Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Geochemical and Seasonal Characteristics of Dissolved Iron Isotopes in the Mun River, Northeast Thailand

Dissolved iron (Fe) isotopes in river water have a pivotal role in understanding the Fe cycle in the surficial environment. A total of 13 samples of river water were collected from the Mun River to analyze the Fe isotopes and their controlling factors in river water, such as dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and different supply sources. The results showed that dissolved Fe (DFe) concentrations ranged from 21.49 μg/L to 232.34 μg/L in the dry season and ranged from 10.48 μg/L to 135.27 μg/L in the wet season, which might be ascribed to the dilution effect. The δ56Fe of the dry season (−0.34 to 0.57‰, with an average 0.09‰) was lower than that of the wet season (−0.15 to 0.48‰, with an average 0.14‰). Combined with the δ56Fe and DFe/DAl ratios, the end-members of DFe were identified, including rock weathering (high δ56Fe and low DFe/DAl ratio), anthropogenic inputs (high δ56Fe and high DFe/DAl ratio) and groundwater inputs (low δ56Fe and low DFe/DAl ratio). The relationship between δ56Fe and DOC concentrations suggested that the chelation of organic matter with heavy Fe isotopes was one of the important sources of heavy Fe isotopes in river water.
Modeling Consumers’ Usage Intention of Augmented Reality in Online Buying Context: Empirical Setting with Measurement Development

Abstract The main objective of this study is to identify the factors that affect consumers’ intention to use AR for their online buying context. This study integrated three theories with additional constructs of perceived enjoyment and personal innovativeness. Data was collected through a personal-administered questionnaire from 265 respondents. In this study, PLS based Structural Equation Modeling was used to analyze the data. The study results show that all the estimated relationships were found significant and positive except the relationship between social identity and attitude, social identity and perceived usefulness, and personal innovativeness and perceived ease of use. Attitude significantly and positively mediates the association between two constructs of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and behavioral intention. The findings of this study also reveal that self-efficacy significantly moderates the association between attitude and behavioral intention. This study validated a new model developed for examining the intention to use augmented reality in the online buying context. Here, a model is developed by integrating the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Social Identity Theory, and Self-identity Theory with additional constructs of perceived enjoyment and personal innovativeness. This study will contribute to the knowledge extension of using augmented reality in the online buying context.
UAT: Universal Attention Transformer for Video Captioning

Video captioning via encoder–decoder structures is a successful sentence generation method. In addition, using various feature extraction networks for extracting multiple features to obtain multiple kinds of visual features in the encoding process is a standard method for improving model performance. Such feature extraction networks are weight-freezing states and are based on convolution neural networks (CNNs). However, these traditional feature extraction methods have some problems. First, when the feature extraction model is used in conjunction with freezing, additional learning of the feature extraction model is not possible by exploiting the backpropagation of the loss obtained from the video captioning training. Specifically, this blocks feature extraction models from learning more about spatial information. Second, the complexity of the model is further increased when multiple CNNs are used. Additionally, the author of Vision Transformers (ViTs) pointed out the inductive bias of CNN called the local receptive field. Therefore, we propose the full transformer structure that uses an end-to-end learning method for video captioning to overcome this problem. As a feature extraction model, we use a vision transformer (ViT) and propose feature extraction gates (FEGs) to enrich the input of the captioning model through that extraction model. Additionally, we design a universal encoder attraction (UEA) that uses all encoder layer outputs and performs self-attention on the outputs. The UEA is used to address the lack of information about the video’s temporal relationship because our method uses only the appearance feature. We will evaluate our model against several recent models on two benchmark datasets and show its competitive performance on MSRVTT/MSVD datasets. We show that the proposed model performed captioning using only a single feature, but in some cases, it was better than the others, which used several features.
Acute Hepatitis A-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Introduction: The pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is little known. Previous case reports suggest that several viral hepatitis, including hepatitis A, can trigger AIH. Patient: A 55-year-old female showed general weakness and jaundice. The patient was diagnosed with acute hepatitis A and discharged after 14 days of hospitalization with improving liver function. However, blood tests performed 6 days after discharge revealed an increase in liver enzymes and high serum titers of an anti-nuclear antibody and immunoglobulin G. She was readmitted for liver biopsy. Diagnosis: Liver biopsy showed acute hepatitis A along with AIH. According to the revised international autoimmune hepatitis group scoring system, her score was 14 and she was diagnosed as AIH induced by acute hepatitis A. Intervention: Conservative treatments with crystalloid (Lactated Ringer’s Solution), ursodeoxycholic acid, and silymarin were administered. Outcomes: The patient has been followed up on an outpatient basis and neither symptom recurrence nor an increase in liver enzymes has been reported thus far. Lessons: After the treatment of acute hepatitis A, liver function needs to be carefully monitored over time, and the possibility of autoimmune hepatitis should be considered when liver enzymes increases.
Beyond the Pandemic: The Value of Antimicrobial Stewardship

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted critical weaknesses in health, surveillance, and reporting systems around the world, and has diverted antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) efforts (1, 2). However, it has offered vital lessons that can be applied to counteract the ongoing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The importance and role of AMS and global coordination of efforts against AMR cannot be overemphasized with respect to implementation of new stewardship programs and strengthening of existing ones; improving access to diagnostics and laboratory equipment; the need for development and dissemination of evidence-based guidelines for appropriate antimicrobial use; continued education of all stakeholders and strengthening of the One Health Approach. Coordinated strategies as part of AMS go hand-in-hand with infection prevention and control (IPC) and microbial surveillance (3).
Comparative study of FLACS vs conventional phacoemulsification for complex cataracts in vitrectomized eyes

On comparing the outcomes and complications of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) and conventional phacoemulsification, FLACS improves the surgical safety and provides quicker rehabilitation in vitrectomized eyes with hard cataracts. Purpose: To compare the visual outcomes and complications of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) and conventional phacoemulsification (CPS) in patients with prior pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). Setting: Department of Ophthalmology, Eye and Ears, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Design: Prospective randomized controlled cohort study. Method: According to the Lens Opacity Classification System III, cataract patients with nucleus grade 3 to 6 after prior PPV were randomized to 2 groups (FLACS or CPS). Endothelial cell density (ECD), central corneal thickness (CCT), and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) were evaluated preoperatively and at 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively. Intraoperative parameters and intraoperative and postoperative complications were recorded. Results: 86 eyes (45 and 41 in the FLACS and CPS groups, respectively) were included and analyzed, among which 43 had hard nuclei (grade 5 or 6). Cumulative dissipated energy was lower and ultrasound time was shorter among FLACS patients with hard nuclei (P < .001). CDVA was similar in both groups at the final visit (P > .05). ECD decreased in both groups but was lower among CPS patients with hard nuclei throughout the follow-up period (P < .05). CCT had returned to preoperative levels at the final visit in both groups; however, eyes with hard cataract in the FLACS group recovered sooner. No serious complications occurred in either group. Conclusions: FLACS is beneficial in improving surgical safety and providing quicker visual rehabilitation in vitrectomized eyes with hard nuclear cataracts.
Flight deck engineering : impact of flight deck crew alerting and information systems on English as a second language flight crewmembers performance in airline flight operations

i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . ii RESEARCHER’S PROPRIETARY STATEMENT . vi SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PAPERS, ABSTRACTS, AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS PUBLISHED . vii THESIS STRUCTURE . viii LIST OF FIGURES . viii LIST OF TABLES . viii ACRONYMS . xiii Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 Background of the Problem and Motivation: A preview of written English language challenges experienced by ESL crewmembers in the transportation industry . 1 1.2 Significance of written English language challenges on the flight deck: What is the real problem with written English language and flight crewmembers performance? 3 1.2.1 Section Summary . 5 1.3 Written English language factors influencing ESL flight crewmembers . 6 1.3. 1 Section Summary . 7 1.4 Unfortunate Impact on ESL flight crewmembers performance and Industry concerns . 8 1.4. 1 Section Summary . 15 1.5 Industry review of English language Proficiency and Industry Concerns . 15 1.5. 1 Section Summary . 17 1.6 English language Proficiency Indicators, aircraft accident factors, and future directions . 17 1.6. 1 Section Summary . 18 1.7 Introduction to Flight Deck Engineering: crew alerting and information systems design challenges on ESL flight crewmembers . 19 1.7. 1 Design of Crew Alerting Systems and ESL flight crewmembers challenge . 19 1.7. 2 Design of Information Systems and ESL Flight Crew Members Challenge . 21 1.7. 3 Chapter Summary . 25 1.7. 4 Thesis Objective: . 28 Chapter 2: Fundamentals of English language literacy and proficiency challenges—the ESL Adult Part I . 29 2.1 ESL Adults written English Language Strategies Utilization: Fundamental Elements of literacy and proficiency . 30 2.1.1 Section Summary . 35 2.2 ESL Adults Cognitive Processing of Words in Sentences and use of Lexical Inferencing . 36 2.2.1 Summary . 39
Editorial: New challenges for European cross-border and transboundary cooperation

While a gradual increase in the permeability of the boundaries present in Europe was long seen as a linear process irreversible in nature, that situation in fact started to change around 2015. The process that then ensued reflected crises associated with influxes of refugees, the geopolitical situation in Ukraine, and then, from 2020 onwards, the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes might further be set against the two facts that there are, on the one hand, numerous locations in which cross-border or transboundary functional connections have become so strong that mechanisms hitherto acting in support of their development simply fail to suffice; as well as, on the other hand, many near-border areas that remain entirely peripheral. Pandemic circumstances made plain the inadequate level of institutional support extended to the development and functioning of transboundary functional areas, including as regards, their labour markets. And so to the articles brought together in the present edition of ‘Europa XXI’, which seek to address the above issues and derived research questions. They do this by way of both general reflection and the concrete results of research carried out on the situations in border areas, as well as the conditioning, level and structure of border traffic. Taken together, the texts presented here incline the reader to conclude that EU support for cross-border or transboundary cooperation needs redefining even in the present, and all the more so as we arrive at further programming periods. The support in question ought to be coordinated more effectively with Cohesion Policy as a whole, while also taking the global geopolitical context into account. It should also address matters of cross-border or transboundary public services, resilience in the face of crisis, and the natural heritage present in or constituted by border zones.
Assessment of materials management on building projects in Ondo State, Nigeria

The control of materials on construction sites is handled carelessly by planning and purchasing departments, site supervisors and engineers as well as contractor’s organization and this have been posing various problems to contractors in realizing reasonable profit margin. The research centered on the assessment of materials management on building projects in Ondo-State Nigeria. This study assessed the current practices of managing materials on building projects, the problems associated with materials management and measures for managing materials in building projects in Ondo state. The study was carried out through the administration of questionnaire to professionals in both consulting and contracting firms and data collected were analyzed using percentile and mean item score. The study reveals that purchasing of materials, material planning method and transportation of materials are the most common practices of materials Management. The most severe problem militating against materials management was lack of proper work planning and scheduling while other problems include inadequate cash flow to contractors due to delayed payments, burglary, theft and vandalism. The study recommends that management should improve their supervision on site, materials should be adequately handled when delivered, care should be given to materials handling process and more awareness should be given to the knowledge of materials management on building projects most especially on construction sites.
Overexpression of Mitochondrial Ferritin Enhances Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity following Ischemic Stroke in Mice by Maintaining Iron Homeostasis in Endothelial Cells

Blood–brain barrier (BBB) breakdown, a characteristic feature of ischemic stroke, contributes to poor patient outcomes. Brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMVECs) are a key component of the BBB and dysfunction or death of these cells following cerebral ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury can disrupt the BBB, leading to leukocyte infiltration, brain edema and intracerebral hemorrhage. We previously demonstrated that mitochondrial ferritin (FtMt) can alleviate I/R-induced neuronal ferroptosis by inhibiting inflammation-regulated iron deposition. However, whether FtMt is involved in BBB disruption during cerebral I/R is still unknown. In the present study, we found that FtMt expression in BMVECs is upregulated after I/R and overexpression of FtMt attenuates I/R-induced BBB disruption. Mechanistically, we found that FtMt prevents tight junction loss and apoptosis by inhibiting iron dysregulation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in I/R-treated BMVECs. Chelating excess iron with deferoxamine alleviates apoptosis in the brain endothelial cell line bEnd.3 under oxygen glucose deprivation followed by reoxygenation (OGD/R) insult. In summary, our data identify a previously unexplored effect for FtMt in the BBB and provide evidence that iron-mediated oxidative stress in BMVECs is an early cause of BMVECs damage and BBB breakdown in ischemic stroke.
Growth and Gastrointestinal Tolerance in Healthy Term Infants Fed Milk-Based Infant Formula Supplemented with Five Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs): A Randomized Multicenter Trial

Background: Five of the most abundant human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in human milk are 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL), 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL), lacto-N-tetraose (LNT), 3′-sialyllactose (3′-SL) and 6′-sialyllactose (6′-SL). Methods: A randomized, double-blind, controlled parallel feeding trial evaluated growth in healthy term infants fed a control milk-based formula (CF; n = 129), experimental milk-based formula (EF; n = 130) containing five HMOs (5.75 g/L; 2′-FL, 3-FL, LNT, 3′-SL and 6′-SL) or human milk (HM; n = 104). Results: No significant differences (all p ≥ 0.337, protocol evaluable cohort) were observed among the three groups for weight gain per day from 14 to 119 days (D) of age, irrespective of COVID-19 or combined non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods. There were no differences (p ≥ 0.05) among the three groups for gains in weight and length from D14 to D119. Compared to the CF group, the EF group had more stools that were soft, frequent and yellow and were similar to the HM group. Serious and non-serious adverse events were not different among groups, but more CF-fed infants were seen by health care professionals for illness from study entry to D56 (p = 0.044) and D84 (p = 0.028) compared to EF-fed infants. Conclusions: The study demonstrated that the EF containing five HMOs supported normal growth, gastrointestinal (GI) tolerance and safe use in healthy term infants.
Genetic Predisposition of Anti-Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin G Levels and the Risk of 9 Cardiovascular Diseases

Background Accumulating evidence has indicated that persistent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is associated with several cardiovascular diseases including atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. However, whether there is a causal association between the level of anti-HCMV immune response and the risk of cardiovascular diseases remains unknown. Methods Single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with anti-cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin (Ig) G levels were used as instrumental variables to estimate the causal effect of anti-cytomegalovirus IgG levels on 9 cardiovascular diseases (including atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, hypertension, heart failure, peripheral artery disease, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities, rheumatic valve diseases, and non-rheumatic valve diseases). For each cardiovascular disease, Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were performed. Inverse variance-weighted meta-analysis (IVW) with a random-effects model was used as a principal analysis. In addition to this, the weighted median approach and MR-Egger method were used for further sensitivity analysis. Results In the IVW analysis, genetically predicted anti-cytomegalovirus IgG levels were suggestively associated with coronary artery disease with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.076 [95% CI, 1.009–1.147; p = 0.025], peripheral artery disease (OR 1.709; 95% CI, 1.039–2.812; p = 0.035), and deep vein thrombosis (OR 1.002; 95% CI, 1.000–1.004; p = 0.025). In the further analysis, similar causal associations were obtained from weighted median analysis and MR-Egger analysis with lower precision. No notable heterogeneities and horizontal pleiotropies were observed (p > 0.05). Conclusions/Interpretation Our findings first provide direct evidence that genetic predisposition of anti-cytomegalovirus IgG levels increases the risk of coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and deep vein thrombosis.
Differential Expression of Endocrine Regulatory Genes in Apis cerana and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) at High Temperature

Abstract Drastic changes in temperature can interfere with the normal physiological and biochemical activities of bees. Temperature stress affects the endocrine system of bees and induces a series of stress responses. However, the changes that occur in hormones in bees that are exposed to environmental stress are not well understood. In this study, we analyzed the expression patterns of four genes by quantitative real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in Apis mellifera L. and Apis cerana F. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) at different temperatures and different treatment times. The expression of juvenile hormone esterase, vitellogenin, corticotropin-releasing hormone binding protein, and adipokinetic hormone receptor genes was found to be increasingly affected by an increase in temperature and treatment time. Temperature stress affects the endocrine system of bees, and endogenous hormones in bees can respond to environmental stimuli. Our findings provide a basis for determining the mechanisms by which insect endocrine systems adapt to high temperatures.
Getting Ahead While Getting Along: Followership as a Key Ingredient for Shared Leadership and Reducing Team Conflict

Followership and leadership provide two distinct but complementary sets of behaviors that jointly contribute to positive team dynamics. Yet, followership is rarely measured in shared leadership research. Using a prospective design with a sample of leaderless project teams, we examined the interdependence of leadership and followership and how these leader-follower dynamics relate to relationship conflict at the dyadic and team level. Supporting the reciprocity of leader-follower dynamics, social relations analyses revealed that uniquely rating a teammate higher on effective leadership was associated with being rated higher by that same person on effective followership. Additionally, team members with a reputation as an effective leader also tended to be viewed as an effective follower. As expected, team levels of leadership were tightly linked to team levels of followership. Connecting these results to relationship conflict at the dyadic level, we found that uniquely rating someone as an effective follower or an effective leader would decrease the likelihood of experiencing interpersonal conflict with that person and that having a reputation for effective followership or effective leadership relates negatively to being viewed as a conflict hub within the team. Finally, effective followership was significantly negatively related to team levels of conflict, but we did not find a significant relation between effective leadership and relationship conflict at the team level. Our results highlight that followership is not only a necessary ingredient for high levels of shared leadership to exist within a team, but it underpins more functional team interactions.
Hydrothermal Synthesis of Binder-Free Metallic NiCo2O4 Nano-Needles Supported on Carbon Cloth as an Advanced Electrode for Supercapacitor Applications

It is of great significance to design electrochemical energy conversion and storage materials with excellent performance to fulfill the growing energy demand. Bimetallic cobalt/nickel-based electrode materials exhibit excellent electrical conductivity compared to mono oxides. However, their potential as electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors (SCs) is limited because of their poor cycling stability and high-capacity fading. This work demonstrates the synthesis of binder-free bimetallic NiCo2O4 nano-needles supported on CC (NCO@CC) via a facile and scalable hydrothermal process. Excellent electrical conductivity and interconnected nanostructure of NCO@CC nano-needles provide the fast transfer of electrons with numerous channels for ion diffusion. Owing to such features, the binder-free NCO@CC electrode for SC discloses excellent specific capacitance (1476 Fg−1 at 1.5 Ag−1) with 94.25% capacitance retention even after 5000 cycles. From these outstanding electrochemical performances, it can be inferred that NCO@CC nano-needle array-structured electrodes may be potential candidates for SC applications.