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Assessment of the impact of climate change on current and future flows of the ungauged Aga-Foua-Djilas watershed: a comparative study of hydrological models CWatM under ISIMIP and HMF-WA
Authors: Dione Philippe Malick , Faye Cheikh , Mohamed Ahmed , Alarifi Saad S. , Mohammed Musaab A. A. 
Published: June 2024

AbstractStudying the pressing impacts of climate change on runoff is vital for the sustainable functioning of society and ecosystems. In Senegal, there is insufficient consideration given to the magnitude of the decrease in water resources caused by climate change and the potential impact of this decrease on both society and the environment. The objective of this study was to evaluate the hydrological effects of climate change in the Aga-Foua-Djilas basin by employing CWatM hydrological models inside the frameworks of ISIMIP and HMF-WA. Over the historical period (1981–2019) in the Aga-Foua-Djilas basin, the analysis of all hydrological parameters indicates positive trends, although not statistically significant (except for runoff). Over the future period, unlike temperatures and PET, which show an upward trend in all scenarios, precipitation and runoff show downward trends, which are more significant under SSP 585. For precipitation, Kendall’s Tau shows a downward trend of − 0.157 mm/yr, − 0.321 mm/yr, and − 0.472 mm/yr under SSP 126, SSP 370 and SSP 585, respectively. For runoff, the trends are negative and of the order of − 0.207 m3/s/yr, − 0.44 m3/s/yr, and − 0.565 m3/s/yr, respectively, under SSP 126, SSP 370 and SSP 585 with CwatM and − 0.248 m3/s/yr (SSP 126), − 0.389 m3/s/yr (SSP 245) and − 0.579 m3/s/yr (SSP585) with HMF-WA. Compared with the decrease in precipitation toward the end of the century, the decrease in runoff noted for the distant future (2081–2100) will be of the order of − 32.8% (SSP 126), − 80.8% (SSP 370) and − 94.6% (SSP 585) with CwatM and − 22.3% (SSP 126), − 19.6% (SSP 245) and − 50.9% (SSP 585) with HMF-WA. This study could help policymakers and stakeholders to develop adaptation strategies for the Aga-Foua-Djilas basin.
A new formulation for removing condensate blockage for low permeable gas reservoir
Authors: Abbasi Amirhossein , Khamehchi Ehsan , Khaleghi Mohammad Reza , Mahdavi Kalatehno Javad , Panjalizadeh Hamed 
Published: June 2024

AbstractCondensate blockage significantly impairs gas production in low-permeability reservoirs by reducing gas relative permeability and increasing condensate saturation near the wellbore. Particularly acute in reservoirs with low pressure and permeability, effective solutions are required to mitigate this formation damage. This study introduces a novel acid treatment strategy aimed at enhancing the injectivity index in gas reservoirs afflicted by condensate blockage. Leveraging mineralogical analysis, Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) was identified as the optimal acidizing agent. The most effective concentrations of HCl for rock dissolution—15% and 7.5%—were determined through dissolution tests. The research further advances by adding methanol to the acid mix, resulting in three distinct formulations: HCl 15 wt%, HCl 15 wt% + methanol, and HCl 7.5 wt% + methanol. Comprehensive wettability alteration tests and coreflood experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of these systems in permeability enhancement. The HCl 7.5 wt% + methanol formulation demonstrated superior performance in permeability improvement and condensate blockage reduction, outshining the other systems. Notably, this new acid system effectively altered wettability from hydrophobic to hydrophilic, facilitating the passage of condensate through the pore throats and thus aiding in the removal of blockages. The integration of methanol with HCl, particularly at a 7.5 wt% concentration, represents a significant advancement in the treatment of condensate blockage in gas reservoirs, promising to improve gas recovery rates by addressing the challenges posed by low-permeability formations.
Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in the liver transplant setting
Authors: Ferrarese Alberto , Senzolo Marco , Sasset Lolita , Bassi Domenico , Cillo Umberto , Burra Patrizia 
Published: June 2024

AbstractBacterial infections pose a life-threatening complication in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and acute-on-chronic liver failure. An increasing prevalence of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) has been observed in these patients, significantly impacting prognosis. A growing body of evidence has identified the most common risk factors for such infections, enabling the development of preventive strategies and therapeutic interventions. MDRO infections may also occur after liver transplantation (most commonly in the early post-operative phase), affecting both graft and patient survival. This review provides an overview of MDRO infections before and after liver transplantation, discussing epidemiological aspects, risk factors, prevention strategies, and novel therapeutic approaches. Furthermore, it examines the implications of MDRO infections in the context of prioritizing liver transplantation for the most severe patients, such as those with acute-on-chronic liver failure.
Toward an Ethics of AI Belief
Authors: Ma Winnie , Valton Vincent 
Published: June 2024

AbstractIn this paper we, an epistemologist and a machine learning scientist, argue that we need to pursue a novel area of philosophical research in AI – the ethics of belief for AI. Here we take the ethics of belief to refer to a field at the intersection of epistemology and ethics concerned with possible moral, practical, and other non-truth-related dimensions of belief. In this paper we will primarily be concerned with the normative question within the ethics of belief regarding what agents – both human and artificial – ought to believe, rather than with questions concerning whether beliefs meet certain evaluative standards such as being true, being justified, constituting knowledge, etc. We suggest four topics in extant work in the ethics of (human) belief that can be applied to an ethics of AI belief: doxastic wronging by AI (morally wronging someone in virtue of beliefs held about them); morally owed beliefs (beliefs that agents are morally obligated to hold); pragmatic and moral encroachment (cases where the practical or moral features of a belief is relevant to its epistemic status, and in our case specifically to whether an agent ought to hold the belief); and moral responsibility for AI beliefs. We also indicate two relatively nascent areas of philosophical research that haven’t yet been generally recognized as ethics of AI belief research, but that do fall within this field of research in virtue of investigating various moral and practical dimensions of belief: the epistemic and ethical decolonization of AI; and epistemic injustice in AI.
A Novel Feature Selection Approach-Based Sampling Theory on Grapevine Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Özaltın Öznur , Koyuncu Nursel 
Published: June 2024

AbstractFeature selection, reducing number of input variables to develop classification model, is an important process to reduce computational and modeling complexity and affects the performance of image process. In this paper, we have proposed new statistical approaches for feature selection based on sample selection. We have applied our new approaches to grapevine leaves data that possess properties of shape, thickness, featheriness, and slickness that are investigated in images. To analyze such kind of data by using image process, thousands of features are created and selection of features plays important role to predict the outcome properly. In our numerical study, convolutional neural networks have been used as feature extractors and then obtained features from the last average pooling layer to detect the type of grapevine leaves from images. These features have been reduced by using our suggested four statistical methods: simple random sampling, ranked set sampling, extreme ranked set sampling, moving extreme ranked set sampling. Then, selected features have been classified with artificial neural network and we obtained the best accuracy of 97.33% with our proposed approaches. Based on our empirical analysis, it has been determined that the proposed approach exhibits efficacy in the classification of grapevine leaf types. Furthermore, it possesses the potential for integration into various computational devices.
Indigenous rights, social media and protest movements in Sápmi
Authors: Kyllönen Katri-Maaria , Kirchner Stefan , Poelzer Gregory , Lesser Pamela , Fjellborg Daniel 
Published: June 2024

AbstractFollowing the rush to minerals that would enable the shift towards green economies, the Sámi homeland is quickly becoming a crucible for the rising tensions surrounding the potential for new mining projects and large-scale infrastructure projects. The roots of these conflicts date back to the colonization of the north and continue in the present with the ongoing fight to maintain the Sámi heritage, language and culture, and increasingly to gain ownership of their lands. What initially began as activism within the legal system has, on occasions, transformed into outright protests. Social media increasingly plays a key role in disseminating the message of Indigenous protest among the protesters themselves and feeding into the national and international mainstream media. This shift occurs simultaneously with the construction of a dual narrative, constituted of both land-use protest and intensified demands for Indigenous rights, including, first and foremost, the right to self-determination. Drawing from Social media theory literature and the concepts of political opportunity structures (POS) and legal opportunity structures (LOS), this study argues that social media is one of the most essential tools used by Sámi activists to raise awareness about issue-based protests as well as to communicate demands for the right to self-determination when legal and political opportunity structures are not enough to support the cause. The power of social media lies in its accessibility, immediacy and visuality, which is illustrated in the article via specific examples of mining and railway construction protests in Finland and Sweden. Social media does not replace older tools, such as international human rights litigation, but their use can complement existing strategies for defending and advancing Indigenous rights.
Description of New Morphological Variation of Culex (Culex) coronator Dyar and Knab, 1906 and First Report of Culex (Carrollia) bonnei Dyar, 1921 Found in the Central Region of Peru
Authors: Montalvo-Sabino Eddyson , Marquez-Ocaña Omayra P. , Otiniano-Moreno Griselda A. , Chuquiyauri-Talenas Miguel A. , Melo Tiago , Seixas Gonçalo , Parreira Ricardo , de Almeida António Paulo Gouveia 
Published: June 2024

AbstractMosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) pose a significant threat to public health worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical regions, where they act as primary vectors in transmission of infectious agents. In Peru, 182 culicid species have been identified and several species of the genus Culex are known to transmit arboviruses. However, knowledge of mosquito diversity and distribution remains limited, with many studies focusing on specific regions only. Here, we describe a new morphological variation of Cx. (Culex) coronator Dyar and Knab, 1906, and report the presence of Culex (Carrollia) bonnei Dyar, 1921 in the central region of Peru, Huanuco. Specimens were obtained through larvae collections and identified through morphologic characterization, including dissection of male genitalia, and molecular analyses. In total, 17 mosquitoes were analyzed, and the genitalia of the male specimens allowed the identification of Cx. coronator and Cx. bonnei. Partial sequences of the CoxI gene corresponding to these two species were obtained (N = 10). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the sequences of Cx. coronator grouped in a monophyletic clade with sequences ascribed to other species corresponding to the subgenus Carrollia, while Cx. bonnei specimens formed a monophyletic clade with homologous sequences from GenBank. This study underscores the importance of continued efforts to study the diversity and distribution of mosquitoes in Peru, including their potential role as vectors of human pathogens, to underpin effective disease control and prevention strategies, highlighting the importance of a complemented morphological and molecular analysis.
‘People Like Us Would Have No Clue If the Information Is Online’: Exploring Understanding and Sources of Hepatitis B Information Among Vietnamese Australians
Authors: Brener Loren , Vu Hoang Minh Khoi , Horwitz Robyn , Cama Elena , Martin Kacey , Rance Jake , Okeke Sylvester , Bryant Joanne 
Published: June 2024

AbstractSocio-cultural and behavioural factors are often not adequately considered in designing health promotion programs for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Given that people of Vietnamese background are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis B, the aim of this research was to better understand these factors to inform hepatitis B health promotion messages for the Vietnamese community. Twenty participants (four living with hepatitis B) were interviewed by a Vietnamese-speaking researcher. The interview sessions explored beliefs about health, the body and liver; knowledge and attitudes about hepatitis B vaccines, testing, clinical management and stigma; and sources of health information and value given to information on social media. Participants had a range of understandings of health and hepatitis B which informed their responses to health education and intervention. Participants appeared to have limited knowledge and misconceptions about transmission, prevention, treatment, and management of hepatitis B. Stigma surrounding hepatitis B was apparent, with over half the participants reporting that they distanced themselves from people living with hepatitis B. Participants preferred online information resources for younger people and traditional media in the Vietnamese language for older people. By understanding what Vietnamese people know about hepatitis B and how they access health information, these findings can be used to inform health promotion campaigns using print, media, and radio to ensure wide reach. Knowledge of community specific information is key to reducing the burden of hepatitis B among culturally and linguistically diverse communities and ensuring they are able to access healthcare services for testing, monitoring, and care.
Disparities in Cancer Mortality among Disaggregated Asian American Subpopulations, 2018–2021
Authors: Zhu David T. , Lai Alan , Park Andrew , Zhong Anthony , Tamang Suzanne 
Published: June 2024

AbstractFederal, state, and institutional data collection practices and analyses involving Asian Americans as a single, aggregated group obscure critical health disparities among the vast diversity of Asian American subpopulations. Using from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) Underlying Causes of Death database, we conducted a cross-sectional study using data on disaggregated Asian American subgroups (Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, other Asians) between 2018 and 2021. We examine deaths from 22 cancer types and in situ, benign neoplasms, identified using ICD-10 codes C00-C97 and D00-D48. Overall, our study comprised 327,311 Asian American decedents, with a mean age of death at 70.57 years (SD=2.79), wherein females accounted for approximately half of the sample (n=36,596/73,207; 49.99%). Notably, compared to the aggregated Asian American reference group, we found higher proportions of deaths from total cancers among Chinese (25.99% vs. 22.37% [ref]), Korean (25.29% vs. 22.37% [ref]), and Vietnamese (24.98% vs. 22.37% [ref]) subgroups. In contrast, total cancer deaths were less prevalent among Asian Indians (17.49% vs. 22.37% [ref]), Japanese (18.90% vs. 22.37% [ref]), and other Asians (20.37% vs. 22.37% [ref]). We identified further disparities by cancer type, sex, and age. Disaggregated data collection and analyses are imperative to understanding differences in cancer mortality among Asian American subgroups, illustrating at-risk populations with greater granularity. Future studies should aim to describe the association between these trends and social, demographic, and environmental risk factors.
Trends in mortality related to kidney failure and diabetes mellitus in the United States: a 1999–2020 analysis
Authors: Rashid Ahmed Mustafa , Jamil Adeena , Khan Zoha , Shakoor Muteia , Kamal Usama Hussain , Khan Iqra Israr , Akram Abdullah , Shahabi Mariam , Yamani Naser , Ali Soha , Fatima Kanza , Kamdi Aamna , Junaid Muhammad , Khan Ayesha Mazhar , Mattumpuram Jishanth , Perswani Prinka 
Published: June 2024

Abstract
Background
Kidney failure ranks as the tenth leading cause of mortality in the United States (US), frequently arising as a complication associated with diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods
Trends in DM and kidney failure mortality were assessed using a cross-sectional analysis of death certificates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database. Crude and age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) per 100,000 people and annual percent change (APC) in age-adjusted mortality rate with 95% CI were obtained and measured across different demographic and geographic subgroups.

Results
Between 1999 and 2020, a total of 325,515 deaths occurred related to kidney failure and DM. The overall age-adjusted mortality rate showed no significant change between 1999 and 2012, after which it declined until 2015 − 64.8 (95% CI − 75.6 to − 44.8) and has been steadily increasing since. Men had consistently higher age-adjusted mortality rates than women throughout the study duration (overall age-adjusted mortality rate men: 8.1 vs. women: 5.9). Non-Hispanic (NH) Black or African American individuals had the highest overall age-adjusted mortality rate (13.9), followed by non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaskan Native (13.7), Hispanic or Latino (10.3), non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander (6.1), and non-Hispanic White (6.0). Age-adjusted mortality rate also varied by region (overall age-adjusted mortality rate: West:7.5; Midwest: 7.1; South: 6.8; Northeast: 5.8), and non metropolitan areas had higher overall age-adjusted mortality rate (7.5) than small/medium (7.2) and large metropolitan areas (6.4).

Conclusion
After an initial decline, mortality rose across all the demographic groups from 2015 to 2020, revealing notable disparities in gender, race, and region.

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Sustainability Assessment in Mining: A CSR-Based Analysis Model for Social and Environmental Impact
Authors: Bascompta Marc , Yousefian M. , Vintró Carla , Sanmiquel Lluís , Rodríguez Rafael , Yubero María Teresa 
Published: June 2024

AbstractA simple approach is proposed to study the main factors related to the mining activity’s impact on society, through a corporate social responsibility (CSR) qualitative analysis based on the type of raw materials extracted, either by mine site or firm. A CSR index is defined by 30 environmental and socioeconomic elements and, subsequently, it is weighted by three primary factors; the recycling rate, the transition to green energy, and geographical conditions. The proposed method is adaptable to any change in raw material needs over time and, depending on the analyzed country or region, is applicable to any type of mineral resource. The system can be used to drive engagement with the different stakeholders, add value to a project, and establish a CSR continuous improvement system.
Numerical simulation of adsorption process of O2/H2O mixed gas in coal porous media
Authors: Guo Huiyan , Zhou Hongxiang , Guo Chang , Nie Rongshan , Liang Xiaoyu 
Published: June 2024

AbstractIt is of great significance for coal mining and utilization to study the adsorption process of mixed gas in coal. In this paper, the Monte Carlo method (MC) is employed to study the competitive saturation adsorption of oxygen and water vapor inside coal particles, and then the convection, diffusion and adsorption inside and between particles are studied by lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). In addition, this study examines the impacts of porosity, average particle size, and gas concentration on the process of adsorption in coal porous media. The research results show that oxygen and water vapor present in the mixed gas experience increased permeability, diffusion rate, and saturated adsorption capacity as the porosity and average particle size of the coal porous medium increase. However, the time required to achieve saturated adsorption decreases. Under the condition of maintaining the proportion of gas components and altering the initial gas concentrations from 4.087 to 53.131 mol/m3, saturated adsorption capacity of both gases remains nearly unchanged. Yet, the effective diffusivity of gases declines with increasing initial concentration. Additionally, it is also found that water vapor diffuses more quickly than oxygen in the mixed gas and achieves adsorption saturation faster.
Enhancing the Photosensitivity of Hypocrellin A by Perylene Diimide Metallacage-Based Host–Guest Complexation for Photodynamic Therapy
Authors: Li Rongrong , Yang Tianfeng , Peng Xiuhong , Feng Qian , Hou Yali , Zhu Jiao , Chu Dake , Duan Xianglong , Zhang Yanming , Zhang Mingming 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThe development of supramolecular hosts which can efficiently encapsulate photosensitizers to improve the photodynamic efficacy holds great promise for cancer therapy. Here, we report two perylene diimide-based metallacages that can form stable host–guest complexes with planar conjugated molecules including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and photosensitizers (hypocrellin A). Such host–guest complexation not only prevents the aggregation of photosensitizers in aqueous environments, but also offers fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the metallacage to the photosensitizers to further improve the singlet oxygen generation (ΦΔ = 0.66). The complexes are further assembled with amphiphilic polymers, forming nanoparticles with improved stability for anticancer study. Both in vitro and in vivo studies indicate that the nanoparticles display excellent anticancer activities upon light irradiation, showing great potential for cancer photodynamic therapy. This study provides a straightforward and effective approach for enhancing the photosensitivity of conventional photosensitizers via host–guest complexation-based FRET, which will open a new avenue for host–guest chemistry-based supramolecular theranostics.
A Review of Biocarbon Substitutes in Electrodes and Refractories for the Metallurgical Industries
Authors: White Jesse Franklin , Renau Luis Miguel López , Glaser Björn 
Published: June 2024

AbstractThe chemical and thermophysical properties of carbon make it essentially irreplaceable for non-reductant uses in many high-temperature metallurgical processes. At present, biocarbon substitutes are not technically feasible for large-scale application in electrode and refractory materials that are such vital consumables in the steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous metal industries. Carbon electrodes of all types, including Söderberg, prebaked, and anodes/cathodes for Al, graphite electrodes, as well as carbon lining pastes are all similar in that they are comprised of a granular carbon aggregate bonded in a carbon-based binder matrix. Similarly, refractories such as MgO–C utilize both natural (mined) graphite and carbon-based binders. Replacement of fossil carbon materials with biocarbon substitutes has the potential to dramatically reduce the carbon footprints of these products. However, there are considerable materials engineering challenges that must be surmounted. The technological demands for these applications and potential for substitution with biogenic carbon are explored.
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