Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Forward Guidance and Expectation Formation: A Narrative Approach

Les indications prospectives des banques centrales sont une declaration dans laquelle ces dernieres donnent des informations directes sur l’orientation probable de la politique monetaire. Elles ont pour objectif d’influencer les anticipations de taux d’interet. Mais comment y parviennent-elles au juste? Pour etudier cette question, j’ai produit des donnees comprenant les indications prospectives et leurs attributs, les projections et les assouplissements quantitatifs de banques centrales, que je combine ensuite avec des donnees d’enquete. Je constate qu’en reaction a une modification des indications prospectives, les previsionnistes modifient en moyenne de 5 points de base (0,05 %) leurs previsions de taux d’interet dans la direction voulue. Le resultat n’est pas attribuable aux effets des informations des banques centrales : pour former leurs anticipations a l’egard des taux, les previsionnistes ne tiennent compte que de leurs propres previsions d’inflation et de croissance, negligeant celles de la banque centrale. Je demontre aussi que les indications prospectives odysseennes (avec engagement) sont extremement rares, mais qu’elles peuvent beaucoup amplifier les effets sur la formation des anticipations.
Promoting Resilience in Self-Management (PRISM): Adverse Childhood Experiences and Impacts on Emotion Regulation

3 Introduction.4 Adverse Childhood Experiences.4 Adverse Childhood Experiences in Vulnerable Populations.5 ACEs, Emotion Regulation, & Mental Health.6 Current Study.8 Methods.10 Research Setting.10 Measures.10 Results.12 Demographic Variables.12 Key Variable Means and SD.12 Correlations. 14 PRISM Impacts on Key Variables of Interest.14 Discussion.15 Implications.18 Conclusion.18 References.20 Tables.29 PRISM: ACES AND IMPACTS ON EMOTION REGULATION 3
AN IMPROVED PROPOSED APPROACH FOR HANDWRITTEN ARABIC SIGNATURE RECOGNITION

Handwritten signature recognition plays an important part in our life and especially in security applications. The proposed handwritten signature recognition system is implemented via many steps such as Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), feature vector generation, fusion between feature vectors, then applying Support Vector Machine (SVM). These steps are applied for identification and verification of signatures. The results obtained from the verification process are better than the results obtained from the identification under the same circumstances
Towards providing unified access to cloud data storage services / by Rene Nowak

With an increasing number of devices using applications, the amount of data that has to be managed has grown rapidly. This means, that scalability of databases gets more and more important. So in the last years so called not only SQL (NoSQL) databases have become popular because they can be distributed more easy than traditional relational databases.The problem is, that different data stores use different ways to manage their data and provide specific interfaces to persist and load this data sets. This makes it hard for application developers to use this new technologies in their applications. So using different types of persistence, as described in the polyglot persistence model, means that a lot of code has to be written for covering the different APIs. The following thesis describes and presents a solution to access different types of data storage through one interface. Therefore, the differences between the management and storage of data are described and discussed. Based on this discussion, a common interface will be designed. Because the API can not cover all different functionalities, developers will also get the possibility to access specific libraries, to use special functions for a data store. This means, that data can be stored where it fits best, without losing any functionality or flexibility. In some cases, it is useful to move data from one data store to another. This often requires a lot of migration code to read and write data. In this thesis, we will also present a solution for this problem and a prototype implementation of this feature will be discussed.
Inion Not a Reliable Landmark of the Torcula in Posterior Fossa Craniotomies

Background: Sub-occipital craniotomies are used in surgical approaches into the posterior cranial fossa. The inion is used as an extracranial landmark of the torcula in burr hole placement. However, inadvertent damage to the torcula and the related sinuses due to variant intracranial location of the torcula has been reported. This study aimed at determining the position of the torcula in relation to the inion. Method: 40 adult open skulls were obtained and the positional relationship between the inion and the torcula assessed. Results: The torcula was at the same level with the inion in half of the cases (50%), below it in 12 cases (30%), and above in 8 cases (20%). The position above the inion ranged from 0.38 to 2.40 cm and below it from 0.75 to 2.45 cm. Conclusion: The torcula lies either at the level of the inion in only half of the cases. The surgeon should augment this physical landmark with radiographs to avoid iatrogenic injuries. Keywords: Inion, Posterior fossa, Craniotomies
Guide to Leading a Patient with Symptoms of an Acute Respiratory Infection during a Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)

BACKGROUND: Over 500 viruses and bacteria primarily cause respiratory infections. During COVID-19 pandemic, these respiratory infections remain; i.e., COVID-19 has no ability to suppress these infections from the circulation. Therefore, it is very important to differentiate respiratory infections from COVID-19. Proving the presence of COVID-19 with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is not evidence that the disease was caused by this virus. Possible options are: First, a random encounter of the virus in the patient’s upper respiratory tract; second, further possible colonization with a coronavirus (or with COVID-19); the third option is to have an infection; and the fourth possibility is to have a disease or COVID-19 upper respiratory infection. Unfortunately, the method with PCR, although it is with high sensitivity and specificity, does not help us to distinguish which of these four possibilities are in question. AIM: We aimed to present a guide to leading a patient with symptoms of an acute respiratory infection during a coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). RESULTS: A pandemic of COVID-19 shows that many patients get primary viral pneumonia, but people with normal immune system have no problem recovering. People with reduced immunity die from COVID-19, as opposed to the pandemic influenza virus. It is indirectly concluded that COVID-19 in itself is not very virulent, but it weakens the immunity of those infected who already have some condition and impaired immunity. The available scientific papers show that there is no strong cytokine response, patients have leukopenia and lymphopenia, some patients have a decrease in CD4 T-lymphocytes. From the results of the autopsies available so far, it is clear that there are very few inflammatory cells in the lungs and a lot of fluid domination. Hence, SARS-Cov-2 only somehow speeds up the decline in immunity. The previously published radiographic findings of COVID-19 patients, gave a characteristic findings of the presence of multifocal nodules, described as milky glass, very often localized in the periphery of the lung. Whether it is typical pneumonia, atypical, viral, mixed-type pneumonia, or mycotic pneumonia, it can progress to severe pneumonia. The pneumonia becomes severe when breathing is over 30/min; diastolic pressure below 60 mmHg; low partial oxygen pressure in the blood (PaO2/FiO2 <250 mmHg) (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa); massive pneumonia, bilateral or multilayered lung X-ray; desorientation; leukopenia; and increased urea. CONCLUSION: Patients with COVID-19 placed in intensive care units should be led by a team of anesthesiologists with an infectious disease specialist or an anesthesiologist with a pulmonologist. Critical respiratory parameters should be peripheral oxygen saturation <90%, PaO2/FiO2 ratio 100 or <100, tachycardia above 110/min.
INVESTIGATING HUNGARIAN EFL LEARNERS’ COMPREHENSION OF AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS SPEECH VARIETIES OF ENGLIS H: A TWO-PHASE STUDY

The aim of the present research is to investigate H ungarian EFL learners’ comprehension of English speech varieties, and how the learners relate to ac cents of English on the level of attitudes, using t he theoretical framework of English as a lingua franca. The invest igation includes two phases: a quantitative questio nnaire study with a comprehension task complemented by a q ualitative follow-up study. The participants of the first phase consist of 62 secondary school learners of En glish; 5 learners from the same population particip ate in the follow-up study. The findings reveal that the RP (r eceived pronunciation) English speech variety recor ded for ELT purposes is the most understandable for the lea rners, while unfamiliar or non-native accents pose a considerable challenge to understanding. Comprehens ion is influenced by a set of intertwined factors, including proficiency, language awareness and exposure to Eng lish speech. The participants are generally more appreciative of native speaker speech varieties, wh ile t ey judge non-native varieties unfavourably, a ttaching further meanings and values to accents. The learner s’ judgement of speech varieties is related to thei r id ntity as well as their personal and cultural affiliations, w hich also seems to be related to their motivation.
InSAR phase estimation advances for high-resolution TanDEM-X DEM generation

Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) is nowadays a well established technique for the retrieval of ground topography from radar space-borne sensors. The TanDEM-X mission has provided high-resolution data at the X-band in a bistatic configuration, allowing for the generation of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) products with an unprecedented level of accuracy and resolution. The DEM quality is strongly influenced by the processing technique that is used for the retrieval of the interferometric phase from noisy SAR acquisitions. For this reason, the development of advanced processing techniques able to preserve DEM’s resolution and accuracy is a critical step for the whole interferometric processing chain. In this work, we present the last advances for the retrieval of the interferometric phase and assess the performance on the generated DEM.
A Multi Sensor Approach to Forest Type Mapping for Advancing Monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in Myanmar

Monitoring forests is important for measuring overall success of the 2030 Agenda because forests play an essential role in meeting many Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially SDG 15. Our study evaluates the contribution of three satellite data sources (Landsat-8, Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1) for mapping diverse forest types in Myanmar. This assessment is especially important because Myanmar is currently revising its classification system for forests and it is critical that these new forest types can be accurately mapped and monitored over time using satellite imagery. Our results show that using a combination of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 yields the highest accuracy (89.6% ± 0.16 percentage point(pp)), followed by Sentinel-2 alone (87.97% ± 0.11 pp) and Landsat-8 (82.68% ± 0.13 pp). The higher spatial resolution of Sentinel-2 Blue, Green, Red, Narrow Near Infrared and Short Wave Infrared bands enhances accuracy by 4.83% compared to Landsat-8. The addition of the Sentinel-2 Near Infrared and three Vegetation Red Edge bands further improve accuracy by 0.46% compared to using only Sentinel-2 Blue, Green, Red, Narrow Near Infrared and Short Wave Infrared bands. Adding the radar information from Sentinel-1 further increases the accuracy by 1.63%. We were able to map the two major forest types, Upper Moist and Upper Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest, which comprise 90% of our study area. Accuracies for these forest types ranged from 77 to 96% depending on the sensors used, demonstrating the feasibility of using satellite data to map forest categories from a newly revised classification system. Our results advance the ongoing development of the National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) by the Myanmar Forest Department and United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO) and facilitates future monitoring of progress towards the SDGs.
Biological control trials against aphid vector species using phytosyme, Pistacia lentiscus and Vitex agnus-castus oils

Fruit tree crops in Tunisia suffer from different incurable viral diseases that are easily transmissible by aphis vectors. To face these natural enemies, abusive use of pesticides threatens permanently the public health throughout environmental pollution and the jam from residues. In the frame of this work, certification plants deriving from the sanitation process by in vitro culture have been diagnosed. Then, biological control trials against aphid vector species were carried out in vitro, meaning a synthetic enzyme, Pistacia lentiscusandVitex agnus-castus oils. As results, ELISA serological analysis proved the effectiveness of shoot-tip-grafting in virus elimination and the production of “healthy” certified material. As well, the DL50 of phytosyme has been evaluated to 1% concentration and a TL50 to 24 hours. As for the essential oils used, DL50 of pistachio oil was assessed to 0.1% and a TL50 of 24h for A. gossypii and 48h for l’A. spiraecola and M. persicae. Vitex agnuscastus oilsreacted more effectively against A. gossypii with the same DL50 and TL50 values. However, the different assays were more effective by contact then by systemic treatment. These encouraging fundings have to be re-investigated in vivo to verify their efficiency, field stability and to determine their afterglow period which plays an important role in the success of the biocontrol.
Gluten-free Products in the UK Retail Environment. Availability, Pricing, Consumer Opinions in a Longitudinal Study

Gluten free products are essential for people who suffer from coeliac disease or have a more generic gluten intolerance. In both instances people are forced to resort to consuming gluten free (GF) foods. We carried out two online surveys to gauge the sentiments from people purchasing GF produce, and we carried out two retail observation studies. These studies were carried out in 2015 and repeated again 2019. Bread was the most commonly purchased GF product, but also the most complained about GF product, both from a quality and a price point of view. These sentiments did not change much from 2015 to 2019. One clear set of trends was that people purchased less specialty flour and raising agent when comparing 2019 to 2015, and they did less home-baking over the same period. Furthermore, the decrease in home-baking coincided with a relative increase in satisfaction in the quality of GF products. With regards to observations made across 11 supermarkets, we observed an overall increase in the number of GF line items, with the budget supermarkets offering a very small selection of produce labelled as GF in 2019 only. Our research shows that the relative cost of GF items increased from 2015 to 2019, with the average price ratio of GF food to non-GF foods rising from 3.2 to 4.1 across all UK supermarkets. Ultimately, GF produce cost significantly more compared to similar, gluten-containing foods, while many of the GF products, especially GF breads, still underperform when it comes to the perceived quality and value for money.
The Volatility Effect in Value and Growth Stocks: Evidence from India

The paper studies the strength of low-risk anomaly in value stocks (low price-to earnings ratio stocks) and growth stocks (high price-to-earnings stocks) among the universe of listed stocks in the Indian equity market. It studies stocks listed on National Stock Exchange (NSE) for the period from January 1995 to April 2017. It provides evidence that in the Indian equity market, low risk anomaly and value effect, both exists. The universe of value stocks delivers higher excess returns than the universe of growth stocks. Low risk anomaly enhances the performance of a portfolio consisting of value stocks. It also decreases the negative excess returns delivered by a portfolio of growth stocks. A portfolio consisting of lowest risk value stocks outperforms a portfolio consisting of lowest risk growth stocks as well as the benchmark portfolio. The excess returns are highest for a portfolio of lowest risk value stocks. The worst investment strategy is investing in a portfolio of highest risk growth stocks. The long-short strategy in growth stocks delivers positive excess returns coupled with high standard deviation. The study provides a framework for an implementable strategy for practitioners to enhance investment returns. JEL Classification: G11, G12, G14, G15
Enzymatic Modification of Milk Proteins for the Preparation of Low Fat Dahi

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of transglutaminase addition on the rheological and sensory properties of low-fat set dahi. The enzyme was added to low fat milk after preheat treatment at the rate of 5 U/g of protein for cow milk and 3 U/g of protein for buffalo milk. Once desired cross-linkage was obtained, transglutaminase was inactivated by heat before culturing. Transglutaminase treatment resulted in improvement of the rheological and sensory properties of dahi prepared from cow or buffalo skim milk and partially skimmed milk. It improved the water-holding capacity up to 85% in skim milk dahi and up to 90% in partially skimmed milk dahi, and firmness up to 1.1 N in cow skim milk dahi and up to 1.8 N in cow partially skimmed milk dahi; these values were almost double in low-fat buffalo milk dahi. Syneresis, appearance and consistency of the final product were also improved. The high gel strength improved the storage stability of treated dahi at refrigerated temperature up to 2 weeks. Practical Applications Dahi is the most important fermented milk product used in India from time immemorial. In Indian system of medicine (Ayurveda), dahi has been strongly recommended for curing ailments like dyspepsia, dysentery and other gastrointestinal disorders. This product is also believed to improve appetite and vitality. Dahi is a very nourishing food. It is available as source of protein, essential vitamins and minerals. It is also a rich source of calcium and riboflavin. We consider the low fat dahi, which provides all the benefits of Dahi without the bad effects of milk fat. As the reduction of fat from milk affects the quality of dahi such as viscosity, gelation, water-holding capacity, etc. Through this study, it was observed that the application of transglutaminase pretreatment is a promising alternative to improve textural properties of low fat dahi. Enzymatic cross-linking of milk proteins results in specific changes in product microstructure; this helps to produce good quality dahi from skim milk or partially skimmed milk.
Crop-weed Competition Studies in Summer Sown Blackgram (Vigna mungo L)

A field experiment was conducted for two summer reasons to identify critical period in irrigated summer sown blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) at Kanpur. Unchecked weed competition throughout the crop growth period caused a reduction of 40.10% in seed yield. Initial weed condition for the first 10 days after sowing did not cause significant loss in yield. Weed-free conditions maintained 40 days after sowing could not bring significant increase in seed yield. The critical period of crop-weed competition thus lies between 10–40 days after sowing in irrigated summer sown blackgram.
- 1-Behavioural Heterogeneity in Wine Investments †

We introduce a heterogeneous agent model to explain the dynamics of fine wine investments. Our results show evidence of the existence of both fundamentalists – those who trade on mean-reversion towards a fair value – and chartists – those who extrapolate recently observed price trends – in the wine market. Moreover, we document that market participants switch between the two trading strategies, allocating more weight to the strategy that has been the most accurate in forecasting wine index values in the recent past. This switching behaviour can explain the large variations in index values (bubbles and crashes) that are observed in the fine wine market. JEL Codes: C22; G11.
TUBAL TONSIL OF GOATS

Histoenzymic studies were conducted on the lymphoid tissue in tubal tonsil of six male crossbred goats of six months of age. Tonsillar lymphoid tissue could be located in the lateral wall of nasopharynx, ventral to the auditory tube opening. The surface epithelium of the tubal tonsil was of pseudostratified ciliated columnar type with basal, supporting and goblet cells. Above the dome of lymphoid nodules, the epithelium was modified into a follicle associated epithelium (FAE), also called lympho-epithelium. The surface of tubal tonsil showed folds and invaginations which formed crypts. The lamina propria-submucosa presented dome-like accumulation of primary and secondary lymphoid nodules. The tubal tonsil was not encapsulated. The fibroblastic reticular cell (FRC) in lamina propria were acidphosphatase (ACP) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) positive and gave a reticular reaction in the parafollicular and internodular regions and linear reaction in the capsule of lymphatic nodules. The FRC around the lymphatic nodules and internodular regions, 50 *Corresponding author: @kvasu.ac. in indu 1* 2 3 4 Indu V. R. , Lucy K. M. , Maya S. and Ashok N. Department of Veterinary Anatomy & Histology College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy680651, India 2 4 Controller of Examinations, Registrar, KVASU, Pookode the follicular dendritic cells (FDC) in dome, corona and FAE and the B-cell area lymphocytes showed ATPase activity. The intercellular spaces between FAE and the basement membrane, internodular area and mantle zone of the lymphoid nodules showed alphanaphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE) activity in the cytoplasm of T-lymphocytes and macrophages. Both microscopic and histoenzymic studies suggested that the tubal tonsils were histologically mature as a local defence mechanism against the harmful substances to be encountered from the environment.
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Thin film encapsulation for the organic light-emitting diodes display via atomic layer deposition Yun Li, Yingfei Xiong, Huizhi Yang, Kun Cao, Rong Chen State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People’s Republic of China; and School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People’s Republic of China State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People’s Republic of China; and China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People’s Republic of China State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People’s Republic of China; and School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, People’s Republic of China Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: rongchen@mail.hust. edu.cn This paper has been selected as an Invited Feature Paper. Received: 28 August 2019; accepted: 9 October 2019