Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A chironomid-based Holocene summer air temperature reconstruction from the Swiss Alps

We developed a quantitative chironomid-July air temperature inference model based on surface sediments from 81 Swiss lakes and applied it to the Holocene subfossil chironomid record of Hinterburgsee, a small subalpine lake in the northern Swiss Alps (present-day mean July air temperature of 11.3°C). After smoothing to reduce the high between-sample variability of inferred temperatures, the reconstruction indicates July air temperatures of 10.4– 10.9°C at the end of the Younger Dryas, of 11.9–12.8°C during the early and mid-Holocene (11500–4000 cal. BP), and slightly lower temperatures of 11.5–12.0°C during the late Holocene (3500–1000 cal. BP). A warming trend inferred for the past millennium is most likely an artifact of human impact on Hinterburgsee's chironomid fauna, rather than a genuine temperature signal. The most prominent climatological events during the Holocene were two periods of lower temperatures at c. 10700–10500 cal. BP and 8200–7700 cal. BP and an abrupt shift to a cooler late-Holocene climate around 4000–3700 cal. BP. Although the chironomid-inferred climate signals were within the prediction error of the model (1.51°C), major inferred temperature changes agree well with other northern and central European climate reconstructions and underline the potential of subfossil chironomid analysis to reconstruct even the moderate climatic changes within the Holocene.
Generating Boolean lattices by few elements and exchanging session keys

Let Sp($k$) denote the number of the $\lfloor k/2\rfloor$-element subsets of a finite $k$-element set. We prove that the least size of a generating subset of the Boolean lattice with $n$ atoms (or, equivalently, the powerset lattice of an $n$-element set) is the least number $k$ such that $n\leq$ Sp($k$). Based on this fact and our 2021 protocol based on equivalence lattices, we outline a cryptographic protocol for exchanging session keys, that is, frequently changing secondary keys. In the present paper, which belongs mainly to lattice theory, we do not elaborate and prove those details of this protocol that modern cryptology would require to guarantee security; the security of the protocol relies on heuristic considerations. However, as a first step, we prove that if an eavesdropper could break every instance of an easier protocol in polynomial time, then P would equal NP. As a byproduct, it turns out that in each nontrivial finite lattice that has a prime filter, in particular, in each nontrivial finite Boolean lattice, the solvability of systems of equations with constant-free left sides but constant right sides is an NP-complete problem.
Florence “ Sustainability of Well-Being International Forum ” . 2015 : Food for Sustainability and not just food , FlorenceSWIF 2015 Exploring individuals ’ well-being visiting urban and peri-urban green areas : a quantile regression approach

Environmental conditions affect the individuals’ quality of life as well as physical, psychological and social well-being. Green areas play a key role in improving well-being perceived by the citizens in urban contexts. The direct and indirect experience with nature helps to reduce psychophysical stress, induces positive emotions, and facilitates renewal of cognitive resources. An example of this is represented by Pinus pinea L. (Italian stone pine) forests located within or around urban areas. These pinewoods were originally diffused in Mediterranean region to produce wood, pine kernels for alimentary purposes and in coastal areas to protect dunes and agricultural territories. However, land use change and coastal urbanization modified their principal functions: while productive function has been gradually reduced, they become important elements of the urban landscape contributing to human well-being with a wide range of cultural services. With increasing interest in the use of urban green space to promote human health, it is interesting to analyze if and to what extent different natural settings, as well as restoration components influence well-being by disentangling the effect on physical and psychological benefits. The aim of this paper is to explore the effect of experience variables and restoration components on individuals’ physical and psychological wellbeing. A quantile regression approach was used for data analysis. This approach allows us to understand what happens throughout the entire distribution of psychological and physical well-being reported by visitors of pinewoods and, in particular, at its extremes. Our results show that the effect of the selected covariates is different both throughout the distribution of the dependent variable and between psychological and physical subjective well-being. © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of Fondazione Simone Cesaretti. * Corresponding author. E-mail address: antonio.tomao@unitus.it 2016 he uthors. ublished by lsevier . his is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creati ec ns.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-revie under responsibility of Fondazione Si one Cesaretti 116 Antonio Tomao et al. / Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia 8 ( 2016 ) 115 – 122
A New Value-Weighted Total Return Index for the Finnish Stock Market

This paper presents a new monthly value-weighted, all-share total return index for the Finnish stock market. The index covers the period from the establishment of the Helsinki Stock Exchange in October 1912 to the beginning of 1970, after which the WI index by Berglund et al (1983) and later in December 1990, the Exchange’s own HEX index are available. When combined, these can be used to study the development of the Finnish equity market without a break from the beginning of the stock market until the present day. We also provide a detailed description of the construction methodology and a comparison between our index and those available earlier. The new index replaces the Unitas price index, which has been the only index available for long-term studies from 1928 onwards. The new index also provides an alternative to the book equity weighted Poutvaara (1996) price index for the period 1912–1929.
The heterogeneity of 3-D vertical hydraulic conductivity in a streambed

The heterogeneity of vertical hydraulic conductivity ( K v) is a key attribute of streambed for researchers investigating surface water–groundwater interaction. However, few three-dimensional (3-D) K v models with high spatial resolutions have been achieved. In this study, in-situ permeameter tests were conducted to obtain K v values. A 3-D model with 443 K v values was built comprising 10 lines, 10 rows, and five layers. Statistical analysis was done to reveal the spatial characteristics of K v. The influence of bedform on K v values was restricted to the near-surface streambed. K v increased with the increasing distance from the south river bank for the upmost layer, but it was not the case for other layers and the combined K v values of five layers; the spatial pattern at transects across the channel did not differ significantly. The K v values of each layer pertained to different populations; the sediments of individual layers were formed under different sedimentation environments. The coupling of erosion/deposition process and transport of fine materials primarily contributed to a reduction of the mean and median of K v values and an increase of heterogeneity of K v values with depth. Thus, a collection of K v values obtained from different layers should be considered when characterizing the heterogeneity of streambed.
Note on the presence of Salamandra salamandra (Amphibia) in caves from Padurea Craiului Mountains, Romania

We have identified individuals of Salamandra salamandra in four caves from Padurea Craiului Mountains. In a cave there have been found larvae, in another one a newly metamorphosed individual, in the other ones being recorded adults. Generally, fire salamanders are present near the entrance of caves, but sometimes they were observed far from the entrance, being probably drifted by floods.
Localized reconnection in the magnetotail driven by lobe flow channels: Global MHD simulation

Recent ionospheric measurements suggest polar cap flow channels often trigger nightside auroral brightening. However, measurements were limited to the ionosphere, and it was not understood if such flow channels can exist in the lobe and can trigger magnetotail reconnection in a localized cross‐tail extent. We examined if localized flow channels can form self‐consistently in a global MHD regime, and if so, how such flow channels originate and relate to localized magnetotail reconnection. We show that lobe convection became nonuniform with azimuthally narrow flow channels (enhanced dawn‐dusk electric fields) of ~3 RE cross‐tail width. The flow channels propagated from the dayside toward the plasma sheet as an interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) discontinuity swept tailward. The plasma sheet around the lobe flow channels became thinner with a similar cross‐tail extent and then localized reconnection occurred. These results suggest that localized flow channels can propagate tailward across the lobe and drive localized magnetotail reconnection, that the cross‐tail width of reconnection and resulting plasma sheet flow channels and dipolarization fronts are related to the width of inflow from the lobe, and that IMF discontinuities drive lobe flow channels.
Biomechanical “ in vitro ” study of patellar tendon femoral fixation in ACL reconstruction : comparison of metal interference screws and press-fit fixation with conical bone block *

* From Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da UFPR (Professor Gabriel Paulo Skroch) (SOT-UFPR), Brazil. 1. Orthopedic Surgeon; Doctor in Surgery; Instructor of Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy of UFPR; SBOT Full Member. 2. Orthopedic Surgeon; Adjunct Professor; Head of Surgery Department; SBOT Full Member. 3. Orthopedic Surgeon; MSc in Surgery; Instructor and Coordinator of Sports Traumatology Course; SBOT Full Member. 4. Orthopedic Surgeon; Instructor from Sports Traumatology Course; SBOT Full Member. 5. Mechanical Engineer, MSc; Academic Department Professor of Mechanics, Cefet-PR. 6. Adjunct Professor; Head of Orthopedics and Traumatology Service from UFPR; SBOT Full Member. * Trabalho realizado no Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da UFPR – Serviço do Prof. Dr. Gabriel Paulo Skroch (SOT-UFPR). 1. Mestre e Doutor em Clínica Cirúrgica pela UFPR; Professor do Curso de Especialização em Traumatologia Esportiva e Artroscopia da UFPR; Membro do Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da UFPR; Membro Titular da SBOT. 2. Professor Doutor Adjunto da UFPR; Chefe do Departamento de Cirurgia da UFPR; Membro Titular da SBOT. 3. Mestre em Clínica Cirúrgica pela UFPR; Professor e Coordenador do Curso de Especialização em Traumatologia Esportiva da UFPR; Membro do Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da UFPR; Membro Titular da SBOT. 4. Professor do Curso de Especialização em Traumatologia Esportiva e Artroscopia da UFPR; Membro do Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da UFPR; Membro Titular da SBOT. 5. Engenheiro Mecânico; Mestre e Professor do Departamento Acadêmico de Mecânica do Cefet-PR. 6. Professor Doutor Adjunto da UFPR; Chefe da Disciplina de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da UFPR; Chefe do Serviço de Ortopedia e Traumatologia da UFPR; Membro Titular da SBOT. Endereço para correspondência (Correspondence to): João Luiz Vieira da Silva, Rua Ângelo Sampaio, 670 – 80250-120 – Curitiba, PR. Tel. /fax: (41) 243-1900, email: jlzsilva@terra.com. br. Recebido em (Received in) 26/3/03. Aprovado para publicação em (Approved in) 13/5/03. Copyright RBO2003 ARTIGO ORIGINAL / ORIGINAL ARTICLE
An integrable bound for rough stochastic partial differential equations with applications to invariant manifolds and stability

We study semilinear rough stochastic partial differential equations as introduced in [Gerasimovi{\v{c}}s, Hairer; EJP 2019]. We provide $\mathcal{L}^p(\Omega)$-integrable a priori bounds for the solution and its linearization in case the equation is driven by a suitable Gaussian process. Using the Multiplicative Ergodic Theorem for Banach spaces, we can deduce the existence of a Lyapunov spectrum for the linearized equation around stationary points. The existence of local stable, unstable, and center manifolds around stationary points is also provided. In the case where all Lyapunov exponents are negative, local exponential stability can be deduced. We illustrate our findings with several examples.
MID‐CRETACEOUS RUDIST‐BEARING CARBONATES OF THE MISHRIF FORMATION: AN IMPORTANT RESERVOIR SEQUENCE IN THE MESOPOTAMIAN BASIN, IRAQ

This paper reports on the sedimentology and stratigraphy of the mid‐Cretaceous Mishrif Formation, one of the principal carbonate reservoirs in Central and Southern Iraq. The Cenomanian Mahilban, Maotsi and Fahad Carbonate Formations of Central Iraq are the lateral chronostratigraphical equivalents of the Mishrif and underlying Rumaila Formations of Southern Iraq. Together, these units represent a single mid‐Cretaceous carbonate succession in the Mesopotamian Basin.
Middle tertiary hydrothermal activity and uplift of the northern flinders ranges, South Australia: Insights from apatite fission‐track thermochronology

Apatite fission‐track thermochronology reveals that hydrothermal activity was pervasive during mid‐Tertiary time within the Paralana Fault zone and adjacent country rocks of the northern Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Apatite fission‐track ages from the Mt Painter block, west of the Paralana Fault zone, range between ∼ 175 and 260 Ma. The mean lengths of confined fission‐tracks for these samples are ∼ 12 μm with s.d. of the track length distributions of ∼ 2 μm. These data suggest that rocks exposed in the Mt Painter block cooled slowly though the apatite partial annealing zone (∼ 110–50°C) starting before 200 Ma and continuing into the Tertiary. In contrast, apatite samples from the Paralana Fault zone yield apparent ages as young as 25–30 Ma and mean track lengths mostly < 12 μm, with s.d. ∼ 3 μm. These young apparent ages and relatively short track lengths require mid‐Tertiary palaeotemperatures of 90–105°C for the fault zone, assuming a heating time in the order of 1 Ma. This heating is interpreted .
Probing Molecular Insights of Zika Virus-Host Interactions 2 3 4

Review 1 Probing Molecular Insights of Zika Virus-Host Interactions 2 3 4 Ina Lee1, Sandra Bos15, Ge Li1, Shusheng Wang1, Gilles Gadea5, Philippe Despres5, Richard Y. Zhao1-4* 5 Department of Pathology1, Department of Microbiology and Immunology2, Institute of Global Health3, and 6 Institute of Human Virology4, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; 5Université 7 de la Réunion, INSERM U1187, CNRS UMR 9192, IRD UMR 249, Unité Mixte Processus Infectieux en Milieu 8 Insulaire Tropical, Plateforme Technologique CYROI, 94791 Sainte Clotilde, La Réunion, France 9 10 11 12 13 14 *, Correspondence: rzhao@som.umaryland. edu (R.Y.Z); Tel: +1 410 706 6301; E-mail: 15 16 17 Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 5 April 2018 doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0063. v1
Quantitative study of the distributary braidplain of the Preboreal ice‐contact Gardermoen delta complex, southeastern Norway

This raised delta structure is an ice‐contact deltaic complex with a volume of c. 4.4. 109 m3, deposited c. 9500 yr BP in a shallow wide ‘fjord’ during the retreat of the Scandinavian ice cap. The delta plain lies at an altitude of 200–223 m. It aggraded c. 20 m above the contemporaneous sea level during a regional marine regression. The braidplain palaeochannel characteristics indicate a peak meltwater discharge of 7–9 103 m3/s. Calculations based on a glacial ablation model indicate a mid‐summer discharge of c. 5.5 103 m3/s. However, the fluvial topset of the delta has an erosive base whose altitude decreases upstream and indicates stream incision by more the 6 m below the contemporaneous sea level. The deep scour is ascribed to episodic floods over the relatively short delta plain, which exceeded direct ablation‐associated discharges. The depositional time‐span of the delta is assessed to have been 70 years, calculated from coastal gradient and shoreline displacement curves. The average sedimentation rate of the delta is thereby inferred to have been extremely high, c. 6. 107 m3/yr. The sedimentation is thought to reflect ‘extreme’ ice‐margin conditions, where the sediment and water discharge was maximized by full‐scale ablation, with simultaneous subglacial, englacial and supraglacial sediment and water supply. These conditions might further coincide with an abundant rainfall in the catchment area or the drainage of dammed waters, initiating episodic floods which eroded deep beneath sea level. As a whole, the study illustrates the hydrological conditions of proglacial sedimentation at the front of the rapidly retreating last Scandinavian ice cap.
California GAMA Program: Sources and transport of nitrate in shallow groundwater in the Llagas Basin of Santa Clara County, California

A critical component of the State Water Resource Control Board's Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program is to assess the major threats to groundwater resources that supply drinking water to Californians (Belitz et al., 2004). Nitrate is the most pervasive and intractable contaminant in California groundwater and is the focus of special studies under the GAMA program. This report presents results of a study of nitrate contamination in the aquifer beneath the cities of Morgan Hill and Gilroy, CA, in the Llagas Subbasin of Santa Clara County, where high nitrate levels affect several hundred private domestic wells. The main objectives of the study are: (1) to identify the main source(s) of nitrate that issue a flux to the shallow regional aquifer (2) to determine whether denitrification plays a role in the fate of nitrate in the subbasin and (3) to assess the impact that a nitrate management plan implemented by the local water agency has had on the flux of nitrate to the regional aquifer. Analyses of 56 well water samples for major anions and cations, nitrogen and oxygen isotopes of nitrate, dissolved excess nitrogen, tritium and groundwater age, and trace organic compounds, show that synthetic fertilizer is the most likely source of nitrate in highly contaminated wells, and that denitrification is not a significant process in the fate of nitrate in the subbasin except in the area of recycled water application. In addition to identifying contaminant sources, these methods offer a deeper understanding of how the severity and extent of contamination are affected by hydrogeology and groundwater management practices. In the Llagas subbasin, the nitrate problem is amplified in the shallow aquifer because it is highly vulnerable with high vertical recharge rates and rapid lateral transport, but the deeper aquifers are relatively more protected by laterally extensive aquitards. Artificial recharge delivers low-nitrate water and provides a means of long-term remediation. Examination of nitrate concentration in relation to groundwater age indicates that the nitrate management plan has not yet resulted in a decrease in the flux of nitrate to the shallow aquifer in the areas tested.
The Economic Value of Mountain Biking in the Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Travel Cost Analysis Using Count Data Models

This paper reports the first formal non-market valuation of mountain biking in South Africa by applying the individual travel cost method (TCM). Due to the non-negative, integer nature of the trip data, several count data models were estimated. Mountain biking is fast becoming one of South Africaâ€™s most popular recreational sports and these estimates of economic value may assist policy-makers in managing mountain biking venues in general, and congestion conflicts, specifically. The locus of this study is the Baviaanskloof Mega-Reserve situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, part of which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. The reserve is a popular site for mountain biking. The economic value estimated, by employing a generalised negative binomial model, for trips taken during 2014 amounted to ZAR1 915 (US$167) per trip.
NEURAL MODEL REPROGRAMMING WITH SIMILARITY BASED MAPPING FOR LOW-RESOURCE SPOKEN COMMAND CLASSIFICATION

In this study, we propose a novel adversarial reprogramming (AR) approach for low-resource spoken command recognition (SCR) and build an AR-SCR system. The AR procedure aims at repurposing a pretrained SCR model (from the source domain) to modify the acoustic signals (from the target domain). To solve the label mis-matches between source and target domains and further improve the stability of AR, we propose a novel similarity-based label mapping technique to align classes. In addition, the transfer learning (TL) technique is combined with the original AR process to improve the model adaptation capability. We evaluate the proposed AR-SCR sys-tem on three low-resource SCR datasets, including Arabic, Lithua-nian, and dysarthric Mandarin speech. Experimental results show that with a pretrained AM trained on a large-scale English dataset, the proposed AR-SCR system outperforms the current state-of-the-art results on Lithuanian and Arabic speech commands datasets, with only a limited amount of training data.
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Dominant research streams in healthcare management conclude that knowledge transfer between patient groups is accomplished through instructions and/or socially constructed practices. Underlying these views is the belief that texts and practices carry with them the codes necessary for their own decoding and, therefore, enable an unproblematic knowledge transfer. The analysis focused specifically on the interrelated effects between constituents of a group receiving ongoing healthcare and the relationships to knowledge transfer management, through which, group membership and knowledge exchange was mediated. The research asked if this relationship could be improved from both a personal and organisational perspective, by better understanding of the knowledge transfer mechanisms at work. We argue that because private and cultural models mediate decoding of information into meaningful knowledge, knowledge is created from the unique combination of cognitive dispositions of acumen, memory, creativity, volition, emotion, and socio-cultural interaction. Thus, mechanisms for decision-making affect socio group dynamics and interactions via the healthcare environment, manager or practitioner.