Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Research Hotspot and Evolution Analysis of ECG from the Perspective of Knowledge Map

In this paper, knowledge mapping technology is used to analyze the relevant literature of ECG research in China, and the research status, research hotspot and trend in this field are statistically analyzed. CiteSpace V is used to carry out data visualization analysis on the literature retrieved from CNKI database. Through the analysis, we can see that the research of ECG based disease diagnosis has achieved sustainable development in recent years, but the high influential authors pay less attention to the research in this field. The core of the research is mainly focused on wavelet transform, feature extraction, classification and recognition, and the research strength in this field still needs to be strengthened.
Studies on Possible Modes of Action and Tolerance to Environmental Stress Conditions of Different Biocontrol Agents of Foliar Diseases in Maize

The present study evaluates the possible modes of action of antagonistic bacteria and their tolerance to UV radiation, temperature and osmotic stress. The partial 16S-23S rRNA gene sequencing of eight antagonistic bacteria had a high match with three bacterial genera: Curtobacterium, Pantoea and Bacillus. In this study, the three Bacillus isolates showed the most relevant production of enzymes, volatile organic compounds and antibiosis against Exserohilum turcicum. Respect to UV radiation and temperature Pantoea and Bacillus isolates were more tolerant; whereas the eight isolates were tolerant to osmotic stress in varying degree. The three Bacillus isolates have the greatest potential as biocontrol agents for foliar diseases in maize. The antagonistic action could be explained through different modes of action such as enzymes, volatile organic compounds and/or direct antibiosis by other secondary metabolites. Bacillus isolates tolerance to environmental stresses including UV radiation, temperature and osmotic stress is relevant for survival and persistence on the leaf surface. This work provides new information about the mode of action of antagonistic bacteria with proven efficacy against maize leaf pathogens. In addition, it provides information about the tolerance of antagonistic bacteria against different stress conditions. The data of the present study could contribute to the development of a successful foliar biofungicide.
The R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score: interobserver agreement

Poster: "ECR 2015 / C-2137 / The R.E. N.A. L. nephrometry score: interobserver agreement" by: "I. Garcia Duitama1, R. Mast Vilaseca1, A. Pons Escoda1, N. Romero Martinez1, J. Perez Reggeti1, F. Fernandez Alarza1, V. F. Muglia2; 1Barcelona/ES, 2Ribeirao Preto/BR"
Design and Analysis of Logic-HBM2E Power Delivery System on CoWoS® Platform with Deep Trench Capacitor

A logic-HBM2E power delivery system on a chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) platform with a deep trench capacitor (DTC) has been designed and analyzed for high performance computing (HPC) applications. The DTC integrated in the silicon interposer of the CoWoS provides the capacitance density of 300 nF/mm2 and low leakage current of <1 fA/μm2. The impact of the DTC on power integrity of the logic-HBM2E system is investigated. In the logic core area, the system power delivery network (PDN) impedance and the 1st voltage droop for the CoWoS with the DTC are 93% and 72% lower than those without the DTC. For the HBM2E PHY area, the PDN impedance and simultaneously switching noise (SSN) of VDDQ for the CoWoS with the DTC are 76% and 62% lower than those without the DTC. Moreover, 11.2% and 16.6% unit interval (UI) eye margin are obtained at the data rate of 2.8 and 3.2 Gbps, respectively. These demonstrate the new CoWoS platform with the DTC provides superior power integrity (PI) performance and greatly enhances the system performance for the next generation artificial intelligence (AI) and HPC applications.
The interacting effects of the historic landscape structure, human landscape change, and species mobility on species extinction risk in human-altered landscapes: an evolutionary perspective

Mobility is widely thought to be important for extinction risk in human-altered landscapes. However, there are conflicting theories and empirical findings as to whether mobile species are more or less at-risk than sedentary species. My objective was to investigate why mobility increases risk in some cases, but decreases risk in others. My first three data chapters focused on the idea that mobility-extinction risk relationships depend on interacting effects of the historic landscape structure, human landscape change, and mobility. In Chapter 2, I used simulations to demonstrate that landscape structure – particularly non-habitat (matrix) quality and disturbance frequency – can drive evolution of species behaviour at habitat boundaries, an important aspect of mobility that determines rates of movement among populations. In Chapter 3, I found empirical support for an interaction between landscape change and mobility, finding that more mobile North American bird species became less mobile over the 20th century, while less mobile species became more mobile. In Chapter 4, I simulated the interacting effects of the historic landscape, landscape change, and mobility on extinction risk. These simulations suggest that the mobility-risk relationship depends on the (1) mobility metric, because mobility increases risk when measured as emigration, but decreases risk when measured as immigration; (2) rate of landscape change, because mobility increases risk with rapid habitat loss, but decreases risk with slow habitat loss; and (3) historic landscape structure, because some structures drive evolution of species characteristics that increase mobility and decrease risk, while other structures favor characteristics that increase both mobility and risk. The rest of my thesis focused on the idea that collinearity between habitat specialization and mobility may cause apparently conflicting mobility-risk relationships, when specialization drives risk and specialization-mobility relationships vary between species groups. I found that temperate breeding bird specialists disperse farther than generalists (Chapters 5 and 6). This was opposite to invertebrate specialization-mobility relationships, providing preliminary support for my hypothesis. My thesis contributes to our understanding of why conflicting mobility-extinction risk relationships occur. Additionally, these results have conservation implications, suggesting conservation should focus on species that frequently emigrate but cannot move long distances among habitat fragments.
Relationship between the morphological and mechanical properties of muscle‐tendon units and sprint performance in prepubescent sprinters

This study aimed to examine the relationship between the morphological and mechanical properties of the muscle‐tendon unit and sprint time in prepubescent sprinters. Fifteen prepubescent sprinters participated in this study; the average personal best time in a 100 m race was 14.00 ± 0.68 seconds. The stiffness of the tendon structure was measured using ultrasonography during isometric contraction; the muscle thickness of the vastus lateralis (VL) and the medial gastrocnemius (MG) were also measured. There was a significant negative correlation between tendon structure stiffness of the plantar flexors and 100 m personal best time (r = −0.58, P < 0.05), but not the knee extensors. Unlike for the MG, the muscle thickness of the VL (r = −0.61, P < 0.05) and the 100 m personal best time were significantly negatively correlated. Stepwise regression analysis identified the tendon structure stiffness of the plantar flexors and the muscle thickness of the VL as independent variables, which were significantly associated with the 100 m personal best time (r = 0.77, P < 0.01). These results suggest that in prepubescent sprinters, superior sprint performance is induced by a stiff tendon structure of the plantar flexors and a greater muscle thickness of the VL.
Lifestyles and satisfaction with life of veteran athletes: a prospective test based on the theory of self-determination (Estilos de vida y satisfacción con la vida de los atletas veteranos: una prueba prospectiva basada en la teoría de la auto determinac

Abstract. The practice of sports by veteran athletes is a reality with an expansion perspective. The objective was to determine predictive variables of healthy lifestyles and satisfaction with life in veteran athletes, according to the Self-determination Theory (SDT). A structural equation model and a mediation model has developed. The number of participants were 680 Portuguese veteran athletes, aged between 30 and 90 years old (M=43.78 DT=8.61). The Basic Psychological Needs Exercise Scale, the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire, the Healthy Lifestyles Questionnaire and the Life Satisfaction Scale were used. This model has shown the following adjustments indices: χ2 = 729.116, p < . 001, χ2/df = 4.41, CFI = . 92; IFI = . 92; TLI = . 91; GFI = . 91; RMSEA = . 068; SRMR = . 064. As a conclusion, in veteran athletes, the perception of satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, leads to autonomously motivated behaviours, promoting better eating and resting habits, as well as high satisfaction with life, and a lower consumption of tobacco. Autonomous motivation has not proved to be a significant mediating variable between the basic psychological need for autonomy, lifestyles and satisfaction with life.Resumen. La practica de deportes por deportistas veteranos es una realidad evidente y con perspectivas de expansion. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar las variables predictivas para estilos de vida saludables y satisfaccion con la vida en deportistas veteranos, desde la Teoria de la Autodeterminacion. Se desarollo un modelo de ecuacion estructural y un modelo de mediacion. Participaron 680 deportistas veteranos portugueses, entre los 30 y 90 anos (M=43.78 DT=8.61). Se utilizo la Escala de Necesidades Psicologicas Basicas, el Cuestionario de Regulacion Comportamental en el Deporte, el Cuestionario de Estilos de Vida Saludables y la Escala de Satisfaccion con la Vida. El modelo demostro los siguientes indices: χ2 = 729.116, p < . 001, χ2/df = 4.41, CFI = . 92; IFI = . 92; TLI = . 91; GFI = . 91; RMSEA = . 068; SRMR = . 064. Como conclusiones, em los deportistas veteranos, la percepcion de satisfaccion de la necesidad psicologica basica de autonomia conduce a comportamientos motivados de manera autonoma, promoviendo estos, mejores habitos de alimentacion y descanso, alta satisfaccion con la vida y menos consumo de tabaco. La motivacion autonoma no demostro ser una variable mediadora significativa entre la necesidad psicologica basica de autonomia y estilos de vida y satisfaccion con la vida.
Early Medieval Tafsīr (Third/Ninth to the Fifth/Eleventh Century)

The period 800–1000 coincides with the systematization of the Islamic disciplines. The entry surveys research debates on the developme\nt and dating of tafsīr with special focus on its relationship with linguistics and legal hermeneutics (uṣūl al-fiqh), and the expression of this relationship in the literary genres and methodologies of tafsīr works. The development is illustrated by the exegetes al-Ṣanʿānī (d. 211/827), Yaḥyā b. Sallām (d. 200/815), Ibn Abī Zamanīn (324/936–399/1009), al- Ṭabarī (d. 310/923), Makkī b. Abī Ṭālib (d. 437/1030), and al-Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī (d. early 5 ah/early 11 ce).
Grease or Sand the Wheels? A State-Level Approach on Corruption in Brazil

This paper investigates the effects of corruption on income per capita over Brazilian states. Given the absence of proxies for corruption in this subnational level, it creates objective proxies for that. To achieve more accuracy on analyses, this paper also controls for spatial correlation. Although corruption had presented a negative and significant effect on aspatial models, it is indeed nonsignificant as long as it controls for spatial dependence. Hence, it seems corruption has no impact on GDP per capita at the state-level in Brazil. Therefore, neither the “grease the wheels” nor the “sand the wheels” hypothesis fits the Brazilian states.
Variation in Stable Hydrogen Isotope Values in a Wetland-Associated Songbird

Abstract. Stable isotope analysis is often used to identify the geographic origins of migratory bird populations. While this method can accurately predict the provenance of migratory species, stable hydrogen isotope values measured in feathers (δ2Hf) can be variable within a site and may be influenced by differences among age class (second year vs. after second year), type of feather (primary vs. rectrix), year of sampling, species, and local hydrology. In this study, sources of variation in δ2Hf values were assessed in a wetland-associated Neotropical migratory bird, the Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), by comparing δ2Hf values among age classes, sexes, years and feather types in individuals breeding in eastern Virginia, USA. Age and year were found to influence δ2Hf values, with individuals in their second year having more depleted δ2Hf values (-62.43 ± 9.56‰) than individuals older than 2 years (-53.73 ± 9.04‰). Differences between primaries and rectrices were within the range of sampling error (-2.98‰), and there was no effect of sex. For wetland-associated songbirds, age-related differences in the dietary proportion of aquatic vs. terrestrial prey may provide an additional mechanism for differences observed in δ2Hf values between age classes. In studies that use stable isotopes to assign geographic feather origin, researchers should attempt to account for and propagate known variation in δ2Hf values in assignment models whenever possible.
The understorey of gorgonian forests in mesophotic temperate reefs

In the Mediterranean Sea, dense populations of the gorgonian Paramuricea clavata shape marine animal forests, characterizing the seascapes of coralligenous habitats. Despite concerns for its health, with several anthropogenic threats and recent mass mortality events, mainly triggered by thermal anomalies, the understorey of its forests and the ecological processes that they promote are still little known. Here, the abundance and composition of epibenthic assemblages inside and outside P. clavata forests were investigated across the central and western Mediterranean Sea, by applying a multifactorial sampling design. In spite of the large variability in the structures of epibenthic assemblages at local and regional scales, the gorgonian understoreys share some common features, such as higher abundances of calcareous builder organisms and reduced invasion by the non‐indigenous alga Caulerpa cylindracea, compared with the adjacent unforested rocky bottoms. Paramuricea clavata showed non‐linear density‐dependent relationships with algal turfs and non‐encrusting algae belonging to the genus Peyssonnelia. Moreover, by entrapping benthic mucilaginous aggregates with their branches, these gorgonians risk topical necrotic lesions, but may reduce the suffocation risks for understorey organisms. Overall, P. clavata forests may enhance bioconstruction processes and increase resistance and resilience of the benthic assemblages in the Mediterranean coralligenous habitats. This species and its forests, together with their understoreys, should be considered as essential elements of the ecology of the Mediterranean Sea, and therefore worthy of specific and effective protection measures. Conservation strategies should reduce the risk of mechanical damage by regulating fishing activities, anchorages, and scuba diving where gorgonian forests are present. Moreover, when evident alterations are documented, restoration actions should be implemented to recover the integrity of gorgonian forests.
Investigating the ovarian response to endotoxemia

The ovary is responsible for production of steroid hormones and gametes in the female. It is endowed with a finite pool of primordial follicles, established in utero, that serve as the source of oocytes during a female’s reproductive lifespan. Alterations to ovarian function and signaling can result in disruptions to steroid hormone production, follicle activation, and oocyte quality. The degree of disruption is dependent on the developmental or estrous cycle stage of the animal as well as the duration of the perturbation. Inflammation can have deleterious effects on ovarian signaling and function, and can arise from multiple sources, such as endotoxemia, or increased levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in blood. One major source of LPS is the intestine, where stresses such as hypoxia due to heat stress, high fat diets, or obesity can induce increased intestinal permeability and allow passage of LPS from the intestinal lumen into circulation. LPS signaling via its receptor, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), may induce inflammation in the ovary, potentially compromising oocyte and follicular quality, resulting in reduced fertility. This thesis investigated the central hypothesis that increases in circulating LPS would alter ovarian signaling and function as evidenced by activation of the TLR4, phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K), and steroidogenic pathways. To test this hypothesis, we utilized three animal model-LPS exposure schemes in pigs: postpubertal chronic LPS infusion, post-pubertal heat stress (HS), and pre-pubertal high fat diet (HFD). We analyzed ovarian protein and mRNA abundance via western blotting and qRT-PCR, as well as quantification of 17β-estradiol, progesterone, and LPS binding
Resisting Crowd Occlusion and Hard Negatives for Pedestrian Detection in the Wild.

Pedestrian detection has been heavily studied in the last decade due to its wide application. Despite incremental progress, crowd occlusion and hard negatives are still challenging current state-of-the-art pedestrian detectors. In this paper, we offer two approaches based on the general region-based detection framework to tackle these challenges. Specifically, to address the occlusion, we design a novel coulomb loss as a regulator on bounding box regression, in which proposals are attracted by their target instance and repelled by the adjacent non-target instances. For hard negatives, we propose an efficient semantic-driven strategy for selecting anchor locations, which can sample informative negative examples at training phase for classification refinement. It is worth noting that these methods can also be applied to general object detection domain, and trainable in an end-to-end manner. We achieves consistently high performance on the Caltech-USA and CityPersons benchmarks.
Complete sequence of mitochondrial DNA of Gracilaria tenuistipitata (Rhodophyta)

Abstract We sequenced and analysed the complete mitogenome of Gracilaria tenuistipitata. The complete G. tenuistipitata mitogenome is 25,819 bp long, containing 50 genes, including 24 protein-coding genes, one intron, two rRNA genes, 23 tRNA genes, and one unidentified open reading frame. Twenty-three of the 24 (95.83%) protein-coding genes ended with the TAA stop codon, and one (4.17%) with TAG (rps3 gene). All protein-coding genes in G. tenuistipitata were found to contain the start codon ATG. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that G. tenuistipitata clustered with G. chilensis. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence provided here should be useful for elucidation of Gracilaria evolution.
Understanding Prostate Cancer Cells Metabolome: A Spectroscopic Approach

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common neoplasia in men. Because it is often diagnosed at a late stage, mortality rates remain high. Studying cancer metabolome, which reflects early changes that occur in cells, has gained relevance and may contribute to the identification of early diagnostic biomarkers and understanding tumor biology. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a metabolomics technique that probes the biochemical composition of the analyzed samples and allows to discriminate samples with distinct metabolic profiles, allowing the discrimination between cancerous and non-cancerous samples. In this study, FTIR spectra were acquired from PCa and normal prostate cell lines and analyzed by principal component analysis (PCA). Our results indicate a clear discrimination between the different cell lines, meaning that they exhibit distinct metabolic profiles. This discrimination can be attributed to an altered lipid metabolism (3000-2800 cm-1, 1800-1700 cm-1 and 15001400 cm-1) and changes in protein conformation (1700-1600 cm-1). These results suggest that studying cancer metabolome with FTIR spectroscopy not only allows the understanding of tumor metabolic behavior and may be useful to the development of new therapeutic targets.
Effect of Small Dams on Freshwater Mussel Population Genetics in Two Southeastern Usa Streams

ABSTRACT The global imperilment of freshwater mussels is strongly linked to widespread habitat destruction by dams, but more subtle mechanisms by which dams impact mussels are not well studied. For example, dams fragment populations in free-flowing reaches, potentially leading to low survival probability due to genetic effects, but few studies have addressed the genetic effects of fragmentation on mussel populations. We examined patterns of genetic variation in the mitochondrial CO1 and ND1 genes in populations of two mussel species that were fragmented by >175 y old small dams. We found that only a few rare haplotypes were restricted to reaches either upstream or downstream of the dams, and an array of genetic parameters showed little differentiation among upstream and downstream reaches. These results can be interpreted in one of two ways. First, gene flow across these dams may remain high, resulting in little genetic fragmentation. Alternatively, the apparent lack of population differentiation could be a historical artifact of high, pre-dam gene flow, and the genetic markers we used may not yet reflect relatively recent population isolation.
Dynamic Multi Hop Spatial Clustering Scheme for Data Transfer in Wireless Sensor Networks with Enhanced QoS Metrics

One of the main emphases of the prevalent clustering and routing algorithms in wireless sensor networks is efficient energy utilization aimed towards enhanced network lifetime. In this paper we are proposing a clustering approach where the sensor nodes are clustered together based on a defined spatial correlation and the geographical location of each sensor nodes. The Cluster Head or Cluster Leader along with routing path is decided by our proposed algorithm based on the estimated chance-value during each rounds of data transfer. Thus in our scheme a multi-hop routing is effected wherein either two-level or three-level hops are dynamically chosen based on the spatial correlation existing between the nodes for the data transfer from the sensing node to the sink. It has been observed that our proposed algorithm outperforms the standard algorithms namely Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy (LEACH), Stable Election Protocol (SEP) and Distributed Energy Efficient Clustering (DEEC) Protocol with regards to system throughput and Network Lifespan of WSN.