Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Structural Vibration Control Technique using Modified Probabilistic Neural Network

Recently, structures are becoming longer and higher because of the developments of new materials and construction techniques. However, such modern structures are more susceptible to excessive structural vibrations which cause deterioration in serviceability and structural safety. A modified probabilistic neural network(MPNN) approach is proposed to reduce the structural vibration. In this study, the global probability density function(PDF) of MPNN is reflected by summing the heterogeneous local PDFs automatically determined in the individual standard deviation of each variable. The proposed algorithm is applied for the vibration control of a three-story shear building model under Northridge earthquake. When the control results of the MPNN are compared with those of conventional PNN to verify the control performance, the MPNN controller proves to be more effective than PNN methods in decreasing the structural responses.
Aeromonas jandaei

A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This bacteria is oxidase positive, does not hydrolyze esculin, produces gas from glucose and produces indole and mannitol. A. jandaei is an opportunistic pathogen found in soil and aquatic environments.
Molecular study of antibiotic resistance Mycobacteriumtuberculosis isolated from clinical samples in Baghdad city

Background: Drug-resistant TB is the most important issue that threatens to interrupt the improvements achieved in tuberculosis control. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis is defined as resistance to both rifampicin and isoniazid. Objectives: To find molecular feature via DNA extraction for genes in charge of drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients with hyperglycemia and role of the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra molecular test efficacy in DR-TB cases detection. Method: 106 pulmonary TB patient sputum and blood samples were collected in the Institute of Chest and Respiratory diseases in Baghdad and Medical City Hospital from December 2018 July 2019, 52 were drug resistances TB patients. All patients were examined by conventional method such as direct examination (AFB test), Gene-Xpert test, FBS and HbA1c test were carried out for all cases. Results: GeneXpert/ultra results revealed 43 cases were Rif resistance in which it was highly significant. The GeneXpert/ultra quantity was mostly medium in the bacillary load. The Rif’s resistance cases were mostly registered in the age group (20-59) and in male population. The most frequent patient’s type was New MDR. The GeneXpert/ultra quantity and HbA1c levels results showed that most elevated HbA1c cases had a medium to high bacillary load. The DST results were significant in which 95.3% were Rif’s resistance and 62.8% were STR’s resistance. The LPA on 23 DR cases showed the following; 13 patients were MDR cases in which a deletion in the band WT8 and mutation in the MUT3 band of the gene rpoB and deletion in the inhA WT1 band of the inhA gene were the most notice. Conclusions: Molecular method had showed that mutations in the rpoB gene especially 530 and S531L codon are responsible for majority of RMP resistance in MTB while mutations at the -15/-16 InhA codon and 315 of KatG codon responsible for most INH-resistance cases.
Physicochemical Characteristics of Snail as Affected by Processing Methods, Temperatures and Storage Days

This study investigated the effect of processing methods, temperature and storage days on the physico-chemical characteristics of snail meat products. Four different treatments were carried out; unseasoned fried (USF), seasoned fried (SF), seasoned oven- dried (SOD) and seasoned smoke- dried (SSD) snail meat products and were stored under room, fridge and freezer storage conditions; physico-chemical determination and analysis of variance were carried out. The results showed that the highest crude protein was obtained in the seasoned smoke-dried product (76.87%), followed by seasoned oven-dried product (75.80%), next was seasoned fried (70.15%) and the least was unseasoned fried product (68.57%). The highest ash value was seen in seasoned smoke-dried product (4.84%), followed by seasoned oven-dried (4.313%) and the least was unseasoned-fried product (3.933%). The highest energy values were observed in the fried products (1497.67 KJ/100 g seasoned fried and 1490.53 KJ/100 g unseasoned-fried). The highest iron value (16.47 mg/100 g) obtained was from seasoned smoke-dried product. Seasoned smoke-dried product was significantly different from other products and it had the highest mineral content. Seasoned oven-dried snail meat product had the lowest pH values 6.0, 7.17 and 6.29 for 0-5 days, 10-20 days and 25- 30 days storage respectively. This was followed by seasoned smoke-dried product having 6.68, 7.81 and 6.56 at 0-5 days, 10-20 days and 25-30 days respectively. The observed low pH in seasoned products could be ascribed to the effect of the seasonings; this is an indication of better shelf stability. It was observed that the combine effect of seasonings, smoke-drying and cold storage help to extend the shelf life of snail meat.
NATO Guidelines on Human Engineering Testing and Evaluation

Abstract : The purpose of this report is to document the efforts of RSC-24, which was initiated by DRG Panel 8 in 1992, and was sponsored after the merger of DRG and AGARD by the Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) Panel of NATO's Research and Technology Organization (RTO). The report presents the KSG's recommended guidelines for accomplishing human engineering test and evaluation. The goal was standardization of test content, procedures and condition/sequence of test events.
The effect of time dimension and network dynamics on key distribution in wireless sensor networks

The majority of studies on security in resource limited wireless sensor networks (WSN) focus on finding an efficient balance among energy consumption, computational speed and memory usage. Besides these resources, time, network dynamics (e.g. routing), and implementation and integration issues of the security solutions are relatively immature aspects that can be considered in system design and performance evaluations. In the first part of this thesis, we develop and analyze different implementation options of a Random Key Predistribution scheme in a real network simulation environment. Implementation options include Proactive Key Establishment and Reactive Key Establishment. In Proactive Key Establishment, pairwise keys are established at the beginning, prior to start of application. In Reactive Key Establishment, keys are established only whenever needed by the application during its execution. In literature the latter is known to preserve energy since it reduces useless key establishments; however, it also introduces delay in application traffic. We implement the reactive key establishment in such a way that key establishment traffic and energy consumption are reduced. As a result our reactive key establishment implementation has similar throughput performance with proactive scenarios despite the longer lifetime of reactive scenario. We also simulate an attack scenario and measure different metrics including a novel one. This new metric, the packet compromise ratio, reflects the harm caused by the adversary in a more realistic way. In our simulations, we show that packet compromise ratios are very high as compared to link compromise ratios for a long period. However, when the majority of nodes die, link compromise ratios exceed packet compromise ratios. This is an indication to the fact that link compromise ratios seem high even though there is no high amount of traffic in network to be compromised by adversary. Due to the results showing that classical key distribution schemes in WSNs have actually low resiliency, in the second part of this thesis, we propose new deployment models that improve resiliency. In a recent study by Castelluccia and Spognardi, the time dimension is used to lower the ratio of compromised links, thus, improving resiliency in key distribution in WSNs. This is achieved by making the old and possibly compromised keys useful only for a limited amount of time. In this way, the effect of compromised keys diminishes in time, so the WSN selfheals. We further manipulate the time dimension and propose a deployment model that speeds up the resiliency improvement process with a tradeo between connectivity and resiliency. In our method, self healing speeds up by introducing nodes that belong to future generations in the time scale. In this way, the duration that the adversary can make use of compromised keys becomes smaller.
The Effects of Display Failures and Symbol Rotation on Visual Search and Recognition Performance

Abstract : This study was conducted to investigate the effects of display failures and rotation of dot-matrix symbols on visual search and recognition performance. The type of display failure (cell, horizontal line, vertical line), failure mode (On, failures matched the symbols; Off, failures matched the background), percentage of cells failed (0,1,2,3,4%), and rotation angle (0 deg, 70 deg, 105 deg) were the variables examined. Results showed that displays that exhibit On cell failures greater than 1% significantly affect search time performance. Cell failures degrade performance more than line failures. Search time and accuracy are best when symbols are oriented upright. The effects of display failures and rotation angle on search time were found to be independent. Implications for display design and suggestions for quantifying the distortion caused by rotation are discussed.
Handheld Frequency Domain Vector EMI Sensing for UXO Discrimination

Abstract : SERDP project MM-1537 entitled Handheld Frequency Domain Vector EMI Sensing for UXO Discrimination is complete. The GEM-3D+ incorporated two new aspects of EMI instrumentation with encouraging results: frequency domain vector receivers, and a beacon positioning system. This report contains the final design, engineering challenges, modeling advancements, and data analysis results from this project. This vector receiver coupled with the beacon positioning system resulted in a versatile prototype instrument delivering high quality, diverse data well suited to rigorous models of UXO and soil. New algorithms aimed at utilizing the high quality data from the GEM-3D+ was developed including the Generalized Standardized Excitations Approach (GSEA) and Normalized Surface Magnetic Source (NSMS). Results from this project suggest a further need for high quality, production instruments in the frequency domain suited to UXO remediation efforts.
Empirical Implications

The initial success of the gene’s-eye view came from making sense of old problems in evolutionary biology, in particular those related to social behaviour. It also stimulated new empirical research areas. This chapter is about three such new areas. The first is extended phenotypes, which are examples of phenotypic effects that occur outside of the body in which a gene is located. The second area is greenbeard genes, which gets its name from the thought-experiment devised to show that for altruism to evolve it is the relatedness between the actor and the recipient at the locus underlying the altruistic behaviour that matters, not the genome-wide relatedness. Finally, selfish genetic elements are genetic elements that have the ability to promote their own transmission even if it come at the expense of the fitness of the individual organism. The chapter outlines the current understanding of these topics and the role of the gene’s-eye view in uncovering them.
Flow Injection Analysis: Instrumentation and Applications

The concept of flow injection analysis (FIA) was introduced in the mid-seventies. It was preceded by the success of segmented flow analysis, mainly in clinical and environmental analysis. This advance, as well as the development of continuous monitors for process control and environmental monitors, ensured the success of the FIA methodology. As an exceptionally effective means of mechanization for various procedures of wet chemical analysis, the FIA methodology, in use with a whole arsenal of detection methods of modern analytical chemistry, proved to be of great interest to many.The fast and intensive development of the FIA methodology was due to several factors essential for routine analytical determinations, such as very limited sample consumption, the short analysis time based on a transient signal measurement in a flow-through detector and an on-line carrying out difficult operations of separation, preconcentration or physicochemical conversion of analytes into detectable species.Twenty-year studies by numerous research groups all over the world have provided significant progress in the theoretical description of dispersion phenomena in FIA and various operations of physicochemical treatment of the analyte. This volume is devoted to the presentation of the current status of development of the instrumentation for FIA and the many fields of its practical applications, based on an extensive bibliography of original research publications.
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In the United States, smoking is the largest preventable risk factor for pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity [1, 2]. While evidencebased, pregnancy specific, smoking cessation interventions increase the rate of quitting, half of those who quit will resume smoking within a few weeks of delivery and 90% will be smoking within 12 months [3, 4]. The unique pregnancy specific factors motivating women to abstain from cigarettes while pregnant are time limited and diminish after giving birth [5]. Assisting women to remain tobacco free after childbirth is a high priority in healthcare [6]. Quitting long term improves life expectancy, reduces health risks in future pregnancies, and protects children from second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure.
Did Bologna reform improve school-to-work transition of graduates? Evidence from Slovenia

Purpose: This paper investigates the school-to-work transition of graduates in a framework of a quazi experiment. In a predominately tuition free system we use differences in probability of employment after graduation to infer about the causal effect of different field of study and type of study program.Design/methodology/approach: By using a probit regression we calculate the probability of employment for graduates in different fields of education and different type of study program, where we control for the innate ability and effort during schooling.Findings: We find that graduating from a particular field of study affects the probability of employment in three consequent observed years. In general we find, that regardless of the field we observe decreasing probabilities of employment over the years of 2008 and 2009. We also find that new graduates holding a diploma from new vocational or academic Bologna programs face lower probability of employment comparing to graduates having a pre-Bologna degree.Practical implications: In the absence of price competition, performance indicators such as employability can provide relevant information to student choice or a management tool for efficient distribution of education funds to measured performance.Originality/value: By covering the entire population of full-time graduates in 2007, 2008 and 2009 that entered labor market for the first time after graduation we calculate probability of employment in the three consequent years allowing us to first infer about the effect of the new Bologna-harmonized programs and second infer about the crisis impact. In addition we investigate the effect of the quarter of year on the probability of employment.
Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Spine in a patient with Li-Fraumeni syndrome: a case report

Background Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is an aggressive tumor that rarely occurs in the spine. We present a 38-year-old male patient with Li-Fraumeni syndrome and discuss the treatment and prognosis.Case presentation A 38-year-old male patient presented with bilateral lower extremity weakness accompanied by radiation pain. He had been diagnosed with right adrenal cortical carcinoma previously and had a strong family history of cancer. PET/CT indicated increased uptake in many parts of the body, especially the right adrenal gland, the left occipital lobe, and the L4 vertebral body (VB). MRI also revealed the destruction of the L4 vertebral body and a paraspinal soft-tissue mass. The tumor was completely resected and pathological findings revealed UPS. Subsequent genetic testing revealed a mutation in the TP53 gene, which is consistent with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS). The patient received postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and did not develop local recurrence, metastasis, or secondary cancer during the 31-month follow-up.Conclusions Spinal UPS is a rare aggressive tumor with a poor prognosis. Surgery alone can improve the survival of patients but cannot effectively control the disease. In spinal UPS patients with LFS, we think that the prognostic benefits of postoperative adjuvant therapy outweigh the risks of long-term secondary cancer. Family history of cancer and genetic testing can help diagnose LFS, and MRI of the spine can aid the early detection of microlesions. For these patients, early diagnosis and intervention can effectively improve survival.
The Emergence of De Facto Standards: The value of integrative frameworks in the analysis of standards battles

Usually, no particular framework is used in the analysis of standards battles. Such an approach is good for the discovery of new knowledge, but it cannot reliably lead to a comprehensive analysis of a standards battle. The comprehensiveness of an analysis of a standards battle is currently very dependent on the knowledge and expertise of the researcher. In this thesis we propose to use integrative frameworks for standards battles in the analysis of standards battles. By performing an analysis of the VCR standards battle with a model where we integrate the main aspects of current integrative frameworks for standards battle we showed that this approach can provide valuable new insights that have previously been overlooked. A deductive content analysis of the literature on the VCR standards battle showed that some factors of our model were rarely or not at all mentioned in previous publications on the VCR standards battle. This indicated that an integrative framework could discover new aspects of the VCR standards battle that have previously been overlooked. Through interviews we tried to verify whether or not these “missing” factors were indications of actual gaps in the knowledge on the VCR standards battle. We found that three factors were completely overlooked and the relevance of two factors was underestimated in previous analyses of the VCR standards battle. Moreover, we found that design philosophy was also relevant in the VCR standards battle. This factor was previously not mentioned in any publications on the VCR standards battle nor in any of the integrative frameworks. To analyze this new factor in more depth we borrowed concepts from the field of moral philosophy, more specifically the field of human values. This resulted in a first illustration of the integration of ethics in the analysis of standards battles. The final result of our analysis provides a more comprehensive explanation of the emergence of VHS as a dominant standard and also explains the demise of the competing standards, Betamax and V2000, in more detail than previous publications.
Optimizing a process plant utility system

The main focus of this paper is on the operation of the plant utility system. The plant utility system is illustrated in the paper, and comprises three main subsystems: the steam subsystem, the fuel subsystem and the electric power subsystem. Each subsystem is briefly described. The author suggests that the problem of determining the most cost-effective operating mode for a plant utility system can be satisfactorily solved by using a technique called Mixed-Integer Linear Programming. Such models to optimize an actual plant system have been developed. Benefits of using the models are discussed.
A critical examination of ageism in memes and the role of meme factories

Memes and meme factories are increasingly the new fronts for ageism online. To address the lack of studies exploring memetic expressions of ageism, this study utilized multimodal discourse analysis to analyze 98 image macros from five meme factories in Singapore. Expressions of ageism were consistently found in how the meme visually and discursively portrayed older adults, and three ageist themes of infantilization, barbarization, and fetishization were identified. Memes that infantilized older adults often portrayed them as immature and illiterate despite their age and emphasized their dependence on others. Memes that barbarized older adults portrayed them as being uncultured or having inferior cultural tastes, while memes that fetishized older adults positioned them as an object of sexual fetish. The intersections of ageism with sexism, classism, and racism were also noted. Practical implications of these findings were discussed, and several recommendations were offered for meme factories to reduce visual ageism.
Formation of the System of Threats to Energy Security of the Republic of Belarus

The energy sector of the Republic of Belarus is one of the key sectors of the national economy, the effective development of which ensures the operation of the entire real economy and the sphere of housing and communal services. Due to the lack of the necessary amount of its own energy resources, the country is affected by factors of internal and external threats that form the energy dependence of the Republic on the supply of fuel and energy resources from outside. This weakens its energy security. The main importing country of fuel and energy resources for the Republic of Belarus is the Russian Federation. In this regard, the concept of energy security needs to be clarified, taking into account external and internal threats. The article deals with theoretical approaches to the definition of energy security, the specific features for the importing and exporting countries. The main threats to energy security for the Republic of Belarus are clarified, the causes of their occurrence and consequences for both fuel and energy complex enterprises and energy consumers are revealed. To determine the level of energy security, the indicative assessment method, which involves the identification of parameters and indicators of the development and functioning of the fuel and energy complex, its subsystems and facilities, as well as energy consumers, is the most optimal. These parameters characterize the composition, depth and territorial framework for the implementation of threats to energy security, its level. The indicators of the main directions of energy safety have been analyzed in dynamics; their levels are determined by periods. The directions of energy security, which are most and least susceptible to threats, have been identified. A combined approach for determining the objects of energy security is proposed. The author's definition of energy security is presented.