bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prisoner’s Dilemma Game Model Based on Historical Strategy Information
Authors: Gou Zhiqiang , Li Ya 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
In many dilemmas, decisions are determined not by a single factor, but by multiple ones, including memory, reputation, reward and punishment, etc. In recent years, how to design a mechanism to promote cooperation has become a research hot-spot. However, most of the previous studies mainly consider the historical benefits of the game, and pay less attention to the stability of the strategy (that is, the frequency of strategy changes in the length of memory) and the proportion of memory in decision-making. The decision-making process of group evolution involves the influence of memory information on cooperative evolution in multi round games. It makes up for the lack of stability factors and weights in previous studies. Based on the above factors, a new strategy update rule is proposed to study the influence of the stability of historical strategy information on the evolution of cooperation in prisoner’s dilemma game, and the influence of memory weight on cooperation is considered. The stability of the current strategy is measured by the strategy in historical memory (the number of times the strategy in memory is continuous and consistent with the current strategy), which can determine the probability of an individual learning the neighbor strategy next time. Numerical simulation shows that an appropriate increase in the length of historical memory is more conducive to the emergence of cooperation, and the greater the weight of historical strategy information is, the more conducive to promoting cooperation, which shows that historical strategy information is still the main factor in decision-making. This study will help us understand the cooperative evolution of many real systems, such as nature, biology, society and so on, and effectively design reasonable mechanisms to promote cooperation.
Comparison of Different Synthesis Methods After Partial Pulmonary Lobectomy in Dogs
Authors: Silva Paloma Helena Sanches da , Lopes Carlos Eduardo Bastos , Stallmach Larissa Bueno , Ferreira Lucas de Oliveira , Pimentel Pedro Antônio Bronhara , Giuliano Antonio , Freitas Patrícia Maria Coletto , Horta Rodrigo dos Santos 
Published: October 2022

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary loborraphy can be performed using manual sutures and staples, although other methods such as tissue adhesives are also cited in the veterinary literature. However, despite the wide availability, no efficient suture material has yet been recognized that is completely safe in preventing any air leakage, a complication that is heavily investigated in medicine and not uncommon in veterinary medicine, despite the few studies and reports in dogs. Although the surgery is well tolerated in the canine species, failure in pulmonary aerostasis is still a reality, since all the methods described so far eventually lead to air leakage after the use of the partial lobectomy technique in the lungs. Within this context, the aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of different hermetic sealing methods after partial lobectomy of the right caudal lung lobe (RCLL) in dogs. Using 30 cadaver models of canine lungs obtained immediately after death. The 30 cadavers models were divided in 6 groups: G1 - cobbler suture associated with simple continuous; G2 - overlapping continuous suture associated with simple continuous suture; G3 - Ford interlocking suture; G4 - Stapling device; G5 - Tissue glue (cyanoacrylate). After performing the sealing techniques, the lungs were submerged in water, inflated with oxygen at positive ventilatory pressures at physiological (20 cmH2O) and supraphysiological levels (above 20 cmH2O) to evaluate the performance of the sealing methods and to asses the level of ventilatory pressures at which air leakage occur.
Results: At physiological ventilatory pressure levels there was no difference between groups. However, when evaluating such methods at ventilation pressure levels above 20 cmH2O, it was found a superiority of G5 over G3 and G4. Conclusion: Manual sutures, as well as staples and synthetic tissue glue were able to promote aerostasis after partial lobectomy of the RCLL at physiological ventilatory pressures. Sealing with surgical glue was superior to Ford interlocking suture and stapling device at supraphysiological levels of ventilatory pressure. This study supports the efficay of all manual, mechanical sutures and synthetic glue sealant when used after partial lobectomy in dogs.
Myxoma of the left atrium revealed by a stroke in a young female patient: case report
Authors: Charfo Mahamadou , ELAMRAOUI Asmaa , GAMBOBO Sadissou , HABOUB Meryem , AROUSS Salim , BENOUNA Ghali , HABBAL Rachida 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Introduction: Cardiac myxoma is a primary benign tumor most often located in the left atrium and it is a rare source of cerebral stroke of young subjects. Case Presentation: We report the case of a young women with cardiac myxoma revelated by hemiplegia. The patient suddenly presented vertigo followed by a fall, a heaviness of her left body, and dysarthria. The brain CT scan and magnetic resonance imaging have revealed cerebral ischemia located in the right Sylvian territory. Transthoracic echocardiography highlighted a round cardiac mass, mobile, heterogeneous, multilobed, appended to the interatrial septum and the atrial side of the large mitral valve by wide implantation and measuring 38x25mm in the parasternal short axis (PSAX) and apical 4 chamber views evocative of left atrium myxoma. After the surgical resection, which was postponed for a month, the removed tumor was sent for histopathological examination. The morphological examination revealed a myxoid tumor proliferation compatible with cardiac myxoma expressing calretinin by these tumor cells in the immunohistochemical study. Conclusions: Left atrium myxoma is a benign cardiac tumor and a rare cause of ischemic stroke. Transthoracic echocardiography facilitates the diagnosis of this tumor which will then be confirmed by histological analysis.
Modeling and Prediction of Land use/Land Cover Change using Land Change Modeler in Suluh River Basin, Northern Highland of Ethiopia.
Authors: Entahabu Hailay Hagos , Minale Amare Sewnet , Hizikias Emiru Birhane 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Background: Land use/land cover change has been known globally as an essential driver of environmental change. The study focuses on modeling and prediction of land use/land cover using land change modeler in the Suluh river basin. Landsat images and other ancillary data sources were used to achieve the objectives. The nearest neighbor fuzzy classification was performed in eCognition Developer 9.2 to classify images. Change detection and modeling was performed on IDRISI selva 17.3 software. The data was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively.
Result: The finding confirmed that Bar land by 10.6%, built up land by 29.4% and cultivated land by 65.4% were rapidly expanding in the face of an overall decline of the forest land by 97.2%, grazing land by 89.8%, plantation land by 89.1% shrub-bush land by 1.5% and water body by 84.8% during 1990 to 2002.
Conclusion: If the model predictions hold; in the coming 2028 and 2048, bar land, built up land, and cultivated land will be shown an increase on the expense of water body, forest, shrub-bush and plantation land. Rainfall, slope, elevation, distance to rivers, distance to roads, distance from towns and population density were identified as the prominent LULC change drivers in the study area. This will increase the vulnerability of the watershed to soil erosion and soil macro fauna loss of the studied river basin in particular and the Tekeze basin in general. Therefore, suitable and timely management measures must be taken by policy decision makers to enable sustainable development and to protect the river basin in order to reduce the severity of the changes.
The more numerous the longer: how the interaction between numerosity and time affects their topographic cortical representation
Authors: Fortunato Gianfranco , Togoli Irene , Bueti Domenica 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
If you are stuck in a traffic jam, the more numerous the queuing cars, the longer you expect to wait. Time and numerosity are stimulus dimensions often associated and whose interaction leads to misjudgments. Neuroimaging studies have shown that the cortical representation of time and numerosity is organized in partially overlapping topographic maps located in a wide network of brain areas. Here we used 7-Tesla fMRI with neural model-based analyses to investigate how numerosity and time maps change when these dimensions are varied together on the same stimulus. Variations in both stimulus dimensions lead to changes in numerosity and duration preferences. These changes were observed in all maps, although were more pronounced in parietal and frontal ones. Finally, while tuning became more sensitive to both magnitudes, the map’s topography degraded. Overall, our results show that the representation of time and numerosity is not independent and changes as function of integration.
High Expression of GMNN Predicts Malignant Progression and Poor Prognostic in ACC
Authors: Zhao Xinzhao , Zhang Xuezhou , Shao Shixiu , Yang Qingbo , Shen Chengquan , Yang Xuecheng , Jiao Wei , Liu Jing , Wang Yonghua 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Background:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare endocrine neoplasm, which is characterized by poor prognosis and high recurrence rate. Novel and reliable prognostic and metastatic biomarkers are lacking for ACC patients. This study aims at screening potential prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets of ACC through bioinformatic methods and immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis.
Methods: In the present study, by using the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database we identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in ACC and validated these DEGs in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) ACC cohort. A DEGs-based signature was additionally constructed and we assessed its prognostic and prescient worth for ACC by survival analysis and nomogram. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to verify the relationship between hub gene-GMNN expressions and clinicopathologic outcomes in ACC patients.
Results: A total of 24 DEGs correlated with the prognosis of ACC were screened from the TCGA and GEO databases. Five DEGs were subsequently selected in a signature which was closely related to the survival rates of ACC patients. Among these genes, GMNN was identified as a hub gene and was independently associated with the survival of ACC. Meanwhile, in our cohort we also found that GMNN was significantly overexpressed in tumor tissues and was closely related to the pathological features and prognostic of ACC.
Conclusions: GMNN is a novel tumor marker for predicting the malignant progression, metastasis and prognosis of ACC, and may be a potential therapeutic target for ACC.
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes loaded with miR-26a through the novel immunomodulatory peptide DP7-C can promote osteogenesis
Authors: Lai Shuang , Deng Li , Liu Cong , Li Xinlun , Fan Liyuan , Zhu Yushu , Yang Yiling , Mu Yandong 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Purpose: As small bioactive molecules, exosomes can deliver osteogenesis-related miRNAs to target cells and promote osteogenesis. This study aimed to investigate miR-26a as a therapeutic cargo to be loaded into exosomes through a novel immunomodulatory peptide (DP7-C). In addition, the exosomes secreted from BMSCs were obtained to evaluate their osteogenic capacity.
Methods: After transfecting BMSCs with DP7-C as a transfection agent, exosomes were extracted by ultracentrifugation from the culture supernatant of miR-26a-modified BMSCs. Then, we characterized and identified the engineered exosomes. Next, the effect of the engineered exosomes on osteogenesis was evaluated in vitro and in vivo, including in Transwell, wound healing, modified Alizarin red staining, western blot, real-time quantitative PCR, and experimental periodontitis assays. Finally, bioinformatics and data analysis were used to investigate the role of miR-26a in bone regeneration.
Results: The DP7-C/miR-26a complex successfully transfected miR-26a into BMSCs and stimulated them to release a high dosage of exosomes overexpressing miR-26a. Furthermore, exosomes loaded with miR-26a could promote the proliferation, migration, and osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs in vitro and inhibit the destruction of periodontitis in vivo, maintaining the integrity of supporting periodontal tissue. Target gene analysis indicated that the osteogenic effect of miR-26a is related to the mTOR pathway.
Conclusion: MiR-26a can be encapsulated into exosomes through DP7-C. Exosomes loaded with miR-26a can promote osteogenesis and inhibit bone loss in experimental periodontitis and serve as the foundation for a novel treatment strategy.
Factor affecting the discrepancy in the coronal alignment of the lower limb between the standing and supine radiographs
Authors: Moon Hyun-Soo , Kim Sung-Hwan , Kwak Dae-Kyung , Lee Seung-Hun , Lee Yung-Hong , Yoo Je-Hyun 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Background: Conflicting results have been reported regarding the factors that can predict the discrepancy in the coronal alignment of the lower limb between radiographs taken in the standing and supine status, and even few studies have been conducted on this issue. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that can predict the discrepancies in the coronal alignment of the lower limb between radiographs taken in the standing and supine status.
Methods: Between January 2019 to September 2021, medical records of patients who took full-length anteroposterior radiographs of the lower limb in both the standing and supine status were retrospectively evaluated. The discrepancy in the coronal alignment of the lower limb between the standing and supine radiographs was defined as the absolute value of the difference in the Hip-Knee-Ankle (HKA) angle between the two radiographs, presented as ΔHKA angle. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to analyze the relationship between the ΔHKA angle and the demographic data and several radiographic parameters.
Results: A total of 147 limbs (94 patients) were included in this study. The mean ΔHKA angle was 1.3 ± 1.1° (range, 0° to 6.5°). The ΔHKA angle was significantly correlated with the body mass index and several radiographic parameters, including the HKA angle, joint line convergence angle, and osteoarthritis grade. Subsequent multiple linear regression analysis was performed using the radiographic parameters measured on the supine radiographs with the two separate models from two observers, which revealed that body mass index and advanced osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grades 3 and 4) had a positive correlation with the ΔHKA angle.
Conclusions: Body mass index and advanced osteoarthritis affected the discrepancy in the coronal alignment of the lower limb between the standing and supine radiographs. A discrepancy in the coronal alignment of the lower limb could be more prominent in patients with an increased body mass index and advanced osteoarthritis corresponding to Kellgren-Lawrence grades 3 and 4.
MOHAN: Multi-Objective Handover for hybrid (LiFi-WiFi) Application-based Networks
Authors: Satarkar Prajakta A. , Chowdhary Girish V. 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Recently the hybrid networks using the Light Fidelity (LiFi) and Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) have received significant attention due to their advantages of higher data rate. Such networks form the Hybrid LiFi-WiFi Networks (HLWNets). As the design and implementation of HLWNets are still in their early stages, it faces several problems. The vertical/horizontal handovers process becomes a challenging task in HLWNets due to the frequent mobility of the users, short coverage range of Access Point (AP), overlapping coverage regions of different networks (WiFi and LiWi). Designing efficient handover policies for HLWNets needs to address the multiple challenges like reducing handover frequency, mitigating the shadow/light path blockage, reducing communication delay/jitter, interference management, and data loss reduction. According to current research, there is a lack of a multi-objective handover mechanism for HLWNets. To end this, we propose a novel Multi-Objective Handover for hybrid Application-based Networks, i.e., HLWNets (MOHAN). The MOHAN protocol mainly addresses the two challenges shadow effect and interference management while performing the handovers. The MOHAN protocol performs handover initialization, target AP selection, and handover execution. During the periodic handover initialization phase, the proposed technique conquers both horizontal and vertical handovers, resulting in effective interference control in the network. The handover initialization phase decides the type of handover using the user mobility and received signal power to mitigate the shadow effects and interferences. In the target AP selection phase of vertical/horizontal, QoS-aware algorithms are designed to reduce the data loss, handover frequency, and interferences. The experimental results show the efficiency of the proposed MOHAN protocol using different network conditions compared to existing methods.
Detection of Molecular Changes with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers and Electron-Spin Labels.
Authors: Munuera-Javaloy Carlos , Puebla Ricardo , D'Anjou Benjamin , Plenio Martin , Casanova Jorge 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
We present a protocol that detects molecular conformational changes with two nitroxide electron-spin labels and a nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond. More specifically, we demonstrate that the NV can detect en- ergy shifts induced by the coupling between electron-spin labels. The protocol relies on the judicious application of microwave and radiofrequency pulses in a range of parameters that ensures stable nitroxide resonances. Fur- thermore, we demonstrate that our scheme is optimized by using nitroxides with distinct nitrogen isotopes. We develop a simple theoretical model that we combine with Bayesian inference techniques to demonstrate that our method enables the detection of conformational changes in ambient conditions including strong NV dephasing rates as a consequence of the diamond surface proximity and nitroxide thermalization mechanisms. Finally, we counter-intuitively show that with our method the small residual effect of random molecular tumbling becomes a resource that can be exploited to extract inter-label distances.
Development and Psychometric Properties of a Friendly Dietary Function Assessment Scale for Home-dwelling People with Dementia
Authors: Liu Mei-Yin , Wang Chi-Jane , Hsiao Hua‐Tsen , Chen Yi-Ju , Wang Jing-Jy 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Background
Mealtime difficulties related to cognitive functioning exert a negative impact on a patient’s life during the different stages of dementia, and they typically cause burden and stress on family caregivers. The majority of people with dementia live at home alone or are cared by informal caregivers who are typically their spouse or other family members. However, no suitable screening tools for home-dwelling patients with dementia have been developed, nor have measurements been focused on executive functions and self-eating functions. The purposes of this study were to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dietary Function Assessment Scale (DFAS) for community-dwelling persons with dementia.
Methods
The instrument development design was adopted to develop and test the psychometrics of the proposed scale. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 190 persons with dementia. The psychometric properties tests included an item analysis, a factor analysis, criterion-related validity testing, internal consistency reliability testing, and defining the optimal cut-off values.
Results
Items were generated based on an extensive literature review and pre-existing scales related to mealtime and executive functions in persons with dementia. The S-CVI/ave of the DFAS was 0.89. A Principal Component factor analysis demonstrated 7 items, with a two-factor structure accounting for 56.94%% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good model fit. The criterion-related validity was adequate (r = -0.528, p < 0.01), and the Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency was .74; the optimal cut-off value of 13 points with an AUC of 0.74 was established to determine poor dietary functioning in persons with dementia
Conclusion
The DFAS was shown not only to be simple and user-friendly but was also shown to be a valid and reliable instrument to assess dietary functioning in community-dwelling persons with dementia. This short scale is useful to caretakers, who can use it to identify the dietary needs of home-dwelling persons with dementia and improve both their care and eating experience.
Spin and Wavelength Multiplexed Eight-Channel Surface Plasmon Metalensing
Authors: Jiang Xiaohan , Xu Quan , Lang Yuanhao , Liu Wanying , Chen Xieyu , Xu Yuehong , Ren Hang , Wang Xibin , Xu Su , Zhang Xueqian , Ouyang Chunmei , Tian Zhen , Gu Jianqiang , Han Jiaguang , Zhang Weili 
Published: October 2022

Abstract
Recent demonstrations of metalensing have realized the selective coupling from free-space light into surface plasmon focusing beams, providing great possibilities for on-chip integration of division multiplexing and light routing. However, the surface plasmon wavefront control strategies of these metalenses can only work for a limited number of polarizations and wavelengths, resulting in four or less multiplexing channels. In order to break through the limitations of current SP metalens designs, we propose a holographic method with which we demonstrate, both theoretically and experimentally, that several surface plasmon metalenses can couple and steer the incident circular polarizations of four wavelengths and two spin directions to high-quality surface plasmon focusing beams, yielding a novel eight-channel multiplexing. The focusing directions for different free-space incidences can be flexibly designated, either different or the same. The proposed design strategy is straightforward and versatile, which may open up new opportunities in the realms of integrated photonics, on-chip spectroscopy, or plasmonic demultiplexers.