Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Successful Aging in the Workplace on Technology Acceptance and Use Behaviour

ABSTRACT This study investigated the association between successful aging and mobile internet acceptance and use behavior in the workplace. A total of 221 participants responded to the survey. The constructs in the model were measured using successful aging in the workplace scale (SAW), the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2). A mixed-method evaluation design was adopted in the study, which included quantitative and qualitative analysis methods. SAW was positively associated with UTAUT2 (β = ,856; p ⩽ 0,05), unassociated with BI (β = ,089;p = ,466) and USE (β = ,364; p = ,235). UTAUT2 was positively associated with BI (β = 1,110; p ⩽ 0,001) and USE (β = ,511; p⩽0,001); HT (β = ,713; p ⩽ 0,001) and FC (β = ,708; p⩽0,01) were positively associated with BI. BI was positively associated with USE (β =,391; p ⩽ 0,05). SAW was unassociated with BI (β = ,089; p = ,466; t = ,729), and USE (β = ,364; p = ,235; t = 1,189). The main result of this study was the positive association between SAW and UTAUT2, in contrast to the unassociation between the SAW and BI. The qualitative results showed the main differences between the SAW and the perception of the successful aging of employees.
Phytochemical profiling, antioxidant and antimicrobial effectiveness of Rosmarinus tournefortii De Noe extracts issued from different regions of Algeria

ABSTRACT Rosmarinus tournefortii is an aromatic evergreen shrub endemic to North Africa, including Algeria. Reports on phytochemicals of this species and related biological activities remain scarce. The essential oils (EOs) and ethanol extracts (EEs) of five populations collected in Algeria are investigated for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties through different multivariate statistical methods. EOs analysis by GC and GC-MS showed that the main constituents (α-pinene, camphor, camphene and limonene) were almost comparable. The antioxidant capacity was evaluated by the ferric reducing power and the inhibition of free radicals DPPH● and ABTS●+. The free radical scavenging effectiveness of EEs was about 2 times higher than the standard antioxidant (BHT). EOs exhibited weaker antioxidant activity insofar they failed to scavenge 50% radicals. The antimicrobial activity evaluated by determining the minimum inhibitory/bactericidal concentrations towards fifteen multi-drug resistant microorganisms showed that EEs were the most active. The Gram-positive bacteria were the most susceptible. Both EEs and EOs exhibited antifungal and anti-yeast activities.
HOTMapper: Historical Open Data Table Mapper

We present HOTMapper, a tool that maps tables of Open Data with historical information into unified data sources. The tool couples data exchange and integration techniques implemented into two main components: 1) a CLI script with commands to create and update tables, and to insert and update the data, using 2) a simple mapping definition file, interpreted by the CLI script, to store the schema and data mappings throughout different years. The tool is implemented using Python and MonetDb. This demo will show the creation of the mapping definition and the execution flow of the CLI script for creating a unified data source from scratch and then updating an existing one. It will unify real world data sources, with millions of records, containing information about the Brazilian educational system.
ITGC: Information-theoretic grid-based clustering

Grid-based clustering algorithms are well-known due to their efficiency in terms of the fast processing time. On the other hand, when dealing with arbitrary shaped data sets, density-based methods are most of the time the best options. Accordingly, a combination of grid and density-based methods, where the advantages of both approaches are achievable, sounds interesting. However, most of the algorithms in these categories require a set of parameters to be specified while usually it is not trivial to appropriately set them. Thus, we propose an I nformation-T heoretic G rid-based C lustering (ITGC) algorithm by regarding the clustering as a data compression problem. That is, we merge the neighbour grid cells (clusters) when it pays off in terms of the compression cost. Our extensive synthetic and real-world experiments show the advantages of ITGC compared to the well-known clustering algorithms.
PARSES: A Pipeline for Analysis of RNA-Sequencing Exogenous Sequences

VII CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 1 Sequence Alignment 1 Smith-Waterman 1 BLAST+ 1 TopHat 2 RNA-Seq 2 RNA-Seq vs. Microarray 3 RNA-Seq in Cancer Research 3 Contamination 4 Extent of Contamination 4 Practical Limitations Caused by Contamination 4 De Novo Transcriptome Assembly 4 Taxonomical Analysis 5 Through Similarity-Based Methods 5 Through Composition-Based Methods 6 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 6 CHAPTER 2 – METHODS AND TOOLS 7 Data Source and Processing 7 DLBCL and Follicular Lymphoma 7 Prostate Adenocarcinoma 7 Normal Lymph Node 7 Neanderthal 7 Mutu 8 Databases 8 Rake 8 Novoalign 8 TopHat 8 BLASTN 9 MEGAN 12 ABYSS 13 CHAPTER 3 DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 14 Pipeline Overview 14 Task Dependency Resolution 15 Implementation 16 Record 17 Usability 17 Customization 21
The Ecology of Garlic Mustard in Eastern Hardwood Forests

Upwards of 25% of the plant species in many eastern floras have been introduced. Many of these species have become invasive. Many of the worst invasives are native to Eurasia and were brought to the U.S. either intentionally for forage, fiber production, erosion control, ornamentals, or unintentionally via crop seed contaminant, transportation, or nursery stock. Typical examples include multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora Thunb.; Rosaceae), kudzu (Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi; Fabaceae), autumn olive (Eleagnus umbellata Thunb.; Eleagnaceae), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.; Lythraceae) and Japanese and Amur honeysuckles (Lonicera japonica Thunb. and L. maackii (Rupr.) Maxim. ; Caprifoliaceae). New species are being constantly added to the list as botanists and ecologists recognize new and emerging threats. Attempts to characterize the life-history of these species has been hindered by the broad array of species and different phylogenetic origins. Many, but not all, of the most problematic species have small, easily dispersed seed that has few germination requirements and is able to maintain a seedbank once established. These species often exhibit rapid growth, vegetative reproduction, and considerable phenotypic plasticity. In addition, the pollination syndrome is often generalized or abiotic, and many of the species are self-compatible. All of these traits aid in the establishment and growth of these nonnative species in their new environments. Likewise, attempts to characterize and make generalizations regarding invaded habitats is also complicated by the individualistic nature of the species and habitats involved. Some have suggested that oldgrowth forests may be less susceptible to invasion due to increased stability. Ecosystems with frequent breaks in their cover, due to natural or anthropogenic disturbances, may be more susceptible to invasion. The data to support these suggestions and observations is
Classroom Management as a Response to Challenges in Mathematics Education: Experiences from a Province in South Africa

This paper reports on an investigation into management in Mathematics classrooms. Classroom management is contextualised in terms of the managerial actions required to manage classrooms effectively and the extent to which effective classroom management responds to contextual challenges. Relevant literature is reviewed, and theoretical perspectives with investigative value for classroom management are examined. Data was collected using individual semi-structured interviews with four Mathematics department heads and with five teachers per school, for the four focus group interviews. The interviews were audio-taped, transcribed and the data analysed using a process of abductive data analysis as suggested by McMillan and Schumacher (2010; Research in education: Evidence-based inquiry, 4th ed., Pearson Education). The participants in this study supported the use of different overlapping management styles. Teachers apply these styles by introducing useful and suitable management actions in their classroom practice. It was found that organising group work and motivating learners are actions that encompass the majority of functions related to the management of teaching and learning in Mathematics classrooms. Contextual influences like teachers’ professional competencies, curriculum implementation, the maintenance of facilities and the availability of resources and learning materials were highlighted as factors that both support and constrain the effectiveness of classroom management.
Spatial and temporal variability of open biomass burning in Northeast China from 2003 to 2017

ABSTRACT Open biomass burning (OBB) has a significant impact on the heavy haze pollution in Northeast China (NEC) in recent years, which requires the investigation of the spatiotemporal variations of OBB with different vegetation types to better monitor and control OBB in NEC. The MODIS C6 fire and land cover products, together with the emissions inventory from the Global Fire Assimilation System, were used in this study. The changes in the total number of MODIS fire points in NEC from 2003 to 2017 demonstrated a fluctuating but generally rising trend, with a peak during 2013–2017. Most fire points concentrated in two key periods, i.e. March–April (37%) and October–November (46%). The total number of crop residue burnings in March–April was basically slightly fluctuating and increased sharply from 2013, whilst the number in October–November had a fluctuating and upward trend until 2015, when a decline appeared. The amount of OBB in March–April was higher than that in October–November during 2016–17. OBB in Heilongjiang Province comprised a major proportion of all fires, which accounted for 70.7% from 2003 to 2017; however, the proportion was only 66.2% during 2013–2017. The largest proportion of all fires was in cropland (90.8%), then forest (5.3%) and grassland (3.1%). The cumulative emissions of fine particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and ammonia from agricultural open burning in NEC reached 78.43 Gg, 24.9 Gg, and 13.7 Gg for March–April during 2013–17, respectively, which were close to those in October–November. Graphical abstract
Loss Imbalance and Transient DC-Bias Mitigation in Dual-Active-Bridge DC/DC Converters

The triple-phase shift (TPS) modulation has been widely used in dual-active-bridge (DAB) converters to improve system efficiency but still has much greater potentials to be explored. Specifically, pulsewidth modulation (PWM) generation techniques are often not discussed, which, however, are found to be crucial to enhance the converter performances. First, in conventional TPS modulations, switches in the same H-bridge turn on and off under different currents, which leads to imbalances in switching losses and, thus, different temperature rises. This will result in different heat stresses on the switches and eventually impact reliability. Second, transient dc biases occur when phase shifts are updated, which is hard to be addressed by dc-blocking capacitors. The abovementioned two issues can be simultaneously resolved by properly utilizing PWM generation techniques, without any extra components or sensors. To this end, this article presents a comprehensive analysis of loss imbalances and transient dc biases and then proposes mitigation methods. To fully exploit the proposed methods, a generalized PWM generation technique that combines the advantages of switching loss balance and transient dc-bias mitigation is proposed for enhanced performances and fast dynamic responses of DAB converters. The proposed modulation and the PWM generation strategy were verified with a laboratory prototype.
Perspectives in Evo-Devo of the Vertebrate Brain

The nervous system, and particularly the brain, is probably one of the most fascinating subjects for evolutionary biology. This chapter discusses the developmental mechanisms which, within a common Bauplan, allow for variations in brain anatomy. The authors identify several “nodes” at which, within a common Bauplan to build a vertebrate type of brain, developmental evolution can shape differences. These critical points include the control of early signaling systems, the tight regulation of proliferation, and the emergence of new progenitor types in the embryonic neuroepithelia. Many developmental studies show the involvement of signaling molecules in the patterning of the brain, but examples in which variations of these molecules actually lead to evolutionary diversification of vertebrate brains are rare. The chapter explains the comparative, or evo-devo, study of proliferation that can be dealt with at several levels. Finally, the chapter focuses on recent studies highlighting various means of modifying cis-regulation.
Deformation of Néel-type skyrmions revealed by Lorentz transmission electron microscopy

Neel-type magnetic skyrmions in multilayers are promising candidates for ultra-low power spintronic devices. To image the Neel-type skyrmions using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (L-TEM), the samples must be tilted. Thus, the external magnetic field consists of both in-plane and out-of-plane components. To date, it is still not well known on the effect of the in-plane magnetic field on the L-TEM images, leading to ambiguities in retrieving the structure of Neel-type skyrmions. Here, Neel-type skyrmions in three [Pt/Co/Ta]20 multilayer samples, with the easy magnetization axis being tuned from the out-of-plane to the in-plane direction by increasing the Co thickness from 1.8 to 2.2 nm, are imaged. When using a smaller defocus value (−2 mm) and a higher magnification (×9100) of L-TEM, a surprising dark-bright-dark-bright double contrasted pattern, instead of the previously reported dark-bright contrasted pattern, is observed. The additional dark-bright contrasted pattern becomes more evident for thicker Co layer samples in which the magnetization axis tilts more toward the in-plane direction. Further analysis, via a combination of magnetic force microscopy experiments, micromagnetic simulations, and micromagnetic analysis to Lorentz TEM simulation, shows that the additional dark-bright features originate from the deformation of the Neel-type skyrmions within an in-plane magnetic field.
The In Vitro Translocation of Escherichia coli Ribose-binding Protein via Various Targeting Routes

The translocation of ribose-binding protein (RBP) into the inverted membrane vesicles (IMV) of Escherichia coli and eukaryotic microsomes was studied using the in vitro translation/translocation system. It was found that RBP was translocated into heterologous eukaryotic microsomes co-translationally, as well as post-translationally However, RBP was translocated only past-translationally into IMV. Degradation fragments of RBP with the molar mass of 14 and 16 kDa were produced during the translocation into IMV However, the amount of the degradation products decreased and the mature form of RBP appeared in the presence of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF). PMSF and GTP accelerated the translocation of RBF It was also found that SecB enhanced the post-translational translocation of RBP It appears that RBP is translocated via at least two targeting paths.
Characterisation of high and low avidity peptide specific CD8+ T cells using immunologic, transcriptomic and proteomic tools

One of the hallmarks of successful immunotherapy is the generation of high avidity cytotoxic T cells which can recognise and respond to very low concentration of antigens. This sensitivity of T cells is usually determined by peptide titration ELISpot assays. Even though these assays are generally useful, they are laborious and sample demanding. The assays become even more difficult if the peptide(s) accountable for the generation of vaccine specific responses are unknown such as whole protein or cell vaccines. Therefore, there is a need to identify markers which can quickly and reliably identify a high avidity T cell response in cancer vaccination settings. To achieve this goal, this study utilised a C57Bl/6J mouse model which could efficiently generate high and low avidity T cell responses, when immunisation was undertaken with two form of vaccines to deliver the target antigens. The antigenic epitopes used for this study were derived from TRP-2 ‘self’ and ovalbumin (OVA) ‘foreign’ antigens. Immunisation of animals with these antigens in a DNA vaccine format induces a high avidity T cell response, in contrast to the response when these are administered in the peptide vaccine format. However, both the immunisations produced same number of peptide specific CD8+ T cells, which was assessed my multimer staining. When these cells were subjected to in vitro stimulations with the target peptides, the functionality of the low avidity T cells was restored whereas the high avidity T cells failed to respond to lower peptide concentrations. This showed the plasticity of antigen specific T cells and their ability to modulate their functionality according to the stimulation they have received.
Unit vector template generator applied to a new control algorithm for an UPQC with instantaneous power tensor formulation, a simulation case study

In this paper we present a new algorithm to generate the reference signals to control the series and parallel power inverters in an unified power quality conditioner “UPQC” to enhance power quality. The algorithm is based in the instantaneous power tensor formulation which it is obtained by the dyadic product between the instantaneous vectors of voltage and current in n-phase systems. The perfect harmonic cancelation algorithm “PHC” to estimate the current reference in a shunt active power filter was modified to make it hardy to voltage sags through unit vector template generation “UVGT” while from the same algorithm it extracts the voltage reference for series active power filter. The model was validated by mean of simulations in Matlab-Simulink®.
EN Assessment of the window replacement influence on building energy consumption and human thermal comfort on the basis of dynamic modeling

The dynamic modeling of the energy characteristics of building structures with the help of energy-saving double-glazed windows was carried out in the work. The influence of different variants of windows replacement on the heat energy state of a typical mass building for various glazing coefficients in dynamic grid models created on the basis of the Energy Plus software product was analyzed. It is found that argon-filled glass, selective-coated glass on the outer and inner glass can reduce the energy requirement for the building by 8-10% compared to the double-glazed glass without selectively coating and filling the chambers with air. The load on the heating system is significantly different for the orientations North and South. It is assumed that the coefficient of glassy glass in the orientation of the South during the off-season (autumn / spring), less heating (switched on / off later). For North and South orientations, energy-saving windows with selective coating and / or filled up with inert gas cells have a different effect, which is explained by the coefficients of solar heat transmission, which was obtained on the basis of the simulation model. In addition, current standards in Ukraine do not provide all variants of the coefficients of optical transmittance characteristics of solar heat gains. In this work, a dynamic hourly simulation of the building energy demand in heated space for representative rooms N and S oriented for different glazing coefficients and window types has been carried out. Range of PMV change, average radiating temperature and air temperature in the room for the heating period were estimated. It was established that changing windows glazing can affect the PMV to change almost two times, which indicates the need for an integrated approach to the assessment of thermal comfort. Namely, the importance of taking into account the dynamic changes in the environment parameters and possible thermo-modernization were detected.
Tumor deposits in colorectal cancer: the need for a new “pN” category

Surgical Pathology, Surgical Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico Correspondence to: Leonardo S. Lino-Silva, MD, MSc, MEd. Anatomic Pathology Professor, Gastrointestinal Pathology Division, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología de México (Mexico's National Cancer Institute), Av. San Fernando # 22, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico city, Mexico. Email: saul.lino. sil@gmail.com. Provenance and Peer Review: This article was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine. The article did not undergo external peer review. Comment on: Liu F, Zhao J, Li C, et al. The unique prognostic characteristics of tumor deposits in colorectal cancer patients. Ann Transl Med 2019;7:769.
An example of meso-scale hydrographic features in the central Baltic Sea and their influence on the distribution and vertical migration of sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schn.)

A wind-driven meso-scale pattern of temperature, salinity and oxygen was found along a transect in the northern Bornholm Basin (southern Baltic Sea). Strong winds caused currents along this transect, which shifted cold intermediate water (minimum: 3.6C) towards the south. The transect was surveyed with a towed CTD-system and hydroacoustics in parallel to investigate the distribution of sprat, Sprattus sprattus balticus (Schn.) in relation to the observed meso-scale pattern. In those parts of the transect where the cold intermediate water was observed, sprat were restricted to water layers below the halocline. In other parts of the transect, sprat moved into higher water layers and occupied a wider depth range. The important factor was temperature, which set an upper limit to the vertical sprat distribution. The development of hydrography, as measured in the field, was evaluated with a hydrodynamic model.
Climate change. The science, impacts and solutions, 2nd edition.

Barrie Pittock's work in climate change is well‐known in Australia and internationally. This volume is a substantial update of his 2005 book, with a new subtitle. With 12 chapters in a very readable style, and extensive and authoritative endnotes, it would work well as a university textbook. Broadly speaking, the first half of the book is about the science of predicting climate change, and the second half is about the politics of responding to it.
DRL-Based Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation Frameworks for Uplink NOMA Systems

Nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is one of the promising technologies to meet the huge access demand and high data-rate requirements of the next-generation networks. In this article, we investigate the joint subchannel assignment and power allocation problem in an uplink multiuser NOMA system to maximize the energy efficiency (EE). Different from conventional model-based resource allocation methods, we propose three deep-reinforcement-learning (DRL)-based frameworks to solve this nonconvex optimization problem, referred to as the discrete DRL-based resource allocation (DDRA) framework, continuous DRL-based resource allocation (CDRA) framework, and joint DRL and optimization resource allocation (DORA) framework. Specifically, for the DDRA framework, a multi-DQN-based network is designed to dynamically allocate resources discretely, which can reduce the output dimension and improve the learning efficiency. To overcome the loss of power discretization in DDRA, a joint DQN and deep deterministic policy-gradient (DDPG)-based network (CDRA framework) is designed to generate the resource allocation policy. The DORA framework is then proposed as a performance boundary. Finally, an event-triggered learning method is combined with all three frameworks to further reduce the computational consumption. The numerical results show that the proposed frameworks can improve the EE performance of the uplink NOMA system and reduce the computation time.