Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Study on the Relationship between AAD and Clinical Features in Emergency Ward Patients and the Application Effect of Probiotics

In order to investigate the influencing factors of AAD in the emergency ward and the clinical effect of probiotics, 100 AAD patients admitted to the emergency ward of our hospital from January 2021 to January 2022 and 100 healthy physical examination subjects are selected for conducting clinical trials. The subjects are, respectively, included in the AAD group and the healthy group. By using the random number table method, 100 patients in the AAD group are randomly divided into the probiotic group and traditional group, with 50 patients in each group. The traditional group receives conventional treatment, and the probiotic group is treated with Clostridium caseinate bifidobacterial probiotics additionally. Multivariate logistic analysis is performed on the risk factors for AAD, and the comparison of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and the intestinal microflora of the different groups before and after treatment is conducted. The experimental result reveals that probiotics treatment for AAD patients can reduce inflammatory response and promote intestinal colonization of beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria.
Order in the chaos. Nurses’ perceptions of multilingual families in a society marked by a monoglossic ideology

ABSTRACT This paper explores the connection between nurses’ multilingual beliefs and their advice on multilingual parenting to families with young children. Data was gathered through video-stimulated reflection dialogues with 11 nurses employed at infant welfare clinics in Belgium. Our analysis disclosed two salient counter topics regarding participants’ multilingual beliefs: order versus chaos. The latter refers to nurses’ view of multilingualism as a linguistic imbroglio. By ‘order’, we understand the benefits of multilingualism for cognitive and emotional development, provided that the multilingual environment is strictly regulated, particularly through the rigorous adherence to a consistent multilingual parenting strategy. Nurses’ panacea for this linguistic farrago is manifested in their advice to multilingual parents. Their recommendations are consistent: multilingualism can only be advantageous for children through a functional language segregation within spaces (i.e. home versus school) and individuals (i.e. One-Parent-One-Language). Nurses’ positive perspective on multilingualism thus hinges on the condition that home languages are neatly transmitted in which the acquisition of the school language will not be impeded. Our findings illuminate how nurses’ ostensible multilingual orientations are in fact coloured by a monoglossic ideology in which multilingualism is acknowledged from a monolingual vantage point: as the simple sum of separate languages.
Estimation of Maize Foliar Temperature and Stomatal Conductance as Indicators of Water Stress Based on Optical and Thermal Imagery Acquired Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platform

Climatic variability and extreme weather events impact agricultural production, especially in sub-Saharan smallholder cropping systems, which are commonly rainfed. Hence, the development of early warning systems regarding moisture availability can facilitate planning, mitigate losses and optimise yields through moisture augmentation. Precision agricultural practices, facilitated by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with very high-resolution cameras, are useful for monitoring farm-scale dynamics at near-real-time and have become an important agricultural management tool. Considering these developments, we evaluated the utility of optical and thermal infrared UAV imagery, in combination with a random forest machine-learning algorithm, to estimate the maize foliar temperature and stomatal conductance as indicators of potential crop water stress and moisture content over the entire phenological cycle. The results illustrated that the thermal infrared waveband was the most influential variable during vegetative growth stages, whereas the red-edge and near-infrared derived vegetation indices were fundamental during the reproductive growth stages for both temperature and stomatal conductance. The results also suggested mild water stress during vegetative growth stages and after a hailstorm during the mid-reproductive stage. Furthermore, the random forest model optimally estimated the maize crop temperature and stomatal conductance over the various phenological stages. Specifically, maize foliar temperature was best predicted during the mid-vegetative growth stage and stomatal conductance was best predicted during the early reproductive growth stage. Resultant maps of the modelled maize growth stages captured the spatial heterogeneity of maize foliar temperature and stomatal conductance within the maize field. Overall, the findings of the study demonstrated that the use of UAV optical and thermal imagery, in concert with prediction-based machine learning, is a useful tool, available to smallholder farmers to help them make informed management decisions that include the optimal implementation of irrigation schedules.
Changes in College Students’ Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Motivation Before and During the COVID-19 Third-wave Lockdown

Background: It is less known how the constraints placed upon public spaces and social interaction have impacted college students’ motivation to be physically active. Objective: This study examined, first, the changes in college students’ body mass index (BMI), physical activity (PA), and self-determined motivation before and during the COVID-19 third-wave lockdown and, second, the role of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and self-determined motivation on BMI during the lockdown. Method: This study was a longitudinal prospective study with two data collection phases. A sample of 104 college students (69 females, 35 males, Mage = 18.19[1.5]) completing both pre- and posttest data turned in self-report data on BMI, PA (vigorous PA - VPA, moderate PA - MPA), MVPA, and self-determined motivation. Results: The results showed a statistically significant increase in participants’ BMI (t[79] = 4.70[2.98], p =.001, d =.11) but no statistically significant changes in PA. The findings demonstrated changes in college students’ integrated regulation (↓; t[78]= -3.20[.16], p =.002, d =.35), identified regulation (↓; t[76] = -4.07[.16], p .001, d =.52), extrinsic regulation (↑; t[78] = 2.28[1.80], p =.025, d =.02), and amotivation (↑; t[78] = 4.42[1.21], p .001, d =.48). Finally, neither PA nor self-determined motivation played a role in BMI, but the previous MVPA and BMI did. Conclusion: This study suggests that COVID-19 had a negative impact on self-determined motivation decreasing adaptive and increasing maladaptive motivation. However, neither MVPA nor self-determined motivation played a role in BMI during the COVID-19 lockdown. Instead, pre-COVID BMI (large effect) and MVPA (small effect) determined students’ BMI during the lockdown.
From personal to transpersonal? An evolutionary stance and ‘self’ as the centre of narrative gravity

For an ‘evolutionary thinker’, storytelling may be considered a shared derived trait (synapomorphy) of the human lineage. Once we began to tell stories, they became a key trait shaping our subsequent evolution. Furthermore, whether the ‘centre of narrative gravity’ is cosmological (as in creation myths) or focused on an individual character, the form of narrative is itself evolutionary, describing a process of transformation from an initial situation to subsequent states (with or without ‘resolution’). This article articulates the basic logic of an ‘evolutionary stance’ and applies this heuristic to a consideration of narrative, epistemology, religion, and the status of ‘self’. In the process, insights from evolutionary biology (including the concept of ‘major evolutionary transitions’), cognitive science (including predictive processing and relevance realisation as well as computational definitions of ‘self’) and analytical psychology are drawn upon. The article ends with a consideration of practices – from meditation and active imagination to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapies – aimed at suspending the activity of the personal ‘self’ and shifting the ‘centre of narrative gravity’ to reveal transpersonal elements of the psyche. Although we inevitably resume narrativizing our existence, the experience of temporary breaks in our personal narratives may enable us to tell more inclusive stories.
Elevated D-dimer and Adverse In-hospital Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients and Synergism with Hyperglycemia

Aim One of the most common laboratory findings in COVID-19 patients has been observed to be hypercoagulability with elevated D-dimer levels. An activation of thrombosis may be generated by hyperglycemia. We aimed to explore the association between D-dimer and in-hospital outcomes, and evaluate the synergistic effect between elevated D-dimer and hyperglycemia on COVID-19 prognosis. Methods A retrospective cohort study was undertaken with 2467 COVID-19 inpatients. D-dimer and fasting blood glucose (FBG) on admission and adverse in-hospital outcomes (events of death and aggravated severity) were collected. Cox proportional risk model was performed to assess the association of D-dimer and adverse in-hospital outcomes, and the combined effects of D-dimer and FBG. Results Among these COVID-19 patients, 1100 (44.6%) patients had high D-dimer (≥0.50 mg/L). Patients with high D-dimer were older, with higher FBG (≥7.00 mmol/L), and had significantly higher adjusted risk of adverse in-hospital outcomes when comparing with those who with D-dimer<0.50 mg/L (hazard ratio, 2.73; 95% confidence interval, 1.46–5.11). Moreover, patients with high FBG and D-dimer levels had an increasing risk (hazard ratio, 5.72; 95% confidence interval: 2.65–12.34) than those with normal FBG and D-dimer. Conclusion Risk of adverse in-hospital outcomes is higher among patients with high D-dimer levels. Additionally, this study found for the first time that elevated D-dimer and hyperglycemia had a synergistic effect on COVID-19 prognosis, and this risk was independent of diabetes history.
Pedicled Flaps versus Free Flaps for Oral Cavity Cancer Reconstruction: A Comparison of Complications, Hospital Costs, and Functional Outcomes

Abstract Introduction Free flaps have been the preferred method for reconstruction after resection of oral cavity cancer. However, pedicled flaps remain valuable alternatives in appropriate settings. Objective The main objective of the present study was to compare surgical complications, hospital costs, and functional outcomes of oral cavity cancer patients who underwent soft tissue reconstruction with pedicled flaps or free flaps. Methods A total of 171 patients were included in the study. Ninety-eight underwent reconstruction with a pectoralis major, submental, temporalis, or supraclavicular pedicled flap, and in 73 patients, a radial forearm or anterolateral thigh free flap had been used. The cases were retrospectively reviewed, and a comparative analysis was carried out between the two groups. Results Recipient site and flap complications, speech, and swallowing functions did not differ between groups, but donor site complications, operative time, hospital stay, and costs were significantly reduced in the pedicled flap group compared with the free flap group. However, the pectoralis major flap reconstruction resulted in a more inferior swallowing function than the free flap reconstruction. Conclusions With comparable complications and functional outcomes, while decreasing in costs, pedicled flaps are a useful alternative to free flaps in oral cavity cancer reconstruction. However, in an extensive defect (> 70 cm 2 ), free flaps are the reconstruction of choice for the preservation of swallowing function.
Reliable Fuzzy Tracking Control of Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicle Using Aperiodic Measurement Information

This paper is concerned with reliable fuzzy tracking control for a near-space hypersonic vehicle (NSHV) subject to aperiodic measurement information and stochastic actuator failures. The NSHV dynamics is approximated by the Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy models and the stochastic failures are characterized by a Markov chain. Different with the existing tracking results on NSHV, only the aperiodic sampling measurements are available during system operation. To realize the tracking objective, a reliable fuzzy sampled-data tracking control strategy is presented. An appropriate time-dependent Lyapunov function is constructed to fully capture the real sampling pattern. The sampling-interval-dependent mean square exponential stability criterion with disturbance attenuation is then established. The solution of the tracking controller gains can be obtained by solving an optimization problem. Finally, the simulation studies on NSHV dynamics in the entry phase are performed to verify the validity of the developed fuzzy tracking control strategy.
The Bugs in the Bags: The Risk Associated with the Introduction of Small Quantities of Fruit and Plants by Airline Passengers

Simple Summary This study was carried out with the aim of emphasizing the importance of checking the plant material that can be imported in the baggage of airline passengers. Travelers are often unaware of the regulations in place and of the risks connected with such importation. The risk of the introduction of harmful organisms correlated with this pathway is yet not well studied and its frequency is underestimated. The results of the research underline the need for continuous checks at entry points and the establishment of a specialized position for inspections. Abstract Among European countries, Italy is the most exposed to the risk of biological invasions, principally for its numerous entry points (ports and airports) and for climatic conditions favorable for the acclimatization of several invasive species. Here it was assessed that the greatest threats to our agro-ecosystems come mainly from the passenger baggage in which a variety of fruits and vegetables are carried. From 2016 to 2021, large quantities of plant products were found in the luggage of passengers travelling from outside the EU and seized at the BCPs (border control posts) in the Campania region. Inspections and the following laboratory analyses were conducted on the plant material to assess the presence of exotic pests. Inspections led to several non-native species being recorded, and among the intercepted organisms, some should be considered “alarming”, such as Bactrocera dorsalis, Anastrepha obliqua, and Leucinodes africensis. Despite a well-organized border inspection system, travelers transporting infested material unknowingly contribute to increasing the risk of the introduction of exotic species. Given the current situation, it is necessary to impose stricter controls and greater attention, ensuring compliance with the requirements of the new phytosanitary regulations by the actors involved in the transport of plant material. Finally, it is essential to improve awareness through a phytosanitary campaign on plant health risks, especially for people wishing to transport fruits and vegetables in their luggage.
Chineseness, situatedness, and what the Thai-Chinese see in Chinese dramas

Abstract Despite their great success in Southeast Asia, Korean dramas have been increasingly facing the challenges of reviving Chinese dramas. Through an online survey, we acquired a sample of 1096 Thai viewers of Chinese dramas and analysed their evaluations primarily from an ethnic perspective. In light of Uses and Gratification Theory, the results indicate that compared with other Thais, the Thai-Chinese attach more importance to the plots and meanings of Chinese dramas while attaching less importance to the fame, looks, and acting of the artists. Based on the findings, we argue that although the recent mainland Chinese dramas can help the Thai-Chinese make sense of their lives, unidirectional re-sinicization is hardly the only way. Rather than relying on cultural proximity and nationalistic sentiments to explain diasporas’ homeland cultural consumption, this study emphasizes both the situatedness of the diasporas in the host country and the evolving ways they connect to their homeland.
First COVID-19 Booster Dose in the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Willingness and Its Predictors

The emergence of breakthrough infections and new highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2 threaten the immunization in individuals who had completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated, for the first time, acceptance of the first COVID-19 booster dose and its associated factors among fully vaccinated individuals. We followed the PRISMA guidelines. We searched Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, PubMed, ProQuest, CINAHL and medrxiv from inception to 21 May 2022. We found 14 studies including 104,047 fully vaccinated individuals. The prevalence of individuals who intend to accept a booster was 79.0%, while the prevalence of unsure individuals was 12.6%, and the prevalence of individuals that intend to refuse a booster was 14.3%. The main predictors of willingness were older age, flu vaccination in the previous season, and confidence in COVID-19 vaccination. The most important reasons for decline were adverse reactions and discomfort experienced after previous COVID-19 vaccine doses and concerns for serious adverse reactions to COVID-19 booster doses. Considering the burden of COVID-19, a high acceptance rate of booster doses could be critical in controlling the pandemic. Our findings are innovative and could help policymakers to design and implement specific COVID-19 vaccination programs in order to decrease booster vaccine hesitancy.
Outage Analysis for OTFS-based Single User and Multi-User Transmissions

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) mod-ulation has been widely recognized as a promising waveform for future wireless networks. To shed light on the system de-sign, we study the outage performance of OTFS modulation over the high-mobility channels in comparison to the conventional orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation, including both the single user transmission and the uplink multi-user transmission. After briefly reviewing the preliminaries of OTFS modulation, we commence on the study of the outage performance based on the closed-form expression of the achievable rates. Furthermore, we apply bounding techniques for the related outage derivation, in order to obtain insightful conclusions. Based on our derivations, we found that the OTFS modulation is robust against the severe Doppler effect induced by the high-mobility. Our numerical results demonstrated that OTFS modulation for both single user and multi-user transmissions enjoy a significantly better outage performance compared to the OFDM counterparts, where the outage curves are also consistent with our derived bounds.
Red Noise in Steady‐State Multiphase Flow in Porous Media

Understanding the interaction between competing fluids in the pore space of rocks is key for predicting subsurface flow and trapping, such as with CO2 in a saline aquifer. These processes occur over a large span of timescales (from seconds to thousands of years), and length scales (from microns to kilometers). Understanding the link between these temporal and spatial scales will enable us to interpolate between observations made at different resolutions. In this work we explore the temporal scales present during macroscopically steady‐state multiphase flow in a porous carbonate rock using differential pressure measurements acquired over a period of 60 min. Nitrogen and brine were injected simultaneously into a sample 5 mm in diameter and 21 mm in length. We observe a cascade of timescales in the pressure differential that is, a continuous range of frequencies, with lower frequencies having greater amplitudes. We demonstrate a scaling of the spectral density with frequency of S ∼ 1/f2, or red noise, to describe the dynamics. This scaling is independent of the flow rate of the fluids or the fraction of the flow taken by water. This red, or Brownian, noise indicates a stochastic process where pressure fluctuations are seen throughout the pore space, resulting in intermittent filling of pores over a wide range of time‐scales, from seconds to minutes in these experiments. The presence of red noise suggests self‐organized critically, with no characteristic time or length scale.
Application of Information Communication Technology in Developing Critical Thinking Among Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers in Kogi State

The study examined the application of ICT in developing critical thinking among Social Studies pre-service teachers and assessed the role of gender on the application of ICT in Social Studies. Two hypotheses were tested in this study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design A simple random sampling technique was used in selecting two out of three Colleges of Education in Kogi State and self-selecting sampling procedure was used in identifying the subjects. The researcher made use of 70 pre-service 200 level Social Studies students in the two selected government owned Colleges of Education in Kogi State. Thirty-five pre-service teachers were selected from each of the two colleges of education. Two instruments were used, namely, Controversial Issues and ICT Instructional Package (CIIIP) and Controversial Issues Achievement Test (CIAT) r = . 86. The administration of the instrument lasted for six weeks. Data collected were analysed using ANCOVA. The results of the analysis indicate that ICT related strategies such as social media strategy contributed more significantly than conventional method in enhancing learning outcomes of the students in controversial issues discussion in Social Studies and there is moderating effect of academic ability on the students’ post-test achievement scores in controversial issues discussion in Social Studies. Based on the findings, it is recommended that ICT related strategies will be of immense benefit in improving academic achievement of students in Social Studies, hence the use of ICT in Social Studies classroom should be inculcated in the curriculum of Social Studies educators.
Near-Shore ship segmentation based on I-Polar Mask in remote sensing

ABSTRACT With the development of deep convolutional neural network, the performance of instance segmentation algorithms has been significantly improved. However, it is difficult to implement quick and accurate near-shore ship segmentation due to the complex background and arbitrary ship orientation, which makes segmentation challenging. To improve the segmentation efficiency of near-shore ships, this paper proposes a ship segmentation network based on Polar Mask, named I-Polar Mask. Specifically, we construct a Specific Polar Template (SPT) and Oriented Polar IoU (Intersection over Union) to better match the ship contour. Furthermore, oriented polar centre-ness was designed to reduce the weight of low-quality masks more effectively. In addition, a Context Information Extraction Module (CIEM) is built to reduce the influence of complex backgrounds and make the segmentation more accurate. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, we collected 1015 images of near-shore areas from Google Maps and labelled them with Labelme to construct a ship instance segmentation dataset, called I-Ship. Extensive experiments on I-Ship show that the AP value of I-Polar Mask is improved by 5.9% compared with Polar Mask, which is a significant improvement. Compared with advanced methods, I-Polar Mask outperforms both quantitative and qualitative aspects.
H alpha Surge Activity at the First Stage of Magnetic Flux Emergence

We present a new observational evidence of the magnetic field reconnection in emerging flux regions (EFR). Our observations show that Ha surges are the first active manifestation of emerging magnetic field in some EFRs. We call them EFR-surges. Examining their morphological and evolutionary characteristics, we conclude that they are produced by the magnetic field reconnection between the EFR and the pre-existing surrounding region.