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A Ubiquitous WiFi-Based Fine-Grained Gesture Recognition System

We present WiGest: a system that leverages changes in WiFi signal strength to sense in-air hand gestures around the user's mobile device. WiGest uses standard WiFi equipment, with no modifications, and requires no training for gesture recognition. The system identifies different RSS change primitives, from which we construct mutually-independent gesture families. These families can be mapped to distinguishable application actions. More fine-grained features can also be recognized for the detected primitives using CSI. WiGest addresses various challenges including cleaning the noisy signals, gesture type and attribute detection, reducing false positives due to interfering humans, and adapting to changing signal polarity. We implement a proof-of-concept prototype using off-the-shelf devices and extensively evaluate the system in two different environments. Our results show that WiGest detects the basic primitives with an accuracy of 87.5 percent using one AP, including through-the-wall non-line-of-sight scenarios, which increases to 96 percent using three overheard APs. Additionally, when evaluating the system using a multi-media player application, we achieve an accuracy of 96 percent. This accuracy is robust to the presence of other interfering humans, highlighting WiGest's ability to enable future ubiquitous hands-free gesture-based interaction with mobile devices.
An Application of Software Engineering for Reading Linear-B Script

Linear-B script has been studied for sixty years since its decipherment. The laborious efforts of the scholars have revealed many linguistic aspects of the oldest known form of Greek (i.e., Mycenaean/Danaic Greek), thus allowing the study of this Indo-European language and its dynamics for thirty-five centuries. In addition, linguistic phenomena closer to the roots of Indo-European languages can be also studied. Yet, the limited usage of Linear-B script, merely for keeping records, and its incompatibility to the Greek phonotactics causes misinterpretations of various kinds. The study of Linear-B was not supported till recently by interactive software tools that would facilitate both research and training. Especially for Greek speakers, the resources are even more limited. This paper presents the development of an interactive software system for the study, learning and researching of Linear-B by Greek speakers. This software system is also suggested as a model for the interpretation of other archaic languages.
The Use of Code Switching in General English Classes for Non-English Department Students in Indonesia

The issue of the use of code switching as instructional languages in the class has already become a worldwide concern. Some experts may say that it is beneficial while others believe that it is not since it may become the interference for the learning. Through this paper, the researchers want to investigate the use of code switching in General English Classes for non-English Department of Sanata Dharma University. Employing a quantitative approach, specifically observation method by recording the class activity, this study tries to find out the types and analyse code switching employed by lecturers in the classes. The data analyses revealed that tag switching, intra-sentential and inter-sentential code switching are employed by lecturers and the code switching itself functions as the topic switch, repetitive and affective function. The inter-sentential code switching was mostly used by the lecturer and it mostly served as a repetitive function to explain and show their affection to students
GAME EDUKASI RPG SEAL BREAKER MENGGUNAKAN RPG MAKER MV BERBASIS ANDROID

Finding insights into the questions for learning exercises is not only found in schools but outside the school environment such as reading books in the library or by utilizing the sophistication of Smartphones. The majority of children are very willing to play games, based on data from Appbrain (2015) shows that the number of games on Google Play are Action Games totaling 17,853, Casual Games 51,458, Puzzle Games 59,283, Game Education only 14,180. By playing an educational game, children can easily remember and discuss problems. The method used is a system approach with Object Oriented that uses AOO (Object Oriented Analysis) and DOO (Object Oriented Design) which are visualized with UML (Unified Modeling Language) and the results obtained from this study are games that are able to combine RPG games by discussing the questions of the junior high school national exams.
In vitro multiplication of Protea cynaroides L . microshoots and the effects of high phosphorous concentration on explant growth

Protea cynaroides L. is a slow-growing, difficult-to-propagate plant. Due to problems such as phenolic browning and their sensitivity to the phosphorous nutrient, in vitro multiplication of P. cynaroides explants have not been successful. The present study was conducted to induce shoot proliferation of established P. cynaroides microshoots, and investigate the effects of high phosphorous concentration during explant multiplication. Microshoots with either one or two nodes were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing modified macronutrients and full strength micronutrients. Two concentrations of NH4H2PO4 were tested: 0 mg L -1 NH4H2PO4, and a high P concentration of 1400 mg L -1
Title Second-language fluency predicts native language stroop effects : Evidence from spanish-english bilinguals

Studies have shown reduced Stroop interference in bilinguals compared to monolinguals defined dichotomously, but no study has explored how varying degrees of second language fluency, might affect linguistic inhibitory control in the first language. We examined effects of relative English fluency on the ability to inhibit the automatic reading response on the Golden version of the Stroop Test administered in Spanish. Participants were 141 (49% male) adult native Spanish speakers from the U.S.–Mexico border region (education range 5 8–20 and age range 5 20–63). A language dominance index was calculated as the ratio of English words to total words produced in both languages using the Controlled Oral Word Association Test with letters PMR in Spanish and FAS in English. Greater degree of English fluency as measured by the dominance index predicted better speed on the Stroop incongruent trial independent of education effects. On the other hand, neither the dominance index nor education predicted performance on the word reading and color-naming trials. These results suggest an advantage in inhibitory control among those with greater second-language ability. (JINS, 2014, 20, 342–348)
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Atmospheric gravity waves yield substantial small-scale temperature fluctuations that can trigger the formation of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs). This paper introduces a new satellite record of gravity wave activity in the polar lower stratosphere to investigate this process. The record comprises observations of the Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite during January 2003 to December 2012. Gravity wave activity is measured in terms of detrended and noise-corrected 15 μm brightness temperature variances, which are calculated from AIRS channels that are most sensitive 5 to temperature fluctuations at about 17 – 32 km altitude. The analysis of temporal patterns in the data set revealed a strong seasonal cycle in wave activity with wintertime maxima at mid and high latitudes. The analysis of spatial patterns indicated that orography as well as jet and storm sources are the main cause of the observed waves. Wave activity is closely correlated with 30 hPa zonal winds, which is attributed to the AIRS observational filter. We used the new data set to evaluate explicitly resolved temperature fluctuations due to gravity waves in the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) 10 operational analysis. It was found that the analysis reproduces orographic and non-orographic wave patterns in the right places, but that wave amplitudes are typically underestimated by a factor of 2 – 3. Furthermore, in a first survey of joint AIRS and Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) satellite observations nearly 50 gravity wave-induced PSC formation events were identified. The survey shows that the new AIRS data set can help to better identify such events and more generally highlights the importance of the process for polar ozone chemistry. 15
Syddansk Universitet D 11-- Mediated Inhibition of Protein Kinase CK 2 Impairs HIF -1-- Mediated Signaling in Human Glioblastoma Cells

Compelling evidence indicates that protein kinase CK2 plays an important role in many steps of cancer initiation and progression, therefore, the development of effective and cell-permeable inhibitors targeting this kinase has become an important objective for the treatment of a variety of cancer types including glioblastoma. We have recently identified 1,3-dichloro-6-[(E)-((4methoxyphenyl)imino)methyl]dibenzo(b,d)furan-2,7-diol (D11) as a potent and selective inhibitor of protein kinase CK2. In this study, we have further characterized this compound and demonstrated that it suppresses CK2 kinase activity by mixed type inhibition (KI 7.7 nM, KI 42 nM). Incubation of glioblastoma cells with D11 induces cell death and upon hypoxia the compound leads to HIF-1α destabilization. The analysis of differential mRNA expression related to human hypoxia signaling pathway revealed that D11-mediated inhibition of CK2 caused strong down-regulation of genes associated with the hypoxia response including ANGPTL4, CA9, IGFBP3, MMP9, SLC2A1 and VEGFA. Taken together, the results reported here support the notion that including D11 in future treatment regimens might turn out to be a promising strategy to target tumor hypoxia to overcome resistance to radioand chemotherapy.
n evaluation of three statistical methods used to model resource selection avid

The performance of statistical methods for modeling resource selection by animals is difficult to evaluate with field data because true selection patterns are unknown. Simulated data based on a known probability distribution, though, can be used to evaluate statistical methods. Models should estimate true selection patterns if they are to be useful in analyzing and interpreting field data. We used simulation techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of three statistical methods used in modeling resource selection. We generated 25 use locations per animal and included 10, 20, 40, or 80 animals in samples of use locations. To simulate species of different mobility, we generated use locations at four levels according to a known probability distribution across DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge (DNWR) in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, USA. We either generated 5 random locations per use location or 10,000 random locations (total) within 4 predetermined areas around use locations to determine how the definition of availability and the number of random locations affected results. We analyzed simulated data using discrete choice, logisticregression, and a maximum entropy method (Maxent). We used a simple linear regression of estimated and known probability distributions and area under receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC) to evaluate the performance of each method. Each statistical method was affected differently by number of animals and random locations used in analyses, level at which selection of resources occurred, and area considered available. Discrete-choice modeling resulted in precise and accurate estimates of the true probability distribution when the area in which use locations were generated was ≥ the area defined to be available. Logistic-regression models were unbiased and precise when the area in which use locations were generated and the area defined to be available were the same size; the fit of these models improved with increased numbers of random locations. Maxent resulted in unbiased and precise estimates of the known probability distribution when the area in which use locations were generated was small (homerange level) and the area defined to be available was large (study area). Based on AUC analyses, all models estimated the selection distribution better than random chance. Results from AUC analyses, however, often contradicted results of the linear regression method used to evaluate model performance. Discretechoice modeling was best able to estimate the known selection distribution in our study area regardless of sample size or number of random locations used in the analyses, but we recommend further studies using simulated data over different landscapes and different resource metrics to confirm our results. Our study offers an approach and guidance for others interested in assessing the utility of techniques for ion in modeling resource select
Aging ofFresh and aged aerosols emitted from biomass burning in northern Australia

There is a lack of knowledge of how biomass burning aerosols in the tropics age, including those in the fire -prone Northern Territory in Australia. This paper reports chemical characterization and aging of fresh and aged aerosols monitored during the one month long SAFIRED (Savannah Fires in the Early Dry Season) field study, with an emphasis on chemical signature and aging of organic aerosols. The campaign took place in June 2014 during the early dry season when the surface 15 measurement site, the Australian Tropical Atmospheric Research Station (ATARS), located in the Northern Territory, was heavily influenced by thousands of wild and prescribed bushfires. ATARS was equipped with a wide suite of instrumentation for gaseous and aerosol characterization. A compact time-of-flight aerosol mass spectrometer was deployed to monitor aerosol chemical composition. Approximately 80 % of submicron carbonaceous mass and 90 % of submicron non-refractory mass was composed of organic material. Ozone enhancement in biomass burning plumes indicated increased 20 air mass photochemistry and increased organic aerosol and particle diameter with the aging parameter (f44) suggested secondary organic aerosol formation. Diversity of biomass burning emissions was illustrated through variability in chemical signature (e.g. wide range in f44, from 0.06 to 0.183) for five intense fire events. The background particulate loading was characterized using Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF). A PMF-resolved BBOA (biomass burning organic aerosol) factor comprised 24 % of the submicron non-refractory organic aerosol mass, confirming the significance of fire sources. A 25 dominant PMF factor, OOA (oxygenated organic aerosol), made up 47 % of sampled aerosol fraction, illustrating the importance of aerosol aging in the Northern Territory. Biogenic IEPOX-SOAisoprene-derived organic aerosol factor (isoprene epoxydiols-related secondary organic aerosol) was the third significant fraction of the background aerosol (28 %).
University of Groningen High-accuracy C-14 measurements for atmospheric CO 2 samples

In this paper, we investigate how to achieve high-accuracy radiocarbon measurements by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) and present measurement series (performed on archived CO2) of CO2 between 1985 and 1991 for Point Barrow (Alaska) and the South Pole. We report in detail the measurement plan, the error sources, and the calibration scheme that enabled us to reach a combined uncertainty of better than ±3‰. The δ13C correction and a suggestion for a span (or 2point) calibration for the 14C scale are discussed in detail. In addition, we report new, accurate values for the calibration and reference materials Ox2 and IAEA-C6 with respect to Ox1. The atmospheric CO2 records (1985–1991) are presented as well and are compared with other existing records for that period. The Point Barrow record agrees very well with the existing Fruholmen (northern Norway) record from the same latitude. The South Pole record shows a small seasonal cycle but with an extreme phase with a maximum on January 1st (±13 days). Together with its generally elevated 14C level compared to the Neumayer record (coastal Antarctica), this makes our South Pole data set a valuable additional source of information for global carbon cycle modeling using CO2 as a constraint.
Clinical and laboratory assessment of Mangalarga Marchador horses submitted to marcha exercise

José Dantas Ribeiro Filho1*, Rinaldo Batista Viana2, Hélio Cordeiro Manso Filho3, Waleska de Melo Ferreira Dantas4, Micheline Ozana da Silva5, Pedro Ancelmo Nunes Ermita4, Samuel Rodrigues Alves6, Lorena Chaves Monteiro6 & Caio Monteiro Costa6 1 Veterinarian, DSc, Professor. Departamento de Veterinária – DVT, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde – CCB, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brasil 2 Veterinarian, DSc, Professor. Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal ISPA, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia UFRA, Belém, PA, Brasil 3 Veterinarian, PhD, Professor. Departamento de ZootecniaDZO, Núcleo de Pesquisa Equina NPE, Universidade Federal Rural do Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil 4 Veterinarians, DSc. Departamento de Veterinária – DVT, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde – CCB, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brasil 5 Physiotherapist, DSc. Departamento de Veterinária – DVT, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde – CCB, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brasil 6 Veterinarians, MSc. Departamento de Veterinária – DVT, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde – CCB, Universidade Federal de Viçosa – UFV, Viçosa, MG, Brasil How to cite: Ribeiro Filho, J. D. , Viana, R. B. , Manso Filho, H. C. , Dantas, W. M. F. , Silva, M. O. , Ermita, P. A. N. , Alves, S. R. , Monteiro, L. C. , & Costa, C. M. (2018). Clinical and laboratory assessment of Mangalarga Marchador horses submitted to marcha exercise. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 40, e47418. doi: 10.29374/2527-2179.bjvm47418
Development of Learning Media Based on VideoScribe to Improve Writing Skill for Descriptive Text of English Language Study

This study generally aims to develop VideoScribe-based learning media to improve the ability in writing descriptive text in English subjects. The development model used in this study is a combination of Borg and Gall development research steps, and the design of 4D-Thiagarajan learning model includes initial research and information gathering, planning stages, design stages, development stages, revision, and final product stages. The techniques of data collection in this study were carried out through indirect communications and test. Data collection tools used was questionnaires, observation’s sheet, and performance tests. The results showed that the design of instructional media development in this study consisted of (1) The design of the development of learning media was conducted using the modified models Borg and Gall and 4D Thiagarajan. (2) The application of VideoScribe-based learning media through activity as follows a) preparation, b) introduction, d) Evaluation, e) closing. (3) After applying VideoScribe-based learning media to improve students’ ability on writing Descriptive Text in English subjects and conducted pretest and posttest, it can be concluded that there is an increase in students' ability in writing Descriptive Text before and after the use of learning media.
Loughborough University Institutional Repository Improving performance measurement practices in construction organisations

Performance measurement (PM) is being practised by a variety of construction organisations and many are aware of its importance to them. It is necessary for organisations intending to extend businesses locally or globally and as an important ingredient for the strategy development process. The paper contributes to a growing body of knowledge on PM and describes a maturity model to help organisations to structure and organise the PM practices. In particular, it explores the importance of PM and potential tools such as the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Model. These two tools are widely known and the most used in all sectors including construction to measure organisations’ performance. This paper focuses on current PM practices in two countries, UK and Malaysia. Information on knowledge and understanding of PM, PM processes, criteria, tools and models used and challenges in implementing PM was gathered using semi-structured interviews with twelve large construction organisations. The purpose of interviews was to seek the organisations’ views on how they approach and conduct PM and derive benefits from it. Results indicate that organisations understand what they can gain from implementing PM. It is being practised in organisations to help improve business and gain more profits. Involvement of all staff, managerial level to bottom level, is important either directly or indirectly in the PM process. Furthermore, all organisations agreed that the appropriate use of tools and models to measure performance simplifies the process and indicates how organisations can move in future. Financial and non-financial aspects are evaluated and measured for assessing organisations’ performance. However, PM for organisations remains a challenge. It is seen that organisations face difficulties not only in understanding the PM process but also where appropriate data for measuring performance can be sourced. A critical analysis of the literature reviewed and the interview results lead to ways of helping organisations to target relevant performance measures, based on their maturity level.
TLR9 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Altered IFN- γ Levels in Children with Cerebral Malaria

Toll-like receptor (TLR) polymorphisms have been associated with disease severity in malaria infection, but mechanisms for this association have not been characterized. The TLR2, 4, and 9 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) frequencies and serum interferon- γ (IFN- γ ) and tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF- α ) levels were assessed in Ugandan children with cerebral malaria (CM, N = 65) and uncomplicated malaria (UM, N = 52). The TLR9 C allele at −1237 and G allele at 1174 were strongly linked, and among children with CM, those with the C allele at −1237 or the G allele at 1174 had higher levels of IFN- γ than those without these alleles ( P = 0.03 and 0.008, respectively). The TLR9 SNPs were not associated with altered IFN- γ levels in children with UM or altered TNF- α levels in either group. We present the first human data that TLR SNPs are associated with altered cytokine production in parasitic infection.
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS

The main part of this paper presents the results of a simulation of identification of pear varieties using SSR (simple sequence repeats) markers, as well as various issues concerning registered varieties from the viewpoint of protection of plant breeders’ rights. The other parts presents the way to strengthen the plant breeder’s right of Japan up-to-date. Thus this paper contains matters such as (1) to described the cases of infringements of and disputes over plant breeders’ rights with apples, strawberries and hackberries in the past,(2) illegal import and export of seeds, seedlings and crops, (3) the technology to identify plant varieties by using SSR markers; Simulation of identification of pear varieties by using SSR markers, (4) measures to prevent infringement of plant breeders’ rights; Protection of plant breeders’ rights by Seeds and Seedlings Law and Customs Tariff Law, (5) and lastly comments on development of SSR markers, establishment of DNA testing organization, qualification of test personnel and agreement of DNA testing technology as future tasks