Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Previous injury is associated with heightened countermovement jump force‐time asymmetries in professional soccer players

Previous injury is associated with increased risk of future injury. Residual inter‐limb deficits are a potential contributing factor leading to compensatory movement patterns on return to sport. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of previous severe injury on bilateral ground reaction force asymmetries measured during a countermovement jump using a dual force platform. A total of 34 male professional soccer players (age 19 ± 2 years) were subdivided into two groups; previous severe injury (N = 17) or no severe injury (N = 17). Previously injured players showed significantly greater asymmetry in concentric phase variables (P < 0.05) with strong effect sizes (range = 0.99‐1.35). These players also showed significantly elevated asymmetry in eccentric phase variables (P < 0.05) and medium to large effect sizes (range = 0.73‐1.05), with the exception of eccentric deceleration impulse (P > 0.05; d = 0.33). There were no significant between‐group differences in bilateral jump performance parameters (P > 0.05). These data indicate that despite being cleared to return to sport, participating in elite‐level training, full competition and exhibiting no decrements in jump performance, significant inter‐limb asymmetries persist in the concentric and eccentric phases of the CMJ.
Teaching without being taught how: social work practice faculty voices

ABSTRACT Social work practice faculty have an important role in socializing MSW students to the field and practice of social work. This study, based on interviews with 15 faculty teaching an advanced clinical practice course in the United States, examines how faculty conceptualize teaching and learning. Faculty were asked about the theories or frameworks that guided their teaching, their own journeys to teaching and the resources that support their teaching. The study found that participants drew largely on their own experiences as student learners and social work practitioners and did not have much formal training in teaching and student learning. Furthermore, while half of the participants were able to identify a learning theory that guided their teaching, the other half were not. Finally, while participants articulated the need for support regarding their own teaching, many of the schools did not have formal faculty development opportunities. The paper ends with recommendations for supporting current and new faculty regarding teaching and student learning.
Priority Queue Based Estimation of Importance of Web Pages for Web Crawlers

There are hundreds of new web pages that are added daily to web directories. Web crawlers are developing over the same time of web pages growing up rapidly. Thus, the need for an efficient web crawler that deals with most of the web pages. Most of the web crawlers do not have the ability to visit and parse pages using URLs. In this study, a new web crawler algorithm has been developed using the priority queue. URLs, in crawled web pages, have been divided into inter domain links and intra domain links. The algorithm sets weight to these hyperlinks according to the type of links and stores links in the priority queue. Experimental results show that the developed algorithm gives a well crawled performance against unreached crawled web pages. In addition, the developed algorithm has a good capability to eliminate duplicated URLs.
ALTERED RHYOLITIC ROCKS IN THE VISÉ BOREHOLES: A GEOCHEMICAL APPROACH

Under a sedimentary cover of calcareous breccias of Dinantian and Frasnian ages, and a conglomeratic level with volcanic clasts, a magmatic rock, presumably belonging to the Ordovician-Silurian magmatic province, was cut across in two boreholes at Vise (Quarry K). Macroscopically the rock is brecciated and locally displays evidence of fl ow structures. Microscopically, it shows various stages of alteration (devitrifi cation, silicifi cation, carbonatation and sericitation) superimposed on magmatic fl ow structures, the most evolved assemblage being quartz + illite ± sulphides ± carbonates. 27 whole-rock analyses (major and trace elements by XRF) show large ranges of chemical variations, e.g. 51 to 80% SiO2, 1.7 to 10% K2O, 0.03 to 6.6% Na2O, making impossible the use of classical petrochemical methods of identifi cation. In the classic AFC-AKF projections of Eskola, the most altered rocks appear made up of various proportions of quartz and an illite of restricted composition. This clay mineral is similar in composition to hydrothermal illite from the phyllic alteration of the Bingham porphyry copper deposit and from the Los Azufres volcanic centre. This points to identical conditions of formation ca. 310°C. Although the original magmatic rock has been deeply metasomatised by addition and subtraction of mobile elements, the ratios of some trace elements, such as Zr, Nb, Y, Th, REE and Ti, have been preserved, thus confi rming that these elements were immobile during the alteration processes. It is therefore possible to use their ratios to identify the nature of the protolith by means of the Winchester and Floyd (1977) discrimination diagram. It turns out that the Vise felsic rock protolith is effectively a rhyolite. Multi- element diagrams also point to calc-alkaline series of rock, with « Within Plate Granite » characteristics. This suggests a formaton in a post-collisional extensional environment. Interestingly, analysis of 2 samples from the conglomeratic level above the unconformity shows that the volcanic clastic material has a different immobile element signature than the rhyolite. Thus it could have its origin in another volcanic rock, Ordovician-Silurian or Devonian in age.
Opportunity cost of several methods for determining forest biomass terminal locations in Northern Sweden

ABSTRACT Long distance transportation of forest biomass is often unavoidable because the biomass is dispersed over large land areas. This is a problem that limits the development of biorefineries all over the world. The use of biomass terminals where forest biomass is transported to, stored, processed (mostly by mobile machinery), and reloaded can facilitate more environmentally friendly and efficient transportation to a biorefinery. The challenge is to identify the locations that should be selected for terminal establishment in order to minimize the cost of biomass procurement. In this study, locations for terminal establishment are proposed based on an optimization method (Combopt) that simultaneously minimizes the harvesting, transportation, and terminal costs for round wood and logging residues. The outcome of this method was compared with several other methods imitating situations with limited knowledge to estimate potential opportunity costs of potential knowledge deficiency when selecting terminal locations. The results of the Combopt method suggest that six terminals are required in order to minimize the overall cost of satisfying the estimated demand from the biorefineries. The opportunity cost of alternative terminal selection methods ranged from 3.1 to 35.4 million SEK (0.5–6.1% of total procurement cost). Methods that considered biomass relatively close to terminals had lower opportunity costs, together with methods minimizing transportation and terminal cost for the most common wood assortment. The methods and results could be applicable in other parts of the world were similar problems exists in forestry and other industries.
QUALITY BY DESIGN- A NEW APPROACH TO DRUG DEVELOPMENT

Quality by Design (QbD) is a modern, scientific approach that formalizes product design, automates manual testing, and streamlines troubleshooting. It uses a systematic approach to ensure quality by developing a thorough understanding of the compatibility of a finished product to all of the components and processes involved in manufacturing that product. Instead of relying on finished product testing alone, QbD provides insights upstream throughout the development process. As a result, a quality issue can be efficiently analyzed and its root cause quickly identified.
Students’ Evaluations about Prosocial and Violent Behaviour and Attitudes

This cross-sectional study addressed to measure two aspects of students’ evaluations across three school contexts: (1) frequency of prosocial and violent behaviour in peer and student-teacher relationships, and (2) attitudes toward prosocial and violent behaviour in peer and student-teacher relationships. Questionnaire data were drawn from study involving overall 514 students from Estonia: Students in juvenile correctional educational institutions (N=82), students with special needs in special schools (N=151), and students in mainstream schools (N=281), whereby the age of all subjects was 1417 year. Results of the study indicated that: (1) Prosocial attitude-behaviour consistency tended to exists among students in mainstream school and in special schools, but among juvenile delinquents inconsistency between prosocial attitudes and actions at relationships level was revealed – positive attitude with lowest frequency of action in student-teacher relations compared with student-student relations; and (2) violence attitude-behaviour consistency tended to exists in mainstream school and in special schools, whereby among juvenile delinquents inconsistency between violence attitudes and behaviour exists in relationship level – most negative attitudes with highest frequency of behaviour in student-teacher relations compared with student-student relations. Prosocial/violence attitude-behaviour relations may vary from school setting to school setting and from relationships levels – student-teacher, student-student, giving directions for prevention of and intervention in school violence.
Eri silkworm rearing practices in Kenya

Ericulture (Eri silkworm farming) is an agro-based traditional activity that has played an important role in generating income and employment for people living in rural areas in some parts of the world. It is ideal for rural areas as it requires low capital, is labor intensive thus creates jobs and it is commercially attractive. This type of sericulture, has shown significant promise, after moriculture, which has been the leading source of world silk. In Kenya, several types of silk exist, although only Bombyx mori (B. mori) has been commercialized. Ericulture has recently aroused interest among some Kenyan silkworm farmers and is gradually gaining popularity due to its ease of rearing when compared to B. mori silkworm. This paper therefore focuses on the state of Ericulture by looking into the regions practicing this form of sericulture and the rearing practices in Kenya. This aims boosting Kenyan sericulture industry and creating awareness of Ericulture as a supplement of moriculture which is the dominant silk farming in Kenya. It also aims to arouse interest in Ericulture research that will aid in improving Eri silk rearing in the country.
Factors associated with lack of blood pressure control in men

sociodemográficas, hábitos de vida e medidas antropométricas. Na regressão, o descontrole da pressão arterial associou-se ao uso inadequado da medicação (RP: 1,35, IC 95%: 1,03; 1,76). Conclusão: O uso inadequado da medicação foi reforçado como importante fator associado ao descontrole. Medidas efetivas para mudança deste panorama são emergenciais e desafiam profissionais e autoridades públicas. Objective: Verify the factors associated with lack of blood pressure control in men. Methods: Exploratory and cross-sectional study undertaken at a referral center for cardiovascular diseases in Salvador-BA, where the referral center of the Ministry of Health’s male health program is located. A convenience sample was selected, totaling 130 men attended at a health center, submitted to interview, clinical and anthropometric assessment. In the bivariate analysis, Pearson’s Chi-squared or Fisher’s Exact test was employed, followed by multiple logistic regression analysis. The OR was corrected by means of Poisson’s model. Statistical significance was set at 5%. Results: The high prevalence of lack of blood pressure control (65.4%), inappropriate living habits and overweight was verified. No statistically significant association was found between lack of pressure control and sociodemographic variables, living habits and anthropometric measures. In the regression, the lack of blood pressure control was associated with inappropriate medication use (PR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.03; 1.76). Conclusion: Inappropriate medication use was emphasized as an important factor associated with lack of control. Effective measures to change this situation are urgent and challenge professionals and public authorities.
Determination of ferrous-ferric iron contents in tourmaline using synchrotron-based XANES

The complex geochemistry of tourmaline makes it an important tool in determining its formational environment. Typically, tourmaline chemistry is analyzed through electron-probe microanalysis (EPMA), but this analytical tool cannot determine directly the oxidation states of transition elements such as Fe (Fe2+, Fe3+). Direct quantitative measurement of these cations is important in minerals to acquire a more complete chemical characterization and informative structural formula. Synchrotron-based X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES) is a method to directly measure Fe2+ and Fe3+ in minerals, including tourmaline. This method utilizes advances in software and detector technology to significantly decrease data processing time and errors. Three tourmaline samples, dravite, povondraite, and oxy-schorl, analyzed by combining XANES and EPMA data, exhibit distinct ferrous–ferric contents using the pre-edge and absorption edge methods. These analyses reveal, respectively: 99.62–100 wt. % Fe2+ in dravite, 12.5–20.00 wt. % Fe2+ vs. 87.48–100 wt. % Fe3+ in povondraite, and 63.03wt. % Fe2+ vs. 36.98–36.41 wt. % Fe3+ in schorl. Information on the oxidation states of Fe results in enhanced charge-balanced constraints that allow improved estimation of the H contents in the tourmaline and a more accurate designation of the structural formula and classification of tourmaline species. Thus, XANES is a viable technique to obtain oxidation states of transition elements in tourmaline.
Remediaton of pesticide-polluted River using Anabaena and Nostoc spp.

Cyanobacteria are phototrophic aquatic microbes that are found in various environments and can reproduce rapidly either heterotrophically or chemoheterotrophically. Pesticide-pollutants are released into water bodies as a method of disposal. Bioremediation is considered an efficient and environmentally safe technology for inexpensive decontamination of such environments. Cyanobacteria species investigated in this study were highly beneficial in the remediation of the pesticide-polluted River. The Cyanobacteria isolated were identified as Anabaena and Nostoc species using Abattoir effluent and Aquaculture water from Ogoniland. Temperature, pH, phosphate and nitrate enhanced the growth of these organisms in the polluted environments with varying concentrations of pesticide {Nostoc(N14%, N240%, N380%), Anabaena (A14%, A240%, A380%), Anabaena and Nostoc (AN14%, AN240%, AN380%). The microbiological analysis showed that 80% mixed culture (AN3) had higher microbial counts especially on day 7, which could be due to the presence of a mixed consortium of organisms and nutrients (Nitrogen and Phosphorus). The effectiveness of the Cyanobacteria used in the analysis was in the following descending order: 80%AN3> 40%AN2> 4%AN1> 80%N3> 80%A3> 40%N2> 40%A2> 4%N1> 4%A1. From the student T test table, AN3 (80% mixed culture) was more effective and capable of remediating the pesticide-polluted environment. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that at 95% confident level the significant differences among the samples varied in their ability to remediate the environment. Pollutant was removed by all the species, either as individuals or in a mixed consortium at all concentrations. Results established high removal efficiencies of the investigated species for the removal of the target contaminant which were species and contaminant-dependent. The contaminants removal efficiency (RE) percentage of cyanobacterial species ranged between 76.3 and 100% for 4% pesticide concentration, 83.9% and 99.9% for 40% concentration. Mixed culture ( Anabaena and Nostoc (AN)) RE percentages ranged between 99.5 and 100% at 4% while at 40%, the RE percentage ranged between 95.9 and 99.9% and at 80% pesticide concentration, it ranged between 91.7 and 100%. Results obtained stipulate the potential of natural resources as proficient mediators for pollution control.
The Infl uence of an Equity Statement on Perceivers' Implicit and Explicit Associations Between Males and Science

The present study investigated how an Equal Educational Opportunity (EEdO) statement infl uenced students’ attitudes towards the association of males and females with science. After reading an advertisement for a student scholarship in physical science, including the equity statement or not, 109 participants completed both an implicit and an explicit measure of the relative association of males and females with physical sciences. As expected, physical science was more strongly associated with males than with females, on both the implicit and explicit measures. There was no impact of the presence or absence of the equity statement on explicit attitudes. However, there was an impact of the equity-statement for the implicit attitudes, though only for the female participants. Females showed a weaker relative association of sciences with males when an equity-statement was present. Male participants, in contrast, were not infl uenced by the presence or the absence of the statement. The results are discussed in terms the infl uence of equity statements on people’s attitudes.
The Climate Changes from Clay Minerals Recorded by the Zhuanglang Red Clay on the Western Chinese Loess Plateau

The global climate underwent great changes during the Cenozoic era, changing from a warm, ice-free climate to a cold climate marked by the massive continental ice sheets (Zachos et al., 2001, 2008). Long and continuous aeolian sequences especially the underlying the Red Clay on the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) are one of the best continental vehicles of paleoclimate change for the late Cenozoic era (Guo et al., 2002; Qiang et al., 2011; An, 2014; Song et al., 2017). Many researches showed that the Red Clay sequence, a wind-blown dust deposit, was formed during 25-2.6 Ma, and can be used to reveal the aridity history in central Asia and the palaeomonsoon evolution in eastern Asia since the Miocene time (Guo et al., 2002; Qiang et al., 2011). Although terrigenous sediments contain climatic information in addition to that stored in oceanic sediments, the evidence from the terrestrial sedimentary archive with long series remains relatively scarce because of the depositional hiatuses. Clay minerals exist on various types of sediments. It has fine particles and is sensitive to the fluctuations of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment, so it becomes one of the effective methods of study the global changes, restorations and reconstructions of the paleoclimate and paleoenvironment (Moore and Reynolds, 1997). Previous studies implied that paleoclimate records obtained from clay minerals documented the history of paleoclimate change and agree well with those obtained by other methods in the continental and ocean depositions (Gylesjö et al., 2006; Fagel, 2007; Liu et al., 2010; Zeng et al., 2014; Song et al., 2017; Wang et al.,
A general quantile-based estimation method with application to the normal distribution of order p

A new robust method of estimation, quantile-based, hinges on a relevant descriptive property of a discrete summary distribution of any univariate distribution, which minimizes practically all reasonable goodness-of-fit criteria. As a natural inferential byproduct, a quantile-based method of parametric estimation is derived; when applied to the case of a distribution depending on k parameters, it implies a system of k equations, equalizing theoretical and sampling quantiles of some pre-assigned orders. This kind of estimation procedure is applied to the case of a Normal distribution of order p, a symmetric distribution depending on three parameters, which allows for different cases of kurtosis. The sampling properties of the estimators thus obtained are advantageously compared with other kinds of estimators, based on a mixed maximum likelihood-moments method.
Preloading budding yeast with all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vectors for easy and high-efficient genome editing

The CRISPR/Cas9 technology has greatly improved genome editing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae over recent years. However, several current CRISPR/Cas9 systems suffer from work-intensive cloning procedures and/or the requirement of co-transforming target cells with multiple system components simultaneously which can reduce the effectivity of such applications. Here, we present a new set of all-in-one CRISPR/Cas9 vectors that combine unique benefits of different already existent systems in order to further expand the technology’s design possibilities. Our vectors mediate constitutive gRNA expression whereas Cas9 expression is either driven from a constitutive or an inducible promoter. The introduction of desired gRNA targeting sequences into our inducible single gRNA vector relies just on in vivo homologous recombination-mediated assembly of overlapping single-stranded oligonucleotides, thus reducing efforts of plasmid cloning to an absolute minimum. By employing the inducible system, yeast cells can be easily preloaded with plasmids encoding for a functional CRISPR/Cas9 system, thereby chronologically separating the cloning procedure from the genome editing step. Gene knockouts could be achieved with high efficiency and effectivity by simply transforming preloaded cells with a selectable disruption cassette without the need of co-introducing any CRISPR/Cas9 system component. We also show the feasibility of efficient gene knockouts even when multiple gene copies were present such as in non-haploid strain backgrounds as well as the simultaneous deletion of two different genes in a haploid genetic background by using a multiplex variant of our inducible vector. The versatile applicability of our inducible vector system was further demonstrated by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mating type switching of yeast.
The approximation of the pressure by a mixed method in the simulation of miscible displacement

The miscible displacement ofone incompressible fluid by another in a porous medium is governedby a System oftwo equations, one ofelliptic formfor the pressure and the other of par abolie formfor the concentration ofone ofthefluids. The pressure appears in the concentration only through its velocity field, and it is appropriate to choose a numerical method that approximates the velocity directly. The pressure is approximated by a mixed finite element method and the concentration by a standard Galerkin method. Optimal order estimâtes are derived when the imposed externalflows are smoothly distributed. A modification of the mixed method is proposed when the flow is located at sources and sinks (i.e., wells), and convergence is established at reduced rates in the special case when the viscosity of the mixture is independent of the concentration.