Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of incident angle and laser footprint on precision and level of detail in terrestrial laser scanner measurements

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) are used for a variety of applications, e.g., surveying, forestry, cultural heritage preservation, mining, topographic mapping, urban planning, forensics etc. This technology has made a huge shift in 3D spatial data collection due to much faster speed compared to other techniques. In the absence of guiding principles for positioning TLS relative to an object, surveyors collect data at maximum arrangements of scanning geometry elements due to fear of incomplete data of TLS. In 3D spatial data acquisition, positional accuracy and Level of Detail (LOD) are major considerations and are dependent on laser incident angle, footprint size, range and resolution. Mathematical models have been developed relating range, incident angle and laser footprint size for different surface configurations. These models can be used to position TLS to collect data at required positional accuracy and LOD. Models have been verified by deriving one model from other surface models by changing parameters. Effects of incident angle and footprint size have been studied mathematically and experimentally on a natural sloping surface. From the results, surveyors can plan the positioning of the scanner so that data is collected at the required accuracy and LOD.
Carbon utilization in denitrifying biofilters

Denitrification has been examined in pilot-scale upflow and downflow submerged filters. The filters have been operated on presettled wastewater, pre-precipitated wastewater, and nitrified effluent with external carbon source. The degradability of the incoming carbon is shown to be significant for the denitrification capacity of the wastewater. Soluble easy hydrolyzable organics are only partly degradedduring passage through the filters. Particulate organics trapped in the filter, however, contribute to the denitrification as part of the particles are hydrolyzed.
A systematic review of effort‐reward imbalance among health workers

The purpose of this article is to systematically collate effort-reward imbalance (ERI) rates among health workers internationally and to assess gender differences. The effort-reward (ER) ratio ranges quite widely from 0.47 up to 1.32 and the ERI rate from 3.5% to 80.7%. Many studies suggested that health workers contribute more than they are rewarded, especially in Japan, Vietnam, Greece, and Germany-with ERI rates of 57.1%, 32.3%, 80.7%, and 22.8% to 27.6%, respectively. Institutions can utilize systems such as the new appraisal and reward system, which is based on performance rather than the traditional system, seniority, which creates a more competitive working climate and generates insecurity. Additionally, an increased workload and short stay patients are realities for workers in a health care environment, while the structure of human resources for health care remains inadequate. Gender differences within the ER ratio can be explained by the continued impact of traditional gender roles on attitudes and motivations that place more pressure to succeed for men rather than for women. This systematic review provides some valued evidence for public health strategies to improve the ER balance among health workers in general as well as between genders in particular. An innovative approach for managing human resources for health care is necessary to motivate and value contributions made by health workers.
Indicators of cardiovascular system in persons of mature age depending on a body constitution under adverse ecological conditions

Human health and its optimal functional state depend on the efficiency of the body’s regulatory systems that respond to changes in a complex of exogenous and endogenous factors, ensuring timely adaptation to changing living conditions. However, natural factors, which largely determined the direction of evolution of the human body, are increasingly receding into the background, giving way to anthropogenic factors, including working conditions. That is why the aim of the scientific article was to study the state of the cardio-respiratory system in workers who are involved in various production processes, depending on their body constitution. The study of central and cerebral hemodynamics was conducted on men aged 21-35 years (90 people in total), which were divided into 3 groups, 30 persons in each: involved in industrial production, agricultural workers and residents of relatively environmentally friendly areas of Volyn region. At the first stage of the study, absolute anthropometric indicators (age, height, weight, chest circumference) were measured and the integrated indicator (Pignet index) was calculated. The next stage of the study involved functional diagnostics of the cardiovascular system of the subjects using functional ECG techniques, Kubicek rheography and rheoencephalography. Registration and analysis of relevant indicators was carried out using a set of hardware and software survey methods “Askold” (Kyiv, 1997). Statistical analysis of intergroup differences was performed using Student’s t-test and Man-Whitney U-test, the level of relationship between the individual parameters was assessed by the Pearson method. It is proved that the anthropometric indicators of persons exposed to chronic exposure to harmful production factors do not differ in the group of persons involved in industrial production and in agriculture. It is shown that in subjects who are exposed to negative factors of the production environment for a long time (both during the production of agricultural products and in an industrial enterprise) there are compensatory changes in central hemodynamics (stroke volume and myocardial capacity) compared with the control group persons from ecologically clean areas of Volyn region. Employees of the industrial enterprise showed signs of deterioration of the amplitude-time characteristics of cerebral blood flow in both hemispheres, as evidenced by indicators of rapid filling time, rheographic coefficient and average blood flow velocity. These parameters differ from similar parameters of agricultural workers and residents of relatively environmentally friendly regions. Thus, the identified features of the indicators in the groups of subjects exposed to chronic exposure to negative factors of the production environment, indicate the functional nature of the identified changes that are compensatory in nature.
CADMIUM REMOVAL BY A BIOREDUCPIUN CORAL BACTERIUM Pseudoalteromonas sp. STRAIN CD15 ISOLATED FROM THE TISSUE OF CORAL Goniastrea aspera, JEPARA WATERS

Seventeen strains of bacterial symbionts which are resistant to heavy metals, were isolated from the tissue of coral Goniastrea aspera, from Awur Bay, Jepara Waters. Screening procedures involving solid and liquid synthetic media containing Cd2+, resulted in the selection of seven Cd resistant strains, which showed a quantitative removal of Cd2+ by range of 68-90% of the initial Cd2+ concentrations (5 ppm) tested. One of these strains, CD15, was selected further to examine its molecular and physiological characteristics. Based on 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing and microbial characterization, the CG15 isolate is closely related to Pseudoalteromonas sp. This is the first report on the natural Cd metal tolerance levels of coral bacteria
Case Study on Integrated Architecture for In-Memory and In-Storage Computing

Since the advent of computers, computing performance has been steadily increasing. Moreover, recent technologies are mostly based on massive data, and the development of artificial intelligence is accelerating it. Accordingly, various studies are being conducted to increase the performance and computing and data access, together reducing energy consumption. In-memory computing (IMC) and in-storage computing (ISC) are currently the most actively studied architectures to deal with the challenges of recent technologies. Since IMC performs operations in memory, there is a chance to overcome the memory bandwidth limit. ISC can reduce energy by using a low power processor inside storage without an expensive IO interface. To integrate the host CPU, IMC and ISC harmoniously, appropriate workload allocation that reflects the characteristics of the target application is required. In this paper, the energy and processing speed are evaluated according to the workload allocation and system conditions. The proof-of-concept prototyping system is implemented for the integrated architecture. The simulation results show that IMC improves the performance by 4.4 times and reduces total energy by 4.6 times over the baseline host CPU. ISC is confirmed to significantly contribute to energy reduction.
Elucidating Surface and Bulk Emission in 3D Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Lead Bromide Perovskites

Three dimensional (3D) hybrid organic–inorganic lead halide perovskites (HOIP) have emerged in recent years as promising materials for a wide variety of optoelectronic applications. However, the photoluminescence energies in bromide‐based HOIP have been reported to vary in the range from 2.16 to 2.35 eV. The occurrence of surface reconstructions due to uncompensated surface ionic charges may change the photo‐physical properties of the surface regions, but this has not been studied in detail. Herein, by performing angle‐dependent photoluminescence (PL) and spectroscopic ellipsometry of single‐crystal as well as polycrystalline HOIP crystals, the intrinsic excitonic emissions from the surface and bulk regions are clearly identified. It is verified that the high energy PL at 2.31 eV originates from a phase‐modified surface region. The large absorption coefficient of perovskite results in signal depletion of the lower energy PL at 2.16 eV, which originates from the bulk. High resolution synchrotron X‐ray diffraction reveals that air‐exposed HOIP crystals form a multilayer structure consisting of PbBr2, and an interfacial layer of orthorhombic phase, while the bulk crystal remains cubic phase. This study provides the unambiguous identification of a phase‐modified surface region with a larger band gap than the bulk and which dominates the excitonic emission in HOIP crystals.
Trust and trustworthiness of women and men in decision-making processes in conditions of stress

: The article presents research on the influence of stress on making decisions, the importance of which is based on trust and trustworthiness. In particular, it also applies to the gender factor, as research shows that the reactions of women and men are different. The role of women in management processes is constantly growing, and the recognition of the reaction to stressful situations accompanying the decision-making process is noteworthy and little recognized in terms of trust and trustworthiness. The research used the theory-based experiment method and the questionnaire method, which made it possible to assess the intentional-behavioural gap, i.e. the assessment of the convergence of the declaration with the observation; 199 people (students of management) were subject of the study. The research results do not indicate the fragility of trust and credibility in the context of stress, nor do they show significant differences in changes in trust and credibility between women and men in response to stress. However, they indicate the need for the cautious use of the survey tool in the examination of trust and trustworthiness.
Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Gastrointestinal Lemierre Syndrome due to Fusobacterium nucleatum

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) affects men disproportionately to women and is occurring with increasing incidence. The mortality associated with PLA nears 15% in the Western world. PLA constitutes a significant number of total liver abscesses and can rarely be caused by the gram-negative bacilli, Fusobacterium . Virulent strains of Fusobacterium have been described as a rare cause of thrombophlebitis and metastatic abscesses. Fusobacterium necrophorum is specifically implicated in the development of Lemierre syndrome (LS) which comprises periodontal abscess and internal jugular vein thrombosis. Similar infection involving intra-abdominal abscess and abdominal vessel thrombosis suggests a gastrointestinal (GI) variant of LS. We describe a case of liver abscesses and hepatic vein septic thrombosis due to Fusobacterium nucleatum in a healthy adult male patient without significant risk factors.
Effect of Personal Characteristics on Intentions to Turnover among Secondary School Teachers in Nakuru County, Kenya

In school teachers play important role for the efficiency and performance of their institutions. Efficient teachers have been found to be highly committed, motivated and stable in their tenure. However, reports by Education International and Kenya National Union of Teachers established that a high percentage of teachers employed by the government in public schools would want to leave the profession. The trend is worrying and a threat to the teaching profession. It was therefore necessary to establish whether the findings apply to Nakuru County among secondary school teachers and establish whether the teachers’ personal characteristics influence teachers’ intentions to turnover. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to determine the effect selected personal characteristics on intentions to turnover among teachers in Nakuru County, Kenya. This study used a cross sectional survey design. A sample of 358 Teachers Service Commission public secondary school teachers was drawn from the target population of 3452 Public Secondary school teachers and a sample of 77 schools was drawn from 325 schools in nine (9) Sub counties in Nakuru County. Using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software, data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics which included percentages, means and standard deviation and inferential statistics which included Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and ANOVA at statistical significance of 0.05. The findings showed that selected personal characteristics have an effect on turnover intentions of teachers. The results of the study yielded crucial information that may inform the Ministry of Education, Teachers Service Commission, policy makers, board of management and school top managers on important measures to take in order to reduce turn over intentions and eventual turnover among teachers.
Thyroid Hormone Receptor Nucleocytoplasmic Transport

The thyroid hormone receptor α1 (TRα1) and the thyroid hormone receptor β1 (TRβ1) are transcription factors that modulate the expression of target genes that are important in metabolism and development in response to thyroid hormone. Although primarily localized to the nucleus, prior studies have shown that TRα1 and TRβ1 shuttle rapidly between the nucleus and cytoplasm, and that nuclear import of TR1 is directed by two nuclear localization signal (NLS) motifs: NLS-1 in the hinge domain, and NLS-2 in the N-terminal A/B domain. In contrast, TR1 lacks NLS-2. Previous studies also characterized two nuclear export signal (NES) motifs, NES-H3/H6 and NES-H12, that reside in the ligand-binding domain and mediate TR nuclear export. Here, we investigated which importins mediate nuclear import of TR1 using a combined approach of shRNA-mediated knockdown and coimmunoprecipitation assays in HeLa (human) cells. Among all the importins we tested in transient transfection assays (importins 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, importin β1, and adaptor importin α variants), only importin 7, importin β1, and adaptor importin α1 knockdown experiments resulted in a significant localization pattern change from primarily nuclear to a more cytosolic distribution of TRα1. To demonstrate direct interaction between TRα1 or TRβ1 and the importins, “GFP-trap” co-immunoprecipitation assays were performed. Importin 7, importin β1, and adaptor importin α1 were shown to interact with TRα1, while importin 4 as a negative control, did not. Our data show that nuclear entry of TR1 in HeLa cells is facilitated by both importin 7, likely through interactions with NLS-2, and importin 1 and the adapter importin 1 interacting with NLS-1 and NLS-2. In contrast, TR1 nuclear import is facilitated only by importin 1/1 interacting with NLS-1. Prior results from knockdown and overexpression studies provided evidence that multiple exportins influence TR localization. Here, we investigated which exportins serve as a direct carrier for each of the multiple NES motifs in TR1, using GFP-trap assays. Consistent with our prior studies, results show protein-protein interactions between TRα1 and exportin4, exportin5, and exportin7, but not with exportin6. Taken together, our findings highlight a fine balance of nuclear import, retention, and export that modulates TR function.
A Note on Anti-Berge Equilibrium for Bimatrix Game

Game theory plays an important role in applied mathematics, economics and decision theory. There are many works devoted to game theory. Most of them deals with a Nash equilibrium. A global search algorithm for finding a Nash equilibrium was proposed in [13]. Also, the extraproximal and extragradient algorithms for the Nash equilibrium have been discussed in [3]. Berge equilibrium is a model of cooperation in social dilemmas, including the Prisoner’s Dilemma games [15]. The Berge equilibrium concept was introduced by the French mathematician Claude Berge [5] for coalition games. The first research works of Berge equilibrium were conducted by Vaisman and Zhukovskiy [18; 19]. A method for constructing a Berge equilibrium which is Pareto-maximal with respect to all other Berge equilibriums has been examined in Zhukovskiy [10]. Also, the equilibrium was studied in [16] from a view point of differential games. Abalo and Kostreva [1; 2] proved the existence theorems for pure-strategy Berge equilibrium in strategic-form games of differential games. Nessah [11] and Larbani, Tazdait [12] provided with a new existence theorem. Applications of Berge equilibrium in social science have been discussed in [6; 17]. Also, the work [7] deals with an application of Berge equilibrium in economics. Connection of Nash and Berge equilibriums has been shown in [17]. Most recently, the Berge equilibrium was examined in Enkhbat and Batbileg [14] for Bimatrix game with its nonconvex optimization reduction. In this paper, inspired by Nash and Berge equilibriums, we introduce a new notion of equilibrium so-called Anti-Berge equilibrium. The main goal of this paper is to examine Anti-Berge equilibrium for bimatrix game. The work is organized as follows. Section 2 is devoted to the existence of Anti-Berge equilibrium in a bimatrix game for mixed strategies. In Section 3, an optimization formulation of Anti-Berge equilibrium has been formulated.
Fatigue‐Resistant Bioinspired Graphene‐Based Nanocomposites

Graphene is an attractive building block for constructing functional materials of flexible electronic devices, due to its extraordinary mechanical and electrical properties. Up to now, large amounts of high‐performance graphene‐based nanocomposites are fabricated. However, the fatigue behavior of graphene‐based nanocomposites, a key parameter for flexible electronic devices, is rarely investigated. According to the fatigue mechanisms of thermosetting polymer composites, the fatigue resistance of graphene‐based nanocomposites can be significantly improved by effectively restricting the crack growth. Natural nacre demonstrates unique multisuppression of crack propagation, which is attributed to its sophisticated interfacial architecture over multiple length scales, resulting in remarkable fracture toughness. The crack suppression mechanisms corresponding to different interfacial design strategies within bioinspired graphene‐based nanocomposites (BGBNs) are summarized in this feature article. The static mechanical properties, electrical conductivity, and fatigue resistance of these BGBNs are compared and discussed. The synergistic effect from various interfacial interactions and building blocks is highlighted to serve as the guidance for constructing novel fatigue‐resistant BGBNs. The promising applications of fatigue‐resistant BGBNs in flexible electronic devices are reviewed, and several challenges and corresponding solutions are proposed. The perspective of fatigue‐resistant BGBNs for fundamental research and commercial application is depicted.
Arc‐parallel extension in preparation of the rotation of southwest Japan: Tectonostratigraphy and structures of the Lower Miocene Ichishi Group

Opening of the Japan Sea back arc basin was accompanied by extensional tectonics in the drifting southwest Japan arc. Various trends of Early Miocene grabens in the arc suggest multi‐directional rifting, which necessarily involved strike‐slip components of some of basin‐margin faults. However, such components are not well understood. In this work we conducted a field survey in the Early Miocene Ichishi basin on the northern side of the Median Tectonic Line, central southwest Japan. We found that the basin was a compound of grabens that were formed along normal and sinistral strike‐slip faults, the latter of which had northeast–southwest trends. The block faulting in this phase produced basement highs between sub‐basins, which were filled with the lower part of the Ichishi Group. We found a low‐angle angular unconformity at a middle horizon in the group, with which we define the upper and lower part of the group. The upper part onlapped both the basement highs and the lower part. It means that the transtensional basin formation ceased sometime between 18 and 17.5 Ma in the Ichishi area. The Ichishi basin turned subsequently into a sag basin subsided due to normal faulting probably along the Nunobiki‐sanchi‐toen fault zone. The transtension and the basin sag were driven by ENE–WSW extensional stress. This arc‐parallel extension produced grabens various areas including Ichishi in the Early Miocene. The extensional deformation was eventually localized to the deep rift along the Fossa Magna to make the lithosphere under southwest Japan decoupled from that under northeast Japan. The decoupling allowed the rapid rotation of southwest Japan from ~17.5 Ma. The cluster of those grabens around the Ise bay probably determined the southeastern margin of the Kinki triangle.
A pH Sensing Pipette for Cross-Contamination Prevention in Industrial Fermentation

The iconic pipette is integrated with an electrochemical pH sensor for preventing cross-contamination while still enabling pH measurements in industrial fermentation reactors. Contamination is a big financial cost source of the fermentation industry and periodic parameter (such as pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, etc.) measurements are crucial for a successful fermentation run. Yet, the very act of measuring poses contamination risks to the fermentation reactors. To resolve the dichotomy between the need for pH monitoring and cross-contamination prevention, we develop a pH sensing pipette (composed of an integrated electrochemical polyaniline-based pH sensitive electrode, flowcell, and readout circuit) with a disposable pipette tip for cross-contamination-free pH measurements. This pH sensing pipette achieves a system-level sensitivity of −134.8 mV/pH, a limit of detection of pH 0.029 × 10−3, and an average response time of 2.6–6.0 s, which is good enough for pH measurements in industrial fermentation reactors. It is then demonstrated to monitor the pH of ethanol fermentation across two days successfully, implying that this device may be used to further prevent cross-contamination risks in industrial fermentation processes.
A Model Study of Lower Ionospheric Composition during Solar Flares: I- Negative Ions and Electron Concentration

An ion chemical model study of seasonal and latitudinal variation of the composition of lower terrestrial ionosphere under M, C and X class x-ray flares is made under varying solar and geomagnetic activity. Computed concentrations are seen to vary from 102 to 104 for dominant ions for class C to class X flare for all latitudes. The seasonal variation of flare time concentrations is however not very well defined. Effectiveness of a flare is seen to depend on its time of occurrence.