Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Possibility of recovery of slip deficit rate between the North American plate and the Pacific plate off Sanriku, northeast Japan

The analysis of global positioning system (GPS) data shows an increase in the westward ground velocity in Iwate, northeast Japan, from around 2003, after a period of roughly constant crustal deformation rate. The spatiotemporal study of time series of displacements reveals that the westward slip deficit rate increased slightly from 2001 to 2003 at the deeper part of the source region of the 1994 Sanriku‐oki earthquake. The increase has been considerable since January 2003, and the area of increased slip deficit rate has expanded, and now covers the source region of the 1994 Sanriku‐oki earthquake. This indicates that the restoration of the slip deficit rate, which was affected by the 1994 earthquake, was not completed in the period from 1994 to 2003.
Venous thromboembolism associated with severe dyspnoea and asthma in 102 792 adults

Background The most recent guideline on acute pulmonary embolism (PE) indicates possible long-term sequelae such as dyspnoea and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after a PE event. However, effects on lung function or asthma risk have not been evaluated in the general population. Methods We tested whether individuals with a venous thromboembolism (VTE) encompassing PE and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) have reduced lung function, or greater risks of dyspnoea and asthma using data from 102 792 adults from the Copenhagen General Population Study. Diagnoses of PE, DVT and asthma were collected from the national Danish Patient Registry. Factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A gene variants were determined using TaqMan assays. Results Prevalences of PE, DVT and VTE were 2.2%, 3.6% and 5.2%, respectively. Individuals with VTE had forced expiratory volume in 1 s of 92% predicted compared with 96% pred in individuals without VTE (p<0.001). Individuals with VTE versus those without had adjusted OR (95% CI) for light, moderate and severe dyspnoea of 1.4 (1.2–1.6), 1.6 (1.4–1.8) and 1.7 (1.5–1.9), respectively. Individuals with VTE versus those without had an adjusted OR for asthma of 1.6 (95% CI 1.4–1.8). Factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A genotype also associated with increased risk of asthma (p for trend=0.002). Population-attributable fractions of severe dyspnoea and asthma due to VTE were 3.5% and 3.0%, respectively, in the population. Conclusion Individuals with VTE have worse lung function and higher risks of severe dyspnoea and asthma, and may account for 3.5% and 3.0% of people with severe dyspnoea and asthma, respectively, in the general population. Tweetable abstract Individuals with venous thromboembolism have increased risks of severe dyspnoea and asthma, and may account for 3.5% and 3.0% of people with severe dyspnoea and asthma in the general population, respectively https://bit.ly/48pt7nV
Efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage closure compared with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity-matched studies

Backgrounds Two recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the PROTECT-AF and the PREVAIL, showed that in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is comparable to oral anticoagulants (OAC) in the prevention of stroke and could also possibly reduce mortality. Nevertheless, this net clinical benefit was not confirmed in the most recent RCT comparing LAAC vs. OAC, the PRAGUE-17 trial. Aim aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LAAC compared with OAC among available high-quality studies. Methods A systematic search of electronic databases (Medline, Scopus, Embase and the Cochrane Library) was performed to identify eligible RCTs and observational studies with propensity score matching (PSM) analysis. PRISMA guidelines were used for abstracting data and assessing data quality and validity. Outcomes of interest were the occurrence of cardiovascular death (CVD), all-cause death, all-type stroke, and major bleedings. Results A total of 3 RCTs and 7 PMS studies involving 25,700 patients were identified. 12,961 patients received LAAC while 12,739 received OAC therapy. After a median follow-up of 2.6 years (IQR 2–4.4), patients who received LAAC had lower risk of CVD (RR = 0.62; 95%CI, 0.51–0.74, I2 = 0%), all-cause death (RR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.57–0.78, I2 68%) and major bleedings (RR = 0.68; 95%CI, 0.48–0.95 I2 = 87%) compared with patients on OAC. No difference was found between the two groups regarding strokes incidence (RR = 0.94; 95% CI, 0.77–1.15, I2 = 0%). Conclusions According to this meta-analysis, LAAC has comparable efficacy in the prevention of stroke compared with OAC and a reduced risk of major bleedings, all-cause death and CVD that may be even larger with longer follow-up. Systematic Review Registration https://www.crd. york.ac. uk/prospero/display_record. php? RecordID=269768, identifier CRD42021269768.
Ferraris, the Legend

Abstract At the end of the eighteenth century, a large-scale map of the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège was manufactured, covering more or less the current territory of Belgium. The work for this Carte de Cabinet was carried out by artillerists under the guidance of count Joseph de Ferraris, who was commissioned for the task by the Habsburg government. At the time that the map was designed, no modern legend was included. This paper tries to fill that gap by presenting a legend that was constructed more systematically than any of its predecessors. It is based on the structure of the legend of the Topographic Map of Belgium and the CORINE land cover map, making it an easy-to-use tool for modern researchers. The problems encountered during the development of the legend are described, and the link between the Carte de Cabinet and eighteenth-century French cartography as well as with cartographic manuals is also discussed.
A new GPS-acoustic method for measuring ocean floor crustal deformation: Application to the Nankai Trough

[1] We developed a new geodetic method of monitoring crustal deformation on the ocean floor. The measurements were conducted at two sites beneath the Pacific Ocean, near the Nankai Trough, where the Philippine Sea plate subducts into the Pacific plate. The first site was at a depth of 700 m in Suruga Bay, and the second one was at a depth of 2000 m in the Kumano Basin. At each survey site, three seafloor transponders, whose positions were repetitively measured, were deployed to define a benchmark unit. An ultrasonic signal was generated from a surface vessel drifting over the benchmark unit that was transmitting and receiving the signal and the replies from the transponders. Both sound speed structure and the benchmark unit positions were determined simultaneously using a tomographic technique. We repeatedly carried out measurements over the two sites. For the Kumano Basin we made six measurements from July 2004 to August 2005. The benchmark unit location's horizontal precision was 5 cm, and its vertical precision was 10 cm. For Suruga Bay we made five measurements, and the positions were less accurate, with horizontal variation of 7 cm and vertical variation of 16 cm. We investigated the reason for the decreased precision in Suruga Bay with a numerical experiment, and the results revealed that the geometry of the measurement, that is, the vessel's path, is one of the most important variables in our method. At the Kumano Basin a 21.5-cm southward displacement of the benchmark unit was detected just below the site before and after a large earthquake (Mw 7.5). Our observation system therefore proved itself capable of detecting seafloor crustal deformation associated with crustal activities in offshore areas.
Attention, response inhibition, and hoarding: A neuropsychological examination

Abstract Background and aims The prominent cognitive-behavioral model of hoarding posits that information processing deficits contribute to hoarding disorder. Although individuals with hoarding symptoms consistently self-report attentional and impulsivity difficulties, neuropsychological tests have inconsistently identified impairments. These mixed findings may be the result of using different neuropsychological tests, tests with poor psychometric properties, and/or testing individuals in a context that drastically differs from their own homes. Methods One hundred twenty-three participants (hoarding = 63; control = 60) completed neuropsychological tests of sustained attention, focused attention, and response inhibition in cluttered and tidy environments in a counterbalanced order. Results Hoarding participants demonstrated poorer sustained attention and response inhibition than the control group (CPT-3 Omission and VST scores) and poorer response inhibition in the cluttered environment than when in the tidy environment (VST scores). CPT-3 Detectability and Commission scores also indicated that hoarding participants had greater difficulty sustaining attention and inhibiting responses than the control group; however, these effect sizes were just below the lowest practically meaningful magnitude. Posthoc exploratory analyses demonstrated that fewer than one-third of hoarding participants demonstrated sustained attention and response inhibition difficulties and that these participants reported greater hoarding severity and greater distress in the cluttered room. Discussion and conclusions Given these findings and other studies showing that attentional difficulties may be a transdiagnostic factor for psychopathology, future studies will want to explore whether greater sustained attention and response inhibition difficulties in real life contexts contribute to comorbidity and functional impairment in hoarding disorder.
Deformation, high‐pressure metamorphism and exhumation of ultramafic rocks in a deep subduction/collision setting (Cabo Ortegal, NW Spain)

New petrological and microstructural data from various metaperidotite ‘boudins’ within large ductile shear zones in the Cabo Ortegal allochthonous complex in NW Spain have important implications for the tectonic models of the area. The peridotites (mylonitic garnet harzburgite, Ti‐clinohumite and magnesite–olivine orthopyroxenite) contain mineral assemblages that equilibrated at high‐ to ultra‐high‐pressure metamorphic conditions as well as microstructures of tectonic origin formed at temperatures well above 800 °C. Olivine and orthopyroxene fabrics resulted from flow at high temperature (>1000 °C) and solid‐state non‐coaxial plastic flow at intermediate temperature (800–900 °C). Flow caused dynamic recrystallization and formation of moderate to strong lattice preferred orientations under low to moderate differential stresses and strain rates characteristic of upper mantle and deep crustal deformation. The microstructures and textural relationships suggest that the mylonitic garnet harzburgite represents mantle fragments with lithospheric and asthenospheric imprints, whereas the olivine orthopyroxenite resulted from serpentinite burial to depths where it acquired a characteristic high/ultra‐high‐pressure metamorphic signature. Both types of ultramafites converged to a common site in a subduction zone that was later incorporated during continental collision to the NW Iberian Massif as exotic, allochthonous complexes that record structural and metamorphic evidence of the earliest phases of the Hercynian orogeny.
Reducing Latency in MEC Networks With Short-Packet Communications

Different from the conventional transmit-then-compute scheme, which has been widely considered in mobile edge computing (MEC) networks, we propose a transmit-while-compute scheme to reduce the average latency. Specifically, by means of the partial offloading technique, the computational task is divided into multiple subtasks which are sequentially offloaded to the edge server node (ESN) with short-packet communications. Therefore, the transmission and computation of the task can be executed almost simultaneously. Moreover, to minimize the average latency, we first prove the optimization of corresponding tasks is quasi-convex, then provide an optimal solution to determine the blocklength and the size of subtasks. A low-complexity solution based on the alternating optimization (AO) method is proposed as well. Numerical results show that the average latency of the proposed scheme is very close to the computing time of the task.
Evaluation of different extractants for the estimation of bioavailable selenium in seleniferous soils of Northwest India

Efficacy of various extractants—AB-DTPA, 0.5 M Na2CO3, 0.25 M KCl, 0.1 M KH2PO4, hot water, and isotopically exchangeable selenium (Se)—was studied for estimating bioavailable Se in 15 naturally occurring alkaline seleniferous soils in north-western India. Total Se concentration in these soils varied from 0.6 to 3.1 µg/g. Amount of Se extracted as isotopically exchangeable was the greatest, and that extracted with 0.5 M Na2CO3 was the smallest. When grown in the seleniferous soils, raya (Brassica juncea) accumulated (µg Se/g dry matter) 1.5-86.6, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) 0.7-58.3, maize (Zea mays L.) 1.7-8.6, and rice (Oryza sativa L.) 1.5-4.6. Raya, wheat, and maize plants absorbed Se more than the maximum permissible level for animal consumption (5 µg Se/g dry matter) in 9, 8, and 4 experimental soils, respectively. Selenium concentration of maize was significantly correlated with the amount of Se extracted by 0.25 M KCl (r = 0.646, P < 0.01), 0.1 M KH2PO4 (r = 0.498, P < 0.10), and with total Se concentration (r = 0.628, P < 0.05) of the soils; Se concentration in rice was correlated with AB-DTPA extractable Se (r = 0.443, P < 0.10). Highly significant relationships between hot water soluble Se and concentration of Se in raya (r = 0.705, P < 0.01), wheat (r = 0.696, P < 0.01), maize (r = 0.698, P < 0.01), and rice (r = 0.559, P < 0.05) suggest that it can reliably quantify bioavailable Se in seleniferous soils of north-western India. Hot water soluble Se was positively correlated with electrical conductivity (r = 0.514, P < 0.05), total Se concentration (r = 0.710, P < 0.01), and KCl-extractable Se (r = 0.712, P < 0.01) of the soils.
EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS ON LIFE ADJUSTMENT AMONG SURVIVORS OF HUMIDIFIER DISINFECTANTS

Objectives: The humidifier disinfectant catastrophe in South Korea was a social disaster caused by toxic chemical substances. The present study aimed to examine the relationships between psychological symptoms and adaptive life functioning in survivors of humidifier disinfectants. This study examined the differential effects of psychological symptoms on life adjustment between survivors of humidifier disinfectant and the general population. Material and Methods: A total of 452 individuals (228 general and 224 survivor groups) participated in this research. This study utilized the Adult Self-Report, one of the most widely used comprehensive mental health scales for measuring both psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety/depression) and life adjustment functioning (e.g., interpersonal relationship). For the data analysis, multi-group structural equation modeling analysis was conducted using AMOS 21.0 program. Results: The results of this study indicated that attention problems out of 8 psychological symptoms was the only significant factor related to life adjustment in both general and survivor groups. In addition, there was a significant 2-way interaction effect of group status and somatic complaints on life adjustment. Conclusions: When the somatic complaint symptom was higher, participants in the survivor group were less likely to adjust in life than the general group. Taken together, the somatic complaints of the survivors more strongly influence the life adjustment than the general population. Finally, the authors discuss practical implications for survivors of humidifier disinfectants for designing suitable intervention strategies. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2023;36(5):596–605
Double‐square‐root one‐way wave equation prestack tau migration in heterogeneous media

In this paper, source‐receiver migration based on the double‐square‐root one‐way wave equation is modified to operate in the two‐way vertical traveltime (τ) domain. This tau migration method includes reasonable treatment for media with lateral inhomogeneity. It is implemented by recursive wavefield extrapolation with a frequency‐wavenumber domain phase shift in a constant background medium, followed by a phase correction in the frequency‐space domain, which accommodates moderate lateral velocity variations. More advanced τ‐domain double‐square‐root wave propagators have been conceptually discussed in this paper for migration in media with stronger lateral velocity variations. To address the problems that the full 3D double‐square‐root equation prestack tau migration could meet in practical applications, we present a method for downward continuing common‐azimuth data, which is based on a stationary‐phase approximation of the full 3D migration operator in the theoretical frame of prestack tau migration of cross‐line constant offset data. Migrations of synthetic data sets show that our tau migration approach has good performance in strong contrast media. The real data example demonstrates that common‐azimuth prestack tau migration has improved the delineation of the geological structures and stratigraphic configurations in a complex fault area.
An Experimental Study of the Stability and Nearfield Structure of Oxyfuel Jet Flames at Elevated Pressures

This study presents experimental results of the stability limit and the nearfield structure of oxy-methane jet flames at pressures ranging from 2–5 bar. The oxidizer used in this campaign consists of 40% O2 and 60% CO2. Two sets of cases were studied: one where pressure increase was achieved by keeping the fuel Reynolds number constant and the other where the velocity was kept constant while increasing pressure. Stability limits (lift-off velocity) are reported for various coflow velocities at different operating pressures. Natural flame luminosity imaging with a DSLR camera and combined CH* chemiluminescence using an ICCD (PIMAX 4) are used to characterize the nearfield structure of the flame. The CH* results were then processed to extract the attachment location, defined in terms of attachment height and radius. The study mainly investigates the effect of pressure on the flame attachment height and radius. The DSLR images complement the study with qualitative information on the flame appearance and sooting propensity. Results show that at constant Reynolds number, the attachment height decreases with pressure for all cases considered while the attachment radius increased with pressure increase. At constant velocity, however, both the attachment height and radius were observed to decrease with increased pressure.
Student reactions to trauma-related course content

Higher education courses frequently utilize trauma-related content material as part of the curriculum. In order to reduce the potential for secondary traumatic stress, it has been recommended that instructors be purposeful and cautious with the use of trauma-related materials in the classroom. Most recommendations for implementation of these materials are based on theory, as few empirical studies examine actual student reactions to this content. The current study, guided by Hill’s (1949) ABC-X Model, presents mixed methods survey data from undergraduate students enrolled in an undergraduate trauma course across three semesters to measure trauma exposure and subjective reactions to the course materials. Qualitative results indicated a range of emotional reactions to the course content, with both positive and negative effects. Results support the notion that coping resources and appraisal of the content itself may influence how course content is experienced by students. Implications for teaching, policy, and future research are discussed.
A Grenville-age layered intrusion in the subsurface of west Texas: petrology, petrography, and possible tectonic setting

The Nellie intrusion is a thick (more than 4420 m) mafic to ultramafic layered intrusion with a radiometric age of ~1163 Ma. Rock types change abruptly with stratigraphic height and include norite, pyroxenite, gabbronorite, hornblende gabbro, gabbro, anorthosite, harzburgite, and lherzolite. Norite is most abundant, but gabbro and hornblende gabbro are locally abundant. Rare olivine-rich layers are also present. The general order of crystallization was olivine, orthopyroxene, plagioclase + clinopyroxene, and hornblende. Mg#'s, expressed as 100 Mg/(Mg + Fe), range from 76.3 to 85.8 for olivine, 56.7 to 84.9 for orthopyroxene, 62.5 to 90.3 for clinopyroxene, and 52.4 to 82.8 for amphibole. Mg#'s vary with height and display abrupt reversals, which indicate open-system addition of new mafic magma. Eleven cyclic units were identified on the basis of evidence for injection of basaltic magma; these can be grouped into three megacyclic units. The abundance of orthopyroxene, and mineral compositional evidence for.
Integrated Late Eocene-Oligocene Stratigraphy of the Alabama Coastal Plain: Correlation of Hiatuses

We integrated strontium and oxygen isotopic, biostratigraphic, and magnetostratigraphic studies of two upper Eocene-Oligocene boreholes drilled near Bay Minette and St. Stephens Quarry (SSQ), Alabama. Continuous coring provided fresh, unweathered material for magnetostratigraphic studies, minimizing problems reported from nearby outcrops. Difficulties with each technique were encountered because of diagenesis, absence of marker fossils, and the presence of unconformities; however, by integrating results from isotopic stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and magnetostratigraphy, we correlated these relatively shallow-water deposits to the geomagnetic polarity time scale (GPTS). At the SSQ borehole, the upper Eocene to lower Oligocene section is apparently complete within our stratigraphic resolution (0.2–0.5 m.y.), allowing us to estimate the ages of several stratal surfaces. Late Eocene Sr isotope age estimates are as expected at the SSQ borehole, but Oligocene ages are ∼1 m.y. older than expected due to diagenesis. At the Bay Minette borehole, a latest Eocene-earliest Oligocene and a late early Oligocene hiatus were detected. We correlate these two hiatuses and stratal surfaces at SSQ with global δ18O increases inferred to represent glacioeustatic lowerings and with evidence for hiatuses on other continental margins: (1) a distinct disconformity at the base of the Chickasawhay Limestone at both boreholes and a hiatus at Bay Minette correlates with a global δ18O increase; we revise the age of this surface (equivalent to the TB 1.1 sequence boundary) making it ∼2 m.y. older than previously reported; and (2) a surface at the top of the Shubuta Member (lowermost Oligocene) has been interpreted both as a condensed section and a disconformity; this surface at SSQ and a hiatus at Bay Minette correlate with a sharp global δ18O increase and with hiatuses on the New Jersey and Irish margins. The timing of the hiatuses and stratal surfaces correlates with the inflection of the δ18O increases and not with the maximum values, supporting models that indicate that unconformities form during the maximum rates of sea level fall.