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The early‐stage impacts of shock events on adult sleep: Lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic
Authors: Yuan Dianqi , Hu Xiyuan , Zeng Yuyu , Tang Huameng , Guo Chao 
Published: February 2024

AbstractThe present study aims to estimate the early‐stage association of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic with sleep duration, 4 months after the initial outbreak, at a national level. Using the China Family Panel Studies in 2018 and its follow‐up in 2020, 16,563 adult participants were analyzed in our study. The first wave transmissibility of the COVID‐19 pandemic in mainland China was used as a quasi‐natural experiment. The difference in difference method was employed to compare variations across participants interviewed before or after the pandemic and between groups from provinces with different COVID‐19 severity. The study observed a decline in workday sleep duration among adults, regardless of their employment status. Specifically, working adults experienced a significant decrease in sleep duration on work days (−1.54, 95% confidence interval −2.16 to −0.92), alongside an increase on work‐free days (2.41, 1.56–3.24), leading to a wider sleep discrepancy in sleep patterns (3.95, 3.31–4.59). Noteworthy, working‐age adults (−2.00, −2.79 to −1.22) and males (−3.31, −4.31 to −2.30) exhibited greater sleep decreases on work days, whereas females exhibited a more pronounced disparity in sleep patterns (6.18, 4.73–7.63) between work and work‐free days. The pandemic is significantly associated with prolonged changes in adults' sleep duration, including sleep decreases on work days and catch‐up sleep on work‐free days for working adults. To prepare for future global emergencies, the government may need to promote resilience to mitigate the pandemic's adverse impacts on the working population. Guaranteeing adequate sleep among working adults and reducing sleep debt should be prioritized in such efforts.
Highly private large‐sample tests for contingency tables
Authors: Jung Sungkyu , Woo Kwak Seung 
Published: February 2024

AbstractDifferential privacy is a foundational concept for safeguarding sensitive individual information when releasing data or statistical analysis results. In this study, we concentrate on the protection of privacy in the context of goodness‐of‐fit (GOF) and independence tests, utilizing perturbed contingency tables that adhere to Gaussian differential privacy within the high‐privacy regime, where the degrees of privacy protection increase as the sample size increases. We introduce private test procedures for GOF, independence of two variables and the equality of proportions in paired samples, similar to McNemar's test. For each of these hypothesis testing situations, we propose private test statistics based on the statistics and establish their asymptotic null distributions. We numerically confirm that Type I error rates of the proposed private test procedures are well controlled and have adequate power for larger sample sizes and effect sizes. The proposal is demonstrated in private inferences based on the American Time Use Survey data.
Insoluble fibre and enzyme supplementation in mash or pellets diets on growth performance, apparent ileal digestibility and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens fed barley containing diets
Authors: Pourazadi Zeinab , Salari Somayyeh , Tabandeh Mohammad Reza , Abdollahi Mohammad Reza 
Published: February 2024

AbstractBackgroundEnzyme supplementation and the inclusion of fibre in the barley‐based diets have been some of the alternatives proposed to improve productivity in the absence of growth promoters.ObjectiveThis study was performed to investigate the effect of adding sunflower hulls (SFH), a multi‐enzyme carbohydrate, and feed forms (mash and pellet) on performance and some physiological parameters in broiler chickens fed barley containing diets.MethodsTreatments were two feed forms (mash vs. pelleted), and four diets consisted of a barley‐based diet (control, CTL) or test diets which contained either SFH at 30 g/kg, enzyme (ENZ; 0.2 g/kg) or combination of SFH and enzyme (SFH + ENZ).ResultsThe results showed that average daily feed intake and average daily gain were significantly increased in chickens that were fed ENZ (p < 0.05). The highest digestibility of ether extract (EE) was observed in the treatment containing SFH and SFH + ENZ (p < 0.05). The highest population of Lactobacillus spp. was observed in the treatment containing SFH (p < 0.05). The villus height and villus height to crypt depth ratios of duodenum and jejunum were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in broilers fed pellet diets compared to the mash.ConclusionIt can be concluded that pellet diets reduce digesta viscosity and harmful microorganisms (Escherichia coli), increase growth performance, and improve intestinal morphology in barley‐based diets. Moreover, SFH and ENZ had favourable effects on EE digestibility and caecal microbial population of broilers fed with barley containing diets.
Ärztlichen Nachwuchs in der Pädiatrie sichern – aber wie?
Authors: Moridani Mehrak Yoosefi , Bendig Marie-Sophie , Arsenova Radina , Junghanns Florence , Friedrich Sebastian 
Published: February 2024

Zusammenfassung
Hintergrund
In den nächsten 2 Jahren werden über 25 % aller Kinderärzt:innen in Deutschland in den Ruhestand gehen. Gleichzeitig ist das pädiatrische Versorgungssystem in den Jahren 2021–2023 stark unter Druck geraten, einschließlich der darin beschäftigten Personen. Vor diesem Hintergrund haben sich unabhängig voneinander die Initiative der Berliner Kinderkliniken und die Junge Pädiatrie Baden-Württemberg gegründet.

Ziel der Arbeit (Fragestellung)
Beide Gruppierungen befragten die Kolleg:innen in Weiterbildung, welche Probleme und Verbesserungsmöglichkeiten sie in ihrer Arbeit sehen. Wie kann der ärztliche Nachwuchs gesichert und eine hochwertige Versorgung von Kindern und Jugendlichen gewährleistet werden?

Material und Methoden
Im Zeitraum vom Mai 2022 bis zum Mai 2023 wurden 5 Umfragen zu Arbeitsbedingungen und Weiterbildung in der Pädiatrie in Berlin, Baden-Württemberg und teils bundesweit durchgeführt.

Ergebnisse
Eine gute Einarbeitung, Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf sowie eine feste Weiterbildungsplanung werden als wichtig angesehen. Gleichzeitig ist die Unzufriedenheit mit der aktuellen Situation in diesen Bereichen hoch. Das Thema Forschung spielt für die eigene Arbeit meist eine nachgeordnete Rolle. In der ambulanten Versorgung wünschen sich viele Kolleg:innen das Arbeiten in Gemeinschaftspraxen und mit effizienteren Strukturen.

Diskussion
Die Kinder- und Jugendmedizin in Deutschland muss sich weiterentwickeln, um Nachwuchskräfte in ausreichender Zahl auszubilden. Im Wettbewerb um Arbeitskräfte werden die Aspekte Einarbeitung, Familie und Beruf, Personaldecke und gute Weiterbildung entscheidend sein. Für die ambulante und stationäre Versorgung wird die Entwicklung gemeinschaftlicher Arbeitsmodelle (Jobsharing, Gemeinschaftspraxis) immer wichtiger.
Kurze Geschichte der Katheterablation mit DC-Schocks
Authors: Klein Helmut U. , Trappe Hans-Joachim , Frank Günter 
Published: February 2024

ZusammenfassungEin erster Bericht über eine DC-Katheterablation bei 5 Patienten zur Unterbrechung einer schnellen AV-Überleitung bei Vorhofflimmern und anschließender Pacemaker-Implantation erschien 1982 von Scheinmann et al. (San Francisco, CA, USA). In Deutschland berichteten 1984 Seipel, Breithardt und Borggrefe (Düsseldorf) und 1985 Manz und Lüderitz (Bonn) über erste Erfahrungen mit der DC-Katheterablation. Ein erstes internationales DC-Ablationsregister, an dem auch vier deutsche Zentren beteiligt waren, berichtete 1984 über 127 Patienten aus 24 Zentren. Ein kompletter AV-Block wurde bei 71 % der Patienten erreicht. Die Hannover Gruppe (Trappe, Klein und Huang) berichtete 1992 über Ergebnisse der DC-Katheterablation der AV-Leitung zwischen 1983 und 1990 bei 100 Patienten (86 % Vorhofflimmern, 14 % AV-Reentry Tachykardien). Eine erste erfolgreiche DC-Katheterablation bei einem WPW-Syndrom berichtete Morady (San Francisco, CA) 1985. Borggrefe et al. haben 1987 erstmals über einen Wechsel von der DC-Katheterablation auf ein HF-Katheterverfahren bei einem WPW-Syndrom berichtet. Erste DC-Katheterablationen bei Kammertachykardien beschreibt Hartzler (Kansas City, MO, USA) 1983 bei 3 Patienten. Borggrefe et al. berichten 1989 über 24 Patienten, bei denen eine DC-Katheterablation wegen Kammertachykardien durchgeführt wurde; 17 Patienten hatten nach 14 Monaten keine VT-Rezidive. Die Hannover Gruppe (Trappe, Klein) berichtete 1994 über die Langzeitergebnisse der DC-Katheterablation bei Kammertachykardien nach 5 Jahren bei 51 Patienten. Die VT-Rezidivrate (57 %) und auch die Gesamtmortalität (16 %) waren hoch. Einen Vergleich von DC-Ablation mit der HF-Ablation bei Kammertachykardien berichtete Gonska (Göttingen) 1994. Die Erfolgsraten nach 2 Jahren waren nicht wesentlich unterschiedlich.
Impact assessment of construction waste policy intensity on environmental efficiency based on system generalized method of moments
Authors: Wu Zezhou , Gao Minghao , Xie Peiying , Li Heng , Jiang Mingyang 
Published: February 2024

AbstractWith the acceleration of urbanization in recent years, China has witnessed large-scale construction across its provinces, generating massive amounts of construction waste that pose challenges to environmental protection and sustainable development. This study evaluated the impact of construction waste policy intensity on its environmental efficiency. Firstly, the content analysis method was used to analyze the construction waste policy text quantitatively. Second, this study constructed a slack-based measure (SBM) model based on data envelopment analysis (DEA), considering resource input and construction waste output to measure environmental efficiency. Finally, we built and tested an econometric model of how policies affect environmental efficiency using the system generalized method of moments (SYS-GMM). The findings indicate a non-linear U-shaped link between policy intensity and environmental efficiency. Among all five control variables, population density, urbanization level, and technological innovation enhance environmental efficiency, while economic development and highway density will lower it. This study advances the research on construction waste policies and offers some insights for the construction industry to pursue sustainable development.
Is syllable repetitions a song parameter important for male-male interactions in Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)?
Authors: Darolová Alžbeta , Krištofík Ján , Rubáčová Lucia , Knauer Felix , Hoi Herbert 
Published: February 2024

AbstractSong complexity has been identified as one song characteristic important in female choice, whereas its role in male-male interactions is less clear and not much is known which song characteristics are specifically important for territorial defense. In Acrocephalus warblers, males seem to increase song complexity towards females but reduce it during territorial disputes. One possibility to reduce song complexity could be achieved by repeating individual syllables. In this context here we examined the importance of males repeating syllables in male-male interactions. We hypothesis that repeating syllables signals a males general fighting ability, aggressive status or willingness to attack. In a playback experiment we investigated the behavioral response of unmated, territorial Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) males towards two simultaneously singing intruders whereby the song of the two simulated intruders differs in the degree of syllable repetitions. The response of the territory owner was determined by using several behavioral parameters. Our results revealed that males approached faster and stayed significantly longer near the song with few syllable repetitions. However, the proportion of males approaching the song with high or low syllable repetitions first, as well as the minimal distance to which males approach to the two song types did not differ as well. Thus, the weaker response towards the high repetitive song playback suggests territorial males to be more intimidated by the aggressive nature of that song type.
Maternal pheochromocytoma and childbirth in Sweden 1973–2015: a population-based study on short and long-term outcome
Authors: Gunnesson Lisa , Ragnarsson Oskar , Nilsson Maria , Sengpiel Verena , Elfvin Anders , Elias Erik , Muth Andreas 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Purpose
Data guiding management of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) in pregnant women is limited, and long-term effects on the child are unknown. The aim of this retrospective registry-based case-cohort study was to assess how maternal PPGL and treatment impacts maternal and fetal outcome, including long-term outcome for the child. The main outcomes were maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity at delivery and relative healthcare consumption in children born by mothers with PPGL during pregnancy.

Methods
The National Birth Register identified 4,390,869 pregnancies between 1973–2015. Data was crosslinked with three Swedish national registers to identify women diagnosed with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma within one year before or after childbirth. Hospital records were reviewed and register data was collected for five age-matched controls for each child until age 18.

Results
21 women and 23 children were identified (incidence 4.8/1.000.000 births/year), all women with adrenal pheochromocytomas (Pc). The majority (71%) were diagnosed post-partum. Nine women (43%) were hypertensive during pregnancy. Preterm delivery was more common in Pc patients compared to controls (30% vs 6%, p < 0.001). There was no maternal or fetal mortality. Timing of tumor removal did not affect gestational weight or APGAR scores. There was no observed difference in hospital admissions between children affected by maternal Pc and controls.

Conclusion
Pc was commonly diagnosed after delivery and raised the risk of pre-term delivery, suggesting a need for an increased awareness of this diagnosis. However, reassuringly, there was no fetal or maternal mortality or any observed long-term impact on the children.
Review: de rol van psychische stoornissen bij precisiegeneeskunde voor diabetes
Authors: Kremers Sanne , Elders P.J.M. , Doedes E. , de Wit M. , Pouwer F. , Beulens J. , Rutters F. 
Published: February 2024

SamenvattingIn deze review onderzoeken we wat de potentiële waarde is van precisiegeneeskunde op basis van psychische stoornissen binnen diabetespreventie en -behandeling. Dit doen we aan de hand van de vier componenten van precisiegeneeskunde. Als eerste presenteren we een overzicht van de beschikbare literatuur over de rol van psychische stoornissen bij het ontstaan van diabetes, ofwel precisiepreventie en diabetesgerelateerde complicaties ofwel precisieprognose. Vervolgens beschrijven we de mogelijke interventies voor het behandelen van psychische stoornissen bij mensen met diabetes en de waargenomen effecten hiervan, ofwel precisiebehandeling. Ook bespreken we hoe psychische stoornissen te meten en volgen over de tijd met behulp van mobiele gezondheidsapplicaties, ofwel precisiemonitoring. Als laatste beschouwen we recente ontwikkelingen in wetenschappelijk onderzoek en de praktijk. Ook bespreken we suggesties voor toekomstig onderzoek en de uitdagingen die ons staan te wachten. We laten zien dat verschillende psychische stoornissen geassocieerd zijn met een hoger risico op type 2-diabetes en bijbehorende complicaties, waarbij dus een basis is voor precisiepreventie en precisieprognose. Ook zijn er aanwijzingen dat het behandelen van psychische stoornissen kan bijdragen aan preventie van diabetes en de ziekte-uitkomsten van mensen met diabetes kan verbeteren, kortom precisiebehandeling. Ook voor precisiemonitoring lijkt een basis, met mobiele gezondheidsapplicaties die effectief lijken te zijn in het opsporen van psychische stoornissen en daarmee het identificeren van patiënten die baat kunnen hebben bij de behandeling hiervan. Maar we laten in onze review ook zien dat er nog aanzienlijke kennislacunes bestaan, die nu verhinderen dat we precisiegeneeskunde kunnen toepassen op basis van psychische stoornissen voor diabetes. Samengevat laat deze review zien dat precisiegeneeskunde op basis van psychische stoornissen voor diabetes kan bijdragen aan de verbetering van diabetespreventie, evenals diabeteszorg en ziekte-uitkomsten.Dit artikel is een aangepaste versie van: Kremers SHM, Wild SH, Elders PJM, Beulens JWJ, Campbell DJT, Pouwer F, Lindekilde N, de Wit M, Loyd C, Rutters F, The role of mental disorders in precision medicine for diabetes: a narrative review. Diabetologia Special issue on precision medicine (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-022-05738-x
Enhancing medical text detection with vision-language pre-training and efficient segmentation
Authors: Li Tianyang , Bai Jinxu , Wang Qingzhu 
Published: February 2024

AbstractDetecting text within medical images presents a formidable challenge in the domain of computer vision due to the intricate nature of textual backgrounds, the dense text concentration, and the possible existence of extreme aspect ratios. This paper introduces an effective and precise text detection system tailored to address these challenges. The system incorporates an optimized segmentation module, a trainable post-processing method, and leverages a vision-language pre-training model (oCLIP). Specifically, our segmentation head integrates three essential components: the Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) module, which combines a residual structure and channel attention mechanism; the Efficient Feature Enhancement Module (EFEM); and the Multi-Scale Feature Fusion with RSEConv (MSFM-RSE), designed specifically for multi-scale feature fusion based on RSEConv. By introducing a residual structure and channel attention mechanism into the FPN module, the convolutional layers are replaced with RSEConv layers that employ a channel attention mechanism, further augmenting the representational capacity of the feature maps. The EFEM, designed as a cascaded U-shaped module, incorporates a spatial attention mechanism to introduce multi-level information, thereby enhancing segmentation performance. Subsequently, the MSFM-RSE adeptly amalgamates features from various depths and scales of the EFEM to generate comprehensive final features tailored for segmentation purposes. Additionally, a post-processing module employs a differentiable binarization strategy, allowing the segmentation network to dynamically determine the binarization threshold. Building on the system’s improvement, we introduce a vision-language pre-training model that undergoes extensive training on various visual language understanding tasks. This pre-trained model acquires detailed visual and semantic representations, further reinforcing both the accuracy and robustness in text detection when integrated with the segmentation module. The performance of our proposed model was evaluated through experiments on medical text image datasets, demonstrating excellent results. Multiple benchmark experiments validate its superior performance in comparison to existing methods. Code is available at: https://github.com/csworkcode/VLDBNet.
DPSIR framework to evaluate and analyze Iran's energy security
Authors: Esmaeili Hanif , Almassi Morteza , Ghahderijani Mohammad 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Energy security has become an increasing concern for many countries, policymakers, and decision-makers. Beyond the environmental challenges of fossil energy sources, energy security remains a prominent concern for economic development. Therefore, evaluating energy security can be a valuable tool for policy formulation. This article models the energy security of Iran using the DPSIR framework (driving forces, pressures, states, impacts, and responses). The period under study is from 2012 to 2021. The dimensions of this framework include five aspects: driving forces, pressures, status, impacts, and responses. The TOPSIS model with entropy weighting is used to calculate the weights of indices and ultimately determine the final energy security. The research findings indicate that throughout the examined period, there have been fluctuations in the trend. However, Iran's energy security has been bullish and has reached 0.61 in 2021 from 0.38 in 2012. The indicators of driving forces and impacts have enhanced energy security threats. International sanctions, population growth, urbanization, reliance on fossil fuel consumption, and the emission of environmental pollutants were the most influential factors contributing to decreased energy security. Iran requires the implementation of suitable strategies for long-term control of these factors.
Nanogenosensors based on aptamers and peptides for bioelectrochemical cancer detection: an overview of recent advances in emerging materials and technologies
Authors: Kangarshahi Babak Mikaeeli , Naghib Seyed Morteza 
Published: February 2024

AbstractElectrochemical biosensors fabricated based on nucleic acids have shown great potential for cancer recognition because of their low cost, fast feedback, high sensitivity, and easy operation. This review will demonstrate the impression of recent advances and applications of electrochemical biosensors that are nucleic acid-based for cancer detection. We compare electrochemical biosensors formulated on nucleic acids with those formed on antibodies and highlight some examples of electrochemical biosensors developed on nucleic acids for cancer detection, such as biosensors that use DNA or RNA aptamers to detect prostate-specific antigens, microRNA-21, or carcinoembryonic antigens. We discuss the rewards and drawbacks of these biosensors and the challenges they face, such as stability, reproducibility, interference, and standardization. We also suggest some possible directions and opportunities for future research and development, such as developing novel nucleic acid recognition elements, exploring new transducer materials and configurations, designing new signal amplification strategies, integrating electrochemical biosensors with microfluidic devices or portable instruments, and evaluating electrochemical biosensors in clinical settings with actual samples from cancer patients or healthy donors. Overall, we believe that electrochemical biosensors that are nucleic acid-based offer an auspicious alternative to conventional methods for cancer detection and have great potential to contribute to early diagnosis and effective cancer treatment.Graphical Abstract
Slime mold algorithm for topology optimization: metagratings inverse design
Authors: Edee Kofi , Granet Gerard , Bonnet Pierre 
Published: February 2024

AbstractIn this paper we discuss the use of a metaheuristic (MH) gradient-free optimization method, specifically the slime mold algorithm (SMA), combined with the topology optimization (TO) method to design metasurfaces using a spectral modal method. The motivation behind using a MH approach comes from the drawbacks associated with traditional gradient-based methods. Normally, gradient-based methods require the calculation of the electromagnetic (EM) field at certain nodes within the computation domain. However, in spectral modal methods, this is unnecessary since these methods can compute the EM response without the need for field component values. Second, optimizing metagratings often involves a multimodal objective function with multiple local minimums and gradient-based methods might struggle with finding the global optimum. So to overcome these drawbacks, we propose using a MH approach, specifically the slime mold algorithm (SMA). We apply SMA to a metasurface design, especially in the context of TO and spectral methods, which is relatively unexplored. By coupling both TO with SMA, we successfully design metagratings capable of deflecting incident waves into a desired transmission angle.