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Comparative analysis of two biomaterials mixed with autogenous bone graft for vertical ridge augmentation: A histomorphometric study in humans
Authors: Gallo Pier , Díaz‐Báez David , Perdomo Sandra , Aloise Antonio Carlos , Tattan Mustafa , Saleh Muhammad H. A. , Pelegrine André Antonio , Ravidà Andrea , Wang Hom‐Lay 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackgroundThe vertical increase of the alveolar ridge dimension using allograft or xenograft mixed with autogenous bone graft and covered by a nonabsorbable high‐density polytetrafluoroethylene (d‐PTFE) membrane is well documented in the literature.PurposeThe aim of this study was to assess vital mineralized tissue formation in vertical ridge augmentation (VRA) procedures using autogenous bone chips mixed either with an allograft or a xenograft.MethodsThis prospective clinical trial recruited 16 partially edentulous patients to undergo vertical ridge augmentation in one or more sites, making up a total of 24 samples for histological evaluation. Patients were sequentially stratified into Group A (treated with a freeze‐dried bone allograft [FDBA] mixed with autogenous bone) or to Group B (treated with a bovine xenograft mixed with autogenous bone). Histological samples were analyzed according to the biomaterial used for VRA. Histological samples were obtained on the same day of membrane removal and implant placement.ResultsThirty‐three implants were placed in 16 sites of regenerated bone via VRA, 13 patients with ridge augmentation in the posterior mandible, and 3 patients with VRA in the anterior maxilla. Group A (FDBA + autogenous) and Group B (xenograft + autogenous) showed a percent vital mineralized tissue (VMT) area of 67.64 ± 16.84 and 60.93 ± 18.25, respectively. A significant difference between the two biomaterials was not observed.ConclusionWhen mixed with autogenous bone, either allografts or xenografts may provide a successful augmentation. Either mixture could serve as reliable alternative in VRA for obtaining a high percentage of VMT.
A systematic review of the feasibility and safety of day case nasal and/or palatopharyngeal surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Authors: Tan E Tian , Leong Wei Sheng , Edafe Ovie , Mirza Showkat 
Published: August 2022

AbstractIntroductionRecent guidelines suggest obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is not an absolute contraindication for same day discharge following surgery. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the feasibility and safety of day case nasal and/or palatopharyngeal surgery in patients with OSA.MethodsWe performed a systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane library. Quality assessment of included studies was performed. The protocol of this systematic review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021273451).ResultsA total of 1836 patients from 10 observational studies were included. There were 268 (15.4%) nasal surgeries, 738 palatopharyngeal surgeries (42.4%) and 735 (42.2%) combined nasal and palatopharyngeal surgery. The majority of patients had moderate to severe OSA. A total of 860 patients (49.8%) were successfully discharged as day cases. There were no standard criteria for daycase surgery. Post‐anaesthetic respiratory events were reported in 86/1750 (4.9%) patients. Oxygen desaturation was the most common respiratory event (83.7%, n = 72). There was no mortality reported.ConclusionCurrent data suggests day surgery is feasible in carefully selected patients with OSA undergoing nasal and/or palatopharyngeal surgery. Further well‐designed prospective studies with an emphasis on the systematic assessment of complications are required to establish safety and daycase criteria.
Strawson's underappreciated argumentative structure
Authors: Sars Nicholas 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe orthodox reading of Peter Strawson's “Freedom and Resentment” tends to hide interesting elements of its underlying argumentative structure. Recognition of a distinction Strawson draws between two classes of reactive attitudes raises a question about how the distinct discussions are related. The orthodox reading seems to assume the only relevant difference between the two classes is one of perspective; however, this reading obscures the analogical nature of Strawson's argument and encourages a conflation of distinct elements within that argument. In this paper, I show that an analogical interpretation of the relationship between the distinct classes of attitudes reveals differences between them that have interesting implications for the secondary literature that has developed around Strawson's famous essay.
Hospital‐diagnosed sleep disorders and incident dementia: a nationwide observational cohort study
Authors: Damsgaard Line , Janbek Janet , Laursen Thomas Munk , Erlangsen Annette , Spira Adam P. , Waldemar Gunhild 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackground and purposeSeveral smaller, community‐based studies have suggested a link between sleep disorders and dementia with a focus on sleep as a modifiable risk factor for dementia. Studies on neurodegenerative diseases are prone to reverse causation, and few studies have examined the association with long follow‐up time. Our aim was to explore the possible association between sleep disorders and late‐onset dementia in an entire population.MethodsIn a nationwide cohort with 40‐year follow‐up, associations between hospital‐based sleep disorder diagnoses and late‐onset dementia were assessed. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated using Poisson regression.ResultsThe cohort consisted of 1,491,276 people. Those with any sleep disorder had a 17% higher risk of dementia (IRR 1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11–1.24) compared to people with no sleep disorder, adjusted for age, sex, calendar year, highest attained educational level at age 50, and somatic and psychiatric comorbidity. The risk of dementia was significantly increased 0–5 years after sleep disorder diagnosis (IRR 1.35, 95% CI 1.25–1.47), whilst the association after 5 years or more was non‐significant (1.05, 95% CI 0.97–1.13).ConclusionsOur findings show an increased short‐term risk of dementia following a hospital‐based sleep disorder diagnosis, whilst weaker evidence of a long‐term risk was found. This could potentially point towards sleep disorders as an early symptom of dementia. Further research is needed to distinguish sleep disorders as an early symptom of dementia, a risk factor, or both.
Artificial neural networks for prediction of COVID‐19 in India by using backpropagation
Authors: Manohar Balakrishnama , Das Raja 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe COVID‐19 pandemic has affected thousands of people around the world. In this study, we used artificial neural network (ANN) models to forecast the COVID‐19 outbreak for policymakers based on 1st January to 31st October 2021 of positive cases in India. In the confirmed cases of COVID‐19 in India, it's critical to use an estimating model with a high degree of accuracy to get a clear understanding of the situation. Two explicit mathematical prediction models were used in this work to anticipate the COVID‐19 epidemic in India. A Boltzmann Function‐based model and Beesham's prediction model are among these methods and also estimated using the advanced ANN‐BP models. The COVID‐19 information was partitioned into two sections: training and testing. The former was utilized for training the ANN‐BP models, and the latter was used to test them. The information examination uncovers critical day‐by‐day affirmed case changes, yet additionally unmistakable scopes of absolute affirmed cases revealed across the time span considered. The ANN‐BP model that takes into consideration the preceding 14‐days outperforms the others based on the archived results. In forecasting the COVID‐19 pandemic, this comparison provides the maximum incubation period, in India. Mean square error, and mean absolute percent error have been treated as the forecast model performs more accurately and gets good results. In view of the findings, the ANN‐BP model that considers the past 14‐days for the forecast is proposed to predict everyday affirmed cases, especially in India that have encountered the main pinnacle of the COVID‐19 outbreak. This work has not just demonstrated the relevance of the ANN‐BP techniques for the expectation of the COVID‐19 outbreak yet additionally showed that considering the incubation time of COVID‐19 in forecast models might produce more accurate assessments.
Quasi‐oppositional wild horse optimization based multi‐agent path finding scheme for real time IoT systems
Authors: Marzouk Radwa , Alzahrani Jaber S. , Alrowais Fadwa , Al‐Wesabi Fahd N. , Hamza Manar Ahmed 
Published: August 2022

AbstractMulti‐Agent System (MAS) gained significant interest amongst researchers since it provides multiple benefits through several application areas. MAS involves a network of socially‐cooperative smart agents that is conscious about the drastic modifications that occur in the platform at the time of task execution. On the other hand, energy efficiency is a major issue in real‐time IoT systems, since most of the sensor nodes experience energy constraints. Though several works have been conducted earlier, there is a need exists to design an effective solution for simultaneous processing in real‐time environments using multiple agents. The aim of Multi‐Agent Pathfinding (MAPF) process is to provide collision‐free routes so as to divert the agents from original path to the destination. In this view, the current study designs a Quasi‐Oppositional Wild Horse Optimization‐based Multi‐Agent Path Finding (QOWHO‐MAPF) scheme for real‐time IoT systems. The aim of the proposed QOWHO‐MAPF scheme is to determine the optimal set of paths to reach the destination in real‐time IoT networks. QOWHO algorithm is created by integrating the concepts of Quasi‐Oppositional Based Learning (QOBL) and conventional WHO algorithm. In addition, the proposed QOWHO‐MAPF model derives a fitness function that involves two input parameters such as residual energy and distance‐to‐destination. The proposed QOWHO‐MAPF model was experimentally analysed and the results were inspected under several aspects. The simulation results established that QOWHO‐MAPF model is a superior model compared to other state‐of‐the‐art models.
RETRACTED: Internet of agents system for age and gender classification using grasshopper optimization with deep convolution neural networks
Authors: Dutta Ashit Kumar , Qureshi Basit , Albagory Yasser , Alsanea Majed , Gupta Deepak , Khanna Ashish 
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe internet of agents (IoA) is an emergent model, which mainly intends to resolve the limitations of the internet of things (IoT) devices with respect to reasoning and social competencies for improving proactivity, intelligence, and interoperability. This article presents a novel grasshopper optimization with deep learning enabled multi‐agent system for age and gender classification (GOADL‐MASAGC) model for IoA. The proposed GOADL‐MASAGC technique intends to categorize age as well as gender. The proposed GOADL‐MASAGC technique applies a multi‐agent system, which incorporates distinct processes for age and gender classification like pre‐processing, feature extraction, and classification. Besides, the GOADL‐MASAGC technique enables to performance concurrent process of classification and regression to identify age and gender respectively. In addition, the GOA with Capsule Network (CapsNet) model was executed for deriving a suitable group of feature vectors and the GOA is employed as a hyperparameter optimizer. Finally, wavelet kernel extreme learning machine (WKELM) was employed as a classifier for gender classification and deep belief network (DBN) is used as a regression approach for age recognition. For demonstrating the improved performance of the GOADL‐MASAGC model, a series of simulations were executed and the outcomes are examined in various aspects. The extensive comparative analysis reported the enhanced outcomes of the GOADL‐MASAGC approach over the existing methods.
Influence of the COVID‐19 pandemic on learning preferences and perspectives of generation Y and Z students in dental education
Authors: Nguyen Vuvi H. , Patel Tulsi 
Published: August 2022

AbstractObjectivesFor the first time in history, the COVID‐19 pandemic required students at The University of Texas School of Dentistry (UTSD) to move to remote education. Based on a literature review, it was assumed that younger generations of students would prefer virtual teaching models over in‐classroom formats. The purpose of this study is to assess students' perspectives of remote learning during COVID‐19 in dental education relative to their generation and programme.MethodsAn electronic survey was administered to all UTSD dental and dental hygiene students via Qualtrics. The survey collected information on demographics, pre‐pandemic learning preferences, remote learning experiences during the pandemic, and a free response section. Descriptive statistics and Fisher's exact test were used to analyse data.ResultsThe survey received a 60% response rate (n = 290). Over 95% of respondents belonged to Generations Y and Z. There were no significant differences in responses between generations. However, significant differences in responses between programmes arose with more dental hygiene students agreed that they liked learning in a classroom setting compared to dental students (p < 0.01). Significantly more dental students agreed that they stayed organized, were less stressed, and felt that the transition to online learning was easy compared to dental hygiene students (p < 0.01).ConclusionAlthough the majority of students surveyed belong to Generations Y and Z, there are still preferences for traditional, in‐person learning. Both cohorts recognized the benefits and challenges of distance learning, and the findings from this study shed light on how students are handling remote learning in dental education.
The role of nurses' unions in workplace innovation in Australian and Canadian hospitals: Analysing union strategies
Authors: Stanton Pauline , Bartram Timothy , Bamber Greg J. 
Published: August 2022

AbstractWe explore the role of nurses and their unions in workplace innovation through case study research on the introduction of Lean production (LP). We find that nurses' unions were not involved in the implementation of LP. We draw conclusions about how union power, identity and narratives help explain union strategic behaviour.
Contributing to carbon peak: Estimating the causal impact of eco‐industrial parks on low‐carbon development in China
Authors: Nie Xin , Wu Jianxian , Wang Han , Li Weijuan , Huang Chengdao , Li Lihua 
Published: August 2022

AbstractLow‐carbon development is associated with eco‐industrial parks (EIPs), but whether a causal relationship exists is unknown. A growing body of evidence from environmental engineering studies suggests that EIPs reduce carbon emissions, but few economic studies have assessed the causality, channels, and heterogeneity of this relationship. This study uses the staggered difference‐in‐difference method to construct a quasi‐natural experiment to assess the impact of national‐level EIPs on low‐carbon development. The empirical results reveal that EIPs help achieve low‐carbon development in China. Specifically, EIPs reduce the carbon intensity of the pilot cities by 7.2%. The channel analysis reveals that EIPs advance technological innovation, stimulate the Porter effect, and upgrade the industrial structure. Regional heterogeneity analysis further reveals that EIPs are more conducive to low‐carbon development in pilot cities in southern China, cities along the coast, and cities on the east of the Hu line. Further analysis shows that EIPs depress the peak of the environmental Kuznets curve and help achieve the turning point early. Moreover, this study offers fresh cases and patterns for the construction of EIPs in China. This study contributes to an in‐depth understanding of the role of EIPs in the low‐carbon transition in the largest developing country and provides inspiration for further policy optimization.
Experiences, Beliefs, and Values Influencing Midwives’ Attitudes Toward the Use of Childbirth Interventions
Authors: Zondag Lianne D. C. , Maas Veronique Y. F. , Beuckens Antje , Nieuwenhuijze Marianne J. 
Published: August 2022

IntroductionIntervention rates in perinatal care vary between and within countries, without populations’ characteristics as a full explanation. Research suggests that one factor in this variation might be the attitudes of perinatal health care providers. Systematic knowledge on the background of midwives’ attitudes and how this influences the use of interventions is limited. The study aim was to to explore experiences, beliefs, and values that influence midwives’ attitudes toward interventions in perinatal care.MethodsA qualitative study using in‐depth interviews with primary care midwives (n = 20) in the Netherlands. The interviews were performed in June 2019 and combined a narrative approach with a semistructured interview guide. Inductive content analysis was applied.ResultsWe identified 2 main themes: attitudes toward interventions and influences on midwives’ attitudes. The midwives in our study described their attitudes toward interventions as oriented to either wait and see or check and control. Care based on wait and see displayed a more supportive style of behavior, and care based on check and control appeared to display a more directive style of behavior. In the theme of influences on midwives’ attitudes, 3 subthemes emerged: experiences in collaboration, trust and fear, and woman‐centeredness.DiscussionMidwives with a wait and see attitude seem to have a more restricted approach toward interventions compared with midwives with a check and control attitude. Midwives need to be aware how their experiences, beliefs, and values shape their attitudes toward use of interventions. This awareness could be a first step toward the reduction of unwarranted interventions.
Height and pelvic lesion number: Do they have a positive relationship with postoperative recurrence in adolescent endometriosis?—A retrospective clinical analysis of 89 adolescent endometriosis in China
Authors: Sun Lu , Fan Xiaodong , Zhu Yingjun 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackgroundAdolescent endometriosis is a special type of endometriosis. Its diagnosis is often delayed. This study aimed to share the treatment experience of adolescent endometriosis and analyze the clinical manifestation, clinical stage, and risk factors of postoperative recurrence in China.MethodsEighty‐nine cases of adolescent endometriosis over 7 years in a single institution were reviewed. Demographic, clinical outcome measures were collected.ResultThe cumulative incidence rates of postoperative recurrence at years 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were 13.2%, 15.09%, 16.98%, 20.75%, and 20.75%, respectively. The risk factors associated with postoperative recurrence were disease stage, number of lesions, and height. In multivariate analysis, the independent risk factors of postoperative recurrence were height (RR: 1.132, 95% CI: 1.018–1.260) and the number of pelvic lesions (three or more, RR: 4.202, 95% CI: 1.013–17.433).ConclusionTaller patients and those who had multiple lesion sites (≥3) should receive more attention, because they have a higher possibility of relapse after surgery than their counterparts. This finding can guide the postoperative treatment of adolescent patients with endometrioma.
Atypical/unbalanced ETV6/NTRK3 rearrangement in salivary secretory carcinoma with a focus on the incidence, the patterns, and the clinical implications
Authors: Sun Jingjing , Li Jiang , Tian Zhen , Zhang Chunye , Xia Ronghui , He Yue 
Published: August 2022

AbstractBackgroundAtypical/unbalanced rearrangement in salivary secretory carcinoma was observed and its incidence, patterns, and clinical significance remain unknown.MethodsOne hundred and ninety‐six cases of diagnosed secretory carcinoma were retrospectively reviewed. Fluorescence in situ hybridization for NTRK3/ETV6::NTRK3 was conducted on cases carrying the atypical ETV6 fluorescence in situ hybridization signals. Cases without ETV6::NTRK3 were selected for next‐generation sequencing to reveal novel partner. Immunohistochemistry and follow‐up were performed.ResultsTwenty‐seven cases were confirmed to carry the atypical ETV6 fluorescence in situ hybridization signal patterns. The most common type of abnormality was the duplication of ETV6 5′ end (1Y1GnR, n ≥ 2) with the incidence of 81.5% (22/27). Seventeen of 19 were identified with ETV6::NTRK3 and 2 with ETV6::RET. The immunophenotype was similar to the typical secretory carcinoma group. TrkC exhibited 68.8% sensitivity and 100% specificity for NTRK3 fusion. Microscopically, 5 out of 21 were accompanied by necrosis and 3 out of 21 showed neural invasion. Four out of 19 patients showed local relapse, 2 developed distant metastasis, and 1 died of disease. The patients with distant metastasis and even dead were both harbored ETV6::RET rearrangement. Statistical analysis revealed that there were no significant differences in disease‐free survival, relapse‐free survival, and distant metastasis‐free survival between atypical and typical groups.ConclusionGene rearrangement can be identified although the fluorescence in situ hybridization signals were atypical, which was instructive for secretory carcinoma diagnosis in clinical practice. The signals of partners were also always atypical which may have an impact to the efficacy of targeted drugs. There was no statistical evidence that this group possessed worse prognosis. However, secretory carcinomas with ETV6::RET have dismal prognosis than those with ETV6::NTRK3.
The effect of a temperature‐sensitive prophage on the evolution of virulence in an opportunistic bacterial pathogen
Authors: Bruneaux Matthieu , Ashrafi Roghaieh , Kronholm Ilkka , Laanto Elina , Örmälä‐Tiznado Anni‐Maria , Galarza Juan A. , Zihan Chen , Kubendran Sumathi Mruthyunjay , Ketola Tarmo 
Published: August 2022

AbstractViruses are key actors of ecosystems and have major impacts on global biogeochemical cycles. Prophages deserve particular attention as they are ubiquitous in bacterial genomes and can enter a lytic cycle when triggered by environmental conditions. We explored how temperature affects the interactions between prophages and other biological levels using an opportunistic pathogen, the bacteriumSerratia marcescens, which harbours several prophages and that had undergone an evolution experiment under several temperature regimes. We found that the release of one of the prophages was temperature‐sensitive and malleable to evolutionary changes. We further discovered that the virulence of the bacterium in an insect model also evolved and was positively correlated with phage release rates. We determined through analysis of genetic and epigenetic data that changes in the bacterial outer cell wall structure possibly explain this phenomenon. We hypothezise that the temperature‐dependent phage release rate acted as a selection pressure onS. marcescensand that it resulted in modified bacterial virulence in the insect host. Our study system illustrates how viruses can mediate the influence of abiotic environmental changes to other biological levels and thus be involved in ecosystem feedback loops.