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Compositional Traits of Grains and Groats of Barley, Oat and Spelt Grown at Organic and Conventional Fields

Barley, oats, or spelt consumed as minimally processed whole grains provide several health benefits, especially when grown under organic field management conditions. Therefore, the effects of organic and conventional farming on the compositional traits (protein, fibre, fat, and ash) of barley, oat, and spelt grains and groats were compared using three winter barley varieties (‘Anemone’, ‘BC Favorit’, and ‘Sandra’), two spring oat varieties (‘Max’ and ‘Noni’), and three spelt varieties (‘Ebners Rotkorn’, ‘Murska bela’, and ‘Ostro’). Groats were produced from harvested grains by a combination of threshing, winnowing, and brushing/polishing. Multitrait analysis showed significant differences between species, field management practices, and fractions, with clear compositional differences between organic and conventional spelt. Barley and oat groats had a higher thousand kernel weight (TKW) and β-glucan, but lower crude fibre, fat, and ash contents than the grains. The composition of the grains of the different species differed significantly for more traits (TKW, fibre, fat, ash, and β-glucan) than that of the groats (TKW and fat), while field management only affected the fibre content of the groats and the TKW, ash, and β-glucan contents of the grains. The TKW, protein, and fat contents of the different species differed significantly under both conventional and organic growing conditions, while the TKW and fibre contents of grains and groats differed under both systems. The caloric value of the final products of barley, oats, and spelt groats ranged from 334–358 kcal/100 g. This information will be useful for not only the processing industry, but also for breeders and farmers, and last, but not least, for consumers.
THE RELATIVE ENTROPY UNDER THE R-CGMY PROCESSES

We consider the relative entropy for two R-CGMY processes, which are CGMY processes with Y equal to 1, to choose an equivalent martingale measure (EMM) when the underlying asset of a derivative follows a R-CGMY process in the ﬁnancial market. Since the R-CGMY process leads to an incomplete market, we have to use a proper technique to choose an EMM among a variety of EMMs. In this paper, we derive the closed form expression of the relative entropy for R-CGMY processes.
Development, characterization, and in vitro trials of chloroaluminum phthalocyanine-magnetic nanoemulsion to hyperthermia and photodynamic therapies on glioblastoma as a biological model

A glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the highest grade glioma tumor (grade IV) and is the most malignant form of astrocytomas. Grade IV tumors, which are the most malignant and aggressive, affect people between the ages of 45 and 70 years. A GBM exhibits remarkable characteristics that include excessive proliferation, necrosis, genetic instability, and chemoresistance. Because of these characteristics, GBMs are difficult to treat and have a poor prognosis with a median survival of less than one year. New methods to achieve widespread distribution of therapeutic agents across infiltrative gliomas significantly improve brain tumor therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) and hyperthermia (HPT) are well-established tumor therapies with minimal side effects while acting synergistically. This study introduces a new promising nanocarrier for the synergistic application of PDT and magnetic hyperthermia therapy against human glioma cell line T98 G, with cellular viability reduction down to as low as 17% compared with th.
Limited Feedback Design Based on Kronecker Product Codebook for Massive MIMO Systems

To realize massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, the uniform planar array (UPA) structure has been adopted to deploy a large number of antennas in a limited area of a radio unit at a base station. Subsequently, the Kronecker product (KP) codebook, consisting of horizontal and vertical-domain codebooks, was introduced to enable efficient quantization and feedback for the channel state information (CSI) under the UPA structure. In this paper, we propose advanced limited feedback schemes based on the KP codebook for massive MIMO systems. First, we propose one feedback bit allocation scheme to maximize the beamforming gain. Eigenvalues of spatial correlation channels are used to determine the numbers of feedback bits for horizontal and vertical-domain CSI, and the numbers of feedback bits to maximize the beamforming gain are derived as a closed-form expression. Moreover, we propose a novel feedback and pilot transmission scheme to reduce both the feedback and pilot overhead. The proposed feedback and pilot transmission scheme utilizes the property that the small-scale fading information can be compressed only to the horizontal-domain CSI when the spatial correlation of the vertical-domain channel is high. Simulation results show that, with the use of the proposed feedback bit allocation, the beamforming gain increases by up to 65 % compared with the fixed feedback bit allocation when the horizontal and vertical-domain spatial correlation coefficients are equal to 0.57, and the numbers of horizontal and vertical-domain antennas are 8 and 12, respectively. In addition, it is also shown that the proposed feedback and pilot transmission scheme improves the ergodic rate by up to 48 % compared with conventional feedback schemes.
A Computational Model for the Release of Bioactive Molecules by the Hydrolytic Degradation of a Functionalized Polyester-Based Scaffold

This work presents a computational model to study the degradation behavior of polyester-based three-dimensional (3D) functionalized scaffolds for bone regeneration. As a case study, we investigated the behavior of a 3D-printed scaffold presenting a functionalized surface with ICOS-Fc, a bioactive protein able to stimulate bone regeneration and healing, inhibiting osteoclast activity. The aim of the model was to optimize the scaffold design to control its degradation and thus the release of grafted protein over time and space. Two different scenarios were considered: (i) a scaffold without macroporosity presenting a functionalized external surface; and (ii) a scaffold presenting an internal functionalized macroporous architecture with open channels to locally deliver the degradation products.
Autonomy matters: Influences of causality orientations on Chinese adolescents’ growth mindset

Growth mindset research has received global attention. However, the psychological antecedents of growth mindset remain under-explored. We propose that autonomous orientation would foster growth mindset, whereas controlled and impersonal orientations would impede it. We found support for this proposition in two studies. In a laboratory experiment (Study 1), Chinese sixth-graders primed with the autonomous orientation scored significantly higher on growth-mindset measures than those in the control group, whereas students primed with the controlled and impersonal orientations scored significantly lower. Furthermore, in a classroom intervention experiment (Study 2), using a newly designed autonomy orientation intervention, students in the treatment group showed stronger growth mindset than those in the control group, and the effect lasted for at least three months. Overall, our findings suggest that autonomy orientation is an antecedent of growth mindset and can be used to improve growth mindset among adolescents.
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), the Papaveraceae golden girl model organism for evodevo and specialized metabolism

California poppy or golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is the iconic state flower of California, with native ranges from Northern California to Southwestern Mexico. It grows well as an ornamental plant in Mediterranean climates, but it might be invasive in many parts of the world. California poppy was also highly prized by Native Americans for its medicinal value, mainly due to its various specialized metabolites, especially benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs). As a member of the Ranunculales, the sister lineage of core eudicots it occupies an interesting phylogenetic position. California poppy has a short-lived life cycle but can be maintained as a perennial. It has a comparatively simple floral and vegetative morphology. Several genetic resources, including options for genetic manipulation and a draft genome sequence have been established already with many more to come. Efficient cell and tissue culture protocols are established to study secondary metabolite biosynthesis and its regulation. Here, we review the use of California poppy as a model organism for plant genetics, with particular emphasis on the evolution of development and BIA biosynthesis. In the future, California poppy may serve as a model organism to combine two formerly separated lines of research: the regulation of morphogenesis and the regulation of secondary metabolism. This can provide insights into how these two integral aspects of plant biology interact with each other.
Low vision home therapy service by occupational therapists: The effectiveness of the Seniors’ Eye Rehabilitation programme, a pilot study

Introduction: This study aims to explore the effectiveness of the Seniors’ Eye Rehabilitation (SEER) pilot programme, a visual rehabilitation home therapy by specialised low vision occupational therapists (LVOT). Method: This was an interventional, longitudinal cohort study. Participants were recruited from Singapore National Eye Centre Low Vision Clinic. The occupational therapy interventions include activities of daily living retraining, activities/home modifications, functional/community mobility training and patient/family education. Each participant set two individualised goals (Priority Goal 1 and Priority Goal 2). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare baseline and 6-month follow-up scores for Australian Therapy Outcome Measures for Occupational Therapy (AusTOMs-OT) and the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) (p < 0.05). Results: Forty-one participants (mean age: 67, 48.8% male) completed SEER. There was statistically significant reduction in activity limitations (1 median point change (MPC), Z = −4.21, p < 0.01), participation restrictions (1 MPC, Z = −3.951, p < 0.01) and improved well-being (0.5 MPC, Z = −3.668, p < 0.01) for Priority Goal 1 using AUSTOM-OT. With GAS, there was a statistically significant improvement in Priority Goal 1 (1 MPC, Z = −3.886, p < 0.01). Conclusion: The SEER programme was found to be effective in improving all domains of the AusTOMs-OT and GAS for Priority Goal 1. This provides evidence that visual rehabilitation home therapy by specialised LVOT is beneficial to older adults with visual impairment.
IS THERE TP IN MANDARIN CHINESE

This paper shows that Lin’s (2003, 2006) argument that Mandarin Chinese has not TP is fallacious in logic, and hence is invalid. It is pointed out that some of his analyses are based on semantic rules and principles and also hold in languages like English. As a result, if MC doesn’t have TP simply because those rules and principles may help to derive the temporal interpretations of MC sentences without recourse to the function of T, English shouldn't have TP as well, since those rules and principles apply to English too. Thus Lin’s (2003, 200) analyses are based on a wrong assumption: T in English determines the temporal interpretation of sentences. The contrary is more correct; that is, the choice of tense in English is determined by those semantic rules and principle.
50-GFLOPS Floating-Point Adder and Multiplier Using Gate-Level-Pipelined Single-Flux-Quantum Logic With Frequency-Increased Clock Distribution

We demonstrate the functioning of a high-throughput, gate-level-pipelined floating-point adder and multiplier over 50 GHz. The gate-level-pipelined floating-point adder and multiplier requires dedicated circuit blocks to wait until other circuit blocks complete calculations because of the dependence between their sign, exponent, and significand parts. We revealed that the resultant delay difference of the waiting circuit blocks hinders high-frequency operation if the predesigned circuit blocks with the fixed clock distribution are connected in a simple manner. We showed that clock distribution needs to synchronize with every pipeline stage regardless of the circuit blocks to minimize the delay difference between the circuit blocks for circuits containing the waiting circuit blocks (e.g., the floating-point adder and multiplier). We designed a 5-bit floating-point adder and multiplier to demonstrate the effectiveness of the clock distribution experimentally. The test chips were fabricated using AIST 10-kA/cm$\boldsymbol{^{2}}$ Advanced Process 2. We verified the high-speed operation at over 50 GHz in the floating-point adder and multiplier. The maximum clock frequency and throughput of the floating-point adder were 56 GHz and 56 GFLOPS, respectively. The corresponding values for the floating-point multiplier were 63 GHz and 63 GFLOPS, respectively.
Polylactic Acid/Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) Co-Electrospun Fibrous Membrane as a Tunable Quercetin Delivery Platform for Diabetic Wounds

Diabetic wound infections (DWI) represent one of the most costly and disruptive complications in diabetic mellitus. The hyperglycemic state induces a persistent inflammation with immunological and biochemical impairments that promotes delayed wound healing processes and wound infection that often results in extended hospitalization and limb amputations. Currently, the available therapeutic options for the management of DWI are excruciating and expensive. Hence, it is essential to develop and improve DWI-specific therapies able to intervene on multiple fronts. Quercetin (QUE) exhibits excellent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and wound healing properties, which makes it a promising molecule for the management of diabetic wounds. In the present study, Poly-lactic acid/poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PP) co-electrospun fibers loaded with QUE were developed. The results demonstrated a bimodal diameter distribution with contact angle starting from 120°/127° and go to 0° in less than 5 s indicating the hydrophilic nature of fabricated samples. The release QUE kinetics, analyzed in simulated wound fluid (SWF), revealed a strong initial burst release, followed by a constant and continuous QUE release. Moreover, QUE-loaded membranes present excellent antibiofilm and anti-inflammatory capacity and significantly reduce the gene expression of M1 markers tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and IL-1β in differentiated macrophages. In conclusion, the results suggested that the prepared mats loaded with QUE could be a hopeful drug-delivery system for the effective treatment of diabetic wound infections.
A Smart Agricultural System Based on PLC and a Cloud Computing Web Application Using LoRa and LoRaWan

The increasing challenges of agricultural processes and the growing demand for food globally are driving the industrial agriculture sector to adopt the concept of ‘smart farming’. Smart farming systems, with their real-time management and high level of automation, can greatly improve productivity, food safety, and efficiency in the agri-food supply chain. This paper presents a customized smart farming system that uses a low-cost, low-power, and wide-range wireless sensor network based on Internet of Things (IoT) and Long Range (LoRa) technologies. In this system, LoRa connectivity is integrated with existing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), which are commonly used in industry and farming to control multiple processes, devices, and machinery through the Simatic IOT2040. The system also includes a newly developed web-based monitoring application hosted on a cloud server, which processes data collected from the farm environment and allows for remote visualization and control of all connected devices. A Telegram bot is included for automated communication with users through this mobile messaging app. The proposed network structure has been tested, and the path loss in the wireless LoRa is evaluated.
A case against baryons in galactic halos

The possibility that galactic halos are composed of baryonic matter is discussed in detail. Specifically, halos composed of snowballs, dust and rocks, planets, s.tars, dead stellar remnants, and hot and cold gas are considered. The serious problems that would arise for each of these types of matter lead us to the conclusion that halos cannot plausibly contain substantial amounts of such matter. This conclusion is considered in relation to big . bangs nucleosynthesis. Various non-baryonic candidates forhalos are also discussed. Submitted to the Astrophysical Journal 2/85. 5 ODerated bv Universities Research Association Inc. under contract with the United States nenartmont nt Fnrrrov
Arrhythmia Detection Based on Semantic Segmentation for Multi-lead ECG

In order to detect multi-class arrhythmias with high accuracy using multi-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) signals, we propose an arrhythmia classification method based on semantic segmentation. In our framework, ECG signals are firstly filtered and normalized, and divided into 30-second segments. Then, a convolutional neural network (CNN) with different dilation rates is designed to extract and integrate the multi-scale features of ECG signals. Particularly, we apply squeeze-and-excitation blocks to assign weights to features, and heartbeats are finally classified by Softmax function. Aiming at the problem of class-imbalance, the method of overlap between segments is futher adopted to increase the samples, and probability threshold values are set. We evaluate the performance of the proposed method on five public databases. The precision, sensitivity and F 1 score for fusion of ventricular contraction and normal beat (F), supraventricular escape beat (AE) and ventricular escape beat (VE) are all over than 90%. The proposed method combines CNN and semantic segmentation could be helpful for automated ECG diagnosis in clinical practice.
Long-term variations in palaeointensity

We compile a dataset of reliable palaeointensity estimates based both on published work and on new data from basaltic glass. The basaltic glass data more than double the number of reliable (Thellier method with pTRM checks) palaeointensity estimates available. Although the new data dramatically improve both spatial and temporal coverage, there is still a strong bias toward the most recent past. The last 0.3 Ma claim over half of the data in our combined database. We therefore divide the data into two groups, the densely sampled last 0.3 Myr and the more sparsely sampled period of time comprising roughly half of the data from 0.3 to 300 Ma. Separating them in this way, it is clear that the dipole moment of the Earth over the past 0.3 Myr (ca.8 × 1022 A m2) is dramatically higher than the average dipole moment over the preceding 300 Myr (ca.5 × 1022 A m2). Inclusion of poor–quality results leads to an overestimate of the average dipole moment. Interestingly, no other significant changes in the distribution of dipole moments are evident over the 300 million year span of the data.
A hybrid BEM/WTM/DFT technique for analysis of the EM scattering from open-ended circular cavities with cylindrically periodic terminations

The cavity problem, formulated using a magnetic field integral equation (MFIE), can be solved by the iterative physical optics (IPO) method, the progressive physical optics (PPO) method or the hybrid boundary element method/wavelet transform method (BEM/WTM). In this paper, we focus on open-ended circular cavities with cylindrically periodic terminations. The cavity problem is formulated using an electric field integral equation (EFIE), based on the dyadic Green function technique, instead of an MFIE. The discrete Fourier transform (DFT) technique is applied by exploiting the periodicity of the termination to reduce the original computational size by a factor of N/sub s/ with corresponding computational savings of a factor of N/sub s//sup 2/, where N/sub s/ denotes the number of blades in the cylindrically periodic termination. Two kinds of dyadic Green functions are derived to reduce the integral range in the EFIE, thus accelerating the scattering solutions for different cavity applications. The BEM/WTM method is combined with the DFT to obtain sparse impedance matrices that can be efficiently solved using sparse solvers. The proposed hybrid BEM/WTM/DFT technique provides an alternative means of effectively analyzing the electromagnetic (EM) scattering from large-size circular cavities with cylindrically periodic terminations. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the merits of the method.
Murmur Identification Using Supervised Contrastive Learning

As part of the George B. Moody PhysioNet Challenge 2022, we developed a computational approach to identify abnormal cardiac function from phonocardiograms that combines deep learning and traditional machine learning methods. We adopted a supervised contrastive learning and a deep convolutional neural network to obtain an embedding of the phonocardiogram slice onto a unit hypersphere in low-dimensional space. Thus, we applied the obtained latent factors to classify patients using a Random Forest model. The murmur detection classifier created by our team CeZIS received a weighted accuracy score of 0.756 (ranked 8th out of 40 teams) and Challenge cost score of 11916 (ranked 4th out of 39 teams) on the hidden test set.
Unipolar R:S Development in Chronic Atrial Fibrillation

Past studies have examined the differences between <tex>$R$</tex> and <tex>$S$</tex> waves of unipolar atrial signals in patients with atrial fibrillation <tex>$(AF)$</tex> and have shown a difference in the <tex>$R$</tex> to <tex>$S$</tex> ratio <tex>$(R:S)$</tex> in certain regions of the atria compared to a healthy population. This work indicates a potential use of <tex>$R:S$</tex> as a marker for <tex>$AF$</tex>. In this study, we further examine these claims and investigate temporal changes in <tex>$R:S$</tex> over <tex>${A}F$</tex> development in animals. Four canines underwent <tex>$AF$</tex> development protocols and endocardial sinus rhythm maps were recorded as <tex>$AF$</tex> progressed. Unipolar signals gathered from mapping were used to calculate <tex>$R:S$</tex> within the left atrium of each animal. Calculations were performed at time points: before <tex>${A}F$</tex> initiation, 3–4 months of chronic <tex>${A}F$</tex> and 6 months of chronic <tex>${A}F$</tex>. From our analysis, we observed an increase in R-dominant signals within the left atrium once <tex>${A}F$</tex> is induced. Temporal results show that <tex>$R$</tex> dominance may be an indicator for chronic <tex>${A}F$</tex> patients and may be associated with the presence of arrhythmogenic substrate. With the addition of regional information, this unipolar signal analysis could guide therapeutic strategies.
Optically tunable mechanics of microlevers

We show how the mechanical rigidity of a slightly detuned miniature Fabry–Perot cavity can be modified with light. We use a microcavity in which one of the mirrors is a soft compliant microlever optimized to detect bolometric forces. The static compliance can either be decreased to zero or increased considerably depending on the detuning of the light with respect to the cavity resonance.