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Acoustic Change Complex as a Neurophysiological Tool to Assess Auditory Discrimination Skill: A Review
Authors: Sanju Himanshu Kumar , Jain Tushar , Kumar Prawin 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Introduction Acoustic change complex (ACC) is a type of event-related potential evoked in response to subtle change(s) in the continuing stimuli. In the presence of a growing number of investigations on ACC, there is a need to review the various methodologies, findings, clinical utilities, and conclusions of different studies by authors who have studied ACC.
Objective The present review article is focused on the literature related to the utility of ACC as a tool to assess the auditory discrimination skill in different populations.
Data Synthesis Various database providers, such as Medline, Pubmed, Google, and Google Scholar, were searched for any ACC-related reference. A total of 102 research papers were initially obtained using descriptors such as acoustic change complex, clinical utility of ACC, ACC in children, ACC in cochlear implant users, and ACC in hearing loss. The titles, authors, and year of publication were examined, and the duplicates were eliminated. A total of 31 research papers were found on ACC and were incorporated in the present review. The findings of these 31 articles were reviewed and have been reported in the present article.
Conclusion The present review showed the utility of ACC as an objective tool to support various subjective tests in audiology.
Betaine ameliorates high glucose-induced oxidative stress in granulosa cells
Authors: Abnosi Mohammad Hussein , Tabandeh Mohammad Reza , Mosavi-aroo Fatmeh 
Published: March 2023

Context In diabetes, abnormalities of granulosa cells (GCs) and steroidogenesis are associated with hyperglycaemia-induced oxidative stress. Betaine has beneficial effect in experimental model of diabetes by reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis. Aims In this study we investigate the effects of betaine to prevent oxidative stress in GCs induced by high glucose and improve steroidogenesis. Methods Primary GCs, isolated from ovarian follicles of C57BL/6 mice were cultured in 5 mM (control) and 30 mM (hyperglycaemia) of glucose and in presence of 5 mM of betaine for 24 h. Then antioxidant enzymes, malondialdehyde, oestradiol and progesterone were measured. In addition, the expression of Nrf2 and NF-κB, antioxidant enzymes (Sod1, Gpx and Cat) were analysed by qRT-PCR assay. Key results We observed significant (P < 0.001) up-regulation of NF-κB and down-regulation of Nrf2 due to high concentration of glucose. Also significant (P < 0.001) down-regulation of related antioxidant genes (Cat, Sod1 and GPx) and activity reduction of these enzymes as well as significant (P < 0.001) elevation of malondialdehyde was observed. In addition, betaine treatment compensated the drastic effect of high glucose induced oxidative stress via down-regulating the expression of NF-κB and up-regulating the expression of Nrf2, Cat, Sod1 and GPx. It was also shown that betaine in the presence of FSH significantly (P < 0.001) restored the oestradiol and progesterone level. Conclusion Betaine compensated the antioxidant stress in mouse GCs under hyperglycaemic condition via regulation of Nrf2/NF-κB at transcription level. Implications As betaine is a natural product and no side effect has been reported to today, we suggest more research needs to be carried out especially on patients whom suffer from diabetes to find the probability of using betaine as a therapeutic agent.
Why-stripping in Persian
Authors: Rasekhi Vahideh 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
I provide an account of why-stripping in Persian, in which there is a wh-phrase remnant cherā why and a non-wh-phrase remnant. This structure looks similar to sluicing with why, in which there is only a wh-phrase remnant cherā why. I argue that even though both structures involve clausal ellipsis, they have different characteristics and the mechanism of deriving them is different. I propose that unlike why in sluicing, which arrives at its surface position via focus fronting (Toosarvandani 2008), why in why-stripping functions as “how come” and is base-generated in the Spec of Int(errogative)P (Rizzi 2001) in the left periphery. In addition, I propose that the non-wh-phrase remnant, which carries a contrastive focus interpretation, moves to the Spec of FocP, before the rest of the clause is elided.
Middle Persian Ezafe
Authors: Samiian Vida , Larson Richard K. 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This chapter describes one phase of the historical development of the “Ezafe” morpheme, a significant feature of Western Iranian languages. Ezafe is argued to have arisen in Middle Persian (MP) by a reanalysis of the Old Persian relative pronoun ‘haya’ due to a preponderance of copula-less clauses. It is shown that the distribution of Ezafe in MP resembles that in its modern descendants, but differing in three key respects: (i) MP Ezafe is an independent morpheme, and not a clitic; (ii) it appears to form a constituent with its following phrase; and (iii) it patterns like a preposition in various respects. This distribution, coupled with its emergence in the period when the Old Persian case system was disappearing and core functional prepositions were coming into the language, strongly suggests that Ezafe had the status of a genitive preposition in MP comparable to English ‘of’. We conclude with some interesting questions for further research raised by these results.
Concurrent validity of the CORE wearable sensor with BodyCap temperature pill to assess core body temperature during an elite women's field hockey heat training camp
Authors: Goods Paul S. R. , Maloney Peta , Miller Joanna , Jennings Denise , Fahey‐Gilmour Jack , Peeling Peter , Galna Brook 
Published: March 2023

ABSTRACTWearable temperature sensors offer the potential to overcome several limitations associated with current laboratory‐ and field‐based methods for core temperature assessment; however, their ability to provide accurate data at elevated core temperatures (Tc) has been questioned. Therefore, this investigation aimed to determine the concurrent validity of a wearable temperature sensor (CORE) compared to a reference telemetric temperature pill (BodyCAP) during a team‐sport heat training camp prior to the 2020 Olympic Games. Female field hockey players (n = 19) in the Australian national squad completed 4 sessions in hot conditions where their temperature was monitored via CORE and BodyCAP. Concurrent validity of the wearable CORE device was determined with reference to the ingested BodyCAP pill. Lin's Concordance Correlation Coefficients determined there was “poor” agreement between devices during all sessions. Mean bias demonstrated that CORE underestimated Tc in all sessions (−0.06°C to −0.34°C), with wide mean 95% confidence intervals (±0.35°C to ±0.56°C). Locally estimated scatterplot smoothing regression lines illustrated a non‐linearity of error, with greater underestimation of Tc by the CORE device, as Tc increased. The two devices disagreed more than ±0.3°C for 41–60% of all data samples in each session. Our findings do not support the use of the CORE device as a valid alternative to telemetric temperature pills for Tc assessment, particularly during exercise in hot conditions where elevated Tc are expected.
Update of the BIPM comparison BIPM.RI(II)-K1.Co-60 of activity measurements of the radionuclide 60Co to include the 2020 result of the PTB (Germany), the 2020 result of the NIST (United States), the 2020 result of the SMU (Slovakia), the 2021 result of the BARC (India), the 2021 result of the LNE-LNHB (France), the 2021 result of the POLATOM (Poland), the 2021 result of the ENEA-INMRI (Italy), the 2021 result of the NPL (United Kingdom), the 2021 result of the LNMRI-IRD (Brazil), the 2022 result of the NMISA (South Africa) and the 2022 result of the ANSTO (Australia)
Authors: Coulon Romain , Michotte Carine , Courte Sammy , Nonis Manuel , Wyngaardt W M van , Smith Michael L , Bowan Angus H H , Keevers Christine M B , Clark Emily L , Zarifi Melek , Ravindra Anuradha , Kulkarni D B , Sharma Ritu , Capogni Marco , Felice Pierino De , Capone Mauro , Carconi Pierluigi , Fazio Aldo , Bobin Christophe , Cruz Paulo A Lima da , Silva Carlos J da , Silva Ronaldo Lins da , Leiras Anderson , Rangel Johnny de Almeida , Silva Monica Aguiar Leobino da , Iwahara Akira , Bergeron Denis E , Cessna Jeffrey T , Fitzgerald Ryan P , Laureano-Perez Lizbeth , Pibida Leticia , Rooy Milton W Van , Lubbe Joline , Staden Martin J van , Shearman Robert , Keightley John , Pearce Andy , Ramirez Natasha , Bendall Emma , Collins Sean , Ziemek Tomasz , Lech Edyta , Saganowski Pawel , Czudek Marek , Listkowska Anna , Nähle Ole , Kossert Karsten , Takács Marcell P , Krivošík Matej , Bonková Ivana 
Published: March 2023

Main text
Since 1976, 30 laboratories have submitted 85 samples of 60Co to the International Reference System (SIR) for activity comparison at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), with comparison identifier BIPM.RI(II)-
K1.Co-60. Recently, the PTB (Germany), the NIST (United States), the SMU (Slovakia), the BARC (India), the LNE-LNHB (France), the POLATOM (Poland), the ENEA-INMRI (Italy), the NPL (United Kingdom), the LNMRI-IRD (Brazil), the NMISA (South Africa) and the ANSTO (Australia) participated in the comparison and the key comparison reference value (KCRV) has been updated. The degrees of equivalence between each equivalent activity measured in the SIR and the updated KCRV have been calculated and the results are given in the form of a table. A graphical representation is also given.
To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database https://www.bipm.org/kcdb/.
The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCRI, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).
Unified treatment for scattering, absorption, and photoluminescence of coupled metallic nanoparticles with vertical polarized excitation
Authors: Cheng Yuqing , Sun Mengtao 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Optical properties of coupled metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) have been widely reported due to their unique characteristics such as peak shift/splitting of the coupling spectra and electromagnetic enhancement at subwavelength scale, etc. In a previous work, we have investigated the coupling spectra of two coupled MNPs with parallel polarized excitation. In this study, we investigate the vertical polarization case in detail. Different from the parallel one, the vertical one has its unique properties: (a) three coupling coefficients; (b) positive coupling terms in the coupling equations; (c) blue-shifts of the peaks with the increasing coupling strength for identical MNPs spectra, including scattering, absorption, and photoluminescence (PL). The model shows that for the two resonant MNPs, the spectra reveal only one mode that blue shifts as the coupling strength increases; while for the two non-resonant MNPs, the spectra reveal two splitting modes, one of which blue shifts and the other of which red shifts as the coupling strength increases. The relative intensity of the two modes varies with the coupling strength. Furthermore, the PL efficiency (relative to the scattering) is about the order of 10−2. Comparison with published experimental results shows the validity of this model. This work provides a deeper understanding on the optical properties of coupled MNPs and is beneficial to relevant applications.
Quantum circuit simulation of superchannels
Authors: Wang Kai , Wang Dong-Sheng 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Quantum simulation is one of the central discipline to demonstrate the power of quantum computing. In recent years, the theoretical framework of quantum superchannels has been developed and applied widely as the extension of quantum channels. In this work, we study the quantum circuit simulation task of superchannels. We develop a quantum superchannel simulation algorithm based on the convex decomposition into sum of extreme superchannels. We demonstrate the algorithm by numerical simulation of qubit superchannels with high accuracy, making it applicable to current experimental platforms. Our study stands as an expansion of the superchannel theory to the field of quantum simulation and algorithm, as well as an extension of quantum simulation from channels and open-system dynamics to superchannels and processes with manifest quantum memory effects.
Uncertainties and coherence in DQC1
Authors: Fu Shuangshuang , He Jiayu , Li Xiaohui , Luo Shunlong 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Correlations have been identified as a necessary ingredient for the speedup of certain mixed-state quantum computation. In this work, we analyze the model of deterministic quantum computation with one bit (DQC1) and study its information-theoretic aspects involving state-channel interaction. This state-channel interaction provides a new perspective for investigating DQC1. More specifically, by calculating some important information-theoretic quantities related to the state-channel interaction, such as uncertainties, coherence of quantum states as measured with respect to channels, etc., we reveal some basic features of quantum resources for the quantum speedup in this model. Moreover, since the state-channel framework is general enough to encompass all computational models, the studies performed here can be similarly applied to analyze other computational models from the perspective of quantum resources.
A lossless compression method for random integer based on three-dimensional product- triangular chaotic iterative sequences
Authors: Zhang Qifan , Yu Wanbo , Zhang Qizhen 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Using the ergodicity of chaotic iterative sequences to realize data compression is a new research perspective. We find that, under suitable initial conditions, one or more local segments that are numerically identical to random integer sequences appear on the iterative sequence, which is a prerequisite for compression. Based on this, this paper designs a random integer lossless compression method based on three-dimensional product-triangular chaotic iterative sequences. The method proposed only needs to input a small amount of iterative initial information to compress a large amount of data through an iterative sequence of limited length. The key lies in three aspects. First, according to the characteristics of the data to be compressed, the iterative initial conditions suitable for compression are obtained by screening. Secondly, map the traversal results into a sequence of binary integers to complete the recording of key information. Finally, this binary integer sequence is rapidly compressed using a designed parity symmetric transformation algorithm, and decompression is achieved in its reverse process. As a new way to achieve compression, this approach is not only simple, but also requires less computation time. The experimental results show that the compression effect achieved by this method has obvious advantages in terms of compression ratio, data reconstruction quality, and compression and decompression speed.
Gravitational microlensing by dressed primordial black holes
Authors: Cai Rong-Gen , Chen Tan , Wang Shao-Jiang , Yang Xing-Yu 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
The accretion of dark matter around the primordial black holes (PBHs) could lead to the
formation of surrounding minihalos, whose mass can be several orders of magnitude higher than the
central PBH mass. The gravitational microlensing produced by such dressed PBHs could be quite
different from that of the bare PBHs, which may significantly affect the constraints on the PBH
abundance. In this paper, we study the gravitational microlensing produced by dressed PBHs in
detail. We find that all the microlensing effects by dressed PBHs have asymptotic behavior
depending on the minihalo size, which can be used to predict the microlensing effects by comparing
the halo size with the Einstein radius. When the minihalo radius and the Einstein radius are
comparable, the effect of the density distribution of the halo is significant to the microlensing.
Applying the stellar microlensing by dressed PBHs to the data of the Optical Gravitational Lensing
Experiment and Subaru/HSC Andromeda observations, we obtain the improved constraints on the PBH
abundance. It shows that the existence of dark matter minihalos surrounding PBHs can strengthen
the constraints on the PBH abundance from stellar microlensing by several orders, and can shift
the constraints to the well-known asteroid mass window where PBHs can constitute all the
dark matter.
Diffraction grating via position dependent incident light in a closed-loop quantum system
Authors: Kadhim Zainab Jawad , Al Kubaisy Munthir Mohammed Radhy , Mohammed Amjed Qasim , Izzat Samar Emad , Al-Majdi Kadhum , Abood Emad Salaam , Alhani Israa 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
We have proposed a new model for controlling the electromagnetically induced grating in a three-level closed-loop quantum system. The quantum system interacts with three-laser fields which one of them is the weak probe light and two of them are strong driving and coupling laser fields. These two strong laser fields have standing wave (SW) patterns in two x and y directions. This makes that the absorption and dispersion properties of the media change periodically which leads to diffraction of the transmitted light. We have shown that because of the closed-loop configuration of the quantum system the relative phase between applied lights can affect the diffraction grating pattern of the transmitted light. We have also discussed the Rabi-frequency effect of the driving and coupling lights on the different orders of the grating. We have shown that our proposed model may be used as a new tool for developing the future quantum information processing devices.
Commissioning of the new muon-to-central-trigger-processor interface at ATLAS
Authors: Koulouris A. , Afik Y. , Armbruster A. , Czodrowski P. , Ellis N. , Haas S. , Kulinska A. , Marzin A. , Pauly T. , Penc O. , Perrella S. , Ryjov V. , Sanfilippo L. , Simoniello R. , Spiwoks R. , Vichoudis P. , Wengler T. , Wyzlinski M. 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
The ATLAS trigger system includes a Level-1 (L1) trigger based on custom electronics and firmware, and a high-level software trigger running on off-the-shelf hardware. The L1 trigger system uses information from the forward detectors, the calorimeters and the muon trigger detectors. Once information from all muon trigger sectors has been received, trigger candidate multiplicities are calculated by the Muon-to-Central-Trigger-Processor Interface (MUCTPI). Muon multiplicity information is sent to the Central-Trigger-Processor (CTP) and trigger objects are sent to the L1 Topological Trigger Processor (L1Topo). The CTP combines the information received from the MUCTPI with the trigger information from the forward detectors, the calorimeters and the L1Topo, and takes the L1 trigger decision. As part of the ATLAS L1 trigger system upgrade for Run-3 of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) a new MUCTPI has been designed and commissioned. We discuss the commissioning and operation of the new MUCTPI used in ATLAS from the beginning of Run-3. In particular, we describe the integration tests which have been carried out for the commissioning and operation of the new MUCTPI.
SoCube: an innovative end-to-end doublet detection algorithm for analyzing scRNA-seq data
Authors: Zhang Hongning , Lu Mingkun , Lin Gaole , Zheng Lingyan , Zhang Wei , Xu Zhijian , Zhu Feng 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Doublets formed during single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) severely affect downstream studies, such as differentially expressed gene analysis and cell trajectory inference, and limit the cellular throughput of scRNA-seq. Several doublet detection algorithms are currently available, but their generalization performance could be further improved due to the lack of effective feature-embedding strategies with suitable model architectures. Therefore, SoCube, a novel deep learning algorithm, was developed to precisely detect doublets in various types of scRNA-seq data. SoCube (i) proposed a novel 3D composite feature-embedding strategy that embedded latent gene information and (ii) constructed a multikernel, multichannel CNN-ensembled architecture in conjunction with the feature-embedding strategy. With its excellent performance on benchmark evaluation and several downstream tasks, it is expected to be a powerful algorithm to detect and remove doublets in scRNA-seq data. SoCube is freely provided as an end-to-end tool on the Python official package site PyPi (https://pypi.org/project/socube/) and open-source on GitHub (https://github.com/idrblab/socube/).
Structural covariances of prefrontal subregions selectively associate with dopamine-related gene coexpression and schizophrenia
Authors: Liu Huaigui , Li Wei , Liu Nana , Tang Jie , Sun Lixin , Xu Jiayuan , Ji Yuan , Xie Yingying , Ding Hao , Ye Zhaoxiang , Yu Chunshui , Qin Wen 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Evidence highlights that dopamine (DA) system dysregulation and prefrontal cortex (PFC) dysfunction may underlie the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. However, the associations among DA genes, PFC morphometry, and schizophrenia have not yet been fully clarified. Based on the brain gene expression dataset from Allen Human Brain Atlas and structural magnetic resonance imaging data (NDIS = 1727, NREP = 408), we first identified 10 out of 22 PFC subregions whose gray matter volume (GMV) covariance profiles were reliably associated with their DA genes coexpression profiles, then four out of the identified 10 PFC subregions demonstrated abnormally increased GMV covariance with the hippocampus, insula, and medial frontal areas in schizophrenia patients (NCASE = 100; NCONTROL = 102). Moreover, based on a schizophrenia postmortem expression dataset, we found that the DA genes coexpression of schizophrenia was significantly reduced between the middle frontal gyrus and hippocampus, in which 21 DA genes showed significantly unsynchronized expression changes, and the 21 genes’ brain expression were enriched in brain activity invoked by working memory, reward, speech production, and episodic memory. Our findings indicate the DA genes selectively regulate the structural covariance of PFC subregions by their coexpression profiles, which may underlie the disrupted GMV covariance and impaired cognitive functions in schizophrenia.
FinTech platform regulation: regulating with/against platforms in the UK and China
Authors: Langley Paul , Leyshon Andrew 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This paper develops case studies of the UK and China to analyse divergent national financial regulatory approaches to FinTech as a novel political economy of platforms. Regulating with platforms is core to the approach taken in the UK, where start-up and early-career platforms are enrolled into an innovation-friendly financial regulation regime that promotes consumption and competition balanced with stability. In China, meanwhile, measures are being instituted to enhance rules and restrictions imposed on FinTech platforms. BigTech-led FinTech expansion was encouraged to expedite financial reforms to fuel economic growth and ensure authoritarian state control, but regulation is now shown to be working against the furtherance of platform power.