Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Towards artificial intelligence in production: A competence profile for shop floor managers

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies experience an ever-growing interest both in research and industry. Though they offer high potential for manufacturing, recent studies among practitioners reveal that there is a lack of knowledge for implementing AI in production environments and especially for leading an implementation successfully. Therefore, in this paper, a competence profile for shop floor managers has been developed. Shop floor managers are seen as suitable levers in companies for implementing AI technologies. This profile focuses on their practical requirements and encompasses relevant production-oriented use cases, social factors for engaging employees and deeper understanding of the models to interpret the results. The profile has been put into practice by means of learning content and has been tested by shop floor managers. The feedback is promising: About 78% of the testers stated that the content is helpful for them in understanding the benefits, challenges, tasks, and risks when implementing AI based projects. The results serve as a baseline for future development of learning materials with corresponding exercises to be taught in learning factories targeting the hands-on AI implementation.
Effect of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles on the Behavior of Calcium, Silicate, and Phosphate in Cane Juice Treatment

Taher A. Salaheldin , Mohamed Mahmoud Abd El Wahab Hoda, A. Awadalla, and Ahmed Nasrallah Gad Nano Technology Characterization Lab. , British university in Egypt. Nanotechnology& Advanced Materials Central Lab. , Agricultural Research Center. Sugar Technology Research Institute,Assiut University, Egypt. Research & Development Center, ESIIC. ______________________________________________________________
A Breif Overview on Vitis vinifera

Vitis vinifera L. are a well-known grape species from western Asia and southern Europe that belong to the Vitis genus of the Vitaceae family. The grapevine's seeds and leaves are employed in herbal therapy, while the fruits are used as a food supplement. Wine production, which takes 50-75 percent of grapes, is the most significant application of grapes, followed by fresh fruits, dried fruits, and juice. Several varieties and species of vitis vinifera available in India, pharmacological and therapeutic research, phytochemistry of the Vitis vinifera (grape) and its active components are presented in this overview.
Socio-cultural and individual factors in verbal irony use and understanding: What we know, what we don’t know, what we want to know

AA significant part of everyday verbal communication consists of nonliteral language, including irony (Gibbs 2000). Efficient irony use can serve a wide range of pragmatic goals, while deficits in irony comprehension can have negative social consequences. Whereas a large body of psycholinguistic research has been produced on irony use and understanding by adults, little attention has been paid to the socio-cultural characteristics of this phenomenon so far. Some individual factors that have been identified as correlates of irony use include personality of the speaker, gender, age, or speaking a second language. In this article, we argue that it is necessary to bring the aspects of socio-cultural variables and individual characteristics together in the further study of irony across national cultures. To this end, we present a narrative review of theoretical and quantitative empirical literature from the field of psycholinguistics on both national cultural and individual/psychological factors impacting the use and understanding of verbal irony in communication. Based on the review, we suggest a theoretical model that could guide future quantitative studies on irony use such that both contextual factors (including national cultural dimensions) and individual differences between the speakers are clearly defined and related to one another in terms of their influence.
Endophytic PGPR from Tomato Roots: Isolation, In Vitro Characterization and In Vivo Evaluation of Treated Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are soil bacteria colonizing the rhizosphere and the rhizoplane which have an effect on plant growth through multiple chemical compounds. Rhizobacteria with beneficial effects for plants could therefore be used to reduce the dependence on synthetic chemical fertilizers in conventional agriculture. Within this study, 67 endophytic fungi and 49 bacteria were isolated from root samples from 3 different commercial productions: an off-ground tomato production in a greenhouse, an organic production and a conventional production, both in a soil tunnel. Following morphological selection, 12 fungal and 33 bacterial isolates were genetically identified. Thirteen bacterial isolates belonging to nine potential PGPR species were then applied to tomato seedlings established in sterile substrate. The ability of these bacteria to produce indole acetic acid (IAA) and solubilize phosphate was also evaluated. They all were IAA producers and solubilized phosphate. The most interesting strains for growth promotion were found to be the isolates Pseudomonas palleroniana B10, Bacillus subtilis B25, Bacillus aryabhattai B29 and Pseudomonas fluorescens B17. The isolates P. fluorescens B17, B. aryabhattai B29, B. subtilis B18 and Pseudomonas moraviensis B6 also increased root growth. This study proposed a quick protocol for isolating and testing potential endophytic PGPR that should be characterized further for the direct and indirect mechanisms of growth promotion.
The Effect of the Systemic Approach on Developing The Second Preparatory Stage Students' EFL Reading Skills

This research aimed at investigating the effect of the systemic approach on developing the second preparatory grade students at Temai AL-Amdid Preparatory School. The sample (N=45) consisted of second preparatory grade students, who were assigned into two groups; a control group taught traditionally while the other group was exposed to the system approach during the academic year 2020/2021. The instrument used in the research was an EFL reading skills test. Results found statistical significant difference among mean estimates of both groups, indicating effect of the systemic approach on the development of the students' EFL reading skills who were exposed to the systemic approach procedures.
Assessment of Oral Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Pediatric and Adult Patients within a Multi-Ethnic Clinic Population

Introduction: Human papillomavirus (HPV) encompasses a large family of oncogenic viruses responsible for increasing rates of both cervical and oral cancer, particularly among minority and low-income populations. Although this represents an increasingly significant public health risk, few studies have screened for oral HPV within Nevada. Based upon this information, the primary objective of this study was to provide a temporal analysis of oral HPV screening among a primarily low-income, minority patient population. Methods: This retrospective analysis was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). In brief, unstimulated saliva samples were previously obtained from clinical patient volunteers who provided informed consent and pediatric assent (if applicable). DNA was isolated and screened using spectrophotometry for quality (A260:A280 ratio > 1.70) and quantity (concentration > 100 ng). Validated qPCR primers were used to screen repository samples for high-risk HPV strains HPV16 and HPV18. Results: A total of N = 930 samples were identified for this study, which involved n = 555 samples from adults and n = 375 from pediatric patients treated between 2011 and 2019. A demographic analysis revealed nearly equal distribution between males and females with most derived from non-White (minority) patients. A qPCR screening revealed an overall increase in high-risk HPV of 3.17-fold from 5.7% in 2011 to 18.1% in 2019 and a coefficient of determination or R2 = 0.764, suggesting a strong, positive correlation between more recent sample years and HPV-positive results, which was observed among both pediatric (R2 = 0.671) and adult (R2 = 0.971) patients. In addition, although the average age among adult patients increased over time, a significant decrease was observed among pediatric patients from an average of 16.0 years to 14.81 years. Conclusions: These data suggest temporal changes and positive increases in the prevalence of oral HPV among both the pediatric and adult patient samples taken from this clinic population. These data are important as considerations are made regarding which HPV vaccination education and awareness programs are introduced and the specific populations most likely to benefit from these interventions.
High efficiency design approach of a LLC resonant converter for on-board electrical vehicle battery charge applications

Öz In this study, an optimal design procedure of inductor-inductorcapacitor (LLC) resonant converter for on-board electrical vehicle (EV) battery charge applications based on high efficiency is proposed. In the design procedure, lithium-ion battery cells are used due to their high power density, higher voltage and current rates compared to a leadacid battery cells. Thus, LLC resonant converter should be regulated the output voltage in a wide voltage range with different load conditions according to typical charging profile of lithium-ion battery. For the design procedure, basic operation characteristics of LLC resonant converter is defined and operation regions are discussed in terms of high efficiency. The operation regions of LLC resonant converter are discussed to regulate wide output voltage range. In order to reach high efficiency optimal design, efficiency calculations based on Saber simulation are extracted for discussed operation regions. The best efficiency values are obtained for the operation of above-below resonance. Finally, soft switching operation of the LLC resonant converter is validated by Saber simulation for wide output voltage range and with changing load current. Bu çalışmada, elektrikli araç (EV) yerleşik batarya şarj uygulamaları için indüktör-indüktör-kapasitor (LLC) rezonanslı bir dönüştürücünün yüksek verime dayalı optimum tasarım metodu sunulmuştur. Tasarım metodunda, lead-acid batarya hücreleri ile kıyaslandığında, yüksek güç yoğunluğu, yüksek akım ve gerilim değerlerine sahip olmaları gibi avantajları doğrultusunda lithium-ion batarya hücreleri kullanılmıştır. Böylece, LLC rezonanslı dönüştürücü, lithium-ion batarya şarj karakteristiğine göre geniş bir çıkış gerilimi aralığını farklı yük değerleri için regüle edebilmelidir. Tasarım yönteminde, LLC rezonanslı dönüştürücünün temel çalışma prensibi tanımlanmıştır ve çalışma bölgeleri yüksek verim açısından tartışılmıştır. LLC rezonanslı dönüştürücü, geniş bir aralıkta çıkış geriliminin regülasyonunu sağlayabilmesi için çalışma bölgeleri incelenmiştir. Yüksek verimli optimum tasarım yaklaşımına ulaşmak için çalışma durumlarına ait verim hesaplamaları Saber simülasyonu yardımı ile çıkarılmıştır. En iyi verim değerleri, rezonans frekansının hem altı hem üstü çalışma durumu için belirlenmiştir. Son olarak tasarlanan LLC rezonanslı dönüştürücünün yumuşak anahtarlamalı çalışması geniş bir gerilim ve yük aralığı için Saber simülasyonu ile doğrulanmıştır.
The dispersal between Amazonia and Atlantic Forest during the Early Neogene revealed by the biogeography of the treefrog tribe Sphaenorhynchini (Anura, Hylidae)

Abstract The Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest, separated by the diagonal of open formations, are two ecoregions that comprise the most diverse tropical forests in the world. The Sphaenorhynchini tribe is among the few tribes of anurans that occur in both rainforests, and their historical biogeographic have never been proposed. In this study, we infer a dated phylogeny for the species of the Sphaenorhynchini and we reconstructed the biogeographic history describing the diversification chronology, and possible patterns of dispersion and vicariance, providing information about how orogeny, forest dynamics and allopatric speciation affected their evolution in South America. We provided a dated phylogeny and biogeography study for the Sphaenorhynchini tribe using mitochondrial and nuclear genes. We analyzed 41 samples to estimate the ancestral areas using biogeographical analysis based on the estimated divergence times and the current geographical ranges of the species of Sphaenorhynchini. We recovered three characteristic clades that we recognize as groups of species (S. lacteus, S. planicola, and S. platycephalus groups), with S. carneus and G. pauloalvini being the sister taxa of all other species from the tribe. We found that the diversification of the tribe lineages coincided with the main climatic and geological factors that shaped the Neotropical landscape during the Cenozoic. The most recent common ancestor of the Sphaenorhynchini species emerged in the North of the Atlantic Forest and migrated to the Amazonia in different dispersion events that occurred during the connections between these ecoregions. This is the first large‐scale study to include an almost complete calibrated phylogeny of Sphaenorhynchini, presenting important information about the evolution and diversification of the tribe. Overall, we suggest that biogeographic historical of Sphaenorhynchini have resulted from a combination of repeated range expansion and contraction cycles concurrent with climate fluctuations and dispersal events between the Atlantic Forest and Amazonia.
Role of Senna, Cassia angustifolia and Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare in Ameliorating Nephropathy in Diabetic Rats

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most challenging metabolic pandemics that affect essential biochemical pathways in the body. The cost of Diabetes mellitus treatment and its side effects may call for an investigation on plant products as sources of treatment. Whereas, traditional medicine has proven that treatment with plant extracts is affordable, effective, and may have fewer negative effects than modern medicines. The current study aimed to investigate the renoprotective effects of senna (Cassia angustifolia) and fennel (Feoniculum vulgar) against streptozotocin-induced diabetes in albino rats. Male albino rats were used as animal models which divided into five groups, normal group (control), diabetic group (single i.p. 60 mg/kg of streptozotocin, (STZ), and 3 diabetic groups that were treated with aqueous extract of (senna (150mg/kg/day), or fennel (150mg/kg/day) and their combination) by gastric intubation for 4 weeks. Diabetic rats exhibited a highly significant increase in the levels of blood glucose, renal enzymes and renal weight. Also, a significant increase in nitric oxide (NO), thiobarbituricacid reactive substances (TBARS) and xanthine oxidase (XO) accompanied by a significant decrease in vitamin C, catalase (CAT) and reduced glutathione (GSH) in renal tissues as compared to control group. In conclusion oral administration of senna and/or fennel extract reduces oxidative stress in renal tissue by lowering blood glucose levels, increasing plasma insulin, and restoring weight loss and levels of renal enzymes in diabetic rats. The present investigation suggested that the treatment with mix of (senna and fennel) exhibited antidiabetic activity, and had renoprotective effects in streptozotocin-induced diabetes rats.
Associations between Covariates and Pneumothorax Observations in CT-Guided Lung Biopsies

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of nine covariates on the occurrence or absence of stable or symptomatic pneumothorax. Forty-three patients underwent CT-guided lung biopsies from January 2020 to January 2022 (24 m, 19 f, median age 70 years). All the interventions were carried out with a semi-automatic 18G needle and a 17G trocar in a prone or supine position. Different covariates were measured and correlated to the rate and severity of the pneumothoraces observed. Nominal two-sided t-test p-values for the continuous variables and Fisher’s exact test results for the categorical variables were conducted. The data included the lesion size, distance to the pleura, needle-pleura angle, age, gender, position during the procedure, and the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients with an observed pneumothorax had an average angle between the needle and the pleura of 74.00° compared to 94.68° in patients with no pneumothorax (p-value = 0.028). A smaller angle measurement correlated with a higher risk of pneumothorax development. The needle-pleural angle plays a vital role in the outcome of a CT-guided lung biopsy. Correctly adjusting the needle-pleural angle can diminish the pneumothorax risk associated with a CT-guided lung biopsy. The study results show that as the needle’s angle deviates from the perpendicular, the pleural surface area experiencing trauma increases, and pneumothorax is more likely to occur.
Ergonomic Assessment of Physical Load in Slovak Industry Using Wearable Technologies

The physical tasks of workers are demanding, particularly when performed long-term in unsuitable working position, with high frequency, heavy load, after injury, with developing damage of health or reduced performance due to advanced age. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) result from overuse or develop over time. Work activities, which are frequent and repetitive, or activities with awkward postures, cause disorders that may be painful during work or at rest. There is a new technology in the market, occupational exoskeletons, which have the prerequisites for minimizing the negative consequences of workload on WMSDs. We provided pilot quantitative measurements of the ergonomic risk at one selected workplace in a Slovak automotive company with four different workers to prove our methodology using wearable wireless multi-sensor systems Captiv and Actigraph. At first, the test was performed in standard conditions without an exoskeleton. The unacceptable physical load was identified in considerable evaluated body areas—neck, hip, and shoulder. Next, the passive chair exoskeleton Chairless Chair 2.0 was used in trials as an ergonomic measure. Our intention was to determine whether an exoskeleton would be an effective tool for optimizing the workload in selected workplaces and whether the proposed unique quantitative measurement system would give reliable and quick results.
Study Of Oxide Breakdown, Hot Carrier And Nbti Effects On Mos Device And Circuit Reliability

As CMOS device sizes shrink, the channel electric field becomes higher and the hot carrier (HC) effect becomes more significant. When the oxide is scaled down to less than 3 nm, gate oxide breakdown (BD) often takes place. As a result, oxide trapping and interface generation cause long term performance drift and related reliability problems in devices and circuits. The RF front-end circuits include low noise amplifier (LNA), local oscillator (LO) and mixer. It is desirable for a LNA to achieve high gain with low noise figure, a LO to generate low noise signal with sufficient output power, wide tuning range, and high stability, and a mixer to up-convert or down-convert the signal with good linearity. However, the RF front-end circuit performance is very sensitive to the variation of device parameters. The experimental results show that device performance is degraded significantly subject to HC stress and BD. Therefore, RF front-end performance is degraded by HC and BD effects. With scaling and increasing chip power dissipation, operating temperatures for device have also been increasing. Another reliability concern, which is the negative bias temperature instability (NBTI) caused by the interface traps under high temperature and negative gate voltage bias, arises when the operation temperature of devices increases. NBTI has received much attention in recent year and it is found that NIT is present for all stress conditions and NOT is found to occur at high VG. Therefore, the probability of BD in pMOSFET increases with temperature since trapped charges during the NBTI process increase, thus resulting in percolation, a main cause of oxide degradation. The above effects can cause significant degradations in transistors, thus leading to the shifts of RF performance. This dissertation focuses on the following aspects:
Impacts of relay and direct links at destinations in full-duplex non-orthogonal multiple access system

In this study, one of effective methods of multiple access, namely non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA), is investigated. Such NOMA scheme can be worked with signal processing at downlink side. As such, the base station sends mixed signals of two signals to destinations. A near user could be a relay to forward the signal to the distant user by leveraging benefits of full-duplex mode which allows relay to transmit and receive signals in the same time. For simple analysis, the two-user approach and fixed power allocation factors are implemented. We also derive formulas of the outage probability of two users (near-user and far-user) to indicate fairness and emphasize the role of the near user as a relay. This considered NOMA system adopts transmission with Nakagami-m fading channel. As a further metric, throughput is considered under the impacts of key system parameters. The transmit signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the base station make influences the performance of two users significantly as observation indicated in our simulation results. These results are confirmed by matching Monte-Carlo with the theoretical simulations.
CONTAINERIZED CLOUD BASED TECHNOLOGY FOR SMART CITIES APPLICATIONS

This paper describes the containerization of a multi-tier client-server architecture based on LXC isolation technology for Smart Cities application layer. Multi-tier client-server architecture was used as a single node. Implementation classes and containerization management classes have been designed and implemented in C++. The approach proposed in this paper allowed to create a homogeneous environment in which the control nodes are built using the same technology as the controlled nodes to manage devices in Smart Cities
Driving, Dropouts, and Drive-Throughs: Mobility Restrictions and Teen Human Capital

We provide evidence that graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws, originally intended to improve public safety, impact both high school completion and teen employment. Many teens use automobiles to commute to both school and to employment. Because school and work decisions are interrelated, the effects of automobile-speciﬁc mobility restrictions are ex ante ambiguous. Combining variation in the timing of both GDL law adoption and changes in compulsory school laws into a triple-difference research design shows that restricting teen mobility signiﬁcantly reduces high school dropout rates and teen employment. These ﬁndings are consistent with a model in which teens use automobiles to access educational distractions (employment or even risky behaviors). We develop a discrete choice model that reﬂects reduced access to school, work, and other activities, which reveals that limiting access to work alone cannot explain the reduction in high school dropout rates. ∗ We thank Mike Abito, Magdalena Bennett, Sarah Cohodes, Paola Giuliano, Margaret Jodlowski, Kuhn, Runjing Lu, Kyle Mangum, Ana Paula Melo, Dan Millimet, Amil Petrin, Tyler Ransom, and Schmidheiny, as well as participants in the UCSB Applied Micro Workshop, the CHEPS seminar at SDSU, and the RAND applied micro seminar for their helpful comments. PJ Elliott and Nathan Schor provided excellent research assistance.