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Differential adaptive potential and vulnerability to climate-driven habitat loss in Brazilian mangroves

Geographic and environmental differences have been identified as factors influencing Brazilian mangrove trees’ genetic diversity. Geographically, distinct species have convergent spatial genetic structures, indicating a limited gene flow between northern and southern populations. Environmentally, genomic studies and common garden experiments have found evidence of local adaptations along the latitudinal gradient of the Brazilian coast. However, little is known about how such adaptive heterogeneity could be affected by a rapidly changing climate in the coming decades, and the combination of deforestation and climate-induced habitat loss may affect these forests and their genetic diversity. Here, we applied two genomic-environmental association methods to model the turnover of potentially adaptive alleles for two dominant mangrove trees: Avicennia germinans and A. schaueriana. We analyzed a total of 134 individuals from six populations of A. germinans and ten populations of A. schaueriana spanning the Brazilian coast from 1 °S to 28 °S. Gradient forest models identified temperature-related variables as the most important predictors for A. germinans outlier loci, whereas both temperature and precipitation were important for A. schaueriana. We modeled allele frequencies and projected them for future climatic scenarios to estimate adaptively driven vulnerability. We assessed climate-driven habitat loss through climate-only distribution models and calculated annual deforestation rates for each sampled region. Finally, to assess the vulnerability of individual populations, we combined the environmental suitability, deforestation data, and adaptive vulnerability projections. For both species, subtropical populations presented a higher vulnerability than equatorial populations to climate-driven habitat loss. We also identified deforestation rates at the sampled sites that were alarmingly higher than the global average mangrove deforestation rate. Our results provide improved estimates of the impacts of ongoing climate change and human-caused habitat loss on the distribution of mangroves and highlight the importance of site-based conservation strategies that consider individual subtropical and equatorial mangrove forests.
Perceptual Loss based Approach for Analogue Film Restoration

Analogue film restoration, both for still photographs and motion picture emulsions, is a slow and laborious manual process. Artifacts such as dust and scratches are random in shape, size, and location; additionally, the overall degree of damage varies between different frames. We address this less popular case of image restoration by training a U-Net model with a modified perceptual loss function. Along with the novel perceptual loss function used for training, we propose a more rigorous quantitative model evaluation approach which measures the overall degree of improvement in perceptual quality over our test set.
Effect of Galvanic Metallization, PVD Processes and Thermal Spraying on Fatigue Properties of Plain Structural Steels in the Ultra-High-Cycle Regime

This work presents information about the influence of Ni and ZnFe galvanic metallization on the fatigue properties of S235JRG2 steel and about the TiN physical vapour deposition and WC thermal spraying on the fatigue properties of S355J0 steel in the ultra-high-cycle region of loading (N (cid:2) 6 (cid:5) 10 6 – 10 10 cycles) obtained at high-frequency fatigue testing (f (cid:7) 20 kHz, T (cid:2) 20 (cid:8) 3 °C, R (cid:2) (cid:4) 1). Technical coatings are used in order to modify the properties of the surface that is being covered for protection against corrosion but also in order to increase the hardness and resistance to wear. The Ni coating produced by galvanic metallization favourably influences the corrosion resistance but it introduces tensile stresses into the surface layer which act negatively on fatigue properties. No evidence of improving fatigue lifetime was detected in the case of ZnFe, TiN and WC coatings. In all types of coating the fatigue cracks were initiated on the specimen surface e.g. on the coatings surfaces.
Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Vascular Cuffing and Chronic Inflammation Mediating Early Thrombosis in Arteriovenous Fistula

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is vascular access created for hemodialysis in end-stage renal disease patients. AVF creation causes increased blood flow in the outflow vein with increased pressure. Increased blood flow, blood volume, and shear stress causes outward remodeling so that the outflow vein can withstand the increased pressure. Outward remodeling of the vein involved in AVF is necessary for AVF maturation, however, inward remodeling due to excessive neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) and chronic inflammation may end up with vessel thrombosis and AVF maturation failure. Early thrombosis of the vessel may be due to the luminal factors including NIH and chronic inflammation or due to chronic inflammation of the adventitial due to perivascular cuffing. Inflammation may either be due to an immune response to the vascular injury during AVF creation or injury to the surrounding muscles and fascia. Several studies have discussed the role of inflammation in vascular thrombosis due to intimal injury during AVF creation, but there is limited information on the role of inflammation due to surrounding factors like a muscle injury. The concept of perivascular cuffing has been reported in the nervous system, but there is no study of perivascular cuffing in AVF early thrombosis. We performed the bulk RNA sequencing of the femoral arterial tissue and contralateral arteries as we found thrombosed arteries after AVF creation. RNA sequencing revealed several significantly differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to chronic inflammation and perivascular cuffing, including tripartite motif-containing protein 55 (TRIM55). Additionally, DEGs like myoblast determination protein 1 (MYOD1) increased after muscle injury and relates to skeletal muscle differentiation, and network analysis revealed regulation of various genes regulating inflammation via MYOD1. The findings of this study revealed multiple genes with increased expression in the AVF femoral artery and may provide potential therapeutic targets or biomarkers of early thrombosis in AVF maturation failure. Thus, not only the luminal factors but also the surrounding factors mediating vascular cuffing contribute to vessel thrombosis and AVF failure via early thrombosis, and targeting the key regulatory factors may have therapeutic potential.
Modelling, Simulation and Control of Turbulent Flows

Most real-world fluid flows around aircraft, ground vehicles and water craft are predominantly turbulent. It is well-known that turbulent flows induce much higher skin-friction drag relative to laminar flows. For streamlined bodies such as ships and passenger aircraft, skin-friction drag can be the main contributor to the total drag on those vehicles. In this thesis, two different linear time-invariant output-feedback control methods will be investigated which aim to reduce skin-friction drag in turbulent wall-bounded flow. Both methods use wall-based sensing and actuation arrangements, and are evaluated upon direct numerical simulations (DNS) of turbulent channel flow. Spectral discretisation is used to produce highly accurate linear control models which are derived from the governing equations. The open-source DNS code used in the current work is outlined, and a procedure for modifying the boundary conditions at the walls is presented. The first control methodology investigated, passivity-based control, inhibits the ability of the flow to produce energy. Passive systems can only store and dissipate energy. It is shown how the nonlinear dynamics in the equations that govern turbulent flows are passive, and can be considered as a feedback forcing to the linearised dynamics. The linear spatial modes of the flow which are capable of producing the most energy are identified. Controllers are then developed which make these modes closer to passive, resulting in restricted turbulent energy production, and consequently, reduced skin-friction drag. H-infinity loop-shaping control is also investigated as a means of reducing turbulent skin-friction drag. This method offers a priori guarantees of closed-loop robustness to uncertainty and performance in terms of input disturbance rejection. Controllers are synthesised with the objective of minimising perturbation streamwise wall-shear stress in turbulent channel flow. It is shown that when enough spatial modes of a flow are controlled using this method, significant reductions in skin-friction drag can be achieved.
Assisting Storyboarders in Expressive 3D Pose Creation with a 2D Sketch-based Interface

: Storyboarding is an ideation and prototyping process that constitutes one of the keystones in visual and narrative productions, such as ﬁlmmaking and performing arts. During this step, storyboard artists start giving poses and expressions to their characters. However, in the case of 3D ﬁlm making, the ﬁnal movie will be transposed from a 2D to a 3D medium, which means that artists do not have an accurate view of the result of their work. Existing 3D interfaces do not suit the storyboarders’ needs, as their complexity tend to impede and alter their creative process. This study focus on the development of an intuitive system that allows artists to pose 3D characters using simple 2D strokes as an interaction method. Our technique combines several representation modes to let users incrementally develop their poses in a monocular view. We evaluated the system by posing various characters with different anatomies and levels of details, which showed that it has the advantage of being ﬂexible and helps in gaining time compared to the classical keyframe method.
Full-Arch, Implant-Fixed Complete Dentures in Monolithic Zirconia and Titanium: A Digital Workflow to Maximize Cost Effectiveness

Different techniques can be used to design and manufacture a full-arch, implant-supported prosthesis, and different materials can be chosen for its production, each with its advantages and limitations. One of the possibilities provided by digital tools is their ability to maintain low costs to give more patients the chance to choose this commonly expensive treatment. The present work aims to present a protocol for the realization of full-arch, implant-fixed complete dentures (IFCDs) in monolithic zirconia and titanium. When the analogic master model is obtained, it is scanned to perform the digital wax-up, and the two parts of the prosthesis—a bar in titanium and an aesthetic component in monolithic zirconia—are milled. The dental team must then verify the precision of the milled components on the master model, so that they can be cemented together and delivered to the patient. This technique offers different advantages, in terms of cost sustainability, minimal wear risk for the prosthesis and its antagonists, and ease of re-intervening in the case of complications. The main limitations of the technique may lie in the aesthetic needs of the patient, because of the relatively poor aesthetic performance of monolithic zirconia and the absence of a pink orthopedic component.
α-Tocopherol restores semen quality in rats exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Background and Aim: 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a persistent organic pollutant toxic to the human reproductive system. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of α-Tocopherol administration on the male fertility parameters of a rat model exposed to TCDD. Materials and Methods: Fifty healthy 12-week-old male rats were randomly divided into five groups. Rats in the control group were given corn oil twice daily in 4 h intervals. In the treatment groups, all rats were given TCDD at a dose of 700 ng/kg of body weight (BW)/day for 45 days. Four hours after receiving the TCDD, T0 rats were given corn oil, and T1, T2, and T3 rats were given α-Tocopherol at doses of 77, 140, and 259 mg/kg BW/day, respectively, for 45 days. On day 46, experimental animals were sacrificed to collect blood and testicular samples. Results: TCDD exposure decreased superoxide dismutase activity, plasma membrane integrity, Leydig cell count, sperm cell count, sperm viability and motility, and increased malondialdehyde levels, serum testosterone levels, and sperm morphological abnormalities. The administration of α-Tocopherol mitigated the effects of TCDD exposure, and the 140 and 259 mg/kg BW/day treatments returned those male fertility parameters to normal levels. Conclusion: The administration of 140 mg/kg BW/day α-Tocopherol restored male semen quality in rats exposed to TCDD. We found dynamics serum testosterone levels in rats exposed to TCDD that need to be further studied.
Investigation of the Perception of Occupational Safety, Work Stress and Happiness in Healthcare Workers

This study aims to examine the relationships between occupational safety, work stress and happiness perceptions of nurses and other healthcare workers working in a university hospital. No sample was selected in the study, the data collection tool was distributed to all employees who agreed to participate in the study and 195 usable questionnaires have been obtained. According to the correlation analysis results, there are negative and weak relationships between occupational safety and work stress, positive and weak relationships between occupational safety and happiness, and negative and weak relationships between work stress and happiness. According to the regression analysis results, it has been determined that perceived occupational safety explains 4.1% of the total variance on work stress, 8.4% of the total variance on happiness and perceived work stress explains 12.4% of the total variance on happiness. The study also found that the variable affecting perceived happiness the most is work stress.
Getting Personal with Epigenetics: Towards Machine-Learning-Assisted Precision Epigenomics

Epigenetic modifications are dynamic control mechanisms involved in the regulation of gene expression. Unlike the DNA sequence itself, they vary not only between individuals but also between different cell types of the same individual. Exposure to environmental factors, somatic mutations, and ageing contribute to epigenomic changes over time, which may constitute early hallmarks or causal factors of disease. Epigenetic changes are reversible and, therefore, promising therapeutic targets. However, mapping efforts to determine an individual’s cell-type-specific epigenome are constrained by experimental costs. We developed eDICE, an attention-based deep learning model, to impute epigenomic tracks. eDICE achieves improved overall performance compared to previous models on the reference Roadmap epigenomes. Furthermore, we present a proof of concept for the imputation of personalised epigenomic measurements on the ENTEx dataset, where eDICE correctly predicts individual- and cell-type-specific epigenetic patterns. This case study constitutes an important step towards robustly employing machine-learning-based approaches for personalised epigenomics.
A metalinguistic and computational approach to the problem of mathematical omniscience

In this paper, I defend the metalinguistic solution to the problem of mathematical omniscience for the possible-worlds account of propositions by combining it with a computational model of knowledge and belief. The metalinguistic solution states that the objects of belief and ignorance in mathematics are relations between mathematical sentences and what they express. The most pressing problem for the metalinguistic strategy is that it still ascribes too much mathematical knowledge under the standard possible-worlds model of knowledge and belief on which these are closed under entailment. I ﬁrst argue that Stalnaker’s fragmentation strategy is insuﬃcient to solve this problem. I then develop an alternative, computational strategy: I propose a model of mathematical knowledge and belief adapted from the algorithmic model of Halpern et al. which, when combined with the metalinguistic strategy, entails that mathematical knowledge and belief require computational abilities to access metalinguistic information, and thus aren’t closed under entailment. As I explain, the computational model generalizes beyond mathematics to a version of the functionalist theory of knowledge and belief that motivates the possible-worlds account in the ﬁrst place. I conclude that the metalinguistic and computational strategies yield an attractive functionalist, possible-worlds account of mathematical content, knowledge, and inquiry.
Rethinking Instructional Leadership , a Review : What Do We Know About Principal , Teacher , and Coach Instructional Leadership , and Where Should We Go From Here ?

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to uncover what scholars know and do not know about instructional leadership, paying particular attention to what they have learned about how this work is done and where knowledge falls short. The author takes a first step at integrating three distinct literatures: (a) the traditional instructional leadership literature (centered primarily on the principal), (b) the teacher instructional leadership literature, and (c) the coach instructional leadership literature. Research Design: The author utilizes a distributed lens to examine the principal, teacher leader, and coach instructional leadership literatures. This lens illuminates what scholars know about instructional leaders in interaction with one another, their followers, and particular contexts as they work toward the improvement of teaching and learning. The author proposes that analyzing these three literatures together may allow scholars to apply findings Article by guest on September 16, 2013 eaq.sagepub. com Downloaded from
A Survey of Comparison Different Cloud Database Performance: SQL and NoSQL

The scales in databases have recently increased, and more expansion is expected in the future. The storage costs gradually have slowed down and quickly expanded the storage capacity. Cloud intrusion has modified the comparisons in recent years. Database performance plays an essential part in the market. Cloud Database focuses on new, conventional databases, specific applications for scalability, dynamic devices, and ease of use. Cloud databases are primarily used for data storage, retrieval, modification, and analysis by tools like business intelligence. These tools can build new business strategies and demonstrate scalability and elasticity while managing vast amounts of data with reliable, customized, and cost-effective services in various applications. This paper provides an overview of cloud computing, Cloud database architecture and kinds, and database as a service. It also highlights the characteristics, deployment, and service model of cloud computing and the performance and functionality of the various SQL and NoSQL cloud database applications and services required to evaluate them. It focuses on the different parameters to assess their performance, such as ease of software portability, transaction capabilities, and the maximum amount of data stored. The primary purpose of this paper is to assist businesses and individuals in understanding how cloud computing may provide them with dependable, personalized, and cost-effective services in many applications. © 2022 Production by the University of Garmian. This is an open access article under the LICENSE https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Games Based Learning Influence in Portuguese Referees Motivation to study Laws of the Game and Competition Rules: A Longitudinal Study

The present study aimed to measure Portuguese referees’ motivation to study the Laws of the Game and Competition Rules (LGCR). This longitudinal empirical study measured the evolution of referees’ motivation, whose study needs are essential for their preparation, evolution and career progression. The study was carried out in two different periods, in the beginning and during the 2017/2018 sports season. 179 referees completed a questionnaire, in order to assess the motivation. The same scale was replicated in the middle of the season, after the referees had used a game called RefereeGame, to evaluate the evolution in motivation over the time. The data were processed using longitudinal Structural Equation Models, estimated in the SPSS/AMOS 27 software. The referees used a Game-Based Learning (GBL) tool to study and test their knowledge. The results showed that Intrinsic Motivation to Know increased between Moment 1 and Moment 2. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation also presented considerable differences between both moments, showing that GBL can be considered as valid tool, to regulate technical and regulatory preparation of referees. This research may help sports researchers to understand the use of games as strategic tools to involve referees in learning the LGCR.
karyawannya. Sehingga menurut karyawan muncul permasalahan dimana hubungan antara manajer dan karyawan kurang berjalan dengan baik. Hal ini dikarenakan faktor gaya kepemimpinan dari manajer yang membuat keputusan

The method used is research using a quantitative approach with descriptive research categories. In survey research, information is collected from respondents using a questionnaire. The population of this study were 40 employees as a sample, namely 40 employees. Testing the first hypothesis (H1) obtained tcount for the leadership style variable of 3.214 with a significance of 0.003 (p <0.05). The second hypothesis testing (H2) obtained tcount for the work environment variable of 2.566 with a significance of 0.015 (p <0.05). Testing the third hypothesis (H3) obtained tcount for the variable compensation system of 3,948 with a significance of 0,000 (p <0.05). The results showed that, (1) There is a positive influence of leadership style on employee work performance at PT Pura Smart Technology, which means that the higher or better the leadership style, the higher the employee's work performance, conversely the lower or worse the leadership style, the lower the achievement. employee work at PT Pura Smart Tecnology. The amount of the effective contribution of the leadership style to the work performance of employees at PT Pura Smart Technology is 22.7% and the relative contribution is 32.2%. (2) There is a positive influence of the work environment on the work performance of employees at PT Pura Smart Technology.
A LIGHTWEIGHT AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL ON RFID SYSTEM USING PUF FUNCTION IN HEALTHCARE

: The rapid evolution of IoT devices has revolutionized the IT field, where automation has been given prime importance. RFID is one of such most prominent in-use technology used to track real-world entities. The entity could be a living object or a non-living object. The tag-attached object and the reader-server communicate wirelessly with each other. Applying RFID in healthcare has revolutionized the treatment process. The doctor and a patient, communicating over a wireless, insecure channel over the network, are subjected to threat by an unauthorized user. The clear text data sent over a wireless channel is insecure and subject to capture, due to known disclosure attacks. A protocol that is a necessity to prevent the data from leakage and to protect privacy is the requirement. This paper presents a protocol in which we use the hash function and the PUF function. The protocol is programmed and is simulated using the Scyther tool and tested for the possible attacks. The security analysis by Scyther shows that our proposed protocol is secure against known attacks. Upon analysis, we found that the communication cost and computation cost are considerably low. Hence, we design a light weight Authentication protocol such that if it is deployed over devices where the storage as well as computing capacity is low