Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Study of Regional Economic Resources Potential at the Former Residency of Banyumas

Resources are assets as well as important capital owned by each region. Resources can be a determinant in the success of the development. The former Banyumas Residency is an area that includes the Regencies of Banyumas, Banjarnegara, Cilacap, and Purbalingga. Every year the value of GRDP for each regency always increases even though there is still inequality. The GRDP of the Cilacap Regency is much higher than other regencies because of the high value-added and dependence on the manufacturing sector. Development in the former Banyumas Residency requires efforts to focus on sectors that can develop. This study aims to examine the leading sectors that become potential economic resources and the pattern and structure of economic growth in each regency from 2015 to 2019. The method used is the Sectoral Contribution Index (IKS), Location Quotient (LQ), Classic Shift Share, and Klassen Typology. The leading sectors in each regency are different. Construction is the leading sector in Banyumas Regency; agriculture, forestry, and fishery sectors in Banjarnegara and Purbalingga regencies; and the manufacturing sector in Cilacap Regency. The pattern and structure of sectoral growth in each regency also differ based on the Klassen typology.
ATP bioluminescence can evaluate cleaning and sanitizing effectiveness in the milking parlor

Four areas of the milking parlor were evaluas colony forming units per area or volume ated for effective cleaning and sanitation using (CFU/cm or ml). The downfall of this techtotal aerobic counts (standard plate count) and nique is that it only measures the number of ATP bioluminescence (ATPB) techniques. aerobic microorganisms and not the presence of Whereas the plate counts only monitor bacterial soil or food residue. This microbial technique is numbers, the ATPB results (reported as relative time consuming (24 to 48 hr before results are light units, RLU) also indicate residual soil or available), requires a fair amount of knowledge, food residue on the surface. Results showed and is expensive (both reusable and nonreusable little correlation between the RLU values and the equipment and resources are necessary). aerobic plate count data; however, the ATP bioluminescence technique detected the presence The ATP bioluminescence (ATPB) system is of soil residue on the contact surface. The ATP relatively new. Currently, this technology is bioluminescence system is a fast (<2 min) and used to monitor sanitation effectiveness in food simple method that evaluates the effectiveness of processing plants. The ATPB monitors both cleaning and sanitation procedures employed. microbial loads and food residue but fails to
Sketchnote: Sketch-Based Visualization of Problem Decomposition in Block-Based Programming

Block-based programming effectively supports processes based on the syntactic and conceptual knowledge of programming; however, its effectiveness is limited to processes that require strategic knowledge. To resolve the problem, we present Sketchnote, which visualizes the problem decomposition process with sketching and multi-layered structure in block-based programming. Sketchnote allows programmers to sketch in the block attachment slots before inserting the actual code blocks. The multi-layer structure of Sketchnote also visualizes the hierarchy of code while extending the brick metaphor of block-based programming.
Demonstrating HUGO, a High-Resolution Tactile Emulator for Complex Surfaces

We demonstrate HUGO, a novel device developed to deliver enhanced tactile feedback and facilitate interaction with real-world surfaces. The device aims to overcome the limitations of existing cutaneous feedback devices, which often provide a restricted range of sensations and are primarily tested on simple synthetic surfaces. HUGO was meticulously designed through a human-centered process to enable users to experience realistic touch sensations encountered in various real-world scenarios. HUGO utilizes a parallel manipulator and a pin-array mechanism that operate concurrently at a frequency of up to 200Hz to simulate both coarse and fine geometrical features. By employing a high operation frequency and decomposing the tactile feedback into distinct features, HUGO enables a more accurate replication of tactile experiences associated with different surfaces. The demonstration will showcase HUGO's capabilities in providing authentic haptic feedback. This includes facilitating social interactions, enhancing e-commerce experiences, and improving gaming interactions through realistic haptic engagement with real-world surfaces.
PURRtentio: Implementing a Smart Litter Box for Feline Urinalysis with Electrochemical Biosensors

Traditional collection and analysis of feline urine samples for health monitoring are invasive, expensive, and infrequent. This paper introduces PURRtentio, a novel litter box system utilizing an electrochemical biosensor to monitor analytes in feline urine. The system comprises a DIY biosensor, potentiostat, microcontroller, distance sensor, and mobile application. Performance validation compared PURRtentio with an industry-grade potentiostat. PURRtentio presents an innovative and non-invasive approach for consistent monitoring of chemistry elements in feline urine, enabling early detection and management of cat’s health conditions. This technology has the potential to revolutionize feline health monitoring, providing a solution for veterinarians and pet owners.
FluxTangible: Simple and Dynamic Haptic Tangible with Bumps and Vibrations

To add haptic feedback and tactile cues of a physical interface to interaction with mobile touch displays, several passive systems have been proposed as Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs). The haptic feedback from such passive objects can be customized by changing their shape and structure but cannot be changed dynamically. Therefore, we propose a simple TUI that can provide dynamic haptic feedback on a touch device. We use an electromagnet embedded in the tangible object and a magnetic sheet fixed on the back of a touch device. An electric current flowing through the electromagnet and the customizable magnetic pattern printed on the magnetic sheet together produce magnetic interference. The magnetic interference caused by these magnetic objects is actively generated during interaction with the touch device to provide dynamic haptic feedback of both bumps and vibrations.
Self-isolation of an Italian long-term care facility during COVID-19 pandemic: A comparison study on care-related infectious episodes

Abstract The aim of this retrospective cohort study is to understand if and how much the preventive self-isolation approach might have been a valid model to avoid care-related infection, not only from COVID-19 but also from other non-viral infectious diseases. From March to May 2020, the healthcare and management staff of the Villa Santa Maria long-term care facilities, located in the village of Montenero di Bisaccia (Campobasso, Molise, Italy), decided to carry out a preventive self-isolation plan to safeguard the residents from SARS-CoV-2. The impact on other infectious diseases was evaluated by analyzing the antibiotic therapies prescription trend among the inpatients. Our data showed that although self-isolation protected residents and caregivers from SARS-CoV-2, it can also be associated with mobility reduction, leading to an increase in bedridden pathologies, namely, pressure ulcers and pressure sores. The simultaneous isolation of residents and caregivers in the same location significantly reduced any outside influence as a cause of possible infections.
Enhanced external counterpulsation, focusing on its effect on kidney function, and utilization in patients with kidney diseases: a systematic review

Abstract Background Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is provided by a noninvasive device positively affecting cardiovascular function via mechanisms called diastolic augmentation and systolic unloading. The renal aspects of EECP therapy have not been extensively investigated. Objectives To assess the effect of EECP on renal function and to determine the application in patients with kidney disease. Methods MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched for all studies involving EECP treatments. The title and abstract of all searched literatures were screened, and those focusing on renal outcome or conducting in kidney disease patients were selected. Results Eight studies were included in the qualitative analysis. EECP increases stroke volume, mean arterial pressure, renal artery blood flow, renal plasma flow, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), plasma atrial natriuretic peptide, urine volume, and urinary sodium chloride excretion, but reduces the plasma concentration of renin and endothelin-1 in healthy subjects. A single session of EECP after radioactive contrast exposure could provide increased contrast clearance, and this reduces contrast-induced kidney injury in patients, irrespective of previous kidney function. Thirty-five-hour sessions of EECP treatment were illustrated to increase long-term estimated GFR in patients with chronic angina and heart failure. In cirrhotic patients, EECP fails to improve GFR and renal vascular resistance. EECP device could maintain blood pressure, decrease angina symptoms, and increase cardiac perfusion in hemodialysis patients. Conclusion EECP treatment potentially increases renal perfusion and prevents kidney injury in several conditions. EECP possibly provides beneficial effects on hemodynamics and cardiac function in hemodialysis patients.
Severe preeclampsia complicated by HELLP syndrome alters the structure of Hofbauer and syncytiotrophoblast cells: ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study

Abstract Background Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome is generally considered to be a variant or complication of preeclampsia. It is a life-threatening obstetric complication. Objectives To evaluate the immunohistochemistry and ultrastructural of syncytiotrophoblastand Hoffbauer cells in placental villi of patients with HELLP syndrome. Methods Two groups of patients with a total of 50 full-term human placentas (n = 25 in each group) were assigned as the control (normotensive) and HELLP syndrome. Placental tissue samples were fixed in 10% neutral formalin and paraffin-embedding protocol was performed. We prepared 5 μm sections for histological and immunohistochemical staining. Sections were immunostained with Hoffbauer cell marker CD68. For transmission electron microscopy (TEM), placental tissue samples were fixed in 2.5% buffered glutaraldehyde and then, in 1% osmium tetroxide for routine ultrastructural examinations. Results When the HELLP group fetal placental sections were examined, intracytoplasmic edema in syncytiotrophoblast, degenerative vacuoles, and degenerative findings on cell surface membranes were observed. Moreover, villous edema was remarkable. The number of CD68-positive Hoffbauer cells per villus control group sections was 0.23 ± 0.02 and the number of CD68-positive cells per villus in HELLP group placenta sections was 0.83 ± 0.12. The increase in the number of Hoffbauer cells per villus in the HELLP group was significant (P < 0.001). Compared with the control group, there was a significant increase in the number of Hoffbauer cells and syncytiotrophoblasts in the HELLP group, and degenerative changes were also observed in the ultrastructure of these cells. Conclusions Pathology of the HELLP syndrome is in relation to CD68-positive placental macrophages.
Local sleep in songbirds: Different simultaneous sleep states across the avian pallium

Wakefulness and sleep have often been treated as distinct and global brain states. However, an emerging body of evidence on the local regulation of sleep stages challenges this conventional view. Apart from unihemispheric sleep, the current data that support local variations of neural oscillations during sleep are focused on the homeostatic regulation of local sleep, i.e., the role preceding awake activity. Here, to examine local differences in brain activity during natural sleep, we recorded the electroencephalogram (EEG) and the local field potential (LFP) across multiple sites within the avian pallium of zebra finches without perturbing the previous awake state. We scored the sleep stages independently in each pallial site and found that the overall percentage of slow wave sleep (SWS) was significantly higher, and that SWS durations were significantly longer, in the deeper mesopallium sites compared to most sites on the pallial surface. We analyzed the likelihood of observing simultaneous sleep states across electrodes, and found that on average, sleep stages are not pallium-wide phenomena, but rather deviate widely across electrode sites. Importantly, deeper electrode sites had a dominant role in defining the temporal aspects of sleep state congruence. Altogether, these findings show that local regulation of sleep oscillations also occurs in the avian brain without prior awake recruitment of specific pallial circuits and in the absence of mammalian cortical neural architecture.
The impact of financial development on income inequality and poverty

The Turkish economy has undergone a structural transformation with impressive economic performance during 2002–2018 and then a slowdown. The implementation of policies on the financial markets results in a significant capital inflow, which leads to an increase in the volume of domestic credit. Despite improvements in Türkiye, income inequality and poverty are still relatively high. While much of the literature shows that financial development accelerates growth, there is no consensus on its clear impact on poverty and inequality. While some studies stress that financial development improves inequality and combats poverty by increasing the ability of advantage of new investment opportunities, and by improving the allocation of capital, others point out that the beneficial impact of financial development depends on whether the overall population or the upper-income groups benefit or not. Therefore, this paper aims to empirically investigate the impact of financial development on inequalities and poverty during the 2002–2017 period when Türkiye relatively has been prosperous. According to simultaneous equation regression findings, the widening of the financial sector leads to more equal income distribution and poverty alleviation.
Estimating the Impact of Conservation Measures on Stream-flow Regime in Catchments of the Loess Plateau,China

Catchments in the Loess Plateau have been under the influence of human activities for centuries,especially in the last several decades when soil conservation measures were accelerated and intensified.These measures were designed to reduce soil erosion,improve agricultural productivity,and enhance environmental quality.It is important to evaluate the effects of these measures on hydrology in order to develop sustainable catchments management plans in the region.This study evaluated changes in stream-flow regime for four selected catchments in the Loess Plateau following large scale soil conservation measures.Parametric and non-parametric Mann-Kendall tests were used to identify trends in annual stream-flow and results showed significant downward trends in three out of the four catchments.The Pettitt's test indicated that a change point occurred in 1978 in these three catchments.Comparison of daily flow duration curves for two 20-years periods starting and ending in the mid 1970's(i.e.,mid 1950s to mid 1970s and mid 1970s to mid 1990s) showed significant changes in stream-flow regime.Reduction in most percentile flows varied between 20 to 45 %,while reduction in low flows was much greater.Overall the reductions in daily flow are increasing as a function of time,with significant changes occurred in the 1990's.However,it is not clear if these catchments have seen the full effects of the soil conservation measures.
The sensitivity of the Seychelles–Chagos thermocline ridge to large-scale wind anomalies

Hermes, J. C. , and Reason, C. J. C. 2009. The sensitivity of the Seychelles-Chagos thermocline ridge to large-scale wind anomalies. - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 1455-1466.The Seychelles-Chagos thermocline ridge (SCTR) in the southwest tropical Indian Ocean is important for regional climate, the Madden-Julian Oscillation, as well as upper-ocean nutrients and related phytoplankton and zooplankton densities. Subsurface variability in this region has been proved to influence the overlying sea surface temperatures, which in turn can influence eastern African rainfall. There is evidence that austral summers with a deeper (shallower) SCTR tend to have more (less) tropical cyclone (TC) days in the Southwest Indian Ocean. The importance of this relationship was underlined during the 2006/2007 austral summer, when areas of Madagascar and central Mozambique experienced devastating floods, because of ten named tropical storms, including several intense TCs, effecting on these areas. At the same time, the SCTR during this season was anomalously deep, partly because of a downwelling Rossby wave that propagated across the South Indian Ocean during the previous austral winter/spring. In this paper, a regional ocean model is used to investigate the effect of remote forcing on this region and to study the sensitivity of the SCTR to changes in the large-scale winds over the South Indian Ocean, with a particular focus on the events of the 2006/2007 austral summer.
A retrospective study of Cerebrolysin in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: Cognitive and functional outcomes

In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of the neurotrophic compound Cerebrolysin on executive, cognitive, and functional performance in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a highly severe disability level. A total of 44 patients were included in the study, with 33 patients in the control group and 11 patients in the interventional group who received intravenous infusions of 30 mL Cerebrolysin. Both groups received standard rehabilitation therapy following the rehabilitation protocol for patients with TBI at Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad. Functional and cognitive scales were evaluated at baseline, at four months, and at the endpoint of the intervention therapy at seven months (on average). The results revealed a significant improvement in the Cerebrolysin-treated group compared to the control group. Specifically, patients who received Cerebrolysin showed a moderate residual disability and a significant reduction in the need for care. Concerning the promising results and considering the limitations of the retrospective study design, we suggest that randomized controlled studies be initiated to corroborate the positive findings for Cerebrolysin in patients with moderate to severe brain trauma.
Current structure in the Rhine region of freshwater influence

Observation with HF radar, ADCPs and conventional current meters in the Rhine ROFI system in the North Sea indicate that the dominant currents are due to tidal flow, with important contributions from winds and density-driven circulation. The tidal currents are dominated by the semidiumal components, principally the M2, with tidal ellipses parallel to the coast and a semimajor axis of the order of 1 m s ’ at the surface. The wind-driven flow varies between 1 and 3% of the wind speed and the rotation varies with depth in qualitative agreement with Ekman theory. After removal of the tidal and wind-driven component the residual t? ~w within this region is generally parallel to the coast (northeastward) with average surface speeds of about 10 cm s-t. A convergence zone in the surface flow was observed at the outer edge of the coastal zone. The vertical distribution of residual velocity closely follows the Heaps (1972) profile for density-driven flow, with slight deviations probably due to the tidal rectification (-2 cm s-t).
Beyond scores: A machine learning approach to comparing educational system effectiveness

Studies comparing large-scale assessment data among educational systems have been an important tool for understanding the differences in how education is delivered worldwide. Many of these studies do not go beyond reporting average student scores in a particular educational system. A more unbiased analysis would avoid the simple use of gross performance and consider educational system contexts. A common approach is to estimate effectiveness by the residuals of parametric linear models. These models rely upon strong assumptions regarding the data-generating process, and are limited to handling extensive datasets. To address this issue, our paper provides a new approach based on machine learning models. The new approach is flexible, allows paired comparison, and is model-independent. An analysis conducted in Brazil verifies the suitability of the method to explore differences in effectiveness between Brazilian educational administrative units at the regional and state levels from 2009 to 2019. Our results are consistent with the existing literature, but the methodology produced a number of new findings that were not observed in studies using more traditional approaches.
Adolescent, parent, and provider attitudes toward a machine-learning based clinical decision support system for selecting treatment for youth depression

Background Machine-learning based clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) have been proposed as a means of advancing personalized treatment planning for disorders, such as depression, that have a multifaceted etiology, course, and symptom profile. However, machine-learning based models for treatment selection are rare in the field of psychiatry. They have also not yet been translated for use in clinical practice. Understanding key stakeholder attitudes toward machine learning-based CDSSs is critical for developing plans for their implementation that promote uptake by both providers and families. Methods In Study 1, a machine-learning based Clinical Decision Support System for Youth Depression (CDSS-YD) was demonstrated to focus groups of adolescents with a diagnosis of depression (n = 9), parents (n = 11), and behavioral health providers (n = 8). Qualitative analysis was used to assess their attitudes towards the CDSS-YD. In Study 2, behavioral health providers were trained in the use of the CDSS-YD and they utilized the CDSS-YD in a clinical encounter with 6 adolescents and their parents as part of their treatment planning discussion. Following the appointment, providers, parents, and adolescents completed a survey about their attitudes regarding the use of the CDSS-YD. Results All stakeholder groups viewed the CDSS-YD as an easy to understand and useful tool for making personalized treatment decisions, and families and providers were able to successfully use the CDSS-YD in clinical encounters. Parents and adolescents viewed their providers as having a critical role in the use the CDSS-YD, and this had implications for the perceived trustworthiness of the CDSS-YD. Providers reported that clinic productivity metrics would be the primary barrier to CDSS-YD implementation, with the creation of protected time for training, preparation, and use as a key facilitator. Conclusions The CDSS-YD has the potential to be a widely accepted and useful tool for personalized treatment planning. Successful implementation will require addressing the system-level barrier of having sufficient time and energy to integrate it into practice.