were increased at first and decreased at the end of treatment at high temperature. Phenolic compounds and PPO activity presented the decrease trends throughout the thermal treatment. The thermal processing of sugarcane juice could be roughly divided into three stages based on the cluster analysis of all the data in this study. Sugars, amino acids, and phenolic compounds might be important potential precursors of aroma deteriorating reactions. The comprehensive analysis of aroma relevant compounds and enzyme activities was beneficial for the investigation of degradation mechanism of aroma for sugarcane juice, and providing a theoretical basis for optimization of juice processing.Practical ApplicationThis study demonstrated the changing process of aroma quality and associated compounds in sugarcane juice during thermal processing. This could help to find out the reasons of aroma degradations in sugarcane juice and other thermal sensitive juice. Our manuscript created a paradigm for future studies on the aroma quality control and parameter optimization during the processing of fruit and vegetable juice.
Serum total bile acids associate with risk of incident type 2 diabetes and longitudinal changes in glucose‐related metabolic traits
Authors: Zhu Wen , Wang Shuangyuan , Dai Huajie , Xuan Liping , Deng Chanjuan , Wang Tiange , Zhao Zhiyun , Li Mian , Lu Jieli , Xu Yu , Chen Yuhong , Wang Weiqing , Bi Yufang , Xu Min , Ning Guang 
Published: March 2020

AbstractBackgroundBile acids have been found to be related to changes in gut microbiota and multiple metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes (T2D). We aimed to prospectively investigate associations of serum total bile acids (TBAs) with risk of incident T2D and longitudinal changes in glycemic traits.MethodsA community‐based study was conducted at baseline in 2010, including 4968 nondiabetic participants aged ≥40 years followed up for an average of 4.3 years. Incident T2D was defined by using the 1999 WHO criteria based on 75‐g oral glucose tolerance tests. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression was used to examine the association of serum TBAs with incident T2D. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2‐hour postload plasma glucose (2‐h PPG), and fasting serum insulin (FSI) were measured at baseline and follow‐up.ResultsDuring 21 653.7 person‐years of follow‐up, 605 cases of incident diabetes were identified (incidence rate 2.8%). Comparing to quartile 1 of serum TBAs, quartile 2, 3, and 4 were significantly associated with a 14.2%, 15.0%, and 31.4% higher risk of incident T2D (P = .029). Each one unit of log‐TBAs was associated with an increase of 0.034 mmol/L in FPG, 0.111 mmol/L in 2‐h PPG, 0.023 in log‐FSI, and 0.012 in log‐HOMA‐IR (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance) (all P ≤ .024). The association was attenuated after further adjustment for HOMA‐IR. Mediation analysis showed that insulin resistance indicated by HOMA‐IR might mediate 28.5% of indirect effect on the association of TBAs with T2D (P = .0004).ConclusionsBaseline serum TBAs were significantly associated with incident T2D and longitudinal changes in glycemic traits. Insulin resistance might partially mediate the association of TBAs and T2D.
Policy congruence and advocacy strategies in the discourse networks of minimum unit pricing for alcohol and the soft drinks industry levy
Authors: Hilton Shona , Buckton Christina H. , Henrichsen Tim , Fergie Gillian , Leifeld Philip 
Published: March 2020

AbstractBackground and AimPublic health policy development is subject to a range of stakeholders presenting their arguments to influence opinion on the best options for policy action. This paper compares stakeholders’ positions in the discourse networks of two pricing policy debates in the United Kingdom: minimum unit pricing for alcohol (MUP) and the soft drinks industry levy (SDIL).DesignDiscourse analysis was combined with network visualization to create representations of stakeholders’ positions across the two policy debates as they were represented in 11 national UK newspapers.SettingUnited Kingdom.ObservationsFor the MUP debate 1924 statements by 152 people from 87 organizations were coded from 348 articles. For the SDIL debate 3883 statements by 214 people from 175 organizations were coded from 511 articles.MeasurementsNetwork analysis techniques were used to identify robust argumentative similarities and maximize the identification of network structures. Network measures of size, connectedness and cohesion were used to compare discourse networks.FindingsThe networks for both pricing debates involve a similar range of stakeholder types and form clusters representing policy discourse coalitions. The SDIL network is larger than the MUP network, particularly the proponents’ cluster, with more than three times as many stakeholders. Both networks have tight clusters of manufacturers, think‐tanks and commercial analysts in the opponents’ coalition. Public health stakeholders appear in both networks, but no health charity or advocacy group is common to both.ConclusionA comparison of the discourse in the UK press during the policy development processes for minimum unit pricing for alcohol and the soft drinks industry levy suggests greater cross‐sector collaboration among policy opponents than proponents.
The unique nature of public stigma toward non‐medical prescription opioid use and dependence: a national study
Authors: Perry Brea L. , Pescosolido Bernice A. , Krendl Anne C. 
Published: March 2020

Background and AimsOur ability to combat the opioid epidemic depends, in part, on dismantling the stigma that surrounds drug use. However, this epidemic has been unique and, to date, we have not understood the nature of public prejudices associated with it. Here, we examine the nature and magnitude of public stigma toward prescription opioid use disorder (OUD) using the only nationally representative data available on this topic.DesignGeneral Social Survey (GSS), a cross‐sectional, nationally representative survey of public attitudes.SettingUnited States, 2018.Participants/CasesA total of 1169 US residents recruited using a probability sample.MeasurementsRespondents completed a vignette‐based survey experiment to assess public stigma toward people who develop OUD following prescription of opioid analgesics. This condition is compared with depression, schizophrenia, alcohol use disorder (AUD) and subclinical distress using multivariable logistic or linear regression.FindingsAdjusting for covariates (e.g. race, age, gender), US residents were significantly more likely to label symptoms of OUD a physical illness [73%, confidence interval (CI) = 66–80%; P < 0.001] relative to all other conditions, and less likely to label OUD a mental illness (40%, CI = 32–48%; P < 0.001). OUD was significantly less likely to be attributed to bad character (37%, CI = 30–44%; P < 0.001) or poor upbringing (17%, CI = 12–23%; P < 0.001) compared with AUD. Nonetheless, perceptions of competence associated with OUD (e.g. ability to manage money; 41%, CI = 33–49%; P < 0.01) were lower than AUD, depression and subclinical distress. Moreover, willingness to socially exclude people with OUD was very high (e.g. 76% of respondents do not want to work with a person with OUD), paralleling findings on traditional targets of strong stigma (i.e. AUD and schizophrenia).ConclusionsUS residents do not typically hold people with prescription opioid use disorder responsible for their addiction, but they express high levels of willingness to subject them to social exclusion.
Preventive effect of daikenchuto, a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, on onset of ileus after gynecological surgery for malignant tumors
Authors: Oyama Fumie , Futagami Masayuki , Shigeto Tatsuhiko , Miura Rie , Osawa Yuuki , Oishi Maika , Oikiri Hiroe , Yokoyama Minako , Takabayashi Anna , Yokoyama Yoshihito 
Published: March 2020

AbstractBackgroundPostoperative ileus is a major complication of abdominal surgical procedures. The purpose of this study was to investigate preventive effect of daikenchuto (DKT) on onset of ileus in patients who received gynecological surgery for malignant tumors.MethodsA total of 904 patients who received gynecological surgery for malignant tumors by opening retroperitoneum along with retroperitoneal lymph node dissection during a period between 2004 and 2018 were included in this retrospective study. The retroperitoneum was not sutured in all patients. Comparisons were made for proportion of patients developing ileus (frequency of postoperative ileus onset), timing of ileus onset, and treatment types for ileus among following three groups: a group treated with enema or laxatives to release gas if they did not pass the intestinal gas for 3 days postoperatively (Group A, n = 152); a group treated with adhesion‐inhibitory absorptive barrier at the opening to the retroperitoneum (Group B, n = 188); and a group treated with adhesion‐inhibitory absorptive barrier and oral intake of DKT 7.5 g per day (Group C, n = 564).ResultsThe frequency of ileus onset significantly decreased in both Groups B (4.8%) and C (3.5%) compared to Group A (16.4%). Furthermore, the frequency of ileus onset was significantly less in Group C compared to Group B. For the treatment types, frequency of ileus, which was successfully treated only with conservative therapy, was the same for Groups B and C. However, incidence of serious ileus that required surgery decreased by 45% in Group C (2/564) compared to Groups A (2/152) and B (3/188).ConclusionsResults suggest that DKT prevents development of serious ileus after gynecological surgery for malignant tumors and therefore contributes to improvement in patients’ QOL.
Recreating the size‐dependent reabsorption function of proximal convoluted tubule towards artificial kidney applications: Structural analysis and computational study
Authors: Sateesh Jasti , Guha Koushik , Dutta Arindam , Sengupta Pratim , Agarwal Ajay , Srinivasa Rao Karumuri 
Published: March 2020

AbstractHuman kidneys tend to be affected adversely and fail to function more often than any other organ in the body because of diet, heredity, and lifestyle of a person. Dialysis is the technique presently in use for replacing the failed kidney function but it is packed with painfulness, bulkiness, and is costly also. There is a growing need for development of an artificial kidney that eradicates the problems associated with dialysis. This article proposes a structure that mimics the most important aspect of the human kidney: the size‐dependent reabsorption of endothelial cells in the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT). The proposed structure consists of transporting channels connecting blood tubules surrounded on both sides of a main tubule. Geometries of the channels are analyzed for optimum flow by varying angles with respect to the main tubule. The analytical formulae have been developed by considering proper boundary conditions governing the flow in the structure, which makes the model as robust, concise, and realistic as the actual PCT. The mathematical model is validated against the benchmark FEM tool COMSOL Multiphysics and the results seem to be satisfactory. This article concludes, that slant channels possess a considerably higher average flow velocity of 5.39 × 10–5 m/s (≈52% reabsorption rate) than straight channels with 4.77 × 10–5 m/s (≈46% reabsorption rate) which is closer to the actual PCT reabsorption rate of 60%. The proposed model is first of its kind in nature among the reported works which creates and exhibits simulation environment of PCT reabsorption function supported by mathematical formulation and also can be useful to study and develop artificial kidney in near future.