Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of dietary betaine supplementation on egg quality, semen quality, hematology, fertility and hatchability in broiler breeders

An experiment was conducted to establish the growth response, egg quality, semen quality, hematological attributes, fertility and hatchability in broiler breeders supplemented with graded levels of betaine. The broiler breeders (CARIBRO-VISHAL) of about 38 weeks divided into four treatments viz. T1 (basal diet), T2 (T1 + 1 g), T3 (T1 + 2 g) and T4 (T1 + 3 g betaine/kg) consisting of 24 female birds and 6 male birds per treatment with three replicates of 8 female and 2 male birds each in completely randomized design. Hen day egg production (HDEP) was significantly increased in betaine supplemented groups. Semen concentration was found to be significantly improved following betaine supplementation with highest increment in T4 group. Mass motility in T3 group during 4th week of experimental trial was found to be significantly increased. In female birds, a significant difference in RBC count, PCV, MCH and MCHC was observed among the treatments during 2nd week of trial. Fertility and hatchability (TES: total eggs set; FES: fertile eggs set) was increased in betaine supplemented groups with highest increment in T4 treatment group. Total embryonic mortality was lowest for T4 treatment group. Thus, it can be concluded that dietary supplementation of betaine at 3 g/kg was helpful in improving the reproductive performance in broiler breeders.
Experimental determination of the principal dielectric functions in silver nanowire metamaterials

The polarization dependent optical properties of silver nanowire arrays are investigated by angular resolved transmission measurements. The corresponding spectra show clear Fabry–Perot oscillations, which exhibit an unusual shift toward longer wavelengths for the extraordinary waves. From the peak shift both principal dielectric functions of the metamaterial are determined and compared with effective medium theories. Their different signs lead to a hyperbolic wave vector surface for the extraordinary waves and cause the observed peculiar peak shift.
Mindfulness-based Emotional Acceptance in Combination with Neurofeedback for Improving Emotion Self-Regulation: a Pilot Study

A feasibility of Mindfulness-based emotional acceptance in combination with neurofeedback for improving emotion self-regulation is presented. This represents, to our knowledge, an unexplored approach in the emotion regulation literature. The study was performed using a low-cost wearable system designed to perform electroencephalography (EEG) outside the clinical setting. The focused EEG feature is the beta-band Power Spectral Density along the midline (FCz-CPz electrodes). Four subjects new to the practice of mindfulness were involved in the experiments. A comparison between two neurofeedback conditions (in a within-subject design) is performed: a) cognitive reappraisal task; b) emotional acceptance task. In both cases the expected decrement of power spectral density in high-beta band linked to the neurofeedback training was found. Emotional acceptance in combination with neurofeedback emerged as a promising emotional regulation strategy.
Payment Systems in New Electronic Environments: Consumer Behavior in Payment Systems via SMS

The main goal of our research is to analyze users' acceptance of mobile payment systems, considering the population's widespread use of mobile devices. In order to explain acceptance, we have added trust and perceived risk to the traditional variables. To this end, we have carried out a study through an online survey to a national panel of Internet users. The results of this survey check the implications considered on the basis of the Technological Acceptance Model, the Theory of Reasoned Action and the trust building principles for a given system. The conclusions and implications for management provide alternatives for companies to promote this new business by means of the new technical developments.
Confidence limits for regression relationships between distance matrices: Estimating gene flow with distance

There is growing interest in assessing relation ships between two or more distance matrices, where distances are based on genetic, geographical, and/or environmental measures of dissimilarity for all pairwise combinations of n populations. Methods are developed and assessed for estimating confidence limits for the regression relationship between dependent matrix Y and matrix X and for estimating the value of x given critical y. Methods include a regression mixed model that incorporates an additional population effects variance and a jackknife-by-population regression method that omits the (n −1) distance observations for each population in turn. The approaches are illustrated using data to quantify rates of gene flow with distance between wild plant populations of sea beet and are assessed using simulations.
KONSEP MEDIA DALAM TAFSIR DAKWAH: ANALISIS TAFSIR SURAT IBRAHIM AYAT 4 DAN SURAT AL-AN’AM AYAT 75

This paper discusses the concept of media in Islamic da'wah. Da'wah activity is essentially a process of normative change in accordance with Islamic teachings, namely the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Da'wah is the responsibility of every Muslim regardless of his profession to be able to convey Islamic religious messages to the community. When the da'i conveys the message of da'wah, of course, it must have effective means, so that the purpose of da'wah can be understood by the mad'u community well. One of the important elements for the success of da'wah is the media of da'wah. The concept of media in da'wah has been stated in the Qur'an. The propaganda media verses in the Qur'an also always require review and reinterpretation to gain new insights. In this paper, the author uses a library research method or approach. The results of this study are the understanding of da'wah media, types of media in da'wah, and analysis of QS Ibrahim verse 4 and QS Al-An'am verse 75. Da'wah media can also develop following the current developments.
Adaptive triangular mesh coarsening with centroidal Voronoi tessellations

We present a novel algorithm for adaptive triangular mesh coarsening. The algorithm has two stages. First, the input triangular mesh is refined by iteratively applying the adaptive subdivision operator that performs a so-called red-green split. Second, the refined mesh is simplified by a clustering algorithm based on centroidal Voronoi tessellations (CVTs). The accuracy and good quality of the output triangular mesh are achieved by combining adaptive subdivision and the CVTs technique. Test results showed the mesh coarsening scheme to be robust and effective. Examples are shown that validate the method.
Binary Heatmap based High Speed Object Tracking in Racket Sports using Semantic Image Segmentation

: Ball trajectory data is a vital and important aspect when it comes to evaluating player performance and analyzing game strategies. It is a strenuous task to identify the position of a fast-moving tiny ball or cork accurately from any video. In this work, we employ image segmentation technique and propose a deep learning network consisting of both convolutional and deconvolutional networks to detect the trajectory of the cork or the ball in frames from broadcast videos. For experimental validation, we used tennis, Badminton and table tennis datasets, further the proposed model is compared with the standard state-of-the-art work. Based on the experimental results and comparisons, the proposed model provides better precision, recall, and F1score when compared to existing methods.
The Influence of Creative Self-Efficacy on Proactive Behavior of Medical Staffs: The Mediating Role of Person-Job Fit

: Objective: To explore the relationship between creative self-efficacy and proactive behavior of medical staffs, and the mediating role of person-job fit between them. It provides countermeasures for strengthening the matching between medical staffs and work, improving the initiative of medical staffs in the context of major public health emergencies, and provides theoretical support for further highlighting the leading role during major public health emergencies. Methods: In July 2022, 855 medical staffs were investigated using the person-job fit scale, the creativity self-efficacy scale and the proactive behavior scale. Results: the creative self-efficacy of medical staffs are positively correlated with their proactive behavior, and the relationship between them is mediated by person-job fit. Conclusion: The higher the creative self-efficacy, the higher the degree of person-job fit, and the more active the medical staffs are in dealing with work.
A Survey on Randomized Sampling-Based Path Optimization Methods

Randomized sampling-based motion planners could efficiently generate collision-free motion paths. However, these paths have some quality problems (with respect to quality measures, such as path length, clearance and smoothness), especially in high dimensional configuration spaces. Thus, researchers studied some path optimization methods to improve path quality and to make paths suitable for practical applications. This paper reviews some of the most influential path optimization methods and gives an overall perspective on the most widely used ideas in the field.
Early Maternal Caregiving Capacities in Highly Vulnerable, Multi-Problem Families

Caregiving capacities may be an important link between multi-problem circumstances and adverse child development. This study aims to assess caregiving capacities and their correlations in highly vulnerable, multi-problem families in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Caregiving capacity (overall, emotional and instrumental) was prospectively assessed in 83 highly vulnerable women using video-observations of daily caregiving tasks, six week postpartum. Supporting data were collected at three time points: at inclusion, six weeks after inclusion and six weeks postpartum, and these included psychological symptoms, self-sufficiency, problematic life domains, home environment, income, depression, anxiety and stress. Pregnancy- and delivery-related information was collected from obstetric care professionals. Maternal caregiving scores averaged below adequate quality. Mothers living in an unsafe home environment (B = 0.62) and mothers with more problematic life domains (≤3 domains, B = 0.32) showed significantly higher instrumental caregiving capacities. Other variables were not related to caregiving capacities. Caregiving capacity in this highly vulnerable population was below adequate quality. However, in most cases there was no significant association between caregiving and the variables related to vulnerability. This means that a potential association between vulnerability and caregiving capacities might be driven by the interaction between several problems, rather than the type or number of problems.
Surface Wettability and Coating Performance of Plasma-Treated Wood-Based Composite Panels

The effect of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma treatment was studied on the surface characteristics and coating performance of transparent epoxy resin on the surface of particleboard (PB) and medium-density fiberboard (MDF). The plasma treatment was performed at three plasma energies (10, 15, and 20 kW) and three distances from the nozzle (10, 20, and 30 mm). Analyzing the samples by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicated the changes of their chemical structure by means of the plasma treatment. The contact angle study showed a significant increase in surface wettability after plasma treatment with a pronounced effect observed by treatment parameters. The surface roughness was also significantly increased by the plasma treatment. The strength of the coating adhesion to the surface of the PB and MDF composite panels was also significantly improved by the plasma treatment, while no obvious trend was observed by treatment parameters. The highest adhesion strength of 2.03 MPa and 3.63 MPa were obtained by the PB and MDF samples, respectively, treated at a 10 mm nozzle distance and 15 kW plasma energy. The scratch resistance of the epoxy coatings showed a similar trend as the adhesion strength illustrating an inferior isolated surface of the coating after the plasma treatment.
Pembelajaran Atas Talian, Media Digital dan Sikap Akademik Pelajar: Satu Tinjauan di Negeri Sabah

Kajian ini dijalankan untuk menentukan hubungan antara pembelajaran atas talian dan media digital dengan sikap akademik pelajar. Kajian tinjauan ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif sepenuhnya. Responden kajian adalah seramai 476 orang pelajar sekolah menengah bantuan penuh kerajaan di negeri Sabah yang dipilih menggunakan teknik pensampelan rawak mudah. Kajian ini menggunakan Model Penerimaan Teknologi (TAM) sebagai model rujukan utama kajian. Analisis deskriptif (skor min dan sisihan piawai) dan inferensi (Korelasi Pearson) telah dilakukan bagi mencapai objektif kajian. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pembelajaran atas talian (r=0.407, p=0.01) dan media digital (r=0.410, p=0.01) dengan sikap akademik pelajar. Implikasi utama kajian ini adalah guru seharusnya menggunakan dan mengaplikasikan pembelajaran atas talian dan media digital dengan cekap dan berkesan agar dapat memberikan impak yang optimum terhadap sikap akademik pelajar.
Optical coherence tomography as approach for the minimal invasive localization of the germinal disc in ovo before chicken sexing

In most industrial states a huge amount of newly hatched male layer chickens are usually killed immediately after hatching by maceration or gassing. The reason for killing most of the male chickens of egg producing races is their slow growth rate compared to races specialized on meat production. When the egg has been laid, the egg contains already a small disc of cells on the surface of the yolk known as the blastoderm. This region is about 4 - 5 mm in diameter and contains the information whether the chick becomes male or female and hence allows sexing of the chicks by spectroscopy and other methods in the unincubated state. Different imaging methods like sonography, 3D-X-ray micro computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were used for localization of the blastoderm until now, but found to be impractical for different reasons. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables micrometer-scale, subsurface imaging of biological tissue and could therefore be a suitable technique for an accurate localization. The intention of this study is to prove if OCT can be an appropriate approach for the precise in ovo localization.
Gadofosveset-Trinatrium-Enhanced MR Angiography and MR Venography in the Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolic Disease: A Single-Center Cohort Study

Background: The aim of this single-center combined prospective/retrospective cohort study was to analyze Gadolinium (Gd)-enhanced MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) and MRV (MR venography) for the diagnosis of pulmonary artery embolism and deep venous thrombosis. The gold standard methods result in major exposure to radiation and a high amount of nephrotoxic iodinated contrast media. This is the first larger contrast-enhanced MR imaging study of acute and chronic venous thromboembolic disease of various stages. Methods: We prospectively examined 88 patients presenting clinical signs of deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary artery embolism. A single-session, one-stop shop Gd-enhanced MRA/MRV at 1.5 Tesla, using gradient echo sequences with very short repetition and echo times as well as low flip angles with subtraction and three-dimensional reconstruction, was performed. A diagnosis was made with the consensus of two experienced radiologists. Results: We observed excellent MRA image quality in 87% and even higher diagnostic image quality of MRV in 90% of our examinations. Pulmonary artery embolism occurred with deep vein thrombosis in 22%. Conclusions: Gd-enhanced MRA/MRV provided excellent image quality for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolic disease in the majority of cases. It may be particularly useful to plan and follow-up filter implantation and retrieval in the inferior caval vein.
Information and Agreement in the Reputation Game Simulation

Modern communication habits are largely shaped by the extensive use of social media and other online communication platforms. The enormous amount of available data and speed with which new information arises, however, often suffices to cause misunderstandings, false conclusions, or otherwise disturbed opinion formation processes. To investigate some of these effects we use an agent-based model on gossip and reputation dynamics with 50 agents, including Bayesian knowledge updates under bounded rationality and up to the second-order theory of mind effects. Thereby, we observe the occurrence of reputation boosts from fake images, as well as the advantage of hiding one’s opinion in order to become a strong information trader. In addition, the simulations show fundamentally different mechanisms for reaching high agreement with others and becoming well-informed. Additionally, we investigate the robustness of our results with respect to different knowledge-update mechanisms and argue why it makes sense to especially emphasize the margins of distribution when judging a bounded quantity such as honesty in a reputation game simulation.
Physical Layer Security Analysis of Multi-Hop Hybrid RF/FSO System in Presence of Multiple Eavesdroppers

In this paper, the physical layer security (PLS) analysis for a decode-and-forward (DF) protocol based multi-hop hybrid radio frequency (RF)/ free space optics (FSO) is presented. Herein, two different scenarios are considered for detecting the secured information at the destination. In the first scenario, at each hop, the received signals with higher secrecy capacity are selected. However, in the second scenario, the RF and FSO signals are simply decoded and forwarded to the next hop and selection is done at the last hop only. Each node in the system is connected to its subsequent node through parallel RF and FSO links. The FSO links and RF links are characterized by Málaga (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathcal {M}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) and Nakagami-<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula> composite distributions respectively. For both scenarios, the secrecy outage probability (SOP), strictly positive secrecy capacity (SPSC), intercept probability (IP), and effective secrecy throughput (EST) are obtained as performance metrics. These performance metrics are obtained by considering pointing error, different optical signal detection methods, turbulence effect, and the RF link fading parameter (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>). Using the results, the security and reliability trade-off analysis is discussed for two scenarios. In addition, the asymptotic results are also obtained to study the system in depth. Further, the secrecy diversity order (SDO) and secrecy coding gain (SCG) are obtained to analyse the system in depth. Finally, Monte-Carlo Simulation is performed to verify the obtained results. The results manifest that the scenario with selection at each hop provides better secrecy performance than the scenario with selection at the last hop.
Mechanical Thrombectomy in the Late Presentation of Anterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: A Guideline From the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Guidelines and Practice Standards Committee

Recent clinical trials investigating endovascular therapy in the extended time window have opened new treatment paradigms for patients with late‐presenting large vessel occlusion stroke. The aim of this guideline is to provide up‐to‐date recommendations for the diagnosis, selection, and medical or endovascular treatment of patients with large vessel occlusion presenting in the extended time window. The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Guidelines and Practice Standards committee assembled a writing group and recruited interdisciplinary experts to review and evaluate the current literature. Recommendations were assigned by the writing group using the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Guidelines and Practice Standards Class of Recommendation/Level of Evidence algorithm and Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Guidelines and Practice Standards guideline format. The final guideline was approved by all members of the writing group, the Guidelines and Practice Standards committee, and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology board of directors. Literature review yielded 3 high‐quality randomized trials and several observational studies that have been extracted to derive the enclosed summary recommendations. In patients with large vessel occlusion presenting in the 6‐ to 24‐hour window and with clinical–imaging mismatch as defined by the DAWN (Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging or Computed Tomography Perfusion Assessment With Clinical Mismatch in the Triage of Wake‐Up and Late Presenting Strokes Undergoing Neurointervention With Trevo) and DEFUSE 3 (Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for Ischemic Stroke) studies, endovascular therapy is recommended. Noncontrast computed tomography can be used to evaluate infarct size as the sole imaging modality for patient selection, particularly when access to computed tomography perfusion or magnetic resonance imaging is limited or if their performance would incur substantial delay to treatment. In addition, several clinical questions were reviewed based on the available evidence and consensus grading. These guidelines provide practical recommendations based on recent evidence on the diagnosis, selection, and treatment of patients with large vessel occlusion stroke presenting in the extended time window.
Acoustic Sensing Based on Online Handwritten Signature Verification

Handwritten signatures are widely used for identity authorization. However, verifying handwritten signatures is cumbersome in practice due to the dependency on extra drawing tools such as a digitizer, and because the false acceptance of a forged signature can cause damage to property. Therefore, exploring a way to balance the security and user experiment of handwritten signatures is critical. In this paper, we propose a handheld signature verification scheme called SilentSign, which leverages acoustic sensors (i.e., microphone and speaker) in mobile devices. Compared to the previous online signature verification system, it provides handy and safe paper-based signature verification services. The prime notion is to utilize the acoustic signals that are bounced back via a pen tip to depict a user’s signing pattern. We designed the signal modulation stratagem carefully to guarantee high performance, developed a distance measurement algorithm based on phase shift, and trained a verification model. In comparison with the traditional signature verification scheme, SilentSign allows users to sign more conveniently as well as invisibly. To evaluate SilentSign in various settings, we conducted comprehensive experiments with 35 participants. Our results reveal that SilentSign can attain 98.2% AUC and 1.25% EER. We note that a shorter conference version of this paper was presented in Percom (2019). Our initial conference paper did not finish the complete experiment. This manuscript has been revised and provided additional experiments to the conference proceedings; for example, by including System Robustness, Computational Overhead, etc.