Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A climatology of atmospheric river interactions with the southeastern United States coastline

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are narrow and elongated bands of anomalous water vapour transport that have been widely studied due to their notable influence on regional weather patterns, surface hydrology, and the global water cycle. Although ARs produce a relatively large proportion of the annual precipitation in the southeastern quadrant of the United States, a detailed climatological analysis of Southeastern atmospheric rivers (SE‐ARs) has not been conducted. In this study, a climatology of SE‐AR coastal interactions from 1979 to 2014 was constructed from a global AR data set to examine the spatiotemporal characteristics of SE‐ARs as well as the importance of synoptic‐scale and low‐frequency modes of climate variability in modulating their frequency. The climatology revealed that SE‐ARs were most prevalent during the cold season, with the majority of these wintertime coastal interactions occurring predominately in the Gulf of Mexico. The synoptic‐scale and low‐frequency modes of climate variability favourable for SE‐AR development differed depending on the season and sub‐region of the Southeast considered. More specifically, a dipole effect was discovered, as conditions conducive for SE‐AR coastal interactions along the western Gulf generally inhibited SE‐AR interactions with the Florida Peninsula and vice versa. Overall, a better understanding of the seasonality of SE‐ARs as well as the synoptic‐scale and low‐frequency modes of climate variability that encourage their development could lead to improved forecasting and community awareness of the devastating AR‐related flood events that occur throughout the Southeast.
Magnitude and Durability of the Antibody Response to mRNA-Based Vaccination Among SARS-CoV-2 Seronegative and Seropositive Health Care Personnel

Abstract Few studies have described changes in SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in response to infection and vaccination at frequent intervals and over extended follow-up periods. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in SARS-CoV-2–specific antibody responses among a prospective cohort of health care personnel over 18 months with up to 22 samples per person. Antibody levels and live virus neutralization were measured before and after mRNA-based vaccination with results stratified by (1) SARS-CoV-2 infection status prior to initial vaccination and (2) SARS-CoV-2 infection at any point during follow-up. We found that the antibody response to the first dose was almost 2-fold higher in individuals who were seropositive prior to vaccination, although neutralization titers were more variable. The antibody response induced by vaccination appeared to wane over time but generally persisted for 8 to 9 months, and those who were infected at any point during the study had slightly higher antibody levels over time vs those who remained uninfected. These findings underscore the need to account for SARS-CoV-2 natural infection as a modifier of vaccine responses, and they highlight the importance of frequent testing of longitudinal antibody titers over time. Together, our results provide a clearer understanding of the trajectories of antibody response among vaccinated individuals with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Uterine Rupture Associated with Uterine Torsion in a  Pregnant Bitch

Uterine torsion is an unusual and potentially serious problem in pregnant she-dogs. This case study documents the surgical management of uterine rupture associated with uterine torsion in a she-dog presented on the 68th day of pregnancy. Upon exploration of abdominal cavity, uterine torsion was observed over the uterine body and just adjacent to uterine torsion, there was rupture of the uterus. Therefore, laparahysterectomy was performed. The post-operative care included broad spectrum antibiotics, anti-histaminics, anti-inflammatory drugs and fluid therapy. The she dog had uneventful recovery.
A CASE STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF KINSHIP ON VOTING PREFERENCE AMONG YOUTH VOTERS IN BARANGAY PASONG TAMO QUEZON CITY (2022) 

Kinship is the foundation of society to teach the youth to see reality. Hence, kinship’s influence affects the youth’s decisions in their everyday lives, including political preferences. A generation gap between the older and younger members may signify the former’s influence to be coercive or persuasive to the latter, especially in their decisions. Thus, it conveys the similarities and differences between kinship and youths’ preferences on whom they will vote for during the elections. This study aimed to understand the perceived influence of kinship on the experiences of youth voters in their voting preferences in the 2022 Mayoral Elections in Quezon City. As the study was qualitative and phenomenological, the collected data analyzed the concrete experiences and responses from the bonafide twelve (12) youth voters from Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, using multiple sampling techniques such as the Criterion Sampling, Snowball Sampling, and Emergent Sampling. The data observed the point of saturation. The findings indicated an actual influence of kinship among the youth voters regarding their voting preferences in the 2022 Mayoral Election in Quezon City. It revealed that political activeness, preferences, and expectations from the mayoral candidate, and lastly, the effect of the influence of kinship encompasses the youth voters’ free will and limitations to choose their preferred candidates. Furthermore, this study provided a basis for future researchers to improve and deeply understand the experiences of youth voters on the influence of kinship on their voting preferences for the mayoral candidate.
Arguments, Suppositions, and Conditionals

Arguments and conditionals are powerful means natural languages provide us to reason about possibilities and to reach conclusions from premises. These two kinds of constructions exhibit several affinities—e.g., they both come in different varieties depending on the mood; they share some of the same connectives (i.e., ‘then’); they also allow for similar patterns of modal subordination. In the light of these affinities, it is not surprising that prominent theories of conditionals—old and new suppositionalisms and dynamic theories of conditionals—as well as certain reductive theories of arguments tend to semantically assimilate conditionals and arguments. In this paper, I shall marshall some linguistic evidence as well as some theoretical considerations for thinking that, despite these similarities, arguments and conditionals should be given a different semantics. In the final part of the paper, extending and improving on Kocurek & Pavese 2022, I make some progress outlining a framework that has the potential to capture the affinities of conditionals and arguments, while modeling their differences too.
Soft modularized robotic arm for safe human–robot interaction based on visual and proprioceptive feedback

This study proposes a modularized soft robotic arm with integrated sensing of human touches for physical human–robot interactions. The proposed robotic arm is constructed by connecting multiple soft manipulator modules, each of which consists of three bellow-type soft actuators, pneumatic valves, and an on-board sensing and control circuit. By employing stereolithography three-dimensional (3D) printing technique, the bellow actuator is capable of incorporating embedded organogel channels in the thin wall of its body that are used for detecting human touches. The organogel thus serves as a soft interface for recognizing the intentions of the human operators, enabling the robot to interact with them while generating desired motions of the manipulator. In addition to the touch sensors, each manipulator module has compact, soft string sensors for detecting the displacements of the bellow actuators. When combined with an inertial measurement unit (IMU), the manipulator module has a capability of estimating its own pose or orientation internally. We also propose a localization method that allows us to estimate the location of the manipulator module and to acquire the 3D information of the target point in an uncontrolled environment. The proposed method uses only a single depth camera combined with a deep learning model and is thus much simpler than those of conventional motion capture systems that usually require multiple cameras in a controlled environment. Using the feedback information from the internal sensors and camera, we implemented closed-loop control algorithms to carry out tasks of reaching and grasping objects. The manipulator module shows structural robustness and the performance reliability over 5,000 cycles of repeated actuation. It shows a steady-state error and a standard deviation of 0.8 mm and 0.3 mm, respectively, using the proposed localization method and the string sensor data. We demonstrate an application example of human–robot interaction that uses human touches as triggers to pick up and manipulate target objects. The proposed soft robotic arm can be easily installed in a variety of human workspaces, since it has the ability to interact safely with humans, eliminating the need for strict control of the environments for visual perception. We believe that the proposed system has the potential to integrate soft robots into our daily lives.
Composition of Chicken Liver Nugget to Organoleptic and Hemoglobin Levels in the Efforts to Prevent Adolescent Female Anemia

One of the efforts to deal with anemia is through increased consumption of foods that contain lots of iron. The highest iron in animal sources from chicken liver. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the composition of chicken liver nugget on Organoleptic and hemoglobin levels in efforts to prevent anemia in the adolescent female. This research was quantitative descriptive research with the pre-experimental design. The sample in the study was 70 teenage female who were 30 respondents as organoleptic respondent and 40 respondents divided into four groups with the intervention of different types of nugget composition. With ten respondents in each group. Data collection was done by measuring preferred consumption from the organoleptic test and the pre and post hemoglobin level consumption of chicken liver nugget. The results of the organoleptic test showed that the majority respondent prefers to consume T2 chicken liver nugget with mean 3.31 which have 20% chicken liver. And the results showed that hemoglobin levels increased after consuming T2 chicken liver nugget by 90% with an average hemoglobin increase of 1.72 gr / dL.
Monaural Source Separation in Complex Domain With Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network

In recent research, deep neural network (DNN) has been used to solve the monaural source separation problem. According to the training objectives, DNN-based monaural speech separation is categorized into three aspects, namely masking, mapping, and signal approximation based techniques. However, the performance of the traditional methods is not robust due to variations in real-world environments. Besides, in the vanilla DNN-based methods, the temporal information cannot be fully utilized. Therefore, in this paper, the long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network is applied to exploit the long-term speech contexts. Then, we propose the complex signal approximation (cSA), which is operated in the complex domain to utilize the phase information of the desired speech signal to improve the separation performance. The IEEE and the TIMIT corpora are used to generate mixtures with noise and speech interferences to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed method. The experimental results demonstrate the advantages of the proposed cSA-based LSTM recurrent neural network method in terms of different objective performance measures.
STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN NORTH JAKARTA, A CASE STUDY

The School Health Unit (UKS) program has been implemented since 1984. Although this program has been done yearly, the children's health status has not been optimized yet. Studies have been done to evaluate this program, however very limited studies have been done to explore the stakeholders of the program, their roles, and their conflicts, especially at the school level. This study aimed to stakeholder analysis of school health programs at school level. This was a qualitative case study of 4 elementary schools in North Jakarta. Data collection was carried out by means of in-depth interviews. Stakeholder analysis was performed by using steps which consist of identifying stakeholders, identifying interests, analyzing the influence of identified stakeholders and identifying risks, and anticipating risk management. Stakeholder mapping is done using the Grid mapping model. This study shows that in private primary schools, the most influential actors were foundations, namely as “context setters”. In public elementary schools, UKS teachers were the “subjects” and the education authorities were the powerful party in the development of infrastructure. This study also found that there was a conflict between the interests and influence of the main stakeholders, namely foundations and Education Authorities. Foundations and Education Authorities were not directly involved in implementing UKS in schools. This research concludes that the actors have not been maximal in carrying out their roles in the UKS policy at elementary schools in North Jakarta. Cooperation between actors needs to be improved.
Characteristics, Multi-Phase Evolution and Genesis of Weathering Pits in Qing Mountain, Inner Mongolia, China

80 个捱过的坑(gnammas ) 的一个总数，在 Qing 山的花岗石表面上定位了() ， Hexigten () 全球 Geopark，内部蒙古，被识别并且测量以维并且 orientational 特征。 这篇文章试图由描述的统计和取向玫瑰图提取捱过的坑的特征，由修改 gnamma 调查多相的进化词法分析(GMA ) 方法，并且在可能的开始和影响因素上打开新灯。 跟随修改 GMA 方法，捱过在 Qing 山的坑被划分了成六个组并且与类似的地点相比推出他们的近似年龄，它可能不比 30 ka B.P 旧，并且探索捱过坑的多相的进化可以从回答产生到气候变化的可能性。 在后果，我们建议捱过的联合，特别捱过的盐，和风侵蚀，哪个仔细与气候的变化有关，为在 Qing 捱过坑的形成和发展承担主要责任山。
Interface conductance modal analysis of a crystalline Si-amorphous SiO2interface

We studied the modal contributions to heat conduction across an interface between crystalline Si and amorphous SiO2, using the interface conductance modal analysis (ICMA) method. Our results show that >70% of the thermal interface conductance (TIC) arises from the extended modes. Using ICMA, we could also determine the contribution of interfacial modes to the TIC. Interestingly, we observed that although the number of these modes is 15%). Such an observation shows the non-negligible role of localized modes in facilitating heat conduction across systems with interfaces between dissimilar materials, specifically in a system that is straightforward to fabricate and study experimentally. Our observations suggest that neglecting the contribution of localized modes would be an oversimplification of the actual mechanisms at play. Determining the individual mode contributions is therefore of vital importance, since these values are directly utilized in predicting the temperature dependent TIC, which is important to silicon on insulator technologies with a myriad of applications within microelectronics and optoelectronics.We studied the modal contributions to heat conduction across an interface between crystalline Si and amorphous SiO2, using the interface conductance modal analysis (ICMA) method. Our results show that >70% of the thermal interface conductance (TIC) arises from the extended modes. Using ICMA, we could also determine the contribution of interfacial modes to the TIC. Interestingly, we observed that although the number of these modes is 15%). Such an observation shows the non-negligible role of localized modes in facilitating heat conduction across systems with interfaces between dissimilar materials, specifically in a system that is straightforward to fabricate and study experimentally. Our observations suggest that neglecting the contribution of localized modes would be an oversimplification of the actual mechanisms at play. Determining the individual mode contributions is therefore of vital importance, since these values are directly.
Evaluate the Quality of Life in Patients With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Introduction Globally, coronary heart disease is the most imperative cause of premature death. However, timely management with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) can improve the quality of life (QoL) and reduce mortality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the QoL between the patients who received PCI and CABG for the treatment of coronary heart disease. Materials and methods This was a retrospective observational study. Patients who underwent PCI or CABG at least three months before or more at enrollment were purposefully selected. Results A total of 156 patients were enrolled, 78 in each group. Health-related QoL was assessed by using the SF-36 scale for PCI or CABG procedures. The mean ± SD scores of QoL for PCI and CABG were 78.95 ±10.14 and 78.17 ± 10.92, respectively. Of the patients, 72.43% felt better after treatment, 17.95% felt the same as before treatment, and 9.62% felt worse than before treatment in both groups. Among CABG patients, 38.46% felt significantly better after treatment compared to PCI (33.97%) (p=0.048). Moreover, more CABG patients (6.41%) felt significantly worse than PCI patients (3.21%) after treatment (p=0.048). Male patients were significantly more in the CABG group (89.74%) compared to the PCI group (75.64%). In contrast, female patients had more PCI (24.36%) compared to CABG patients (10.26%) (p=0.020). Conclusion Subjective perceptions of physical and mental well-being improved significantly from before treatment to at least three months after treatment, and an enhanced health-related QoL was noticed for medical intervention (PCI) and surgical approach (CABG).
Dietary Practices Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients Visiting a Non-communicable Disease (NCD) Clinic in a District of Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background and aims: Diabetes is becoming a major public health problem in the country. One of the most important lifestyle modifications necessary for diabetic patients is maintaining healthy dietary choices. These modifications in dietary practices are supposed to be followed lifelong, along with medication, for better glycemic control. Despite understanding the importance of dietary control and physical activity in the management of diabetes, adherence to these practices is poor. This study aimed to assess the dietary practices of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and various factors that determine adherence to these healthy dietary practices. The secondary objective was to find the perceptions of participants about the role of diet in controlling diabetes and to find the perception-practice gap among study participants. Methodology: It was a hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted among 450 T2DM patients visiting the non-communicable disease (NCD) clinics of tertiary care hospitals and community health centres (CHCs) of the study district. Dietary practice was assessed using a modified UK Diabetes and Diet Questionnaire (UKDDQ), considering the food patterns in the study area. Statistical tests like chi-square and ordinal logistic regression were applied using Jamovi software for univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: The healthiest food choices were abstinence from alcohol consumption (100%), avoiding processed meat (92.21%), high-fibre breakfast (70.4%), and daily consumption of vegetables (68.2%). Improper dietary practices were regular sugary drinks (38%) and high-glycemic-index food items (22.4%). The mean (SD) of the composite score was 68.02 (8.7) and the median score (interquartile range (IQR)) was 69 (60-76). Tertile analysis of the composite score revealed that with the increase in age, patients were less likely to be in the intermediate or upper tertile score (β = -0.0219, p = 0.016). Being female (odds ratio (OR) =0.603, CI: 0.395-0.917, p = 0.019) and living in a three-generation family made the patients less likely to be in the upper tertile score. Conclusion: Nearly half of the participants had an overall healthy score. Dietary practices were healthy among the participants of lower ages, males, and those living in nuclear and joint families. The highest perception-practice gap was seen for fruit and rice consumption.
Neural Synchrony-Based State Representation in Liquid State Machines, an Exploratory Study

: Solving classification problems by Liquid State Machines (LSM) usually ignores the influence of the liquid state representation on performance, leaving the role to the reader circuit. In most studies, the decoding of the internally generated neural states is performed on spike rate-based vector representations. This approach occults the interspike timing, a central aspect of biological neural coding, with potentially detrimental consequences on the LSM performance. In this work, we propose a model of liquid state representation that builds the feature vectors from temporal information extracted from the spike trains, hence using spike synchrony instead of rate. Using pairs of Poisson-distributed spike trains in noisy conditions, we show that such model outperforms a rate-only model in distinguishing two spike trains regardless of the sampling frequency of the liquid states or the noise level. In the same vein, we suggest a synchrony-based measure of the separation property (SP), a core feature of LSMs regarding classification performance, for a more robust and biologically plausible interpretation.
Anemia amongst patients with heart failure - a review

Introduction Anemia and iron deficiency are common comorbidities in population with heart failure. Their association with unfavorable prognostic outcomes and diminished quality of life underscores the imperative need for accurate diagnosis and efficacious treatment interventions. In recent years numerous treatment options have been explored in clinical trials, aimed at addressing the multifaced aspects of these concurrent conditions. Summary In patients with heart failure effective treatment of anemia and iron deficiency has demonstrated enhancements in quality of life and exercise capacity. Findings from IRONMAN clinical study have prompted revisions in the latest guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology. The imminent release of results from two ongoing trials holds the potential to reshape the therapeutic landscape for treating individuals with heart failure and iron deficiency. Nevertheless, there is no explicit evidence that studied interventions could improve morbidity or risk of hospitalizations.