Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative Evaluation of Debris Extrusion, Remaining Dentin Thickness and Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Teeth Using Rotary and Reciprocating Endodontic File Systems: An In Vitro Study

Background: Preventing the apical extrusion of debris during instrumentation is of paramount importance to reduce the occurrence of flare-ups in endodontically treated teeth. Furthermore, an essential requirement for the longevity and strength of an endodontically treated tooth and its ability to resist fracture is the preservation of residual dentin thickness during instrumentation. The aim of this study was to compare the amount of debris extrusion, remaining dentin thickness at the coronal third, middle third, apical third, and the fracture resistance of the teeth using rotary (TruNatomy; Dentsply Sirona, Charlotte, NC) and reciprocating (WaveOne Gold; Dentsply Sirona) endodontic file systems. Methods: An in vitro study included 52 single-rooted, oval canal shaped teeth that underwent exploration and initial cleaning with a no. 15 K-file. The prepared canals were then randomly assigned to two groups: Group I, with instrumentation with the TruNatomy rotary file (n=26) and Group II, with instrumentation with the WaveOne Gold reciprocating file. Parameters like debris extrusion, remaining dentin thickness, and fracture resistance were evaluated in both the groups. Analysis was performed using a paired t-test for the assessment of difference between groups and one-way ANOVA test followed by the post-hoc Tukey test for difference between the coronal, middle and apical third for each study group. Results: The results revealed no significant difference (t=0.454, p=0.652) between the TruNatomy rotary file and WaveOne Gold reciprocating file in apical extrusion of debris after their use in root canal therapy. For the remaining dentin thickness, a significant difference was present between the TruNatomy rotary file and WaveOne Gold reciprocating rotary file at the coronal (t=5.766, p<0.0001) and middle (t=3.690, p=0.001) levels. The mean fracture resistance was significantly more (t=15.877, p<0.0001) with the TruNatomy rotary file compared to the WaveOne Gold reciprocating rotary file. Conclusion: The TruNatomy rotary file system outperformed the WaveOne Gold reciprocating file system in terms of maintaining the remaining dentin thickness and providing improved fracture resistance. Nevertheless, debris extruded apically was comparable between the TruNatomy rotary file system and the WaveOne Gold reciprocating file system.
On nonlinear rotating polymeric jets during forcespinning process

In the usual forcespinning (FS) process, a meso-scale fluid jet is forced through an orifice of a rotating spinneret, where the ambient fluid is air. This leads to the formation of a jet with a curved centerline. In this study we make use of a phenomenological viscosity model, which, in particular, takes into account both extension thinning and thickening of the polymeric jet, to investigate the properties of polymeric fiber jets during FS process. We consider the governing modeling systems for such rotating jets and calculate numerically the expressions for the nonlinear steady solutions for the jet quantities such as radius, speed, stretching rate, strain rate and trajectory versus arc length. We determine these quantities for different values of the parameters that represent effects due to rotation, viscosity and relaxation times for shear and extension. We also carry out experimental investigation for several types of polymeric fluid jets during FS process that provide general agreement with the present theoretical results.
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of HDPE Thermoplastic with Oil Palm Boiler Ash Nano Filler

This study aims to determine the mechanical and thermal properties of high density polyethylene (HDPE) ther-moplastic nanocomposite with oil palm boiler ash (OPBA) filler made by coprecipitation method and synthesized with PEG 6000 surfactant with OPBA-PEG 6000 filler variations. The filler composition used was HDPE/OPBA (100/0, 98/2, 96/4, 94/6, 92/8, 90/10) wt%. Nanocomposites were prepared using a Rheomixer HAAKE Polylab OS System at 150°C and 60 rpm for 10 minutes. Mechanical properties of HDPE with increased OPBA filler con - tent is beyond a certain threshold, the tensile strength of the HDPE composite may start to decrease. This decrease can be attributed to several factors. Firstly, as the filler content increases, the HDPE matrix may become less effec - tive in transferring stress, resulting in reduced load-bearing capacity. This is confirmed from the SEM results that the filler agglomerates and cracks occur in the composite. The composite material may exhibit a lower Young’s modulus compared to pure HDPE with low Young’s modulus tend to have high elongation at break which indicatie a flexible and ductile composite. The melting point of peaks 1 and 2 on 0% filler and other fillers did not change significantly even at certain compositions the melting point decreased after adding filler.
Salivary protein expression profiles of five species of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera)

Stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) development typically requires feeding on a diversity of plant species and various plant tissues. During feeding, stink bugs discharge salivary enzymes with roles in extraoral digestion and countering plant defense responses. Although previous research has described digestive salivary proteins from stink bugs, less is known of the salivary proteins involved in the suppression of plant defenses. We sequenced the transcriptomes of salivary glands dissected from five stink bug species collected from non-crop habitats in Washington: Halyomorpha halys (Stål), Nezara viridula L. , Euschistus conspersus (Uhler), Thyanta pallidovirens (Stål), and Chlorochroa ligata (Say). We identified a total of 677 candidate secreted proteins from the salivary glands of the five species. Based on work from other insects, many of the proteins have potential functions in the suppression of plant defense signaling and deactivation of plant defense molecules. We also identified salivary proteins with potential roles in the extraoral digestion of plant tissues, protection from entomopathogens, and deposition of salivary sheaths. This report provides a curation of putative salivary effector genes for further functional analysis.
Role of Finite-Amplitude Eddies and Mixing in the Life Cycle of Stratospheric Sudden Warmings

Despite the advances in theories and data availability since the first observation of stratospheric sudden warmings (SSWs) in the 1950s, some dynamical aspects of SSWs remain elusive, including the roles of wave transience at finite amplitude and irreversible wave dissipation due to mixing. This is likely due to a limitation of the traditional theory for SSWs that is tailored to small-amplitude waves and is unsuitable for large-scale wave events. To circumvent these difficulties, the authors utilized a novel approach based on finite-amplitude wave activity theory to quantify the roles of finite-amplitude wave transience and mixing in the life cycle of SSWs. In this framework, a departure from the exact nonacceleration relation can be directly attributed to irreversible mixing and diabatic forcings. The results show that prior to the warming event, an increase in pseudomomentum/wave activity largely compensates for the anomalous Eliassen–Palm flux convergence, while the total wave dissipation due to mixing (enstrophy dissipation) and radiative forcing only plays a secondary role. After the vortex breaks down, enhanced mixing increases irreversible wave dissipation and in turn slows down vortex recovery. It is shown that (i) a rapid recovery of the polar vortex is characterized by weak wave transience that follows a nonacceleration relation reversibly and (ii) a delayed recovery is attributed to stronger and more persistent irreversible wave dissipation due to mixing, a deviation from the classical nonacceleration relation. The results highlight the importance of mixing in the asymmetry between breakdown and recovery of the polar vortex during SSWs.
Accretion and Star Formation in Quasars

Studying the interplay of accretion and star formation is crucial to our understanding of galaxy evolution. The new generation of radio surveys are able to play a key role in this area, since both processes produce radio emission. As we probe low radio-luminosities, the two main populations are star-forming galaxies and radio-quiet quasars (RQQs). How they contribute to the total radio emission is under debate, with previous authors arguing that star formation dominates. In this thesis I investigate the relative levels of radio emission due to accretion and star formation in RQQs. Firstly, I select a sample of 74 quasars from the VISTA Deep Extragalactic Observations (VIDEO) survey, whose depth allows me to study very low accretion rates and/or lower-mass black holes. By comparing radio emission from the quasars with that from a control sample of galaxies, and calculating two independent estimates of star-formation rate, I show that this emission is predominantly related to the accretion process. A second sample of 72 RQQs is obtained from the Spitzer-Herschel Active Galaxy Survey, spanning a factor of T100 in optical luminosity over a narrow redshift range at z T1. This enables evolutionary effects to be decoupled when comparisons are made with the VIDEO sample. I reduce radio data from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (JVLA) for these objects, and find further support that accretion makes a significant contribution to the radio emission in RQQs. In addition, the levels of accretion and star formation appear to be weakly correlated with each other, and with optical luminosity. These findings offer an insight into how the mechanisms behind galaxy evolution may interact differently in RQQs compared to their radio-loud counterparts. They also have important implications for modelling radio populations below 1mJy, which is necessary for the development of the Square Kilometre Array.
On the existence of Lipschitz solutions to some forward-backward parabolic equations

ON THE EXISTENCE OF LIPSCHITZ SOLUTIONS TO SOME FORWARD-BACKWARD PARABOLIC EQUATIONS By Seonghak Kim In this dissertation we discuss a new approach for studying forward-backward quasilinear diffusion equations. Our main idea is motivated by a reformulation of such equations as non-homogeneous partial differential inclusions and relies on a Baire’s category method. In this way the existence of Lipschitz solutions to the initial-boundary value problem of those equations is guaranteed under a certain density condition. Finally we study two important cases of anisotropic diffusion in which such density condition can be realized. The first case is on the Perona-Malik type equations. In 1990, P. Perona and J. Malik [35] proposed an anisotropic diffusion model, called the Perona-Malik model, in image processing ut = div ( Du 1 + |Du|2 ) for denoising and edge enhancement of a computer vision. Since then the dichotomy of numerical stability and theoretical ill-posedness of the model has attracted many interests in the name of the Perona-Malik paradox [28]. Our result in this case provides the model with mathematically rigorous solutions in any dimension that are even reflecting some phenomena observed in numerical simulations. The other case deals with the existence result on the Höllig type equations. In 1983, K. Höllig [20] proved, in dimension n = 1, the existence of infinitely many L2-weak solutions to the initial-boundary value problem of a forward-backward diffusion equation with non-monotone piecewise linear heat flux, and this piecewise linearity was much relaxed later by K. Zhang [45]. The work [20] was initially motivated by the Clausius-Duhem inequality in the second law of thermodynamics, where the negative of the heat flux may violate the monotonicity but should obey the Fourier inequality at least. Our result in this case generalizes [20, 45] to all dimensions.
First Leaves: A Tutorial Introduction to Maple V

This tutorial shows how to use Maple both as a calculator with instant access to hundreds of high-level math routines and as a programming language for more demanding tasks. It covers topics such as the basic data types and statements in the Maple language. It explains the differences between numeric computation and symbolic computation and illustrates how both are used in Maple. Extensive "how-to" examples are used throughout the tutorial to show how common types of calculations can be expressed easily in Maple. The manual also uses many graphics examples to illustrate the way in which 2D and 3D graphics can aid in understanding the behavior of functions.
THE CONTINGENT-FIT OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION AND UNIT BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: A RESEARCH MODEL AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

This study aims to analyses the effect of contingent-fit between organizational contextual factors and sustainability innovation on business unit performance. This study also analyzes the contingent-fit moderating role on the relationship between innovation capability and business unit performance of unit business banking institutions in Indonesia. This study uses contingency theory as a modern system approach in measuring contingent fit. It uses a cross-sectional survey and 75 (seventy-five) items questinaire and 306 credit officers as respondents. The result shows that the contingent fit positively affects business unit performance. It plays a moderating role in the relationship between innovation capability and performance, indicated by decreasing magnitude difference in the performance of business units with high and low innovation capability. This uniqueness of the study is on the construction of the contingent-fit and the innovation capability based on knowledge sharing and utilizing new knowledge, method, and technology. This study gives practical and social implication to unit business of banking institutions.
Adaptive overburden elimination with the multidimensional Marchenko equation

ABSTRACTIterative substitution of the multidimensional Marchenko equation has been introduced recently to integrate internal multiple reflections in the seismic imaging process. In so-called Marchenko imaging, a macro velocity model of the subsurface is required to meet this objective. The model is used to back-propagate the data during the first iteration and to truncate integrals in time during all successive iterations. In case of an erroneous model, the image will be blurred (akin to conventional imaging) and artifacts may arise from inaccurate integral truncations. However, the scheme is still successful in removing artifacts from internal multiple reflections. Inspired by these observations, we rewrote the Marchenko equation, such that it can be applied early in a processing flow, without the need of a macro velocity model. Instead, we have required an estimate of the two-way traveltime surface of a selected horizon in the subsurface. We have introduced an approximation, such that adaptive subtracti.
Population structure and genetic diversity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) using microsatellite markers from selected water bodies in southwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background The Ethiopian southwest drainage has been designated a huge potential for fishery and aquaculture development. However, the genetic diversity of Nile tilapia along the main water bodies has yet to be uncovered. Therefore, this study used microsatellite markers to assess the genetic structure and diversity of Nile cichlid (Oreochromis niloticus) populations. Methods One hundred and sixty‐seven fish were collected from Alwero Dam, Baro River, Gilgel Gibe I Dam and Gojeb River southwest of Ethiopia. Genomic DNA was extracted from 40 tissue samples using a Qiagen DNA tissue extraction kit and genetic polymorphism was estimated using GenAlEx6.502 software. Results The result showed that four loci were polymorphic and produced 3–6 alleles per locus, while the number of effective alleles (Ne) and the number of distinct alleles (Na) were 1.370 and 2.063, respectively. Observed heterozygosity (Ho) and expected heterozygosity (He) were expanded between 0.100. 50 and 0.115–0.265, respectively. Baro River population revealed the highest mean expected heterozygosity of 0.265, whereas the lowest expected mean heterozygosity of 0.115 was from the Alwero Dam. The genetic differentiation between populations (FST) resulted in a moderate to a very high degree of divergence between the populations. The Alwero Dam and Gojeb River populations were the most divergent populations (FST = 0.524), unlike those from the Alwero Dam and Baro River. The genetic variation among individuals within populations was 69%, whereas 31% appeared among populations and no variation within individuals to the overall variance. Conclusion This study confirmed the presence of significant genetic variations and differentiation among populations except between Gilgel Gibe I Dam and Gojeb River. This study highlights the genetic structure and differentiation amongst wild Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) populations in south‐western Ethiopia and paves the way for selective aquaculture breeding programs in the study area.
Self-consistent single mode investigations of the quasi-geostrophic convection-driven dynamo model

The quasi-geostrophic dynamo model (QGDM) is a multiscale, fully nonlinear Cartesian dynamo model that is valid in the asymptotic limit of low Rossby number. In the additional limit of small magnetic Prandtl number investigated here, the QGDM is a self-consistent, asymptotically exact form of an $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FC}^{2}$ large-scale dynamo. This article explores methods for simulating the multiscale QGDM and investigates how convection is altered by the magnetic field in the planetary regime of small Rossby number and small magnetic Prandtl number. At present, this combination is beyond the reach of direct numerical simulations. We use a simplified class of solutions whose horizontal structure is restricted to a periodic hexagonal lattice characterized by a single horizontal wavenumber (single mode). In contrast with previous kinematic investigations of the QGDM, the Lorentz force is included to study saturated, self-consistent dynamos. Two methodologies are used to assess handling of the multiple time scales of the QGDM: a stiff, common-in-time approach where all time scales are converted to a single time variable and a heterogeneous multiscale modelling approach employing fast time averaging on the Reynolds, magnetic and buoyancy eddy fluxes that feed back onto the slow scales. These strategies produce consistent results and each illustrates self-similar dynamics as the time-averaging window is increased. The properties of the convection are significantly altered by the dynamo-generated magnetic field. All solutions show a decrease in the overall heat transfer efficiency as compared to non-magnetic convection, suggesting that a change in length scale or flow planform plays a critical role in the enhanced heat transfer efficiency observed in previous dynamo studies. All dynamo solutions show a trend of increasing ohmic dissipation relative to viscous dissipation as the buoyancy forcing is increased.
An ensemble deep-learning framework for landslide susceptibility assessment using multiple blocks: a case study of Wenchuan area, China

Abstract The improvement of the landslide susceptibility mapping (LSM) is a long-standing problem, as it provides basics for hazard mitigation. Recently, hybrid ensemble deep learning (DL) techniques have witnessed the potential for this purpose. In this paper, we proposed a novel ensemble DL model, namely GL-ResNet, which employs the conventional ResNet blocks for landslide feature extraction, long-short term memory (LSTM) structures for information storage, and a proposed GoogLeNet block (GBlk) to broaden model perception ability. To validate the model performance, a landslide inventory containing 1147 historical landslide polygons and the data of 12 landslide factors in the Wenchuan area in southwestern China, was presented and separated into training and validating dataset using a 7:3 randomly sampling ratio strategy. Based on AUC and Accuracy, GL-ResNet (0.96 and 0.909) outperformed logistic regression (0.92 and 0.851), support vector machines (0.94 and 0.884), deep belief networks (0.95 and 0.884), gated recurrent unit (0.94 and 0.884) and ResNet (0.95 and 0.894). We also explored the robustness of GL-ResNet for LSM. The results suggested that although GL-ResNet is sensitive to initial training conditions, it showed good robustness to model training method and sample ratios. In detail, GL-ResNet outperformed the conventional models in terms of fitting power and prediction performance by 0.03-0.04 and 0.02 respectively in most cases, with even greater differences in the limited training dataset.
Aspects of particle cosmology with an emphasis on baryogenesis

Cosmology provides some compelling reasons to expect physics beyond the Standard Model on top of theoretical concerns such as the hierarchy problem and grand unification. In this thesis I explore some of the intersection between particle physics and cosmology with an emphasis on electroweak baryogenesis. I will present original work on whether the relaxion mechanism solves the hierarchy problem, a pedagogical review of electroweak baryogenesis and present research on computational and phenomenological aspects of electroweak baryogenesis and cosmic phase transitions including gravitational wave signals. I also present a new testable paradigm for producing the baryon asymmetry of the Universe as well as a an application of effective field theory to directly use experimental constraints to put bounds on CP violating operators.
The vowels of contemporary RP: vowel formant measurements for BBC newsreaders 1

The study aims to enrich the available acoustic data pertaining to vowels of what may tentatively be called contemporary RP or near-RP. The corpus comprised BBC radio and TV broadcasts of seven male and seven female newsreaders. F1 and F2 measurements of 11 monophthongs (kit, dress, trap, foot, strut, lot, fleece, palm, goose, thought and nurse) and 4 diphthongs (goat, price, mouth and face) were taken. The results are presented both as raw mean F1 and F2 frequencies in Hertz and on a plot normalised according to Lobanov (1971). The results, among other things, confirm our hypothesis that the onset of mouth is now decidedly fronter than and does not overlap with the onset of price. Furthermore, we sought to determine the exact extent of goose-fronting, which according to our data is, even in this variety of English, fronter than centre, as well as the quality of the goat glide, which seems to be following suit.
Comparison of different methods for dielectric properties measurements in liquid sample media

Nondestructive techniques to measure dielectric properties of aqueous samples have become a crucial research topic for their impact on emerging biomedical applications. Accurate modeling of the dielectric behavior of biological tissues is fundamental to properly assess biomedical microwave imaging techniques. But it is also highly demanded to enable more reliable pretreatment planning for therapeutic technologies using electromagnetic fields such as hyperthermia and thermal ablation. This paper compares 2 well‐documented measuring methods based on open‐ended coaxial probe with a broadly commercialized set‐up and existing literature. Measurements were carried out across the frequency range 0.5‐4.5 GHz at 20°C on deionized water, methanol, and 2‐propanol samples. This selection of media under test is justified by their stability and existing literature on them. Moreover, their permittivity values well cover the variability range in biological tissues. This comparative study shows that the Stuchly and Stuchly method calibrated using deionized water, methanol, and open circuit conditions is a valid alternative to the commercial set‐ups available.