Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Personal Impulsivity Mediates the Effects of Neuromodulation in Economic Intertemporal Choices: A Pilot Study

Barbara Colombo1, Paola Iannello2, Gugliemo Puglisi3, Alessandro Antonietti2 1 Department of Psychology, Neuroscience Lab, Champlain College, 163 South Willard Street, Burlington, 05401 VT, USA 2 Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 1, 20122 Milano, Italy 3 Laboratory of Motor Control, Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano and Humanitas Research Hospital, IRCCS, Via Viotti, 3/5 20133, Milano, Italy
A NOVEL UNITY POWER FACTOR INPUT STAGE WITH RESONANT DC LINK INVERTER FOR AC DRIVES

This work describes a novel method in improving the input current total harmonic distortion as well as power factor of a three-phase resonant DC link inverter circuit. In this method, three bidirectional switches comprising MOSFET and four diodes are used across the three-phase supply and load. Also, resonant circuit with small inductor and capacitor is used to reduce the switching losses of the inverter. In a three-phase rectifier only two diodes conduct at any given time. As a result, the current in the third phase is zero. But in this method, the bidirectional switch corresponding to the third phase is turned ON. Once the input voltage crosses zero-voltage axes, the corresponding switch will be triggered. Each bidirectional switch receives a pulse of 30° in width following the zero-crossing point of corresponding phase voltage. The closing of bidirectional switches provides an alternate path for the input current to flow. The analysis and simulation of three phase rectifier with bi directional switches, experimental results of the inverter are also presented in this paper.
CHAOTIC LOW-FREQUENCY FLUCTUATIONS OF LASER DIODE EMISSION AT INJECTION CURRENTS ABOVE THRESHOLD

A complex chaotic behavior can be found in nonlinear dynamics of laser diode emission, only under optical feedback conditions provided by an external reflector. One of the most studied issues on chaotic dynamics is low-frequency fluctuations (LFF) which occur at laser diode operation near lasing threshold. In this paper an extensive analysis of LFF regime of an external cavity – semiconductor laser system has been carried out. Data about the stability of LFF regimes for different sets of experimental parameters are shown. The injection current was adjusted at values near and over laser threshold current. Stable LFF regimes were obtained at current values above the threshold current only in certain conditions. These depend on intrinsic properties of semiconductor active region, namely, instabilities of mode-hoping type that are observed when the laser emission is obtained without feedback.
Gender, Social Class, the Life Course, and Adjustment

We used national panel data collected between 1980 and 1997 to classify 208 people’s openended responses to a question on why their marriages ended in divorce. Infidelity was the most commonly reported cause, followed by incompatibility, drinking or drug use, and growing apart. People’s specific reasons for divorcing varied with gender, social class, and life course variables. Former husbands and wives were more likely to blame their ex-spouses than themselves for the problems that led to the divorce. Former husbands and wives claimed, however, that women were more likely to have initiated the divorce. People who attributed the cause of the divorce to the relationship itself, rather than to internal (self) or external factors, tended to have the best postdivorce adjustment.
HURRICANES AND CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS: IMPACTS, RECOVERY PATTERNS, AND ROLE IN LONG‐TERM DECLINE

The decline of corals on tropical reefs is usually ascribed to a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors, but the relative importance of these causes remains unclear. In this paper, we attempt to quantify the contribution of hurricanes to Caribbean coral cover decline over the past two decades using meta-analyses. Our study included published and unpublished data from 286 coral reef sites monitored for variable lengths of time between 1980 and 2001. Of these, 177 sites had experienced hurricane impacts during their period of survey. Across the Caribbean, coral cover is reduced by ∼17%, on average, in the year following a hurricane impact. The magnitude of this immediate loss increases with hurricane intensity and with the time elapsed since the last impact. In the following year, no further loss is discernible, but the decline in cover then resumes on impacted sites at a rate similar to the regional background rate of decline for nonimpacted sites. There is no evidence of recovery to a pre-storm state for at least eight years after impact. Overall, coral cover at sites impacted by a hurricane has declined at a significantly faster rate (6% per annum) than nonimpacted sites (2% per annum), due almost exclusively to higher rates of loss in the year after impact in the 1980s. While hurricanes, through their immediate impacts, appear to have contributed to changing coral cover on many Caribbean reefs in the 1980s, the similar decline in coral cover at impacted and nonimpacted sites in the 1990s suggests that other stressors are now relatively more important in driving the overall pattern of change in coral cover in this region. The overall lack of post-hurricane recovery points to a general impairment of the regeneration potential of Caribbean coral reefs.
Secondary Structure of Butyrylcholinesterase

Objective: Butyrylcholinesterase, a protein from the esterase family of enzymes, has been shown to modulate the expression of insulin resistance syndrome. In order to identify related proteins with more well established functions, the current in silico work was done to delineate the secondary structure of the enzyme and compare it with other proteins of similar structure. The purpose was to predict possible role(s) of BchE in comparison to related proteins based on their secondary structures. Methods: With the input as amino acid sequences of BchE, we obtained the secondary structure using the SOPM tool. From the Protein Data Bank (PDB) database we compared the secondary structure of BchE with those
Effects of Seed Weight on the Germination of Six Commonly Cultivated Crops in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria

Germination involves the emergence of the plumule and radical from formally dormant seeds into viable seedlings. Seed weight and seasonal variations seem to affect seed germination. Thus, effect of seed weight on germination was investigated over wet and dry seasons in maize, rice, melon, beans, groundnut and okra. This experiment was conducted at the Botanical Garden of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria. First, viability tests were conducted following standard procedures and methods. Percentage viabilities for the seeds were tested before actual experimentation. The actual experiment was conducted with seeds sown at the soil surface on sandy-loamy soils dug and packed into polyethylene bags measuring 50cm in diameter by 40cm high and thoroughly watered. Germination percentages were least in the light-weighted seeds, followed by intermediate-weighted seeds while heavy weighted seeds showed the highest germination rates. Seed weight had tremendous influence on germination since increasing seed weight led to a corresponding increase in germination percentages. It was suggested that heavierweighted seeds should be used in preference to lighter-weighing seeds as a production strategy for the six studied crops. Also, the vagaries of weather did not have any significant impacts on germination percentages of most crops, as long as proper irrigation was employed.
A theory of limits in artificial selection

(1) The paper presents a theory of selection limits in artificial selection. It is, however, developed primarily in terms of single genes. (2) For a single gene with selective advantage s, the chance of fixation (the expected gene frequency at the limit) is a function only of Ns, where N is the effective population size. In artificial selection based on individual measurements, where the selection differential is ī standard deviations, the expected Limit of individual selection in any population is a function only of Nī. (3) For low values of Nī, the total advance by selection is, for additive genes, 2N times the gain in the first generation but may be much greater than this for recessives, particularly if their initial frequency is low. (4) The half-life of any selection process will, for additive genes, not be greater than 1.4 N generations but may for rare recessives equal 2N. (5) The effect of an initial period of selection or inbreeding or of both together on the limits in further selection is discussed. It appears that the effects of restrictions in population size on the selection limit may be a useful diagnostic tool in the laboratory. (6) The treatment can be extended to deal with the limits of further selection after the crossing of replicate lines from the same population when the initial response has ceased. (7) In a selection programme of individual selection of equal intensity in both sexes, the furthest limit should be attained when half the population is selected from each generation. (8) The treatment can also be extended to include selection based on progeny or family records. Consideration of the optimum structure, as far as the limit is concerned, shows that the use of the information on relatives is always a sacrifice on the eventual limit for the sake of immediate gain in the early generations. The loss may, however, be small in large populations.
On the Logical Complexity of Autosegmental Representations (DRAFT, April 24, 2017)

Autosegmental mapping from disjoint strings of tones and tone-bearing units, a commonly used mechanism in phonological analyses of tone patterns, is shown to not be definable in monadic second-order logic. This is abnormally complex in comparison to other phonological mappings, which have been shown to be monadic second-order definable. In contrast, generation of autosegmental structures from strings is demonstrated to be first-order definable.
Seasonal and fine-scale spatial drift patterns in a tufadepositing barrage hydrosystem

We examined seasonal patterns of drifting macroinvertebrates, and transported moss and (in)organic particulate matter at a fine spatial scale within the tufa-depositing barrage hydrosystem of Plitvice Lakes, Croatia. Samples were collected at six sites along a stream reach during autumn, winter, spring and summer. The sampling sites differed in flow velocity, depending on their position within the study reach and distance from tufa barriers and associated waterfalls. Seasonality was pronounced for most physico-chemical measurements. The highest concentrations of transported (in)organic particulate matter, being related to increased amounts of moss in transport, were observed in autumn. Drift densities were highest at tufa barriers that had higher flow velocities. Drift abundance partially followed the seasonal pattern in transported (in)organic matter. Autumn peaks in drift of Oligochaeta, Coleoptera as well as some Diptera and Trichoptera were related to increased moss and particulate matter quantities, while observed increases in drifting Nematoda, Cladocera, Copepoda, Ephemeroptera, Simuliidae and Chironomidae in spring and summer were probably due to distribution shifts of larvae or to higher seston levels originating from the upstream lake. Although we found that faster flowing stream sites generally had higher drift densities, there typically was no significant correlation between flow velocity and the amount of drift. Therefore, our expectation that fine-scale spatial drift patterns primarily depend on flow differences between lotic habitats was not supported for this system. The positive correlation between transported moss and other measured drift parameters, both at the seasonal and fine spatial scale, suggests that drift patterns were influenced by trapping/refuge efficiency of moss-covered tufa substrate and respective seasonal changes in instream vegetation (moss) as linked to hydrochemistry and water temperature.
General knowledge of intensive resuscitation nurses on hospital-acquired infection in 7A Military Hospital

Thanh Tam Vu1, Manh Kien Nguyen2, Minh-Kha Tran3, Phu Suong Nguyen2, Long-Hai Le4, Quang-Tri Le5 1Scientific Research Department, 7A Military Hospital, 2Laboratory and Pathology Department 7A Military Hospital 3Division of Nursing, 7A Military Hospital, 4Department of Medical Service / 7th Military Region 5Department of Orthopedics and Department of High-Tech Diagnostics, 7A Military Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam HAI knowledge in 7A Military Hospital resuscitation nurses General knowledge of intensive resuscitation nurses on hospital-acquired infection in 7A Military Hospital
The invertebrate drift in the River Duddon, English Lake District

The Duddon drainage is divided into two distinct areas: an upper basin, in which Plecoptera are predominant; and a lower basin, in which Ephemeroptera are predominant, with Plecoptera common and Gammaruspulex common over most of the area. Drift samples were taken simultaneously at four stations: two in the upper basin and two in the lower basin. Nearly all species taken in the bottom samples were also taken in the drift. It was concluded that the predominance of Plecoptera in the upper basin is not due to an ability to withstand detachment better than other groups. The total drift samples from December 1965 to August 1966 gave a fairly accurate list of the species present at each station, and also gave a rough estimate of the percentage contribution of each species to the total benthos. The drift samples were generally poor indices of the relative size of the standing crops at the four stations, and it was concluded that drift rate could not be used as an index of the production rate of the benthos. Nocturnal drift rates were greater than diurnal drift rates for all groups, except the Hydrachnellae. Six species of Plecoptera and Ephemeroptera were recorded in the drift for the first time. There was a strong inverse correlation between light intensity and drift rate. More emerging Trichoptera and Chironomidae were taken at night than during the day, whereas the reverse was true for emerging Ephemeroptera. The greatest numbers of emerging Plecoptera were taken at night in the lower basin and during the day in the upper basin. Most species of Plecoptera emerged later in the upper basin than in the lower basin. Pe3loMe
Effect of explicitly representing buildings on tsunami inundation: a pilot study of Wellington CBD

In tsunami losses and risk assessments maximum tsunami flow depth and flow speed have been widely used as key parameters for estimating building damage and fatalities in fragility functions. These parameters are commonly obtained through numerical simulations with the Equivalent Surface Roughness (ESR) approach in which ground-level buildings are deliberately removed and replaced with corresponding ESR values for tsunami inundation modelling. In this study, which uses an Mw 9 Hikurangi earthquake scenario, the effects of explicitly representing buildings (ERB) on estimates of tsunami flow depth and flow speed were investigated for Wellington CBD in New Zealand. With a meter-level grid spacing, individual buildings were well resolved and treated as solid-filled blocks that remain standing during tsunami impact, which is likely to happen in well-built urban areas like Wellington CBD. The modelling results reveal that in most CBD areas maximum flow depths with the ERB approach are about 0.5 to 1.0 meters (i.e. over 50 percent) higher than those predicted with the widely adopted ESR approach. The difference in maximum flow speeds is even bigger. In most waterfront areas, the ERB approach gives an estimate of maximum flow speeds typically 1.0-3.0 m/s (i.e. over 80 percent) higher than the ESR approach does. Our findings reveal potentially very large uncertainties in current tsunami loss and risk assessments that have been using maximum flow depth and flow speed commonly obtained with ESR approaches as key parameters in the evaluation of fragility functions, especially in urban areas of high social and economic importance.
Unsupervised Person Re-identification

The superiority of deeply learned pedestrian representations has been reported in very recent literature of person re-identification (re-ID). In this article, we consider the more pragmatic issue of learning a deep feature with no or only a few labels. We propose a progressive unsupervised learning (PUL) method to transfer pretrained deep representations to unseen domains. Our method is easy to implement and can be viewed as an effective baseline for unsupervised re-ID feature learning. Specifically, PUL iterates between (1) pedestrian clustering and (2) fine-tuning of the convolutional neural network (CNN) to improve the initialization model trained on the irrelevant labeled dataset. Since the clustering results can be very noisy, we add a selection operation between the clustering and fine-tuning. At the beginning, when the model is weak, CNN is fine-tuned on a small amount of reliable examples that locate near to cluster centroids in the feature space. As the model becomes stronger, in subsequent iterations, more images are being adaptively selected as CNN training samples. Progressively, pedestrian clustering and the CNN model are improved simultaneously until algorithm convergence. This process is naturally formulated as self-paced learning. We then point out promising directions that may lead to further improvement. Extensive experiments on three large-scale re-ID datasets demonstrate that PUL outputs discriminative features that improve the re-ID accuracy. Our code has been released at https://github.com/hehefan/Unsupervised-Person-Re-identification-Clustering-and-Fine-tuning.
Persistence of Cypermethrin and Fipronil in/on Chilli (Capsicum annuum Linn.)

Persistence of cypermethrin (Gold Cyp 10EC) @ 20 and 40 g ai ha−1 and fipronil (Regent 5 SC) @ 25 and 50 g ai ha−1 in/on chilli fruits following their spray application at the recommended and double the recommended doses is reported. Two foliar sprays of each insecticide were given at fortnightly interval beginning with the flowering/fruiting stage. The samples of chilli fruits drawn on 0, 1, 3,7,10, 15 and 20 days after the second spray revealed average initial deposit of cypermethrin at two respective doses as 0.230 and 0.537 μg g−1 which dissipitated to below detection limit (BDL) after 10 days of the second application. In case of fipronil the average initial deposit of 2.96 and 6.81 μg g−1 respectively dissipated to BDL and 0.001 μg g−1 on 20th day. No residues of cypermethrin and fipronil were detected in chilli fruits after 10 and 20 days respectively. Half-life of cypermethrin on fruits was in the range of 1.98–2.68 days and that of fipronil 1.71 -1.57 days.
Among Male Game Players Beyond the Shooter Game : Examining Presence and Hostile Outcomes

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PASSIVITY BASED CONTROL OF LUO CONVERTER

In this paper trajectory tracking control of D.C. motor is achieved while requiring measurements of the Luo converter currents and voltage only. Exact Tracking Error Dynamics Passive Output Feedback (ETEDPOF) control technique is implemented in trajectory tracking control of D.C. motor The performance of ETEDPOF controller is verified through simulation experiment.
Adaptability and Virulence Specificity in Australian Strains of Blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans (Desm.) Ces. et De Not.) on Different Host Genotypes of Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)

Five clone-lines of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) were artificially inoculated with 24 isolates of blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans (Desm.) Ces. et De Not. ) from 12 sites around Australia to determine the proportion of virulence genes in L. maculans which interacted with genes for specific resistance in B. napus. Resistance/susceptibility was evaluated both as external lesion size (%G) and internal lesion area (%II) of individual plants of the clone-lines. Using two different regression techniques (stability analysis) involving levels of infection caused by the isolates on the clone-lines, isolates were ranked according to levels of specific virulence. There were differences in stability between isolates in their capacity to exhibit consistent virulence over the range of genotypes used. Using deviations from regression as an indicator of the proportion of genes for specific- and non-specific virulence, it was observed that a third of all isolates used possessed significant levels of specific virulence. The significance of this finding in relation to glasshouse screening programs for blackleg resistance is discussed.
In vitro antimalarial activity of crude extracts and compounds from Artemisia abrotanum L

Artemisia abrotanum L. (Compositae) is widely used in European herbal medicine for treatment of various ailments including fever. Crude extracts of this plant and some of their constituents were tested for antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro using the technique of [3H]hypoxanthine incorporation. Two pure compounds, isofraxidin and a novel sesquiterpene, 1(S*)‐hydroxy‐α‐bisabololoxide A acetate were found to be active (IC50 values of 7.95 and 5.09 m̈g/mL, respectively).
Linking land use modelling and 3D visualization: A mission impossible?

Additional to the traditional land use maps 3D visualisation could provide to ecological and agricultural policy issues. Maps of future land use do not valuable information for applications in the field of spatial planning, related always reveal the appearance of the physical environment (the perceived landscape) as a result of land use changes. This means that 3D visualisations might shed light on other aspects of changed land use, such as expected differences in height or densities of new volume objects, or the compatibility of these changes with particular characteristics of the landscape or urban built environment. The Land Use Scanner model was applied for the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency’s Sustainability Outlook” to explore land use changes, followed by GIS analyses to asses both the development of nature areas and the degree of urbanisation within protected national landscapes. Since it was felt that 3D visualisation could complement the resulting land use maps, the land use model output was coupled to 3D visualisation software in two different ways: 1) through Studio Max software in combination with iconic representation of the concerned land use types and 2) through 3D components of GIS software. However, the use of these techniques on a national scale level for the generation of semi-realistic 3D animations raised a number of conceptual and technical problems. These could be partly ascribed to the particular format and of the Land Use Scanner output. This paper discusses the methods and techniques which have been used to couple the output of the land use model to 3D software, the results of both approaches, and possible solutions for these problems. “ Systems in Architecture and Urban Planning, 85-101. Jos P. van Leeuwen and Harry J.P. Timmermans (eds.), Innovations in Design & Decision Support