Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Non-rigid registration of point clouds using landmarks and stochastic neighbor embedding

Abstract. Our study presents a probabilistic non-rigid point set registration method to deal with large and uneven deformations. Our method treats the registration as a density estimation problem. In our method, we add two key constraints to enforce landmark correspondences and preserve local neighborhood structure. We assume that the landmarks, which represent the salient points in the point sets, are given or can be detected using keypoint detectors such as scale-invariant feature transform or MeshDOG. By enforcing landmark correspondences, we preserve the overall global shape of the point set with significant deformations. Furthermore, by leveraging stochastic neighbor embedding, we incorporate constraints to preserve local neighborhood structure, which penalizes incoherent transformation within a neighborhood. Our experimental results in both 2D and 3D datasets show that our method outperforms state-of-the-art methods in a large degree of deformations. In particular, quantitative results show that the error is 29% better than the second-best result (from the state-of-the-art methods). Our analysis shows that a relatively small number of landmarks is sufficient to deal with large deformations. Finally, our study shows that our method is computationally comparable to state-of-the-art methods.
Identifying a Motivational Profile for Older Adults Towards Increased Physical Activity

Most of us accept that regular physical activity is beneficial to our health. However, it is too often overlooked how vitally important physical activity is, not only for the health but also for the wellbeing and independence of older adults. Physical activity has been shown to improve muscle skeletal strength, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and even support mental health (Bauman et al., 2016; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). Currently, physical activity and strength training are the most effective fall prevention treatments. One study found that regular physical activity even reduced the participant’s symptoms of frailty (Bangsbo et al., 2019; Bauman et al., 2016; ChodzkoZajko et al., 2009; Lopez et al., 2018). Physical activity has also been linked to independence which is essential to many older adults’ experience of quality of life, as physical activity supports increased mobility (Chodzko-Zajko et al., 2009). In contrast, a sedentary lifestyle exacerbates symptoms of chronic disease and is linked to decreased mobility and even loneliness (Chodzko-Zajko et al., 2009). Despite this existing knowledge, people generally reduce their physical activity and adopt a sedentary lifestyle as they age (Davis et al., 2011; De Rezende et al., 2014). Behavior change (BC) solutions can have a positive effect on this unfortunate trend by stimulating older adults to adopt a more physically active lifestyle. BC solutions apply BC strategies to motivate people to adopt new behaviors and break bad habits. However, motivating people to adopt new behavior is challenging and complicated, not in the least because people react differently to applied BC strategies. It has been shown that personalizing BC strategies applied to BC solutions can improve the effectiveness of these solution in stimulating the adoption of new target behaviors (Brug et al., 1999; Kaptein et al., 2015; Purpura et al., 2011). The older adult community is a very diverse population, due to the wide range of physical capabilities, co-morbidities, and the lifetime of diverse experiences (Gregor et al., 2002). Thus, older adults are especially in need of personalized solutions which address their wide variety of needs, wants, and challenges (LeRouge et al., 2011). Commercially available BC solutions, such as mobile applications which aim to stimulate increased physical activity, commonly use some form of self-awareness or social awareness strategy (Lyons et al., 2014; Middelweerd et al., 2014). Selfawareness strategies aim to inspire BC by providing the user ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Determining the factors affecting the gestational length in sheep

Abstract This research aimed to determine the effects of body weight, the body condition score (BCS), body measurements, birth type (single offspring or twin birth), birth weight and sex on the gestational length in sheep (n=111). Karayaka sheep raised on a private farm were used in the study. Progeny yield characteristics in sheep were also determined (n=139). Estrus was monitored daily using teaser rams from August to September 2016. According to our findings, the pregnancy rate, infertility rate, fecundity, and twin and single birth rates were 93.52 %, 6.48 %, 93.52 %, 14.62 % and 85.38 % respectively. The effect of age on the BCS in sheep at mating was found to be significant (P<0.05): BCS decreased as age increased. It was determined that there was a positive association between the BCS and live weight during the mating period (P<0.001). The chest circumference, front shin circumference and body length were found to be higher in sheep with a BCS ≥4.5 at mating time (P<0.01). The middle rump width was significantly affected by the BCS (P<0.001). In this study, the lowest and highest gestational lengths were found to be 148.90 and 151.41 d respectively. The gestational length in sheep was not found to be affected by age, the BCS, body measurements, sex or birth type (P>0.05); however, it was observed that the gestational lengths for male offspring and single offspring (non-multiple births) were longer. In addition, it was detected that the gestational length was different in sheep with a BCS ≥4.5. The time spent in the womb is important with respect to obtaining a healthy lamb. For profitable production, a BCS of between 2.5 and 4 is recommended in sheep. It is thought that the use of body condition scoring, which is easy information for the breeder to utilize, will have a positive effect on determining the bodily reserves of sheep and the reproductive efficiency as well as on obtaining a healthy lamb. More studies on the gestational length in sheep are required.
Genetic Relationship between Tongka Langit Bananas (Musa troglodytarum L.) from Galunggung and Maluku, Indonesia, Based on ITS2

Tongka Langit or Fe’i banana (Musa troglodytarum L.) has the T genome and a very high content of beta-carotene. It only grew and spread around the regions of Maluku islands and Papua. However, recently our team found this banana on the foot of mount Galunggung, West Java, so this raised the question about its origin. The objective of this study was to understand the genetic relationship between Tongka Langit from Galunggung and Maluku islands and compared it with other bananas with different genomes. Genetic diversity analysis was done using ITS2 DNA marker and dendrogram analysis showed three groups. From the comparison of the ITS2 sequences, there were no difference (100% identity) between the ITS2 sequence of Tongka Langit originating from Galunggung and Maluku. In conclusion, based on the ITS2 marker, the Tongka Langit were more distantly related to cultivars with A and B genomes, and there was no difference in the ITS2 sequence of Tongka Langit originating from Galunggung and Maluku. To the best of our knowledge, there is no previous report of genetic relationship between Tongka Langit from Galunggung and other regions.
Certainty factor model in paraphrase detection Eşanlatım tespitinde eminlik faktörü modeli

Öz In this paper, we address the problem of uncertainty management in identification of paraphrase sentence pairs. Paraphrase sentences are simply sets/pairs of sentences that express the same facts and/or opinions using different words or order of words. We propose the use of certainty factor (CF) model in paraphrase detection. A set of succeeding paraphrase detection features (generic and distance based features) is built by filtering and this set is used as evidences in CF model. The CF model is evaluated by F1 and accuracy measures on Microsoft Research Paraphrase corpus. The results are compared to the well-known Bayesian reasoning. The experimental results showed that CF model is an alternating paraphrase detection method to Bayes model. Bu makalede, eşanlatımlı cümle çiftlerinin belirlenmesindeki belirsizlik problemi üzerinde durulmuştur. Eşanlatım cümleleri basitçe aynı olay ve/veya fikri farklı sözcük veya sözcüklerin farklı dizilişleri ile ifade eden cümle çiftleri/kümeleridir. Çalışmada eşanlatım tespitinde eminlik faktörü (EF) modelinin kullanılması önerilmiştir. EF modelinde kullanılmak üzere filtreleme yöntemi ile eşanlatım tespitinde başarılı olan öznitelikler (jenerik ve uzaklık tabanlı öznitelikler) belirlenmiş ve bu öznitelikler kümesi EF modelinde deliller olarak kullanılmıştır. EF modeli Microsoft Eşanlatım derlemi üzerinde F1 ve doğruluk ölçekleri ile sınanmıştır. Yöntemin başarımı Bayes karar verme yaklaşımı ile kıyaslanmıştır. Deney sonuçları EF modelinin eşanlatım tespitinde Bayes modeline bir alternatif yöntem olduğunu göstermiştir.
Correlations of azimuthal anisotropy Fourier harmonics in pPb collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}} =$ 8.16 TeV

Event-by-event correlations of azimuthal anisotropy Fourier coefficients (vn) in 8.16 TeV pPb collision data, collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC, are extracted using a subevent four-particle cumulant technique. The pseudorapidity range of the CMS tracker from −2.4 to 2.4 is divided into either two, three, or four distinct subevent regions. Each combination of four particles constructed from tracks with transverse momentum between 0.3 and 3.0 GeV is then analyzed in terms of how the particles populate the subevents. Using the subevent technique, correlations between vn of different orders are measured as functions of particle multiplicity and compared to the standard cumulant method without subevents. At high multiplicity, the v2 and v3 coefficients exhibit an anticorrelation; this behavior is observed consistently using various methods. The v2 and v4 correlation strength is found to depend on the number of subevents used in the calculation. At low-multiplicities, the results from different methods diverge because of different contributions of few-particle correlations. These findings significantly lower the multiplicity range that was previously established for the onset of collective behavior in small systems. Submitted to Physical Review C c © 2019 CERN for the benefit of the CMS Collaboration. CC-BY-4.0 license ∗See Appendix A for the list of collaboration members ar X iv :1 90 5. 09 93 5v 1 [ he pex ] 2 3 M ay 2 01 9
Burden and Life Satisfaction among Caregivers of Hemodialysis Patients Residing in Kathmandu

Introduction: The patients undergoing hemodialysis need long-term care. Caregivers of hemodialysis patients can suffer from physical and psychological stress that can affect the level of burden and life satisfaction among them. The objective of the study was to assess burden and the life satisfaction among caregivers of hemodialysis patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 167 caregivers of hemodialysis patients in Bir Hospital and National Kidney Center from December 2019 to March 2020 by using a proportionate sampling technique. Zarit Burden Interview-22 (ZBI) was used to assess the level of caregiver burden and the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (LiSat-11) was used to assess life satisfaction among caregivers. Frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used for descriptive analysis. Chi-square analysis was used to find out the association between the level of caregiver burden and socio-demographic variables. Spearman correlation was used to analyze the correlation between burden and life satisfaction among caregivers of hemodialysis patients. Results: Out of 167 participants, 89 (53.3%) had a mild to moderate level of burden. Only 6 (3.6%) of them had a severe burden. The mean satisfaction score was 36.89±7.03. Marital status, the number of children, and annual income had a statistically significant association with the level of burden. A negative correlation was found between burden and life satisfaction which was statistically significant (r=-0.441; p value=<0.001). Conclusion: The majority of caregivers were satisfied in terms of life as a whole, leisure situation, contacts, sexual life, activities, family life, partner relationships, physical and psychological health. However, the level of burden was found to be high among caregivers of hemodialysis patients. Necessary support interventions should be carried out to improve their caring roles and coping strategies.
Search for strong electric fields in PbPb collisions at $\sqrt{s_\mathrm{NN}} =$ 5.02 TeV using azimuthal anisotropy of prompt $\mathrm{D}^0$ and $\overline{\mathrm{D}}^0$ mesons

The strong Coulomb field created in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions is expected to produce a rapidity-dependent difference (∆v2) in the second Fourier coefficient of the azimuthal distribution (elliptic flow, v2) between D0 (uc) and D0 (uc) mesons. Motivated by the search for evidence of this field, the CMS detector at the LHC is used to perform the first measurement of ∆v2. The rapidity-averaged value is found to be 〈∆v2〉 = 0.001± 0.001 (stat)± 0.003 (syst) in PbPb collisions at √ s NN = 5.02 TeV. In addition, the influence of the collision geometry is explored by measuring the D0 and D0 mesons v2 and triangular flow coefficient (v3) as functions of rapidity, transverse momentum (pT), and event centrality (a measure of the overlap of the two Pb nuclei). A clear centrality dependence of prompt D0 meson v2 values is observed, while the v3 is largely independent of centrality. These trends are consistent with expectations of flow driven by the initial-state geometry. Submitted to Physics Letters B c © 2020 CERN for the benefit of the CMS Collaboration. CC-BY-4.0 license ∗See Appendix A for the list of collaboration members ar X iv :2 00 9. 12 62 8v 1 [ he pex ] 2 6 Se p 20 20
Novel repumping on $^{3}$P$_{0}$$\rightarrow$$^{3}$D$_{1}$ for Sr magneto-optical trap and Land\'e g factor measurement of $^{3}$D$_{1}$

We realize an experimental facility for cooling and trapping strontium (Sr) atoms and measure the Landé g factor of 3D1 of Sr. Thanks to a novel repumping scheme with the 3P2→ 3S1 and 3P0→ 3D1 combination and the permanent magnets based self-assembled Zeeman slower, the peak atom number in the continuously repumped blue MOT is enhanced by a factor of 15 with respect to the non-repumping case, and reaches ∼1 billion. Furthermore, using the resolved-sideband Zeeman spectroscopy, the Landé g factor of 3D1 is measured to be 0.4995(88) showing a good agreement with the theoretical value of 0.4988. The results will have an impact on various applications including atom laser, dipolar interactions, quantum information and precision measurements.
English Medium Instruction at Crossroads: Students’ Voice and Way Forward

Globalisation and extensive use of technology have enhanced the status of English as an international language and increased its value as an important commodity in various fields. This has encouraged the use of English in the teaching of content subjects especially those related to science and technology in many countries across Asia. This paper starts with an overview of English medium instruction policy in the region with an emphasis on the ongoing debate regarding the teaching and learning of Science and Mathematics in English in Malaysia. Drawing on data from a longitudinal study which utilized questionnaires and the paper presents empirical evidence on the learn ers’ views and experience in learning Science in English, as well as their performance in the standardized national examination. The data gathered from a total of 1000 students from urban and rural schools in Sarawak, Malaysia, indicate the they have rather positive view about their ability in English, had positive experience in learning Science in English. Their positive view and experience conform to their performance in the subject. The results also correlate with the majority of the students’ language preference for learning Science which is English and bilingual instruction in English and Bahasa Malaysia. The paper ends with a discussion on possible amicable options for medium instruction issues in ESL/EFL contexts.
3 Comparison of Ca 2+ depletion methods by S-state absorbance changes in a flash series

The inactivation of photosystem II membranes by Ca 2+ depletion was investigated by measurement of the UV absorbance changes associated with the S-state cycle of the oxygen evolving complex on illumination by a series of saturating flashes. Inactivation by low pH treatment was readily confirmed and was obvious already on the first flash. Subsequent removal of the extrinsic polypeptides PsbP and PsbQ led to reactivation by residual Ca 2+ associated with the PSII membranes. Calcium depletion by NaCl treatment appeared to inhibit the S-state cycle during exposure to the high NaCl concentration, but not on the first flash, and the inhibition disappeared after resuspension in low salt medium. An inhibition equivalent to that induced by low pH treatment could be obtained, but only by rigorous exclusion of residual Ca 2+ . The results support the proposal in the previous chapter that rebinding of the extrinsic polypeptides or the presence of a chelator after NaCl treatment is essential to avoid reactivation of PSII by rebinding of residual Ca 2+ to samples that have been depleted of the metal. The steady state inhibition of O 2 evolution in such samples is most likely due to rapid Ca 2+ loss during measurement, and not to its depletion from samples by the high salt treatment.
Prediction of Body Weight of Yearling Boer Goats from Morphometric Traits using Classification and Regression Tree

Classification and Regression Tree (CART) is a predictive algorithm method used to explains how the dependent variable can be predicted using independent variables (numerical and characters). The study was conducted to investigate the relationship between body weight and morphometric traits (Body Length (BL), Heart Girth (HG), Rump Height (RH), Rump Width (RW), Ear Length (EL), Cannon Circumference (CC) and Head Width (HW)) and to estimate body weight from morphometric traits in yearling Boer goats. In addition, age and sex were also considered. A total of seventy-one (71) yearling Boer goats (female = 57 and male = 14) between the age of one year and two years old were used. Pearson correlation and CART were used for data analysis. Correlation results indicated that BW of female goats was highly positive significant at (P<0.01) with HG (r =0.828) and BL (r = 0.621) and consistently positively correlated at (P<0.05) with RH (r = 0.558) and HW (r = 0.512), while BW of male goats was highly positive significant at (P<0.01) with BL (r = 0.727), CC (r = 0.642), HG (r = 0.564), RW (r = 0.361) and EL (r = 0.340) and consistently positively significant at (P<0.05) correlated with RH (r = 0.317). CART findings showed that sex played a crucial role on body weight of yearling Boer goats. Correlation results suggest that morphometric traits of yearling Boer goats might be used to improve body weight. CART model developed in this study could be used by breeders to advice resource-limited Boer goats’ farmers which morphometric traits they can use to select their animals in order to improve their herd. However, further studies need to be done to validate the use of CART in prediction of body weight from morphometric traits of yearling Boer goats using large sample size, different area or other goat breeds.
Efficacy of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) leaf powder for the development of functional chicken meat loaves

Locally available natural sources like dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), being rich source of functional ingredients can be exploited for their functional role by incorporating them in chicken meat loaves. Hence, a study was designed to evaluate the effect of incorporation of oven-dried Dandelion Leaf Powder (DLP) at three levels 1% (T1), 2% (T2) and 3% (T3) replacing lean meat in the formulation of the product. Cooking yield of chicken meat loaves showed a non-significant (P>0.05) increase with increase in levels of DLP. pH values increased non-significantly (P>0.05) among the treatment groups, with increase in levels of DLP. The percent moisture showed a non-significant (P>0.05) increase whereas the percent protein as well as fat content showed a non-significant (P>0.05) decrease among all the treatments including control. The percent ash content of 2% and 3% level was significantly (P≤0.05) higher than control whereas a non-significant (P>0.05) difference was found between control and 1% level. The antioxidant activity in terms of DPPH-RSA value showed a significant (P≤0.05) increase with increase in levels of Dandelion leaf powder and was higher at 3% DLP incorporation. Sensory evaluation of the products revealed a non-significant (P>0.05) difference in various attributes of control and all the other treatments. Thus, it was concluded that dandelion leaf powder up to 1% level can be efficiently incorporated in chicken meat loaves for improving their functional value.
MOLECULAR AND IMMUNOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF BOTH HSV-1 AND HSV-2 IN RECURRENT HERPETIC INFECTED PATIENTS AMONG GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN BABYLON PROVINCE, IRAQ

Human herpesvirus includes eight species with distinct biological and clinical characteristics; HSV a universal human pathogen, is a neurotropic virus that has a linear double-stranded DNA and measured about 200 nm in diameter. HSV1 and HSV-2 are generally responsible for recurrent herpetic infection (RHI). Interleukin 17D is a pro-inflammatory cytokine, which is produced by a group of T helper cell known as T helper 17 cells. Interleukin-2 is a kind of cytokine signaling molecule within the immune system. It is protein that regulates the white blood cells activities (leukocytes, often lymphocytes) which are responsible for immunity. Molecular detection of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in lesion swab by real time PCR as well as immunological detection and comparison of IL-2 and IL-17D in saliva of healthy control subjects and recurrent herpetic infected patients. Sixty participant subjects participated in this clinical trial study include thirty patients infected with Herpes Simplex Virus with age range (6-48years) and thirty healthy control subjects; Thirty lesion swabs and (60) saliva samples were collected from those participant subjects. Real time PCR technique were used for detection of HSV-1, HSV-2 and ELISA test for IL-2 and IL-17D assessment. Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 was detected in lesion swabs from recurrent herpetic lesions, all patients were infected with HSV-1(100%), while (90%) of patients were infected with HSV-2. Interleukin 2 and IL-17D also detected in saliva samples of both HSV infected patients and control subjects. Mean interleukin-17D and IL-2 of patients with HSV infection was significantly higher than mean of these interleukins of healthy control subjects. Main age group with recurrent herpetic infection was (20-29 years) about 36.6% in the present study with male more than female patients (male to female ratio as 1.5:1), no significant differences were observed between patients with HSV infection and healthy controls regarding age (p=0.5) and gender (p=0.1). Patients with recurrent herpetic infection mostly infected with both HSV-1 and HSV-2 and only 10% of them were non-infected with HSV-2 with predominance of male than female. Saliva samples of recurrent herpetic infected patients revealed significant increase in IL-2 and IL-17D levels in comparison with healthy controls as assisted by ELISA test.