Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Calculation of Dangerous Jumping Flows’ Energy Beyond the Dams of Hydropower Station

The problem of reducing the energy of hydraulic jumps arising beyond the hydroopwer station dams is considered. A relationship is obtained for calculating the specific mechanical energy of the jump, taking into account the exchange of water masses between the roller and the transit flow. A comparison with the experimental data and the proposal of practical use is made.
Assessment of gross motor skills in primary schools children from the Czech Republic

Background: ‪Motor skills are very important for socialization, academic achievement, self-concept and adaptation, etc. Physical education should focus on improving this area and increasing the level of motor skills. In the Czech Republic there exists the Framework Curriculum, which sets key competences which pupils should manage. Physical education outputs are not clearly given, so it is not clear which skills and movements should be covered during the first educational period. ‪The aim of the research is to assess gross motor skills in detail in children attending primary schools from 5 regions in the Czech Republic. Material and methods: ‪The research group was created by 224 (124 boys and 100 girls) children with an average age of 8.32 years (first educational period) from 15 primary schools. Results: ‪The research results indicate that the level of gross motor skills is rather alarming (no children scored the Superior or Very Superior level). More than a half of the children scored a lower than average level, while only 41% scored an average or higher level of gross motor skills. Conclusions: ‪It is important to set some standards to curriculum to know what children should manage within physical education at the end of each school year during compulsory school education.
An Ultrathin and Ultrawideband Metamaterial Absorber and an Equivalent-Circuit Parameter Retrieval Method

In this article, we propose an ultrathin and ultrawideband metamaterial (MTM) absorber based on periodically arranged metallic square spirals. The design, characterization, and measurement of the proposal are presented as its equivalent circuit. The lumped elements of the equivalent circuit are extracted using a proposed algorithm based on the least-square method, which presents a straightforward and promising approach and shows a good matching with the electromagnetic simulation. The unit cell of the proposed structure has the square spiral mounted on an FR-4 substrate in front of a conductive plate. The simulated results show an absorptivity of more than 90% from 11.4 to 20.0 GHz, covering the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$Ku$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-band for transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) polarizations, and this broadband feature is confirmed by the experimental measurement. Furthermore, the proposed MTM absorber is <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda /16.4$ </tex-math></inline-formula> in thickness at the lowest frequency of absorption. The proposed MTM has proper response under oblique incidence from 0° to 50° and shows great performance with regard to the absorbers previously presented in the literature.
Design of Microstrip Rectangular Circular Array Antenna 1 x 8 at Frequency of 1800 MHz for Increase Power of 4G signal

Technology of 4G is a cellular technology improved from 3G and 2G which provide network with the bandwidth of 75MHz and operated frequency of 1800 MHz. In a process of receiving and sending information signal, 4G system need antenna as the device functioning to send electromagnetic to the air. When information signal is transmitted, there was possibility that the signal weaken which caused by several factors such as air, building wall thickness and weather. Rectangular circular patch array 1x8 microstrip antenna is an antenna functioning as 4G signal strengthens at the frequency of 1800MHz. Antenna was design by using software of CST Studio Suite. From the result of rectangular circular patch array 1x8 microstrip antenna measurement at the frequency of 1800 MHz, it was obtained that the gained was 7.32 dB, VSWR was 1.208, and return loss was -20.3 dB. Performance test of antenna was conducted for 4 Indonesia’s cellular providers namely Telkomsel, Indosat Ooredoo, XL, and 3 in various places. The test result in PNJ telecommunication laboratory showed that the best average value of RSRP from provider of Indosat Ooredoo was-72.9 dBm, the best average value of RSPP from provider of 3 was -70.7 dBm located in Bambon raya, and the best average value of RSPP from provider of XL was -65.2 dBm located in Cibubur.
Multifunctional coatings of exfoliated and reassembled graphite on cellulosic substrates.

Exfoliated and reassembled graphite (ERG) forms macroscopic, high aspect ratio (1 : >106) and highly conductive coating layers that are strongly adherent to paper, wood, cloth, ceramic and other substrates. The coating precursor is an aqueous dispersion of graphite that exfoliates spontaneously in alkaline cellulose solutions, forming stable dispersions. These can be applied to the substrates by using different painting, coating and lithography techniques. The coating morphology changes from highly smooth to porous and rough, depending on the finishing procedure used. Coated paper sheets are flexible and they perform as leads in electrical circuitry and as electrodes in electrodeposition, supercapacitors, hygroelectricity cells and other electrochemical devices suitable for flexible and wearable electronics. These unique properties of ERG are explained as a consequence of the amphiphilic character of cellulose, which allows it to play the roles of exfoliant, dispersant, stabilizer, adhesive and plasticizer, while graphite powder is transformed into a cohesive laminated nanocomposite.
Policy and Theoretical Implications of the Zero-subsidy Bids in the German Offshore Wind Tenders

The German offshore wind tender, launched in April 2017, resulted in three out of the four winning projects being delivered with zero subsidies, relying only on the wholesale price. This result has been regarded as a turning point for the industry. This paper analyses the 2017/18 German offshore wind tenders and the bidding strategies of the winning developers. We then propose a re-design of the tenders with the aim of achieving optimality/zero-subsidies and efficiency - two key properties in mechanism design. The paper contributes to the discussion on how to design offshore wind tenders with both a policy and theoretical perspective. This is of particular relevance given the rapid expansion of this type of investment in Europe and the use of auctions to select developers.
GENOME-WIDE ANALYSES OF GENES AFFECTING GROWTH, MUSCLE ACCRETION AND FILLET QUALITY TRAITS IN RAINBOW TROUT

Muscle yield and quality traits are important for the aquaculture industry and consumers. Genetic selection for these traits is difficult because they are polygenic and result from multifactorial interactions. To study the genetic architecture of these traits, phenotypic characterization of whole body weight (WBW), muscle yield, fat content, shear force and whiteness were measured in ~500 fish representing 98 families from a growthselected line. RNA-Seq was used to sequence the muscle transcriptome of different families exhibiting divergent phenotypes for each trait. We have identified 240 and 1,280 differentially expressed (DE) protein-coding genes and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), respectively, in fish families exhibiting contrasting phenotypes. Expression of many DE lncRNAs (n = 229) was positively correlated with overlapping, neighboring or distantly located protein-coding genes (n = 1,030), resulting in 3,392 interactions. Three DE antisense lncRNAs were co-expressed with sense genes known to impact muscle quality traits. Forty-four DE lncRNAs had potential sponge functions to miRNAs that affect muscle quality traits. This study 1) defines muscle quality associated protein-coding and
Adaptation and implementation strategies for NICE schizophrenia guidelines in Italy

Introduction. Use of evidence in clinical decision making processes led to the diffusion of guidelines (GL) converting scientific literature in short statements for clinicians and patients. There is a wide consensus about the need to provide most effective treatments in mental health field. The NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) schizophrenia GL, as translated into Italian, get to our country at a relevant time as concerns upcoming review of mental health care models. Aim. To evaluate barriers and facilitators for adaptation and implementation strategies for NICE schizophrenia GL and related chances for their dissemination in Italian mental health services. Methods. The Practice Guidelines Evaluation and Adaptation Cycle is used to assess GL (in terms of quality, current use, and contents) as concerns their adoption or adaptation for local use. Results. Credibility and utility of recommendations are significant whilst measurability seems problematic in local adaptation. Three main elements for implementation are evaluated: information dissemination, health professional behavioural changes and modification of institutional culture. Conclusions. Mental Health services set up in Italy seems suitable for NICE schizophrenia GL dissemination and local adaptation. It is likely that their local adoption can be successful if supported by short-term operational programmes detailing beforehand methods of application and audit. Implementation process seems strongly linked to devoted programmes aiming to change health professional behaviour and institutional culture.
MÉTODO NÃO INVASIVO PARA PREDIÇÃO DA PRESSÃO ARTERIAL COM PLETISMOGRAFIA E INTELIGÊNCIA COMPUTACIONAL

Blood Pressure is an important indicator for monitoring and diagnostic of cardiovascular diseases (CD). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that CDs accounted for 31% of deaths by 2015. Blood Pressure can be measured using various techniques, each having its own methods. Among them, plethysmography (PPG) can be highlighted. This work aims to develop a computational intelligence model capable of estimating systolic and diastolic pressure values, based on the extraction of PPG signal characteristics obtained by a noninvasive method. Resumo: A pressão arterial é um indicador importante para monitoramento e diagnóstico de doenças cardiovasculares (DC). A Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) estima que as DCs foram responsáveis por 31% das mortes em 2015. A pressão arterial pode ser aferida empregando diversas técnicas, tendo cada uma os seus métodos próprios. Dentre elas, pode-se destacar a pletismografia (PPG). Este trabalho tem por objetivo desenvolver um modelo de inteligência computacional capaz de estimar os valores de pressão sistólica e diastólica, com base na extração de caracteŕısticas do sinal PPG obtido por um método não invasivo.
Application and Consideration of Dynamic Security Identity Authentication in Electric Power Business

This electronic document carries out the analysis of mouse, keyboard fingerprint characteristics and online time and user behaviour, establishes user behavior characteristics database and model of electric power business, realizes the identification and account risk control based on dynamic behavior characteristics, improves the account security of the system, and solves the problems. The former security certification method is single, and the ability of security risk prevention and control is insufficient.
The plinabulin/docetaxel combination to mitigate the known safety concerns of docetaxel.

e20595Background: Docetaxel is currently approved in non-small cell lung Cancer (NSCLC) after a failure of first line chemotherapy. However, docetaxel has an unfavorable toxicity profile that limits its use. A docetaxel-containing regimen with an improved safety profile would therefore be attractive. Plinabulin, a first-in-class small molecule vascular disruptive agent with potent immuno-oncology effects, is being developed in combination with docetaxel to address this need. Methods: We conducted a Phase 2 study comparing the safety and efficacy of the plinabulin /docetaxel combination (n=90) with docetaxel alone (n=73) in patients with NSCLC entering 2nd or 3rd line therapy. Plinabulin was given intravenously at 20 mg/m2 (n= 40) or 30 mg/m2 (n=50) and docetaxel at 75 mg/m2(n=73). Results: Efficacy results of this study were presented at ASCO 2014. Baseline characteristics for age, gender, ECOG performance score, histology and disease status were comparable between groups. The plinabulin/docetaxel combina.
Retrograde Reperfusion und Ischämie- Reperfusionsschaden nach orthotoper Lebertransplantation im Rattenmodell: pathobiochemische und histopathologische Aspekte

In dieser tierexperimentellen Studie an syngenen Lewis-Ratten wurden die pathobiochemischen und histopathologischen Aspekte drei verschiedener Reperfusionsarten (via V.portae, 6min spater via A.hepatica/ simultan via V.portae u. A.hepatica/ retrograd via infrahepatische V.cava inf., und erst dann Reperfusion uber V.portae u. A.hepatica) bei Lebertransplantation quantifiziert und evaluiert. Zur Klarung der Schadigungen bei Transplantation wurden Blutgasanalysen simultan zur Reperfusion, bei einer Kontrollgruppe, in den einzelnen Gefasabschnitten: infrahepatische V.cava inf. , suprahepatische V.cava inf. , sowie V.portae durchgefuhrt. Die Ergebnisse demonstrieren, dass die retrograde Reperfusion nach orthotoper Lebertransplantation im Rattenmodell einen organprotektiven Effekt hat.
Economic Perception to Political Performance Evaluation: Establishing Precursors to Economic Voting in Africa

Empirical support for economic voting is well documented in advanced democracies. We know less, however, about the extent and dynamics of economic voting in the developing democracies of sub-Saharan Africa. The relationship between economic perceptions and incumbent performance evaluations is a critical precursor to vote choice. I evaluate this link using more than fifty-five thousand individual-level observations across sixteen sub-Saharan African countries. I find that there exists a strong association between economic perception and performance evaluation while controlling for a host of covariates, including ethnicity, partisanship, information, and public goods provision. Contrary to previous findings, however, I show that the influence of economic perception is stronger than many other factors considered in the models such as coethnicity with the incumbent. Moreover, my findings indicate that coethnicity—but not copartisanship—conditions the influence of economic perception on performance evaluation. I use an instrumental variables approach to further validate the findings.
Obesity and periodontal disease - A review

The prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past decades in most industrialized countries. Obesity is a systemic disease that predisposes to a variety of co-morbidities and complications that affect overall health. Cross-sectional studies suggest that obesity is also associated with oral diseases, particularly periodontal disease, and prospective studies suggest that periodontitis may be related to cardiovascular disease. The possible causal relationship between obesity and periodontitis and potential underlying biological mechanisms remain to be established; however, the adipose tissue actively secretes a variety of cytokines and hormones that are involved in inflammatory processes, pointing toward similar pathways involved in the pathophysiology of obesity, periodontitis, and related inflammatory diseases. We provide an overview of the definition and assessment of obesity and of related chronic diseases and complications that may be important in the periodontist's office. Studies that have examined the association between obesity and periodontitis are reviewed, and adipose-tissue-derived hormones and cytokines that are involved in inflammatory processes and their relationship to periodontitis are discussed. Our aim is to raise the periodontist's awareness when treating obese individuals.
Activation of apoptotic cell death by skin mucus from Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) against human lung cancer cell line

Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) is a freshwater fish which distributed widely in the East of India mainly across Malay Peninsula and Indochinese Peninsula, it is also broadly distributed in the Southern areas of East Asia including, southeastern China, Western Japanese Archipelago, and Korean Peninsula. It lives in muddy places, rice paddies, and slow-flowing currents areas. It has a unique morphological elongated body which is similar to snake and covered with a thick layer of the mucus. The objective of this study is to screen the cytotoxic activity of eel skin mucus extracts and to evaluate the mechanism of cell death whether it is apoptosis or necrosis based on caspases activity assays. For this purpose; eel skin mucus was collected from healthy fresh eels to prepare aqueous and methanol extracts. Preliminary cytotoxicity study was demonstrated against Non-small-cell lung carcinoma cell line (A549) using cell viability assay which revealed that methanol extract is more potent than aqueous extract; the revealed data was based on the response of ESM methanol and aqueous extracts to the relevant IC50 concentrations as IC50 values were 621±0.09 µg/mL and 845 ± 0.25 µg/mL respectively. Subsequently, the mechanism of cell death induced cell death through triggering apoptosis by the activation of caspase-3/7, 8 and 9. In conclusion, the present study has revealed the cytotoxic potentials of eel skin mucus which may lead to the development of new anticancer agents.
Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1 and Endoglin Levels in Congenital Solitary Functioning Kidney

Introduction: Glomerular hyperfiltration leads to hypertension, microalbuminuria, and impaired renal function in children with congenital solitary functioning kidney (cSFK). The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between serum transforming growth factor β-1 (TGF) and endoglin levels and hypertension, renal function or microalbuminuria in children with cSFK. Materials and Methods: 63 patients and 36 controls were included in the study. Serum endoglin and TGF-β1 level was measured using ELISA commercial kits. Results: Serum TGF-β1 and endoglin levels were higher in patients than those of controls (P = 0.04 and P < 0.001, respectively). The prevalence of hypertension was found to be 45.6%. There was a positive association between endoglin levels and the presence of masked hypertension (odds ratio: 1.121, P = 0.04). TGF-β1 and endoglin levels were positively associated with microalbuminuria (OR: 1.17, P = 0.04; OR: 1.836, P = 0.01). ROC curve analysis showed that serum endoglin and TGF-β1 levels had predictive value for microalbuminuria (cut-off value: 4.86 ng/mL, sensitivity: 94.7%, specificity: 54.5%, area under the curve ± standard error [ AUC ± SE]: 0.888 ± 0.025, P = 0.01 for endoglin; cut-off value 561.24 pg/mL, sensitivity: 89.5%, specificity: 73%, AUC ± SE: 0.995 ± 0.334, P = 0.02 for TGF-β1). There were no significant relationships between glomerular filtration rate and serum TGF-β1 or endoglin levels. Conclusions: Endoglin and TGF-β1 may play an important role in the pathophysiology of microalbuminuria in cSFK. Endoglin may have a role in the development of hypertension in children with cSFK.
Implementation of Hybrid GSA SHE Technique in Hybrid Nine-Level Inverter Topology

The recent trend in multilevel inverters (MLIs) is to produce the high quality staircase ac voltage waveform while utilizing the optimum number of switching devices. In this context, this article presents a combination of topological and modulation scheme-based solution for the optimum performance of MLI. A concept of adaptable dc voltage link in conjunction with modified H-bridge unit is introduced to reduce the number of switching devices. Further to improve the quality of voltage waveform and to reduce the switching losses in the proposed topology, a hybrid gravitational search algorithm (GSA) selective harmonic elimination (SHE) technique is proposed and implemented on the newly developed MLI topology with symmetric dc sources. Comparative analysis is performed with the conventional and existing hybrid cascaded MLI topologies, which exhibits the superiority of the proposed topology in terms of reduction in count of switching devices, count of components, and conduction losses. The efficacy of the proposed hybrid GSA SHE technique is shown in the simulated results. The feasibility of the proposed MLI topology and SHE technique is further verified by the experimental results of a nine-level inverter with both equal and unequal dc sources.
The Effects of Transformational Leadership on Work Engagement in the Kingdom of Thailand: A Case Study of a Thai MNC

Scant research has been conducted to test the relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement in Asia-Pacific and extremely little has been done in Thailand. This mixed-methods, action research (MMAR) organization development (OD) study was conducted to fill this gap. In addition to filling this gap, this study attempted to add to previous studies conducted on the effects of performing OD interventions in Thai companies. Lastly, it also saw the development of an approved Thai language version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Research took place at a large, publicly traded Thai multi-national corporation (MNC) in Bangkok, Thailand. In all, 219 (n=219) participated in the study. Fifteen research hypotheses were tested. Thirteen of fifteen hypotheses examined the relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement and two examined the effect of conducting an ODI on each variable, independently. It was concluded that each of the fifteen hypotheses were supported.
Relationship of age-related macular degeneration and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases

Objective: to evaluate how the presence of CVD, CVD risk factors, severity of carotid atherosclerosis and CVD treatment are related to ARMD development. Methods: all patients filled in questionaire about CVD risk factors, presence of angina pectoris, MI. Vascular ultrasonography was performed to all patients to assess IMT, presence of plaques, peak systolic and end-diastolic velocities in carotid arteries. All patients underwent ophthalmologic assessment to evaluate the presence of ARMD. Design: this was a cross-sectional prospective study. Conclusion: CCA IMT was significantly higher in patients with ARMD. We did not find significant relation between ARMD and investigated separate CVD risk factors.