Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Sparse Pinning Control for Vehicle Platoon via Sequential $\ell^{1}$ Optimization

This paper proposes a sparse pinning control method for vehicle platoon control. Our method controls a vehicle platoon by controlling some vehicles called pinning agents. The pinning agents and control inputs are optimized to reach a target velocity and a target inter-vehicular distance. We formulate this optimization problem as sequential $\ell^{1}$ sparse optimization and the input mapping. The input mapping ranks the elements from the optimized input vector in order of the size of the $\ell^{1}$ norm and sets all elements smaller than the specified ranking to 0. This ranking constraint expresses a constraint of the number of pinning agents. The calculation loads of our optimization method with the constraint of the number of pinning agents are smaller than other node selection problems and $\ell^{0}$ sparse optimization. The main concern of the sequential $\ell^{1}$ optimization is to reduce the computational load, and the sub concern is to attenuate the String-Instability.
Evaluating the Dynamic Response of the Bridge-Vehicle System considering Random Road Roughness Based on the Moment Method

The bridge-vehicle interaction (BVI) system vibration is caused by the vehicles passing through the bridge. The road roughness has a great impact on the system vibration. In this regard, poor road roughness is known to affect the comfort of the vehicle crossing the bridge and aggravate the fatigue damage of the bridge. Road roughness is usually regarded as a random process in numerical calculation. To fully consider the influence of road roughness randomness on the response of the BVI system, a random BVI model was established. Thereafter, the random process of road roughness was expressed by Karhunen–Loeve expansion (KLE), after which the moment method was used to calculate the maximum probability value of the BVI system response. The proposed method has higher accuracy and efficiency than the Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) calculation method. Subsequently, the influences of vehicle speed, roughness grade, and bridge span on the impact factor (IMF) were analyzed. The results show that the road roughness grade has a greater impact on the bridge IMF than the bridge span and vehicle speed.
Revealing RCOR2 as a regulatory component of nuclear speckles

Background Nuclear processes such as transcription and RNA maturation can be impacted by subnuclear compartmentalization in condensates and nuclear bodies. Here, we characterize the nature of nuclear granules formed by REST corepressor 2 (RCOR2), a nuclear protein essential for pluripotency maintenance and central nervous system development. Results Using biochemical approaches and high-resolution microscopy, we reveal that RCOR2 is localized in nuclear speckles across multiple cell types, including neurons in the brain. RCOR2 forms complexes with nuclear speckle components such as SON, SRSF7, and SRRM2. When cells are exposed to chemical stress, RCOR2 behaves as a core component of the nuclear speckle and is stabilized by RNA. In turn, nuclear speckle morphology appears to depend on RCOR2. Specifically, RCOR2 knockdown results larger nuclear speckles, whereas overexpressing RCOR2 leads to smaller and rounder nuclear speckles. Conclusion Our study suggests that RCOR2 is a regulatory component of the nuclear speckle bodies, setting this co-repressor protein as a factor that controls nuclear speckles behavior.
Analysis of β-lactams and Carbapenem Heteroresistance in Extra-intestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli from Blood Samples in Iran

Introduction: Heteroresistance is the phenomenon wherein subpopulations of microbes exhibit a range of resistance to an antibiotic and are prevalent in a broad range of microorganisms. Not much data on carbapenem and β-lactams heteroresistance among extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) in blood infections is available. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of heteroresistance to β-lactams and carbapenems in ExPEC strains isolated from patients' blood in Tehran, Iran. Methods : Identification of E. coli isolates was performed using standard biochemical tests, and PFGE was employed to determine the E. coli isolates genotypes. Antibiotic resistance pattern to carbapenems (ertapenem, meropenem, and imipenem), cefotaxime, and cefepime was determined by measuring minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). The results were used to assess β-lactam and carbapenem heteroresistance in E. coli isolates. Results: In this study, for the first time, heteroresistance to the antibiotics carbapenem (ertapenem, meropenem, and imipenem), cefotaxime, and cefepime was observed in E. coli isolates from blood samples. Sixteen samples had heteroresistance to antibiotics. Three and two isolates showed heteroresistance to imipenem and ertapenem, respectively. Simultaneous heteroresistance to two carbapenem family antibiotics in three isolates was detected. Also, three isolates showed heteroresistance to cefepime and five to cefotaxime. The imipenem-resistant isolates exhibited a higher level of heteroresistance than those resistant to other carbapenem antibiotics. Conclusions: The present study shows that heteroresistance is increasing in Iran. Furthermore, this study demonstrated increasing resistance to the carbapenem family.
Exploring the Core Values of Entrepreneurs: A Comparison to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals

This paper is an exploratory research that builds on existing theoretical and empirical studies in the areas of entrepreneurship and sustainability. Its aim is to gain insights into the extent to which entrepreneurs are engaging in the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN 17). It therefore analyzes the core values of 1,467 entrepreneurs to understand the present state of their core values for subsequently comparing them to the UN 17, which we consider as normative. The methods employed include Latent Dirichlet and text data mining. The outcome of the research identifies entrepreneurs as having some degree of engagement with sustainability and that only two of the UN 17, namely education and health, are particularly conspicuous.
Intrapreneural Dynamics: A Case Research at the Insurance Industry in Portugal

Abstract This research focusses on the firm endowments; focusing on the impact of an organizational structure and its managerial systems as the intrapreneurial conditions (IC) for constraining and/or leveraging behavioral patterns of intrapreneurial dynamics (ID). With a positivistic stance and deductive approach to theory development, the researcher attempts to test the phenomenon using a single case design with a holistic frame. The intrapreneurial assessment model of Hartman (2006) outlines the IC variables. Online questionnaires directed to the stakeholders of the partaking firm have originated a probabilistic and randomized sample of 9,70% of respondents of the targetpopulation (670 employees). We argue that the firm´s environment has a direct impact on the intrapreneurial behavior at both, managerial and non-managerial levels, since data exhibits an interaction of variables IC-ID with a positive correlation in its mutation patterns. Herein, is not encompassed the subset of ID with roots upon corporate entrepreneurship (CE); however, it constitutes a clear gap for further statistical and analytical generalizations. This study illuminates the determinism of the organizational ecosystems on the formation of intrapreneurial ideas and ventures and shaping the new intraprises with regard to Entrepreneurial Employee Activity (EEA).
Scientific Inquiry on Various Styles of Yoga for Revitalizing Psychological Health

Yoga is an ancient discipline designed to bring balance and health to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions of the individual. Yoga is often depicted metaphorically as a tree comprising of eight branches or aspects: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi. Each branch is connected with the whole, in the same way that bodily limbs are all connected. All these work together and they are not stages to be achieved one after another. Even though Yoga includes all eight aspects, it is most often understood to be a program of physical exercises (asanas) and breathing exercises (pranayama) and in some instances includes meditation (dhyana). There are six major styles of yoga that are practiced and popular worldwide and they are Hatha, Anasara, Iyengar, Bikram, Kundalini and Ashtanga. Studies have shown that irrespective of the style of yoga that is practiced, regular yoga practice revitalizes psychological health by reducing stress, anxiety and depression. This study aims to elucidate the scientific inquiry behind the various styles of yoga in revitalizing psychological health.
The Standard GTAP Model in GAMS, Version 7

The purpose of this document is to describe a version of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) computable general equilibrium (CGE) model implemented in the General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) that is a literal implementation of the standard General Economic Modeling Package (GEMPACK) version. It updates and supersedes the model description provided in van der Mensbrugghe (2018), which remains the main reference. The key revision of the new version is that the model is calibrated to initially normalized variables, similar to Rutherford’s GTAPinGams model (Lanz and Rutherford (2016)). One objective is to improve model scaling and hopefully numerical convergence. One advantage is that it is relatively easy to view the results in percentage change form, similar to the GEMPACK version of the model. The new version includes three additional extensions: national-level Armington preferences for domestic vs. imports, agent-level sourcing by region of origin (a variant of the multi-region input-output model (MRIO)), and rent-generating ad valorem equivalent (AVE) of non-tariff measures (NTMs).
Fine Virtual Manipulation with Hands of Different Sizes

Natural interaction with virtual objects relies on two major technology components: hand tracking and hand-object physics simulation. There are functional solutions for these two components, but their hand representations may differ in size and skeletal morphology, hence making the connection non-trivial. In this paper, we introduce a pose retargeting strategy to connect the tracked and simulated hand representations, and we have formulated and solved this hand retargeting as an optimization problem. We have also carried out a user study that demonstrates the effectiveness of our approach to enable fine manipulations that are slow and awkward with naïve approaches.
The Effects of Leverage, Investment Decision, Dividend Policy and Profitability, on Firm Value of the Automotive Sector Companies

This paper examined the impact of leverage, investment decision, dividend policy and profitability on the firm value of the automotive sector companies from 2010 - 2016. There are 12 firms chosen using a purposive sampling technique implementing specific criteria. Those firms are publicly listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Panel data regression (Pooled OLS, Fixed Effects, and Random Effects) is used in this research. The results have shown that leverage, dividend policy and profitability, have a positive and significant impact on firms' value. A rise in these factors will lead to an increasing stock price, whereas even though has has a positive impact, but investment decision not a substantial effect on company value.
Determination of the Effects of Copper (Cu) and Lead (Pb) Heavy Metals on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization

Heavy metal (HM) pollution has become one of the most important environmental problems of the present day, as a result of the developing industrial activities. Accordingly, it is important to understand microorganism activities in soil ecosystems that have been exposed to HMs for a long time. The aim of this study was to show the potential effects of ores on soil carbon and nitrogen mineralizations which were taken from copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) mines in Balıkesir-Balya and Kastamonu-Küre districts in Turkey. The carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) mineralizations were determined by using the CO2 respiration method (30 days) and the Parnas Wagner method (42 days) under the controlled laboratory conditions (28 °C, 80% of field capacity), respectively. It was observed that carbon mineralization decreased depending on the dose increase. 250 mg kg-1 treatment with Pb was lower than the control and there was a significant difference between them (P < 0.001). In terms of nitrogen mineralization rate (%), there was no significant difference among all treatments. According to the results, Pb affected microorganisms more negatively; however, the presence of Cu slightly decreased its negative effect. It is possible to conclude that carbon mineralization can be indicator for HM pollution in the soil. However, nitrogen mineralization was not a determining factor at HM pollution in this study.
Optimizing the Schedule of PARP Inhibitors in Combination with 177Lu-DOTATATE: A Dosimetry Rationale

177Lu-DOTATATE for neuroendocrine tumours is considered a low-toxicity treatment and may therefore be combined with other pharmaceuticals to potentiate its efficacy. One approach is to add a poly-[ADP-ribose]-polymerase (PARP) inhibitor to decrease the ability of tumour cells to repair 177Lu-induced DNA damage. To decrease the risk of side effects, the sequencing should be optimized according to the tumour-to-normal tissue enhanced dose ratio (TNED). The aim of this study was to investigate how to enhance 177Lu-DOTATATE by optimal timing of the addition of a PARP inhibitor. Biokinetic modelling was performed based on the absorbed dose to the bone marrow, kidneys and tumour; determined from SPECT/CT and planar images from 17 patients treated with 177Lu-DOTATATE. To investigate the theoretical enhanced biological effect of a PARP inhibitor during 177Lu-DOTATATE treatment, the concept of relative biological effectiveness (RBE) was used, and PARP inhibitor administration was simulated over different time intervals. The absorbed dose rate for the tumour tissue demonstrated an initial increase phase until 12 h after infusion followed by a slow decrease. In contrast, the bone marrow showed a rapid initial dose rate decrease. Twenty-eight days after infusion of 177Lu-DOTATATE, the full absorbed dose to the bone marrow and kidney was reached. Using an RBE value of 2 for both the tumour and normal tissues, the TNED was increased compared to 177Lu-DOTATATE alone. According to the modelling, the PARP inhibitor should be introduced approximately 24 h after the start of 177Lu-DOTATATE treatment and be continued for up to four weeks to optimize the TNED. Based on these results, a phase I trial assessing the combination of olaparib and 177Lu-DOTATATE in somatostatin receptor-positive tumours was launched in 2020 (NCT04375267).
Root development on cuttings of seven arctic shrub species for revegetation

ABSTRACT Vegetation removal during resource extraction in the Arctic causes long-lasting impacts requiring revegetation to accelerate plant reestablishment. This study focused on root development on shrub cuttings from seven common species at Diavik Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories. Two experiments were conducted; the first had six soaking times (zero, one, three, five, ten, twenty days), four indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) concentrations (0, 0.1, 0.4, 0.8 percent), and three seasons (summer, fall, spring). The second had a control, three IBA concentrations (0.1, 0.4, 0.8 percent) or alternative chemical compounds, either three Salix water or three smoke water extracts, in two seasons (summer, fall). After sixty days, all species developed at least primary and secondary roots in at least one season in one experiment, including one previously undocumented species, Kalmia procumbens. Rooting characteristics were highly variable, with maximum percentage of rooted cuttings from 3 to 55 percent and maximum number of roots per cutting from 1 to 117 across species, seasons, and experiments. Though rooting percentages were low, species-specific interactions between season and Salix water extract and smoke water extract were observed. Assessing multiple species highlights the potential of vegetative propagation to revegetate northern disturbed sites with common species that lack reliable seed sources.
Effective antenatal care often improves the decision-making process among childbearing females for pursuing institutional childbirth in two South Asian Low- and middle-income countries: An appraisal of the 2019 MICS dataset

Pranta Das1 , Nandeeta Samad2,3 , Razmin Bari4 , Ambigga Krishnapillai Devi5 , Halyna Lugova6 , Sayeeda Rahman7 , Rahnuma Ahmad8 , Khandaker Anika Afroz9 , Mainul Haque10* 1Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2Department of Public Health, North South University, Bangladesh. 3 Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Guys Campus, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom. 4College of Arts & Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 5Unit of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 6Unit of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7School of Medicine, American University of Integrative Sciences, Bridgetown, Barbados. 8Department of Physiology, Medical College for Women and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 9Former Deputy Manager, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, CEP, BRAC, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 10 Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Environmental DNA surveys of Burmese pythons in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem

Improving the probability of detecting invasive giant snakes is vital for the management of emerging or established populations. Burmese pythons occupy thousands of square kilometers of mostly inaccessible habitats in Florida. Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods have been shown to be time and cost effective in a number of systems and may be preferable to traditional detection methods for constrictor snakes, having been shown to be effective at detecting Burmese pythons where traditional and novel detection methods have failed. The purposes of this study were (1) to estimate Burmese python eDNA occurrence in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem based on land-use type; and (2) to conduct preliminary surveys within the Greater Everglades Ecosystem for positive eDNA detections. Twenty-eight sites were sampled in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, with 5 field replicate samples per site, for a total of 140 water samples collected. Python eDNA was detected in samples from 25 of the 28 sites by using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction amplification. Abiotic parameters were col lected and explored, but we found no conclusive relationship among them and python eDNA detections. eDNA monitoring of aquatic habitats can assist in identifying newly colonized areas where pythons have not been previously detected, as well as movement corridors and pathways of dispersal. This information could be used to delimit a population boundary as it expands further to the north in peninsular Florida.
Miniaturization process of three-dimensional nanostructures fabricated by focused-ion-beam chemical vapor deposition

A miniaturization process for three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures fabricated by focused-ion-beam chemical vapor deposition was proposed in this study. Carbon nanostructures with a Ga–C core and C shell were miniaturized by controlling the diameter of the Ga–C core using annealing and removing the C shell using reactive ion etching. The process characteristics were also evaluated. Furthermore, we demonstrated the miniaturization of the 3D structures. As a result, the diameters of carbon nanopillars in an array were miniaturized from approximately 71 nm to approximately 17 nm. In addition, the proposed miniaturization process was useful to sharpen the edges of nanostructures.
Outcomes of International Service Learning (ISL): Alumni Perspectives

Service learning is an active method that combines academic knowledge and hands-on experience while serving a community. Service learning is well established within occupational therapy (OT) and allied health education, as many institutions have organized both domestic and international service learning experiences. Literature supports student benefits of participation in international service learning (ISL), but limited literature exists on the long-term impact of participation in ISL throughout allied health education. Many OT students participate in ISL during their education, but there is limited literature on the impact of an ISL experience on participants’ careers in OT. In this qualitative study, an online survey was distributed to past participants of an ISL trip of an OT program in the Midwest. Of the 100 subjects, 30 completed the survey. Researchers used conventional content analysis to extract themes from the data. Two themes were identified: (1) evolving professional self and (2) transformative personal experience. Subthemes of the evolving professional self theme included: (1) desire to work with vulnerable populations, (2) professional soft skill development, and (3) acquisition of knowledge and skills. Results indicate that benefits are maintained after graduation signifying that participation in ISL may have a sustained, lasting influence on OT practitioners. ISL supports the values of OT education by shaping professional identity through active, diverse learning and self-reflection to promote lifelong learning. Results broaden the profession’s understanding of the outcomes of ISL post-graduation and inform ISL best practice standards within OT education. Published by Encompass, 202
relationship among service quality, patient satisfaction and patient loyalty: case study in Jordan Mafraq hospital

This study aimed to investigate the impact of perceived health care service quality on patient satisfaction and patient loyalty in mafraq governmental hospital. A survey was conducted to gather data with a complete of 400 patients. To obtain the results and to analyse the hypothesis, the study used PLS-SEM Statistical technique. The findings showed that service quality had a positive direct effect on patient loyalty and patient satisfaction. Meanwhile, patient satisfaction mediated the relationship between service quality and patient loyalty. The study recommends that public hospital managers and healthcare providers should initiate continuous quality improvement programs and monitor healthcare quality to gain patient satisfaction patient and loyalty in return. Future studies may include other factors such as perceived value, trust, availability of hospital resources that can affect patient satisfaction and loyalty.
In Vitro Sterilization Procedures For Micropropagating Silphium Integrifolium Michx.

Perennial crops are constantly exposed to fungi and bacteria in their environment, and thus explants from field-grown plants are difficult to disinfect for micropropagation because of both endophytic and epiphytic microbes. Field grown S. integrifolium plants were potted and grown in the greenhouse for five weeks; new stems and anthers along with seeds were tested for in vitro sterilization. We report successful sterilization protocols that involved disinfecting seeds with isothiazolone biocides (PPM) and NaClO and sterilizing stems and anthers through vacuum infiltration of PPM. The establishing of the protocols is useful for subsequent micropropagation and would in this way facilitate Silphium breeding and domestication processes.