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A review of impacts of soil rock fragments on slope erosion: Mechanism and processes
Authors: Ni Shimin , Shi Beibei , Zhao Jingjing , Wang Dong , Zhu Lianqi , Wang Junguang , Cai Chongfa 
Published: April 2024

AbstractRock fragments play a pivotal role in influencing slope erosion processes, attracting increasing scientific interest and growing concerns regarding their potential impacts on erosion. This paper reviews the studies published in recent decades concerning the various impacts of rock fragments on soil erosion processes by water, highlighting the research gaps and outstanding challenges in exploring the erosion evolution process involving rock fragments. Systematic studies and illustrative examples have shown that the impacts of rock fragments characteristics (such as coverage, content, size, position, shape, and spatial heterogeneity) on erosion processes are complex and inconsistent (positive/negative). This uncertainty can be attributed to the intricate erosion process and the diverse rock fragment characteristics, complicating the development of accurate erosion prediction models. Current models predominantly focus on rock cover and often ignore the essential factors including rock size, position, and shape, thus impeding the precise understanding of how rock fragment characteristics specifically affect soil erosion within existing erosion models. Furthermore, this review discusses the perspectives for enhancing the research on rock fragment impacts on soil erosion processes and provides insights into potential research requirements and solutions.
Evaluation of Pea Accessions Differing in Flower and Seed Coat Pigmentation for Resistance to Fusarium avenaceum Root Rot
Authors: Awodele Stephen O. , Gali Kishore K. , Sivachandra Kumar Nimllash T. , De Silva Devini , Chatterton Syama , Banniza Sabine , Warkentin Thomas D. 
Published: April 2024

ABSTRACTPea production across the world is significantly limited by root rot disease, which is caused by many fungal and oomycetes pathogens. In Canada, Fusarium avenaceum is the most devastating pathogen of the Fusarium root rot complex of pea. Host genetic resistance is the most effective control method for this disease. Evaluation of global pea accessions and Canadian varieties for F. avenaceum root rot resistance has not been reported to date. This study evaluated 20 pea accessions of different market classes with pigmented or nonpigmented seed coats and flowers for F. avenaceum resistance under controlled conditions. The pea accessions CDC Acer, CDC Vienna, PBA OURA, Morgan, CDC Blazer, CDC Dakota, and PI 280609, which have pigmented flowers and seed coats, were identified as resistant or partially resistant to F. avenaceum. This was based on their root rot severity scores and ability to tolerate F. avenaceum infection without significant (p > 0.05) reductions in plant height, shoot dry weight, and root dry weight. Among the varieties with nonpigmented flowers and seed coats, only Cameor showed partial resistance to F. avenaceum when challenged with reduced conidial concentration. Root dry weight (R = −0.86), plant height (R = −0.82), and shoot dry weight (R = −0.78) had a strong negative correlation (p < 0.001) with disease severity, suggesting that F. avenaceum root rot can negatively impact the growth and development of pea seedlings. F. avenaceum resistance identified in this study can be utilized to study the molecular basis of the resistance and develop disease‐resistant varieties. While our findings suggest a relationship between pigmentation and F. avenaceum resistance, future research with a larger, more diverse panel is warranted to validate these initial results.
In vivo assessment of bladder cancer with diffuse reflectance and fluorescence spectroscopy: A comparative study
Authors: Zlobina Nadezhda V. , Budylin Gleb S. , Tseregorodtseva Polina S. , Andreeva Viktoria A. , Sorokin Nikolay I. , Kamalov David M. , Strigunov Andrey A. , Armaganov Artashes G. , Kamalov Armais A. , Shirshin Evgeny A. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractObjectivesThe aim of this work is to assess the performance of multimodal spectroscopic approach combined with single core optical fiber for detection of bladder cancer during surgery in vivo.MethodsMultimodal approach combines diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), fluorescence spectroscopy in the visible (405 nm excitation) and near‐infrared (NIR) (690 nm excitation) ranges, and high‐wavenumber Raman spectroscopy. All four spectroscopic methods were combined in a single setup. For 21 patients with suspected bladder cancer or during control cystoscopy optical spectra of bladder cancer, healthy bladder wall tissue and/or scars were measured. Classification of cancerous and healthy bladder tissue was performed using machine learning methods.ResultsStatistically significant differences in relative total haemoglobin content, oxygenation, scattering, and visible fluorescence intensity were found between tumor and normal tissues. The combination of DRS and visible fluorescence spectroscopy allowed detecting cancerous tissue with sensitivity and specificity of 78% and 91%, respectively. The addition of features extracted from NIR fluorescence and Raman spectra did not improve the quality of classification.ConclusionsThis study demonstrates that multimodal spectroscopic approach allows increasing sensitivity and specificity of bladder cancer detection in vivo. The developed approach does not require special probes and can be used with single‐core optical fibers applied for laser surgery.
A punishment shared is a punishment halved: Concurrent recalls reduce products’ market share loss
Authors: Shao Qianwen , Li Yi‐Na , Wei Jiuchang , Chen Haipeng (Allan) 
Published: April 2024

AbstractManufacturers often recall defective products. When this occurs, multiple recalls of defective products can be announced in the same statement or separate statements (i.e., concurrent vs. separate recalls). We draw upon the attribution theory to study whether and how concurrent (vs. separate) recalls of multiple products affect each recalled product's market share loss. In this study, a unique dataset of product recalls in the Chinese automobile industry and two experiments reveal that when products are concurrently (vs. separately) recalled, each product's defect is perceived as less distinctive, thus assuaging the market share loss for the focal product. In addition, the mitigating effect of concurrent recalls is stronger when the focal product is recalled with many (vs. few) other products but weaker for products with high price premiums and those with a recall history. These insights suggest that manufacturers can strategically use concurrent recalls to minimize market share loss resulting from product recalls, particularly when dealing with lower‐priced products or those with a limited recall history.
From discomfort to desirable: The effect of embarrassment on prosocial consumption
Authors: Sangwan Vaishali , Maity Moutusy , Tripathi Sanjeev , Chakraborty Anirban 
Published: April 2024

AbstractEmbarrassment plays a pivotal role in the consumer landscape by significantly influencing consumers' purchase and consumption experiences. While marketing scholarship has primarily focused on the undesirable facets of embarrassment, the present research examines the positive outcomes of embarrassment for consumers, firms, and the environment. Based on costly signaling theory, this research seeks to determine the effect of embarrassment on consumer preferences toward prosocial products. Using six experimental studies (including one in the Supporting Information: Appendix), we demonstrate that embarrassment positively influences the purchase intention for environment‐friendly and sustainable products. Using lab and consequential studies, we show that the motivation to repair the social image mediates the effect of embarrassment on prosocial product preference. We also identify that public self‐consciousness moderates this effect, such that embarrassed individuals with high (vs. low) public self‐consciousness exhibit higher prosocial product preference. We also show that our core predictions on the effect of embarrassment on prosocial products is contingent upon the social context, such that embarrassment leads to enhanced intentions to repair social image and prosocial product preference in public but not in private purchase context. The results hold for various product categories. The findings contribute to a greater theoretical understanding of embarrassment by revealing a prosocial facet of the phenomenon.
Fast SPECT/CT planar bone imaging enabled by deep learning enhancement
Authors: Pan Zhenglin , Qi Na , Meng Qingyuan , Pan Boyang , Feng Tao , Zhao Jun , Gong Nan‐Jie 
Published: April 2024

AbstractBackgroundThe application of deep learning methods in rapid bone scintigraphy is increasingly promising for minimizing the duration of SPECT examinations. Recent works showed several deep learning models based on simulated data for the synthesis of high‐count bone scintigraphy images from low‐count counterparts. Few studies have been conducted and validated on real clinical pairs due to the misalignment inherent in multiple scan procedures.PurposeTo generate high quality whole‐body bone images from 2× and 3× fast scans using deep learning based enhancement method.Materials and MethodsSeventy‐six cases who underwent whole‐body bone scans were enrolled in this prospective study. All patients went through a standard scan at a speed of 20 cm/min, which followed by fast scans consisting of 2× and 3× accelerations at speeds of 40 and 60 cm/min. A content‐attention image restoration approach based on Residual‐in‐Residual Dense Block (RRDB) is introduced to effectively recover high‐quality images from fast scans with fine‐details and less noise. Our approach is robust with misalignment introduced from patient's metabolism, and shows valid count‐level consistency. Learned Perceptual Image Patch Similarity (LPIPS) and Fréchet Inception Distance (FID) are employed in evaluating the similarity to the standard bone images. To further prove our method practical in clinical settings, image quality of the anonymous images was evaluated by two experienced nuclear physicians on a 5‐point Likert scale (5 =  excellent) .ResultsThe proposed method reaches the state‐of‐the‐art performance on FID and LPIPS with 0.583 and 0.176 for 2× fast scans and 0.583 and 0.185 for 3× fast scans. Clinic evaluation further demonstrated the restored images had a significant improvement compared to fast scan in image quality, technetium 99m‐methyl diphosphonate (Tc‐99 m MDP) distribution, artifacts, and diagnostic confidence.ConclusionsOur method was validated for accelerating whole‐body bone scans by introducing real clinical data. Confirmed by nuclear medicine physicians, the proposed method can effectively enhance image diagnostic value, demonstrating potential for efficient high‐quality fast bone imaging in practical settings.
Evolving Utilization of Topical Budesonide Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Authors: Mitchell Margaret B. , Bhattacharyya Neil 
Published: April 2024

AbstractTopical budesonide irrigations are frequently prescribed after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) to manage mucosal inflammation. However, this off‐label indication may conflict with health insurance formularies. We sought to quantify the relative frequency of postoperative budesonide prescriptions to determine if this could be considered common practice after ESS. We extracted and analyzed postoperative prescription data for patients undergoing ESS from 2016 to 2022 within our health care system. Overall, among 8157 ESS patients, 15.9% and 22.1% received topical budesonide prescriptions within 30 or 180 days postoperatively, respectively. On a year‐over‐year basis, budesonide prescription frequency increased significantly over time, culminating at 20.3% and 24.9% in 2022. Conversely, postoperative oral corticosteroid (OCS) prescriptions showed a decreasing frequency over the same time period (P < .001). Our results show topical budesonide irrigations are increasingly frequently prescribed after ESS and may offset postoperative OCS requirements. This argues for coverage of topical budesonide as a formulary medication after ESS.
Non‐alcoholic fatty liver modifies associations of body mass index and waist circumference with cardiometabolic risk: The CARDIA study
Authors: Mathew Mahesh , Pope Zachary C. , Schreiner Pamela J. , Jacobs David R. , VanWagner Lisa B. , Terry James G. , Pereira Mark A. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractBackgroundNon‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is recognized as a prevalent determinant of cardiometabolic diseases. The association between NAFLD and obesity warrants further research on how NAFLD modifies associations between body mass index (BMI) and Waist circumference (WC) with cardiometabolic risk (CMR).ObjectiveThis study assessed whether NAFLD modifies associations between BMI and WC with 5‐year changes in CMR in 2366 CARDIA study participants.MethodsNon‐contrast CT was used to quantify liver attenuation, with ≤51 Hounsfield Units (HU) used to define NAFLD in the absence of secondary causes of excess liver fat. The dependent variable was the average Z score of fasting glucose, insulin, triglycerides [log], (−) high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL‐C), and systolic blood pressure(SBP). Multivariable linear regression was used to estimate the associations between BMI and WC with CMR. Effect modification by NAFLD was assessed by an interaction term between NAFLD and BMI or WC.ResultsThe final sample had 539 (23%) NAFLD cases. NAFLD modified the association of BMI and WC with CMR (interactionp < 0.0001 for both). BMI and WC were associated with CMR in participantswithoutNAFLD (p < 0.001), but not among thosewithNAFLD. ParticipantswithNAFLD andnormalBMI and WC had CMR estimates that were higher than thosewithoutNAFLD in theobesecategories. Among thosewithoutNAFLD the 5 years CMR change estimate was 0.09 (95% CI: 0.062, 0.125) for BMI ≥30 kg/m2compared to −0.06 (−0.092, −0.018) for BMI < 25 kg/m2, and among thosewithNAFLD, these estimates were 0.15 (0.108, 0.193) and 0.16 (−0.035, 0.363).ConclusionsNAFLD modifies associations of BMI and WC with CMR. Compared with BMI and WC, NAFLD was more strongly associated with CMR. In the presence of NAFLD, BMI and WC were not associated with CMR. These findings have implications for clinical screening guidelines.
Predictive significance of pretreatment 18F‐FDG PET volumetric parameters on survival outcomes in pediatric patients with locally advanced undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Authors: El‐Hennawy Gihan , ElMenawi Salma , Nasr Said Eman , Zekri Wael , Zaghloul Mohamed , Elsalam Ahmed Mustafa Abd , El‐Fendy Habiba , Elantably Ismail 
Published: April 2024

AbstractBackgroundNasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare pediatric cancer. Most children are first diagnosed with advanced locoregional disease. Identification of patients at higher risk of treatment failure is crucial as they may benefit from more aggressive initial treatment approaches. 18Fluorine‐labeled fluoro‐2‐deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F‐FDG PET) has shown promise as a prognostic tool for predicting outcomes.MethodsRetrospective study of pediatric patients with locally advanced undifferentiated NPC who underwent 18F‐FDG PET/CT prior to intial treatment. Predictive significance of metabolic PET parameters on survival outcomes were estimated.ResultsThirty‐two children were included, age range was 7.1–18 years at the time of diagnosis. The median follow‐up duration was 46.1 months. Three patients (9.4%) were classified as AJCC stage IIb, 13 patients (40.6%) as stage IIIa, eight patients (25%) as stage IIIb, and eight patients (25%) as stage IVa. Our findings revealed that high whole‐body metabolic tumor volume at the threshold of hepatic reference SUVmean (WB‐MTV‐HR) (>135 mL) was associated with significantly lower event‐free survival (EFS) compared to the low WB‐MTV‐HR group (≤135 mL) (3‐year EFS: 50% ± 18% vs. 82% ± 8%; p = .015). Additionally, the 3‐year overall survival (OS) rates differed significantly between the high whole‐body metabolic tumor volume at the threshold of an SUV of 2.5 isocontour (WB‐MTV‐2.5) group (MTV >74 mL) and the low WB‐MTV‐2.5 group (MTV ≤74 mL) (63% ± 18% vs. 100%; p = .021).ConclusionOur study suggests that WB‐MTV parameters could serve as significant prognostic factors for disease progression in pediatric patients with locally advanced undifferentiated NPC. However, further prospective studies with larger sample sizes are needed to validate these findings.
Strengthening the bonding interfaces of carbon reinforced aluminum laminate by slot structure
Authors: Liu Zhen , Yang Yuxing , Bao Yongjie , Zhang Leqiang , Ji Xiukun , Wang Jinlong 
Published: April 2024

AbstractA reliable strategy to enhance the bonding ability in carbon reinforced aluminum laminates (CARALL) is proposed, which is based on the mechanical interlocking effect generated by the surface slot structure of aluminum alloy enhances the structural interface between fibers/resins and aluminum alloy. The characteristic of slot structure is determined, and the strengthening mechanism of bonding interfaces is revealed. The CARALL samples with slot structure are fabricated via an hot pressing process. The micro texture morphologies, mechanical, interlayer bonding properties under different conditions are studied. The results indicate that forming a slot structure on the aluminum surface is beneficial for improving the interfacial bonding performance. Compared with the non‐slotted structure, the interlayer type II fracture toughness of the slotted structure is increased by 112.99%. The slotted structure can reduce the defects at the interface between the layers and improve the interface bonding force. In this work, the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of the slotted structure sample was 27.08% higher than that of the non‐slotted structure sample.Highlights
A slotted structure was proposed to solve the problem of insufficient bonding strength.
A slotted structure consistent with the direction of adjacent fibers is designed.
The interlayer type II fracture toughness of the slotted structure is increased by 112.99%.
The final crack propagation of the slotted structure sample is reduced by 40%.
The final failure area of the slotted structure sample is reduced by 53.85%.
Does the level of e‐government affect value‐added tax collection? A study conducted among the European Union Member States
Authors: Zídková Hana , Arltová Markéta , Josková Kateřina 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThe digitalization of the economy and state administration are important economic research topics. This paper focuses on value‐added tax and its collection from the e‐government perspective, more precisely, the digitalization of tax administration. Research has examined the digitalization of tax collection and its effect on tax evasion only to a limited extent. Our paper examines the impact of the level of e‐government expressed by the e‐government Development Index on value‐added tax (VAT) evasion as measured by the VAT gap. A dynamic panel regression model on the European Union (EU) Member States data between 2003 and 2020 showed that more developed e‐government reduces the VAT gap, that is, improves VAT collection. In addition to the e‐government level, the VAT share in tax revenues also reduces tax evasion. On the other hand, the factors that increase the VAT gap are the final consumption of households and the standard rate. Apart from these results, VAT evasion in original and new EU Member States was found to be affected by different factors. This fact should be considered when deciding the tax policy.
Structural Properties and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2/Au Nanocomposites Synthesized with Glucose
Authors: Lavrynenko Olena M. , Zahornyi Maksym M. , Pavlenko Olesya Y. , Hotton Claire , Bodin Jennifer , Quach Vien‐Duong , Ghazzal Mohamed Nawfal , Paineau Erwan 
Published: April 2024

AbstractA one‐pot synthesis of plasmonic gold‐modified TiO2 nanocomposites is reported by using glucose reduction of HAuCl4 in presence of titanium tetraisopropoxide. The resulting nanocomposites are characterized by thermal‐gravimetric analyses, X‐ray diffraction combined with X‐ray fluorescence and photoelectron spectroscopies. A binary system of β‐TiO2 and anatase phases is obtained for low Au content while only anatase form is favored when the initial Au rate rises. This investigation also suggests the inclusion of gold in the TiO2 structure. Although the optical bandgap of the different nanocomposites remains around 3 eV, the increase of Au content induces a shift of both valence and conduction edge bands to lower energy levels. The photocatalytic activity of TiO2/Au nanocomposites is assessed through the decolorization of different cationic and anionic dyes as model compounds. Regarding rhodamine and methylene blue dyes, the sample TiO2 modified with 3.5 wt% of Au presents the best performance. The relation between the structure of the nanocomposites and their capacity to degrade pollutants is discussed.
Fixed‐time consensus of networked Euler–Lagrange systems over event‐based communication under DoS attacks
Authors: Hua Menghu , Yao Xiang‐Yu , Liu Wen‐Jin , Ding Hua‐Feng , Park Ju H. 
Published: April 2024

AbstractThis article focuses on fixed‐time consensus of networked Euler–Lagrange systems (NELSs) over event‐based communication under denial‐of‐service (DoS) attacks. First of all, a basic fixed‐time consensus algorithm is developed for NELSs, where a general fixed‐time communication triggering scheme through error decomposition method is designed for decreasing communication frequencies while avoiding singularity. Then, to fulfil the consensus problem of NELSs in the presence of DoS attacks, a novel fixed‐time resilient algorithm is further presented by the basic algorithm, where the effective attack interval is redefined for carrying out the algorithm design. Furthermore, a hierarchical fixed‐time control framework with privacy preservation is introduced for the consensus problem of NELSs under DoS attacks. Meanwhile, a self‐triggered scheme is employed for the above algorithms to lower the update frequencies of control inputs. The stated algorithms possess a uniformly constrained upper bound on the convergence time, and are resilient as well as responsive to DOS attacks while saving control resources significantly. Finally, numerous illustrative examples are given for demonstrating the efficacy of the derived schemes.