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Small and medium-scale biorefineries: Biomass quantification and its bioeconomic potential in the Southern Coastal Territory of Bahia
Authors: Santos Dayvid Souza , Callefi Mario Henrique Bueno Moreira , Ianda Tito Francisco , Calixto Ewerton Emmanuel Silva , Pereira Gonçalo Amarante Guimarães , Toro Juan T Camilo Solarte , Alzate Carlos Ariel Cardona , Pessoa Fernando Luiz Pellegrini , Kalid Ricardo de Araújo 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Biomass has been profiled as a potential source of a portfolio of value-added products and energy vectors with applications in different industrial sectors. The Territory of the Southern Coast of Bahia (TSC) in Brazil has a high potential to provide agricultural and forest biomass to small and medium-scale biorefineries. The Territory of the Southern Coast of Bahia (TSC) in Brazil has a high potential to provide agricultural and forest biomass for these bioindustries. This work aims to quantify the biomass of the main agricultural crops of the TSC over the period of 1999 to 2019. For this purpose, the biomass classification in the Municipal Agricultural Production (PAM) of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) was used, according to its applications in pharmaceutical industries and other industries using the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) algorithm. Moreover, the identification of the main forest species of the Atlantic Forest that can supply bio-based products was included. Thus, a time series analysis was performed. Biomass classification was performed with the inverted tree using the Gini Index. The results indicate that banana production (1.3 Mt) exceeded, over a period of 20 years, cocoa production (1.1 Mt). This occurs despite the higher occupying area of cocoa (5.8 million hectares) compared with that of bananas. Coffee biomass has been profiled as a raw material to be upgraded in various industries, while bananas are oriented toward supplying inputs for the pharmaceutical industry. Forest species also have the potential to be used in the pharmaceutical industry. In conclusion, small and medium-scale biorefineries can help to increase the use of agricultural and forest biomass as a way of providing inputs for several industries and guaranteeing positive social impacts for the population.
Contribution of Collegial Support Meetings (CSM) in the management of complex situations of patients with advanced cancer
Authors: POISSON Caroline , MATEUS Christine , SAMPETREAN Anda , RENARD Perrine , SCOTTE Florian , VERRET Benjamin , MARDAGHI Jamila , DAUCHY Sarah , VIGOURET-VIANT Laurence , DUMONT Sarah , BLOT François 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Purpose
Collegial Support Meetings (CSM) have been set up in the Gustave Roussy Cancer hospital for inpatients whose complex care requires a multi-professional approachinvolving participants from various fields. CSMs are composed not only of oncologists but also of health-caregivers, a member of the palliative care team, an intensivist and a psychologist. This study aims to describe the role of a newly implemented CSM in a French Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Methods
Each week, the health-caregivers decide the situations to be examined, depending on the difficulty of a clinical case and/or the occurrence of specific events. The discussion goes on to include the goal of treatment, grading the level of care, ethical and psychosocial issues, and the patient's life plan. The patient’s wishes are carefully considered. Finally, to obtain feedback from the teams, a survey has been distributed to the health-caregivers to assess the interest in the CSM.
Results
In 2020, 114 inpatients were involved: 84 patients were metastatic and had received a median of 2 lines of treatment. Their general condition was deteriorated: 50% of patients were entirely dependent on care. During the CSMs, 55% of the discussions focused on whether to continue specific cancer treatment - 29% were about whether to continue invasive medical care - 50% about optimizing supportive care. Forty patients (35%) died during the hospitalization.
Conclusions
CSM, an innovative approach in French oncology, places health-caregivers at the heart of the system and strives to reach consensual and consistent conclusions for all medical and nursing staff involved.
Effect of mirror system and scanner bed of a flatbed scanner on lateral response artefact in radiochromic film dosimetry.
Authors: Shameem Tarafder Jahangir , Bennie Nick , Butson Martin , Thwaites David 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Radiochromic film is a good dosimeter choice for patient QA for complex treatment techniques because of its near tissue equivalency, very high spatial resolution and established method of use. Epson scanners are widely used for film dosimetry. Previous studies reported that different components in the construction of flatbed scanners introduce light polarisation which is responsible for enhancing the Lateral Response Artefact (LRA) effect. The purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution of the scanner bed and mirror system of EPSON flatbed scanners to this effect. EBT3 films were irradiated with 40x40cm2 field size in 6 MV beams. Films were analysed using images captured by a Canon 7D camera utilising a 50mm focal length lens to evaluate the polarization introduced by various combinations of mirrors making up the mirror system. An EPSON V700 scanner is used to investigate the effect of the scanner bed. The magnitude of polarization introduced by the mirror system is found to be up to 14%, whereas the path length effect, from the difference in refractive index of film and scanner bed, is found to be insignificant (at less than 2%).
Dynamic evolution characteristics and driving mechanisms of carbon emissions in prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin of China
Authors: Chen Ruimin , Ma Xiaojun , Zhao Yanzhi , Wang Shuo , Zhang Shiqi 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
This paper discusses the temporal and spatial evolution characteristics and driving mechanisms of carbon emissions in prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin; this information will help promote ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. Efforts in the Yellow River Basin represent a major national strategy for carbon peaking and carbon neutralization. Using the panel data of 56 prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2003 to 2017, traditional and spatial Markov transition probability matrices were built to thoroughly explore the temporal and spatial evolution process and the typical characteristics of carbon emissions in its prefecture-level cities. These data are ingeniously employed by the generalized divisia index decomposition method (GDIM) to thoroughly analyse the driving mechanisms and forces behind the evolution of carbon emissions in prefecture-level cities. However, the evolution of carbon emissions in prefecture-level cities has reached a point of stability that maintains the original state, making it difficult to achieve significant improvements in the short term. The results indicate that overall, the carbon emissions of prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin are increasing. In these cities, neighbourhood types have a considerable impact on the transmission of carbon emission types. Low-emission areas can encourage a reduction in carbon emissions, whereas high-emission areas can encourage an increase. There is a club convergence phenomenon of "high-high convergence, low-low convergence, high-pulling low, low-inhibiting high" in the geographical structure of carbon emissions in prefecture-level cities. The amount of energy consumed, technological advancement, per capita carbon emissions, and output carbon intensity increase carbon emissions, whereas energy consumption carbon intensity, energy intensity, and carbon technology intensity decrease carbon emissions. As a result, prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin should actively engage these reduction-oriented factors rather than strengthening the role of increase-oriented ones. The Yellow River Basin's key pathways for lowering carbon emissions include boosting research and development, promoting and applying carbon emission reduction technologies, decreasing energy intensity, maximizing energy structure, and increasing energy consumption efficiency.
γ-Aminobutyric acids (GABA) and serum GABA/AABA (G/A) ratio as potential biomarkers of physical performance and aging
Authors: Wang Zhiying , Lyssikatos Charalampos , Liu Ziyue , Warden Stuart J. , Bonewald Lynda , Brotto Marco 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Background: Physical activity maintains musculoskeletal and general overall health. Declining physical performance is the most obvious indicator of declining health with aging. Early identification of declining physical performance using biomarkers would be useful in predicting treatment outcomes and identifying potential therapeutics.
Method: As γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a muscle autocrine factor, can function as muscle relaxant and L-α-aminobutyric acid (L-AABA), is a biomarker for malnutrition, and depression, we sought to determine if they may also be useful for monitoring physical performance during aging. Serum levels were quantified in 120 individuals divided by age, gender, and physical capacity into low (LP), average (AP), and high (HP) performers and correlated with physical parameters and performance.
Results: Both GABA and the ratio of GABA/AABA (G/A), but not AABA, were highly positively associated with age (Pearson correlations r=0.35, p=0.0001 for GABA, and r=0.31, p=0.0007 for G/A, n=120). GABA showed negative associations in the whole cohort with physical performance (fast gait speed, 6 minute walking test (6MWT), PROMIS score, and SF36 PFS raw score) and with subtotal and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD). L-AABA was positively associated with usual gait speed, 6MWT, total SPPB score, and SF36 PFS raw score in total 120 human subjects, also with 6MWT and SF36 PFS raw score in the 60 male subjects, but no associations were observed in the 60 females. As both GABA and L-AABA appear to be indicative of physical performance, but in opposite directions, we examined the G/A ratio. Unlike GABA, the G/A ratio showed a more distinct association with mobility tests such as total SPPB score, usual and fast gait speed, 6MWT, and SF36 PFS raw score in the males, regardless of age and metabolic status. Serum G/A ratio could be potentially linked to physical performance in the male population.
Conclusions: All these findings strongly suggest that GABA, L-AABA, and the G/A ratio in human serum may be useful markers to link with age and physical function. Taking these aminobutyric acids into consideration may significantly enhance the goal of identifying universal biomarkers to accurately predict physical performance and the beneficial effects of exercise on aging.
Development patterns, material metabolism, and life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of high-speed railway in China
Authors: Mao Ruichang , Wu Yankun , Chen Jian , Chen Peng , Li Xiaodong 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
China built the longest high-speed rail (HSR) network by consuming massive construction materials. However, the characterization of HSR material metabolism and associated emissions at national level remains less explored. Here, we revealed the material metabolism and life-cycle GHG emissions from 2008 to 2035 in China’s HSR network. We show that material stocks temporally amount from 0.6 gigatons in 2010 to 3.7 gigatons in 2020, dominated by aggregate and cement rather than steel. Spatially, material distributions across provinces are becoming balanced. Growing HSR speed increased the construction material demands and flows, but technological advances significantly offset these increasing consumptions, especially for developing bridge-girder spans and ballasted tracks. Our results demonstrate the life cycle emissions of HSR, with 1,008 megatons of carbon replacement value and annually 31 megatons of operational GHG emissions in 2020, and highlight the environmental benefits of HSR to inform green transportation transitions.
Brain size mediates the choice of breeding strategy in the Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
Authors: Bialas Joanna T. , Łukasz Dylewski , Marcin Tobolka 
Published: January 2023

Abstract

Brain size of vertebrates is a trade-off between natural selection for enhanced cognitive abilities and the energetic constraints of producing brain tissue. Processing a large amount of information can be beneficial but is also time-consuming. Breeding strategy choice, whether it comes to timing of breeding onset or nest-site selection, can be related to the size of the brain. Our study aims to reveal if there is relationship between brain size, timing of breeding, nest-site choice, and breeding success in Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio. We found that first egg laying date was affected by females' head size, with large-headed females laying eggs later in the breeding season. The study also found that the probability of breeding success increased with increased nest concealment, however, the relationship was negligible in large-headed males. In turn, the nest concealment was not affected by head size but only by the date of the breeding onset. The study suggests that the choice of breeding strategy may be mediated by brain size: large-headed females may take more time to choose a nesting site, which may delay the onset of breeding, and large-headed males may be able to compensate for poor nest concealment.
Balanced task allocation and motion planning of a multi-robot system under fuzzy time windows
Authors: Xidias Elias , ZACHARIA PARASKEVI 
Published: January 2023

Abstract

A fleet of robots has been effectively used in various application domains such as industrial plant inspection. This paper proposes a solution to the combined problem of task allocation and motion planning problem for a fleet of mobile robots which are requested to operate in an intelligent industry. More specifically, the robots are requested to serve a set of inspection points within given service time windows. In comparison with the conventional time windows, our problem considers fuzzy time windows to express the decision maker’s satisfaction for visiting an inspection point. The paper develops a unified approach to the combined problem of task allocation and motion planning for a fleet of mobile robots with three objectives (a) minimizing the total travel cost considering all robots and tasks (b) balancing fairly the workloads among robots and (c) maximizing the satisfaction grade of the decision maker for receiving the services. The optimization problem is solved by using a novel combination of a Genetic Algorithm and fuzzy set theory. The computational results illustrate the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed approach.
A test of the seasonal availability of water hypothesis in a C3/C4 mixed grassland
Authors: Hajek Olivia , Sturchio Matthew , Knapp Alan 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Understanding how cool-season C3 and warm-season C4 grasses will respond to climate change is critical for predicting future grassland functioning. With warming, C4 grasses are expected to increase relative to C3 grasses. But, alterations in the seasonal availability of water may also influence C3/C4 dynamics because of their distinct seasons of growth. To better understand how shifts in the seasonal availability of water can affect ecosystem function in a northern mixed grass prairie in southeastern Wyoming, we reduced early season rainfall (April – June) using rainout shelters and added the amount of excluded precipitation during the latter half of the growing season (July-September), effectively shifting spring rainfall to summer rainfall. As expected, this shift in precipitation seasonality influenced patterns of soil water availability, leading to increased soil respiration in the summer months and sustained canopy greenness throughout the growing season. Despite these responses, there were no significant differences in C3 aboveground net primary production (ANPP) between the seasonally shifted treatment (SEAS) and the plots that received ambient (AMB) precipitation. This was likely due to the high levels of spring soil moisture present before rainout shelters were deployed that sustained C3 grass growth. However, in plots with high C4 grass cover, C4 ANPP increased significantly in response to increased summer rainfall. Overall, we provide the first experimental evidence that shifts in the seasonality of precipitation, with no change in temperature, will differentially impact C3 vs. C4 species, altering the dynamics of carbon cycling and canopy albedo in this extensive semi-arid grassland.
Assessing canopy structure in Andean (agro)forests using 3D UAV remote sensing
Authors: Bolívar-Santamaría Sergio , Reu Björn 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Agroforestry systems (AFS) are important for biodiversity conservation outside protected areas. The presence of shade trees in AFS form structurally complex habitats that provide food for many species. Habitat complexity is considered an essential biodiversity variable and its characterization is now possible using remote sensing techniques, including 3D point clouds derived from images obtained with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, studies evaluating the relationship between canopy structure and variables derived from 3D clouds are rare for AFS, especially for the tropical Andes. Here, we show how six important variables of canopy structure can be predicted across a canopy structure gradient from AFS with cacao and coffee to a natural forest using characteristics extracted from the 3D point clouds and multiple linear regression. For leaf area index the best model obtained an R² of 0.82 with a relative RMSE = 24%, for canopy cover an R² of 0.81 and relative RMSE = 13%, for above-ground biomass (AGB) an R² of 0.81 and relative RMSE = 10%, the density of shade trees was predicted with an R² of 0.66 and relative RMSE = 34%, the mean height and the standard deviation of height in the canopy obtained an R² of 0.82 and 0.79 respectively, and relative RMSE of 18% for both. The approach presented in this study allows an accurate characterization of the canopy structure of AFS using UAVs, which can be useful for assessing above-ground biomass and biodiversity in tropical agricultural landscapes to monitor sustainable management practices and derive payments for ecosystem services.
Barriers to adherence to cytology exam: a case study in low-income Colombian women
Authors: Jaramillo Paula C Bermúdez , Quintero Marcela Arrivillaga , Poveda Kirvis J. Torres , Libreros Diana M Castrillón , Castillo Lorena E Castillo , Acevedo Daniela Neira 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Background
Cervical cytology is essential for the early detection of cervical cancer. However, in Colombia during 2019, 50% of women with health insurance for poor people (subsidized regime) were screened, compared to 100% of women with health insurance for people with capacity to pay a contribution (contributive regime); these differences reflect significant barriers to face. The objective of this study was to identify the barriers and facilitators of adherence to the cytology exam in low-income women affiliated to the subsidized regime in a public primary care network in the city of Cali, Colombia from 2014 to 2018.
Methods
In a qualitative case study, the experience of women and health care and administrative personnel was recovered. Forty-seven women participated in seven focus group discussions; Five other women using the program participated in in-depth interviews; Finally, we interviewed eight people from the healthcare area and the health services administration.
Results
Women describe living conditions, fear, shame, and fears of the procedure as barriers. As facilitators, they recognize agile attention, ease of consulting services, and having social support. However, the health care and administration personnel consider the lack of up-to-date information on women a significant barrier, challenging recruiting and following up.
Conclusions
complex interventions are required to be adapted to the social conditions, culture, and social processes of the women affiliated with the subsidized health insurance. This might facilitate adherence in groups of non-adherent women with low adherence.
KRT18 regulates trophoblast cell migration and invasion that are essential for embryo implantation
Authors: Liang Xiaoling , Qiu Xiaoxiao , Ma Yana , Xu Wenzhi , Chen Sijia , Zhang Peipei , Liu Mengying , Lin Xiaona 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
Female infertility is a worldwide concern that impacts the quality of life and well-being of affected couples. Failure of embryo implantation is a major cause of early pregnancy loss, which is precisely regulated by a programed molecular mechanism. Current studies have shown that proper trophoblast adhesion and invasion are essential for embryo implantation. However, the potential regulatory mechanism involved in trophoblast adhesion and invasion is yet to be fully elucidated. KRT18 has been reported to plays a critical role in early embryonic development, but its physiological function in embryo implantation remains unclear. In the present study, we revealed that KRT18 was highly expressed in trophoblast cells and knockdown of KRT18in mouse embryos inhibited embryo adhesion reaction and implantation. In vitro experiments further showed that silencing KRT18 disturbed trophoblast migration and invasion. More importantly, we provide evidence that KRT18 directly binds to and stabilizes cell surface E-cadherin in trophoblast cells through microscale thermophoresis (MST) analysis and molecular biology experiments. In brief, our data reveal that KRT18, which is highly expressed in trophoblast cells, plays an important role in the regulation of trophoblast invasion and adhesion during embryo implantation by directly binding to E-cadherin.
Integrated Analysis of Microfacies, Depositional Environment, and Reservoir Potential of the Sakesar Formation in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan
Authors: Shah Syed Bilawal Ali 
Published: January 2023

Abstract
The microfacies, depositional environment, and reservoir potential of the Sakesar Formation have been evaluated using detailed petrographic and petrophysical techniques at the surface (Pail village exposed section) and subsurface (Amir Pur oilfield well). Ten samples were collected from a stratigraphic exposed sections of Sakesar Formation at Pail Village in Potwar Basin, Pakistan. Microscopic analysis of the samples revealed two microfacies: Numulitic wackestone and Millioloidal wackestone. The texture of the wackestone in the Sakesar Limestone at the studied section indicates that it was formed in a shallow area of the middle shelf. This is supported by the presence of certain types of fossils. The limestone is mostly gray, hard, and contains fossils and chert nodules in the upper portion, with some interspersed marl and shale in the lower section Wireline log data from the Amir Pur well were used to evaluate the reservoir potential, with results showing 5.3% sonic porosity and 3.16% effective porosity. However, low neutron porosity suggests a lack of fluid saturation. Overall, the Sakesar Formation has poor reservoir potential for producing hydrocarbons in the Amir Pur oilfield.