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Advanced Thermoelectric Textiles for Power Generation: Principles, Design, and Manufacturing
Authors: Chen Xinyi , Yang Xiaona , Han Xue , Ruan Zuping , Xu Jinchuan , Huang Fuli , Zhang Kun 
Published: July 2023

AbstractSelf‐powered wearable thermoelectric (TE) devices significantly reduce the inconvenience caused to users, especially in daily use of portable devices and monitoring personal health. The textile‐based TE devices (TETs) exhibit the excellent flexibility, deformability, and light weight, which fulfill demands of long‐term wearing for the human body. In comparison to traditional TE devices with their longstanding research history, TETs are still in an initial stage of growth. In recent years, TETs to provide electricity for low‐power wearable electronics have attracted increasing attention. This review summarizes the recent progress of TETs from the points of selecting TE materials, scalable fabrication methods of TE fibers/yarns and TETs, structure design of TETs and reported high‐performance TETs. The key points to develop TETs with outstanding TE properties and mechanical performance and better than available optimization strategies are discussed. Furthermore, remaining challenges and perspectives of TETs are also proposed to suggest practical applications for heat harvesting from human body.
Numerical Study of a Thrombus Migration Risk in Aneurysm After Coil Embolization in Patient Cases: FSI Modelling
Authors: Paz C. , Suárez E. , Cabarcos A. , Pinto S. I. S. 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Purpose
There are still many challenges for modelling a thrombus migration process in aneurysms. The main novelty of the present research lies in the modelling of aneurysm clot migration process in a realistic cerebral aneurysm, and the analysis of forces suffered by clots inside an aneurysm, through transient FSI simulations.

Methods
The blood flow has been modelled using a Womersley velocity profile, and following the Carreau viscosity model. Hyperelastic Ogden model has been used for clot and isotropic linear elastic model for the artery walls. The FSI coupled model was implemented in ANSYS® software. The hemodynamic forces suffered by the clot have been quantified using eight different clot sizes and positions inside a real aneurysm.

Results
The obtained results have shown that it is almost impossible for clots adjacent to aneurysm walls, to leave the aneurysm. Nevertheless, in clots positioned in the centre of the aneurysm, there is a real risk of clot migration. The risk of migration of a typical post-coiling intervention clot in an aneurysm, in contact with the wall and occupying a significant percentage of its volume is very low in the case studied, even in the presence of abnormally intense events, associated with sneezes or impacts.

Conclusions
The proposed methodology allows evaluating the clot migration risk, vital for evaluating the progress after endovascular interventions, it is a step forward in the personalized medicine, patient follow-up, and helping the medical team deciding the optimal treatment.

Graphical Abstract
Estimation of flow trajectories in a multi-lines transportation network
Authors: Guex Guillaume , Loup Romain , Bavaud François 
Published: July 2023

AbstractCharacterizing a public transportation network, such as an urban network with multiple lines, requires the origin–destination trip counts during a given period. Yet, if automatic counting makes the embarkment (boarding) and disembarkment (alighting) counts in vehicles known, it often happens that pedestrian transfers between lines are harder to track, and require costly and invasive devices (e.g., facial recognition system) to be estimated. In this contribution, we propose a method, based on maximum entropy and involving an iterative fitting procedure, which estimates the passenger flow between origins and destinations solely based on embarkment and disembarkment counts. Moreover, this method is flexible enough to provide an adaptable framework in case additional data is known, such as attraction poles between certain nodes in the network, or percentages of transferring passengers between some lines. This method is tested on toy examples, as well as with the data of the public transportation network of the city of Lausanne provided by its Transportation Agency (tl), and gives arguably convincing estimations of the transportation flow.
Hiring High-Skilled Labor Through Mergers and Acquisitions
Authors: Chen Jun , Hshieh Shenje , Zhang Feng 
Published: July 2023

AbstractUsing random H-1B visa lotteries as a natural experiment, we find that firms respond to shortages of high-skilled workers by acquiring firms that employ such workers. The effect is stronger among firms with high human capital and more senior workforces, firms facing tight labor markets and legal barriers to poaching workers, and firms lacking foreign affiliates. The acquired workers are highly educated, sharing skills and occupations similar to those of the acquirer’s existing workers. Our findings suggest skilled labor is an important driver of acquisitions and acquiring is an effective means of obtaining skilled labor.
On the Relationship Between Reliability Diagrams and the “Signal‐To‐Noise Paradox”
Authors: Strommen Kristian , MacRae Molly , Christensen Hannah 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe “signal‐to‐noise paradox” for seasonal forecasts of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is often described as an “underconfident” forecast and measured using the ratio‐of‐predictable components (RPCs) metric. However, comparison of RPC with other measures of forecast confidence, such as spread‐error ratios, can give conflicting impressions, challenging this informal description. We show, using a linear statistical model, that the “paradox” is equivalent to a situation where the reliability diagram of any percentile forecast has a slope exceeding 1. The relationship with spread‐error ratios is shown to be far less direct. We furthermore compute reliability diagrams of winter NAO forecasts using seasonal hindcasts from the European Centre for Medium‐range Weather Forecasts and the UK Meteorological Office. While these broadly exhibit slopes exceeding 1, there is evidence of asymmetry between upper and lower terciles, indicating a potential violation of linearity/Gaussianity. The limitations and benefits of reliability diagrams as a diagnostic tool are discussed.
Decadal Changes in the Linkage Between Autumn Sea Ice and the Winter Eurasian Temperature in the 20th Century
Authors: He Xulong , Zhang Ruonan , Ding Shuoyi , You Qinglong , Cai Ziyi 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe Warm Arctic‐Cold Eurasia pattern in recent decades has attracted extensive attention and has been partly attributed to rapid sea‐ice loss; however, such a link has been unstable over the past century. Here, we use centennial reanalyzes to investigate the multi‐decadal changes in the linkage between autumn Barents‐Kara sea‐ice and winter Eurasian temperature during the 20th century. Results show a negative Arctic‐Eurasian connection in 1901–1945 (P1), an inconspicuous connection in 1946–1985 (P2), and a significantly positive correlation in 1986–2013 (P3), with distinct stratospheric and tropospheric pathways mechanisms. The contrasting relationships between P1 and P3 are likely due to the different magnitudes of sea‐ice loss and the predominant roles of the atmosphere or sea‐ice in driving different Eurasian temperature effects. As further verification, the best group of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project simulations, which captured the realistic stratospheric pathway in recent decades, can reproduce the historical decadal changes in the Arctic‐Eurasian linkage.
Growing Threats From Swings Between Hot and Wet Extremes in a Warmer World
Authors: You Jiewen , Wang Shuo , Zhang Boen , Raymond Colin , Matthews Tom 
Published: July 2023

AbstractThe abrupt alternation between hot and wet extremes can lead to more severe societal impacts than isolated extremes. However, despite an understanding of hot and wet extremes separately, their temporally compounding characteristics are not well examined yet. Our study presents a comprehensive assessment of successive heat‐pluvial and pluvial‐heat events globally. We find that these successive extremes within a week occur every 6–7 years on average within warm seasons during 1956–2015, about 15% more often than would be expected by chance, and that they have a significant increase in frequency of about 22% per decade due to warming. We further investigate the role of vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and find that heat‐pluvial (pluvial‐heat) events are linked to negative (positive) VPD anomalies. Our results are statistically significant based on moving‐blocks bootstrap resampling and field significance tests, highlighting these methods' importance in robustly identifying compound events under autocorrelation and multiple‐testing conditions.
Hypoxia-induced mitochondrial stress granules
Authors: Sun Chun-Ling , Van Gilst Marc , Crowder C. Michael 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPerturbations of mitochondrial proteostasis have been associated with aging, neurodegenerative diseases, and recently with hypoxic injury. While examining hypoxia-induced mitochondrial protein aggregation in C. elegans, we found that sublethal hypoxia, sodium azide, or heat shock-induced abundant ethidium bromide staining mitochondrial granules that preceded evidence of protein aggregation. Genetic manipulations that reduce cellular and organismal hypoxic death block the formation of these mitochondrial stress granules (mitoSG). Knockdown of mitochondrial nucleoid proteins also blocked the formation of mitoSG by a mechanism distinct from the mitochondrial unfolded protein response. Lack of the major mitochondrial matrix protease LONP-1 resulted in the constitutive formation of mitoSG without external stress. Ethidium bromide-staining RNA-containing mitochondrial granules were also observed in rat cardiomyocytes treated with sodium azide, a hypoxia mimetic. Mitochondrial stress granules are an early mitochondrial pathology controlled by LONP and the nucleoid, preceding hypoxia-induced protein aggregation.
Differential network interactions between psychosocial factors, mental health, and health-related quality of life in women and men
Authors: Weiß Martin , Gründahl Marthe , Deckert Jürgen , Eichner Felizitas A. , Kohls Mirjam , Störk Stefan , Heuschmann Peter U. , Hein Grit ,   the STAAB-COVID Study Group, Gelbrich Götz , Weißbrich Benedikt , Dölken Lars , Kurzai Oliver , Ertl Georg , Barth Maria , Morbach Caroline 
Published: July 2023

AbstractPsychosocial factors affect mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in a complex manner, yet gender differences in these interactions remain poorly understood. We investigated whether psychosocial factors such as social support and personal and work-related concerns impact mental health and HRQL differentially in women and men during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between June and October 2020, the first part of a COVID-19-specific program was conducted within the “Characteristics and Course of Heart Failure Stages A-B and Determinants of Progression (STAAB)” cohort study, a representative age- and gender-stratified sample of the general population of Würzburg, Germany. Using psychometric networks, we first established the complex relations between personal social support, personal and work-related concerns, and their interactions with anxiety, depression, and HRQL. Second, we tested for gender differences by comparing expected influence, edge weight differences, and stability of the networks. The network comparison revealed a significant difference in the overall network structure. The male (N = 1370) but not the female network (N = 1520) showed a positive link between work-related concern and anxiety. In both networks, anxiety was the most central variable. These findings provide further evidence that the complex interplay of psychosocial factors with mental health and HRQL decisively depends on gender. Our results are relevant for the development of gender-specific interventions to increase resilience in times of pandemic crisis.
Dynamical behavior analysis of the Van der Pol oscillator with sine nonlinearity subjected to non-sinusoidal periodic excitations by the bifurcation structures
Authors: Fonkou R F , Kengne Romanic , Kamgang H C Fotsing , Talla P K 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The present work studies the dynamical behavior of the Van der Pol oscillator with sine nonlinearity subjected to the effects of non-sinusoidal excitations through the analysis of bifurcation structures. In this work, the classical Van der Pol oscillator is modified by replacing the linear term

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with the nonlinear term

sin

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x

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The idea is to see the impact of the strength of this function on the appearance of chaotic dynamics for small and large values of the nonlinear dissipation term ε. To do this, studies using numerical simulation and analogue simulation are proposed. Firstly, using nonlinear analysis tools, a similarity in the bifurcation sequences is observed despite a difference in the ranks at which the particular behaviours and bifurcation points are obtained. This study is confirmed by their respective maximum Lyapunov exponents. Secondly, a real implementation using microcontroller technology, motivated by the use of an artificial pacemaker, is carried out. For a more practical case, the excitation signal is generated by another microcontroller. The study shows a similarity with the results obtained numerically. Thirdly, in order to show that the model can be derived from mathematical modelling, an electronic simulation using OrCAD-Pspice software is also proposed. The results obtained are in qualitative agreement.
Cellulose Acetate Membrane Synthesis of Banana Peel
Authors: Hasri  , Pratiwi Diana Eka , Muharram  , Syahrir Muhammad , Putri Fauzia Nurul Nadwi 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The membranes can be synthesized from organic and inorganic materials. One of the based organic materials used was a cellulose acetate membrane from banana peel. Banana peel comprised 65% cellulose, and therefore it had the potential to be processed into a membrane. Cellulose acetate membranes are synthesized using a mixture of cellulose acetate from a banana skin with 55% acetone and 27% dimethylformamide using a phase inversion technique. SEM results pictured porous membranes with a pore size of about 5 μm. The results demonstrate the flux capability of a synthesized cellulose acetate membrane of 0.440 L / m2.h with a rejection coefficient of 97.6%. It was concluded that banana peel waste could be used as raw material to manufacture cellulose acetate membranes.
Synthesis of Rice Husk Nanosilica using the Hydrothermal Method
Authors: Hasri  , Putri Suriati Eka , Anwar Muhammad , Askar Muhammad 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Synthesis of rice husk nanosilica was carried out using hydrothermal methods at various temperatures and times and their characteristics. The stages of synthesis include sample preparation, nanosilica synthesis, and characteristics. The reaction temperature variations used are 120°C, 150°C, and 180°C, and the reaction time is 2 hours, 4 hours, and 6 hours then titrated using sulfuric acid until it reaches pH 7-8. XRF analysis results showed silica (SiO2) content of rice husk ash at 98.31%. Synthesized nanosilica has the largest particle size of 27.44 nm at a temperature of 180°C for 6 hours and the smallest size of 15.40 nm at a reaction temperature of 120°C and a reaction time of 6 hours. The nanosilica produced is multiphase, which is cristobalite, quartz, and coesite phases.
Relating Sour Taste Level and Lactic Acid Levels in Fermented Products of Cassava Roots and Purple Sweet Potatoes Mixture
Authors: Muhiddin Nurhayani H. , Ramlawati  , Yanti Nur Arfa , Alim Muhammad Harisah 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the level of sour taste and the lactic acid level of fermented products in various cassava roots and purple sweet potatoes mixtures using local “Ragi Tape.” This type of research is an experiment with the method of solid substrate fermentation. Substrate mixture of cassava roots and purple sweet potatoes made with a concentration variation of 1 : 0; 1: 1; 1: 3; 3: 1, and 0: 1. The ragi tape used was obtained from the traditional Bone Regency market of South Sulawesi province, which resulted from the selection in a previous study. Evaluation of the level of sour taste using the Hedonic test with a numerical scale range of “6” to assess fermented products’ nature. Analysis of lactic acid levels in products using the titration method. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using the variance analysis (ANOVA) and Pearson regression test. The study of variance showed that the panelists’ assessment of the sour taste level of fermented products in all variations of substrate concentrations was significantly different. The Pearson Correlation Coefficients analysis showed a relationship or significant correlation between the variable sour taste level and lactic acid levels of fermented in the variation of cassava root mixtures and purple sweet potatoes. The lowest lactic acid levels in cassava root treatment without purple sweet potato (K) is 0.32%, and the highest in purple sweet potato without Cassava (J) is 1.09%. The regression test concluded a linear relationship between sour taste and the lactic acid level of fermented products in a variation of cassava roots and purple sweet potato mixtures, with a regression equation Y = 2.120 +2.863.
Application for Image Processing in a Receiver Operating Character-Based Testing Review
Authors: Basri  , Tamin Rosmawati , Harli  , Indrabayu  , Areni Intan Sari 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The image processing technology is currently developing quite rapidly. Implementation of technology based on artificial intelligence systems has entered various sectors and platforms, mostly in the health and agriculture sectors. There are challenges in developing image processing applications, especially on mobile platforms, including processing a large amount of data that involves millions of pixels that must be recognized. To measure the quality of the results of the process certainly requires a reliable framework. In testing the quality of training data in the database and case studies, many image processing techniques utilize the Receiver Operating Character (ROC) approach’s reliability. In some cases, this ROC approach is very different depending on the data model, output, and algorithm used. This study aims to review ROC’s use as an approach used in testing systems on developed mobile applications. The case studies used in this research are image processing in agriculture cases for pests and disease recognition in cocoa fruits and chili leaves, which is then implemented in a mobile application. Testing entities in the ROC approach are analyzed based on actual and predicted conditions. The measurement results show that the ROC approach is applied in both test cases. It can only produce accuracy measurements on the value of accuracy, sensitivity, and precision. The values on chili leaves are accuracy 60%, sensitivity 60%, and precision 100%. The accuracy is 66.7% for cacao fruit objects, sensitivity 66.7%, and precision 100%.
Nursing Interventions for Patients With Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction Arising From Complete Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Ramos André Aparecido , Martins Gomes De Oliveira Thaís , Da Silva Ana Lúcia , Martins Gisele , Kamada Ivone , Ribeiro Cunha Regina , De Sousa João Batista , Roque Mazoni Simone 
Published: July 2023

PURPOSE:We mapped key concepts and identified 4 fundamental nursing interventions for patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction due to complete spinal cord injury (SCI).METHODS:A scoping review was conducted according to the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute.SEARCH STRATEGY:Searches were performed in PubMed, LILACS, CINAHL, COCHRANE, and SCOPUS electronic databases. We use searched the gray literature using the Google Scholar search engine. We formulated a question to guide the search, based on the participants, concept, and context format: “What are the key manual nursing interventions performed in patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction resulting from complete spinal cord injury?” We included nursing intervention strategies that may be performed by health professionals, patients, or caregivers. Two reviewers independently participated in the selection; disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer and 5 experts.FINDINGS:Thirteen studies conducted between 1998 and 2019 were selected; 5 were randomized clinical trials. Four main interventions were identified for conservative management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in patients with complete SCI. They were digital-anal stimulation, manual extraction of feces, abdominal massage, and strategies used to stimulate the gastrocolic reflex.CONCLUSIONS:Research suggests that each of these interventions, administered alone or in combination, supports bowel evacuation in patients with a complete SCI. Each of these interventions may be performed by a nurse, and taught to the patient and/or lay caregiver.IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE:An individualized bowel management program for patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction due to SCI is necessary to ensure regular bowel evacuation, preserve fecal continence, and support dignity and health-related quality of life. The conservative interventions identified in this scoping review should be incorporated in protocols or guidelines for management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in this vulnerable population.
Investigating the effects of corporate social responsibility on sustainable consumer purchase behavior
Authors: Ramtiyal Bharti , Garg Paras , Johari Shubha , Rathore Ajay Pal Singh , Thakrey Abhilash 
Published: July 2023

Purpose
Sustainable manufacturing practices are excessively being practised in the industry today. The impact on sustainability is ever more visible to the stakeholders because of faster and more efficient communication due to social media and the internet. This paper aims to study the impact of greenwashing by corporations and the stakeholders’ environmental concerns on consumers’ sustainable purchase behaviour.

Design/methodology/approach
The relationships between the impression of “greenwash”, sustainable purchasing behaviour, green word-of-mouth and green brand loyalty were investigated in this quantitative study. Participants who made up a representative sample filled out written surveys. The variables of interest were evaluated using scales that have undergone validation. Structural equation modelling was used in mediation analysis to investigate the mediating impacts of green word-of-mouth and green brand loyalty. The goal of the study was to offer empirical proof of how these factors affected consumers’ choices for sustainable products.

Findings
Analysis of the mediating relationship of perceived customer effectiveness in the relationship between environmental concern and sustainable purchase behaviour has been studied.

Research limitations/implications
This study implicates that a company that primarily markets basic green and sustainable products or services must invest in informing people about environmental concerns and that by proper practices, a lot of the harm to the environment can be reduced.

Originality/value
Corporate greenwashing, also called false greening, has received much public attention recently. The unethical practices by the corporations, which previously majorly went unnoticed, have also recently gained a lot of visibility. This paper is one of the early attempts towards establishing the effect of corporate greenwashing on sustainable consumer behaviour.