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Reducing street parking can free up large areas for urban nature
Authors: Croeser Thami , Garrard Georgia , Visintin Casey , Kirk Holly , Ossola Alessandro , Furlong Casey , Clements Rebecca , Butt Andrew , Taylor Elizabeth , Bekessy Sarah 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly recognised as a means to address critical urban sustainability problems such as heatwaves, flooding and biodiversity loss. Accordingly, cities around the world have committed to ambitious targets for urban greening. Meeting these targets will require large areas of land to be converted from existing uses to green space. However, finding this land is difficult in established urban areas, where space is already strongly contested. Here we show an approach by which cities can make substantial progress towards a range of sustainability targets: by converting redundant street parking into biodiverse green space. Significant areas of public land in dense cities are currently allocated to street parking, while off-street parking garages in urban areas are typically abundant and have high rates of vacancy. We demonstrate that vacancy in off-street garages is so substantial that up to half of street parking in our case study municipality (The City of Melbourne, Australia) could be accommodated in garages within 200 m, freeing up large areas for conversion to green space. Our modelling shows this would have significant benefits in terms of tree canopy cover, stormwater treatment and ecological connectivity in the city. These benefits would represent strong progress towards – and even meet – a number of the city’s ambitious NBS targets. As many cities allocate extensive areas to both street parking and off-street garages, this approach to freeing up space for nature in cities is widely applicable. Our findings indicate this is a practical means for municipalities with the required political will and public support to deliver their sustainability goals.
Primary Stent Implantation for Bilateral Spontaneous Cervical ICA Dissections with Hypoperfusion beyond 72 hours from Onset: A Case Report
Authors: Chen Yijie , Zhang Ningyuan , Chen Yigang , Zheng Xu , Jin Xing , Zhang Jinhua 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Background: Spontaneous cervical internal carotid artery dissection (cICAD) is a common cause of stroke in young adults. Previous studies have shown that endovascular treatment may be a safe and effective choice for those with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, the exact procedural process is still unclear. Case presentation: We presented a bilateral spontaneous cICADs with hypoperfusion-related AIS beyond 72 hours from onset that responded well to primary Solitaire stent detachment at the critical flow-limiting site. Conclusions: Primary stent implantation at the critical flow-limiting site rather than covering the entire dissection appears to be simple and effective in face of spontaneous cICAD complicated with cerebral hypoperfusion. The Solitaire stent may be a good choice at the acute and subacute stages of spontaneous cICAD.
Remote Sensing/GIS Application For groundwater prospecting in Potwar Plateau, Pakistan
Authors: Raza Irfan , Khalid Perveiz , Qureshi Jahanzeb , Ullah Muhammad Fahad 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
The groundwater potential zone (GWPZ) mapping is fundamental target in urbanization and socio-economic development as well as environmental protection of an area. The delineation of fresh groundwater and saline water boundaries is a very crucial in water scarcity areas. Conventionally, geophysical survey is conducted for this objective, which is expensive and time consuming. Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan – a part of the Potwar Plateau – belongs to water scare area where sustainable supply of fresh water is very challenging. Remote Sensing (RS)/GIS techniques are applied for GWPZ in the study area comprised of 6,000 km2. Geology, land use/ land cover (LULC), slope, lineament density, geomorphology, rainfall, drainage density, soil type thematic maps were prepared using geological information, rainfall data and Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission Digital Elevation Model (SRTM DEM). The analytical hierarchical process (AHP) multi-decision making analysis indicate that the weights of multiple parameters influence the GWPZ vary from 0.36–0.02 with LULC receives maximum weightage and soil type with minimum weightage. Based on these thematic maps GWPZ map was prepared and the whole area under investigation was classified into five groundwater potential zones ranging from very poor to very good. The study reveals about 50% of the entire total surface territory having good to very good potential for groundwater prospecting and around 20% area falls in poor to very poor zone. Due to the distribution of surficial, stream deposits and agricultural area with water penetration capacity, the very good GWPZ are dominating in the south and northwestern areas in the research region.
Changes in soil fungal community composition and functional groups during the succession of Alpine grassland
Authors: Zhao Wen , Yin Yali , Li Shixiong , Dong Yiling , Su Shifeng 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Aims This study explored the trends in soil fungal patterns and their responses to carbon and nitrogen during the succession in Alpine grassland in the Qilian Mountain area.Methods Illumina sequencing of ITS genes was used to characterize the soil fungal construct, and the FUNGuild database to predict functional groups in Alpine grassland succession from swamp meadow to alpine meadow, steppe meadow. Soil carbon and nitrogen, vegetation carbon and nitrogen, and soil enzyme activity were also investigated. Results The soil fungal OTUs increased with succession in the first stages but then reached a relatively stable state in the second successional stages. The sobs and Chao1 index showed the same trend as OTUS during succession. And there are significant differences in fungal community structure among different succession stages. During succession, most phyla showed linear decreases trends; whereas Ascomycota showed linear increases. The relative abundance of Pathotroph and Saprotroph of fungal functional increased with the successional stages, while the Symbiotroph had no change during succession. We also found that NH4+-N is the dominating factor, which affects the structure of fungal community across all successional stages, and soil microbial carbon has the greatest influence on the variation of functional communities.Conclusions Our findings indicate that the community dramatically shifted with succession in the first stages but then reached a relatively stable state in the second successional stages, while the soil fungal function group did not follow this rule. NH4+-N and soil microbial carbon had the greatest influence on the community and function of fungi, respectively.
Effects of substitution of chemical fertilizer by Chinese milk vetch on distribution and composition of aggregates-associated organic carbon fractions in paddy soils
Authors: Huang Li , Huang Yanan , Nie Jun , Geng Mingjian , Lu Yanhong , Liao Yulin , Xue Bin 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Purpose
Green manure plays a key role in reducing chemical fertilizer applications and increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stock. The effects of chemical fertilizer substitution by Chinese milk vetch (MV) on the distribution and composition of organic carbon fractions in macroaggregates and microaggregates and SOC stability mechanism were investigated in a paddy soil in southern China.
Methods
A 11-year (2008–2018) field experiment was conducted, including no fertilizer (CK), 100% NPK fertilizer (F100), MV with different percentages of chemical fertilizer (MV + F100, MV + F80, MV + F60 and MV + F40). The soil was separated into distinct organic carbon fractions using aggregate density fractionation and SOC chemical structure was analyzed by fourier-transform infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance.
Results
Chemical fertilizer substitution by MV increased SOC contents in the bulk soil by 9.07% (MV + F80), 5.08% (MV + F60), 17.93% (MV + F40) compared to F100. Organic carbon fraction mainly existed in mSOC, accounting for 70.28–83.70% and 69.43–83.97% of the relative mass of macroaggregates and microaggregates, respectively. Compared to F100, aromatic C increased by 11.59% and 29.06% under MV + F60 within mSOC in macroaggregates and microaggregates. Within the mSOC in macroaggregates, compared to CK, MV + F80 and MV + F60 promoted the proportion of alkyl C by 9.61% and 6.69%, and decreased the content of O-alkyl C by 14.10% and 11.03%, respectively, which correspondingly increased alkyl C/O-alkyl C ratio.
Conclusions
Substitution of chemical fertilizer by MV (especially MV + F80 and MV + F60) improved the stability of SOC via increasing recalcitrant structure in mSOC, and was conducive to the sequestration of SOC in paddy soils.
Efficacy of High-Volume vs Very Low Volume Corticosteroid Subacromial Injection in Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Apivatgaroon Adinun , Srimongkolpi Surasak , Boonsun Phanuwat , Chernchujit Bancha , Sanguanjit Prakasit 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Background: Subacromial corticosteroid injections to treat shoulder pain is one of the most common procedures for subacromial impingement syndrome. However, a high-volume corticosteroid dose which might literally increase the incidence of local and general complications, and the efficacy of using a lidocaine solution must be considered together when determining an adequate dose affecting the overall efficacy of the treatment.Hypothesis/Purpose: This study aimed to compare the results of a treatment’s functional and clinical outcomes between the very low-volume corticosteroid injection and high-volume corticosteroid injection including to WORC, VAS, DASH and ROM.Study Design: Randomization-controlled trial studyMethods: A total of 64 patients presenting with subacromial impingement syndrome were evaluated in two corticosteroid injection volume in a randomization-controlled trial study. The WORC, DASH and ROM were assessed at 2 weeks, and 1-, 3-, and 6-months follow-up visits. The visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores for pain were assessed pre-injection, and 15 minutes post-injection.Results: Comparable for the high-volume and very low-volume corticosteroid injection. The VAS score for pain pre-injection and post-injection at 15 minutes, was from 5.34 ± 2.44 at before injection to 2.44 ± 1.58 at post injection 15 minutes in the high-volume corticosteroid injection group (P < 0.001) and from 5.19 ± 2.33 to 2.84 ± 1.49 in Very low volume corticosteroid injection group (P<0.001). Not significant differences at mean difference VAS post-injection 15 minutes VAS (P =0.324) and Percentage difference VAS pre-injection and post-injection (P = 0.24). At 1-, 3- and 6-month follow-up, there were no significant differences in WORC, DASH and ROM between the 2 trial groups at any time point (P > 0.05 in all).Conclusions: This study determined that the very low volume is non-inferior to high-volume corticosteroid injections in the primary and secondary outcomes of pain VAS score during activity. WORC and DASH score had no statistically significant difference after subacromial injection.Level of evidence: Level II; Therapeutic study Clinical Relevance: This study comparing VLVCI and HVCI found that VLVCI are non-inferior to HVCI in the primary and secondary endpoints of pain VAS score during activity.
Evaluation of galectin-3 gene Expression associated with Ehrlich tumor of female mice treated by Algerian Ephedra alata ethanolic extract
Authors: BENSAM Moufida , RECHRECHE Hocine , Abdelwahab Abeer E. , Ali Safaa M. 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Background
Breast cancer is one of the most frequent cancers among females worldwide. Ephedra alata is a Saharan endemic that may be found in Algeria, North Africa, and other parts of the world. Recently it has become very used by Algerian patients to treat several diseases. Galectin-3 is highly expressed in a variety of neoplasms, and its expression has been linked to metastasis in various tumour cell systems.
Methods
The present study therefore was conducted to test the effect of Ephedra alata ethanolic extract (EEEA) on Swiss female mice induced with cancer. Determination of the functional consequence of galectin-3 expression in malignant mice breast cells is one of the main Target of the study. The expression of galectin-3 genes was examined in various groups of mice to investigate the involvement of galectins in breast cancer (negative control group, tumour without treatment as positive control, group treated with oral extract, group treated with injection of tumour with extract and protective group which take oral extract before induce of tumor).
Results
Size of tumor in induced mice with cancer cell were decreased and appear as capsulated after treatment with tested EEEA. The fold difference in Gal-3 relative to control was 32.8 in case of untreated tumor where it decreased in case of treatment with Ephedra alata extract and treatment using letrazol which used as reference drug.
Conclusion
The alcoholic extract of the Ephedra alata plant was shown to have a positive effect on the treatment of breast cancer cells in the investigation.
Shelter identification for shelter-transporting AGV based on improved target detection model yolov5
Authors: Yang Dian , Su Chen , Wu Hang , Xu Xinxi , Zhao Xiuguo 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Shelter identification is the fundamental issue to make shelter-transporting automated guided vehicle (AGV) effectively detect and transport shelter. Actively identifying shelter has an important problem of high accuracy but slow speed for a complex model, and fast speed but low accuracy for a simple model. However, all kinds of target detection algorithms available have low detection accuracy and speed. In this paper, the model yolov5n6* is developed based on the modified yolov5 model by selecting different model structures, introducing an attention mechanism, and improving loss function and non-maximum suppression (NMS). Then, the experiments for shelter recognition were carried out using the model yolov5n6*. The experimental results show that the box_loss is reduced by 1.2%, the mAP_0.5:0.95 is improved by 2%, and the detection accuracy is improved by 0.87% for the improved model yolov5n6* compared with the yolov5n6. However, the yolov5n6* size is only 7.2M, and the detection time is increased by 0.2ms. So it is proved that the modified model yolov5n6* not only has a significant improvement in the shelter detection ability but also has strong robustness, which meets both the requirements of the recognition accuracy and the detection speed.
Response of wheat root system and its mineralization to chemical inputs, plant genotype and phenotypic plasticity.
Authors: Rouch Laly , Follain Stéphane , Pimet Eric , Bizouard Florian , Hénault Catherine , Blouin Manuel 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Purpose The main goal of this study was to determine if ancient wheat varieties could store more carbon than modern ones, due to a likely bigger and deeper root system and a slower mineralization rate. Methods We conducted a field experiment with four modern and four ancient varieties, with and without chemical inputs (nitrogen, herbicide and fungicide). Root morphology was assessed by image analysis, potential catabolic activities of fructose, alanine, citric acid by MicroResp™ and overall CO2 emissions by incubating soil and roots from each modality for 60 days. Results The breeding type did not affect root traits, substrates respiration nor CO2 emissions in our environmental conditions. The application of inputs did not affect root traits but influenced the respiration of specific substrates and CO2 emissions. The most noticeable response was due to the “breeding type x inputs” interaction: inputs increased CO2 emissions from soil and root tissues of ancient varieties by 19%, whereas no effect was observed for modern varieties. Conclusion Taken together, our results did not support the hypothesis that ancient varieties produce more root biomass and more recalcitrant tissues. It is unlikely that they could be more performant than modern ones in storing carbon in our experimental conditions.
Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Antenatal Care Utilization: A Population-based Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Yeo Sarah , Bell Melanie , Alaofè Halimatou , Kim Yu Ri 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Background: Although antenatal care (ANC) offers a unique opportunity to diagnose and prevent complications by mitigating modifiable risk, 38.2% of women did not complete any ANC visits in Afghanistan in 2015. Women empowerment is associated with increased use of ANC; however, there is no evidence of the effect of women empowerment on ANC in the country. Addressing this gap, we aimed to evaluate the association between women's empowerment and ANC utilization based on the conceptual framework of women's empowerment.Methods: We analyzed data from the 2015 Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey for 11,056 women. The association between four domains of women’s empowerment, including capability, access to resources, security, and decision-making and power, and at least four ANC visits was analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression.Results: After adjusting for covariates, access to information (AOR 1.38, 95%CI 1.24, 1.54), and decision-making (AOR 1.16, 95%CI 1.08, 1.24) were positively associated with four or more ANC visits. Compared to those without any education, women with primary education (AOR 1.67, 95%CI 1.02, 2.72), secondary education (AOR 2.43, 95%CI 1.25, 4.70), and higher education (AOR 3.03, 95%CI 1.30, 7.07) had higher odds of least four ANC visits. However, asset ownership was negatively associated with ANC visits (AOR 0.72, 95%CI 0.56, 0.92). Variables related to security and literacy were not associated with the minimum ANC visits.Conclusions: The mixed results of the study highlight the complex natures of women’s empowerment, warranting a more nuanced understanding of women’s empowerment in the context and future research that capture multidimensionality of women’s empowerment. Also, efforts to empower women, particularly those with no education and had less decision-making power and access to health information, could be an effective strategy to enhance ANC use in Afghanistan.Trial registration: Not applicable.
Trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of aprepitant, palonosetron and dexamethasone antiemetic therapy (APDATE) for germ cell tumors: results of a single-arm study.
Authors: Fukuta Fumimasa , Kitamura Hiroshi , Hotta Hiroshi , Itoh Naoki , Okada Manabu , Shindo Tetsuya , Kyoda Yuki , Hashimoto Kohei , Kobayashi Ko , Tanaka Toshiaki , Masumori Naoya 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Purpose
BEP (bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin) chemotherapy is a standard regimen for germ cell tumors (GCTs); however, their high emetogenicity is problematic. The control of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is crucial to complete the treatment. We conducted this study to explore the efficacy and safety of antiemetic therapy with dexamethasone and aprepitant for 5 days in combination with palonosetron 0.75mg on days 1 and 5 in BEP.
Methods
This open-label single-arm study was prospectively conducted in 4 hospitals belonging to the Sapporo Medical University Urologic Oncology Consortium from May 2012 through March 2020. Chemotherapy-naïve men aged 20 years or more with GCT who were scheduled to receive the BEP regimen were eligible. The primary endpoint was the complete response (CR) rate of CINV.
Results
A total of 19 patients were enrolled (median age, 37 years). Overall, 16 (84.2%) patients experienced some nausea, whereas only 4 (21.1%) patients had grade 1 emetic events. Overall CR of CINV was achieved in 9 (47.4%) patients. CR for acute and delayed CINV were achieved in 13 (68.4%) and 10 (52.6), respectively. Although 14 (73.7%) patients experienced 22 adverse events after palonosetron administration, severe adverse events (grade 3 or more) attributable to it did not occur.
Conclusions
The results suggest that aprepitant, palonosetron and dexamethasone antiemetic therapy for patients with GCT receiving BEP is safe, whereas the efficacy of additional palonosetron administration on day 5 for prevention of delayed CINV remains unclear.
Comparison of the DNA Methylation and Expression Changes on Some Cadmium-induced Genes in Bread Wheat Exposed to Cadmium (Cd) Accumulation in the Soil
Authors: Colak İlknur , Karadayi Gokce 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
Factors such as chemical fertilizers used in recent years, incorrect irrigation techniques, changing climatic conditions increase the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) heavy metal in the soil. In study, it was aimed to determine the expression levels of stress-related genes in the plant and the methylation levels for the first time by Real-Time PCR-based quantitative DNA methylation analysis (qAMP) after Cd stress applied at different concentrations to bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), which is an important agricultural product. The development of wheat plants exposed to Cd stress at 0,100, 250, 500 µM doses was achieved and DNA and RNA isolations were performed from these plants. While the gene expression analyze was performed with the cDNAs produced by designing primers specific to the selected gene regions, the DNA methylation ratio were determined by applying the restriction enzyme-based qAMP technique. The obtained results were compared with gene expression analysis. Gene expression levels and DNA methylation percentages of UGT-3, LTP-4 and PIP-1 genes were determined under CdCl2 stress. The percentage of methylation in the UGT-3, LTP-4 and PIP-1 genes was determined at the highest concentration of 250 µM in both the shoot and root. The expression level of the UGT-3 gene gave the highest rate at 250 µM dose in the shoot, while the overexpression of the LTP-4 gene was observed at 250 µM concentration in the root. The changes in methylation rates of UGT-3, LTP-4 and PIP-1 genes were investigated for the first time with qAMP in plants. A significant correlation was observed between the expression levels of genes and their methylation status.
Event-Based Fuzzy-Adaptive Consensus Tracking Control for Stochastic High-Order Nonlinear Multi-Agent Systems with Specified-Time Convergence
Authors: Zhou Chuhan , Wang Ying , Lv Maolong , Tian Wenjie 
Published: June 2022

Abstract
This paper proposes a novel specifified-time event-triggered fuzzy adaptive consensus control methodology for stochastic high-order nonlinear multi-agent networks, which is intrinsically challenging as the existence of stochasticity and high-order (positive odd integers greater than one) terms. In contrast with the state-of-the-art methodologies, the distinguishing contributions of this work lie in that: (a) a novel specifified-time performance function (STPF) is introduced and a new STPF-based high-order asymmetric time-varying barrier Lyapunov function (BLF) is designed to guarantee the local consensus tracking errors of entire network remain within a predefifined arbitrarily small residual set in specifified-time; (b) the communication effificiency of network is proved signifificantly owing to a new high-order switching threshold event-triggered mechanism, which is capable of resizing triggering threshold in real-time; (c) the fuzzy adaptive control algorithm and adaption laws are devised by combining adding one power integrator technique and fuzzy approximators. Comparative simulations are carried out to validate the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.