Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Snowmelt runoff in suburban environments

While snowmelt and rain-on-snow events have received considerable attention in rural watersheds they have been largely ignored in urban hydrology, despite the fact that they may result in severe flooding. The runoff responses of two subcatchments of a small drainage basin in Peterborough, Ontario were investigated for the spring snowmelts of 1984 and 1985. One of the catchments has undergone substantial suburbanization, while the other is largely in rural land use. Measurements in each catchment included snowpack water-equivalent depths, snowmelt and precipitation, fluxes of net radiation over snowpacks, infiltration capacities of pervious surface types, and streamflow. Suburban development appears to have produced substantial increases in spring quickflow yields from the entire basin. A comparison of the responses of the two subcatchments reveals that the suburban catchment reacts more rapidly to snowmelt and rain-on-snow inputs and generates larger initial quickflow response ratios than the rural basin as a result of the microclimatic, pedologic and hydraulic characteristics of built-up areas. However, the dynamic behaviour of the runoff contributing area of the rural catchment results in a marked increase in its quickflow yield as melt progresses. The results suggest that the distinct nature of the processes of snow accumulation, melt and runoff generation in built-up areas should be considered when modelling suburban snowmelt runoff.
Recruitment of Bluegill and Yellow Perch in Nebraska Sandhills Lakes: Integrating Multiple Life Stages

Recruitment of Bluegill and Yellow Perch in Nebraska Sandhills Lakes: Integrating Multiple Life Stages Jeffrey Colin Jolley 5 March 2009 Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus and yellow perch Perca flavescens are important, native sport fishes to Nebraska Sandhills lakes. Recruitment dynamics of the fish populations within a given community will ultimately structure the fish communities. I conducted a multiple life-stage investigation of bluegill and yellow perch recruitment in Nebraska Sandhills lakes. I focused on four topics, 1) the effect of climate on year-class strength of multiple populations broadly across a series of Nebraska Sandhills lakes, 2) larval prey selection and matchmismatch regulation of recruitment, 3) age-0 dynamics and the potential effect of abiotic and biotic variables on recruitment, and, 4) potential predation by yellow perch on age-0 bluegill. Results from this study contribute to the understanding of ecology of bluegill and yellow perch and management related to recruitment. I collected adult population samples of bluegill and yellow perch from several Sandhills lakes and estimated ages using sagittal otoliths. Residuals from catch-curves were used to assess the relation between climatological variables and year-class strength. Recruitment was relatively consistent for both species (no missing year classes detected)
Intercomparison of stratospheric water vapor observed by satellite experiments: Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II versus Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere and Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy

This paper presents a comparison of the stratospheric water vapor measurements made by the satellite-borne sensors the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment II (SAGE II), the Nimbus 7 Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS), and the Spacelab 3 Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy (ATMOS) experiment. LIMS obtained data for 7 months between November 1978 and May 1979; ATMOS was carried on Shuttle and observed eight profiles from April 30 to May 6, 1985 at approximately 30[degrees]N and 50[degrees]S; and, SAGE II continues to make measurements since its launch in October 1984. For both 30[degrees]N and 50[degrees]S in May, the comparisons between SAGE II and ATMOS show agreement within the estimated combined uncertainty of the two experiments. Several important features identified by LIMS observations have been confirmed by SAGE II: a well-developed hygropause in the lower stratosphere at low- to mid-latitudes, a poleward latitudinal gradient, increasing water vapor mixing ratios with altitude in the tropics, and the transport of dry lower stratospheric water vapor upward and southward in May, and upward and northward in November. A detailed comparative study also indicates that the two previously suggested corrections for LIMS, a correction in tropical lower stratosphere due to a positive temperature biasmore » and the correction above 28 km based on improved emissivities will bring LIMS measurements much closer to those of SAGE II. The only significant difference occurs at high southern latitudes in May below 18 km, where LIMS measurements are 2-3 ppmv greater. It should be noted that LIMS observations are from 16 to 50 km, ATMOS from 14 to 86 km, and SAGE II from mid-troposphere to 40 km. With multiyear coverage, SAGE II observations should be useful for studying tropospheric-stratospheric exchange, for stratospheric transport, and for preparing water vapor climatologies for the stratosphere and the upper troposphere. 32 refs., 14 figs., 2 tabs. « less
Quercetin as a Therapeutic Product: Evaluation of Its Pharmacological Action and Clinical Applications—A Review

Quercetin is the major polyphenolic flavonoid that belongs to the class called flavanols. It is found in many foods, such as green tea, cranberry, apple, onions, asparagus, radish leaves, buckwheat, blueberry, broccoli, and coriander. It occurs in many different forms, but the most abundant quercetin derivatives are glycosides and ethers, namely, Quercetin 3-O-glycoside, Quercetin 3-sulfate, Quercetin 3-glucuronide, and Quercetin 3′-metylether. Quercetin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, antiviral, and antibacterial effects. It is found to be beneficial against cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, neuro-degenerative diseases, allergy asthma, peptic ulcers, osteoporosis, arthritis, and eye disorders. In pre-clinical and clinical investigations, its impacts on various signaling pathways and molecular targets have demonstrated favorable benefits for the activities mentioned above, and some global clinical trials have been conducted to validate its therapeutic profile. It is also utilized as a nutraceutical due to its pharmacological properties. Although quercetin has several pharmacological benefits, its clinical use is restricted due to its poor water solubility, substantial first-pass metabolism, and consequent low bioavailability. To circumvent this limited bioavailability, a quercetin-based nanoformulation has been considered in recent times as it manifests increased quercetin uptake by the epithelial system and enhances the delivery of quercetin to the target site. This review mainly focuses on pharmacological action, clinical trials, patents, marketed products, and approaches to improving the bioavailability of quercetin with the use of a nanoformulation.
An Extended Model of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Predict Purchase Intention for Local Brand Vehicles Produced in Malaysia

The single-digit growth rate of the Malaysian Automotive sector has experienced a slight decline elicited by Covid-19 and a change in consumers’ product evaluation criteria. This necessitates an inclusive business model that encompasses consumers’ interests and organisational goals through the extension of the Theory of Planned Behaviour with consumer corporate identification (CCI). Using a sample of 373 potential consumers of Proton vehicles in Malaysia, a quantitative study that utilised AMOS graphics version 24 was conducted to predict purchase intention for Proton vehicles produced in Malaysia. The results showed that collectivism and consumer ethnocentrism (CE) explained 44.3% variance in attitude towards purchase intention, whereas the entire model (attitude, collectivism, CE, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control (PBC), and CCI) explained 61.3% variance in purchase intention for Proton vehicles. CE significantly influenced attitudes toward purchase intention more than collectivism. Subjective norm significantly predicted purchase intention for Proton vehicles more than CCI, attitude, and PBC. In a collectivistic society, purchase intention for local products may not be realised without substantial attention to consumers’ subjective norms, and CE. Local brand manufacturers should pay attention to previous purchasers’ evaluations of local brands to ensure a positive word -of-mouth strategy because they may incidentally be among potential consumers’ social circles. Marketers of local brand vehicles should embark on programs that enhance CE to sustain favourable attitudes toward purchase intention for their products. The study demonstrated the importance of a common identity between consumers and firms through CCI implementation and its implications for purchase intention.
The basal complex stratigraphy of the Helminthoid Monte Cassio Flysch: A key to the eoalpine tectonics of the Northern Apennines

Below the Monte Cassio helminthoid Flysch of the type locality, a well exposed basal complex outcrops in which Cenomanian turbidites of up to 200 m thickness are recognized. The bulk of these turbidites, named here Case Baruzzo Sandstone (CBS), consists of thick-bedded silty marlstones with a fine arenaceous base and represents the oldest siliciclastic input within the succession of the Cassio tectonic unit. The Case Baruzzo Sandstone lies unconformably on the Palombini shale of Hauterivian-Aptian age and on stratified packets of Jurassic-Cretaceous formations with Austroalpine affinity (Radiolarites, Aptici Shale and Maiolica). The Cenomanian CBS are unconformably overlain by Varicoloured Clay of Santonian - Campanian age and affected by soft-sediment deformations. The petrography of the CBS shows two petrofacies indicating (1) a direct provenance from their substrate and (2) an extrabasinal source similar to the terrigenous framework of the tectonically independent Coniacian-Santonian Ostia Sandstone outcropping southwest of the Cassio Unit. Because of its Cenomanian age the CBS must be considered as a siliciclastic wedge distinct from the younger Ostia Sandstone belonging to the Media Val Taro Unit and time correlative to the Varicoloured Clay of the Cassio Unit. The initiation of the turbidite sandstones terrigenous supply is Cenomanian into the Cassio Basal Complex (CBS), Coniacian into the Media Val Taro Unit (Ostia Sandstone) and Campanian into the more internal Gottero Unit (fine-grained turbidites interbedded within the Val Lavagna Formation). It is proposed that the relative positions of the highest tectonic units outcropping in the Emilian Apennines (i.e. Gottero, Media Val Taro and Cassio Units) during Late Cretaceous were not very different to the present setting, and that their tectono-stratigraphic evolution was related to Alpine-vergent accretionary wedges. The Alpine tectonic polarity should have controlled the westwards migration of the basinal depocentres and the evolution from the Adriatic-margin supply of the Cenomanian turbidites to the European-margin supply of the Maastrichtian turbidites. During the middle Eocene tectonic phase, before the counterclockwise apenninic rotation, the ophiolite-free Cretaceous Ligurian Units (i.e. Gottero, Media Val Taro, Cassio) overthrusted the Ligurian Units characterized by late Cretaceous ophiolitic detritus, known as Ottone and Caio Units, along a significant lithospheric discontinuity which acted as a transpressive fracture zone.
What drives the consumption of cruise ship tourism? Analyzing factors that motivate visitors to participate in cruise ship holidays through a content analysis of selected journal publications

Abstract Despite consistent growth, there is a gap in the literature pertaining to cruise tourists’ motivation and experience. Although cruise vacationers may stay on the same ship at the same time, their motivation, perception, and experience vary. This merits further research to develop a comprehensive understanding of cruise vacationers’ motivation, perception, and post-consumption experience. This study explores the major cruise tourism motivations, perceptions, and holiday experiences through a content analysis of selected research articles published in 22 tourism, environment, and marine-related journals. The research findings generate 14 major cruise tourism motivational factors, and a huge majority of cruise holiday participants express overall satisfaction with their cruise ship vacation. As a pioneering study in this area, the research findings contribute to the current body of knowledge pertaining to factors that drive cruise ship tourism holiday consumption and cruise passengers’ post-consumption experience. A thorough understanding of cruise tourism holidaymakers’ motivation and experience, in turn, offers substantial planning, packaging, and marketing implications to cruise line companies and cruise tourism destinations. Study implications and limitations are discussed, along with avenues for further research.
Optimizing Selection and Positioning of Single-Stage Rotor Blades

In the assembly of the engine rotor, the unbalance quantity of the rotor has a profound impact on equipment quality. Specifically, the selection and position of blades are crucial factors that determine the level of rotor unbalance. Aiming at the multiple installations and repeated adjustments in the assembly process, we study a variant of the single-stage blade selection and position problem (SSBSP) by considering the tolerance criteria. In this paper, we formulate a novel mixed-integer programming model that extends to multiple-rotor assembly for the first time. The objective is to minimize the maximum residual unbalance. Due to the NP-hard in the strong sense of engine rotor blade selection and position, we devise an improved partheno-genetic algorithm to access a near-optimal solution. Furthermore, local search is introduced for deep search and aims to improve the efficiency of the algorithm. A computational analysis is carried out with the aim of analyzing the performance of our methodology in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. Our experimental results demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed algorithm when compared against state-of-the-art heuristics in the literature in terms of solution quality and efficiency.
Improving the Performance of Optimization Algorithms Using the Adaptive Fixed-Time Scheme and Reset Scheme

Optimization algorithms have now played an important role in many fields, and the issue of how to design high-efficiency algorithms has gained increasing attention, for which it has been shown that advanced control theories could be helpful. In this paper, the fixed-time scheme and reset scheme are introduced to design high-efficiency gradient descent methods for unconstrained convex optimization problems. At first, a general reset framework for existing accelerated gradient descent methods is given based on the systematic representation, with which both convergence speed and stability are significantly improved. Then, the design of a novel adaptive fixed-time gradient descent, which has fewer tuning parameters and maintains better robustness to initial conditions, is presented. However, its discrete form introduces undesirable overshoot and easily leads to instability, and the reset scheme is then applied to overcome the drawbacks. The linear convergence and better stability of the proposed algorithms are theoretically proven, and several dedicated simulation examples are finally given to validate the effectiveness.
Financial statement, geographic proximity, and readability footnotes: The moderating effect of the audit fee

The paper aims to investigate the relationship between geographic proximity and the readability of financial statement footnotes, which are important sources of information for stakeholders before making decisions about the firm. Our study focuses on examining the impact of distance and audit fees on the dynamics of auditor-client relationships when it comes to generating or evaluating complex financial statement footnotes. The sample for this study consists of 1,117 firm-year observations from firms listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2018-2020. We employ fixed-effect regression and selection bias testing to ensure the robustness of the results. The authors find that geographic proximity between auditors and clients has an impact on the readability of financial statement footnotes, particularly when the distance between the client and auditor is closer, which may make it more challenging to read financial statement footnotes. Additionally, the interaction between audit fees and geographic proximity can make it easier to read financial statement footnotes. Our findings suggest that closer geographic proximity does not provide information advantages regarding hard-to-read financial statement footnotes, and these results are robust to several endogeneity and robustness tests. Our paper contributes to filling the gap between the auditor-client relationship in hard-to-read financial statement footnotes, which are measured by geographic proximity and audit fees, and how auditors and clients can work best in auditing.
Comparative Study of Intramedullary Interlocking Nailing and Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Plate Osteosynthesis for Distal Tibia Extra-Articular Fractures

Management of distal tibial extra-articular fractures presents a significant challenge in orthopedic practice due to their complex anatomical features and variable fracture patterns. Surgical intervention plays a crucial role in achieving stable fixation and optimal functional outcomes. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness between minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis and intramedullary nailing for the management of distal tibial extra-articular fractures. This was a prospective observational study that was conducted in the Department of Orthopedics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College, Hospital (BSMMCH), Faridpur, Bangladesh from January 2021 to December 2022. Total 24 patients having a fracture of the distal third of the tibia were enrolled in this study as the study subjects. Total patients were divided into two groups. In group A, 12 patients underwent minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis (MIPPO) and in group B, 12 patients underwent intramedullary nailing (IMN). A random selection method was used in sample selection. According to Olerud Molander’s score, Excellent, Good and Fair results were found in 50%, 50%, and 0% of the group A patients respectively. On the other hand, those results were found in 42%, 50% and 8% of group B patients respectively. Although both minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis and intramedullary nailing procedures are effective in managing distal tibial extra-articular fractures, considering excellent union rate, low blood loss and remarkable Olerud Molander’s score, MIPPO may be considered as the better option. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Med. Coll. J. 2023;2(2):92-96.
A test of the englacial thrusting hypothesis of ‘hummocky’ moraine formation: case studies from the northwest Highlands, Scotland

The melt‐out of material contained within englacial thrust planes has been proposed to result in the formation of stacked moraine sequences with characteristic proximal rectilinear slopes. This model has been applied to explain the formation of Scottish Younger Dryas ice‐marginal (‘hummocky’) moraines on the basis of these morphological characteristics. However, no sedimentological data exist to support this proposal. This article reviews hitherto proposed models of ‘hummocky’ moraine formation and presents detailed geomorphological and sedimentological results from the NW Scottish Highlands with the aims of reconstructing the dynamics of Younger Dryas glaciers and of testing the applicability of the englacial thrusting model. Exposures demonstrate that moraines represent terrestrial ice‐contact fans throughout, with a variety of postdepositional deformation structures being identified in most cases, indicating that glacier retreat was incremental and oscillatory; proximal rectilinear slopes are interpreted as ice‐contact faces formed after ice support was withdrawn during retreat. This evidence strongly suggests a temperate glacier regime and short glacier response times similar to those in present‐day SW Norway or Iceland. It contradicts the thrusting model and the proposal that Svalbard might form a suitable analogue for Younger Dryas moraines in Scotland.
Effectiveness, Esthetics, and Success Rate of Dental Implants in Bone-Grafted Regions of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Congenital clefts impair function and appearance, thus impacting a patient's social and mental health. A multidisciplinary team that can offer comprehensive treatment from infancy through maturity and beyond can successfully address these abnormalities. Dental rehabilitation is very important for these patients; these abnormalities should be identified and must be treated accordingly. Hence it is of utmost importance to know the success rate and changes in quality of life from patient satisfaction in order to plan future treatment goals when coming across such cases. The aim of this article is to determine success rate, esthetics, and patient satisfaction in implant-based oral rehabilitation in bone-grafted regions of cleft patients. Registration was carried out in PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Review) with registration number CRD42022329861 on May 7, 2022. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms such as cleft lip, cleft palate, survival rate, and dental implants were used to handpick articles via an electronic database. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed to compile all the data gathered from an electronic database. According to the collected data, 93.5% of the survival rate with dental implants was noted irrespective of the type of bone grafts used. Also, improvement in quality of life was achieved in these patients. Effectiveness, esthetics, and success rate are very well achievable with implants in cleft patients. Although the aesthetics are not equivalent to that of dental implants in normal patients, patient satisfaction is still satisfactory in patients with dental implants in bone-grafted regions of cleft lip and palate.
Deduction of magnetic characteristics of lithosphere in China from results on satellite and aeromagnetic measurements

In the light of results on interpretation of satellite and aero magnetic anomalies in China acquired by former reseachers, author's synthetical studies indicatie that, (1) In areas of Tarim basin, Sichuan basin and Songliao basin, the crust is strongly magnetic, and can be divided into two sublayers at least, the upper has magnetization 1 A/m, and lower-2 A/m or more. In centre of these basins, the uppermost part of mantle, about 10km thick is also strongly magnetic. Moreover, under South China Sea, the crust and uppermost part of mantle is strongly magnetic too. The sources of satellite magnetic anomalies are located at places mentioned above. (2) The crust underlying the Xi zang (Tibet) plateau, coastal zone of south-east China and other folded belts are weakly magnetic, thick of magnetic layers in about 30km, with magnetization of 0.66A/m. Especially, in coastal zone of south-east China, the depths to the bottom of magnetic layer are coincided with Moho depths, and the Curie isotherm in just beneath the Moho interface. Therefore, this zone may be an example of “The Moho as a magnetic boundary”, as proposed by Wasilewski PJ et al.