Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Parental Perceptions of Including Children in Family Member's End of Life Care and at the Funeral Services

Guided by social cognitive behavioral theory, this study aimed to explore the parental perceptions of including children in family members’ end of life care and at the funeral services by examining the potential predicting factors such as anxiety, depressive symptoms, stress, self-efficacy, self-esteem, attitude toward death, children’s age, social support, and personal relationships. A total of 120 (58 non-Japanese and 62 Japanese) parents participated in the study by completing either hard copy or online surveys. Data were analyzed by performing t-tests, correlations, and multiple regression. Results indicated that the majority of participants would definitely include their children in the partners’ and other children’s (if available) end of life care and at their funeral services, regardless of the cultural backgrounds, that social support and parent-child relationships were strongly associated with the parental decision making, and that there were cultural differences in such associations. The findings suggest that strengthening the social support, particularly from family and friends, and enhancing the parent-child relationships might encourage parents to include children in a family member’s end of life care and at the funeral service.
Making milpa, making life in La Mera Selva: a testimony of how Tzeltal peasants perform maize cultivation practices in the Lacandon Jungle, Mexico

This PhD thesis is a testimony of how Tzeltal peasants make milpa in the Lacandon Jungle, Chiapas, Mexico. It describes how they alternate maize cultivation practices with other activities in their lives through different juggling performances. These performances show how these indigenous peasants consider maize cultivation practices not only as agronomic activities but also as political, social and cultural actions. Therefore slash-and-mulch becomes a variant of land preparation and a response to a landownership conflict. Sowing becomes a negotiation with the environmental, technological and social circumstances of living in this tropical rainy forest. Weeding and bending are control practices and postponing/delegating them become peasant strategies to cope with the lack of basic services. Finally, harvesting is cutting the cobs from plants and strengthening the reasons and meanings to continue cultivating maize. These performances show how in the making of the milpa, Tzeltal peasants are making their lives.
Use of Sugarcane Bagasse for Adsorption of Tetracycline in Aqueous Medium

A system involving sugarcane bagasse (SCB) was developed to remove tetracycline (TC) from water. This system, composed of glass columns and peristaltic pump, was optimized and, for pH and flow rate, the best values were 7.0 and 25 mL min-1 respectively. After optimization, adsorption isotherm was built and it was possible to calculate maximum adsorption capacity of SCB for TC (MACSCB-TC = 0.31 mg g -1). Additionally, real samples of pretreated water, from Espirito Santo Sanitation Company, were enriched with TC at 0.1 mg mL-1 and passed through glass columns paked with SCB or activated carbon (AC) to compare the performance of SCB. The adsorption capacity of TC demonstrated by SCB (98%) was higher than AC (72%). The results encourage more advanced studies of technical and economic applicability of SCB in water treatment. INTRODUCTION The pollutants drugs are constantly detected in the aquatic environmental in concentrations ranging from ng L-1 and μg L-1 (Hilton and Thomas, 2003; Teijon et al., 2011). The presence of pharmaceuticals in natural waters can be extremely dangerous to wildlife (Shai et al., 2011). Furthermore, these chemicals can reach water supply and return to humans through drinking water causing serious health problems (Fatta-Kassinos et al., 2011). Although antibiotics have been used for decades, the regulatory agencies of various countries have done little to regulate the disposal environment. A significant percentage of antibiotics are excreted in the aquatic environment by means of urine and feces from domestic sewage (Nebot et al., 2007; Reif et al., 2008) and hospitals (Focazio et al., 2008; Verlicchi et al., 2010). Tetracycline (TC) and its derivatives, for example, are commonly found in the aquatic environment (Yang and Carlson, 2004). This antibiotic has been widely used to treatment of infections caused by various types of pathogens (Ok et al., 2011). The occurrence of these substances in the aquatic environment may cause the onset of pathological microorganisms resistant (Gao et al., 2012) and induce undesirable biological responses in various types of organisms (Halling-Sorensen et al., 2002; Shai et al., 2011, Zhao et al., 2011). Therefore, it is important the research for developing economic and efficient methods for the removal of contaminants in drinking water. The adsorption process using activated carbon (AC) (Cabrita et al., 2010) and natural adsorbents (Ribeiro et al., 2011) is one of the most widely used due to its efficiency and economic viability. The AC is the most used adsorbent for various pollutants removal (Cabrita et al., 2010). However, due to its high cost and considering the huge quantities of effluents to be treated,
Semantic Analysis of One Million #GamerGate Tweets Using Semantic Category Correlations

This paper develops a methodology for describing the contents of a controversy on a microblogging platform (Twitter) by measuring correlations in broad semantic categories. Over one million tweets were gathered daily from November 2015 to June 2016 using Tweepy and the Twitter API, over 280,000 of which were not retweets and thus contained unique data. Using a Python implementation of Roget’s hierarchy of semantic categories, these tweets were collected in bins of one thousand and analyzed using a “bag of categories” model, or a categorized bag of words. The linear correlation of each category with the “WOMAN” category was measured and compared with a control group. The categories concomitant with “WOMAN” in the test corpus include some noise, but over all present a meaningful description of the conversation that adheres to its known qualities. This result suggests that a more developed version of this methodology could be used to detect conversational trends on social media platforms more easily and with less human labor than other similar methods.
Optimized Modular Design and Experiment for Staggered Herringbone Chaotic Micromixer

Abstract The staggered herringbone chaotic micromixer has been designed based on the use of modular method and orthogonal experiment. With the modular method, the geometry of the micromixer was divided into straight channels and mixing units alternately. The mixing units were designed with orthogonal experiment. The aspect ratio of the herringbone to the microchannel (r1), the ratio of the width of herringbone to the spacing of between adjacent two herringbones (r2) and the width of the herringbone (r3) were investigated. The optimal outputs were r1 = 1:3, r2 = 1:1, and r3 = 50 µm. The micromixer was fabricated with two steps lithography method based on the presented optimal parameters, and the material of the micromixer was polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The optimized design method is proven to be an effective way for rapid design of the staggered herringbone chaotic micromixer.
Out of sight, out of mind: public and research interest in insects is negatively correlated with their conservation status

Conservation ‘culturomics’ analyses changes in word frequencies within large digital sources to gain conservation insights. Studies of mammals and birds have found little correlation between conservation need and research effort or popular interest. In this study, we examine research and public interest in 9355 potentially endangered insect species from the Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. Using search counts from Google search, Google Scholar and Ngram as indicators of public and research interest (Internet salience), we found that Internet attention is negatively correlated with the level of threat faced by an insect species. All measures of Internet salience and research effort were highly correlated, and searches for an insect's scientific name were more likely if it had a common name. Since few past studies have incorporated phylogenetic information into their analyses, we used search counts and Twitter text content to study the phylogenetic signal of research interest across 870 insect families. Phylogenetic regressions demonstrate that species‐rich families receive more searches, but research interest is not proportional to the size of a family. Phylogenetically distinct insect families receive fewer searches per family and per species. Our results suggest that many endangered insects, unlike vertebrates, have been largely ignored on the World Wide Web.
On the effective load during nanoindentation creep testing with continuous stiffness measurement (CSM)

The ability to accurately determine the applied load is critical in measuring hardness, which is traditionally defined as the ratio of the applied load to the projected contact area in the case of instrumented indentation. The magnitude of the applied load is unambiguous when the load is monotonically increased or held constant. However, in the case of nanoindentation testing with continuous stiffness measurement (CSM), wherein an oscillatory load is superimposed on the primary load, what one should use for the load has significant implications especially for rate-dependent materials. In this work, a concept of an effective load during nanoindentation creep testing with CSM is proposed based on a theoretical analysis. The analytical model is experimentally validated, and good agreement is found with the experimental results, even when the material exhibits a strong indentation size effect (ISE). The findings of this work have important implications for accurately measuring the rate dependence of hardness, especially during high-temperature nanoindentation testing.
Heat transfer studies of steam/air mixtures for food processing in retort pouches

Heat transfer characteristics associated with steam/air mixtures were studied in two pilot scale batch type steam/air retorts: a vertical positive flow retort and a horizontal forced circulation Lagarde retort. A method employing transient heat conduction into rectangular bricks of aluminum and stainless steel was developed to evaluate the surface heat transfer coefficient (h) of steam/air mixtures. A system was designed to facilitate an instantaneous drop of the test brick, from an insulated box inside the retort, into a specified steam/air medium after the come-up period. The influences of steam content, temperature, flow rate and flow direction of the heating medium and orientation of test bricks on the associated h values, temperature distribution and pressure stability in the retorts were studied. In addition, thermal processing efficacy was evaluated by measuring the rate of heat penetration into bricks of silicone rubber and rigid nylon which have thermal diffusivities in the range common for foods. In both retorts, steam content (S) of the mixture was found to be the major factor influencing h (p<0.05); however, temperature had no significant effect (p>0.05). Further, the flow direction and flow rate of the heating media in the positive flow retort, and brick orientation in the Lagarde retort also influenced h (p<0.05). The general relationship between h and S was exponential: h = a exp(bS). In the positive flow retort with the test brick in the vertical orientation, the values of a and b were 153 W/m²C and 0.0421 respectively, for steam/air media flowing in an upward direction, and were 337 W/m²C and 0.0355 respectively, for the media flowing downward. The surface heat transfer coefficient was also found to increase linearly with the medium flow rate. With the Lagarde retort, steam/air flow was always horizontal and flow rate was not adjustable. In this case, h was influenced by the test brick orientation. For bricks in the vertical orientation, the exponential parameters, a and b, were 1011 W/m²c and 0.0226 respectively, whereas in the horizontal orientation, these were 1669 W/m²C and 0.0132 Temperature distribution studies in the positive flow retort indicated that the overall standard deviation of the medium temperature at several locations during the cook period (excluding come-up) increased (p<0.05) with a decrease in the steam content and flow rate of the heating media. The effects of temperature and flow direction were nonsignificant (p>0.05). In the Lagarde retort, the temperature distribution was not influenced either by steam content or temperature of the steam/air medium. Pressure stability studies indicated that the air content and temperature of the medium increased (p<0.05) the standard deviations of retort pressure during the cook period. Based on the temperature and pressure deviations in the two retorts, steam/air mixtures with 86-90% steam contents were considered to provide satisfactory overriding air pressures for processing of retort pouches at 105-120°C. Heat…
Analysis of Solar Microwave Burst Spectrum, I. Nonuniform Magnetic Field

Solar microwave bursts carry information about the magnetic field in the emitting region as well as about electrons accelerated during solar flares. While this sensitivity to the coronal magnetic field must be a unique advantage of solar microwave burst observations, it also adds a complexity to spectral analysis targeted to electron diagnostics. This paper introduces a new spectral analysis procedure in which the cross-section and thickness of a microwave source are expressed as power-law functions of the magnetic field so that the degree of magnetic inhomogeneity can systematically be derived. We applied this spectral analysis tool to two contrasting events observed by the Owens Valley Solar Array: the SOL2003-04-04T20:55 flare with a steep microwave spectrum and the SOL2003-10-19T16:50 flare with a broader spectrum. Our analysis shows that the strong flare with the broader microwave spectrum occurred in a region of highly inhomogeneous magnetic field and vice versa. We further demonstrate that such source properties are consistent with the magnetic field observations from the Michelson Doppler Imager instrument onboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft and the extreme ultraviolet imaging observations from the SOHO extreme ultraviolet imaging telescope. This spectral inversion tool is particularly useful for analyzing microwave flux spectra of strong flares from magnetically complex systems.
Determination of Mutual Solubility between CO2 and Water by Using the Peng–Robinson Equation of State with Modified Alpha Function and Binary Interaction Parameter

Techniques have been developed to determine mutual solubility between CO2 and water by using the Peng–Robinson equation of state (PR EOS) with a modified alpha function and a new binary interaction parameter (BIP) correlation in the presence and absence of hydrocarbons. More specifically, the alpha function for the water compound is modified by improving its prediction for water vapor pressure in the full temperature range of 273.16 to 647.10 K with an overall absolute average relative deviation (AARD) of 0.07%. Also, the polynomial temperature-dependent BIP correlation for the CO2–water pair in the aqueous phase is proposed by matching CO2 solubility in water at temperatures from 273.15 to 448.15 K and pressures up to 100 MPa. It is found that the newly modified alpha function together with the proposed BIP correlation provides more accurate prediction of the CO2 solubility in water with an overall AARD of 6.12%, compared with 8.67% from the previous exponential BIP correlation. As for the nonaqueous pha.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DYEING EFFICIENCY AND RET ENTION CAPACITY OF HERBAL HAIR DYE S

In the present investigation, attempts were made to make a powder herbal hair dye that gives dark brown to black colour to hair, resembling natural hair colour with better dyeing effect and greater retention capacity on comparison with marketed herbal hair dye formulation . Most of the marketed herbal hair dye formulations contain para - phenylenediamine at 20 - 25% concentrations which is the main ingredient of commercial synthetic dyes. It is kn own to trigger allergic skin reactions in many people. Ayu r vedic powder hair dye devoid of any synthetic agent was prepared in present research work and evaluated for dyeing efficiency. Different combinations of powdered leaves, fruits of plants like Mada yantika, Bhringraj, Amla and Nilini were evaluated as hair dy e s. The polyherbal hair dye compositions containing large proportion of Nili , Mehendi and 5% Bhringraj and A mla, blended with 5% loha bhasma were prepared and evaluated for physicochemical param eters like particle siz e, colour, pH, angle of repose and bulk density. Ayurvedic polyherbal powder hair dye of present investigation is semi - permanent in nature and exhibit better dyeing efficiency than marketed herbal hair dye.
Localization of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella Forsythia In vivo and In vitro

Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia have been identified as pathogenic bacteria associated with periodontal disease. Also, there are reports describing possible association of periodontal disease with other systemic diseases and some studies have revealed the presence of these bacterial species or their genomic content in sites distal to oral cavity in human body. There have been various studies investigating on possible pathogenic mechanisms that these bacteria device in healthy and disease conditions. Majority of the studies have been focused on possible molecular mechanisms and investigating the end products that are released as a result of bacteria coming into contact with the human tissues/ cells. Up to date only a limited number of studies have visualized direct histo-pathological and cellular events of these bacteria with time lapse information. In this mini review we tried to narrow down our focus on the visualization P. gingivalis and T. forsythia, starting from the oldest possible publications to current advancements, their contribution on understanding the histo-morpho-pathological changes during bacterial invasion, the pros and cons in these methods and how future research should be shaped to reveal the possible translocation of these bacteria from periodontal tissues to distal sites of the human body.
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF SPATIAL PREDICTION METHODS IN A FIELD EXPERIMENT FOR MAPPING SOIL POTASSIUM

Accurate prediction and mapping of soil nutrient levels are essential for implementing variable rate technology. For the prediction of soil potassium (K), we evaluated the performance of the inverse distance weight of powers 1, 2, and 3, ordinary kriging, cokriging, multiple linear regression assuming independent error, and multiple linear regression with autocorrelated error structure. Two forms of ordinary kriging were evaluated: kriging the residuals from a trend surface regression (geographic locations only as predictors) and kriging the residuals from a regression of K on geographic location and other soil property predictors (soil pH and apparent electrical conductivity, ECa). The autocorrelated error model as implemented in the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) mixed linear model was employed to adjust for autocorrelated error structure in the regression models used for prediction. For cokriging, either soil ECa or soil pH was used as a secondary soil property to predict K. The root mean square error (RMSE) and mean error (ME) calculated from an independent validation data set (n = 68) were used as comparison criteria. The best result was obtained with the methods that incorporated geographic locations, other soil property predictors, and the correlated error structure. This investigation demonstrated the flexibility of the regression-based autocorrelated error model for spatial prediction compared with other methods. Further, the results of this study have important implications for screening economically acceptable soil and site characteristics that can be used to improve prediction of soil nutrients at unsampled locations within a field.
H2XP:OH2 Complexes: Hydrogen vs. Pnicogen Bonds

A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) was carried out for phosphine-water and arsine-water complexes in which water is either the proton donor in hydrogen-bonded complexes, or the electron-pair donor in pnicogen-bonded complexes. The range of experimental P-O distances in the phosphine complexes is consistent with the results of ab initio MP2/aug’-cc-pVTZ calculations carried out on complexes H2XP:OH2, for X = NC, F, Cl, CN, OH, CCH, H, and CH3. Only hydrogen-bonded complexes are found on the H2(CH3)P:HOH and H3P:HOH potential surfaces, while only pnicogen-bonded complexes exist on H2(NC)P:OH2, H2FP:OH2, H2(CN)P:OH2, and H2(OH)P:OH2 surfaces. Both hydrogen-bonded and pnicogen-bonded complexes are found on the H2ClP:OH2 and H2(CCH)P:OH2 surfaces, with the pnicogen-bonded complexes more stable than the corresponding hydrogen-bonded complexes. The more electronegative substituents prefer to form pnicogen-bonded complexes, while the more electropositive substituents form hydrogen-bonded complexes. The H2XP:OH2 complexes are characterized in terms of their structures, binding energies, charge-transfer energies, and spin-spin coupling constants 2hJ(O-P), 1hJ(H-P), and 1J(O-H) across hydrogen bonds, and 1pJ(P-O) across pnicogen bonds.
Nanoscale surface charge detection in epoxy resin materials using electrostatic force spectroscopy

Electrostatic force spectroscopy (EFS) operated in a conventional force gradient detection method allows determining local surface charges in epoxy samples. This is made possible through a detailed analysis of gradient versus DC voltage curves. The parabolic dependence of these curves is closely related to the charge density. Both maximum and origin-ordinate are key data from which it is possible to extract quantitative information on the detected charge. The study is based on the combined use of numerical and analytical simulations of the probe sample interaction. Excellent sensitivities to very low surface charge densities are reported.
A two-dimensional numerical model for natural convection in a vertical, rectangular window cavity

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Interaction Between Polymer Brush-Coated Spherical Nanoparticles: Effect of Solvent Quality

The interaction between two spherical polymer brushes in solvents of variable quality is studied by molecular dynamics simulation and by self-consistent field theory, varying both the radius of the spherical particles and their distance, as well as the grafting density and the chain length of the end-grafted flexible polymer chains. Both the potential of mean force between the particles as a function of their distance is computed, for various choices of the parameters mentioned above, and the structural characteristics are discussed (density profiles, average end-to-end distance of grafted chains, etc.) It is found that for rather short chain lengths and not too large grafting densities, isolated spherical brushes in the poor solvent regime exhibit incomplete coverage of the nanoparticle, rather than a complete coverage, i.e., a core–shell structure where the nanoparticle is covered homogeneously by a dense polymeric film. This latter case occurs for long chains and/or high grafting densities. When two su.