Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Integrative bioinformatics analysis of ACS enzymes as candidate prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers in colon adenocarcinoma

Background and purpose: Acyl-CoA synthetase (ACS) enzymes play an important role in the activation of fatty acids. While many studies have found correlations between the expression levels of ACS enzymes with the progression, growth, and survival of cancer cells, their role and expression patterns in colon adenocarcinoma are still greatly unknown and demand further investigation. Experimental approach: The expression data of colon adenocarcinoma samples were downloaded from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Normalization and differential expression analysis were performed to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Gene set enrichment analysis was applied to identify top enriched genes from ACS enzymes in cancer samples. Gene ontology and protein-protein interaction analyses were performed for the prediction of molecular functions and interactions. Survival analysis and receiver operating characteristic test (ROC) were performed to find potential prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers. Findings/Results: ACSL6 and ACSM5 genes demonstrated more significant differential expression and LogFC value compared to other ACS enzymes and also achieved the highest enrichment scores. Gene ontology analysis predicted the involvement of top DEGs in fatty acids metabolism, while protein-protein interaction network analysis presented strong interactions between ACSLs, ACSSs, ACSMs, and ACSBG enzymes with each other. Survival analysis suggested ACSM3 and ACSM5 as potential prognostic biomarkers, while the ROC test predicted stronger diagnostic potential for ACSM5, ACSS2, and ACSF2 genes. Conclusion and implications: Our findings revealed the expression patterns, prognostic, and diagnostic biomarker potential of ACS enzymes in colon adenocarcinoma. ACSM3, ACSM5, ACSS2, and ACSF2 genes are suggested as possible prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers.
Miniature LiNbO3/SiO2/Si SH-SAW Resonators With Near-Spurious-Free Response

In this letter, we present an investigation into the design, simulation, and characterization of near-spurious-free shear horizontal surface acoustic wave (SH-SAW) resonators that utilize a short acoustic aperture (A) in a LiNbO<sub>3</sub>/SiO<sub>2</sub>/Si functional substrate. By forming a miniature design through reducing the aperture of the interdigital transducer (IDT) from 20 wavelengths (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda {)}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> to only <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, we observed a significant reduction in the transverse resonance of the guided SH-SAW, while still retaining the maximum Bode-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${Q}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${Q}_{{\textit {ma}{x}}}{)}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The proposed miniature resonators exhibit an excellent <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${Q}_{{\textit {ma}{x}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of 1,200 and an electromechanical coupling (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbf {k}_{{\text {eff}}}^{{{2}}}{)}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of 25% at 1 GHz with thin gold (Au) electrodes. These properties led to a high figure-of-merit (FoM<sub>max</sub> = <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${k}_{{\text {eff}}}^{\mathbf {{2}}} \boldsymbol {\cdot }{Q}_{{\textit {ma}{x}}}{)}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of 300. Using this technique, GHz SH-SAW resonators with miniaturized transducer capacitance <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${C}_{o}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> down to 160 fF are also characterized with a high FoM<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{\text {max}} >$ </tex-math></inline-formula> 200. The implementation of such miniature resonators holds significant promise for emerging applications that demand a near-spurious-free response and scalable capacitance, such as RF impedance transformers and low power oscillators for ultra-low-power radios.
Macrophyte communities as bioindicator of stormwater pollution in rivers: a quantitative analysis

Macrophytes are one of the important indicators used in assessing the anthropic impact on aquatic ecosystems. The structure of macrophyte communities of two rivers were compared by species composition, dominant species and projective cover using statistical methods. It is shown that the influence of storm runoff on these rivers is manifested in the form of a change in the dominant species composition. Based on the statistical analysis carried out, it can be argued that, despite the peculiarities of the flora composition of each of the rivers, the influence of storm runoffs largely neutralizes this specificity, determining the situation in local areas immediately below the runoff. In the area of the effluent discharge the dominance of individual species and an increase in the area overgrown with macrophytes was observed. In the area of stormwater discharge on the Psel River, species were usually present: Nuphar lutea, Ceratophyllum demersum, Myriophyllum spicatum and on the Bystrica River—Glyceria maxima, Sagitaria sagittiformis, Stuckenia pectinata and Potamogeton crispus. The use of the NMDS method has been found to provide good insight into the structural rearrangements in macrophyte communities affected by runoff from stormwater systems.
Diversity and Abundance of Mosquitoes in the Seaport Area of San Pedro (Côte d’Ivoire)

Introduction: As part of the implementation of arbovirus vector surveillance at the Seaport of San Pedro by the International Health Regulations, entomological surveys were conducted from March to July 2018 to determine the diversity and abundance of putative arbovirus vectors. Method: Mosquitoes were collected as immatures and adult stages in the activity and residential areas of the San Pédro Seaport platform. Results:A total of 7 and 14 species of mosquitoes were collected in the activity and residential areas respectively, with a dominance of the genera Culex species (5 in the activity area and 10 in the residential area). Only Aedes aegypti had a high frequency of occurrence with 47.29% in the activity area and 61.97% in the residential area. This species was accessory in activity areas and regular in residential areas. The diversities indices were higher in the residential area with 1.27, 0.64, and 0.48 respectively for Shannon’s Index, Simpson’s Index, and Equitability Index. Aedes aegypti accounted for 78.42% of the mosquitos collected in activity area and 49.47% of those collected in the residential area with an exophilic respective of 88.32% and 75.21%. Conclusion: Aedes aegypti abundance at the Seaport of San Pedro constitutes a permanent health threat that requires appropriate control and surveillance actions.
Testing star formation rate indicators using galaxy merger simulations and radiative transfer

Abstract We discuss our ongoing project analyzing N-body/smoothed-particle hydrodynamics simulations of isolated and merging galaxies, performed using GADGET-2 (Springel 2005), with the 3-D adaptive grid, polychromatic Monte Carlo radiative transfer code SUNRISE (Jonsson 2006). We apply commonly used UV, optical, and IR star formation rate (SFR) indicators to the integrated spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of the simulated galaxies in order to determine how well the SFR indicators recover the instantaneous SFR in the simulations. The models underlying each SFR indicator must necessarily make assumptions about physical properties of the galaxies, e.g., the star formation history (SFH), whereas all such properties are known in the simulations. This enables us to test and compare SFR indicators in a way that is complementary to observational studies. We present one preliminary result of interest: even after correcting the Hα luminosity for dust using the Calzetti et al. (2000) attenuation law the SFR is significantly underestimated for simulated galaxies with SFR ≳ 10 M⊙ yr−1.
Symptom-Specific Hospital Contacts in 12–18-Year-Olds Vaccinated against COVID-19: A Danish Register-Based Cohort Study

In this register-based real-life cohort study, changes in symptom-specific hospital contacts among 12–18-year-olds following two doses of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine compared to unvaccinated peers were investigated. Using national register data, vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescents were sex and age-matched each week during the inclusion period from May to September 2021. Symptom-specific hospital contacts covering ICD-10 R diagnoses were assessed before first the vaccine dose and after the second vaccine dose. Taking previous rates of symptom-specific hospital contacts into account, differences between vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescents were found. For some hospital contacts, higher rates were seen among the vaccinated, and for others, higher rates were seen among the unvaccinated. Unspecific cognition symptoms may be important to monitor in vaccinated girls, and likewise for throat and chest pain in vaccinated boys within the first months post-vaccination. In perspective, symptom-specific hospital contacts after vaccination against COVID-19 must be assessed by taking the risk of infection and symptoms following COVID-19 infection into account.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RITUAL COMMUNICATION IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE AT THE SARASUTA HOLY PLACE

This article aims to explain the implementation of ritual communication carried out by the Balinese-Hindu and Sasak-Islamic people at the Sarasuta holy place, Lingsar Subsubdistrict, West Lombok Regency from the perspective of religious tolerance. The method used in producing this study is interpretive qualitative using a case study model. Based on the research results found three findings. First, ritual communication presented by followers of two different religions, namely Sasak-Islam and Balinese-Hindu as the implementation of a belief system to improve the quality of life. Second, the Muslim-Sasak community carries out ritual communication as the implementation of the customary traditions inherited by their predecessors, while the Balinese-Hindu community implements ritual communication as the continuation of Hindu religious culture. Third, the ritual communication of people of different religions in the Sarasuta holy place in the social dimension tends to strengthen religious tolerance.
Nucleate pool boiling thermal management systems of hydrazine reduced graphene oxide (H-rGO) nanofluids with rough surface

ABSTRACT Nucleate pool boiling of hydrazine-reduced graphene oxide (H-rGO) with rough surface is experimentally investigated. Using the created nucleate boiling setup, heat transfer coefficient (HTC) of nanofluids is investigated with rough surface. As compared with base fluid, HTC of nanofluids increases with concentrations. At maximum heat flux, HTC of higher concentration with rough surface is found as ~29.44 kW/m2 K. A detailed study on surface roughness, contact angle, and microscopic image of boiled surface is conducted. Surface roughness of nanofluid boiled heat surface decreases with increasing concentrations. Contact angle on boiled surfaces exhibits hydrophobic nature and increases with concentrations. Hence, it is difficult to interpret the HTC of nanofluids with a single parameter. It is suggested that HTC of nanofluids depends on modification of heating surface due to nanodeposits (formation of pores), which aid for the enhancement. In addition, a semi-analytical model is employed to determine the nucleation sites on the surface and it matches well with experimental results of HTC.
The quality of social security benefit data in the British Family Resources Survey: implications for investigating income support take‐up by pensioners

Summary. Family Resources Survey (FRS) data for April 1997 to March 2000 are used to estimate the take‐up of income support (IS) by a subset of pensioners. We scrutinize the quality of FRS data for this purpose and describe a process of identifying and correcting inconsistencies in the data. Comparisons are made, before and after corrections to the data, of take‐up estimates, logistic regression take‐up models and predictions of take‐up responses to changes in IS rates. Overall, the corrections do not have large effects on estimated take‐up rates but suggest that non‐take‐up is marginally less serious than the uncorrected data imply. Logistic regressions using corrected and uncorrected data were in broad agreement on the factors influencing take‐up. There were some differences in the scale of these influences, with implications for predictions of take‐up responses to changes in the generosity of IS. Desirable improvements in the FRS are identified.
Influence of Thermal and Flash-Lamp Annealing on the Thermoelectrical Properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystals Obtained by “Green” Colloidal Synthesis

The problem with waste heat in solar panels has stimulated research on materials suitable for hybrid solar cells, which combine photovoltaic and thermoelectric properties. One such potential material is Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS). Here, we investigated thin films formed from CZTS nanocrystals obtained by “green” colloidal synthesis. The films were subjected to thermal annealing at temperatures up to 350 °C or flash-lamp annealing (FLA) at light-pulse power densities up to 12 J/cm2. The range of 250–300 °C was found to be optimal for obtaining conductive nanocrystalline films, for which the thermoelectric parameters could also be determined reliably. From phonon Raman spectra, we conclude that in this temperature range, a structural transition occurs in CZTS, accompanied by the formation of the minor CuxS phase. The latter is assumed to be a determinant for both the electrical and thermoelectrical properties of CZTS films obtained in this way. For the FLA-treated samples, the film conductivity achieved was too low to measure the thermoelectric parameters reliably, although the partial improvement of the CZTS crystallinity is observed in the Raman spectra. However, the absence of the CuxS phase supports the assumption of its importance with respect to the thermoelectric properties of such CZTS thin films.
Variable Pitch Realization of Unparsed Moras in Suzhou Chinese: Evaluation Through F0 Trajectory Simulation and Classification

This study aims to tease apart two proposals regarding the phonetic realization of toneless TBUs: that they are realized with default (often L) tones (Yip 2002; Zhang 2016), or that they stay without phonological tones and surface as interpolated pitch between tonal targets (Pierrehumbert & Beckman 1988; Zhang et al. 2019). The original fieldwork data of toneless moras in Suzhou Chinese (Northern Wu) demonstrated considerable variation in toneless realization, both across- and within-speaker. Assessed by the simulation & classification framework of Shaw and Kawahara (2018), some speakers more frequently used interpolation between tones (e.g., high level between Hs, low rising between L and H), while others realized the toneless mora with a relatively low pitch regardless of the tonal context. In addition, tonal contexts also affected how toneless moras were realized, with more interpolation when the toneless moras were surrounded by two Hs, and more default L insertion when the mora was preceded by L and followed by H. There was no unified way of toneless realization in Suzhou, much like a model of probablistic/variable phonological process would predict (Coetzee & Pater 2011; Coetzee & Kawahara 2013).
Ethnoscience-Based Science Learning in Sasak Ethnic Culture: Literature Review

This study aims to elaborate on science learning based on indigenous science, the culture of the Sasak ethnics of Lombok. This study is library research with data sources from previous research articles that have topics related to science learning, science concepts, ethnoscience, and songket cloth, poteng jaje tujak, and bale adat. The procedure in literature study research is carried out in stages, namely collecting library data, reading, taking notes, studying, collecting concepts or manuscripts, then carrying out elaboration and explanation of the collected data/text. The study results show that (1) the nature of learning science can be classified into three dimensions, namely science as a product, science as a process, and science as an attitude; (2) indigenous science in songket wayang motifs, subahnale motifs keker motifs four star, and alang/lumbung which have relevance to the basic science competence of “analyzing the reproductive system in plants and animals and the application of technology to the reproductive system of plants and animal”; (3) indigenous science in the materials for making bale adat has relevance to the basic competence of natural science on “analyzing the interrelationships of plant tissue structures and their functions, as well as technology inspired by plant structures”; (4) indigenous science in the process of making poteng jaje tujak has relevance to the basic competence of natural science regarding “applying the concept of biotechnology and its role in human life”.
Apical periodontitis epidemiology: A population-based survey of students in Dakar, Senegal

epidemiological aspect, this Objective: The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of apical periodontitis among students at a university in Dakar, Senegal and to assess the associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, epidemiological study conducted during the academic year 2016–2017 (December 2016 to May 2017). The study population consisted of students in the law faculty and the dentistry department of a university. The age of the subjects was between 20 and 42 years. Each student underwent a clinical examination and a cone beam computed tomography examination. Results: The findings indicated that the prevalence of apical periodontitis was 12%. The lower first molar was the most affected tooth (33.33%). Defective endodontic treatment was the most common cause of apical periodontitis (42.8%). Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that poor endodontic treatment was the most common cause of apical periodontitis. Greater knowledge of apical periodontitis and strategies to improve prevention are needed.
Survival of the fittest: tourism exposure and firm survival

ABSTRACT In this article, a discrete-time hazard model to study firm survival in the Portuguese Tourism sector is estimated. This sector has experienced a remarkable performance over the last decades. Results show that when compared to other sectors, tourism firms are more likely to exit: (i) if they are young (less than 10 years of existence); and (ii) if they belong to the group of worse performers (i.e. belong to the lower tail of the firm distribution). Within tourism related sectors, firms with highest tourism exposure, such as travel agencies and hotels are always among the best performers in terms of survival. Moreover, despite of Tourism being one of the most volatile sectors in periods of high uncertainty, results show a higher survival resilience among established tourism associated firms.
Permissive and regulative norms in deontic logic

This article provides a systematic analysis of the well-known notions of weak and strong permission in input/output (I/O) logic. We extend the account of permission initially put forward by Makinson and Van der Torre to the whole family of I/O systems developed during the last two decades. The main contribution is a series of characterization results for strong permission, based on establishing the so-called non-repetition property. We also study an input/output logic not yet covered in the literature. It supports reasoning by cases—a natural feature of human reasoning. The output is not closed under logical entailment. At the same time, it avoids excess output using a consistency check—a technique familiar from non-monotonic logic. This makes it well suited for contrary-to-duty reasoning. The axiomatic characterization is in terms of a generalized OR rule. We discuss the implications of all this for our understanding of the notion of the coherence of a normative system. Topics for future research are identified.1
An updated model for millimeter wave propagation in moist air

A practical atmospheric Millimeter-Wave Propagation Model (MPM) is formulated that predicts attenuation. delay, and noise properties of moist air for frequencies up to 1000 GHz. Input variables are height distributions (0-30 km) of pressure, temperature, humidity, and suspended droplet concentration along an anticipated radio path. Spectroscopic data consist of more than 450 parameters describing local O2 and H2O absorption lines complemented by continuum spectra for dry air, water vapor, and hydrosols. For a model (MPM*) limited to frequencies below 300 GHz, the number of spectroscopic parameters can be reduced to less than 200. Recent laboratory measurements by us at 138 GHz of absolute attenuation rates for simulated air with water vapor pressures up to saturation allow the formulation of an improved, though empirical water vapor continuum. Model predictions are compared with selected (2.5-430 GHz) data from both laboratory and field experiments. In general, good agreement is obtained.
Am I a bully? Relationship between aggressive behaviors and self-admission of being a bully in primary school children

The present research focuses on the self-admission of being a bully in primary school children who bully, and studies it in relation to sex, educational stage and type of bullying behavior. Our objective was to understand better the relationship between aggressive behaviors and bullying self-admission. We hypothesized aggressive behaviors would be related to bullying self-admission. A total of 4646 primary school students aged from 7 to 12 years participated in this correlational study. The EBIPQ questionnaire was administered to evaluate children’s aggressive behaviors, whereas bullying self-admission was evaluated through a direct question. From the total of participants, 14.9 % were considered bullies, and 4.4 % frequent bullies, according to their responses to the EBIPQ. Among bullies, 21.4 % admitted having bullied others, and this percentage increased to 32 % for frequent bullies. Self-admission of being a bully was independent of sex and educational stage. On the other hand, some aggressive behaviors were more associated than others to self-admission of being a bully. Results suggest reluctance in children to consider themselves as bullies, especially in some types of aggressive behaviors. Finally, we discuss the need to study further the factors influencing the self-admission of being a bully. La presente investigación se centra en la percepción de ser agresor en niños de primaria que acosan, y su relación con el sexo, la etapa educativa y el tipo de conducta agresiva. Nuestro objetivo fue comprender mejor la relación entre las conductas agresivas y la percepción de ser agresor. Se hipotetizó que los comportamientos agresivos estarían relacionados con la percepción de ser agresor. Un total de 4646 estudiantes de 7 a 12 años participaron en este estudio correlacional. Se administró el cuestionario EBIPQ para evaluar la agresividad, mientras que la percepción de ser agresor se evaluó con una pregunta directa. Un 14.9 % de los participantes se consideraron acosadores, y un 4.4 % acosadores frecuentes, según sus respuestas en el EBIPQ. Un 21.4 % de los acosadores y un 32 % de los acosadores frecuentes admitieron haber acosado. La percepción de ser agresor fue independiente del sexo y la etapa educativa. Por otra parte, algunas conductas agresivas se asociaron más que otras a la percepción de ser agresor. Los resultados sugieren una dificultad para considerarse acosador, especialmente en ciertas conductas agresivas. Finamente, se discute la necesidad de profundizar en los factores que influyen en la percepción de ser acosador.