Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of Different Intensities of Flexibility Training on Explosive Force

Purpose. To verify whether there are changes in the performance levels of the explosive force when the same muscle group previously under­ went different intensities of flexibility training (stretch & flex). Basic procedures. The tests were performed with 25 females on three consecutive days and were preceded by a 10­minute warm­up period. First, each participant performed a maximum vertical jump on a contact platform. The jump was repeated after 10 minutes, and the first day was considered the control (C). On the second day, a routine of stretching exercises (S) was included, and on the third day, the same routine, but intensified with a maximum static stretching exercises (flexibilizing – F), was used. main findings. The height reached in the control jump decreased by 0.17%, showing no influence on the performance when the jump happened on the same day, with a time­interval of only 10 minutes ( p = 0.903). On the day of the stretching routine, there was a reduction of 3.6% ( p = 0.001), and on the third day with flexibilizing, there was a 6.8% reduction ( p = 0.001). A comparison of the groups showed no significant differences between them. Conclusions. The jumps after the two stretching routines were significantly lower. Submaximal or maximal (flexibilizing) stretching exercises reduced the explosive force of vertical jumps, although the differences between the training intensities were not significant.
Soil Stabilization with Using Waste Materials against Freezing Thawing Effect

Freezing–thawing processes hapenning in seasonally cold climate cause deformation of soil in time of freezing and strength loss while thawing. Problems of ground frost heave and soil softening belong to the important factors, that could cause serious damage and financial loss. Bayburt tuff and tuffites known as Bayburt Stone mines, located around Bayburt, play important role on economy of the Bayburt city. As a result of researches in 2005 total of 2 535 700 tons proved reserve were determined several places in Bayburt. The goal of this study is proving, that deposits of Green Bayburt Stone wastes, created in the stone quarries during the stone processing, can be used as a stabilizing material. By recycling the waste material rejected stone was mixed with lime and used as a soil stabilizator against freezing–thawing effect. Prepared natural and stabilized soil samples were subjected to freezing–thawing cycles after curing for 28 days. After the freezing–thawing cycles, compressive strength of the samples was measured to investigate the influence of the additives on the freezing–thawing properties of soil samples. As a result of this study, it was determined that samples stabilized with Green Bayburt Stone mixtures have high freezing–thawing durability as compared to unstabilized samples. As a consequence, it was seen that those mixtures can be successfully used as an additive material to enhance the freezing–thawing effects of cohessive soils.
PREDICTION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STABILITY THROUGH LORENZ CURVE: A POTENTIAL TOOL FOR MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STUDIES

Microbial communities are organised, functionally active ecological units that are found widely spread in every ecosystem of the planet. They hold a significant place in most of the ecosystems they reside. This biological assemblage of microbial cells not only help in easy signalling between the microbial network for different metabolic activities but also in a way helps in rapid degradation of complex organic compounds into simpler inorganic ones. Stabilisation of the microbial communities is important to maintain a healthy and metabolically and functionally active ecosystem. These microbial assemblages are under constant environmental stress that results in alterations of its structure and composition which ultimately hampers the stabilisation of the microbial community. Functional diversity of the microbial community with significant functional evenness contributes extensively towards stabilisation of a particular microbial community. The higher the functional evenness of a microbial community, the higher will be its stabilization potential. The functional evenness of a particular microbial community is graphically represented by using Pareto-Lorenz curve. The extent of divergence or convergence of the curve from the line of evenness, decides the structure and microbial composition of the particular microbial community. This review focuses on the parameters that alter the structure and composition of a microbial community, the significance of stabilization and its measurement by the well known Lorenz curve.
Exploring the diversity of Type 1 active galactic nuclei identified in SDSS-IV/SPIDERS

We present a statistical analysis of the optical properties of an X-ray-selected Type 1 active galactic nucleus (AGN) sample, using high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N>20) spectra of the counterparts of the ROSAT/2RXS sources in the footprint of the SDSS-IV/SPIDERS (Spectroscopic IDentification of eROSITA Sources) programme. The final sample contains 2100 sources. It significantly extends the redshift and luminosity ranges (z ∼ 0.01–0.80 and $L_{\rm 0.1\! -\! 2.4 \, keV} \sim \rm 2.0 \times 10^{41}\! -\! 1.0 \times 10^{46} \, \, erg \, s^{-1}$) used so far in this kind of analysis. By means of a principal component analysis, we derive eigenvector (EV) 1 and 2 in an eleven-dimensional optical and X-ray parameter space, which are consistent with previous results. The validity of the correlations of the Eddington ratio L/LEdd with EV1 and the black hole mass with EV2 is strongly confirmed. These results imply that L/LEdd and black hole mass are related to the diversity of the optical properties of Type 1 AGNs. Investigating the relation of the width and asymmetry of H β and the relative strength of the iron emission $r_{\rm Fe\, \small{II}}$, we show that our analysis supports the presence of a distinct kinematic region: the very broad line region. Furthermore, comparing sources with a red-asymmetric broad H β emission line to sources for which it is blue asymmetric, we find an intriguing difference in the correlation of the $\rm Fe\, \small{II}$ and the continuum emission strengths. We show that this contrasting behaviour is consistent with a flattened, stratified model of the broad-line region, in which the $\rm Fe\, \small{II}$-emitting region is shielded from the central source.
CLOUDVAL: A FRAMEWORK FOR FAILURE VALIDATION OF VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT IN CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE BY CUONG

We present CloudVal, a framework to validate the reliability of virtualization environment in cloud computing infrastructure. A case study, based on injecting faults in the KVM hypervisor and XEN hypervisor, was conducted to show the viability of the framework. The study shows that due to the architectural differences between KVM and XEN, a direct comparison of the two virtualization systems is not feasible. In order to confidently weigh error resiliency of virtualization systems, more comprehensive studies are required. We believe, however, that the fault injection approach and the fault models proposed in this thesis are a good starting point towards designing and implementing a benchmark which would enable the assessment of different virtualization infrastructures in a common manner.
Unraveling the geometry of the New England oroclines (eastern Australia): Constraints from magnetic fabrics

The southern New England Orogen (NEO) in eastern Australia is characterized by tight curvatures (oroclines), but the exact geometry of the oroclines and their kinematic evolution are controversial. Here we present new data on the anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS), which provide a petrofabric proxy for the finite strain associated with the oroclines. We focus on a series of preoroclinal Devonian‐Carboniferous fore‐arc basin rocks, which are aligned parallel to the oroclinal structure, and by examining structural domains, we test whether or not the magnetic fabric is consistent with the strain axes. AMS data show a first‐order consistency with the shape of the oroclines, characterized, in most of structural domains, by subparallelism between magnetic lineations, “structural axis” and bedding. With the exception of the Gresford and west Hastings domains, our results are relatively consistent with the existence of the Manning and Nambucca (Hastings) Oroclines. Reconstruction of magnetic lineations to a prerotation (i.e., pre–late Carboniferous) stage, considering available paleomagnetic results, yields a consistent and rather rectilinear NE‐SW predeformation fore‐arc basin. This supports the validity of AMS as a strain proxy in complex orogens, such as the NEO. In the Hastings Block, magnetic lineations are suborthogonal to bedding, possibly indicating a different deformational history with respect to the rest of the NEO.
Favorable Content of Sustainable Agriculture Extension Programs In Khouzestan Province of Iran

The purpose of research was identify favorable content of sustainable agriculture extension programs in Khouzestan province of Iran. A sample of 79 respondents was selected through simple random sampling technique. A survey study was applied as a methodology of research work. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire that addressed to evaluate agricultural extension experts' responses regarding the necessity of attention on each extension system content to accomplish sustainable agriculture in Khouzestan province of Iran. For determining the validity of questionnaire, the face and content validity was used. Cronbach's alpha was used to measure reliability of the instrument, which was 0.80 and showed the instrument reliability. Descriptive findings revealed that "Food security", "Integrated management", "Biological control practices", "Quality of crops" and "Conservation practices" were the first contents for extension system toward sustainability, respectively. According to factor analysis, the contents of extension system for supporting of sustainable agriculture were categorized into three main components, which have been named Natural conservation, Human health and Economic contents. The obtained results from the factor analysis revealed that the three mentioned factors explained 75.231% of the variation of extension content for supporting of sustainable agriculture in agriculture. (Ahmad Reza Ommani. Favorable Content of Sustainable Agriculture Extension Programs In Khouzestan Province of Iran. Journal of American Science 2011;7(1):66-70). (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience. org .
Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis in obstetric patients: management and clinical outcome in case series of 30 patients in a tertiary care centre

Background: Acute Kidney Injury is a common medical problem affecting approximately 5% of all hospitalized and 30% of critically ill patients. The incidence in obstetric patients ranges from 1 in 2000 to 1 in 25000 pregnancies. In India till date, the impact of AKI on fetomaternal outcome and pertaining therapeutic interventions is only sparsely studied. Methods: It is a retrospective cross-sectional study. All obstetric patients with AKI on dialysis, admitted to Shree Krishna Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Karamsad village in Gujarat from January 2013 to August 2015. Multivariate statistical analysis of clinical and laboratory parameters was performed using SPSS program to obtain the results. Results: The incidence of dialysis was 1.6%. HELLP syndrome and pre-eclampsia (80%) was found to be the most common etiology of AKI followed by Congestive cardiac failure (34.5%), hemorrhage and sepsis in 30% resp. All patients were admitted to ICU care. No significant difference was found between SAP II and SOFA monitoring system. Mechanical ventilation was done to support 53.3% and inotropic support was needed by 56.7% patients. According to the RIFLE criteria, majority of the patients fall under risk category followed by injury. 18% of the patients developed End Stage Renal Disease. Conclusions: In view of the multifaceted etiologies and complexity of management of AKI, a multi-disciplinary approach involving nephrologist, intensivists, obstetricians and neonatologists is extremely important.
Tidal Deformability from GW170817 as a Direct Probe of the Neutron Star Radius

Gravitational waves from the coalescence of two neutron stars were recently detected for the first time by the LIGO–Virgo Collaboration, in event GW170817. This detection placed an upper limit on the effective tidal deformability of the two neutron stars and tightly constrained the chirp mass of the system. We report here on a new simplification that arises in the effective tidal deformability of the binary, when the chirp mass is specified. We find that, in this case, the effective tidal deformability of the binary is surprisingly independent of the component masses of the individual neutron stars, and instead depends primarily on the ratio of the chirp mass to the neutron star radius. Thus, a measurement of the effective tidal deformability can be used to directly measure the neutron star radius. We find that the upper limit on the effective tidal deformability from GW170817 implies that the radius cannot be larger than ∼13 km, at the 90% level, independent of the assumed masses for the component stars. The result can be applied generally, to probe the stellar radii in any neutron star–neutron star merger with a measured chirp mass. The approximate mass independence disappears for neutron star–black hole mergers. Finally, we discuss a Bayesian inference of the equation of state that uses the measured chirp mass and tidal deformability from GW170817 combined with nuclear and astrophysical priors and discuss possible statistical biases in this inference.
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN PROCESS PEACHES IN HAWKE'S BAY

A project jointly funded by industry and government commenced in 1995 to implement integrated pest management in the summerfruit industry in Hawke’s Bay. Twelve process Golden Queen peach growers and one fresh market summerfruit grower were trained to conduct pest monitoring and make appropriate spray decisions. Monitoring programmes and spray thresholds have been developed for leafrollers, oriental fruit moth and green peach aphid. Unacceptable insect damage to fruit at harvest averaged 0.8% and 0.4% during the past two years on monitored orchards. This satisfactory result was achieved with a 73% reduction in post-blossom insecticide applications in 1996/97 compared with 1993/ 94. These averaged 1.1 sprays on monitored Golden Queen blocks compared with 1.8 applications on other Golden Queen orchards in 1996/
The Fate of Ernst Ising and the Fate of his Model

On this, the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the "Ising Lectures" in Lviv (Ukraine), we give some personal reflections about the famous model that was suggested by Wilhelm Lenz for ferromagnetism in 1920 and solved in one dimension by his PhD student, Ernst Ising, in 1924. That work of Lenz and Ising marked the start of a scientific direction that, over nearly 100 years, delivered extraordinary successes in explaining collective behaviour in a vast variety of systems, both within and beyond the natural sciences. The broadness of the appeal of the Ising model is reflected in the variety of talks presented at the Ising lectures ( this http URL ) over the past two decades but requires that we restrict this report to a small selection of topics. The paper starts with some personal memoirs of Thomas Ising (Ernst's son). We then discuss the history of the model, exact solutions, experimental realisations, and its extension to other fields.
Temperature dependence of the pre-wetting transition at the (1 1 1) anti-phase boundary in Ni3Al: an atomistic study

Chemical composition and ordering at the (1 1 1) anti-phase boundary (APB) in the Ni3Al-based γ′ phase have been studied by semi-grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations at temperatures from 700 to 1300 K. The atomic interactions are modeled with an embedded-atom potential reproducing the relevant part of the Ni–Al phase diagram. In a certain range of bulk compositions and temperatures within the γ′ phase stability domain, the APB undergoes a pre-wetting transformation by becoming a layer of disordered γ phase. The pre-wetting transformation line is mapped onto the bulk phase diagram allowing predictions of the APB state under various thermochemical conditions.
Deep multi-frequency rotation measure tomography of the galaxy cluster A2255

Aims. By studying the polarimetric properties of the radio galaxies and the radio filaments belonging to the galaxy cluster Abell 2255, we aim to unveil their 3-dimensional location within the cluster. Methods. We performed WSRT observations of A2255 at 18, 21, 25, 85, and 200 cm. The polarization images of the cluster were processed through rotation measure (RM) synthesis, producing three final RM cubes. Results. The radio galaxies and the filaments at the edges of the halo are detected in the high-frequency RM cube, obtained by combining the data at 18, 21, and 25 cm. Their Faraday spectra show different levels of complexity. The radio galaxies lying near by the cluster center have Faraday spectra with multiple peaks, while those at large distances show only one peak, as do the filaments. Similar RM distributions are observed for the external radio galaxies and for the filaments, with much lower average RM values and RM variance than those found in previous works for the central radio galaxies. The 85 cm RM cube is dominated by the Galactic foreground emission, but it also shows features associated with the cluster. At 2 m, no polarized emission from A2255 nor our Galaxy is detected. Conclusions. The radial trend observed in the RM distributions of the radio galaxies and in the complexity of their Faraday spectra favors the interpretation that the external Faraday screen for all the sources in A2255 is the ICM. Its differential contribution depends on the amount of medium that the radio signal crosses along the line of sight. The filaments should therefore be located at the periphery of the cluster, and their apparent central location comes from projection effects. Their high fractional polarization and morphology suggest that they are relics rather than part of a genuine radio halo. Their inferred large distance from the cluster center and their geometry could argue for an association with large-scale structure (LSS) shocks.
Higher Education in Italy: Spatial Accessibility, Participation and Drop-outs

Most previous research has focused on individual and family characteristics as predictors of high school leavers’ behaviour towards higher education. However, far too little attention has been paid to the spatial dimension of the subject. This paper aims to narrow this gap by studying whether spatial accessibility of universities from parental residences influences the decisions of higher education participation and dropouts once enrolled to a university in Italy. First a modified version of Hansen gravity index measures the accessibility of HE institutions then a Probit model uses computed access scores across Italian provinces (NUTS3 level regions) to explore likelihood of university attendance and completion. The results show that spatial accessibility is influential when deciding to enrol a university and for successfully completing a degree.
Energy decay rates and convexity for hyperbolic equations with nonlinear dissipation

In this paper, we consider hyperbolic systems subjected to nonlinear dissipation without specifying the growth of this dissipation around the origin. It is well-known that this growth determines the behavior of the energy of the solutions at time goes to infinity. We first situate the problem in the literature and show how convexity arguments, used in a sharp way, together with weighted integral inequalities allow us to obtain a general semi-explicit energy decay formula. We will illustrate these results on several examples and give optimality results for some of them.
HIV_A_204985 155..164

Carlos E Rodríguez-Díaz Edda I Santiago-Rodríguez Gerardo G Jovet-Toledo Jorge Santana-Bagur Yemile Ron-Suarez Juan C Orengo Felipe Arbelaez Homero Monsanto 1The George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC, USA; 2University of Puerto Rico-medical Sciences Campus, School of Public Health, San Juan, PR, USA; 3University of California, San Francisco, Center for Aids Prevention Studies, San Francisco, CA, USA; 4University of Puerto Rico-medical Sciences Campus, School of Medicine, San Juan, PR, USA; 5Merck & Co., Inc., Medical Affairs, Carolina, PR, USA; 6Ponce Health Sciences University, Public Health Program, Ponce, PR, USA Background: Puerto Rico is among the areas with the highest estimated rates of people living with HIV in the United States. Despite the epidemiologic data available, there is limited real-world information that can help understand the comorbidities of people with HIV. In this study, we describe common comorbidities among adults with HIV attending treatment clinics in Puerto Rico. Methods: An exploratory, retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at five HIV clinics in Puerto Rico. A random sample of medical records was reviewed. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize patient demographics, morbidity, and clinical characteristics. Multivariate analyses were conducted to explore comorbidities by age and sex. Results: A total of 250 (179 men; 71 women) medical records were reviewed. Participants’ mean age was 47.9 years and on average they had been living with HIV for 9 years. Most (97.6%) had at least one comorbidity. The most common comorbidities were dyslipidemia and hypertension. Men were more likely to have been diagnosed with alcohol misuse while women were more likely to have been diagnosed with obesity, human papillomavirus (HPV), hypothyroidism, and osteoporosis. Participants younger than 50 years of age were more likely to have history of alcohol misuse while older individuals (50 years and old) were more likely to have been diagnosed with dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes. Adjusting by sex and age, women were more likely to have been diagnosed with obesity and depression and those older than 50 years were more likely to have had a diagnosis of dyslipidemia, hypertension, HPV, and diabetes. Conclusions: This is one of the few studies assessing comorbidities among adults with HIV in Puerto Rico, among Latino/Hispanics within the United States, and Latin America. Consistent with other studies, cardiovascular diseases are common among adults with HIV in Puerto Rico. Findings support the need for awareness and real-world evidence about comorbidities among people with HIV when implementing screenings and prescribing drugs.
Coincident measurements of PMSE and NLC above ALOMAR (69° N, 16° E) by radar and lidar from 1999–2008

Abstract. Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes (PMSE) and Noctilucent Clouds (NLC) have been routinely measured at the ALOMAR research facility in Northern Norway (69° N, 16° E) by lidar and radar, respectively. 2900 h of lidar measurements by the ALOMAR Rayleigh/Mie/Raman lidar were combined with almost 18 000 h of radar measurements by the ALWIN VHF radar, all taken during the years 1999 to 2008, to study simultaneous and common-volume observations of both phenomena. PMSE and NLC are known from both theory and observations to be positively linked. We quantify the occurrences of PMSE and/or NLC and relations in altitude, especially with respect to the lower layer boundaries. The PMSE occurrence rate is with 75.3% considerably higher than the NLC occurrence rate of 19.5%. For overlapping PMSE and NLC observations, we confirm the coincidence of the lower boundaries and find a standard deviation of 1.26 km, hinting at very fast sublimation rates. However, 10.1% of all NLC measurements occur without accompanying PMSE. Comparison of occurrence rates with solar zenith angle reveals that NLC without PMSE mostly occur around midnight indicating that the ice particles were not detected by the radar due to the reduced electron density.