Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Delayed dynamic triggering: Local seismicity leading up to three remote M ≥ 6 aftershocks of the 11 April 2012 M8.6 Indian Ocean earthquake

The 11 April 2012 M8.6 strike‐slip Indian Ocean earthquake (IOE) was followed by an increase in global seismic activity, with three remote M ≥ 6.0 earthquakes within 24 h. We investigate delayed dynamic triggering by systematically examining three offshore regions hosting these events for changes in microseismic activity preceding the IOE, and during the hours between the IOE surface‐wave arrival and the triggered‐event candidate. The Blanco Fault Zone, USA, and the Tiburón Fault Zone, Mexico, each host a strike‐slip event, and the Michoacán Subduction Zone, Mexico, hosts a reverse event. At these locations we estimate transient Coulomb stresses of ±1–10 kPa during the IOE. Each study area contains a regional seismic network allowing us to examine continuous waveforms at one or more nearby stations. We implement a short‐/long‐term‐average algorithm and template matching to detect events and assess the seismicity with the β‐statistic. Our results indicate low‐magnitude seismicity in the days prior to the IOE and the occurrence of earthquakes during the surface‐wave passage after more than 2 h of transient loading. We find both transtensional tectonic environments respond to the transient stresses with a substantial increase observed in the seismicity rates during the hours after the passage of surface waves. In contrast, seismicity rates remain constant in the subduction zone we investigate during the 14 h delay between the IOE and the large‐magnitude earthquake. The seismicity rate increases we observe occur after many hours of dynamic stresses and suggest the long duration of transient loading initiated failure processes leading up to these M ≥ 6.0 events.
Diet and Genotype Effects on n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids of Beef Lipids

The aim of this study was to study the effects of four feeding systems on n-3 P olyunsaturated F atty A cids (PUFAs) in Longissimus dorsi muscle lipids from three different steer genotypes and discuss the current finding concerning the role of these factors on alfa-linolenic acid conversion into n-3 long chain PUFAs. The feeding systems described here, represent productive models widespread in Argentina Pampeana region, ranging from pasture exclusive diet, to the feedlot system. C18:2 n-6 (LA) increased whereas C18:3 n-3 (ALA) decreased according to the increase in grain in the diet. The LA/ALA and n-6/n-3 PUFAs ratios increased as the grain in the diet increased. We concluded that by feeding animals correctly, we address the problem of consuming a high n-6/n-3 PUFAs ratio without virtually changing normal diets. Although these changes appear modest, for non-sea fish eaters, animal products such as beef are the only sources of long-chain n-3 PUFAs, and any improvement in the fatty acid composition of beef will result in an increase in the consumption of n-3 fatty acids.
Integrative Approach of Venous Return And Cardiac Output in the Context of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy

The progression of venous return impairment is related to the evolution of muscle atrophy. Venous return is influenced by factors such as blood volume, pressure gradient between the veins and atrium, and venous resistance determined mainly by vascular diameter, which might all work in a compensatory manner in the event of loss of skeletal muscle mass to prevent the progression of vascular problems. It is expected to occur a continued progression in the loss of venous return, and in the loss of muscle mass. The latter represents the main factor of influence on this hemodynamic mechanism and on cardiac output. There are significant data on venous return, exercise and muscle atrophy, but few are associative data between these subjects. In this sense the literature gap hinders the development of and/or therapeutic application to subjects with muscle atrophy. The proposed manuscript addresses the relationship between loss of muscle mass and impairment in venous return and, consequently, in cardiac output. In this context, the present review also brings some perspectives on the viable biomarkers used to indicate the integrative function of the venous return and cardiac output.
Rethinking intertextuality through a word-space and social network approach – the case of Cassiodorus

Continuous space representations of words are currently at the core of many state-of-the-art approaches in computational linguistics. The distributional hypothesis, summarised as: 'You shall know a word by the company it keeps' [Firth, 1957] is the basis of many such methods. In this paper we use this type of representation, which has seen little to no use in digital humanities, to rethink the concept of intertextuality. We present and use an alternative conceptual concept of intertextuality to ascertain how different persons are portrayed in a late antique letter collection, the Variae of Cassiodorus (ca. 485–585 AD). We combine this approach with the well-explored method of network analysis. 'The study of intertextuality is the study of a certain kind of relation between texts: One text quotes another or others. ' [Edmunds, 2001]. Until recently, intertextuality has been pictured as an interaction between different texts, which has been restricted to the surface forms. We want to transcend this rather limited, one-dimensional concept of intertextuality by using high-dimensional word representations which effectively abstract away from such surface forms. Instead of conceptualising, e.g. Vergil, as the sum of his transmitted oeuvre, we represent him both as a node in a network, and a vector in high-dimensional space. In this way we overcome the border between text and historical person; a border which impedes the ascertaining of the intertextual impact of authors which are partially or not at all preserved. We create word-space representations based on the letters in the Variae, using methods based on distributional semantics [Mikolov et al., 2013a, Levy et al., 2015]. In antiquity, the editing and publication of letter collections was a fundamental tool for literary and cultural self-representation. Late antiquity witnessed the zenith of this practice with the publication of several such collections, both in Latin and in Greek. The Variae of Cassiodorus are an excellent example of this practice of self-representation [Bjornlie, 2012, Gillett, 1998]. In this paper, we will represent Cassiodorus, his contemporaries, and influential authors of the literary canon, such as Vergil, in one and the same network. This form of visualisation can generate a more nuanced view on how Cassiodorus constructs a cultural profile for himself and his peers. Indeed, the letters of Cassiodorus act as a meeting ground in which both the contemporaries of Cassiodorus, as well as the authors who shaped the intellectual outlook of Cassiodorus and his peers, interact with each other.
Information Policies and Higher Education Choices: Experimental Evidence from Colombia

This paper studies how providing information on the returns and financing of college affects higher education decisions. We conducted a randomized controlled trial in Bogota, Colombia, on a representative sample of 120 urban public high schools, 60 of which received a 35-minute informational talk delivered by local college graduates. We find no effects of the intervention on post-secondary enrollment rates. However, students in treated schools who do enroll chose more selective degrees. Students in treated schools also perform slightly better on the national exit exam. Since most individuals in our sample are from low-income families, and positive effects derive mostly from changes in behavior of students from better socioeconomic backgrounds, we conclude that informational policies to motivate the demand for higher education are less effective in contexts where credit constraints are sizable.
The Utilization of Bottom Ash Coal for Briquette Products by Adding Teak Leaves Charcoal, Coconut Shell Charcoal, and Rice Husk Charcoal

The limitations of the availability of energy sources especially fuel oil has become a serious threat for the society. The use of coal for energy source as the replacement of fuel oil, in one hand, is very profitable, but on the other hand, will cause problem which is the coal ash residue. This coal ash is a by-product of coal combustion. This coal ash contains bottom ash . Through this observation, the bottom ash can be processed to be charcoal if added by teak leaves, coconut shell, and rice husk. Also, this observation needs to add binder materials for further processing in order to form briquette. It can be used as alternative fuel, the utilization of bottom ash and biomass will give positive impact to the environment. This observation was conducted by using compositions such as bottom ash, teak leaves, coconut shell, and rice husk. The treatment was using comparison 100%:0% ; 80%:20% ; 60%:40% ; 50%:50% ; 40%:60% ; 20%:80% ; 0%:100%. The result that the best briquette was on the composition of 20% bottom ash : 80% coconut shell. The characteristic values from that composition were moisture content of 3.45%, ash content of 17,32%, calorific value of 7.945,72 Cal/gr, compressive strength of 2,18 kg/cm 2 , level of CO of 105 mg/m 3, and heavy metals Cu of 29,83 µg/g and Zn 32,99 µg/g. The characteristic value from each briquette composition treatment showed that the increasing usage proportion of biomass as added material for briquette was able to increase its moisture content and calorific value. Besides, it is also able to decrease its ash content and compressive strength
Trust, Cultural Devices, and Efficiency in Game Experiments

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how trust and cultural devices a#ect the outcomes of ultimatum, dictator, and trust games. Of our particular concern is how such devices increase e$ciency. In order to pursue this purpose, I performed experiments involving the above three standard games and their variants. In the variant games the subjects were either allowed to punish their opponents without bearing their own costs or forced to play the games in the presence of several other subjects (third parties). The experimental results demonstrate that such cultural devices of punishment and monitoring increase e$ciency.
Breeding for ratoon stunting disease resistance: is it both possible and effective?

Sugarcane clones were screened in Florida for their ratoon stunting disease (RSD) reaction using a tissue blot immunoassay that detects Clavibacter xyli subsp. xyli (Cxx) colonised vascular bundles (cvb). The RSD reaction is on a continuous scale with the lowest average cvb in Cxx inoculated plants being the most resistant plant. Cultivars developed after the RSD screening program was initiated in 1989 are more resistant than cultivars grown in 1986. RSD reactions are repeatable . but continued screening is necessary throughout the program. A heritability value of 0.53 was obtained by plotting parental mid-point average cvb against average progeny cvb. RSD resistance was effective in controlling disease incidence in growers' fields without using any other control methods.
Clinical Picture and Antibody Response in Pigs Infected by Sarcoptes scabiei var, suis

Abstract— Clinical signs and antibody responses were observed in juvenile SPF-pigs experimentally infected with Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis and in neonatal pigs born to a sow cronically infected with S. scabiei. Mange became evident after 2–3 weeks. Three SPF-pigs, which were infected twice, developed clinical signs a few days earlier than three other SPF-pigs infected once. Serum antibodies to S. scabiei were demonstrated by an ELISA, using an extract of S. scabiei var. vulpes as an antigen, 5–7 weeks after the experimental infection and significant levels of antibody to S. scabiei were seen during the acute and chronic phases of the disease. Pruritus was seen at 4 days of age in piglets born to the infected sow. Maternal antibodies to S. scabiei were demonstrated within 6 h reaching mean maximum levels between 24 and 48 h after birth. Resume— Les symptomes et la reponse anticorps chez des pores SPF infestes experimentalement par Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis et des porcelets nouveaux nes dans une porcherie infectee chroniquement par Sarcoptes scabiei one eteetudies. La gale est apparue au bout de deux a trois semaines. Trois pores SPF, qui ont ete infectes deux fois, ont presente des symptomes quelques jours avant trois porcelet SPF infectes une seule fois. Les anticorps specifiques de Sarcoptes scabiei ont ete mis en evidence par une technique EIA, utilisant comme antigene des extraits de Sarcoptes scabiei tar. vulpes, 5 a 7 semaines apres l'inoculmation. Des taux significatifs ont ete observes tant pendant la phase aigue aue la phase chronique de la maladie. Le prurit etait observe des l'âge de 4 jours pour les porcelets nes dans la porcherie infectee. Des anticorps maternels specifiques Sarcoptes scabiei ont ete mis en evidence des la sixieme heure, avec des pics maximum entre 24 et 48 heures apres la mise-bas.
Market Optimism and Merger Waves

We argue that stock and bond market booms and merger waves are both driven by increases in optimism in financial markets and discuss two behavioral hypotheses, the managerial discretion and overvaluation hypotheses that claim that merger waves are driven by market optimism. Empirical support for the managerial theory is provided by evidence that the amounts of assets acquired increase as optimism in financial markets increases and that the returns to acquiring companies are inversely related to market optimism at the time of mergers. Our measures of market optimism also explain managerial choices of finance for mergers. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Usage, benefits and barriers of human resource information system in universities

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the university teaching staff’s perception about functions, benefits and barriers of human resource information system (HRIS). It also aims to explore the relevance of attitudinal/demographic diversity with focused HRIS dimensions. Design/methodology/approach – A 26-item questionnaire was developed on the basis of similar research studies. Responses were collected through electronic mail from 90 faculty members of seven state universities in India. Descriptive statistics along with t-test and analysis of variance were used to answer the research questions. Findings – The results of the study reported that HRIS is mostly used for administrative purpose and not taken as strategic requirement. Results also revealed that the perceived functions, benefits and barriers in adoption of HRIS do not vary group-wise. Research limitations/implications – The findings of the study potentially can help in developing and implementing of HRIS in similar types of organizations. Originality/value – Past literature on HRIS mainly comes from the developed countries and is confined to for-profit organizations. The present study is among the few that coherently took up the issue from non-profit organizations, i.e. universities of a developing country.
Structural and Magnetic Properties of Mo-Zn Substituted (BaFe12-4xMoxZn3xO19) M-Type Hexaferrites

Molybdenum-zinc substituted hexaferrites were synthesized by high-energy ball milling and subsequent sintering at different temperatures (1100, 1200, and 1300° C). The samples sintered at 1100° C exhibited good hard magnetic properties, although a decrease in saturation magnetization from 70.2 emu/g for the unsubstituted sample down to 57 emu/g for the sample with x = 0.3 was observed. The drop in saturation magnetization results mainly from the presence of secondary nonmagnetic oxides. The samples sintered at temperatures >1200° C showed an improvement in saturation magnetization, and a sharp drop in coercivity. This behavior was associated with the development of the W-type hexaferrite, the particle growth, and possibly the spin reorientation transition from easy-axis to easy-plane.
Adaptation and development of dental procedure in cerebral palsy.

Management of medically compr omised patient often pr esents a challenge to dentists in all the specialties. The advent of early diagnostic pr ocedure for better management of cer eb al palsy is necessar y for various medical and dental applications. It is impor tant to realize that pr oviding care for these patients should not produce any harm and diagnostic and mechanotherapeutic pr o edure may differ fr om those applied to healthy patients. This ar ticle describes effects of cer ebral palsy conditions on diagnosis, tr eatment planning and mechanotherapy of patients along with effects of disease pr ocess on dental pr ocedure.
Recent climatic, cryospheric, and hydrological changes over the interior of western Canada: a review and synthesis

Abstract. It is well established that the Earth's climate system has warmed significantly over the past several decades, and in association there have been widespread changes in various other Earth system components. This has been especially prevalent in the cold regions of the northern mid- to high latitudes. Examples of these changes can be found within the western and northern interior of Canada, a region that exemplifies the scientific and societal issues faced in many other similar parts of the world, and where impacts have global-scale consequences. This region has been the geographic focus of a large amount of previous research on changing climatic, cryospheric, and hydrological regimes in recent decades, while current initiatives such as the Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) introduced in this review seek to further develop the understanding and diagnosis of this change and hence improve the capacity to predict future change. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the observed changes in various Earth system components and a concise and up-to-date regional picture of some of the temporal trends over the interior of western Canada since the mid- or late 20th century. The focus is on air temperature, precipitation, seasonal snow cover, mountain glaciers, permafrost, freshwater ice cover, and river discharge. Important long-term observational networks and data sets are described, and qualitative linkages among the changing components are highlighted. Increases in air temperature are the most notable changes within the domain, rising on average 2 °C throughout the western interior since 1950. This increase in air temperature is associated with hydrologically important changes to precipitation regimes and unambiguous declines in snow cover depth, persistence, and spatial extent. Consequences of warming air temperatures have caused mountain glaciers to recede at all latitudes, permafrost to thaw at its southern limit, and active layers over permafrost to thicken. Despite these changes, integrated effects on stream flow are complex and often offsetting. Following a review of the current literature, we provide insight from a network of northern research catchments and other sites detailing how climate change confounds hydrological responses at smaller scales, and we recommend several priority research areas that will be a focus of continued work in CCRN. Given the complex interactions and process responses to climate change, it is argued that further conceptual understanding and quantitative diagnosis of the mechanisms of change over a range of scales is required before projections of future change can be made with confidence.
Social robots as eating companions

Previous research shows that eating together (i.e., commensality) impacts food choice, time spent eating, and enjoyment. Conversely, eating alone is considered a possible cause of unhappiness. In this paper, we conceptually explore how interactive technology might allow for the creation of artificial commensal companions: embodied agents providing company to humans during meals (e.g., a person living in isolation due to health reasons). We operationalize this with the design of our commensal companion: a system based on the MyKeepon robot, paired with a Kinect sensor, able to track the human commensal's activity (i.e., food picking and intake) and able to perform predefined nonverbal behavior in response. In this preliminary study with 10 participants, we investigate whether this autonomous social robot-based system can positively establish an interaction that humans perceive and whether it can influence their food choices. In this study, the participants are asked to taste some chocolates with and without the presence of an artificial commensal companion. The participants are made to believe that the study targets the food experience, whilst the presence of a robot is accidental. Next, we analyze their food choices and feedback regarding the role and social presence of the artificial commensal during the task performance. We conclude the paper by discussing the lessons we learned about the first interactions we observed between a human and a social robot in a commensality setting and by proposing future steps and more complex applications for this novel kind of technology.
Prenatal and postnatal diagnosis of Phelan–McDermid syndrome: A report of 21 cases from a medical center and review of the literature

Background: Phelan–McDermid syndrome (PMS), caused by deletions at 22q13.3 and pathogenic variants in the SHANK3 gene, is a rare developmental disorder characterized by hypotonia, developmental delay (DD), intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), dysmorphic features, absence of or delayed language, and other features. Methods: Conventional karyotyping, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), and whole exome sequencing (WES) have been used to detect genetic defects causing PMS. We summarized the genetic and clinical findings from prenatal to postnatal stages of detected cases of PMS and mapped potential candidate haploinsufficient genes for deletions of 22q13. This study aimed to summarize the laboratory findings, genetic defects, and genotype–phenotype correlations for Chinese patients with PMS. Results: Seven prenatal cases and fourteen postnatal cases were diagnosed with PMS in our center. Thirteen cases had a deletion ranging in size from 69 to 9.06 Mb at 22q13.2-q13.33, and five cases had a pathogenic variant or an intragenic deletion in the SHANK3 gene. Three familial cases with a parental carrier of a balanced translocation were noted. A review of the literature noted another case series of 29 cases and a report of five cases of PMS in China. Genotype–phenotype correlations confirmed haploinsufficiency of the SHANK3 gene for PMS and suggested other candidate haploinsufficient genes TNFRSFI3C and NFAM1 genes for immunological features and TCF20, SULT4A1, PARVB, SCO2, and UPK3A genes for intellectual impairment and behavioral abnormality, neurological features, macrocephaly/hypotonia, oculopathy, and renal adysplasia, respectively. Conclusion: Indications for prenatal diagnosis of PMS are not specific, and approximately 85% prenatally diagnosed PMS elected termination of pregnancies after genetic counseling. For postnatal cases, 62.5% were caused by a deletion at 22q13 and 37.5% were caused by a pathogenic variant or an intragenic deletion in the SHANK3 gene. Approximately 6.7% of cases with a deletion were familial, and almost all pathogenic variants were de novo. Combined karyotype, CMA, and WES should be performed to increase the diagnostic yield. The identification of other candidate haploinsufficient genes in deletions of 22q13.2-q13.33 could relate to more severe dysmorphic features, neurologic defects, and immune deficiency. These results provided evidence for diagnostic interpretation, genetic counseling, and clinical management for the Chinese cases of PMS.