Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reading Comprehension Predictors in European Portuguese Adults

Research on the predictors of reading comprehension has been largely focused on school-aged children and mainly in opaque orthographies, hindering the generalization of the results to adult populations and more transparent orthographies. In the present study, we aim to test two versions of the Simple View of Reading (SVR): the original model and an extended version, including reading fluency and vocabulary. Additional mediation models were analyzed to verify if other reading comprehension predictors (rapid automatized naming, phonological decoding, phonological awareness, morphological awareness, and working memory) have direct effects or if they are mediated through word reading and reading fluency. A sample of 67 typical adult Portuguese readers participated in this study. The SVR model accounted for 27% of the variance in reading comprehension, with oral language comprehension displaying a larger contribution than word reading. In the extended SVR model, reading fluency and vocabulary provided an additional and significant contribution of 7% to the explained variance. Moreover, vocabulary influenced reading comprehension directly and indirectly, via oral language comprehension. In the final mediation model, the total mediation hypothesis was rejected, and only morphological awareness showed a direct effect on reading comprehension. These results provide preliminary evidence that the SVR (with the possible addition of vocabulary) might be a reliable model to explain reading comprehension in adult typical readers in a semitransparent orthography. Furthermore, oral language comprehension and vocabulary were the best predictors in the study, suggesting that remediation programs addressing reading comprehension in adults should promote these abilities.
Relationships of Sources of Meaning and Resilience With Meaningfulness and Satisfaction With Life: A Population-Based Study of Norwegians in Late Adulthood

Health-promoting initiatives incorporating meaning-making to enhance the well-being of people in late adulthood are important, particularly as the number of older people is increasing. Resilience and sources of meaning may be related to individuals’ experience of meaningfulness and satisfaction with life. However, few studies have investigated these relations among people in late adulthood. In the present exploratory study, we asked the following questions: What are the differences regarding scores on sources of meaning, resilience, meaningfulness, and satisfaction between people in late adulthood (≥65) and other adults (18–64)? What is the association between sources of meaning and meaningfulness, and between resilience and meaningfulness? What is the association between sources of meaning and satisfaction with life, and between resilience and satisfaction with life? A cross-sectional design was used. A population-based sample of 925 participants (aged 18–91 years) was recruited from the National Population Register in Norway. Of these, 219 participants were 65 years old and older (mean age 73 years). Additionally, sub-analyses for the age-group ≥ 75 (N = 71) were performed. Independent-samples t-tests, chi-square tests, one-way ANOVA, and linear regressions adjusted for demographics, anxiety, and depression were performed utilizing standardized questionnaires. It was found that people in late adulthood (≥65 years) scored significantly higher on meaningfulness compared to younger adults (18–64). Of the sources of meaning, vertical self-transcendence, including explicit religiosity and spirituality, had the strongest relation to meaningfulness for people in late adulthood, after adjusting for demographics, anxiety, and depression. For the same group, accomplishment, including generativity and unselfish engagement with the surroundings and future generations, also stood out as a prominent source of meaning when related to meaningfulness. No sources of meaning were associated with satisfaction with life in the older group. No associations between resilience and meaningfulness, nor between resilience and satisfaction with life, were found among people in late adulthood. However, positive associations were found between resilience and meaningfulness, as well as between resilience and satisfaction with life, in the 18–64 age group. Longitudinal research and interventional studies are needed to confirm whether the designated sources contribute to meaningfulness in a Norwegian context. The implications of the findings are discussed.
FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KAPASITAS PARU TENAGA KERJA DI KAWASAN INDUSTRI MEBEL ANTANG MAKASSAR FACTORS ASSOCIATED TO LUNG CAPACITY ON WORKERS IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY ANTANG MAKASSAR

Furniture industryis oneof the industry'spotential to causeair pollutionin the workplacein the form ofwooddust. Thewooddustwillpollute the airandthe environmentso thatworkerscan beexposed todustthe furniture industry. Toinvestigate factorsassociatedwithlungcapacityin the industrialworkforceAntangfurnitureMakassarin 2013. The study wasobservational researchwith crosssectionalanalyticstudy. The sample inthis studya total of 39samplesfrom63populations.The data was collectedbymeasuringlungcapacityusing aspirometerMIRSpiroLab.IIandweight and heightmeasurements. Analysis ofthe datawithunivariateandbivariateanalysisandtestedbyChi-Square test. The results showedthat theprevalence ofimpairedlungcapacity of53.8%, length of employmentare not eligibleto 74.4% (p =0.141) andbody mass indexwerenotnormal41% (p =0.688) had no significant relationshipwiththe capacitylung. Meanwhile, the oldage of64.1% (p =0.018), years of 43.6% (p =0.013), smoking71.8% (p =0.037), notusingPPE/mask66.7% (p =0.001) has asignificant associationwithlungcapacity. Suggestedto the owner ofthe furniture industrytoprovidemasksandworkerswear masksduringwork.To the Department ofLabor andMakassarCity Health Departmentactivelypromotehealthand safety, providing informationabout thedangers of smoking.
LEPA AND SPRAY IRRIGATION OF CORN—SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS

Two LEPA and two spray sprinkler methods were evaluated with five irrigation amounts ranging from 0 to 100% of soil water replenishment in 25% increments. The LEPA methods were bubblers at the 0.3-m height and doubleended socks pulled through the furrows, and the spray methods were in-canopy spray at the 0.3-m height and overhead spray about 0.3 m above the mature crop canopy. The 100% irrigation treatment received 25-mm irrigations to maintain soil water at a non-yield-limiting level based on earlier research. Neutron soil water measurements verified the adequacy of the irrigation applications. Deficit irrigation treatments received 0, 25, 50, and 75% of the 25-mm irrigations on the same date. The field study was conducted on Pullman clay loam soil at Bushland, Texas, during the 1994 and 1995 crop years. Tillage, fertility, and weed and insect control were typical of those used for high-yield, on-farm corn production in the Southern High Plains. The corn was planted on 0.76-m spaced beds, all furrows were diked, and sprinkler devices were spaced 1.52 m apart over alternate furrows. Grain yields and seasonal water use efficiency (WUE) both increased significantly with irrigation amount. For 100% irrigation across the four sprinkler methods, grain yields and WUE averaged 13.5 Mg/ha and 1.68 kg/m3, respectively. Significant differences in grain yields and WUE occurred among the sprinkler methods in 1994, but the yields and WUE were not consistently larger for either the LEPA or spray sprinkler method. In conclusion, both LEPA and spray are efficient sprinkler methods for irrigating corn for high grain yields in the Southern High Plains.
Skin heating effects of millimeter-wave irradiation-thermal modeling results

Millimeter microwaves (MMWs) are a subset of RF in the 30-300-GHz range, The proliferation of devices that operate in the MMW range has been accompanied by increased concern about their safety. As MMW irradiation has a very shallow penetration in tissue, the specific absorption rate is not a relevant parameter for dosimetry purposes. A thermal modeling program was used to investigate the tissue heating effects of MMW irradiation (100 GHz nominal) on the primate head. The objectives were to determine the extent to which the surface and subsurface tissue temperatures depend on applied energy density and the effects of blood flow and surface cooling on tissue temperatures. Two power ranges were considered: short-duration exposure to high power microwaves (HPMs), with power densities of 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, or 3.0 W cm/sup -2/ for 3 s, and longer duration exposure to low-power microwaves (LPMs), with power densities of 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3 W cm/sup -2/ for 30 s. The applied energies were comparable for both HPM and LPM exposures. The authors found both surface and subsurface temperatures increase as the energy level increases, with HPMs having a higher peak temperature than the LPMs for similar exposure energy densities. The surface temperature increase is linear with energy density for the HPMs, except under combined conditions of high blood flow (blood-flow rate of 8/spl times/10/sup -3/ g s/sup -1/ cm/sup -3/) and high-energy density (greater than 7.5 J cm/sup -2/), The LPM surface temperatures are not linear with incident energy. The peak surface temperature is affected by environmental conditions (convection coefficient, sweat rate). The magnitude of the temperature increase due to MMW exposure did not change with environmental conditions. The subsurface temperature increases are considerably damped, compared to the surface temperatures.
A novel self-oscillating synchronously-rectified DC-DC converter

A self-oscillating synchronously rectified DC-DC converter (SOSYRC) is proposed and examined analytically and experimentally. The converter is composed of an autonomous high-frequency push-pull oscillator, a synchronous pulsewidth modulated (PWM) controller/driver, a synchronous rectifier, and an output filter. The synchronous controller is built around a conventional PWM controller. Its function is to maintain zero voltage switching (ZVS) and to pass integer number of cycles of the main frequency to prevent saturation of the push-pull transformer due to unbalanced operation. The main features of the SOSYRC are: operation under ZVS conditions, sinusoidal voltage waveforms, and the ability to independently control multiple outputs. Another important feature is the fact that only a fraction of the resonant current passes through the switches. Simulation and experimental results were found to be in good agreement with the model developed for the proposed SOSYRC. <<ETX>>
Cardiopulmonary responses of the sit-to-stand test in individuals pre and post-heart surgery : cross section

| INTRODUCTION: The cardiorespiratory repercussions of heart surgery can be assessed through submaximal testing. OBJECTIVE: Compare cardiorespiratory responses to the one-minute sit-and-stand test in individuals preand post-heart surgery. METHODS: An analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted involving 45 hemodynamically stable male and female patients with an ejection fraction greater than 45% submitted to coronary artery bypass surgery at a cardiology service of a hospital in the interior of the state of REDACTED between 2018 and 2019. The following variables were collected at rest and the end of the test one day before surgery and postoperatively: systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP, mmHg), heart rate (HR, bpm), respiratory rate (RR, rpm), peripheral saturation oxygen (SpO2, %), lower limb fatigue (LLF, 0-10), dyspnea (0-10), number of test repetitions and number of interruptions. The R program was used to process the data. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used for the determination of normality. The groups were compared using the non-parametric Wilcoxon test. RESULTS: Most participants were male (71%), and the mean age was 61±9 years. In the preoperative period, statistically significant increases (p≤0.05) were found for SBP, HR, RR, LLF, and dyspnea between resting values and the end of the test. Significant increases (p≤0.05) were found in the postoperative period for HR, RR, LLF, and dyspnea between rest and the end of the test, with no increase in SBP. Comparing the preoperative and postoperative evaluations variables, higher HR, RR, the number of interruptions and lower SBP, SpO2, and the number of repetitions were found after surgery (p≤0.05). CONCLUSION: The one-minute sit-to-stand test induced physiological cardiorespiratory responses in the preoperative evaluation. However, higher cardiorespiratory responses at rest and an attenuated response to exercise were found in the postoperative evaluation compared to the preoperative evaluation.
STORIES CAN INFLUENCE THE SELF-CONCEPT 1 Running Head: STORIES CAN INFLUENCE THE SELF-CONCEP T Stories Can Influence the Self-Concept

The present work examined the influence of stories on the self concept of femininity. A mixed sample of female respondents ( N = 689) participated in a web-based experiment. Self-reported femininity was assessed after reading a story that featured a protagonist with a traditional gender role (focus on motherhood) or a control story. The experimental story increased femininity only among readers who were mo re deeply transported into the story world. Moreover, the experimental story increased f emininity among respondents who were unlikely to engage in social comparison (had no chi ldren of their own) whereas no such effect was observed for respondents who were demogr aphically more similar to the protagonist (had children of their own).
An investigation into the processes controlling the global distribution of dissolved 231 Pa and 230 Th in the ocean and the sedimentary 231 Pa / 230 Th ratios by using an ocean general circulation model

Sedimentary 231Pa/230Th ratios provide clues to estimate the strength of past ocean circulation. For its estimation, understanding the processes controlling the distributions of dissolved 231Pa and 230Th in the ocean is important. However, 10 simulations of dissolved and particulate 231Pa and 230Th in the modern ocean, recently obtained from the GEOTRACES project, remain challenging. Here we show an improved model simulation of 231Pa and 230Th in the global ocean by introducing bottom scavenging and the dependence of scavenging efficiency on particle concentration with water-column reversible scavenging. The incorporation of bottom scavenging improves the simulated distribution of dissolved 231Pa and 230Th in the deep ocean, which has been overestimated in models not considering the bottom scavenging. We further 15 demonstrate that introducing the dependence of scavenging efficiency on particle concentration results in a high concentration of dissolved 230Th in the Southern Ocean. Our best simulation can well reproduce not only the oceanic distribution of 231Pa and 230Th but also the sedimentary 231Pa/230Th ratios. Sensitivity analysis reveals that oceanic advection of 231Pa primarily determines sedimentary 231Pa/230Th ratios. On the other hand, 230Th advection and bottom scavenging have an opposite effect to 231Pa advection on the sedimentary 231Pa/230Th ratios, reducing their latitudinal contrast. Our model 20 realistically simulates the residence times of 231Pa and 230Th, whereas previous models that reported the similar distribution of sedimentary 231Pa/230Th ratios significantly overestimate the residence times for both 231Pa and 230Th.
NON-LINEAR MODELING OF BROILER GROWTH USING A TIME-VARIANT PARAMETER ESTIMATION METHOD

Controlling the growth trajectory of broiler chickens is a possibility to reduce the negative growth responses related to fast growth, such as increased body fat deposition, a decrease of reproduction capacity, metabolic diseases, a high incidence of skeletal diseases, and sudden death syndrome. In previous research, a growth control algorithm for broilers was developed based on a compact adaptive growth prediction model, assuming a linear relationship between cumulative food intake and animal weight. Because the growth response of broilers to cumulative food intake is a non-linear process, this article investigates the validity of the assumption of linearity in an adaptive modeling approach in terms of prediction accuracy. The dynamic growth response of the broiler chickens was modeled and predicted using a time-variant parameter estimation procedure. A recursive non-linear model was used to estimate the model parameters and to predict the growth response every 24 h based on a fixed number of actual and past measurements. Tests were performed on 43 data sets. A comparison was made with the prediction accuracy of the recursive linear modeling approach. The non-linear modeling approach made it possible to predict the growth of the broiler chickens up to 7 days ahead with a mean relative prediction error of 5%, or less. This non-linear model reduces the prediction error significantly with a maximum of 1.5% in comparison to the linear modeling approach. It can be concluded that for growth control purposes the dynamic growth response of broiler chickens is slightly better modeled assuming non-linear dynamics in a short time window.
Spinal cord associative plasticity improves forelimb sensorimotor function after cervical injury

Associative plasticity occurs when two stimuli converge on a common neural target. Previous efforts to promote associative plasticity have targeted cortex, with variable and moderate effects. In addition, the targeted circuits are inferred, rather than tested directly. In contrast, we sought to target the strong convergence between motor and sensory systems in the spinal cord. We developed spinal cord associative plasticity (SCAP), precisely timed pairing of motor cortex and dorsal spinal cord stimulations, to target this interaction. We tested the hypothesis that properly timed paired stimulation would strengthen the sensorimotor connections in the spinal cord and improve recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). We tested physiological effects of paired stimulation, the pathways that mediate it, and its function in a preclinical trial. Subthreshold spinal cord stimulation strongly augmented motor cortex evoked muscle potentials at the time they were paired, but only when they arrived synchronously in the spinal cord. This paired stimulation effect depended on both cortical descending motor and spinal cord proprioceptive afferents; selective inactivation of either of these pathways fully abrogated the paired stimulation effect. SCAP, repetitive pairing of these pathways for 5 or 30 minutes in awake rats, increased spinal excitability for hours after pairing ended. To apply SCAP as therapy, we optimized the parameters to promote strong and long-lasting effects. This effect was just as strong in rats with cervical SCI as in uninjured rats, demonstrating that spared connections after moderate SCI were sufficient to support plasticity. In a blinded trial, rats received a moderate C4 contusive SCI. Ten days after injury, they were randomized to 30 minutes of SCAP each day for 10 days or sham stimulation. Rats with SCAP had significantly improved function on the primary outcome measure, a test of dexterity during manipulation of food, at 50 days after SCI. In addition, rats with SCAP had persistently stronger responses to cortical and spinal stimulation than sham stimulation rats, indicating a spinal locus of plasticity. SCAP rats had lasting improvements in H-reflex modulation. The groups had no difference in the rat grimace scale, a measure of pain. We conclude that SCAP strengthens sensorimotor connections within the spinal cord, resulting in improved reflex modulation and forelimb function after moderate SCI. Since both motor cortex and spinal cord stimulation are performed routinely in humans, this approach can be trialed in people with SCI or other disorders that damage sensorimotor connections and impair dexterity.
Numerical Predictions of Rotating Stall in an Axial Multi-Stage-Compressor

This paper describes a numerical investigation of rotating stall in an axial multi-stage compressor using an in-house CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) based aeroelasticity code. This study investigates the effects of VSV (variable stator vanes) schedule on the occurrence of rotating stall at engine part-speed. Moreover, the effects of VSV circumferential mis-stagger angles (e.g. vane stagger angle variation) on the inception of rotating stall are also investigated. Virtual pressure probes are used here in the CFD models to extract unsteady pressure levels at locations of interest. These numerical studies have also enabled to evaluate the blade peak displacements due to rotating stall and hence to predict the blade vibration levels. In general, the numerical results would appear to be in line with past experience from rig and development engine data.Copyright © 2011 by Rolls-Royce plc
Evaluation of Imazethapyr 10% SL for controlling weeds of groundnut in new alluvial soil of West Bengal

Weed infestation in the field crops is one of the major problems faced by the farmers in crop cultivation. Slow growth habit of legumes during early crop growth stages encourages rapid growth of weeds and leads to severe crop-weed competition which finally reduce the crop yield. An experiment was executed during kharif seasons of 2011 and 2012 at Chandamari Village (22o57’N, 88o20’E) of Nadia district of West Bengal to study the effect of Imazethapyr in controlling the predominant weeds in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea). The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with eight different treatments replicated thrice. Pod as well as haulm yield of groundnut was found to be the highest where hand weeding was practiced at an interval of 20 -1 and 40 DAS (T ) and it was at par with the treatment T (Imazethapyr 10% SL @ 125 g a.i. ha ) for pod yield and T and T 7 3 3 2 -1 (Imazethapyr 10% SL @ 100 g a.i. ha ) for pod and haulm yield. Though the maximum suppression of targeted weed density vis-a-1 vis weed biomass was obtained with the T (Imazethapyr 10% SL @ 150 g a.i. ha ), it showed delayed maturity due to bit 4 phytotoxicity on groundnut.
Analysis of the Σ-Δ pulsed digital oscillator for MEMS.

The aim of this paper is the analysis, simulation, and experimental verification of the - pulsed digital oscillator (PDO) topology. As it has been shown in previous works, the oscillation frequency and output spectrum in the PDO depend on the sampling frequency, the natural frequency of the micror- electromechanical systems (MEMS) resonator and its damping factor. Here, extensive discrete-time simulations have been carried out which show that the normalized oscillation frequency as a function of the normalized natural frequency of the resonator is very similar to a distorted Devil's Staircase fractal. This nonlinear behavior is a direct consequence of the damping losses of the MEMS resonator. Analytical conditions for a perfect oscillation at the natural frequency of the resonator are also calculated. For this set of what we call "perfect" frequencies, it is also shown that the energy transfer from the electrical to the mechanical domain is maximum. Then a more generalized structure of the oscillator is considered and the drawn conclusions are tested against experi- mental results obtained from an oscillator prototype which uses a MEMS resonator with thermoelectric actuation and piezoresistive position sensing.