Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Diagenetic silica enrichment and late‐stage groundwater activity in Gale crater, Mars

Diagenetic silica enrichment in fracture‐associated halos that crosscut lacustrine and unconformably overlying aeolian sedimentary bedrock is observed on the lower north slope of Aeolis Mons in Gale crater, Mars. The diagenetic silica enrichment is colocated with detrital silica enrichment observed in the lacustrine bedrock yet extends into a considerably younger, unconformably draping aeolian sandstone, implying that diagenetic silica enrichment postdates the detrital silica enrichment. A causal connection between the detrital and diagenetic silica enrichment implies that water was present in the subsurface of Gale crater long after deposition of the lacustrine sediments and that it mobilized detrital amorphous silica and precipitated it along fractures in the overlying bedrock. Although absolute timing is uncertain, the observed diagenesis likely represents some of the most recent groundwater activity in Gale crater and suggests that the timescale of potential habitability extended considerably beyond the time that the lacustrine sediments of Aeolis Mons were deposited.
Consistent Video Filtering for Camera Arrays

Visual formats have advanced beyond single‐view images and videos: 3D movies are commonplace, researchers have developed multi‐view navigation systems, and VR is helping to push light field cameras to mass market. However, editing tools for these media are still nascent, and even simple filtering operations like color correction or stylization are problematic: naively applying image filters per frame or per view rarely produces satisfying results due to time and space inconsistencies. Our method preserves and stabilizes filter effects while being agnostic to the inner working of the filter. It captures filter effects in the gradient domain, then uses input frame gradients as a reference to impose temporal and spatial consistency. Our least‐squares formulation adds minimal overhead compared to naive data processing. Further, when filter cost is high, we introduce a filter transfer strategy that reduces the number of per‐frame filtering computations by an order of magnitude, with only a small reduction in visual quality. We demonstrate our algorithm on several camera array formats including stereo videos, light fields, and wide baselines.
Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia Coli in Urine Samples from Children and Adults in El-Beida City

This study was designed to investigate the distribution and antimicrobial resistance in urinary tract pathogens, primarily Escherichia coli, in two age groups, children 1-16 years and adults 17‐55 y, over a period of 6 months at Al Thawra Central Educational Hospital El – Beida City. A total of 265 mid-stream urine samples were collected and cultured, 99 (37.4%) samples isolated with E.coli growth and the remaining 166 (62.6%) samples were negative(found be sterile or another bacteriuria). E. coli was the most common pathogen in both age groups. E. coli resistance to ampicillin and trimethoprim was higher in children than in adults. Resistance to Colistin Sulphate, tobramycin and Cefamandole were higher in children than in adults. Levofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, Azithromycine and imipenem were found sensitivity in both groups. This data was described E.coli as the common causing of UTI and it showed the resistance of E.coli to several antibiotics. Depend on this study, the appropriate antibiotics for UTI are levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin.
SWOT ANALYSIS OF LAND CONSOLIDATION PROJECTS IN WESTERN LITHUANIA

The aim of this article is to distinguish strengths and weaknesses of land consolidation process, as well as to find out the opportunities of this process, and the threats which prevent the successful development of land consolidation process. With the purpose to achieve the goal, the SWOT analysis of five land consolidation projects in Western Lithuania was carried out. It was determined that the main weaknesses of the projects examined are as follows: land consolidation process involves only planning, and not the final clearing-up work of a territory; low activity of landowners; limited opportunities of some interested persons, who wish to participate in the process. Strengths are distinguished as follows: better conditions for the development of rural infrastructure; competitive agricultures are being formed; new jobs; a system of rational land use is being created; sustainable development is being planned. The majority of opportunities are linked with the influence of land consolidation project on other areas, i.e. areas that are not directly related to the result that land consolidation project aims at. Threats occur due to the fact that the authors of projects only copy the regulating provisions of land consolidation projects and do not get into a more comprehensive interpretation of norms of these provisions. Moreover, they do not give details on their analysis, interpretation, or at least their preliminary assessment. In a SWOT context, land consolidation projects prepared in Western Lithuania, are analogous to other land consolidation projects carried out in Lithuania.
Influence of ga3 and sa on growth and yield of Limonium var. misty blue

Present experiment was carried out to study the influence of GA3 and SA on growth and yield of Limonium var. Misty Blue at Greenhouse Complex, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari during September-2014 to May-2015. Results of the experiment revealed that application of salicylic acid @ 150 mg/l recorded significantly higher plant height (20.95 cm), minimum days to flowering (84.07) with maximum inflorescence length (172.90 cm) whereas application of gibberellic acid @ 200 mg/l recorded significantly maximum number of shoots per plant (1.80), flowering duration (16.60 days), weight of inflorescence per plant (79.24 g), number of inflorescences per plant (5.93) and vase life (6.13 days) in limonium flowers var. Misty Blue.
Factors Affecting Seller’s Reputation on Taiwan Auction Site: A Case Study for RuTen

This study mainly focuses on identifying and highlighting important factors which affect seller’s reputation on Taiwan online auction site. Using previous literatures, three individual factors and four transactional related factors are included to be checked whether these have significant impacts on seller’s reputation or not. Results indicate that three individual factors, quality of seller’s communication, quality of seller’s product delivery, and quality of seller’s product, all significantly affect seller’s total net reputation. In four transactional related factors, the influences of physical store, payment method, and reputation on Taiwan Yahoo on seller’s total net reputation and seller’s net reputation are significant. Finally, this study provides an insight into how these factors affect the online seller’s reputation, implicates these factors by tested results and suggests some possible methods to sellers to facilitate succeeding in much more online auctions.
Tag Recommendation for Short Arabic Text by Using Latent Semantic Analysis of Wikipedia

تتيح المواقع الاجتماعية للمستخدمين مشاركة المواد كالنصوص والصور، وتتيح حرية إضافة كلمات رئيسية لها تسمى أوسمة. ولكن الحرية لها مساوئ منها: التكرار الناتج عن عدم ضبط الكلمات، الغموض، التشتت، الأخطاء الإملائية، والتفرد، مما يعيق عمليات تنظيم واسترجاع البيانات في هذه الأنظمة. نهدف في هذا العمل إلى عرض نظام اقتراح أوسمة للنصوص العربية القصيرة بالاستفادة من الويكيبيديا العربية كمصدر للمعلومات، بحيث يتم توظيف تحليل الدلالات الكامنة لاكتشاف التشابه بين النص القصير ومقالات الويكيبيديا. وقد استخدم "أباتشي سبارك" للتعامل مع الحجم الضخم لمحتويات الويكيبيديا والعمليات الحسابية المعقدة لتحليل الدلالات الكامنة المستخدم لتحليل محتوى مقالات الويكيبيديا إلى ثلاث مصفوفات، وعند إدخال نص عربي قصير، يقوم النظام بمقارنته مع محتوى المقالات ويعطي كل مقالة وزنا حسب علاقتها وتشابهها مع النص المدخل، ثم يتم اختيار الأوسمة المرشحة من عناوين وتصنيفات المقالات الأكثر شبها بالنص. تم تقييم النظام المقترح اعتمادا على مجموعة من 100 نص قصير تم جمعها من موقع تويترفي ثلاث مجالات مختلفة و قام خبيران في كل مجال بتقييم الأوسمة التي أنتجها النظام. وقد حقق النظام المقترح 84.39% mean average precision و 96.53% mean reciprocal rank، مما يظهر مناسبة النظام ودقته لتوسيم النصوص العربية في حين أنه يواجه صعوبات تتعلق باللغة العربية وبتكرارات الكلمات النادرة. كما تم عرض تحليل دقيق ومناقشة لنتائج التقييم تتناول نقاط القوة والقصور في النظام إضافة إلى توصيات لتطوير العمل مستقبلا. كلمات مفتاحية: نصوص قصيرة، اقتراح أوسمة، اللغة العربية، ويكيبيديا، تحليل الدلالات الكامنة، سبارك
Hierarchical spacetime control

Specifying the motion of an animated linked figure such that it achieves given tasks (e.g., throwing a ball into a basket) and performs the tasks in a realistic fashion (e.g., gracefully, and following physical laws such as gravity) has been an elusive goal for computer animators. The spacetime constraints paradigm has been shown to be a valuable approach to this problem, but it suffers from computational complexity growth as creatures and tasks approach those one would like to animate. The complexity is shown to be, in part, due to the choice of finite basis with which to represent the trajectories of the generalized degrees of freedom. This paper describes new features to the spacetime constraints paradigm to address this problem. The functions through time of the generalized degrees of freedom are reformulated in a hierarchical wavelet representation. This provides a means to automatically add detailed motion only where it is required, thus minimizing the number of discrete variables. In addition the wavelet basis is shown to lead to better conditioned systems of equations and thus faster convergence.
“Febrile Status Epilepticus in Children- An Experience of a Tertiary Care Center from South India”

BACKGROUND: Febrile seizures are the most common neurologic disorder of infants and young children. Febrile status epilepticus (FSE), although rare is often a child’s first seizure. OBJECTIVES: This study is done to look into factors contributing to recurrence of seizures following febrile status epilepticus in children. METHODS: This is a cross sectional study done including all children between age 6 months to 5 years presenting with febrile status epilepticus, were analyzed for comparison between groups with and without recurrence of seizures. Electroencephalography, CSF analysis, MRI Brain and other tests were recorded. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data. RESULTS: A total of 292 children were presented with febrile seizures, of which 189(65%) have simple febrile seizures, 103(35%) children have complex febrile seizures. 16(5.5%) children presented with febrile status epilepticus (FSE). Mean age of presentation was 22.8 months. Mean duration of hospital stay was 7.6 days. All 16 children survived with no mortality. Three (18.75%) children developed subsequent seizures over one year, among them two have febrile seizure and another have afebrile seizure. No child has recurrent febrile status epilepticus. Two (66.6%) out of three children who had family history of epilepsy developed recurrent seizure (p <0.05). All patients with recurrence had mean duration of first seizure 100 minutes (p <0.05), prolonged duration of hospital stay and required multiple anti-epileptic drugs (AED'S) to control seizure during first episode (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Presence of family history of epilepsy, Long seizure duration, prolonged hospital stay and requirement of multiple AED’S at first admission were associated with recurrence. There is no mortality in our study.
Dynamic delta option strategy versus static futures strategy: Evidence from the NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe

This paper examines how the electricity options traded in the NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe financial markets are priced compared to the corresponding futures contracts. For that purpose, the dynamic delta-hedge portfolio is constructed using jointly quarterly options and the underlying futures contract. Given that the risk level of such portfolio is adjusted on a daily basis in a manner that it equals the corresponding static futures strategy. Thus we can directly calculate the price difference between the dynamic delta option strategy and the static futures strategy. We find some seasonality in the price differences between the static and dynamic strategies. When using calls, we find significant negative (positive) price difference during winter (summer) quarters. In contrast, for puts, we find significant positive price difference during the winter quarters but not during the summer quarters. We also find that the price differences are not related to the trends in electricity prices (i.e., increasing or decreasing electricity prices).
Thriving in Residential Learning Communities.

Our research presents a multi-institutional study on the concept of thriving in Residential Learning Communities (RLCs). The study utilizes the Thriving Quotient (Schreiner, 2010c) to research how RLCs at four U.S. institutions contribute to students’ academic engagement and performance, interpersonal relationships, and psychological well-being. Additionally, this study uses an institutional mapping inventory to examine how students’ thriving correlates with various components of RLCs (Inkelas et al., 2008), such as RLC size, theme, faculty involvement, budget, and linked courses. The data were analyzed using factor analysis tools and blocked linear regression to identify associations between RLC characteristics and the thriving outcomes. Results indicate that particular groups of students (women, first generation students), faculty involvement, and financial resources correlated with higher thriving in RLCs. The article concludes with implications and directions for future research.
Dynamic Style Analysis, Performance Evaluation and Investment Behavior of Global Bond Funds

Using a sample of 242 surviving and non-surviving global bond funds, we perform comprehensive analysis of the funds under style analysis. We find that style analysis is useful in explaining time-series and cross-sectional and in predicting future returns of global bond funds. The performance evaluation using the style-adjusted benchmark provides different reading from the evaluation using the broad-based benchmark. We also find that managers engage in investment behaviors that do not fully benefit investors, and some funds window dress their portfolio holdings prior to disclosure periods. Dynamic Style Analysis, Performance Evaluation and Investment Behavior of Global Bond Funds
Wasserstein Dictionary Learning: Optimal Transport-based unsupervised non-linear dictionary learning

This paper introduces a new nonlinear dictionary learning method for histograms in the probability simplex. The method leverages optimal transport theory, in the sense that our aim is to reconstruct histograms using so-called displacement interpolations (a.k.a. Wasserstein barycenters) between dictionary atoms; such atoms are themselves synthetic histograms in the probability simplex. Our method simultaneously estimates such atoms, and, for each datapoint, the vector of weights that can optimally reconstruct it as an optimal transport barycenter of such atoms. Our method is computationally tractable thanks to the addition of an entropic regularization to the usual optimal transportation problem, leading to an approximation scheme that is efficient, parallel and simple to differentiate. Both atoms and weights are learned using a gradient-based descent method. Gradients are obtained by automatic differentiation of the generalized Sinkhorn iterations that yield barycenters with entropic smoothing. Because of its formulation relying on Wasserstein barycenters instead of the usual matrix product between dictionary and codes, our method allows for nonlinear relationships between atoms and the reconstruction of input data. We illustrate its application in several different image processing settings.
Factions, frames, and postfeminism(s) in the Body Positive Movement

ABSTRACT How are contemporary post/feminisms like Body Positivity constituted in and through digital media cultures, and what are the consequences for diverse movement participants? This article analyzes tensions within the Body Positive Movement in North America through a discourse analysis of two sets of prominent blog articles from 2014 and 2016. We identify the coexistence of four social movement frames, termed Mainstream Body Positivity, Fat Positivity = Body Positivity, Radical Body Positivity, and Body Neutrality. Key differences between these frames often arise due to intersecting experiences of privilege and oppression within the movement, as well as disagreements between activists about whether the movement should focus on individualized, psychological issues such as body image or structural concerns such as size discrimination. Our findings reveal the coterminous existence and blurring of boundaries of various feminisms within Body Positivity, including forms that align with as well as those that challenge postfeminist sensibilities. This study 1) illustrates how feminist organizing in digital spaces continues to be shaped by unequal power dynamics and 2) deepens our understanding of the complex and multivocal nature of online feminist discourse.
THE ROLE OF 'GREENING' AND AN ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO ENHANCING CONSTRUCTION ERGONOMICS

Ecological engineering principles are being incorporated into the design of buildings and developments through green infrastructure, sustainable designs, green roofs and walls, and water sensitive urban design principles. However, there is a need to go further than this to incorporate ecology as the standard approach in not just design, but all aspects of construction, buildings, spaces, and places to complement the sustainable sites initiative. The objective is to establish the use of ecosystems as the interface between technology and the environment through the implementation of the biophilic design concept and feng shui principles as part of the sustainable sites initiative in construction. An extensive literature survey and critical analysis of existing construction sites constitutes the methodology adopted for the exploratory phase of an extended study. The initial scope of the study is limited to an existing construction site with an established site management approach and procedures. The research originality and value arises from the establishment and integration of ecology and the use of ecosystems in construction ergonomics, and psycho-therapeutic stress management orientation and interventions in an endeavour to enhance the sustainable sites initiative in construction.
Survey of Financial Characteristics of Consumers

Homes, automobiles, liquid assets, and life insurance accounted for a large share of consumer wealth in late 1962-$46 in every $100. About $17 in every $100 was invested in family businesses or professions, and, of the remainder, $31 was in investment assetsstocks, marketable bonds, real estate, and mortgages. The extent of ownership of these assets among families differed markedly, however, with some types of assets widely distributed while other types were highly concentrated. Six families in 10 owned their homes, 7 in 10 owned automobiles, 8 in 10 had liquid assets, and 6 in 10 had savings in life insurance. On the other hand, fewer than 2 families in 10 owned stocks, fewer than 2 in I 0 owned businesses, and only 2 in 100 owned marketable bonds. These are some of the findings from the Survey of Financial Characteristics of Consumers conducted for the Board of Governors by the Census Bureau in the spring and summer of 1963. This report presents highlights on the amount and composition of consumer wealth. Subsequent reports in the BULLETIN will present more detailed findings.
Design and study protocol of the maternal smoking cessation during pregnancy study,

Background: Maternal smoking is the most significant cause of preventable complications during pregnancy, with smoking cessation during pregnancy shown to increase birth weight and reduce preterm birth among pregnant women who quit smoking. Taking into account the fact that the number of women who smoke in Greece has increased steadily throughout the previous decade and that the prevalence of smoking among Greek females is one of the highest in the world, smoking cessation should be a top priority among Greek health care professionals. Methods/Design: The Maternal Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy Study (M-SCOPE), is a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) that aims to test whether offering Greek pregnant smokers a high intensity intervention increases smoking cessation during the third trimester of pregnancy, when compared to a low intensity intervention. Prospective participants will be pregnant smokers of more than 5 cigarettes per week, recruited up to the second trimester of pregnancy. Urine samples for biomarker analysis of cotinine will be collected at three time points: at baseline, at around the 32 week of gestation and at six months post partum. The control group/low intensity intervention will include: brief advice for 5 minutes and a short leaflet, while the experimental group/intensive intervention will include: 30 minutes of individualized cognitive-behavioural intervention provided by a trained health professional and a self-help manual especially tailored for smoking cessation during pregnancy, while counselling will be based on the ‘’5 As. ’’ After childbirth, the infants’ birth weight, gestational age and any other health related complications during pregnancy will be recorded. A six months post-partum a follow up will be performed in order to re-assess the quitters smoking status. Discussion: If offering pregnant smokers a high intensity intervention for smoking cessation increases the rate of smoking cessation in comparison to a usual care low intensity intervention in Greek pregnant smokers, such a scheme if beneficial could be implemented successfully within clinical practice in Greece. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT01210118
Corporate Governance and the Volatility of Volatility∗

This paper is the first to provide empirical evidence on the effect of internal and external corporate governance mechanisms on both the volatility of corporate performance and the volatility of the volatility, or vol-of-vol. Since high vol-of-vol stocks, that is stocks with high degrees of uncertainty about risk, significantly underperform low vol-of-vol stocks, it is crucial for managers not to ignore the connection between governance structures and the vol-of-vol. We deal with endogeneity concerns inherent in such analyses by also using option-implied volatilities that by their forward-looking nature cannot be the cause of observed governance structures. We find strong evidence that board size and managerial entrenchment reduce the volatility and, against our expectations, also reduce the vol-of-vol. As such, it may be beneficial for firms to insulate managers from the market for corporate control in order to reduce the uncertainty about future stock returns. Results are robust to a variety of different tests and model specifications. JEL classification: G31; G34; M52