Perfect Match Research Articles

Environmental pediatric physiotherapy and risky play: making the case for a perfect match

Environmental physiotherapy is epistemologically anchored in the critical recognition that physiotherapeutic practice is fundamentally embedded within a planetary ecological framework, demanding a holistic, systemically integrated approach to professional practice. This perspective article highlights and underscores the value of risky play for child health and the commonalities with environmental pediatric physiotherapy. The article starts with a discussion of current challenges in child health around the globe, often resulting from a lack of physical activity of children, and claims finding new, promising and sustainable ways that are able to attract children and their parents to playfully increase the time that children are physically active. Followed by an overview of physiotherapists’ roles and responsibilities in child public health, the authors point to the need to move beyond an isolated profession-centric approach when tackling the existing, concerning issues in child health worldwide. Foundational information about risky play underpinned with scientific results and its acknowledgment by other health professions is then presented. By including a perspective of what children want, the authors identify a gap between the world’s children’s actual needs and current societal offers. The benefits of risky play for child health are presented in detail, along with a discussion of various considerations pertaining to child safety. Concluding, this perspective article demonstrates how physiotherapists can contribute to better child health by including risky play in physiotherapy theory and practice.

Monte Carlo post-processing for radiation hydro simulations of accreting planets in protoplanetary disks

This paper is part of a series investigating the observational appearance of planets accreting from their nascent protoplanetary disk (PPD). We evaluate the differences between gas temperature distributions determined in our radiation hydrodynamical (RHD) simulations and those recalculated via post-processing with a Monte Carlo (MC) radiative transport (RT) scheme. Our MCRT simulations were performed for global PPD models, each composed of a local 3D high-resolution RHD model embedded in an axisymmetric global disk simulation. We report the level of agreement between the two approaches and point out several caveats that prevent a perfect match between the temperature distributions with our respective methods of choice. Overall, the level of agreement is high, with a typical discrepancy between the RHD and MCRT temperatures of the high-resolution region of only about 10 percent. The largest differences were found close to the disk photosphere, at the transition layer between optically dense and thin regions, as well as in the far-out regions of the PPD, occasionally exceeding values of 40 percent. We identify several reasons for these discrepancies, which are mostly related to general features of typical radiative transfer solvers used in hydrodynamical simulations (angle- and frequency-averaging and ignored scattering) and MCRT methods (ignored internal energy advection and compression and expansion work). This provides a clear pathway to reduce systematic temperature inaccuracies in future works. Based on MCRT simulations, we finally determined the expected error in flux estimates, both for the entire PPD and for planets accreting gas from their ambient disk, independently of the amount of gas piling up in the Hill sphere and the used model resolution.

Soft sensor modeling method for Pichia pastoris fermentation process based on substructure domain transfer learning

BackgroundAiming at the problem that traditional transfer methods are prone to lose data information in the overall domain-level transfer, and it is difficult to achieve the perfect match between source and target domains, thus reducing the accuracy of the soft sensor model.MethodsThis paper proposes a soft sensor modeling method based on the transfer modeling framework of substructure domain. Firstly, the Gaussian mixture model clustering algorithm is used to extract local information, cluster the source and target domains into multiple substructure domains, and adaptively weight the substructure domains according to the distances between the sub-source domains and sub-target domains. Secondly, the optimal subspace domain adaptation method integrating multiple metrics is used to obtain the optimal projection matrices Ws and Wt that are coupled with each other, and the data of source and target domains are projected to the corresponding subspace to perform spatial alignment, so as to reduce the discrepancy between the sample data of different working conditions. Finally, based on the source and target domain data after substructure domain adaptation, the least squares support vector machine algorithm is used to establish the prediction model.ResultsTaking Pichia pastoris fermentation to produce inulinase as an example, the simulation results verify that the root mean square error of the proposed soft sensor model in predicting Pichia pastoris concentration and inulinase concentration is reduced by 48.7% and 54.9%, respectively.ConclusionThe proposed soft sensor modeling method can accurately predict Pichia pastoris concentration and inulinase concentration online under different working conditions, and has higher prediction accuracy than the traditional soft sensor modeling method.

Immediate fixed temporization with a natural tooth crown pontic and fiber-reinforced composite following horizontal root fracture: A case report

Anterior tooth loss can significantly affect self-esteem, particularly in young individuals. Traditional treatments like removable prostheses often fail to meet aesthetic and functional standards. Using the patient’s natural tooth as a temporary bridge offers a perfect match in size, shape, and color, with psychological benefits. In this case, a 24-year-old male with a fractured maxillary left central incisor underwent tooth extraction. The extracted tooth was cleaned, reshaped with composite resin, and attached to adjacent teeth using fiber-reinforced composite. This technique provided immediate restoration with an aesthetically pleasing ovate pontic design that supported natural gingival health. The patient reported satisfaction with the aesthetic and functional outcome after one month. Utilizing the natural tooth as a pontic is cost-effective, minimally invasive, and preserves future treatment options, making it an ideal temporary solution for anterior tooth loss.

Disorientation as a delirium feature in non-intubated patients: development and evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of the ‘Confusion Assessment Method for Intermediate Care Unit’ (CAM-IMC) - a prospective cohort study

BackgroundDisorientation is an early indicator of developing postoperative delirium (POD), which is associated with increased mortality and cognitive decline. The well-established “Confusion-Assessment-Method-for-Intensive-Care-Unit” (CAM-ICU) for diagnosing POD in intubated patients cannot make use of the feature ‘disorientation’, as this requires verbal communication. Other tools such as the 4AT test for disorientation but are not established in ICU settings. We therefore combined test-variables of the CAM-ICU (level of consciousness, fluctuating mental status and inattention) with verbal testing for disorientation to develop and enhance diagnostic accuracy of the “Confusion Assessment Method for Intermediate Care Unit” (CAM-IMC). In the present study we describe the development and the evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of the CAM-IMC.MethodsWe conducted a prospective cohort-study to develop and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the CAM-IMC and disorientation for diagnosing POD in non-intubated patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. All patients were eligible during data collection period. Exclusion criteria were preexisting brain-organic disease, age < 50 years, preoperative intubation, and insufficient language skills. Patients were assessed for POD using the CAM-IMC as the index-test by two independent examiners over three postoperative days. Reference-testing was conducted by experienced reference-raters. The primary outcome was the diagnostic test-performance.ResultsAmong 178 eligible patients, 624 paired observations were completed with 155 patients. Of these, 9% experienced POD. Sensitivity and specificity were 0.96 (CI-95%: 0.87-1.00) and 0.94 (CI-95%: 0.92–0.96), respectively. Area-Under-the-Receiver-Operating-Characteristic-Curve (AUROC; equivalent to c-statistic) for CAM-IMC with a cut-off at three points was 0.95 (CI-95%: 0.93–0.98). The interrater reliability was 0.80 (CI-95%: 0.69–0.91).ConclusionThe CAM-IMC demonstrates excellent test performance for diagnosing POD in non-intubated patients by combining features of the CAM-ICU with ‘disorientation’. Given an aging community with an increasing delirium risk, the CAM-IMC provides a highly structured assessment tool for POD. It enables early and accurate detection of delirium, which is critical for timely intervention and improved patient outcomes. The CAM-IMC appears to be a useful tool to be implemented in units for not-intubated patients and seems to be the perfect match where the CAM-ICU is already in use for monitoring POD.Trial registrationDRKS00026980 (German registry of clinical studies).

NIST Library Identification Probabilities Are the Highest with Cold EI Mass Spectra.

Cold EI improves all of the central GC-MS performance aspects, but even though it is known for providing enhanced molecular ions, it is important to realize that Cold EI mass spectra also include all of the standard EI fragment ions. Thus, Cold EI mass spectra are fully compatible with mass spectral libraries, such as NIST for sample identification. As a result, Cold EI mass spectra (unlike any other soft ionization method) provide highly effective identifications that are often better than those obtained with standard EI for a few reasons:1).Cold EI mass spectra with enhanced molecular ions typically provide higher identification probabilities than standard EI, even though scoring lower matching factors (false alternatives scores are lowered much more).2).The visually observed molecular ions further serve to confirm or reject the NIST library identifications.3).Molecular ions provide isotope abundances that serve with our TAMI software for automatic confirmation or rejection of the NIST library identification and provide an elemental formula in case the compound is not in the library.4).The Cold EI identification probability can be even higher than that of a mass spectrum with a perfect match of 999 that can be obtained by NIST library searching its own mass spectrum.5).The clear Cold EI molecular ion enables the use of the NIST library option of constraints search with the molecular ion that further significantly increases the identification probability. Our findings are demonstrated with mass spectra of hexadecane (n-C16H34), n-C40H82, pyrene, nitrobenzene, chlorpromazine, di-n-octyl phthalate, and deltamethrin.

Towards improving district health information system data consistency, report completeness and timeliness in Neno district, Malawi

BackgroundQuality data is crucial in making informed decisions regarding health services; However, the literature suggests that in many LMICs including Malawi, it remains of poor quality. Data quality is measured in terms of completeness, timeliness and consistency among other parameters. We describe the Ministry of Health’s District Health Information System (DHIS2) report completeness and timeliness at three levels: National, South West Zone (SWZ) and Neno district. Further, describe data consistency following data quality assessments (DQA) in Neno district, Malawi.MethodsWe conducted a descriptive retrospective study by extracting DHIS2 report completeness and timeliness at three levels and used DQA data in Neno district between January 2016 and December 2022. We defined report completeness as the number of reports in DHIS2 against those expected, timeliness as the number of reports entered into DHIS2 before the deadline and consistency as the level of agreement between three sources: register, report and DHIS2 system. We presented the data graphically and calculated yearly median reporting rates for weekly, monthly and quarterly reports against the national target of 85%. We utilized a verification factor (VF) of 0–200% to evaluate consistency between three sources in the Neno district. VF exceeding 100% indicated over-reporting, 100% as a perfect match, and less than 100% as under-reporting, with an acceptable 90–110% range.ResultsDuring the study period, we found increased trends in weekly, monthly and quarterly report completeness at all three levels but were below 85%. Neno district surpassed the target from 2020 onward for weekly reports and from 2019 onward for monthly reports. Similar increased trends were observed for report timeliness with below threshold of 85% except for Neno district monthly report from 2021 onward. We found inconsistencies in data entry from the report to DHIS2 (VF: >90% - <110%) in Neno district. Similarly, under and over-reporting occurred between the register and the report (VF: <90% and > 110%) were observed. These findings should be considered when using DHIS2 for decision-making.ConclusionIn general, we found increased completeness and timeliness rates at all three levels, however, less than the set target of 85%. We suggest continued support, including routine DQAs and report monitoring, towards improving DHIS2 data quality.

Color evaluation of a one-shade used for restoration of non-carious cervical lesions: an equivalence randomized clinical trial

BackgroundObtaining a perfect color match with resin composite presents a significant challenge. The chameleon effect has enabled resin composite to mimic the color of the adjacent tooth structure in vitro. This double-blind, split-mouth and equivalent randomized clinical trial evaluated the color matching of one-shade resin composite with chameleon effect versus multi-shade resin composite in non-carious cervical lesion restorations (NCCLs).MethodsOne hundred twenty restorations were performed on NCCLs with two restorative materials (n = 60). After prophylaxis, the teeth were isolated with rubber dam and one universal adhesive was applied in the selective enamel etching strategy. For both groups, the restorations were inserted incrementally. The values of ΔEab and ΔE00 in the cervical and middle third were evaluated using a digital spectrophotometer before vs. after the restorations. The restorations were evaluated at baseline and after 7 days, 6-, 12- and 18-month of clinical performance according to the FDI criteria (Word Federation Criteria). Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square test for all parameters. Color change was analyzed by two one-sided t-tests for paired samples (α = 0.05).ResultsRegarding the color measurement no significant difference was observed when Vittra APS (FGM Dental Products, Joinville, SC, Brazil) was compared to Vittra Unique (FGM Dental Products, Joinville, SC, Brazil) for any of the comparisons performed (p > 0.05). However, the ΔEab and ΔE00 values for the cervical third, both before and after the restorations, were higher compared to the ΔEab and ΔE00 values observed when comparing the cervical and middle thirds after the restorations. After 18 months, five restorations exhibited minimal discrepancies in terms of marginal adaptation or marginal discoloration (p > 0.05). In all other criteria, including retention rate, no changes were detected at the 18-month recall.ConclusionsThe one-shade resin composite used achieve the same color match when compared to a multi-shade resin composite after a period of 7 days in NCCLs. Overall, the restorations scored clinically very good (FDI) at baseline and after 18 months for all outcomes.Clinical SignificanceThe use of a one-shade resin composite in NCCLs can be recommended because it has the ability to simplify the restoration procedure and maintaining an excellent clinical performance.Registration of clinical trialsRBR-8txr4fw: 26/05/2022.

Effects of All-Atom and Coarse-Grained Molecular Mechanics Force Fields on Amyloid Peptide Assembly: The Case of a Tau K18 Monomer.

To propose new mechanism-based therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease (AD), it is crucial to study the kinetics and oligomerization/aggregation mechanisms of the hallmark tau proteins, which have various isoforms and are intrinsically disordered. In this study, multiple all-atom (AA) and coarse-grained (CG) force fields (FFs) have been benchmarked on molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of K18 tau (M243-E372), which is a truncated form (130 residues) of full-length tau (441 residues). FF19SB is first excluded because the dynamics are too slow, and the conformations are too stable. All other benchmarked AAFFs (Charmm36m, FF14SB, Gromos54A7, and OPLS-AA) and CGFFs (Martini3 and Sirah2.0) exhibit a trend of shrinking K18 tau into compact structures with the radius of gyration (ROG) around 2.0 nm, which is much smaller than the experimental value of 3.8 nm, within 200 ns of AA-MD or 2000 ns of CG-MD. Gromos54A7, OPLS-AA, and Martini3 shrink much faster than the other FFs. To perform meaningful postanalysis of various properties, we propose a strategy of selecting snapshots with 2.5 < ROG < 4.5 nm, instead of using all sampled snapshots. The calculated chemical shifts of all C, CA, and CB atoms have very good and close root-mean-square error (RMSE) values, while Charmm36m and Sirah2.0 exhibit better chemical shifts of N than other FFs. Comparing the calculated distributions of the distance between the CA atoms of CYS291 and CYS322 with the results of the FRET experiment demonstrates that Charmm36m is a perfect match with the experiment while other FFs exhibit limitations. In summary, Charmm36m is recommended as the best AAFF, and Sirah2.0 is recommended as an excellent CGFF for simulating tau K18.

"A call to action: amplifying the role of men in bridging the gender gap in live kidney donations"- A Letter to the Editor.

Dear Editor, We are writing this letter to expound upon an underreported and rarely talked about issue referencing the gender bias invloving the live kidney donations. That being said, the purpose of this letter is purely to underscore the fact that women are less likely to receive a living donor transplant as compared to men. However, they are more likely to serve as living donors for kidney transplantation. [1] Multiple contributory factors including societal stigmas and cultural biases can be attributed to this approach. The evidence of this sex disparity is much more prominent in south Asian countries where men have a 10 times more likely chance to receive a kidney transplant than women. [2] Apart from the male dominance influenced by the socioeconomic reason, this gender imbalance is difficult to quantify. Many women feel obliged to accept the traditional role to care for sick family members. They are less able to refuse the appeal for help within the family compared to men. This is especially true for mothers and spouses. [3] When it comes to men, documented instance in literature show that men in situations where they needed to donate silently disappear from the scene and only show up once the transplantation is over, leaving the women to step forward in this situation. This, cowardice of men is cemented by a recent story of a 36-year-old man with end- stage renal failure. Although one of his healthy brothers was a perfect match, the burden of the transplant still befelled on their old mother. [4] Kidney donation is an act of altruism and devotion. As evidenced by the statistics, the local literature also have frequently portray that women are the frontrunners in this race, while the men are falling far behind. Here the authors need to make it very clear that our purpose is not to say that all men would react this way, but it is to highlight the huge contrast between men and women stepping up as donors for their families. The primary objective of this letter is to accentuate the importance of enhanced access to care for women requiring transplantation while fostering within the male population a deeper understanding of the myths surrounding organ donation and the vital importance of supporting the women in their lives during such critical moments.

Experimental investigation and analytical modeling of steel falsework systems

This research paper presents a comprehensive experimental program aimed at investigating the behavior and capacity of steel falsework systems, with a specific focus on two popular systems, Ringlock and Cuplock. The primary objective of this study is to provide a thorough understanding of the mechanical properties exhibited by falsework systems and to develop accurate analytical models for their design. To achieve this goal, a series of full-scale tests were conducted on various joint configurations to examine their capacities and deformation characteristics. The obtained experimental results are meticulously analyzed and compared against existing design codes. Emphasis is placed on the behavior of falsework systems, highlighting the significance of precise joint design and analysis. Based on the findings, it is recommended to employ an equivalent length factor for different loading scenarios. For internal verticals, a factor of 0.95 is suggested, while edge verticals range from 1.50 to 1.73, and corner verticals reach a factor of 2.04. In the case of one-lift verticals under edge loading conditions, an effective length factor of 1.31 is proposed. Furthermore, a proposed stiffness four-linear model is introduced, which accurately captures the semi-rigid behavior of these joints for both Ringlock and Cuplock systems. To validate the experimental results and ensure their reliability, a finite element model was developed using the proposed four-linear model for joints. The comparison between the experimental and numerical results demonstrates excellent agreement and a perfect match, further reinforcing the validity of the experimental findings. By providing a comprehensive understanding of the mechanical properties and behavior of falsework systems, this study contributes to the development of accurate analytical models for their design. The proposed equivalent length factors and stiffness four-linear models offer practical insights for designers and engineers working with Ringlock and Cuplock systems.

Evidence of the involvement of Xylella fastidiosa in the occurrence of walnut leaf scorch in Xinjiang, China.

Walnut (Juglans regia Linn.) leaf scorch (WLS) was first reported in 2012 in Hotan, Xinjiang, China (Zhang et al., 2012). Initially, brown spots appear at the apex of the leaflets with slight shrinking. These spots spread inward along the leaf margins in a flame-like pattern. The scorched areas curl inward with a yellow halo. No powdery or bacterial signs were observed on the leaf surface. In severe cases, the leaves dried up and shrank, affecting the entire tree. However, new leaves did not show any signs of scorching. We collected 300 symptomatic leaf samples from 10-12 year-old trees of the susceptible WLS species Wen185, located in Daryaboyi (40°72'N, 80°49'E), Xakal (40°69'N, 80°52'E), and Karatal (40°73'N, 80°39'E) for X. fastidiosa PCR detection analysis. X. fastidiosa was detected in asymptomatic leaves of trees with severe WLS, as well as in asymptomatic leaves of trees exhibiting mild WLS symptoms, and it was even found in asymptomatic leaves of trees without any WLS symptoms.To isolate X. fastidiosa, walnut leaves with petioles were disinfected with 3% bleach for 10 minutes, followed by four washes in autoclaved deionized water. The midrib and petiole of the leaf were cut off with a sterile blade, and a 2 mm to 3 mm section was excised. Then, the cut ends were squeezed with a pair of pliers, and the sap was blotted onto Periwinkle Wilt (PW) plates (Davis et al. 1983). The plates were sealed with parafilm and incubated at 28°C in the dark, with daily observations for the development of individual colonies. The sap collected from 5 out of 20 leaf samples with scorch symptoms and from 20 leaves without symptoms never showed bacterial growth in PW.. Six colonies were tested and confirmed positive for X. fastidiosa using the RST31 and RST33 primer pair (Minsavage et al., 1994). The uploaded sequence accession numbers are PP871340-PP871342. Blast analysis of Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) sequences from the isolated strain using the X. fastidiosa MLST Database (http://pubmlst.org/xfastidiosa) revealed a perfect match with sequences of alleles leuA_3, petC_3, malF_, cysG_3, holC_4, nuoL_3, and gltT_3 (PP871343-PP871349). Using MEGA software to concatenate the MLST single gene fragments and construct a ML multi-gene fragment phylogenetic tree through Maximum Likelihood (ML) analysis, the bacterium was identified as X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex To fulfill Koch's postulates, a purified colony from the PW plate was suspended in 500 μL of deionized water at 1×10^8 CFU·mL-1. A sterilized 5 ml medical needle was used to prick a small hole on the main branch, 5 cm from the base, of three-year-old walnut seedlings, and the bacterial solution was injected into the small hole. Three biological replicates were performed for each treatment (5 μL and 10 μL of bacterial solution, deionized water), and the experiment was repeated three times. Scorching symptoms were observed three months after inoculation in 11 out of the 15 seedlings inoculated with a 10 μL bacterial solution, and isolation of X. fastidiosa occurred in leaf samples from 5 of these seedlings, completing Koch's postulates. Walnut seedlings with water stayed asymptomatic, PCR negative. To our knowledge, X. fastidiosa has been found infecting grapes (Chu, 2001) in Shaanxi, China and pears (Su et al., 2016) in Taiwan, China. This is the first report of X. fastidiosa involvement in WLS in China. Further research on the occurrence of the disease will help prevent the spread of the disease.

Mismatches between 3D Content Acquisition and Perception Cause More Visually Induced Motion Sickness

Abstract The sensory rearrangement theory announced that a mismatch between the current visual inputs and the visual exposure history might trigger or aggravate the visually induced motion sickness (VIMS). However, this has not been explicitly investigated through perception experiments. This study investigates the effect of mismatches between 3D content acquisition and perception on VIMS. Two types of mismatches between the camera field of view and the eye field of view were compared with the match type, and the mismatch types are the conditions that configured the camera field of view to be larger or smaller than the eye field of view. A perception experiment was executed with 21 participants, and the subjective SSQ, five-scale VIMS level rating, and objective postural instability were adopted as the evaluation metrics. The mismatches were found to have a significant effect (p &amp;lt; 0.05) on the VIMS symptom based on the results of subjective VIMS level rating and objective postural instability evaluations. Mismatches between 3D content acquisition and perception cause more VIMS. This knowledge highlights the importance of perfect configuration matches in 3D content acquisition, display, and perception for eliminating the potential VIMS aggravation effect.

Piezoelectric flutter energy harvesting: absolute nodal coordinate formulation model and wind tunnel experiment

This study proposes a new flutter harvesting analysis framework based on an absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) model that includes a nonlinear finite element method, a three-dimensional unsteady vortex lattice method that considers nonlinearities, and a piezoelectric equation. Because conventional studies assumed no extensionality of the neutral axis, use of flutter harvester configurations was restricted. However, this framework using the ANCF model can be applied to different configurations (e.g., extensible harvesters with fixed-fixed boundaries or multibody harvesters). The feasibility of the proposed method was verified by conducting wind tunnel experiments. The frequencies, root mean square (RMS) displacements, and RMS voltages of the analysis and experiment were compared. The difference between experiment and analysis was 23% in terms of frequencies. One of the reasons for the difference was viscous drag. Although the results were not a perfect match, the introduction of a viscous drag model will be considered in future studies to enhance this framework.

An Analysis on Domestic Tourism Development Prospective in Karnali Province, Nepal

The main thrust of this paper is to elucidate various aspects of domestic tourism in the specific context of Karnali Province in Nepal. To elucidate the complex interface between tourism and people, attempt have been made to provide an analysis covering various aspects related to domestic tourism policies, programs, prospects and problems. This research was conducted under Mixed Method research design because the study was described systematically the major problems and prospects of tourism development in the study area. The districts and places for domestic tourism importance have been purposively selected in order to collect valid and reliable data from the local level. Tourism is a complex process related to the work and life of people who live in the tourism potential areas. The tourism phenomenon has to make a perfect match in order to harness the benefits of tourism related activities. This research based article covers various facts of tourism development related phenomena and processes as social, cultural, religious, and natural aspects when come together make a complex form of an integrated rural network.

Half of the Diversity Undescribed: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals 32 New Species and a High Cryptic Diversity in the Scopariinae and Crambinae of the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

The Crambinae and Scopariinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) of the Philippines are revised here using DNA barcoding and morphology. In the Scopariinae, 20 species are reported from the Philippines, of which 14 are described as new: Scoparia abo sp. n., S. aenea sp. n., S. bicornuta sp. n., S. fulvida sp. n., S. ifugaoensis sp. n., S. luzonensis sp. n., S. masiita sp. n., S. negrosensis sp. n., S. tenuispina sp. n., Eudonia penicula sp. n., Micraglossa kianganensis sp. n., and Micraglossa polisensis sp. n. In the Crambinae, 42 species are found in the Philippines, with half of them described here as new: Calamotropha anacantha sp. n., Calamotropha philippinensis sp. n., Catoptria philippinensis sp. n., Culladia pseudoscoparia sp. n., Gargela aculea sp. n., Gargela acutibrachium sp. n., Gargela bidentella sp. n. , Glaucocharis altissima sp. n., Glaucocharis hamulus sp. n., Glaucocharis kayumanggi sp. n., Glaucocharis kabundukanis sp. n., Glaucocharis negrosensis sp. n., Glaucocharis uncusellus sp. n., Glaucocharis sungay sp. n., Metaeuchromius makintabus sp. n., Metaeuchromius rizali sp. n., Microchilo bundoki sp. n., Microchilo cebuano sp. n., Microchilo imminutela sp. n., and Microchilo spinosus sp. n. Scoparia philippinensis (Hampson, 1917) and Metaeuchromius micralis (Hampson, 1919) comb. nov. as well as female genitalia of Calamotropha obliterans (Walker, 1863) are redescribed, and first descriptions of male genitalia of Glaucocharis clytia (Błeszyński, 1966) and Calamotropha unicolorellus (Zeller, 1863) are provided. Euchromius brunnealis (Hampson, 1919) syn.nov. is synonymized with Metaeuchromius micralis comb. nov. Culladia tonkinella (Walker, 1865), Eudonia barbipennis (Hampson, 1897), Gargela minuta Song, Chen &amp; Wu, 2009, Gargela polyacantha Li, 2019, Gargela xanthocasis (Meyrick, 1897), Glaucocharis lathonia (Błeszyński, 1966) and Glaucocharis clytia (Bleszynski, 1966) are reported here for the first time from the Philippines. DNA barcodes of 359 specimens indicate a perfect match with the Molecular Operational Taxonomy Unit (“MOTU”) in 45 of the 66 morphospecies (68%), while nineteen of the morphospecies included one or more MOTUs, and three MOTUs were shared among more than one morphospecies. Forty MOTUs represented by females only suggest further unrecognized species in these groups. An apparent endemism rate of 95% is observed in mountain-dwelling Scopariinae, while the Crambinae show a lower endemism rate of roughly 50% presumably due to the occurrence of many lowland species. Further expeditions to undersampled islands and mountains will surely reveal additional species.

Artificial intelligence-based Myelodysplastic Syndromes Score, 2022 classifications, and the Molecular International Prognostic Scoring System : a perfect match.

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Recyclability level and quantity decisions of electronic manufacturers under four recycling systems of extended producer responsibility

Some electronic manufacturers and groups have left or are planning to leave the default recycling system that regulates their responsibilities for end-of-life (EoL) products. A legislative menu in the extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework allows manufacturers to choose the rate or cost model freely. In this paper, we model four potential recycling systems to study how two firms with brand differentiation should choose legislative models. We analyze the effect of take-back rate and brand differentiation on the firms’ equilibrium decisions, identify the condition in which firms leave the default plan, and further compare economic and environmental outcomes among all recycling systems. We find that only the cost system creates free-riding avenues because the current cost allocation mechanism by market shares does not concern the environmental contributions of members. We also find that the hybrid system (which includes rate-cost and cost-rate systems) provides higher design incentives than the basic case (which includes rate and cost systems), contrasting to the conventional wisdom in which the rate system has superior design incentives. Finally, our results demonstrate that the rate-cost system performs better economic and environmental benefits due to the perfect match between differentiated manufacturers and legislative models.

The UN Human Rights Council, Denmark, and R2P—the Perfect Match?

ABSTRACT The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) is under-researched and undervalued as a forum for the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm. This article analyses the HRC’s potential and, as a case study, how Denmark approached R2P and atrocity prevention during its first membership of the HRC (2019–21). Despite having a longstanding positive record on advancing R2P, Denmark did not make the norm an explicit priority for its HRC term. This article examines whether, despite that approach, Denmark did contribute actively to the implementation of R2P on the HRC. Special attention is given to Denmark’s participation in the Universal Periodic Review, Special Sessions of the HRC, interactions with special procedures under the HRC, and accountability measures adopted by the HRC. The article concludes that Denmark did advance R2P during its first membership and suggests lessons to be learnt for the upcoming Danish membership of the UN Security Council in 2025-2026.

Application of Blockchain in Procurement and Management of Building Services: A Critical and Systematic Review

Building services systems are essential for creating a comfortable and safe living environment in buildings. These are complex systems with high stakeholder involvement, a lengthy lifecycle, and high financial costs. This leads to building services systems having complex procurement and management (P&amp;M) requirements which create a multitude of challenges. Blockchain technology has emerged as a revolutionary digital technology under “Procurement 4.0”. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the applicability of blockchain technology for systematic procurement and management of building services. The science mapping method was used to systematically and quantitatively analyse 102 publications related to bibliographic records retrieved from Scopus and the Web of Science databases. This includes content analysis of the existing issues, current trends of technologies, and applicability of blockchain in the P&amp;M of building services. The results of the bibliometric analysis indicate that publications had grown significantly faster in 2021 related to the P&amp;M of building services with new technologies while there is a minimal collaboration of countries, organisations and authors in publishing research in this area. Further, it is observed that Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the main technology utilised in general P&amp;M. As a result of content analysis, a total of 28 issues that affect the performance of procurement and management of building services are identified. The paper critically evaluates blockchain technology in terms of peer-to-peer networks, hashing algorithms, public key cryptography, consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, and distributed ledger. It indicates that blockchain provides a perfect match for resolving these issues. The findings of the research will open a path to apply blockchain technology in building services. The study offers a readily available point of reference for practitioners, policymakers and research and development bodies.