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Prediction of large‐for‐gestational age at 36 weeks' gestation: two‐dimensional ultrasoundvsthree‐dimensional ultrasoundvsmagnetic resonance imaging
Authors: Mazzone E. , Kadji C. , Cannie M. M. , Badr D. A. , Jani J. C. 
Published: September 2023

ABSTRACTObjective To compare the performance of two‐dimensional ultrasound (2D‐US), three‐dimensional ultrasound (3D‐US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 36 weeks' gestation in predicting the delivery of a large‐for‐gestational‐age (LGA) neonate, defined as birth weight ≥ 95thpercentile, in patients at high and low risk for macrosomia.MethodsThis was a secondary analysis of a prospective observational study conducted between January 2017 and February 2019. Women with a singleton pregnancy at 36 weeks' gestation underwent 2D‐US, 3D‐US and MRI within 15 min for estimation of fetal weight. Weight estimations and birth weight were plotted on a growth curve to obtain percentiles for comparison. Participants were considered high risk if they had at least one of the following risk factors: diabetes mellitus, estimated fetal weight ≥ 90thpercentile at the routine third‐trimester ultrasound examination, obesity (prepregnancy body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2) or excessive weight gain during pregnancy. The outcome was the diagnostic performance of each modality in the prediction of birth weight ≥ 95thpercentile, expressed as the area under the receiver‐operating‐characteristics curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values.ResultsA total of 965 women were included, of whom 533 (55.23%) were high risk and 432 (44.77%) were low risk. In the low‐risk group, the AUCs for birth weight ≥ 95thpercentile were 0.982 for MRI, 0.964 for 2D‐US and 0.962 for 3D‐US; pairwise comparisons were non‐significant. In the high‐risk group, the AUCs were 0.959 for MRI, 0.909 for 2D‐US and 0.894 for 3D‐US. A statistically significant difference was noted between MRI and both 2D‐US (P = 0.002) and 3D‐US (P = 0.002), but not between 2D‐US and 3D‐US (P = 0.503). In the high‐risk group, MRI had the highest sensitivity (65.79%) compared with 2D‐US (36.84%,P = 0.002) and 3D‐US (21.05%,P < 0.001), whereas 3D‐US had the highest specificity (98.99%) compared with 2D‐US (96.77%,P = 0.005) and MRI (96.97%,P = 0.004).ConclusionsAt 36 weeks' gestation, MRI has better performance compared with 2D‐US and 3D‐US in predicting birth weight ≥ 95thpercentile in patients at high risk for macrosomia, whereas the performance of 2D‐US and 3D‐US is comparable. For low‐risk patients, the three modalities perform similarly. © 2023 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Non‐similar analysis of chemically reactive bioconvective Casson nanofluid flow over an inclined stretching surface
Authors: Farooq Umar , Hussain Muzamil , Farooq Umer 
Published: September 2023

AbstractBioconvection in non‐Newtonian nanofluids has a wide range of contemporary applications in biotech, biomechanics, microbiology, computational biology, medical science, etc. Considering the Casson fluid model and inclined stretching geometry a mathematical model is developed to investigate the influence of chemical reactions on bioconvection characteristics of self‐propelled microbes in a non‐Newtonian nanofluid. Nanoparticles that can be dissolved in the blood (base fluid) include titanium oxide () and aluminium oxide (). The impacts of heat generation, magnetic field, and dissipation of viscosity are also included. To simplify the governing system of partial differential equations (PDEs), boundary layer assumptions are used. By using the proper transformations, the governing PDEs and the boundary conditions that correspond with them are further changed to a dimensionless form. Utilizing a local non‐similarity technique up to the second degree of truncation in conjunction with MATLAB's (bvp4c) built‐in finite difference code, the results of the altered model are gathered. Additionally, after achieving good alignment between calculated findings and published results, the influence of changing factors on the flow of fluids and heat transfer features of the envisioned flow problems is shown and examined in graphical configuration. Tables are designed to establish numerical variants of the drag coefficient and Nusselt number. The Outcome of this study is to highlight the important role that chemical reactions play in the bioconvection of Casson nanofluids, and how manipulating the chemical reaction parameter can impact the transport and heat/mass transfer properties of the fluid. It is noted that increasing the chemical reaction parameter leads to a fall in the concentration profile of the bioconvection Casson nanofluid. Enhancing the Casson fluid parameter enhances the velocity and temperature profile. When the Peclet number is altered, the propagation of microorganisms is constrained. Moreover, it was observed that the density of motile microorganisms increased as the bioconvective Lewis numbers became higher. The coefficient of friction on the inclined stretched surface is increased significantly by the porosity parameter and Lorentz forces, as they act as amplifiers.
Resurgence analysis of the Adler function at $$ \mathcal{O} $$(1/$$ {N}_f^2 $$)
Authors: Laenen Eric , Marinissen Coenraad , Vonk Marcel 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
We compute non-perturbative contributions to the Adler function, the derivative of the vacuum polarization function in gauge theory, using resurgence methods and Borel-summed gauge field propagators. At 2-loop, to order 1/Nf, we construct the full 2-parameter transseries and perform the sum over the non-perturbative sectors. We then introduce a convolution-based method to derive the transseries structure of product series, which can also be used to study higher orders in the expansion in 1/Nf. We compute 3-loop planar diagrams, at order 1/$$ {N}_f^2 $$

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, and for each diagram study the asymptotic behavior and resulting non-perturbative information in the transseries. A structure emerges that, from a resurgence point of view, is quite different from toy models hitherto studied. We study in particular the first and second non-perturbative sectors, their relation to UV and IR renormalons, and how their presence influences the perturbative expansions in neighbouring sectors. Finally, finding that many non-perturbative sectors have asymptotic series, we derive relations among all of them, thus providing an interesting new perspective on the alien lattice for the Adler function.
Two-Dimensional Hardy–Littlewood Theorem for Functions with General Monotone Fourier Coefficients
Authors: Oganesyan Kristina 
Published: September 2023

AbstractWe prove the Hardy–Littlewood theorem in two dimensions for functions whose Fourier coefficients obey general monotonicity conditions and, importantly, are not necessarily positive. The sharpness of the result is given by a counterexample, which shows that if one slightly extends the considered class of coefficients, the Hardy–Littlewood relation fails.
Homeotic transformation in a terrestrial isopod: insights into the appendage identity in crustaceans
Authors: Inui Naoto , Miura Toru 
Published: September 2023

AbstractIn many crustacean species, an individual possesses both uniramous and biramous appendages that enable us to compare the two types on the same genetic background. Therefore, among the diverse morphologies of arthropod appendages, crustacean biramous appendages provide interesting subjects for studying the developmental mechanisms underlying appendage modifications. In this study, we report a malformed specimen of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber, in which one of the pleopods was transformed into a different structure. Morphological observations of exoskeletons and musculatures by confocal scanning laser microscopy revealed that the transformed appendage was three-segmented, with at least the apical two segments having pereopod-like musculoskeletal structures. The apical segment of the transformed appendage lacked muscles, and the following segment had a pair of muscle bundles. These findings together with those of some previous studies of gene expression patterns in this species suggest that this anomaly could be caused by homeotic transformation of a flap-like pleopod into a three-segmented pereopod tip, which may be a homologous structure of the pleopod.
An Evolving Understanding of Sense of Place in Social-Ecological Systems Research and the Barriers and Enablers to its Measurement
Authors: Duggan Joe , Cvitanovic Christopher , van Putten Ingrid 
Published: September 2023

AbstractSocial-ecological systems (SES) are changing more in the Anthropocene than ever before. With this also comes a change in Sense of Place (SoP), that is, the emotional bond that a person (or group of people) has with a place. This impacts how individuals and groups interact with a place (i.e., their behaviours) and respond to disturbance or change (i.e., their adaptive capacity). To understand how SoP is changing across space and time and to be able to compare this across social-ecological contexts, we must first take stock of how SoP is conceptualised so as to understand how to capture and measure the phenomena in a meaningful way (e.g., to inform policy). Based on in-depth qualitative interviews with leading SoP researchers (n = 17 from 8 countries) this paper aims to identify: (1) the current breadth of theoretical conceptualisations for SoP; (2) the methodologies that have been used to measure SoP in different contexts and settings; and (3) the barriers and (4) enablers to the use of different methodologies. Results show that there has been a change in how SoP has been conceptualised over time, whereby it was traditionally considered as something singular and limited, towards something much more dynamic. Results also show that diverse methods (both quantitative and qualitative) have been used to measure SoP, but the choice of method is often a result of resource constraints that limit research design. These findings suggest that broader collaboration among stakeholders and increased interdisciplinarity would undoubtedly lead to improved outcomes in our understanding of SoP, specifically how it is changing in response to anthropogenic pressures, and how the results can be integrated into policy and practice to support environment conservation and management. It is hoped these findings can help establish a community of practice around how we conceptualise SoP, and hence understand it, to create space for methodological integration and shared learnings as a field.
Dispersive Hydrodynamics of Soliton Condensates for the Korteweg–de Vries Equation
Authors: Congy T. , El G. A. , Roberti G. , Tovbis A. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractWe consider large-scale dynamics of non-equilibrium dense soliton gas for the Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation in the special “condensate” limit. We prove that in this limit the integro-differential kinetic equation for the spectral density of states reduces to the N-phase KdV–Whitham modulation equations derived by Flaschka et al. (Commun Pure Appl Math 33(6):739–784, 1980) and Lax and Levermore (Commun Pure Appl Math 36(5):571–593, 1983). We consider Riemann problems for soliton condensates and construct explicit solutions of the kinetic equation describing generalized rarefaction and dispersive shock waves. We then present numerical results for “diluted” soliton condensates exhibiting rich incoherent behaviors associated with integrable turbulence.
On the vibration control of semi-active friction dampers with piecewise defined contact geometries
Authors: Aramendiz Jimmy , Fidlin Alexander 
Published: September 2023

AbstractSuppressing unwanted vibrations has been a major challenge for more than a century. Semi-active dampers offer a compromise between the high energy costs of active solutions and their increased flexibility. A nonlinear system that utilizes dry friction and piecewise defined contact geometries is used as the basis for a semi-active damper. Furthermore, a slow frequency-based control that does not solely rely on dissipation is considered and compared to the conventional Skyhook Control. Simulations show that the strategy is an effective approach for vibration reduction.
Time-Resolved EPR Spectroscopy of Channelrhodopsin-2 Helix B Movements
Authors: Schumacher Magdalena , Bamann Christian , Steinhoff Heinz-Jürgen 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe light-gated dimeric cation channel channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) is one of the most important optogenetic tools. Upon light activation ChR2 undergoes conformational changes, the most prominent ones include a movement of transmembrane helix B. In the present work, we apply time resolved continuous wave EPR spectroscopy to follow spectral changes of a spin label bound to position C79 located in helix B. We observed an increase of the motional freedom of the spin label side chain in illuminated ChR2. The recovery of the underlying light-induced conformational change in the dark is correlated with the recovery of the P480 state of ChR2. The observed conformational changes might be thus key elements responsible for desensitizing the channel for cation conduction.
The role of plasma neurofilament light chain and glial fibrillary acidic protein in subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment
Authors: Mazzeo Salvatore , Ingannato Assunta , Giacomucci Giulia , Bagnoli Silvia , Cavaliere Arianna , Moschini Valentina , Balestrini Juri , Morinelli Carmen , Galdo Giulia , Emiliani Filippo , Piazzesi Diletta , Crucitti Chiara , Frigerio Daniele , Polito Cristina , Berti Valentina , Padiglioni Sonia , Sorbi Sandro , Nacmias Benedetta , Bessi Valentina 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Introduction and aim
NfL and GFAP are promising blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. However, few studies have explored plasma GFAP in the prodromal and preclinical stages of AD. In our cross-sectional study, our aim is to investigate the role of these biomarkers in the earliest stages of AD.

Materials and methods
We enrolled 40 patients (11 SCD, 21 MCI, 8 AD dementia). All patients underwent neurological and neuropsychological examinations, analysis of CSF biomarkers (Aβ42, Aβ42/Aβ40, p-tau, t-tau), Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype analysis and measurement of plasma GFAP and NfL concentrations. Patients were categorized according to the ATN system as follows: normal AD biomarkers (NB), carriers of non-Alzheimer's pathology (non-AD), prodromal AD, or AD with dementia (AD-D).

Results
GFAP was lower in NB compared to prodromal AD (p = 0.003, d = 1.463) and AD-D (p = 0.002, d = 1.695). NfL was lower in NB patients than in AD-D (p = 0.011, d = 1.474). NfL demonstrated fair accuracy (AUC = 0.718) in differentiating between NB and prodromal AD, with a cut-off value of 11.65 pg/mL. GFAP showed excellent accuracy in differentiating NB from prodromal AD (AUC = 0.901) with a cut-off level of 198.13 pg/mL.

Conclusions
GFAP exhibited excellent accuracy in distinguishing patients with normal CSF biomarkers from those with prodromal AD. Our results support the use of this peripheral biomarker for detecting AD in patients with subjective and objective cognitive decline.
Key performance indicators for business models: a systematic review and catalog
Authors: van de Ven Montijn , Lara Machado Paola , Athanasopoulou Alexia , Aysolmaz Banu , Turetken Oktay 
Published: September 2023

AbstractOrganizations continuously adapt and innovate their business models to remain competitive. To support the management of business models throughout their lifecycle, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to business models play an important role. However, the current research on business model KPIs is dispersed and lacks clarity on how they are defined, concretized, and managed throughout their lifecycle. Therefore, we conducted a systematic literature review to analyze and consolidate the current state of the research on KPIs for business models. We identified 35 relevant publications and classified them in a concept matrix consisting of five categories related to business models and KPI management. In addition, we synthesized the business model KPIs referred to in the literature into a catalog structured by business model dimensions. Based on our review and analysis, we formulate avenues for further research on KPIs for business models. Practitioners can use the overview of available approaches for business model KPI management and the catalog of business model KPIs to effectively manage and define KPIs for their organization’s business models.
Coping with work-related stressors: does education reduce work-related stress?
Authors: Schoger Laura Isabel 
Published: September 2023

AbstractAimWork is a central area of human life, and work-associated stress can affect health over a long period of time. From a health sociological perspective, it was assumed in this paper that education as a resource is able to support the management of stress(ors) and thus has a positive impact on health.Subject and methodsThis contribution deals with the research question of whether more highly educated people cope better with work-related stressors than those people who are less highly educated. Previous research has already proved the relationship between education and health but not the role that education plays in the coping process. Data from the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS): Starting Cohort 6 – Adults, was used and a cross-sectional analysis was performed. Linear regression models were estimated to analyse the effect of stressors at the workplace on work-related stress.ResultsThe results show that more well-educated people show a lower level of stress, net of stressors and additional controls. Regarding the moderating effect of education, highly qualified workers are better able to cope with a high level of routine in the workplace. However, more highly educated employees report higher stress levels related to the threat of job loss or lack of occupational advancement compared with less well-educated employees.ConclusionThe general goal of providing healthy work environments can be reached by helping people to recognize and cope with work-related stressors, and by motivating organizations to prevent their members from harmful stressors. Future research should address the ambivalent role of education in moderating the effect of work-related stressors on stress.
A critical review on sustainable hazardous waste management strategies: a step towards a circular economy
Authors: Kumar Ashutosh , Thakur Amit K. , Gaurav Gajendra Kumar , Klemeš Jiří Jaromír , Sandhwar Vishal Kumar , Pant Kamal Kishore , Kumar Rahul 
Published: September 2023

AbstractGlobally, industrialisation and urbanisation have led to the generation of hazardous waste (HW). Sustainable hazardous waste management (HWM) is the need of the hour for a safe, clean, and eco-friendly environment and public health. The prominent waste management strategies should be aligned with circular economic models considering the economy, environment, and efficiency. This review critically discusses HW generation and sustainable management with the strategies of prevention, reduction, recycling, waste-to-energy, advanced treatment technology, and proper disposal. In this regard, the major HW policies, legislations, and international conventions related to HWM are summarised. The global generation and composition of hazardous industrial, household, and e-waste are analysed, along with their environmental and health impacts. The paper critically discusses recently adapted management strategies, waste-to-energy conversion techniques, treatment technologies, and their suitability, advantages, and limitations. A roadmap for future research focused on the components of the circular economy model is proposed, and the waste management challenges are discussed. This review stems to give a holistic and broader picture of global waste generation (from many sources), its effects on public health and the environment, and the need for a sustainable HWM approach towards the circular economy. The in-depth analysis presented in this work will help build cost-effective and eco-sustainable HWM projects.
Theoretical rejection of fifty-four antineoplastic drugs by different nanofiltration membranes
Authors: Gouveia Teresa I.A. , Alves Arminda , Santos Mónica S.F. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThe rise of nanofiltration technologies holds great promise for creating more effective and affordable techniques aiming to remove undesirable pollutants from wastewaters. Despite nanofiltration’s promising potential in removing antineoplastic drugs from liquid matrices, the limited information on this topic makes it important to estimate the rejection rates for a larger number of compounds, particularly the emerging ones, in order to preview the nanofiltration performance. Aiming to have preliminary estimations of the rejection rates of antineoplastic drugs by nanofiltration, 54 antineoplastic drugs were studied in 5 nanofiltration membranes (Desal 5DK, Desal HL, Trisep TS-80, NF270, and NF50), using a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model. While this methodology provides useful and reliable predictions of the rejections of compounds by nanofiltration, particularly for hydrophilic and neutral compounds, it is important to note that QSAR results should always be corroborated by experimental assays, as predictions were confirmed to have their limitations (especially for hydrophobic and charged compounds). Out of the 54 studied antineoplastic drugs, 29 were predicted to have a rejection that could go up to 100%, independent of the membrane used. Nonetheless, there were 2 antineoplastic drugs, fluorouracil and thiotepa, for which negligible removals were obtained (<21%). This study’s findings may contribute (i) to the selection of the most appropriate nanofiltration membranes for removing antineoplastic drugs from wastewaters and (ii) to assist in the design of effective treatment approaches for their removal.
Detection of landscape features with visible and thermal imaging at the Castle of Puerta Arenas
Authors: Collaro Carolina , Enríquez-Muñoz Carmen , López Alfonso , Enríquez Carlos , Jurado Juan M. 
Published: September 2023

AbstractThere are some archaeological sites with hard accessibility which remain unexplored and barely documented. The use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) alleviates this challenge with aerial observations monitored with distant remote control. In addition to acquiring images in the visible wavelengths, other devices can be coupled on aerial platforms to inspect beyond the remaining structure of an archaeological site. For instance, thermography has proven to be of great help in the detection of buried remains due to observed temperature anomalies. This work explores the Castle of Puerta Arenas fortress to build the first aerial 3D reconstruction of this site by using RGB and thermographic images collected from a UAS. Orthomosaics have been applied to hypothesize about the original shape of the fortress, whereas 3D reconstructions have been rather applied to visualization and analysis. In this regard, the explored remains have been processed as dense point clouds in the visible and long-wave infrared spectrum, with the latter leading to the detection of hypothetical and still unknown towers. The detection of anomalies has been automatized by performing statistical analyses, globally and limited to smaller 3D voxel neighbourhoods. As a result, the studied remains have been documented and observed from an unexplored perspective, helping their conservation and dissemination, as well as suggesting future excavations.