Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tunning thermoelectric properties of Ca 0.9 Gd 0.1 MnO 3 by laser processing

Donor-doped CaMnO 3 is an n-type semiconductor with perovskite structure, being considered as a potential n-type leg in thermoelectric modules. This oxide presents stability at high temperatures and allows tuning the relevant electrical and thermal transport properties through doping. In this work, Ca 0.9 Gd 0.1 MnO 3 precursors have been prepared to produce fibres through the laser floating zone technique using different pulling rates. However, as-grown fibres did not present thermoelectric properties due to the presence of high amounts of secondary phases, leading to very high electrical resistivity values. The results have highlighted the importance of annealing procedures to reduce electrical resistivity, due to the decrease of secondary phases amount, and producing promising thermoelectric performances. The annealed samples present higher ZT values when the growth rate is decreased, reaching around 0.22 for the lowest growth rate, which is very close to the best values reported in the literature for these materials. Moreover, this procedure possesses an additional advantage considering that these samples can be directly used as n-type legs in thermoelectric modules for high-temperature applications However, further studies should be made to determine the optimal amount of dopant.
The European landscape convention: challenges of participation

Preface Contributing authors Introduction 1. The issue of public participation in the European Landscape Convention Michael Jones and Marie Stenseke Part I: Implementing participation 2. European landscape and participation - rhetoric or reality? Michael Jones 3. The Dutch approach: Public participation and the role of NGOs and local authorities in the protection, management and development of cultural landscapes in the Netherlands Henk Baas, Bert Groenewoudt, and Edwin Raap 4. The participatory dimension in nature conservation processes: Examples of ideology and practice from Norway Karoline Daugstad 5. The implementation of the European Landscape Convention in Poland Anna Majchrowska 6. Landscape regulation in regional territorial planning: A view from Spain Berezi Elorrieta and Dolores Sanchez-Aguilera 7. In search of the Greek landscape: A cultural geography Theano S. Terkenli Part II: Participatory methods and case studies 8. Landscape in participatory processes: Tools for stimulating debate on landscape issues? A conceptual and methodological reflection from research-action projects in France Yves Michelin, Thierry Joliveau, and Claire Planchat-Hery 9. The Prospective Vision: Integrating the farmers' point of view into French and Belgian local planning Claire Planchat-Hery 10. 'Landscape Quality Objectives' for remote rural landscapes in Portugal: Addressing experts' and stakeholders' perspectives on future developments Isabel Loupa Ramos 11. Landscape perception through participation: Developing new tools for landscape analysis in local planning processes in Norway Morten Clemetsen, Erling Krogh, and Kine Halvorsen Thoren 12. Participation within the landscape of the River Dart Catchment, Devon, England Neil Spencer 13. Regional Landscape Strategies and public participation: Towards implementing the European Landscape Convention in Sweden Anders Larsson, Anna Peterson, Elinor Bjarnborg, Christine Haaland, and Mats Gyllin 14. The role of information, knowledge and acceptance during landowner participation in the Natura 2000 designations: The cases of Otepaa and Konnumaa, Estonia Monika Suskevics and Mart Kulvik Conclusion 15. Benefits, difficulties and challenges of participation under the European Landscape Convention Marie Stenseke and Michael Jones Index
Symptoms persisting after hospitalization for COVID-19: 12 months interim results of the COFLOW study

Introduction: A large proportion of patients experiences a wide range of sequelae after acute COVID-19 infection, especially after severe illness. The long-term health sequelae need to be assessed. Our objective was to longitudinally assess persistence of symptoms and clusters of symptoms up to 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19, and to assess determinants of the main persistent symptoms. Methods: In this multicenter prospective cohort study patients with COVID-19 are followed up for 2 years with measurements at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after hospital discharge. Here, we present interim results regarding persistent symptoms up to 12 months. Symptoms were clustered into physical, respiratory, cognitive and fatigue symptoms. Results: We included 492 patients; mean age was 60.2 years, 335 (68.1%) males, median length of hospital stay 11 days. At 3 months after discharge 97.0% of the patients had at least 1 persisting symptom, this declined to 95.5% and 92.0% at 6 and 12 months, respectively (p=0.010). Muscle weakness, exertional dyspnea, fatigue, and memory and concentration problems were the most prevalent symptoms with rates over 50% during follow-up. Over time, muscle weakness, hair loss, and exertional dyspnea decreased significantly (p<0.001), while other symptoms, such as fatigue, concentration and memory problems, anosmia, and ageusia persisted. Symptoms from the physical and respiratory cluster declined significantly over time, in contrast to symptoms from the fatigue and cognitive clusters. Female gender was the most important predictor of persistent symptoms and co-occurrence of symptoms from all clusters. Shorter hospital stay and treatment with steroids were related with decreased muscle weakness; comorbidity and being employed were related with increased fatigue; and shorter hospital stay and comorbidity were related with memory problems. Conclusion: The majority of patients experienced COVID-19 sequelae up to 12 months after hospitalization. Whereas physical and respiratory symptoms showed slow gradual decline, fatigue and cognitive symptoms did not evidently resolve over time. This finding stresses the importance of finding the underlying causes and effective treatments for post-COVID condition, beside adequate COVID-19 prevention.
An Analysis of Changes in the Long TermCharacteristics of River Flows in the MunsterBlackwater Catchment

This project is an analysis of the changing characteristics of river flows in the Munster Blackwater catchment. The portion of the Blackwater catchment above the river flow gauge at Kilavullen was the focus of this study. This is amongst the oldest continuous flow stations in the country with continuous flow data available from 1955 to the present day. Indeed, it can be said that prior to the 1950’s Ireland did not possess a formal continuous flow gauging network, which inhibits the examination of long term trends in Irish river flows. To examine the long-term characteristics of flow at the Kilavullen gauge, the 54 years of flow data that are available are insufficient and a method of extending the flow record at the site was required. Fortunately, organised precipitation and temperature measurements in Ireland date back further than their river flow counterparts. Within this study digital and historical paper based precipitation and temperature records from Met Eireann were compiled for the area in and around the Kilavullen catchment extending back to 1926. This data was quality controlled and where necessary was used to synthesise historical values of potential evapotranspiration before making it fit for purpose for hydrological modelling. This historical data was then used as inputs to the HYSIM and IHACRES lumped conceptual rainfall-runoff models and used to reconstruct flows (hindcast) at the Kilavullen gauge from 1926 to 2009. This hindcast effectively extended the record at Kilavullen from 54 to 84 years (representing a 55% increase in the period of record). Rather than relying blindly on the rainfall-runoff modelling to reconstruct historic flows, a database of historic floods in the catchment was used to validate the hindcasted flows. Tests for gradual trend in the data show statistically significant persistent positive trends in Annual temperatures, rainfall and flows within the catchment. Evidence of trend in spring flows was found to be the overall driving factor of trends in annual flows. Overall results of the trend analysis on the reconstructed flows general shows that in over the last 84 years, floods in winter months are becoming more common, and that floods in summer months are less evident.
(Digital Path-metadynamics: A computational study of conformational transitions in proteins

We present a method, path-metadynamics, for determining the average transition path and the free energy along this path in the space of selected collective variables. The formalism is based upon a history-dependent bias along a ﬂexible path variable within the metadynamics framework but with a trivial scaling of the computational cost with the number of collective variables. Control of the sampling of the orthogonal modes recovers the average path and the minimum free energy path as the limiting cases. The method is applied to resolve the path and the free energy of a conformational transition in alanine dipeptide. 1
DAYA HAMBAT DEKOK KULIT APEL MANALAGI (Malus sylvestrs Mill.) TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN Staphylococcus aureus dan Pseudomonas sp. PENYEBAB MASTITIS PADA SAPI PERAH

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui daya hambat dekok kulit apel Manalagi terhadap pertumbuhan bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Pseudomonas sp. Metode penelitian adalah Percobaan dan data dianalisis dengan menggunakan Analisis Varians (ANOVA) dari Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) dan kemudian hasil perlakuan yang berbeda dianalisis oleh Duncan Beberapa Rentang Test (DMRT), dengan 4 perlakuan, dan 5 pengulangan. Perlakuan yang P0 (iodips), P1 (10% dekok kulit apel), P2 (20% dekok kulit apel) dan P3 (30% dekok kulit apel). Variabel yang diamati adalah zona hambat pertumbuhan bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Pseudomonas sp.Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa dekok kulit apel memberi hasil yang berbeda sangat nyata (p<0,01) dalam menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri Staphylococcus aureus dan Pseudomonas sp . Konsentrasi tertinggi dekok kulit apel P3 (30%) belum dapat mengimbangi kemampuan P0 (iodips) dalam menghambat bakteri Gram positif Staphylococcus aureus. Daya hambat dekok kulit apel dengan konsentrasi P3 (30%) dapat mengimbangi P0 (iodips) dalam menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri Gram negatif Pseudomonas sp. Saran untuk penelitian selanjutnya meninggkatkan konsentrasi dekok kulit apel untuk larutan herbal teat dipping Kata kunci : kulit apel, mastitis, antibakteri
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Soil Redox Potential, pH and Electrical Conductivity across a Toposequence in the Savanna of West Africa

Soil redox potential is an important factor affecting soil functioning. Yet, very few agronomy studies included soil redox potential in relation to soil processes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the spatial and temporal variation in soil redox potential and to determine the soil parameters affecting its variation. Soil redox potential, soil moisture, soil temperature, pH and bulk electrical conductivity were measured in upland rice fields during two growing seasons at six positions along an upland–lowland continuum, including two positions at the upland, two at the fringe and two at the lowlands in central Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa). The measurements were made at the following soil depths: 3, 8, 20 and 35 cm. Soil redox potential varied between 500 and 700 mV at the upland positions, 400 and 700 mV at the fringe positions and 100 and 750 mV at the lowland positions, and increased with soil depth. Variations in soil redox potential were driven by soil moisture, bulk electrical conductivity and soil organic carbon. We concluded that for proper interpretation of soil redox potential, sampling protocols should systematically include soil pH, moisture and bulk electrical conductivity measurements.
Coordinating Expertise Across Knowledge Boundaries Introduction The coordination of effort within and among different expert groups is a central feature of contemporary organizations

The coordination of effort within and among different expert groups is a central feature of contemporary organizations. Within the existing literature, however, a dichotomy has emerged in our understanding of the role played by codification in coordinating expert groups. One strand of literature emphasizes codification as a process that supports coordination by enabling the storage and ready transfer of knowledge. In contrast, another strand highlights the persistent differences between expert groups that create boundaries to the transfer of knowledge, seeing coordination as dependent on the quality of the reciprocal interactions between groups and individuals. Our research helps to resolve such contested understandings of the coordinative role played by codification. By focusing on the offshore-outsourcing of knowledge-intensive services, we examine the role played by codification when expertise was coordinated between client staff and onsite and offshore vendor personnel in a large-scale outsourcing contract between TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) and ABN AMRO bank. A number of theoretical contributions flow from our analysis of the case study, helping to move our understanding beyond the dichotomized views of codification outlined above. First, our study adds to previous work where codification has been seen as a static concept by demonstrating the multiple, coexisting, and complementary roles that codification may play. We examine the dynamic nature of codification and show changes in the relative importance of these different roles in coordinating distributed expertise over time. Second, we reconceptualize the commonly accepted view of codification as focusing on the replication and diffusion of knowledge by developing the notion of the codification of the “knower” as complementary to the codification of knowledge. Unlike previous studies of expertise directories, codification of the knower does not involve representing expertise in terms of occupational skills or competences but enables the reciprocal interrelating of expertise required by more unstructured tasks. 1
A phase 2, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study of siltuximab (anti‐IL‐6 mAb) and bortezomib versus bortezomib alone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

We compared the safety and efficacy of siltuximab (S), an anti‐interleukin‐6 chimeric monoclonal antibody, plus bortezomib (B) with placebo (plc) + B in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma in a randomized phase 2 study. Siltuximab was given by 6 mg/kg IV every 2 weeks. On progression, B was discontinued and high‐dose dexamethasone could be added to S/plc. Response and progression‐free survival (PFS) were analyzed pre‐dexamethasone by European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) criteria. For the 281 randomized patients, median PFS for S + B and plc + B was 8.0 and 7.6 months (HR 0.869, P = 0.345), overall response rate was 55 versus 47% (P = 0.213), complete response rate was 11 versus 7%, and median overall survival (OS) was 30.8 versus 36.8 months (HR 1.353, P = 0.103). Sustained suppression of C‐reactive protein, a marker reflective of inhibition of interleukin‐6 activity, was seen with S + B. Siltuximab did not affect B pharmacokinetics. Siltuximab/placebo discontinuation (75 versus 66%), grade ≥3 neutropenia (49 versus 29%), thrombocytopenia (48 versus 34%), and all‐grade infections (62 versus 49%) occurred more frequently with S + B. The addition of siltuximab to bortezomib did not appear to improve PFS or OS despite a numerical increase in response rate in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Am. J. Hematol. 90:42–49, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Final Semester Assessment (PAS) in The Covid-19 Era Based on the Integrity of Teachers, Students, and Parents

This study aims to analyze the integrity of teachers, students, and parents in the Final Semester Assessment (PAS) conducted in the COVID-19 pandemic. PAS is the final process of measuring the achievement of student learning outcomes as one of the considerations for successful knowledge acquisition in one semester. Therefore, it is necessary to have high integrity in its implementation to describe the actual learning achievement of students. This study employed a descriptive quantitative method involving teachers (n = 109), students (n = 725) and parents (n = 846) from various public and private elementary schools in Bekasi. Furthermore, survey was conducted using google form for data collection, where respondents were asked to input several statements related to the integrity of teachers, parents and students in the PAS. The data from the documents or questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive-exploratory method to draw reflective conclusions. The results showed (1) the integrity of teachers in PAS included in the low category was 15.60%, the medium was 69.72%, and high was 14.68%. (2) the integrity of students which was categorized as low was 10.89%, medium was 81.24%, and high was 7.86%. (3) the integrity of parents categorized as low was 15.60%, medium was 72.34%, and the high was 12.05%. It was concluded that teachers, students, and parents who have high integrity in PAS were far-outnumbered by those in the low or medium category. Therefore, integrity in the school and family environment should be continuously improved.
Bessel Functions: Monotonicity and Bounds

Monotonicity with respect to the order v of the magnitude of general Bessel functions Cv(x) = aJv(x)+bYv(x) at positive stationary points of associated functions is derived. In particular, the magnitude of Cv at its positive stationary points is strictly decreasing in v for all positive v. It follows that supx∣Jv(x)∣ strictly decreases from 1 to 0 as v increases from 0 to ∞. The magnitude of x1/2Cv(x) at its positive stationary points is strictly increasing in v. It follows that supx∣x1/2Jv(x)∣ equals √2/π for 0 ⩽ v ⩽ 1/2 and strictly increases to ∞ as v increases from 1/2 to ∞.
Independent director reputation incentives and stock price informativeness

This study examines whether the reputation incentives of independent directors increase the incorporation of firm-specific information into stock prices. We find that the proportion of directors who deem their directorships to be more important based on firm market capitalization is associated with higher firm-specific information content in stock prices. This is consistent with the argument that boards which are incentivized to protect their reputation can deter managers from withholding information. We find this relation to be stronger when other external monitoring mechanisms are weak and when there is uncertainty regarding future prospects of the firm. We also find evidence that the presence of directors with high reputation incentives is negatively associated with stock price crash. JEL classification: G10, G34
University of Birmingham How Attention Changes in Response to Incentives

■ Although the performance of simple cognitive tasks can be enhanced if an incentive is provided, the mechanisms enabling such motivational control are not known. This study sought to uncover how mechanisms of attention and readiness are altered by reward-associated incentive stimuli. We measured EEG/ERP activity as human adults viewed a high-or low-incentive cue, experienced a short preparation interval, and then performed a simple visual search task to gain the predicted reward. Search performance was faster with high versus low incentives, and this was accompanied by distinct incentive-related EEG/ERP patterns at each phase of the task (incentive, preparation, and search). First, and most surprisingly, attention to high but not low incentive cues was actively suppressed, as indexed by a P D component in response to the incentive display. During the subsequent preparation interval, neural oscillations in the alpha frequency range were reduced after high-incentive cues, indicating heightened visual readiness. Finally, attentional orienting to the target in the search array was deployed with relatively little effort on high-incentive trials, as indexed by a reduced N2pc component. These results reveal the chain of events by which the brain ’ s executive control mechanisms respond to incentives by altering the operation of multiple processing systems to produce optimal performance. ■
The Relationship between Leadership Behavior and Organizational Commitment in Turkish Primary Schools

The present study focuses on the relationship between teachers' organizational commitment and school administrators' leadership behavior. In the survey model study, answers to the given questions were searched. The data were collected through a scale returned by a sample of 200 teachers in Turkish primary schools. The data were gathered by using "Leadership Behavior Scale" and "Organizational Commitment Scale". The study also attempted to determine the relationship between leadership behavior and organizational commitment. There was a moderate positive relationship between the teachers' perceptions about organizational commitment and supportive leadership behavior of school administrators. There was a moderate negative relationship between organizational commitment and directive leadership behavior of school administrators. Significant relationships were also determined between sub-dimensions of organizational commitment and directive leadership behavior of school administrators.
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1 Planke, S. , Berndt, C. , Alvarez Zarikian, C.A. , Agarwal, A. , Andrews, G.D. M. , Betlem, P., Bhattacharya, J., Brinkhuis, H. , Chatterjee, S. , Christopoulou, M. , Clementi, V.J., Ferré, E.C. , Filina, I.Y. , Frieling, J., Guo, P., Harper, D.T. , Jones, M.T. , Lambart, S. , Longman, J., Millett, J.M. , Mohn, G. , Nakaoka, R. , Scherer, R.P., Tegner, C. , Varela, N. , Wang, M. , Xu, W. , and Yager, S.L. , 2023. Site U1566. In Planke, S. , Berndt, C. , Alvarez Zarikian, C.A. , and the Expedition 396 Scientists, Mid-Norwegian Margin Magmatism and Paleoclimate Implications. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, 396: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program). https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.396.104. 2023 2 Expedition 396 Scientists’ affiliations.
University of Birmingham Proof of a conjecture of Thomassen on Hamilton cycles in highly connected tournaments

A conjecture of Thomassen from 1982 states that, for every k, there is an f ( k ) so that every strongly f ( k )-connected tournament contains k edge-disjoint Hamilton cycles. A classical theorem of Camion, that every strongly connected tournament contains a Hamilton cycle, implies that f (1) = 1. So far, even the existence of f (2) was open. In this paper, we prove Thomassen’s conjecture by showing that f ( k ) = O ( k 2 log 2 k ). This is best possible up to the logarithmic factor. As a tool, we show that every strongly 10 4 k log k -connected tournament is k -linked (which improves a previous exponential bound). The proof of the latter is based on a fundamental result of Ajtai, Koml´os and Szemer´edi on asymptotically optimal sorting networks.