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Impact of COVID-19 on antibiotic prescriptions for Brazilian children
Authors: Del Fiol Fernando de Sá , Pereira Andrade Isaltino 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe COVID-19 brought a new model of sanitary behavior (social distancing, etc.) that may have reduced the transmissibility of respiratory diseases, reflecting in the number of antibiotic prescriptions. This study evaluated antibiotic prescriptions for children throughout Brazil, between 2014 and 2021. An interrupted time series was conducted to assess variations in antibiotic consumption by the 1–12-year-old children. Joinpoint regression was used to assess the monthly variations. 86 million prescriptions were evaluated. On average, there was a 54% reduction in prescriptions during the pandemic. Amoxicillin showed a reduction of 65%. Joinpoint regression showed that the pandemic altered the prescription growth curve, changing the trend to a 22% drop per month. The new sanitary behavior showed us that it is possible, decreasing the use of antibiotics, to control the children’s respiratory health.
Smartphone-based holographic measurement of polydisperse suspended particulate matter with various mass concentration ratios
Authors: Kim Jihwan , Kim Youngdo , Howard Kyler J. , Lee Sang Joon 
Published: December 2022

AbstractReal-time monitoring of suspended particulate matter (PM) has become essential in daily life due to the adverse effects of long-term exposure to PMs on human health and ecosystems. However, conventional techniques for measuring micro-scale particulates commonly require expensive instruments. In this study, a smartphone-based device is developed for real-time monitoring of suspended PMs by integrating a smartphone-based digital holographic microscopy (S-DHM) and deep learning algorithms. The proposed S-DHM-based PM monitoring device is composed of affordable commercial optical components and a smartphone. Overall procedures including digital image processing, deep learning training, and correction process are optimized to minimize the prediction error and computational cost. The proposed device can rapidly measure the mass concentrations of coarse and fine PMs from holographic speckle patterns of suspended polydisperse PMs in water with measurement errors of 22.8 ± 18.1% and 13.5 ± 9.8%, respectively. With further advances in data acquisition and deep learning training, this study would contribute to the development of hand-held devices for monitoring polydisperse non-spherical pollutants suspended in various media.
Effect of hormonal therapy on the otoconial changes caused by estrogen deficiency
Authors: Nakata Takahiro , Okada Masahiro , Nishihara Eriko , Ikedo Aoi , Asoh Sawa , Takagi Taro , Tokunaga Naohito , Hato Naohito , Imai Yuuki 
Published: December 2022

AbstractBenign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is associated with menopause and/or osteopenia. Morphological changes in the otoconial layer have been reported after ovariectomy (OVX). Moreover, hormone replacement therapy decreases BPPV risk. However, knowledge concerning the effect of hormonal therapy on the otoconial changes caused by estrogen deficiency is limited. We aimed to examine the effect of hormonal therapy on otoconial changes caused by estrogen deficiency. We hypothesized that hormonal therapy could reduce otoconial changes caused by OVX. Eight-week-old C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups: sham operation with implantation of vehicle (sham + v), OVX with implantation of vehicle (OVX + v), OVX with implantation of estradiol (E2) (OVX + E2), and OVX with implantation of raloxifene (RAL) (OVX + RAL) groups. Otoconial layer volume was measured by micro-CT at 4 weeks after OVX or the sham operation. The otic bullae were removed; immunohistochemistry was performed for estrogen receptor alpha and 4-hydroxynonenal. Otoconial layer volume was significantly higher in the OVX + v than in the sham + v group. E2 and RAL significantly reduced these changes in the endometrial layer. The staining of estrogen receptor alpha and 4-hydroxynonenal were stronger in the OVX + v than in the sham + v group but equal in the sham + v, OVX + E2, and OVX + RAL groups. These results indicate that E2 and RAL are effective against morphological changes of the otoconial layer caused by estrogen deficiency via oxidative stress reduction.
Adaptive compensation control for nonlinear stochastic multi‐agent systems: An event‐triggered mechanism
Authors: Han Li‐Min , Su Wei , Niu Ben , Wang Xiao‐Mei , Liu Xiao‐Mei 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis paper proposes an adaptive compensation control algorithm for solving the actuator failures problem of nonlinear stochastic multi‐agent systems (MASs) under the directed communication topology. It should be emphasized that the coexistence of unknown nonlinearities, stochastic perturbations and actuator failures makes the implementation of control protocol very difficult and extremely challenging. To achieve the control objective, fuzzy logic systems (FLSs) are first employed to deal with the unknown nonlinearities of each agent. Then, the threshold‐based event‐triggered mechanism is further considered to reduce the communication burden of the system in the case of limited communication resources. Moreover, the issue of “explosion of complexity” is solved by using dynamic surface control (DSC) technique in the process of backstepping design. With these efforts, the actuator failures are circumvented and the outputs of the followers converge to the convex hull spanned by the multiple leaders' outputs. Finally, the simulation results of multiple single‐link robots show the validity of the proposed design scheme.
FPC‐Net: Learning to detect face forgery by adaptive feature fusion of patch correlation with CG‐Loss
Authors: Wu Bin , Su Lichao , Chen Dan , Cheng Yongli 
Published: December 2022

AbstractWith the rapid development of manipulation technologies, the generation of Deep Fake videos is more accessible than ever. As a result, face forgery detection becomes a challenging task, attracting a significant amount of attention from researchers worldwide. However, most previous work, consisting of convolutional neural networks (CNN), is not sufficiently discriminative and cannot fully utilise subtle clues and similar textures during the process of facial forgery detection. Moreover, these methods cannot simultaneously consider accuracy and time efficiency. To address such problems, we propose a novel framework named FPC‐Net to extract some meaningful and unnatural expressions in local regions. This framework utilises CNN, long short‐term memory (LSTM), channel groups loss (CG‐Loss) and adaptive feature fusion to detect face forgery videos. First, the proposed method exploits spatial features by CNN, and a channel‐wise attention mechanism is employed to separate channels. Specifically, with the help of channel groups loss, the channels are divided into two groups, each representing a specific class. Second, LSTM is applied to learn the correlation of spatial features. Finally, the correlation of features is mapped into other latent spaces. Through a lot of experiments, the results are that the detection speed of the proposed method reaches 420 FPS and the auc scores achieve best performance of 99.7%, 99.9%, 94.7%, and 82.0% on Raw Celeb‐DF, Raw Face Forensics++, F2F and NT datasets respectively. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed framework has great time efficiency performance while improving the detection performance compared with other frame‐level methods in most cases.
A high step‐up DC‐DC converter based on three‐winding coupled inductor and voltage multiplier for renewable energy applications
Authors: Luo Peng , He Jie , Ji Huansheng , Li Fuwei , Jiang Haoyu , Shi Limei , Chen Guanghao 
Published: December 2022

AbstractA high step‐up DC‐DC converter for renewable energy applications is proposed. Based on a three‐winding coupled inductor and two voltage multiplier cells, the proposed converter obtains a high voltage conversion ratio. Through the passive clamp circuit, the voltage stress of the main switch is suppressed and the leakage energy of the coupled inductor is recycled. This leads to utilize a low on‐state power resistance and low voltage‐rating power switch that decreases the conduction losses. Meanwhile, the current stress of the diodes is minimized and the reverse recovery problem is alleviated. Thus, high efficiency can be achieved. Under continuous conduction mode (CCM) and discontinuous conduction mode (DCM), different operating principles and the mathematical derivations of the proposed converter are described in detail. To validate the feasibility of the proposed converter, a 320 W prototype with 25–38 V input voltage and 400 V output voltage is implemented. The measured maximum and full load efficiencies are 95.83 % and 94.96 %, respectively.
Development of Monte‐Carlo‐based stochastic scenarios to improve uncertainty modelling for optimal energy management of a renewable energy hub
Authors: Tavakoli Alireza , Karimi Ali 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe Monte‐Carlo (MC) method for generating stochastic scenarios to model uncertainty has a special role in research related to energy systems, but most studies have not provided a specific criterion for choosing an appropriate probability distribution function for using MC. This paper develops a new process for applying MC to improve uncertainty modelling based on Anderson‐Darling (AD), Kolmogorov‐Smirnov (KS), and Chi‐Square (CS) tests statistical. Moreover, three clustering algorithms of K‐means, Fuzzy c‐means, and Kantorovich distance matrix have been applied to reduce the generated scenarios. To evaluate the performance of the proposed process, a renewable energy hub involving electricity, heat, cooling, natural gas, and biomass fuel carriers, is used employing valid data. The results of numerical studies show that the quality of the scenarios in the proposed process based on statistical tests is much higher than the conventional method. Also, MC‐CS has been superior to the other two proposed methods in various seasons, so that, for example, in summer, its operating cost has decreased by 3% and 4% compared to MC‐KS and MC‐AD, respectively.
Attention‐enhanced Alexnet for improved radar micro‐Doppler signature classification
Authors: Vishwakarma Shelly , Li Wenda , Tang Chong , Woodbridge Karl , Adve Ravi Raj , Chetty Kevin 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis work introduces an attention mechanism that can be integrated into any standard convolution neural network to improve model sensitivity and prediction accuracy with minimal computational overhead. The attention mechanism is introduced in a lightweight network – Alexnet and its classification performance for human micro‐Doppler signatures is evaluated. The Alexnet model trained with an attention module can implicitly highlight the salient regions in the radar signatures while suppressing the irrelevant background regions and consistently improving network predictions. Network visualizations are provided through class activation mapping, providing better insights into how the predictions are made. The visualizations demonstrate how the attention mechanism focusses on the region of interest in the radar signatures.
A Proposal for an Ultrasound/Sound Holographic Microscope
Using Entangled Mobile Phone Inductors
Authors: Fioranelli Massimo , Beesham Aroonkumar , Sepehri Alireza 
Published: December 2022

AbstractIn this study we propose a model for building a holographic ultrasound
microscope. In this model two mobile phones are first connected by waves and
techniques like the WhatsApp waves. If the mobile phones are close to each
other, their inductors and speakers become entangled, they exchange
electromagnetic and sound waves, and they vibrate many times with each other.
Objects placed between two mobile phones change the sound waves and
electromagnetic waves and appear as holographic images within the inductors and
also on the plastic of the speakers. To see these images, a hologram machine is
built from a room of plastic, one or two magnets, iron particles, and sound
producers. Holographic waves change the magnetic field within the hologram
machine and move the plastic and iron particles. These objects take the shape of
waves and produce holographic images. To see microbes, one can send a weak
current to a container of microbes and then connect it to an amplifier. The weak
current takes the shape of the microbes and is amplified by one strong
amplifier. Then this current goes to the mobile phone and sound card and, after
passing some stages, is sent to the second mobile phone. In the second mobile
phone, the sound wave is amplified by speakers and transmitted to the hologram
machine. Consequently, particles within this machine move and produce big
holographic images of the microbes.
The Same Day Discharges following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Single Surgeon, Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Analysis
Authors: Klemt Christian , Cohen-Levy Wayne Brian , Pattavina Meghan H. , Oliveira Bruna M. Castro De , Uzosike Akachimere Cosmas , Kwon Young-Min 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThis is a retrospective study. As new surgical techniques and improved perioperative care approaches have become available, the same-day discharge in selected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients was introduced to decrease health care costs without compromising outcomes. This study aimed to compare clinical and functional outcomes between same-day discharge TKA patients and inpatient-discharge TKA patients. A retrospective review of 100 consecutive patients with same-day discharge matched to a cohort of 300 patients with inpatient discharge that underwent TKA by a single surgeon at a tertiary referral center was conducted. Propensity-score matching was performed to adjust for baseline differences in preoperative patient demographics, medical comorbidities, and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) between both cohorts. All patients had a minimum of 1-year follow-up (range: 1.2–2.8 years). In terms of clinical outcomes for the propensity score-matched cohorts, there was no significant difference in terms of revision rates (1.0 vs. 1.3%, p = 0.76), 90-day emergency department visits (3.0 vs. 3.3%, p = 0.35), 30-day readmission rates (1.0 vs. 1.3%, p = 0.45), and 90-day readmission rates (3.0 vs. 3.6%, p = 0.69). Patients with same-day discharge demonstrated significantly higher postoperative PROM scores, at both 3-month and 1-year follow-up, for PROMIS-10 Physical Score (50 vs. 46, p = 0.028), PROMIS-10 Mental Score (56 vs. 53, p = 0.039), and Physical SF10A (57 vs. 52, p = 0.013). This study showed that patients with same-day discharge had similar clinical outcomes and superior functional outcomes, when compared with patients that had a standard inpatient protocol. This suggests that same-day discharge following TKA may be a safe, viable option in selected total knee joint arthroplasty patients.
Unstimulated Gluteus Maximus Sphincteroplasty for Bowel Incontinence
Authors: Balakrishnan Thalaivirithan Margabandu , Yanamadala Snigdha , Janardhanam Jaganmohan 
Published: December 2022

Abstract
Background Gluteus maximus, by virtue of its continued adjunct contraction with the anal sphincter, has many characteristics and histomorphological features mimicking type I musculature. Hence, anal sphincter replacement therapy with gluteus maximus has all avenues for lasting successful results. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of unstimulated gluteus maximus sphincteroplasty for anal incontinence reconstruction and neosphincter reconstruction in perineal colostomy cases.
Methods From March 2015 to March 2020, the records of patients who underwent gluteus maximus sphincteroplasty for fecal incontinence were analyzed in this retrospective cohort study. The mean age was 31.55 years. Eleven patients (females = 4, males = 7) underwent anal incontinence reconstruction. All these cases were followed up for an average period of 28.46 months.
Results Good continence was observed in all patients with an average Cleveland Clinic Florida Faecal Incontinence Score of 3.18 (p = 0.0035). At the end of the follow-up period, the average median resting pressure found via manometry was 44.64 mm Hg, and the average median squeeze pressure was 103.55mm Hg. The mean of the average continence contraction time at the end of the follow-up period was found to be 3.64 minutes. None of our patients had complete continence failure. None of our patients used perineal pads or made any lifestyle alterations at the end of the follow-up period. Most of the patients expressed satisfactory continence.
Conclusion Despite being untrained with implantable electrodes, the gluteus maximus muscle produced very good continence results with our way of construct. In addition, with its good lumen occluding effect, it achieves good resting and squeeze anal pressure around the anal canal/bowel with trivial reeducation. Hence, it has become our institution's procedure of choice for anal sphincter reconstruction.
Modification of Technique of Temporalis Transfer for Lagophthalmos and Lip Animation
Authors: Krishnamurthy Sridhar , Kathappan Indumathi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractThe aim of this case report is to describe a modification of the technique of temporalis transfer for patients with paralysis of the facial neve. Primary fixation of fascia lata strips to the medial canthus, angle of mouth, lips, and ala of nose, and later executing the orthodromic transfer of a relevant segment of the muscle are the modifications to be described. Symmetry of the face, mouth, eye closure, and smooth elevation of angle of mouth were the measured outcomes by the surgeon. Our refinement of the technique is easy to perform with good results.
Reflections on the Application of Chinese Medicine During the Epidemic of COVID-19
Authors: Geng Shaohui , Shi Hanlin , Yang Shuangqing , Li Yaoyang , Jiang Haixu , Xu Heng , Wang Hesong , Li Zhiming , Yang Liping 
Published: December 2022

AbstractTraditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an important role in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has received considerable attention from all sectors of society. In the current situation of the global outbreak, it is crucial to promote the global application of TCM. However, the pandemic has also exposed various problems affecting the widespread acceptance of TCM. In this review, we summarize efforts to prevent and control COVID-19 by TCM and provide strategic guidance on how to promote its practice in the context of public health emergencies by (1) completing the system for evaluating the clinical efficacy of TCM; (2) transforming decoctions into Chinese patent medicines; (3) encouraging low-threshold traditional rehabilitation therapy; (4) strengthening communication and cooperation with the media. The aim of these approaches is to improve the rigor of TCM research and its dissemination, sharing the antiepidemic experience of TCM to the world, as well as increase the engagement of and acceptance by the masses. In this manner, TCM will not only aid in preventing and controlling COVID-19 but can also provide tools for coping with future public health emergencies.
Re-analysis on Heidan Disease (Black Jaundice) in Synopsis of Golden Chamber (Jin Gui Yao Lue)
Authors: Lin Tzi Chiang , Yuan Xiaolin , Wei Gang , Jin Shi 
Published: December 2022

AbstractsHeidan disease (black jaundice) is a kind of jaundice, which is caused by lingering and chronic jaundice, often with blood stasis and damp-heat, etc. The clinical symptoms of Heidan disease (black jaundice) are similar to those of cirrhosis caused by multiple chronic liver diseases in Western medicine. Heidan disease (black jaundice) generally belongs to yin jaundice type, and the pathogenesis is mostly related to blood stasis and dampness stagnation, often with damp-heat residue. According to Zhongjing Zhang, the prescription Xiaoshi Fanshi powder for the treatment of Heidan disease (black jaundice) is based on the understanding that the nature of Heidan disease (black jaundice) is inseparable from the two key pathological factors of dampness and blood stasis. The treatment of jaundice should be based on removing blood stasis and dampness, supplemented by soothing the liver and promoting the transportation function of spleen, removing blood stasis and harmonizing the collaterals, and promoting diuresis and reducing jaundice. In the treatment of jaundice, removing blood stasis and purging turbidity should be stressed, and powerful tonification should be used with caution. Since blood stasis and turbidity are always intermingling and often complicated with damp heat, the method of warm drying should be used with caution. For promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and dredging the liver-biliary collaterals, drastic medicine should be used with caution.
Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Cerebral Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Child
Authors: Nagabushana Divya , Samaga Vishal Vishnuram , Shenoy Sangeetha , Girishan Shabari , V. Reddy Hamsa , AR Somashekhar 
Published: December 2022

AbstractMucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection observed in immunocompromised individuals or in those with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a steep increase in the incidence of mucormycosis among adults. However, the infection is extremely rare in the pediatric population, and its occurrence post-COVID-19 infection has been reported in very few cases. We present a case of cerebral mucormycosis in a 6-year-old immunocompetent girl that was histopathologically confirmed by stereotactic brain biopsy. The fungal infection occurred following asymptomatic COVID-19 infection. This report describes the diagnostic journey and management. It highlights the unusual presentation of cerebral mucormycosis in our case and the role of posaconazole in the successful treatment.
Revisiting the effect of team passion displayed during national anthems on subsequent success: A replication and extension
Authors: Manley Harry , Savejnarong Trin , Pornsukjantra Pattramon , Bunditanukul Mintra , Sasipongsakorn Naravut 
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACTSlater et al. (2018. Singing it for “us”: Team passion displayed during national anthems is associated with subsequent success. European Journal of Sport Science, 18(4), 541–549. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1431311) found that the perceived level of team passion displayed during (pre‐match) national anthems at UEFA Euro 2016 predicted team performance during the match. Teams that displayed greater passion conceded fewer goals and team passion predicted the likelihood of victory during the knockout (but not group) stages. Here, we replicate Slater et al. using a larger sample of matches from the FIFA World Cup (n = 415), and apply more appropriate analyses, and control for potential confounds. We also extend the original study to consider additional performance‐related outcome variables (fouls, bookings, and possession). We find no evidence that anthem passion was a reliable predictor of performance outcomes (i.e. match outcome, goals scored/conceded, fouls, bookings, possession) in competitive international soccer matches.