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Occurrence, toxins and possibilities of control of bloom-forming cyanobacteria of European freshwaters: a review
Authors: Jarni Klara , Griessler Bulc Tjaša , Krivograd Klemenčič Aleksandra 
Published: August 2023

Blooming of cyanobacteria is a common problem of eutrophic water bodies in Europe and worldwide and can cause severe problems with toxicity, taste and odour of the water. Toxins produced by cyanobacteria (cyanotoxins) are structurally diverse and their effects range from liver damage, including liver cancer, to neurotoxicity and thus they may present a serious threat for drinking water safety. Cyanobacterial blooms present major challenges for the management of rivers, lakes and reservoirs and are predicted to cause even worse problems in the future due to the climate change associated with global warming, increased availability of light to phytoplankton and rising levels of atmospheric CO2. This paper presents the literature review of occurrence, toxins (along with their effects on human health) and possibilities of control of bloom-forming cyanobacteria.
Stochastic homogenisation of free-discontinuity functionals in randomly perforated domains
Authors: Pellet Xavier , Scardia Lucia , Zeppieri Caterina Ida 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
In this paper, we study the asymptotic behaviour of a family of random free-discontinuity energies

E
ε

{E_{\varepsilon}}

defined in a randomly perforated domain, as ε goes to zero. The functionals

E
ε

{E_{\varepsilon}}

model the energy associated to displacements of porous random materials that can develop cracks. To gain compactness for sequences of displacements with bounded energies, we need to overcome the lack of equi-coerciveness of the functionals. We do so by means of an extension result, under the assumption that the random perforations cannot come too close to one another. The limit energy is then obtained in two steps. As a first step, we apply a general result of stochastic convergence of free-discontinuity functionals to a modified, coercive version of

E
ε

{E_{\varepsilon}}

. Then the effective volume and surface energy densities are identified by means of a careful limit procedure.
Value of brain injury-related indicators based on neural network in the diagnosis of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Authors: Wang Lijun 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy is a common disease, which is caused by fetal hypoxia, asphyxia, and other reasons. It may cause sequelae of the nervous system and even death in children. Computer tomography examination can clarify the scope and location of the disease and provide the basis for clinical treatment and prognosis. Relevant personnel analyzed the symptoms of ischemic hypoxia and found that ischemia and hypoxia were the main causes of encephalopathy. Neonatal ischemia and hypoxia are easy to cause serious damage. At present, with the development of medicine, the function of the human brain is the most important issue in natural science. The law of neural activity and the role of molecular cells, organs, and systems have fundamental construction significance for the prevention and treatment of nerve and mental diseases. By analyzing the value of the diagnosis of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in the analysis of experimental data, by setting the newborns in the controlled group and the trial group as experimental subjects, this paper analyzed the situation of newborns in terms of body temperature, body weight, and respiratory rate, and used Apgar score to score these standards. It was found that the score of the controlled group was 7 and above, and the score of the trial group was below 7. It was found that the Apgar scoring method was more simple. Then, the newborns were analyzed by cord blood gas analysis. It was found that most of the data in the control group were between 7.8 and 8.4, and the data in the trial group were between 5.8 and 7.1. The umbilical blood gas analysis score of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group. By comparing the satisfaction of cord blood gas analysis and the Apgar score, it was found that the satisfaction of cord blood gas analysis was 24.06% higher than that of the Apgar score.
Cross-talk between gut microbiota and liver steatosis: Complications and therapeutic target
Authors: Yao Yuan , Shen Yunfeng 
Published: August 2023

AbstractLiver steatosis is the most widespread chronic liver condition. Its global incidence is rising swiftly and is currently estimated to be 24%. Liver steatosis is strongly related with numerous metabolic syndrome characteristics, like obesity, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension. The gastrointestinal tract contains about 100 trillion commensal organisms and more than 7,000 distinct bacterial strains. Fat deposition in the liver without secondary causes is known as liver steatosis. Dysregulation of the gut flora is one of the factors connected to the onset of fatty liver disease. Dietary choices may alter constitution of the microbiome and cause gut microbiome dysbiosis, particularly due to the intake of food high in fructose sugars, animal products, and saturated fats. Various gut bacteria cause nutrient metabolism in multiple ways, setting off different inflammatory cascades that encourage liver disease and pathways that help fat build up in the liver. Due to their relatively stable nature, genetic factors may not be responsible for the constant increase in liver steatosis incidence. Genetic factors set the stage for liver steatosis pathogenesis. This review will offer an overview of our present knowledge of the roles played by gut microbiota in regulating the development of liver steatosis, potential side effects, and potential treatment targets.
Strategic Performance Management Using the Balanced Scorecard in Educational Institutions
Authors: Coskun Ali , Nizaeva Mirgul 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe balanced scorecard (BSC) is a mission-oriented and strategy-focused performance management tool for educational institutions. The study reviews the literature on the implementation of the BSC by different educational institutions as a strategic performance management. After a comprehensive review of the literature, we analyzed the documents based on the publication trends during the years, authors’ affiliations by countries, sources from which the documents have been published, most frequently used keywords in the documents, and the highest cited documents in the Scopus database. A bibliometric mapping analysis was used to construct and visualize the bibliometric networks. We found that 267 documents that were published in the sources are indexed by Scopus. Finally, gaps in the relevant literature are identified, leading to several directions for future research.
Green synthesis methods and characterization of bacterial cellulose/silver nanoparticle composites
Authors: Mutiara Tintin , Fahrurrozi Mohammad , Sulistyo Hary , Hidayat Muslikhin 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a microbiologically produced cellulose with high purity and excellent biocompatibility, allowing it to be used alone or in combination with other materials, including polymers and nanoparticles. This study was conducted to incorporate silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into a BC matrix using simple and environmentally friendly methods in order to create a composite with superior industrial properties. The fabricated composites were characterized with Fourier transform infrared, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), while the thermal stability was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis. The antimicrobial activity of the composites was determined by observing the formation of an inhibition zone during the incubation of Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive) and Escherichia coli (gram-negative). The SEM, EDX, and XRD analysis confirmed the presence of AgNPs. The composites also exhibit excellent thermal stability and significant antimicrobial activity against S. aureus and E. coli.
Simulation investigation of the effect of heating temperature and porosity of porous media on the water evaporation process
Authors: Wang Licheng , Lu Yijing , Zhang Wenwen , Yang Zhouzhe 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
In the study, carbon fiber as porous media, water and vapor as liquid and gas phases, respectively, the evaporation process of multiphase fluid in carbon fiber was explored based on the pore network model. The Micro-CT technology was adopted to reconstruct the structure of carbon fiber. The applicability of the CFD model adopted in the simulation was validated by experiment. Effect of heating temperature and porosity on the evaporation process was investigated in detail. The study found that at various heating temperatures, fluid temperature increases gradually with time, and tends to be constant when it reaches a certain temperature. When heating temperature is high, the constant temperature is large, the time to arrive the constant temperature is short. The liquid evaporation rate V

e
and the heat absorbed by the fluid every 0.5 s Q
0.5 increase first, and decrease gradually when a maximum value is reached. When the heating temperature is high, the maximum that V

e
and Q
0.5 can be obtained is also large, the required time is also short. In porous media with different porosity, fluid temperature rises to an approximate constant. V

e
and Q
0.5 increase first, and decrease gradually after reaching a certain maximum value. The maximum values of V

e
and Q
0.5 in porous media with porosity of 0.598 are the largest.
Conditional average treatment effect estimation with marginally constrained models
Authors: van Amsterdam Wouter A. C. , Ranganath Rajesh 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Treatment effect estimates are often available from randomized controlled trials as a single average treatment effect for a certain patient population. Estimates of the conditional average treatment effect (CATE) are more useful for individualized treatment decision-making, but randomized trials are often too small to estimate the CATE. Examples in medical literature make use of the relative treatment effect (e.g. an odds ratio) reported by randomized trials to estimate the CATE using large observational datasets. One approach to estimating these CATE models is by using the relative treatment effect as an offset, while estimating the covariate-specific untreated risk. We observe that the odds ratios reported in randomized controlled trials are not the odds ratios that are needed in offset models because trials often report the marginal odds ratio. We introduce a constraint or a regularizer to better use marginal odds ratios from randomized controlled trials and find that under the standard observational causal inference assumptions, this approach provides a consistent estimate of the CATE. Next, we show that the offset approach is not valid for CATE estimation in the presence of unobserved confounding. We study if the offset assumption and the marginal constraint lead to better approximations of the CATE relative to the alternative of using the average treatment effect estimate from the randomized trial. We empirically show that when the underlying CATE has sufficient variation, the constraint and offset approaches lead to closer approximations to the CATE.
Stability and convergence of relaxed scalar auxiliary variable schemes for Cahn–Hilliard systems with bounded mass source
Authors: Lam Kei Fong , Wang Ru 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The scalar auxiliary variable (SAV) approach of Shen et al. (2018), which presents a novel way to discretize a large class of gradient flows, has been extended and improved by many authors for general dissipative systems. In this work we consider a Cahn–Hilliard system with mass source that, for image processing and biological applications, may not admit a dissipative structure involving the Ginzburg–Landau energy. Hence, compared to previous works, the stability of SAV-discrete solutions for such systems is not immediate. We establish, with a bounded mass source, stability and convergence of time discrete solutions for a first-order relaxed SAV scheme in the sense of Jiang et al. (2022), and apply our ideas to Cahn–Hilliard systems with mass source appearing in diblock co-polymer phase separation, tumor growth, image inpainting, and segmentation.
The Method of Belief: The Unity of Kant’s Reflection in the Canon of Pure Reason
Authors: Mileti Nardo Lorenzo 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The aim of this paper is to show the unity and consistency of Kant’s reflections throughout all three sections of the Canon of Pure Reason. More specifically, I argue that Section 3, which is devoted to the issue of Fürwahrhalten, or taking-to-be-true, is crucial to achieving the methodological goal of the Canon, which is to justify the legitimacy of the speculative assumptions of pure reason. After examining the historical roots of Kant’s notion of a transcendental doctrine of method, I focus on the methodological role that the practical element plays in the first two sections of the Canon. I then show how the limitations of Kant’s argument necessitate the introduction of a third crucial section, which serves both an analytic and an orientative function.
Aspirin versus LMWH for VTE prophylaxis after orthopedic surgery
Authors: Wei Qingqing , Sun Jing , Bai Yusuo , Meng Chang , Miao Guobin , Liu Peng , Wang Haijun 
Published: August 2023

AbstractLow molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is often used to prevent perioperative venous thrombosis after surgery, but aspirin is also recommended by academics. Studies were searched in electronic databases until February 24, 2023. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the safety and efficacy of aspirin and LMWH for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in patients after orthopedic surgery. The outcomes were death from any causes, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), etc. This study was registered with INPLASY, number 202320117. Six randomized controlled trials enrolled 13,851 patients with postoperative joint surgery. The risk of DVT was comparable between the two groups when aspirin was combined with mechanical devices (RR 0.61 [95% CI 0.27–1.39],I² = 62%,P= 0.24). No significant differences in all cause death, PE, wound infection, and wound complication were found between the aspirin and LMWH groups. In this meta-analysis, the mortality rate was comparable between the aspirin and LMWH groups. However, aspirin alone had a higher risk of DVT than LMWH. Based on the results of this meta-analysis, we suggest aspirin combined with mechanical devices for VTE prophylaxis in patients after orthopedic surgery.
Clinical characteristics of current COVID-19 rehabilitation outpatients in China
Authors: Chen Bingxu , Shi Jie , Chen Jie , Qiu Yuangang 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
To understand the clinical characteristics of omicron in COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic after the current shift of dynamic zeroing policy, we consecutively collected the patients’ data who visited in COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic of a Grade-A tertiary hospital in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, from January 3 to January 10, 2023, analyzed related data and then compared the pneumonia between elderly and non-elderly groups. The results showed that 95.68% of the patients in COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic had symptoms, 70.10% had a dry cough, 12.36% had abnormal complete blood count or C-reactive protein, 19.35% had electrolyte disorder, and 2% had abnormal troponin or creatine kinase-MB. 40.45% of patients had abnormal lung CT findings, among them 86.49% of elderly patients had abnormal lung CT findings, and the utilization rate of glucocorticoids in COVID-19 Rehabilitation Clinic was only 5.98%, although people are all susceptible to getting the COVID-19 infection, the elderly are more prone to getting pneumonia, and the glucocorticoids utilization rate is relatively insufficient. It is needed to be stressed that Chinese medical staff should pay more attention to the elderly patients who are vulnerable to getting pneumonia during this period.
Elevated blood acetoacetate levels reduce major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events risk in acute myocardial infarction
Authors: Sato Jun , Kinoshita Kosaku , Sakurai Atsushi 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Although elevated blood ketone body levels reduce major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) risk in chronic heart failure, their relationship with acute myocardial infarction remains unknown. We investigated this relationship in patients with acute myocardial infarction. This single-institution retrospective observational study analyzed data from 114 patients with acute myocardial infarction at Nihon University Hospital from May 1, 2018, to November 1, 2022. The cut-off value of acetoacetate for the incidence of in-hospital MACCE was determined by drawing a receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and defining patients with acetoacetate above and below the optimal cut-off point value as ROC and low-acetoacetate (LA) groups, respectively. Propensity score matching was performed between the LA and high-acetoacetate (HA) groups. Sex, peak creatine kinase, lactate, and blood glucose were defined as confounding factors between in-hospital MACCEs and acetoacetate, and 1:1 propensity score matching between the LA and HA groups was used, resulting in 40 patients from both groups enrolled in the analysis. There was a significantly lower incidence of in-hospital MACCEs in the HA group (LA group: 9 [22%] vs HA group: 1 [3%], P = 0.014). In conclusion, in acute myocardial infarction, elevated blood acetoacetate levels reduce the risk of MACCE.
Raising security of first responders with C-ITS?
Authors: Seböck Walter , Biron Bettina , Pospisil Bettina 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
This article recommends social science research-based recommendations for improving first responder safety and occupational health by assessing cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) for use by emergency services and law enforcement. This involves vehicles using digital technologies to inform each other or via objects such as roadworks signs about traffic situations and dangerous circumstances. The application of information and communication technologies to the road transport sector and its interfaces with other modes of transport shall make a significant contribution to improving environmental performance, efficiency, including energy efficiency, safety, and security of road transport. This article investigates which social science aspects must be considered when implementing C-ITS, so that emergency vehicles such as ambulances can be given automated priority. Since emergency vehicles can communicate with traffic signal systems or other vehicles, safety requirements play a particularly important role. This leads to the question of which challenges subjective safety and technology perceptions regarding first responders are essential for the introduction of C-ITS for first responder organizations and which factors can lead to rejection.
Indicators of swamp buffalo business sustainability using partial least squares structural equation modelling
Authors: Widaningsih Neni , Hartono Budi , Utami Hari Dwi , Rohaeni Eni Siti , Gunawan Endro 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The objective of this study is to analyse the effect of swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis carabauesis) sustainability indicators and to examine the relationship between these. The research was conducted in the central area for the development of swamp buffalo in South Kalimantan, namely, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, in July 2022 with the participation of 145 farmers, who were identified using the multistage sampling method. There were 53 indicators with 9 latent variables, statistically modelled using the partial least squares structural equation modelling method, with evaluation of the outer and inner models. The results show that the information system and economy had a significant effect on human resources (HR), which in turn had a significant effect on the financial and business sustainability of swamp buffalo. The influence of information systems on resources was positive, while economic indicators had a negative influence. HR had a positive relationship with the financial and business sustainability of swamp buffalo. The sustainability indicators in swamp buffalo farming are complex and vary from region to region. Based on the study results, it is expected that the government as policymakers, especially the government of Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, South Kalimantan, pay special attention to the aspects of information systems, the economy, HR, and the financial and business sustainability of swamp buffalo, while also considering other indicators such as ecological, sociocultural, technological, and institutional ones.
Tracing Mobility Patterns of Buried Species of the Late Iron Age Funerary Staggered Turriform of Son Ferrer (Calvià, Spain)
Authors: Valenzuela-Suau Lua , Valenzuela-Lamas Sílvia , García-Rosselló Jaume , Salvador Paloma , Nadal Jordi , Díaz-Zorita Bonilla Marta , Pena Leopoldo D. , Delgado Antonio , Calvo Manuel 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
This is the first mobility 87Sr/86Sr analysis in human remains made on the Balearic Islands. Eight human individuals buried at the same Late Iron Age funerary chamber of Son Ferrer site (Calvià, Mallorca) have been sampled for strontium and oxygen isotopic analysis (87Sr/86Sr and δ
18O). The study includes strontium and oxygen isotopic analysis of domestic mammals buried in the same Funerary Area (FA1) together with present-day vegetation and archaeological bone to assess the strontium isotopic ratios (87Sr/86Sr) around the site. All the results are compatible with the 87Sr/86Sr documented in Mallorca and, more specifically, with the surrounding bedrocks from the site. Humans, caprines, and dogs provided similar results and no significant differences are found between the species. The only exception is a caprine which shows seasonal movement through the period of enamel mineralisation. The isotopic information agrees with the previous studies, which proposed that Son Ferrer site was a symbolic place for the surrounding territory where people from the nearby villages were buried.
What Makes a Joke Bad: Enthymemes and the Pragmatics of Humor
Authors: Cundall Michael K. , Macagno Fabrizio 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBad jokes are not simply non-humorous texts. They are texts that are humorous for someone––their author at least––but not for their audience. Bad jokes thus involve a contextual––pragmatic––dimension that is neglected in the semantic theories of humor. In this paper, we propose an approach to humor based on the Aristotelian notion of surprising enthymemes. Jokes are analyzed as kinds of arguments, whose tacit dimension can be retrieved and justified by considering the “logic” on which it is based. However, jokes are based on specific pragmatic conditions: they are regarded as arguments grounded on a generalization that is at the same time uncommon, retrievable, and acceptable or plausible for the audience. This perspective integrates the “local logic” of jokes within a broader rhetorical theory that ultimately rests on the communicative notion of common ground.
It’s Okay to Laugh at Fat Bastard: Ridicule, Satire, and Immoralism
Authors: Myers Lukas J. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractComic immoralism is the view that sometimes funny things are funny due to their having immoral properties of some sort. Immoralism has many proponents and detractors. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, I clarify the scope and content of comic immoralism as a general thesis in the philosophy of humor. I will argue that the debate about immoralism has unduly excluded certain categories of humor from inclusion, and that the language which immoralists sometimes use can be misleading. Second, I argue for my own version of immoralism, which I callridicule immoralism.Ridicule immoralism holds that sometimes things are funny due to their being ridiculous, and that things are often ridiculous due to being morally flawed. It follows from this that a version of comic immoralism is true.