Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PALYNOLOGY OF THE FIRST 30 METRES OF A 120 M DEEP SECTION IN NORTHERN GREECE

SUMMARY In this paper the results of a palynological investigation of a 120 m deep borehole in the Tenaghi Philippon, Macedonia (Greece) are given. These data show that during the Holocene mainly an oakwood forest was present. In the most recent part of the Holocene Fagus and Abies were also present. During the climatic extremes of the Weichselian an open vegetation existed. During the early interstadials a forest with Quercus, Fagus and Carpinus existed, whereas in the later interstadials stands of Pinus predominated. In the Late Glacial a not very dense oak forest was of some importance.
Long‐term trend and decadal variability of the southward penetration of the East Australian Current

Observations from a long‐term ocean station off eastern Tasmania show that the southward penetration of the East Australian Current (EAC) has increased over the past 60 years. Changes in temperature and salinity are highly correlated at timescales greater than seasonal, with long‐term trends which differ markedly from global ocean values. The data show that the region has become both warmer and saltier with mean trends of 2.28°C/century and 0.34 psu/century over the 1944–2002 period which corresponds to a poleward advance of the EAC of ∼350‐km. These trends are not directly forced by global surface fluxes but primarily result from changes in the EAC. The summertime trends in temperature and salinity are greater than in winter – there is an augmented summer pulse of warm, high salinity subtropical water associated with the EAC.
Different carbon source alternative medium improves Euglena sp. growth and paramylon production

Euglena sp. is a type of microalgae are widely recognized for producing an important compound called paramylon. If Euglena sp. is grown in a medium containing a carbon source, it can produce more paramylon. The culture medium alternative must be optimized to maximize biomass production and specifically targeted metabolites. This study aims to compare the effects of glucose and glutamic acid as carbon sources on the growth rate, biomass, and paramylon (β-1,3-glucan) content of Euglena species. The treatment that carried out as the different organic carbon sources were glucose and glutamic acid. About one g/l of each treatment were added to Cramers and Myers (CM) culture medium to see how they affected growth rate, biomass, and paramylon content in Euglena sp. culture. The optical density based on absorbance was used to calculate the density of the cells, biomass was known by measuring the dry weight, and paramylon content produced was analyzed using the phenol-sulfuric acid method. The CM medium treatment with glucose added (CM+Glucose) had the highest specific growth rate, biomass, and paramylon content, with values of 2.902±0.338 (OD680/dx10-1), 0.476±0.023 g/l, and 2.416±0.129 mg/ml Euglena sp. can be utilized to produce paramylon on an industrial scale, so it is necessary to carry out further identification process regarding the species of Euglena sp. local strain, and it is hoped that there will be further research on other possible methods to increase the paramylon content in Euglena sp. , such as using organic waste to replace the organic carbon source in the medium.
Parsimonious 2-D poststack Kirchhoff depth migration

Efficiency of Kirchhoff migration can be much improved by using slope information from the seismic section to estimate the incident wave directions. Ray tracing is performed only back along the incident wave directions and so is much reduced. Unlike in conventional Kirchhoff implementations, there is no need to build traveltime tables, so relatively little memory and input/output use are required. Compression of the input data and restricting the contribution of each time sample to the image to lie within a Fresnel zone of its ray path further reduces the computation time. Synthetic and field data tests show that the new algorithm is about 30 times faster than traditional Kirchhoff migration for 2-D poststack data. The main structural features may be imaged very quickly at the expense of some details. There is a tradeoff between speed and image quality; the optimal compromise is implemented by the choice of migration parameters.
Sultan Mahmud II's diseases and cause of death from the perspective of medical doctor’s and current medical literature

The illness of Sultan Mahmud II, the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the 109th Islamic Caliph, started to be discussed after his death. In this study, the possible illnesses of Sultan Mahmud II, his illness process and death were analysed by comparing the claims and explanations made by his physicians during his illness and death. The research includes: the incomplete document of Abdülhak Molla, the chief physician of the period; the book titled Deux Annees de l’Histoire d’Orient 1839-1840 (Two Years in the East 1839-1840) written by Edmond De Cadalvene and Emile Barrault; the book titled Relation Officielle de la Maladie et de la Mort du Sultan Mahmud II (Sultan Mahmud II’s Illness and Death) by Mac Carthy and Konstantin Kara Todori. The Illness and Death of Sultan Mahmud II), published in 1841; and, three reports sent by Karl Ambros Bernard to the Austrian government on different dates based on Jakob Neuner. In the light of current medical knowledge, the above-mentioned information and documents about the sultan’s illness suggest that Sultan Mahmud II suffered from “lung cancer” and “alcohol withdrawal syndrome”. It was concluded that his death was due to sepsis developing as a result of the infection caused by the disease and the deterioration of metabolite balances in the body.
Investigating the Effect of Partial and Real-Time Feedback in INMAP Code-to-Architecture Mapping

InMap is an interactive and iterative information retrieval-based automated mapping algorithm that produces code-to-architecture mapping recommendations. In its original form, InMap requires an architect to provide feedback for each code-to-architecture mapping recommendation in a given set produced (complete feedback). However, architects may delay/defer deciding on some of the mapping recommendations provided. This leads us to ask, how would InMap perform if only a subset of the recommendations provided (partial feedback) or only a single recommendation (real-time feedback) is reviewed by the architect? Through carefully designed mapping experiments, we show that an architect giving partial or real-time feedback does not harm the recall and precision of the recommendations produced by InMap. On the contrary, we observed from the results of the systems tested a net increase of 2-5% (depending on the approach). This shows that in addition to InMap's original complete feedback approach, the two new approaches of collecting feedback presented in this paper, i.e. partial and real-time, create flexibility in how software architecture consistency checking tool developers may choose to collect mapping feedback and how architects may opt-to provide feedback, with no harm to the recall and precision of the results.
Canada the Land

Four new countries and nine updated editions have been added to Bobbie Kalman's popular Lands, Peoples, and Cultures series. These powerful and intimate portraits of countries use up-to-date information and full-color photography. Presented in a mini series format, three books per country ensures thorough coverage of all the important aspects. It also allows more students to work on different projects at the same time. Covering more than basic history and geography, students will be fascinated to learn about: -- the land. geography, agriculture, transportation, history, industry, and glorious wonders-- the people. unique customs, customs we share, problems faced by minority groups and women-- the culture. modern festivals, ancient processions, food, games, and moreExciting color photographs capture the beauty and natural wonder of Canada it's huge cosmopolitan cities and variety of landscapes which draw immigrants and visitors from all over the world.Topics include: -- provinces-- natural resources and conservation-- industry, business, and agriculture-- Canadian cities-- trains, boats, and snowmobiles-- national parks and wildlife!
Mineralogical interpretation of reflectance spectra of Eros from NEAR near‐infrared spectrometer low phase flyby

Abstract— High signal‐to‐noise near‐infrared spectrometer (NIS) spectra acquired during the low phase flyby of the near‐Earth asteroid rendezvous (NEAR) mission to 433 Eros are analyzed to determine mineral chemistry and proportions of mafic silicates across the asteroid's surface at 2.68 × 5.50 km spatial resolution. Spectral band parameters are derived, and compared with those of laboratory samples of known mineral composition, grain size distribution and terrestrial, meteoritic and lunar pyroxene spectral properties. The NIS derived band parameters are consistent with ordinary chondrite meteorites. We invoke the presence of a clinopyroxene component in the spectra, which is consistent with ordinary chondrite mineralogy and/or some degree of partial melting of ordinary chondritic material. Spectra measured across the surface of Eros can reveal small but real spectral variations. Most relative spectra are uniform to within 1–2%. Some areas suggest compositional variations of a few percent. Spectral slope variations of a few percent are seen indicating a non‐uniform distribution of materials affecting the slope parameter but with no resolved absorption bands. We find no correlation of slope with viewing geometry or compositional variation. The band parameter values do not consistently indicate a specific ordinary chondrite class but Eros is definitely undifferentiated with possible compositional variations of no more than 1–2%.
PENGARUH SOSIALISASI KEBIJAKAN COVID-19 TERHADAP KEPATUHAN MASYARAKAT MENERAPKAN PHYSICAL DISTANCING PADA PENGIKUT INSTAGRAM @LAWANCOVID19_ID

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji sejauh mana dampak sosialisasi melalui penyebaran informasi mengenai COVID-19 terhadap tingkat kepatuhan dalam menerapkan physical distancing di antara pengikut akun Instagram resmi pemerintah @lawancovid19_id. Penelitian ini akan menggunakan teori model implementasi Edwards III dengan fokus pada aspek komunikasi dan disposisi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode korelasional kuantitatif dengan memanfaatkan sumber data primer dan sekunder. Teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan melalui simple random sampling. Dalam penelitian ini, analisis statistik inferensial digunakan agar hasil penelitian dapat diterapkan secara umum pada populasi secara keseluruhan. Untuk menganalisis data, digunakan teknik analisis asosiatif untuk mengevaluasi dampak variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, ditemukan bahwa pengaruh sosialisasi kebijakan terhadap penerapan physical distancing pada pengikut Instagram @lawancovid19_id mencapai 28,4%. Uji hipotesis menunjukkan adanya nilai p-value yang kurang dari 0,05, mengindikasikan penolakan H0 dan penerimaan H1. Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara sosialisasi kebijakan COVID-19 dan kepatuhan masyarakat dalam menerapkan physical distancing di kalangan pengikut Instagram @lawancovid19_id.
Hippocampal sclerosis

Hippocampal sclerosis is one of the most common causes of focal epilepsy. At the same time, hippocampal sclerosis is the most common surgical substrate in focal pharmacoresistant epilepsies. The hippocampus has a specific anatomical structure consisting of a total of four sectors. In a physiological context, the hippocampus is essential in many neuropsychological processes, so hippocampal sclerosis (an entity recognized and associated with epilepsy as early as the 19th century) is very interesting in terms of research. The pathohistological pattern of hippocampal sclerosis is now very precisely represented, which helps uniform recognition. The causes of hippocampal sclerosis are not known, but so far, numerous factors have been identified that are associated with the occurrence of this pathological process. There is no doubt that excitotoxicity, along with changes in the redox system, is the most essential pathophysiological mechanism. Hippocampal sclerosis is clinically very recognizable. Epilepsy patients whose basis is hippocampal sclerosis have very typical epileptic seizures consisting of an epigastric aura followed by a focal epileptic seizure characterized by confusion of consciousness and oroalimentary automatisms. Today, thanks to modern neuroimaging (primarily magnetic resonance imaging), the detection of this pathological pattern is exact and unambiguous.
Obstetric outcome of cervical cerclage among pregnant women in Mansoura University Hospital

Objective: To evaluate the obstetric outcome of pregnancies managed by cervical cerclage at Mansoura University Hospital (MUH). Methods: Observational study of 50 pregnant women with cervical cerclage in the index pregnancy who attended to MUH during the period from July 2019 through December 2021. Results: The mean gestational age at cerclage insertion was approximately 13 weeks and the mean gestational age at cerclage removal was approximately 31 weeks. Twin pregnancy was the most common indication of cerclage placement (34%), followed by previous MTM (26%), triplet pregnancy (16%), congenital malformation of uterus (14%) and previous PTB (10%). The commonest causes of cerclage removal was spontaneous PTB (38%) followed by PPROM (30%), planned removal at term (22%) and spontaneous miscarriage (10%). Twin pregnancies have more incidence of complications (40.9%) than singletons (26.3%) and triplets (11.1%). Twin gestations were of pregnancy before 28 weeks (P = 0.016). Birth weight conception (P = 0.001) and type of pregnancy (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Planned placement of cervical cerclage in MUH is mainly either history-indicated and/or prophylactic, especially in multifetal gestations. It appears to be effective in reducing the incidence of MTM and PTB in high risk cases.
Sex Differences in Heart Rate Variability and Vascular Function Following High-Intensity Interval Training in Young Adults

High-intensityintervaltraining (HIIT) issuperiortoothertrainingstrategies in both male andfemalehealthyindividuals. Understanding sex-specificdifferences in cardiac auto-regulation maycontributetothe optimal trainingstrategiesfor HIIT. The presentstudyaimedtoidentifysexdifferences in heart rate variability (HRV) andvascularfunctionfollowing HIIT in youngadults. Twenty-fourphysicallyactiveyoung male andfemaleadults (M: 12, F: 12, age: 19.5 yr, BMI: 22.1 kg·m−2) volunteeredtoparticipate in thestudy. Participantsperformed 10 boutsof HIIT including 20 s of high-intensitycycling at 115–130% Wmaxfollowedby 100 s ofrecovery. The cardiac auto-regulationsincluding HRV andvascularfunctionweremeasured at five different time points. The R-R interval, rMSSD, and SDNN wererecoveredfaster in malesthan in females after 15 min of HIIT. Thereweresexdifferences in theautonomicnervoussystemwhereln LF andln HF activitiesalongwithsympathovagalbalance (ln LF/HF) weregreater in femalescomparedwithmalesimmediatelyand 15 min after HIIT. However, nosignificantdifferences in bloodpressureand brachial-ankle pulse wavevelocitywereobservedbetween male andfemaleparticipants. Overall, HRV was moreactivated in femalesthan in malesfollowing HIIT, but theacuteresponse in vascularfunction was not different betweensexes. In futurestudies, sex-specificadaptationsofcardiacautoregulationfollowingrepeated HIIT mayneedtobeperformed.
Static Coulomb stress‐based Southern California earthquake forecasts: A pseudoprospective test

Many studies support the hypothesis that where earthquakes occur, recent changes in resolved Coulomb stress tend to be positive. How about the converse hypothesis, that where resolved Coulomb stress recently increased, earthquakes are more likely to occur? Successful earthquake forecasting by Coulomb stress changes requires the converse. To test this, we calculated stress everywhere in our study area, not just at earthquake locations. We modeled stress accumulation in Southern California since 1812 both from the elastic effect of slip below locked faults and from M ≥ 5 “source” earthquakes up to any given date. To minimize the effect of secondary aftershocks not directly related to the source earthquakes, we measured seismicity using a gridded binary map: each 0.1° × 0.1° cell is “activated” if containing one or more test events (“receiver” earthquakes) of M ≥ 2.8. We then constructed an empirical relationship between resolved Coulomb stress and activation rate within regions with similar stress values, defining probabilities of activated cells during the “test” period, within 11 years of the M7.1 Hector Mine earthquake. We found that Coulomb stress reliably indicates future earthquake locations at the 95% confidence interval. However, smoothed seismicity forecasts outperformed Coulomb forecasts in some areas with large earthquakes due to aftershock clustering. Most earthquakes tend to nucleate in areas with Coulomb stress changes greater than 0.5 MPa or less than −0.5 MPa. Within areas with increased Coulomb stress from older earthquakes, fewer earthquakes occurred than anticipated. After reducing stress uncertainty impact, Coulomb rate‐and‐state forecasts may also improve upon statistical earthquake forecasts.
An ecotrophic model of southern Brazil continental shelf and fisheries scenarios for engraulis anchoita (Pisces, engraulididae)

Ecotrophic models are becoming a useful tool to understand the structure and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems affected by fisheries. In this present paper a preliminary Ecopath model was built to allow the understanding of the structure and biomass dynamics of the Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian southernmost state) continental shelf ecosystem. Only the main groups were included to analyse their relative importance and to test some fisheries scenarios in order to observe the consequences of fishing pressure over one particular group and the detail requirements for future models. A fishing scenario for the small pelagic anchoita (Engraulis anchoita) using Ecosim, showed that this fishery would have negative impacts on the biomass of its predators and positive impacts on the competitor fish groups also exploited and on shrimps.
Ketogenic Diet and Breast Cancer: Recent Findings and Therapeutic Approaches

Breast cancer (BC), a complex disease with several influencing factors, is significantly impacted by dietary habits. The ketogenic diet (KD), characterized by high fat and low carbohydrate intake, has gained attention as a potential therapeutic approach, but its effects on BC remain unclear. This review seeks to summarize the current knowledge on the principles of the KD, its metabolic influence on BC cells, and the findings of recent clinical trials, in order to elucidate the potential therapeutic role of the KD in BC management. For these purposes, a comprehensive literature review was conducted selecting preclinical and clinical studies that investigate the relationship between the KD and BC. The selection criteria prioritized studies exploring the KD’s metabolic effects on BC cells and current clinical trials involving the KD in BC management. The reviewed studies provide a diverse range of findings, with some suggesting potential benefits of the KD in inhibiting tumor growth and improving treatment response. However, robust clinical trials providing clear evidence of the KD’s efficacy as a standalone therapeutic approach in BC are still lacking. There are also significant concerns regarding the safety and long-term effects of sustained ketosis in cancer patients. The therapeutic potential of the KD in BC remains an area of active research and debate. While preliminary findings are promising, definitive conclusions are hindered by inconsistent results and limited human trial data. Future research, specifically well-structured, large-scale clinical trials, is necessary to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role of the KD in BC treatment. Until then, caution should be exercised in its application, and patients should continue prioritizing evidence-based, standard-of-care treatments.
High-Precision Electrical Impedance Tomography System Using Package Excitation

In this article, we present a high-precision multifrequency electrical impedance tomography (EIT) system for wide areas of medical applications. The system has 32 channels with full parallel data acquisition. Instead of using superposition excitation for producing an excitation current, we propose to use package excitation of five different frequencies between 2 and 125 kHz. The excitation period is divided into five subperiods, where only one frequency of excitation is performed at a subperiod. This excitation method can increase the readout signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by 30 dB. The data of each frequency can be collected simultaneously. The amplitudes are programable with a maximum of 2.83 mArms. The recording speed is 20 frames/s (fps). A 18-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) are used to obtain a fine resolution with a wide measurement range. The maximum load of the current source is $2000~\Omega $ . The SNR of the current source and the voltage measurement unit are 78.5 and 91.7 dB, respectively. However, the SNRs are reduced to 67.9 and 81 dB, respectively, at the 2 kHz and 0.2 mA $_{\mathrm{rms}}$ of excitation. With high SNR and a wide measurement range, this system is then applicable for wide medical applications, where high precision is required. The system validation was performed on a phantom tank, a human forearm, and a human chest with satisfactory results.
Mitigating the Effects of Non-Iid Data in Federated Learning with a Self-Adversarial Balancing Method

Federated learning (FL) allows multiple devices to jointly train a global model without sharing local data. One of its problems is dealing with unbalanced data. Hence, a novel technique, designed to deal with label-skewed non-IID data, using adversarial inputs is proposed. Application of the proposed algorithm results in faster, and more stable, global model performance at the beginning of the training. It also delivers better final accuracy and decreases the discrepancy between the performance of individual classes. Experimental results, obtained for MNIST, EMNIST, and CIFAR-10 datasets, are reported and analyzed.
High‐ and Ultrahigh‐pressure Metamorphism and Retrogressive Textures of Gneiss in the Donghai Area

In the gneisses from the drillhole ZK2304 of the Donghai area, there have been preserved high‐ and ultrahigh‐pressure metamorphic mineral assemblages, a series of complicated retrogressive textures and relevant metamorphic reactions. In addition to garnet, jadeititic‐clinopyroxene and rutile, other peak stage (M2) minerals in some gneisses include phengite, aragonite and coesite or quartz pseudomorphs after coesite. The typical peak‐stage mineral assemblages in gneisses are characterized by garnet + jadeitic‐clinopyroxene + rutile + coesite, garnet + jadeitic‐clinopyroxene + phengite + rutile ± coesite and garnet + jadeitic‐clinopyroxene + aragonite + rutile ± coesite. The grossular content (Gro) in garnet is high and may reach 50.1 mol%. The SiO2 content of phengite ranges from 54.37% to 54.84% with 3.54–3.57 p.f. u. Quartz pseudomorphs after coesite occur as inclusions in garnet.