bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
State‐of‐health prediction for lithium‐ion batteries via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and artificial neural networks
Authors: Li Yige , Dong Bo , Zerrin Taner , Jauregui Evan , Wang Xichao , Hua Xia , Ravichandran Dwaraknath , Shang Ruoxu , Xie Jia , Ozkan Mihrimah , Ozkan Cengiz S. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractA detailed and in‐depth prediction of the state‐of‐health of lithium ion batteries (LIB) remains a major challenge. Meanwhile, the dynamic changes in the thermal and electrochemical characteristics of the interphases are important for the determination of battery health. Herein, we performed electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements and equivalent circuit analysis on Panasonic NCR 18650B batteries under different states of charge (SOC), overcharge, and overdischarge cycling conditions. Three indicators of the comprehensive state of health (CSOH) of the batteries were summarized based on the values of the resistances obtained from equivalent circuit analysis from the EIS measurements. CSOH represents the dynamic electrochemical characteristics of the LIBs. By evaluating the CSOH indicators, we have developed an artificial neural network (ANN) model which can provide an effective prediction of the future CSOH of the LIBs. Percent error estimations have been done by implementing the Tanh activation function, and the estimation results of predicted equivalent series resistance, charge‐transfer resistance, and solid‐electrolyte interphase resistance are 5%, 1.5%, and 1%, respectively. The ANN model based on EIS analysis is a straightforward and effective approach that can provide novel routes for CSOH prediction of LIBs.
Scalable coral‐like silicon powders with three‐dimensional interconnected structures for lithium ion battery anodes
Authors: Liu Jingjing , Li Changling , Dong Bo , Yan Yiran , Zerrin Taner , Ozkan Mihrimah , Ozkan Cengiz S. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractSilicon has attracted a lot of attention as a potential anode material for next‐generation lithium ion batteries (LIBs) because of its high energy density, high theoretical capacity, and abundance. Herein, we introduce an effortless synthesis of coral‐like silicon powders with a three‐dimensional (3D) interlinked network using a scalable method that consist of magnesiothermic reduction and chemical vapor deposition. The porous structure achieved by silicon nanospheres can create room for the volume expansion and alleviate the built strain that would occur upon lithiation. In addition, intertwined coral‐like framework provides a shortened path for lithium ion diffusion, which can improve the ionic conductivity of the cells. At a high current rate of C/2, a reversible capacity of 3172 mAh g−1 was delivered by the silicon‐carbon nanocomposite electrode, and the capacity still remains as high as 1018 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles, while the Columbic efficiency is higher than 99%. The inexpensive, effective, and scalable fabrication of porous silicon‐carbon nanocomposite spheres possessing a 3D interlinked network could establish a basis for developing high energy density anode materials to be used in next‐generation LIBs.
KY converter with fuzzy logic controller for hybrid renewable photovoltaic/wind power system
Authors: Pushpavalli M. , Jothi Swaroopan N. M. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractSmart grid includes power generation, transmission, distribution, information integration, metering, management, and protection. All these domains are interconnected through smarter communication. Smarter communication is possible since it's a two‐way flow of information by wireless and wired communication. Generation domain of smart grid consists of renewable variables (wind solar), renewable nonvariables (hydro biomass, geothermal, pump storage), and nonrenewable nonvariables (nuclear, coal, gas). Wind and solar energy, are thought to be the principle properties of sustainable power source for power generation and are developing at a quicker rate throughout a previous couple of decades. In numerous tasks, high voltage conversion converters have a basic influence in boosting the low output voltages of green power facilities to the high voltage is difficult due to voltage ripple and total harmonic distortion. This article comprises novel coordination of KY converter (KYC) with fuzzy logic for photovoltaic (PV) and wind power system. A many inputs KYC for grid‐connected hybrid PV/wind power system by extracting as much renewable energy as possible to using the fuzzy logic controller (FLC) are introduced. The main goal of the process is to follow the greatest force from the sustainable power sources and to overhaul the precision of the absolute system by increasing power factor. With the motivation behind concentrate the greatest power, a FLC has been embraced, right now. Wind energy is rectified and then both PV and wind outputs are given to the FLC. The implementation is done using MATLAB/SIMULINK.
Renewable carbon: Key to a sustainable and future‐oriented chemical and plastic industry: Definition, strategy, measures and potential
Authors: Carus Michael , Dammer Lara , Raschka Achim , Skoczinski Pia 
Published: June 2020

AbstractWhy do we need ‘renewable carbon’? In order to fight climate change, we need to curb our consumption of fossil resources. This has been shown in many studies and several of them even quantify how much of the remaining fossil resources need to be left in the ground. In the energy sector, this is possible through ‘decarbonisation’. However, this strategy is not feasible for organic chemistry, which is defined by the use of carbon. So, for the important chemical and plastic industries, we need to find alternative carbon sources in order to shift towards a more sustainable and climate‐friendly production and consumption. We call these alternative carbon sources ‘renewable carbon’. Staying with the widely accepted concept of ‘decarbonisation’ is not only inaccurate for the chemical and plastics industry, it is also dangerous, since it shifts attention away from the inevitability of carbon use and therefore from the question of the ‘right’ carbon sources. Furthermore, in light of growing scarcity of other finite resources – metals, minerals, rare earths – carbon will be an important backbone of humankind's product needs, since it is available in almost unlimited quantities in the atmosphere. The equivalent to decarbonisation in the energy sector is a transition to renewable carbon in the chemical and plastics industries. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Effect of planting density and tree species selection on forest bioenergy systems: tree growth, nutrient storage and wood chemical properties
Authors: Arias‐Aguilar Dagoberto , Valverde Juan Carlos , Campos Rooel 
Published: June 2020

AbstractThis study based on woody biomass was conducted under an experimental design of randomized complete blocks with two species, Eucalyptus saligna and Eucalyptus tereticornis, in three planting densities, 5000 trees ha−1, 10 000 trees ha−1, and 20 000 trees ha−1. Data were collected at 3, 12, and 24 months and growing relationships were analyzed. Adobe ground biomass, soil carbon reserve, plant issue nutrients, and woody biomass were determined. Results showed statistically significant differences between species in biomass production, obtaining values from 36.80 to 117.42 Mg ha−1 in E. tereticornis and 36.10 to 107.67 Mg ha−1 in E. saligna. Optimum planting density for both species proved to be 10 000 trees ha−1, which showed better biomass accumulation and growth performance in addition to lower mortality, and less impact on productivity. Regarding soil nutrition, it was determined that as crop density increased, the loss of nutrients (N, P, K, Ca) increased, with a loss of up to 33% in 24 months in the density of 20 000 trees ha−1. For both species, the treatment of 10 000 trees ha−1 provided the highest concentration of organic matter in the top 20 cm of soil. Finally, wood chemical aspects did not show differences in the properties with any treatment. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
White matter alterations in Williams syndrome related to behavioral and motor impairments
Authors: Nir Ariel , Barak Boaz 
Published: June 2020

AbstractMyelin is the electrical insulator surrounding the neuronal axon that makes up the white matter (WM) of the brain. It helps increase axonal conduction velocity (CV) by inducing saltatory conduction. Damage to the myelin sheath and WM is associated with many neurological and psychiatric disorders. Decreasing myelin deficits, and thus improving axonal conduction, has the potential to serve as a therapeutic mechanism for reducing the severity of some of these disorders. Myelin deficits have been previously linked to abnormalities in social behavior, suggesting an interplay between brain connectivity and sociability. This review focuses on Williams syndrome (WS), a genetic disorder characterized by neurocognitive characteristics and motor abnormalities, mainly known for its hypersociability characteristic. We discuss fundamental aspects of WM in WS and how its alterations can affect motor abilities and social behavior. Overall, findings regarding changes in myelin genes and alterations in WM structure in WS suggest new targets for drug therapy aimed at improving conduction properties and altering brain‐activity synchronization in this disorder.
A technical review of canonical correlation analysis for neuroscience applications
Authors: Zhuang Xiaowei , Yang Zhengshi , Cordes Dietmar 
Published: June 2020

AbstractCollecting comprehensive data sets of the same subject has become a standard in neuroscience research and uncovering multivariate relationships among collected data sets have gained significant attentions in recent years. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) is one of the powerful multivariate tools to jointly investigate relationships among multiple data sets, which can uncover disease or environmental effects in various modalities simultaneously and characterize changes during development, aging, and disease progressions comprehensively. In the past 10 years, despite an increasing number of studies have utilized CCA in multivariate analysis, simple conventional CCA dominates these applications. Multiple CCA‐variant techniques have been proposed to improve the model performance; however, the complicated multivariate formulations and not well‐known capabilities have delayed their wide applications. Therefore, in this study, a comprehensive review of CCA and its variant techniques is provided. Detailed technical formulation with analytical and numerical solutions, current applications in neuroscience research, and advantages and limitations of each CCA‐related technique are discussed. Finally, a general guideline in how to select the most appropriate CCA‐related technique based on the properties of available data sets and particularly targeted neuroscience questions is provided.
Neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic indicator for overall and cancer‐specific survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Authors: Ferrandino Rocco M. , Roof Scott , Garneau Jonathan , Haidar Yarah , Bates Susan E. , Park Yeun‐Hee A. , Bauml Joshua M. , Genden Eric M. , Miles Brett , Sigel Keith 
Published: June 2020

AbstractBackgroundNeutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a biomarker that is correlated with systemic inflammation and poor prognosis in solid tumors. We investigated the value of NLR in predicting survival in a large population of head and neck cancer patients in the United States.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of Veterans Affairs patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) diagnosed between January 2000 and December 2017. We compared 5‐year overall survival and cancer‐specific survival for different NLR tertiles using cox proportional hazards modeling with adjustment for covariates.ResultsThe primary cohort consisted of 14 644 subjects of which 99% were male. Relative to patients with NLRs in the lower tertile, patients with NLRs in the top tertile had an 71% increased hazard of all‐cause mortality (P < .001) and 44% increased hazard of cancer‐specific mortality (P < .001) at 5 years.ConclusionsElevated NLR in HNSCC confers a poor prognosis.
Weighted lymph node ratio: New tool in the assessment of postoperative staging of the neck dissection in HPV‐negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients
Authors: León Xavier , Neumann Eduard , Gutiérrez Alfons , García Jacinto , López Montserrat , Quer Miquel 
Published: June 2020

AbstractBackgoundThe objective of this study is to assess a new parameter, the weighted lymph node ratio (WLNR), which incorporates prognostic information regarding the number of metastatic nodes with extracapsular spread and the lymph node yield for pN0 patients to the lymph node ratio.MethodsWe studied retrospectively 1118 patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treated with a neck dissection.ResultsWe obtained a classification with four categories based on the WLNR values. WLNR classification had a higher prognostic discrimination capacity and a more homogeneous distribution in the number of patients included in each of the categories than the pTNM classification.ConclusionThe WLNR improved the predictive capacity of the eighth edition of the pTNM classification and it can be a useful tool in the assessment of the postoperative staging of the neck dissections in HNSCC patients.
Changing Epidemiology of Hepatitis A in China: Evidence From Three National Serological Surveys and the National Notifiable Disease Reporting System
Authors: Wang Fuzhen , Sun Xiaojin , Wang Feng , Zheng Hui , Jia Zhiyuan , Zhang Guomin , Bi Shengli , Miao Ning , Zhang Shuang , Cui Fuqiang , Li Li , Wang Huaqing , Liang Xiaofeng , Rodewald Lance E. , Feng Zijian , Yin Zundong , Shen Liping 
Published: June 2020

Background and Aims
China has conducted surveillance for hepatitis A since 1990, and hepatitis A was highly‐to‐intermediately endemic in 1992 when a Chinese hepatitis A vaccine (HepA) was licensed and introduced as a family‐pay vaccine. In 2008, HepA was introduced into the Expanded Program on Immunization as a free childhood vaccine.

Approach and Results
Three nationally representative surveys conducted in 1992, 2006, and 2014 assessed hepatitis B serology. The 1992 survey included hepatitis A virus (HAV) serology, and we tested sera from the 2006 and 2014 surveys for HAV antibodies. We used surveillance, seroprevalence, and vaccination status data to describe the changing epidemiology of hepatitis A in China from 1990 through 2014. Before HepA licensure, anti‐HAV seroprevalence was 60% at 4 years of age, 70% at 10 years, and 90% at 59 years; incidence was 52/100,000 and peaked at 4 years. In 2006, after >10 years of private sector vaccination, HepA coverage was <30% among children <5 years, and incidence was 5.4/100,000 with a peak at 10 years. In 2014, coverage was >90% among children under 5 years; incidence was 1.9/100,000. Individuals born before the national introduction of HepA (1988‐2004) had lower anti‐HAV seroprevalence than earlier and later birth cohorts.

Conclusions
The incidence of hepatitis A declined markedly following HepA introduction and improvement of sanitation and hygiene. The emerging epidemiology is consistent with disease‐induced immunity having been replaced by vaccine‐induced immunity, resulting in a low incidence of hepatitis A. Catch‐up HepA campaigns to close the immunity gap among the 1998‐2004 birth cohorts should be considered.
Cytokine release syndrome after allogeneic stem cell transplantation with posttransplant cyclophosphamide
Authors: Solán Laura , Landete Elena , Bailén Rebeca , Dorado Nieves , Oarbeascoa Gillen , Anguita Javier , Díez‐Martín Jose Luis , Kwon Mi 
Published: June 2020

AbstractCytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a systemic inflammatory response with aberrant immune activation and immune hyperstimulation, that leads to increased cytokine levels and inflammation. CRS has been described after antibody and cellular‐based therapies. The use of posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) as graft‐vs‐host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo‐HSCT) has led to the extension of allogeneic HSCT to patients without HLA‐identical donors. Furthermore, PTCy has also been introduced in matched and unrelated donor HSCT. However, description of incidence and clinical impact of CRS on outcomes in these patients is scarce. We retrospectively analyzed 107 consecutive haplo‐HSCT and 39 HLA‐identical HSCT with PTCy from 2010 to 2017 in our institution. We used published CRS criteria to identify 76% and 14% of patients who developed CRS after haplo‐HSCT and HLA‐identical HSCT, respectively. Most patients presented CRS grades 1 and 2. Only one patient from the whole series presented grade 3 CRS and required tocilizumab therapy. The use of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC), as well as total nucleated cells infused were associated with an increased risk of CRS. Patients who presented CRS developed grade II‐IV acute GVHD more frequently than those who did not (60% vs 28.6% respectively, P = .012). The development of CRS was not significantly associated with nonrelapse mortality or overall survival. CRS is a frequent complication after PBSC haploidentical T‐repleted HSCT, but significantly less frequent after HLA‐identical HSCT. Most cases are mild. Prompt identification allows adequate management of severe forms.
Keeping our staff in mind: Dietary results of a lifestyle intervention targeting mental health staff
Authors: Rossimel Elisa , Teasdale Scott B. , Poole Josephine , Fibbins Hamish , Curtis Jackie , Watkins Andrew , Rosenbaum Simon , Ward Philip B. 
Published: June 2020

AbstractIssues addressed1) Describe the dietary intake of mental health staff within South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and 2) Evaluate the impact of an individualised staff lifestyle program on the following nutrition parameters; (i) energy, (ii) core food groups and (iii) discretionary foods.MethodsThis was a pragmatic single‐arm intervention study, conducted for all staff working in a public mental health service, in Sydney, Australia. A five‐session individualised lifestyle intervention delivered over 5 weeks incorporated nutritional counselling delivered by a dietitian. Participants were assessed at baseline, following the intervention, and at follow‐up using diet history to assess dietary intake.ResultsEighty‐eight staff completed the dietary intervention and follow‐up. An intake of core food groups significantly below national recommendations was reported for total vegetables (−1.75 ± 0.14 serves, P < .001), fruit (−0.29 ± 0.11 serves, P = .01), grains (−1.25 ± 0.20 serves, P < .001) and dairy servings (−1.00 ± 1.08 serves, P < .001), and protein‐based foods were significantly above national recommendations (0.2 ± 0.09 serves, P = .03). At completion of the program, energy from discretionary foods was reduced by 460 kJ (95% CI −635 to −285, P < .001), and the serves of total vegetables (0.91 serves, 95% CI 0.59‐1.22, P < .001) and dairy (0.31 serves, 95% CI 0.11‐0.50, P < .001) were increased significantly.ConclusionsA workplace‐based well‐being program for staff working in the mental health setting coincided with dietary improvements.So whatMental health staff can act as positive role models for clients to promote developing positive physical health behaviours.
Safety first: Beliefs of older peers supplying alcohol to underage friends
Authors: Lam Tina , Fischer Jane , Salom Caroline , Ogeil Rowan , Wilson James , Lubman Dan I. , Burns Lucinda , Lenton Simon , Gilmore William , Chikritzhs Tanya , Aiken Alexandra , Allsop Steve 
Published: June 2020

AbstractIssue addressedUnderage drinkers most commonly source alcohol from older peers. However, few studies have examined older peers’ supply‐related beliefs and motivations.MethodsA sample of 270 risky drinkers aged 18‐19 years were interviewed in Australia where the legal purchase age is 18. They were asked about their provision to underage friends, awareness of secondary supply legislation (intended to prohibit such supply) and 24 psycho‐legal beliefs around supply.ResultsHalf (49%) provided alcohol to a 16‐ to 17‐year‐old friend to drink at a party they were both attending at least twice a year. Three‐quarters reported provision was okay so long as the recipient(s) were in a safe environment, and 46% reported “everyone gives alcohol to teenagers if they are in a safe environment.” There was significantly higher agreement that “my friends would think I was mean if I did not give alcohol to a friend under the age of 18” (37%), compared to “my friends would think I was uncool if I did not give alcohol to a friend under the age of 18” (26%). Two thirds (69%) felt more responsible for an underage friend's safety if they provided the alcohol. A multivariate logistic regression revealed supply was more likely if the supplier: was aged 18 compared to 19 (95% CI OR: 1.57, 4.84), male (1.06, 3.27), of a higher SES quintile (1.08, 1.80) and believed alcohol supply to minors was morally acceptable (1.01, 1.33) and normal (1.04, 1.38). Knowledge of regulatory strategies (68%) designed to prevent supply to minors, and their perceived deterrent value did not significantly impact supply.ConclusionsSupply of alcohol to underage peers was perceived as morally and socially acceptable in a group of 18‐ to 19‐year‐old risky drinkers.So what?Opportunities include harm reduction initiatives that prioritise caring responsibilities towards friends, as opposed to relying on external enforcement measures alone.