Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
LMI Conditions for Stability and State-Feedback H∞ Control of Discrete-Time Multimode Multidimensional Systems

This letter deals with stability and state feedback control of discrete-time Multi-Mode Multi-Dimensional (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M^{3}D$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) linear systems. The <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M^{3}D$ </tex-math></inline-formula> switch dynamics are modeled through a state mapping describing the mode transitions. This <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M^{3}D$ </tex-math></inline-formula> model framework then allows to consider poly-quadratic Lyapunov functions to obtain Linear Matrix Inequalities conditions for stability proof and for the synthesis of state-feedback controllers under <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathcal {H}_{\infty }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> performance. A numerical example illustrates the improvement of the controller synthesis conditions here introduced for discrete-time <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$M^{3}D$ </tex-math></inline-formula> systems over independent point-wise mode solutions.
Retention in Community Health Screening among Taiwanese Adults: A 9-Year Prospective Cohort Study

Largely conducted in Western developed nations, research on community health screening has mainly been of limited duration. This study aims to ascertain the predictors of retention in a community health screening program, involving multiple admission cohorts over a 9-year period in Taiwan. Retention is defined as the participation in subsequent waves of health screening after being recruited for an initial screening. Data came from a prospective cohort study, named “Landseed Integrated Outreaching Neighborhood Screening (LIONS)”, in Taiwan. This research retrieved 5901 community-dwelling Taiwanese adults aged 30 and over from LIONS and examined their retention in three follow-ups during 2006–2014. Generalized estimating equations were employed to evaluate retention over time as a function of social determinants, health behaviors, and health conditions. Being middle-aged, higher education, and regular exercise were positively associated with retention. Conversely, smoking, betel-nut chewing, psychiatric disorder, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, stroke, and a longer time interval since enrollment were negatively associated with retention. Furthermore, retention rates varied substantially across admission cohorts with more recent cohorts having a lower rate of retention (aOR = 0.33–0.83). Greater attention needs to be directed to retention over time and variations across admission cohorts. Additionally, those who are in either younger or older age groups and have chronic diseases or unhealthy behaviors should be targeted with greater efforts.
Persistent Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Bacteremia in Neonates: Clinical, Microbiological Characteristics and Changes within a Decade

Atypical outbreaks of persistent coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) bacteremias, defined as three or more consecutive positive blood cultures with the same CoNS species, at least 48 h apart, have been reported in neonatal intensive-care units (NICUs). Our aim was to describe the profile of these cases in our NICU over a two-year period with the objective of assessing possible changes within a decade. Demographics, clinical and microbiological data were recorded for all CoNS bacteremias in our tertiary NICU during 2016–2017 and compared with the results of the same study in 2006–2007. Fifty-six cases of CoNS sepsis were recorded. Fourteen (25%) of them were persistent. There were no significant differences in demographic and clinical characteristics between cases with persistent vs. non-persistent bacteremia. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common species. In logistic regression analysis, biofilm production (β = 2.464, p = 0.04) was the most significant determinant for the development of persistent CoNS bacteremia. Our isolates were less likely to produce biofilm and carry ica operon as compared to those of 2006–2007. The cases of persistent CoNS sepsis have decreased within a decade, which could be attributed to the implementation of intensive infection control practices. Biofilm production remains the most important risk factor.
Protective effects of female reproductive factors on gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma

BACKGROUND The overall incidence of gastric cancer is higher in men than women worldwide. However, gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma (GSRC) is more frequently observed in younger female patients. AIM To analyze clinicopathological differences between sexes in GSRC, because of the limited evidence regarding association between sex-specific differences and survival. METHODS We reviewed medical records for 1431 patients who received treatment for GSRC at the Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences between January 2011 and December 2018 and surveyed reproductive factors. Clinicopathological characteristics were compared between female and male patients. Cox multivariable model was used to compare the mortality risks of GSRC among men, menstrual women, and menopausal women. RESULTS Of 1431 patients, 935 patients were male and 496 were female (181 menstrual and 315 menopausal). The 5-year overall survival in male, menstrual female and menopausal female groups was 65.6%, 76.5% and 65%, respectively (P < 0.01). Menstruation was found to be a protective factor (hazard ratio = 0.58, 95% confidence interval: 0.42–0.82). CONCLUSION The mortality risk of GSRC in menstrual women was lower than that in men. This study identified the protective effects of female reproductive factors in GSRC.
3D TV and 3D Cinema: Tools and Processes for Creative Stereoscopy

Learn how to adapt your cinematography and production skills to this growing medium and be part of the movement. Master the unique technical requirements of shooting 3D stereoscopic images. 3DTV and 3D Cinema defines the concept of a professional 3D camera system and describes what features are required to make a successful unit to keep your production on schedule and on budget. You will learn how to work with the complex hardware and software systems, with a section dedicated to the specific requirements of shooting for 3D cinema. 3D conversions, keying, and CG processes are analyzed, as well as the essential staging, lighting, set dressing, framing, and camera movement techniques. The theoretical knowledge is complemented with real-world examples of 3D TV and cinema productions that are analyzed by crew members or producers. Shooting theory, rig design, and best practices are fully illustrated . Contributions from top 3D cinematographers
Nationaal plan open science

This National Plan Open Science sets out what the Dutch parties involved in creating this Plan are already doing and what they plan to do to grasp the opportunities and at the same time make science even more accessible to others. A major boost is required if these initiatives are to be coordinated and the great ambition realised. That is why this Plan lists the ambitions and provides details of the parties intending to take action, as well as the timeframes within which they believe they can realise their objectives. The key ambitions are: (1) Full open access to publications in 2020: Continue the Dutch approach for all Dutch research organisations and research areas whilst recognising their differences and similarities; (2) To make research data optimally suited for reuse: To set clear and agreed technical and policy-related preconditions to facilitate reuse of research data, including provision of the necessary expertise and support; (3) Recognition and rewards: To examine together how open science can be an element of the evaluation and reward system for researchers, research groups and research proposals; and (4) To promote and support: To establish a ‘clearing house’ for all information regarding all available research support. With the ambitions set out in this plan the Netherlands is responding to the Amsterdam Call for Action on Open Science published in 2016, the conclusions of the Competitiveness Council in May 2016, and to the in the letter to Parliament concerning open science confirmed question by the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science (January 2017). Open access to publications and optimal reuse of research data are becoming the standard for all knowledge institutes and research areas. The motto here is as open as possible, as closed as necessary. - These reports are available under a CC-BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
The spatial distribution and determinants of irrigators’ price choices for water entitlement trading

ABSTRACT Although many studies have examined irrigators’ water trading behaviour, little is known about how irrigators value their water, especially for their water entitlements (permanent water rights). This article’s aim is to assess the determinants of irrigators’ values for their water (i.e. price choices for selling and buying of water entitlements). Specifically, we focus on spatial determinants and how irrigators’ price choices vary spatially. We used stated preferences data from an irrigator survey in the southern Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) in Australia at the end of the Millennium drought (2011). It was found that (spatial) influences affect the price choices of the selling and buying decision differently depending e.g. on irrigators’ location in the southern MDB, i.e. with regards to rural areas, lower resource areas and the regional socio-economic index. Furthermore, irrigators’ valued their water differently if they owned it compared to if they were going to own it, which may relate to the ‘endowment effect’.
Pseudohemobilia (Hemosuccus Pancreaticus) as a presenting feature of fibrocalcific chronic pancreatitis managed successfully with angioembolization and coiling – A case report

We present a case of a 28 years old young male who was admitted with complaints of pain in abdomen, black colored stools and hematemesis. His ultrasonography of abdomen and pelvis was suggestive of calcific pancreatitis. Digital subtraction angiography and gastroscopy revealed active pseudohemobilia from pseudoaneurysm of left gastric artery. The bleeder was uneventfully embolized with by coiling.
Smoke deposition to water surfaces drives hydrochemical changes

This study presents a unique data set from a laboratory experiment where we explored changes in the chemical composition of deionized water samples exposed to smoke. Inside a laboratory hood, water samples placed into a chamber were exposed to smoke for up to 60 min. The pattern of variations in hydrochemistry observed over time with increasing smoke exposure was similar in response to two different smoke treatments generated from burning tree litter. To estimate the smoke dosage and assess the consistency of replicate smoke treatments, we conducted additional experiments to evaluate changes in light transmission. Smoke inputs to the deionized water samples drove changes in hydrochemistry, with increases in acidity (with decreasing pH values), the content of organic matter (with increasing concentrations of dissolved organic carbon and dissolved organic nitrogen), and the content of inorganic N species (with increasing concentrations of ammonium, nitrate, and nitrite). The study was conducted on deionized water samples, and the results may not be directly transferrable to natural waters. Stream or lake waters that are low in ionic strength, poorly buffered, or low in acid‐neutralizing capacity might respond the most similar to the results of this study. In contrast, well‐buffered surface waters having higher acid‐neutralizing capacity would be more likely to neutralize acidic inputs from the smoke without significant effects on water quality. The publicly available dataset associated with this study will contribute to further consideration of the relative importance of short‐term changes in hydrochemistry driven by in‐stream inputs (e.g., changes in water chemistry from direct smoke deposition to the water surface) in contrast to terrestrial inputs (e.g., changes in water chemistry stemming from altered flow paths and source areas of the burned watershed landscape).
Simulation of transient heat and mass flows in a supermarket

This thesis concerns heat and mass flows in a supermarket. In the recent years progress in refrigeration and lighting technology has occurred leading to decrease in supermarkets’ energy demand. It was the reason to conduct this work, where hygrothermal flows within a modernly designed supermarket are analyzed and a transient computer model of these flows is introduced. A real supermarket located in Hanover, Germany, was a basis for model design. Its construction and equipment features were reflected in the model based on building plans, technical documentation and internet database collecting measurements from sensors. However, these information were limited, so some additional assumptions had to be made. Hourly values of outside temperature, humidity and solar radiation (last one obtained from program Meteonorm) for the whole year 2015 were input data for the created program. Results of the simulation included temperature and humidity of two zones, which the supermarket was divided into, with the resolution higher than one hour for better accuracy. They were subject of validation with real supermarket’s performance. Moreover, the program was capable of calculating values of particular heat and moisture flows. Testing under forced conditions is a way of model’s verification. The main problem with modelling supermarket’s inside air regarded high level of relative humidity during warm period and therefore three methods of decreasing it are presented: controllable fresh air supply, adjustable inside temperature and mechanical dehumidification. They allowed to reduce inside humidity to the level corresponding to real conditions in the supermarket. Better convergence is obtained for simulated temperature than humidity particularly in hourly perspective. Created model and obtained conclusions could help in the process of designing supermarkets or help to improve computer models of supermarkets.
Efficacy and Safety of Infliximab Retreatment in Crohn's Disease: A Multicentre, Prospective, Observational Cohort (REGAIN) Study from the GETAID

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to describe the efficacy and safety of infliximab (IFX) reintroduction in Crohn's disease (CD) after stopping for loss of response or intolerance. METHODS: We conducted a prospective multicenter observational cohort study including adult patients with clinically (CD Activity Index >150) and objectively active luminal CD in whom IFX was reintroduced after at least 6 months of discontinuation. The reasons for the initial discontinuation could be a secondary loss of response or IFX intolerance. The reintroduction schedule included 3 IFX infusions at weeks 0, 4, and 8, after a systematic premedication. The primary end point was the efficacy of IFX retreatment at week 26 defined by a CD Activity Index of <150 in the absence of IFX discontinuation or use of corticosteroids, surgery, or other biologic. RESULTS: At week 26, 24 patients (35%) among the 69 analyzed reached the primary end point. No significant difference was observed between rates of clinical remission at week 26 in patients with prior LOR (n = 48) and those with IFX intolerance (n = 21) (35% and 33%, P = 0.87, respectively). Thirty-two acute infusion reactions were recorded in 27 patients, leading to withdrawal of IFX in 20 patients. No pharmacokinetic characteristic at baseline but detection of positive anti-drug antibodies at week 4 was predictive of IFX failure or infusion reaction at week 26. DISCUSSION: In this first prospective cohort study, IFX retreatment was safe and effective in one-third of the patients with CD, regardless the reason of prior discontinuation. Early detection of anti-drug antibodies can predict subsequent IFX reintroduction failure and infusion reactions.
Stress Akademik antara Laki-laki dan Perempuan Siswa School from Home

The current spread of Covid-19 has forced the government to come up with a policy that forces students to study from home, which was eventually known as school from home. This study was conducted with the aim of knowing the differences in academic stress between male and female students from home schooling. The research method used is quantitative research. The subjects in this study were students of Darut Taqwa High School, which consisted of 30 male students and 30 female students. Data was collected using the academic stress scale. Based on the calculation of the validity test, obtained 30 valid items from the stress scale with an academic reliability coefficient of 0.99. The data obtained showed that the level of academic stress of male students who were in the low category was 30% and the medium category was 70%. Meanwhile, female students have academic stress levels which are in the medium category of 36.6% and the high category of 73.4%. Based on the results of data analysis using the t-test between groups, the results were 2,632 with a t-table of 5%, which was 2,000. This means that the results of this study indicate that there are differences in academic stress between male and female students studying from home.
Modulation of sea surface temperature over the North Atlantic and Indian‐Pacific warm pool on interdecadal change of summer precipitation over northwest China

Under the background of global warming, the summer precipitation over northwest China (NW) has experienced a significant interdecadal shift since the early 1990s, followed by a great increase in precipitation. This increase was mainly due to the anomalous water vapour input from the eastern boundary, whose transport has gradually become the main moisture transport belt affecting summer precipitation over NW in the past 30 years. Further research indicates that the anomalous easterly water vapour transport mainly originates from the Arctic and North Pacific Oceans. The interdecadal increase in precipitation and changes in water vapour transport pathways are related to the interdecadal warming of the North Atlantic (NA) and Indian‐Pacific warm pool (IPWP) in the mid‐1980s. The IPWP warming potentially weakens the land–sea thermal gradient, dampens the meridional circulation in East Asia, and thereby significantly reduces the southerly water vapour transport of the Asian summer monsoon, and generates anomalous northeasterly water vapour transport from high latitudes over East Asia. Moreover, the warmer sea surface temperature (SST) over the IPWP and NA can induce an anomalous teleconnection wave train, with anomalous anticyclones over Lake Baikal and the Aleutian Islands, and an anomalous cyclone over Japan. This type of teleconnection wave train contributes to anomalous northerly winds over eastern China and easterly winds over NW. The above‐mentioned anomalous circulation favours moisture transport from both the Arctic and North Pacific toward the NW, resulting in an increase in summer precipitation associated with the anomalous regional ascending motion.
3D MAPPING OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS USING APPLE SMART DEVICES

Abstract. Recent integration of LiDAR into smartphones opens up a whole new world of possibilities for 3D indoor/outdoor mapping. Although these new systems offer an unprecedent opportunity for the democratization in the use of scanning technology, data quality is lower than data captured from high-end LiDAR sensors. This paper is focused on discussing the capability of recent Apple smart devices for applications related with 3D mapping of indoor and outdoor environments. Indoor scenes are evaluated from a reconstruction perspective, and three geometric aspects (local precision, global correctness, and surface coverage) are considered using data captured in two adjacent rooms. Outdoor environments are analysed from a mobility point of view, and elements defining the physical accessibility in building entrances are considered for evaluation.
Lipidomics of Bioactive Lipids in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: Where Are We?

Lipids are not only constituents of cellular membranes, but they are also key signaling mediators, thus acting as “bioactive lipids”. Among the prominent roles exerted by bioactive lipids are immune regulation, inflammation, and maintenance of homeostasis. Accumulated evidence indicates the existence of a bidirectional relationship between the immune and nervous systems, and lipids can interact particularly with the aggregation and propagation of many pathogenic proteins that are well-renowned hallmarks of several neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s (AD) and Parkinson’s (PD) diseases. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the presence and quantification of the main classes of endogenous bioactive lipids, namely glycerophospholipids/sphingolipids, classical eicosanoids, pro-resolving lipid mediators, and endocannabinoids, in AD and PD patients, as well as their most-used animal models, by means of lipidomic analyses, advocating for these lipid mediators as powerful biomarkers of pathology, diagnosis, and progression, as well as predictors of response or activity to different current therapies for these neurodegenerative diseases.
Musculoskeletal Disorders Associated with Occupational Driving: A Systematic Review Spanning 2006–2021

Several occupations require workers to spend long periods of time driving road vehicles. This occupational task is associated with musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this review was to collate, synthesize, and analyze research reporting on musculoskeletal disorders associated with occupational driving, in order to develop a volume of evidence to inform occupational disorder mitigation strategies. A systematic search of academic databases (PubMed, EBSCO host, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science) was performed using key search terms. Eligible studies were critically appraised using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists. A Cohen’s kappa analysis was used to determine interrater agreement between appraisers. Of the 18,254 identified studies, 25 studies were selected and appraised. The mean critical appraisal score is 69% (range 38–100%), with a fair level of agreement (k = 0.332). The studies report that musculoskeletal disorders, most commonly lower back pain, is of concern in this population, particularly in truck, bus, and taxi drivers. Risk factors for these occupations include long hours in a sitting position, years in the profession, vehicle ergonomics, and vibration.