Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Note on the Chaudhry and Zubair (2002)’s Generalization of the Generalized Inverse Gaussian Distribution – Review of the Model, Distributional Properties and Applications

: The objective of this paper is a statistical analysis of the Chaudhry and Zubair [1]’s generalization of the generalized inverse Gaussian distribution [cf. M. A. Chaudhry and S. M. Zubair [1], On A Class of Incomplete Gamma Functions, with Applications, Eq., p. 195] and to draw some inferences on it. The model has been reviewed first. Then, the statistical analysis of the model has been investigated. For this, several new distributional properties of the distribution have been derived, including the reliability analysis, the estimation of the parameters and computations of percentage points. We have used some real life-time data to show the applications of the Chaudhry and Zubair [1]’s generalization of the generalized inverse Gaussian distribution. 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: 60E05, 62E10, 62E15, 62G30, 62H05.
Publication rates and quality assessment of abstracts presented at National Education Congresses and Symposia between 2010 and 2014

The conversion of a study to publishing in international peer-reviewed journals demonstrates both the study's quality and the congress's scienti�c level. The paper quality scales have been shown to be effective in converting a work presented as a paper into a publication. Abstracts presented at national medical education congresses and symposiums between 2010 and 2014, when the 5-year period required for publication had expired, were reviewed. The papers were assessed using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI) scale. In international and national peer-reviewed journals, 11.3% (n=51) of all articles were published. The publication rate was 26.6% for oral presentations and 8.1% for poster presentations. Oral presentations had a statistically higher publication rate than poster presentations (p=.000). Of the reports, 85.9% included single-group cross-sectional studies, 7.5% included pre-post-test design studies, and 5.7% included a comparison group. 0.6% were randomized trials. 84.1% of the studies were conducted in a single institution and 15.8% of them included objective data. In 93.9 % of the studies, satisfaction, perception, or opinion outcomes were provided, while knowledge-skill results were examined in 5.7%. For all reports, the lowest MERSQI score was 5 and the highest was 15.5. The mean MERSQI score for poster presentations was 7.61±2.6, for oral presentations it was 8.28±2.46, and for all articles, it was 7.73±2.59. The oral presentations had higher MERSQI mean ratings (p=.032) than poster presentations. The MERSQI mean score of the published papers was 10.07±2.74, and the MERSQI mean score of the unpublished papers was 7.43±2.41 (p=.000).
The long-term impact of transgressing planetary boundaries on biophysical atmosphere-land interactions

Human activities have had a significant impact on Earth’s systems and processes, leading to a transition of Earth’s state from the relatively stable Holocene epoch to the Anthropocene. The planetary boundaries framework characterizes major risks of destabilization, particularly in the core dimensions of climate and biosphere change. Land system change, including deforestation and urbanization, alters ecosystems and impacts the water and energy cycle between land surface and atmosphere, while climate change can disrupt the balance of ecosystems and impact vegetation composition and soil carbon pools. These 5 drivers also interact with each other, further exacerbating their impacts. Earth system models have been used recently to illustrate the risks and interacting effects of transgressing selected planetary boundaries, but a detailed analysis is still missing. Here, we study the impacts of long-term transgressions of the climate and land system change boundaries on the Earth system using an Earth system model with an incorporated detailed dynamic vegetation model. In our centennial-scale simulation analysis, we find that transgressing the land system change boundary results in increases in global temperatures and aridity. 10 Furthermore, this transgression is associated with a substantial loss of vegetation carbon, exceeding 200 PgC, in contrast to conditions considered safe. Concurrently, the influence of climate change becomes evident as temperatures surge by 2.7-3.1 °C depending on the region. Notably, carbon dynamics are most profoundly affected within the large carbon reservoirs of the boreal permafrost areas, where carbon emissions peak at 150 PgC. While a restoration scenario to reduce human pressure to meet the planetary boundaries of climate change and land system change proves beneficial for carbon pools and global 15 mean temperature, a transgression of these boundaries could lead to profoundly negative effects on the Earth system and the terrestrial biosphere. Our results suggest that respecting both boundaries is essential for safeguarding Holocene-like planetary conditions that characterize a resilient Earth system and are in accordance with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
MODELO PEDAGÓGICO PARTICIPATIVO PARA LA CAPACITACIÓN COMUNITARIA EN GESTIÓN DEL RIESGO DE DESASTRES PARTICIPATORY PEDAGOGICAL MODEL FOR COMMUNITY TRAINING ON DISASTERS RISK MANAGEMENT Autores

The foundations of a methodology for community training on disasters risk management are presented, based on the experience gained during the implementation of support and training projects executed in Granma, Cuba, and in Nicaragua municipalities. Such projects arose after the need of achieving a correct translation of research results to communities. This pedagogical model, through five main topics, gets communities identified with their scenario and environment. It also allows them to recognize threats, evaluate vulnerabilities, establish potential risk areas and develop solutions aimed at increasing self-sustainability. Educational kits have been developed for Granma, Cuba, some municipalities in Nicaragua and El Salvador. They comprise several tools and have been implemented and validated
To Compare the Penetration Depth of Sodium Hypochlorite into the Dentinal Tubules in apical third area after Conventional Syringe Irrigation, Ultrasonic Irrigation and Laser Activated Irrigation Techniques – An Invitro Study

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of three different irrigation delivery techniques; conventional syringe irrigation, ultrasonic irrigation and laser activated irrigation with 5% of sodium hypochlorite in apical third area. Methods: A comparative study regarding the penetration depth of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) solution in dentinal tubules using three methods, (1) conventional irrigation (CI), (2) ultrasonic irrigation (3) diode laser activated irrigation (LAI), conducted on 60 extracted mandibular premolar teeth with a single root canal. After decoronation with a diamond disc and working length determination, the canals were prepared upto 30.06 and the apical third were sealed with cyanoacrylate adhesive. Teeth were stained with crystal violet and then the samples were distributed into three experimental groups. Depth of the bleached zone was evaluated by stereomicroscope. Data were analysed by ANOVA test and Post-hoc Tukey’s test using IBM SPSS-20 software. Result: Statistical analysis indicated that ultrasonic irrigation had the highest penetration depth of sodium hypochlorite in the apical third area followed by diode laser activated irrigation and conventional syringe irrigation. Conclusion: Agitation with activation of the irrigant helps in its deeper penetration into the dentinal tubules.
ТА ТЕЛЕКОМУНІКАЦІЇ RADIO ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Context. The circular polarization of radio waves is used in various electronic systems. This includes, for example, space communications stations, some radio relay communication systems, radar stations, data transmission systems and others. The characteristics of radio wave propagation are studied by using electromagnetic waves separated by circular orthogonal polarization in radiomonitoring and radiocontrol systems. Compared to other antenna types, circularly polarized antennas, such as rings, have superior design simplicity and excellent electrodynamics properties. Objective. The objective of this study is to analyse the characteristics and application of directional microstrip couplers for supplying power to ring antennas. Method. To better the performance of microstrip ring antennas, the reasons for their limited operating frequency range are analysed. These causes include the frequency-dependent parameters of the coupler, errors in calculating the directional coupler circuit, and radiation from asymmetric strip lines. To understand how supply lines, affect antenna characteristics, correlations between radiation fields determined in both its coordinate system and that of the primary axis are taken into account. Results. An analysis of the dependence graphs of the main characteristics of ring microstrip antennas with intricate power supply circuits for directional couplers and comparison with similar characteristics for simple circuits revealed that the shape of the radiation pattern in the higher radiation hemisphere became symmetrical about the axis, especially when symmetrically supplying the ring with branch-line couplers. The frequency band has also widened, at which there was an acceptable degree of deviation in the ellipticity coefficient from unity. Conclusions. The simulation results of microstrip ring antennas with power lines connected to directional couplers of different types showed that supplying the ring antenna with electricity via the directional coupler ensures circular polarization for the emitted electromagnetic waves. Additionally, the range of operating frequencies where there is only a small discrepancy in ellipticity coefficient remains at an acceptable level of –3 dB is quite broad. By utilizing directional branch-line couplers to power a ring antenna, it is possible to simultaneously emit both right and left circularly polarized waves with the same antenna.
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23 The present study aimed to investigate whether acute pain associated with castration and 24 tail docking of male piglets may modulate the expression of salivary miRNAs and to explore 25 their potential use as biomarkers. Thirty-six healthy piglets (Hermitage x Duroc) 4 days old 26 were randomly assigned to three groups: the first group (12 piglets) has been pre-treated with 27 anesthetic and anti-inflammatory drugs (ANA) and then castrated and tail docked; the second 28 one (12 piglets) has been castrated and tail docked without any drugs (CONV); the third one 29 (12 piglets) has been only handled (SHAM). Saliva was collected 10 minutes before (control 30 group) and 30-45 minutes after procedures. Salivary cortisol has been quantified. The 31 expression concentrations of seven miRNAs, namely miR-19b, miR-27b-3p, miR-215, miR-32 22-3p, miR-155-5p, hsa-miR-365-5p and hsa-miR-204, were measured and assessed as 33 potential biomarkers of pain by qPCR using TaqMan® probes. The area under the receiver 34 operating curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the diagnostic performance of miRNAs.
Molecular epidemiology of Megalocytivirus in freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) from Johor, Malaysia

Background and Aim: Malaysia has more than 630 culturists who are involved in the ornamental fish industry and culture 250 species, including local and exotic species. Among these viruses, megalocytiviruses have been associated with severe systemic diseases and economic losses in ornamental fish. The intensity of Megalocytivirus infection in Pterophyllum scalare in Malaysia remains unknown. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the occurrence of Megalocytivirus while discovering its associated risk factors and the genotypes of its causative agents in an ornamental fish farm in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: Seven broodstock pairs of P. scalare were used in this study to follow the life stages of fish, from egg to market size. Water samples and other samples, such as mucus swabs, gill swabs, P. scalare eggs, fries, juveniles, snails, snail eggs, live feed (Tubifex worms and Moina spp.), sediment samples, and wild fish, were collected periodically for initial environmental sampling from day 0 to day 60. Nested polymerase chain reaction amplifications were performed for megalocytivirus-related sequences. The phylogenetic tree, including the sampled causative agents of megalocytiviruses, was inferred from the major capsid protein genes of all known Iridoviridae species. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the strength of the correlation between the presence of megalocytiviruses in P. scalare samples and the associated risk factors. Results: A total of 312 out of 935 pooled and individual samples tested positive for the presence of Megalocytivirus-related sequences, except snail eggs and wild fish (Poecilia reticulata). No clinical symptoms were observed in any fish samples. Megalocytivirus-associated viruses detected in water samples indicate horizontal transmission of the virus. All the nucleotide sequences found in this study had high nucleotide identities of 95%–99 % and were closely related to Megalocytivirus genotype I infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus. Risk factors associated with Megalocytivirus include water temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and the life stages of P. scalare. High Megalocytivirus infection was detected when the water temperature, DO, and pH were high in P. scalare, high water temperature and nitrate in the water samples, and the same rate of Megalocytivirus infection in P. scalare fry and juveniles. Conclusion: This is the first study to confirm the existence of different possible routes of megalocytivirus distribution in ornamental fish farms in Malaysia. Nevertheless, the connection between the mode of transmission and the risk factors for this virus needs to be explored further to recognize the evolution and potential new host species.
Increased Atmospheric CO2 Growth Rate during El Niño Driven by Reduced Terrestrial Productivity in the CMIP5 ESMs

AbstractBetter understanding of factors that control the global carbon cycle could increase confidence in climate projections. Previous studies found good correlation between the growth rate of atmospheric CO2 concentration and El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The growth rate of atmospheric CO2 increases during El Nino but decreases during La Nina. In this study, long-term simulations of the Earth system models (ESMs) in phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project archive were used to examine the interannual carbon flux variability associated with ENSO. The ESMs simulate the relationship reasonably well with a delay of several months between ENSO and the changes in atmospheric CO2. The increase in atmospheric CO2 associated with El Nino is mostly caused by decreasing net primary production (NPP) in the ESMs. It is suggested that NPP anomalies over South Asia are at their maxima during boreal spring; therefore, the increase in CO2 concentration lags 4–5 months behind the peak phase of El Nino.
Supplementary Materials for Revisiting Point Cloud Classiﬁcation: A New Benchmark Dataset and Classiﬁcation Model on Real-World Data

In this document, we ﬁrst detail experiments in generalizing between CAD models and real world scans, i.e., training on ModelNet40 and testing on our dataset, and vice versa. A class mapping between ModelNet40 and our dataset is also provided for this experiment. Second, experiments with the use of background points and other train/test splits are also shown with per-class accuracies plot for the tested methods. We also justify the design choice in our Background-Aware Classiﬁcation Network in the main paper and compare it with a naive approach. We also discuss more about our data collection. Finally, we provide renderings that show representative objects of the hardest variant of our dataset in color, greyscale, and part annotated point clouds.
Genome-wide identi�cation of the auxin transporter gene families in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and their expression during tuberization

Auxin is a plant phytohormone that is essential for the initiation of tuberization in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. ). Auxin exerts these effects via polar auxin transport facilitated by various auxin in�ux and e�ux carriers. It is unclear which members of the auxin transporter families: PIN, PILS, AUX/LAX, and ABCB, are involved in sweet potato tuber initiation and development. Therefore, a genome-wide analysis of the I. batatas auxin transporter genes was conducted, and their expression patterns during storage root initiation and development were analyzed. Five IbLAX, 16 IbPIN, 12 IbPILS, and 34 IbABCB family members were identi�ed. These genes showed high conservation among families based on their intron-exon structure, motif composition, and phylogenetic analysis. Additionally, the promoter regions of these genes had various cis-acting regulatory elements involved in hormone, light, and developmental responses. The auxin transporter genes were expressed in various sweet potato tissues, and many were differentially expressed during storage root development. IbLAX1, IbPIN13, IbPILS7, IbABCB1, and IbABCB14 showed up-regulated expression during tuber initiation. This study characterizes these auxin transporter gene families for the �rst time. These results are an important reference for validation studies to determine the speci�c functions of these genes and their auxin transporting capability.
Customer Segmentation Based on Mobile Banking User's Behavior

— This study was conducted to integrate data mining and modeling of customer behavior in the RFMT model for working with mobile banking customers in private banks in Iran. The internet has overgrown and has become the need of the public in doing activities in various fields. One of them is the pecuniary segment or bank. Banks must provide customer satisfaction in delivering quality services. They expanded this segmentation model to know customer groups according to transaction record, regency, frequency, monetary, and time background. Mobile banking customers are classified into six clusters. This research showed that recognizing customers using behavioral scores facilitates the determination of marketing strategy.
Associations of breast cancer etiologic factors with stromal microenvironment of primary invasive breast cancers in the Ghana Breast Health Study

Emerging data suggest that beyond the neoplastic parenchyma, the stromal microenvironment (SME) impacts tumor biology, including aggressiveness, metastatic potential, and response to treatment. However, the epidemiological determinants of SME biology remain poorly understood, more so among women of African ancestry who are disproportionately affected by aggressive breast cancer phenotypes.
Sustainable Cities and Society

Decentralised renewable energy production (on-site energy) is potentially more profitable than commonly believed, especially in urban areas characterized with well-functioning real estate markets and low property yields. Traditional calculation methods, such as the levelized cost of energy, ignore the value on-site energy production can create to property owners through capitalizing the decreased energy costs. Past research has found that these methods are very sensitive to the discount rate, whose selection is very difficult. Evaluating the profitability of on-site energy as part of the underlying property has two major benefits: property yields, defined by real estate markets, can be used as accurate discount rates and economic value created to the property owner is quantified. To justify the use of property yields, risk profiles of energy and property investments are compared in this paper. Subsequently, a theoretical framework of on-site energy investment risks is created and demonstrated with geographical information system analysis modelling the profitability of rooftop photovoltaics in all buildings in the city of Vantaa, Finland. The findings question the traditional way of equalising the discount rates of on-site energy investments in larger geographical areas and suggest that property yields can be used as discount rates for on-site energy investments.
Distribution patterns of oceanic micronekton at seamounts and hydrographic fronts of the subtropical Atlantic Ocean

In the past the oceanic environment has often been compared with terrestrial deserts and until today relatively little is known about the ecology of the high seas. Within the present study pelagic oceanic communities of cephalopods and fish in the subtropical North Atlantic were investigated, and it was analysed at different spatial scales how these communities varied in response to physical gradients and hydrographic processes. First, the influence of the subtropical convergence zone in the Sargasso Sea on the distribution of early life stages of cephalopods was determined. This large-scale front turned out to represent a distinct faunal boundary, with higher diversity and abundance values in the northern part of the Sargasso Sea compared to the southern area. Second, mesoscale distribution patterns of paralarval cephalopods and larval fish were described at Great Meteor Seamount in relation to the specific hydrographic features, as e.g. the Taylor cap. Processes structuring the pelagic communities were identified and their impact evaluated by different multivariate statistical techniques. Fish and cephalopods were similarly influenced, although the retention potential at the seamount was much more pronounced for larval fish. Third, the diurnal vertical migration behaviour of juvenile and adult cephalopods was investigated from samples collected at three seamounts of different topographic morphology. A logistic regression model was developed to demonstrate the probability of occurrence in relation to daytime and catch depth. Because of the species-specific vertical distribution the seamounts represented a topographic obstacle, resulting in an impoverished fauna at shallower water depth.
Helium Di(cid:27)raction as a Probe of Structure and Proton Order on Model Ice-Surfaces

Helium di(cid:27)raction has the potential to reveal the degree of proton order at an ice surface, and has been used in the past to benchmark theoretical work. We demonstrate that previous calculations do not represent the di(cid:27)rac-tion experiment to a su(cid:30)cient degree of accuracy. By combining a realistic helium-water potential with quantum calculations using exact close-coupling methods we demonstrate that the scattering is strongly energy dependent. Proton order may be inferred best from selective adsorption resonances of the helium atom, which involve multiple scattering. We use the results to discuss the validity of the latest assumptions for the ice Ih surface with respect to proton ordering.