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With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology, multi-agent systems are being widely applied in fields such as autonomous driving and robotic collaboration. However, existing methods often suffer from the disconnection between intention recognition and strategy optimization, leading to inefficiencies in group collaboration. This paper proposes a multi-agent cooperative group game model based on Intention-Strategy Optimization (ISO-MAGCG). The model establishes a two-layer optimization framework encompassing intention and strategy, enabling dynamic adaptation through the co-evolution of upper-layer intention recognition and lower-layer strategy optimization. A Group Attention-based Intention Recognition Network (GAIN) is designed to efficiently capture complex interactions among agents. Furthermore, an Adaptive Group Evolution Algorithm (AGEA) is proposed to ensure the stability of large-scale cooperative endeavors. Experiments conducted in navigation, resource collection, and defense collaboration scenarios validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Compared with mainstream algorithms such as QMIX, MADDPG, and MAPPO, ISO-MAGCG demonstrates significant superiority in metrics including task success rate and cooperative efficiency, achieving an average improvement of 8.4% in task success rate, a 12% enhancement in cooperative efficiency, and an intention recognition accuracy of 94.3%. The results indicate notable performance advantages and favorable scalability.

Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) exhibit long electronic carrier diffusion length, high optical absorption coefficient, and impressive photovoltaic device performance. At the core of any optoelectronic device lie the charge transport properties, especially the microscopic mechanism of scattering, which must efficiently affect the device function. In this work, CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 (MAPbI 3 ) films were fabricated by a vapor solution reaction method. Temperature-dependent Hall measurements were introduced to investigate the scattering mechanism in MAPbI 3 films. Two kinds of temperature-mobility behaviors were identified in different thermal treatment MAPbI 3 films, indicating different scattering mechanisms during the charge transport process in films. We found that the scattering mechanisms in MAPbI 3 films were mainly influenced by the decomposed PbI 2 components, which could be easily generated at the perovskite grain boundaries (GBs) by releasing the organic species after annealing at a proper temperature. The passivation effects of PbI 2 in MAPbI 3 films were investigated and further discussed with emphasis on the scattering mechanism in the charge transport process.

Objective To compare the efficacy of dienogest and GnRH-a after endometriosis surgery. Methods Patients with endometriosis who were admitted to our hospital from December 2020 to March 2022 were randomly collected. A total of 81 patients were collected and divided into 40 cases in the control group and 41 cases in the observation group. Among them, the control group was treated with GnRH-a drug, and the observation group was treated with dienogest (DNG). Results The study found that the therapeutic effects of the two drugs were basically the same in patients with endometriosis. The VAS and Kupperman scores of the control group were 0.78 ± 0.8, 3.9 ± 1.84, P  < 0.05, respectively; the VAS and Kupperman scores of the observation group were 0.73 ± 0.78, 1.55, respectively ± 1.24, P  < 0.05, the difference was statistically significant.In the case of postoperative recurrence, the observation group was better than the control group, with 8 cases of recurrence in the control group and 2 cases of recurrence in the observation group,  P  < 0.05. Conclusion In the comparison of postoperative efficacy of the two drugs on patients with endometriosis, dienogest is better than GnRH-a adjuvant drug in postoperative recurrence, and has a good improvement and application, which is worthy of further promotion in clinical practice.

The exploration of eco‐friendly insulating gas to substitute the most potent greenhouse gas sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) has consistently garnered significant attention. Herein, the authors evaluated the feasibility of utilising perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (PMVE, C3F6O) as a new branch of eco‐friendly insulating gas for the first time. The primary dielectric and stability characteristics of PMVE regarding AC breakdown, partial discharge, dielectric recovery, and decomposition properties were revealed under various gas pressure and electrical field conditions. It was found that PMVE demonstrated superior dielectric strength, with the AC breakdown and PD inception voltage (PDIV) 1.10 and 1.14 times that of pure SF6. Furthermore, the dielectric strength of PMVE exhibits stability even after undergoing 100 cycles of AC breakdowns, and there is no observable formation of solid precipitation on the electrode surface. The discharge decomposition of PMVE mainly generates fluorocarbon (CF4, C2F6, C3F6, C3F8, etc.) and CO. Overall, the exceptional insulation stability and no absence of solid precipitation features endow PMVE to be utilised as a new eco‐friendly gas for SF6‐free gas‐insulated equipment.

Lightweight and high-strength alloys such as Al and Ti alloys are commonly employed materials for aviation structural components. A “hole-fastener” is commonly used for their connection, and DMCE (direct mandrel cold expansion) is a reliable technique in industries to enhance the fatigue properties of hole-involved components due to its advantages, i.e., convenient, efficient and cost-effective. However, an inadequate understanding of the DMCE process leads to a vast amount of waste in industries when any materials or structural parameters are changed. In order to promote the application efficiency of the DMCE process in aviation industries and reduce the energy and resource waste caused by repeated attempts, taking Al7050 and TB6 as examples, this paper comprehensively investigates the fatigue enhancement mechanism of the DMCE process on lightweight and high-strength alloys. Numerical models with 12.9%, 36.9% residual stress prediction errors and 9.98%, 14.8% radial plastic deformation prediction errors for Al and Ti holes were established, and then simulations were performed to screen out five significant influence parameters from eleven independent parameters. On this basis, DMCE experiments with significant parameters were carried out, and the improvement mechanisms of the DMCE process on the tangential residual stress, radial plastic deformation and surface morphology of Al and Ti hole walls were comparatively analyzed. Furthermore, fatigue life prediction models for two-hole-involved specimens were generated via multiple linear regression, which exhibit, respectively, 13.5% and 33.9% mean prediction errors for Al and Ti alloys. Moreover, the optimal DMCE schemes were obtained and 2.33 and 4.12 times fatigue lifetime improvements were achieved for the Al and the Ti specimens.

Background For patients with varicose veins, the goal is to relieve pain and swelling, reduce the severity of edema, improve skin changes, and heal ulcers associated with venous disease. Compression therapy is the cornerstone of their management. Several studies have shown that wearing an elastic bandage for the first 24 h and then a compression stocking for a week can effectively reduce the pain after thermal ablation. However, in clinical practice, patient compliance with this treatment could be better, considering difficulties in pulling up and removing the compression stocking, tightness, and skin irritation because these must be worn for a prolonged period. A potential solution to battling these barriers is short-term compression therapy. Besides, the effect and necessity of wearing compression stockings after thermal ablation have been questioned. Based on current clinical experience and limited evidence, although some scholars have suggested that compression therapy may be an unnecessary adjunctive therapy after thermal ablation, there is still a great deal of uncertainty in the absence of compression therapy after thermal ablation compared to compression therapy. Therefore, we advocate further research to evaluate the clinical effect of short-term postoperative compression therapy. Furthermore, well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed. Methods A prospective, multicenter, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the non-inferiority of target vein occlusion rate at 3 months. Three hundred and sixty patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to one of the following treatments: (A) 3 M™ Coban™ elastic bandage for 48 h or (B) 3 M™ Coban™ elastic bandage for the first 24 h and then a class II compression full-length stocking (23–32 mm Hg) for 1 week. The two groups will be compared on several variables, including target vein occlusion rate at 3 months (primary outcome indicator), pain, quality of life, clinical severity of varicose veins, postoperative complications, time to return to regular work, and compliance. Discussion Suppose the effect of the 3 M™ Coban™ elastic bandage for 48 h proves to be non-inferior to long-term compression therapy. In that case, this short-term treatment may contribute to a future update of clinical guidelines for compression therapy after thermal ablation of varicose veins, resulting in higher patient compliance and better postoperative quality of life. Trial registration Clinical Trials NCT05840991 . Registered on May 2023.

Stress concentration on a bolt thread, resulting from its own special shape, poses a threat to the fatigue strength of the bolt, which directly affects the safety and reliability of aircraft. In this paper, deep rolling was applied to a bolt thread to improve its fatigue resistance. The properties of the plastic deformation layer, including the surface morphology, microstructure, hardness, and residual stress, as well as the fatigue life of the bolt, were characterized by means of SEM, white light interferometer, EBSD, and fatigue tests. The results showed that the surface roughness of the bottom of the thread was reduced to 0.255 μm, and a plastic deformation layer of about 300 μm in depth was formed after rolling. A more compact streamlined fibrous microstructure, composed of refined grains, with increased dislocation density and hardness and decreased tensile residual stress, was formed in the plastic deformation layer. The fatigue life of the bolts after rolling increased by about 113%, evidencing the comprehensive result of these microstructure modifications.

Seedling cultivation is the foremost part of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. Lam) production. It is of great significance to reveal the effects of different temperatures on the nutrients of sweet potato storage roots and their relationship with the sprouting quality and to explore the appropriate temperature management for seedlings. In this study, we simulated the temperature differences during the sprouting and seedling period in the summer growing area of sweet potato in the Yangtze River Basin and set three constant temperatures (17 °C, 22 °C and 27 °C) and corresponding three-day/night variable temperatures (21/13 °C, 26/18 °C and 31/23 °C). Thus, we investigated the nutrients, amylase activity, endogenous hormones, and sprouting characteristics of storage roots during the sprouting and seedling period of three sweet potato cultivars with different starch contents. The results showed that with the increase in temperature, the starch and soluble protein (SP) contents in sweet potato storage roots decreased, and the total soluble sugar (TSS), reducing sugar (RS), and sucrose contents increased during the sprouting and seedling period. The amylase activity enhanced; the hormone (IAA) content increased, and the abscisic acid (ABA) content decreased, which, in turn, led to an earlier time of sprouting time (ST), emergence stage (ES), and full stand of seedling stage (FSS). Comparing at the same average temperature, the physiological metabolism and sprouting time and quality of sweet potato were better at variable temperatures than at constant temperatures, in which 31/23 °C was more conducive to the advancement of the ST of sweet potato. At the same time, it was more conducive to the improvement of the seedling cutting amount (SCA), seedling weight (SDW), and seedling number (SDN). The sprouting time and quality of different sweet potato cultivars differed, and cultivars with higher starch content were superior to those with lower starch content. The sucrose and starch contents at different sprouting stages of storage roots can be used as important indicators of the quality of sweet potato seedlings.

Recent investigations of fundamental electronic properties (especially the carrier transport mechanisms) of Si nanocrystal embedded in the amorphous SiC films are highly desired in order to further develop their applications in nano-electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, Boron-doped Si nanocrystals embedded in the amorphous SiC films were prepared by thermal annealing of Boron-doped amorphous Si-rich SiC films with various Si/C ratios. Carrier transport properties in combination with microstructural characteristics were investigated via temperature dependence Hall effect measurements. It should be pointed out that Hall mobilities, carrier concentrations as well as conductivities in films were increased with Si/C ratio, which could be reached to the maximum of 7.2 cm2/V∙s, 4.6 × 1019 cm−3 and 87.5 S∙cm−1, respectively. Notably, different kinds of carrier transport behaviors, such as Mott variable-range hopping, multiple phonon hopping, percolation hopping and thermally activation conduction that play an important role in the transport process, were identified within different temperature ranges (10 K~400 K) in the films of different Si/C ratio. The changes from Mott variable-range hopping process to thermally activation conduction process with temperature were observed and discussed in detail.

We investigated the efficacy of the immunosuppressants rapamycin (RAP) and dexamethasone (DEX) in improving the survival of retinal organoids after epiretinal transplantation. We first compared the immunosuppressive abilities of DEX and RAP in activated microglia in an in vitro setting. Following this, we used immunofluorescence, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and flow cytometry to investigate the effects of DEX and RAP on cells in the retinal organoids. Retinal organoids were then seeded onto poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) scaffolds and implanted into rhesus monkey eyes (including a healthy individual and three monkeys with chronic ocular hypertension (OHT) induction) and subjected to different post-operative immunosuppressant treatments; 8 weeks after the experiment, histological examinations were carried out to assess the success of the different treatments. Our in vitro experiments indicated that both DEX and RAP treatments were equally effective in suppressing microglial activity. Although both immunosuppressants altered the morphologies of cells in the retinal organoids and caused a slight decrease in the differentiation of cells into retinal ganglion cells, the organoid cells retained their capacity to grow and differentiate into retinal tissues. Our in vivo experiments indicate that the retinal organoid can survive and differentiate into retinal tissues in a healthy rhesus monkey eye without immunosuppressive treatment. However, the survival and differentiation of these organoids in OHT eyes was successful only with the DEX treatment. RAP treatment was ineffective in preventing immunological rejection, and the retinal organoid failed to survive until the end of 8 weeks. DEX is likely a promising immunosuppressant to enhance the survival of epiretinal implants.