Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
University of Birmingham Aging reduces EEG markers of recognition despite intact performance

ERP-based forensic memory detection is based on the logic that guilty suspects will hold incriminating knowledge about crimes they have committed, and therefore should show parietal ERP positivities related to recognition when presented with reminders of their crimes. We predicted that such forensic memory detection might however be inaccurate in older adults, because of changes to recognition-related brain activity that occurs with aging. We measured both ERPs and EEG oscillations associated with episodic old/new recognition and forensic memory detection in 30 younger (age < 30) and 30 older (age > 65) adults. EEG oscillations were included as a complementary measure which is less sensitive to temporal variability and component overlap than ERPs. In line with predictions, recognition-related parietal ERP positivities were significantly reduced in the older compared to younger group in both tasks, despite highly similar behavioural performance. We also observed aging-related reductions in oscillatory markers of recognition in the forensic memory detection test, while the oscillatory effects associated with episodic recognition were similar across age groups. This pattern of results suggests that while both forensic memory detection and episodic recognition are accompanied by aging-induced reductions in parietal ERP positivities, these reductions may be caused by non-overlapping mechanisms across the two tasks. Our findings suggest that EEG-based forensic memory detection tests are less valid in older than younger populations, limiting their practical applications.
Identifying Potential Volatile Spoilage Indicators in Shredded Carrot using SIFT-MS

Minimally processed vegetables (MPV) are one of the most perishable food product types. The spoilage of these products is often due to microbial activity, which causes the accumulation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and leads to the generation of offensive off-odors and off-flavors in the packed product. Identification and quantification of VOCs that could be used as spoilage indicators can thus be considered a highly interesting strategy for improving MPV quality control. In the present study, shredded carrot ( Daucus carota L.) was stored at 4 °C in a closed packaging system in order to characterize the volatilome associated with anaerobic spoilage processes. A multidisciplinary methodology based on selected ion flow tube-mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) and probabilistic topic modeling was used for identifying potential spoilage indicators. The results of the study indicate that several VOCs contribute to the spoilage volatilome of carrots under the tested storage conditions. Even though multiple increasing patterns could be detected, the most abundant compounds typically remained stable over storage time. Overall, the developed methodology shows promising potential in extending the knowledge obtained via this preliminary study into new experimental settings.
Technology Medicine Open Access book

a normal wave, the ratio of the energy of a normal wave with the residual function and the total energy of a normal wave are 34.55%, 33.73%, 43.25%, and 37.63%, respectively. The ratio of the energy of the IMF4 of a sharp wave with δ (0.5Hz-4Hz) band and the total energy of the IMF4 of a sharp is 98.4%. The ratio of the energy of the IMF4 of a normal wave with δ (0.5Hz-4Hz) band and the total energy of IMF4 of a sharp is 82.2%. The mean IF of the IMF4 of a sharp wave is smaller than the mean IF of the IMF4 of a normal wave. From these analysis results, we observe that the HHT-based time-frequency characteristics of the sharp waves with a transmission BER of in Telemedicine" has been split into two volumes, covering specific themes: Volume 1: Technologies, Enabling Factors and Scenarios; Volume 2: Applications in Various Medical Disciplines and Geographical Regions. The current Volume 1 is structured into the following thematic sections: Fundamental Technologies; Applied Technologies; Enabling Factors; Scenarios.
Evaluating Concept Maps As A Cross-Language Knowledge Discovery Tool for NDLTD

Concept maps, f irst suggested by Joseph Novak, have been extensively studied in the education field as an aid for learners to increase understanding. We hypothesize that concept maps could be helpful summaries for large documents (like ETDs), including those in other languages, since they contain the most important concepts, which can be translated eas ily, without regard to creating natural flowing text (e.g., abstracts). They also show relations between concepts, which keyword lists cannot. Hence we believe concept maps could allow researchers to discover pertinent dissertations in languages they cannot read, helping them to decide if they want a potentially relevant dissertation translated. We are evaluating concept maps as summaries for electronic dissertations, comparing them with abstracts and keywords. We have conducted two user studies, one with expert-drawn concept maps and the other with automatically generated concept maps, and plan more user studies. We will evaluate both expert-drawn concept maps and ones automatically generated using term cooccurrence, for both English and Spanish dissertations. To translate the concept maps, we will compare specialized bilingual phrase extraction tools based on work done at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) in Madrid to expert human translations. The concept maps will be evaluated against machine and expert translations of abstracts and/or keywords. Our test collection has approximately 50 computer science ETDs f rom Virginia Tech and 100 from Universidad de las Américas, in Puebla, Mexico.
Incorporating Systemic Influences Into Risk Measurements : A Survey of the Literature

Procyclicality has emerged as a potential drawback to adoption of risk-sensitive bank capital requirements. Systematic risk factors may result in increases (decreases) in bank capital requirements when the economy is depressed (overheated), thereby decreasing (increasing) bank lending capacity and exacerbating business cycle fluctuations. Procyclicality may result from systematic risk emanating from common macroeconomic influences or from interdependencies across firms as financial markets and institutions consolidate internationally. We describe cyclical effects on operational risk, credit risk and market risk measures.
Historic thermal calibration of landsat 5 TM through an improved physics based approach

This investigation is motivated by the current need for a detailed post launch calibration of the Thematic Mapper (TM) thermal band (Band 6), aboard NASA’s Landsat 5 spacecraft. The historical calibration spans the period from 1984 to 2007. It is through fusion of environmental data sources (i.e. buoy observations, surface observations, and radiosonde observations) that a vicarious calibration approach will be implemented to construct the complete calibration record of the Landsat 5 TM thermal band. The vicarious calibration process takes advantage of the long standing National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) moored buoy fleet to acquire historic ground truth measurements needed over the lifetime of Landsat 5. These measurements are propagated to the sensor through the use of physics based models to establish a predicted at sensor radiance. Through comparison of the predicted at sensor radiance and the actual sensor observed radiance, a calibration metric is established. Results indicate the Landsat 5 TM thermal band, originally planned for a 3 year mission, has fluctuated only slightly (∼1 K) over the 24+ years in orbit. The calibration curve developed in this study is consistent with previous results from campaigns preformed in 1985 and post 1999. The data indicated that the sensor exhibited a clear gain issue (i.e. over estimates low radiance targets and under estimates high radiance targets) found to be approximately consistent over time. Additionally, an event occurring either prior to or during 1999, caused a discernible fluctuation in sensor performance (i.e. dominant cold bias) for all data post 1999. It is the recommendation of this vicarious calibration
Assessing the Integration of 21st Century Skills in Purposive Communication: Basis for a Skill-Based Module

The study aimed to assess the integration of 21 st century skills in Purposive Communication, specifically communication, creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration skills or the 4Cs. The study used a descriptive correlational research design in which the respondents were chosen using the stratified probability sampling design. A total of 480 became the final number of respondents based on the data retrieved from the online survey. The data collected were tabulated and processed using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23 and Graph Pad InStat Version 3. Data were analyzed and interpreted using Frequency and Percentage Distribution, Mean Score and Descriptive Interpretation, One-Way Analysis of Variance and Independent T-Test. Results of the study revealed that there was a significant difference with regard to the 21st century skills integration in Purposive Communication when grouped according to respondents’ category profiles. The findings of the study paved the way for the development of the module titled “21 st Century Skills-Integrated Module in Purposive Communication”. The module was designed to highlight authentic materials and real-life tasks to make learning relevant and experiential. With these activities, students are expected to develop the life skills necessary to prepare them for future careers and thrive in the workplace.
The Network Structure of Tourism Operators in Three Regions of Australia

SUMMARY___________________________________________________________________________ VII CHAPTER 1 ANALYSING INTERRELATIONSHIPS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY: A COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGY _______________________________________________________ 1 INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________________________ 1 DEFINITION OF STAKEHOLDERS AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES _____________________________ 1 Stakeholder analysis _________________________________________________________________ 2 Relational content ___________________________________________________________________ 3 CHAPTER 2 NEW SOUTH WALES STUDY ________________________________________________ 4 INTRODUCTION ________________________________________________________________________ 4 METHODOLOGY ________________________________________________________________________ 4 FINDINGS ______________________________________________________________________________ 4 Value Nets of the Main Types of Actors in the Regional Tourism Industry _______________________ 4 The Regional Context ________________________________________________________________ 5 The Value Nets of Tourism Facility Operators _____________________________________________ 7 Local Tourist Associations and Organisations_____________________________________________ 11 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION_________________________________________________________ 13 RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE ACTIONS ____________________________________________ 13
The Benefits and Challenges of Downscaling a Global Reanalysis With Doubly‐Periodic Large‐Eddy Simulations

Global reanalyzes like ERA5 accurately capture atmospheric processes at spatial scales of O(10) $\mathcal{O}(10)$ km or larger. By downscaling ERA5 with large‐eddy simulation (LES), LES can provide details about processes at spatio‐temporal scales down to meters and seconds. Here, we present an open‐source Python package named the “Large‐eddy simulation and Single‐column model—Large‐Scale Dynamics,” or (LS)2D in short, designed to simplify the downscaling of ERA5 with doubly‐periodic LES. A validation with observations, for several sensitivity experiments consisting of month‐long LESs over Cabauw (the Netherlands), demonstrates both its usefulness and limitations. The day‐to‐day variability in the weather is well captured by (LS)2D and LES, but the setup under‐performs in conditions with broken or near overcast clouds. As a novel application of this modeling system, we used (LS)2D to study surface solar irradiance variability, as this quantity directly links land‐surface processes, turbulent transport, and clouds, to radiation. At a horizontal resolution of 25 m, the setup reproduces satisfactorily the solar irradiance variability down to a timescale of seconds. This demonstrates that the coupled LES‐ERA5 setup is a useful tool that can provide details on the physics of turbulence and clouds, but can only improve on its host reanalysis when applied to meteorological suitable conditions.
Identification of imaging selection patterns in acute ischemic stroke patients and the influence on treatment and clinical trial enrollment decision making

Background and Purpose For the STroke Imaging Research (STIR) and VISTA-Imaging Investigators The purpose of this study was to collect precise information on the typical imaging decisions given specific clinical acute stroke scenarios. Stroke centers worldwide were surveyed regarding typical imaging used to work up representative acute stroke patients, make treatment decisions, and willingness to enroll in clinical trials. Methods STroke Imaging Research and Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive-Imaging circulated an online survey of clinical case vignettes through its website, the websites of national professional societies from multiple countries as well as through email distribution lists from STroke Imaging Research and participating societies. Survey responders were asked to select the typical imaging work-up for each clinical vignette presented. Actual images were not presented to the survey responders. Instead, the survey then displayed several types of imaging findings offered by the imaging strategy, and the responders selected the appropriate therapy and whether to enroll into a clinical trial considering time from onset, clinical presentation, and imaging findings. A follow-up survey focusing on 6 h from onset was conducted after the release of the positive endovascular trials. Results We received 548 responses from 35 countries including 282 individual centers; 78% of the centers originating from Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States. The specific onset windows presented influenced the type of imaging work-up selected more than the clinical scenario. Magnetic Resonance Imaging usage (27–28%) was substantial, in particular for wake-up stroke. Following the release of the positive trials, selection of perfusion imaging significantly increased for imaging strategy. Conclusions Usage of vascular or perfusion imaging by Computed Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging beyond just parenchymal imaging was the primary work-up (62–87%) across all clinical vignettes and time windows. Perfusion imaging with Computed Tomography or Magnetic Resonance Imaging was associated with increased probability of enrollment into clinical trials for 0–3 h. Following the release of the positive endovascular trials, selection of endovascular only treatment for 6 h increased across all clinical vignettes.
ADER-DG - Analysis, further Development and Applications

After introducing the Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method a detailed misfit analysis on its numerical approximation is performed. We investigate the accuracy of the scheme, the element type (tetrahedrons and hexahedrons), the spatial sampling of the computational domain and the number of propagated wavelengths. As the error norm we chose a time-frequency representation, which illustrates the time evolution of the spectral content. The results of this analysis are confirmed by a multi-institutional code validation project. In order to improve efficiency, we expand the computer code to non-conforming, hybrid meshes. In 2 dimensions, riangulars and quadrilaterals can be combined within one computational domain. Several convergence tests are carried out and the newly invented scheme is applied to different test cases including thin layers and variable material. Furthermore, as absorbing boundaries suffer from spurious reflections at artificial boundaries of the computational domain, we introduce a convolutional perfectly matched layer (CPML) to the scheme. Due to the loss of definite stability, we accomplish several test cases in order to examine the scheme’s behavior. A switchoff criterion for the CPML is suggested. Considering topographic effects on seismic waves, we perform a systematic study of different parameterizations involving the wave type and frequency of the input signal, the dataset resolution and various amplification factors of real topography in the region of Grenoble, France. Special events are simulated at Mt. Hochstaufen, Southern Bavaria, and compared to real recordings.
University of Birmingham Covering and tiling hypergraphs with tight cycles

A k -uniform tight cycle C ks is a hypergraph on s > k vertices with a cyclic ordering such that every k consecutive vertices under this ordering form an edge. The pair ( k, s ) is admissible if gcd( k, s ) = 1 or k/ gcd( k, s ) is even. We prove that if s ≥ 2 k 2 and H is a k -uniform hypergraph with minimum codegree at least (1 / 2 + o (1)) | V ( H ) | , then every vertex is covered by a copy of C ks . The bound is asymptotically sharp if ( k, s ) is admissible. Our main tool allows us to arbitrarily rearrange the order of which a tight path wraps around a complete k -partite k -uniform hypergraph, which may be of independent interest. For hypergraphs F and H , a perfect F -tiling in H is a spanning collection of vertex-disjoint copies of F . For k ≥ 3, there are currently only a handful of known F -tiling results when F is k -uniform but not k -partite. If s 6≡ 0 mod k , then C ks is not k -partite. Here we prove an F -tiling result for a family of non k -partite k -uniform hypergraphs F . Namely, for s ≥ 5 k 2 , every k -uniform hypergraph H with minimum codegree at least (1 / 2 + 1 / (2 s ) + o (1)) | V ( H ) | has a perfect C ks -tiling. Moreover, the bound is asymptotically sharp if k is even and ( k, s ) is admissible.
A posteriori segmentation of elderly internet users: Appling PLS-POS

One of the pillars of marketing strategy is the adequate segmentation of consumers, both offline and online. Within a market characterised by heterogeneity, creating groups of consumers with homogeneous behaviours is the basis for developing specific strategies for each of them. In most cases, segmentation starts from the choice of some segmentation variable, be it demographic, geographic, psychographic, or lifestyle. In those cases, given that the segmentation criterion has been previously chosen, these are a priori segmentation techniques. However, the development of software (Sarstedt & Cheah, 2019) has allowed a greater development of a posteriori segmentation techniques, also called Latent Classes, based on unobserved heterogeneity (Matthews, Sarstedt, Hair, & Ringle, 2016; Sarstedt et al., 2019). This type of segmentation has also been applied in SEM models, using tools such as FIMIX-PLS (Matthews et al., 2016) or POS-PLS (Becker, Rai, Ringle, & Völckner, 2013).
Investigation of protective effects of Harpagophytumprocumbens extract in an experimental rat colitis model

The aim of this study was to investigate the possible effects of Harpagophytum procumbens (HP) extract on pro-inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress, apoptosis and antioxidant mechanisms in a rat colitis model induced by acetic acid. 40 Wistar albino rats were divided into five equal groups: (1) Control, (2) HP, (3) Colitis, (4) Colitis + HP, (5) Colitis + Sulfasalazine. Malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), ceruloplasmin and sialic acid levels were analyzed in blood samples. In addition colon tissues were evaluated histopathologically and immunohistochemically (B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2 associated X protein (Bax)). A significant decrease in serum MDA, NO, TNF-α, IL-6, sialic acid levels, and an increase in serum SOD, TAS, ceruplasmin levels were observed in Colitis + HP group compared to Colitis group. On the other hand, HP administration moderately reduced histopathological damage. It was detected immunohistochemically (Bcl-2, Bax) that apoptosis levels increased in the Colitis group and decreased with HP application. HP administration ameliorated the biochemical and pathological changes caused by colitis in rats. According to the results obtained in this study; HP might have a protective effect by suppressing of proinflammatory cytokines, apoptosis and reduced oxidative stress in colitis.
The Significance of Touch in Psychiatry The Significance of Touch in Psychiatry

The clinical picture of depressive disorders is characterized by a plethora of somatic symptoms, psychomotor retardation, and, particularly, anhedonia. The number of patients with residual symptoms or treatment resistance is high. Touch is the basic communication among humans and animals. Its application professionally in the form of, e.g., psychoactive massage therapy, has been shown in the past to reduce the somatic and mental symptoms of depression and anxiety. Here, we investigated the effects of a specially developed affect-regulating massage therapy (ARMT) vs. individual treatment with a standardized relaxation procedure, progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), in 57 outpatients with depression. Patients were given one ARMT or PMR session weekly over 4 weeks. Changes in somatic and cognitive symptoms were assessed by standard psychiatric instruments (Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and the Bech–Rafaelsen–Melancholia–Scale (BRMS)) as well as a visual analogue scale. Furthermore, oral statements from all participants were obtained in semi-structured interviews. The findings show clear and statistically significant superiority of ARMT over PMR. The results might be interpreted within various models. The concept of interoception, as well as the principles of body psychotherapy and phenomenological aspects, offers cues for understanding the mechanisms involved. Within a neurobiological context, the significance of C-tactile afferents activated by special touch techniques and humoral changes such as increased oxytocin levels open additional ways of interpreting our findings.
Effect Of Temperature On The Dynamic 1 Response Of Adhesively Mounted 2 Accelerometers 3

9 This paper focuses on the effect of temperature on the frequency response function (FRF) of three different structural adhesives; namely a two component methylmethacrylate (HBM X60), a modiﬁed silane (Terostat 939) and a cyanoacrylate (Loctite 454). The structural adhesives are commonly used in vibration analysis to mount accelerometers on structures or machines. The stiffness of the adhesive can inﬂuence the response function on large frequency band, affecting the proportional excitation between the structure and the accelerometer. In the “system structure + adhesive + accelerometer”, the adhesive may acts like a ﬁlter between the source and the sink of vibrations. A variation of the dynamic response of the ﬁlter could lead to an erroneous analysis. The authors already investigated the relation between the frequency response function and operating conditions of the test. This paper expands the research by considering the temperature effect in order to depict a complete picture of the adhesive behavior on dynamic response of an accelerometer. A design of experiments (DOE) approach was used to test two bonded aluminium bases at different levels of temperature and frequency of the external sinusoidal excitation, supplied by an electromagnetic shaker. The results clearly demonstrate that the adhesive is not able to change the system response, therefore the signal transmission is good in the entire range of temperature regardless the adhesive chosen.