Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Parasitological and Bacteriological Evaluation of Common Raw Fruits Collected from Two Major Markets in Iwo, Osun State, South-West Nigeria

Background Fruits are a vital part of human nutrition because they contain the growth factors required to maintain normal health. Fruits are also known to harbour a wide range of parasites and bacteria. Consumption of unwashed raw fruits can lead to foodborne pathogens. This study was carried out to examine the presence of parasites and bacteria on fruits sold at two major markets in Iwo, Osun state, South-West Nigeria. Methods Twelve different fresh fruits and seven different fresh fruits were purchased from different vendors from “Odo-ori” and “Adeeke” markets, respectively. The samples were transported to the microbiology laboratory of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun state for bacteriological and parasitological analysis. The parasites were concentrated by sedimentation and were examined using a light microscope, while for the microbial analysis, culturing and biochemical tests were also carried out on all the samples. Results The parasites discovered include Fasciola hepatica eggs, Ascaris lumbricoides and Strongyloides stercoralis larvae, hookworm larvae, and Taenia and Trichuris trichiura eggs. Ascaris lumbricoides was most frequently detected (40.0%). Bacteria isolated from the sampled fruits include Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Kluyvera ascorbata, Proteus mirabilis, Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus sp. , Micrococcus sedentarius, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and Streptococcus zooepidemicus. Conclusion The presence of parasites and bacteria on the fruits observed indicates that public health diseases may arise from their consumption. Awareness and education among farmers, vendors, and consumers about the importance of personal and food hygiene through proper washing or disinfection of fruits could reduce the risk of parasites and bacterial fruit contamination.
Accuracy of Delirium Screening Tools in Older People with Cancer—A Systematic Review

Simple Summary One of the main complications of cancer is delirium, especially in advanced stages. Our aim is to determine which delirium screening instrument is the most accurate in older people with cancer. A systematic review was performed on 13 different assessment tools, reporting an incidence of delirium ranging from 14.3% to 68.3%. The Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS) showed the best metric properties, followed by the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (NuDESC), Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS). Screening tools for delirium are heterogeneous, and there is a need to analyze metric properties exclusively in the older population as knowing the tools with the greatest diagnostic accuracy will enable physicians and nurses to make the correct choice for early detection of delirium. In this way, the most appropriate measures could be implemented to avoid harmful consequences. Abstract Background: The increase in life expectancy worldwide has led to a larger population of older people, which in turn entails a rising prevalence of cancer. One of the main complications of cancer is delirium, especially in advanced stages. Objective: To determine which delirium screening instrument is the most accurate in older people with cancer. Methods: A systematic review was designed. A literature search was performed in MEDLINE, EBSCO and SCOPUS; additional records were identified by handsearching. Selection criteria were studies involving people with cancer and a mean sample age of 60 years or older, assessing delirium, and reporting the metric properties of the assessment instrument. Studies with post-surgical patients and substance abuse delirium were excluded. Results: From 2001 to 2021, 14 eligible studies evaluated 13 different assessment tools, reporting an incidence of delirium ranging from 14.3% to 68.3%. The Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOSS) showed the best metric properties, followed by the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (NuDESC), Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS). Only two studies were considered to be at low risk of bias using the QUADAS-2 Tool. No study exclusively examined this population group. Conclusions: Screening tools for delirium are heterogeneous for older people with cancer, and there is a need to analyze metric properties exclusively in the older population. Registered on PROSPERO ID: CRD42022303530.
Opening-Wedge Distal Femoral Osteotomy With Concomitant Medial Meniscal Root Repair

Background: Valgus malalignment leads to excessive loading of the lateral compartment and has been associated with lateral compartment meniscal injuries and early-onset knee osteoarthritis. Distal femoral osteotomy (DFO) is a treatment option that allows correction of the mechanical access to offload the lateral compartment. Lateral opening-wedge distal femoral osteotomy and medial meniscal root repairs are both aimed to address the pathologic biomechanics of the tibiofemoral joint and when successful can delay or even prevent progression to end-stage osteoarthritic changes in the lateral and medial compartment, respectively. Indications: Distal femoral osteotomy is indicated for patients with normal metabolic bone health and valgus malalignment who may present with concurrent lateral meniscal injury, symptomatic lateral compartment arthritis, or a chronic medial collateral ligament tear/laxity. Technique Description: Long-leg alignment radiographs and preoperative magnetic resonance images are required to evaluate the degree of mechanical access deviation and to evaluate for soft tissue injury, as there is often concomitant lateral meniscal or cartilage pathology present. This technique demonstrates the optimal order of surgical steps for DFO with a concurrent medial meniscal root repair. The senior author’s preferred order is to first perform the open lateral approach and expose the lateral cortex for the placement of plate prior to arthroscopic work and excess fluid extravasation. Intra-articular work is then performed with a diagnostic arthroscopy followed by medial meniscal root repair. Finally, the osteotomy and subsequent internal fixation are performed. Results: The literature on opening-wedge DFO outcomes is heterogeneous, with variable rates of successful outcomes and complications. Saithna et al reported that International Knee Documentation Committee and the pain subdomain of Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores significantly improved postoperatively following lateral opening-wedge DFOs in patients with lateral compartment osteoarthritis. The 10-year success rate of varus-producing DFO has been reported to be 64% to 85%. Discussion: We describe a technique for correction of a valgus deformity with opening-wedge DFO and concurrent meniscal root repair. This surgical technique effectively restores the native femoral and tibial axis with appropriate load distribution and also concurrently restores the appropriate function of the medial meniscus which allows axial force dispersion via hoop stresses for the medial compartment. Patient Consent Disclosure Statement: The author(s) attests that consent has been obtained from any patient(s) appearing in this publication. If the individual may be identifiable, the author(s) has included a statement of release or other written form of approval from the patient(s) with this submission for publication. Graphical Abstract This is a visual representation of the abstract.
Reconstruction of sub‐mm 3D pavement images using recursive generative adversarial network for faster texture measurement

It is challenging to collect 3D pavement images with desired resolution for accurate texture measurement at driving speeds with current devices, particularly in the longitudinal direction. This paper presents a novel superresolution technique with recursive generative adversarial network, called Pavement Texture Super Resolution Generative Adversarial Network (PT‐SRGAN), to reconstruct 0.1‐mm pavement 3D image from low‐resolution data for faster texture measurement. With the proposed pseudo‐Laplacian pyramid and an array of learning strategies, the developed PT‐SRGAN reconstructs 0.1‐mm 3D texture images with multiple upscaling factors in longitudinal direction. Combined with the evaluation mask, the proposed method is substantially superior to other methods in terms of three metrics when comparing the image quality of reconstructed 0.1‐mm 3D images against ground truth. The preliminary results indicate that the proposed method enables data collection at driving speeds up to 24 mph to collect 3D pavement images at sub‐mm resolution for faster texture measurement.
Sharp oracle inequalities in aggregation and shape restricted regression

This PhD thesis studies two fields of Statistics: Aggregation of estimatorsand shape constrained regression.Shape constrained regression studies the regression problem (find a function that approximates well a set of points) with an underlying shape constraint, that is, the function must have a specific "shape". For instance, this function could be nondecreasing of convex: These two shape examples are the most studied. We study two estimators: an estimator based on aggregation methods and the Least Squares estimator with a convex shape constraint. Oracle inequalities are obtained for both estimators, and we construct confidence sets that are adaptive and honest.Aggregation of estimators studies the following problem. If several methods are proposed for the same task, how to construct a new method that mimics the best method among the proposed methods? We will study these problems in three settings: aggregation of density estimators, aggregation of affine estimators and aggregation on the regularization path of the Lasso.
Design and Characterization of a Picosecond Timing ASIC in 55-nm CMOS

For more than two decades, amplifier–discriminator application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) have been demonstrated to be the optimal choice for time measurement in high-energy physics experiments. With the requirement of time resolution further evolving toward the picosecond and subpicosecond ranges, circuit innovation has become increasingly essential. We present a picosecond timing (PIST1) ASIC, using the conventional amplifier–discriminator architecture and optimized for the readout of silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) in the electromagnetic calorimeter (ECAL) for future Higgs factories such as the circular electron positron collider (CEPC). Further circuit developments are made to enable the ASIC to operate under minimal power with reduced supply voltage. A comprehensive analysis of the noise in the signal link is also conducted, and the findings are presented. A single-channel prototype is designed in the 55-nm CMOS with a single 1.2-V supply voltage. The standalone ASIC testing highlights a time resolution of 4.20± 0.04 ps for a minimum ionizing particle (MIP) which is equivalent to 32-pC charge. In addition, a linear time-over-threshold (ToT) response from 1 to 12 MIP is attained, and a typical 15-mW power consumption is realized.
Inferior pedicle breast reduction in Egyptian research: A meta-Inferior pedicle breast reduction in Egyptian research: A meta-analysis study analysis study

Background : Macromastia or breast hypertrophy is a common problem in the general female population, leading to debilitating symptoms and poor quality of life. Breast reduction surgery relieves disabling symptoms with great satisfaction, even though postoperative complications regularly occur. Objective : The present study aimed to examine the inferior pedicle technique ' s reliability, safety, and effectiveness in breast reduction for Egyptian female patients with macromastia. Patients and methods : The authors performed a systematic literature search on MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar for prospective and retrospective studies evaluating the inferior pedicle technique for breast reduction in Egypt. Results : A total of 431 patients from 14 articles were included in our systematic review and meta-analysis. The group that received inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty had a higher likelihood of improvement than other techniques (risk ratio ¼ 1.2) even though this relative superiority was not statistically signi ﬁ cant ( P ¼ 0.5). The overall prevalence of postoperative complications was 10% [95% con ﬁ dence interval (CI): 7 e 15%]. The lowest reported problem was nipple necrosis, as seen in 4% (95% CI: 1 e 12%), whereas the most described complication was hypertrophic scars, as seen in 33% (95% CI: 17 e 62%). However, the rate of patient satisfaction was considerably signi ﬁ cant in 94% (95% CI: 90 e 98%). Conclusion : Current evidence af ﬁ rms the safety, reliability, and comparative ef ﬁ cacy of the inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty for patients with macromastia. The study highlighted the need for more robust postoperative follow-ups. It recommended a future investigation on revision mammoplasty rates and the long-term functional outcomes in younger and older populations.
A Cross-Level Study of the Consequences of Work Stress in Police Officers: Using Transformational Leadership and Group Member Interactions as an Example

Purpose The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of work stress on job burnout and quality of life and the effect of moderating group factors (transformational leadership and group member interactions) on the relationship between work stress, job burnout, and quality of life. This study takes front-line border police as the research object, adopts a cross-level perspective, and takes work stress as a key factor affecting work efficiency and health indicators. Methods It collected data through questionnaires, with questionnaires for each research variable adapted from existing research scales, such as multifactor leadership questionnaire developed by Bass and Avolio. A total of 361 questionnaires were filled out and collected in this study, including 315 male participants and 46 female participants. The average age of the participants was 39.52. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) was used to test the hypotheses. Results First, it was found that work stress has a significant impact on job burnout and quality of life. Secondly, leadership style and group member interactions have a direct, cross-level effect on work stress. Third, it found that leadership style and group member interactions have an indirect, cross-level effect on the relationship between work stress and job burnout. However, these are not indicative of quality of life. The results of this study highlight the particular impact of the nature of police work on the quality of life, and further enhance the value of this study. Conclusion The two major contributions of this study are: 1) it shows the original characteristics of the organizational environment and the social context of Taiwan’s border police and, 2) in terms of the research implication, it is necessary to re-examine the cross-level impact of group factors on individual work stress.
Review of Compressed Air Receiver Tanks for Improved Energy Efficiency of Various Pneumatic Systems

This review examines compressed air receiver tanks (CARTs) for the improved energy efficiency of various pneumatic systems such as compressed air systems (CAS), compressed air energy storage systems (CAESs), pneumatic propulsion systems (PPSs), pneumatic drive systems (PDSs), pneumatic servo drives (PSDs), pneumatic brake systems (PBSs), and compressed air vehicles (CAVs). The basic formulas and energy efficiency indicators used in a CART calculation and selection are included. New scientific research by the authors on measurements based on tank methods, numerical solutions in the process of charging and discharging, the valve-to-tank-to-valve system and pneumatic propulsion system was presented. The numerical model of the valve-tank-valve system takes into account CART polytropic charging and discharging processes, the mass flow balance equation, and the sound (choked) and subsonic mass flow rate in the inlet and outlet valves. Future research directions to improve the energy efficiency of a CART charging and discharge are highlighted. The effective density of energy storage in CART was compared to that of other renewable energy sources and other fuels. Economic and environmental issues were also considered by adopting various energy performance indicators. The discussion also focused on the design concept and computational model of the hybrid tricycle bike (HTB) pneumatic propulsion system.
A Novel Dual Notion of a Nonlinear Lipschitz Operator: Lipschitz Dual Operator

In [1], a dual operator notion of a nonlinear operator, named Lipschitz dual operator, was introduced, and it was mainly shown that the Lipschitz dual operator of any a nonlinear Lipschitz operator in Banach space X is a bounded linear operator on the Lipschitz dual space X*L of X. In this paper, we further prove that, for a bounded linear operator U on X*L, if and only if U is a w*-continuous homomorphism, there is a Lipschitz operator T in X such that U is the Lipschitz dual operator of T. It is therefore deduced that the invertibility of any a nonlinear Lipschitz operator is equivalent to the invertibility of its Lipschitz dual operator. As an application example, by developing a new concept, named PX-dual operator, a generation theorem of nonlinear operator semigroup is established.
Safety and Efficacy of Liver Venous Deprivation Following Transarterial Chemoembolization Before Major Hepatectomy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of liver venous deprivation (LVD) following transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods Between January 2021 and December 2022, HCC patients indicated for hepatectomy with initial insufficient future liver remnant (FLR) underwent LVD after TACE to induce preoperative liver hypertrophy. Results Twenty-seven HCC patients with a median age of 55 years underwent LVD. No TACE or LVD procedure-associated complications occurred, except for 1 case presenting with grade A liver failure after LVD (then recovered after 7 days). The FLR volume was 29.3% (interquartile range [IQR] = 7.5) and 48.9% (IQR = 8.6) of the total liver volume before and after LVD, respectively (p < 0.001). The degree of hypertrophy and FLR hypertrophy rate were 14.8% (IQR = 8.4) and 55.2% (IQR = 36.7), respectively. All 27 patients demonstrated sufficient FLR after LVD (24 patients at three weeks post-LVD, one at six weeks, and two at ten weeks), but only 21 patients accepted surgery. Postoperative histopathology showed 16 patients with cirrhosis and five with mild fibrosis (F1, F2). One patient presented with severe intraoperative bleeding due to damage of left hepatic vein and developed grade C liver failure, then died on day 32 postoperation. Conclusion LVD following TACE seems to be a safe, effective, and feasible method of inducing significant FLR regeneration in HCC, even in well-selected cirrhotic livers. Comparative studies with a large patient population and multicenter data are needed for further evaluation.
Safety, privacy, or both: evaluating citizens’ perspectives around artificial intelligence use by police forces

ABSTRACT Police forces are increasing their use of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for security purposes. However, citizens are often aware and cautious about advanced policing capabilities which can impact negatively on the perceived legitimacy of policing efforts and police more generally. This study explores citizens’ subjective perspectives to police use by AI, including tensions between security, privacy, and resistance. Using Q methodology with 43 participants in the UK, Netherlands, and Germany we identified five distinct perspectives towards AI use by police forces. The five perspectives illustrate the complex, diverse viewpoints citizens exhibit with respect to AI use by police and highlight that citizens’ perspectives are more complex than often portrayed. Our findings offer theoretical and practical implications for public engagement around general versus personal safety, privacy and potentials for moral dilemmas and counter-reactions.
Reduced-Complexity RS Codes Recognizer Based on Spectra Update Algorithm

In non-cooperative communication systems, the effective recognition by intercepted bitstream at the 3rd-party receiver is an important mission for military or security purposes. However, the existing recognition schemes lead to long latency and significant hardware due to the large number of traversal operations. Hence, the spectra update algorithm (SUA) is proposed by analyzing the differences between the adjacent reconstructed matrices. Compared with the spectra calculations available like the Galois field Fourier transform (GFFT) and simplified-GFFT (S-GFFT), the presented algorithm reduces the computational complexity to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2/n$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2/\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> without performance loss, respectively, where <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$n$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is the code length and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> is the cardinality of the conjugacy class of the corresponding Galois fields. Besides, a reduced-complexity RS recognizer architecture is designed and analyzed to show the effectiveness of the proposed SUA.
Evaluation of Plant Powder/ Oil Against Pulse Beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis L.) on Green Gram

Six plant powders viz. neem leaf powder, neem seed powder, neem cake powder, curry leaf powder, chili fruit powder and bael leaf powder each at 5 g/ kg and mustard oil at 5 ml/ kg of powder grains were evaluated for their effectiveness as grain protectants against Callosobruchus chinensis on green gram in storage. The results revealed that mustard oil and neem seed powder were more effective. The order of efficacy of remaining treatments was neem cake > neem leaf powder > curry leaf powder > chili fruit powder > bael leaf powder which were significantly superior over control. It was also found that treatments do not affect the germination of seeds.
Effects of under‐clothing airflow on thermal protective performance and thermal aging behaviors of flame‐retardant fabric

To investigate the effects of under‐clothing airflows on the thermal protection performance (TPP) and thermal aging of flame‐retardant fabrics, we constructed an under‐clothing air‐gap ventilation device based on the TPP tester. This device can generate different levels of airflow velocities such as 0.17, 1.0, and 2.0 m/s. The flame‐retardant fabrics were exposed to a heat flux of 30 kW/m2 to simulate an indoor fire scene. The impacts of under‐clothing airflows on the heat transfer behaviors of fabrics were analyzed with the temperature rise measured by thermocouples. The thermal aging behavior of the fabric was investigated based on the outer‐shell morphology, mass loss, and residual tensile strength. The results of this study indicated that the under‐clothing airflow enhanced the TPP of flame‐retardant fabric and the best TPP was achieved under the airflow of 1.0 m/s. Under‐clothing airflow increased the post‐thermal‐exposure mass loss of the fabric but did not further decrease the tensile strength. Higher severity thermal aging occurred for 2.0 m/s airflow than for 1.0 m/s airflow. The findings of this study are important for TPP prediction for firefighters' clothing and will help optimize firefighters' clothing design.