Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comprehensive 5-P framework for active ageing through ecological approach: an iterative systematic review

Background "Active Ageing" is an inclusive term thus has been defined from a variety of aspects in different domains throughout the literature. The aim of this review is to identify the aspects which play significant roles in building this concept in an ecological approach.Methods We searched seven online database s, JSTOR, Pub-Med, Web of Science, Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCO, and Scopus, from 2002 to 2018 (from introducing this concept by WHO) for both qualitative and quantitative articles in only English language. Two reviewers independently found the related articles using the search terms “active ageing” and “built environment” and included both “ageing” and “aging”. Results Of 1337 records which passed the screening, 86 were eligible for the inclusion for the review purpose. A total of 15 themes were derived: Personal characteristic, Behavioral attitude, Land- use, Access, Physical form, Cityscape/City Image, Public open spaces, Housing, Social Environment, Cultural Environment, Economic Environment, Good Governance, Physical Health, Mental Health, and Social Health. Ecological themes of active ageing can be defined as the 5P model: Person, Processes, Place and Policy- Making based on the Prime aspect of health.Conclusions This study sheds light on the aspects of "Active Ageing" through ecological model while offering the significance of the multidimensional nature of active ageing micro (person), meso-(process) and macro-system (place and policy-making) based on health (prime) environments according to the relationships between person and environment at the individual, interpersonal and environmental levels for the future research and population ageing policies.
MiR-22-3p regulates amyloid β deposit in mice model of Alzheimer's disease by targeting mitogen-activated protein kinase 14.

Propose: To investigate whether miR-22-3p is able to regulate AD development and its molecular mechanism. Methods: Morris water maze test was performed to test the spatial memory. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to assess the expression level of miR-22-3p. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to assess the levels of Aβ40 and Aβ42. Immunoblotting analysis was performed to detect the protein expression levels of amyloid precursor protein (APP), mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK14) and beta-site Amyloid precursor protein Cleaving Enzyme 1 (BACE1). Luciferase assay was used to identify the interaction between miR-22-3p and MAPK14. The tetrazolium dye (MTT) colorimetric assay was used to test the influence of miR-22-3p overexpression on cell viability. Flow cytometry analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of miR-22-3p overexpression on cell apoptosis. Results: Morris water maze test showed that mice model of AD had impaired spatial memory, which was able to be ameliorated by miR-22-3p overexpression. Immunoblotting analysis revealed that the protein expression levels of APP, MAPK14 and BACE1 were enhanced in AD model, which could be prevented by miR-22-3p overexpression. ELISA showed that Aβ40 and Aβ42 levels were dramatically increased in AD model, which were inhibited by miR-22-3p overexpression. Luciferase assay and immunoblotting analysis indicated that miR-22-3p targeted and regulated MAPK14 expression.
Quality Aspects for High Nutritional Value Pretzel

The present study was carried out to improve the nutritional value of pretzels made from wheat or barely flour by adding chickpea or sweet lupine powder at different percent of replacement. Chemical composition of raw materials indicated that sweet lupine and chickpea powder contained higher amounts of protein, fat and crude fiber (28.45, 26.05% & 7.53, 8.08% & 7.57, 4.86%, respectively) compared with wheat and barley flour. Wheat and barley pretzels replaced by 40 % chickpea powder or 20 % sweet lupine powder indicated significant (P ≤ 0.05) improvement in different sensory characteristics. Control barley pretzel had higher total essential amino acids content (41.86 g/100 gm protein), followed by barley pretzel replaced by 20% sweet lupine powder (41.25 g/100 gm protein). The protein quality indicated increase of biological value (BV) and protein efficiency ratio (PER) for pretzel replaced wheat or barley flour by chickpea or sweet lupine powder. All pretzel samples replaced wheat or barley flour by chickpea or sweet lupine powder had higher content of minerals than control samples. Barley pretzel samples had higher content of magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron and zinc compared with wheat pretzel samples. Wheat and barley pretzel samples replaced by chickpea or sweet lupine caused an increase of total phenolic and total flavonoids contents. Antioxidant activity (DPPH%) showed that barley pretzels had the highest antioxidant activity, while wheat pretzels showed the lowest activity.
Efficacy of Chitosan Immune Response Against Listeria Monocytogenes Infection in Mice

The present research aimed to study the effect of dietary chitosan supplementation against murine experimentally infection by Listeria monocytogenes . forty mice were divided equally into 4 groups. The 1 st and 2 nd groups fed on diet supplement with chitosan (1mg/kg diet) and (1.5mg /kg diet) for (4) weeks respectively, While 3 rd and 4th groups considered as control positive and negative groups. At (4) weeks the first three groups were inoculated intraperitoneally i/P with (0.2) ml (1×10 9 ) CFU/ml, while the 4 th group (control negative) inoculated with (0.2) sterile normal saline. At (7) days post infection, the result revealed diet one of mice in each control positive and treated group at (24hrs.) post infection with heavy bacterial isolation from brain, spleen and liver of infected positive group and mild to absent bacterial isolation in the 1 st and 2 nd group respectively. Grossly presence of severe congestion in the internal organs with necrotic foci seen on the splenic surface of infected positive control while the characteristic feature in the treated infected group was hepatosplenomegaly. Sever pathological changes were noticed in the infected positive control group characterized by suppurative inflammation with necrosis accompanied with lymphoid depletion and amyloid like substance deposition while the main lesion in treated infected groups showed granulomatous lesion, lymphoid hyperplasia and mononuclear cells infiltration with heavy bacterial isolation from brain, spleen and liver of infected positive group and mild to absent bacterial isolation in the first and second group respectively, We concluded that chitosan stimulated and improve the immune responses in mice against Listeria monocytogenes infection.
Renewable Energy and the Smart Grid: Architecture Modelling, Communication Technologies and Electric Vehicles Integration

Renewable Energy is considered as an effective solution for relieving the energy crisis and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions. It is also be recognized as an important energy resource for power supplying in the next generation power grid{smart grid system. For a long time, the unsustainable and unstable of renewable energy generation is the main challenge to the combination of the renewable energy and the smart grid. The short board on the utilities' remote control caused low-efficiency of power scheduling in the distribution power area, also increased the difficulty of the local generated renewable energy grid-connected process. Furthermore, with the rapid growth of the number of electrical vehicles and the widely established of the fast power charging stations in urban and rural area, the unpredictable power charging demand will become another challenge to the power grid in a few years. In this thesis we propose the corresponding solutions for the challenges enumerated in the above. Based on the architecture of terminal power consumer's residence, we introduce the local renewable energy system into the residential environment. The local renewable energy system can typically support part of the consumer's power demand, even more. In this case, we establish the architecture of the local smart grid community based on the structure of distribution network of the smart grid, includes terminal power consumer, secondary power substation, communication links and sub data management center. Communication links are employed as the data transmission channels in our scheme. Also the local power scheduling algorithm and the optimal path selection algorithm are created for power scheduling requirements and stable expansion of the power supply area. Acknowledging the fact that the information flow of the smart grid needs appropriate communication technologies to be the communication standards, we explore the available communication technologies and the communication requirements and performance metrics in the smart grid networks. Also, the power saving mechanism of smart devices in the advanced metering infrastructure is proposed based on the two-state-switch scheduling algorithm and improved 802.11ah-based data transmission model. Renewable energy system can be employed in residential environment, but also can be deployed in public environment, like fast power charging station and public parking campus. Due to the current capacity of electrical vehicles (EV), the fast power charging station is required not just by the EV drivers, but also demanded by the related enterprises. We propose a upgraded fast power charging station with local deployed renewable energy system in public parking campus. Based on the queueing model, we explore and deliver a stochastic control model for the fast power charging station. A new status called "Service Jumped" is created to express the service state of the fast power charging station with and without the support from the local renewable energy in real-time.
Guide to cost management

STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT. Superior Customer Service (M. Wing & J. O'Leary). Value-Chain Analysis and Management for Competitive Advantage (L. Carr). Target Costing (N. Fessler & J. Fisher). New Product Development (M. Ray). Time-Based Costing (K. Preiss). Shareholder Value and Economic Profit (W. Hubbell). Management of Capacity Costs (D. Dhavale). Change Management (D. Carr & R. Smith). Logistics (F. Kuglin & B. Rosenbaum). Supply Chain Management (T. Albright & S. Davis). PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT. Performance Measurement Overview (N. Stuart, et al.). Counting Change: Performance Measurement Systems in the Information Age (S. Mavrinac, et al.). The Balanced Scorecard (S. Davis & T. Albright). Benchmarking (S. Beretta, et al.). Best Practices in Performance Measurement (A. Demery). Managing Research and Development Portfolio Risk (C. Curtis). QUALITY Quality (R. Fink). Cost of Quality (Z. Khan). Measures of Quality Product and Quality Process: Emerging Cost-of-Quality Model (L. Carr). Statistical Process Control (H. Roth). Process Capability (R. Fink). ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENT. Activity-Based Costing and Activity-Based Management: An Introduction (J. MacArthur). Implementing Activity-Based Management (J. Miller). Activity-Based Measurement in Service Organizations (J. Antos & J. Brimson). Activity-Based Budgeting (J. Brimson & J. Antos). Activity-Based Costing Software Selection (D. Hansen & D. Murphy). MANAGEMENT TRENDS AND TECHNIQUES. Reengineering (D. Carr & A. Hopkins). Theory of Constraints (R. Campbell). Goal Setting Through Value Analysis (F. Sunderland & J. Wilmot). Continuous Improvement (W. Maguire & M. Putterill). Lean Manufacturing (S. Kalagnanam & G. Vaidyanathan). Strategic Business Opportunities and Effective Environmental Management Systems (S. Pedersen & C. Stinson). Knowledge Management (W. Bukowitz). Glossary. Index.
Design and Fabrication of Chitosan for Application of Artificial Photosynthesis

Artificial photosynthesis is a new approach to generate sustainable energy. In order to constrain reaction solution in a solid state structure and increase the reaction efficiency in artificial photosynthesis reactions, we presented two methods to fabricate the chitosan scaffold with interconnected micro channels as construction structure of a novel artificial photosynthesis device. We built 3D chitosan structure with a home-made heterogeneous 3D rapid prototyping machine, and we used lyophilization method to generate the micron-scale pores inside the chitosan scaffold. Chitosan in acetic acid could achieve different viscosities. We found a proper chitosan recipe to construct 3D scaffold by our own rapid prototyping machine. Optional support material sodium bicarbonate was used in printing 3D scaffold for holding the printed structures, and the results images indicate that this method can make the scaffold stronger and more stable.
Stochastic Failure Prognosis of Discrete Event Systems

This article studies the prognosis of failure, i.e., its prediction prior to its occurrence, in stochastic discrete event systems. Prior work has focused on the definition and offline verification of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>-steps stochastic-prognosability, or <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$S_m$</tex-math></inline-formula>-prognosability, which allows the prediction of a fault at least <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>-steps in advance. This article complements the existing work by proposing an algorithm for the computation of online failure prognoser. The proposed algorithm reduces the condition for issuing an affirmative prognostic decision to verification condition of a safety property of a Markov chain. We discuss how such a verification condition can be computed using a finitely terminating algorithm.
Independent Evaluation of the uses of Espresso online digital resources in primary schools: Final Report - School Uses and Learning Impacts

In 2010, Espresso commissioned an academically-based and fully independent evaluation study to explore outcomes of uses of its online resources in primary schools. The aims of the study were to explore how Espresso resources are used to support teaching and learning, to assess cost and associated benefits arising, and to explore whether levels or types of use in schools might be associated with measures of pupil achievement and school performance. The evaluation that was undertaken drew on a range of different forms of evidence, analysed in ways to match the needs of the specific aims being explored. In order to make the full report of the study and its findings more easily accessible, and to enable the reader to focus on selected aspects of specific interest, the entire report has been divided into four sections. Section 1 Summary – this section contains two main elements, Report Headlines and an Executive Summary. Section 2 School Uses and Learning Impacts – this includes an introduction and background to the study, details of the structure of the study relating to school uses and learning impacts, descriptions of schools providing evidence, details of how Espresso resources are used in schools and learning outcomes related to these, the pedagogies that teachers adopt when using the resources, and key aspects of learning that are impacted by uses of Espresso resources. Section 3 Management, Time and Cost Benefits – this includes an introduction and background to the study, details of the structure of the study relating to management, time and cost benefits, details of benefits arising, and how these are calculated at school and wider levels. Section 4 Attainment and Usage Levels – this includes an introduction and background to the study, details of the structure of the study relating to attainment, performance and usage levels, the forms of data that were gathered and used for this element of the study, and the forms of analysis that were undertaken, together with a range of detailed statistical findings.
The Ultimate Assist: The Relationship and Broadcast Strategies of the Nba and Television Networks

This volume examines the relationship between the NBA and the television networks who broadcast its games. It reveals several broadcast strategies that were implemented to help grow the sport of NBA basketball from the late 1970s-80s to the present. It features exclusive interviews with key personnel and offers an integrated model of mass media and uses and gratifications effects.
On Drag Reduction and Heat Transferin Turbulent Channel Flow over Circular Dimples: The Shift of the Deepest Point of Dimples

- In this study, the flow characteristics and enhanced heat transfer performance of circular dimples in a channel flow were numerically analysed and compared with a flat channel. The effect of shifting the deepest point of the dimples in turbulent flow on their drag and heat transfer performance are also discussed. The strength and extent of the induced recirculating flow is suppressed significantly when the deepest point is shifted downstream, enhancing the heat transfer performance of the dimpled wall. At the same time, the flow structure above the dimpled wall is manipulated by the geometry changes. The flow impingement on the dimpled wall increases drag; consequently, the power required to drive the flow is increased. A parametric study is conducted to optimize the shifting of the deepest point to maximize heat transfer performance while minimizing the drag increase.
Air-blast and ground shockwave parameters, shallow underground blasting, on the ground and buried shallow underground blast-resistant shelters: A review

Weak political systems and poor governance in certain developing countries are found to have a war-like environment where structures are being targeted by blasts and bombs. Industrial blasts due to frail know-how and mishandlings are also quite common. Recent accidental explosions like that occurred at the Beirut Port, Lebanon (August 2020); ammunition depot in the outskirt of the Ryazan City of Russia (November 2020) are of concern for the safety of adjacent building infrastructure and their users. Such intense loading events cause damage to certain elements of a structure which may result in disproportionate or progressive collapse. It necessitates a clear understanding of the phenomenon of the blast and extreme loads induced out of it, and response of the target structure under such loadings. In this study, the state of research on air-blast and ground shockwave parameters, shallow underground blasting, and on the ground and buried shallow blast-resistant shelters are presented. The phenomenon of the self-Mach-reflection of the explosion, loading parameters and empirical blast models available in the open literature followed by the damage criteria for the buildings subjected to the underground blasting and available peak particle velocity (PPV) prediction models have been discussed. To make the application of advanced materials such as fibrous concrete, ultra-high performance concrete, FRP composites, etc., it is important to comprehend the existing blast/shock-resistant shelters and their response under such loading. The shelters are primarily designed by incorporating features of the materials like high degree of deformability/ductility, use of the shock-isolation panels and the mechanism for controlling crack formations. Finally, conclusions and recommendations for future studies are summarised. This paper presents prospects to engineers, town planners, researchers, policymakers and members of the core drafting sectional committees to understand the phenomenon of the blast and extreme loads induced out of it.
The use of efficiency assessment tools: solutions to barriers: Workpackage 3 of the European research project ROSEBUD

In road safety, as in most other fields, efficiency is an important criterion in political and professional decision-making. Efficiency assessment tools (EATs) like cost benefit analysis (CBA) and cost effectiveness analysis (CEA) are available to help choose the policy which gives the highest return on investments. However, policies and decisions are often based on other grounds than effectiveness and efficiency. This study is Workpackage 3 of the ROSEBUD ((Road Safety and Environmental Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Use in Decision-Making) thematic network funded by the European Commission. The study looked at 11 individual barriers that were reason for not using EATs. This report presents some practical solutions to overcome these barriers, and to improve the use of EATs. This report may be accessed by Internet users at: http://www.swov. nl/rapport/R-2005-02.pdf.
Estimating Benefits from Specific Highway Safety Improvements: Phase 1. Feasibility Study

One task of a traffic engineer is to identify accident locations and to design treatment for reducing the number of crashes. This process relies on the availability of accurate information on the crash reduction efficacy of the various treatments. Currently the authors are conducting a before/after type study to develop crash reduction factors for modern conditions on two-lane rural highways. This paper reports on the results of the first phase of this study, which was aimed at determining the feasibility of collecting the required information and developing a procedure for evaluating improvements. The issues addressed at this phase were an assessment of the availability and reliability of data and development of a comprehensive procedure for the overall study, including suitable analytical methodologies. In this paper the authors report on the site selection process, the data sources (including use of the Connecticut Department of Transportation Photolog) and an analysis of before and after data for several sites treated. Two different methods of analysis were investigated - confidence intervals and likelihood functions. The authors feel that both methods have merit for quantifying the magnitude of the accident reduction factors.
A study of the modes of gas-solids flow in pipelines

A variety of gas-solids flows can be observed in the pipeline of a pneumatic conveying system. These flows may be classified as one of three modes: i. suspension flow; ii. non-suspension moving-bed type flow; iii. non-suspension plug type flow. The modes of flow that a bulk material can achieve are dependent upon its particle and bulk properties as well as the pipeline conditions. This work describes the development of mathematical models for these modes of flow as well as experimental investigations to determine the validity of the models proposed. The modelling technique was based upon the solution of the conservation equations for inter-dispersed continua. Mathematical models for phenomena, such as the aerodynamic drag force between the conveying gas and particles, were added to the general mathematical model so that the flow of the gas-solids mixture could be simulated. This resulted in successful development of models for the prediction of suspension flow and non-suspension moving-bed type flow. In addition to providing data for validation of the mathematical models, the experimental programme produced a number of other observations. For example, it was found that the solids velocity in non-suspension moving-bed type flow could be determined non-intrusively by pressure measurements due to the variation in height of the moving-bed with time at a fixed location. More importantly, observation of plug type flow has led to the proposal of a mechanism to describe the development of the flow along a pipeline.