Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
First report of hybridization between Mauremys leprosa and Mauremys sinensis highlights the risk of exotic Mauremys spp. pet trade

The global exponential growth in the number of exotic turtle species exploited in the pet trade market facilitates hybridization events between distantly related species. The 1997 EU trade ban on red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans), followed by the Spanish ban on all T. scripta subspecies in 2011, resulted in the importation of other chelonians (e.g. Graptemys spp., Pseudemys spp., Mauremys spp.), mainly from America and Asia to Spain. The importation of the Chinese stripe-necked pond turtle, Mauremys sinensis, via the pet trade market resulted in its release into natural environments across Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula where it co-occurs with the Western Mediterranean pond turtle, Mauremys leprosa. We maintained three M. leprosa females and two M. sinensis males in captivity, and analysed the obtained offspring (two hatchlings) with mitochondrial (cytochrome b) and nuclear (R35) genetic markers. Both morphological (i.e. with intermediate morphological characters) and genetic (heterozygous hatchlings) results confirmed the hybridization between these two species and raise concern about the negative effects of acclimatised Mauremys sinensis across the Mauremys leprosa range.
The Effect of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Single Nucleotide Polymorphism on Cognitive Factors

Background: The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophic factor in the brain associated with the growth, synaptic plasticity, learning, and cognitive processes. Objectives: The presence of val66met polymorphism in codon 66 of the BDNF gene disturbs this protein’s secretion. The study investigates the effect of this polymorphism on attention, visuomotor performance, and implicit motor sequence learning. Methods: In the present study, 100 students from the University of Kashan, Iran, with the mean age of 21.60 ± 2.20 years, were enrolled. Following extraction of Genomic DNA, implementation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), analyzing PCR, and DNA sequencing, 46 students were recognized without val66met polymorphism, while 54 students were affected by the polymorphism. In the beginning, participants of each group performed the Stroop color-word test. The Stroop color-word test was performed on one day, and afterward, the serial reaction time test was performed on another day. Results: The results showed that students with the polymorphism were significantly performed weaker than those without the polymorphism in intervention time of the Stroop test (P = 0.001), visuomotor performance (P = 0.001), and implicit motor learning (P = 0.006). However, no significant difference between the groups was observed in intervention score of the Stroop test (P = 0.637). Conclusions: In general, the results show the effect of the polymorphism on visuomotor performance, implicit motor sequence learning, and selective attention. Therefore, this polymorphism in some individuals may weaken their ability, probably through disturbance in BDNF expression.
Extended validation of a ground-based three-axis spacecraft simulator model

The ground-based spacecraft dynamics simulator plays an important role in the implementation and validation of attitude control scenarios before a mission. The development of a comprehensive mathematical model of the platform is one of the indispensable and challenging steps during the control design process. A precise mathematical model should include mass properties, disturbances forces, mathematical models of actuators and uncertainties. This paper presents an approach for synthesizing a set of trajectories scenarios to estimate the platform inertia tensor, center of mass and aerodynamic drag coefficients. Reaction wheel drag torque is also estimated for having better performance. In order to verify the estimation techniques, a dynamics model of the satellite simulator using MATLAB software was developed, and the problem reduces to a parameter estimation problem to match the experimental results obtained from the simulator using a classical Lenevnberg-Marquardt optimization method. The process of parameter identification and mathematical model development has implemented on a three-axis spherical satellite simulator using air bearing, and several experiments are performed to validate the results. For validation of the simulator model, the model and experimental results must be carefully matched. The experimental results demonstrate that step-by-step implementation of this scenario leads to a detailed model of the platform which can be employed to design and develop control algorithms.
Subduction Initiation by Plume‐Plateau Interaction: Insights From Numerical Models

It has recently been demonstrated that the interaction of a mantle plume with sufficiently old oceanic lithosphere can initiate subduction. However, the existence of large lithospheric heterogeneities, such as a buoyant plateau, in proximity to a rising plume head may potentially hinder the formation of a new subduction zone. Here, we investigate this scenario by means of 3‐D numerical thermomechanical modeling. We explore how plume‐lithosphere interaction is affected by lithospheric age, relative location of plume head and plateau border, and the strength of the oceanic crust. Our numerical experiments suggest four different geodynamic regimes: (a) oceanic trench formation, (b) circular oceanic‐plateau trench formation, (c) plateau trench formation, and (d) no trench formation. We show that regardless of the age and crustal strength of the oceanic lithosphere, subduction can initiate when the plume head is either below the plateau border or at a distance less than the plume radius from the plateau edge. Crustal heterogeneity facilitates subduction initiation of old oceanic lithosphere. High crustal strength hampers the formation of a new subduction zone when the plume head is located below a young lithosphere containing a thick and strong plateau. We suggest that plume‐plateau interaction in the western margin of the Caribbean could have resulted in subduction initiation when the plume head impinged onto the oceanic lithosphere close to the border between plateau and oceanic crust.
Photocatalytic Lithography using Zinc Oxide Nanoislands

Resist-free photocatalytic lithography has been studied. We attempted to etch aluminum (Al) thin films in deionized water using zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoislands as the photocatalyst deposited on Al thin films by reactive RF magnetron sputtering. The etching samples (ZnO/Al/glass) were irradiated with UV light in deionized water. We measured Al concentration in deionized water after UV irradiation and calculated Al etching rate. It was found that Al can be etched using ZnO nanoislands as the photocatalyst in deionized water and that Al etching rates were from 0.28 to 0.53 nm/min. These values were on the atomic size order. The activation energy of reaction for Al etching by photocatalysis of ZnO was 31.32 kJ/mol. Al etching rate can be increased by adding hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to deionized water.
Control Strategy of Reactive Power Sharing in an Islanded Microgrids

Precise power sharing considered is necessary for the effective operation of an Autonomous microgrid with droop controller especially when the total loads change periodically. In this paper, reactive power sharing control strategy that employs central controller is proposed to enhance the accuracy of fundamental reactive power sharing in an islanded microgrid. Microgrid central controller is used as external loop requiring communications to facilitate the tuning of the output voltage of the inverter to achieve equal reactive power sharing dependent on reactive power load to control when the mismatch in voltage drops through the feeders. Even if central controller is disrupted the control strategy will still operate with conventional droop control method. additionally, based on the proposed strategy the reactive power sharing accuracy is immune to the time delay in the central controller. The developed of the proposed strategy are validated using simulation with detailed switching models in PSCAD/EMTDC.
Partnerships Between Teacher Education Universities And Schools In Practicum To Train Pre-Service Teachers Of Vietnam

Teacher education universities and schools have traditionally been the main sites of teacher learning in Vietnam. This relationship is the key in the process national curriculum innovation. The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between teacher education universities and schools in Vietnam, in regard to partnering for the delivery of teacher education adapting national curriculum innovation in Vietnam. Data will be collected through questions involving 243 participants comprising student teachers, university lecturers and mentors. The result of this paper also uses semi-structured interviews to draw conclusions. The findings show that there is a model for teacher education universities - schools cooperation in teacher preparation. However, the partnership is limited by such factors such as planning, mentoring, practicum, teacher education universities visits to schools, communication and inconsistencies that seemed to characters the relationship. The findings suggest that the partnership between pedagogy universities and schools can be enhanced by recognizing the interdependent nature of the relationship, the diversification of areas of universities - schools joint activity, and increased closely conversations between the partners about problems which are suitable to the arrangement. The result of the research may provide insights into factors that focus on undermining the effectiveness of partnerships, as well as the implications of these for the professional development of prospective teachers.
Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Corydalis inopinata Prain ex Fedde (Papaveraceae)

Abstract The complete chloroplast genome of Corydalis inopinata Prain ex Fedde was assembled and characterized in this study. The chloroplast genome was 181,335 bp in length, consisting of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 91,727 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 1502 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat (IR) regions of 44,053 bp. It encoded 110 unique genes, including 68 protein-coding genes, 29 tRNA genes, 4 rRNA genes, and 9 pseudogenes. Phylogenetic analyses by maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) revealed that C. inopinata was closely related to C. conspersa Maxim. with full support in the present sampling. The complete plastid genome provided in this work would be useful for elucidating the taxonomy, phylogeny, and evolution of C. inopinata and other related species.
Nicotinic acid derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in hydrochloric acid solutions: an experimental and computational chemistry study

Abstract The inhibition performance and mechanism of nicotinic acid (NA), nicotinic acid amide (NAA) and 4-methoxypyridine (MP) for the corrosion of mild steel in 0.5 M HCl solution were investigated and compared by means of experimental tests, including potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements, surface analyses and quantum chemistry calculation. The electrochemical results show that the inhibition efficiencies of the three inhibitors increase with the concentration and decrease with the temperature. The NAA and MP inhibitors exhibit the highest and lowest efficiency and activation energy for the corrosion process, respectively, which is confirmed by the corrosion morphology observation. Fourier transform infrared analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis confirm the spontaneous adsorption of all three inhibitors on the surface. The adsorption analysis demonstrates that the adsorption process follows Langmuir model and consists of both physisorption and chemisorption. The quantum chemistry calculation correlates the molecular structures and charge density distributions with the corrosion inhibition efficiencies of NAA, NA and MP inhibitors, and further proves that the good inhibition performance of NAA inhibitor originates its high adsorption ability.
Impacts of Tide Gate Modulation on Ammonia Transport in a Semi-closed Estuary during the Dry Season—A Case Study at the Lianjiang River in South China

Recovery of tide-receiving is considered to improve the water quality in the Lianjiang River, a severely polluted and tide-influenced river connected to the South China Sea. A tide-receiving scenario, i.e., keeping the tide gate open, is compared with the other scenario representing the non-tide-receiving condition, i.e., blocking the tide flow during the flood phase, by numerical simulations based on the EFDC (Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code) model. The impacts of tide receiving were evaluated by the variation in the concentration of ammonia and its exporting fluxes, mainly in the downstream part of the river. With more water mass coming into the river, in the tide-receiving scenario, the averaged concentration of ammonia reduced by 20–40%, with the most significant decrease of 0.64 g m−3. However, the exporting flux of ammonia has decreased in the tide-receiving scenario, as the consequence of the back–forth oscillation of tidal current. In the tide-receiving scenario, the time series of ammonia concentration approximately followed the tidal oscillation, with increased concentration during the ebb tide and reduction in the flood tide. In the non-tide-receiving scenario, the ammonia concentration decreases when the tide gate is open which results in further intrusion of seawater. This was followed by an increase in ammonia concentration again after the currents shift seaward and water mass with higher concentration from the upstream part is transported downstream. Given the identical ammonia input and river runoff, the ammonia concentration stays lower in the tide-receiving scenario, except for short periods after the tide gate opening and neap tides in the downstream part which lasts for around half a day. This study highlights the importance of hydrodynamic condition, specifically tidal oscillation, in the semi-diurnal and fortnight cycles, for the transportation of waterborne materials. Furthermore, the operation of the tide gate was additionally discussed based on potential varied practical conditions and evaluation criteria.
Extraction Development for the Separation of Gadolinium from Yttrium and Dysprosium Concentrate in Nitric Acid using Cyanex 572

Xenotime sand, a byproduct of the tin mining process of PT Timah, is one of the potential gadolinium (Gd) resources. Because of similarities in their physical and chemical properties, it is difficult to separate and purify Gd from rare earth elements (REEs) in xenotime sand (i.e., yttrium and dysprosium). In the present work, Gd was separated through an extraction process using Cyanex 572. The extraction feed solution was prepared by digesting the REE oxalate in NaOH to obtain REE(OH)3. The effects of the extraction parameters (i.e., stirring time and rate, feed pH and concentration, and Cyanex 572 concentration) were examined via a batch experiment. The optimum results of Gd separation from yttrium concentrate were achieved when the process conditions included a 250-rpm stirring rate for 30 minutes, a 150×103-ppm feed concentration at pH 3, and a 30% Cyanex 572 concentration. These conditions gave distribution coefficient results for Y, Gd, and Dy of about 0.031, 0.827, and 1.060, respectively; separation factors of Gd-Y and Gd-Dy of about 26.482 and 0.780, respectively; and extraction efficiencies for Y, Gd, and Dy of about 3.119%, 46.627%, and 53.007%, respectively.
Advanced machine for sorting potatoes tubers

The article provided the results of studies to improve the design of a machine for potato sorting, the working surface of which consists of belts at different speeds. The aim of the work is to increase the accuracy of potato sorting according to their external dimensions, without damage. Using theoretical, one-factor, and multi-factor experiments and experiments in production conditions, the following optimal parameters of the improved patented machine for sorting potato were established: - the speed of a slow-moving belt of 0.4 m/s; - the speed of a fast-moving belt 0.6 m/s; - the angle between adjacent belts 0.46′26. With these values of the factors, the accuracy of the criteria of the sorting machine is 95%. An experimental model of the machine tested on the fields of farms of the Ferghana region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In the process of potato sorting, it was revealed that the indicator of damage to potato in the course of the experiments did not exceed 0.5%. It was found that to achieve 95% accuracy of sorting, at a feed speed of potato heap onto the belt surface of the machine 4.5 kg per second, the angle between the belts should be 0.46′26, the speed of the slow-moving belt should be 0.4 m/s and the speed of the second should be 0.6 m/s.
Study of Major-Accident Risk Assessment Techniques in the Environmental Impact Assessment Process

Design, implementation, and operation of any project are affected by the environment where it is developed; at the same time, the project will influence the environment, since during its life cycle it can cause an impact on it. This impact can lead to social, economic, and environmental results. Directive 2014/52/EU, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, reflects the obligation for the project promoter to consider, in the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) of the project, their vulnerability (exposure and resilience) to major accidents and/or disasters, evaluating both the risk and their effects on the environment, in case these major accidents and/or disasters appear. The IEC 31.010:2019 Risk management—Risk assessment techniques standard defines 45 risk appreciation techniques that are useful when analysing the risks, in general. The objective of this paper is to review these 45 techniques, and establish which ones can be used for the assessment of accidents or disasters required in the specific environmental impact assessment process to accomplish with the regulation. After the revision, the authors propose five risks appreciation techniques that could be used for the assessment of major accidents and or disasters in projects for which EIA has to be carried out.
Quantifying SWOT analysis for cloud adoption using FAHP-DEMATEL approach: evidence from the manufacturing sector

PurposeThis study aims to identify the critical factors (barriers and drivers) influencing the adoption of cloud computing (ACC) in the manufacturing sector in India.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, a mixed methodology approach is used. Interviews are conducted to investigate factors (drivers and barriers) influencing the ACC, which are further categorized as controllable determinants (weaknesses and strengths) and uncontrollable determinants (threats and opportunities) using a SWOT analysis. Fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) has been utilized to highlight the most critical drivers as well as barriers. Finally, decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) has been used to find the cause-effect relationships among factors and their influence on the decision of adoption.FindingsThe manufacturing sector is in the digital and value change transformation phase with Industry 4.0, that is, the next industrial revolution. The 24 critical factors influencing ACC are subdivided into strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The FAHP analysis ranked time to market, competitive advantage, business agility, data confidentiality and lack of government policy standards as the most critical factors. The cause-effect relationships highlight that time to market is the most significant causal factor, and resistance to technology is the least significant effect factor. The results of the study elucidate that the strengths of ACC are appreciably more than its weaknesses.Research limitations/implicationsThis study couples the technology acceptance model (TAM) with technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework and adds an economic perspective to examine the significant influences of ACC in the Indian manufacturing sector. Further, it contributes to the knowledge of ACC in general and provides valuable insights into interrelationships among factors influencing the decision and strategies of adoption in particular.Originality/valueThis is the first scholarly work in the Indian manufacturing sector that uses the analysis from SWOT and FAHP approach as a base for identifying cause-effect relationships between the critical factors influencing ACC. Further, based on the extant literature and analysis of this work, an adoption framework has been proposed that justifies that ACC is not just a technological challenge but is also an environmental, economic and organizational challenge that includes organizational issues, costs and need for adequate government policies.
Complete mitochondrial genome of fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura) and white-browed fulvetta (Fulvetta vinipectus)

Abstract In this study, the complete mitochondrial genomes of Myzornis pyrrhoura and Fulvetta vinipectus were sequenced and described for the first time. The whole mitochondrial genomes of M. pyrrhoura and F. vinipectus are 17,397 bp and 16,961 bp in length, with the G + C percentage 46.34% and 47.36%, respectively. Both genomes contain 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosome RNA genes, and 1 non-coding control region. The arrangement of genes is identical to mitochondrial genomes of Sylviidae species reported previously. A phylogenetic reconstruction supported that M. pyrrhoura and F. vinipectus are members of family Sylviidae. The mitochondrial genomes of these two species reported here would be helpful in better understanding the phylogeny and evolution of Sylviidae.
Revisión de evidencias de las técnicas de DIR/Floortime™ para la intervención en niños y niñas con Trastornos del Espectro del Autismo

The techniques of DIR/Floortime™ have taken a certain momentum in our country. The aim of this article is to analyze the evidence on the efficacy of these techniques for which four databases have been searched (PsychArticles, ERIC, PubMed and Medline). After refining the documents found by applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, only 18 empirical studies were detected (7 single case studies, 3 quasi-experimental studies and 6 randomized clinical trials). Two of the studies are re-analyses of previous studies or follow-up studies. Once the different studies have been evaluated, it is concluded that more research is needed on the techniques of DIR/Floortime™. Although the evidence points to the efficacy of parental involvement and soil play techniques, the studies are very heterogeneous and do not allow any meta-analysis of results to show their efficacy.
The complete chloroplast genome of Verbascum chinense (L.) Santapau

Abstract Verbascum chinense is a perennial plant in the Scrophulariaceae family that is traditionally used as sedative, astringent, febrifuge, and for skin eruptions. Here, we determined the complete chloroplast(cp) genome sequence for V. chinense using genome skimming sequencing. The cp genome was 153,618 bp and consisted of a large single copy (LSC) region (84,834 bp), a small single copy (SSC) region (17,884 bp), and two inverted repeats (IRs) (25,450 bp). It encodes 114 unique genes, including 80 protein-coding genes, four rRNAs, and 30 tRNAs. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that V. chinense exhibits a closer relationship with V. phoeniceum rather than Scrophularia.