Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Maximum Dorsiflexion Detection Based on an On-Board Adaptive Algorithm for Transtibial Amputees With Robotic Prostheses

Maximum dorsiflexion (MDF) is an important gait event corresponding to the maximum ankle dorsiflexion angle in each gait cycle. MDF timing plays an important role in the control of robotic prosthesis. This article puts forward an on-board adaptive algorithm to detect MDF timing of robotic transtibial prosthesis in different walking conditions (at different speeds and on different ramps) and for different users. Based on the adaptive algorithm, we can get a time-variant detection model. The framework of the adaptive algorithm is composed of: 1) training data collecting and labeling; 2) model training and real-time detection; and 3) model updating according to the detection results. Based on the adaptive algorithm, we conducted speed and ramp experiments to detect MDF timings at slow, normal, and fast speeds, and on ramps with different inclination angles (10°, 5°, 0°, −5°, and −10°). Three transtibial amputee participated in the experiments. The model training/updating time ranges from 3.6 to 4.1 s and the detection time ranges from 0.95 to 1.17 ms for different speeds and ramps. In real-time detection, there is false detection (1.67%) at normal walking speed. In addition, all MDF timings are detected correctly (accuracy: 100%) based on the adaptive algorithm. The mean detection delays are 7.23, 18.27, and 7.5 ms corresponding to slow, normal and fast speeds and 10.60, 10.30, 18.27, 10.27, and 15.63 ms for ramps of different inclination angles (10°, 5°, 0°, −5°, and −10°). Compared with the proposed adaptive algorithm, both the nonadaptive and adaptive threshold decision methods cause more false detections. The results show that the proposed approach for MDF timing detection has adaptations to different walking conditions (speeds and ramps) and prosthesis users, which indicates that the adaptive algorithm is effective and shows the potential in robotic prosthesis control in the future. Note to Practitioners—This article proposes an on-board adaptive algorithm to detect the maximum dorsiflexion (MDF) timing based on inertial measurement unit (IMU) and ankle angle sensor for robotic transtibial prosthesis users in each gait cycle. IMU and angle sensor are integrated in the prosthesis, and the adaptive algorithm is embedded in the control circuit of prosthesis. The adaptive algorithm can realize the model updating continuously for real-time MDF timing detection with collected and labeled training data. The proposed adaptive algorithm shows satisfactory adaptation for MDF timing detection in different walking speed and ramp conditions. In addition, the adaptive algorithm also shows some generalizations for prosthesis users, which are useful to improve prosthesis control.
Students' Social Self-Image and Engagement with Studies within the Classroom: A Qualitative Multimethod Research on Teachers' Pedagogical Activities in Inclusive Education.

In this study, we assessed how Finnish teachers’ professional actions support their students’ engagement and positive self-image at school. This qualitative multimethod study is comprised of three sub-studies: (1) the research Data Set A included pedagogical reflective journals, observations of, and interviews with, two Finnish teachers and their classes (2 nd and 4 th grades); (2) the research Data Set B involved interviews with, and observations of, two Finnish co-teachers (a class teacher and a special education teacher) and their combined 1 st and 2 nd grade class; and (3) the research Data Set C consisted of individual interviews with four Finnish elementary school teachers working in the 1 st and 2 nd grades. Our findings identified practices to enhance students’ choice and sense of agency; teachers’ actions to support students’ perceptions of themselves as transformable and developing learners; and teachers’ practices where their students can make friends and form positive relationships. In conclusion, we conceptualized the findings of this study within the theory of inclusive pedagogy to enhance the understanding of the teacher competences necessary to build pupils’ self-image and engagement with their studies.
Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension among Iranian Taxi Drivers (2018)

Article Info Background: The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among Iranian taxi drivers has not been well defined. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HTN and to identify factors influencing its prevalence among Iranian taxi drivers in 2018. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on a total sample of 321 taxi drivers in Kermanshah province in 2018. The participants were classified into two groups, including the HTN group (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90) and the non-HTN group (SBP < 140 or DBP < 90). A self-administrated questionnaire, including questions about demographic information, medical history, and work-related factors was employed to collect data. Results: According to the observations, 59.8% of the participants (192/321) suffered from HTN. According to the adjusted logistic regression model and the per one unit increase, there was significantly higher odds of HTN for age (odds ratio [OR] =1.04 and 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.02, 1.06) and work history (OR=1.08 and 95% CI=1.03, 1.13); in contrast, there was a lower risk of HTN for sleep duration (OR=0.83 and 95% CI=0.69, 0.99) and Work Days Per Week (WDPW) (OR=0.73 and 95% CI=0.57, 0.94). In the categorical analysis, a significantly higher risk of HTN was observed in the drivers with age ≥ 45, work history ≥ 5, Work Hours Per Day (WHPD) >10, WDPW ≤ 6, married, and poor economic status ≤ a 2-million Toman income per month. Conclusions: This study introduces taxi drivers as a high-risk HTN group in the society. Hence, they should be informed of HTN risk factors and undergo regular checkups.
Effect of zinc and iron ferti-fertification on growth, yield and economics of baby corn (Zea mays L.)

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif, 2017 to study the effect zinc and iron as soil and foliar application on growth, yield and economics of baby corn at IFS Unit, MARS, Raichur, Karanataka. The experiment consisted of ten treatments and laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. The results revealed that significantly higher plant height (201.96 cm), leaf area (80.92dm2 plant-1), total dry matter (132.95g plant-1), green cob (14.12 t ha-1) and stover yield (29.42 t ha-1), gross returns (Rs. 241278 ha-1), net returns (Rs.199127 ha-1) and B:C (4.72) with soil application of ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1, foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5 %, soil application of ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 + foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5 % which shows on par result with soil application of ZnSO4 @ 25 kg ha-1 and FeSO4 @ 10 kg ha-1 and soil application of ZnSO4@ 25 kg ha-1 + foliar application of ZnSO4 @ 0.5%. Application of both zinc and iron as soil and foliar significantly increase growth and yield of baby corn as compared to control.
Geographic indications (GI): linking history and tradition with competitive business

Geographic Indications (GI) represent a collective trademark created to protect producers and promote the trade of products that have become notorious due to its region of production. Therefore, the main objective of this paper is to provide an overview on the concepts of GI and provide the main relevant facts and figures of GI worldwide and in Brazil.As of July 2019, more than 130 thousand of GIs were registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization, mainly in Europe, Asia and the Americas. In Brazil, as an emerging economy, GI is becoming an increasingly important, both in terms of protecting Brazilian typical products as well as the GI from other countries trading with Brazil. Consumption trends towards originality, typical products, expressing certain quality attributes may further develop businesses in different parts of the world. Consumers with higher income may prefer certain quality attributes for the products and services they consume. In this context, GI represent a strong and sustainable strategy to provide those goods and services to those demanding consumers.
Wrapping up Sentence Comprehension: The Role of Task Demands and Individual Differences

ABSTRACT This study used wrap-up effects on eye movements to assess the relationship between online reading behavior and comprehension. Participants, assessed on measures of reading, vocabulary, and spelling, read short passages that manipulated whether a syntactic boundary was unmarked by punctuation, weakly marked by a comma, or strongly marked by a period. Comprehension demands were manipulated by presenting questions after either 25% or 100% of passages. Wrap-up effects at punctuation boundaries manifested principally in rereading of earlier text and were more marked in lower proficiency readers. High comprehension load was associated with longer total reading time but had little impact on wrap-up effects. The relationship between eye movements and comprehension accuracy suggested that poor comprehension was associated with a shallower reading strategy under low comprehension demands. The implications of these findings for understanding how the processes involved in self-regulating comprehension are modulated by reading proficiency and comprehension goals are discussed.
Study of the effect of Panax ginseng extract on histomorphometric changes on cerebrum and cerebellum in 14 days offsprings rat from diabetic mothers

Introdution: Gestational diabetes induces developmental disorders in different parts of central nervous system and can change dimensions. Ginseng has been used for many years to control diabetes. This study investigated the effect of extract of Panax ginseng on histomorphometric changes on cerebrum and cerebellum in offsprings rat from diabetic mothers. Methods: 16 rats were divided into four groups: non-diabetic control, non-diabetic recipient of the extract, diabetic control and diabetic recipient of the extract. Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin in diabetic groups and all 4 groups became pregnant. During the pregnancy, recipient of the extract groups received the extract at the dose of 400 mg/kg of body weight every day. 14 days of normal delivery; offsprings were anesthetized. The cerebrum and cerebellum was removed by cutting the skull. After the using the techniques of histology, some histological factors were measured. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software version 20, ANOVA and Duncan statistical tests (P≤0.05). Results: A significant reduction was observed in thickness and cell count of gray matter of cerebrum and cell count of white matter of cerebellum in diabetic control group than non-diabetic groups (P≤0.05). In addition, a significant reduction was observed in cell count of white matter of cerebrum in diabetic control group than other groups (P≤0.05). Conclusion: Extract of Panax ginseng can control hyperglycemia and reduce disorders on the cerebrum and cerebellum in offsprings of mothers with gestational diabetes by increasing insulin production and reduction of blood
Adaptive Synchronization Control of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots With Uncertain Kinematics and Dynamics

Cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) are a new type of parallel robots with a mobile platform driven by several cables. The flexibility of the structure not only helps them perform better than traditional parallel robots, but also brings about the issues of model uncertainty and multicable coordination. To handle these problems, a novel adaptive synchronization control (ASC) scheme is proposed to suppress the uncertainties of kinematics and dynamics simultaneously, regulate the coordination motion of multiple cables, and finish high-precision tracking tasks. In the proposed scheme, apart from tracking error, a new synchronization error is introduced to describe the coordination motion relationship between adjacent cables. According to these defined errors, the kinematic and dynamic adaptation laws are designed through the linear expressions of kinematic and dynamic models, respectively. Finally, the ASC scheme is presented as well as a tension distribution algorithm. The tracking experiments are implemented on a redundantly actuated 3-degree-of-freedom CDPR with four cables. The proposed ASC scheme can effectively complete the correction of the model parameters by using the feedback of errors and enhance the tracking accuracy of each cable and the synchronization accuracy between all the cables significantly, thereby ultimately improving the control performance of the mobile platform.
Investor Sentiment and (Anti) Herding in the Currency Market: Evidence from Twitter Feed Data

Abstract This paper establishes a direct link between (anti) herding behavior in currency markets and investor sentiment, proxied by a social media based investor happiness index built on Twitter feed data. Our analysis of daily data for nine developed market currencies suggests that the foreign exchange market is generally characterized by strong anti-herding behavior. Utilizing the quantile-on-quantile (QQ) approach, developed by Sim and Zhou (2015), we show that the relationship between investor sentiment and anti-herding is in fact regime specific, with anti-herding behavior particularly prominent during states of extreme investor sentiment. The effect of sentiment on anti-herding is generally stronger in extreme bullish sentiment states, while average sentiment is associated with less severe anti-herding. The findings lend support to the behavioral factors for asset pricing models and suggest that real time investor sentiment signals can be utilized to monitor potential speculative activities in the currency market.
Effect of Different Sowing Dates on the Performance of Maize

The research experiment was conducted on maize in order to find out the effect of different sowing dates on the performance of maize at Entomology Field Laboratory, Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensigh during Rabi season of 2016-17. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. BARI Hybrid Butta-09 variety of Maize and nine sowing dates viz. 3(S 1 ) & 4(S 2 ) week of October; 1(S 3 ), 2(S 4 ), 3(S 5 ) & 4(S 6 ) week of November; 1(S 7 ), 2(S 8 ) & 3(S 9 ) week of December were used as experimental crop and sowing dates, respectively.All sowing dates showed significantly different effect on yield. The results of present investigation revealed that maximum morpho-physiological characters, yield components and yield was obtained with better quality sown on 1 week of November as sowing dates than others due to ensuring the highest plant height (223.66cm), number of cob/ plant (1.73), cob length without husk (23.23cm), number of grain/ cob (641.21), grain weight/cob(235.16) and maximum grain yield (10.56 t/ha), which was followed the increasing order of yield were S 4 <S 5 <S 6 < S 7 < S 8 < S 9 < S 2 < S 1. In case of correlation between different sowing dates and yield, the present study showed that very strongly significant negative correlation between sowing dates and grain yield of maize. Therefore, considering all facts, 1 week of November as sowing date could be recommended to the maize grower for the most effective for producing of maize. Henceforth, in addition, 2 week of November could also be suggested for second best effective sowing date where second crop of cropping pattern is not available or not apply in the field.
The case of pulmonary tuberculosis with COVID-19 in an Indian male-a first of its type case ever reported from South Asia

We report the first case of tuberculosis with COVID-19 from South Asia. The patient was a 43 years old Indian male. He reported to us in the outpatient department with chief complaints of cough with expectoration associated with fever, chest pain, and night sweats. The diagnosis of tuberculosis in the current pandemic of COVID-19 required a high degree of suspicion to rule out the SARS-CoV-2 infection along with the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The clinical presentations in the two diseases are quite similar and thus the present case will serve as a tool to help the clinicians handling cases of both the viral and bacterial infection across the globe.
PARASITES GOVERN THE TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FOOD WEBS: A CONCLUSION FROM NETWORK ANALYSIS

Parasitism has been ignored in most of the food web research. However, it has been found to play an important role in maintaining food web structure. In order to present further evidences and findings on the functionality of parasitism in food webs, this study used the methodology of network science and meta-analysis to analyze and compare topological properties of seven high-resolution marine and estuarine food webs that include free-living species only and all species with parasites respectively. The results showed that parasites significantly changed the species structure in the food webs. The number and proportion of top species declined and that of intermediate species increased once parasites were included in the food webs. The number of links and cycles, the connectance and link density of food webs significantly increased, among which most links are related to parasites and the complexity of food webs was thus enhanced. Parasitism increased food web spacing and overall clustering coefficient and food webs were made more closely connected. Parasitism was proved to have significant influence on the relative importance of species, and even to make some species crucial species in terms of food webs.
Participatory Budgeting and Traditional Participation in Czech Municipalities

As an instrument of smart governance, participatory budgeting has been implemented by several dozen of municipalities in the Czech Republic. This is in line with the trend in many European cities. The paper examines the implementation of participatory budgeting in Czech municipalities. It is observed that participatory budgeting is being implemented in the Czech Republic typically on a very limited scale. The particular aim of this paper is to analyze the relation of participatory budgeting to the traditional political participation in local elections. Following an examination of the extent in which the instrument is implemented in the Czech municipalities, statistical tools are used to relate implementation of participatory budgeting to several measures of traditional political participation, such as voter turnout and intensity of the political competition in municipal elections. The paper concludes that the implementation of participatory budgeting has very little relation to the traditional, electoral participation in the Czech Republic.
Evaluation of Teacher’s Understanding and Experience About the Structure and Publication of Scientific Articles in Scientific Journals

The teachers understanding at junior high school (Sekolah Menengah PertamaSMP and islamic junior high school (Madrasah Tsanawiyan – MTs) of Payakumbuh district about the structure of scientific articles is relatively low and the experience of publishing scientific articles is also very poor. The evaluation result showed that there were so many teachers lack understood the contents of the parts of scientific article structure and just too litle the teachers have the experience published scientific articles at the printed scientific journals. In addition, there was no one teachers who published scientific articles in online journals. This findings were obtained from an evaluation reseach to the teachers' understanding and experience related to the structure of scientific articles and article publications. The research subjects involved 30 SMP and MTs teachers in Payakumbuh City. Data was collected through questionnaires and interviews to evaluate the teachers understanding and experience in writing and publishing scientific articles in printed and online journals. Data analysis using qualitative and quantitative descriptive approach. Keywords—Publication, Scientific Article, Scientific Journal, Structure of Scientific Articles, Evaluation
An Alternative Endovascular Technique for Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation Treatment: Etylene Vinyl Alcohol Co-Polymer Embolization via Double-Lumen Balloon Microcatheter.

AIM To present an alternative endovascular treatment option for the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation by ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer embolization via a double-lumen balloon microcatheter. MATERIAL AND METHODS A female patient was suspected with the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation in the prenatal period and diagnosed choroidal type vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation. Once the patient was symptomatic with severe cardiac failure, an endovascular treatment decision was made. In the first step, a mixture of N-butyl cyanoacrylate-lipiodol was used for embolization. In the second session of the treatment, ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer was administered through a double-lumen balloon microcatheter. RESULTS Complete cure of the aneurysmal malformation was obtained by no filling was observed in arterial feeders, collapsed appearance of the vein of Galen, and arterial-venous shunts at the end of the five-year follow-up period with magnetic resonance imaging and angiography. CONCLUSION Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer embolization via double-lumen balloon microcatheter provides an alternative and effective endovascular treatment option for the vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations using less contrast agent in less procedural time. Also, the possibility of spontaneous regression of residual aneurysmal malformations with small feeders should be considered.
Reproductive phenology of Bruguiera sexangula (Lour.) Poir. in Berbak and Sembilang National Park, South Sumatra

Phenology is the study of the period phases which occured naturally in plants. Information about phenology is essential for the sustainable management of mangrove area. During these phases was significantly influenced by the circumstances surrounding environment as ever shines, temperature, and humidity. Observations of the phenology is devoted on mangrove Bruguierasexangula , especially since the phenology information about B. sexangula is still restricted in Berbak and Sembilang National Park, South Sumatra. Research was carried out in February-September 2016. The methods used in this research is a tagging method or labelling on flower buds and observed till the stage of being a mature propagule. Initiation of flowering B. sexangula was occurring in February, the next step was the flowering that occurs from April to June, while the bear season occured from late June-July. The stage of maturation of propagule until October. Harvest time of propagule B. sexangula was conducted in October. Flower initiation of B. sexangula stage to propagule maturity stage takes about 7 months