Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Electromagnetic radiation in pp and Pb--Pb collisions with dielectrons in ALICE

The latest ALICE results on low 𝑝 T direct photon measurements via the virtual photon method are presented. Direct photons are measured in Pb–Pb collisions at √ 𝑠 NN = 5.02 TeV, and in minimum-bias (MB) and high-multiplicity (HM) pp collisions at √ 𝑠 = 13 TeV with LHC Run 2 data. The virtual direct-photon signal is extracted from the dielectron mass spectra. Direct photon spectrum in Pb–Pb collisions is measured in the range 1 < 𝑝 T < 5 GeV/ 𝑐 and compared with theoretical predictions. In pp collisions, such measurement in minimum-bias events serves as a baseline for Pb–Pb collisions and a fundamental test for perturbative QCD (pQCD) calculations, while studies in high charged-particle multiplicity events allow one to search for thermal radiation in small colliding systems. Direct photon spectra in pp collisions for both event multiplicity classes are measured in the range 1 < 𝑝 T < 6 GeV/ 𝑐 . The MB result was compared with NLO pQCD calculations and the viscous hydrodynamical model. Finally, the ﬁrst result with the Run 3 pp data at √ 𝑠 = 13.6 TeV, using the upgraded ALICE detector to disentangle the diﬀerent dielectron sources, is reported.
Leaving the Nest: Inquiring the Determinant Factors of Leaving the Parental Home for Young Individuals in Turkey

This paper examines the determinants of young individuals' decision to leave their parental home in Turkey in the last decade. Using data from the Household Income and Living Conditions Survey (HILCS) from 2011 to 2021, we conduct a logit regression analysis to estimate the probability of young people leaving their parental home for reasons other than marriage. In this regard, we examine the household composition in the data, and we take the situation of living away from parental home as the dependent variable. We observe that the tendency to live independently of parents has increased slightly among young people over the past decade. We examine this new household trend at its outset, and our goal is to identify the factors that lead to the decision of young individuals to live independently. The results show the importance of income, education, gender, age, employment status, and regional differences in young individuals' residential choices. In particular, we show that personal income is a determining factor from mid-youth forward, while other factors predominate in early youth, and, for women, income and occupational status appear to be the dominant factors
Changes in Employee Commuting: A Comparative Analysis of Employee Commuting to Major Slovenian Employment Centers from 2000 to 2009

This paper discusses changes in employee commuting in the ten largest Slovenian employment centers from 2000 to 2009. Based on analysis of the SRDAP database, changes are presented in employee commuter routes between source and target municipalities. The results show a significant increase in both the scope of employee commuting and number of routes. Reasons for these changes are explained by the construction of freeway infrastructure, which has made it possible to travel faster from one municipality to another and to commute to employment centers. The scope and direction of commuting also depend on changes in the socioeconomic structure of the urban system, especially suburbanization, the economic crisis affecting local employment centers, and changing job locations within the regions themselves.
Facies, cyclostratigraphic and secondary diagenetic controls on reservoir distribution, Ordovician Red River Formation, Midale Field, southern Saskatchewan

ABSTRACT Hydrocarbon production at Midale Field is primarily from two intervals in the upper part of the Red River Formation. The heterogeneous transitional zone between the "C" laminated and "C" burrowed interval comprises the stratigraphically highest productive unit in the Red River Formation. A complex facies mosaic characterizes this shallow subtidal to low intertidal environment that includes low relief calcimicrobe and stromatoporoid buildups and associated sand aprons, tidal channels, grain flats, and lagoons. Grain-supported rock types commonly exhibit a relict interparticle pore system that is typically solution-enhanced. Buildups are characterized by vuggy and moldic pores, along with varying amounts of microporosity, predominantly concentrated within algal material. This facies is one of the most heterogeneous facies in the Red River Formation and rapid lateral facies changes are anticipated in this interval. Porosity and permeability are anticipated to vary accordingly. Reservoir units in the stratigraphically lower "D" interval include both the biodetrital mud mound and restricted shelf facies of the upper part of this interval. Generally, the best reservoir characteristics correspond to the restricted shelf facies tract, which consists predominantly of thick, extensive, homogeneous beds of sparsely fossiliferous, burrowed to bioturbated, dolomite mudstones, wackestones and minor packstones that are characterized by predominantly microintercrystalline and abundant vuggy and other secondary dissolution pore types. The reservoir potential of the entire upper part of the "D" interval at Midale Field is somewhat unique as compared to this interval in many other Red River fields in that both the restricted shelf deposits equivalent to the lower, middle, and upper "D" 0 units and the cycle capping burrowed wacke/packstone beds of individual biodetrital mud mound cycles are extensively dolomitized and have good reservoir potential.
Gravity inversion of an interface above which the density contrast varies exponentially with depth

Mapping of an interface above which the density contrast varies exponentially with depth, as is common at the basement surface of sedimentary basins, is efficiently achieved by a theoretically precise gravity method which can be applied to either profile data or twodimensional data. The contrast in mass above the interface is modeled by an array of vertical rectangular prisms with density contrasts varying exponentially with depth. Gravity anomalies due to the prisms are calculated in the wavenumber domain and then converted to the space domain. The precision of the inverse numerical Fourier transform in this procedure is significantly increased by a shift‐sampling technique based on the discrete Fourier deviation equation. Depth to the interface is determined by iterative adjustment of the vertical extent of the prisms in accordance with observed gravity anomaly data. The basement surface of the Los Angeles basin, California, calculated by this method, closely duplicates the published configuration based.
Ischemic Stroke Retriever Alone for Large-Vessel Occlusion Catheter and Stent Retriever versus Stent A Meta-analysis of Combined Aspiration

BACKGROUND: The ef ﬁ cacy of combined aspiration catheter and stent retriever compared with stent retriever alone for the treat-ment of large-vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke is unclear. PURPOSE: Our aim was to conduct a systematic literature review and meta-analysis on several metrics of ef ﬁ cacy comparing aspiration catheter and stent retriever with stent retriever alone. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library Databases were searched. Randomized controlled trials and case-control and cohort studies were included. STUDY SELECTION: Ten comparative studies were included detailing a combined 1495 patients with aspiration catheter and stent retriever and 1864 with stent retrievers alone. DATA ANALYSIS: Data on ﬁ rst pass effect (TICI 2b/2c/3 after ﬁ rst pass), ﬁ nal successful reperfusion (modi ﬁ ed TICI $ 2b), and 90-day functional independence (mRS # 2) were collected. Meta-analysis was performed using a random-effects model. DATA SYNTHESIS: There was a pooled composite ﬁ rst pass effect of 40.8% (611/1495) versus 32.6% (608/1864) for aspiration catheter and stent retriever and stent retriever alone, respectively ( P , .0001). Similarly, on a meta-analysis, aspiration catheter and stent retriever were associated with a higher ﬁ rst pass effect compared with stent retriever alone (OR ¼ 1.63; 95% CI, 1.20 – 2.21; P ¼ .002; I 2 ¼ 72%). There was no signi ﬁ cant difference in composite rates of successful reperfusion between aspiration catheter and stent retriever (72.8%, 867/1190) and stent retriever alone (70.8%, 931/1314) ( P ¼ .27) or on meta-analysis (OR ¼ 1.31; CI, 0.81 – 2.12; P ¼ .27; I 2 ¼ 82%). No difference was found between aspiration catheter and stent retriever and stent retriever alone on 90-day functional independence (OR ¼ 1.02; 95% CI, 0.77 – 1.36; P ¼ .88; I 2 ¼ 40%)
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MALIGNANCY AND PRIMARY SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SINGLE CENTER RESULTS MALİGNİTE

Objective: In this study, we aimed to present malignancy data in patients who were followed up in our outpatient clinic with a diagnosis of primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS). Methods: Data of 151 patients diagnosed with pSS between 2004-2019 were retrospectively reviewed and clinical, demographic characteristics of 14 patients diagnosed with malignancy were examined. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated. Results: All 14 patients with malignancy were female, their mean age was 55.9±12 years, and the disease duration was 10.5±5.3 years. Malignancy was detected in 9% of the patients who were followed up with the diagnosis of pSS. One patient was diagnosed with cervix cancer (CA), four patients with breast CA, three patients with thyroid papillary CA, one patient with MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma, one patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), one patient with mycosis fungoides, one patient with vulvar epithelial carcinoma, and two patients with lung CA. Patients with malignancy and those without were compared in terms of clinical and laboratory findings. There was a significant difference between the presence of LAP and ILD and EULAR primary Sjogren's syndrome disease activity ındex (ESSDAI) activity scores of two groups. Conclusion: In our study, an increased risk was observed for both hematological [SIR27.27 (95% CI 5.6-79.7)] and solid malignancies [SIR 7.75 (95% CI 3.9-13.9)] in Sjogren's Syndrom.
Compression of calcite to 40 KB

The compressibility of calcite to 40 kbar has been remeasured by using a piston-cylinder apparatus. Calcite 1 is found to transform to calcite 2 at 14.5 kbar with a volume change of 0.00483 cm3/g, and calcite 2 is found to change to calcite 3 at 17.4 kbar with a volume change of 0.01291 cm3/g. The volume compression data for the three phases are described by the following quadratic relations: Calcite 1 -(ΔV/V0)=-14.07×10-4P+5.107×10-6P2 Calcite 2 -(ΔV/V0)=0.0382-67.80×10-4P+1.291×10-4P2 Calcite 3 -(ΔV/V0)=-0.0476-19.33×10-4P+17.34×10-6P2 where P is pressure in kilobars. The compression data for calcite 1 and calcite 3 are in good agreement with those available in the literature. The data exhibiting an abnormally high compression of calcite 2 have been reported for the first time. The compression data for calcite 2 have been used to explain quantitatively the abnormal drop near 15 kbar observed in the ultrasonic sound velocity in calcite.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND STATISTICS UNIVERSITY OF MILAN – BICOCCA

We show how to use Hurwitz polynomials to study the stability and uniqueness of Rational Expectation equilibria in Dynamic General Equilibrium models. We apply this method to a model characterized by staggered wage and price contracts and by limited asset market participation (LAMP). We prove analytically in a fourth-order dynamics system that, once nominal wage stickiness is taken into account, LAMP does not invalidate the Taylor Principle: for any plausible degree of asset market participation an active interest rate rule ensures the uniqueness of the rational expectation equilibrium. JEL Classification Numbers: C62, E50.
A Novel Digital Twin (DT) Model Based on WiFi CSI, Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Patient Respiration Monitoring and Decision-Support

Digital Twin (DT) in Healthcare 4.0 (H4.0) presents a digital model of the patient with all its biological properties and characteristics. One of the application areas is patient respiration monitoring for enhanced patient care and decision support to healthcare professionals. Obtrusive methods of patient monitoring create hindrances in the patient’s daily routine. This research presents a novel Respiration DT (ResDT) model based on Wi-Fi Carrier State Information (CSI), improved signal processing, and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms for monitoring and classification (binary and multi-class) of patient respiration. A Wi-Fi sensor ESP32 with Wi-Fi CSI was utilized for the collection of respiration data. This provides an added advantage of unobtrusive monitoring of patient vital signs. The Patient’s Breaths Per Minute (BPM) is estimated from raw sensor data through the integration of multiple signal processing methodologies for denoising (smoothing and filtering) and dimensionality reduction (PCA, SVM, EMD, EMD-PCA). Multiple filters and dimensionality reduction methodologies are compared for accurate BPM estimation. The elliptical filter provides a relatively better estimation of the BPM with 87.5% accurate estimation as compared to other bandpass filters such as Butterworth (BF), Chebyshev type 1 Filter (CH1), Chebyshev type 2 Filter (CH2), and wavelet Decomposition (62.5%, 75%, 68.75%, and 75% respectively). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was performed to provide better dimensionality reduction with 87.5% accurate BPM values compared to EMD, SVD, and EMD-PCA (57%, 44%, and 44% respectively). Additionally, the fine tree algorithm, from the implemented 21 ML supervised classification algorithms with K-fold cross-validation, was observed to be the optimal choice for multi-class and binary-class classification problems in the presented ResDT model with 96.9% and 95.8% accuracy respectively.
Magnetic discrimination between Al-substituted hematites synthesized by hydrothermal and thermal dehydration methods and its geological significance

Received 22 June 2011; revised 20 December 2011; accepted 24 December 2011; published 23 February 2012. [1] Hematite, a ubiquitous mineral in aerobic sediments and soils of temperate and warm areas, is weakly magnetic. However, it carries a stable natural remanent magnetization, and thus can reflect paleoenvironment changes. To quantify the influence of Al content in hematite on its magnetic properties, two series of hematite particles were prepared by hydrothermal transformation of ferrihydrite in aqueous suspension (HFh* series) and by thermal dehydration of goethite (HG* series). Crystal morphological and mineral magnetic properties of these two types of hematites differ distinctively. More specifically, the HFh* series samples display oblate (plate-like) morphologies, while the HG* series samples are prolate (highly acicular). HFh* series samples display higher saturation magnetization but lower magnetic coercivity than that of the HG* series. It is tenable that a better lattice ordering of Al substitution occurs during the process of dehydration of goethite than after transformation from ferrihydrite, resulting in weaker saturation magnetization for HG* series samples. The origin of single domain (SD) hematite in nature can be diagnosed by the correlation of unblocking temperature and magnetic coercivity: a positive correlation indicates the presence of pure (Al-free) SD hematite, while a negative correlation indicates a chemical origin of SD Al-substituted hematite. These results bear new information on decoding the complex magnetic properties of SD Al-hematite in nature environments, and thus deepen our understanding of the mechanism of variations in both paleomagnetic and paleoenvironmental signals carried by Al-hematite.
Ground-based microwave observations of ozone in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere

A 9-month-long series of mesurements of ozone in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere is reported. The measurements are presented as monthly averages of profiles in blocks of roughly 20 min local time and as night-to-day ratios. An error analysis predicts accuracies of 5-26% for the monthly profiles and 2.5-9% for the ratios. The data are compared to historical data from Solar Mesosphere Explorer (SME) and limb infrared monitor of the stratosphere (LIMS), and it is shown how to remove the effect of different vertical resolution from the comparisons. The microwave data typically agree to better than 10% with SMF and nighttime LIMS ozone at all altitudes below the 0.1-mbar surface. Comparison of the microwave night-to-day ratio with the corresponding ratio from LIMS suggests that nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium effects in the LIMS daytime data exceed 10% at all pressures less than or equal to 1 mbar.
Decentralized Connectivity Maintenance for Quadrotor UAVs with Field of View Constraints

We present a decentralized connectivity-maintenance algorithm for controlling a group of quadrotor UAVs with limited field of view (FOV) and not sharing a common reference frame for collectively expressing measurements and commands. This is in contrast to the vast majority of previous works on this topic which, instead, make the (simplifying) assumptions of omnidirectional sensing and presence of a common shared frame. For achieving this goal, we design a gradient-based connectivity-maintenance controller able to take into account the presence of a limited FOV. We also propose a novel (to our knowledge) decentralized estimator of the relative orientation among neighboring robots, which is a necessary quantity for correctly implementing the connectivity-maintenance action. We validate the framework in realistic simulations that show the effectiveness of our approach.
Inter-comparison of wind profiles in the tropical boundary layer remotely sensed from GPS radiosonde and Doppler wind lidar

Winds play a very important role in the dynamics of the lower atmosphere, and there is a need to obtain vertical distribution of winds at high spatio-temporal resolution for various observational and modelling applications. Profiles of wind speed and direction obtained at two tropical Indian stations using a Doppler wind lidar during the Indian southwest monsoon season were inter-compared with those obtained simultaneously from GPS upper-air sounding (radiosonde). Mean wind speeds at Mahbubnagar (16.73° N, 77.98° E, 445 m above mean sea level) compare well in magnitude for the entire height range from 100 m to 2000 m. The mean difference in wind speed between the two techniques ranged from −0.81 m s−1 to +0.41 m s−1, and the standard deviation of wind speed differences ranged between 1.03 m s−1 and 1.95 m s−1. Wind direction by both techniques compared well up to about 1200 m height and then deviated slightly from each other at heights above, with a standard deviation in difference of 19°–48°. At Pune (18○32′ N, 73○51′ E, 559 m above mean sea level), wind speed by both techniques matched well throughout the altitude range, but with a constant difference of about 1 m s−1. The root mean square deviation in wind speed ranged from 1.0 to 1.6 m s−1 and that in wind direction from 20° to 45°. The bias and spread in both wind speed and direction for the two stations were computed and are discussed. The study shows that the inter-comparison of wind profiles obtained by the two independent techniques is very good under conditions of low wind speeds, and they show larger deviation when wind speeds are large, probably due the drift of the radiosonde balloon away from the location.
Host cell responses to dengue virus infection

The dogma is that the human immune system protects us against pathogens. Yet, several viruses, like dengue virus, antagonize the hosts’ antibodies to enhance their viral load and disease severity; a phenomenon called antibody-dependent enhancement of infection. This study offers novel insights in the molecular mechanism of antibody-mediated enhancement (ADE) of dengue virus infection in primary human macrophages. No differences were observed in the number of bound and internalized DENV particles following infection in the absence and presence of enhancing concentrations of antibodies. Yet, we did find an increase in membrane fusion activity during ADE of DENV infection. The higher fusion activity is coupled to a low antiviral response early in infection and subsequently a higher infection efficiency. Apparently, subtle enhancements early in the viral life cycle cascades into strong effects on infection, virus production and immune response. Importantly, and in contrast to other studies, the antibody-opsonized virus particles do not trigger immune suppression and remain sensitive to interferon. Additionally, this study gives insight in how human macrophages interact and respond to viral infections and the tight regulation thereof under various conditions of infection.
Classifying the water table at regional to continental scales

Water tables at regional to continental scales can be classified into two distinct types: recharge‐controlled water tables that are largely disconnected from topography and topography‐controlled water tables that are closely tied to topography. We use geomatic synthesis of hydrologic, geologic and topographic data sets to quantify and map water‐table type over the contiguous United States using a dimensionless criterion introduced by Haitjema and Mitchell‐Bruker (2005), called the water‐table ratio, which differentiates water‐table type. Our analysis indicates that specific regions of the United States have broadly contiguous and characteristic water‐table types. Water‐table ratio relates to water‐table depth and the potential for regional groundwater flow. In regions with recharge‐controlled water tables, for example the Southwest or Rocky Mountains, USA, water‐tables depths are generally greater and more variable and regional groundwater flow is generally more important as a percentage of the watershed budget. Water‐table depths are generally shallow and less variable, and regional groundwater flow is limited in areas with topography‐controlled water tables such as the Northeast USA. The water‐table ratio is a simple but powerful criterion for evaluating regional groundwater systems over broad areas.
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Depressive Symptoms: Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Depressive Symptoms: Considering the Role of Cultural Orientation and Fit Considering the Role of Cultural Orientation and Fit

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between cultural orientation, respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), and depression. Horizontal collectivism (HC) has been shown to be predictive of positive psychological adjustment (Oh, 2022; Schermer et al., 2023), but the extent to which the individual’s level of HC matches with the group is not well understood. RSA has traditionally been conceptualized as a measure of adaptive functioning; (Graziano & Derefinko, 2013; Qu & Leerkes, 2018, Hinnant et al., 2011) however, more recent research has proposed that RSA is better conceptualized as a marker of susceptibility to environmental influences (Sturge-Apple et al., 2016). In this paper, I examine the extent to which cultural orientation fit may moderate the relations between RSA and depression. Cultural orientation was measured using the Cultural Orientation Scale (Triandis & Gelfland, 1998), while RSA was measured using the Polar H10 band, and depression was measured using the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, 1996). Regression analyses revealed that RSA was a predictor of lower depression levels when there was cultural fit such that levels of participant horizontal collectivism matched that of the group. These findings contribute to the field of psychology by providing a deeper understanding of the mind-body relationship and the role of culture in mental health outcomes. Further research is necessary to expand upon these findings and to explore the complexities of the relationship between cultural orientation, RSA, and depression.