Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Command-Filter-Based Adaptive Fuzzy Finite-Time Control for Switched Nonlinear Systems Using State-Dependent Switching Method

The adaptive fuzzy finite-time tracking control problem of a class of switched nonlinear systems is investigated in this study. Fuzzy logic systems are introduced to handle the unknown nonlinear terms in the considered system. To overcome the drawback in the recursive design method, a finite-time command filter is employed. By constructing a new state-dependent switching law and adaptive fuzzy control signal, the existing restrictions on subsystems of switched systems are relaxed, all subsystems of the considered system are allowed to be unstabilizable. To avoid the Zeno behavior, a new hysteresis switching law is derived. It is proven that all states of the closed-loop system are bounded in finite time under the proposed fuzzy finite-time control scheme. Additionally, the proposed control method is extended to a class of more general switched large-scale nonlinear systems. Finally, two examples are provided to verify the developed method's effectiveness.
FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF AIR IN SQUARE CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER WITH C-SHAPED BAFFLE: A NUMERICAL STUDY

The purpose of the present work is to study flow configuration and heat transfer behavior in a square channel heat exchanger equipped with C-shaped baffle. The influences of flow attack angle and baffle size on flow and heat transfer characteristics are considered for the laminar flow regime with the Reynolds number around 100 – 2000. The numerical study with finite volume method is selected for the present investigation. The SIMPLE algorithms is opted to solve the numerical problem. The numerical results are concluded in terms of flow and heat transfer mechanisms in the tested section. The thermal performance analysis; Nusselt number ratio (Nu/Nu 0 ), friction factor (f/f 0 ) and thermal enhancement factor (TEF), are also summarized. The numerical model of the smooth square channel is validated with the correlations on both Nusselt number and friction factor. The numbers of grid cell for the computational domain are also compared. The numerical results reveal that the C-shaped baffle in the tested section leads to the appearance of the thermal boundary layer disturbance on the channel walls that the important cause for heat transfer rate and thermal efficiency enhancements. The maximum TEF of the square duct with C-shaped baffle is around 3.89. In addition, the optimum gap spacing value for the square channel inserted with C-shaped baffle is around 5%.
Investigating the Proper Application Rate of Nitrogen under Mulched Drip Irrigation to Improve the Yield and Quality of Tomato in Saline Soil

Xinjiang is one of the most prolific tomato-planting areas in China. Here, we carried out a two-year (2017–2018) field experiment in Xinjiang to study the effects of different nitrogen (N) application rates on the spatial distribution of water and salt in the root zone, as well as their impacts on the yield and quality of tomatoes under mulched drip irrigation. The ideal ranges of N application rates for tomato yield and quality were examined under different salinity levels. Results indicated that soil water content and salinity increased with soil depth. Soil water content was closely related to soil salinity but not to N. Among the tested application rates, tomato yield was highest under the medium-high N (225–300 kg/ha) and low salt (4 g/kg) treatment. Under the highest salt level (10 g/kg), the low nitrogen treatment (150 kg/ha) was better than the high N treatment (300 kg/ha) at boosting tomato yield. Moreover, we found that salinity had a stronger effect on tomato quality than N. Based on these results, we were able to recommend ideal ranges for N (155–201 kg/ha) and salt (3.56–5.59 g/kg) while both are present in the soil.
Expanding speech pathology delegation practices: engaging Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) in dysphagia management in the acute hospital setting

800/800) Speech Pathologists (SPs) are under increasing workforce pressures as a result of an ageing population and greater prevalence of chronic conditions. Considering this increasing workforce demand, within the context of limited health resources, workforce flexibility such as the consideration of task delegation is increasingly being encouraged within the literature and government policy. Though the use of delegation models within speech pathology has received some attention, particularly in the management of paediatric speech and language disorders, there is a paucity of evidence to support the use of delegation models in dysphagia management. This presents a significant gap, as dysphagia management is an integral part of the SP’s role in the inpatient hospital setting and accounts for a significant proportion of workload demand in that context. Delegation of dysphagia related tasks to a trained Allied Health Assistant (AHA) offers a means to address increased workforce demand, while potentially improving workforce efficiency. Appropriate delegation of ‘low value’ tasks to another professional group may support the SP; to dedicate more time to high risk caseloads; increasing intensity of intervention; and contributing to quality and innovation initiatives. Hence the overall objective of this thesis was to generate new knowledge regarding the design, clinical implementation and evaluation of AHA delegation models in the clinical area of dysphagia management. Two specific aims were identified to achieve this. The first was to design, develop, implement and evaluate AHA delegation models for two key dysphagia related tasks, (mealtime observations and dysphagia screening), to establish accuracy and feasibility of task completion. The second aim was to evaluate
PERESEPAN OBAT TIDAK TEPAT DAN ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS PADA PASIEN GERIATRI RAWAT INAP DI RUMAH SAKIT UMUM

Pasien geriatri merupakan pasien yang memiliki karakteristik khusus, umumnya telah terjadi berbagai penyakit kronis, fungsi organ yang menurun, dan penurunan status fungsional (disabilitas). Kriteria STOPP merupakan alat untuk mengidentifikasi ketepatan peresepan obat / potentially inappropriate prescription (PIP) pada pasien geriatri. Beberapa bukti klinis menunjukkan bahwa inappropriate prescription sering terjadi pada pasien geriatri dan berhubungan dengan meningkatnya risiko adverse drug events (ADEs). Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui angka kejadian dan gambaran PIP, mengetahui hubungan antara PIP dengan ADEs, serta mengetahui faktor risiko kejadian ADEs. Penelitian ini merupakan observasional cross sectional dan pengumpulan data dilakukan secara prospektif. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada pasien berumur ≥60 tahun yang dirawat inap di Kelas III RSU PKU Muhammadiyah I dan II Yogyakarta, sejak bulan September sampai bulan Oktober 2015. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara consecutive sampling. Data dianalisis menggunkan statistik Uji Chi Square untuk data variabel kategorik dan independent t-test /Mann Whitney untuk data variabel kontinyu. Hasil penelitian menunjukan jumlah pasien laki-laki sebanyak 53 orang (43,4%) dan perempuan sebanyak 69 orang (56,6%). Angka kejadian PIP pada penelitian ini sebesar 27,05% (33 dari 122 pasien), dengan 42 kejadian penggunaan PIP. Penggunaan PIP paling banyak berhubungan dengan NSAID. Angka kejadian ADEs sebesar 24,6% (30 dari 122 pasien), dengan 43 kejadian ADEs. PIP berhubungan signifikan dengan kejadian ADEs (p<0,05), OR 3,36; 95% CI 1,38-8,08. Faktor risiko kejadian ADEs adalah jenis kelamin laki-laki (p<0,05); OR 2,44; 95% CI 1,05-5,67, dan indeks komorbiditas charlson (p<0,05). Kata kunci: potentially inappropriate prescription, adverse drug events, geriatri, faktor risiko
Policy Transfer of Branding and Reputation Management: Motivations, Challenges, and Opportunities for a Small Rural Municipality

Abstract This paper seeks to convey a broader understanding of policy transfers between different sectors, focusing on transfers from the for-profit sector to local government. Specifically, we study the reasoning in a transfer process of branding and reputation management policy. Our case is a rural Norwegian municipality struggling to combat depopulation. This study is longitudinal. We discover that some original program elements cannot easily be transferred to the democratic context of local government. The transfer involves both interpretations and adjustments of the policy because of municipal institutional characteristics and values. The success of transfer depends here on the ability to balance the original policy with practices widely valued within the new setting.
Modeling the Sources of the 2018 Palu, Indonesia, Tsunami Using Videos From Social Media

The 2018 Palu tsunami contributed significantly to the devastation caused by the associated MW 7.5 earthquake. This began a debate about how the moderate size earthquake triggered such a large tsunami within Palu Bay, with runups of more than 10 m. The possibility of a large component of vertical coseismic deformation and submarine landslides have been considered as potential explanations. However, scarce instrumental data have made it difficult to resolve the potential contributions from either type of source. We use tsunami waveforms derived from social media videos in Palu Bay to model the possible sources of the tsunami. We invert InSAR data with different fault geometries and use the resulting seafloor displacements to simulate tsunamis. The coseismic sources alone cannot match both the video‐derived time histories and surveyed runups. Then we conduct a tsunami source inversion using the video‐derived time histories and a tide gauge record as inputs. We specify hypothetical landslide locations and solve for initial tsunami elevation. Our results, validated with surveyed runups, show that a limited number of landslides in southern Palu Bay are sufficient to explain the tsunami data. The Palu tsunami highlights the difficulty in accurately capturing with tide gauges the amplitude and timing of short period waves that can have large impacts at the coast. The proximity of landslides to locations of high fault slip also suggests that tsunami hazard assessment in strike‐slip environments should include triggered landslides, especially for locations where the coastline morphology is strongly linked to fault geometry.
Water Use Efficiency Differences in Maize Varieties under Every Furrow and Alternate Furrow Irrigation

Water-use efficiency (WUE) differences of selected maize varieties under alternate and every furrow irrigation were investigated in a split-plot design trials with three replicates. Alternate furrow (AFI) and Every furrow irrigation (EFI) were main treatments and twenty maize varieties were sub-treatments. Plots were 64 m2 with one maize seed per station spaced at 0.25m apart. Crop water use results indicated that EFI consumed more water than the AFI. The AFI reduced crop water consumption by 38 - 45% compared to EFI. Differences were also prominent in maize varieties’ response to AFI. Late maturing maize varieties proved to have minor yield reduction with AFI compared to early and medium maturing maize varieties. WUE (kg m-3) differed with irrigation water application strategy (P<0.001). AFI had high WUE. A combination of AFI with selection of water efficient maize varieties was a good strategy for improving WUE. The AFI is a promising furrow irrigation water management strategy for water saving. According to farmers experience at five irrigation schemes and on station research, it was concluded that AFI is one of the climate smart irrigation technique that farmer can easily adopt and apply as it saves labour, time water whilst reducing conflict for water among irrigators. It was recommended that AFI be applied fully on early and medium maturing maize varieties within an irrigation interval of 7 days. For late maturing maize varieties, AFI technique should be applied from initial stage to mid - stage (up 55 days from planting) then apply EFI at tasselling and silking stages to reduce water stress at this critical stage.
Micron-sized double emulsions and nematic shells generated via tip streaming

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. Micron-sized double emulsions and nematic shells generated via tip streaming Kunyun He, Francisco Campo-Cortés, Martyna Goral, T. Lopez-Leon, José Manuel Gordillo
Thin-film tunable bandpass filter for spectral shift detection in surface plasmon resonance sensors

This Letter proposes the use of a thin-film tunable bandpass filter (TTBF) as an accurate absorption spectral shift detector in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors. The passband central wavelength of the TTBF can be tuned by changing the incident angle. A single TTBF is required to filter two passbands with central wavelengths on the falling and rising curves of the SPR absorption spectrum. The spectral shift can then be converted to the differential intensity change of these two TTBF output beams using the differential detectors to eliminate the common-mode noise. This method can perform a high-resolution sensing for the refractive index change in the SPR sensor surface without using high-performance spectrometers. A grating-coupled SPR sensor was used in the experiment system and achieved a detection resolution of ${6.99} \times {{10}^{ - 6}}$6.99×10−6 refractive index unit.
Caracterización de los argumentos dados por profesores en formación a una tarea sobre derivada

Como parte de una investigacion mas amplia en la que estudiamos el significado que dan los profesores al concepto de derivada, en este trabajo analizamos los argumentos dados por un grupo de profesores en formacion de matematicas al justificar la veracidad de enunciados referidos al concepto de derivabilidad de una funcion en un punto. Para ello, empleando el modelo de Toulmin (1958), nos centramos en la garantia o justificacion dada y en si se presenta o no un respaldo a la misma. Los resultados revelan que para argumentar los profesores en formacion recurren principalmente a resultados, propiedades o reglas ya conocidas; las cuales son utilizadas sin necesidad de respaldo. Ademas, se identifican algunos errores en los argumentos analizados.
Geological Controls on Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Permian and Jurassic Coals in the Shanbei Coalfield, Shaanxi Province, North China

Coal as the source of critical elements has attracted much attention and the enrichment mechanisms are of significant importance. This paper has an opportunity to investigate the mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the Permian and Jurassic bituminous coals and associated non-coals from two underground coal mines in the Shanbei Coalfield (Northeast Ordos basin), Shaanxi Province, North China, based on the analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma atomic-emission spectrometry (ICP-AES/MS), and scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). The Jurassic and Permian coals have similar chemical features excluding ash yield, which is significantly higher in the Permian coals. Major mineral matters in the Jurassic coals are quartz, kaolinite, and calcite. By contrast, mineral assemblages of the Permian coals are dominated by kaolinite; and apatite occurring in the middle section’s partings. The Jurassic coals are only enriched in B, whereas the Permian coals are enriched in some trace elements (e.g., Nb, Ta, Th, and REY). Boron has a mixed inorganic and organic association which may be absorbed by organic matter from fluid (or groundwater) or inherited from coal-forming plants. Additionally, climatic variation also plays an important role. As for the Permian coals, kaolinite and apatite as the major carriers of elevated elements; the former were derived from the sedimentary source region (the Yinshan Oldland and the Benxi formation) and later precipitated from Ca-, and P-rich solutions. We deduced that those elevated elements may be controlled by the source rock and diagenetic fluid input. The findings of this work offered new data to figure out the mechanism of trace element enrichment of coal in the Ordos basin.
Erratum: Power allocation in MIMO radars based on LPI optimisation and detection performance fulfilment

In this study, the issue of power allocation in the statistical multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) radars is investigated to reduce the probability of interception. In MIMO radars, orthogonal waveforms are commonly used, in which waveforms are orthogonal frequency-diversity or phase-coded (PC) waveforms. Therefore, the low probability of intercept (LPI) optimisation problem is considered for different orthogonal signals separately. In the FD case, the LPI optimisation problem based on analysing signal processing applied to the conventional interceptor is formulated as a min–max problem. In the PC case, the problem is formulated as a sum power minimisation problem with non-convex and non-linear detection performance constraint. Some relaxations and innovations are applied to simplify the problem and to convert it to a convex-linear problem. In addition, by analysing the form of the proposed solution, the proposed algorithm is extended based on adaptive thresholding to improve the LPI performance as much as possible. Here, the original problem is solved by a standard log-barrier algorithm as a benchmark to verify the optimality of the proposed algorithms. Simulation results show that, the proposed algorithms guarantee not only the detection performances, but also the LPI performance is considerably better in comparison with traditional power allocation algorithms.
Analysis of metagenome-assembled genomes from the mouse gut microbiota reveals distinctive strain-level characteristics

The laboratorial mouse harbors a unique gut microbiota with potential value for human microbiota-associated studies. Mouse gut microbiota has been explored at the genus and species levels, but features rarely been showed at the strain level. The identification of 833,051 and 658,438 nonredundant genes of faeces and gut content samples from the laboratorial C57/BL mice showed over half of these genes were newly found compared to the previous mouse gut microbial gene catalogue. Metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) was used to reconstruct 46 nonredundant MAGs belonging to uncultured specieses. These MAGs included members across all phyla in mouse gut (i.e. Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Deferribacteres, Verrucomicrobia, and Tenericutes) and allowed a strain-level delineating of the mouse gut microbiota. Comparison of MAGs with human gut colonies revealed distinctive genomic and functional characteristics of mouse’s Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes strains. Genomic characteristics of rare phyla in mouse gut microbiota were demonstrated by MAG approach, including strains of Mucispirillum schaedleri, Parasutterella excrementihominis, Helicobacter typhlonius, and Akkermansia muciniphila. Importance The identification of nonredundant genes suggested the existence of unknown microbes in the mouse gut samples. The metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) instantiated the specificity of mouse gut species and revealed an intestinal microbial correlation between mouse and human. The cultivation of faeces and gut contents sample validated the existence of MAGs and estimate their accuracy. Full-length 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing enabled taxonomic characterization. This study highlighted a unique ecosystem in the gut of laboratorial mice that obviously differed with the human gut flora at the strain level. The outcomes may be beneficial to researches based on laboratorial mouse models.
Minimally invasive transhiatal esophagectomy

Esophagectomy is used for the treatment of esophageal cancer as well as benign disease. Transhiatal esophagectomy with a cervical anastomosis was reported by Orringer et al. in 1978 and developed into a safe, reproducible, oncologically sound procedure. The advantages compared to other types of esophagectomies are the avoidance of thoracic incisions, which decreases respiratory complications; and a cervical anastomosis, which is less morbid if it leaks. The main criticism is an incomplete thoracic lymph node dissection, since the mediastinal dissection is performed bluntly. There is no clear difference in oncologic outcomes when comparing the transhiatal esophagectomy to other types. The first robotic transhiatal esophagectomy was reported by Horgan et al. in 2003, with a robot-assisted abdominal portion and an open cervical portion. Since then, transhiatal esophagectomy with a combination of robot-assisted and video-assisted approaches in the abdomen and neck have been described. In this article, we describe a technique in performing a minimally invasive transhiatal esophagectomy, with a robot-assisted abdominal and video-assisted cervical approach. Using a camera in both the abdominal and cervical portions of the procedure allows a complete thoracic lymph node dissection.
Neuroleptoanalgesia associada à anestesia epidural com lidocaína e xilazina em cutias (Dasyprocta aguti) Neuroleptoanalgesic associated to epidural anesthesia with lidocaine and xylazine in agoutis (Dasyprocta aguti)

The epidural anesthesia has been used, often, by the possibility of the use in smaller doses of drugs than in the others ways, with fewer adverse effects and their association with neuroleptoanalgesia can guarantee a deep anesthesia with sedation and analgesia. With the objective to describe the neuroleptoanalgesia associated with epidural anesthesia with xylazine and lidocaine in agoutis, wore used six animals chosen between males and females. The animals received as a neuroleptoanalgesia, in the same syringe fentanyl (0.02 mg/kg) and droperidol (2mg/Kg) IM. After 25 minutes the epidural anesthesia was injected in the lombossacro space with lidocaine (7mg/Kg) and xylazine (0.5 mg/kg) both in the same syringe applied for one minute. Were evaluated heart rate, respiratory frequency, rectal temperature and oxygen saturation in moments: M0 (before neuroleptoanalgesia), M1 (25 minutes after the neuroleptoanalgesia), M2 (after the application of epidural anesthesia) and after every ten minutes until the moment M8 (sixty minutes after application of epidural). The use of xilazina/lidocaine in the epidural anesthesia can be used for surgeries in pre umbilical area; the use of fentanyl associated with droperidol in the dose s used were not sufficient to produce sedation in the animals to hold the epidural anesthesia with tranquility, so its required m ore studies with the use of neuroleptoanalgesia in these animals.