Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Molecular tools for selective recovery and detection of lignin-derived molecules

The pulp and paper industry together with lignocellulosic biofuel production provides plentiful streams of lignin and lignin-derived molecules (LDMs) that currently remain underutilized. The heterogeneity and complexity of lignin along with the lack of convenient tools significantly hamper its utilization. Selective separation of these LDMs from streams using specific tools would allow the recovery of aromatic compounds, as well as facilitate biological processes aiming at lignin valorization. To this end, here we report the isolation and characterization of single-chain variable fragment (scFv) antibodies against ferulate, coumarate, and caffeate, which are the molecular representatives of LDMs. Binders for the target LDMs were enriched by interrogating a synthetic scFv library with the phage display technique. As a result, scFv binders specific against each of the target molecules were obtained with affinities in the micromolar range. The selectivity of scFvs towards specific LDMs was proved by recovering caffeate from simulated LDM solution, Kraft lignin, and rice straw hydrolysate samples. Further proof of concept studies with model compounds demonstrated the applicability of antibody-based binders as a detection tool for monitoring microbial LDM conversion. Overall, this study demonstrates the potential of scFv binders as a specific toolset for lignin compound recovery and analysis.
Systematic review of question answering over knowledge bases

Over the years, a growing number of semantic data repositories havebeen made available on the web. However, this has created new challenges in exploiting these resources efficiently. Querying services require knowledge beyond the typical user’s expertise, which is a critical issue in adopting semantic information solutions. Several proposals to overcome this dif-ficulty have suggested using question answering (QA) systems to provide user ‐ friendly interfaces and allow natural language use. Because question answering over knowledge bases (KBQAs) is a very active research topic, a comprehensive view of the field is essential. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of methods and systems for KBQAs to identify their main advantages and limitations. The inclusion criteria rationale was English full ‐ text articles published since 2015 on methods and systems for KBQAs. Sixty ‐ six articles were reviewed to describe their underlying reference architectures.
The 2021 Loyalty Islands Earthquake (Mw 7.7): Tsunami Waveform Inversion and Implications for Tsunami Forecasting for New Zealand

A tsunamigenic earthquake with thrust faulting mechanism occurred southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, in the Southern Vanuatu subduction zone on the 10th of February 2021. The tsunami was observed at coastal gauges in the surrounding islands and in New Zealand. The tsunami was also recorded at a new DART network designed to enhance the tsunami forecasting capability of the Southwestern Pacific. We used the tsunami waveforms in an inversion to estimate the fault slip distribution. The estimated major slip region is located near the trench with maximum slip of 4 m. This source model with an assumed rupture velocity of 1.0 km/s can reproduce the observed seismic waves. We evaluated two tsunami forecasting approaches for coastal regions in New Zealand: selecting a pre‐computed scenario, and interpolating between two pre‐computed scenarios. For the evaluation, we made a reference map of tsunami threat levels in New Zealand using the estimated source model. The results show that the threat level maps from the pre‐computed Mw 7.7 scenario located closest to the epicenter, and from an interpolation of two scenarios, match the reference threat levels in most coastal regions. Further improvements to enhance the system toward more robust warnings include expansion of scenario database and incorporation of tsunami observation around tsunami source regions. We also report on utilization of the coastal gauge and DART station data for updating forecasts in real‐time during the event and discuss the differences between the rapid‐response forecast and post‐event retrospective forecasts.
Single‐Shot Laser Additive Manufacturing of High Fill‐Factor Microlens Arrays

High fill‐factor microlens arrays (MLA) are key for improving photon collection efficiency in light‐sensitive devices. Although several techniques are now capable of producing high‐quality MLA, they can be limited in fill‐factor, precision, the range of suitable substrates, or the possibility to generate arbitrary arrays. Here, a novel additive direct‐write method for rapid and customized fabrication of high fill‐factor MLA over a variety of substrates is demonstrated. This approach uses a single laser pulse to delaminate and catapult a polymeric microdisc from a film onto a substrate of interest. Following a thermal reflow process, the printed disc can be converted into a planoconvex microlens offering excellent sphericity and high smoothness (RRMS < 40 Å). Importantly, the transfer of solid microdiscs enables fill‐factors close to 100%, not achievable with standard direct‐write methods such as inkjet printing or microdispensing. Arbitrary generation of MLA over flexible and curved surfaces, with microlenses presenting a curvature ranging from 20 to 240 µm and diffraction‐limited performance, is demonstrated. The ease of implementation and versatility of the approach, combined with its potential parallelization, paves the way for the high‐throughput fabrication of tailored MLA directly on top of functional devices.
A Survey for Recent Techniques and Algorithms of Geolocation and Target Tracking in Wireless and Satellite Systems

A single Radio-Frequency Interference (RFI) is a disturbance source of modern wireless systems depending on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Satellite Communication (SatCom). In particular, significant applications such as aeronautics and satellite communication can be severely affected by intentional and unintentional interference, which are unmitigated. The matter requires finding a radical and effective solution to overcome this problem. The methods used for overcoming the RFI include interference detection, interference classification, interference geolocation, tracking and interference mitigation. RFI source geolocation and tracking methodology gained universal attention from numerous researchers, specialists, and scientists. In the last decade, various conventional techniques and algorithms have been adopted in geolocation and target tracking in civil and military operations. Previous conventional techniques did not address the challenges and demand for novel algorithms. Hence there is a necessity for focussing on the issues associated with this. This survey introduces a review of various conventional geolocation techniques, current orientations, and state-of-the-art techniques and highlights some approaches and algorithms employed in wireless and satellite systems for geolocation and target tracking that may be extremely beneficial. In addition, a comparison between different conventional geolocation techniques has been revealed, and the comparisons between various approaches and algorithms of geolocation and target tracking have been addressed, including H∞ and Kalman Filtering versions that have been implemented and investigated by authors.
Prospect and Reality of Ni‐Rich Cathode for Commercialization

The layered nickel‐rich cathode materials are considered as promising cathode materials for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) due to their high reversible capacity and low cost. However, several significant challenges, such as the unstable powder properties and limited electrode density, hindered the practical application of the nickel‐rich cathode materials with the nickel content over 80%. Herein, important stability issues and in‐depth understanding of the nickel‐rich cathode materials on the basis of the industrial electrode fabrication condition for the commercialization of the nickel‐rich cathode materials are reviewed. A variety of factors threatening the battery safety such as the powder properties, thermal/structural stability are systemically investigated from a material point of view. Furthermore, recent efforts for enhancing the electrochemical stability of the nickel‐rich cathode materials are summarized. More importantly, critical key parameters that should be considered for the high energy LIBs at an electrode level are intensively addressed for the first time. Current electrode fabrication condition has a difficulty in increasing the energy density of the battery. Finally, light is shed on the perspectives for the future research direction of the nickel‐rich cathode materials with its technical challenges in current state by the practical aspect.
Radiological outcomes of AO type B and C distal radius fractures managed with 2.7 mm volar locking plate fixation in geriatric population: a retrospective analysis

Background: Distal end radius fractures are one of the most common fractures. Compared to younger patients, elderly with distal radius fractures with osteoporosis and higher comminution compromise the treatment outcomes. Anatomic reduction with stable fixation is usually the choice of treatment for displaced intra-articular fractures. While osteoporosis and poor bone quality hamper fracture stabilization, locking compression plates (LCPs) provide enhanced stability and axial loading force as compared to conventional plates. The current study retrospectively analysed the postoperative radiological outcomes in a 2.7 mm volar LCP system used for internal stabilisation of intra articular distal radius fractures.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the Sanjay Gandhi institute of trauma and orthopaedics, Bangalore from June 2018 to July 2020. All Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen (AO) type B and C distal radius fractures of patients aged 60 and above who underwent 2.7 mm volar locking plate fixation during that time period were analysed with X-rays at immediate post-operative, six weeks and three months. The radiological outcome was scored based on Sarmiento’s modification of Lindstorm criteria.Results: The mean immediate post-operative radial shortening, decrease in radial deviation and loss of palmar tilt were 3.80±1.03, 4.38±1.05 and 3.97±1.02, respectively. The corresponding values at last follow up were 4.31±1.12, 6.19±1.02 and 4.76±0.99, respectively. No statistically significant difference (p=0.949; p=1.0; p=0.996) in radial shortening, loss of radial deviation and decrease in palmar angulation was seen till the final follow up. Sarmiento’s modification of Lindstorm criteria showed a good radiological outcome in 80% and excellent in 20%. Conclusions: Use of 2.7 mm volar LCP showed good to excellent post-operative radiological outcomes in geriatric population. The fracture reduction achieved in the immediate post-operative period is maintained throughout the follow up duration without any significant change.
A method to acquire cross‐domain requirements based on Syntax Direct Technique

With the rapid increase in the number of Apps, the requirement of users has also become extremely complex. Developers have to continuously acquire innovative requirements that provide the guideline for developing more competitive products. However, traditional methods to acquire requirements are not suitable for the App development due to the disadvantage that it cannot interact with users directly. Besides, some methods that use text and data analysis to acquire requirements automatically are hard to expand innovative products because they are often confined to the specific App or the same domain. Therefore, to attract more new users, developers try to find new portable inspiration from other domains for enriching the functions of the App. In this article, we propose a feature extraction method from the descriptions of Apps and use similarity matching to acquire cross‐domain requirements. Our experiments have verified that the Precision, the Recall, and the F‐measure are all as high as 80% of our feature extraction method. Besides, the requirements list we recommend also makes a good performance in terms of reusability with the average Reuse Rank of 59.33% and average Adjusted Functional Points of 7.49, the adaptability gets an average score of 3.3, and the average score of operability is 3.
Characterization of Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder Using Ketamine as an Experimental Medicine Probe †

Comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder (PTSD + MDD) is the most common pathological response to trauma, yet despite their synergistic detriment to health, knowledge regarding the neurobiological mechanism underlying PTSD + MDD is extremely limited. This study proposes a novel model of PTSD + MDD that is built on biological systems shown to underlay PTSD + MDD and takes advantage of ketamine’s unique suitability to probe PTSD + MDD due to its rescue of stress-related neuroplasticity deficits. The central hypothesis is that changes in PTSD + MDD clinical symptoms are associated with functional connectivity changes and cognitive dysfunction and that ketamine infusions improve clinical symptoms by correction of functional connectivity changes and improvement in cognition. Participants with PTSD + MDD (n = 42) will be randomized to receive a series of six ketamine infusions or saline-placebo over three weeks. Pre/post-measures will include: (1) neuroimaging; (2) cognitive functioning task performance; and (3) PTSD, MDD, and rumination self-report measures. These measures will also be collected once in a trauma-exposed group including PTSD-only (n = 10), trauma-exposed-MDD (TE-MDD; n = 10), and healthy controls (HC, n = 21). Successful completion of the study will strongly support the concept of a biologically-based model of PTSD + MDD. The results will (1) identify functional imaging signatures of the mechanisms underpinning pathological responses to trauma, (2) shift focus from mono-diagnostic silos to unified biological and behavioral disease processes and, thus, (3) inform interventions to correct dysregulation of PTSD + MDD symptom clusters thereby supporting more precise treatments and better outcomes.
Monitoring internal speech: an advantage for syllables over phonemes?

ABSTRACT Listeners generally detect syllables faster than phonemes in overt speech. This “syllable advantage” holds robustly for utterance-initial CV vs. C targets [Segui et al., 1981. Phoneme monitoring, syllable monitoring and lexical access. British Journal of Psychology, 72(4), 471–477]. We report a syllable advantage when monitoring inner speech. Spanish-speaking Argentinian participants presented with pictures were faster and more accurate at detecting CV than C targets at the beginning of the pictures’ names. This CV over C advantage maintained, although substantially weakened, after adding CV’ foils in CV-target trials, a manipulation logically more detrimental to CV- than C-detection. Our results converge with previous studies showing intriguing parallelisms between overt and inner speech perception and processing, supporting a restricted version of Levelt’s perceptual-loop hypothesis. We discuss what common basic units of processing could be, borrowing from the articulatory phonology framework and its proposal of a “common currency” between speakers and listeners.
Reviu Sistematik Penelitian Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) di Indonesia

Penelitian mengenai Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) telah berkembang pesat di Barat dan merumuskan beberapa reviu literatur maupun meta-analisis yang pada akhirnya membentuk konstruk ini menjadi lebih ajek dan menentukan arah penelitian selanjutnya. Berbeda dengan penelitian OCB di Indonesia, meskipun juga populer, tetapi kajian literatur mengenainya masih belum ditemui. Kajian literatur kali ini dilakukan pada artikel yang meneliti OCB di Indonesia pada rentang sepuluh tahun terakhir (2009-2019). Didapatkan beberapa artikel dan hasil dari reviu yang menunjukkan jika penelitian OCB di Indonesia : (1) Konstruk yang digunakan terfokus pada beberapa konstruk arus utama dan pada responden kerah putih serta (2) metode penelitian sebagian besar masih menggunakan paper and pencil questionnaire dan (3) sumber data didapat dari satu sumber primer untuk dua atau lebih variabel sehingga rentan dengan common method variance. Reviu diakhiri dengan usulan untuk penelitian mengenai OCB di Indonesia ke depannya.
Effect of Neurofeedback Training on Aggression and Impulsivity in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction: Aggression and impulsivity are some of the behavioral symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Neurofeedback (NF) training has been suggested as a promising treatment in these children. This study aimed to investigate the effect of NF training on aggression and impulsivity in schoolchildren with ADHD. Methods: A total of 40 male elementary school children with ADHD (aged 11.17±0.97 years) were randomized into the NF and sham groups. The NF group received 12 NF training sessions, each taking about 60 minutes for six consecutive weeks (twice a week), based on the Hammond protocol. The subjects’ parents were questioned to evaluate the outcomes, including aggression and impulsivity, using the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS). Results: After the intervention, in the NF group, the BPAQ score changed from 87.60±9.33 to 81±7.23 and the BIS score from 94.7±7.25 to 88.05±5.4, which were significant (P=0.001). The results indicated the large effect size of NF on aggression and impulsivity in ADHD. Conclusion: Our findings suggest NF training as a clinically applicable method for decreasing aggression and impulsivity, also support concurrent use of medication and NF training in children with ADHD.
Counting Repetitions using Sensor

This paper describes the step by step process for counting the number of repetition using different Mobile Phone Sensors. The Algorithm is tested on various datasets acquired by the people. To keep it simple and accessible to low-end devices, the algorithm needed to be simple and fast. We identify the most volatile axis, and then smooth the curve to remove any noise, 1 cycle being the 1 complete motion we calculate the number of complete cycles by the axis wave which gives us the total number of repetitive motions completed.
Baileo as a peace model for Christian and Muslim communities in Maluku

This article aims at analysing Baileo as a peace model for Christian and Muslim communities from the gandong countries in Maluku. The countries include Hutumuri (Christian), Christian Sirisori, Islamic Sirisori and Tamilou (Islam). Baileo as a peace model was lost during the 1999 social conflict in Maluku. Baileo ( bale ) is a place to discuss problems and a place for implementation of customary rituals in the country, whilst gandong is a relationship between two or more countries based on blood or hereditary relations. The approaches used are cultural anthropology and functional theology. This research study uses a qualitative research method with observation and interview techniques for data collection and Appreciative Inquiry (AI) model for data analysis. As shown in the Results and Discussion section, firstly, Baileo is a place to create solidarity between Christian and Muslim communities because of the gandong ties between them, which were very good before the conflict; secondly, the local traditions of Baileo and gandong have become a meeting point for Christian and Muslim communities because Baileo has sacred values, and gandong has mutual care and protection values as an implementation of ancestral promise; thirdly, reviving the fraternal solidarity of Christian and Muslim communities based on collective memory through shared awareness, cultural romanticism and retelling; and fourthly, the implementation of the traditional ritual of the inauguration of Raja Hutumuri in Baileo as a manifestation of peace for Christian and Muslim communities in Maluku because of the absence of mutual suspicion and equality between Christianity and Muslims. Contribution: The contribution of this study is that local culture, in this case Baileo , is very relevant for solutions or a common ground for resolving socio-religious conflicts at local, national and global levels. Thus, it needs to be developed continuously.
Food Bank Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has a substantial impact on food bank operations. This article aims to provide an overview of the challenges and responses of food banks in Germany. Publicly available data was used and surveys were conducted among 948 food banks, at three time points in 2020. More than half of participating food banks were closed in spring, whereas nearly all were open again in summer. Food banks implemented alternative modes of food distribution and response measures to stay open. However, they seem to be less resilient to challenges like COVID-19, in particular due to their reliance on volunteers.
Evaluating Organisational Change and Employee Productivity in Nigeria: A Case Study of Union Bank, Plc

This study examined the effects of organisational change on employee productivity in the banking sector in Nigeria. Following a comprehensive literature review, the study identified technological, cultural, employee attitude to change, leadership, and change in customers’ taste as the change strategies that can facilitate competitive advantage and attainment of set organisational goals. The primary data collection method was adopted employing questionnaire strategy. 102 respondents were selected as sample size. The study used the multiple regression statistical analysis through SPSS statistical package version 25 for analysis. The overall results revealed that organisational change has a positively significant impact on employee productivity. To this effect, technological, leadership, attitudinal and cultural changes in that order highly impact employee productivity in Union Bank even though they were rarely used to implement change. As a result, Union bank is advised to embrace convergent change management so as to be better equipped to maintain excellence in productivity and overcome external challenges such as competition. On the contrary, changes especially in customer taste do not influence the productivity of employees, perhaps due to the nature of their business operations (service). The study recommends among others that while implementing firm’s improvement strategies, Union Bank managers should look at the organisation’s technological change models, cultural change, employees’ attitude to change, and leadership change against their primary competitors.