Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gamma Frequency Sensory Stimulation in Probable Mild Alzheimer’s Dementia Patients: Results of a Preliminary Clinical Trial

Non-invasive Gamma ENtrainment Using Sensory stimuli (GENUS) at 40Hz reduced Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology, prevented cerebral atrophy and improved performance during behavioral testing in mouse models of AD. We report data from a safety study (NCT04042922) and a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in participants with probable mild AD dementia after 3 months of one-hour daily 40Hz light and sound GENUS (NCT04055376) to assess safety, compliance, entrainment and possible effects on brain structure, function, sleep and cognitive function. GENUS was well-tolerated and compliance was high in both groups. Electroencephalography recordings show that our GENUS device safely and effectively induced 40Hz entrainment in cognitively normal subjects and participants with mild AD. After 3 months of daily stimulation, participants with mild AD in the 40Hz GENUS group showed less ventricular enlargement and stabilization of the hippocampal size compared to the control group. Functional connectivity increased in both the default mode network and the medial visual network after 3 months of stimulation. Circadian rhythmicity also improved with GENUS. Compared to controls, the active group performed better on the face-name association delayed recall test. These results suggest that 40Hz GENUS can be used safely at home daily and shows favorable outcomes on cognitive function, daily rhythms, and structural and functional MRI biomarkers of AD-related degeneration. These results support further evaluation of GENUS in larger and longer clinical trials to evaluate its potential as a disease modifying therapeutic for Alzheimer’s disease.
Ascorbic Acid Drink after Submaximal Physical Activity can Maintain the Superoxide Dismutase Levels in East Java Student Regiment

Objective - This study aimed to analyze the effect of ascorbic acid after submaximal physical activity onreducing levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and increasing levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) to StudentRegiment in East Java.Methods - This study was a true experiment with a randomized control group posttest-only design used 28male subjects aged 19-23 years with body mass index (BMI) 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, and randomly divided intofour groups. Namely G1 (n=7, control without submaximal physical activity+placebo), G2 (n=7, submaximalphysical activity+placebo), G3 (n=7, submaximal physical activity+AA 500 mg), and G4 (n=7, submaximalphysical activity+AA 1,000 mg). The submaximal physical activity was 2.400 meters running in 12 minutesor when the 60-70% of HRmax achieved. The drinks containing 500 mg and 1.000 mg ascorbic acid (AA)for G3 and G4 was given after exercise test. Measurement of serum MDA and SOD used the ThiobarbituricAcid Reactive Substances (TBARs) method. The data was statistical analyzed using SPSS software with asignificant level (p<0.05). Results - The results of MDA levels showed in G1 (308.18±61.81 ng/mL), G2 (338.42±125.78 ng/mL), G3(290.54±69.18 ng/mL), G4 (279.83±39.10 ng/mL) and there was no significantly difference among groups(p=0.557). The mean levels of SOD was significant among groups ((p=0.000), and the SOD level in eachgroup was G1 (23.19±0.77 units/mL), G2 (24.81±0.87 units/mL), G3 (25.27±0.79 units/mL), G4 (25.57±0.47units/mL). Conclusion - It can be concluded that 500 mg and 1.000 mg ascorbic acid drinks after submaximal physicalactivity can increase SOD levels of students regiment in East Java. Ascorbic acid drink may maintain theSOD level by lessening the use of antioxidant endogen and it may also increase the SOD level, howeverfuther research is needed to be conducted to figure out the mechamism.
A Comparative Study of Mental Health between the Students of Clinical Psychology and Other Discipline

The purpose of the study was to investigate the mental health of the respondents. 150 respondents were selected purposively from the different department at University of Rajshahi as a sample of the present study. The bangle version of (Goldberg, 1978) GHQ-12was used to measure mental health of the respondent. Obtained data were analyzed by employing mean, SD and independent sample t-test by using SPSS. The result of the study revealed that the mean mental health score of the students of clinical psychology is higher than others background students which is confirmed our research hypothesis. The result also reported that the male respondent has better mental health than their female counterparts. The result further showed that there was no significant difference of mental health in terms of their residence. The result of the study again showed that there was no significant difference of mental health between male and female students of clinical psychology.
Non‐stationary clutter suppression method for bistatic airborne radar based on adaptive segmentation and space–time compensation

National Defense Science and technology excellence Youth Science Foundation of China, Grant/Award Number: 2019‐JCJQ‐ZQ‐006 Abstract Bistatic airborne radar has excellent performance due to the separate transmitter and receiver, but its clutter distribution is usually non‐stationary, which causes the performance of the traditional Space time adaptive processing (STAP) method to fail. Herein, firstly a bistatic airborne radar clutter signal model established, followed by an analysis of its clutter distribution characteristics in detail, and finally a bistatic airborne radar space– time compensation STAP method based on adaptive segmentation is proposed. The method first uses the distribution characteristics of the peak spectral centre in the first pulse data of the airborne radar to adaptively segment the clutter data, including extremely non‐stationary, severely non‐stationary, and non‐stationary clutter regions. Then the clutter data are compensated based on the estimation value of the space–time peak spectrum centre. Finally, each range section is processed by using STAP, and the detected target Doppler frequency is adaptively moved. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.
The Effect of Reading Comprehension Strategies Instruction on EFL Learners’ Reading Anxiety Level

This experimental study, using pretest-intervention-posttest design, investigated whether or not teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) learners to use comprehension strategies when they read English passages, decreases their English reading anxiety. The participants were 55 EFL learners in Turkey who were at lower-intermediate level based on the results of the Oxford Quick Placement Test. Data were collected via Saito, Garza, and Horwitz’s (1999)Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS). The whole treatment/control period lasted for 11 weeks during a reading course. The experimental group (n = 28) received instruction in reading comprehension strategies (i.e., previewing, scanning for details, skimming, identifying the topic and main idea, finding supporting details, making inferences, understanding the author’s purpose, making predictions, dealing with unfamiliar words, using context clues, and summarizing). The control group (n = 27) received instruction by traditional teaching methods (i.e., reading, paraphrasing, translating, and answering the exercises). The results of the Mann-Whitney U Test indicated that instruction in English reading comprehension strategies had a positive effect on EFL learners in terms of reducing their English reading anxiety.
TraceGAN: Synthesizing Appliance Power Signatures Using Generative Adversarial Networks

Non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM) allows users and energy providers to gain insight into home appliance electricity consumption using only the building’s smart meter. Most current techniques for NILM are trained using significant amounts of labeled appliances power data. The collection of such data is challenging, making data a major bottleneck in creating well generalizing NILM solutions. To help mitigate the data limitations, we present the first truly synthetic appliance power signature generator. Our solution, TraceGAN, is based on conditional, progressively growing, 1-D Wasserstein generative adversarial network (GAN). Using TraceGAN, we are able to synthesise truly random and realistic appliance power data signatures. We evaluate the samples generated by TraceGAN in a qualitative way as well as numerically by using traditional GAN evaluation methods such as the Inception score. Finally, we provide a simplistic example for the use of TraceGAN as a data augmentation tool for supervised NILM training.
Impact of Relaxation Time on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Characterization of the Most Common Lithium Battery Technologies—Experimental Study and Chemistry-Neutral Modeling

In electrified vehicle applications, understanding the battery characteristics is of great importance as it is the state-of-art principal energy source. The key battery parameters can be identified by one of the robust and nondestructive characterization techniques, such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). However, relaxing the battery cell before performing the EIS method is crucial for the characterization results to be standardized. In this study, the three most common and commercially available lithium-ion technologies (NMC/graphite, LFP/graphite, NCA/LTO) are investigated at 15–45 °C temperature, in the range of 20–80% state of charge (SoC) and in fresh and aged state of health (SoH) conditions. The analysis shows that the duration of the relaxation time before impedance measurement has an impact on the battery’s nonlinear behavior. A rest time of 2 h can be proposed, irrespective of battery health condition, considering neutral technology-based impedance measurement. An impedance growth in ohmic and charge transfer characteristics was found, due to aging, and the effect of rest periods was also analyzed from an electrochemical standpoint. This experimental data was fitted to develop an empirical model, which can predict the nonlinear dynamics of lithium technologies with a 4–8% relative error for longer rest time.
Stakeholder status in the identification, prioritization and management of college athletic donors

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine how athletic fundraising managers perceive status and seek to use status to identify, prioritize and manage stakeholders within college athletics.Design/methodology/approachTo test this purpose, the researchers use the Gioia methodology to interview 19 college athletic department fundraising officers within National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) institutions. Following interviews, the data were analyzed by the researchers and structured within a first-order and second-order concept designation.FindingsInterviews show that status is an effective concept for explaining how athletic fundraisers identify and prioritize donors. Officers relied on economic (capacity) and social (passion and interest) factors to rank order donors. The results also show that athletic departments use status to manage stakeholders by rewarding their giving and escalating their commitment. Status is used in four strategies to manage the donor hierarchy: benefits, recognition, membership and access. Each strategy highlighted exclusivity and rank order.Originality/valueThere is a need to empirically test the application of status within the stakeholder theory context. These findings also contribute to the evolution of stakeholder management beyond the use of social identity theory or stakeholder salience. It helps our understanding of the evolving relationship between fundraiser and donor by recognizing the importance of capacity, passion and interests when identifying and prioritizing donors. Further, status-markers such as exclusive benefits, recognition, membership and access can be used to manage donors toward the organization's goals.
Rivers and Wastewater-Treatment Plants as Microplastic Pathways to Eastern Mediterranean Waters: First Records for the Aegean Sea, Greece

The present work provides the first records on microplastic (MP) amounts and types in rivers and wastewater effluents entering the Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean. Two rivers were sampled using a manta net (mesh size, 0.33 mm): a small urban and a medium-sized river with a rural, semiurban catchment. MPs in wastewater samples were collected at two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) within the Athens metropolitan area after secondary treatment and from a pilot biological membrane unit (MBR), using a series of sieves. MPs in the samples were identified using stereoscopic image analysis and spectroscopic techniques. MP concentrations in the rivers were found to be variable, with as high as 27.73 items m−3 in the urban river. Differences in MP shape types, sizes, and polymer types reflect catchment size and usage. MP concentration in wastewater effluents was found to be 100 times higher in the secondary treatment (213 items m−3) than that in the pilot MBR (2.29 items m−3), with filaments and polymers indicative of synthetic textiles and household use. Further research is needed in order to accurately determine variability in MP concentrations and fluxes from these two pathways in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and elucidate the role of rivers in MP retention.
Principles, Positives and Limitations of Conservation Agriculture: A Review

Lessons learnt from past experiences push for an alternate way of crop production. One such is Conservation agriculture (CA), which can be seen as a new way forward for conserving resources and enhancing productivity to achieve goals of sustainable agriculture. In recent past, progressive and significant efforts are made to develop, refine and disseminate conservation-based agricultural technologies across globe. Tremendous efforts on zero-till practices and surface management with crop residues for crop production were reviewed. This work was done at Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Institute, -625 104, Nadu, India. A systematic cum integrative review of research work done in different parts of World, particularly in India was comprehended. Literature search was done during 2020. About 200 review and research papers were screened from various databases like TNAU e-library, ARCC journals, Google Scholar, Research gate and Scopus and 84 papers were used. This review article comprehensively documents major principles of CA along with extent and spread of CA across the globe. It also highlights CA in Indian perspective. Various merits and demerits were also discussed with literature support. This review paper discusses rising concerns of conventional agriculture
Incorporating congestion patterns into spatio-temporal deep learning algorithms

Efficient machine learning algorithms capturing both spatial and temporal dependencies offer promising results for many fields including traffic prediction. However, their performance is still limited, particularly in congested areas where the speed on a road varies significantly. This paper exploits spatial (congestion) dependencies in road networks to improve the performance of spatio-temporal deep learning algorithms. Essentially, we extract spatial information relevant to how congestion develops and evolves in the network and enhance deep learning algorithms with it by developing custom prediction models for various network components. This research identifies traffic patterns through graph theory and traffic flow fundamentals, integrates them with deep learning algorithms for traffic prediction purposes, and enables better predictions in critically congested areas of road networks. The case studies with New York and Amsterdam networks show promising results; the proposed enhanced models significantly outperform the original deep learning models that consider the whole network as the prediction domain.
GATA 3 Reactivity in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and Pleomorphic Adenoma of Salivary Glands

Objectives: The main targets is evaluate clinicopathological distribution and comparison of immunohistochemical (IHC) expression of GATA 3 between in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) and pleomorphic adenoma (PA) of salivary . Design and Methods: This retrospective analysis, open surgical specimens of salivary gland that were done , and consisting of 150 cases that divided into three groups: normal salivary gland tissues (n=50), adenoid cystic carcinoma(n=50), and pleomorphic adenoma(n=50). Clinical data (age, sex, previous diseases ), physical examination, and investigations are done for all patients. In addition. These 150 cases of paraffin embedding blocks of salivary tissue were stained by ordinary stained (hematoxylin and eosin staining ). Manual IHC staining of GATA 3 was done. Results: Age groups is younger for normal salivary gland tissues than PA, and ACC . Sex distribution was slightly increase in male in comparison to female in normal salivary gland tissues and PA. GATA 3 staining was showing more positivity in normal salivary gland tissues (43/50 patients) than PA (27/50 patients) and ACC (14/50 patients). This positivity in GATA 3 IHC staining were more in male sex, regarding 55.8% in normal salivary gland tissues than ACC 50% and PA 51.9% . Age group 31-40, 40-50 and 61-70 years were showing more positive GATA 3 IHC staining in normal salivary gland tissues, PA, and ACC respectively. there was insignificant association between GATA 3 IHC staining with either age groups or sex groups distribution . Conclusion: GATA3 IHC is good marker and can used for searching salivary gland tumor origin, assisting in diagnosis Salivary gland tumors subtypes but GATA3 IHC staining has no association to specific sex or age groups in Salivary gland tumors. Usage of surgical operations for histopathological specimens preparation are better and give good efficiency for IHC markers staining.
Effects of Vitex Agnus Castus Leave Extract on Induced Retinal Angiogenesis in Rabbit

Retinal pathologic angiogenesis is the leading cause of blindness in human generate from age-relatedmacular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy and premature retinopathy (ROP). The aim of this studyis to investigate the effect of vitex agnus castus leave extract on induced retinal angiogenesis in rabbitsby intravitreal injection of VEGF. Alcoholic extract of vitex agnus castus prepared and formulated forintravitreal injection. Twenty four pigmented rabbits included in this study and allocated into four equalgroups(6 rabbits in each group): Retinal angiogenesis induced group, group treated by bevacizumab, grouptreated by 100mcg of Vitex agnus castus leave extract, and group treated by 50mcg of Vitex agnus castusleave extract as intravitreal injection. Parameters include matrixmetalloproteinase-9, intracellular adhesionmolecule-1. The result of the current study revealed that intravitreal injection of Vitex agnus castus leaveextract was reduced the level of MMP-9 and ICAM-1 in comparison with retinal angiogenesis inducedgroup after one week of retinal angiogenesis induction , although it was non-significant (P>0.05).
A tactical periodisation model for Gaelic football

Tactical Periodisation is a training methodology, originally developed for soccer, that focuses primarily on the systems of play that a team intends to use in competition. It has been popularised by successful European coaches and subsequently has been proposed as a model to follow for other sports such as rugby union and tennis in more recent times. Gaelic football is an amateur sport that has similarities to soccer and rugby union. To date no training periodisation model has been proposed for Gaelic football. The aim of this article was to present a Tactical Periodisation model for Gaelic football, taking the sport’s game structure, physical and technical demands and amateur status into account.
Forms of government and municipal financial performance

IMPACT This paper finds that the political influence of a local mayor on the appointment of the chief administrative officer (CAO) has a negative influence on the financial outcomes of local governments, as evidenced by lower municipal bond ratings. This finding suggests that excessive political authority delegated to mayors may restrict managers from using long-term and apolitical financial strategies. The authors urge local governments to have a mechanism that insulates their CAOs from political pressures to increase government efficiency and decrease the risk of corruption.
Analysis of influence of materialism on impulsive buying and compulsive buying with credit card use as mediation variable

Having unlimited needs and wants, humans as economic beings will struggle to meet their needs. In this modern era, shopping for human needs and desires has become easier to do with the availability of various stores and malls to online retail. This ease of shopping has increased interest in shopping for unlimited material needs and indulges Indonesians to continue making purchases in order to develop uncontrolled compulsive buying behavior. Therefore the authors aim to examine the effect of materialism on compulsive buying mediated by the use of credit cards and impulsive buying. The object of this research is credit card users in Batam. Sampling was done by giving a google form questionnaire to credit card users in the city of Batam. Demographic data of respondents were then analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25.0 and analysis of the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable was carried out using Smart PLS version 3.2. 8. The results of this study indicate that the variables of materialism, use of credit cards and impulsive buying have a significant effect on compulsive buying .
Tree diversity reduces the risk of bark beetle infestation for preferred conifer species, but increases the risk for less preferred hosts

In recent decades, European temperate forests have repeatedly suffered from severe droughts. Drought‐weakened forests have often become more susceptible to pest outbreaks such as bark beetle infestations. Tree species diversity is expected to increase resistance to drought and pests, but evidence for a positive tree diversity effect on insect pest reduction is largely circumstantial. Here we tested the effects of tree diversity and biogeographic origin of tree species on bark beetle infestation in a large, young tree diversity experiment, with six broadleaved and six conifer species from Europe and North America. Lower infestation risk was expected for the exotic tree species in each congeneric pair (spruce, larch and pine) and for mixtures with higher species richness and higher broadleaf proportion. Following a severe drought in summer 2018, the conifer trees were attacked by the six‐toothed spruce bark beetle Pityogenes chalcographus. Bark beetle boreholes were recorded in winter 2018/2019 on all conifer species. Norway spruce Picea abies and European larch Larix decidua were the most infested species and thus considered main hosts of the bark beetle. For these two species, probability of infestation decreased with increasing tree diversity (although this was only significant for Larix). In contrast, Pinus, which were less infested overall, were more likely to be infested in plots with high tree diversity. Exotic trees tended to be less infested, with clearest support for enemy release found at the level of infestation intensity when considering pure conifer stands. Overall, the effects of tree diversity and tree species origin were not as strong as the effect of position within the experimental site, where higher rates of infestation were observed at the edge than in the centre. Synthesis. Increasing tree diversity may reduce the risk of bark beetle infestation for genera prone to high infestation rates (Picea and Larix), but risk for less preferred genera (Pinus, and to some extent the exotic tree species) may increase with tree diversity due to spillover from preferred hosts. In mixed forests, the risk of infestation, even by relatively specialized insect pests, may be redistributed among tree species rather than reduced for all.