Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Existential dramaturgy and video games: a formalistic approach to Telltale's ‘The Walking Dead’ as Existentialist gameplay

ABSTRACT Existentialism has recently appeared as an analytical tool for a deeper or different understanding of video games as cultural artifacts. The existing discourse points towards the requirement of a systematic approach to this matter, which in the present research is in the form of a gameplay-dramaturgy case study. Telltale's video game The Walking Dead, Season 1, presented itself as a potential game that appeared to include many Existentialist aspects. Therefore, it became the focus of this research. This is because the game's story unfolds based on (conditional) freedom of choice in a difficult situation with challenging and ultimately insoluble moral dilemmas. Hence, the objective of this case study was a bottom-up, formalistic approach to analyze the connection between the game and Existentialism. It concentrates on the critical dramatic elements of the narrative and the game mechanics, with an emphasis on their game design pattern. The results of the analysis exposed The Walking Dead as a characteristic example of what could be considered an Existential ergodic drama or an Existential, ethical gameplay. This is because of the game's affinity with most of the major Existential concepts both in its narrative and ludic nature.
Shedding light on the role of the prokaryotic assemblage in the biogeochemical cycles of the dark ocean

Memoria de tesis doctoral presentada por Federico Baltar Gonzalez para obtener el grado de Doctor en Oceanografia por la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), bieno (2005-2007), realizada bajo la direccion del Dr. Javier Aristegui Ruiz, del Dr. Gerhard Herndl y del Dr. Josep Maria Gasol Pique del Institut de Ciencies del Mar (ICM-CSIC). -- 317 pares
Experiences of Caring for Cohort-Isolated Patients among Nurses in Locked Psychiatric Units

The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the experiences of caring for cohorts of patients isolated due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among nurses in locked psychiatric units. A phenomenological approach was used to analyze data collected from 10 nurses with a minimum of one year of experience as a mental health nurse working in locked psychiatric units that were cohort-isolated due to COVID-19. Data collected using semi-structured one-to-one in-depth interviews were analyzed based on steps outlined by Colaizzi. Five themes and thirteen subthemes emerged. The five themes were as follows: “Challenges intensified by the nature of mental disorders”, “Concerns regarding limited mental health care”, “Escalating stress”, “Bolstered identity as a mental health nurse”, “Witnessing changes that have begun”. Environmental and institutional measures need to be implemented to identify the potential phenomena that may affect locked psychiatric units during an infectious disease epidemic and ensure the safety of health care professionals and patients from the infectious disease.
A rapid and high-throughput multiplex genetic detection assay for detection, semi-quantification and virulence genotyping of Helicobacter pylori in non-invasive oral samples

Aim This study established a high-throughput multiplex genetic detection assay (HMGA) for rapid identification, semi-quantification and virulence analysis of Helicobacter pylori directly from the clinical non-invasive oral samples. Methods The gastric mucosa and oral samples were collected from 242 patients in Shanghai from 2021 to 2022. All the samples were detected by routine clinical tests for H. pylori and Sanger sequenced for inconsistent results. A new multiplex PCR assay providing results within 4 hours was designed and optimized involving fluorescent dye-labeled specific primers targeted 16S rRNA gene, semi-quantitative gene ureC and 10 virulence genes of H. pylori. Semi-quantification was carried out by simulating the serial 10-fold dilutions of positive oral samples, and the H. pylori loads in different clinical samples were further compared. The mixed plasmids of virulence genes vacA s1, vacA m1 and vacA m2 were used to evaluate the performance on different genotypes. The consistency of 10 virulence genes in gastric mucosa, saliva, mouthwash and dental plaque of H. pylori-positive patients was compared. Results The non-invasive HMGA was highly specific for detection of all 12 targets of H. pylori and human internal reference gene β-globin, and the sensitivity to all target genes could reach 10 copies/μL. Compared with routine clinical tests and sequencing, non-invasive HMGA has a high level (>0.98) of sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, PPV, NPV and kappa coefficient for direct detection of H. pylori in oral samples. Moreover, by detecting peak area levels of ureC, it was confirmed that the H. pylori loads in gastric mucosa were significantly higher than those of the three kinds of oral samples (p<0.05). We also found that 45.0% (91/202) of patients had different H. pylori virulence genes in different oral samples. The concordance of positive detection rates of each virulence gene between saliva and gastric mucosa was more than 78% (p<0.05). Conclusion The non-invasive HMGA proved to be a reliable method for the rapid H. pylori identification, semi-quantification and detection of 10 virulence genes directly in oral samples, providing a new idea for non-invasive detection of H. pylori.
A Multitask Network for People Counting, Motion Recognition, and Localization Using Through-Wall Radar

Due to the outstanding penetrating detection performance of low-frequency electromagnetic waves, through-wall radar (TWR) has gained widespread applications in various fields, including public safety, counterterrorism operations, and disaster rescue. TWR is required to accomplish various tasks, such as people detection, people counting, and positioning in practical applications. However, most current research primarily focuses on one or two tasks. In this paper, we propose a multitask network that can simultaneously realize people counting, action recognition, and localization. We take the range–time–Doppler (RTD) spectra obtained from one-dimensional (1D) radar signals as datasets and convert the information related to the number, motion, and location of people into confidence matrices as labels. The convolutional layers and novel attention modules automatically extract deep features from the data and output the number, motion category, and localization results of people. We define the total loss function as the sum of individual task loss functions. Through the loss function, we transform the positioning problem into a multilabel classification problem, where a certain position in the distance confidence matrix represents a certain label. On the test set consisting of 10,032 samples from through-wall scenarios with a 24 cm thick brick wall, the accuracy of people counting can reach 96.94%, and the accuracy of motion recognition is 96.03%, with an average distance error of 0.12 m.
Transpressional tectonics and strain partitioning during oblique collision between three plates in the Precambrian of southeast Brazil

Abstract Two orogenic belts have been recognized in south-east Brazil, which are interpreted to have been formed as a product of diachronous collisions between three continental plates. Wide crustal-scale shear belts have developed both between and inboard of the collided and amalgamated plate borders. These shear belts record frontal, oblique or lateral displacements during oblique plate converence and A-type subduction. The overall structural style of each belt depends on the angle subtended between the plate boundary and the convergence vector. The E-W branch between the São Paulo and Brasília plates, the Campo do Meio strike-slip shear belt, has undergone dominantly sinistral wrench dominated transpression along a set of folds and shear zones dipping southwards. The NE-SW branch between the São Paulo and Vitória plates, the Paraíba do Sul strike-slip shear belt, has undergone a partitioned dextral transpression, whereas the north-south branch between the Brasília and Vitória plates, the Paraíba do Sul strike-slip shear belt, has undergone a partitioned dextral transpression, whereas the north-south branch between the Brasília and Vitória plates is essentially a frontal thrust system with only a weak component of dextral strike-slip. These complex structural patterns, formed at deep to mid-crustal levels, reflect temporal and spatial partitioning at all scales between flattening and non-coaxial deformation, and down-dip and strike-slip shearing, in tangential as well as in transcurrent structural domains. Additionally, this area demonstrates that regional flower structures, lateral extrusion and other secondary deformations across the yz sections of transpressional belts are important in accommodating shortening in obliquely convergent orogens.
Dietary antioxidants and flavonoids intake, and their association with inflammation and oxidative stress parameters in asthmatic women: a case-control study

Asthma is more prevalent and severe in women, especially after puberty. Studies suggest a potential link between dietary antioxidants, inflammation, and oxidative stress. This study aimed to compare the dietary intake of antioxidants in asthmatic and healthy women, evaluating their potential associations with inflammation and oxidative stress. This study analyzed 30 asthmatic and 30 healthy women’s lung function, anthropometry, biochemical parameters, and dietary antioxidant intake using a 161-itemized semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Additionally, the study explored connections between serum inflammatory markers and oxidative stress indicators in relation to dietary intake of antioxidant nutrients and flavonoids. Asthmatic women exhibited higher serum IL-6 levels and lower total antioxidant status compared to healthy controls. Nevertheless, no significant differences were observed in dietary antioxidant micronutrient intake. Healthy controls demonstrated a notably higher intake of anthocyanidins compared to asthmatic women. Furthermore, the study identified a negative correlation between flavonol intake and serum total oxidant status, as well as between flavan-3-ols intake and serum oxidative stress index. Dietary differences in flavonoid and flavonoid-rich foods intake among asthmatic women may affect their serum IL-6 levels and oxidative stress. Promoting a diverse diet rich in flavonoids could benefit women with asthma by mitigating inflammation and oxidative stress.
This birth is difficult but beautiful — parents' experience of giving birth to a baby with a lethal foetal diagnosis

Introduction: The experience of childbirth, during which parents welcome and say goodbye to their child at the same time, is an unimaginably difficult/traumatic experience. This study aims to explore parents’ experiences following the birth of a terminally ill baby. Material and methods: Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted in this qualitative study. The interviews were developed using content analysis, by coding and constructing themes in iterative, collaborative meetings, using the MAXQDA tool. Thirteen parents took part in the study: nine women following a prenatal diagnosis with a lethal prognosis for their child and four fathers of those children. Results: Content analysis revealed two main themes and two sub-themes. The first theme is “Embra-cing bad news during pregnancy” and the second theme is “This birth is difficult but beautiful”, within which the following sub-themes were identified: “Joy of meeting the baby” and “Saying goodbye to your child is important”. Conclusions: For parents who were preparing for childbirth after prenatal diagnosis with a lethal prognosis for their child, the experience of childbirth had positive implications. Meeting their newborn child was an important moment for them, an affirmation of their parenthood. Parents emphasised that the time to say goodbye to their child was a celebration of their brief parenthood.
Movement of Water in Glaciers

Abstract A network of passages situated along three-grain intersections enables water to percolate through temperate glacier ice. The deformability of the ice allows the passages to expand and contract in response to changes in pressure, and melting of the passage walls by heat generated by viscous dissipation and carried by above-freezing water causes the larger passages gradually to increase in size at the expense of the smaller ones. Thus, the behavior of the passages is primarily the result of three basic characteristics: (1) the capacity of the system continually adjusts, though not instantly, to fluctuations in the supply of melt water; (2) the direction of movement of the water is determined mainly by the ambient pressure in the ice, which in turn is governed primarily by the slope of the ice surface and secondarily by the local topography of the glacier bed; and, most important, (3) the network of passages tends in time to become arborescent, with a superglacial part much like an ordinary river system in a karst region, an englacial part comprised of tree-like systems of passages penetrating the ice from bed to surface, and a subglacial part consisting of tunnels in the ice carrying water and sediment along the glacier bed. These characteristics indicate that a sheet-like basal water layer under a glacier would normally be unstable, the stable form being tunnels; and they explain, among other things, why ice-marginal melt-water streams and lakes are so common, why eskers, which are generally considered to have formed in subglacial passages, trend in the general direction of ice flow with a tendency to follow valley floors and to cross divides at their lowest points, why they are typically discontinuous where they cross ridge crests, why they sometimes contain fragments from bedrock outcrops near the esker but not actually crossed by it, and why they seem to be formed mostly during the later stages of glaciation.
The Devonian Rocks of South Devon

§I. Introduction “ In South Devonshire the rocks are greatly disturbed, broken by faults, standing at various angles, folded, and distorted ; eruptive rocks frequently cut through them, and beds of volcanic ash are interstratified with them, Hence has arisen great dispute and uncertainty as to the true order of succession of deposits, although their fossils were referred to the Devonian age nearly fifty years ago. It will be seen without comment that the South Devonshire sections, from which most of the Middle- and Lower-Devonian fossils have been obtained, are valueless for determining the order of sequence of the faunas. There are many places (I saw such near Newton-Abbot) where limestones, appearing very similar in colour and structure, and within a stone's throw of each other, hold distinct faunas. In fact, the interpretation of the order of the beds is a matter of the greatest difficulty, even when occasional fossils appear. ” Here is the geology of South Devon as epitomized by Professor H. S. Williams, of Ithaca, N.Y. , in a paper read before the American Association for the Advancement of Science as lately as Aug. 30, 1889. Explorations in the rocks of Devonshire gave rise to the Devonian System; explorations in France, Belgium, Germany, Russia, and North America have made us acquainted with the succession of the Devonian faunas, and the extraordinary persistence of homotaxcous horizons, such as those characterized by Stringocephalus, Rhynchonella cuboides, and Goniatites, at the same time presenting us with the varied evidences of stratigraphical succession. The
CANADA'S NATIONAL PARKS: A MODEL OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENETRATION

National parks can no longer be considered as pristine ecosystems protected by impenetrable boundaries. It is now realised that many forces outside national park boundaries create significant changes within those boundaries. To date, most attention has focussed upon penetration by biophysical factors. This paper addresses another aspect, external influence over decision making in the parks. It suggests that three main groups - entrepreneurs, environmentalists, and aboriginal peoples - have been dominant in different time periods, and uses case studies to illustrate the rise to current prominence of aboriginal peoples. Reasons are suggested for this ascendancy. Les pares nationaux ne peuvent plus etre consideres comme des ecosystemes primitifs proteges par des limites impenetrables. On remarque a present que beaucoup de forces en dehors des limites des pares nationaux peuvent creer des changements significatifs a &lcaron interieur de ces limites. Jusqua maintenant la plupart des etudes ont traite de la penetration par des facteurs biophysiques. Cet article traite &dcaron un autre facteur, une influence externe qui agit sur les decisions prises au sujet des pares. Nous suggerons que trois groupes principaux - les entrepreneurs, les ecologistes et les populations autochtones - ont ete dominants a des epoques differentes, et soumettrons des etudes de cas pour illustrer comment les populations autochtones sont arriveees a la dominance. Nous offrirons egalement des raisons pour cette ascension.
Global positioning system : theory and applications

Differential GPS and Integrity Monitoring Differential GPS Pseudolites Wide Area Differential GPS Wide Area Augmentation System Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Integrated Navigation Systems Integration of GPS and Loran-C GPS and Inertial Integration Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Availability for GPS Augmented with Barometric Altimeter Aiding and Clock Coasting GPS and Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) GPS Navigation Applications Land Vehicle Navigation and Tracking Marine Applications Applications of the GPS to Air Traffic Control GPS Applications in General Aviation Aircraft Automatic Approach and Landing Using GPS Precision Landing of Aircraft Using Integrity Beacons Spacecraft Attitude Control Using GPS Carrier Phase Special Applications GPS for Precise Time and Time Interval Measurement Surveying with the Global Position System Attitude Determination Geodesy Orbit Determination Test Range Instrumentation.
The Attitudes of Gamblers – Examination of Hungarian Gamblers for Prevention Purposes

This study is comparative research that deals with the attitudes of gamblers, with a special emphasis on the prevention goal. Attitude refers to a gambler's opinion and attitude towards gambling. According to research history, attitude is closely related to past behavior and behavioral intentions. Previous research has also shown that attitudes differ between gambling addicts and non-addicts, and that problem gamblers have different attitudes towards gambling. In general, attitudes toward gambling are negative and gambling is believed to be more harmful than beneficial to individuals and society. The methodology of the research included the use of an attitude scale, the ATGS (Attitudes Towards Gambling Scale), in which the respondents had to answer 8 statements on a five-point scale. We examined the correlations of gender, age, and education level with attitude. Attitude can be an important indicator of future behavior and can help shape previous actions. The research results suggest that attitudes towards gambling are gradually becoming more accepting. Further research is needed to analyze the data in more detail and to better understand cultural influences on attitudes.
Sequence similarity searches for morphine biosynthesis enzymes in bacteria yield putative targets for understanding associations between infection and opiate administration

Exploiting the immunosuppressive, analgesic and highly addictive properties of morphine could increase the success of a bacterial pathogen. Therefore, we performed sequence similarity searches for two morphine biosynthesis demethylases in bacteria. For thebaine 6-O-demethylase and codeine O-demethylase, we found strong alignments to three ( Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii ) of the six ESKAPE pathogens ( Enterococcus faecalis , Staphylococcus aureus , K. pneumoniae , A. baumannii , P. aeruginosa and Enterobacter species) that are commonly associated with drug resistance and nosocomial infections. Expression of the aligned sequence found in P. aeruginosa (NP_252880.1/PA4191) is upregulated in isolates obtained from cystic fibrosis patients. Our findings provide putative mechanistic targets for understanding the role of morphine in pathogenicity.
Combining regression and spatial proximity for catchment model regionalization: a comparative study

Abstract Spatial error regression is employed to regionalize the parameters of a rainfall–runoff model. The approach combines regression on physiographic watershed characteristics with a spatial proximity technique that describes the spatial dependence of model parameters. The methodology is tested for the monthly abcd model at a network of gauges in southeast United States and compared against simpler regression and spatial proximity approaches. Unlike other comparative regionalization studies that only evaluate the skill of regionalized streamflow predictions in ungauged catchments, this study also examines the fit between regionalized parameters and their optimal (i.e. calibrated) values. Interestingly, the spatial error model produces parameter estimates that better resemble the optimal parameters than either of the simpler methods, but the spatial proximity method still yields better hydrologic simulations. The analysis suggests that the superior streamflow predictions of spatial proximity result from its ability to better preserve correlations between compensatory hydrological parameters. Editor D. Koutsoyiannis; Associate editor Y. Gyasi-Agyei
Structure and seismotectonics of the Mendocino Triple Junction, California

[1] We analyze and interpret two marine multichannel seismic reflection/onshore-offshore/ocean bottom seismometer (OBS) seismic profiles that cross in the region of the Mendocino Triple Junction over the fault plane of the 1992 Petrolia, California, Ms = 7.1 earthquake. From the offshore reflection data and the wide-angle constraints provided by the onshore-offshore and OBS data we have determined a rough three-dimensional view of crustal and uppermost mantle structure beneath the triple junction region. This structure is also consistent with gravity data. The upper and mid crust has seismic velocities and densities consistent with accretionary complex rocks of the Franciscan terrane; a ubiquitous lower crustal layer with velocities of 6.5–7.1 km s−1 is 5–7 km thick throughout most of the region. Over an area extending at least 25 km to the south and 60 km to the west of the triple junction the lower crustal layer is up to 12 km thick; this area is overlain by undisturbed pre-11 Ma sediments, indicating little deformation since that date. The thick lower crust extends beneath the coast, suggesting that the deep boundary between Pacific and North American terranes lies onshore. The northeastern edge of the thick lower crustal layer is marked by concentrated seismicity, with the hypocenter of the 1992 Petrolia earthquake lying close to the NE corner. We speculate that at depth the Pacific lower crust acts an asperity acting to concentrate stress, from which the Petrolia earthquake ruptured.