Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A case study on the cost and benefits of bus-oriented architectures

The use of software buses has increased due to the popularity of service-oriented architectures, even though it is unknown whether software buses and the architectures within which they reside achieve their proposed benefits, and at what cost. If benefits are not achieved or are difficult to achieve, then evolution of systems containing a software bus will be more difficult and costly than expected. This thesis observes the achievement of the proposed benefit of time decoupling, which enables two components to participate in an interaction without both being available at the same time. Time decoupling is found to be achievable, with its successful employment depending on the granularity of operations found within components connected to the software bus. The complexity cost of coordination scripting shows a close to linear growth relative to the growth of components which are coordinated. Software buses can achieve time decoupling. Relative cost does not grow as systems using a software bus evolve.
Low-Voltage Widely Tunable Photonic Crystal Channel Drop Filter in SOI Wafer

We present the design, fabrication, and characterization of an electrostatically tunable optical channel drop filter based on 1-D photonic crystals (PCs) in silicon-on-insulator optical bench platform. Anisotropic etching of the device layer using deep reactive ion etching is used for the realization of the device. The moving parts are released by etching the buried oxide layer using wet etchants. High wavelength sensitivity of 9 nm/100 mV is achieved by moving the two constituent PCs together. Each PC half is moved by more than 250 nm on the application of 4 V effectively shrinking the cavity width by more than 500 nm. A wavelength tuning range of 70 nm with dropped channel bandwidth less than 8 nm in the 1550 nm-1620 nm wavelength range is demonstrated.
Molecular basis of isozyme formation of beta-galactosidases in Bacillus stearothermophilus: isolation of two beta-galactosidase genes, bgaA and bgaB

Bacillus stearothermophilus IAM11001 produced three beta-galactosidases, beta-galactosidase I, II, and III (beta-gal I, II, and III), which are detectable by polyacrylamide (nondenatured) gel electrophoresis. By connecting restriction fragments of the chromosomal DNA to plasmid vectors, followed by transformation of Escherichia coli, two beta-galactosidase genes (bgaA and bgaB) located close to each other on the chromosome were isolated. Identification of the gene products and Southern hybridization analyses with a 2.7-kilobase-pair EcoRI fragment containing the bgaA gene as probe revealed that a single bgaA gene exists on the genome and that beta-gal II and beta-gal III consist of a common subunit (the bgaA gene product; molecular weight, 120,000), but differ in their assembly (beta-gal II is a dimer, and beta-gal III is a tetramer). The bgaB gene product (molecular weight, 70,000) in Bacillus subtilis harboring pHG5 (a hybrid plasmid consisting of pUB110 and a 2.9-kilobase-pair EcoRI fragment) was estimated to be the beta-gal I protein from its heat stability. Southern hybridization and immunological testing indicated that the two genes have no homology.
A Current-Mode, Low Out-of-Band Noise LTE Transmitter With a Class-A/B Power Mixer

A complete SAW-less transmitter meeting LTE requirements is presented. High power efficiency and low out-of-band noise are obtained exploiting fully current operation of an analog baseband followed by a class-A/B power mixer. Out-of-band emissions are limited by filtering noise and DAC replicas right before the signal up-conversion through a current-mode Biquad feeding directly the power-mixer. The transmitter, implemented in 55 nm CMOS technology, shows -158 dBc/Hz RX-band noise emission at 30 MHz offset for LTE10, while consuming 96 and 34 mW from the single 1.8 V power supply at 4 and -10 dBm output power, respectively. ACLR is always below -42 dBc up to 4 dBm for both LTE10 and LTE20.
State of the Art Pediatric Bronchoscopy

Diagnostic ̄exible endoscopy for pediatric respiratory diseases is performed in many centers. Technical advances have resulted in performance of interventional bronchoscopies, and new diagnostic indications are being explored. Indications with documented clinical bene®t include congenital or acquired progressive or unexplained airway obstruction. Pulmonary infections in immunode®cient children who do not respond to empirical antibiotic treatment may be diagnosed by bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). The potential usefulness of bronchoscopy and BAL for managing chronic cough, wheeze, or selected cases with asthma or cystic ®brosis requires further study. The use of transbronchial biopsies (TBB) is established in pediatric lung transplantation. The role of TBB in the diagnosis of chronic interstitial lung disease in children remains to be determined. For a number of interventional applications, rigid endoscopy is required, and pediatric bronchoscopists should be trained in its use. Complications in pediatric bronchoscopy are rare, but severe nosocomial infection or overdosing with local anesthetics has occurred. The issues of quality control, video documentation, interobserver variability of ®ndings, and educational standards will have to be addressed in the future as bronchoscopy use becomes less restricted to only large pediatric pulmonary units. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2001; 31:150±164.
Sustained improvement in rheumatoid arthritis following a protocol designed to deplete B lymphocytes.

OBJECTIVES An open study of B-lymphocyte depletion was undertaken in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to test the hypothesis that B lymphocytes may be essential to disease perpetuation. METHODS Five patients with refractory RA were treated with a monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody, cyclophosphamide and prednisolone and followed for 12-17 months. Patient 2 received further treatments at 8 and 12 months and patient 4 at 11 months. RESULTS At 26 weeks all patients satisfied the American College of Rheumatology ACR50 and patients 1-3 the ACR70 criteria of improvement, without further therapy. Patients 1, 3 and 5 achieved ACR70 at 1 yr and rheumatoid factor (RF) levels fell to normal. In patients 3 and 5, B lymphocytes returned without relapse. Patient 2 relapsed at 28 weeks and patient 4 at 38 weeks, coincident with the return of B lymphocytes in the presence of raised RF levels. Both achieved ACR70 on retreatment. Adverse events were limited to respiratory episodes (two patients) and marginal thrombocytopenia (one patient). CONCLUSIONS These findings are consistent with the concept that RA is critically dependent on B lymphocytes and suggest that B-lymphocyte depletion may be a safe and effective therapy.
The Impact of Perceived Value on Satisfaction of Adventure Tourists: With Special Reference to Sri Lankan Domestic Tourists

This paper aims to investigate the drivers of customer value and their respective influence on satisfaction in the particularly under-researched area of adventure tourism with reference to the Sri Lankan domestic context. The multidimensional perceived value framework (PERVAL) was used and the study adopted a quantitative, explanatory and single cross-sectional research design. Convenient sampling method was used and 267 responses were evaluated through a structured questionnaire which was employed targeting domestic tourists who have participated in any kind of adventure activity in Sri Lanka. Results of regression analyses concluded that there is a direct and positive influence of perceived value on satisfaction in an adventure tourism setting. Furthermore, Sri Lankan domestic tourists attached more importance to novelty value and emotional value. The foremost implication of this study is that adventure tour operators should account for differences in value perception especially novelty highs like thrill, fear, curiosity and authenticity for domestic tourists when planning tour operations and itineraries.
A Novel Radio Frame Structure for 5G Dense Outdoor Radio Access Networks

This paper proposes a novel frame structure for the radio access interface of the next generation of mobile networks. The proposed frame structure has been designed to support multiuser spatial multiplexing, short latencies on the radio access interface, as well as mobility and small packet transmissions. The focus is on ultra dense small cell networks deployed in outdoor environments. This paper also highlights the various prospects and constraints of the proposed dense outdoor system in comparison with alternative system designs. Numerical results are included and a comparison to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) system is provided. Results show that the proposed radio frame structure leads to an improvement of the area spectral efficiency by a factor of ≈ 2.4 as well as a reduction of the average air interface latency by a factor of 5, thus remaining shorter than 1 millisecond.
Treatment of Acute Asthma

To the Editor Wilkinson et al. (1) recently compared racemic albuterol (RAC) 7.5 mg/h to levalbuterol (LEV) 3.75 mg/h in continuous nebulization for the treatment of acute pediatric asthma exacerbations. The trial duration was limited to 2 hours. The LEV group had significantly higher rate of controller medication use (ICS, LTRA, LABA) at baseline suggesting they are likely more severe asthmatics. This could indicate they have more fixed obstruction from advanced disease and are less responsive to therapy. Discharged patients had more severe asthma on presentation. This allows more room for improvement in the racemic group versus the LEV group. No adjustments were made for differences in baseline severity on any endpoints. Patients who could not be consented within 15 minutes or less received RAC 2.5 mg per standing orders. The number of children who received this dose prior to randomization is not reported. This could allow subjects to be more responsive to albuterol and therefore makes identification difficult to interpret. Additionally, it should be pointed out that subjects who received RAC will also have elevations of the S-albuterol isomer, which in some studies has demonstrated blunted response in FEV1 improvement (2). Another concern is that the drugs were stored in syringes, which is not recommended by the manufacturer of LEV as this increases the possibility of contamination and degradation from prolonged light exposure or temperature extremes. Patients were given ipratropium in the first hour. Analysis of ipratropium used in acute shedding shows that the drug tends to provide a greater benefit to more severe subjects versus mild to moderate subjects. This could allow the racemic group, which were more severe at baseline, to have an advantage in performance compared with the LEV group. The primary efficacy endpoint of this study was the improvement in FEV1.
The role of strategy in business network

The focus of this paper is the conceptualisation of strategy and strategy development in the philosophy of IMP (Industrial Marketing and Purchasing) Group - a research group which examines business organizations from the network theory perspective. The most important factor of the IMP strategic approach is that it talks about actors embedded in business networks through their business relationships and therefore they’re in mutual dependence. The main purpose of the paper is to better understand the strategy, namely, ‘strategizing’ activity through using the mentioned theoretical approach and analysing two customer relationships of a Hungarian contract manufacturer by using case study research. After the theory interpreting the paper is presenting a research framework which is adapted to the empirical findings. In the strategy of contract manufacturer it is important to realize how partners are able to synchronize key activities, resources and actors while taking the network of the companies into consideration.
TELEMATIC TECHNOLOGIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CARING: A WEB-BASED PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENT SUICIDE SURVIVORS

A significant other's completed suicide elicits complex physical, psychological, and social reactions in most suicide survivors. At present, mental health professionals and other caregivers have limited access to clear information and guidelines to meet the postvention needs of these individuals. Telematic technologies offer innovative and creative resources to address their needs by means of a web-based psychoeducational program. The development of a comprehensive web-based program that deals with the lived experiences of adolescent suicide survivors is described. Potential program users include adolescent suicide survivors, social supporters of suicide survivors, mental health professionals and survivor support groups.
Assessing e-tendering readiness of construction industry in Egypt : A conceptual assessment model

Realizing the importance and benefits of e-Commerce, many EC and EU directives have set a time frame and deadlines for the implementation e-Procurement within the EU Countries (EU, 2005; Bausà Peris, et al., 2013). Starting from 2018, it became mandatory for all federal project in Germany to use e-Tendering platform (Perosnal Communicaton, 2018). Construction industry is a major sector in economies (Keane & Caletka, 2008; Hermes, 2017), and may benefits from the adaptation and adoption of e-Procurement as the current procurement and tendering practices within the industry are bureaucratic, ineffective, nontransparent, costly (Khalil & Waly, 2015) and information and paper intensive (Weng Lou & Alshawi, 2009). Adoption of the e-procurement is said to help revolutionize the construction industry and bring it to the information age (McIntosh & Sloan, 2001). Construction industry, however, has been slow in the uptake of technology. Characteristics of the industry, namely the fragmented nature, the pragmatism, the lack of leadership, the absence of standard in technology and business models, and resistance to change have denied the construction industry the benefits of e-Business (Rankin, et al., 2006). Evidently, there is a need to assess the readiness of any construction organization prior to adoption of ICT projects to avoid the consequence of sub-optimal implementation, or even the total failure and abandonment of the project (Salleh, et al., 2010). A failure that is mainly attributed to the soft issues (Salleh, et al., 2010; Weng Lou & Alshawi, 2009), and therefore, gauging readiness of people and technology before the implementation of the technology is deemed extremely important (Salleh, et al., 2010). In Egypt, the effort of the government implementing to implement a e-Procurement starting in 2010 (OECD, 2016) had been facing challenges mounted by the same soft issues identified in researches (OECD, 2013). Therefore, this research aims to developing a conceptual assessment model based on similar models, the drivers and the barriers of the adoption of eProcurement in the construction industry for the pre evaluation of the industry prior to the implementation of the technology project. Assessment model is developed for evaluation of Egyptian construction industry readiness for the uptake of future e-Procurement.
Physiologic evidence for high-frequency chest wall oscillation and positive expiratory pressure breathing in hospitalized subjects with cystic fibrosis.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This investigation identified ventilation distribution, gas mixing, lung function, and arterial blood oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2) physiologic responses to 2 independent airway clearance treatments, high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) and low positive expiratory pressure (PEP) breathing, for subjects who had cystic fibrosis (CF) and who were hospitalized during acute and subacute phases of a pulmonary exacerbation. SUBJECTS Fifteen subjects with moderate to severe CF were included in this study. METHODS Subjects performed single-breath inert gas tests and spirometry before and immediately after HFCWO and PEP breathing at admission and discharge. Arterial blood oxyhemoglobin saturation was monitored throughout each treatment. RESULTS At admission and discharge, PEP breathing increased SpO2 during treatment, whereas HFCWO decreased SpO2 during treatment. Ventilation distribution, gas mixing, and lung function improved after HFCWO or PEP breathing. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION High-frequency chest wall oscillation and PEP breathing are similarly efficacious in improving ventilation distribution, gas mixing, and pulmonary function in hospitalized people with CF. Because SpO2 decreases during HFCWO, people who have moderate to severe CF and who use HFCWO should have SpO2 monitored during an acute exacerbation.
Social Commerce Adoption in SME’s

Small and medium enterprises (SME’s) has gradually become an economic backbone for several developing country including Indonesia. In several studies, it was assumed that SME's was a sign of self-sufficiency concept. In the economic strike, SME's could sustain the price of several staple goods that are related to society livelihoods such as food and attire. South Kalimantan Province was well known for its authentic fabric namely sasirangan produced by local SME's spread all around the area. SME's are nowadays are inseparable from IT particularly that related to social media to promote their product. The use of IT infrastructure and platform were usually centered in the large city mainly in the capital of province such as Banjarmasin. As an alternative, the use of social media could be employed to empower SME's at county area. This study was aimed to understand the attitude of county area SME's on the use of social media for commerce purposes. The sample involved in this study was 45 Sasirangan SME’s on 5 off-capital counties at South Kalimantan Province. These works use PLS-SEM due to the nature of research was explore the interaction amongst the variable (exploratory factor analysis). The finding shows that in general, SME's entrepreneur has a great willingness to use their social media for commerce purposes. A further discussion of research finding and research limitation will be further discussed in the end of paper.
Association of Seminal Plasma Motility Inhibitors/Semenogelins with Sperm in Asthenozoospermia-Infertile Men

Seminal plasma motility inhibitors (SPMIs) are proteinase-resistant fragments of semenogelin I and II (Sgs), which are the major proteins of semen coagulum. SPMIs inhibit the motility of spermatozoa, and Sgs are thought to be natural regulators of human sperm function. The mechanism underlying sperm motility regulation and its association with defective motility in infertile men remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between SPMIs and spermatozoa in infertile men with asthenozoospermia. Fifty-four semen samples from 37 asthenozoospermic patients and 17 samples from 9 normal healthy subjects were analyzed. Spermatozoa, washed by Percoll density gradients, were immunostained with anti-SPMI antibody and subjected to flow cytometric analysis. The proportion of spermatozoa labeled with the antibody and the average intensity of fluorescence labeling per spermatozoa were analyzed in relation to the parameters used for semen analysis. A significant negative correlation was found between sperm motility and the proportion (R = –0.68) and intensity (R = –0.38) of labeling. These results suggest that SPMIs remain on the sperm surface after liquefaction. This might account for some disorders of sperm motility observed in infertile men with asthenozoospermia.
Crystallography of dispersed liquid crystalline phases studied by cryo‐transmission electron microscopy

Low molecular weight surfactants, for example monoglycerides and phospholipids, form a multitude of self‐assembled structures, such as inverted cubic or hexagonal mesophases, if brought into contact with water/oil. These mesophases can be dispersed in water using adequate surface‐active materials such as low molecular weight surfactants or surface active polymers. In order to use such mesophase particles for incorporating drugs and aromas, it is essential to determine their internal crystallographic structure and to understand their mechanism of stabilization. Cryo‐transmission electron microscopy was used to investigate the internal structure of different dispersed particles at various temperatures and oil contents. It is shown here that cryo‐transmission electron microscopy, in combination with fast Fourier transform and tilting experiments, is effective in obtaining information on crystallographic structure, space group and morphology of particles with reversed bicontinuous cubic and hexagonal structures. In particular, using the presence or the absence of the {111} reflections and viewing the same particle under different axes of observation allows one to discriminate between the Im3m and Pn3m space groups. A major advantage of cryo‐transmission electron microscopy is the ability to analyse single particles. This allows the identification of particles present at very low concentrations and the coexistence of particles with different internal self‐assembly structures. With this technique we have obtained strong evidence for the presence of two cubic internal self‐assembly structures with different space groups within the same dispersion. In addition, we found that cryo‐transmission electron microscopy combined with tilting experiments enables the analysis of internal particle morphology, allowing the discussion of mechanisms for hexosome stabilization.
A reliable numerical method for the calculation of breakdown voltages

When it comes to the design of high voltage equipment, transmission lines and substations there is a general interest on predicting the breakdown characteristics for different gap geometries. Nowadays, the knowledge on this kind of design is based on experimental results of arrangements like rod - rod and rod - plane, conductor - rod, conductor - plane, and the well - known K factor, which is the relation between the breakdown voltage of a specific gap and a rod - plane gap with the same gap distance. Standards and Guidelines [3 – 5] have accepted an approximation of the experimental results and some authors have worked to develop equations based on experiments [6 – 8]. In the present work we present the results obtained while applying a self consistent model to calculate the breakdown voltages for different electrode configurations used by Paris [1]. The well known K factor is calculated and compared with the experimental results.
In Pursuit of Sport Sustainability: Fund-Raising and the NCAA Division I Track and Field Core Product

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I track and field programs have been a target of elimination in recent decades (Irick, 2011) as funds are often allocated to sports that provide the largest perceived potential return on investment (Marburger & Hogshead-Makar, 2003). Building on research that documents the influential role coaches can play in sport sustainability efforts (Cooper, 2012; Weight, 2010; Weight & Cooper, 2011), this study examines fund raising and fortification strategies of 111 Division I coaches through survey methodology. Important fund raising strategies emerged including communication with donors, maintaining an up-to-date contact database, and providing thank-you notes and/ or gifts to donors. Fortification strategies to enhance demand for collegiate track and field included decreasing the length of competitions and scoring regular season meets.