Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Control Means for Minimization of Losses in AC and DC Motor Drives

Motor drive losses can be reduced considerably by independently controlling the voltage and frequency for ac motors, and the field current and armature voltage for dc motors for any torque and speed operating point. The quantities to be controlled are already accessible in inverter ac power supplies and phase-controlled rectifier dc power supplies. The control signals can be supplied by an open- loop controller which solves the loss minimization equations using preset drive parameters, or by an optimizing controller that measures or calculates the losses and finds the combination of quantities that minimizes the losses.
PENGARUH IDENTITAS MEREK, KOMITMEN MEREK, KECINTAAN MEREK DAN CITRA MEREK TERHADAP KOMUNIKASIMULUT KE MULUT PRODUK PERAWATAN KULITNATASHA SKIN CARE DI SURABAYA

The purpose of this study is to test the effect of brand identity, brand commitment, brand love and brand image on word of mouth communication in Natasha Skin Care Surabaya. The model and hypotheses are tested with a sample of 120 consumers. Data were analysed through confirmatory factor analysis dan structural equation modelling. The results find that brand image and brand love have positive significant influence to brand commitment, and between brand image has positive significant influence to word of mouth communication. Keywords : Brand identity, Brand commitment, Brand love, Brand Image, Word of Mouth
Protected Area Establishment and Its Implications for Local Food Security

The establishment of protected areas can reduce access to natural resources for communities that depend on such areas for food, and can thus contribute to food insecurity. We studied the local food systems of two communities that surround a protected area in southern coastal Brazil and the relationship between the protected area and local food security. We randomly selected 34 households to perform 24-hour recalls of food intake and administered a questionnaire that addressed food security. Our key findings were: (1) the consumption of biological resources is based on cultivated, raised, and fished food items, which are locally purchased, produced, or caught by households; (2) food vulnerability is related to household income; (3) there is a greater reliance on resources from the protected area among households with livelihoods that depend on the local environment; (4) the restriction of access to natural resources and the potential replacement of diverse activities that generate food and income influence the diets of the affected families, which can also affect local food security in the long term.
Clinical Features and Outcome in North American Adults With Moyamoya Phenomenon

Background and Purpose— To describe baseline clinical features and outcomes of adults with moyamoya phenomenon treated at a single North American institution. Methods— We identified 34 adults with moyamoya phenomenon by review of angiographic records. Clinical presentation and baseline stroke risk factors were obtained by chart review. Follow-up was obtained prospectively. A 5-year Kaplan-Meier stroke risk was calculated. Results— The median age was 42 (range 20 to 79) years. Twenty-five were women. The initial symptom was ischemia, hemorrhage, or asymptomatic in 24, 7, and 3 patients, respectively. Twenty-two had bilateral involvement and 12 had unilateral moyamoya vessels. Baseline stroke risk factors were similar between groups. The median follow-up in 31 living patients was 5.1 (range 0.2 to 19.6) years. Fourteen patients were treated with surgical revascularization (20 total hemispheres). In medically treated symptomatic hemispheres, the 5-year risk of recurrent ipsilateral stroke was 65% after the initial symptom and 27% after angiographic diagnosis. Patients with bilateral involvement presenting with ischemic symptoms were at the highest risk of subsequent stroke (n=17, 5-year risk of stroke with medical treatment after first symptom of 82%). In surgically treated hemispheres, the 5-year risk of perioperative or subsequent ipsilateral stroke or death was 17%. This was significantly different compared with medical treatment after first symptom (P=0.02) but not after angiographic diagnosis. Conclusion— Moyamoya phenomenon in North American adults is associated with a high risk of recurrent stroke, particularly those with bilateral involvement and ischemic symptoms. These data suggest a potential benefit with surgery if diagnosis could be made earlier.
Small-area analysis of social inequalities in residential exposure to road traffic noise in Marseilles, France.

BACKGROUND Few studies have focused on the social inequalities associated with environmental noise despite its significant potential health effects. This study analysed the associations between area socio-economic status (SES) and potential residential exposure to road traffic noise at a small-area level in Marseilles, second largest city in France. METHODS We calculated two potential road noise exposure indicators (PNEI) at the census block level (for 24-h and night periods), with the noise propagation prediction model CadnaA. We built a deprivation index from census data to estimate SES at the census block level. Locally estimated scatterplot smoothing diagrams described the associations between this index and PNEIs. Since the extent to which coefficient values vary between standard regression models and spatial methods are sensitive to the specific spatial model, we analysed these associations further with various regression models controlling for spatial autocorrelation and conducted sensitivity analyses with different spatial weight matrices. RESULTS We observed a non-linear relation between the PNEIs and the deprivation index: exposure levels were highest in the intermediate categories. All the spatial models led to a better fit and more or less pronounced reductions of the regression coefficients; the shape of the relations nonetheless remained the same. CONCLUSION Finding the highest noise exposure in midlevel deprivation areas was unexpected, given the general literature on environmental inequalities. It highlights the need to study the diversity of the patterns of environmental inequalities across various economic, social and cultural contexts. Comparative studies of environmental inequalities are needed, between regions and countries, for noise and other pollutants.
Safety and immunogenicity of LC16m8, an attenuated smallpox vaccine in vaccinia-naive adults.

INTRODUCTION LC16m8 is an attenuated cell culture-adapted Lister vaccinia smallpox vaccine missing the B5R protein and licensed for use in Japan. METHODS We conducted a phase I/II clinical trial that compared the safety and immunogenicity of LC16m8 with Dryvax in vaccinia-naive participants. Adverse events were assessed, as were electrocardiography and laboratory testing for cardiotoxicity and viral culturing of the vaccination sites. Neutralization titers to vaccinia, monkeypox, and variola major were assessed and cell-mediated immune responses were measured by interferon (IFN)-γ enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot and lymphoproliferation assays. RESULTS Local and systemic reactions after vaccination with LC16m8 were similar to those reported after Dryvax. No clinically significant abnormalities consistent with cardiac toxicity were seen for either vaccine. Both vaccines achieved antivaccinia, antivariola, and antimonkeypox neutralizing antibody titers >1:40, although the mean plaque reduction neutralization titer of LC16m8 at day 30 after vaccination was significantly lower than Dryvax for anti-NYCBH vaccinia (P < .01), antimonkeypox (P < .001), and antivariola (P < .001). LC16m8 produced robust cellular immune responses that trended higher than Dryvax for lymphoproliferation (P = .06), but lower for IFN-γ ELISPOT (P = .02). CONCLUSIONS LC16m8 generates neutralizing antibody titers to multiple poxviruses, including vaccinia, monkeypox, and variola major, and broad T-cell responses, indicating that LC16m8 may have efficacy in protecting individuals from smallpox. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT00103584.
Variations of movement disorders in anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor encephalitis

Abstract Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is one of the most common autoimmune encephalitis that presents with a wide variety of movement disorders. The purpose of our study is to review the manifestations and duration of movement disorders in different ages with NMDAR encephalitis. A retrospective cohort of 28 patients (20 females and 8 males) with positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) anti-NMDAR antibody in a 5-year period from major hospitals in Taiwan was enrolled. They were categorized into 3 age groups: 7 patients were ⩽10 years, 14 patients were 10 to 18 years, and 7 patients were >18 years. Total 28 patients (20 females and 8 males) with age ranging from 8 months to 38 years were enrolled. Nearly all patients (n = 27/28, 96%) presented with at least 2 types of disorders, including orofacial–lingual dyskinesia (OFLD; n = 20), catatonia (n = 19), tremor (n = 11), bradykinesia (n = 11), dystonia (n = 11), choreoathethosis (n = 9), and ballism (n = 3). Only 1 patient below 10 years presented with isolated periodic choreoathethosis without other movement disorders. OFLD was common in all age groups. Choreoathetosis was most common in patients aged ⩽10 years, while catatonia was most common in patients aged >10 years (P = 0.001 and 0.020, respectively). Bradykinesia was also more common in patients aged >10 years (P = 0.020). The clinical presentations of movement disorders were not significantly different in the age of 10 to 18 years and those >18 years. Neither patient ⩽10 years old nor male patients had associated tumors. All patients’ movement disorders were improved after treatment, while female patients with tumors had worse short-term outcome (P = 0.014). Compared with other disorders, choreoathetosis persisted significantly longer in patients ⩽10 years (P = 0.038), while OFLD and catatonia last longer in patients >10 years (P = 0.047 and 0.002, respectively). Our study shows that hyperkinetic movements such as choreoathetosis are more common and last longer in younger age groups, whereas hypokinetic movements such as catatonia and bradykinesia are more common and last longer in older age groups. Female patients with ovarian tumors had worse short-term outcome.
Embedding grids into grids: Techniques for large compression ratios

We return to the problem of embedding 2-dimensional (h x w) guest grid graphs into 2-dimensional (h' X w') host grid graphs, where w' < w, and h' is the smallest integer such that hw < h'w'. This 2-dimensional problem has many applications in computer science including the simulation of one grid of processors by another of different shape. Also, it can likely be applied to more complex problems such as those involving grids of higher dimension and hypercubes. It is already known that optimal dilation, namely two, is always obtainable whenever w/w', the compression ratio, is no greater than two. Only a restricted set of problem instances with compression ratios greater than two could previously be solved optimally, with respect to dilation. We introduce two new techniques, called folding with compression and folding with extension. By applying folding with compression, we show that optimal solutions always exist if w' ≥ 7h and the remainder of h' integer divided by h is no greater than h' integer divided by h. This condition includes all instances of the problem for which w/w' ≥ h ≥ 7, i.e., all instances for which the compression ratio and h are sufficiently large. There remain instances, among those of intermediate compression ratio, for which we still do not have optimal solutions. We show that some, but not all, of these can be solved by appling folding with extension.
Elevated carbon dioxide and ozone alter productivity and ecosystem carbon content in northern temperate forests

Three young northern temperate forest communities in the north‐central United States were exposed to factorial combinations of elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and tropospheric ozone (O3) for 11 years. Here, we report results from an extensive sampling of plant biomass and soil conducted at the conclusion of the experiment that enabled us to estimate ecosystem carbon (C) content and cumulative net primary productivity (NPP). Elevated CO2 enhanced ecosystem C content by 11%, whereas elevated O3 decreased ecosystem C content by 9%. There was little variation in treatment effects on C content across communities and no meaningful interactions between CO2 and O3. Treatment effects on ecosystem C content resulted primarily from changes in the near‐surface mineral soil and tree C, particularly differences in woody tissues. Excluding the mineral soil, cumulative NPP was a strong predictor of ecosystem C content (r2 = 0.96). Elevated CO2 enhanced cumulative NPP by 39%, a consequence of a 28% increase in canopy nitrogen (N) content (g N m−2) and a 28% increase in N productivity (NPP/canopy N). In contrast, elevated O3 lowered NPP by 10% because of a 21% decrease in canopy N, but did not impact N productivity. Consequently, as the marginal impact of canopy N on NPP (∆NPP/∆N) decreased through time with further canopy development, the O3 effect on NPP dissipated. Within the mineral soil, there was less C in the top 0.1 m of soil under elevated O3 and less soil C from 0.1 to 0.2 m in depth under elevated CO2. Overall, these results suggest that elevated CO2 may create a sustained increase in NPP, whereas the long‐term effect of elevated O3 on NPP will be smaller than expected. However, changes in soil C are not well‐understood and limit our ability to predict changes in ecosystem C content.
Balanced Growth with Structural Change

We study the interactions between aggregate growth and structural change. Our economy has many sectors characterized by different rates of total factor productivity growth and producing differentiated products. All sectors produce consumption goods but one sector, labelled manufacturing, also produces capital goods. We derive sufficient conditions for the coexistence of a balanced aggregate growth path, with all aggregates growing at the same rate, and structural change, characterized by sectoral labor reallocation. We show that the conditions needed for these outcomes are weak restrictions on the utility function: the intertemporal elasticity of substitution needs to be equal to one and the elasticity of substitution across consumption goods needs to be different from one. When these conditions are met the aggregate growth rate of our many-sector economy is the same as the labor-augmenting growth rate of the manufacturing sector (with all aggregates defined in value terms in terms of manufacturing which is used as the numeraire). We present evidence from sectoral US data that is consistent our conclusions, provided the cross-sectional consumption elasticity is less than one, i.e., provided the final products of our sectors are poor substitutes. We show that when this condition is met the sectors with high TFP growth shrink and the ones with low TFP growth expand, at least initially, but eventually, all sectors vanish except for the sector with the lowest TFP growth and manufacturing. The model makes strong predictions about the convergence paths for each sector and in the final part of the paper we use he model to study the dynamic adjustment paths for a three-sector economy, with agriculture, a consumption sector with high TFP growth, manufacturing, a sector that produces both consumption and capital goods and characterized by medium TFP growth, and services, a consumption-goods sector with low productivity growth. We show that our model captures well the shrinking of agricultural employment, the initial (mild) expansion and subsequent contraction of manufacturing employment and the expansion of services employment
School trip attraction modeling using neural & fuzzy-neural approaches

Trip attraction has long been considered as a major element in trip demand estimation. Many models have been presented for this purpose. Models use socio-economic variables in order to predict trip attraction. Neural networks and neuro-fuzzy systems are suitable approaches to establish proper models. This paper develops neural and fuzzy-neural models to predict school trip attraction. Neural networks are organized in different architectures and the results have been compared in order to determine the best fitting one. Then an adaptive neural fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) is used to estimate number of school trip attraction. Different models were trained, validated and tested with a real database obtained from Shiraz, a large city in Iran, and then compared with regression model made for school trip attraction in Shiraz Comprehensive Transportation Study (SCTS). The results indicate that the neural networks and fuzzy-neural systems performed more accurate than regression models.
Atypical moral judgment following traumatic brain injury

Previous research has shown an association between emotions, particularly social emotions, and moral judgments. Some studies suggested an association between blunted emotion and the utilitarian moral judgments observed in patients with prefrontal lesions. In order to investigate how prefrontal brain damage affects moral judgment, we asked a sample of 29 TBI patients (12 females and 17 males) and 41 healthy participants (16 females and 25 males) to judge 22 hypothetical dilemmas split into three different categories (non-moral, impersonal and personal moral). The TBI group presented a higher proportion of affirmative (utilitarian) responses for personal moral dilemmas when compared to controls, suggesting an atypical pattern of utilitarian judgements. We also found a negative association between the performance on recognition of social emotions and the proportion of affirmative responses on personal moral dilemmas. These results suggested that the preference for utilitarian responses in this type of dilemmas is accompanied by difficulties in social emotion recognition. Overall, our findings suggest that deontological moral judgments are associated with normal social emotion processing and that frontal lobe plays an important role in both emotion and moral judgment.
Robust subspace DOA estimation for wireless communications

This paper is concerned with array signal processing in non-Gaussian noise typical in urban and indoor radio channels. Robust and fully nonparametric high resolution algorithms for direction of arrival (DOA) estimation are presented. The algorithms are based on multivariate spatial sign and rank concepts. The performance of the algorithms is studied using simulations. The results show that almost optimal performance is obtained in wide variety of noise conditions.
Axion radiation from strings

This paper examines the problem of the string decay contribution to the axion cosmological energy density. We show that this contribution is proportional to the average relative increase when axion strings decay of a certain quantity N{sub ax} which we define. We carry out numerical simulations of the evolution and decay of circular and non-circular string loops, of bent strings with ends held fixed, and of vortex-antivortex pairs in two dimensions. In the case of string loops and of vortex-antivortex pairs, N{sub ax} decreases by approximately 20$. In the case of bent strings, N{sub ax} remains constant or increases slightly. Our results imply that the string decay contribution to the axion energy density is of the same order of magnitude as the well-understood contribution from vacuum realignment.
Deformations of Non-Compact, Projective Manifolds

In this paper, we demonstrate that the complete hyperbolic structure of various twobridge knots and links cannot be deformed to an inequivalent strictly convex projective structure. We also prove a complementary result showing that under certain rigidity hypotheses, branched covers of amphicheiral knots admit non-trivial, strictly convex deformations near their complete hyperbolic structure.
Arabidopsis Heterotrimeric G-Proteins Play a Critical Role in Host and Nonhost Resistance against Pseudomonas syringae Pathogens

Heterotrimeric G-proteins have been proposed to be involved in many aspects of plant disease resistance but their precise role in mediating nonhost disease resistance is not well understood. We evaluated the roles of specific subunits of heterotrimeric G-proteins using knock-out mutants of Arabidopsis Gα, Gβ and Gγ subunits in response to host and nonhost Pseudomonas pathogens. Plants lacking functional Gα, Gβ and Gγ1Gγ2 proteins displayed enhanced bacterial growth and disease susceptibility in response to host and nonhost pathogens. Mutations of single Gγ subunits Gγ1, Gγ2 and Gγ3 did not alter bacterial disease resistance. Some specificity of subunit usage was observed when comparing host pathogen versus nonhost pathogen. Overexpression of both Gα and Gβ led to reduced bacterial multiplication of nonhost pathogen P. syringae pv. tabaci whereas overexpression of Gβ, but not of Gα, resulted in reduced bacterial growth of host pathogen P. syringae pv. maculicola, compared to wild-type Col-0. Moreover, the regulation of stomatal aperture by bacterial pathogens was altered in Gα and Gβ mutants but not in any of the single or double Gγ mutants. Taken together, these data substantiate the critical role of heterotrimeric G-proteins in plant innate immunity and stomatal modulation in response to P. syringae.
The results of radiological screening in asymptomatic at-risk members of intracranial aneurysm families from the Turkish population.

AIM To better understand the characteristics of familial intracranial aneurysms (FIA) and to investigate the yield of screening in asymptomatic, at-risk individuals in intracranial aneurysm (IA) families within the Turkish population. MATERIAL AND METHODS We identified six families in which at least two first-degree relative members had an IA in our database. In five families, we screened 95 first-degree relatives of affected members. RESULTS As a result of our screening, we identified 9 unruptured aneurysms in 95 individuals for a total yield of 9.4%. There was a prominent female preponderance in affected family members and nearly half of the aneurysms were on the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Most of the affected relatives were siblings. CONCLUSION Our results support a general recommendation to screen first-degree relatives of IA patients from families with two or more cases of IA. Familial aggregation of IA's is not only useful in identifying asymptomatic individuals harboring unruptured aneurysms but also implicates a genetic contribution to the pathogenesis of this disease in different patient populations.