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Online commercial sex‑seeking among female sex workers in south China: a cross‑sectional study
Authors: Zhao Peizhen , Xu Wenqian , Ye Rouxuan , Shi Yijia , Wang Cheng 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Online communication platforms have the potential to facilitate commercial sex among female sex workers (FSW), increasing the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STD). This study aimed to describe the patterns of online commercial sex-seeking and examine the associated factors among FSW in China.
Methods
A venue-based cross-sectional study was conducted in five cities in Guangdong Province, China, between April and October 2020. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors, and online commercial sex-seeking patterns were collected through face-to-face interviews. Venous blood and urine samples were collected for STD testing. Univariate and multivariable logistic regressions were used to explore the factors associated with online commercial sex-seeking.
Results
A total of 1155 female sex workers were recruited for this study. Among them, 33.42% reported ever using online applications to seek commercial sex. The prevalence of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and STD was 0.26%, 1.30%, 4.40%, 15.54%, and 18.39%, respectively, among FSW who had ever sought commercial sex online, which was higher than among FSW who had never sought commercial sex online. Multivariable logistic regression indicated that FSW who used online platforms to seek commercial sex were more likely to have STD (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.48, 95%CI: 1.05–2.09), experience accidental pregnancies due to commercial sex (aOR = 1.78, 95%CI: 1.21–2.62), be diagnosed as infertile (aOR = 3.20, 95%CI: 1.42–7.21), and undergo abortions (aOR = 1.69, 95%CI: 1.29–2.20).
Conclusion
A significant proportion of FSW in China engage in seeking commercial sex online, and this behavior is positively correlated with both STD and reproductive health outcomes. Given the high prevalence of online sex-seeking, it is crucial to provide a wide range of internet-based healthcare interventions and reproductive health services to Chinese FSW.
Assessment of Spiritual Care Needs and Quality of Life of Cancer Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Esan Deborah T. , Bolarinwa Falilat I. , Afolayan Joel A. , Oyama Blessed O. , Bolarinwa Oladimeji A. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPurpose In Africa, cancer is considered a death sentence. Its impact can be debilitating for both the patient and those who care for them. The objective of the study was to assess the Spiritual care needs and Quality of life of Cancer patients in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Methods This study is a cross-sectional design and systematically recruited 302 cancer patients who visited the cancer registry and outpatient departments. A standardized and validated Spiritual needs questionnaire (SpNQ) and WHO Quality of Life (WHOQL)were used to collect data. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 23 with level of significance set at p < 0.05. Results The preponderance cancer among respondents was breast cancer (48.4%) followed by prostate cancer (13.6%). Majority of the respondents admitted to have “strong” spiritual needs. Categorization of the spiritual need score was below average in 20% of the respondent which indicated those with low spiritual need and majority (79.8%) of the patients had high spiritual needs. Majority of the respondents had poor quality of life in all the four domains. The spiritual care needs of respondents were significantly associated with the quality of life of the respondents particularly in the psychological domain (p = 0.040) and social domain (p = 0.005). Conclusion This study revealed high spiritual needs among cancer patients and poor quality of life of cancer patients. Providing for spiritual needs could improve cancer patients’ quality of life. Spiritual support should be improved in our setting, as a strategy to enhance cancer patient`s quality of life.
Sensitivity of an AI method for [18F]FDG PET/CT outcome prediction of Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients to image reconstruction protocols.
Authors: Ferrandez Maria C. , Golla Sandeep S. V. , Eertink Jakoba J. , de Vries Bart M. , Wiegers Sanne E. , Zwezerijnen Gerben J. C. , Pieplenbosch Simone , Schilder Louise , Heymans Martijn W. , Zijlstra Josée M. , Boellaard Ronald 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), applied to baseline [18F]-FDG PET/CT maximum intensity projections (MIPs) show potential for treatment outcome prediction in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The aim of this study is to investigate the robustness of CNN predictions to different image reconstruction protocols, such as the European Association of Nuclear Medicine Research Ltd. (EARL) harmonization standards 1 and 2. Baseline [18F]FDG PET/CT scans were collected from 20 DLBCL patients. EARL1, EARL2 and high-resolution or HR (point spread function with pixel spacing of 2mm) protocols were applied per scan, generating 3 images with different image qualities. An in-house developed CNN predicted the probability of tumor progression within 2 years for each patient for the 3 reconstructions. Image-based transformation was applied by blurring EARL2 and HR images to generate EARL1 compliant images using a Gaussian filter of 5 and 7 mm, respectively. The difference in probabilities per patient was then calculated between both EARL2 and HR with respect to EARL1 (delta probabilities or ΔP). We compared these to the probabilities obtained after aligning the data with ComBat.
Results
CNN probabilities were found to be sensitive to different reconstruction protocols (EARL2 ΔP: median = 0.09, interquartile range (IQR) = [0.06, 0.10] and HR ΔP: median = 0.1, IQR = [0.08, 0.16]). Moreover, higher resolution images (EARL2 and HR) led to higher probability values. After image-based and ComBat transformation, an improved agreement of CNN probabilities among reconstructions was found for all patients. This agreement was slightly better after image-based transformation (transformed EARL2 ΔP: median = 0.022, IQR = [0.01, 0.02] and transformed HR ΔP: median = 0.029, IQR= [0.01, 0.03]).
Conclusion
Our CNN-based outcome predictions are affected by the applied reconstruction protocols, yet in a predictable manner. Image-based harmonization is a suitable approach to harmonize CNN predictions across image reconstruction protocols.
Multi-objective Optimization of Energy Consumption, Surface Roughness, and Material Removal Rate in Diamond Wire Sawing for Monocrystalline Silicon Wafer
Authors: Sefene Eyob Messele , Chen Chao-Chang Arthur 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Sustainable manufacturing is essential to minimize energy consumption and environmental footprints in manufacturing operations. In diamond wire sawing (DWS) process, minimizing energy consumption without compensating for surface roughness of sawn wafer is crucial for achieving a cost-effective and environmentally friendly process. This study aims to find the correlation between energy consumption (EC), surface roughness (Ra), and material removal rate (MRR) during the single DWS process. Experiments have been conducted on monocrystalline silicon (Si) incorporating various process parameters, including wire speed, feed rate, and wire tension as controllable factors. A mathematical relationship between the parameters is formulated using the response surface methodology and optimized by using a multi-objective particle swarm optimization. Results revealed that a wire speed of 0.36 m/sec, feed rate of 0.029 mm/min, and wire tension of 7 N are the optimum parameters for the multi-objective quality criterion, and the variations between the predicted and the confirmation experiment is below 10%. These findings can be applied to the multi-wire DWS of Si wafer processing for promoting sustainable manufacturing practices.
Explicit traceability model for aligning a conception sequence diagram and a BPMN diagram
Authors: Bouzidi Aljia , Haddar Nahla , Haddar Kais 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
In modern software engineering process methodologies, business process models (BPM) tend to occupy an increasingly important role in the development and ongoing management of information systems (IS). However, only few information systems are developed according to the business processes they support. This separation leads to differences between the economic model and the model of IS. Thus, this work aims to bridge the gap between business and software modeling. To achieve this goal, we introduce an explicit traceability methodology that extends a previous requirements traceability methodology to address alignment and the coevolution of the dynamic viewpoint of the software models and business process models (BPM). Indeed, we first define a unified trace metamodel that includes all Business Process and Model Notation (BPMN) and Unified Modeling Language (UML) elements (use cases, conception sequence diagrams) and traceability links between interconnected elements. Next, we instantiate the built-in metamodels in the form of new diagrams called BPMNTraceISM (BPMN Traces Information System Models). Finally, we define a set of bi-directional transformation models between the BPMN, UML, and the new BPMNTraceISM diagrams. To prove the feasibility of our traceability method, we implemented a full graphic editor to design and visualize BPMNTraceISM diagrams, and ATL (ATLAS Transformation Language) rules to support the bi-directional transformation models. We have also test traceability methods with a case study.
Kardar--Parisi--Zhang Roughening Associated with Nucleation-Limited Steady Crystal Growth
Authors: Akutsu Noriko 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The roughness of crystal surfaces and the shape of crystals play an important role in multiscale phenomena. For example, the roughness of a crystal surface affects the frictional and optical properties of the material such as ice or silica. For the roughness of a crystal surface, theoretical studies based on the symmetry principle predicted that the growing surfaces of crystal growth would be classified in the universal class of Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) but experiments only rarely observe KPZ properties. To fill this gap, extensive numerical calculations of the crystal growth rates and the surface roughness (surface width) are performed for a lattice model with a size in the nanoscale range using the Monte Carlo method. The results indicate that a (001) surface is smooth within the single nucleation growth region. In contrast, the same surface is atomically smooth but thermodynamically rough in the poly-nucleation growth region in conjunction with a KPZ roughness exponent. Inclined surfaces are known to become Berezinskii--Kosterlitz--Thouless (BKT) rough surfaces both at and near equilibrium. The two types of steps associated with the (001) and (111) terraces were found to induce KPZ surface roughness, while the interplay between steps and multilayered islands promoted BKT roughness.
Erythropoietin and retinopathy of prematurity: a retrospective cohort study in Japan, 2008-2018
Authors: Isayama Tetsuya , Fukui Kana , Ito Yushi , Kokubo Masayo , Nakanishi Hidehiko , Hirano Shinya , Kusuda Satoshi , Ito Shuichi , Isayama Tetuya 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a developmental retinal vascular proliferative disease and a leading cause of blindness in children worldwide. Erythropoietin has an angiogenic effect on the retina and might increase the risk of ROP. However, the results of previous studies on the association between erythropoietin use and increased risk of ROP have been inconsistent and inconclusive.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included infants born at 22 0/7 to 27 6/7 weeks’ gestation between 2008 and 2018 who were admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the Neonatal Research Network of Japan. We compared mortality and morbidities during NICU stay between infants who received erythropoietin and those who did not.
Results: Among 18 955 livebirth infants, this study included 16 031 infants, among which 14 373 infants (90%) received erythropoietin. The risk of ROP requiring treatment was significantly higher in the erythropoietin group than in the control group (33% vs. 26%; aOR 1.46 [95%CI 1.25-1.71]). The risk of chronic lung disease (CLD) was also significantly higher in the erythropoietin group (49% vs. 35%; aOR 1.60 [95%CI 1.38-1.86]). On the other hand, the erythropoietin group had significantly lower risks of death before discharge, and necrotizing enterocolitis. The composite outcomes of “death or ROP” and “death or CLD” were not significantly different between the two groups.
Conclusions: This study with a large sample size found that erythropoietin use was associated with increased risk of ROP requiring treatment and CLD, while being associated with reductions in deaths and NEC.
High expression of cuproptosis-related gene DLD in relation to good prognosis and immune cells infiltration in colon cancer
Authors: Fan Ling , Lu Ning , Zhang Lingmin , Zhang Jie , Li Jie , Yu Zhaoxiang , Cui Manli , Zhang Mingxin 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Colon cancer (CC) is one of the diseases that pose a significant risk to human health. Cuproptosis is a newly discovered mechanism that regulates cell death, and DLD is an associated positive regulator of copper death. However, the role of DLD in the pathogenesis of colon cancer remains to be investigated.
Materials and Methods We analyzed the expression of DLD in colon cancer from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer data analysis Portal (UALCAN) database and the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database. Correlations between DLD expression and clinicopathological parameters were analyzed in UALCAN database. Kaplan-Meier (K-M) survival curves were used to elucidate the relationship between DLD expression and survival time of colon cancer patients, which was validated in the GSE:39582 dataset. Then, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was performed to explore the biological function of DLD. The relationship between DLD expression and cancer immune infiltration was analyzed using the Tumor Immunization Estimation Resource database (TIMER), single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA), and other immune infiltration methods.
Results We found that DLD was downregulated in colon cancer samples and that increased DLD expression was associated with better overall survival. Functional annotation of 302 DLD co-expressed genes and 4731 DLD differentially expressed genes and including GO, KEGG and GSEA enrichment analysis.DLD is essentially involved in Metabolic pathways, Oxidative phosphorylation, cancer pathway and WNT signaling pathway. The most common mutated genes in colon cancer were different in high and low DLD groups. Tumor immune infiltration analysis revealed that DLD may recruit infiltrating immune cells and modulate immunity in colon cancer, thus affecting prognosis.
Conclusion DLD plays a role in inducing cuproptosis and regulating immunity in colon cancer, which can be considered as a new biomarker for colon cancer.
Genome sequence resource for “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” strain GDCZ from a historical HLB endemic region in China
Authors: Zheng Yongqin , Li Yun , Xu Pengbin , Liu Chaoji , Chen Jianchi , Deng Xiaoling , Zheng Zheng 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Objectives:
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” (CLas) is an un-culturable α-proteobacterium that caused citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), a destructive disease threatening citrus production worldwide. In China, the presence of HLB was first reported in Chaoshan region of Guangdong province, China around a century ago. Thus, whole genome information of CLas strains from Chaoshan area become the most important resource to understand the population diversity and evaluation of CLas in China.
Data description:
CLas strain GDCZ was originally from Chaozhou city (Chaoshan area) and sequenced using Pacbio Sequel long-read sequencing and Illumina short-read sequencing. The genome of strain GDCZ comprised of 1,230,507 bp with an average G+C content of 36.4%, along with a circular CLasMV1 phage: CLasMV1_GDCZ (8,869 bp). The CLas strain GDCZ contained a Type 2 prophage (37,452 bp) and encoded a total of 1,057 open reading frames and 53 RNA genes. The whole genome sequence of CLas strain GDCZ from the historical HLB endemic region in China will serve as a useful resource for further analyses of CLas evolution and HLB epidemiology in China and world.
Knowledge Of Problem Solving (KOPS) scale: Design and evaluation of a scalable competence measure for a common practice element in task-shared youth mental health interventions
Authors: Mathur Sonal , Michelson Daniel , Shetty Tejaswi , Patel Vikram , Field Andy P 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
There is a dearth of reliable and feasible quality assurance methods to support scaling up of psychological interventions delivered by non-specialist providers. This paper reports on the phased development and validation of a digitally-administered measure (Knowledge of Problem Solving; KOPS scale) to assess competencies associated with a “task-shared” problem-solving intervention for adolescents with diverse mental health problems in India.
Methods
Phase 1 established key competencies required to deliver the intervention, followed by item generation for a corresponding knowledge-based competency measure that could be administered efficiently through e-learning systems. In Phase 2, items were refined based on responses from an "experienced" reference sample comprising 17 existing counsellors with direct experience of the problem-solving intervention, and a “novice” sample with 14 untrained university students and NGO staff. In Phase 3, we evaluated two parallel versions of the measure in a validation sample (N = 277) drawn from universities and NGOs.
Results
The resulting 17-item measure was structured around a hypothetical case, followed by multiple-choice questions that asked about the most appropriate response to a practice-based scenario. The difficulty level of the test items was well matched to the ability level of participants (i.e., most items being of moderate difficulty and few items being easy or difficult). Only one item showed a negative discrimination index and was removed from the 17-item forms.
Conclusion
The final 16-item version of the KOPS measure provides a scalable digital method to assess key psychotherapeutic competencies among non-specialists, particularly in relation to a transdiagnostic problem-solving intervention. Similar formats could be deployed more widely alongside e-learning programmes to expand the global workforce capable of delivering evidence-based psychological interventions.
The post-materialist economic freedom puzzle
Authors: Czeglédi Pál 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Countries with a higher proportion of people with post-materialist values are freer economically than those with a lower proportion. The reason why this is puzzling is that post-materialist values are not obviously more supportive to economic freedom than materialist ones, and that post-materialism correlates negatively with market friendliness in the West and positively outside it. The paper argues that seeing market attitudes as opinions with which people express their materialist or post-materialist identity, an equilibrium in which post-materialists are market friendly and another one in which they are market unfriendly are both possible. A change in the proportion of post-materialists, however, can easily trigger a shift from one equilibrium to the other. Regressions with data from the Integrated Values Survey confirm that post-materialists are more market unfriendly when their proportion in society is high enough, but this negative effect is mitigated by their political identity, the expressiveness of the individuals themselves, and the ideology of the political parties in their country.
JEL codes: D72, P10, E14
Factors influencing ESWL success and adaptation of updated Triple D score system to predict treatment outcome
Authors: Snicorius Marius , Drevinskaite Mingaile , Miglinas Marius , Čekauskas Albertas , Stadulytė Morta , Bandzeviciutė Rimante , Čeponkus Justinas , Šablinskas Valdas , Želvys Arunas 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The authors have requested that this preprint be removed from Research Square.
Analysis of the EFARC Non-Pillar Mining Stope: Roof Failure and Overlying Pressure in Inclined Coal Seams
Authors: Zhen Enze , Dong Shizhuo , Huang Jian , Wang Yajun , Wang Mengxiang , Zhang Xinyue , Tao Yizhe 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
During the process of coal mining, there is a violent appearance of mining stress when the initial weighting occurs. To guarantee the safety of the gob-side entry formed automatically by roof-cutting (EFARC) in an inclined coal seam, a study was conducted on the initial weighting mechanism and appearance characteristics through field monitoring and theoretical analysis. The findings reveal that, upon the initial breaking of the main roof in the non-pillar mining stope of an inclined coal seam, the deflection of the thin plate structure exhibits asymmetric distribution, with the maximum position situated in the middle-upper part of the thin plate. As the main roof thin plate reaches its limit interval, the tensile fracture first occurs in the middle-upper part of the coal wall in front and back of the stope. Once broken, the thin plate changes to a simply supported state. The analysis of field data reveals that the mine pressure in the non-pillar stope of EFARC shows an asymmetric weighting phenomenon. The periodic weighting interval at the ends of the working face increases, and the weighting intensity decreases. These results can serve as theoretical support for controlling mine pressure in non-pillar mining through EFARC in inclined coal seams and can serve as a basis for further investigations in this area.
Shuffle Tree: A Randomized Self-Adjusting Binary Search Tree
Authors: Patel Mayur 
Published: July 2023

Abstract

We present algorithms for a new self-adjusting binary search tree, which we call ashuffle tree. The tree is easy to implement and does not require parent pointers orbalancing information to be stored in tree nodes. A maximum of one rotation isapplied randomly during each traversal, which keeps the cost of balancingactivity low.
Beyond Desirable Bodies in North America? An examination of actual and ideal body preferences, and body attractiveness preferences in a heterosexual sample of men and women from the USA
Authors: Talbot Daniel 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
A recent Australian study demonstrated that both men and women want to have less body fat and more muscularity than they perceived that they had, and that men and women’s body ideals are more extreme than the opposite sex finds most attractive. The present study aimed to provide more evidence for the discrepancy between self-reported actual and ideal body fat and muscularity. Further, the present study aimed to examine the relationship between ideal bodies, and the bodies reported to be most attractive by the opposite sex by examining a sample of heterosexual North American men and women.
Using data from 362 participants recruited through Amazon's MTurk, this study employed figural rating scales to assess participants' actual and ideal body fat and muscularity, as well as their perceptions of the most attractive body for the opposite sex.
Results showed that men wanted to have less body fat and more muscularity, and women wanted to have less body fat than they perceived themselves to have. Additionally, results showed that men’s ideal body was in-line with women’s preferences. However, analogous to prior research in an Australian sample, women wanted to be thinner than what men found most attractive.
These findings underscore the importance of addressing body dissatisfaction and promoting healthy body image ideals. Future interventions should focus on challenging societal beauty standards and promoting body acceptance, taking into account the influence of media and social factors on body image perceptions and preferences.