Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
VERTICAL MOVEMENT RATE ESTIMATES FOR ATLANTIC ISTIOPHORID BILLFISHES DERIVED FROM HIGH RESOLUTION POP-UP SATELLITE ARCHIVAL DATA

Development of pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) technology has greatly increased our knowledge of billfishes (Arnold and Dewar, 2001). The acquisition and subsequent fisheries-independent transmission of PSAT data via the Argos system has revealed behavioral traits of these comparatively rare species, whose survival depends on the ability to range over large geographical areas (Goodyear et al., 2008). While PSATs are capable of monitoring light level, depth, and temperature at relatively high resolution (i.e., <= 60 s intervals), battery power and data volume restrictions can limit data transmissions to summary information only. Occasionally, PSATs are recaptured with fishing gears or recovered after washing ashore (e.g., Gunn et al., 2003; Hoolihan and Luo, 2007). In these instances, the complete archived high-resolution data are accessible from the PSAT memory. Analyzing these data for change in depth (over time) provides an opportunity to derive coarse estimates of vertical movement rates, in lieu of a dedicated speed sensor. Knowing these swimming rates provides the potential to better understand the vertical and thermal habitat use, and bioenergetic optimization of billfishes. Similar swimming capability may also be implied to horizontal movements, helping to elucidate home range and migration patterns. In addition, swimming speed information is a necessary component for building foraging models.
Kontinuierliche Gewebezuckermessung beantragen – Schritt für Schritt

Die kontinuierliche Glukosemessung in der interstitiellen Flüssigkeit (CGM) etabliert sich zunehmend in der Diabetestherapie. Dieser Beitrag erläutert, für welche Patienten sie infrage kommt und worauf bei der Auswahl eines CGM-Systems im Vorfeld von Arzt und Patient zu achten ist. Darüber hinaus werden die einzelnen Schritte der Beantragung eines CGM-Systems und das Wichtigste rund um den CGM-Start dargestellt.
Nanotribology of Ionic Liquids: Transition to Yielding Response in Nanometric Confinement with Metallic Surfaces

Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) are molten salts which exhibit uniques physical and chemical properties, commonly harnessed for lubrication and energy applications. The pure ionic nature of RTIL leads to strong electrostatic interactions among the liquid, furthermore exalted in the presence of interfaces and confinement. In this work, we use a tuning-fork based dynamic Surface Force Tribometer (TF-SFT), which allows probing both the rheological and the tribological properties of RTILs films confined between a millimetric sphere and a surface, over a wide range of confinements. When the RTIL is confined between metallic surfaces, we evidence an abrupt change of its rheological properties below a threshold confinement. This is reminiscent of a recently reported confinement induced capillary freezing, here observed with a wide contact area. In parallel, we probe the tribological response of the film under imposed nanometric shear deformation and unveil a yielding behaviour of the interfacial solid phase below this threshold confinement. This is characterized by a transition from an elastic to a plastic regime, exhibiting striking similarities with the response of glassy materials. This transition to yielding of the RTIL in metallic confinement leads overall to a reduction in friction and offers a self-healing protection of the surfaces avoiding direct contact, with obvious applications in tribology.
5G Wideband Magneto-Electric Dipole Antenna Fed by a Single-Layer Corporate-Feed Network based on Ridge Gap Waveguide

This paper proposes a wideband magneto-electric (ME) dipole fed by a single-layer corporate-feed network based on the ridge gap waveguide (RGW) transmission line technology for 5G backhauling applications. The proposed antenna is composed of two layers. The top layer is the radiating layer that is composed of the $2 \times 2$ ME-dipole antenna element. The bottom layer is the corporate-feed network designed based on RGW. The proposed solution differs from the conventional solution where a slot antenna is fed by RGW and a cavity layer is to excite the radiating elements in order to provide a large spacing for the corporate-feed network in the design of the array antenna. Our new design allows for a smaller antenna volume as it excited the antenna directly by the RGW without the need of cavity layer. In addition, with the use of the ME-dipole radiating element, the bandwidth performance supported by the proposed design is larger as compared to the existing conventional designs. From the obtained simulation results, the proposed antenna produces $S_{11},\le \quad -10$ dB over $24 -30$ GHz resulting in a 22% fractional bandwidth. The maximum directivity over the operating bandwidth of the simulated $2 \times 2$ ME-dipole antenna element is approximately 15.4 dBi. Thus, the proposed antenna is a good candidate for low profile fixed-beam applications.
Thermal Analysis and Temperature Distribution of Two-Layer and Spoke-Type Ferrite Interior Permanent Magnet Machine

The main requirements for a rotating electric machine are the torque/power density and the energy efficiency. Producing an efficient electric machine required not only studying and analysing the electromagnetic properties but also deeper thermal analysis. It has been found that attention to the thermal design can be improve the total machine performance. In this paper a thermal model of the two-layer and spoke-type ferrite interior permanent magnet (IPM) machines is developed. FEA models are built to run the thermal studies and temperature distribution of the machine under different operating conditions. A prototype machine is built and tested for the experimental validations of the FEA. A prototype machine is tested under various working conditions. The testing results validate analytical model and the FEA methods.
The Decomposition of Leaf Litters of Some Tree Species in Temperate Deciduous Forest in Korea I. Losses in Dry Weight of Leaf Litter

Losses in the dry weight of leaf litter from six tree species were studied during 16 months on the forest floor in temperate deciduous forest of Mt. Cheonma in the vicinity of Seoul in Korea by using litter bag method. The decomposition rate of each leaf litter varies with each species. After 16 months elapsed, the leaf litter of Acer pseudo-sieboidianum showed the highest decomposition constant (0.82) as Olson´s decomposition constant, while that of Pinus densiflora showed the lowest decomposition constant (0.33). The decomposition constant of Quercus mongolica, Q. serrata, Betula ermani and Carpinus laxiflora showed 0.43, 0.37, 0.66 and 0.75, respectively. The decomposition constant of leaf litter was considered with temperature and precipitation which accumulated daily during each term of litter bag collection. The decomposition constant of leaf litter showed closely positive correlation with daily accumulative temperature and precipitation. The relationships between decomposition constant and the daily accumulative temperature and precipitation at each period of litter bag collection were analyzed through multi-regression analysis. The correlation coefficients as a result of multi-regression analysis in Q. mongolica, Q. serrata, P densiflora, B. ermani, C. laxiflorais and A. pseudo-sieboldianum were 0.83, 0.81, 0.69, 0.77, 0.77 and 0.62, respectively. The precipitation showed higher effect, about 10 times, on the leaf litter decomposition than the daily accumulative temperature.
Good Ultrastructural Preservation of Human Tissues and Cultured Cells by Glutaraldehyde Fixation, Sandwich Freezing, and Freeze-Substitution

1 Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, 1–8–1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260–8673, Japan 2 Department of Dermatology, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan 3 Laboratory of Biopharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan 4 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare, Ohtawara, Tochigi, Japan 5 Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan 6 The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, JATA (Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association), Tokyo, Japan 7 System in Frontier Inc., Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo, Japan
Variability in phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of Saccocalyx satureioides essential oils due to harvest period

ABSTRACT The present study tracked the seasonal variation in the volatile metabolites of Saccocalyx satureioides plant aerial parts and the of antioxidant activities which depend on the chemical composition. The essential oil samples were obtained by hydrodistillation using Clevenger type apparatus, quantified and identified by gas chromatography (GC) and GC/mass spectrometry (MS). The antioxidant activities of essential oils were determined by DPPH (2,2-di-phenyl-1-picrilhydrazyl) free radical scavenging and the FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power) assays. The essential oil yield varied from 1.96 to 3.07% (v/w). The main identified components were oxygenated monoterpenes: α-terpineol (32.48–45.15%), borneol (20.55–25.31%), and thymol (12.42–21.08%). The concentrations of both α-terpineol and borneol increased from April to July while the percentage of thymol decreased over the same period. The oxygenated monoterpenes representing the major identified class (~ 91.18%) increased during the season while the monoterpenes decreased during the same period. The correlation between the chemical composition and the antioxidant activity was established using agglomerative hierarchical clustering method and principal component analysis. Two groups were spotted upon these analyses, indicating that April was the best period of collection allowing the highest antioxidant activity for the essential oils.
The Role of Islamic Education on Increasing Democratic Attitude and Religious Tolerance in High School Students in Indonesia

—In the 21st century, democratic attitudes and religious tolerance among students everywhere are increasingly declining due to technology and digital developments that cause students have the tendency to be apathetic and less care about their environment. It is expected that Islamic education can prevent these behaviour. This study was conducted to analyze the relationship between Islamic Education and democratic attitudes and religious tolerance. Out of 900 high school students in West Java, Indonesia, 172 students were taken as research samples. This study uses a quantitative approach with correlational design in order to find out the relationship of a variable with other variables. This method reveals factual data based on information found. The results of this study indicate that between the understanding of Islamic Education (X) on Religious Tolerance (Y2) a significance value of 0.004 <0.05 which means there is a significant correlation, and also for democratic attitudes (Y1) towards Religious Tolerance (Y2) significance value amounting to 0,000 <0,05 which means there is a significant correlation. Hence, it can be concluded that Islamic religious education can improve democratic attitudes and religious tolerance among high school students.
Effect of a Circular Ring on the Side Force of a Cone-Cylinder Body

This paper aims to investigate the side force on a cone–cylinder geometry at different angles of attack (α) by adopting experiments and computations. The cone–cylinder configuration had a length to diameter ratio (L/D) of 10, and a base diameter (D) of 25 mm. The nose shape had a fineness ratio of approximately 3. Results indicated that the side force increases with the increasing of the angle of attack. A circular ring was used to reduce the side force at different angles of attack. Using a smaller height ring (2% of local diameter) in the initial portion of the body did not reduce the side force significantly at lower angles of attack. However, a ring with larger height (5% of local diameter) placed at 2.5 times the diameter of the body from the tip reduced the side force at almost all the angles of attack.
Management gastrointestinaler Blutungen unter Antikoagulation

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Die endoskopische Therapie bei gastrointestinalen Blutungen ist hoch effektiv und sicher, auch unter Einnahme von Antikoagulanzien. Das technische Vorgehen unterscheidet sich nicht vom Vorgehen bei fehlender Einnahme von Antikoagulanzien, wobei z. B. der Stellenwert einer primären OTSC („over-the-scope clip“, Ovesco Endoscopy)-Applikation bei Hochrisikopatienten noch untersucht werden muss. Das Management der Antikoagulation unterscheidet sich zwischen den unterschiedlichen Präparaten und der zugrundeliegenden Indikation und muss dem individuellen Risiko angepasst werden. Thrombozytenaggregationshemmer sollten maximal für die Intervention pausiert und früh wieder verabreicht werden. Das Management unter dualer Plättchenhemmung oder Triple-Therapie ist zwingend interdisziplinär abzusprechen. Bei Niedrigrisikosituation kann die duale Therapie in der Regel fortgeführt werden. Bei vitaler Blutung unter Vollantikoagulation ist eine Antagonisierung empfohlen, bei nicht vitaler Blutung ist diese abhängig vom endoskopischen Erfolg. Die Vollantikoagulation sollte frühestmöglich, in der Regel nach ca. 7 Tagen, wieder aufgenommen werden (Ausnahmen: mechanische Herzklappen, frisch implantierte Bioklappen, sehr hohes Thromboembolierisiko).
DANR: Discrepancy-aware Network Regularization

Network regularization is an effective tool for incorporating structural prior knowledge to learn coherent models over networks, and has yielded provably accurate estimates in applications ranging from spatial economics to neuroimaging studies. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in extending network regularization to the spatio-temporal case to accommodate the evolution of networks. However, in both static and spatio-temporal cases, missing or corrupted edge weights can compromise the ability of network regularization to discover desired solutions. To address these gaps, we propose a novel approach---{\it discrepancy-aware network regularization} (DANR)---that is robust to inadequate regularizations and effectively captures model evolution and structural changes over spatio-temporal networks. We develop a distributed and scalable algorithm based on the alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) to solve the proposed problem with guaranteed convergence to global optimum solutions. Experimental results on both synthetic and real-world networks demonstrate that our approach achieves improved performance on various tasks, and enables interpretation of model changes in evolving networks.
Unemployment and separation: Evidence from five European countries

Since the 1970s, several European countries have experienced high union dissolution risk as well as high unemployment rates. The extent to which adverse economic conditions are associated with union instability is still unknown. This study explores the relationship between both individual and aggregate unemployment and union dissolution risk in five European countries before the recent economic crisis. Using rich longitudinal data from Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, and Italy, the empirical analysis, based on discrete-time event history models, shows that male unemployment consistently increases the risk of union dissolution. While a strong association is observed between male unemployment and separation at the micro level, no association is found between male unemployment and union dissolution at the macro level. The results for female unemployment are mixed, and the size of the impact of female unemployment is smaller in magnitude than that of male unemployment. In Germany and Italy, where until very recently work is less compatible with family life than in other countries, female unemployment is not significantly associated with union dissolution.
Ras activation revisited

other major group of regulatory proteins for Ras, have been mostly attributed a rather passive role related to termination of Ras-elicited signals. In this review we have attempted to summarise our current understanding of the reactions that lead to the cellular accumulation of Ras-GTP. One major focus will be the discussion of emerging concepts for the action of recently discovered RasGEFs which have expanded (and at the same time possibly complicated) the overall picture of the control of Ras activation. In the second part of the review we discuss an alternative to GEF activation, namely GAP inhibition, as a means to induce the accumulation of Ras-GTP; this part presents a summary of experimental data that point to an active role of GAP proteins in the agonist-induced formation of Ras-GTP.
Many-Objective Robust Optimization for Dynamic VAR Planning to Enhance Voltage Stability of a Wind-Energy Power System

Growing integration of wind power and increasing use of induction motor loads dramatically affect a power system's dynamic performance. To address the challenges, this paper proposes a robust dynamic VAR planning method to enhance the voltage stability of wind energy power systems under uncertainty. Firstly, two indices are developed to evaluate the steady-state and the short-term voltage stability of the system. Then, a robustness index is proposed to quantitatively evaluate the robust optimality of the solutions, considering the uncertainties from wind power output and STATCOMs initial state before a contingency. Four objectives are optimized simultaneously: 1) total planning cost, 2) short-term voltage stability index, 3) steady-state voltage stability index, and 4) robustness of the solutions. Finally, an Adaptive Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-III based on Latin Hypercube Sampling (A-NSGA-III-LHS)is designed to solve this many-objective optimization problem with 3 improvements over the standard NSGA-III: 1) adaptive mutation rate, 2) Differential Evolution operator, 3) Latin Hypercube Sampling based initial population generation. The proposed method is tested on the New England 39-bus system with an industry-standard complex load model, showing high robust optimality and computational efficiency over conventional methods.
Parallel architecture of power-of-two multipliers for FPGAs

This research work presents a novel approach to design efficient power-of-two multipliers on modern field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) devices. Several ways of exploiting fixed-point power-of-two multiplications have been recently demonstrated to reduce the computational complexity of several computationally intensive applications, such as computer vision, deep learning, and many others. Modern FPGA devices provide speed-optimised intellectual property (IP) cores based on embedded modules, such as digital signal processing blocks, and area-optimised IP cores based on reconfigurable logic resources, such as look-up tables and flip-flops. Unfortunately, due either to their limited available amount or to their limited running frequency, these IP cores do not allow the overall computational capability offered by an FPGA device to be completely exploited. While the speed-optimised version of the multiplier proposed here is fast enough to increase the number of operations performed per second by up to 4.3 times, with respect to the conventional designs, its area-optimised implementation reduces resources requirements and energy consumption by up to 22 and 40%.
Characterization and isolation of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from Bovine feces and Carcass

Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains can cause broad spectrum of human disease, including diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and the life-threatening hemolytic uremic colitis (HUS). We examined 868 samples was taken from bovine feces and carcass from January to December 2008 in Seoul. Twenty two (9.5%) shiga toxin -producing Escherichia coli were isolated from the 230 of bovine feces, and two (0.31%) were isolated from the 638 of carcasses. Serotype of E. coli isolates were O157 (10, 41.6%), O26 (10, 41.6%), O111 (1, 4.2%) and UT (3, 12.6%). In PCR, the isolates displayed three different stx gene combination (stx1 [2, 8.4%]), stx2 [3, 12.6%] and stx1 and stx2 [19,87.5%]). The eaeA and hlyA gene were found in 11 (45.8%) of the 24 strains. Saa gene was present only one strains (4.2%). Toxin typing using reverse passive latex agglutination test showed the same result in VT 1. But it showed different result in VT 2. In antimicrobial susceptibility test, all isolates were sensitive to amikacin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin and colistin. Eighteen strains (75.0%) of 24 isolates showed the multi-resistant patterns with over 3 drugs. PFGE was performed after the genomic DNA of twenty four isolates was digested with Xba I. the 24 isolates showed 7 (A~G) PFGE type.
Long-term effects of pro-opiomelanocortin methylation induced in food-restricted dams on metabolic phenotypes in male rat offspring

Objective Maternal malnutrition affects the growth and metabolic health of the offspring. Little is known about the long-term effect on metabolic indices of epigenetic changes in the brain caused by maternal diet. Thus, we explored the effect of maternal food restriction during pregnancy on metabolic profiles of the offspring, by evaluating the DNA methylation of hypothalamic appetite regulators at 3 weeks of age. Methods Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 2 groups: a control group and a group with a 50% food-restricted (FR) diet during pregnancy. Methylation and expression of appetite regulator genes were measured in 3-week-old offspring using pyrosequencing, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blotting analyses. We analyzed the relationship between DNA methylation and metabolic profiles by Pearson's correlation analysis. Results The expression of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) decreased, whereas DNA methylation significantly increased in male offspring of the FR dams, compared to the male offspring of control dams. Hypermethylation of POMC was positively correlated with the levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in 3-week-old male offspring. In addition, there were significant positive correlations between hypermethylation of POMC and the levels of triglycerides, HDL-C, and leptin in 6-month-old male offspring. Conclusion Our findings suggest that maternal food restriction during pregnancy influences the expression of hypothalamic appetite regulators via epigenetic changes, leading to the development of metabolic disorders in the offspring.