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An improved particle swarm optimization for optimal configuration of standalone photovoltaic scheme components
Authors: Liu Hao , Wu Baojia , Maleki Akbar , Pourfayaz Fathollah 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe hybrid energy system design problem needs efficacy tools to reach optimal results in remote areas. The metaheuristic optimization methods are the best choice to address complex problems. This article presents an improved approach based on an energy management strategy for optimal sizing and configuration of standalone photovoltaic scheme components. Improved particle swarm optimization for optimization and configuration of photovoltaic panel and battery system is applied using MATLAB and hourly solar radiation, ambient temperature data, and load demand. The objective of the optimization problem is to define the optimal sizing of the system components to meet the load demand to compose a cost‐effective and reliable scheme. The optimized system results from the improved approach are compared by original particle swarm optimization and simulated annealing algorithms. So, the optimum design of the hybrid scheme is analyzed and compared based on different reliability values. The results show that the improved approach finds the optimal results easily with lower cost, faster convergence, and better reliability indexes in different reliability indexes in comparison with the other approaches. In this regard, for different reliability values (1%, 3%, and 5%), the improved particle swarm optimization shows approximately 22.9% cost saving in comparison with the simulated annealing, and improved particle swarm optimization shows approximately 0.35% cost saving in comparison with the particle swarm optimization. Also, show the reliability of the standalone hybrid photovoltaic system.
Can gravel augmentation restore thermal functions in gravel‐bed rivers? A need to assess success within a trajectory‐based before–after control–impact framework
Authors: Marteau Baptiste , Michel Kristell , Piégay Hervé 
Published: January 2022

AbstractGravel augmentation has become common practice to mitigate the effects of decline in upstream sediment supply in gravel‐bed rivers. However, the functional aspects of river systems are often left out of rehabilitation monitoring programmes. Despite temperature being a fundamental parameter determining the general health of rivers, a limited number of studies have tested whether gravel augmentation can aid restoring thermal functions. Using airborne thermal infrared (TIR) imagery, this paper explores potential positive outcomes through the monitoring of gravel augmentation actions on three rivers in France using hydro‐morphological indicators within a trajectory‐based before–after control–impact (BACI) framework. This design, combining long‐term geomorphic evolution with TIR‐based CI strategy, indicated that restoring forms was not sufficient to restore thermal functions in their spatial dimension. Despite forms showing various degrees of recovery, the thermal regime of rehabilitated reaches (i.e. temperature gradient, cold‐water patches density, etc.) failed to recover. Nonetheless, hydro‐morphological indices can be used to estimate long‐term evolution of groundwater‐surface water interactions. We emphasise the benefits of trajectory‐based BACI assessment to identify current conditions, understand the past evolution (trajectory) of the system to define the framework within which rehabilitation can be objectively assessed, especially when assessing hydrological (here thermal) processes. From a hydrological perspective, the gap between restored forms and restored thermal processes stems from the alteration of connectivity pathways, which potentially require more time (or efforts) to be recovered than forms do. With an increasing number of rehabilitation schemes and increasing pressure of global changes on rivers, we suggest that monitoring of water temperature becomes a routine part of rehabilitation projects.
Geraniol relieves mycoplasma pneumonia infection‐induced lung injury in mice through the regulation of ERK/JNK and NF‐κB signaling pathways
Authors: Fu Yang‐Shan , Duan Xue‐Qiong , Cheng Ke‐Run , Yan‐Yan‐Fei  , Liu Lin , Duan Hong‐Dan , Hu Qin , Xia Shuang‐Li , Wang Xin‐Ru , Cheng Zhong‐Feng 
Published: January 2022

AbstractBackgroundPneumonia is a serious pediatric lung injury disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) with increasing global prevalence every year. The WHO has reported that nearly 19% of children die due to pneumonia worldwide.ObjectiveThe present research was conducted to discover the ameliorative properties of geraniol against M. pneumoniae‐provoked pneumonia in mice through the modulation of inflammatory responses.MethodologyThe pneumonia was provoked in the male Swiss albino mice via infecting animals with 100 µl of M. pneumoniae for 2 days and supplemented concurrently with 20 mg/kg of geraniol for 3 days. 100 mg/kg of azithromycin was used as a standard drug. The nitric oxide (NO) level and MPO activity were measured using kits. The SOD activity, GSH, and MDA levels were studied using standard methods. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) study was performed to examine the M. pneumoniae DNA load. The inflammatory cytokines status was assessed by assay kits. The ERK1/2, JNK1/2, and NF‐κB expressions were studied by reverse‐transcription (RT‐PCR). The lung tissues were analyzed microscopically to investigate the histological alterations.ResultsGeraniol treatment effectively reduced lung weight, NO level, and MPO activity in the pneumonia mice. The total cells and M. pneumoniae DNA load were also decreased by the geraniol. The SOD activity and GSH level were improved and MDA was decreased by the geraniol treatment. The IL‐1, IL‐6, IL‐8, TNF‐α, and TGF status were appreciably depleted by the geraniol in the pneumonia mice. Geraniol also suppressed the ERK1/2 and NF‐κB expressions in the lung tissues. Histological findings also suggest the therapeutic roles of geraniol against pneumonia in mice.ConclusionIn summary, our results proved the beneficial roles of geraniol against the M. pneumoniae‐provoked pneumonia. Geraniol could be a hopeful therapeutic agent to treat pneumonia in the future.
Correlates of wellness, affective distress, and burnout among school counselors
Authors: Fye Heather J. , Kim Youngmin , Rainey J. Steve 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThis cross‐sectional study used structural equation modeling to examine the directional relationship between school counselors’ (N = 339) wellness and burnout and whether the latent variables were indirectly mediated by affective distress, while controlling for years of experience, student‐to‐school counselor ratios, percentage of time spent in counseling duties, and engagement in supervision monthly. Results found that engagement in supervision monthly was positively related to wellness and negatively related to burnout. Percentage of time spent in counseling duties was negative related to affective distress. Based upon the model fit, we found a statistically significant direct effect of wellness on burnout, while controlling for the indirect effect of affective distress (β = −0.32, p < 0.001). Additionally, wellness was significantly and negatively related to burnout (−0.32) and affective distress (−0.51). Affective distress was significantly and positively related to burnout (0.63). We discuss implications for the school counseling profession.
Managerial learning and the informational role of fair values
Authors: Elbannan Mohamed A. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThis paper examines whether fair values provide useful information for management decision making. This study uses a sample of 9733 bank‐quarters, covering 2009–2016 to examine the relation. Empirical evidence suggests that fair values, particularly of liability items, affect for stock price informativeness for managers. The effects, however, depend on the account type (asset or liability) and the investment area. Information contained within level 3 items, in general, benefits management learning. Evidence also suggests that accounting discretion and macroeconomic uncertainty largely disrupt management learning from reported fair values and that the fair value effects on management learning persists over the long‐run.
Classification of divisible design graphs with at most 39 vertices
Authors: Panasenko Dmitry , Shalaginov Leonid 
Published: January 2022

AbstractA ‐regular graph is called a divisible design graph (DDG) if its vertex set can be partitioned into classes of size , such that two distinct vertices from the same class have exactly common neighbours, and two vertices from different classes have exactly common neighbours. A DDG with , , or is called improper, otherwise it is called proper. We present new constructions of DDGs and, using a computer enumeration algorithm, we find all proper connected DDGs with at most 39 vertices, except for three tuples of parameters: , , and .
On a pair of orthogonal large sets of partitioned incomplete Latin squares
Authors: Li Dongliang , Shen Cong , Wang Li , Cao Haitao 
Published: January 2022

AbstractIn this article, we focus on the existence of orthogonal large sets of partitioned incomplete Latin squares (OLSPILS) of type . We prove that there exists an OLSPILS for any prime and any odd integer satisfying , and there exists an OLSPILS for any prime and .
How Plan Analysis can inform the construction of a therapeutic relationship
Authors: Kramer Ueli , Fisher Shimrit , Zilcha‐Mano Sigal 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe construction of a positive therapeutic relationship was shown to be related with outcome in psychotherapy, but there are only a few prescriptive concepts helping the therapist to contribute to such a process. The present case illustrates the use of Plan Analysis (PA) and the motive‐oriented therapeutic relationship (MOTR) in the explanation of the construction of a positive therapeutic relationship. We analyze the case of Sharon, a 22‐year‐old student presenting with major depressive disorder. We present the case formulation according to PA and select Session 7 from the therapeutic process to illustrate three moments of the therapist focus on the underlying motives: (a) a first moment when the therapist presents with nonoptimal features of responding to the patient's profile, (b) a second moment when the therapist intervenes optimally, and (c) a third moment when the therapist intervenes excellently. We discuss this case from the perspective of personalizing psychotherapy.
Preparation and characterization of glucose‐conjugated super‐paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (G‐SPIONs) for removal of Edwardsiella tarda and Aeromonas hydrophila from water
Authors: Kumar Munish , Gupta Gyandeep , Varghese Tincy , Srivastava Prem Prakash , Gupta Subodh 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe present research was conducted to prepare efficient G‐SPIONs by co‐precipitation to remove Edwardsiella tarda and Aeromonas hydrophila from the aqueous solution. The synthesized G‐SPIONs were characterized by UV–Vis spectrophotometer, DLS, FEG‐TEM, FT‐IR, XRD, and VSM analysis. The results showed that the synthesized G‐SPIONs had super‐paramagnetic properties (58.31 emu/g) and spherical shape (16 ± 3 nm). The antibacterial activity was assessed in sterilized distilled water at different G‐SPIONs concentrations viz. 0, 1.5, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 120, and 240 mg/L against E. tarda and A. hydrophila with various bacterial loads viz. 1 × 103, 1 × 104, 1 × 105, 1 × 106, and 1 × 107 CFU/ml at different time intervals 15, 30, 45, and 60 min. At a lower bacterial load of E. tarda and A. hydrophila 1 × 103–1 × 104 CFU/ml, 100% bacterial load was removed by 15 min exposure with NPs concentration 6–48 mg/L and 1.5–6 mg/L, respectively. Cent percent bacterial removal was observed in both the bacterial species even at higher bacterial load (1 × 105–1 × 107 CFU/ml) by increasing exposure time (15–60 min) and nanoparticle concentration as well (24–240 mg/L). At an initial bacterial load of E. tarda and A. hydrophila (1 × 103–1 × 107 CFU/ml), the EC50 ranged between 0.01–6.51 mg/L and 0.02–3.84 mg/L, respectively, after 15–60 min exposure. Thus, it is concluded that the antibacterial effect of G‐SPIONs depends on concentration and exposure time. Hence, G‐SPIONs can be used as an antibacterial/biocidal agent to treat Edwardsiellosis and Aeromonosis disease in aquaculture.Highlights
The glucose‐conjugated super‐paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (G‐SPIONs) synthesized by rapid and high yield co‐precipitation method shows bacterial removal efficiency against Edwardsiella tarda and Aeromonas hydrophila
The bacterial removal efficiency of G‐SPIONs depends on concentration and exposure time to both the bacterial species
The 100% bacterial removal efficiency can be achieved even at the highest bacterial load (1 × 107 CFU/ml) against E. tarda and A. hydrophila after 45 and 30 min exposure
Due to the high bacterial removal efficiency of G‐SPIONs against E. tarda and A. hydrophila, it can be used for the treatment of Edwardsiellosis and Aeromonosis in fish
Microscopic retinal blood vessels detection and segmentation using support vector machine and K‐nearest neighbors
Authors: Rehman Amjad , Harouni Majid , Karimi Mohsen , Saba Tanzila , Bahaj Saeed Ali , Awan Mazar Javed 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe retina is the deepest layer of texture covering the rear of the eye, recorded by fundus images. Vessel detection and segmentation are useful in disease diagnosis. The retina's blood vessels could help diagnose maladies such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and blood pressure. A mix of supervised and unsupervised strategies exists for the detection and segmentation of blood vessels images. The tree structure of retinal blood vessels, their random area, and different thickness have caused vessel detection difficulties at machine learning calculations. Since the green band of retinal images conveys more information about the vessels, they are utilized for microscopic vessels detection. The current research proposes an administered calculation for segmentation of retinal vessels, where two upgrading stages depending on filtering and comparative histogram were applied after pre‐processing and image quality improvement. At that point, statistical features of vessel tracking, maximum curvature and curvelet coefficient are extracted for each pixel. The extracted features are classified by support vector machine and the k‐nearest neighbors. The morphological operators then enhance the classified image at the final stage to segment with higher accuracy. The dice coefficient is utilized for the evaluation of the proposed method. The proposed approach is concluded to be better than different strategies with a normal of 92%.
Iodine‐mediated expedient synthesis of sulfur–nitrogen‐containing heteroaminals under acidic condition
Authors: More Rameshwar M. , Kadam Archana B. , Humne Vivek T. , Junne Subhash B. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractAn unprecedented protocol for the synthesis of sulfur‐ and nitrogen‐containing heteroaminals from 2‐aminothiazole and pyrazole‐4‐carboxaldehyde using a combined catalytic amount of molecular iodine and acetic acid has been described. This represents the first report for the synthesis of acyclic heteroaminal which presumably proceed via the formation of Schiff base, get activated by using molecular iodine. All synthesized products are elucidated by spectral and mass analysis, obtained in good yield.
Readout‐Segmented Echo‐Planar Diffusion‐Weighted MR Imaging Improves the Differentiation of Breast Cancer Receptor Statuses Compared With Conventional Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging
Authors: Zhong Minghao , Yang Zhiqi , Chen Xiaofeng , Huang Ruibin , Wang Mengzhu , Fan Weixiong , Dai Zhuozhi , Chen Xiangguang 
Published: January 2022

BackgroundReadout‐segmented echo‐planar diffusion‐weighted imaging (RS‐EPI) can improve image quality and signal‐to‐noise ratio, the resulting apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value acts as a more sensitive biomarker to characterize tumors. However, data regarding the differentiation of breast cancer (BC) receptor statuses using RS‐EPI are limited.PurposeTo determine whether RS‐EPI improves the differentiation of receptor statuses compared with conventional single‐shot (SS) EPI in breast MRI.Study TypeRetrospective.PopulationA total of 151 BC women with the mean age of 50.6 years.Field strength/SequenceA 3 T/ RS‐EPI and SS‐EPI.AssessmentThe ADCs of the lesion and normal background tissue from the two sequences were collected by two radiologists with 15 years of experience working of breast MRI (M.H.Z. and X.F.C.), and a normalized ADC was calculated by dividing the mean ADC value of the lesion by the mean ADC value of the normal background tissue.Statistical TestsAgreement between the ADC measurements from the two sequences was assessed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and Bland–Altman plots. One‐way analysis of variance, Kruskal–Wallis test, and median difference were used to compare the ADC measurements for all lesions and different receptor statuses. A P value less than 0.05 indicated a significant result.ResultsThe ADC measurements of all lesions and normal background tissues were significantly higher on RS‐EPI than on SS‐EPI (1.82 ± 0.33 vs. 1.55 ± 0.30 and 0.83 ± 0.11 vs. 0.79 ± 0.10). The normalized ADC was lower on RS‐EPI than on SS‐EPI (0.47 ± 0.11 vs. 0.53 ± 0.12, a median difference of −0.04 [95% CI: −0.256 to 0.111]). For both diffusion methods, only the ADC measurement of RS‐EPI was higher for human epidermal growth factor receptor‐2 (HER‐2)‐positive tumors than for HER‐2‐negative tumors (0.87 ± 0.10 vs. 0.81 ± 0.11), and this measurement was associated with HER‐2 positive status (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 654.4); however, similar results were not observed for the ADC measurement of SS‐EPI (0.80 ± 0.10 vs. 0.78 ± 0.11 with P = 0.199 and adjusted OR = 0.21 with P = 0.464, respectively).Data ConclusionRS‐EPI can improve the distinction between HER‐2‐positive and HER‐2‐negative breast cancer, complementing the clinical application of diffusion imaging.Evidence Level3Technical EfficacyStage 1
Assimilating an expanded tree ring dataset to reconstruct the millennial air temperature fields for the Northern Hemisphere
Authors: Fang Miao , Zheng Jingyun , Wang Jianglin , Zhu Haifeng , Zhang Xuezhen 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe spatiotemporal variations of the climate of the last millennium provide the context for understanding the recent climate. However, there are few 1000‐year‐long spatiotemporally continuous climate reconstructions at hemispheric to global scales. Here, a millennial, spatiotemporally continuous and annually resolved air temperature dataset for the Northern Hemisphere (NH) was reconstructed using paleoclimate data assimilation (PDA) approach based on an expanded tree ring proxy dataset and artificial neural network‐based proxy system models. Verifications show the PDA‐based reconstruction agrees well with instrumental temperature, previous proxy‐based reconstructions and the Last Millennium Climate Reanalysis version 2 (LMRv2) dataset in space and time domains. Since the PDA‐based reconstruction is spatiotemporally continuous fields without missing value over the whole NH, which is a distinct advantage of the PDA‐based reconstruction over other proxy‐based NH‐averaged temperature reconstructions, we focussed on analysing the spatial variations of the NH temperature during the last millennium, for example, the primary modes of temperature variabilities and the spatial variabilities of the NH temperature in three typical climatic epochs of the millennium. Results show that the first‐leading mode (explained variance of 72.50%) of the NH temperature variability is a spatially consistent mode, while the second‐leading mode (explained variance of 10.60%) exhibits a different pattern that is different from the first‐leading empirical orthogonal function mode, particularly in the Arctic, which shows a dipole structure anomaly. The 20th century was the warmest, with 94.17% of the NH displaying positive anomalies. The 11th century was the second warmest century in the record, with 70.26% of the NH showing a positive anomaly. The 19th century was the coldest, with negative anomalies covering 86.97% of the NH. Northwest North America and the Northern Europe‐Barents Sea are two distinctly anomalous centres during these three centuries. Overall, the reconstructed air temperatures provide a new and reliable dataset for studying the millennial NH temperature variations.
Evaluation of hourly forecasts of the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts over the southeastern extension of the Tibetan Plateau
Authors: Xie Yifan , Yuan Weihua , Hu Xuelin 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe accuracy of rainfall and low‐level atmospheric circulation forecasts of the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) is evaluated through comparison with gauge observations during the warm seasons (May–September) from 2019 to 2020 over the southeastern extension of the Tibetan Plateau (SETP). The IFS can suitably capture the spatial distribution of the rainfall frequency over the SETP but generally overestimates the rainfall amount and frequency and underestimates the rainfall intensity. The IFS can hardly simulate the early‐morning and morning peaks in the gauge observations. In two regions along the southern edges of the SETP, exhibiting distinct diurnal features, the difference in the peak time of the rainfall frequency between these two key regions cannot be reproduced in IFS simulations. The simulated rainfall occurs earlier at night, which can be related to the earlier strengthening of southerlies and water vapour flux in the IFS simulations. In the afternoon, the low‐elevation atmosphere is warmer and wetter, in addition to more unstable energy in the IFS simulations, which can contribute to the forecast deviation in the afternoon rainfall frequency.
Thermal behavior and anharmonicity of PO4‐tetrahedral vibrations in natural fluorapatite by polarized Raman spectroscopy
Authors: Pankrushina Elizaveta A. , Shchapova Yuliya V. , Votyakov Sergey L. 
Published: January 2022

AbstractThe study of the Durango fluorapatite single crystal was carried out by in situ ThermoRaman polarization spectroscopy in the temperature range of 80–870 K. The use of polarized radiation made it possible to study the temperature behavior of all vibrational modes in detail, excluding their superposition at elevated temperatures. The analysis of the anharmonicity of fluorapatite vibrations has been carried out; the most strongly interacting anharmonic modes responsible for structural rearrangements in the crystal have been determined. Those include, first of all, the ν1 symmetric stretching vibrations with Ag (964.3 cm−1) and E2g (964.8 cm−1) symmetry. The data obtained for E1g, E2g, and Ag symmetry species indicate that the PO3 chemical bonds in PO4 tetrahedra corresponding to the bands with Ag symmetry are less mobile and subject to less deformations due to greater rigidity along the c‐axis, and the gradual degeneration of the ν3 and ν4 components of the Davydov splitting with increasing temperature indicates an increase in the symmetry of the PO4 tetrahedron when exposed to high temperature. The obtained for fluorapatite are compared with chlorapatite in order to analyze the effect of substitutions in the halogen chain on the anharmonicity of the PO4 tetrahedral vibrations.