Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Multispecies probiotic supplementation in diet with reduced crude protein levels altered the composition and function of gut microbiome and restored microbiome-derived metabolites in growing pigs

Both crude protein (CP) and probiotics can modulate the gut microbiome of the host, thus conferring beneficial effects. However, the benefits of low CP diet supplemented with multispecies probiotics on gut microbiome and its metabolites have not been investigated in pigs. Thus, we investigated the combinatory effects of low CP diet supplemented with multispecies probiotics on gut microbiome composition, function, and microbial metabolites in growing pigs. In total, 140 6 week-old piglets (Landrace × Yorkshire × Duroc) were used in this study. The pigs were divided into four groups with a 2 × 2 factorial design based on their diets: normal-level protein diet (16% CP; NP), low-level protein diet (14% CP; LP), NP with multispecies probiotics (NP-P), and LP with multispecies probiotics (LP-P). After the feeding trial, the fecal samples of the pigs were analyzed. The fecal scores were improved by the probiotic supplementation, especially in LP-P group. We also observed a probiotic-mediated alteration in the gut microbiome of pigs. In addition, LP-P group showed higher species richness and diversity compared with other groups. The addition of multispecies probiotics in low CP diet also enhanced gut microbiota metabolites production, such as short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and polyamines. Correlation analysis revealed that Oscillospiraceae UCG-002, Eubacterium coprostanoligenes, Lachnospiraceae NK4A136 group, and Muribaculaceae were positively associated with SCFAs; and Prevotella, Eubacterium ruminantium, Catenibacterium, Alloprevotella, Prevotellaceae NK3B31 group, Roseburia, Butyrivibrio, and Dialister were positively correlated with polyamines. Supplementation with multispecies probiotics modulated the function of the gut microbiome by upregulating the pathways for protein digestion and utilization, potentially contributing to enriched metabolite production in the gut. The results of this study demonstrate that supplementation with multispecies probiotics may complement the beneficial effects of low CP levels in pig feed. These findings may help formulate sustainable feeding strategies for swine production.
Retrofitting measure of an ageing multi-purpose ship exposed to short-sea LNG operation

The objective of the present study is to analyse the retrofitting measure needed for an ageing multi-purpose ship exposed to a short sea LNG operation in the Black Sea region. Different technical aspects of the retrofitting related to using LNG as fuel for short-sea shipping, including the required volume of the liquefied natural gas, the appropriate type of tanks and the location of tanks on the ship, changes in the main engine and needed additional equipment, are discussed. The cost-benefit feasibility analysis is performed considering the historical and current price of LNG fuel and different taxes related to the generated CO2, examining the Varna-Poti-Varna and Varna-Istanbul-Varna routes.
Multi-level spectral graph partitioning method

In this article, a new method for multi-level and balanced division of non-directional graphs (MSGP) is introduced. Using the eigenvectors of the Laplacian matrix of graphs, the method has a spectral approach which has superiority over local methods (Kernighan–Lin and Fiduccia-Mattheyses) with a global division ability. Bisection, which is a spectral method, can divide the graph by using the Fiedler vector, while the recursive version of this method can divide into multiple levels. However, the spectral methods have two disadvantages: (1) high processing costs; (2) dividing the sub-graphs independently. With a better understanding of the eigenvectors of the whole graph, and by discovering the confidential information owned, MSGP can divide the graphs into balanced and multi-leveled without recursive processing. Inspired by Haar wavelets, it uses the eigenvectors with a binary heap tree. The comparison results in seven existing methods (some are community detection algorithms) on regular and irregular graphs which clearly demonstrate that MSGP works about 14,4 times faster than the others to produce a proper partitioning result.
Low-grazing angle propagation and scattering by an object above a highly conducting rough sea surface in a ducting environment from an accelerated MoM

In a previous paper, by combining three techniques, i.e. Subdomain Decomposition Iterative Method (SDIM), Adaptive Cross Approximation (ACA), and Forward–Backward Spectral Acceleration (FBSA), from the Method of Moments (MoM), a high-efficiency calculation of the propagation and scattering in ducting maritime environments has been proposed. In this paper, this algorithm is updated by adding a perfectly conducting object above the sea surface, assumed to be highly conducting, which makes the environment very complex. Then, to quantify the effect of the object on the total scattered field, the coherent and incoherent powers, with and without object, are simulated by considering a surface of 800,000 unknowns (length of 6 km and a frequency of 5 GHz).
Editorial: Advances in flow-diversion devices for cerebral aneurysms

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An Adverse Effect of Ocrelizumab Treatment in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report of Necrotizing Periodontitis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Necrotizing Periodontitis (NP) are two diseases whose aetiologies and pathophysiologies do not appear to have a common link; however, treating MS with monoclonal antibodies and the decrease in humoral immunity that this entails can be a trigger or an aggravation in patients who present with quiescent NP. We describe a clinical case of NP, including clinical manifestations, treatment
Peran employee engagement dalam memediasi etika kerja islam terhadap organizational citizenship behavior

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan mendeskripsikan adanya peran employee engagement dalam memediasi etika kerja Islam terhadap organizational citizenship behavior pada Dosen Universitas Harapan Medan. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer melalui penyebaran kuesioner. Dalam penelitian ini terdapat variabel independen yaitu etika kerja Islam dan variabel dependen yaitu organizational citizenship behavior. Sedangkan variabel mediasi adalah employee engagement. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh Dosen Universitas Harapan Medan berjumlah 146 orang Dosen dengan teknik pengambilan sampling jenuh. Teknik analisis data yang dilakukan adalah path analysis. Hasil penelitian ini menujukkan bahwa variabel etika kerja Islam berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap organizational citizenship behavior. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa employee engagement memiliki peran sebagai variabel mediasi yang memperkuat pengaruh etika kerja Islam terhadap organizational citizenship behavior. Untuk peneliti lain disarankan untuk menambah variable lain, seperti komitmen afektif dan kecerdasan spiritual untuk mengetahui apakah etika kerja islam berpengaruh variable tersebut
Parameter Estimation of Wide-Band FM Signals From Knowledge About Their Sinusoidal Modulation

Estimation of the parameters of frequency-modulated (FM) signals presents a significant challenge when the peak frequency deviation is large in comparison with the modulation frequency. In the frequency domain, such signals contain many significant side bands and so are considered to be wide-band FM signals. Standards are being developed for the testing of frequency and rate of change of frequency (ROCOF) measuring instruments used in electrical power transmission and distribution systems. To verify the measuring and operating ranges of these instruments under dynamic conditions, injection of wide-band FM signals with carrier frequency equal to the power system nominal frequency (50 or 60 Hz) is being envisaged. A refinement is proposed here to one method of FM signal parameter estimation in the time domain which uses prior knowledge about the modulation frequency. This refinement overcomes convergence difficulties when the FM signal is wide band by finding an improved initial estimate for the modulation phase.
Demolition Derby, Working-Class Identity, and Capitalist Geographies

In order to understand the formations of identities within a working-class population, this paper draws on ethnographic field research with participants and fans of demolition derby competitions in two regions of Arkansas. It attempts what Arjun Appadurai calls a ‘genealogical’ reading to discover within semiotic evidence foreclosures of identity that challenge the power of capitalist fixation and movement of value within and through these regions. The paper uses the term ‘material integrity’ to describe how participants and fans of demolition derby understand the economic dynamics in which they participate. In Northwest Arkansas, a region characterized by the fixation of capital, class is ‘read down’ by nominating perceived lower classes, but in White County, Arkansas, a region with little fixed capital, class is ‘read up. ’ As a ground-up spectacle and performance, demolition derby reveals the value of material integrity as an integral aspect of a working-class identity and provides some evidence of what Don Mitchell calls ‘working-class geographies’ and Ben Rogaly’s ‘non-elite cosmopolitanism. ’
A Comparative Thermoacoustic Insulation Study of Silica Aerogels Reinforced with Reclaimed Textile Fibres: Cotton, Polyester and Wool

Silica aerogels are highly porous materials with exceptional thermal insulation performance. They become even more attractive if combined thermal and acoustic insulation is achieved. Silica aerogel composites reinforced with fibres are an ingenious way to surpass the fragility stemmed from the aerogel’s intrinsic porosity, and textile fibres are good sound absorption materials. Reclaimed fibres are a relatively low-cost feedstock and were obtained in this work exclusively through mechanical processes from textile wastes, thus promoting the concept of circular economy, namely for cotton, polyester and wool fibres. These reclaimed fibres were used as reinforcement matrices for silica aerogel composites obtained from sol–gel transformation of tetraethyl orthosilicate and isobutyltriethoxysilane/or vinyltrimethoxysilane precursors and dried at ambient pressure after silylation. Silica aerogel composites reinforced with reclaimed cotton fibres had the best sound absorption coefficient (a peak value of 0.89), while the polyester-reinforced composite exhibited the lowest thermal conductivity (k = ~24 mW m−1 K−1, Hot Disk). The better combined results on thermal and acoustic insulation were achieved by the wool-reinforced composites. The thermal conductivity values were less than 27 mW m−1 K−1, and the sound absorption coefficient achieved a peak value of 0.85. Therefore, the aerogel composites developed here can be selected for thermal or/and acoustic barriers by choosing a suitable type of fibre. Their design and preparation protocol followed environmental-friendly and cost-effective approaches.
The effect of edge-roughness of magnetic nanowires on the degree of asymmetry in transverse domain walls

We present a quantitative measurement of asymmetry in transverse domain walls created in magnetic nanowires using micro-magnetic simulation and experimental microscopy approaches. This aims to explore how to define the asymmetry of these walls. Transverse domain walls were simulated in straight permalloy nanowires. The measurement of asymmetry is described by means of the correlation between surface magnetization components and areas within each transverse domain wall. The simulation results show a clear trend of transformation between symmetry and asymmetry wall phases with an increase of nanowire-width. Curved nanowires with different widths were experimentally patterned by focused ion irradiation method. Measurements from Lorentz microscopy images indicate that the degree of asymmetry of the walls created in the curved nanowires is strongly affected by edge roughness of these nanowires. Results of the experiments and simulations in curved nanowires scatter around the trend of the simulation data for straight nanowires due to the effect of edge roughness. These findings would make a significant contribution to a new route-map of quantitative measurements for the transition from symmetric transverse domain walls to asymmetric ones and vice versa.
Effect of Sodium Flouride Mouthwash and Ozone-Infused Oil Pulling Solution With Coconut Oil on Mechanical Properties and Surface Characterization of Copper-Nickel-Titanium Orthodontic Archwires

Aims and objectives: To determine the impact on the mechanical properties and surface characteristics of prefabricated 0.016" copper-nickel-titanium (Cu-Ni-Ti) type 35oC (Ormco Company, USA) archwires when subjected to 0.05% sodium fluoride (NaF) mouthwash (ACT Anti-Cavity Fluoride Mouthwash, Sanofi Company, USA) and ozone-infused oil-pulling solution with coconut oil (O3) (O3 Essentials, Health Ranger Store, USA). Materials and methods: Sixty samples of preformed maxillary 0.016” Cu-Ni-Ti archwires were cut at the straight posterior ends for a length of 25 mm and then equally distributed into three groups (n=20). Each group of wires was immersed in distilled water (dH2O), NaF, and O3 solutions for 90 minutes at 37oC. All samples were taken out of their solutions and washed with distilled water prior to testing. On a universal testing device, a three-point bending test was performed on 15 samples. Yield strength (YS), flexural modulus of elasticity (E), and springback ratio (YS/E) were calculated. The remaining five samples from respective solutions were observed under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for surface topography evaluation. Results: The mean differences in loading YS, E, and YS/E between NaF and O3 are 41.14 MPa, 4.58 GPa, and -0.0006 whereas unloading values are 23.45 MPa, 4.38 GPa, and -0.0004, respectively with a statistical significance of <0.001. Surface topography alteration was appreciated in the NaF mouthwash group compared to the O3 solution. Conclusions: The mechanical properties of 0.016" Cu-Ni-Ti archwires during loading and unloading were changed after exposure to NaF mouthwash and O3 solution. The mechanical properties of Cu-Ni-Ti archwires were more negatively affected by NaF mouthwash than by O3 solution. Sodium fluoride mouthwash offers more corrosive changes when compared with the O3 solution.
Benefits and Constraints Associated with the Harmonization of Financial Regulations: An Overview

The harmonization of financial regulations offers numerous benefits but also poses constraints and challenges. Cross-border derivative traffic has been on the rise, highlighting the need for a more coordinated, global approach to regulatory frameworks. Extraterritoriality, where regulatory reach extends beyond national borders, leads to duplicated efforts and compliance challenges for financial institutions engaged in cross-border transactions. Double reporting, discrepancies in data alignment and lack of standardized identifiers create complexities and increase costs for reporting to multiple regulatory authorities. Variations in asset pricing and market valuation standards further complicate compliance and reporting. The lack of harmonization between regulatory bodies results in inconsistencies and the need for greater coordination.
Terahertz micro-resonators investigated in the near- and far-field

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Exploring Parenting Styles Patterns and Children’s Socio-Emotional Skills

In this study, we adopted parenting styles as a multidimensional and latent construct that includes different aspects of parenting, rather than solely focusing on a single parenting style. In a Web-based survey with 1203 Greek parents, we identified parenting styles and their SDQ reports on their children. According to our results by Latent Profile Analysis, we must use a more complex approach concerning parenting styles. We identified a “Highly Authoritative style” profile with high levels of authoritative, low levels of authoritarian and middle levels of permissive parenting styles. We additionally identified a profile called “Relaxed Authoritative style”, with still high but lower levels of authoritative style, low but slightly heightened levels of authoritarian style, and middle levels of permissive style. A further profile, named “Permissive Focused Authoritative style”, had a mix of high levels of authoritative, moderate levels of permissive, and elevated levels of authoritarian parenting styles. Finally, in a profile named “Inconsistent Parenting style”, we identified parents with a blend of still high, but the lowest of all four levels of authoritative and highest levels of permissive and authoritarian parenting styles. When combining the four identified parenting patterns with the SDQ results, we identified the “highly authoritative parenting style” profile to be the least connected to internalizing or externalizing problems of the respective children.
Exact calculation of axisymmetric capillary bridge properties between two unequal-sized spherical particles

A calculation method for the meridional profile of axisymmetric bridges between two spheres of different size is introduced in this manuscript. From geometrical data of the capillary bridge, such as the neck radius and boundary conditions (filling and contact angle), the shape of the capillary bridge is calculated analytically as a solution of the Young–Laplace equation. Its free surfaces, of constant mean curvature, may be classified into portions of nodoid, unduloid, and other limit cases. Moreover, other properties of the liquid bridge can be computed analytically, such as the associated capillary force exerted on the solid surfaces, liquid volume, mean curvature, and free surface area.
Experimental Observations and Integrity Monitor Applications of LAAS IMLA Carrier Phase Measurements

This paper evaluates the integrity performance of carrier phase measurement based monitors for the Local Area Augmentation System Ground Facility. It shows the experimental verification for the type A1 ephemeris threat monitor (after-maneuver validation) and initial results for an ionospheric threat monitor for a static storm. It starts by describing in detail the carrier phase performance of the Integrated Multipath Limiting Antennas (IMLA’s), including an assessment of differential phase pattern variations with respect to azimuth and elevation. It also defines the mathematical model developed for differential phase variation, explains its use in precise antenna calibration, and demonstrates that the resulting IMLA double difference carrier phase errors have a standard deviation of less than 3 mm. Finally, the calibrated double difference carrier phase measurements are used toward the detection of the ephemeris and ionospheric front anomalies. The integrity performance of the LGF SIS monitor functions is quantified analytically and by simulation, and verified experimentally by deliberately injecting failures into the broadcast ephemeris or the raw LTP data.
User Choice – Blessing or Curse?

Based in an analysis of elderly care and primary school, the article discusses and explores marketization and especially user choice as a type of democratic participation in Swedish and Norwegian local government. Empirical data include surveys among Swedish and Norwegian citizens and case studies in four municipalities. The analysis shows that having a choice regarding service delivery is considered a significant means of influencing policies among the citizens in the two countries. Comparing the two policy sectors leads to a conclusion that user choice is developing as a means of influence in both sectors, but most important in primary school, and more developed in Sweden compared to Norway. The case studies aim to explore and illustrate the reasoning about choice and democracy among local leaders. This analysis clearly illustrates how the conceptual relation between marketization and democracy varies to an almost extreme extent among local government leaders in Sweden and Norway.
Molecular Design of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents Binding to Amyloid Deposits

The ability to detect and monitor amyloid deposition in the brain using non-invasive imaging techniques provides valuable insights into the early diagnosis and progression of Alzheimer’s disease and helps to evaluate the efficacy of potential treatments. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a widely available technique offering high-spatial-resolution imaging. It can be used to visualize amyloid deposits with the help of amyloid-binding diagnostic agents injected into the body. In recent years, a number of amyloid-targeted MRI probes have been developed, but none of them has entered clinical practice. We review the advances in the field and deduce the requirements for the molecular structure and properties of a diagnostic probe candidate. These requirements make up the base for the rational design of MRI-active small molecules targeting amyloid deposits. Particular attention is paid to the novel cryo-EM structures of the fibril aggregates and their complexes, with known binders offering the possibility to use computational structure-based design methods. With continued research and development, MRI probes may revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, ultimately improving the lives of millions of people worldwide.
Assess the level of stress, sleep disturbance, depression with Nomophobia among undergraduate students

Introduction: Present day mobile phones play a great opportunity and at the same time it comforts people, they facilitate the accomplishment of tasks and have achieved generalized popularity in the present technology growing society. It is indisputable that these devices have become a part of modern life and have come to produce modifications in everyday habits and actions 1 . Undergraduate students communicate more through mobile phones than face to face interaction, modern lifestyle has been a greatest impact on mental health and well-being. Now a day’s undergraduate students who are in the age of young adult bring their mobile phones, even to the dining table which ultimately affects the digestion, nutrition and concentration. The aims of the study: to assess the level of stress, sleep disturbance, depression with Nomophobia among undergraduate students. Methodology: A quantitative research approach design was used to conduct the study in Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences. 100 samples were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The Results: The present study result depicts that Undergraduate students between the age of 18-22 years has moderate sleep disturbance due prolonged usage of mobile phones during night time, mild depression is seen among Undergraduate students and mild Nomophobia also seen among Undergraduate students. In association, none of the demographic variable had shown statistically significant with the level of Nomophobia among undergraduate students at the level of P< 0.001.