Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
How is Care Complexity Associated withMedication Confidence and Adherence? AnAnalysis of the SAFE-PHASE Study in Singapore

As the number of patients with high morbidity and medication burden increases, it is important to understand care patterns and patient behaviors in complex populations. Few studies on confidence and medication adherence have been conducted among older East Asian populations [1-4]. The aim of this study was to investigate whether older adults who demonstrate care complexity (multiple providers or outpatient healthcare visits) express varying levels of confidence in medication use and non-adherence. Participants of a nationally representative survey of older Singaporeans were selected for analysis (N=1302). Associations of interest were assessed using logistic regression, controlling for age, gender, ethnicity [5], education, medications and comorbidities. Compared to participants who had no visits to a provider in the past 3 months, participants with one visit to a single provider (OR=3.05, 95% CI 1.81 5.14), two visits -each to a different provider (OR=2.49, 95% CI 1.34 4.65) and multiple visits or providers (OR=2.51, 95% CI 1.62 5.03) expressed lower confidence in medication use [6]. There was no association between care complexity and medication non-adherence. Among older Singaporeans, high care complexity was associated with lower confidence in medication use, but not to medication non-adherence.
Maximal unilateral leg strength correlates with linear sprint and change of direction speed

Title (in English) Maximal unilateral leg strength correlates with linear sprint and change of direction speed Title (pa svenska) Maximal enbensstyrka korrelerar med linjar sprint och snabbhet i riktningsforandringar Author (s): Arin, A. , Jansson, D. & Skarphagen, K. Institute: Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science University of Goteborg P.O Box 300 S-405 30 Goteborg SWEDEN Essay: xx ECTS Programme/course: Sports Coaching Level: Basic Semester/year: Vt/2012 Tutor: Jesper Augustsson Nr. in serie: xx (ifylles ej av studenten/studenterna)
Some compositional changes in Kent mango (Mangifera indica) slices during storage

Kent mango slices at two different stages of ripening: 4 days (S1) and 6 days (S2) after harvest were kept under aseptic conditions at 13 and 23°C to determine if normal ripening could proceed after slicing. Whole mangoes stored at 23°C and 65% R.H. were used as control. Soluble solids of slices from all treatments did not show the same trend as whole fruits and remained unchanged at their initial values. Titratable acidity increased and pH decreased in all the slices and were in turn, different from the control fruit. Color parameters indicated loss of yellow pigments and browning. Decay occurred between days 5 and 7 of storage in slices that were stored at 23°C. Slices from S1 mangoes kept at 13°C suffered minimal changes due to cutting; however, the slices did not show the same compositional changes as the naturally-ripened whole fruit.
A Simulation Perspective: The Potential and Limitation of Ge GAA CMOS Devices

The electrical characteristics of <110> n/p Ge nanowire transistors (NWTs) with the cross section of $6\times 6\mathrm{n}\mathrm{m}^{2}$ have been studied. The ION performance and the subthreshold swing are simulated by multi-subband Boltzmann transport equation and ballistic quantum transport solvers, respectively. The performance of <110> nGe NWTs is sensitive to the barrier height of interfacial layer due to highly-anisotropic $\Lambda$-valleys. The dimension-dependent k·p parameters based on tight-binding full band are used to address the strong confinement of pGe NWTs. Comparing to Si NWTs, the intrinsic ION is twice as high for both n/p Ge NWTs at 28nm channel length. As the channel length is scaled down, such ION benefit is maintained till the tunneling effect comes in and degrades the subthreshold swing.
A Discussion on Strategies for Compensation on the Phase Voltage in ACIM

This paper analyzes the problem with phase voltage distortion in an ACIM (Alternating Current Induction Motor) and points out the main reasons for the distortion. It also classifies the strategies for solutions to the distortion - primarily the solutions based on principle analysis and on model observation. It then analyzes and compares various principles and characteristics of the strategies offer by the two solutions.
Backstepping Control of Coupled Linear Parabolic PIDEs With Spatially Varying Coefficients

This paper considers the backstepping design of state feedback controllers for coupled linear parabolic partial integro-differential equations (PIDEs) of Volterra-type with distinct diffusion coefficients, spatially varying parameters and mixed boundary conditions. The corresponding target system is a cascade of parabolic PDEs with local couplings allowing a direct specification of the closed-loop stability margin. The determination of the state feedback controller leads to kernel equations, which are a system of coupled linear second-order hyperbolic PIDEs with spatially varying coefficients and rather unusual boundary conditions. By extending the method of successive approximations for the scalar case to the considered system class, the well-posedness of these kernel equations is verified by providing a constructive solution procedure. This results in a systematic method for the backstepping control of coupled parabolic PIDEs as well as PDEs. The applicability of the new backstepping design method is confirmed by the stabilization of two coupled parabolic PIDEs with Dirichlet/Robin unactuated boundaries and a coupled Neumann actuation.
Antibacterial and Phenolic Content of Propolis Produced by Two Malaysian Stingless Bees, Heterotrigona itama and Geniotrigona thoracica

Propolis is a sticky material collected by the bees to protect their hive. It has been used for medicinal purposes since ancient time. The methanol extract of Malaysian propolis produced by two commonly found stingless bees, Heterotrigona itama (MHI) and Geniotrigona thoracica (MGT) inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus better than Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi) bacteria. However, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values showed the most effective propolis was MHI (5 mg/mL) for Gram-positive and 10 mg/mL for Gram-negative compared to MGT has showed less activity against all tested bacteria. Chemical fingerprint was derived from thin layer chromatography analysis. Both extract displayed a characteristic profile and vary from each other. Analysis of Fourier transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectra of both extract tested show similar IR spectral profiles but from the intensities of both extract have significant differences. The results indicate that the differences are caused by group of phenolic and flavonoid. Total phenolic and flavonoid content of MHI of 56.9 ± 0.12 ug/mL and 163.9 ± 0.10 μg/mL, respectively was higher than MGT of 29.1 ± 0.10 ug/mL and 61.5 ± 0.15 μg/mL, respectively. These results showed that the antibacterial activity and chemical analysis of propolis do vary according to its species of stingless bees. Keyword: Antibacterial, thin layer chromatography, FT-IR, phenolic content, flavonoid
Title Thresholded Range Aggregation in Sensor Networks

The recent advances in wireless sensor technologies (e.g., Mica, Telos motes) enable the economic deployment of lightweight sensors for capturing data from their surrounding environment, serving various monitoring tasks, like forest wildfire alarming and volcano activity. We propose a novel query called thresholded range aggregate query (TRA), which retrieves the IDs of the sensors for which the average measurement in their neighborhood exceeds a user-given threshold. This query provides results that they are robust against individual sensor abnormality, and yet precisely summarize the sensors’ status in each local region. In order to process the (snapshot) TRA query, we develop energy-efficient protocols based on appropriate operators and filters in sensor nodes. The design of these operators and filters is non-trivial, due to the fact that each sensor measurement influences the actual results of other nodes in its neighborhood region. Furthermore, we extend our protocols for continuous evaluation of the TRA query. Experimental results show that our proposed solutions indeed offer substantial energy savings for both real and synthetic sensor networks.
Basic Algorithms of the Rule of Inference for a Logical-Type Systems with Many Fuzzy Inputs

In this paper considered an algorithm of fuzzy inference for logical-type systems. Noticed, that well-known methods of inference often not applicable in systems with a large number of inputs due to the increasing computational complexity. Proposed new algorithm for the rule of inference in systems with many fuzzy inputs based on the fuzzy truth value. Considered some basic operations (conjunction and disjunction) and proposed numerical algorithm for its calculating. Presented fuzzy implications that can be used in the tuning of fuzzy systems based on the fuzzy truth value.
Dynamic Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Composites Under Multiaxial Compression

Results from an experimental investigation on the mechanical behavior of a unidirectional reinforced polymer composite with 50% volume fraction E-glass/vinylester under uniaxial and proportional multiaxial compression are presented. Specimens are loaded in the fiber direction using a servo-hydraulic material testing system for low strain rates and a Kolsky (split Hopkinson) pressure bar for high strain rates, up to 3000 s−1. The results indicate that the compressive strength of the composite increases with increasing levels of confinement and increasing strain rates. Post-test optical and scanning electron microscopy is used to identify the failure modes. The failure mode that is observed in unconfined specimen is axial splitting followed by fiber kink band formation. At high levels of confinement, the failure mode transitions from axial splitting to kink band formation and fiber failure. Also, a new energy based analytic model for studying axial splitting phenomenon in unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites is presented.
Mate choice in temperate and tropical spiny lobsters with contrasting reproductive systems

Mark Butler, IV1*, Rodney Bertelsen2, and Alison MacDiarmid3 Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute, South Florida Regional Laboratory, 2796 Overseas Highway, Suite 119, Marathon, FL 33050, USA National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, PO Box 14-901, Wellington, New Zealand *Corresponding author: tel: +1 757 683 3609; fax: +1 757 683 5283; e-mail: mbutler@odu.edu
Accumulated Aggregation Shifting Based on Feature Enhancement for Defect Detection on 3D Textured Low-Contrast Surfaces

Detecting defects on 3D textured low-contrast surfaces plays an important role in product quality control. However, because of the affects from uneven distributions of materials, irregular textures, and unclear boundaries between defects and background, this is still a challenging problem. In this paper, a saliency-guided defect detection method, named accumulated aggregation shifting (AAS) model, is proposed to iteratively shift brightness of pixels based on their defective probability. And then, the output sequences of AAS at different iterations can be formalized as linear distribution or exponential distribution through statistical analysis. Finally, by utilizing the risk minimization method, we theoretically determine a reasonable threshold to classify all pixels as defective ones or defect-free ones. This method models defect detection problem under a probabilistic framework. And only a handful of samples are needed for parameter optimization. Experiments on a real-world image dataset for an industrial surface defect detection task demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach.
Beam Shape Calibration for Multi-Beam Radio Astronomical Phased Arrays

The ability of phased array systems to form multiple beams simultaneously holds great promise to revolutionise radio astronomy by enlarging the instantaneous sky coverage. Currently, measurements obtained by different beams are largely treated as separate observations. In this paper, a new approach to beam shape calibration, i.e., the calibration of direction dependent instrumental gains, is presented, in which the fact that these observations are done simultaneously is adequately exploited. It follows from imposing a novel spatial constraint on the direction dependent instrumental gain model. It may provide better calibration performance and may even allow beam shape calibration in scenarios in which the observations with the individual beams provide insufficient information to do so when they are treated as separate observations.
JSR-Net: A Deep Network for Joint Spatial-radon Domain CT Reconstruction from Incomplete Data

CT image reconstruction from incomplete data, such as sparse views and limited angle reconstruction, is an important and challenging problem in medical imaging. This work proposes a new deep convolutional neural network (CNN), called JSR-Net, that jointly reconstructs CT images and their associated Radon domain projections. JSR-Net combines the traditional model based approach with deep architecture design of deep learning. A hybrid loss function is adopted to improve the performance of the JSR-Net making it more effective in protecting important image structures. Numerical experiments demonstrate that JSR-Net outperforms some latest model based reconstruction methods, as well as a recently proposed deep model.
Experimental Study On the Bearing Capacity of Suction Caissons In Saturated Sand

The static bearing capacity of suction caisson with single- or four-caissons is studied by experiments in saturated sand foundation. The characteristics of bearing capacity under vertical and horizontal load are obtained experimentally. The effects of load direction on the bearing capacity of four-caisson foundation are studied under horizontal load. The comparison of the bearing capacity of single-caisson and four-caisson foundation, the sealed condition of caisson's top and load velocity ratio are analyzed. Copyright © 2009 by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
PHYTOMASS AND CONTENT OF ESSENTIAL OILS IN OCIMUM BASILICUM AFTER FOLIAR TREATMENT WITH SELENIUM

The impact of selenium biofortification on phytomass yield, selenium and essential oil content in two varieties of basil was studied. In the field trial, two different levels of selenium (25 mg/m2 a 50 mg/m2) in the form of sodium selenate were foliar applied. Both varieties were evaluated in two harvests. The amount of basil essential oil of the drug was determined by water vapour distillation. The impact of the variety, term of cutting and also influence on the yields of phytomass was estimated. There was found positive effect in selenium content increasing after foliar fortification, without the essential oils content influencing.
Urban grasslands support threatened water voles

Urbanisation is often linked with habitat loss and a reduction in species richness but some species may be able to adapt to urban environments. Water voles Arvicola amphibius, a rapidly declining species in the UK, have recently been recorded in isolated grassland habitats in Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city (human population 1.2 million). The aim of this study was to determine the distribution and habitat characteristics of water vole populations occupying these dry grasslands. Field work was undertaken from March to October 2014 in a 34 km2 study area located 3 km east of the city centre. Field sign transects recorded water vole presence in 21/65 (32%) and 19/62 (31%) surveyed sites in spring and autumn, respectively. Vole occupancy increased with distance from water and was greatest in parkland, followed by sites with rank vegetation and roadside habitats. Occupancy was lower where signs of predators were recorded but surprisingly occupancy was found to be greater in the most disturbed sites, perhaps linked to the fact that many of these sites were public parks containing suitable grassland. Sites occupied by water voles were classed as neutral grasslands with species composition dominated by two main species. The number of grassland sites occupied by water voles, especially within public areas suggests that careful management of these urban grassland habitats will benefit the conservation of this highly threatened species in the UK.
Shellac nanofibers prepared using a modified coaxial electrospinning with a Triton X-100 solution as the sheath fluid

The present study reports that a modified coaxial electrospinning process, which was successfully carried out to control the diameters of shellac fibers. With a Triton-X100 in ethanol as sheath working solution and shellac ethanol solution as a core electrospinnable fluid, the coaxial electrospinning processes can be conducted continuously and smoothly. Optical observations of the electrospinning process demonstrated that both a single-fluid and a coaxial process can be realized using the same apparatus. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy results demonstrated that the flow rate of sheath Triton X-100 solutions had a significant influence on the size of shellac fibers. As the sheath-to-core fluid flow rate ratio increased from 0 to 0.4, the shellac fibers' diameter decreased from 1.21 ± 0.41 µm to 0.19 ± 0.07 µm. The fibers' diameter (D, µm) has a clear linear relationship with the flow rate of sheath Triton X-100 solution (F): D = 1.08 - 2.25 F (R 2 =0.9851).
Investigating the Impact of Research and Development costs on Performance of Loss Firms: Evidence from Tehran Stock Exchange

Research and development costs are of interest for many researchers. The old debate of expensing or capitalizing and deferent reaction of profit or loss firms' indictors to these costs is the main concern of such studies. Most of these investigations have been conducted in developed countries. In the same way, the purpose of this research is investigating the impact of R&D costs on performance of loss firms in a developing country. We have used profitability, stock market value, and sales growth as performance indicators of a company. In this way, we selected a sample of 113 listed firms in Tehran Stock Exchange in the 2003-2012 time periods. In addition, we used Pooled/panel regression analysis to test the research hypotheses. According to the results, the R&D costs have a negative and significant relationship with the performance indexes. In other words, R&D costs in loss firms do not improve their performance.
Emerging Wireless Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles - Achieving High Power Transfer Efficiency: A Review

Electric vehicles (EVs) are increasingly purchased worldwide, however, several issues, such as the limited driving range, battery deterioration, unavailability of charging stations etc, present barriers for advancement of EVs. To overcome the range anxiety of EVs, it's crucial to develop its advanced charging infrastructure. In this paper, a literature review is conducted on EV wireless charging systems with the focus on achieving high power transfer efficiency. A general classification of wireless charging techniques is firstly presented; various state-of-the-art wireless charging techniques reported in the literature are summarized and compared.
Interactive comment on “Synergy between satellite observations and model simulations during extreme

General Comments The paper deals with interesting topic of the performance of WAM model in the region of North and Baltic Seas. The authors analyses the sensitivity and the accuracy of the model WAM using different wind models (and considering different time steps and resolutions). They found that the time resolution is crucial (hourly data) in this region in order to reproduce the significant peak of the wave height and its correct location. Moreover, they describe which is the best (most accurate) wind forcing model in the region. The performance of the newly Sentinel-3A data is compared with other operational satellites (Jason-2 and Cryosat-2) showing the better results for Sentinel-3A in the coastal areas (mainly in the first 10km). The analysis also reveals that the Sentinel-3A quality is independent of the satellite flights direction, metocean conditions, and even for the wind direction relative to the flight direction. To my knowledge, this is the first study that describes at this detail this kind of process and Sentinel performance in this region. In general, the manuscript is well organized and written, allowing an easy reading and following up the discussion and conclusions. In my opinion, a set of few changes would allow the publication of the manuscript in the journal. I recommend minor revision.
The relative roles of CO 2 and palaeogeography in determining Late Miocene climate: results from a terrestrial model-data comparison

The late Miocene palaeorecord provides evidence for a warmer and wetter climate than that of today, and there is uncertainty in the palaeo-CO 2 record of at least 200 ppm. We present results from fully coupled atmosphere-ocean-vegetation simulations for the late Miocene that examine the relative roles of palaeogeography (topography and ice sheet geometry) and CO 2 concentration in the determination of late Miocene climate through comprehensive terrestrial model-data comparisons. Assuming that these data accurately reflect the late Miocene climate, and that the late Miocene palaeogeographic reconstruction used in the model is robust, then results indicate that: 1. Both palaeogeography and atmospheric CO 2 contribute to the proxy-derived precipitation differences between the late Miocene and modern reference climates. However these contributions exibit synergy and so do not add linearly. 2. The vast majority of the proxy-derived temperature differences between the late Miocene and modern reference climates can only be accounted for if we assume a palaeo-CO 2 concentration towards the higher end of the range of estimates.
An Initiative for Construction of New-Generation Lunar Global Control Network Using Multi-Mission Data

Abstract. A lunar global control network provides geodetic datum and control points for mapping of the lunar surface. The widely used Unified Lunar Control Network 2005 (ULCN2005) was built based on a combined photogrammetric solution of Clementine images acquired in 1994 and earlier photographic data. In this research, we propose an initiative for construction of a new-generation lunar global control network using multi-mission data newly acquired in the 21st century, which have much better resolution and precision than the old data acquired in the last century. The new control network will be based on a combined photogrammetric solution of an extended global image and laser altimetry network. The five lunar laser ranging retro-reflectors, which can be identified in LROC NAC images and have cm level 3D position accuracy, will be used as absolute control points in the least squares photogrammetric adjustment. Recently, a new radio total phase ranging method has been developed and used for high-precision positioning of Chang’e-3 lander; this shall offer a new absolute control point. Systematic methods and key techniques will be developed or enhanced, including rigorous and generic geometric modeling of orbital images, multi-scale feature extraction and matching among heterogeneous multi-mission remote sensing data, optimal selection of images at areas of multiple image coverages, and large-scale adjustment computation, etc. Based on the high-resolution new datasets and developed new techniques, the new generation of global control network is expected to have much higher accuracy and point density than the ULCN2005.