Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Road salt impact on soil electrical conductivity across an urban landscape

Road salt application is a necessary component of winter road maintenance but comes with an environmental cost. Salts are transported via stormwater drainage or overland and soil throughflow to surface waterbodies, where excess ions create unfavorable or even uninhabitable conditions for freshwater organisms. Soils may retain salts during the process of overland and subsurface flow, thus acting as reservoirs that slow the transport of salt into freshwaters. Understanding the capacity and consistency of anthropogenic salt storage in urban soils may allow us to discover when and where deicing salt applications are most harmful. This article investigates the degree to which soils across a heterogeneous urban landscape retain salts. We measured the electrical conductivity (EC) of soils in an urban setting. Land covers included forests, grasslands, open spaces, low- and medium-density developments and along roadsides. We found that across land-cover types, soil carbon and porosity were correlated to EC in late summer, which suggests that pore space is an important and long-lasting reservoir for salt. In addition, more developed areas, had higher mean soil EC and greater EC variability within and between sites, with 75% of overall variance occurring within individual sites. We hypothesize that this within-site heterogeneity is driven by anthropogenic modifications to salt inputs and soil characteristics. The high EC variance in highly developed urban soils is a previously undiscussed phenomenon and highlights the fine-scale complexity of heterogeneous urban landscapes and the need for high-resolution sampling to accurately characterize urban ecosystems.
Acúmulo de solutos orgânicos em mudas de Ceiba glaziovii (Kutze) Kum. em resposta à seca intermitente

Ceiba glaziovii (Kuntze) K. é uma espécie ocorrente na Caatinga de importância econômica e ecológica. Contudo, o conhecimento da sua fisiologia em resposta à períodos de seca, na fase inicial do desenvolvimento, não são bem conhecidas. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar o teor relativo de água das folhas e o acúmulo de solutos orgânicos osmoticamente ativos em mudas de Ceiba glaziovii submetidas à seca intermitente. Para tal, mudas de um mês de idade de C. glaziovii foram submetidas à seca intermitente por ciclos de suspensão da irrigação [rega diária (C), irrigação a cada sete dias (E7), suspensão de rega até sinais de murcha como estresse severo (ES) e reirrigadas (RE), verificando a recuperação após 72 horas]. Avaliou-se a altura das plantas, o diâmetro do caule, teor relativo de água nas folhas, a concentração de prolina livre (PL), carboidratos (CS) e proteínas (PS) nas folhas e raízes. A seca intermitente exerceu pouco efeito sobre o TRA das mudas de C. glaziovii, porém afetou negativamente o crescimento delas. Não houve acúmulo de CS nas folhas, porém houve grande variação na concentração de PL e PS. Nas raízes das plantas E7 houve acúmulo significativo de CS, PL e PS, evidenciando o papel desses compostos no ajustamento osmótico no sistema radicular. A Ceiba glaziovii consegue manter valores adequados de água nos tecidos em situação de seca intermitente, durante o período inicial do desenvolvimento. A prolina se acumula nas folhas e raízes em resposta ao déficit hídrico moderado, sugerindo um papel importante para a sobrevivência da espécie.
Performance Optimization of 1-bit Full Adder Cell based on CNTFET Transistor

The full adder is a key component for many digital circuits like microprocessors or digital signal processors. Its main utilization is to perform logical and arithmetic operations. This has empowered the designers to continuously optimize this circuit and ameliorate its characteristics like robustness, compactness, efficiency, and scalability. Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor (CNFET) stands out as a substitute for CMOS technology for designing circuits in the present-day technology. The objective of this paper is to present an optimized 1-bit full adder design based on CNTFET transistors inspired by new CMOS full adder design [1] with enhanced performance parameters. For a power supply of 0.9V, the count of transistors is decreased to 10 and the power is almost split in two compared to the best existing CNTFET based adder. This design offers significant improvement when compared to existing designs such as C-CMOS, TFA, TGA, HPSC, 18T-FA adder, etc. Comparative data analysis shows that there is 37%, 50%, and 49% amelioration in terms of area, delay, and power delay product respectively compared to both CNTFET and CMOS based adders in existing designs. The circuit was designed in 32nm technology and simulated with HSPICE tools.
Analisis Kualitas Pelayanan Dan Customer Value Berbasis Digital Pada Media Sosial Facebook Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan (studi Pada Produk Indihome Di Plaza Telkom Lembong Kota Bandung Tahun 2019)

Fakta dilapangan menunjukan bahwa pengalaman pelanggan terhadap layanan IndiHome pada periode 2018 terdapat hasil yang mengejutkan dimana kekecewaan meningkat dari 18% hingga 25% dan terjadi fluktuasi kekecewaan sepanjang tahun 2018 ini. Berdasarkan hal tersebut penulis bermaksud meneliti kualitas pelayanan dan nilai pelanggan berbasis digital pada media sosial Facebook terhadap kepuasan pelanggan pada produk IndiHome di Kota Bandung. Jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan metode penelitian kuantitatif, menggunakan teknik Simple Random Sampling. Sampel yang diambil dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 100 responden. Instrumen utama pengumpulan data adalah kuesioner yang diukur dengan skala likert, serta jenis data yang digunakan adalah data primer. Hasil dari persamaan regresi berganda menunjukan hasil Y = 0,477 + 0,130X1 + 0,160X2 dan hasil uji determinan menunjukan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan sebesar 39,6% Kepuasan Pelanggan pada Media Sosial Facebook IndiHome dipengaruhi oleh Kualitas Pelayanan dan Nilai Pelanggan, sementara sisanya sebesar 60,4% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lainnya yang tidak diteliti. Kata Kunci : Kualitas Pelayanan, Nilai Pelanggan, Media Sosial, Kepuasan Pelanggan
Cytotoxic Activities of Extracts and Isolated Compounds of Some Potential Sumatran Medicinal Plants against MCF-7 and HSC-3 Cell Lines

In continuation of our study of Sumatran plants and the bioactivity of their constituents, Stereocaulon halei Lamb (Stereocaulaceae) was extracted and isolated to obtain atranorin ( 1 ), lobaric acid ( 6 ), and methyl- β -orcinol carboxylate ( 9 ). We also prepared methanolic extracts of some Sumatran medicinal plants, i.e. Alpinia denticulata, Alpinia malaccensis, Alpinia submutica, Curcuma zedoaria, Centella asiatia , Mangifera indica, Piper crocatum, Mussaenda frondosa , together with previously isolated compounds, i.e. crocatin A ( 2 ) and crocatin B ( 3 ) from P. crocatum , curcumin ( 4 ) from Curcuma longa , demethoxymatteucinol ( 5 ) from Sphaerostephanos polycarpus , mangiferin ( 7 ) from M. indica , methyl caffeate ( 8 ) from Balanophora elongata , tiliroside ( 10 ) from Guazuma ulmifolia , and usnic acid from Usnea sp ( 11 ). These extracts and compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against MCF-7 and HSC-3 cell lines by MTT assay (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide). It was found that the IC 50 value of atranorin ( 1 ), lobaric acid ( 6 ), methyl- β -orcinol carboxylate ( 9 ), and methanolic extract of A. submutica towards the MCF-7 cell line was 208.20 µM, 172.05 µM, 382.60 µM and 70.95 µg/mL, respectively. The IC 50 value of lobaric acid ( 6 ) and methyl-β-orcinol carboxylate ( 9 ) against the HSC-3 cell line was 88.92 µM and 260.09 µM, respectively. The other extracts did not show significant cytotoxicity.
Stateful Programming of High-Speed Network Hardware

Modern networks need to operate at speeds as high as 100Gbps while running sophisticated algorithms and protocols to provide strict performance, security and reliability guarantees. Moreover, they need to flexibly adapt to the rapidly evolving requirements of online services. Thus, emerging network hardware devices, i.e. switches inside the network and Network Interface Cards (NICs) at the end hosts, are highspeed and programmable, with on-chip memory accessible on a per-packet basis to support stateful packet processing. However, the programming interfaces of these devices are quite low-level, tied to each device’s architecture, and only suitable for programming a single device. Thus, programming collections of stateful network devices to realize a local or network-wide functionality efficiently and correctly is extremely difficult and error-prone. This dissertation focuses on the design and implementation of high-level programming abstractions for stateful programming of high-speed network hardware, both at the end hosts and inside the network. At the end host, we focus on the transport layer, the most complicated, constantlyevolving, and stateful component of the network stack. Transport-layer algorithms maintain state across packets to decide what data segments to transmit and when, and are notoriously difficult to implement on programmable NICs at high-speed. We propose Tonic, a hardware architecture for transport algorithms that can support 100Gbps for 128-byte packets while being programmable with a simple API. In designing Tonic, we exploit common patterns across transport algorithms to create efficient fixed-function reusable hardware modules, thus significantly reducing the functionality programmers must specify. To facilitate network-wide stateful programming, we propose SNAP, a programming language that abstracts the entire network as “one big stateful switch”. Using SNAP, operators can program using persistent arrays on one big switch without deiii ciding how to distribute and access them in the network’s switches. The SNAP compiler discovers read/write dependencies between arrays, translates one-big-switch programs into an efficient internal representation based on binary decision diagrams, and uses it to jointly optimize array placement and routing across the network. All in all, Tonic’s modular interface and SNAP’s one-big-stateful-switch abstraction relieve programmers from the low-level details of stateful programming of highspeed network hardware throughout the entire network.
The effectiveness of various compositions lignolytic and cellulolytic microbes in composting empty fruit bunch palm oil and sugar cane biomass

In sustainable agriculture, the balance of the use of inorganic fertilizers, organic matter and biofertilizers are highly recommended to increase crop production and at the same time maintaining or even improving the soil health and quality. Farm waste such as palm oil empty bunches and chopped sugar cane biomass are abundant and is a useful material to be returned to the soil to fertilize the plants. Constraints of both the material utilization is a very long process of decomposed because it contains lignin and cellulose and difficult to decomposed by microbes. Organic materials palm oil empty bunches and sugar cane biomass inoculated cellulolytic fungi, cellulolytic bacteria, lignolytic fungi, lignolytic bacteria consortia 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and without decomposers. The experiments were conducted in randomized block design (RBD) with four replications. Composting each 1 m3 of organic matter carried out aerobically for one month. Largest decrease in cellulose content of palm oil empty bunches and sugar cane biomass obtain on inoculation cellulolytic and lignolytic microbes that was 4% respectively to 64.92% and 61.12%, while the largest decrease in lignin content on palm oil empty bunches contained of 3% decomposer with cellulolytic and lignolytic microbes. While on sugar cane biomass obtained by 4% decomposers cellulolytic and lignolytic microbes. The addition of containing 2% cellulolytic and lignolytic most effective in decreasing the C/N either palm oil empty bunches or sugar cane biomass.
Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus after Liver Transplantation, A Report of Two Cases

1.1. Background: End-stage liver cirrhosis due to HCV is the main indication for liver transplantation worldwide. Recurrence and rapid replication of HCV after liver transplantation is universal and leads to decreased graft and patient survival. Among patients exposed to HCV, spontaneous clearance of the virus is rare. Here we report two patients with spontaneous clearance after liver transplantation. 1.2. Case Reports:We report two female patients, with HCV cirrhosis, received liver transplantation (one DDLT and one LDLT), they cleared HCV on average of 20 days post liver transplant, one remained negative throughout while the other patient showed relapse on re-testing 2 years later. 1.3. Conclusion:Spontaneous clearance of HCV is rare when the patient is immunosuppressed. Here, we reported two patients with spontaneous clearance of HCV after liver transplantation. One has relapsed which highlights the need for serial testing in these patients
Pragmatic science? Reflections on the academic - industry interactions in a European aviation research programme

In this article we explore the types of science produced and disseminated in human factors research in the cognitive domain. We reflect on the methods and techniques used in the European, Horizon 2020 ‘Future Sky Safety’ Project: Human Performance Envelope (P6). This project has adopted multiple research paradigms, successfully engaging academia and research organizations throughout its four-year duration. We discuss the challenges of conducting practically focused work that can also be brought to publication in peer-reviewed journals. Finally, we frame our research contributions within this project using a recent model of practitioner engagement.
Entity Resolution: Past, Present and Yet-to-Come

Entity Resolution (ER) lies at the core of data integration, with a bulk of research focusing on its effectiveness and its time efficiency. Most past relevant works were crafted for addressing Veracity over structured (relational) data. They typically rely on schema, expert and external knowledge to maximize accuracy. Part of these methods have been recently extended to process large volumes of data through massive parallelization techniques, such as the MapReduce paradigm. With the present advent of Big Web Data, the scope moved towards Variety, aiming to handle semi-structured data collections, with noisy and highly heterogeneous information. Relevant works adopt a novel, loosely schema-aware functionality that emphasizes scalability and robustness to noise. Another line of present research focuses on Velocity, i.e., processing data collections of a continuously increasing volume. In this tutorial, we present the ER generations by discussing past, present, and yet-to-come mechanisms. For each generation, we outline the corresponding ER workflow along with the state-of-the-art methods per workflow step. Thus, we provide the participants with a deep understanding of the broad field of ER, highlighting the recent advances in crowd-sourcing and deep learning applications in this active research domain. We also equip them with practical skills in applying ER workflows through a hands-on session that involves our publicly available ER toolbox and data.
What are the best validated scoring systems for estimating stroke risk and bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation

Evidence-based answer The CHA2DS2-VASc, Framingham Risk score for atrial fibrillation (AF), and the Rietbrock modified CHADS2 scoring systems are better than chance and the CHADS2 scoring system at predicting the risk for stroke in patients with AF. To determine bleeding risk, the HAS-BLED score is more accurate and easier to use than the Outpatient Bleeding Risk Index (OBRI) and HEMOR2RHAGES scores. Using the HAS-BLED in conjunction with the CHA2DS2-VASc system would be the easiest and most predictive way to risk-stratify bleeding and stroke risk in AF patients (SOR: B, individual cohort studies).
The association between parental overweight and obesity before pregnancy and the development of offspring overweight and obesity in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood

ii Declaration by author . iv Publications during candidature . v Peer-reviewed papers . v Book Chapters . v Conference abstracts . v Publications included in this thesis . vi Contributions by others to the thesis . vii Statement of parts of the thesis submitted to qualify for the award of another degree . vii Acknowledgements . viii
Isparta İli Ve Çevresinde Sığırcılık İşletmelerinde Bovine Viral Diyare Virus (Bvdv) Enfeksiyonunun Serolojik Olarak Araştırılması

Bu calisma Isparta Ili ve cevresinde sigircilik isletmelerinde Bovine Viral Diyare Virus (BVDV) enfeksiyonunun seroprevalansinin arastirilmasi amaciyla yapildi. Calismada 24 isletmede bulunan 6 ay -12 yasli 460 adet disi sigir kan serumu kullanildi. Hayvanlara ait kan ornekleri V. Jugularis’ten 10 ml’lik steril vakumlu tuplere alindi. Tupler 2000 devirde 10 dk. santrifuj edildi. Serumlar test yapilasiya kadar -25 C’de derin dondurucuda saklandi. Serumlarda BVDV’una karsi antikor (Ab) varligini belirlemek icin BVDV (Ab)-ELISA, BVDV antijen (Ag) varligini belirlemek amaciyla BVDV (Ag)-ELISA test kitleri kullanildi. Alinan kan orneklerinden 346’si (%75.22) seropozitif, 114’u (%24.78) seronegatif ve 5 tanesi de (%1.09) persiste enfekte (PI) olarak belirlendi. Holstayn irki %76.22, Simental %72.22, Montofon %46.15 oraninda irklar arasinda seropozitiflik tespit edildi. Irklar ve yas gruplari arasindaki seropozitifligin istatistiksel acidan anlamli oldugu belirlendi (p<0.05). Ayrica yas arttikca seronegatifligin azaldigi saptandi. Bu calisma Isparta Ili ve cevresinde BVD enfeksiyonunun seroprevalansini tespiti amaciyla yapilan ilk calisma ozelligi tasimaktadir. Sonuc olarak; BVDV enfeksiyonu seropozitiflik ve PI orani degerlendirildiginde, enfeksiyonun Isparta Ili ve cevresinde yaygin oldugu gorulmektedir. Bu nedenle hastaliga karsi gerekli kontrol ve koruma onlemlerinin alinmasi bolge ve ulke ekonomisi icin onem arz etmektedir.
Nickel-rhodium nanoparticles as active and durable catalysts for hydrogen liberation

Abstract Herein, synthesis, characterization, and catalytic utilization of rather efficient carboxymethyl cellulose-stabilized nickel-rhodium nanoparticles (4.5 ± 0.7 nm) in hydrogen liberation from ammonia borane and hydrazine borane by hydrolysis are reported. The catalysts are prepared by simultaneous reduction of appropriate nickel and rhodium salts in aqueous solution by sodium borohydride by using carboxymethyl cellulose as a stabilizer. Transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are used to characterize the catalysts. The catalysts are highly durable and effective to liberate hydrogen from ammonia borane and hydrazine borane in aqueous solution at lower concentrations and temperature. Among prepared catalysts, Ni0.50Rh0. 50@CMC provides 200 min−1 and 188 min−1 of average turnover frequencies and 46.8 ± 2 kJ/mol and 60.3 ± 2 kJ/mol of activation energies for ammonia borane and hydrazine borane hydrolysis reactions, respectively.
Desesperanza y autoestima en adolescentes con y sin riesgo suicida

El suicidio se considera un problema de salud pública que ha aumentado exponencialmente, por lo que identificar población en riesgo suicida, así como factores asociados es esencial para su prevención en la población adolescente. Este estudio, analizó en qué medida la autoestima, la desesperanza y factores sociodemográficos, inciden en la presencia de riesgo suicida en adolescentes de educación media superior; para ello, se trabajó con un total de 74 participantes hombres y mujeres con un rango de edad de 15 a 18 años, de una población no clínica clasificados en dos grupos: con y sin riesgo suicida, en igual número y características de edad y sexo. Se aplicó la escala de riesgo Suicida de Plutchik (1989; 1998), la escala de Autoestima de González-Arratia (2011) y la escala de Desesperanza de Córdoba, Rosales y Eguiluz (2005). Los resultados indicaron la existencia de una relación positiva significativa entre las variables de riesgo suicida y desesperanza e inversa con autoestima. Respecto al tipo de familia, los participantes de familia monoparental, puntuaron más alto tanto en riesgo suicida como en desesperanza. Del modelo de regresión logística binaria, se obtuvo que la variable que predice el riesgo suicida es la desesperanza, seguida de la autoestima. No se reportan diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en ninguna de las variables evaluadas. Se concluye que la desesperanza incrementa la probabilidad de riesgo suicida, por lo que su inclusión es esencial en futuros estudios empíricos, así como en modelos de prevención e intervención en adolescentes.
Towards a grand convergence for child survival and health: A strategic review of options for the future building on lessons learnt from IMNCI.

This strategic review provides direction to the global child health community on how to better assist countries to deliver the best possible strategies to help each child survive and thrive. Over the past quarter century child mortality has more than halved dropping from 91 to 43 deaths per 1000 live births between 1990 and 2015. Yet in 2015 an estimated 5.9 million children still died before reaching their fifth birthday most from conditions that are readily preventable or treatable with proven cost-effective interventions. The review took as its departure point the implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) developed by WHO and UNICEF in 1995 as a premier strategy to promote health and provide preventive and curative services for children under five in countries with greater than 40 deaths per 1000 live births. It includes contributions from over 90 countries and hundreds of experts in child health and related areas with 32 specifically commissioned pieces of analysis. The final product represents a collaboration of child health experts worldwide working together to examine past lessons and propose an agenda to stimulate momentum for improving care for children.
Associations Between Cytokine Levels and Long-Term Symptom Development in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Abstract Cytokines have been associated with the development of cancer cachexia. Cytokine dysregulation is thought to cause cachexia and its associated symptoms by negatively affecting physiological homeostasis. Cytokines that have been associated with cachexia are thought to be associated with symptom development. Despite this increased association, there is mixed data regarding the development of symptoms, such as pain, anorexia, and lethargy. The purpose of this retrospective study was to examine the association of cytokine and C-reactive protein levels over time to determine if levels were associated with symptom development.
Modular Soft Robotics: Modular Units, Connection Mechanisms, and Applications

A state‐of‐the‐art review of the modular soft robots (MSRs) is presented, with an outlook on the challenges and future directions of intelligent MSRs. In contrast to conventional robots composed of rigid materials, soft robots made from soft materials offer remarkable advantages in achieving various adaptive locomotion, manipulating delicate objects, providing safe human–robot interaction and adapting to confined environments due to their excellent compliance and adaptability, which have the potential to be widely used in numerous applications such as medical, exploration and rescue devices, etc. Unlike ﬁxed‐morphology soft robots, modularization of soft robots is a low‐cost and rapid strategy that enables them to adapt to changing tasks and environments by rearranging the connectivity of module units and attain complex functionalities such as self‐assembly, self‐repair, or self‐replication. Although MSRs exhibit many advantages, they are still in the nascent stage with plenty of challenges. Herein, first the materials, fabrication, actuation, sensor, and control of various modular units in MSRs are introduced. Then, some main connection methods between modular units are summarized. Finally, the applications, challenges, and developing directions of intelligent MSRs are discussed.