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Study of Optimized End-to-End Convolutional Neural Network in Cross-Cultural Project Management under the “Belt and Road” Initiative
Authors: Li Guofu 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Under the "Belt and Road" policy, the Chinese government encourages economic cooperation and mutual benefits among countries and regions along the route, promoting cooperation in infrastructure construction, trade and investment facilitation, financial cooperation, and cultural exchanges. This study aims to explore the application of optimized end-to-end convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in cross-cultural project management under the "Belt and Road" strategy. Firstly, the background and significance of the "Belt and Road" strategy and the importance of cross-cultural project management are introduced. Then, an end-to-end stereo matching network with dense feature fusion is established. Taking Project X as an example, the problems in cross-cultural project management are analyzed. Finally, through the analysis of the problems in Project X, the effectiveness and practicality of the optimized end-to-end CNNs in cross-cultural project management are confirmed, and feasible solutions are proposed. The research results show that the end-to-end stereo matching network with dense feature fusion has significant advantages over traditional algorithms in terms of error and execution efficiency, with a reduced response time of 0.22 seconds. Based on the principles of the end-to-end model, feasible solutions are proposed for the problems in Project X, validating the rationality and scientific nature of this research. Through deep learning techniques, the efficiency and accuracy of cross-cultural project management can be improved, promoting economic cooperation and cultural exchanges among countries and regions along the "Belt and Road". This technology can also identify and analyze behaviors and attitudes in different cultural backgrounds, helping project managers better understand and address issues in cross-cultural communication. Furthermore, this technology will facilitate economic cooperation and cultural exchanges along the "Belt and Road", promoting the implementation of the strategy.
Simulation of air gap discharge properties and charge evolution law under typical electrode structure
Authors: Zhang Liankang , Xu Fengyuan , Han Yanze , Wei Yanhui , Wang Jiaxing , Zhou Xuguang , Zhu Yuanwei , Li Guochang 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Air gap discharge is usually an important cause of insulation failure in power equipment. In this work, the discharge characteristics of the air gap were investigated experimentally under three typical electrodes. The simulation model of the air gap discharge under the typical electrodes is established. Further, the evolution of electron density and space charge during the discharge process over time was explored theoretically. The experimental results show that the breakdown voltage of the ball-ball electrode is significantly higher than that of the needle-plate and the rod-plate. Moreover, it increases more with the increase of the discharge gap than that of the other two electrodes. The simulation results show that the evolution law of discharge caused by different electrode types differs greatly during the development of the air gap discharge. The needle-plate and the rod-plate electrodes gathered positive polarity space charge at the head of the streamer, and the ball-ball electrodes showed upward leader at the grounded electrode, gathering negative polarity space charge and accelerating the development of the streamer. In addition, the maximum electric field for the needle-plate and the rod-plate electrodes moves gradually from the electrode surface to the streamer head, owing to the effect of space charge. The work is of great significance in guiding the analysis of discharge faults in power equipment.
Sublethal effect and detoxifying metabolism of metaflumizone and indoxacarb on the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
Authors: Zhang Li , Wu Hui-Zi , He Pei-Yun , Cao Hai-Qun , Zhang Wan-Na , Peng Ying-Chuan , Sheng Cheng-Wang 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a highly polyphagous invasive pest that damages on various crops. Pesticide control is the most common and effective strategy to control of FAW. In this study, we evaluated the toxicity of metaflumizone and indoxacarb against third-instar FAW larvae using the insecticide-incorporated artificial diet method under laboratory conditions. Both metaflumizone and indoxacarb exhibited substantial toxicity against FAW, with LC50 values of 2.43 and 14.66 mg/kg at 72 h, respectively. The sublethal effects of metaflumizone and indoxacarb were investigated by exposing FAW third-instar larvae to LC10 and LC30 concentrations of these insecticides. Sublethal exposure to these two insecticides significantly shortened larval and adult developmental times, extended pupal developmental times, and led to reduced pupal weight, pupation rates, and adult fecundity in the treated parental generation at LC10 or LC30 concentrations, in comparison to the control group. We also assessed he transgenerational sublethal effects, and the findings indicated that metaflumizone and indoxacarb had comparable effects on the F0 generation, except for an observed significant increase in larval developmental time in the F1 generation. Furthermore, Larvae exposed to LC10 or LC30 concentrations of indoxacarb exhibited elevated activity levels of Multifunctional oxidase (MFO) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), which coincides with the observed synergistic effect of PBO and DEM. In conclusion, the high toxicity and negative impact of metaflumizone and indoxacarb on FAW provided significant implications for the rational utilization of insecticides against this pest.
SMU1 knockdown suppresses gastric carcinoma growth, migration, and invasion and modulates the G0/G1 checkpoint of the cell cycle
Authors: Qian Meirui , Zeng Qingmei , Zhang Chen , He Nan , Ma Jing 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Gastric cancer (GC) is the third most common cause of cancer deaths globally, and its etiology remains unclear. Therefore, finding the key molecules that promote oncogenesis and progression of GC for treatment and diagnosis is necessary. SMU1, belonging to the WD40-repeat protein family, plays a significant role in DNA replication and RNA splicing. However, the function of SMU1 and the dysregulated mechanism of DNA replication in gastric cancer (GC) are still poorly understood. Here, we found that SMU1 was significantly upregulated in GC indicating a poor prognosis in GC patients by Kaplan–Meier method. Univariate and Multivariate Cox analyses showed that the high expression level of SMU1 was an independent risk factor for the prognosis of GC. Subsequently, the abilities of proliferation, invasion, and migration in SMU1 overexpression and downregulation cell were measured by CCK-8 assay, Transwells assay, and xenograft model experiment. In both in vivo and in vitro experiments, it was found that overexpression of SMU1 promoted GC cell proliferation, invasion, and migration, whereas SMU1 deficiency hampered GC aggressiveness. In addition, a flow cytometry assay revealed that the G0/G1 phase was arrested with SMU1 inhibition in GC cells. Based on these results, SMU1 plays a crucial role in carcinogenesis and GC progression, and it may also serve as a novel prognostic marker and potential therapeutic agent for GC.
The Relationship Between the Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Insula and the Cerebellum and Facial Emotion Recognition in Social Anxiety Disorder
Authors: Kurita Kohei , Oishi Yuka , Nagano Tomomi , Yoshida Tokiko , Matsumoto Koji , Kamashita Rio , Shimizu Eiji , Hirano Yoshiyuki 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Introduction
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is thought to negatively evaluate facial emotions. There have been reports related to facial emotion recognition in imaging studies of SAD. However, no studies have investigated the relationship between resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) and facial in patients with SAD.
Objective
The objective of this study is to identify, for the first time, the association between facial emotion recognition proficiency and rsFC in SAD.
Methods
A total of 18 patients diagnosed with SAD and 42 Healthy Controls (HCs) were enrolled in the study. All participants underwent resting-state functional MRI, comprehensive clinical assessments, and completed emotion recognition tasks (ERT). ERT parameters underwent t-test analysis to compare HCs and patients with SAD. Whole-brain analysis was conducted to calculate rsFC, which correlated with the parameters of significant differences in ERT. Furthermore, the correlation between significant differences in ERT and clinical scale scores was computed.
Results
Individuals with SAD demonstrated a significantly higher accuracy in identifying expressions of disgust compared to HCs (Cohen’s d = -0.613, p = 0.034). A correlation was found between the ERT disgust and the fear subscale of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (r = 0.26, p = 0.04). The rsFC correlated with ERT disgust between the right insula and right cerebellum, with Crus II exhibiting the highest correlation.
Conclusion
Individuals with SAD may be more adept at recognizing disgust, which creates fear in social situations. Additionally, individuals who correctly recognized disgust exhibited decreased cognitive control over emotions arising from interoception.
RETRACTED: Modeling hurricane-induced total water level and coastal change across heterogeneous coastlines
Authors: Torres-García Legna Maria , Doran Kara , Thompson David , Seymour Alexander , Vargas-Babilonia Priscila , Palmsten Margaret L. , Buckley Mark L , Storlazzi Curt , Chardón-Maldonado Patricia 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

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Variations on the two-child problem
Authors: Borgers Christoph , Eddine Samer Nour 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Mr. Smith has two children. Given that at least one of them is a boy, how likely is it that Mr. Smith has two boys? It’s a very standard puzzle in elementary books on probability theory. Whoever asks you this question hopes that you will answer “1/2”, in which case they can say triumphantly “Oh no, the answer is 1/3 ”. This is called the two-child puzzle. Some authors have discussed a striking variation, which we’ll call the Adam puzzle. Again, Mr. Smith has two children. Given that one of them is a boy named Adam, how likely is it that Mr. Smith has two boys? Astonishingly, now the answer is 1/2 , at least approximately. (The exact answer depends a bit on precise assumptions.) We give pictorial explanations of both puzzles. We then point out that the answers usually given rely on a tacit assumption about how the information that one of Mr. Smith’s two children is a boy, or one of them is a boy named Adam, is obtained. We give examples showing that the answers may be different with different assumptions. We conclude with a discussion of why the Adam puzzle is so confusing to most people.
A New Cache Replacement Policy in Named Data Network Based on FIB Table Information
Authors: Hosseinzadeh Mehran , Moghim Neda , Taheri Samira , Gholami Nasrin 
Published: September 2023

Abstract

Named Data Network (NDN) is proposed for the Internet as an information-centric architecture. Content storing in the router’s cache plays a significant role in NDN. When a router’s cache becomes full, a cache replacement policy determines which content should be discarded for the new content storage. This paper proposes a new cache replacement policy called Discard of Fast Retrievable Content (DFRC). In DFRC, the retrieval time of the content is evaluated using the FIB table information, and the content with less retrieval time receives more discard priority. An impact weight is also used to involve both the grade of retrieval and stale parameters in the discard priority calculation. This weight adjusts the relative impact of these two parameters on the discard priority. The grade of retrieval reflects the content’s retrieval time, and the stale parameter indicates its popularity. The reinforcement Learning (RL) method is used to calculate the suitable weight dynamically and based on the network condition. Simulation results show that DFRC improves hit rate and round-trip time compared to Least Recently Used (LRU), Optimized Cache Replacement algorithm for Information-Centric Networks (OCRICN), Efficient Popularity-aware Probabilistic Caching (EPPC), and Shortest Round-Trip Time (SRTT).
Estimation of gene effects using generation mean analysis in chickpea for yield and quantitative traits under timely and late sown conditions
Authors: mvr Mahaveer Prasad Ola , Shailesh Shailesh Kumar Jain , Rekha Rekha Choudhary , Mohan M.L. Jakhar , Sumer S.S. Punia 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), which is known to be high-temperature sensitive, has its yields affected by heat stress in many parts of the world. Gene effects specially interactions effects have not been extensively investigated, making it challenging to generate the basic knowledge needed to create future breeding programmers. Hence, present study was conducted among six basic generations (P1, P2, F1, F2, B1 and B2) of three inter-varietal chickpea crosses to know inheritance pattern of yield and quantitative traits under timely (E1) and late sown (E2) conditions. Detrimental effect was observed on all traits under later sown condition. The magnitude and direction of different components (d), (h), (i), (j) and (l) of gene effects were influenced by the environments and also by the parents involved in the crosses. In most of the cases digenic interaction model was adequate to explain different components of genetic variance. Most of the characters under studied including seed yield were found to be controlled by both additive as well as non-additive gene effects along with preponderance of non-additive gene effects under both the conditions. The breeding methods suggested to achieve this objective are inter-mating the most desirable segregants followed selection, diallel selective mating system, multiple crosses and bi-parental mating. However, some of the characters in few crosses were governed or prepended by fixable (additive and/or additive x additive) gene effects hence, these characters could be improved through pedigree method of selection.
Geospatial analysis of suicide rates in Colombia, and its association with sociodemographic and socioeconomic indexes
Authors: Vasquez Daniel 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Objectives
To analyze the geospatial pattern and geographic inequality of suicide rate and their association between sociodemographic and socioeconomic indicators in Colombian cities between 2015 and 2021.
Methodology:
Cross-sectional, ecological study. The crude and adjusted suicide rate for each city and different sociodemographic and socioeconomic indicators were calculated to construct a multilevel explanatory model of the distribution and spatial pattern of suicide mortality rates, and spatial associations were evaluated at the global and local levels.
Results
The median suicide attempt rate was 48.6 cases per 100,000 population and the median SR was 7.25 cases per 100,000 population. The explanatory model included the rate of suicide attempts, unemployment, the number of mental health institutions, the percentage of lifetime problematic alcohol consumption, multidimensional poverty by headwaters, and the monetary poverty gap. This model showed a reduction in the estimated suicide rate with an explained variance of 66.7% (Null: SR = 7.3, MRR = 1.64, Moran = 0.2; Final: SR = 5.4, MRR = 1.3, Moran=-0.05).
Conclusions
Evidence is provided that cities with more unfavorable sociodemographic and socioeconomic ecological conditions tend to have higher suicide mortality rates and are neighbors, whose spatial pattern implies a geographic inequality of magnitude greater than the strength of association with the sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables. Furthermore, there is a higher mortality in men but a greater magnitude of inequality for women.
Prediction and analysis of relative error in electric vehicle charging stations based on an improved ConvFormer model
Authors: Liwen CHEN , Qingquan YU , Xing Jiang , Huanghui ZHANG 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
In order to address the issue of metering inaccuracies in charging stations that directly affect the development of electric vehicles, a prediction method for the relative error of charging stations based on the ConvFormer model is proposed. First, charging station data is preprocessed using forward interpolation and normalization methods, and the dataset is transformed into a dataset of input relative errors. Then, a neural network with an improved unidirectional convolutional and attention combination for time-series forecasting is constructed, and common regression performance evaluation metrics, MAE and MSE, are selected for evaluation. Finally, based on seven days of charging station data, the relative error of charging stations for the next 24 hours is predicted, and compared to traditional Transformer and LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) time-series models. The results show that the improved model yields the lowest values for both MAE and MSE, with a 57.05% reduction in MAE compared to the Transformer model and a 51.48% reduction compared to LSTM, and a 66.95% reduction in MSE compared to the Transformer model and approximately 62.23% reduction compared to LSTM.
Title: Do third age adults benefit equally in well-being from activity participation? The moderating effect of financial status
Authors: Qin Nan , Lai Daniel W. L. 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
The relationship between activity participation and well-being has been well documented for third age adults. However, little has been known about how the financial status influences this relationship. This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of financial status on the association of activity level with subjective happiness and quality of life among third age adults. Systematic sampling was used to select a sample of 304 adults aged 50 and older from an active ageing institute in Hong Kong. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that activity level was a salient predictor for subjective happiness and quality of life when controlling for socio-demographics. It was not salient anymore when its interaction term with financial status was added to the model. The interaction term significantly predicted quality of life but not subjective happiness. When the data were separated by financial status, activity level saliently predicted subjective happiness and quality of life for participants with good or very good financial statuses but not for those with poor or average statuses. The results suggested a wealth gap in the relationship between activity participation and well-being among third age adults.
Landslide deformation in the loess area of northwest China based on SBAS-InSAR technique: spatial distribution, factors and risk assessment
Authors: Tian Haibo , kou pinglang , Xu Qiang , Tao Yuxiang , Jin Zhao , Xia Ying , Feng Jiangfan , Liu Rui , Gou Yongcheng 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Landslides are prevalent in the ecologically fragile loess plateau of central China. However, research on the monitoring and assessment of large-scale landslides is scarce. This study collected 31 ascending and descending Sentinel-1A images from January 4, 2020, to August 9, 2022. The Small Baseline Subset Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (SBAS-InSAR) technique was utilized to quantify subsidence, indirectly reflecting the deformation rate of landslides in the Loess Plateau. The research findings reveal that during the study period, the average line-of-sight (LOS) surface displacement rate in the region reached 118 mm/yr, with a maximum offset distance of 298 mm. The results showed, 491 active, hazardous landslides clustered within the region, with 14 landslides posing extreme risks to the Yellow River, highways and over 10,000 residents. We discovered an uneven distribution of landslides within the study area, likely attributed to complex geological backgrounds and environmental conditions. Continuous tension crack formation was observed as landslide fronts slid rapidly, which could be easily detected on satellite maps. The formation of landslides was influenced by various factors, and this study statistically investigated factors such as DEM, Aspect, Slope, and NDVI. landslides were mainly distributed within a slope range of 20–40°. Additionally, a comprehensive analysis was conducted on the geomorphological features, displacement magnitudes, and potential hazards and risk levels to the surrounding environment for 14 representative landslides. we observed a high correlation between landslide displacement and monthly precipitation. The research findings are of significant importance in understanding landslide activity, deformation processes, and conducting risk assessments for landslides.
RNA-sequencing analysis reveals the potential mechanism by which a Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese yam) protein ameliorates hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction
Authors: Yu Shiting , Xing Xin , Jiang Leilei , Feng Jiabao , Zhang He , Li Siqi , Zhao Daqing , Wang Siming , Liu Shichao , Liu Meichen 
Published: September 2023

Abstract
Background
Hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction is one of the most crucial factors leading to disability and death in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese yam), a well-known ingredient used in traditional Chinese medicine, contains various bioactive components that have been widely used to treat endothelium-related diseases. The aim of this study was to explore the molecular mechanism and therapeutic targets of the Chinese yam protein DP1 on hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction.
Methods and results
We first investigated the effect of DP1 isolated from Chinese yam, on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that had been exposed to high-glucose (HG, 30 mmol/L) conditions for 48 h. CCK-8 assay showed that DP1 enhanced HUVECs viability. ELISA and tube formation assays indicated that DP1 increased NO levels and promoted angiogenesis by increasing node numbers, mesh numbers, and tube length. Moreover, SA-β-gal staining showed that DP1 inhibited the HG-induced increase in the percentage of senescent cells. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed a total of 335 DEGs between the HG group and the DP1 group. Gene expression profiling showed that NUMBL, AFDN, ITGA6, ITGB1, DSP, AGO2, QKI, FBXW7, YAP1, CCBE1, NCL, SIRT1, JUND, PRKDC, PTEN, CDK6, KAT6A, NFATC3, PPP1CA, and MIF might play key roles in mediating the effects of DP1 treatment on HG-induced endothelial dysfunction by regulating angiogenesis and cellular senescence, and these findings were validated by RT-PCR.
Conclusion
This study deepens our current knowledge of the molecular effects of DP1 on hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction and suggests a possible strategy for treating endothelium-related diseases using a Chinese yam protein.