Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Numerical Assessment of Pipe Pile Response under Seismic Excitation

The axial capacity and pile transference of loads under static loading have both been well reported, but further research is needed to understand the dynamic lateral responses. The pile load imposed during an earthquake may increase, but the soil’s ability to support it may fall as a side effect of the vibration leading to more settlement. The key objective of this work is to identify what led to the substantial lateral destruction of the piles during the seismic event due to the kinematic effects. These failures were related to discontinuities in the subsoil as a result of sudden changes in soil strength due to shaking. The kinematic stresses exerted in a single pipe pile constructed in two sand layers under two different situations (dry and saturated states) are investigated in this study using numerical modeling. The bending moments were higher in the saturated sand soil than in the dry one which may be attributed to liquefaction. Generally, the acceleration increased through the loose layer (from bottom to top), and then significantly settled within the dense layer. It could be shown that using this modeling, one can estimate how a pile foundation will behave under "kinematic" loading driven by earthquakes. Therefore, the design and installation of drilled aluminum or steel piles in sand soil could make use of these present observations.
The predictive value of the uric acid/albumin ratio in the phenomenon of coronary slow flow

Introduction: Previous research has suggested that inflammation, oxidative stress, and poor endothelial functioning all have a role in the development of coronary slow flow (CSF). Endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and microvascular coronary dysfunction have all been linked to inflammation. In this context, uric acid (ÜA) and albumin are hypothesized to be linked to the etiology of coronary slow flow (CSF). The aim of this study was to compare the uric acid to albumin ratios in CSF patients to those in coronary arteries that were angiographically normal. Patients and Methods: 230 patients with CSFP and another 230 people matched for age and gender and confirmed to have normal coronary angiograms participated in a case-control study. Retrospective evaluation of 5500 individuals who underwent coronary angiography at our hospital between January 2015 and August 2020 for known or suspected ischemic heart disease was done in this study. Prior to the coronary angiography, our clinic measures basal UA and albümin. By dividing uric acid by albumin, UA/A was calculated. Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Frame Count was used to measure the CSFP. Results: In order to determine UA/A, üric asid to albümin was divided. UA/A was substantially higher in the CSFP group than in the control group (1.180.21 and 1.50.33, respectively, p0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine whether UA/A predicted independently of CSFP presence. The sensitivity and specificity of the UA/effective A's cut-off points for predicting the presence of CSFP were >1,29 and 81% and 70%, respectively. In comparison to üric asid or albümin alone, UA/A had a higher diagnostic accuracy to predict CSFP (UA AUC:075, albümin AUC:0,552, and ÜA/a AUC:0,826, respectively). Conclusion: We found that patients with CSF had greater levels of UA/A than subjects with normal coronary arteries, This was the first study to show that UA/A was an independent predictor of CSFP.
Feruloyl Esterase (LaFae) from Lactobacillus acidophilus: Structural Insights and Functional Characterization for Application in Ferulic Acid Production

Ferulic acid and related hydroxycinnamic acids, used as antioxidants and preservatives in the food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, are among the most abundant phenolic compounds present in plant biomass. Identification of novel compounds that can produce ferulic acid and hydroxycinnamic acids, that are safe and can be mass-produced, is critical for the sustainability of these industries. In this study, we aimed to obtain and characterize a feruloyl esterase (LaFae) from Lactobacillus acidophilus. Our results demonstrated that LaFae reacts with ethyl ferulate and can be used to effectively produce ferulic acid from wheat bran, rice bran and corn stalks. In addition, xylanase supplementation was found to enhance LaFae enzymatic hydrolysis, thereby augmenting ferulic acid production. To further investigate the active site configuration of LaFae, crystal structures of unliganded and ethyl ferulate-bound LaFae were determined at 2.3 and 2.19 Å resolutions, respectively. Structural analysis shows that a Phe34 residue, located at the active site entrance, acts as a gatekeeper residue and controls substrate binding. Mutating this Phe34 to Ala produced an approximately 1.6-fold increase in LaFae activity against p-nitrophenyl butyrate. Our results highlight the considerable application potential of LaFae to produce ferulic acid from plant biomass and agricultural by-products.
PERSEE: a nulling interferometer with dynamic correction of external perturbations

Nulling interferometry is one of the direct detection methods assessed to find and characterize extrasolar planets and particularly telluric ones. Several projects such as Darwin [1;2], TPF-I [3;4], PEGASE [5;6] or FKSI [7], are currently considered. One of the main issues is the feasibility of a stable polychromatic null despite the presence of significant disturbances, induced by vibrations, atmospheric turbulence on the ground or satellite drift. Satisfying all these requirements is a great challenge and a key issue of these missions. In the context of the PEGASE mission, it was decided (in 2006), to build a laboratory demonstrator named PERSEE. It is the first laboratory setup which couples deep nulling interferometry with a free flying GNC simulator [8]. It is developed by a consortium composed of CNES, IAS, LESIA, OCA, ONERA, and TAS. In this paper, we detail the main objectives, the set-up and the function of the bench. We describe all the subsystems and we focus particularly on two key points of PERSEE: the beam combiner and the Fringe tracker.
On the Possibility of Matter Creation/Destruction in a Variable Gravitational Field

Newton's second law: "force = time-derivative of momentum", may also be defined for theories of gravitation endowing space-time with a curved metric. Thus, Einstein's assumption of a geodesic motion may be rewritten in that form, and it corresponds to a velocity-dependent gravity acceleration g. In contrast, the investigated theory states that, in the preferred reference frame assumed by the theory, g does not depend on the velocity. It recovers geodesic motion only for a constant gravitational field. This leads to a different equation for continuum dynamics, as compared with general relativity. For a perfect fluid, this alternative dynamics predicts tenuous amounts of matter production or destruction, by a reversible exchange with the gravitational field. This exchange is completely determined by the dynamical equation and the scalar equation of the gravitational field. In contrast, the usual equation for relativistic continuum dynamics allows matter production only if some additional field is assumed, and the production rate must be phenomenologically postulated. With the alternative equation, the mass conservation is very nearly recovered for a weak field. The explosion (implosion) of a spherical compact body implies some matter production (destruction).
Do board characteristics moderate the relationship between integrated reporting disclosure and company value?

This study aims to examine the moderating role of board characteristics in the relationship between integrated reporting disclosure (IRD) and company value from the perspectives of agency and signaling theories. The analysis uses WarpPLS version 7.0 with 150 samples of manufacturing companies that are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and provide IRD. Results indicate that IRD influences company value, meanwhile, board characteristics, which are proxied by board size, board independence, and board gender diversity, enhance the IRD influence on company value. However, board activity does not moderate IRD and company value. These findings imply the importance of the roles of board characteristics in strengthening IRD which can be used as a signal for companies to reduce information asymmetry by companies in influencing investor decision making and reducing agency costs, which, in turn, can increase company value. This research prompts companies about the importance of IRD in increasing company value and regulators regarding the development of policies related to IRD in Indonesia.
Output‐feedback H∞ control for IT‐2 T–S fuzzy system with hybrid attacks via switching‐like adaptive event‐triggered mechanism

In this article, the switching‐like adaptive event‐triggered dynamic output feedback H∞$$ {H}_{\infty } $$ control for the interval type‐2 (IT‐2) Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy system over networks with hybrid attacks is investigated. The switching‐like adaptive event‐triggered mechanism (SAETM) is involved with the characteristic of dynamically adjusting trigger threshold according to the change of the system states and appropriately selecting the event‐triggered scheme in the light of the packet loss process is creatively proposed. The hybrid attack consisting of deception attack and aperiodic Denial‐of‐Service (DoS) attack is considered, and the deception attack is expressed as the Bernoulli random variable, while the aperiodic DoS attack is characterized by the frequency and duration in view of the average dell‐time (ADT) technique. By applying the packet loss dependency multiple Lyapunov function technique and iterative method, the sufficient condition is derived to address the stability of NCS, and the existence condition is established to guarantee the prescribed performance of the H∞$$ {H}_{\infty } $$ controller. Finally, two simulation examples are applied to show the availability of the provided algorithm.
Comparative Analysis of Fall Risk Assessment Features in Community-Elderly and Stroke Survivors: Insights from Sensor-Based Data

Fall-risk assessment studies generally focus on identifying characteristics that affect postural balance in a specific group of subjects. However, falls affect a multitude of individuals. Among the groups with the most recurrent fallers are the community-dwelling elderly and stroke survivors. Thus, this study focuses on identifying a set of features that can explain fall risk for these two groups of subjects. Sixty-five community dwelling elderly (forty-nine female, sixteen male) and thirty-five stroke-survivors (twenty-two male, thirteen male) participated in our study. With the use of an inertial sensor, some features are extracted from the acceleration data of a Timed Up and Go (TUG) test performed by both groups of individuals. A short-form berg balance scale (SFBBS) score and the TUG test score were used for labeling the data. With the use of a 100-fold cross-validation approach, Relief-F and Extra Trees Classifier algorithms were used to extract sets of the top 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 features. Random Forest classifiers were trained for each set of features. The best models were selected, and the repeated features for each group of subjects were analyzed and discussed. The results show that only the stand duration was an important feature for the prediction of fall risk across all clinical tests and both groups of individuals.
Seasonal Changes in the Diet of Urban Raccoon Dogs in Saitama, Eastern Japan

Abstract. We examined the food habits of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) at an urban high school in Saitama, Japan. The study place is surrounded by residential areas but is adjacent to a pond. Fecal samples (n = 126) were collected from January to December 2022 and analyzed using the point frame method. Fecal composition was diverse in winter, including leaves, fruits, seeds, and artificial materials. In spring, the proportion of Japanese toads (Bufo japonicus formosus) and insects increased, whereas in summer, proportion of hackberry (Celtis sinensis) fruits, insects, and red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) increased. In autumn, fruits of hackberry and muku tree (Aphananthe aspera) were predominant. Consumption of toads and swamp crayfish suggests that the raccoon dogs are opportunistic feeders. We recovered seeds from only ten species, including fruits from five wild plants; these numbers were lower than those reported previously in rural areas of the same district, where raspberries (Rubus spp.), mulberries (Morus spp.), and Eurya japonica have often been recovered at great proportions. A wide range of artificial materials were recovered but in low quantities. These results reflect the characteristics of the study area, which is an urbanized environment with limited trees and adjacent to a pond.
Developing an Android-Based Reader Digital Application to Teach Reading Aloud at SMPN 7 Blitar

Students in junior high school, especially in 7th grade are commonly taught reading aloud on learning English. Based on those reasons, research on developing an android-based reader digital application is really needed to be conducted because technology could create productive and interesting teaching and learning process. The purposes of the study are to find out the process of developing an android-based reader digital application as media to teach reading aloud in 7th grade at SMPN 7 Blitar and to figure out the feasibility of an android-based reader digital application as media to teach reading aloud in 7th grade at SMPN 7 Blitar. In order to develop the product Research and Development (R&D) method by Borg and Gall contained 10 steps was used. And it is reduced to 7 steps because of the seven steps can be developed in the product and there is limited time. The observation did by questionnaires. A technique for collecting data from multiple validator experts. Effectiveness is derived from the results of student surveys. The results of this survey show that the materials expert's overall score was 93.8% and 90% for display layout and design by media professionals. Data collection for a survey of 30 students was also 85%. The result shows that the use of applications in he English learning process is approved by teachers and students. The students also sense more motivated to learn English through the application and show an attractive to use the application as the virtual teacher assistant.
A Review of Electric Vehicle Auxiliary Power Modules: Challenges, Topologies, and Future Trends

The auxiliary power module (APM) is a vital component in electric vehicles (EVs) that enables efficient power transfer from the traction battery to low-voltage electrical loads and the 12 V battery. As the EV industry continues to evolve, APM design is facing increasingly stringent challenges, including the need for higher power ratings, higher voltage ranges, higher reliability, and higher power density, with a continued need for efficient operation. However, there is a lack of literature that comprehensively reviews recent APM topologies based on these evolving requirements. This article fills this research gap by comprehensively reviewing current APM topologies from both academia and industry, including unidirectional and bidirectional topologies, single-stage and two-stage topologies, and multifunctional topologies. Furthermore, this article explores several potential future trends for APM design and development.
Computability and Structure

algebraic structures [33, 3]. The second part of the thesis studies computable separable metric and Banach spaces. A separable metric space is computable if it contains a dense computable sequence of points. A computable normed space is defined similarly. The spaces are usually assumed to be complete. The study of effective procedures in uncountable spaces goes back to Turing [96, 95]. These studies can be generalized to topological spaces [101]. Methods of modern computable analysis have various applications in algorithmic randomness [80, 26, 81]. There are certain interactions of computable analysis and theory of numberings [101]. Standard references for computable analysis are [101] and [85].
Does solving distant analogies facilitate relational integration?

ABSTRACT Relational processing underpins many forms of human thinking. This research addressed whether relational integration in the n-term task (linear syllogisms with three and four premises) can be facilitated. We hypothesised that solving distant analogies (e.g. furnace : coal :: stomach : ______) but not near analogies (e.g. furnace : coal :: woodstove :______) would facilitate n-term performance of undergraduates (N = 120). Participants generated solutions to near analogies (near condition), to distant analogies (distant condition) while participants in the control condition completed a word rating task. Participants then completed the n-term task with items at two levels of complexity (ternary, quaternary), and a fluid intelligence test. Solving distant analogies facilitated relational integration on the more complex quaternary-relational items. It eliminated the complexity effect in the n-term task and the association between quaternary-relational reasoning and fluid intelligence.
Partial Orthology, Paralogy and Xenology Relations - Satisfiability in terms of Di-Cographs

A variety of methods based on sequence similarity, reconciliation, synteny or functional characteristics, can be used to infer homology relations, that is, orthology, paralogy and xenology relations between genes of a given gene family $\mathbb{G}$. The (inferred) homology relations might not cover each pair of genes and thus, provide only partial knowledge on the full set of homology relations. Moreover, for particular pairs of genes it might be known with a high degree of certainty that they are not orthologs (resp.\ paralogs, xenologs) which yields forbidden pairs of genes. The question arises as whether such sets of (partial) homology relations with or without forbidden gene pairs are satisfiable, i.e., can they simultaneously co-exist in an evolutionary history for $\mathbb{G}$. In this contribution, we characterize satisfiable homology relations. To this end, we employ the graph structure provided by these relations. In particular, the latter allows us to characterize full satisfiable homology relations as so-called di-cographs. Let $m$ denote the total number of known and forbidden gene pairs. We provide a simple $\mathcal{O}(|\mathbb{G}|^2 + m|\mathbb{G}|)$-time algorithm to determine whether such homology relations are satisfiable and, in the positive case, to construct event-labeled gene trees containing speciation, duplication and horizontal gene transfer (HGT) events that can explain the relations. The provided algorithm is evaluated on large-scaled simulated data sets. As we shall see, a comparably small amount of information about the original homologous relationships between the gene pairs is necessary to reconstruct most of the original relations. The algorithm and datasets are freely-available.
First record of important biological parameters of Badis badis: A small indigenous species in Bangladesh

A total of 286 Badis badis were collected from the Sutiyahali Reservoir in Mymensingh from January to December 2022, and their sex ratios, first sexual maturity, length-weight relationships and condition factors were evaluated. The weight and length of B. badis varied from 0.81 to 1.01g (0.89±0.30) and 4.08 to 4.60cm (4.36±0.31), respectively. Logistic curves depicting a sex ratio and 50% maturity (L50) estimated at 4.5cm for females and 4.05cm for males, as well as males reaching first sexual maturity with a shorter length than females. Regression coefficients in every month differ significantly (p<0.05), according to the regression equations. Each month, the values of the exponent b were less than 3 (b<3), with the highest value of b recorded in August (2.80) and the lowest value recorded in January (2.33). This led to a monthly negative allometric growth being seen. A strong positive relationship is evident from the coefficient of determination (r2) values, which ranged from 0.92-0.98 with an average of 0.961. During the study, the average condition factor (Kn) value for B. badis was found to be 1.02±0.13, which is a positive indicator of the fish's physical well-being. The condition factor values varied between 0.84 to 1.39, making it abundantly clear that B. badis are in good health and the waterbody is an ideal habitat for their survival. Relative condition factor (Kr) values, which varied between studies and ranged from 0.78 to 1.01, also exhibited a noteworthy difference (p<0.05). For its long-term management, the above findings will be very helpful.
Academic engagement in university students. The mediator role of Psychological Capital as personal resource

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a deterioration in the quality of life and, particularly, the mental health of university students. This situation highlights the need to offer coping programmes and preventive mental health measures. The effectiveness of self-care programmes designed to increase well-being in students has hardly been studied, although promising effects have been found in some studies in the work context (Gomez- Borges et al., 2022). In line with JD-R theory, we conceptualize and empirically examine two resources, self-care activities and Psychological Capital (PsyCap), as antecedents of academic engagement as a positive state of well-being or fulfilment. These personal resources, self-care and PsyCap, can play an important role in meeting demanding situations such as those encountered by students and, thus, contribute to their well-being. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyse the mediating role of PsyCap in the relationship between self-care and academic engagement. The participants were 397 university students from two Spanish universities (77.8% women; mean age 26.08 years). The data collection was carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used structural equation modelling (SEM), and the results showed positive relationships between academic engagement and self-care, on the one hand, and PsyCap, on the other. However, the total mediation model obtained better fit and results, highlighting the mediating role of PsyCap. Based on the results, we discuss the importance of self-care activities for university students and, above all, programmes to develop personal resources such as PsyCap, in order to enhance their effect on academic engagement.