Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Partial Replacement of Fish Meal with Spirulina pacifica in Diets for Parrot Fish (Oplegnathus fasciatus)

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted in low temperature season to investigate the effects of fish meal (FM) replacement with spirulina on growth performance, body composition and immune response of parrot fish and dietary antioxidant capacity. Four isonitrogenous (48% crud protein) and isocaloric (17.1 MJ/kg gross energy) diets were formulated to replace FM with 0 (as control), 5, 10 and 15% spirulina (designated as Con, S5, S10 and S15, respectively) and fed to the fish (initial body weight, 57±0.1 g) to apparent satiation. At the end of the feeding trial, significantly (P<0.05) higher weight gain, protein efficiency ratio and feed intake and lower feed conversion ratio were observed in fish fed S5 diet compared to those fed the Con and S15 diets. Hematocrit, hemoglobin and respiratory burst activity were also significantly (P<0.05) increased in fish fed S5 diet. Fish fed S15 diet had significantly (P<0.05) higher muscle protein and lower whole-body lipid than those fed the Con diet. Spirulina supplementation in diets increased dietary polyphenols concentration and antioxidant capacity in a dose dependent manner. A second-order polynomial regression analysis shows that the optimum dietary FM protein replacement level by spirulina is approximately 7.3% for the best growth rate. The findings indicate that spirulina can replace up to 15% FM protein (26% dietary inclusion) in the presence of relatively high soybean meal contents in diets for parrot fish.
Characterizations of Morse Quasi-Geodesics via Superlinear Divergence and Sublinear Contraction

We introduce and begin a systematic study of sublinearly contracting projections. We give two characterizations of Morse quasi-geodesics in an arbitrary geodesic metric space. One is that they are sublinearly contracting; the other is that they have completely superlinear divergence. We give a further characterization of sublinearly contracting projections in terms of projections of geodesic segments.
Open-Label Randomized Trial Comparing Oral Anticoagulation With and Without Single Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Stable Coronary Artery Disease Beyond 1 Year After Coronary Stent Implantation: OAC-ALONE Study

Background: Despite recommendations in the guidelines and consensus documents, there has been no randomized controlled trial evaluating oral anticoagulation (OAC) alone without antiplatelet therapy (APT) in patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease beyond 1 year after coronary stenting. Methods: This study was a prospective, multicenter, open-label, noninferiority trial comparing OAC alone to combined OAC and single APT among patients with atrial fibrillation beyond 1 year after stenting in a 1:1 randomization fashion. The primary end point was a composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or systemic embolism. The major secondary end point was a composite of the primary end point or major bleeding according to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis classification. Although the trial was designed to enroll 2000 patients during 12 months, enrollment was prematurely terminated after enrolling 696 patients in 38 months. Results: Mean age was 75.0±7.6 years, and 85.2% of patients were men. OAC was warfarin in 75.2% and direct oral anticoagulants in 24.8% of patients. The mean CHADS2 score was 2.5±1.2. During a median follow-up interval of 2.5 years, the primary end point occurred in 54 patients (15.7%) in the OAC-alone group and in 47 patients (13.6%) in the combined OAC and APT group (hazard ratio, 1.16; 95% CI, 0.79–1.72; P=0.20 for noninferiority, P=0.45 for superiority). The major secondary end point occurred in 67 patients (19.5%) in the OAC-alone group and in 67 patients (19.4%) in the combined OAC and APT group (hazard ratio, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.71–1.39; P=0.016 for noninferiority, P=0.96 for superiority). Myocardial infarction occurred in 8 (2.3%) and 4 (1.2%) patients, whereas stroke or systemic embolism occurred in 13 (3.8%) and 19 (5.5%) patients, respectively. Major bleeding occurred in 27 (7.8%) and 36 (10.4%) patients, respectively. Conclusions: This randomized trial did not establish noninferiority of OAC alone to combined OAC and APT in patients with atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease beyond 1 year after stenting. Because patient enrollment was prematurely terminated, the study was underpowered and inconclusive. Future larger studies are required to establish the optimal antithrombotic regimen in this population. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials. gov. Unique identifier: NCT01962545.
Veteran Status and Civilian Earnings

Abstract : This research is concerned with the causes of civilian earnings differences between veterans and men with no military service experience. Controlling for such background characteristics as years of schooling, age, and residential locations, veterans receive higher market wages, on average, than do men who have never served in the military. The research presented in this report is an analysis of the causes of this 'veteran premium,' and specifically, an assessment of the fraction of that premium related directly to military service and the fraction due to factors that are correlated with, but not causally related to, service in the military.
Online Dispute Resolution and Bargaining Yannick Gabuthy

Automated negotiation process seems to be a powerful mechanism to resolve disputes arising from Internet-based transactions. Automated negotiation is an online blind-bidding process in which an automated algorithm evaluates bids from the parties and settles the case if the offers are within a prescribed range. \ Following the arguments of the dispute resolution professionals, the main advantage of this procedure is to promote ''natural'' agreements by restoring the parties' right to negotiate on their own, without the presence of a third party in the shadow of negotiations. Our purpose is to investigate this issue by modelling the automated negotiation process as a two-person bargaining game under incomplete information. A first result states that, given incomplete information, not all mutually beneficial agreements can be attained via the procedure. Furthermore, the settlement rule has a drastic effect on the players' strategies, which induce that the automated negotiation process does not significantly increase the likelihood of a settlement. The ability of the procedure to generate efficiency is only due to the costs imposed on parties if a disagreement occurs, that is the combination of players' risk aversion and uncertainty.
Projected changes of wintertime synoptic‐scale transient eddy activities in the East Asian eddy‐driven jet from CMIP5 experiments

The wintertime East Asian eddy‐driven jet (EAEJ) responding to climate change in the 21st century is studied using model outputs from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5). Compared to the location displacement in oceanic eddy‐driven jets, the magnitude change of synoptic‐scale transient eddy activities, measured by eddy kinetic energy (EKE), is a more striking feature in EAEJ. An intensified EKE is projected unanimously by CMIP5 models, suggesting that potential strong winter storm events are likely to happen in East Asian midlatitude in a warming climate. The future change of EKE in EAEJ can be understood in terms of growing baroclinicity wave. The upper level EKE is highly correlated to the low‐level static stability, Brunt‐Väisälä frequency (BVF). CMIP5 models generally project an intensified upper evel EKE with a reduced low‐level BVF (ΔEKE ∝ −ΔBVF). Meanwhile, the enhancement of EKE is also constrained by its historical state (ΔEKE ∝ −EKE). Intermodel variabilities among CMIP5 models reveal a similar but weaker relationship between ΔBVF (or EKE) and ΔEKE, indicating relatively large model diversities and independencies among CMIP5 models.
Ponteiros em Papel: O ensino e a aprendizagem de ponteiros em linguagem de programação C com base em envelopes coloridos

Este artigo apresenta uma dinâmica com envelopes coloridos como um meio para trabalhar o conceito de ponteiro no ensino e aprendizagem da linguagem de programação C. A mestria de ponteiros é um passo importante para o domínio desta linguagem, ao mesmo tempo que é, talvez, um de seus tópicos mais difíceis. Esta atividade foi pensada com o pressuposto de que o a aprendizagem de ponteiros, sem um apoio concreto, privilegia quem já tem um bom domínio deálgebra ou uma boa compreensão abstrata da arquitetura de um computador. O uso de envelopes permite desenvolver uma analogia concreta e oferece um passo intermediário para aqueles que ainda estão por desenvolver suas habilidades ligadas a manipulação simbólica ou a compreensão abstrata da máquina.
A Phase II Study of Antineoplastons A10 and AS2-1 in Adult Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme: Final Report (Protocol BT-21)

Treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (RGBM) creates one of the most difficult chal- lenges to neuro-oncology. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcome of adults with high-grade glioma with special attention to RGBM patients treated with Antineoplastons (ANP) A10 and AS2-1 injections. The study was conducted according to Protocol BT-21, which accrued patients who failed standard radiation therapy (RT) and chemotherapy. There were 40 candidates registered in the study. Among the intent-to-treat (ITT) population, there were 30 cases of RGBM that progressed during and after prior treatment, 4 patients with anaplastic astrocytoma (AA), 1 with anaplastic mixed glioma (AMG), and 5 with persistent GBM. The aim of this paper is to evalu- ate the responses, survival and toxicity of all 40 patients, the efficacy in 30 patients with RGBM, and in 24 patients with RGBM who received at least 28 days of ANP (ERGBM). All RGBM patients were treated before with RT and chemotherapy, except one patient who only had surgery (patient refused radiation). In this group, 63% had one recurrence, 30% had two recurrences, and 7% had three recurrences. The median duration of ANP and ITT was 12 weeks and the median dosage of ANP A10 was 6.52 g/kg/d and ANP AS2-1 was 0.23 g/kg/d. Responses were assessed by gadolin- ium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) repeated every eight weeks. In the ITT popula- tion, objective responses (ORs) were determined in 10% of cases (complete response—CR, and partial response—PR in 5% each). Progression-free survival (PFS) in ITT at six months was 17.5%. Overall survival (OS) was 28.3% at one year, 2.6% at two years, five and ten years. In the RGBM population, objective responses (ORs) were determined in 13.3% of cases (CR and PR in 6.7% each). PFS in RGBM at six months was 16.7%. OS was 34.7% at one year, 3.47% at two years, five and ten years. In the ERGBM population, ORs were determined in 16.7% of cases (CR and PR in 8.3% each). PFS in ERGBM at six months was 20.8%, OS was 39.3% at one year, 4.4% at two years, five and ten years. The treatment was well-tolerated with reversible Grades 3 and 4 toxicity in * Corresponding author.
Design and development of compact readout electronics with silicon photomultiplier array for a compact imaging detector

This work aims at developing compact readout electronics for a compact imaging detector module with silicon photomultiplier (SPM) array. The detector module consists of a LYSO crystal array coupling with a SensL's 4x4 SPM array. A compact multiplexed readout based on a discretized positioning circuit (DPC) was developed to reduce the readout channels from 16 to 4 outputs. Different LYSO crystal arrays of 4x4, 8x8 and 12x12 with pixel sizes of 3.2, 1.6 and 1.0 mm respectively, have been tested with the compact readout board using a Cs-137 source. The initial results show that the compact imaging detector module with the compact multiplexed readout could clearly resolve 1 mmx1 mmx10 mm LYSO scintillation crystal array except those at the edges. The detector's intrinsic spatial resolution up to 1 mm can be achieved with the 3 mmx3 mm size SPMArray4 through light sharing and compact multiplexed readout. Our results indicate that this detector module is feasible for the development of high-resolution compact PET.
Predicting relative load by peak movement velocity and ratings of perceived exertion in power clean

Evaluating an individual’s maximal strength is considered a key factor in prescribing and regulating resistance training programs in athletes. The present study analyzed the suitability of predicting the relative load lifted in the power clean exercise from the peak movement velocity and perceived exertion. In order to determine the full-load velocity and load-perceived exertion relationships, 154 young, resistance-trained male athletes performed a 4- to 6-set progressive test up to the one-repetition maximum. Longitudinal regression models were used to predict the relative load from the peak velocity and the OMNI-RES 0-10 scale, taking sets as the time-related variable. Load associated with peak velocity and with perceived exertion scale values expressed after performing 1 or 2 repetitions, were used to construct two adjusted predictive equations: Relative load = 128.85 – 25.86 × peak velocity; and Relative load = 31.10 + 7.26 × OMNI-RES 0–10 scale value. Although both models provided effective estimates of relative load, the coefficient of determination (R2) of the OMNI-RES perceived exertion scale was larger than when using the peak movement velocity model (88% vs. 46%). These findings highlight the importance of perceived exertion to estimate strength performance in the power clean exercise.
Model Averaging : An Application to UK Inflation

In recent years there has been increasing interest in forecasting methods that utilise large datasets, driven partly by the recognition that policymaking institutions need to process large quantities of information. Factor analysis is one popular way of doing this. Forecast combination is another, and it is on this that we concentrate. Bayesian model averaging methods have been widely advocated in this area, but a neglected frequentist approach is to use information theoretic based weights. We consider the use of model averaging in forecasting UK inflation with a large dataset from this perspective. We find that an information theoretic model averaging scheme can be a powerful alternative both to the more widely used Bayesian model averaging scheme and to factor models.
Adjusted intensity nonlocal diffusion model of photopolymer grating formation

Title Adjusted intensity nonlocal diffusion model of photopolymer grating formation Authors(s) Lawrence, Justin R. ; O'Neill, Feidhlim T. ; Sheridan, John T. Publication date 2002-04-01 Publication information Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 19 (4): 621-629 Publisher Optical Society of America Link to online version http://dx.doi. org/10.1364/JOSAB.19. 000621 Item record/more information http://hdl.handle. net/10197/3459 Publisher's statement This paper was published in Journal of the Optical Society of America B and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase. org/abstract.cfm? URI=josab-19-4-621. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. Publisher's version (DOI) 10.1364/JOSAB.19. 000621
Reconstructing Green's function by correlation of the coda of the correlation (C3) of ambient seismic noise

Analysis of long-range correlation of the microseisms has been shown to provide reliable measurements of surface wave speeds that can be used for seismic imaging and monitoring. In the case of an even distribution of noise sources, it has been theoretically demonstrated that the correlation is the exact Green's function, including all types of waves. This method is limited in its application by the actual source distribution. In practice, the azimuthal distribution of energy flux of the noise is dominated by some particular directions resulting in a clear azimuthal dependence of the quality of the reconstruction of Rayleigh waves, with a poor reconstruction in some azimuths. To solve this problem, we use noise correlations measured on the entire network. We consider two stations, A and B, for which the Rayleigh waves could not be discerned in the in the correlation of continuous records of ambient noise. We computed all correlations between the station A (respectively B) and all the 150 other stations located at regional distances. Theoretically, these virtual seismograms contain direct waves and coda, although they are clearly contaminated by the influence of the imperfect ambient noise field and most are inadequate for direct analysis. We used these correlation functions as equivalents to seismograms produced by sources acting at the 150 stations locations and recorded in A (respectively B). We select time windows in those virtual seismograms that correspond to coda and compute correlations between them. This metacorrelation is found to exhibit the surface wave part of the Green's function that was not visible in the raw correlation of ambient noise. We illustrate the legitimacy of the reconstruction by comparison with raw noise correlations. This procedure can be used to assess seismic velocity between stations, even in presence of a directive and poorly oriented ambient noise. The result shows that in spite of the small signal-to-noise ratios often seen in correlations of ambient noise, especially at large lag time corresponding to coda, their codas are better equipartitioned than was the ambient noise upon which they were based. They are therefore presumably multiply scattered and contain information on both direct surface waves and also on more complex travel paths.
Analysis of periodic anisotropic media by means of split-field FDTD method and GPU computing

The implementation of the Split-Field Finite Difference Time-Domain (SP-FDTD) method in Graphics Pro- cessing Units is described in this work. This formalism is applied to light wave propagation through periodic media with arbitrary anisotropy. The anisotropic media is modeled by means of a permittivity tensor with non-diagonal elements and absorbing boundary conditions are also considered. The split-field technique and the periodic boundary condition allow to consider a single period of the structure reducing the simulation grid. Nevertheless, the analysis of anisotropic media implies considering all the electromagnetic field components and the use of complex notation. These aspects reduce the computational efficiency of the numerical method compared to the isotropic and non-periodic implementation. With the upcoming of the new generation of General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Units many scientific applications have been accelerated and others are being developed into this new parallel digital computing architecture. Specifically, the implementation of the SP-FDTD in the Fermi family of GPUs of NVIDIA is presented. An analysis of the performance of this implementation is done and several applications have been considered in order to estimate the possibilities provided by both the formalism and the implementation into GPU. The formalism has been used for analyzing different structures and phenomena: binary phase gratings and twisted-nematic liquid crystal cells. The numerical predictions obtained by means of the FDTD method here implemented are compared with theoretical curves achieving good results, thus validating the accuracy and the potential of the implementation.
Can hiring subsidies benefit the unemployed

Long-term unemployment can lead to skill attrition and have detrimental effects on future employment prospects, particularly following periods of economic crises when employment growth is slow and cannot accommodate high levels of unemployment. Addressing this problem requires the use of active labor market policies targeted at the unemployed. In this context, hiring subsidies can provide temporary incentives for firms to hire unemployed workers and, when sensibly targeted, are a very cost-effective and efficient means of reducing unemployment, during both periods of economic stability and recovery.
Timing of the descent into the last Ice Age determined by the bipolar seesaw

We present planktonic foraminiferal fauna and isotope records from the SE Atlantic that highlight the nature of millennial-scale variability over the last 100 kyr. We derive an hypothesis-driven age model for our records based on the empirical link between variations in Greenland temperature, ocean circulation and carbonate preservation in the deep SE Atlantic. Our results extend earlier findings of an anti-phase (seesaw) relationship between north and south for the largest abrupt events of Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3-2 and the last deglaciation. In particular we find that Heinrich Stadials were paralleled by inferred southward shifts of the thermal Subtropical Front. These were followed by pronounced rebounds of the front with the return to interstadial conditions in the north. Our results also shed light on the mechanism of glaciation. In contrast to the last deglaciation, which was a globally symmetric change superposed by interhemispheric asynchronicity, we find that the descent into full glacial conditions at the onset of MIS 4 (~70 ka) displayed interhemispheric synchrony. We suggest that this globally synchronous descent into glacial MIS 4 was preconditioned by orbital changes but that the timing was ultimately determined by abrupt changes in ocean / atmosphere circulation patterns i.e. the bipolar seesaw.
Student Perceptions of the Importance of Employability Skill Provision in Business Undergraduate Programs

Studies examining student perceptions of employability skill development in business undergraduate programs are limited. Assurance of student buy-in is important to ensure learners engage with skill provision; to enable them to articulate their capabilities to potential employers; and to facilitate the transfer of acquired skills. The author examined 1,019 students’ perceptions of the importance of employability skill development, the relative importance of skills, and the influence of certain demographic–background characteristics. Findings indicate undergraduates value skill development, most particularly communication and teamworking, and some significant variations in importance ratings. Alignment with other stakeholder perceptions and the influence of context are discussed.
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma of Talus: A Case Report

Introduction: Primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the bone (PLB) represents about 3% 5% of all extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) cases and 7% of primary bone tumors. It may occur at any age. The peak incidence for PLB is in the fifth and sixth decades of life, and it has a slight male predominance. The most commonly affected sites are the long bones. A palpable mass due to soft tissue extension of the bony disease is seen in almost half of all cases. Case Presentation: We report the case of an NHL (diffuse large B-cell lymphoma) in the talus bone of a 17-year-old boy who was referred to our center in 2011 2012, which had an odd presentation. The patient’s first diagnosis was a simple ankle sprain, and he underwent conservative treatment. Given the patient’s deteriorating symptoms, further paraclinical evaluations were conducted, and fracture of the talus was diagnosed, which was thought to be a cause of further osteonecrosis. Finally, because of lack of pain relief and due to MRI images, the suspicion of malignancy was raised. Open biopsy of the talus showed NHL (diffuse large B-cell