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Unveiling synergies: Business intelligence nexus with environmental and financial performance in Bangladeshi manufacturing firms
Authors: Rahman Md. Mominur , Abdul Kader Jilani Munshi Muhammad 
Published: October 2024

AbstractIn recent years, the rise in the utilization of business intelligence (BI) as a pivotal tool for enhancing economic performance has spurred considerable interest. This study, anchored in resource‐based theory, delves into the intricate relationships among BI, environmental performance (EP), financial performance (FP), green accounting (GA), and energy efficiency (EE) within manufacturing firms in Bangladesh. Employing a multistage stratified random sampling technique, a structured questionnaire was administered to 368 participants over 5 months starting in June 2023. The study employs a comprehensive analytical method that includes disjoint two‐stage PLS‐based structural equation modeling, artificial neural networks, and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis to ensure robust and insightful results. The findings highlight the positive and significant impact of BI on EP, FP, GA, and EE for manufacturing firms, demonstrating the efficacy of BI in driving improvements across environmental and financial metrics. Notably, the study unveils the mediating effects of EE between GA and FP, as well as between BI and FP, emphasizing the crucial role of EE in bolstering financial outcomes. Moreover, EP emerges as a mediator between BI and GA, underscoring the connectedness of these constructs within the organizational frame. Pioneering in offering a BI‐integrated concepts for environmental and FP, exploring mediating effects, and applying the integrated modeling approach, this research provides theoretical insights and practical implications, offering valuable guidance for stakeholders aiming to leverage BI strategies effectively.
‘It's good, at the same time bad’: Youth voice on a major social housing redevelopment project in Canada
Authors: Fang Lin , Yim Shivon , Al‐Raes Maria , Ricketts Rhashari 
Published: October 2024

AbstractFocusing on young people in Regent Park, Canada's first social housing project, this study emerged from a collaboration between university and community partners. It aimed to unpack young people's placemaking, exploring how they define and relate to their neighbourhood amidst the largest urban redevelopment in Canadian history. Following the community engagement in research (CEnR) framework and Freire's critical pedagogy, this study used arts‐based methods, including photovoice, photo elicitation, and neighbourhood mapping, with youth in Regent Park. Youth contributed to the study analysis through participating in photovoice activities. Thematic analysis was used to further solidify study findings. Five themes were generated: (1) a community‐like home and family, (2) organizations and physical spaces as resources, (3) good memories, (4) everyday life in Regent Park, and (5) redevelopment and neighbourhood safety as challenges. Despite the disruptions caused by the housing redevelopment, youth emphasized their sense of community, belonging, as well as their connections with the community. The findings contribute to placemaking literature in the context of social housing. Youth insight render practical and research implications. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.
Use of sirolimus‐coated balloon in de novo coronary lesions; long‐term clinical outcomes from a multi‐center real‐world population
Authors: Basavarajaiah Sandeep , Sharma Vinoda , Sticchi Alessandro , Caiazzo Gianluca , Mottola Filiberto Fausto , Waduge Bhagya Harindi Loku , Athukorala Sampath , Fawazy Mazaya , Testa Luca , Colombo Antonio 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBackgroundSirolimus‐coated balloon (SCB), a relatively novel technology appears attractive due to the drug properties (safety and efficacy) and sirolimus remains the drug of choice in stents. However, there is limited data long‐term data on SCB. In this study, we have explored the clinical outcomes following the use of SCB in de‐novo lesions from a real‐world practice.AimsTo report long‐term clinical outcomes following the use of Siroliumus coated balloon in de novo lesions.Methods and ResultsWe analyzed all patients treated with an SCB in de novo lesions between 2016 and 2023 at four high‐volume centers in UK and Italy. The outcomes measured included cardiac death, target vessel myocardial infarction (TVMI), target lesion revascularization (TLR) and major adverse cardiac events (MACE).During the study period, 771 patients had SCB in de novo lesions. Diabetes mellitus was noted in 36% of patients (n = 280), of which 14% (n = 108) were insulin dependent. Fifteen percent (n = 117) had chronic kidney disease, Fifty‐two percent (n = 398) of cases were in the setting acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and of which 51 cases (7%) were ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction. Small vessels (<3.0 mm) accounted for 78% (n = 601) of cases and 76% (n = 584) were long lesions (20 mm). The mean diameter of SCB was 2.6 ± 0.4 mm and the mean length was 25 ± 10.39 mm. Bailout stenting following SCB was required in 9% lesions (n = 67).During the median follow‐up 640 days, total death occurred in 39 (5%) patients and of which, cardiac death occurred in 10 patients (1.3%). TVMI occurred in 20 patients (2.6%). TLR and TVR were 5.6% and 5.8% respectively. The overall MACE rate was 8%. We had no documented case of acute vessel closure.ConclusionsThe results from this long‐term follow‐up in a real‐world population are encouraging with low rates of hard endpoints and acceptable rates of TLR and MACE despite a complex group of patients. Our data suggest that SCBs are safe in coronary intervention with good clinical outcomes in the long term.
Composite PEDOT:PSS‐PEO Layers for Improving Lithium Batteries**
Authors: Ritter Timothy G. , Il Kim Yong , Bezerra De Souza Breno , Wang Xinnian , Pan Yayue , Yurkiv Vitaliy , Yarin Alexander L. , Shahbazian‐Yassar Reza 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThis work investigates the application of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) with polyethylene oxide (PEO) in lithium batteries (LIBs). This composite film comprising PEDOT:PSS and PEO was 3D printed onto a carbon nanofiber (CNF) substrate to serve as a layer between the polypropylene (PP) separator and the lithium anode in LIBs. The resulting CNF‐PEDOT:PSS‐PEO film exhibited superior mechanical and thermal properties compared to conventional PP separators. Mechanical tests revealed a high Young's modulus and puncture strength for the composite film. Thermal stability tests indicated that the CNF‐PEDOT:PSS‐PEO film remained stable at higher temperatures compared to the commercial PP separator, and combustion tests confirmed its superior fire‐resistance properties. In terms of conductivity, the composite film maintained comparable ionic conductivity to the commercial PP separator. Electrochemical tests demonstrated that LIBs incorporating the CNF‐PEDOT:PSS‐PEO film exhibited slight improvement in cycling performance, with a 7.9 % increase in long‐term cycling capacity compared to LIBs using only the commercial PP separator. These findings indicate that the developed CNF‐PEDOT:PSS‐PEO composite film holds promise to improve safety, while maintaining the electrochemical performance of LIBs by reducing dendrite formation and enhancing thermal stability.
Spatial–Temporal Deviation Analysis for Multivariate Statistical Process Monitoring
Authors: Wang Meng , Tong Chudong , Xu Feng , Luo Lijia 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTGiven that an effective process monitoring implementation should take both the spatial and temporal variations into account, a novel online process monitoring scheme based on a newly formulated algorithm titled as spatial–temporal deviation analysis (STDA) is proposed. Different from the mainstream process monitoring methods that focus on characterizing the spatial and/or temporal variation in the historical normal samples, the proposed STDA algorithm is designed to adaptively and timely train a pair of projecting vectors to uncover potential deviation in the spatial–temporal variation of online monitored samples, so as to guarantee consistently enhanced monitoring performance. Instead of utilizing a fixed projecting framework trained offline, the STDA algorithm is repeatedly executed once a newly measured sample become available for online monitoring. Therefore, the proposed STDA‐based method could consistently ensure its effectiveness for online fault detection, because a projecting framework targeted to revealing deviation in spatial–temporal variation is dynamically determined for different online monitoring samples in a timely manner. Finally, the salient monitoring performance achieved by the proposed STDA‐based approach is evaluated through comparisons with other counterparts.
Energy efficient dynamic scheduling of dependent tasks for multi‐core real‐time systems using delay techniques
Authors: Baital Kalyan , Chakrabarti Amlan 
Published: October 2024

SummaryOptimizing energy consumption and maximizing throughput in multi‐core real‐time architectures through dynamic task scheduling is a critical design challenge. While significant attention has been devoted to addressing this challenge in the domain of real‐time multi‐core scheduling, the focus has primarily centered on considering periodic tasks as independent. However, the existing literature notably lacks comprehensive study of scheduling methodologies on multi‐core systems that consider dependent tasks, though typical real‐time systems execute tasks that share resources. Earlier studies have predominantly examined scenarios involving random new tasks and task instances (jobs), which are executed in different power levels. Each task (and job) has distinct execution time corresponding to each power level. By considering these parameters (power levels and execution times of jobs), various combinations of energy signatures have been found to attain an optimum system state. Building upon this prior research, our paper extends the scope to encompass task scheduling in multi‐core systems with task dependencies. We introduce a novel approach that categorizes dependent tasks into ASAP (as soon as possible) and ALAP (as late as possible) groups, prioritizing task execution based on task mobility—defined as the disparity between the last cycle the task can be scheduled in and the current cycle. Furthermore, our model demonstrates an approach for efficient scheduling of sporadic and aperiodic tasks within this framework. Through experimental validation using randomized task sets, our results indicate that the proposed model achieves a minimum of 5% reduction in normalized total energy consumption compared to existing methodologies.
Design of Broadband Highly Efficient Power Amplifier Based on Low‐Pass Filtering Network With Periodic Structure
Authors: Xu Sen , Wu JianFeng , Chen Xiang 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTIn this paper, a broadband high‐efficiency power amplifier (PA) is designed by using an easily implementable low‐pass filtering network with periodic structure as the output matching circuit to achieve bandwidth expansion of the PA. The proposed periodic structure is based on right‐handed T‐type basic cells, which can achieve wideband filtering responses. In addition, the load design space of the extended continuous Class‐F mode is combined as the target impedance to achieve an efficiency improvement in bandwidth PAs. For verification, a broadband highly efficient PA across 0.6–3.6 GHz with a relative bandwidth of 143% is designed, fabricated, and measured. The test results have shown a drain efficiency of 60.8%–70.4% and gain of 8.5–11.9 dB with a saturation output power under 3‐dB gain compression of 38.5–41.9 dBm.
Endothelial cell senescence contributes to pathological retinal angiogenesis
Authors: Shi Zehui , Liu Bo , Dai Jinhui , Chen Xiuping 
Published: October 2024

AbstractBackgroundPathological retinal neovascularization is marked by microvascular lesions manifested initially as endothelial cell dysfunction and metabolic disturbances. However, the regulatory mechanism guiding retinal vascular endothelial cell function remian controversial.Main bodyPrevious studies have demonstarted that high glucose or oxidative stress can induce premature senescence in endothelial cells, triggering inflammatory responses within the vascular system and promoting the secretion of pro‐inflammatory factors, ultimately leading to pathological angiogenesis. Endothelial cell senescence has thus become a key target for anti‐angiogenic therapies.ConclusionThis review delves into current research on the mechanisms driving senescence‐induced retinal angiogenesis and highlights potential target protein pathways, aiming to provide insights for future investigations.
Understanding how restoration reduces competition for habitat by combining theory, observation, and experiment
Authors: Polivka Carlos M. , Malone Margaret A. , Carran Spencer A. , Dwyer Greg 
Published: October 2024

AbstractHabitat selection theory enables inferences about species habitat choice across a range of observed population densities. However, it is relatively uncommon to use habitat selection theory in studies of habitat restoration efficacy to understand the effect of restoration on habitat competition. We combined observational density data and resource selection functions to analyze habitat correlations with both habitat selection theory and a mark–recapture experiment to show how habitat restoration can mitigate competition between species with similar habitat preferences. To restore degraded and channelized riverine habitat for juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) engineered log jams (ELJs) have been installed to create pools to enhance growth and rearing. Application of habitat selection theory first showed that both species share a preference for ELJ‐treated habitat over unrestored habitat. Linear models showed that steelhead are generalists with respect to depth in unrestored habitat, whereas both species' abundance varies along a depth gradient in ELJ‐treated habitat. Selective versus opportunistic use of deep and shallow ELJ pools was density‐dependent. We found a range of densities at which a “ghost of competition” exists, where Chinook are selective on deep ELJ‐treated pools and steelhead are selective on shallow pools. A mark–recapture experiment confirmed that steelhead limit Chinook movement into unrestored habitat, but this competitive effect vanished in ELJ‐treated habitat where selection occurred with respect to pool depth. The experiment, combined with theory, enabled (1) the identification of a mechanism allowing for shared preference of restored habitat and (2) the description of how restoration can mitigate competition.
Understanding species limits through the formation of phylogeographic lineages
Authors: Burbrink Frank T. , Myers Edward A. , Pyron R. Alexander 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe outcomes of speciation across organismal dimensions (e.g., ecological, genetic, phenotypic) are often assessed using phylogeographic methods. At one extreme, reproductively isolated lineages represent easily delimitable species differing in many or all dimensions, and at the other, geographically distinct genetic segments introgress across broad environmental gradients with limited phenotypic disparity. In the ambiguous gray zone of speciation, where lineages are genetically delimitable but still interacting ecologically, it is expected that these lineages represent species in the context of ontology and the evolutionary species concept when they are maintained over time with geographically well‐defined hybrid zones, particularly at the intersection of distinct environments. As a result, genetic structure is correlated with environmental differences and not space alone, and a subset of genes fail to introgress across these zones as underlying genomic differences accumulate. We present a set of tests that synthesize species delimitation with the speciation process. We can thereby assess historical demographics and diversification processes while understanding how lineages are maintained through space and time by exploring spatial and genome clines, genotype‐environment interactions, and genome scans for selected loci. Employing these tests in eight lineage‐pairs of snakes in North America, we show that six pairs represent 12 “good” species and that two pairs represent local adaptation and regional population structure. The distinct species pairs all have the signature of divergence before or near the mid‐Pleistocene, often with low migration, stable hybrid zones of varying size, and a subset of loci showing selection on alleles at the hybrid zone corresponding to transitions between distinct ecoregions. Locally adapted populations are younger, exhibit higher migration, and less ecological differentiation. Our results demonstrate that interacting lineages can be delimited using phylogeographic and population genetic methods that properly integrate spatial, temporal, and environmental data.
Thermally Primed Zostera muelleri Seeds Exhibit Higher Germination Rates Than Those From Ambient Conditions
Authors: Moir Tom , Huggett Megan J. , Smith Timothy M. , Gaston Troy F. 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTSeagrasses provide critical ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, sediment stabilisation and nursery habitat for juvenile fish. Zostera muelleri is ubiquitous within Australian and New Zealand estuaries, however, as a species is relatively understudied. We sourced seeds from a thermally affected east Australian estuary and investigated whether germination rates differed between ambient and thermally affected seeds over a variety of temperatures (16°C–28°C) to determine how seagrass systems might react in a warming climate. Germination for the experiment was low and totalled 5% of all seeds; however, similar numbers are typical in seed germination studies. Germination was highest at 16°C and was enhanced through the simulation of a 48‐h freshwater pulse. Thermally affected sites germinated faster and had greater mean maximum germination when compared to control sites regardless of experimental temperature. These findings indicate that Z. muelleri in this system may be exhibiting transgenerational plasticity due to the thermal stress the parent experiences. This result provides an alternate viewpoint to the current literature by suggesting that unknown transgenerational effects may provide Z. muelleri with greater germination plasticity against temperatures expected under predicted climate change scenarios than previously expected.
Unraveling the multiple facilitative effects of consumers on marine primary producers
Authors: Bracken Matthew E. S. , Bernatchez Genevieve , Badten Alexander J. , Chatfield Rachel A. 
Published: October 2024

AbstractThe loss of consumers threatens the integrity of ecological systems, but the mechanisms underlying the effects on communities and ecosystems remain difficult to predict. This is, in part, due to the complex roles that consumers play in those systems. Here, we highlight this complexity by quantifying two mechanisms by which molluscan grazers—typically thought of as consumers of their algal resources—facilitate algae on rocky shores. Initial observations in high‐zone tide pools revealed that both water‐column ammonium concentrations and photosynthetic biomass were higher in pools containing higher densities of grazers, suggesting that local‐scale nutrient recycling by the grazers could be enhancing algal biomass. We assessed this possibility by experimentally manipulating grazer abundances at the level of whole tide pools but controlling access of those grazers to experimental plots within each pool. Contrary to predictions that algal biomass inside grazer exclusions would increase as grazer abundances in the pools increased, we found that algal biomass inside grazer‐exclusion fences was unaffected by grazer abundances. Instead, the consumptive effects of grazers that were evident at low grazer abundances transitioned to facilitative effects as experimentally manipulated grazer abundances increased. This finding suggested that these positive interactions were associated with the physical presence of grazers and not just grazers' effects on nutrient availability. Subsequent experiments highlighted the potential role of “slime”—the pedal mucous trails left behind as the mollusks crawl on the substratum—in promoting the recruitment of algae and thereby mediating a spatial subsidy of new organic matter into the system. Furthermore, different grazer groups contributed disproportionately to ammonium excretion (i.e., turban snails) versus slime production (i.e., littorine snails), suggesting a potential role for grazer diversity. Our work highlights the complex ways in which consumers affect their resources, including multiple, complementary mechanisms by which these grazers facilitate the algae they consume.
Adalimumab Treatment Effects on Inflammation and Adipose Tissue Mitochondrial Respiration in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Authors: Sahl Ronni Eg , Poggi Axel Illeris , Nielsen Valdemar Wendelboe , Yao Yiqiu , Patsi Ioanna , Poulsen Steen Seier , Dela Flemming , Larsen Steen , Thomsen Simon Francis , Helge Jørn Wulff 
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTObjectiveTumour necrosis factor (TNF)‐α is a proinflammatory marker and has been shown to affect mitochondrial function in different tissues. We investigated the effect on adipose tissue (AT) inflammation and mitochondrial respiration in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) after 12 weeks of treatment with adalimumab, a TNF‐α inhibitor.MethodsWe sampled blood and an AT biopsy from 13 patients with HS and 10 control subjects after an overnight fast. The patients were retested after at least 12 weeks of treatment with adalimumab (40 mg/week). We measured macrophage content and mitochondrial respiration in the AT and interleukin (IL)‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐10, high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hsCRP), interferon‐γ, TNF‐α, adiponectin and leptin in plasma. Clinical scores and Dermatology Quality of Life Index (DLQI) were assessed.ResultsWe found a higher anti‐inflammatory macrophage content (CD206+) in the patient group compared with the control group, but no differences between before and after the intervention. No difference in mitochondrial respiration was observed. We observed higher plasma IL‐6 and hsCRP concentrations in patients with HS compared to controls, with no differences before and after the intervention. The difference between controls and HS patients was abolished after the intervention. HS patients improved their DLQI after the intervention with no change in clinical scores.ConclusionTreatment with adalimumab in patients with HS does not alter AT inflammation or mitochondrial respiratory capacity; however, we did see a higher content of anti‐inflammatory macrophages in the patient group compared with the control group.