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Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Networked Control Systems Under Communication Constraints: A Survey of Trends and Techniques
Authors: Wang Xueli , Sun Ying , Ding Derui 
Published: December 2022

Survey/review study
Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Networked Control Systems under Communication Constraints: A Survey of Trends and Techniques

Xueli Wang 1, Ying Sun 1,*, and Derui Ding 2

1 Department of Control Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
2 School of Software and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne 3122, Australia
* Correspondence: yingsun1991@163.com

Received: 22 September 2022
Accepted: 28 November 2022
Published: 22 December 2022

Abstract: The adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) technology has been widely used benefiting from its recursive structure in forward and the prospective conception of reinforcement learning. Furthermore, ADP-based control issues with communication constraints arouse ever-increasing research consideration in theoretical analysis and engineering applications due mainly to the wide participation of digital communications in industrial systems. The latest development of ADP-based optimal control with communication constraints is systematically surveyed in this paper. To this end, the development of ADP-based dominant methods is first investigated from their structures and implementation. Then, technical challenges and corresponding approaches are comprehensively and thoroughly discussed and the existing results are reviewed according to the constraint types. Furthermore, some applications of the ADP method in practical systems are summarized. Finally, future topics are lighted on ADP-based control issues.
Data Analysis of Board Games’ Fashion Trends and Relationships between Their Successes and Attributes
Authors: Du Zhongxing 
Published: December 2022

From the tic-tac-toe, an ancient chess game, which was invented thousand years ago, to modern wargames that take weeks to finish, board games have long been defined as a tool to create a platform for entertainment, education, and training of strategy in fields such as military affairs and economics. Development of technology is worthy of a rapier to the field of board games, both bringing new-published board games to tables worldwide and replacing them with more convenient entertainments such as video games or computer games. Towards this end, this thesis presents an analysis-driven review of board game domains and play-related attributes based on data from the world’s largest board game website - BGG. The analysis expects to make a clear view of the changes in users’ favors by comparing recent and former board games. And further investigate the relationships between their successes and inner attributes.
Computer assisted intelligent mechanical design applied in alkaline soil based on Fischertechnik and 3D technology
Authors: Pang Yuhan , Yang ZhiJie , Li Zhangjie , Kou Yanlin , Yang Tao , Xu Yuxuan , Lei Tong 
Published: December 2022

Based on Fischertechnik, this paper proposes and designs an alkaline soil restoration and vegetation planting machine. This device prossess the chemical restoration mode and plant restoration mode, and realizes self-adaptive soil detection and treatment. This paper also proposes an efficient workflow. The four-station conversion module can realize mechanism scheduling and the switch of restore modes, which save space and improve flexibility.
Preoperative Comorbidities Associated With Early Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients: A Multicenter Study
Authors: McHugh Michael A. , Wilson Jenna L. , Schaffer Nathaniel E. , Olsen Eric C. , Perdue Aaron , Ahn Jaimo , Hake Mark E. 
Published: December 2022

Objective:
Multiple comorbidities in hip fracture patients are associated with increased mortality and complications. The goal of this study was to characterize the relationship between specific patient factors including comorbidities and outcomes in geriatric hip fractures, including length of stay, unplanned ICU admission, discharge disposition, complications, and mortality.

Methods:
This is a retrospective review of a trauma database from five Level 1 and Level 2 trauma centers of patients with hip fractures of the femoral neck and intertrochanteric region who underwent treatment using hip pinning, hemiarthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, cephalomedullary nailing, or dynamic hip screw fixation. Mortality was the primary outcome variable (including in-hospital mortality, 30-day mortality, 60-day mortality, and 90-day mortality). Secondary outcome variables included in-hospital adverse events, unplanned transfer to the ICU, postoperative length of stay, and discharge disposition. Regression analyses were used for evaluation of relationships between comorbidities as independent variables and primary and secondary outcomes as dependent variables.

Results:
Two thousand three hundred patients were included. The mortality was 1.8%, 7.0%, 10.9%, and 14.1% for in-hospital, 30-day, 60-day, and 90-day mortality, respectively. Diabetes and cognitive impairment present on admission were associated with mortality at all-time intervals. COPD was the only comorbidity that signaled in-hospital adverse event with an odds ratio of 1.67 (P = 0.012). No patient factors, time to surgery, or comorbidities signaled unplanned ICU transfer. Patients with renal failure and COPD had longer hospital stays after surgery.

Conclusion:
Geriatric hip fractures continue to have high short-term morbidity and mortality. Identifying patients with increased odds of early mortality and adverse events can help teams optimize care and outcomes. Patients with diabetes, cognitive impairment, renal failure, and COPD may benefit from continued and improved medical optimization during the perioperative period as well as being more closely managed by a medicine team without delaying time to the operating room.
Outcomes of Plug Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation With or Without Concomitant Osteotomy for Cartilage Defects in the Knee: Minimum 2-year Follow-up
Authors: Daud Anser , Safir Oleg A. , Gross Allan E. , Kuzyk Paul R. 
Published: December 2022

Introduction:
Isolated osteochondral defects of the knee can cause notable pain and disability. Osteochondral allograft (OCA) transplantation using trephined plug grafts is a highly effective, often curative, treatment option. In knees with malalignment into the transplanted compartment, osteotomy can be done concurrently. This study investigates early-to-midterm survivorship, as well as clinical and radiographic outcomes, of plug OCAs with and without concomitant osteotomy in the knee.

Methods:
Plug OCA was done on active, young to middle-aged patients with osteochondral defects ≤4 cm diameter. Prospectively collected data for 102 patients who underwent plug OCA between 2004 and 2020 were reviewed. Survivorship according to Kaplan-Meier analysis was the primary outcome. Failure was defined as conversion to total knee arthroplasty or repeat allograft. Clinical and radiographic outcomes were evaluated using the modified Hospital for Special Surgery (mHSS) score and Kellgren-Lawrence grading.

Results:
Eighty-six patients with a mean age of 29 ± 9.7 years (15 to 54) and a mean follow-up of 6.8 ± 3.7 years (2 to 15.9) were studied. Concomitant realignment osteotomy was done in 66 patients (76.7%). Graft survivorship was 100%, 93.8% (95% confidence interval 90.8% to 96.8%), and 89.7% (95% confidence interval 85.6% to 93.8%) at 2, 5, and 10 to 15 years, respectively. Six grafts (7.0%) required knee arthroplasty at a mean of 4.6 ± 1.8 years (2.2 to 7.1). Most common reasons for revision surgeries with graft retention included implant removal (11.6%), débridement (8.1%), and repeat osteotomy (5.8%). The mean mHSS score of 90.8 ± 10.4 (51 to 100) at the final follow-up was significantly higher than the preoperative value of 72.5 ± 12.1 (36 to 90) (P < 0.001). Subgroup analyses revealed a markedly greater risk of failure in grafts with a diameter of 30 mm or larger.

Discussion:
Plug OCA with or without concurrent realignment osteotomy resulted in an excellent graft survival of 93% at a mean of 6.8 years, with reliable functional improvement demonstrated by notable improvements in mHSS knee scores.
Assessing Leg Length and Offset in Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: Overlay Versus AP Pelvis Intraoperative Radiographic Techniques: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Burnham Robert R. , Bialek Samantha E. , Wozniak Amy W. , Brown Nicholas M. 
Published: December 2022

Introduction:
Two intraoperative radiographic techniques to determine leg length and offset during anterior total hip arthroplasty (THA) are the AP pelvis and overlay techniques. The AP pelvis method measures LLDs and offset using AP fluoroscopic images, whereas the overlay method uses printed images of the native and replaced hips. The purpose of this study was to compare these techniques regarding clinical and radiographic LLD and offset discrepancies.

Methods:
Patients of a single surgeon at two hospitals from September 2017 to January 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinically detectable LLD was recorded. Radiographic measurements were obtained from preoperative and postoperative radiographs. LLD was determined based on the vertical distance between the lesser trochanters and the ischial tuberosities. Total offset was measured using a combination of femoral and medial offset. The Student t-test, Fisher exact test, and Wilcoxon rank sum tests were used for statistical analysis.

Results:
Seventy-one procedures were done using the overlay technique and 61 used for the AP pelvis technique. No significant differences were observed in mean postoperative LLD (2.66 versus 2.88 mm, P = 0.66) and mean postoperative offset discrepancy (5.37 versus 4.21 mm, P = 0.143) between the overlay versus AP pelvis groups. The mean preoperative to postoperative absolute difference in offset was less than 5 mm in both groups. Clinically detectable LLD was noted in six of 71 patients in the overlay group and one of 61 in the AP pelvis group (P = 0.123).

Conclusion:
No notable differences were observed in intraoperative leg length and offset discrepancies during direct anterior THA between the AP pelvis and overlay techniques, suggesting they are equally effective in determining LLD and offset intraoperatively. The choice of technique to use anterior THA should be based primarily on the surgeon's preference, comfort, and available resources.
Perioperative Intravenous Glucocorticoids in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review
Authors: Ruberto R. Alex , Farah Omar , Lopez Cesar , Hickernell Thomas 
Published: December 2022

Background:
Total joint arthroplasties (TJAs) of the hip and knee are common orthopaedic procedures. Postoperative pain in TJA is managed with opioids, which carry notable adverse effects and are associated with high dependency rates. With newer multimodal pain control regimens, perioperative glucocorticoid administration has shown promise as a means of mitigating postoperative pain. The objective of this review was to identify the effects of perioperative intravenous glucocorticoid administration on postoperative outcomes in TJA.

Materials and Methods:
A systematic review was done. The EMBASE database was searched from inception through September 1, 2020, to identify studies of perioperative glucocorticoids in TJA. Primary outcomes were postoperative pain, nausea, and vomiting. Secondary outcomes included hospital length of stay, postoperative opioid utilization, antiemetic rescue medication use, and postoperative surgical complications.

Results:
Our search yielded 429 publications; 14 studies were ultimately included, incorporating 1704 patients. In 13 of 14 studies, pain scores improved with perioperative steroid administration. Regarding postoperative nausea and vomiting, most of the studies found a notable association between steroids and improved VAS-N (visual analogue scale for nausea) and decreased postoperative nausea and vomiting incidence. There were inconclusive data on the effects of perioperative steroids regarding postoperative length of stay, fatigue, and range of motion of the affected joint. In all 14 studies, no notable difference was found between study groups regarding postoperative surgical complications.

Conclusion:
This systematic review supports the use of perioperative steroids in TJA for mitigating postoperative pain, nausea, and systemic inflammation. Additional randomized trials are needed to form a consensus on optimal dosing, delivery method, and timing of perioperative glucocorticoids in TJA.
Governing through migration control
Authors: Rijken Conny , Staring Richard , van der Woude Maartje 
Published: December 2022

Governing through migration control
In this special issue concept of ‘Governing through crime’, is applied to current developments in migration control, and approached through the lens of ‘governing through migration control’. Building on insights from crimmigration and the emerging field of ‘border criminology’ authors discuss and analyze the way migrants’ mobility and daily lives are restricted and hindered through measures taken in areas of law other than migration law or criminal law. As such they underline the importance of interaction between criminologists, lawyers and scholars from other disciplines.
Selectie aan de grens: over etnische profilering, algoritmes en het recht op non-discriminatie
Authors: Brouwer Evelien 
Published: December 2022

Selection at the borders: on ethnic profiling, algorithms and the right to non-discrimination
In 2021, the District Court of The Hague ruled that the use of ethnicity by the Dutch Royal Police (KMar) in the context of Mobile Security Surveillance (MTV) did not violate the right to non-discrimination as protected in Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Two months after the ruling, the KMar announced that it no longer would use ethnicity as a selection criterion. Although this decision is to be welcomed, existing questions about ethnic profiling in border and migration policies have not been resolved. This contribution examines whether the use of ethnicity as a selection criterion should not always be regarded as discriminatory. In addition, it will be examined what the KMar's announcement to stop ethnic profiling means in practice in view of the increasing use of automated risk assessments at the border. This contribution, which also addresses relevant case law from the European courts, offers non-lawyers an insight into the scope of the right to non-discrimination, especially with regard to the increasing use of border technologies in Europe.
Antidemocratische bewegingen in de Nederlandse democratie
Authors: Grol Peter , Weggemans Daan 
Published: December 2022

Antidemocratic movements and the Dutch democracy, the case of Hizb ut-Tahrir.
In the Netherlands, as in many other countries worldwide, Hizb ut-Tahrir is the subject of a long running security debate. In this article, part of a two-piece series, we argue that the debate about this movement is in need of nuance, structure and theoretical substantiation. We first describe how politicians and the government reacted to the emerging of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the Netherlands, and the stereotypes of violent inclinations that have influenced this reaction. We argue that systematically removing such stereotyping from the debate is helpful to address the question to whether the ideas and activities of this Hizb ut-Tahrir are compatible with (the Dutch) democracy. We go on to explore whether ideas developed in the discipline of militant democracy may be helpful in answering this question.
Feitenonderzoek en bewijs in het protestants kerkelijk tuchtrecht
Authors: Dijkstra Auke 
Published: December 2022

Fact-finding and evidence in Protestant church disciplinary law
In various areas of law, attention to the law of evidence has increased significantly in recent decades. The same goes for the disciplinary law of various professions, such as that of lawyers and medics. It is noteworthy that Protestant church law pays limited attention to facts and evidence.The purpose of this article is to clarify the regulation of fact-finding and evidence in Protestant church law and its theological backgrounds and to identify the points on which improvement of this regulation is desirable. The central question of this article is: ‘How is the regulation of evidence broadly regulated in Protestant church disciplinary law, and on which issues is further reflection needed in light of comparative law?’
Box III, een theologie over belastingheffing
Authors: Janssen Lex 
Published: December 2022

Box III, a theology of taxation
On December 24th 2021 the Dutch Supreme Court ruled the income tax on investment revenue illegal as it contradicted the European Convention on Human Rights. The question is how to repair it. The social doctrine of the Church offers a frame by which a new tax law can be judged. It is based on the principles of human dignity. The social doctrine states that fiscal laws should be moderated and fair, benefitting the bonum commune.
Milli guşaklar halkymyzyñ etnografiya baýlygydyr
Authors: BABAÝEWA Aynabat 
Published: December 2022

Türkmen halkynyň dünýä medeniýetine goşan naýbaşy gymmatlyklarynyň arasynda milli lybaslara aýaratyn orun degişlidir. Geýinmek we bezenmek medeniýetiniň esasyny emele getirýän milli lybaslar etnografiýa ylmy nukdaý nazaryndan halkymyzyň ruhy dünýäsini, nepis el işleri senediniň özboluşlylyklaryny içgin öwrenmekde örän ähmiýetlidir. Guşaklar milli lybaslarymyzyň ýaraşygy-gelşigi bolmak bilen, ol ykjam geýinmegiň hem-de ynsan saglygyny goramagyň özboluşly serişdesidir.
Ezber elli senetçiler guşaklaryň dürli görnüşlerini olary dakynjak adamyň ýaşyna, abraý-mertebesine görä taýýarlapdyrlar. Olaryň bezelişine-de ulanylyş maksadyna laýyklykda gözellik çaýypdyrlar. Munuň özi guşagyň geýinmek medeniýetindäki ornuny kesgitläpdir we durmuş ähmiýetini ýokarlandyrypdyr.
Sobre los efectos de la pandemia COVID-19 en la salud mental de los trabajadores de la Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Centro Oriente E.S.E.
Authors: Velosa-Forero Jaime 
Published: December 2022

Este artículo de reflexión tiene como propósito reconocer los efectos en la salud mental de la población de los trabajadores de la Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Centro Oriente E.S.E., Bogotá, Colombia, como efecto de la pandemia de la COVID-19. Este documento constituye un avance de un trabajo con enfoque cualitativo, diseño descriptivo, que recogió consideraciones sobre la percepción de los trabajadores sanitarios respecto a la salud mental y la pandemia.
La vida mental siempre está implicada, y su condición –propiedad o estado- es muy importante. La vida psíquica en ocasiones se ve sobrepasada, desbordada por factores externos o por la estructura interna. Los trabajadores de la salud se vieron impactados de diversas maneras por las condiciones dramáticas que la pandemia y la cuarentena ocasionaron. Puede mencionarse un aumento de la carga laboral, dificultades en el clima de trabajo, alteraciones en la dinámica familiar, tensión por el trabajo en contexto sobrecogedor, estigmatización social, temor a contagiarse y contagiar a familiares y, finalmente, tristeza y frustración frente a la muerte.
Sobre cómo se vivó la experiencia y cuales los efectos en la vida psíquica, se adelantó un trabajo, del que acá se dan cuenta algunos avances, se plantean algunas reflexiones y se hacen recomendaciones para los cuidados psicológicos de la población y en particular de los trabajadores de la salud.
Research on flavonoids collection, activity assay and initial steps to create tea from Camellia tamdaoensis Hakoda et Ninh
Authors: Nguyen Khanh-Hung , Pham Phuong-Linh , Lo Thi Bao-Khanh , Ong Xuan-Phong , Ngo Thi-Thuong , Le Kim-Dung , La Viet-Hong 
Published: December 2022

The Camellia tamdaoensis Hakoda et Ninh contains many useful phenolic compounds for human health, among them, flavonoids showed many biological activities such as antibacterial, anti-inflammatory. In this study, we used the recovery extract method to collect concentrated solutions with high flavonoid content from golden tea leaves, in which ethanol served as solvents at the temperature of 70°C for 1 hour . The high golden tea leaves showed good antibacterial properties with Gram (+), Gram (-) and fungi, demonstrate toxicity to HEPG2 liver cancer cell line with IC50 100 ± 2.77 µg/ml. The process of creating tea bags from golden tea leaves with flavonoid supplements was completed. The ground golden tea leaves were sprayed with a solution containing flavonoids from 0.33 - 0.67 mg extract per extract grams of golden leaves, then dry until reaching a constant mass at 50°C. The product finally was packed into filter bags and investigated in terms of the quality of taste and color according to TCVN 3218: 2012. The flavonoid content in this product was 1.6 times higher than that of natural materials. This research’s results show the potential to develop golden tea products containing high flavonoids in the future.
Some notes on the dynamic behavior of COVID-19 epidemic disease governed by modified SEIR epidemic model with saturated treatment function
Authors: Dao Thanh-Dung , Kieu Van-Huy , Kieu Thi Hong-Ngat , Nguyen Chi-Nguyen 
Published: December 2022

In this work, based on theory of differential systems and stability theory, we are in the first stage to study some applications of differential systems in real-world modelling problems. Here, we propose a mathematical epidemic model, namely SEIR epidemic model with saturated treatment to describe the COVID-19 infection. Based on the next–generation matrix method and the theory of Lyapunov stability, we evaluate the basic reproduction number and investigate the asymptotic behavior of disease-free equilibrium. Additionally, in the case , we also prove the existence of a unique endemic equilibrium. Finally, in order to dicuss the effect of isolation control strategies, we study the optimal control problem for this epidemic model.
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF A COMORBIDITY OF COVID-19 AND CHRONIC PULMONARY DISEASE – OUR EXPERIENCE
Authors:   Central TB Research Institute, Moscow, Russia, Ergeshova L.A. , Borisova A.Yu ,   Central TB Research Institute, Moscow, Russia, Karpina N.L. ,   Central TB Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
Published: December 2022

We conducted a cohort prospective open study to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on the course of chronic pulmonary disease (CPD). The study enrolled 68 CPD patients after COVID-19. We analyzed patients’ complaints, life histories, bronchopulmonary disease records, comorbidity records, examination records, archived data of multispiral CT (MSCT) of the chest. CPD included sarcoidosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes (ITLN) and pulmonary sarcoidosis (36.7%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (30.9%), bronchial asthma (BA) (17.6%). Other CPD were rare – hypersensitivity pneumonitis (5.8%), bronchiectatic lung disease (5.8%), rheumatoid lung disease (2.9%). We did not establish any association between the nosological form of CPD and the need for hospitalization for COVID-19. According to MSCT data, most patients (61%) had signs of viral pneumonia. The comparative analysis of viral lesion in the lungs (by MSCT data) did not detect any correlation between this specific parameter and the nosological form of CPD. We did not detect any correlation between the nosological form of CPD and the frequency of viral pneumonia. The analysis of CPD exacerbation frequency during 1–3 and 3–6 months after COVID-19 showed that exacerbations occurred in 63.2% of patients, mostlduring 1–3 months after COVID-19 (50% of patients vs. 13.2% of patients during 3–6 months). The differences in exacerbation frequencies during 1–3 months vs. 3–6 months after COVID-19 were only statistically significant in patients with COPD or BA. In the post-COVID-19 period (one through 12 months) the most frequent complaints (67.6%) were weakness, cough, and dyspnea of different degrees.