Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Linha de Cuidado Integral sobre Saúde da Mulher

Objetivo: Apresentar uma proposta de linha de cuidado integral para saúde da mulher na rede de atenção à saúde de dois distritos de saúde da região sul paulistana. Método: Reunião semanal do grupo de trabalho entre os meses de setembro de 2021 e junho de 2022, a fim de propor a linha de cuidado apresentada e um documento de parametrização técnica, sugerindo indicadores de acompanhamento em todos os níveis de atenção à saúde. Resultados: Proposição de um documento parametrizador e matriz indicadores de qualidade para a saúde da mulher, através da enunciação dos níveis de atenção à saúde, ações e intervenções de saúde, itinerário do paciente e indicadores de mensuração dos pontos técnico-assistenciais críticos. Conclusão: A proposição da linha de cuidado sobre saúde da mulher contribuiu para uma revisão das ações de promoção, prevenção e cuidado continuado. Também deflagrou avaliações sobre o empenho da rede de atenção à saúde com cuidado à mulher, destacando, sobretudo, a intersetorialidade.
A Mechanistic Model for Estimating Rice Photosynthetic Capacity and Stomatal Conductance from Sun-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence

Enhancing the photosynthetic rate is one of the effective ways to increase rice yield, given that photosynthesis is the basis of crop productivity. At the leaf level, crops’ photosynthetic rate is mainly determined by photosynthetic functional traits including the maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax) and stomatal conductance (gs). Accurate quantification of these functional traits is important to simulate and predict the growth status of rice. In recent studies, the emerging sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) provides us an unprecedented opportunity to estimate crops’ photosynthetic traits, owing to its direct and mechanistic links to photosynthesis. Therefore, in this study, we proposed a practical semimechanistic model to estimate the seasonal Vcmax and gs time-series based on SIF. We firstly generated the coupling relationship between the open ratio of photosystem II (qL) and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), then estimate the electron transport rate (ETR) based on the proposed mechanistic relationship between SIF and ETR. Finally, Vcmax and gs were estimated by linking to ETR based on the principle of evolutionary optimality and the photosynthetic pathway. Validation with field observations showed that our proposed model can estimate Vcmax and gs with high accuracy (R2 > 0.8). Compared to simple linear regression model, the proposed model could increase the accuracy of Vcmax estimates by >40%. Therefore, the proposed method effectively enhanced the estimation accuracy of crops’ functional traits, which sheds new light on developing high-throughput monitoring techniques to estimate plant functional traits, and also can improve our understating of crops’ physiological response to climate change.
The Effect of Corporate Governance on firm financial Performance with Mediating Role of Earnings Management. Evidence from Pakistan Stock Exchange

The paper investigates the impact of Corporate Governance on firm financial performance in Pakistani listed firms, with earnings management acting as a mediator. The study employed 191 non-financial companies that are listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2019. Several diagnostic tests were run before applying the panel data model to the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). The four variables used as proxies for Corporate Governance are board size, board independence, audit committee size, and ownership concentration. Financial performance may be approximated by the return on assets (ROA), while earnings management can be approximated by the discretionary accrual (DA). The research relied on Kothari et al., 2005 to determine DA rates. Findings suggest that Board Independence and Audit Committee size are important corporate governance factors for influencing earnings management. Earnings management is also intrinsically linked to a company's performance. The research used a four-stage mediation process developed by (Baron & Kenny, 1986). As earnings management was shown to be the only mediator between board independence and company financial performance, this finding suggests that the presence of independent directors boosts firm performance by reducing earnings management. Earnings management has no effect on the remaining corporate governance variables studied. It is Pakistan's first study to use earnings management as a mediating factor and to calculate discretionary accruals using the Kothari, Leone, and Wasley (2005) method. According to the study, board independence improves a firm's financial performance only by limiting management's earnings management activities
Water Age Dynamics in Plant Transpiration: The Effects of Climate Patterns and Rooting Depth

Water ages in plant transpiration reveal important processes of water dynamics in soil‐plant‐atmosphere continuum, which is regulated by water variability and availability in both precipitation inputs and root zone. However, the impacts of climate patterns and rooting depth on water age dynamics in transpiration are inadequately investigated. In this study, variations in root‐zone water replenishment are estimated based on stable isotope compositions of precipitation and plant xylem water, and a piecewise linear mixing water age model is employed to quantify water ages in plant transpiration under five different climates. The results show that water ages in transpiration are very dynamic in all climates with a range between 1 and 229 days. Water replenishments in the root‐zone reveal whether and how much precipitation enters the root zone. Climate patterns control median (mean) water age in plant transpiration but modified by rooting depth. In wet climates, plants mainly rely on water source that originates from precipitation in the current month (accounting for about 60% on average of their water sources), while plants in dry climates largely rely on water source that originates from precipitation fallen on previous months/seasons. These indicate that climate has profound impacts on plant water source by regulating precipitation inputs, root zone water storage and residence time, and evapotranspiration. Despite the limitations of this study, our study provides an alternative way to reveal the precipitation partitioning in root‐zone and seasonal changes in plant water use of precipitation, which highlights different vegetation responses to water variability between climate types.
Recent Trends in Structures and Interfaces of MEMS Transducers for Audio Applications: A Review

In recent years, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology has had an impressive impact in the field of acoustic transducers, allowing the development of smart, low-cost, and compact audio systems that are employed in a wide variety of highly topical applications (consumer devices, medical equipment, automotive systems, and many more). This review, besides analyzing the main integrated sound transduction principles typically exploited, surveys the current State-of-the-Art scenario, presenting the recent performance advances and trends of MEMS microphones and speakers. In addition, the interface Integrated Circuits (ICs) needed to properly read the sensed signals or, on the other hand, to drive the actuation structures are addressed with the aim of offering a complete overview of the currently adopted solutions.
Enhancing Air Travel Experience: An Innovative Approach to Mitigate Flight Delays and Enhance Customer Satisfactio

Air travel is an essential mode of transportation in today's fast-paced world, and the number of air travelers is growing exponentially. Airports are the backbone of this mode of transportation, providing the necessary infrastructure and facilities to facilitate seamless travel. Despite advancements in technology, air travelers continue to face numerous challenges, such as flight delays, hidden charges, and navigating unfamiliar airports. This research paper aims to explore the development and implementation of a mobile application that addresses these issues and enhances travelers' overall experience. The objectives include reducing flight delays and missed flights, saving customers from hidden charges, improving the overall travel experience, and providing guidance in new airports.
Searching Transits Around Red Dwarfs

In this research, researchers aim to find the existence of possible new exoplanets within the various red dwarf systems with masses of 0.1 M/Me 0.3 within 15 parsecs of the Earth. In the sample size of 600, the Team Hypothesized the existence of at least 3-5 previously undiscovered exoplanets due to the red dwarf's properties mentioned above combined with technological advancement, allowing for a more effective analysis method of the existing data. The Researchers intended to use python to access Jupyter labs through which the codes analyze to measure the relative flux graph and with the aid of other programs such as NumPy, lightkurve, BLS, and Doppler shift method. The researchers classified all flux patterns into four different types: Ordinary(theres no worth-noticing feature) flux pattern; Wave pattern, for which the flux distribution in the graph is an approximate adjustment to the sinusoidal mathematical trend with few minimal variations; Transit patterns, graphs which got flux pattern at some specific period ,when researchers find this pattern, they will zoom in the special flux area and employ BLS method to determine whether there exists at least one exo-planet. ; Flare patterns, which have a feature of windfall, they have steep and rapid changes in flux as well as patterns. Researchers recorded the fourth type in paper to offer reference materials for later researchers who may be interested in flares. Through analyzing, we found 1 case of unresearched flare and 2 cases of worth-noting patterns, but no new exoplanets were found.
Sustainable Delicacy: Variation in Quality and Sensory Aspects in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Meat and Comparison to Pork Meat—A Case Study

The aim of this study was to evaluate quality and sensory variation in wild boar meat in comparison to pork. Meat quality in wild boar is expected to vary more compared to pork due to different feeding environment, age and gender. In order to be able to promote wild boar meat as a sustainable high-quality product, there is a need to evaluate the variation in meat quality attributes, including technological, compositional and sensory/texture aspects. We evaluated carcass characteristics, pH, colour, lipid profile and sensory aspects of wild boar meat of different age and gender and compared them with pork. Wild boars had lower carcass weight (p = <0.0001) and higher ultimate pH (p = 0.0063) compared to domestic pigs. Intramuscular fat content had a tendency to be higher in wild boar meat (p = 0.1010), as well as the proportion of nutritional valuable n-3 FA (p = 0.0029). The colour of pork was more pink (p = 0.0276) and pale (p = <0.0001) compared to meat from wild boar. Meat from wild boar gilts received the highest sensory scores. Based on these findings, we suggest that meat from younger animals could be sold in different cuts directly while meat from older animals might be more suitable for the production of sausage.
Preliminary Study on the Effect of a Single High-Energy Electromagnetic Pulse on Morphology and Free Radical Generation in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

The effect of nanosecond electromagnetic pulses on human health, and especially on forming free radicals in human cells, is the subject of continuous research and ongoing discussion. This work presents a preliminary study on the effect of a single high-energy electromagnetic pulse on morphology, viability, and free radical generation in human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC). The cells were exposed to a single electromagnetic pulse with an electric field magnitude of ~1 MV/m and a pulse duration of ~120 ns generated from a 600 kV Marx generator. The cell viability and morphology at 2 h and 24 h after exposure were examined using confocal fluorescent microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The number of free radicals was investigated with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The microscopic observations and EPR measurements showed that the exposure to the high-energy electromagnetic pulse influenced neither the number of free radicals generated nor the morphology of hMSC in vitro compared to control samples.
REMSF: A Robust Ensemble Model of Malware Detection Based on Semantic Feature Fusion

With the rapid development of Internet of Things, the amount and distribution of malware has greatly increased. Internet of Things platform needs new defense technologies to protect users from new the increasing number and complexity of malware. This article extracts import Dlls and import APIs from the original portable executable (PE) file, and uses heterogeneous graph to describe higher-level semantic relationship between two PE files. Besides this we construct four static features to comprehensively describe PE file. Based on ensemble learning we develop a model called robust ensemble model based on semantic feature fusion (REMSF) which fuses five features mentioned above. To evaluate REMSF, we collect 5370 executable PE files from the real world for series of experiments, in which REMSF’s detection accuracy can reach 99.07%.
ODE - Um Ambiente de Desenvolvimento de Software Baseado em Ontologias

Ambientes de Desenvolvimento de Software buscam integrar diversas ferramentas, com o objetivo de prover suporte a todo o processo de desenvolvimento de software. Contudo, para tal, é necessário que as ferramentas compartilhem uma mesma conceituação sobre processos de software e, portanto, ontologias podem ser utilizadas. Neste artigo, apresentamos ODE, um ambiente construído tendo por base uma ontologia de processo de software.
Observations of nonlinear elastic wave behavior in sandstone

An experimental investigation of nonlinear elastic wave behavior was conducted using a 2‐m‐long cylindrical rod of Berea sandstone in order to study the strong elastic nonlinearity that is characteristic of microcracked materials. Measurements of the displacement field at distance x from the source show rich harmonic content with harmonic amplitudes depending on x, source frequency, and source amplitude. The amplitude of the 2ω harmonic is found to grow linearly with x and as the square of both the source frequency ω and the source amplitude U. This behavior is in agreement with the predictions of nonlinear elasticity theory for a system with cubic anharmonicity. From the measured amplitude of the 2ω harmonic the parameter ‖β‖, a measure of the strength of the cubic anharmonicity, is found to be of order 104 (7.0×103±25%). This value is orders of magnitude greater than that found in ordinary uncracked materials. These results suggest that wave distortion effects due to nonlinear elasticity can be large in.
Markets and commercialization channels in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul: relevant factors for fruit and vegetable producers

ABSTRACT: This article presents statistical analysis that verified the diversity of markets and marketing channels used by family farmers in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul/ Brazil, examining the occurrence of variables associated with the number of channels accessed. The non-probabilistic sample included 129 family farmers who produce fruits and vegetables in four municipalities in the Central Region of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in the years 2019-2021. Nonparametric tests and bivariate statistical analysis were used, considering the significance level (≤) of 0.05. There was an average number of 2.4 channels in the Local and Conventional Markets, and 3.1 for the Local/Territorial and Public/Institutional Markets. However, a maximum of three channels is used in 75% of establishments. There was a low negative correlation between the mean age of the family farmers and the degree of diversification of the channels used to market the products and a positive correlation between infrastructure and diversificationof channels adopted and,family work and diversification. Finally, a dependency relationship was reported between the number of public policies accessed and the diversification of channels.
A grumbling concern: an international survey of gastrointestinal symptoms in cystic fibrosis in the modulator era

Background Gastrointestinal symptoms in cystic fibrosis (CF) are common and intrusive to daily life. Relieving gastrointestinal symptoms was identified as an important research priority and previously explored in an international survey in 2018. However, following the widespread introduction of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators in 2019, the landscape of CF treatment has changed. We repeated an online survey to further describe gastrointestinal symptoms and their effect on quality of life (QoL) in the CFTR modulator era. Methods An electronic survey consisting of closed questions and free text responses was distributed via social media and professional networks for a period of one month between March - April 2022. People with CF (pwCF), their family and friends, and healthcare professionals (HCPs) were invited to take part. Results There were 164 respondents: 88 pwCF (54%), 22 (13%) family, and 54 (33%) healthcare professionals (HCPs). A total of 89/110 (81%) pwCF or family members reported CFTR modulator treatment. The most commonly reported symptoms were wind / gas, rumbling stomach noises, loose motions (modulator) and bloating (no modulator). Abdominal pain and bloating had the greatest impact on QoL. For those on a CFTR modulator, the proportion of pwCF reporting “no change” or “worse” for all of the symptoms surveyed was greater than the proportion reporting an improvement. Following modulator introduction, dietary changes were recommended by 28/35 (80%) of HCPs and reported by 38/76 (50%) lay respondents. Changes in medication were recommended by 19/35 (54%) HCPs and reported by 44/76 (58%) of patients and family members. Conclusion This survey has shown that gastrointestinal symptoms remain prevalent in pwCF in the CFTR modulator era, though the nature of these symptoms may have changed. A better understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of these symptoms is essential. Future clinical studies should focus on improving symptoms and QoL.
Surface codes, the 2D classical Ising model, and non-interacting fermions

In this thesis, we consider the task of simulating measurement-based quantum computation (MBQC) on surface code states: the generalization of Kitaev’s toric code to graphs embedded on a surface of higher genus. We define a family of higher genus graphs and a simple ordering of single qubit measurements, and find that simulating MBQC on any of the associated surface code states is equivalent to evaluating the inner-product between a product state and a surface code state on another graph. We further find that such an inner-product can always be written as a sum of one or more 2D classical Ising model partition functions, with appropriate couplings. For certain higher genus square lattices, we develop a means to evaluate this partition function in a number of steps that scales polynomially in the number of qubits, but exponentially in the genus of the embedded graph. The method makes use of the transfer matrix formalism for the Ising partition function, and a subsequent mapping to fermion operators. We synthesize these results to relate the simulation of MBQC on certain surface code states to a system of fermions interacting with the encoded qubits of the surface code. We identify a family of states in the code space of the surface code on our higher genus graphs for which MBQC can be simulated efficiently in all parameters, including the genus of the embedded graph. Finally, we identify two connections between the complexity of this task and entanglement.
A Digital Watermarking Algorithm for Binary Image

This paper proposed a digital watermarking algorithm which can be applied to binary images. Based on the smoothness and connectivity within 3×3 neighborhood, we compute each pixel's degree that can be negated so as to obtain the priority of embeddability for each 3×3 neighborhood pattern. In order to average the spatial distribution of embeddable pixels, by permuting the original image randomly and dividing it into blocks, we embed the same quantity of watermark into every block. According to the statistics of random permutation, the embeddable pixels can be determined adaptively to minimize the degradation of the image quality. The experimental results show that the embedded watermark is invisible. And it is a fragile one which can be used to detect whether the watermarked image has been tampered.
The intracluster gas around Cygnus-A

Einstein Observatory X-ray observations show that the radio source Cygnus-A lies at the centre of about 1014M_sun; of hot gas. In one direction this gas extends to over 1 Mpc from the radio source, a size comparable with previously observed large X-ray clusters. Gas out to a radius of 125 kpc has a cooling time of less than a Hubble time leading to a cooling flow of about 90 M_sun;yr-1. The hot gas has an r-1 density profile giving an age of less than 2×107yr for a constant power input from the beam. The hotspot advance speed is found to be greater than 0.011 c, using recently published estimates of the pressure in the radio hotspots. Present X-ray observations are not able to detect the shocked gas confining the radio plasma.
The Dynamic Characteristics of Tapered Fluid Lines with Viscoelastic Pipe Walls

Abstract For convenience in investigating the dynamic responses of a liquid-filled tapered line with a viscoelastic pipe wall, a transfer matrix equation, relating pressure to volumetric flow, is derived. In this derivation, it was assumed that the rate of divergence (or convergence) of the line is comparatively small. The fluid line model employed in the analysis is one of an unsteady viscous flow; that is, the frequency-dependent effect of viscosity is taken into consideration. The visco-elastic pipe wall model is a modified version of the Voigt mechanical model, and it is distributed along the pipeline. The frequency response curves are calculated from the matrix, and the accuracy of the curves is evaluated by comparing them with the response curves obtained without assuming the small taper angle. The results verify that the transfer matrix is accurate enough for practical applications.
Collaborative Ground-Aerial Multi-Robot System for Disaster Response Missions with a Low-Cost Drone Add-On for Off-the-Shelf Drones

In disaster-stricken environments, it’s vital to assess the damage quickly, analyse the stability of the environment, and allocate resources to the most vulnerable areas where victims might be present. These missions are difficult and dangerous to be conducted directly by humans. Using the complementary capabilities of both the ground and aerial robots, we investigate a collaborative approach of aerial and ground robots to address this problem. With an increased field of view, faster speed, and compact size, the aerial robot explores the area and creates a 3D feature-based map graph of the environment while providing a live video stream to the ground control station. Once the aerial robot finishes the exploration run, the ground control station processes the map and sends it to the ground robot. The ground robot, with its higher operation time, static stability, payload delivery and tele-conference capabilities, can then autonomously navigate to identified high-vulnerability locations. We have conducted experiments using a quadcopter and a hexapod robot in an indoor modelled environment with obstacles and uneven ground. Additionally, we have developed a low-cost drone add-on with value-added capabilities, such as victim detection, that can be attached to an off-the-shelf drone. The system was assessed for cost-effectiveness, energy efficiency, and scalability.