Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DETUNING STUDY OF IMPLANTABLE ANTENNAS INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY

This study quantifles the detuning and impedance mismatch of antennas implanted inside the human body. Maximum frequency shifts caused by variations in the electrical properties of body tissues and difierent anatomical distributions were derived. The results are relevant to the design of implantable antennas. They indicate the bandwidth enhancement and initial tuning necessary for correct functioning. The study was carried out using electromagnetic modeling based on the flnite-difierence time-domain method and high- resolution anatomical models. Four anatomical computer models of two adults and two children were used. The implanted antennas operated in the Medical Implant Communication Service band. The most important detuning and impedance mismatch was found for subcutaneous locations and in areas where a layer of fat tissue was present. The maximum frequency shift towards higher frequencies was 70MHz. The frequency shift did not occur symmetrically around 403MHz, but was shifted towards higher frequencies.
Data mining technique on cardioid graph based ECG biometric authentication

In this paper, a data mining technique is used on Cardioid based person identification mechanism using electrocardiogram (ECG). Recent studies in Cardioid based ECG biometric excites a new dimension of efficient patient authentication, which places new hope in faster patient care. However, existing research suffers from lower accuracy due to random biometric template selection from fixed points in Cartesian coordinate. In this paper, we have extracted the ECG features using set of Euclidean distances with the help of data mining techniques. Euclidean distances, being independent of fixed points (as opposed to existing research) maintains higher accuracy in biometric identification when Bayes Network was implemented for classification purposes. A total of 26 ECG recordings from MIT/BIH Normal Sinus Rhythm database (NSRDB) and MIT/BIH Arrythmia database (MITDB) are used for development and evaluation. Our experimentation on these two sets of public ECG databases shows the proposed data mining based approach on Euclidean distances obtained from Cardioid graph results to 98.60% and 98.30% classification accuracy respectively.
An Introduction to Media Literacy

In today's information society, the media have important functions in the formation of certain perceptions by regulating the social lives of individuals. This occurs through messages that come in different formats (verbally, audibly, visually etc.) from the media. It is through the media literacy that enables reading messages from the media and interpreting them critically. The aim of this chapter is to provide some theoretical perspectives on media literacy. In this context, media literacy has been explained in detail. For this, primarily the differences between reading-writing and literacy are revealed. Besides conceptual media literacy, its necessity and some examples of practices in the world related to its education are mentioned. The chapter also addresses the basic paradigms in media literacy.
Gene Expression Prediction based on Deep Learning

Gene expression is a critical process in a biological system that is influenced and modulated by many factors including genetic variation. Thus, it is important to understand how genotypes affect the gene expression levels. Although several approaches have been implemented, we proposed a deep learning regression model to learn complex feature representation and to deal with over-fitting. In our experiment, the deep learning model produced results that are comparable to results generated by other methods by applying an independent test data set. This thesis has several contributions. First, we propose an accurate predicting model based on deep learning to extract useful features with multilayer perceptron and stacked denoising auto-encoders after preprocessing the input data. Second, we ran a test on an independent dataset for several approaches to evaluate the performance of a multilayer perceptron with stacked denoising auto-encoders. Third, we further improved our model by adding a dropout technique to prevent overfitting. The result shows that dropout improved the model when we compared the result of our model with results of other existing approaches to evaluate its performance with a test data set. Finally, we present a software package that allows users to train the model with their own data and make predictions. An instruction on how to use this software package was also provided.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY AND LONELINESS IN A COLLEGE STUDENTS SAMPLE: WHAT NEW TRENDS CAN BE DEVELOPED TO BETTER HELP THESE STUDENTS?

We explore psychological symptomatology of college students in Madeira University, Portugal and examine socio-demographic variables associated with psychological health. We intend to answer the questions: Does gender differ in terms of symptomatology? Which psychological symptomatology is more common? Is there a relation between severity of symptomatology and loneliness? We administered the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised and UCLA Loneliness Scale to 300 students, aged 18 to 52. Women reported higher levels of symptomatology. We also noted a positive correlation between symptomatology and loneliness, which could mean that the more severe are the psychological symptoms, lonelier student’s feel. We aim to suggest interventions that best suit higher education purpose and students, promote their adjustment and well-being. Keywords : College students, counselling services, psychopathology, loneliness.
Drug Targets and Biomarker Identification from Computational Study of Human Notch Signaling Pathway

Notch signaling pathway is widely implicated in controlling various cellular functions, cell fate determination, and stem cell renewal in human but aberrant activity in cancer stem cells may cause different types of cancers. Understanding the complexity of this pathway to identify important targets for cancer therapy and to suppress the pathway activity without affecting the normal functions is of utmost importance to clinical and experimental pharmacologists. For developing therapeutic strategy, non availability of detailed molecular interactions, complex regulations and cross talks with other pathways pose a serious challenge to get a coherent understanding of this pathway. This motivated us to reconstruct the largest human cell specific Notch pathway with more number of molecules and interactions available from literatures and databases. To identify probable drug targets and biomarkers for cancer prognosis, we also performed computational study of the pathway using structural and logical analysis and identified important hub proteins, cross talks and feedback mechanisms. The model simulation is validated using reported mRNA expression profile in Glioblastoma cell line and the predictions not only show significant accuracy but also able to identify the undetermined expressions. From our simulation, to identify novel combinations of drug targetable proteins and better substitute for GAMMA SECRETASE inhibition, we proposed two alternative scenarios: partial suppression of Notch target proteins by NICD1 & HIF1A; and complete suppression by NICD1 & MAML, in Glioblastoma cell line. This reconstructed Notch signaling pathway and the computational analysis for identifying new biomarkers and combinatory drug targets will be useful for future in-vitro and in-vivo analysis to control different cancers.
Monolignol Biosynthesis and its Genetic Manipulation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Economic and environmental factors favor the adoption of lignocellulosic bioenergy crops for production of liquid transportation fuels. However, lignocellulosic biomass is recalcitrant to saccharification (sugar release from cell walls), and this is, at least in part, due to the presence of the phenylpropanoid-derived cell wall polymer lignin. A large body of evidence exists documenting the impacts of lignin modification in plants. This technology can lead to improved forage quality and enhanced processing properties for trees (paper pulping) and lignocellulosic energy crops. We here provide a comprehensive review of the literature on lignin modification in plants. The pathway has been targeted through down-regulating expression of the enzymes of the monolignol pathway, as well as through down-regulation or over-expression of transcription factors that control lignin biosynthesis and/or programs of secondary cell wall development. Targeting lignin modification at some steps in the monolignol pathway can result in impairment of plant growth and development, often associated with the triggering of endogenous host defense mechanisms. Recent studies suggest that it may be possible to decouple negative growth impacts from lignin reduction.
Nitrogen‐15 and Oxygen‐18 Natural Abundance of Potassium Chloride Extractable Soil Nitrate Using the Denitrifier Method

In agroecosystems, most isotopic investigations of NO 3 - involve the use of tracers that are artificially enriched in 15 N. Although the dual isotope composition of NO 3 - ¯ δ 15 N and δ 18 Ο is especially beneficial for understanding the origin and fate of NΟ 3 ¯, its use for KCl-extractable soil NO 3 ¯ has been hampered by the lack of a suitable analytical technique. Our objective was to test whether the denitrifier method, whereby NO 3 ¯ is reduced to N 2 O before mass spectrometric analysis, can be used to determine the N and O isotopic composition of NΟ 3 ¯ from 2 MKCl soil extracts. Several internationally accepted NO, standards were dissolved in 2 M KCl, the conventional extractant for soil inorganic N, and inoculated with the bacterial strain Pseudomonas aureofaciens (ATCC no. 13985). The standard deviation of the NO 3 ¯ standards analyzed did not exceed 0.2‰ for δ 15 N and 0.3‰ for δ 18 O values. After appropriate corrections, differences between our measured and consensus δ 15 N and δ 18 Ο values of standard NO," generally were within the standard deviations given for the consensus values. Both δ 15 N and δ 18 O values were reproducible among separate analytical runs. The method was also tested on genuine 2 M KCl extracts from unfertilized and fertilized soils. Depending on N fertilization, the soils had distinct δ 15 N and δ 18 Ο values, which were attributed to amendment with NH 4 NΟ 3 fertilizer. Hence, our data indicate that the denitrifier method provides a fast, reliable, precise, and accurate way of simultaneously analyzing the natural abundances of 15 N and 18 Ο in KCl-extractable soil NO 3 ¯.
Private SME Accounting in Poland. Does Bank Lending Influence Their Accounting And Financial Reporting Practice

Using data from private Polish Small and Medium-sized Entities (SMEs) for 2003-2013, I investigate in this paper the influence of bank borrowing on their book-tax conformity and accounting practices. In order to verify the importance of the link between tax law and the accounts of private firms, I created variables capturing the records according to local GAAP and I separated records in line with tax rules reflecting the impact of tax law on the accounting practices. Besides the book-tax differences measurement proposed by Watrin et al. (2014), I applied Tang's (2015) approach to estimate book-tax conformity that captures permanent and temporary book-tax differences. I find that bank lending increases the book-tax conformity of profitable firms. Tax avoidance applied by borrowers has a lower impact on book-tax differential than in the case of non-borrowers. Moreover, the findings indicate that monitoring by lenders force SMEs to adopt more advanced accounting practices by adhering to the prudence principle. This allows lenders to learn more about the ability of borrowers to repay loans thanks to more informative earnings. However, only 22.5% of borrowers applied accounting standards that are not recognized by tax law.
Dynamic variability of the Asian monsoon anticyclone observed in potential vorticity and correlations with tracer distributions

The Asian summer monsoon is associated with strong upward transport of tropospheric source gases and isolation of air within the upper tropospheric anticyclone, with a high degree of dynamical variability. Here we study the anticyclone in terms of potential vorticity (PV) as derived from reanalysis data. The strength of the anticyclone, as measured by low PV area, varies on subseasonal time scales (periods of 30–40 days), driven by variability in convection. The convective forcing of low PV areas is associated with heating in the middle troposphere and divergent motion in the upper troposphere, and we find that upper level divergence is a good predictor of the anticyclone strength. Low PV air is often observed to propagate from the forcing region to the west, and occasionally to the east. Carbon monoxide (CO) measured by the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder is used to study the covariability of chemical tracers with the anticyclone strength and location. Concentrations of CO maximize within the upper tropospheric anticyclone, and enhanced CO is well correlated with the spatial distribution of low PV. Time variations of CO concentrations in the upper troposphere (around 360 K) are not strongly correlated with anticyclone strength, probably because CO transport also involves coupling with surface CO sources (unlike PV). Temporal correlations with PV are stronger for CO at higher levels (380–400 K), suggesting that advective upward transport is important for tracer evolution at these levels.
Spread of Tomato spotted wilt virus and population development of Frankliniella occidentalis in pepper resistant to thrips

The effect of thrips resistance on both the spread of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and the population development of its major vector Frankliniella occidentalis was analysed on resistant and susceptible pepper (Capsicum) accessions. After release of viruliferous thrips, spread of TSWV was significantly lower in the primary and delayed in the secondary infection phase in plots with the thrips-resistant accession CPRO-1 compared to plots with the thrips susceptible accession Pikante Reuzen. Similar results were obtained in plots with a 1:1 mixture of plants of both accessions. Spread to the virus-resistant accessions PI 152225 and PI 159236, resistant and susceptible to thrips, respectively, was delayed in the secondary phase to plants of the former accession. Since the delay of the infection in the plots with thrips-resistant plants could only partly be explained by an impeded development of thrips populations, other factors, probably related to the behaviour of thrips, also affect the transmission of TSWV to the resistant plants. The results obtained indicate that thrips resistance in pepper can be a useful tool in IPM strategies to control TSWV infections.
Infant Feeding Practices in A Well Baby Clinic of A Tertiary Hospital in North Kerala

Authors Dr Kavitha Pavithran, Dr Anil kumar Aalinkeel, Dr Ravikumar Payora Department of Pediatrics, A.C. M.E Pariyaram, Kannur. Kerala Corresponding Author Dr Kavitha Pavithran Department of Pediatrics, A.C. M.E Pariyaram, Kannur. Kerala. 670503 Email: kavashu@gmail.com Phone: 9446454969 ABSTRACT Aim and objective: To study the infant feeding practices among mothers accompanying infants in a well baby clinic. To evaluate the association between educational status and religion of mother and the feeding practice. Methods: A clinic based cross-sectional descriptive study among mothers accompanying infants for immunization and check up during a period of six months. Data was collected using a pre tested questionnaire Results: A total of 432 mothers and their infants were enrolled in the study. 19.8% of infants were given prelacteal feeds. All the babies received colostrum. 92.5% were initiated breast feeding within one hour after delivery. 97% of the mothers practiced breast feeding on demand. 72% of babies who were less than 6 months of age were exclusively breast fed. Among babies older than 6 months 71.6% were started on early complementary feeding and 2.1% of them were not on complementary feeding. Early initiation of breast feeding was significantly more in mothers with higher educational status. Exclusive breast feeding was less and artificial feeds usage was more in mothers with higher educational status. Religion also showed significant association with type and time of first feed. Conclusion: Despite higher rate of early initiation of breast feeding, colostrum feeding and demand feeding, exclusive breast feeding was comparatively low. Early initiation of complementary feeding was also noted. Knowledge and practice of infant feeding varied with religion and educational status of the mother
Development of a two-temperature open source CFD model for hypersonic reacting flows

The highly complex flow physics that characterise re-entry conditions have to be reproduced by means of numerical simulations with both an acceptable level of accuracy and within reasonable timescales. In this respect, a new CFD solver, hyFoam, has been developed within the framework of the open-source CFD platform OpenFOAM for modelling hypersonic reacting flows. hyFoam has been successfully validated for two 0-degree adiabatic heat bath test cases and the limitations of a one-temperature CFD model have been highlighted. To cope with high-temperature gas chemistry, the internal energy has been decomposed into its elementary energy modes, thus introducing the translational-rotational and the vibrational temperatures. A two-temperature CFD model is being implemented in order to attain a better agreement between CFD and DSMC results. Validation of the code for a single species has been executed while mixture-related libraries are currently being developed. The vibrational-translational relaxation time formulation has also been presented and discussed.
Knowledge towards HIV/AIDS among Universities Students in Taiwan – An Application of Item Responses Theory

The HIV/AIDS pandemic was one of the most important and crucial public health challenges facing governments and civil societies in the world. Adolescents were at the center of the pandemic in terms of transmission, impact, and potential for changing the attitudes and behaviors that underlie this disease. Therefore, AIDS prevention has become a priority all in the world. A structured questionnaire was designed. A total of 277 university students’ feedbacks were collected. There were 236 female students and 41 male students. There were 135 students already taken health course and 142 students not take health course. With result of the study, the knowledge of HIV/AIDS was no significant differences existed between male and female. Male students and females’ knowledge of HIV/AIDS was not different. The knowledge of HIV/AIDS was significant difference existed between the taking health courses or no. These students who already take health courses get higher score than these students who not take health courses in knowledge towards HIV/AIDS. It could find that health courses were helpful in university students’ knowledge towards HIV/AIDS.
A Floer-Gysin exact sequence for Lagrangian submanifolds

In this paper we establish a Floer-theoretical analog of the classical Gysin long exact sequence from algebraic topology for circle bundles. We study algebraic and functorial properties of this sequence and derive applications to computations of Lagrangian Floer homologies as well as to questions on the topology of Lagrangian submanifolds.
STROKE PARAMETERS AND ARM COORDINATION IN COMPETITIVE UNILATERAL ARM AMPUTEE FRONT CRAWL SWIMMERS

The aims of this study were to: (1) determine the changes in stroke parameters and arm coordination as a function of swimming speed; and (2) examine the relationships between stroke parameters and arm coordination, for competitive unilateral arm amputee front crawl swimmers. Thirteen highly-trained swimmers (3 male, 10 female) were filmed underwater from lateral views during six increasingly faster 25 m front crawl trials. Increases in swimming speed were achieved by an increase in stroke frequency which coincided with a decrease in stroke length. All swimmers showed asymmetric coordination between their affected and unaffected arm pulls, which was not affected by an increase in swimming speed up to maximum. The fastest amputee swimmers used higher stroke frequencies and less catch-up coordination before their affected arm pull, when compared to the slower swimmers. Reducing the time delay before initiating the affected arm pull appears to be beneficial for successful swimming performance.
PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF MELASTOMA MALABATHRICUM LINN. FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

Objective: The initial study was to screen the phytochemical content of methanol extract of M. malabathricum from seven different locations. The other objective was to evaluate the total phenolic content (TPC), Total flavonoid content (TFC), antioxidant potential and cytotoxic activity (on Hepatoma G2 cells) of these extracts and to determine the relationship between TPC and other parameters. Methods: The preliminary phytochemical screening for the presence of the secondary metabolite was carried out according to standard procedures. TheTPC,TFC and antioxidant activity were determined using Folin-Ciocalteu method, aluminium chloride (colorimetric) methodand1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity respectively. Results: Qualitative phytochemical screening showed the presence of tannins, analkaloid, steroids, flavonoid, phenols, terpenoids and fixed oil but tested negative for the presence of glycoside and saponins. The samples were found to have high TPC and antioxidant activity. The Bachok Kelantan sample (L7) showed highest phenolic content (671.51±50.07 mg of GAE/g) as well as highest DPPH free radical scavenging activity (80.81% and IC 50 102 µg/ml). The highest cytotoxic activity against HepG2 cells (IC 50 1.4µg/ml) was shown by KualaTerengganu, Terengganu sample (L1). The Spearman correlation showed that, there is a strong positive correlation between TPC and antioxidant activity ( r = 0.714) as well as strong negative correlation between MTT IC 50 and TPC ( R =-0.649) of M. malabathricum from different locations. Moreover, there is a weak positive correlation between TFC and antioxidant activity ( R = 0.286, p= 0.535). Also, there is poor correlation between TFC and cytotoxicity ( R =-0.216, p= 0.64). Conclusion: The phenolic compounds are associated with the cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of M. malabathricum, whereas flavonoids are poorly and weakly associated with cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of M. malabathricum respectively. The total phenolic content, mean flavonoid content and mean antioxidant activity of M. malabathricum from different locations were significantly different across seven locations (p<0.05).