Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Levantamento florístico das angiospermas do Parque Estadual Cânion do rio Poti, Buriti dos Montes – PI

The The Poti River Canyon State Park (24,772.23 ha), located in the municipality of Buriti dos Montes, is an important Conservation and Environmental Protection Unity in the State of Piauí. Therefore, this research purpose was to identify the angiosperms species which occurr in rocky outcrops in the aforementioned Park. The collection, herborization, identification and classification of specimens was followed the usual specialized literature. The specimens are deposited in the Herbarium Prof. Aylthon Brandão Joly, located on the Center for Superior Studies of Caxias, CESC / UEMA. The park's angiosperm flora is composed by the 96 species, distributed in 82 genera and 34 families. Among these, 85.4% (82 spp.) are eudicotiledonous and 14.6% (14 spp.) are monocotyledonous. The richest families in number of species were Fabaceae (21 spp.), Apocynaceae and Cactaceae (6 spp.); Bignoniaceae and Euphorbiaceae (5spp); Araceae, Anarcadiaceae, Boraginaceae, Cyperaceae and Malvaceae (4 spp.); Bromeliaceae and Rubiaceae (3 spp.), which together had a total of 71.9% of the species, while the others presented between one and two species (28.1%). For this study area, 8.3% (8 spp.) was the firts records for Piauí state, they are Astrocaryum vulgare Mart. , Cyperus pohlii (Ness) Steud. , Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer, Cordia oncocalyx Allemão, Ibatia ganglinosa (Vell.) Morillo, Piptadenia retusa P.G. Ribeiro, Seigler & Ebinger, Vitex gardneriana Schaue e Waltheria operculata Rose as its representants. 14,6% (14 spp.) are endemic to the Caatinga and 5,2% (5 spp.) are new species records for it. This is the first floristic study for the municipality, which contributes with important information to the area of rocky outcrops, increasing the occurrence and the geographic distribution of the species in Brazil.
Iterative learning control for linear parabolic distributed parameter systems with multiple point sensors

This article presents an iterative learning control (ILC) approach for linear parabolic distributed parameter systems with multiple actuators and multiple sensors. The distribution functions of actuators and sensors are chosen as delta function to produce pointwise control and pointwise measurement. A P‐type ILC law is proposed based on the iterative inputs and outputs to ensure the iterative process of the system is convergent under the ILC law. By utilizing integration by parts, triangle inequality, property of delta function, and Gronwall lemma, a sufficient condition based on an inequality constraint for the convergence analysis of the track error system is presented. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed design method is verified by numerical simulation results.
Training and health assistance for the elderly at the Griya Asih Home Care-Lawang, Malang

The arrangement of systems and facilities of the home care according to the needs of the elderly is still one of the obstacles at the Griya Asih home care Lawang-Malang, so that the management of the home care needs assistance activities. This activity aimed to increase the active participation of the target community (caregivers at elderly home care) in overcoming health problems that arise in elderly home care. The implementation methods were: (1) Training and mentoring on the rehabilitation of the elderly and (2) Training programs and health assistance for the elderly. Service activities have been carried out well according to the target, which is indicated by an increase in knowledge of 75%. In addition, the management of the elderly home care also provides positive support which is indicated by their involvement in the implementation of activities.
Quality of Life among Varanasi based Ayurveda Junior Resident Doctors Engaged in Covid-19 Care using WHO-BREF - A Cross-Sectional Survey

During the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Varanasi based Ayurveda junior resident doctors experiencing challenges in their quality of life following the covid19 related challenges. The challenges include; loss of many patients, deaths and illnesses of colleagues, fear of transmission to family members, personal risk of infection, inability to cope, personal isolation, population restrictions, and long shifts of work which affect their QOL and have received less attention from scholars. The study aimed at evaluating the quality of life of Ayurvedic medicine practitioners during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods and Material: Varanasi based Ayurveda junior residents from both urban and rural settings were approached for the cross-sectional survey. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect the data and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was made available online on Google forms to the junior residents. The study population involved individuals within the range of 24-80 years. A sample size of 100 was selected from the target population using a convenience sampling procedure. The study identified two or more categories for each variable in the dataset; therefore, the chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between two or more unconditional variables. SAS 9.4 (Statistical Analysis System, Carry, NC, USA) tool was used to analyse the relationship between the categorical variables. P values were obtained for each variable.
Multi‐resonator gap‐coupled variations of microstrip antennas backed by rectangular slot cut ground plane

Novel gap‐coupled variations of rectangular and circular microstrip antennas backed by rectangular slot cut ground plane are proposed. The slot on the ground plane below each of the patch, reduces the resonance frequency of the fundamental mode, thereby giving wideband response at the reduced frequency. With reference to the gap‐coupled design at reduced frequency using the conventional ground plane, a slot cut ground plane design yields a reduction in the total patch area with higher BW and comparable gain values. On thinner Taconic substrate (h < 0.02λg), using rectangular and circular patches, the optimum result is obtained with parasitic patches gap‐coupled along the two diagonal axis. In the rectangular patch design, bandwidth of 148 MHz (6.04%), peak gain of 9 dBi, for patch size reduction of 33.33% is achieved, whereas using the circular patches, these values are, 138 MHz (5.48%), 9.2 dBi and 38.4%, respectively. In all the proposed gap‐coupled designs, for the maximum possible frequency reduction, BW and gain realized is higher as compared with the gap‐coupled design with a normal ground plane.
A Survey of Wireless Battery Management System: Topology, Emerging Trends, and Challenges

An effective battery management system (BMS) is indispensable for any lithium-ion battery (LIB) powered systems such as electric vehicles (EVs) and stationary grid-tied energy storage systems. Massive wire harness, scalability issue, physical failure of wiring, and high implementation cost and weight are some of the major issues in conventional wired-BMS. One of the promising solutions researchers have come up with is the wireless BMS (WBMS) architecture. Despite research and development on WBMS got momentum more than a decade ago, it is still in a preliminary stage. Significant further upgradation is still required towards developing an industry-ready WBMS, especially for high-power LIB packs. Therefore, an in-depth survey exclusively on WBMS architectures is presented in this article. The aim is to provide a summary of the existing developments as well as to present an informative guide to the research community for future development by highlighting the issues, emerging trends, and challenges. In-depth analysis of the existing WBMS topologies will not only help the researchers to understand the existing challenges and future research scopes clearly while at the same time enthuse them to focus their research inclination in the domain of WBMS.
Increasing Community College Graduation Rates: A Synthesis of Findings on the ASAP Model From Six Colleges Across Two States

This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York’s (CUNY’s) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first in New York and later through a replication in Ohio. It presents longer-term effects of CUNY ASAP in New York, showing that the program’s effect on associate’s degree receipt persisted through 8 years and likely represents a permanent increase in degree receipt. It also presents an analysis from the pooled study samples in New York and Ohio. The findings indicate that the program had consistent effects on degree receipt across the two states but also for somewhat different levels of service contrast, such as the number of additional advising visits.
Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) Productivity, Proximal Composition and Soil Parameters as Affected by Planting Time and Agronomic Management in a Semi-Arid Region of India

Study of appropriate planting time and response to agronomic management practices is imperative for the newly introduced cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. ) into a semi-arid region of India. Responses of cactus pear to agronomic practices (planting time and irrigation and fertilizer application) were evaluated to determine the potential for fodder production and livestock feed in a semi-arid environment of India. We assessed four planting times (February, March, July and October) and two agronomic managements (with and without irrigation and fertilizer application) during 2016–2020 at Jhansi, India. Cactus pear establishment and growth improved with planting time in July and October due to favorable soil moisture and congenial temperature. However, plant height (19 cm) and cladode weight (118 g) were greater in July than in October planting. Nutrient uptake and crude protein contents, however, were higher for the earlier plantings of February and April compared to June and October. Irrigation and nutrients application had little effect on the cactus pear plant growth, except on plant width and cladode length and width. Cactus pear can be planted during July in moderately fertile soils without any agronomic intervention in semi-arid situations of India and has potential as an effective alternative source of forage for livestock during the summer months.
Synthesis and Properties of Chitosan Nanoparticles CrossLinked with Tripolyphosphate

Chitosan nanoparticles (ChNPs) have been extensively examined for various biomedical applications due to their advantages include large surface area, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. The purpose of this research was to synthesize ChNPs using a simple ionic gelation technique by the interaction of low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC) and sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) as a cross-linking agent. ChNPs, TPP, and LMWC were analysed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR) spectra that indicated the formation of ChNPs, attributing to the rearrangement of the nanoparticles after adding the TPP cross-linker into the LMWC solution. XRD analysis exhibited that ChNPs were amorphous, due to the effect of TPP cross-linker. Dynamic light scattering showed the nano-dimension of ChNPs with a hydrodynamic size of 68.50 nm. Thus, the obtained results indicated that the properties of chitosan were improved through converting it into nanoparticles using TPP initiated ionic gelation procedure.
Development and validation of a 13-m6a related lncRNA prognostic signature for lung adenocarcinoma

Considerable evidence suggests that N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is involved in the regulation of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), whichparticipates in the occurrence, development and prognosis of tumorscancerBut the relationship between m6A regulators-related lncRNA (mRlncRNA) and lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains unclear. This study aims to determine a feature based on mRlncRNA for prognostic evaluation of LUAD patients. By integrating the gene expression data of LUAD and normal samples from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, the m6A gene and mRlncRNA with imbalanced expression were screened out. Then we used the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) to obtain the 13-lncRNA prognostic signature in the TCGA training cohort. Patients were divided into two risk groups based on the risk score of lncRNAs characteristics, and their overall survival (OS) was significantly different. The predictive power of this signature was verified in TCGA testing cohort and entire TCGA cohort. These landmark lncRNAs were involved in several biologiocal processes and pathways related to cell cycle, DNA replication, P53 signaling pathway and mismatch repair. Besides, the high-risk group was low-response to cisplatin, while high-response to mitomycin, docetaxel and immunotherapy. In conclusion, we identified a 13-mRlncRNA model associated with prognosis and treatment sensitivity in LUAD, which may provide clues about the influence of m6A on lncRNA in LUAD and promote the further improvement of LUAD individualized treatment strategies.
Experimental Study on the Influence of Freezing Pressure on the Uniaxial Mechanical Properties of Ice

In this study, a test technique that enables continuous control of the sample stress state from freezing to testing is proposed to investigate the influence of freezing pressure on the mechanical properties of ice under uniaxial compression. In this method, the water is frozen into the standard cylindrical ice specimen under high hydraulic pressure in a triaxial pressure chamber, and then, the temperature field and stress field of the ice specimens are adjusted to the initial state of the test; finally, an in situ mechanical test is conducted in the triaxial chamber. The uniaxial compression test of ice specimens with temperature of −20°C and freezing pressure of 0.5–30 MPa is performed in the strain rate range of 5 × 10−5−1.5 × 10−6 s−1. The results show that, as the freezing pressure increases, the ductile-to-brittle transition zone of the ice specimen during failure moves to the low strain rate range, and the failure mode of the specimen changes from shear failure to splitting failure. Further, the brittleness index of the ice specimen first increases, then decreases, and then again increases with the increase in freezing pressure. The brittleness index reaches the maximum (minimum) when the freezing pressure is 30 MPa (20 MPa). The peak stress of the ice specimen also increases first, then decreases, and then increases with the increase in freezing pressure. The maximum value is also at the freezing pressure of 30 MPa, but the minimum value is obtained at the freezing pressure of 0.5 MPa. The failure strain of the ice specimen first decreases and then increases with the increase in freezing pressure, and the maximum (minimum) value is achieved at the freezing pressure of 0.5 MPa (10 MPa). When the ice specimen exhibits brittle failure, the relationships between the residual stress and the freezing pressure and between the peak stress and freezing pressure are the same, but when the ice specimen exhibits ductile failure, there is no obvious relationship between the residual stress and the freezing pressure.
Effect of Feeding Frequency on Intake, Digestibility, Ingestive Behavior, Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality of Male Feedlot Lambs

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding frequencies (one, two, three, and four times per day) on the performance of male feedlot lambs. Forty Santa Inês male lambs were used with an average age of 120 days approximately and initial body weight of 24.90 ± 1.8 kg (mean ± S.D.). The lambs were distributed to treatment groups in a completely randomized experimental design, with 10 animals per treatment, placed in individual pens. A standard diet consisted of Tifton-85 hay and concentrate with a ratio of 60:40, respectively. The different feeding frequencies did not influence (p > 0.05) the intake of nutritional components, blood parameters, weight gain, ingestive behavior, carcass characteristics, or meat quality of male feedlot lambs. The feeding frequency of 3 and 4 times per day promoted the highest digestibility of neutral detergent fiber (NDF; p = 0.008) and total digestible nutrients (TDN; p = 0.002). The feeding frequency of 3 times per day promoted the highest digestibility of crude protein (CP; p = 0.005). The time devoted to rumination (min/kg DM) was increased (p = 0.029) when the diet was supplied once a day compared to the other feeding frequencies. Based on these results, the recommended feeding frequency for male feedlot lambs is once a day. When feeding at this frequency, the ingestive behavior, productivity, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of male feedlot lambs will not be compromised.
Can Assets Determine Family Happiness?

Ownership of assets can be assessed as the success of individual achievement in his life goals. It certainly can make individuals feel satisfied with the efforts they have made. Life satisfaction is one of the dimensions used by BPS to measure happiness. Thus, this study will analyze the effect of asset ownership on happiness. The data used in this study are data from the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) wave 5 of 2014. Analysis of the model in this study uses logistic regression for analysis in Java and outside Java Island. This study found that ownership of assets (jewelry, savings, vehicles, receivables), health, gender of the head of the household, type of residential, mobile phone, television, and access to the internet have a significant effect on household happiness. At the same time, other assets (houses/other buildings, land), number of household members, type of floor, and residential area (urban, rural) have no effect in determining of happiness of the household. The finding in this study also states that the probability of household happiness will be higher outside Java Island.
Non-Melanoma Facial Skin Tumors—The Correspondence between Clinical and Histological Diagnosis

This paper consists of a retrospective study that includes a total of 186 cases with facial skin tumors diagnosed and treated between January 2015 and December 2017. Our aim was to correlate the initial clinical diagnosis with the histological results, in order to observe the success rate of our clinical experience, but also to underline that certain clinical tumor aspects can be misleading as the histological findings can result in different final diagnostics. From the total number of cases, we counted a total of 226 tumors (both benign and malignant), from which 194 had the clinical diagnosis confirmed by the anatomopathological exam and 34 had a different laboratory result from the clinical presumption: 10 benign tumors and 22 malignant tumors (eight BCC and 14 SCC, 12 of the latter being confused with ulcerovegetant BCC). Detailed correlation data were presented, as well as different situations of incongruence between the clinical and the histological diagnosis. The long-term goal of the study was to use our experience of correlating the clinical and the histological diagnosis, in order to improve the existing knowledge on the clinical differential diagnosis of both malignant and benign facial skin tumors.
Soil Effects on Stem Growth and Wood Anatomy of Tamboril Are Mediated by Tree Age

Soil influences the growth of trees and the characteristics of the wood; but could this influence change during the ontogeny of trees? To answer this question, we analyzed the wood anatomy of 9-year-old trees and 2-year-old saplings of Enterolobium contortisiliquum, known as “tamboril”, growing in eutrophic and oligotrophic soil in the Brazilian Cerrado, and assessed the effect of age on plant–soil relationship. Sapwood samples were collected from the main stem, anatomical sections were prepared in the lab, and 12 anatomical wood traits were measured. Individuals in eutrophic soil had greater stem diameter and height than those in oligotrophic soil. Trees in eutrophic soil had vessel-associated parenchyma cells with abundant storage compounds. Fibers walls were 47% thicker and intervessel pits diameter were 14% larger in trees of eutrophic soil. A greater proportion of solitary vessels (74%) was observed in trees rather than in saplings (50%). The secondary xylem of trees was mainly formed by fibers (63%) whereas in saplings it was mainly formed by storage tissue (64%). Our study provides evidence that the influence of soil conditions on tree growth reflects variations in wood anatomical features. No significant response to soil type was observed in saplings, thus demonstrating that the relationship between soil type and wood growth is mediated by tree age. These findings help to develop reliable reforestation strategies in tropical ecosystems characterized by different levels of soil fertility.
Microbial Interactions between Amylolytic and Non-Amylolytic Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains Isolated during the Fermentation of Pozol

Pozol is a Mexican beverage prepared from fermented nixtamalized maize dough. To contribute to understanding its complex microbial ecology, the effect of inoculating on MRS-starch pure and mixed cultures of amylolytic Sii-25124 and non-amylolytic W. confusa 17, isolated from pozol, were studied on their interactions and fermentation parameters. These were compared with L. plantarum A6, an amylolytic strain isolated from cassava. Microbial growth, kinetic parameters, amylolytic activity, lactic acid production, and hydrolysis products from starch fermentation were measured. The population dynamics were followed by qPCR. L. plantarum A6 showed higher enzymatic activity, lactic acid, biomass production, and kinetic parameters than pozol LAB in pure cultures. Mixed culture of each pozol LAB with L. plantarum A6 showed a significant decrease in amylolytic activity, lactic acid yield, specific growth rate, and specific rate of amylase production. The interaction between Sii-25124 and W. confusa 17 increased the global maximum specific growth rate (µ), the lactic acid yield from starch (Ylac/s), lactic acid yield from biomass (Ylac/x), and specific rate of lactic acid production (qlac) by 15, 30, 30, and 40%, respectively, compared with the pure culture of Sii-25124. Interactions between the two strains are essential for this fermentation.
Surrogate-Assisted Multipopulation Particle Swarm Optimizer for High-Dimensional Expensive Optimization

Surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms (SAEAs) are well suited for computationally expensive optimization. However, most existing SAEAs only focus on low- or medium-dimensional expensive optimization. Thus, a novel SAEA for high-dimensional expensive optimization, denoted as surrogate-assisted multipopulation particle swarm optimizer (SA-MPSO), is proposed and fully investigated in this work. The proposed algorithm employs a parameter-free clustering technique, denoted as affinity propagation clustering, to generate several subswarms. A surrogate-assisted learning strategy-based particle swarm optimizer is proposed for guiding the search of each subswarm. Furthermore, a model management strategy is adapted to choose the promising particles for real fitness evaluations. Finally, a subswarm diversity maintenance scheme and a surrogate-based trust region local search technique are introduced to enhance both exploration and exploitation. The experimental results on commonly used benchmark test problems with dimensions varying from 30 to 100 and airfoil design problem have shown that SA-MPSO outperforms some state-of-the-art methods.