Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Scalable Dry Printing Manufacturing to Enable Long‐Life and High Energy Lithium‐Ion Batteries

Slurry casting method dominates the electrode manufacture of lithium‐ion batteries. The entire procedure is similar to the newspaper printing that includes premixing of cast materials into solvents homogeneously, and continuously transferring and drying the slurry mixture onto the current collector. As a market approaching US $80 billion by 2024, the optimization of manufacture process is crucial and attractive. However, the organic solvent remains irreplaceable in the wet method for making slurries, even though it is capital‐intensive and toxic. Here, an advanced powder printing technique is demonstrated that is completely solvent‐free and dry. Through removing the solvent and related procedures, this method is anticipated to statistically save 20% of the cost at a remarkably shortened production cycle (from hours to minutes). The dry printed electrodes outperform commercial slurry cast ones in 650 cycles (80% capacity retention in 500 cycles), and thick electrodes are successfully fabricated to increase the energy density. Furthermore, microscopy techniques are utilized to characterize the difference of electrode microstructure between dry and wet methods, and distinguish dry printing's advantages on controlling the microstructure. In summary, this study proves a practical fabrication method for lithium‐ion electrodes with lowered cost and favorable performance, and allows more advanced electrode designs potentially.
A coarse‐to‐fine two‐step method for semisupervised classification using quasi‐linear Laplacian SVM

This paper proposes a two‐step method to construct a nonlinear classifier based on semisupervised learning in a coarse‐to‐fine way. In the first step, a recursive density‐based spatial clustering of applications with noise clustering algorithm is first introduced to find a group of density clusters, each of which contains only one kind of class labels. An SK algorithm is then applied to pairs of density clusters containing different class labels to find a set of local linear classifiers, which forms a coarse nonlinear separating boundary crossing the low‐density areas by interpolating the local linear classifiers. In the second step, a Laplacian support vector machine (LapSVM) formulation based on graph construction is applied to further implicitly optimize the parameter set of the nonlinear coarse classifier. As a result, the fine‐tuned nonlinear classifier is constructed in exactly the same way as a standard LapSVM, using a special data‐dependent quasi‐linear kernel composed of the interpolation functions and the information of the local linear classifiers obtained in the first step. Moreover, the quasi‐linear kernel is used as a better similarity function for the graph construction. Numerical experiments on various real‐world datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. © 2018 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Electronic circuit design for RF energy harvesting using 28 nm FD‐SOI technology

In this article, a voltage doubler circuit designed using 28 nm FD‐SOI technology has been studied for electromagnetic energy harvesting. NLVT transistor type is chosen and used as a diode for the realization of a Dickson voltage doubler circuit. Moreover, the impact of back gate polarization on circuit performance has been analyzed. The optimization of the circuit along with the measurement results has been presented (1.19 V for 1 stage at −26.3 dBm @ 2.45 GHz).
Evaluation of the Rheological Properties, Preclinical Safety, and Clinical Effectiveness of a New Dispersive Ophthalmic Viscoelastic Device for Cataract Surgery

Purpose To evaluate the rheological properties of the ophthalmic viscoelastic device (OVD) PRO-149, its preclinical safety, and its effectiveness when used during cataract surgery in patients with age-related cataract. Material and Methods Control (HEC) and test (PRO-149) OVDs were compared through rheological measures, by two preclinical safety studies in rabbits, and under normal-use conditions during cataract removal and lens implantation in a parallel randomized clinical trial. Results Rheological properties were determined. Preclinical studies did not find any evidence of safety issues or toxicity. In the clinical trial, 36 subjects were included. After 29 days, there were no statistically significant differences in mean percentage of endothelial cell count change or in the postoperative intraocular pressure between groups. There were no significant differences between OVDs for any safety parameter studied. Finally, PRO-149 showed a statistically significant improvement in surgeon rating for ease of use during extraction (p < 0.05). Conclusion PRO-149 is a dispersive OVD. The rabbit models did not find evidence of clinical alterations or toxicity. The results of the clinical study support that the two studied OVDs were clinically similar in terms of safety and effectiveness for cataract surgery. Trial Registration The trial is registered at Clinical Trials.gov at NCT04702802 (21–01-11).
Optimum Pressurization Mechanism for a Non-Electrical Piston-Driven Infusion Pump

Intravenous (IV) fluid therapy is a common current medical practice, and the method has remained unchanged for more than a century. The IV bag is suspended from an IV stand or pole, and the pressure created by gravity is used to administer the drug. However, this method inevitably reduces the mobility of patients, and may cause accidents such as falls during movement. To solve these problems faced in home care, nursing home, and hospital settings, this study aims to develop a non-hanging, non-electrically driven IV infusion pump with reasonable portability and operability. In this study, instead of gravity, atmospheric pressure was used as the driving force. We developed several prototypes based on different pressurization mechanisms using vacuum piston cylinders as the driving mechanism, in order to find an optimum mechanism capable of producing a stable flow rate comparable to the suspended drip system. Tests on performance in terms of discharge flow rate were conducted on three feasible prototypes, based on three different pressurization mechanisms, using a gravimetric test bench built for this purpose. The tests showed that the pressurization mechanism using an inflating sleeping-bag-shaped air bag to compress a drip bag achieved the best performance in terms of flow rate stability.
Asserting the right to care – Birth parents’ arguments in newborn care orders

Summary Removing a newborn from his or her birth parents’ care is arguably a stark display of state power into the family. This study explores birth parents’ engagement with care proceedings in all (N = 177) newborn care orders in Norway between 2012 and 2016. The study asks which arguments parents use to assert their care rights, their focus, and whether arguments differ depending on the parents’ risks. Findings Applying the defence dichotomy and seeing arguments as accounts, the analysis revealed parents primarily both justifying and excusing risks, and in two-thirds of cases rationalizing their care rights. Parents primarily denied harm and pinpointed (failed) service provision efforts, as well as excused their situation by claiming sufficient change and placing blame on i.e. child welfare services. Rationalizations did not defend parenting as such, but claimed normalcy and deservingness, as well as echoing concerns raised. Arguments were primarily parent- and service-focused. Parents with substance use risks blamed significantly less than parents with personality risks, and parents with intellectual disability risks demanded significantly more leeway as ‘new parents’ than parents with personality risks. Applications The study reflects how a marginalized demographic similarly, comprehensively, and most often unsuccessfully, engages with the child welfare system. The arguments reveal both alignment and misalignment in understandings of acceptable state intervention and responsibilities. It points to the dire need for knowledge about parents’ actual understanding of child welfare services, as well as clear communication and feedback between parents, their legal counsel, and social workers in assessments and service provision.
Severe Lymphatic Disorder and Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia Treated with Trametinib in a Patient with Noonan Syndrome and SOS1 Mutation

Noonan syndrome (NS) is a multisystemic disorder caused by germline mutations in the Ras/MAPK cascade, causing a broad spectrum of phenotypical abnormalities, including abnormal facies, developmental delay, bleeding diathesis, congenital heart disease (mainly pulmonary stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), lymphatic disorders, and uro-genital abnormalities. Multifocal atrial tachycardia has been associated with NS, where it may occur independently of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Trametinib, a highly selective MEK1/2 inhibitor currently approved for the treatment of cancer, has been shown to reverse left ventricular hypertrophy in two RIT1-mutated newborns with NS and severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Severe lymphatic abnormalities may contribute to decreased pulmonary compliance in NS, and pulmonary lymphangiectasias should be included in the differential diagnosis of a newborn requiring prolonged oxygen administration. Herein we report the case of a pre-term newborn who was admitted to our unit for the occurrence of severe respiratory distress and subentrant MAT treated with trametinib.
Multiple Myeloma Therapy: Emerging Trends and Challenges

Simple Summary Multiple myeloma (MM) is a frequent hematological malignancy characterized by the uncontrolled growth of clonal plasma cells, primarily in the bone marrow. Over the past years, novel therapies have been discovered and introduced into clinical practice that have dramatically changed the treatment landscape of MM. Despite the tremendous advances, MM remains incurable, with poor outcomes particularly in patients with relapsed/refractory disease, emphasizing the need for new therapeutic approaches. In this review we discuss the current treatment paradigm of multiple myeloma and focus on promising future approaches. Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is a complex hematologic malignancy characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of clonal plasma cells in the bone marrow that secrete large amounts of immunoglobulins and other non-functional proteins. Despite decades of progress and several landmark therapeutic advancements, MM remains incurable in most cases. Standard of care frontline therapies have limited durable efficacy, with the majority of patients eventually relapsing, either early or later. Induced drug resistance via up-modulations of signaling cascades that circumvent the effect of drugs and the emergence of genetically heterogeneous sub-clones are the major causes of the relapsed-refractory state of MM. Cytopenias from cumulative treatment toxicity and disease refractoriness limit therapeutic options, hence creating an urgent need for innovative approaches effective against highly heterogeneous myeloma cell populations. Here, we present a comprehensive overview of the current and future treatment paradigm of MM, and highlight the gaps in therapeutic translations of recent advances in targeted therapy and immunotherapy. We also discuss the therapeutic potential of emerging preclinical research in multiple myeloma.
Time Out of Work and Skill

This paper investigates the role of skill depreciation in the relationship between work interruptions and subsequent wages. Using a unique longitudinal dataset, the Swedish part of the International Adult Literacy Survey, we are able to analyze changes in literacy skills for individuals as a function of time out of work. In general, we find statistically strong evidence on a negative relationship between work interruptions and skills. Our analysis suggests that depreciation of general (literacy) skills is economically significant. Our estimates imply that a full year of non-employment is associated with skill losses that are equivalent to moving 5 percentiles down the skill distribution.
EVALUATION OF GENOTOXICITY OF BERGENIA LIGULATA BY COMET ASSAY

: “ Bergenia ligulata ” is a member of “Saxifragaceae” family. It is commonly known as Pashanabheda (pashana means stone and Bheda means break). Bergenia are of three types Bergenia ciliata , Bergenia ligulata, Bergenia stracheyi . The whole plant and rhizomes of Bergenia ligulata are used to dissolve kidney and bladder stones. been used as an Ayurvedic medicine from centuries. Bergenia ligulata has a primary phenolic compound called Bergenin and it also contains other phenolic chemicals. The present study was conducted to evaluate the genotoxicity of Bergenia ligulata by comet assay. Fresh leaves of Bergenia ligulata were collected and washed thoroughly and made into powder. Aqueous, Chloroform and Methanol extracts were prepared from this powder and used to find out the genotoxicity of Bergenia ligulata by comet assay method. Lymphocytes were extracted from human blood and used as a sample for testing. Comet Assay or Single cell gel electrophoresis is a method used for measuring DNA damage. By the tail length we can measure the degree of DNA damage. Both aqueous and methanol extracts at 750µg/ml and 1000μg/ml showed necrosis (Cell death) whereas the chloroform extract did not show much necrosis. Among the three extracts the aqueous and methanol extracts showed more genotoxicity than compared to chloroform extract. Results conclude the plant Bergenia ligulata was found to be genotoxic in nature. The comet assay is a gel electrophoresis-based method for measuring DNA damage in single eukaryotic cells. It is adaptable, very straightforward to execute, and sensitive method. The assay is based on the migration of negatively charged low molecular weight DNA fragments towards the anode during electrophoresis, leaving a trail that resembles a comet's tail. The cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleoplasm, including nucleosomes, are removed by treating cells with a hypertonic lysis solution and a non-ionic detergent. When exposed to electrophoresis, the damaged DNA in the residual nucleoid mass migrates towards the anode, forming a comet-like shape. The length of this tail indicates the degree of the DNA damage.
Finite Domain Constraint Solver Learning

Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) and partial least squares (PLS) are well-known techniques for feature extraction from two sets of multi-dimensional variables. The fundamental difference between CCA and PLS is that CCA maximizes the correlation while PLS maximizes the covariance. Although both CCA and PLS have been applied successfully in various applications, the intrinsic relationship between them remains unclear. In this paper, we attempt to address this issue by showing the equivalence relationship between CCA and orthonormalized partial least squares (OPLS), a variant of PLS. We further extend the equivalence relationship to the case when regularization is employed for both sets of variables. In addition, we show that the CCA projection for one set of variables is independent of the regularization on the other set of variables. We have performed experimental studies using both synthetic and real data sets and our results confirm the established equivalence relationship. The presented analysis provides novel insights into the connection between these two existing algorithms as well as the effect of the regularization.
A general theory of tax-smoothing * Anastasios

This paper organizes, reinterprets and extends the dynamic theory of optimal ﬁscal policy with a representative agent by using a generalized version of recursive preferences. I allow markets to be complete or incomplete and study a policymaker that acts under commitment or discretion. I highlight the underlying common principles that hide in each particular economic environment. The resulting theories are interpreted through the excess burden of taxation , a multiplier, whose evolution gives rise to diﬀerent notions of “tax-smoothing. ” Variants of a law of motion in terms of the inverse excess burden emerge in each environment when we allow for richer asset pricing implications through recursive preferences. The basic policy prescription is simple and intuitive and revolves around interest rate manipulation: issue new debt and tax more in the future if this can lead to lower interest rates today.
The Geography of Languages: a strictly geopolitical issue? The case of “international English”

Every year University College Cork celebrates its “Open Day”. The Department of Geography on this occasion delivers a series of informative pamphlets attempting to catch the attention of potential new students of Geography. In one of the pamphlets there are a series of colourful key questions that (supposedly) only geographers are able to answer. One of them states: “Will English be the only language spoken in 2050? ” Most certainly not. However, there is a series of intriguing facts motivating such a questioning. English has definitely been accepted as the world’s lingua franca. It is expanding far and wide and this is not motivated by classical colonial processes anymore (i.e. the British Empire). Its use on the Internet and, generally, in every aspect related to new technologies, science and – to some extent – business is overwhelming. Nevertheless, many see in this process
A cradle-to-cradle analysis in the toner cartridge supply chain using fuzzy recycling production approach

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated approach for a green product cradle-to-cradle (C2C) fuzzy recycling production planning model. Design/methodology/approach This paper applies the failure mode and effects analysis technique and Taguchi experimental design method, develops a green product C2C performance evaluation system that considers the fuzzy impacts of environmental laws and regulations, green goodwill, and environmental efficiency of targeting countries, and decides both the optimal green production plan and estimated optimal life cycles. Findings This study compares the different degree of maturity in environmental regulations, and various recycling situations are simulated to demonstrate the successful applicability of the proposed model as well as the incentive policy for Taiwan, the USA and Bangladesh. Originality/value Previous studies failed both to develop a holistic recycling production plan which is able to consider both the optimal combination of recycled components used and final green products produced with the maximum total resultant sales profit and to consider the potential failure phenomenon of recycled components adopted in the final product. Furthermore, most prior studies ignored the influence of environmental law, goodwill of the product and the efficiency of recycling mechanism of the community.
Student Character Development: Relationships, Resources, and Considerations

This case study examination assessed the significant contributions of college resources regarding students’ character development within a liberal arts institutional setting. The effects of attributed contributions from various interactions and experiences are analyzed within the context of Astin’s [1] input-environment-outcome model. Data elements from student participants in their senior undergraduate year were utilized and extracted from merged longitudinal databases that included matching student responses from Student Information Forms (SIF) and College Senior Surveys (CSS), both instruments from the Higher Education Research Institute. The results of this case study confirmed many established results concerning student character development, yet also continue to raise questions regarding which institutional relationships and experiences have the greatest impact in contributing to its enhancement.
Observing sea ice flexural-gravity waves with ground-based radar interferometry

We investigate the application of ground-based radar interferometry for measuring flexural-gravity waves in sea ice. We deployed a Gamma Portable Radar Interferometer (GPRI) on top of a grounded iceberg surrounded by landfast sea ice near Utqiaġvik, Alaska. The GPRI collected 238 acquisitions in stare-mode during a period of moderate lateral ice motion 10 during 23-24 Apr 2021. Individual 30-second interferograms exhibit ~20-50 s periodic motion indicative of propagating infragravity waves with ~1 mm amplitudes. Results include examples of onshore wave propagation at the speed predicted by the water depth and a possible edge wave along an ice discontinuity. Findings are supported through comparison with on-ice Ice Wave Rider (IWR) accelerometers and modeled wave propagation. These results suggest that the GPRI can be a valuable tool to track wave propagation through sea ice and possibly detect changes in such properties across variable ice conditions.
Activation Mechanism for Recommending Appropriate Users and Comments on Wedding Community Sites

—In this paper, we present an active communication mechanism based on a user behavior analysis on wedding community websites. To this end, we propose a novel mechanism for the activation of user communications, which suggests other users and their related comments by detecting knowledge and interests from archived comments. Such information on a community website evokes conversations among users. We focus on a wedding community website in this study. The proposed mechanism consists of the following three components: 1) the proﬁling of user login information, such as users’ ages and locations, and extraction of user characteristics, such as their interests and intentions to communicate; 2) the detection and recommendation of users who are likely to communicate with each other; and 3) the recommendation of comments that may be of interest to a user. Through the proposed activation mechanism, users on a wedding community website can easily ﬁnd other users who share similar experiences, and engage in active communication with them. We discuss our proposed user characteristic extraction and user recommendation methods using actual users’ posts from a wedding community website, and also discuss applications for e-learning. In addition, we evaluated the activation of user communications using our proposed system through interviews.
Marshall’s Syndrome – A Review

Marshall’s syndrome or PFAPA (periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, cervical adenitis) syndrome is a pediatric periodic disease characterized by recurrent febrile episodes associated with head and neck symptoms. The origin of this syndrome, which can last for several years, is unknown. During healthy periods, patients grow normally. Differential diagnosis includes other diseases characterized by periodic fevers such as recurrent tonsillitis, several infectious diseases, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Behçet’s disease, cyclic neutropenia, familial Mediterranean fever, familial Hibernian fever, and hyperglobulinemia D syndrome. Many treatments have been used with various results including antibiotics, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, acetylsalicylic acid, colchicine, antiviral medicines, steroids, cimetidine, and tonsillectomy. Based on our experience and analysis of the literature, surgery (tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy) is likely to guarantee the best results in the management of PFAPA syndrome.