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Deposition of anti‐fog coatings on glass substrates using the jet of an open‐to‐air microwave argon plasma at atmospheric pressure
Authors: Durocher‐Jean Antoine , Durán Iván Rodríguez , Asadollahi Siavash , Laroche Gaétan , Stafford Luc 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThis study reports a one‐step process for the formation of anti‐fog coatings on commercial glass substrates using the jet of an open‐to‐air microwave argon plasma at atmospheric pressure with hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) as the precursor for plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Optical microscopy and broadband light transmittance measurements revealed significant precursor fragmentation and gas phase association reactions when HMDSO was injected close to the tube outlet, resulting in powder‐like, hydrophobic, and semiopaque glass surfaces. On the contrary, injection of HMDSO close to the substrate led to smoother, homogeneous, hydrophilic, and transparent glass surfaces. In addition, transmittance measurements at 590 nm in humid air according to American Society for Testing and Materials standard tests revealed superior anti‐fogging properties to plasma‐treated glass substrates. On the basis of the optical emission and absorption spectroscopy measurements, electrons, metastable argon atoms, and hot neutral argon atoms were mostly responsible for the significant precursor fragmentation close to the tube outlet, whereas the contribution of hot neutrals and ultraviolet photons became important close to the substrate.
A Short Review about Aerospace Materials Characterization – Bonding Agents and Thermal Insulation
Authors: Cosentino Garcia Miguel Adriana , Silva Fernanda Cristina , da Silva Gilson , Sciamareli Jairo , da Costa Mattos Elizabeth 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThis paper is a review about the types of bonding agents used in propellants, as well as the main polymeric matrices used in thermal insulation applied in the rocket engines studied throughout the last decades. This paper aims to show the importance both of the bonding agents in the composition of the propellant and of the thermal insulation coating the rocket engine, which is in contact with the propellant grain. This paper also shows many researchers have been applied, in different spectral regions, techniques as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT‐IR), to characterization both the bonding agent and the thermal insulation, which suggests that it may be a future trend the use of Infrared Spectroscopy in studies about bonding agents and the polymeric matrix of the thermal insulation employed in rocket engines.
Recalibrating wind‐speed forecasts using regime‐dependent ensemble model output statistics
Authors: Allen S. , Ferro C. A. T. , Kwasniok F. 
Published: April 2020

AbstractRaw output from deterministic numerical weather prediction models is typically subject to systematic biases. Although ensemble forecasts provide invaluable information regarding the uncertainty in a prediction, they themselves often misrepresent the weather that occurs. Given their widespread use, the need for high‐quality wind‐speed forecasts is well‐documented. Several statistical approaches have therefore been proposed to recalibrate ensembles of wind‐speed forecasts, including a heteroscedastic truncated regression approach. An extension to this method that utilises the prevailing atmospheric flow is implemented here in a quasigeostrophic simulation study and on Global Ensemble Forecasting System (GEFS) reforecast data, in the hope of alleviating errors owing to changes in the synoptic‐scale atmospheric state. When the wind speed depends strongly on the underlying weather regime, the resulting forecasts have the potential to provide substantial improvements in skill relative to conventional post‐processing techniques. This is particularly pertinent at longer lead times, where there is more improvement to be gained over current methods, and in weather regimes associated with wind speeds that differ greatly from climatology. In order to realise this potential, an accurate prediction of the future atmospheric regime is required.
Interstitial lung disease induced by docetaxel and ramucirumab chemotherapy after nivolumab treatment
Authors: Okeya Komugi , Kawagishi Yukio , Yamoto Mako , Shimizu Mami , Imizuda Toshihide , Tsuji Hiroshi 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThree men (aged 64, 65, and 67 years) with advanced lung cancer who had been treated with nivolumab developed interstitial lung disease (ILD) during chemotherapy with docetaxel and ramucirumab. The treatment was clinically effective; however, the patients experienced immune‐related adverse effects due to nivolumab therapy: two patients developed ILD and the third developed psoriasis. Because the patients showed progression, docetaxel and ramucirumab chemotherapy was administered. Although two patients showed a clinical response, all patients developed grade 3 ILD during therapy. Furthermore, the patients developed respiratory failure and needed corticosteroid therapy. Although their condition improved owing to the therapy, the patients could not receive additional cancer treatment and died of cancer. On the basis of the results obtained, we speculated that although the regimen of docetaxel and ramucirumab after nivolumab therapy might be effective against non‐small cell lung cancer, it might increase the risk for ILD in some patients.
Fuzzy logic method of valuation supporting sustainable development of the agricultural land market
Authors: Zrobek Sabina , Kovalyshyn Oleksandra , Renigier‐Biłozor Małgorzata , Kovalyshyn Stepan , Kovalyshyn Oleg 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThis article proposes the possibility of applying fuzzy logic theory to perform the tasks of determining the market value of agricultural lands. These tasks are of a multi‐criteria character, as multiple factors are taken into consideration during the land value valuation process. The market value of agricultural land plots, calculated using fuzzy logic methods, can provide a basis for further use in the processes that are directly related to their turnover, that is, during auctioning, setting of a land tax, determining of the value of pawn in the land bank. Methodic approach to the determination of the market value of agricultural lands with the application of the methods of fuzzy logic and the package Fuzzy Logic Toolbox of the computing system Matlab is universal. It can be used for assessment of the value of a land plot with any number of indices, having no crisp mathematic model. The proposed method is particularly useful for countries where the agricultural real estate market is still in its early stages of development and will contribute to making it more transparent and thus it can be a significant tool supporting the sustainable development of the agricultural real estate market. Agricultural land market is a vital ingredient of the system for sustainable development of rural areas.
Highly Sensitive Minimal Residual Disease Detection by Biomimetic Multivalent Aptamer Nanoclimber Functionalized Microfluidic Chip
Authors: Liu Yilong , Zhang Huimin , Du Yahui , Zhu Zhi , Zhang Mingxia , Lv Zhehao , Wu Lingling , Yang Yuanyuan , Li Ao , Yang Liu , Song Yanling , Wang Sili , Yang Chaoyong 
Published: April 2020

AbstractMinimal residual disease (MRD) offers a highly independent prognostic factor for leukemia patients. However, challenges confronting conventional MRD assays are high invasiveness, as well as limited detection sensitivity and clinical applicability. Inspired by the self‐adaptive skeleton and multiple suckers or tendrils of climbing plants, a biomimetic Multivalent Aptamer Nanoclimber (MANC)‐functionalized microfluidic chip (MANC‐Chip) is reported for minimally invasive, highly sensitive and clinically applicable MRD detection in the peripheral blood of T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients. The MANCs are synthesized by a simple co‐polymerization reaction. Due to their flexible structure and cooperative multivalent effect, MANCs dramatically enhance the binding affinity of aptamers targeting leukemia cells. A deterministic lateral displacement‐patterned microfluidic chip is designed to further increase the collision probability between MANCs and leukemia cells. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of multivalent binding and enhanced collision, a high capture efficiency of 92.2% for leukemia cells is achieved. Moreover, the captured leukemia cells can be released with high efficiency of 88.9% and high viability of 93.8% via nuclease treatment prior to downstream analysis. Overall, the excellent features of MANC‐Chip make it very useful for precise detection of MRD and better understanding of leukemia.
Designing real‐time systems using imprecise discrete‐event system specifications
Authors: Wainer Gabriel , Moallemi Mohammad 
Published: April 2020

SummaryReal‐time (RT) systems include hardware and software components interacting in a tight fashion. Although formal methods for RT systems development have advanced, they are sometimes difficult to apply in practical applications, and scalability is compromised as the complexity of the system scales up. Instead, using modeling and simulation (M&S) methods and tools has showed to be useful for verification of practical aspects of RT systems (and having the advantage to be able to including models of the physical environment they interact with). Although several efforts exist in M&S of RT systems, none of them has considered problems of transient overloading in the RT systems specifications. Here, we introduce a new theoretical framework called I‐DEVS (imprecise discrete event systems specification) with the goal of guaranteeing responses to inputs within specified time constraints under such transient overloading conditions. The solution presented here has the advantages of a formal specification and the practicality of an M&S‐based approach. We also discuss how to define hierarchical models running in RT, and we present a set of tools that can be applied to develop RT‐embedded applications, and RT simulations.
New exceptionally preserved panarthropods from the Drumian Wheeler Konservat‐Lagerstätte of the House Range of Utah
Authors: Lerosey‐Aubril Rudy , Kimmig Julien , Pates Stephen , Skabelund Jacob , Weug Andries , Ortega‐Hernández Javier 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThe Drumian Wheeler Konservat‐Lagerstätte of the House Range of Utah (Wheeler‐HR) has yielded one of the most diverse exceptionally preserved Cambrian biotas of North America. The discovery of soft‐bodied fossils invariably provides precious insights into this biota, given that most of its non‐biomineralizing components are known from very few specimens. This contribution describes some 30 new exceptionally preserved fossils of Wheeler panarthropods. Two new species are recognized, the radiodont Hurdia sp. nov. A and the megacheiran Kanoshoia rectifrons gen. et sp. nov. Along with a species of Leanchoilia,K. rectifrons represents the first confident megacheiran record in these strata. The presence of the radiodont genus Amplectobelua and the isoxyid species Isoxys longissimus is reported outside of the Burgess Shale in Laurentia. New specimens of Caryosyntrips serratus,Naraoia compacta,Messorocaris magna and Mollisonia symmetrica provide insights into the phylogenetic affinities, local spatial distribution and morphological variation of these species hitherto known by single specimens in the Wheeler‐HR. The same is true of new materials of the more common Pahvantia hastata and Perspicaris? dilatus. Formal descriptions of the order Mollisoniida ord. nov. and family Mollisoniidae fam. nov. are also provided. Last, the preservation of body structures other than the dorsal exoskeletons is illustrated for the first time in two common components of the fauna: the agnostid Itagnostus interstrictus and the bivalved euarthropod Pseudoarctolepis sharpi. The new material substantially improves our understanding of the diversity of the Wheeler‐HR biota, and provides new evidence of its distinctiveness relative to the Wheeler biota of the Drum Mountains.
Comparing Vienna CRF solutions to Gaia-CRF2
Authors: Mayer David , Böhm Johannes 
Published: April 2020

AbstractWe are using various models and analysis strategies, such as galactic aberration, ray-tracing etc., to create different Vienna celestial reference frame (CRF) solutions. These solutions are then compared against the Gaia reference frame (Gaia-CRF2). This is done using a degree 2 vector spherical harmonics approach. The estimated parameters are used to investigate the impact of the various analysis methods on the differences between Gaia and the Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) CRF. We find that correcting for galactic aberration reduces the difference between the Gaia-CRF2 and the VLBI CRF significantly (30 $$ \mathop {\mu }$$
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parameter by 20 $$ \mathop {\mu }$$
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as. Using these analysis strategies we can explain almost all significant differences between the Gaia-CRF2 and the VLBI CRF. However, the vector spherical harmonic (VSH) parameter $$a_{20}^e$$

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is still highly significant and can not be explained by modeling and analysis choices from the VLBI technique.
Digitalization in management accounting and control: an editorial
Authors: Möller Klaus , Schäffer Utz , Verbeeten Frank 
Published: April 2020

AbstractDigitalization has the potential to disrupt the management accounting domain. It may not only affect the digital landscape of the organization and the associated business models, but also management accounting and control practices as well as the role of the controller. This editorial discusses these developments by introducing the concept of digitalization and describing its impact on the field of management accounting and control.
Evaluation of ACE, α-glucosidase, and lipase inhibitory activities of peptides obtained by in vitro digestion of selected species of edible insects
Authors: Zielińska Ewelina , Karaś Monika , Baraniak Barbara , Jakubczyk Anna 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThe objective of this study was to examine the inhibition of the activity of enzymes associated with development of the metabolic syndrome by peptide fractions received from simulated gastrointestinal digestion and absorption of heat-treated edible insects. The inhibitory activities of insect-derived peptides were determined against key enzymes relevant to the metabolic syndrome such as the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), pancreatic lipase, andα-glucosidase. After the in vitro absorption process, all hydrolysates showed high inhibitory activity; however, the most effective metabolic syndrome-inhibitory peptides were received after separation on Sephadex G10. The best results were found for peptide fractions obtained fromSchistocerca gregaria. The highest enzymes inhibitory activities were obtained for peptide fractions fromS. gregaria: boiled for ACE (IC503.95 µg mL−1), baked for lipase (IC509.84 µg mL−1), and raw forα-glucosiadase (IC501.89 µg mL−1)S. gregaria, respectively. Twelve sequences of peptides from the edible insects were identified and their chemical synthesis was carried out as well. Among the synthesized peptides, the KVEGDLK, YETGNGIK, AIGVGAIR, IIAPPER, and FDPFPK sequences of peptides exhibited the highest inhibitory activity. Generally, the heat treatment process applied to edible insects has a positive effect on the properties of the peptide fractions studied.
Prevention of Intra‐abdominal Adhesions by Electrical Stimulation
Authors: Fakhradiyev Ildar R. , Almabayev Ydyrys , Saliev Timur , Almabayeva Aygul , Tanabayev Baimakhan , Yergazina Maral , Serikpayev Zhandos , Feril Loreto B. 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThe study investigated the ability of transdermal electric stimulation to prevent the formation of intra‐abdominal adhesions in the combination with Seprafilm® (anti‐adhesive agent). One hundred and twenty‐eight (128) rabbits were subjected to a surgical procedure to simulate the adhesion processes. After the simulation, the animals were divided into 4 groups (32 animals each), depending on the application of the methods of prevention: (1) control group (no anti‐adhesives or electro‐stimulation) (CG); (2) comparison group (applications of Seprafilm®) (SF); (3) comparison group 2 (transdermal electric stimulation of the abdominal muscles) TES; (4) group (transdermal electric stimulation + Seprafilm®) (TES + SF). We observed that the application of the Seprafilm® alone led to a significant decrease in the adhesive process compared to the control group (CG) (p < 0.01). The adhesion process in the group underwent transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) was significantly lower compared to the Seprafilm® group (SF) (p ≤ 0.05). The results demonstrated a significant decrease in the adhesion processes in the SF + TES group on days 1, 3, 7 and 14 in comparison with the CG group (p = 0.001), SF group (p = 0.001) and TES group (p = 0.01) group of animals. This study showed the efficacy of transdermal electrical muscle stimulation for the prevention of intra‐abdominal adhesions. Moreover, the combination of Seprafilm® anti‐adhesion agent and electrical muscle stimulation resulted in the complete absence of adhesions. Our findings indicate the potential of such strategy for further clinical application.
Performance improvements of auxiliary drives for automotive pump and fan applications
Authors: Muetze Annette , Leitner Stefan , Gruebler Hannes , Krall Felix 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThe need to increase electrification in the automotive industry has been well recognized. Overshadowed by their larger counterparts used for the car’s traction is the increasing number of small electric drives used in automotive applications. As a matter of fact, up to 100 of such drives are used within a typical mid-sized car. This includes performance-, safety-, and comfort-related auxiliary drives, of which around 10 % are used as parts of pumping and fan systems. With such “small drives,” i.e., fractional horsepower (FHP) drives at the lower end of the power spectrum, volume, mass, and efficiency have so far only been attributed secondary importance. Yet, the increasing demands on the automotive industry have also resulted in renewed interest not only in the performance parameters of these auxiliary drives, such as energy conversion efficiency, size, and cost, but also in electromagnetic emission, noise, and fault tolerance. This survey article presents selected results on recent achievements in these rather new fields of research and outlines fundamental research questions.
Multi-marginal entropy-transport with repulsive cost
Authors: Gerolin Augusto , Kausamo Anna , Rajala Tapio 
Published: April 2020

AbstractIn this paper we study theoretical properties of the entropy-transport functional with repulsive cost functions. We provide sufficient conditions for the existence of a minimizer in a class of metric spaces and prove the $$\Gamma $$Γ-convergence of the entropy-transport functional to a multi-marginal optimal transport problem with a repulsive cost. We point out that our construction can deal with the case when the space X is a domain in $${\mathbb {R}}^d$$Rd, answering a question raised in Benamou et al. (Numer Math 142:33–54, 2019). Finally, we also prove the entropy-regularized version of the Kantorovich duality.
Behavioral interfaces for executable DSLs
Authors: Leroy Dorian , Bousse Erwan , Wimmer Manuel , Mayerhofer Tanja , Combemale Benoit , Schwinger Wieland 
Published: April 2020

AbstractExecutable domain-specific languages (DSLs) enable the execution of behavioral models. While an execution is mostly driven by the model content (e.g., control structures), many use cases require interacting with the running model, such as simulating scenarios in an automated or interactive way, or coupling the model with other models of the system or environment. The management of these interactions is usually hardcoded into the semantics of the DSL, which prevents its reuse for other DSLs and the provision of generic interaction-centric tools (e.g., event injector). In this paper, we propose a metalanguage for complementing the definition of executable DSLs with explicit behavioral interfaces to enable external tools to interact with executed models in a unified way. We implemented the proposed metalanguage in the GEMOC Studio and show how behavioral interfaces enable the realization of tools that are generic and thus usable for different executable DSLs.
The Family Psychoeducation Fidelity Scale: Psychometric Properties
Authors: Joa I. , Johannessen J. O. , Heiervang K. S. , Sviland A. A. , Nordin H. A. , Landers M. , Ruud T. , Drake R. E. , Bond G. R. 
Published: April 2020

AbstractThis study examined psychometric properties and feasibility of the Family Psychoeducation (FPE) Fidelity Scale. Fidelity assessors conducted reviews using the FPE fidelity scale four times over 18 months at five sites in Norway. After completing fidelity reviews, assessors rated feasibility of the fidelity review process. The FPE fidelity scale showed excellent interrater reliability (.99), interrater item agreement (88%), and internal consistency (mean = .84 across four time points). By the 18-month follow-up, all five sites increased fidelity and three reached adequate fidelity. Fidelity assessors rated feasibility as excellent. The FPE fidelity scale has good psychometric properties and is feasible for evaluating the implementation of FPE programs. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03271242.
Now, Imagine an Actually Existing Unicorn: On Russellian Worries for Modal Meinongianism
Authors: de Jong Andreas 
Published: April 2020

AbstractModal Meinongianism provides the semantics of sentences involving intentional verbs Priest (Towards Nonbeing, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016). To that end, Modal Meinongianism employs a pointed non-normal quantified modal logic model. Like earlier Meinongian views Modal Meinongianism has a characterisation principle (QCP), that claims that any condition whatsoever is satisfied by some object in some world. Recently, Everett (The nonexistent, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013, 169, p. 36) has proposed an argument against QCP that, if successful, gives rise to problems identical to those Russell (Mind 14:530–538, 1905, p. 533) raised for Naïve Meinongianism, namely that it allows for true contradictions, and allows us to define anything into existence. Everett claims that the ordinary meanings of “actual” license an inference pattern, such that if an object satisfies Actual A at some world, then that object satisfies A in the actual world. Given that actual world is the designated point of evaluation for truth simpliciter, QCP would fall prey to Russell’s criticisms. As opposed to Everett, I argue that, even if we grant Everett the assumption that “actual” is a modal indexical that rigidly refers to the actual world, it does not conform to the inference pattern above. This is because when an object satisfies Actual A at some world, this alters the assertoric force of “actual”, because “actual” is interpreted in the scope of some modal or intentional operator. I also explain that Everett’s proposed example carries existential commitment because the problematic noun-phrase occurs outside the scope of a modal or intentional operator.