Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mental Health Literacy and School-Student-Family Alliance: A Brief Narrative Review of Canada’s Individualized Education Plan

This review article addresses the historical context of power dynamics in individualized education planning processes for exceptional students within Canada's K-12 (i.e., from kindergarten to grade 12) education system. It highlights how such dynamics have created conditions for educators' internalized bias toward students with special needs. This article presents empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of the strengths-based approach in individualized education planning and documentation to reshape the school-educator-student alliance and accomplish special education goals, emphasizing the importance of incorporating input from exceptional students and their families, advocating for students' self-determination, and shifting away from the traditional pathological approach. This article calls for future research on strengths-based approaches, mental health literacy, and post-school transitions while addressing multiscalar barriers using an intersectional lens.
Glycerine: an alternative energy source for poultry

SUMMARY Feed industrialists have always been in search of alternative, highly nutritive and low-cost feed ingredients. Being energy enriched entity, crude glycerine, a co-product of biodiesel industry, has become a focus point for feed formulators. Day by day increasing trend of using this peculiar feedstuff is a proof for its potential to be used in animal diets. Variability in its energy content depending upon its source and purity is major challenge for researchers to summarise and standardise its usage in poultry diets. Although, it exerts beneficial effects up to certain level in broiler, layer and quail diets but the parameters related to egg quality and hatching traits may get deteriorated. Therefore, there is dire need to further explore the hidden truth behind this phenomenon. This manuscript encompasses the importance of glycerine for poultry diets and its effect on productive and reproductive performance of the birds.
Effect of Vapor-Cell Geometry on Rydberg-Atom-Based Measurements of Radio-Frequency Electric Fields

A new approach to detect absolute radio-frequency (rf) electric fields (E-fields) that uses Rydberg atoms at room temperature in vapor cells has been demonstrated recently. The large-transition dipole moments between energetically adjacent Rydberg states enable this technique to make traceable E-field measurements with high sensitivity over a large frequency range from 1 GHz to 1 THz. In this paper, we experimentally investigate how the vapor-cell geometry affects the accuracy of the measurements. We find that the effects of the vapor cell on the measured rf E-field are minimized by making the vapor-cell size small compared to the wavelength of the rf E-field.
Dyspnea in Post-Acute COVID-19: A Multi-Parametric Cardiopulmonary Evaluation

Post-acute COVID-19 is characterized by the persistence of dyspnea, but the pathophysiology is unclear. We evaluated the prevalence of dyspnea during follow-up and factors at admission and follow-up associated with dyspnea persistence. After five months from discharge, 225 consecutive patients hospitalized for moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia were assessed clinically and by laboratory tests, echocardiography, six-minute walking test (6MWT), and pulmonary function tests. Fifty-one patients reported persistent dyspnea. C-reactive protein (p = 0.025, OR 1.01 (95% CI 1.00–1.02)) at admission, longer duration of hospitalization (p = 0.005, OR 1.05 (95% CI 1.01–1.10)) and higher body mass index (p = 0.001, OR 1.15 (95% CI 1.06–1.28)) were independent predictors of dyspnea. Absolute drop in SpO2 at 6MWT (p = 0.001, OR 1.37 (95% CI 1.13–1.69)), right ventricular (RV) global longitudinal strain (p = 0.016, OR 1.12 (95% CI 1.02–1.25)) and RV global longitudinal strain/systolic pulmonary artery pressure ratio (p = 0.034, OR 0.14 (95% CI 0.02–0.86)) were independently associated with post-acute COVID-19 dyspnea. In conclusion, dyspnea is present in many patients during follow-up after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia. While higher body mass index, C-reactive protein at admission, and duration of hospitalization are predictors of persistent dyspnea, desaturation at 6MWT, and echocardiographic RV dysfunction are associated with this symptom during the follow-up period.
Not Leaving ‘Lone Migrant Mothers’ Behind: The Role of Place-based Childcare Support in Australia’s Marginalised Neighbourhoods

In Australia, lone migrant mothers remain an invisible social category within the childcare-poverty discourse. There has been an increase in the population of lone mothers migrating to Australia in pursuit of a better economic life, though with no childcare support. Within the public and political spheres, they are homogenised as single mothers incognisant of how gender intersects with factors such as migration status, ethnicity, lone parenting, and class to induce poverty. Childcare support is not only a pillar to societal flourishment and advancement but also a strategy to settlement and integration. This study aimed at examining lone migrant mothers’ experiences with place-based childcare support within one of the marginalised neighbourhoods in the Liverpool LGA. While dominant narratives broadly associate childcare support to women’s labour participation and gender equality, there is limited knowledge on the role of place-based childcare support among lone migrant mothers. Drawing on Sen’s capabilities theoretical framework, the article demonstrates that place-based childcare support is not only a welfare service but a tool for building localism. Consequently, translating into a structure for creating healthy spaces, place-making and community cohesion, and building neighbourhood capacity – aspects considered core to socio-economic inclusion of women who migrate as lone parents.
sealasso: an R package for Standard Error Adjusted Adaptive Lasso (SEA-lasso)

inuence its variable selection performance. Qian and Yang (2010) proposed two versions of the adaptive lasso named SEA-lasso and NSEA-lasso that incorporate the OLS-standard errors to the l1 penalty term. It is shown that they outperform the usually used weight with OLS estimate only (we call the latter weight selection method OLS-adaptive lasso), especially when the condition index of the model matrix is large. In practice, it is advisable that NSEA-lasso is used when the condition index is greater than 10 (more specically, the condition index is dened as the natural logarithm of the ratio of the largest eigenvalue to the smallest eigenvalue for the matrix X T X, where X is the scaled predictor matrix). In fact, NSEA-lasso is the default method in sealasso package. It should be pointed out that this package applies only to linear regression setting, and the number of predictors must be greater than 1 and less than the sample size. The rest of this vignette will use diabetes data example to introduce the two functions sealasso and summary provided in this package.
Effects of different forage proportions in fermented total mixed ration on muscle fatty acid profile and rumen microbiota in lambs

Objective The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of different forage proportions in the fermented total mixed ration (FTMR) on growth performance, muscle fatty acid profile, and rumen microbiota of lambs. Methods Thirty 6-month-old small tail Han sheep × Ujumqin lambs with initial body weight (BW) of 27.8 ± 0.90 kg were selected for the test and divided into two groups of 15 sheep in each treatment (three pens per treatment and five lambs per pen) according to the principle of homogeneity. Two isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets were formulated according to the NRC. The diet treatments were designed as (1) OH treatment containing 25% alfalfa hay and 35% oat hay, and (2) AH treatment containing 35% alfalfa hay with 25% oat hay. The forage-to-concentrate ratio for both diets was 65: 35 (DM basis). Three replicates were randomly selected from each treatment to determine growth performance, fatty acid profile and rumen bacterial communities in lambs. Results Results revealed no statistically significant (p > 0.05) differences in dry matter intake and average daily gain between the two diet groups. Cholesterol and intramuscular fat were significantly (p > 0.05) higher in the AH group, while no statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) was found in pH24 value. The muscle fatty acid compositions of lambs were obviously (p < 0.05) influenced by the diet treatments. Compared with the OH group, the C16:1, C17:0, and C20:3n6 contents were higher (p < 0.05) in the AH group, whereas the content of C18:1n9c, C20:1, C18:3n3, and C22:6n3 was obviously (p < 0.05) increased in the OH group. The monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) contents were significantly higher in the OH group, whereas no significant differences (p > 0.05) were detected in saturated fatty acid (SFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) contents among the two diet treatments. Bacterial composition was generally separated into two clusters based on principal coordinate analysis, and the OH group had a higher Shannon index. The relative abundance at the genes level of the Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group was obviously (p < 0.05) increased in the AH group and the relative abundances of Prevotella_1, Fibrobacter, and Bacteroidales_UCG_001_unclassified were obviously (p < 0.05) enriched in the OH group. Integrated correlation analysis also underscored a possible link between the muscle fatty acid compositions and significantly altered rumen microbiota. Conclusion Overall, oat-based roughage in FTMR could promote a beneficial lipid pattern in the Longissimus lumborum muscles of lambs. These findings provide a potential insight into diet effects on fatty acid profile and the rumen microbiome of lambs, which may help make decisions regarding feeding.
The volume erosion rate of the slip cast monolithic and composite ceramics

ABSTRACT The volume erosion rate of the slip cast monolithic and composite ceramics was studied using SiO2 and SiC particles as erodents, under different impact angles (30°, 60°, 90°), at room temperature. Therefore, three groups of samples were prepared: (i) monolithic alumina (Al2O3); (ii) composite alumina–zirconia (Al2O3–ZrO2) containing 99 wt-% Al2O3 and 1 wt-% ZrO2 and (iii) composite alumina–zirconia (Al2O3–ZrO2) containing 90 wt-% Al2O3 and 10 wt-% ZrO2. Erosion mechanisms of all prepared ceramic samples were evaluated by the volume erosion rate ( , mm3·g–1). Obtained results were compared with the analytical Wiederhorn and Evans equations. The mechanical properties (hardness and fracture toughness) of prepared ceramic samples were compared with their under the above-mentioned conditions. It was found that the erosion of monolithic and composite ceramics increased with the increase of the impact angle. Volume erosion rate was highest at an impact angle of 90° and amounts to 115 mm3·g–1 with SiC, and 12 mm3·g–1 with SiO2 erodent particles for monolithic alumina ceramics, 77 mm3·g–1 with SiC, and 8 mm3·g–1 with SiO2 erodent particles for ceramics with the addition of 1 wt-% of ZrO2, and 61 mm3·g–1 with SiC, and 7 mm3·g–1 with SiO2 erodent particles for ceramics with the addition of 10 wt-% of ZrO2. Therefore, it can be concluded that the erosion resistance of monolithic Al2O3 increases with the increasing amount of ZrO2 in the composite Al2O3-ZrO2 ceramics, thus erosion resistance can be improved with the addition of ZrO2.
The asymmetric photosynthetic characteristics of the isobilateral sorghum leaves under the illumination of the diffuse light

The difference between photosynthesis on the two leaf sides (dorsoventral asymmetry) of photosynthesis is important for light-use patterns, but the asymmetry is environment dependent. Its role in photosynthetic regulation has been intensively studied, but little is known about the impacts of direct and diffuse light on the asymmetry. Because of the current changing fraction of diffuse light in sky radiation, this study investigated the dorsoventral asymmetry of photosynthetic traits under direct and diffuse light conditions in an important food and energy crop, Sorghum bicolor L. A unique method was used to investigate the specific gas exchange of each leaf surface. Anatomical and morphological traits were different between the two surfaces of sorghum leaves, which might result in photosynthetic asymmetry. The variations in photosynthetic rates and stomatal conductance were significant between the two surfaces in direct and diffuse light, but the degree of dorsoventral asymmetry decreased in diffuse light. The integrated P N and G s of the adaxial illumination were significantly higher than that of abaxial illumination both in direct and diffuse light in sorghum leaves, but the ASI of the integrated P Nwas 2.83 in direct light, while significantly dropped to 1.69 in diffuse light. Significant morphological differences between the two surfaces might cause photosynthetic asymmetry in the sorghum leaves. The variations of specific gas exchange were significant between direct and diffuse light, including in the incident and self-transmitted light. Compared with direct light, diffuse light reduced the stomatal sensitivity, with the degree of decline being greater in the adaxial surface, which caused weak dorsoventral asymmetry in photosynthesis. The specific photosynthetic characteristics in sorghum leaves varied obviously in direct and diffuse light, including in the incident and self-transmitted light, which contributed to the different overall gas exchange. Compared with direct light, the decline of stomatal sensitivity, which showed positive correlation with stomatal density, caused weakened dorsoventral asymmetry in photosynthesis in diffuse light. The findings provide new insights into dorsoventral asymmetry and the impact of diffuse light on photosynthesis in isobilateral leaves.
A stochastic model of root gravitropism

Gravitropism is a vital process determining plant architecture. As plant architecture is key to resource aquisition a better understanding of gravitropic behaviour may have a great impact on our future food security. Recent models of gravitropism have focussed on understanding specific mechanisms involved in gravitopic response. However our understanding of gravitropism at the behavioural level remains limited, with little known about the factors that determine a response and the timescales involved. We show that gravitropic behaviour is best treated as an angle dependent stochastic system exhibiting fast angle detection and relatively slow response with limited to no hysteresis. A minimal stochastic model of root gravitropism is presented which provides a description of gravitropic behaviour at the population level as well making informative predictions about the behaviour of the mechanisms involved. The root is treated as having a probability of making a discrete bend in a given time that is directly proportional to the current angle. The angle dependent probability combined with the size of a bend determines the expected response, while the bend size determines the variation in response. The time step of a bend limits the timescale of the response to a few minutes. The need to analyse the noisy response of roots to gravity has necessitated the development of equipment to precisely control the angle of a root tip over long time periods, as well as automated data analysis tools capable of handling large datasets.
Developing a Colorimetric Equation and a Colorimetric Model to Create a Smartphone Application That Identifies the Ripening Stage of Lady Finger Bananas in Thailand

This article develops a colorimetric equation and a colorimetric model to create a smartphone application that identifies the ripening stage of the lady finger banana (LFB) (Musa AA group ‘Kluai Khai’, กล้วยไข่ “gluay kai” in Thai). The mobile application photographs an LFB, automatically analyzes the color of the banana, and tells the user the number of days until the banana ripens and the number of days the banana will remain edible. The application is called the Automatic Banana Ripeness Indicator (ABRI, pronounced like “Aubrey”), and the rapid analysis that it provides is useful to anyone involved in the storage and distribution of bananas. The colorimetric equation interprets the skin color with the CIE L*a*b* color model in conjunction with the Pythagorean theorem. The colorimetric model has three parts. First, COCO-SSD object detection locates and identifies the banana in the image. Second, the Automatic Power-Law Transformation, developed here, adjusts the illumination to a standard derived from the average of a set of laboratory images. After removing the image background and converting the image to L*a*b*, the data are sent to the colorimetric equation to calculate the ripening stage. Results show that ABRI correctly detects a banana with 91.45% accuracy and the Automatic Power-Law Transformation correctly adjusts the image illumination with 95.72% accuracy. The colorimetric equation correctly identifies the ripening stage of all incoming images. ABRI is thus an accurate and robust tool that quickly, conveniently, and reliably provides the user with any LFB’s ripening stage and the remaining days for consumption.
Development of new tools to detect, characterize and quantify quantum entanglement in multipartite systems

Quantum entanglement is a key property of quantum information theory, that is at the heart of numerous promising applications in fields such as quantum cryptography, quantum computing or quantum sensing. In the past decades, the advent of such innovative technologies has reinforced the need for a better understanding of entanglement. The aim of this thesis is to contribute to this effort through the development of new tools targeting the characterization of several features of entanglement. Concerning the issue of entanglement detection, we present an optimization of the approach that exploits the concept of generalized concurrences to solve the separability problem for pure states. We then reformulate the separability question of mixed states into a matrix analysis problem, from which we obtain general separability criteria for multipartite states of ranks two and three. We also briefly discuss some properties of separable states. In particular, we characterize optimal separable decompositions of symmetric (i.e. permutation invariant) states of two and three qubits with maximal rank properties. Regarding the quantification of entanglement, we propose a function to quantify the entanglement of symmetric multiqubit states within classes of entangled states gathering states that are stochastically equivalent through local operations assisted with classical communication. This function establishes a link between the amount of entanglement of a symmetric state and the distribution of its Majorana points on the Bloch sphere. We finally investigate the robustness of entanglement with respect to particle loss and provide a full description of all multiqubit states that are fragile for the loss of one of their qubits. For symmetric states, the fragility for the loss of one qubit is shown to be related to a particular symmetry of the Majorana points.
Dynamics of Polyamines, Proline, and Ethylene Metabolism under Increasing Cold in Winter Oilseed Rape

Cold stress is among the most important environmental factors reducing the yield of crops. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of increasing cold stress conditions on winter oilseed rape polyamines, proline, and ethylene metabolism in acclimated and non-acclimated winter oilseed rape. This study was carried out under controlled conditions in the laboratory. The winter oilseed rape hybrid ‘Visby’ was used in the experiment. Acclimated and non-acclimated plants were subjected to a two-day-long increasing cold (from −1 °C to −3 °C) treatment. HPTLC, RT-qPCR, spectral analysis, and gas chromatography methods were used to analyse the levels of polyamines, gene expression, proline, and ethylene, respectively. This study showed a decrease in putrescine, spermidine, and spermine content during cold acclimation and a decrease in putrescine and spermidine levels at sub-zero temperatures. There were intensive changes in ADC2 gene expression, proline, and ethylene levels in non-acclimated plants: a substantial increase after exposure to −1 °C temperature and a sharp decrease after exposure to −3 °C temperature. The changes in these parameters were lower or absent in acclimated plants. The phenomena observed in this study add new insights to the knowledge about the plant stress response and suggest questions to be answered in the future.
The Optional Protocol to the icescr, Homelessness and Moral Hazard: The Alternative Adequate Housing Requirement in the cescr’s Jurisprudence – an Incentive Not to Pay for Housing?

Over 75 per cent of the jurisprudence under the op-icescr deals with the right to housing as laid down in Article 11 of the icescr. States parties should provide adequate alternative housing after evictions. However, this far-reaching requirement may lead to moral hazard. The study presents a new understanding of the adverse effects of extensive protection, such as universal eviction protection, which may cause strategic defaults. The study suggests that a restrictive and reasonable interpretation of Article 11 icescr may reduce the incentive for defaults but may not prevent land-grabbing or squatting.
Accumulation layer surface plasmons

Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) have attracted a great deal of interest in the past few years as alternative materials for plasmonics in the near-infrared region. In contradistinction to noble metals, TCOs such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) display a vast tunability of their optical and electronic properties via doping and electric bias. The possibility of actively switching between a low-loss dielectric regime and a high-absorption plasmonic regime has been exploited for the design and realization of ultra-compact electro-absorption modulators, as well as for the proposal of novel multimode modulator architectures. At the heart of the applications outlined before is the electron accumulation layer that is created at the interface between a TCO layer and an insulator under appropriate electric bias. Here a rigorous study of the electromagnetic characteristics of these electron accumulation layers is presented. The unique modal properties of these systems that emerge as a consequence of the graded nature of their permittivity profiles are highlighted. The concept of Accumulation-layer Surface Plasmons is introduced and the conditions for the existence or for the suppression of surface-wave eigenmodes are analyzed.
Commissioning of the FRIB RFQ

The radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) is a 4-vane type cavity designed to accelerate heavy ion beams with charge states Q/A between 1/7 and 1/3 from 12 keV/u to 0.5 MeV/u. The RFQ was assembled in the FRIB tunnel in November 2016. Bead-pull measurements and tuning were performed with low RF power. The RFQ has been conditioned to 59 kW in August 2017, which is sufficient to accelerate the Key Performance Parameter (KPP) beams, Argon and Krypton. The RFQ has been successfully commissioned with KPP beams in CW regime in October 2017. 40Ar9+ and 86Kr17+ beams were accelerated by the FRIB RFQ in the CW regime to the designed energy of 0.5 MeV/u. With the multi-harmonic buncher operational, the FRIB RFQ commissioning has been completed with bunched beam in February 2018. The beam transmission efficiency through the RFQ was in good agreement with PARMTEQ simulation results. The detailed results from the FRIB RFQ tuning, high power conditioning and beam commissioning will be presented in this paper.