Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MULTIDARK-GALAXIES: Data release and first results

AK is supported by the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (MINECO/FEDER, UE) in Spain through grant AYA2015-63810-P. He also acknowledges support from the Australian Research Council grant DP140100198 and further thanks The Go-Betweens for 16 lovers lane. DS wants to acknowledge the following software tools and packages the author is using throughout this work: MATPLOTLIB11 20122016, Hunter (2007); PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION12 1990-2017, version 2.7. , PYTHONBREW; 13 COSMOLOPY; 14 we use whenever possible in thiswork a colour-blind friendly colour palette15 for our plots; the author's fellowship is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) under the 2014 Severo Ochoa Predoctoral Training Programme. This research made use of the K-corrections calculator service available at http://kcor.sai. msu.ru. DS and FP acknowledge funding support from the MINECO grant AYA2014-60641-C2-1-P. SAC acknowledges grants from Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas (PIP-112-201301-00387), Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica (PICT-2013-0317), and Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP 11-G124), Argentina. NDP was supported by BASAL PFB-06 CATA, and Fondecyt 1150300. Part of the calculations presented here were run using the Geryon cluster at the Center for Astro-Engineering at U. Catolica, which received funding from QUIMAL 130008 and Fondequip AIC-57. CVM was supported by a fellowship from CONICET, Argentina. PB was supported by program number HST-HF2-51353.001-A, provided by NASA through a Hubble Fellowship grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Incorporated, under NASA contract NAS5-26555. VGP acknowledges support from the University of Portsmouth through the Dennis Sciama Fellowship award. GY is supported by the MINECO/FEDER, UE in Spain through grant AYA2015-63810-P. The COSMOSIM data base16 used in this paper is a service by the Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam. The MULTIDARK data base was developed in cooperation with the Spanish MULTIDARK Consolider Project CSD2009-00064. The authors gratefully acknowledge the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing e.V. (www.gauss-centre.eu) and the Partnership for Advanced Supercomputing in Europe (www.prace-ri.eu) for funding the MULTIDARK simulation project by providing computing time on the GCS Supercomputer SuperMUC at Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (www.lrz.de). The MDPL2 simulation has been performed under grant pr87yi.
The Role of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate Synthase 1 in Arabidopsis thaliana Metabolism

The enzyme 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulusonate 7-phosphate synthase (DHS) catalyzes the first step of the shikimate pathway. In bacteria, the regulation of the pathway is mediated by allosteric inhibition of DHS by the aromatic amino acids tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan. The regulation of the pathway in plants remains elusive but the aromatic amino acids are involved as suggested by the hypersensitivity of dhs1 knockout mutant to tyrosine. In this study the effects of the dhs1 mutation on endogenous levels of aromatic amino acids and of downstream metabolites are explored. HPLC analysis is used to measure levels of tyrosine and phenylalanine and 5-methyltryptophan sensitivity is used to probe levels of tryptophan. Additionally, the auxin content of whole seedlings was quantified by LC/MS and its local levels at the root apex are visualized with the DR5::GUS reporter system.
An integrated approach to sustainable shrimp farming.

An estimated 3.4 million metric tons of farmed shrimp were produced globally in 2008 and crop value was estimated at more than US$14 billion. Despite the economic importance of farmed shrimp, the shrimp farming industry has been slow to adopt biosecurity and genetic improvement strategies which are prevalent in more mature meat-producing industries. However, this trend is changing rapidly. Historically, the giant tiger prawn, Penaeus monodon has been the most common shrimp species cultured in Asia. Now, most Asian shrimp farmers stock their ponds with non-indigenous Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei . There are a number of advantages in culturing L. vannamei over P. monodon , including the availability of healthy and domesticated stocks. Commercially available populations of specific pathogen free (SPF) L. vannamei exist in the Americas and Asia and these populations are free of such pathogens as white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Taura syndrome virus (TSV). Another significant advantage in culturing L. vannamei is the opportunity to benefit from selective breeding. Commercially available populations of this species have been bred for rapid growth and enhanced TSV resistance over multiple generations. Despite the benefits of culturing healthy and selectively bred L. vannamei , there are significant challenges. For example, the genetic potential of these shrimp cannot be fully realized if they are grown in environments where virulent pathogens exist. Farmers using selectively bred shrimp need to adopt cost-effective, biosecure strategies to mitigate the risk of pathogen introduction into their growout ponds. In addition, care must be taken by shrimp breeders to ensure that founder stocks come from genetically diverse populations in order to mitigate problems associated with inbreeding depression. The sustainability of the global shrimp farming industry will be predicated on the use of genetically diverse and selectively bred populations of SPF shrimp stocked in biosecure environments.
Impact of MBSR on Symptoms of Anxiety, Stress, and on the Degree of Mindfulness

Anxiety and stress are felt by millions of people in the United States, and when experienced at high levels they can leave a debilitating impact, including both physical and mental health concerns. The purpose of this research project was to explore the impact of a mindfulness course, specifically Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, on voluntary participants’ reported symptoms of anxiety and stress levels. The 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course took place in a mid-sized Midwestern city. Using quantitative methods the 10 voluntary participants were given a preand post-test survey where the participants reported their anxiety, stress, and mindfulness levels before and after the 8-week course. The researcher then compared the anxiety, stress, and mindfulness scores from pre-test to post-test survey administration. The findings indicated that the participants’ reported levels of anxiety and stress both significantly decreased at the time of the post-test compared to the pre-test administration. Also, participants reported a significant increase in their mindfulness awareness at the time of the post-test compared to the pre-test administration. These findings suggest that a mindfulness practice may be a successful intervention for mental health practitioners to use with clients in alleviating symptoms of anxiety and stress.
Reply to McGuire and Garfinkel

Author(s): Bettinger, Robert L | Abstract: McGuire and Garfinkel (1976) have argued that evidence presented in my recent article discussing the origins of pinyon exploitation in Owens Valley, eastern California (Bettinger 1976), fails to demonstrate adequately the beginnings of that procurement system at about A.D. 600, and signals only the initiation of an intensified form of pinyon exploitation that required the processing and storing of pinenuts in the pinyon zone. They contend that prior to A.D. 600 pinenuts might have been processed and stored at lowland winter villages, leaving little direct evidence in the pinyon zone. To support their case, they cite the results of surveys in Reese River, central Nevada (Thomas 1973), where items related to pinyon exploitation, principally rock rings and millingstones, were remarkably rare in the pinyon zone despite heavy reliance on pinenuts as a dietary staple. I will restrict my comments to a few major points.
Meteonorm validation on measurements from Geneva

In the field of architecture, solar engineering, summer cooling, etc, it is often necessary to conduct simulations in order to predict or to assess the performance of a building, a solar system, or an installation. These processes require input data representative of the local climate, often on a hourly time step and for the 3 solar radiation components. When these input data are missing, it is necessary to evaluate or to generate them by means of software, or to derive them from satellite images. Meteonorm (www.meteotest.ch) is one of these software. It makes it possible to generate hourly climatic time series for a location situated anywhere over the world, based on an internal averaged data bank, or on real monthly mean values downloaded from the Internet. A limited study on the 3 summer months when air-conditioning can be necessary was already published, based on temperature and radiation measurements conducted in the Geneva region, and on data generated by Meteonorm. The purpose of this study is to carry out a more thorough validation of the radiation parameters produced by Meteonorm.
Simulated annealing and genetic algorithms for partial shape matching

Partial shape matching may be viewed as an optimization problem, to be solved using methods such as simulated annealing (SA) and genetic algorithms (GAs). We apply and compare both these methods for matching input shapes with model shapes described in terms of features such as line segments and angles. The quality of matching is gauged using a measure derived from attributed shape grammars [10, 11]. Current results show that both SA and GA succeed in the shape matching task; the GA is faster and yields the global optimum more often than the versions of SA implemented.
Behavior Based Anomaly Detection Model in SCADA System

With the arrival of Industry 4.0, more and more industrial control systems are connected with the outside world, which brings tremendous convenience to industrial production and control, and also introduces many potential security hazards. After a large number of attack cases analysis, we found that attacks in SCADA systems can be divided into internal attacks and external attacks. Both types of attacks are inevitable. Traditional firewalls, IDSs and IPSs are no longer suitable for industrial control systems. Therefore, we propose behavior-based anomaly detection and build three baselines of normal behaviors. Experiments show that using our proposed detection model, we can quickly detect a variety of attacks on SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) systems.
One-stop polymerase chain reaction (PCR): An improved PCR method with speedy operation and comparable efficiency

The widely used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol requires several post-cycling steps to visualize amplicons, decelerating PCR sample processing and result calling. “One-stop PCR” was developed by including both the loading buffer and nontoxic staining dye within a single PCR tube, allowing direct loading and simultaneous staining of amplicons for visualization. The efficiency and sensitivity of one-stop PCR were comparable to commercially available PCR kits and it is compatible with downstream uses and is not mutagenic. One-stop PCR robustly minimizes the time and labor required for PCR reaction setup and product visualization. Key words : Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), post-cycling, compatible dye, Gelred.
Effects of temporal variation of the seaweed Caulerpa prolifera cover on the associated crustacean community

The aim of this study was to establish the effect of temporal variation of the alga Caulerpa prolifera cover on the composition and stability of the associated crustacean community. Forty-five crustacean species were found, amphipods and tanaidaceans being the most abundant groups. The stations were grouped mainly based on the gradient of algal cover, independently of location or sampling period (MDS analyses). Considering separately epifaunal and infaunal species, the epifauna occurred mainly at high cover (HC) and medium–low cover (MLC) stations, while the infauna occurred at MLC and unvegetated (UV) stations. Infaunal species were predominant in all stations and sampling periods, and the abundance and numbers of epifaunal species showed a clear dependence of algal cover. To quantify the loss of biodiversity due to the plant cover variations, we applied the average and variation in taxonomic distinctness (Δ+ and Λ+, respectively). The HC stations, especially those with fewer algal cover variations along the study period, showed few fluctuations of Δ+,and Λ+ was usually located near mean; however, UV stations tended to fall in the area where the statistical power of the test is reduced and showed more oscillations of Λ+. The ability of these indices to test the fauna composition in function of the alga presence is discussed.
Remittances and the Brain Drain: Do More Skilled Migrants Remit More?

In most destination countries, immigration policies are tilted more and more in favor of skilled individuals. Whether this shift hurts economic prospects in sending countries, as argued by the traditional brain drain literature, is somewhat controversial. The most recent literature focuses on the link between skilled outmigration and educational achievements in the home country. This article emphasizes a different channel. It considers the argument that skilled migrants raise economic welfare at home by sending a relatively larger flow of remittances. While skilled migrants typically earn more, and so might be expected to remit more, they are also likely to spend more time abroad and to reunite with their close family in the host country. These second two factors should be associated with a smaller propensity to remit. Thus, the sign of the impact of the brain drain on total remittances is an empirical question. A simple model has been developed showing that skilled migrants may indeed have a lower propensity to remit from a given flow of earnings. An empirical equation of remittances is estimated as a measure of the brain drain in developing countries using the Docquier and Marfouk (2004) data set. Evidence is found that the brain drain is associated with a smaller propensity to remit.
Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Studiesof Stem and Root Extracts of Crateva adansonii

Aim: This study was designed to explore the phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of the stem and root extracts of Crateva adansonii. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Iyesi village, Ota, Ogun State, and analysis carried out at Department of Chemistry and Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State and for duration of three months (November 2016 to February 2017). Methodology: Standard universal procedures were employed for both phytochemical and antimicrobial analysis. Results: The result obtained from the stem and root extracts of Crateva adansonii indicated the presence of flavonoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, and cardiac glycosides. Root extract was found to be richer in source of phytochemicals when compared to the stem extract. However, the highest antibacterial activity was observed against selected bacteria by both stem and root extracts. The potency of the root extract was observed to be higher than the stem extract against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus niger and Serratia spp. Conclusion: The preliminary studies on the stem and the root of Crateva adansonii extracts revealed their antimicrobial potential which could be further investigated for global utilization in pharmaceutical treatment, natural therapies, food preservation and cosmetic applications.
IMAGE-BASED MODELING TECHNIQUES FOR ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE 3D DIGITALIZATION: LIMITS AND POTENTIALITIES

D reconstruction from images has undergone a revolution in the last few years. Computer vision techniq ues use photographs from data set collection to rapidly build detailed 3D mo dels. The simultaneous applications of different al gorithms ( MVS ), the different techniques of image matching, feature extracting an d mesh optimization are inside an active field of r esearch in computer vision. The results are promising: the obtained models are begi nning to challenge the precision of laser-based rec onstructions. Among all the possibilities we can mainly distinguish desktop and web-based packages. Those last ones offer the oppo rtunity to exploit the power of cloud computing in order to carry out a semi-aut omatic data processing, thus allowing the user to f ulfill other tasks on its computer; whereas desktop systems employ too much processing time and hard heavy approaches. Computer vision researchers have explored many applications to verify the visua l accuracy of 3D model but the approaches to verify metric accuracy are few and no one is on Autodesk 123D Catch applied on Architectural Heritage Documentation. Our approach to this challenging problem is to compare the 3Dmodels by Autodesk 123D Catch and 3D models by terrestrial LIDAR considering different object size, from the detail (capitals, moldings, bases) to large scale b uildings for practitioner purpose.
The new economics of labor migration

This paper reviews selected theoretical and empirical developments in the field of labor migration economics. The migration behavior of individuals differs in accordance with their perceived relative deprivation; those who are relatively more deprived tend to have stronger incentive to migrate than those who are relatively less deprived. Moreover a reference group characterized by more income inequality is likely to generate more relative deprivation. Highly skilled workers are also more likely to migrate. Migration decisions are often made jointly by the migrant and nonmigrant with a contractual arrangement regarding the sharing of costs and returns. The exchange of commitments to share income provides coinsurance. Of particular interest are the determinants of the speed of adoption of migration as an innovation and the characteristics associated with the delay in the adoption of innovation. New econometric techniques including techniques for the analysis of qualitative dependent variables techniques that correct for sample selection bias and those for the analysis of longitudinal data have substantially benefited empirical research in this area. New methods that can correct for the biased estimate of the wages particular individuals would receive at 2 or more locations at the same point in time allow researchers to test locational decsion making models. Estimates of these structural models of labor migration support the hypothesis that individuals respond to income incentives in making the decsion to migrate. Further research is needed on the pazzling observation that migrant workers earn less than native-born workers with similar characteristics during the 1st few years after migration but more thereafter. Other topics that need further research include the macroeconomic effects of migration the microeconomic and macroeconomic relationships between aging and labor migration and the migration behavior of dual-earner families.
The Links between Inﬂation and Inﬂation Uncertainty at the Longer Horizon

In this paper I examine the Okun–Friedman hypothesis of the link between inﬂation and inﬂation uncertainty using historical international data on the monthly CPI. An indicator of inﬂation uncertainty at the two-years-ahead horizon is derived from a time-series model of inﬂation with time-varying parameters by means of Monte Carlo simulations. This indicator is compared to other uncertainty measures, with the short forecast horizon and based on simpler GARCH-type models. The analysis convincingly demonstrates that both the longer horizon and changing parameters are important for the regularity. The evidence obtained strongly supports the Okun–Friedman hypothesis both in the time dimension for most countries and across countries.
A generative model of user activity in the Integrated Learning Design Environment

The objective of this project has been to build a generative model of the user activity in the Integrative Learning Design Environment (ILDE) able to describe the data of different communities and which can be used for both to gain understanding about the data and to test hypothetical situations. The model that we present is called Hierarchical Multivariate Hawkes Model and works with a two layer procedure that first draws the beginning of working sessions and then fills these sessions with events of different kinds using a Multivariate Hawkes Model. In the project we first make an statistical temporal analysis of the data, to understand it and see the important features to be modeled, then we introduce the model, validate it, and show some of its applications. Through these steps it has been shown that the model is able to reproduce satisfactorily the sequences of events produced by the ILDE users and it can be easily used to tackle real problems that would be difficult to face with typical statistical tools.
Social status, gender, classroom climate and bullying among adolescents pupils

This ex post facto study examines how the structure of the social relations (in sociometric and affective terms) and the social-affective class- room characteristics environment are related to bullying in 421 adoles- cents, aged 14 to 17, from 17 group classes of Spanish Secondary school (241 males and 180 females). Level of incidence (17.6%) was similar for bullies and victims. There were important differences by gender: three in four bullies and more than a half of the victims are boys. Multilevel analy- ses confirmed that all the classes displayed very similar characteristics of bullying behaviour. Findings indicated that those who are involved in bully/victim problems were usually males of lower social status, with a classroom climate perception more negative than neutral or not involved pupils, and, especially victim pupils showed serious difficulties in relation- ships. It was also found that girls are better adapted and more involved in the social climate of the classroom than boys. All that results suggest that social aspects contribute to maintain bullying among peers, and it may be a clue to explain why levels of bullying do not decrease and why the inci- dence is higher among boys than among girls.
NFI plots as complementary reference data in forest inventory based on airborne laser scanning and aerial photography in Finland

In Finland, there are currently two, parallel sample-plot-based forest inventory systems, which differ in their methodologies, sampling designs, and objectives. One is the National Forest Inventory (NFI), aimed at unbiased inventory results at national and regional level. The other is the Forest Centre’s management-oriented forest inventory based on interpretation of airborne laser scanning and aerial images, with the aim of locally accurate stand-level forest estimates. The National Forest Inventory utilises relascope sample plots with systematic cluster sampling. This inventory method is optimised for accuracy of regional volume estimates. In contrast, the management-oriented forest inventory utilises circular sample plots with an allocation system covering certain pre-defined forest classes in the inventory area. This method is optimised to produce reference data for interpretation of the remote-sensing materials in use. In this study, we tested the feasibility of the National Forest Inventory sample plots in provision of additional reference data for the management-oriented inventory. Various combinations of NFI plots and management inventory plots were tested in the interpretation of the laser and aerial-image data. Adding NFI plots in the reference data generally improved the accuracy of the volume estimates by tree species but not the estimates of total volume or stand mean height and diameter. The difference between the plot types in the NFI and management inventories causes difficulties in combination of the two datasets.