Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Wearable UWB Technology for Daily Physical Activity Tracking, Detection, and Classification

A methodology for daily physical activity tracking, detection, and classification is proposed using wearable ultrawideband (UWB) technology. The compact UWB antennas act as sensors to provide useful information and metrics regarding the activity, derived from channel information (path loss and rms delay spread) and received signal features. The activities consist of daily activities, such as walking, sitting, running, opening/closing door, and ascending/descending stairs, which are considered as main activities in everyday life. Experimental validation is carried out showing effective tracking capabilities based on the interdistance variation, giving an estimate of the range of movement during various phases of the activity cycle. The computation of patterns of different daily activities cycle provides unique recognition/classification characteristics, which have been validated through template-based and machine learning techniques. The proposed method provides high accuracy, is cost-effective, and has low computation complexity, making it suitable for various healthcare applications, such as elderly/remote monitoring, rehabilitation, patient activity tracking, and general fitness.
Construction and Validation of an Oxaliplatin-Resistant Gene Signature in Colorectal Cancer Patients Who Underwent Chemotherapy

Aberrant expression of genes contributes to the chemoresistance of colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment. This study aimed to identify genes associated with the chemoresistance of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in CRC patients and to construct a signature. Oxaliplatin resistance-related genes were screened by analyzing the gene profiles of cell lines and tissue samples that underwent oxaliplatin-based treatment. Oxaliplatin resistance-related genes were used to establish a signature. The association of the signature had clinical significance, so the prognostic value of the signature was analyzed. Independent cohorts and CRC cell lines were used to validate the value of the gene signature and the oxaliplatin-resistant genes. There were 64 oxaliplatin resistance-related genes identified after overlapping the genes from the dataset of oxaliplatin-treated CRC cells and the dataset of patients treated with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. A gene signature based on five oxaliplatin resistance-related genes was established. This gene signature effectively predicted the prognosis of CRC patients who underwent chemotherapy. No significant associations were found between the gene mutations and survival of the patients; however, two genes were associated with microsatellite instability status. Two external independent cohorts and CRC cell line experiments validated the prognostic values of the signature and expression of the genes after oxaliplatin treatment. In conclusion, the oxaliplatin resistance-related gene signature involving five genes was a novel biomarker for the prediction of the chemotherapy response and prognosis of CRC patients who underwent oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy.
Terminal Proterozoic-Cambrian sequences in India: a review with special reference to Precambrian-Cambrian Boundary

The Terminal Proterozoic marine sequences, grading into Cambrian, are present in the Krol Basin (Lesser Himalaya), the Kashmir, Spiti-Zanskar and Kumaun Basins (Higher Himalaya) and in Marwar Basin (western India). These sequences postdate a major tectono-thermal event associated with Cadomian Orogeny and rest on eroded older successions which include well-dated Malani Igneous Suite (Malani Rhyolite 745 ±10 Ma; Siwana Granite 731± 14 Ma) in Western India and over the Salkhala Group with granites (745 ± 50 Ma) or the Simla Group in the Himalaya. This cycle of sedimentation terminated with Pan-African Orogeny in Late Cambrian. These sequences are dominantly siliciclastic in basins in Higher Himalaya while those in Krol Basin and Marwar Basin show development of thick carbonate-evaporite facies with or without phosphorite. From the Upper Vindhyan and Bhima Groups in central and south India, respectively a Chuaria-Tawuia Assemblage along with sphaeromorphida Acritarch of Early Neoproterozoic age has been recorded. The δ13C values range from +1.3 to +4.0 ‰ PDB and that of δ 18O from -5 to -9‰ PDB. These are, thus, not considered part of this sequence. In absence of age-determinating biota and radiometric dates from the basal part of the succession, the lower boundary of the Terminal Proterozoic cannot be delineated and dated. However, a significant depletion in values may be taken to mark the lower boundary. The upper boundary of the Terminal Proterozoic (Precambrian-Cambrian Boundary) cannot be demarcated in terms of GSSP due to the absence of trace fossils of Zone-1 (Harlaneilla podolika Zone) and Zone-II (Phycodes pedum Zone) in carbonate facies in Krol Basin and poor documentation of siliciclastic facies in Kashmir and Spiti-Zanskar Basins. The trace fossils correlative with ichnozone-III occur in all sections in the Himalayas and are useful for regional and global correlations. However, a significant depletion in δ13C values has been recorded in the carbonate facies of the Krol Basin between the horizons yielding Ediacaran and small shelly fossils of Meishucunian Zone-I. This has also been recorded in the Marwar Basin below the Phosphorite Bed. This depletion may be correlated with that recorded from the Precambrian-Cambrian transition in Siberian Platform, Anti Atlas Mountains, Morocco, China, etc. It may be taken into consideration to define and mark the boundary in the absence of trace fossils.
Asymptotics and Borel Summability

Introduction Expansions and approximations Formal and actual solutions Review of Some Basic Tools The Phragmen-Lindelof theorem Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms Classical Asymptotics Asymptotics of integrals: first results Laplace, stationary phase, saddle point methods, and Watson's lemma The Laplace method Watson's lemma Oscillatory integrals and the stationary phase method Steepest descent method application: asymptotics of Taylor coefficients of analytic functions Banach spaces and the contractive mapping principle Examples Singular perturbations WKB on a PDE Analyzable Functions and Transseries Analytic function theory as a toy model of the theory of analyzable functions Transseries Solving equations in terms of Laplace transforms Borel transform, Borel summation Gevrey classes, least term truncation, and Borel summation Borel summation as analytic continuation Notes on Borel summation Borel transform of the solutions of an example ODE Appendix: rigorous construction of transseries Borel Summability in Differential Equations Convolutions revisited Focusing spaces and algebras Example: Borel summation of the formal solutions to (4.54) General setting Normalization procedures: an example Further assumptions and normalization Overview of results Further notation Analytic properties of Yk and resurgence Outline of the proofs Appendix Appendix: the C*-algebra of staircase distributions, D'm,v Asymptotic and Transasymptotic Matching Formation of Singularities Transseries reexpansion and singularities: Abel's equation Determining the xi reexpansion in practice Conditions for formation of singularities Abel's equation, continued General case Further examples Other Classes of Problems Difference equations PDEs Other Important Tools and Developments Resurgence, bridge equations, alien calculus, moulds Multisummability Hyperasymptotics References Index
Study of the pollen grains of ctenolophonidites from the warkalli deposits of South India with a note on the geological history of ctenolophon

The paper deals with a systematic study of the pollen grains of Ctenolophonidites Van Hoeken Klinkenberg recovered in fair abundance from a lignite sample near Warkalli (Varkalai) in Kerala State. The geological age of the Warkalli lignite is Miocene, possibly Upper Miocene. The following species have been described in the paper, viz. Ctenolophonidites costatus, C. keralensis sp. nov., C. erdtmanii sp. novo and C. saadii sp. novo The fossil pollen grains show remarkable similarities with the pollen of the modern genus Ctenolophon of Ctenolophonaceae and are undoubtedly related to the latter. The paper comments upon the geological history of Ctenolophon both in time and space. The known geological history of this genus indicates that it enjoyed a much wider phytogeography during the Tertiary period compared to its present rather highly circumscribed distribution.
Nutritional Composition of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) and Its Potential Uses as Alternative Protein Sources in Animal Diets: A Review

Simple Summary With the increasing global population, the shortage of protein feed resources is becoming more and more serious, and human beings urgently need to find new protein sources to replace traditional soybean meal and fish meal. Black soldier fly larvae are rich in fatty acids, proteins and minerals. Numerous studies have shown that adding black soldier fly larvae powder to monogastric animals has no negative effects on animal growth performance, meat quality and immunity. However, black soldier flies are still subject to legal constraints and consumer acceptance when they are used as feed. Abstract The rapidly growing population has increased demand for protein quantities and, following a shortage of plant-based feed protein sources and the prohibition of animal-based feed protein, has forced the search for new sources of protein. Therefore, humans have turned their attention to edible insects. Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) (Hermetia illucens L.) are rich in nutrients such as fat, protein and high-quality amino acids and minerals, making them a good source of protein. Furthermore, BSFL are easily reared and propagated on any nutrient substrate such as plant residues, animal manure and waste, food scraps, agricultural byproducts, or straw. Although BSFL cannot completely replace soybean meal in poultry diets, supplementation of less than 20% has no negative impact on chicken growth performance, biochemical indicators and meat quality. In pig studies, although BSFL supplementation did not have any negative effect on growth performance and meat quality, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) was reduced. There is obviously less research on the feeding of BSFL in pigs than in poultry, particularly in relation to weaning piglets and fattening pigs; further research is needed on the supplementation level of sows. Moreover, it has not been found that BSFL are used in ruminants, and the next phase of research could therefore study them. The use of BSFL in animal feed presents some challenges in terms of cost, availability and legal and consumer acceptance. However, this should be considered in the context of the current shortage of protein feed and the nutritional value of BSFL, which has important research significance in animal production.
Identification of Functional Genetic Variations Underlying Flooding Tolerance in Brazilian Soybean Genotypes

Flooding is a frequent environmental stress that reduces soybean (Glycine max) growth and grain yield in many producing areas in the world, such as, e.g., in the United States, Southeast Asia and Southern Brazil. In these regions, soybean is frequently cultivated in lowland areas by rotating with rice (Oryza sativa), which provides numerous technical, economic and environmental benefits. Given these realities, this work aimed to characterize physiological responses, identify genes differentially expressed under flooding stress in Brazilian soybean genotypes with contrasting flooding tolerance, and select SNPs with potential use for marker-assisted selection. Soybean cultivars TECIRGA 6070 (flooding tolerant) and FUNDACEP 62 (flooding sensitive) were grown up to the V6 growth stage and then flooding stress was imposed. Total RNA was extracted from leaves 24 h after the stress was imposed and sequenced. In total, 421 induced and 291 repressed genes were identified in both genotypes. TECIRGA 6070 presented 284 and 460 genes up- and down-regulated, respectively, under flooding conditions. Of those, 100 and 148 genes were exclusively up- and down-regulated, respectively, in the tolerant genotype. Based on the RNA sequencing data, SNPs in differentially expressed genes in response to flooding stress were identified. Finally, 38 SNPs, located in genes with functional annotation for response to abiotic stresses, were found in TECIRGA 6070 and absent in FUNDACEP 62. To validate them, 22 SNPs were selected for designing KASP assays that were used to genotype a panel of 11 contrasting genotypes with known phenotypes. In addition, the phenotypic and grain yield impacts were analyzed in four field experiments using a panel of 166 Brazilian soybean genotypes. Five SNPs possibly related to flooding tolerance in Brazilian soybean genotypes were identified. The information generated from this research will be useful to develop soybean genotypes adapted to poorly drained soils or areas subject to flooding.
Depth Vision-Based Terrain Detection Algorithm During Human Locomotion

In locomotion tasks like walking or stair ascending, leg joints produce mechanical energy with task-specific kinematic and kinetic patterns. Consequently, locomotion assistive devices should be active and adaptive to the task being executed; and these tasks should be detected early enough for guaranteeing smooth transitions by the device controller. Wearable vision sensors can predict future tasks by detecting locomotion affordances in the environment. We implemented such a vision-based terrain detection system for flat ground, steps, and ramps, using a depth camera mounted on the user’s chest, and a machine learning classifier. A validation study was conducted with eight participants moving through indoor and outdoor paths combining a rich set of terrains, and under two clearance conditions: clear and occluded by another walker moving ahead. Our method can predict the locomotion modes up to three steps in front of the user and can estimate the geometrical features of the terrain (i.e., step height for stairs and slope inclination for ramps and grounds). Our system achieved more than 95% of accuracy for all locomotion modes in first upcoming step in clear path condition. The paper further reports how these results degrade for next steps ahead of the user, or with partial occlusion.
A direct measurement of the W decay width

A direct measurement of the W boson total decay width is presented in proton-antiproton collisions at {radical}s = 1.96 TeV using data collected by the CDF II detector. The measurement is made by fitting a simulated signal to the tail of the transverse mass distribution in the electron and muon decay channels. An integrated luminosity of 350 pb{sup -1} is used, collected between February 2002 and August 2004. Combining the results from the separate decay channels gives the decay width as 2.038 {+-} 0.072 GeV in agreement with the theoretical prediction of 2.093 {+-} 0.002 GeV. A system is presented for the management of detector calibrations using a relational database schema. A description of the implementation and monitoring of a procedure to provide general users with a simple interface to the complete set of calibrations is also given.
A Maverick GLE: The Relativistic Solar Particle Event of December 13, 2006

JOHN W BIEBER, JOHN CLEM, PAUL EVENSON, ROGER PYLE, DAVID RUFFOLO, ALEJANDRO SÁIZ, AND MANEENATE WECHAKAMA 1 Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA 2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, Thailand 3 Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand jwbieber@bartol.udel. edu
Hybrid RANS/LES modelling of OGV/prediffuser flow

In the gas turbine engine, the OGV/prediffuser combination is key to achieve a good design for combustor external aerodynamics. Since the flow includes 3D turbulent wakes and boundary layers in adverse pressure gradients with the possibility of flow separation, the OGV/prediffuser combination offers significant turbulence modelling challenges for CFD. In order to understand the optimum approach for modelling turbulence in this important sub-component of compressor/combustor interaction, a comparison is reported in this thesis with available experimental data for both a conventional and an advanced OGV/prediffuser combination using (i) both high Re and low Re RANS CFD, (ii) LES CFD, and (iii) hybrid RANS/LES CFD. In the hybrid RANS/LES CFD, a new method based on the use of an Algebraic Stress Model and a modified Recycling and Rescaling method has been developed to generate a spatially and temporally correlated unsteady velocity field for the LES inlet conditions from the time-averaged RANS solution at OGV exit. The results show that: 1)Both high Re and low Re RANS solutions show good agreement with the experimental data for the OGV wake prediction, but high Re RANS provides better predictions of overall pressure loss and is certainly more cost effective considering computing costs. 2) The LES solution shows partial flow separation of the OGV suction side boundary layer prediction which was not noted in the experiment. This is probably caused by the presence of relaminarisation and subsequent transition of the suction side OGV boundary layer. This places high demands on the LES near wall mesh required, as well as providing an extreme challenge for the LES sub grid scale model. 3) The Hybrid RANS/LES approach is able to provide a good balance of predictive capability, matching RANS predictions on global performance (pressure rise/loss) and improving the prediction of velocity distribution at prediffuser exit, and it thus offers an optimum approach for OGV/prediffuser flow simulation considering both accuracy and cost.
The evolution of the color-magnitude relation and of the star formation activity in galaxy clusters since z ∼ 0.8

We present recent results on the evolution of the colour-magnitude relation and of the star formation activity in galaxy clusters since z~0.8. Results are based on the ESO Distant Cluster Survey (EDisCS) - an ESO large programme aimed at the study of cluster structure and cluster galaxy evolution over a significant fraction of cosmic time - and are discussed in the framework of the current standard paradigm of structure formation.
New Heuristics for Planning with Action Costs

Classical planning is the problem of nding a sequence of actions that takean agent from an initial state to a desired goal situation, assuming deter-ministic outcomes for actions and perfect information. Satis cing planningseeks to quickly nd low-cost solutions with no guarantees of optimality. Themost e ective approach for satis cing planning has proved to be heuristicsearch using non-admissible heuristics. In this thesis, we introduce severalsuch heuristics that are able to take into account costs on actions, and there-fore try to minimize the more general metric of cost, rather than length, ofplans, and investigate their properties and performance. In addition, we showhow the problem of planning with soft goals can be compiled into a classicalplanning problem with costs, a setting in which cost-sensitive heuristics suchas those presented here are essential.
Epidemiological and Genomic Characterisation of Middelburg and Sindbis Alphaviruses Identified in Horses with Febrile and Neurological Infections, South Africa (2014–2018)

Although Old World alphaviruses, Middelburg- (MIDV) and Sindbis virus (SINV), have previously been detected in horses and wildlife with neurologic disease in South Africa, the pathogenesis and clinical presentation of MIDV and SINV infections in animals are not well documented. Clinical samples from horses across South Africa with acute or fatal neurologic and febrile infections submitted between 2014–2018 were investigated. In total, 69/1084 (6.36%) and 11/1084 (1.01%) horses tested positive for MIDV and SINV, respectively, by real-time reverse transcription (RT) PCR. Main signs/outcomes for MIDV (n = 69): 73.91% neurological, 75.36% fever, 28.99% icterus and anorexia, respectively, 8.70% fatalities; SINV (n = 11): 54.54% neurological, 72.73% fever, 36.36% anorexia and 18.18% fatalities. MIDV cases peaked in the late summer/autumn across most South African provinces while SINV cases did not show a clear seasonality and were detected in fewer South African provinces. MIDV could still be detected in blood samples via RT-PCR for up to 71,417 and 21 days after onset of signs in 4 horses respectively, suggesting prolonged replication relative to SINV which could only be detected in the initial sample. Phylogenetic analyses based on partial sequences of the nsP4 (MIDV n = 59 and SINV n = 7) and E1 (MIDV n = 45) genes, as well as full genome sequences (MIDV n = 6), clustered the MIDV and SINV strains from the present study with previously detected strains. MIDV infection appears to be more prevalent in horses than SINV infection based on RT-PCR results, however, prevalence estimates might be different when also considering serological surveillance data.
Lelstotheca Maheshwari, from the Barakar Formation of Raniganj Coalfield

The genus Lelstotheca, known so far only from the Barakar Formation of Rajmahal Hills, Bihar is reported from the Barakar Formation of Raniganj Coalfield, West Bengal. The genus is represented by two species, viz., L. robusta (Feistmantel) Maheshwari and L. striata sp. nov. The new species is characterized by the presence of interconnecting striations running parallel to the median vein of the leaves. The taxonomic position of the genus and its records elsewhere are also discussed.
EVALUATING THE FREQUENCY OF CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS IN CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE PRESENTING WITH DIARRHEAL DISEASE

Cryptosporidium species are the second leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children of de-veloping countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence rate of Cryptosporidium among children under 5 years old with diarrhea, who were admitted to a big tertiary hospital in Egypt. This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study involving children 200aged <5 years old in the gastroenterology causality at Cairo University Pediatric Hospital between February 2021 and October 2021. Morning stool samples were microscopically examined as fresh smears and modified Ziehl-Neelsen stained ma-terials. The results showed that all participants suffered from diarrhea <30 months old. A high prevalence 21/200 (10.5%) of Cryptosporidium was detected. But, there was no significant difference between cryptosporidiosis positive or negative cases with respect to stain technique, age, sex, residence, Z-score of weight, symptoms, or stool consistency .
Modeling and Control Strategy of Wind Energy Conversion System with Grid-Connected Doubly-Fed Induction Generator

The most prominent and rapidly increasing source of electrical power generation, wind energy conversion systems (WECS), can significantly improve the situation with regard to remote communities’ power supply. The main constituting elements of a WECS are a wind turbine, a mechanical transmission system, a doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG), a rotor side converter (RSC), a common DC-link capacitor, and a grid-side converter. Vector control is center for RSC and GSC control techniques. Because of direct and quadrature components, the active and reactive power can also be controller precisely. This study tracks the maximum power point (MPP) using a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller strategy. The MPPT technique provides a voltage reference to control the maximum power conversion at the turbine end. The performance and efficiency of the suggested control strategy are validated by WECS simulation under fluctuating wind speed. The MATLAB/Simulink environment using simpower system toolbox is used to simulate the proposed control strategy. The results reveal the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy under fluctuating wind speed and provides good dynamic performance. The total harmonic distortions are also within the IEEE 519 standard’s permissible limits which is also an advantage of the proposed control approach.