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Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm With Machine Learning and Local Search for an Energy-Efficient Disassembly Line Balancing Problem in Remanufacturing
Authors: Tian Guangdong , Zhang Cheng , Zhang Xuesong , Feng Yixiong , Yuan Gang , Peng Tao , Pham Duc Truong 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Product disassembly is a vital element of recycling and remanufacturing processes. The disassembly line balancing problem (DLBP), i.e., how to assign a set of tasks to a disassembly workstation, is crucial for a product disassembly process. Based on the importance of energy efficiency in product disassembly and the trend toward green remanufacturing, this study proposes an optimization model for a multi-objective disassembly line balancing problem that aims to minimize the idle rate, smoothness, cost, and energy consumption during the disassembly operation. Due to the complex nature of the optimization problem, a discrete whale optimization algorithm is proposed in this study, which is developed as an extension of the whale optimization algorithm. To enable the algorithm to solve discrete optimization problems, we propose coding and decoding methods that combine the features of DLBP. First of all, the initial disassembly solution is obtained by using K-means clustering to speed up the exchange of individual information. After that, new methods for updating disassembly sequences are developed, in which a local search strategy is introduced to increase the accuracy of the algorithm. Finally, the algorithm is used to solve the disassembly problem of a worm reducer and the first 12 feasible task allocation options in the Pareto frontier are shown. A comparison with typically existing algorithms confirms the high performance of the proposed whale optimization algorithm, which has a good balance of solution quality and efficiency.
Optimum Design for a New Reconfigurable Two-Wheeled Self-Balancing Robot Based on Virtual Equivalent Parallel Mechanism
Authors: Tang Hongyan , Zhang James W. , Pan Lanqing , Zhang Dan 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Two-wheeled self-balancing robot (TWSBR) is a mobile robot with a wide application in security, rescue, entertainment, and other fields. To make the robot obtain a larger range of the controllable inclination angle, a reconfigurable mechanism of the moment of inertia is designed for the TWSBR, and the energy consumption of the reconfigurable mechanism is reduced by a gravity compensation mechanism. This paper constructs a virtual equivalent parallel mechanism (VEPM) to model the robot-ground system combining the robot and the ground. The kinematics, dynamic model, and performance indexes of the VEPM are solved based on the vector method, the Lagrangian dynamics, and the screw theory. Then, the dimensions of the mechanism are optimized based on the comprehensive performance analysis. Finally, the effectiveness of the optimization algorithm and gravity compensation mechanism is verified through simulation and motion experiments. The reconfigurable mechanism enables the TWSBR to stand up, step up, and surmount obstacles. The performance analysis and optimal design approaches proposed in this paper have positive significance for the systematic modeling and optimal design of two-wheeled and two-legged robots.
The Visegrád Countries against the Background of the Russian−Ukrainian Conflict
Authors: Shishelina L. N. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
An attempt is made to analyze the origins of the attitude of Central European countries to the current military conflict in Ukraine, as well as their historical fears and concerns that broke out against the background of Moscow’s proposals to return the European security system to the contours of 1997, which preceded the armed invasion on February 24, 2022. It was historical memory that largely formed the knowingly predictable position of these countries in the conflict and their unconditional support of the Ukrainian side. According to the author, the conflict overall contributed to the pro-Atlantic consolidation of the Central European region, deepened the gap in relations with Russia, and produced new nuances in relations within the Visegrád region. Nevertheless, the understanding of the importance of regional solidarity, strengthened over 30 years of democratic development, keeps the Visegrád Group countries together, preventing them from falling victim one by one to any of the modern geopolitical poles. In defining the events, particularly the essence of the military conflict in Ukraine, the author adheres to the terminology used in the political space of the region under analysis, which allows her to remain objective in describing what is happening.
Crisis between Russia and Ukraine: The China Factor
Authors: Trush S. M. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
China is not formally taking sides in the Russian–Ukranian conflict; it keeps neutrality, but PRC is closely siding with the Russian explanation of its conflict with the West and NATO. China stresses its traditional adherence to sovereignty and territorial integrity of the national states meaning Ukraine indirectly. Moscow is seeking China’s support and backing diplomatically, economically and most important in militarily strategic sphere, aiming at securing of its Eastern flank in case of escalation between Russia and NATO on the West.
India−US Relations: The Current State and External Consequences
Authors: Uyanaev S. V. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Although historically India−US relations have been rather complicated, in recent years, they have been in a stage of noticeable active development. It is facilitated by mutual interests, based both on bilateral factors (trade, energy, and military−technical cooperation) and on circumstances predetermined by the global and regional situation. In turn, the significance of the dialogue between India and the United States is beyond the bilateral framework, affecting, in particular, the relations in the US–India–China virtual triangle and in the Russia–India–China dialogue format. Analyzing the totality of these issues is relevant in the context of the turbulence of the international situation, which has become greatly aggravated in 2022.
Polycentrism versus Universalism in the Picture of the Social World
Authors: Alferov A. A. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The principle of monocentrism in building a picture of the social world is opposed to the principle of polycentrism. Certain trends substantiating the principle of monocentrism, on the one hand, and the principle of polycentrism, on the other, are considered. The justification of monocentrism is universalism—of man, human consciousness, human history. In anthropology, polycentrism is based on the idea of the sociocultural conditioning of man, while in the philosophy of history, it is based on the concept of history as the development of individual isolated cultures or civilizations. The multiplicity of civilizations creates a polycentric picture of the social world. Russia is both a state and a civilization. Russia has attracted adjacent states, primarily in the post-Soviet space, into its civilizational field and has become the core state of Eurasian civilization. However, even in isolation, without adjacent states, the Russian Federation is a civilization. Possible contents of the ideology of Russian civilization are also considered.
European Social Dialogue: History, Characteristics, and Perspectives
Authors: Bisson L. S. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The author examines the role of the European Social Dialogue (ESD) in decision-making on social policy and labor relations at supranational level in the EU. The author looks into the history and distinctive features of the ESD, its formats, procedures, and legal framework. Based on a review of the institutionalization of social dialogue at the national level in the EU-27, the author draws two conclusions. The first is that the development of social dialogue is uneven across the Union because of the particularities of the social models of the member states and their political and socioeconomic development. The second is that, despite national differences, the coverage of workers by collective agreements in the EU as a whole and the entrenchment of social dialogue at the supranational level make it an integral and distinctive feature of the European social model. An analysis of the evolution of the ESD suggests that there has been a continual move towards a more autonomous status for the social partners. However, because of the 2008–2010 crisis, the ESD’s role has significantly weakened. “A New Start for Social Dialogue” announced by the Juncker’s Commission and several further initiatives are largely declarative. The Court of Justice’s 2021 decision limiting the scope for implementing autonomous agreements at the communitarian level could have a negative impact on the further development of the ESD. Finally, the author positively assesses the possible role of the ESD in overcoming the social consequences of internal and external challenges and the negative effects of transformation of the labor markets.
CycloOctaTetraene as a Photostabilizer of Fast Protein Fluorogen
Authors: Sokolov A. I. , Gorshkova A. A. , Baleeva N. S. , Baranov M. S. 
Published: December 2022

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We report two new analogs of the N871b fluorogen that contain CycloOctaTetraene. We have studied the photostability of fluorescent complexes of the FAST protein with new compounds by confocal microscopy when staining living HeLa Kyoto cells. One of the new analogs exhibits a higher photostability in the complex with FAST than the previously published N871b fluorogen. The results indicate that cyclooctatetraene is a highly promising compound for the modification of dyes based on arylidene imidazolones.
Weight trajectories since birth, current body composition and metabolic traits in young, normal-weight Japanese women with high percentage body fat
Authors: Minato-Inokawa Satomi , Hashiguchi Asami , Honda Mari , Tsuboi-Kaji Ayaka , Takeuchi Mika , Kitaoka Kaori , Kurata Miki , Wu Bin , Kazumi Tsutomu , Fukuo Keisuke 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionWe tested whether normal-weight obesity might be associated with weight trajectories, body composition and metabolic traits.Research design and methodsBody size trajectory since birth, body composition at age 20 years and metabolic traits were compared cross-sectionally among normal-weight Japanese women with low (<25.0%, n=67), normal (25.0–34.9%, n=160) and high (≥35.0 %, n=24) percentage body fat. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify most important determinants of normal-weight obesity (high percentage body fat).ResultsFasting glucose averaged <84 mg/dL, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance <1.4 and triglyceride <70 mg/dL and did not differ among three groups. However, waist and trunk/leg fat ratio were higher, and weight-adjusted skeletal muscle mass was lower in normal-weight obesity. Serum and LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and high-sensitivity C reactive protein were higher, and apolipoprotein A1 was lower in normal-weight obesity compared with the other two groups, whereas HDL cholesterol did not differ. Weight gain from birth to age 12 years was higher in normal-weight obesity. In multivariate logistic regression analyses, weight gain until 12 years (OR: 1.17,95% CI 1.02 to 1.34, p=0.02), ApoB (OR: 1.15, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.24, p<0.001) and weight-adjusted skeletal muscle mass (OR: 0.22, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.49, p<0.001) were associated with normal-weight obesity independently of trunk/leg fat ratio, high-sensitivity C reactive protein and apolipoprotein A1.ConclusionsNormal-weight obesity may be associated with early childhood growth, lower skeletal muscle mass and higher serum ApoB in young Japanese women through mechanisms unrelated to abdominal adiposity, inflammation and insulin resistance.
Can higher spending on primary healthcare mitigate the impact of ageing and non-communicable diseases on health expenditure?
Authors: Hou Xiaohui , Liu Lingrui , Cain Jewelwayne 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionFinancing healthcare for ageing populations has become an increasingly urgent policy concern. Primary healthcare (PHC) has been viewed as the cornerstone of health systems. While most research has examined the effects of PHC on population health, there is still a relative paucity of analysis on the effects of PHC on health expenditures, particularly, in low-income and middle-income countries. Knowledge on PHC’s potential role in mitigating the impact of ageing and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on health expenditure remains limited.MethodsUsing publicly accessible secondary data at country level, this paper examines the impact of ageing and the NCD burden on health expenditures. Regression with the interaction terms is used to explore whether greater expenditures on PHC can mitigate the growing fiscal pressure from ageing and the NCD burden.ResultsThe empirical evidence shows that a higher share of PHC spending is correlated with lower per capita non-PHC spending, after controlling for population aged 60 and over and NCD burden, and gross domestic product per capita. However, the mitigating effects of PHC spending to reduce non-PHC expenditure caused by ageing and NCDs are not significant.ConclusionsThe findings suggest that more PHC spending can potentially lower total health expenditure. However, higher primary health spending cannot fulfil that potential without scrupulous attention to the way it is delivered. More spending on PHC, together with changes in PHC service delivery, highlighting its coordination and referring roles, will put nations on a pathway to achieving universal health coverage more sustainably.
LINK-B: study protocol of a retrospective and prospective project for identification and linkage to care of people living with hepatitis B in a large health area of Barcelona
Authors: Barreira Díaz Ana , Rando Ariadna , Feliu-Prius Anna , Palom Adriana , Rodríguez-Frías Francisco , Vargas-Accarino Elena , Vico-Romero Judit , Palomo Nieves , Riveiro-Barciela Mar , Esteban Rafael , Buti Maria 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionAn estimated 290 million people are living with hepatitis B virus (HBV) worldwide; in Spain, the prevalence of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) is 0.4%. In our setting, many HBsAg-positive individuals are not linked to care, which implies a barrier to receiving treatment and controlling the infection. The main objective of this project is to evaluate the performance of a programme designed to achieve appropriate linkage to specialist care of HBsAg-positive individuals, newly tested or previously tested and lost to follow-up.Methods and analysisThis is a retrospective and prospective study in which all HBsAg-positive cases recorded in the microbiology database will be identified. The retrospective phase will include cases detected between 2018 and 2020, and the prospective phase will run from January 2021 to June 2022. The project will be carried out in a tertiary university hospital covering the northern health area of Barcelona with a catchment population of 450 000 inhabitants and 16 affiliated primary care centres. The central laboratory detects approximately 1200 HBsAg-positive individuals every year; therefore, we expect to identify around 4000 patients over the duration of the project. The medical records of HBsAg-positive individuals will be consulted to identify and retrieve those who have not been appropriately linked to care. Candidates will be contacted to offer specialist disease assessment and follow-up. A website will be created to provide HBV-related information to primary care physicians, and a mobile phone application will be available to patients to improve the linkage circuits and ensure follow-up continuity.Ethics and disseminationThe Vall d’Hebrón Hospital Ethics Committee (PR(AG)201/2021) and the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices approved this study. The findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. This programme could increase the number of HBsAg-positive individuals properly linked to care and achieve better HBV monitoring, which will have a positive impact on WHO’s viral hepatitis elimination goals.
Combined robot motor assistance with neural circuit-based virtual reality (NeuCir-VR) lower extremity rehabilitation training in patients after stroke: a study protocol for a single-centre randomised controlled trial
Authors: Zhou Zhi-Qing , Hua Xu-Yun , Wu Jia-Jia , Xu Jing-Jing , Ren Meng , Shan Chun-Lei , Xu Jian-Guang 
Published: December 2022

IntroductionImproving lower extremity motor function is the focus and difficulty of post-stroke rehabilitation treatment. More recently, robot-assisted and virtual reality (VR) training are commonly used in post-stroke rehabilitation and are considered feasible treatment methods. Here, we developed a rehabilitation system combining robot motor assistance with neural circuit-based VR (NeuCir-VR) rehabilitation programme involving procedural lower extremity rehabilitation with reward mechanisms, from muscle strength training, posture control and balance training to simple and complex ground walking training. The study aims to explore the effectiveness and neurological mechanisms of combining robot motor assistance and NeuCir-VR lower extremity rehabilitation training in patients after stroke.Methods and analysisThis is a single-centre, observer-blinded, randomised controlled trial. 40 patients with lower extremity hemiparesis after stroke will be recruited and randomly divided into a control group (combined robot assistance and VR training) and an intervention group (combined robot assistance and NeuCir-VR training) by the ratio of 1:1. Each group will receive five 30 min sessions per week for 4 weeks. The primary outcome will be Fugl-Meyer assessment of the lower extremity. Secondary outcomes will include Berg Balance Scale, Modified Ashworth Scale and functional connectivity measured by resting-state functional MRI. Outcomes will be measured at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1) and follow-ups (T2–T4).Ethics, registration and disseminationThe trial was approved by the Ethics Committee of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Chinese Traditional Medicine (Grant No. 2019–014). The results will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal or at a conference.Trial registration numberChiCTR2100052133.
Role of central obesity on pain onset and its association with cardiovascular disease: a retrospective study of a hospital cohort of patients with osteoarthritis
Authors: Ribeiro Rosa Karoline , Fruschein Annichino Ricardo , de Azevedo e Souza Munhoz Marcelo , Gomes Machado Eduardo , Marchi Evaldo , Castano-Betancourt Martha Cecilia 
Published: December 2022

ObjectivesTo determine the role of central obesity (CO) in the onset and severity of joint pain and in predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) in subjects affected with osteoarthritis (OA).DesignRetrospective analysis on the onset of OA joint pain and CO. Waist circumference (WC), Waist-to-height ratio andwaist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured at the interview and defined according to the WHO criteria. Cross-sectional analyses on the association of comorbidities, including CVD, pain severity (number of joints and pain score) and CO.Settings and participantsMedical records and interviews of a hospital cohort study of 609 patients with OA. Analyses included analysis of variance, mean differences (MDs), SE and logistic regression. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) compared the predictive value of the sex-specific CVD models.Outcome measuresOnset of OA joint pain (years) and severity according to body mass index (BMI) and WC categories. Predictive value of WC for CVD by sex. Education level, disability, smoking and alcohol use were used to adjust the analysis.ResultsSubjects with OA and CO by WHR started 2 years earlier with pain symptoms and had more joints affected than those without CO (MD=1.96 years, SE=0.95, p=0.04 and MD=0.32, SE=0.15 and p=0.04, respectively). Age and hypertension were associated with CVD in both genders, and NSAIDs use only in males. In addition, respiratory disease, hypercholesterolaemia, stairs difficulty, a wider WC and obesity were significant risk factors in females, improving 12.7% in the prediction of CVD cases, compared with only age and BMI (AUROCC=0.793 and 0.666, respectively, p=0.03 for the difference between AUROCs).ConclusionCO is associated with the onset of joint pain, and all pain analysed variables. CO has a role in CVD in women affected with OA and might help predict CVD cases.
Assessing and mitigating systematic errors in forest attribute maps utilizing harvester and airborne laser scanning data
Authors: Räty Janne , Hauglin Marius , Astrup Rasmus , Breidenbach Johannes 
Published: December 2022

Cut-to-length harvesters collect useful information for modeling relationships between forest attributes and airborne laser scanning (ALS) data. However, harvesters operate in mature forests, which may introduce selection biases that can result in systematic errors in harvester data-based forest attribute maps. We fitted regression models (harvester models) for volume (V), height (HL), stem frequency (N), above-ground biomass, basal area, and quadratic mean diameter (QMD) using harvester and ALS data. Performances of the harvester models were evaluated using national forest inventory plots in an 8.7 Mha study area. We estimated biases of large-area synthetic estimators and compared efficiencies of model-assisted (MA) estimators with field data-based direct estimators. The harvester models performed better in productive than unproductive forests, but systematic errors occurred in both. The use of MA estimators resulted in efficiency gains that were largest for HL (relative efficiency, RE = 6.0) and smallest for QMD (RE = 1.5). The bias of the synthetic estimator was largest for N (39%) and smallest for V (1%). The latter was due to an overestimation of deciduous and an underestimation of spruce forests that by chance balanced. We conclude that a probability sample of reference observations may be required to ensure the unbiasedness of estimators utilizing harvester data.
Pyrocarbon Lunate Replacements Perform Well at Two Years: A Retrospective Case Series and Technique from Two UK Tertiary Centres
Authors: ALAO Uthman , BODANSKY David , HAJIPOUR Ladan , HAYTON Mike , TALWALKAR Sumedh 
Published: December 2022

Background: We report medium-term results in our case series of patients with Kienböck disease receiving a pyrocarbon lunate replacement (Integra, Smith and Nephew, Watford, UK). Methods: Patients with Kienböck receiving a pyrocarbon lunate between September 2012 and November 2020, with stage 3b and above were included. Patients were staged preoperatively with radiographs and MRIs. Pre- and postoperative visual analogue scores and movement were documented. Postoperative radiographs were obtained at 6 weeks, 6 months and 1 year. Results: Seven patients were identified, all female, with a median age of 28.0 years. All but one had 3b disease and the median follow-up was 2 years (range 13–112 months). A mean 9/10 preoperative VAS score improved to 1/10 by 3 months postoperatively (p < 0.001, paired t-test). No major complications were seen, and implants were stable radiologically. Conclusions: A semi-constrained pyrocarbon lunate can provide good results for patients with advanced Kienböck’s disease, offering an alternative to proximal row carpectomy salvage surgery. Level of Evidence: Level IV (Therapeutic)