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Evaluation of automated microscopy sediment analysis in urinary tract infection screening: a practical insight in adjusting fixed cut-off values for urine culture
Authors: Bovelander Elke , Raijmakers Maarten , van Dam Dick , Kraat Yvette , Berendsen Chris 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Purpose
The aim of our study was to evaluate a procedure in which urine culture was only being performed based on fixed cut-off values of urine sediment analysis with intention to prevent unnecessary negative urine cultures.

Methods
From January 2018 to August 2018, all urine samples from patients visiting the urology outpatient department were analyzed. Urine culture was only performed if urine sediment contained more than 130 bacteria per microliter and/or more than 50 leukocytes per microliter.

Results
In total, 2821 urine cultures with accompanying urine sediments were analyzed. 2098 cultures (74.4%) were defined negative and 723 (25.6%) positive. By adjusting cut-off values of sediment analysis > 20 per microliter or bacteria more than 330 per microliter, 1051 cultures would have been saved with an estimated cost reduction of € 31.470. Eleven clinically relevant urine cultures would have been missed (1%).

Conclusion
Using cut-offs values leads to a notable decrease of the total number of urine cultures. According to our analysis, adjusting cut-off values could result in 37% less urine cultures and almost 50% less negative cultures. Hereby, unnecessary cost can be prevented [in our department estimated €31.470 in eight months (€ 47.205/year)].
Parental Migration in Childhood and Individual Wellbeing in Adulthood
Authors: Guo Lijia 
Published: June 2023

AbstractParental absence due to parental migration has been a prevalent phenomenon in developing countries, occurring on an exceptionally large scale in China. While previous literature focused on the concurrent effects of parental migration on children, this study aims to investigate whether the impact of parental absence during childhood is long-term and lasts into adulthood. This study examines how individuals with childhood experience of parental absence differ from their counterparts in their early adulthood, in terms of their mental wellbeing, physical health, and cognitive ability. This study uses a sample of 6031 individuals aged from 18 to 30 years old from a nationally representative dataset China Family Panel Studies. The results show that the childhood experience of both-parental absence is negatively associated with individual’s mental and physical health while positively associated with cognitive ability in their early adulthood.
Die Theorie algorithmischer Sozialität (TaS)
Authors: Seyfert Robert 
Published: June 2023

ZusammenfassungDer Artikel geht davon aus, dass die digitale Transformation mit gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen einhergeht, die eine grundlegende Überarbeitung soziologischer Theoriebestände erfordern. Dazu macht der Text mit der Theorie algorithmischer Sozialität (TaS) ein Angebot. Diese Theorie soll (1.) neue (post-)soziale Beziehungen konzeptuell in den Blick nehmen, die im Prozess der digitalen Transformation entstanden sind; und diese mit anderen in der Soziologie etablierten Arten sozialer Beziehungen (intersubjektive, interobjektive Beziehungen etc.) in einen theorie-systematischen Zusammenhang bringen. Dabei soll die Digitalisierung nicht als eine vereinheitlichende (oder sogar vereinfachende) Bewegung verstanden werden, sondern (2.) als ein Prozess, in dem sowohl die Beziehungsformen als auch die Elemente in diesen Beziehungen vielfältiger und heterogener werden. (3.) werden die Individuen bzw. Elemente (menschliche Subjekte, algorithmische Objekte etc.), die in diesen Beziehungen und Prozessen eine Rolle spielen, typologisch kartographiert. Zur Konzeptualisierung der Verhältnisse und Prozesse zwischen den Individuen und Elementen verwende ich Gilbert Simondons Konzept der Disparation; zur Beschreibung der neuen (post)-sozialen Beziehungen schlage ich den Begriff der algorithmischen Sozialität vor.
Improving Oxidation Resistance of Low Fe-Si Alloys by Preheating Treatment
Authors: Li C. L. , Ma W. , Liu Z. H. , Freiberg K. E. , Liu G. J. , Lang X. Y. , Lippmann S. , Zhu Y. F. , Jiang Q. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn this work, attempts have been made to improve the oxidation resistance of Fe-Si alloys with 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mass pct Si by a preheating treatment, which was carried out at 1073 K for 24 hours in high purity hydrogen atmosphere. Compared with pure Fe and untreated Fe-Si alloys, the oxidation resistance of the preheated Fe-Si alloys at 673 K in O2 is drastically increased, in the case of 2 mass pct Si by two orders of magnitude. The improvement is attributed to a uniform, dense and continuous 25 nm pure SiO2 layer formed on the alloy surface during the preheating treatment in hydrogen atmosphere hindering the diffusion of Fe and O.
Is investing in the renewable energy stock market both financially and ESG efficient? A COVID-19 pandemic analysis
Authors: Bilbao-Terol Amelia , Arenas-Parra Mar , Quiroga-García Raquel , Bilbao-Terol Celia 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to provide a tool for finding investments in the stocks of energy firms that achieve both good financial and reasonable environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. Our methodology entails two steps and is based on diversification-consistent DEA models. The first step involves constructing a financially efficient frontier of investment portfolios by applying the model originally proposed by Branda (Omega 52:65–76. 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.04.014, 2015). In the second step, a new DEA model is proposed in order to find the ESG-efficient portfolios among the ones already identified in the first step and to rank them with respect to their ESG performance. This model is parameterised by a weighting system that allows us to assign different importance to the various ESG outputs. Additionally, the proposal allows an evaluation of both ESG and financial efficiency related to the financial energy market over two periods (the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods), considering renewable energy and non-renewable energy firms both jointly and separately. The results support the better financial performance of the renewable energy stock market compared with that of the non-renewable energy market.
Integrative Perspectives on Human Development: Dynamic and Semiotic
Authors: Zittoun Tania 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWerner Greve argues for an abstract and integrative theory of development; to progress toward such a theory, he suggests that evolutionary psychology can provide concepts for a processual approach to adaptation. To complement this perspective, I propose to start where the author finishes: the need to further qualify change, and to account for information. Considering ruptures and sense-making as cornerstones of a developmental approach, I recall that open dynamic approaches offer a meta-theoretical frame for an integrative developmental psychology, and that cultural approaches already and always account for meaning-making to start with. Assuming these two givens, a variety of integrative propositions account for stability and change; I present an historical example, the work of Gordon Allport, and a current one, our work as sociocultural psychologists, to show how the theoretical and heuristic interest of this proposition.
Examining situational awareness, trust in automation, and workload in engine resources management: an evaluation of head-worn display technology
Authors: Nizar Adi Mas , Miwa Takashi , Uchida Makoto 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWork in the engine department is currently demanding more monitoring task. However, the current alarm systems that support operators during troubleshooting are deficient. In many cases, operators reach the engine control room (ECR) only to find a false alarm. This problem is likely to aggravate in the future as operators work in smaller numbers or even alone; therefore, task prioritization should be considered in a given context. Therefore, this study examines the application of head-worn displays in engine resources management to improve situational awareness (SA), trust in automation, and workload. A human-subject experiment was conducted using an engine plant simulator. The participants simultaneously performed maintenance and monitoring tasks in two scenarios: work conditions assisted with and without information on the head-worn display used as a cognition aid. Subjective measurement involved filling in questionnaires after each trial, whereas objective measurement used the simulator-recorded data. The results show that the availability of engine parameters and alarm indicators on a head-worn display is less significant in improving situational awareness. However, it can still help develop trust in automation and lower the workload. In addition, head-worn displays improve participants’ prioritization in a multi-tasking environment. The results indicate that examining these findings in actual work environments can help realize the future application of head-worn displays in ship operations.
Effect of (5%) CO2 on the Oxidation Rate During Cooling of Industrial Aluminum White Dross
Authors: Solem Cathrine Kyung Won , Deledda Stefano , Zedel Hannes , Tranell Gabriella , Aune Ragnhild E. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAluminum (Al) white dross is classified as hazardous waste and originates from the primary production of Al as a result of molten metal oxidation at an industrial scale. As the produced dross reduces the annual metallic Al production by up to 10%, finding a way to reduce the dross formation has always been of interest. Several laboratory studies have shown that exposing molten Al to small amounts of CO2 has an inhibiting effect on the oxidation rate of the metal. Still, few studies have described this effect at an industrial scale. The present work has therefore studied the impact of protective cooling of industrial white dross samples on the oxidation rate of the dross to shed some light on the issue. Samples were collected from the holding furnace in a casthouse during the production of two different charges of Al alloys with varying amounts of magnesium (Mg), i.e., Charge 1 (AlMg1.0Mn0.4) and Charge 2 (AlMg1.2Mn0.4). The samples were cooled in ambient air and under a lid with 5% CO2 mixed with 95% synthetic air in two parallels and later characterized by X-Ray Diffraction and Electron Probe MicroAnalysis combined with deterministic image analysis. Both methods confirm that all samples cooled under the protective atmosphere with 5% CO2 had a higher content of metallic Al (89.4 wt%) than those cooled in ambient air (86.0 wt%), indicating that small amounts of CO2 also inhibit the oxidation rate of dross at an industrial scale.
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Study on dynamic mechanical response characteristics and fracture energy dissipation mechanism of sandstones with different saturations under real-time low temperature
Authors: Li Ming , Yu Hao , Zhang Jiazhi , Lin Gang , Zhang Lianying , Chen Yanlong , Zhu Fuqiang , Mao Yiwen , Chen Hang , Ding Zhengbang , Liang Yihang 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIt is of great significance to study the mechanical properties of rocks with different saturations for safe and efficient development of geotechnical engineering in low-temperature environments, such as open-pit mining and tunnel excavation in winter in cold areas, and etc. In this paper, the LT-SHPB test system was used to carry out impact loading tests for sandstones with various saturations at − 20 °C environment. SEM was used to observe the cross-sectional characteristics of the specimens. The distributions of fragments were obtained by screening after impact failure. The energy dissipation model was established during the failure process. The research results indicated that the failure strength, elastic modulus, and peak strain of sandstones showed significant strain rate strengthening. Under the fixed strain rate, as the increase of the water content, the failure strength and elastic modulus and the sensitivity increased first and then decreased, while the peak strain showed the opposite change characteristics. 75% saturation was the turning point of the change. The sandstones under saturated water content exhibited remarkable ductile failure characteristics, while the brittle failure dominated in other conditions. The fundamental reason for this change was the difference between the freezing and frost heave effects of water-bearing specimens under low temperature conditions. The change characteristics of the macroscopic damage degree of sandstones with the strain rate and water content were basically the same as the characteristics of mechanical properties. The higher the internal density, the more the dissipated energy and surface specific energy for the whole failure of the specimen. The energy dissipation difference could directly change the macroscopic failure characteristics.
Identification, prevention, and treatment of Legionella in bath facility water systems in South Korea
Authors: Lee June Hae , Lee Sejin , Yeo Myoung-Souk 
Published: June 2023

AbstractLegionella bacteria infect people via aerosol transmission. These pathogens can meaningfully affect people with weak immune systems and the older adult population. Legionella proliferate in water systems at temperatures between 25 and 45 °C, the optimum range for bath facilities. Here, we discuss how and where water systems can be contaminated by Legionella in bath facility water systems in South Korea. An epidemiological investigation of Legionella detection data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency was conducted to understand the tendencies of general outbreaks of water system types in building groups. Onsite investigations were then conducted to identify the causes of contamination in water systems in actual Legionella detection cases. According to annual Legionella detection data, the highest rate of Legionella was detected in hot bathtub water. Onsite investigations revealed that sand filter circulation systems for bathtubs are susceptible to Legionella growth. Overall, this study examined the mechanisms of buidling water systems from a building engineering perspective in order to provide valuable information for future studies and strategies to control Legionella growth in bath facility water systems.
A study on multi-ranged medicinal plants and soil temperature in various sites of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand
Authors: Balkrishna Acharya , Sharma Ishwar Prakash , Kushwaha Arun Kumar , Kumar Shashi , Arya Vedpriya 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMountain ecosystems are particularly fragile while offering important environmental benefits to mankind. The Himalaya, known as the “King of the Mountains”, is the world’s youngest and tallest mountain ecosystem. The Garhwal Himalaya, where this study was conducted, is an integral part of the Himalayan mountain system, which falls under the North Indian state Uttarakhand. The study was carried out in October 2022 with respect to different altitudinal gradients in this area. Plant information was collected from the natives and multi-ranged plants were selected for their distribution. Soil samples were collected for nutrient and microbial analysis. The study was conducted at a total of ten different sites ranging from 328 m (Chilla, Haridwar) to 3510 m (Ghangaria, Chamoli). A total of three multi-ranged plants were selected. The soil temperature decreased with increasing altitudes. This is a first-time study in which multi-ranged medicinal plants were explored and analyzed.
Assessment of concentration of the potentially toxic elements and associated human health risk from particulate matter exposure along road intersections in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria
Authors: Kolawole Tesleem O. , Olatunji Akinade S. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe harmful health effect of suspended particulate matter (PM10) is mostly associated with its mass concentrations and chemical compositions. Therefore, this study focuses on the determination of the particulate matter (PM10) concentrations and their potentially toxic elements (PTEs) composition from different road networks in Ibadan southwestern, Nigeria. In addition, human health risk assessment was estimated from the PTE data. The PM10 samples were collected from different road networks such as national highway roads (NHR), inner-city major roads (ICR), and remote roads (RRD) in Ibadan, Nigeria. The sampling was carried out with a high-volume air sampler (model #15000 manufactured by Science Resource, Walboro, USA) with a PM10 cut-off on a Whatman cellulose filter during the harmattan period. The PM10 concentrations and PTEs compositions (Al, Ba, Cd, Cu, Fe, La, Mo, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn) were determined by gravimetry and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) methods (VISTA-MPX manufactured by Varian Incorporation), respectively. The PM10 concentrations in all three road networks were more than 3 folds higher than World Health Organization (WHO), United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and United Kingdom Environmental Protection Agency (UKEPA) standards (50 µg/m3) for 24 h. The maximum average contents of Ba, Cd, Cu, La, Mn, Pb, and V, were observed at NHR, while that of Al, Fe, Mo, and Zn, were found at ICR. The principal component analysis (PCA) showed that PC1 (Ba, Cd, Cu, La, Mo, Pb, and V) and PC4 (Zn) were characterised by elemental markers of both exhaust emission and non-exhaust emissions, while PC2 (Mn) and PC3 (Al, Fe) were characterised by crustal elements. The Enrichment factor (EF) analysis classified all the PTEs as moderately to very highly enriched, especially in NHR and ICR, except Al, Fe, and to some extent Mn. Both the maximum and average hazard quotient (HQ) levels of Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn were < 1, which was within the permissible level. Also, the carcinogenic risk (CR) was also within the permissible limit.
Homogenization of non-symmetric jump processes
Authors: Huang Qiao , Duan Jinqiao , Song Renming 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWe study homogenization for a class of non-symmetric pure jump Feller processes. The jump intensity involves periodic and aperiodic constituents, as well as oscillating and non-oscillating constituents. This means that the noise can come both from the underlying periodic medium and from external environments, and is allowed to have different scales. It turns out that the Feller process converges in distribution, as the scaling parameter goes to zero, to a Lévy process. As special cases of our result, some homogenization problems studied in previous works can be recovered. We also generalize the approach to the homogenization of symmetric stable-like processes with variable order. Moreover, we present some numerical experiments to demonstrate the usage of our homogenization results in the numerical approximation of first exit times.
P.054 Older subjects with insomnia disorder and comorbid pain at baseline: response to Lemborexant
Authors: Kaplan A , Cheng JY , Suzuki M , Kumar D , Moline M , Pappadopulos E 
Published: June 2023

Background: There is a well-established reciprocal relationship between pain and poor sleep. Therefore, we evaluated whether an approved sleep-promoting drug, lemborexant (LEM), could improve sleep in older adults who reported both insomnia and pain. Methods: Study E2006-G000-304 (NCT02783729) was a 1-month, placebo (PBO)- and active-controlled study in subjects (age ≥55y) with insomnia disorder. Those reporting some/severe pain on the pain/discomfort dimension of the EQ-5D-3L at baseline were included. Subjects were randomized to placebo (PBO), LEM 5mg (LEM5), 10mg (LEM10) or zolpidem (not reported here). Changes from baseline (CFB) in objective sleep parameters latency-to-persistent sleep (LPS) and total-sleep-time (TST) were analyzed in paired polysomnograms. Results: 183/743 (24.6%) subjects in the PBO (n=55/208[26.4%]), LEM5 (n=78/266[29.3%]) and LEM10 (n=50/269[18.6%]) treatment groups reported some/extreme pain at baseline, with median LPS (minutes): 31.0, 29.4, 42.1, respectively. Respective median CFB for LPS at the beginning (Nights[NT]1/2: +2.5, –8.4, –15.8; P<0.005) was significantly larger/decreased for LEM5/LEM10 versus PBO and LEM5 at treatment end (NT29/30: –7.1, –9.9, –9.0; P=0.031). Mean baseline TST (minutes) was 335.3 (PBO), 336.3 (LEM5), 324.3 (LEM10), and mean CFB was significantly larger/increased (P<0.001) for LEM5/LEM10 versus PBO at NT1/2 and NT29/30. Conclusions: Results suggest LEM may effectively treat insomnia in older adults with comorbid pain.Support: Eisai Inc.
B.4 Quantitative electroencephalography to predict post-stroke disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Sood I , Injety R , Farheen A , Kamali S , Jacob A , Mathewson K , Buck B , Kate M 
Published: June 2023

Background: We aim to assess the role of quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) derived indices to predict post-stroke disability. Methods: We included observational studies (sample-size≥10) of patients with stroke who underwent EEG and a follow-up outcome assessment was available either in form of a modified Rankin scale (mRS) or National Institute of stroke scale (NIHSS) or Fugl-Meyer scale (FMA). QEEG indices analyzed were delta-alpha ratio (DAR), delta-theta-alpha-beta ratio (DTABR), brain symmetry (BSI) and pairwise derived brain symmetry (pdBSI). Results: Twelve studies (11 had only ischemic stroke, and one had both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke), including 513 participants were included for meta-analysis. Higher DAR was associated with worse mRS (n=300, Pearson’s r 0.26, 95% CI 0.21-0.31). Higher DTABR was associated with worse mRS (n=337, r 0.32, 95% CI 0.26-0.39). Higher DAR was associated with higher NIHSS (n=161, r 0.42, 95% CI0.24-0.6). Higher DTABR was associated with higher NIHSS (n=172, r 0.49, 95% CI 0.31-0.67). pdBSI was inversely associated with FMA (n=20, r-0.50 95% CI -0.86-(-0.14)) and BSI was not associated with FMA (n=21, r -0.3 95% CI -0.81-0.22). Conclusions: QEEG-derived indices have the potential to assess post-stroke disability. Adding QEEG to the clinical and imaging biomarkers may help in better prediction of post-stroke recovery.PROSPERO 2022 CRD42022292281
Call for Faith: Religiousness, Religious Coping and Psychological Disturbance of Chinese Christians During COVID-19
Authors: Xie Zhongyao , Ren Zhengjia 
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Objectives:
This study is aimed at investigating the relationships between religious practice, religious coping strategies, and mental health among Chinese Christians in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods:
A total of 915 participants from several cities in China completed online questionnaires, including sociodemographic data, mental disorder history, and years as a Christian, as well as frequency of weekly religious practice, Religious Coping Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7).

Results:
The result of multivariate analysis indicated that during the COVID-19 pandemic, among Chinese Christians without a history of mental disorder, negative religious coping were associated with depression, and anxiety symptoms. Among Chinese Christians with a history of mental disorders, comorbidity with 1 mental disorder, comorbidity with 2 or more mental disorders, negative religious coping, and positive religious coping were associated with depression symptoms. Comorbidity with 2 or more mental disorders, negative religious coping, and positive religious coping were associated with anxiety symptoms.

Conclusion:
Christians with a previous history of mental illness are more likely to experience anxiety during the epidemic. In the future, mental health services during disasters may put more attention on certain religious groups and provide more spiritual care to maintain their well-being accordingly.