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Unveiling the nonclassicality within quasi-distribution representations through deep learning
Authors: Chen Hong-Bin , Liu Cheng-Hua , Lai Kuan-Lun , Tseng Bor-Yann , Lo Ping-Yuan , Chen Yueh-Nan , Yu Chi-Hua 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
To unequivocally distinguish genuine quantumness from classicality, a widely adopted approach focuses on the negative values of a quasi-distribution representation as compelling evidence of nonclassicality. Prominent examples include the dynamical process nonclassicality characterized by the canonical Hamiltonian ensemble representation (CHER) and the nonclassicality of quantum states characterized by the Wigner function. However, to construct a multivariate joint quasi-distribution function with negative values from experimental data is typically highly cumbersome. Here we propose a computational approach utilizing a deep generative model, processing three marginals, to construct the bivariate joint quasi-distribution functions. We first apply our model to tackle the challenging problem of the CHERs, which lacks universal solutions, rendering the problem ground-truth (GT) deficient. To overcome the GT deficiency of the CHER problem, we design optimal synthetic datasets to train our model. While trained with synthetic data, the physics-informed optimization enables our model to capture the detrimental effect of the thermal fluctuations on nonclassicality, which cannot be obtained from any analytical solutions. This underscores the reliability of our approach. This approach also allows us to predict the Wigner functions subject to thermal noises. Our model predicts the Wigner functions with a prominent accuracy by processing three marginals of probability distributions. Our approach also provides a significant reduction of the experimental efforts of constructing the Wigner functions of quantum states, giving rise to an efficient alternative way to realize the quantum state tomography.
A robust approach for balancing the color and light integrity of underwater images
Authors: Rani Sangeeta , Agrawal Subhash Chand , Jalal Anand Singh 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
As light travels under the deep water, it scatters and is absorbed, resulting in a loss of intensity and altered color perception—a phenomenon known as underwater light attenuation. Images captured under these low light conditions suffered from color distortions, as you go deeper, colors fade in this order: red, orange, and yellow, while green and blue become more prominent. The red channel experiences significant attenuation due to the scattering properties of light under the deep water. As a consequence, deep water images often display noticeable color casts. Researchers encounter various challenges when enhancing low-light underwater images, such as reduced contrast, detail loss, artifacts, noise, and color distortion. In this paper, we present a novel Adaptive Color and Light Correction (ACLC) method for color correction and an Intuitionistic Fuzzy Generator (IFG) for enhancing low-light underwater images. The proposed Adaptive Color and Light Correction (ACLC) method tackles color casts on individual pixels by considering the scene depth. The proposed Intuitionistic Fuzzy Generator (IFG) method balances the image contrast by computing an intuitionistic fuzzy image representation using the proposed IFG approach. Experimental results reveal that the proposed approach significantly improves the color quality and contrast of the output image. The proposed ACLC and IFG methods exceed existing underwater color correction and low-light image enhancement techniques in visual and quantitative evaluations, as evidenced by extensive experimentation on well-established underwater image datasets, such as UIEB, Ocean dark, and LSUI.
Molecular quantum chemical data sets and databases for machine learning potentials
Authors: Ullah Arif , Chen Yuxinxin , Dral Pavlo O 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
The field of computational chemistry is increasingly leveraging machine learning (ML) potentials to predict molecular properties with high accuracy and efficiency, providing a viable alternative to traditional quantum mechanical (QM) methods, which are often computationally intensive. Central to the success of ML models is the quality and comprehensiveness of the data sets on which they are trained. Quantum chemistry data sets and databases, comprising extensive information on molecular structures, energies, forces, and other properties derived from QM calculations, are crucial for developing robust and generalizable ML potentials. In this review, we provide an overview of the current landscape of quantum chemical data sets and databases. We examine key characteristics and functionalities of prominent resources, including the types of information they store, the level of electronic structure theory employed, the diversity of chemical space covered, and the methodologies used for data creation. Additionally, an updatable resource is provided to track new data sets and databases at https://github.com/Arif-PhyChem/datasets_and_databases_4_MLPs. This resource also has the overview in a machine-readable database format with the Jupyter notebook example for analysis. Looking forward, we discuss the challenges associated with the rapid growth of quantum chemical data sets and databases, emphasizing the need for updatable and accessible resources to ensure the long-term utility of them. We also address the importance of data format standardization and the ongoing efforts to align with the FAIR principles to enhance data interoperability and reusability. Drawing inspiration from established materials databases, we advocate for the development of user-friendly and sustainable platforms for these data sets and databases.
Morphology
Authors: Ballesteros Bernardo 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe chapter offers a detailed analysis of the formal structure (morphology) of divine assembly scenes in Sumero-Akkadian and early Greek epic. It argues that both corpora, taken as a whole, lend themselves to systematic treatment under the same critical lenses, since the poetic technique overlaps to a considerable degree. In both traditions, similar formal patterns frequently relate to similar narrative and characterization effects. The analysis brings together more than seventy scenes and examines patterns of beginning (§1), central speech (§2), and resolutions (§3). It also discusses how poets achieve large-scale intratextual connections contributing to the structuring effects examined in Chapter 2 (§4). This chapter’s analysis preludes the discussion of cross-cultural transmission in Chapter 5. Importantly, the widespread character of the Greek conventions suggests that they are profoundly rooted in the oral tradition of Hellenic epic.
Divine Assemblies and Cosmic History
Authors: Ballesteros Bernardo 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe chapter starts the book’s thematic comparisons by interrogating the relation between the divine assembly, human actors and the mythical history of the cosmos in Babylonian and Greek epic. While hymnic praise poetry conventionally depicts an idealized closeness of the divine assembly, narrative poetry tends to stress its distance from humans, and frequently conceptualizes the stories told in terms of a lost primeval proximity to the gods. But whereas the earlier proximity to the gods of Babylonian culture heroes was treasured and longed for, previous contact with the gods is normally seen as harmful in Greek epos. The chapter explores the implications of the principal mismatch between Babylonian and early Greek cosmic histories: whereas the Trojan war happens before the violent end of the age of heroes, the Gilgameš saga is situated after the flood catastrophe. It also includes comparisons of the notion of human-divine banquets and sexual proximity.
Distance and Proximity
Authors: Ballesteros Bernardo 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe chapter continues the comparison of the relation between divine assemblies and human actors, especially rulers and culture heroes, by looking at Sumerian narratives on Gilgameš, Lugalbanda and Adapa, the Akkadian Gilgameš Epic, and the Homeric epics. Divine disagreement entails suffering for mortals (Gilgameš narratives, Iliad), and divine harmony a positive outcome of the narrative (Odyssey, other Sumerian poems). The chapter includes sections on Sumerian narratives, especially the Death of Bilgames (§1); the complex narrative-theological trajectories drawn by divine assemblies in SB Gilgameš (§2); the relation of Zeus and the divine assembly to Agamemnon and Hector in the Iliad (§3); a comparison of SB Gilgameš and the Iliad (§4); the Odyssey in conjunction with Sumero-Akkadian culture heroes (§5). Though the divine assembly sanctions the limits and suffering of humankind, it consistently promotes the achievements of civilization in connection with kingship and ritual.
Conclusion
Authors: Ballesteros Bernardo 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThe book’s Conclusion summarizes the key results of the investigation. It touches on the value of a systematic, large-scale comparison, and on the question of literary transmission from the Near East to Greece, including methodological considerations on intertextuality, polygenesis, diffusion and hybridity. It highlights that more comparative research is needed into the oral/written interface in early Greece and the Near East. Concerning religious history, it stresses that the gods of Babylonian and early Greek epic are different inasmuch as they reflect different socio-political conceptions, but similar in advocating the values of moderation and trust.
Propertius, Maecenas, and Cynthia triumphant
Authors: Franklinos T E 
Published: November 2024

AbstractThis chapter considers poems 3.8–10. Read alongside one another, and against the background of Propertius’ earlier poems in Book 3 and previous books, this group of elegies underscores his continued rôle as a poeta–amator. Poems 3.8 (on a lovers’ rixa) and 3.10 (on Cynthia’s birthday) are shown to engage intratextually in a poetics of repetitiveness that reinforces Propertius’ ongoing implication in an amorous discourse; night as an important time for the elegist throughout his corpus is discussed. 3.8 and 3.10, celebrating Propertius’ and Cynthia’s continued amatory and metapoetic relationship, frame 3.9. This poem, addressed to Maecenas, implies that the poet’s ethical choice to live as a lover and to write of love is married to his composition of elegiac poetry; this is articulated through seafaring imagery that combines the onward progress of poetic composition familiar from didactic verse with the Callimachean poetics of water, already explored in 3.3.
Antimicrobial-producing microorganisms in fungus-farming ants: a critical review on insights into a natural biological defense with biotechnological potential
Authors: Maurice-Lira Jorge Víctor , Romero-Nápoles Jesús , Pérez-Cárcamo Jorge , Martínez-Cerón Dánae Mercedes , Flores-Maldonado Karla Yolanda , Morales-Rodríguez Simón , Pérez-Moreno Jesús 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
The main function of symbiotic actinobacterias in fungus-farming ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) is to protect the cultivated fungus against the pathogenic fungus Escovopsis spp. The microorganisms with the highest antimicrobial potential are actinobacterias, specifically Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces. These actinobacterias have demonstrated greater aggressiveness against the pathogen compared to other free-living actinobacterias, suggesting a selective process for strains with greater effectiveness in controlling the mycoparasite. Hypotheses explaining the coevolution between attinis and actinobacterias suggest that Pseudonocardia is a specialist symbiont that has coevolved with attinis, while Streptomyces is a mutualist recurrently adopted from the environment. In addition to actinobacterias, other microbial groups such as yeasts and bacteria with antimicrobial potential have been reported. The diversity of biomolecules synthesized by attini microsymbionts suggests that the microbiota of these insects could be an underexplored source of biotechnological resources with potential for combating agricultural and clinical diseases. This review addresses the antimicrobial potential of the microbiome associated with fungus-farming ants, and also analyzes aspects of coevolution, eco-physiological roles, and the diversity of microorganisms with antimicrobial potential.
New horizons in hospital-associated deconditioning: a global condition of body and mind
Authors: Welch Carly , Chen Yaohua , Hartley Peter , Naughton Corina , Martinez-Velilla Nicolas , Stein Dan , Romero-Ortuno Roman 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Hospital-associated deconditioning is a broad term, which refers non-specifically to declines in any function of the body secondary to hospitalisation. Older people, particularly those living with frailty, are known to be at greatest risk. It has historically been most commonly used as a term to describe declines in muscle mass and function (i.e. acute sarcopenia). However, declines in physical function do not occur in isolation, and it is recognised that cognitive deconditioning (defined by delayed mental processing as part of a spectrum with fulminant delirium at one end) is commonly encountered by patients in hospital. Whilst the term ‘deconditioning’ is descriptive, it perhaps leads to under-emphasis on the inherent organ dysfunction that is associated, and also implies some ease of reversibility. Whilst deconditioning may be reversible with early intervention strategies, the long-term effects can be devastating. In this article, we summarise the most recent research on this topic including new promising interventions and describe our recommendations for implementation of tools such as the Frailty Care Bundle.
ViralPrimer: a web server to monitor viral nucleic acid amplification tests’ primer efficiency during pandemics, with emphasis on SARS-CoV-2 and Mpox
Authors: Deutsch Norbert , Dosztányi Zsuzsanna , Csabai István , Medgyes-Horváth Anna , Pipek Orsolya Anna , Stéger József , Papp Krisztián , Visontai Dávid , Erdős Gábor , Mentes Anikó 
Published: November 2024

Abstract

Summary
Accurate pathogen identification is crucial during outbreaks, especially with the emergence of new variants requiring frequent primer updates. However, resources for maintaining up-to-date verification of primer sequences are often limited, which poses challenges for reliable diagnosis and hinders potential monitoring efforts based on genome sequencing. To address this, we introduce ViralPrimer, a web server facilitating primer design, SARS-CoV-2 and Mpox variant monitoring, and adaptation to future threats. ViralPrimer aims to enhance diagnostic accuracy with its comprehensive primer database, mutation analysis assistance, and user primer upload feature. Its adaptable design allows monitoring of other rapidly mutating pathogens, contributing to broader public health protection efforts.

Availability and implementation
ViralPrimer is freely accessible and open to all users with no login requirement at https://viralprimer.elte.hu/. The application is hosted on a DJANGO v3.2.13 web server, with a PostgreSQL database, and the frontend was implemented using jQuery v3.6.0, vanilla JavaScript vES6, and Bootstrap v5.1.
Challenging charitable oppression: Social working in supportive housing
Authors: Browne Nicole Laurenne 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
This article provides an autoethnographic analysis of my experiences of administrating and supporting transitional housing programs in Canada. Using anti-colonial, critical race feminist, critical disability studies, and mad studies framings, the article aims to highlight the sharp contrast between social work values and social care practice in housing work. I direct my gaze as a researcher toward myself as a social worker, exploring my experience social working in practice. A creative non-fiction approach to storytelling is used based directly on my experiences social working in supportive housing. These creative non-fiction pieces were analysed to draw out relevant themes. Themes include the discourse of dangerousness, challenging charitable oppression, and reproducing colonial carceral structures. The narratives are followed by analyses which demonstrate harms perpetuated in the neoliberalist social care landscape in Canada. My analysis is based on anti-colonial, critical race feminist, critical disability studies, and mad studies framings. Challenges discussed include interdisciplinary social care practice with those experiencing significant barriers to housing and the ethical implications of working under a charitable organization, along with suggestions for countering dominant ableist, sanist, and Eurocentric practice.
High-volume injections in Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review
Authors: Hassan Rifat , Poku Daryl , Miah Nafisa , Maffulli Nicola 
Published: November 2024

Abstract

Introduction
Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is common, particularly in runners. High-volume injections (HVIs) may be beneficial in the management of AT compared to other conservative management options, including exercise regimens, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, and extracorporeal shockwave therapy. The published research on the effectiveness of HVI in the treatment of AT was evaluated in this systematic review.

Sources of data
The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed when conducting this systematic review. The electronic databases PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, CINAHL, and OVID were thoroughly searched, from inception to 13 September 2023, for articles assessing HVI for AT.

Areas of agreement
A total of 10 studies with 460 participants met the inclusion criteria. HVI typically consisted of saline, local anaesthetic, and corticosteroids. HVI combined with corticosteroids demonstrated immediate and long-term improvements in ankle function. Compared to HVI without corticosteroids, HVI with corticosteroids exhibited greater, early improvements in pain and function, with no significant differences at later follow-up points. Significant reductions in tendon thickness and neovascularity were also found with HVI treatment over time.

Areas of controversy
No adverse events were reported with HVI, despite the use of corticosteroids.

Growing points
HVI is an effective and safe modality, particularly in the short term, to significantly reduce pain and discomfort in the Achilles tendon, especially when supplemented with corticosteroids.

Areas timely for developing research
More robust randomized controlled trials, with longer-term follow-ups and homogeneity, are needed to fully establish its efficacy for AT.
T1-weighted MRI texture analysis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients stratified by the D50 progression model
Authors: Parnianpour Pedram , Steinbach Robert , Buchholz Isabelle Jana , Grosskreutz Julian , Kalra Sanjay 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, presents challenges in predicting individual disease trajectories due to its heterogeneous nature. This study explores the application of texture analysis on T1-weighted MRI in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stratified by the D50 disease progression model. The D50 model, which offers a more nuanced representation of disease progression than traditional linear metrics, calculates the sigmoidal curve of functional decline and provides independent quantifications of disease aggressiveness and accumulation. In this research, a representative cohort of 116 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was studied using the D50 model and texture analysis on MRI images. Texture analysis, a technique used for quantifying voxel intensity patterns in MRI images, was employed to discern alterations in brain tissue associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This study examined alterations of the texture feature autocorrelation across sub-groups of patients based on disease accumulation, aggressiveness and the first site of onset, as well as in direct regressions with accumulation/aggressiveness. The findings revealed distinct patterns of the texture-derived autocorrelation in grey and white matter, increase in bilateral corticospinal tract, right hippocampus and left temporal pole as well as widespread decrease within motor and extra-motor brain regions, of patients stratified based on their disease accumulation. Autocorrelation alterations in grey and white matter, in clusters within the left cingulate gyrus white matter, brainstem, left cerebellar tonsil grey matter and right inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus, were also negatively associated with disease accumulation in regression analysis. Otherwise, disease aggressiveness correlated with only two small clusters, within the right superior temporal gyrus and right posterior division of the cingulate gyrus white matter. The findings suggest that texture analysis could serve as a potential biomarker for disease stage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, with potential for quick assessment based on using T1-weighted images.
Olfactory stimulation with multiple odorants prevents stress-induced cognitive and psychological alterations
Authors: Bandiera Bruno , Natale Francesca , Rinaudo Marco , Sollazzo Raimondo , Spinelli Matteo , Fusco Salvatore , Grassi Claudio 
Published: November 2024

Abstract
Acute and chronic stress markedly affects behavior by triggering sympathetic nervous system activation and several hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-dependent responses. Brain regions of the limbic system are responsible for the regulation of stress response, and different reports have demonstrated that their activity can be influenced by olfactory stimuli. Here we report that, in mice exposed to acute restraint stress, olfactory stimulation employing a combination of three odorants, i.e. vanillin, limonene and green odor (trans-2-hexenal and cis-3-hexenol) decreased anxiety behavior, assessed in the elevated plus maze, and halted recognition and spatial memory deficits, as appraised in two different object recognition tasks. Of note, when applied singularly, the same odorants were unable to block the detrimental effects of stress. We also found that the multiple odorants stimulation prevented the development of depressive symptoms assessed by the sucrose splash test and forced swim test in an experimental model of depression, i.e. mice exposed to a chronic unpredictable stress paradigm, and reduced interleukin 1β levels in the prefrontal cortex of depressed mice. Collectively, our data indicate that olfactory stimulation counteracts the detrimental effects of acute and chronic stress on mood regulation and cognitive functions, thus representing a potential tool for the treatment of stress-induced disorders.