Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The panorama between COVID-19 pandemic and Artificial Intelligence (AI): Can it be the catalyst for Society 5.0?

Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a new age digital era has emerged; Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be instrumental in keeping this new virus within reasonable limits. AI also has the potential to transform communities into super smart Society 5.0. So, the main target of the study is to analyze AI-focused Society 5.0 configuration through the lens of the present emergency. Design/Methodology/Approach: A systematic analysis of literature has been executed to discuss the AI-focused Society 5.0 configuration triggered by pandemic, in which over 300 publications are read and reviewed by the authors. The reliability and validity of literature analysis have also been established. Findings: The analysis confirms that the COVID-19 emergency can be one of the most important drivers, influencing transformation to Society 5.0 through the implementation of AI. This pandemic sets the perfect platform for global adoption of AI-based Society 5.0 to obtain more ethical human and technology collaboration. Research limitation: Prior empirical attempts are subsequently required to inquiry about the proposed conceptualization from different perspectives. Practical implications: The findings will act as a realistic roadmap for applying AI technologies to Society 5.0 outline by the incorporation of open source technologies, supportive regulations, and modern business models. Potential approaches emerging from this research are useful to community managers or large corporations partnering with local agencies to increase the opportunities for the long-term success of smart city projects. Social implications: The outcomes of the study will help to solve social and ecological issues aligned with SDGs. It will also create an innovative platform to utilize the working abilities of older segments of society. Originality/Value: This article is the first to discuss AI-focused Society 5.0 configuration to harness the hidden potential of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The glass transitions of lignin and hemicellulose and their measurement by differential thermal analysis

Etude par analyse thermique differentielle des temperatures de transition vitreuse, de la lignine et des hemicelluloses extraites de bois pulverise, ainsi que de celles des bois de pin et d'eucalyptus non traites, pulverises ou traites par un alcali
Oral and Dermal Candidiasis Among Infants in Al-Battol Teaching Hospital

Background: Candida spp. is the yeast caused infection termed candidiasis; this is naturally found on the skin and inner the body, in an area like the gut, intestines, throat, vagina, and mouth, with the absence inciting any problems. Candida albicans is yeast naturally found in the skin; intestinal tract; vaginal and mouth. This is a polymorphic yeast (that capable of growing either as avoid shaped budding yeast, when it affect the mouth, it is typically termed oral thrush, and when it affect the dermal (diaper area) called diaper rash. clinical signs and symptoms involve white patches on the or other areas of the mouth and throat, `other signs may involve soreness and problems of swallowing. Objective: To study detection, isolation, and identification of C. albicans from infants in Al-Battol Teaching Hospital in Diyala Province by routine laboratory procedure, and identification of other species of Candida. Patients and Methods: Two hundred samples were taken from infants less than 2 years who attended Al-Battol teaching Hospital in Diyala, province during the period from October 2019 to February 2020. Method of this study by making a routine and confirmative diagnosis processes involve a microscopic examination, culture on Sabouraud’s dextrose agar for diagnosis of primary invasive candidiasis, and culture on chrome agar for differentiating between C. albicans and other spp. Results: The results of this study showed the isolates of oral samples were 12 (24%) C. albicans and 18(36.0%) C. non albicans; for dermal isolates were 10(20.0%) C. albicans and 17(34.0%) C. non albicans; and for both isolates oral and dermal samples were 13(26.0%) C. albicans and 21 (42.0) C. non albicans. Conclusion: In this study found that the male are more infected by Candida than female. And also we concluded that small age children more infected than large age.
Narrative Ethics, Media and the Morality of the Ecological Modern: The Case of Sweden

The Scottish philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre in his groundbreaking analysis of contemporary ethics, After Virtue: A Study of Moral Theory, asserted that modernity was devoid of a unified moral system. This observation has been noted by, among others, the ecophilosopher Arran Gare as a means of dealing with approaches to contemporary crisis. By characterizing debates about the future as reflexively constructed articulations of modernity, this paper briefly considers how such a perspective is useful when attempting to communicate questions of development under contemporary conditions. Using qualitative examples from modern Sweden taken from a larger corpus of research to speculate on the potential for normative conceptual change, it uses the self-styled enlightened polity as a case study to discuss how environmental knowledge is instrumentalized in self-consciously modern contexts. MacIntyre’s insight thus provides a view into the relationship between discourse and practice which recognizes the situated nature of environmental argumentation over uniform green epistemologies.
Calendar Aging of Lithium-Ion Batteries I. Impact of the Graphite Anode on Capacity Fade

In this study, the calendar aging of lithium-ion batteries is investigated at different temperatures for 16 states of charge (SoCs) from 0 to 100%. Three types of 18650 lithium-ion cells, containing different cathode materials, have been examined. Our study demonstrates that calendar aging does not increase steadily with the SoC. Instead, plateau regions, covering SoC intervals of more than 20%–30% of the cell capacity, are observed wherein the capacity fade is similar. Differential voltage analyses conﬁrm that the capacity fade is mainly caused by a shift in the electrode balancing. Furthermore, our study reveals the high impact of the graphite electrode on calendar aging. Lower anode potentials, which aggravate electrolyte reduction and thus promote solid electrolyte interphase growth, have been identiﬁed as the main driver of capacity fade during storage. In the high SoC regime where the graphite anode is lithiated more than 50%, the low anode potential accelerates the loss of cyclable lithium, which in turn distorts the electrode balancing. Aging mechanisms induced by high cell potential, such as electrolyte oxidation or transition-metal dissolution, seem to play only a minor role. To maximize battery life, high storage SoCs corresponding to low anode potential should be avoided.
The effect of coalescence on AgBr tabular grain formation

In the precipitation of tabular AgBr crystals in aqueous gelatin solutions, experimental results reveal a strong correlation between the degree of flocculation during nucleation and the resulting tabular grain fraction. In addition, large changes in the final tabular crystal population can be produced by changes made solely in the nucleation step, indicating that in such cases twinning occurs during nucleation. Because in the presence of gelatin, flocculation always precedes coalescence, it is concluded that coalescence plays an important role in twinning and the generation of tabular crystals. Possible coalescence mechanisms for twinning are discussed. It is also demonstrated that high populations of tabular AgBr grains can be obtained at various nucleation pBr conditions, thus raising questions about the validity of AgBr twinning mechanisms invoking solution properties that prevail only at low pBr. The results of this study also suggest a turbidimetric method for monitoring, controlling, and generally optimizing the formation of tabular crystals during the nucleation step.
BIANNUAL MONTHLY CHANGES OF SEA SLUDGE COMPOSITION FROM HIDAKA PORT, WAKAYAMA, JAPAN

: The composition of sea sludge varies from location to location and from time to time, since it is affected by various external environmental factors. In this study, we analyzed the organic and inorganic contents of sludge samples collected for two years (25 months) from the Hidaka Port in Wakayama. Weight-loss analyses for 25 months indicates that the highest inorganic content was in July 2016 (99.11%), and the lowest in April 2018 (87.46%). We then conducted EDX Spectrometry analyses on some samples, focused on Si, Al, Fe, and S, for the samples of the first 16 months. Our result indicated that while the dynamics of total inorganic content was naturally synchronized inversely with that of the organic content, it was not completely reflected in the dynamics of individual inorganic elements. For example, Fe and Al changes were not congruent with the changes of the total organic and inorganic contents. However, Si and S showed possible agreements with the changes of total inorganic and organic contents. From these results, we deduced that the dynamics were probably caused by environmental factors such as weather and water temperature, and the activities of living organisms such as diatoms, alga, and microbes.
Subsea permafrost carbon stocks and climate change sensitivity estimated by expert assessment

The continental shelves of the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas contain large stocks of organic matter (OM) and methane (CH4), representing a potential ecosystem feedback to climate change not included in international climate agreements. We performed a structured expert assessment with 25 permafrost researchers to combine quantitative estimates of the stocks and sensitivity of organic carbon in the subsea permafrost domain (i.e. unglaciated portions of the continental shelves exposed during the last glacial period). Experts estimated that the subsea permafrost domain contains ∼560 gigatons carbon (GtC; 170–740, 90% confidence interval) in OM and 45 GtC (10–110) in CH4. Current fluxes of CH4 and carbon dioxide (CO2) to the water column were estimated at 18 (2–34) and 38 (13–110) megatons C yr−1, respectively. Under Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) RCP8.5, the subsea permafrost domain could release 43 Gt CO2-equivalent (CO2e) by 2100 (14–110) and 190 Gt CO2e by 2300 (45–590), with ∼30% fewer emissions under RCP2.6. The range of uncertainty demonstrates a serious knowledge gap but provides initial estimates of the magnitude and timing of the subsea permafrost climate feedback.
Architectural Design Interventions for Sedentary Behaviour among Workers in Office Buildings in Enugu, Nigeria

Sedentary behaviour within buildings has become a major public health issue particularly now that a large number of people are engaged in one form of office work or the other. In the midst of this, there is a paucity of research on how the design of office spaces can help discourage sedentary behaviour and reduce the health risks associated with it among office workers, especially in the developing countries. This study investigated sedentary behaviour among office workers in Enugu, Nigeria, with a view to improving understanding of the architectural design strategies for checking it. The data were sourced from a survey of 106 office workers in the study area and analysed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Duncan multiple comparison test. The findings show that the predominant office layouts identified were personalized and co-working layouts with workers spending around 93% of the total time at work sitting. Variations were observed in the level of physical activity of workers in the different office layouts with those in personal office layouts manifesting sedentary behaviour more than those in co-working and open-plan office layouts. The findings are incisive in noting that to discourage sedentary behaviour in offices and reduce the exposure of workers to sedentary related health risks, architects and engineers should pay adequate attention to co-working and open plan office layouts, centralised and shared office resources and the use of lobbies and corridors in linking main office spaces to ancillary facilities.
Experimental records based-simplified modeling of mean temperatures of steel beams in open environment

Solar radiation and air temperature hourly, daily and seasonally variation is of a noticeable impact on bridge girders and other exposed structures. The time-dependent changing of the mean temperature of the girder and the complete superstructure is the key parameter to calculate support movements and rotations. Based on an experimental measurement from a steel beam installed in an open environment, the mean temperature variation of steel beams could be studied and modeled in this investigation. The experimental records included steel temperatures of web and flanges, solar radiation and air temperature and speed. The recorded thermal measurements were used to obtain correlation relationships that describe the mean temperatures of the web, flanges and the whole beam in terms of wind speed, air temperature and solar radiation. These correlation relationships were validated using a part of the experimental data. The results showed that predicted models has good correlation coefficients.
Information delivered by a chatbot has a positive impact on COVID-19 vaccines attitudes and intentions.

The Coronavirus disease; COVID-19 vaccines will not end the pandemic if they stay in freezers. In many countries, such as France, COVID-19 vaccines hesitancy is high. It is crucial that governments make it as easy as possible for people who want to be vaccinated to do so, but also that they devise communication strategies to address the concerns of vaccine hesitant individuals. We introduce and test on 701 French participants a novel messaging strategy: A chatbot that answers people's questions about COVID-19 vaccines. We find that interacting with this chatbot for a few minutes significantly increases people's intentions to get vaccinated (ß = 0.12) and has a positive impact on their attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination (ß = 0.23). Our results suggest that a properly scripted and regularly updated chatbot could offer a powerful resource to help fight hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccines. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
Estudio de Validación de la Escala de Resiliencia de Connor-Davidson de 10- ítems entre Estudiantes de Medicina y Psicología Mexicanos

The factorial structure, reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, as well as factorial invariance of the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) were determined. The sample was composed of 330 students (174 medical students and 156 psychology students) with a mean age of 20.20 years (SD = 2.33). The results obtained con-firm the unidimensional structure of the scale (χ2/df = 3.06, GFI = .93, CFI = .92, NFI = .90, TLI = .92, RMSEA = .08, and SRMR = .04), the factorial in-variance with respect to career, and good internal consistency (ω = .85 and α = .85). A statistically significant difference in the level of resilience bet-ween medical students (M = 20.64, SD = 4.48) and psychology students (M = 20.27, SD = 4.51) was found [t(281) = 2.65, p = . 009, d = . 20]. Evidence of convergent and discriminant validity of CD-RISC-10 with happiness and perceived stress was obtai-ned. It is concluded that CD-RISC-10 shows adequate psychometric properties to measure resi-lience in Mexican university students
Reactive Oxygen Species in Host Plant Are Required for an Early Defense Response against Attack of Stagonospora nodorum Berk. Necrotrophic Effectors SnTox

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a central role in plant immune responses. The most important virulence factors of the Stagonospora nodorum Berk. are multiple fungal necrotrophic effectors (NEs) (SnTox) that affect the redox-status and cause necrosis and/or chlorosis in wheat lines possessing dominant susceptibility genes (Snn). However, the effect of NEs on ROS generation at the early stages of infection has not been studied. We studied the early stage of infection of various wheat genotypes with S nodorum isolates -Sn4VD, SnB, and Sn9MN, carrying a different set of NE genes. Our results indicate that all three NEs of SnToxA, SnTox1, SnTox3 significantly contributed to cause disease, and the virulence of the isolates depended on their differential expression in plants (Triticum aestivum L.). The Tsn1–SnToxA, Snn1–SnTox1and Snn3–SnTox3 interactions played an important role in inhibition ROS production at the initial stage of infection. The Snn3–SnTox3 inhibited ROS production in wheat by affecting NADPH-oxidases, peroxidases, superoxide dismutase and catalase. The Tsn1–SnToxA inhibited ROS production in wheat by affecting peroxidases and catalase. The Snn1–SnTox1 inhibited the production of ROS in wheat by mainly affecting a peroxidase. Collectively, these results show that the inverse gene-for gene interactions between effector of pathogen and product of host sensitivity gene suppress the host’s own PAMP-triggered immunity pathway, resulting in NE-triggered susceptibility (NETS). These results are fundamentally changing our understanding of the development of this economical important wheat disease.
Investigation of Supercharging as A Strategy to Enhance the Solubility and Plasminogen Cleavage Activity of Reteplase

Background: Reteplase, the recombinant form of tissue plasminogen activator, is a thrombolytic drug with outstanding characteristics, while demonstrating limited solubility and reduced plasminogen activation. Previously, we in silico designed a variant of Reteplase with positively supercharged surface, which showed promising stability, solubility and activity. This study was devoted to evaluation of the utility of supercharging technique for enhancing these characteristics in Reteplase. Objective: To test the hypothesis that reinforced surface charge of a rationally-designed Reteplase variant will not compromise its stability, will increase its solubility, and will enhance its plasminogen cleavage activity. Materials and Methods: Supercharged Reteplase coding sequence was cloned in pDest527 vector and expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3). The expressed protein was extracted by cell disruption. Inclusion bodies were solubilized using guanidine hydrochloride, followed by dialysis for protein refolding. After confirmation with SDS-PAGE and western blotting, extracted proteins were assayed for solubility and tested for bioactivity. Results: SDS-PAGE and western blot analysis confirmed the successful expression of Reteplase. Western blot experiments showed most of Reteplase expressed in the insoluble form. Plasminogen cleavage assay showed significantly higher activity of the supercharged variant than the wild type protein (P < 0.001). The stability of the supercharged variant was also comparable to the wild type. Conclusion: Our findings, i.e. the contribution of the surface supercharging technique to retained stability, enhanced plasminogen cleavage activity, while inefficiently changed solubility of Reteplase, contain implications for future designs of soluble variants of this fibrinolytic protein drug.
EHD-enhanced heat and mass transfer.

The present study has addressed some fundamental issues involved in the heat and mass transfer enhancement by electric field. To examine the heat transfer enhancement by the electric field, forced convection in a horizontal channel has been first numerically modeled using two-way coupling between the electric field and the fluid field. Heat transfer enhancement in the presence of electric field has been evaluated by employing both one-way and two-way coupling models. Numerical solutions have been obtained for a wide range of governing parameters (V0 = 10.0, 12.5, 15.0 and 17.5 kV as well as ui = 0.0759 to 1.2144 m/s). Since the difference in the results obtained by these two approaches is insignificant, it is concluded that the assumption of one-way coupling is valid. Then, the heat transfer enhancement by electric field is examined for natural convection in an enclosure with the effects of Joule heating. Numerical solutions have been obtained for three electrode locations and a wide range of governing parameters (Ra = 10, 10, and 10, and V0 = 12, 15, and 18 kV). The results obtained show that the effects of Joule heating are negligible when the Rayleigh number is large (Ra ≥ 10). For a small Rayleigh number (Ra = 10), the effects of Joule heating are significant. To study the mass transfer enhancement by the electric field, experiments have been conducted and the effects of corona wind (V0 = 14 20 kV), corona polarities (positive and negative), and cross-flow (ui = 2.2 m/s) on the evaporation rate of water have been carefully examined. Correlations have been proposed for the water evaporation rate under the application of electric field for both positive and negative corona polarities. Then, numerical models are developed for the electric, flow, and
Access to selected diagnostic procedures in the management of heart failure patients in Poland - POLKARD 2005.

BACKGROUND Polish heart failure surveys from 1999 and 2005 indicated that non-invasive and invasive diagnostic procedures in heart failure patients are underused, mostly due to limited availability. AIM To assess the access to procedures used for the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure in randomly selected outpatient clinics and hospital wards in Poland. METHODS The study was undertaken in 2005, as a part of the National Project of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases - POLKARD. The data on non-interventional and interventional procedures were collected from 400 primary care units, 396 secondary outpatient clinics and 259 hospitals, and included cardiology or internal medicine departments. Additionally, the last five patients with diagnosed heart failures were identified, who visited outpatient clinics or were discharged from the hospitals, and their medical records of diagnostic procedures were analysed. RESULTS Echocardiography was not available in approximately 10% of hospital wards and 13-37% of outpatient clinics, both primary and secondary. Generally, the waiting time for echocardiography in Poland varied from region to region. A one-month waiting time was declared by more than 50% of secondary outpatient clinics and only 11-18% of primary care units, regardless of the community size. On the first day of hospital admission, echocardiography was performed in approximately 10% of patients of internal medicine wards and up to 36% of patients in cardiology departments. The assessment of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) or N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was generally performed only in a few hospitals, usually in cardiology departments. In primary care units, it was practically not available. Percutaneous coronary interventions, pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator implantations were available in approximately 20% of city hospitals, 30-40% of province hospitals, and 60-70% of clinical wards of medical universities. CONCLUSIONS These data show limited availability of echocardiography in primary care units. It is necessary to continue actions for better accessibility and frequency of performing interventional procedures in patients with heart failure in Poland.