Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effects of pomegranate peel added bread on anthropometric measurements, metabolic and oxidative parameters in individuals with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensory properties of antioxidant-rich bread made by adding pomegranate peels and their effects on anthropometric measurements and metabolic and oxidative parameters of individuals with type 2 diabetes after consumption. SUBJECTS/METHODS This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted with 22 individuals aged between 19 and 64 years who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 5 years, used only metformin, did not lose more than 10% of their body weight in the last 6 months, and had a body mass index of ≥ 25.0 kg/m2. While the study group (n = 11) consumed bread containing 500 mg pomegranate peel daily for 8 wk, the control group (n = 11) consumed standard bread. Anthropometric measurements and metabolic and oxidative parameters of individuals were evaluated at the beginning and end of the study. RESULTS Decreases were detected in the waist circumference, waist/hip and waist/height ratios, body fat percentages, blood pressure, and serum insulin, triglyceride, and total cholesterol levels in the individuals in the treatment group, compared with those in the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Pomegranate peel consumption by individuals with type 2 diabetes may have positive effects on anthropometric measurements and glycemic and lipid parameters.
Differential equation and cellular automata model

Cellular automata offered a promising modeling approach to simulate many complex systems. But researchers difficultly design suitable rules for models about real phenomena. And there is rich applied knowledge of differential equations in different fields. Researchers may model complex systems according to this knowledge from differential equations. This paper firstly survey correlative concepts about cellular automata and differential equations, and introduces general approach to design cellular automaton. According to tumor growth of Gompertz continuum differential equation, this article briefly discusses relations between cellular automata and differential equations, and builds a simple cellular automaton according to differential equations. At last this paper analyzes the results from mathematical viewpoint.
A cross-national study of internationalisation barriers with reference to SME value chain

Research background: The study responses to the internationalisation issue, one of the essential factors of SMEs growth. Particularly to companies' efforts towards setting international cooperation and circumstances obstructing these struggles. The study takes into consideration that internationalisation in specific areas of company's operations differs noticeably. Similarly, different barriers may arise depending on the areas of the company's value chain that are the focus of the enterprises' internationalisation strategies. Purpose of the article: This study aims to identify barriers to internationalisation regarding various areas of a company's value chain. The study employs the Value Chain Model by Porter. Methods: The field data was collected using a questionnaire survey on a sample of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) located in countries in the Baltic Sea region (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland). A multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the impact of barriers on internationalisation. Finding & value added: The study indicates three areas that are most often the subject of internationalisation in SMEs: operations, outbound logistics and marketing and sales. Barriers differ between value chain areas; however, cultural differences and competition are perceived as the most important hindering factors by companies experienced in internationalisation. At the same time, barriers regarding knowledge and finance diminish when companies becoming more experienced in internationalisation in particular value chain areas. This study is one of few employing the value chain framework to examine internationalisation.
Implementation of ill-sampled image geometry super-resolution processing technology

In the actual optical imaging system, in order to increase cell sensitivity or meet the needs of a large field of view, a large size CCD pixel is usually chosen as detection unit. This can not meet the Nyquist sampling theorem, and it belongs to ill-sampling. The geometric resolution of optical diffraction limited system image is directly restricted by the size of CCD pixel. In this paper, a reasonable optical mask is chosen, and this ensures the access to the CCD image information before sampling is lossless. Space spectral filtering technology is used, and appropriate resolution of the image is acquired. The method improves the resolution decline due to ill-sampling. By mathematical and simulation analysis, the effect of geometric super resolution image can be achieved.
Application of the preventive maintenance scheduling to increase the equipment reliability: Case study- bag filters in cement factory

This paper solves a new model of preventive maintenance scheduling with novel methodology. The aim of solving this problem is to determine the period for which bag filter should be taken off line for planned preventive maintenance over a specific time horizon and maintain a certain level of reliability with minimal maintenance cost. A mathematical programming method (Benders' decomposition) and a metaheuristic algorithm are presented to provide solutions. The obtained objective value from Benders' decomposition method is considered as the stopping criterion in the metaheuristic algorithm. To demonstrate the significance and originality of the proposed model and the efficiency of the algorithms, computational analysis is provided to realistic bag filters system in the cement factory. The obtained result is a schedule that allows the cement factory to consider the preventive maintenance for bag filters over the time horizon.
Helminths of the Bluntnose Sixgill Shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788), from the Strait of Messina (Sicily, Southern Italy)

Simple Summary Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) is a deep-water shark usually found dead along the Sicilian coasts; as few samples have been found, the parasitic fauna of H. griseus has not been well described so far. The helminth fauna of this species is described in this study. One H. griseus specimen was referred to our laboratory for necropsy and parasitological analysis. After necropsy, the specimen’s gills, skin and organs were investigated for parasites. Three species of helminths were found in one studied female specimen of Hexanchus griseus, namely, two cestode species (Phyllobothrium sinuosiceps and Nybelinia sp., larvae) and one trematode (Otodistomum veliporum). No other parasite taxa were found in the celomic organs. This study improves current knowledge of the helminth fauna of H. griseus from the central Mediterranean Sea. Abstract Bluntnose sixgill shark, Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788), is a little-known elasmobranch in the Mediterranean Sea. Given the lack of information about H. griseus, the aim of our study was to describe the helminth fauna of this species. In March 2023, one H. griseus juvenile female specimen was found off the coast of Messina (Italy) and referred by the Italian Coast Guard to our laboratory for necropsy and parasitological evaluation. After necropsy, the specimen’s gills, stomach and spiral valve were investigated for parasite presence. All collected parasites were stored in 70% ethanol for routine parasitological analysis. No lesions due to parasites were found in the gills or skin. Three species of helminths were found in one studied female specimen of Hexanchus griseus, namely, two cestode species (Phyllobothrium sinuosiceps and Nybelinia sp., larvae) and one trematode (Otodistomum veliporum). Among them, five Trypanorhyncha plerocercoid larvae were found attached to the stomach mucosa, and six adult cestodes and one digenean trematode were collected from the spiral valve. No other parasite taxa were found in the celomic organs. This study reports new information regarding the parasitic fauna of H. griseus from the central Mediterranean Sea.
Numerical study on the heat transfer of micro elliptic pin fins in a rectangular minichannel

ABSTRACT This paper numerically studies the effects of design parameters on the thermal performance and flow resistance under the forced convection of a rectangular minichannel with short elliptical pin fins. The investigations show that fins with a higher fin height and streamwise-oriented major axis direction yield better heat transfer performance, and the volume fraction without fins should be near 0.92. Also, compared to solid metal materials, porous metal is a better choice for fins, which reduces pressure drop significantly with little thermal consumption at proper pore density.
Modals and non-factual conditionals

The patterning of modal phrases in non-factual conditional sentences shows that there are two classes of modal verbs. However, the formal criteria for the classification of auxiliaries and for the distinction of modals from other auxiliaries do not provide for the sub-classification of modals, nor do the definitions of modals found in most transformational grammars. Moreover, in the existing literature it is not recognized that only one class have a complete paradigm. In order to sub-classify modals, the syntax of non-factual conditional sentences is analysed. Modals are studied as expressing modality and mood. Modals are found to belong to two sub-classes, which differ syntactically. Members of both sub-classes express modality, a lexical feature. However, only one class are modal auxiliaries since they realize modal mood and have a complete paradigm. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that in English there are five finite and two non-finite verb paradigms, and that the realization of perfect/non-perfect and not tense is the obligatory choice for all verb forms. According to the present analysis, only indicative forms realize tense.
Synergy of BESIII and LHCb physics programmes

There is potential for BESIII open-charm measurements to have a significant impact on the LHCb physics programme. Despite the general purpose design of the LHCb detector there are certain inputs that can be better determined in other environments or in production mechanisms not accessible at the LHC. With the unprecedented amount of LHCb data that will become available over the one-to-two decades it is necessary to consider where additional inputs are essential, to avoid the situation where the uncertainty on a measurement is dominated by the lack of knowledge of an external input. This document considers the capabilities of the BESIII experiment to provide vital inputs into key LHCb measurements. A number of different potential measurements that could be pursued are discussed.
Vertical beam quality of 660 nm AlGaInP laser diodes with asymmetric cladding layer

Numerical analysis on the influence of the structural asymmetry on the vertical beam quality and optimization of laser characteristics are studied in the paper. Deflection of the vertical beam toward the GaAs substrate is caused by the disagreement of the steady-state optical field between the active region and the window region. The calculated angle of deflection is approximately 1.5 /spl deg/, which agrees with the measurement.
Summary on non-Archimedean valued fields

This article summarizes the main properties of ultrametric spaces, valued fields, ordered fields and fields with valuations of higher rank, highlighting their similarities and differences. The most used non-Archimedean valued fields are reviewed, like a completion in the case of the p-adic numbers fields and the Levi-Civita fields, or like an algebraic closure as is sometimes the case of the Puiseux series fields. Also a study of spherically complete valued fields is presented and their characterization as maximally complete fields is given where the Hahn fields and the Mal’cev-Neumann fields (their p-adic analogues) play an important role as “spherical completions”. Finally several of the metric, topological, algebraic and order properties of the most used nonArchimedean valued fields are collected in a catalog where we can appreciate the analogy between fields that have the same characteristic as their residue class fields and fields that do not satisfy this property.
Social and Demographic Factors Associated With Obese Children in the Age Group of 6-12 Years Attending a Tertiary Care Institute in Central India and the Prevalence of Depression in These Children: An Observational Study

Introduction: Childhood obesity in India is on the rise and is rarely raised as a concern. In the central Indian states, focus is largely on undernutrition. Thus, studies related to risk factors for being overweight and obese and the impact of obesity on the psychology of children are lacking. Hence, a hospital-based study with objectives to identify social and demographic factors associated with obesity and the estimation of the prevalence of depression among these children was conducted. Methods: This observational study was conducted in a tertiary care institute in the state of Chhattisgarh from July 2020 to October 2021. Children with obesity as per the WHO (> 95th percentile for the BMI) in the age group of 6-12 years were included after due consent. A proforma was administered targeting the objectives of the study and the Childhood Depression Rating Scale (CDR-S) and clinical evaluation identified the depressed. Results: Among the 5,019 children screened during the study period, 54 met the inclusion criteria (1.07%). Fifty percent of children were from the upper middle class as per the Kuppuswamy scale. Seventy percent consumed junk food more than three times a week. Twenty-three children (42.6%) engaged in physical activity of > 1 hour and 49(90.7%) had a screen time of > 2 hours. The prevalence of depression among these children stood at 5.6% with the mean age being 11.67 years. Multiple logistic regression showed an inverse association of depression with physical activity. Conclusion: Obesity is prevalent in higher socioeconomic groups. Many risk factors like screen time, junk food consumption, and physical activity are modifiable. The prevalence of depression increased with age. Physical activity showed an inverse relation to depression in obese children.
Tercer Consenso Argentino sobre el manejo de los Trastornos Bipolares. Segunda Parte B

Este documento constituye la segunda parte B del Tercer Consenso Argentino sobre el Manejo de los Trastornos Bipolares llevada a cabo por la Asociación Argentina de Psiquiatría Biológica (AAPB). Siguiendo con el direccionamiento iniciado en el parte 2A sobre el tratamiento integral de los trastornos bipolares, esta sección se ha enfocado en sintetizar la evidencia más actualizada sobre abordajes terapéuticos para pacientes adultos. El alcance de esta sección es proporcionar recomendaciones terapéuticas para el manejo de los trastornos bipolares en adultos, (i) manía aguda, (ii) depresión bipolar, (iii) estado mixto, (iv) el suicidio en el trastorno bipolar, (v) intervenciones psicológicas. Además, el presente manuscrito aborda la evaluación y el manejo de los efectos secundarios de los tratamientos farmacoterapéuticos.
Inhomogeneous broadening of the conductance histograms for molecular junctions

We demonstrate that the notched-wire mechanically controllable break junction technique can be exploited for the study of single molecule junctions. We have developed a protocol for deposition of thiol-coupled molecules onto Au electrodes from solution. We find surprisingly sharp conductance historgrams at low temperatures, which suggest that the commonly observed large width of the peaks in conductance historgams is the result of inhomogeneous broadening.
Plasma-Activated Water: Physicochemical Properties, Generation Techniques, and Applications

Plasma-activated water (PAW) is water that has been treated with atmospheric pressure plasma. Due to the presence of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), PAW can be used in various applications such as (1) surface disinfection and food decontamination, (2) enhancement in seed germination, and (3) enhancement in surface cooling in the nucleate boiling regime. Briefly, for surface disinfection, the reactive species in PAW can induce oxidative stress on microbes; for enhancement of seed germination, the reactive species in PAW can trigger seed germination and provide nutrients; for enhancement in surface cooling, the reactive species cause a reduction in the surface tension of PAW, facilitating the phase-change heat transfer and, quite unexpectedly, minimizing the surface oxidation. Here, we review the physicochemical properties of PAW, the three commonly used techniques (plasma jet, dielectric barrier discharge, and corona discharge) for generating atmospheric pressure plasma, and the use of PAW for the above three applications. In particular, we review the recent development of the miniaturization of the plasma generator integrated with an acoustic neutralizer to produce plasma-activated aerosols, elimination of the need for storage, and the interesting physicochemical properties of PAW that lead to cooling enhancement.
Fin de Máster In-depth analysis of the Android supply chain : Vendor customizations on critical networking components

The openness and extensibility of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) enable Android device vendors (also known as Original Equipment Manufacturers) to introduce customizations in their products for market differentiation and adding new capabilities. However, these customizations can have significant and severe implications for user’s security and privacy. The security and privacy risks caused by the lack of control over the Android supply chain have caught the attention of cybersecurity researchers. Previous studies have focused on analyzing the security issues related to pre-installed applications and modifications made to the Android root store or network configurations. However, a significant research gap exists due to the lack of investigation into how vendor customizations on Android’s network stack can hinder the establishment of secure network communications. To assess the threats to secure communication introduced by vendors, I study the customizations on the TLS/SSL protocol stack. I employ advanced static analysis techniques, specifically diffing on Android firmware data gathered through crowdsourcing campaigns. By applying my static analysis pipeline over a dataset of 48,520 devices from more than 300 vendors, I detect and analyze vendor’s deviations from the official Android Open Source Project (AOSP), maintained by Google. By analyzing the identified customizations, I uncover critical security vulnerabilities that can compromise users’ and application’s security. These range from poor vendor practices such as using older Android platform releases, delayed critical security patches, outdated cryptographic implementations, insecure distributions of cryptographic providers like vulnerable versions of OpenSSL to the absence of advanced security functions such as certificate validation, hostname verification, and prioritized ciphersuites due to vendors’ removal of standard public methods offering these capabilities. Notably these shortcoming are persistent both within Android certified vendors as well as non-certified ones. This suggests a total lack of control over the supply chain and their compliance with best practices that directly impact on app developers’ attempts to secure their applications using the native protocol stack. The preliminary findings reported in this dissertation, highlight the need for stricter controls over the Android supply chain. In fact, I believe that regulators and certification authorities can promote new initiatives to strengthen device security guarantees and control the practices of the different actors in the Android supply chain.
Framing Frames: Bypassing Wi-Fi Encryption by Manipulating Transmit Queues

Wi-Fi devices routinely queue frames at various layers of the network stack before transmitting, for instance, when the receiver is in sleep mode. In this work, we investigate how Wi-Fi access points manage the security context of queued frames. By exploiting power-save features, we show how to trick access points into leaking frames in plaintext, or encrypted using the group or an all-zero key. We demonstrate resulting attacks against several open-source network stacks. We attribute our findings to the lack of explicit guidance in managing security contexts of buffered frames in the 802.11 standards. The unprotected nature of the power-save bit in a frame’s header, which our work reveals to be a fundamental design flaw, also allows an adversary to force queue frames intended for a specific client resulting in its disconnection and trivially executing a denial-of-service attack. Furthermore, we demonstrate how an attacker can override and control the security context of frames that are yet to be queued. This exploits a design flaw in hotspot-like networks and allows the attacker to force an access points to encrypt yet to be queued frames using an adversary-chosen key, thereby bypassing Wi-Fi encryption entirely. Our attacks have a widespread impact as they affect various devices and operating systems (Linux, FreeBSD, iOS, and Android) and because they can be used to hijack TCP connections or intercept client and web traffic. Overall, we highlight the need for transparency in handling security context across the network stack layers and the challenges in doing so.
Look to my Lead: How Does a Leash Affect Perceptions of a Quadruped Robot?

—Emerging applications requiring robots to operate in close proximity to people have mandated an understanding of how to enable graceful robot navigation in shared spaces. Existing social navigation research mainly observes a person or group walking past a single, independent robot. Consider the relationship between a dog and a handler carrying its leash. The emergence of widely-available quadruped robots - often conceptualized as robot dogs - opens a variety of interactions by transferring the canine metaphor to the area of social navigation. This research shifts focus from people walking past a single robot in a shared space to people walking past human-robot dyads; where the robot takes on the role of a dog. In this study, participants see each of five conditions, in which the robot is presented differently. The conditions are: “Fully-Autonomous” - in which the robot traverses the hallway by itself, “Remote-Controlled” - in which the a researcher follows the robot while holding a controller, “Companion” - in which a researcher walks alongside the robot, “Leading” - in which a researcher follows the robot while grasping a service dog harness, and “Guided” - in which a researcher holds the robot on a leash. After episodes of passing the human-robot dyad in a hallway, participants respond to a questionnaire measuring their attitudes towards the robot in the interaction. The results of this work are promising. Though a questionnaire administered between study conditions asking participants to rate their perceptions of the robot yields few statistically-significant results, a questionnaire administered at the end of the study asking participants to compare the conditions to each other provides significant differences in how the participants rate the robot.