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The study on the effect of flotation purification on the performance of α-hemihydrate gypsum prepared from phosphogypsum
Authors: Du Mingxia , Wang Jinming , Dong Faqin , Wang Zhaojia , Yang Feihua , Tan Hongbin , Fu Kaibin , Wang Weiqing 
Published: January 2022

AbstractPhosphogypsum (PG) is a massive industrial solid waste. In this paper, PG was purified by flotation method, and α-hemihydrate gypsum (α-HH) was prepared by the autoclaving method. The morphology of α-HH was adjusted by adding different doses of Maleic acid and Aluminium sulfate. The results showed that after flotation purification, the impurity content in PG was significantly reduced, the soluble phosphorus content decreased from 0.48 to 0.07%, the PG purity increased from 73.12 to 94.37%, and the PG whiteness risen from 19.4 to 40.5. Then the performance of α-HH prepared from PG before and after purification was compared. Fixing the amount of aluminium sulfate at 0.2 wt%, the reaction temperature at 140 °C, and the reaction time at 120 min, the average length/diameter ratio of α-HH crystals decreased from 7.2 to 0.6 as the amount of Maleic acid increased from 0 to 0.17 wt%. When the amount of Maleic acid was 0.13 wt%, the α-hemihydrate gypsum reached the best mechanical properties. The mechanical strength of high strength gypsum prepared from PG concentrate was significantly better than that of raw PG, indicating that flotation purification can effectively improve the performance of PG. In this study, a new method of PG purification and resource utilization was proposed.
Parental education is associated with differential engagement of neural pathways during inhibitory control
Authors: Cascio Christopher N. , Lauharatanahirun Nina , Lawson Gwendolyn M. , Farah Martha J. , Falk Emily B. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractResponse inhibition and socioeconomic status (SES) are critical predictors of many important outcomes, including educational attainment and health. The current study extends our understanding of SES and cognition by examining brain activity associated with response inhibition, during the key developmental period of adolescence. Adolescent males (N = 81), aged 16–17, completed a response inhibition task while undergoing fMRI brain imaging and reported on their parents’ education, one component of socioeconomic status. A region of interest analysis showed that parental education was associated with brain activation differences in the classic response inhibition network (right inferior frontal gyrus + subthalamic nucleus + globus pallidus) despite the absence of consistent parental education-performance effects. Further, although activity in our main regions of interest was not associated with performance differences, several regions that were associated with better inhibitory performance (ventromedial prefrontal cortex, middle frontal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, amygdala/hippocampus) also differed in their levels of activation according to parental education. Taken together, these results suggest that individuals from households with higher versus lower parental education engage key brain regions involved in response inhibition to differing degrees, though these differences may not translate into performance differences.
The evolution of extraordinary self-sacrifice
Authors: Krupp D. B. , Maciejewski Wes 
Published: January 2022

AbstractFrom a theoretical perspective, individuals are expected to sacrifice their welfare only when the benefits outweigh the costs. In nature, however, the costs of altruism and spite can be extreme, as in cases of irreversible sterility and self-destructive weaponry. Here we show that “extraordinary” self-sacrifice—in which actors pay costs that exceed the benefits they give or the costs they impose on recipients—can evolve in structured populations, where social actions bring secondary benefits to neighboring kin. When given information about dispersal, sedentary actors evolve extraordinary altruism towards dispersing kin. Likewise, when given information about dispersal and kinship, sedentary actors evolve extraordinary spite towards sedentary nonkin. Our results can thus be summed up by a simple rule: extraordinary self-sacrifice evolves when the actor’s neighbors are close kin and the recipient’s neighbors are not.
Rhombic calcite microcrystals as a textural proxy for meteoric diagenesis
Authors: Hashim Mohammed S. , Kaczmarek Stephen E. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractNumerous Phanerozoic limestones are comprised of diagenetic calcite microcrystals formed during mineralogical stabilization of metastable carbonate sediments. Previous laboratory experiments show that calcite microcrystals crystallizing under conditions similar to those that characterize meteoric diagenetic settings (impurity-free, low degree of supersaturation, high fluid:solid ratio) exhibit the rhombic form/morphology, whereas calcite microcrystals crystallizing under conditions similar to those that prevail in marine and marine burial diagenetic settings (impurity-rich, high degree of supersaturation, low fluid:solid ratio) exhibit non-rhombic forms. Based on these experimental observations, it is proposed here that rhombic calcite microcrystals form exclusively in meteoric environments. This hypothesis is tested using new and previously published textural and geochemical data from the rock record. These data show that the vast majority of Phanerozoic limestones characterized by rhombic microcrystals also exhibit petrographic and/or geochemical evidence (depleted δ13C, δ18O, and trace elements) indicative of meteoric diagenesis whereas non-rhombic forms are associated with marine burial conditions. By linking calcite microcrystal textures to specific diagenetic environments, our observations bring clarity to the conditions under which the various microcrystal textures form. Furthermore, the hypothesis that rhombic calcite microcrystals form exclusively in meteoric environments implies that this crystal form may be a useful textural proxy for meteoric diagenesis.
A novel graph convolutional neural network for predicting interaction sites on protein kinase inhibitors in phosphorylation
Authors: Wang Feiqi , Chen Yun-Ti , Yang Jinn-Moon , Akutsu Tatsuya 
Published: January 2022

AbstractProtein kinase-inhibitor interactions are key to the phosphorylation of proteins involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, which shows the importance of binding mechanism research and kinase inhibitor design. In this study, a novel machine learning module (i.e., the WL Box) was designed and assembled to the Prediction of Interaction Sites of Protein Kinase Inhibitors (PISPKI) model, which is a graph convolutional neural network (GCN) to predict the interaction sites of protein kinase inhibitors. The WL Box is a novel module based on the well-known Weisfeiler-Lehman algorithm, which assembles multiple switch weights to effectively compute graph features. The PISPKI model was evaluated by testing with shuffled datasets and ablation analysis using 11 kinase classes. The accuracy of the PISPKI model with the shuffled datasets varied from 83 to 86%, demonstrating superior performance compared to two baseline models. The effectiveness of the model was confirmed by testing with shuffled datasets. Furthermore, the performance of each component of the model was analyzed via the ablation study, which demonstrated that the WL Box module was critical. The code is available at https://github.com/feiqiwang/PISPKI.
The influence of the optical properties on the determination of capillary diameters
Authors: Späth Moritz , Rohde Maximilian , Ni Dongqin , Knieling Ferdinand , Stelzle Florian , Schmidt Michael , Klämpfl Florian , Hohmann Martin 
Published: January 2022

AbstractVarious clinically applicable scores and indices are available to help identify the state of a microcirculatory disorder in a patient. Several of these methods, however, leave room for interpretation and only provide clues for diagnosis. Thus, a measurement method that allows a reliable detection of impending or manifest circulatory malfunctions would be of great value. In this context, the optical and non-invasive method of shifted position-diffuse reflectance imaging (SP-DRI) was developed. It allows to determine the capillary diameter and thus to assess the state of the microcirculation. The aim of the present study is to investigate how the quantification of capillary diameters by SP-DRI behaves in different individuals, i.e. for a wide range of optical properties. For this, within Monte-Carlo simulations all optical properties (seven skin layers, hemoglobin) were randomly varied following a Gaussian distribution. An important finding from the present investigation is that SP-DRI works when the optical properties are chosen randomly. Furthermore, it is shown that appropriate data analysis allows calibration-free absolute quantification of the capillary diameter across individuals using SP-DRI. This underpins the potential of SP-DRI to serve as an early alert system for the onset of microcirculatory associated diseases.
Evaluation of NAFLD fibrosis, FIB-4 and APRI score in diabetic patients receiving exenatide treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Authors: Unsal İlknur Ozturk , Calapkulu Murat , Sencar Muhammed Erkam , Cakal Basak , Ozbek Mustafa 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThere is a closely relationship between the development and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and obesity and diabetes. NAFLD fibrosis scores should be routinely used to rule out patients with advanced fibrosis. High scores may help identify patients at higher risk of all causes andliverrelated morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between exenatide and fibrosis scores. The effect of exenatide treatment on fibrosis scores was evaluated in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients with MAFLD. Evaluation was made of 50 patients with type 2 DM and MAFLD. The NFS, FIB4 and APRI scores were calculated before and after 6 months of treatment. After 6 months of exenatide treatment, the NFS and APRI scores were determined to have decreased significantly. Exenatide was observed to control blood glucose, reduce body weight and improve fibrosis scores in MAFLD patients with type 2 diabetes.
Predicting suspended sediment load in Peninsular Malaysia using support vector machine and deep learning algorithms
Authors: Essam Yusuf , Huang Yuk Feng , Birima Ahmed H. , Ahmed Ali Najah , El-Shafie Ahmed 
Published: January 2022

AbstractHigh loads of suspended sediments in rivers are known to cause detrimental effects to potable water sources, river water quality, irrigation activities, and dam or reservoir operations. For this reason, the study of suspended sediment load (SSL) prediction is important for monitoring and damage mitigation purposes. The present study tests and develops machine learning (ML) models, based on the support vector machine (SVM), artificial neural network (ANN) and long short-term memory (LSTM) algorithms, to predict SSL based on 11 different river data sets comprising of streamflow (SF) and SSL data obtained from the Malaysian Department of Irrigation and Drainage. The main objective of the present study is to propose a single model that is capable of accurately predicting SSLs for any river data set within Peninsular Malaysia. The ANN3 model, based on the ANN algorithm and input scenario 3 (inputs consisting of current-day SF, previous-day SF, and previous-day SSL), is determined as the best model in the present study as it produced the best predictive performance for 5 out of 11 of the tested data sets and obtained the highest average RM with a score of 2.64 when compared to the other tested models, indicating that it has the highest reliability to produce relatively high-accuracy SSL predictions for different data sets. Therefore, the ANN3 model is proposed as a universal model for the prediction of SSL within Peninsular Malaysia.
Correcting B0 inhomogeneity-induced distortions in whole-body diffusion MRI of bone
Authors: Digma Leonardino A. , Feng Christine H. , Conlin Christopher C. , Rodríguez-Soto Ana E. , Zhong Allison Y. , Hussain Troy S. , Lui Asona J. , Batra Kanha , Simon Aaron B. , Karunamuni Roshan , Kuperman Joshua , Rakow-Penner Rebecca , Hahn Michael E. , Dale Anders M. , Seibert Tyler M. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) of the musculoskeletal system has various applications, including visualization of bone tumors. However, DWI acquired with echo-planar imaging is susceptible to distortions due to static magnetic field inhomogeneities. This study aimed to estimate spatial displacements of bone and to examine whether distortion corrected DWI images more accurately reflect underlying anatomy. Whole-body MRI data from 127 prostate cancer patients were analyzed. The reverse polarity gradient (RPG) technique was applied to DWI data to estimate voxel-level distortions and to produce a distortion corrected DWI dataset. First, an anatomic landmark analysis was conducted, in which corresponding vertebral landmarks on DWI and anatomic T2-weighted images were annotated. Changes in distance between DWI- and T2-defined landmarks (i.e., changes in error) after distortion correction were calculated. In secondary analyses, distortion estimates from RPG were used to assess spatial displacements of bone metastases. Lastly, changes in mutual information between DWI and T2-weighted images of bone metastases after distortion correction were calculated. Distortion correction reduced anatomic error of vertebral DWI up to 29 mm. Error reductions were consistent across subjects (Wilcoxon signed-rank p < 10–20). On average (± SD), participants’ largest error reduction was 11.8 mm (± 3.6). Mean (95% CI) displacement of bone lesions was 6.0 mm (95% CI 5.0–7.2); maximum displacement was 17.1 mm. Corrected diffusion images were more similar to structural MRI, as evidenced by consistent increases in mutual information (Wilcoxon signed-rank p < 10–12). These findings support the use of distortion correction techniques to improve localization of bone on DWI.
Wideband series feeding antenna array made of substrate integrated waveguide slot array and patch array
Authors: Shahi Ali , Mohammad‐Taheri Mahmoud 
Published: January 2022

AbstractIn this paper, a wideband two layer slot array antenna is proposed which operates in the frequency range of 12–14.4 GHz. The lower layer of the antenna array includes narrow rectangular slots and the upper layer consist of rectangular patches shorted on the sides of the patches with via holes. The wideband operation is obtained by making two resonances. One resonance is due to radiation of the single element and the other is the effect of mutual coupling between adjacent elements. An 8 element array is designed, simulated and fabricated with good agreement between simulated and measured results.
Data driven optimization for electric vehicle charging station locating and sizing with charging satisfaction consideration in urban areas
Authors: Hu Dandan , Huang Liu , Liu Chen , Liu Zhi‐Wei , Ge Ming‐Feng 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe lagging development of charging infrastructure seriously restricts the penetration of electric vehicles. Inadequate and unreasonably setting of charging stations (CS) aggravates charging anxiety of electric vehicle(EV) users. Location and sizing model is developed to expand existing CS to maximize EV charging service satisfaction in urban areas. The model captures charging behavior from massive GPS trajectory extraction data of electric taxis. Satisfaction from EV users with charging service is measured by whether the respond time from an electric vehicle driver issuing charging demand signal to completion of charging is within a threshold value. The respond time is considered to include seeking time, queuing time and charging time, which are determined by the decisions of the CS location, capacity and charging types. Heuristic algorithms, including the greedy, greedy‐substitute and two‐layer genetic algorithms, are designed to solve the problem. Algorithms are simulated in a large scale random computational environment. Finally, a practical case of Shenzhen is investigated. It is found that charger pooling is more effective than decentralized layout. Moreover, it is critical to weigh the cost and charging rate of different types of chargers with budget restriction. High charging rate chargers are not necessarily effective than slow ones in reducing charging respond time.
Descending Cephalic to Epigastric Sensation in a Patient with Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Novel Observation
Authors: Sureshbabu Sachin , Joseph Merisin , K. G Sruthi , Mohanlal Smilu , Peter Sudhir , Chindripu Sobhana , Janardhanan Sujith , Karunanithi Sellam , T.K Sreekumar , Basheer Noufal , Alappat Jacob P. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractOne of the most frequent type of auras in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is epigastric sensation. Until now the site of the symptomatogenic zone of the epigastric aura remains controversial. The temporal lobe as well as insular cortex has been implicated. Our case is that of a 29-year-old young woman patient who presented with an aura of descending cephalic to epigastric sensation as opposed to the prototypical ascending aura. Interictal and ictal recording favored a mesial temporal pattern. Magnetic resonance imaging brain showed left mesial temporal lobe sclerosis. Interictal positron emission tomography showed concordant findings. The patient underwent selective amygdalohippocampectomy following which she remains seizure-free. This previously unreported clinical expression of MTLE and its origins is discussed.
Total Wrist Fusion with an Intramedullary Device: A Single-Institution Series with a Minimum of One Year Follow-Up
Authors: Samade Richard , Campbell Andrew B. , Awan Hisham M. , Goyal Kanu S. 
Published: January 2022

Abstract
Objective The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional and surgical outcomes of total wrist fusion (TWF) following the use of a locked intramedullary nail (IMN).
Methods A single institution study was performed, which entailed in-person reexamination of 18 patients (n = 19 wrists), out of 35 eligible patients, who underwent TWF with an IMN from 2010 to 2017. For each patient, demographic, preoperative diagnosis, physical examination, wrist radiograph, and outcome questionnaire data were obtained. The questionnaires included the visual analog scale (VAS), quick disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (QuickDASH), and Mayo Wrist Score assessments. In addition, complication and reoperation data for all TWFs with an IMN during the 2010 to 2017 period (35 patients, n
I = 38 wrists) were noted.
Results In the 18 patients, age was 47.6 ± 13.9 years, 12 (63.2%) were female, and median follow-up was 150 weeks (range: 74–294). The VAS score was 0 ± 0 in 5 of 19 wrists with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 1.82 ± 2.78 in 14 of 19 wrists without RA. It was found that 21 of 38 wrists (55.3%) had an implant-related complication and 5 wrists (13%) underwent a reoperation due to the implant itself.
Conclusions To date, no sufficient data are present demonstrating a clear advantage of an IMN over dorsal plating for TWF at intermediate-term follow-up. Surgeons should be knowledgeable of the several potential complications of this IMN prior to its use for TWF.
Level of Evidence This is a Level IV, therapeutic study.
Discharge characteristics and dynamics of a magnetized current-carrying line-tied plasma
Authors: Elgarhy Mahmoud A. I. , Lee Minkeun , Kim June Young , Chung Kyoung-Jae 
Published: January 2022

Discharge characteristics and dynamic behaviors of a current-carrying line-tied (screw pinch) plasma have been experimentally studied. Besides its compactness, the novelty of this design is to utilize a single plasma source for both arc discharge and beam extraction, providing a plasma current of up to 2 kA with an injection voltage of 1.2 kV. The electron density and temperature of the screw pinch plasma were measured to be ∼1020 m−3 and ∼6 eV, respectively, depending on the operating parameters and magnetic field topology. The estimated Kruskal–Shafranov instability current limit of 1.58 kA was confirmed by high-speed camera measurement. The initial experimental results showed that the strength and topology of the magnetic field played a crucial role in the discharge characteristics and dynamic behaviors of the current-carrying line-tied plasma.
Nitric oxide is involved in hydrogen sulfide-induced adventitious rooting in tomato (
Authors: Liu Huwei , Wang Chunlei , Li Changxia , Zhao Zongxi , Wei Lijuan , Liu Zhiya , Hu Dongliang , Liao Weibiao 
Published: January 2022

Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are signalling molecules that regulate adventitious rooting in plants. However, little is known about the cross-talk between NO and H2S during adventitious rooting. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) explants were used to investigate the roles of and relationships between NO and H2S during rooting. Effects of the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and the H2S donor sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) on adventitious rooting were dose-dependent, and the greatest biological responses were observed under 25 μM SNP and 50 μM NaHS. The positive effect of NaHS was reversed by the NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxy-2-phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO), indicating that the H2S-induced response was partially NO-dependent. Peroxidase (POD), polyphenol oxidase (PPO), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities significantly increased by SNP and NaHS treatment, and indoleacetic acid oxidase (IAAO) activity and the O2− and H2O2 content significantly decreased by SNP and NaHS treatment. SNP and NaHS treatment also increased the content of soluble sugar and protein and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). cPTIO significantly mitigated the increases in POD, PPO and SOD activity and soluble sugar, protein and IAA content induced by NaHS. SNP and NaHS upregulated the expression of auxin-related genes (ARF4 and ARF16), cell cycle-related genes (CYCD3, CYCA3 and CDKA1), and antioxidant-related genes (TPX2, SOD and POD); whereas cPTIO significantly inhibited the increase in the expression of these genes induced by NaHS. Overall, these results show that NO may be involved in H2S-induced adventitious rooting by regulating the activity of rooting-related enzymes, the expression of related genes, and the content of various nutrients.
The distributional outcomes of rights-based management in fisheries
Authors: Abbott Joshua K. , Leonard Bryan , Garber-Yonts Brian 
Published: January 2022

Significance
Rights-based management reforms in fisheries have attracted controversy regarding the unequal distribution of their economic benefits, but systematic quantitative evidence has been lacking due to data limitations. Our research leverages a longitudinal dataset to compare payments to captains, crew, vessel owners, and owners of harvest quota in the Bering Sea crab fisheries both before and after implementing individual transferable quotas (ITQs). This paper provides a fishery-wide accounting of returns to these diverse stakeholder groups at the vessel level. The results underscore the importance of considering the distribution of payments to different stakeholders within each vessel as well as heterogeneity in payments across vessels. Our approach provides a model for collecting and analyzing data on distributional outcomes for other fisheries.