Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Surface Electromyography for MAN‐Machine Interfacing in Rehabilitation Technologies

This chapter describes the use of surface electromyography (EMG) for establishing intuitive man-machine interfaces for rehabilitation settings and technologies. The EMG is primarily used as source of neural information, to provide control signals for external devices. The chapter also describes the general concepts underlying the extraction of control signals from surface EMG recordings. It presents examples of neurorehabilitation technologies based on surface EMG. The surface EMG signal can be used to trigger or continuously control external assistive devices including powered orthoses and prostheses. The chapter outlines representative examples of neurotechnologies that make use of EMG signals for device control purposes. It provides examples in the three main areas of neurorehabilitation: replacement, restoration, and neuromodulation. EMG signals were recorded from seven muscles including: vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, lateral hamstrings, medial hamstrings, gastrocnemius medialis, and gastrocnemius lateralis.
Collaborative Evaluation Frameworks for Indigenous-Led Community Health Interventions: A Scoping Review

This narrative review highlights evaluation approaches, principles, and frameworks for chronic disease interventions in North American Indig-enous contexts. It aims to inform the co-development of an evaluation frame-work for two studies focused on improving diabetes and obesity outcomes for urban Indigenous communities. This review uses a Two-Eyed Seeing perspective that brings Indigenous and Western ways of being, knowing, and doing together. There is a paucity of published evaluation frameworks inclusive of both per-spectives. The themes identified here suggest that evaluation approaches should address gender equity issues, be participatory, be grounded in local context, traditions, and knowledge, and be responsive to community-identified needs and solutions.
Characterization of the Biological Activity of the Ethanolic Extract from the Roots of Cannabis sativa L. Grown in Aeroponics

Cannabis sativa var. Kompolti, a variety routinely used for food production purposes, is characterized by a low concentration of psychoactive molecules, although containing many other biologically attractive metabolites in all parts of the plant, including the roots. In the present work, we evaluate the specific biological activities of the roots’ extract from plants cultivated through aeroponics, an affordable and reliable method facilitating the isolation and processing of roots, with the advantage of being suitable for industrial scale-up. Furthermore, aeroponics results in an increased net accumulation of the most biologically attractive constituents (β-sitosterol, friedelin and epi-friedelanol) found in the roots. The ethanolic extract of the aeroponic roots of C. sativa (APEX) and its separate components are studied to evaluate their anti-inflammatory (modulation of the expression level of specific markers upon LPS stimulation in U937 cells, such as IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IkB-α, iNOS, IRAK-1 and miR-146a) and antioxidant (in either acellular or cellular settings) activities. The APEX anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capacities are also functionally benchmarked using the wound-healing assay. On the whole, the data obtained show that APEX and its main components showed significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, which may render the exploitation of roots as a source of natural antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents highly attractive, with the additional technical and economic advantages of aeroponics compared to soil cultivation.
Food traditions and biodiversity conservation of the Javanese Community in Gunungkidul Karst, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia

Local traditions manifested through foods and rituals may have contributed to the conservation of plants. In this study, we explore how the Javanese community living in the dryland Karst Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta Province, uses food traditions and rituals to conserve plant diversity and, to some extent, conserve the ecosystem. The primary method was free listing interviews with 109 respondents, which was followed by in-depth interviews with 19 people of senior members of the community, local leaders (sesepuh), and customary leaders (juru kunci). The study found that there are 43 species of 19 families used by local people to produce ten culinary varieties as the local food traditions. In addition, 29 rituals involve the use of food traditions. Some rituals such as rasulan, gumregan, and life cycle rituals reflect local ecological knowledge to support biodiversity and ecosystem conservation in the area.
A trial to pinpoint some causes of infertility in ewes from the New Valley government

Many factors were found to affect ovarian activity negatively in farm animals. Last year‘s researches focused on several natural compounds (heavy metals and phytoestrogens) that may interfere with the major functions of the endocrine system and can affect female fertility . Therefore ,they were termed endocrine disruptors (EDCs) . So , the objective of the present study was to pinpoint some causes of infertility in ewes from the El-Dakhla city (New Valley –Egypt) as some EDCs ( iron, lead and cadmium ) may present in well-water and berseem fodder as well as some trace elements and minerals that affect biosynthesis or activity of FSH ,LH, estradiol ,progesterone ,testosterone ,T3 ,T4 and TSH . A total of thirty 3-6 years old Balady ewes (30-40 kg) were studied . The control ewes (G1 ,n =10) were fed according to their physiological status and were of normal fertility. Twenty infertile ewes were from two different farms(ten for each ,G2& G3) and had been grazed on a highly estrogenic pasture of Berseem clover ( Trifolium alexandrinum , Al -Abbd ) rich in phytoestrogen and drink well-water directly from the same well without any treatment. Well-water, berseem and serum samples were analyzed for their heavy metals content. Serum samples were conclusion , this study indicated that heavy metals pollution of well-water and berseem fodder with iron as well as serum zinc ,copper and phosphorus deficiency affect fertility of ewes at El- Dakhla city farms . Moreover , grassing on berseem clover ( Trifolium alexandrinum , Al -Abbd ) may be the cause of reduced ovulation rate owing to high content of phytoestrogens. So, iron and phytoestrogen act as endocrine disrupting compounds which affect gonadotrophic hormones (LH&FSH), steroidogenesis and thyroid hormones production that affect ewes fertility. LH Cu ewes means of Mo and S supplementation, estrous ovulating, and S, production estrogens (LH) biosynthesis
A Comprehensive Survey on Energy Consumption Analysis for NoSQL

During the last few years, we are witnessing increasing development in the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data. To address increasing workload complexity with better performance and to handle scalability issues of such applications, non-relational (NoSQL) has started taking the place of relational databases. With increasing load, it is challenging to maintain NoSQL’s performance, scalability, and availability without expanding the capacity of hosts and power budget of computing resources. Future scaling of data center capabilities depends on the improvement of server power efficiency. Considering the rise of energy costs and environmental sustainability, we can not ignore this high energy consumption caused by NoSQL. Despite the increasing popularity and share of NoSQL in the software market, little is still known about its energy footprint. To the best of our knowledge, there are no comprehensive studies that analyze the energy consumption by various modules of NoSQL. This article, therefore, conducts a comprehensive survey on the energy consumption analysis of NoSQL. There are limited proposals to reduce the energy consumption of NoSQL. This paper also provides a brief description of these little efforts on reducing the energy consumption of NoSQL. Based on the review, this paper discusses the research scope and opportunities for researchers to improve the energy conservation of NoSQL systems.
Research of hand tremor vibrations and interference with external me-chanical oscillations source

This paper presents the research of hand tremor vibrations and interference with external mechanical vibrations source. Photogrammetry were used to capture and analyze hand tremor parameters from 8 patient with essential and Parkinson tremors. Blood perfusion device, that creates mechanical vibrations, was used as an external source of mechanical vibrations and was tested with patients. Device interference with hand tremor showed promising results of hand tremor reduction. The minimum points had 16.5 % lower amplitude of hand tremor. The maximum amplitudes were about 50 % greater and these results show the compatibility of the method but the control algorithm needs to be improved. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.5755/j01.mech. 22.5. 16351
Temporal trend of congenital syphilis hospitalizations between 2008 and 2018 in Minas Gerais

The objective was to analyze the temporal trend of congenital syphilis hospitalizations between 2008 and 2018 in Minas Gerais. Method: ecological time-series study. Prais-Winsten estimation was used for trend analysis. The Annual Percentage Variation was calculated to show the trend intensity. Results: an ascending trend of congenital syphilis hospitalizations was observed in 12 macro-regions of Minas Gerais. The greater Annual Percentage Variations were observed in the Leste do Sul, West and East regions. The Leste do Sul macro-region showed the highest variation in the state (84.34%; CI₉₅% 50.30; 126.09) while Triângulo Norte showed the lowest annual percentage variation (19.62; CI₉₅% 6.48; 34.38). Conclusion: the ascending trend of congenital syphilis hospitalizations observed in 12 out of the 13 health macro-regions characterizes an ascending trend in the state and reinforces the need to develop or review actions that prioritize the prevention of this disease.
Study on the present situation and prevention measures of water pollution in a drainage basin in Eastern Guangdong

The routine water quality monitoring data from 2010 to 2015 were collected, and 24 routine water quality monitoring items were analyzed by single factor standard index method. The results show that the proportion of inferior V-type monitoring sections in the basin has reached 77.78%, which is generally severe pollution, and the main pollution factors are chemical oxygen demand, NH 4+ –N and total phosphorus. After investigation, it was found that the basin was affected by some heavy pollution tributaries, and the upstream to downstream of the main stream showed a trend of gradual pollution, especially when flowing through densely populated urban areas. Through the mon- itoring of various indicators, according to its concentration, change law and on-site analysis, the main reasons for the occurrence of black and odor in the basin are lagging construction of sewage pipe networks and sewage treatment plants, many heavily polluting enterprises, direct discharge of domestic sewage, random disposal of garbage, and low bottom mud release and management ability. Aiming at the current situation and causes of the black and odorous water bodies in this basin, combined with the research of other scholars, this paper compared the removal effects of various methods on pollutants. Aeration and magnetic flocculation technology can be adopted as emergency treatment measures in the river basin, and the treatment effect of each pollution factor is estimated to reach 80%. At the same time, in the long-term improvement stage of water quality, corresponding rectification measures are proposed, and the comprehensive water environ- ment improvement project system is scientifically planned. The environmental quality is condu-cive to the sustainable development of urban economy and society, which is of great significance for promoting the coordinated development of economy, society and environmental protection in Eastern Guangdong.
Secure Event-Triggered Mechanism for Networked Control Systems under Injection Cyber-Attacks

This study focuses on the secure stability issue of networked control systems (NCSs) under injection cyber-attacks (ICAs), which have important research value of applications for network security. Firstly, a more general Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional (LKF) is constructed based on the time-delay phenomenon in systems. Secondly, a novel boundary looped function (BLF) is developed depending on the sampling period, fully considering delay and sampling information, and the initial constraints of the criteria on the matrices are effectively relaxed. In addition, appropriate integral inequalities are used, making the obtained criteria less conservative in this paper. Then, a new event-trigger mechanism (ETM) controller under ICAs is designed to control the asymptotical stability (AS) of NCSs. Finally, a numerical experiment verifies the correctness and feasibility of the theory.
BROADBAND PHASE SHIFTER WITH CONSTANT PHASE BASED ON NEGATIVE GROUP DELAY CIRCUIT

|A broadband phase shifter (PS) with a constant phase based on a negative group delay (NGD) microwave circuit is proposed. The presented broadband PS is composed of distributed microstrip lines and two resistors, which is based on the positive group delay compensation principle. By tuning the electrical length of the phase shift transmission line, the constant phase can be obtained in the range of (cid:0) 360 ◦ (cid:24) 0 ◦ . For veri(cid:12)cation, three broadband PSs with the phase shift of (cid:0) 90 ◦ , (cid:0) 180 ◦ , and (cid:0) 270 ◦ (90 ◦ ) are designed, fabricated, and measured at the center frequency of 1.0 GHz. The measurements show that the (cid:0) 90 ◦ PS can achieve a constant phase of (cid:0) 90 ◦ (cid:6) 3 : 0 ◦ with a fractional bandwidth (FBW) of 73.1%; the (cid:0) 180 ◦ PS can achieve a constant phase of (cid:0) 180 ◦ (cid:6) 5 : 0 ◦ with an FBW of 51.1%; and the (cid:0) 270 ◦ PS can achieve a constant phase of (cid:0) 270 ◦ (cid:6) 4 : 0 ◦ with an FBW of 40.4%. Besides, the return loss is greater than 13.6 dB in the (cid:13)at-phase bands.
Analysis of 17 Prenatal Cases with the Chromosomal 1q21.1 Copy Number Variation

Copy number variations (CNVs) at the chromosomal 1q21.1 region represent a group of hot-spot recurrent rearrangements in human genome, which have been detected in hundreds of patients with variable clinical manifestations. Yet, report of such CNVs in prenatal scenario was relatively scattered. In this study, 17 prenatal cases involving the 1q21.1 microdeletion or duplication were recruited. The clinical survey and imaging examination were performed; and genetic detection with karyotyping and CNV analysis using chromosomal microarray (CMA) or CNVseq were subsequently carried out. These cases were all positive with 1q21.1 CNV, yet presented with exceedingly various clinical and utrasonographic indications. Among them, 12 pregnancies carried 1q21.1 deletions, while the other 5 carried 1q21.1 duplications, all of which were within the previously defined breaking point (BP) regions. According to the verification results, 9 CNVs were de novo, 7 were familial, and the other 1 was not certain. We summarized the clinical information of these cases, and the size and distribution of CNVs, and attempted to analyze the association between these two aspects. The findings in our study may provide important basis for the prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling on such conditions in the future.
Study Protocol: Development and Validation of a Framework on the Personality Characteristics of High-Potential Employees (Hi-pots)

Background: Modern organizations recognize the importance of identifying, developing, and retaining high potential employees (hi-pots) who can contribute to effective functioning. They try different talent management strategies and frameworks to meet this purpose. Research shows that the involvement of a hi-pot in a team could increase the effectiveness, nearly 5-15%. The prevailing methodologies and models to identify hi-pots lack scientific evidence and are descriptive. Methods/Design: The study will follow an exploratory sequential research design with four phases: 1) Meta-analysis review; a systematic review of the literature using category checklist 2) Qualitative; semi-structured interviews to explore the personality of hi-pots 3) Quantitative; exploring the framework on the characteristics of hi-pots 4) Tool development; developing a measure to identify hi-pots Discussion: In this study protocol, we present the methodological approach to develop & validate a framework on the personality characteristics of hi-pots. The framework will help organizations to facilitate better talent management strategies.
Foundational Problems of Quantum Theory: Novel Approach to Temporal Probability Density

Present study focuses on some foundational problems of quantum theory specifically deals with the concept of probability density and relating introductory problems. In this sense, the work initially investigates the origins of the general probability theory and re-examines the concepts of spatial and temporal probability densities based on genuine epistemological and ontological arguments. In order to tackle the foundational problems, standard theory is primarily memorised and criticized scientifically and philosophically in terms of foundationally disappearing term of time dependent potential energy within the time and space dependent Schrödinger wave equation. Based on those arguments, the problematic inconsistency between the spatial and temporal probability density functions is underlined. Given the problem, an original approach previously suggested, is concisely described and extended to resolve the existing problem. The novel approach, based on a novel time dependent Schrödinger wave equation, resolves the discrepancy with the classical wave equation and also leads to time dependent temporal probability densities even for the time free potential energies. Novel temporal probability density function is also normalized and has a fluctuation period of around 10-16 s which is very short compared to the atomic time scales.
WAVELET DENOISING OF ECHO SIGNAL OF UNILATERAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE SENSOR

|Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) is generally used as the measurement sequence of unilateral NMR (UMR) sensors, and the NMR signals collected by the sequence are composed of a series of echo signals. In the traditional CPMG measurement signal, each echo peak value is (cid:12)rst taken and then denoised, which would lead to the inaccuracy of the peak point taken, resulting in deviation. To ensure the measurement result more accurate, this paper proposes to employ wavelet technology to denoise the echo signal (cid:12)rst, and then take the peak point to analyze the data. Firstly, a simpli(cid:12)ed model of the spin-echo signal without the in(cid:13)uence of gradient magnetic (cid:12)eld was established, and white noise was applied to a certain extent. Then, Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) were used as evaluation indexes. The denoising eﬀects under diﬀerent wavelet bases and thresholds were compared. Finally, the Matlab simulation result showed that wavelet analysis had a good eﬀect on the denoising of unilateral NMR spin echo signal.
Daily Dose Standardization Based on Essential and Nonessential Trace Element Presence in Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt Bark, Leaf, and Root

Medicinal plants have great importance to the consumer health, as beside beneficial compounds, plants can accumulate essential and nonessential metals from soil and surrounding environments, leading to consumer health risks. Assuming this, the present study is aimed at evaluating the elemental composition and daily dose standardization based on essential and nonessential trace element presence in of bark, leaves, and roots of Berberis baluchistanica Ahrendt, a common medicinal plant used as a folk medicine in the region. Atomic absorption and flame emission spectroscopy were performed to analyze the presence of essential and nonessential elements manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), sodium (Na), and potassium (K). Among the essential elements, K was present at high concentrations in the bark (8926.98 ± 0.32 μg/g), leaves (7922.77 ± 0.42 μg/g), and roots (6668.5 ± 0.96 μg/g) of the plant. The estimated concentration of Na was higher in leaves (1782.56 ± 0.13 μg/g), followed by roots (1089.5 ± 0.71 μg/g) and bark (572.8 ± 0.62 μg/g). The Fe concentration varied in the range of 394.7 ± 0.3 μg/g in bark, 1298.3 ± 0.54 μg/g in leaves, and 1208.9 ± 0.7 μg/g in roots. The trace transition element Mn was highest in leaves (42.7 ± 0.99 μg/g), followed by roots (33.5 ± 0.94 μg/g) and bark (22 ± 1 μg/g). The Cu concentration was low, ranging from 20.1 ± 0.63 to 22.67 ± 0.7 μg/g in leaves, bark, and roots. The obtained concentration of nonessential element Pb was relatively lower than the permissible range (10 mgL–1) established by the World Health Organization. The elemental concentrations in all parts were within the set limits for provisional tolerable daily maximum intake (PTDMI) and provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI), and the hazard quotient index (HQ) was below 1 for all toxic metals. The micro and macroelemental distribution and the overall medicinal potential of any medicinal plant can be correlated for dose risk estimation, which will be useful in providing knowledge regarding the contraindication associated with folk medicines. In the present study, based on the elemental composition, it was calculated that the daily safe dose for Berberis baluchistanica is approximately 2-5 g/day of raw powder for an adult, which must not be exceeded to this safe range.
A Companion of Ostrowski inequality for the Stieltjes integral of monotonic functions

Some companions of Ostrowski’s integral inequality for the RiemannStieltjes integral \int_a^b{ f (t) du (t)}, where f is assumed to be of r-H-H¨older type on [a, b] and u is of monotonic non-decreasing on [a, b], are proved. Applications to the approximation problem of the Riemann-Stieltjes integral in terms of Riemann-Stieltjes sums are also pointed out.
Antioxidant Metabolism Underlies Different Metabolic Strategies for Primary Root Growth Maintenance under Water Stress in Cotton and Maize

The divergence of metabolic responses to water stress in the elongation zone of cotton and maize primary roots was investigated by establishing water-deficit conditions that generated steady root elongation at equivalent tissue water potentials. In water-stressed cotton roots, cell elongation was maintained in the apical 3 mm but was progressively inhibited with further displacement from the apex. These responses are similar to previous findings in maize, providing the foundation for comparisons of metabolic responses in regions of growth maintenance and inhibition between the species. Metabolomics analyses showed region-specific and species-specific changes in metabolite abundance in response to water stress, revealing both conserved responses including osmolyte accumulation, and key differences in antioxidative and sulfur metabolism. Quantitative assessment showed contrasting glutathione responses in the root elongation zone between the species, with glutathione levels declining in cotton as stress duration progressed, whereas in maize, glutathione levels remained elevated. Despite the lesser glutathione response in cotton, hydrogen peroxide levels were low in water-stressed cotton compared with maize roots and were associated with higher catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase activities in cotton. The results indicate alternative metabolic strategies underlying the responses of primary root growth to water stress between cotton and maize.