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Variational modeling of multilayer films with coherent and incoherent interlayer interfaces
Authors: Llerena Randy , Piovano Paolo 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
A novel variational model is proposed to address design control for composite multilayered metamaterials self-assembled via vapor deposition. The model is formulated within the framework of continuum mechanics, with the reference configuration corresponding to the equilibrium lattice of the substrate material. To account for the potential mismatch with the free-standing equilibrium lattices of each layer’s material, following the literature on Stress-Driven Rearrangement Instabilities, a nonzero mismatch strain varying across layers is considered. Moreover, building on the results of [47], the model allows for the treatment of the interplay between coherent and incoherent regions, which can coexist at each interlayer interface, as both elastic and surface effects—and their competition—are taken into account. The surface of each film layer is assumed to satisfy the“exterior graph condition” introduced in [47], which allows bulk cracks to be of non-graph type. By applying the direct method of calculus of variations under a constraint on the number of connected components of the cracks that are not connected to the surface of the film layers, the existence of energy minimizers is established in two dimensions. As a byproduct of the analysis, advancements are also made in the state of the art in the variational modeling of single-layered films by allowing the substrate surface to be free and including the possibility of delamination from the substrate.
Response to Letter to the Editor from Sunaina and Mayilvaganan: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Pathways for Aesthetic Breast Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study on Patient-Reported Outcomes
Authors: Stahl Stéphane , Santos Stahl Adelana , Seabra Robalo Gomes Jorge Ana Cristina 
Published: February 2025

Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266.
Material and surface texture-dependent fluorescence behavior of liquid coolant wall films
Authors: Koegl Matthias , Breitenbach Leon 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The study investigates the liquid film thickness-dependent laser-induced fluorescence of a dye in a heat transfer oil affected by wall reflections at different solid surface materials (aluminum, copper, steel) and surface textures (polished and sandblasted). A specially designed fluorescence cell allows a precise adjustment of the film thickness at a fixed temperature and allows the investigation of various substrate materials and textures. Photo-dissociation free measurements are ensured due to a closed-loop circuit, driven by a pump. The LIF signal was generated by admixture of the fluorescent dye Nile red to the heat transfer oil Marlotherm LH. A CW laser at 532 nm was applied for excitation, and emissions were recorded by using a spectrometer. The use of a relatively low dye concentration (0.59 mg/l) ensures negligible reabsorption of the fluorescence and thus minimal spectral changes due to a variation in film thickness, which is indispensable for precise temperature measurements. A comparison of the dye fluorescence affected by reflections at different solid materials and surface treatments for a 1-mm film thickness reveals a similar trend for all investigated materials, except for copper. Copper leads to a surface texture-dependent spectral shift of the peak emission (polished: 3.8 nm, sandblasted: 4.3 nm) toward larger wavelengths in comparison with the remaining materials (peak always at 586.4 nm). This is attributed to the more distinct wavelength-dependent reflection behavior of copper evaluated in a theoretical study. Since the fluorescence signal experiences a stronger reflection in comparison with the incident laser beam, this leads to a spectral shift of the emission spectra toward larger wavelengths. A model approach is developed describing effects of direct and non-direct reflection of fluorescence for different materials and textures. A diffusive reflection leads to an overall decrease of reabsorption. This is caused by the reduced direct reflection of laser light, which passes through the liquid film a second time (or multiple times) and consequently less emission signal. Temperature-dependent measurements in combination with a two-color measurement approach showed the significant influence of wavelength-dependent reflection behavior on the temperature determination on liquid films.
Efficacy and prognostic factors for successful treatment of port-wine stains by 577-nm yellow laser: a cohort study on 42 patients
Authors: Mohamed Essamelden M. , Abdel-Aleem Hazem L. , Mansour Mofreh , Rageh Mahmoud A. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
A port-wine stain (PWS) is a congenital capillary abnormality with an incidence of 0.3–0.5%. Although several other types of lasers have been used to treat PWSs, few studies have focused on the factors that affect the outcome of 577-nm yellow lasers. We aimed to assess the efficacy and prognostic factors affecting the PWS treatment by 577-nm yellow laser. This study was carried out on 42 patients with PWS. Each patient received 6–10 treatment sessions with a 577-nm yellow laser at 4-week intervals. Treatment efficacy was considered adequate when improvement of ≥ 80% of the lesion occurred. After treatment, marked improvement occurred in 7 (16.7%) patients, moderate improvement in 17 (40.5%) patients, mild improvement in 10 (23.8%) and 8 (19%) patients showed poor improvement. There was a significant association between improvement and gender of the patients and site of lesion (p = 0.028, p = 0.001, respectively). However, linear regression analysis showed that the site of the lesion can significantly predict the improvement (p < 0.001), while other baseline characteristics were not associated and cannot act as predictors for improvement. Yellow laser is a successful therapy choice for PWS, with a statistically significant improvement and minimal adverse effects. No significant association was found between improvement following laser therapy and baseline parameters, except for the location of PWS.
Farmers’ use and preferences of agroforestry trees in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Authors: Tama Abubakar Yahaya , Madaki Mustapha Yakubu , Manourova Anna , Mohammad Ragheb Kamal , Lojka Bohdan 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Most of the Bauchi State's inhabitants face environmental and socio-economic challenges. Agroforestry trees can help these people by providing valuable environmental benefits such as windbreaks, soil improvement, shade, or additional income through fruits and medicine (services and products). The study aimed to identify the most important use of tree species by the farmers and their tree preferences, examine agroforestry practices on their farms, and spot the most preferred locations of trees on their farms. The fieldwork was conducted in both lowlands and highlands of Bauchi state. In total, 83 farmers were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. The results showed that farmers mostly use and prefer fruit trees (74 and 87%), followed by medicinal trees (66 and 18%) in lowlands and highlands, respectively. They also use trees for fencing and shading. Adansonia digitata was the most preferred species in the lowlands, while Parkia biglobosa was in the highlands. Scattered trees were the most used agroforestry practice (79 and 84%) in both the lowlands and the highlands. The bush field and the village field (47 and 37%) were the most preferred locations of trees on farms. In the future, we suggest that policymakers and extensionists should support research and improvement of varieties of the most preferred fruit/food tree species and develop and introduce improved disease-resistant and pest-tolerant native varieties.
AI-based bridge maintenance management: a comprehensive review
Authors: Shahrivar Farham , Sidiq Amir , Mahmoodian Mojtaba , Jayasinghe Sanduni , Sun Zhiyan , Setunge Sujeeva 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Over recent decades, the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across various industrial fields from automation to cybersecurity has been transformative. Whilst the implementations of linking AI and data sciences remain complex and thus limited, they both aim to harness data for actionable insights and future predictions. A research focal point in the application of AI in maintenance is crucial for the sustainability and efficiency of assets. Typically, in the civil infrastructure, there are significant benefits to be gained from AI-driven applications. This study reviews the implementation of the AI in bridge maintenance decision-making by conducting a review of literature on major works undertaken by researchers and analysing 102 scientific articles published from 2010 to 2023. Our literature review revealed an emerging trend in recent studies, focusing on the exploration of defect prognosis in bridge maintenance. However, upon further analysis, it becomes evident that there is a notable gap in the existing literature, in the studies related to performance-based prognostic maintenance strategies for bridges. This gap presents an opportunity for future research, one that could yield valuable insights in the field of bridge maintenance and asset management. The review also reveals the focus of the existing literature on defect identification by using the bridge imagery processing. While the AI’s potential in damage detection using bridge imagery is evident, challenges persist including the computational processing and data availability. This review of the literature includes a comprehensive overview of the current implementation of AI in bridge maintenance, highlighting limitations, challenges, and prospective directions.
The Relationship Between Interoception, Alexithymia, Autistic Traits and Eating Pathology in Autistic Adults
Authors: Westwood Heather , Mandy Will , Brewer Rebecca 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This study investigated the mechanisms underlying disordered eating of autistic adults, by investigating associations between eating disorder (ED) symptoms and autistic traits; autism-specific atypical eating; alexithymia; interoception; and body image in autistic and non-autistic participants. Autistic adults (n = 196) and non-autistic adults (n = 206) completed online self-report measures assessing ED pathology, atypical eating, body image dissatisfaction, interoception, alexithymia, and autistic traits. Structural Equation Modelling tested a theoretical model of the relationships between these variables, and whether these relationships were moderated by autism diagnosis. Autistic adults self-reported higher ED pathology than non-autistic adults. The proposed model and the strength of the relationship between body image and ED pathology did not differ between the autistic and non-autistic groups. Atypical eating (not related to over-evaluation of weight/shape), however, was only associated with ED pathology in the autistic group. Both traditional and additional factors, including eating disturbances not driven by weight/shape concern, appear to contribute to ED pathology in autism.
The Effectiveness of the Best-Possible-Self Intervention in College Students from China and the Netherlands: A Cross-Cultural Study
Authors: Wu Liyang , Hanssen Marjolein M. , Peters Madelon L. 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
The effectiveness of the best-possible-self (BPS) intervention has been well established in Western people but is still under exploration in Eastern samples. A direct comparison of its effectiveness between Western and Eastern people is currently lacking, yet it is essential to comprehend the cultural sensitivity of the BPS. In this study, we compared immediate and short-term effects of the BPS between an Eastern (Chinese) and a Western (Dutch) sample using a three-time online intervention delivered within 1 week. We also investigated its effectiveness in both samples separately as well as the underlying mechanism. Participants (61 Chinese, 48 Dutch) were randomly assigned to the BPS or a control condition. We found that Dutch participants reported more benefits than the Chinese in terms of positive affect (immediate effect) and trait optimism as well as satisfaction with life (short-term effect). Chinese participants reported changes mostly in negative outcomes and only after multiple sessions. Moreover, the within-sample analysis showed that effect sizes were generally larger in the Dutch sample. The results replicate previous findings and add evidence supporting the effectiveness of the BPS in Dutch and Chinese people. This study indicates that BPS may be more effective in the Dutch sample for positive outcomes but can also be effective in the Chinese sample for certain negative outcomes with multiple sessions. Future studies may investigate underlying cultural sensitivity and adapt the BPS to a culture-compatible version based on specific cultural backgrounds.
Effectiveness of a comprehensive game-based intervention for writing skills
Authors: Carmona María , De los Santos-Roig Macarena , Mata Sara , Serrano Francisca 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This study explores the effectiveness of a comprehensive intervention program for improving writing skills in Spanish. Participants were 167 Spanish children (3rd to 6th Grades) with reading and writing difficulties and typical development. Children exhibited problems in writing, reading, and related skills, like phonological and prosodic skills. The intervention targeted the reinforcement of orthographic patterns, decoding activities based on meta-analytical strategies; meta-phonological, morphological, and prosodic activities; visual vocabulary; sentence building, and reading, considering the reciprocity between both skills in literacy development. It was a paper-and-pencil program, considering the main approaches of writing intervention (cognitive and multisensorial), the relevance of frequent and direct feedback, the use of explicit instructions, the recommended levels of intervention (sub-lexical, lexical, and sentence levels), and the use of motivating activities through a game-based design. Sixteen individualized sessions of direct, systematic, and explicit training were conducted with the support of a trainer who provided immediate and continuous feedback. A quasi-experimental non-equivalent waiting control group pre-post intervention design, with three groups (intervention group; waiting-control group; and typical development group), was applied. Results showed that the intervention had a positive impact on writing-related skills. Specifically, children who received the intervention performed close to peers without difficulties in several tasks after the intervention program, especially those involving phonological and prosodic processing. These findings support that phonological and prosodic training is related to writing performance and its development. Furthermore, this study presents psychoeducational implications because it supports that explicit and supplemental meta-phonological strategies could play an important role in teaching writing to children with reading and writing difficulties.
Energy consumption, CO2 emissions and economic growth in selected ASEAN countries
Authors: Ghoshray Atanu , Lorusso Marco 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
This study analyses the link between economic growth, CO2 emissions and energy consumption in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore, grouped together as ASEAN-4. Our contribution is novel in two ways. Firstly, we employ patent applications in our study which acts as a proxy for technological progress. This allows us to test whether patents form a part of a possible long run equilibrium relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions, or whether patents respond to any disequilibrium in the postulated long run relation. Secondly, since we focus on the long run, we compile a unique dataset that is long enough that can lend itself to use time series methods to identify the plausible long run equilibrium relationships for individual countries, obviating the complexities that the heterogenous set of countries may bring when considered together. Our empirical findings identify GDP to be positively associated with non-renewable energy consumption as well as CO2 emissions. In addition, we find that technological advances positively affect real GDP in the short run.
Spannungsfelder der Sportpädagogik zur Diskussion in der Sportwissenschaft
Authors: Wibowo Jonas , Balz Eckart 
Published: February 2025

Zusammenfassung
Dieser Beitrag bündelt Überlegungen, zu denen die Autoren anlässlich einer Einladung zum Hauptvortrag auf der 36. Jahrestagung der dvs-Sektion Sportpädagogik 2023 mit dem Tagungsthema „Sportpädagogik – der Sitzplatz zwischen den Stühlen?!“ angeregt wurden. Hier werden inhaltliche Strukturen als sogenannte Spannungsfelder und Praktiken als mögliche Umgangsweisen mit diesen Spannungsfeldern rekonstruiert. Die Autoren gehen davon aus, dass die Heuristik der Spannungsfelder auch in anderen sportwissenschaftlichen Teildisziplinen Relevanz hat und die identifizierten Umgangsformen dazu beitragen können, solche Diskurse analytisch in den Blick zu nehmen. Der wissenschaftliche Diskurs der selbstbezüglichen Analyse in der sportwissenschaftlichen Teildisziplin Sportpädagogik fokussierte bislang die Vertiefung einzelner Spannungsfelder, die entwicklungsrelevante Spielräume heterogener wissenschaftlicher Orientierungen darstellen. Verschiedene Handlungsmöglichkeiten haben wir als Polarisierung, Separierung, Integration, Negierung und Dialektik herausgearbeitet.
A bottom-up optimization model for solar organic Rankine cycle in the context of transactive energy trading
Authors: Cordieri Silvia Anna , Bordin Chiara , Mishra Sambeet 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Solar Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) based power production plants utilize solar irradiation for thermal power generation. Given the significant compatibility between the operating temperatures of solar irradiation-based technologies and the temperature needs of the cycle, they can be a promising renewable technology. Moreover, their higher performance compared to steam Rankine cycles in small-size applications makes them interesting within the smart grid context and microgrid communities. In this study, we inspect the impact that this technology can have on the peer-to-peer trading application in renewable-based community microgrids. Here the consumer becomes a prosumer (functioning both as energy producer and consumer), and engages actively in virtual trading with other prosumers at the distribution system level. Specifically, we concentrate on a microgrid where the solar ORC is combined with a storage system, to fulfill the final consumer’s demand. In fact, the combination of these plants with storage systems is fundamental to increasing their predictability and competitiveness with conventional plants, but it is quite challenging from a management perspective. Thus, a methodology based on operations research techniques has been developed to use this system at its optimal point. Moreover, we investigate how different technological parameters of the solar ORC may affect the final solution. Finally, the value of the solar ORC in the transactive energy trading context is studied under different configurations and scenarios. The results highlight an overall gain in the implementation of a predictable and manageable system as the one presented in this paper for a P2P transactive energy trading context, on average 16% in terms of operational costs.
Improving access to chimeric antigen receptor T-cells for refractory or relapsing diffuse large B cell lymphoma therapy in Asia
Authors: Tan Ya Hwee , Yoon Dok Hyun , Davies Andrew J. , Buske Christian , Boo Yang Liang , Somasundaram Nagavalli , Lim Francesca , Ong Shin Yeu , Jeyasekharan Anand , Izutsu Koji , Kim Won Seog , Chan Jason Yongsheng 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T)-mediated therapies have shown promising clinical benefit in patients with refractory or relapsing (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, CAR-T treatment presents challenges such as lack of drug accessibility, financial barriers, variable physician preference or experience, and risk assessment based on patient-specific characteristics. This article thus aims to provide an overview of the CAR-T landscape for R/R DLBCL in Asia, with a focus on identifying barriers to access, from the perspective of Asian and international lymphoma experts. Presently, existing clinical data indicate that CAR-T therapy is a potentially curative strategy for R/R DLBCL in addition to stem cell transplantation, provided the patient’s disease profile and treatment history have been thoroughly considered. However, longer-term follow-up data from large-scale studies are needed to confirm curative potential and define optimal sequencing of CAR-T in the context of novel emerging treatments, such as bi-specific antibodies, in the management of R/R DLBCL. Consequently, further research into CAR-T would benefit from collaboration between institutions. Furthermore, there is a wide disparity in CAR-T accessibility across regions due to complicated logistics and cost, which represent a significant barrier to patients in Asia. Hence, there is a need to increase representation and engagement across different stakeholders such as policymakers, payers, and the industry to arrive at a consensus on patient selection, establish clear guidelines, and develop strategies to lower CAR-T costs. Ultimately, data can support a multi-stakeholder approach when devising strategies to make CAR-T feasible and sustainable for patients.
Forming Wrinkle-Free Curved C Channel with Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Composites
Authors: Chey Suk Young , Ahn Sung-Hoon 
Published: February 2025

Abstract
With the rise in popularity of high-performance composites, the need to fabricate these materials with minimal defects has become crucial for both environmental and economic reasons. One of the most critical defects in composite forming is wrinkling, which often occurs when prepregs are used to produce doubly curved parts. This defect can lead to material waste and increased energy consumption during production. In this work, a novel forming method is introduced to form composite laminates directly on the tool surface, enabling the buildup of multiple thin laminates to the desired thickness while minimizing the occurrence of wrinkles and, consequently, reducing potential material waste. The method modifies the double-diaphragm forming process by replacing one of the diaphragms with an easily removable inflatable tube placed adjacent to the composite part, covering the area prone to wrinkling. This setup provides pressure on both sides of the laminate, effectively preventing wrinkle formation. The results showed minimal thickness variation, with an average thickness of 2.15 mm and a standard deviation of 0.08 mm. Additionally, the lightweight nature of the composite parts produced by this method holds significant potential for fuel savings in the aerospace and automotive industries, where weight reduction is directly linked to improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions.