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Role of Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza: A Review
Authors: You Maolin 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Background
Many concerns regarding respiratory diseases, including influenza, emerged during the epidemic of COVID-19. There were relevant research findings and suggestions for influenza prevention and treatment through physical activity, but little report about the total efficiency. So, this review was to summarize the role of physical activity in influenza prevention and treatment.

Main Body
The databases Web of Science, Google Scholar, EBSCO, PubMed, CNKI, and Science Direct were used to search the related literatures. The first search ran from July to October, 2021, and the second search was conducted in September, 2023. Those publications that reported the effects of physical activity, exercise, and sport on influenza, flu, and cold were included. It found that long-term adherence to moderate physical activity is beneficial in enhancing the body’s ability to resist influenza viruses. However, high-intensity endurance physical activity can cause an open window in the human immune system, which increases the risk of infection by influenza viruses. The patients with influenza infections can participate in moderate physical activity during the pre-onset period, but some of the researchers do not recommend physical activity for patients with influenza, avoiding the transmission of influenza viruses to others through human contact of physical activity. Moreover, animal studies have shown that physical activity may worsen influenza disease. While studies found that moderate physical activity is beneficial for preventing influenza, as most experimental studies were conducted on animals, the mechanisms in human with physical activity are still unclear. No study has yet suggested exercise prescriptions to prevent and control influenza, and there is currently no way to prevent or control influenza just through physical activity. The follow-up research is needed to increase human clinical experiments, elucidate the effect of physical activity on influenza, develop exercise prescriptions and gradually promote physical activity as a practical means for preventing and treating influenza.

Short Conclusions
Overall, participating in moderate physical activity regularly should be beneficial in influenza prevention, alleviating the patients’ symptoms and increasing the recovery efficiency, but this needs more testing in clinical human trials.
Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms: a single-center experience of endovascular occlusion
Authors: Fish Adam , Sailer Anne , Pollak Jeffrey , Schlachter Todd 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe technique and outcomes of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) embolization was retrospectively evaluated in 13 patients undergoing 14 PAP embolizations between January 2014 and September 2023. The etiology of the PAP was iatrogenic (4/13), tumor (3/13), chronic lung (2/13), idiopathic (2/13) and mycotic (2/13). Clinical presentation was massive hemorrhage (6/13), incidental (4/13), and non-massive hemoptysis (3/13). The average PAP size was 13.5 mm. Coil embolization of the PAP sac was performed in all but two extenuating cases (11/13). Follow-up of 12 patients over an average 5.3-months showed persistent occlusion in all cases. There were no major adverse events attributed to the embolization. Five out of ten patients with procedures performed at least one year before this study were noted to be deceased after an average seven-month time. PAPs of various etiologies may be safely and effectively treated by occluding the aneurysm inflow, outflow, and sac.
Machine learning based fileless malware traffic classification using image visualization
Authors: Demmese Fikirte Ayalke , Neupane Ajaya , Khorsandroo Sajad , Wang May , Roy Kaushik , Fu Yu 
Published: December 2023

AbstractIn today’s interconnected world, network traffic is replete with adversarial attacks. As technology evolves, these attacks are also becoming increasingly sophisticated, making them even harder to detect. Fortunately, artificial intelligence (AI) and, specifically machine learning (ML), have shown great success in fast and accurate detection, classification, and even analysis of such threats. Accordingly, there is a growing body of literature addressing how subfields of AI/ML (e.g., natural language processing (NLP)) are getting leveraged to accurately detect evasive malicious patterns in network traffic. In this paper, we delve into the current advancements in ML-based network traffic classification using image visualization. Through a rigorous experimental methodology, we first explore the process of network traffic to image conversion. Subsequently, we investigate how machine learning techniques can effectively leverage image visualization to accurately classify evasive malicious traces within network traffic. Through the utilization of production-level tools and utilities in realistic experiments, our proposed solution achieves an impressive accuracy rate of 99.48% in detecting fileless malware, which is widely regarded as one of the most elusive classes of malicious software.
Factors affecting gender equality in public organizations in Egypt
Authors: Halim Yasser Tawfik , Zaazou Zeinab Abbas , El-Deeb Mohamed Samy 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Research purpose
This paper aims to examine the impact of institutional design, glass ceiling syndromes, traditional stereotypes on gender equality in public organizations in Egypt, and finally the effect of age as a moderating factor of the relation between the dependent and independent variables.

Research methodology
Both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were utilized, employing self-administered questionnaires and in-depth interviews to test the research hypotheses.

Research findings
The findings indicate that institutional design factors significantly affect gender equality, while traditional stereotypes also have a significant impact. However, the "Glass Ceiling Syndrome" was found to have no significant effect. Moreover, the study reveals that women's age plays a positive moderating role in the relationship between institutional design, glass ceiling syndromes, traditional stereotypes, and gender equality.

Originality/value
The originality and value of this study lie in its examination of age as a moderator in the relationship between dependent and independent variables, specifically institutional design, glass ceiling syndromes, traditional stereotypes, and gender equality. The inclusion of age as a moderating factor led to interesting findings, demonstrating its positive influence in shaping gender equality outcomes in public organizations.
Service quality dimensions as predictors of customer loyalty in mobile payment services: moderating effect of gender
Authors: Liana Pamela , Jaensson Jan-Erik , Mmari Goodluck 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThe changes in market dynamics, customer-to-customer interactions, and the use of artificial intelligence have created a great concern among marketers in understanding customer behaviours such as customer loyalty. Policymakers account for the provision of quality service in terms of subscription numbers. However, little explains the impacts of these dynamics. Drawing up the service quality model, theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and customer loyalty model, the study examined the influence of service quality, technical quality (TQ), functional quality (FQ), and reputational quality (RQ) on customer loyalty (CL). Specifically, the study focuses on moderating gender differences to enhance robustness. Data were collected from 379 respondents and analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) with smart PLS (partial least square). The results suggested that customer assessment of reputational quality was vital in m-payment services for both males and females. Female customers depicted a more significant positive relationship than male customers, meaning the former are more loyal than the latter. Technical quality negatively influences attitudinal customer loyalty, while functional quality affects behavioural loyalty. The study contributes towards understanding the role of the dimensions of service quality (dSQ), customer loyalty and gender differences. Theoretically, the foundation of this research adds up to the consideration of the moderation effect of gender and their differential assessment of technical and functional quality as predictors of customer loyalty. Implication to managers is improving marketing strategies, and policymakers provide a more enabling environment for m-payment service.
Biosensor based on multiple metal layer-hole array
Authors: Duan Jindan , Song Gang , Duan Gaoyan , Lang Peilin 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
We propose a biosensor which is sensitive to the refraction index (RI) of the tested liquid. The sensor is composed of a metal-insulator-metal structure based on periodic nanopore arrays, whose absorption spectrum exhibits a narrow peak at the resonant wavelength. The finite difference time domain method is used to simulate the proposed structure. The results show that there is a narrow resonant peak at the wavelength of 800 nm with RI of 1.33. By adding grooves on the lower metal layer, the maximum absorption rate increases to 99.7%. When RI varies in the range from 1.33 to 1.35, it can have a high sensitivity of 550 nm /RIU, a narrow half peak full width of 5.87 nm, and a figure of merit of 93.7. In addition, the absorption peak value also changes significantly with a sensitivity of 1845%/RIU, which can be used to measure the concentration of bovine serum albumin and other solutions to achieve biosensors.
Harriet Martineau's Empiricism
Authors: Rich Robert 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
In 1832 Harriet Martineau began writing a series of fictional tales intended to illustrate the principles of political economy. By 1834 monthly sales numbers for the series were prolific and Martineau was gaining an international reputation. The Illustrations of Political Economy has long been read as advancing a simplistic popular Ricardianism that spoke powerfully to its immediate audience but became obsolete within just a few decades. This article complicates these assumptions by showing how the tales take a Malthusian stance on questions regarding the proper scope and method of economic science and hence anticipate the inductivist and historicist critiques of Ricardian economics that Malthus inspired. The process by which she conducted research for the tales and the process by which her characters learn economic lessons resemble the inductive process that the Cambridge inductivists and later the English historical economists posited as an alternative to the abstract and deductive method they associated with Ricardo. These tales also reveal how cultural, religious, and historical forces influence economic life and economic decision-making, suggesting that, as the inductive and historical economists often argued, understanding these forces was essential to arriving at a true understanding of political economy.
Chen Huanzhang'sThe Economic Principles of Confucius and His School: A Reappraisal
Authors: Peach Terry 
Published: December 2023

AbstractThis article offers a reappraisal of Chen Huanzhang's The Economic Principles of Confucius and His School (1911): the published version of his doctoral thesis, completed at Columbia University. The book came with introductory testimonials from Columbia professors Friedrich Hirth and Henry R. Seager that have been read as “accolades,” while reviews from J. M. Keynes and E. A. Ross have been singled out as significant badges of merit. It is demonstrated that Chen's version of “Confucianism” had been taken, without express acknowledgment, from Chen's teacher, Kang Youwei, and that the main purpose of Chen's work was to embellish Kang's “Confucianism” in the service of Kang's political cause. It is argued further that Chen's work suffered from manifest deficiencies, some of which were noticed by other contemporary reviewers. As for the “positive” reviews, it is contended that these were directed more at general and incidental features of Chen's work, in ignorance of Kang's influence, while the “accolades” from Hirth and Seager were, respectively, a terse, unelaborated acknowledgment of Chen's “discipleship” of Kang and an unconvincing effort to claim scholarly merit for Chen's work in deference to his participation in Kang's political cause.
How legislators define research evidence
Authors: Day Elizabeth , Bogenschneider Karen 
Published: December 2023

Background:
Understanding how policymakers define research and differentiate it from other sources of data is critical for scientists to improve how they conduct and communicate research to policy audiences. Yet, few studies have explicitly asked policymakers – particularly state legislators in the USA – how they define research evidence.
Methods:
We sought to fill this gap via in-depth interviews with 168 policymakers from two Midwestern states; 32 of whom were nominated by their colleagues as exemplar research users. Findings were triangulated via interviews with experienced key informants from both states. In-depth interviews were the preferred methodology for our research question, as they offered legislators the chance to describe research in their own words and elaborate on examples when needed.
Findings:
For many legislators, definitions of research largely aligned with how the scientific community might define research; both Republicans and Democrats defined research as peer-reviewed studies with specific qualities that distinguish research evidence from other types of information. However, some legislators defined research with a broader lens, including different types of information (for example, anecdotes) and qualities of information (for example, accessibility, relevance, credibility, and unbiased) as part of their definition.
Discussion and conclusions:
Researchers may better engage policy audiences by referring to the types and qualities legislators mentioned because policymakers prefer evidence from rigorous studies to those that are poorly executed or politically motivated. Legislators called this ‘bogus’ research, ‘party’ research or ‘pseudoscience’. Researchers can signal their credibility by being transparent regarding funding sources and reasons or motivation for conducting studies.
Synthesis, Adsorption and Catalytic Properties of Eggshell-Coconut Pith for Transesterification of Waste Cooking Oil
Authors: Kumar Harendra , Renita Annam 
Published: December 2023

This study aims to develop a sustainable heterogeneous biocatalyst prepared from calcined eggshell waste impregnated with waste coconut piths for producing biodiesel from used cooking oil. Waste eggshells were subjected to thermogravimetric analysis for calcinations at suitable temperature under inert atmosphere. It was subjected to impregnation of coconut pith by physical and chemical adsorption. The prepared eggshell-coconut pith catalyst was optimized at different parameters like temperature, mass ratio of coconut pith, eggshell and variant concentration of the solvent used for socking of coconut pith and eggshell. The adsorption of coconut pith on the eggshell surface were characterized by BET analysis and SEM analysis, the size of atom of eggshell was increased after impregnation of coconut pith by 100 μm. The adsorption of coconut pith on eggshell was validated by Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models and order of impregnation reaction was verified by pseudo-first and pseudo-second order models. The effect of process parameters like amount of catalyst loading, oil: alcohol ratio, time, speed of iteration, pH of the solvent and temperature, which enhanced the yield of biodiesel to ~ 87%.
Synthesis, Antimicrobial Activity and Dual Target Docking Studies of Novel 1-(5-Chloro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)-3-substituted Phenyl Prop-2-en-1-ones
Authors: Posinasetty Bhargavi , Yejjella Rajendra Prasad , Birudala Geetha , Bandarapalle Kishore , Rajasekhar Komarla Kumarachari , Naresh Babu Chilamakuru 
Published: December 2023

This study involved synthesizing five novel derivatives of 1-(5-chloro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)-3-substituted phenyl prop-2-en-1-ones throughthe Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction, using 5-chloro-2-acetyl benzofuran and aromatic aldehydes in the presence of base catalyst. The chemical structures of these compounds were confirmed by using IR spectroscopy, 1H NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Schrödinger docking simulations were employed to ascertain the binding affinity of the synthesized compounds to Mycobacterium tuberculosis enoyl-ACP reductase and Escherichia coli Topoisomerase IV. Subsequently, the anti-tubercular and in vitro antibacterial activities of the synthesized compounds were also investigated. Anti-tubercular efficacy was determined using the MABA method, while the antibacterial effectiveness was assessed against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains through the agar cup plate. The findings from these assays provide insights into the potential of these compounds as agents possessing anti-tubercular and antibacterial characteristics, thereby offering promising prospects for further investigation in the field of drug development.
Synthesis and Characterization of Peppermint Oil Loaded Complex Coacervates of Chitosan Phosphate/κ-Carrageenan and Evaluation of their Antibacterial Activity
Authors: Sarma A. , Rabha J. , Upadhyaya M. , Kakati D.K. 
Published: December 2023

Peppermint oil has been in use as traditional medicine for several common ailments besides being used as flavourings in foods and beverages. Like other essential oils it is also susceptible to oxidative degradation on exposure to oxygen, light and heat, which results in its decreased shelf life. Complex coacervation is a commonly used technique to encapsulate essential oils to give protection against degradation as well as providing a carrier vehicle for sustained release. In present work, the peppermint oil was encapsulated in a complex coacervate from a chitosan derivative, chitosan phosphate and κ-carrageenan in the presence of glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent. The reaction conditions were optimized .The highest yield of the coacervate was recorded at pH 4.6 of the reaction medium and at a ratio of 2:4 by volume of 0.3% (w/v) solution of chitosan phospahate and κ-carrageenan. The effect of the variation of amount of crosslinker on the morphology and swelling property of the coacervate was also investigated and both the properties were found to be affected. A maximum loading efficiency of 84.19% was observed. The swelling and release studies revealed that both were pH dependent and release of peppermint oil from the coacervate showed a sustained release profile over a period of 72 h. The peppermint oil loaded coacervates were investigated for their antibacterial activities against Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia and Proteus vulgarus and found to be mildly effective against all of them.
Impact of (Sm, Sr) Co-Doping at Bi-Site on the Structural, Optical, Multiferroic and Dielectric Properties of Bismuth Ferrite Nanocomposites
Authors: Kossar Shahnaz 
Published: December 2023

A series of samarium (Sm) and strontium (Sr) co-doped BiFeO3 (BFO) and pure BiFeO3 (BFO) nanocomposites were synthesized by thesol-gel auto-combustion method. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the synthesized Sr:Sm BFO nanocomposites shows a rhombohedralperovskite structure. The morphological studies revealed that synthesized Sr:Sm BFO and pure BFO exhibit a regular arrangement ofgrains. The diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) exhibit the doping of Sr:Sm BFO reduces the optical band gap values of BFO from 2.02 eVto 1.69 eV. It was observed that the prepared Sr:Sm BFO and undoped BFO samples show G-type antiferromagnetic behaviour and thevalues of saturation magnetization (Ms) increased by increasing the Sr:Sm BFO doping concentrations at the A site of BFO lattice. Themagnitude of the dielectric constant (εr) and dielectric loss (tan δ) were increased gradually with applied frequency and by increasingdoping concentration in the BFO matrix. The significant enhancement in the dielectric parameters with increasing Sm and Sr concentrations in BFO results in improved ferromagnetic properties that could be considered a promising candidate for some advanced device applications.
Pengaruh Budaya Organisasi terhadap Kinerja Guru dengan Perilaku Kerja Inovatif sebagai Variabel Intervening (Studi pada Guru SLB Negeri Semarang)
Authors: Priliantari Fabiana Silfi , Raharja Edy 
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of Organizational Culture on teacher performance with innovative work behavior as an intervening variable for Semarang State SLB teachers. The population used was Semarang State SLB teachers, with a total sample of 70 teachers. The sample collection technique in this study is the Census technique. The data collection method used was distributing questionnaires by measuring the sample questionnaire using a Likert scale of five (5). The data analysis method uses Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) which is run with the SmartPLS software version 3.2.9. The results of this study indicate that organizational culture has a positive and significant effect on teacher performance. Organizational Culture has a positive and significant effect on Innovative Work Behavior. Innovative work behavior influences teacher performance. This research also shows that Innovative Work Behavior can be an Intervening variable on the influence between Organizational Culture and Teacher Performance
Influence of Soil Excavation on Bearing Behavior of Pile Group Foundation Composed of Underpinning Piles and Existing Piles
Authors: Shan Hua-feng , Yu Feng , He Shao-heng , Xia Tang-dai 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The behavior of underpinning piles during the soil excavation is critical for constructing new basements under the existing structures in urban areas; however, none of the existing studies has systematically evaluated their performance and interaction with existing piles under loading. This study aims to experimentally evaluate the impact of soil excavation on the bearing capacity of pile group foundation composed of underpinning piles and existing piles under loading. A model pile foundation with four model piles, one pile cap, and retaining structures was first constructed in our laboratory. Different soil excavation depths at 10 cm, 20 cm, and 30 cm (soil type: clayey silt) were used to explore their influence on the pile side friction, the axial force of the pile shaft, and pile settlement. The results were compared with the bearing behavior of the pile group foundation composed of four model piles and five underpinning piles at different pile lengths (500, 600, and 700 mm) and diameters (5, 10, and 15 mm). The results showed that soil excavation activity could immediately activate the different interaction responses between piles and soils and cause foundation settlements. The underpinning piles with sufficient length (more than 67 % of the existing model pile length) and diameter (more than 25 % of the existing model pile diameter) as well as proper pile’s embedded depth significantly reduced the foundation settlement, particularly at high soil exaction depth. The pile-soil interaction mechanism caused by soil excavation is revealed. The work could bring insights to the underpinning pile design for basement excavation beneath existing buildings.