Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Constructing accounting in the mirror of popular music

Purpose - This paper aims to explore how accounting is entwined in the cultural practice of popular music. Particular attention is paid to how the accountant is constricted by artists in art and the role(s) the accountant plays in the artistic narrative. In effect this explores the notion that there is a tension between the notion of the bourgeois world of “the accountant” and the world of “art for art's sake”. Design/methodology/approach - This paper draws on the cultural theory of Pierre Bourdieu to understand how the character of the accountant is constructed and used by the artist. Particular attention is paid in this respect to the biography and lyrics of the Beatles. Findings - Accounting and accountants play both the hero and the villain. By rejecting the “accountant villain”, the artist identifies with and reinforces artistic purity and credibility. However, in order to achieve the economic benefits and maintain the balance between the “art” and the “money”, the economic prudence of the bourgeois accountant is required (although it might be resented). Research limitations/implications - The analysis focuses on a relatively small range of musicians and is dominated by the biography of the Beatles. A further range of musicians and artists would extend this work. Further research could also be constructed to more fully consider the consumption, rather than just the production, of art and cultural products and performances. Originality/value - This paper is a novel consideration of how accounting stereotypes are constructed and used in the field of artistic creation
Enantioselective oxygen-transfer reactions catalyzed by peroxidases

We demonstrate that myeloperoxidase (MPO) and Coprinus cinereus peroxidase (CiP) catalyse the enantioselective epoxidation of styrene and a number of substituted derivatives with a reasonable enantiomeric excess (up to 80 %) and in a moderate yield. Three major differences with respect to the chloroperoxidase from Caldariomyces fumago (CPO) are observed in the reactivity of MPO and CiP towards styrene derivatives. First, in contrast to CPO, MPO and CiP produced the (S)-isomers of the epoxides in enantiomeric excess. Second, for MPO and CiP the H 2 0 2 had to be added very slowly (10 eq. in 16 hrs.) to prevent accumulation of catalytically inactive enzyme intermediates. Under these conditions CPO hardly showed any epoxidising activity, only with a high influx of H 2 0 2 (300 eq. in 1.6 hrs.) epoxidation was observed. Third, both MPO and CiP formed significant amounts of (substituted) benzaldehydes as side products as a consequence of Ca-Cß bond cleavage of the styrene derivatives, whereas for CPO and cytochrome c peroxidase (CcP) this activity is not observed. Coc-Cß cleavage was the most prominent reaction catalysed by CiP, whereas with MPO the relative amount of epoxide formed was higher. This is the first report of peroxidases catalysing both epoxidation reactions and carbon-carbon bond cleavage. The results are discussed in terms of mechanisms involving ferryl oxygen-transfer and electron-transfer, respectively.
Lung function disorders among sickle cell disease patients in Basra City, Iraq

Background: In sickle cell disease (SCD), lung function impairments might be obstructive, restrictive, or both. Due to a lack of extensive epidemiological investigations, the exact prevalence of sickle cell chronic lung illnesses and the way to identify them have yet to be determined. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of SCD on pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in adult patients in Basrah, Iraq, as well as to describe the patients' respiratory disorder . Materials and Methods: This a cross-sectional study conducted in Basrah City, Iraq, in which two groups of individual were enrolled: 110 healthy subjects (group1) and 102 sickle cell disease patients (group 2). Measurements of PFTs and several hematological tests were done for each individual of the two groups. Results: Significant decline (p > 0.05) in different tests of pulmonary function (FEV1; FVC; FEV1%PEF and MVV) were found in SCD patients with a significant elevation in estimated lung age. Several hematological tests (WBC;RBC;HGB; Neutrophils and lymphocytes were also showed significant changes(p >0.05)in the patients. In conclusion: Lung functions differ significantly in patients with SCD compared with matched healthy control individuals of a similar age, gender and standing height. This study has also shown that PFT abnormality in SCD patients was restrictive disease pattern.
Solar wind velocity and temperature in the outer heliosphere

At the end of 1992, the Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, and Voyager 2 spacecraft were at heliocentric distances of 56.0, 37.3, and 39.0 AU and heliographic latitudes of 3.3°N, 17.4°N, and 8.6°S, respectively. Pioneer 11 and Voyager 2 are at similar celestial longitudes, while Pioneer 10 is on the opposite side of the Sun. All three spacecraft have working plasma analyzers, so intercomparison of data from these spacecraft provides important information about the global character of the solar wind in the outer heliosphere. The averaged solar wind speed continued to exhibit its well-known variation with solar cycle: Even at heliocentric distances greater than 50 AU, the average speed is highest during the declining phase of the solar cycle and lowest near solar minimum. There was a strong latitudinal gradient in solar wind speed between 3° and 17°N during the last solar minimum, but this gradient has since disappeared. The solar wind temperature declined with increasing heliocentric distance out to a heliocentric distance of at least 20 AU; this decline appeared to continue at larger heliocentric distances, but temperatures in the outer heliosphere were surprisingly high. While Pioneer 10 and Voyager 2 observed comparable solar wind temperatures, the temperature at Pioneer 11 was significantly higher, which suggests the existence of a large-scale variation of temperature with heliographic longitude. There was also some suggestion that solar wind temperatures were higher near solar minimum.
Food, Health, and Global Justice

��� The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC 2015) estimates that 35 percent of American adults are obese, while 69 percent are overweight. The CDC also estimates that nearly one in every five children in the United States is obese. The National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that medical treatments of obesity cost US$168.4 billion a year, or 16.5 percent of national spending on medical care (Cawley and Meyerhoefer 2010). Public Health England (n.d.) estimates that 25 percent of the adult population in England is considered obese, while 62 percent of adults are overweight. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in North America, large portions of Central and South America, most of Europe, Russia, and Australia, 60 percent of the population is overweight. The United States and the United Arab Emirates have the highest obesity rates, according to the WHO, at 32.6 and 33.8 percent, respectively. The rest of North America, those large portions of Central and South America, Europe, Russia, and Australia exhibit rates over 20 percent (WHO n.d.). While obesity rates are highest in high-income countries, obesity is nonetheless associated with poverty (Drewnowski and Specter 2004). Poverty limits access to fresh, healthy food and encourages, if not requires, a reliance on processed or fast foods. At the same time, low-income countries are being targeted as new markets by global agribusiness and processed food corporations. In many low-income countries, infectious disease is declining, while obesity and obesity-related diseases as well as dental caries are on the rise. These epidemiological effects appear to be directly related to the incursion of global food
Closing off the Southern Ocean surface

Equilibrium integrations with the three-dimensional Hamburg ocean carbon cycle circulation model show the effect of a Southern Ocean surface outcrop that is closed off for gas exchange with the atmosphere and export production of particulate organic carbon and CaCO3 south of 32.5 °S. For such a close-off, the northern Atlantic outcrop assumes a greater degree of control of atmospheric CO2 partial pressure. Contrary to expectations, the atmospheric pCO2 increases compared to a control run without close-off. Maximizing the nutrient utilization in the North Atlantic can compensate for this increase. However, it does not draw down the pCO2 to glacial levels.
Minimal models vs. logic programming: the case of counterfactual conditionals

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Developing a Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework for Non-Technical Losses in National Power Distribution Companies

Traditionally, power companies are the driving force behind a country’s economy and disturbances in its services have severe effects. Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) grids are vulnerable to network & web security attacks. The objective of this study is to pinpoint the risk mitigation measures that should be integrated into the electric power advanced metering grids of Jordan. The study investigates and proposes a Risk Management Framework (RMF) to minimize the risks of power fraudulent activity. AMI is vulnerable to electricity losses and hence the need to develop a system that would help mitigate this risk. To develop the RMF, we integrate security and privacy into the management activities, to assist in the organizational preparation of the processes and technologies needed for the ongoing energy system IT and OT convergence and digital transformation poses more cybersecurity concerns and essential requirements. We used the Quantitative Risk Management process utilizing the NIST RMF standards for financial risk impacts mitigation of energy losses in the AMI grid. The dependencies and influences between the dimensions considered are investigated, information gathering, and the collection of work data were carried out and used for quantitative analysis. This paper presents a pilot project study in collaboration with EDCO the developed and proposed RMF requirements, risk assessment and, finally recommends the implementation of the selected security controls for the AMI profile protection to mitigate the identified cyber risk.
Genetic variability, path analysis and relationship among quantitative traits in chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes

The present investigation was carried out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with two replications during rabi season for three consecutive years from 2014-16 at Rajaula farm of Faculty of Agriculture, Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwa Vidyalaya Chitrakoot (MGCGV), Satna (M.P.) to determine the extent of genetic variation, association and their interrelationship of yield with yield attributing traits among twenty chickpea genotypes. Assessment of genetic variability and association among the important economic traits along with understanding their direct and indirect effects over grain yield per plant are crucial for the choice of parents in the breeding program and selection strategy for improvement in yield and other traits. The results revealed high variability of most of the economically important traits. High GCV and PCV along with high heritability and genetic advance as percent of mean was reported for grain yield per plant, hundred seed weight, harvest index and biological yield per plant suggesting that these traits are good yield enhancing indices. The correlation and path analysis exhibited positive association and direct effects of harvest index, biomass per plant, hundred seed weight, number of seeds per plant and number of pods per plant on grain yield per plant indicating that the direct selection for these traits would improve the grain yield in chickpea.
Generation and Manipulation of Entanglement in Quantum Optical Systems

In this thesis, several new procedures for the generation and manipulation of entangled states in quantum optical systems are introduced. Each is evaluated in terms of realistic models of the imperfect apparatus of any real laboratory implementation. The first half of the thesis considers entanglement generation in Cavity QED, introducing several proposals for the creation of maximally entangled two-qubit states. The second half of the thesis focuses on the manipulation of entangled states of light pulses. In particular, an entanglement distillation procedure for Gaussian states is introduced. This combines a Procrustean protocol for the generation of highly entangled non-Gaussian states, with a "Gaussification" procedure, which allows more highly entangled approximately Gaussian states to be distilled from a non-Gaussian supply.
Predicción del desgaste del flanco de la herramienta de corte durante el torneado en seco de alta velocidad para piezas de acero AISI 316L en la industria minera

In this research an experimental study of the influence of cutting parameters in turning of AISI 316L stainless steel with coated inserts of TiCN, Al2O3, TiN was performed. A scanning electron microscope was used to measure and analyze the wear of the cutting tools. Results were compared using analysis of variance and multiple regression for describing the relation between the flank wear of the cutting tools, machining time and the cutting feed, obtaining the equations adjusted models. The research demonstrated the significant effect of feed and machining time in flank wear. The three coating layers insert did not exceed the criterion of end of life of wear while the insert with one layer suffered a catastrophic wear at the highest cutting speed. The flank wear showed the best performance for the cutting feed of 0,08 mm/rev at all the speeds used in the study.
Study of Drug Target Identification and Associated Molecular Mechanisms for the Therapeutic Activity and Hair Follicle Induction of Two Ashwagandha Extracts Having Differential Withanolide Constitutions

Background Ashwagandha extracts play a significant role in traditional Indian medicine to help treat a wide range of disorders from amnesia, erectile dysfunction, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, cancer, stress, anxiety, and many more. Ashwagandha root is enriched with bioactive plant metabolites of which withanolides are the most important ones. The concentration and constitution of withanolides primarily determine ashwagandha's potency and pharmacology. Various factors modulate the withanolide constitution in the plant-derived extracts, rendering inconsistent therapeutic efficacy. Standardisation of the extraction protocol and a better understanding of the pharmacology mechanism of different extracts with varied withanolide constitutions is therefore critical for developing reliable, repeatable, and effective ashwagandha-based treatment. Objectives Here, we work toward defining indication mechanisms for two varieties of ashwagandha extract—ASHWITH (ASH-Ext1) and Regenolide (ASH-Ext2)—with different proprietary withanolide proportions. Methods ASH-Ext1 was studied for antioxidant signaling modulation using HEK293, HeLa, and A549 cells, and ASH-Ext2 was studied for subcellular drug targets associated with the reactivation and longevity of human hair follicles, using primary human hair follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPCs). Results Study findings support the antioxidant activity and Nrf2 signaling modulation by ASH-Ext1 in various cell models. Of note, ASH-Ext2 was found to increase β-catenin and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) protein expression levels in HFDPCs. Conclusion The results of drug target modulation show us that the withanolide constitution associated with different extraction protocols influences the pharmacological potential of the extract significantly and points to the value of standardisation not only of total withanolide content but also of internal withanolide proportions.
Nonrigid Registration-Based Progressive Motion Compensation for Point Cloud Geometry Compression

There is a critical requirement for efficiently compressing point cloud geometries representing 3-D moving objects in various applications. The Moving Picture Experts Group 3-D Graphics coding group (MPEG 3DG) set up an interexploration model for geometry-based point cloud compression (G-PCC interEM). However, the block-matching motion compensation (MC) scheme with a translational motion model has limited ability to handle dense point clouds with complex local motions. To overcome this problem, we propose a progressive nonrigid MC framework for point cloud geometry compression, where the point cloud registration technique is introduced and tailored with our designed rate–distortion cost. In the coarse-grained stage, a point cloud is represented as deformable point patches, and the patchwise nonrigid motion estimation (ME) task is formulated as a registration-based optimization problem that can be efficiently solved by the majorization–minimization (MM) method. In the fine-grained stage, we propose a block-based motion refinement to enhance the estimated motion field in the local region, followed by a multihypothesis MC scheme enabling smooth reference reconstruction with patchwise deformation and blockwise refined motions. Experiments demonstrate our proposed scheme outperforms several competitive platforms in terms of both coding performance and compensation quality. Compared with G-PCC interEM, our proposed framework achieves significant bitrate savings, i.e., 4.71% (32 frames) and 4.22% (200 frames), for point cloud lossless geometry compression.
Review of Phytochemicals Present in Psidium guajava Plant and Its Mechanism of Action on Medicinal Activities

For centuries, herbal remedies have been employed to address a variety of human ailments, and Psidium guajava Linn (Myrtaceae), commonly known as guava, stands out as a noteworthy medicinal plant with significant pharmacological potential. In India, particularly in rural areas where access to conventional medicines can be limited, the various parts of the Psidium guajava plant, including its leaves, bark, roots, and fruit, have been harnessed for their therapeutic properties to tackle various health issues. Psidium guajava Linn proves to be a valuable repository of essential nutrients along with bioactive compounds such as α-terpineol, β-caryophyllene (trans-caryophyllene), rutin, α-humulene, oleanolic acid, flavonoids, and quercetin. These components exhibit diverse medicinal activities, encompassing anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-bronchitis, anti-proliferative, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, and anti-diabetic effects. Every facet of the guava plant holds economic significance and is cultivated on a large scale. Taxonomically, Psidium guajava can be classified within the Plantae kingdom, Magnoliophyta division, Magnoliopsida class, Rosidae subclass, Myrtales order, Myrtaceae family, Myrtoideae subfamily, Myrteae tribe, Psidium genus, Guajava species. This adaptability of guava to various soils and environmental conditions facilitates relatively easy cultivation, yielding rapid fruit production. Its widespread cultivation across India is attributed to its manifold commercial applications. To comprehensively comprehend how this plant can effectively address the array of health challenges encountered by the Indian populace, this review delves into its multifaceted therapeutic properties, highlighting its significance in healthcare practices. Ongoing research endeavors by investigators continue to uncover novel medicinal attributes associated with Psidium guajava, enriching our understanding of its potential benefits.
Metabolomic Signatures of Alzheimer’s Disease Indicate Brain Region-Specific Neurodegenerative Progression

Pathological mechanisms contributing to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are still elusive. Here, we identified the metabolic signatures of AD in human post-mortem brains. Using 1H NMR spectroscopy and an untargeted metabolomics approach, we identified (1) metabolomic profiles of AD and age-matched healthy subjects in post-mortem brain tissue, and (2) region-common and region-unique metabolome alterations and biochemical pathways across eight brain regions revealed that BA9 was the most affected. Phenylalanine and phosphorylcholine were mainly downregulated, suggesting altered neurotransmitter synthesis. N-acetylaspartate and GABA were upregulated in most regions, suggesting higher inhibitory activity in neural circuits. Other region-common metabolic pathways indicated impaired mitochondrial function and energy metabolism, while region-unique pathways indicated oxidative stress and altered immune responses. Importantly, AD caused metabolic changes in brain regions with less well-documented pathological alterations that suggest degenerative progression. The findings provide a new understanding of the biochemical mechanisms of AD and guide biomarker discovery for personalized risk prediction and diagnosis.
Compression d'images complexes avec pertes : application à l'imagerie radar

Installe a bord d'aeronefs ou de satellites, le Radar a Synthese d'Ouverture (RSO) permet d'imager des zones a haute resolution. Les volumes de donnees generes sont tres importants et les capacites limitees des canaux de transmission et/ou de stockage forment un sous-ensemble critique des systemes d'observation. De ce fait, la solution classiquement retenue est de recourir a la compression des donnees. Le systeme radar coherent genere des donnees de forte dynamique ou les pixels issus de la formation de l'image sont des donnees complexes au sens mathematique du terme, c'est-a-dire constitues d'une valeur d'amplitude et de phase. La faible correlation spatiale des pixels rend les techniques de compression repandues dans le domaine optique beaucoup moins efficaces. L'objectif de cette etude consiste a proposer un systeme de compression avec pertes adapte aux images RSO SLC (Single Look Complex) et prenant en compte le caractere complexe des pixels. Nous suggerons differents schemas de compression dependants de la representation du signal dans le plan complexe (amplitude/phase ou partie reelle/imaginaire). Nous nous focalisons essentiellement sur des techniques de type multiresolution comme la transformee en ondelettes et paquets d'ondelettes discretes. Un ensemble de modeles statistiques specifiques a la caracterisation des images RSO permettra d'adapter diverses methodes de quantification polaire a la problematique de la compression d'images complexes. Enfin, la derniere partie de cette etude sera consacree a la presentation des resultats a traver l'utilisation d'un panel de criteres objectifs avec notamment une evaluation de la qualite des images decompressees.