Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Total Replacement of Fish Meal by the Combination of Fish Residue Meal and Soy Protein from Soymilk in the Diet of Red Sea Bream (Pagrus major)

Simple Summary The high price and decreasing supply of fish meal (FM) has prompted the search for alternatives to achieve true sustainability in the aquaculture industry. This series of studies evaluated the complete replacement of FM by fish residue meal (FRM) in the diet of red sea bream, Pagrus major. The results revealed that FM can be completely replaced by FRM without compromising growth performance and health status. Abstract Three experiments were performed to explore (i) the complete replacement of fish meal (FM) with a combination of fish residue meal (FRM, 65% round discarded fish + 35% byproduct), soy protein concentrate (SPC) from soymilk and corn gluten meal (CGM) in Trial 1 and (ii) the utilization of diets composed of increasing byproducts in FRM in the summer (Trial 2) and winter (Trial 3) seasons. In Trial 1, the ratio of (SPC + CGM):FM in the control diet (C) was 8:2. The FM component from diet C was replaced with FRM (diet, RM20), where the ratio of (SPC + CGM):FRM became 8:2, and this ratio was changed to 6:4, 4:6 and 2:8, and referred to as RM40, RM60 and RM80, respectively. In Trials 2 and 3, the ratios of round discarded fish and byproducts in FRM were adjusted to 65:35 (FRM1), 30:70 (FRM2) and 0:100 (FRM3), and the FRM component from diet RM40 in Trial 1 was replaced with FRM1, FRM2 and FRM3 to formulate diets RM1, RM2 and RM3, respectively. In Trials 1, 2 and 3, rearing periods were 10, 8 and 12 weeks, respectively. In Trials 1 and 3, there were no significant differences in growth parameters, nutrient retention efficiency or plasma constituents among the treatments, irrespective of the inclusion levels of FRM in the diets (p > 0.05). Although there were no significant differences in final mean weight (p > 0.05), daily feeding rate and feed conversion ratio in diet RM3 were significantly higher and lower, respectively, compared to the control group in Trial 2 (p < 0.05). These results suggest that FM can be entirely replaced with FRM, and that the total elimination of round discarded fish from FRM does not affect growth or health status in red sea bream either in summer or winter seasons.
Thermodynamics and Complexity of Cellular Automata

The complexity exhibited by cellular automata is studied using both topological (graph-theoretical)and metric (thermodynamic) techniques. A novel topological classiﬁcation, based on a hierarchy oflanguages, is introduced. In particular, it is shown that the elementary rule 22 is able to produce, uponiteration, a deep nesting of grammatical rules and that this asymptotically yields a phase transition whenthe thermodynamic formalism is applied to the limit spatial conﬁguration. [S0031-9007(96)02188-6]
The Shaping of Planetary Nebulae by Bipolar Outflows: The Case of M1-16

We report high-resolution (2.″7 × 1.″9) CO J = 2-1 line imaging of the young planetary nebula M1-16 that reveals the shaping of its neutral envelope by collimated outflows or jets. An extended (~50'') envelope of molecular gas surrounds the compact (3'') ionized nebula and dominates the mass of circumstellar material (~0.12 M☉). Multiple bipolar outflows, prominent at optical wavelengths, have pierced the envelope from the center, disrupting a significant fraction of the molecular gas. The outflows have excavated cavities along the bipolar axes, with CO velocities up to ~30 km s-1 in the cavity walls, and have produced point-symmetric lobes of molecular gas by entrainment. These features, imprinted by the outflows on the neutral gas, will appear as characteristics of the ionized nebula as the envelope becomes more fully ionized. The outflow-envelope interactions seen in M1-16 exemplify the shaping mechanism of a wide class of planetary nebulae at early stages of their formation.
PECULIARITIES OF MYOCARDIAL BIOELECTRIC ACTIVITY IN PATIENTS WITH PROGRESSIVE MYLTIPLE MYELOMA RECEIVING BORTEZOMIB-CONTAINING CHEMOTHERAPY SCHEMES

Introduction. New approaches to the oncohematology management that also include multiple myeloma treatment, makes higher level of hematological remission and improve survival rates. But novel cytostatic drugs have higher incidence of cardiotoxicity. According to the modern multiple myeloma management guidelines, patients, who have no indications for bone morrow transplantation, should be treated by VRd chemotherapy scheme as a first line therapy. The VRd scheme includes: bortezomib, lenalidomid and dexamethasone. Both early cytostatic-induced cardiovascular toxicity risk factor indication and cardiovascular toxicity detection have high prognostic value due to influence on individual management strategy that include chemotherapy and supportive care. This, in turn, decreases level of late and remote cytostatic-induced myocardial injury. The aim of this study is to investigate changes of myocardial bioelectric activity in patients with progression of multiple myeloma during bortezomib-containing chemotherapy scheme. Materials and methods. 20 patients who had multiple myeloma and no concomitant cardiovascular disease were examined. All patients obtain bortezomib-containing chemotherapy scheme. The patients underwent the examination three times: before the chemotherapy, in 84th day and in 140th day. General and biochemical blood count findings were analyzed. Some points of Holter electrocardiography monitoring and standard 12-leads ECG were evaluated, including heart rate, PQ interval, and corrected QT interval. Results: multiple myeloma progression was associated with the development of anaemia in 19 (95%) of the patients and was characterized by the 1.3-fold decrease in the haemoglobin and red blood cells level compared to healthy individuals (p<0,05). Rate of conductivity disorder was in 1.4 times higher than rate of rhythm disorder in the patients with multiple myeloma. The following findings were obtained by Holter monitoring and standard 12-leads electrocardiography: rhythm disorder was found in 5 (25%) patients, while conductivity disorder was detected in 7 (35%) patients. Sinus bradycardia and premature ventricular contractions were found in 2 (10%) patients following the 4 course of chemotherapy that is 2,5 times lower than in case of multiple myeloma progression. The incidence of conductivity disorder during the specific treatment were higher in 1.1 (RR=1.1; 95% СІ 0.51-2.55) (p>0,05) times and includes first degree atrioventricular block detected in 5 (25%) patients, left anterior fascicular block found in 3 (15%) patients and incomplete right bundle branch block found in 1 (5%) patient. Conclusion. The use of bortezomib-containing chemotherapy scheme in multiple myeloma patients with low cardiovascular risk lead to the decrease on the incidence of heart rate disorders simultaneously with increasing incidence of heart conductivity disorder.
Transfer color to night vision images

Natural color appearance is the key problem of color night vision field. In this paper, the color mood of daytime color image is transferred to the monochromic night vision image. This method gives the night image a natural color appearance. For each pixel in the night vision image, the best matching pixel in the color image is found based on texture similarity measure. Entropy, energy, contrast, homogeneity, and correlation features based on co-occurrence matrix are combined as texture similarity measure to find the corresponding pixels between the two images. We use a genetic algorithm (GA) to find the optimistic weighting factors assigned to the five different features. GA is also employed in searching the matching pixels to make the color transfer algorithm faster. When the best matching pixel in the color image is found, the chromaticity values are transferred to the corresponding pixel of the night vision image. The experiment results demonstrate the efficiency of this natural color transfer technique.
Autonomic Nervous System Regulation of Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Potential Roles for Regulator of G Protein Signaling-4

The epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) or epicardial fat is a visceral fat depot in the heart that contains intrinsic adrenergic and cholinergic nerves, through which it interacts with the cardiac sympathetic (adrenergic) and parasympathetic (cholinergic) nervous systems. These EAT nerves represent a significant source of several adipokines and other bioactive molecules, including norepinephrine, epinephrine, and free fatty acids. The production of these molecules is biologically relevant for the heart, since abnormalities in EAT secretion are implicated in the development of pathological conditions, including coronary atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure. Sympathetic hyperactivity and parasympathetic (cholinergic) derangement are associated with EAT dysfunction, leading to a variety of adverse cardiac conditions, such as heart failure, diastolic dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, etc.; therefore, several studies have focused on exploring the autonomic regulation of EAT as it pertains to heart disease pathogenesis and progression. In addition, Regulator of G protein Signaling (RGS)-4 is a protein with significant regulatory roles in both adrenergic and muscarinic receptor signaling in the heart. In this review, we provide an overview of the autonomic regulation of EAT, with a specific focus on cardiac RGS4 and the potential roles this protein plays in this regulation.
A Novel Full Errors Fixed-Time Control for Constraint Nonlinear Systems

In this article, the issue of adaptive control design with full error constraints for multi-input and multi-output nonlinear systems is investigated. By combining nonlinear filters and an adaptive back-stepping control scheme, a novel dynamic surface control (DSC) scheme is presented. Different from the DSC scheme with the traditional linear filter, the proposed DSC not only solves the inherent problem of computational complexity explosion, but also enhances the control property. In addition, in order to further enhance the tracking performance understructure the fixed-time prescribed performance, a novel barrier Lyapunov function is proposed by considering the transform error constraint based on the fixed-time prescribed performance functions. The design control scheme can ensure that all the dynamic errors can be converged in predefined bounds within a fixed time. By choosing the barrier Lyapunov function, the stability of the closed-loop system is proof. Finally, the validity and innovation of the proposed strategy are verified by numerical practical simulation examples.
Valorization of Kraft Lignin from Black Liquor in the Production of Composite Materials with Poly(caprolactone) and Natural Stone Groundwood Fibers

The development of new materials is currently focused on replacing fossil-based plastics with sustainable materials. Obtaining new bioplastics that are biodegradable and of the greenest possible origin could be a great alternative for the future. However, there are some limitations—such as price, physical properties, and mechanical properties—of these bioplastics. In this sense, the present work aims to explore the potential of lignin present in black liquor from paper pulp production as the main component of a new plastic matrix. For this purpose, we have studied the simple recovery of this lignin using acid precipitation, its thermoplastification with glycerin as a plasticizing agent, the production of blends with poly(caprolactone) (PCL), and finally the development of biocomposite materials reinforcing the blend of thermoplastic lignin and PCL with stone groundwood fibers (SGW). The results obtained show that thermoplastic lignin alone cannot be used as a bioplastic. However, its combination with PCL provided a tensile strength of, e.g., 5.24 MPa in the case of a 50 wt. % blend. In addition, when studying the properties of the composite materials, it was found that the tensile strength of a blend with 20 wt. % PCL increased from 1.7 to 11.2 MPa with 40 wt. % SGW. Finally, it was proven that through these biocomposites it is possible to obtain a correct fiber–blend interface.
On Quantization in Space with Torsion

Some elementary quantization questions are discussed under the hypothesis that physical space is a homogeneous space of constant torsion. In such a space, a freely propagating point particle appears to have extension in the sense that it obeys the Schrodinger equation of a symmetric top. Modifications of commutators and scattering amplitudes are given. The geometrical methods are based on the correspondence with the associated group‐space.
Wideband Cross Coupled Filter Using Split-Ring Resonator Defected Ground Structure

A wideband cross coupled bandpass filter making use of square split-ring resonator (SRR) defected ground structure (DGS) and parallel microstrip feed line is presented in this paper. The coupling between a pair of SRR DGS is much larger than that of the conventional SRR, which is fully investigated and applied to the design of wideband cross coupled filter. By extracting the coupling coefficient of various coupling structures and external quality factors of various feed structures, a SRR DGS four-pole filter with center frequency of 2.2 GHz and bandwidth of 20% is designed and fabricated.
Pulsar timing measurements and the search for gravitational waves

Pulse arrival time measurements of pulsars may be used to search for gravitational waves with periods on the order of 1 to 10 years and dimensionless amplitudes approx.10/sup -11/. The analysis of published data on pulsar regularity sets an upper limit to the energy density of a stochastic background of gravitational waves, with periods approx.1 year, which is comparable to the closure density of the universe.
Implementation of Gamification in Programming Learning: Literature Review

Student motivation is one of many issues within programming learning. For a variety of reasons, students consider programming to be a challenging topic. Gamification in programming learning has been found to increase students’ interest, engagement and motivation in learning. However, the use of gamification also has limitations in terms of technical aspects, implementation and results. This research investigates the use of gamification in programming learning and various conclusions derived from the Systematic Literature Review approach. This study has the following problem statements: 1) the obstacles faced by students in learning programming; 2) the technical implementation of gamification, such as the technology, features and game aspects employed; and 3) the influence of gamification implementation on programming learning. The findings of this study help in determining whether the use of gamification through game features can help students overcome obstacles.
CCD images of suspected Herbig-Haro objects.

We present CCD images in V, R, I, and H.cap alpha. of ten regions suspected to contain Herbig-Haro objects, including 11 of the 37 HH candidates listed by Gyulbudaghian et al. (1978). Four of these 11 are HH objects; the rest are either nebulous stars, reflection nebulae, or plate flaws. Our images of R CrA, Cep A, and NGC 7129 shed considerable light on the details of star formation in these regions. We have identified over a dozen new HH objects in these regions and have used our data to investigate the nature of energetic outflow activity around these three sources.
BCL11B depletion induces the development of highly cytotoxic innate T cells out of IL-15 stimulated peripheral blood αβ CD8+ T cells

ABSTRACT BCL11B, an essential transcription factor for thymopoiesis, regulates also vital processes in post-thymic lymphocytes. Increased expression of BCL11B was recently correlated with the maturation of NK cells, whereas reduced BCL11B levels were observed in native and induced T cell subsets displaying NK cell features. We show that BCL11B-depleted CD8+ T cells stimulated with IL-15 acquired remarkable innate characteristics. These induced innate CD8+ (iiT8) cells expressed multiple innate receptors like NKp30, CD161, and CD16 as well as factors regulating migration and tissue homing while maintaining their T cell phenotype. The iiT8 cells effectively killed leukemic cells spontaneously and neuroblastoma spheroids in the presence of a tumor-specific monoclonal antibody mediated by CD16 receptor activation. These iiT8 cells integrate the innate natural killer cell activity with adaptive T cell longevity, promising an interesting therapeutic potential. Our study demonstrates that innate T cells, albeit of limited clinical applicability given their low frequency, can be efficiently generated from peripheral blood and applied for adoptive transfer, CAR therapy, or combined with therapeutic antibodies.
Weekly Telehealth Weigh-in for BMI Reduction

Practice Problem: The citizens of the United States are known for being overweight or obese. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2021) reported that approximately 74% of adults are either overweight or obese. PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was In overweight adults (P), does telemonitoring weekly for counseling and weigh-in (I) compared to current practice (C) decrease BMI over an 8-week period of time (T)? Evidence: The citizens of the United States are known for being overweight or obese. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2021) reported that approximately 74% of adults are either overweight or obese and it is hard to lose weight. Lifestyle interventions are more effective if the patient has one on one support with a medical provider (Kempf et al., 2018). Intervention: The intervention to improve BMI is weekly weigh-ins through weekly telemonitoring visits with the medical provider. Outcome: The results showed there is not a statistically significant improvement in BMI using telehealth for weekly weigh-ins over an eight-week period of time. Conclusion: This project was to use telehealth for weekly weigh-ins and support to reduce BMI by one point over an eight-week period of time. The results did not show a statistically significant improvement in BMI even though there was an overall improvement in the average BMI and weight of the participants. To improve this project in the future, further research will need to be conducted to identify additional interventions that may yield better results. One of the changes I would suggest is a longer period of time (than 8 weeks) for the project to be conducted to get better results.
Field-Driven Magnetic Phase Diagram and Vortex Stability in Fe Nanometric Square Prisms

In this work, we deal with the zero temperature hysteretic properties of iron (Fe) quadrangular nanoprisms and the size conditions underlying magnetic vortex states formation. Different aspect ratios of a square base prism of thickness t with free boundary conditions were considered in order to summarize our results in a proposal of a field-driven magnetic phase diagram where such vortex states are stable along the hysteresis loops. To do that, a Hamiltonian consisting of exchange, magnetostatic, Zeeman and cubic anisotropy energies was considered. The time dynamics at each magnetic field step was performed by solving the time-dependent Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert differential equation. The micromagnetic simulations were performed using the Ubermag package based on the Object Oriented Micromagnetic Framework (OOMMF). Circular magnetic textures were also characterized by means of topological charge calculations. The aspect ratio dependencies of the coercive force, nucleation and annihilation fields are also analyzed. Computations agree with related experimental observations and other micromagnetic calculations.
Hole size dependence of forward emission from organic dyes coated with two-dimensional metallic arrays

The effects of hole size on the forward emission from organic dyes coated with two-dimensional Au hole arrays have been studied by angle-dependent reflectivity and photoluminescence. It is found that when the hole radius increases from 73 to 116 nm, the emission intensity and bandwidth are enhanced by 2.5 and 2 times, respectively. By correlating the photoluminescence and reflectivity mappings, we have attributed the enhancement of emission primarily to the increase in radiation coupling efficiency to surface plasmons and surface plasmon radiative decay rate.
Depth Reconstruction Based Visual SLAM Using ORB Feature Extraction

—Mobile platforms are now computationally able to implement SLAM extending the scope of SLAM applications, which has been limited due to the requirement of elaborate sensor support to work. Visual SLAM methods help in tackling sensor limitations on such devices by exploiting information rich data from cameras. The proposed method aims to exploit such visual information from a monocular RGB input to derive depth information of contents of same using DenseNet-169 based Encoder-Decoder architecture. Thus, obtained depth map was combined with the keypoints extracted from monocular input to be processed by ORB SLAM. Further, analysis was done to evaluate the usage of various feature extractors vis-a-vis Oriented Fast and Rotated BRIEF (ORB), SIFT, BRISK. The map was generated from input visual trajectory and pipeline developed was able to implement RGB-D SLAM from only monocular input. The proposed system, thus, helps in executing an efficient SLAM algorithm using only the monocular RGB input.
A Sustainable Alternative for Green Structural Lightweight Concrete: Performance Evaluation

The use of structural lightweight concrete in the construction industry is on the rise in the last few decades mainly because of the higher strength per unit density, as it reduces the total deal load of the structural elements as compared with normal strength concrete. In addition, the environmental concerns of the concrete industry have gained supreme importance in recent times, demanding vital and effectual steps. In this regard, the current study was carried out to formulate an alternative approach for producing a sustainable lightweight structural concrete. The study followed two stages: initially, the selection of optimized manmade plastic aggregates based on trial concrete mixes, and finally, to gauge the physical-, mechanical- and durability related properties of the concretes integrating optimized manmade aggregate series at different replacement fractions. As a result of the first phase: two aggregate series out of eight were selected based on the compressive strength and durability properties of their concretes. In the next stage, all the properties for the optimized aggregate concrete were analyzed in terms of compressive strength. It was noted that the physical, mechanical and chloride penetration resistances have generally displayed a decreasing trend, with an increase in the manmade plastic aggregate replacement fractions as compared with reference lightweight concrete. However, the two aggregates, i.e., 70% DS-30% LLDPE and 50% QF-50% PET at the replacement fractions of 25% and 100%, were found to be the best two contenders that fulfilled the criteria for structural lightweight concrete, i.e., ASTMC330/C330M-14, and were proposed for structural lightweight purposes with low and relatively high strength and chloride resistance-based durability requirements, respectively. In addition, the brittleness ratios and structural efficiency parameters for the concretes of the 70% DS-30% LLDPE and 50% QF-50% PET also supplemented the aforementioned findings. Overall, this study presents a sustainable approach for the effective utilization of plastic waste for producing structural lightweight concrete.
Some Contrasts Between Maximum Likelihood Factor Analysis and Alpha Factor Analysis

The fundamental mathematical model of Thurstone's common factor analysis is reviewed. The basic covariance matrices of maximum likelihood factor analysis (MLFA) and alpha factor analysis (AFA) are presented. Putting aside the principles on which they are based, these two methods are compared in terms of a number of computational and scaling contrasts following from the application of their respective developments