Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Computer studies on powerful magnetic energy conversion by the spontaneous fast reconnection mechanism

On the basis of the spontaneous reconnection model, computer simulations study the physical mechanism by which magnetic energy, initially stored in a current sheet system, is released into plasma energies. For the uniform resistivity model, the Sweet–Parker mechanism is eventually set up with the diffusion region becoming longer with time. It is the Ohmic heating ηJ2 in the diffusion region that plays the dominant role in releasing the magnetic energy. Attached to the diffusion region, a long plasmoid is formed and propagates like a large‐amplitude Alfven pulse, where the generator and motor effects are canceled along the plasmoid boundary. For the anomalous resistivity model, the fast reconnection mechanism is eventually set up with the diffusion region remaining to be localized near an X neutral point. It is the powerful motor effect [u⋅(J×B)≳0] along the slow shock layers that drastically releases the stored magnetic energy. A large‐scale plasmoid distinctly swells, so that the ambient magnetic fields .
Empirical Modeling of a Hydraulic Actuator in a Vehicle Control System

The pressure information of a hydraulic actuator plays a key role in modern vehicle control and fault diagnosis. The difficulty in measuring pressure directly naturally motivates such an indirect approach as an observer whose accuracy depends heavily upon the availability of a high fidelity model of a hydraulic actuator. Notwithstanding its success in understanding the dynamics of the first principle model of a hydraulic actuator, it is not suited to controller/observer design due to its complexity. This paper presents an alternative to the first principle modeling methodology: an empirical approach to hydraulic actuator modeling. Linear and nonlinear system identification techniques are applied to obtain low-order models of a hydraulic actuator. Experimental results show how the empirical models reproduce the key features of a hydraulic actuator with sufficient accuracy.
A qualitative study of the dark and bright sides of physicians' electronic health record work outside work hours

Background The introduction of electronic health records (EHRs) has contributed considerably to EHR work outside work (WOW) hours for physicians. Prior research has identified the pressures associated with stress resulting from EHR WOW, yet developing a nuanced understanding of how physicians appraise and respond to this stress, and the resulting impacts, remains absent from the literature. Purpose Grounded in the technostress model, this study takes a qualitative approach to explore both the pressures and opportunities associated with EHR WOW. Methods Thematic analysis of data from semistructured interviews was utilized to examine the pressures and opportunities associated with EHR WOW among primary care pediatricians (n = 15) affiliated with a large Midwestern pediatric health system. Results The physicians in this study regularly spent time working in the EHR outside work hours. They felt the EHR contributed to their documentation burden, which ultimately increased their EHR WOW, and reported a sense of burden from ubiquitous EHR availability. Conversely, they appreciated the flexibility the EHR provided in terms of work–life balance. Suggestions for improvement under the direct purview of practice management included enhanced EHR usability, improvements in workflow during work hours to free up time to document, and more training on both EHR documentation strategies and ongoing software upgrades. Conclusion Physicians perceive that the EHR exerts certain pressures while affording new opportunities and conveniences. This study provides evidence of both the pressures and opportunities of EHR WOW and their effect on physician well-being. Practice Implications Specific opportunities are identified for health administrators to enable physicians to better manage EHR WOW.
Electrical isolation of n-type GaAs and InP using helium ion irradiation at variable target temperatures

A single-energy isolation scheme is applied to both n-type GaAs and n-type InP using helium ion irradiation at room temperature (RT), 100 °C and 200 °C to create thermally stable highly resistive regions. It is found that optimum isolation and its persistence to the further heat treatment is very much influenced by the implant temperature in the case of n-type GaAs. Isolation caused by hot implants in GaAs layers is more effective and has an improved thermal stability over RT implants which is due to the formation of thermally stable defects during implantation at elevated temperatures. No such behavior is found in the case of n-type InP though the same isolation-implant conditions were applied to both materials. For helium-isolated n-type InP samples, RT implants are as effective as hot implants and the behavior of the sheet resistivity for all substrate temperatures is identical. The isolation scheme used in this work looks promising since such high isolation values (∼107 Ω/)□ with a broad thermally sta.
Attenuation and Dispersion of Sound by Solid Particles Suspended in a Gas

Observations were made on audio‐frequency sounds propagating through a gaseous medium containing small solid particles in suspension. Two effects were observed, the attenuation and the dispersion. The measurements were carried out by sending short trains of sine waves through the particle‐filled gas and observing the changes in the transmitted train of waves after the particles settled out of the gas. The variation in arrival time of the pulse was used to determine the velocity change caused by the suspended particles. Changes in the amplitude of the received pulse made it possible to determine the additional attenuation due to the suspended particles.The variations of the attenuation and velocity with frequency due to the particle‐filled gas were obtained and the results compared with theory. The measured attenuation was found in good agreement with existing theory. The observed dispersion satisfactorally accounted for by a theory that is introduced in this paper. The attenuation theory takes into accoun.
An Uncommon Case of Brucellar Spondylodiscitis: A Case Report

Introduction: Infective spondylodiscitis refers to simultaneous inflammation of vertebrae and disc and usually occurs through hematogenous spread. The most common presentation of brucellosis is febrile illness, but it can rarely present as spondylodiscitis. Rarely, human cases of brucellosis are diagnosed and treated clinically. We describe a case of previously healthy man in his early 70s who presented with symptoms suggestive of spinal tuberculosis, then diagnosed to have brucellarspondylodiscitis. Case Report: A 72-year-old farmer presented to our orthopedic department with a history of chronic lower back pain. Spinal tuberculosis was suspected at a medical facilitynear his residence, based on magnetic resonance imaging consistent with infective spondylodiscitis, and the patient was referred to our hospital for further management. Investigations revealed that the patient had an uncommon diagnosis of Brucellar spondylodiscitis for which he was managed accordingly. Conclusion: Brucellar spondylodiscitis may clinically mimic spinal tuberculosis; hence, it must be considered as a differential diagnosis in a patient presenting with the lower back pain (particularly in the elderly) and signs of a chronic infection. Screening serological testing is vital in early identification and management of spinal brucellosis.
Optimization of directed self-assembly hole shrink process with simplified model

Abstract. Application of the directed self-assembly of block copolymer to the hole shrink process has gained large attention because of the low cost and high potential for sublithographic patterning. In this study, we have employed a simplified model, called the Ohta-Kawasaki model to find the optimal process conditions, which minimize the morphological defects of the diblock copolymer, PS-b-PMMA. The model parameters were calibrated with cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy images. Our simulation results revealed that it is difficult to eliminate the morphological defects (i.e., PS residual layer) by only varying the shape of the guide hole. It turned out that changing the affinity of the bottom surface of the guide hole from “PMMA attractive” to “neutral” is a more effective way to obtain a reasonably wide, defect-free process window. Note that our simulations are not only computationally inexpensive, but are also comparable to the other detailed models such as the self-consistent field theory; they may also be feasible for large-scale simulations such as the hotspot analysis over a large area.
Arcs from Gravitational Lensing

The proposal made by Paczynski (1987) that the arcs of blue light found recently in two cluster cores are gravitationally lensed elongated images of background galaxies is investigated. It is shown that lenses that are circularly symmetric in projection produce pairs of arcs, in conflict with the observations. However, more realistic asymmetric lenses produce single arcs, which can become as elongated as the observed ones whenever the background galaxy is located on or close to a cusp caustic. Detailed computer simulations of lensing by clusters using a reasonable model of the mass distribution are presented. Elongated and curved lensed images longer than 10 arcsec occur in 12 percent of the simulated clusters. It is concluded that the lensing hypothesis must be taken seriously. 22 references.
Mothers’ Emotion Regulation and Negative Affect in Infants: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Knowledge of Parenting Practices

Early in development, children rely heavily on caregivers for assistance with the regulation of negative emotion. As such, it is important to understand parent characteristics that influence caregiver ability to attenuate infant negative affect and mediating factors by which this process may unfold. This study examined the relationship between parental emotional regulation strategies (ERs) and infants’ negative affect and tested the mediating effects of parenting self-efficacy and knowledge of this association. Results indicated that higher maternal reappraisal was related to higher maternal self-efficacy whereas higher maternal suppression was related to lower knowledge of parenting practices. Maternal suppression was negatively related to infant frustration; maternal self-efficacy was positively related to infant falling reactivity and negatively related to sadness. There was a significant indirect effect between maternal reappraisal and infant falling reactivity through maternal self-efficacy. The mediation result suggests that mothers with higher use of reappraisal show higher self-efficacy and have infants with higher falling reactivity. Maternal knowledge about parenting practices was related to lower infant fear. Maternal knowledge of parenting practices did not mediate any associations between maternal emotion regulation strategies and infant negative affect. These findings contribute to the understanding early protective parenting mechanisms for supporting the external regulation of negative affect in infants and also in designing and implementing preventive parenting programs focused on the emotional needs of parents and children.
Charged Amino Acids Contribute to ZorO Toxicity

Chromosomally encoded toxin-antitoxin systems have been increasingly identified and characterized across bacterial species over the past two decades. Overproduction of the toxin gene results in cell growth stasis or death for the producing cell, but co-expression of its antitoxin can repress the toxic effects. For the subcategory of type I toxin-antitoxin systems, many of the described toxin genes encode a small, hydrophobic protein with several charged residues distributed across the sequence of the toxic protein. Though these charged residues are hypothesized to be critical for the toxic effects of the protein, they have not been studied broadly across different type I toxins. Herein, we mutated codons encoding charged residues in the type I toxin zorO, from the zor-orz toxin-antitoxin system, to determine their impacts on growth inhibition, membrane depolarization, ATP depletion, and the localization of this small protein. The non-toxic variants of ZorO accumulated both in the membrane and cytoplasm, indicating that membrane localization alone is not sufficient for its toxicity. While mutation of a charged residue could result in altered toxicity, this was dependent not only on the position of the amino acid within the protein but also on the residue to which it was converted, suggesting a complex role of charged residues in ZorO-mediated toxicity. A previous study indicated that additional copies of the zor-orz system improved growth in aminoglycosides: within, we note that this improved growth is independent of ZorO toxicity. By increasing the copy number of the zorO gene fused with a FLAG-tag, we were able to detect the protein expressed from its native promoter elements: an important step for future studies of toxin expression and function.
Experimental determination of quartz solubility in H2O-CaCl2 solutions at 600–900 °C and 0.6–1.4 GPa

Abstract Fluid-mediated calcium metasomatism is often associated with strong silica mobility and the presence of chlorides in solution. To help quantify mass transfer at lower crustal and upper mantle conditions, we measured quartz solubility in H2O-CaCl2 solutions at 0.6–1.4 GPa, 600–900 °C, and salt concentrations to 50 mol%. Solubility was determined by weight loss of single-crystals using hydrothermal piston-cylinder methods. All experiments were conducted at salinity lower than salt saturation. Quartz solubility declines exponentially with added CaCl2 at all conditions investigated, with no evidence for complexing between silica and Ca. The decline in solubility is similar to that in H2O-CO2 but substantially greater than that in H2O-NaCl at the same pressure and temperature. At each temperature, quartz solubility at low salinity (XCaCl2 < 0.1) depends strongly on pressure, whereas at higher XCaCl2 it is nearly pressure independent. This behavior is consistent with a transition from an aqueous solvent to a molten salt near XCaCl2 ~0.1. The solubility data were used to develop a thermodynamic model of H2O-CaCl2 fluids. Assuming ideal molten-salt behavior and utilizing previous models for polymerization of hydrous silica, we derived values for the activity of H2O (aH2O), and for the CaCl2 dissociation factor (α), which may vary from 0 (fully associated) to 2 (fully dissociated). The model accurately reproduces our data along with those of previous work and implies that, at conditions of this study, CaCl2 is largely associated (<0.2) at H2O density <0.85 g/cm3. Dissociation rises isothermally with increasing density, reaching ~1.4 at 600 °C, 1.4 GPa. The variation in silica molality with aH2O in H2O-CaCl2 is nearly identical to that in H2O-CO2 solutions at 800 °C and 1.0 GPa, consistent with the absence of Ca-silicate complexing. The results suggest that the ionization state of the salt solution is an important determinant of aH2O, and that H2O-CaCl2 fluids exhibit nearly ideal molecular mixing over a wider range of conditions than implied by previous modeling. The new data help interpret natural examples of large-scale Ca-metasomatism in a wide range of lower crustal and upper mantle settings.
Revisiting the traditional conceptualizations of vocabulary knowledge as predictors of dual language learners’ English reading achievement in a new destination state

Abstract The unprecedented growth of Spanish-English dual language learners (DLLs) in new destination states (e.g., Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee) calls for better understanding of the relation between their bilingual vocabulary skills and English reading achievement. The current study focused on school-age Spanish-English DLLs (N = 60) in Tennessee and explored how various vocabulary knowledge conceptualizations predict English reading comprehension achievement, controlling for English word reading skills and grade level. Vocabulary knowledge was assessed using monolingual (English-only and Spanish-only) and bilingual (conceptual and total) scoring methods. Results showed that, while DLLs performed below the national mean for English-only and Spanish-only vocabulary, they performed within the average to above-average range for bilingually scored conceptual vocabulary. More uniquely, the expressive vocabulary knowledge emerged as a robust predictor of English reading comprehension above and beyond the influence of English word reading skills. Findings suggest practical and theoretical value of bilingually driven vocabulary assessment approaches. As expected, bilingually scored vocabulary provided a more comprehensive understanding of DLLs’ vocabulary knowledge by accounting for vocabulary knowledge in both Spanish and English, compared to monolingually scored vocabulary. We discuss theoretical and instructional implications, with a focus on asset-driven and scientific assessment understandings for supporting DLLs’ vocabulary and reading achievement in new destination states.
Large Eddy Simulations (LES) on the Flow and Heat Transfer in a Wall-Bounded Pin Matrix

In this article, the three-dimensional turbulent forced convection in a matrix of wall-bounded 8 × 8 cylindrical pins is studied. Large eddy simulations (LES) are performed for Reynolds numbers 3,000, 10,000 and 30,000. Three different subgrid-scale (SGS) models (WALE, QR, and VMS) are compared on a row-by-row study. Local values of velocity and pressure coefficient are depicted. Turbulence characteristics of the flow are well illustrated. The thermal field is analyzed and validated with the time-averaged Nusselt number at the end walls of the pin matrix. The capabilities of the methodology for predicting the turbulent flow features is also shown.
A Spectrum-Saving Transmission Method in Multi-Antenna Satellite Communication Star Networks: Sharing the Frequency with Terminals

Satellite communication networks have gradually been recognized as an effective way to enhance the ground-based wireless communication. Considering the weight restriction of payloads, multi-antenna technologies have recently come into use on satellite platforms, and are capable of generating beams flexibly to provide services. To avoid incurring interferences, adjacent beams are designed to take different spectral resources. Unfortunately, this may limit the simultaneously accessed terminals since the spectrum cannot be fully used. In this paper, we propose a spectrum-saving transmission method in a satellite star network, where terminals communicate with each other through the hub station. Taking advantage of the great transmission capability differences of the hub station and terminals, we could allocate them the same spectral resources. Specifically, it is not necessary to use exclusive frequency bands for terminals.The proposed method can play a significant role when large numbers of users need to access the system with limited spectrum resource. To give a deep insight into the spectrum-saving method, the expressions of ergodic sum-rate are provided, and the impact of the number of accessed terminals is further analyzed. Simulation results validate the advantage of the proposed method in terms of bit error rate and ergodic sum rate.
Fuzzy Feedback Control for Electro-Hydraulic Actuators

Electro-hydraulic actuators (EHA) have recently played a significant role in modern industrial applications, especially in systems requiring extremely high precision. This can be explained by EHA’s ability to precisely control the position and force through advanced sensors and innovative control algorithms. One of the promising approaches to improve control accuracy for EHA systems is applying classical to modern control algorithms, in which the proportional–integral–derivative (PID) algorithm, fuzzy logic controller, and a hybrid of these methods are popular options. In this paper, we developed a novel version of the fuzzy control algorithm and linear feedback control method, namely fuzzy linear feedback control, to improve the control performance. To achieve the highest performance, we first designed a mathematical EHA model based on the Matlab/ Simulink software packages thanks to the selected parameters, which are similar to a real EHA system. Then, we respectively applied PID, fuzzy PID (FPID), and fuzzy linear feedback control (FLFC) before comparing them to have a full view of the outstanding advantages of the proposed algorithm. The simulation results showed that the proposed FLFC algorithm is approximately 99% and 77% superior in performance to the PID and feedback control algorithms, respectively.
Improvements in brain activation detection using time-resolved diffuse optical means

An experimental method based on time-resolved absorbance difference is described. The absorbance difference is calculated over each temporal step of the optical signal with the time-resolved Beer-Lambert law. Finite element simulations show that each step corresponds to a different scanned zone and that cerebral contribution increases with the arrival time of photons. Experiments are conducted at 690 and 830 nm with a time-resolved system consisting of picosecond laser diodes, micro-channel plate photo-multiplier tube and photon counting modules. The hemodynamic response to a short finger tapping stimulus is measured over the motor cortex. Time-resolved absorbance difference maps show that variations in the optical signals are not localized in superficial regions of the head, which testify for their cerebral origin. Furthermore improvements in the detection of cerebral activation is achieved through the increase of variations in absorbance by a factor of almost 5 for time-resolved measurements as compared to non-time-resolved measurements.
Broadband Differential-Line-to-Waveguide Transition in Multi-Layer Dielectric Substrates With an X-Shaped Patch Element in 280 GHz Band

A broadband differential-line-to-waveguide transition covering the 260–300 GHz band was developed in this study. This transition consists of a differential line inserted from the narrow wall of the waveguide that excites an X-shaped patch located at the waveguide center. As the two corners of the patch are excited electromagnetically via differential signal lines in the opposite phase, orthogonal current components that radiate the TE10 mode into the waveguide are generated. Broadband operation is achieved via the double resonance of the X-shaped patch and a cavity formed by the via-hole arrangement with apertures patterned in a multi-layer substrate. The transition geometries are optimized via electromagnetic simulation using a finite element method. Transition performance is evaluated through measurements and simulations.