Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Molecular evidence of Borrelia theileri and closely related Borrelia spp. in hard ticks infesting domestic animals

Ticks pose significant threats to hosts by transmitting Borrelia spp. , which are grouped into Lyme borreliae, relapsing fever borreliae (RF), and reptiles- and monotremes-associated borreliae. The RF borreliae encompass a group of Borrelia species predominantly transmitted by soft ticks, but some of its members can also be transmitted by hard ticks. Information on the detection and genetic characterization of tick-borne RF borreliae, including Borrelia theileri, is notably rare in Asia, particularly in Pakistan. Herein, we employed molecular techniques to detect borreliae in hard ticks collected from domestic animals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Ticks were subjected to morphological analysis, followed by DNA extraction and PCR amplification of partial fragments of borrelial 16S rRNA and flaB genes. A total of 729 ticks were collected from 264 hosts, with Haemaphysalis cornupunctata (12.9%; 94/729) being the most prevalent, followed by Hyalomma anatolicum (11.7%; 85/729), Rhipicephalus microplus (10.0%; 73/729), Haemaphysalis kashmirensis (9.1%; 66/729), Haemaphysalis bispinosa (8.5%; 62/729), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (8%; 58/729), Haemaphysalis montgomeryi (6.2%; 45/729), Rhipicephalus turanicus (5.5%; 40/729), Hyalomma dromedarii and Ixodes kashmirensis (4.4%; 32/729 each), Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides (4.1%; 30/729), Haemaphysalis sulcata and Hyalomma scupense (3.8%; 28/729 each), Haemaphysalis danieli (2.9%; 21/729), Hyalomma kumari (2.6%; 19/729), and Hyalomma isaaci (2.2%; 16/729). Based on 16S rRNA detection of Borrelia spp. , only R. turanicus yielded positive results, resulting in an overall infection rate of 0.3% (2/160), while using flaB-based detection, four tick species including R. microplus, R. turanicus, Ha. sulcata, and Ha. cornupunctata showed positive results, yielding an overall infection rate of 6.9% (11/160). The amplified DNA fragments of borrelial 16S rRNA and flaB in R. turanicus from goats shared maximum identities of 100 and 99.40% with Borrelia theileri, respectively. Amplified borrelial flaB fragments in R. microplus from cows and sheep displayed 100% identity with B. theileri, while flaB fragments in Ha. cornupunctata and Ha. sulcata from goats revealed identities of 99.32 and 99.75% with undetermined RF Borrelia spp. , respectively. Phylogenetic analysis revealed clustering of B. theileri from R. microplus and R. turanicus with the same species, while Borrelia spp. from Ha. cornupunctata and Ha. sulcata with undetermined RF Borrelia spp. Notably, this research marks the first documentation of B. theileri in R. turanicus and the identification of RF Borrelia spp. in Ha. cornupunctata and Ha. sulcata.
Observations on the Propagation of Two Rare Fish Species in Oklahoma

On 16 June 1993 we collected 21 young-of-year alligator gar, Atractosteus spatula, from a large, shallow floodwater area below Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam, 15 km south of Sallisaw, on Hwy. 59 (Sequoyah Co., T10NR24ES09). The total length (TL) of these specimens ranged from 15 to 21 mm. This may be the first evidence of reproduction of this species in Oklahoma waters since the early 1980s (1). The specimens were identified by W.J. Matthews at the University of Oklahoma Stovall Museum of Natural History and cataloged (OKMNH 47722).
change and human occupation in Peruvian Amazonia

Aim To investigate the influence of Holocene climatic and human-induced changes on a region of high biodiversity in southern Peruvian Amazonia. Location Four palaeoecological records from separate lakes within a lake district close to the modern city of Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Results The lakes provide a palaeoecological record spanning the last 8200 years. A mid-Holocene dry event is documented in all of the records that extend back > 6000 years. The dry event appears to have lasted from c. 7200 yr bp until c. 3300 yr bp. The onset of wetter conditions coincides with the formation of the youngest of the four lakes. The earliest occupation of these sites is inferred from the presence of charcoal at 7200 yr bp, and the first crop pollen is found at 3630 yr bp. Lakes that were regularly occupied were colonized soon after they formed. A reduction in charcoal concentration and the absence of crop pollen after c. 500 bp in all lakes is consistent with site abandonment following conquest. Main conclusions The mid-Holocene dry event is suggested to be part of a time-transgressive drying that tracked from north to south in both the Andes and the Amazon lowlands. The last millennium may represent the period of highest sustained lake levels within the Holocene. The proximity of the four lakes allows a landscape-scale analysis of the spatial extent of human disturbance centred on a known site of human occupation and reveals the highly localized nature of preColumbian anthropogenic disturbance in Amazonian landscapes. Inferences regarding widespread pre-Columbian landscape modification by indigenous peoples must take into account key site attributes, such as seasonality and proximity to rivers.
GLAM Convergence Revisited: An Examination of User Perception and Experience

Abstract Institutions in the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) sector serve the public as institutions for cultural heritage, identity, education, experience, and leisure. The goals of these institutions are becoming more closely aligned and they have shared a turn from being collection-centred to a focus on users and visitors. When these institutions also face similar challenges brought on especially by digitalization, there is increasing discourse in scholarly literature and among GLAM professionals about the drivers, impacts and opportunities of convergence for the sector. There remains however, scant empirical examination of user/visitor perception and experience of such convergence. This research addresses this knowledge gap and investigates a converged GLAM case institution, Te Ara Ātea in New Zealand through a user/visitor survey. The survey findings suggest that users/visitors perceive and experience fewer issues with convergence relative to benefits. A novel insight from this research is that the concept of GLAM convergence can positively contribute to cultural and community wellbeing. As for perceived issue within the convergence space, of particular interest is the concept of unsanctioned touch of displayed objects/artworks, and the alleged unclear behavioral norms in converged environments. The findings also point to further considerations and implications regarding GLAM disciplinary boundaries.
Modeling and Optimization of XOR Gate Based on Stochastic Thermodynamics

To reduce the energy consumption of digital communication systems, chips based on the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology are facing the challenge of low energy consumption for signal processing in communication systems. Some typical technologies, such as shortening the transistor size, reducing the number of electrons and lowering the supply voltage are widely used by present chips to achieve low energy consumption. However, as the gate size of transistors is getting closer to the mesoscopic scale, how to model and analyze the non-equilibrium information processing of transistors is an essential challenge for digital integrated circuits. In this paper, based on the stochastic thermodynamics theory, an energy consumption model of a single electron transistor XOR gate considering the input state transition is proposed. Moreover, the Landauer limit and mismatch theory are combined to derive the lower bound of the energy consumption of XOR gate for one operation. Simulation results show that the average energy consumption of XOR gate is the lowest when the supply voltage is five times the thermal noise voltage. Based on the proposed energy consumption model of XOR gate, an energy consumption model of parity check circuits is proposed. Then an optimization algorithm is designed to reduce the energy consumption of parity check circuits. Compared with the energy consumption of parity check circuits without optimization, simulation results show that the energy consumption of parity check circuits using the energy consumption optimization algorithm is maximumly reduced by 41.71%.
Ionic Conductivity of K-ion Glassy Solid Electrolytes of K2S-P2S5-KOTf System

Ternary glassy electrolytes containing K2S as a glass modifier and P2S5 as a network former are synthesized by introducing a new type of complex and asymmetric salt, potassium triflate (KOTf), to obtain unprecedented K+ ion conductivity at ambient temperature. The glasses are synthesized using a conventional quenching technique at a low temperature. In general, alkali ionic glassy electrolytes of ternary systems, specifically for Li+ and Na+ ion conductivity, have been studied with the addition of halide salts or oxysalts such as M2SO4, M2SiO4, M3PO4 (M = Li or Na), etc. We introduce a distinct and complex salt, potassium triflate (KOTf) with asymmetric anion, to the conventional glass modifier and former to synthesize K+-ion-conducting glassy electrolytes. Two series of glassy electrolytes with a ternary system of (0.9–x)K2S-xP2S5-0.1KOTf (x = 0.15, 0.30, 0.45, 0.60, and 0.75) and z(K2S-2P2S5)-yKOTf (y = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, and 0.25) on a straight line of z(K2S-2P2S5) are studied for their K+ ionic conductivities by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The composition 0.3K2S-0.6P2S5-0.1KOTf is found to have the highest conductivity among the studied glassy electrolytes at ambient temperature with the value of 1.06 × 10−7 S cm−1, which is the highest of all pure K+-ion-conducting glasses reported to date. Since the glass transition temperatures of the glasses are near 100 °C, as demonstrated by DSC, temperature-dependent conductivities are studied within the range of 25 to 100 °C to determine the activation energies. A Raman spectroscopic study shows the variation in the structural units PS43−, P2S74−, and P2S64− of the network former for different glassy electrolytes. It seems that there is a role of P2S74− and P2S64− in K+-ion conductivity in the glassy electrolytes because the spectroscopic results are compatible with the composition-dependent, room-temperature conductivity trend.
Environmental magnetism: Principles and applications

In environmental magnetism, rock and mineral magnetic techniques are used to investigate the formation, transportation, deposition, and postdepositional alterations of magnetic minerals under the influences of a wide range of environmental processes. All materials respond in some way to an applied magnetic field, and iron‐bearing minerals are sensitive to a range of environmental processes, which makes magnetic measurements extremely useful for detecting signals associated with environmental processes. Environmental magnetism has grown considerably since the mid 1970s and now contributes to research in the geosciences and in branches of physics, chemistry, and biology and environmental science, including research on climate change, pollution, iron biomineralization, and depositional and diagenetic processes in sediments to name a few applications. Magnetic parameters are used to routinely scan sediments, but interpretation is often difficult and requires understanding of the underlying physics and chemistry. Thorough examination of magnetic properties and of the environmental processes that give rise to the measured magnetic signal is needed to avoid ambiguities, complexities, and limitations to interpretations. In this review, we evaluate environmental magnetic parameters based on theory and empirical results. We describe how ambiguities can be resolved by use of combined techniques and demonstrate the power of environmental magnetism in enabling quantitative environmental interpretations. We also review recent developments that demonstrate the mutual benefit of environmental magnetism from close collaborations with biology, chemistry, and physics. Finally, we discuss directions in which environmental magnetism is likely to develop in the future.
Care continuity and actions in the territory during COVID-19 in São Paulo municipalities, Brazil: barriers and facilitators

Abstract The discontinuity of care and actions in the territory in primary health care during pandemic periods can escalate acute and chronic complications and mortality. In this sense, this article aims to present the barriers and facilitators for care continuity and actions in the territory during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo municipalities. This qualitative analysis was conducted through 37 interviews with health managers and professionals from six municipalities. Two facilitators were identified: the availability of a specific service for attending COVID-19-related respiratory demands and the integration of the health team professionals before the pandemic. Two barriers were identified: a fragile primary healthcare structure before the pandemic and the lack of alignment of health professionals’ actions with the community and territorial care model. We concluded that municipalities with a structured PHC system before the pandemic faced fewer hardships in preserving care continuity and actions in the territory.
Is Growth in Asia and the Pacific Inclusive?

Inclusive economic growth challenges governments to achieve a high, sustainable rate of economic growth and to share opportunity equitably across society. It brings with it an operational challenge of finding an approach to performance measurement that captures the richness of the concept. This study applies one approach to assess the growth experience of 22 developing economies in Asia and the Pacific region. Special attention is paid to 11 economies—Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam. It is found that growth in these 11 economies, which collectively account for about half of the region’s population, has become more inclusive. Access to opportunity is generally on the rise and inequality in opportunity is generally in decline. There is nonetheless considerable room for further gains, particularly in the South and Southeast Asian economies studied, where inequality in opportunity is high. Inequality in opportunity is generally lower in the Central Asian and Pacific economies studied. In the Pacific Island economies studied, the key challenge is to achieve a high, sustainable rate of economic growth.
Growth and Yield Analysis for Fifteen White Maize ( Zea Mays L. ) Genotypes Developed in Egypt

In two field experiments were carried out at Gemmeiza (Gharbia governorate) and Sids (Bani Sweif governorale) Agricultural Research Stations in summer season of 2004, eight parental inbred lines, i.e. Gm.2, Gm.4, Gm.14, Gm. 18, Gm.21 Gm.22, Gm.27 and Sd.63, as well as seven Gemmeiza single crosses, i.e. Gm.21, Gm.22, Gm.23, Gm.24, Gm.25, Gm.26 and Gm.27 to study growth and yield analysis in these genotypes. The obtained Results revealed that Significant differences were obtained between the parental inbred lines and their seven maize single crosses under study for all eight of the in growth parameters at 55, 70 and 85 days after planting except for number of active leaves / plant at 55 and 85 days, SLA at 85 days and number of ears / plant at 70 days after planting, which were in significant . Plant grain yield and most of its component characters were significantly differed among the eight inbred lines and their seven single crosses under study. Number of days to 50 % of silking and polling were significantly differed between the fifteen genotypes under study. Harvested maize grain yield can be increased by growing single crosses21, 24 , 25 , 26 and 27 that characterized by their highest mean values from growth characters and grain yield and its components compared with the parental eight inbred lines and the other two Gemmeiza single crosses 22 and 23.
Misaligned RGB-Depth Boundary Identification and Correction for Depth Image Recovery

Raw depth images generally contain a large number of erroneous pixels near object boundaries due to the limitation of depth sensors. It induces misalignment of object boundaries between RGB and depth pairs. Most existing methods do not explicitly study such RGB-Depth misalignment problem. Thereby, depth boundaries cannot be accurately recovered. In this paper, a simple yet effective model is developed based on the guided filter (GF) to identify misaligned object boundaries of a raw depth image. Using GF to filter a raw depth image with the guidance of a reference RGB image, structure of the RGB image can be progressively transferred to filtered depth images as the window size of GF increases. Therefore, misaligned object boundaries in raw depth image can be identified from residuals of filtered depth images from large-size and small-size GFs. The model is embedded into Markov random field to correct misaligned object boundaries. It is restricted in fixed-width regions around depth boundaries to avoid texture-copy artifacts. The optimization problem is solved efficiently in an iterative way. Quantitative and visual results on three RGB-Depth datasets verify that the proposed method achieves the best results compared with recent optimization-based or learning-based baselines. In addition, the proposed method is effectively applied in no-reference depth quality assessment, depth super-resolution, and depth estimation enhancement.
AhR and CYP1B1 Control Oxygen Effects on Bone Marrow Progenitor Cells: The Enrichment of Multiple Olfactory Receptors as Potential Microbiome Sensors

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollutants and microbiome products converge on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) to redirect selective rapid adherence of isolated bone marrow (BM) cells. In young adult mice, Cyp1b1-deficiency and AhR activation by PAH, particularly when prolonged by Cyp1a1 deletion, produce matching gene stimulations in these BM cells. Vascular expression of Cyp1b1 lowers reactive oxygen species (ROS), suppressing NF-κB/RelA signaling. PAH and allelic selectivity support a non-canonical AhR participation, possibly through RelA. Genes stimulated by Cyp1b1 deficiency were further resolved according to the effects of Cyp1b1 and Cyp1a1 dual deletions (DKO). The adherent BM cells show a cluster of novel stimulations, including select developmental markers; multiple re-purposed olfactory receptors (OLFR); and α-Defensin, a microbial disruptor. Each one connects to an enhanced specific expression of the catalytic RNA Pol2 A subunit, among 12 different subunits. Mesenchymal progenitor BMS2 cells retain these features. Cyp1b1-deficiency removes lymphocytes from adherent assemblies as BM-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSC) expand. Cyp1b1 effects were cell-type specific. In vivo, BM-MSC Cyp1b1 expression mediated PAH suppression of lymphocyte progenitors. In vitro, OP9-MSC sustained these progenitors, while Csf1 induced monocyte progenitor expansion to macrophages. Targeted Cyp1b1 deletion (Cdh5-Cre; Cyp1b1fl/fl) established endothelium control of ROS that directs AhR-mediated suppression of B cell progenitors. Monocyte Cyp1b1 deletion (Lyz2-Cre; Cyp1b1fl/fl) selectively attenuated M1 polarization of expanded macrophages, but did not enhance effects on basal M2 polarization. Thus, specific sources of Cyp1b1 link to AhR and to an OLFR network to provide BM inflammatory modulation via diverse microbiome products.
Democratizing Ideation: A Critical Need for Business Innovation

Businesses constantly need novel ideas to sustain and grow. Ideation techniques often rely on human skills. It is difficult for untrained participants to be creative and arrive at high-quality ideas in quantity. Service design aids businesses to enhance their product and service offerings. Ideation processes in service design and business context need special attention considering the variety of stakeholders involved and their limited familiarity with creative techniques. We aim to make ideation more democratic and accessible to business stakeholders with a focus on quantity as well as quality. Using action research and research-through-design methods, we explored several approaches to enable collaborative ideation. We did this by leveraging creative techniques to enhance participants’ abilities to ideate effectively across design workshops. We discuss key takeaways and challenges from our experience, pointing towards looking at ideation as a lifecycle and the need to integrate service design sensitivity to ideation.
Synchronization of polar climate variability over the last ice age: in search of simple rules at the heart of climate's complexity

Evidence is presented supporting the hypothesis of polar synchronization, which states that during the last ice age, and likely in earlier times, millennial-scale temperature changes of the north and south Polar Regions were coupled and synchronized. The term synchronization as used here describes how two or more coupled nonlinear oscillators adjust their (initially different) natural rhythms to a common frequency and constant relative phase. In the case of the Polar Regions heat and mass transfer through the intervening ocean and atmosphere provided the coupling. As a working hypothesis, polar synchronization brings new insights into the dynamic processes that link Greenland's Dansgaard-Oeschger (DO) abrupt temperature fluctuations to Antarctic temperature variability. It is shown that, consistent with the presence of polar synchronization, the time series of the most representative abrupt climate events of the last glaciation recorded in Greenland and Antarctica can be transformed into one another by a π/2 phase shift, with Antarctica temperature variations leading Greenland's. This, plus the fact that remarkable close simulations of the time series are obtained with a model consisting of a few nonlinear differential equations suggest the intriguing possibility that there are simple rules governing the complex behavior of global paleoclimate.
Fuzzy Models for Short Term Power Forecasting in Palestine

Short-Term Load Forecasting (STLF) is needed to efficiently manage the power systems. In this paper, two kinds of models that depend on the Fuzzy based techniques are developed to represent the STLF models in Palestine. Different types of these models have been developed using the available data sets that include the past electric load values and the climatic variables as inputs. It is shown that the climatic variables have a major effect on the predicted load. Various optimization techniques are used to develop the proposed models including hybrid and Backpropagation optimization techniques, Subtractive Clustering, and combining the Subtractive Clustering and Hybrid optimization techniques. The obtained results indicate the efficiency of the proposed models using the time and weather data.