Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DETERMINANTS OF INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION (IUGR) IN LABOURING MOTHERS AT REGIONAL GENERAL HOSPITAL IN KARAWANG, WEST JAVA

Introduction: Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) is a problem that continues to be challenging in the care of mothers and newborns. IUGR causes the baby's growth process to be stunted and the baby is born with health problems. Many factors influence the incidence of IUGR, both modifiable and irreversible factors. This study aimed to determine the determinant factors for the incidence of IUGR in labouring mothers at the Karawang Regional General Hospital, West Java. Method: The research design used correlation analysis with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were labouring mothers at Karawang Hospital. The sampling technique used systematic random sampling. Bivariate analysis used the Chi-Square test. Results: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar prevalensi kejadian IUGR pada ibu bersalin adalah 68.8%. Hasil analisis bivariat menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan terhadap kejadian IUGR pada ibu bersalin meliputi usia (p-value = 0.016; α <0.05), paritas (p-value = 0.028; α <0.05), hipertensi paritas (p-value = 0.044; α <0.05), preeklamsia (p-value = 0.048; α <0.05), status gizi (p-value = 0.026; α <0.05); anemia (p-value = 0.029; α <0.05); kehamilan gemelli (p-value = 0.028; α <0.05). Tidak terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara riwayat penyakit jantung dengan IUGR (p-value = 0.532; α <0.05). Kesimpulan. IUGR merupakan kondisi yang menyebabkan pertumbuhan janin terhampat. Beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi IUGR meliputi usia ibu hamil, paritas multipara atau grandemultipara, hipertensi sebagai komorbiditas, preeklamsia, status gizi ibu hamil, anemia saat kehamilan, dan kehamilan gemeli. Sebagian dari faktor risiko tersebut dapat diubah dan dicegah oleh ibu hamil dengan cara melakukan pemeriksaan secara rutin.
Metrological Evaluation of a Programmable Gain Current-Sensing Digitizer Suitable for Retarding Potential Analyzers

Retarding potential analyzers (RPAs) are plasma diagnostic sensors that are widely preferred in the aerospace field for the study of space plasmas like the ionosphere and solar winds. This article describes a low-cost programmable-gain current-digitizing front-end for RPAs to be mounted on spacecraft. The requirement of a controlled high-speed and accurate measurement, considering the fast transit speed of the spacecraft, can be met using the proposed scheme. The circuit features a transimpedance amplifier as the primary stage followed by a programmable-gain integrator. The gain of the integrator is intelligently chosen by adjusting the integration time based on the magnitude of the incoming current. This enables the measurement of wide-range low-current from RPAs with minimal effects of analog-to-digital converter (ADC) quantization error with reduced response time. The design and analysis of the scheme, simulation, and experimental results for a current range of ±(100 pA, 100 nA) is explained. The effects of offset errors of the scheme along with noise analysis were also reported. The maximum observed nonlinearity from the experimental model was 2.77%. From the results and inferences, the proposed scheme has been proven to work with RPA sensors. Recommendations for optimizing RPA operation, in conjunction with the proposed digitizing scheme are also discussed.
An Introduction to Trends in Extreme Weather and Climate Events : Observations , Socioeconomic Impacts , Terrestrial Ecological Impacts , and Model Projections *

*This is the first of five papers in the “Understanding Changes in Weather and Climate Extremes” series. National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, North Carolina. Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, Illinois. Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Illinois. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, and University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California. ABSTRACT
The Christmas Island blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae): a survey protocol and an assessment of factors that relate to occupancy and detection

The endemic Christmas Island blue-tailed skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) is in serious decline and only one known population remains on Christmas Island, despite it being widespread and common up until the 1990s. Here, we examine the relationship between occupancy, detectability, and several key environmental predictors and describe a passive observation survey protocol for the species that incorporates detection probabilities. By incorporating several covariates on detection and occupancy that we, a priori, considered to be important, we found C. egeriae was more likely to be found in habitat with an intermediate canopy cover. Detection probability using our survey protocol (0.28 with 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.43) was weakly but positively related to survey hour (10:00 to 14:00 local time), indicating afternoons were a better time to survey. Based upon a value of 0.28, we predict that four to fi ve survey visits over a reasonably short period of time (≈ one month) will suffi ciently minimise the likelihood of recording a false absence for the species.
Scenario analysis of water pollution control in Wenyu River basin in Beijing

Poor water quality of the Wenyu River has become a bottleneck for the coordinate development of economic,society and environment in the local region,even in the whole Beijing city.This study evaluates water pollution control measures and provides helpful information for water quality improvement of this river.Measures of point and nonpoint pollution control were proposed,and scenario analysis method and SWAT model were adopted to evaluate the effects of these measures on water quality improvement.The results show that the most effective measure is to control the concentration of waste water discharge from point pollution sources below the standard level,which reduces total nitrogen and total phosphorus of the study area by 66.2% and 80.5%,respectively.Second measure is to reduce agricultural fertilizer use and adopt scientific method for the use to control non-point sources.On the other hand,returning hillslope farmland to woodland and decreasing the urban area or the impermeable urban area also have good effects on non-point source control,an reduction of 1.2%~32.3% in total nitrogen and 3.7%~49.9% in total phosphorus.The simulation indicates that to restore a clear Wenyu,nothing can be done but a combinative control over the point sources and non-point sources and over the concentration and total amount,supplemented with certain pollution control engineering.These results provide a support for planning of water environment protection.
The Use of Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes to Increase the Solubility and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Albendazole

Albendazole is the preferred deworming drug and has strong insecticidal effects on human and animal helminth parasites, showing remarkable activity against hepatocellular carcinoma and colorectal cancer cells. However, it is classified as being in class II in the Biopharmaceutics Classification System due to its poor water solubility (0.2 mg/L) and high permeability, which make the clinical application of albendazole impractical. Through complexation with methyl-β-cyclodextrin, as the best result so far, albendazole’s water solubility was increased by 150,000 times, and albendazole could be 90% released during the first 10 min. In an in vivo pharmacokinetic study, the Cmax and Tmax of the active metabolized sulfoxide were changed from 2.81 µg/mL at 3 h to 10.2 µg/mL at 6 h and the AUC0–48 was increased from 50.72 h⁎μg/mL to 119.95 h⁎μg/mL, indicating that the inclusion complex obtained can be used as a new oral therapeutic anti-anthelmintic and anti-tumor agent formulation.
ML-Assisted Optimization of Securities Lending

This paper presents an integrated methodology to forecast the direction and magnitude of movements of lending rates in security markets. We develop a sequence-to-sequence (seq2seq) modeling framework that integrates feature engineering, motif mining, and temporal prediction in a unified manner to perform forecasting at scale in real-time or near real-time. We have deployed this approach in a large custodial setting demonstrating scalability to a large number of equities as well as newly introduced IPO-based securities in highly volatile environments.
Unraveling the occasional occurrence of berry astringency in table grape cv. Scarlet Royal: a physiological and transcriptomic analysis

Scarlet Royal, a mid-season ripening table grape, is one of the popular red grape varieties in California. However, its berries develop an undesirable astringent taste under certain conditions. Among the various factors contributing to the degradation of berry attributes, the levels and compositions of polyphenols play a fundamental role in defining berry quality and sensory characteristics. To comprehend the underlying mechanism of astringency development, Scarlet Royal berries with non-astringent attributes at the V7 vineyard were compared to astringent ones at the V9 vineyard. Biochemical analysis revealed that the divergence in berry astringency stemmed from alterations in its polyphenol composition, particularly tannins, during the late ripening stage at the V9 vineyard. Furthermore, transcriptomic profiling of berries positively associated nineteen flavonoid/proanthocyanidins (PAs) structural genes with the accumulation of PAs in V9 berries. The identification of these genes holds significance for table grape genetic improvement programs. At a practical level, the correlation between the taste panel and tannin content revealed a threshold level of tannins causing an astringent taste at approximately 400 mg/L. Additionally, berry astringency at the V9 vineyard was linked to a lower number of clusters and yield during the two study seasons, 2016 and 2017. Furthermore, petiole nutrient analysis at bloom showed differences in nutrient levels between the two vineyards, including higher levels of nitrogen and potassium in V9 vines compared to V7. It’s worth noting that V9 berries at harvest displayed a lower level of total soluble solids and higher titratable acidity compared to V7 berries. In conclusion, our results indicate that the accumulation of tannins in berries during the ripening process results in a reduction in their red color intensity but significantly increases the astringency taste, thereby degrading the berry quality attributes. This study also highlights the association of high nitrogen nutrient levels and a lower crop load with berry astringency in table grapes, paving the way for further research in this area
Comparative Evaluation of Salivary Parameters in Tobacco Substance Abusers.

BACKGROUND Tobacco use by youth is ever-demanding, and it is increasingly distributed not only in India but also globally. Saliva is a complex oral bio-fluid, freely available, performing absolute tasks for maintaining oral health and homeostasis. It contains a plethora of significant constituents such as proline-rich proteins (PRPs), immunoglobulins, IgA, enzymes lysozyme, lactoferrin, peroxidases, amylase, etc. The basic ecological balance of the oral cavity is stabilized via salivary clearance by reduced aggregation and adherence of microorganisms by direct microbial activity. This balance of oral activity is also done by indirect mechanisms by immunological as well as non-immunological means and also by effectively regulating salivary pH flow rate. This institutional observational study was planned to assess and compare salivary parameters (pH, salivary flow rate), total proteins, α-amylase, calcium, phosphate, and IgA, of unstimulated whole saliva of both tobacco abusers and tobacco non-users. METHODS The Study consisted of 270 participants (Tobacco habit) group, n = 135 and Control (Healthy) group, n = 135 and were in the age range of 20-50 years. They were assessed for oral health status, followed by the analysis of salivary pH, flow rate, total proteins, amylase, calcium, phosphates, and IgA of unstimulated whole saliva. RESULTS Comparative evaluation of salivary parameters among groups found that varying tobacco abusers had increased salivary amylase, protein levels, and phosphate whereas decreased salivary pH, flow rate, IgA, and in the whole unstimulated saliva samples than those of non-tobacco users. This difference among groups was statistically significant. (p < 0.05), and calcium levels were not altered significantly. CONCLUSIONS This study concludes that salivary parameters are altered in tobacco abusers when compared to those of non-abusers, and it was more significant in smokeless tobacco abusers than in any other form of tobacco abuse.
Segmental lumbar spinal cord aplasia in a free-ranging southern tiger cat (Leopardus guttulus)

We report a case of a free-ranging five-month wildcat with bilateral hind limbs paralysis since birth due to a segmental lumbar spinal cord aplasia. The species confirmation of the southern tiger cat ( Leopardus guttulus ) was determined by genetic sequencing. This southern tiger cat native to Brazil had autophagy in both pelvic limbs during the initial phase of hospitalization, followed by a right tibial fracture with bone exposition. Euthanasia was chosen due to animal welfare and submitted for postmortem examination. Grossly, there was an 8.5cm in-length segmental interruption of the spinal cord between the third and fifth lumbar vertebrae, with a lack of spinal cord tissue and collapsed associated dura mater. Microscopically, the representative sections of the L3 to L5 spinal cord had only . an irregular trace of gray matter adhered to the meninges (lumbar spinal cord aplasia) In the region of L6, a focally extensive, cystic, and well-defined tubular cavitation was noted dorsally to the central canal, replacing and compressing the adjacent nervous tissue (syringomyelia). Metagenomics examination did not detect any virus responsible for the presented spinal cord malformations. This seems to be the first description of segmental spinal cord aplasia reported in a wild feline.
The brain lateralization and development of math functions: progress since Sperry, 1974

In 1974, Roger Sperry, based on his seminal studies on the split-brain condition, concluded that math was almost exclusively sustained by the language dominant left hemisphere. The right hemisphere could perform additions up to sums less than 20, the only exception to a complete left hemisphere dominance. Studies on lateralized focal lesions came to a similar conclusion, except for written complex calculation, where spatial abilities are needed to display digits in the right location according to the specific requirements of calculation procedures. Fifty years later, the contribution of new theoretical and instrumental tools lead to a much more complex picture, whereby, while left hemisphere dominance for math in the right-handed is confirmed for most functions, several math related tasks seem to be carried out in the right hemisphere. The developmental trajectory in the lateralization of math functions has also been clarified. This corpus of knowledge is reviewed here. The right hemisphere does not simply offer its support when calculation requires generic space processing, but its role can be very specific. For example, the right parietal lobe seems to store the operation-specific spatial layout required for complex arithmetical procedures and areas like the right insula are necessary in parsing complex numbers containing zero. Evidence is found for a complex orchestration between the two hemispheres even for simple tasks: each hemisphere has its specific role, concurring to the correct result. As for development, data point to right dominance for basic numerical processes. The picture that emerges at school age is a bilateral pattern with a significantly greater involvement of the right-hemisphere, particularly in non-symbolic tasks. The intraparietal sulcus shows a left hemisphere preponderance in response to symbolic stimuli at this age.
Implementation of a Wideband Microwave Filter Design with Dual Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Mitigation for Modern Wireless Communication Systems with Low Insertion Loss and High Selectivity

By leveraging the advantages of the uniform transmission line, this manuscript presents a broadband high-selectivity filter range starting from 2.5 GHz to 16.8 GHz, utilizing a simple uniform transmission line structure loaded with three-quarter-wavelength stubs. The proposed UWB filter is studied using the ABCD network parameter method. After that, a shorted T-shaped stub-loaded resonator is coupled with the transmission line of the UWB filter to obtain dual-notch features at 4.4 GHz (for long distance wireless ISPs (WISPs), 4G/5G operator for LTE backhaul) and 7.5 GHz (for X-band downlink communication). The overall footprint is specified as 22.5 mm × 12 mm or 1.12 λg × 0.6 λg, where λg represents the wavelength at the central frequency. The operating principle of such a filter is explained, and its controllable broadband response, as well as controllable stopband frequencies, are optimized to show some of the attractive features of the new scheme, such as a super wideband response of about a 148.18% fractional bandwidth; an out-of-band performance up to 25 GHz; five single-resonator transmission poles filtering behaviour at different frequencies, with highly reduced radiation losses greater than 10 dB; a simple topology; a flat group delay; a low insertion loss of 0.4 dB; and high selectivity. Additionally, the filter is fabricated and evaluated, and the results show a good match for experimental validation purposes.
Data in Brief

The Meter2800 dataset is an important contribution to Music Information Retrieval (MIR) research, as it is the ﬁrst dataset to include audio ﬁles speciﬁcally designed for time signature detection. By combining audio ﬁles from three renowned datasets and including additional tracks, we have created a comprehensive and diverse collection of 2800 audio tracks that overcomes the limitations of existing audio datasets. The dataset includes 2.26GB of high-quality audio, which has been annotated with metadata, pre-computed features, tempo and time signature. In addition, we propose a train/test split and provide baseline results for time signature detection. The dataset is freely available for the research community and is available online for download. We believe that Meter2800 will contribute to the advancement of Music Information Retrieval research, particularly in the area of time signature detection. In technical validation, four classiﬁ-cation experiments were conducted using four types of machine learning algorithms: SVM, KNN, Naive Bayes, and Random Forest. © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (
Therapeutic Approach Targeting Gut Microbiome in Gastrointestinal Infectious Diseases

While emerging evidence highlights the significance of gut microbiome in gastrointestinal infectious diseases, treatments like Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) and probiotics are gaining popularity, especially for diarrhea patients. However, the specific role of the gut microbiome in different gastrointestinal infectious diseases remains uncertain. There is no consensus on whether gut modulation therapy is universally effective for all such infections. In this comprehensive review, we examine recent developments of the gut microbiome’s involvement in several gastrointestinal infectious diseases, including infection of Helicobacter pylori, Clostridium difficile, Vibrio cholerae, enteric viruses, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, and Giardia duodenalis. We have also incorporated information about fungi and engineered bacteria in gastrointestinal infectious diseases, aiming for a more comprehensive overview of the role of the gut microbiome. This review will provide insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of the gut microbiome while exploring the microbiome’s potential in the prevention, diagnosis, prediction, and treatment of gastrointestinal infections.
Specific Primer Designing for Quantitative PCR (qPCR) of Entomopathogenic Fungi Isaria fumosorosea from Soil Samples

Entomopathogenic fungi are important component for regulation of pests in ecosystem. Isaria fumosorosea, as one of the entomopathogenic fungi, was reported to successfully controlled the outbreaks of forest defoliators attacked larch (Larix kaempferi) plantation in Furano, Japan and beech (Fagus crenata) forest in Hachimantai, Japan. Instead of semi-cultured method, in this paper, a culture-independent method based on DNA using qPCR was developed for specific detection and quantification of I. fumosorosea directly from soil DNA extract using specific primer. The primer IFU5821F/IFU6061R was designed and found to be the best primer pair for I. fumosorosea. Standard soil DNA was obtained with strong relationship and good fitting with five levels (R2= 0.989, E = 0.58). I. fumosorosea could not be detected from all soil samples which was possibility caused by low density of the fungi. The qPCR was likely a rapid and specific method to detect the fungus from soil.
A Facial Feature and Lip Movement Enhanced Audio-Visual Speech Separation Model

The cocktail party problem can be more effectively addressed by leveraging the speaker’s visual and audio information. This paper proposes a method to improve the audio’s separation using two visual cues: facial features and lip movement. Firstly, residual connections are introduced in the audio separation module to extract detailed features. Secondly, considering the video stream contains information other than the face, which has a minimal correlation with the audio, an attention mechanism is employed in the face module to focus on crucial information. Then, the loss function considers the audio-visual similarity to take advantage of the relationship between audio and visual completely. Experimental results on the public VoxCeleb2 dataset show that the proposed model significantly enhanced SDR, PSEQ, and STOI, especially 4 dB improvements in SDR.