Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Health-musicking through Dalcroze Eurhythmics

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze was a Swiss music pedagogue who advocated the use of musical activities to develop different human qualities such as consciousness, personality, temperament, the subconscious, the muscular and nervous system, imagination, thought, behaviour, action, confidence, concentration and freedom of spirit. Many of his statements and intuitions are fully recognised in certain contemporary music therapy approaches, theories and practices. The aims of this article are to: acknowledge the presence of health and wellbeing in Jaques-Dalcroze's understanding of Eurhythmics; discuss the contributions the method has made and does make in therapeutic or wellbeing contexts; and to develop an understanding of current Eurhythmics practice from the perspectives of contemporary music therapy theory. The article begins with a discussion of the ‘health-musicking’ concept and goes on to use vignettes of the author's practice as a Eurhythmics teacher and music therapist to illuminate the argument. A second section relates the theory of communicative musicality to improvisation practices through a health and wellbeing lens. Finally, the conclusion exposes diverse ideas on how to carry out a Eurhythmics practice through a health and wellbeing perspective.
Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Isolates from Tertiary Care Hospital of North India

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the serious health threats in the world and death due to it is projected to reach up to 10 million every year by 2050. In India, the government implemented a National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) intending to develop a laboratory-based AMR surveillance system, guidelines and practices to promote the awareness of the rational use of antibiotics in healthcare communities. In this plane, only five major hospitals are included which is not sufficient to provide the actual status of AMR. The present study focused on the AMR patterns analysis for bacteria isolated from the different health units in SSB heart and multispecialty hospital, Faridabad, Haryana. Clinically relevant samples such as pus & Body fluid, respiratory, urine and blood samples from the suspected patients were screened over a period of 5 months (February to June 2021) and AMR pattern analysis was carried out by using the disc diffusion method (Kirby–Bauer test) and interpretation was made as per the guidelines of recent Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. The study revealed that E. coli was the most dominated resistant bacteria. Moreover, aminoglycosides showed 55% resistance against maximum bacterial isolates from respiratory samples while fosfomycin had higher sensitivity i.e. 85% against pathogens from urine samples. The present study concluded that regular susceptibility testing should be conducted with a defined interval to detect the current trend of resistance which helps clinicians in the effective infectious disease management and leads to reducing the burden of AMR.
STAR FORMATION IN THE TAURUS FILAMENT L 1495: FROM DENSE CORES TO STARS

We present a study of dense structures in the L 1495 filament in the Taurus Molecular Cloud and examine its star-forming properties. In particular, we construct a dust extinction map of the filament using deep near-infrared observations, exposing its small-scale structure in unprecedented detail. The filament shows highly fragmented substructures and a high mass-per-length value of Mline = 17 M☉ pc−1, reflecting star-forming potential in all parts of it. However, a part of the filament, namely B 211, is remarkably devoid of young stellar objects. We argue that in this region the initial filament collapse and fragmentation is still taking place and star formation is yet to occur. In the star-forming part of the filament, we identify 39 cores with masses from 0.4 to 10 M☉ and preferred separations in agreement with the local Jeans length. Most of these cores exceed the Bonnor–Ebert critical mass, and are therefore likely to collapse and form stars. The dense core mass function follows a power law with exponent Γ = 1.2 ± 0.2, a form commonly observed in star-forming regions.
HOW LARGE IS THE JUMP DISCONTINUITY IN THE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT OF A TIME-HOMOGENEOUS DIFFUSION?

We consider high-frequency observations from a one-dimensional time-homogeneous diffusion process Y. We assume that the diffusion coefficient $\sigma $ is continuously differentiable in y, but with a jump discontinuity at some level y, say $y=0$ . We first study sign-constrained kernel estimators of functions of the left and right limits of $\sigma $ at $0$ . These functions intricately depend on both limits. We propose a method to extricate these functions by searching for bandwidths where the kernel estimators are stable by iteration. We finally provide an estimator of the discontinuity jump size. We prove its convergence in probability and discuss its rate of convergence. A Monte Carlo study shows the finite sample properties of this estimator.
Optimal Carbon Dioxide Removal in Face of Ocean Carbon Sink Feedback

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a potentially important climate strategy for attaining low climate stabilization objectives. However, climate analysis has indicated a possible weakening of the ocean carbon sinks -the largest in the world- in relation to CDR deployment. Here, we provide an economic appraisal to assess the sensitivity of CDR and conventional abatement to CO2 outgassing from the oceans. We develop a theoretical framework to study the impact of the ocean-to-atmosphere transfer on the optimal mitigation strategies under different regimes that control the relationship between CO2 outgassing and the amount of CDR. We show that the optimal levels of emissions and CDR are correlated to the effectiveness of CDR expressed as a linear function of atmospheric concentrations. We incorporate this effect into an integrated assessment model of climate and economy (DICE model) and confirm the theoretical findings with numerical simulations. Further, we perform a sensitivity analysis to find the range of optimal abatement and CDR actions under different values of the CDR effectiveness coefficient.
1 OR 07 Kinetic and thermodynamic study of the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from biomass in high pressure / high temperature CO 2-water system

Furan compounds obtained from sugars derived from lignocellulosic biomass are nowadays promising platform molecules for the production of fuels and bulk chemicals. In this work, synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from lignocellulosic biomass-derived hexoses was developed in two-phase supercritical CO2-water systems. Conditions of reactions were above 10 MPa and 120°C, i.e., the biphasic reacting mixture can be regarded as subcritical water-supercritical CO2 system. Use of CO2 as a potential reversible acid catalyst was studied from kinetic experiments and their modeling. 5-HMF yield improved with increasing pressure to reach a maximum of 48 mol% after 7 hours of reaction at 150 °C and under 25 MPa of CO2. In a second part, Use of CO2 as a solvent for extractive reaction is evaluated through experimental results of 5-HMF recovery and thermodynamic analysis. INTRODUCTION Since the last century the world has become tremendously dependent on oil as it is its main source of chemicals and energy. The growth in demand, combined with diminishing reserves, requires the development of new, sustainable sources for fuels and bulk chemicals. Biomass is the most attractive alternative feedstock. It mainly consists of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin, whose repartition depends on the plant nature. Hydrolysis of cellulose allows the production of carbohydrates which show promise because of their natural carbon content. Thanks to organic synthesis, they can provide biosourced chemical building blocks. A typical product obtained from the conversion of sugars is 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF, figure 1). 5-HMF is a promising platform chemical to produce fuels and renewably sourced polymers. For example, it can be oxidized in 2,5-furandicarboxilic acid (2,5-FDCA) which is a green substitute to terephthalic acid in the production of plastics. Together with levulinic acid, another platform molecule derived from 5-HMF, 2,5-FDCA has been mentioned in the top 10 biobased chemicals[1] by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2004. Figure 1. Reaction scheme for the synthesis of 5-HMF from hexoses. + 3 H2O H+ cat. D-glucose D-fructose 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
Akademia Baru Mortality Rate of Mosquito Species to Dichloro-Diphenyl-TrichloroEthane ( DDT ) and Deltametrin Insecticides

Environmental management is very crucial for the development of our society. Poor environmental cleanness often attract vector parasite typically mosquito (causative agent of malaria). According to World Health Organization (WHO), about 438000 people die in 2015 due malarial infection. Vector control using insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an effective way of reducing malaria transmission. However, the major challenge is that those mosquitoes are developing resistance to insecticide. This study was carried out to assess the mortality rate of mosquitoes to dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane (DDT) and deltamethrin in five communities of Billiri local government area of Gombe State. Adult mosquitoes raised from larvae were collected across the five communities. Insecticide susceptibility tests using WHO papers treated with 4% (DDT) and 0.05% deltamethrin were carried out. Mosquitoes from the five communities were fully 100% susceptible to deltamethrin on the 24 hours post exposure period and no resistance observed. According to WHO recommendations, 98-100% mosquito mortality after 24 hours post exposure period indicates susceptibility, 80-97% suggests potential resistance that needs confirmation, and ˂ 80% mortality suggest resistance. Mosquitoes exposed to DDT after 24 hours in Kekkel community exhibits the highest mortality rate of 62% and Kasuwa with the least mortality rate of 10%. Based on the result of this study, the use of deltamethrin insecticide is still an effective means of preventing malaria transmission in Gombe metropolis. In addition, the research is also important in establishing mosquito treatment baseline depending on chemical preferentiality Copyright © 2016 Penerbit Akademia Baru All rights reserved.
Low Power Consumption ( < 1 W ) Mid-Infrared Quantum Cascade Laser for Gas Sensing

The mid-infrared (MIR) wavelength region (3 μm-20 μm) has attracted much attention as a most promising area for gas-sensing because absorption lines of various kinds of major industrial and environmental gases, such as CO2, NOx, and SOx, exist there. The absorptions of the gases in the MIR region are mainly due to fundamental vibrational resonances of the molecules, which are several orders of magnitude larger than those due to higher-order harmonics in the near infrared (NIR) region(1). Therefore, highsensitive gas sensors can be realized easily in the MIR region, and demands for them will rapidly increase with the progress of their application in fields such as industrial and environmental gas measurements, medical diagnosis, and home security. In future gas-sensings, measurements outdoors or short-time measurements in the case of the breath analysis and so on will be necessary, so gas sensors will need to be compact and high-speed. In addition, cost-reduction will also be essential for them to be used broadly. Considering the above requirements, semiconductor lasers are the best candidate for light sources of gas sensors because they are very small, high-speed, and their costs can be reduced sufficiently in mass-production using large-scale semiconductor substrates. However, conventional semiconductor lasers based on a pn-junction have difficulty in lasing in the MIR region because the bandgaps, determined by the pn-junction, do not cover that wavelength region. To overcome this problem, a novel semiconductor laser, namely, a quantum cascade laser (QCL), in which a new-type emission region called core region was adopted for oscillation in the MIR region, was invented in 1994(2). Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a core region structure of a QCL. As shown, the core structure consists of several tens of unit structures stacked on one another. Each unit structure has an active region serving as a light-emitting region and an injector region to inject carriers (electrons) into the active region which both are made of super-lattice structures.
Investigation of the Serotonergic Activity and the Serotonin Content in Serum and Platelet, and the Possible Role of the Serotonin Transporter in Patients with Depression

According to the monoamine hypothesis, the development of depression is associated with dysfunctions of the serotonergic system. Alterations in the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR), the serotonergic activity in the brain, and the content of serotonin (5-HT) have been related to depression and were examined separately by previous studies. This study investigates these parameters in 89 depressed patients and 89 healthy participants. We investigated the serotonergic activity measured by the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP). In addition to the examination of the serotonin content (serum and platelet), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were used and 5-HTTLPR genotypes were analyzed. We observed a lower serotonin content in patients compared to healthy participants. Further, we noticed a correlation between anxiety and depression-associated symptoms with serotonergic activity. Patients treated with SSRI/SNRI showed decreased contents of serum serotonin compared to patients without any psychotropic medication or other psychotropic medications. Since the serotonergic activity, peripheral serotonin content, and 5-HTTLPR were unrelated, the results suggest independent alterations of central and peripheral serotonergic systems in depression. In line with this finding, serotonergic activity was related to anxiety and depression symptoms. Furthermore, the applied medication seems to influence serum serotonin content in patients with depression.
Characterization of Fruits in Contrasting Environments and Germination of Tamarillo Seeds at Different Temperatures

Tamarillo (Solanum betaceum Cav. Syn Cyphomandra betacea Cav.) Sendt is a small tree native to the subtropical Andean region of South America from Colombia to Chile, popularly known as arboreal tomato, belonging to the family Solanaceae. The objective of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of fruits and the germination of tamarillo (Solanum betaceum) seeds produced in the Caparao-ES and MG regions. The following procedures were performed: Fruit and peel biometrics; fruit weight; pulp and peel weight; thousand-seed weight, pulp and peel yield and fruit dry mass. In the physicochemical analysis, the following parameters were determined: pH; soluble solids; titratable acidity and ratio. For the analysis of the physiological quality of the seeds, different temperatures (20°C; 25°C; 30°C and 20°C - 30°C) were evaluated in the presence and absence of light and the following was determined: Seed moisture content; germination; germination speed index; germination mean time; shoot length; root and total seedling dry mass. Tamarillo in the region of Caparao-ES presents greater chemical characteristics of the fruits, germination and vigor, and in the region of Caparao-MG presents greater physical characteristics of the fruits. Tamarillo can germinate both in the presence and absence of light, although in the presence of light, it presents greater vigor.
Endogenizing take-up of social assistance in a microsimulation model: a case study for Germany

"Microsimulation studies typically assume that all entitlements to means-tested benefits are actually claimed by eligible households, despite a large body of research that suggests that take-up rates are substantially below 100%. The assumption of full take-up tends to exaggerate the simulated increase in caseloads and fiscal costs of a social policy reform. This paper investigates the impact of non-take-up for two hypothetical scenarios, namely increasing and decreasing the base amount of social assistance in Germany by EURO 100 per month. We find a substantial effect of considering non-take-up on the simulated change in fiscal costs and in particular on the change in caseloads, where the full take-up assumption exaggerates the latter change by a factor of about two. " (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))
Thermodynamic Analysis of the Adsorption and Micellization Activity of the Mixtures of Rhamnolipid and Surfactin with Triton X-165

The surface tension of aqueous solutions of Triton X-165 with rhamnolipid or surfactin mixtures was measured. The obtained results were applied for the determination of the concentration and composition of the Triton X-165 and biosurfactants mixture at the water–air interface as well as the contribution of the particular component of the mixtures to water surface tension reduction and the mutual influence of these components on the critical micelle concentration. The determination of these quantities was based on both the commonly used concepts and a new one proposed by us, which assumes that the composition of the mixed monolayer at the water–air interface depends directly on the pressure of the monolayer of the single mixture component and allows us to determine the surface concentration of each mixture component independently of surface tension isotherms shape. Taking into account the composition of the mixed monolayer at the water–air interface, the standard Gibbs adsorption free energy was considered. The obtained results allow us to state that the concentration of both mixture components corresponding to their saturated monolayer and the surface tension of their aqueous solution can be predicted using the surfactants’ single monolayer pressure and their mole fraction in the mixed monolayer determined in the proposed way.
Scale of basic psychological needs to musical activity: Measuring basic psychological needs in musical activity

Basic psychological needs (BPN) are a central construct of the self-determination theory (SDT). However, there is a lack of instruments specifically adapted to measuring these in the field of music. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish-language scale of satisfaction and dissatisfaction of BPN in musical activity. The participants were 339 musicians aged 18–65 years old. Internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity were evaluated by comparing five models using confirmatory factor analysis and a multi-trait multi-method approach. The construct validity was evaluated with respect to satisfaction/fun experienced when performing music. The results indicated a good fit of the model in relation to the measure of each BPN. Satisfaction of the BPN positively predicted satisfaction/fun in performing and practicing music and dissatisfaction produced the opposite effect. The adapted instrument contributes to research on motivation in music education.
Job embeddedness and its connection with person-organization fit among Saudi Arabian employees

Job embeddedness and person-organization fit are two constructs that reflect employees’ attachment toward their organizations. While job embeddedness enhances employees’ affection, person-organization fit involves the value convergence with the organization. Therefore, the two constructs facilitate continuance in employment. The study attempted to identify the relationship between job embeddedness, person-organization fit, and human capital among the Saudi workforce. Data for the study were collected from 190 full-time employees employed in various organizations in Saudi Arabia. Convenient sampling was used to collect data. The respondents belong to different demographic categories. The data were analyzed using SPSS and structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques. Three hypotheses were formulated for the study to denote the relationships between the variables. For all the hypotheses formulated in the study, t-values (0.71, 0.88, and 0.84) showed a five percent level of significance. The research results thus indicated a significant positive relationship between job embeddedness, person-organization fit, and human capital. The relationship between the constructs and demographic variables was also examined. The findings are significant as the identified constructs help dealing with turnover intention, which is a bane for any organization. Therefore, the results could be used to identify retention strategies. AcknowledgmentsThis publication was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia, under the Specialized Research Grant program with Grant No- 2020/02/17318.
STUDIES ON CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS EXTRACTED FROM MUSA SAPIENTUM : STRUCTURAL AND BONDING ASPECTS

Cellulose fibers were obtained from banana pseudo-stems and subjected to different treatments to achieve nanocrystals. The cellulose materials obtained after different stages of extraction were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). XRD measurements revealed higher crystalline cellulose content in the acid hydrolyzed sample than in the raw fiber, with crystallite sizes of ~3.5 nm. XPS results indicated a significant intensity decrease of the peak located at ~285 eV, corresponding to the non-cellulosic component, in the spectrum of the raw fiber, as compared to that of the acid hydrolyzed sample. Raman studies indicated higher content of sp hybridized carbon in the raw fiber, due to its high amorphous carbon content, while acid treated crystalline samples showed significantly higher sp hybridized carbon content, indicating higher crystallinity. FTIR studies indicated that the raw material contained the highest amount of sp bonded carbon and the acid treated crystalline samples contained the most sp bonded carbon.
Transport of the 2017 Canadian wildfire plume to the tropics and global stratosphere via the Asian monsoon circulation

Abstract. We show that a fire plume originating at high northern latitudes during the Canadian wildfire event in July/August 2017 reached the tropics, and subsequently the tropical stratosphere via the ascending branch of the Brewer-Dobson Circulation (BDC). The transport from high to low latitudes in the upper troposphere and lowermost stratosphere was mediated by the anticyclonic flow of the Asian monsoon circulation. The fire plume reached the Asian monsoon area in late August/early September, when the Asian Monsoon Anticyclone (AMA) was still in place. While there is no evidence of mixing into the center of the AMA, we show that a substantial part of the fire plume is entrained into the anticyclonic flow at the AMA edge, and is transported into the tropical Upper-Troposphere–Lower-Stratosphere (UTLS), and possibly the Southern Hemisphere particularly following the north-south flow on the eastern side. In the tropics the fire plume is lifted by ~1.5 km per month. Inside the AMA we find evidence of the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL) in August, doubling background aerosol conditions with a calculated top of the atmosphere shortwave radiative forcing (RF) of −0.05 W/m2. The regional climate impact of the fire signal in the wider Asian monsoon area in September exceeds the impact of the ATAL by a factor of 2–4 and compares to that of a plume coming from an advected moderate volcanic eruption. The stratospheric, trans-continental transport of this plume to the tropics and the related regional climate impact point at the importance of long-range dynamical interconnections of pollution sources.