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A blockchain ledger for securing isolated ambient intelligence deployments using reputation and information theory metrics
Authors: Bordel Borja , Alcarria Ramón , Robles Tomás 
Published: May 2023

AbstractAmbient Intelligence deployments are very vulnerable to Cyber-Physical attacks. In these attacking strategies, intruders try to manipulate the behavior of the global system by affecting some key elements within the deployment. Typically, attackers inject false information, integrate malicious devices within the deployment, or infect communications among sensor nodes, among other possibilities. To protect Ambient Intelligence deployments against these attacks, complex data analysis algorithms are usually employed in the cloud to remove anomalous information from historical series. However, this approach presents two main problems. First, it requires all Ambient Intelligence systems to be networked and connected to the cloud. But most new applications for Ambient Intelligence are supported by isolated systems. And second, they are computationally heavy and not compatible with new decentralized architectures. Therefore, in this paper we propose a new decentralized security solution, based on a Blockchain ledger, to protect isolated Ambient Intelligence deployments. In this ledger, new sensing data are considered transactions that must be validated by edge managers, which operate a Blockchain network. This validation is based on reputation metrics evaluated by sensor nodes using historical network data and identity parameters. Through information theory, the coherence of all transactions with the behavior of the historical deployment is also analyzed and considered in the validation algorithm. The relevance of edge managers in the Blockchain network is also weighted considering the knowledge they have about the deployment. An experimental validation, supported by simulation tools and scenarios, is also described. Results show that up to 93% of Cyber-Physical attacks are correctly detected and stopped, with a maximum delay of 37 s.
Experiences of cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in the Netherlands: symptoms, daily limitations, involvement of healthcare professionals, and social support
Authors: van de Graaf Daniëlle L. , Engelen Vivian , de Boer Aize , Vreugdenhil Gerard , Smeets Tom , van der Lee Marije L. , Trompetter Hester R. , Mols Floortje 
Published: May 2023

Abstract
Purpose
A significant proportion of cancer patients suffer from chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). This descriptive study aimed to examine patients’ experience of CIPN symptoms, daily limitations, involvement of healthcare professionals, and social support.

Methods
Cross-sectional data have been collected in the Netherlands via a national online questionnaire comprising closed items only (February 2021).

Results
Out of 3752 respondents, 1975 received chemotherapy only (i.e., without targeted therapy) and were therefore included. The majority (71.2%) reported symptoms in both hands and feet (e.g., tingling and loss of sensation or diminished sensation). Participants reported most limitations in household chores, social activities, hobbies, sports, walking, and sleeping and least in family/(taking care of) children, cycling, driving, self-care, eating and drinking, and sexuality and intimacy. Many patients indicated that their healthcare professionals informed them about the possibility of CIPN development before treatment (58.4%), and they paid attention to CIPN during and after treatment (53.1%). However, many patients (43%) reported a lack of information on what to do when CIPN develops. Few participants (22%) visited their general practitioner (GP) for CIPN. In general, patients’ social environments sometimes to always showed empathy to patients.

Conclusions
Symptoms of CIPN are frequently reported and can result in various daily limitations. Support from professionals and peers is crucial in managing CIPN, which is sometimes lacking. Appropriate guidance and support should be provided to patients to decrease the impact of CIPN on daily life. Future research should investigate differences in chemotherapeutic agents and the resulting symptoms and consequences.
Onion skin–derived sorbent for the sequestration of methylparaben in contaminated aqueous medium
Authors: Adeola Adedapo O. , Oyedotun Kabir O. , Waleng Ngwako J. , Mamba Bhekie B. , Nomngongo Philiswa N. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractCarbon-based adsorbents were produced from onion skin waste for the adsorption of methylparaben from contaminated water. The biomass-derived carbon was characterized using various established analytical techniques. The microscopic examinations revealed micro- and mesoporous structures with a partially disordered network of the graphenic carbon-like multilayer structure, confirmed by XPS and Raman spectra. XRD analysis revealed that the biomass-derived carbon is largely amorphous with the graphitic phase also confirmed. Aside from the prominence of sp2 hybridized carbon, FTIR analysis shows the existence of moieties and functional groups that may facilitate the sorption of methylparaben or other organic pollutants if explored. The adsorption isotherm revealed that the multilayer adsorption model (Freundlich) best fits experimental data with an SSE value of 0.454. A complex adsorption process is suspected between methylparaben and OSDC, and the physicochemical properties of the sorbate and sorbent played a huge role in the sorption process. The plausible interactions include van der Waals, hydrophobic bonding, hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking, and pore-filling mechanisms, leading to a hysteretic sorption process. The optimal removal efficiency and adsorption maxima of ~ 100% and ~ 8200 mg/g are obtainable at optimum process conditions. Therefore, waste valorization and adsorption performance achieved in this study suggest a sustainable and cost-effective pathway for pollution remediation.
Small order limit of fractional Dirichlet sublinear-type problems
Authors: Angeles Felipe , Saldaña Alberto 
Published: May 2023

AbstractWe study the asymptotic behavior of solutions to various Dirichlet sublinear-type problems involving the fractional Laplacian when the fractional parameterstends to zero. Depending on the type on nonlinearity, positive solutions may converge to a characteristic function or to a positive solution of a limit nonlinear problem in terms of the logarithmic Laplacian, that is, the pseudodifferential operator with Fourier symbol$$\ln (|\xi |^2)$$ln(|ξ|2). In the case of a logistic-type nonlinearity, our results have the following biological interpretation: in the presence of a toxic boundary, species with reduced mobility have a lower saturation threshold, higher survival rate, and are more homogeneously distributed. As a result of independent interest, we show that sublinear logarithmic problems have a unique least-energy solution, which is bounded and Dini continuous with a log-Hölder modulus of continuity.
Pseudo-supervised image clustering based on meta-features
Authors: Wang Hao , Shao Youjia , Yang Tongsen , Zhao Wencang 
Published: May 2023

AbstractStable semantics is a prerequisite for achieving excellent image clustering. However, most current methods suffer from inaccurate class semantic estimation, which limits the clustering performance. For the sake of addressing the issue, we propose a pseudo-supervised clustering framework based on meta-features. First, the framework mines meta-semantic features (i.e., meta-features) of image categories based on instance-level features, which not only preserves instance-level information but also ensures the semantic robustness of meta-features. Ulteriorly, we propagate pseudo-labels to its global neighbor samples with meta-features as the center, which effectively avoids the accumulation of errors caused by the misclassification of samples at the cluster boundary. Finally, we exploit the cross-entropy loss with label smoothing to optimize the pseudo-label optimization network. This optimization method not only achieves a direct mapping from features to stable semantic labels, but also effectively avoids suboptimal solutions caused by multi-level optimization. Extensive experiments demonstrate that our method significantly outperforms twenty-one competing clustering methods on six challenging datasets.
Coordinated Integration of Agricultural and Industrial Processes: a Case Study of Sugarcane-Derived Production
Authors: Ouchida Kotaro , Kanematsu Yuichiro , Fukushima Yasuhiro , Ohara Satoshi , Sugimoto Akira , Hattori Taiichiro , Terajima Yoshifumi , Okubo Tatsuya , Kikuchi Yasunori 
Published: May 2023

Abstract The coordinated integration of agricultural and industrial processes in plant-derived production can offer a solution toward sustainability. However, it is hard for general practitioners to realize the coordinated integration of these processes just based on the precedent fact. A special form clarifying the functions of the required activities should be shared among the practitioners for deliberate system design. In this study, a function model for coordinated integration was developed using the type-zero language of integrated definition for object-oriented design. Inputs, outputs, controls, and mechanisms for the required activities and the relationship between them were analyzed through modeling, after which the model was verified based on actual historical facts in the Japanese cane sugar industry. Finally, as a case study from a different industry, the applicability and limitation of the function model in the palm oil industry are discussed. Although the validity of the model should be confirmed through accumulating future case studies, the structure of the function model should be common to industrial crop-derived productions.
The Formation and Transformation of Manganese Oxide Minerals on the Surface of Kaolinite
Authors: Zhao Fan , Zhang Guangyao , Jiang Yong , Wang Hui , Cao Chi , Qi Yongbo , Wang Qingyun , Zhao Huaiyan 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe formation of manganese (Mn) oxides is influenced by environmental conditions and, in some red soils, Mn oxides occur as coatings on the surface of kaolinite particles in the form of colloidal films or fine particles. The present study aimed to explore the types of formation mechanisms of Mn oxide minerals on the surface of kaolinite. Mn oxide minerals synthesized by reducing the Mn in KMnO4 with a divalent Mn salt (MnSO4) were examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The effects of various initial molar ratios of Mn2+/Mn7+ (R = 1:0.67, 1:1, 1:2, and 1:4), cationic species (Na+ or Mg2+), synthesis temperatures (30, 60, and 110°C), and amount of added kaolinite (0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 5.0 g) on the formation of Mn oxides were studied. The results showed that Mn oxide mineral types were affected by the initial R value and the background cation. With decreases in the initial R value, the synthesized minerals transformed from cryptomelane to birnessite. The relative mass ratios of kaolinite to Mn oxide were calculated as 1:0.92, 1:0.63, 1:1.15, and 1:1.63. The sodium cation (Na+) had a greater role than Mg2+ in promoting the dissolution–recrystallization of birnessite to cryptomelane. The synthesis temperature had no effect on mineral types, but Mn content increased as temperature increased. When the amount of added kaolinite was increased from 0.25 to 5.0 g, Mn oxide minerals formed gradually and transformed from birnessite to cryptomelane. This work revealed a possible formation process and reaction mechanism on the surface of kaolinite particles in some red soils.
New perspectives and issues in industrial policy for sustainable development: from developmental and entrepreneurial to environmental state
Authors: Kastelli Ioanna , Mamica Lukasz , Lee Keun 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe increasingly acute consequences of the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the energy crisis have put industrial policy back. The papers in this issue examine how different countries implement industrial policy for sustainable development from a variety of perspectives. A successful transition to sustainable development seems to require not only the mix of carrots and sticks but also a right mix of creation versus destruction, as in the case of the creation of renewable businesses and the destruction of fossil-fuel businesses. Furthermore, because institutional diversity and the risk of capture can result in very distinct economic, social, and environmental effects, consideration of heterogeneity at the country and sector levels and coordination of vested interests are essential ingredients for sustainable industrial policies, as shown by the case of industrial policy in France and the two industry cases in India. By contrast, the Amazon Fund case is indicative of the three success elements: multi-stakeholder governance, pay-for-performance funding, and non-reimbursable project financing. These three elements can be summarized as local ownership and accountable governance, provided with both carrots and sticks. The problematic case of urban development driven by the oil industry in Ghana can be criticized in terms of the lack of local ownership of the oil industry, which has led to all rents being monopolized by the absentee class. By comparison, the mixed success of cases of industrial symbiosis in Uganda is attributed to the lack of effective carrots. In sum, industrial policy for sustainable development requires handling well all three types of failure, namely, market, system, and capability failures, because it necessitates building capabilities of involved actors and coordinating actions of agents, in addition to providing optimal incentives to reflect externalities of global public goods. Overall, the shifting focus of industrial policy is consistent with the shift of the role of the state, from developmental to entrepreneurial, and finally to environmental state.
Multimodal-ish: prosodic and kinesic aspects of bounded and free uses of ish
Authors: Lehmann Claudia , Pentrel Meike 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe article explores the prosodic and kinesic aspects of three different ish constructions using corpus data from the multimodal NewsScape Library of International Television News. The results reveal that bound -ish with ‘approximate’ meaning is longer in duration, higher in pitch, and shows more pitch variability than bound -ish with ‘properties’ meaning. Free Ish is also longer in duration and shows more pitch variability but is also prosodically set apart from its linguistic environment. Furthermore, the different ish constructions prove to be associated with different sets of kinesic features, although none of these reaches a significant level in the statistical model. It will be argued that the prosodic aspects mirror the constructional status of ish, whereas the kinesic aspects may be used to support their different functions.
HYPEREION—A precision system for the detection of the absorption profile centred at 78 MHz in the radio background spectrum
Authors: Patra N. , Wayth R. , Sokolowski M. , Price D. , McKinley B. , Kenney D. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe report of a detection of an absorption profile centred at 78 MHz in the continuum radio background spectrum by the EDGES experiment and its interpretation as the redshifted 21 cm signal of cosmological origin has become one of the most debated results of observational cosmology in recent times. The cosmological 21 cm has long been proposed to be a powerful probe for observing the early Universe and tracing its evolution over cosmic time. Even though the science case is well established, measurement challenges posed on the technical ground are not fully understood to the level of claiming a successful detection. EDGES’s detection has naturally motivated a number of experimental attempts worldwide to corroborate the findings. In this paper, we present a precision cross-correlation spectrometer HYPEREION purpose-designed for a precision radio background measurement between 50–120 MHz to detect the absorption profile reported by the EDGES experiment. HYPEREION implements a pre-correlation signal processing technique that self-calibrates any spurious additive contamination from within the system and delivers a differential measurement of the sky spectrum and a reference thermal load internal to the system. This ensures an unambiguous ‘zero-point’ of absolute calibration of the purported absorption profile. We present the system design, measurement equations of the ideal system, systematic effects in the real system, and finally, an assessment of the real system output for the detection of the absorption profile at 78 MHz in the continuum radio background spectrum.
Pre‐Industrial, Present and Future Atmospheric Soluble Iron Deposition and the Role of Aerosol Acidity and Oxalate Under CMIP6 Emissions
Authors: Bergas‐Massó Elisa , Gonçalves Ageitos María , Myriokefalitakis Stelios , Miller Ron L. , van Noije Twan , Le Sager Philippe , Montané Pinto Gilbert , Pérez García‐Pando Carlos 
Published: May 2023

AbstractAtmospheric iron (Fe) deposition to the open ocean affects net primary productivity, nitrogen fixation, and carbon uptake. We investigate changes in soluble Fe (SFe) deposition from the pre‐industrial period to the late 21st century using the EC‐Earth3‐Iron Earth System model. EC‐Earth3‐Iron considers various sources of Fe, including dust, fossil fuel combustion, and biomass burning, and features comprehensive atmospheric chemistry, representing atmospheric oxalate, sulfate, and Fe cycles. We show that anthropogenic activity has changed the magnitude and spatial distribution of SFe deposition by increasing combustion Fe emissions and atmospheric acidity and oxalate levels. We report that SFe deposition has doubled since the early industrial era, using the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 emission inventory. We highlight acidity as the main solubilization pathway for dust‐Fe and oxalate‐promoted processing for the solubilization of combustion‐Fe. We project a global SFe deposition increase of 40% by the late 21st century relative to present day under Shared Socioeconomic Pathway (SSP) 3–7.0, which assumes weak climate change mitigation policies. Conversely, SSPs with stronger mitigation pathways (1–2.6 and 2–4.5) result in 35% and 10% global decreases, respectively. Despite these differences, SFe deposition increases over the equatorial Pacific and decreases in the Southern Ocean (SO) for all SSPs. We further observe that deposition over the equatorial Pacific and SO are highly sensitive to future changes in dust emissions from Australia and South America, as well as from North Africa. Future studies should focus on the potential impact of climate‐ and human‐induced changes in dust and wildfires combined.
The Yih Instability in Layered Lava Flow May Initiate the Pāhoehoe to ‘a‘ā Lava Transition
Authors: Culha Cansu , Spinner Sam , Suckale Jenny 
Published: May 2023

AbstractMost basaltic lavas begin flowing as pāhoehoe but sometimes transition into ‘a‘ā. Field observations and previous models have demonstrated that the rheology of smooth, liquid‐like pāhoehoe is distinct from rough, pasty ‘a‘ā, but the cause of this dramatic and rapidly occurring change in rheology has remained unclear. Here, we propose that the pāhoehoe to ‘a‘ā transition could be initiated by the Yih instability, an internal shear instability, in layered pāhoehoe flow. We show that the conditions under which instability arises depend on both extrinsic and intrinsic factors and derive a non‐dimensional regime diagram. We test the model's prediction of stable flow configurations against field observations of solidified lava flows.
Multiple Large‐Scale Dynamical Pathways for Pan–Atlantic Compound Cold and Windy Extremes
Authors: Riboldi Jacopo , Leeding Richard , Segalini Antonio , Messori Gabriele 
Published: May 2023

AbstractWinter cold spells over North America have been correlated with European wind extremes, but the physical mechanisms behind such “pan‐Atlantic” compound extremes have not been clarified yet. In this study, we propose that pan–Atlantic cold and windy extremes occur following two possible dynamical pathways. The first one involves the propagation of a Rossby wave train from the Pacific Ocean, associated with windstorms over north‐western Europe in the 5–10 days after the cold spell peak. The second is associated with a high‐latitude anticyclone over the North Atlantic and an equatorward‐shifted jet, leading to windstorms over south‐western Europe already in the days preceding the cold spell peak. European windstorms are thus systematically tied to North American cold spells according to the different flow configuration. The analysis underscores that apparently similar surface extremes might be driven by different processes, and conflating them together could lead to misleading conclusions.
Mid‐Infrared Spectroscopy of Feldspars From the Bühl Basalt (Northern Hesse, Germany) Formed Under Reducing Conditions as Terrestrial Analogue of Mercury for MERTIS
Authors: Reitze Maximilian P. , Weber Iris , Morlok Andreas , Hiesinger Harald , Pasckert Jan Hendrik , Schmedemann Nico , Bauch Karin E. , Stojic Aleksandra N. , Helbert Jörn 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe MErcury Radiometer and Thermal Infrared Spectrometer instrument onboard the BepiColombo spacecraft is designed to investigate Mercury’s surface in the mid‐infrared (mid‐IR). Based on MESSENGER data and modeling, Mercury is thought to be evolved under highly reducing conditions (e.g., McCubbin et al., 2017,https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JE005367; Namur & Charlier, 2017,https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2860). The modeling also indicates that Mercury's surface is rich in feldspar. However, it is unknown if reducing conditions during the emplacement of volcanic melts have an influence on the IR properties of feldspars. Therefore, we investigated basaltic samples from the Bühl quarry in northern Hesse, Germany, that evolved under reducing conditions in the mid‐IR and compared the spectra with samples that experienced more oxidizing conditions during their formation. The Bühl samples are feldspar‐rich and contain metallic iron in some areas. Our investigations show that there are no differences between feldspars that formed under different oxidizing conditions. All spectral properties could be explained by well‐known factors that affect mid‐IR spectra of silicates.
Langmuir Turbulence Controls on Observed Diurnal Warm Layer Depths
Authors: Wang Xingchi , Kukulka Tobias , Farrar J. Thomas , Plueddemann Albert J. , Zippel Seth F. 
Published: May 2023

AbstractThe turbulent ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL) shoals during daytime solar surface heating, developing a diurnal warm layer (DWL). The DWL significantly influences OSBL dynamics by trapping momentum and heat in a shallow near‐surface layer. Therefore, DWL depth is critical for understanding OSBL transport and ocean‐atmosphere coupling. A great challenge for determining DWL depth is considering wave‐driven Langmuir turbulence (LT), which increases vertical transport. This study investigates observations with moderate wind speeds (4–7 m/s at 10 m height) and swell waves for which breaking wave effects are less pronounced. By employing turbulence‐resolving large eddy simulation experiments that cover observed wind, wave, and heating conditions based on the wave‐averaged Craik‐Lebovich equation, we develop a DWL depth scaling unifying previous approaches. This scaling closely agrees with observed DWL depths from a year‐long mooring deployment in the subtropical North Atlantic, demonstrating the critical role of LT in determining DWL depth and OSBL dynamics.