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FDI, new development philosophy and China’s high-quality economic development
Authors: Zhang Shaohui , Han Zhongxian , Guo Mingwei 
Published: August 2023

AbstractNumerous studies have extensively investigated the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) on China's economic development from diverse angles, encompassing technological innovation, industrial structure, environmental pollution, foreign trade, and more. However, there is a scarcity of studies that comprehensively examine the hollistic impact of FDI on China's present model of "high-quality" economic development. Therefore, this study proposes a multi-path mechanism using the partial least-squares structural equation modeling to investigate the direct and indirect effects of them from 2012 to 2021. The findings show that, in general, FDI has played a crucial role in promoting high-quality economic development of China nationally and regionally, such as innovative development, green development, shared development, foreign trade, and economic security. Meanwhile, FDI has had a negative impact on harmonized development. Moreover, FDI has had a negative impact on the foreign trade in the middle region; while, FDI has not promoted high-quality economic development directly in the western region. Therefore, a scientific understanding of the relative importance of different paths can help decision-makers make more valid decisions, such as scientifically guiding FDI into rural areas and the tertiary industry; encouraging FDI firms to export in the middle region, increasing the entry threshold for FDI in the west region.
Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Brazilian pepper) leaves extract: in vitro and in vivo evidence of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties
Authors: da Silva Nascimento Marcel , dos Santos Péligris H. , de Abreu Fabiula F. , Shan Andrea Y. K. V. , Amaral Ricardo G. , Andrade Luciana N. , Souto Eliana B. , Santos Matheus I. S. , de Souza Graça Ariel , Souza Jesica B. , Raimundo e Silva Joanda P. , Tavares Josean F. , de Oliveira e Silva Ana M. , Correa Cristiane B. , Montalvão Monalisa M. , Piacente Sonia , Pizza Cosimo , Camargo Enilton A. , dos Santos Estevam Charles 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe aim of this work was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of ethyl acetate extract obtained from the leaves of Brazilian peppertree Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (EAELSt). Total phenols and flavonoids, chemical constituents, in vitro antioxidant activity (DPPH and lipoperoxidation assays), and cytotoxicity in L929 fibroblasts were determined. In vivo anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties were evaluated using TPA-induced ear inflammation model in mice. Phenol and flavonoid contents were 19.2 ± 0.4 and 93.8 ± 5.2 of gallic acid or quercetin equivalents/g, respectively. LC–MS analysis identified 43 compounds, of which myricetin-O-pentoside and quercetin-O-rhamnoside were major peaks of chromatogram. Incubation with EAELSt decreased the amount of DPPH radical (EC50 of 54.5 ± 2.4 µg/mL) and lipoperoxidation at 200–500 µg/mL. The incubation with EAELSt did not change fibroblast viability up to 100 µg/mL. Topical treatment with EAELSt significantly reduced edema and myeloperoxidase activity at 0.3, 1, and 3 mg/ear when compared to the vehicle-treated group. In addition, EAELSt decreased IL-6 and TNF-α levels and increased IL-10 levels. Besides, it modulated markers of oxidative stress (reduced total hydroperoxides and increased sulfhydryl contents and ferrium reduction potential) and increased the activity of catalase and superoxide dismutase, without altering GPx activity.
Research ethics in practice: An analysis of ethical issues encountered in qualitative health research with mental health service users and relatives
Authors: Potthoff Sarah , Hempeler Christin , Gather Jakov , Gieselmann Astrid , Vollmann Jochen , Scholten Matthé 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe ethics review of qualitative health research poses various challenges that are due to a mismatch between the current practice of ethics review and the nature of qualitative methodology. The process of obtaining ethics approval for a study by a research ethics committee before the start of a research study has been described as “procedural ethics” and the identification and handling of ethical issues by researchers during the research process as “ethics in practice.” While some authors dispute and other authors defend the use of procedural ethics in relation to qualitative health research, there is general agreement that it needs to be supplemented with ethics in practice. This article aims to provide an illustration of research ethics in practice by reflecting on the ways in which we identified and addressed ethical and methodological issues that arose in the context of an interview study with mental health service users and relatives. We describe the challenges we faced and the solutions we found in relation to the potential vulnerability of research participants, the voluntariness of consent, the increase of participant access and the heterogeneity of the sample, the protection of privacy and internal confidentiality, and the consideration of personal and contextual factors.
A Marxist-Humanist perspective on Stuart Hall’s communication theory
Authors: Fuchs Christian 
Published: August 2023

AbstractAt the end of his life, Stuart Hall called for the reengagement of Cultural Studies and Marxism. This paper contributes to this task. It analyses Stuart Hall’s works on communication and the media.The goal of the paper is to read Stuart Hall in a manner that can inform the renewal of Marxist Humanism and the development of a Marxist-Humanist theory of communication. This involves reconstructing elements of Hall’s approach, criticising certain aspects of his work, and through this engagement developing new theory elements.The article’s analysis of Stuart Hall’s theory of communication and the media is conducted in four steps. First, the paper reengages and re-evaluates what Hall called the two paradigms of Cultural Studies: Structuralism and “Culturalism”/Humanism. It discusses the role of human agency in society. Second, the paper engages with Hall’s and Althusser’s notions of articulation and sets the notion of articulation in relation to the concept of communication. Third, it discusses the relationship between communication and work in the context of Hall’s works. Fourth, the article revisits and engages with Hall’s encoding/decoding-model in the context of digitalisation.This paper grounds a dialectical concept of communication that is based on the dialectic of articulating and articulatedness, the dialectic of work and communication, as well as the dialectic of communication in the public sphere and society’s power forcefields. It shows how a critical, dialectical theory of communication benefits from engagement with Stuart Hall’s works. The present work argues with, for, against, and beyond Stuart Hall in order or productively draw on ideas that emerge from this engagement.
Detecting bots with temporal logic
Authors: Pedersen Mina Young , Slavkovik Marija , Smets Sonja 
Published: August 2023

AbstractSocial bots are computer programs that act like human users on social media platforms. Social bot detection is a rapidly growing field dominated by machine learning approaches. In this paper, we propose a complementary method to machine learning by exploring bot detection as a model checking problem. We introduce Temporal Network Logic (TNL) which we use to specify social networks where agents can post and follow each other. Using this logic, we formalize different types of social bot behavior with formulas that are satisfied in a model of a network with bots. We also consider an extension of the logic where we explore the expressive power of including elements from hybrid logic in our framework. We give model checking algorithms for TNL and its hybrid extension, and show that the complexity of the former is in p and the latter in pspace.
Identification of geomorphic signatures of active tectonics in the Wadi Hagul Basin, Northwest Gulf of Suez, Egypt: insights from SRTM derived geomorphic indices and watershed analysis
Authors: Arnous Mohamed O. , Hegazi Ahmed M. , El-Rayes Ahmed E. , Almoazamy Ahmed A. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe satellite data, include Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+), Landsat-8 (OLI), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), were processed and interpreted for creating an integrated geospatial map of the geomorphic indices (GI) of Wadi Hagul Basin (WHB). The present study is considered new, useful, and valuable in northwest of Gulf of Suez region to evaluate active tectonics using SRTM resulting drainage network and GI. Where fairly slight studies on active tectonics recognized on GI were prepared in the investigated area. The GI includes; Ratio of valley floor width to valley height (Vf), Transverse topographic symmetry factor (T), Stream length-gradient index (SL), Drainage basin shape (Bs), hypsometric integral (Hi), geomorphological landform and watershed analysis. Also, GI were integrated and combined with the seismic and structural lineaments intensities maps to create an integrated single index map. The morphotectonic geo-spatial distribution hazards map reveals that the high risky area is 82.75% of the total area, the moderate-risk area is 16.51%, and the low risky morph-tectonic area is 0.81%. Based on this map, it is necessary for planners and decision makers to extremely study attractive applicable action concerning the recommended mitigation measurements from this study to avoid any serious future problems in WHB and its surroundings areas.
Research Progress on Pyroptosis in Hematological Malignancies
Authors: Lyu Tianxin , Yin Qingsong 
Published: August 2023

Opinion statementPyroptosis is a kind of programmed cell death dependent on the caspase pathway that is different from apoptosis and necrosis. Recent studies have shown that pyroptosis can be involved in the pathological processes of many diseases, such as cancers, atherosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy, and blood diseases. However, the specific mechanisms by which pyroptosis participates in the occurrence and development of hematological malignant tumors still need further exploration. This article reviews the characteristics of pyroptosis and the regulatory mechanisms promoting or inhibiting pyroptosis and discusses the role of pyroptosis in hematological malignant tumors, which could provide ideas for the clinical treatment of such tumors in the future.
LncRNA GAS5-hnRNPK axis inhibited ovarian cancer progression via inhibition of AKT signaling in ovarian cancer cells
Authors: Zhang Te , Leng Yahui , Duan Mengjing , Li Zihang , Ma Yongqing , Huang Chengyang , Shi Qin , Wang Yi , Wang Chengcheng , Liu Dandan , Zhao Xuan , Cheng Shuang , Liu Ao , Zhou Yang , Liu Jiaqi , Pan Zhongqiu , Zhang Huimei , Shen Li , Zhao Hongyan 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
Background
The incidence of ovarian cancer ranks third among gynecologic malignancies, but the mortality rate ranks first.

Methods
The expression of GAS5 is low in ovarian cancer and is associated with the low survival of ovarian cancer patients according to public ovarian cancer databases. GAS5 overexpression inhibited ovarian malignancy by affecting the proliferation and migratory abilities in OVCAR3 and A2780 cells. GAS5 overexpression increased the rate of cell apoptosis, and the cells were blocked in the G1 phase as assessed by flow cytometry.

Results
We found that hnRNPK was a potential target gene, which was regulated negatively by GAS5 based on RNA-pulldown and mass spectrometry analysis. Mechanistically, GAS5 affected the inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways and bound the protein of hnRNPK, which influenced hnRNPK stability. Furthermore, rescue assays demonstrated hnRNPK was significantly involved in the progression of ovarian cancer.

Conclusions
Our study showed one of the mechanisms that GAS5 inhibited ovarian cancer metastasis by down-regulating hnRNPK expression, and GAS5 can be used to predict the prognosis of ovarian cancer patients.

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Evaluation of the approach based on the maximum principal stress from the IIW-Recommendation for welded joints under proportional, multiaxial stress states
Authors: Fass Markus , Hecht Matthias , Baumgartner Jörg , Bauer Niklas 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe IIW-Recommendation for fatigue design of welded joints and components presents two different evaluation approaches for multiaxial stress states under constant amplitude: an approach based on the maximum principal stress, which is only applicable under certain conditions, and the Gough-Pollard approach for the remaining cases. In the course of this work, this maximum principal stress-based approach is analyzed. It is examined in which cases the method is applicable, the advantages and disadvantages compared to the approach according to Gough-Pollard are discussed, and an evaluation according to the von Mises equivalent stress is presented as a third alternative. This is followed by a validation based on literature data on laser-welded steel joints using the nominal stress, hot spot stress, and effective notch stress concept.
Spying and imperfect commitment in first-price auctions: a case of tacit collusion
Authors: Fan Cuihong , Jun Byoung Heon , Wolfstetter Elmar G. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractWe analyze Stackelberg leadership in a first-price auction. Leadership is induced by an information system, represented by a spy, that leaks one bidder’s bid before others choose their bids. However, the leader may secretly revise his bid with some probability; therefore, the leaked bid is only an imperfect signal. Whereas leadership with perfect commitment exclusively benefits the follower, imperfect commitment yields a collusive outcome, even if the likelihood that the leader may revise his bid is arbitrarily small. This collusive impact shows up in all equilibria and is strongest in the unique pooling equilibrium which is also payoff dominant.
Spark plasma sintering of Al–SiC composites with high SiC content: study of microstructure and tribological properties
Authors: Leszczyńska-Madej Beata , Madej Marcin , Wąsik Anna , Garbiec Dariusz 
Published: August 2023

Abstract
The article presents the results of the microstructure and tribological properties of Al–xSiC composites (x = 70 and 90 wt% SiC) produced in spark plasma sintering (SPS). Due to their attractive thermal, physical, and mechanical properties, aluminum matrix composites with high-volume fractions of silicon carbide (> 50%) have become a major area of interest as a potential material for multifunctional electronic packaging and cryogenic applications. The SPS process was carried out in a vacuum atmosphere under various conditions. Composites with a density close to theoretical (96–98%) were obtained. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy with EDS analysis were used to characterize the microstructure. Mechanical properties were determined by hardness measurements and a three-point bending test. The tribological properties of the composites were determined utilizing a block-on-ring tribotester. As a criterion for wear resistance, weight loss measured under specific friction conditions, that is, depending on the type of material and the applied load, was adopted. The researched materials were characterized by an even distribution of the carbide phase in the matrix. Composites with the highest SiC phase content (90 wt%) had higher hardness (2537 HV1) and flexural strength (242 ± 15 MPa) with worse wear resistance at the same time. The weight loss of this composite was 0.43 and 0.76% for friction under loads of 100 and 200 N, respectively, and was 360 and 270% higher than that determined for the composites with the lower content of the SiC phase (70 wt%). The wear rate was three times higher for the Al-90wt%SiC composites.
High‐Resolution Local Earthquake Tomography Beneath the Zagros Simply Folded Belt (SFB): Implications for an Inhomogeneous Low‐Velocity Layer and Diapirism in the Upper Crust
Authors: Kianimehr H. , Kissling E. , Yaminifard F. , Tatar M. 
Published: August 2023

AbstractHormuz salt formation is considered the origin of the evaporated salt deposits in the Zagros and its ductile behavior has been known as the reason for the inhomogeneous deformation in the Zagros. However, our knowledge about this formation has been limited to the salt domes on the surface. In our study, local earthquakes recorded by a temporary dense seismological network of 17 stations, deployed in the southern margin of the Zagros Simply Folded Belt (SFB) in southwestern Iran, have been used for seismic imaging. The high‐resolution earthquake local tomography revealed the first geophysical evidence about the Hormuz salt layer and its extension at depth. There is an uneven layer located at a depth of 8–12 km as the origin of extruded salt in this region through a shear fault zone and the production of the Dashti Salt Dome at the Kuh‐e‐Namak Mountain. Based on the obtained results, this layer is characterized by low seismic velocity volumes with significant Vp/Vs ratio variations. The seismic image is also consistent with a major NW‐trending NE‐dipping reverse fault, probably responsible for the 9 April 2013 Kaki earthquake. At depth of around 4 km, smaller scale high velocity anomalies, characterized by a high Vp/Vs ratio, may be related to the fluid saturated sediments in the uppermost sedimentary layer.
Generation and Release Mechanism and Abatement Measures for Gas Supersaturation Downstream of Hydropower Dams: A Review
Authors: Zhang Bin , Fu Xiaoli , Li Kefeng , Li Ran , Guo Xinlei 
Published: August 2023

AbstractDespite the considerable social and economic benefits of hydropower dams, they can cause total dissolved gas (TDG) supersaturation downstream of hydropower dams, which can harm fish through gas bubble trauma (GBT) and cause issues with aquatic ecology. This paper systematically reviewed the generation and release mechanism of TDG supersaturation, including three stages of TDG generation and release, to broaden the research ideas of TDG supersaturation and encourage the construction of environmentally friendly dams and other hydropower projects. The factors affecting the generation and release were summarized from the three stages of TDG generation and release, including temperature, momentum difference at the water‐air interface, and effective depth of bubble arrival. The research methods were introduced from four aspects: theoretical methods, field observations, experiments, and numerical simulations. The advantages, disadvantages, and application scopes of different research methods were outlined. Finally, the abatement measures in the three stages of TDG generation and release were introduced from the engineering and non‐engineering perspectives, and the future research directions were pointed out from the four aspects of TDG supersaturation generation and release mechanism, research methods, abatement measures, and management methods, including in‐depth study of whether gas‐liquid transfer through bubble surfaces or free surfaces dominates, consideration of bubble coalescence and rupture to improve the accuracy of numerical methods in TDG supersaturation prediction, the combination of engineering and non‐engineering measures to optimize TDG supersaturation abatement measures and consideration of artificial intelligence technology to improve hydropower project management methods.
Basal Channel System and Polynya Effect on a Regional Air‐Ice‐Ocean‐Biology Environment System in the Prydz Bay, East Antarctica
Authors: Wang Tao , Zhou Chunxia , Qian Yide , Chen Gang , Zhu Dongyu , Zhu Yikai , Liu Yong 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe interaction of air‐ice‐ocean‐biology plays a key role in the global environment and sea‐level changes. The basal channel at the bottom of the Amery Ice Shelf (AIS) and the Mackenzie polynya are the intense sites for the interaction of air‐ice‐ocean‐biology in the Prydz Bay. In this study, the spatio‐temporal distribution characteristics of the complex basal channel system from the 1990s to 2019 are discovered and analyzed. The shapes of the channels are inverted‐V in the deep parts, gradually becoming inverted‐U as it develops in accordance with the direction of erosion. The deepest part of the basal channel system is over 800 m resulting from the meltwater plumes at the southernmost grounding zone. The linear and thinner channel region is the weakest and most sensitive part under ocean forcing leading to instability of the AIS (e.g., longitudinal fractures and calving). Conductivity‐temperature‐depth data are used to confirm the paths and shapes of the warm and cold water in the interaction. Channels can be divided into warm and cold‐water channels based on filled water masses. Cold water channels collect the fresh melting water and drain it out. Paths of cold‐water columns from different channels extend to the Mackenzie polynya area, which prevents warm water from entering the west AIS. Meltwater from the channels, warm water, brine produced by the Mackenzie polynya, and marine mammals in the polynya together constitute a complex regional environment system of dynamical air‐ice‐ocean‐biology interactions.
Autologous stem cell transplantation in adult patients with intermediate-risk acute myeloid leukemia in first complete remission and no detectable minimal residual disease. A comparative retrospective study with haploidentical transplants of the global committee and the ALWP of the EBMT
Authors: Chen Jia , Labopin Myriam , Pabst Thomas , Zhang Xi , Jiang Erlie , Tucci Alessandra , Cornelissen Jan , Meijer Ellen , Khevelidze Irma , Polge Emmanuelle , Wu Depei , Mohty Mohamad , Gorin Norbert-Claude 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) of intermediate-risk (IR) in first remission (CR1) with no measurable residual disease (MRD negative), the choice of the best consolidation is questionable. 1122 adult patients from 196 centers, transplanted in 2010-21 were analyzed: 547 received an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and 575 a Haploidentical donor transplant. Because of a significant interaction, comparisons were done separately for patients with wild-type FLT3 (FLT3-wt) and FLT3-ITD mutation (FLT3-ITD). In FLT3-wt patients, haploidentical transplants had two year lower relapse incidence (RI) (16.9% versus 32.6%; HR = 0.40,p < 0.001), higher NRM higher (17.2% vs 3.5%; HR = 7.02,p < 0.001), similar LFS (65.9% vs 63.8%;p = 0.37) and lower OS (73.2% vs 80.6%; HR = 1.69,p = 0.018). In FLT3-ITD patients, haploidentical transplants had two year lower RI (8.2% vs 47.8%; HR = 0.14, p < 0.001) higher NRM (20.2% vs 5.6%; HR = 3.43,p = 0.002), better LFS (71.5% vs 46.6%; HR = 0.53,p = 0.007) and similar OS (73.5% vs 61.9%;p = 0.44). In IR AML patients with FLT3-wt in MRD negative CR1, autologous stem cell transplantation is a valid option, while in patients with FLT3-ITD, haploidentical transplant is better. Whether autologous transplantation is superior to chemotherapy in FLT3-wt patients and the role of maintenance therapy with FLT3 inhibitors remain to be studied.