Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The validity and reliability of the Test of Memory Strategies among Italian healthy adults

Background Previous literature has shown that executive functions (EF) are related to performance in memory (M) tasks. Nevertheless, there is a shortage of psychometric tests that examine these two constructs simultaneously. The Test of Memory Strategies (TMS; previously validated in Spain and Portugal) could be a useful verbal learning task that evaluates these two constructs at once. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the TMS in an Italian adult sample. Method One hundred twenty-one healthy volunteers (74 F, Mean age = 45.9 years old, SD = 20.4) who underwent a neuropsychological examination participated in this study. We conducted a Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to evaluate the structural validity of the TMS. We conducted a latent variable analysis to examine convergent and discriminant validity of the TMS sub-scale scores reflecting executive functions and memory. We also examined the TMS reliability in terms of internal consistency through the McDonald’s omega. Results The CFA confirmed the expectation that the TMS-1 and TMS-2 subtests reflect a factor and that the TMS-3, TMS-4, and TMS-5 subtests reflect a different factor. This result is in line with the prediction that TMS-1 and TMS-2 require the use of executive functions and memory simultaneously, and therefore we called this factor executive functions (EF); whereas the TMS-3, TMS-4, and TMS-5 subtests require less involvement of executive functions, thus reflecting a construct that we named memory (M). The TMS subtests for EF and M showed convergent validity with the test scores using a traditional neuropsychological battery, assessing memory and executive functions separately. Finally, the reliability of the subtests was good. Conclusions These preliminary findings suggest that TMS is a valid and reliable scale to simultaneously assess M and EF while among Italian healthy adults.
Ka-Band Single-Layer High-Efficiency Circular Aperture Microstrip Array Antenna

Based on microstrip antenna technology, a compact single-layer circular aperture array is proposed in this paper. The proposed method is suitable for designing large-scale and high-efficiency patch array in Ka band. By using the high-impedance characteristic of the coupled microstrip line, a novel multi-stage feeding network that can realize large power division ratio is proposed, and its structure is center-symmetrical and is fed through a coaxial probe at the center. The parallel branch of the multi-stage divider is connected to the row array, and the array elements can obtain uniform excitation through the design of the division ratio of each stage. A 256-element patch array operating at 35 GHz is proposed, the length and width of the antenna unit are 2.74 mm and 3 mm, respectively, the horizontal spacing between the array elements is 0. 742λ0, the vertical spacing varies from 0. 677λ0 to 0. 737λ0, and the radius of the proposed array is 60 mm (7λ0 at 35 GHz). At the end, a prototype is fabricated and measured, the measured results show that the maximum gain is 29.5 dBi at 35 GHz, which correspond to the radiation efficiency and aperture efficiency of 61.66% and 46.07%, respectively, and the results show that the proposed antenna achieves high efficiency in Ka band, which verifies the correctness of the design. The proposed array antenna is compact in structure and only needs single-layer design, which can achieve high efficiency and low in manufacture cost, which is an excellent candidate for millimeter-wave large-scale array application.
Botulinum Toxin, a Drug with Potential Interest for Dentists—An Introduction

The review is an introduction to medical, non-cosmetic treatments with botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) in the orofacial region. It focuses on the current most common, best-documented and safest indications of interest for dentists in terms of dystonia and sialorrhea. These conditions are recommended to start with and suitable to gain better skill and experience with BoNT. The introduction also stresses the importance of correct diagnostics based on interdisciplinary cooperation, precise targeting of the injections, measurements of treatment effect, and control of the oral health with regard to side effects.
Phase stability of TiO2 polymorphs from diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo

Titanium dioxide, TiO2, has multiple applications in catalysis, energy conversion and memristive devices because of its electronic structure. Most of these applications utilize the naturally existing phases: rutile, anatase and brookite. Despite the simple form of TiO2 and its wide uses, there is long-standing disagreement between theory and experiment on the energetic ordering of these phases that has never been resolved. We present the first analysis of phase stability at zero temperature using the highly accurate many-body fixed node diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) method. We also include the effects of temperature by calculating the Helmholtz free energy including both internal energy and vibrational contributions from density functional perturbation theory based quasi harmonic phonon calculations. Our QMC calculations find that anatase is the most stable phase at zero temperature, consistent with many previous mean-field calculations. However, at elevated temperatures, rutile becomes the most stable phase. For all finite temperatures, brookite is always the least stable phase.
Upaya Meningkatkan Reading Comprehension dalam Teks Bahasa Inggris dengan Guessing Vocabulary di SMAN 1 Jasinga

Latar Belakang : Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) ini merupakan suatu upaya untuk meningkatkan kemampuan memahami membaca teks Bahasa Inggris dengan guessing vocabulary Peserta didik kelas XII IPS 2 SMAN 1 Jasinga untuk memahami wacana bahasa Inggris. Tujuan : Secara khusus bertujuan untuk (1) meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran peserta didik; (2) meningkatkan keterampilan guru dalam membelajarkan Peserta didik; dan (3)mengetahui keunggulan dan hambatan-hambatan ketika strategi ini diterapkan. Metode : Pendekatan yang dipergunakan dalam penelitian tindakan kelas ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif, sebab penelitian ini dilakukan karena terjadi permasalahan pembelajaran di kelas. Hasil : Penelitian tindakan kelas ini berangkat dari kesulitan yang dialami guru atau penulis ketika membelajarkan Peserta didik untuk memahami wacana teks berbahasa Inggris tulisan khususnya dalam menjawab pertanyaan reading comprehension. Kesimpulan : Berdasarkan hasil paparan data penelitian tindakan kelas dapat ditarik kesimpulan Pembelajaran bahasa Inggris dalam meningkatkan reading comprehention dengan guessing vocabulary melalui Teknik dan tahapan-tahapan.
Subadditivity of the minimum output entropy and superactivation of the classical capacity of quantum multiple access channels

We study subadditivity of the minimum output entropy (H{sub min}) of quantum multiple access channels (MACs). We provide an example of violation of the additivity theorem for H{sub min} known in classical information theory. Our result is based on a fundamental property of MACs, i.e., independence of each sender. The channels used in the example can be constructed explicitly. On the basis of subadditivity of H{sub min} we also provide an example of extremal superadditivity (superactivation) of the classical capacity region of MACs.
Therapeutic Interventions in Rat Models of Preterm Hypoxic Ischemic Injury: Effects of Hypothermia, Caffeine, and the Influence of Sex

Infants born prematurely have an increased risk of experiencing brain injury, specifically injury caused by Hypoxia Ischemia (HI). There is no approved treatment for preterm infants, in contrast to term infants that experience Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) and can be treated with hypothermia. Given this increased risk and lack of approved treatment, it is imperative to explore and model potential treatments in animal models of preterm injury. Hypothermia is one potential treatment, though cooling to current clinical standards has been found to be detrimental for preterm infants. However, mild hypothermia may prove useful. Caffeine is another treatment that is already used in preterm infants to treat apnea of prematurity, and has shown neuroprotective effects. Both of these treatments show sex differences in behavioral outcomes and neuroprotective effects, which are critical to explore when working to translate from animal to human. The effects and research history of hypothermia, caffeine and how sex affects these treatment outcomes will be explored further in this review article.
A Current of the Cheshire Cat's Smile: Dynamical Analysis of Weak Values

Recently it was demonstrated, both theoretically and experimentally, how to separate a particle from its spin, or any other property, a phenomenon known as the "Quantum Cheshire Cat". We present two novel gedanken experiments, based on the quantum Zeno effect, suggesting a dynamical process thorough which this curious phenomenon occurs. We analyze, for the first time, a quantum current consisting of spin without mass. Thus, the quantum variables of pre- and post-selected particles are understood to be involved in various interactions, even in the absence of their owners. This current is shown to provide a local explanation for seemingly nonlocal interactions.
Stress localization, stiffening, and yielding in a model colloidal gel

We use numerical simulations and an athermal quasistatic shear protocol to investigate the yielding of a model colloidal gel. Under increasing deformation, the elastic regime is followed by a significant stiffening before yielding takes place. A space-resolved analysis of deformations and stresses unravel how the complex load curve observed is the result of stress localization and that the yielding can take place by breaking a very small fraction of the network connections. The stiffening corresponds to the stretching of the network chains, unbent, and aligned along the direction of maximum extension. It is characterized by a strong localization of tensile stresses that triggers the breaking of a few network nodes at around 30% of strain. Increasing deformation favors further breaking but also shear-induced bonding, eventually leading to a large-scale reorganization of the gel structure at the yielding. At low enough shear rates, density and velocity profiles display significant spatial inhomogeneity during yielding in agreement with experimental observations.
Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of Semiconductor Nanowire Networks

To examine thermoelectric (TE) properties of a semiconductor nanowire (NW) network, we propose a theoretical approach mapping the TE network on a two-port network. In contrast to conventional single-port (i.e., resistor) network model, our model allows for a large scale calculations showing convergence of TE figure of merit, $ZT$, with increasing number of junctions. Using this model, the numerical simulations are performed for the Bi$_2$Te$_3$ branched nanowire (BNW) and Cayley tree NW (CTNW) network. We demonstrate that the phonon scattering at the network junctions plays dominant role in enhancing the network $ZT$. Specifically, random BNW and CTNW demonstrate ZT enhancement factor of $20\%-150\%$. The simulations results suggest formation of preferential TE pathways in CTNW which effectively behave as BNW. To provide connection with experiment, we show how the model parameters can be related to the observables available in TE measurements.
Modern Silicate Weathering Regimes Across China Revealed by Geochemical Records From Surface Soils

Knowledge of modern kinetically limited (i.e., silicate weathering depends on temperature and precipitation) and supply‐limited (i.e., weathering is limited mainly by the supply of fresh material) weathering regimes is important for analyzing the weathering–CO2–climate system on geological timescales. However, on the global scale, there are large knowledge gaps in modern silicate weathering regimes and their possible shifts, due to the lack of spatial information on in situ weathering processes. Here, we present the first detailed compilation of the major element concentrations in bulk and fine fraction (<2 μm) samples of surface soils from across China, which we use to investigate modern silicate weathering regimes across China and possible shifts between regimes induced by tectonic uplift and climate changes. The results show that changes in climatic factors, especially precipitation, exert a first‐order control on spatial variations in silicate weathering intensity (expressed by the chemical index of alteration, CIA), with additional contributions from nonclimatic factors. Comparison of silicate weathering regimes with the CIA suggests that for bulk samples the supply‐limited weathering regime prevails in areas with CIA > 80, and the kinetically limited regime prevails in areas with CIA < 80. A significant inference from the results is that tectonic uplift and global warming could cause shifts between supply‐limited and kinetically limited weathering regimes in the active mountain belts and floodplains of southern China and in areas dominated by intermediate chemical weathering. However, no shifts would occur in some of the arid to extremely arid areas of northern China and in highland areas with extreme chemical weathering.
Penggunaan SNS (Social Networking Sites) dalam Akun Instagram @tabu.id

Kesehatan seksual dan reproduksi merupakan hal yang harus diajarkan sejak dini, sayangnya di Indonesia hal ini masih menjadi sesuatu yang tabu sehingga butuh adanya wadah untuk bertukar informasi mengenai kesehatan seksual dan reproduksi. Akun Instagram @tabu.id hadir sebagai salah satu wadah bagi masyarakat untuk saling bertukar informasi mengenai kesehatan seksual dan reproduksi dalam bentuk komunitas online. Komunitas online merupakan sekelompok orang dengan minat atau ketertarikan yang sama dan menggunakan media internet sebagai medium untuk berkomunikasi antara satu sama lainnya. Melalui adanya komunitas online terbentuk pula kegiatan knowledge sharing di dalamnya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode triangulasi data melalui penggabungan studi kepustakaan dan observasi secara online atau online research dalam menjawab pertanyaan penelitian tentang bagaimana SNS digunakan oleh akun @tabu.id dalam membentuk komunitas online dan kegiatan knowledge sharing di dalamnya. Peneliti menemukan bahwa komunitas online yang terbentuk dapat dikategori menjadi general community dan interest community berdasarkan Laudon dan Traver. Lalu, interaksi maupun diskusi yang terjadi antara setiap anggota merupakan full knowledge sharing di mana interaksi ini memenuhi karakteristik bahwa pemberi informasi memberikan semua pengetahuan yang mereka rasa relevan untuk penerima informasi; pengetahuan yang relevan tidak ditahan karena alasan apa pun; dan ada komunikasi yang sangat terbuka antara pemberi dan penerima informasi. Kata kunci : SNS, knowledge sharing, komunitas online, kesehatan seksual, reproduksi
Penguat Kelas D tanpa Tapis untuk Subwoofer

Pada penelitian ini dirancang penguat kelas D tanpa tapis untuk subwoofer berdasarkan teori-teori dan perhitungan-perhitungan elektronika. Penguat kelas D tanpa tapis mempunyai rugi-rugi daya lebih kecil dan dimensi rangkaian lebih kecil daripada penguat kelas D tradisional. Penguat ini terdiri dari untai pembanding, pembangkit gelombang segitiga, dan penguat daya yang bekerja sebagai pensakelaran. Subwoofer mempunyai kemampuan menghasilkan gelombang suara yang sangat rendah dan membutuhkan daya penggerak cukup besar. Penguat kelas D tanpa tapis untuk subwoofer ini dirancang untuk mempunyai tanggapan frekuensi 20 Hz-200 Hz dengan daya ±35 W dan mempunyai penguatan tegangan sebesar 15 kali pada beban 8 ? Hasil perancangan diukur dengan menggunakan Circuit Maker. Hasil pengukuran menunjukkan daya penguat sebesar 35,9 W saat arus masukan 1,7 A dan penguatan tegangan 14,9 kali pada masukan maksimal 2 V dan mampu menghasilkan gelombang suara 200 Hz ke bawah.
Exposición a la violencia de pareja: comprensiones desde su naturalización en hombres y mujeres colombianos.

Objetivo Evaluar si las representaciones sociales sobre violencia de pareja se relacionan con su naturalización. Material y Métodos Estudio exploratorio, mediante cuestionario, con participación de 731 hombres y mujeres en unión marital vigente. Resultados El 82% reporta haber sufrido violencia de su pareja. De este grupo el 51% se reconoce como víctima. El grupo que no reporta haber sufrido episodios violentos muestra una puntuación media inferior en la aceptación de los mitos en comparación con los grupos que reportan haber padecido violencia, se reconozcan o no como víctimas. Al relacionar el grado de acuerdo de los mitos con variables sociodemo-gráficas, se obtiene una correlación significativa con el nivel de educación (r=-0,283; p<0.000). Este puntaje tiene una correlación significativa con violencia psicológica (r=0.194; p<0.001) y física. Conclusiones Los resultados no son concluyentes puesto que no todos los mitos incluidos en esta investigación se relacionan directamente con procesos de naturalización de la violencia. No obstante, se constituye en un avance de conocimiento por las trazas de naturalización de la violencia encontradas respecto a los factores culturales, sociales y familiares que facilitan la reproducción de las relaciones asimétricas entre hombres y mujeres. Asimismo, el nivel de desacuerdo con los mitos se reconoce como factor protector.
High fidelity modelling of traffic light control with XML logic representation

The paper describes a novel approach to modelling traffic light control in SUMO with control logic configured in xml inputs. It shows also, that this approach allows for high fidelity replication of a real-world traffic controller by comparing original and simulated switching behavior when confronted with the same traffic situations. The approach could process from a traffic engineer with limited programming knowledge.
Imprinting interference fringes in massive optomechanical systems

An interferometric scheme for the creation of momentum superposition states of mechanical oscillators using a quantum mirror kicked by free photons is analyzed. The scheme features ultrafast preparation with immediate detection and should allow for the observation of signatures of momentum superpositions in a massive macroscopic system at nonzero temperatures. It is robust against thermalized initial states, displacement and movement, mirror imperfections, and the measurements' back-actions.
Abundances of Ectoparasite of Sheep around West Shoa Zone Gindeberet Woreda

A cross sectional study was carried out in West Shoa Zone of Oromia regioninal state in Gindeberet woreda from june 20/,2017 to October 2017, . Sheep are the most important farm animal in our country, special dominant livestock, providing skin or wool and cash income in addition to food subsistence value obtained from livestock production. However due to the ectoparasite there is loss of skin value, income and wool due to poor management problem. The purpose of this study was to identify major ectoparasites of sheep and to determine their prevalence in the study area and to assess the magnitudes of these parasites in relation to sex, age and body condition. Out of 200 sheep examined 133 (66.5%) sheep were infested with the major ectoparasite. The major ectoparasite identified were ticks 31%, followed by lice 15.5%, fleas 12.5%, Melophagus ovinus 7% and Mange mites 0.5%. The overall infestation with ectoparasites was higher in females (37.5%) than males (29%). The overall prevalence in association with age categories was higher in adult (34%) than in the young (32.5%). The prevalence of major ectoparasite based on the BCS was found to be higher in poor (33.5%) than the (21.5%) medium and the good (11.5%) from in the overall occurrence of ectoparasites. The higher prevalence of ticks, lice, fleas, M.ovinus, and mangemites were observed in female and males. The highest prevalence of tick infestation (n=62) were observed in the area, among ectoparasite ticks were the most prevalent parasites (n=62) with the prevalence of 31% in the area, while the prevalence of mangemites was 0.5 %( n=1). Based on age classification the prevalence of Ticks (17.5%), lice (9%), fleas (7.5%), Melophagus ovinus (or sheep ked) (4%), and mange mite (0.5%) were highly prevalent in the adults than young’s (13.5%), (6.5%), (5%) and (3%) respectively. From the result of this study it is possible to conclude that ectoparasite infestation has affected drawback in the production of sheep at the study area.
Detection of Keplerian dynamics in a disk around the post-AGB star AC Herculis

Aims. So far, only one rotating disk has been clearly identified and studied in AGB or post-AGB objects (in the Red Rectangle), by means of observations with high spectral and spatial resolution. However, disks are thought to play a key role in the late stellar evolution and are suspected to surround many evolved stars. We aim to extend our knowledge on these structures. Methods. We present interferometric observations of 12 CO J = 2−1 emission from the nebula surrounding the post-AGB star AC Her, a source belonging to a class of objects that share properties with the Red Rectangle and show hints of Keplerian disks. Results. We clearly detect the Keplerian dynamics of a second disk orbiting an evolved star. Its main properties (size, temperature, central mass) are derived from direct interpretation of the data and model fitting. With this we confirm that there are disks orbiting the stars of this relatively wide class of post-AGB objects.
DUSTY BLAST WAVES OF TWO YOUNG LARGE MAGELLANIC CLOUD SUPERNOVA REMNANTS: CONSTRAINTS ON POST-SHOCK COMPRESSION

We present results from mid-IR spectroscopic observations of two young supernova remnants (SNRs) in the Large Magellanic Cloud made with the Spitzer Space Telescope. We imaged SNRs B0509-67.5 and B0519-69.0 with Spitzer in 2005, and follow-up spectroscopy presented here confirms the presence of warm, shock-heated dust, with no lines present in the spectrum. We use model fits to Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph (IRS) data to estimate the density of the post-shock gas. Both remnants show asymmetries in the infrared images, and we interpret bright spots as places where the forward shock is running into material that is several times denser than elsewhere. The densities we infer for these objects depend on the grain composition assumed, and we explore the effects of differing grain porosity on the model fits. We also analyze archival XMM-Newton RGS spectroscopic data, where both SNRs show strong lines of both Fe and Si, coming from ejecta, as well as strong O lines, which may come from ejecta or shocked ambient medium. We use model fits to IRS spectra to predict X-ray O line strengths for various grain models and values of the shock compression ratio. For 0509-67.5, we find that compact (solid) grain models require nearly all O lines in X-ray spectra to originate in reverse-shocked ejecta. Porous dust grains would lower the strength of ejecta lines relative to those arising in the shocked ambient medium. In 0519-69.0, we find significant evidence for a higher than standard compression ratio of 12, implying efficient cosmic-ray acceleration by the blast wave. A compact grain model is favored over porous grain models. We find that the dust-to-gas mass ratio of the ambient medium is significantly lower than what is expected in the interstellar medium.
Nonsymmorphic Weyl superconductivity in UPt_3 based on E_2u representation

We show that a heavy fermion superconductor UPt_3 is a topological Weyl superconductor with tunable Weyl nodes. Adopting a generic order parameter in the E_2u representation allowed by nonsymmorphic crystal symmetry, we clarify unusual gap structure and associated topological properties. The pair creation, pair annihilation, and coalescence of Weyl nodes are demonstrated in the time-reversal symmetry broken B-phase. At most 98 point nodes compatible with Blount's theorem give rise to line node-like behaviors in low-energy excitations, consistent with experimental results. We also show an arc node protected by the nonsymmorphic crystal symmetry on the Brillouin zone face.