Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Signature of Fluctuations of the Hydrogen Bond Network Formed by Water Molecules in the Interfacial Layer of Anionic Lipids

As the water molecules found at the interface of lipid bilayers exhibit distinct structural and reorientation dynamics compared to water molecules found in bulk, the fluctuations in their hydrogen bond (HB) network are expected to be different from those generated by the bulk water molecules. The research presented here aims to gain an insight into temperature-dependent fluctuations of a HB network of water molecules found in an interfacial layer of multilamellar liposomes (MLVs) composed of anionic 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine (DMPS) lipids. Besides suspending DMPS lipids in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) of different pH values (6.0, 7.4, and 8.0), the changes in HB network fluctuations were altered by the incorporation of a non-polar flavonoid molecule myricetin (MCE) within the hydrocarbon chain region. By performing a multivariate analysis on the water combination band observed in temperature-dependent FTIR spectra, the results of which were further mathematically analyzed, the temperature-dependent fluctuations of interfacial water molecules were captured; the latter were the greatest for DMPS in PBS with a pH value of 7.4 and in general were greater for DMPS multibilayers in the absence of MCE. The presence of MCE made DMPS lipids more separated, allowing deeper penetration of water molecules towards the non-polar region and their restricted motion that resulted in decreased fluctuations. The experimentally observed results were supported by MD simulations of DMPS (+MCE) lipid bilayers.
Model updating approach for icing forecast of transmission lines by using particle swarm optimization

With the purpose of predicting icing of transmission lines, a model updating approach is presented in this study. The changes of structural dynamic response of transmission lines that is caused by icing is studied firstly by using finite element method. Then, model updating method and particle swarm optimization is implemented to indentify the thickness of icing according to the alternation of natural frequencies. The results show that the proposed methodology is meaningful to monitor line icing.
Implications of Detection Methods on Characterizing Atmospheric River Contribution to Seasonal Snowfall Across Sierra Nevada, USA

This study investigates the extent to which the diagnosed contribution of atmospheric rivers (ARs) to the seasonal cumulative snowfall (CS) is related to the AR detection approach utilized. Using both satellite integrated water vapor (IWV)‐based and reanalysis integrated vapor transport (IVT)‐based methodologies, the corresponding AR‐derived CS distributions were characterized over the Sierra Nevada (USA) from 1998 to 2015. AR detection methods indicated that ARs yield greater orographic enhancement of the seasonal CS than non‐AR storms above ~2,100–2,300 m for the IWV‐based approach and over all elevations for the IVT‐based detection approach across the western (i.e., windward) Sierra Nevada. Due to differences in the methodologies, the IWV‐based approach diagnosed 2.1 times fewer ARs than the IVT‐based approach. As a result, the ARs diagnosed using the IWV‐based detection method yielded an average 33% of the total range‐wide CS annually as opposed to 56% from the IVT‐based detection method.
Synergistic Approach for Selective Leaching and Separation of Strategic Metals from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

Recycling spent Li-ion batteries (LIBs) is paramount to pursuing resource efficiency and environmental sustainability. This study introduces a synergistic approach for selectively leaching and separating strategic metals from waste LIBs, representing a more efficient alternative to traditional single-acid-based leaching methods. The research also thoroughly analyzes diverse extraction parameters, aiming to achieve clean metal separation through synergistic concepts rather than single-phase extraction. The outcome of this study is developing a comprehensive downstream process, advancing the cause of sustainable waste management in the LIB industry. Under specific conditions with 0.6 mol/L total acid content (0.5 mol/L tartaric acid + 0.1 mol/L ascorbic acid), 99.9% cobalt and 100% lithium were effectively leached. The subsequent extraction process achieved a clean separation, with 48.3% of cobalt extracted using a mixture of 0.1 mol/L Alamine-336–Cyanex-272 (A-336–Cy-272) from the leach liquor with no coextraction of lithium, and this efficiency was improved to 67.3% by adjusting the pH from 2.44 to 7.5. However, it is worth noting that increasing the extractant concentration led to an antagonistic effect. To further enhance cobalt enrichment in the organic phase, the McCabe–Thiele plot method was recommended, employing saponified Cy-272. Moreover, the regeneration of saponified Cy-272 was investigated, and the stripped solution was processed with NaOH to form Co(OH)2, subsequently converting it into cobalt oxide (Co3O4) through calcination.
On the Classification of the Slavic Menaia Manuscripts Dated from the 11 th to 14 th Centuries

In the present paper we analyze nine manuscripts from the 11th–14th century Menaia (Greek: μηνάιον), Old-Slavic hymnographic texts, using a vector space model. The analysis and classification of the manuscripts in previous studies have been rather subjective. In an attempt to be objective we use contemporary research methods. Vector analysis allows one to separate the Putyatina Menaion and the Menaion Q. п. 1.25 from the set of analyzed texts, since both manuscripts share both textological and lexical similarities. Similar findings were reached in existing studies. Manuscript BAN 16.14. 13 is shown to be quite similar to the set of analyzed texts. The results are new to the literature.
Exploring caring collaborations in academia through feminist reflexive dialogs

This study challenges the prevailing collaboration norms within academia, which predominantly adhere to meritocratic principles favoring masculine and individualistic values. These principles often result in a productivity paradigm centered on publications and high research performance. We contend that such collaboration norms perpetuate exclusionary practices, limiting the participation of women and individuals who do not neatly conform to the criteria of high productivity. Drawing inspiration from Long and colleagues' work in 2020, and guided by relational care ethics, we developed the notion that collaboration as a feminist strategy represents a transformative process of reflexive becoming and co‐learning, emphasizing connectedness and generativity through care. Our findings highlight that through the lens of care, we transcended differing viewpoints, transitioning from self‐centeredness to an other‐oriented approach characterized by empathy, mutual understanding, and acceptance. Emotions emerged as embodied forms of knowledge, enriching the process of co‐learning and co‐becoming. Based on this, we propose a new constellation of Feminist Caring Collaboration in the academy, emphasizing the inclusivity of diverse participants and their varied skills and competencies, with full consideration of individuals' needs and future growth opportunities. Furthermore, we advocate for a broader acknowledgment of emotions such as satisfaction, joy, friendship, and pleasure in the knowledge production process, recognizing their significance in individuals' fulfillment in work and various life circumstances.
Assessment of the Implementation of Pakistan’s National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance in the Agriculture and Food Sectors

The agriculture and food (agrifood) sectors play key roles in the emergence, spread, and containment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Pakistan’s first National Action Plan (NAP) on AMR was developed to guide One Health interventions to combat AMR through 2017–2022. To improve subsequent iterations, we assessed the implementation of Pakistan’s NAP in the agrifood sectors (NAPag) in October 2022, using the Progressive Management Pathway on AMR tool developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The assessment tool addressed four crucial focus areas of the NAPag: governance, awareness, evidence, and practices. Each focus area contains multiple topics, which involve four sequential stages of activities to progressively achieve systematic management of AMR risk in the agrifood sectors. High-level representatives of the NAPag stakeholders provided information for the assessment through pre-event documentary review and workshop discussions. The assessment results showed that Pakistan’s NAPag had an overall moderate coverage (59%) of the anticipated activities. Gaps were particularly notable in strengthening governance, good practices, and interventions in non-livestock sectors. Furthermore, only 12% of the evaluated activities were fully executed and documented, consistently remaining at the planning and piloting stages in the livestock sector across all the examined topics. Insufficient attention to non-livestock sectors, inadequate regulation and enforcement capacity, and resource constraints have hindered scalable and sustainable interventions under the current plan. This assessment provides valuable insights to strengthen the inclusiveness and contribution of the agrifood sectors in the next NAP iteration. In the short-to-medium term, strategic prioritization is necessary to optimize the use of limited resources and target the most critical gaps, such as improving awareness among key stakeholders and fortifying regulations for prudent antimicrobial use. In the long term, integration of AMR into the country’s broader health, development, and agricultural transformation agendas will be needed to generate sustainable benefits.
Rhéologie des écoulements granulaires immergés dans un fluide visqueux

Dans cette these on s'appuie sur la simulation numerique discrete pour etudier le comportement mecanique d'un milieux granulaire immerge dans un fluide visqueux. Le calcul de la dynamique du melange est rendu possible grâce a un couplage fort entre methodes des elements discrets (DEM) pour les grains et Lattice Boltzmann (LBM) pour le fluide. Pour une large gamme de valeurs de vitesses de cisaillement, contraintes de confinement et viscosites, les resultats montrent que le coefficient de frottement interne et la compacite sont bien decrits par un unique parametre adimensionnel "visco-inertiel" associant les nombres de Stokes et d'inertie. Le comportement frottant, obtenu a pression de confinement constante, est mis en correspondance avec le comportement visqueux obtenu sous conditions aux limites a volume controle et qui conduit a une divergence des viscosites effectives normales et tangentielles en inverse du carre de la difference entre compacite et compacite critique de l'assemblage. Les resultats numeriques montrent un excellant accord avec les donnees experimentales de Boyer et al. (2011). L'evolution de la connectivite et de l'anisotropie du reseau de force en fonction du nombre visco-inertiel montrent que l'augmentation de la resistance au frottement est une consequence directe d'une anisotropie de structure renforcee a la fois par les effets de la viscosite et de l'inertie des grains. En vue d'une contribution a l'evaluation des risques consecutifs a un accident nucleaire, nous nous sommes egalement interesses a l'etude de la fragmentation et de l'ecoulement d'agregats poreux confines et soumis a une surpression locale exercee par un fluide. L'etude de l'ecoulement sous gravite d'un materiau granulaire immerge a travers une constriction a egalement fait l'objet d'une campagne d'essais numeriques.
Treatment of a Large Tibial Non-Union Bone Defect in a Cat Using Xenograft with Canine-Derived Cancellous Bone, Demineralized Bone Matrix, and Autograft

Simple Summary In feline tibia fractures, limited tissue coverage may lead to complications such as open fractures and delayed healing. Non-union, attributed to factors such as poor blood supply, malnutrition, bone misalignment, infections, and bone damage, necessitates bone grafting for repair. While autografts are preferred, they may be insufficient for extensive defects, prompting the use of allografts and xenografts created through xenotransplantation processes such as deproteinized bovine bone. Past graft options were limited, but contemporary alternatives encompass a broader range, incorporating xenografts, demineralized bone matrix (DBM), and calcium-based materials. When combined with growth factors or cells, these materials significantly enhance their effectiveness. This case describes the treatment of a cat’s tibia defect using an autologous cancellous bone graft, recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2, and a xenograft derived from canines mixed with DBM. Despite the initial use of external skeletal fixation and antibiotic therapy for infection, a significant defect persisted even after bone healing was complete, necessitating a multifaceted approach involving additional plate placement, autograft, and xenograft. As a result, the long-term prognosis was favorable with no complications observed in the subject’s bone healing. Abstract A 17-month-old domestic short-hair cat was referred due to a non-union in the left tibia. The initial repair, conducted 3 months prior at another animal hospital, involved an intramedullary (IM) pin and wire to address a comminuted fracture. Unfortunately, the wire knot caused a skin tract, resulting in osteomyelitis. Although the wire knot was removed at that hospital, the draining tract persisted, continuously discharging exudate. Upon evaluation, the first surgery was reassessed and revised, involving the removal of the IM pin and the application of external skeletal fixation alongside an antibiotic susceptibility test. After 118 days post-revision surgery, while some cortical continuity was observed, a significant bone defect persisted, posing a substantial risk of refracture should the implant be removed. A second revision surgery was performed, utilizing a bone plate combined with cancellous bone autograft, recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2, and xenograft featuring a canine-derived cancellous chip mixed with demineralized bone matrix. Remarkably, the bone completed its healing within 105 days following the subsequent surgery. Radiography demonstrated successful management of the large bone defect up to the 2-year postoperative check-up. During telephone follow-ups for 3.5 years after surgery, no complications were identified, and the subject maintained a favorable gait.
Irrigation Water quality as Influenced by Sources along Jega Floodplains, Jega, Kebbi State, Nigeria

A laboratory experiment was conducted to evaluate Irrigation water quality of the Jega floodplains as influenced by different sources. Six tubewell spaced 1500m water samples were collected, blended and analyzed, so also equal distance along the surface stream water was also collected and subjected to laboratory analysis. The results indicates that the concentrations of Sodium 14mg/L and 29mg/L for tubewell and surface stream respectively, is the fear in using this water as it falls within the sodicity level, however, other parameters checked were within the tolerable limit for Irrigation purpose.
Larger Submicron Particles for Emissions With Residential Burning in Wintertime San Joaquin Valley (Fresno) than for Vehicle Combustion in Summertime South Coast Air Basin (Fontana)

Size‐resolved composition of atmospheric aerosol particles during winter (19 December 2014 to 13 January 2015) in the San Joaquin Valley at Fresno and during summer (4 to 28 July 2015) in the Southern California Air Basin at Fontana were measured by aerosol mass spectrometer, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, single particle soot photometer, and scanning electrical mobility sizer. The Fresno study had low‐fog and high‐fog winter conditions, and residential burning was a frequent contributor to evening emissions. Fireworks during Fourth of July celebrations characterized the start of the Fontana study; the remaining days were categorized as nonfirework days and were mostly affected by traffic emissions. Fresno had particle distributions with number mode diameters of 70–150 nm, and Fontana had 30–50‐nm diameters. The nonrefractory organic mass mode diameters were also larger at Fresno (250–380 nm in dry mobility diameter) than at Fontana (130–150 nm, 280 nm in dry mobility diameter) as were refractory black carbon particles (Fresno: 80–180 nm; Fontana: 80–100 nm in dry volume equivalent diameter). The size dependence of organic contributions to particle mass indicated that condensation or other surface‐limited processes contributed oxidized organic fractions to aerosol mass in Fontana but that volume‐limited aqueous reactions produced organic mass on both low‐fog and high‐fog days in Fresno. Linear regression analysis of organic aerosol sources with size‐resolved particle volume at different times of day also showed that residential burning‐related particles increased from 70–160 nm in the evening (18:00 to 23:59) to 150–260 nm at night (00:00 to 05:59) on low‐fog days.
Honor Values as Identity Content: Evidence From a Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

Reputation refers to the set of judgments a community makes about its members. In cultures of honor, reputation constitutes one of the most pressing concerns of individuals. Reputational concerns are intimately intertwined with people’s social identities. However, research has yet to address the question of how honor-related reputational concerns are structured at the within-person level vis-à-vis individuals’ identification with relevant group memberships. The present longitudinal study investigated the association between social identification and reputational concerns in southern Italy (N1st-wave = 1,173), a little-studied culture of honor. Specifically, using a random intercept cross-lagged panel model, we tested whether reputational concerns predict, are predicted by, or are bidirectionally linked to individuals’ identification with their region, a group membership relevant for the endorsement of honor. Findings revealed a positive association at the within-person level between group identification and subsequent honor-related concerns. Longitudinal paths from reputational concerns to identification were not significant. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.
Zooarchaeology in the twenty- first century: where we come from, where we are now, and where we are going

After more than a century of growth, zooarchaeology has started fulfilling its full potential. The recognition of the centrality of zooarchaeological investigations in archaeology represents the most important, and hopefully enduring, development. Zooarchaeology remains, however, ultimately inter-disciplinary and cannot be pigeonholed within either Science or Humanities. Zooarchaeologists use a multitude of approaches, and contribute to all aspects of investigations of past human life, ranging from social structure, to economy, diet, ecology, ideology, and religion. The discipline has developed a set of well-established methods, whose widespread use enhances data comparability. It is, however, important that the research strategies and approaches of zooarchaeologists remain dynamic and open to constant scrutiny. Zooarchaeology is today highly international, enjoying a healthy level of open communication. There is, however, the need to reach out to areas where the discipline is still underdeveloped, as those will generate new stimuli as well as research opportunities.
From widespread Mississippian to localized Pennsylvanian extension in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Abstract. In the Devonian–Carboniferous, a rapid succession of clustered extensional and contractional tectonic events is thought to have affected sedimentary rocks in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard. These events include Caledonian post-orogenic extensional collapse associated with the formation of thick Early–Middle Devonian basins, Late Devonian–Mississippian Ellesmerian contraction, and Early–Middle Pennsylvanian rifting, which resulted in the deposition of thick sedimentary units in Carboniferous basins like the Billefjorden Trough. The clustering of these varied tectonic settings sometimes makes it difficult to resolve the tectono-sedimentary history of individual stratigraphic units. Notably, the context of deposition of Mississippian clastic and coal-bearing sedimentary rocks of the Billefjorden Group is still debated, especially in central Spitsbergen. We present field evidence (e.g., growth strata and slickensides) from the northern part of the Billefjorden Trough, in Odellfjellet, suggesting that tilted Mississippian sedimentary strata of the Billefjorden Group deposited during active (Late/latest? ) Mississippian extension. WNW–ESE-striking basin-oblique faults showing Mississippian growth strata systematically die out upwards within Mississippian to lowermost Pennsylvanian strata, thus suggesting a period of widespread WNW–ESE-directed extension in the Mississippian and an episode of localized extension in Early–Middle Pennsylvanian times. In addition, the presence of abundant basin-oblique faults in basement rocks adjacent to the Billefjorden Trough suggests that the formation of Mississippian normal faults was partly controlled by reactivation of preexisting Neoproterozoic (Timanian? ) basement-seated fault zones. We propose that these preexisting faults reactivated as transverse or accommodation cross faults in or near the crest of transverse folds reflecting differential displacement along the Billefjorden Fault Zone. In Cenozoic times, a few margin-oblique faults (e.g., the Overgangshytta fault) may have mildly reactivated as oblique thrusts during transpression–contraction, but shallow-dipping, bedding-parallel, duplex-shaped décollements in shales of the Billefjorden Group possibly prevented substantial movement along these faults.
On The 1994 Indian Monsoon Rainfall Anomaly

In this study effort has been made to examine the diabetic heating anomaly for June to August during 1994. Moisture flux associated with southwesterly winds, that cause the west coast of India from the Arabian Sea, low level wind & relative vorticity field for the day 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th July, and vertical wind velocity at 500 hPa for 13th July. The fact that the rainfall associates with just one event during 1994 monsoon contributed in the order of one standard deviation of rainfall, and this event was quite poorly predicted long range statistical forecast models have been developed to predict Indian rainfall on the basis of large scale indices of the atmospheric circulations in the preceding month. However, one event (Monsoon low/depression) that would appear difficult to have been predicted so far ahead, has been identified, which appears to account for about 7.5% out of the observed 12% rainfall excess of 1994. The result must be that the rainfall anomaly of the 1994 Indian summer monsoon was not predictable prior to the monsoon onset.