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The reproducibility and predictivity of radiomic features extracted from dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography of hepatocellular carcinoma
Authors: Ibrahim Abdalla , Guha Siddharth , Lu Lin , Geng Pengfei , Wu Qian , Chou Yen , Yang Hao , Wang Delin , Schwartz Lawrence H. , Xie Chuan-miao , Zhao Binsheng 
Published: September 2024

Purpose
To assess the reproducibility of radiomic features (RFs) extracted from dynamic contrast-enhanced computed tomography (DCE-CT) scans of patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with regards to inter-observer variability and acquisition timing after contrast injection. The predictive ability of reproducible RFs for differentiating between the degrees of HCC differentiation is also investigated.

Methods
We analyzed a set of DCE-CT scans of 39 patients diagnosed with HCC. Two radiologists independently segmented the scans, and RFs were extracted from each sequence of the DCE-CT scans. The same lesion was segmented across the DCE-CT sequences of each patient’s scan. From each lesion, 127 commonly used RFs were extracted. The reproducibility of RFs was assessed with regard to (i) inter-observer variability, by evaluating the reproducibility of RFs between the two radiologists; and (ii) timing of acquisition following contrast injection (inter- and intra-imaging phase). The reproducibility of RFs was assessed using the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC), with a cut-off value of 0.90. Reproducible RFs were used for building XGBoost classification models for the differentiation of HCC differentiation.

Results
Inter-observer analyses across the different contrast-enhancement phases showed that the number of reproducible RFs was 29 (22.8%), 52 (40.9%), and 36 (28.3%) for the non-contrast enhanced, late arterial, and portal venous phases, respectively. Intra- and inter-sequence analyses revealed that the number of reproducible RFs ranged between 1 (0.8%) and 47 (37%), inversely related with time interval between the sequences. XGBoost algorithms built using reproducible RFs in each phase were found to be high predictive ability of the degree of HCC tumor differentiation.

Conclusions
The reproducibility of many RFs was significantly impacted by inter-observer variability, and a larger number of RFs were impacted by the difference in the time of acquisition after contrast injection. Our findings highlight the need for quality assessment to ensure that scans are analyzed in the same physiologic imaging phase in quantitative imaging studies, or that phase-wide reproducible RFs are selected. Overall, the study emphasizes the importance of reproducibility and quality control when using RFs as biomarkers for clinical applications.
The Interplay of Humans, Technology, and Organizations in Realizing AI’s Productivity Promise
Authors: Hölzle Katharina , Rose Robert , Kaschub Verena Lisa 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is at a nascent stage, presenting both substantial opportunities and challenges for productivity growth. We argue that AI’s potential will only be truly realized through strategic investments in human skills and comprehensive organizational redesign. Drawing on interdisciplinary insights, we highlight the critical role of AI-human collaboration, continuous workforce skill development, and adaptive organizational practices. We conclude with recommendations to create a human-centered environment conducive to AI-driven productivity gains through its assistance, augmentation, and automation capabilities.
“Teachers of Good Things”: Origen on Women as Teachers
Authors: Munkholt Maria 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
Origen expected elderly women and men to be “teachers of good things” in Christian congregations (cf. Titus 2:2–3), and he allowed women to give “spiritual instruction” to younger women. He wrote that women can have “pure minds” and receive divine revelations. At the same time, he followed the (Deutero-)Pauline prohibitions on women to speak and teach in church. This article investigates Origen’s argumentation and his emphases when mentioning female teachers, in order to determine to which degree it is based on theological principles, and where he is following social norms. Why is it, as Origen writes in his Commentary on 1 Corinthians (in catena), shameful for a woman to speak in church, “even if she should speak marvelous and holy words”?
Techniques for Filling Losses in Palm Leaf Manuscripts
Authors: Dong Danhua , Yu Chen 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
Palm leaf manuscripts may suffer from various types of damage, one of the most common types being areas of loss caused by insects or mechanical force. The conservation community has not yet found convincing methods and materials for filling areas of loss in palm leaves, and there is a lack of research on the long-term behaviour of such infills. With this publication we would like to contribute to the understanding of infill materials and their effects on palm leaf objects. Pulp made from mulberry bark paper, from palm leaf, and mixed pulp were used to fill small holes, and pieces of palm leaves were used to repair large missing parts. Our results indicate that the best way to repair small holes is to use mixed pulp. Both overlapping and insert repair techniques could be used for large missing areas. With these conservation techniques, the mechanical strength of the samples could be improved while obtaining a satisfactory visual appearance. The infills exhibited varying levels of stability during artificial aging tests. This study was the first attempt to get an overview over the properties of above-mentioned materials and conservation techniques which are in accordance with the principles of reversibility and minimal intervention. A better understanding of the applicability and behaviour of loss repair techniques and materials is essential for the long-term preservation of palm leaf manuscripts and will assist collections in preservation efforts.
All Research Summaries Are Scientific, but Some Are More Scientific Than Others?—Indications for a Mediation of the Relationship Between Author and Text Scientificness Through Perceived Scientificness
Authors: Jonas Mark , Rosman Tom 
Published: September 2024

Especially in times characterized by abundant misinformation, knowledge on fostering trust as a scientist is crucial. Previous studies have found that readers rate texts displaying a scientific style as more credible and show higher agreement with their message, a phenomenon called “scientificness effect”. However, it is unclear how strongly the relationship between scientific text features and trust is influenced by readers’ subjective scientificness perceptions, and if such an influence can also be found on an author level. We thus conducted an experimental online study with N = 838 German-speaking layreaders. Participants read two research summaries with randomized levels of author and text scientificness (low vs. high). After each text, they rated the scientificness and the trustworthiness of the author and the text. Mediation analyses provided preliminary evidence for our hypotheses. Under the assumptions of our model, perceived scientificness was found to be a mediator of the scientificness-trustworthiness relationship on an author and text level. Limitations regarding our cross-sectional mediation design are discussed. Based on our results, we offer suggestions for future research and perspectives for future theory-building.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN TRANS AND GENDER-DIVERSE PATIENTS: Psychosocial counseling of transgender and gender-diverse individuals in fertility and reproductive medicine: a narrative review
Authors: Cummings Peter , Lawson Angela 
Published: September 2024

In brief
Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people have similar desires for parenting as cisgender individuals but are likely to face greater barriers in accessing fertility treatment than their cisgender peers. Mental health professionals are well-positioned to advocate for and support TGD individuals seeking fertility care through pre-fertility treatment implications counseling regarding the psychosocial aspects of fertility treatment and family building.

Abstract
Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals experience significantly greater all-cause mortality and mental health disparities compared to their cisgender peers. Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is a safe and effective treatment option for gender dysphoria that dramatically improves psychosocial health outcomes but may adversely impact fertility. Medical society guidelines recommend medical fertility preservation (FP) counseling and pre-fertility treatment psychoeducational implications consultation from qualified, reproductive mental health professionals (MHPs) for TGD individuals pursuing FP or third-party reproductive treatment. However, sparse literature exists specific to the structure of mental health psychoeducational consultation for TGD individuals pursuing FP. This narrative review highlights important areas for discussion in pre-fertility treatment mental health consultations. Results indicate that implications counseling should be conducted by an MHP with specialized training in reproductive mental health with TGD populations to reduce the risk of harm and promote successful emotional navigation of fertility treatment. Such counseling should be psychoeducational and not gatekeeping in nature and may include consideration of the psychosocial (e.g. emotional, relational, ethical, spiritual, social) risks and benefits of various family-building options. During these consultations, TGD individuals can explore their hopes and fears related to fertility and future family-building plans and discuss realistic treatment expectations, individual strengths, coping and communication strategies, and identify key support network members who may aid in navigating the fertility treatment process. MHPs can provide referrals to appropriate resources if necessary to help TGD individuals navigate treatment while coping with psychological symptoms and promoting behavior change.
Conceptual dimensions of conceptions of teaching problem-solving
Authors: Bendeliani Natia 
Published: September 2024

AbstractStudies over the past three decades have shown the alignment between teachers' conceptions and approaches to teaching. However, little attention has been given to exploring skill-oriented teaching conceptions and approaches, such as problem-solving (PS). Although teachers' views, beliefs, and understanding of problem-solving have been studied to a certain extent, there has not been a common conceptual ground to study the conceptions of teaching problem-solving in a wider and multidisciplinary context. Therefore, this review article aims to assemble and provide conceptual clarity to the elements teaching problem-solving might constitute to create the foundation for future study. Positing that the way teachers conceive ‘problem’ in instruction, the process of problem-solving, and their role inform the approaches they take to teach PS, this paper provides conceptual grounding and reasoning of each element. To conclude, the paper might be a valuable resource for scholars starting to examine the same topic, as it provides overviews of seminal papers and essential insights into the topic, demonstrating the importance of studying conceptions of teaching problem-solving.
Prognosis of early and advanced signet ring cell gastric carcinoma compared with other histological subtypes
Authors: Torosyan R. O. , Nered S. N. , Kozlov N. A. , Sun Henian , Kononets P. V. , Stilidi I S. 
Published: September 2024

Background. Signet ring cell gastric carcinoma of the stomach traditionally characterized by its poor prognosis. Survival of patients with signet ring cell gastric carcinoma regardless of the stage of the disease has not been well studied.Aim. To compare clinicopathological characteristics and survival of the patients with signet ring cell gastric carcinoma of the stomach and non-signet ring cell carcinoma depending on the stage of the disease.Materials and methods. We performed retrospective review was undertaken of patients with gastric cancer who received surgical treatment in period from 2013–2018.Results. At early signet ring cell cancer, the 3and 5-year survival rates was 100,0 and 89.0 %; for non-signet ring cell carcinoma 91.4 and 85.3 % (р = 0.6; Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.73; 95 % Confidence Interval (CI) 0.22–2.42) respectively. For advanced signet ring cell carcinoma, the median survival rates, 3and 5-year survival rates was 38 months, 53.0 and 38.4 %; for non-signet ring cell carcinoma 51.1 months, 59.2 and 48.0 % (р = 0.2; HR 1.2; 95 % CI 0.91–1.54).Conclusion. Long-term results in patients with early (T1) signet ring cell cancer of the stomach did not significantly differ in comparison with other histological types of gastric cancer. Long-term results of advanced signet ring cell cancer are worse than non-signet ring cell cancer, but the differences are not statistically significant.
Assessing the effectiveness of preventing placenta-associated complications in patients with burdened obstetric history and circulating antiphospholipid antibodies
Authors: Eremeeva D. R. , Zainulina M. S. 
Published: September 2024

Introduction. The role of antiphospholipid antibody (APA) carriage in the pathogenesis of pregnancy failure is one of the most recently debated issues. To date, no unified therapeutic approach to immunotherapy of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) in pregnancy exists. Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) have become the drugs of choice to treat this pathology in pregnant women.Aim: to evaluate an effectiveness of preventing placenta-associated complications (PACs) in patients with recurrent miscarriage and circulating APAs.Materials and Methods. A prospective study was conducted to analyze the course of pregnancy and outcomes in 150 patients who had diagnostic APA titers and aggravated obstetric and gynecological anamnesis. All pregnant women received therapy with low-dose aspirin (LDA) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWHs). In addition to combining LMWHs and LDA, 126 (84.0 %) pregnant women received IVIG courses administered at gestational age of 6-8, 12-14, and 22-24 weeks.Results. Based on the data obtained, gestational complications such as chronic placental insufficiency, hemodynamic disorders, fetal growth retardation, gestational arterial hypertension, moderate preeclampsia (PE) were significantly more frequent in patients receiving no IVIG during pregnancy. It should be noted that development of severe obstetric complications, such as severe PE, premature detachment of a normally located placenta, massive blood loss, and antenatal fetal death were not observed in any case. No patient developed venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. Comparing relative expression area of annexin V, CD 34+, KiSS-peptine and its receptors (KiSS1R), there were revealed significant differences. The relative expression area for anticoagulant protein annexin V was 2.3-fold higher in IVIG-treated patients in pregnancy; endothelial marker CD34+ - 4-fold higher, KiSS-peptine - 2.3-fold higher, and KiSS1R - 5.4-fold higher in placenta from women treated with IVIG starting from early pregnancy stage.Conclusion. In order to assess the effectiveness of PAC prevention in patients with habitual miscarriage and circulating APAs, it is possible to estimate relative expression area for placental anticoagulant protein annexin V, endothelial marker CD 34+, KiSS-peptine and KiSS1R.
Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure, Profitability, and Visibility of Sharia Commercials Bank in Indonesia
Authors: Akmal Denara 
Published: September 2024

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of profitability and visibility on Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (ICSRD) of Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia for the period 2020 – 2022. This research is a quantitative study using secondary data from the Islamic Commercial Bank's Annual Reports and Sustainability Reports. The effects are examined based on content analysis of 9 Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia using a purposive sampling technique. The results showed that profitability and visibility simultaneously had a significant effect on the ICSRD of Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia for the period 2020 – 2022. However, partially the profitability did not affect ICSRD. Meanwhile, the visibility has a significant effect on ICSRD partially. The results of this study are expected to provide a reference for Islamic Commercial Banks policymakers to always improve the ICSR to maintain customer confidence in the operations of Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia.
A Prospective Study of the IlluminOss Photodynamic Nail System for Pelvic Stabilization
Authors: Lozano-Calderon Santiago A. , Gonzalez Marcos R. , Werenski Joseph O. , Quinn Kayla , Freiberger Diana , Raskin Kevin A. 
Published: September 2024

Background:
The stabilization of metastatic lesions in the periacetabular region can be successfully performed using percutaneous techniques. Photodynamic nails (PDNs) are among the available tools for stabilization. Data on postoperative complications and functional outcomes are, however, scarce.

Methods:
Patients undergoing percutaneous stabilization using PDNs (IlluminOss Medical) for impending or actual minimally displaced pathological fractures of the pelvis from metastatic bone disease, multiple myeloma, or primary bone lymphoma were enrolled prospectively. Outcomes were assessed preoperatively and postoperatively at the 2-day, 2-week, 6-week, 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year time points. Functional outcomes assessed included the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function, PROMIS Pain Interference, Combined Pain and Ambulatory Function (CPAF), EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS), and Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) scores. Pain was assessed using a VAS.

Results:
A total of 30 patients treated with PDNs were included. The median VAS pain score dropped from 60 points preoperatively to 30 at 6 weeks postoperatively (p = 0.004). The median CPAF score improved from 6 preoperatively to 7 postoperatively at the 6-week mark. The median EQ-VAS score showed significant improvement at 6 weeks (70 versus 50; p = 0.006). The median 2-week PROMIS Pain Interference score was significantly lower than preoperatively (64.1 versus 66.9; p = 0.03). An improvement in the median PROMIS Physical Function score was seen at 6 weeks following surgery compared with preoperatively (37 versus 30.1; p = 0.001). A significant improvement in the MSTS score was seen as soon as 2 days after surgery (77% versus 40%; p < 0.0001).

Conclusions:
Among patients with pelvic bone metastases, multiple myeloma, or primary bone lymphoma, we found that treatment using PDNs resulted in immediate return to ambulation and rapid functional outcome improvement, with low complication rates. In this population, this technique represents a safe alternative to open surgery.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Prediction of Overburden Failure on the Working Face Using Self-Formed Roadway Mining Technology without Coal Pillars Based on Microseismic Monitoring: A Case Study
Authors: Hu Bosheng , Wang Tong , Xie Panshi , Luo Shenghu 
Published: September 2024

Abstract
In this study, the No.S1201-II working face of a coal mine using self-formed roadway mining technology without coal pillars was used as the engineering background, and physical experiments, numerical simulations, and field measurements were employed to study the spatiotemporal evolution laws of overburden fracture and obtain the periodic breaking law of the overburden. The results revealed the following: (1) the working face length increased after roof cutting, which led to an increase in the roadway stress on the side away from the mined area. The roof displacement remained essentially unchanged when the roadway was in the digging and cutting stages. However, the roof displacement continued to increase during the sinking and forming stages. (2) The height of the fall zone before roof cutting was approximately 17.1–19.4 m, which was 4.3–4.8 times the mining height. The maximum heights of the fracture zone on both sides and in the middle of the working face were 103.6–106.4 m and 92.4–96.1 m, respectively, corresponding to 25.9–26.6 and 23.1–24.0 times the mining height, respectively. The height of the fall zone after roof cutting was approximately 18.1 m, which was 4.5 times the mining height. The maximum heights of the fracture zone on both sides and in the middle of the working face were 100.6–105.2 m and 91.3–95.2 m, respectively, corresponding to 25.1–26.3 and 22.8–23.8 times the mining height, respectively. (3) Combined with the ground pressure behaviors and overburden breakage monitored in the field, the fracture budding phase, fracture development phase, and fracture maturation phase were divided according to the characteristics of microseismic events. A criterion for overburden deformation damage based on microseismic energy was proposed. This study provides a reference for the establishment of a microseismic-monitoring system and the application of this technology.
Traffic Flow Prediction Based on Transformer And Multi-Graph Fusion Convolution
Authors: Liu Yijun , huang hao , Ye Wujian 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

Traffic flow is an indispensable part of intelligent transportation systems, playing a significant role in alleviating urban traffic congestion. Due to the complex spatiotemporal correlations and heterogeneity inherent in traffic flow data, most existing models exhibit insufficient performance when handling such data, leading to issues such as low accuracy and poor real-time capabilities. In this paper, a network model based on Transformer and Multi-Graph Fusion Convolution (TMGCN) is proposed. Firstly, periodic variations in the time series are extracted using the Transformer module. Subsequently, a multi-graph fusion module is employed to model spatial correlations by fusing road connectivity graph, dynamic speed graph and similarity graph. The above periodic serial feature and multi-graph feature serve as inputs to the spatiotemporal convolutional module (STGC) for extracting spatiotemporal features. Finally, a fully connected layer is applied to process the features and obtain the prediction results. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model achieves a reduction in the Mean Absolute Error (MAE) for traffic flow prediction in the next hour to 19.33 and 15.73 on the public datasets of PEMS04 and PEMS08, respectively.
Zero-shot Video-based Visual Question Answering for Visually Impaired People
Authors: Pal Ratnabali , Kar Samarjit , Ahmed Sekh Arif 
Published: September 2024

Abstract

83% of the world's population owned a smartphone today. The use of smartphones as personal assistants is also emerging. This article proposes a new video dataset suitable for few-shot or zero-shot learning. The dataset contains handheld product videos captured using a handheld smartphone by visually impaired (VI) people. With the ultimate goal of improving assistive technology for the VI, the dataset is designed to facilitate question-answering based on both textual and visual features. One of the objectives of such video analytics is to develop assistive technology for visually impaired people for day-to-day activity management and also provide an independent shopping experience. This article highlights the limitations of existing deep learning-based approaches when applied to the dataset, suggesting that they pose novel challenges for computer vision researchers. We propose a zero-shot VQA for the problem. Despite the current approaches' poor performance, they foster a training-free zero-shot approach, providing a baseline for visual question-answering towards the foundation for future research. We believe the dataset provides new challenges and attracts many computer vision researchers. This dataset will be available.