Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ergogenic Effects of Photobiomodulation on Performance in the 30-Second Wingate Test: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study

Abstract Molina Correa, JC, Padoin, S, Varoni, PR, Demarchi, MC, Flores, LJ, Nampo, FK, and de Paula Ramos, S. Ergogenic effects of photobiomodulation on performance in the 30-second Wingate test: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. J Strength Cond Res 36(7): 1901–1908, 2022—The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ergogenic effects of red light (630 nm) photobiomodulation on anaerobic capacity in the Wingate test. Sixteen healthy and physically active male volunteers (21.71 ± 2.49 years of age, body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2) participated in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. The subjects performed 3 Wingate test sessions, with a 48-hour interval between tests. In the first session (baseline session, BS), a Wingate test was performed to evaluate the initial performance. Subjects were paired by performance in the BS and allocated through a draw to receive either the phototherapy (630 nm, 4.6 J/cm2, 6 J per point, 16 points, light-emitting diode [LED] session) or placebo intervention (PLA session) in the second test session. In the third test session, a crossover intervention was performed. The repeated-measures analysis of variance test, followed by Bonferroni post hoc test or Friedman test with Dunn's post hoc test (p < 0.05) and Cohen's d statistic were used for comparisons. The LED session with phototherapy promoted an increase in performance in peak power (p < 0.05), relative power (p < 0.05), RPMpeak (p < 0.05), and peak velocity (p < 0.05), as well as total displacement (p < 0.01) compared with PLA. The mean power (p < 0.05), relative power (p < 0.05), RPMmean (p < 0.01), and mean velocity (p < 0.01) were higher in the LED session than those of BS. We concluded that phototherapy improves performance in Wingate anaerobic exercise, possibly due to large effects on the anaerobic alactic metabolism.
Advanced Intervention Protocol in the Energy Rehabilitation of Heritage Buildings: A Miñones Barracks Case Study

Bearing in mind that dwellings generate a high environmental impact, the aim of this research is to improve their energy efficiency. The incorporation of an insulating layer in the extrados of the building envelope is the most effective way of reducing the transmittance of a facade, eliminating thermal bridges, and optimizing its energy consumption. There is no doubt about the effectiveness of this solution in terms of thermal protection. However, this process collides with the preservation of the original composition of buildings with ornate facades. This article presents a protocol for the rehabilitation of ornate facades of historic buildings through the application of an insulating layer on the outside of the walls. The protocol shows that advanced techniques applied with an integrated approach permit compatibility between energy rehabilitation and the preservation of the original value. In addition to applying strategies of a high technological level, the protocol proposes a reflection upon a balanced intervention on ornamental elements, as well as the relationship between the degree of energy improvement of an ornate facade, and the degree of preservation of the original composition. A methodology is established that combines different avant-guard techniques and systems. These include capturing reality in 3D, the Building Information Model (BIM), monitoring, advanced manufacturing, and active and passive solution simulations.
First Records of the Pughead-pipefish Bulbonaricus davaoensis (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from Japan

1 Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-8580, Japan 2 GT Divers Okinoerabu-jima, 471-3 Wadomari, Kagoshima 891-9112, Japan 3 Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, 499 Iryuda, Odawara, Kanagawa 250-0031, Japan 4 The Kagoshima University Museum, 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan E-mail: motomura@kaum.kagoshima-u.ac. jp 5 Corresponding author
Effects of radial force and log position on the stem on ring-debarker efficiency in frozen black spruce logs

ABSTRACT The effect of the radial force applied by a ring debarker tip to frozen black spruce logs, obtained at three positions on the stem, was studied. A one-arm ring-debarker prototype was developed, which controlled the radial force, rake angle, and cutting and feed speeds. The experiment consisted of debarking logs using three different levels of radial force. The rake angle (80°), tip overlap (20%), and cutting and feed speeds were kept constant. Debarking quality was evaluated by two criteria: the proportion of bark remaining on log surfaces and the amount of wood in bark residues. Log characteristics (dimensions, eccentricity, and knot features), bark/wood shear strength, and basic densities of sapwood and bark were also measured. Experiments revealed that log position on the stem did not affect debarking quality. The results also showed a significant effect of the radial force: the amount of bark remaining on log surfaces increased and the proportion of wood in bark residues decreased as radial force decreased. The effects of log eccentricity, bark/wood shear strength, and the proportion of knot surface on the debarking quality were examined. These results give useful information to improve debarking quality within the studied range of radial force, log diameter, and debarking parameters.
Bioactivity of Aqueous Extract of Pulp of Crysophyllum albidium (G. Don-Holl.) on Isoproterenol Treated Albino Rats

Cardiovascular disorder is one of the causes of death globally. Quite a number of medicinal plants have been demonstrated to possess and exhibit beneficial effects on cardiovascular system throuhg their antioxidant properties. The study investigated the in vivo antioxidant properties of aqueous C. albidium pulp extract on isoproterenol-induced cardiotoxicity in albino rats. Cardiotoxicity was induced in rats by subcutaneous injection of ISO (85 mg/kg bwt) into adult albino rats and treated with the extract (100 and 200 mg/kg bwt). The levels of nitrite, lipid peroxidation, reduced glutathione total protein and activities of glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase were evaluated using standard methods. The concentration of total protein was also determined. Administration of ISO (85 mg/kg body weight) caused significant (p < 0.05) reduction in the antioxidant status of animals. The enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants perturbed by the administration of ISO were restored in the C. albidium treated rats. The study concludes that the aqueous extract of C. albidum pulp protected against Isoproterenol-induced cardiotoxicity in adult male Albino rats.
Examining telomere dysfunction in multiple myeloma

Telomeres are repetitive nucleotide sequences of TTAGGG that cap the ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes. Short dysfunctional telomeres have previously been identified as a driving force in cancer, resulting in chromosomal fusion and rearrangement that acts to facilitate progression of the malignancy. As it has recently been demonstrated that telomere length is an accurate predictor of clinical outcome in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), we aimed to determine whether a similar relationship existed in multiple myeloma (MM). Having used single telomere length analysis (STELA) to measure the mean XpYp telomere length of whole bone marrow aspirates from 141 MM patients, a telomere length threshold of 3.92kb was identified which could be used to stratify patients as either low- or high-risk. Incorporation of this threshold into the international staging system (ISS) for MM increased its prognostic resolution, allowing each prognostic subset to be further risk-stratified. Having demonstrated that a shorter mean XpYp telomere length (<3.92kb) was associated with inferior patient outcome in MM, we next sought to identify a potential cause for this observation. Using clonal populations of the JJN-3 cell line, each expressing DN-hTERT, we observed that telomeric shortening resulted in a greater frequency of fusion and the initiation of a telomere-driven crisis. Cells were eventually able to escape crisis, driven by the spontaneous reactivation of telomerase which led to increasing telomere length and decreasing fusion frequency. Finally, we sought use the PARP inhibitors Rucaparib and Olaparib to prevent the escape of these clonal JJN-3 populations from a telomere-driven crisis. It was thought that PARP inhibition would interfere with the DNA repair pathways that are known to be responsible for processing telomere-deficient chromosomes. It was established that treating JJN-3 cells with either 7. 50μM Rucaparib or 3. 75μM Olaparib prevented their escape from a telomere-driven crisis.
Study on Solidification Structure Evolution of Direct-Chill Casting High Purity Copper Billet Using Cellular Automaton-Finite Element Method

A heat transfer model and a cellular Automation-Finite Element (CAFE) coupling model were established to analyze the solid/liquid (S/L) interface and solidification structure evolution of high purity copper Direct-chill (DC) casting billet under different casting conditions. The simulation and actual experimental results of liquid sump shape and solidification structure were first compared to verify the accuracy of the model. It is proved that the model is effective for simulating the solidification structure of the actual DC casting high purity copper billet. After that, the model was used to predict the solidification structure under different casting temperatures, casting speeds, and heat transfer coefficients. It is shown that, with the increase of casting temperature, the grain size decreases first and then increases. There is a compromise between grain size and its uniformity, and the grain size is more uniform at higher casting temperature. With the increase of casting speed, the depth of liquid sump and the height of the S/L interface increase, but the total grain number of the billet cross-section decreases gradually. As the heat transfer coefficient increases, the depth of the casting liquid sump becomes shallow, but the height of the solid-liquid interface increases and the grain size increases gradually. For the preparation of high purity copper billets with large cross-sectional dimensions by DC casting, a fine solidified structure could be obtained by appropriately reducing the casting speed and cooling intensity.
An Investigation of the Experiences of Working with Multilingual International Students among Local Students and Faculty Members in Chinese Universities

In recent years, as a response to the internationalization of higher education worldwide, China has begun to enroll international students to study at the tertiary level on an increasingly large scale. While the majority of the programs and courses are open to international students via Chinese as Chinese-medium instruction (CMI), there are also an increasing number of programs and courses delivered through English-medium instruction (EMI). In order to understand higher education multilingual contexts, this qualitative study examines how local students and faculty members make sense of their engagement with international students in three Chinese universities. In the study, we conducted in-depth interviews with 11 academics who worked with international students as project supervisors and 25 Chinese university students regarding their experiences of working with international students. The findings that emerged from the thematic analysis revealed that international students’ learning engagement was profoundly mediated by language barriers, cultural assumptions and the academic conventions in host institutions. The study revealed that Chinese academics are concerned about international students’ learning attitudes, their academic progress and a lack of participation due to their language ability. Local Chinese students also reported a lack of satisfaction in working with international students. Some of the local students felt that some international students may have been enabled to enroll in the academic programs as a result of national and university policies, which has led to a ‘dumbing down’ of the curriculum offered in English. The findings indicate that more needs to be done to promote mutual exchanges and better understanding among international students, Chinese faculty members and local students.
Population Genetic Assessment of Anadromous and Resident Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Roanoke River System, Eastern United States

Striped bass is the subject of important commercial and sport fisheries in North America. The Roanoke River drainage—especially Smith Mountain Lake, Leesville Lake, and Kerr Reservoir—has popular recreational striped bass fisheries. After construction of five hydroelectric dams, populations became landlocked, declined, and have been supplemented by stocking. A key basis for responsibly augmenting populations is to characterize genetic variation and incorporate the findings into responsible hatchery and stocking practices. Genetic variation at 12 microsatellite DNA loci was evaluated among 837 striped bass representing 16 collections across the native range; populations from rivers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Chesapeake Bay, and Hudson River were screened to provide context for assessing genetic structure within the Roanoke system. Analysis of population genetic differentiation showed landlocked Roanoke River striped bass to be distinctive. Subject to genetic isolation, high M ratios, and relatively low Ne estimates suggest loss of genetic variation, and relatedness analysis showed heightened frequencies of related individuals. These insights into population genetics, demographics, and existing guidelines for broodstock acquisition and mating designs can inform genetically cognizant hatchery management and stocking for striped bass in the Roanoke River drainage. In particular, we recommend the use of larger numbers of breeders and factorial mating designs to increase the genetic diversity of propagated striped bass stocked within the Roanoke River drainage.
A Thematic Analysis on Vedic Mathematics and Its Importance

Vedic mathematics is found to be very effective and sound for mental calculations in mathematics. Sutras and sub sutras have beautiful and striking tricks for fast and easy for mathematical calculations. In this article, we explore on importance of Vedic Mathematics with thematic analysis. Vedic Math provides more systematic, simplified, unified and faster than the conventional system. A significant and interesting invention which has led to various applications in all the disciplines is the development of Vedic Math approach. The importance of Vedic mathematics can be characterized as: 1) mathematical calculations, 2) speed, 3) classic approach, 4) fun and interesting, and 5) individual confidence.
Investigating the Adoption of Digital Payment System through an Extended Technology Acceptance Model: an Insight from the Indonesian Small and Medium Enterprises

Digitalization in the payment system has been promoted by the Indonesian government since the government is targeting to become the largest digital economy in Southeast Asia. However, not all companies can adopt digital payments quickly. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have many obstacles to adopt innovative technologies, mainly due to a lack of knowledge and resources. On the other hand, many consumers are getting used to digital payments and demanding SMEs to facilitate their transaction processes with digital payment systems. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study is to analyze factors affecting the digital payment system adoption in SMEs, particularly small and medium-sized restaurants. It used an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a theoretical framework. Thus, 120 data were gathered using self-administered questionnaires from owners or managers of small and medium-sized restaurants in Bogor, Indonesia. Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) was employed to assess the hypotheses that were developed. The findings suggested that the intention to use digital payment was determined by the perceived ease of usage, perceived usefulness, attitude towards digital payment, and trust. This research approved that the applicability of TAM with the inclusion of additional variables in the model and the adoption of the digital payment system in small and medium-sized restaurants in developing countries like Indonesia. It offers valuable information for policymakers and financial institutions such as banks in understanding the critical variables influencing large scale implementation of the digital payment system in Indonesia.
Offline Handwritten Recognition of Curved Gujarati Consonants using GHCIR System

Gujarati language has a variety of characters which makes the language diversified. The language has a total thirty-four consonants and eleven vowels that have different shapes. The characters have features like vertical lines, vertical lines with curves, only curve, curve with one loop and curve with two loops that differentiate the characters from one other. In this paper, the researcher has used a set of consonants which only has curves. Total eight (8) consonants „ ક ‟ (k), „ ટ ’(Ta), „ દ ’ (D), „ ર ’(Ra), „ ળ ’(Al), „ ફ ’(Fa), „ ડ ’(Da) and „ ઝ ’(Jha) have only curve as a feature. These consonants have been taken into consideration in this research paper. For training the GHCIR system 1200 samples of each curved consonant has been collected, while the system has been tested with 100 samples of each curved consonant. The average accuracy achieved after processing for all the curved consonant is 84.25%. Further, the researcher has done the performance analysis of the Gujarati Handwritten Consonant Identification and Recognition (GHCIR) System using the Kappa coefficient. The average Kappa Coefficient justify that the system identifies all the Gujarati handwritten curved consonants with a substantial level of agreement.
Striving for greatness: status aspirations, rhetorical entrapment, and domestic reforms

Abstract How do leaders use external events or pressures as political levers to facilitate domestic reforms? In this article, we build a theory of aspirational politics to address this question. We show that aspirations to improve a country’s international status can help leaders justify the implementation of their preferred domestic policies. For instance, the aspiration of wanting to join prestigious international organizations or agreements creates focal narratives that reformers can use to highlight the need to catch up and rhetorically constrain domestic actors who oppose reforms. We illustrate this mechanism through the Chinese leaders’ counterintuitively positive statements towards the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) from 2013 to 2016. By framing the TPP as an aspiration through which China can enhance its international status, Chinese leaders were able to justify domestic economic reforms. Unlike conventional explanations, this was done without the onset of crises or actually signing the TPP. We substantiate this claim using evidence from computer-assisted text analysis of Chinese news coverage of the TPP from 2008-2018 (N = 10189) and process-tracing of the establishment of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone.
The Lure of Counterfactual Curiosity: People Incur a Cost to Experience Regret

After you make a decision, it is sometimes possible to seek information about how things would be if you had acted otherwise. We investigated the lure of this counterfactual information, namely, counterfactual curiosity. In a set of five experiments (total N = 150 adults), we used an adapted Balloon Analogue Risk Task with varying costs of information. At a cost, people were willing to seek information about how much they could have won, even though it had little utility and a negative emotional impact (i.e., it led to regret). We explored the downstream effects of seeking information on emotion, behavior adjustment, and ongoing performance, showing that it has little or even negative performance benefit. We also replicated the findings with a large-sample (N = 361 adults) preregistered experiment that excluded possible alternative explanations. This suggests that information about counterfactual alternatives has a strong motivational lure—people simply cannot help seeking it.
Effects of yeast fermentation product inclusion during the brooder phase and grower/finisher phase feed form effects on large tom performance using feed produced at a commercial mill

SUMMARY The brooder phase (d one to 42) is crucial to overall turkey performance, and many integrators believe that the utilization of yeast products (YP) is cost effective. Pellet quality is crucial to grower/finisher phase production (d 42 to 118) due to feed form advantages during this period of high‐volume consumption. Also, feed and feed manufacture represent the largest investment required to produce poultry. The objective of this study was to establish the effects of YP (YP1 or YP2) inclusion on d one to 42 poult performance. On d 42, a 2 YP carryover x 2 feed form [intact high‐quality pellets (HQP) or ground pellets (GP)] factorial arrangement was used to measure main effects and interactions on d one to 118 tom performance. All diets had similar nutrient composition (other than YP), and feed was manufactured at a commercial feed mill. Feed form consisted of either intact HQP (average of 21.4% fines) or ground HQP (GP; average particle size of 1,108 microns). Male Hybrid Converters were reared at a facility that mimicked commercial grow‐out. On d 42, YP1 improved ending weight (EW) and FCR. No YP carryover effect was demonstrated for any of the d 42 to 118 performance variables. Feeding HQP produced toms that were 0.29 kg/bird heavier with 9 points lower FCR, as compared to toms fed GP. Regression analyses predicted that if toms fed GP finished at the same d 118 EW as those fed HQP, then FCR advantages of HQP would be 12 points. These FCR benefits may justify the increased feed costs associated with manufacturing HQP.
Evaluation of some biological activities of Trigonella hamosa aerial parts

The antimicrobial activity of T. hamosa aerial parts extract against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus fecalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas auregenosa, Candida albicans, Fusarium sp. and Aspergilus niger was evaluated by disc diffusion method. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for susceptible test microorganisms were further determined. Also the antioxidant and α-amylase inhibition activities were investigated. The extract exhibited antimicrobial activity against C. albican, B. subtilis and E. fecalis; the MICs were 5.5, 7 and 8.5 mg/ml, respectively. Antioxidant and α-amylase inhibition activities of the extract were concentration dependent and the IC50 values were 0.19 and 35 mg/ml, respectively. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) bioautography was used to detect the bioactive fractions of the extract. It revealed that three different fractions of different polarities exhibited antimicrobial, α-amylase inhibition and antioxidant activities. The toxicity of the extract to brine shrimp (Artemia salina) larvae was assessed and the LC50 was found to be 2.3 mg/ml. This study suggests that the extract of T. hamosa aerial parts could be a source of bioactive compounds of different biological activities and is safe in terms of toxicity level. Key words: Trigonella hamosa, antimicrobial, antioxidant, α-amylase, toxicity.