Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Urban Heat Islands

It is estimated that by the year 2025, 80% of the world's population will live in cities. This conversion of the natural landscape vegetation into man-made urban structures such as roads and buildings drastically alter the regional surface energy budgets, hydrology, precipitation patterns, and meteorology. Research studies from many cities have documented these effects range from decreases in air quality, increased energy consumption and alteration of regional climate to direct effects on human health.
ARCTIC ICE AND THE WARMING OF THE ARCTIC

Abstract : Contents: Chapter 6: How the ice is formed; how the ice disintegrates; the limiting thickness of ice-formation; the ice-packs; glaciers; ice cap islands; icebergs; permafrost and fossil ice; ice and ice life; ice- drift; the ice stream; and more about the isobaric ice-drift. Chapter 7: The warming of the Arctic.
Butterflies (Lepidoptera) on Hill Prairies of Allamakee County, Iowa: A Comparison of the Late 1980s With 2013

In the late 1980s, several hundred butterflies were collected by John Nehnevaj from hill prairies and a fen in Allamakee County, Iowa. Nehnevaj’s collection included 69 species, 14 of which are currently listed in Iowa as species of greatest conservation need (SGCN). The goal of this study was to revisit sites surveyed in the 1980s and survey three additional sites to compare the species present in 2013 to the species found by Nehnevaj. A primary objective was to document the presence of rare prairie specialist butterflies (Lepidoptera), specifically the ottoe skipper (Hesperia ottoe W.H. Edwards; Hesperiidae), which was thought to be extirpated from Iowa. Twelve sites were surveyed 4 to 7 times between June and September 2013 using a meandering Pollard walk technique. A total of 2,860 butterflies representing 58 species were found; eight of these species were SGCN’s, including the hickory hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum McDunnough; Lycaenidae), and Leonard's skipper (Hesperia leonardus Harris; Hesperiidae), species not collected in the 1980s, and the ottoe skipper and Baltimore checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton Drury; Nymphalidae), both species also found by Nehnevaj. Species richness for the sites ranged from 14 to 33 species, with SGCNs found at 11 of the 12 sites. Significant landscape changes have occurred to hill prairies in Allamakee County over the past 25 years. Invasion by red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) has reduced hill prairie an average of 55.4% at these sites since the 1980s, but up to 100% on some of the sites surveyed by Nehnevaj. These changes in habitat may have contributed to the overall decrease in species richness. This study provides valuable information about the current status of butterflies present on northeastern Iowa hill prairies that can be used in directing future land management and conservation efforts.
CORRELLATIONS BETWEEN EXPRESSION NLRP3- INFLAMMASOME AND GYNECOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY IN WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS ASSOCIATED INFERTILITY

The aim of our study was to examine the expression NLRP3-inﬂ ammasome and some indices in the blood of women with endometriosis- associated infertility using assisted reproductive technologies with included probiotic.Material and methods: For the purpose of the research we examined 30 infertile women. Control group consisted of 10 women with tubal infertility due to an inﬂ ammatory process in the anamnesis, in whom, as a result of a complex clinical and laboratory examination, no other diseases were detected and in terms of their health they could be equated with practically healthy women (age from 21 to 42 years, the average age was 29.75 years) and who did not take probiotic. The main group consists from 20 women with external genital endometriosis were included in assisted reproductive technologies. Patients from main group took probiotic 1 tablet twice a day with 10Ч109 Lactobacillus during 1 month in complex preparation (treatment) before assisted reproductive technologies. The indices of NLRP3-inﬂ ammasome determined before and after preparation. The study was performed in Bukovinian State Medical University and Centre of Reproductive Medicine. The primary infertility incidence was signiﬁ cantly higher in patients from main group. To analyze the expression of the NLPP3-inﬂ ammasome gene and determine the relative normalized expression of mRNA NLPP3-inﬂ ammasome, we used the polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcription in real time (RT-PCR). The object for molecular genetic studies by the RT-PCR method was the fraction of mononuclear cells isolated from the whole blood of patients with endometriosis. The value of p (authenticity diﬀ erence) was determined by Student’s table- Fischer. Diﬀ erences between contrasting averages were considered signiﬁ cant at p <0.05. Results and discussion: Analyzed the results of our research stated that in main group expression of NLRP3-inﬂ ammasome was 24.43, which is signiﬁ cantly higher than after preparation (0,70 accordingly). In control group expression of NLRP-3-inﬂ ammasome was 0.54. Expression of NLRP3-inﬂ ammasome increased in patients before preparation more than 34 times compare with patients after preparation accordingly.Conclusions. Consequently, after using probiotic, the increased level of NLRP3-inﬂ ammasome sharply decreases, indicating the eﬀ ectiveness and the possibility of use in the program for assisted reproductive technologies preparation.
Professional Communication in Asia/Pacific Organisations: A Comparative Study

This paper addresses the role of professional communication in manufacturing organisations in Australia, Thailand and Korea. Professional communication is seen as intentional communication that has the objective of achieving strategic goals within organisational or professional contexts. Within this view, practitioners need to consider communication as a core organisational process, be able to link communication with organisational outcomes and strategies, and assess cultural influences on the ways organisations function effectively. The research study examines three questions concerning the nature of the relationship between professional communication and other forms of organisational communication; the relationship between professional communication and organisational outcomes such as employees’ job satisfaction; and the consistency of these communication relationships across cultures. Responses of 2046 employees in Australia, Thailand and Korea to the Communication Satisfaction Questionnaire and a measure of job satisfaction were analysed to provide the research findings. Hofstede’s cultural characteristics in the workplace was used to provide a basis for cultural comparisons between the cultural groups. The findings suggest there is a close relationship between dimensions of professional communication and other aspects of organisational communication. This relationship extends across the cultural groups involved in the study. The study found a number of professional communication dimensions to be significant predictors of job satisfaction in the organisations studied. Personal feedback and organisational integration were found to be the most important predictors across the three cultures. It is concluded that it is essential that professional communicators understand the holistic nature of communication in organisations, and that they can make the link between communication and strategic goals. As such, there is a need to overcome the treatment of communication as a superficial aspect of organisational life, rather it needs to be seen as a core organisational process with multi-dimensional aspects. It is clear that although professional communication can be defined as a functional concept in organisational setting, its understanding and practice cannot be separated from, and is dependent upon, other communication activities in the organisation.
Paleoseismology of the Whittier fault based on 3-dimensional trenching at Olinda oil field, Orange County, southern California

Over 20 trenches were excavated and logged at a site along the Whittier fault, northeastern Orange County, California, yielding information on the timing and slip for the last event. Five channels were recognized, with two being younger than the age of the last movement and three affected by the fault. Three strands of the fault cross the site, with apparently on the most easterly being active during the past 1--2 events. The oldest channel is displaced about 13 m right-laterally and less than 50 cm vertically. No carbon was recovered from this channel so a slip rate can not be determined from this offset but it does indicate that the Holocene sense of slip has been nearly pure strike-slip. A younger channel was traced into and across the fault and is offset 1.9[+-]0.1 m. Several charcoal samples were recovered from above and below this unit so its age will be known. Also of note, however, is that this channel appears to have seen' the fault. The channel approaches the fault zone from the northeast and deflects along the fault within centimeters of it but does not cross if for several meters. This observation suggests that the channel may immediately post-datemore » an earthquake and that a scarp was present at the time of channel formation. Overlying the displaced channel, a younger channel does not appear to be laterally offset by the fault. The fault apparently cuts the deposits in this channel in one exposure but the displacement must be small. « less
Patient-Centered Care Competence of Surgical Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in Türkiye Cerrahi Hemşirelerinin Hasta Merkezli Bakim Yetkinlikleri:

Background: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the patient-centered care competence of nurses working in surgical units. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted with nurses working in the surgical clinics of university hospitals in Türkiye between January and September 2021. The data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form and Patient-Centered Care Competence Scale (PCCS). All nurses were invited to participate on a voluntary basis and 310 nurses filled out the questionnaire. Results: In the comparison of the PCCS sub-dimensions with the descriptive features, a significant relationship was found between the nurses' age and years of experience and the sub-di-mension mean scores of respecting the patient's perspectives. There was a significant relationship between the gender and education level of nurses and the mean sub-dimension scores for respecting patient perspectives, encouraging patient participation in care processes, and de-fending patients' rights. Conclusions: The results of the study showed that the patient-centered care competency of surgical nurses was high.
Neurotrophic factors in the physiology of motor neurons and their role in the pathobiology and therapeutic approach to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

The discovery of the neurotrophins and their potent survival and trophic effects led to great enthusiasm about their therapeutic potential to rescue dying neurons in neurodegenerative diseases. The further discovery that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) had potent survival-promoting activity on motor neurons led to the proposal for their use in motor neuron diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this review we synthesize the literature pertaining to the role of NGF, BDNF, CNTF and GDNF on the development and physiology of spinal motor neurons, as well as the preclinical studies that evaluated their potential for the treatment of ALS. Results from the clinical trials of these molecules will also be described and, with the aid of decades of hindsight, we will discuss what can reasonably be concluded and how this information can inform future clinical development of neurotrophic factors for ALS.
Holographic method of neural network design

The paper presents a method for solving the problem of changing a full-connected neural network of direct propagation with a sigmoid activation function in the conditions of the emergence of a new class, with the ability to preserve the network to recognize already known classes and to classify objects of a new class. Such conditions generate a new neural network, which is trained on examples of all classes, including the new class. The learning process takes a long time and requires the selection of several parameters. The emergence of a new class in natural neural networks does not cause a transformation of the network structure, only the strength of connections between neurons changes. The network shows the properties of stability and plasticity at the same time. The authors draw attention to the analogy between neural networks and holograms in their ability to store information and form an image of a class in response to an input signal. Following the holographic analogy, the paper proposes a model of the wave nature of neural networks, which treats the network weights as a hologram and the input signal as a wave passing through a hologram. The construction of a new network is created with two neural networks, which are a combination of two holograms. The first hologram represents the original network, and the second is a new network with a similar structure, but it is trained to recognize one new class. The addition of the holograms of these neural networks implements the mechanisms of plasticity and stability in the model.
Emotional Appraisal, Psychological Distance and Construal Level: Implications for Cognitive Reappraisal

Construal-level theory emphasizes that representing events at greater spatial, temporal, social, or hypothetical distance results in processing information at high construal levels (more conceptual, abstract). We posit that psychological distance and construal level are somewhat separable constructs, and can have different effects on emotion, and therefore, emotion regulation. We argue that psychological distance influences emotional appraisal, such that increasing distance results in lower emotion intensity, which can be leveraged to down-regulate emotions. However, we consider construal level a mindset, which can occur with either high or low psychological distance. Furthermore, we argue that compared with psychological distance, construal level has a more nuanced relationship with emotion, and changing construal level for the purpose of changing emotion also requires considering the construal level of one's emotion-regulation goals.
Anticonsumo basado en preocupaciones sociales y medioambientales: un análisis del país de origen y la industria

This work delves into the country based antecedents of product avoidance by exploring the consumers� general economic, social and environmental concerns associated to a given country and industry. To accomplish these purposes, a qualitative, interpretive approach is adopted: 21 in-depth interviews were carried out in Spain. The interviews focused both on country based and product specific (apparel) economic, social and environmental concerns. The findings broadly show that social and environmental concerns drive animosity feelings toward foreign products among Spanish consumers being China the most frequent target country of animosity
Situation Awareness: its proficiency amongst older and younger drivers, and its usefulness for perceiving hazards

The two studies reported here sought to measure and compare the Situation Awareness (SA) of younger and older driver groups whilst driving (Study 1), and watching video footage of actual car journeys (Study 2). In both studies this was achieved by recording a participant’s commentary on what s/he felt was of relevance to the driving task. The narratives produced were analysed by computer software that could abstract main concepts and calculate scores indicative of Situation Awareness. In Study 2, these scores were related to others for hazard perception proficiency (also derived from participant commentaries). It was found that the older drivers matched and often exceeded the younger drivers when their SA scores were compared individually, but not when assessed as a group. However, the younger drivers outperformed their older counterparts in hazard perception ability, and this was shown to be related to their Situation Awareness score. When the results from participants who undertook both studies were compared, it was found that Situation Awareness performance was significantly higher when commenting on video footage (Study 2) than whilst actually driving (Study 1).
TASAMUH VILLAGE: A MODEL OF REALIZING TOLERANCE VALUES AS AN ANTIDOTE TO INTOLERANCE TO REALIZE RELIGIOUS MODERATION IN INDONESIA

This article describes the actualization of tasamuh values to be applied among religious people in Indonesia. Tasamuh is one of the attitudes that teach humans to be tolerant and fair, respect each other, and respect differences. However, it should be highlighted that the principle of tasamuh in Islam does not touch the field of faith but is actualized in the frame of brotherhood among human beings. In line with that, to meet the religious moderation program campaigned by the government, it is even stated in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) for 2020-2024. Thus, this article offers the concept of Kampung Tasamuh. The concept of Kampung Tasamuh mainstreams the principle of inter-religious openness. Everyone who lives in a village respects and respects each other regardless of differences. Everyone has the same opportunity to voice freedom of opinion and belief using dialogue in humanitarian matters. The findings of this article The concept of Kampung Tasamuh can be applied in tandem with several principles, namely intellectual humility, cultural empathy (caring for others), and open-mindedness (thinking inclusively).
What Is Philosophy

"The question 'what is philosophy? ' can perhaps only be posed lat in life, with the arrival of old age and the time for speaking concretely. It is a question posed in a moment of quiet restlessness, at midnight, when there is no longer anything to ask. " Posing that question, Deleuze and Guattari worked together for what turned out to be the last tiome, to produce a book which can be seen as a condensation of everything they had written before, together and separately. Twenty years on from their endlessly influential Anti-Oedipus, Deleuze and Guattari have lost none of their inspirational radicalism, only deepened it. Their book is a profound and careful interrogation of what it might mean to be a 'friend of wisdom', but it is also a devastating attack on the sterility of what has become, when 'the only events are exhibitions and the only concepts are products which can be sold'. Philosophy, they insist, is not contemplation, reflection or communication, but the creation of concepts. The first part of the book explores the concept, the 'plane of immanence' in which it can be born and the conceptual personae' which can activate it. It concludes with a brilliant account of philosophy's relation to social and economic development, from ancient Greece to the modern capitalist state. Part two considers other forms of thought: science, art, literature and music. By the light of its 'rivals', Deleuze and Guattari illuminate philosophy in all its distinctiveness, displaying the same light-footed erudition whether they are discussing Godel's Theorem, Proust and Pessoa, Mondrian or Boulez. Written with the energy and inventiveness that marked their earlier collaborations, What is Philosophy? is an enormous achievement. It is a vital book, not only for philosophers but for everyone concerned with the uses of human intelligence in a time when, as the authors remark, sales promotion has replaced critique.
-TTS: T EXT - TO -S PEECH WITH

Most neural text-to-speech (TTS) models require 〈speech, transcript〉 paired data from the desired speaker for high-quality speech synthesis, which limits the usage of large amounts of untranscribed data for training. In this work, we present Guided-TTS, a high-quality TTS model that learns to generate speech from untranscribed speech data. Guided-TTS combines an unconditional diffusion probabilistic model with a separately trained phoneme classifier for text-to-speech. By modeling the unconditional distribution for speech, our model can utilize the untranscribed data for training. For text-to-speech synthesis, we guide the generative process of the unconditional DDPM via phoneme classification to produce mel-spectrograms from the conditional distribution given transcript. We show that Guided-TTS achieves comparable performance with the existing methods without any transcript for LJSpeech. Our results further show that a single speakerdependent phoneme classifier trained on multispeaker large-scale data can guide unconditional DDPMs for various speakers to perform TTS.
Exploring the Antioxidant Properties of Caffeoylquinic and Feruloylquinic Acids: A Computational Study on Hydroperoxyl Radical Scavenging and Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition

Caffeoylquinic (5-CQA) and feruloylquinic (5-FQA) acids, found in coffee and other plant sources, are known to exhibit diverse biological activities, including potential antioxidant effects. However, the underlying mechanisms of these phenolic compounds remain elusive. This paper investigates the capacity and mode of action of 5-CQA and 5-FQA as natural antioxidants acting as hydroperoxyl radical scavengers and xanthine oxidase (XO) inhibitors. The hydroperoxyl radical scavenging potential was investigated using thermodynamic and kinetic calculations based on the DFT method, taking into account the influence of physiological conditions. Blind docking and molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the inhibition capacity toward the XO enzyme. The results showed that 5-CQA and 5-FQA exhibit potent hydroperoxyl radical scavenging capacity in both polar and lipidic physiological media, with rate constants higher than those of common antioxidants, such as Trolox and BHT. 5-CQA carrying catechol moiety was found to be more potent than 5-FQA in both physiological environments. Furthermore, both compounds show good affinity with the active site of the XO enzyme and form stable complexes. The hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) mechanism was found to be exclusive in lipid media, while both HAT and SET (single electron transfer) mechanisms are possible in water. 5-CQA and 5-FQA may, therefore, be considered potent natural antioxidants with potential health benefits.
The evolving definition of plant cell type

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