The role of type V collagen fibril as an ECM that induces the motility of glomerular endothelial cells

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New concept of solar-powered catamaran fishing vessel

It has been considered that the availability of fossil fuels is getting rare and hence becoming more\ud expensive. Its exploration has moved from onshore to offshore together with advanced technology involved thus\ud causing higher cost to the fuels to be ready to use. This fact has caused (in particulars) the fishermen cannot afford to\ud buy the fuel so that they are vulnerable to live in poverty. Recent survey shows that more than 50% of fishing boats,\ud owned by traditional and low economic income of Indonesian fishermen, has been grounded. In addition, the use of\ud fossil fuels has caused the increase of green house gas (GHG) effects thus its continuous use is not environmentally\ud friendly. The current paper describes the development of catamaran fishing vessel as a part of academic contribution to\ud help the Indonesian fishermen. Earlier work proposed the design of catamaran fishing (cat-fish) vessel using the\ud conventional diesel engine, whilst the new design introduces the use of combination of diesel engine together with the\ud use of solar power. Discussion includes the explanation of lay out arrangement, ship stability and seakeeping\ud characteristics, and energy index due to the use of two power system. The later item has now become a serious matter\ud under IMO (International Maritime Organization) regulation in order to reduce GHG effect. Economic review of the\ud possible development of the novel concept is also taken into consideration because the investment cost of the solar\ud powered boat is predicted to be more expensive than the diesel powered vessel but its operational cost is cheaper hence\ud it is promising in long-term use

Taiwan Oscillation Network

The Taiwan Oscillation Network (TON) is a ground-based network to measure solar intensity oscillations to study the internal structure of the Sun. K-line full-disk images of 1000 pixels diameter are taken at a rate of one image per minute. Such data would provide information onp-modes withl as high as 1000. The TON will consist of six identical telescope systems at proper longitudes around the world. Three telescope systems have been installed at Teide Observatory (Tenerife), Huairou Solar Observing Station (near Beijing), and Big Bear Solar Observatory (California). The telescopes at these three sites have been taking data simultaneously since October of 1994. Anl – v diagram derived from 512 images is included to show the quality of the data

Transforming Music Education Through Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Literature Review on Enhancing Music Teaching and Learning

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought significant and transformative alterations to traditional music education. This study examines the progress of AI technology in music education by conducting a systematic review using the PRISMA methodology. Articles were selected for inclusion based on the criterion of specifically describing the utilization of AI in the instruction and acquisition of music. The search was performed on April 9, 2024, via the Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. The search terms “music education” and “artificial intelligence” were employed to ascertain relevant scholarly research. The group of papers underwent scrutiny by various researchers to ascertain their adherence to the established criteria. The articles that were verified by a minimum of two researchers were chosen. 31 articles were finally screened, and the results were divided into two sections: the development of AI in music education and innovative music pedagogy based on AI. A key finding is that the implementation of bibliometric analyses suggests that AI research in music education is still in its infancy. Prior research has primarily concentrated on music instruction at the university level, with a particular emphasis on the integration of AI in music education in China. In addition, this study identifies four specific facets of AI through the reshaping of music pedagogy: enhancing personalized music teaching, providing timely feedback on learning, supporting interactive experiences, and providing organized digital materials

Feature Purified Transformer With Cross-level Feature Guiding Decoder For Multi-class OOD and Anomaly Deteciton

Reconstruction networks are prevalently used in unsupervised anomaly and Out-of-Distribution (OOD) detection due to their independence from labeled anomaly data. However, in multi-class datasets, the effectiveness of anomaly detection is often compromised by the models' generalized reconstruction capabilities, which allow anomalies to blend within the expanded boundaries of normality resulting from the added categories, thereby reducing detection accuracy. We introduce the FUTUREG framework, which incorporates two innovative modules: the Feature Purification Module (FPM) and the CFG Decoder. The FPM constrains the normality boundary within the latent space to effectively filter out anomalous features, while the CFG Decoder uses layer-wise encoder representations to guide the reconstruction of filtered features, preserving fine-grained details. Together, these modules enhance the reconstruction error for anomalies, ensuring high-quality reconstructions for normal samples. Our results demonstrate that FUTUREG achieves state-of-the-art performance in multi-class OOD settings and remains competitive in industrial anomaly detection scenarios.Comment: 12 page

Reaction rates and transport in neutron stars

Understanding signals from neutron stars requires knowledge about the transport inside the star. We review the transport properties and the underlying reaction rates of dense hadronic and quark matter in the crust and the core of neutron stars and point out open problems and future directions.Comment: 74 pages; commissioned for the book "Physics and Astrophysics of Neutron Stars", NewCompStar COST Action MP1304; version 3: minor changes, references updated, overview graphic added in the introduction, improvements in Sec IV.A.

Extended imaginary gauge transformation in a general nonreciprocal lattice

Imaginary gauge transformation (IGT) provides a clear understanding of the non-Hermitian skin effect by transforming the non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with real spectra into Hermitian ones. In this work, we extend this approach to the complex spectrum regime in a general nonreciprocal lattice model. We unveil the validity of IGT hinges on a class of pseudo-Hermitian symmetry. The generalized Brillouin zone of Hamiltonian respect such pseudo-Hermiticity is demonstrated to be a circle, which enables easy access to the continuum bands, localization length of skin modes, and relevant topological numbers. Furthermore, we investigate the applicability of IGT and the underlying pseudo-Hermiticity beyond nearest-neighbour hopping, offering a graphical interpretation. Our theoretical framework is applied to establish bulk-boundary correspondence in the nonreciprocal trimer Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model and analyze the localization behaviors of skin modes in the two-dimensional Hatano-Nelson model.Comment: 16 pages, 6 figure

Search for the standard model Higgs boson in the H to ZZ to 2l 2nu channel in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV

A search for the standard model Higgs boson in the H to ZZ to 2l 2nu decay channel, where l = e or mu, in pp collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 7 TeV is presented. The data were collected at the LHC, with the CMS detector, and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 4.6 inverse femtobarns. No significant excess is observed above the background expectation, and upper limits are set on the Higgs boson production cross section. The presence of the standard model Higgs boson with a mass in the 270-440 GeV range is excluded at 95% confidence level.Comment: Submitted to JHE

Performance of the CMS Cathode Strip Chambers with Cosmic Rays

The Cathode Strip Chambers (CSCs) constitute the primary muon tracking device in the CMS endcaps. Their performance has been evaluated using data taken during a cosmic ray run in fall 2008. Measured noise levels are low, with the number of noisy channels well below 1%. Coordinate resolution was measured for all types of chambers, and fall in the range 47 microns to 243 microns. The efficiencies for local charged track triggers, for hit and for segments reconstruction were measured, and are above 99%. The timing resolution per layer is approximately 5 ns