Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Review of Isoflavones and Their Potential Clinical Impacts on Cardiovascular and Bone Metabolism Markers in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Cardiovascular disease is the most important cause of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease, including patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Oxidative stress, systemic and vascular inflammation, and lipid abnormalities are important causes of cardiovascular disease in these patients. Bone disorders are also a common complication in dialysis patients and can lead to bone fractures, decreased quality of life, vascular calcification, cardiovascular disease, and increased mortality. Studies in non-uremic populations have shown that soy isoflavones have beneficial effects on oxidative stress, inflammation, lipid abnormalities, and markers of bone metabolism; however, very few studies in this field have been conducted with peritoneal dialysis patients. This paper reviews the key data regarding the effects of soy isoflavones on cardiovascular disease and bone markers and discusses the role of this nutraceutical in preventing and managing the complications of peritoneal dialysis.
Retrospective comparison of G-EYE balloon-colonoscopy with standard colonoscopy for increased adenoma detection rate and reduced polyp removal time

Abstract Background and study aims The newly introduced G-EYE colonoscope (G-EYE) employs a balloon, installed at the bending section of a standard colonoscope (SC), for increasing adenoma detection and stabilizing the colonoscope tip during intervention. This retrospective work explores the effect of introducing G-EYE into an SC endoscopy room, in terms of adenoma detection and polyp removal time. Patients and methods This was a single-center, retrospective study. Historical data from patients who underwent colonoscopy prior to, and following, introduction of G-EYE into a particular endoscopy room were collected and analyzed to determine adenoma detection rate (ADR), adenoma per patient (APP), and polyp removal time (PRT), in each of the SC and G-EYE groups. Results Records of 1362 patients who underwent SC and 1433 subsequent patients who underwent G-EYE colonoscopy in the same endoscopy unit by the same endoscopists were analyzed. Following G-EYE introduction, overall ADR increased by 37.5 % ( P < 0.0001) from 39.2 % to 53.9 %, the serrated adenoma rate increased by 47.3 % from 27.9 % to 41.1 % ( P < 0.0001), and the APP increased by 50.6 % from 0.79 to 1.19 ( P < 0.0001). The number of advanced adenomas increased by 32.7 %, from 19.6 % to 26.0 % of all adenomas ( P < 0.0001). With G-EYE, average PRT was reduced overall by 29.5 % ( P < 0.0001), and particularly for endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) by 37.5 % for polyps measuring ≥ 5 mm to ≤ 20 mm ( P < 0.0001) and by 29.4 % for large polyps > 20 mm ( P < 0.0001). Conclusions Introduction of G-EYE to an SC endoscopy room yielded considerable increase in ADR and notable reduction in PRT, particularly with the EMR technique. G-EYE balloon colonoscopy might increase the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening and surveillance colonoscopy, and can shorten the time of endoscopic intervention.
Development of high sensitivity pressure sensor using reduced clad FBG

This study focused on the development of high sensitivity pressure sensor based on reduced clad FBG encapsulated in a stainless steel cylinder, partially filled with silicon rubber. The sensor works by means of transferring radial or lateral pressure into an axially stretched- strain along the length of the FBG. The experiment is carried out using two different FBG's have core/clad diameters of 9/125μm (FBG1) and 4/80μm (FBG2). FBG2 is chemically etched to reduce the cladding diameter which significantly enhances the pressure sensitivity. The shift of the Bragg wavelength in response to applied pressure is monitored with an optical spectrum analyser (OSA). The measured pressure sensitivity of FBG2 and FBG1 are found to be 5.85 x 10-2 MPa-1 and 2.07 x 10-2 MPa-1, which are approximately 18870 and 6677 times respectively higher than that can be sensed with a bare FBG. A very good linearity is observed between Bragg wavelength shift and pressure. This compact, low cost and robust design of the sensor can find applications in the areas of low and medium pressure measurement.
Optical HAPS Eavesdropping in Vertical Heterogeneous Networks

In the next generation (6G) wireless networks, the integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks is essential to provide flawless connectivity over the globe. The vital element of this architecture is the high altitude platform station (HAPS) systems, which can provide reliable and ubiquitous connectivity among satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and terrestrial users. Motivated by the importance of HAPS systems, in this paper, we provide three different use-cases for HAPS eavesdropping scenarios and investigate their physical layer security (PLS) performances. To quantify the PLS performance of the proposed setups, we perform secrecy outage probability (SOP), probability of positive secrecy (PPSC), average secrecy capacity (ASC), and secrecy throughput (ST) analyses. Furthermore, we also provide important design guidelines that can be beneficial for secure HAPS systems.
UAV Meets Integrated Sensing and Communication: Challenges and Future Directions

Currently, sensing and communication are two indispensable functions in the UAV platform while these two modules are independent in hardware. However, the similarities between them seem a growing trend, such as hardware, channel characteristics, signal processing methods, etc. Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been the hot topic to alleviate the issue of low spectrum efficiency and pursuit the hardware gain and integration gain as far as possible. As the vital platform for the sensing and communication functions, UAV is facing great potential for development when meeting ISAC. If ISAC load replaces the independent communication load and sensing load, UAV will be more flexible due to the reduction of load weight. Moreover, the capacity of sensing and communication functions will be mutually beneficial, gradually deriving a new information theory. Motivated by this, this article focuses on the possible challenges and future directions of ISAC-empowered UAV. More specifically, ISAC between UAV and base station is firstly discussed from the angles of base station for UAV and UAV for base station. Then, ISAC with UAV swarm is exploited, including ISAC for swarm internal, ISAC for swarm external and ISAC-enabled UAV swarm. Finally, UAV-assisted sensing for ground targets is analyzed. This article aims at providing our superficial opinions for ISAC-enabled UAV and UAV-assisted ISAC, promoting the further progress of ISAC, UAV and their integration.
A TORSIONAL ALFVÉN WAVE EMBEDDED WITHIN A SMALL MAGNETIC FLUX ROPE IN THE SOLAR WIND

We describe and use novel techniques to analyze a striking and distinct solar wind event observed by two spacecraft. We show that the event is consistent with an interpretation as a torsional Alfvén wave embedded within a small, nearly radially aligned, magnetic flux rope of total width ∼106 km. It seems likely that the torsional wave was generated by distortions produced within a pre-existing flux rope that erupted from the Sun. Our examination of many events previously identified as flux ropes in the solar wind indicates that torsional Alfvén waves are extremely rare in such events.
A Hybrid Multimodal Fusion Framework for sEMG-ACC-Based Hand Gesture Recognition

Hand gesture recognition (HGR) based on surface electromyogram (sEMG) and accelerometer (ACC) signals has attracted increasing attention. The design of an effective multimodal fusion strategy plays a vital role. Existing studies fuse sEMG and ACC either in a low-level data space or in a high-level decision space. These fusion strategies result in insufficiently representing intramodal specificity and intermodal association simultaneously. Meanwhile, current fusion methods tend to neglect multiscale characteristics and hierarchical relationships and rarely specifically take into account the possible low discrimination in similar gestures. To address these issues, we propose a novel and practical hybrid fusion (HyFusion) model with multiscale attention and metric learning, to improve the performance of HGR based on sEMG and ACC. In HyFusion, a fusion framework including parallel intramodal and intermodal branches is first designed to adequately explore intramodal specificity and intermodal association simultaneously. Furthermore, the fusion of multiscale hierarchical features in each branch is conducted through a multiscale spatial attention (SA) module to generate more effective features. Finally, with the joint supervision of softmax and metric learning loss, HyFusion extracts features that maximize intraclass aggregation and interclass differentiation, thus particularly facilitating distinguishing similar gestures. The proposed HyFusion is validated on three public datasets (Ninapro DB2, DB3, and DB7), involving transradial amputees and healthy subjects. The results demonstrate that HyFusion achieves state-of-the-art performance.
Vaccination programmes for rare infectious diseases

A community of fixed size is exposed to the risk of a minor outbreak of a fatal infectious disease. Given that there exists a risk of dying from the vaccination, the proportion of individuals to be vaccinated against the disease, such that the mean number of deaths is a minimum is determined. The approach is illustrated with reference to the smallpox vaccination programme of the U.S.A. The method may also be applied when it is desired to minimize mean costs due to nonfatal infectious diseases.
Hybrid Silica-Coated PLGA Nanoparticles for Enhanced Enzyme-Based Therapeutics

Some cancer cells rely heavily on non-essential biomolecules for survival, growth, and proliferation. Enzyme based therapeutics can eliminate these biomolecules, thus specifically targeting neoplastic cells; however, enzyme therapeutics are susceptible to immune clearance, exhibit short half-lives, and require frequent administration. Encapsulation of therapeutic cargo within biocompatible and biodegradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles (PLGA NPs) is a strategy for controlled release. Unfortunately, PLGA NPs exhibit burst release of cargo shortly after delivery or upon introduction to aqueous environments where they decompose via hydrolysis. Here, we show the generation of hybrid silica-coated PLGA (SiLGA) NPs as viable drug delivery vehicles exhibiting sub-200 nm diameters, a metastable Zeta potential, and high loading efficiency and content. Compared to uncoated PLGA NPs, SiLGA NPs offer greater retention of enzymatic activity and slow the burst release of cargo. Thus, SiLGA encapsulation of therapeutic enzymes, such as asparaginase, could reduce frequency of administration, increase half-life, and improve efficacy for patients with a range of diseases.
Novel triple-band polarization-insensitive wide-angle ultra-thin microwave metamaterial absorber

We report the design, analysis, fabrication, and measurement of a novel microwave triple-band metamaterial absorber that obtains three distinct high absorption peaks. The absorber is constructed of a periodic array of new resonant structure printed on a dielectric material with the thickness of λ/67 at the lowest fundamental resonant frequency. By manipulating the periodic patterned structures, significantly high absorption can be obtained at three specific resonance frequencies. This kind of triple-band absorber is polarization insensitive, and the absorption peaks remain high with large angles of incidence for both transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarizations, which provide more efficient absorptions for non-polarized or oblique incident electromagnetic wave. The experimental results show excellent absorption rates and the characteristic of polarization-insensitive for a wide range of incidence angles in the desired frequencies, which are in good correspondence with the simulated results.
Identifying and Analyzing Topic Clusters in a Nutri-, Food-, and Diet-Proteomic Corpus Using Machine Reading

Nutrition affects the early stages of disease development, but the mechanisms remain poorly understood. High-throughput proteomic methods are being used to generate data and information on the effects of nutrients, foods, and diets on health and disease processes. In this report, a novel machine reading pipeline was used to identify all articles and abstracts on proteomics, diet, food, and nutrition in humans. The resulting proteomic corpus was further analyzed to produce seven clusters of “thematic” content defined as documents that have similar word content. Examples of publications from several of these clusters were then described in a similar way to a typical descriptive review.
The correlation of spiral arm molecular clouds with cold atomic hydrogen

The relationship between molecular clouds and the cold atomic hydrogen gas seen in self-absorption has been examined in the longitude range 36-40 deg. The results confirm what the authors found previously in another region of the Galaxy. By reanalyzing both sets of data, the authors show that those cold clouds which are detected both in H I self-absorption at 21 cm against a hotter background and in CO emission at 2.6 mm are confined to the Sagittarius spiral arm feature in velocity-longitude space. Outside of this arm feature, clouds which show both H I absorption and CO emission are very rare. 14 references.
Experimental and Numerical Study on Detonation Propagating in an Annular Cylinder

Gaseous detonation propagating in an annular cylinder was studied for hydrogen/oxygen/nitrogen mixtures numerically and experimentally. In experiments performed in an annular combustor, pressure gauges were used to measure the pressure and propagation velocity, and smoked foil measurement was performed to record the cellular structure. Meanwhile, based on the two-dimensional Euler equations with detailed finite-rate chemistry, the numerical calculations were performed by a fifth-order weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) scheme and a semi-implicit Runge–Kutta method. The results show that the detonation is strengthened near the outer concave wall and weakened near the inner convex wall, so that the detonation front is continuously realigning itself to the local channel axis, to maintain the detonation steadily propagates with a planar front. In addition, the local explosion occurs on the inner wall periodically, which protects the detonation from quenches. The cellular size near the outer concave wall is smaller than that near the inner convex wall.
Implementation and student perceptions of the Just in Time Teaching (JiTT) strategy in an upper level immunology course

Instructional pedagogy has undergone innovative changes to meet the demands of 21st century science education. One such teaching strategy, known as Just-in-Time Teaching or JiTT, is an inquiry based, active learning approach that evolved to meet those demands and has been shown to enhance student retention of complex concepts. Prior to class, students read assignments and answer specific conceptual questions that involve linking new material or ideas with previously learned concepts. Importantly, an open-ended, reflective question is also asked about what students found most interesting, confusing, or difficult about the particular assignment. Student responses to these conceptual and reflective questions help identify incoming misconceptions and are used during class to modify instruction and facilitate discussion. Students are graded based on effort, rather than complete correctness, as “low stakes” assessments have been shown to increase student participation and encourage inquiry. Some of the most successful JiTTs in my course are based on the Case Studies in Immunology companion book to Janeway’s ImmunoBiology. These case studies introduce topics such as the importance of MHC molecules in the development of specific CD8 or CD4 T cells. Additional examples will be given that demonstrate the breadth and scope of JiTT concepts and questions as well as student responses to JiTT assessments. Finally, results from a student survey will be presented to demonstrate how students perceive the JiTT strategy to support their learning. Overall, the JiTT approach has been well-received for upper level Immunology students and is beneficial to student and instructor to assess understanding of complex biological concepts.
A Cohen type inequality for Fourier expansions of orthogonal polynomials with a non‐discrete Gegenbauer‐Sobolev inner product

Let dμ(x) = (1 − x2)α−1/2dx,α> − 1/2, be the Gegenbauer measure on the interval [ − 1, 1] and introduce the non‐discrete Sobolev inner product \documentclass{article}\begin{document}\pagestyle{empty}$$ \langle f,g\rangle = \int_{-1}^{1}f(x) g(x)\, d\mu (x)+ \lambda \int_{-1}^{1}f^{\prime }(x) g^{\prime }(x)\, d\mu (x) $$\end{document} where λ>0. In this paper we will prove a Cohen type inequality for Fourier expansions in terms of the polynomials orthogonal with respect to the above inner product. Results on divergence for Cesàro means of Gegenbauer‐Sobolev expansions are deduced. © 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Physical Self-concept in Mexican Adolescent men and women

The purpose of the present study was to compare the profiles of physical self-concept between men and women primary and secondary Mexican school students. A total sample of 1146 participants, 550 women and 596 men, aged 11-16 years participated in this study. A quantitative approach with a descriptive and transversal survey design was used. All the participants completed the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire. The results of the one-way multivariate analysis of variance, followed by the one-way univariate analyses of variance, showed that compared with the women, the men obtained higher scores on the subscales health, coordination, activity, sports competence, strength, flexibility, endurance and global physical self-concept. However, in the body fat, appearance and global self-esteem subscales statistically significant differences were not found. Because of the differences between men and women in their perception of physical self-concept found, these findings suggest that in order to design any intervention for improving the perceived physical self-concept of the students, the variable sex should be taken into account. Keywords: physical self-concept, student´s beliefs; sex differences; self-perception, adolescents.
Spanish Twitch streamers: Personal influence in a broadcast model akin to television

Following the migration of influencers from YouTube to Twitch and the boom in popularity experienced by the latter social network, this paper explores if brands are capitalizing on the influence capacity of streamers or if streamers might be getting money from their own content. In order to investigate this, it was necessary to perform a quantitative analysis on the publication schedules and broadcast formats used by streamers. This facilitated the simultaneous identification of another main finding: Spanish streamers are using a broadcast model on Twitch that resembles that of open linear television. Although they only broadcast content related to videogames, trends towards other types of audiovisual content have already been identified. Moreover, it has been found that influential streamers prioritize Twitch over other social networks even though feedback flows have been detected, especially from Twitch to other platforms. This work represents a contribution to knowledge in terms of understanding Twitch and understanding platforms and influencers. It is important to determine whether these new forms of broadcasting and interaction could be considered a hybrid model between linear television and social media streaming.
The Variety of Spontaneously Generated Tropical Precipitation Patterns Found in APE Results

1 We examine the results of the Aqua-Planet Experiment Project (APE) 2 focusing mainly on the structure of equatorial precipitation in the subset of 3 participating models for which the details of model variables are available. 4 In spite of the unified set-up of the APE, the Hovmëllor plots of precipita5 tion in the models exhibit wide range of diversity, presumably resulting from 6 the diversity among implementations of various physical processes. Never7 theless, the wavenumber-frequency spectra of precipitation exhibit certain 8 degree of similarity; the power spectra can be divided into Kelvin, westward 9 inertio gravity, and “advective” components. The intensity of each of these 10 three components varies significantly among different models. The compos11 ite spatial structures corresponding to the above three components are pro12 duced by performing regression analysis with space-time filtered data. The 13 composite horizontal structures of the Kelvin and westward inertio gravity 14 components are similar among the models and resemble to those expected 15 from the corresponding equatorial shallow water wave modes. These resem16 blances degrade at the altitude levels where the value of phase velocity is 17 near the zonal mean zonal wind speed. The horizontal structures of the 18 “advective” component diverge significantly among models. The composite 19 vertical structures are strongly model dependent for all of the three com20 ponents. The comparison among vertical and horizontal structures of con21
Serum biochemistry indices, leukogram, carcass variables and intestinal measurements of Eimeria tenella-infected or non-infected broilers treated with dietary Cinnamomum verum bark

ABSTRACT We compared the outcomes of various concentrations of Cinnamomum verum bark powder (CNP), a natural product, to a conventional anticoccidial drug in induced Eimeria tenella infection in broilers aged 21 days. On day 21, 250 birds (Ross 308) were randomly assigned to one of 10 treatments, five of which had Eimeria tenella infection and five of which did not. Results 14 days post-infection (dpi) revealed that the treatments had a significant effect on body weight gain (BWG) and production efficiency factor (PEF). Although the 2 g CNP and Salinomycin (Sacox) treatments performed equally well, the 2 g CNP had the highest BWG and PEF under challenging conditions. Although the PEF improved satisfactorily at 14 dpi, the loss of BWG at 7 dpi did not compensate at 14 dpi. Challenged birds had longer and heavier small intestines, atrophiedceca, lower creatinine levels and higher eosinophils % than unchallenged birds. The elevation lesion score and oocyst secretion of challenged birds decreased with increasing cinnamon dosage. In conclusion, 6 g CNP as a natural product could be as effective as Sacox against occidiosis, with 2 g CNP performing best at 14 dpi. However, more research is required to fully understand its anticoccidial mechanisms. Highlights Cinnamomum verum bark may benefit broiler health by reducing Eimeria tenella oocysts. Under coccidial challenge, Cinnamomum verum bark at 2 g/kg diet may improve broiler body weight gain and production efficiency at 34 days of age (14 days post-infection). The lesion score and oocyst secretion of challenged birds decreased less as cinnamon dosage was increased.
Strongly Anisotropic Hopping Conduction in (Ga, Mn)As/GaAs

We report magnetotransport of (Ga, Mn)As below 1 K in the reentrant insulating phase. The external magnetic field drove the samples from the strongly insulating regime to the variable range hopping one. Below 1 K, the resistivity was strongly anisotropic (by about two orders of magnitude). The conduction along the highly resistive direction ([11-0]) was well described by variable range hopping in the soft Coulomb gap regime while that along the lower resistive direction ([110]) seemed to undergo an insulator-to-metal transition by the external magnetic field. The result may be a key to solve the problem of reentrant metal-to-insulator transition in (Ga, Mn)As with increasing Mn content.