Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Wyjazd żołnierzy na zagraniczne misje wojskowe jako impuls do pojawienia się sytuacji granicznej u ich partnerek – inspiracje jaspersowskie

Relacje między filozofią i naukami szczegółowymi przybierają przeróżne formy. Wiele kategorii filozoficznych staje się płodnymi kategoriami badań naukowych – dobrym przykładem jest kategoria sytuacji granicznej (sformułowanej przez Karla Jaspersa), definiowanej jako wyjątkowa pod względem potencjału, intensywności, siły, kierunku zmian i złożoności. Czym różni się sytuacja zwykła (codzienna) od sytuacji granicznej? Najkrócej mówiąc: codzienne życie przebiega często w biegu, lecz według pewnych schematów, uwikłania w pewne warunki, okoliczności (człowiek jest ciągle w sytuacji). Dana osoba jest obserwatorem sytuacji bądź ich aktywatorem, to jest tym, który chce realizować swoje zamiary, ale nie zawsze jest w stanie to robić – „potyka” się o granice, jakie stwarza świat i ludzkie możliwości1 (bio-psycho-społeczne).
Ontario’s Double-crested Cormorant hunting season may be ineffective but that doesn’t mean there are no conflict issues

Ontario’s Double-crested Cormorant hunting season may be ineffective but that doesn’t mean there are no conflict issues Brian S. Dorr , David G. Fielder , James R. Jackson , James F. Farquhar , Douglas W. Schultz 5 and Randall M. Claramunt 6 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi, USA, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Alpena, Michigan, USA, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Bridgeport, New York, USA, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine Resources, Albany, New York, USA, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Walker, Minnesota, USA, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Oden State Fish Hatchery, Alanson, Michigan, USA
The Contribution of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Disclosure to Reduce Investor Asymmetry Information

The aim of this study is to determine whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures have an effect on reducing information asymmetry between managers and stock market participants. This study tries to provide a comprehensive analysis of the company's ESG disclosure strategy. The data used in this study were collected from companies listed on the ESG Sector Leaders BEI KEHATI (ESGSKEHATI) and ESG Quality 45 IDX KEHATI (ESGQKEHATI). The findings show that ESG disclosure reduces stock market asymmetry. From these results, ESG disclosure strengthens the informativeness of environmental disclosures for the stock market. Stakeholders must assess and maintain an increased flow of information, a more efficient disclosure strategy becomes essential if companies are to convey a true picture of their ESG performance. The concept of company development in increasing ESG can be done through maintaining the surrounding environment, sustainable development, and establishing governance. The role of the company is also important, for example by maintaining good relations with employees, suppliers, consumers, shareholders, and various organizations or individuals who interact with the company.
How an ω0 condensate can spike the speed of sound in cold quarkyonic matter

I describe a novel mechanism where the variation of an ω 0 condensate can generate a “spike” in the speed of sound in hadronic matter. An ω 0 condensate naturally increases the speed of sound; the real problem is how to get the speed of sound to decrease. I suggest this can happen through the appearance of a Quantum Pion Liquid.
Inactivating Food Microbes by High-Pressure Processing and Combined Nonthermal and Thermal Treatment: A Review

High-pressure processing (HPP) is a mild technology alternative to thermal pasteurization and sterilization of different food products. HPP has emerged to provide enormous benefits to consumers, i.e., mildly processed food and additive-free food. It effectively retains bioactive compounds and extends the shelf life of food commodities by inactivating bacteria, yeast, mold, and virus. The limitation of HPP in inactivating spores can be overcome by using other thermal and nonthermal processing sequentially or simultaneously with HPP. This review summarizes the applications of HPP in the fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat, fish, and poultry sector. It also emphasizes microbial food safety and the effectiveness of HPP in the load reduction of microorganisms. Comprehensive information about the synergistic effect of HPP with different techniques and their effectiveness in ensuring food safety is reported. The summarized data would be handy to interested researchers and industry personnel.
Feasibility and Acceptability of the HOME Model to Promote Self-Management Among Ethnic Minority Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Thailand: A Pilot Study

Introduction: Ethnic minority elderly (EME) people are recognized as a vulnerable group who have higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) than the majority of the population. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility, acceptability, and effect of the HOME model (Home intervention; Online monitoring; Multidisciplinary approach; and Equity and education) specifically for enhancing self-management activities, glycemic control, and satisfaction of EME with T2DM in rural areas in Thailand. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, a single group used a pre-test and post-test, which were conducted as a pilot study to examine the effect of the HOME model. Results: Overall, 23 dyads of EME with T2DM and their family caregivers completed the 12-week intervention. They reported that the HOME model was helpful and motivating, and they reported satisfaction with the service provided. EME with T2DM showed significant reduction of blood glucose level, and significant improvement in self-management activities, happiness, and satisfaction compared with baseline. Family caregivers had also significant improvements in happiness and reported satisfaction with the HOME model. Conclusion: The primary evidence suggested that the HOME model was acceptable and feasible for EME with T2DM and their families in rural Thailand.
Onset of primary moult in immature and breeding adult Common Swifts Apus apus

ABSTRACT We studied the primary moult of immature and adult breeding Common Swift Apus apus in Italy. Birds were sampled at breeding colonies, or by attracting them to mist nets with the playback of recorded calls. Our sample of 590 immatures (2cy) assessed that about a quarter (25.6%) of these birds start moulting the inner primaries during their stay in Europe. We find that this moult starts usually in the second half of June, earlier than was observed in other European countries, where individuals begin moulting in July. Interestingly, and in contrast to previous knowledge on the moulting schedules of breeding Common Swifts, we found that more than half of breeding adults (56%, 15 of 27) started their primary moult in July. Moult before the swifts left our study area was limited to the first two inner primaries. Our study showed that breeding Commons Swifts are able to regulate their moult when already engaged in rearing young, and both immature and adult Swifts start their moult before leaving Europe towards their African winter quarters.
Smart congestion management in active distribution networks

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New Approach of Estimating Sarcasm based on the percentage of happiness of facial Expression using Fuzzy Inference System

Generally, the process of detecting micro expressions takes significant importance because all these expressions reflect the hidden emotions even when the person tried to conceal them. In this paper, a new approach has been proposed to estimate the percentage of sarcasm based on the detected degree of happiness of facial expression using fuzzy inference system. Five regions in a face (rightleft brows, rightleft eyes, and mouth) are considered to determine some active distances from the detected outline points of these regions. The membership functions in the proposed fuzzy inference system are used as a first step to determine the degree of happiness expression based mainly on the computed distances and then another membership function is used to estimate the percentage of sarcasm according the outcomes of the membership functions in the first step. The proposed approach is validated using some face images which are collected from the SMIC, SAMM, and CAS(ME)2 standard datasets.
Chitosan/Gamma-Alumina/Fe3O4@5-FU Nanostructures as Promising Nanocarriers: Physiochemical Characterization and Toxicity Activity

Today, cancer treatment is an important issue in the medical world due to the challenges and side effects of ongoing treatment procedures. Current methods can be replaced with targeted nano-drug delivery systems to overcome such side effects. In the present work, an intelligent nano-system consisting of Chitosan (Ch)/Gamma alumina (γAl)/Fe3O4 and 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) was synthesized and designed for the first time in order to influence the Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 (MCF-7) cell line in the treatment of breast cancer. Physico-chemical characterization of the nanocarriers was carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). SEM analysis revealed smooth and homogeneous spherical nanoparticles. The high stability of the nanoparticles and their narrow size distribution was confirmed by DLS. The results of the loading study demonstrated that these nano-systems cause controlled, stable, and pH-sensitive release in cancerous environments with an inactive targeting mechanism. Finally, the results of MTT and flow cytometry tests indicated that this nano-system increased the rate of apoptosis induction on cancerous masses and could be an effective alternative to current treatments.
In Vitro Propagation of a Sporadic Medicinal Plant Cleome monophylla L

A sporadic medicinal plant Cleome monophylla L. comes under the family Capparidaceae selected for the in vitro regeneration. The leaf explants showed differential responses to various combination and concentrations of BAP, TDZ and NAA and produced yellow to green friable and compact and dense calli. The maximum amount of callus per explants was produced on MS medium with 4.44 µM of BAP, 1.16 µM of TDZ and 1.135 µM of NAA combination and concentration gave the 84% response and produced green compact calli, 19.98 ± 0.03 shoots from the callus and the maximum mean number of rootlets per culture was also noted (15 ± 0.57) in this combination with MS medium of half strength. The in vitro developed entire plantlets were fruitfully acclimatized to thermocol cups and earthen pots. summer months. Availability and occurrence of plants in summer months are gradually decreasing. These obstacles are overcome in tissue culture techniques. The advantages of micropropagation are sufficient supply of medicinally important plants, using limited space and time, plants are available throughout the year, production of secondary metabolites, conservation of endangered medicinal plant species and production of genetically engineered noval plants 2 . result ecological monophylla threatening the existence the depletion for Cleome monophylla through
Saturn's internal planetary magnetic field

A model of Saturn's internal planetary magnetic field based on data from the Cassini prime mission has been derived. In the absence of a determination of the rotation rate, the model is constrained to be axisymmetric. Non‐axisymmetric models for a range of plausible planetary rotation periods have also been derived and we evaluate upper limits on the asymmetry of the internal magnetic field based on those models. We investigate whether a maximum in the non‐axisymmetric magnetic field can be identified at a particular rotation rate thus providing insight into the rotation rate of the planet's interior. No such peak can unambiguously be identified. An axisymmetric octupole model is adequate to fit the data and addition of higher order terms does not improve the goodness of fit. The largest value of the dipole tilt obtained from non‐axisymmetric models (<0.1°) confirm the high degree of symmetry of Saturn's magnetic field.
Promoting community-based networks through digital media

Digital media can provide an important contribution to the development of local communities by creating digital environments that facilitate the sharing of information, dissemination of knowledge and construction of organizational learning. Digital media can also promote interaction and collaboration processes among different regional agents, fostering a continuous flow of territorial based innovation. The study reported in this paper was carried out within the research activities of the (REMOVED) project, aiming to deepen the knowledge about the conditions that influence the dynamics of community-led territorial based innovation in the Centro Region of Portugal, focusing on the areas of Tourism, Health, and Wellness. As part of this project, a mobile application is being designed, aiming to strengthen the relationship among agents of local communities/entities and to promote mediation mechanisms among all stakeholders in the process of territorial based innovation. This paper presents the main concepts underlying the development of the REMOVED digital platform and the outcomes from a usability evaluation of the platform mobile app prototype. The first section discusses the most relevant topics that this paper covers. In the second section, an overview of the state of the art in the field of digital media used to promote territory-based innovation is presented. The third section describes the concept of the REMOVED digital platform and the main features of the prototype/mobile app. The fourth section addresses the methodology adopted for the evaluation of the prototype and the fifth exhibits the main outcomes of this process. Finally, the sixth and final section present the main conclusions about the potential of the REMOVED platform, and current and future research activities.
Modeling the Role of Compaction in the Three‐Dimensional Evolution of Depositional Environments

Natural environments such as coastal wetlands, lowland river floodplains, and deltas are formed by sediment, transported by watercourses and the sea, and deposited over century to millennium timescales. These dynamic environments host vulnerable ecosystems with an essential role for biodiversity conservation, coastal protection and human activities. The body of these landforms consists of unconsolidated sediments with high porosity and compressibility. Consequently, they often experience significant compaction due to their own weight, that is, autocompaction, which creates an important feedback within the geomorphological evolution of the landform. However, this process is generally oversimplified in morphological simulators. We present a novel finite element (FE) simulator that quantifies the impact of natural compaction on landform evolution in a three‐dimensional setting. The model couples a groundwater flow and a compaction module that interact in a time‐evolving domain following landform aggradation. The model input consists of sedimentation varying in time, space and sediment type. A Lagrangian approach underlies the model by means of an adaptive mesh. The number of FEs gradually increases to accommodate newly deposited sediments and each FE changes its shape, that is, becomes compressed, following sediment compaction. We showcase the model capabilities by simulating three long‐term depositional processes at different spatial scales: (a) vertical growth of a tidal marsh, (b) infilling of an oxbow lake, and (c) progradation of a delta lobe. Our simulations show that compaction is the primary process governing the elevation and geomorphological evolution of these landforms. This highlights that autocompaction is an important process that determines the resilience of these low‐lying landforms to climate change.
Adoption of Information and Communication Technology: a Strategy For Promoting Lecturers’ Effectiveness in Nigerian Universities

Information Communication and Technology has become a global requirement to replace the traditional teaching methods with a technology-based teaching tools and facilities at all levels of education. It is on this premise that this study examined adoption of ICT as a strategy for promoting lecturers' effectiveness in Nigerian universities. To this end, the concept of information and communication technology with relevant theories and models were examined. Concept of lecturers’ effectiveness, usefulness of ICT and their challenges were critically examined. The challenges include inadequate power supply and poor funding. The study concludes that the importance of ICT in Nigerian universities cannot be underestimated, hence the need for integration of ICT for effectiveness of lecturers. The study suggests that adequate ICT facilities should be provided for lecturers to be efficient and effective in terms of teaching, research and community development.
Hsa_circRNA_0008028 Deficiency Ameliorates High Glucose-Induced Proliferation, Calcification, and Autophagy of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via miR-182-5p/TRIB3 Axis

Background It is well-known that dysfunctions of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) act an essential part in vascular complications of diabetes. Studies have shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in regulating cell functions. However, their influence on the proliferation, calcification, and autophagy of VSMCs remains to be further explored. Therefore, this study elucidates the role and mechanism of hsa_circRNA_0008028 in high glucose- (HG-, 30 mM) treated VSMCs in vitro. Methods Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was chosen to detect the levels of hsa_circRNA_0008028, miR-182-5p, and tribble 3 (TRIB3). Then, dual-luciferase reporter and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assays were used to predict and verify the binding relationship between miR-182-5p and hsa_circRNA_0008028 or TRIB3. Cell counting kit-8 assay, 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) staining, corresponding commercial kits, and western blotting were used to measure indexes reflecting cell viability, proliferation, calcification, and autophagy of VSMCs, respectively. Results In HG-induced VSMCs, hsa_circRNA_0008028 and TRIB3 were highly expressed, whereas miR-182-5p decreased. Meanwhile, cell proliferation, calcification, and autophagy could be repressed by silencing of hsa_circRNA_0008028. However, these effects can be eliminated by miR-182-5p inhibition. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that hsa_circRNA_0008028 could promote the expression of TRIB3, a target of miR-182-5p, by directly sponging miR-182-5p. The expression of TRIB3 was suppressed by hsa_circRNA_0008028 knockout, which was rescued by miR-182-5p inhibition. Conclusion This study reveals that hsa_circRNA_0008028 can act as a sponge of miR-182-5p and promote HG-induced proliferation, calcification, and autophagy of VSMCs partly by regulating TRIB3.
Effects of Intranasal Insulin Administration on Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Performance in Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Intervention Studies

Introduction: Brain insulin resistance is an important hallmark of age-related conditions, including type 2 diabetes (T2D) and dementia. This systematic review summarized effects of cerebral blood flow (CBF) responses to intranasal insulin to assess brain insulin sensitivity in healthy and diseased populations. We also explored relationships between changes in brain insulin sensitivity and cognitive performance. Methods: A systemic literature search (PROSPERO: CRD42022309770) identified 58 randomized, placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated effects of intranasal insulin on (regional) CBF, cognitive performance, and systemic spill-over in adults. Results: Acute intranasal insulin did not affect whole-brain CBF in healthy adults, but increased regional CBF of the inferior frontal gyrus, dorsal striatum, and insular cortex, and reduced CBF around the middle frontal gyrus and hypothalamus. Obese adults showed increased CBF responses following internasal insulin for the middle frontal gyrus but decreased CBF for hypothalamic and cortico-limbic regions. Furthermore, increased CBF responses were reported for the insular cortex in T2D patients and for occipital and thalamic regions in older adults. The spray also improved memory and executive function, but a causal relation with regional CBF still needs to be established. Finally, intranasal insulin resulted in only a small amount of systemic spill-over, which is unlikely to have an impact on the observed findings. Conclusions: Region-specific changes in CBF after intranasal insulin administration were affected by obesity, T2D, and normal aging, indicating altered brain insulin sensitivity. Future RCTs should investigate longer-term effects of intranasal insulin and explore potential associations between effects on CBF and cognitive performance.
Prevalence of Swine Gastrointestinal Parasites in Two Free-Range Farms from Nord-West Region of Romania

Parasitic diseases cause significant economic losses in swine, including free-range swine farms, the number of which in Romania has increased in the last decades. The current study aimed to identify the parasitic profile of swine raised on two free-range (low-input) farms from Transylvania. Nine hundred sixty samples collected from weaners, fatteners, and sows were investigated by flotation, centrifugal sedimentation, modified Ziehl-Neelsen stained fecal smear, modified Blagg technique, and oocyst/egg cultures. The number of oocysts (OPG), cysts (CPG), and eggs (EPG) were counted per gram of fecal matter. The examination revealed parasitic infections with Balantidium coli, Eimeria spp. , Ascaris suum, Trichuris suis, Oesophagostomum spp. , Strongyloides ransomi and Cryptosporidium spp. Prevalence (P) and the mean intensity (MI) of the infections varied according to age, swine category, farm, and season. The overall prevalence in both free-range farms according to the age category was 63.2%—Eimeria spp. , 70.31%—B. coli, 9.38%—Oesophagostomum spp. , 3.75% S. ransomi, and 18.12% Cryptosporidium spp. in weaners. In fatteners Eimeria spp. revealed a prevalence of 50.93%, B. coli—72.5 %, A. suum—63.13%, T. suis—39.06%, and in sows Eimeria spp. —39.06%, B. coli—62.19%, A. suum—34.06%, Oesophagostomum spp. —27.19%, S. ransomi—1.56% and Cryptosporidium spp. —9.38%. The study revealed statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences between age groups, seasons, and farms for all diagnosed parasites. Further research is required to better understand the epidemiology of these infections in swine from Transylvania.