Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Silk‐Based Functionalization Architecture for Single Fiber Imaging and Sensing

A new fiber functionalization architecture for single‐fiber imaging and sensing is presented. 5(6)Carboxy‐seminaphthorhodafluor‐2 (a fluorescent pH sensor) is attached to a silk‐binding peptide and the complex added to aqueous silk fibroin protein. These bind with a Kd of 36 µM as determined by a fluorescence polarization assay. The fiber is dip‐coated into the silk and peptide mixture, and scanning electron microscopy images reveal a uniform silk coating on the fiber tip. The coating is stable to repeated washes and does not affect the imaging light emitted from the fiber, which allows concurrent optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and pH sensing. Oocytes are metabolically stimulated with CoCl2 to produce lactic acid, and a pH reduction of 0.04 is measured using the probe. The distance between fiber tip and oocyte is monitored by simultaneous OCT acquisitions to precisely position the probe. Lastly, OCT imaging of an ovary revealed the presence/absence of an oocyte within a follicle, an important step toward improving patient outcomes during in vitro fertilization, by limiting the number of invasive follicle punctures required. These results demonstrate the utility of this new coating to enable simultaneous OCT imaging and sensing, which provides significant insight into complex biological systems.
Architecture students’ uptake and use of formative and summative feedback

Abstract Increasingly, attention is being turned toward the actions of students in relation to feedback. This paper presents the outcomes of a questionnaire study researching what undergraduate and postgraduate architecture students perceive as the purpose of feedback, how they use feedback on their coursework, and what makes them more likely to act on it. An overarching theme in their conception of feedback’s purpose was that of a guide for improving coursework and learning. Two key dimensions that facilitated use over the longer term were feedback being generative and informing their working methods. The study revealed students engaging in a range of strategies with both formative and summative feedback to prioritise their next work; these could form the basis of facilitating wider adoption of these methods across the student body. There were similarities, but also substantial differences, between how undergraduate and postgraduate students reported perceiving and utilising feedback, which may have impact on feedback provision to enhance uptake and use. Whereas undergraduate students saw feedback’s purpose in terms of directing improvement, postgraduates were more likely to see their own role in the process. Postgraduates were more likely to question feedback’s validity over the longer term.
Exploring physiotherapy practice within hospital-based interprofessional chronic pain clinics in Ontario

ABSTRACT Background: Chronic pain affects one in five persons and is a leading contributor to years lived with disability and high health care costs. In 2016, the government of Ontario increased public funding for pediatric and adult hospital-based interprofessional chronic pain clinics (HICPCs) in Ontario, Canada, expanding the role of physiotherapy in chronic pain management in the province. This role has yet to be described in the literature. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore physiotherapy practice within HICPCs in Ontario. Methods: We conducted an interpretive description qualitative study based on semistructured interviews with physiotherapists employed in pediatric and adult HICPCs in Ontario. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and reviewed for accuracy. We analyzed interview data using thematic analysis. Results: Ten physiotherapists who practiced in pediatric and adult HICPCs (n = 4 pediatric; n = 6 adult) in Ontario were interviewed between February and April 2020. We constructed five themes related to physiotherapy practice in this setting. Themes included (1) contributing a functional lens to care; (2) empowering through pain education; (3) facilitating participation in physical activity and exercise; (4) supporting engagement in self-management strategies; and (5) implementing a collaborative approach to whole-person care. Conclusions: Our results illuminate how physiotherapy practice within HICPCs in Ontario focuses on providing a collaborative and whole-person approach to care, with an emphasis on supporting patients to increase their functional capacity by promoting engagement in active chronic pain management strategies.
Mathematical models and heuristic methods for the assembly line balancing problem with hierarchical worker assignment

This paper proposes new algorithms for the assembly line balancing problem with hierarchical worker assignment (ALBHW). The ALBHW appears in real industrial contexts, where companies deal with a multi-skilled workforce. It considers task execution times that vary depending on the worker type to whom the task is assigned. Qualification levels among workers are ranked hierarchically, where a lower qualified worker costs less but requires larger execution times then a higher qualified one. The aim is to assign workers and tasks to the stations of an assembly line, in such a way that cycle time and precedence constraints are satisfied, and the total cost is minimised. In this paper, we first present a mathematical model and improve it with preprocessing techniques. Then, we propose a constructive heuristic and a variable neighbourhood descent that are useful to solve large instances. Extensive computational experiments on benchmark instances prove the effectiveness of the algorithms.
Couples' changing work patterns in the United Kingdom and the United States during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Abstract Going beyond a focus on individual‐level employment outcomes, we investigate couples' changing work patterns in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Analyzing longitudinal panels of 2186 couples from the Understanding Society COVID‐19 Survey (UK) and 2718 couples from the Current Population Survey (US), we assess whether the pandemic has elevated the importance of human capital vis‐à‐vis traditional gender specialization in shaping couples' work patterns. The UK witnessed a notable increase in sole‐worker families with the better‐educated partner working, irrespective of gender. The impact of the pandemic was similar but weaker in the US. In both countries, couples at the bottom 25% of the prepandemic family income distribution experienced the greatest increase in neither partner working but the least growth in sole‐worker arrangements. Through a couple‐level analysis of changing employment patterns, this study highlights the importance of human capital in shaping couples' paid‐work organization during the pandemic, and it reveals the socioeconomic gradient in such organization.
Non‐stationary bending of a finite electromagnetoelastic rod

The related problem of non‐stationary bending of a finite electromagnetoelastic rod is considered. It is assumed that the material of the rod is a homogeneous isotropic conductor. The problem statement takes into account the initial electromagnetic field, the Lorentz force, Maxwell's equations and the generalized Ohm's law. The unknown functions are assumed to be bounded, and the initial conditions are assumed to be zero. It has noted that it is difficult to construct a solution analytically for a general model. Therefore, a transition is made to simplified equations corresponding to the Bernoulli‐Euler rod and the electromagnetic field is considered quasi‐stationary. For a rod with hinged ends, trigonometric series expansions and the Laplace transform in time are used. The solution of the problem is constructed in integral form with kernels in the form of influence functions. Images of kernels are found in the space of transformations and Fourier in the spatial coordinate. Their original functions are found explicitly. The present study presents examples of calculations for a concentrated load.
Past, present, and future geographic range of the relict Mediterranean and Macaronesian Juniperus phoenicea complex

Abstract Aim The aim of this study is to model the past, current, and future distribution of J. phoenicea s.s. , J. turbinata, and J. canariensis, based on bioclimatic variables using a maximum entropy model (Maxent) in the Mediterranean and Macaronesian regions. Location Mediterranean and Macaronesian. Taxon Cupressaceae, Juniperus. Methods Data on the occurrence of the J. phoenicea complex were obtained from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF.org), the literature, herbaria, and the authors’ field notes. Bioclimatic variables were obtained from the WorldClim database and Paleoclim. The climate data related to species localities were used for predictions of niches by implementation of Maxent, and the model was evaluated with ENMeval. Results The potential niches of Juniperus phoenicea during the Last Interglacial period (LIG), Last Glacial Maximum climate (LGM), and Mid‐Holocene (MH) covered 30%, 10%, and almost 100%, respectively, of the current potential niche. Climate warming may reduce potential niches by 30% in RCP2.6 and by 90% in RCP8.5. The potential niches of Juniperus turbinata had a broad circum‐Mediterranean and Canarian distribution during the LIG and the MH; its distribution extended during the LGM when it was found in more areas than at present. The predicted warming in scenarios RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 could reduce the current potential niche by 30% and 50%, respectively. The model did not find suitable niches for J. canariensis during the LIG and the LGM, but during the MH its potential niche was 30% larger than at present. The climate warming scenario RCP2.6 indicates a reduction in the potential niche by 30%, while RCP8.5 so indicates a reduction of almost 60%. Main conclusions This research can provide information for increasing the protection of the juniper forest and for counteracting the phenomenon of local extinctions caused by anthropic pressure and climate changes.
Implementation of Viola-Jones for Detection of Facial Factors of Human for Prospect of Image Recognition

- This is an application for tracking and detecting human faces and eyes from video or images, which can be used for different purposes and applications. The face is one of the distinguishing factors which can easily be used for the identification of an individual. The primary goal of this paper is to study the Viola-jones (VJ) algorithm, its four stage processes (Haar like Features, Integral Images, Adaboost and Cascading) and its implementation using OpenCV for face, eye and smile detection. It's an adroit algorithm basically targets the frontal faces for better detection accuracy.
A New Loss Generation Body Force Model for Fan/Compressor Blade Rows: An Artificial-Neural-Network Based Methodology

Body force models of fans and compressors are widely employed for predicting performance due to the reduction in computational cost associated with their use, particularly in nonuniform inflows. Such models are generally divided into a portion responsible for flow turning and another for loss generation. Recently, accurate, uncalibrated turning force models have been developed, but accurate loss generation models have typically required calibration against higher fidelity computations (especially when flow separation occurs). In this paper, a blade profile loss model is introduced which requires the trailing edge boundary layer momentum thicknesses. To estimate the momentum thickness for a given blade section, an artificial neural network is trained using over 400,000 combinations of blade section shape and flow conditions. A blade-to-blade flow field solver is used to generate the training data. The model obtained depends only on blade geometry information and the local flow conditions, making its implementation in a typical computational fluid dynamics framework straightforward. We show good agreement in the prediction of profile loss for 2D cascades both on and off design in the defined ranges for the neural network training.
Mental health-related impact applying a scalp cooling technology solution in chemotherapy: a scoping review

Background and ObjectiveA scalp cooling system, particularly, a digitised scalp-cooling system, is currently assuming an important role during adjuvant treatment within the oncological setting, promising the prevention of hair loss and turning an efficient procedure to reinforce the mental health of patients during chemotherapy by preventing chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). We conducted a scoping review to map the literature on the efficacy of the scalp cooling technology in chemotherapy. We focused on the efficacy of the scalp cooling system in preventing CIA and the associated mental health effects, such as reducing mood changes, depression, anxiety, anger, sleep disorders, and fatigue.MethodsWe performed a systematic search of MEDLINE via PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Scopus in May 2020. We conducted a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of the included literature. Based on the exclusion/inclusion criteria, a total of 17 articles were included in the scoping review process.ResultsThis review demonstrated the lack of research on the efficacy of adopting the scalp cooling system as preventive care for the well-being of patients through the prevention of their hair loss. Nevertheless, research on this topic is progressively increasing, and future studies should address specific key points.ConclusionThis study aimed to identify emerging and urgent research domains in order to design better clinical outcomes for innovative solutions, integrating the physical and mental health of oncological patients in survivorship.
Stable image matching for 3D reconstruction in outdoor

Stable image matching is still a pursuit goal in the communities of computer vision and graphics because of many potential applications such as 3D reconstruction, object recognition, and visual tracking. In the case of 3D reconstruction, modern structure‐from‐motion methods depend heavily on image‐matching methods for recovering geometric models. Existing methods have tried to exploit various strategies to generate correct feature correspondences for 3D reconstruction. However, there are no efficient methods that can work well in the wild. To defend this drawback, in this paper, we design a stable image‐matching method for 3D reconstruction. The method consists of feature point detection, descriptor extraction, feature matching, and matching verification. Besides, we try to choose a stable algorithm for each module of the proposed method, in which the adopted algorithms are implemented in an optimized approach for acceleration. Finally, we conduct a systematic experiment on several benchmarking datasets to assess the performance of the proposed method. Experimental results show that the proposed method has both high matching precision and fast speed.
X-ray powder diffraction reference patterns for Bi1−x Pb x OCuSe

The structures and powder X-ray reference diffraction patterns of the “natural superlattice” series Bi1−x Pb x OCuSe (x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, and 0.10) have been investigated. As the ionic radius of Pb2+ is greater than that of Bi3+, the unit-cell volume of Bi1−x Pb x OCuSe increases progressively from x = 0 to 0.1, namely, from 137.868(5) to 139.172(11) Å3, as expected. The structure of Bi1−x Pb x OCuSe is built from [Bi2(1−x)Pb2x O2]2(1−x)+ layers normal to the c-axis alternating with [Cu2Se2]2(1−x)− fluorite-like layers. Pb substitution in the Bi site of Bi1−x Pb x OCuSe leads to the weakening of the “bonding” between the [Bi2(1−x)Pb2x O2]2(1−x)+ and the [Cu2Se2]2(1−x)− layers. Powder patterns of Bi1−x Pb x OCuSe were submitted to be included in the Powder Diffraction File.
ANALISIS YURIDIS KEDUDUKAN JABATAN RANGKAP DIREKSI PADA HOLDING COMPANY PT. SEMEN INDONESIA (PERSERO), TBK

Abstrak. Pembentukan Holding Company oleh Badan Usaha Milik Negara adalah salah satu upaya pemerintah untuk meningkatkan kinerja Badan Usaha Milik Negara. PT. Semen Indonesia (Persero), Tbk merupakan holding company Badan Usaha Milik Negara yang memiliki jenis usaha pada sektor semen. Diketahui, direksi PT. Semen Indonesia (Persero), Tbk memiliki jabatan rangkap pada anak perusahaan. Jabatan rangkap tersebut adalah salah satu kebijakan yang tertuang dalam Peraturan Menteri Bada Usaha Milik Negara. Hal ini menimbulkan polemik oleh beberapa pihak karena kebijakan tersebut bertentangan dengan peraturan perundang-undangan lainnya dan mengakibatkan persaingan usaha yang tidak sehat. Kebijakan yang tertuang dalam peraturan hendaknya selaras dengan peraturan perundang-undangan yang lebih tinggi agar tidak menimbulkan kekacauan hukum.Abstact. The formation of holding company by State Owned Enterprises is one of the government’s efforts to improve the performance of the State Owned Enterprises. PT. Semen Indonesia (Persero), Tbk is a State Owned Enterprises holding company and it has a business in cement sector. For known, the board of directors of PT. Semen Indonesia (Persero), Tbk has concurrent positions in the subsidiary. This dual position is one of the policies set forth in the Regulation of Minister of State Owned Enterprises. This resulted in a polemic by several parties because the policy was against other laws and regulations and resulted in unfair business competition. Policies contained in regulations should be in line with higher legislative regulations so it is not cause legal confusion.
The impact of the pandemic on early career researchers: what we already know from the internationally published literature

In order to take account of the impact of the pandemic on the already changing scholarly communications and work-life of early career researchers (ECRs), the 4-year long Harbingers study was extended for another two years. As a precursor to the study (featuring interviews and a questionnaire survey), currently underway, an analytic review of the pertinent literature was undertaken and its results are presented here. The review focuses on the challenges faced by ECRs and how these compare to the ones more senior researchers have to tackle. In the examination of the literature three general questions are posed: Q1) What are the identifiable and forthcoming impacts of the pandemic-induced financial pressures felt in the Higher Education sector on ECRs’ employment and career development prospects? Q2) What are the identifiable and forthcoming pandemic-associated disruptions in the pace/focus/direction of the research undertaking? Have any disruptions been predicted to exert an impact on ECRs’ research activities, and if so, with what scholarly consequences? Q3) How is the work-life of ECRs shaping up under the virus-dictated rules of the ‘new normal’ in the research undertaking? What challenges, if any, arise from the changes in practices identified, and what might their potential consequences be for ECRs? The broad conclusion of the study is that the literature leaves little room for doubt: junior researchers are already disproportionally affected by and bear the burden of the ongoing pandemic-incurred hardships and they are likely to remain similarly impacted when more trials, still unfolding, materialise.
Técnicas de identificação humana em Odontologia Legal

A identificação humana é de extrema importância em questões jurídicas e sociais. Vários métodos foram desenvolvidos e aprimorados ao logo dos anos para se estabelecer a identidade individual através da odontologia forense. O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar por meio de uma revisão da literatura, técnicas utilizadas pela Odontologia Legal na identificação humana. Para isso foram levantados artigos em sua íntegra sobre as seguintes técnicas de identificação forense utilizadas pela Odontologia Legal: exames radiográficos; estágios de mineralização do dente; seios paranasais; rugoscopia palatina; saliva; marcas de mordida e impressões labiais. Com exceção da técnica que utiliza as marcas de mordida, que serve apenas para casos de exclusão de identificação, todas as demais foram efetivas para a identificação humana, isoladamente ou associadas a outros métodos. Cada técnica tem vantagens, desvantagens, limitações em sua aplicação e indicações específicas que devem ser analisadas de acordo com os casos individualmente e materiais disponíveis para comparação de registros ante mortem e post mortem. Neste contexto, é essencial que o profissional da Odontologia que atua na clínica odontológica, preencha e guarde adequadamente os prontuários dos seus pacientes. Nesta era digital, a guarda de exames por imagem, sejam radiológicos (como radiografias e tomografias computadorizadas) ou não (como fotografias e escaneamentos 3D intraorais) é simples, prática, e de fundamental importância forense.
The relationship between water‐soluble P and modified Morgan P: results based on data and chemical modelling.

An improved understanding of potential soluble phosphorus (P) loss in run‐off and leachate from agriculturally managed soils presents practical and theoretical challenges. Our study aimed to discover whether modified Morgan extractable P (MMP) can be used to predict water‐soluble P (WSP). We first addressed the relationship between MMP and WSP, and whether MMP is useful for predicting the WSP concentrations demanded by water quality regulations. Secondly, we applied novel soil chemical models to explain why the relationship between MMP and WSP depends upon soil properties. Thirdly, we explain how soil properties relate to potential soluble P loss in situations in which soil is subjected to a wide liquid‐to‐soil ratio (e.g. run‐off and rivers) compared with those with a narrow ratio (e.g. soil porewater). To address these P loss scenarios, 60 agricultural topsoils (0–10 cm) were collected from a mixed‐farming catchment (Lunan catchment, northeast Scotland) and chemically characterized. Theoretical understanding of P solubility was obtained with a P sorption model. The data showed variability in the relationship between MMP and WSP. Modelling shows the MMP versus WSP relationship is nonlinear, depending on several confounding factors (P sorption capacity (PSC), Ca, pH) and the liquid‐to‐soil ratio (L:S) employed for WSP determination. Consequently, the slope of the relationship is not unique but depends subjectively on the set of soils surveyed. MMP versus WSP at large L:S (e.g. in run‐off or rivers) is positively correlated to PSC, whereas at narrow L:S (e.g. porewater) there is a negative correlation with PSC. The study provides new ideas for the interpretation and extrapolation of agronomic soil test data for soils of varied properties and highlights the need to utilize insights from soil chemistry.