Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Eyeball Movement Detection System using Corner Triangle Similarity, Naïve Bayes, and Ear Approach

Eye movement detection is one of the most developed technology, especially in human and computer interaction. Many research is developed by using this technology such as lying detection, security using captcha of movement eye until fatigue detection. Eye movement detection also applied for controlling an electronic device like a wheelchair. Eye movement can furnish an easy input source by tracking user point of view and applied it as guided. In general, the process of tracking eyeball movement required a face detection first and also detect an eye area. Unlike the face and eye detection method, eye movement detection still needs a lot of improvement. In this paper, we use multiple approaches to detect eyeball movement by included corner triangle similarity methods, face landmark methods, and Naïve Bayes classifier. This proposed approach is able to handle many various directions of movement of the eye and produce an accuracy of detection about 85%. This multiple approaches also can be proposed as an alternative option to detect the eyeball movement.
Augments ADCC VTX-2337 Is a Novel TLR 8 Agonist That Activates NK Cells and Updated

Purpose: We aim to characterize VTX-2337, a novel Toll-like receptor (TLR) 8 agonist in clinical development, and investigate its potential to improve monoclonal antibody–based immunotherapy that includes the activation of natural killer (NK) cells. Experimental Design:HEK-TLR transfectants were used to compare the selectivity and potency of VTX2337, imiquimod, CpGODN2006, andCL075. The ability of VTX-2337 to induce cytokine and chemokine production from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and activation of specific immune cell subsets was examined. The potential for VTX-2337 to activateNK cell activity through direct and indirect mechanisms was also investigated. Finally, we tested the potential for VTX-2337 to augment antibodydependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), especially in individuals with low-affinity FcgR3A singlenucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Results: VTX-2337 selectively activates TLR8 with an EC50 of about 100 nmol/L and stimulates production of TNFa and interleukin (IL)-12 from monocytes and myeloid dendritic cells (mDC). VTX2337 stimulates IFNg production from NK cells and increases the cytotoxicity of NK cells against K562 and ADCCby rituximab and trastuzumab. Effects of VTX-2337onNK cellswere, in part, fromdirect activation as increased IFNg production and cytotoxic activity were seen with purified NK cells. Finally, VTX-2337 augments ADCC by rituximab in PBMCs with different FcgR3A genotypes (V/V, V/F, and F/F at position
Evaluation of biofilm-forming capabilities of urinary Escherichia coli isolates in microtiter plate using two different culture media

The ability of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) to cause symptomatic UTI is associated with the expression of a variety of virulence factors. Biofilm formation enables UPEC to resist the flow of urine and increases its tolerance to antimicrobials and the host immune response. The measurement of biofilm formation in vitro is affected by the type of culture medium used. The aim of this study was to evaluate biofilm-formation capabilities of UPEC in microtiter plate using two different culture media. A total of 170 isolates of E. coli were isolated from patients with symptomatic UTI in Gorgan, north of Iran. Biofilm formation of the strains was examined in LB and BHI broth with the addition of 1% sucrose. The quantitative analysis of biofilm formation was performed using crystal violet staining followed by spectrophotometry measurement after addition of decoloring solution. The biofilm formation of UPEC isolates in LB broth (20 isolates; 11.8%) was significantly (p <0.001) lower than those grown in BHI broth (105 isolates; 61.8%). All isolates that formed biofilm in LB broth also formed biofilm in BHI broth. Whilst 36 (21.2%) isolates grown in BHI broth formed strong biofilm, only one (0.6%) isolate grown in LB broth exhibited a similar result (P<0.007). Our data suggest that the process of biofilm formation by UPEC is strongly modulated by culture conditions and the method employed. In our study the use of BHI broth supplemented with 1% sucrose proved to be superior to the LB broth and can be employed for measurement of biofilm formation in UPEC.
Improving the System of Least Prompts: A Comparison of Procedural Variations

Given the frequency with which the "system of least prompts" is used, it is important to identify procedures to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the system. This study compared effects of a traditional least to most procedure (TLM) and a revised least to most procedure (RLM) on skill acquisition in individuals with moderate and severe disabilities. One prompt sequence (TLM) contained verbal prompts paired across the hierarchy and another sequence was devoid of verbal prompts (RLM). Four students were instructed with each prompt sequence within a parallel treatments design. Results indicated that, although both prompt sequences were effective, efficiency data (time and effort to transfer stimulus control) favored the RLM procedure.
COMPOSITIONAL TREND OF THE GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE IN AsxSe1-x NETWORK GLASSES

glasses (x = 0 to 0.4) is investigated using differential scanning calorimetry. The variation of Tg with As content and the mean coordination number of aged and rejuvenated samples are discussed in terms of proposed theoretical and empirical models. Critical assessment of the applicability of various models to explain the compositional variations of Tg is presented. Evidence of multiple rigidity transitions in the present network glasses is reported and the influence of the long-term physical aging is discussed.
A macro-modelling approach for the analysis of infilled frame structures considering the effects of openings and vertical loads

During the last decades, several macro-models have been proposed for the modelling of the infill panels' contribution to the lateral strength of frames. Despite all this effort, a robust model, which takes into account the influence of the vertical load, is not yet available. Furthermore, the influence of the very common case of infill walls with openings, such as windows and doors, has been neglected in all the code provisions that have been published so far. In this paper, an updated macro-model, based on the equivalent pin-jointed diagonal compressive strut, is presented. The proposed macro-model is able to represent the stiffening effect of the infill panel with openings by taking into account both the size of the opening and the vertical load acting on the frame. Detailed and in-depth parametrical investigation, based on finite element analysis, shows that the proposed mathematical macro-model can be used as a reliable and useful tool for the determination of the equivalent compressive strut width since it accounts for a large number of parameters, which are not generally accounted for by the already available models in the literature.
Relationship of Stock Price and Monetary Variables of Asian Small Open Emerging Economy: Evidence from Thailand

Monetary variables contain information to forecast stock price is still controversial. This paper examines the relationship between stock price and monetary variables in Thailand which is an Asian small open emerging economy. Monetary variables are consumer price index, nominal bilateral exchange rate in term of bath per US dollar, narrow money, and 14 days repurchased rate, employing a multivariate cointegration, VECM, variance decomposition and impulse response analysis covering the period of January 1999 to December 2012 with 168 observations. The study found a long run relationship between monetary variables and stock price. There is no short run adjustment toward the long run equilibrium but narrow money and interest rate have significant short run effect on stock price. The bidirectional causality between stock price and inflation and between stock price and narrow money are found. A unidirectional causality is found from exchange rate to stock price and from interest rate to stock price. Variance decomposition indicates that narrow money and the interest rate contribute the highest in stock price while the variance in stock price give the highest contribution to exchange rate, narrow money and inflation respectively. The impulse response analysis indicates that the stock price responses intensively to narrow money and interest rate. The monetary variables response to the shock in stock price intensively after 2 months and all responses appear to divert away along the horizon which confirms the VECM result that there is no short-run adjustment towards the long run equilibrium. The relationship facilitates investor and policy maker in making effective investment decision as well as the efficient policy designation.
Growth and collapse : An agent-based banking model of endogenous leverage cycles and financial contagion

We create an agent-based banking model that allows the simulation of leverage cycles and financial contagion. Banks within our model adapt their investment strategies in an evolutionary manner according to the success of their competitors, creating an endogenous interbank loan network and a dynamic asset market as they try to maximise profit by adjusting their leverage. The system exhibits periods of slow risk growth and fast insolvency cascades, allowing us to assess both the size and frequency of those cascades over a long time-frame. We demonstrate that banks endogenise systemic risk into their leverage behaviour when the asset market is subject to either low or high levels of volatility, but are less successful for medium volatility when the number of bank insolvencies is maximised. We also show that in a low volatility environment, banks are more susceptible to systemic contagion. While the majority of insolvencies occur through the asset side of the balance sheet due to fire sales causing a rapid depreciation in the asset price, failures through the liability side of the balance sheet tend to be correlated, acting as an amplification mechanism to create far more serious cascades. By creating realistic cycles of growth and collapse, the model provides a suitable framework for performing further policy tests.
What Do Unions Do at the Large Scale? Macro-Economic Evidence from a Panel of OECD Countries

This paper investigates the long-run relationship between trade unionism and productivity using a panel data set comprising of 18 OECD economies. Much of the existing evidence on this issue derives from micro-economic studies, with limited attention paid to long-run dynamics and economy-wide effects. Using the mean group and pooled mean group estimation techniques on cross-country panel data, the paper offers support to the “productivity-increasing face of unionism” hypothesis, revealing a positive relationship between trade union density and per worker output.
Crime, Deterrence, and Right‐to‐Carry Concealed Handguns

Using cross‐sectional time‐series data for U.S. counties from 1977 to 1992, we find that allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons deters violent crimes, without increasing accidental deaths. If those states without right‐to‐carry concealed gun provisions had adopted them in 1992, county‐ and state‐level data indicate that approximately 1,500 murders would have been avoided yearly. Similarly, we predict that rapes would have declined by over 4,000, robbery by over 11,000, and aggravated assaults by over 60,000. We also find criminals substituting into property crimes involving stealth, where the probability of contact between the criminal and the victim is minimal. Further, higher arrest and conviction rates consistently reduce crime. The estimated annual gain from all remaining states adopting these laws was at least $5.74 billion in 1992. The annual social benefit from an additional concealed handgun permit is as high as $5,000.
Rootlet homology, taxonomy, and phylogeny of bicosoecids based on 18S rRNA gene sequences

Summary The cytoskeleton of Pseudobodo tremulans was investigated by transmission electron microscopy to resolve homologies among flagellar rootlets within the bicosoecids. The rootlet arrangement in P. tremulans is typical for bicosoecids. The basal body of anterior flagellum (bb2) has 2 rootlets: a dorsal rootlet of 2 microtubules and broad ventral rootlet (8+3 microtubules); the basal body of posterior flagellum (bb1) has two rootlets of 1 and of 2 microtubules respectively. There is a fibrillar rootlet that descends to the nucleus, and a set of fibrillar connectives around and between the basal bodies. The ventral rootlet is shown to originate from basal body 2, revealing that it is a homologue of rootlet 2 (not rootlet 3 as was accepted earlier for bicosoecids) of heteroconts. The fibrillar rootlets are not necessarily homologous in this order, as they may originate from either or both basal bodies. In general, all the flagellar microtubular rootlets of bicosoecids are homologues of those described from other stramenopiles. The bicosoecid rootlet 2 is much more developed than in colourless chrysophyceans. Rootlet 3 is often absent in bicosoecids while it is prominent in chrysophyceans as the ventral rootlet associated with feeding. Nuclear small subunit rRNA gene sequence (ssu rDNA) for 6 species of bicosoecids belonging to 2 families (Cafeteriidae and Siluaniidae) are partly congruent with the morphological characterstate data. In agreement with morphological data, the molecular trees robustly support a clade that includes Cafeteria and Symbiomonas (Cafeteriidae) and a clade composed of Adriamonas plus Siluania (Siluaniidae). The ssu rDNA trees also depict a paraphyletic Cafeteriidae (Pseudobodo and Cafeteria are not sister taxa) and a paraphyletic Siluaniidae ( Adriamonas and Caecitellus are not sister taxa). The further investigation of the representatives of 2 other families (Pseudodendromonadidae and Bicosoecidae) by electron microscopy and molecular methods is required to clarify the phylogeny of bicosoecids.
Botanical composition of bison diets on tallgrass prairie in Oklahoma.

Diets of bison (Bison bison L.) were examined using microhistological fecal analysis in a 2-yr study on a tallgrass prairie site in northcentral Oklahoma. Graminoids comprised at least 98% of the diet across all seasons. Bison showed strong feeding selectivity; grasses and sedges formed a significantly higher proportion of diets than was generally available in herbage on the landscape. Bison avoided forbs, which were less than or equal to 2% of the diet. Sedges were a large (17-44%) diet component in winter and spring but decreased substantially during summer and fall (11-16%). These changes in sedge use corresponded to seasonal variation in sedge availability. Our results confirm that bison are primarily grazers in prairie habitats, potentially having a significant role in shaping structure and function of tallgrass prairie.
Parenting skills and child behavior : A cross-sectional study in some selected areas of Nepal

Acting out, or misbehavior, is often associated with ineffective parenting. It negatively affects children across socioeconomic backgrounds. While ineffective parenting might not solely be the blame for negative behaviors in children, parenting contributes significantly to children's behavioral outcomes. Till now there is lack of data regarding child behavior affected by parenting skill in Nepal. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of parenting skill on children behavior. In this descriptive type of cross-sectional study 369 respondents were selected by purposive sampling in some selected areas of Nepal. The mean age of the respondents was 36.14±6.69 years with 92.7% female and of them 92.1% were married. Out of 184 respondents, 45.1% gave proper childcare/love/ sufficient time to children. Among the respondents 68% had spent quality time with their children very frequently. Statistically an association was found between parenting skill (quality time with children) and different behavior of children. Rearing children always needs good parenting skills which help to change the future of the nation by producing skilled, well behaved, intelligent citizens in the days to come. As such awareness about parenting skill should be made generalized and easily accessible to all eligible couples in the country.
Investigating the Role of Entrepreneurial Traits and Human Capital on the Internationalization Degree of Small and Medium Enterprises in Turkey

Academic research on international activities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) has increased remarkably during the 20 th century. Findings of these studies revealed various factors that influence SME internationalization. This paper emphasizes on the role of entrepreneurial traits and human capital of the entrepreneur on the internationalization degrees of SMEs. Questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 159 SME owners who attended different international fairs in Istanbul, Turkey. Analysis results indicate that there is a significant relationship between proactive behavior of the entrepreneur and the level of internationalization as well as a significant relationship between human capital and the degree of internationalization of Turkish SMEs. Implications are discussed and future research suggestions are presented.
Inflation-Hedging Properties of Equity REITs: Before and After the 1990s Structure Break

Unsecuritized real estate is often hailed for its inflation-hedging quality. Do equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) exhibit the desirable inflation hedging characteristics as well? Does the early 1990s structure change in the REIT industry affect the properties? The results reveal a change in the inflation-hedging properties before and after the early 1990s. Particularly REITs provide significant hedging service for expected inflation in the long-run after the structure break but not before the break. This finding is consistent with the view that a more sophisticated investor base in the REIT market after the break improves information flow and helps REIT prices better reflect the performance of underlying real estate (Ziering et al. (1997)).
Dietary fatty acids and lipoproteins on progression of age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a medical condition of central loss vision and blindness. Numerous studies have revealed that changes on certain dietary fatty acids (FAs) could have useful for AMD management. This review summarizes the effects of dietary omega-3 long-chain PUFAs, MUFAs, and SFAs, and lipoproteins on AMD. Findings are consistent with the beneficial role of dietary omega-3 long-chain PUFAs, while the effects of dietary MUFAs and SFAs appeared to be ambiguous with respect to the possible protection from MUFAs and to the possible adverse impact from SFAs on AMD. Some of the pathological mechanisms associated with lipoproteins on AMD share those observed previously in cardiovascular diseases. It was also noticed that the effects of FAs in the diet and lipoprotein on AMD could be modulated by genetic variants. From a population health perspective, the findings of this review are in favour of omega-3 long-chain FAs recommendations in a preventive and therapeutic regimen to attain lower AMD occurrence and progression rates. Additional long-term and short-term nutrigenomic studies are required to clearly establish the role and the relevance of interaction of dietary FAs, lipoproteins, and genes in the genesis and progression of AMD.
Empirically Analysing Factors Influencing Users’ Adoption of Online Information Services (OISs): A Case of a Travel Business In Taiwan

: Online Information Services (OISs) have become an important medium for meeting the information needs of consumers for e-commerce purposes. Yet, there is little existing research that has investigated the factors which govern users’ intentions to adopt OISs. The study addresses this gap. Data collected from 511 users of a travel company OIS in Taiwan through a cross-sectional survey were analysed using the Structural Equation Modelling technique. It was found that: (a) subjective norms manifested through social influences, information sharing and word-of-mouth directly influence the Behavioural Intention (BI) to adopt and, (b) social interaction in the form of ‘networking’ among users is not associated with the BI or with the Trust of the service provider to adopt OIS. The results extend earlier research by showing that social media interactions underpinned by subjective norms are significant in influencing adoption behaviours. Evidence is provided that people’s behaviours are shaped by how they will be perceived by people they trust - or wish to be aligned with. Therefore, subjective norms should be viewed from users’ networks perspective, rather than broad societal context. Managers need to focus on social networks made up of people with close alignments and common interests, where people look to each other to maintain a level of positive perception and trust. Simply focussing on social networks composed of loose relationships may neither lead to trust nor affect the behavioural intentions of users. The work offers empirical evidence of the design factors that can encourage OISs adoption.
The iteration of random tessellations and a construction of a homogeneous process of cell divisions

A random tessellation of ℝ d is said to be homogeneous if its distribution is invariant under all shifts of ℝ d . The iteration of homogeneous random tessellations is described in a new manner that makes it evident that the resulting random tessellation is homogeneous again. Furthermore, a tessellation-valued process is constructed, the random states of which are homogeneous random tessellations stable under iteration (STIT). It can be interpreted as a process of subsequent division of cells.
MUSE REVEALS A RECENT MERGER IN THE POST-STARBURST HOST GALAXY OF THE TDE ASASSN-14li

We present Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) integral field spectroscopic observations of the host galaxy (PGC 043234) of one of the closest (z = 0.0206, D ≃ 90 Mpc) and best-studied tidal disruption events (TDEs), ASASSN-14li. The MUSE integral field data reveal asymmetric and filamentary structures that extend up to ≳10 kpc from the post-starburst host galaxy of ASASSN-14li. The structures are traced only through the strong nebular [O iii] λ5007, [N ii] λ6584, and Hα emission lines. The total off-nuclear [O iii] λ5007 luminosity is 4.7 × 1039 erg s−1, and the ionized H mass is . Based on the Baldwin–Phillips–Terlevich diagram, the nebular emission can be driven by either AGN photoionization or shock excitation, with AGN photoionization favored given the narrow intrinsic line widths. The emission line ratios and spatial distribution strongly resemble ionization nebulae around fading AGNs such as IC 2497 (Hanny's Voorwerp) and ionization “cones” around Seyfert 2 nuclei. The morphology of the emission line filaments strongly suggest that PGC 043234 is a recent merger, which likely triggered a strong starburst and AGN activity leading to the post-starburst spectral signatures and the extended nebular emission line features we see today. We briefly discuss the implications of these observations in the context of the strongly enhanced TDE rates observed in post-starburst galaxies and their connection to enhanced theoretical TDE rates produced by supermassive black hole binaries.