Article
Physics, Particles & Fields
R. P. Woodard, B. Yesilyurt
Summary: Nonlinear sigma models on de Sitter background are studied as a prototype for quantum gravity, addressing the issue of large logarithms arising from loop corrections. By considering the trace of the coincident, doubly differentiated scalar propagator, an analytic approximation is used to extend the resummed de Sitter result to any cosmological background with primordial inflation. In addition to analytical expressions, numerical results for an applicable expansion history are presented, showing how the large scales of primordial inflation persist to late times.
JOURNAL OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rory J. McCrimmon
Summary: Recurrent hypoglycaemia can lead to adaptive changes and damage in cells, as well as exacerbate oxidative stress and inflammation caused by chronic hyperglycaemia.
Article
Psychology, Social
Lisbeth Drury, Michele D. Birtel, Georgina Randsley de Moura, Richard J. Crisp
Summary: Positive intergroup contact reduces prejudice, but the recollection of past contact experiences may be influenced by ease of retrieval effects, affecting outgroup tolerance.
GROUP PROCESSES & INTERGROUP RELATIONS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Jianxin Wang, Ming K. Lim, Chao Wang, Ming-Lang Tseng
Summary: The study reveals that the mainstream research in the IoT field mainly focuses on security, wireless sensor networks, management, challenges, and privacy. Furthermore, the thematic evolution of keywords shows that security and algorithm issues have become fundamental themes in recent years.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Nipuna Chamara, Md Didarul Islam, Geng (Frank) Bai, Yeyin Shi, Yufeng Ge
Summary: Automated monitoring of the soil-plant-atmospheric continuum in agriculture has evolved with the introduction of IoT technologies. This review analyzes 115 academic publications to examine the types of sensors, control boards, farming types, communication technologies, and applications of Ag-IoT platforms. The results show the potential for integrated satellite-based connectivity, mobile IoT platforms, and the use of edge computing and machine learning in future Ag-IoT systems.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2022)
Review
Business
Chetna Chauhan, Vinit Parida, Amandeep Dhir
Summary: In recent years, there has been a significant increase in academic research in the fields of circular economy and digital technologies, with digital technologies such as IoT and AI playing crucial roles in implementing circular economy. Studies have shown that the digitalization-driven transition towards circular economy faces various barriers, including policy-related issues, lack of predictability, psychological issues, and information vulnerability.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qiuying Xia, Feng Zan, Qianyu Zhang, Wei Liu, Qichanghao Li, Yan He, Jingyi Hua, Jiahao Liu, Jing Xu, Jinshi Wang, Chuanzhi Wu, Hui Xia
Summary: This review discusses the current status and existing challenges of all-solid-state thin-film lithium/lithium-ion microbatteries (TFBs) for practical application in internet-connected devices for the Internet of Things (IoT). Recent progress in thin-film deposition, electrode and electrolyte materials, interface modification, and 3D architecture design is comprehensively summarized and discussed, with an emphasis on state-of-the-art strategies to improve the areal capacity and cycling stability of TFBs. Perspectives on designing practically accessible TFBs are provided to guide the future development of reliable power sources for IoT devices.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yueming Qu, Virginie Keller, Nuria Bachiller-Jareno, Michael Eastman, Francois Edwards, Monika D. Jurgens, John P. Sumpter, Andrew C. Johnson
Summary: This study examines the response of freshwater biodiversity to human pressures in the UK, particularly in England, over the past 30 years and finds that diversity and sensitivity indices have improved across different parameters. The mean overall family richness and EPT family richness have increased, indicating that macroinvertebrate diversity has benefited from improvements in water quality.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Biographical-Item
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Kristine Bell, Zhi Tian
Summary: This article recounts the career and contributions of Dr. Harry L. Van Trees.
IEEE SIGNAL PROCESSING MAGAZINE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Eduardo Viciana, Francisco M. Arrabal-Campos, Alfredo Alcayde, Raul Banos, Francisco G. Montoya
Summary: The traditional power grid is transforming into a smart grid that requires precise monitoring strategies to determine grid status in real-time. This paper introduces the three-phase openZmeter (3Ph-oZm), an all-in-one low-cost device based on open-hardware and open-source software, capable of measuring and computing electrical data related to energy and power quality features in three-phase power networks. It performs advanced computations for voltage, current, frequency, power, and energy, and can process high order harmonics and log power quality disturbance events. The system has been calibrated and validated using laboratory testing and real-world applications.
Review
Cell Biology
Marjolein M. Ensinck, Marianne S. Carlon
Summary: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common monogenic disorder caused by mutations in the CFTR gene. Significant progress has been made in understanding the molecular basis of CF and developing treatments that target the underlying defects. Currently, a highly effective CFTR modulator treatment is available for the majority of CF patients. This review provides an extensive overview of past and ongoing efforts in developing therapies targeting CF defects and discusses potential strategies for patients without causal therapies.
Article
Mechanics
Safa Jamali, Gareth H. McKinley
Summary: The Deborah number is widely used in the study of viscoelastic materials, but it doesn't quantify the importance of long transients. To address this issue, the Mnemosyne number and mutation number are proposed to represent the memory capacity and duration of thixotropic behavior. These dimensionless numbers can help understand thixotropic behavior.
JOURNAL OF RHEOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Annemarie Jutel, Ginny Russell
Summary: Diagnosis, as a social phenomenon, has become part of popular culture through its use in non-clinical settings, providing meaningful social work by explaining diversity and legitimizing deviant behavior.
Article
Anthropology
Carol A. Kidron
Summary: Ethnographic interviews with Cambodian interlocutors reveal resistance to victim-perpetrator outreach, truth telling, and memorialisation in post-conflict Human Rights regimes, due to the incommensurability between Buddhist and Euro Western perspectives on memory work. The localisation of Euro Western memory work is seen as culturally incongruent and potentially threatening to the healing and reconciliation process that the HR regime aims to achieve. The clash between cultural perspectives and mnemonic axioms highlights the complexity of implementing globalised practices of conflict prevention and memorialisation.
ANTHROPOLOGICAL FORUM
(2021)
Article
Hematology
Satoshi Nishiwaki, Yu Akahoshi, Mari Morita-Fujita, Hiroaki Shimizu, Naoyuki Uchida, Yukiyasu Ozawa, Takahiro Fukuda, Masatsugu Tanaka, Kazuhiro Ikegame, Shuichi Ota, Yuta Katayama, Satoshi Takahashi, Toshiro Kawakita, Takahide Ara, Makoto Onizuka, Takafumi Kimura, Junji Tanaka, Yoshiko Atsuta, Yasuyuki Arai
Summary: Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) has shown improved outcomes for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) over the past 30 years. However, challenges remain in preventing relapse in patients not in complete remission and those with high-risk chromosomal abnormalities.