Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative Analysis of Predictive Interstitial Glucose Level Classification Models

Background: New methods of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) provide real-time alerts for hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and rapid fluctuations of glucose levels, thereby improving glycemic control, which is especially crucial during meals and physical activity. However, complex CGM systems pose challenges for individuals with diabetes and healthcare professionals, particularly when interpreting rapid glucose level changes, dealing with sensor delays (approximately a 10 min difference between interstitial and plasma glucose readings), and addressing potential malfunctions. The development of advanced predictive glucose level classification models becomes imperative for optimizing insulin dosing and managing daily activities. Methods: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of three different predictive models for the glucose level classification: (1) an autoregressive integrated moving average model (ARIMA), (2) logistic regression, and (3) long short-term memory networks (LSTM). The performance of these models was evaluated in predicting hypoglycemia (<70 mg/dL), euglycemia (70–180 mg/dL), and hyperglycemia (>180 mg/dL) classes 15 min and 1 h ahead. More specifically, the confusion matrices were obtained and metrics such as precision, recall, and accuracy were computed for each model at each predictive horizon. Results: As expected, ARIMA underperformed the other models in predicting hyper- and hypoglycemia classes for both the 15 min and 1 h horizons. For the 15 min forecast horizon, the performance of logistic regression was the highest of all the models for all glycemia classes, with recall rates of 96% for hyper, 91% for norm, and 98% for hypoglycemia. For the 1 h forecast horizon, the LSTM model turned out to be the best for hyper- and hypoglycemia classes, achieving recall values of 85% and 87% respectively. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that different models may have varying strengths and weaknesses in predicting glucose level classes, and the choice of model should be carefully considered based on the specific requirements and context of the clinical application. The logistic regression model proved to be more accurate for the next 15 min, particularly in predicting hypoglycemia. However, the LSTM model outperformed logistic regression in predicting glucose level class for the next hour. Future research could explore hybrid models or ensemble approaches that combine the strengths of multiple models to further enhance the accuracy and reliability of glucose predictions.
Effect of olive pomace as supplement on growth, carcass and meat characteristics of Karadi lambs

This investigation aims to determine the effect of olive pomace on growth performance and quality of carcass characteristics of Karadi lambs. Lambs were grouped by initial body weights (29.746±1.49 kg) and randomly distributed into five groups. While one group received commercial concentrates without olive pomace, the second, third, fourth and fifth groups received an experimental diet containing 4, 8, 12 and 16% of olive pomace, respectively. The lambs’ body weight, feed intake and feed conversion ratio were recorded weekly. At 46 kg live body weight, three lambs from each group were slaughtered in order to record carcass and non-carcass characteristics. Lambs fed olive pomace had significantly higher average daily gain and feed conversion ratio than those fed on the control diet. The experimental groups also produced carcass yield mainly due to an increase in carcass weight. Lambs fed 12% olive pomace had significantly higher rib eye area and fat thickness. The wholesale cuts showed that lambs fed olive pomace had significantly higher shoulder and shank percentage and significantly lower loin percentage than those of the lambs fed on the control diet. Most carcass cuts of lambs fed 8% olive pomace recorded significantly higher percentage of lean. Overall, supplementation with olive pomace significantly improved lamb growth and showed its capacity for meat production.
Planning World Cities: Globalization and Urban Politics

This major comparative text on urban planning, and the global and regional context in which it takes place, examines what have been traditionally regarded as 'world cities' (New York, London, Tokyo) and also a range of other important cities in America, Europe and Asia. The authors show the role planning has played in the way cities have responded to the forces of globalization, and argue for the importance of diverse – rather than one-size-fits-all – planning practices. This fully revised second edition systematically brings the debates on the impact of globalization right up to date and provides integrated coverage of the latest planning theory and practice. It also contains extended analysis of the implications of the rapid growth of Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing. New material is included on the impact of globalization on poorer mega-cities like Mumbai and Johannesburg.
Treatment-Related Factors Affecting the Success of Endodontic Microsurgery and the Influence of GTR on Radiographic Healing—A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study

The primary objective of this retrospective study was to assess the correlation between treatment-related factors (resection angle, depth of retrograde filling, length of resected root and use of guided tissue regeneration—GTR) evaluated using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans and the treatment outcomes of endodontic microsurgery (EMS). The secondary purpose of this research was to evaluate the influence of the GTR technique on the radiographic healing state, taking into account the initial parameters of periapical lesions. In 161 cases, the local factors (volume of a lesion, bone destruction pattern, presence/absence of cortical bone destruction) were measured using preoperative CBCT images before undergoing EMS. At least one year after surgery, the outcome of EMS was classified as a success or a failure (based on radiographic and clinical criteria). Using postoperative CBCT, treatment-related factors (resection angle, depth of retrograde filling, and length of resected root) were measured. Additionally, the status of radiographic healing was evaluated (in accordance with modified PENN 3D criteria). Eighteen cases (11.18%) were classified as failures, and 143 were classified as successes (88.82%). Univariate analysis showed that there was no statistically significant influence of treatment-related factors on the healing outcome of EMS. An exact Fischer’s test showed the significant impact of GTR on radiographic healing (P < 0.001) in apical lesions (P < 0.001), lesions with a volume between 100 mm3 and 450 mm3 (P < 0.009) and over 450 mm3 (P < 0.001), lesions with the destruction of one plate (P < 0.001), and lesions with the destruction of two plates (through and through) (P = 0.022). The use of GTR in apical lesions, lesions with volumes over 100 mm3, and lesions with the destruction of at least one plate is significantly associated with better radiographic healing.
Community Health Promotion Program (PKMRS) Self Care Management Of Diabetes Mellitus At Rsi Jemursari Surabaya

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic multisystem disease related to abnormal insulin production, impaired insulin utilization, or both. Prevention measures that can be taken to avoid DM include self-care management. This health promotion activity aims to educate the community, especially families affected by DM, about self-care management, with a total of 30 respondents. The health promotion method utilizes Power Point presentations (PPT) and leaflets, with pre-tests and post-tests conducted to assess the respondents' level of understanding. The research results show a significant difference in the respondents' knowledge of self care management before and after receiving education. The conclusion of this study is that providing health promotion to the community has a positive impact on the respondents' knowledge and quality of life, as well as on other members of the community.
Guanidinoacetic Acid Attenuates Adipogenesis through Regulation of miR-133a in Sheep

Simple Summary Excessive white adipose tissue accumulation in farm animal results in a lower meat percentage of the carcass, which may attenuate economic benefits. Moreover, consumers prefer to purchase lean meat without excessive subcutaneous fat. Thus, developing strategies to enhance skeletal muscle growth and maintain or decrease adiposity in farm animals is desirable. Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) has been officially registered as an animal feed additive to promote the performance of animals. Currently, little is known about its effects on sheep adipose tissue accumulation. We found that dietary GAA supplementation could attenuate adipose tissue growth in sheep. Moreover, GAA inhibited proliferation and differentiation of sheep stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells in vitro. Thus, these data could potentiate the application of GAA to sheep meat production. Abstract Guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) is an amino acid derivative, previously described in the skeletal muscle of vertebrates, that serves as an important regulator of cellular bioenergetics and has been widely used as a feed additive. Nevertheless, the effect of GAA on adipose tissue growth remains unclear. Here, we hypothesized that dietary GAA negatively affected adipose tissue development in lambs. Lambs were individually fed diets with (0.09%) or without GAA for 70 d ad libitum, and the subcutaneous adipose tissues were sampled for analysis. The results showed that dietary GAA supplementation decreased the girth rib (GR) value (p < 0.01) of lamb carcasses. Both real-time PCR and Western blot analysis suggested that dietary GAA inhibited the expression of adipogenic markers, including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ, p < 0.05), CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α (C/EBPα, p < 0.01) and sterol-regulatory-element-binding protein 1c (SREBP1C, p < 0.01) in subcutaneous adipose tissue. In vitro, GAA inhibited sheep stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cell proliferation, which was associated with downregulation of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA, p < 0.05), cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK 4, p < 0.05) and cyclin D1 (p < 0.01). GAA suppressed adipogenesis of SVF cells. Furthermore, miRNA sequencing revealed that GAA affected the miRNA expression profile, and real-time PCR analysis confirmed that miR-133a expression in both subcutaneous adipose tissue and SVF cell was downregulated by GAA. Meanwhile, miR-133a promoted adipogenic differentiation of SVF cells by targeting Sirt1. miR-133a mimics alleviated the inhibitory effect of GAA on SVF cells’ adipogenic differentiation. In summary, GAA attenuated adipogenesis of sheep SVF cells, which might occur through miR-133a-modulated Sirt1 expression.
Psychological abuse is not a problem! Exploring the role of domestic violence myths in psychological revictimization

Research provided evidence that IPV myths affect women’s acceptance of psychological aggression in intimate relationships, increasing revictimization. However, no study to date has investigated how endorsement of IPV myths leads victims of psychological IPV to accept psychological aggression. In the present study (N = 207 young Italian women involved in heterosexual romantic relationships), we assessed acceptance of IPV myths, prevalence of psychological abuse (in the past 12 months), perception of the problematic nature, and acceptance of psychological aggression in intimate relationships. Results showed that the effect of IPV myths on participants’ acceptance of psychological aggression was mediated by the tendency to consider psychological aggression as unproblematic. Notably, this effect was significant only for women who had experienced some form of psychological abuse by an intimate partner in the past 12 months. These findings have relevant implications for prevention strategies about risks of revictimization.
Multi-Objective Optimization for Solar-Hydrogen-Battery-Integrated Electric Vehicle Charging Stations with Energy Exchange

The importance of electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) is increasing as electric vehicles (EV) become more widely used. EVCS with multiple low-carbon energy sources can promote sustainable energy development. This paper presents an optimization methodology for direct energy exchange between multi-geographic dispersed EVCSs in London, UK. The charging stations (CSs) incorporate solar panels, hydrogen, battery energy storage systems, and grids to support their operations. EVs are used to allow the energy exchange of charging stations. The objective function of the solar-hydrogen-battery storage electric vehicle charging station (SHS-EVCS) includes the minimization of both capital and operation and maintenance (O&M) costs, as well as the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. The system constraints encompass the power output limits of individual components and the need to maintain a power balance between the SHS-EVCSs and the EV charging demand. To evaluate and compare the proposed SHS-EVCSs, two multi-objective optimization algorithms, namely the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II) and the Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition (MOEA/D), are employed. The findings indicate that NSGA-II outperforms MOEA/D in terms of achieving higher-quality solutions. During the optimization process, various factors are considered, including the sizing of solar panels and hydrogen storage tanks, the capacity of electric vehicle chargers, and the volume of energy exchanged between the two stations. The application of the optimized SHS-EVCSs results in substantial cost savings, thereby emphasizing the practical benefits of the proposed approach.
Existence and stability of generalized weakly-mixed vector equilibrium problems

The purpose of this paper is to investigate a new model, called the generalized weakly-mixed vector equilibrium problem and denoted by GWMVEP, which is an extension of vector equilibrium problems, vector variational inequalities and vector optimization problems. We ﬁrst verify the existence of the GWMVEP on a noncompact domain by using the KKMF lemma. In addition, we identify a class of the GWMVEP with weaker assumptions such that most of the GWMVEPs are structurally stable and robust in the sense of the Baire classiﬁ-cation.
Effect of BP1, BP3 and Quince A rootstocks, at three planting densities, on precocity and fruit quality of ‘Forelle’ pear (Pyrus communis L.)

‘Forelle’ pear trees (Pyrus communis L.) were established at the Bien Donne experimental farm in the Western Cape Province of South Africa on BP1, BP3 and Quince A rootstocks at three planting densities, i.e., 889, 1667 and 2857 trees. ha −1, to determine the rootstock and planting density effect on precocity and fruit quality. Production per tree and per hectare, tree size and yield efficiency were measured for the first three crops. Fruit quality was determined by mass, colour, firmness and TSS values. Quince A was more productive than the BP-rootstocks and also resulted in smaller trees, thus higher yield efficiency. Higher planting densities resulted in higher production per hectare and higher yield efficiencies for all three rootstocks. Quince A at a planting density of 2857 trees. ha −1 resulted in a cumulative production of 69.7 t.ha−1 from the fourth to the sixth leaf. BP3 was more productive than BP1, while the tree size was similar. This resulted in BP3 having higher yield efficiency than BP1. Q.
Gypsum crystals observed in experimental and natural sea ice

Although gypsum has been predicted to precipitate in sea ice, it has never been observed. Here we provide the first report on gypsum precipitation in both experimental and natural sea ice. Crystals were identified by X‐ray diffraction analysis. Based on their apparent distinguishing characteristics, the gypsum crystals were identified as being authigenic. The FREeZing CHEMistry (FREZCHEM) model results support our observations of both gypsum and ikaite precipitation at typical in situ sea ice temperatures and confirms the “Gitterman pathway” where gypsum is predicted to precipitate. The occurrence of authigenic gypsum in sea ice during its formation represents a new observation of precipitate formation and potential marine deposition in polar seas.
The fine structure of the stratospheric flow revealed by differential sounding

Preliminary results concerning the fine vertical structure of the stratospheric flow in the middle stratosphere, above 18 km, are presented. By using a high-resolution anemometer hung below slowly rising and descending balloons, the wind shear vector was measured over vertical distances as small as 50 m. Most of the soundings reveal an organized structure with a vertical wavelength of about 1 km. Shear instabilities are generally related to these structures. These observations, more detailed than those obtainable using radar-balloon methods, suggest that long-period inertio-gravity waves are responsible for much of the variability.
Does Fertility Respond to Work and Family-life Reconciliation Policies in France?

For the past two years, France has enjoyed fertility rates approaching replacement level, with a total fertility rate of 1.98 in 2006 and 2.00 in 2008. After a ten-year period of slow growth, the fertility rate has thus reached its highest level in about thirty years (Prioux, 2007), placing France in top position among European and other OECD countries. However, this high level of fertility is somewhat puzzling, because most of the trends impacting the transition to adulthood that have emerged in Western countries since the 1970s may also be seen in France. Young people have increased their educational investment, delayed their entry onto the labour market, their departure from their parents‘ homes or their entry into parenthood. The changes have been especially significant for women, whose labour force participation continues to increase. The young generations face relatively high unemployment rates and have become increasingly uncertain about their labour force status.
Sulfur isotope abundance data, Bingham District, Utah

Range in isotopic composition is small, with a mean close to that for meteorite sulfur, suggesting a magmatic hydrothermal origin and derivation from a deep-seated source, perhaps within the mantle. Pyrite samples show the entire range of compositions, from S-32/S-34 ratios of 22.151 to 22.306. Vein pyrite is richer in S-34 than disseminated pyrite. Sulfide minerals of individual samples show increasing mean S32/S34 ratios in the sequence molybdenite-pyrite-chalocopyrite-bornite. Weak zonation is shown by progressive depletion of S-34 outward from the central zone of the district.
Brucellae as resilient intracellular pathogens: epidemiology, host–pathogen interaction, recent genomics and proteomics approaches, and future perspectives

Brucellosis is considered one of the most hazardous zoonotic diseases all over the world. It causes formidable economic losses in developed and developing countries. Despite the significant attempts to get rid of Brucella pathogens in many parts of the world, the disease continues to spread widely. Recently, many attempts proved to be effective for the prevention and control of highly contagious bovine brucellosis, which could be followed by others to achieve a prosperous future without rampant Brucella pathogens. In this study, the updated view for worldwide Brucella distribution, possible predisposing factors for emerging Brucella pathogens, immune response and different types of Brucella vaccines, genomics and proteomics approaches incorporated recently in the field of brucellosis, and future perspectives for prevention and control of bovine brucellosis have been discussed comprehensively. So, the current study will be used as a guide for researchers in planning their future work, which will pave the way for a new world without these highly contagious pathogens that have been infecting and threatening the health of humans and terrestrial animals.
Understanding Catchment Processes and Hydrological Modelling in the Abay/Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

The water resources in the Abay/Upper Blue Nile basin are the source of life for the several hundred million people living in the basin and further downstream. It provides more than 60% of the total Nile water. Intensive farming in unfavourable soils and slopes, overgrazing and soil erosion is among the major problems in the basin. Land degradation as a result of soil erosion decreases soil fertility in the upper catchments and simultaneously increases sedimentation in reservoirs and irrigation canals in downstream countries. Land degradation also affects basin hydrology and water resources availability. Therefore, sustainable water resources management in the basin is necessary that requires in-depth understanding of the basin hydrology. This could be achieved in one way through assessment of hydrological variability, investigating the two-way interactions between land use on the hydrologic responses, and detailed understanding of the rainfall runoff processes. Although detailed knowledge of the basin hydrology is important both from scientific and operational perspectives, it is hindered by the scarce hydro-meteorological data. Besides, the space-time variations of rainfall and other meteorological parameters as well as physiographic characteristics are large and, consequently, the hydrological processes are quite complex in the basin. Furthermore, these processes have been rarely investigated before. Therefore, analysing the hydrological processes at various spatio-temporal scales has the first priority to be able to predict the impact of changes in the basin and guide sustainable water resources management. This thesis aims at characterising and quantifying catchment processes and modelling in the basin through intensive field measurements and a set of different modelling approaches that complement each other in the range of space and time scales. Different methods including long-term trend analysis, field data collection and combined stable isotopes and process based rainfall-runoff modelling were carried out.
Rafting behaviour of Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus

Radio-telemetry data were collected on rafting Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus at Skomer (southwest Wales), Rum (northwest Scotland) and Bardsey (northwest Wales) between 2003 and 2005. These were used to investigate whether Manx Shearwaters tend to raft adjacent to their breeding areas and whether rafts move closer towards shore as the evening progresses. On Skomer and Bardsey, there was a tendency for birds to raft in an area roughly adjacent to where they bred, although they did not raft exclusively opposite their breeding site. On Rum, birds breeding at two different locations appeared to show different preferences for rafting areas. However, it was difficult to draw conclusions from this, as signal coverage around the island was poor, and the breeding locations were close together. At all three islands, there was strong evidence that birds tended to move closer inshore as the evening progressed.