Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reconciliation of gas to liquid mass transfer in parallel and transverse flow (cross-flow) hollow fiber membrane contactors (HFMC) for CO2 absorption

ABSTRACT Previous studies have found difficulties in reconciling mass transfer between membrane contactors of different geometries, which has been attributed to differences in fluid mixing. In this study, we compare the two most commonly adopted geometries (parallel and transverse flow) and use residence time distribution (RTD) analysis to verify the influence of geometry on fluid mixing in addition to developing a generalized correlation that can collectively describe mass transfer for both geometries. Lumen-side mass transfer was well described by the Lévêque solution in well-developed laminar conditions for both parallel and transverse flow modules. However, considerably lower mass transfer was identified for shell-side flow in the parallel fiber configuration, with RTD analysis providing confirmation that this was due to shell-side bypass which reduced mean fluid residence time in the contactor to below that of the theoretical residence time. The mean residence time calculated from RTD analysis enabled reconciliation of mass transfer data between both geometries, such that mass transfer could be adequately described for both configurations using: . The Reynolds number exponent indicated transitional mass transfer despite operation firmly within the laminar regime, which would indicate an enhancement in mass transfer provided by secondary flow effects within tightly packed fiber bundles. Whilst previously observed, for example in heat transfer analogies, such dependencies are generally more closely associated with parallel flow rather than ‘classical’ cross-flow modules in which fluid flow is explicitly perpendicular to the fiber bundle, and indicates that mass transfer in transverse flow may be better described as parallel flow, which confirms previous assumptions. Importantly, this study demonstrates the capability to reconcile mass transfer between modules of different geometries and permits the opportunity to project process design and scale-up between the two most commonly applied membrane contactor module geometries.
In Silico: γ-Oryzanol as Anti-inflammatory During Folliculogenesis in Rattus Novergicus Exposed to Pyrethroid Aerosol

The use of insect repellent is a disease preventive effort due to mosquito vectors as well as sources of pollutants that disrupt human health, especially reproductive health. This study aimed to determine the effect of γ-Oryzanol on the expression of Foxo3a, TNF-α, GDF-9 in the folliculogenesis of mice (Rattus Novergicus) exposed to pyrethroid aerosol mosquitoes. The research use bioinformatics technique with in silico approach. The result of study showing that γ-oryzanol has the potential as an anti-inflammatory and NO scavenger, the influence of the active compound γ-oryzanol on Foxo3 expression obtained pathway analysis with the results of the prediction of the target HITPICK able to bind to APP, AKT1 and Mtor expressions through modification of post-translational Foxo1, Effect of γ-oryzanol on Gdf9 expression, through bonding with APP, AKT1, AKT3, Pik3cg and modifying Smad 4 post-translation, The effect of the active compound γ-oryzanol on TNF-α expression via APP binds with AKT1, AKT3, AKT2 then activates IkbkB and bindings with Casp3, Fadd, Tradd, Tnfrsf1a, Tnfrsf1b, Traf3, Birc2, Ikbkg. Based on average part length analysis AKT1 is the fastest interact with protein target. The conclusion, γ-oryzanol has predicted to be used for the treatment of insecticide exposure, because it can act as an anti-inflamatory, and lipid perosidase inhibitor. This condition influences normally folliculogenesis with stable expression of Foxo3a, GDF 9 and TNF-α.
Long-term effects of cardiac rehabilitation on sleep apnea severity in patients with coronary artery disease.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Sleep apnea (SA) is prevalent among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and increases cardiovascular risk. A previous study showed that 1 month of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) reduced severity of SA in patients with CAD by reducing fluid accumulation in the legs during the day and the amount of fluid shifting rostrally into the neck overnight. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether CR will lead to longer-term attenuation of SA in patients with CAD. METHODS Fifteen patients with CAD and SA who had participated in a 1-month randomized trial of the effects of exercise training on SA were followed up until they completed 6 months of CR (age: 65 ± 10 years; body mass index: 27.0 ± 3.9 kg/m2; apnea-hypopnea index [AHI]: 39.0 ± 16.7). The AHI was evaluated at baseline by polysomnography and then at 6 months by portable monitoring at home. Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak) was evaluated via a graded cardiopulmonary exercise test at baseline and 6 months later. The 6-month CR program included once weekly, 90-minute, in-facility exercise sessions, and 4 days per week at-home exercise sessions. RESULTS After 6 months of CR, there was a 54% reduction in the AHI (30.5 ± 15.2 to 14.1 ± 7.5, P < .001). Body mass index remained unchanged, but VO2peak increased by 27% (20.0 ± 6.1 to 26.0 ± 8.9 mL/kg/min, P = .04). CONCLUSIONS Participation in CR is associated with a significant long-term decrease in the severity of SA. This finding suggests that attenuation of SA by exercise could be a mechanism underlying reduced mortality following participation in CR in patients with CAD and SA. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION This study is registered at www.controlled-trials.com with identifier number ISRCTN50108373.
Dynamics of priming-effect for subliminally presented ambiguous pictures

ABSTRACT The results of this study confirmed that people react differently to preferred meanings of ambiguous images (to those that will get into consciousness later) and to rejected meanings of ambiguous images (those that will not). We observed a facilitative after-effect of the preferred meaning which was expressed in the positive priming-effect, and the following dynamics of the rejected meaning after-effect: positive priming at small values of SOA (30 ms), negative at bigger SOA values (530 ms) and positive priming at all the following SOA values (1,030, 3,030 and 5,030 ms). These results imply that subliminal perception, as well as supraliminal, is selective. We believe that negative priming for one of the meanings of an ambiguous image presented subliminally might be associated with an unconscious decision as to whether or not a particular stimulus will enter into consciousness, in accordance with the negative choice theory.
The Effect of Ophiocephalus striatus Extract on Quantitative Measurement of Biceps Brachii and Rectus Femoris in Patients with Mechanical Ventilation

Introduction A freshwater fish Ophiocephalus striatus (OS) or known locally to Indonesian as haruan, has potentials to retain musclemass of critically ill patients following its high content of amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of OS on quantitative measurements of biceps brachii and rectus femoris in patients with mechanical ventilation. Methods This was a double-blinded randomized controlled trial at tertiary hospital between July- September 2019. The study included patients aged 18-65 years old with mechanical ventilation whereas patients with chronic kidney disease, paraparesis, or neuromuscular disorders were excluded. Forty-two patients were divided into extract group (n=19) who received 15 g of OS extract daily and control group (n=23) who received none. Quantitative measurements of both muscles were determined by measuring cross sectional area (CSA) using ultrasonography by one radiologist. Data were collected at 1st and 7th day, while the intervention was administered in-between. Independent sample T-test, Mann-Whitney test, and multivariate study using general linear model (GLM) were used for statistical analysis. Results The changes of CSA on biceps brachii and rectus femoris muscles from before to after intervention between extract group compared to control group were 5,30 Â± 2,41 to 6,09 Â± 1,81 vs. 5,16 Â± 2,50 to 4,16 Â± 1,94 (p=0.002) and 2,45 (1,10 â€“ 5,90) to 3,47 (1,13 â€“ 8,18) vs 3,85 (1,09 â€“ 9,06) to 2,78 (1,06 â€“ 7,27) (p=0.230), respectively. Multivariate analysis showed significant differences between extract and control group for both muscles with p value of <0.001 and 0.001 respectively. Conclusion Supplementation of Ophiocephalus striatus extract was associated with a significant increase of biceps brachii and rectus femoris CSA in patients with mechanical ventilation. Keywords: Ophiocephalus striatus, ultrasonography, cross sectional area, biceps brachii muscle, rectus femoris muscle
Gender and Parity in Statistical Prediction of Anterior Carry Hand-Loads from Inertial Sensor Data

The objective of this study was to examine potential gender effects on the performance of a statistical algorithm for predicting hand-load levels that uses body-worn inertial sensor data. Torso and pelvic kinematic data was obtained from 11 men and 11 women in a laboratory experiment while they carried anterior hand-loads of 13.6 kg, and 22.7 kg, and during unloaded walking. Nine kinematic variables expressed as relative changes from unloaded gait were calculated and used as predictors in a statistical classification model predicting load-level (no-load, 13.6 kg, and 22.7 kg). To compare effects of gender on prediction accuracy, prediction models were built using both, gender-balanced gait data and gender-specific data (i.e., separate models for men and women) and evaluated using hold-out validation techniques. The gender-balanced model correctly classified load levels with an accuracy of 74.2% and 80.0% for men and women, respectively. The gender-specific models had accuracies of 68.3% and 85.0% for men and women, respectively. Findings indicated a lack of classification parity across gender, and possibly across other types of personal attributes such as age, ethnicity, and health condition. While preliminary, this study hopes to draw attention to challenges in algorithmic bias, parity and fairness, particularly as machine learning techniques gain popularity in ergonomics practice.
The diagnostic yield of a staging 18 F-FDG-PET/CT in patients with high-risk rectal cancer

Poster: "ECR 2016 / C-2413 / The diagnostic yield of a staging 18F-FDG-PET/CT in patients with high-risk rectal cancer " by: " H. -P. Chi 1, J. M. Franklin1, C. Jacobs1, F. V. Gleeson1, E. M. Anderson2; 1Oxford/UK, 2Wallingford/UK"
The Influence of Nano-Encapsulation of Melastoma malabathricum L. Fruit Extract to Lipid Profile of Broiler Chicken

The aim of this research was to examine the impact of nano encapsulation of Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract as feed additive that was given through drinking water towards lipid profile of broiler chicken. Experimental design used in this research was completely randomized design using six increment treatments of Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract to the drinking water of the chicken each with five repetitions. Detail of treatment rations were as follow: T0 drinking water treatment without feed additive (negative control), T1 drinking water treatment + 0.2 mg/kg body weight simvastatin (positive control), T2 drinking water treatment + 1.5% Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract, T3 drinking water treatment + 3.0% Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract, T4 drinking water treatment + 1.5% nano encapsulation of Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract, T5 drinking water treatment + 3.0% nano encapsulation of Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract. Observed Parameters were the blood lipid profile, cholesterol of meat and crude fat of meat. The results showed that adding the nano encapsulation of Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract did not give significant effect (P>0.05) on blood lipid profile and crude fat of the thigh and breast of the broilers. Addition of nano encapsulation of Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract gives real impact (P<0.05) toward reduction of broiler’s meat cholesterol. The conclusion of this research is that giving nano encapsulation of Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit extract is able to improve lipid profile of broiler, which is in the amount of meat’s cholesterol.
Multidrug-resistant Candida glabrata strains obtained by induction of anidulafungin resistance in planktonic and biofilm cells

1Laboratório de Micologia Aplicada, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2Programa de Pós-Graduação em Microbiologia Agrícola e do Ambiente, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 3Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
The wooden rafter framing of Żuławy arcaded houses of type III - research, state of preservation and analysis

Historic arcaded houses of the delta of the Vistula were the subject of great interest of many researchers, but their work was focused mainly on historical-architectural aspects. There are no publications which would focus on details and comprehensive analyses of construction systems for this group of historic buildings. The article is the result of field research, archival query and calculations made by the author. The paper analyses the rafter framing constructions of the preserved arcaded houses of type III. The author has prepared a list of construction elements of roofs, carpentry joints, rafter inclination angles and described the state of preservation of roof structure. The paper also includes calculations of the average volume construction material of the roof structure per square meter of roof slope plan.
GxE Effects on Tocopherol Composition of Oils from Very Old and Genetically Diverse Olive Trees

Tocopherols are compounds with high biological activity, bene ﬁ cial for human health that can be found in vegetable oils like olive oil, contributing for its resistance to oxidation. In this work, the tocopherol contents of olive oils extracted from centenarian olive trees of six cultivars (cvs. Lentisca, Madural, Rebol ~ a, Redondal, Verdeal, and Verdeal Transmontana) were evaluated during ﬁ ve consecutive crop seasons (2013 – 2017). Three tocopherol isoforms ( α -, β - and γ -tocopherols) were detected in all analyzed olive oils, and their content varied signi ﬁ cantly with the cultivar and year of production. The highest amounts were found in cv. Lentisca (456 (cid:1) 122 mg/kg olive oil), while the lowest were observed in cv. Verdeal (179 (cid:1) 45 mg/kg olive oil). Crop year was the most in ﬂ uential factor, with the highest contents observed in 2013 and lowest in 2014. Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering analysis helped differentiate olive oils according to cultivar or production year. These data suggest that tocopherol composition may serve as a chemical marker to distinguish the subject cultivar olive oils from centenarian trees either by olive cultivar or by crop year, being some cultivars identi-ﬁ ed as potential candidates for guaranteeing the production of olive oils rich in these compounds.
Assessing the applied anatomy knowledge of medical students: the effect of visual resources on preparing them to become new doctors

Anatomical examinations are timed examinations that assess topographical and/or applied knowledge of anatomy with or without the inclusion of visual resources i.e. cadaveric resources, cadaveric images, radiology and/or clinical findings images. Although advances in the multimedia learning theories have led to greater understanding of how we process textual and visual material during learning, the evidence with regard to the use of illustrations within written assessments is scarce. This study investigates whether the presence or absence of images (cadaveric, clinical findings and radiological images) within clinically-oriented single-best-answer questions has a significant influence on medical students' performance. A questionnaire was also included to determine the effect of students’ characteristics and preferences in learning and assessments on their performance. Second year medical students (n=175) from six UK medical schools participated voluntarily. All questions were categorised as to whether their stimulus format was purely textual or included an associated image. The type of images and deep components of images (whether the question is referring to a bone or soft-tissue on the image) was also taken into consideration. Further investigation was carried out on the question-difficulty and the regional anatomy of the questions. These examination scores were then analysed along with students’ responses collected on the questionnaire. This was further illustrated with students’ feedback. The study demonstrates that inclusion of images, the deep component of an image, question difficulty and regional anatomy impact students’ performance. Moreover, students’ preferences play an important role in their performance. Anatomical and radiological images are critical in the medical profession in investigating and examining a patient’s anatomy, and this study set out a way to understand the effects of these images on commonly employed written assessments. This study has shown that image factors and student factors impact on the students’ performance. Further research is needed to refine these examinations.
Usefulness of WOMAC index as a screening tool for knee osteoarthritis among patients attending a rural health care center in Tamil Nadu

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that worsens over time after fourth decade of life. Most of this disability burden is attributable to the involvement of the hips or the knees. Globally over 100 million people worldwide suffer from Osteoarthritis and is the fourth leading cause of year lived with disability (YLDs), accounting for 3.0% of total global YLDs. 1 It also accounts for the decrease in activities of daily living (ADL) in elderly dependent population in the community. 2 OA is strongly associated with ageing and the Asian region is ageing rapidly. In India, 8% of total population are above 60 years in 2010 and is likely to rise to 21% by 2050. 3 Further, OA has been associated with heavy physical occupational activity, a required livelyhood for many people living in rural communities in developing countries. ABSTRACT
Novel bone fixation implants minimising stress shielding

22 Declaration. 23 Copyright Statement . 24 Acknowledgments . 25 Introduction . 29 Background . 29 Research aims and objectives . 32 Thesis outline . 34 List of publication . 35 State-of-the-art . 39 Topology Optimisation for Medical Implants through Additive Manufacturing . 39 Introduction . 40 Structural optimisation . 40 Tissue engineering scaffolds . 44 Metal lattice structures . 51 Orthopaedic implants . 58 Discussion and challenges . 60 A review on powder bed fusion additive manufacturing for metallic fixation implants 63 Bone characteristics . 67
User willingness to purchase applications on mobile intelligent devices: evidence from app store

The purpose of this paper is to explore the facilitating and inhibitory factors on paid app downloading intentions based on an integrated valence theory, considering two social environmental factors and two intermediate variables: perceived value and perceived trust. ,This study is based on the integrated valence theory. After collecting users’ data, partial least square analysis is used to examine the main driving and constraining factors for users to download paid apps in Apple mobile devices. ,The empirical results show that mediated through perceived value, perceived usefulness and perceived compatibility are the absolute positive factors that affect user’s willingness to purchase apps, whereas perceived cost is the main barrier for users to do so. Social environment where the users are in also plays an important role in their purchase intentions. ,This study hopes to offer guidance to paid app developers and general app markets, and to help expand the consumer group, make the purchase experience more efficient and promote the development of paid app market. ,The finding not only enriches the adoption theory of mobile apps from the perspective of valence theory, but also provides pricing and functional suggestions for platform suppliers and software developers of paid apps.
Progress on the controllable synthesis of all-inorganic halide perovskite nanocrystals and their optoelectronic applications

In the past five years, all-inorganic metal halide perovskite (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, I) nanocrystals have been intensely studied due to their outstanding optical properties and facile synthesis, which endow them with potential optoelectronic applications. In order to optimize their physical and chemical properties, different strategies have been developed to realize the controllable synthesis of CsPbX3 nanocrystals. In this short review, we firstly present a comprehensive and detailed summary of existed synthesis strategies of CsPbX3 nanocrystals and their analogues. Then, we introduce the regulations of several reaction parameters and their effects on the morphologies of CsPbX3 nanocrystals. At the same time, we provide stability improvement methods and representative applications. Finally, we propose the current challenges and future perspectives of the promising materials.
Doing Well While Feeling Good

Sustainable finance promotes the doing well while doing good paradigm, that is the idea of simultaneously achieving positive social impact and financial return. This paper posits that the decision to invest sustainably is, in part, driven by impurely altruistic motivations. Two artefactual field experiments with a university's pension fund beneficiaries provide causal evidence that: (i) the warm glow of giving is a primary driver for preferences for sustainable investing; (ii) this effect is largely an intrinsic rather than an extrinsic phenomenon. If people invest sustainably to feel good about themselves, greenwashing efforts can prove highly effective. Implications for market participants and policy makers are thus discussed.
Enhanced Security of DSP Circuits Using Multi-Key Based Structural Obfuscation and Physical-Level Watermarking for Consumer Electronics Systems

Security of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) based Intellectual Property (IP) core is very important for the overall security and reliability of Consumer Electronics (CE) systems. These DSP based IP cores are highly vulnerable to threats such as reverse engineering (RE) leading to Trojan insertion, counterfeiting and cloning. Thus developing robust defense mechanisms is highly significant for these DSP circuits used in CE systems, especially to thwart the aforesaid threats. This article presents for the first time a double line of defense mechanism using robust multi-key based structural obfuscation integrated with tamper-tolerant physical level watermarking to counter such hardware threats. The proposed approach introduces novel key-driven partitioning based obfuscation and key-driven folding knob based obfuscation, along with other key-driven transformation based obfuscations. Additionally, the proposed approach presents novel multi-variable signature encoding based physical-level watermarking on key-based structurally obfuscated DSP circuits. The presented double line of defense incurs zero overhead as well yields high tamper tolerance during hardware watermarking. The proposed approach yields stronger strength of obfuscation, lower probability of co-incidence and larger key-space at low design cost against attacks.