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Implementation of Inerter-Based Dynamic Vibration Absorber for Chatter Suppression
Authors: Dogan Hakan , Sims Neil D. , Wagg David J. 
Published: March 2023

AbstractChatter is one of the major issues that cause undesirable effects limiting machining productivity. Passive control devices, such as tuned mass dampers (TMDs), have been widely employed to increase machining stability by suppressing chatter. More recently, inerter-based devices have been developed for a wide variety of engineering vibration mitigation applications. However, no experimental study for the application of inerters to the machining stability problem has yet been conducted. This article presents an implementation of an inerter-based dynamic vibration absorber (IDVA) to the problem of chatter stability, for the first time. For this, it employs the IDVA with a pivoted-bar inerter developed in the study by Dogan et al. (2022, “Design, Testing and Analysis of a Pivoted-Bar Inerter Device Used as a Vibration Absorber, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing,” 171, p. 108893) to mitigate the chatter effect under cutting forces in milling. Due to the nature of machining stability, the optimal design parameters for the IDVA are numerically obtained by considering the real part of the frequency response function (FRF), which enables the absolute stability limit in a single degree-of-freedom (SDOF) to be maximized for a milling operation. Chatter performance is experimentally validated through milling trials using the prototype IDVA and a flexible workpiece. The experimental results show that the IDVA provides more than 15% improvement in the absolute stability limit compared to a classical TMD.
Design and Implementation of a Synergy-Based Cable-Driven Humanoid Arm With Variable Stiffness
Authors: Xiao Hang , Tang Jianyin , Lyu Shengnan , Xu Kun , Ding Xilun 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Cable-driven arms have the advantages of light weight, large workspace, good compliance, high-speed, and acceleration. This paper proposes a cable-driven variable stiffness humanoid arm that can reproduce typical daily postures of the upper limb with a few actuators via kinematic synergy. A kinematic model of the arm is established to obtain the design parameters corresponding to different postures. The dimension reduction of the actuation is realized through a synergy analysis of the driving cables. A coupling actuation mechanism is designed to reduce the number of actuators required to generate specific postures of the arm via cables. Optimization of the geometric parameters of the joints is conducted to improve posture reproduction accuracy. The stiffness of the arm could be regulated by adjusting the cable tension. Stiffness modeling of the joint is performed to evaluate the influence of cable tension. A prototype of the arm is designed. The workspace is analyzed under the actuation of the designed coupling mechanism. The transformation among the targeted postures is simulated to validate the feasibility of the actuation dimension reduction design of the arm. Robustness analysis is conducted which indicates the use of synergic actuation weakens the arm's robustness. With the proposed dimension reduction method, the actuation dimensions are reduced from 9 to 4, which leads to the diminution of the reachable workspace and manipulability. The reproduction accuracy of the targeted postures is 84.3%. The proposed method can be applied to the dimension reduction designs of other cable-driven robots.
Sweat conductivity for diagnosing cystic fibrosis after positive newborn screening: prospective, diagnostic test accuracy study
Authors: Bedran Renata Marcos , Alvim Cristina Gonçalves , Sader Olívia Gonçalves , Alves Júnior José Vicente , Pereira Fernando Henrique , Nolasco Daniela Magalhães , Zhang Linjie , Camargos Paulo 
Published: March 2023

ObjectiveTo assess the accuracy of sweat conductivity among newborns and very young infants.DesignProspective, population-based, diagnostic test accuracy study.SettingPublic Statewide Newborn Screening Programme where the incidence rate of cystic fibrosis (CF) is ≈1:11 000.PatientsNewborns and very young infants with positive two-tiered immunoreactive trypsinogen.InterventionsSweat conductivity and sweat chloride were performed simultaneously, on the same day and facility by independent technicians, with the cut-off values of 80 mmol/L and 60 mmol/L, respectively.Main outcome measuresSensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV), overall accuracy, positive and negative likelihood ratios (+LR, -LR) and post (sweat conductivity (SC)) test probability were calculated to assess SC performance.Results1193 participants were included, 68 with and 1108 without CF, and 17 with intermediate values. The mean (SD) age was 48 (19.2) days, ranging from 15 to 90 days. SC yielded sensitivity of 98.5% (95% CI 95.7 to 100), specificity of 99.9% (95% CI 99.7 to 100), PPV of 98.5% (95% CI 95.7 to 100) and NPV of 99.9% (95% CI 99.7 to 100), overall accuracy of 99.8% (95% CI 99.6 to 100), +LR of 1091.7 (95% CI 153.8 to 7744.9) and -LR of 0.01 (95% CI 0.00 to 0.10). After a positive and negative sweat conductivity result, the patient’s probability of CF increases around 350 times and drops to virtually zero, respectively.ConclusionSweat conductivity had excellent accuracy in ruling in or ruling out CF after positive two-tiered immunoreactive trypsinogen among newborns and very young infants.
Association of red cell distribution width (RDW) and the RDW to platelet count ratio with cardiovascular disease among US adults: a cross-sectional study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2020
Authors: Ainiwaer Aikeliyaer , Kadier Kaisaierjiang , Abulizi Anniwaer , Hou Wen Qing , Rehemuding Rena , Maimaiti Halimulati , Yakufu Mubalake , Ma Xiang , Ma Yi-Tong 
Published: March 2023

ObjectiveTo investigate the association between red cell distribution width (RDW) and the RDW to platelet count ratio (RPR) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and to further investigate whether the association involves population differences and dose–response relationships.DesignCross-sectional population-based study.SettingThe National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2020).ParticipantsA total of 48 283 participants aged 20 years or older (CVD, n=4593; non-CVD, n=43 690) were included in this study.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome was the presence of CVD, while the secondary outcome was the presence of specific CVDs. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between RDW or the RPR and CVD. Subgroup analyses were performed to test the interactions between demographics variables and their associations with disease prevalence.ResultsA logistic regression model was fully adjusted for potential confounders; the ORs with 95% CIs for CVD across the second to fourth quartiles were 1.03 (0.91 to 1.18), 1.19 (1.04 to 1.37) and 1.49 (1.29 to 1.72) for RDW (p for trend <0.0001) compared with the lowest quartile. The ORs with 95% CIs for CVD across the second to fourth quartiles were 1.04 (0.92 to 1.17), 1.22 (1.05 to 1.42) and 1.64 (1.43 to 1.87) for the RPR compared with the lowest quartile (p for trend <0.0001). The association of RDW with CVD prevalence was more pronounced in females and smokers (all p for interaction <0.05). The association of the RPR with CVD prevalence was more pronounced in the group younger than 60 years (p for interaction=0.022). The restricted cubic spline also suggested a linear association between RDW and CVD and a non-linear association between the RPR and CVD (p for non-linear <0.05).ConclusionThere are statistical heterogeneities in the association between RWD, RPR distributions and the CVD prevalence, across sex, smoking status and age groups.
Cord Blood Insulin Concentration and Hypertension Among Children and Adolescents Enrolled in a US Racially Diverse Birth Cohort
Authors: Wang Guoying , Buckley Jessie P. , Bartell Tami R. , Hong Xiumei , Pearson Colleen , Wang Xiaobin 
Published: March 2023

Background:
Although insulin resistance is closely related to hypertension, the debate continues as to whether insulin resistance is a cause or a consequence of hypertension. This study investigated the associations of cord blood insulin concentration with blood pressure (BP) and hypertension in childhood and adolescence.

Methods:
This study included 951 children enrolled from 1998 to 2012 and followed from birth onwards at the Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA. Cord blood insulin concentration was measured using a sandwich immunoassay. Hypertension in childhood and adolescence was defined based on the 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Results:

The median (interquartile range) for cord blood insulin concentration was 12.1 (7.2–19.0) µIU/mL. The age range of BP measurements was 3 to 18 years (median, 10.6 years). Cord blood insulin concentration was positively associated with systolic and diastolic BP as well as the risk of hypertension at age 3 to 18 years. Compared with the lowest tertile of cord blood insulin concentration, the top tertile insulin concentration was associated with a 5.18 (95% CI, 1.97–8.39) percentile increase in systolic BP, 4.29 (95% CI, 1.74–6.84) percentile increase in diastolic BP, and 1.62-fold (95% CI, 1.27–2.08) higher risk of hypertension. The association between insulin and hypertension was stronger among children born preterm (
P
for interaction=0.048). Furthermore, preterm birth and childhood overweight or obesity enhanced the associations.

Conclusions:
Our results suggest that elevated insulin concentration at birth plays a critical role in the early life origins of hypertension and support the hypothesis implicating insulin resistance in the etiology of hypertension.
Validation of Blood Pressure Devices as per 2020 World Health Organization Technical Specifications: A Scoping Review of Global Literature
Authors: Murthy Shruti , Rajwar Eti , Johnson Rosemol , Shrivastava Krati , Kamath Prashanthi , Rahman Rinsy , Devaria Abhinav , Ismavel Vijay Anand , Vetter Beatrice N. , Jacob Anil G. , John Oommen 
Published: March 2023

Background:
To identify and summarize the global research literature on validation of automated noninvasive blood pressure measurement devices (BPMDs) with upper arm cuff, develop a repository of validated BPMDs in compliance with the 2020 World Health Organization technical specifications, and identify challenges and gaps in evidence base on validated BPMDs.

Methods:
A scoping review was conducted. Primary research validating BPMDs complying with the 2020 World Health Organization technical specifications (ie, semiautomated/automated noninvasive devices with upper arm cuff), published in English between January 2000 and December 2021, was included. We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, ProQuest and the dabl website.

Results:
We included 269 studies validating 251 BPMDs across 89 manufacturers. Omron (29%), Microlife (10%), and A&D Company (8%) were the top 3 manufacturers. The 3 most frequently used validation protocols were the European Society of Hypertension-international protocol 2002 (27%), European Society of Hypertension-international protocol 2010 (25%), and modified British Hypertension Society protocol 1993 (16%), respectively. Nearly 45% of the validated BPMDs were intended for use in clinical settings, 38% were for home or self-measurement use, and 48% were for general adults. Most studies reported that BPMDs passed the validation criteria. There was inadequate reporting across studies, especially pertaining to validation settings.

Conclusions:
Most BPMDs fulfilled the validation criteria. However, there are considerable gaps in BPMD research in terms of geographical representation, including specific target populations and diseases/conditions, and a range of arm circumferences. Additionally, a potential strategy is required to accelerate the adoption of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization Universal Standard (International Organization for Standardization 81060-2:2018) for BPMD validation.
The Medico-oikonomic Model of Human Nature in Bryson’s Oikonomikos
Authors: Čelkytė Aistė 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
In this paper, I argue that Bryson’s Oikonomikos is a fascinating example of the oikonomia genre in several different respects. Although the problematic transmission of this Neopythagorean text makes studying it a challenge, such effort is well-rewarded with an elaborate argument which paints the human bodily constitution, the central bodily functions and oikonomic activities as intrinsically linked. Focusing on Bryson’s argument which roots oikonomic behaviour in human biology, I explore the underlying conceptualisation of human nature and contextualise it within relevant philosophical and scientific traditions.
Exeinai und exousia. Ein frühes Kapitel aus der Geschichte der Freiheitsidee
Authors: Stemmer Peter 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Exeinai bedeutet, dass es jemandem offensteht, eine bestimmte Handlung zu tun. Damit verbinden sich die Vorstellungen des Handlungsspielraums, des Anders-Könnens und des Anders-gekonnt-Habens wie auch die Vorstellung, selbst über sein Tun und Lassen bestimmen zu können. Exousia ist eng verknüpft mit eleutheria, Freiheit, und seit Aristoteles ist exeinai auch mit dem Begriff ep’ autō(i): etwas liegt bei einem, verbunden. Der Aufsatz bietet die erste detaillierte Untersuchung der Verwendung, der begrifflichen Verbindungen und der Signifikanz von exeinai und exousia. Damit fällt neues Licht auf eine frühe Phase in der Geschichte der Freiheitsidee.
Starvation at the International Criminal Court: Reflections on the Available Options for the Prosecution of the Crime of Starvation
Authors: Luciano Simone Antonio 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This article investigates whether crimes of starvation not committed as a method of warfare could be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court. It assesses whether it is possible to use crimes already typified in the articles of the Rome Statute to prosecute all those cases of starvation that cannot be prosecuted as war crimes because they were committed neither during an armed conflict nor in association with an armed conflict. More specifically, it addresses the question of whether nowadays peacetime starvation could be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court as an act of genocide, an act of persecution, an act of extermination or as an “inhumane act”.
Pragmatic competence in native German adults with and without Developmental Dyslexia
Authors: Hüser Laura , von Kriegstein Katharina , Müller-Axt Christa 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Developmental Dyslexia (DD) is a life-long deficit in reading and spelling with unclear causes. DD negatively impacts many language skills. Relatively little is known about whether skills of pragmatic competence are compromised in individuals with DD. Here, we assess DD symptomatology in a group of native German dyslexic adults. We first test for the presence of DD subtypes along the dimensions of phonological awareness and naming speed, two key deficits in DD. We then assess pragmatic competence in adults with DD compared to control participants without DD. We found that a subclassification of DD according to phonological awareness and naming speed only partially applies and that dyslexic participants show a lower pragmatic competence than control participants.
Orientalist representation of Iranian women in three American newspapers
Authors: Morady Moghaddam Mostafa , Mozafari Fatemeh 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This article explores three famous American newspapers as an attempt to find out how Iranian women are depicted in these three American newspapers. Three national newspapers (The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post) were consulted as authority to gain information about Iranian women. Two hundred and thirteen headlines about Iranian women were identified in these three newspapers published over a period of 10 years. Through qualitative corpus analysis, we noticed that Iranian women are represented with regard to five generic categories (patterns): Ethics and Dress Coding (EDC); Political Activism (PA); Political System (PS); Social Condition and Trends (SCT); and Praising Comments (PC). The patterns identified in these three newspapers regarding Iranian women indicate that material culture (physical aspect of culture) is highlighted by the American press when referring to Iranian women. The article also concludes that these three newspaper agencies manifest a pseudo-logical representation of Iranian women, which fails to acknowledge the dynamic life of Iranian women, and ignores local identities at the expense of globalization.
Aspectual Coercion and Lexical Semantics Part 1: Using Selection to Describe the Interaction between Construction and Verb Meaning
Authors: Michaelis Laura A. 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Coercion is an inferential strategy used to resolve conflict between an operator and its argument. Such conflicts are resolved in favor of the semantic requirements of the operator (Talmy, 2000). Jackendoff (1997) and De Swart (1998), among others, represent coercion through type-shifting operators that intervene between an aspectual operator and its situation-type argument, ensuring that the argument is of the appropriate type for the operator. This framework has a mapping problem: the rules that it uses to represent aspectual-type shifts simply replace one aspectual type (the input) with another (the output), so it does not explain how the input representation constrains the output representation. This article offers a solution to the mapping problem: treating aspectual type shifts as operations on the decomposed semantic representations of verbs. I will show that two such operations can capture both implicit and explicit aspectual type-shifts in English, involving both tense constructions and aspectual constructions.
Status of Kazakh Language in Mongolia
Authors: Auyeskhan Raima 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Kazakh people settled in the territories of present-day western Mongolia about three centuries ago. Over time their language has diverged from that spoken in Kazakhstan. In the more recent period, external migration to Kazakhstan has caused a significant reduction in the number of Kazakhs residing in Mongolia, while domestic migration resulted in about 25% of the remaining population scattering unevenly across the country. Both of these phenomena affected and still affect the number of speakers, the language function, the intergenerational transmission and thus, language preservation. This article presents the results of research on the endangerment level of the Kazakh language in Mongolia, investigating its causes and trends in the country’s many speakers’ communities.
Horse Tack Terms in the Mongolic Languages
Authors: Gombkötő Bence 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
The Mongolic languages have a rich terminology related to horse tack. The tack includes the bridle, horse’s bit, halter, lead rope, reins, saddle, horse blanket, stirrup, various straps and girths. They all have special names in Mongolic. The aim of this paper is to collect these specific terms from the Mongolic languages and discuss them from a morphological and etymological perspective. The latter is important because the vocabulary of animal husbandry in Mongolic was strongly influenced linguistically by the Turkic people.
An Amuro-Mongolic Etymon and Its Diachronic Implications
Authors: Janhunen Juha A. 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
The paper discusses the etymological connection between Amuric *alr ‘berry’ and Mongolic *alïr-su/n ‘lingonberry’. The two items represent the common root *alïr and must reflect a trace of language contact. However, unlike several other lexical items shared by Amuric and Mongolic, this word is not attested in Tungusic, except as a very late and localized secondary borrowing from Mongolic. This means that the connection may be due to a relatively old direct contact between Pre-Proto-Amuric and Pre-Proto-Mongolic. This, in turn, has implications to the question concerning the prehistorical locations of the Amuric, Mongolic, and Tungusic language families in southern and central Manchuria.
Public Responses to Emergency Energy Conservation Messaging: Evidence from the 2021 Winter Storm in Norman, Oklahoma
Authors: Goodin Amy S. , Rogers Cynthia L. , Zhang Angela 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This study investigates whether and how energy consumers respond to public appeals for voluntary conservation during an extended and extreme winter energy emergency. Public appeals are an increasingly important tool for managing demand when grid disruptions are anticipated, especially given the increase in severe-weather events. We add to the few studies on winter energy crises by investigating a case in which there were repeated public appeals during an extended event. Using a survey implemented via social media immediately after the February 2021 winter storm, we asked residents of Norman, Oklahoma, a series of questions about their responses to the public appeals distributed by the utility company, including whether they followed the actions suggested in the messages as well as where they got information and their level of concern about the storm impacts. We compare mean responses across a range of categorical answers using standard independent t tests, one-way ANOVA tests, and chi-squared tests. Among the 296 respondents, there was a high degree of reported compliance, including setting the thermostat to 68°F (20°C) or lower (72%), avoiding using major appliances (86%), and turning off nonessential appliances, lights, and equipment (89%). Our findings suggest a high degree of willingness to voluntarily reduce energy consumption during an energy emergency. This is encouraging for energy managers: public appeals can be disseminated via social media at a low cost and in real time during an extended emergency event.

Significance Statement
The purpose of this study is to better understand whether and how energy consumers respond to public appeals for voluntary conservation during a winter energy emergency event. This is important because voluntary conservation can help utility managers minimize grid disruptions, particularly if consumers respond to evolving conditions. Our survey results suggest that individuals are willing to voluntarily conserve energy and follow conservation recommendations provided by utility managers during a severe winter event.
Multimodal imaging of epiretinal neovascularization associated with type 3 macular neovascularization
Authors: Manayath George J , Ninan Rohan Suresh , Verghese Shishir , Narendran Venkatapathy 
Published: March 2023

Purpose To report a case of type 3 macular neovascularization presenting with an epiretinal neovascularization. Methods Case report. Results A 65-year-old gentleman presented with complaints of reduced vision in the left eye (LE) having a best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/200. Based on fundus examination and multimodal imaging findings he was diagnosed with type 3 macular neovascularization (MNV). An additional unusual finding was the presence of an epiretinal membrane (ERM) and epiretinal neovascularization (ERN), with the latter finding being confirmed on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). He underwent three doses of intravitreal ranibizumab injection following which there was reduction in the epiretinal vascularity. Conclusions Multimodal imaging of this case highlights the presence of epiretinal neovascularization associated with type 3 MNV, which has not been reported previously.