Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mutual Coupling Compensation for Direction-of-Arrival Estimations Using the Receiving-Mutual-Impedance Method

A short review of the receiving-mutual-impedance method (RMIM) for mutual coupling compensation in direction finding applications using linear array is conducted. The differences between the conventional-mutual-impedance method (CMIM) and RMIM, as well as the three different determination methods for receiving mutual impedance (RMI), will be discussed in details. As an example, direction finding with better accuracies is used for demonstrating the superiority of mutual coupling compensation using RMIM.
Tumor therapy with Amanita phalloides (death cap): stabilization of B-cell chronic lymphatic leukemia.

BACKGROUND Molecular events that cause tumor formation upregulate a number of HOX genes, called switch genes, coding for RNA polymerase II transcription factors. Thus, in tumor cells, RNA polymerase II is more active than in other somatic cells. Amanita phalloides contains amanitin, inhibiting RNA polymerase II. Partial inhibition with amanitin influences tumor cell--but not normal cell--activity. OBJECTIVES To widen the treatment spectrum, homeopathic dilutions of Amanita phalloides, containing amanitin, were given to a patient with leukemia. Monitoring the leukemic cell count, different doses of amanitin were given. RESULTS The former duplication time of leukemic cells was 21 months. Within a period of 21 months, the cell count is stabilized to around 10(5)/μL. No leukemia-associated symptoms, liver damage, or continuous erythrocyte deprivation occur. CONCLUSIONS This new principle of tumor therapy shows high potential to provide a gentle medical treatment.
Petrogenesis and geotectonics of the Mikame ultramafic body, western Shikoku, Japan

The Mikame ultramafic body, located in westernmost central Shikoku, Japan, forms a nappe accompanied by the Maana Formation and low– to medium–pressure Oshima metamorphic rocks. This body is divided into the Shigiyama and Korotokibana masses. The Shigiyama mass is composed of very fresh dunite, wehrlite and pyroxenite; whereas the Korotokibana mass is composed of antigorite–bearing meta–serpentinite derived from dunite and wehrlite. Estimated equilibrium temperatures are 600–700 °C for the Shigiyama mass and 400–500 °C for the Kototokibana mass, respectively. The geological and petrological characteristics of the Mikame ultramafic rocks are similar to those of the Higo belt in central Kyushu, rather than those of the Mikabu and Kurosegawa belts, and the Mikame body is possibly equivalent to the Higo belt. The Shigiyama ultramafic rocks are subdivided into Mg– and Fe–rich suites based on their olivine and chromian spinel compositions. The Mg–rich suite is characterized by magnesian olivines (Fo84–92) and high–Cr# [= Cr/(Cr + Al) = 0.5–0.8] spinels. On the other hand, the Fe–rich suite contains less magnesian olivines (Fo74–88) and low–Cr# (= 0.3–0.4) spinels. The Mg– and Fe–rich suites of the Shigiyama ultramafic rocks are cumulates formed from depleted and less depleted magmas, respectively. The chemistry of the chromian spinels in the Mikame ultramafic rocks indicates that they formed by crystal accumulation from magmas generated in an arc setting. The Korotokibana meta– serpentinites resemble those from the Mariana forearc regarding their mineral assemblage, and olivine and chromian spinel compositions. The Korotokibana meta–serpentinites experienced dehydration at 400–500 °C, after serpentinization caused by addition of H2O released from a subducting slab, whereas the Shigiyama ultramafic rocks contain no evidence for dehydration. The Mikame ultramafic body may have been the lower forearc crust produced by magmas with various degrees of depletion, later subjected to diverse hydration and dehydration processes.
Pennsylvanian System of Four Corners Region

The Paradox basin, major area of tectonic subsidence in the Four Corners region, is, with its broad shelves and sediment-supplying highlands, more than 360 miles long in a northwest trend and about 180 miles wide in a northeast direction. Sediments of the Pennsylvanian system comprise the Atokan-early Desmoinesian shelf carbonates and fine clastics of the Molas and Pinkerton Trail formations; the Cherokee penesaline-saline-penesaline megacycle, interbedded with fine- to medium- and coarse-grained clastics from northeasterly sources which make up the Paradox formation; the Missouri to Virgil shelf carbonates grading westward into high-shelf dolomite and fine to medium clastics, and grading northeastward into coarse arkosic clastics to form the Honaker Trail formation; the ico transition facies from marine to non-marine conditions and encompassing beds which range in age from Desmoinesian (Marmaton) near the uplifts to Wolfcampian Hueco in the accessways to the southeast and northwest through which the latest Paleozoic seas withdrew from the region. Results of this investigation establish the existence of an important datum (the "P" datum) which is the top of the Paradox formation. This datum, over a great part of the region, is a disconformity which marks the end of Paradox penesaline deposition, and is a mappable surface critical in the evaluation of the sedimentational and structural history of the Paradox geosyncline. As new drilling proceeds in the wildcat areas of the region, the Pennsylvanian system will need to be subdivided into smaller time-stratigraphic units which are correlative with practical lithic units here named, so that they can be used with confidence by geologists working in the Four Corners region.
Detection of Brucella melitensis DNA in the milk of sheep after abortion by PCR assay

El diagnostico de laboratorio de brucelosis es generalmente realizado por metodos microbiologicos y serologicos. La prueba PCR es reconocida como una alternativa especifica y sensible para la deteccion de diferentes agentes bacterianos. Se realizo una evaluacion de la prueba PCR para la deteccion de ADN de Brucella melitensis en leche de oveja. Ciento dos muestras tomadas de ovejas postaborto fueron analizadas por metodos de cultivo bacteriologico, prueba PCR y prueba del anillo en leche (MRT). El PCR detecto ADN de B. melitensis en 24 (23,5%) de 102 muestras de leche, mientras que solamente 8 (7,8%) muestras de leche fueron positivas a B. melitensis por cultivo directo. El MRT detecto 28 (27,4%) muestras positivas de leche. El limite de deteccion de B. melitensis 16 M por PCR fue de 1,7x103-1,7x104 ufc/ml en leche inoculada. La concordancia entre PCR y MRT fue 96%. La sensibilidad diagnostica y la precision fueron determinadas como el 100% y el 81,3% respectivamente para la prueba de PCR y el 75% y el 75% para MRT. En conclusion, PCR es una herramienta muy util para el diagnostico rapido de B. melitensis en leche de oveja.
Search for B+ -->mu+ nu_mu with inclusive reconstruction at BaBar

We search for the purely leptonic decay $B^{\pm} \to \mu^{\pm} \nu_{\mu}$ in the full BaBar dataset, having an integrated luminosity of approximately 426 fb$^{-1}$. We adopt a fully inclusive approach, where the signal candidate is identified by the highest momentum lepton in the event and the companion $B$ is inclusively reconstructed without trying to identify its decay products. We set a preliminary upper limit on the branching fraction of $\BR(B^{\pm} \to \mu^{\pm} \nu_{\mu})<1.3 \times 10^{-6}$ at the 90% confidence level, using a Bayesian approach.
CARCASS AND MEAT QUALITY OF Z ŁOTNICKA S POTTED PIGS IN COMPARISON TO POLISH LARGE WHITE X P OLISH L ANDRACE CROSSBRED PIGS

The experiment was carried out on 32 purebred Zlotnicka Spotted pigs and 20 crossbreds Polish Large White x Polish Landrace. Rearing and feeding were similar for all animals. Zlotnicka Spotted fatteners were slaughtered at about 107 kg live body weight however crossbred pigs at about 119 kg live body weight according to the meat industry standards. Meat physico3chemical traits were determined in the longissimus lumborum (LL) muscle. The determined meat characteristics covered the pH 1 and pH u records, visual assessment of colour and exudation on fresh meat samples, drip loss, colorimeter Minolta measurements of lightness (L), a*, b* values and tenderness. Significance of differences (Duncan’s test) between groups was identified using STATISTICA 8.0 PL packet. Zlotnicka Spotted pigs showed lower body weight at slaughter and cold carcass weight (107.09 kg and 77.28 kg) than pigs from F 1 group (119.80 kg and 89.93 kg); P≤0.01. Carcass fatness as determined by mean backfat thicknes was smaller in crossbred pigs (2.01 cm) than in purebred fatteners (2.75 cm); P≤0.01. Zlotnicka Spotted pig’s meat showed a lower drip loss (P≤0.01), darker and more desirable colour (P≤0.01). Values of the all analysed traits were within ranges characterizing good meat quality of Zlotnicka Spotted pigs.
Forum Plant Introduction, Distribution, and Survival: a Case Study of the 1980 Sino-american Botanical Expedition

U nder the joint auspices of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Botanical Society of America, the 1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition (SABE) investigated the Shennongjia Forest District and the Metasequoia region of Lichuan Xian, in western Hubei Province, China. The expedition was remarkable for a number of reasons: (a) It was the first joint botanical collecting trip involving botanists from the United States and China since 1949; (b) the areas visited were of great botanical significance and high species diversity; (c) herbarium and germplasm collections were extensive, well documented, and accurately identified; and (d) living plants raised from seeds and cuttings collected during the expedition were widely distributed throughout North The Shennongjia Forest District was selected as the primary site of the expedition because of the high diversity of its temperate flora. The district, which was established as a distinct administrative unit in 1970, is located in the northwestern part of Hubei Province. It occupies an area of approximately 3250 square kilometers and is situated at 31˚15' to 31˚57' N latitude and 109˚56' to 110˚58' E longitude (figures 1, 2). The mountains in the Shennongjia Forest District are oriented in a nearly west–southwest to east–northeast direction and have an average elevation of 1800 meters (m); Laojun Shan (2936 m), Xiaoshennongjia (3005 m), Dashennongjia (3052 m), and Wuming Shan (3105 m) are the highest peaks in the district (Bartholomew et al. 1983a). Numerous scientific investigations of the Shennongjia Forest District have been conducted over the years; for an overview of these studies, see Bartholomew and colleagues (1983a). More recent botanical expeditions have examined the conservation status of specific taxa (Liu et al. 1999) and the status of various threatened plant communities (Deng et al. 2002, Jiang et al. 2002). Additional studies have documented the vegetable and crop germplasm resources of the area, including wild relatives and land races of economically important species (Liu and Du 1993). where he has worked since 1979. As a member of the arboretum staff, he has participated in numerous plant-collecting expeditions. His research interests include the evolution and natural history of Ginkgo biloba and the ecology of sprouting in trees following traumatic disturbance. different botanical institutions. The fact that 115 of these collections (45 percent) are represented by a single accession growing in a single location suggests that the plant introduction process is much more tenuous than has been generally assumed. This study also highlights …
alternative case

eScholarship provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide. The adoption of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) has been regarded as one of the most important strategies to address the issues of energy dependence, air quality, and, more recently, climate change. Despite decades of effort, we still face daunting challenges to promote wider acceptance of AFVs by the general public. More empirical analyses are needed to understand the technology adoption process associated with different market structures, the effectiveness of regulations and incentives, and the density of infrastructure adequate to reach sustainable commercial application. This paper compares the adoption of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in eight countries: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Italy, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the US. It examines the major policies aimed at promoting the use of NGVs, instruments for implementing those policies and targeting likely stakeholders, and a range of factors that influence the adoption of NGVs. The findings in this paper should be applicable to other AFVs. Abstract The adoption of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) has been regarded as one of the most important strategies to address the issues of energy dependence, air quality, and, more recently, climate change. Despite decades of effort, we still face daunting challenges to promote wider acceptance of AFVs by the general public. More empirical analyses are needed to understand the technology adoption process associated with different market structures, the effectiveness of regulations and incentives, and the density of infrastructure adequate to reach sustainable commercial application. This paper compares the adoption of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in eight countries: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Italy, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the US. It examines the major policies aimed at promoting the use of NGVs, instruments for implementing those policies and targeting likely stakeholders, and a range of factors that inﬂuence the adoption of NGVs. The ﬁndings in this paper should be applicable to other AFVs.
The Effect of Distance from Pollinizer Varieties on the Fruit Set on Trees in Plum and Apple Orchards

SummaryThe fruit set on plum trees decreased greatly with increase in distance from pollinizer trees, and less so with increase in distance from honey-bee colonies. Trees adjacent to pollinizers had a greater set on the sides facing the pollinizers than on their far sides. Parts of trees touching “ bouquets ” had a greater set than parts without bouquets.In an apple orchard with main variety and pollinizer trees in separate blocks, the fruit set was greater on the main variety trees adjacent to the pollinizers than on trees farther away. In an apple orchard with a pollinizer tree as every third tree in every third row, main variety trees had a greater fruit set, more seeds per fruit, and more carpels with seeds per fruit, on the sides near to their adjacent pollinizers than on their far sides. The fruit set, number of seeds per fruit, and number of carpels with seed per fruit, were greater the nearer the trees were to the adjacent pollinizer.These results are discussed in relation to the foraging behaviou.
A “Left Turn” in Latin America? Explaining the Left’s Resurgence

Abstract:The resurgence of leftist parties in recent Latin American elections is best understood as a regional wave, in which extreme socioeconomic inequality has generated broad support for leftist candidates in many countries, while international factors including the diffusion of democratic norms and increased economic integration have encouraged moderation among both leftist governments and their traditional antagonists. This leftward shift in electoral politics will most likely be an enduring feature of Latin America's democratic future.
Company Languages vs . ω-Languages in Regular Infinite Games

Infinite games are studied in a format where two players, called Player 1 and Player 2, generate a play by building up an ω-word as they choose letters in turn. A game is specified by the ω-language which contains the plays won by Player 2. We analyze ω-languages generated from certain classes K of regular languages of finite words (called ∗-languages), using natural transformations of ∗-languages into ω-languages. Winning strategies for infinite games can be represented again in terms of ∗-languages. Continuing work of Selivanov (2007) and Rabinovich et al. (2007), we analyze how these “strategy ∗-languages” are related to the original language class K. In contrast to that work, we exhibit classes K where strategy representations strictly exceed K.
Asymptotic Distribution of the Number of isolated Nodes in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks with Unreliable Nodes and Links

In this paper, we study the connectivity of wireless ad hoc networks that are composed of unreliable nodes and links by investigating the distribution of the number of isolated nodes. We assume that a wireless ad hoc network consists of n nodes distributed independently and uniformly in a unit-area disk or square. All nodes have the same maximum transmission radius rn, and two nodes have a link if their distance is at most rn. Nodes are active independently with probability 0 < p1 ≤ 1, and links are up independently with probability 0 < p2 ≤ 1. Nodes are said isolated if they do not have any links to active nodes. We show that if for some constant ξ, then the total number of isolated nodes (or isolated active nodes, respectively) is asymptotically Poisson with mean e-ξ (or p1e-ξ, respectively). In addition, in the secure wireless networks that adopt m-composite key predistribution schemes, a node is said isolated if it does not have a secure link. Let p denote the probability of the event that two neighbor nodes have a secure link. If all nodes have the same maximum transmission radius , the total number of isolated nodes is asymptotically Poisson with mean e-ξ.
Including the effects of pressure and stress in thermodynamic functions

Most applications of thermodynamic databases to materials design are limited to ambient pressure. The consideration of elastic contributions to thermodynamic stability is highly desirable but not straight‐forward to realise. We present examples of existing physical models for pressure‐dependent thermodynamic functions and discuss the requirements for future implementations given the existing results of experiments and first‐principles calculations. We briefly summarize the calculation of elastic constants and point out examples of nonlinear variation with pressure, temperature and chemical composition that would need to be accounted for in thermodynamic databases. This is particularly the case if a system melts from different phases at different pressures. Similar relations exist between pressure and magnetism and hence set the need to also include magnetic effects in thermodynamic databases for finite pressure. We present examples to illustrate that the effect of magnetism on stability is strongly coupled to pressure, temperature, and external fields. As a further complication we discuss dynamical instabilities that may appear at finite pressure. While imaginary phonon frequencies may render a structure unstable and destroy a crystal lattice, the anharmonic effects may stabilize it again at finite temperature. Finally, we also outline a possible implementation scheme for strain effects in thermodynamic databases.
A new species of Xenotrichulidae (Gastrotricha) from southern and southeastern USA

Une nouvelle espece de Xenotrichulidae (Gastrotricha) des cotes sud et sud-est des USA. Un nouveau gastrotriche, Xenotrichula paralineata sp. nov., recolte dans le Golfe de Biloxi, Mississippi, est decrit. L'espece est caracterisee comme la seule espece de taille moyenne chez les Xenotrichulides, sans tentacules, porteuse de cirres locomoteurs de memes tailles, d'ecailles dorsales pedonculees, de pluria ovoides, d'un groupe oval de 14 ecailles transverses au sommet de la tete, de 9 ecailles medianes par branche furcale, de cirres au-dela de la gouttiere a U47 et d'une indentation furcale jusqu'a U82. L'espece est ici differenciee de son espece jumelle mediterraneenne Xenotrichula lineata Schrom, 1972.
Mechanical factors affecting the estimation of tibialis anterior force using an EMG-driven modelling approach

The tibialis anterior (TA) muscle plays a vital role in human movement such as walking and running. Overuse of TA during these movements leads to an increased susceptibility of injuries e.g. chronic exertional compartment syndrome. TA activation has been shown to be affected by increases in exercise, age, and the external environment (i.e. incline and footwear). Because activation parameters of TA change with condition, it leads to the interpretation that force changes occur too. However,activation is only an approximate indicator of force output of a muscle. Therefore, the overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the parameters affecting accurate measure of TA force, leading to development of a subject-specific EMG-driven model, which takes into consideration specific methodological issues. The first study investigated the reasons why the tendon excursion and geometric method differ so vastly in terms of estimation of TA moment arm. Tendon length changes during the tendon excursion method, and location of the TA line of action and irregularities between talus and foot rotations during the geometric method, were found to affect the accuracy of TA moment arm measurement. A novel, more valid, method was proposed. The second study investigated the errors associated with methods used to account for plantar flexor antagonist co-contraction. A new approach was presented and shown to be, at worse, equivalent to current methods, but allows for accounting throughout the complete range of motion. The final study utilised the outputs from studies one and two to directly measure TA force in vivo. This was used to develop, and validate, an EMG-driven TA force model. Less error was found in the accuracy of estimating TA force when the contractile component length changes were modelled using the ankle, as opposed to the muscle. Overall, these findings increase our understanding of not only the mechanics associated with TA and the ankle, but also improves our ability to accurately monitor these.
Impacts of liming with fertdolomite on maize and wheat yields

The stationary field experiment with increasing rates (0, 3.5, 7.0 and 14.0 t/ha) of fertdolomite (3, 0 N + 2, 5% P2O5 + 3, 0% K2O) was started in autumn of 2011 on acid soil in Osijek-Barannya County. The experiment was arranged by the randomized block design in four replicates (basic plot 112.5 m2). Maize (2012) and winter wheat (2012/2013) were grown on the experiment.The growing season 2012 was particulary unfavorable for maize growing because of drought and high air-temperatures. Precipitation in July and August were only 52 mm or about 50% lower in comparison with the 30-year average. At the same period of 2012 average air-temperature was for 3.8 oC higher. For this reason, maize was harvested at beginning of September or three weeks before usual term. Average yield of maize in the experiment was only 2.71 t/ha as result of unfertised cobs and 65% female-sterille plants due to unfavorable weather during pollination/silking stage of maize. However, the growing seaosn 2012/2013 was relatively favorable and average yield of wheat was 7.64 t/ha. By liming with fertdolomite, grain yields of wheat were increased up to 22% and application of fertdolomite in amount of 7.0 t/ha was adequate.