Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Individual and combined acute toxicity of nanoparticles exposed to brackish water fish pearl spot (Etroplus suratensis)

: The aim of present study was to evaluation the acute toxicological effects of nanoparticles (NPs) (Titanium dioxide and Silicon dioxide) individual and combined form. The group of fingerlings of the size 8.0 ± 9cm and weight 15 ± 7 g were selected for study. Three groups of the experimented fish were exposed to different selected concentrations of TiO 2 , SiO 2 and mixture of TiO 2 + SiO 2 nanoparticles. All the exposed fish were daily observed and dead fishes were immediately removed and recorded. The obtained data were statistically analyzed using probit regression method. The LC 50 value at 96 h was found to be 163.32, 129.10 and 83.24 ppm for E. suratensis . The results showed that fish were acutely toxic to nanoparticles after being exposed for a period of 96 hours, which may indicate that fish may be adversely affected by nanoparticle exposure, which in turn may have an impact on the health of the aquatic ecosystem
Getting to grips with Resilience: Towards large-scale phenotyping of this complex trait

: The capacity of animals to cope with environmental perturbations, hereafter called resilience, is an increasingly important trait. Resilience at the level of the animal is an emergent property of multiple underlying mechanisms (physiological, immunological, behavioral). This means that there is no direct measure of resilience, no easy key traits. It is a latent variable that may be inferred from multivariate measures. Further, the flexibility that resilience provides is evidenced in the rate of response to, and rate of recovery from, the environmental perturbation. Thus, it requires time-series measurements. The increasing availability of on-farm precision livestock technologies, that are capable of providing time-series measures of performance and of various physiological and health biomarkers, offer the opportunity to move toward large-scale phenotyping of resilience. There have been numerous studies putting forward methods to quantify resilience. These methods can be classified as being data-driven or concept driven. However, new candidate resilience proxies
SCD: A Detection System for DDoS Attacks based on SAE-CNN Networks

The pervasive application of network technology has given rise to a numerous of network attacks, including Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks can lead to the collapse of network resources, making the target server unable to support legitimate users, which is a critical issue in cyberspace security. In complex real-world network environments, differentiating DDoS attack traffic from normal traffic is a challenging task, making it significant to effectively distinguish between attack types in order to resist DDoS attacks. However, traditional DDoS attack detection methods have certain limitations in terms of data preprocessing and detection efficiency. In this paper, we propose a lightweight framework based on deep learning called SAE-CNN-Detection (SCD), which combines stacked autoencoder network (SAE) and convolutional neural network (CNN) for DDoS attacks detection. The CIC-DDoS2019 dataset is used to simulate network traffic that has suffered from DDoS attacks, and this system employs adaptive preprocessing techniques for the dataset. The results demonstrate that multi-classification experiment achieves an accuracy of 97.2% for DDoS attack types, while the binary classification experiment achieves an accuracy of 99.1%.
Service Quality Factors Impact on Customer Satisfaction: Research at Loc Lam Furniture Trading Service Co. Ltd

This study was conducted with the aim of improving customer satisfaction on service quality in the field of wooden furniture products. With qualitative research methods including in-depth interviews and expert group discussions, a combination of quantitative research methods including the first survey (pilot test) with 50 samples, the second survey (formal) with 306 samples to explore the relationship between Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction. Research results have shown the level of impact of independent factors of service quality on the dependent factor is satisfaction. Accordingly, the attitudinal factor has the strongest impact, followed by design, experience, tangibles, and the lowest is technology. The research results are a guideline for wood furniture companies to have a basis to choose appropriate solutions in operation, in order to improve customer satisfaction through service quality of the business. This study contributes to the expansion of the theory of service quality in the wood furniture industry.
Clostridioides difficile infection leading to fulminant colitis with toxic megacolon

ABSTRACT Clostridioidesdifficile infection (CDI) is the culprit of millions of nosocomial infections in the United States. Programs that successfully decrease its incidence, therefore, render cost savings for the healthcare system. Toxic megacolon and perforation are two of the most significant complications with increased mortality rates. We report a 23-year-old nursing home resident hospitalized for fever, cough, and green sputum. After 3 days of antibiotic therapy, he developed abdominal distension, diarrhea, and vomiting and underwent a total colectomy. The colon was dilated to a maximum of 11 cm with markedly edematous mucosa and yellow pseudomembranes. Qualitative PCR of the stool detected Clostridioides difficile toxin B gene. While there is no consensus for the required interval between antibiotic treatment and CDI, this presentation 3 days after starting the antibiotic therapy is earlier than most proposed ranges.
Self-control mediates the relationship between time perspective and mobile phone addiction in Chinese college students

Background Mobile phone addiction (MPA) is a prevalent problem among college students, and Chinese college students are a high-risk group for smartphone addiction. MPA has a negative impact on the physical and mental health and academic performance of college students. Studies have explored the influence of many factors on MPA, such as the characteristics of the smartphone itself, the characteristics of the smartphone user, and the environment. However, to date, no studies have explored the protective and risk factors for MPA from the perspective of personality traits. From this perspective, this study explored the influence of time perspective and trait self-control on MPA to identify effective measures to prevent and intervene in MPA in college students. Methods The participants in this cross-sectional study were 526 Chinese college students. They completed the Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, the Self-Control Scale and the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale using an online questionnaire tool. Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the relationships among time perspective, self-control and MPA. A latent variable mediation analysis of the structural equation model was used to examine the mediating role of self-control in the relationship between time perspective and MPA. Results Various dimensions of time perspective were strongly associated with MPA. Among these dimensions, past negative (r = 0.397, p < 0.001), present hedonistic (r = 0.207, p < 0.001), and present fatalistic perspectives (r = 0.444, p < 0.001) were positively associated with MPA, while a future time perspective (r = −0.200, p < 0.001) was negatively associated with MPA. Mediation effects analysis showed that past negative (β = 0.034, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.020–0.051]), present hedonistic (β = 0.038, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.02–0.06]), present fatalistic (β = 0.047, p < 0.001, 95% CI [0.031–0.065]) and future orientation perspectives (β = −0.093, p < 0.001, 95% CI [−0.123–0.069]) indirectly influenced MPA through the mediating effect of self-control. Conclusion This study confirmed that a future time perspective and self-control are protective factors for MPA and that past negative, present hedonistic and present fatalistic perspectives are risk factors for MPA. College educators can prevent MPA in college students directly by cultivating their self-control ability, as well as indirectly by increasing their use of future time perspective and reducing past negative, present fatalistic and present hedonistic perspectives.
Collective Emotion: A Framework for Experimental Research

Research on collective emotion spans social sciences, psychology and philosophy. There are detailed case studies and diverse theories of collective emotion. However, experimental evidence regarding the universal characteristics, antecedents and consequences of collective emotion remains sparse. Moreover, current research mainly relies on emotion self-reports, accounting for the subjective experience of collective emotion and ignoring their cognitive and physiological bases. In response to these challenges, we argue for experimental research on collective emotion. We start with an overview of theoretical frameworks to identify a set of three characteristics of collective emotion. Based on research in cognitive and affective sciences, we then examine the corresponding candidate mechanisms. Finally, we highlight outstanding questions, review experimental evidence, and suggest ideas for future experimental research.
Validation of Reflective Model Curriculum Evaluation Instruments

The success of curriculum evaluation activities is determined by the evaluation tools or instruments used in collecting evaluation data. The absence of quality basic education curriculum evaluation instruments urgently needs to develop a good and quality curriculum evaluation instrument. A good evaluation instrument must meet the requirements of the instrument being valid and reliable. This research aimed is producing valid and reliable curriculum evaluation instruments and guides. The research method used in this research is development research. The data was collected using a questionnaire technique, namely the expert validation sheet. The analysis was carried out quantitatively. The results of the second phase of research in 2020 show that the results of expert validation show that from the aspect of content feasibility, the percentage of feasibility is 97.62% with very feasible criteria. The linguistic feasibility aspect obtained a percentage of 83.33% with Eligible criteria. Whereas in the presentation aspect, it obtained a feasibility percentage of 94.44% which means it is very feasible. This means that the curriculum evaluation instrument of this development is quality with this curriculum evaluation instrument, it is hoped that it can make it easier for education units, especially elementary school, to carry out a comprehensive curriculum evaluation.
Intraplate volcanism of the western Pacific: New insights from geological and geophysical observations in the Pigafetta Basin

Understanding intraplate volcanism is a key to deciphering the Earth's magmatic history. One of the largest intraplate volcanic events occurred during the mid‐Cretaceous, roughly 75–125 Ma in the western Pacific. To investigate the origin of this volcanism we present the first comprehensive study of volcanism in the Pigafetta Basin using seismic surveys, magnetic and gravity modeling, and Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) drill core and well log data from Site 801. Our results show that intraplate volcanism in the Pigafetta Basin coincides with the rest of the western Pacific seamount provinces, supporting the previously suggested plumelets scenario for the origin of intraplate volcanism during the mid‐Cretaceous volcanic events. Our magnetic modeling suggests that the late‐stage volcanism does not overprint the remanant magnetization acquired by the Jurassic ocean crust in the Pigafetta Basin, and hence, marine magnetic anomalies recorded in the Jurassic basement are preserved. Also, the formerly identified Rough‐Smooth Boundary (RSB) is indistinguishable from any other rough‐smooth topographic boundaries throughout the survey area suggesting that the RSB is unlikely to be a Cretaceous sill‐Jurassic basement boundary. Lastly, the apparent ages and spatial distribution of volcanic features suggests a dynamic history of hydrothermal circulation in the Pigafetta Basin, indicating that hydrothermal circulation was ongoing well past 100 Ma.
DRIVING TOUR OF THE UPPER WAKARUSA WATERSHED

This report presents one approach for increasing understanding, appreciation and protection of watersheds by individuals living within the urban-to-rural lands interface. The purpose of the study is to provide guidance to developing and implementing a driving tour of environmentally sensitive land around Clinton Lake and the Upper Wakarusa Watershed (UWW). Although the tour is particular to the UWW, the principles will be useful to planners and watershed advocates working to promote water quality improvement in other geographic areas. A first step in increasing community involvement to restore and protect watersheds is developing a broader public understanding of what watersheds are and their integral part in daily life. By taking a driving tour (literally or virtually), participants can see firsthand how a watershed functions and the values it provides to people and ecosystems. Two key ingredients in the planning process are public participation and clearly defined goals. Public participation begins with awareness of an issue that impacts lives. The first step in engaging the public is to develop a framework for making residents aware that watersheds are a critical part of their environment and the health of their community. The driving tour of the Upper Wakarusa Watershed should help residents and visitors experience a ―sense of place‖ related to the watershed by achieving three over-arching goals:  Develop meaningful themes that engage the residents and visitors in learning about watersheds and give insight to their relationships with the watershed.  Introduce concepts that are relevant to the lives of residents and visitors and their understanding of a watershed.  Generate a stronger ―sense of place‖ as it relates to the Upper Wakarusa watershed. The driving tour in this report has been designed to serve as a broad blueprint for future implementation. The route was devised to take advantage of area resources, especially those on public land, while adhering to guidelines proven successful in promoting rural areas such as the Flint Hills and Cheyenne Bottoms. The actual implementation of the Upper Wakarusa Watershed Driving Tour is expected to be led by local coalitions, and the precise route should be adjusted as necessary.
Data-Driven Low-Complexity Detection in Grant-Free NOMA for IoT

This article proposes a low-complexity data-driven multiuser detector for grant-free nonorthogonal multiple access (GF-NOMA), which has gained significant interest in Internet of Things (IoT). IoT traffic is predominantly sporadic, where devices become active whenever they have data to transmit. The conventional grant-access procedure for requesting a transmission slot every time results in significant signaling overhead and latency. In power domain GF-NOMA, multiple devices can be preallocated the same channel resource, but different power levels. Whenever a device has data, it starts transmission directly using the allocated power level without any grant request. While this significantly reduces the signaling overhead, the access point has to perform the complex task of identifying the active devices and decoding their data. Conventional receivers for power domain NOMA fail in such GF scenarios and the typical solution is to limit transmissions to be packet-synchronized and add carefully chosen pilots in every packet to facilitate activity detection. However, in fairly static IoT networks with low-complexity devices and small packet sizes, this represents a significant overhead and reduces efficiency. In this work we solve the GF-NOMA detection problem without these constraints, by analyzing the boundaries of the received constellation points in power domain GF-NOMA for all activation combinations at once. A low-complexity decision tree-based receiver is proposed, which performs as well as the maximum likelihood-based benchmark receiver, and better than traditional data-driven detectors for GF-NOMA. Comprehensive simulation results demonstrate the performance of the proposed detector in terms of its detection efficiency and parameter learning with minimal training data.
Assessment of the response to systemic treatment of colorectal liver metastases on cross-sectional imaging – a systematic review

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies in the world. Nowadays many treatments are available to help control CRC, including surgery, radiation therapy, interventional radiology, and drug treatments. A multidisciplinary approach and the role of radiologists is needed to assist the surgeon in the management thanks to emerging technology and strategies. The Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) has been created to objectify and standardize cancer response assessment. Thus, in this article specific presumptions and practical aspects of evaluating responses according to the RECIST 1.1 are discussed. Furthermore, examples of possible response to systemic treatment of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), including tumour necrosis, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values, tumour calcification, tumour fibrosis and intratumoural fat deposition observed on cross-sectional imaging, are described. Disappearing liver metastases (DLM) presents a therapeutic dilemma. The optimal management of DLM remains controversial due to the uncertainty of residual microscopic disease and effective long-term outcomes. The article provides an overview of the CRLM phenomenon and current possible assessment methods of the response to systemic treatment.
Portuguese translation and validation of the questionnaires from the Canadian Physical Literacy Assessment-2: a pilot study

Background/objective Physical literacy assessment is considered a vital resource to decrease the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles and physical inactivity in children and adolescents worldwide. In Portugal, there is no physical literacy assessment tool for children under 15 years old. The main objective of this study was to carry out a translation and cultural adaptation of the Canadian Physical Literacy Assessment 2 (CAPL-2) into Portuguese, as well as to test its psychometric properties, in children between 8 and 12 years of age. Methods The questionnaires included in the CAPL-2 were translated using the translation-back-translation method and adapted to their context. The test–retest reliability, internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analysis of the CAPL-2 Portuguese version were analyzed in a sample of 69 and 138 students, respectively, from a school in the Alentejo region (Portugal). Results The Portuguese version of the CAPL-2 questionnaires demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α: 0.713–0.979) and test–retest reliability ranging from moderate to nearly perfect in the motivation and confidence domain and knowledge and comprehension domain (ICC = 0.549–0.932). The results showed a good fit after adjusting for covariation paths (CMIN/DF = 1.382, p = 0.105, RMSEA = 0.053, CFI = 0.971, TLI = 0.955, NFI = 0.907). Conclusion The CAPL-2 version of the questionnaires, translated and adapted to the Portuguese context, demonstrated validity and reliability, making them suitable for assessing physical literacy in children aged 8–12 years.
The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea

Cooper undertook a "hazardous experiment" in resurrecting one of his most popular characters, for he had killed off Bumppo in his previous incarnation. This book is noted as a classic account of the American wilderness. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Synergistic Effects of Nisin-Assisted Thermosonication on Quality Characteristics of Apple Juice

Awareness in consumers towards the safety and quality of food is increasing day by day, that is why the demand for safe and nutritious food has been increased. The present study was conducted to evaluate the synergistic effects of bio preservative nisin (NS) with thermosonication (TS) on the quality and safety attributes of apple juice. The purpose of conducting the given research was to check the effects of chemically assisted TS and to provide microbial safety to the apple juice without thermal degradation. Treatments were applied by using TS (24kHz, 30 o C, 50min) in T 1 and at 60 o C in T 2 , after that NS was added in treated samples at the concentration of 75 mg/L in T 3 and 100 mg/L in T 4, samples were analyzed with the interval of 5 days during storage of 15 days . Final results, stated that value of acidity and cloud value increased from (0.34±0.04) to (0.41±0.09) and (0.09 ± 0.02) to (1.13 ± 0.05) respectively after applying the treatment of TS and TS+NS, but decreasing trend were seen during storage interval. Treatments increased the total phenolic contents of juice from (274.53) to (291.60) in T 4 followed by T 3 but decrease to (288.45) after storage interval of 15 days. On the other hand, the significant decrease was seen during treatment and storage in the pH from (3.93) to (3.88) in T 4 and ascorbic acid from (4.09) to (3.68 mg/100mg) due to heating and increase in storage time. Nonsignificant results showed in the TSS during storage and after treatments. Treatments like TS and TS+NS improved the color of apple juice, which gave decreasing trend during storage. Total plate count decreased significantly after the treatments like T 4 (TS+NS) and T 3 from 1.97 log to 1.53 log, but microbial load increased a little bit during storage; efficiently retained by T 4 treatment. All the treatments improved in the overall acceptability of apple juice. Therefore, the findings of the given study analyzed that TS+NS treatment (T 4 & T 3 ) are better methods for providing quality retention and microbial safety of apple juice without thermal degradation as compared to simple TS treatment (T 1 & T 2 ), but both TS and TS+NS have the potential to retain quality in apple juice. Hence; the study concluded that TS+NS is an effective method to decrease microbial load without thermal degradation of quality characteristics.