Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Feasibility of the on-site treatment of sewage and swill in large buildings

Three concepts are proposed for the on-site treatment of sewage and swill in large buildings, like hospitals. The production and anaerobic treatment of night soil in combination with swill in a slurry digestion system and separate production and treatment of grey water is the most attractive concept. The slurry digestion could either be carried out in a CSTR-system at mesophilic conditions or in an Accumulation-system at ambient temperatures. The reactor volume needed for the digestion of a mixture of swill and night soil (or primary sludge) in an Accumulation (AC)- and Completely Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR)-system at different process temperatures is calculated based on literature values. From the results it should be concluded that mesophilic digestion (30°C) and a SRT of 20–30 days is to be recommended for the digestion of a mixture of night soil and swill in a CSTR system. The latter coincides with the installation of 40–60 l reactor volume per person. Depending on the applied temperature and therefore the minimum storage time and percentage inoculation, a r eactor/storage volume of 431 or 951 litres per person should be installed at 20 and 15°C, respectively when an Accumulation system is applied. An Accumulation-system has the advantage that storage and digestion are combined, implying a completely closed system, also for the storage. The latter is of highest importance for the indoor treatment, as proposed in the paper.
Physiology and endocrinology of the female

In the majority of domestic species the interval between one ovulation and another is approximately 21 days. The cycles of the domestic bitch and queen differ from this general scheme. This chapter considers the hypothalamic-gonadal axis; the bitch and queen’s puberty, peak fertility, cyclicity and oestrous cycle.
APPLICATION POSSIBILITIES AND BENEFITS OF IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) IN AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE. QUO VADIS IOT?

: Nowadays we are not able to exploit the technical and IT advantages provided by precision technologies from an ecological or economic point of view. More than 20 years of experience unfortunately proves that we do not have adequate applied biological knowledge. Today, our technical and IT knowledge provides us with many opportunities, e.g., during sowing we can change the distance between seeds, therefore altering the density of plants, or even switching to another variety. We can collect a lot of data during sowing but we can also take into account previous experience with the soil. The problem is that the relationship between the known data and the optimal number (density) of plants is still not yet known satisfactorily. In this article we present the opportunities that IoT offers, primarily in terms of sustainable agriculture. The worldwide spread of IoT can also be considered the 3rd green revolution
Effect of Corporate Financial Performance on Change Stock Prices of Consumption Industry Companies Listed on The Indonesia Stock Exchange

This study aims to examine the effect of asset turnover, current ratio, return on equity, debt to equity ratio, and price earnings ratio on changes in stock prices. The sampling technique uses purposive sampling technique. The population of this study is the consumption industry companies that go public on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period 2015 to 2017. Data analysis techniques used multiple linear regression. The results showed that there was an influence between the variable total assets turn over, price earnings ratio on changes in stock prices. Other independent variables, namely, current ratio, return on equity, debt to equity ratio do not affect the stock price changes.
Coupling spatial pollination supply models with local demand mapping to support collaborative management of ecosystem services

ABSTRACT Mapping of ecosystem services (ES) is a powerful tool for communication and knowledge sharing about the implications of ecosystem management practices for human wellbeing. This research aimed to show the usefulness of ES mapping for decision-making by combining modelling of ES supply with ES demand mapping in a participatory process with the engagement of relevant stakeholders. We used the ESTIMAP-pollination model to map wild bee abundance and pollination supply in the Sudoeste Alentejano and Costa Vicentina Natural Park (PNSACV) in Portugal. The model was modified by adding a behavioural component that distributes pollinator visits according to floral availability. Balancing pollination supply with crop dependency levels allowed visualising potential areas of satisfied and unsatisfied demand and testing the effectiveness of ecosystem management interventions. The discussion of these results in two participatory workshops triggered the first collective debate about pollination in the PNSACV. This engagement enabled the development of a shared understanding about this ES and highlighted the role of ES maps as tools to support collaborative natural resources management.
Extraction of Sea Ice Cover by Sentinel-1 SAR Based on Support Vector Machine With Unsupervised Generation of Training Data

In this article, we focus on developing a novel method to extract sea ice cover (i.e., discrimination/classification of sea ice and open water) using Sentinel-1 (S1) cross-polarization [vertical–horizontal (VH) or horizontal–vertical (HV)] data in extra-wide (EW) swath mode based on the support vector machine (SVM) method. The classification basis includes the S1 radar backscatter and texture features, which are calculated from S1 data using the gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM). Different from previous methods where appropriate samples are manually selected to train the SVM to classify sea ice and open water, we proposed a method of unsupervised generation of the training samples based on two GLCM texture features, i.e., entropy and homogeneity, that have contrasting characteristics on sea ice and open water. We eliminate the most uncertainty of selecting training samples in machine learning and achieve automatic classification of sea ice and open water by using S1 EW data. The comparisons based on a few cases show good agreements between the synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-derived sea ice cover using the proposed method and visual inspections, of which the accuracy reaches approximately 90%–95%. Besides this, compared with the analyzed sea ice cover data Ice Mapping System (IMS) based on 728 S1 EW images, the accuracy of the extracted sea ice cover by using S1 data is more than 80%.
Assessment of body posture in women after radical mastectomy using the DIERS formetric III 4D device

Introduction: Body posture is an individual and variable feature determined on a muscular, neurophysiological, osteoar- ticular or environmental basis. One-sided mastectomy as well as its negative effects and the treatment process are factors causing disturbances in body posture. Aim of the research: To assess the posture of women after mastectomy depending on the side of the procedure. Material and methods: The study group consisted of 30 women after mastectomy (right-sided, left-sided) and 30 healthy women aged 45 to 60 years. All examined patients were right-handed; 13 women underwent left-sided radical mastectomy, and 17 women right-sided. The criterion for including patients in the study was a period of 3–4 years after breast cancer surgery. Body posture was assessed using the DIERS formetric III 4D optoelectronic method. The study was performed at the Posturology Laboratory of Collegium Medicum , Jan Kochanowski Results and conclusions: The Mann-Whitney U test showed a statistically significant difference in the pelvic tilt param- eter between the group of women following right- and left-sided mastectomy ( p = 0.034). In women following mastectomy, a greater number of abnormal postures was noted, especially with a tendency towards deepened thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis compared to the control group. Statistical significance was demonstrated in relation to the lordosis angle of the lumbar spine between groups ( p = 0.047). Women after left-sided mastectomy exhibited higher scoliosis angle, vertical deviation, lateral deviation and surface rotation relative to women after right mastectomy.
Population density of the eastern pygmy-possum in a heath–woodland habitat

Abstract. The eastern pygmy-possum (Cercartetus nanus) has posed a challenge in attempts to describe its population density due to low rates of capture, preference for patchy habitats and periodic influxes of subadult individuals. We conducted a mark–recapture study of this species using a grid of nest boxes in a 9-ha patch of banksia heath–woodland. We captured 54 adults across the two years of our study. We estimated the density of adult pygmy-possums to be 1.5–4.2 ha–1 from different population models. This is substantially lower than previous estimates in equivalent habitat because we focussed on adults and recognised that they were not confined to the area bounded by our grid. We captured 36 subadults over the two years but they could not be reliably modelled due to extremely low recapture rates, which reflect high rates of dispersal and also mortality. For this reason, only the number of adults should be used to characterise populations of this species. Further study is required to investigate population dynamics over time and to describe the density of eastern pygmy-possums in other habitats.
High Isolation Characteristics between Two Channels using LPF-HPF Diplexer Composed of Chip and Pattern Elements

Eleventh-order Chebyshev function types of 2.6-GHz-band low-pass filter (LPF) and 5.4-GHz-band high-pass filter (HPF) are configured using both chip components and patterned lumped elements. Compact matching circuits for an LPF-HPF diplexer are also proposed. They are able to absorb the first elements of the LPF and the HPF. The fabricated LPF-HPF diplexer has realized high isolation characteristics of more than 45 dB, reflection characteristics of more than 15 dB, and low transmission loss of less than 1.74 dB in each passband. Finally, three types of the bandpass filter-bandpass filter (BPF-BPF) diplexers with two BPFs are composed with the proposed LPF-HPF diplexer, conventional matching circuits and a commercial diplexer. When compared using a circuit simulator, the BPF-BPF diplexer composed of the proposed LPF-HPF diplexer and two BPFs has higher isolation characteristics between two channels than other circuits.
High-Gain SIW Filtering Antenna With Low H-Plane Cross Polarization and Controllable Radiation Nulls

In this communication, a high-gain substrate-integrated waveguide (SIW) filtering patch antenna with low H-plane cross-polarization (cross-pol) and controllable radiation nulls is proposed. The antenna is composed of a radiation patch integrated with three pairs of shorting pins and a single layer SIW cavity with two transverse slots. The shorting pins loaded on the patch can improve the gain and reduce the H-plane cross-pol of the antenna. The long slot on the middle layer can not only split the TE110-mode resonator into two half-mode resonators but also generate magnetic coupling between half-mode resonators and the patch. Another short slot achieves mixed electric and magnetic coupling between the left half-mode resonator and the patch that introducing controllable radiation nulls to improve the selectivity. By adjusting the parameters of the short slot, the positions of two radiation nulls can be easily controlled. Finally, one prototype filtering antenna is fabricated and measured for demonstration. Experimental results show that the proposed SIW filtering antenna achieves a high gain of 9 dBi with only one radiator and has the merit of high-frequency selectivity as well as low H-plane cross-pol of lower than −43 dB.
Does multimorbitdity interfere with the fundtionality of the physically active elderly?

Introduction: Multimorbidity is currently considered as a relevant clinical condition due to its severity and the high prevalence among the elderly. Objective: Assessing whether multimorbidity is an intervening factor in the functionality of the physically active elderly. Method: This is a cross-sectional study carried out with 70 older people of both sexes who practice exercises at the Fitness zones (FZ) in the municipality of Maringá, state of Paraná. A sociodemographic questionnaire, and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale (WHO-DAS 2.0) were used as instruments. Data analysis was performed by using the *DVO: PhD, e-mail: d.vicentini@hotmail.com CRM: Doctoral student, e-mail: crosasmoreira@gmail.com GLMF: Master ́s student, e-mail: bi88el@gmail.com RSM : BS, email : rogerio.soares. melo86@gmail.com MFF: Doctoral student, email: mauraffranco@gmail.com JRANJ: PhD, email: jroberto.jrs01@gmail.com
Estrés financiero en tiempos de coronavirus

En situaciones de crisis financieras, como la del COVID-19, las tensiones de liquidez son un problema recurrente. Los estados y los bancos centrales son una ayuda imprescindible para salvar muchos negocios y, por ende, muchos puestos de trabajo. El problema surge cuando hay que decidir a que empresas se le conceden ayudas publicas. En este articulo se reflexiona sobre el papel de la ley concursal y la financiacion publica con la finalidad de potenciar empresas sostenibles e innovadoras y eliminar del mercado las empresas 'zombis', aquellas que no pueden generar suficientes recursos ni para pagar los gastos financieros de sus deudas.
A forest biogeochemistry model intercomparison on the East Coast of the United States

Recent advances in forest ecosystem modeling allow the simulation of a suite of dynamics from site- to landscape-scale. In order to scale models efficiently from trees to landscapes, different model reduction strategies are employed. Yet, the results of these strategies and the assumptions they entail are rarely compared. Here, we conducted a model intercomparison exercise using two such forest biogeochemistry models, PPA-SiBGC and LANDIS-II NECN. We simulated past-decade conditions at flux tower sites in Harvard Forest, MA, USA and Jones Ecological Research Center, GA, USA. We mined the wealth of field data available for both sites to perform model parameterization, validation, and intercomparison. We assessed model performance using the following time-series metrics: net ecosystem exchange, aboveground net primary production, aboveground biomass, C, and N, belowground biomass, C, and N, soil respiration, and, species total biomass and relative abundance. We also assessed static observations of soil organic C and N, and concluded with an assessment of general model usability, performance, and transferability. Despite substantial differences in design, both models achieved good accuracy across the range of metrics. While LANDIS-II NECN performed better for interannual NEE fluxes due to its basis in the Century model, the PPA-SiBGC model indicated better overall correspondence to observational data for both sites across the 11 temporal and 2 static metrics tested .
Whole and ground grain sorghum and the free choice feeding system in broiler diets

This experiment evaluates the zootechnical performance, yield of cuts, carcass composition, and intake of metabolizable energy, lysine, and methionine + cystine in male broilers from 21 to 42 days of age fed diets based on whole and ground grain sorghum and corn. A total of 112 birds of the Cobb 500 lineage were divided into 28 cages (four animals per cage) in a completely randomized design with four treatments and seven replications. Treatments consisted of diets based on ground corn and soybean meal (control, T1), ground sorghum and soybean meal (treatment 2, T2), whole grain sorghum and soybean meal (treatment 3, T3), and the diet T3 separated in feeders in the fractions (a) whole grain sorghum and (b) concentrate containing the other ingredients of the mixed feed (free choice feeding) (treatment 4, T4). The variables feed intake, body weight, feed conversion, viability, breast, drumstick and thigh yield , bromatological composition of breast and drumstick + thigh, and daily intakes of metabolizable energy, lysine and methionine + cystine were studied. The whole grain sorghum in diets is viable, contributes to reducing factory and logistics costs in the poultry industry, and promotes the same results of zootechnical performance, yields, and bromatological composition of cuts when compared to diets with ground corn and sorghum. Diets with whole grain sorghum in the free choice feeding system may be a viable alternative because birds sought to meet their daily needs for metabolizable energy and digestible amino acids even in short periods of adaptation to the diets, as demonstrated in the experiment.
Covariance Based Differential Geometry Segmentation Techniques for Surface Representation Using Vector Field Framework

In this paper, the concepts of differential geometry traditionally applied to the segmentation of range maps is revisited in the context of implicit surface representation of unorganized point clouds. The paper shows that it is possible to combine covariance-based differential geometry and implicit surface representation methods to perform the segmentation of an unorganized point cloud (and not just a range map) into seven surface types. The acquisition of the point cloud data is achieved with handheld scanners used in metrology applications. The advantages of combining covariance-based differential geometry and implicit surface representation are that the segmentation does not require surface fitting nor does it require that all points be processed, thus reducing computational complexity. The segmentation approach is validated on synthetic data as well as point clouds borrowed from common datasets. Scans obtained from commercial metrologic handheld 3D sensors are also used for validation. The paper first presents the workflow commonly used for 3D scanning using handheld 3D scanners in the context of metrology. This is followed by a discussion on the different methods that are used for surface representation including the vector field, the implicit representation method exploited in this paper. Basic concepts of classical differential geometry for surface segmentation are presented. This is followed by the presentation of covariance-based differential geometry. The concepts of handheld 3D scanning, covariance-based differential geometry and implicit surface representation are then combined to achieve efficient segmentation of a point cloud into seven different surface types. Experimental results obtained on synthetic 3D data as well as real data demonstrate the segmentation approach.
An adaptive edge finite element method for the Maxwell's equations in metamaterials

In this paper, we study an adaptive edge finite element method for time-harmonic Maxwell's equations in metamaterials. A-posteriori error estimators based on the recovery type and residual type are proposed, respectively. Based on our a-posteriori error estimators, the adaptive edge finite element method is designed and applied to simulate the backward wave propagation, electromagnetic splitter, rotator, concentrator and cloak devices. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the reliability and efficiency of the proposed a-posteriori error estimations for the adaptive method.
A Micro-Moment System for Domestic Energy Efficiency Analysis

Domestic user behavior is a crucial factor guiding overall power consumption, necessitating the development of systems that analyze and help shape energy-efficient behavior. Therefore, the most important step in the process is the collection and understanding of highly detailed domestic consumption data. This article presents an appliance-based energy data collection and analysis system for energy efficiency applications. It leverages the concept of micro-moments, which are short-timed and energy-based events that form the overall energy behavior of the end user. The system comprises sensing modules for recording energy consumption, occupancy, temperature, humidity, and luminosity storing recordings on a database server. Sensing parameters were tested in terms of connection stability and measurement accuracy. A four-week contextual appliance-level dataset has been collected from research cubicles. Collected data were also classified into corresponding micro-moments with a variety of classifiers including ensemble decision trees and deep learning, achieving high stability and accuracy of 99%. Further, the micro-moment usage efficiency is calculated to quantify the efficiency of usage at the appliance level.
Seasonal Variation of the Major Allergen Fra a 1 in Strawberry Fruit

Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) contains a major allergen, Fra a 1, which causes oral allergic syndrome. Fra a 1 is a PR-10 homolog that is regulated by environmental conditions. The allergenicity of fruit caused by Fra a 1 may depend on the genotype or growing conditions. We analyzed the Fra a 1.01 transcript levels and Fra a 1.01 protein levels in strawberry fruits of several genotypes across all seasons. In the preliminary rough screening, we selected the line WH1 bearing white fruit and the red-fruited cultivar ‘Akihime’. Under the same environmental conditions, there was no significant difference in Fra a 1.01 levels between the two cultivars over several months, suggesting that receptacle color was not indicative of allergenicity caused by Fra a 1.01. Fruits cultivated under the same environmental conditions should be used for comparisons of the allergenicity among genotypes. Both ‘Akihime’ and WH1 accumulated significantly higher levels of Fra a 1.01 protein in winter than in spring. We investigated the effects of irradiation and low temperature as environmental factors controlling the accumulation of Fra a 1.01 in winter. A shading treatment on fruit did not significantly affect Fra a 1.01 protein accumulation in strawberry fruits. Regarding variations over time, the Fra a 1.01 protein content was higher in fruits harvested at midnight in January than in those harvested at other times and in other months. These findings suggested that the Fra a 1.01 protein accumulates in response to environmental factors such as cold stress.
Resistance to dehydration and positive hygrotaxis in the invasive red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii

The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is the most cosmopolitan invasive freshwater crayfish species in the world. High tolerance to a wide range of environmental conditions, among which its great ability to survive drought conditions, and the economic importance are the main factors of its spreading success.The present study tests for the first time the survival of this species to different relative humidity (RH) conditions (plastic boxes with humidity controlling salt solutions at 30%, 50%, 70%, 100% RH) and its ability to orient in humidity gradients (dual-choice chambers 50–78% RH, 60–75% RH). P. clarkii shows a great ability to survive out of water, positively related to the RH conditions, surviving more than two days at very low humidity (30% RH) and more than one month at 100% RH. In addition the crayfish showed a positive hygrotaxis spending most of their time in the area of the choice chambers with a higher RH.The results of the present investigation are particularly relevant considering that one of the major challenges to predict and control biological invasion lies in understanding which biological and ecological features might favor the colonization of alien invasive species in new areas.