Impact of letters to the editor and publications in 2023

A letter to the editor constitutes a short communication addressing a range of topics pertinent to the readership of a journal(Dkhar,2018).This format offers several benefits,such as timeliness,accessibility,innovation,and conciseness,thereby serving as an effective means to disseminate cuttingedge scientific ideas.Over the past five years,there has been a considerable increase in the number of letters published,representing the highest growth rate(approximately 20%)observed in the last three decades(Figure 1A).In the field of academic publishing,letters to the editor are typically more concise than typical research papers.

From the dust:extracellular vesicles as regulators of development and neuroregeneration

First impressions can have a lasting impact.In science,this can be especially problematic,because our lack of understanding often causes us to mislabel and thus ignore important biological processes.In this vein,extracellular vesicles(EVs)were once considered to be“cellular dust”.Similar to the previous concept of“junk DNA”to describe protein non-coding regions,EVs are far more than just cellular dust.In fact,EVs are emerging as key mediators of intracellular communication across nearly all biological systems.This includes peripheral immune responses(e.g.,arthropathies and sepsis),intra-organ communication(Seim et al.,2023),and a host of other physiological and pathological states(Figure 1A and B).

Investigating the Potential of Quasi-One-Dimensional Organic Crystals of TTT(TCNQ)2 for Thermoelectric Applications

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of investigations on quasi-one-dimensional organic crystals of tetrathiotetracene-tetracyanoquinodi- methane (TTT(TCNQ)2) from the prospective of thermoelectric applications. The calculations were performed after analytical expressions, obtained in the frame of a physical model, more detailed than the model presented earlier by authors. The main Hamiltonian of the model includes the electronic and phonon part, electron-phonon interactions and the impurity scattering term. In order to estimate the electric charge transport between the molecular chains, the physical model was upgraded to the so-called three-dimen- sional (3D) physical model. Numeric computations were performed to determine the electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, thermal conductivity, thermoelectric power factor and thermoelectric figure-of-merit as a function on charge carrier concentrations, temperatures and impurity concentrations. A detailed analysis of charge-lattice interaction, consisting of the exploration of the Peierls structural transition in TCNQ molecular chains of TTT(TCNQ)2 was performed. As result, the critical transition temperature was determined. The dispersion of renormalized phonons was examined in detail.

Hericium erinaceus: the enchanting medicinal-culinary mushroom of East Asian tradition

Hericium mushrooms,a type of fungi imbued with mystical connotations in traditional East Asian diet and medicine,hold a prestigious position as the foremost among the“eight treasures of the mountain”in China,earning them the moniker“mountain delicacies and marine flavors.”As traditional medicinal fungi,Hericium mushrooms are renowned for their brain-boosting and cognitive-enhancing properties.Hericium erinaceus(H.erinaceus)is the leading variety of Hericium mushrooms and has been cultivated on a large scale.In addition,some new species such as the Hericium coralloides,Hericium alpestre,and Hericium rajendrae have been progressively discovered and documented[1,2].The recent pursuit of health and nutrition has propelled this nutrient-rich and bioactive mushroom into the limelight.This article explores the traditional uses of Hericium mushrooms,the chemical structures and biological activities of their secondary metabolites,as well as the pivotal role of omics technologies in this field(Figure 1).

The figures of speech in Song of Solomon

The Song of Solomon is a series of love poems which contain 6 pieces of love poems and most part in the form of songs addressed by a man to a woman, and by the woman to the man, in order to express the love between them.Figures of speech are ways of making our language figurative. They can be divided into three parts, they are syntactical, semantic and phonetic rhetorical devices. These rhetorical devices can help us to heighten effect and to make the writing figuratively and vividly.These figures of speech used in the Song of Solomon make great contribution to the success description of these long songs.This essay will center on the figures of speech in the Song of Solomon.

The effect of pH on stability and thermal performance of graphene oxide and copper oxide hybrid nanofluids for heat transfer applications:Application of novel machine learning technique

This paper investigates the effects of pH on stability and thermal properties of copper oxide(CuO),graphene oxide(GO),and their hybrid nanofluid(HNF)at different mixing ratios.Initially,sol-gel and Hummer’s method was employed for the synthesis of CuO and GO nanoparticles(NPs),and they are characterized with various techniques.The effects of two different surfactants were analyzed on nanofluid’s(NF’s)stability at different pH values.The properties like thermal conductivity(TC)and viscosity(VST)of NFs were measured at different volume concentration(0.1 vol%to 1.0 vol%)and temperature range of 30-60℃,respectively.The TC and VST of GO/CuO(50:50)HNF are higher than that of GO/CuO(20:80).The figure of merit(FOM)is determined for the studied HNFs.The correlations were presented to calculate the TC as well as VST of HNFs.Two modern novel machine learning-based ensemble approaches were employed for predictive model development for TC and VST of considered HNFs.The comparison of prognostic models with Taylor’s diagram revealed that Bayesian optimized support vector machine(BoASVM)was superior to Bayesian optimized boosted regression trees(BoA-BRT)for both TC and VST models.

Symbolic Images of Figures in The Red Badge of Courage

Crane’s most well-known work,The Red Badge of Courage,is commonly believed to be the first great novel of the American Civil War,largely because of its vivid and detailed description of the experience of warfare.This paper conveys figure images symbolize that human life is insignificant in an indifferent universe in the novel,which are perfect symbolic images distinguish Crane as a forerunner of modernistic writers.

Effect of combined therapy of Yinchenhao Chengqi decoction and endoscopic sphincterotomy for endotoxemia in acute cholangitis

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Molecular mechanisms of lesion-induced axonal sprouting in the corticofugal projection:the role of glial cells

After injury of the central nervous system(CNS),neuronal circuits are known to remodel for functional recovery.In general,there are two strategies for the remodeling:axonal regeneration and sprouting(Figure 1A).Axonal regeneration is re-growth of injured neurons themselves,but axons hardly regenerate in the adult mammalian CNS(Silver and Miller,2004).On the other hand,axonal sprouting is new growth from intact or spared neurons to the denervated target by forming axon collaterals,compensating for damaged circuits.This process is a more effective way for circuit remodeling,as it does not necessarily require long axonal elongation.

SARS-CoV-2 getting into the brain;neurological phenotype of COVID-19,and management by nano-biotechnology

Human coronavirus infection getting into the brain:By February 2022,the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)infection,causing the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)outbreak,has infected around 415 million people,and caused~5.8 million deaths worldwide(WHO,https://covid19.who.int/).As SARS-CoV-2 replicates during the infection,it undergoes genetic mutation to generate variants with varying characteristics and mutation frequencies.The emerging,over time,new variants that differ with transmissibility,immunity,and infection severity pose continuous challenges to established COVID-19 management strategies and regulations.Several SARS-CoV-2 variants such as Omicron(B.1.1.529),Delta(B.1.617.2),UK(B.1.17),South Africa(B.1.351),Brazil(P.1),and New York B.1.525-B.1.526 were detected worldwide and accelerated severity of COVID-19 pandemic(Figure 1A;McQuaid et al.,2021).

Role of the adipocyte immune brain axis in Parkinson's disease:friend or foe?

The classical role of adipocytokines is a negative feedback mechanism,providing information about bodily energy reserves to the brain,and thus controlling satiety and food intake (Campfield et al.,1995).Adipose tissue forms the largest endocrine organ of the body.After the initial description of leptin and its receptor,LEPR/OBR,with its main active isoform OBRb,there was an initial hope for a drugable pathway to counteract the increasing burden of overweight/adiposity,metabolic syndrome,and related disorders (Figure1).

A high figure of merit localized surface plasmon sensor based on a gold nanograting on the top of a gold planar film

We investigate the sensitivity and figure of merit （FOM） of a localized surface plasmon （LSP） sensor with gold nanograting on the top of planar metallic film. The sensitivity of the localized surface plasmon sensor is 317 nm/RIU, and the FOM is predicted to be above 8, which is very high for a localized surface plasmon sensor. By employing the rigorous coupled-wave analysis （RCWA） method, we analyze the distribution of the magnetic field and find that the sensing property of our proposed system is attributed to the interactions between the localized surface plasmon around the gold nanostrips and the surface plasmon polarition on the surface of the gold planar metallic film. These findings are important for developing high FOM localized surface plasmon sensors.

Thermoelectric signature of Majorana zero modes in a T-typed double-quantum-dot structure

The thermoelectric effect of the system is theoretically investigated,by coupling Majorana zero mode to the T-typed double-quantum-dot-structure in different ways.It is found that when a single Majorana zero mode is coupled to one of the quantum dots(QDs),the thermoelectric efficiency is suppressed due to the leakage of Majorana zero modes into the QDs.When the Majorana zero mode is coupled to QD2,the suppression of the thermoelectric efficiency is more serious than that of QD1.Furthermore,when two Majorana zero modes are introduced simultaneously,suppression of the thermoelectric effect still takes place.We believe that such results can be candidates for the detection of Majorana bound states and help us understand the role of Majorana zero mode in thermoelectricity.

Female Figures in Tragedy—The Comparison of Female Figures in Shakespeare's Macbeth and Polanski's Film Version of Macbeth

莎士比亚的戏剧作品自问世以来就一直受到人们的极大追捧,《麦克白》作为四大悲剧之一,更是被不断地被演绎、研究。波兰斯基的电影《麦克白》重新展现了莎翁的名作,他在保留原作精华的同时,将自己对《麦克白》中女性人物的理解更深刻地表现出来了。本文拟通过麦克白夫人和女巫,来分析莎士比亚对剧本中女性人物的刻画,再将波兰斯基的影片与之对比,并结合波兰斯基生平,对其创作意图试做猜想。

Figure of Merit Analysis of a Hybrid Solar-geothermal Power Plant

Figure of merit analysis is a general methodology used to evaluate whether a hybrid power plant could produce more power than two stand-alone power plants. In this paper, the assessment methodology using figure of merit analysis was re-examined for a hybrid solar-geothermal power plant. A new definition of the figure of merit was introduced specifically for a solar boosted geothermal plant to include both the technical and economic factors. The new definition was then applied in a case study of a hypothetical demonstration hybrid solar-geothermal power plant in Australia. The power plant was considered to have a typical net power output of 2.2 MW with a solar energy fraction of 27%. The analysis was performed to compare the power output and capital cost of the hybrid plant with the state-of-the-art (SoA) and existing stand-alone solar and geothermal plants. Based on the new definition, the hybrid plant was found to generally outperform the two existing stand-alone plants. Moreover, at an ambient temperature of 5 °C, the hybrid plant was found to outperform the SoA stand-alone plants when the geothermal temperature was greater than 150 °C. For geothermal temperature of 180 °C on the other hand, the hybrid plant outperformed the SoA stand-alone plants at ambient temperatures lower than 33 °C.

Synchronization of hyperchaotic Chen systems:a class of the adaptive control approach

The synchronization of hyperchaotic Chen systems is considered. An adaptive synchronization approach and a cascade adaptive synchronization approach are presented to synchronize a drive system and a response system. By utilizing an adaptive controller based on the dynamic compensation mechanism, exact knowledge of the systems is not necessarily required, and the synchronous speed is controllable by tuning the controller parameters. Sufficient conditions for the asymptotic stability of the two synchronization schemes are derived. Numerical simulation results demonstrate that the adaptive synchronization scheme with four control inputs and the cascade adaptive synchronization scheme with only one control signal are effective and feasible in chaos synchronization of hyperchaotic systems.

WHY PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT SENSE:THE PAST,PRESENT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE OF THE PPP PARADIGM IN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Introduction Among,the many lesson planning paradigms usedin English language teacher education over the last 40 years,PPP has proven to be one of the mostpopular and most durable(see Figure 1)despite regular criticism in literature emanating from the Anglophone,centre,of ELT theory.After presenting a brief history of the paradigm andoutlining the main criticisms directed at PPP,especially in the 1990s,I discuss some important rescarch findings from SLA studics sincc the turn of the century that lend support to PPP-typelesson structures.

The Possibility of Semantic Features and Analysis of Figures of Speech —— Cognitive Figures and Expressive Figures

In this paper, linguistic methodology is suggested for approaching figures of speech formed due to shift of cognitive relations. First, requisite features, possible features and impossible features are proposed on the basis of semantic analysis and their interrelationships and expressions are discussed. Then it is further argued that all figures formed due to shift of cognitive relation are expressed to accept an impossible feature; and there are four semantic forms to accept it: “zero distance/distanced”, “implicit/explicit”, “direct/indirect”, “positive/negative”. Finally, starting from the two approaches to figures we comment on the traditional idea of separating decoration and substance and the new idea of “function as form”.

The Translation of Figures in Interpretation

Figure has always been a "bottleneck" of high-quality interpretation. This paper attempts a theoretical analysis of the main causes of the bottleneck and discusses the skill of interpreting figures. It also sums up intensively various forms related to interpreting figures for interpreters to achieve a high-quality interpretation.