Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Percutaneous or mini-invasive surgical radiofrequency re-ablation of atrial fibrillation: Impact on atrial function and echocardiographic predictors of short and long-term success

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare percutaneous catheter ablation vs. minimally invasive surgical ablation, evaluating the impact of repeated ablation on atrial function, and evaluating predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence. Background When AF ablation fails, re-ablations are required in up to 40% of patients to treat recurrent arrhythmia; surgical ablation is more effective than catheter ablation. Methods Thirty-two patients with failed prior catheter ablation and referred for a second ablation (18 catheter and 14 surgical) were included in a descriptive observational study. Left atrial volumes, strain, and strain rate were measured with 2D speckle tracking echocardiography at baseline and 6 months after the procedures to assess left atrial functions. Patients received up to 1 year of clinical and Holter follow-up. Results At the 12-month follow-up, catheter ablation was effective in 56% and surgical ablation in 72% of patients (OR 2 (CI 0.45–8.84), p 0.36). Left atrial booster function was similar in all patients, but left atrial reservoir function was more impaired in those patients who underwent surgical ablation. Left atrial booster function was predictive of arrhythmia recurrence after both catheter and surgical ablation: late diastolic strain rate (LASRa) cut-off ≤ -0.89 s–1 (sensitivity 88%, specificity 70%, AUC 0.82) and ≤ -0.85 s–1 (sensitivity 60%, specificity 100%, AUC 0.82), respectively. Conclusion Surgical ablation has a more negative impact on LA reservoir function despite being slightly more effective in arrhythmia suppression. LA booster function is not significantly impaired by either procedure. LA booster function predicts arrhythmia elimination after a re-ablation (catheter or surgical).
Biomechanical and clinical evaluation of interlocking hip screw in Pauwels Ⅲ femoral neck fractures: A comparison with inverted triangle cannulated screws

Purpose: To compare biomechanical and clinical properties of the novel internal fixation Interlocking Hip Screw (IHS) and conventional inverted triangle cannulated screws (ITCS) for treatment of Pauwels Ⅲ femoral neck fractures. Methods: Twenty synthetic femurs were osteotomized to simulate 70° Pauwels Ⅲ femoral neck fractures and randomly divided into two groups: Group IHS and Group ITCS. Specimens were loaded in quasi-static ramped and cyclical compression testing in 25° adduction to analyze for axial stiffness, failure load, and interfragmentary displacement. 21 matched patients with Pauwels Ⅲ femoral neck fracture who received closed reduction and internal fixation from January 2020 to January 2021 in both Group IHS and Group ITCS. Demographic data, time to surgery, operating duration, intraoperative blood loss, number of fluoroscopies, length of hospital stay, fracture healing time, Harris Hip Score (HHS), the score of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and complications such as nonunion, avascular necrosis, and femoral neck shortening were compared. Results: All specimens in the two groups survived in the axial and cyclical compression test. The axial stiffness was significantly higher for Group IHS (277.80 ± 26.58 N/mm) versus Group ITCS (205.33 ± 10.46 N/mm), p < 0.05. The maximum failure loading in Group IHS performed significantly higher than in Group ITCS (1,400.48 ± 71.60 N versus 996.76 ± 49.73 N, p < 0.05). The interfragmentary displacement of the cyclic loading test for Groups IHS and Group ITCS was 1.15 ± 0.11 mm and 1.89 ± 0.14 mm, respectively, p < 0.05. No significant difference was found in terms of demographic data, time to surgery, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay and the occurrence of nonunion and avascular necrosis between groups. Shorter operating duration and fewer intraoperative fluoroscopic views were noticed using IHS compare to ITCS, p < 0.05. The HHS was 72.14 ± 5.76 and 86.62 ± 5.01 in Group IHS, and was 67.29 ± 5.27 and 81.76 ± 5.13 in Group ITCS at 3-month and 6-month follow-up, respectively, p < 0.05. The magnitude of femoral neck shortening was significantly lower in Group IHS compared to Group ITCS (4.80 ± 1.03 mm versus 5.56 ± 1.21 mm, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that IHS provided better biomechanical and clinical performance due to its unique biological and biomechanical mechanisms, compared with ITCS. Thus, IHS is a feasible alternative to ITCS for the fixation of Pauwels Ⅲ femoral neck fractures.
Axisymmetric Circumstellar Interaction in Supernovae

Multiwavelength observations of Type II supernovae have shown evidence of the interaction between supernovae and the dense slow winds from the red supergiant progenitor stars. Observations of planetary nebulae and the nebula around SN 1987A show that the slow winds from extended stars frequently have an axisymmetric structure with a high density in the equatorial plane. We have carried out numerical calculations of the interaction of a supernova with such an axisymmetric density distribution. For small values of the angular density gradient at the pole, the asymmetry in the interaction shell is greater than, but close to, that expected from purely radial motion. If the angular density gradient is above a moderate value, then the flow qualitatively changes and a protrusion emerges along the axis. For a power-law supernova density profile, the flow approaches a self-similar state in which the protrusion length is 2–4 times the radius of the main shell. The critical density gradient is larger for steeper density profiles of the ejecta. Most of our calculations are axisymmetric, but we have carried out a three-dimensional calculation to show that the protrusion is not a numerical artifact along the symmetry axis. For typical supernova parameters, the protrusions take ≳ several years to develop. The appearance of the shell with protrusions is similar to that observed in VLBI radio images of the remnant 41.9+58 in M82 and possibly of SN 1986J. We also considered the possibility of asymmetric ejecta and found that it had a relatively small effect on the asymmetry of the interaction region.
Toward Discovering an Architectural Typology Based on the Theory of Affordance

 Abstract — This paper revolves around the concept of affordance. It aims to discover and develop an architectural typology based on the ecological concept of affordance. In order to achieve this aim, an analytical study is conducted and two sources were taken into account: 1- Gibson's definition of the concept of affordance and 2-The researches that are concerned on the affordance categorisation. As a result, this paper concluded 16 typologies of affordances, including the possibilities of mixing them based on both sources. To clarify these typologies and provide further understanding, a wide range of architectural examples are presented and proposed in the paper. To prove this vocabulary’s capability to diagnose and evaluate the affordance of different environments, an experimental study with two processes have been adapted: 1. Diagnostic process: the interpretation of the environments with regards to its affordance by using the new vocabulary (the developed typologies). 2. Evaluating process: the evaluation of the environments that have been interpreted and classified with regards to their affordances. By using the measures of emotional experience (the positive affect ‘PA’ and the negative affect ‘NA’) and the architectural evaluation criteria (beauty, economy and function). The experimental study proves that the typologies are capable of reading the affordance within different environments. Additionally, it explains how these different typologies reflect different interactions based on the previous processes. The data which are concluded from the evaluation of measures explain how different typologies of affordance that have already reflected different environments had different evaluations. In fact, some of them are recommended while the others are not. In other words, the paper draws a roadmap for designers to diagnose, evaluate and analyse the affordance into different architectural environments. After that, it guides them through adapting the best interaction (affordance category), which they intend to adapt into their proposed designs.
Applying Systematic Literature Review and Delphi Methods to Explore Digital Transformation Key Success Factors

 Abstract — Digital transformation is about identifying the necessary changes of the entire business model, rethinking how to transform the traditional operations into digital ones that can create better value to its customers. Efforts are common across industries, but they often fail due to a lack of understanding of the factors required to focus on and change to be able to embark in digital transformation successfully. Further research is required to bridge the knowledge gap between academia and industry to support companies starting their digital transformation journey. To date there is no consensus on digital transformation key success factors. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the success factors in digital transformation journey, throughout conducting a systematic literature review of 134 peer-reviewed articles to get better insights regarding the research progress in this field. After completing the systematic literature review it will be followed by Delphi study to get experts consensus on the most significant factors affecting digital transformation implementation. The findings indicate that organizations undergoing digital transformation should focus mainly on (1) well managed digital transformation activities; (2) digital business strategy; (3) supportive culture; (4) top management support; (5) organizational change capabilities.
An interacting new holographic dark energy model: Observational constraints

In this paper, we study an interacting new holographic dark energy model (NHDE) in DGP braneworld with a spatially flat FRW universe. Mainly, in this study we concentrate our attention on both interacting and noninteracting forms of the model. The study shows that the equation of state and the deceleration parameter depict an accelerated universe for all variety of interactions. On the other hand, the StateFinder analysis shows that the interacting and noninteracting behave similar to both quintessence and phantom dark energy and for the present value obey the behavior of quintessence. Moreover, the result of [Formula: see text]-diagnostic emphasizes on the result of the equation of state showing that the current model in high–[Formula: see text] stays in the quintessence era and in the late time has the Phantom-like behavior. By the use of the squared sound speed [Formula: see text] we find that the present mode has a good stability. In order to obtain the best fit values of the parameters in this work, we used the latest observational data (Pantheon, Boss DR12 and Planck 2015) implementing MCMC method by the use of EMCEE python package. We also employ AkaikeInformation Criterion (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) model selection tools and comparethe model with both [Formula: see text]CDM and holographic Ricci dark energy as the reference models. We observe that the evidence against the interacting and noninteracting NHDE with consideration of both references is strongly positive and BIC rules out the NHDE model. Generally, the results of AIC and BIC state that the observational data do not favor the NHDE model.
Autism in gifted youth is associated with low processing speed and high verbal ability

Background: High cognitive ability is an almost universally positive prognostic indicator in the context of neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative conditions. However, “twice-exceptional” individuals, those who demonstrate exceptionally high cognitive ability (gifted) and exhibit profound behavioral and mental health challenges, are a striking exception to this rule. Methods: We digitized the clinical records of N=1,074 clients from a US-based specialty clinic serving gifted students. This included a broad array of diagnostic, cognitive, achievement, and behavioral data, including self, teacher, and parent reported items. We conducted both hypothesis-driven and unsupervised learning analyses to 1) identify characteristics whose association with full-scale IQ (FSIQ) was dependent on autism diagnosis and 2) identify cognitive archetypes associated with autism diagnosis and related behaviors. We tested the generalization of our findings using data from the SPARK (N=17,634) and ABCD studies (N=10,602). Results: Autistic individuals with IQ >= 120 were nearly 15 times more likely to enter adulthood undiagnosed compared to lower-IQ (IQ < 70) counterparts. Self-reported sense of inadequacy was most strongly associated with increasing FSIQ specifically among autistic clients (beta=0.3,
Density of states and ground state magnetic ordering of the triangular lattice three-state Potts model.

This study present a Monte Carlo investigations of low-temperature magnetic ordering and phase transitions in three-state Potts model on triangular lattice with various exchange interactions between nearest (J1) and next-nearest (J2) neighbors. The density of states for varying J1 and J2 are calculated. The magnetic structure of the ground state for various J1 and J2 are obtained. The critical temperature are calculated and the order of the phase transition determined. The density of states difference (DOSD) and histogram analysis method are used to investigate the order of the phase transitions. The frustrated regions are determined. It is shown, that for negative J1 the high degeneration of the ground state are in fully frustrated area -1<=J2/abs(J1)<=-0.2. For positive J1 frustration are occurred in area -1<=J2/J1<=-0.5, but only in point J2/J1=-1 the system have a high degeneration and are fully frustrated. The phase diagram of the three-state triangular Potts model are show.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.24018/ejmath.2022. 3.5. 143 Vol 3 | Issue 5 | October 2022 55 Abstract — Let be the Laplace Beltrami operator on a manifold with Dirichlet (resp., Neumann) boundary conditions. We compare the spectrum of on a Riemannian manifold for Neumann boundary condition and Dirichlet boundary condition. Then we construct an effective method of obtaining small eigenvalues for Neumann's problem.
Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Contents of Different Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Varieties Grown in Turkey

: Fifteen alfalfa varieties cultivated in Turkey were researched to compare the antioxidant potential of their seeds and find differences between the varieties. The total phenolic (TP) content, DPPH • , and ABTS •+ scavenging activities, and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) of alfalfa seed methanol extracts were determined. TP contents of extracts were found between 37.03 and 54.04 mg GAE/g. ABTS assay results ranged between 0.100 and 0.158 mmol Trolox/g extract, and FRAP changed from 389.90 to 791.02 µmol Fe 2+ /g extract. The results demonstrated that the differences between the alfalfa varieties were significant (p < 0.01) in terms of analyzed characters.
Reconstructing the baryon acoustic oscillations using biased tracers

The reconstruction of the initial conditions of the Universe is an important topic in cosmology, particularly in the context of sharpening the measurement of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) peak. Nonlinear reconstruction algorithms developed in recent years, when applied to late-time matter fields, can recover to a substantial degree the initial density distribution, however, when applied to sparse tracers of the matter field, the performance is poorer. In this paper we apply the Shi et al. non-linear reconstruction method to biased tracers in order to establish what factors affect the reconstruction performance. We find that grid resolution, tracer number density and mass assignment scheme all have a significant impact on the performance of our reconstruction method, with triangular-shaped-cloud (TSC) mass assignment and a grid resolution of ∼1−2h −1 Mpc being the optimal choice. We also show that our method can be easily adapted to include generic tracer biases up to quadratic order in the reconstruction formalism. Applying the reconstruction to halo and galaxy samples with a range of tracer number densities, we find that the linear bias is by far the most important bias term, while including nonlocal and nonlinear biases only leads to marginal improvements on the reconstruction performance. Overall, including bias in the reconstruction substantially improves the recovery of BAO wiggles, down to k ∼ 0.25 hMpc−1 for tracer number densities between 2 × 10−4 and 2 × 10−3 (h −1Mpc) −3 .
sentiment and mutual fund trading strategies”

Based on a sample of the US equity funds, this paper investigates the performance of both follow-the-leader (momen-tum) and follow-the-loser (contrarian) trading strategies. We find that similar fund styles tend to be the biggest winners and the biggest losers, and that the follow-the-leader strategy outperforms the follow-the-loser strategy. However, the follow-the-loser strategy beats both the market and the follow-the-leader strategy in major down markets. Using a piecewise linear regression, we also document a relationship between the market and our two trading strategies. Our study suggests that behavioral factors play an important role for funds with extreme performance.
Further Evidence for a Weak Neutron Star Magnetosphere in the Accreting Millisecond X-Ray Pulsar HETE J1900.1-2455

HETE J1900.1--2455 is a peculiar accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar (AMXP) because it has shown intermittent pulsations after 22 days from the beginning of its outburst. The origin of intermittent pulses in accreting systems remains to be understood. To better investigate the phenomenon of intermittent pulsations here we present an analysis of 7 years of X-ray data collected with the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer and focus on the aperiodic variability. We show that the power spectral components follow the same frequency correlations as the non-pulsating atoll sources. We also study the known kHz QPO and we show that it reaches a frequency of up to approximately 900 Hz, which is the highest frequency observed for any kHz QPO in an AMXP. We also report the discovery of a new kHz QPO at ~500 Hz. Finally, we discuss in further detail the known pulse phase drift observed in this source, which so far has no explanation. We interpret the behavior of the aperiodic variability, the high frequency of the 900 kHz QPO and the presence of the pulse drift as three independent pieces of evidence for a very weak neutron star magnetosphere in HETE J1900.1--2455.
From local to macroscopic coherence in systems with composite quasiparticles

Strongly interacting systems are characterized by heavily dressed entities with internal degrees of freedom, which, on a local level, can be described in terms of coherent quantum states. We examine the modification of these local coherent quantum states when such entities condense into a macroscopic coherent quantum state, such as superfluidity. As an example, we consider a system of electrons coupled to local lattice deformations. Significant changes in the phonon clouds surrounding the charge carriers occur when the system develops into a spatially phase-locked state. The question of localized self-trapped charge carriers (bipolarons) in the normal state becoming delocalized upon entering the superconducting phase is discussed in terms of squeezing of the local coherent phonon states. Suggestions for experimental verifications of these features associated with the lattice dynamics are made.
Ionizing feedback from massive stars in massive clusters: fake bubbles and untriggered star formation

We use Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics to simulate the formation of a massive (106 M⊙) stellar cluster system formed from the gravitational collapse of a turbulent molecular cloud. We investigate the hierarchical clustering properties of our model system and we study the influence of the photoionizing radiation produced by the system's multiple O-type stars on the evolution of the protocluster. We find that dense gas near the ionizing sources prevents the radiation from eroding the filaments in which most of the star formation occurs and that instead, ionized gas fills pre-existing voids and bubbles originally created by the turbulent velocity field.
Global uniform asymptotic stabilization and k-exponential trajectory tracking of underactuated surface ships with non-diagonal inertia/damping matrices

In this work, we investigate the state stabilization and trajectory tracking problems of underactuated surface ships with full state model of having non-diagonal inertia and damping matrices. By combining the novel state transformations, the direct Lyapunov approach, and the nonlinear time-varying tools, the stabilization and the trajectory tracking controllers are developed respectively guaranteeing global uniform asymptotic convergence of the state to the desired set point and global exponential convergence to the desired reference trajectory via mild persistent exciting conditions. Simulation examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control schemes.