Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Unravelling the identity of the platanistoid Notocetus vanbenedeni Moreno, 1892 (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the early Miocene of Patagonia (Argentina)

Platanistoidea remains one of the most evolutionarily intriguing lineages of toothed whales (Odontoceti). The clade comprises mostly extinct species from the late Oligocene–early Miocene onward and a single extant riverine genus (Platanista). There is an ongoing debate as to the membership of Platanistoidea and the causes of their near extinction. In Patagonia (Argentina), the most abundant platanistoid recorded in the lower Miocene Gaiman Formation is Notocetus vanbenedeni, first described by Moreno in 1892 based on two individuals. The goal of the present contribution is to conduct an updated anatomical, palaeobiological and phylogenetic analyses of Notocetus vanbenedeni and hence contribute to an understanding of the evolutionary history of the Platanistoidea. Our analyses, including at least 26 individuals (12 undescribed), show that Notocetus vanbenedeni is a valid platanistoid taxon, recovered as part of a new clade. Among its most outstanding features, this taxon has an elevated dorsal tubercular supraorbital crest formed mainly by the frontal, the precursor of the pneumatized crest of the extant Platanista. Notocetus vanbenedeni also shows initial stages of the plesiomorphic bony connection between the earbones and skull as in Platanista, although the functional implications for hearing remain elusive. The nasal sac system, pterygoid sinus system and morphology of the earbones suggest that this species was able to hear high-frequency sounds and echolocate underwater, similar to extant odontocetes. Thus, Notocetus vanbenedeni presents a mosaic of features that suggest an intermediate platanistoid morphotype. Anatomical differences and phylogenetic analyses suggest that Peruvian specimens could not be referred to this species. The feeding apparatus of Notocetus vanbenedeni makes it the only combination suction-feeder recorded in the early Miocene of Patagonia and among the smallest odontocetes. Finally, the abundant records of Notocetus vanbenedeni in an inner shelf environment with freshwater influence suggest a possible early preference for such protected habitats.
Elimination of Harmonic Currents Using a Reference Voltage Vector Based-Model Predictive Control for a Six-Phase PMSM Motor

This paper proposes a novel deadbeat current control (DBCC)-based model predictive control for an asymmetrical six-phase permanent magnet synchronous machine. First, the solution of DBCC is adopted to obtain the expected reference voltage vector (RVV). Then, two groups of virtual vectors, in the total number of 24 with different magnitudes, are defined for the sake of current harmonics suppression. Subsequently, two in-phase virtual vectors which are closest to the RVV are selected as the prediction vectors. The next step is to define a cost function which is composed of the error between the RVV and the available prediction vectors. Then, the selected two virtual vectors are evaluated and the one that minimizes the cost function will be applied in the next instant. In this way, only two prediction vectors need to be evaluated and the computation burden is highly alleviated. In the meantime, the weighting factor involved in predictive torque control is avoided. In addition, to achieve the readily implementation with standard pulsewidth modulation switching sequence, 18 virtual vectors are artfully replaced by their corresponding equivalent virtual vectors. Finally, the proposed method is comparatively studied and compared with other benchmark methods. Simulation and experimental results are offered to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Academic House Style and Acknowledgement Writing: the Case of Two Ghanaian Universities

This descriptive study sought to examine the structural features of Thesis Acknowledgements (TA) from two disciplines in two Ghanaian Universities. Forty TAs were sampled from the fields of Chemistry and English. Hyland’s (2004) generic move structure was modified in analyzing the sampled TAs. The data was also examined on the basis of the two institutions’ academic style guides for conformity. The findings indicate that the structural features of TAs from the two fields differ. It also revealed that out of the seven steps identified in the obligatory Elaborative Move, DoC writers generally use three steps, and DoE writers mostly use four steps. It is further revealed that while writers from the DoC mostly acknowledged contributors for their technical support, writers from DoE acknowledged their helpers for providing materials for the research. It was revealed that the data followed the institutional style guide. The paper argues that though the contextual difference in the TAs from both fields is minimal, subtle variances and parallels still exist between the two fields. Therefore, it is suggested that these variations in linguistic forms that account for the discursive styles of the TAs should be further examined. Finally, additional analysis by corpus analytic tools applied to large data from the research context could complement this study.
The efficient market hypothesis and rational expectations macroeconomics. How did they meet and live (happily) ever after?

Abstract This article contributes to the study of the historical relationship between macroeconomics and financial economics. We investigate the interactions, in the 1960s and 1970s, between two research programmes—“rational expectations macroeconomics” (or “new classical macroeconomics”) and the efficient market hypothesis. We uncover the back-and-forth-dialogue between these two research programmes, which took place along the 1970s. We identify Sargent’s contribution on the term structure of interest rates (and ensuing debates) as the starting point of this dialogue. We then highlight how rational expectations models reshaped the definition and assessment of the efficient market hypothesis in financial economics.
The effects of social media attributes on customer purchase intention: The mediation role of brand attitude

Social media influencers have proved to be a major influence on customers’ purchasing decisions, especially with the increased usage of social media platforms. Social media influencers provide many opportunities for companies to increase their customer base and sales, and to enhance the attitude towards a brand. Despite the advantages of utilizing social media influencers, there are factors that social influencers need to take into consideration in order to engage customers and influence their decisions to purchase. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors that influence customers’ intention to purchase based on social media influencers. An online questionnaire was used to collect data from 439 Instagram platform users. A partial least square-SEM (PLS-SEM) approach was used to analyze and examine the proposed model. The results indicate that all constructs, namely Information Quality (IQ), Trustworthiness (TRU), Attractiveness (ATT), Meaning Transfer (TRA) and Expertise (EXP) significantly influence customers’ purchase intentions. This finding could provide insights for companies’ decision-makers when it comes to promoting their brands and increasing their sales. In addition, it could provide insights for social media influencers in terms of recognizing the important factors that encourage customers to engage and purchase.
Independence and impact: a typology of researcher-user relationships for policing and crime prevention

ABSTRACT The transition from ‘Mode 1’ to ‘Mode 2’ knowledge-production has created an explicit focus on research impact which is reflected in the funding and organisation of research, the relationships between research and users, and the focus of research studies. It has also led to efforts to understand pathways to impact, although these studies have so far had little to say specifically about crime-related research. This paper comprises an effort to address this gap and explore variations in research-user relationships within research into policing and crime prevention. An ESRC-funded project researching the crime consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, of which we were team members, faced several challenges in terms of data access, data collection and the need to deliver strong academic research outputs, as well as maintaining a clear focus on real world research impacts. This led to a co-productive relationship between the researchers and a range of external partners. There is a dearth of literature theorising the nature of such researcher-user relationships, despite some rich accounts of individual experiences. This paper uses examples drawn from the writings of those who have been involved in research impacts (or who have been thwarted in their attempts), to set alongside the project on which we have been working. From this we present a typology of researcher-user relationships, that we hope will further theoretical discussion in the field and might usefully be applied more broadly to other areas of criminological interest.
Application of Transperineal Pelvic Floor Ultrasound in Changes of Pelvic Floor Structure and Function Between Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women

Abstract Objective To evaluate the changes of pelvic floor tissue structure and function between pregnant and non-pregnant women from the view of transperineal pelvic floor ultrasound. Methods Thirty-eight cases of women with a second singleton pregnancy and thirty-two cases of women with a first singleton pregnancy underwent transperineal pelvic floor ultrasound, and their results were compared with forty-two cases of healthy non-pregnant women. Results The differences of bladder neck descent (BND), rectal ampulla distance and levator hiatus area (LHA) among the three groups were statistically significant (P<0.05), and the differences of BND, rectal ampulla distance, LHA between the women with a second singleton pregnancy group and non-pragnent group were statistically significant (P<0.05). The BND, retrovesical angle at rest (RVA-R) and retrovesical angle underwent Valsalva maneuver (RVA-V) in the group of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) during pregnancy were larger than those in non-SUI group, with significant difference (P<0.05), especially BND and RVA-V (P = 0.00). Conclusion Transperineal pelvic floor ultrasound has a high resolution of pelvic floor structure and function changes during pregnancy, and can dynamically evaluate pelvic floor function, providing a theoretical basis for early diagnosis and prevention of female pelvic floor dysfunction (FPFD) in subsequent pregnancies.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN QUANTUM TERHADAP KECERDASAN SOSIO-EMOSIONAL DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR IPA SISWA KELAS V SD DI BANYUNING

Abstrak Penelitian ini secara umum bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran quantum terhadap kecerdasan sosio-emosional dan prestasi belajar IPA siswa sekolah dasar (SD) di Banyuning. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen dengan rancangan pre-test post-test control group . Sampel penelitian adalah siswa kelas V SD di Banyuning, yang ditentukan dengan teknik random sampling . Data prestasi belajar IPA dikumpulkan dengan tes dan data kecerdasan sosio-emosional dengan kuisioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran quantum berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kecerdasan sosio-emosional dan prestasi belajar IPA para siswa kelas V SD di Banyuning. Secara rinci hasil temuan adalah sebagai berikut, (1) terdapat perbedaan secara signifikan kecerdasan sosio-emosional antara kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran model quantum dengan kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran secara konvensional (F sebesar 336,936 p<0,05); (2), terdapat perbedaan secara signifikan prestasi belajar IPA antara kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran model quantum dengan kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran secara konvensional (F sebesar 17,774 p<0,05); (3) terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan kecerdasan sosio-emosional dan prestasi belajar IPA secara simultan antara kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran model quantum dengan kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran secara konvensional (F sebesar 180,801 p<0,05) Kata-kata kunci: quantum teaching, sosio-emosional, prestasi belajar IPA, sekolah dasar Abstract This research aims to investigate the effect of quantum teaching model on socio-emotional intelligence and natural science learning achievement in primary school in Banyuning. This is a quasi-experimental research with pre-test post-test control group design. Sample in this research is fifth grade primary school students in Banyuning, which is determined using random sampling technique. Research data were collected with test to measure natural science achievement and using questionnaire to measure socio-emotional intelligence. The result shows that quantum teaching model affected socio-emotional intelligence and achievement in natural science in fifth grade primary school students in Banyuning significantly. Specifically, the results are (1) there’s a significant difference in socio-emotional intelligence between group who followed quantum teaching model with group who followed conventional teaching (F = 336,936 p<0,05); (2) there’s a significant difference in natural science achievement between group who followed quantum teaching model with group who followed conventional teaching (F = 17,774 p<0,05); (3) there’s a significant difference in socio-emotional intelligence and achievement in natural science simultaneously between group who followed quantum teaching model with group who followed conventional teaching (F = 180,801 p<0,05). Keywords: quantum teaching, socio-emotional, natural science achievement, primary school
Effects of moisture content and dry bulk density on the thermal conductivity of compacted backfill soil

Soil backfilling and compaction are often involved in urban construction projects like the burying of power cables. The thermal conductance of backfill soil is therefore of great interest. To investigate the thermal conductivity variation of compacted backfill soil, 10 typical soils sampled in Zhejiang Province of China with moisture contents of 0%–25% were fully compacted according to the Proctor compaction test method and then subjected to thermal conductivity measurement using the thermal probe method at 20 °C. The particle size distribution and the chemical composition of the soil samples were characterized to analyze their effects on thermal conductivity. The results showed that the maximum thermal conductivity of fully compacted soils generally exceeds 1.9 W/(m·K) and is 20%–50% higher than that of uncompacted soils. With increasing moisture content, soil thermal conductivity and dry bulk density first increase and then remain unchanged or decrease slowly; the critical moisture content is greater than 20% in most cases. Overall, the critical moisture content of soils with large particle size is lower than that of those with small particle size. Quartz has the highest thermal conductivity in the soil solid phase, and the mass percentage of quartz for most soils in this study is more than 50%, while that for yellow soil is less than 30%, which leads to the thermal conductivity of the former being nearly twice as great as that of the latter in most circumstances. Based on regression analysis, with moisture content and dry bulk density as the independent parameters, the prediction formulae for the thermal conductivity of two categories of compacted backfill soils are proposed for practical applications.
Nitrogen fertilizer enhances vegetation establishment of a high‐altitude machine‐graded ski slope

Machine grading is frequently required to prepare the terrain when building high‐altitude ski slopes in the Alps. However, this kind of disturbance alters the natural environment, destroying the vegetation and hampering its reestablishment. Thus, specific restoration plans are necessary to encourage the recovery of vegetation, which is already affected by different natural constraints in this harsh environment. One of the main critical factors affecting plant growth in high‐altitude areas is the lack of available nitrogen (N) in the soil. In this context, the addition of a slow‐release N fertilizer was carried out in an experimental revegetated ski slope between 2,800 and 2,900 m above sea level in the western Italian Alps. Both vegetation and soil were monitored during a 5‐year period in order to test the effectiveness of N addition on the restoration process. Even if effects on soil carbon and N contents were negligible, vegetation was remarkably affected by the fertilization, since the total vegetation cover and the species richness significantly increased. Against the expectations, there was a remarkable increase in spontaneous forbs, rather than in most of the sown graminoids, which slightly varied during the experimental period. Actually, graminoids responded in different ways, mostly increasing (likewise forbs), but the slight decrease of the dominant Festuca nigrescens (Chewing's Fescue) masked their spread. This study confirms the noteworthy role of N in high‐altitude alpine soils and consequently its importance to improve the restoration process of degraded ecosystems.
“Back into Life—With a Power Wheelchair”: Learning from People with Severe Stroke through a Participatory Photovoice Study in a Metropolitan Area in Germany

Severe stroke leads to permanent changes in everyday life. Many stroke survivors depend on support in community mobility (CM). This leads to restrictions and limited social participation. A power wheelchair (PWC) can enable independent CM and reduce such restrictions. This participatory study focused on how people with severe stroke experience their CM in a PWC in Berlin/Germany and what changes they want to initiate. A research team of five severe stroke survivors and two occupational therapists examined the question using photovoice. Stroke survivors took photos of their environment, presented, discussed, and analyzed them at group meetings to identify themes, and disseminated their findings at exhibitions and congresses. The photos emphasize the significance of and unique relationship to the PWC for the self-determined expression of personal freedom. As a complex, individualized construct, CM requires an accessible environment and diverse planning strategies by PWC users to arrive at their destination and overcome suddenly occurring obstacles. Desired changes stress CM independent of external help, increased social esteem, and active involvement in the provision of assistive devices. Voices of severe stroke survivors need to be heard more in healthcare and research to ensure the possibility of equal social participation.
Mycobacterium abscessus Mutants with a Compromised Functional Link between the Type VII ESX-3 System and an Iron Uptake Mechanism Reliant on an Unusual Mycobactin Siderophore

The opportunistic pathogen Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus (Mab) has become an emerging public health threat due to the increasing number of Mab-associated chronic pulmonary disease cases. Treatment requires multiple drug courses and is often combined with surgical resection. Cure rates are only ~50% due to treatment failure and comorbidities. Deeper understanding of the biology of Mab is required to illuminate potential avenues for the development of better therapeutics against Mab infections. The ESX-3 type VII protein secretion system of Mab has an important role in host inflammatory and pathological responses during infection. In this work, we demonstrate a functional link between ESX-3 and an iron uptake system based on an unusual mycobactin-type siderophore (designated MBT Ab) and exploit this link to implement a large screen for transposon mutants with an impaired ESX-3. Most mutants we identified carry insertions in genes encoding predicted ESX-3 secretion machinery components or potential ESX-3 substrates. The mutants overproduce MBT Ab, a trait consistent with an iron uptake defect. Our characterization of MBT Ab revealed structural features reminiscent of nocardial mycobactin-like compounds with cytotoxicity. This finding raises the possibility that MBT Ab may play roles in pathogenesis unlinked to iron homeostasis. The mutants generated herein will facilitate research to better understand the role of ESX-3 and its interplay with the siderophore system.
Regional Original Revenue, Regional Expenditure, Economic Growth and Human Development Index (City/Regency Government in North Sumatra Province)

The Human Development Index is an indicator of the success of local governments in improving the welfare of their people. The HDI in the city/district government of North Sumatra Province is only the Medan City government which has a very high category of 80 percent based on the UNDP assessment. The study wanted to test Regional Original Income, Regional Expenditures and Economic Growth the effect on HDI in City and Regency Governments in North Sumatra using a research method with a causal associative approach. The research sample uses panel data from 32 City and Regency Governments during 2019 to 2020. The results show that Regional Original Income and Economic Growth have not been able to increase HDI, while Regional Expenditures can increase HDI in City and Regency Governments in North Sumatra. However, regional spending has not been fully utilized properly in increasing the HDI. It is necessary to increase regional original income by opening up investment in the region and by stimulating regional original income and increasing economic growth so that the quality of human resources increases.
Bank Monitoring in Construction Lending

Using a proprietary database of nearly 30,000 non-syndicated multiple-draw construction loans, we empirically verify the predictions of a vast body of seminal theoretical models on monitoring that have been largely untested. We find evidence that banks trade off monitoring with more favorable loan origination terms and that monitoring is also less frequent on loans where the bank has a prior relationship, suggesting that banks may be transferring information across projects. Furthermore, we show that negative on-site inspection reports are associated with a greater likelihood of banks denying draw requests, indicating that the information that banks collect during the monitoring process is important to their decision-making. Using draw schedules to instrument for monitoring intensity, we show that a one standard deviation increase in bank monitoring is associated with a 5.59 percentage point decrease in the probability of loan default. and day fixed with a quarter-property zipcode fixed effect, and the results are generally unchanged.
Toward a Better Understanding on Technological Resilience for Sustaining Industrial Development

Environmental change and unexpected crises are major threats to industrial development. Industries must build technological resilience to reduce the impact of shocks. Resilience has become a crucial concept for addressing vulnerabilities and developing flexible methods of adapting to crises. This study examined the concept of technological resilience, particularly at the industry level, as well as the factors that may influence technological resilience. Moreover, the relative capability of industries to maintain their production of technological knowledge during disruptive events was examined by analyzing the growth and crises of patenting. This methodology yielded novel insights into technological resilience with multidimensional perspectives. Collaboration reinforces technological resilience by reducing crisis probability and intensity. In addition, high-quality and diversified technological knowledge enhances technological resilience by reducing the probability, intensity, or duration of crises.