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Evaluation of barometric whole-body plethysmography for therapy monitoring in cats with feline lower airway disease
Authors: Gareis Hannah , Hörner-Schmid Lina , Zablotski Yury , Palić Jelena , Schulz Bianka 
Published: October 2022

ObjectivesFeline lower airway disease (FLAD) is a common respiratory condition in cats. Traditionally, response to therapy is monitored only by evaluation of clinical signs and radiographic examination of the lungs. Barometric whole-body plethysmography (BWBP) is considered a non-invasive, well-tolerated form of measuring airway reactivity in cats. The aim of the study was to assess pulmonary function testing by BWBP for non-invasive evaluation of response to therapy in cats with FLAD and to investigate whether BWBP parameters correlate with clinical severity.Material and methodsThe prospective study included 25 client-owned cats, diagnosed with FLAD on the basis of their medical history, clinical signs, radiographic findings, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) examination. At three time points (day 0, 14, and 60), a standardised owner questionnaire, a clinical examination and BWBP measurements were carried out. Results of the questionnaire and the clinical examination were evaluated using a clinical 12-point score. Individual therapy was administered to all patients after diagnosis, based on the severity of disease and compliance of the cat.ResultsThe total clinical score significantly improved over the entire study period (p<0.001). Significant improvement was detected for the frequency of coughing (p = 0.009), respiratory distress (p = 0.001), lung auscultation findings (p = 0.002), and general condition and appetite (p = 0.045). The BWBP parameterPenh, an indicator of bronchoconstriction, improved significantly under initial therapy between day 0 and 14 (p = 0.009). A significant correlation betweenPenhand the severity of auscultation findings was seen on day 0 (r = 0.40; p = 0.013).ConclusionThe study supports the role ofPenhas a non-invasive parameter for monitoring initial treatment response in cats with FLAD. Further studies are needed to address whether other BWBP parameters might be suitable for non-invasive therapy monitoring of FLAD. Clinical evaluation is always essential in cats with FLAD to evaluate treatment response.
Pain-related fear of movement dynamics in individuals with and without low back pain participating in weightlifting and/or powerlifting training
Authors: Liew Bernard X. W. , Syrett Josce , Freeman Paul , Evans David W. 
Published: October 2022

Purpose
Pain-free adults in the general population have been shown to possess unhelpful beliefs that certain movements and postures are harmful to the spine, potentially reinforcing fear-avoidance behaviour. Whether such beliefs occur in individuals undertaking regular powerlifting (PL) and Olympic weightlifting (OWL) training is unclear.

Methods
In a cross-sectional study design, 67 individuals who participate in OWL and PL training completed an online survey. Demographic characteristics, training history, and self-reported perceptions of harm, on the 40-item Photograph Series of Daily Activities shortened electronic version (PHODA-SeV), were collected. After removing collinear variables, 13 items were entered into a network analysis, in which the adjusted correlations between items, and the centrality indices of each item (i.e., the degree of connection with other symptoms in the network) were quantified.

Results
Twenty-one (31.3%) participants had LBP symptoms. The pairwise correlations with the greatest magnitudes were between images of ‘leg stretch’ and ‘jumping’ (0.32 [95%CI 0.08 to 0.45]) and two images depicting ironing (0.32 [95%CI 0.05 to 0.54]) respectively. The three most Central (connected) items were ‘stair ascend’, ‘walking with groceries’, and ‘mopping with spine flexion’.

Conclusions
For individuals training in OWL and PL, images reflecting walking, rather than those depicting high spinal flexion angle, had greater connectivity to other activity items. In addition, the strongest correlations were not between items reflecting high spinal flexion angle. Future studies that investigate the relationship between different intensities of OWL and PL training and the dynamics of pain-related fear are warranted.
Le texte littéraire : de la formation linguistique à l’expression de soi en passant par l’émerveillement
Authors: Puchovská Zuzana 
Published: October 2022

This article focuses on the use of literary text in a university context, within a curriculum that prepares future translators and interpreters. The author proposes to reflect on the role of language-dominant literary reading where the literary text can be approached as a linguistic object, an object of wonder and of self-expression. The first two roles are demonstrated in chapter 17 of the novel L’embrasure (2010) by the French-Swiss author D. Loup. The last role, self-expression, is the subject of the analysis of two collections of texts Et, si on faisait un livre ... (2019) and Amoureux des mots (2020), a joint writing project by the author and her students.
Determining the temporal, dose, and composition effects of nutritional substrates in an in vitro model of intrahepatocellular triglyceride accumulation
Authors: Nagarajan Shilpa R. , Cross Eloise , Johnson Elspeth , Sanna Fabio , Daniels Lorna J. , Ray David W. , Hodson Leanne 
Published: October 2022

AbstractPathological accumulation of intrahepatic triglyceride underpins the early stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and can progress to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and cancer of the liver. Studies in humans suggest that consumption of a diet enriched in saturated compared to unsaturated fatty acids (FAs), is more detrimental to liver fat accumulation and metabolism. However, the reasons for the divergence remain unclear and physiologically‐relevant cellular models are required. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate the effect of modifying media composition, concentration, and treatment frequency of sugars, FAs and insulin on intrahepatocellular triglyceride content and intracellular glucose, FA and circadian function. Huh7 cells were treated with 2% human serum and a combination of sugars and FAs (low fat low sugar [LFLS], high fat low sugar [HFLS], or high fat high sugar [HFHS]) enriched in either unsaturated (OPLA) or saturated (POLA) FAs for 2, 4, or 7 days with a daily or alternating treatment regime. Stable isotope tracers were utilized to investigate basal and/or insulin‐responsive changes in hepatocyte metabolism in response to different treatment regimes. Cell viability, media biochemistry, intracellular metabolism, and circadian biology were quantified. The FA composition of the media (OPLA vs. POLA) did not influence cell viability or intracellular triglyceride content in hepatocytes. In contrast, POLA‐treated cells had lower FA oxidation and media acetate, and with higher FA concentrations, displayed lower intracellular glycogen content and diminished insulin stimulation of glycogenesis, compared to OPLA‐treated cells. The addition of HFHS also had profound effects on circadian oscillation and gene expression. Cells treated daily with HFHS for at least 4 days resulted in a cellular model displaying characteristics of early stage NAFLD seen in humans. Repeated treatment for longer durations (≥7 days) may provide opportunities to investigate lipid and glucose metabolism in more severe stages of NAFLD.
Grasping and retrieving unknown hazardous objects with a mobile manipulator
Authors: Roennau Arne , Mangler Johannes , Keller Philip , Grosse Besselmann Marvin , Huegel Nicolas , Dillmann Ruediger 
Published: October 2022

AbstractRobots show impressive flexibility and reliability in various applications. This makes them suitable to help and support humans in hazardous environments. They can handle dangerous, unknown objects with no risk for the operator’s health. In this work we present a shared operation approach for the identification and localization of unknown hazardous objects as well as a 3D mapping approach for mobile robots in challenging environments. A shared control force-based grasping approach complete these two components and makes it easy for a human operator to grasp and retrieve unknown hazardous objects. Including the human expertise in the operation and control is additionally supported by providing intuitive visualization on different levels of abstraction. The presented approach was successfully evaluated with two different mobile robots within a field test.
An autonomous crawler excavator for hazardous environments
Authors: Frese Christian , Zube Angelika , Woock Philipp , Emter Thomas , Heide Nina Felicitas , Albrecht Alexander , Petereit Janko 
Published: October 2022

AbstractAs part of ROBDEKON, a 24-ton crawler excavator was equipped with sensors and a digital actuation interface as a technology demonstrator which features autonomy capabilities. The system architecture includes algorithms for localization, perception, mapping, planning, and control. The system is capable of tasks like autonomous driving to a target location, excavation of a predefined area to a given depth, and autonomous loading of an autonomously approaching transport vehicle. To ensure safety, collision avoidance based on 360° perception is always active during autonomous operation. This article presents the concept and implementation of the excavator’s autonomy functionality.
Contaminated site, abandoned mine, landfill Morgenstern
Authors: Schmotz Walter , Peters Annika 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The contaminated site “Morgenstern” in the German federal state Lower Saxony is an example of a complex case of remediation. The measures illustrated in this article are carried out in a conventional manner but represent a potential scope of application for robotic systems. Objective is the removal of a deposition of soil contaminated with drum residuals and chemical waste at the edge of an open pit within an abandoned iron ore mine. The slope angle of the area of operation is 45 degrees. Gas emissions from the depository above as well as organic substance residues in the contaminated layer below lead to a toxic and explosive atmosphere. In addition, the site’s critical structural integrity poses further risks so that manual operations presuppose maximum occupational health and safety measures.
The preanalytical process in the emergency department, a European survey
Authors: Garcia-Castrillo Riesgo Luis , Lauwaert Door , Cadamuro Janne , von Meyer Alexander , Dodt Christoph 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Objectives
Clinical decision-making in emergency medicine is under constant pressure from demand and performance requirements, with blood tests being a fundamental part of this. However, the preanalytical process has received little attention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the quality of preanalytical phase processes in European emergency departments (EDs) from the perspectives of the three main providers: clinicians, nurses, and laboratory specialists.

Methods
This online survey, distributed among European EDs and laboratories, was supported by the European Society for Emergency Nursing (EUSEN), European Society for Emergency Medicine (EuSEM), and the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM). The size of the centres, the European region, the responder’s profession and the country’s economic condition were used as co-variables.

Results
We included 376 responses from all ED-related professions from 306 European centres. In 66.9% of all ED visits, at least one blood test was performed. Tests were requested mostly by nurses (44.6%) using electronic Order/Entry systems (65.4%). Only a minority (19%) reported not using laboratory quality indicators (QIs). Most responders defined the TAT starting point “when the laboratory receives the sample” (66.1%), defining the goal to be “less than 60 min” (69.9%), but only 42.4% of the centres estimated achieving this goal.

Conclusions
Our survey illustrates the current situation on preanalytical blood sample processing in European EDs from the clinical and laboratory perspectives. The results emphasise the importance of the IT infrastructure and QI usage in this process and highlight some differences between European regions.
A study on the big data scientific research model and the key mechanism based on blockchain
Authors: Wen Shengwei 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In an era of open data sharing, the scientific research field puts forward an urgent need for the value of big data. However, big data still form “data islands,” which seriously affects the level of scientific research and the progress of scientific research. In this regard, this article proposes the research and realization of the big data scientific research model and key mechanism based on blockchain. This article uses the K-means algorithm to cluster scientific research data and reasonably utilizes the decentralization, smart contracts, and non-tampering characteristics of the blockchain to design a distributed data model based on the blockchain. This article proposes that a BIZi network is formed based on a blockchain Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and Zigzag code (blockchain, IPF Sand Zigzag code, BIZi for short) to achieve reliable data connection and through a set of data access control mechanisms and data service customization mechanism to effectively provide data requirements for scientific research. Finally, IPFS network transmission speed performance can better meet the needs of scientific research. The larger the number of file blocks, the higher the fault tolerance rate of the scheme and the better the storage efficiency. In a completely open data-sharing scenario, the fault tolerance rate of Byzantine nodes is extremely high to ensure the stability of the blockchain. The current optimal consensus algorithm fault tolerance rate reaches 49%.
Robust Optimization of an Imperfect Process when the Mean and Variance are Jointly Monitored under Dependent Multiple Assignable Causes
Authors: Salmasnia Ali , Jafarian-Namin Samrad , Abdzadeh Behnam 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Imperfect processes experience fault productions over time due to specific causes. Integrating the statistical process control, maintenance policy, and economic production quantity has led to more favorable results for the imperfect processes in literature. When monitoring a process, multiple assignable causes (ACs) may shift it to an out-of-control state. As indicated recently, if the interdependency of ACs is neglected, the total cost will be underestimated. Moreover, the mean and variance can simultaneously be affected by the occurrence of ACs. A non-central chi-square (NCS) chart was suggested for its decent performance against X-R chart in detecting the process disturbances and lowering quality loss cost. Besides, the increased occurrence rate of ACs over time leads to higher quality and maintenance costs. Employing a non-uniform sampling (NUS) scheme can significantly reduce costs. In the literature of modeling for imperfect processes under multiple ACs, all input parameters have always been fixed. The effectiveness of the models depends somewhat on the accurate estimates of these parameters. In reality, the estimation of parameters may be associated with uncertainty. For the first time, a robust design approach is proposed for designing NCS chart by considering the interval estimation of uncertain parameters. A particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is used to present solutions. The proposed model is investigated through a real numerical example.
A 156 GHz high-power doubler-embedded cross-coupled local oscillator in 55 nm CMOS technology
Authors: Yang Shenghui 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The driving power of the local oscillator (LO) determines whether the mixers can work in an optimal state. Implementing high-power LO sources is challenging for transceivers in the terahertz band beyond 100 GHz. In this paper, a cross-coupled oscillator based on Cascode amplifiers is proposed. Using the principle of current-reuse, a high-power doubler-embedded cross-coupled local oscillator is designed by combing a frequency doubler and a cross-coupled oscillator. The circuit is processed by 55-nm CMOS technology. With a supply voltage of 1.6 V, the output power reaches −1.3 dBm at 156 GHz, and the DC-to-RF efficiency is 2.1%. In addition, this local oscillator has been used in an up-conversion mixer.
Assessing the tourist potential of cultural–historical spatial units of Serbia using comparative application of AHP and mathematical method
Authors: Vukoičić Danijela , Petrović Dragan , Gatarić Dragica , Božović Sanja , Ristić Dušan , Jeftić Marija 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Various socio-historical and cultural influences that have permeated the territory of Serbia have created a specific cultural heritage composed of interesting architecture, spatial and environmental units, folklore, gastronomy, lifestyle, and other specifics, which are usually under protection and are significantly visited by tourists. The value of resources and the state of development determine the overall tourist potential of the area. In this research, two methods were used to assess the tourist potential for six spatial, cultural, and historical units in Serbia: the analytical hierarchical process and the mathematical model, which is based on the du Cros method. The aim of the research is to determine the validity of the obtained results through their comparison and to record the shortcomings. The same indicators and sub-indicators were used in both methodologies, while the weighting coefficients differed according to the methodology. The importance of the research is reflected in the confirmation of the fact that there is a need to develop new methods that would eliminate all the shortcomings and increase the level of objectivity in the assessment of tourism potential.
The Lex Specialis Regime Pertinent to Palestinian Refugees
Authors: Qafisheh Mutaz M. , Sahtout Rama , Albanese Francesca , Takkenberg Lex 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The passage of over seven decades, coupled by consistent practice of States, has triggered the emergence of a distinct international legal regime for Palestinian refugees. Unlike the majority of contemporary refugees, Palestinians ‘refugeehood’ would not end pursuant to the acquisition of other citizenship(s) or by gaining protection akin to citizens in host States. Given their distinctive situation, individuals in this group, whose refugee status is intertwined to that of a prolonged denial of the right to self-determination, continue to be entitled to the right of return in their homeland in pre-1948 Palestine, namely either the State of Israel or the new State of Palestine within the 1967-occupied territory, depending on the original place of habitual residence of each individual or his/her ascendants before flight. In short, international law has generated a lex specialis regime for Palestinian refugees, which provides either equal, or heightened, protection and is in no means inferior, to other refugees.
Statistical modelling of COVID-19 and drug data via an INAR(1) process with a recent thinning operator and cosine Poisson innovations
Authors: Mohammadi Zohreh , Bakouch Hassan S. , Sharafi Maryam 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In this paper, we propose the first-order stationary integer-valued autoregressive process with the cosine Poisson innovation, based on the negative binomial thinning operator. It can be equi-dispersed, under-dispersed and over-dispersed. Therefore, it is flexible for modelling integer-valued time series. Some statistical properties of the process are derived. The parameters of the process are estimated by two methods of estimation and the performances of the estimators are evaluated via some simulation studies. Finally, we demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed model by modelling and analyzing some practical count time series data on the daily deaths of COVID-19 and the drug calls data.
Oxidation of NMST to NMSBA catalyzed by Co/Mn/Br together with porous carbon made from coconut shell with acetic acid as an activator
Authors: Guo Feng , Liu Hua-jie , Zhou Xin-zhi , Long Xiang-li 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In this paper, a heterogeneous catalytic system consisting of Co/Mn/Br/activated carbon is used to catalyze 2-nitro-4-methylsulfonyl benzoic acid (NMSBA) production from the oxidation of 2-nitro-4-methylsulfonyltoluene (NMST) by oxygen. The activated carbon (AC) is made from coconut shell with acetic acid as an activator. The experiments indicate that the best AC is made by immersing coconut shell in 12 mol L−1 HAc solution at 50 °C for 32 h with a liquid/solid ratio (mL/g) of 5:1 and then being heated in nitrogen at 800 °C for 6 h. Compared with the Co/Mn/Br/H3PMo12O40@CAC (CAC, commercial activated carbon originated from coconut shell) catalytic system, the Co/Mn/Br/AC catalytic system is able to gain much higher NMSBA selectivity. In spite of holding smaller surface and less acidic groups, the AC owns much more carboxyl than CAC, which is the main reason for its better performance in the preparation of NMSBA.
Existence and Hyers–Ulam stability of solutions for nonlinear three fractional sequential differential equations with nonlocal boundary conditions
Authors: Subramanian Muthaiah , Manigandan Murugesan , Zada Akbar , Gopal Thangaraj Nandha 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In this paper, we analyses the existence and Hyers–Ulam stability of a coupled system of three sequential fractional differential equations with coupled integral boundary conditions. This manuscript can be categorized into three parts: The Leray–Schauder alternative is used to prove the existence of a solution in the first section. The second section emphasizes the analysis of uniqueness, which is based on the Banach fixed point theorem’s concept of contraction mapping, and the third section establishes the Hyers–Ulam stability results. In addition, we provide examples to demonstrate our findings.
Global random walk on grid algorithm for solving Navier–Stokes and Burgers equations
Authors: Sabelfeld Karl K. , Bukhasheev Oleg 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
The global random walk on grid method (GRWG) is developed for solving two-dimensional nonlinear systems of equations, the Navier–Stokes and Burgers equations.
This study extends the GRWG which we have earlier developed for solving the nonlinear drift-diffusion-Poisson equation of semiconductors (Physica A
556 (2020), Article ID 124800).
The Burgers equation is solved by a direct iteration of a system of linear drift-diffusion equations, while the Navier–Stokes equation is solved in the stream function-vorticity formulation.