Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Low-Cost Improved Method of Raw Bit Error Rate Estimation for NAND Flash Memory of High Storage Density

Cells wear fast in NAND flash memory of high storage density (HSD), so it is very necessary to have a long-term frequent in-time monitoring on its raw bit error rate (RBER) changes through a fast RBER estimation method. As the flash of HSD already has relatively lower reading speed, the method should not further degrade its read performance. This paper proposes an improved estimation method utilizing known data comparison, includes interleaving to balance the uneven error distribution in the flash of HSD, a fast RBER estimation module to make the estimated RBER highly linearly correlated with the actual RBER, and enhancement strategies to accelerate the decoding convergence of low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes and thereby make up the rate penalty caused by the known data. Experimental results show that when RBER is close to the upper bound of LDPC code, the reading efficiency can be increased by 35.8% compared to the case of no rate penalty. The proposed method only occupies 0.039mm2 at 40nm process condition. Hence, the fast, read-performance-improving, and low-cost method is of great application potential on RBER monitoring in the flash of HSD.
Impact of Organic Ligands on the Structure and Hydrogenation Performance of Colloidally Prepared Bimetallic PtSn Nanoparticles

The catalytic performance of ligand‐capped monometallic Pt and bimetallic PtSn nanoparticles supported on SiO2 toward the selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene in ethylene‐rich streams was investigated. To evaluate the effect of organic ligands on the hydrogenation performance, dodecylamine (DDA)‐capped monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles were compared with ligand‐free nanoparticles. Both ligands and Sn promote the selectivity of the catalysts. The most selective catalyst was found to be the DDA‐capped PtSn catalyst, with a nominal metal atom ratio of 1:1. An increase in Pt content resulted in a decrease in the selectivity, whereas an increase in Sn content caused a decrease in the activity.
Impact of Organic Farming on Sustainable Agriculture System and Marketing Potential: A Review

Organic farming helps to improve the health of agro-ecosystem by its holistic approach using onfarm agronomic, biological and mechanical methods in exclusion of all synthetic off-farm inputs. Although the organic farming is eco-friendly, question arises about possibility to adopt the organic farming for the large scale and its impacts on maintaining the productivity of land to meet the food security challenges from the ever-increasing population of the world. But at the same time, consumer’s behaviour and consciousness toward the safe and healthy food enforced the thinking of farmers toward the organic farming which is more lucrative due to high market demand and value of organic produce. This paper mainly addresses about the present status and future scope of organic farming especially in North eastern region of India, State of Sikkim, Indian and Global scenario and to investigate the major external and internal factors that influence the whole organic system including production and marketing of organic commodity.
Laccase-catalyzed functionalization with 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylurea significantly improves internal bond of particle boards

Abstract Enzymatic functionalization is an attractive tool to provide a reactive interface for further processing of lignocellulosic materials, such as wood particles and fibers. Here, spruce wood particles have been functionalized by fungal laccase combined with 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzylamine (HMBA) or 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylurea (HMBU). The expectation was crosslinking with resins in subsequent glueing processes, which should improve strength properties of particle boards. Essential process parameters, such as liquid to solid mass ratio and treatment time, were optimized on a laboratory scale resulting in HMBA and HMBU binding yields of 90% and above as determined by radiochemical mass balance analysis. We employed a multifactorial experimental design for board production from treated wood particles and urea/formaldehyde resin. Mechanical testing and multivariate data analysis revealed, for the first time, an increase of internal bond (IB) as a result of functionalization with HMBU. HMBA was not successful. Variance analysis of relevant parameters and their interactions demonstrated a highly significant difference (P>99.99%) between boards treated with laccase/HMBU versus untreated wood particles. Due to positive interactions, functionalization was most effective at high bulk density (750 kg m-3) and high resin content (10%) resulting in a calculated IB improvement of 0.12 N m-2 (21%).
Who Gets to Have a Life? Agency in Work-Life Balance for Single Faculty

ABSTRACT Faculty members with families face well-documented challenges in managing the demands of work and life. However, we know less about the experiences of single faculty members. Using agency as a theoretical framework, we assessed whether faculty members have different experiences in enacting agency in work-life balance based on their partner status, gender, and rank. We found single faculty members, particularly single, women associate professors, felt less agency in their ability to balance work and life than their partnered peers. We offer policy recommendations for institutions to more equitably support all faculty members in negotiating work-life challenges.
Development of ecosystem‐based flood mitigation approach – investigations by experiments and numerical simulation

The purpose of this research was to understand how to minimise the destructive effects of floods by establishing a bio‐shield of natural vegetation. Experiments were conducted in a water flume to determine the flow properties under different vegetation conditions whereas; volume of fluid (VOF) multiphase approach with a standard k‐ɛ turbulence model was developed for a simulation. The study involved comparative analysis of flow structures and loss of energy in a single patch of finite length, layered (single or double layer with gaps) and continuous (full width) vegetation models. The results showed that, for a single patch, the increase in vegetation density and aspect ratio increased the backwater rise in front of vegetation, reduced velocity and enhanced energy dissipation. Furthermore, in the case of horizontally layered vegetation models (single and double horizontal layers), the loss of energy was higher in double horizontally layered vegetation layouts. Gaps between vegetation patches of a single horizontally layered vegetation model possessed high flow velocity, which was countered by providing a second horizontal layer of vegetation with an alternate gap. The findings from this research are critical in designing optimum vegetation layouts for flood mitigation.
Costo-utilità di dalbavancina versus standard of care (SoC) in pazienti con ABSSSI non severa in Italia

Cost-utility of dalbavancin in patients with non-severe ABSSSI in Italy Introduction: Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSIs) include all complicated skin and soft tissue infections. The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-utility analysis to compare dalbavancin with standard antibiotic therapies for the management of non-severe ABSSSIs from the National Health Service (NHS) perspective. Methods: A probabilistic decision tree model was developed considering a 30-days follow-up to simulate the therapeutic pathway of a patient treated with dalbavancin or Standard of Care (SoC). The model considered three mutually exclusive health states: a) discharge of patients from the emergency department, b) discharge of patients after one night from admission, c) discharge after 24 or 36 hours from admission. A one-way deterministic sensitivity analysis and a probabilistic sensitivity analysis were conducted. Results: The analysis showed that the use of dalbavancin in patients with non-severe ABSSSI compared to SoC could generate a reduction in costs (– € 291.6 per patient treated) and an increase in QALYs (+0.0018 per patient treated). In 99.7% of the simulations carried out, dalbavancin was dominant compared to the SoC. Considering a threshold for the willingness to pay of € 30,000 for QALY gained, the minimum level of efficacy of dalbavancin so that the treatment can be considered cost-effective compared to the SoC was equal to 69.4%. Conclusions: The analysis showed that dalbavancin may represent a cost-effective option compared to SoC for the treatment of patients with non-severe ABSSSI.
“Heterogeneous couplings”: Operationalizing network perspectives to study science‐society interactions through social media metrics

Social media metrics have a genuine networked nature, reflecting the networking characteristics of the social media platform from where they are derived. This networked nature has been relatively less explored in the literature on altmetrics, although new network‐level approaches are starting to appear. A general conceptualization of the role of social media networks in science communication, and particularly of social media as a specific type of interface between science and society, is still missing. The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework for appraising interactions between science and society in multiple directions, in what we call heterogeneous couplings. Heterogeneous couplings are conceptualized as the co‐occurrence of science and non‐science objects, actors, and interactions in online media environments. This conceptualization provides a common framework to study the interactions between science and non‐science actors as captured via online and social media platforms. The conceptualization of heterogeneous couplings opens wider opportunities for the development of network applications and analyses of the interactions between societal and scholarly entities in social media environments, paving the way toward more advanced forms of altmetrics, social (media) studies of science, and the conceptualization and operationalization of more advanced science‐society studies.
Workplace Discrimination Experiences of Americans With Alcohol Use Disorders and Americans With Drug Use Disorders: A Comparative Analysis

The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns in allegations of workplace discrimination by individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) relative to those with other drug use disorders (DUD). The goal of the research was to describe the uniqueness of workplace discrimination, both actual and perceived, that has occurred against individuals with AUD when compared to those with DUD through analysis of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Integrated Mission System (IMS) database. An ex post facto, causal comparative quantitative design was used to examine Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) Title I complaints received by the EEOC from individuals with AUD (n = 2,123) from 2009 through 2016 in comparison to ADAAA Title I complaints received from individuals with DUD (n = 1,472) over the same time period. Results revealed statistically significant differences in the patterns of issues alleged by the two groups. The AUD charging parties (individuals who filed the complaints) were, on average, significantly older and involved fewer African Americans than did the DUD comparison group. Individuals with AUD were significantly less likely than the DUD group to achieve merit closures when investigations were completed. This means that the DUD group’s investigations were more often closed as favorable to the charging party. Implications for rehabilitation practice and further research are discussed.
Effect of Organic and Conventional Systems Used to Grow Pecan Trees on Diversity of Soil Microbiota

Agronomic management modifies the soil bacterial communities and may alter the carbon fractions. Here, we identify differences in several chemical and biological soil variables, as well as bacterial composition between organic (Org) and conventional (Conv) agronomic management in pecan (Carya illinoinensis) orchards located in Coahuila, Mexico. The analyzed variables were pH, N, P, K, soil organic matter, organic matter quality, soil organic carbon, C/N ratio, carbon fractions, microbial biomass carbon, easily extractable Glomalin, colony-forming units, CO2 emissions, and the enzyme activity. The DNA of soil bacteria was extracted, amplified (V3-V4 16S rRNA), and sequenced using Illumina. To compare variables between agronomic managements, t tests were used. Sequences were analyzed in QIIME (Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology). A canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) was used to observe associations between the ten most abundant phyla and soil variables in both types of agronomic managements. In Org management, variables related to the capture of recalcitrant carbon compounds were significant, and there was a greater diversity of bacterial communities capable of promoting organic carbon sequestration. In Conv management, variables related to the increase in carbon mineralization, as well as the enzymatic activity related to the metabolism of labile compounds, were significant. The CCA suggested a separation between phyla associated with some variables. Agronomic management impacted soil chemical and biological parameters related to carbon dynamics, including bacterial communities associated with carbon sequestration. Further research is still necessary to understand the plasticity of some bacterial communities, as well as the soil–plant dynamics.
Detection of nitrogen stable forms in marine sediments by high resolution magic angle spinning (HRMAS) 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Jose M. de la Rosa et al.-- 2 pages, 13 references. -- Poster SSS24-1MO5P-0442, presentado en la sesion Poster Programme - SSS24 Soil organic matter – cycling of elements and characterization of stable C pool(s) (co-listed in BG). -- Congreso celebrado del 2 - 7 de abril, 2006, en Viena, Austria.
Isolated lingual cysticerscosis: a rare case report

Taenia solium completes its life cycle in two hosts. Generally, cysticercosis results from accidental ingestion of the eggs of taenia solium through faeco‐oral contamination or autoinfection cysticercosis is commonly found in muscular and subcutaneous tissues. Central nervous system and eye are commonly affected. Despite abundant intermuscular tissue in oral cavity, it is uncommon site for cysticercosis because of high muscular activity and metabolic rate of oral tissues. We present a case of a 21-year-old male, presented with painless solitary swelling in the ventral aspect of tip of tongue at the centre. Excision of the swelling was done followed by histopathological examination. The histopathological examination revealed cysticercosis cellulosae in tongue musculature. Histopathological picture showed cysticercus larva surrounded by a double layered membrane. The patient was given albendazole 200 mg TDS for 30 days. One-year follow-up showed no signs of recurrence. Lingual cysticercosis usually presents as diagnostic dilemma. Complete excision along with histopathological examination is diagnostic. Infestation in this region is relatively mild as compared to ocular or neurocysticercosis. However, the patients should be examined thoroughly and followed up for possible concurrent ophthalmologic and neurologic involvements as well.
Mining the Roles of Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) SnRK Gene Family in Biotic and Abiotic Responses

BackgroundSucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase (SnRK) is a class of Ser/Thr protein kinases and plays vital functions in the plant stress responses. However, little is known about the SnRK in Triticum aestivum (TaSnRK). ResultsIn this study, 149 TaSnRKs were identified from wheat and divided into three subfamilies, which may be due to the polyploidization induced gene duplication and high rate of homologous retention. A combination of public microarray datasets and quantitative real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) have further revealed the distinct expression patterns of TaSnRKs under specific abiotic/biotic stress responses. TaSnRK2.4-B, a member of SnRK2 subfamily, was located in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane and showed ubiquitous expression in wheat life cycle, suggesting the possible response to polyethylene glycol (PEG), NaCl, heat, and cold stress, as well as the high concentrations of abscisic acid (ABA) application. Besides, transient Agro-infiltration assays showed that TaSnRK2.4-B was also involved in the resistance to pathogen.ConclusionsThese results imply that TaSnRK2.4-B may act as a multifunctional regulatory factor involved in multiple stress response pathways. Overall, our study provides new insights into the roles of TaSnRKs in biotic and abiotic responses.
Alkaloide aus Rhamnaceen, XVII1) Mauritin‐C, ‐D, ‐E und ‐F; neue Peptidalkaloide aus Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.

Aus dem Rohbasengemisch von Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. wurden neben Mauritin-A und -B2), Franguforlin3) und den bereits bekannten Amphibinen-B, -D, -E4) und -F5) vier weitere Cyclopeptidalkaloide, die Mauritine-C, -D, -E (3–6) isoliert und deren Struktur aufgeklart. Alle Alkaloide zahlen zum gleichen Strukturtyp mit 14 gliedrigen Ringsystem aus trans-3-Hydrooxyprolin, p-Hydroxystryrylamin und einer α-Aminosaure. Alkaloids from Rhamnaceae, XVII1). – Mauritine-C, -D, -E, and -F;New Peptide Alkaloids from Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. ** In addition to mauritine-A and -B2), frangufoline3), and the previously known amphibines-B, -d, E4) an -F5), four new alkaloids, mauritine-c, -D, -E, and -F (3–6) were isolated from the mixture of bases from Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. and their structures elucidated. Alle these alkaloids belong to the same structural type with a 14-membered ring system containing trans-3-hydroxyproline, p-hydroxystyrylamine, and α-amino acid.
Dynamic Connectedness between Bitcoin, Gold, and Crude Oil Volatilities and Returns

This paper analyzes the connectedness among bitcoin, gold, and crude oil between 3 January 2017 and 31 December 2019. The paper’s motivation is based upon the idea that bitcoin can be similar to gold in terms of its hedging properties and can be used for hedging for different assets. Moreover, although it is more metaphorical, bitcoin is also accepted because it is mined like crude oil, namely, a commodity. These similarities can be investigated by analyzing the connectedness among these financial assets. The connectedness results derived from both total connectedness and frequency connectedness methods indicate that volatility connectedness is higher than the return connectedness among these assets. Furthermore, connectedness in volatilities is mostly driven by medium frequency, although connectedness in returns mostly exists in high frequency. Therefore, these results suggest that investors should consider these financial assets for their diversification decisions. The results suggest that although diversification among these three assets is more difficult in the short- and medium-term, investors may benefit from diversification in the long-run.
30-year follow-up of an unoperated left atrial myxoma: a case report

Abstract Background Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign primary cardiac tumours. The natural history of left cardiac myxomas is thought to be of slowly growing tumours. Cardiac myxomas are a heterogeneous group with a variable growth rate. They present usually with stroke, valve obstruction, or non-specific symptoms. Surgical resection is the effective treatment. Case summary This case report describes a 56-year-old hypertensive and dyslipidaemic female, when she was admitted in January 1990, complaining of loss of appetite, aches, pains, and palpitations. Her workup included a transthoracic echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography, which showed a left atrial mass attached to the inter-atrial septum, highly suggestive of left atrial myxoma. She was referred for surgical removal of the left atrial mass. However, she was reluctant to undergo surgery as she felt better. The patient was followed-up for almost 30 years with the left atrial mass confirmed as left atrial myxoma by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. The left atrial mass became smaller in size and more calcified. Discussion Cardiac myxomas are a group of heterogeneous tumours, thought to be slowly growing. The growth rate of cardiac myxomas prior to diagnosis is not well known, as the vast majority is treated with surgical resection immediately after diagnosis. Our case showed the natural progression of an unoperated smooth-surfaced left atrial myxoma followed-up for almost 30 years, which slowly became smaller and more calcified.
Early Intervention with Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Review of Programs

The aim of this article was to analyze the evidence regarding the effectiveness of intervention programs for children with autism based on the participation of their parents. To obtain the data, a systematic search was carried out in four databases (PsycARTICLES (ProQuest), ERIC (ProQuest), PubMed (ProQuest), and Scopus). The retrieved documents were refined under the inclusion/exclusion criteria, and a total of 51 empirical studies were selected. These studies were first classified according to the function of the intervention objective and, later, by the methodology applied (19 studies were based on comprehensive interventions, 11 focused on the nuclear symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 12 focused on the promotion of positive parenting, and nine interactions focused on child play). Once all of the documents had been analyzed, the evidence indicated scientific efficacy in most studies, mainly in those based on child development and the application of behavioral analysis principles. Moreover, the positive influence of parent participation in such programs was demonstrated.
Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Productivity around Edge Computing and the Internet of Things

Technological progress has recently led to the emergence of various technological resources and means that are improving specific aspects of society. An example of this can be found in the “internet of things” and “edge computing”. The present study aims at knowing and analyzing the scientific literature of the set of terms formed by “edge computing” and “internet of things”, called from now on ECIT. In order to carry out the research, a study has been developed, based on bibliometrics, by means of scientific mapping. In this case, different production indicators have been taken into account, as well as the structural and dynamic development of the terms and authors extracted from the publications through the programs Analyze Results, Creation Citation Report and SciMAT. The results indicate that the study theme “edge computing” and “internet of things” is of recent creation, given that its beginnings date back to 2014. Since then the level of production has been dizzying, increasing considerably in the past two years. It can be concluded that the field of study of ECIT is of recent creation, with a solid research base based on the “internet of things”. Furthermore, the themes “big data”, “energy” and “framework” can be considered as the future lines of research on ECIT.