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Towards an analysis of damage progression in concrete pavements using machine learning and computer vision
Authors: Garita‐Durán Hellen , Elizondo‐Arrieta Fabian , Barrantes‐Jiménez Roy , Kaliske Michael 
Published: September 2024

AbstractIn the field of pavement damage analysis, long‐term damage monitoring and assessment remain a formidable challenge due to the dynamic nature of damage development and environmental changes. This study presents preliminary progress towards a system for tracking and analyzing the progression of pavement deterioration over time using image datasets of real concrete pavement. The research focuses on specific road sections, with annual data collection over three years, resulting in a time‐series dataset with detailed spatiotemporal information. The proposed methodology integrates GPS data for precise location mapping and employs advanced image analysis techniques to consistently identify and monitor pavement damages across different time frames. Image rectification and alignment processes are applied to ensure comparability in detail and orientation. The current status of the project is presented, including initial implementations of the methodology, limitations encountered, and suggestions for improvement in data collection. The goal is to establish a robust and replicable methodology that facilitates understanding the evolution of pavement damage. This spatiotemporal matching approach aims to lay the foundation for agencies to monitor the progression of issues and enable timely interventions throughout the pavement life cycle.
Platelet changes and bleeding symptoms in children, adolescents, and adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
Authors: Sakamoto Atsushi , Uchiyama Toru , Futatsugi Ryohei , Ohara Osamu , Iguchi Akihiro , Kaname Tadashi , Hikosaka Makoto , Ono Hiroshi , Kunishima Shinji , Ito Shuichi , Ishiguro Akira 
Published: September 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe deletion region of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) contains a gene encoding glycoprotein Ibβ (GPIbβ), which is required to express the GPIb/IX/V complex on the platelet surface. Therefore, patients with 22q11.2DS may have congenital platelet disorders. However, information is limited on platelets and bleeding symptoms. In this study, we investigated clinical information, including bleeding symptoms, platelet counts, and GPIb expression levels in children and adolescents/adults with 22q11.2DS.ProcedureThirty‐two patients with 22q11.2DS were enrolled in a prospective cohort study between 2022 and 2023 at outpatient clinics within our institute.ResultsThe median platelet counts in adolescents/adults with 22q11.2DS were significantly lower than those in children (p < .0001). A gradual decrease was found along with increasing age (p = .0006). Values of median GPIb expression on platelet surfaces (66% in children and 70% in adolescents/adults) were significantly lower than those in healthy controls (p < .0001 and p = .0002). Bleeding symptoms included surgery‐related bleeding (52%), purpura (31%), and epistaxis (22%); most of them were minor. The median International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis bleeding assessment tool score was not significantly different between children and adolescents/adults (p = .2311).ConclusionAlthough there was an age‐related decrease in platelet count and a disease‐related decrease in GPIb expression, no difference in bleeding symptoms was found between children and adolescents/adults. 22q11.2DS overall had minor bleeding symptoms in daily life, and the disease had little effect on spontaneous bleeding. However, some patients had major bleeding events; further accumulation of data on hemostasis during surgery and trauma is required.
A modern approach to multiple pulmonary resections in children with recurrent metastatic pulmonary disease
Authors: Shah Nikhil R. , Williams Keyonna M. , Stoll Tammy , Heider Amer , Opipari Valerie P. , Jasty Rao Rama , Newman Erika A. , Ehrlich Peter F. , Geiger James D. 
Published: September 2024

AbstractImplications of repeated resections of pulmonary metastasis (PM) are not well documented in the modern era. Fifteen children underwent two (n = 8), three (n = 3), or four or more (n = 3) resections (total = 38 procedures), most commonly for osteosarcoma (71%). Operative approach included muscle‐sparing thoracotomy (71%), non‐muscle‐sparing thoracotomy (18%), and video‐assisted thoracoscopy (11%). Median resected nodules per procedure was four (range = 1–95). Prolonged air leaks were the most common postoperative complication (29%). Median hospital stay was 4 days, and no children were discharged with or have required oxygen. Event‐free survival is 67% at median follow‐up time of 54 months, with an overall survival rate of 64%. Repeat resection of PM appears to be well tolerated, without prolonged hospital stays or compromised pulmonary function.
The post‐buckling analysis of cylindrical polymer fiber‐reinforced composite tubes subjected to axial loading fabricated by filament winding technology
Authors: Yıldırım Hayri 
Published: September 2024

AbstractIn this study, the post‐buckling damage behavior of cylindrical composite tubes was examined experimentally. The samples were reinforced with glass, carbon, and kevlar fibers to obtain glass‐reinforced fiber polymer (GRFP), carbon‐reinforced fiber polymer (CRFP), and Kevlar‐reinforced fiber polymer (KRFP) cylindrical tubes. The samples were produced using 4 stacking layers with filament winding technology. In producing all composite tubes, the outer diameter was kept constant at 17 mm, and two inner diameters of 12 and 13 mm, two wall thicknesses, 5 winding angles, and two lengths were used as parameters. The load was applied to the samples until completely damaged, and the maximum post‐buckling load values obtained were measured on the testing device. The effect of different reinforcement materials, winding angle, wall thickness, and length on the load‐carrying capacity was analyzed and it was understood that they had a significant effect. It was observed that the load‐carrying capacity of GFRP samples was the highest compared to the others, followed by CFRP and KFRP samples, respectively. In all samples, it was observed that a 0.5 mm wall thickness increase increased the load‐carrying capacity, while a 50 mm length increase decreased it. The energy absorption (EA) values of GFRP, CFRP, and KFRP samples were 46.99, 25.22, and 15.48 Joules, respectively. It was understood that the energy absorption of GFRP samples was 1.86 times better than CFRP and 3 times better than KFRP.Highlights
The samples were produced using the fiber winding method, which is one of the most common production methods in the manufacture of tubes.
Three different polymer reinforcement materials were used in the production of the samples.
The effects of polymer reinforcement material, winding angle, length, and wall thickness on the maximum post‐buckling load were investigated.
Wall thickness was found to have a significant effect on the maximum post‐buckling load.
It was observed that GFRP samples had the highest energy absorption feature.
Understanding Chinese Internet users' information sensitivity in big data and artificial intelligence era
Authors: Chen Xi , Zheng Pengxin , Mou Jian 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThe online environment has evolved with the development of emerging information technologies. In response to rising voices discussing the boundaries of collecting and using user data on platforms, this study explored Chinese Internet users' information sensitivity as an indicator of data classification governance. This study employed a two‐stage research approach. First, 60 types of information that users disclose to Internet platforms in the era of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) were identified. Biometric identification, travel records, preference, trace information, and other information reflecting the characteristics of network collection in the era of big data and AI were also included. Second, based on 397 questionnaires, the information categories were clustered into five groups: less‐sensitive social attributes, consumption traces, individual action details, potential risk information, and health and social sensitivity. Of the total disclosed information types, 61.7% were perceived as highly sensitive by Chinese users in the current Internet environment; the higher the sensitivity of the information, the less likely users were to disclose it and use the online platform. Moreover, newly added information types have a high sensitivity. These findings provide insights into the policy design and governance of Internet platform data collection and usage practices in the era of big data and AI.
The effects of a positive emotional exercise intervention on the quality of life and psychological well‐being in cancer chemotherapy patients
Authors: Wu Su‐ya , Zhu Ping , Wang Min , Shi Ling‐yun , Yu Rong , Zhang Liu‐liu , Wan Jing 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine the effect of a positive emotion‐based exercise intervention on quality of life (QOL), fatigue, and mental health status in patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy. A total of 80 patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy were selected and divided into an observation group and a control group, with 40 patients in each group. Patients in the control group received routine care and were educated about the benefits of exercise, while patients in the experimental group received an additional exercise intervention based on positive emotions. We assessed patients' quality of life, fatigue, and mental health at the time of recruitment and 12 weeks after the exercise intervention. After the intervention, patients in the experimental group had a higher overall QOL score than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences in body, role, and emotions (p < .05). After the intervention, patients in the experimental group had less fatigue than those in the control group, with statistical differences between the two groups (p = .047). After the intervention, patients in the experimental group had lower scores in depression (p = .008) and anxiety (p = .245) than those in the control group. We found that patients with lung cancer receiving chemotherapy benefited from an exercise intervention based on positive emotions in terms of improvements in quality of life, fatigue, and mental health status.
Numerical study of failure modes of hazardous material tanks exposed to fire accidents in the process industry
Authors: Mo Li , Xiao Shenbin , Chen Hang , Tan Xinxin , Yang Ming , Reniers Genserik , Chen Chao 
Published: September 2024

AbstractFire accidents in oil tank farms can trigger domino effects, leading to multiple tank fires with catastrophic consequences. Preventing losses in large‐scale tank farms requires a dynamic assessment of fire‐induced domino accidents. Existing research often focuses on calculating the time to failure (TTF) of storage tanks but overlooks the influence of failure modes. This study develops numerical models to explore failure modes of oil storage tanks with uniform and stepwise walls exposed to thermal radiation. Factors such as the flame heights of combustion tank, adjacent spacings, wall thickness, and tank volumes are considered. The numerical model employs a solid double‐layer flame model to determine thermal radiation intensity and temperature, followed by a dynamic stress–strain and buckling analysis to obtain time to buckling (TTB) and time to yielding (TTY). If TTB < TTY, the failure model is buckling; otherwise, the failure model is yielding. Results indicate that failure modes in nonuniform thermal fields include buckling and yielding, with stepwise walls favoring buckling and uniform walls favoring yielding. When the wall thickness is below the critical value, failure is yielding; otherwise, it is buckling. These findings support risk management and emergency response for fire‐induced domino effects in oil tank farms.
Neighborhood Degree Based Topological Indices of Nanotube via Direct and NM‐Polynomial
Authors: Irfan Muhammad , Yasmeen Farhana , Aziz Shanza , Mukhtar Muzammil 
Published: September 2024

ABSTRACTThe analysis of various chemical structures can be done by using topological indices (TI), graph polynomials, and other useful tools that graph theory offers. The mathematical entries called TI are subtracted from the chemical structure. In this article, we investigate the neighborhood degree based topological indices of nanotube via direct and NM‐polynomial. The indices which we have computed are first, second, third, fourth, fifth NDe indices, third version of Zagreb index, neighborhood second Zagreb index, neighborhood second modified Zagreb index, neighborhood forgotten topological index, neighborhood general Randic index, neighborhood inverse sum index, fourth atom bond connectivity index, fifth geometric arithmetic index, fifth arithmetic geometric index, fifth hyper first and second Zagreb index.
Compositional and structural characterization of bioenergy digestate and its aerobic derivatives compost and vermicompost
Authors: Loffredo Elisabetta , Vona Danilo , Porfido Carlo , Giangregorio Maria Michela , Gelsomino Antonio 
Published: September 2024

AbstractIntroductionIn addition to produce biogas, the anaerobic digestion process releases a significant quantity of solid digestate (DG), a C‐rich byproduct suitable both as a soil improver and as a biosorbent of organic and inorganic pollutants. This study considered a mixed biowaste DG and two aerobic DG‐derivatives such as compost (CP) and vermicompost (VC).Materials and MethodsA multianalytical approach was adopted to comprehensively characterize DG, CP and VC. Elemental composition was determined by total reflection X‐ray fluorescence (TXRF) spectroscopy; micromorphological features, surface elements and surface area were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X‐ray (SEM‐EDX) technique and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis; functional properties were investigated by attenuated total reflectance‐Fourier transform infrared (FTIR‐ATR) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy.ResultsTXRF analysis showed that DG had the highest K content (~8.9 g kg−1), while VC had the maximum P, S and Ca contents, and appreciable levels of essential plant micronutrients, such as Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn. SEM‐EDX technique evidenced heterogeneous surfaces and low porosity of all materials. BET analysis showed relevant specific surface areas of DG, CP and, especially, VC (~1.6 m2 g−1). FTIR‐ATR and Raman spectroscopy allowed to identify various aliphatic and aromatic functional groups of the materials and provided information on their major molecular classes, such as lignocellulosic moieties and inorganic components. The latter techniques also contributed to understand the chemical transformations of the DG after the aerobic treatments.ConclusionThe overall results obtained confirmed the valuable potential of these materials in improving the physical and chemical fertility of the soil and in retaining pollutants, with consequent benefits for mantaining soil productivity and preserving ecosystem health.
Detect atomicity violations in concurrent programs through user assistance and identification of suspicious variable access patterns
Authors: Zhao Jingwen , Wu Yanxia , Feng Yun , Dong Jibin , Shi Changting 
Published: September 2024

AbstractAtomicity violation bugs are a frequent problem in concurrency. Because of the unpredictable nature of thread interleaving, most current methods are unable to differentiate between harmful and benign atomicity violations. This makes it challenging to determine the existence of an actual bug. This paper presents a method for detecting atomicity violation bugs in programs based on user interaction. First, UserTrack matches access interleaving patterns to identify all potential violations. We then verify the programmer's atomicity intent between two logical access operations on the same thread and filter out some candidates. Finally, a user interaction mechanism checks the paths that do not produce atomicity violations when threads are interleaved. Our method focuses on a small number of interesting states and interleavings, while allowing the programmer to impose constraints on thread interleavings and explore all executions that satisfy these constraints. We continuously gather information through user feedback results and detect atomicity violation bugs that truly go against the programmer's intent. We evaluated the method using benchmark tests, which demonstrated the effectiveness of UserTrack in detecting atomicity violations.
Magnetic resonance imaging features of zygomatic lipomatosis in a mixed‐breed dog
Authors: Marx Anne Helene , Busse Claudia , Karbe Georga Tiffany , Scurrell Emma , Wang‐Leandro Adriano 
Published: September 2024

AbstractA 4‐year‐old, male, entire, mixed breed dog presented with right‐sided periorbital swelling and exophthalmos. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head revealed severe enlargement of the right zygomatic gland, which resulted in anterior displacement of the right eye and protrusion of the zygomatic gland into the oral cavity. The enlarged gland showed an increased T2 signal intensity and was traversed by multiple septae, which partially suppressed after fat saturation. The gland was surgically removed using a lateral orbitotomy. Histopathology revealed a lipomatosis of the salivary gland. Zygomatic lipomatosis occurs rarely in dogs, and should be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases of unilateral gland enlargement with fat infiltration on magnetic resonance imaging. This case highlights the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging, including fat‐suppressed sequences, for the diagnosis of extracranial diseases.
Sustainable urban planning needs stronger interdisciplinarity and better co‐designing: How ecologists and climatologists can fully leverage climate monitoring data
Authors: Audusseau Hélène , Schmucki Reto , Croci Solène , Dubreuil Vincent 
Published: September 2024

AbstractResearch has provided considerable evidence that temperature significantly influences species biology. Its influence is so great that climate corridors have been proposed to assist species in tracking their climatic niche at macroecological scales, reinforcing the importance of accounting for this variable at all scales to address the climatic threat to biodiversity. This threat is exacerbated in cities where artificialization enhances the effect of climate change, to the extent that urban temperatures are a public health concern, with heatwaves causing excess human mortality and having a stark impact on biodiversity. Recent developments in climate monitoring networks enable characterizing the spatiotemporal structure of urban climates in ever greater detail, with many cities already equipped with such networks. The impact of temperature on biodiversity, on the same scale as these networks allows, has never been explored. Characterizing urban climate infrastructures and cool corridors, and thus thermal connectivity for species, would enrich and strengthen existing ecological infrastructures, on the basis of scientific evidence. In this perspective, we discuss how stronger collaborations between ecologists and climatologists could help leverage the full potential of urban climate monitoring networks. We highlight research opportunities they could offer in terms of studying the impact of urban climate on biodiversity and the efforts that need to be pursued to enable co‐designing and make interdisciplinary collaborations operational. Such interdisciplinary research on urban climate and its impact is all the more important that its outcomes can help better inform urban planning and mitigate the impacts of climate change on people and biodiversity.This article is categorized under:
Climate and Development > Urbanization, Development, and Climate Change
Assessing Impacts of Climate Change > Observed Impacts of Climate Change
Climate, Ecology, and Conservation > Observed Ecological Changes
Expression and clinical significance of the p53/SAT1/ALOX15 ferroptosis‐associated proteins in sinonasal inverted papilloma
Authors: Li Dan‐Yang , Wang Lin , Zhang Ji‐Sheng , Zi Jia‐Jia , Chen Han , Dong Zi‐Hui , Yu Long‐Gang , Jiang Yan 
Published: September 2024

AbstractObjectivesSinonasal inverted papilloma (SNIP) is a benign tumor type that has been subject to growing levels of research interest owing to its potential for malignant transformation. However, there have been no studies to date of ferroptosis or related proteins in SNIP. Accordingly, this study was designed to examine correlative relationships between SNIP pathogenesis and the expression of proteins associated with ferroptotic activity, including p53, SAT1, and ALOX15.MethodsSamples were collected from 44 total SNIP patients, and control middle turbinate samples were obtained from 28 patients with deviated septums. The RNA and protein levels of p53, SAT1, and ALOX15 were compared between these samples via quantitative real‐time PCR (qRT‐PCR), Western blot analysis (WB), and immunohistochemistry (IHC). The expression of mRNA was further validated by interrogating the GSE193016 data set. The correlations among the expression levels of these three genes were also assessed. Then, the Krouse stage system was used to grade these patients and to explore differences in p53, SAT1, and ALOX15 expression among different stages of the disease. Lastly, we compared the differences in the expression of these genes in inverted papilloma and squamous cell carcinoma by qRT‐PCR and IHC.ResultsSNIP samples exhibited significantly higher p53, SAT1, and ALOX15 mRNA and protein levels than control samples, and strong correlations were observed between the levels of these three proteins. Furthermore, the expression levels of p53, SAT1, and ALOX15 were significantly higher in stage T4 compared to T2 in SNIP. p53 and SAT1 were significantly elevated in squamous carcinomas compared to inverted papilloma. However, the expression of ALOX15 tended to decrease in squamous carcinoma.ConclusionThese results support a potential role for the p53/SAT1/ALOX15 ferroptotic pathway proteins in SNIP pathogenesis, although future molecular biology‐based studies will be essential to test this hypothesis.
Undressing the Electron
Authors: Herdegen Andrzej 
Published: September 2024

AbstractThe extended algebra of the free electromagnetic fields, including infrared-singular fields, and the almost radial gauge, both introduced earlier, are postulated for the construction of the quantum electrodynamics in a Hilbert space (no indefinite metric). Both the Dirac and electromagnetic fields are constructed up to the first order (based on the incoming fields) as operators in the Hilbert space and shown to have physically well-interpretable asymptotic behavior in far past and spacelike separations. The Dirac field tends in far past to the free incoming field, carrying its own Coulomb field, but with no ‘soft photon dressing.’ The spacelike asymptotic limit of the electromagnetic field yields a conserved operator field, which is a sum of contributions of the incoming Coulomb field, and of the low-energy limit of the incoming free electromagnetic field. This should agree with the operator field similarly constructed with the use of outgoing fields, which then relates these past and future characteristics. Higher orders are expected not to change this picture, but their construction needs a treatment of the UV question, which has not been undertaken and remains a problem for further investigation.