Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Mixed-Mode Signal Processing Architecture for Radix-2 DHT

This paper proposes a mixed-mode signal processing architecture for radix-2 DHT. In the known algorithms, the stage structures perform all the additions and multiplications. The proposed algorithm introduces multiplying structures which perform all the multiplications with the cosine coefficients and their related additions. This leads to i) simplification of the stage structures which now perform only the additions, and ii) a reduction in the number of multiplications without affecting the number of additions. A mixed-mode signal processing architecture to implement the algorithm utilizing an N-bit ring counter, sample-and-hold array and analog block structure is proposed. The validity of this design has been tested by simulating it with the help of Orcad PSpice.
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) behavioural response to bioinspired robotic fish and mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)

The field of ethorobotics holds promise in aiding fundamental research in animal behaviour, whereby it affords fully controllable and easily reproducible experimental tools. Most of the current ethorobotics studies are focused on the behavioural response of a selected target species as it interacts with a biologically-inspired robot in controlled laboratory conditions. In this work, we first explore the interactions between two social fish species and a robotic fish, whose design is inspired by salient visual features of one of the species. Specifically, this study investigates the behavioural response of small shoals of zebrafish interacting with a zebrafish-inspired robotic fish and small shoals of mosquitofish in a basic ecological context. Our results demonstrate that the robotic fish differentially influences the behaviour of the two species by consistently attracting zebrafish, while repelling mosquitofish. This selective behavioural control is successful in spatially isolating the two species, which would otherwise exhibit prey–predator interactions, with mosquitofish attacking zebrafish.
Drugs, guns, and kids: the association between substance use and injury caused by interpersonal violence.

BACKGROUND Drug and alcohol uses have been linked to the frequency of injury events, recurrent hospital admission for injury, and interpersonal violence. Data regarding the association of recent substance use and injury type and frequency in children and young adults are not available. Such data probably would be valuable in planning interventions to prevent substance use and reduce the risks of injuries. METHODS Evidence of substance use was assessed in trauma patients presenting to the authors' level 1 trauma center over a 6-month interval. Demographic data, mechanisms of injury, revised trauma scores (RTS), injury severity scores (ISS), hospital days, and mortality rate were evaluated. Chi square analysis and 2-tailed, paired t tests were used for statistical analysis. Multivariate logistic regression was utilized to determine the influence of individual variables. RESULTS From a total group of 743 patients with life-threatening injuries, trauma registry records of 186 patients less than 21 years old were eligible for evaluation, and 126 of these had complete blood and urine drug assessments completed on admission to the trauma center. Forty-two percent (53 of 126) patients tested positive for alcohol or drugs. No patients less than 14 years of age (n = 61) had positive drug screen results. However, in the cohort of patients aged 14 and 15 (n = 17), 71% tested positive. Also, 72% of adolescents (age < 18) who were victims of injuries from gunshot wounds had evidence of substance use. Multivariate analysis showed gunshot wounds (P <.003) to be associated independently with positive drug screens. No statistical differences were observed in ethnic distribution, ISS, RTS, hospital days, or mortality rate when patients with positive screen results were compared with those without evidence of substance use. CONCLUSIONS Trauma victims had evidence of substance use in early teen age years especially in the 14 and 15-year-old age groups. Toxicology screening disclosed that substance use is associated strongly with gunshot wounds. Substance use, along with poverty, inadequate family support, and peer pressure are factors that influence injury risk. Interventions to prevent substance use in young children may reduce the risk of injury.
Herding Cats

We propose an axiomatic generic framework for modelling weak memory. We show how to instantiate this framework for Sequential Consistency (SC), Total Store Order (TSO), C++ restricted to release-acquire atomics, and Power. For Power, we compare our model to a preceding operational model in which we found a flaw. To do so, we define an operational model that we show equivalent to our axiomatic model. We also propose a model for ARM. Our testing on this architecture revealed a behaviour later acknowledged as a bug by ARM, and more recently, 31 additional anomalies. We offer a new simulation tool, called herd, which allows the user to specify the model of his choice in a concise way. Given a specification of a model, the tool becomes a simulator for that model. The tool relies on an axiomatic description; this choice allows us to outperform all previous simulation tools. Additionally, we confirm that verification time is vastly improved, in the case of bounded model checking. Finally, we put our models in perspective, in the light of empirical data obtained by analysing the C and C++ code of a Debian Linux distribution. We present our new analysis tool, called mole, which explores a piece of code to find the weak memory idioms that it uses.
Laser-Driven Ramp Compression to Investigate and Model Dynamic Response of Iron at High Strain Rates

Efficient laser shock processing of materials requires a good characterization of their dynamic response to pulsed compression, and predictive numerical models to simulate the thermomechanical processes governing this response. Due to the extremely high strain rates involved, the kinetics of these processes should be accounted for. In this paper, we present an experimental investigation of the dynamic behavior of iron under laser driven ramp loading, then we compare the results to the predictions of a constitutive model including viscoplasticity and a thermodynamically consistent description of the bcc to hcp phase transformation expected near 13 GPa. Both processes are shown to affect wave propagation and pressure decay, and the influence of the kinetics of the phase transformation on the velocity records is discussed in details.
Increased Inhibition in Non-Primary Motor Areas of String-Instrument Players: A Preliminary Study with Paired-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Background: The muscle representations in non-primary motor area (NPMA) are located in the dorsal premotor area (PMd) and in the border region between the premotor area and the supplementary motor area (SMA). Objective: We characterized the plasticity of intracortical inhibitory and excitatory circuits in muscle representations in primary motor cortex (M1) and in NPMA related to acquired fine motor skills. We compared local cortical inhibition and facilitation balance in M1 and in NPMA between control subjects (n = 6) and right-handed string-instrument players (n = 5). Methods: Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to compare motor thresholds (MTs), motor evoked potentials (MEPs), short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) and intracortical facilitation (ICF) in non-dominant hand muscle representations in M1 and NPMA. Results: String-instrument players showed reduced SICI in M1 in the actively used left hand abductor digiti minimi (ADM) muscle representation at 3 ms inter-stimulus interval (ISI) with a conditioning stimulus (CS) intensity of 80% of MT and increased SICI in NPMA in ADM representation at 2 ms ISI and CS intensity of 50% of MT in comparison with controls. No differences between string-instrument players and controls were found for the SICI in the left hand opponens pollicis (OP) muscle representation, which is a muscle not intensively trained in string-instrument players. Conclusions: These preliminary results indicate that the stronger inhibition in motor representations outside M1 in string-instrument players may be crucial when accurate movements of single muscles must be performed. In contrast, weaker inhibition in M1 in string-instrument players may benefit the performance of fast finger movements.
Elastohydrodynamic lubrication friction mapping – the influence of lubricant, roughness, speed, and slide-to-roll ratio

A friction test is conducted in a Wedeven Associates Machine ball-on-disc test rig. The output from the test, friction coefficient versus entrainment speed and slide-to-roll ratio (SRR), is presented as a three-dimensional friction map. A number of parameters are varied while studying the friction coefficient; surface roughness, base oil viscosity, base oil type, and extreme pressure (EP) additive package. Entrainment speed, SRR, and oil temperature are also varied. The results show that the mapping is efficient in showing the different types of friction that may occur in an elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication contact. The results also show that the friction behaviour can be strongly influenced by changing surface roughness as well as base oil viscosity, base oil type, EP additive content, and operating temperature.
Normalized particle size distribution for remote sensing application

The ice particle size distribution (PSD) is fundamental to the quantitative description of a cloud. It is also crucial in the development of remote sensing retrieval techniques using radar and/or lidar measurements. The PSD allows one to link characteristics of individual particles (area, mass, and scattering properties) to characteristics of an ensemble of particles in a sampling volume (e.g., visible extinction (σ), ice water content (IWC), and radar reflectivity (Z)). The aim of this study is to describe a normalization technique to represent the PSD. We update an earlier study by including recent in situ measurements covering a large variety of ice clouds spanning temperatures ranging between −80°C and 0°C. This new data set also includes direct measurements of IWC. We demonstrate that it is possible to scale the PSD in size space by the volume‐weighted diameter Dm and in the concentration space by the intercept parameter N0∗ and obtain the intrinsic shape of the PSD. Therefore, by combining N0∗ , Dm, and a modified gamma function representing the normalized PSD shape, we are able to approximate key cloud variables (such as IWC) as well as cloud properties which can be remotely observed (such as Z) with an absolute mean relative error smaller than 20%. The underlying idea is to be able to retrieve the PSD using two independent measurements. We also propose parameterizations for ice cloud key parameters derived from the normalized PSD. We also investigate the effects of uncertainty present in the ice crystal mass‐size relationships on the parameterizations and the normalized PSD approach.
Feature selection for flow-based intrusion detection using Rough Set Theory

The flow standards NetFlow/IPFIX are available in many packet forwarding devices permitting to monitor networks in a scalable fashion. Based on these potentials, flow-based intrusion detection became more pronounced as it can be seamlessly integrated with respect to operational aspects. Exploiting these flow exporting techniques, recent years revealed promising research results, but mainly focusing on point solutions such as botnet or brute-force detection. Only few attempts tried to endeavor a general flow-based intrusion detector, and thus little is known about meaningful flow features and their ability to classify various attack types efficiently. In this paper, we work towards these challenges and seek for valuable features derivable from NetFlow/IPFIX data using Rough Set Theory. Moreover, the combination of flow features and log events is studied to further boost accuracy. Employing Machine Learning techniques, results show the obtained feature sets detect classic and modern attacks.
Properties of Extreme Waves

In the safety assessment of both fixed and floating offshore structures it is necessary to ensure that the structure has sufficient strength to withstand the most extreme combination of environmental loads likely to be experienced during the design life. However significant uncertainties remain concerning the characteristics of real, extreme, three-dimensional waves. The research described in this report focuses upon: � Wave crest heights and the potential loss of air gap for fixed structures by examining the distribution of wave crest elevations in storms. � Directional spreading of wave energy and the effect upon particle kinematic field by examining the wave spreading factor, (also known as wave kinematics factor) for translating between 2-D and 3-D seas. In parallel research has been undertaken on wave front steepness using the same full scale data and this is being published [Stansell et al, (2003)]. This report and the work it describes were funded by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Its contents, including any opinions and/or conclusions expressed, are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect HSE policy. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors are grateful to Total for supporting the operation of the environmental monitoring station and data collection programme at North Alwyn platform and to Health and Safety Executive Offshore Safety Division, United Kingdom, for funding this research. The authors are grateful to Jun Zhang and his research group, Ocean Engineering Program, Texas A&M University, USA for the permission to use the Hybrid wave model program. The authors extend their thanks to Marc Prevosto, IFREMER and George Z. Forristall, Shell International exploration and production, The Netherlands, for helpful discussions on the crest height probability models. iii iv CONTENTS Page No. Executive Summary vii 1. Introduction 1 1.1 General background 1 1.2 Project objectives 2 1.3 The North Alwyn Metocean Station and data collection 2 2. Storm Data Analysis 5 2.1 Storm data selection and methodology 5 2.2 Directional spectra and spreading functions 5 2.3 Variations in wave parameters 6 2.4 Variation in other directional parameters during storms 7 2.5 Spreading index 7 2.6 Wave kinematics factor 9 3. Crest Height Distribution 11 3.1 Wave crest height probability 11 3.2 Comparison of …
New iterative schemes for equilibrium problems and fixed point problems of nonspreading mappings and nonexpansive mappings

In this paper, some new iterative schemes for approximating the common element of the set of solutions of an equilibrium problem, the set of fixed points of nonspreading mappings and the set of fixed points of nonexpansive mappings are presented in Hubert spaces. Some strong convergence theorems are obtained by using some new mathematical ideas and methods. The work that will be done has significance in the area of applied mathematics, economics, optimization theory, engineering sciences and some others.
Sexual Receptivity and Fertility of Female Rats that are in Androgen Induced Persistent Vaginal Estrus

Summary Female rats treated with 10 μg of testosterone propionate (TP) on the 5th day of life had modified estrous cycles through day 72. Alteration of the cycle was predominantly shown by an increased frequency of cornined cells. By day 100 over 80% of the TP-treated females were in persistent vaginal estrus. Placing these females with males for 10 consecutive nights resulted in a sporadic pattern of sexual receptivity. Copulation caused a temporary break in the persistent vaginal cornification. Some of the rats became pregnant, but a high percentage of the pregnancies were terminated by resorption of fetuses. Those females which went to term gave birth to normal appearing young; none of the pregnant females mated after the second exposure. It is concluded that 10 μg of TP given on day 5 will not provide a reliable source of sterile female rats with nymphomania between the ages of 70 and 130 days.
Exploiting Inference from Semantic Annotations for Information Retrieval: Reflections From Medical IR

The increasing amount of information that is annotated against standardised semantic resources offers opportunities to incorporate sophisticated levels of reasoning, or inference, into the retrieval process. In this position paper, we reflect on the need to incorporate semantic inference into retrieval (in particular for medical information retrieval) as well as previous attempts that have been made so far with mixed success. Medical information retrieval is a fertile ground for testing inference mechanisms to augment retrieval. The medical domain offers a plethora of carefully curated, structured, semantic resources, along with well established entity extraction and linking tools, and search topics that intuitively require a number of different inferential processes (e.g., conceptual similarity, conceptual implication, etc.). We argue that integrating semantic inference in information retrieval has the potential to uncover a large amount of information that otherwise would be inaccessible; but inference is also risky and, if not used cautiously, can harm retrieval.
The Lin28 cold-shock domain remodels pre-let-7 microRNA

The RNA-binding protein Lin28 regulates the processing of a developmentally important group of microRNAs, the let-7 family. Lin28 blocks the biogenesis of let-7 in embryonic stem cells and thereby prevents differentiation. It was shown that both RNA-binding domains (RBDs) of this protein, the cold-shock domain (CSD) and the zinc-knuckle domain (ZKD) are indispensable for pri- or pre-let-7 binding and blocking its maturation. Here, we systematically examined the nucleic acid-binding preferences of the Lin28 RBDs and determined the crystal structure of the Lin28 CSD in the absence and presence of nucleic acids. Both RNA-binding domains bind to single-stranded nucleic acids with the ZKD mediating specific binding to a conserved GGAG motif and the CSD showing only limited sequence specificity. However, only the isolated Lin28 CSD, but not the ZKD, can bind with a reasonable affinity to pre-let-7 and thus is able to remodel the terminal loop of pre-let-7 including the Dicer cleavage site. Further mutagenesis studies reveal that the Lin28 CSD induces a conformational change in the terminal loop of pre-let-7 and thereby facilitates a subsequent specific binding of the Lin28 ZKD to the conserved GGAG motif.
Gait apraxia after bilateral supplementary motor area lesion

Objectives: The study aimed at addressing the issue of the precise nature of gait apraxia and the cerebral dysfunction responsible for it. Methods: The case of a patient, affected by a bilateral infarction limited to a portion of the anterior cerebral artery territory is reported. The patient's ability to walk was formally assessed by means of a new standardised test. Results: Due to an anomaly within the anterior cerebral artery system, the patient's lesion was centred on the supplementary motor regions of both hemispheres. He presented with clear signs of gait apraxia that could not be accounted for by paresis or other neurological deficits. No signs of any other form of apraxia were detected. Conclusions: The clinical profile of the patient and the analysis of 49 cases from previous literature suggest that gait apraxia should be considered a clinical entity in its own right and lesions to the supplementary motor areas are responsible for it.
The Huperzia selago Shoot Tip Transcriptome Sheds New Light on the Evolution of Leaves

Abstract Lycopodiophyta—consisting of three orders, Lycopodiales, Isoetales and Selaginellales, with different types of shoot apical meristems (SAMs)—form the earliest branch among the extant vascular plants. They represent a sister group to all other vascular plants, from which they differ in that their leaves are microphylls—that is, leaves with a single, unbranched vein, emerging from the protostele without a leaf gap—not megaphylls. All leaves represent determinate organs originating on the flanks of indeterminate SAMs. Thus, leaf formation requires the suppression of indeterminacy, that is, of KNOX transcription factors. In seed plants, this is mediated by different groups of transcription factors including ARP and YABBY. We generated a shoot tip transcriptome of Huperzia selago (Lycopodiales) to examine the genes involved in leaf formation. Our H. selago transcriptome does not contain any ARP homolog, although transcriptomes of Selaginella spp. do. Surprisingly, we discovered a YABBY homolog, although these transcription factors were assumed to have evolved only in seed plants. The existence of a YABBY homolog in H. selago suggests that YABBY evolved already in the common ancestor of the vascular plants, and subsequently was lost in some lineages like Selaginellales, whereas ARP may have been lost in Lycopodiales. The presence of YABBY in the common ancestor of vascular plants would also support the hypothesis that this common ancestor had a simplex SAM. Furthermore, a comparison of the expression patterns of ARP in shoot tips of Selaginella kraussiana (Harrison CJ, etal. 2005. Independent recruitment of a conserved developmental mechanism during leaf evolution. Nature 434(7032):509–514. ) and YABBY in shoot tips of H. selago implies that the development of microphylls, unlike megaphylls, does not seem to depend on the combined activities of ARP and YABBY. Altogether, our data show that Lycopodiophyta are a diverse group; so, in order to understand the role of Lycopodiophyta in evolution, representatives of Lycopodiales, Selaginellales, as well as of Isoetales, have to be examined.
The Implementation of Multilevel Green's Function Interpolation Method for Full-Wave Electromagnetic Problems

We extend the multilevel Green's function interpolation method (MLGFIM) developed for quasi-electrostatic problems to full-wave simulations. The difficulty in applying the interpolation approach lies in the additional rapidly changing phase term associated with the full-wave Green's functions. To enhance the efficiency and accuracy of the full-wave Green's function interpolation, a scattered point set consisting of two staggered Tartan grids in conjunction with radial basis function interpolation is employed. To further reduce the computational complexity, the QR factorization technique is applied to compress the low rank Green's function matrices. For electromagnetic scattering from PEC spheres up to a diameter of eight wavelengths, the proposed method compares well with Mie's scattering in accuracy and shows the O(NlogN) efficiency. As the method is "kernel independent", its extension to structures in layered medium is straightforward. In the numerical simulations of finite microstrip patch arrays up to 11 by 11 elements, the proposed method demonstrates very favorable dependencies of CPU time and memory storage requirement versus the number of unknowns
Gingeras Origin of phenotypes : Genes and transcripts

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