jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Representations of the Smart Green Concept and the Intention to Implement IoT in Romanian Real Estate Development

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Sustainable urban development has come to play an essential role in establishing and growing future sustainable cities, or smart cities, which are urban areas that have an optimum carbon footprint, are nature-friendly, and are smart enough to enhance energy efficiency. This study is based on qualitative research in which data were collected from interviews with real estate development specialists. The interviews were addressed to a total of 30 real estate developers from Romania between July and December 2022 and were conducted using the Zoom interface. The aim of this research was to analyze whether familiarity with the smart green concept influences the decision to implement the IoT on a large scale at the organizational level through the perception of specific determining factors in choosing the development of green building projects considering the operational costs. The results revealed a significant indirect effect of green building knowledge on large-scale IoT implementation through the mediator of the perception of operating cost factors, supporting our hypothesis. The direct effect in the presence of the mediator was not found to be significant anymore. Hence, there is full complementary mediation by the perception of operating cost factors on the relationship between green building knowledge and large-scale IoT implementation.
Greer Country: Texas Irredenta?

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled against Texas and decided the ownership of Greer County, now located in southwestern Oklahoma. Prior to the ruling, Texas claimed and administered this region, treating it as an integral part of the state. Texas companies ran cattle in Greer County, and, more importantly, settlers from Texas comprised the bulk of early residents, establishing the county in the minds of many as a part of Texas' extended culture region. In the decades after the Court's ruling, Texans have revisited the issue informally, lamenting the injustice done and the severance of a Texas culture area from the homeland. One prominent historian even referred to Greer County as Texas irredenta. This study considers the Greer County case in the context of irredentism— the political claim of a state to a severed cultural territory. Based on evidence from government reports, court documents, and migration patterns, it seems clear that Greer County represented a peripheral area of mild cultural influence, not an integral part of Texas culture region. The case thus fails to rise to the level of irredentism, relegating any lingering Texas attachment to Greer County more to nostalgia than to cultural geographical patterns.
Numerical and Experimental Study of a Flat Plate Solar Collector with Transparent Insulation and Overheating Protection System

Field: Energy (Physical Sciences)

In this paper a FPSC with TIM and an overheating protection system is investigated numerically and experimentally. The studied collector has been manufactured using a process similar to that of the
conventional FPSC but by inserting a honeycomb TIM glued under the glass cover. The designed
overheating protection system consists of a ventilation channel inserted between the absorber and the back insulation and has a thermally actuated door which opens when it reaches a specific temperature and remains
closed otherwise. This system is designed to protect the collector when reaching stagnation conditions while preserving good performances during normal operations.
Caries experience by socio-behavioral characteristics in HIV-1 infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers - a multilevel analysis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Abstract Background: Few studies consider the oral health status of adults with HIV in comparison with negative controls. This study aims to assess caries experience in Ugandan mothers according to HIV status, socio-behavioral-characteristics and gingival bleeding status and to examine whether HIV status modifies the association of socio-behavioral characteristics with caries experience. Secondly, using multilevel analysis this study also assessed to what extent site specific caries experience vary between and within individuals. Methods: This study uses data from the Ugandan site of the ANRS 121741 PROMISE- PEP trial (ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00640263) conducted in 2009-2013 that recruited mothers with HIV-1. In 2017 a comparison group of 181 HIV-1 negative controls was recruited. Caries experience was recorded using the World Health Organization’s Decayed, Missed and Filled teeth/surfaces (DMFT/DMFS) indices. Mixed effects logistic regression with the melogit program within Stata was conducted with DMFT/DMFS as the outcome and HIV-1 infection status as well as socio-behavioral characteristics as exposures. Results: Caries experience differed statistically significantly between HIV infected and non-infected mothers with 81% and 71% having DMFT>0, respectively. The corresponding mean and standard deviation were 4.6 (5.3) and 2.8 (3.2) respectively. Mixed effect logistic regression revealed significant positive associations between site specific caries and women’s age (OR=1.8, 95% CI: 1.1‒2.8), and presence of gingival bleeding (OR =2.0, 95% CI: 2.0 1.2‒3.2). Compared to premolar teeth, caries experience was more likely to occur in maxillary molars and mandibular molars and less likely to occur in incisors. The intra class correlation (ICC) for the correlation of individuals was 0.54 (95% CI: 0.48‒0.59). No two-way interactions terms between HIV-1 status and socio-demographic, behavioral and clinical covariates were observed. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries is higher in Ugandan mothers with HIV-1 than in uninfected Ugandan mothers and varies with mothers’, age, education and clinically recoded gingival inflammation. Socio-demographic differences in dental caries did not vary by HIV-1 status. We found that a multilevel random intercept model is appropriate and efficient for analyses of site specific dental caries data in the context of HIV-1 infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers
Correlation between Blood Pressure and Left Ventricular Function in Neonates: A Retrospective Observational Study

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Purpose: Ejection fraction, measured as the fraction of blood ejected from the ventricle in each heartbeat using M-mode echocardiography, serves as a primary indicator of left ventricular systolic function. This study explores the correlation between blood pressure and left ventricular systolic function in neonates using M-mode echocardiography.Methods: Neonates who underwent echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit between January 2011 and December 2020 were retrospectively studied.Results: Our analyses showed a significant association between ejection fraction and systolic blood pressure, but not with diastolic or mean blood pressure—both of which are more sensitive to hypotension. Ejection fraction was also not significantly associated with heart rate, urine output, or inotropic support in this study, suggesting that factors influencing urine output may not directly relate to ejection fraction. Additionally, we found that higher systolic blood pressure was correlated with advanced gestational age, the absence of patent ductus arteriosus, and no need for fentanyl administration. Notably, lower gestational age and lack of mechanical ventilation were both associated with increased hourly urine output, suggesting that developmental maturity and respiratory stability may influence renal function.Conclusion: Neonatal hypotension occurred secondary to decreased systolic cardiac function and peripheral vascular resistance. Neonatologists should carefully monitor the individual components of blood pressure and prescribe medications accordingly, considering that systolic blood pressure is correlated with ejection function.
"The role of the WEU in the new security landscape: Continuing to be at a crossroads between the European Union and NATO?"

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The purpose of this report is to analyze how it is possible to articulate the interests of the WEU, the EU and NATO in their common desire of achieving peace and stability for a safer Europe. It will not describe the fundamental changes that occurred in the continent since the end of the last decade. But it is important to spend a few words on the consequences these significant changes had on the WEU and the conceptual factors that will determine its future role in Europe. Firstly, it will consider the restructuring of the WEU over the last years. Secondly, it will discuss the relations between the WEU and the EU after the 1991 Maastricht Conference. It will then looks at the management of links with NATO. Finally, it will contribute an analysis on required convergence of issues which will be the subject of three main events: the 1996 EU Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), the 1997 Heads of State and Government NATO Summit and the expiration of the Modified Brussels Treaty of the WEU in 1998. It will conclude analyzing the prospects for the WEU at the end of the century and the alternatives for future security arrangements in the Euro-atlantic area.
Intracranial Posterior Circulation Large Artery Thrombi Visualized Using Susceptibility‐Weighted MRI

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

ABSTRACT PURPOSE To identify thrombi in patients with posterior circulation large artery occlusion using susceptibility‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS All patients hospitalized with intracranial posterior circulation occlusion from January 2003 to September 2013 were included. MRI and computed tomography angiography were reviewed to determine the presence of arterial occlusion and identify thrombi. Eighty‐one patients were analyzed to investigate susceptibility vessel sign (SVS) that was identified as blooming artifact (BA) on T2*‐weighted gradient echo imaging. RESULTS We identified 21 of 63 (33.3%) patients with BA in symptomatic patients, and 1 of 18 (5.6%) in the asymptomatic group with significant difference ( P = .019). BAs were found in 6 of 10 (60.0%) patients with cardioembolism, 5 of 13 (38.5%) with dissection, 9 of 34 (26.5%) with large artery atherosclerotic disease, and 1 of 6 (16.7%) with undetermined cause. CONCLUSION Identifying SVS may be useful in exploring the fresh thrombi and the mechanism of posterior circulation stroke.
Alfalab: Construction and Deconstruction of a Digital Humanities Experiment

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This paper presents project 'Alfalab'. Alfalab is a collaborative frame work project of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). It explores the success and fail factors for virtual research collaboration and supporting digital infrastructure in the Humanities. It does so by delivering a virtual research environment engineered through a virtual R&D collaborative and by drawing in use cases and feedback from Humanities researchers from two research fields: textual historical text research and historical GIS-application. The motivation for the project is found in a number of commonly stated factors that seem to be inhibiting general application of virtualized research infrastructure in the Humanities. The paper outlines the project's motivation, key characteristics and implementation. One of the pilot applications is described in greater detail.
Phaseolus vulgaris L. INCBN_00007

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Plant Genetic Resource.
Taxonomy: Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Common name(s): Common bean
Conserved by: Ann-Kathrin Schmidt, Germany
Local sample unique identifier: INCBN_00007
Method of creation: Acquisition
Date: 2023-04-15
Historical: No
Biological status: Breeding/research material
MLS status: SMTA transfer
ANALISA PENERIMAAN SISWA TERHADAP G-CLASS ROOM PADA MASA PSBB COVID-19 MENGUNAKAN PENDEKATAN PLS-SEM

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Currently, Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) are still being implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia. As a result of these restrictions the conventional education system has turned online and many students have had to adapt to this pandemic situation. The challenge of learning online is that a good internet connection will create good concentration and value for students. This study is an attempt to examine the factors that influence student acceptance of the Google Class Room in the learning process during the PSBB period at Smkn 5 Bekasi city. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was adopted to formulate the current research hypothesis. Data were collected through an online questionnaire with 100 respondents. The Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) approach is used to assess measurements and structural models. The results prove that both perceived ease of use (PEOU) and perceived usefulness (PU) have a positive effect on intentional behavior and affect the actual use of the Google Class Room. From the positive results, this study concludes that the use of e learning technology using the method above has a very big influence on students in the learning process during the PSBB period. Keywords: Psbb, Tam, Sem-Pls
MiR-518a-5p Targets GZMB to Extenuate Vascular Endothelial Cell Injury Induced by Hypoxia-Reoxygenation and Thereby Improves Myocardial Ischemia

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

To probe the function of miR-518a-5p/Granzyme B (GZMB) in hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) -induced vascular endothelial cell injury.The key genes of myocardial infarction were screened by bioinformatic methods. The upstream micro RNAs (miRNAs) of GZMB were predicted by TargetScan. The binding of miR-518a-5p to GZMB was verified with luciferase reporter assay. The H/R model was constructed with human vascular endothelial cell (HUVEC) in vitro. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK8) assay was performed to detect cell proliferation. Western blot was utilized to evaluate the levels of indicated proteins.GZMB was up-regulated in patients with myocardial infarction and identified as the key gene by the bioinformatics analysis. Then the prediction from TargetScan indicated that miR-518a-5p, which is down-regulated in myocardial infarction patients, might be the potential upstream miRNA for GZMB. The following experiments verified that miR-518a-5p could bind to the 3'UTR of GZMB and negatively modulates GZMB expression. More importantly, the miR-518a-5p mimic enhanced cell proliferation and repressed apoptosis of H/R-injured HUVEC cells by inhibiting GZMB expression.We proved that miR-518a-5p could partly attenuate H/R-induced HUVEC cell injury by targeting GZMB, and perhaps the miR-518a-5p/GZMB axis could be potential therapeutic targets for myocardial infarction.
Effects of Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors in Combination with Taxol on Expression of Cyclin D1 and Ki-67 in a Xenograft Model of Ovarian Carcinoma

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

The present study was designed to investigate the effects of cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors in combination with taxol on the expression of cyclin D1 and Ki-67 in human ovarian SKOV-3 carcinoma cells xenograft-bearing mice. The animals were treated with 100 mg/kg celecoxib (a COX-2 selective inhibitor) alone, 3 mg/kg SC-560 (a COX-1 selective inhibitor) alone by gavage twice a day, 20 mg/kg taxol alone by intraperitoneally (i.p.) once a week, or celecoxib/taxol, SC-560/celecoxib, SC-560/taxol or SC-560/celecoxib/taxol, for three weeks. To test the mechanism of the combination treatment, the index of cell proliferation and expression of cyclin D1 in tumor tissues were determined by immunohistochemistry. The mean tumor volume in the treated groups was significantly lower than control (p < 0.05), and in the three-drug combination group, tumor volume was reduced by 58.27% (p < 0.01); downregulated cell proliferation and cyclin D1 expression were statistically significant compared with those of the control group (both p < 0.01). This study suggests that the effects of COX selective inhibitors on the growth of tumors and decreased cell proliferation in a SKOV-3 cells mouse xenograft model were similar to taxol. The three-drug combination showing a better decreasing tendency in growth-inhibitory effect during the experiment may have been caused by suppressing cyclin D1 expression.
Petrography and Diagenesis of Thin-Bed Reservoirs from the Eastern Folded Belt of Bangladesh

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

The main purpose of the study is to identify the thin-bed reservoirs of the Eastern Folded Belt (Sylhet and Bandarban) and characterize them with diligence. A detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis has been carried out. It is based on thin-section petrographic analyses of sandstone samples. These samples are from the reservoir horizons of the Sylhet region and Bandarban region fields. The purpose of this analysis is to characterize the textural and mineralogical properties. Additionally, it aims to evaluate the post-depositional diagenetic changes. The results obtained from the field and laboratory analysis are studied extensively to characterize the thin-bed reservoirs. Samples from the Sylhet area are medium-coarse-grained, fairly sorted, tight packing, submature-mature sublithic characteristics. Contrarily, samples from the Bandarban region are mature-submature sublithic arenites, which are fine-medium-grained, moderately well-sorted, and moderately loosely packed. Despite the similarity of the detrital elements (quartz, feldspar, lithic grains, mica, etc.) in the two areas, silica cementation is more frequent in Sylhet region samples than early carbonate cementation in Bandarban region samples. Comparatively speaking, the sediments in the Sylhet region are more compact than those in the Bandarban region. The most important outcome of this study is that the thin bed of the unconventional reservoir and the conventional reservoir are in close proximity. The Thin-bed reservoir units of the Eastern Folded Belt are found to be medium to fine-grained and well sorted, with frequent alteration of sand-shale with the prevalence of parallel bedded sandstone. Average porosity is 4% to 12%, and pore spaces are interconnected. So, the permeability rate is good enough to flow the hydrocarbon through these pore spaces. Most importantly, the thin bed and tight reservoir (average porosity 4% to 12%, but pore spaces are not interconnected) are not more prominent than 1 meter or 2 meters. Subsequently, though the vertical thickness is not so high, they keep up a momentous tirelessness of horizontal progression. On the contrary, at whatever point it comes to a conventional reservoir, the vertical thickness is higher than that of the unconventional reservoir. But their lateral persistence is not as long as unconventional ones.
Effectiveness Analysis of the Utilization Liquid Smoke Distilled from Organic Materials as an Alternative for Fish Preservation

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Liquid smoke is alternative preservation fish that does not cause pollution and does not damage the respiratory organs. Liquid smoke contains antibacterial and antioxidant so that it can preserve fish that have a fast rot character. This study aims to determine the characteristics and effectiveness of using liquid smoke as an alternative to preserving fish. The research method applied in preserving fish using liquid smoke is soaked; soaked and dried; and soaked and aerated. The variables in this study include the combination of bay leaves, lemongrass, and galangal; Pandan leaves; and tuna. The results showed that the characteristics of the liquid smoke of bay leaves, lemongrass and galangal and pandan leaves were almost the same clear color, the level of viscosity was like water, and the smell of smoke flavor each stung the distinctive aroma of organic matter. Based on data analysis, it was found that an effective way to use liquid smoke in replacing traditional fumigation was to soak it than dried in the sun. This is because soaking can increase antibacterial activity while drying can reduce water content in fish.©2019 JNSMR UIN Walisongo. All rights reserved.
Nucleation of microcellular foam: Theory and practice

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

Abstract Microcellular polymer foams exhibit greatly improved mechanical properties as compared to standard foams due to the formers' small bubble size. Microcellular foams have bubbles with diameters on the order of 10 microns, volume reductions of 30 to 40 percent, and six or seven times the impact strength of solid parts. They are produced through the use of thermodynamic instabilities without the use of foaming agents. This method leads to a very uniform cell size throughout a part's cross section. A theoretical model for the nucleation of microcellular foams in thermoplastic polymers has been developed and experimentally confirmed. This model explains the effect of various additives and processing conditions on the number of bubbles nucleated. At levels of secondary constituents below their solubility limits, an increase in the concentration of the additive or the concentration of gas in solution with the polymer increases the number of bubbles nucleated. Nucleation in this region is homogeneous. Above the solubility limit of additives, nucleation is heterogeneous and takes place at the interface between second phase inclusions and the polymer. The number of bubbles nucleated is dependent on the concentration of heterogeneous nucleation sites and their relative effect on the activation energy barrier to nucleation. In the vicinity of the solubility limit, the two mechanisms compete.
Sequential Banking

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

The authors study environments in which agents may borrow sequentially from more than one leader. Although debt is prioritized, additional lending imposes an externality on prior debt because, with moral hazard, the probability of repayment of prior loans decreases. Equilibrium interest rates are higher than they would be if borrowers could commit to borrow from at most one bank. Even though the loan terms are less favorable than they would be under commitment, the indebtedness of borrowers is greater. Further, additional lending causes the probability of default to increase. The results apply to markets for consumer, corporate, and international debt. Copyright 1992 by University of Chicago Press.
Intensity clustering based image segmentation

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Pulse coupled neural network(PCNN) is a novel architecture neural network.This neural network is based on the mammalian vision and simulates the way that the brain process visual impressions.It works without training,which means that the PCNN itself knows nothing about the features in the images.A novel image segment method is presented based on intensity clustering using PCNN,utilizing its synchronization fire characteristic to carry out the self-organization clustering.The method presented performs well in segmentation experiments;its most useful characteristic is that it can segment discontinuity area as a whole piece.Aiming at good performance,the criteria of choosing parameters are analyzed.It has been proved that the criteria is useful.