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A Hybrid Approach for Accurate Forecasting of Exchange Rate Prices Using Vmd-Ceemdan-Gru-Atcn Model

The foreign exchange (Forex) market has greatly influenced the global financial market. While Forex trading offers investors substantial yield prospects, some risks are also involved. It is challenging to accurately model financial time series due to their nonlinear, non-stationary and noisy properties with an uncertain and hidden relationship. Thus, developing extremely precise forecasting techniques is crucial for investors and decision-makers. This study introduces a novel hybrid forecasting model, VMD-CEEMDAN-GRU-ATCN, designed to improve Forex price prediction accuracy. To begin with, our proposed model utilizes the variational model decomposition (VMD) technique for breaking down raw prices into multiple sub-components and residual terms. The complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CEEMDAN) technique is utilized to extract features from the residual terms, which involves further decomposition and analysis of these complex information-containing terms. These sub-components are then predicted by the gated recurrent unit (GRU) model. To enhance the effectiveness of our hybrid model, we include the open, high, low, and close prices and seven Forex market technical indicators. Finally, an attention-based temporal convolutional network (ATCN) model is used to obtain the Forex price forecasts. For both one-step and multi-step ahead forecasting, our proposed VMD-CEEMDAN-GRU-ATCN model has demonstrated superior and consistent performance in predicting USD/PKR exchange rate price series.
Une remarquable association d'otolithes de poissons dans le Miocène moyen de Sos, Matilon (France, Lot-et-Garonne)

The Serravallian site of Sos (Matilon, base of the section) is located near to the shore of the gulf of eastern Aquitaine. The studied sediment is a near shore coquina facies with a well-preserved and diversified marine fauna, reflecting a bay environment, with some brackish influences. Otoliths of 22 teleost taxa were identified, two of them representing new species: Afroscion rezeaui and "genus aff. Afroscion" carinatus. The association is characterised by a strong dominance of sciaenids (83 % of the total number of otoliths). Among the remaining taxa, Pomadasys aff. incisus and a Gobius (elongate form) account for respectively 3% and 12% ; all remaining taxa are rare. Except for the Serravallian coquinas of Orthez and Sallespisse, sciaenid otoliths are very rare in all Oligo-Miocene sampling sites of Aquitaine. Sciaenids from Sos, where Afroscion rezeaui and Sciaena irregularis dominate, are different from those of Orthez and Sallespisse, dominated by Umbrina pyrenaica. Only Argyrosomus regius is common to both associations. In total, only seven species are common to the two localities, and the sparid Dentex aff. maroccanus is lacking at Sos. The two faunas seem to correspond to quite different environments. Sciaenids are quite tolerant for fresh water, and the Sos area could be near to a stream mouth at the end of the gulf. Some sciaenids are even partly freshwater fishes. At Orthez ― Sallespisse, the represented sciaenids are very near shore forms, but of normal salinity: this is attested by the frequence ofDentex aff. maroccanus and several haemulids. At Mios, another rich otolith site located more to the north, otoliths essentially belong to typical marine near shore fishes, among which there are even some gadids, a family of more northern fishes; sciaenids are very rare there. Here also, environmental differences are apparently responsible for the differences among the associations.
Patellar and quadriceps tendon rupture are associated with hip fracture in hemodialysis patients with severe hyperparathyroidism

Abstract Spontaneous rupture of the patellar (PTR) and quadriceps (QTR) tendon is infrequent. Systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, CKD, and secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) are risk factors. The present cohort study aimed to evaluate risk factors associated with tendon rupture in hemodialysis (HD) patients with SHPT, as well as outcomes including surgical complications, re-ruptures, and fracture. Baseline clinical, laboratorial data, and radiographs were analyzed. Patients were followed up from March 2012 to March 2020. One-hundred thirty-one patients (≥18 yr of age, on HD ≥ 6 mo, with SHPT) were included. Incidence rates of PTR and QTR were 2.3 and 1.7/10000 HD patients/yr, respectively. The mean age of patients with tendon rupture was 44.0 ± 11.2 yr. These patients exhibited higher serum levels of phosphorus (6.3 ± 1.5 mg/dL vs 5.6 ± 1.1 mg/dL; P = .005), PTH (2025.7 ± 667.6 pg/mL vs 1728.4 ± 684.8 pg/mL; P = .035), and C-reactive-protein (35.4 ± 32.9 mg/dL vs 17 ± 24.5 mg/dL; P = .002) compared to the group without tendon rupture. The mean follow-up was 56.7 ± 27.1 mo. No patient required a new surgical approach or experienced re-rupture. Of all patients, 31% experienced hip fracture: 50% in the group with rupture (29.5 ± 17.4 mo after the tendon rupture) vs 26% without tendon rupture (P = .015). After adjustment, the hazard ratio for hip fracture was 2.87 (95% CI, 1.27–6.49; P = .012). Patients with SHPT and high levels of phosphorus, PTH, and inflammatory markers were at greater risk for tendon rupture. Surgical complication rates were low. However, results suggest that tendon rupture of knee extensor mechanism in HD patient with SHPT should be regarded as a “red flag” for future hip fracture.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION IN ENGLISH LEARNING USING ZOOM FOR THE EIGHTH GRADERS IN MTS MUHAMMADIYAH KARANGKAJEN YOGYAKARTA

Zoom is a learning media for students and teachers in learning during Covid-19 pandemic. By using Zoom as alternative media in Covid-19, students try to adapt to the newest regulation in learning and the students must be have different opinion of Zoom. This study aims to determine: (1) students’ perception in English learning using Zoom (2) the advantages and the disadvantages of Zoom as learning media. The method in this research is mixed-method. The subjects in this research are eighth graders of MTS Muhammadiyah Karangkajen Yogyakarta consisting of 78 students. The sampling in this research is random sampling. Data are collected by questionnaire and interview which are analyzed using quantitative and qualitative methods. The results of this research shows that of a total 78 students, four students (5%) have a very positive perception, twenty-seven students (35%) have a positive perception, eighteen students (23%) have a neutral perception, twenty-two students (28%) have a negative perception, and seven students (9%) have a very negative perception. The advantages of Zoom are a share screen/presentation, board, screen record, raises hand, microphone, adjustable virtual background, and schedule meetings which simplifying the virtual learning. The disadvantages of Zoom are related to the signal, the application takes a lot of device memories and internet data.
The Robustness of Midlatitude Weather Pattern Changes due to Arctic Sea Ice Loss

AbstractThe significance and robustness of the link between Arctic sea ice loss and changes in midlatitude weather patterns is investigated through a series of model simulations from the Community Atmosphere Model, version 5.3, with systematically perturbed sea ice cover in the Arctic. Using a large ensemble of 10 sea ice scenarios and 550 simulations, it is found that prescribed Arctic sea ice anomalies produce statistically significant changes for certain metrics of the midlatitude circulation but not for others. Furthermore, the significant midlatitude circulation changes do not scale linearly with the sea ice anomalies and are not present in all scenarios, indicating that the remote atmospheric response to reduced Arctic sea ice can be statistically significant under certain conditions but is generally nonrobust. Shifts in the Northern Hemisphere polar jet stream and changes in the meridional extent of upper-level large-scale waves due to the sea ice perturbations are generally small and not clearly d.
Efficient Techniques for High Resolution Stereo

Yilin Wang: EFFICIENT TECHNIQUES FOR HIGH RESOLUTION STEREO (Under the direction of Jan-Michael Frahm and Enrique Dunn) The purpose of stereo is extracting 3-dimensional (3D) information from 2-dimensional (2D) images, which is a fundamental problem in computer vision. In general, given a known imaging geometry the position of any 3D point observed by two or more different views can be recovered by triangulation, so 3D reconstruction task relies on figuring out the pixel’s correspondence between the reference and matching images. In general computational complexity of stereo algorithms is proportional to the image resolution (the total number of pixels) and the search space (the number of depth candidates). Hence, high resolution stereo tasks are not tractable for many existing stereo algorithms whose computational costs (including the processing time and the storage space) increase drastically with higher image resolution. The aim of this dissertation is to explore techniques aimed at improving the efficiency of high resolution stereo without any accuracy loss. The efficiency of stereo is the first focus of this dissertation. We utilize the implicit smoothness property of the local image patches and propose a general framework to reduce the search space of stereo. The accumulated matching costs (measured by the pixel similarity) are investigated to estimate the representative depths of the local patch. Then, a statistical analysis model for the search space reduction based on sequential probability ratio test is provided, and an optimal sampling scheme is proposed to find a complete and compact candidate depth set according to the structure of local regions. By integrating our optimal sampling schemes as a pre-processing stage, the performance of most existing stereo algorithms can be significantly improved. The accuracy of stereo algorithms is the second focus. We present a plane-based approach for the local geometry estimation combining with a parallel structure propagation algorithm, which outperforms most state-of-the-art stereo algorithms. To obtain precise local structures, we also address the problem of
Transition Probabilities of Sc i and Sc ii and Scandium Abundances in the Sun, Arcturus, and HD 84937

New branching fraction (BF) measurements for lines of Sc i and Sc ii from 24 Fourier transform spectra calibrated using standard lamps and the Ar branching ratio method are reported. The BFs for 259 lines are converted to absolute atomic transition probabilities using published radiative lifetimes from laser-induced fluorescence measurements. Detailed comparison to earlier published BF measurements corroborates most of the earlier results, with the exception of the yellow-line multiplet of Sc ii near 17,500 cm−1 or ≈5700 Å. The BFs of lines in this multiplet are found to be systematically too small by several error bars in earlier research. These new lab data on Sc, as well as recent hyperfine-structure studies, are applied to determine the abundance of scandium in the Sun, Arcturus, and HD 84937. General agreement is found with previous scandium abundance determinations in these stars. New consideration of scandium in metal-poor stars confirms that Sc abundances are correlated with Ti and V abundances.
Coping with Tourism: The Case of Sitka, Alaska

In this case study, resident coping strategies for dealing with the proposed development of a cruise style dock in the community of Sitka, AK are examined. Tourism literature is surprisingly devoid of research examining coping behaviors; therefore a definition developed by Folkman and Lazarus (1980) is utilized. This research shows that the tourism planning process is an example of coping behavior, although certain elements of community dynamics prevented coping strategies from being particularly successful.
EVALUATION DE LA DURABILITE DES EXPLOITATIONS BOVINES LAITIERES DE LA WILAYA DE TIZI-OUZOU

La notion de durabilite est pluridimensionnelle, elle englobe a la fois des objectifs ecologiques, sociaux et economiques. Son evaluation a fait l'objet de plusieurs travaux, ainsi plusieurs methodes ont ete mises au point, parmi celles-ci la methode IDEA qui combine trois echelles: agro ecologique, socio-territoriale et economique. Un essai d'application de methode a ete realise durant l'annee 2004-2005 dans 49 exploitations de la wilaya de Tizi-ouzou. Il nous a permis d'evaluer, a travers 37 indicateurs, la durabilite agroecologique et socio-territoriale. Cette etude nous a aussi permis de relever et d'apprecier l'opportunite d'application de chacun des indicateurs et de tester la faisabilite de la methode dans les conditions algeriennes.
BEYOND MORAL FOUNDATIONS: IN IT WHAT IS IN IT

What does morality entail? This question has been answered with a rather narrow outlook in psychological literature for years that is not harming and being fair. With the advance of research on recent decades, the understanding of morality has been quite expanded. Advances in different fields enabled a more comprehensive outlook to morality. Specifically, moral foundations theory (MFT) claimed the existence of other additional moral principles, such as loyalty, authority
Spatial organization of a soil cyanobacterium and its cyanosphere through GABA/Glu signaling to optimize mutualistic nitrogen fixation

Abstract Soil biocrusts are characterized by the spatial self-organization of resident microbial populations at small scales. The cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatus, a prominent primary producer and pioneer biocrust former, relies on a mutualistic carbon (C) for nitrogen (N) exchange with its heterotrophic cyanosphere microbiome, a mutualism that may be optimized through the ability of the cyanobacterium to aggregate into bundles of trichomes. Testing both environmental populations and representative isolates, we show that the proximity of mutualistic diazotroph populations results in M. vaginatus bundle formation orchestrated through chemophobic and chemokinetic responses to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) /glutamate (Glu) signals. The signaling system is characterized by: a high GABA sensitivity (nM range) and low Glu sensitivity (μM to mM), the fact that GABA and Glu are produced by the cyanobacterium as an autoinduction response to N deficiency, and by the presence of interspecific signaling by heterotrophs in response to C limitation. Further, it crucially switches from a positive to a negative feedback loop with increasing GABA concentration, thus setting maximal bundle sizes. The unprecedented use of GABA/Glu as an intra- and interspecific signal in the spatial organization of microbiomes highlights the pair as truly universal infochemicals.
Unions of a clique and a co-clique as star complements for non-main graph eigenvalues

Graphs consisting of a clique and a co-clique, both of arbitrary size, are considered in the role of star complements for an arbitrary non-main eigenvalue. Among other results, the sign of such a eigenvalue is discussed, the neigbourhoods of star set vertices are described, and the parameters of all strongly regular extensions are determined. It is also proved that, unless in a specified special case, if the size of a co-clique is fixed then there is a finite number of possibilities for our star complement and the corresponding non-main eigenvalue. Numerical data on these possibilities is presented.
Vapor-Phase-Deposited Ag/Ir and Ag/Au Film Heterostructures for Implant Materials: Cytotoxic, Antibacterial and Histological Studies

Using gas-phase deposition (Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) and Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD)) methods, modern implant samples (Ti alloy and CFR-PEEK polymer, 30% carbon fiber) were functionalized with film heterostructures consisting of an iridium or gold sublayer, on the surface of which an antibacterial component (silver) was deposited: Ag/Ir(Au)/Ti(CFR-PEEK). The biocidal effect of the heterostructures was investigated, the effect of the surface relief of the carrier and the metal sublayer on antibacterial activity was established, and the dynamics of silver dissolution was evaluated. It has been shown that the activity of Ag/Ir heterostructures was due to high Ag+ release rates, which led to rapid (2–4 h) inhibition of P. aeruginosa growth. In the case of Ag/Au type heterostructures, the inhibition of the growth of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus occurred more slowly (from 6 h), and the antibacterial activity appeared to be due to the contribution of two agents (Ag+ and Au+ ions). It was found, according to the in vitro cytotoxicity study, that heterostructures did not exhibit toxic effects (cell viability > 95–98%). An in vivo biocompatibility assessment based on the results of a morphohistological study showed that after implantation for a period of 30 days, the samples were characterized by the presence of a thin fibrous capsule without volume thickening and signs of inflammation.
Soil water recharge for grassed and forested land covers on the Oak Ridges Moraine, southern Ontario, Canada

Soil water recharge ( R ) below 1 m depth was estimated via a 1-d water balance for grasslands, hardwood stands and red pine plantations on the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) in southern Ontario, Canada. Annual R values (431–696 mm) were in the order of previous estimates for outcropping sands and gravels on the ORM (∼400 mm); however, they only partially supported hypothesized differences in R between land covers. Annual R was similar for grasslands and hardwood stands and exceeded that for red pine plantations. However, there were no consistent differences in R between land covers for growing or dormant seasons, due to relatively large uncertainties for R estimates as well as inter-site differences in the soil9s ability to store and transmit inputs below 1 m. Nevertheless, shifts in annual R appear to have accompanied historical land cover changes from hardwood-conifer stands → agricultural fields → red pine plantations → regenerating hardwoods. Growing season R in hardwoods makes a larger contribution to total R than for other land covers, partly due to spatially focused throughfall and stemflow contributions to R . Results highlight the role of land cover differences when assessing spatial variations in R along the ORM.
Exploring farmer and advisor lameness management behaviors using the COM-B model of behavior change

Introduction This paper applies the COM-B framework to farmer and farm advisor understandings and responses to lameness in sheep, beef, and dairy systems. It reflects on how farmers' and advisors' capability, opportunity, and motivation (COM-B) influence lameness management practices in these farming systems, and considers the interaction between these three factors, and stakeholders' behavior. Methods Interviews with 29 farmers and 21 farm advisors in the north of England were conducted. Thematic analysis was undertaken with results categorized in relation to the COM-B framework focusing on barriers and enablers of lameness management. Use of the COM-B model provides a useful means of understanding the underlying behavioral mechanisms that contribute toward the persistence of lameness. This includes the complexities and interactions which hamper implementation of lameness management best practice. Results and discussion The findings highlight three key areas to address with interventions to improve lameness management on farm: (1) removing physical and social barriers for lameness management; (2) improving psychological capability and motivation for lameness management; and (3) facilitating relationships and developing communication between farmers and advisors. In particular, the value of exploring both farmer and advisor perspectives on behavior in the animal health context is demonstrated. Future interventions should look to target these three areas to overcome barriers and focus on factors that enable positive lameness practices to occur.
Sexual Harassment and its Effects in Nepalese Society - A Systematic Review

Sexual harassment (SH) is a form of illegal, unwelcome sexual act, and other verbal and physical conduct of a sexual nature in the workplace and other environments. This paper aims to analyze the situation and its effect on Nepalese society. The systematic review procedures were followed using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. This paper has covered to eligible and inclusion of all articles and search databases published on Nepjol, ResearchGate, Taylor and Francis, Mind and Society between 2019 and May 2023, to be written in English, specially, survey relating to the topic of sexual harassment in those open access journal articles. The initial trial and error method was used to select the sample articles at different times, titles and contents. Most of the sexual harassment study was found in Kathmandu Valley targeting the higher school level of female students. The study found that the majority of victims were female, with girls being the most affected by males. The systematic review revealed that the targeted participants were female rather than male. However, there was a sample bias, non-probability sampling techniques, and a lack of inferential research. The findings support that the systematic review identified the common types of it, various perpetrators, and physical, verbal, and non-verbal effects on the victim. Sexually, the majority of victims were female. A systematic review and descriptive research design are limited, with inferential analysis lacking. Policy reviews and surveys are lacking. Future research should focus on preventive measures, policy formulations, and exploring more areas to address sexual harassment and its effects on individuals and society.