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Cocaine-induced sensitization and glutamate plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core: effects of sex
Authors: Catalfio Amanda M. , Fetterly Tracy L. , Nieto Allison M. , Robinson Terry E. , Ferrario Carrie R. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBackgroundThe development and persistence of addiction is mediated in part by drug-induced alterations in nucleus accumbens (NAc) function. AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) provide the main source of excitatory drive to the NAc and enhancements in transmission of calcium-permeable AMPARs (CP-AMPARs) mediate increased cue-triggered drug-seeking following prolonged withdrawal. Cocaine treatment regimens that result in psychomotor sensitization enhance subsequent drug-seeking and drug-taking behaviors. Furthermore, cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization followed by 14 days of withdrawal results in an increase in glutamatergic synaptic transmission. However, very few studies have examined cocaine-induced alterations in synaptic transmission of females or potential effects of experimenter-administered cocaine on NAc CP-AMPAR-mediated transmission in either sex.MethodsMale and female rats were given repeated systemic cocaine injections to induce psychomotor sensitization (15 mg/kg, i.p. 1 injection/day, 8 days). Controls received repeated saline (1 mL/kg, i.p). After 14–16 days of withdrawal brain slices were prepared and whole-cell patch-clamp approaches in the NAc core were used to measure spontaneous excitatory post-synaptic currents (sEPSC), paired pulse ratio, and CP-AMPAR transmission. Additional female rats from this same cohort were also given a challenge injection of cocaine at withdrawal day 14 to assess the expression of sensitization.ResultsRepeated cocaine produced psychomotor sensitization in both sexes. In males this was accompanied by an increase in sEPSC frequency, but not amplitude, and there was no effect on the paired pulse ratio. Males treated with cocaine and saline had similar sensitivity to Naspm. In contrast, in females there were no significant differences between cocaine and saline groups on any measure, despite females showing robust psychomotor sensitization both during the induction and expression phase.ConclusionsOverall, these data reveal striking sex differences in cocaine-induced NAc glutamate plasticity that accompany the induction of psychomotor sensitization. This suggests that the neural adaptations that contribute to sensitization vary by sex.
Phase congruency based on derivatives of circular symmetric Gaussian function: an efficient feature map for image quality assessment
Authors: Chen Congmin , Mou Xuanqin 
Published: June 2023

AbstractImage quality assessment (IQA) has become a hot issue in the area of image processing, which aims to evaluate image quality automatically by a metric being consistent with subjective evaluation. The first stage of conventional IQA model design is the quality-aware feature selection. Taking advantages of early visual feature, Phase congruency (PC) operates in frequency domain to measure local structures such as edges, corners, lines, etc., by computing the local amplitudes and local energies in multiple scales. Conventional local PC features are calculated with log-Gabor-based filtrations in several orientations, and usually combined with other features for IQA model design. Generally, a directional filter is sensitive to the changes on specific direction, and insensitive to other directions. This leads to multi-directional calculation and much time consumption in practical applications. Recently, researchers suggested that spatially circular symmetric filters, such as gradient magnitude (GM) and Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG), are highly efficient quality features and hence have been widely used in various IQA model designs. With the odd-symmetric and even-symmetric properties of GM and LoG operators, the two features are a suitable pair for PC compositions and can be computed uniformly by a Gaussian function with one scale factor. In this regard, we propose to combine GM and LoG signals to construct a new PC model with non-directional property. With ability to catch different types of distortions, the proposed PC feature can be promoted to a full-reference IQA model simply with average pooling or standard deviation pooling, and shows state-of-the-art performance compared with existing methods. Furthermore, our proposed PC algorithm can take the place of conventional PC component in well-known FSIM metric, which achieves improved performance and spends less in computation cost. This study suggests that the proposed circular symmetric PC feature is a highly efficient quality feature and can be exclusively used in IQA model designs.
Financial inclusion also leads to social inclusion—myth or reality? Evidences from self-help groups led microfinance of Assam
Authors: Maity Shrabanti 
Published: June 2023

AbstractMicrofinance is globally trusted for corroborating the upliftment of the rural vulnerable poor sections. It is looked upon as a means of credit-based poverty alleviation through financial inclusion. India also witnesses the same. In India, the self-help group bank linkage programme (SHG–BLP) is architected by NABARD in 1992 as a pilot project. The programme was mainstreamed in 1996 to link unorganised with the formal financial sector. In Assam, microfinance services are made available through SHG–BLP registered under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission. Central Assam is the epicentre of operative SHG–BLP. This backdrop motivates us to explore the contribution of SHG–BLP in financial and social inclusion of the marginalised rural people of central Assam. Two self-developed indices, viz., financial inclusion index and social exclusion index are constructed by applying Multiple Correspondence Analysis. The impact analysis is facilitated by the Propensity Score Matching method. The study concludes that the SHG–BLP is successful in ensuring financial inclusion and simultaneously also assists in reducing social exclusion among the stakeholders.
Dynamic change of the systemic immune inflammation index is a risk factor for patients with oropharyngeal cancer: a case control study and an additional HPV-status subgroup analysis
Authors: Gan XiaoChuan , Gou QiTao , Zhu Jing , Zhang Tao 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
Background
The study aimed to analyze the relationship between the dynamic systemic immune inflammation index (SII), human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and the prognosis of oropharyngeal cancer patients.

Method
We retrospectively obtained the data for 131 patients treated with curative treatments and calculated their SII values based on results acquired approximately 9 months after the first treatment. The entire cohort was divided into groups according to dynamic SII and HPV infection, and their prognoses were compared.

Results
The high SII group, particularly the persistently high SII group, had a poor prognosis, and static SII levels cannot fully reflect the prognosis of patients with oropharyngeal cancer. In HPV− patients, unfavorable dynamic SII and the site of tumor locating at the tongue base were all significantly associated with decreased disease-free survival. In contrast, no characteristic was presented as a poor prognostic factor for disease-free or overall survival in HPV+ patients.

Conclusion
Dynamic SII values are more comprehensive prognostic indicators for oropharyngeal cancer patients, particularly HPV− patients. It could imply that an HPV− oropharyngeal cancer patient who experienced unfavorable dynamic changes in SII should receive more frequent tests or more advanced therapies.
Review on age-related differences in non-visual effects of light: melatonin suppression, circadian phase shift and pupillary light reflex in children to older adults
Authors: Eto Taisuke , Higuchi Shigekazu 
Published: June 2023

AbstractPhysiological effects of light exposure in humans are diverse. Among them, the circadian rhythm phase shift effect in order to maintain a 24-h cycle of the biological clock is referred to as non-visual effects of light collectively with melatonin suppression and pupillary light reflex. The non-visual effects of light may differ depending on age, and clarifying age-related differences in the non-visual effects of light is important for providing appropriate light environments for people of different ages. Therefore, in various research fields, including physiological anthropology, many studies on the effects of age on non-visual functions have been carried out in older people, children and adolescents by comparing the effects with young adults. However, whether the non-visual effects of light vary depending on age and, if so, what factors contribute to the differences have remained unclear. In this review, results of past and recent studies on age-related differences in the non-visual effects of light are presented and discussed in order to provide clues for answering the question of whether non-visual effects of light actually vary depending on age. Some studies, especially studies focusing on older people, have shown age-related differences in non-visual functions including differences in melatonin suppression, circadian phase shift and pupillary light reflex, while other studies have shown no differences. Studies showing age-related differences in the non-visual effects of light have suspected senile constriction and crystalline lens opacity as factors contributing to the differences, while studies showing no age-related differences have suspected the presence of a compensatory mechanism. Some studies in children and adolescents have shown that children’s non-visual functions may be highly sensitive to light, but the studies comparing with other age groups seem to have been limited. In order to study age-related differences in non-visual effects in detail, comparative studies should be conducted using subjects having a wide range of ages and with as much control as possible for intensity, wavelength component, duration, circadian timing, illumination method of light exposure, and other factors (mydriasis or non-mydriasis, cataracts or not in the older adults, etc.).
On the origin and development of glioblastoma: multifaceted role of perivascular mesenchymal stromal cells
Authors: Ah-Pine F. , Khettab M. , Bedoui Y. , Slama Y. , Daniel M. , Doray B. , Gasque P. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractGlioblastoma, IDH wild-type is the most common and aggressive form of glial tumors. The exact mechanisms of glioblastoma oncogenesis, including the identification of the glioma-initiating cell, are yet to be discovered. Recent studies have led to the hypothesis that glioblastoma arises from neural stem cells and glial precursor cells and that cell lineage constitutes a key determinant of the glioblastoma molecular subtype. These findings brought significant advancement to the comprehension of gliomagenesis. However, the cellular origin of glioblastoma with mesenchymal molecular features remains elusive. Mesenchymal stromal cells emerge as potential glioblastoma-initiating cells, especially with regard to the mesenchymal molecular subtype. These fibroblast-like cells, which derive from the neural crest and reside in the perivascular niche, may underlie gliomagenesis and exert pro-tumoral effects within the tumor microenvironment. This review synthesizes the potential roles of mesenchymal stromal cells in the context of glioblastoma and provides novel research avenues to better understand this lethal disease.
Corrosion of glaze in the marine environment: study on the green-glazed pottery from the Southern Song “Nanhai I” shipwreck (1127–1279 A.D.)
Authors: Zhou Benyuan , Ma Qinglin , Li Zhimin , Zhang Zhiguo , Li Naisheng 
Published: June 2023

Abstract
The “Nanhai I” shipwreck is an important discovery in the underwater archaeology of China, and many ceramics have been unearthed. These ceramics are important material artifacts of China’s “Maritime Silk Road” and have considerable significance for the study of foreign trade in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279 A.D.). However, these ceramics have been buried in a marine environment for approximately 800 years and have all been corroded to varying degrees, with green-glazed pottery being the most severely corroded. In this study, the chemical compositions of five samples of green-glazed pottery and the corrosion morphology and mechanism of a representative sample were analyzed by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X‐ray spectrometry (SEM–EDS), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Results: The green glaze is a low-temperature silica-aluminum oxide-lead oxide (SiO2-Al2O3-PbO) glaze with copper ions (Cu2+) as the main colorant. The corrosion morphology is characterized by alternating silicon (Si)- and lead (Pb)-rich layers, a sharp reaction interface between the Si-rich layer and the pristine glaze, and a relatively high porosity of the Si-rich gel layer, which is formed by the accumulation of spherical hydrated silica colloidal particles. These features suggest that the glaze was corroded through an interface-coupled dissolution–precipitation mechanism and that the properties of the gel pores controlled the reaction kinetics. Fluctuations in the solution properties at the reaction interface produced the complex morphology of the gel layer, whereas changes in the dryness and humidity of the environment are not essential factors. The samples have been corroding in the marine environment for nearly a thousand years, and explorations of the corrosion morphology and mechanism could provide reference information on the corrosion of various ancient ceramics and glasses and a basis for scientific conservation of these objects.
Automated segmentation of choroidal neovascularization on optical coherence tomography angiography images of neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients based on deep learning
Authors: Feng Wei , Duan Meihan , Wang Bingjie , Du Yu , Zhao Yiran , Wang Bin , Zhao Lin , Ge Zongyuan , Hu Yuntao 
Published: June 2023

AbstractOptical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has been a frequently used diagnostic method in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) because it is non-invasive and provides a comprehensive view of the characteristic lesion, choroidal neovascularization (CNV). In order to study its characteristics, an automated method is needed to identify and quantify CNV. Here, we have developed a deep learning model that can automatically segment CNV regions from OCTA images. Specifically, we use the ResNeSt block as our basic backbone, which learns better feature representations through group convolution and split-attention mechanisms. In addition, considering the varying sizes of CNVs, we developed a spatial pyramid pooling module, which uses different receptive fields to enable the model to extract contextual information at different scales to better segment CNVs of different sizes, thus further improving the segmentation performance of the model. Experimental results on a clinical OCTA dataset containing 116 OCTA images show that the CNV segmentation model has an AUC of 0.9476 (95% CI 0.9473–0.9479), with specificity and sensitivity of 0.9950 (95% CI 0.9945–0.9955) and 0.7271 (95% CI 0.7265–0.7277), respectively. In summary, the model has satisfactory performance in extracting CNV regions from the background of OCTA images of nAMD patients.
Sentiment analysis classification system using hybrid BERT models
Authors: Talaat Amira Samy 
Published: June 2023

AbstractBecause of the rapid growth of mobile technology, social media has become an essential platform for people to express their views and opinions. Understanding public opinion can help businesses and political institutions make strategic decisions. Considering this, sentiment analysis is critical for understanding the polarity of public opinion. Most social media analysis studies divide sentiment into three categories: positive, negative, and neutral. The proposed model is a machine-learning application of a classification problem trained on three datasets. Recently, the BERT model has demonstrated effectiveness in sentiment analysis. However, the accuracy of sentiment analysis still needs to be improved. We propose four deep learning models based on a combination of BERT with Bidirectional Long ShortTerm Memory (BiLSTM) and Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (BiGRU) algorithms. The study is based on pre-trained word embedding vectors that aid in the model fine-tuning process. The proposed methods are trying to enhance accuracy and check the effect of hybridizing layers of BIGRU and BILSTM on both Bert models (DistilBERT, RoBERTa) for no emoji (text sentiment classifier) and also with emoji cases. The proposed methods were compared to two pre-trained BERT models and seven other models built for the same task using classical machine learning. The proposed architectures with BiGRU layers have the best results.
Police of the psyche: the psychiatrist and psychiatry in Spanish punk songs
Authors: Pavez Fabian , Saura Erika , Marset Pedro 
Published: June 2023

SummaryPrevious research has revealed that stigma is not restricted to people with mental health problems but extends to the professionals involved in their care and treatment. Unlike other artistic manifestations, the study of the depictions of psychiatry in popular music is still a less-explored topic. This article addresses the subcultural portrayals of the psychiatrist and psychiatric treatments within Spanish popular music. The predominance of negative depictions of mental health professionals as social control agents was a striking finding, given the topicality that characterises punk music. It is suggested that the allegorical role assigned to the psychiatrist in such a specific narrative framework, marked by ideological factors, could potentially explain these findings. In contrast to other cultural manifestations that show a tendency towards more balanced views of psychiatric treatment and practice, the negative representations in Spanish punk songs seem to have evolved little over decades, reflecting outdated views of the psychiatric approach.
Virtue and Women's Authorship in Chinese Art History: A Study ofYutai huashi(History of Painting from Jade Terrace)
Authors: Blanchard Lara C. W. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractYutai huashi (History of Painting from Jade Terrace), published in 1837, is rare among Chinese art-historical texts, not only for its focus on women painters of the imperial period but also for its female authorship. While the text preserves information on women who painted, its acknowledged author, Tang Shuyu, draws connections between women authors (defined broadly here to include both artists and writers) and virtuous women. First, her organization of the text's first five chapters foregrounds the social identities of women painters—a system that hints at their virtue. Second, biographies of women painters who are filial, chaste, and/or faithful appear throughout, but these qualities are emphasized in the “Separate Record” at the book's end, the only section with significant amounts of new writing. Third, the text positions Tang Shuyu as a woman of virtue herself. Tang compiled materials for her book with contributions from her husband, Wang Yuansun, and she establishes herself as a figure deferential to authority, a woman who begins most passages with a source citation and never develops a clear editorial voice. Scholars of the history of Chinese art increasingly use gender as a category of analysis to understand the accomplishments of women artists and patrons as well as representations of female figures. This article analyzes Yutai huashi's gendered subjects and discussions of gender roles as a means of examining both the contributions of women authors and the priorities of Chinese art-historical writers.
Minimally Invasive Posterolateral Transcavernous Transtentorial Approach: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Authors: Benet Arnau , Salinas Ramon , Bustos Andrade Alberto , Mura Jorge 
Published: June 2023

INDICATIONS: CORRIDOR AND EXPOSURE:
MIPLATTA uses a “key-exposure” concept aligning a small minipterional craniotomy with variations of extradural transcavernous transtentorial corridors to access the skull base.

ANATOMIC ESSENTIALS FOR PREOPERATIVE PLANNING:
Safety and efficiency depend on mastery of the anterior clinoid process (ACP) and cavernous sinus (CS). Preoperative planning includes assessment of ACP pneumatization; tumor epicenter relative to the CS, ACP, and tentorium; and pattern of venous drainage (role of vein of Labbé).

ESSENTIAL SURGICAL STEPS:
1. Interfascial flap for facial nerve preservation.
2. Minipterional craniotomy with extradural anterior clinoidectomy.
3. Variable Transcavernous dissection according to the Hakuba method
4. Dural opening parallel to the Sylvian fissure.
5. Transtentorial with possible Kawase.
6. Closure with autologous graft into the clinoidal triangle and water-tight dural closure.

PITFALLS:
Incomplete release of the optic and oculomotor nerves during anterior clinoidectomy may lead to deficits. Insufficient caudal extent of the craniotomy may cause undue retraction on Labbé and a temporal lobe infarct. Thorough anatomic knowledge of the CS is a key for catastrophe prevention.

VARIANTS AND THEIR INDICATIONS:
1. Basic MIPLATTA with minipterional and extradural anterior clinoidectomy (Hakuba approach) for optic nerve decompression and parasellar lesions.
2. Extended MIPLATTA adds oculomotor nerve transposition and cavernous sinus peeling for middle fossa, sphenoid ridge, and giant clinoid tumors.
3. Full MIPLATTA adds Kawase and internal auditory canal exposure with endoscopic-assisted microsurgery for tumors invading the posterior fossa.
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