Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Time Domain Simulation of Wave-induced Motions of a Towed Ship in Head Seas Yoshiyuki Nakayama

In order to ensure the safety of towing operation, it is important to understand the motion characteristics of a towed ship and the tension behavior during towing in waves. In this study, a time domain simulation method for the wave-induced motions of a towed ship and the towline tension in head seas is presented. The predicted results were compared with the model test results. The results in time domain quantitatively agreed with the test results. The present method is useful for predicting the wave-induced motions of a towed ship and the towline tension during towing in waves.
MENS , a mathematical model for cognitive systems by

How do higher mental processes, learning, intentions, thoughts, feelings, arise from the functioning of the brain? That is the question we attempt to approach in the Memory Evolutive Neural Systems (or MENS). They propose a formal unified model for the investigation of the mind, translating ideas of neuroscientists such as Changeux and Edelman in a mathematical language based on Eilenberg and Mac Lane's theory of categories (which unifies the main mathematical operations). MENS is an application to cognitive systems of our general model MES for autonomous complex hierarchical systems such as biological or social systems. The 'complexification process' we have introduced in MES to model the formation of increasingly complex objects is related to the "binding problem" of neuroscience, and it characterizes how higher cognitive processes, the development of a semantic memory, and consciousness, may emerge from physical states of the brain, thus supporting an emergentist monism. In particular, the existence of consciousness is related to the development of a global invariant, the archetypal core that integrates and merges the lasting corporal and mental experiences, giving a basis at the notion of self.
A Review on Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrinopathies observed in middle to old aged dogs, characterized mainly by hyperglycemia, glycosuria and weight loss, resulting from absolute or relative deficiency of insulin (Audrey, 2012). Pathologically, it is a multiple organ affecting disorder in which the body has chronic carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism failure, specifically in the insulin responsive organs. The etiology of diabetes mellitus development is similar in dogs, cats and humans (Nelson and Reusch, 2014). The etiology of diabetes mellitus in dogs is probably multifactorial. Factors contributing to the development of diabetes mellitus are genetic, immune and environmental factors.
Identification and Anti-Fungal Resistance Profile of Different Candida Species Isolated from Patients in ICUs

In the past few decades, the incidence of mycotic infection has trend to increase progressively throughout the world (Pfaller 2007). Candida infection is diverse, including asymptomatic colonization, cutaneous candidiasis, or pharyngeal candidiasis and invasive candidiasis including candidemia (Anwar et al., 2012). Nosocomial candidiasis is among the most predominant fungal infection that causes a major hazard on the health of patients from centers of tertiary care and spread to the community hospitals (Singhi and Deep, 2009). In the United States, 5%-10% of patients admitted in hospitals had acquired nosocomial infection. Candida caused about 80% of fungal infections. Several studies observed that Candida albicans (C. albicans) is the sixth commonest cause of nosocomial infections (Pappas et al., 2009). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 06 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
STABILITY OF DISCRETE-TIME SYSTEMS ON BASE OF GENERALIZED SAMPLING EXPANSION Summary

Dynamic changes of parameters of energy sources and receivers are reasons that decrease exactitude of output signals towards reference signals. The fundamental problem with developing such time-discrete systems, working in closed feedback loop, is time delay in signal path together with aliasing effects. The paper presents analysis of work of current regulator with multi-dimensional sampling system on base of extension of Whittaker-Kotelnikov-Shannon (WKS) sampling theorem. The regulator is part of wideband power electronics controlled current source.
SCVMJ , XVIII ( 2 ) 2013 165 Characterization of Aeromonas hydrophila complex Isolated from Foods of Animal Origin

Aeromonas spp. are common contaminants in fish, a variety of raw meat, milk and milk products, and other raw foods. In this study, the incidence and the molecular typing of A. hydrophila complex in food of animal origin were determined. Therefore, a total of 300 milk, meat and their products samples were randomly collected from different localities at Ismailia Governorate. The total frequency distribution of A. hydrophila, A. caviae, A. sobria and A. schubertii in examined food samples were 40%, 31.7%, 10% and 18.3% respectively. All Aeromonas strains were resistant to erythromycin, penicillin, cloxacillin and sulbactam ampicillin. They are found to be sensitive to tobramycin, colistin and nalidixic acid. Using PCR technique, one Aeromonas stain was positive for lipase gene while 6 strains were positive for aerolysin gene. Strict hygiene measure should be taken in the slaughter house and during milking to minimize the contamination of food with Aeromonas. Introduction Aeromonas organisms are gram negative rod shape, motile by single polar flagellum. Aeromonas spp. can be isolated from a variety of food, including meat, poultry, milk, milk products, fish, shell-fish and vegetables (Melas et al, 1999). Contamination of meats sold at retail outlets with Aeromonas spp. may result from washing of carcasses with water contaminated with Aeromonas and manipulation of the meat at the point of sale (Zeng-Shan et al, 1988). The values of microbial contamination of cow’s raw milk are influenced by dairy cow’s health, the hygiene of the environment where dairy cows are housed and milked, methods of udder preparation and milking technique and methods of cleaning and sanitation of milking machines and milk cisterns. (Bramley and Mckinnon, 1990). Many Aeromonas species show full resistance to ampicillin via chromosomally-mediated inducible β-lactamases (Walsh et al, 1995). Quinolones (ciprofloxacin) was the
3 D Electromagnetic characterization of implantable electrodes

Bioimpedance is a common feature of every tissue and its analysis allows the understanding of the physiological state of the tissue under test as well as its changes. The increase of glucose concentration can be detected by monitoring the tissue bioimpedance. In high risk situations and subjects like athletes, several checks with high accuracy are required each day. The scientific community has focused its efforts to find an integrated solution for in-vivo implantable bioimpedance measurement devices. The implantable devices have better accuracy since they are placed closer to the tissues under test. The objective of this thesis is to characterize the different shapes and configurations of probes suitable for bioimpedance in-vivo measurement applications. The electrode modeling and simulation, and analysis of its interaction with the tissue are performed by using the electronic design automation software ADS, from Agilent. Two shapes and six configurations are considered and analysed. The chosen geometry is capable of developing the least amount of tissue reaction around the electrode, so as to ensure the best performance for a four-electrode measurement. 3D Electromagnetic characterization of implantable electrodes
Formation and control of nitrogenous DBPs from Western Australian source waters : 1 Investigating the impacts of high nitrogen and bromide concentrations 2

*Corresponding author. E-mail: I.Kristiana@curtin.edu. au. Phone: +61 8 9266 9389. Postal address: Curtin 7 Water Quality Research Centre, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia. 8 9 Abstract: We studied the formation of four nitrogenous DBPs (N-DBPs) classes 10 (haloacetonitriles, halonitromethanes, haloacetamides, and N-nitrosamines), as well as 11 trihalomethanes and total organic halogen (TOX), after chlorination or chloramination of 12 source waters. We also evaluated the relative and additive toxicity of N-DBPs and water 13 treatment options for minimisation of N-DBPs. The formation of halonitromethanes, 14 haloacetamides, and N-nitrosamines were higher after chloramination and positively 15 correlated with dissolved organic nitrogen or total nitrogen. N-DBPs were major contributors 16 to the toxicity of both chlorinated and chloraminated waters. The strong correlation between 17 bromide concentration and the overall calculated DBP additive toxicity for both chlorinated 18 and chloraminated source waters demonstrated that formation of brominated haloacetonitriles 19 were the main contributors to toxicity. Ozone-biological activated carbon treatment was not 20 effective in removing N-DBP precursors. The occurrence and formation of N-DBPs should 21 be investigated on a case-by-case basis, especially where advanced water treatment processes 22 are being considered to minimise their formation in drinking waters, and where 23 chloramination is used for final disinfection. 24 25
For social reflexivity in Organization and Management Theory

This chapter argues that while Organization and Management Theory (OMT) appears in good health it stands on the precipice of a crisis of its own making. This stems from an overly selfreferential and narrow focus on theoretical contribution, at the expense of a broader set of societal commitments. Paradoxically, this is particularly the case if a researcher is putatively engaging with broader societal issues. The central thesis advanced in this chapter is that researchers should be more socially reflexive about what they are researching, why they are researching it, and for whom. As a corollary, the chapter calls for researchers to interrogate the research that they are undertaking critically and to work out the broader social significance of their work. The chapter unfolds with concise analyses of two branches of OMT: the sociology of the professions and institutional theory. The chapter highlights how research into the professions runs the danger of being captured by the objects of its research: as researchers busy themselves examining pre-existing concepts, rather than exploring the power struggles that take place in particular fields. The chapter argues for a re-framing of research into the professions. The chapter highlights the rise of institutional theory to its current position of dominance within OMT. Institutional theory’s recent move to study ‘Grand Challenges’ is welcomed but also problematised. The chapter closes with reflections on a course of action for making OMT matter.
Developing a questionnaire to assess Iranian nurses' knowledge of and attitude to Middle East respiratory syndrome.

Background With the emergence of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), health care preparedness has received increasing attention, which requires valid tools to assess the knowledge and attitude of health workers, such as nurses, with regard to this disease. Aims This study aimed to develop and evaluate a knowledge and attitudes questionnaire on MERS coronavirus for Iranian nurses. Methods A questionnaire was developed based on international and national guidelines and a literature review. Ten nurses were recruited to assess face validity and 11 experts reviewed the instrument to determine the content validity ratio and index. Exploratory factor analysis was then done with a random sample of 155 nurses in Tabriz city, Islamic Republic of Iran. Results Following determination of face and content validity, 78 items (61 knowledge and 17 attitude) were retained in the final version of the questionnaire. The knowledge scale had an average content validity index of 0.80 and the attitude scale a value of 0.91. In the exploratory factor analysis, five dimensions with eigenvalues > 1 and loading level ≥ 0.4 were extracted for the knowledge scale (46 items) and two for the attitude scale (16 items). The Kuder-Richardson 21 coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient for the knowledge scale were 0.94 and 0.91 respectively. In the attitude scale, the Cronbach alpha coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.82 and 0.89 respectively. Conclusions The scale developed in this study is reliable and stable and a suitable instrument for evaluating the knowledge and attitude of nurses about MERS-CoV.
Detection of ERBB 2 ( Her 2 / neu ) and P 16 ( INK 4 A ) genes in oral squamous cell carcinoma using fluorescent in situ hybridization ( FISH )

Background Head and neck cancers account for approximately 5% of all carcinomas in industrialized countries, with a worldwide incidence of 500,000 new cases annually. Nearly all head and neck cancers (90%) are squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), and >50% of tumors arise in the oral cavity. It is important to know what prognostic factors can facilitate diagnosis, optimize therapeutic decisions, and improve the survival of these patients. A member of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family, HER2/neu, has received much attention because of its therapeutic implications. The p16 gene produces P16 protein, which in turn inhibits phosphorylation of Rb, thus inhibiting the Rbinduced release of transcription factor EF1 and cell cycle progression. Genetic aberration analyzed by fluorescence (FISH) to measure the gene copy number. The aims of the present study are to detect HER2/neu amplification and P16 deletion in oral squamous cell carcinoma and correlate them with various clinicopathological parameters (age, sex, clinical presentation, tumor site, tumor stage, tumor grade). Materials and Methods Thirty formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue blocks of oral squamous cell carcinoma which were collected from laboratories archives included in this study. H&E stain was done for each block for reassessment of histological examination. DNA probes were used to detect copy numbers of the HER2/neu and P16 genes using fluorescent in situ hybridization technique (FISH). Results FISH evaluation showed that HER2/neu gene amplification was found in 12 cases (40%), while 18 cases (60%) showed no amplification. Among the cases in which amplification was not found, 8 cases (44.45%) showed polysomy of chromosome 17.P16 gene deletion was found in 20 cases (66.7%) while 10 cases (33.3%) showed no deletion. Conclusions: HER2/neu amplification and P16 deletion were observed in studied oral squamous cell carcinoma samples using FISH, however, statistically non significant correlation with all clinicopathological findings (age, sex, clinical presentation, tumor site, tumor stage, tumor grade) and also between both genes were found in the present study. It is premature to conclude that HER-2/neu and P16 alterations may have prognostic significance, but it is also too early to dismiss that possibility without a larger, perhaps multicenter study.
Batch and Fixed-Bed Modeling of Adsorption Reactive Remazol Yellow Dye onto Granular Activated Carbon

In this work, the adsorption of reactive yellow dye (Remazol yellow FG dye) by granular activated carbon (GAC) was investigated using batch and continuous process. The batch process involved determination the equilibrium isotherm curve either favorable or unfavorable by estimation relation between adsorption capacity and concentration of dye at different dosage of activated carbon. The results were fitted with equilibrium isotherm models Langmuir and Freundlich models with R2value (>0.97). Batch Kinetic study showed good fitting with pseudo second order model with R2 (0.987) at contact time 5 h. which provesthat the adsorption is chemisorptions nature. Continuous study was done by fixed bed column where breakthrough time was increased at flow rates (21.67, 12.5 and 6 ml/min) and initial dye concentration (80, 40, 20 and 10 mg/l) were decreased and bed depth was increased (5, 10, 15 and 20 cm). The adsorption data were fitted to the fixed-bed adsorption mathematical models Thomas and Yoon- Nelson models. The results fitted well to the Thomas and Yoon-Nelson models with correlation coefficient, R2≥ 0.944. Average relative error ARE% was applied to examine the theoretical and experimental results.
FROM SPEECH : PUTTING ASR IN THE LOOP

This paper investigates the automatic recognition of emotion from spoken words by vector space modeling vs. string kernels which have not been investigated in this respect, yet. Apart from the spoken content directly, we integrate Part-of-Speech and higher semantic tagging in our analyses. As opposed to most works in the field, we evaluate the performance with an ASR engine in the loop. Extensive experiments are run on the FAU Aibo Emotion Corpus of 4k spontaneous emotional child-robot interactions and show surprisingly low performance degradation with real ASR over transcriptionbased emotion recognition. In the result, bag of words dominate over all other modeling forms based on the spoken content, directly.
CAPACITY PERFORMANCE OF WIRELESS OAM-BASED MASSIVE MIMO SYSTEM

Orbital angular momentum (OAM) as a powerful candidate to enhance the spectral efficiency and system capacity by providing the new degree of freedom for multiplexing has been recently advocated in wireless communications. In this paper, we propose an OAM-based massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) scheme to significantly improve the transmission performance of wireless communication system in line-of-sight scene. The uniform rectangular arrays (URAs) are used as transceivers in our system model, and the ideal OAM antenna model that is capable of providing OAM-channel independently is used as the array element. Multiple reference coordinate systems based on per transmitting antenna and the cumulative phase of specific radio vortices are used to describe the OAM-MIMO channel model. The results of numerical analysis indicate that the proposed OAM-based massive MIMO system could obtain an overwhelming capacity gain against the conventional MIMO system.
Tests for Separability and Factor Market Participation in Afghanistan by Hayatullah Ahmadzai

Using nationally representative data from repeated cross section surveys conducted in 2011/12, 2013/14, and 2016/17, we test for separability in the household model and analyse household factor market participation in Afghanistan. Estimates of a household labour demand model and tests for separability reject the null hypothesis that household labour supply and demand decisions are separate. The fact that the magnitude and quantity of labour demanded by the farm household is strongly influenced by the household endowment of labour can be interpreted to mean that there exist potential market failures in multiple markets in Afghanistan. Exploring input market participation, results reveal that ownership of information and communication technologies and transport assets by households has a strong positive influence on the use of inputs. In addition, households living in communities with better access and within a closer radius of markets are more likely to participate in factor markets and spend more on purchased inputs. Standard factors such as household socio-demographic and socio-economic factors were also observed to have an important influence on factor market participation: household size, literacy and education; land endowments and quality; off-farm income; and ownership of farming assets such as tractors, oxen and livestock, are significant determinants of participation and expenditure on inputs. The analysis allows observed transaction costs to be endogenous using instrumental variables and employing a control function approach. The endogeneity of ownership of ICT and transport equipment in fertilizer and chemical, and tractor rental markets is confirmed (we reject endogeneity in the case of hired labour). Correcting for endogeneity bias revealed a negative association between the error terms in the reduced form and structural model, but the main results were maintained. JEL Classification: O12, Q12, Q13, Q18
Psychometric properties of the online global symptoms scale ( ESGO )

With the development of new technologies in the field of psychotherapy comes the need for valid and reliable tests that allow us to research the presence of symptoms in an online format. The aim of the following paper was to develop a scale to be used in the virtual format, which allows us to measure symptomatology for anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships and psychoticism. 550 adults participated, who answered an online questionnaire that included four dimensions (anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, psychoticism). Results shows an adequate internal consistency and construct validity for the four dimensions tested. Also, for the external validity significant relationships were found whit the OQ-45 and SA-45. The test we constructed seems to be a valid tool for psychotherapeutic use. However, it is necessary to continue analyzing its psychometrics, taking into account patients who have the specific diagnoses evaluated by the test.
A Game Theoretic Approach to Uplink Pilot and Data Power Control in Multi-Cell Multi-User MIMO Systems

In multi-user multiple-input–multiple-output (MU-MIMO) systems that employ pilot-symbol aided channel estimation, the pilot-to-data power ratio (PDPR) has a large impact on the system performance. In this paper, we consider the problem of setting the PDPR in multi-cell MU-MIMO systems in the presence of channel estimation errors, intercell interference and pilot contamination. To analyze and address this problem, we first develop a model of the multi-cell MU-MIMO system and derive a closed-form expression for the mean squared error of the uplink received data symbols. Building on this result, we then propose two decentralized PDPR-setting algorithms based on game theoretic approaches that are applicable in multi-cell systems. We find that both algorithms converge to a Nash equilibrium and provide performance improvements over systems that do not properly set the PDPR, while they maintain different levels of fairness.
Psychometric analysis of PANAS in Brazil

The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) is presently one of the most used instruments in the investigation of affective states, both in adults and children. The present study was carried out with the objective of evaluating, from the psychometric point of view, a Brazilian version of this scale in a national sample. Besides the psychometric properties, the convergent validity of the instrument was also evaluated. Altogether, 2648 university students enrolled in the Psychology and Engineering courses of a private university participated in this research, in 15 Brazilian cities, responding to the electronic questionnaire made available on the Internet. Participants also answered the Visual Analogue Scale of Psychological Well-being (FACES), the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) and the Mental Health Index Scale (MHI-5). The analysis of the results indicates that PANAS presents satisfactory psychometric properties that authorize its use in Brazil.