bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Identification of salivary autoantibodies as biomarkers of oral cancer with immunoglobulin A enrichment combined with affinity mass spectrometry
Authors: Chu Hao‐Wei , Chang Kai‐Ping , Yen Wei‐Chen , Liu Hao‐Ping , Chan Xiu‐Ya , Liu Chiao‐Rou , Hung Chu‐Mi , Wu Chih‐Ching 
Published: January 2023

AbstractGlobally, oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common fatal illnesses. Its high mortality is ascribed to the fact that the disease is often diagnosed at a late stage, which indicates an urgent need for approaches for the early detection of OSCC. The use of salivary autoantibodies (autoAbs) as OSCC biomarkers has numerous advantages such as easy access to saliva samples and efficient detection of autoAbs using well‐established secondary reagents. To improve OSCC screening, we identified OSCC‐associated autoAbs with the enrichment of salivary autoAbs combined with affinity mass spectrometry (MS). The salivary IgA of healthy individuals and OSCC patients was purified with peptide M‐conjugated beads and then applied to immunoprecipitated antigens (Ags) in OSCC cells. Using tandem MS analysis and spectral counting‐based quantitation, the level of 10 Ags increased in the OSCC group compared with the control group. Moreover, salivary levels of autoAbs to the 10 Ags were determined by a multiplexed bead‐based immunoassay. Among them, seven were significantly higher in early‐stage OSCC patients than in healthy individuals. A marker panel consisting of autoAbs to LMAN2, PTGR1, RAB13, and UQCRC2 was further developed to improve the early diagnosis of OSCC.
Transfer learning based deep learning model and control chart for bearing useful life prediction
Authors: Wang Fu‐Kwun , Gomez William , Amogne Zemenu Endalamaw , Rahardjo Benedictus 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe remaining useful life (RUL) of the machine is one of the key information for predictive maintenance. If there is a lack of predictive maintenance strategy, it will increase the maintenance and breakdown costs of the machine. We apply transfer learning techniques to develop a new method that predicts the RUL of target data using degradation trends learned from complete bearing test data called source data. The training length of the model plays a crucial role in RUL prediction. First, the exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) chart is used to identify the abnormal points of the bearing to determine the starting point of the model's training. Secondly, we propose transfer learning based on a bidirectional long and short‐term memory with attention mechanism (BiLSTMAM) model to estimate the RUL of the ball bearing. At the same time, the public data set is used to compare the estimation effect of the BiLSTMAM model with some published models. The BiLSTMAM model with the EWMA chart can achieve a score of 0.6702 for 11 target bearings. The accuracy of the RUL estimation ensures a reliable maintenance strategy to reduce unpredictable failures.
Distributed estimation for multi‐agent systems with relative measurements and quantized communication: A feedback quadratic framework
Authors: Liu Qinyuan , Zheng Shaoyu , Wang Zidong , Alotaibi Naif D. , Alsaadi Fawaz E. 
Published: January 2023

SummaryIn this paper, the feedback quadratic distributed state estimation problem is investigated for a class of linear discrete time‐varying multi‐agent systems subject to non‐Gaussian noises. For the multi‐agent systems, each agent has access to not only the local measurements but the relative states to its adjacent agents as well. Due to the bandwidth constraints of the digital communication networks, the signals are quantized and then exchanged between two adjacent agents, where the probabilistic uniform quantizations are taken into account. The purpose of the addressed problem is to design a novel quadratic distributed estimator for each agent based on the local information and the predictions received from the neighbors. In particular, an output injection term is introduced to handle the unstable systems. By means of the state/measurement augmentation approach, the underlying system is transformed into an augmented one, which aggregates the original vector and its second‐order Kronecker power. Accordingly, a distributed estimator is constructed such that an upper bound is ensured for the estimation error covariance and the suboptimal estimator parameters, which minimize such an upper bound, are subsequently calculated in terms of the solutions to certain matrix difference equations. Finally, an illustrative example is provided to verify the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed quadratic estimation scheme.
Extraordinary Acceleration of an Electrophilic Reaction Driven by the Polar Surface of 2D Aluminosilicate Nanosheets
Authors: L. Torad Nagy , Tsuji Yuta , Alowasheeir Azhar , Momotake Masako , Okazawa Kazuki , Yoshizawa Kazunari , Matsumoto Michio , Yamato Masafumi , Yamauchi Yusuke , Eguchi Miharu 
Published: January 2023

AbstractTo increase chemical reaction rates, general solutions include increasing the concentration/temperature and introducing catalysts. In this study, the rate constant of an electrophilic metal coordination reaction is accelerated 23‐fold on the surface of layered aluminosilicate (LAS), where the reaction substrate (ligand molecule) induces dielectric polarization owing to the polar and anionic surface. According to the Arrhenius plot, the frequency factor (A) is increased by almost three orders of magnitude on the surface. This leads to the conclusion that the collision efficiency between the ligands and metal ions is enhanced on the surface due to the dielectric polarization. This is surprising because one side of the ligand is obscured by the surface, so the collision efficiency is expected to be decreased. This unique method to accelerate the chemical reaction is expected to expand the range of utilization of LASs, which are chemically inert, abundant, and environmentally friendly. The concept is also applicable to other metal oxides which have polar surfaces, which will be useful for various chemical reactions in the future.
An outbreak of tuberculosis in endangered northern pig‐tailed macaques (Macaca leonina) and milu deer (Elaphurus davidianus) from a zoo in China
Authors: Chen Yingyu , Yan Yu , Gao Yanhong , Li Yurui , Zhang Kailun , Zhou Min , Sun Liang , Wang Yu , Robertson Ian Duncan , Guo Aizhen 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is a zoonotic disease that affects humans and domesticated and wild animals. Animals in zoos are potentially an important source of TB for humans; however they are often neglected in routine disease surveillance programs. This investigation reports an outbreak of TB in milu deer and northern pig‐tailed macaques in a zoo in Wuhan, China, which highlighted the need for improved prevention and control of TB in China.MethodsBetween 24 November and 9 December 2020 two milu deer and a northern pig‐tailed macaque that were displaying signs of wasting died. Post‐mortem, histopathological diagnosis and acid fast staining were used for the dead animals. Multiple PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) was performed to identify the bacterial in both milu deer and northern pig‐tailed macaque. The serum antibody iELISA for MTBC was then performed for all the surviving milu deer and northern pig‐tailed macaques. Six seropositive milu deer and a seropositive northern pig‐tailed macaque were subsequently euthanised and, along with two other dead milu deer, necropsied. DNA from these tissue samples was extracted and detected MTBC using PCR and Real‐time PCR. Subsequently bacterial isolation was used to confirm the infection.ResultsThe lungs of the dead animals displayed gross and histological TB‐like lesions and changes, and red staining bacilli were detected in smears of the lesions by microscopy after acid fast staining. Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) was detected in the two milu deer and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) in the northern pig‐tailed macaque using multiple PCR for MTBC. 35.3% surviving milu deer and 50% surviving northern pig‐tailed macaques MTBC serologically positive. Six of the euthanised milu deer were also positive on a DNA test for M. bovis and the euthanised northern pig‐tailed macaque was positive to M. tb.ConclusionsThis is the first report of tuberculosis in the endangered species, milu deer and northern pig‐tailed macaques, in China, and warrants urgent attention by researchers and conservation authorities. These cases highlight the need for expanding surveillance for MTBC to zoos in China.
Management of severe hypothermia and pulsus alternans in an anaesthetised cat
Authors: McMillan Matthew 
Published: January 2023

AbstractAn 8‐year‐old, domestic, shorthair cat was presented for management of a significant degloving injury. After initial wound management, the cat was scheduled for anaesthesia to allow a free skin and pad graft to the affected foot. During anaesthesia, temperature rapidly dropped to a nidus of 28.0°C. Associated with this, the cat developed bradycardia and a marked pulsus alternans. The presumed ventricular myocardial dysfunction was treated with pimobendan (0.15 mg/kg intravenously). Within 5 minutes, the pulses equalised in amplitude. Additional active rewarming measures were initiated, which raised the temperature to 36.4°C before recovery in an incubator. A urinary catheter was placed to monitor for cold diuresis, and fluid therapy was altered to match urine output for 12 hours. A post‐anaesthetic echocardiogram revealed mild left ventricular concentric hypertrophy and dynamic right ventricular outflow tract obstruction indicating mild hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The cat was discharged following 3 weeks of successful intensive wound and graft management.
Legacy
Authors: Goss W. M. , Hooker Claire , Ekers Ronald D. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractA scientist’s legacy is modest: a set of publications, almost certainly doomed to become quickly outdated, or forgotten and lost, assumed to be largely irrelevant, with their number—as Pawsey’s career shows—but a poor indicator of actual contribution to science. And this modest legacy is deeply valuable. As the editors of the Proc IRE Australia wrote:
Ionospheric Research, 1895–1935
Authors: Goss W. M. , Hooker Claire , Ekers Ronald D. 
Published: January 2023

AbstractPawsey’s initial foray into research was concerned with an area of applied science –investigations into how “atmospherics” (electrical disturbances in the atmosphere) and ionospheric turbulence affected radio communications. In this chapter we explore the general intellectual background to this science. We return to our account of Pawsey’s development in Chap. 6.
Introduction: Aim and Outline of the Book Series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology”
Authors: Sassa Kyoji , Mikoš Matjaž 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe Kyoto 2020 Commitment for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk (Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020: KLC2020) was launched on 5 November 2020 by the adoption of 2020 Kyoto Declaration in the end of the launching session of the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020. The KLC2020 was signed by 90 worldwide partners. On 3 November 2021, during the 5th World Landslide Forum (WLF5) held in a hybrid mode (onsite, online-virtual, and pre-recorded modes) in Kyoto, Japan, the ICL and the KLC2020 partners launched the new open-access book series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology” to promote the Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020 for global promotion of understanding and reducing landslide disaster risk. This article introduces the aim and outline of the new book series “Progress in Landslide Research and Technology.”
Application of Spectral Element Method (SEM) in Slope Instability Analysis
Authors: Tiwari Ram Chandra , Bhandary Netra Prakash 
Published: January 2023

AbstractSpectral element framework for slope instability analysis includes Spectral Element Method (SEM) formulation, system requirements for serial and parallel computations, model preparation with hexahedral meshing in Cubit or Trelis, meshing and mapping technique (h- and p-refinement techniques) according to SEM, applying boundary conditions for 2D and 3D, defining inputs for material model, ground water table, seismic loading as well as processing and visualizing the results in Tecplot and ParaView. Within this framework, the safety factor in slope stability is computed and visualized with greater spectral accuracy and stability.
Early Warning System Against Rainfall-Induced Landslide in Sri Lanka
Authors: Konagai Kazuo , Karunawardena Asiri , Bandara Kithsiri N. , Sassa Kyoji , Onishi Ryo , Uzuoka Ryosuke , Asano Shiho , Sasahara Katsuo , Jayakody Sanchitha , Ariyarathna Imaya 
Published: January 2023

AbstractBased on solid evidence, scientists attribute the global warming trend observed since the mid-twentieth century to the human expansion of the “greenhouse effect.” Extreme rainfall events have become more frequent worldwide, resulting in hydro-meteorological hazards creating more deaths and devastation. One of the most remarkable disasters of rain-induced rapid long-traveling landslides (RRLL) in Sri Lanka took place at Aranayake, 70 km east of Colombo, in 2016 (JICA Survey Team (2016), Survey results of Aranayake Disaster, JICA. URL:https://www.jica.go.jp/srilanka/english/office/topics/c8h0vm00006ufwhl-att/160720.pdf[Last accessed: April 14, 2020]). The fluidized landslide mass ran over an about 2 km distance claiming the lives of 125 people. This tragic event highlighted the importance of reliable early warning and disaster management mechanisms even more than ever because the presence of these hidden unstable soil masses, as well as their run-out distances, are hardly predicted. Once they start sliding, it is almost impossible to stop them. Since 2020 (after the preceding period of 2019), both the National Building Research Organization, Sri Lanka (NBRO) and the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) have jointly started a new 5-year research project, “Development of early warning technology of Rain-induced Rapid and Long-travelling Landslides (Project RRLL),” within the framework of SATREPS. SATREPS, standing for “Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development,” is a Japanese government program promoting international joint research. This article reports on the outline of the project, including its background, goals, plans of plots for developing critical technologies for the early warning system, etc.
IPL Project 202: Landslide Monitoring Best Practices for Climate-Resilient Railway Transportation Corridors in Southwestern British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Huntley David , Bobrowsky Peter , MacLeod Roger , Rotheram-Clarke Drew , Cocking Robert , Joseph Jamel , Holmes Jessica , Sattler Kevin , Chambers Jonathan , Meldrum Philip , Wilkinson Paul , Donohue Shane , Elwood David 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe paper outlines landslide mapping and change-detection monitoring protocols based on the successes of ICL-IPL Project 202 in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. In this region, ice sheets, glaciers, permafrost, rivers and oceans, high relief, and biogeoclimatic characteristics contribute to produce distinctive landslide assemblages. Bedrock and drift-covered slopes along the transportation corridors are prone to mass-wasting when favourable conditions exist. In high-relief mountainous areas, rapidly moving landslides include rock and debris avalanches, rock and debris falls, debris flows and torrents, and lahars. In areas with moderate to low relief, rapid to slow mass movements include rockslides and slumps, debris or earth slides and slumps, and earth flows. Slow-moving landslides include rock glaciers, rock and soil creep, solifluction, and lateral spreads in bedrock and surficial deposits. Research in the Thompson River Valley aims to gain a better understanding of how geological conditions, extreme weather events and climate change influence landslide activity along the national railway corridor. Remote sensing datasets, consolidated in a geographic information system, capture the spatial relationships between landslide distribution and specific terrain features, at-risk infrastructure, and the environmental conditions expected to correlate with landslide incidence and magnitude. Reliable real-time monitoring solutions for critical railway infrastructure (e.g., ballast, tracks, retaining walls, tunnels and bridges) able to withstand the harsh environmental conditions of Canada are highlighted. The provision of fundamental geoscience and baseline geospatial monitoring allows stakeholders to develop robust risk tolerance, remediation, and mitigation strategies to maintain the resilience and accessibility of critical transportation infrastructure, while also protecting the natural environment, community stakeholders, and the Canadian economy. We conclude by proposing a best-practice solution involving three levels of investigation to describe the form and function of the wide range of rapid and slow-moving landslides occurring across Canada, which is also applicable elsewhere.
Landslide Disasters Caused by the 2018 Eastern Iburi Earthquake in Hokkaido Japan and the Countermeasures to Completely Prevent the Similar Disasters in the Future
Authors: Wang Fawu , Nam Kounghoon 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe catastrophic 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake triggered thousands of shallow liquefied landslides in pyroclastic fall deposits one day after the passage of Typhoon Jebi. The landslides were highly mobile and had long runouts. This study reports novel findings pertaining to distinctive properties of the widely distributed, weathered Plinian Ta-d tephra deposit from Tarumae volcano and their impact on the spatial clustering of the Iburi landslides. Distribution of the landslides is positively correlated with the spatial distribution of the Ta-d tephra. Liquefaction occurred in the weathered Ta-d pumice that has lower soil strength than other local pumice units, despite the absence of unconfined groundwater. The volumetric soil moisture content of weathered Ta-d pumice is very high (> 90%) and exceeds other soil layers, regardless of precipitation variation. The presence of hydrated halloysite was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. The halloysite enhances the shaking-triggered liquefaction because it maintains weathered Ta-d pumice in a highly saturated and exceedingly loose state, even in the absence of unconfined groundwater.
Landslide Travel Distances in Colombia from National Landslide Database Analysis
Authors: Moncayo Steven , Ávila Guillermo 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe analysis of landslide processes and consequent damages constitutes an important aspect in risk assessment. The potential reach zones of a landslide can be estimated by analyzing the behavior of past events under particular geological, geomorphological, and climatic conditions. Although landslide risk models have been developed for temperate zones, little information is available for tropical countries, so empirical equations are used without validation. In this study, a dataset comprising characteristic parameters for 123 landslides from the Andean region of Colombia was compiled from the digital inventory of the Colombian Geological Survey Mass Movement Information System (SIMMA). Empirical landslide travel-distance models were developed using simple and multiple regression techniques. The results revealed that the volume of the displaced mass, the slope angle, the maximum landslide height, and geomorphological environment were the predominant factors controlling the landslides travel distances in the study area. Similarly, a strong correlation was found between the planimetric area and landslide volume, validating the model of Iverson et al. (1998) (Iverson et al., in Geol Soc Am Bull 110:972–984, 1998). The proposed models show a reasonable fit between the observed and predicted values, and exhibited higher prediction capacity than other models in the literature. An example of application of the prediction equations developed here illustrates the procedure to delineate landslide hazard zones for different exceedance probabilities.
International Programme on Landslides—A Short Overview of Its Historical Development
Authors: Mikoš Matjaž , Sassa Kyoji , Han Qunli 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe International Programme on Landslides (IPL) was launched in 2002 by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) to reduce landslide disaster risk, and in 2006 developed into a global cooperation programme by international organizations supporting ICL activities. Ever since, it is successfully managed by the Global Promotion Committee, consisting of the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) members and representatives from the ICL supporting organizations. The article reviews the main IPL activities, i.e. IPL projects, triennial World Landslide Forums (WLF), World Centres of Excellence (WCoE) on Landslide Risk Reduction, and more. The article ends with an updated list of WCoEs 2008–2023 and IPL projects since 2002.
Understanding and Reducing the Disaster Risk of Landslide-Induced Tsunamis: Outcome of the Panel Discussion and the World Tsunami Awareness Day Special Event of the Fifth World Landslide Forum
Authors: Sassa Shinji , Grilli Stephan T. , Tappin David R. , Sassa Kyoji , Karnawati Dwikorita , Gusiakov Viacheslav K. , Løvholt Finn 
Published: January 2023

AbstractLandslide-induced tsunamis are one of the most important cascading multi-hazard risks in light of landslide disasters. During the Fifth World Landslide Forum, a World Tsunami Awareness Day Special Event was held in hybrid mode on 5 November 2021. This article presents the outcome of the panel discussion organized across America, Europe, and Asia, as well as a review of the special event for understanding and reducing the disaster risk of landslide-induced tsunamis.
Application of Global Satellite Positioning and Automatic Monitoring in Slopeland Disaster Prevention
Authors: Hoang Thanh-Van , Chou Tien-Yin , Fang Yao-Min , Wang Chun-Tse , Tsai Ming Chang , Nguyen Quoc Dinh , Nguyen Quoc Huy , Bui Quang Thanh , Nguyen Quoc Tuan 
Published: January 2023

AbstractThe Global Positioning System (GPS) is satellite-based, with receiving equipment worldwide utilizing geographic positioning satellites in Earth orbit. The system is unaffected by the radio positioning system, so it provides highly accurate three-dimensional positioning, velocity, and time data to users. In this paper, Alishan Township, Chiayi County, central Taiwan, is selected to test an automatic real-time monitoring system comprising of one machine with multiple GPS antennas. To this end, the Alishan Public Works Section installed advanced measuring instruments and a landslide-monitoring system composed of a high-efficiency transmission system. A pre- and post-rainfall data survey was conducted on this slope section. Together with the rainfall records, real-time ground-slip monitoring data was collected, and subsequently analyzed to understand the disaster situation and ground slip characteristics of the Alishan Highway following an earthquake (1998). In the future, more effective management values will be set to reduce the loss of slope disasters to conserve land and public safety. For the first time in Taiwan, this paper presents displacement data indicating that after the typhoon rains, a maximum surface movement velocity of 2.5 cm every six days is attained, while the total displacement per month is as high as 10 cm. These data can be used as for the remediation of this section of the Alishan Highway.