Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Qualitative Systematic Review of Enablers and Barriers to HelpSeeking for Veterans that have Completely Left the Military Within the Context of Mental Health and Alcohol

The variation in the definition of a veteran, and the preference for quantitative methods, has created mixed findings regarding the process of veteran help-seeking (HS) for mental health/alcohol issues. To understand HS enablers/barriers for those having ceased military employment, a systematic review of qualitative HS literature is warranted. Six databases were searched. Data were analysed thematically. From 1,154 titles/abstracts screened, six studies elicited four themes: military culture, problem severity, the system
Saddlepoint approximation applied to fusion in multiple sensor and to detection in clutter

We propose to apply an efficient appr ox i m at ion saddl ep o in t approximation N to some fusion problems. The aim of this method is to approximate the law of a sum of (n) iid (independent identically distributed) variables. A lot of statistical problems (maximum likelihood estimator, hypothesis testing, .) can be formulated as such a sum. This approximation is very accurate even for small (n) and easy to implement. We describe the principle of the method and we applied it to optimal fusion in multiple sensor and to a detector in non Gaussian clutter c a 11 ed ((
Tunable molecular resonances of a double quantum dot Aharonov–Bohm interferometer

We investigate resonant tunnelling through molecular states of an Aharonov-Bohm (AB) interferometer composed of two coupled quantum dots. The conductance of the system shows two resonances associated with the bonding and the antibonding quantum states. We predict that the two resonances are composed of a Breit-Wigner resonance and a Fano resonance, of which the widths and Fano factor depend on the AB phase very sensitively. Further, we point out that the bonding properties, such as the covalent and ionic bonding, can be identified by the AB oscillations.
Generic framework for the secure Yuen 2000 quantum-encryption protocol employing the wire-tap channel approach

It is shown that the security, against known-plaintext attacks, of the Yuen 2000 (Y00) quantum-encryption protocol can be considered via the wire-tap channel model assuming that the heterodyne measurement yields the sample for security evaluation. Employing the results reported on the wire-tap channel, a generic framework is proposed for developing secure Y00 instantiations. The proposed framework employs a dedicated encoding which together with inherent quantum noise at the attacker's side provides Y00 security.
An inherently mass‐conserving semi‐implicit semi‐Lagrangian discretization of the deep‐atmosphere global non‐hydrostatic equations

Following previous work on an inherently mass‐conserving semi‐implicit (SI) semi‐Lagrangian (SL) discretization of the two‐dimensional (2D) shallow‐water equations and 2D vertical slice equations, that approach is here extended to the 3D deep‐atmosphere, non‐hydrostatic global equations. As with the reduced‐dimension versions of this model, an advantage of the approach is that it preserves the same basic structure as a standard, non‐mass‐conserving, SISL version of the model. Additionally, the model is simply switchable to hydrostatic and/or shallow‐atmosphere forms. It is also designed to allow simple switching between various geometries (Cartesian, spherical, spheroidal). The resulting mass‐conserving model is applied to a standard set of test problems for such models in spherical geometry and compared with results from the standard SISL version of the model.
Novel six-month all oral treatment of pre-extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Canada: New treatment options present new implementation challenges

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health challenge in part because there are fewer effective treatments and these treatments have been prolonged and more toxic. The evidence base for more effective, shorter, standardized treatments is evolving rapidly. Herein, we report the first case of pre-extensively drug-resistant pulmonary TB treated with a novel six-month all oral bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid (BPaL) regimen in Canada. Recent clinical trial data supporting BPaL therapy is presented in the context of current and evolving clinical guidelines. In this article, we highlight significant implementation challenges and make recommendations for what needs to be addressed to ensure safe programmatic use of BPaL in Canada. Key recommendations include the development of infrastructure for timely access to novel TB drug susceptibility testing, streamlining access to novel TB drugs, and cautious use of such drugs in collaboration with care teams with expertise in drug-resistant TB management.
Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 and the Invasive Potential in Urothelial Malignancies of the Bladder

Introduction Urothelial carcinomas represent a distinct group of malignancies with a high recurrence potential. Multiple studies have established a set of interactions between the tumor cells of urothelial neoplasms and the extracellular matrix regarding invasion and tumor progression. In the present study, we evaluated the expression of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) in early-stage urothelial carcinomas of the urinary bladder (pTa and pT1) regarding the invasive potential of these tumors. Materials and methods A retrospective non-clinical approach was utilized for the study. Tumor tissue sections used for the initial diagnosis were stained by immunohistochemical means with an anti-FGF2 antibody and the expression within the extracellular matrix was evaluated using a histo-score (h-score). Statistical parameters regarding tumor invasion, FGF2 expression pattern and levels, patient demographic characteristics, and disease recurrence were analyzed for significance. Results A total of 163 cases were analyzed, with an h-score of 110 determined as the optimal cut-off value for invasive potential regarding FGF2 expression, with a sensitivity of 75.4% and a specificity of 78.9%. No statistical correlation was established between the demographic profile of the patients and the occurrence of disease recurrence. Conclusion Based on our results, the study of tumor-extracellular matrix interactions in regards to FGF2 expression is a promising field, at least in urothelial malignancies of the urinary bladder, in regards to tumor invasive potential, while it remains unestablished how these interactions affect metastatic potential.
Price Prediction of Seasonal Items Using Time Series Analysis

The price prediction task is a well-studied problem due to its impact on the business domain. There are several research studies that have been conducted to predict the future price of items by capturing the patterns of price change, but there is very limited work to study the price prediction of seasonal goods (e.g., Christmas gifts). Seasonal items’ prices have different patterns than normal items; this can be linked to the offers and discounted prices of seasonal items. This lack of research studies motivates the current work to investigate the problem of seasonal items’ prices as a time series task. We proposed utilizing two different approaches to address this problem, namely, 1) machine learning (ML)-based models and 2) deep learning (DL)-based models. Thus, this research tuned a set of well-known predictive models on a real-life dataset. Those models are ensemble learning-based models, random forest, Ridge, Lasso, and Linear regression. Moreover, two new DL architectures based on gated recurrent unit (GRU) and long short-term memory (LSTM) models are proposed. Then, the performance of the utilized ensemble learning and classic ML models are compared against the proposed two DL architectures on different accuracy metrics, where the evaluation includes both numerical and visual comparisons of the examined models. The obtained results show that the ensemble learning models outperformed the classic machine learning-based models (e.g., linear regression and random forest) and the DL-based models.
Suppression of multiple scattering in photon correlation spectroscopy

While static and dynamic light scattering experiments have been a major source of information about the structure and dynamics of dilute colloidal systems or macromolecular solutions, their application to more concentrated samples is severely limited by multiple scattering. The authors' dual-colour photon correlation experiment achieves very efficient isolation of singly scattered light by cross-correlation over the full range of scattering angles between 20 degrees and 140 degrees . The dual-colour cross-correlation technique immediately yields dynamic structure factors, which are not affected by multiple scattering. A second use of dynamic dual-colour cross-correlation measurements is in estimating the ratio of singly and multiply scattered light. Finally the experiment allows very successful recovery of static information from dynamic light scattering data on concentrated samples with central two-body interaction forces.
A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH INSTRUCTORS' TPACK IN INDONESIA

In this twenty-first century, It is essential that English instructors continually build their TPACK to improve language teaching and learning. Research on the development of TPACK in Indonesia has been in great demand by academics and researchers. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to give a thorough synthesis of the reported outcomes of Indonesian English instructors' TPACK development. The evolution of TPACK for English teachers is examined in this literature review, which is structured circa five disparate research techniques (self-report measures, open-ended questionnaires, performance assessments, interviews, and observations). In order to do this, a search in 2011–2021, Education Research Information Center (ERIC), Taylor and Francis, and Library Genesis databases was carried out. Eight studies were deemed appropriate for analysis in the current study after criteria were applied to publications retrieved from the databases. There was a three-level analysis done. The first was a study-level analysis focused on each study's overall features. The second method analysis concentrated on the research tools and target audience. The final one provided a summary of the study findings through the literature to show the outcome of Indonesian instructors' TPACK development. The results of this present study gave an overview of the research techniques and the result on TPACK development. Additionally, this study also demonstrated an upsurge in publications regarding TPACK development among English instructors in Indonesia.
Biliary Hyperkinesia and Its Association With Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report and Review of Management Strategies

In a post-bariatric surgery patient with suspected biliary dyskinesia, what does an ejection fraction (EF) of 87% on hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan indicate to a healthcare provider? Conventionally, in post-bariatric patients, the gallbladder becomes hypofunctional; however, in this case, the gallbladder activity increased exponentially. Of note, there are no previously documented cases of developing an overactive gallbladder after undergoing a bariatric surgery procedure. This report aims to explore the possible associations between bariatric surgery and the development of gallbladder hyperkinesis in the early postoperative period, the diagnostic tool used to discover the source of our patient’s ailment, as well as the rationality behind a surgical procedure that led to an excellent response, namely, laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
The Existence of a Self-Dual 70, 35, 12] Code and Formally Self-Dual Codes

In this note, the existence of self-dual codes and formally self-dual even codes is investigated. A construction for self-dual codes is presented, based on extending generator matrices. Using this method, a singly-even self-dual 70, 35, 12] code is constructed from a self-dual code of length 68. This is the first published example of a singly-even 70, 35, 12] code. Constructions are also given for formally self-dual even codes. Extremal formally self-dual even codes are constructed.
Multiple transitivity and Min-wise independence in permutation groups

Let Ω be a finite linearly ordered set and let k be a positive integer. A permutation group G on Ω is called co-k-restricted min-wise independent on Ω if \[ \Pr(\min \pi(X)=\pi (x))=\frac{1}{|X|} \] for any X⊆Ω such that |X|≥|Ω|-k+1 and for any x∈X. We show that co-k-restricted min-wise independent groups are exactly the groups with the property that for each subset X⊆Ω with |X|≤k-1, the stabilizer G{X} of X in G is transitive on Ω\X. Using this fact, we determine all co-k-restricted min-wise independent groups.
Electronic structure of tin monochalcogenides from SnO to SnTe

The family of tin monochalcogenides $(\mathrm{Sn}X,$ $X=\mathrm{O},$ S, Se, or Te) is calculated in order to point out trends in properties. Electronic structures are calculated from density functional theory pseudopotential and tight-binding theories. Resulting densities of states present similar features. Calculated $\mathrm{Sn}(5s)$ populations and charge-density contours are shown to be consistent with the presence of a lone pair. The lone pair is also studied from M\"ossbauer spectroscopy, which points out the particular case of SnO.
Microfluidic preconcentrator and microfluidic chip for bacterial cells detection

Flow cytometry is a very popular clinical diagnostic method for a fast analysis of different kinds of cells/microparticles. In classic cytometers fluorescence, labeled cells are hydrodynamically focused in flow stream to order them and direct individually to a detection area with an optical detector. After laser excitation, the fluorescence emission light is directed into a light sensitive window of an optical detector (photomultiplier). Output signals of the detector may be counted in the digital or analog form (integration). In the experimental system, the photomultiplier was used as the integrator, so its output voltage was proportional to the number of fluorescence labeled cells. To miniaturize the flow cytometer, own technology for fabrication of microfluidic structure as a pre-concentrator with utilization of SU-8 masters was used.
Associations Between Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Cognitively Unimpaired Midlife Adults

Background: Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 plays an important role in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis and increases disease risk. However, prior research examining IGF-1 levels and brain neural network activity is mixed. Objective: The present study investigated the relationship between IGF-1 levels and 21 neural networks, as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in 13,235 UK Biobank participants. Methods: Linear mixed models were used to regress IGF-1 against the intrinsic functional connectivity (i.e., degree of network activity) for each neural network. Interactions between IGF-1 and AD risk factors such as Apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) genotype, sex, AD family history, and age were also tested. Results: Higher IGF-1 was associated with more network activity in the right Executive Function neural network. IGF-1 interactions with APOE4 or sex implicated motor, primary/extrastriate visual, and executive function related neural networks. Neural network activity trends with increasing IGF-1 were different in different age groups. Higher IGF-1 levels relate to much more network activity in the Sensorimotor Network and Cerebellum Network in early-life participants (40–52 years old), compared with mid-life (52–59 years old) and late-life (59–70 years old) participants. Conclusion: These findings suggest that sex and APOE4 genotype may modify the relationship between IGF-1 and brain network activities related to visual, motor, and cognitive processing. Additionally, IGF-1 may have an age-dependent effect on neural network connectivity.
How focused pumping affects type-II spontaneous parametric down-conversion

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion SPDC has become the common method to generate entangled photon pairs for experimental studies on fundamental features of quantum mechanics 1–3 . Though these photon pairs can be simultaneously entangled in energy, momentum, and polarization for type-II SPDC , the use of polarization entanglement is most popular due to its simplicity. The general theoretical aspects of two-photon entanglement in type-II SPDC are well known and thoroughly studied in 4,5 . More specifically, also the effect of the spectral properties of the pump on the down-converted light has been the topic of investigation in several papers, including the effect of the spectral pump width on the spatial coherence of the downconverted beams 6 and the spectral consequences of broadband pulsed 7,8 pumping in type-II SPDC. The role of the spatial properties of the pump in type-II SPDC, and particularly that of focused pumping 9,10 , is a less explored regime, though. Proper focusing of the pump laser is certainly necessary when the entangled photon pairs are detected with fiber-coupled photon counters 11,12 . In order to optimize the collection of entangled photon pairs, both the size of the backward-propagated fiber mode and the transverse beam walk-off in the crystal have to match the size of the pump spot 11 . A potentially beneficial effect of focused pumping may also arise when using “bucket” detectors behind apertures for pair detection. A simple argument that suggests such effect is that the large wave-vector spread associated with focused pumping will generally broaden the two rings that comprise the usual SPDC pattern. The increased area of the ring crossings might thus allow us to work with larger apertures and enhance the yield of polarization-entangled photon pairs. To investigate the feasibility of this scheme and check for any side effects in both the bucket and fiber-coupled detection scheme, a better understanding of the role of focused pumping in SPDC is needed. In this paper, we study the effect of focused pumping on the single-photon image generated via type-II SPDC, contrary to papers that specifically treat the effect on coincidence imaging 9,10 . In particular, we theoretically and experimentally demonstrate that the transition from plane-wave to focused pumping leads to the same asymmetric broadening of both down-converted rings. Our theoretical description follows the approach that Grice and Walmsley 8 use to analyze the difference between the ordinary and extraordinary spectrum in the transition from cw pumping to broadband pulsed pumping, which could be loosely called “the effects of focusing in time” instead of space . We also study the consequences of focused pumping for the measured photon yield and entanglement quality of the polarizationentangled photon pairs. We present the experimental data that support these consequences for bucket detection only and include the case of fiber-coupled detection in an outlook discussion.
Curvilinear feature detection from curvature estimation

The DOS/sup +/ method, a particular case of the difference of slopes (DOS) approach, is shown to be effective for estimating curvature in terms of signal detectability. Relationships are established between the DOS/sup +/ parameters and feature parameters to distinguish corner and curve features and to accurately determine the locations of corners, transitions between straight lines and curves, and curve centers. Examples show the results of this method applied to curvilinear features and diagrams. <<ETX>>
Capped bit patterned media for high density magnetic recording

A capped composite patterned medium design is described which comprises an array of hard elements exchange coupled to a continuous cap layer. The role of the cap layer is to lower the write field of the individual hard element and introduce ferromagnetic exchange interactions between hard elements to compensate the magnetostatic interactions. Modeling results show significant reduction in the reversal field distributions caused by the magnetization states in the array which is important to prevent bit errors and increase achievable recording densities.
Ballistic thermal and electrical conductance measurements on individual multiwall carbon nanotubes

We report thermal measurements on individual carbon nanotubes using a temperature sensing scanned microscope probe. An arc-grown bundle of multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) is mechanically attached to a thermal probe. The heat flow down individual MWNTs is recorded as a function of the temperature difference across them. Simultaneous measurements of thermal and electrical conductance are recorded. The size of the conductance steps observed at room temperature and the correlation between electrical and thermal conductance steps are discussed and we present evidence for ballistic transport of both phonons and electrons in these tubes.
High dielectric constant gate oxides for metal oxide Si transistors

The scaling of complementary metal oxide semiconductor transistors has led to the silicon dioxide layer, used as a gate dielectric, being so thin (1.4 nm) that its leakage current is too large. It is necessary to replace the SiO2 with a physically thicker layer of oxides of higher dielectric constant (κ) or ‘high K’ gate oxides such as hafnium oxide and hafnium silicate. These oxides had not been extensively studied like SiO2, and they were found to have inferior properties compared with SiO2, such as a tendency to crystallize and a high density of electronic defects. Intensive research was needed to develop these oxides as high quality electronic materials. This review covers both scientific and technological issues—the choice of oxides, their deposition, their structural and metallurgical behaviour, atomic diffusion, interface structure and reactions, their electronic structure, bonding, band offsets, electronic defects, charge trapping and conduction mechanisms, mobility degradation and flat band voltage shifts. The oxygen vacancy is the dominant electron trap. It is turning out that the oxides must be implemented in conjunction with metal gate electrodes, the development of which is further behind. Issues about work function control in metal gate electrodes are discussed.
On the Association of Hickson Compact Groups with Loose Groups

Counts of galaxies are made in the vicinity of Hickson compact groups (HCGs). Loose group galaxies are detected in ∼70% of nearby groups with z<0.025. It is shown that members of the loose group associated with a certain HCG are located in a relatively narrow strip oriented along the elongation of the HCG. Such a peculiar distribution of the loose group galaxies and the found correlation of the radial velocity dispersion of the loose group galaxies with the elongation of the group allows us to conclude that the loose group galaxies are rotating around a common gravitational center. This is a clue for the solution of the known puzzles related to HCGs: the lack of strong radio and luminous far‐infrared sources, a surprisingly large spiral fraction, the lack of blue elliptical galaxies, and so on. Only those of such elongated formations in which the bright members happen to be oriented close to each other on the sky are detected as compact groups.