Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
New oxovanadium and dioxomolybdenum complexes as catalysts for sulfoxidation: experimental and theoretical investigations of E and Z isomers of ONO tridentate Schiff base ligand

A new ONO-tridentate Schiff base ligand (H2L) derived by the condensation of nicotinic hydrazide with 5-chlorosalicylaldehyde has been prepared and characterized by combustion analysis (CHN), FT-IR and multinuclear (1H and 13C) NMR spectroscopy. The crystalline nature and molecular structure of the ligand were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Furthermore, the optimized structural parameters of the four possible configurations of the ligand including Z and E stereoisomers each containing two tautomeric forms (enol and keto) have also been investigated. The theoretical parameters were calculated by performing the DFT method using the B3LYP/Def2-TZVP level of theory. In addition to this, dioxomolybdenum(VI) (MoO2L) and oxovanadium(V) (VOL) complexes with the entitled Schiff base ligand have also been prepared and characterized by different techniques. Then, the catalytic efficiencies of synthesized VOL and MoO2L complexes were also explored for the oxidation of sulfides using 30% aqueous H2O2 as a source of oxygen. These homogeneous catalysts showed excellent catalytic activities in the oxidation of both aromatic and aliphatic sulfides. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Responses of Peppermint and Spearmint Crops to Excessive Biostimulant Application and Increased Salinity in a Closed Soilless Production System

A floating system was established in a heated glass greenhouse in order to investigate whether the effect of amino acids (0.25 or 0.50% of a commercial amino acid (AA) solution Amino16®) during peppermint and spearmint production on plant developmental and nutritional status may be in part attributed to salinity induced osmotic stress. For this reason, in some nutrient solutions, three levels of salinity were induced by adding 0, 10, or 20 mM NaCl. According to the results, it can be concluded that spearmint is mostly favored by the highest amino acid supplement of the nutrient solution (0.50%) in terms of a substantial improvement of the antioxidant nutritional quality (by up to 130%) at the expense of a reduced biomass production (by <30%). Enzymic antioxidant defense mechanism (APX and POD) was efficiently activated, preventing severe lipid peroxidation and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species such as H2O2 and maintaining the proline content at the normal levels. The osmotic stress that was induced by the excessive AA concentration and confirmed by the chlorophyl fluorescence variations was probably related to NH4+ excess supply in the growing media and was not associated with the elevated electrical conductivity in the solution. The absence of any adverse stressful consequences upon the addition of 20 mM NaCl may be attributed to the high salt tolerance of peppermint and spearmint species.
Performance, immune response, and oxidative status in broiler chicken fed oxidized oil and Otostgia persica leaf extract

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the effect of vitamin E (α-Toc) and Otostgia persica leaf extract (OPLE) on the performance, immune response, and oxidative status in broiler chicken fed oxidised oil. A total of 350 one-day-old male broiler chickens were randomly attributed to seven dietary treatments. Broilers were fed diets containing fresh oil or oxidised oil without supplement, and diets containing oxidised oil supplemented with 200 mg/kg α-Toc, 100 or 200 mg/kg OPLE, 200 mg/kg α-Toc+ 100 mg/kg OPLE, and 200 mg/kg α-Toc + 200 OPLE mg/kg for six weeks. The plasma oxidative status was evaluated by measuring the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in plasma. Lipid peroxidation in thigh meat was measured by thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARs). Inclusion of antioxidants in the diet containing oxidised oils or fresh oil was increased body weight, feed intake, and weight gain (p < .05). The dietary antioxidants had no effect on plasma GPx in birds fed oxidised oil. Dietary supplementation with OPLE and α-Toc increased SOD activity and reduced TBARs in the thigh meat of broilers fed with a diet containing oxidised oil (p < .05). Birds fed with the dietary oxidised oil revealed lower titres of antibody against the sheep red blood cell (p < .05), and immune response was significantly improved by the supplementary OPLE. Serum cholesterol, triacylglycerols, and HDL were not affected by the inclusion of antioxidants and the type of oil. In conclusion, Otostgia persica leaf extract combined with α-Toc could reduce the negative effects of oxidised oil in the diets of broiler. Highlights Performance, plasma oxidative status, and lipid oxidation in broilers fed with oxidised oil were decreased. The immune response was significantly improved by the supplementary Otostgia persica leaf extract in broilers. Otostgia persica leaf extract reduced TBARs in thigh meat broilers fed with diet oxidised oils Otostgia persica leaf extract along with vitamin E has the ability to reduce the negative effects of a diet containing oxidised oil in broilers.
Limits of the foreign language effect: intertemporal choice

Abstract Intertemporal choice requires one to decide between smaller sooner and larger later payoffs and is captured by discount rates. Across two preregistered experiments testing three language pairs (Polish vs. English, Spanish, and German; Experiment 1) and with incentivized participants (Experiment 2), we found no evidence that using a foreign language decreased the strength or increased the consistency of intertemporal choices. On the contrary, there was some evidence of stronger discounting when a foreign language was used. We confirmed prior findings that more reflective individuals discount less strongly but observed that they were just as (un)affected by using foreign language as less reflective individuals. Thus, we provide preliminary evidence that the foreign language effect is robust to individual differences in cognitive reflection.
How Consumer Orchestration Work Creates Value in the Sharing Economy

Sharing economy platforms have become increasingly popular, but many platforms do not create all the value that is possible because consumers face challenges while cocreating their experiences. The authors situate the origin of these challenges in the sharing economy’s hybrid cocreation logics, which combine competing communal and transactional logics. Using a qualitative study of Couchsurfing, a platform for sharing free accommodation, the authors find that consumers engage in orchestration work to overcome cocreation roadblocks and extract greater benefits from sharing economy platforms. This orchestration work consists of many actions reflected in four overarching mechanisms: consumer-to-consumer alignment, rewiring relations, trust investment, and network experimentation. The authors connect these mechanisms to known sources of value for firms (i.e., complementarities, efficiency, lock-in, and novelty) to make recommendations for how platform firms can foster consumer orchestration work and unlock the full value of consumer cocreation in the sharing economy.
A new empirical propagation model depending on volumetric density in citrus orchards for wireless sensor network applications at sub‐6 GHz frequency region

The accuracy of the path loss models directly affects the performance of the wireless sensor networks (WSN) and the efficiency of coverage planning. In this article, as a novelty, new empirical path loss models with foliage depth are proposed at two different 5G frequencies (3.5 and 4.2 GHz) based on volumetric density rate (v) of the trees in citrus orchards for WSN. In order to generate/verify empirical models, measurements are performed at different locations with similar environment characteristics. First, the measurements are compared with commonly used empirical models such as LITU‐R, FITU‐R, Cost 235, and log‐normal, and they are found to be compatible with these models. Second, empirical path loss model is generated based on these measurements. Accordingly, for 3.5 and 4.2 GHz, the coefficient of determination (R2) values are 0.966 and 0.965, respectively. Thirdly, based on the proposed model, it is determined that increasing the v value by 30% increased path loss by 20 dB. Finally, the performance of the proposed models is compared with four different empiric models for calculated v as 0.571. Additionally, the 3.08 and 3.46 root mean square error values of the proposed models are considerably better than those of other models.
Narrative review of the current management of radiation-induced ureteral strictures of the pelvis

Radiation therapy to the pelvis is indicated for cervical, prostate, rectal, and gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. A rare, but known adverse effect of this treatment is radiation-induced ureteral stricture (RIUS). RIUS can cause infection, hydronephrosis, kidney stone formation, and ultimately, renal failure. Management of RIUS is a challenge to urologists as the strictures tend to be long, bilateral, and ischemic in etiology. Management of RIUS is divided into endoscopic, open, and minimally invasive techniques. Stents and percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tubes are generally used as temporizing measures until definitive repair, but they may be a long-term option for patients unfit for surgery. Balloon dilatation and endoureterotomy have shown efficacy between 60–80% but are less effective in radiation-induced stricture due to the ischemic nature of the insult. Ureteroureterostomy (UU) is best suited for short strictures in the mid-to-proximal ureter. Ureteroneocystostomy is better suited for longer strictures in the distal ureter and may be paired with psoas hitch or Boari flap to increase coverage length. Importantly, for radiation patients, bladder fibrosis may be a contraindication to these procedures. Buccal graft ureteroplasty is increasingly being used with success rates between 80–90%, although this number decreases to around 30% in longer strictures. Finally, bowel substitutes are suitable for longer strictures and bilateral disease. Most recently, appendiceal interposition has been studied for both rightand left-sided strictures around 3–5 cm, with success rates around 70%. More invasive and potentially morbid techniques like transureteroureterostomy (TUU) and renal autotransplantation are reserved for extremely long or pan-ureteral strictures and are usually unsuitable for cancer patients who have undergone radiotherapy. In general, minimally invasive approaches, while less studied, have demonstrated similar clinical outcomes and complication rates, with less pain and shorter hospital stays. In this review, we will summarize the most up-to-date literature in this field, detailing the current management of RIUS.
Transform Coding in the VVC Standard

In the past decade, the development of transform coding techniques has achieved significant progress and several advanced transform tools have been adopted in the new generation Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard. In this paper, a brief history of transform coding development during VVC standardization is presented, and the transform coding tools in the VVC standard are described in detail together with their initial design, incremental improvements and implementation aspects. To improve coding efficiency, four new transform coding techniques are introduced in VVC, which are namely Multiple Transform Selection (MTS), Low-Frequency Non-separable Secondary Transform (LFNST) and Sub-Block Transform (SBT), as well as a large (64-point) type-2 DCT. The experimental results on VVC reference software (VTM-9.0) show that average 4.5% and 3.6% overall coding gain can be achieved by the VVC transform coding tools for All Intra and Random Access configurations, respectively.
Big Data Predictive Analytics and Performance: The Role of Transformational Leadership

The importance of Big Data and Predictive Analytics (BDPA) have been overemphasized in recent years. However previous studies have been so focused on the developed and emerging market economies. The present research investigates this concept within the settings of a developing market economy. Also, the influence of transformational leadership (TL) in the adoption of BDPA as well as its moderation role between BDPA-Operational Performance (OP) nexus hasn’t been raised in prior studies. To address this, this study examines the combined effects of Mimetic Pressures (MP) and the Firm’s Human Skills (HS) as well as TL in the adoption of BDPA. The present study also examines the impact of TL on OP and its moderating role on the BDPA-OP nexus. Using a pre-tested questionnaire, the research hypothesis was tested on 145 surveys. The results of the empirical study indicate that MP has a positive but insignificant effect on the building and selection of HS and independently the adoption of BDPA is positively and significantly been influenced by both MP and HS. Likewise, BDPA has a positive and significant impact on OP. TL has a positive but insignificant effect in the adoption of BDPA and a negative and insignificant effect on OP. Also, the moderating effect of TL in the BDPA-OP nexus was found to be positive and seemingly significant.
A Novel Fast-Locking ADPLL Based on Bisection Method

Based on the idea of bisection method, a new structure of All-Digital Phased-Locked Loop (ADPLL) with fast-locking is proposed. The structure and locking method are different from the traditional ADPLLs. The Control Circuit consists of frequency compare module, mode-adjust module and control module, which is responsible for adjusting the frequency control word of digital-controlled-oscillator (DCO) by Bisection method according to the result of the frequency compare between reference clock and restructure clock. With a high frequency cascade structure, the DCO achieves wide tuning range and high resolution. The proposed ADPLL was designed in SMIC 180 nm CMOS process. The measured results show a lock range of 640-to-1920 MHz with a 40 MHz reference frequency. The ADPLL core occupies 0.04 mm2, and the power consumption is 29.48 mW, with a 1.8 V supply. The longest locking time is 23 reference cycles, 575 ns, at 1.92 GHz. When the ADPLL operates at 1.28 GHz–1.6 GHz, the locking time is the shortest, only 9 reference cycles, 225 ns. Compared with the recent high-performance ADPLLs, our design shows advantages of small area, short locking time, and wide tuning range.
Body height robust control of automotive air suspension system using finite‐time approach

One of the essential characteristics of electronically controlled air suspension (ECAS) is that the automotive height is adjustable. Because ECAS system has complex nonlinearity and noticeable hysteresis, it is easy to make the vehicle oscillate near the target height due to the overcharge/discharge of air springs, which would cause the instability of vehicle body posture. More than that, the existence of external disturbances and uneven loads has impacts on body height control. The complex nonlinear characteristics and the existence of external interference put forward higher requirements for the design of ECAS body height controller. In this paper, by non‐singular coordinate transformation, the nonlinear model of the 1/4 ECAS body height regulation system is transformed into a linear model with a third‐order integral chain firstly, which is closer to the real dynamic characteristics of the suspension system than the linear system with low order. Secondly, based on continuous finite‐time theory, a continuous finite‐time feedback stabilization controller with small parameters is designed, and it turned out that the height regulation system can achieve finite‐time stability. Finally, the simulation results under sinusoidal and random disturbances show that with the comparison with the traditional PD control, the designed finite‐time controller can not only guarantee the system faster response speed and better control accuracy but also obtain the better anti‐jamming performance. By innovatively applying the finite‐time theory to the ECAS system, the designed control system in this paper can afford good robustness for ECAS height adjustment and has great significance to improve the overall performance of ECAS system.
A naturalistic decision-making approach to managing non-routine fire incidents: evidence from expert firefighters

Abstract The current paper builds on the naturalistic decision-making paradigm to advance the meaning and application of expert intuition in real-life settings. While conventional models of expert intuition often link intuitive competence to pattern recognition skills, the current paper advances prior knowledge by demonstrating that intuitive expertise is inextricably linked to actors’ ability to discriminate between subtle informational cues through the process of information filtering. Drawing on data from a phenomenological study involving thirty (30) fireground commanders (UK = 15, Nigeria = 15), the study utilised the critical decision method (CDM) to explore the cognitive strategies utilised by these expert fire-fighters. The method entailed that each expert participant shared a retrospective non-routine fire incident that particularly challenged their expertise, allowing the resulting qualitative data to be coded and analysed using a combination of emergent themes analysis (ETA) and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Specifically, the paper develops and discusses: (i) a theoretical model of intuition that emerged directly from the expert incident accounts (ii) an inventory of forty-two critical cues that aided expert decision-making on the fireground, alongside a cue classification framework. Competence on the fireground was found to be a function of experts’ cue discriminatory and information filtering abilities that subsequently allowed information from multiple sources to be processed and utilised efficiently. Although the firefighting domain formed the central focus of this study, findings are deemed generalisable across other high-risk organisations.
High-Density Genetic Linkage Map Construction Using Whole-Genome Resequencing for Mapping QTLs of Resistance to Aspergillus flavus Infection in Peanut

The cultivated peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), which is rich in edible oil and protein, is widely planted around the world as an oil and cash crop. However, aflatoxin contamination seriously affects the quality safety of peanuts, hindering the development of the peanut industry and threatening the health of consumers. Breeding peanut varieties with resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection is important for the control of aflatoxin contamination, and understanding the genetic basis of resistance is vital to its genetic enhancement. In this study, we reported the quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping of resistance to A. flavus infection of a well-known resistant variety, J11. A mapping population consisting of 200 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was constructed by crossing a susceptible variety, Zhonghua 16, with J11. Through whole-genome resequencing, a genetic linkage map was constructed with 2,802 recombination bins and an average inter-bin distance of 0.58 cM. Combined with phenotypic data of an infection index in 4 consecutive years, six novel resistant QTLs with 5.03–10.87% phenotypic variances explained (PVE) were identified on chromosomes A05, A08, B01, B03, and B10. The favorable alleles of five QTLs were from J11, while that of one QTL was from Zhonghua 16. The combination of these favorable alleles significantly improved resistance to A. flavus infection. These results could contribute greatly to the understanding of the genetic basis of A. flavus resistance and could be meaningful in the improvement of further resistance in peanuts.
Atomic-Scale Understanding of the Interaction of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) with the NiO (100) Surface: A First-Principles Study

Although NiO exhibits great potential as a hole transport layer in polymer organic electronic devices, our understanding of the atomic structure of organics/NiO interfaces and the effect of NiO surface modification on device performance is still limited. Here, we report the study of the structure and electronic properties of the monomer of the regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (rr-P3HT)/NiO (100) interface by means of first-principles calculations. Different adsorption sites and orientations were studied, and a global minimum configuration was determined. The backbone of P3HT monomer prefers to orient along the O—O direction, while the side chains prefer to align in the Ni—O direction of the NiO (100) surface. Although a significant contribution to the adsorption energy comes from the side chains, strong electronic coupling is found between the backbone of P3HT and NiO. Our calculations indicate that the interfacial electronic structure of organics/NiO is key to device performance. Further, the calculat.
Sensitivity of Grass Fires Burning in Marginal Conditions to Atmospheric Turbulence

Atmospheric forcing and interactions between the fire and atmosphere are primary drivers of wildland fire behavior. The atmosphere is known to be a chaotic system that, although deterministic, is very sensitive to small perturbations to initial conditions. We assume that as a result of the tight coupling between fire and atmosphere; wildland fire behavior, in turn, should also be sensitive to perturbations in atmospheric initial conditions. Observations suggest that low intensity prescribed fire, in particular, is susceptible to small perturbations in the wind field, which can significantly alter fire spread. Here, we employ a computational fluid dynamics model of coupled fire‐atmosphere interactions to answer the question: How sensitive is fire behavior to small variations in atmospheric turbulence? We perform ensemble simulations of fires in homogenous grass fuels. The only difference between ensemble members is the state of the turbulent atmosphere provided to the model throughout the simulation. The atmospheric state is a function of the initial conditions applied at the start of the simulation and boundary conditions applied throughout the simulation. We find a wide range of outcomes, with area burned ranging from 2,212 to 11,236 m2 (>400% change), driven primarily by sensitivity to initial conditions, with nonnegligible contributions from boundary condition variability during the initial 30 s of simulation. Our results highlight the need for ensemble simulations, especially when considering fire behavior in marginal burning conditions.
Screening known Cerambycidae pheromones for activity with the Peruvian fauna

Semiochemicals are powerful tools for the surveillance and suppression of forest insects. Although the literature on the chemical ecology of and use of semiochemicals to manage the Cerambycidae is growing, little is known about the chemical ecology of Cerambycidae fauna in Peru. Trapping studies that screen known attractants in off‐shore mitigation programs can provide valuable baseline knowledge to inform management of species introduced outside their native range. Known Cerambycidae pheromones were screened for activity in a year‐long field study in Peru to look for activity in the local Cerambycidae fauna. The most frequently captured species were Megacyllene andesiana (Casey), Oreodera bituberculata Bates, Aegomorphus longitarsis (Bates) and Discopus eques Bates. The activity period of A. longitarsis, O. bituberculata and D. eques occurred in mid‐September 2020 and for M. andesiana occurred in early October 2020. Responses to anti‐2,3‐hexanediol, fuscumol and fuscumol acetate by M. andesiana, O. bituberculata and D. eques were observed. We observed antagonism of the responses of M. andesiana, O. bituberculata and D. eques when anti‐2,3‐hexanediol, fuscumol and fuscumol acetate were tested in blends.