Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Nanoindentation experiments with different loading rate distinguish the mechanism of incipient plasticity

Recent findings in nanodeformation of semiconductors posed a dilemma whether the nanoscale plasticity starts with phase transformation or nucleation of dislocations in a stressed nanovolume. In this letter we demonstrate the results of nanoindentation experiments with different loading rate, which enable us to conclude on a mechanism of incipient plasticity. The recorded nanodeformation response of GaAs and Si contrasts that observed for either GaN or metallic Fe crystal, which supports the phase transformation nature of the GaAs incipient plasticity. The derived relationship between the energy barrier for defect nucleation and applied stress served as a verification of the obtained results.
Human Oncogenic Epstein–Barr Virus in Water and Human Blood Infection of Communities in Phayao Province, Thailand

Water can contain pathogenic viruses. Many studies on RNA virus sources have shown that water can transmit them. However, there are few reports on pathogenic DNA virus transmission through water, such as adenovirus, which pose a widespread public health risk. Therefore, this study aimed to show waterborne viral transmission by detecting viruses in pooled human whole blood samples, tap water, and natural water from Mueang District, Phayao Province, Thailand, using a metagenomic approach. Viral prevalence in whole blood samples was measured by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative PCR (qPCR), and environmental factors that affect viral infection were assessed. Metagenomics results showed that Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) members were among the prominent cancer-associated oncogenic DNA viruses detected in human blood and all water types similar to the EBV reference sequence (NC_007605). There were 59 out of 813 (7.26%) human whole blood samples that were positive for EBV DNA based on PCR and qPCR for the EBNA-1 and EBNA-2 genes. Water- and blood-borne human oncogenic EBV should be a concern in tap water treatment and blood transfusion in patients, respectively. Therefore, the detection of EBV in water suggests that transmission via water is possible and should be investigated further.
Changes in the Biochemical and Fatty Acids Composition of Different Body Parts of Warty Crab (Eriphia Verrucosa, Forsskål, 1775) Caught from the Southeastern Black Sea and Their Relationship to Seasons and Sex

The study was carried out by taking samples from 10 different stations between the Giresun and Hopa coasts of the Southeastern Black Sea. In this study, the nutritional value of various edible body parts (carapace, right and left claw, and legs) of the warty crab (Eriphia verrucosa, Forsskål, 1775) was evaluated, sex seasonal proximal biochemical and fatty acid composition were compared. The highest content of protein (20.85%) was found in females (left claw) in winter and the highest content of fat (1.11%) in males (legs) in winter. Furthermore, the most dominant fatty acids in the fatty acid composition were Palmitic acid (11.2-13.9%) in SFA, Oleic acid (10.09-15.7%) in MUFA, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 17.5-21.9%) in PUFA. There were no significant differences in SFA and MUFA contents in the fatty acid composition of female and male crab flesh meat samples except for the spring and summer seasons. However, Differences were obtained between the sexes in the n-3 and EPA+DHA fatty acid values in the spring season (p<0.05). In addition, the amount of EPA+DHA in 100g of edible crab meat was varied in 137.7-219.3 mg.
Rice Labeling according to Grain Quality Features Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Rice is an important source of nutrition and energy consumed around the world. Thus, quality inspection is crucial for protecting consumers and increasing the rice’s value in the productive chain. Currently, methods for rice labeling depending on grain quality features are based on image and/or visual inspection. These methods have shown subjectivity and inefficiency for large-scale analyses. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an analytical technique showing attractive features due to how quick the analysis can be carried out and its capability of providing spectra that are true fingerprints of the sample’s elemental composition. In this work, LIBS performance was evaluated for labeling rice according to grain quality features. The LIBS spectra of samples with their grain quality numerically described as Type 1, 2, and 3 were measured. Several spectral processing methods were evaluated when modeling a k-nearest neighbors (k-NN) classifier. Variable selection was also carried out by principal component analysis (PCA), and then the optimal k-value was selected. The best result was obtained by applying spectrum smoothing followed by normalization by using the first fifteen principal components (PCs) as input variables and k = 9. Under these conditions, the method showed excellent performance, achieving sample classification with 94% overall prediction accuracy. The sensitivities ranged from 90 to 100%, and specificities were in the range of 92–100%. The proposed method has remarkable characteristics, e.g., analytical speed and analysis guided by chemical responses; therefore, the method is not susceptible to subjectivity errors.
Modulational instability and localized excitations of dust-ion acoustic waves

Theoretical and numerical studies are carried out of the nonlinear amplitude modulation of dust-ion acoustic waves propagating in an unmagnetized weakly coupled plasma comprised of electrons, positive ions, and charged dust grains, considering perturbations oblique to the carrier wave propagation direction. The stability analysis, based on a nonlinear Schrodinger-type equation, exhibits a wide instability region, which depends on both the angle θ between the modulation and propagation directions and the dust number density nd. Explicit expressions for the instability increment and threshold are obtained. The possibility and conditions for the existence of different types of localized excitations are also discussed.
Transcriptomic Analysis of Yunwu Tribute Tea Leaves under Cold Stress

Background: Cold stress usually occurs in winter and is one of the most significant environmental factors restricting the growth of the tea plant as well as its geographical distribution. Objective: It is necessary to identify the physiological and molecular mechanisms of plants under cold stress so that cold-tolerant crop varieties can be cultivated to limit production losses. At the same time, this would allow the crop planting area to be expanded, hence improving the economic benefits. Methods: In this study, the transcriptome data of Yunwu Tribute Tea under cold conditions were obtained using the Illumina HiSeq platform. By analyzing changes in transcriptome data associated with the antioxidant enzyme system, plant hormone signal transduction, proline and tyrosine metabolism pathways, and transcription factors, the molecular mechanisms involved in Yunwu Tribute Tea under cold stress were investigated. Results: In this study, Illumina HiSeq technology was applied to investigate the cold-tolerance mechanism. For this purpose, cDNA libraries were obtained from two groups of samples, namely the cold-treated group (DW) and the control group (CK). A total of 185,973 unigenes were produced from 511,987 assembled transcripts; among these, 16,020 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (corrected p-value < 0.01, |log2(fold change)| >3), including 9606 up-regulated and 6414 down-regulated genes, were obtained. Moreover, the antioxidant enzyme system, plant hormone signal transduction, proline and tyrosine metabolism pathways, and transcription factors were analyzed; based on these results, a series of candidate genes related to cold stress were screened out and discussed. The physiological indexes related to the low-temperature response were tested, along with five DEGs which were validated by quantitative real-time PCR. Conclusions: Differential gene expression analysis has confirmed that substantial cold-responsive genes are related to the antioxidant enzyme system, plant hormone signal transduction, proline metabolism pathway, tyrosine metabolism pathway, and transcription factors.
New Records of Wood- and Bark-Inhabiting Nematodes from Woody Plants with a Description of Bursaphelenchus zvyagintsevi sp. n. (Aphelenchoididae: Parasitaphelenchinae) from Russia

Wood- and bark-inhabiting parasitic nematodes are of great economic importance. Nematodes can cause wilt diseases in conifers and deciduous trees. In 2014–2022, during nematology surveys conducted in different regions of Russia and Belarus, adults and dauer juveniles of nematodes were collected from wood, bark and beetle vectors. Using traditional morphological taxonomic characters integrated with molecular criteria, we identified in the studied samples the following nematode species: Aphelenchoides heidelbergi, Bursaphelenchus eremus, B. fraudulentus, B. michalskii, B. mucronatus, B. willibaldi, Deladenus posteroporus, Diplogasteroides nix and Laimaphelenchus hyrcanus, several unidentified species: Aphelenchoides sp.1 and sp.2, Cryptaphelenchus sp.1, sp.2 and sp.3, Laimaphelenchus sp.1, Micoletzkya sp.1, Parasitaphelenchus sp.1, Parasitorhabditis sp.1, three unidentified tylenchid nematodes and a new species, Bursaphelenchus zvyagintsevi sp.n. Morphological descriptions and molecular characterization are provided for B. zvyagintsevi sp. n. belonging to the Abietinus group and B. michalskii belonging to the Eggersi group. Findings of Aphelenchoides heidelbergi, Bursaphelenchus eremus, B. michalskii, Deladenus posteroporus, Diplogasteroides nix and Laimaphelenchus hyrcanus are new records for Russia. Phylogenetic positions of studied species were reconstructed using D2–D3 expansion segments of 28S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The data obtained in this study may help to detect the refugia of opportunistic plant pests and find possible native biocontrol nematode agents of insect vectors causing diseases.
Stratocumulus cloud properties derived from simultaneous satellite and island-based instrumentation during FIRE

Abstract Cloud parameters derived from visible and infrared window data from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) are compared to corresponding properties determined from instrumentation on San Nicolas Island off the coast of California during the First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) marine stratocumulus intensive field observations period in July 1987. Mean cloud amounts derived by applying the hybrid bispectral threshold method to the GOES data were 5% less than the island ceilometer measurements. Examination of the satellite imagery revealed that the apparent bias can be explained by the persistence of the clouds over the northwest part of the island during periods of clearing around the island. Diurnal variations in the cloud cover were very significant; minimum cloudiness occurred during the late afternoon and maximum cloudiness early in the morning. The satellite retrievals track this variation quite well. Satellite-derived mean cloud-top height is 53 m lower than that obse.
Incentive Mechanism Design for Mitigating Frontrunning and Transaction Reordering in Decentralized Exchanges

Decentralized exchanges (DEXes) provide effective price discovery and fair trading while dealing with the drawbacks of centralized exchanges, e.g., lack of transaction transparency and exclusive control of user assets and transaction fees. However, many DEXes suffer from frontrunning and transaction reordering, which fundamentally flaw their design. In this paper, we present a novel incentive mechanism design for mitigating frontrunning and transaction reordering even if frontrunners pay high transaction fees in DEXes. We utilize a weighted counting sort algorithm to order transactions based on the users’ multi-dimensional private information (e.g., transaction delay and confidentiality). To elicit users’ private information, we consider a multi-dimensional contract-theoretic design based on the users’ willingness to share their private information. We show that the miner can always maximize its utility under the complete and incomplete information scenarios. We implement solutions to our multi-dimensional contract and sorting algorithm on a decentralized oracle network to create a decentralized system and design a web application to extensively evaluate the performance of our proposed incentive mechanism. We further show that ordering transactions based on users’ private information increases the miner’s utility by $78.42\%-84.57\%$ and reduces the users’ cost by 64.47% compared with the state-of-the-art fair sequencing services, automated arbitrage market maker, and miner extractable value auctions.
Moving discrete Fourier transform

A common approach to signal or image processing using the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) is to extract a portion of the signal by windowing, and then to form the DFT of the window contents. By moving the window appropriately, the entire signal may be covered. The moving fast Fourier transform (MFFT) algorithms developed in the paper apply to the particular case where the window is moved one data point along the signal between successive transforms. The MFFT ‘updates’ the DFT to reflect the new window contents, using less computation than in directly evaluating the new transform with the FFT algorithm. The MFFT has computational order Nin 1 — d and N2in 2 — d, a factor of log2Nimprovement over the FFT. MFFT algorithms are derived for use with the boxcar, split-triangular, Hanning, Hamming and Blackman windows. Generalisation to piecewise linear and piecewise polynomial windows is discussed.
Pengaruh Agama Sebagai Identitas Sosial Terhadap Rejection Sensitivity Pada Mahasiswa Beragama Minoritas

Rejection Sensitivity memiliki sejarah panjang sebagai pencetus berbagai fenomena konflik antarkelompok sosial di kancah global maupun nasional. Rejection Sensitivity merupakan reaksi antisipatif yang bersifat defensif bahkan agresif ketika individu merasa identitas sosialnya ditolak oleh lingkungan. Di antara berbagai jenis identitas sosial, agama merupakan identitas sosial primer yang memiliki kekuatan sebagai identitas sekaligus sistem kepercayaan yang tidak terfalsifikasi menurut masing-masing penganutnya, sehingga sangat rentan mengalami dampak Rejection Sensitivity. Anggota identitas sosial minoritas merupakan pihak yang ditemukan lebih rentan mengalami rejection sensitivity dibandingkan mayoritas dalam konteks kontak antarkelompok. Penelitian ini melibatkan 195 mahasiswa beragama minoritas di salah satu universitas swasta di Surabaya sebagai representasi penganut Islam, Hindu, dan Buddha, serta satu universitas negeri di Malang sebagai representasi penganut Kristen dan Katolik. Berdasarkan analisis multiple hierarchichal regression, identitas sosial agama bukanlah prediktor rejection sensitivity yang signifikan. Namun, jika diinteraksikan sebagai prediktor bersama-sama dengan Kategori Bidang Studi, model regresi menjadi signifikan memprediksi Rejection Sensitivity.
Reading in COVID-19 Pandemic Times: A Snapshot of Reading Fluency of Portuguese Elementary School Students

The development of reading skills foresees fluency in reading. Prior research has shown that during periods of absence from school, students are prone to showing setbacks in their learning. However, the literature presents mixed findings, possibly explained by the families’ socioeconomic statuses. The present study aims to analyze fluctuations in learning acquisition, specifically in reading fluency, during the pandemic, when all students were absent from school for several months. Data were collected in two waves. The present study combines quantitative and qualitative data with an explanatory sequential approach. Participants were 52 3rd-graders and their teachers. The latter were enrolled in two-member check sessions. Statistically significant differences in speed (lower than expected) and prosody (higher than expected) were found between the two sessions. Considering ASE support (financial support for low-income families from the Portuguese government), data indicate that students benefiting from this support showed performances in accuracy and speed below the expected. Prosody scores were above the expected at both sessions. Findings may provide relevant insights to further understand fluctuations in students’ reading fluency during long periods of absence from school; for example, data could help prevent learning setbacks due to summer vacations.
Impact of β n and spectrum of n = 1 applied fields on fast ion losses in DIII-D

The effect of n = 1 magnetic perturbations (MPs) on prompt fast ion losses in DIII-D has been investigated using the light ion beam probe technique. The effect of normalized beta, β n , and the plasma response to the MPs is studied for several MP spectra. Magnetics data show a strong dependence of plasma response to β n that depends on the phase difference in perturbation coils, ΔϕUL . For most phases, the response increases with β n , however, the response is suppressed for phases between 180∘ and 240∘. Experimental data from scintillator based fast ion loss detectors shows that relative fluctuation of lost ions (20%–30% of the steady signal) does not diminish across the L- to H-mode transition for ΔϕUL=240∘ , despite the 34% decrease in radial response field and 50% decrease in poloidal response field. Simulations of the DIII-D discharges using M3D-C1 and ASCOT5 find that prompt losses from neutral beam injection in each investigated case hit the first wall at several concentrated locations: the vessel floor, midplane diagnostic ports, vessel ceiling, and inner wall. Simulated losses from co-injection neutral beams are born outside the last closed flux surface, corresponding to radial orbit displacements of 3–6 cm due to the MPs.
Esterification of p-Coumaric Acid Improves the Control over Melanoma Cell Growth

Previous studies reported that p-coumaric acid modulates melanoma growth. Because the esterification of p-coumaric acid (p-CA) enhanced its activity as an antimelanogenic agent, we aimed to determine the antitumor potential of two derivatives, the ethyl and butyl esters, against the murine B16-F10 and the human SK-MEL-25 melanoma cells. Cell viability was determined in vitro by the lactate dehydrogenase release and violet crystal absorption assays. The cell proliferation rate and cell cycle behavior were determined by the colony formation assay and flow cytometry analysis. Although p-CA, at the concentration of 1 mM, failed to exert a significant antitumor activity, the ethyl and butyl ester derivatives caused substantial tumor cell death at doses < 1 mM. Despite a reduction in their direct cytotoxicity at minor doses, both products controlled the melanoma growth by arresting the cell cycle at the G0/G1 (B16-F10) or S/G2 (SK-MEL-25). Furthermore, the in vivo experiments showed that the butyl ester derivative suppressed the lung B16-F10 burden, compared to the p-CA-treated mice. Thus, the esterification of p-coumaric acid improved the control over the proliferation of murine and human melanoma cells and can be considered an approach for designing novel anticancer agents.
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Based Tendon Healing of Different Regions of the Shoulder: Comparison Between the Suture-Bridge and Single-Row Techniques

Background: Rotator cuff retears occur more often at the proximal region with the suture-bridge (SB) technique than at the typical footprint region with the single-row (SR) technique. Few longitudinal clinical trials have focused on the postoperative tendon quality of the repaired rotator cuff at different regions between the 2 techniques. Purpose: To compare tendon healing of the proximal and distal regions between the SB and SR techniques. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Included were consecutive patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and undertook clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively between 2016 and 2017. These patients were divided into the SB and SR groups according to the technique used. The repaired tendon was segmented into distal and proximal regions on ultrashort echo time–T2* mapping images. Clinical outcomes (Constant score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, Fudan University Shoulder Score, and visual analog scale for pain) and MRI-based tendon healing (T2* values) of different regions were compared between the 2 groups. The differences in T2* values and clinical scores were determined by 1-way analysis of variance for repeated measurements. Results: A total of 31 patients (17 in SB group and 14 in SR group) were included. At 12-month follow-up, significant improvements from preoperatively were achieved for all patients in all clinical scores (P < .001 for all). No significant between-group differences were found in T2* values of the distal region at any time point; however, the mean T2* value of the proximal region at 3 months was significantly higher in the SB group compared with the SR group (P = .03). This difference became nonsignificant at subsequent follow-up time points. Conclusion: Significant clinical improvements over time can be expected in the first year after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. In the early postoperative period, higher T2* values in the proximal region of the repaired tendon (representing inferior tendon quality) were seen with the SB technique compared with the SR technique; however, this phenomenon was resolved over time.
High accuracy hole filling for Kinect depth maps

Hole filling of depth maps is a core technology of the Kinect based visual system. In this paper, we propose a hole filling algorithm for Kinect depth maps based on separately repairing of the foreground and background. There are two-part processing in the proposed algorithm. Firstly, a fast pre-processing to the Kinect depth map holes is performed. In this part, we fill the background holes of Kinect depth maps with the deepest depth image which is constructed by combining the spatio-temporal information of the pixels in Kinect depth map with the corresponding color information in the Kinect color image. The second step is the enhancement for the pre-processing depth maps. We propose a depth enhancement algorithm based on the joint information of geometry and color. Since the geometry information is more robust than the color, we correct the depth by affine transform in prior to utilizing the color cues. Then we determine the filter parameters adaptively based on the local features of the color image which solves the texture copy problem and protects the fine structures. Since L1 norm optimization is more robust to data outliers than L2 norm optimization, we force the filtered value to be the solution for L1 norm optimization. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can protect the intact foreground depth, improve the accuracy of depth at object edges, and eliminate the flashing phenomenon of depth at objects edges. In addition, the proposed algorithm can effectively fill the big depth map holes generated by optical reflection.
Chaotic motions of a forced droplet-droplet oscillator

A model for the motion of two coupled spherical-cap droplets subject to periodic forcing is studied. The inviscid unforced model is a conservative second-order system, similar to Duffing’s equation. Surface tension resists the inertia of deformations from the spherical shape. Steady states of the system are parametrized by the total combined volume of the two droplet caps. The family of equilibria exhibits a classical pitchfork bifurcation, where a single lenslike symmetric steady state bifurcates into two dropletlike asymmetric states. The existence of homoclinic orbits in the unforced system suggests the possibility of chaotic dynamics in a forced, damped system. The forced damped extension is investigated for chaotic dynamics using Melnikov’s method and by calculating Lyapunov exponents. Observations are compared qualitatively to experimental results, confirming the existence of chaotic motions.