Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Silicon improves the photosynthetic performance of oat leaves infected with Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae

Stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae (Pga) is a key disease affecting oat production worldwide. Silicon (Si) plays an essential role in enhancing plant resistance against pathogens. However, the scientific evidence of Si-mediated stem rust resistance of oat from the photosynthetic perspective has not been reported. The specific objective of this research was to investigate the effects of Si application on disease inhibition, photosynthetic gas exchange parameters, light response parameters, photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters under Pga infection. Our results illustrated that Si application significantly reduced rust severity while the other parameters like net photosynthetic rate (P n), stomatal conductance (Gs), intercellular CO2 concentration (C i) and transpiration rate (T r) were significantly increased. Si application increased maximum photosynthetic rate (P nmax) and light saturation point (LSP), while reduced the dark respiration rate (Rd) and light compensation point (LCP). The results also indicated that Si application significantly increased the activities of maximum fluorescence (F m), variable fluorescence (F v), maximum quantum yield of photosystem II (F v/F m), photochemical quenching (qP), photosynthetic performance index (PI ABS), actual PSII quantum yield (ΦPSII), electron transfer rate (ETR), the absorbed light energy per unit reaction center (ABS/RC) and the dissipated energy per unit reaction center (DIo/RC), whereas it decreased the minimal fluorescence (F o), non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), the absorbed light energy used for electron transfer per unit reaction center (ETo/RC) and the absorbed light energy used for reduction of QA per unit reaction center (TRo/RC). The contents of chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids were also increased due to the change in the activity of parameters due to Si application as mentioned above. In conclusion, the results of the current study suggests that Si imparts tolerance to the stem rust possibly by the underlying mechanisms of improving gas exchange performance, and efficiency of the photochemical compounds in oat leaves.
Influence of growth temperature and miscut angle of m-plane sapphire substrate on the semi-polar (11–22) AlN film grown by HVPE

The high-quality semi-polar (11-22) AlN thin films were grown on m-plane sapphire substrates by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE). The surface morphology and crystalline quality of the AlN film were greatly influenced by the growth temperature and the substrate miscut angle. As the temperature increased, the grain size on the surface increased and the grain density decreased. In addition, the higher growth temperature also resulted in smaller values of the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of X-ray rocking curves (XRC) when temperature was more than 1,460 °C. At high temperature of 1,530 °C, the introduction of 1° -off miscut angle to the substrate resulted in smooth surface, low density of stacking faults and low FWHM of XRC. The misfit dislocation density was calculated from the tilt angle of epilayer measured by X-ray reciprocal space mappings along [−1−123] AlN. The misfit dislocation density of the sample grown on 1° -off substrates was 6.7 × 105 cm−2. The improvement of crystal quality is believed to be due to the enhancement of adatom mobility at higher temperatures and also the appropriate miscut variation.
Antiplatelet efficacy of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in Mediterranean patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic coronary syndromes: A crossover pharmacodynamic investigation

Introduction Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have augmented platelet reactivity and diminished responsiveness to clopidogrel. Ticagrelor, a more potent P2Y12 inhibitor, is clinically superior to clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes, although its role in chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) is still the subject of debate. The aim of this investigation was to compare the pharmacodynamic effectiveness of ticagrelor and clopidogrel in Mediterranean DM patients with CCS. Materials and methods In this prospective, randomized, crossover study, patients (n = 20) were randomized (1:1) to receive, on top of aspirin therapy, either ticagrelor 180 mg loading dose (LD)/90 mg maintenance dose (MD) b.i. d. or clopidogrel 600 mg LD/75 mg MD o.d. for 1 week in a crossover fashion with a 2–4 week washout period between regimens. Platelet function measurements were performed at 4 timepoints in each period (baseline, 2 h and 24 h after LD, and 1 week), including light transmission aggregometry (LTA, primary endpoint), VASP assay, Multiplate and VerifyNow P2Y12. Results The ticagrelor LD achieved greater platelet inhibitory effect than clopidogrel LD, assessed with LTA (20 μM ADP as agonist), at 2 h (34.9 ± 3.9% vs. 63.6 ± 3.9%; p < 0.001) and 24 h (39.4 ± 3.5% vs. 52.3 ± 3.8%; p = 0.014). After 1 week of therapy, platelet reactivity was again significantly inferior with ticagrelor compared to clopidogrel (30.7 ± 3.0% vs. 54.3 ± 3.0%; p < 0.001). The results were consistent with the other platelet function assays employed. Conclusion In Mediterranean patients with DM and CCS, ticagrelor provides a more potent antiplatelet effect than clopidogrel after the LD and during the maintenance phase of therapy. Clinical trial registration [ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [NCT02457130].
Gel’fand–Calderón’s Inverse Problem for Anisotropic Conductivities on Bordered Surfaces in ℝ3

Let $X$ be a smooth bordered surface in $\real^3$ with smooth boundary and $\hat \sigma$ a smooth anisotropic conductivity on $X$. If the genus of $X$ is given, then starting from the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator $\Lambda_{\hat \sigma}$ on $\partial X$, we give an explicit procedure to find a unique Riemann surface $Y$ (up to a biholomorphism), an isotropic conductivity $\sigma$ on $Y$ and the boundary values of a quasiconformal diffeomorphism $F: X \to Y$ which transforms $\hat \sigma$ into $\sigma$. As a corollary we obtain the following uniqueness result: if $\sigma_1, \sigma_2$ are two smooth anisotropic conductivities on $X$ with $\Lambda_{\sigma_1}= \Lambda_{\sigma_2}$, then there exists a smooth diffeomorphism $\Phi: \bar X \to \bar X$ which transforms $\sigma_1$ into $\sigma_2$.
The inflammatory response, a mixed blessing for muscle homeostasis and plasticity

Skeletal muscle makes up almost half the body weight of heathy individuals and is involved in several vital functions, including breathing, thermogenesis, metabolism, and locomotion. Skeletal muscle exhibits enormous plasticity with its capacity to adapt to stimuli such as changes in mechanical loading, nutritional interventions, or environmental factors (oxidative stress, inflammation, and endocrine changes). Satellite cells and timely recruited inflammatory cells are key actors in muscle homeostasis, injury, and repair processes. Conversely, uncontrolled recruitment of inflammatory cells or chronic inflammatory processes leads to muscle atrophy, fibrosis and, ultimately, impairment of muscle function. Muscle atrophy and loss of function are reported to occur either in physiological situations such as aging, cast immobilization, and prolonged bed rest, as well as in many pathological situations, including cancers, muscular dystrophies, and several other chronic illnesses. In this review, we highlight recent discoveries with respect to the molecular mechanisms leading to muscle atrophy caused by modified mechanical loading, aging, and diseases. We also summarize current perspectives suggesting that the inflammatory process in muscle homeostasis and repair is a double-edged sword. Lastly, we review recent therapeutic approaches for treating muscle wasting disorders, with a focus on the RANK/RANKL/OPG pathway and its involvement in muscle inflammation, protection and regeneration processes.
Cubeb (Piper cubeba L.f.): A comprehensive review of its botany, phytochemistry, traditional uses, and pharmacological properties

Piper cubeba L.f. (Piperaceae), known as cubeb, is a popular traditional herbal medicine used for the treatment of many diseases, especially digestive and respiratory disorders. The plant is rich in essential oil, found mainly in fruits, and this makes it economically important. Many traditional utilizations have been also validated from the plant and its isolated compounds owing to their antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects. These biological activities are attributed to the phytochemicals (phenolic compounds, lignans and alkaloids) and the essential oil of the plant. The present work aims to provide an up-to-date review on the traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the plant and discusses the future perspectives to promote its valorization for nutritional- and health-promoting effects.
Diagnosis and management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms by nuclear medicine: Update and future perspective

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are the second most common cause of cancer related deaths in the World. Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) is a rare tumor that originated from peptidergic neurons and neuroendocrine cells. NENs occurs in all parts of the body, especially in stomach, intestine, pancreas and lung. These rare tumors are challenging to diagnose at earlier stages because of their wide anatomical distribution and complex clinical features. Traditional imaging methods including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are mostly of useful for detection of larger primary tumors that are 1cm in size. A new medical imaging specialty called nuclear medicine uses radioactive substances for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Nuclear medicine imaging relies on the tissue-specific uptake of radiolabeled tracers. Nuclear medicine techniques can easily identify the NENs tissues for their ability to absorb and concentrate amine, precursors, and peptides, whereas the traditional imaging methods are difficult to perform well. The somatostatin receptor (SSTR) is a targetable receptor frequently expressed in the gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs), and is a promising target for tumor-targeted therapies and radiography. SSTR based somatostatin receptor imaging and peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) has emerged as a new hot subject in the diagnosis and treatment of GEP-NENs due to the rapid development of somatostatin analogues (SSAs) and radionuclide. This review aims to provide an overview of the current status of nuclear medicine imaging modalities in the imaging of GEP-NENs, and puts them in perspective of clinical practice.
On the cuspidal support of discrete series for p-adic quasisplit Sp(N) and SO(N)

Zelevinsky’s classification theory of discrete series of p-adic general linear groups has been well known. Mœglin and Tadić gave the same kind of theory for p-adic classical groups, which is more complicated due to the occurrence of nontrivial structure of L-packets. Nonetheless, their work is independent of the endoscopic classification theory of Arthur (also Mok in the unitary case), which concerns the structure of L-packets in these cases. So our goal in this paper is to make more explicit the connection between these two very different types of theories. To do so, we reprove the results of Mœglin and Tadić in the case of quasisplit symplectic groups and orthogonal groups by using Arthur’s theory.
Microarcsecond Astrometry in Space: Relativistic Effects and Reduction of Observations

The framework of General Relativity is applied to the problem of reduction of high-precision astrometric observations of the order of 1 μarcsec. Such precision is expected to be attained in the not so distant future by means of the space optical interferometers orbiting the Earth. Theoretical methods are described enabling one to construct astrometric reference systems involving the barycentric system, geocentric system, and satellite (observer) system. The relativistic transformations between the employed reference systems have been derived. The equations of geometric optics for the nonstationary gravitational field of the Solar system have been deduced
Design of drop-in microstrip circulator

The operation of a ferrite drop-in circulator is theoretically predicted and experimentally confirmed. The cavity model is applied both to the ferrite disc and the dielectric region directly below the ferrite disc. The standing-wave condition required by the dielectric cavity plus the two ferrite circulation conditions determine uniquely three design parameters for the circulator: the magnitude biasing field, the radius of the ferrite disc, and the dielectric constant of the dielectric sleeve surrounding the ferrite disc. In addition, the characteristic impedance of the microstrip feeder lines was purposely designed for 50 /spl Omega/ in order to eliminate the need for impedance transformers. We found that for a thin dielectric substrate with dielectric constant smaller than that of the ferrite, the circulation frequency can be slightly above FMR resonance. Three circulators were fabricated using design parameters calculated by our theory. The measurements are in reasonable agreement with predicted performance of the device. >
Numerical study of convective heat transfer and ﬂuid ﬂow around two side by side square cylinders using k (cid:2) x (cid:2) t 2 (cid:2) f turbulence model

The effect of spacing between two identical square cylinders placed side by side on the ﬂuid ﬂow and heat transfer is numerically investigated using k (cid:2) x (cid:2) t 2 (cid:2) f turbulence model. The present study is performed at Pr = 0.7 and Re = 10,000, 21,000 for different scaled gap spacing between cylinders in the range of Gl = 0.5–6. It should be noted all geometrical lengths such as Gl are scaled with cylinders side. In order to show the accuracy of k (cid:2) x (cid:2) t 2 (cid:2) f model, part of the results such as various ﬂow patterns (ﬂip-ﬂop, in-phase and anti-phase) and global quantities are compared with the available numerical and experimental results and also a Large Eddy Simulation study of the present work. Based on this comparison, a close agreement is observed. The local and averaged ﬂow and thermal quantities are also compared for two side by side square and circular cylinders and some signiﬁcant similarities and differences are presented. Progressive increasing and decreasing of the distance between cylinders indicates that the hysteresis phenomenon appears for the gap spacing in the range of Gl = 1–2.5. In the hysteresis range, two different patterns are observed for each distance in the aforementioned range. Also in this range, two different values are found for different quantities such as lift and drag coefﬁcients, Strouhal number and Nusselt number.
Cycle lengths modulo $k$ in large 3-connected cubic graphs

We prove that for all natural numbers $m$ and $k$ where $k$ is odd, there exists a natural number $N(k)$ such that any 3-connected cubic graph with at least $N(k)$ vertices contains a cycle of length $m$ modulo $k$. We also construct a family of graphs showing that this is not true for 2-connected cubic graphs if $m$ and $k$ are divisible by 3 and $k\geq 12$.
Profinite Etale Cobordism

Profinite etale cobordism is a cohomology theory for smooth schemes of finite type over a field. Using an idea of Friedlander, it is constructed as an etale topological analog of the algebraic cobordism theories of Voevodsky and Levine-Morel. With finite coefficients, profinite etale cobordism has a converging Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence starting from etale cohomology. There are interesting comparison maps from algebraic to profinite etale cobordism. We conjecture that algebraic and etale cobordism with finite coefficients are isomorphic after inverting a Bott element. For the development of the theory, we construct a stable category of profinite spectra and an etale realization of the category of stable motivic spectra over a field.
Effective Divisors in the Projectivized Hodge Bundle

We compute the class of the closure of the locus of canonical divisors in the projectivization of the Hodge bundle ${\mathbb{P}}\overline{{\mathcal{H}}}_g$ over $\overline{{\mathcal{M}}}_g$, which have a zero at a Weierstrass point. We also show that the strata of canonical and bicanonical divisors with a double zero span extremal rays of the respective pseudoeffective cones.
Rigged Hilbert space of the free coherent states and p-adic numbers

Rigged Hilbert space of the free coherent states is investigated. We prove that this rigged Hilbert space is isomorphous to the space of generalized functions over p –adic disk. We discuss the relation of the described isomorphism of rigged Hilbert spaces and noncommutative geometry and show, that the considered example realises the isomorphism of the noncommutative line and p –adic disk.
Effect of atomic vibrations on the x-ray absorption spectra at theKedge of Al inα-Al2O3and of Ti inTiO2rutile

The influence of atomic vibrations on x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) is calculated by assuming that vibrational energies are small with respect to the instrumental resolution. The resulting expression shows that, at the K-edge, vibrations enable electric dipole transitions to 3s and 3d final states. The theory is applied to the K-edge of Al in Al2O3 corundum and of Ti in TiO2 rutile and compared with experiment. At the Al K-edge, sizeable transitions towards 3s final states are obtained, leading to a clear improvement of the agreement with experimental spectra. At the Ti K-edge, electric dipole transitions towards 3d final states explain the temperature dependence of the pre-edge features.
The role of short-chain fatty acids on insulin sensitivity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Context: There is substantial evidence that reduced gut short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes, although findings from clinical interventions that could increase SCFAs are inconsistent. Objective: This work aimed to assess the effect of SCFA intervention on fasting glucose, fasting insulin, and HOMA-IR by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: Relevant published articles up to 28th July 2022 were extracted from PubMed and EMBASE using the medical subject heading (MeSH) of the defined keywords [(short-chain fatty acids AND (obesity OR diabetes OR insulin sensitivity)] and their synonyms. Data analyses were performed using recommended Cochrane meta-analysis checklist and PRISMA guidelines and were registered in the PROSPERO system (ID: CRD42021257248). Data extraction: Clinical studies and trials that measured SCFAs along with reporting glucose homeostasis parameters were included in the analysis. Standardized mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using a random-effects model in the data extraction tool Review Manager version 5.4 (RevMan 5.4). The risk of bias assessment was performed following the Cochrane checklist for randomised and crossover studies. Data analysis: We identified 6,040 non-duplicate studies; 23 met defined criteria and reported fasting insulin, fasting glucose, or HOMA-IR as well as a measured post-intervention change in SCFA concentrations. Our meta-analyses indicated that fasting insulin concentrations significantly reduced (overall effect: SMD = -0.15; 95% CI = -0.29, -0.01, p = 0.04) between placebo and treatment groups at the end of the intervention. Post-intervention increase in SCFAs had an even significant effect on lowering fasting insulin (p=0.008). Elevated levels of SCFAs were also associated with beneficial effects on HOMA-IR (p < 0.00001) compared to their baseline. Fasting glucose concentrations did not show any significant change. Conclusions: Increased post-intervention SCFA is associated with lower fasting insulin, offering a beneficial effect on insulin sensitivity.
Finite-size criteria for spectral gaps in
 𝐷-dimensional quantum spin systems

We generalize the existing finite-size criteria for spectral gaps of frustration-free spin systems to $D>2$ dimensions. We obtain a local gap threshold of $\frac{3}{n}$, independent of $D$, for nearest-neighbor interactions. The $\frac{1}{n}$ scaling persists for arbitrary finite-range interactions in $\mathbb Z^3$. The key observation is that there is more flexibility in Knabe's combinatorial approach if one employs the operator Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.
Recursive solution to quaternion-based navigation

Recovery of rotational parameters is a very important problem in a navigation system. A constrained least squares (CLS) method where the estimated rotation matrix is constrained to be orthonormal or a quaternion based least squares method is used to estimate the parameters. However, the solution is restricted to analyzing the motion between two successive frames only. In this paper, we propose a computationally efficient recursive scheme to estimate the rotation parameters from a long sequence of data using the quaternion formulation. The proposed method is based on the rotation of the input data at different frames to approximately align them to a given subspace. The left (the right) singular subspace defined by the running sum of the outer products of the available data points is used as the alignment matrix. The exact alignment is then obtained using the singular value decomposition (SVD) technique. The recursive estimate of the quaternions representing the constant, fixed axis rotation is shown to be given by the vector corresponding to the smallest singular value. Thus, the proposed formulation is identical to the problem of recursive updating of symmetric matrices. A recursive CLS method is also developed using a similar technique, which would yield identical estimates as in the previous method, for a given data set. The details of these methods and simulation results are presented in this paper.
Link Prediction in Directed Network and Its Application in Microblog

Link prediction tries to infer the likelihood of the existence of a link between two nodes in a network. It has important theoretical and practical value. To date, many link prediction algorithms have been proposed. However, most of these studies assumed that links of network are undirected. In this paper, we focus on link prediction in directed networks. We provide an efficient and effective link prediction method, which consists of three steps as follows: (1) we locate the similar nodes of a target node; (2) we identify candidates that the similar nodes link to; and (3) we rank candidates using weighing schemes. We conduct experiments to evaluate the accuracy of our proposed method using real microblog data. The experimental results show that the proposed method is promising.
A Table of Discrete Fourier Transform Pairs

A classification of methods for generating discrete Fourier transform pairs is given, followed by a table of 29 pairs. Many of these are new, whereas some have been collected from various literature sources. We have tried to make the table interesting rather than comprehensive. The generalization of the Gaussian sums is a good example. Hundreds of additional nonobvious finite identities can be deduced by using the Rayleigh-Parseval formula and convolutions.