Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Toward energy‐efficient data management design for sustainable cities and societies

Demanding continues communication and diverse interaction between various devices is witnessed over Internet as we probe into Internet of Things (IoT). The sustainable cities are designed based on the concept of IoT. IoT devices consume enormous energy continuously, which needs to be managed efficiently. The efficiency of energy is based on the optimization of the energy infrastructures. In addition, heterogeneous devices in sustainable cities produce enormous data. This huge data needs to be processed and analyzed along with smart energy management to achieve smart decisions. The planning is starting to be realistic through the quantity of data provided in sustainable cities. In this porch, the objective is to illustrate the data generated in sustainable cities in real time. To deal with the aforementioned requirements, this work demonstrates a novel architecture that spotlights the ecology of sustainable cities comprised of sensors, cameras, and other objects along with energy management (eg, Internet of Energy). The proposed system is a layered architecture composed of data collection and energy management, data computation, and decision‐making layers. Energy‐efficient clustering algorithm and optimized sleeping scheduling methods are utilized in the first layer to collect data from IoT devices with regard to energy management. The second layer is responsible for computation of data resourcefully along with energy efficiency. The third layer is used to provide valuable insights and make intelligent decisions. The architecture is verified with reliable datasets related to smart parking using IoT devices to test and reveal the effectiveness. The assessments disclose that the proposed scheme presents precious insights in the context of energy efficiency in sustainable cities and societies.
Multilabel Sample Augmentation-Based Hyperspectral Image Classification

The quantity and quality of training samples have a great influence on the performance of most hyperspectral image classification approaches. However, in a real scenario, manually annotating a large number of accurate training samples is extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming. In this article, a multilabel training sample augmentation method is proposed. Instead of giving an exact label to each pixel, we just precisely label a small number of pixels by giving them a single label (called single-label samples) and annotate a large number of pixels in certain regions together by giving them multiple labels (called multilabel samples). Furthermore, in order to make full use of the multilabel training samples, a superpixel segmentation and recursive filtering-based method is proposed. The proposed method consists of the following major steps: recursive filtering-based feature extraction, superpixel-based segmentation, and spectral–spatial similarity-based mislabeled sample removal. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can significantly improve the classification accuracy of multiple classifiers by using the multilabel training samples.
The Path of Alzheimer’s disease: from neuropathology to clinic

One of the earliest cerebral changes in patients with Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of amyloid plaques. In this thesis, the presence of these plaques was measured in approximately 10,000 test subjects. It was shown that amyloid plaques occurred frequently already in middle-aged, non-demented people, and were also related to subtle memory decline. We calculated that amyloid accumulation can be measured as early as approximately 10 to 15 years prior to the first signs of memory loss and 20 to 30 years prior to the onset of dementia. This knowledge offers opportunities for early treatment. In addition, this thesis substantiates the clinical usefulness of amyloid imaging for the differential diagnosis of dementia and of neuropsychological assessment in people without dementia.
Avaliação da responsividade de um serviço de saúde público sob a perspectiva do usuário idoso

OBJETIVO Avaliar a qualidade da atencao a saude da populacao idosa usando como parâmetro a avaliacao da responsividade do servico. METODOS Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de corte transversal, realizado em uma unidade de referencia do Sistema Unico de Saude em nivel ambulatorial. A amostra foi probabilistica composta por 385 idosos e a coleta de […]
COMPARISON AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF TURBULENCE MODELS FOR AN AXIAL FLOW BLOOD PUMP

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become an essential tool for designing and optimizing the structure of blood pumps. However, it is still questionable which turbulence model can better obtain the flow information for axial flow blood pump. In this study, the axial flow blood pump was used as the object, and the influence of the common turbulence models on simulation was compared. Six turbulence models (standard [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] model, RNG [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] model, standard [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] model, SST [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] model, Spalart–Allmaras model, SSG Reynolds stress model) were used to simulate the pressure difference and velocity field of the pump. In parallel, we designed a novel drive system of the axial flow blood pump, which allowed the camera to capture the internal flow field. Then we measured the flow field in the impeller region based on particle image velocimetry (PIV). Through the comparison of experiments and simulation results, the average errors of velocity field obtained by the above models are 30.97%, 19.40%, 24.25%, 15.28%, 28.51%, 23.00%, respectively. Since the SST [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] model has the smallest error, and the streamline is consistent with the experimental results, it is recommended to use SST [Formula: see text]–[Formula: see text] model for numerical analysis of the axial flow blood pump.
Low-dimensional saturable absorbers for ultrafast photonics in solid-state bulk lasers: status and prospects

Abstract Low-dimensional (LD) materials have originated a range of innovative applications in photonics and optoelectronics owning to their advantages of ultrafast carrier response and distinct nonlinear saturable absorption properties. In particular, these emerging LD materials including zero-, one-, and two-dimensional materials have recently been utilized for short and ultrashort pulse laser generation in the visible, near infrared, and mid-infrared wavelength regions. Here, we review recent progress demonstrating the application of LD materials as versatile, wideband saturable absorbers for Q-switching and mode-locking in all-solid-state lasers. The laser performance in operating wavelength, output power, pulse width, repetition rate, and pulse energy is reviewed. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives are suggested.
The relationship between quality of life, sense of belonging, and green spaces in urban environments in the city of Durango, Mexico

Introduction: Green spaces are important sources of ecosystem services in urban environments; however, human and economic resources and climatic factors significantly affect management. Objective: To analyze the relationship between density of green spaces, quality of life, and sense of belonging in the city of Durango, Mexico. Materials and methods: Green spaces were quantified and their density per inhabitant was estimated. A principal component analysis was made to reduce the number of variables that could explain the quality of life and the sense of belonging. Through factorial analysis and generalized linear models, the variables that best explain the quality of life, sense of belonging, and their influence on the density of green spaces were analyzed. Results and discussion: The density of green spaces is 3.7 m2 per inhabitant, which is less than the 9 m2 per inhabitant recommended by several studies. The analysis of variance of generalized models indicates that the higher the density of green spaces, the higher the quality of life (P < 0.01); however, no significant evidence (P > 0.05) of a relationship between the density of green spaces and the sense of belonging, individually or combined with quality of life, was found. Conclusion: The availability of green spaces decreases and worsens as marginalization increases.
Shaping scientific attitude of biology education students through research-based teaching

Scientific attitude is need of today’s society for peaceful and meaningful living of every person in a multicultural world. A case study was conducted at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Riau, Pekanbaru in order to describe the scientific attitude that shaped by research-based teaching (RBT). Eighteen students of English for Biology bilingual program were selected from 88 regular students as a subject of the study. RBT designed consists of 9 steps: 1) field observations, 2) developing research proposals, 3) research proposal seminar, 4) field data collecting, 5) data analyzing & ilustrating, 6) writing research papers, 7) preparing power point slides, 8) creating a scientific poster, 9) seminar & poster session. Data were collected by using check list observation instuments during 14 weeks (course sessions), then analyzed by using descriptive-quantitative method. The results showed that RBT were able to shape critical-mindedness, suspended judgement, respect for evidence, honesty, objectivity, and questioning attitude as well as tolerance of uncertainty. These attitudes which shaped were varies according to every steps of learning activities. It’s seems that the preparation of scientific posters and research seminar quite good in shaping the critical-mindedness, suspended judgment, respect for evidence, honesty, objectivity, and questioning attitude, as well as tolerance of uncertainty. In conclusion, the application of research-based teaching through the English for Biology courses could shape the students scientific attitudes. However, the consistency of the appearance of a scientific attitude in every stage of Biology-based RBT learning process need more intensive and critical assessment.Scientific attitude is need of today’s society for peaceful and meaningful living of every person in a multicultural world. A case study was conducted at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Riau, Pekanbaru in order to describe the scientific attitude that shaped by research-based teaching (RBT). Eighteen students of English for Biology bilingual program were selected from 88 regular students as a subject of the study. RBT designed consists of 9 steps: 1) field observations, 2) developing research proposals, 3) research proposal seminar, 4) field data collecting, 5) data analyzing & ilustrating, 6) writing research papers, 7) preparing power point slides, 8) creating a scientific poster, 9) seminar & poster session. Data were collected by using check list observation instuments during 14 weeks (course sessions), then analyzed by using descriptive-quantitative method. The results showed that RBT were able to shape critical-mindedness, suspended judgement, respect for evidence, hones.
The Population Health Research Network - Population Data Centre Profile

The Population Health Research Network (PHRN) is an Australian data linkage infrastructure capable of securely and safely linking and integrating data collections from a wide range of sources. It is an example of a national data linkage infrastructure in a country with a federated system of government. This population data centre profile describes Australia’s unique approach to enabling access to linked data from single jurisdictions and from multiple jurisdictions. It covers the background to the establishment of the PHRN as well as information about how it operates today including operating models, governance, data, data linkage and data access. Some of the challenges of data linkage across jurisdictions are also discussed.
A study of current‐voltage and capacitance‐voltage characteristics of Au/n‐GaAs and Au/GaN/n‐GaAs Schottky diodes in wide temperature range

In this paper, a study of the effect of thin GaN interfacial layer (1 nm) on the electrical behavior of Au/n‐GaAs structure is investigated in wide temperature range 100 to 400 K, using Silvaco‐Atlas simulator. As a result, from I‐V characteristics, the series resistance R s is increased with decreasing temperature for Au/GaN/n‐GaAs structure, while it is remained almost constant for Au/n‐GaAs structure. The saturation current I s is decreased with decreasing temperature for both structures. The ideality factor n is increased, and the barrier height ɸbn is decreased when temperature decreases, with important variation for Au/GaN/n‐GaAs structure. This abnormal behavior is due to the deviation of the dominant conduction mechanisms, from the thermionic emission TE current to the thermionic field emission TFE and the field emission FE. As well as, the Au/n‐GaAs structure shows a homogeneous of barrier height, while it is inhomogeneous for Au/GaN/n‐GaAs structure. In addition, from C‐V characteristics, the potential diffusion V d and the barrier height ɸbn are increased with decreasing temperature for both structures, conversely to those obtained from the TE theory. These results confirm the deviation of the TE current to the TFE and FE currents with decreasing temperature for the Au/n‐GaAs and Au/GaN/n‐GaAs Schottky diodes.
Perceptions and Expectations of Students Toward Academic Tutoring Services

This study aims to describe the perceptions and expectations of students on academic guidance services. This research is a qualitative study with research subjects as students of Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyyah (PGMI) IAIN Ponorogo. Data is collected through interviews and observations. The Validity of data by conducting triangulation and continuous observation. Data analysis was carried out since data collection was carried out using an interactive model consisting of three stages, namely data reduction, data entry, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study show: first, students perceptions of academic guidance services as one of the facilities provided by institutions for students who need academic, personal, and social assistance to be carried out periodically and continuously. Secondly, student expectations on the competence and capacity of academic supervisors. Third, student expectations for academic supervisors as a person who motivates and inspires students. Hope the academic supervisors have academic competence and have good communication skills. The synergy of academic abilities and communication of academic supervisors is expected to be able to guide students to become academic, social, and career success individuals.
Education and Disaster Vulnerability in Southeast Asia: Evidence and Policy Implications

This article summarizes the growing theoretical and empirical literature on the impact of education on disaster vulnerability with a focus on Southeast Asia. Education and learning can take place in different environments in more or less formalized ways. They can influence disaster vulnerability as the capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from natural hazard in direct and indirect ways. Directly, through education and learning, individuals acquire knowledge, abilities, skills and perceptions that allow them to effectively prepare for and cope with the consequences of disaster shocks. Indirectly, education gives individuals and households access to material, informational and social resources, which can help reducing disaster vulnerability. We highlight central concepts and terminologies and discuss the different theoretical mechanisms through which education may have an impact. Supportive empirical evidence is presented and discussed with a particular focus on the role of inclusiveness in education and challenges in achieving universal access to high-quality education. Based on situation analysis and best practice cases, policy implications are derived that can inform the design and implementation of education and learning-based disaster risk reduction efforts in the region.
METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE C677T GENE POLYMORPHISM AND PROSTATE CANCER RISK

Objective: The single nucleotide polymorphism C677T of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene encodes a thermolabile enzyme. This polymorphism was found to be implicated in cancer susceptibility. In this study, we analyzed the distribution of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in two cohorts; patients and controls native of East of Algeria to explore the possible association between this polymorphism and prostate cancer susceptibility.Methods: Our examination has been conducted in 98 cases and 98 healthy controls. Genotyping was realized by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method.Results: Compared with CC homozygous, the CT heterozygous was found to have a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer (p=0.04; odds ratio [OR]=2.01, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02â€“3.95). However, no statistically significant difference was observed concerning the TT homozygous (p=0.74; OR=1.25, 95% CI: 0.51â€“3.04). Conclusion: Our results indicate that the genotype CT is a risk factor for prostate cancer in East of Algeria.
EKSTRAKSI KITOSAN DARI CANGKANG RAJUNGAN PADA LAMA DAN PENGULANGAN PERENDAMAN YANG BERBEDA

Research on making chitosan from small crab shells has been done by several researchers before. This study aims to determine the time priority and repetition of immersion in NaOH solution to increase the value of the degree of deacetylation of chitosan. Previously, chitin extracted from crab shells through two cups, namely deproteination and demineralization. The process of deacetylation of chitin was done by varying the immersion time in the NaOH solution (2, 3, and 4) hours also repeated soaking 3, 4, and 5 times. The deacetylation process used 50% (w/v) NaOH solution involving chitin against 1:20 (w/v) NaOH solution at 120°C. The chitosan obtained was analyzed a functional group using FTIR and analyzed the degree of deacetylation (DD) using the titration method. Chitin obtained as much as 12,4% from small crab shell flour. The greatest (best) deacetylation degree of chitosan was obtained during the 4 hours deacetylation process and the number of deacetylation repetitions 5 times with DD of 44,26% and the yield of chitosan 83%. The length of soaking time in NaOH solution was the most determining factor for the value of the deacetylation degree of chitosan produced.
Effect of Multiple Skin-to-Skin Experiences on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates

Effect of Multiple Skin-to-Skin Experiences on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates by Joanna Foster Horst MSN, Drexel University, 2009 BSN, Immaculata University, 2006 Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice Walden University May 2017
The complete plastome sequence of a subtropical tree Pyrus betulaefolia (Rosaceae)

Abstract The genus Pyrus, comprising several popular fruit crops worldwide, includes over 30 tree species. Here we determined the complete plastid genome sequence of Pyrus betulaefolia. The plastome consists of 160,184 bp, including a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) with a length of 26,384 bp separated by a large single-copy region (LSC) and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 88,121 bp and 19,295 bp, respectively. Further phylogenetic analyze was conducted using 11 complete plastid genomes of Rosaceae with KVM + F + I model, which supports Pyrus betulaefolia as a sister to all other eight Pyrus taxa with published plastomes.
Prevalence of Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients Attending The Primary Care Unit of Songklanagarind Hospital

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension based on the Thai Guideline on the Treatment of Hypertension 2012, the 7th report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC7) and its recently released version, 8th Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC8). Material and Method: We screened 1,311 hypertensive patients who visited the Primary Care Unit at Songklanagarind Hospital from October to December 2013. The outcome of this cross-sectional study was the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension based on the Thai Guideline on the Treatment of Hypertension 2012, JNC7 and JNC8. Results: The study included a total of 1,181 patients. The prevalences of uncontrolled hypertension were 57.2%, 53.4% and 30.0%, based on the Thai guidelines, JNC7 and JNC8, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in our setting remained unsatisfactory.
Accurate modeling of replication rates in genome-wide association studies by accounting for Winner’s Curse and study-specific heterogeneity

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of genetic variants associated with complex human traits, but only a fraction of variants identified in discovery studies achieve significance in replication studies. Replication in GWAS has been well-studied in the context of Winner’s Curse, which is the inflation of effect size estimates for significant variants due to statistical chance. However, Winner’s Curse is often not sufficient to explain lack of replication. Another reason why studies fail to replicate is that there are fundamental differences between the discovery and replication studies. A confounding factor can create the appearance of a significant finding while actually being an artifact that will not replicate in future studies. We propose a statistical framework that utilizes GWAS and replication studies to jointly model Winner’s Curse and study-specific heterogeneity due to confounding factors. We apply this framework to 100 GWAS from the Human GWAS Catalog and observe that there is a large range in the level of estimated confounding. We demonstrate how this framework can be used to distinguish when studies fail to replicate due to statistical noise and when they fail due to confounding.
Eksistensi Solusi Stasioner PT -Symmetry Multi Dimer

Pada artikel ini akan dikaji eksistensi solusi stasioner dari sistem PT - Symmetry Multi Dimer yang terdiri dari kumpulan-kumpulan dimer di bawah pengaruh potensial linear. Dengan menggunakan analisis perturbasi, diperoleh bahwa sistem PT - Symmetry Multi Dimer mempunyai solusi nol dan solusi tak-nol.Kata kunci: Metode Perturbasi, PT -Symmetry, Dimer, Eksistensi Solusi
Social class and self-concept consistency: Implications for subjective well-being and felt authenticity

ABSTRACT Current accounts of social class (SES) hold that for upper-SES individuals, material advantages promote an orientation to the self and tendency to anchor behavior on internal states (e.g., traits), while for lower-SES individuals, fewer resources promote an orientation to others and responsiveness to the context. I extend this view to the domain of self-perception, demonstrating across two studies that upper-SES individuals express greater consistency in their self-views across contexts than lower SES-individuals, and that self-concept consistency is more strongly tied to subjective well-being among upper- than lower-SES individuals. In Study 2, I show that self-concept consistency is more strongly connected to felt authenticity among upper- than lower-SES individuals. I offer potential directions for future research in the General Discussion.