Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Measurement of analyzing powers for the reaction p(pol)+CH2 up to 7.5 GeV/c and n(pol)+A up to 6.0 GeV/c at the Nuclotron ALPOM2 proposal (prolongation for 2022-2023)

C.F. Perdrisat, the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA V. Punjabi, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA 23504, USA M.K. Jones, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 23606, USA E. Brash, Christopher Newport University and TJNAF G. Martinska, J. Urban, University of P.J. Šafarik, Jesenna. 5, SK-04154 Košice, Slovak Republic J. Mušinsky, Institute of Experimental Physics, Watsonova 47, SK-04001 Kosice, Slovak Republic E. Tomasi-Gustafsson, IRFU, DPHN, CEA, Université ParisSaclay, 91191 Gif-surYvette, France D. Marchand, IPN Orsay, 91406 ORSAY cedex, France J. R.M. Annand, K. Hamilton, R. Montgomery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK
Revising the History of Morocco

In this and his other publications, Dr Abraham has made a valuable contribution to Mende and Sierra Leone studies in various ways. For one thing, he states his views strongly and thereby advances debates among researchers and specialists, though those who are not too familiar with such debates will want to read this work alongside recent writings by other scholars in the field. All in all, this is a stimulating book which presents important material. In certain places tighter editing would have been helpful. Maps are well done, and the author had made a commendable choice of primary-source quotations, which enliven the text and for the most part effectively support his general points.
A REVIEW ON FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION USING HARRIS CORNER DETECTOR IN PYTHON

Fingerprint acknowledgment is the innovation that checks the character of an individual dependent on the way that everybody has different fingerprints. It is one of the exceptionally critical and effectively examined biometric frameworks and is getting immense acknowledgment as fingerprints don't change normally over a lifetime and gives considerably more unwavering quality and security when contrasted with the iris, voice, and face acknowledgment strategy. It can help computerized measurable specialists in completing criminal examinations, biometric advances, for example, non-combatant and gadgets utilized for exchanging for individual ID. A unique fingerprint contains ridges (darkly shaded areas) which are basically the sweat glands which are projecting out of fingertip surface. The uniqueness of a unique mark is solely dictated by the neighborhood ridge attributes. The ridges are the dim territory of the unique finger impression and the valleys are the white zone that exists between the ridges. There are a few techniques and advances that are utilized from numerous points of view for coordinating fingerprints like particulars, connection, ridge designs. These kinds of approaches can be extensively sorted as details based or surface based.
Effects of Mu la on and Defacing of Library Materials on Shelving Services in Ter ary Ins tu ons Libraries in Cross River State, Nigeria

The study surveyed to find out the effects of mu la on and defacing of library materials on shelving services in ter ary ins tu ons’ libraries in Cross River State, Nigeria. The ex-post facto type survey design was adopted for this study. The popula on of the present study comprised of registered library users from three ter ary ins tu ons in Cross River State, Nigeria. A stra fied random sampling technique was used to select 593 registered library users from the popula on. The measuring instrument used for the study was self-developed ques onnaire. The data collected from the completed ques onnaire were analysed. The popula on t-test sta s cal analysis was used to test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings were that there are significant effects of mu la on and defacing of library materials on shelving services in ter ary ins tu ons’ libraries in Cross River State, Nigeria. The paper concludes that, while mu la on and defacing of library materials cannot be completely eradicated in libraries, however, some measures could be used to curb the menace in libraries in ter ary ins tu ons in Cross River State, Nigeria. Recommenda ons which could serve as preven ve measures as well as educa on for library users on the danger posed by such acts in ter ary ins tu ons libraries are proffered.
CURRENT AND VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION IN HORIZONTAL EARTH ELECTRODES AND A TECHNIQUE TO INCREASE EFFECTIVE LENGTH

Horizontal earth electrodes are commonly used to enhance earthing systems located in areas with high soil resistivity. However, the ability of a horizontal earth electrode in reducing earth potential rise is limited because, beyond a certain length known as the effective length, no further reduction is obtained. In this paper, field experiments and computer simulations of two sectionalised horizontal earth electrodes are presented. The electrodes were energised using different sources (dc, variable frequency ac and transients of different shapes), and current and voltage distributions along the length of the electrode were examined. Furthermore, by incrementally increasing the length of the test electrode, the effective lengths of the earth electrode was determined. The experimental and simulation results show reasonably close agreement and also that quite good prediction of the effective length is possible. A new proposed method to increase the effective length of the horizontal earth electrode was investigated by installing an additional insulated parallel conductor which is bonded to the bare underground horizontal electrode at points along its length. The results show that the current and voltage distributions are changed such that a greater length of buried conductor is utilised and that this contributes to an additional reduction in the earth impedance, and hence the earth potential rise at the point of current injection.
Therapeutic effect of acute and chronic use of different doses of vitamin D3 on seizure responses and cognitive impairments induced by pentylenetetrazole in immature male rats

Objective(s): This study aimed to evaluate the effects of acute and chronic intake of different doses of vitamin D3 on seizure responses and cognitive impairment induced by pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) in immature male rats. Materials and Methods: Sixty-six immature male NMRI rats were divided into control (10), epileptic (10), and treatment groups (46). The stage 5 latency (S5L) and stage 5 duration (S5D) were assessed along with the shuttle box test. Levels of antioxidant enzymes and inflammatory factors along with genes involved in inflammation, oxidative damage, apoptosis, and mTORc1 were measured in the hippocampus tissue of the brain of controlled and treated rats. Serum levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus were also assessed. Results: The results showed that the ability to learn, memory consolidation, and memory retention in epileptic rats were reduced. In addition, S5D increased and S5L decreased in epileptic rats, while being effectively ameliorated by chronic and acute vitamin D intake. The results showed that vitamin D in different doses acutely and chronically decreased the levels of oxidative and inflammatory biomarkers in hippocampus tissue and inhibited the expression of genes involved in inflammation, oxidative damage, apoptosis, and mTORc1 in the hippocampus tissue of epileptic rats. Conclusion: The results showed that vitamin D in different doses acutely and chronically could improve cognitive impairments and convulsive responses in epileptic rats by improving neurotransmission, inflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative damage.
Captive breeding program for Scinax alcatraz (Anura: Hylidae): introducing amphibian ex situ conservation in Brazil

—Scinax alcatraz is endemic to a small island (“Ilha dos Alcatrazes”), and is threatened by restricted distribution and habitat loss. Here, we present present the establishment of a captive breeding program for S. alcatraz at São Paulo Zoo, and introduce ex situ conservation as a strategy for amphibians in Brazil. We recorded 125 breeding events with about 10,200 eggs laid. We also observed that S. alcatraz does not have a marked breeding season, laying eggs throughout the year, and that breeding events are positively correlated with relative humidity and negatively correlated with temperature. This program has shown great success in the maintenance and reproduction of S. alcatraz in captivity, and has great potential for conducting research relevant to amphibian conservation and for the development of educational materials to share information about the global amphibian crisis, using S. alcatraz as a flagship species.
Markerless full-body human motion capture and combined motor action recognition for human-computer interaction

Tradicionalmente las personas interactuan con los ordenadores mediante herramientas como el teclado y el raton. Los ordenadores pueden detectar eventos provenientes de estos, como pulsar y soltar botones por separado o combinados, o movimientos de raton, y despues reaccionar de acuerdo a la interpretacion que se les asigne. Este procedimiento de comunicacion ha sido empleado satisfactoriamente para un amplio numero de aplicaciones. Sin embargo, este enfoque carece de la naturalidad de la comunicacion humana cara a cara. Este proyecto de tesis presenta un metodo para la captura sin marcadores en tiempo real y la interpretacion automatica de movimientos humanos de cuerpo entero para la interaccion persona-computador. Para la consecucion de este objetivo se distinguen tres fases: (1) el seguimiento sin marcadores de cuantas mas partes del cuerpo posibles, (2) la reconstruccion del esqueleto cinematico 3D que representa la postura del usuario a partir de dicho seguimiento, y (3) el reconocimiento de los patrones de movimiento con el objeto de hacer que el ordenador "entienda" la intencion del usuario y despues reaccione convenientemente. Estos tres procesos han de resolverse en tiempo real para asi llegar a una interaccion persona-computador aceptable. La primera fase puede ser resuelta mediante camaras que enfoquen al usuario y algoritmos de vision artificial que extraigan y hagan el seguimiento de las caracteristicas relevantes del usuario en las imagenes. Este proyecto propone un metodo que combina probabilidades de color y flujo optico. La segunda requiere situar el esqueleto cinematico 3D en posturas biomecanicamente posibles y ajustadas a las partes del cuerpo detectadas, considerando las posturas anteriores para asi obtener movimientos suaves. Este proyecto propone un metodo de cinematica inversa analitica-iterativa que situa las partes del cuerpo secuencialmente, desde el torso hasta los miembros superiores e inferiores, teniendo en cuenta tanto los limites biomecanicos como las colisiones mas relevantes. Finalmente, la ultima fase requiere el analisis de los rasgos significativos del movimiento, para asi interpretar patrones mediante tecnicas de inteligencia artificial. Este proyecto propone un metodo para extraer automaticamente los gestos potenciales del flujo de datos y clasificarlos, permitiendo asimismo la ejecucion de acciones combinadas.
But is It Hermeneutic Enough?: Reading for Methodological Salience in a Scoping Review of Hermeneutics and Implementation Science

Hermeneutic methods have been widely used in health research. Through conducting a scoping review of hermeneutic studies related to implementation in healthcare, we identified various approaches and common strengths across studies. The review was part of a larger study exploring how hermeneutics could contribute fresh perspectives to implementation science. We looked at a large number of studies that reported some use of hermeneutics with a focus on what they had to say about processes of implementation in health care environments. While meeting our primary goal of identifying what was salient to implementation, we came up against the question of what made for a strong hermeneutic study. Through an extensive process of evaluation and discussion, several common elements emerged across studies that used hermeneutics: participatory conversations, reflective spaces, attention to alterity, and close-up granular detail. In this article, we outline the review process, then focus on six articles that met our criteria for relevance to implementation and hermeneutic strength. We discuss how some or all the common elements appeared in the articles, despite wide variations in topic and in how hermeneutics was applied. We argue that strength in hermeneutic research stems from a dialectic between applied principles and outcomes.
Rice Mapping in Training Sample Shortage Regions Using a Deep Semantic Segmentation Model Trained on Pseudo-Labels

A deep semantic segmentation model-based method can achieve state-of-the-art accuracy and high computational efficiency in large-scale crop mapping. However, the model cannot be widely used in actual large-scale crop mapping applications, mainly because the annotation of ground truth data for deep semantic segmentation model training is time-consuming. At the operational level, it is extremely difficult to obtain a large amount of ground reference data by photointerpretation for the model training. Consequently, in order to solve this problem, this study introduces a workflow that aims to extract rice distribution information in training sample shortage regions, using a deep semantic segmentation model (i.e., U-Net) trained on pseudo-labels. Based on the time series Sentinel-1 images, Cropland Data Layer (CDL) and U-Net model, the optimal multi-temporal datasets for rice mapping were summarized, using the global search method. Then, based on the optimal multi-temporal datasets, the proposed workflow (a combination of K-Means and random forest) was directly used to extract the rice-distribution information of Jiangsu (i.e., the K–RF pseudo-labels). For comparison, the optimal well-trained U-Net model acquired from Arkansas (i.e., the transfer model) was also transferred to Jiangsu to extract local rice-distribution information (i.e., the TF pseudo-labels). Finally, the pseudo-labels with high confidences generated from the two methods were further used to retrain the U-Net models, which were suitable for rice mapping in Jiangsu. For different rice planting pattern regions of Jiangsu, the final results showed that, compared with the U-Net model trained on the TF pseudo-labels, the rice area extraction errors of pseudo-labels could be further reduced by using the U-Net model trained on the K–RF pseudo-labels. In addition, compared with the existing rule-based rice mapping methods, he U-Net model trained on the K–RF pseudo-labels could robustly extract the spatial distribution information of rice. Generally, this study could provide new options for applying a deep semantic segmentation model to training sample shortage regions.
Rehabilitation Providers’ Experiences with Rapid Telerehabilitation Implementation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Rupali Kumar1, Candice Osborne1, Robert Rinaldi1, Jason A. D. Smith1,2, Shannon B. Juengst1,3, Surendra Barshikar1* 1Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA 2Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA 3Department of Applied Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, USA *Correspondence should be addressed to Surendra Barshikar; Surendra.barshikar@utsouthwestern.edu
RNA-Seq Analysis Reveals Expression Regulatory Divergence of W-Linked Genes between Two Contrasting Chicken Breeds

Simple Summary Understanding the mode of gene expression and regulation is essential for understanding the evolutionary process. Many previous studies tried to explain regulatory changes at the autosomal level, but little research has extended these explorations to the field of sex chromosomes due to their complex sex-limit features. Here, we first adopted an innovative method of identifying regulatory divergence of W-linked genes. Compared with cis-regulatory divergence, trans acting genes were more extensive in the W chromosome. We also found that divergent sex specific selection cannot strongly affect the expression evolution of the W chromosome. This insensitivity to selection may be one of the reasons why regulatory divergence is so small between autosomal and sex chromosomes. Abstract The regulation of gene expression is a complex process involving organism function and phenotypic diversity, and is caused by cis- and trans- regulation. While prior studies identified the regulatory pattern of the autosome rewiring in hybrids, the role of gene regulation in W sex chromosomes is not clear due to their degradation and sex-limit expression. Here, we developed reciprocal crosses of two chicken breeds, White Leghorn and Cornish Game, which exhibited broad differences in gender-related traits, and assessed the expression of the genes on the W chromosome to disentangle the contribution of cis- and trans-factors to expression divergence. We found that female-specific selection does not have a significant effect on W chromosome gene-expression patterns. For different tissues, there were most parental divergence expression genes in muscle, and also more heterosis compared with two other tissues. Notably, a broader pattern of trans regulation in the W chromosome was observed, which is consistent with autosomes. Taken together, this work describes the regulatory divergence of W-linked genes between two contrasting breeds and indicates sex chromosomes have a unique regulation and expression mechanism.
Drivers of disparities in stage at diagnosis among women with breast cancer: South African breast cancers and HIV outcomes cohort

Objective In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), advanced-stage diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) is common, and this contributes to poor survival. Understanding the determinants of the stage at diagnosis will aid in designing interventions to downstage disease and improve survival from BC in LMICs. Methods Within the South African Breast Cancers and HIV Outcomes (SABCHO) cohort, we examined factors affecting the stage at diagnosis of histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer at five tertiary hospitals in South Africa (SA). The stage was assessed clinically. To examine the associations of the modifiable health system, socio-economic/household and non-modifiable individual factors, hierarchical multivariable logistic regression with odds of late-stage at diagnosis (stage III-IV), was used. Results The majority (59%) of the included 3497 women were diagnosed with late-stage BC disease. The effect of health system-level factors on late-stage BC diagnosis was consistent and significant even when adjusted for both socio-economic- and individual-level factors. Women diagnosed in a tertiary hospital that predominantly serves a rural population were 3 times (OR = 2.89 (95% CI: 1.40–5.97) as likely to be associated with late-stage BC diagnosis when compared to those diagnosed at a hospital that predominantly serves an urban population. Taking more than 3 months from identifying the BC problem to the first health system entry (OR = 1.66 (95% CI: 1.38–2.00)), and having luminal B (OR = 1.49 (95% CI: 1.19–1.87)) or HER2-enriched (OR = 1.64 (95% CI: 1.16–2.32)) molecular subtype as compared to luminal A, were associated with a late-stage diagnosis. Whilst having a higher socio-economic level (a wealth index of 5) reduced the probability of late-stage BC at diagnosis, (OR = 0.64 (95% CI: 0.47–0.85)). Conclusion Advanced-stage diagnosis of BC among women in SA who access health services through the public health system was associated with both modifiable health system-level factors and non-modifiable individual-level factors. These may be considered as elements in interventions to reduce the time to diagnosis of breast cancer in women.
Restoring Natural Forests as the Most Efficient Way to Water Quality and Abundance: Case Study from Želivka River Basin

This article shows how to restore Central European natural capital effectively. Water in the landscape is primarily sustained by vegetation and soil, most effectively by natural forests and only secondarily by artificial reservoirs. The authors document these facts using a case study from the Želivka River basin (Švihov reservoir), which collects surface water for the metropolitan region of Prague and Central Bohemia. With the Energy-Water-Vegetation Method, the authors demonstrate that the cultural human-changed landscape of the Želivka river basin is able to utilize only about 60% of its solar energy potential. In 1.5% of the territory of the Czech Republic, society annually loses supporting ecosystem services at a level higher than 25% of the annual GDP of the CR 2015. Water retention in the landscape needs to be re-evaluated and addressed in accordance with the thermodynamic principles of life and ecosystem functioning in the biosphere. It is necessary to begin restoring the most efficient natural capital in the landscapes and to return the broad-leaved deciduous forests by intelligent forestation methods to the cultural landscape to the extent justified; this is especially true of the Želivka River basin, which is Czechia’s biggest surface drinking-water collecting area.
Contact dynamics analysis of spiral bevel gear

The triangular mesh model for tooth surfaces of spiral bevel gears was established in accordance with the coordinates of three dimensional discrete points on mesh surfaces.Considering the full tooth surfaces' dynamic contact relationship,the three dimensional contact dynamics model of spiral bevel gears was constructed and the dynamics analysis method was studied based on the theory of multi-body dynamics and compliant contact dynamics.The collision detection for triangle-triangle elements based on bounding volume hierarchies and Differential-Algebraic Equations(DAEs) numerical simulation method was used to simulate contact dynamics characteristics of spiral bevel gears transmission.The influences of single surface contact,double surfaces contact of meshing teeth,loads and backlash on the dynamic contact forces on full surfaces of meshing teeth and the dynamic response characteristics were analyzed.The results reveal that the new method and dynamic model brought out in the paper is preferable to simulate the characteristics of carrying capacity and to describe contact dynamics of spiral bevel gears.The method and simulation results provide valuable theoretical basis for further research on dynamics analysis and design of spiral bevel gear and gear transmission systems.
6Gbit/s limiting amplifier with high dynamic range in 0.18/spl mu/m CMOS

A limiting amplifier, implemented in a standard 0.18 µm CMOS technology, is presented. At 6 Gbit/s a BER of 10−12 is achieved for an input voltage of 8 mVpp. Large signals with an input amplitude of 600 mVpp can be detected error-free, resulting in a dynamic range of 37.5 dB at 6 Gbit/s. Current consumption is 40 mA from a 1.8 V power supply.