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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION TO PROMOTE EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY
Authors: Boot Walter 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
The design of technology and technology-based solutions for the challenges many older adults face must consider principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity, or there is a risk of exacerbating digital divides in our society. This session focuses on the design, evaluation, and implementation of technologies to support older adults considering the diversity of the older adult population with respect to factors such as race and ethnicity, income level, health conditions, and cognitive status. M. Harris will discuss the facilitators and barriers identified by Black older adults related to the use of wearable devices for health monitoring. J. Chung will present on the development of a smart speaker application to support wellness among low-income senior housing residents. C. Berridge and E. Sanders will discuss designing technology solutions related to diversity with respect to cognitive status, with Berridge discussing preferences of older adults with mild Alzheimer’s disease for a technology-delivered planning tool, and Sanders presenting technology-based solutions to support the prospective memory of older adults with diverse cognitive impairments. Finally, Schiaffino will present a study examining the acceptability of community-based telehealth programs among vulnerable older adults as a function off health, language, and ethnicity. General themes of inclusive design to ensure that all older adults can benefit from existing and emerging technology-based solutions will be highlighted.
A Relational Approach to Gift-Giving: China's Aid Exchanges in the Global South
Authors: Benabdallah Lina 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
This article expands gift-giving theories by shifting the focus of international relations scholarship from Euro-American-centric views on foreign aid to South–South perspectives to gift exchanges. It does so by recentering relationality and analyzing gifts as encompassing favors, symbolic gestures, support in international arenas, and intangible expressions of solidarity as can be seen in China–Africa relations. Building on work in critical theories in international relations and revisiting Marcel Mauss’ work on gift-giving, this article develops a tripartite relational framework to examining foreign aid and gift-giving from Global South perspectives. The elements of the framework are (1) recentering reciprocity as a necessary element (or norm) in gift exchange, which helps break the rigid donor versus recipient binary; (2) capturing nonmaterial modalities of aid by accounting for solidarity gestures; and (3) expanding the temporal horizon of reciprocation by accepting that the circulation of gifts, favors, and solidarity does not have to occur on a tight timeline of immediate transaction exchanges. Together, these three moves go beyond stigmatizing developing states as chronic “recipient” states and highlight how they engage in mobilizing agency to reciprocate aid in ways other than material.
Multi-objective particle swarm optimization with dynamic population size
Authors: Shu Xiaoli , Liu Yanmin , Liu Jun , Yang Meilan , Zhang Qian 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThere are many complex multi-objective optimization problems in the real world, which are difficult to solve using traditional optimization methods. Multi-objective particle swarm optimization is one of the effective algorithms to solve such problems. This paper proposes a multi-objective particle swarm optimization with dynamic population size (D-MOPSO), which helps to compensate for the lack of convergence and diversity brought by particle swarm optimization, and makes full use of the existing resources in the search process. In D-MOPSO, population size increases or decreases depending on the resources in the archive, thereby regulating population size. On the one hand, particles are added according to local perturbations to improve particle exploration. On the other hand, the non-dominated sorting and population density are used to control the population size to prevent the excessive growth of population size. Finally, the algorithm is compared with 13 competing multi-objective optimization algorithms on four series of benchmark problems. The results show that the proposed algorithm has advantages in solving different benchmark problems.
circFOXK2 promotes the progression of osteoarthritis by regulating the miR-4640-5p/NOTCH2 axis
Authors: Shao Chen , Niu Guoqi , Su Peng , Zhang Jingquan , Zhu Xunbing , Han Guansheng , Xu Panpan , Bai Jianzhong , Sun Kui , Sun Yongming 
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACT

Objectives
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common age-related chronic and disabling joint disease, frequently causing pain and disability in the adult population. Given that there are no proven disease-modifying drugs for OA, it is urgent to gain a deeper understanding of OA pathogenesis. This study intended to uncover the circFOXK2 regulation in OA.

Methods
First, an in vitro OA cell model was constructed by treating murine chondrocytes with interleukin (IL)-1β. Then, a series of functional assays were conducted to evaluate the effect of circFOXK2 on OA progression in murine chondrocytes. Bioinformatics analysis and mechanism investigations were performed to investigate the competitive endogenous ribonucleic acid (RNA) network of circFOXK2 in OA.

Results
circFOXK2 is overexpressed in IL-1β-treated chondrocyte. We confirmed the cyclic structure and cytoplasmic distribution of circFOXK2. Functionally, circFOXK2 promotes chondrocyte apoptosis and extracellular matrix degradation but inhibits chondrocyte proliferation. Mechanically, circFOXK2 competitively binds to microRNA-4640-5p (miR-4640-5p) to enhance NOTCH2 expression in OA, affecting OA progression. Besides, circFOXK2 could motivate the NOTCH pathway to accelerate OA progression.

Conclusions
The circFOXK2/miR-4640-5p/NOTCH2 axis stimulates the NOTCH pathway to promote the transcription of inflammatory cytokines (IL33, IL17F, and IL6), consequently facilitating OA progression in murine chondrocytes.
Challenges and opportunities in remote sensing-based crop monitoring: a review
Authors: Wu Bingfang , Zhang Miao , Zeng Hongwei , Tian Fuyou , Potgieter Andries B , Qin Xingli , Yan Nana , Chang Sheng , Zhao Yan , Dong Qinghan , Boken Vijendra , Plotnikov Dmitry , Guo Huadong , Wu Fangming , Zhao Hang , Deronde Bart , Tits Laurent , Loupian Evgeny 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBuilding a more resilient food system for sustainable development and reducing uncertainty in global food markets both require concurrent and near-real-time and reliable crop information for decision making. Satellite-driven crop monitoring has become a main method to derive crop information at local, regional, and global scales by revealing the spatial and temporal dimensions of crop growth status and production. However, there is a lack of quantitative, objective, and robust methods to ensure the reliability of crop information, which reduces the applicability of crop monitoring and leads to uncertain and undesirable consequences. In this paper, we review recent progress in crop monitoring and identify the challenges and opportunities in future efforts. We find that satellite-derived metrics do not fully capture determinants of crop production and do not quantitatively interpret crop growth status; the latter can be advanced by integrating effective satellite-derived metrics and new onboard sensors. We have identified that ground data accessibility and the negative effects of knowledge-based analyses are two essential issues in crop monitoring that reduce the applicability of crop monitoring for decisions on food security. Crowdsourcing is one solution to overcome the restrictions of ground-truth data accessibility. We argue that user participation in the complete process of crop monitoring could improve the reliability of crop information. Encouraging users to obtain crop information from multiple sources could prevent unconscious biases. Finally, there is a need to avoid conflicts of interest in publishing publicly available crop information.
Multi-chord observation of stellar occultation by the near-Earth asteroid (3200) Phaethon on 2021 October 3 (UTC) with very high accuracy
Authors: Yoshida Fumi , Hayamizu Tsutomu , Miyashita Kazuhisa , Watanabe Hiroyuki , Yamamura Hidehito , Akitaya Hiroshi , Asai Akira , Fujiwara Yasunori , Goto Tateki , Hashimoto George L , Hatanaka Akitoshi , Horaguchi Toshihiro , Ida Miyoshi , Imamura Kazuyoshi , Isobe Ken , Ishiguro Masateru , Kaizuka Noboru , Kasebe Hisashi , Kawasaki Yohei , Kim Taewoo , Kitazaki Katsuhiko , Manago Norihiro , Matsumura Masafumi , Matsushita Hiroshi , Matsuura Shuji , Nakamura Takahiro , Nagata Toshihiro , Noda Hirotomo , Ogawa Masaaki , Ohshima Osamu , Owada Minoru , Saitou Kazuyuki , Tsumura Mitsunori , Ueyama Yoshihiro , Watanabe Hayato , Yamamoto Masa-yuki , Yoshihara Hideki , Fujiwara Takao , Haraguchi Miyu , Hayashi Hironori , Hitotsuda Tomoya , Horikawa Toshihiro , Ishida Kai , Ito Tadashi , Jin Sunho , Kang Wonseok , Katayama Toshihiko , Kawabata Koji S , Kawasaki Ryosuke , Kim Kihyeon , Kita Masayuki , Kitazaki Naoko , Kurisu Hiroya , Matsushima Makoto , Matsumi Chika , Mihari Ayami , Naka Masaru , Nakaoka Tatsuya , Nishihama Reiko , Nishiyama Yukio , Nukui Sadao , Oba Masahiko , Okamoto Takaya , Omori Yujiro , Seo Jinguk , Shirakawa Hiroki , Sugino Tomoshi , Tani Yuki , Takagaki Kazuhiko , Ueda Yukikazu , Urakawa Seitaro , Watanabe Masanari , Yamashita Kouhei , Yamashita Misato , Sato Isao , Murayama Shosaku , Arai Tomoko , Herald David , Higuchi Arika 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
We observed a stellar occultation by (3200) Phaethon, which occurred in western Japan on 2021 October 3 (UTC). This observation was requested by the DESTINY+ mission team, which plans to conduct a flyby of asteroid Phaethon in 2028. Overall, this research effort contributes towards a large-scale observation campaign with a total of 72 observers observing from western Japan to southern Korea. 36 stations were established, and stellar occultation by the asteroid Phaethon was detected in 18 of them. This is the first time that this many multiple chord observations have been made for such a small asteroid (it has a diameter of 5–6 km). Observational reductions show that the apparent cross-section of Phaethon at the time of the occultation could be approximated using an ellipse with a major diameter of 6.12 ± 0.07 km and a minor diameter of 4.14 ± 0.07 km, and a position angle of 117.°4 ± 1.°5. As can be seen from the small error bars of the fitted ellipse, we have succeeded in estimating the shape and size of the asteroid with an extremely high degree of accuracy. Our observation results, together with other observations, will be used to create a 3D model of Phaethon and to improve its orbit. The instruments that we used for this observation are commonly used by many amateur astronomers in Japan for occultation observations and are not difficult to obtain. This paper describes the method and results of our observations using a CMOS camera and a GPS module, so that many people can participate in occultation observations in the future.
QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF CONSERVATISM INCLUDED IN PARAMETER SETTINGS FOR CLEARANCE LEVEL CALCULATIONS: A CASE STUDY IN JAPAN
Authors: Sasaki Michiya , Kimura Tatsuki , Hattori Takatoshi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractIn the evaluation of radiation safety standards, representative, average or conservative parameter values are set for dose calculation, and it is expected that excessive conservatism may be occasionally included in the standards already established. In this study, we attempted to quantitatively evaluate the ‘factor of conservatism’ for parameters used in the dose calculations for an actual case of clearance level calculations in Japan. The ‘factor of conservatism’ was calculated using the selected value for the parameter actually applied in the clearance level calculation and the expected values evaluated from the probability distribution. As a result, it was estimated that the ‘factor of conservatism’ for the parameters used in the clearance level calculation for the main nuclear facilities in Japan is approximately 1 to 7.
Thermal adaptation of photosynthetic physiology of the invasive vineIpomoea cairica(L.) enhances its advantage over nativePaederia scandens(Lour.) Merr. in South China
Authors: Chen Minghao , Cai Mingling , Xiang Ping , Qin Zhangfen , Peng Changlian , Li Shaoshan 
Published: December 2022

Abstract Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet is an invasive vine in South China with strong ecological adaptability in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. However, its invasion mechanism under global warming still remains unknown. In the present study, the thermal adaptability of I. cairica was investigated from the perspective of photosynthetic physiology to explain its successful invasiveness in South China, compared to a niche-overlapping native vine Paederia scandens (Lour.) Merr. Results of field photosynthesis measurements indicated a higher photosynthesis of I. cairica than P. scandens, which was also more temperature-sensitive. Under heat treatment (40 °C), the thermal-avoidance strategy of P. scandens and the thermal-adaptation strategy of the I. cairica enhanced the photosynthetic growth advantage of I. cairica over P. scandens. In I. cairica, the increase of soluble sugar and antioxidant enzyme activity along with the decrease of Malondialdehyde and oxide accumulation demonstrated that I. cairica has superior thermal-adaptation, contrary to P. scandens. Expression of IcOr and IcSRO1 in I. cairica was induced at 40 °C, maintaining the stability of photosynthetic system II and enhancing antioxidant ability. Out study suggested that a higher frequency of heat disturbance under global warming will enhance the invasion capability I. cairica but inhibit the native vine P. scandens.HighlightThis paper reveals that contrary thermal-adaptation strategies expanded the photosynthetic, growing, and physiological advantages of invasive I. cairica over native P. scandens under high temperature.
Cost, health impacts and cost effectiveness of iceless refrigeration in India's last-mile vaccine cold chain delivery
Authors: Plewes Katherine , Khonputsa Panarasri , Day Nicholas P J , Lubell Yoel 
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACTBackgroundCompared with ice-based vaccine carriers (IBVCs), iceless vaccine carrier (ILVC) last-mile delivery could optimize vaccine effectiveness by reducing spoilage. We estimated ILVC-associated spoilage costs averted and cost effectiveness.MethodsIBVC vaccine spoilage costs were estimated for six vaccines. ILVC incremental costs were based on yearly ILVC cost over total doses. Cost effectiveness was estimated via Markov modeling of rotavirus vaccine.ResultsThe spoilage cost using IBVCs was US$9 603 294. Using ILVCs, the incremental cost per vaccine dose was US$0.026, the cost-benefit ratio was 0.28, the number of averted disability-adjusted life years was 0.03 per child and there was a saving of US$0.80 per child vaccinated.ConclusionsILVCs may bring cost savings and health gains compared with IBVCs.
Increasing the Representation of Black Men in Medicine by Addressing Systems Factors
Authors: Poll-Hunter Norma I. , Brown Zackary , Smith André , Starks Steven M. , Gregory-Bass Rosalind , Robinson Derek , Cullins Maureen D. , Capers Quinn , Landry Alden , Bush Antonio , Bellamy Kimberly , Lubin-Johnson Niva , Fluker Clarence J. , Acosta David A. , Young Geoffrey H. , Butts Gary C. , Bright Cedric M. 
Published: December 2022

In 2015, data released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) showed that there were more Black men applying and matriculating to medical school in 1978 than 2014. The representation of Black men in medicine is a troubling workforce issue that was identified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as a national crisis. While premedical pathway programs have contributed to increased workforce diversity, alone they are insufficient to accelerate change. In response, the AAMC and the National Medical Association launched a new initiative in August 2020, the Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine, to address the systems factors that influence the trajectory to medicine for Black men.
The authors provide a brief overview of the educational experiences of Black boys and men in the United States and, as members of the Action Collaborative, describe their early work. Using research, data, and collective lived experiences, the Action Collaborative members identified premedical and academic medicine systems factors that represented opportunities for change. The premedical factors include financing and funding, information access, pre-health advisors, the Medical College Admission Test, support systems, foundational academics, and alternative career paths. The academic medicine factors include early identification, medical school recruitment and admissions, and leadership accountability. The authors offer several points of intervention along the medical education continuum, starting as early as elementary school through medical school matriculation, for institutional leaders to address these factors as part of their diversity strategy.
The authors also present the Action Collaborative’s process for leveraging collective impact to build an equity-minded action agenda focused on Black men. They describe their initial focus on pre-health advising and leadership accountability and next steps to develop an action agenda. Collective impact and coalition building will facilitate active, broad engagement of partners across sectors to advance long-term systems change.
A Prospective Cohort of Alcohol Use and Alcohol-related Problems Before and After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
Authors: White Gretchen E. , Boles Richard E. , Courcoulas Anita P. , Yanovski Susan Z. , Zeller Meg H. , Jenkins Todd M. , Inge Thomas H. 
Published: December 2022

Objective:
To describe alcohol use, alcohol-related harm, and alcohol-related problems preoperatively and up to 8 years following metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) in adolescents.

Background:
Risk for alcohol use and alcohol use disorders (AUD) increases post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy in adults. However, data are lacking in adolescents who undergo MBS.

Methods:
This study includes 217 adolescents (aged 13–19 y) enrolled in a 5-center prospective cohort study who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or vertical sleeve gastrectomy (2007–2011) and reported alcohol use preoperatively and annually postoperatively for up to 8 years. Time to elevated Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) score, alcohol-related harm, and alcohol-related problems were analyzed with Kaplan-Meier estimates of cumulative incidence.

Results:
Preoperatively, the median age was 17 years; the median body mass index was 51 kg/m2. Alcohol use frequency and average quantity of drinks per drinking day increased postoperatively (2% consumed alcohol 2–4 times/month 6 months versus 24% 8 years postoperatively, P<0.001; 2% consumed≥3 drinks per drinking day 6 months versus 35% 8 years postoperatively, P<0.001). Cumulative incidence of postoperative onset elevated AUDIT-C score, alcohol-related harm, and alcohol-related problems at year 8 were 45% (95% CI:37–53), 43% (95% CI:36–51), and 47% (95% CI:40–55), respectively.

Conclusions:
Nearly half of those who underwent MBS as adolescents screened positively for AUD, symptoms of alcohol-related harm, or alcohol-related problems 8 years post-MBS, highlighting the risk for alcohol use and AUD after MBS in adolescents. AUD evaluation and treatment should be integrated into routine long-term care for adolescents undergoing MBS.
Robotic Versus Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer
Authors: Zhang Yajie , Dong Dong , Cao Yuqin , Huang Maosheng , Li Jian , Zhang Jiahao , Lin Jules , Sarkaria Inderpal S. , Toni Lerut , David Rice , He Jie , Li Hecheng 
Published: December 2022

Objectives:
To give a comprehensive review of the literature comparing perioperative outcomes and long-term survival with robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) versus minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) for esophageal cancer.

Background:
Curative minimally invasive surgical treatment for esophageal cancer includes RAMIE and conventional MIE. It remains controversial whether RAMIE is comparable to MIE.

Methods:
This review was registered at the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42021260963). A systematic search of databases was conducted. Perioperative outcomes and long-term survival were analyzed and subgroup analysis was conducted. Cumulative meta-analysis was performed to track therapeutic effectiveness.

Results:
Eighteen studies were included and a total of 2932 patients (92.88% squamous cell carcinoma, 29.83% neoadjuvant therapy, and 38.93% stage III-IV), 1418 underwent RAMIE and 1514 underwent MIE, were analyzed. The number of total lymph nodes (LNs) [23.35 (95% CI: 21.41–25.29) vs 21.98 (95% CI: 20.31–23.65); mean difference (MD) = 1.18; 95% CI: 0.06–2.30; P=0.04], abdominal LNs [9.05 (95% CI: 8.16–9.94) vs 7.75 (95% CI: 6.62–8.88); MD = 1.04; 95% CI: 0.19–1.89; P=0.02] and LNs along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve [1.74 (95% CI: 1.04–2.43) vs 1.34 (95% CI: 0.32–2.35); MD = 0.22; 95% CI: 0.09–0.35; P <0.001] were significantly higher in the RAMIE group. RAMIE is associated with a lower incidence of pneumonia [9.61% (95% CI: 7.38%–11.84%) vs 14.74% (95% CI: 11.62%–18.15%); odds ratio = 0.73; 95% CI: 0.58-0.93; P=0.01]. Meanwhile, other perioperative outcomes, such as operative time, blood loss, length of hospital stay, 30/90-day mortality, and R0 resection, showed no significant difference between the two groups. Regarding long-term survival, the 3-year overall survival was similar in the two groups, whereas patients undergoing RAMIE had a higher rate of 3-year disease-free survival compared with the MIE group [77.98% (95% CI: 72.77%–82.43%) vs 70.65% (95% CI: 63.87%–77.00%); odds ratio = 1.42; 95% CI: 1.11–1.83; P=0.006]. A cumulative meta-analysis conducted for each outcome demonstrated relatively stable effects in the two groups. Analyses of each subgroup showed similar overall outcomes.

Conclusions:
RAMIE is a safe and feasible alternative to MIE in the treatment of resectable esophageal cancer with comparable perioperative outcomes and seems to indicate a possible superiority in LNs dissection in the abdominal cavity, and LNs dissected along the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and 3-year disease-free survival in particular in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Further randomized studies are needed to better evaluate the long-term benefits of RAMIE compared with MIE.