Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A scaling method to enhance detection of a nonlinear elastic response

The signature of nonlinearity in the elastic response of a specimen to an impingent ultrasonic wave is usually determined through Fourier analysis, which provides low amplitude signals, often below noise level. We suggest here an alternative, based on the amplitude dependence of the response of the system. Our procedure is conceptually simple and easy to implement. In addition, it keeps simultaneously into account the nonlinear signature effects on phases, amplitudes, and frequencies of the response. The sensitivity of the approach to the presence of nonlinearity is proven experimentally.
THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF COGNITIVE FAILURES QUESTIONNAIRE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Purpose: The aim of this study was to culturally adapt, validate and investigate the Turkish version of Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) in university students. Methods: Reliability was assessed using the Interclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and confidence interval %94-96. In the study, three hundred and fortyfive students completed both CFQ and Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI) who were in the examination term and average age were 20.9±1.8 years. Results: The present study, 265 (76.8%) of the participants were female 80 (23.2%) of were male. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients and ICC’s at time 1 and time 2 were as follows: 0.90 (Confidence Interval (CI) 95%; 0.85—0.94); 0.93 (CI 95%; 0.89—0.96). The mean difference was 0.25 with 95 % CI–2.30 to 3.11. Thirtysix of the students were retested within twice over 2 weeks to assess test-retest reliability. The Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r=0.39; p<0.001) revealed strong relation between CFQ and TAI total score. Turkish version of CFQ was found reliability and validity and responsive instrument for evaluating cognitive failures in university students. Discussion: The people’s own perception of changes in their cognitive status is the most important indication of the success of the interventions. Individual-reported outcomes (IROs) specifically give the people’s perspective. While the Turkish version of CFQ is found a reliable and a valid PRO, CFQ’s use is recommended in terms of field studies and researches related with students. However, it should be studied with larger samples and different illnesses.
Micromorphology and Systematic Distribution of Pit Membrane Thickenings in Oleaceae: Tori and Pseudo-Tori

Recent studies on the functional significance of pit membranes in water conducting cells have renewed general interest in their micromorphology. At least two types of pit membrane thickenings have been described in angiosperm families, i.e. genuine tori and pseudo-tori. This study explores the distribution and morphology of pit membrane thickenings in 69 species and 23 genera within Oleaceae using light and electron microscopy. Torus-bearing pit membranes are confirmed for Osmanthus, and new records are reported for Chionanthus retusa, Picconia azorica, and P. excelsa, but not for the other species studied of Chionanthus. This infrageneric variation suggests that tori represent a plastic feature that has evolved more than once within the family as the result of functional adaptation to efficient and safe water transport. Pseudo-tori are observed in species of Abeliophyllum, Fontanesia, Forsythia, Jasminum, Ligustrum, Menodora, and Syringa. Based on structural differences, we state that tori and pseudo-tori can be distinguished as non-homologous features.
of cirrhotic and noncirrhotic patients The significance of serum levels of adiponectin , leptin , and hyaluronic acid in hepatocellular carcinoma

It is well established that hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) develops in a multistep process, from chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis to HCC. Adipose tissue is not simply an energy storage organ but also a secretory organ, producing a variety of bioactive molecules known as adipokines, including adiponectin and leptin. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an extracellular matrix protein, often associated with a variety of human cancers. Our retrospective study determines serum levels of adiponectin, leptin, and HA in HCC of cirrhotic and noncirrhotic patients and compares these levels to patients with cirrhosis and normal subjects. Noncirrhotic HCC (n 1⁄4 19), cirrhotic HCC (n 1⁄4 50), cirrhosis (n 1⁄4 36) patients and twenty one age-, sex-, and body mass index (BMI)-matched normal healthy controls were subjected in the present study. Serum adiponectin, leptin, and HA levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique. Levels of serum adiponectin were significantly higher in the cirrhosis and cirrhotic HCC groups than in the normal subjects, whereas serum HA levels were found to significantly increase in all three patients groups. The elevation of serum leptin in our HCC patients, regardless of being cirrhotic or noncirrhotic, but not in the patients with cirrhosis, may shed some light on the significance of serum leptin level in HCC. Further studies are recommended to evaluate the prognostic value of serum leptin level in HCC.
Modeling Peak Oil and the Geological Constraints on Oil Production

We propose a model to reconcile the theory of inter-temporal non-renewable resource depletion with well-known stylized facts concerning the exploitation of exhaustible resources such as oil. Our approach introduces geological constraints into a Hotelling type extraction-exploration model. We show that such constraints, in combination with initially small reserves and strictly convex exploration costs, can coherently explain bell-shaped peaks in natural resource extraction and hence U-shapes in prices. As production increases, marginal profits (marginal revenues less marginal extraction cost) are observed to decline, while as production decreases, marginal profits rise at a positive rate that is not necessarily the rate of discount. A numerical calibration of the model to the world oil market shows that geological constraints have the potential to substantially increase the future oil price. While some (small) non-OPEC producers are found to increase production in response to higher oil prices induced by the geological constraints, most (large) producers’ production declines, leading to a lower peak level for global oil production.
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Hydrogen sul�de (H2S) is a well-known toxic gas that is synthesized in the human body from the amino acids cystathionine, homocysteine, and cysteine by the action of at least two distinct enzymes: cystathionine-γγ-lyase and cystathionine-ββ-synthase. In the past few years, H2S has emerged as a novel and increasingly important biological mediator. Imbalances in H2S have also been shown to be associated with various disease conditions. However, de�ning the precise pathophysiology of H2S is proving to be a complex challenge. Recent research in our laboratory has shown H2S as a novel mediator of in�ammation and work in several groups worldwide is currently focused on determining the role of H2S in in�ammation. H2S has been implicated in different in�ammatory conditions, such as acute pancreatitis, sepsis, joint in�ammation, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Active research on the role of H2S in in�ammation will unravel the pathophysiology of its actions in in�ammatory conditions and may help develop novel therapeutic approaches for several, as yet incurable, disease conditions.
Baseline Expectation and Preference by Treatment Received Within 3 Mo for 1191 SPORT Participants With IDH

(100%)’’). Outcomes were assessed using longitudinal regression Study Design. Secondary analysis of randomized and nonrandomized prospective cohorts. Objective: To examine the effect of patient treatment expectations on treatment outcomes for patients with intervertebral disc herniation. Summary of Background Data. Patient expectations about treatment effectiveness may have important relationships with clinical outcomes. Methods. Subgroup and reanalysis of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial, a randomized trial and comprehensive cohort study enrolling patients between March 2000 and November 2004 from 13 multidisciplinary spine clinics in 11 US states. Overall, 501 randomized and 744 observational patients (1244 total) who were surgical candidates with radiculopathy and imaging confirmed lumbar intervertebral disc herniation were enrolled. The primary study compared surgical discectomy to usual nonoperative care; this subgroup analysis reassessed outcomes on the basis of treatment expectations at baseline. Expectations about symptomatic and functional improvement for both surgery and nonoperative care were assessed on 5-point scales (11⁄4‘‘No Chance (0%)’’ to 51⁄4‘‘Certain
EXPATRIATE TURNOVER TENDENCIES IN SAUDI ARABIA: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION

The authors explore turnover tendencies among expatriate employees in Saudi Arabia They: (1) discuss the novelty of expatriates in Saudi Arabia; (2) review the literature on employee turnover tendency and its correlates—job satisfaction and employee characteristics; (3) hypothesize a negative relationship between extrinsic job satisfaction and expatriate turnover tendencies, a negative relationship between general job satisfaction and expatriate turnover tendencies, no relationship between intrinsic job satisfaction and expatriate turnover tendencies, and no relationship between expatriate characteristics and expatriate turnover tendencies, and (4) empirically lest the hypotheses with a sample of expatriate employees. Results provide strong support for most of the hypotheses except “pay,” one of the extrinsic job satisfaction variables, and “job feedback,” one of the intrinsic job satisfaction variables.
Implantation and La Acute Kidney Injury Assessed by Cystatin C after Transcatheter Aortic Valve te Renal Dysfunction

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate acute kidney injury (AKI) with cystatin C following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and to assess the impact of postoperative AKI on outcome and late renal function. Design: A prospective study. Setting: Single, tertiary referral center. Participants: Sixty-eight consecutive patients with severe aortic stenosis and advanced comorbidity. Interventions: Blood samples were collected on 4 occasions preand postoperatively to determine levels of s-creatinine and cystatin C. Additionally, a sample was collected at followup 12 months postoperatively for the determination of s-creatinine. Measurements and Main Results: The mean preoperative eGFR (s-creatinine) was 67 24 mL/min/1.73 m2 compared to 45 21 mL/min/1.73 m2 with eGFR (cystatin C) (p o 0.001). Postoperative AKI was diagnosed in 25 patients (39%) with eGFR (cystatin C), compared to 21 patients (33%)
PARENTAL FEEDING OF NESTLING YELLOW WARBLERS IN RELATION TO BROOD SIZE AND PREY AVAILABILITY

The feeding by adult Yellow Warblers (Dendroica petechia) of nestlings in broods of 3, 4, or 5 young was studied during two breeding seasons on the forested dune ridge near Delta, Manitoba. Broods of 2-day-old young were selectively fed geometrid larvae by the adults, and broods of 8-day-old young were selectively fed chironomids and geo- metrid and other Lepidoptera larvae. The diet varied among broods of 3, 4, and 5 young at both ages, but this variation did not appear to affect the growth rates of the young. The total weight of items brought per half hour increased with brood size among broods of 2-day-old young. Broods of four 8-day-old young were fed the greatest amount of food. The diet of the nestlings is contrasted with the diet of adult Yellow Warblers observed in the same locality. Received 15 October 1980, accepted 19 October 1981.
Patient-Provider Relationships in High-Risk Pregnancy : an Empirical Defensive Projection , Superimposed On Simplistic Object Relations , Erodes

http://apa.sagepub. com/content/58/5/953 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0003065110392228 2010 58: 953 originally published online 14 December 2010 J Am Psychoanal Assoc Urania Magriples and Linda C. Mayes Golan Shahar, John H. Porcerelli, Ray Kamoo, C. Neill Epperson, Kathryn A. Czarkowski, Investigation Patient-Provider Relationships in High-Risk Pregnancy: an Empirical Defensive Projection, Superimposed On Simplistic Object Relations, Erodes
Crystallization of amorphous superlattices in the limit of ultrathin films with oxide interfaces

Annealing of amorphous Si/SiO2 or Ge/SiO2 multilayers produces nanocrystals embedded between oxide interfaces. It is found that the crystallization temperature is strongly enhanced by the presence of the oxide interfaces and follows an exponential law. The crystallization temperature increases rapidly with decreasing Si layer thickness, and a nonstoichiometric interface decreases the crystallization temperature compared to a stoichiometric interface of the same thickness. A model is presented that takes into account the interface energies, the thickness of the layer, the melting point of the system, and the crystallization temperature of the thick amorphous layer. The evidence for a critical crystallization radius and the influence of deviations from a perfect stoichiometric interface are discussed.
Effect of dried roots of Astragalus membranaceus in the diets of young growing pigs on growth performance and immune function

The experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of Astragalus powder prepared by using different comminution techniques on growth performance and immune function of pigs. Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshire young growing pigs (n=90, female, 60 days of age, liveweight 21.88±1.26 kg) were randomly allocated to three treatments. Each treatment had three replicates with ten pigs per pen. The basal diets were not supplemented or supplemented (5 g/kg) with 80 mesh Astragalus (180 μm), or micron Astragalus (6.32 μm), respectively; the feeding experiment lasted 30 days. After completion of the feeding experiment, three animals from each treatment were chosen to determine the effect of Astragalus on immune function. Results showed that supplementation with micron Astragalus significantly increased (P<0.05) average daily gain (ADG), both Concanavalin (ConA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced splenocyte and peripheral lymphocyte proliferation, and significantly increased (P<0.05) serum IgG, IgA, IL-1α and IL-2 concentrations compared with the control groups. Supplementation with 80 mesh Astragalus only increased (P<0.05) serum IgA, IL-1α and IL-2 concentrations compared with control. The results indicated that micron Astragalus was more effective than 80 mesh Astragalus in improving growth performance and enhancing immune function of pigs.
Effect Revisited II : How Sex Modulates Emotional Information Processing Strategy

Studies have consistently found that arousal is associated with enhanced recognition and recall. In these studies, the influence of participant sex was unexamined. However, motivational theories of emotion predict evolutionarily bound emotional experiences with specific mediated content which vary between men and women. This study draws upon motivational theories of emotion and recent evidence from neuroimaging research to examine comprehensive effects of message arousal and emotional tone on memory for message detail as a function of sex. Female participants showed an advantage in processing peripheral detail when information was positive and when questions about details were in a verbal cued recall format. Male participants were immune to memory narrowing for highly arousing negative content when questions about details were posed in a visual recognition task format.
Effects of Cadmium, Lead, Manganese, and Zinc at WHO Safe Limits in Drinking Water on the in Vitro Availability of Chloramphenicol -

In the present study, The in vitro availability of chloramphenicol was studied in the presence of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) at 0.01, 0.003, 0.5 and 3 mg/L respectively corresponding to WHO safe limits in drinking water for each of the metals. The in vitro availability study was carried out in simulated gastric juice (0.1 M HCl) and intestinal pH (phosphate buffer pH 9.0) at 37°C using a dissolution apparatus. Samples were taken at 15 minutes intervals over a period of 3 hours and analyzed for concentration of chloramphenicol available using a Helios Zeta Model 164617 UV/VIS spectrophotometer at 278nm. In simulated gastric juice, a maximum availability of 99.48 % was achieved for chloramphenicol alone, while 89.48, 93.48, 105.88 and 93.60% of the drug was detected in the presence of Cd, Mn, Pb, and Zn respectively. The corresponding maximum availabilities in simulated intestinal pH were 64.12 for chloramphenicol alone, and 64.36, 83.76, 80.72 and 64.96 % in the presence of Cd, Mn, Pb, and Zn respectively. The presence of Cd did not affect the overall availability of chloramphenicol in both media; while the availability of the drug was observed to increase slightly in the presence of Pb in both media. In simulated gastric juice, Mn and Zn did not affect the availability of chloramphenicol. However, their presence slightly increased the availability of the drug in simulated intestinal pH. The results of this study indicate that the absorption and subsequent bioavailability of chloramphenicol may not be reduced by Cd, Pb, Mn, and Zn at concentrations corresponding to WHO safe limits in drinking water. Bioavailability may even be enhanced especially in the intestine, which may result in therapeutic effectiveness. Key words : Chloramphenicol, metal cations, in vitro availability
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING SOFTWARE SELECTION

The emerging of new Information Communication Technology (ICT) technology namely Building Information Modeling been proven benefits toward construction industry. As a result, the list of BIM software available in the market is keep increasing in recent years. This has led to the selection problem among construction companies. Moreover, the selection BIM software also required high investment in term of software, hard ware and training expenses. These aforementioned issues have increased the complexities of decision process and the need of decision aid in BIM software selection. Thus, this paper has introduced a new approach in MCDMDSS web development by utilization of Web 2.0 application. The rapid development of Information technology has highly benefit to the development of web based DSS. The design and validation architecture of a web base DSS called topsis4BIM for Building Information Modeling (BIM) is presented.
Savers, Spenders and Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy

This paper extends the savers-spenders theory of Mankiw (2000) to analyze fiscal policy in a small open economy with endogenous labor supply. It is first shown that tax cuts have a short-run contractionary effect on domestic production, and increased public spending has a short-run expansionary effect. Although consistent with recent empirical work, this result contrasts with those of most other theoretical models. Transitory changes in demand have permanent real effects in our model, and we discuss the implications for real exchange rate dynamics. We also show how ``rational" agents may magnify or dampen the responses of ``irrational" agents, and discuss how, unlike in previous contributions, this is in our model purely a result of the shape of rational agents' utility functions.
Federal Trade Commission

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission publishes its staff compliance guidelines for the Used Car Rule to provide assistance to industry members. The views expressed in the guidelines are those of the staff only. They have not been approved or adopted by the Commission and are not binding on the Commission. However, the guidelines will serve as enforcement criteria for the staff in assessing compliance with the trade regulation rule.
Preparation of cefquinome nanoparticles by using the supercritical antisolvent process

The supercritical antisolvent process was used successfully to prepare nanoparticles of cefquinome. These particles were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and their average diameter was measured by laser particle size analyzer. In the experiments, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was selected as solvent to dissolve cefquinome sulfate. It was confirmed by orthogonal experiments that the concentration of solution was the primary factor in this process followed by feeding speed of solution, precipitation pressure, and precipitation temperature. Moreover, the optimal conditions of preparing nanoparticles of cefquinome by supercritical antisolvent process were that solution concentration was 100mg/mL, solution flow speed was 1.5 mL/min, operating pressure was 13Mpa, and operating temperature was 33°C. Confirmatory experiment was conducted under this condition. It was found that the appearance of particles was flakes and the average diameter of particles was 0.71 microns. Finally, influence law of individual factor on particle size was investigated by univariate analysis.
Titre : Title : Novel convolution kernels for computer vision and shape analysis based on electromagnetism Auteurs :

Computer vision is a growing field with a lot of new applications in automation and robotics, since it allows the analysis of images and shapes for the generation of numerical or analytical information. One of the most used method of information extraction is image filtering through convolution kernels, with each kernel specialized for specific applications. The objective of this paper is to present a novel convolution kernels, based on principles of electromagnetic potentials and fields, for a general use in computer vision and to demonstrate its usage for shape and stroke analysis. Such filtering possesses unique geometrical properties that can be interpreted using well understood physics theorems. Therefore, this paper focuses on the development of the electromagnetic kernels and on their application on images for shape and stroke analysis. It also presents several interesting features of electromagnetic kernels, such as resolution, size and orientation independence, robustness to noise and deformation, long distance stroke interaction and ability to work with 3D images.
The Impact of a Dynamic Environment on Budgetary Participation with Information Processing as a Mediating Variable (An Empirical Study on Public SOE Managers and Staff Perception in Indonesia)

The study aims to find empirical evidence and to assess the factors influencing budgetary participation, which are the impacts of: (i) a dynamic environment on budgetary participation, (ii) a dynamic environment on information processesing (task exceptions, task analysis, information technology, and information system), (iii) information processesing on budgetary participation, and (iv) information processesing that mediates the impact of a dynamic environment on budgetary participaion. The study uses primary data from mail survey on the perception of Planning and Budgeting staff in 19 public SOEs in Indonesia. The study used path analysis to identify several factors that influence budgetary participation. The results indicate that (i) a dynamic environment has a positive impact on budgetary participation, (ii) a dynamic environment has a positive impact on information processes (task exception, task analysis, information technology, and information system), (iii) information processesing has a positive impact on budgetary participatio, and (iv) information processesing mediates the impact of dynamic environment on budgetary participation. Keywords: dynamic environment, information processesing, budgetary participation, task analysis, technology