Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE FIRST DETECTION OF [O iv] FROM AN ULTRALUMINOUS X-RAY SOURCE WITH SPITZER. I. OBSERVATIONAL RESULTS FOR HOLMBERG II ULX

We present the first Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph observations of the [O iv] 25.89 μm emission line detected from the ultraluminous X-ray source (ULX) in Holmberg II. This line is a well-established signature of high excitation, usually associated with active galactic nucleus (AGN). Its detection suggests that the ULX has a strong impact on the surrounding gas. A Spitzer high-resolution spectral map shows that the [O iv] is coincident with the X-ray position of the ULX. The ratios of the [O iv] to lower-ionization lines are similar to those observed in AGN, suggesting that a strong UV and X-ray source is responsible for the photoionization. The best XMM-Newton data are used to model the X-ray band which is then extrapolated into the UV. We perform infrared and ultraviolet photometry, and use previously published optical and radio data to construct the full spectral energy distribution (SED) for the ULX and its companion. The preferred model to describe the SED includes an accretion disk which dominates the soft X-rays but contributes little at UV and optical wavelengths. The optical counterpart is consistent with a B supergiant as previously suggested in other studies. The bolometric luminosity of the ULX suggests the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole with mass >85 M☉ for sub-Eddington accretion or, alternatively, a stellar-mass black hole that is accreting at super-Eddington rates. In a follow-up second paper, we perform detailed photoionization modeling of the infrared lines in order to constrain the bolometric luminosity of the ULX.
Ultimate turbulent Taylor-Couette flow.

The flow structure of strongly turbulent Taylor-Couette flow with Reynolds numbers up to Re(i)=2×10(6) of the inner cylinder is experimentally examined with high-speed particle image velocimetry (PIV). The wind Reynolds numbers Re(w) of the turbulent Taylor-vortex flow is found to scale as Re(w)∝Ta(1/2), exactly as predicted by Grossmann and Lohse [Phys. Fluids 23, 045108 (2011). ] for the ultimate turbulence regime, in which the boundary layers are turbulent. The dimensionless angular velocity flux has an effective scaling of Nu(ω)∝Ta(0.38), also in correspondence with turbulence in the ultimate regime. The scaling of Nu(ω) is confirmed by local angular velocity flux measurements extracted from high-speed PIV measurements: though the flux shows huge fluctuations, its spatial and temporal average nicely agrees with the result from the global torque measurements.
From Images to Bodies: Modelling and Exploiting Spatial Occlusion and Motion Parallax

This paper describes the Region Occlusion Calculus (ROC-20), that can be used to model spatial occlusion and the effects of motion parallax of arbitrary shaped objects. ROC-20 assumes the region based ontology of RCC-8 and extends Galton's Lines of Sight Calculus by allowing concave shaped objects into the modelled domain. This extension is used to describe the effects of mutually occluding bodies. The inclusion of van Benthem's axiomatisation of comparative nearness facilitates reasoning about relative distances between occluding bodies. Further, an envisionment table is developed to model sequences of occlusion events enabling reasoning about objects and their images formed in a changing visual field.
Encrypted certified trust in multi-agent system

We present a model for the certification of trust in multi-agent systems based on encryption. The objective is to raise the level of efficiency that client agents have when contracting specialized service agents. We make three hypotheses: (i) client agents are able to measure and inform the quality of a service they receive from a service agent; (ii) distributed certificate control is possible because every service agent stores the certificates it receives from its client agents and, (iii) the content of a certificate can be considered safe as long as the public and private keys used to encrypt the certificate remain safe. This approach reduces some weak points of trust models that rely on the direct interaction between service and client agents (direct trust) or those that rely on testimony obtained from client agents (propagated trust). Simulation showed that encrypted certificates of trust improved the efficiency of client agents when choosing their service provider agents. The reason seems to be that the reputation of a given service provider agent is based on the reputation it has among the totality of client agents that used its services.
The connection between metallicity and metal‐line kinematics in (sub‐)damped Lyα systems

A correlation between the metallicity, [M/H], and rest-frame Mg II equivalent width, W λ2796 r , is found from 49 damped Lyα absorbers (DLAs) and strong sub-DLAs drawn from the literature over the redshift range 0.2 0.7 A, the correlation remains at >3σ significance. Since the Mg II λ2796 transition is predominantly saturated in DLAs (which always have W λ2796 r greater than 0.3 A), W λ2796 r
From the glass door to the glass ceiling: An analysis of the gender wage gap by age groups

Using 2009 EU-SILC data for France, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, we decompose the gender wage gap for prime age workers. We adopt an age group approach to identify when and how the glass door and the glass ceiling effects arise and their persistency over time. The empirical results verify that the raw gender wage gap increases with age. In all considered countries, the glass ceiling effect is completely realized by the age of 30 and increases over time. French, Italian and British women have also to cope with the glass door as they enter the labor market.
Spaced cognitive training promotes training transfer

Cognitive training studies yield wildly inconsistent results. One dimension on which studies vary is the scheduling of training sessions (Morrison and Chein, 2011). In this study, we systematically address whether or not spacing of practice influences training and transfer. We randomly assigned 115 fifth grade children to an active control group or one of four training groups who received working memory training based on a “running span” task (Zhao et al., 2011). All groups received the same total amount of training: 20 sessions of training with 60 trials for an average of 20 min per session. The training was spread across 2, 5, 10, or 20 days. The active control group received 20-min sessions of math instruction for 20 sessions. Before and after training participants in all five groups performed a single transfer test that assessed fluid intelligence, the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test. Overall, participants in all four training groups improved significantly on the training task (at least partially), as reflected by increased speed. More importantly, the only training group to show significant improvement on the Raven's was the group who had the greatest amount of spacing (20 days group) during training and improvement in this group was significantly higher than that of the control group.
A parallel structure for CMOS four-quadrant analog multipliers and its application to a 2-GHz RF downconversion mixer

A parallel structure for a CMOS four-quadrant analog multiplier is proposed and analyzed. By applying differential input signals to a set of combiners, the multiplication function can be implemented. Based on the proposed structure, a low-voltage high-performance CMOS four-quadrant analog multiplier is designed and fabricated by 0.8 /spl mu/m N-well double-poly-double-metal CMOS technology. Experimental results have shown that, under a single 1.2 V supply voltage, the circuit has 0.89% linearity error and 1.1% total harmonic distortion under the maximum-scale input 500 mV/sub p-p/ at both multiplier inputs. The -3 dB bandwidth is 2.2 MHz and the DC current is 2.3 mA. By using the proposed multiplier as a mixer-core and connecting a newly designed output buffer, a CMOS RF downconversion mixer is designed and implemented by 0.5 /spl mu/m single-poly-double-metal N-well CMOS technology. The experimental results have shown that, under 3 V supply voltage and 2 dBm LO power, the mixer has -1 dB conversion gain, 2.2 GHz input bandwidth, 180 MHz output bandwidth, and 22 dB noise figure. Under the LO frequency 1.9 GHz and the total DC current 21 mA, the third-order input intercept point is +7.5 dBm and the input 1 dB compression point is -9 dBm.
Sovereign Defaults, Business Cycles and Economic Growth in Latin America, 1870-2012

Sovereign debt crises have regained attention since the recent crises in several European countries. This paper focuses on a particular aspect of the debt crisis literature: the impact of sovereign default on economic growth. Previous research agrees on the negative impact, but not on size and duration. We are particularly interested in the heterogeneity of crisis impacts: Why are some crises deeper and longer than others? And what is the role of business cycles? We analyze four Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico) for the period 1870-2012, covering 14 sovereign debt defaults. We find that most sovereign defaults start in recessions, and in unfavorable international circumstances. Economic growth is heavily affected in the year of the default and the year after. Then economic growth picks up, but recovery is far from smooth, including periods of recurrent negative growth. We observe strong heterogeneity in the impact, which we attribute to commodity price changes, economic growth and government expenditure in the run-up to the crisis.
Climate Change Impact on Rice Yield and Production Risk

The relationship among rice yield and weather variables in Korea is explored using a stochastic production function. The results reveal that average rice yield is positively related to temperature and negatively associated with precipitation. Both temperature and precipitation, which are risk-increasing inputs, are positively related to rice yield variability. The widened yield variability can be transferred to the fluctuation of rice production and rice price instability. Larger market risk is expected in the future since both temperature and precipitation are anticipated to increase. An evaluation of climate change impact on rice yield variability reveals that it may increase by up to 10%~20%. Reducing yield variability and managing market risk would be the primary goals of the government's farm policy and research.
Size-Based Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells in Lung Cancer Patients Using a Microcavity Array System

Background Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)-based enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTC) has prognostic value in patients with solid tumors, such as advanced breast, colon, and prostate cancer. However, poor sensitivity has been reported for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To address this problem, we developed a microcavity array (MCA) system integrated with a miniaturized device for CTC isolation without relying on EpCAM expression. Here, we report the results of a clinical study on CTCs of advanced lung cancer patients in which we compared the MCA system with the CellSearch system, which employs the conventional EpCAM-based method. Methods Paired peripheral blood samples were collected from 43 metastatic lung cancer patients to enumerate CTCs using the CellSearch system according to the manufacturer’s protocol and the MCA system by immunolabeling and cytomorphological analysis. The presence of CTCs was assessed blindly and independently by both systems. Results CTCs were detected in 17 of 22 NSCLC patients using the MCA system versus 7 of 22 patients using the CellSearch system. On the other hand, CTCs were detected in 20 of 21 small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients using the MCA system versus 12 of 21 patients using the CellSearch system. Significantly more CTCs in NSCLC patients were detected by the MCA system (median 13, range 0–291 cells/7.5 mL) than by the CellSearch system (median 0, range 0–37 cells/7.5 ml) demonstrating statistical superiority (p = 0.0015). Statistical significance was not reached in SCLC though the trend favoring the MCA system over the CellSearch system was observed (p = 0.2888). The MCA system also isolated CTC clusters from patients who had been identified as CTC negative using the CellSearch system. Conclusions The MCA system has a potential to isolate significantly more CTCs and CTC clusters in advanced lung cancer patients compared to the CellSearch system.
A Cross-Layer Approach for Distributed Energy-Efficient Power Control in Interference Networks

In contrast with existing works that rely on the same type of energy-efficiency (EE) measure to design distributed power control policies, this paper takes into account the presence of a finite packet buffer at the transmitter side and the impact of transport protocols. This approach is relevant when the transmitters have a nonzero energy cost, even when the radiated power is zero. A generalized EE performance metric integrating these features is constructed under two different scenarios in terms of transport layer protocols characterized by a constant or an adaptive packet arrival rate. The derived performance metric is shown to have several attractive properties in both scenarios, which ensures convergence of the used distributed power control algorithm to a unique point. This point is the Nash equilibrium (NE) of a game for which the equilibrium analysis is conducted. Although the equilibrium analysis methodology is not new in itself, conducting it requires several nontrivial proofs, including the proof of quasi-concavity of the payoff functions. A thorough numerical analysis is provided to illustrate the effects of the proposed approach and provides several valuable insights in terms of designing interference management policies.
Biochemical and clinical features of hereditary hyperprolinemia

There are two classifications of hereditary hyperprolinemia: type I (HPI) and type II (HPII). Each type is caused by an autosomal recessive inborn error of the proline metabolic pathway. HPI is caused by an abnormality in the proline‐oxidizing enzyme (POX). HPII is caused by a deficiency of Δ‐1‐pyrroline‐5‐carboxylate (P5C) dehydrogenase (P5CDh). The clinical features of HPI are unclear. Nephropathy, uncontrolled seizures, mental retardation or schizophrenia have been reported in HPI, but a benign phenotype without neurological problems has also been reported. The clinical features of HPII are also unclear. In addition, the precise incidences of HPI and HPII are unknown. Only two cases of HPI and one case of HPII have been identified in Japan through a questionnaire survey and by a study of previous reports. This suggests that hyperprolinemia is a very rare disease in Japan, consistent with earlier reports in Western countries. The one case of HPII found in Japan was diagnosed in an individual with influenza‐associated encephalopathy. This suggests that HPII might reduce the threshold for convulsions, thereby increasing the sensitivity of individuals with influenza‐associated encephalopathy. The current study presents diagnostic criteria for HPI and HPII, based on plasma proline level, with or without measurements of urinary P5C. In the future, screening for HPI and HPII in healthy individuals, or patients with relatively common diseases such as developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia or behavioral problems will be important.
Cyclic Scheduling in Robotic Cells: An Extension of Basic Models in Machine Scheduling Theory

There is a growing interest on cyclic scheduling problems both in the scheduling literature and among practitioners in the industrial world. There are numerous examples of applications of cyclic scheduling problems in different industries (see, e.g., Hall (1999), Pinedo (2001)), automatic control (Romanovskii (1967), Cohen et al. (1985)), multi-processor computations (Hanen and Munier (1995), Kats and Levner (2003)), robotics (Livshits et al. (1974), Kats and Mikhailetskii (1980), Kats (1982), Sethi et al. (1992), Lei (1993), Kats and Levner (1997a, 1997b), Hall (1999), Crama et al. (2000), Agnetis and Pacciarelli (2000), Dawande et al. (2005, 2007)), and in communications and transport (Dauscha et al. (1985), Sharma and Paradkar (1995), Kubiak (2005)). It is, perhaps, a surprising thing that many facts in scheduling theory obtained as early as in the 1960s, are re-discovered and rerediscovered by the next generations of researchers. About two decades ago, this fact was noticed by Serafini and Ukovich (1989). The present survey uniformly addresses cyclic scheduling problems through the prism of the classical machine scheduling theory focusing on their features that are common for all aforementioned applications. Historically, the scheduling literature considered periodic machine scheduling problems in two major classes – called flowshop and jobshop in which setup and transportation times were assumed insignificant. Indeed, many machining centers can quickly switch tools, so the setup times for these situations may be small or negligible. There are a lot of results about cyclic flowshop and jobshop problems with negligible setup/transportation times. Advantages of cyclic scheduling policies over conventional (non-cyclic) scheduling in flexible manufacturing are widely discussed in the literature, we refer the interested reader to Karabati and Kouvelis (1996), Lee and Posner (1997), Hall et al. (2002), Seo and Lee (2002), Timkovsky (2004), Dawande et al. (2007), and numerous references therein. At the same time, modern flexible manufacturing systems are supplied by computercontrolled hoists, robots and other material handling devices such that the transportation and setup operation times are significant and should not be ignored. Robots have become a standard tool to serve cyclic transportation and assembling/disassembling processes in manufacturing of airplanes, automobiles, semiconductors, printed circuit boards, food
Effect of Strain Hardening on Unloading of a Deformable Sphere Loaded against a Rigid Flat - A Finite Element Study

The present study considers an elastic-plastic contact analysis during loading-unloading of a deformable sphere with a rigid flat using finite element method. The effect of strain hardening on the contact behavior of a non- adhesive frictionless elastic-plastic contact is analyzed using commercial finite element software ANSYS. To study the strain hardening effect different values of tangent modulus are considered by varying the hardening parameter. The range of hardening parameter is chosen in such a way that most of the practical materials belong in this range. The effect of strain hardening is explained through the results of simulations and compared with elastic perfectly plastic models as well as available loading- unloading models. Analysis has been carried out for deformations up to 200 times the critical interference. It is found that the contact parameters during loading- unloading are not of uniform nature within the range of hardening parameters used in this study. Increased strain hardening results in less residual strain and offer less resistance to full recovery of the original spherical shape. Multiple loading-unloading is also done for two extreme cases of hardening parameters to study the fluctuation of dimensionless interference during subsequent cycles. The contact parameters are found identical with first cycle of loading-unloading.
Intense, Passionate, Romantic Love: A Natural Addiction? How the Fields That Investigate Romance and Substance Abuse Can Inform Each Other

Individuals in the early stage of intense romantic love show many symptoms of substance and non-substance or behavioral addictions, including euphoria, craving, tolerance, emotional and physical dependence, withdrawal and relapse. We have proposed that romantic love is a natural (and often positive) addiction that evolved from mammalian antecedents by 4 million years ago as a survival mechanism to encourage hominin pair-bonding and reproduction, seen cross-culturally today in Homo sapiens. Brain scanning studies using functional magnetic resonance imaging support this view: feelings of intense romantic love engage regions of the brain’s “reward system,” specifically dopamine-rich regions, including the ventral tegmental area, also activated during drug and/or behavioral addiction. Thus, because the experience of romantic love shares reward pathways with a range of substance and behavioral addictions, it may influence the drug and/or behavioral addiction response. Indeed, a study of overnight abstinent smokers has shown that feelings of intense romantic love attenuate brain activity associated with cigarette cue-reactivity. Could socially rewarding experiences be therapeutic for drug and/or behavioral addictions? We suggest that “self expanding” experiences like romance and expanding one’s knowledge, experience and self-perception, may also affect drug and/or behavioral addiction behaviors. Further, because feelings of romantic love can progress into feelings of calm attachment, and because attachment engages more plastic forebrain regions, there is a rationale for therapies that may help substance and/or behavioral addiction by promoting activation of these forebrain systems through long-term, calm, positive attachments to others, including group therapies. Addiction is considered a negative (harmful) disorder that appears in a population subset; while romantic love is often a positive (as well as negative) state experienced by almost all humans. Thus, researchers have not categorized romantic love as a chemical or behavioral addiction. But by embracing data on romantic love, it’s classification as an evolved, natural, often positive but also powerfully negative addiction, and its neural similarity to many substance and non-substance addictive states, clinicians may develop more effective therapeutic approaches to alleviate a range of the addictions, including heartbreak–an almost universal human experience that can trigger stalking, clinical depression, suicide, homicide, and other crimes of passion.
Effects of Organic-Loading-Rate Reduction on Sludge Biomass and Microbial Community in a Deteriorated Pilot-Scale Membrane Bioreactor

The effects of a precipitous decrease in the inlet organic loading rate on sludge reductions and the microbial community in a membrane bioreactor were investigated. The sludge biomass was markedly reduced to 47.4% of the initial concentration (approximately 15,000 mg L−1) within 7 d after the organic loading rate was decreased by half (450 to 225 mg chemical oxygen demand L−1 d−1). An analysis of the microbial community structure using high-throughput sequencing revealed an increase in the abundance of facultative predatory bacteria-related operational taxonomic units as well as microorganisms tolerant to environmental stress belonging to the classes Deinococci and Betaproteobacteria.
A review of pH neutralization process control

pH neutralization process plants are widely used particularly in the wastewater treatment and process industries such as biotechnology, chemical processing and pharmaceuticals. The control of pH neutralization is recognized as a difficult problem due to the highly nonlinear characteristics of the process. The need to regulate the pH value within a specific level arises from environmental legislative and quality standards. On the other hand, pH control process introduces numerous challenges in control strategies. Certainly, this fact makes the development of this pH neutralization process control more interesting. This study will focus on control methodologies of pH neutralization process.
The"Action"Variable is not an Invariant for the Uniqueness in the Inverse Scattering Problem

We give a simple example of non-uniqueness in the inverse scat- tering for Jacobi matrices: roughly speaking S -matrix is analytic. Then, mul-tiplying a reﬂection coeﬃcient by an inner function, we repair this matrix in such a way that it does uniquely determine a Jacobi matrix of Szeg¨o class; on the other hand the transmission coeﬃcient remains the same. This implies the statement given in the title.