Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Home-Office Managers Should Get Ready for the “New Normal”

This research article aims to explore how employees are coping with working from home and provides practical suggestions for employers and managers adapting to the “new normal”. The main contribution of this research lies in the comprehensive integration of various aspects of managing a home office into four strategies, surpassing the findings of prior studies that focused on specific areas. This was achieved through a qualitative descriptive approach. Through semi-structured interviews with employees in the Czech Republic during the COVID-19 pandemic, four distinct employee types (“Working from Home is Not for Me”, “Yin and Yang”, “Holiday with Emergency”, and “Chameleon”) were identified based on their adaptation strategies. These strategies encompass aspects like time management, self- and family management, setting boundaries, task management, stress reduction, and adherence to rules. The article concludes by offering suggestions for more effective collaboration and employee management, taking into consideration their approach to remote work.
Triphenylphosphonium-Functionalized Gold Nanorod/Zinc Oxide Core–Shell Nanocomposites for Mitochondrial-Targeted Phototherapy

Phototherapies, such as photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), combined with novel all-in-one light-responsive nanocomposites have recently emerged as new therapeutic modalities for the treatment of cancer. Herein, we developed novel all-in-one triphenylphosphonium-functionalized gold nanorod/zinc oxide core–shell nanocomposites (CTPP-GNR@ZnO) for mitochondrial-targeted PTT/PDT owing to their good biocompatibility, tunable and high optical absorption, photothermal conversion efficiency, highest reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and high mitochondrial-targeting capability. Under laser irradiation of 780 nm, the CTPP-GNR@ZnO core–shell nanocomposites effectively produced heat in addition to generating ROS to induce cell death, implying a synergistic effect of mild PTT and PDT in combating cancer. Notably, the in vitro PTT/PDT effect of CTPP-GNR@ZnO core–shell nanocomposites exhibited effective cell ablation (95%) and induced significant intracellular ROS after the 780 nm laser irradiation for 50 min, indicating that CTPP in CTPP-GNR@ZnO core–shell nanocomposites can specifically target the mitochondria of CT-26 cells, as well as generate heat and ROS to completely kill cancer cells. Overall, this light-responsive nanocomposite-based phototherapy provides a new approach for cancer synergistic therapy.
A critical review of popular technological solutions for climate change as evident in the movie industry

This paper critically reviews four selected movies dealing with climate change and the resulting ecosystem deterioration, namely, The Day After Tomorrow, An inconvenient Truth, The 11th Hour and The Age of Stupid. It scrutinises the limitations, the hypocrisy and the dilemma embedded in the technological solutions to climate change suggested in the movies, such as reduction in fossil fuel consumption, use of energy efficient technologies and adaptation of renewable energy. Movies’ failure to discuss crucial phenomena such as the ‘rebound effect’ of efficiency improvement technologies, ‘well-to-wheel lifecycle assessment’ of renewable energy technologies, and their power to reverse the capability of chosen technological solutions to combat ecosystem deterioration are highlighted. The review also stresses on the need for movies to place emphasis on moving away not only from egocentrism, as illustrated by reference to selected footages from the movie Amelie, but also from human-centrism towards eco-centrism to save the ecosystem on which all lives depend upon.
Reintegration of street‐connected children in Kenya: Evaluation of Agape Children's Ministry's Family Strengthening Programme

In Kenya, the number of street‐involved children continues to grow each decade, with most recent estimates as high as 250 000 to 300 000. Despite efforts by local government, nongovernmental organizations, and community‐based organizations to address this problem, most children who receive services end up returning to the streets. Since 2021, Agape Children's Ministry has provided time‐limited, crisis‐oriented services to families recently reintegrated through its Family Strengthening Programme (FSP). We conducted an exploratory programme evaluation of Agape's FSP to ascertain whether it is achieving the intended outcomes. Thirty families (n = 30 children; n = 38 caregivers) were enrolled in the FSP during the study window and participated in the evaluation. Family functioning and child well‐being increased to a statistically significant and large extent from before to after the intervention. All but two children remained reintegrated at the end of the study period. Results highlight the importance of using a holistic family‐based programme that reunites children with their healthiest possible family environment with a plan specifically tailored to their individual needs and unique family situations. Results also bring to the fore the need for broad governmental attention to basic needs of families as an important part of improving family functioning.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VARIOUS OBJECT DETECTION AND FEATURE EXTRACTION ALGORITHMS

- Agriculture is the most important sector in the Indian economy's development. In today's agriculture, there is a high demand to transition from tedious time-consuming manual harvesting to a fully automated operation. The combination of both autonomous harvesting and segregation of tomato fruit and three different phases or conditions of tomato is classified in this study. This project uses an image processing technique to classify the tomato's condition using a sample OpenCV tool. A Raspberry Pi camera is used to capture video continuously and this R-pi converts real time input video into frame, then object detection and image processing algorithm is performed on those image frame to detect shape of tomato, color filter is applied on tomato image to detect color of tomato. This paper suggests various important approaches for image processing and also suggests the most popular and widely used algorithms for object detection.
"Is This Even Relevant?" Investigating the Relevance of Antecedents to Trust in Ad Hoc Dyads

Trust is an important variable for effective ad hoc collaboration. As ad hoc collaborations become more prevalent, researchers and stakeholders will need to identify what features facilitate rapid and appropriate swift trust, particularly in contexts comprising salient risk and high stakes. The present work investigated the relevance and impact of antecedents to swift trust in ad hoc dyads. In a within-subjects experiment, we leveraged a vignette and assessed what antecedents were relevant and affected trust in ad hoc dyad formation. The results showed that antecedents varied in terms of their relevance and effect on trust. We discuss how these results align with extant research and implications for future research investigating swift trust in ad hoc collaborations.
The application of fertigation in Qaidam wolfberry production

The Qaidam featured wolfberry was taken as object of study to understand the application effect of drip irrigation and fertilization in Qaidam basin. Three irrigation lower threshold treatments including W1( 70% θ),W2( 55% θ),W3( 40% θ),and three fertilization treatments including F1( low),F2( middle) and F3( high) were designed. Test shows that under certain irrigation threshold,the plant height,stem diameter and yield could be significantly increased with the increase of fertilization amount,while excessive fertilization was detrimental to the growth and yield improvement of wolfberry. Under certain fertilization amount,the plant height stem diameter and yield per plant could be improved by rational increase of irrigation threshold. Comprehensive consideration,the treatment of W1F2 was most conducive to the growth and yield.
Influence of Field Direction and Conductor Aspect Ratio on Coupling Losses: Measurements and Modeling on the JT-60SA TF Conductor

AC losses induced by magnetic field variations dissipate power in the conductors of coils during the tokamak operation. They can be critical for being a possible source of resistive transitions and leading to a possible quench in the magnet. This paper aims at presenting the results of the influence of the applied field direction on these losses. The measurements are carried out at the JOSEFA facility on one JT-60SA TF sample taken from the production length. In a tokamak environment, the field direction is perpendicular either to the conductor large side or small side. If the coupling losses in the cable are compared for the two field directions, it is evidenced that the losses are significantly larger when the field is transverse to the wide side. This is particularly true for the low frequencies. It will be shown in the following that, even for rather small aspect ratio, the losses are quite different for the two directions. In a second time, the measured coupling losses in the usual form of an Energy/cycle vs frequency curve, are fitted with the MPAS model to derive the parameters needed for any further calculations. In addition, a verifying test has been conducted by a comparison of direct measurements of trapezoidal field pulses in the JOSEFA facility, with the calculations made with the parameters issued from the fit with MPAS.
Climatological response of Indian low‐latitude ionosphere to geomagnetic storms

A climatological response of low‐latitude ionosphere to geomagnetic storms is presented using long‐term global ionospheric maps data from June 1998 to June 2015 covering two solar cycles 23 and 24. The results are presented for daytime forenoon and afternoon sectors under minor, moderate, and major ionospheric storm categories based on minimum Dst index criterion. For the first time the effectiveness of storms is identified using monthly standard deviation as an indicator of the day to day variability in equatorial and low‐latitude ionosphere. Thus, results on climatology are definitive and form a database that would be comparable to statistical results from any other longitude and time. Seasonal statistics for total storms, effective positive and negative storms, and amplitude of mean seasonal perturbation in total electron content are obtained. Total and effective storms are found to be higher in solar cycle 23 than in 24 and only a couple of effective storms occurred during low solar activity 2007–2009 that too in minor category. Afternoon sector is found to be favorable for occurrence of maximum number of effective positive storms. A latitudinal preference is found for a given storm to be effective in either time sectors. Equinoctial asymmetry in ionospheric response both in terms of occurrence and perturbation amplitude is found. September equinoxes are found to bear maximum total, effective positive and negative storms. Winters are found more prone to negative storms, whereas summers have recorded minimum number of either of storms and minimum perturbation amplitudes.
Distribution characteristics of air quality and its relationship with meteorological factors from 2005 to 2009 in Shijiazhuang,Hebei province

Based on the air pollution index(API) data from 2005 to 2009 in Shijiazhuang,the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of air quality were analyzed.The results show that the grade of air quality is usually "II" grade in Shijiazhuang,and the day numbers of light,middle and serious pollution(i.e.Ⅲ,Ⅳ andⅤgrades) account for 19.1% of the total.It indicates that atmospheric pollution is serious in Shijiazhuang.The seasonal changes of air quality are obvious.The best air quality is in summer,then in autumn and spring,and the worst is in winter.The relationship between API and meteorological factors is worked out using a correlation analysis.For the typical pollution day in Shijiazhuang,the synoptical situation can be classified into five categories and these are:two troughs and one ridge pattern,the zonal circulation pattern,one trough and one ridge pattern,mean field pattern and two troughs and two ridges pattern.
Science with the ASTRI Mini-Array: From Experiment to Open Observatory

Although celestial sources emitting in the few tens of GeV up to a few TeV are being investigated by imaging atmospheric Čerenkov telescope arrays such as H.E. S.S. , MAGIC, and VERITAS, at higher energies, up to PeV, more suitable instrumentation is required to detect ultra-high-energy photons, such as extensive air shower arrays, as HAWC, LHAASO, Tibet AS-γ. The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics has recently become the leader of an international project, the ASTRI Mini-Array, with the aim of installing and operating an array of nine dual-mirror Čerenkov telescopes at the Observatorio del Teide in Spain starting in 2025. The ASTRI Mini-Array is expected to span a wide range of energies (1–200 TeV), with a large field of view (about 10 degrees) and an angular and energy resolution of ∼3 arcmin and ∼10 %, respectively. The first four years of operations will be dedicated to the exploitation of Core Science, with a small and selected number of pointings with the goal of addressing some of the fundamental questions on the origin of cosmic rays, cosmology, and fundamental physics, the time-domain astrophysics and non γ-ray studies (e.g., stellar intensity interferometry and direct measurements of cosmic rays). Subsequently, four more years will be dedicated to Observatory Science, open to the scientific community through the submission of observational proposals selected on a competitive basis. In this paper, I will review the Core Science topics and provide examples of possible Observatory Science cases, taking into account the synergies with current and upcoming observational facilities.
Soil organic carbon contents of two natural inland saline-alkalined wetlands in northeastern China

Soil organic carbon contents and their vertical distributions were studied in two natural saline-alkalined wetlands (Erbaifangzi and Fulaowenpao) with different hydrological conditions in Xianghai National Nature Reserve of Northeast China in 2001. Soil properties such as total nitrogen, TF, soil pH, C/N, soil particle size, and bulk densities were also analyzed in order to identify their relationships to soil organic carbon density (SOCD). Results showed that mean SOCD of EBFZ from 30 soil profiles was 8.23 +/- 1.40 kg C m(-2), higher by about 41 % than that of FLWP, but both of them were much lower by 43% to 92% than those in other wetlands in China. Soil organic carbon generally decreased with depth in soil profiles and was mainly stored in the upper 30 cm (11.82 in), accounting for more than 50% of the total. Soil organic carbon density was positively significantly correlated with soil organic matter, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and clay contents (p < 0.001) and was negatively significantly correlated with sand contents (p < 0.001). There was also a significant correlation between SOCD and soil pH or silt contents at the level of p < 0.01. Hydrological regime could impact carbon storage in wetland soils, and water deficit would lead to carbon loss. Ecological water supplement might be necessary to mitigate water shortage and increase carbon storage of wetlands in semi-arid and arid regions.
Enhancing the Performance of Sunflower Threshing Machines through Innovative Enhancements

Improving the performance of the threshing process is of utmost importance in enhancing the quality of sunflower seeds and minimizing power consumption in sunflower production. In this study, we developed a modified sunflower threshing machine by incorporating two types of threshing rotors, namely the angled rasp bar rotor and the tine bar rotor, as compared to the round bar rotor. The performance of these rotors was evaluated under various rotational speeds (150, 200, 250, and 300 rpm) and concave clearances (10, 15, and 20 mm). The evaluation parameters included machine throughput, the specific energy of threshing, the percentage of damaged seeds, the percentage of unthreshed seeds, and threshing efficiency. The results indicate that the specific energy decreased with an increase in rotor speed and a decrease in concave clearance, with the tine bar rotor exhibiting the lowest values. Threshing efficiency showed an increasing trend with higher rotor speeds and reduced concave clearance. The modifications made to the rotor design resulted in an enhanced threshing efficiency, with an improvement from 96.30% to 97.93% achieved at a rotor revolving speed of 300 rpm and a concave clearance of 10 mm. Moreover, the specific energy consumption reduced from 9.65 kW·h/ton to 5.09 kW·h/ton under the same operational conditions. These findings highlight the efficacy of the novel rotor design modifications in optimizing the performance of the stationary sunflower threshing machine, leading to improved efficiency and reduced energy consumption in sunflower seed threshing operations. Given its performance characteristics, this machine exhibits potential suitability for sunflower farms of small to medium scale.
Alterations in KIDINS220/ARMS Expression Impact Sensory Processing and Social Behavior in Adult Mice

Kinase D-interacting substrate of 220 kDa (Kidins220) is a transmembrane protein that participates in neural cell survival, maturation, and plasticity. Mutations in the human KIDINS220 gene are associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder (‘SINO’ syndrome) characterized by spastic paraplegia, intellectual disability, and in some cases, autism spectrum disorder. To better understand the pathophysiology of KIDINS220-linked pathologies, in this study, we assessed the sensory processing and social behavior of transgenic mouse lines with reduced Kidins220 expression: the CaMKII-driven conditional knockout (cKO) line, lacking Kidins220 in adult forebrain excitatory neurons, and the Kidins220floxed line, expressing constitutively lower protein levels. We show that alterations in Kidins220 expression levels and its splicing pattern cause impaired response to both auditory and olfactory stimuli. Both transgenic lines show impaired startle response to high intensity sounds, with preserved pre-pulsed inhibition, and strongly reduced social odor recognition. In the Kidins220floxed line, olfactory alterations are associated with deficits in social memory and increased aggressive behavior. Our results broaden our knowledge of the SINO syndrome; understanding sensory information processing and its deviations under neuropathological conditions is crucial for devising future therapeutic strategies to enhance the quality of life of affected individuals.
Estimates of genetic parameters for economic traits in dairy buffalo

This study aims to verify the existence of genetic variation in economic traits of dairy buffalo in Brazil. Variance components were estimated by restricted maximum likelihood method. Heritability estimates for milk yield (MY); fat, protein, lactose and total solids percentages; somatic cell count, lactation length and calving interval were 0.31, 0.28, 0.38, 0.23, 0.36, 0.20, 0.08 and 0.19, respectively. Genetic correlations between MY and the other traits were -0.26, -0.25, 0.11, -0.21, -0.14, 0.78 and -0.09, respectively. The results show that most traits, except for lactation length, display enough additive genetic variability to respond to a breeding program. Furthermore, applying simultaneous selection for MY may result in undesirable impact on milk constituents.
Recent glacier advances at Glaciar Exploradores, Hielo Patagónico Norte, Chile

With the purpose of establishing the recent glacial chronology of the HPN, moraines at Glaciar Exploradores were identified and investigated, thereby collecting samples for 14 C dating. In total, three moraine systems were recognized, the Invernada moraine (TM1), main moraine (TM2) and the modern (secondary) moraines (TM3). TM3 was further subdivided into TM3-1 and TM3-2 based on vegetation cover, size, morphology, degree of rock weathering, and development of mosses on rocks. Two samples from TM1, six samples from TM2 and seven samples from TM3 were dated. Also the number of tree rings was counted at TM2 and TM3. Based on these data, four possible scenarios were postulated and examined. The tentative conclusion is that there were two recent glacial advances at Glaciar Exploradores, one sometime between the 12th and 17th century (forming main moraine, TM2) and the other around the early to mid-19th century (TM3-1) and after ca. 1944 (TM3-2). We could not obtain a date that would indicate the age of the Invernada moraine (TM1): however, from the age of TM2, it was speculated that it could be of the Neoglaciation III (1600-1300 BP).
An isotope study on nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency and movement in soil in a mimicked vermicompost‐based organo‐mineral fertilizer

Vermicompost (VC), a stabilized organic material with high organic and humic carbon, and favorable aggregation properties, was tested as a fraction of organo‐mineral fertilizers (OMFs), where organic and mineral fractions interact in hotspot areas with surrounding soil. Solutions containing 33P radioisotope and 15N‐labeled mineral fertilizers were combined with VC at two ratios of organic carbon (Corg) to mineral nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) (OMF7.5C and OMF15C) to simulate OMF granules. Control treatments included unfertilized soil (N0P0), mineral fertilizer (MFNP), and sole VC at two rates (OF7.5C and OF15C). Nitrogen and P uptake by Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) were measured over in 8 weeks. Furthermore, MFNP, OMF7.5C, and OMF15C treatments were incubated for 10 days without plant to measure atom% 15N excess and 33P radioactivity, as indicators of N and P movement from two soil layers (surrounding fertilizer hotspot and below it). In the pot study, OMF15C caused 24% lower biomass and less nutrient recovery derived from fertilizer (N, 11% and P, 8.5%), compared to MFNP. In the incubation study, OMF15C exhibited +19% atom% 15N excess in the combined two soil layers, relative to MFNP, and +28% 33P radioactivity in the soil surrounding the hotspot, and −89% in the soil below it. We interpreted this as a reduction in nutrient availability of the combined VC + mineral fertilizers, due to lower P mobility in soil. The combination of VC with mineral fertilizers can reduce P movement in soil. A higher Corg:N:P ratio resulted in lower nutrient use efficiency in 2 months.
Journal Pre-proof A Comparative Analysis of Critical Limb Ischemia in the Intensive Care Unit since the COVID-19 Pandemic

Emerging data and case reports have found coagulation abnormalities and thrombosis as 26 sequelae of infection with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). Case reports have reported 27 thrombotic complications caused by COVID-19-related coagulopathy leading to limb 28 loss. Alarmingly, many of these patients had no underlying vascular disease prior to 29 being infected with COVID-19. Many of these case reports discuss patients developing 30 gangrene in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our study compares the incidence of gangrene 31 in the ICU in COVID-19 patients to baseline inpatient levels prior to the pandemic.