Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Efficacy of Ocimum gratissimum leaf meal on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and blood profiles of broiler chickens

This study was conducted to determine the effect of Ocimum gratissimum as a phytogenic feed additive (PFA) on growth performance, carcass, and blood profile of broiler chicken. One hundred and sixty day old broiler chickens were used for the study. Four diets were formulated to incorporate Ocimum gratissimum at 0, 50, 100 and 150 g per 100 kg of feed to form T1, T2, T3, and T4 respectively. The birds were divided into four groups of forty birds and each group was assigned one of the diets in a completely randomized design. Each group was further divided into four replicates of 10 birds each. Feed and water were supplied ad libitum and data collected were statistically analyzed. The result obtained showed significant (p<0.05) differences in the final weight gain (FWG), daily weight gain (DWG) and feed conversion ratio both at the starter and finisher phases. T4 had the highest significant (p<0.05) final weight gain (FWG), and daily weight gain (DWG) values. The lowest significant (p<0.05) feed conversion ratio (FCR) values were observed in T4. The feed intake of the birds was statistically similar (p>0.05) at both the starter and the finisher phases. Significant (p<0.05) increases were observed in dressed weight, dressing percentage, and cut-up parts (wing, thigh, drumstick, and breast) of the birds. T4 had the highest significant values for the carcass parameters. The haematological parameters analyzed showed significant (p<0.05) differences in the value for red blood cell (RBC), haemoglobin (Hb) and packed cell volume (PCV) values with T4 recording the highest significant (p<0.05) values for those parameters. All the serum biochemical parameters analyzed were not significantly affected (p>0.05) by the treatments. It can be concluded that Ocimum gratissimum could be added to broiler diet at 150 g/100kg as feed additive without any deleterious effect on the growth performance, carcass, and blood profiles of the birds.
Inter-vehicle gap statistics on signal-controlled crossroads

We investigate a microscopical structure in a chain of cars waiting at a red signal on signal-controlled crossroads. A one-dimensional space-continuous thermodynamical model leading to an excellent agreement with the data measured is presented. Moreover, we demonstrate that an inter-vehicle spacing distribution disclosed in relevant traffic data agrees with the thermal-balance distribution of particles in the thermodynamical traffic gas (discussed in [1]) with a high inverse temperature (corresponding to a strong traffic congestion). Therefore, as we affirm, such a system of stationary cars can be understood as a specific state of the traffic sample operating inside a congested traffic stream.
Great Earthquakes and Global Seismic Networks

Seismologists often jest that “the best way to stop earthquakes is to deploy seismic stations. ” The laborious effort to install seismometers to record signals from earthquakes or to pursue targeted investigations of Earth's structure is sometimes confounded by the vagaries of earthquake occurrence, which is decidedly nonuniform in space and time. Of course, this often proves to be more of an anxiety than a reality, and most efforts, especially those employing multiyear installations, succeed in gathering valuable seismic data. One of the most gratifying examples of success is provided by the deployment of the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology–National Science Foundation–U.S. Geological Survey (IRIS-NSF-USGS) Global Seismographic Network (GSN) in parallel with numerous international deployments of broadband seismometers in the Federation of Digital Seismic Networks (FDSN). Between about 1982 and 2004, global installations of high-quality broadband digital seismometers proliferated, replacing the obsolete analog systems of the World-Wide Standardized Seismograph Network and upgrading sparse institutional observatories and first-generation digital networks. While deployments of important additional stations continue, by 2004 the GSN had achieved its basic design goals: openly available continuous broadband data from roughly 130 stations providing real-time global coverage and large dynamic range (Butler et al. 2004). Then the 26 December 2004 great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake ( Mw 9.2) occurred—the first event to exceed magnitude 9 since the 1964 Alaska earthquake. The GSN and FDSN provided unprecedented global seismic recordings for this event and enabled more detailed seismological investigation than was possible for any prior event of such size ( e.g. , Lay et al. 2005; Bilek et al. 2007). Those same globally distributed seismic stations have gathered data from a substantial number of great earthquakes; from 2001 to 2010, there have been 18 events with MS ≥ 8 and 13 events with Mw ≥ 8, whereas over the previous …
A PLIOCENE GRAY WHALE ( ESCHRICHTIUS SP.) FROM THE EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC

The gray whale Eschrichtius robustus, the only living member of the eschrichtiid lineage, currently inhabits only the North Pacific. Interestingly, however, the holotypes of both E. robustus and the late Miocene Archaeschrichtius ruggieroi (the oldest known eschrichtiid species) come from the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, respectively. Here we describe a partial mysticete mandible from the Pliocene (3.71–2.76 Ma) of Belgium (Eastern North Atlantic). This new fossil displays a combination of morphological features that makes it nearly identical to modern E. robustus. Nevertheless, given its incomplete nature, the studied specimen is here identified in open nomenclature as belonging to Eschrichtius sp. The recognition of such an early record of Eschrichtius in the North Atlantic suggests that this genus developed a circum-Northern Hemisphere distribution not later than in Pliocene times, thus complicating our understanding of its origin, evolutionary history, and palaeobiogeographic patterns.
Construcción identitaria de la inmigración en el paisaje madrileño: Lavapiés y San Diego

This article explores comparatively the strategies of construction and identity negotiation that the new ethnic and linguistic groups have reflected in Lavapies and San Diego, two areas characterized by the highest percentage of international immigration, within Madrid. After the social and historical contextualization of both territories —to provide a more complete picture of its evolution— two collections of images or cartographies containing samples related to diversity in each territory will be analyzed from a methodological approach based on the exploratory analysis of the linguistic landscape. These parcours will allow to analyze the construction of multiculturality and otherness, which also goes hand in hand with seemingly opposite phenomena: from gentrification to a new definition of folk identity.
Key determinants of lean production adoption: evidence from the aerospace sector

The aim of this article is to try to identify the key explanatory factors that might play a role in lean production (LP) adoption. Qualitative methodology has been used to achieve this goal, specifically a case study research in the aerospace sector. The results show that there are series of factors that have trigged the adoption of LP and others that affect the success of the adoption decision, such as a deep-rooted culture of total quality, the role of top management, a lean organisational structure, the lean leader role and institutional support. We have also identified two control factors in the adoption process, unionisation and people's initial scepticism and resistance. The analysis conducted has been used to develop a LP adoption model that includes the factors that were detected and their respective interrelationships.
Efficient Modeling of Charge Trapping at Cryogenic Temperatures—Part II: Experimental

We present time-zero characterization and an investigation on bias temperature instability (BTI) degradation between 4 and 300 K on large area high-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${k}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CMOS devices. Our measurements show that negative BTI (NBTI) on pMOSFETs freezes out when approaching cryogenic temperatures, whereas there is still significant positive BTI (PBTI) degradation in nMOSFETs even at 4 K. To explain this behavior, we use an efficient implementation of the quantum mechanical nonradiative multiphonon charge trapping model presented in Part I and extract two separate trap bands in the SiO<sub>2</sub> and HfO<sub>2</sub> layer. We show that NBTI is dominated by defects in the SiO<sub>2</sub> layer, whereas PBTI arises mainly from defects in the HfO<sub>2</sub> layer, which are weakly recoverable and do not freeze out at low temperatures due to dominant nuclear tunneling at the defect site.
Impact of contrast-induced acute kidney injury on long-term major adverse cardiovascular events and kidney function after percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from a territory-wide cohort study in Hong Kong

ABSTRACT Background The impact of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) on long-term major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) remains controversial. Method This was a retrospective cohort study from 14 hospitals under the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong between 2004 and 2017. Severe CI-AKI was defined as an increase in serum creatinine of >50% from the baseline value, an absolute increase of >1 mg/dL (88 μmol/L) or requiring dialysis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Mild CI-AKI was defined as an increase in serum creatinine of >25% from the baseline value or an absolute increase of >0.5 mg/dL (44 μmol/L) after PCI but not fulfilling the criteria for severe CI-AKI. The primary endpoint was MACE, defined as a composite outcome of all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction after hospital discharge, stroke or any unplanned coronary revascularization, in a time-to-first-event analysis up to 5 years after PCI. The secondary endpoints were individual components of MACE and cardiovascular mortality. Results A total of 34 576 patients were analysed. After adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors, procedural characteristics and medication use, the risk of MACE at 5 years was significantly higher with mild CI-AKI {hazard ratio [HR], 1.18 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12–1.26); P < 0.001} and severe CI-AKI [HR 1.92 (95% CI 1.78–2.07); P < 0.001]. Severe CI-AKI was associated with higher adjusted risks of each secondary end point and the risks monotonically accrued over time. Conclusions Among patients undergoing a first-ever PCI, CI-AKI of any severity was associated with a higher adjusted risk of MACE at 5 years. Severe CI-AKI has a stronger association with MACE and its individual components, with an excess of early and late events.
Modification of a conventional photolytic converter for improving aircraft measurements of NO 2 via chemiluminescence

Abstract. Nitrogen oxides ( NO x ≡ NO + NO 2 ) are centrally involved in the photochemical processes taking place in the Earth's atmosphere. Measurements of NO2 , particularly in remote areas where concentrations are of the order of parts per trillion by volume (pptv), are still a challenge and subject to extensive research. In this study, we present NO2 measurements via photolysis–chemiluminescence during the research aircraft campaign CAFE Africa (Chemistry of the Atmosphere – Field Experiment in Africa) 2018 around Cabo Verde and the results of laboratory experiments to characterize the photolytic converter used. We find the NO2 reservoir species MPN (methyl peroxy nitrate) to produce the only relevant thermal interference in the converter under the operating conditions during CAFE Africa. We identify a memory effect within the conventional photolytic converter (type 1) associated with high NO concentrations and rapidly changing water vapor concentrations, accompanying changes in altitude during aircraft measurements, which is due to the porous structure of the converter material. As a result, NO2 artifacts, which are amplified by low conversion efficiencies, and a varying instrumental background adversely affect the NO2 measurements. We test and characterize an alternative photolytic converter (type 2) made from quartz glass, which improves the reliability of NO2 measurements in laboratory and field studies.
Hybrid nanostructured PAN@NiCu(CO3)(OH)2 composite for flexible high-performance supercapacitors

A binder-free porous NiCu(CO3)(OH)2 composite was grown on a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofiber substrate using a hydrothermal method. PAN nanofibers were fabricated by the electrospinning method, thus producing a substrate with a nano-sized diameter and high specific surface area. The composite NiCu(CO3)(OH)2 nanowires on PAN nanofibers provided the large specific surface area required for the redox reaction. Transition metal-based nanowires and nano-sized PAN substrates indicate a synergistic effect in electrochemical performance. The NiCu(CO3)(OH)2 on PAN composite showed a remarkable maximum specific capacity of 870 mAh g−1 at a current density of 3 A g−1, which indicates that it can be a suitable electrode material. In addition, an asymmetric supercapacitor with NiCu(CO3)(OH)2 on PAN composite as the cathode and graphene as the anode showed an ultra-high energy density of 89.2 W h kg−1 at a power density of 835 W kg−1 and a capacitance retention of 90.1% after 5000 cycles.
Design and Construction of Rubble Mound Breakwaters

The principal function of a rubble mound breakwater is to protect a coastal area from excessive wave action. The dissipation of wave energy through absorbtion rather than reflection distinguishes rubble mound breakwaters from other types of fixed breakwater. A principal design objective is to determine the size and layout of the components of the cross-section. Designing and constructing a stable structure with acceptable energy absorbing characteristics continues to rely heavily on past experience and physical modelling. This paper outlines key design and construction issues, with particular regard to armour stability.
Active N-path filters: theory and design

Nowadays, wireless devices cover numerous wireless communication standards where almost for each one, a dierent frequency band has been allocated. There is a strong motivation towards SoC (System-on-Chip) solutions, where everything is integrated inside a chip to reduce the cost and form-factor of wireless devices. In radio-frequency receivers, due to the existence of large out-of-band blockers and a limited dynamic range, band-select ltering of the input signal is essential. Currently, most of the frontend circuitry of transceivers can be integrated on-chip. However, it is not possible to build integrated high-performance bandpass lters even after more than a decade research on this very topic. The inherent losses associated with on-chip inductors lead to lters having relatively high insertion losses, limited dynamic range and low outof- band rejection. For this reason, nowadays, most wireless systems utilize individual o-chip lters rather than fully integrated bandpass lters. This increases the size and cost. Moreover, most current wireless devices have several standards which leads to the exploitation of numerous o-chip bandpass lters which further exacerbate the size and cost issues.
The Schenghen effect on cross-border commuting to Switzerland

In this paper we study the effects of Switzerland implementing the Schengen agreeement in 2008 on labour mobility. By allowing vehicles to cross borders without stopping and residents in border areas freedom to cross borders away from fixed checkpoints, we expect cross-border commuting to be higher between countries belonging to the Schengen area. Using data from the European Labour Force Survey (ELFS), we estimate a difference-in-differences model and find that the Schengen effect in the context of Switzerland is positive and significant. Our result is particularly important due the timely and meaningful policy implications.
Solution-focused brief counseling and ABC manipulation technique in self-control training to reduce aggressive behaviour

Aggressive behaviours in the society have been very alarming, including among high school students. To reduce aggressive behaviours, the main effort is to increase self-control. This study is aimed at describing the differences between the effectiveness of solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC) and Self-Control Training with the Antecedent-Behavioral-Consequence (ABC) manipulation technique to reduce students’ aggressive behavior tendencies. The study is a quasi-experimental research with a pretest-posttest control group design. The population of the study consists of 563 students. The sample selected by the simple random sampling technique amounts to 60 students. The data collection method of the study is a non-test technique. The instrument used for data collection is the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) with 25 statement items. The data are analyzed using ANOVA test. The ANOVA test results show an F value of 348.300 with a significance value of 0.000 (Sig 0.05); so, it can be interpreted that both solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC) and the Self-Control Training with the Antecedent-Behavioral-Consequence (ABC) are effective in reducing aggressive behaviors. However, the ABC self-control training model is found to be more effective. Therefore, guidance and counseling teachers are expected to continue working on self-control training for children, through the ABC self-control training model.
5-100 GHz InP CPW MMIC 7-section distributed amplifier

The development of a single-stage 5-100-GHz InP monolithic microwave IC (MMIC) amplifier with an average gain of more than 5.0 dB is reported. This MMIC distributed amplifier has the highest frequency and bandwidth of operation (5-100 GHz) reported for wideband amplifiers. The active devices in this seven-section distributed amplifier are 0.1- mu m mushroom-gate InGaAs-InAlAs lattice-matched HEMTs on a semiinsulating InP substrate. Coplanar waveguide is the transmission medium for this 100-GHz MMIC with an overall chip dimension of 500 by 860 mu m. This is the first 100-GHz coplanar waveguide circuit on an InP substrate. <<ETX>>
VILLAGE FUND MANAGEMENT (VILLAGE CASE STUDY IN TANJUNG JABUNG TIMUR REGENCY)

This study aims to determine the process of planning, implementation, administration, reporting, and accountability for using village funds in several villages in the Tanjung Jabung Timur Regency Government. The object of this research is the realization of villages in East Tanjung Jabung Regency where the absorption of village funds is less than 50%. The study used qualitative methods using the Nvivo 12 plus analysis tool. The data in this study were obtained through interviews and supported by documents as data. The selection of sources is made by the purposive sampling method. The results showed that the planning process involved the village community in formulating village development plans. The process of implementing and administering development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of infrastructure is carried out in a self-managed manner under SKB Number 49 of 2015 using resources, local raw materials, and labor from the local village community. The reporting and accountability process has been carried out by making reports in several stages and reports on the realization of the use of village funds. As a form of transparency, an information board was created to contain the village's funds, funding sources, and activity plans. There are still several obstacles to the non-absorption of village funds caused by the Village Fund, including the lack of human resource capabilities at the village level in terms of managing and reporting self-management work. In addition, there are natural factors that hinder, such as rainfall and demanding access to work locations. Acquired workshops for village assistants whom the government trains to assist the implementation of village fund management.
Does Anything Ever Happen Around Here? Assessing the Online Information Landscape for Local Events

Abstract Local events foster community pride, cohesion, and community attachment. Keeping residents informed about the existence of local events is necessary to reach events’ targeted audiences and realize their positive consequences. This article reports on an initial study of the online event information landscape of neighborhoods in a mid-sized US city. Our results show that the event information landscape is highly fragmented, decentralized, and has low rates of duplication. This creates challenges for residents looking for event information and for event organizers and technology developers seeking to provide timely information about events.
Aristolochic Acid Induces Chronic Kidney Disease in ACE Knockout Mice

Background: Aristolochic acid I (AAI) is an extract from Chinese herbs that causes progressive interstitial nephritis. The aim of this research is to know whether chymases play the crucial role in AAI-induced nephropathy. Methods: The mice were treated with AAI via intraperitoneal injection and the accumulated AAI dosages are 30 mg/kg of body weight for two, four, six, and eight weeks. The animals were sacrificed after another two or four weeks for nephropathy development. Collection of blood, urine, and kidney samples for the further biochemical analysis, hematoxylin–eosin (H and E) and Masson's trichrome stained to detected pathologic, and MMP2 and MMP9 activity assays. Results: After the treatment of AAI, of the mice, their body weights were decreased (P < 0.01), and concentration of creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in serum (P < 0.01) and urine collection were increased (P < 0.01). In the renal tissue sections, high amount of inflammatory cells were found by H and E stain, and increased fibrosis in renal interstitial tissue were observed by Masson's trichrome stain. In mice kidney tissue, significantly increased chymase activity after treatment of AAI was found (P < 0.01), but ACE activity did not show significant changes. In ACE KO mice, increased MMP2 and decreased MMP9 activity were found in the AAI-treated mice compared with AAI-untreated control (P < 0.01). Conclusions: Moreover, it was also observed that the deficiency of ACE would accelerate the disease development of AAI-induced nephropathy. These results may help to know more information about the role of AAI-induced chronic kidney disease and can be applied in developing new drug targets for nephropathy.
Combustion noise radiation during the acceleration of a turbocharged diesel engine operating with biodiesel or n-butanol diesel fuel blends

In the current study, experimental tests were conducted on a turbocharged truck diesel engine in order to investigate the mechanism of combustion noise radiation during various accelerations and for various fuel blends. With this aim, a fully instrumented test bed was set up in order to capture the development of key engine and turbocharger parameters. Apart from the baseline diesel fuel, the engine was operated with a blend of diesel with either 30 vol % biodiesel or 25 vol % n-butanol. Analytical diagrams are provided to explain the behaviour of combustion noise radiation in conjunction with the cylinder pressure, the pressure rise rates, the frequency spectrum and the turbocharger and governor–fuel pump responses. The blend of diesel fuel with n-butanol exhibited the highest noise emissions throughout each of the transient tests examined, with differences up to 4 dBA from those with neat diesel operation. On the other hand, the biodiesel blend was found to behave marginally noisier than neat diesel oil but without a clear trend established throughout the transient events.