Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Probabilistic calibration of discrete particle models for geomaterials Calibration

This paper introduces the use of a probabilistic inverse model method to calibrate numerical models based on Particle Flow Code in three dimensions (PFC). The main aim is to fully define the parameters of the particle models through a joint probability density function conditioned on experimental observations obtained from triaxial rock testing. The discrete particle model built for the rock specimen simulation is comprised of an assembly of spheres of specified stiffness bonded together with specified strengths. A case study is presented where the probabilistic calibration method is applied to experimental results of triaxial compressive tests of Vosges sandstone specimens tested at the L3S-R (Grenoble, France). Calibration results will serve for simulating likely rock specimens’ behaviour when matching not only the global stress-strain and volumetric responses of jointed rock for different confining pressures, but also the fracture modes observed in the laboratory. Additionally, probability descriptions of the models’ performance at different levels of axial strain are also retrieved, enhancing the quantity and quality of inferences that are obtained traditionally by optimization methods for inverse problems. Preliminary results include in-progress trends and model relationships as the probabilistic calibration is currently being computed. RÉSUMÉ Ce papier présente une méthode de modélisation inverse probabiliste pour calibrer les modèles numériques basés sur le logiciel ‘Particle Flow Code’ en trois dimensions (PFC). L’objectif principal est de définir entièrement les paramètres du modèle de particules par une fonction de densité de probabilité commune conditionnée pour différentes pressions de confinement obtenues à partir d’essais triaxiaux sur roche. Les modèle discret de particules établis pour la simulation des échantillons de roche sont composés d'un ensemble de sphères de rigidité spécifique reliées entre elles par des liens de résistance spécifique. Une étude de cas est présentée où la méthode probabiliste est appliquée aux résultats expérimentaux d’essais triaxiaux de compression sur des échantillons de grès des Vosges menés au L3S-R (Grenoble, France). Les résultats de calibration serviront pour la simulation de rock spécimens comportement lors de la recherche non seulement la contrainte-déformation volumétrique et réponses de jointed rock pour les différentes pressions de confinement, mais aussi les modes de rupture observés dans le laboratoire. De plus, une description probabiliste de la performance du modèle à différents niveaux de déformation axiale est également obtenue, augmentant la quantité et la qualité des inférences qui peuvent être traditionnellement obtenues par les méthodes d’optimisation pour les problèmes inverses. Les résultats préliminaires en cours, notamment les tendances et les relations que le modèle probabiliste de l'étalonnage est en cours de calcul.
Incorporating Figure Captions and Descriptive Text into Mesh Term Indexing: A Deep Learning Approach

The exponential increase of available documents online makes document classification an important application in natural language processing. The goal of text classification is to automatically assign categories to documents. Traditional text classifiers depend on features, such as, vocabulary and user-specified information which mainly relies on prior knowledge. In contrast, deep learning automatically learns effective features from data instead of adopting human-designed features. In this thesis, we specifically focus on biomedical document classification. Beyond text information from abstract and title, we also consider image and table captions, as well as paragraphs associated with images and tables, which we demonstrate to be an important feature source to our method.
Longterm functional reco v ery following day-case laparoscopic sterilisation : inhalational v ersus TIVA maintenance

In this study we have evaluated the influence of anaesthetic technique on functional recovery and symptom distress following gynaecological surgery. Previous studies in this area focus on in hospital recovery parameters and no anaesthetic technique comparison study has followed patients postoperatively, daily for a week. We studied 99 females undergoing laparoscopic sterilisation; they were randomly allocated to receive either total intravenous anaesthesia with propofol or isoflurane inhalational anaesthesia. The results showed no significant differences between the two groups in respect to functional recovery, nausea, vomiting or pain over the 7 day study period. In both groups, functional recovery was relatively slow; with some patients taking 7 days to achieve normal function and energy levels. We found that 90% of patients required help at home on Day 1. # 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Fault Detection and Identification for Multirotor Aircraft by Data-Driven and Statistical Learning Methods

This work compares different data-driven methods for fault detection and identification of rotor failures in multicopters. The fault detection and identification methods employed in this study are based on response-only signals of the aircraft state, as the external excitation due to ambient turbulence is non-observable. Knowledge based methods using the knowledge of aircraft dynamics in the event of rotor failure is studied. A concise overview of the development of statistical time series models using the aircraft attitudes and statistical hypothesis testing to detect and classify rotor failures is presented. These methods are compared with neural networks trained on different parts of the response signals to achieve online fault detection identification of rotor failures in a hexacopter with respect to speed and accuracy of fault classification. It is shown that using a combination of statistical time series model for healthy aircraft and neural networks employed for online monitoring results in fault detection and identification in less than 0.3 s with an accuracy of 99.3%.
Recent empirical studies in accounting and finance show that managerial personality traits can and do significantly influence important corporate decisions such as acquisitions, leverage, voluntary disclosure, earnings management and tax avoidance

This study investigates whether CEOs’ sensation seeking is related to their firms’ financial reporting quality. Consistent with a tendency of sensation seekers to defy ethical rules, we find that firms with sensation-seeking CEOs have lower financial reporting quality and higher likelihood of accounting fraud. More specifically, we find that firms led by sensation-seeking CEOs engage in more accrual-based and real earnings management, have higher information opacity and are more likely to have internal control deficiencies and use less conservative accounting. Firms with sensation-seeking CEOs are also more likely to engage in accounting fraud as indicated by the SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release (AAER). We further find that good corporate governance does not mitigate the adverse effects of sensation-seeking CEOs on financial reporting quality. Finally, we find a positive association between sensationseeking CEOs and audit fees. Our results are robust to CEO change, instrument variable method and propensity score matching. In summary, our results suggest that the CEO personality trait of sensation seeking plays an important role in financial reporting quality.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BENJAMIN GRAHAM CRITERIA ( A CASE IN INDONESIA MARKET )

Utilizing data of publicly listed companies on the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the period spanning from 2006 to 2015, the present study examines the profitability of stock selection criteria of Benjamin Graham in the Indonesian capital market. The different risk-reward combinations of the 10 Benjamin Graham Criteria and the minimum number of criteria to be fulfilled by a stock in order to provide excess returns to the investor are examined using independent sample T-test, Sharpe ratio, Treynor ratio and the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). The results show ample evidence that almost all of the risk-reward combinations proposed by Benjamin Graham can be used by investors in order to obtain excess returns except for the combination of discount to net current asset value (NCAV) and consistent past earnings growth. Furthermore, stocks which meet at least two Graham criteria can yield excess returns to investors if such stocks are held for the period of 24 months. Additionally the more Graham criteria which a stock fulfill, the more likely that the stock will generate positive excess return to the investor.
Genetics and Molecular iooloyp

Haptoglobin is a plasma hemoglobin-binding protein that limits iron loss during normal erythrocyte turnover and hemolysis, thereby preventing oxidative damage mediated by iron excess in the circulation. Haptoglobin polymorphism in humans, characterized by the Hp and Hp alleles, results in distinct phenotypes known as Hp1-1, Hp2-1 and Hp2-2, whose frequencies vary according to the ethnic origin of the population. The Hp allele has two subtypes, Hp and Hp, that also vary in their frequencies among populations worldwide. In this work, we examined the distribution frequencies of haptoglobin subtypes in three Brazilian population groups of different ethnicities. The haptoglobin genotypes of Kayabi Amerindians (n = 56), Kalunga Afro-descendants (n = 70) and an urban population (n = 132) were determined by allele-specific PCR. The Hp allele frequency was highest in Kalunga (29.3%) and lowest in Kayabi (2.6%). The Hp/Hp allele frequency ratios were 0.6, 1.0 and 0.26 for the Kayabi, Kalunga and urban populations, respectively. This variation was attributable largely to the Hp allele. However, despite the large variation in Hp frequencies, results of FST (0.0291) indicated slight genetic differentiation among subpopulations of the general Brazilian population studied here. This is the first Brazilian report of variations in the Hp and Hp frequencies among non-Amerindian Brazilians.
Ditch spacing experiments in estimating the effects of peatland drainage on summer runoff

Preliminary data are presented on the influence of peatland drainage on runoff based on simultaneous measurements in small adjacent parcels. As long as no substantial tree stand was present, runoff peaks were inversely proportional to ditch spacing. The relationship was less distinct in dry years. For monthly runoff, the influence of ditch spacing showed the same tendency. Assuming that a drained area with a large spacing deviates less from the undrained state than an area with a narrow spacing, it can be concluded that ditching is a step towards increasing summer runoff and higher runoff peaks. Expériences sur la distance des drains dans l'estimation de l'influence du drainage des marais sur l'écoulement d'été Résumé. Dans ce travail, des résultats préliminaires sont présentés concernant l'influence du drainage des marais sur l'écoulement à partir de mesures simultanées sur des petites parcelles adjacentes. Avant qu'un peuplement substantiel ait été formé, les pointes de crue étaient inversement proportionnelles à la distance des drains. En années sèches, cette relation était moins nette. En ce qui concerne l'écoulement mensuel, l'influence de la distance des drains était la même. Si l'on admet qu'une zone avec larges distances entre deux drains consécutifs diffère moins de l'état naturel que lorsque la distance est courte, on peut conclure que le drainage conduit à des écoulements d'été plus élevés et à des pointes plus aiguës pour l'écoulement.
Resting-state functional connectivity predicts the ability to adapt to robot-mediated force fields

Motor deficits are common outcomes of neurological conditions such as stroke. In order to design personalised motor rehabilitation programmes such as robot-assisted therapy, it would be advantageous to predict how a patient might respond to such treatment. Spontaneous neural activity has been observed to predict differences in the ability to learn a new motor behaviour in both healthy and stroke populations. This study investigated whether spontaneous resting-state functional connectivity could predict the degree of motor adaptation of right (dominant) upper limb reaching in response to a robot-mediated force field. Spontaneous neural activity was measured using resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) in healthy adults before a single session of motor adaptation. The degree of beta frequency ( β ; 15-25 Hz) resting-state functional connectivity between contralateral electrodes overlying the left primary motor cortex (M1) and the anterior prefrontal cortex (aPFC) could predict the subsequent degree of motor adaptation. This result provides novel evidence for the functional significance of resting-state synchronization dynamics in predicting the degree of motor adaptation in a healthy sample. This study constitutes a promising first step towards the identification of patients who will likely gain most from using robot-mediated upper limb rehabilitation training based on simple measures of spontaneous neural activity.
Does Regulation Matter ? Effects on Pension Funds ’ Risk Taking

We investigate the influence of investment, valuation and funding regulation on the riskiness of defined-benefit (DB) pension funds' asset allocations. We compare the regulatory frameworks of public, corporate and industry pension funds in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in 1991-2011. Derived from panel data analysis of a unique set of close to 600 detailed funds’ asset allocations, our results highlight that regulatory factors are more economically significant than fund characteristics in shaping their asset allocation. In particular, risk-based capital requirements is associated to about 7% less risky asset exposure, whereas a 9% lower investment in risky assets is attributed to mark-to-market valuation imposed in conjunction with balance sheet recognition of unfunded liabilities. Equities constitute most of the decline in investment risktaking. JEL codes: G11, G28, H55
NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF FETAL 1823 : A 3 . 3

(54) NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF FETAL 1823: A 3. 3. E. 1 mura et al. ANEUPLOIDY BY SEQUENCING 5,153,117 A 10, 1992 Simons 5,215,926 A 6/1993 Etchells, III et al. (75) Inventors: Hei-Mun Christina Fan, Fremont, CA 5,296,375 A 3, 1994 kE se (US); Stephen R. Quake, Stanford, CA 5,300,779 A 4, 1994 Hillman et al. (US) 5,304.487 A 4/1994 Wilding et al. 5,427,663 A 6/1995 Austin et al. 5,427,946 A 6/1995 Kricka et al. (73) Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Conti s a Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, (Continued)
C R ] 1 M ar 2 01 9 FRAMER : A Software-based Capability Model 1

Fine-grained memory protection for C and C++ programs must track individual objects (or pointers), and store bounds information per object (or pointer). Its cost is dominated by metadata updates and lookups, making efficient metadata management the key for minimizing performance impact. Existing approaches reduce metadata management overheads by sacrificing precision, breaking binary compatibility by changing object memory layout, or wasting space with excessive alignment or large shadow memory spaces. We propose FRAMER, a software capability model with object granularity. Its efficient per-object metadata management mechanism enables direct access to metadata by calculating their location from a tagged pointer to the object and a compact supplementary table, and has potential applications in memory safety, type safety, thread safety and garbage collection. FRAMER improves over previous solutions by simultaneously (1) streamlining expensive metadata lookups, (2) offering flexibility in metadata placement and size, (3) saving space by removing superfluous alignment and padding, and (4) avoiding internal object memory layout changes. We evaluate FRAMER with a use case on memory protection.
The Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Quality of Tempe Treated with High Pressure of Carbon dioxide

The objective of this research was to analyze the physical, chemical, and microbiological quality of tempe treated with CO2 under 900 psi and 1100 psi. The treatment was designed as Randomized Completely Block Design with two factors as treatments and each treatment was repeated three times. The first factor was the pressure under 1100 psi and 900 psi, and the second factor was holding time for 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes. The physical quality (texture), chemical quality (water content and protein content) and reduction number of microbial loads were determined in control and treated tempe. The result showed that at the different pressure, holding time and combination of both of the treatments were significantly affected the texture, protein and water content of tempe (P<0.05). Tempe treated with CO2 under 1100 psi for 5 minutes had the highest hardness (314,73 gf) and water content (39,9%), but the lowest protein content (16,74%). The reduction number of microbial load was 1 log cycle and less than 1 log cycle in tempe treated with CO2 undert 1100 psi and 900psi for 20 minutes, respectively.
Disability Improving Quality of Life using Group Therapy among Patients with Schizophrenia

Background: In this study, we assessed that the group therapy improved quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. This study was conducted at Psychiatric In-patient unit of Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS). Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the role of group therapy on different outcome variables in schizophrenia patients. Sample: The sample was consisted of 20 patients with schizophrenia selected from in patient department of Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences for the current study. Among the total numbers of the patients, 10 were randomly assigned for group therapy with treatment as usual (GT+TAU) (experimental group) and 10 of them were assigned treatment as usual (TAU) (control group). Design: It was hospitalbased intervention study. In this study pre and posttest design with control group in which schizophrenia patients assigned randomly in experimental and control group. Tools: Socio-Demographic & Clinical Data Sheet and WHOQOL-BREF scale were used for the assessment. After completion of the therapy sessions, post assessment was done and the follow up assessment completed after three months of post assessment. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 20.0 for windows was used for statistical analysis with the help of Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon Sign Rank test and Chi-square test. Results: Result of the present study reveals that there were statistical significant differences in the scores of different domains of Quality of life between experimental and control group Conclusions: The overall this study confirmed the hypotheses and prove that patients with schizophrenia benefit from group therapy in improving Quality of life and it was also show that the therapeutic gains were retained with no substantial degradation over a considerable period of time showing the durability and effectiveness of the group therapy used in the study.
Climatology of Lake Nasser in Egypt

Lake Nasser in south Egypt extends over 500 km, 350 km in Egypt and 150 km in Sudan. It has an average width of about 12 km at the 180 m water level. However, as the capacity of Lake Nasser to store water is not without limits, it is of the outmost importance for Egypt to understand properly the changes, which occur in this water body, in this work we discuss two important issues. The first one is the climate of the region where the lake is located have been changed after the lake construction. The most significant parameters affecting evaporation from the lake in order to search for adaptation strategy to reduce evaporation. This work reveals that no significant changes for the climate due to lake construction and the temperature at 2 m high is the main contributing factor to evaporation loses.
Physical and chemical characterization , structural analysis and anticoagulation of a polysulfated fraction from the seaweed Acanthophora muscoides ( Linnaeus )

Red seaweeds contain sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) that frequently exhibit anticoagulation, as potential alternatives to unfractionated heparin (UHEP) which induces extensive bleeding. This investigation evaluated the physical and chemical characteristics and the in vitro effects on coagulation of the SPs isolated from Acanthophora muscoides. A structural analysis of a rich fraction was also conducted by nuclearmagnetic-resonance ( 1 H NMR) spectroscopy. Papain digestion performed in 100 mM sodium acetate buffer (pH 5) containing cysteine and EDTA (both 5 mM) yielded 16% crude SP, and the profile of DEAE-cellulose chromatography, using a NaCl stepwise, presented three SPs fractions (Am-1, Am-2 and Am-3 eluted with 0.5, 0.75 and 1 M of NaCl) containing differences among the relative proportions of sulfate (3.61-22.53%) and total sugars (18.0447.39%). Agarose gel electrophoresis revealed different patterns on charge density among the fractions and compared to UHEP, whereas no electrophoretic mobility for glycosaminoglycans chondrotin-4 or 6-sulfate, UHEP and dextran sulfate was observed by polyacrylamide analysis which revealed fractions with distribution of their molecular masses of >100 kDa. For 1 H NMR spectrum of the soluble Am-2 fraction, it was mainly found 4-linkedα-galactopyranosyl, 3-linked-β-galactopyranosyl and 3,6-anhydrogalactose units, 2-O-CH3 and CH3 group, similat to extract. Regarding the activated partial thromboplastin time assay, the fractions had no virtually anticoagulation (1.80, 3.00 and 1.46 IU mg -1 for Am-1, Am-2 and Am-3) when compared with UHEP (193 IU mg -1 ). Therefore, SPs from A. muscoides have less anticoagulant potency than UHEP, when evaluated by APTT coagulation model.
Crystal structure, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence of Sr1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with Eu2+

The synthesis, crystal structure, photoluminescence (PL) and cathodoluminescence (CL) spectra of Ba1-xCaxAl2O4 doped with 3 mol% Eu2+ between x = 0 and x = 1 are described. The molar fractions of the alkaline earth elements were varied in steps of 0.1. The materials have been synthesized by all solid state reactions at 1300°C in mixed gas (H2/N2). The identification of the crystal phases in the samples was based on analyses of the X-ray diffraction patterns. The Ba1-xCaxAl2O4 system contains one dominant monoclinic phase, one dominant hexagonal phase and two different cubic phases that were present in low concentrations. The main characteristic of the PL spectra was that the intensity of the Eu2+ photoluminescence decreased upon adding a second alkaline earth ion in the aluminate lattice. The hexagonal and monoclinic phases in the Ba1-xCaxAl2O4 samples showed an unexpected behaviour, namely increasing their unit cell volumes upon decreasing the mole fraction of Ba2+. For the hexagonal phase this behaviour has been explained qualitatively in terms of enhanced spontaneous polarization of the uncompensated anti-ferroelectric state.