Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Decision Theatre Triangle for societal challenges Insights from Decision Theatres on sustainable mobility and resulting research needs

To support discussions about the challenge of a sustainable mobility transition between researchers and stakeholders, such as practice experts, decision makers, and citizens, we have developed and tested an agent-based model and a mobile Decision Theatre set-up. Due to the combination of three elements – a) mathematical modelling and simulation, b) socio-ecological, including socio-economic, data and understanding, and c) a dialogue format based on the former two elements for bringing together researchers and stakeholders – we refer to the method as the Decision Theatre Triangle. This paper presents insights gained with the sustainable mobility case and, based on these, outlines research needs for turning this method into an easy-to-set-up instrument of science communication, decision support, and co-production of research for societal challenges more generally.
Fungicide in Agar Media

Fungal inhibition in four commonly used agar media was improved by substituting natamycin (pimaricin) for cycloheximide. The recovery of bacteria was not affected by natamycin, whereas fungal contamination from a variety of samples was significantly suppressed. Furthermore, natamycin lacks the occupational health hazards of cycloheximide. Medium-dependent natamycin degradation occurred during the preparation and refrigerated storage of agar plates, but the addition of natamycin at 21.6 ,ug/ml resulted in effective residual activity.
AN OPTIMALLY SOLVING DENTISTRY INTERNAL PURITY IN HEAT POLYMERIZED ACRYLIC RESIN WITH DIFFERENT POLYMERIZATION METHODS

A Polymerization Method for dentistry is a collaboration poured into the knowledge base by combining different chemical reactions and polymerization methods. In this study, The results of this study indicated that there was a difference in the amount of internal porosity in the hot polymerized acrylic resin with different methods in sample group A (temperature 25 ° C for 0 'â†’ 74 ° C for 90' â†’ 100 ° C for 60 '), namely 11.520 in the sample group. B (temperature 25 ° C for 0 'â†’ 70 ° C for 90' â†’ 100 ° C for 30 ') which is 7,860 and the sample group C (temperature 25 ° C for 0' â†’ 74 ° C for 60 'â†’ 100 ° C for 30 ') 14,150. slightly compared to sample A (temperature 25 ° C for 0 'â†’ 74 ° C for 90' â†’ 100 ° C for 60 ') and sample C (temperature 25 ° C for 0' â†’ 74 ° C for 60 'â†’ 100 ° C for 30 '). The temperature of the polymerization process does not exceed the boiling point of the monomer, the amount of porosity contained in the acrylic resin will be low, the monomer boiling point is 100.8 ° C.
The pneumococcal alternative sigma factor σ X mediates competence shut-off at the cell pole

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. The pneumococcal alternative sigma factor σ X mediates competence shut-off at the cell pole Calum Johnston, Anne-Lise Soulet, Matthieu Berge, Marc Prudhomme, David de Lemos, Patrice Polard
Role of protein-protein interactions on protein aggregation and emulsion flocculation

In this thesis, the effect of molecular properties on the aggregation and flocculation behaviour is studied. The aggregation behaviour was thought to be mainly affected by the structural stability of the protein. A decreased structural stability results in unfolded proteins which are more prone to aggregation. The flocculation behaviour was shown to be affected by the adsorbed amount at saturation and the adsorption rate. These parameters have been combined in a surface coverage model, which describes the stabilization of emulsions away from the iso‑electric point (pI) to be affected by excess protein in the continuous phase. In addition, a model was proposed for the prediction of the adsorbed amount at saturation. This is influenced by the protein charge and radius and system conditions (i.e. pH and ionic strength). The adsorption rate, which is a measure for the affinity of the protein towards the adsorption to the interface, was shown to increase with increasing relative exposed hydrophobicity and a decrease of the electrostatic repulsion (i.e. decrease of ionic strength or the protein charge). Close to the pI, the applicability of protein-stabilized emulsions is limited. Hence, a steric interaction was introduced to stabilize the emulsion. It was shown that glycation of the protein with a trisaccharide was sufficient to sterically stabilize the emulsions against pH-induced flocculation.
ACP Broadsheet 128 Laboratory methods for diagnosing cryptosporidiosis

CLINICAL FEATURES Cryptosporidium is now widely recognised as a cause of acute gastroenteritis, particularly in children. The infection in infants or the elderly is not particularly common, nor more severe. The infection usually produces a persistent, watery, offensive diarrhoea, often accompanied by abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting (especially in children), and anorexia; about a third of cases have other symptoms including clinically important weight loss, fever, and cough. Cryptosporidium is also a cause of severe and potentially life-threatening disease in the immunocompromised, especially those with AIDS. In these patients the infection sometimes affects the biliary tract, pancreas, or the respiratory tract. Oocyst excretion and symptoms, including the degree of diarrhoea, can fluctuate during the course of the disease. Many patients stop excreting oocysts within one to three weeks of the disappearance of symptoms, but some excrete for several weeks, and a few continue to excrete for months. Asymptomatic infection may be more commonly found in underdeveloped areas with poor hygiene, or where there is close and frequent contact with livestock.2
Steps to be followed when home currency is weak

The study of the research paper deals with the money market and the appreciation of home currency value. The exchange rate mainly depends on the value of the home currency and the investments made by the people in the country. Investment plays a major role in currency appreciation. Trading with more than one currency at global level is called as Foreign Exchange. The Forex market deals with the currency exchange at global level. The value of home currency depends on the rate of exchange. The exchanging rate of currency can affect the trading factors of the country. Even the currency value can be determined by the import export of the country. Inflation plays a vital role in the Forex market. The inflation is expected to have a pessimistic impact on the exchange rate, low inflation does not assure favorable exchange during high inflation rate has a negative impact. Investments made by people of the country helps to avoid inflation.
ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ON COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE ( CASE STUDY ON THE ATTRACTIONS OF BUKIT PANEMBONGAN VILLAGE TEMBONG KUNINGAN REGENCY)

Tourism is one of the uses of natural resources that can have high economic value for regions that manage natural resources into tourist attractions that can attract visitors both from within and outside the country. In addition, tourism also has an influence on Regional Original Revenue (PAD) for Local Governments. Kuningan Regency is one of the areas in West Java which has a variety of tourist attractions. One of the leading tourist objects is Panembongan Hill Tour. Panembongan Hill Tourism has potential that needs to be developed. With the existence of competition, the panembongan hill tourism is faced with various opportunities and threats both from outside and from within the country. Based on a survey conducted there was a decrease in the number of visitors during the opening of new tourist attractions, therefore this study was conducted to determine the effect of Information Technology and Innovation on Competitive Advantage to Improve Organizational Performance in Panembongan tourist attractions. The population in this study visitors come to tourist attractions in Panembongan which are domestic tourism and foreign tourists. The number of samples used was 150 respondents. The data collection method is done through a questionnaire method. This study uses structural equation medeling (SEM) analysis techniques using the AMOS 2.1 analysis tool. Keywords: Information Technology, Innovation, Competitive Advantage, Organizational Performance
German Labor Emigration in Times of Technological Change: Occupational Characteristics and Geographical Patterns

Technological change has altered labor market demands within well-developed societies implying global competition for skilled labor and, as a consequence, new forms of labor migration. So far, patterns of this labor migration have been underexplored. Thus, the article analyzes characteristics, geographies and possible underlying drivers of workers migrating from Germany as an exemplary case for a well-developed country. Relying on probability-based and unique data, our findings reveal that, besides demand for people with higher levels of education, performing specific occupational tasks is also in demand in the global competition for talent. Hence, Germans in jobs with a high proportion of analytical non-routine tasks are more likely to emigrate than those with predominantly manual routine tasks. Moreover, the results show that global discrepancies concerning the technological development between the country of origin and the country to which they emigrate are a crucial contextual driver attracting this specifically demanded work force. Workers mainly performing analytical non-routine tasks within their job tend to move to countries which are technologically more developed than Germany while individuals performing jobs with a high share of non-routine manual or interactive tasks tend to emigrate to countries that are less technologically developed than Germany.
Relationships between Some Biodiversity Indicators and Crown Damage of Pinus sylvestris L. in Natural Old Growth Pine Forests

Biodiversity at the species and individual levels is one of the fundamental elements characterizing an ecosystem. It is assumed that the greater the level of biodiversity, the more tolerant the environment is to changes in external conditions. In recent years, dynamic climate change has negatively impacted the health of many forest trees across Europe, in particular Scots pine. Tree health is commonly characterized by crown defoliation. The study presented here describes and correlates crown defoliation with biodiversity indicators at the species and individual tree levels. Research was conducted in two national parks in Poland (Kampinoski and Bory Tucholskie). Since stands have been under legal protection for many years and forest management is not practiced there, stand development processes taking place there are similar to natural ones. This study provided empirical data on ecosystem response to external stresses based on species and genetic structure. The results confirm differing health of the populations, which results from, among other factors, stand age and the environmental conditions in which they grow. Pine stands in both national parks are genetically diverse but with low genetic variability. Differences in stand health are related to the number of alleles forming the genetic pool. This conclusion is supported by a high correlation coefficient for interactions between defoliation, the number of alleles, and the Shannon index for genotypes. This suggests that greater gene diversity is likely to provide a wider range of phenotypic responses to environmental change.
Inhomogenous Amorphous Content and Enhanced Piezoelectric Properties in Bi12TiO20-based Composite Ceramics

Bi12TiO20-based composite ceramics were prepared by sintering a mixture of presynthesized Bi12TiO20 and a second phase around the melting point of Bi12TiO20. These ceramics can exhibit direct as well as inverse piezoelectricity without electrical polarization, and become competitive piezoelectric material with high depoling temperature and stable thermal behavior. However, their piezoelectric constants were, in general, relatively low and do not remain consistent for both the symbol and magnitude over the entire surface. To prevent the permeation of melting Bi12TiO20 into substrate and thus create the inhomogenous amorphous content, samples were sintered on Al2O3 (0001) single crystal substrate. Compared to samples sintered on Al2O3 ceramics, piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of these samples was increased by 80%. Moreover, the symbol of d33 is identical on the whole surface. Here, the enhanced piezoelectricity might be ascribed to increased alignment of distorted BiO5 polyhedra in amorphous Bi12TiO20 phase. These results provided a method to improve the piezoelectric properties of Bi12TiO20-based ceramics and provided some inspiration for further development of Bi12TiO20-based ceramics suitable for practical applications.
Identifying Potential Prognostic Biomarkers Associated With Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Bioinformatics Analysis

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide. However, the molecular mechanisms of HCC remain largely unknown so far. Methods: To unravel the underlying carcinogenic mechanisms, we utilized Robust Rank Aggregation analysis (RRA) to identify a set of overlapping differentially expressed genes (DEGs) from 5 microarray datasets on Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. Enriched Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways of DEGs were conducted. The protein‐protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed and Cytoscape V3.8. 0 was used for selecting hub genes. The expression of hub genes was validated in TCGA datasets and HCC samples in our center by qPCR and immunohistochemistry analysis. Results: Totally 126 DEGs were identified. GO and KEGG pathways of DEGs mostly associated with “organelle fission”, “nuclear division” and “caffeine metabolism. Ten hub genes (BUB1B, CDKN3, CCNB1, CCNB2, CDK1, TOP2A, CDC20, MELK, NUSAP1, AURKA) were selected. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) analysis suggested the good value of these genes for HCC diagnosis and prognosis. These genes were upregulated in HCC samples from TCGA, which were associated with higher tumor grades and possibly resulted from hypomethylation. Moreover, these hub genes were markedly dysregulated in HCC samples in our center and significantly associated with clinicopathologic characteristics of HCC patients. Conclusions: In conclusion, our study identified several hub genes as novel candidate biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of HCC, which may provide new insight into HCC pathogenesis in order to search for better treatments.
The Temperature Inside the Part in Powder Bed Fuison

Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) is a type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology that builds parts in a layer-by-layer fashion out of a bed of metal powder via the selective melting action of a laser or electron beam heat source. The technology has become widespread, however the demand is growing for closed loop process monitoring and control in PBF systems to replace the open loop architectures that exist today. This paper demonstrates the simulated efﬁcacy of applying closed-loop state estimation to the problem of monitoring temperature ﬁelds within parts during the PBF build process. A simpliﬁed LTI model of PBF thermal physics with the properties of stability, controllability and observability is presented. An Ensemble Kalman Filter is applied to the model. The accuracy of this ﬁlters’ predictions are assessed in simulation studies of the temperature evolution of various test parts when subjected to simulated laser heat input. The signiﬁcant result of this study is that the ﬁlter supplied predictions that were about 2.5x more accurate than the open loop model in these simulation studies.
Pengiriman Data Berbasis Internet of Things untuk Monitoring Sistem Hemodialisis Secara Jarak Jauh

Hemodialisis merupakan alat yang sangat penting, karena alat ini membantu manusia yang mengalami gangguan pada fungsi ginjalnya. Sehingga Hemodialisis, merupakan alat sebagai pengganti fungsi ginjal pada manusia. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan pengembangan pada Hemodialisis sehingga lebih meningkatkan pelayanan rumah sakit yang diberikan kepada pasien dan memudahkan petugas rumah sakit dalam melakukan penjagaan. Penelitian ini dapat mengirimkan data Hemodialisis supaya pasien dan petugas rumah sakit dapat melihat data pada hemodialisis, selain itu pada penlitian ini menambahkan fitur untuk memantau pasien dari jarak jauh (Monitoring System) dengan memanfaatkan konsep Internet of Things menggunakan WiFi dan MQTT dengan Arduino ESP32 dan mengimplementasikan penelitian ini dalam Platform IoT. Sistem yang dikembangkan telah berhasil untuk mengirimkan data dengan menggunakan protokol MQTT yang dibuat sesuai dengan rancangan. Pada penelitian ini yang digunakan sebagai publisher adalah mikrokontroler yang berfungsi untuk menerima data nlai sensor yaitu ESP32 (master) dan ESP32 (slave) yang dihubungkan secara serial, lalu broker yang digunakan adalah lokal MQTT broker pada ThingsBoard dan subscriber pada ThingsBoard saat log-in menjadi admin atau customers. Lalu web server ThingsBoard sudah berjalan dengan baik dengan dibuktikan, pesan dapat terpublish dan ThingsBoard dapat menampilkan nilai tekanan darah, aliran darah, temperatur dialisat, dan konduktivitas cairan dialisat.
Molecular Dynamics Study of the Interaction of C-S-H and Chloride Ions

Molecular Dynamics was employed to investigate the interaction of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), the primary hydration product of cement based materials, and chloride, causing severe durable problems of concrete. The 11Å tobermorite structure was chosen to describe the C-S-H structure and the CLAYFF force field was used. It is observed in the simulation that there are no bound chlorides at 303K, while a fraction of chlorides appear in the adsorption district of tobermorite/solution interface at 323K indicating the temperature increase can improve chloride sorption capacity of C-S-H. The formation of Ca-Cl cluster is found on the surface of tobermorite, which is assumed to promote the chloride sorption. The experimental results of sorption isotherms of C-S-H in CaCl2 and NaCl aqueous solutions with the same chloride concentration have proved this point. Other researchers have made the same conclusion by means of molecular dynamics modeling, NMR tests or zeta potential experiments.
Emotions and the tolerance of large carnivores: pumas in a crop-based landscape in Brazil

Summary Understanding the factors that affect the tolerance of carnivores is critical for proposing strategies for their conservation. A widely known hazard-acceptance model for large carnivores proposes that, unlike cognitive factors, emotional (affective) factors are secondary drivers of tolerance towards these species. The main objective of this article is to compare the effect of affective and cognitive factors on the tolerance of pumas (Puma concolor), using 109 semi-structured interviews conducted in a rural landscape in the state of Bahia (Brazil). Through the use of cumulative link models I found that although the cognitive model explained a considerable amount of variability (gen. R2 = 0.38) in the tolerance of the species, the affective model explained a higher amount of variability (gen. R2 = 0.44). In addition, an integrative model containing cognitive and affective factors explained the highest amount of variability (gen. R2 = 0.51). Contrary to what has been believed for decades, humans may not process information regarding wildlife from a purely analytical viewpoint, and social-based strategies for carnivore conservation should benefit from integrative approaches that consider emotional responses to wildlife.
Congenital hypothyroidism screening with umbilical cord blood thyroid-stimulating hormone at birth and peripheral venous blood thyroid-stimulating hormone after 72 h at a hospital in suburban area of Chhattisgarh

Background: Primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in infancy and early childhood. Neonatal screening programs for the detection of CH in the neonatal period are widespread and in most screening programs, blood samples are collected at 5–6 days age. Objective: The objective of the study was to obtain cord blood (CB) samples at birth and the peripheral venous blood sample of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) at 72 h. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was done at a tertiary suburban center and a total of 1470 newborn delivered was enrolled after satisfying the inclusion criteria. Umbilical CB TSH sample was taken at birth and peripheral venous sample for TSH was taken at 72 h. TSH values more than 20 ? IU/mL, in both groups, were taken as an upper limit of normal. Results: Out of 1470 samples collected, among those with umbilical cord sample, 31 (2%) had a value >20 ? IU/mL, while only one baby had a value of TSH >20 ? IU/mL at 72 h of life and was diagnosed as CH. Conclusion: The incidence of CH is 1 out of 1470 neonates. Female gender, maternal age, and lower socioeconomic status of parents have a significant impact on umbilical cord TSH Levels.
Development of a Leukocyte Removal Filter for Hepatitis C Therapy and the Possibility of Multipurpose Treatment

Hepatitis C virus infects and causes inflammation in extrahepatic organs and the liver. Patients with chronic hepatitis C disease receive interferon-based treatment, and both interferon and interferon-free therapies are expensive. We attempted to eliminate hepatitis C virus-infected cells using extracorporeal circulation with a unique filter. We created two types of the filters with syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) resin sheets in a solution that dissolved hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and cellulose acetate (CA) in oleyl alcohol, respectively. First, hepatitis C virus-positive cells were confirmed in the blood and mononuclear cells of hepatitis C virus-infected volunteers, showing that mononuclear cells phagocytosed the hepatitis C virus. Next, we extracted blood from three healthy volunteers and examined the blood cell removal rate using various filters. The HPC-SPS (fiber diameter, 3.5 μm) showed the highest mononuclear cell removal rate and the lowest platelet removal rate. HPC-SPS reduced hepatitis C virus-positive cells in patients with the hepatitis C virus, and the removal rate of monocytes containing the hepatitis C virus was 77.2%. Thus, HPC-SPS may serve as filter to remove mononuclear cells and granulocytes from blood. Although a technique using extracorporeal circulation is required to apply HPC-SPS, the technical cost is lower than IFN-free drug therapy. We believe that HPC-SPS can be utilized for the treatment of HCV- and leukocyte-related diseases.
Length-weight and length-length relationships of three endemic freshwater fish species from Anatolia, Turkey

This study aims to investigate the length-weight (LWRs) and length-length relationships (LLRs) of three endemic freshwater fish species (Squalius recurvirostris, Squalius carinus and Capoeta turani) living in Turkey. Fish samples were captured with backpack electro-shocker from June 2006 to October 2010. The calculated values of parameter b in the LWRs were 3.363 and 3.045 for S. recurvirostris (Eber and Ilgin Lake populations, respectively), 3.275 for S. carinus and 3.111 for C. turani. The coefficients of correlation (r) for all the LLR equations were greater than 0.95. The growth parameters of S. recurvirostris is provided for the first time in this study.