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Exit Planning: What Steps Should a Seller Take to Maximize Sale Value When Selling a Business?
Authors: Orgeldinger J. 
Published: April 2022

When elder entrepreneurs establish their businesses, they will be able to put their previous knowledge to good use in new and exciting ways. Because many business founders will sell their enterprises when they retire, the aging population and the concomitant increase in the number of older entrepreneurs will result in increased M&A activity. This article gives a quick review of the most crucial measures that anyone can take to position themselves for future sales success. The article focuses on the situation in Europe. Prospective sellers should concentrate on a few essential processes, according to the author, to have important points to negotiate the sale and command the greatest selling price.
Mechanics Informed Neutron Noise Monitoring to Perform Remote Condition Assessment for Reactor Vessel Internals
Authors: Banyay Gregory A. , Palamara Matthew J. , Preston Jessica N. , Smith Stephen D. 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
The use of neutron noise analysis in pressurized water reactors to detect and diagnose degradation represents the practice of pro-active structural health monitoring for reactor vessel internals. Recent enhancements to this remote condition monitoring and diagnostic computational framework quantify the sensitivity of the structural dynamics to different degradation scenarios. This methodology leverages benchmarked computational structural mechanics models and machine learning methods to enhance the interpretability of neutron noise measurement results. The novelty of the methodology lies not in the particular technologies and algorithms but our amalgamation into a holistic computational framework for structural health monitoring. Recent experience revealed the successful deployment of this methodology to pro-actively diagnose different degradation scenarios, thus enabling prognostic asset management for reactor structures.
A Cluster Based Algorithm Coupled With Shooting Method for Estimation of Parametric Clusters Yielding Optimal Stable Periodic Solutions in Nonlinear Vibrating Systems
Authors: Premchand V. P. , Balaram Bipin , Narayanan M. D. , Sajith A. S. 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
This work presents a novel cluster based optimization procedure for estimating parameter values that yield stable, periodic responses with desired amplitude in nonlinear vibrating systems. The parameter values obtained by conventional nonlinear optimization schemes, with minimization of amplitude as the objective, may not furnish periodic and stable responses. Moreover, global optimization strategies may converge to isolated optima that are sensitive to parametric perturbations. In practical engineering systems, unstable or isolated optimal orbits are not practically realizable. To overcome these limitations, the proposed method tries to converge to a cluster in the r-dimensional parameter space in which the design specifications including the specified optimality, periodicity, stability and robustness are satisfied. Thus, it eliminates the need for computationally expensive bifurcation studies to locate stable, periodic parameter regimes before optimization. The present method is based on a hybrid scheme which involves the algebraic form of the governing equations in screening phase and its differential form in the selection phase. In the screening phase, force and energy balance conditions are used to rephrase the nonlinear governing equations in terms of the design parameter vector. These rephrased equations are reduced to algebraic form using a harmonic balance procedure which also specifies the desired amplitude and frequency of the response. An error norm based on this algebraic form is defined and is used to contract the search bounds in the parameter space leading to convergence to a cluster. The selection phase of the algorithm uses shooting method coupled with evaluation of Floquet multipliers to retain only those vectors in the arrived cluster yielding stable periodic solutions. The method is validated with Den Hartog's vibration absorbers and is then applied to vibration absorbers with material nonlinearity and vibration isolators with geometric nonlinearity. In both the cases, the converged cluster is shown to yield stable, periodic responses satisfying the amplitude condition. Parametric perturbation studies are conducted on the cluster to illustrate its robustness. The use of algebraic form of governing equations in the screening phase drastically reduces the computational time needed to converge to the cluster. The fact that the present method converges to a cluster in the parameter space rather than to a single parameter value offers the designer more freedom to choose the design vector from inside the cluster. It also ensures that the design is robust to small changes in parameter values.
Shoulder Rotational Strength and Range of Motion in Unilateral and Bilateral Overhead Elite Athletes
Authors: Drigny Joffrey , Guermont Henri , Reboursière Emmanuel , Gauthier Antoine 
Published: April 2022

Context: Overhead athletes place tremendous demands on the shoulder complex, which result in adaptive kinematics but potential susceptibility to injury. This study aimed to compare shoulder glenohumeral range of motion (ROM) and rotator muscles strength in bilateral and unilateral overhead sports. Design: Cross-sectional study; secondary care. Methods: Forty-two elite athletes (17.7 [4.5] y; 42.9% female), including 18 swimmers and 24 badminton players, were included. Preseason glenohumeral rotation ROM and isokinetic shoulder internal and external rotator muscles strength was tested (60°·s−1). Bilateral (nondominant:dominant) and agonist:antagonist (external rotator:internal rotator) conventional and functional deceleration ratios (eccentric to concentric) were calculated. The impact of sport and number of competitive years on shoulder ROM and strength was tested. Results: Badminton players had greater glenohumeral internal rotation deficit, total ROM deficit, and lower bilateral strength ratio than swimmers (P < .050). Rotational strength was positively associated with the competitive years, but greater in swimmers (P < .050) and on the internal rotator (P < .001). The functional deceleration ratio was negatively associated with the competitive years on the dominant side in swimmers and for both sides in badminton. Conclusions: Unilateral overhead athletes had greater ROM and rotational strength asymmetries than bilateral athletes. Interestingly, the functional deceleration ratio was lower over time on the dominant shoulder for both sports, but, surprisingly, also on the nondominant shoulder in badminton, potentially creating a greater risk for shoulder injuries.
Massive atrial myxoma presenting with unexplained haemoptysis
Authors: Tsagkridi Aliki , Keenan Niall , Keramida Kalliopi , Anderson Jonathan 
Published: April 2022

Cardiac myxomas are scarce and their clinical manifestations can often be misdiagnosed or confused with other medical conditions. However, early diagnosis and surgical resection can prevent devastating complications of myxomas.We herein describe a case of a huge left atrial myxoma of a female patient in her late 30s. What makes our case unique, apart from the massive size of the myxoma, is the unusual clinical presentation with incessant cough and haemoptysis for more than 6 months. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography and cardiac MR and successful surgical resection was performed with good long-term outcome.
Trends in indirect liver function marker testing in Wales from 2000 to 2017 and their association with age and sex: an observational study
Authors: Hill Trevor Alexander , Crooks Colin John , West Joe , Morling Joanne R 
Published: April 2022

ObjectiveIf non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis were recorded frequently enough in clinical practice, it might be feasible to use them for opportunistic community screening for liver disease. We aimed to determine their current pattern of usage in the national primary care population in Wales.DesignUsing the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank at Swansea University (2000–2017), we quantified the frequency of common liver blood tests (aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), platelet count and albumin) used in fibrosis marker algorithms. We examined measurement variation by age and sex.ResultsDuring the 18-year study period, there were 2 145 178 adult patients with at least one blood test available for analysis. Over the study period, the percentage of SAIL patients receiving an ALT test in each year increased from 2% to 33%, with platelet count and albumin measurement increasing by a similar factor. AST testing, although initially rising, had decreased to 1% by the end of the study. AST and ALT values varied by age and sex, particularly in males with the upper normal range of ALT values decreasing rapidly from 90 U/L at age 30 to 45 U/L by age 80.ConclusionThe reduction in AST testing to only 1% of the adult population limits the use of many non-invasive liver marker algorithms. To enable widespread screening, alternative algorithms for liver fibrosis that do not depend on AST should be developed. Liver fibrosis markers should be modified to include age-specific and sex-specific normal ranges.
Economic burden of low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour in Finland
Authors: Kolu Päivi , Kari Jaana T , Raitanen Jani , Sievänen Harri , Tokola Kari , Havas Eino , Pehkonen Jaakko , Tammelin Tuija H , Pahkala Katja , Hutri-Kähönen Nina , Raitakari Olli T , Vasankari Tommi 
Published: April 2022

BackgroundLow physical activity and high sedentary behaviour are unquestionably relevant for public health while also increasing direct and indirect costs.MethodsThe authors examined the direct and indirect costs attributable to low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour in Finland in 2017. Costs related to major non-communicable diseases drawn from Finnish registries covered direct costs (outpatient visits, days of inpatient care, medication and institutional eldercare) and indirect costs (sickness-related absences, disability pensions, unemployment benefits, all-cause mortality and losses of income tax revenue). Prevalences of low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour (≥8 hours per 16 waking hours) were based on self-reports among adolescents or accelerometer data among adults and the elderly from three Finnish population studies: FINFIT 2017, Health 2011 and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Cost calculations used adjusted population attributable fractions (PAF) and regression models. Total annual costs were obtained by multiplying PAF by the total costs of the given disease.ResultsThe total costs of low physical activity in Finland in 2017 came to approximately €3.2 billion, of which direct costs accounted for €683 million and indirect ones for €2.5 billion. Costs attributable to high sedentary behaviour totalled roughly €1.5 billion.ConclusionThe findings suggest that low physical activity and high sedentary behaviour levels create substantial societal costs. Therefore, actions intended to increase physical activity and reduce excessive sedentary behaviour throughout life may yield not only better health but also considerable savings to society.
Entanglement entropy and Page curve of black holes with island in massive gravity
Authors: Nam Cao H. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractBy applying the island rule proposed recently, we compute the entanglement entropy of Hawking radiation and study the Page curve for the eternal black holes in massive gravity. We investigate for both the neutral and charged black holes which the corresponding results of Schwarzschild and Reissner–Nordström black holes are restored in the limit of massless graviton. We show for the neutral and non-extremal charged black holes that the island is not formed at the early times of the evaporation and hence the entanglement entropy increases linearly in time. However, for the extremal charged black hole, the calculation of the entanglement entropy at the early times without the island is ill-defined because the metric is divergent at the curvature singularity. This implies that new physics in the UV region must be taken into account to make the metric behaving smoothly at the very short distances. At the late times, with the emergence of one island near the event horizon, the entanglement entropy is saturated by the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy of black holes. In addition, we analyze the impact of massive gravity parameters on the size of island, the entanglement entropy, the Page time, and the scrambling time in detail.
Nonlinear convective motion of the asthenosphere and the lithosphere melting: a model for the birth of a volcano
Authors: Godano C. , De Nicola S. , Fedele R. , Carlino S. , Oliveri F. 
Published: April 2022

AbstractThe processes of heat transfer occurring between the Earth’s asthenosphere and lithosphere are responsible for partial melting of rocks, leading to the magma generation and its migration and segregation in the crust and, possibly, to volcanoes generation at the surface. Convection is the dominant mechanism regulating the heat transfer from the asthenosphere to the lithosphere, although many aspects of the whole process are not yet clear. Therefore, the knowledge of the physical processes leading to the melting of the lithospheric rocks has important consequences in understanding the interior Earth dynamics, the surface volcanic dynamics, and its related hazards. Rock melting occurs when the temperature gradient meets the rock solidus. Here, we propose a nonlinear convective 1D analytical model (representing an approximation of more 3D complex models). The steady-state solution of our equation is in good agreement with the estimated geotherms of the asthenosphere. A perturbative approach leads to a heat swelling at the boundary between asthenosphere and lithosphere able to determine its melting and the birth of a volcano.
On solution of ordinary differential equations by using HWCM, ADM and RK4
Authors: Bakir Yasemin , Mert Oya 
Published: April 2022

The Haar wavelet collocation approach (HWCM) is an impressive numerical method for solving linear initial value problems when compared to the existing numerical methods (Adomian decomposition method (ADM) & Runge–Kutta method (RK4)). The objective of this study is to use the Haar-wavelet technique, Adomian decomposition technique (ADM) and Runge–Kutta (RK4) method to achieve the numerical solution of second-order ordinary differential equations. The proposed methods are applied to three different problems and the numerical results show that the HWCM has better agreement with analytic solutions than the other numerical methods.
On the multiplicative independence of the roots of generalized Fibonacci and Pell polynomials
Authors: Alahmadi Adel , Luca Florian 
Published: April 2022

The [Formula: see text]-generalized Fibonacci and Pell polynomials are the polynomials [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text], respectively. Here, [Formula: see text] is any integer. In this paper, we show that any two roots of some generalized Fibonacci and Pell polynomials are multiplicatively independent confirming a conjecture from [Bravo, Herrera and Luca, Common values of generalized Fibonacci and Pell sequences, J. Number Theory  226 (2021) 51–71].
Geographic distribution patterns of galling insects in a protected area of Atlantic forest (southeast, Brazil)
Authors: Flor Ismael Cividini , Maia Valéria Cid , Carneiro Marco Antônio Alves 
Published: April 2022

The present study aimed to increase knowledge about the diversity and factors that determine the distribution of galling insects in the Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (PNI), Southeast, Brazil. For this, collections were performed in April, August and November 2015 and March 2016. Seventy gall morphotypes were found in 12 families, 32 genera and 61 species of host plants. The richness of galls did not vary with altitude, but increased with the richness of plants. The families and genera of plants with greater species richness harbored a greater number of galling insects. The number of gall morphotypes was higher in the autumn than in the other seasons. The spatial distribution of galling insects was better explained by factors such as floristic richness and species composition than by ecological effects, represented here by altitude. Regarding seasonality, the results indicate that the way resources are temporarily distributed to galling insects depends on factors such as the active growth of host plants, making some periods of the year more conducive to the development of galls.
New species, new records, synonymy, and notes in Eupogonius LeConte (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Desmiphorini)
Authors: Santos-Silva Antonio 
Published: April 2022

New records for Eupogonius flavocinctus Bates, 1872, E. boteroi Wappes & Santos-Silva, 2020, E. azteca Martins, Santos-Silva & Galileo, 2015, E. subaeneus Bates, 1872, E. guerrerensis Wappes & Santos-Silva, 2020, and E. arizonensis Knull, 1954 are provided. Eupogonius sonorensis Wappes & Santos-Silva, 2020 is synonymized with E. arizonensis. The synonymy between E. pauper LeConte, 1852 and Eupogonius fraxini Knull, 1918 is commented. Two new species are described: Eupogonius rileyi, from Costa Rica; and E. similis, from Guatemala.
Mammal use of canopy bridges along the Nuevo Xcan-Playa del Carmen highway, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Authors: Hidalgo-Mihart Mircea G. , González-Gallina Alberto , Iglesias-Hernández Jesús A. , Mendoza-Cárdenas Neftali , Pérez-Garduza Freddy , Oliveras de Ita Adán , Chacón-Hernández Andrés , Vázquez-Zúñiga Octavio 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
There are few highways in Mexico that have built canopy bridges as a mitigation strategy for maintaining connectivity of arboreal fauna. Main target species have been primates, both, howler (Alouatta pigra, A. palliata) and spider monkeys (Ateles geofforyi), as well as several other arboreal priority species such as the kinkajou (Potos flavus), the northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) and the Mexican hairy porcupine (Sphiggurus mexicanus). The Nuevo Xcan-Playa del Carmen highway built 22 canopy bridges along its 54 km length. All bridges were surveyed using camera traps installed at both ends and after an 8,418 trap/night effort, 10 records of four mammal species were recorded using the canopy bridges: the kinkajou, opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and squirrels (Sciurus deppei and S. yucatanensis). More monitoring is required to properly assess the effectiveness of these mitigation measures, as the need for cost/benefit feedback is necessary to enhance further mitigation in this or other projects. Also, long term monitoring is required for properly assessing the use patterns of species. The current study was shortly after the infrastructure became operational, so it covers the adaptation period for several species but its insufficient to properly assess the current use.
Is Cell Sharing Associated with Wellbeing, Misconduct and Prison Climate? Evidence from a Dutch Study
Authors: van Ginneken Esther F. J. C. 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
Despite international guidelines, it is common practice in many European countries for prisoners to share a cell. In many cases this may be a measure to cope with overcrowding, but in the Netherlands it is a policy measure to reduce costs and flexibly adjust capacity. While the harms of overcrowding are widely recognised, less is known about the effects of cell sharing in non-overcrowded conditions. This study considers the association between cell sharing, wellbeing, misconduct, and prison climate, using data from a national survey study among Dutch prisoners (N = 3408). Findings show that cell sharing is associated with poorer ratings of wellbeing and prison climate, especially for people who prefer a single cell. Prisoners in double cells who do not get along with their cellmate report more misconduct. These findings reinforce recommendations to house people in single cells, unless they prefer otherwise.
From Female Masculinity to Hegemonic Femininity: Evolving Gender Performances of Turkish Women Diplomats
Authors: Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm Rahime , Rumelili Bahar 
Published: April 2022

Summary
This article analyses the gender performances of Turkish women diplomats through in-depth interviews. Building on Morison and MacLeod’s performance-performativity approach, we highlight the need to take into account the different meanings and significance of gender performances under different political and social conditions. We find that a shift and the diversification of gender performances are under way among Turkish women diplomats, from female masculinity being the dominant form towards hegemonic femininity becoming more common. We note that this change is associated with the increasing valorisation of femininity in diplomacy and the changing priorities of the feminist movement and foreign policy in Turkey. We caution, however, that the enactments of hegemonic femininity are not necessarily empowering women diplomats and may inadvertently provide a basis for undermining the role and status of women in the increasingly anti-feminist political context in Turkey.
The Genesis and Development of Research Ethics Committees in Canada, 1960–1978
Authors: Razumenko Fedir 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
Following World War ii, many medical investigators continued their ambitious experimental interventions as rationalized, rather than justified, trials. In Canada, there were hardly any legally proscriptive or prescriptive instruments to regulate clinical experimentation until the 1960s. What was ethical could rightly be established only in the course of devising clinical research protocols and undertaking the procedures thereof. This paper examines an historical trajectory shaping human-subject research and its regulation in Canada. I argue that public disclosures of human experimentation, court litigation resulting from clinical research, international standardization of regulations on biomedical investigation, and the proliferation of clinical trials induced the evolution of human research ethics and the elaboration of guidelines to regulate it. In this process, Canadian physician-investigators adopted British and American guidelines on the conduct of ethically acceptable clinical research and modified them according to local circumstances. The first research ethics committees emerged at the Canadian university-affiliated teaching hospitals, where the investigative practices revealed and clarified the changing meanings of human research ethics.
Catholic Civil Servants and Social Services: State and Subsidiarity in Italy and France, 1945–1958
Authors: Canepa Giacomo 
Published: April 2022

Abstract
After World War ii, in France and in Italy, a new generation of civil servants in charge of public assistance policies – all coming from Catholic movements – sought to transform the ways in which roles and responsibilities were allocated between State, local councils, private actors, and families. This article focuses on the Italian Amministrazione per gli aiuti internazionali, established in 1945 and headed by deputy Lodovico Montini (brother of the future pope Paul vi), and on the French Direction de la population at the Ministère de la Santé et de la population, created in 1946 and managed by Emmanuel Rain. The analysis will contribute to an explanation of how public assistance, which was deemed to disappear in the face of the emergence of social security, underwent an expansion and how a new welfare regime characterized by a novel form of mixed economy emerged.