Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Revisiting the marketing approach between seaports and dry ports in Malaysia: current trend and strategy for improvement

Purpose This paper aims to explore the comparative analysis of marketing strategies between seaports and dry ports. Second, this paper proposes a recommendation to improve marketing approaches in both nodes.Design/methodology/approach This research analyzes current marketing approaches to improve the freight volume and enhance interrelation between them for a comprehensive collaboration in the freight supply chain. This research employed semi-structured interviews via an e-interview questionnaire.Findings The result shows that dry port and seaport practices a mixed marketing strategy. Some marketing elements that seaport applies are also applied by dry port, like focusing on the target customer, joining exhibitions and face-to-face meetings. Customized service to clients, frequent discussion on the effective marketing plans, increasing the facilities at the seaport and dry ports can improve the marketing strategies in dry port and seaports.Originality/value Seaports are the critical components in esteem-driven context, which add to supply chains by creating value-added services in the transport chain. Nonetheless, research between dry ports and seaports has increasingly drawn the attention of scholars during the last decade. Having said like that, there have not been any pragmatic studies undertaken in the Malaysian context that mainly discussing the marketing prospect of the dry ports and seaports especially during COVID-19 outbreak.
Near-infrared Spectroscopy in Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring in Full-term Neonates During Transition: Prospective Cohort Study

BackgroundBrain is the most important organ in resuscitation. NIRS-measured cerebral oxygenation is evolving brain monitoring tool for neonatal resuscitation.MethodWe undertook a prospective observational study for monitoring of cerebral oxygenation and peripheral preductal saturation at 1 , 5 and 10 minutes after birth to establish centile chart normative for monitoring of full term neonates during transition. Fractional tissue oxygen extraction was calculated as well. In addition to studying factors affecting cerebral oxygenation at those points in time.Results 60 healthy term neonates were enrolled to define reference ranges and centile charts of cerebral oxygenation at 1, 5, and 10 minutes after birth. The strongest correlations between cerebral oxygenation metrics and peripheral preductal saturation were at 5 minutes after birth. The most significant factor affecting NIRS-measured crSO2 in healthy full term neonates was mode of delivery. This work was registered in the cinicaltrial.gov NCT05158881.Conclusions Normal references of cerebral oxygenation metrics can be used to guide intervention during neonatal resuscitation. Caesarean section is the most significant factor affecting cerebral oxygenation during the transition of healthy full term neonates.
Reliability Analysis for Mechanism with Failure Modes of Seizure and Fastening Position

Based on the statistical analysis of the failure reasons both for aircraft landing gears lowing and raising and for emergency lifesaving devices,it is discovered that the failure modes in fastening position and seizure appear frequently among failure modes for operating mechanism.Therefore,we should pay more attention to the failure modes of fastening position and seizure.Due to the lack of the research of reliability analysis in this field,a variety of methods for mechanism with failure modes of fastening position and seizure are put forward in this paper.The method for connecting the formulation of the fault tree analysis with that of the single mode reliability analysis for mechanism components is also illaustrated.
Effects of professional learning communities on teacher collaboration, feedback provision, job satisfaction and self-efficacy: Evidence from Korean PISA 2018 data

ABSTRACT Although much research has emphasised the effect of professional learning communities (PLCs) on teachers’ collaboration, feedback provision, job satisfaction, and self-efficacy, few studies have focused on South Korea’s unique context of government-led top-down policies to encourage PLCs. Using large-scale data representing all regions and sectors in Korea in the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018, this study addressed the latent means differences in factors of teacher collaboration, feedback provision, job satisfaction, and self-efficacy between groups of teachers that had and had not participated in a PLC. All of the factors investigated were found to be higher among teachers that had participated in PLCs. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.
The Isolation and Characterization
of Glutamicibacter DC1 to Induce Carbonate
Precipitation of Some Heavy Metals
at Low-Temperature

The psychrotolerant bacteria able to induce carbonate precipitation of heavy metals at low temperatures play an essential role in the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil in cold regions. In this study, a psychrotolerant bacterial strain DC1 with carbonate mineralization potential, identified as Glutamicibacter sp. , was isolated from tailing soil. The optimal temperatures and pH range for the growth of strain DC1 were 10-30oC and 6-8, respectively. Besides, strain DC1 showed a high degree of resistance to various metals (Pb>Cu>Ni>Cd). Furthermore, strain DC1 produced a large amount of urease (266.91 U/mL), which induced the fermentation suspension’s pH (pH 9.5 at 10oC). Moreover, the fermentation suspension of strain DC1 could generate carbonate precipitates of various metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cu) to remove them from the solutions. Based on the analyses of XRD, SEM, and EDS, the carbonate precipitates of Pb and Cd have been identified as PbCO3 and CdCO3 mineral crystals, respectively. In contrast, no mineral crystals of Ni and Cu existed. Furthermore, the carbonate minerals of Cd and Pb with regular crystal improved resistance to dilute acid. Thus, this study showed that strain DC1 without acid production could induce carbonate precipitates of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Ni at low-
Factors Influencing the Diversity of Occupational Therapy Students

The gender, ethnic, and racial diversity of occupational therapy professionals does not represent the diversity found in the population, and thus does not represent the diversity found in our patients and clients. In order to carry out the American Occupational Therapy Association’s vision to create a diverse workforce able to meet the needs of society, this study examined the factors influencing occupational therapy students’ choice of occupational therapy as a career using a survey. 538 participants responded to the survey. Results identify both influential factors and barriers to students pursuing occupational therapy as a career and have implications for diversifying the profession.
Genomic rearrangements of mobile genetic elements associated with carbapenem resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii

With the excessive genome plasticity, Acinetobacter baumannii has the capability to acquire and disseminate antimicrobial resistance genes that are often associated with mobile genetic elements (MGE). Analyzing the genetic environment of resistance genes often provides valuable information on the origin, emergence, evolution and spread of resistance. Thus, we characterized the genomic features of some clinical isolates of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii to understand the role of diverse MGE and their genetic context that are responsible for the dissemination of carbapenem resistance genes. For this, a total of 17 clinical isolates of A. baumannii obtained from multiple hospitals in India between the years 2018 and 2019 were analysed. Antimicrobial resistance determinants, genetic context of resistance genes and molecular epidemiology were studied using whole genome sequencing. A high prevalence of blaOXA-23 was observed followed by the presence of dual carbapenemase, blaOXA-23 and blaNDM. Three novel Oxford sequence types were identified. Majority of the isolates belonged to dominant clone, IC2 followed by less prevalent clones such as IC7 and IC8. Complex diverse AbaR4 like and AbGRI-like islands belonging to IC2 lineage were identified. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that provides a comprehensive profiling of resistance islands along with the MGE, acquired antimicrobial resistance genes and the distribution of clonal lineages of carbapenem resistant A. baumannii from India.
Implementation of Sequence-Based Classification Methods for Motion Assessment and Recognition in a Traditional Chinese Sport (Baduanjin)

This study aimed to assess the motion accuracy of Baduanjin and recognise the motions of Baduanjin based on sequence-based methods. Motion data of Baduanjin were measured by the inertial sensor measurement system (IMU). Fifty-four participants were recruited to capture motion data. Based on the motion data, various sequence-based methods, namely dynamic time warping (DTW) combined with classifiers, hidden Markov model (HMM), and recurrent neural networks (RNNs), were applied to assess motion accuracy and recognise the motions of Baduanjin. To assess motion accuracy, the scores for motion accuracies from teachers were used as the standard to train the models on the different sequence-based methods. The effectiveness of Baduanjin motion recognition with different sequence-based methods was verified. Among the methods, DTW + k-NN had the highest average accuracy (83.03%) and shortest average processing time (3.810 s) during assessing. In terms of motion reorganisation, three methods (DTW + k-NN, DTW + SVM, and HMM) had the highest accuracies (over 99%), which were not significantly different from each other. However, the processing time of DTW + k-NN was the shortest (3.823 s) compared to the other two methods. The results show that the motions of Baduanjin could be recognised, and the accuracy can be assessed through an appropriate sequence-based method with the motion data captured by IMU.
Essential Oils and Their Major Components: An Updated Review on Antimicrobial Activities, Mechanism of Action and Their Potential Application in the Food Industry

A novel alternative to synthetic preservatives is the use of natural products such as essential oil (EO) as a natural food-grade preservative. EOs are Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), so they could be considered an alternative way to increase the shelf-life of highly perishable food products by impeding the proliferation of food-borne pathogens. The mounting interest within the food industry and consumer preference for “natural” and “safe” products means that scientific evidence on plant-derived essential oils (EOs) needs to be examined in-depth, including the underlying mechanisms of action. Understanding the mechanism of action that individual components of EO exert on the cell is imperative to design strategies to eradicate food-borne pathogens. Results from published works showed that most EOs are more active against Gram-positive bacteria than Gram-negative bacteria due to the difference in the cell wall structure. In addition, the application of EOs at a commercial scale has been minimal, as their flavour and odour could be imparted to food. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the research carried out on EOs, emphasizing the antibacterial activity of fruit peel EOs, and the antibacterial mechanism of action of the individual components of EOs. A brief outline of recent contributions of EOs in the food matrix is highlighted. The findings from the literature have been encouraging, and further research is recommended to develop strategies for the application of EO at an industrial scale.
Machinery and Developmental Role of Retinoic Acid Signaling in Echinoderms

Although a recent genomic survey revealed its ancient evolutionary origin in the animal kingdom, retinoic acid (RA) signaling was previously thought to be unique to chordates. Echinoderms are of critical interest in researching the evolutionary history of RA signaling, as they represent a basal group of deuterostomes. Furthermore, our previous works have suggested that echinoderms may possess the ancestral function of RA signaling for metamorphosis regulation. In this paper, to facilitate future studies of RA signaling in echinoderms, we provide an overview of RA machinery in echinoderms, identify its signaling components, and discuss its developmental role.
Deformation characteristics of the bubble in water-biodiesel immiscible fluids

It is of great significance to investigate the rising behavior of a bubble in immiscible fluids in chemical and metallurgical engineering. A three-dimensional model is established and the free-floating behavior of a single bubble in immiscible fluids (water-heavier liquid, biodiesel-lighter liquid) is numerically simulated by phase-field method. After the fluctuation of a certain distance, the bubble tends to be stable. It takes more time for the larger bubble to reach a stable shape than for the smaller one. The terminal aspect ratio of bubble (ET) with the same size in heavier liquid is smaller than that in lighter liquid. With the increase of bubble size, ET becomes small both in heavier and lighter liquid. Comparing bubble vortex diagrams of different shapes shows that the maximum vortex intensity is the direction in which the bubble shape extends. When the bubble passes through the liquid-liquid interface, it will form ? pear? , ? inverted pear? , ? convex? and ? water drop? shapes successively.
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Quantification of Extravasated Iodine and Hemorrhagic Transformation after Thrombectomy

Minyoul Baik, Jihoon Cha, Sung Soo Ahn, Seung-Koo Lee, Young Dae Kim, Hyo Suk Nam, Soyoung Jeon, Hye Sun Lee, Ji Hoe Heo Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Integrative Research Center for Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Diseases, Seoul, Korea Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Department of Research Affairs, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Time-frequency Analysis of Test Data from Complex Noise of Rocket Engine Jet

In order to predict characteristics of high-thrust rocket launching noise,a sub-scale solid engine was chosen for experiment.The wavelet transform and FFT methods were used in processing experimental noise data,the following results can be found out: the low-frequency and high-amplitude shock components are found in the engine's working time,and their amplitude and frequency are very different from classic jet broadband noise;The filtered noise spectrum is typical turbulent broadband noise spectrum,and the sound efficiency of jet noise is 0.51%,which is in good agreement with empirical data of rocket launching,so it can be concluded that shock noise is not a part of jet noise.
Automated Detection of Rehabilitation Exercise by Stroke Patients Using 3-Layer CNN-LSTM Model

According to statistics, stroke is the second or third leading cause of death and adult disability. Stroke causes losing control of the motor function, paralysis of body parts, and severe back pain for which a physiotherapist employs many therapies to restore the mobility needs of everyday life. This research article presents an automated approach to detect different therapy exercises performed by stroke patients during rehabilitation. The detection of rehabilitation exercise is a complex area of human activity recognition (HAR). Due to numerous achievements and increasing popularity of deep learning (DL) techniques, in this research article a DL model that combines convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-term memory (LSTM) is proposed and is named as 3-Layer CNN-LSTM model. The dataset is collected through RGB (red, green, and blue) camera under the supervision of a physiotherapist, which is resized in the preprocessing stage. The 3-layer CNN-LSTM model takes preprocessed data at the convolutional layer. The convolutional layer extracts useful features from input data. The extracted features are then processed by adjusting weights through fully connected (FC) layers. The FC layers are followed by the LSTM layer. The LSTM layer further processes this data to learn its spatial and temporal dynamics. For comparison, we trained CNN model over the prescribed dataset and achieved 89.9% accuracy. The conducted experimental examination shows that the 3-Layer CNN-LSTM outperforms CNN and KNN algorithm and achieved 91.3% accuracy.
Toward Reconciling Radiocarbon Production Rates With Carbon Cycle Changes of the Last 55,000 Years

Since it is currently not understood how changes in 14C production rate (Q), and in the carbon cycle, can be combined to explain the reconstructed atmospheric Δ14C record, we discuss possible reasons for this knowledge gap. Reviewing the literature, we exclude that changes in the content of atoms in the atmosphere, which produce cosmogenic 14C after being hit by galactic cosmic rays, might be responsible for parts of the observed differences. When combining Q with carbon cycle changes, one needs to understand the changes in the atmospheric 14C inventory, which are partially counterintuitive. For example, during the Last Glacial Maximum, Δ14C was ∼400‰ higher compared with preindustrial times, but the 14C inventory was 10% smaller. Some pronounced changes in atmospheric Δ14C do not correspond to any significant changes in the atmospheric 14C inventory, since CO2 was changing simultaneously. Using two conceptually different models (BICYCLE‐SE and LSG‐OGCM), we derive hypothetical Qs by forcing the models with identical atmospheric CO2 and Δ14C data. Results are compared with the most recent data‐based estimates of Q derived from cosmogenic isotopes. Millennial‐scale climate change connected to the bipolar seesaw is missing in the applied models, which might explain some, but probably not all, of the apparent model‐data disagreement in Q. Furthermore, Q based on either data from marine sediments or ice cores contains offsets, suggesting an interpretation deficit in the current data‐based approaches.
Synthesis and In Vitro Activity of Novel Melphalan Analogs in Hematological Malignancy Cells

Despite the continuous developments in pharmacology and the high therapeutic effect of new treatment options for patients with hematological malignancies, these diseases remain a major health issue. Our study aimed to synthesize, analyze in silico, and determine the biological properties of new melphalan derivatives. We obtained three methyl esters of melphalan having in their structures amidine moieties substituted with thiomorpholine (EM–T–MEL), indoline (EM–I–MEL), or 4-(4-morpholinyl) piperidine (EM–MORPIP–MEL). These have not yet been described in the literature. The in vitro anticancer properties of the analogs were determined against THP1, HL60, and RPMI8226 cells. Melphalan derivatives were evaluated for cytotoxicity (resazurin viability assay), genotoxicity (alkaline comet assay), and their ability to induce apoptosis (Hoechst33342/propidium iodide double staining method; phosphatidylserine translocation; and caspase 3/7, 8, and 9 activity measurements). Changes in mitochondrial membrane potential were examined using the specific fluorescence probe JC–1 (5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′–tetraethylbenzimidazol carbocyanine). The EM–T–MEL derivative had the highest biological activity, showing higher cytotoxic and genotoxic properties than the parent drug. Moreover, it showed a high ability to induce apoptosis in the tested cancer cells. This compound also had a beneficial effect in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). In conclusion, we verified and confirmed the hypothesis that chemical modifications of the melphalan structure improved its anticancer properties. The conducted study allowed the selection of the compound with the highest biological activity and provided a basis for chemical structure-biological activity analyses.
La ripartizione territoriale dei seggi al Senato: metodi, storia e possibili novità

Metodi alternativi di ripartizione dei seggi La nascita del Senato della Repubblica e la rappresentanza regionale nei lavori dell'Assemblea Costituente La riforma del 1963 Il problema della rappresentanza del Molise La legge elettorale del 2005 e la rappresentanza politica Verso una nuova riforma: come eliminare i problemi di equità
Study on echo power of underwater laser fuze

Aiming at the problem that underwater laser fuze is difficult to select suitable laser transmitting power,echo power of underwater laser fuze is researched.In order to calculate the necessary laser transmitting power of underwater laser fuze applied in certain sea areas,by deriving echo power equation of underwater laser fuze,the attenuation coefficient of various components of seawater on the 532 nm green laser is calculated,and the calculation formula for the required peak power of transmitting pulse laser while the fuze detecting a given distance is obtained.The calculation formula is simulated under conditions of various seawater parameters,the result shows that for underwater laser fuze which is used in comparatively clean sea areas,selecting pulse laser whose peak power is not less than 10 kW can detect target on 10m.Thus,this work can provide a theoretical basis for the selection of laser transmitting power when underwater laser fuze is used in different sea areas.
ICOS Gene Polymorphisms (IVS1 + 173 T/C and c. 1624 C/T) in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Patients: Analysis of ICOS Expression

Background: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease, which affects exocrine glands. T cell activation is a trigger mechanism in the immune response. Hyperreactivity of T cells and antibody production are features in pSS. ICOS can be critical in the pathogenesis of pSS. Methods: A total of 134 pSS patients and 134 control subjects (CS) were included. Genotyping was performed by PCR-RFLP. ICOS mRNA expression was quantified by real-time PCR, and CD4+ ICOS+ T cells were determined by flow cytometry. Results: The ICOS IVS1 + 173 T>C polymorphisms were not associated with susceptibility to pSS (p = 0.393, CI = 0.503–1.311). However, the c.1624 C>T polymorphism was associated with a reduction in the risk of development of pSS (p = 0.015, CI = 0.294–0.884). An increase in ICOS mRNA expression in patients was observed (3.7-fold). Furthermore, pSS patients showed an increase in membranal-ICOS expression (mICOS). High expression of mICOS (MFI) was associated with lymphocytic infiltration. Conclusions: The IVS1 + 173 polymorphism is not a genetic marker for the development of pSS, while c.1624 T allele was associated with a low risk. However, elevated mICOS expression in pSS patients with high lymphocytic infiltration was found. ICOS may have an important role in the immunopathogenesis of pSS and should be analyzed in T cell subsets in pSS patients as a possible disease marker.