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Efficient oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides catalyzed by heterogeneous Zr-containing polyoxometalate grafted on graphene oxide
Authors: Yekke-Ghasemi Zahra , Heravi Majid M. , Malmir Masoume , Mirzaei Masoud 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIn this study, a tri-component composite named Zr/SiW12/GO was meticulously prepared through an ultrasonic-assisted method. This composite incorporates zirconium nanoparticles (Lewis acid), a negatively charged Keggin type polyoxometalate, and graphene oxide, and serves as a remarkable heterogeneous catalyst. The Keggin component plays multiple roles as reducing, encapsulating, and bridging agents, resulting in a cooperative effect among the three components that significantly enhances the catalytic activity. The catalytic performance of Zr/SiW12/GO was thoroughly investigated in the oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides under mild conditions, employing H2O2 as the oxidant. Remarkably, this composite exhibited exceptional stability and could be effortlessly recovered and reused up to four times without any noticeable loss in its catalytic activity.
A sensorless, Big Data based approach for phenology and meteorological drought forecasting in vineyards
Authors: Canavera Ginevra , Magnanini Eugenio , Lanzillotta Simone , Malchiodi Claudio , Cunial Leonardo , Poni Stefano 
Published: October 2023

AbstractA web-based app was developed and tested to provide predictions of phenological stages of budburst, flowering and veraison, as well as warnings for meteorological drought. Such predictions are especially urgent under a climate change scenario where earlier phenology and water scarcity are increasingly frequent. By utilizing a calibration data set provided by 25 vineyards observed in the Emilia Romagna Region for two years (2021–2022), the above stages were predicted as per the binary event classification paradigm and selection of the best fitting algorithm based on the comparison between several metrics. The seasonal vineyard water balance was calculated by subtracting daily bare or grassed soil evapotranspiration (ETs) and canopy transpiration (Tc) from the initial water soil reservoir. The daily canopy water use was estimated through a multiple, non-linear (quadratic) regression model employing three independent variables defined as total direct light, vapor pressure deficit and total canopy light interception, whereas ETSwas entered as direct readings taken with a closed-type chamber system. Regardless of the phenological stage, the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model minimized the prediction error, which was determined as the root mean square error (RMSE) and found to be 5.6, 2.3 and 8.3 days for budburst, flowering and veraison, respectively. The accuracy of the drought warnings, which were categorized as mild (yellow code) or severe (red code), was assessed by comparing them to in situ readings of leaf gas exchange and water status, which were found to be correct in 9 out of a total of 14 case studies. Regardless of the geolocation of a vineyard and starting from basic in situ or online weather data and elementary vineyard and soil characteristics, the tool can provide phenology forecasts and early warnings of meteorological drought with no need for fixed, bulky and expensive sensors to measure soil or plant water status.
Electro-oxidation sensing of sumatriptan in aqueous solutions and human blood serum by Zn(II)-MOF modified electrochemical delaminated pencil graphite electrode
Authors: Saghatforoush Lotfali , Mahmoudi Tohid , Khorablou Zeynab , Nasiri Hassan , Bakhtiari Akbar , Sajadi Seyed Ali Akbar 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAn electrochemical sensory platform is presented for determination of sumatriptan (SUM) in aqueous solutions and human blood serum. A pencil graphite electrode (PGE) was electrochemically delaminated by cyclic voltammetry technique, and then further modified using nanoparticles of a zinc-based metal–organic framework (Zn(II)-MOF). The fabricated Zn(II)-MOF/EDPGE electrode was utilized for sensitive electrochemical detection of SUM via an electro-oxidation reaction. The Zn(II)-MOF was hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by various techniques. The electrochemical delamination of PGE results in a porous substrate, facilitating the effective immobilization of the modifier. The designed sensor benefits from both enhanced surface area and an accelerated electron transfer rate, as evidenced by the chronocoulogram and Nyquist plots. Under optimized conditions, the developed sensor exhibited a linear response for 0.99–9.52 µM SUM solutions. A short response time of 5 s was observed for the fabricated sensor and the detection limit was found to be 0.29 μM. Selectivity of Zn(II)-MOF/EDPGE towards SUM was evaluated by examining the interference effect of codeine, epinephrine, acetaminophen, ascorbic acid, and uric acid, which are commonly found in biological samples. The developed sensor shows excellent performance with recovery values falling within the range of 96.6 to 111% for the analysis of SUM in human blood serum samples.
Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells display a temporal evolving inflammatory profile after myocardial infarction and modify myocardial fibroblasts phenotype
Authors: Miquelestorena-Standley Elodie , da Silva Ana Valéria Vinhais , Monnier Marina , Chadet Stéphanie , Piollet Marie , Héraud Audrey , Lemoine Roxane , Bochaton Thomas , Derumeaux Geneviève , Roger Sébastien , Ivanes Fabrice , Angoulvant Denis 
Published: October 2023

AbstractPathophysiological response after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is described as a three-stage model involving temporal phenotypic modifications of both immune cells and fibroblasts: a primary inflammatory phase, followed by a reparative phase and a fibrous scar maturation phase. Purinergic receptors, particularly the P2Y11 receptor, have been reported to be involved in the regulation of inflammation after ischemia and could act for the resolution of inflammation after AMI. For the first time, we characterized the immuno-inflammatory and P2Y11 expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from AMI patients and analyzed the consequences of presenting these cells to cardiac fibroblasts in vitro. PBMC from 178 patients were collected at various times after reperfused ST-segment elevation AMI, from H0 to M12. Expression level of P2RY11 and genes involved in tolerogenic profile of dendritic cells and T cell polarization were evaluated by RT-PCR. P2Y11 protein expression was assessed by flow cytometry. PBMC and human cardiac fibroblasts (HCF) were cocultured and α-SMA/vimentin ratio was analyzed by flow cytometry. Within the first 48 h after AMI, expression levels of HMOX1, STAT3 and CD4 increased while IDO1 and TBX21/GATA3 ratio decreased. Concomitantly, the expression of P2RY11 increased in both T and B cells. In vitro, PBMC collected at H48 after AMI induced an increase in α-SMA/vimentin ratio in HCF. Our results suggest that human PBMC display an evolving inflammatory profile with reparative characteristics the first two days after AMI and secrete soluble mediators leading to the fibroblastic proteins modification, thus participating to myocardial fibrosis.
Genetic variability in cisplatin metabolic pathways and outcome of locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients
Authors: Ferreira Ana Maria Castro , Altemani João Maurício Carrasco , Macedo Ligia Traldi , Lourenço Gustavo Jacob , Lima Carmen Silvia Passos 
Published: October 2023

AbstractAdvanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients have been treated with cisplatin (CDDP) chemoradiation, and the variability of treatment effects has been attributed to single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in genes of metabolic pathways. This study investigated the roles of GSTM1, GSTT1, GSTP1 c.313A>G, XPC c.2815A>C, XPD c.934G>A and c.2251A>C, XPF c.2505T>C, ERCC1 c.354C>T, MLH1 c.93G>A, MSH2 c.211+9C>G, MSH3 c.3133G>A, EXO1 c.1765G>A, TP53 c.215G>C, CASP3 c.-1191A>G and c.-182-247G>T, FAS c.-1378G>A and c.-671A>G and FASL c.-844C>T SNVs in outcome of 109 patients treated with CDDP chemoradiation. Genotypes were identified in genomic DNA by PCR-based methods. Conventional criteria and tests analyzed response and survival. Patients with XPC c.2815AC or CC had 3.43 times more chances of presenting partial response or stable disease. Patients with FAS c.-671GG, GSTM1 present plus XPC c.2815AA, or plus XPD c.934GG, or plus XPD c.2251AA, or plus TP53 c.215GC or CC, and XPD c.2251AA plus XPF c.2505TT had up to 2.70 and 2.37 times more chances of presenting tumor progression and evolving to death, respectively. Our data indicate, for the first time, preliminary evidence that combined SNVs of CDDP metabolism act as independent prognostic factors and can be used to select patients for distinct treatments.
Research on the performance of the active vibration cutting system for the rotary cylinder of a tunneling machine
Authors: Xie Miao , Li Yuqi , Nie Rendong , Liu Zhixiang , Mao Jun , Zhang Hongyu , Yu Xinli 
Published: October 2023

AbstractHigh-efficiency rock breaking technology is an important problem to be solved urgently in deep mining. The existing auxiliary rock breaking technology for coal mine excavation has problems such as polluting coal, high requirements for tool materials, and difficulty in subsequent washing. In this paper, an active excitation cutting system for rotary cylinder of cantilever roadheader based on alternating valve is proposed. According to the classical calculation formula of cutting load of roadheader, considering the stiffness-damping characteristics of cutting part and cutting cylinder, the simulation algorithm of cutting load is compiled based on MATLAB simulation analysis software. The excitation cutting experiments of different cutting depths are carried out on the cutting test bench, and compared with the simulation algorithm of cutting load. Taking the cutting load as the discriminant index, the influence of oil supply pressure and excitation frequency of rotary cylinder on the cutting load is analyzed based on the simulation algorithm of cutting load. The results show that the error between the simulation results and the experimental results of the active excitation state is less than 12%, and the two are in good agreement. Under the condition of 30 HZ, when the excitation amplitude is 8 Mpa, 10 Mpa, 12 Mpa, 14 Mpa, when the rotary cylinder excitation amplitude is 10 Mpa, the minimum is 131.42 KN. Compared with the rotary cylinder excitation amplitude under the condition of 10 Mpa, when the excitation frequency is 30 HZ, 35 HZ, 40 HZ, 45 HZ, when the excitation frequency is 40 HZ, the minimum is 83.08 KN, indicating that changing the excitation amplitude or oil supply pressure of the rotary cylinder is helpful to adjust the cutting performance.
Quantitative ultrasonographic examination of cerebral white matter by pixel brightness intensity as marker of middle-term neurodevelopment: a prospective observational study
Authors: Laccetta Gianluigi , Di Chiara Maria , De Nardo Maria Chiara , Tagliabracci Monica , Travaglia Elisa , De Santis Benedetta , Spiriti Caterina , Dito Lucia , Regoli Daniela , Caravale Barbara , Cellitti Raffaella , Parisi Pasquale , Terrin Gianluca 
Published: October 2023

AbstractNon-cystic white matter (WM) injury has become prevalent among preterm newborns and is associated with long-term neurodevelopmental impairment. Magnetic resonance is the gold-standard for diagnosis; however, cranial ultrasound (CUS) is more easily available but limited by subjective interpretation of images. To overcome this problem, we enrolled in a prospective observational study, patients with gestational age at birth < 32 weeks with normal CUS scans or grade 1 WM injury. Patients underwent CUS examinations at 0–7 days of life (T0), 14–35 days of life (T1), 370/7–416/7 weeks’ postmenstrual age (T2), and 420/7–520/7 weeks’ postmenstrual age (T3). The echogenicity of parieto-occipital periventricular WM relative to that of homolateral choroid plexus (RECP) was calculated on parasagittal scans by means of pixel brightness intensity and its relationship with Bayley-III assessment at 12 months’ corrected age was evaluated. We demonstrated that: (1) Left RECP values at T1 negatively correlated with cognitive composite scores; (2) Right RECP values at T2 and T3 negatively correlated with language composite scores; (3) Left RECP values at T1 and T2 negatively correlated with motor composite scores. Thus, this technique may be used as screening method to early identify patients at risk of neurodevelopmental issues and promptly initiate preventive and therapeutic interventions.
Investigation of the relationship between intradialytic hypotension during hemodialysis and serum syndecan-1 concentration
Authors: Oiwa Hideaki , Okada Hideshi , Suzuki Keiko , Sumi Kazuyuki , Yoshida Shozo , Suzuki Kodai , Ishihara Takuma , Kitagaki Hiroki , Kimura Kaori , Naito Yoshihito , Chiba Naokazu , Kuroda Ayumi , Uchida Akihiro , Fukuda Hirotsugu , Kawasaki Yuki , Minamiyama Toru , Nishio Ayane , Shimada Takuto , Kamidani Ryo , Miura Tomotaka , Tochibora Ryota , Yamamoto Saori , Kinomura Yujiro , Kitagawa Yuichiro , Fukuta Tetsuya , Miyake Takahito , Yoshida Takahiro , Suzuki Akio , Tetsuka Nobuyuki , Tomita Hiroyuki , Nawa Takahide , Ogura Shinji 
Published: October 2023

AbstractIntradialytic hypotension and arrhythmias are complications of hemodialysis. They are associated with decreased intravascular volume due to reduced ultrafiltration volume, cardiac function, and arterial tone. The vascular endothelial glycocalyx, which exists on the surface of healthy vascular endothelial cells and maintains vascular permeability, has been suggested to be impaired by hemodialysis. This single-center retrospective study evaluated the association between syndecan-1, an endothelial glycocalyx dysfunction marker, and complications of hemodialysis. We enrolled 92 patients who underwent outpatient hemodialysis at Gifu Seiryu Hospital from April to July 2022 (346 hemodialysis sessions). The median duration and time of hemodialysis were 40 months and 4.1 h, respectively. Median serum syndecan-1 levels were 67.7 ng/mL before and 98.3 ng/mL after hemodialysis. Hemodialysis complications were noted in 68 sessions, all of which were hypotension. No correlation between pre-hemodialysis syndecan-1 levels and the incidence of complications was observed. However, a positive correlation between the amount of change in syndecan-1 levels before and after hemodialysis and the incidence of hemodialysis complications was noted. Conversely, syndecan-1 levels did not correlate with brain or atrial natriuretic peptides, suggesting that impairment of the vascular endothelial glycocalyx may be a possible cause of intradialytic hypotension and may be useful in preventing intradialytic hypotension.
Mapping methane reduction potential of tidal wetland restoration in the United States
Authors: Holmquist James R. , Eagle Meagan , Molinari Rebecca Lee , Nick Sydney K. , Stachowicz Liana C. , Kroeger Kevin D. 
Published: October 2023

AbstractCoastal wetlands can emit excess methane in cases where they are impounded and artificially freshened by structures that impede tidal exchange. We provide a new assessment of coastal methane reduction opportunities for the contiguous United States by combining multiple publicly available map layers, reassessing greenhouse gas emissions datasets, and applying scenarios informed by geospatial information system and by surveys of coastal managers. Independent accuracy assessment indicates that coastal impoundments are under-mapped at the national level by a factor of one-half. Restorations of freshwater-impounded wetlands to brackish or saline conditions have the greatest potential climate benefit of all mapped conversion opportunities, but were rarer than other potential conversion events. At the national scale we estimate potential emissions reduction for coastal wetlands to be 0.91 Teragrams of carbon dioxide equivalents year−1, a more conservative assessment compared to previous estimates. We provide a map of 1,796 parcels with the potential for tidal re-connection.
Deformation evolves from shear to extensile in rocks due to energy optimization
Authors: McBeck Jess , Cordonnier Benoît , Cooke Michele , Fattaruso Laura , Renard François 
Published: October 2023

AbstractDetermining how fracture network development leads to macroscopic failure in heterogeneous materials may help estimate the timing of failure in rocks in the upper crust as well as in engineered structures. The proportion of extensile and shear deformation produced by fracture development indicates the appropriate failure criteria to apply, and thus is a key constraint in such an effort. Here, we measure the volume proportion of extensile and shear fractures using the orientation of the fractures that develop in triaxial compression experiments in which fractures are identified using dynamic in situ synchrotron X-ray imaging. The fracture orientations transition from shear to extensile approaching macroscopic, system-size failure. Numerical models suggest that this transition occurs because the fracture networks evolve in order to optimize the total mechanical efficiency of the system. Our results provide a physical interpretation of the empirical internal friction coefficient in rocks.
Ultra-high-field 7T MRI reveals changes in human medial temporal lobe volume in female adults during menstrual cycle
Authors: Zsido Rachel G. , Williams Angharad N. , Barth Claudia , Serio Bianca , Kurth Luisa , Mildner Toralf , Trampel Robert , Beyer Frauke , Witte A. Veronica , Villringer Arno , Sacher Julia 
Published: October 2023

AbstractOvarian hormones have substantial effects on the brain, and early menopause has been associated with increased risk of accelerated brain aging and dementia later in life. However, the impact of ovarian hormone fluctuations on brain structure earlier in life is less understood. Here we show that ovarian hormone fluctuations shape structural brain plasticity during the reproductive years. We use longitudinal ultra-high field neuroimaging across the menstrual cycle to map the morphology of medial temporal lobe subregions in 27 participants. Controlling for water content and blood flow, our findings reveal positive associations between estradiol and parahippocampal cortex volume, progesterone and subiculum and perirhinal area 35 volumes, and an estradiol*progesterone interaction with CA1 volume. This research offers a blueprint for future studies on the shared dynamics of the brain and ovarian function and a fundamental stepping stone towards developing sex-specific strategies to improve brain health and mental health.
Risk‐constrained expansion planning of wind integrated networks using innovative MPEC primal‐dual formulation for directly involving price‐based demand response in MILP problem
Authors: Baharvandi Saman , Maghouli Pouria 
Published: October 2023

AbstractPrice‐based demand response (PBDR) programs can push consumers to reconsider their electricity demand regarding the electricity price in the market. The load profile of the whole network can be reshaped in response, which can directly affect the network investment decisions. The decision‐maker had to consider this effect in order to reach an optimal plan for the network. Here, a mixed‐integer linear programming (MILP) model considering a price‐based demand response (PBDR) program is developed for transmission expansion planning (TEP) of wind‐integrated networks and the problem is constrained by the conditional value at risk (CVaR) measure to model the risk of planning and investments for both sides. The proposed model is an originally bi‐level problem with different objective functions in both layers. These objectives are as follows, minimizing the total cost of TEP, consumer payments, and wind curtailment in the first layer, and minimizing the network operational costs in the second layer. Then, using an innovative formulation to overcome the non‐linearities, and using KKT conditions of the second layer problem, the problem recast into a single‐layer mixed integer non‐linear program (MINLP) problem which is called a mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPEC) with primal‐dual formulation. The proposed model had been applied to IEEE standard 24‐bus RTS and IEEE standard 118‐bus test systems to show its efficiency.
Vertebral Anomalies in Children with Cleft Lip and Palate
Authors: Khan Masood Hasan , Khan Arshad H , Siddiqui Rafat J 
Published: October 2023

Summary40 patients with cleft lip and palate were radiologically investigated for anomalies to the spine. 7 patients were found to have spine unomalies in this group and the commonest anomaly of bony fusion of cervical vertebrae was found in 3 patients.
Winespeak in wine’s pics
Authors: Hsu Iju 
Published: October 2023

Abstract
This study investigates how wine pics construct visual winespeak through investigating the metaphor and metonymy
in the Japanese manga, Drops of God. The study demonstrated that metonymy has the indicational function to help
others understand the winespeak quicker and can be elaborated as a visual metaphor as suggested in previous studies (Isabel Negro
Alousque 2015; Zahra Kashanizadeh & Charles
Forceville 2020). Two metonymies related to winespeak include the smell and mouthfeel of the wine. Four common source
domains of metaphor in visual winespeak,
human, nature, art
, and

activity
have been identified. The study further utilized the Visual Narrative Grammar (VNG) proposed
by Neil Cohn (2013a, 2013b, 2015, 2020) to examine the roles of metaphor
and metonymy in visual winespeak. Visual winespeak can be deconstructed as establisher, initial, prolongation, peak, and release.
Findings suggest that the VNG corresponds with the procedure of wine tasting, which involves attack, evolution, and
aftertaste (Rosario Caballero, Ernesto Suárez-Toste & Carita Paradis 2019; Adrienne Lehrer
2009). Also, results show that it is possible to predict the positions of metonymy and metaphor in a narrative of
visual winespeak. Metonymy usually occurs in the establisher, and metaphor tends to be presented in the peak. Their positions in a
narrative further indicate their function. The usage of metonymy aims to set up a concrete and general setting, and metaphor is
used to create a climax. In general, the findings show that, although metaphor and metonymy play different roles in a narrative,
they co-construct a comprehensive and detailed visual narrative to elaborate a winespeak.
Report on the CCM.T-K2.1 Key Comparison, Measurand Torque: 10 kN∙m and 20 kN∙m, Final Report
Authors: Ogushi K , Dlamini Sipho 
Published: October 2023

Main text
The comparison of torque in the range of 10 kN m and 20 kN m was organized and conducted between two laboratories, the National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ) in the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan, and the National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) in South Africa. This comparison aims to link the national torque standards in South Africa to CCM.T-K2 so that NMISA can achieve the degree of equivalence (DOE) of the CMCs of its torque standards. NMIJ, which had joined CCM.T-K2 key comparison in 2008, played a role of a link laboratory. The results of this comparison showed a good agreement in the NMISA's results with the KCRV.
To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database https://www.bipm.org/kcdb/.
The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).