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A method of automatic field of view generation and path planning for automated x‐ray inspection
Authors: Song Guiling , Xu Wei 
Published: August 2023

AbstractWith the increasing accuracy and stability requirements of SMT equipment, automatic x‐ray inspection (AXI) is used as a new popular type of testing technology. First, an imaging constraint model is proposed to ensure that the detected object is not truncated. Second, an improved iterative self‐organizing clustering algorithm was proposed to realize an automatic optimal generation of the field of view and form a Hamiltonian path. Finally, the solution of the shortest Hamiltonian path problem is given by the proposed VTSP heuristic algorithm and VTSP + transformer deep learning algorithm. Experimental results show that, compared with the binary state compression DP method and the local shortest path planning method, the proposed method can support large‐scale nodes, and the performance is improved by 16% on 75 nodes and 31% on 200 nodes. The proposed method achieves a balance between x‐ray imaging efficiency and performance.
Biofuel technologies: Lessons learned and pathways to decarbonization
Authors: Cantarella Heitor , Leal Silva Jean Felipe , Nogueira Luiz Augusto Horta , Maciel Filho Rubens , Rossetto Raffaella , Ekbom Tomas , Souza Glaucia Mendes , Mueller‐Langer Franziska 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThis Opinion highlights several successful cases of biofuel technologies recently described by the IEA Bioenergy Intertask Report on Lessons Learned. The report discussed the potential of biofuels to contribute to a significant market supply, thus replacing fossil fuels and mitigating global warming, and it underscores the challenges in expanding biofuel production and replicating successful models between countries and regions. Based on the lessons learned from conventional, established technologies, the authors analyzed policies, feedstocks, products, technologies, economics, environmental concerns, social aspects, scalability, and ease of implementation and replication in different countries or regions. There are blending mandates in place around the world to foster the use of biofuels. Dependence on the availability and price fluctuations of crop feedstocks may limit biofuel production in certain circumstances. Legal restrictions on using food crops as feedstocks present obstacles to scaling up production. Temporary constraints related to feedstock costs and availability, as evidenced by changes and postponements of biofuel blending mandates in various countries (particularly during the COVID‐19 pandemic) also pose challenges. Technological hurdles exist for advanced biofuels that implicate premium pricing. Still, 2G ethanol from sugarcane meets very strict feedstock requirements with a carbon footprint so low that only electric vehicles charged in Norway could have life‐cycle GHG emissions at the same level as a 2G ethanol‐fueled combustion engine car. The authors evaluate whether and how much electrification could contribute to advance the decarbonization efforts in different countries. Drawing from these observations, the authors express their viewpoints to assist researchers and policymakers in the energy sector in formulating viable approaches to combat the climate crisis.
Postfeminist individuating of a women collective and the strugglesome emergence of a relational collective feminist solidarity: The story of Kudumbashree, a Kerala state‐instituted women empowerment program
Authors: Kandathil George , Chennangodu Rajeshwari 
Published: August 2023

AbstractIn a patriarchal caste‐ and class‐inflicted gendered work setting in an Indian state, Kerala, we explore the process of mobilizing neoliberal postfeminization and subsequent collectivization and collective acting of women from lower socioeconomic classes. We identify neoliberal postfeminism's structural contradictions and lingering individuating forces within a state‐instituted yet bottom‐up women empowerment collectivization program, enriching the emerging critique of neoliberal postfeminization, particularly within intersectionality conversations. Despite these impediments, the collective gradually developed a situational embodied relational collective feminist solidarity that facilitated possibilities for creating alternatives to neoliberal postfeminist patriarchal ways of organizing work and working bodies. By narratively mapping these processes, we hope to advance the emerging discussions on the development of feminist solidarity and solidaristic alternatives.
Improved quality of life with fremanezumab in Japanese and Korean patients with episodic and chronic migraine: Results of two multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group clinical trials
Authors: Matsumori Yasuhiko , Ishida Miki , Iba Katsuhiro , Kim Byung‐Kun , Ning Xiaoping , Nakai Masami , Koga Nobuyuki 
Published: August 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate quality of life (QoL) endpoints from two 12‐week trials investigating fremanezumab efficacy and safety in Japanese/Korean patients with chronic (CM) or episodic (EM) migraine.BackgroundMigraine is a leading cause of disability and affects QoL considerably, interfering with work and daily activities, social and family life, and emotional wellbeing.MethodsThis planned exploratory analysis used data from two multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, parallel‐group studies in which Migraine‐Specific QoL (MSQoL; Role Function‐Restrictive [RR], Role Function‐Preventive [RP], and Emotional Function [EF] domains) scores and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) scores were pre‐specified QoL outcomes in individuals receiving monthly or quarterly fremanezumab or placebo. In both trials, MSQoL was assessed at baseline, and MSQoL and PGIC at Weeks 4, 8, and 12. PGIC responders had a score of ≥5 points, indicating significant improvement.ResultsMean baseline MSQoL scores were similar across groups in both CM (N = 565; RR, 60.3–61.5; RP, 78.5–80.0; EF, 69.0–71.4) and EM (N = 353; RR, 68.6–71.1; RP, 83.1–85.7; EF, 76.7–81.9) trials. In the CM trial, all three MSQoL domains improved in both fremanezumab groups at 12 weeks compared with placebo: least squares mean (LSM) and standard error (SE) change from baseline,pversus placebo (quarterly; monthly; placebo): RR 14.9 (1.3),p = 0.030; 15.1 (1.4),p = 0.020; 11.6 (1.3); RP 8.9 (1.1),p = 0.007; 8.6 (1.1),p = 0.013; 5.4 (1.1); EF 13.3 (1.5),p < 0.001; 12.5 (1.5),p = 0.003; 7.5 (1.5). In the EM trial, RR/EF domains improved in both fremanezumab groups compared with placebo: LSM change from baseline,pversus placebo (quarterly; monthly; placebo): RR 16.3 (1.4),p = 0.003; 16.4 (1.3),p = 0.002; 11.6 (1.4); EF 13.0 (1.3),p < 0.001; 11.5 (1.2),p = 0.004; 7.4 (1.3); RP improved in the quarterly group RP 8.6 (1.1),p = 0.010; 7.6 (1.1),p = 0.066; 5.4 (1.1). The proportion of PGIC responders at Week 12 was greater in the monthly and quarterly fremanezumab groups compared with the placebo group in the CM (96/182 [52.7%] and 98/180 [54.4%] vs. 68/179 [38.0%];p < 0.05) and EM trial (81/118 [68.6%] and 86/113 [76.1%] vs. 38/111 [34.2%];p < 0.001).ConclusionPatients with EM/CM receiving monthly or quarterly fremanezumab, for a duration of 12 weeks, showed significant improvements in their QoL.
Promoting evidence‐based practice and nursing excellence: How involvement in a Magnet4Europe® research study led to development of critically appraised topics sessions for health care staff
Authors: Jones Beverley , O'Connor Claire 
Published: August 2023

AbstractBackgroundGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHNHSFT) is actively participating in the Magnet4Europe® research study, which aims to advance nursing excellence and promote evidence‐based practice.ObjectivesAs part of this initiative, the Nursing, Allied Health Professional and Midwifery Research Council at GHNHSFT has been actively engaging colleagues in evidence‐based practice and research.MethodsThis has been achieved through the development of sessions using the Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) framework, where clinical questions and relevant research articles are discussed.Results and DiscussionThis article describes the collaborative approach between the Lead Nurse for Continual Professional Development and the Deputy Manager of the Library and Knowledge Services to develop and run the sessions.ConclusionCollaboration between clinical staff and library and knowledge teams can be useful in encouraging healthcare professionals’ engagement with the evidence base in order to consider changes to practice.
Kombucha fermentation as a modern way of processing vineyard by‐products into cosmetic raw materials
Authors: Stanek‐Wandzel Natalia , Zarębska Magdalena , Wasilewski Tomasz , Hordyjewicz‐Baran Zofia , Zajszły‐Turko Ewa , Tomaka Magdalena , Bujak Tomasz , Ziemlewska Aleksandra , Nizioł‐Łukaszewska Zofia 
Published: August 2023

AbstractObjectiveThe wine industry generates large quantities of by‐products presenting a remarkably valuable composition in phytochemicals. The process that can significantly increase the content of bioactive compounds is fermentation by yeast and other microorganisms. The current study presents, for the first time, an evaluation of the potential of grape stems extract and its ferments using the Scoby consortium, as a cosmetic raw material for improving the skin care properties of facial cosmetics.MethodsFermentation of grape stems using Scoby consortium was carried out for 10 and 20 days. Unfermented and fermented extracts were analysed for their antioxidant activity and chemical composition, with a particular emphasis on biologically active substances. Additionally, the influence of the addition of the obtained ferments to the model cosmetic creams on hydration, transepidermal water loss and skin pH were assessed.ResultsThe obtained results revealed that grape stems extract and its ferments are a rich source of phenolic compounds and show antioxidant activity, with the highest values observed for extracts on the 20th day of fermentation. Furthermore, the addition of the extract, as well as ferment, to the cream has a positive effect on skin hydration and reduces transepidermal water loss.ConclusionThese results suggest that grape stem extracts are a prospective source of active compounds that may be valuable ingredients for the cosmetic industry. Unfermented and fermented extracts can be used in moisturizing cosmetic formulations and also to complement the treatment of dry and sensitive skin.
Traumatic masturbation and erectile dysfunction: A matched case–control study
Authors: Can Utku , Kafkasli Alper , Coskun Alper , Canakci Cengiz , Dincer Erdinc , Tuncer Murat , Karatas Berk 
Published: August 2023

ObjectiveTo identify atypical masturbatory behaviors (AMB) and to reveal their effects on both sexual and masturbational erection hardness in men with erectile dysfunction (ED).MethodsPatients with ED and healthy controls were questioned about their masturbation habits. Accordingly, “rubbing in a prone position,” “pressure on penis,” and “masturbation through clothes” were included in the traumatic masturbation syndrome (TMS) group. Erection hardness score (EHS) is used to measure the erectile functions during masturbation (mast), foreplay (presex), and sexual intercourse (sex), separately.ResultsThe data of 448 participants, 266 (59%) from the patient group, and 182 (41%) from the control group were analyzed. The mean ages were 30 years in both groups (p = 0.734). The rate of “rubbing in a prone position” and “penile pressure” while masturbating was higher in patients than the controls (10.2% vs. 6%, p = 0.024 and 8.6% vs. 3.3%, p = 0.0002, respectively). Patients had 2.2‐fold (odds ratio, 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.40–3.47; p = 0.001) increased risks of having at least one AMB, compared with controls. In the secondary analysis, the patient group was divided into 2 subgroups according to having TMS (ED + TMS) or not (ED). The percentage of patients with EHS≥3 during masturbation was higher than those during sex and presex in the “ED + TMS” group (60.2%, 38.8%, and 37.2%, respectively, p = 0.0001; n = 98). Comparing the percentage of patients with EHS≥3 during mast, presex, and, sex was found to be similar in the “ED” group (58.9%, 56.5%, and 56%, respectively, p = 0.753; n = 168).ConclusionAtypical masturbatory behaviors are more common in young men presenting with erectile dysfunction. These patients have higher erection hardness scores during masturbation compared to partnered sex.
Impact on Japanese healthcare economics of photodynamic diagnosis‐assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumor for non‐muscle invasive bladder cancer: A multicenter retrospective cohort study
Authors: Nishimura Nobutaka , Miyake Makito , Nakahama Tomonori , Miyamoto Tatsuki , Nishimoto Koshiro , Oyama Masafumi , Matsushita Yuto , Miyake Hideaki , Fukuhara Hideo , Inoue Keiji , Kobayashi Keita , Matsumoto Hiroaki , Matsuyama Hideyasu , Fujii Tomomi , Hirao Yoshihiko , Fujimoto Kiyohide 
Published: August 2023

ObjectivesBladder cancer, especially non‐muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), is one of the most costly cancers owing to its long‐term management. Photodynamic diagnosis‐assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumor (PDD‐TURBT) reduces the risk of intravesical recurrence. However, its impact on healthcare economics in Japan remains unclear. We evaluated the comprehensive medical costs of Japanese healthcare economics regarding PDD‐TURBT.MethodsThis large‐scale, multicenter, retrospective study included a dataset of 1531 patients who were diagnosed with primary NMIBC who underwent initial TURBT between April 2006 and June 2021. A one‐to‐one propensity‐score matching analysis was used for an unbiased comparison based on postTURBT follow‐up periods. The total medical costs, including hospitalization, surgical procedures for TURBT and salvage radical cystectomy, adjuvant intravesical therapies, and follow‐up examinations, were compared between white light (WL)‐TURBT and PDD‐TURBT groups.ResultsAfter propensity‐score matching, 468 patients each of WL‐ and PDD‐TURBT groups were matched. Total costs were 510 337 128 and 514 659 328 ¥ in WL‐ and PDD‐TURBT groups, respectively. The costs of adjuvant intravesical therapies, follow‐up examinations, and salvage radical cystectomy in PDD‐TURBT group were equivalent to or lower than those in WL‐TURBT group. Furthermore, total costs of high‐ and highest‐risk NMIBC in PDD‐TURBT group were either equivalent or lower compared to those in WL‐TURBT group.ConclusionsThe total costs associated with PDD‐TURBT were higher compared to WL‐TURBT, while there is the potential of PDD‐TURBT to reduce the burden on healthcare economics in limited cases.
Supervision of the mental health lived experience workforce in Australia: A scoping review
Authors: Castles Calista , Stewart Victoria , Slattery Maddy , Bradshaw Natasha , Roennfeldt Helena 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe mental health Lived Experience workforce (also referred to as peer workforce) is growing rapidly internationally and within Australia. Peer workers are increasingly employed within multi‐ and inter‐disciplinary teams, often directly supervised by mental health professionals such as nurses. Professional supervision has been identified as fundamental for implementing a sustainable peer workforce, but significant gaps in the literature remain, in particular, an understanding of appropriate supervision practices. This scoping review synthesized academic and grey literature on Lived Experience supervision in Australia, exploring current thoughts on best practices. Four electronic databases were searched, and grey literature was located via Google Advanced searches, contacting Lived Experience experts and conducting web‐based desktop searches of key mental health organization websites. Thematic analysis identified and described key characteristics in relation to how supervision is conceptualized and operationalized. Eight peer‐reviewed and 46 grey literature documents describing supervision and supervisory practices were analysed. Of these studies, 26 were Lived Experience‐led. Analysis revealed four key themes: (i) defining peer supervision, (ii) variability in understanding the purpose of supervision, (iii) approaches to supervision and the need for choice and flexibility, and (iv) qualities and skills of the supervisor. Additionally, the establishment of a national professional organization for peer workers was highlighted to protect the authenticity of Lived Experience roles and develop an effective workforce. Clearly, a sustainable Lived Experience workforce cannot develop in isolation, and mental health nurses, as important allies in mental healthcare, need to work alongside, plan and advocate for appropriate supervision practices for this emerging workforce.
Preparing ecosystems for platformization: Insights from multiple case studies
Authors: Hu Yueqiu , Zheng Shuning , Chong Alain Yee Loong , Lim Eric T. K. , Tan Chee‐Wee 
Published: August 2023

AbstractPlatformization is gathering pace because it is capable of restructuring the value creation process for ecosystems. Despite its merits, the failure rate of platformization is alarming for incumbents because it demands collective commitment from ecosystem partners who are already intricately connected due to their embeddedness in pre‐existing value networks. Consequently, the question of how incumbents can prepare for platformization has attracted attention from both academics and practitioners alike. By conducting multiple case studies of three distinct ecosystems that have successfully embraced platformization, we arrive at three separate process patterns of preparation for ecosystem platformization that elucidate the dimensions of organisational readiness required of the initiating firm and its partners. Particularly, we delineate between shared readiness and situated readiness, each with its own constituent sub‐dimensions underlying ecosystems' preparedness for platformization.
Global cardiovascular diseases burden attributable to high sodium intake from 1990 to 2019
Authors: Wang Keke , Jin Yaqiong , Wang Mengxiao , Liu Jing , Bu Xiang , Mu Jianjun , Lu Jingchao 
Published: August 2023

AbstractSodium intake shows a positive correlation with blood pressure, resulting in an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Salt reduction is a key step toward the WHO's goal of 25% reduction in mortality from non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) by 2025. This study aims to assess the current condition and temporal changes of the global CVD burden due to high sodium intake (HSI). We extracted data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2019. The numbers and age‐standardized rates of mortality and disability‐adjusted life‐years (DALYs), stratified by location, sex, and socio‐demographic Index (SDI), were used to assess the high sodium intake attributable CVD burden from 1990 to 2019. The relationship between the DALYs rates and related factors was evaluated by stepwise multiple linear regression analysis. Globally, in 2019, the deaths and DALYs of HSI‐related CVD were 1.72 million and 40.54 million, respectively, increasing by 41.08% and 33.06% from 1990. Meanwhile, the corresponding mortality and DALYs rates dropped by 35.1% and 35.2%, respectively. The high‐middle and middle SDI quintiles bore almost two‐thirds of CVD burden caused by HSI. And the leading cause of HSI attributable CVD burden was ischemic heart disease. Universal health coverage (UHC) was associated with the DALYs rates after adjustment. From 1990 to 2019, the global CVD burden attributable to HSI has declined with spatiotemporal and sexual heterogeneity. However, it remains a major public health challenge because of the increasing absolute numbers. Improving UHC serves as an effective strategy to reduce the HSI‐related CVD burden.
Berberine and aspirin prevent traumatic heterotopic ossification by inhibition ofBMPsignalling pathway and osteogenic differentiation
Authors: Fan Jingjing , Gao Jiayu , Chen Jie , Hou Jia , Liu Mengchao , Dang Yanmiao , Lin Hui 
Published: August 2023

AbstractHeterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological process that often occurs in soft tissues following severe trauma. There is no effective therapy for HO. The BMP signalling pathway plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of HO. Our previous study showed that AMPK negatively regulates the BMP signalling pathway and osteogenic differentiation. The present study aims to study the effect of two AMPK activators berberine and aspirin on osteogenic differentiation and HO induced by traumatic injury. The effects of two AMPK activators, berberine and aspirin, on BMP signalling and osteogenic differentiation were measured by western blot, ALP and Alizarin red S staining in C3H10T1/2 cells. A mouse model with Achilles tenotomy was employed to assess the effects of berberine and aspirin on HO using μCT and histological analysis. First, our study showed that berberine and aspirin inhibited phosphorylation of Smad1/5 induced by BMP6 and the inhibition was attributed to the down‐regulation of ALK2 expression. Second, the combination of berberine and aspirin yielded more potent effects on BMP signalling. Third, we further found that there was an additive effect of berberine and aspirin combination on osteogenic differentiation. Finally, we found that berberine and aspirin blocked trauma‐induced ectopic bone formation in mice, which may be through suppression of phosphorylation of Smad1/5 in injured tissues. Collectively, these findings indicate that berberine and aspirin inhibit osteogenic differentiation in C3H10T1/2 cells and traumatic HO in mice, possibly through the down‐regulation of the BMP signalling pathway. Our study sheds a light on prevention and treatment of traumatic HO using AMPK pharmacological activators berberine and aspirin.
Living single in late life among African Americans
Authors: Jordan Tera R. , Martin Peter 
Published: August 2023

AbstractThe conceptual literature is scant on the experiences of older single African American adults. We aim to contribute to the scholarship on singlehood within specific populations (e.g., African American) and in particular life phases (e.g., late adulthood). We begin with a presentation of life course theory. We then review literature that underscores the importance of age, resources (i.e., individual, family, social, financial), and stressful events in predicting levels of independence and self‐fulfillment as well as loneliness, regret, and dissatisfaction. We focus on the experiences of older single African American adults. Following this discussion, we propose a new conceptual framework of singlehood in late life. We then summarize key points, offer recommendations, and propose future directions.