Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN POOL–RIFFLE SEQUENCES

This paper reviews the published data for sediment transport in pool–riffle sequences which suggests that a velocity or shear stress reversal hypothesis does not explain all of the published evidence of sediment transport. This conclusion is explored in more detail using observations of sediment transport from the regulated River North Tyne. Sediment transport rates at discharges of <30 per cent bankfull are initially highest on riffles. As discharge increases, sediment transport rates in pools rise sharply, and values locally exceed those on riffles. Tracing experiments using a combination of magnetic and painted tracers are used to show the downstream dispersal of fine and coarse sediments through the pool–riffle sequence. Coarser particles experience longer transport paths and faster virtual rates of travel in pools during bankfull floods. Analysis of entrainment data reveals evidence for additional restraint operating on riffles and causing higher dimensionless entrainment thresholds. An appraisal of the possible mechanisms controlling sediment entrainment, transport and deposition in pool–riffle sequences is made which reveals evidence for the operation of a combination of hydraulic, sedimentological and interactive processes. A descriptive model of sediment transport processes in pool–riffle sequences is presented.
T cells, more than antibodies, may prevent symptoms developing from respiratory syncytial virus infections in older adults

Introduction The immune mechanisms supporting partial protection from reinfection and disease by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have not been fully characterized. In older adults, symptoms are typically mild but can be serious in patients with comorbidities when the infection extends to the lower respiratory tract. Methods This study formed part of the RESCEU older-adults prospective-cohort study in Northern Europe (2017–2019; NCT03621930) in which a thousand participants were followed over an RSV season. Peripheral-blood samples (taken pre-season, post-season, during illness and convalescence) were analyzed from participants who (i) had a symptomatic acute respiratory tract infection by RSV (RSV-ARTI; N=35) or (ii) asymptomatic RSV infection (RSV-Asymptomatic; N=16). These analyses included evaluations of antibody (Fc-mediated–) functional features and cell-mediated immunity, in which univariate and machine-learning (ML) models were used to explore differences between groups. Results Pre–RSV-season peripheral-blood biomarkers were predictive of symptomatic RSV infection. T-cell data were more predictive than functional antibody data (area under receiver operating characteristic curve [AUROC] for the models were 99% and 76%, respectively). The pre-RSV season T-cell phenotypes which were selected by the ML modelling and which were more frequent in RSV-Asymptomatic group than in the RSV-ARTI group, coincided with prominent phenotypes identified during convalescence from RSV-ARTI (e.g., IFN-γ+, TNF-α+ and CD40L+ for CD4+, and IFN-γ+ and 4-1BB+ for CD8+). Conclusion The evaluation and statistical modelling of numerous immunological parameters over the RSV season suggests a primary role of cellular immunity in preventing symptomatic RSV infections in older adults.
Effect of different fabrication technique on the accuracy of maxillary Kennedy class II cases

Aim of this study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of two different fabrication techniques (direct milling and indirect printing of castable resin then casted by lost wax technique) of Co-Cr frameworks using Geomagic software. Material and methods: This in vitro study was applied on a ready-made (Kennedy class II modification 1) maxillary stone model used for educational purposes. After alteration, the cast was scanned, and a digital removable partial denture framework was created. Twelve frameworks were constructed and divided into two groups were defined: Group A: Six frameworks were printed with castable resin, then casted by the lost wax technique into Co-Cr frameworks; Group B: Six frameworks were milled directly from co-cr blank. Using the Geomagic Control X programme, comparative 3D analysis was conducted to evaluate the precision of the manufactured frameworks. Student’s t-test was used for comparing data. P value ≤ . 05 was considered statistically significant. Results : The accuracy of the occlusal rests was much higher in group B (milled) than in group A (printed). The same results were found regarding the 3D comparison of the overall accuracy, in which group B was significantly more accurate than group A. Conclusion: Within the limitation of this study, it could be concluded that: Cobalt Chromium partial denture frameworks fabricated by direct milling technique are more accurate than frameworks fabricated by indirect 3D printing of resin framework then casted by lost wax technique.
Research of Islanding Operation and Fault Recovery Strategies of Distribution Network Considering Uncertainty of New Energy

With the problems of fault handling in the distribution network, few studies concern the correlation between islanding operation and fault recovery. Thus, this paper proposes an islanding operation and fault recovery strategy for the distribution network considering the uncertainty of new energy. Firstly, the objectives of the distribution network islanding division scheme and operation optimization are established. Combined with distribution network radiation constraints, islanding power supply capacity, safety constraints, and distributed generator (DG) operation constraints, a rolling optimization method is used to construct the distribution network islanding division and operation model. Secondly, in the fault recovery stage, considering the characteristics of the island operation stage, a node load weight value is designed. A distribution network fault recovery model is then constructed with the goals of ensuring greater load power supply recovery, improving electricity satisfaction, and reducing network losses and switching times. Thirdly, considering the randomness of intermittent DGs such as wind power and photovoltaics, an uncertainty model of intermittent DGs is constructed. A solution method for the distribution network islanding operation and fault recovery model considering uncertainty is proposed by combining scenario generation reduction methods and second-order cone programming theory. Finally, the proposed method’s feasibility and effectiveness are verified using the improved IEEE 33-node distribution network. The results show that in the islanding division stage, the node voltage consistently remains between 1.08 pu and 1.1 pu when new energy achieves up to 34.09% and 48.65%, and the line losses represent approximately 0.22% to 0.26% of the total load when the initial energy levels of the storage are at 50% and 80%. In the fault recovery stage, compared to the method without network reconstruction, the system shows significant power loss reductions of approximately 11.9%, 13.6%, and 14.2% in three respective cases.
Dietary Adherence Regimen Program for Mothers of Children with Phenylketonuria Based on behavior Cognitive learning Theory

Background : phenylketonuria (PKU), cause severe intellectual disability in children if neglected and can lead to utmost predominant effects of mental delay. Dietary compliance depends on people caring for PKU children through modifying their behaviour and knowledge. Aim : this study aims to evaluate the dietary adherence regimen program for mothers of children with phenylketonuria based on behavior cognitive learning theory. Research design : A quasi-experimental design was used in this study. Settings: The study was conducted at the nutrition clinic and Specific Hereditary Outpatient Clinic in Children’s Hospital associated to Mansoura University Hospital at Mansoura city, Egypt. Subjects and method : the sample comprised of 100 mothers of children with PKU. Purposive sample technique was used to recruit study participants . Tools : The researchers used one tool names structured interview sheet: that contain four parts. Part I: demographic characteristic, part II: child medical history, part III: Mothers’ knowledge, part IV: grounded on Behavioral cognitive learning theory (pre and post). Results : this study displayed statistically significant enhancement in mother's knowledge, behaviour cognitive learning theory items (22.21 ± 6.83 to 26.90 ± 7.19) (60.27±36.67 to 101.02±40.78), respectively pre VS post program. The researchers concluded that there were improving in mothers’ knowledge, attitude, beliefs, subjective norms, and self-efficacy regarding dietary adherence regimen program of their phenylketonuria children based on behaviour cognitive learning theory. Recommendations: continuity of dietary adherence regimen program for mothers of their children affected with phenylketonuria based on behaviour cognitive learning theory ongoing dietetic input is needed to further enhance knowledge of the PKU diet.
Prevalence of Thyroid Eye Disease Among Thyroid Disorder Patients

Aim: To assess the prevalence of Thyroid Eye Disease among thyroid disorder patients. Introduction: Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is a debilitating autoimmune disorder seen in hyperthyroid, hypothyroid and euthyroid patients. The global prevalence of TED is estimated to be 16 per 100,000 women and 2.9 per 100,000 men in the general population. Common symptoms include dry eyes, eyelid retraction, excessive watering, conjunctival redness and swelling, retro-orbital pain and blurred vision. This study aims to assess the prevalence of TED among dysthyroid patients attending Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai. Methodolody: The purpose of this study is to find the prevalence of TED among dysthyroid patients attending Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai during the months of July and August. A detailed history of each patient was taken after which a series of tests were conducted to identify and classify the severity of TED. This was done using NOSPECS (no signs, only signs, soft tissue involvement, proptosis, extraocular muscle involvement, corneal involvement, sight loss) classification. Schirmers test was performed to assess the prevalence of dry eyes among TED patients. Result: 122 patients consisting of 87 females and 35 males were included in this study. 43% (53 patients) were found to have Thyroid Eye Disease. There was no significant difference in prevalence between male and female subjects (43.6% and 42.8% respectively). The presence of TED was far greater in hyperthyroid than in hypothyroid patients. 44 out of 53 patients with TED were hyperthyroid (83%), 7 were hypothyroid (13.2%), and 2 patients were euthyroid (3.7%) . Schirmers test conducted on each patient revealed that 12% of the TED patients suffered from dry eyes. NCT test conducted to find the intraocular pressure in TED patients revealed no significant results. Conclusion: The high prevalence of TED seen in dysthyroid patients in this study calls for increased awareness regarding ocular manifestations in thyroid disorders. Patients should be encouraged to undergo regular checkups to ensure normal functioning of eyes and to prevent progression of the disease.
Magnetic Prospection of the Pre‐Columbian Archaeological Site of El Caño in the cultural region of Gran Coclé, Panama

The archaeological site of El Caño is located in the cultural region of Gran Coclé and is one of the most important pre‐Columbian ceremonial complexes of the Isthmus of Panama. El Caño is 3.57 ha in area presents a set of mounds and alignment of columns of carved basalt and tuff. The first organized occupation is dated between 100 and 400 bc, and this occupation lasted until the arrival of the Spanish conquerors. In order to determine the spatiotemporal organization of the site, the first magnetic and electrical surveys of this archaeological site were performed in 2005 and 2006. Although the resistivity mapping survey did not offer any information about buried stone structures, the magnetic survey in gradiometer mode produced well‐characterized magnetic anomalies. A circular magnetic anomaly in the central area of the site allowed the discovery of one of the largest Panamanian pre‐Columbian funerary complexes. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Enhancing conversational sentimental analysis for psychological depression prediction with Bi-LSTM

Human mental health (HMH) is a pervasive and impactful condition that profoundly affects an individual’s cognitive, emotional, and behavioural aspects in a negative manner. Among various mental health disorders, depression is particularly prevalent, with approximately 20% of women experiencing at least one depressive episode during their lifetime. Identifying depression early on is crucial for timely intervention and support. This study examines user-generated content from major social platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, aiming to detect potential signs of depression through behavioural symptoms such as mood changes, loss of interest, altered sleep patterns, focus difficulties, and impaired decision-making. Leveraging natural language processing and machine learning, sentiment analysis deciphers emotional context in posts and comments. A new efficient methodology utilizing Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) is proposed for efficient analysis of the posts and comments. Knowledge distillation transfers insights from a large BERT model to a smaller one, enhancing accuracy. Integrating word2vec and BERT with bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM), the approach effectively analyses depression and anxiety indicators in social media data. Comparative assessments highlight the system’s excellence, achieving a remarkable 98.5% accuracy through knowledge distillation. The proposed methodology marks a substantial stride in identifying mental health signals from social media, facilitating better early intervention and support for those facing depression and anxiety-related challenges.
Multi-Queue Service for Task Scheduling Based on Data Availability

Large-scale computation (LSC) systems are often performed in distributed environments where message passing is the key to orchestrating computations. In this paper, we present a new message queue concept developed within the context of an LSC system (BalticLSC). The concept consists in proposing a multi-queue, where queues are grouped into families. A queue family can be used to distribute messages of the same kind to multiple computation modules distributed between various nodes. Such message families can be synchronised to implement a mechanism for initiating computation jobs based on multiple data inputs. Moreover, the proposed multi-queue has built-in mechanisms for controlling message sequences in applications where complex data set splitting is necessary. The presented multi-queue concept was successfully implemented and applied in a working LSC system.
Effectiveness of SBAR Daily Shift Report Training program on quality of care among staff nurses

: Background: Quality of patient care is achieved by the clear and concise transfer of patient's clinical information among health care providers during handoff. So SBAR technique is a common means of fostering contact between healthcare providers. Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of SBAR daily shift report training program on quality of care among staff nurses. Sample: Conveniences of 58 staff nurse were included. Setting: Critical care units at Benha University Hospital. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Instruments: SBAR shift report knowledge questionnaire, SBAR shift report Observational Checklist and quality of nursing care questionnaire Results: The majority of staff nurses (84.5%, 86.2%, & 82.8%) had satisfactory practice levels at both the follow-up and immediately post-program implementation phases, as well as adequate knowledge scores on SBAR daily shift reports. Also the majority of them reported high level quality of care at both the follow-up and immediately post-program implementation phases (82.0% & 86.6%). Conclusion: It was concluded that the implementation of shift report by using SBAR communication tool was very effective among staff nurses as their knowledge and practice improved immediate post and follow up program compared to pre-program phase. Recommendation: Hospital mangers should consider using of Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR) as communication tool among nursing staff during shift handoff.
The social infertility cycle model

Infertility poses an immense challenge to contemporary society. Around one in six people worldwide trying to conceive a child are facing infertility. This situation exists in an age of great technological developments where advances in medicine have made infertility treatment widely available and increasingly effective. In this article, a model will be presented that aims to explain the individual and social functioning of individuals and couples undergoing infertility treatment using assist-ed reproductive methods. The model was developed on the basis of a series of studies carried out by the author and col-leagues during 2015-2021. The social infertility cycle model was proposed as the outcome of further research steps that were taken. The model takes into consideration the factors and behaviours of couples with infertility that determine the quality of their everyday functioning as well as the effectiveness of infertility treatment. The successive steps of the research process will be outlined in the article along with a presentation of the developed model.
Prevalence, Population Structure and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Ceftiofur Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Chicken Meat and Fish

Few studies have been conducted to investigate the influence of extensive use of ceftiofur by veterinarians on the spread of antibiotic resistant Enterobacteriaceae in food of animal origin. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of ceftiofur resistant Enterobacteriaceae in retail chicken meat and fish samples. A total of 80 samples, 40 each of chicken thigh and Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) fish samples were analyzed by enrichment in Enterobacteriaceae enrichment broth containing ceftiofur (8 µg/ml) and plated on violet red bile glucose agar plates with ceftiofur (8 µg/ml). 87.5% of chicken meat samples and 80% of fish samples had ceftiofur-resistant Enterobacteriaceae . The majority of ceftiofur resistant isolates recovered from chicken meat exhibited multidrug resistance characteristics with higher resistance rates to ceftiofur (100%), ceftriaxone (97.5%), cefepime (97.5%), cefotaxime (95%), than ceftazidime (47.5%). Ten antibiotic resistance patterns were identified from chicken meat and fish isolates. Similarly, all isolated strains from fish showed resistance to ceftiofur, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, and oxytetracycline and most strains (95.6%) were resistant to cefepime. Interestingly, 8.7% of fish isolates showed resistance to meropenem. In conclusion, the high prevalence of ceftiofur resistant Enterobacteriaceae reported in this study raise serious concerns about the public health and safety of retail fish and chicken meat, which might serve as a reservoir for these multidrug-resistant germs and could be passed on to humans via the food chain. Under One Health perspective, the monitoring and surveillance of fish and poultry should be encouraged to better control antimicrobial resistance.
Interpreting discrepancies between discharge and precipitation in high‐altitude area of Chile's Norte Chico region (26–32°S)

The water resources of high‐altitude areas of Chile's semiarid Norte Chico region (26–32°S) are studied using surface hydrological observations (from 59 rain gauges and 38 hydrological stations), remotely sensed data, and output from atmospheric prediction models. At high elevations, the observed discharge is very high in comparison with precipitation. Runoff coefficients exceed 100% in many of the highest watersheds. A glacier inventory performed with aerial photographs and ASTER images was combined with information from past studies, suggesting that glacier retreat could contribute between 5% and 10% of the discharge at 3000 m in the most glacierized catchment of the region. Snow extent was studied using MOD10A2 data. Results show that snow is present during 4 months at above 3000 m, suggesting that snow processes are crucial. The mean annual sublimation (∼80 mm a−1 at 4000 m) was estimated from the regional circulation model (WRF) and data from past studies. Finally, spatial distribution of precipitation was derived from available surface data and the global forecast system (GFS) atmospheric prediction model. Results suggest that annual precipitation is three to five times higher near the peak of the Andes than in the lowlands to the west. The GFS model suggests that daily precipitation rates in the mountains are similar to those in the coastal region, but precipitation events are more frequent and tend to last longer. Underestimation of summer precipitation may also explain part of the excess in discharge. Simple calculations show that consideration of GFS precipitation distributions, sublimation, and glacier melt leads to a better hydrological balance.
Holocene Climate Variability in Antarctica Based on 11 Ice-Core Isotopic Records

A comparison is made of the Holocene records obtained from water isotope measurements along 11 ice cores from coastal and central sites in east Antarctica (Vostok, Dome B, Plateau Remote, Komsomolskaia, Dome C, Taylor Dome, Dominion Range, D47, KM105, and Law Dome) and west Antarctica (Byrd), with temporal resolution from 20 to 50 yr. The long-term trends possibly reflect local ice sheet elevation fluctuations superimposed on common climatic fluctuations. All the records confirm the widespread Antarctic early Holocene optimum between 11,500 and 9000 yr; in the Ross Sea sector, a secondary optimum is identified between 7000 and 5000 yr, whereas all eastern Antarctic sites show a late optimum between 6000 and 3000 yr. Superimposed on the long time trend, all the records exhibit 9 aperiodic millennial-scale oscillations. Climatic optima show a reduced pacing between warm events (typically 800 yr), whereas cooler periods are associated with less-frequent warm events (pacing >1200 yr).
Design of SiC-Si Hybrid Interleaved 3-Phase 5-Level E-Type Back-to-Back Converter

In modern applications, such as variable frequency electric drives, aircraft propulsion, electric vehicles, and uninterruptible power supply units, high power-dense, and efficient AC-AC power converters are the key to reducing power losses, thus limiting the overall costs, and improving the system's reliability. Power electronic equipment can be enhanced thanks to the continuous evolution of conversion topologies and advancements in power semiconductor technology. The design and the optimization strategy of the AC-AC 5-Level converter, called Interleaved 3-Phase 5-Level E-Type Back-to-Back Converter (I-3Φ5L BTB E-Type Converter), has been proposed in this article. The converter is analyzed and experimentally characterized to prove the configuration's high efficiency and high-power density. An introduction to the characteristics of the I-3Φ5L BTB E-Type Converter is described, and afterward, the optimization methodology to design the multilevel converter is presented. The converter prototype is illustrated, which achieves a peak efficiency of 98.2% and a total weight of 6.18 kg using hybrid technology for power semiconductors.