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Rapid evaluation of the design and manufacture of cooling systems of photovoltaic solar panels
Authors: Almeshaiei Eisa , Al-Habaibeh Amin , Mina Nicholas , Akib Shatirah 
Published: December 2022

AbstractA new methodology is presented in this paper to encourage the growth of renewable energy technologies in hot and arid countries. PV solar panels are characterized by a decrease in efficiency with the increase in temperatures. This means in hot sunny countries, the actual output will decrease, affecting the power output despite the high availability of sun irradiation. In order to address this issue, a new methodology has been developed and presented in this paper to support system’s designers and manufacturers; which allows rapid testing and assessment of the design in consistent way within a short period of time. The approach, named Rapid Evaluation of Solar panels Cooling (RESC), is novel as it combines rapid laboratory testing, with in-situ experimental data to evaluate the cooling technologies that are integrated into solar panels. Modular and scalable designs of passive (chimney effect) and active (fan) cooling methods were tested. The results show that the suggested approach is successful in comparing between the cooling technologies to assess their performance and the payback period within a short period of time. Carbon savings are also calculated for the suggested cooling technologies. The results show that the best energy performance was found to be for the fan-cooled system with overall 12.3% improvement in annual energy output. However, when compared to the payback period on financial investment, the passive cooling is found to more appealing. The key advantage of cooling technologies is found to be in producing an additional significant level of power during summer days when the surface temperature of the panel is at 70 °C or above. Hence, in such conditions, the cooling process could result in an increase in power output of about 53.15% relative to the uncooled standard panels.
Large esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors resected thoracoscopically after oral imatinib therapy: a report of two cases
Authors: Kurosaki Takeshi , Hoshino Isamu , Kuwayama Naoki , Suitou Hiroshi , Kano Masayuki , Tonooka Toru , Chiba Satoshi , Soda Hiroaki , Nabeya Yoshihiro , Takayama Wataru 
Published: December 2022

AbstractEsophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are very rare, accounting for 2–5% of all GISTs. As with other GISTs, the principle of surgical treatment is complete resection with negative margins. In addition to biological grades of GISTs itselves, local recurrence due to capsular damage is a known risk. We describe two cases of massive esophageal GISTs that were successfully resected thoracoscopically after 2 months administration of 400 mg imatinib, with some discussion of the literature. Case 1, the patient was a 51-years-old man. After treated with 400 mg of imatinib as preoperative chemotherapy for 2 months, we performed surgery that included right thoracoscopic subtotal esophagectomy, gastric tube reconstruction, and jejunostomy. The resection specimen and histopathology were esophageal GIST-LtMtAeG, 110 × 95 mm. The postoperative course was uneventful, and was discharged on postoperative day 14. The patient has been recurrence free for 11 months postoperatively. Case 2, the patient was a 70-years-old man. After treated with 400 mg of imatinib as preoperative chemotherapy for 2 months, we performed surgery that included right thoracoscopic subtotal esophagectomy, gastric tube reconstruction, and jejunostomy. The resection specimen and histopathology were esophageal GIST-LtAeG, 90 × 52 mm. The postoperative course was uneventful, and was discharged on postoperative day 14. The patient has been recurrence free for 9 months postoperatively.
Evaluation of the contamination of the subsurface and groundwater by monoaromatic hydrocarbons in an eastern Amazonian town in northern Brazil
Authors: Gomes Karen Jamile Moreira , Oliva Pedro Andrés Chira , da Rocha Herson Oliveira , de Alcantara Mendes Rosivaldo , da Costa Amilton César Gomes , dos Santos Miranda Camila , de Oliveira Almeida Nelise 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe present study evaluated the contamination by monoaromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) of the subsurface of gas stations and adjacent residences in the Amazonian town of Bragança, in northern Brazil. We combined the ground penetrating radar (GPR) geophysical tool, to detect possible plumes of contamination by BTEX, with gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS), which were used to diagnose the presence of BTEX in water samples obtained from boreholes located within the study area. The GPR identified low-amplitude reflections in the vadose zone of two gas stations, whose attenuation near the surface was due to the low permittivity recorded in the radargrams, which may have been caused by the reduced permittivity of the hydrocarbons (gas vapor) in comparison with water. The GC–MS identified benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and/or xylene in 13 water samples (19.7% of the samples collected). Only three of the samples contained two contaminants, invariably toluene and xylene, whereas all the others contained only a single BTEX. Toluene and xylene were the BTEX compounds found most frequently in the samples. However, none of the samples collected in the study exceeded the threshold established by Brazilian legislation for BTEXs in drinking water. The integrated application of GPR and CG-MS produced satisfactory results for the diagnosis of the contamination of the subsurface of the gas stations surveyed in the present study.
Urologische zorg in het tuchtrecht; een overzicht van 10 jaar
Authors: Oomen Robert J. A. , Kil Paul J. M. , van Balken Michael R. 
Published: December 2022

SamenvattingHet is van belang een overzicht te hebben van de tuchtklachten om deze te voorkomen. In online database van tuchtuitspraken werden daarom alle uitspraken betreffende urologische zorg van 2010 tot en met 2019 opgezocht. Per uitspraak werden statistieken bijgehouden. Het blijkt dat bij ongeveer 25 % van de uitspraken een maatregel werd opgelegd, waarvan een waarschuwing het meest voorkwam (64 %). Drie onderwerpen waren meer vertegenwoordigd dan andere: torsio testis, het missen van een maligniteit en schade van een ingreep. Het aantal opgelegde maatregelen bij urologische klachten is hoger dan algemene getallen. Urologen worden verhoudingsgewijs vaker aangeklaagd, net als veel andere snijdende specialisten. Er is één casus in de afgelopen 10 jaar waarbij grensoverschrijdend gedrag een rol speelde. Veel uitspraken betreffen acute en oncologische zorg, met name het missen of te laat stellen van een diagnose. Een maatregel wordt vaak opgelegd bij het ongemotiveerd niet volgen van geldende richtlijnen of de adviezen vanuit multidisciplinair overleg.
KADAM topical warm oxygen therapy device for diabetic foot ulcer-a novel approach
Authors: Maiya G. Arun , Nataraj Megha , K Gagana , Hande Manjunatha , Rodrigues Gabriel Sunil , Shenoy Rajgopal , Prasad Shiva S. 
Published: December 2022

Abstract

Purpose
Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a significant healthcare burden demanding prompt attention. In the past decade, newer technologies such as topical oxygen therapy have grown increasingly popular. The purpose of the study was to determine effect of KADAM-a topical warm oxygen therapy (TWOT) medical device in healing of DFU.

Methods
The KADAM medical device developed by Yostra Labs Pvt Ltd, delivered pure oxygen between 93 ± 3% concentration at an optimal temperature range of 39-42º Celsius to DFU wound site.

Results
A total of 40 diabetic foot ulcer individuals, aged over 18 years were included in the study. Individuals with the Grade 1 DFU were 34 (85%), grade 2 were 5 (12.5%) and grade 3 were 1 (2.5%). The changes in initial area and final area for the various diabetic foot ulcer grades were as follows: 0.32 [0.12, 0.96] (< 0.001) for grade 1 ulcer, 0.76 [0.54, 1.17] (P = 0.013) for grade 2 ulcer and 1.26 for grade 3 ulcer. The percentage reduction in wound size achieved for the grade 1 & 2 DFU were 100%, and grade 3 was 75%.

Conclusion
Topical warm oxygen therapy serves as an adjunctive modality to facilitate diabetic foot ulcer healing in the clinical practice.
Efficacy and safety of medications for antihistamine-refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors: Kendziora Benjamin , Frey Jessica , Reinholz Markus , Ruëff Franziska , Oppel Eva , Zuberbier Torsten , Hartmann Daniela , Schlager Justin G. , French Lars E. 
Published: December 2022

Summary
Purpose
Most medications for antihistamine-refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) have not been compared head-to-head. This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluates their relative efficacy and safety.

Methods
Electronic databases were searched until 05 May 2022 for randomized controlled trials investigating systemic medications for antihistamine-refractory CSU. The change in the urticaria activity score over seven days (UAS7) and occurrence of adverse events were compared between treatments using random-effects network meta-analysis models.

Results
In all, 32 studies with 3641 patients receiving 31 different systemic medical interventions were included. Among currently available drugs, omalizumab 300 mg injected every 4 weeks and cyclosporine 3–5 mg/kg daily per os were most effective in reducing the UAS7 with a reduction of −10.45 (95% confidence interval [CI]: −12.35, −8.55) and of −10.40 (95% CI: −19.4, −1.4) compared to placebo. Similar efficacies were shown by the nonapproved agents ligelizumab 72 mg injected every 4 weeks (−11.67, 95% CI: −16.80, −7.15) and fenebrutinib 400 mg daily per os (−9.50, 95% CI: −17.56, −1.44). The odds ratio for the occurrence of an adverse event with placebo as comparator was 1.09 for omalizumab (95% CI: 0.83, 1.42), 2.16 for cyclosporine (95% CI: 0.77, 6.07: GRADE; moderate certainty), 0.89 for ligelizumab (95% CI: 0.47, 1.69), and 2.14 for fenebrutinib (95% CI: 0.62, 7.38) in the mentioned dosages.

Conclusion
Omalizumab 300 mg injected every 4 weeks and cyclosporine 3–5 mg/kg daily per os are the most effective currently available drugs for antihistamine-refractory CSU. Cyclosporine shows a relatively less favorable safety profile.
Methanesulfonic Acid (MSA) in Hydrometallurgy
Authors: Binnemans Koen , Jones Peter Tom 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis paper reviews the properties of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and its potential for use in hydrometallurgy. Although MSA is much less known than sulfuric, hydrochloric or nitric acid, it has several appealing properties that makes it very attractive for the development of new circular flowsheets in hydrometallurgy. Unlike other organic acids such as acetic acid, MSA is a very strong acid (pKa =  − 1.9). In addition, it is very stable against chemical oxidation and reduction, and has no tendency to hydrolyze in water. In terms of its environmental impact, MSA has low toxicity and is biodegradable. In nature, it is part of the geochemical sulfur cycle. A useful property is the high solubility of its salts in water: methanesulfonate salts have a much higher solubility in water than sulfate salts. Additionally, MSA and its salts are compatible with the electrowinning of metals because the anode reaction involves the formation of oxygen gas (unlike chlorine gas formation in chloride electrolytes) and no cathodic reduction of the anion occurs (unlike nitrate reduction in nitrate electrolytes). MSA is particularly interesting for lead hydrometallurgy, where it offers more environment-friendly alternatives to HBF4 and H2SiF6. However, MSA can also be adopted in all hydrometallurgical processes that require strong Brønsted acids. It can be used in the metallurgy of copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel, and rare earths, as well as in the recycling of metals from end-of-life products. Although MSA itself is a non-oxidizing acid, in combination with hydrogen peroxide it yields strongly oxidizing lixiviants that can leach copper from chalcopyrite or dissolve metallic silver. The global production of MSA is expected to increase rapidly in the near future thanks to both the industrialization of a new sustainable synthesis process and its many applications (cleaning fluids, electrolytes for electroplating, redox-flow batteries, catalysts in organic synthesis, and as a solvent for high-molecular-weight polymers). As a result, MSA will become more widely available and a lower price will make it an increasingly attractive option.
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Liquid crystal-like active layer for high-performance organic field-effect transistors
Authors: Wang Zhifang , Martin-Jimenez Daniel , Zhang Yingying , Wiche Miguel , Liu Lacheng , Ebeling Daniel , Zhong Qigang , Fontein Florian , Schirmeisen Andre , Huang Lizhen , Wang Zi , Wang Wenchong , Chi Lifeng 
Published: December 2022

AbstractHigh carrier mobility and uniform device performance are of crucial importance for organic field-effect transistor (OFET)-based device and integrated circuit applications. However, strategies for achieving high device performance with small variations from batch to batch are still desired. Here, we report a thin liquid crystal-like film of 2,8-difluoro-5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl) anthradithiophene (dif-TES-ADT) grown on a N,N′-ditridecylperylene-3,4,9,10-tetra-carboxylic diimide (PTCDI-C13) template, confirmed by atomic force microscopy and polarized fluorescence microscopy. The liquid crystal-like films with large crystalline domains are further employed as carrier transport channels for OFETs. As a result, we achieved high-performance OFETs with a saturation carrier mobility of 1.62 ± 0.26 cm2 V−1 s−1 and a small variation of 16% among three batches. This finding provides a new strategy to design materials and device structures to simultaneously achieve high carrier mobility and device uniformity.
Replika in the Metaverse: the moral problem with empathy in ‘It from Bit’
Authors: McStay Andrew 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis paper assesses claims of computational empathy in relation to existing social open-ended chatbots and intention that these chatbots will feature in emergent mixed reality contexts, recently given prominence due to interest in the Metaverse. Against the background of increasing loneliness within society and use of chatbots as a potential remedy for this, the paper considers two leading current social chatbots,Replikaand Microsoft’sXiaoice, their technical underpinnings, empathetic claims and properties that have scope to scale into the Metaverse (if it coheres). Finding scope for human benefit from social chatbots, the paper highlights problematic reliance on self-disclosure to sustain the existence of chatbots. The paper progresses to situate Microsoft’s empathetic computing framework in relation to philosophical ideas that inform Metaverse speculation and construction, including Wheeler’s ‘It from Bit’ thesis that all aspects of existence may be computed, Chalmers’ philosophical championing that virtual realities are genuine realities, Bostrom’s proposal and provocation that we might already be living in a simulation, and longtermist belief that future complex simulations need to be protected from decisions made today. Given claims for current and nascent social chatbots, belief in bit-based possible and projected futures, and industrial buy-in to these philosophies, this paper answers whether computational empathy is real or not. The paper finds when diverse accounts of empathy are accounted for, whilst something is irrevocably lost in an ‘It from Bit’ account of empathy, the missing components are not accuracy or even human commonality of experience, but the moral dimension of empathy.
Clinical characterization of pediatric supratentorial tumors and prediction of pituitary insufficiency in two tertiary centers in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Babiker Amir , Idris Amani , Aldawsari Mohammed , Abah Moath Abu , Alaqeel Bothainah , Almotawa Asim , Masuadi Emad , AlShaikh Adnan , Azzubi Moutasem , Al Dubayee Mohammed , Al Alwan Ibrahim , Maghnie Mohamad 
Published: December 2022

Background:
Post-operative pituitary insufficiency (PI) occurs in children with supra-tentorial tumors (STT) because of surgery or the mass effect of the tumor. We assessed the prevalence and clinical characteristics of STTs and predicted postoperative PI in our patients.

Methods:
This retrospective cohort study included children who underwent surgery for STT in two tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia (2009–2019). We focused on clinical, radiological, and histopatho- logical features of STTs. We also used a linear regression model to predict post-operative PI.

Results:
The study included 55 children (1–18 years, mean: 9.5 ± 4.9 years, 32 [54%] females) with an initial presentation of STT that required surgery excluding recurrent episodes. The calculated period prevalence of STT was 18.2%, and the prevalence of postoperative PI was 58.2% (n = 32/55). The most common symptoms were headache and visual disturbances, and 20% patients had preoperative symptoms of PI. Baseline preoperative investigations for PI were performed in 60% of patients, and dynamic tests were conducted in only seven patients. A residual cortisol deficiency was presumed in 24 (43.7%) patients and 18 (32.7%) patients who developed central diabetes insipidus (DI) post-operatively. Overall, the brain imaging correlated well with the histopathological diagnosis (kappa = 0.48; P < .001). Craniopharyngioma (n = 15/55, 27.3%) was the commonest STT. Predictive factors for a postoperative residual PI included age (10.9 ± 4.8 years; p-value = .027), female gender (p-value = .016 [OR = 8.31; 95% CI (1.48–46.71)], presentation with headache (P value = .039 [OR = 9.27; 95% CI (1.12–76.72)]), and visual disturbances (p-value = .044 [OR = 5.07; 95% CI (1.04–24.61)].

Conclusion:
STTs commonly occurred in our study population, and females were more prone to develop a residual PI. On-time surveillance of an intact endocrine system during the perioperative period is essential for the prediction and early management of PI.
How can reporting on foreign animal diseases affect meat purchases? The case of African swine fever
Authors: Lee Jiwon , Schulz Lee L. , Hoffman Elizabeth , Tonsor Glynn T. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractConsumers tend to overestimate food risks, and news reporting that draws attention to the deadly aspects of animal disease can cause fear in consumers even when a disease is not a food safety issue. We utilize an online survey experiment with U.S. pork consumers to assess how prior knowledge of African swine fever (ASF) and how news headlines and article content can affect pork purchases. We find that consumers are generally unaware of ASF, and almost half of respondents, who are all typically pork consumers, would be unwilling to purchase pork if there were an ASF outbreak in the United States. Within our experiment consumers who have less prior knowledge of ASF hesitated to buy pork, when first hearing of an outbreak. While additional information that ASF is not a human health threat helped mitigate pork avoidance, the placement of food safety assurance in either the headline or body of the article does not show a significantly different impact on consumer willingness to pay. As part of preparation efforts for a potential outbreak, our results emphasize the role of consumers’ prior knowledge and perceptions of the disease, which relays the importance of media cooperation in proactively informing the public about ASF outbreaks and highlighting the nonimpact on human health.
When Can Benefit–Cost Analyses Ignore Secondary Markets?
Authors: Kotchen Matthew J. , Levinson Arik 
Published: December 2022

AbstractWe make four main contributions in this paper related to the theory and practice of benefit–cost analysis (BCA). First, we show that most BCAs of policy interventions do not consider the welfare consequences in secondary markets, where goods or services can be complements or substitutes to those in the directly regulated markets. Second, we provide a general theoretical analysis for examining the sign of welfare effects in secondary markets, showing how the results depend on the welfare measure of interest and on whether the goods are complements or substitutes. We conclude that the welfare effects in secondary markets will typically be negative in cases most relevant for policy analysis. Third, we develop a straightforward tool that BCA analysts can use to evaluate the potential magnitude of secondary-market effects in particular applications. The tool itself highlights how secondary markets are likely to be relatively small in most circumstances. Finally, we illustrate use of the tool in different applications that provide further evidence that secondary-market effects are likely to be small.
Potential host range of Cotesia vanessae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid new to North America and a possible biological control agent of noctuid pest species
Authors: Hervet V. A. D. , Laird R. A. , Floate K. D. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe likelihood of parasitoids establishing in new geographic regions depends upon the availability of suitable host species. Identifying these hosts and the degree of their suitability is particularly important when they include species that are economically important as pests. In laboratory studies, we examined the suitability of 47 species of Lepidoptera as potential hosts of a parthenogenetic strain of the gregarious parasitoid Cotesia vanessae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Previously known from Eurasia and northern Africa, the first known recovery of C. vanessae in North America was in 2009. C. vanessae completed development in 34 species, of which three were known hosts (Noctuidae) and 31 (30 Noctuidae, 1 Nymphalidae) were not. Many of these noctuid species are economic pests. Parasitoid fitness was generally highest on species of Plusiinae (Noctuidae), measured as either percentage of successful parasitism, developmental time, or number and mass of F1 progeny. Closely related species were generally similar in their suitability as hosts. In some cases, parasitoid eggs or larvae were killed by the immune system of the parasitized host, but the host eventually failed to excrete food waste, did not pupate, and ultimately died. Such cases reached up to 100% mortality depending upon the lepidopteran species. The suitability of many species of noctuid pests as hosts for C. vanessae suggests that this parasitoid will become established widely throughout North America and may help to suppress populations of some pest species.
Revisiting epidemiology of leishmaniasis in central Asia: lessons learnt
Authors: Yurchenko Vyacheslav , Chistyakov Daniil S. , Akhmadishina Lyudmila V. , Lukashev Alexander N. , Sádlová Jovana , Strelkova Margarita V. 
Published: December 2022

AbstractIn this work we reviewed historical and recent data onLeishmaniaspp. infection combining data collected in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, China and Mongolia. We specifically focused on a complex of co-existing species (Leishmania major,Leishmania turanicaandLeishmania gerbilli) sharing the same animal reservoirs and vectors. In addition, we analysed the presence of dsRNA viruses in these species and discussed future research directions to identify species-specific traits, which may determine susceptibility of differentLeishmaniaspp. to viral infection.