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Fisher Discriminative Embedding Low-Rank Sparse Representation for Music Genre Classification
Authors: Cai Xin Cai , Zhang Hongjuan Zhang 
Published: June 2022

Abstract

This work focuses on a music genre classification method based on a sparse low-rank representation. Sparse low-rank representation has been proposed as an effective way to learn the classifier, which aims to learn a row-sparse and low-rank representation matrix for correcting noise and identifying the subspace structure in the data contaminated by outliers. However, these related methods fail to utilize the discriminative information to mine the rich supervision information available in the training samples. To address this issue, a novel Fisher Discriminative Embedding Low-Rank Sparse Representation (FDLRSR) classification algorithm is proposed based on the Fisher criterion, which results in stronger intra-class similarity and inter-class separability representation coefficients. Meanwhile, its two special cases, i.e., the Fisher Discriminative Embedding Low-Rank Representation (FDLR) and Fisher Discriminative Embedding Sparse Representation (FDSR) are also presented in this work. Specifically, the proposed classification method employs the FDLRSR algorithm coupled with the feature combinations consisting of acoustic features and spectral features for music genre classification tasks by minimizing the residuals. Compared with the several state-of-the-art music genre classification methods, the proposed methods substantially improve the classification results on three widely used datasets, the GTZAN, ISMIR2004 and Homburg datasets, which verify its effectiveness and availability.
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Building Supported by STRP Isolators
Authors: Zisan Md. Basir , Haque Md. Naimul , Hasan Md. Abul 
Published: June 2022

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Scrap tire rubber pad (STRP) isolators produced from scrap vehicle tires are expected to be a promising low-cost material for earthquake-resistant design of low-to-medium-rise buildings. This paper describes the seismic vulnerability of a STRP base-isolated masonry building using the finite element method. The three-dimensional model of the STRP isolators is utilized at the foundation level. The inertia force of the building transfers to the foundation through friction where no mechanical bonding is considered between the isolator and the building base. Two alternative versions of the unbonded STRP isolator: strip-shaped and square-shaped, which have isotropic stiffness properties, were studied. The fidelity of the STRP isolator model is confirmed using the numerical and experimental results. The seismic vulnerability of the base-isolated building is determined using the pushover analysis and fragility curves and is compared to that of the identical fixed-base building. It is observed that an unbonded STRP base-isolated masonry building has superior seismic performance than that of an identical fixed-base building, and a square-shaped STRP is more effective than the strip-shaped isolator.
Efficiency and safety of modified Bricker surgery for pelvic lipomatosis: a prospective, multicenter, longitudinal study
Authors: Xia Mancheng , Meng Chang , Zhang Peng , Tan Xiaohui , Chen Yuke , Fan Jian , Li Zhihua , Wang Bing , Zhu Hongjian , Yang Kunlin , Zhou Liqun , Feng Ninghan , Li Xuesong 
Published: June 2022

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Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of modified Bricker surgery in the treatment of pelvic lipomatosis.Methods: The clinical data of 7 patients with decompensated pelvic lipomatosis who underwent modified Bricker surgery were collected and analyzed. The creatinine levels and degree of hydronephrosis in both kidneys were compared between preoperative assessments and postoperative follow-up.Results: All 7 patients successfully completed the operation, with no major complications occurring intraoperatively. The median operation time and bleeding volumes were 285 min (range, 180-335) and 150 ml (range, 100-600), with a median postoperative hospital stay of 11 days (range, 9-15 days). The median separation value of left and right renal pelvis collection system were 2.9 cm (range, 1.4-8.1 cm) and 2.5 cm (range, 0-7.6 cm) before operation, which were decreased to 1.6 cm (0.7-2.8 cm) and 1.7 cm (0-2.3 cm) after surgery. The separation value of left renal pelvis collection system after operation were significantly reduced compared with preoperative evaluation (P=0.0156) and so was the right side (P=0.0313). The median preoperative and postoperative creatinine was 174 umol/L (range, 118-294 umol/L) and 122 umol/L (range, 88-178 umol/L), respectively. The postoperative creatinine values were significantly decreased versus those before operation (P=0.0156).Conclusion: Modified Bricker surgery for pelvic lipomatosis has been a surgical technique with good efficiency and safety.
Association between rare earth elements exposure during pregnancy and newborn telomere length
Authors: Liu Yunyun , Song Lulu , Wu Mingyang , Bi Jianing , Wang Lulin , Liu Qing , Xiong Chao , Cao Zhongqiang , Xu Shunqing , Wang Youjie 
Published: June 2022

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Background: Telomere length (TL) is considered as a marker of biological aging and lifetime health, and some epidemiological studies report the environmental exposures may influence TL at birth. We aimed to investigate the associations between prenatal rare earth elements (REE) exposure and newborn TL. Methods: A total of 587 mother-newborn pairs were recruited during 2013 to 2015 in Wuhan, China. Maternal urinary concentrations of REE collected during three trimesters were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to measure relative cord blood TL. The trimester-specific associations between prenatal REE exposure and cord blood TL were evaluated using multiple informant models. Weighted quantile sum regression was used to estimate the mixture effect of urinary REE on cord blood TL. Results: After adjustment for potential confounders, per doubling of urinary REE (Dy, Yb, Pr, Nd, and Tm) concentrations (μg/g creatinine) during the second trimester was respectively associated with 1.94% (95% CI: 0.19%, 3.72%), 2.10% (95% CI: 0.31%, 3.92%), 2.11% (95% CI: 0.35%, 3.89%), 2.08% (95% CI: 0.01%, 4.20%), and 1.38% (95% CI: 0.09%, 2.70%) increase in cord blood TL. Furthermore, exposure to the mixture of REE during the second trimester was also significantly associated with increased cord blood TL (percent change: 1.20%, 95% CI: 0.30%, 2.11%). However, these associations were not statistically significant in the first and third trimesters. Conclusions: This study provides new evidence on the potential effect of prenatal REE exposure on the initial (newborn) setting of offspring’s telomere biology. Further epidemiological studies are warranted to confirm our findings.
Recurring suboptimal choices result in superior decision making
Authors: Traczyk Jakub , Mondal Supratik , Lenda Dominik 
Published: June 2022

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In real-life situations involving risk and uncertainty, optimal policy hinges on selecting a course of action characterized by the highest expected value (i.e., future outcomes weighted by their probabilities). Nevertheless, a vast body of findings from economic and psychological studies indicate that people rarely follow this principle1–3. The attempts to make optimal decisions are impeded by the complexity of a task and the computational capabilities of decision makers, often leading to suboptimal choices4. Recent research has demonstrated that decision makers are systematically biased toward suboptimal options5. However, little is known about the nature of this bias. Here we show that recurring suboptimal choices result in superior decision making. In one simulation study and three well-powered (N = 1,046) fully-incentivized empirical studies employing a task to mimic decision making under uncertainty, we demonstrated that people who traded off their decision accuracy for the number of possible choices performed better (i.e., they earned more money) than those who made optimal decisions in terms of maximizing the expected value. Our results demonstrate that decision makers can adapt to the requirements of a decision task. They are inclined to make more suboptimal decisions, resulting in better overall performance than normatively better choices.
SWI/SNF complex gene variations are associated with a higher tumor mutational burden and a better response to immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment: a pan-cancer analysis of next-generation sequencing data corresponding to 4591 cases
Authors: Li Yue , Yang Xinhua , Zhu Weijie , Xu Yuxia , Ma Jiangjun , He Caiyun , Wang Fang 
Published: June 2022

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Background: Genes related to the SWItch/sucrose nonfermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complex are frequently mutated across cancers, and SWI/SNF-mutant tumors are vulnerable to synthetic lethal inhibitors. However, the landscape of SWI/SNF mutations and their associations with tumor mutational burden (TMB), microsatellite instability (MSI) status, and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have not been elucidated in large real-world Chinese patient cohorts.Methods: The mutational rate and variation types of six SWI/SNF complex genes (ARID1A, ARID1B, ARID2, SMARCA4, SMARCB1, and PBRM1) were analyzed retrospectively by integrating next-generation sequencing data of 4591 cases covering 18 cancer types. Thereafter, characteristics of SWI/SNF mutations were depicted and the TMB and MSI status and therapeutic effects of ICIs in the SWI/SNF-mutant and SWI/SNF-non-mutant groups were compared.Results: SWI/SNF mutations were observed in 21.8% of tumors, and endometrial (54.1%), gallbladder and biliary tract (43.4%), and gastric (33.9%) cancers exhibited remarkably higher SWI/SNF mutational rates than other malignancies. Further, ARID1A was the most frequently mutated SWI/SNF gene and ARID1A D1850fs was identified as relatively crucial. Further, the TMB value, TMB-high (H), and MSI-H proportions corresponding to SWI/SNF-mutant cancers were significantly higher than those corresponding to SWI/SNF-non-mutant cancers (25.8 vs. 5.6 mutations/Mb, 41.2% vs. 8.5%, and 16.0% vs. 0.9%, respectively; all p < 0.001). Furthermore, these indices were even higher for tumors with co-mutations of SWI/SNF genes and MLL2/3. Regarding immunotherapeutic effects, patients with SWI/SNF variations showed significantly longer progression free survival (PFS) rates than their SWI/SNF-non-mutant counterparts [HR = 0.52 (0.41–0.66), p < 0.0001], and PBRM1 mutations were associated with relatively better ICI treatment outcomes than the other SWI/SNF gene mutations [HR = 0.21 (0.12–0.37), p = 0.0007]. Additionally, patients in the SWI/SNF-mutant + TMB-L [HR = 0.65 (0.46–0.92), p = 0.0322] and SWI/SNF-mutant + TMB-H [HR = 0.42 (0.31–0.55), p <0.0001] cohorts had longer PFS rates than those in the SWI/SNF-non-mutant + TMB-L cohort. Conclusions: SWI/SNF complex genes are frequently mutated in several cancers and are closely associated with TMB-H status, MSI-H status, and superior ICI treatment response. These findings emphasize the necessity and importance of molecular-level detection and interpretation of SWI/SNF complex mutations.
Spatial and temporal analysis of land use associated with mineral extraction activities in the Jequitinhonha River, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Authors: Souza Bruno , Santos Matheus , Filho Hernando Baggio , Travassos Luiz Eduardo , Guerra Camila , Marques Rafael , Silva Renato da , Leite Marcos , Christófaro Cristiano , Laudares Sandro , Paulo Pedro , Souza Carlos Henrique 
Published: June 2022

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Remote sensing tools are increasingly common in environmental studies. Since release of the first Landsat satellite series, temporal analysis studies became important resource to understand land surface changing which could happen in natural ways or by anthropogenic. This study aims to understand how the evolution of the environmental impact occurred over 30 years in affected areas by the mineral extraction activity and the changes in the River morphology using Landsat 5 and 8 images. The use of its spectral bands aimed to create Normalized Difference Vegetation Index images in gold and diamond mining areas, located on the banks of the Jequitinhonha River, near the municipality of Diamantina, Minas Gerais. This study identified river styles and editions, pointing out changes in the evolutionary and dynamic picture in the drainage patterns and the sedimentological contribution. Results lead to the conclusion that land use and occupation are basically the main cause of these morphological changes over time.
Co-feeding strategy promising survival and growth of Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) larvae
Authors: Chattopadhyay D. N. , Paul B. N. , Mandal R. N. , Adhikari S. , Hussan A. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha, is a commercially important high valued food fish in South Asian countries. Recently, much attention of this species has been paid for its conservation through captive culture due to its declining trend of population. Insufficient number of Hilsa seeds is the major bottleneck for its captive culture. This study aimed at developing a larval rearing protocol through co-feeding combined with planktons and formulated diet to facilitate its seed production that can support its culture. Hilsa larvae (3.67 ± 0.21mm/0.36 ± 0.00mg) were reared for 80 days in fiberglass-reinforced plastic tanks at 250 nos m− 3 in triplicates. They were fed with three different formulated diets as FI, F2, and F3 having 35.5%, 40.5%, and 45.3% crude protein (CP), along with Chlorella sp., Brachionus sp. and mixed zooplanktons as a co-feeding strategy. F2 diet feeding larvae showed significantly (P < 0.05) higher survival (88.5%), final body-length (36.21mm), final body-weight (0.43g), daily body-length gain (0.41mm), daily body-weight gain (0.01g) and SGR (8.96% day− 1) than that of other two diets: survival, F169.33% & F3 40.33%; final body-length, F1 32.1mm & F3 30.03mm; final body-weight, F1 0.31g & F3 0.2g; daily body-length gain, F1 0.36 mm & F3 0.33mm; daily body-weight gain, F1 0.004g & F3 0.003g; and SGR, F1 8.55% day− 1 & F3 8.02% day− 1, respectively). Hilsa larval growth and survival achieved optimal while fed F2 diet with 40.5% dietary CP along with plankton as co-feeding. The finding may facilitate Hilsa culture in captivity through co-feeding strategy.
The influence of serum cholinesterase level and sarcopenia on postoperative infectious complications in colorectal cancer surgery
Authors: Takano Yasuhiro , Haruki Koichiro , Kai Wataru , Tsukihara Shu , Kobayashi Yasunobu , Ito Daisuke , Kanno Hironori , Son Kyonsu , Hanyu Nobuyoshi , Eto Ken 
Published: June 2022

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Purpose Cholinesterase is one of nutritional markers which has been associated with sarcopenia. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the relation between cholinesterase and postoperative infectious complications in patients undergoing colorectal resection for colorectal cancer. Methods The study comprised 231 patients who had undergone colorectal resection for colorectal cancer. We retrospectively investigated the relation between preoperative serum cholinesterase level and postoperative infectious complications (Clavien-Dindo classification ≥ II). Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to evaluate an independent risk factor for postoperative infectious complications. We then performed stratified analyses to assess the interaction between cholinesterase and clinical variables for predicting postoperative infectious complications. Results In multivariate analysis, body mass index (P=0.010), serum cholinesterase level (P<0.01), sarcopenia (P=0.022) and blood loss (P<0.01) were independent risk factors for postoperative infectious complications. In the cholinesterase-low group, sarcopenia (P<0.01), organ space surgical site infections (P=0.043), pneumonia (P<0.01) and clostridium difficile colitis ((P=0.019) were higher compared with the cholinesterase-high group. In stratified analysis, the association between serum cholinesterase level and postoperative infectious complications differed by the status of sarcopenia (Pinteraction<0.01). Conclusion Preoperative serum cholinesterase level may be useful to predict postoperative infectious complications in colorectal cancer surgery. The association differs by the status of sarcopenia, suggesting potential interaction among nutritional markers.
Molecular dynamics simulation of mechanical properties of carbon nanotube re-enforced celluloses
Authors: Li Kecheng , Qi DEWEI 
Published: June 2022

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Cellulose, hemi-cellulose, lignin are major chemical components in wood paper. Various types of wet and dry strength additives are used to enhance optical and mechanical properties of recycled paper. One of possible materials is carbon nanotube. In order to explore probability of use of carbon nanotubes as re-enforcing materials and to understand how carbon nanotubes affect mechanical properties of paper, a single walled carbon nanotube is inserted into a \({I}_{\beta }\) crystalline cellulose solid, its mechanical properties are studied by using energy minimization and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Based on the method, the crystals are stretched in axial direction at a constant speed and stress and strain are computed and recorded at atomic level. Our results show that carbon nanotube can significantly enhance mechanical properties of paper.
The effects of false-positive result in newborn congenital hypothyroidism screening to parents in Guangxi, China
Authors: Tu Si-Jing , Zhang Xiao-Fei , Jin Chen , Ma Jin-Feng , Luo Chao , Wang Xiao-He , Wang Bi-Yan 
Published: June 2022

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Background: As more than 200,000 neonates participate in newborn congenital hypothyroidism (CH) screening in Guangxi, China each year, the overall number of false positives has increased. The potential demographic impact on parental stress and knowledge of CH results has attracted many concerns. Methods: The parents of neonates with false-positive (FP) CH results were invited to participate in the FP group, and the parents of neonates with all negative results were invited to participate in the control group. After providing consent, the parents completed a questionnaire on demographic characteristics, knowledge of CH and the parental stress index (PSI) - short form (Chinese version). Results: As a result, there were 258 and 1040 parents participated in FP group and control group respectively. The parents in the FP group had better knowledge of CH and higher PSI scores than did the parents in the control group (both P < 0.001). The result of Logistic Regression showed that the major influence factors of knowledge of CH were FP experience and source of knowledge (both P <0.001). Within FP group, the demographic factors were not associated with having the relevant knowledge of CH (all P > 0.05). The parents in the FP group who were well-informed during the recall phone call had lower PSI scores than did the other parents (P = 0.001). The results suggested that FP screening results may affect parental stress and the parent-child relationships. Conclusion: FP results increased the stress on the parents, and increased their knowledge of CH passively. Targeted health education should be carried out to increase prospective parents’ knowledge of NBS and reduce parental stress when false-positive results are received.
The Development of Monitoring Java Web Application Server Resource Usage using JavaMelody Promotheus Grafana for Sever Maintenance
Authors: Santoso Steven , Gaol Ford Lumban , Matsuo Tokuro 
Published: June 2022

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The goal of this study is to create a web monitoring application that can retrieve and save data from java application server resources. This study's research methodology consists of two phases: data collecting and software development. The data gathering phase includes a review of the literature, a survey, the distribution of questionnaires, and an analysis of similar apps. The waterfall method is used during the development phase. The ultimate result of this research is a web application that can monitor resource utilization on the java application server and send email notifications if it becomes excessive. Finally, web application server monitoring can be used to make the developer's job easier.
THE RESULTS OF THE BRITISH REFERENDUM OF 2016 AS AN OUTCOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH NATIONALISM IN THE CONTEMPORARY HISTORY
Authors: Атапин Е.А. 
Published: June 2022

На первый взгляд может показаться, что итоги референдума о членстве Великобритании в Евросоюзе, состоявшегося 23 июня 2016 г., символизировали победу британского евроскептицизма. Однако на деле все не так просто, особенно если сравнивать результаты, полученные в разных частях Соединенного Королевства: Англии, Уэльсе, Шотландии и Северной Ирландии. В данной статье дается объяснение, почему именно голосование в Англии предопределило Брексит. Исследуется, какую роль в таком исходе сыграл английский национализм. Анализируется, почему итоги волеизъявления могут быть закономерным следствием развития английского национализма в последние десятилетия.
At first glance, it might seem that the outcome of the 2016 referendum on UK membership in the European Union symbolized the victory of British euroscepticism. However, the reality is not so simple, especially when comparing the results obtained in different parts of the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This article explains why the UK vote predetermined Brexit. It examines what role English nationalism played in this outcome. It is analyzed why the voting results can be a natural consequence of the development of British nationalism in recent decades.