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General remarks on the entropy-inspired MCAT (manufacturing complexity assessment tool) model to assess product assembly complexity
Authors: Capponi Matteo , Mastrogiacomo Luca , Franceschini Fiorenzo 
Published: June 2023

AbstractAssembly complexity assessment is a widely addressed topic in manufacturing. Several studies proved the correlation between assembly complexity and the occurrence of defects, thus justifying this increasing attention. A measure of complexity provides control over quality costs and performances. Over the years, many methods have been proposed to provide an objective measure of complexity. One of the most widely diffused is the so-called MCAT (i.e., “Manufacturing Complexity Assessment Tool”) modified by Samy and ElMaraghy H. for assessing product assembly complexity. Although this method highlights some interesting aspects, it presents some critical issues. This work aims to thoroughly analyse this method, focusing on its strengths and limitations.
Insights and risk factors of involuntary hospitalizations through a retrospective analysis of police records: differences between involuntarily and non-hospitalized patients
Authors: Chatzisymeonidis Stavros , Kioskli Kitty 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Involuntary psychiatric admission poses a challenge in terms of providing the most effective yet least restrictive care in accordance with each country's regulations. Effective communication and coordination between the justice, police, and healthcare systems are essential for the successful implementation of this process. This study examines the sociodemographic, clinical, and parametric factors involved in the status of involuntary admission. A retrospective analysis of 292 cases grounded in the Hellenic Police records was conducted to indicate differences between involuntarily and non-hospitalized patients as well as risk and protective factors for the status of compulsory admission in psychiatric units located in Athens, Greece. Out of a total of 292 cases, 240 (77.4%) concerned involuntarily hospitalized patients, compared to 52 (16.8%) non-hospitalized. The most prevalent diagnosis among involuntarily hospitalized patients was schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders (53.5%), in contrast to non-hospitalized patients, for whom it was affective disorders (33.3%). Affective disorders, along with neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders, were found to offer a protective factor against involuntary hospitalizations. Our findings indicate that involuntary hospitalizations are associated with procedural downsides, detrimentally affecting mental health treatment recipients. Therefore, community-based compulsory therapeutic interventions should be incorporated into the mental health agenda of Greece.
Spontaneous Change: Applying Zhuangzi’s Concept of Hua (化) to Global Citizenship
Authors: Dang Jing 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn the modern globalised world, there is a growing realisation that global awareness and transnational efforts are required to address global challenges. One attempt to foster this is through global citizenship and education. However, to be truly global, global citizenship education must draw on diverse traditions beyond Western-European paradigms. This article adds to this endeavour by drawing on Zhuangzi’s philosophy of hua—change or transformation—to develop an account of global identity that is both familiar and innovative. It begins with an overview of global ‘citizenship’ understood as a figurative form of citizenship orientated towards ethical and educational values. This is followed by an introduction to the concept of hua in Daoism, especially in the Zhuangzi, whereby all things are seen as changing according to their own nature and environment. Such an understanding of hua guides us toward “spontaneous” and “noncoercive” actions that reflect the true nature of an entity and its changing circumstances. These ideas are then applied to global citizenship (GC) and global citizenship education (GCE) via two sets of examples: first, they are applied at the local level in diverse contexts (such as schools and cultural groups) to illustrate the utility of Zhuangzi’s dynamic approach; and second, the article explores examples that highlight when it is “noncoercive” to implement or fail to implement GC. In sum, this article utilises Zhuangzi’s concept of spontaneous change to develop some suggestions of how to foster GC identity in a way that responds meaningfully to the dynamism and complexity of the modern globalised world, and that looks beyond the voices that have traditionally dominated the discourse.
Role of Taxa Age and Geologic Range: Survival Analysis of Marine Biota over the Last 538 Million Years
Authors: Pérez-Sosa Lilian B. , Nakamura Miguel , Del Monte-Luna Pablo , Vicente Alba 
Published: June 2023

AbstractUnderstanding past extinction processes is an important and current matter, and regression methods in the domain of survival analysis can be applied to fossil data. The chief goal of this study is to relate genus-level lifetimes to ancient environmental conditions (e.g., sea level and surface temperatures or carbon dioxide concentration). The Cox proportional hazards model was used to characterize the extinction risks of marine genera, enabling quantitative and graphical comparisons between selected taxonomic groups over geologic time. The environment was confirmed to be a significant factor, and both age-dependent coefficients and time-dependent covariates were required to accommodate the data. The Cox model analyzed in this study provides new insights into the extinction patterns of marine biota over the past 538.8 million years (Ma). Previous works focusing on specific groups at certain geologic times suggest that the extinction risk is related to taxa age, taxonomic group, and, in some particular cases, geologic time. Here, this idea is confirmed for a larger taxonomic group, during a larger time span (ca. 530 Ma), providing a more complete and complex scenario than previous works. After applying survival analyses, conjoint effects were observed between taxa and their age, their time of existence, and the prevailing environmental conditions found at any particular moment.
Impact of Drone Regulations on Drone Use in Geospatial Applications and Research: Focus on Visual Range Conditions, Geofencing and Privacy Considerations
Authors: Alamouri Ahmed , Lampert Astrid , Gerke Markus 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) laid down the new EU drone regulations in December 2020, which are seen as a development step towards enabling a reliable legal framework for drone operation and use. At the same time, it is still not clear how the new rules will influence drone usage in various drone-based applications and sectors. Therefore, the paper aims to discuss and analyse how recent rules may influence drone use and affect its economic viability with the focus on the geospatial sector. The discussion of rules’ impact is achieved based on three key items: visual range limitations, geofencing systems (virtual geographic boundary around specific areas of interest) and, finally, the effect of privacy considerations. To enrich the discussion and get more insight into rules’ impact, important issues from different technical and economic aspects were distributed in a questionnaire to collect data from participants who are actively developing or using the drone technology. The questionnaire results revealed that the majority of participants (75%) were of the opinion that it is somehow difficult to judge how the new regulations will help/hinder the drone use at least in the current stage of rules implementation. In addition, there is a tendency in conducting drone flights under visual line of sight conditions even if there are difficulties in keeping a continuous contact with the drone during flight operations. Finally, the results pointed out that 44% of participants faced problems with privacy issues that affected their flight missions, and as a consequence some of the projects even got cancelled.
An invitation to distributed quantum neural networks
Authors: Pira Lirandë , Ferrie Chris 
Published: June 2023

AbstractDeep neural networks have established themselves as one of the most promising machine learning techniques. Training such models at large scales is often parallelized, giving rise to the concept of distributed deep learning. Distributed techniques are often employed in training large models or large datasets either out of necessity or simply for speed. Quantum machine learning, on the other hand, is the interplay between machine learning and quantum computing. It seeks to understand the advantages of employing quantum devices in developing new learning algorithms as well as improving the existing ones. A set of architectures that are heavily explored in quantum machine learning are quantum neural networks. In this review, we consider ideas from distributed deep learning as they apply to quantum neural networks. We find that the distribution of quantum datasets shares more similarities with its classical counterpart than does the distribution of quantum models, though the unique aspects of quantum data introduce new vulnerabilities to both approaches. We review the current state of the art in distributed quantum neural networks, including recent numerical experiments and the concept ofcircuit-cutting.
Approaches to Address New ABET Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Criteria in Biomedical Engineering Curricula
Authors: Bansal Sonia , Kyle Aaron M. , Brightman Andrew O. , Amos Jennifer R. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe lack of diversity in engineering is a persistent problem with few signs of pending improvement. Efforts to promote diversity in engineering schools have produced modest gains. Based on a commitment to be a change leader and fueled by recent updates in ABET criteria to include diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEI-J) as tenets of engineering education, the biomedical engineering (BME) community needs to find new ways to address the issues of DEI for all groups in our curricula. In an attempt to redesign engineering departments to be more inclusive of all student populations, institutions of higher learning are reviewing programs, policies, and the ways they engage students. This paper provides BME programs with some thinking about the integration of DEI into areas of curriculum, assessment, faculty practice and faculty support, infrastructure, and climate for change. This study reports on curricular innovations attempted to date in order to serve as a resource for biomedical undergraduate engineering curricula. The authors have collected critical resources and literature related to integrating DEI into courses and content as well as assessment and evaluation approaches. Sections include resources for BME design, diverse anatomy and physiology, person-centered language, ethics, and assessment and evaluation approaches to measuring climate, faculty, and student impacts. In addition to providing resources, we propose that the ABET DEI framework is missing a critical component: justice. We feel that justice should be emphasized, particularly in biomedical engineering programs because our field has the unique opportunity to promote awareness of injustices and racial disparities in the design, development, and delivery of healthcare and medical technologies. While this paper presents examples of integration in several course types and across different topics, it is intended to inspire additional efforts by the BME community to make more concerted changes to promote DEI in our educational programs.Graphical abstractGraphical abstract demonstrating main themes and connections between different themes in the DEI-J framework presented in the paper. Created with BioRender.com.
What Remains Now That the Fear Has Passed? Developmental Trajectory Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic for Co-occurrences of Twitter, Google Trends, and Public Health Data
Authors: Rathke Benjamin Havis , Yu Han , Huang Hong 
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Objective:
The rapid onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) created a complex virtual collective consciousness. Misinformation and polarization were hallmarks of the pandemic in the United States, highlighting the importance of studying public opinion online. Humans express their thoughts and feelings more openly than ever before on social media; co-occurrence of multiple data sources have become valuable for monitoring and understanding public sentimental preparedness and response to an event within our society.

Methods:
In this study, Twitter and Google Trends data were used as the co-occurrence data for the understanding of the dynamics of sentiment and interest during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States from January 2020 to September 2021. Developmental trajectory analysis of Twitter sentiment was conducted using corpus linguistic techniques and word cloud mapping to reveal 8 positive and negative sentiments and emotions. Machine learning algorithms were used to implement the opinion mining how Twitter sentiment was related to Google Trends interest with historical COVID-19 public health data.

Results:
The sentiment analysis went beyond polarity to detect specific feelings and emotions during the pandemic.

Conclusions:
The discoveries on the behaviors of emotions at each stage of the pandemic were presented from the emotion detection when associated with the historical COVID-19 data and Google Trends data.
LUCRETIUS 6.391: AN EMENDATION
Authors: Kayachev Boris 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis article argues that at Lucr. 6.391 (icti flammas ut fulguris halent) fulguris is a corruption, and proposes to read sulpuris instead. While the case against fulguris may in itself not be incontrovertible, the advantages of sulpuris include the acquisition of a new Homeric intertext in Il. 8.135 δεινὴ δὲ φλὸξ ὦρτο θεείου καιομένοιο.
OSTRACISM IN MENANDER'S SAMIA
Authors: Brown Mitch 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis article identifies an ostracism joke in Menander's Samia (364–6) during a climactic scene in which the Athenian Demeas ejects the titular Chrysis from his house. The joke, uttered by a cook who is reacting to Chrysis’ expulsion, plays on the usage of ὄστρακα—broken pieces of pottery—as ballots in the institution of ostracism. The article proposes that the joke references the final abolition of ostracism during Demetrius of Phalerum's reign and reveals Menander's support for the regime.
A NEW TESTIMONIUM FOR NUMENIUS: PROCLUS ON THE ORIGIN OF EVIL
Authors: Abdavi Azar Kasra 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn the course of examining the origin of evil in the De malorum subsistentia, Proclus reproduces a position that considers the maleficent (world-)soul as cause of evil. The same entity is held to co-govern the material realm alongside the beneficent world-soul. While scholarship tends to associate the testimonium with Plutarch (and Atticus), this survey shows why Numenius of Apamea is a much more probable candidate. The discussion concludes with further proposals for a new edition of Numenius, including possible traces of Numenius in Iamblichus’ On Soul and Porphyry's On the Faculties of Soul.
Real abstractions: Markets, moralities, and social segmentation in modern India
Authors: Blom Hansen Thomas 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThis introduction begins with a brief overview of the three major factors shaping economic life and exchange in India, as laid out by contributions in the edited volume Rethinking Markets in Modern India: embedded exchange, contested jurisdiction, and pliable markets. The overarching logic of all the contributions is that markets in India must be understood as path dependent, that is, expressing a historical trajectory and specific, and changing, political and moral regimes. The remainder of this introduction discusses the origins of the distinction between ‘economy’ and ‘culture’ in the nationalist critiques of empire and how these critiques have led to a widespread moral ambivalence vis-à-vis the commercialization of everyday life in India that persists today across the political spectrum.
The Beneluxa Initiative domain task force health technology assessment: a comparison of member countries’ past health technology assessments
Authors: Vreman Rick A. , van Hoof Daan , Nachtnebel Anna , Daems Joël , van de Casteele Marc , Fogarty Emer , Adams Roisin , Timmers Lonneke 
Published: June 2023

Abstract

Objective
This study aimed to compare assessments between Beneluxa Initiative member countries’ assessments and identify alignments and divergences.

Methods
A retrospective comparative analysis was performed that investigated (i) number and type of assessed indications (for Austria (AT), Belgium (BE), Ireland (IE), and the Netherlands (NL)); (ii) added benefit conclusions (for BE, IE, and NL); and (iii) the main arguments underlying differences in conclusions (for BE, IE, and NL). Data were retrieved directly from agency representatives and from public HTA reports. European Medicines Agency approved indications were included for drugs assessed between 2016 and 2020, excluding veterinary drugs, generics, and biosimilars.

Results
Only 44 (10 percent) of the 444 included indications were assessed by all four member countries. Between any pair of two countries, the overlap was higher, from 63 (AT–NL) to 188 (BE–IE). Added benefit conclusions matched exactly in 62–74 percent of the indications, depending on the countries compared. In the remaining cases, most often a difference of one added benefit level was observed (e.g., higher vs. equal relative effect). Contradictory outcomes were very rare: only three cases were observed (lower vs. higher effect). When assessing the underlying arguments for seven cases with different outcomes, differences were attributable to slight differences in weighing of evidence and uncertainties rather than disagreement on aspects within the assessment itself.

Conclusions
Despite high variability in European HTA procedures, collaboration on HTA between the Beneluxa Initiative member countries is very feasible and would likely not result in added benefit conclusions that would be very different from added benefit conclusions in national procedures.
Use of mechanical thrombectomy in very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease patient with extensive venous thrombosis
Authors: Herron Christopher , McGovern Eimear , Shahanavaz Shabana 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMechanical thrombectomy is generally used in adult patients with pulmonary embolism or extensive venous thromboembolism, but it is starting to become more prevalent in the children. We present a unique case of a 3-year-old female with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease with extensive venous thromboembolism who underwent successful mechanical thrombectomy.
The impact of sodium reduction on overall nutrient content in Child and Adult Care Food Program meals
Authors: Gahan Elise , Hansotte Elinor , Lindstrom K Elise , Vaughn Shelley , Cummings Sandra 
Published: June 2023

AbstractObjective:To understand the impact of Na reduction on the nutrient content of Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals served through At-Risk Afterschool Meals (ARASM) without compromising the nutritional quality of the meals served.Design:Sodium Reduction in Communities Program (SRCP) partnered with a CACFP ARASM programme from October 2016 to September 2021. We assessed changes in Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-2015) food component scores and macro- and micronutrients using cross-sectional nutrient analyses of October 2016 and 2020 menus.Setting:ARASM programme sites in Indianapolis, IN, USA.Participants:October 2016 and 2020 menus from one CACFP ARASM programme.Intervention:Na reduction strategies included implementing food service guidelines, modifying meal components, changing procurement practices and facilitating environmental changes to promote lower Na items.Results:From baseline in 2016 to 2020, fifteen meal components were impacted by the intervention, which impacted 17 (85 %) meals included in the analysis. Average Na per meal reduced significantly between 2016 (837·9 mg) and 2020 (627·9 mg) (P = 0·002). Between 2016 and 2020, there were significant increases in whole grains (P = 0·003) and total vegetables (P < 0·001) and significant reductions in refined grains (P = 0·001) and Na (P = 0·02), all per 1000 kcal served.Conclusions:This study demonstrates that Na content can be reduced in CACFP meals without compromising the nutritional quality of meals served. Future studies are needed to identify feasible best practices and policies to reduce Na content in the CACFP meal pattern.
Competing with the competitors in an endless competition: a systematic review of nonchemical weed management research in peanut (Arachis hypogea) in the United States
Authors: Daramola Olumide S. , Iboyi Joseph E. , MacDonald Gregory E. , Kanissery Ramdas G. , Singh Hardeep , Tillman Barry L. , Devkota Pratap 
Published: June 2023

AbstractWeed interference is a major factor that reduces peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) yield in the United States. Peanut growers rely heavily on herbicides for weed control. Although effective, herbicides are not a complete solution to the complex challenge that weeds present. Therefore, the use of nonchemical weed management options is essential. The literature on weed research in peanut in the past 53 yr in the United States was reviewed to assess the achievements and identify current research gaps and prospects for nonchemical weed management for future research. More than half (79%) of the published studies were from the southeastern United States. Most studies (88%) focused on weed management, while fewer studies (12%) addressed weed distribution, ecology, and competitive mechanisms. Broadleaf weeds were the most frequently studied weed species (60%), whereas only 23% and 19% of the published studies were relevant to grasses and Cyperus spp., respectively. Seventy-two percent of the published studies focused on curative measures using herbicides. Nonchemical methods using mechanical (5%) and preventive (13%) measures that influence crop competition and reduce the buildup of the weed seedbank, seedling recruitment, and weed seed production have received less attention. In most studies, the preventive weed management measures provided weed suppression and reduced weed competition but were not effective enough to reduce the need for herbicides to protect peanut yield. Therefore, future research should focus on developing integrated weed management strategies based on multiple preventive measures rather than one preventive measure combined with one or more curative measures. We recommend that research on mechanical weed management should focus on the role of cultivation when integrated with currently available herbicides. For successful weed management with lasting outcomes, the dominant weed communities of specific target locations should be addressed within the context of climate change and emerging constraints rather than focusing on single problematic species.