Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Electrically Self-Healing Thermoset MWCNTs Composites Based on Diels-Alder and Hydrogen Bonds

In this work, we prepared electrically conductive self-healing nanocomposites. The material consists of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) that are dispersed into thermally reversible crosslinked polyketones. The reversible nature is based on both covalent (Diels-Alder) and non-covalent (hydrogen bonding) interactions. The design allowed for us to tune the thermomechanical properties of the system by changing the fractions of filler, and diene-dienophile and hydroxyl groups. The nanocomposites show up to 1 × 104 S/m electrical conductivity, reaching temperatures between 120 and 150 °C under 20–50 V. The self-healing effect, induced by electricity was qualitatively demonstrated as microcracks were repaired. As pointed out by electron microscopy, samples that were already healed by electricity showed a better dispersion of MWCNT within the polymer. These features point toward prolonging the service life of polymer nanocomposites, improving the product performance, making it effectively stronger and more reliable.
The effect of the osteopathic thoracic lymphatic pump technique on salivary secretory immunoglobulin A levels in adults with recurrent upper respiratory tract complaints

42 1.0 Introduction 43 2.0 Methods & Materials 46 2.1 Design 46 2.2 Participants 46 2.3 Procedure 47 2.3. 1 Saliva Sampling and Analysis 47 5 2.3. 2 Intervention 48 2.4 Data Management and Analysis 49 3.0 Results 49 4.0 Discussion 53 5.0 Conclusion 56 6.0 Conflict of Interest 56 7.0 References 57 SECTION 3 APPENDICES 60 Appendix A Ethics Documentation 61 Appendix B Advertisement 66 Appendix C Questionnaires 68 Appendix D Sample Collection Sheets 73 Appendix E Plate Layout & Data Matrix 75 Appendix F Raw Data & Standard Curve 77 Appendix G Figures 81 Appendix H Journal Publication Information 83
RPTSS 2018 International Conference on Research Paradigms Transformation in Social Sciences VIRTUALIZATION OF MUSEUM PRACTICES

This is a first regional scale research of people`s attitude to virtualization and museum practices aiming to establish the current situation because there is a perception that the positive public attitude has increased over the pasts years. Attitude is one of the most important aspects of our life – positive or negative internal thought and emotion about specific issues with an effect on behavior. Attitude is also a type of positioning to act according to the inner state. Therefore, we can predict behavior of individuals if we know their attitude to the specific issue based on values. The theoretical base for this article was taken from the values orientation studies of Rokeach (1973) and Schartz (1992), and values-attitude studies of Kahle (1983). In turn, the museum value orientation framework with a focus on virtualization is based on the studies of Becker & Paetau (1997) later developed by Bühl (2000). Museum`s visitors comprise a little percent of all people in the region; thereby the whole society can be divided into two parts: people with a small cultural experience and people with an ample cultural experience. These two groups also have different museum practice values as well as different attitudes for innovation. According to the data of regional survey all respondents highly appreciate the possibilities of virtualization of the space of the modern museum. © 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy. org.UK
Are You suprised ?

LLELOPATHY has become a much more important phenomenon in biological control method of weeds in any kind of agricultural practices. So, the present study has been carried out to evaluate the allelopathic influence of the Lupinus leaf extract on biochemical constituents and enzymatic activities of the Portulaca oleracea L. plant. The obtained results indicate that induction of calmodulin (CaM), abscisic acid (ABA) and indole acetic acid (IAA) levels in the P. oleracea plant under the effect of Lupinus leaf extract. Also, seed germination, total soluble sugars, total lipids, total amino acids and total protein contents were reduced in P. oleracea under treatment with Lupinus leaf extract. The extract induced the activities of both α-amylase and IAA oxidase but inhibited the activities of nitrate reductase (EC, 1.7.1.3), glutamine synthetase (EC, 6.3.1.2) and pyruvate dehydrogenase (EC, 1.2.4.1). Thus, allelopathic extract of the L. termis may be used as eco-friendly natural herbicide for management of the P. oleracea.
Understanding the Preferred Crystal Orientation of Sputtered Silver in Ar/N2 Atmosphere: A Microstructure Investigation

Silver thin films were prepared by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering technique in Ar/N2 atmosphere with various N2 volumetric ratios on Si substrates. Silver thin films prepared in pure Ar atmosphere show highly (111) preferred orientation. However, as the N2 content increases, Ag (111) preferred orientation evolves into (100) preferred orientation gradually. When N2 content is more than 12.5 vol.%, silver thin films exhibit highly (100) preferred orientation. Moreover, the average grain size decreases with increasing N2 content. Silver thin films with low relative density are prepared at high N2 content, which results in higher resistivity of films. By analyzing the resistivity and microstructures of silver thin films, the optimum range of N2 content to get compact silver thin films is found to be not more than 33.3 vol.%. Finally, the mechanism of N2 addition on microstructure evolution of silver thin films was proposed.
Considering Augmentative and Alternative Communication Research for Brain-Computer Interface Practice.

Purpose Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) aim to provide access to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices via brain activity alone. However, while BCI technology is expanding in the laboratory setting there is minimal incorporation into clinical practice. Building upon established AAC research and clinical best practices may aid the clinical translation of BCI practice, allowing advancements in both fields to be fully leveraged. Method A multidisciplinary team developed considerations for how BCI products, practice, and policy may build upon existing AAC research, based upon published reports of existing AAC and BCI procedures. Outcomes/Benefits Within each consideration, a review of BCI research is provided, along with considerations regarding how BCI procedures may build upon existing AAC methods. The consistent use of clinical/research procedures across disciplines can help facilitate collaborative efforts, engaging a range-individuals within the AAC community in the transition of BCI into clinical practice.
Unsupervised Neural Machine Translation with Future Rewarding

In this paper, we alleviate the local optimality of back-translation by learning a policy (takes the form of an encoder-decoder and is defined by its parameters) with future rewarding under the reinforcement learning framework, which aims to optimize the global word predictions for unsupervised neural machine translation. To this end, we design a novel reward function to characterize high-quality translations from two aspects: n-gram matching and semantic adequacy. The n-gram matching is defined as an alternative for the discrete BLEU metric, and the semantic adequacy is used to measure the adequacy of conveying the meaning of the source sentence to the target. During training, our model strives for earning higher rewards by learning to produce grammatically more accurate and semantically more adequate translations. Besides, a variational inference network (VIN) is proposed to constrain the corresponding sentences in two languages have the same or similar latent semantic code. On the widely used WMT’14 English-French, WMT’16 English-German and NIST Chinese-to-English benchmarks, our models respectively obtain 27.59/27.15, 19.65/23.42 and 22.40 BLEU points without using any labeled data, demonstrating consistent improvements over previous unsupervised NMT models.
Supply Chain Management Practices in Nigeria: Developing a framework for enhancement of SCM for organizational performance

Supply Chain Management is a field that had obtained increased interest for organizations and researchers. In order to survive, companies must be able to reduce cost, advance quality and offer quick answer to the consumers’ need. One of the means to achieve that competitive edge is via the implementation of Supply Chain Management practices . There are streams of studies in supply chain management and the issues of performance have been studied. However, based on reading of the previous literature, it was found that previous model did not integrate some variables (trust enhancement, managing manufacturing flow, product development and commercialization, information technology, flexible supply chain management) that might be vital in enhancing performance in the organizations and leading to augmentation of profit. Hence, this current study will contribute by adding new variables to existing model. Furthermore, reading of previous literature show that supply chain management most particularly in Nigeria has not been sufficiently researched also in many developing African Sahara countries. The findings from developed countries might not be relevant to the majority of developing countries because of differences in infrastructure development and advance technology. In this regard, this present study could add to the limited literature in this field in Africa and Nigeria in particular. The main purpose of this study is to examine the supply chain-management factors that could enhance the organization performance in manufacturing companies. In order to achieve the objectives of this current study, quantitative approach is used in this research. The data for the present study is gathered by using a self-administered (face-to-face) method which is in line with many researchers. The population of this study comprise the employees in manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Basically, 400 questionnaires was distributed to the participants in order to get the required sample size. This present research is using the SPSS Version 21 and AMOS (i.e. the acronym for Analysis of Moments Structures) Version 21 in the data analysis process. The model in the present study is complex with multiple indicators, i.e. items in the questionnaire to measure each variable; hence, structural equation modelling or SEM, which is known as the second generation method of multivariate data analysis, would be used to analyze the interrelationship among the latent constructs.
A New Participation Puzzle: Public Equity Ownership through the Financial Crisis

I document two new facts in household portfolio choice. First, intertemporal changes in the distribution of wealth resulted in a decrease in public equity ownership after, but not during, the financial crisis. Second, holding fixed the level of wealth over time, the participation rate temporarily increased during the crisis, then returned to pre-crisis levels. These results can be explained by, and serve as strong evidence for, decreasing relative risk aversion and portfolio inertia. I discuss implications of these findings for existing models of participation, including participation costs and background risks.
Local Systems of Innovation in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Brazilian Furniture Cluster

Recent research on industrial clusters in developing countries has increasingly focused on knowledge related issues to explain clusters’ competitiveness. In particular, several empirical studies have shifted their attention from the analysis of production system to innovation system, considered the appropriate conceptual framework to give full account of clusters’ dynamism. This paper aims at contributing to such literature providing further evidence on the innovation behaviour and on the organisational changes occurred to a Brazilian furniture cluster: Sao Bento do Sul. Although Sao Bento is a well-established production system and a good export-performing cluster, our results show the existence of a disarticulated innovation system. Our aim is to explore to what extent the changes occurred to cluster’s sources of knowledge and to systemic interactions among cluster’s members may contribute to build up a more structured innovation system. We argue that the existing institutional framework may hinder knowledge absorption and diffusion and in turn could seriously undermine firms’ innovative opportunities.
An update on the histological subtypes of hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the top-ranking cancers worldwide and in Southeast Asia. The high propensity for tumor recurrence, distant metastasis and chemoresistance remain major hurdles in the treatment of HCC. With advances on genetics and genomics research, molecular targeted therapies are emerging as a hope for better disease control. On the histological perspective, microscopic review of clinical samples has led to subclassification of HCC and establishment of new entities. In this review, latest understanding on macrotrabecular-massive HCC, steatohepatitic HCC, lymphocyte-rich HCC, scirrhous HCC, fibrolamellar carcinoma and combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma will be discussed, emphasizing on the clinical relevance of these pathological entities. Further delineation of the histological, immunohistochemical, molecular and biological phenotypes of primary liver cancer would to further enhance an integrated morphological-molecular classification that better predicts clinical outcome and guides clinical management.
Characteristics of a Ce-Doped Silica Fiber Irradiated by 0-400 MeV Neutrons

A 200 μm and 600 μm diameter Ce doped silica fiber, part of the UniBEaM charged-particle beam profiler system from D-Pace, were tested with 0 400 MeV neutrons at the TNF facility at TRIUMF, Canada. The detector’s response to neutrons as a function of fiber length exposure was found to be linear, and the fiber was used to measure this neutron beam along its horizontal axis. This demonstrates the potential of the UniBEaM to measure neutron beam profiles.
Posters-Abstracts Localized hydrodynamics of clustering leucocytes

The recruitment of leukocytes to the endothelial walls is intensively investigated both experimentally and through three dimensional computer simulations. The shear dependent viscosity has been obtained from measured values in post-capillary venules of Whistar rats cremaster muscle. Localized velocity fields and shear stresses on the surface of leukocytes and near vessel wall attachment points have been computed and discussed for a cluster of recruited leukocytes under generalized Newtonian blood flow with shearthinning viscosity. We have observed one region of maximum shear stress and two regions of minimum shear stress on the surface of the leukocytes close to the endothelial wall. This suggests that the accumulation of selectins attains a minimum value in two regions, rather than in one region, on the surface of the leukocytes. We have also verified that the collective hydrodynamic behavior of the cluster of recruited leukocytes establishes a strong motive for additional leukocyte recruitment. The study suggests that the influence of the leukocytes rolling on the increase of the endothelial wall shear stress may support the activation of more signalling mediators during inflammation [1,2,3].
Predation and Sectorial Composition along Development∗

Predation attracts a relatively high portion of labor in developing countries and obstructs development. We formulate a model in which agents devote time either to predation or to producing agricultural and manufactured goods with the following features: a subsistence level of agricultural goods must be reached and, consequently, poor countries devote more resources to agriculture; agriculture is more land intensive and, thus, has a lower labor share than manufacturing; and incentives to devote time to production increase with the labor share. A structural change occurs throughout the transition: the share of manufactured goods in GDP increases, raising the labor share and discouraging predation. This mechanism involves an amplification effect of the differences in productivity among countries due to the reallocation of labor from predation to production. Finally, institutional quality plays a crucial role in this process, since it discourages predation and fosters the labor reallocation. ∗We thank the participants at the XVI conference on Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (DEGIT-XVI) held in the SPbU Saint Petersburg for their helpful comments. We specially thank José-Víctor Ríos-Rull, Costas Azariadis, David Mayer-Foulkes and Jakub Growiec. Both authors are members of CAERP and they wish to acknowledge the support and stimulating environment of this centre. †Corresponding author. Universidad de La Laguna, Campus de Guajara s/n, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Tel. : +34 922317954; fax: +34 922 317204. E-mail address: cbethenc@ull.es.
Enhanced Coagulation with Mn(III) Pre-Oxidation for Treatment of Micro-Polluted Raw Water

Mn(III) oxidation technology has attracted increasing interest in recent years because of its fast decontamination kinetics and second-pollution-free characteristic. Whether it can be used as a pre-oxidation step to enhance conventional coagulation process remains to be evaluated. Herein, an Fe-coagulation/sedimentation process combined with Mn(III) pre-oxidation (Mn(III)+C/S), hypochlorite pre-oxidation (Cl2+C/S), and permanganate pre-oxidation (PM+C/S) was applied to treat simulated micro-polluted raw water. The removal performance of routine water quality indices (turbidity, dissolved organic carbon, total nitrogen, nitrate-nitrogen, ammonia-nitrogen, Pb(II), and Cr(VI)) and the emerging pollutants (acesulfame, carbamazepine, bisphenol S, and nano-ZnO) created by these three processes were researched. The mechanism of how Mn(III) pre-oxidation influences C/S was explored by identifying the transformation products of Mn(III), measuring the timely variation of flocs’ zeta potential and size, and scanning flocs’ micromorphology. Compared to Cl2+C/S and PM+C/S, Mn(III)+C/S exhibited its superiority in removing dissolved organic carbon (72.9%), total nitrogen (31.74%), and emerging pollutants (21.78%–93.49%). The enhanced removal of these contaminants by Mn(III)+C/S found its explanation in the strong oxidation power of Mn(III) and the multiple roles of in-situ formed MnO2 (e.g., flocculation core, adsorption co-precipitant, and densification agent). The acute toxicity tests confirmed that water treated by Mn(III)+C/S did not show a significant change in the associated toxicity. The findings of the present study indicate that Mn(III) oxidation technology shows great potential as an alternative to pre-oxidation technology of waterworks.
USING HEALTH BELIEF MODEL FOR ASSESSING HEALTH BELIEVES ABOUT PAPSMEAR IN WOMEN REFERRED TO HEALTH CARE CENTERS IN BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN

Background: Papsmear is one of the most effective screening tests for the diagnosis of cervical cancer.In this study the health belief of women referred to health care centers in Bandar Abbas, Iran about undergoing Papsmear was assessed on the basis of the Health Belief Model. Methods: This cross- sectional study was done on 363 women (aged 15-49 years old) referred to Bandar Abbas health care centers. For data gathering a valid and reliable questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha= 0.9) including three parts of demographic variables, health behaviors and health belief model was completed through interview. Data analysis was performed through SPSS 17 and using t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: Mean scores of HBM items were not in a desirable level. Mean score of preceived sensitivity was 11.69 ± 3.85 from 25 and mean score of perceived barriers was 17.32±4.81 from 35 which was in a lower level in comparison with other items. In some Health Belief model items, increase of age and educational level led to higher scores­. There was statistically significant associations between undergoing Papsmear and perceived benefits and barriers scores. Conclusion: Educational programs for improvement of women`s belief and behavior about papsmear based on HBM are suggested. Education and follow up for screening tests such as popsmear in health care centers have important roles in prevention and diagnosis of women’s malignancies, especially cervical cancer. Keywords: Health Belief Model­, Papsmear­, Cervix cancer, Health Beliefs
Cityscape: Housing, Contexts, and the Well-Being of Children and Youth-Volume 16, Number 1 • 2014

Residential buildings use approximately 20 percent of the total U.S. energy consumption, and single-family homes alone account for about 16 percent. Older homes are less energy efficient than newer ones, and, although many experts have identified upgrades and improvements that can yield significant energy savings at relatively low costs, it has proven to be difficult to spur most homeowners into making these investments. In this article, I analyze the energy and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) effects from three policies aimed at improving home energy efficiency: (1) a subsidy for the purchase of efficient space heating, cooling, and water-heating equipment; (2) a loan for the same purchases; and (3) efficiency standards for such equipment. I use a version of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) National Energy Modeling System, NEMS-RFF, to compute the energy and CO 2 effects and standard formulas in economics to calculate the welfare costs of the policies. I find that the loan option is quite cost effective but provides only a very small reduction in CO 2 emissions and energy use. The subsidy and the standards both are more costly but generate CO 2 emissions reductions seven times greater than the loan option. The subsidy promotes consumer adoption of very high-efficiency equipment, but the standards do not; they lead to purchases of equipment that just reaches the standards. The discount rate used to discount energy savings from the policies has a large effect on the welfare cost estimates. 1 RFF in NEMS-RFF stands for Resources for the Future, as the small changes to the model inputs and assumptions were made for modeling runs completed for Resources for the Future. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of EIA or DOE. EIA makes the model available for use by others, but only select firms and some academics have the expertise to run the model. OnLocation, Inc. (http://www.onlocationinc.com/) ran NEMS-RFF for the purposes of this study.
G-Quadruplex Binders Induce Immunogenic Cell Death Markers in Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells

Background: DNA G-quadruplex (G4) structures represent potential anti-cancer targets. In this study, we compared the effect of two G4-targeting compounds, C066-3108 and the gold standard BRACO-19. Methods: In breast and prostate cancer cells, cytotoxicity induced by both molecules was measured by a sulforhodamine B assay. In breast cancer cells, cycle, apoptosis, the formation of G4 structures, calreticulin and high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), as well as T cell activation, were analyzed by flow cytometry and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by luminescence. Results: Both ligands inhibited cell survival and induced DNA damage. In MCF-7 cells, G4 ligands increased the subG0/G1 phase of the cell cycle inducing apoptosis and reduced intracellular ATP. In untreated MCF-7 cells, we observed a slight presence of G4 structures associated with the G2/M phase. In MDA-MB231 cells, G4 ligands decreased the G1 and enhanced the G2/M phase. We observed a decrease of intracellular ATP, calreticulin cell surface exposure and an increase of HMGB1, accompanied by T cell activation. Both compounds induced G4 structure formation in the subG0/G1 phase. Conclusions: Our data report similar effects for both compounds and the first evidence that G4 ligands induce the release of danger signals associated with immunogenic cell death and induction of T cell activation.