Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comorbid Profile Rather than Age Determines Hip Fracture Comorbid Profile Rather than Age Determines Hip Fracture Mortality in a Nonagenarian Population Mortality in a Nonagenarian Population

Background: In light of poor outcomes with nonoperative management of hip fractures, orthopedic surgeons are faced with difficult decisions about which patients are too ill or too old for surgical treatment. Questions/ Purposes: This study sought to investigate if patients over 90 years had different preoperative laboratory, clinical, and injury characteristics than younger patients with the same injury. We compared our cohort with previously published data. We wished to identify if there were pre-injury risk factors associated with 30-day mortality, which could be modified to enhance postoperative outcomes. Methods: This is a retrospective review of 198 operatively managed hip fractures in patients 75 years or older. We collected data on demographics, select preoperative laboratory values, injury type, comorbidities, and 30-day mortality. Results: Eleven (5.6%) of the cohort died within 30 days of surgery, 6.3% in the younger group, and 3.7% in the older group; the difference was not statistically significant. For baseline characteristics, there was no difference between the age groups for pre-injury comorbidities, hemoglobin, serum albumin, BUN
PG-NeuS: Robust and Efficient Point Guidance for Multi-View Neural Surface Reconstruction

Recently, learning multi-view neural surface reconstruction with the supervision of point clouds or depth maps has been a promising way. However, due to the underutilization of prior information, current methods still struggle with the challenges of limited accuracy and excessive time complexity. In addition, prior data perturbation is also an important but rarely considered issue. To address these challenges, we propose a novel point-guided method named PG-NeuS, which achieves accurate and efficient reconstruction while robustly coping with point noise. Specifically, aleatoric uncertainty of the point cloud is modeled to capture the distribution of noise, leading to noise robustness. Furthermore, a Neural Projection module connecting points and images is proposed to add geometric constraints to implicit surface, achieving precise point guidance. To better compensate for geometric bias between volume rendering and point modeling, high-fidelity points are filtered into a Bias Network to further improve details representation. Benefiting from the effective point guidance, even with a lightweight network, the proposed PG-NeuS achieves fast convergence with an impressive 11x speedup compared to NeuS. Extensive experiments show that our method yields high-quality surfaces with high efficiency, especially for fine-grained details and smooth regions, outperforming the state-of-the-art methods. Moreover, it exhibits strong robustness to noisy data and sparse data.
Measurement of the diffusion coefficients of sparingly soluble gases in water

The diffusion coefficients D of important gas tracers dissolved in water and seawater were measured with a modified Barrer method. The measurements include the gases He, Ne, Kr, Xe, H2, CH4, and CO2 dissolved in distilled water in the temperature range from 5 to 35°C, and He and H2 dissolved in seawater in the same temperature range. The maximum systematic error is estimated to be well below 5%. The isotopic fractionation in the diffusion coefficient, ∈D, was determined to be (−0.87 ± 0.05)‰ for 13CO2/12CO2 and (15 ± 3)% for 3He/4He.
Last deglacial and Holocene lake level variations of Qinghai Lake, north‐eastern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Qinghai Lake is of significance for paleoclimate research because it lies in a pivotal region that is influenced by both the mid‐latitude Westerlies and the low‐latitude Asian summer monsoon (ASM). Most published lake level histories of Qinghai Lake are interpreted from drill‐core proxies. Here we combine geomorphic shoreline investigations with optically stimulated luminescence dating to constrain lake level variations since the last deglacial. The results indicate that two periods of highstands occurred during the last deglacial (∼16–14.9 and ∼12.6–12.2 ka), and that lake levels were 6–7.4 m higher than at present. Lake levels dropped abruptly during the Younger Dryas, and were generally low with frequent fluctuations during the early Holocene. Qinghai Lake reached its highest Holocene level, 9.1 m higher than modern, at ∼5 ka, and has regressed during the past 2 ka. We propose that high lake levels during the last deglacial were due mainly to melting glacial and permafrost waters, supplemented by enhanced Westerlies precipitation and decreased evaporation during Heinrich Event 1 (∼16–14.9 ka) and increased ASM rainfall during the Bølling–Alleröd warm period (∼14–12 ka). Lake level fluctuations during the Holocene were generally in accordance with moisture variations in the marginal monsoon zones of inland China.
Origin of the Dexing Cu-bearing porphyries, SE China: elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb–Hf isotopic constraints

The Dexing porphyry copper deposit, part of the circum-Pacific porphyry copper ore belt, is the largest porphyry copper deposit in China. We present new LA–ICP–MS zircon U–Pb and molybdenite Re–Os dating, bulk-rock elemental and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopic as well as in situ zircon Hf isotopic geochemistry for these ore-bearing porphyries, in an attempt to better constrain their petrogenesis. LA–ICP–MS zircon U–Pb dating shows that the Dexing porphyries were emplaced in the early Middle Jurassic (∼171 Ma); molybdenite Re–Os dating indicates that the associated Cu–Mo mineralization was contemporaneous (∼171 Ma) with the igneous intrusion. The rocks are mainly high-K calc-alkaline and show adakitic affinities, including high Sr and low Y and Yb contents, high Sr/Y and La/Yb ratios, and high Mg# (higher than pure crustal melts). These porphyries have initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.7044−0.7047, ϵNd(T) values of –1.5 to +0.6, and ϵHf(T) (in situ zircon) values of +2.6 to +4.6. They show unusually radiogenic Pb isotopic compositions with initial 206Pb/204Pb ratios up to 18.41 and 207Pb/204Pb up to 15.61. These isotopic compositions are distinctly different from either Pacific MORB or Yangtze lower crust but are similar to the subducting sediments in the western Pacific trenches. Detailed elemental and isotopic data suggest that the Dexing porphyries were emplaced in a continental arc setting coupled with westward subduction of the palaeo-Pacific plate. Partial melting involved the subducted slab (mainly the overlying sediments), with generated melts interacting with the lithospheric mantle wedge, thereby forming the investigated high-K calc-alkaline porphyry magmas.
Processes controlling mid‐water column oxygen minima over the Texas‐Louisiana shelf

We investigate distributions of dissolved oxygen over the Texas-Louisiana shelf using spatially highly resolved observations in combination with a regional circulation model with simple oxygen dynamics. The observations were collected using a towed, undulating CTD during the Mechanisms Controlling Hypoxia (MCH) program. Mid-water oxygen minimum layers (dissolved oxygen lower than 3.2 mL L−1) were detected in many transects. These oxygen minimum layers are connected with the bottom boundary layer and follow the pycnocline seaward as a tongue of low oxygen into the mid-water column. T-S diagrams highlighting the low oxygen minima in both observations and simulations imply direct connections between low-oxygen bottom water and the oxygen minimum layer. The dynamics of these oxygen minimum layers in the mid-water column are examined using a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model, based on the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). Convergence within the bottom boundary layer relative to density surfaces is calculated, results show that there is a convergence in the bottom boundary layer at the location where the pycnocline intersects the bottom. Buoyancy advection forced by bottom Ekman transport creates this convergent flow, and the corresponding low-oxygen intrusion. Similar intrusions of near-bottom water into the pycnocline are observed in other regions. The presence of hypoxia within the bottom boundary layer in the northern Gulf of Mexico creates a unique situation in which these intrusions are also associated with low dissolved oxygen.
Langmuir Circulations in a Surface Layer Bounded by a Strong Thermocline

Abstract Langmuir circulations reside in, and are responsible in part for the existence and maintenance of, the mixed layer. It is, therefore, typical for the water containing Langmuir circulations to be bounded below by a thermocline. When this bounding thermocline is strong, it may be expected to act as an effective “slippery bottom” constraint. Such an assumption has been invoked previously, but failed to predict a preferred spacing for the windrows produced by the circulations. This model assumed that the momentum transfers across the horizontal boundaries of the mixed layer were independent of the water motion induced by Langmuir circulation. Here, mixed boundary conditions are explored. Estimates of the transfer coefficients in these boundary conditions suggest that the revised model differs only slightly from the earlier one, but allows for a more general and realistic stress model. Incorporating these effects into the theory gives windrows with a finite separation, in accord with the observations.
Field Comparisons of M.26 and Other Dwarfing Apple Rootstocks on a Diversity of Sites

SummaryAccumulated yield and tree size data are presented from 10 years’ observations on rootstock trials at 18 sites, each containing Cox’s Orange Pippin and Worcester Pearmain scions on M.9a, M.26, M.7a and MM.106 rootstocks. Significant interactions were found between site and rootstock effects on vigour, yield and cropping efficiency, but could not be identified with, specific site characteristics, being due mainly to local differences in management. The interactions were small in comparison with main site and rootstock effects, hence the means from all sites provide a good estimate of the average performance of these rootstocks under commercial conditions. The mean stem sectional areas of Cox trees on M.9a, M.26 and M.7a, as percentages of those on MM.106 were 40, 65 and 86 respectively. The yield of Cox in relation to tree size on MM.106 was very similar to that on M.9a and about 16% greater than on M.26 or M.7a. The Worcester yield on M.26 was higher than on MM.106 in relation to tree size. Fruit s.
Applied Public Reactions to Instances of Workplace Gender Discrimination

The number of people witnessing or experiencing gender discrimination at work is still high around the globe. While the existing literature has investigated potential mechanisms underlyinggender discrimination and the consequences of experiencing gender discrimination at work, it remains unclear how third-party observers — as opposed to employees or coworkers — react to speci ﬁ c instances of workplace gender discrimination. The results of six experiments demonstrate that (a) people in general judge organizational decisions that discriminate against individual male (vs. female) workers as more legitimate and (b) this difference in legitimacy judgments is signi ﬁ cantly greater among women than men. This discrepancy in legitimacy judgments occurs because women (more than men) consider the collective situation of female and male workers when judging the legitimacy of organizational decisions that discriminate against individual workers based on gender. These ﬁ ndings document how group-level concerns shape people ’ s legitimacy judgments of organizational decisions discriminating against individuals and equip organizations and policymakers with a better understanding of people ’ s polarized opinions regarding gender discrimination at the workplace.
Personality Traits for the Majority of Paddy Farmers, in Mada, Kedah, Malaysia

The aim of this study is to describe the traits for the majority of paddy farmers; to determine the correlation between the traits for the majority of paddy farmers with the performance; and to identify the strengths of the traits correlation with the performance for the majority of paddy farmers. The study has been conducted in one of Malaysia's paddy granaries, MADA. A total of 146 farmers, with the range of production yield of 4 to 6 metric tons per hectare were randomly selected as respondents. All data were analyzed by using SPSS version 21.0, with the analysis of descriptive, correlation and regression. The study found seven (7) traits of the majority paddy farmers such as: willingness to take risks, information seekers, problem solving ability, willingness to spend on capital, extensive network of information, dare to make decisions, and highly disciplined. All these traits have positive correlation with the performance. The strength of traits correlation for the majority of paddy farmers with varied performance, Highly disciplined was the personality trait that has strong and significant correlation with the performance. While the other traits such as, information seekers, willingness to spend capital, extensive network of information and dare to make decisions have moderate correlations with the performance. The appropriate development programs are required to be implemented in order to enhance the ability for the majority of paddy farmers so that they can contribute to the improved performance results.
Comparative Analysis of Treatment Effects of PowerScope and AdvanSync2–A Retrospective Study

Introduction: Fixed functional appliances are widely used for treatment of retrognathic mandible in Skeletal Class II. The primary objective of the present investigation was to evaluate and compare the treatment effects induced by PowerScope and AdvanSync2. The hypothesis of no significance posited that there were no notable disparities in the therapeutic impacts of the two appliances. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was undertaken involving 75 subjects with retrognathic mandible, divided into three groups with 30 subjects in each group: Group 1 was treated with AdvanSync2, Group 2 received PowerScope treatment, and Group 3 consisted of an untreated class II control sample. Lateral cephalograms were traced at pre-treatment (T0) and post-functional (T1), in order to measure various skeletal, dental, and soft tissue parameters. The comparison between the groups was done using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc analysis by Tukey's test. Results: Significant changes were observed in all the parameters, comparing the effects of both appliances to the control group (p<0.05). AdvanSync2 displayed statistically significant skeletal effects on the maxilla, and mandible (p<0.05. The statistically significant differences were also seen for dental effects such as reduction in overbite and overjet. On the other hand, PowerScope exhibited effects that were not considered statistically significant on the maxilla, instead primarily manifesting dentoalveolar changes that led to a considerable reduction in overbite. In comparison to the control group, both appliances notably produced soft tissue changes. Conclusions: Our study failed to accept the null hypothesis. AdvanSync 2 yielded superior skeletal outcomes compared to PowerScope, which exhibited enhanced dentoalveolar alterations.
Parenting and Adolescents’ Psychological Adjustment: Parenting and Adolescents’ Psychological Adjustment: Longitudinal Moderation by Adolescents’ Genetic Sensitivity Longitudinal Moderation by Adolescents’ Genetic Sensitivity

This research is currently supported by a grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD064687). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the fundings. Support for earlier years of the study also came from multiple sources, including the National Institute of Mental Health (MH00567, MH19734, MH43270, MH59355, MH62989, MH48165, MH051361), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA05347), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD027724, HD051746, HD047573), the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health (MCJ-109572), and the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Adolescent Development Among Youth in High-Risk Settings. Correspondence regarding this manuscript should be addressed to Clare Stocker, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, 2155 Race St. Denver, CO 80208.
of Principal’s Technology Leadership

Sciences SPSS Version 23.0 and Smart PLS. The finding showed that the levels of Technology Leadership of the five constructs (systemic improvement, visionary leadership, excellence in professional practice, digital age learning culture, and digital citizenship), professional development and teacher’s technology integration were at high levels. Based on the results of the data analyses there is a positive significant relationship between the five constructs of technology leadership and professional development with teacher’s technology integration in the Palestinian public schools in the west bank.
THE USE OF ULTRAVIOLET (UV) SPECTROSCOPY AND CHEMOMETRICS TO QUANTIFY THE PERCENTAGES OF ADULTERATION IN KALOSI GROUND ROASTED SPECIALTY COFFEE

The purpose of this study is to analyse the use of ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy with chemometrics to quantify the percentages of adulteration of Kalosi ground roasted specialty coffee. A total of 220 mixtures of coffee samples adulterated with different percentages of skins ranging from 0 to 90% were prepared at low (0-20% w/w), middle (30-50% w/w), and high adulteration (60-90% w/w). Each sample was extracted and diluted using hot, distilled water. All spectral data were measured in transmittance mode employing a UV-Visible benchtop spectrometer called Genesys™ 10S manufactured by Thermo Scientific, USA, and assembled with a monochromator as well as a xenon flash lamp, in the range of 200-450 nm with a 1 nm resolution. The principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to the preprocessed and original spectral data, with the percentages of adulteration quantified by using a multivariate calibration model in accordance with the partial least square (PLS) regression method. The preprocessed spectral data was used to determine 98% data variance of PCA score plot of PC1 and PC2 with the samples separated into three clusters, namely low, middle, and high percentages of adulteration. The best calibration model was achieved using the preprocessed spectral data with an R 2 value of 0.995 for calibration and validation, respectively. The prediction result showed that the percentages of adulteration are accurately calculated using R 2 =0.977, bias = -1.415%, and SEP=3.892%.
Recent declines in American lobster fecundity in southern New England: drivers and implications

Lobsters in southern New England (SNE) have experienced decades of environmental stressors along with a suite of emerging diseases. We hypothesized that the sublethal effects of physiological stress resulting from increased temperatures have contributed to a decline in reproductive investment in SNE lobsters. Using the presence of epizootic shell disease (ESD) as a proxy for stress, we examined lobster potential fecundity through the number of recently extruded, early-stage eggs and their nutritional quality; realized fecundity based on counts of late-stage eggs nearing hatch; and compared realized fecundity to historical data (1980s) from the region. Generalized linear modeling revealed that female size was a significant predictor of both potential and realized fecundity as expected, but that ESD status did not result in differences in fecundity. Dry weight was the only difference in nutritional content egg –1 between non-diseased and diseased females. There was also no relationship detected between potential fecundity and any nutritional metric from non-diseased females. However, both dry weight and protein were negatively correlated with potential fecundity in diseased females. Most importantly, realized fecundity of recent-day females was significantly reduced compared to the fecundity of historical females, characterized as a 23% decrease predicted by our model. Stressful environmental conditions, particularly temperature, may have contributed to decreased fecundity over a 30-year period in SNE. Our data demonstrate that expectations around the potential for the SNE stock to rebuild need to be adjusted to this new regime of decreased reproductive output and can no longer rely on past estimates of egg production and recruitment
Profile of synthetic drugs and herbal medicines used by pregnant women seen in basic health unit in northern Ceará State, Brazil

Introduction: There is a shortage of clinical data on drugs in pregnant patients. To assist in the management of pharmacotherapy in these patients, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created, in 1979, rules for classification of pregnancy risk for drugs. In addition, in Brazil, there is use of phytotherapics by the population, linked to socio-cultural and economical factors, at times without knowing what risks medicinal plants can bring to patients, especially in pregnant women. Objective: To describe the use of synthetic drugs and herbal medicines by pregnant women seen at a Basic Health Unit, reporting the socioeconomic profile and historical parity of the interviewees and classifying the gestational risk of the medicines used. Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, in a Basic Health Unit located in a provincial city of Ceará. Pregnant women who underwent prenatal care at the unit in any gestational trimester were included in the study, and those underage were excluded. Data was collected using a structured form, after the participants signed the Free and Informed Consent Form and charted using Microsoft Excel 365. The risk classification of drugs was carried out using the FDA criteria and medicinal plants were classified according to the results obtained in the literature under “Indicated”, “Indicated with reservations” or “Admonished”. Study approved by the Research Ethics Committee, under the file 3,569,328. Results: A total of 43 pregnant women participated, of which 15 (34.88%) had some type of comorbidity, with gestational diabetes, allergic rhinitis and hypertension being the most prevalent. 41 participants (95.35%) used some medication during pregnancy, with emphasis on medications with risks on B and C (84.44% of the total). Regarding the use of phytotherapy, 13 pregnant women (30.23%) used some medicinal plant, where only one of the species described was Indicated with reservations during pregnancy. Conclusions: It was observed that one of the factors associated with use of medications during pregnancy is the beginning of prenatal care. Although pregnant women avoid the use of synthetic medicines without indication, the same does not happen on the use of phytotherapy, which is carried out indiscriminately. In addition, the lack of studies on the risks of medications during pregnancy and the absence of pharmacists in prenatal care, a professional capable of promoting rational use of medications who could improve the profile of medication used by these patients.