Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative multivariate analysis of 3-D reconstructed encephalon in extant and fossil Folivora (Pilosa) and other representatives Xenarthra

The Magnorder Xenarthra includes recent and fossil forms of Cingulata, Vermilingua, and Folivora. Folivora consist of extant and extinct sloths, presenting a great diversification in terms of size and habits. To analyse endocranial morphological variation in sloths, we measured digital endocrania of representatives of both fossil and extant Xenarthrans, and compiled measurements from the literature for a variety of mammals representing different orders, sizes, and habits. A Principal Component Analysis combining both datasets revealed a conservative covariance structure among mammalian orders, with the arrangement of scores along the first principal component summarising nearly 93% of morphometric variation, related in an almost isometric trend. A second analysis held only for endocranial measurements from Xenarthran endocrania, produced second and third principal components scores showing a variation trend among sloths related to relative dimensions of the olfactory bulb and the hypophysis. Interpolation of these scores also revealed an overlapping between Folivora and Vermilingua representatives and the separation of Cingulata, related to the dimensions of the olfactory bulbs. These results suggest that the endocranial structures exhibit a conservative pattern, varying according to the overall size of the encephalon, but also point to some convergence related to fossorial and arboreal habitat uses. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 28 December 2020 Accepted 13 February 2021
Estimating Wind Farm Transformers Rating through Lifetime Characterization Based on Stochastic Modeling of Wind Power

This paper deals with the problem of the optimal rating of mineral-oil-immersed transformers in large wind farms. The optimal rating is derived based on the probabilistic analyses of wind power generation through the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck stochastic process and on thermal model of the transformer through the integration of stochastic differential equations. These analyses allow the stochastic characterization of lifetime reduction of the transformer and then its optimal rating through a simple closed form. The numerical application highlights the effectiveness and easy applicability of the proposed methodology. The proposed methodology allows deriving the rating of transformers which better fits the specific peculiarities of wind power generation. Compared to the conventional approaches, the proposed method can better adapt the transformer size to the intermittence and variability of the power generated by wind farms, thus overcoming the often-recognized reduced lifetime.
Wicked Problems in Pharmacy Education

Wicked problems are unstructured, cross-cutting, and relentless. While problem-solving is an expected outcome of pharmacy education programs, are we, as pharmacy educators, acknowledging the “wicked” problems we have in the Academy? This commentary provides examples of wicked problems in pharmacy practice and education and suggestions for engaging with wicked problems in an effort to solve them. Pharmacy educators must hold a summit on wicked problems in pharmacy education in order to address the complex problems we are currently facing in order to shape the profession for the future.
Millimetre-Wave Metamaterial-Based Sensor for Characterisation of Cooking Oils

The characterisation of the cooking oils presents a significant challenge due to minor changes in their dielectric behaviour. In this paper, a new metamaterial-based sensor incorporating a split-ring resonator (SRR) with a microstrip transmission line is presented to characterise cooking oils. The design demonstrates metamaterial characteristics of negative permittivity and permeability simultaneously at the resonance frequency. Furthermore, its operation in the range of millimetre-wave frequencies can further enhance its sensitivity, especially for liquid materials. The sensor’s novelty is the operation at millimetre-wave frequencies that offers a high shift in the transmission coefficient while operating at 30 GHz. The sensor’s performance analysis is undertaken by using six MUTs with dielectric constants ranging from 0.126 to 4.47. The presented structure designed on 12 × 8 mm2 Rogers substrate offers a sensitivity of 1.12 GHz per unit change in dielectric constant. The phase's shift demonstrates a lower percentage error than the amplitude and linearly moves towards higher frequencies with the increase in dielectric constant and tangent loss of MUT. The designed sensor can be prominently useful for detecting liquids' chemical characteristics in chemistry and medicine fields.
Consulta de enfermagem na Atenção Primária à Saúde: cuidado às pessoas com doenças crônicas cardiometabólicas

Objetivo: desenvolver um instrumento para Consulta de Enfermagem às pessoas com hipertensão arterial e/ou diabetes mellitus tipo 2 em seguimento na Atenção Primária à saúde. Método: estudo metodológico, composto por duas etapas, desenvolvido em Unidade Básica de Saúde (UBS) no interior do Estado de São Paulo. A Etapa 1 correspondeu à Construção do Instrumento e à Validação de Conteúdo por cinco juízes. A Etapa 2 correspondeu ao pré-teste e à avaliação de suas propriedades de medida. O questionário foi pré-testado com 30 pessoas com hipertensão arterial e/ou debates mellitus usuárias da UBS. Resultados: o questionário apresentou alto índice de validade de conteúdo (IVC=0,96) e moderada aplicabilidade (pelo tempo de aplicação). Conclusão: o instrumento se apresentou adequado à realidade e à necessidade da Atenção Primária em termos de conteúdo.
CO2 capture enhancement in MOFs via the confinement of molecules

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have become the most promising molecular sponges to capture gases contributing to the greenhouse effect, e.g. CO2, due to various desirable features such as tuneable pore shapes, sizes and functionalities, a great surface area, resistance to harsh conditions (wide ranges of pH, temperatures, humidity, etc.), ease of their preparation, and in most cases, a high degree of recovery. Thus, despite many MOFs adsorbing extensive amounts of CO2 in their pristine form, it has been demonstrated that their uptake capability can be considerably enhanced when they are post-synthetically modified by the confinement of molecules with different polarities, as a result of new physical–chemical interactions between the pre-confined species and the CO2 molecules within their cavities, for example, via the bottleneck effect, H-bonds and/or even π–π stacking interactions. Thus, this review covers selected studies, mainly from the last five years, highlighting the most significant advances on the CO2 enhanced uptake performance of selected MOFs with pre-adsorbed polar (water, alcohols, and amines) and non-polar (toluene and benzene) molecules, as well as some interesting findings from robust computational calculations behind understanding the nature of such host–guest interactions, with the latter one being a practical and useful tool in the research field.
Effect of different dietary zinc sources on the semen quality, testicular histology and sex hormone concentration in broiler breeder roosters

Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of different dietary zinc sources (ZnSO4, Zinc-amino acid and Zn5(OH)2Cl2H2O), on hormone levels, testicular histology and sperm quality in broiler breeder roosters. Twenty, 54-week-old broiler breeder roosters (Ross 308) were reared in individual cages. Dietary treatments were T1: a basal diet without any addition of zinc (0 Zn) (Control), T2: control diet supplemented with 110 mg Zn (sulphate)/kg, T3: control diet supplemented with 110 mg Zn (organic)/kg and T4: control diet supplemented with 110 mg Zn (hydroxide)/kg. The traits measured included blood serum IGF- and testosterone, motility, concentration, viability, and membrane integrity of sperm and testicular histology. The results indicated that, significant differences between the experimental treatments in terms of serum levels of IGF and testosterone in the 32nd and 45th weeks (p < .05). The highest levels of IGF and testosterone were observed in the organic zinc treatment (T3). The results of testicular histology, fertility and sperm quality showed that there was a significant difference between experimental treatments in terms of diameter of seminiferous tubules, spermatogonia and the motility, integrity, morphology, viability and concentration of sperm (p < .05). The highest levels of these traits were observed in the organic zinc treatment (T3) and the lowest in the control treatment. In conclusion, organic zinc compared to other forms of zinc supplement can be used as an efficient feed additive for improving the fertility status of the flock of broiler breeder roosters. HIGHLIGHTS Mineral resources are used in various ways in poultry feed. Zinc is one of the most important mineral sources in poultry nutrition. Organic zinc has been shown to perform better than other sources of zinc.
The dendrometric characteristics of oak woods in rural landscapes of the East Carpathians

The dendrometric characteristics are functions of tree age and ecological growth conditions. On relatively small areas of homogeneous sites, the stand age structure and the phytosocial interaction between the trees are the major factors influencing the stand characteristics. We hypothesise that the correlation between the basic dendrometric variables and tree age can be used as a yardstick discriminating silvopastoral oak woods from silvicultural stands managed for timber. The tree age, diameter at breast height (DBH), and height (H) were determined in 14 silvopastoral oak woods in the East Carpathian region, which were compared to the respective forest inventory data of 31 silvicultural oak stands. The correlation between DBH, H and their ratio – the slenderness index (si) and age of oaks – were very weak and insignificant compared to the conspicuous age effect on the dendrometric features in the forestry-grown stands, which can be explained by a more complex development dynamics and spatial structure of silvopastoral woods. The study implies that the habitat conditions and processes related to traditional husbandry are better harmonised with the intrinsic oak ecological adaptations than modern silvicultural treatments. Therefore, we advise to promote the revival of silvopastoralism in the Carpathian region as a cost-efficient way of perpetuating the rural ‘oakscape’, an outstanding bio-cultural landscape asset. Keywords: slenderness index, height-diameter, oak, cultural landscape, agroforestry, cattle grazing, wood-pastures
An In-Line Coaxial-to-Waveguide Transition for Q-Band Single-Feed-Per-Beam Antenna Systems

An in-line transition between a coaxial cable and rectangular waveguide operating in Q-band (33–50 GHz) is presented. The aim of the work is to minimize the modifications in the waveguide to the strictly necessary to overcome the manufacturing issues due to the high frequencies involved. In addition, the transition is compact and it does not increase the space occupation on the transverse section, this suggests its application in horn antennas clusters arrangement. The operating principle consists of both a modal conversion and an impedance matching between the devices. The modal conversion is realized in an intermediate region, where the coaxial penetrates in the waveguide: the device geometry is designed so that the electric field in the transition is a trade-off between the TEM mode of the coaxial and the TE10 of the guide. A shaped waveguide backshort and a reactive air gap in the coaxial cable co-participate to achieve the matching. An optimized Chebyshev stepped transformer completes the transition to fulfil the impedance mismatch with the full waveguide. The design issues and technological aspects are considered. The influences of the feeding pin misalignment, the presence of groove is included in the analysis and these practical aspects are discussed and numerically validated via the scattering parameters analysis of the proposed design. The return loss is higher than 25 dB over the whole Q-band.
A study on peer victimization & social & adaptive functioning in adolescents

Traumatic early age experiences have been found to predict later internalizing problems. Peer Victimization is one of such experiences which may later lead to negative ramifications in the lives of young people. It is the practice among children of being a target of the hostile behavior of other children, who are not siblings and not necessarily age-mates. It can have short and long-term serious consequences on children’s psychosocial adjustment. The present study aims to study peer victimization in adolescents and its effect on their social and adaptive functioning. Standardized scales were used to measure Peer Victimization and Social and Adaptive Functioning of the victimized, on a sample of 60 adolescents of which 30 were males and 30 females. The findings of the study revealed a significant negative correlation between School Performance and Physical Victimization. The results also found out that males are higher in Physical Victimization as compared to females. The study has important implicants such as a need to spread awareness about peer victimization and the hazardous effects it can have on mental as well as social and adaptive functioning of adolescents. The parents, teachers and schools should participate actively to minimize the ongoing practice of victimization.
Switching-Like Event-Triggered Control for Networked Markovian Jump Systems Under Deception Attack

This brief deals with the event-triggered control problem for networked Markovian jump systems subject to deception attack. When deception attack is activated, it causes the asynchronous switching and falsifies the sampled state as the nonlinear disturbance. Then, based on the variation between two consecutive sampled states and the signals of switching and deception attack, a switching-like event-triggered scheme is proposed to adjust the threshold. Sufficient conditions are derived to ensure the mean-square exponential input-to-state practical stability for such systems. After that, the homotopy method is employed to obtain the state-feedback matrix with constrained structure. Finally, a model about connected vehicle systems is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the design techniques.
Excavation Method Determination of Earth-Retaining Wall for Sustainable Environment and Economy: Life Cycle Assessment Based on Construction Cases in Korea

This study describes life cycle assessment (LCA) results of the excavation depth and ground condition of a medium-sized excavation ground in order to examine the effect of construction methods on environmental and economic feasibility for an earth-retaining wall. LCA is conducted in consideration of eight environmental impact categories according to the construction stage of the earth-retaining wall. In addition, the environmental cost of construction method for the earth-retaining wall was calculated, and its selection criteria were analyzed based on the calculation results. The evaluation results of the environmental load of construction methods for the earth-retaining wall show that the H-Pile+Earth plate construction method has low economic efficiency because the construction method significantly increased the environmental load due to the increased ecological toxicity. The environmental load characteristics have a greater effect on the selection of construction methods in sandy soil than in composite soil when the excavation depth is the same. The evaluation result of the environmental cost of the construction methods for the earth-retaining wall shows that the environmental cost increased as the excavation depth increased, and the sandy soil conditions have higher environmental costs than complex soil conditions.
Localized Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Mouse Brain In Vivo at High Magnetic Field Strength

This work describes the implementation and optimization of single-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for absolute quantification of regional metabolite concentration in mouse brain in vivo at 9.4 T. Optimized scheme of localized shimming, water suppression, and outer-volume-suppression enables a reliable detection of critical metabolite signals. Volume-of-interest localization technique is optimized for 10 different brain regions, where absolute concentrations of 16 different metabolites are determined. No partial volume effect of the cerebrospinal fluid is observed. Measurement of T1 and T2 relaxation times ensures an accurate quantification of metabolite concentrations with regard to the signal attenuation and the water content of brain tissue in vivo. Interestingly, the concentration of choline-containing compounds as well as of alanine turns out to be elevated in the striatum, while the concentration of lactate is elevated in the brainstem. High reproducibility of the method is ensured by the repeated measurement over four months. Relative detectabilities of strongly coupled metabolite resonances at 9.4 T are compared to those at 2.35 T.
DESCRIPCIÓN DEL USO Y DEPENDENCIA A VIDEOJUEGOS EN ADOLESCENTES ESCOLARIZADOS DE CIUDAD DEL CARMEN, CAMPECHE

Video games are a means of entertainment made by an electronic device, however, when their frequent and prolonged use is transformed into a psychological dependency, this can cause various problems for the health of the players. Objective. To describe the pattern of use and dependence on video games in a sample of school adolescents in Ciudad del Carmen Campeche. Method. Descriptive cross-sectional study carried out on 581 adolescents by means of a convenience sampling, applying the Questionnaire on the pattern and use of video games and the Video Game Dependency Test (VDT). Measures of central tendency and variability were carried out. The reliability of the VDT was also determined through Cronbach's Alpha and Chi Square for the categorical variables. Results. 85.5% of the adolescents use video games. Significant differences in their use by gender were obtained, identifying that this activity is carried out more in men. In general, 56.5% present a low dependence. Conclusions. We suggest that longitudinal studies be conducted in attention to the excessive and prolonged use of video games in association with the variables of abuse, tolerance and difficulty of control.
Pulse control of frequency and width for a real-time independently adjustable laser source

A set of semiconductor laser pulse seed sources based on an embedded chip is proposed. The greatest feature is that the optical pulse frequency and width can be independently adjusted in real time. The pulse seed sources can be switched independently and online from the gain-switched mode to the quasi-continuous wave mode to obtain optimal optical parameters for specific applications. To explore the physical mechanism of the semiconductor laser source, the rate equation that describes the carrier-photon transient change in a semiconductor laser cavity is numerically derived and solved. Subsequently, problems that need to be considered while designing the drive circuit are identified. The system evaluation indicates that the optical pulse frequency adjustment range is 250 Hz to 42 MHz, and the narrowest optical pulse output width is 80 ps. The pulse seed source can drive semiconductor lasers with different central wavelengths (1064, 1550, and 1970 nm), and can also simultaneously drive two semiconductor lasers and output dual-band optical pulses. It can be used as a seed source for general high-power optical systems, and exhibits good application value and extensive market prospects.
Mindfulness buffers the adverse impact of need frustration on employee outcomes: A self‐determination theory perspective

According to the job demands– resources model (JDR model; Bakker & Demerouti, 2007; Demerouti et al., 2001), role conflict is a job demand (or hindrance) that can drain energy and yield physiological and psychological costs by requiring sustained physical and/or mental effort at work. Past research has shown that job demands are associated with higher levels of burnout (Demerouti et al., 2001; Schaufeli & Bakker, 2004) and sickness absenteeism (Bakker, Demerouti, de Boer et al., 2003; Bakker, Demerouti, Schaufeli, 2003). Other research has shown that employee health is associated with higher levels of job performance (Wright et al., 2007) and competitive advantage (Grawitch et al., 2006), as well as lower levels of turnover (Wright & Bonett, 2007). To be sure, such consequences are costly for organizations. For instance, estimates suggest that absenteeism costs businesses between $1.41 and $1.64 billion per year in Norway (Solberg, 2013) and $43.70 billion per year in the United States (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014; Circadian, 2005). Hence, the importance of identifying job demands and tempering their salience in the workplace is readily apparent. Nonetheless, certain job demands might be difficult— if not impossible— to avoid. With this reality in mind, it is important to identify psychological factors that can attenuate the adverse impact that job demands can have on employees’ health and workrelated functioning. One such factor is mindfulness, which recently has emerged in the organizational literature and has been associated with workrelated outcomes (Dane & Brummel, 2013; Hülsheger et al., 2013; Leroy et al., 2013). Indeed, recent research has shown that mindfulness can reduce the experience of need frustration among employees who report that their manager is unsupportive of their basic psychological needs (Schultz et al., 2015). Job demands are likely to engender an experience of need frustration at work, and thus it is important to examine whether mindfulness can buffer against the adverse impact that need frustration can have on employees’ health and workrelated functioning. Received: 18 April 2020 | Revised: 5 January 2021 | Accepted: 11 March 2021 DOI: 10.1002/jts5.93
PEG-fDAO Reduces Lung Inflammation in Chronic Granulomatous Disease Mice Post Challenge with Nonviable Candida Albicans

We previously reported that polyethylene glycol-conjugated recombinant porcine D-amino acid oxidase (PEG-pDAO) could supply reactive oxygen species (ROS) to defective NADPH oxidase in neutrophils of patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), and neutrophils regain bactericidal activity in vitro. In the present study, we employed an in vivo nonviable Candida albicans (nCA)-induced lung inflammation model using gp91-phox knockout CGD mice and novel PEG conjugates of Fusarium spp. D-amino acid oxidase (PEG-fDAO), rather than PEG-pDAO. Using three experimentation strategies with the in vivo lung inflammation model, the mouse body weight, lung weight, and lung pathology were evaluated to confirm the efficacy of ROS-generating enzyme replacement therapy with PEG-fDAO. The lung weight and pathological findings were significantly ameliorated by the administration of PEG-fDAO followed by intraperitoneal injection of D-phenylalanine or D-proline. These data suggest that PEG- fDAO with the function of targeted delivery to the nCA-induced inflammation site is applicable in the treatment of inflammation in CGD in vivo.