Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
State of the Research on Model for Road Roughness Excitation

In view of existing various methods and complex classifications for road surface roughness excitation models,the characteristics,difference and application scope of each model were analyzed with both of stationary and non-stationary type.The applications of some new theories and methods in stationary and non-stationary simulation of road roughness are introduced,and the prospects for future research direction are discussed.
Comparative Study of Principle and Independent Component Analysis of CNN for Embryo Stage and Fertility Classification

background: Applications of deep learning for the societal issues are one of the debatable concerns where the community medicine and implication of artificial intelligence for the societal issues are a big concern. This article, it is shown the applications of neural networks in clinical practice for reproduction procedure enhancement. And this is a well-known issue where image analysis has the exact applications. In Embryology, fetal abnormality early-stage detection and diagnosis is one of the challenging tasks and thus, needs automation in the process of tomography and ultrasonic imaging. Also, Interpretation and accuracy in the medical imaging process are very important for accurate results.
Does Quality of Governance Play a Role in Trade? The Case of India’s Trade Flows

Economies across the globe are working towards strengthening the quality of governance to promote a conducive environment for trade and investment. The study is an attempt to empirically examine the impact of quality of governance on India’s trade with 23 Asian partners for a period from 2000 to 2019. In order to examine the determinants of India’s trade, the study employs both static as well as dynamic panel regression models. We also form an index to capture the indicators of governance using principal component analysis. The result indicates that better trade policies (trade openness) and well managed governance indicators have a positive and significant contribution on India’s trade. Sound governance definitely facilitates better institutional, administrative, and operative environment in terms of lower transaction cost, better enforcement mechanism, better channels of distribution, and reduces barriers for free movement of goods, services and capital for India.
Mach and Reynolds number dependency of the unsteady shock-induced drag force on a sphere

Shock–particle interaction is an important phenomenon in a wide range of technological applications and natural phenomena, and the development of accurate models for this interaction is therefore of interest. This study investigates the transient forces during shock–particle interaction at particle Reynolds numbers between 100 and 1000, and incident shock wave Mach numbers between 1.22 and 2.51. This is achieved with the aid of particle-resolved large-eddy simulations. The simulation results show that shock–particle interaction differs qualitatively for subcritical and supercritical incident flow conditions. By decomposing the total force, the inviscid and viscous unsteady forces are estimated. The inviscid unsteady component is significantly larger than the viscous contribution, but the magnitude of the viscous component is comparable to steady-state drag. The predictions of current state of the art force models are compared to the computed particle forces. For subcritical flows, the models are quite successful in predicting the drag. For these conditions, the magnitudes of both the inviscid and viscous unsteady force models agree well with the simulation results, but the transient nature of the viscous unsteady force history is not well captured. For supercritical flows, the inviscid unsteady force model is not able to capture the force dynamics. This highlights the need for the development of unsteady force models for supercritical flow conditions.
Revision of the family Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera) of the Oriental Region. VIII. Genus Lutzkobesia Lehmann, 2019

In the eighth part of the revision on the Asian Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera) we consider the genus Lutzkobesia Lehmann, 2019, which includes two species, distributed in Western Indonesia (the islands of Sumatra and Java): L. hollowayi Lehmann, 2019 and L. tenera (Roepke, 1957) comb. n.
The Price Entitlement Effect: When and Why High Price Entitles Consumers to Purchase Socially Costly Products

This research investigates when and why consumers purchase products with social costs (e.g., environmental harm). Six studies demonstrate that upper-class consumers are more likely to purchase a product with social costs when it has a higher price because they experience greater entitlement, which the authors term the “price entitlement effect,” allowing for purchase justification. In contrast, lower-class consumers do not feel entitled to purchase a product with social costs when it is higher-priced. This effect occurs because upper-class consumers tend to have a greater self-focus, with a higher price entitling them to more resources than others. Consistent with the entitlement mechanism, when egalitarian values are made salient, the price entitlement effect is mitigated, reducing upper-class consumers’ purchase of socially costly products. Notably, the price entitlement effect occurs only when products have social costs rather than for all higher-priced products. However, when the social costs of a product are severe, price entitlement does not sufficiently justify product purchase. This research provides theoretical and practical insights regarding when and why higher price entitles purchase of socially costly products, contributing to research on social class and socially responsible (vs. costly) consumption as well as choice justification.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Pyogenic Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Concurrent Infections and Their Clinical Outcomes

Patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis (PVO) often develop concurrent infections, and a significant number of these patients show rapid deterioration in their medical condition, leading to mortality without PVO-related structural instability or neurological deficits. To improve clinical outcomes, we investigated the clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of patients with PVO and concurrent infections. This study included 695 patients with PVO, of which 175 (25%) had concurrent infections and 520 (75%) did not. The clinical characteristics of the two groups were compared, and multivariable analysis was performed to identify the association between concurrent infections and clinical outcomes. Patients with concurrent infections were older and had more comorbidities than those without. Moreover, there were significant intergroup differences in the anatomical involvement of PVO, and patients with concurrent infections had a higher number of regions involved more frequently than those without concurrent infections (15% vs. 6%). In contrast, patients with concurrent infections showed a lower degree of focal invasiveness, including a lower incidence of posterior abscess (47% vs. 59%; p = 0.008) and fewer neurological impairments according to the American Spinal Injury Association grade (p < 0.001) than those without concurrent infections. The causative organisms also differed significantly between the two groups, and patients with concurrent infections had a greater proportion of Gram-negative infections (31% vs. 16%, respectively) and a smaller proportion of methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections than those without concurrent infections (6% vs. 24%). Consequently, their clinical outcomes were significantly different, and patients with concurrent infections showed lower recurrence and higher mortality rates. We investigated the 1-year recurrence and mortality rates and their 95% confidence intervals according to the types of concurrent infections and their time of diagnosis and found variations in these parameters. Our results, based on a large number of patients, can be practically used as a reasonable reference to warn clinicians of the clinical risks of concurrent infections in patients with PVO and to help predict their clinical outcomes.
The Influence of Chlorpyrifos on the Nonenzymatic Antioxidants Content in Macrophytes Leaves

Water pollution can be moved or limited by macrophytes in a phytoremediation process. The presence of insecticides in the plant life environment may affect physiological processes and contribute to the formation of secondary oxidative stress in plant tissues. To protect against oxidative stress, macrophytes have developed a system of mechanisms consisting of nonenzymatic and enzymatic antioxidants. The influence of various concentrations of chlorpyrifos on the nonenzymatic system in Canadian waterweed (Elodea canadensis Michx.), needle spikerush (Eleocharis acicularis) and water mint (Mentha aquatica L.) was studied. The differences in the value of the total concentration of polyphenols and flavonoids, as well as analysis of chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, anthocyanin and carotenoid concentrations were determined in leaves. Research indicated a significant increase in the content of polyphenols and flavonoids in a solution with the highest concentration of chlorpyrifos while the opposite tendency was observed after analyses of the main assimilating pigments of plant tissues. It was concluded that aqueous plants exposed to toxic insecticide molecules created a defensive mechanism by nonenzymatic antioxidant systems and the amount of low-molecular weight compounds depended on the pollutant concentration which influenced biosynthesis mechanisms in plant cells.
COVID-19 Health Crisis Workloads and Screening for Psychological Impact in Nursing Home Staff: A Qualitative and Quantitative Survey

Background: Nursing homes were particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate qualitatively and quantitatively with the use of a self-reported questionnaire as a tool for screening for mental disorders in nursing home staff. Methods: A multicenter epidemiological study was conducted in 12 nursing homes in France with 1117 nursing home staff eligible. Socio-demographic, occupational, and medical data were collected by anonymous self-reported questionnaire using validated scales to assess anxiety/depressive symptoms (HAD scale) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PCL-5). A total of 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted to assess acceptance and expectations for the use of the questionnaire. Results: The participation rate was 34.5%. Data from 373 questionnaires were included in the analysis. The questionnaire was well accepted by the participants and met their wishes for prevention action. The sample was 82% female. More than half reported a feeling of powerlessness and lack of time or staffing. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 22%, depressive symptoms 10%, and post-traumatic stress 7%. Conclusions: This study underlines the interest in screening for mental disorders by self-reported questionnaire and deploying preventive actions in the workplace to reduce stress and facilitate the reconciliation of family and working life in this context of the pandemic.
The Effects of Carbon Emissions and Agency Costs on Firm Performance

Carbon emissions and agency costs can have an impact on firms’ financial performance. However, limited attention has been paid to the combined and gradual effects of these two factors on firms’ performance. We explore the separate and combined effects of carbon emissions and agency costs on firms’ financial performance by utilizing data from 2323 US firms that disclosed their environmental information to CDP from 2007 to 2016. The results indicate that firms with higher carbon emissions experience lower performance as the market reacts negatively. Further, firms with both higher carbon emissions and higher agency costs have lower performance. We also investigated year-on-year change in firm performance and found that, keeping agency costs constant, a change in carbon emissions leads to lower performance. Overall, the findings suggest that when the market responds negatively to firms’ environmental decisions, high agency costs exacerbate the adverse effect of high carbon emissions on firm performance.
A Method for Increasing the Bandwidth of Rogowski Coils Without Changing Their Size

According to published papers on Rogowski coils, the sensitivity of Rogowski coils can be increased by using high-density turns and multilayer turns. Low-density turns can increase the bandwidth of the coil but can also reduce the anti-interference ability of the coil. The shielding layer can also increase the anti-interference ability of Rogowski coils. However, for Rogowski coils with high-density turns, using a shielding layer or multilayer turns will reduce their measurement bandwidth. To increase the application flexibility of a Rogowski coil, this article proposes a method capable of increasing the bandwidth without sacrificing size, sensitivity, anti-interference, and measurement accuracy. In this method, coils are segmented without reducing the number of turns, and the induced voltage of the segmented coils is output through the voltage followers and joined together by an adder. Seventeen Rogowski coils are wound by an automatic coil winding machine. These 17 coils consist of single-layer coils, double-layer coils, coils without a shielding layer, and coils with a shielding layer. The method is verified for use with Rogowski coils when measuring the sinusoidal current and the turn-on/off pulse current of an high voltage-insulated gate bipolar transistor (HV-IGBT) collector. The measurement errors of this method and the error compensation method are also explored both theoretically and experimentally.
Particle Manipulation in 2D Space Using a Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer

Ultrasonic particle manipulation is a noncontact method for controlling microscale objects, such as cells or microparticles, using an acoustic field. In this study, a 2D array of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs), placed horizontally in immersion, generated ultrasonic waves in the vertical direction, and the oil’s surface increased due to the radiation force of the ultrasonic waves. In addition, the radiation force directly exerted a force on a floating particle. By measuring the movement of the reflected laser light by the moving oil surface, the height of the oil’s surface deformed by the acoustic radiation force (ARF) was measured. The ARF made a floating particle, as well as the oil’s surface, move. The particle moved radially away from the surface position above the transducer, and its velocity was determined by its position on the fluid’s surface. When a single channel was operated, it moved 0.4 mm at an average speed of 90 μm/s, and when two adjacent channels were operated, it moved 1.2 mm at a speed of 272 μm/s. The particles moved in any direction on the surface of the oil by controlling the actuation channel using an electrical switch.
The complete mitochondrial genome of Asteroschema tubiferum (Ophiuroidea: Euryalida: Asteroschematidae)

Abstract We describe the first mitochondrial genome of a brittle star Asteroschema tubiferum Matsumoto 1911 in family Asteroschematidae. The mitogenome was sequenced and assembled using next-generation sequencing technology, and were 16,361 bp in size with 37 genes containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a control region. The phylogenetic tree was constructed based on 13 protein-coding mitochondrial genes of A. tubiferum and 26 species in the phylum Echinodermata by RAxML, which showed that it was mostly related to the species in Family Gorgonocephalidae. These results could provide a novel insight to the phylogeny of Ophiuroidea.
Sense of Agency and User Experience: Is There a Link?

Sense of control is increasingly used as a measure of quality in human-computer interaction. Control has been investigated mainly at a high level, using subjective questionnaire data, but also at a low level, using objective data on participants’ sense of agency. However, it remains unclear how differences in higher level, experienced control reflect lower level sense of control. We study that link in two experiments. In the first one we measure the low-level sense of agency with button, touchpad, and on-skin input. The results show a higher sense of agency with on-skin input. In the second experiment, participants played a simple game controlled with the same three inputs. We find that on-skin input results in both increased sense and experience of control compared to touchpad input. However, the corresponding difference is not found between on-skin and button input, whereas the button performed better in the experiment task. These results suggest that other factors of user experience spill over to the experienced control at rates that overcome differences in the sense of control. We discuss the implications for using subjective measures about the sense of control in evaluating qualities of interaction.
Influence of 30 and 60 Min of Hypobaric Hypoxia in Simulated Altitude of 15,000 ft on Human Proteome Profile

The human body reacts to hypobaric hypoxia, e.g., during a stay at high altitude, with several mechanisms of adaption. Even short-time exposition to hypobaric hypoxia leads to complex adaptions. Proteomics facilitates the possibility to detect changes in metabolism due to changes in proteins. The present study aims to identify time-dependent changes in protein expression due to hypobaric hypoxia for 30 and 60 min at a simulated altitude of 15,000 ft. N = 80 male subjects were randomized and assigned into four different groups: 40 subjects to ground control for 30 (GC30) and 60 min (GC60) and 40 subjects to 15,000 ft for 30 (HH30) and 60 min (HH60). Subjects in HH30 and HH60 were exposed to hypobaric hypoxia in a pressure chamber (total pressure: 572 hPa) equivalent to 15,000 ft for 30 vs. 60 min, respectively. Drawn blood was centrifuged and plasma frozen (−80 °C) until proteomic analysis. After separation of high abundant proteins, protein expression was analyzed by 2-DIGE and MALDI-TOF. To visualize the connected signaling cascade, a bio-informatical network analysis was performed. The present study was approved by the ethical committee of the University of Cologne, Germany. The study registry number is NCT03823677. In comparing HH30 to GC30, a total of seven protein spots had a doubled expression, and 22 spots had decreased gene expression. In a comparison of HH60 to GC60, a total of 27 protein spots were significantly higher expressed. HH60, as compared to GC30, revealed that a total of 37 spots had doubled expression. Vice versa, 12 spots were detected, which were higher expressed in GC30 vs. HH60. In comparison to GC, HH60 had distinct differences in the number of differential protein spots (noticeably more proteins due to longer exposure to hypoxia). There are indicators that changes in proteins are dependent on the length of hypobaric hypoxia. Some proteins associated with hemostasis were differentially expressed in the 60 min comparison.
Wind dispersal and 1‐year survival of Vataireopsis iglesiasii (Fabaceae) seedlings in a Neotropical lowland rain forest

Populations of many tropical tree species are regulated by negative distance‐ and density‐dependent processes (NDD), yet most studies on the effects of conspecific seedling and adult neighbors on seedling survival have focused on animal‐dispersed species. Species with seeds dispersed by wind may not be moved as far on average as seeds dispersed by animals, but some seeds may be dispersed a lot further, suggesting that knowledge of dispersal mechanism may help in our understanding of NDD. In this study, we took advantage of a high‐fecundity reproductive event that occurred for an individual isolated canopy tree of Vataireopsis iglesiasii in a tropical lowland rain forest site in Amazonian Ecuador to document seed dispersal and seedling survival to 1‐year post‐dispersal. Most seeds did not disperse far: 86% of germinated seedlings were found within 100 m. Mortality was high: only 49 of the 1732 monitored seedlings survived one year and only five survived a further four years. We found a significant negative effect of conspecific seedling density (but no effect of distance from the parent tree) on 1‐year survival. Rare long‐distance dispersal events may increase the probability of a seed reaching specific habitats, such as high‐light patches, and surviving beyond one year, thereby shifting the population recruitment curve outwards away from adult trees and maintaining diversity in species‐rich forests.
Factors Affecting Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence among HIV-Positive Pregnant Women in Greece: An Exploratory Study

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a major public health problem globally. Each year, approximately 1.4 million women living with HIV get pregnant. This contemporary descriptive study investigates the degree of compliance of HIV-positive women-patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART) during pregnancy. A sample of 200 treated HIV-positive pregnant women (mean age, 32.9 years; Greek nationality, 67.5%; poor educational level, 28.5%) was selected. The data collection occurred in three acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) reference centers in Athens, Greece, from November 2019 to September 2021. Patients’ median knowledge score was 50% (IQR: 38.9–61.1%), and their median attitude score was 4.2 (IQR: 3.6–4.4); 13.0% of participants did comply with ART treatment. Specifically, 7.0% of them failed to take their treatment twice when asked about their activities over the preceding 7 days, and 3.0% skipped it three times. Women of Greek nationality had significantly higher compliance with treatment (p < 0.001). Additionally, a higher compared to lower education level was significantly associated with greater compliance (p = 0.001), while women with a low level of social support had significantly lower compliance. Participants who had complied with ART had significantly higher knowledge and attitude scores (p = 0.027). Patient characteristics determine compliance with ART in HIV-positive pregnant women in Greece, while the availability and quality of health system services may modulate this relationship.
Large-Scale Embankment Overtopping Protection Tests

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Colorado State University (CSU), and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have an ongoing cooperative research effort to determine low-cost, feasible methods for providing overtopping protection for embankment dams. Investigations have progressed to testing an overlapping tapered concrete block shape developed from Reclamation's laboratory flume tests and installing the blocks over gravel filter material in a near-prototype size facility. The overlapping portion of the block produced an offset, or step, where drains, located through the blocks, provide relief of uplift pressure in the underlying filter. The test program in the large facility closely matched that the laboratory. The stability of the overlapping tapered block system has been confirmed by the large scale tests.
Retracing participants in longitudinal studies: Trekking the timescape of fieldwork

ABSTRACT Retaining participants in longitudinal studies is important but challenging when retracing them after a substantial gap between study phases. Utilising our nine year mixed-methods longitudinal study of 54 families affected by paternal imprisonment, we qualitatively analysed our processes and experiences of retracing participants after a seven year gap in contact. Paying attention to the spatio-temporal features that are traditionally an analytical focus of qualitative longitudinal research helped to enhance our retention rates, and our fieldwork strategies can be more deeply understood as part of the ‘timescape’ of qualitative longitudinal research. In this paper, we describe the spatio-temporal contours that shaped our efforts, successes and failures, and distil the material practices that they led to during our ‘tracking treks’ through the timescape of longitudinal fieldwork.