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Two RuEGs regulates blackberry fruit firmness by effecting the genes of cell wall at different ripening stages
Authors: Liu Hongxia , Wang Xiaomin , Lyu Lianfei , He Jiaqi , Wu Wenlong , Li Weilin 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
As a new generation of economically important fruit, blackberry fruit is rich in nutrients and functional components. However, the ripe fruit is very low in firmness, soft, and perishable. Therefore, storage and preservation have become important factors restricting its industrial development. This study introduced overexpression vectors of RuEG1 and RuEG2 from blackberry into tomato, and showed that firmness of transgenic tomato fruit decreased with the development period. The structure of transgenic tomato collapsed earlier than that of wild-type tomato. Comparison showed that the contents of cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin in transgenic tomato were significantly reduced compared with wild-type tomato. Activities of pectin methylesterase and cellulase were significantly increased in transgenic compared with wild-type tomato. Transcriptome and qRT-PCR data showed that the expression levels of cell wall degrading enzyme genes XTH3, Cel2 and Cel8 were significantly higher than those of the control. The results showed that RuEG1 and RuEG2 regulated enzyme activity in fruit cell walls and influenced cell wall composition, thus regulating fruit firmness and improving fruit quality and storability. In addition, the XTH3 and Cel8 were highly expressed in RuEG2 transgenic fruits and higher than those in RuEG1 might be the reason why they play a role in different fruit ripening stages.
Theoretical/Numerical Studies of the Nanoscale-cavity Effects on Dipole Emission, Förster Resonance Energy Transfer and Surface Plasmon Coupling
Authors: Kuo Yang , Yang C. C. (Chih-Chung) 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The electric field and radiated power of a radiating dipole located inside a spherical nano-cavity are formulated to show that the nano-cavity structure or nanoscale-cavity effect can enhance the near-field intensity inside the cavity and the far-field radiated power of the dipole. Such enhancements are caused by two contributing factors, including the classical electromagnetic scattering as formulated and the Purcell effect, which is implemented through a numerical feedback process by assuming a two-level system for the radiating dipole. The enhancement of near-field intensity results in the efficiency increase of Förster resonance energy transfer when both energy donor and acceptor are located inside the nano-cavity. By combining the enhancements of the field intensity of the donor and the radiated power of the acceptor, the color conversion efficiency can be increased through the nanoscale-cavity effect. We also numerically demonstrate that the nanoscale-cavity effect can enhance surface plasmon coupling for increasing the radiated power of a dipole located nearby an Ag nanoparticle inside a nano-cavity.
New fractional derivative model for Khat chewing dynamics
Authors: Kahsay Hafte Amsalu 
Published: July 2023

Abstract

The aim of this article is to modeling khat chewing dynamics using the Caputo and Caputo–Fabrizio fractional operators. We apply the new fractional two-step Adams–Bashforth schemes for the approximation of these derivatives. These numerical schemes are formulated by combining the fundamental theorem of fractional calculus with the two-step Lagrange polynomial. The stability analysis of equilibrium points for a fractional derivative of the model was checked. The Existence and uniqueness of solutions of fractional dynamic were as proved by adopting the fixed point theorem. Numerical simulations for various \(\theta\) values are carried out for the analysis of khat chewing dynamics.
Performance characteristics of combustion and emission in pulse detonation engine
Authors: Warimani Mahammadsalman , Bellary Sayed Ahmed Imran , Teli Shivagond , Khan Sher Afghan , Gaikwad Lokpriya 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
A shift in combustion concepts from conventional isobaric to constant volume combustion (CVC) has various benefits. Pulse detonation combustion (PDC) works on CVC, significantly increasing the engine's thermodynamic efficiency. Pollutant emissions from pulse detonation engines (PDE) have received little research. PDE has higher temperature combustion, resulting in a higher NOx emission. In the present paper, the formation of NOx is investigated using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. A model is constructed by varying pressure, temperature, spark size, and geometry for hydrogen fuel. SST K- Omega model with transient conditions is used. CFD analysis was performed to calculate EINOx for 12 cm and 20 cm tubes. Encouraging results were obtained. The size of 12 cm tube produced EINOx of 200 g/kg of fuel, and a 20 cm tube produced 250 g/kg of fuel. Computed results are in good agreement with previous literature.
Mathematical model of an experiment to test the isotropy of the one-way speed of light
Authors: Midasala Alex 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The value for the speed of light c = 299792458 m/s which is widely used in theoretical physics, experimental physics, astronomy and astrophysics. However, this presumed value of ‘c’ is the round trip speed or the average of the two-way speed of light, from source to the detector and back. It has been thoroughly verified time and again by a number of experiments. But the equality of the one-way speed of light with the round trip speed of light i.e. the isotropy of the one-way speed of light has never been verified, due to the magnitude of the complexity involved in measuring the one-way speed of light. It has thought to be impossible to measure the one-way speed of light except an absolute (standard) simultaneity was to be found. But we can test the isotropy of the one-way speed of light by using a mathematical structure that resembles an isosceles triangle, a clock and a light tunnel. Since the round trip speed of light has already been verified to be isotropic, there are values only with which one-way speed of light can have maintaining the roundtrip speed of light to be isotropic. These values serves as limits to the maximum speed that the one-way speed of light can travel in its direction of propagation in the light tunnel, from which two light pulses from both ends of the tunnel send to the same clock there by evading the need for synchronization.
Hemodynamics Combined with Inflammatory Indicators to Predict Symptomatic Middle Cerebral Artery Atherosclerotic Stenosis
Authors: Wu Xiao-Bing , Liu Yi-Ao , Huang Li-Xin , Guo Xin , Cai Wang-Qing , Luo Bin , Wang Sheng-Wen 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background and purpose
This study combined high-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (HR-VWI), hemodynamics, and peripheral blood inflammatory indicators to investigate the role of these factors in symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (sICAS) and their inter-relationships.
Methods
Patients diagnosed with atherosclerotic middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis were recruited retrospectively from June 2018 to July 2022. Plaque enhancement was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed, and the degree of plaque enhancement was graded according to the plaque-to-pituitary stalk contrast ratio (CR). Then, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models were constructed, and then hemodynamic parameters, including wall shear stress (WSS) and pressure ratio (PR), were measured and recorded. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed to identify factors that can predict sICAS. In addition, the correlation analysis between the plaque characteristics on HR-VWI, hemodynamic parameters, and peripheral blood inflammatory indicators was performed to investigate the interrelationships between these factors.
Results
Thirty-two patients were included. A higher proportion of plaque enhancement, maximum WSS, and WSS ratio (WSSR) were significantly associated with sICAS. The multiple logistic regression analysis showed that only the WSSR was an independent risk factor for sICAS. The correlation analysis revealed that both the CR and plaque burden showed linear positive correlation with the WSSR, and showed linear negative correlation with the lymphocyte to monocyte ratio.
Conclusion
The plaque enhancement and WSSR were significantly associated with sICAS, WSSR was an independent risk factor for sICAS. Plaque enhancement and plaque burden showed linear correlation with the WSSR and LMR. Hemodynamics and inflammation combined to promote plaque progression.
Tricuspid valve repair can restore the prognosis of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and tricuspid valve regurgitation: a meta-analysis
Authors: Ponzoni Matteo , Azzolina Danila , Vedovelli Luca , Gregori Dario , Vida Vladimiro L. , Padalino Massimo A. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Objectives
To date, evidence supporting the efficacy of tricuspid valve (TV) repair in interrupting the progression of systemic right ventricular (RV) adverse remodeling in hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is conflicting. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of scientific literature to assess the impact of TV repair in effectively modifying the prognosis of patients with HLHS.
Methods
We conducted a systematic review of PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. A random-effect meta-analysis was performed and transplant-free survival, freedom from TV regurgitation, and TV reoperation data were reconstructed using the published Kaplan–Meier curves.
Results
Nine studies were included, for a total of 203 HLHS patients undergoing TV repair and 323 HLHS controls. The estimated transplant-free survival at 1, 5, and 10 years of follow-up was 75.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 67.6–84.3%], 63.6% [95% CI = 54.6–73.9%], and 61.9% [95% CI = 52.7–72.6%], respectively. Transplant-free survival was comparable to HLHS peers without TV regurgitation (p = 0.59). Five-year freedom from recurrence of TV regurgitation and freedom from TV reoperation was 57% [95% CI = 46.7–69.7%] and 63.6% [95% CI = 54.5–74.3%], respectively. Younger age and TV repair at the time of Norwood operation increased the risk of TV regurgitation recurrence and the need for TV reoperation.
Conclusions
Our meta-analysis supports the efficacy of TV repair in modifying favorably the prognosis of patients with HLHS and TV regurgitation, reestablishing a medium-term transplant-free survival which is comparable to HLHS peers. However, durability of surgery and long-term fate of TV and RV performance are still unclear.
Social Media Use: Awareness of Covid-19 Vaccine and Acceptance among Undergraduate Students in Kano State, Nigeria
Authors: Usman Bashiru , Msughter Aondover Eric , Ridwanullah Abdulhameed Olaitan 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background:
The outbreak of Covid-19 of 2019 and its escalation to a global pandemic posed threat to public health worldwide. Although availability and acceptance of Covid-19 vaccination is a crucial step to cushioning the pandemic, hesitancy tends to hamper the success of the vaccination. Whereas social media platforms are potential tools for information dissemination, particularly to the millennial generation, governments scarcely exploit the sites to create awareness of Covid-19 vaccine, hence, the room for the spread of unverified information that can affect their public health decisions. This study, therefore, examines the relationships between social media use, awareness of Covid-19 vaccine, and hesitancy or acceptance among undergraduate Universities in Kano. Three Universities were selected (Bayero University Kano, Northwest Universities, and Skyline University Nigeria).
Method:
A cross-sectional online survey was adopted, a structured questionnaire was created on google forms and the link generated thereof was distributed to the undergraduates via Whatsapp and Facebook platforms. Descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted using SPSS and the results were presented in text, figures, and tables.
Results:
The study shows a strong significant correlation between social use and awareness of Covid-19 vaccine at a P = 0.001 level. However, it shows no significant correlation between awareness of Covid-19 vaccine and acceptance of the vaccination at a P = 0.006. The result also shows a statistical relationship between vaccine hesitancy and fear of infertility, no relationship was established between vaccine hesitancy and religious belief, mistrust of the vaccine source, and vaccine safety concerns. Those spending much time on social media receive Covid-19 vaccine the most. Similarly, those relying on social media as their major source of information about Covid-19 have more tendencies of accepting the vaccine.
Conclusions:
A crosstabulation hour spent on social media and receiving Covid-19 vaccine indicates that those spending 5 and above hours on social media are the highest receivers of Covid-19 jab. Thus, spending many hours on social media is inversely proportional to receiving the vaccine.
Improving KIII model and its application intraffic sign recognition
Authors: Zhang Jin , He Haobo , Li Wei , Kuang Lidan , Yu Fei , Zhao Jiajia 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The KIII model is a bionic olfactory model proposed based on the physiological structure of the animal olfactory system and has been applied to pattern recognition problems such as tea classification and EEG recognition. To explore the versatility of the KIII model and improve its performance of the KIII model, this study improved the KIII model by introducing adaptive histogram equalization, Gaussian filtering, and feature fusion methods based on gridded feature extraction and cropping in the preprocessing stage, the effective extraction of image features enhances the model recognition ability; Aiming at the computational cost of solving the dynamic equations of neurons in the KIII model, the fourth-order Runge-Kutta and Euler methods are weighed, and the results show that the Euler method has a relatively low cost in terms of time overhead. Low cost and good recognition results; compared several different measurement algorithms in the decision-making stage, according to the analysis, the Spearman correlation coefficient performed best in this scenario; and was used in the new field of traffic sign recognition, The experimental results show that the improved KIII model has achieved an average recognition effect of 95.18% on the TSRD dataset.
Bayesian Spatiotemporal Modeling of Drought-related Respiratory Mortality
Authors: Gwon Yeongjin , Nagaya Richard , Bell Jesse E. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Drought is a complex climate hazard that is increasing in frequency and severity in parts of the world due to climate change. More research is needed to identify the relationship of drought on human health. In this study, we present a statistical model to evaluate the effect of drought exposure on health outcomes. Specifically, we introduce a Bayesian negative binomial regression model with spatial and temporal variabilities to examine the association between respiratory mortality and drought exposure. To conduct a Bayesian computation, an efficient computational algorithm was developed. The deviance information criteria (DIC) was computed to determine which of three drought indices (USDM, 6-month SPEI, 12-month SPEI) is the most suitable drought indicator. The proposed method is applied to a study of the health effects of drought in two selected states, Arizona and California, from 2000 to 2018.
A Scientific Study of Koryŏ Inlay Celadon from an Ancient Port in the Lower Yangtze, China
Authors: Chang Dongxue , Zhang Zhiqing , Li Xiaoshuang , Zhang Liangren 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Inlay celadon was a type of high-end ceramics of the Koryŏ dynasty (918-1392 AD) produced in the Korean Peninsula. It was conveyed to China during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 AD) as tribute or trade goods. In this study, the authors analyzed six samples of inlay celadon recently discovered at the prosperous Taicang Port of the Yuan and Ming dynasties in the lower Yangtze River, China. With scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), the authors investigated the production technique, and compositional characteristics of these samples for the purpose of tracking their provenances. While the bodies are made of porcelain stone, the glazes are of porcelain stone and calcium-rich flux. The white inlay material in these samples is a kaolin-based clay, and the black one is made of quartz with high Fe content or a compound of quartz and raw materials with high Fe content. The results link the samples uncovered at the Taicang Port to the Samhǔngni Kiln in Kangjin-gun and the Uch'ǒlli and Chinsǒri Kilns in Buan-gun in Southern Korea. The products were shipped to China from various kilns and in several shipments.
A randomized controlled pilot study of the efficacy of lower limb rehabilitation robot on the improvement of lower limb walking function in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury
Authors: Li Ning , Gong Yichen 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Objective: The aim of this article was to explore the efficacy of the lower limb rehabilitation robot on the improvement of lower limb walking function in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury through objective and subjective indicators.
Methods: A total of 60 patients with incomplete spinal cord injury who were hospitalized in our hospital from June 2020 to June 2021 were recruited, and they were divided into experimental and control groups randomly. The experimental group underwent lower limb rehabilitation robot-assisted walking function training, while the control group underwent conventional walking function training. After 12 weeks of training, the patients in both groups were evaluated by electromyography of the lower limbs, 10-meter walking time (10MWT), Holden walking function assessment, ASIA Lower Limb Movement Score(LEMS) and Berg balance function score.
Results: The patients in the two groups were significantly improved after treatment in terms of the surface electromyography of the lower limbs, 10-meter walking time (10MWT), ASIA Lower Limb Movement Score(LEMS) and Berg balance function score. The differences in treatment outcomes between the two groups were statistically significant. The efficacy of the experimental group was better than that of the control group in terms of the surface electromyography of the lower limbs, 10-meter walking time (10MWT), ASIA Lower Limb Movement Score(LEMS) and Berg balance function score. The difference is also of statistical significance (P<0.05). However, in Holden walking function assessment, there was no significant difference between the two groups before and after treatment, or between the two groups after treatment (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The current results suggest lower limb rehabilitation robot assisted walking function training and conventional walking function training both can improve lower limb walking function in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury, and there are significant differences after treatment It was found that lower limb rehabilitation robot-assisted walking function training can significantly better improve the walking function of lower limbs in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury than the conventional walking function training and that it has incomparable superiority，However, there was no significant improvement in Holden's walking function score for either lower limb rehabilitation robot-assisted walking training or conventional walking function training, which further demonstrates that both have limitations in improving the efficacy of lower limb walking function in patients.
Unleashing Financial Fortitude: Exploring the Saving and Investment Habits of Rural Women in Bareilly, India
Authors: ALI SHAHEEN EFRAH 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Purpose
This study identified the awareness of rural women about various purpose of saving, investment options, investment patterns, and factors that influence their investment decisions.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used a descriptive research design to collect primary data of 100 rural women by convenience sampling through a structured questionnaire. Frequency and percentage methods were used to analyze the data.
Findings
The study identified the purpose of saving and factors that influence investment decisions among rural women, including family and social pressure, income, education, and financial literacy including investment patterns like savings accounts, gold, and livestock.
Practical implications
The study have practical implications for policymakers and financial institutions to promote financial literacy and financial inclusion among rural women.
Intensive Care Unit Analgosedation after Cardiac Surgery in Children with Williams Syndrome – a Matched Case-Control Study
Authors: Mills Marcos , Algaze Claudia , Journel Chloe , Suarez Geovanna , Kwiatkowski David , Schmidt Alexander R. , Collins Ronnie 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Objective: Cardiovascular abnormalities are common in patients with Williams syndrome (WS) and frequently require surgical intervention necessitating analgesia and sedation in a population with a unique neuropsychiatric profile, potentially increasing the risk of adverse cardiac events (ACE) during the perioperative period. Despite this risk, the overall postoperative analgosedative requirements in patients with WS in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) have not yet been investigated. Our primary aim was to examine the analgosedative requirement in patients with WS after cardiac surgery compared to a control group. Our secondary aim was to compare the risk of major ACE and mortality between the two groups.
Design: Matched case-control study.
Setting: Pediatric CICU at a Tertiary Children’s Hospital.
Patients: Patients with WS and age-matched controls who underwent cardiac surgery and were admitted to the CICU after cardiac surgery between July 2014 and January 2021.
Interventions: None
Measurements and Main Results: Postoperative outcomes and total doses of analgosedative medications were collected in the first six days after surgery for the study groups. Median age was 29.8 (12.4-70.8) months for WS and 23.5 (11.2-42.3) months for controls. Across all study intervals (48h and first 6 post-operative days), there were no differences between groups in total doses of morphine equivalents (5.0 mg/kg vs 5.6mg/kg, p=0.7 and 8.2mg/kg vs 10.0 mg/kg, p=0.7), midazolam equivalents (1.8mg/kg vs 1.5mg/kg, p=0.4 and 3.4 mg/kg vs 3.8mg/kg, p=0.4), or dexmedetomidine (20.5 mcg/kg vs 24.4 mcg/kg, p=0.5 and 42.3 mcg/kg vs 39.1 mcg/kg, p=0.3). There was no difference in major ACE or mortality.
Conclusions: Patients with WS received similar analgosedative medication doses compared with controls. There was no difference in the frequency of major ACE (including cardiac arrest, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and surgical reintervention) or mortality between the two groups. Patients with WS can receive similar analgosedation to controls without untoward cardiovascular events.