Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hybrid Modulation of Dual Inverter for Open-End Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

This paper analyzes the dual inverter driven open-end permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) system and proposes control method which can generate maximum output power in overall speed range for integrated starter/alternator. Dual inverter driven open-end machine system consists of two inverters which are connected to the both ends of the machine winding. By disconnecting one inverter from the power source, the dc-link voltage of flying capacitor can be boosted through the machine. Because one inverter is connected to the only power source, output power of the machine is regulated by the source connected inverter. In this paper, modulation method for maximizing output power of inverter and motor with reduced harmonic and loss is proposed. It is a hybrid modulation combining six-step and pulse width modulations. With proposed method, efficiency and operation area are improved and cost of entire driving system is also decreased due to the removing of dc-dc converter. Analyses, strategies, control method, and simulation results are descripted. The experiments with PMSM are accomplished to verify the feasibility of proposed method.
Plato's Dream of Sophistry

On his deathbed, Plato envisioned his dialogues becoming sophistic texts open to a variety of interpretations, none by itself true to the original. Contemporary histories of rhetoric largely dismiss Plato's anxiety, portraying the dialogues as successful in asserting a constant meaning through all of rhetoric's history. In Plato's Dream of Sophistry, Richard Marback shows that Plato's vision was remarkably accurate. Against histories of rhetoric that described Plato's influence mainly in terms of his overarching dominance, Marback argues that Plato's lasting influence results not from the force of the dialogues themselves but from continued investments in arguing about the dialogues. Having documented the many uses to which Plato has been put in the Western rhetorical tradition, Marback concludes Plato's Dream of Sophistry with a discussion of how a more nuanced history of Plato's influence on rhetoric helps transcend current debates that pit the Platonic against the sophistic.
Determinants of perceived sleep quality in normal sleepers

ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to establish the determinants of perceived sleep quality over a longer period of time, taking into account the separate contributions of actigraphy-based sleep measures and self-reported sleep indices. Methods: Fifty participants (52 ± 6.6 years; 27 females) completed two consecutive weeks of home monitoring, during which they kept a sleep–wake diary while their sleep was monitored using a wrist-worn actigraph. The diary included questions on perceived sleep quality, sleep–wake information, and additional factors such as well-being and stress. The data were analyzed using multilevel models to compare a model that included only actigraphy-based sleep measures (model Acti) to a model that included only self-reported sleep measures to explain perceived sleep quality (model Self). In addition, a model based on the self-reported sleep measures and extended with nonsleep-related factors was analyzed to find the most significant determinants of perceived sleep quality (model Extended). Results: Self-reported sleep measures (model Self) explained 61% of the total variance, while actigraphy-based sleep measures (model Acti) only accounted for 41% of the perceived sleep quality. The main predictors in the self-reported model were number of awakenings during the night, sleep onset latency, and wake time after sleep onset. In the extended model, the number of awakenings during the night and total sleep time of the previous night were the strongest determinants of perceived sleep quality, with 64% of the variance explained. Conclusion: In our cohort, perceived sleep quality was mainly determined by self-reported sleep measures and less by actigraphy-based sleep indices. These data further stress the importance of taking multiple nights into account when trying to understand perceived sleep quality.
Development of human resources and corporate sustainability: identification of scientific gaps and trends from a bibliometric study

Sustainability has a recognized importance in the corporate world that considers sustainable companies safer for investments. However, one of the biggest challenges faced to embed sustainability into business is to overcome barriers related to cultural incompatibility. Human Resources Development (HRD) emerges as a change agent that provides means of companies breaks existing cultural paradigms and promote effective commitment to sustainability. This study analyzes publications on HRD and corporate sustainability (CS) published from 2007 to 2016, with the objective of identifying the current state of the research and pointing out scientific gaps to promote and guide new studies on the subject. For this purpose, a bibliometric study was carried out in the Scopus and Web of Science databases covering the aforementioned period. The portfolio contained 81 articles that were analyzed regarding the most frequently used keywords, most cited articles, most influential authors and their heat map of cooperation, and articles recently published by these authors. It was observed that “corporate social responsibility” and “leadership” are the main research topics on HRD and CS. The scientific gaps suggest a better exploitation about the importance of human resources to the development of culture and leadership issues. The main scientific contribution of this work is the systematization of knowledge generated by relevant scientific publications on HRD and sustainability, which can help the development of further studies and the expansion of the existing theory.
Vascular diseases, mortality, and migraine in the parents of migraine patients

To determine if people with migraine are at increased risk of certain vascular diseases, a retrospective cohort study of the middle-aged and elderly parents of migraine patients was carried out. Questionnaires about diseases in each of their parents were sent to migraine patients who had one parent with and one without migraine. Parents with migraine were compared to parents without migraine of the same sex within narrow age groups. The frequency of high blood pressure is estimated to be 1.7 times greater in people with migraine than in people without (p < 0.05). The risk of heart attack also is increased for people with migraine and is most evident below age 70 years, but the risk of stroke is not appreciably increased. For each sex, people with migraine tend to die at younger ages than people without migraine.
Semi Parametric Concatenative TTS with Instant Voice Modification Capabilities

Recently, a glottal vocoder has been integrated in the IBM concatenative TTS system and certain configurable global voice transformations were defined in the vocoder parameter space. The vocoder analysis employs a novel robust glottal source parameter estimation strategy. The vocoder is applied to the voiced speech only, while unvoiced speech is kept unparameterized, thus contributing to the perceived naturalness of the synthesized speech. The semi-parametric system enables independent modifications of the glottal source and vocal tract components on-the-fly by embedding the voice transformations in the synthesis process. The transformations effect ranges from slight voice altering to a complete change of the perceived speaker personality. Pitch modifications enhance these changes. At the same time, the voice transformations are simple enough to be easily controlled externally to the system. This allows the users either to fine tune the voice sound or to create instantly multiple distinct virtual voices. In both cases, the synthesis is based on a large and meticulously cleaned concatenative TTS voice with a broad phonetic coverage. In this paper we present the system and provide subjective evaluations of its voice modification capabilities. The technology presented in this paper is implemented in IBM Watson TTS service.
Pengaruh Profitabilitas, Likuiditas dan Ukuran Perusahaan Terhadap Kualitas Laba pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis apakah Profitabilitas, Likuiditas dan Ukuran Perusahaan berpengaruh terhadap Kualitas Laba pada perusahaan Manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2013-2015 baik secara simultan maupun secara parsial. Populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 143 perusahaan manufaktur, dengan menggunakan teknik purporsive sampling diperoleh sebanyak 58 perusahaan sebagai sampel. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik dokumentasi yang diperoleh melalui situs resmi www.idx. co.id. Metode pengujian yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan Profitabilitas, likuiditas, dan ukuran perusahaan ? tidak berpengaruh signifikan ? terhadap kualitas laba. Secara parsial Profitabilitas, Likuiditas dan Ukuran Perusahaan secara signifikan tidak berpengaruh terhadap kualitas laba. Nilai Adjusted R Square (Adjused R2) dalam penelitian ini sebesar 0,024? hal ini berarti 2,4%? variasi Kualitas Laba dapat dijelaskan oleh Profitabilitas, Likuiditas dan Ukuran Perusahaan,? sedangkan sisanya dijelaskan oleh sebab-sebab lain diluar model.
Compact, Multi-Channel, Electronic Interface for PNS Recording and Stimulation

A multi-channel system for neural signal recording/stimulation is presented. The system is split on two devices: an implantable High Voltage (HV) CMOS integrated circuit (IC) hosting a sigma delta modulator, together with a low noise preamplifier/prefilter and a digital platform for sigma delta decimation/control implemented on a FPGA. This innovative approach guarantees a robust communication link while minimizing the blocks to be implanted, saving power and area. The recording unit exhibits an IRN = 2. 12μVrms in 800Hz − 8kHz bandwidth, a programmable gain in the range 45.4dB − 58dB and a 14-bit A/D conversion. The IC hosts also a current-mode stimulator able to deliver currents in the range of hundreds of microampere to electrodes with impedances up to 100kΩ.
Accuracy of Aortic Annulus Diameter Measurement: Comparison of Multi‐Detector CT, Two‐ and Three‐Dimensional Echocardiography

Accurate preprocedural quantification of the aortic annulus diameter is crucial for the operative success of the aortic valve surgery and especially transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We conducted a prospective study to compare the accuracy of preoperative aortic annulus measurements using different imaging methods and direct measurements for aortic valve surgery.
Physico-chemical and cooking characteristics of Azad Basmati.

The experiment was conducted to study grain quality characteristics of Azad Basmati and to compare with other prominent Basmati rice varieties. The result of an experiment on various milling characteristics of Basmati rice varieties, among which Azad basmati exhibited high hulling (73.53%), milling (65.77%) and the highest head rice out-turn, having long-slender, translucent, creamy white kernels. Kernel dimensions of Azad Basmati were satisfactory in respect of breadth (1.60 mm) and Length/Breath (L/B) ratio (3.93) but kernel length (6.28 mm) fell marginally short than the desired minimum kernel length for Basmati rice (6.6 mm). On cooking Azad Basmati exhibited highest kernel elongation ratio (KER) and volume expansion ratio (VER) 2.20 and 4.00, respectively. Azad Basmati turned-out to be the best in respect of hulling rice recovery (HRR) (62.67%) as compared with all the check varieties (43 to 50%). Kernel breadth and L/B ratio of Azad Basmati were comparable to most check varieties, however, fell marginally short in respect of grain length than the desired minimum acceptable standard of 6.6mm. All the check varieties except Basmati-370 were comparable to Azad Basmati in respect of volume expansion ratio (VER). All check varieties in respect of VER, KEaC and KER were not found to be significantly better than Azad Basmati excepting Basmati-370 and Pusa Basmati-1 in respect of VER and KEaC, respectively. Azad Basmati variety was high (22.8%) in amylose content (AC) as compared to evolved basmati varieties Basmati-370, Pusa Basmati-1 and Basumathi but found lower than Type-3 and Improve Pusa Basmati-1 and, Azad Basmati was found intermediate except Basumathi.
Socio-economic status and feeding practices among the mothers of under-five children in an urban slum of Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Poor socio-economic conditions and inappropriate feeding practices in slum dwelling mothers can have adverse consequences for the health and nutritional status of their under-five children. The present study was to assess the feeding practices and socio-economic status mothers of under-five children. A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2015 to December 2015 in four urban slums of Bangladesh. Two hundred and fifty five mother-child pairs were selected by non-random convenience sampling and were interviewed using a pre-tested questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements were taken from under-five children aged 6-59 months. In the present study, boys (54.0%) were predominant over girls (46.0%). The prevalence of initiation of breastfeeding after delivery, prelacteal feeds, exclusive breastfeeding and bottle-feeding were 34.5%, 43.5%, 39.6% and 30.6%, respectively. Out of 255 children studied, more than half (57.6%) of the children received complementary feeds at the appropriate time whereas 45.9% children received with appropriate consistency. Meal frequency was 40.4% and minimum dietary diversity was given to only 39.6% of the children. Minimum dietary diversity means feeding the child food from at least four food groups. Feeding practices improve as mother‟s education levels and household income status increases while maximum slum dwelling mothers are illiterate and primary level completed and household income status are not static. Data showed that overall 14.0% of under-five children were suffering from malnutrition. In terms of severity, 11.3% were moderately malnourished-MAM and 2.7% were severely malnourished-SAM. Various inappropriate feeding practices are more prevalent among urban slum mothers. From this study, it was evident that mothers of low socio-economic group have poor knowledge regarding the feeding practices of their under-five children. There is an urgent need to bridge the “knowledge gap” and “practice gap” of mother‟s from urban slum and lower socio economic strata of the community by further strengthening the on-going breastfeeding programme, breastfeeding knowledge and practice of mothers in urban slum areas.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. September 2018, 4(3): 307-314
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF T STRAIN PLEUROPNEUMONIALIKE ORGANISMS IN HUMAN EPIDERMOID CARCINOMA CELLS (HELA)

Previous investigations have demonstrated the existence of basophilic, intracytoplasmic inclusions in epithelial cells obtained from the anterior urethra of nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) patients (Johnston and McEwin, 1945; Harkness, 1945, 1950; Williams, 1946; Harkness and Henderson-Begg, 1948). Pleuropneumonialike organisms (PPLO) were frequently recovered in culture from these NGU patients in whom intracytoplasmic inclusions were demonstrated. This associative relationship was interpreted as suggesting that the inclusions may have been an intracellular phase of the pleuropneumonialike organisms isolated in culture from such patients. Highly characteristic, minute-colony T strains of pleuropneumonialike organisms have recently been described (Shepard, 1956) which were recovered in primary culture from approximately 70 per cent of patients with nongonococcal urethritis. Furthermore, a majority of the NGU patients from whom T strain PPLO were recovered in culture also showed characteristic, basophilic intracytoplasmic inclusions in epithelial cells obtained from the anterior urethra. These inclusions exhibited structures that were consistent in size, morphology, and staining reaction to those of the pleuropneumonia group as a whole, and were interpreted as the tissuephase of the T strain pleuropneumonialike organism (Shepard, 1957). The demonstration of characteristic, basophilic inclusions in the cytoplasm of experimentally infected epithelial type cells by purified, cultured T strain PPL organisms would provide additional evidence in support of this interpretation. The results of such a study comprise the subject of this report.
POSTER: BigBus: A Scalable Optical Interconnect

This paper presents BigBus, a novel on-chip photonic network for a 1024 node system. The crux of the idea is to segment the entire system into smaller clusters of nodes, and adopt a hybrid strategy for each segment that includes conventional laser modulation, as well as a novel technique for sharing power across nodes dynamically. We represent energy internally as tokens, where one token will allow a node to send a message to any other node in its cluster. We allow optical stations to arbitrate for tokens and at a global level, we predict the number of token equivalents of power that the off-chip laser needs to generate.
Presence of alcoholic steatohepatitis, but no selective histological feature, indicates an increased risk of cirrhosis and premature death

Abstract Objective: The prognostic impact of early stages of histologically confirmed alcoholic liver disease is uncertain. Our aim was to determine the risk of cirrhosis and premature death, and identify prognostic markers, in patients with biopsy-proven alcoholic steatohepatitis – and to compare prognosis in patients with alcoholic pure fatty liver and the general population. Material and methods: Patients with biopsy-proven alcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosed during 1976–1987 were identified. Data were collected from medical records, the Danish National Patient Registry and the Registry of Causes of Death. All biopsies were re-examined and morphological findings assessed. A reference cohort matched for age and gender was created. Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for age and gender were used to analyse differences in mortality and cirrhosis development, as well as the prognostic impact of histological and biochemical parameters. Results: Two hundred and twenty-five patients with fatty liver and 111 with steatohepatitis were followed for median 13 and 9.7 years, respectively. There was a significantly higher risk of developing cirrhosis amongst patients with steatohepatitis compared to both patients with fatty liver (p < 0.001) and the reference cohort (p < 0.001). Mortality was significantly higher in patients with steatohepatitis compared to patients with fatty liver (p = 0.046) and the general population (p < 0.001). No histological or biochemical parameters with prognostic significance for mortality were identified. Conclusion: Presence of steatohepatitis indicates an increased risk of cirrhosis and premature death. However, none of the histological parameters defining steatohepatitis can independently identify patients at risk for premature death.
A Cross-cultural Study of Suicide Among the Elderly in Singapore

In the general population of Singapore the mean annual suicide rate over 1985–88 was highest in the Indians (20.4 per 100 000), followed by Chinese (15.8 per 100 000), and the Malays (2.4 per 100 000). However, in the elderly population (65 years and over) the rate was highest in the Chinese (61.2 per 100 000) with Indians second (30.5 per 100 000), and Malays still the lowest (3.2 per 100 000). Among elderly Chinese, women had a higher suicide rate than men. British Journal of Psychiatry (1992), 160, 558–559
Level of customer satisfaction: an analysis of Vodacom services in Gauteng province of South Africa.

The principal aim of this research paper is to investigate the factors that influence customer satisfaction in respect of the services rendered by Vodacom in Gauteng province of South Africa. In view of this, the researcher carried out an empirical investigation on those factors that can influence customer satisfaction. The findings of this research analysis confirmed the following: Firstly, the research shows that there is a relationship between customer`s perceived quality and the level of satisfaction. Secondly, the research confirmed that there is a relationship between customer loyalty and the level of satisfaction in the services offered by Vodacom. Thirdly, it was also confirmed that there is a relationship between Vodacom corporate image and the level of customer satisfaction. Fourthly, this research confirmed that there is a relationship between customer complaints handling techniques by Vodacom and the level of customer satisfaction. Conclusively, this research finally developed a model on how the above factors can be integrated so as to increase customer`s level of satisfaction in the use of Vodacom services in Gauteng province of South Africa. 1.
Design and analysis UWB wearable textile antenna

The wearable electronic devices are such devices worn by a person as un-obstructively as clothing to provide intelligent assistance. In addition, a wearable antenna is meant to be a part of the clothing used for communication purposes such as tracking, navigation, mobile computing and public safety. On the other hand, Ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna is an emerging technology that promises high speed data transmission at low cost for short-range of communication. In this paper, a modified UWB circular patch antenna with partial ground plane is fabricated and presented. The substrate of the designed antenna is made from jeans fabric while the radiating element and ground plane are made from copper tape. A second layer of jeans textile was placed on the top of the microstrip line to hide the feeding on the clothing. The operating frequency of this design is between 2 GHz and 14 GHz. Measured results are compared with simulations, and good agreement was observed.
Marine Lover of Friedrich Nietzsche

Published in France in 1980, Marine Lover is the first in a trilogy in which Luce Irigaray links the interrogation of the feminine in post-Hegelian philosophy with a pre-Socratic investigation of the elements. Irigaray undertakes to interrogate Nietzche, the grandfather of poststructuralist philosophy, from the point of view of water. According to Irigaray, water is the element Nietzsche fears most. She uses this element in her narrative because for her there is a complex relationship between the feminine and the fluid. Irigaray's method is to engage in an amorous dialogue with the male philosopher. In this dialogue, she ruptures conventional discourse and writes in a lyrical style that defies distinction between theory, fiction, and philosophy.
RETCP: A ratio estimation approach for data center incast applications

TCP incast has deep impairments to the performance of today's data center applications, especially in many-to-one communication patterns. The impairments can be recognized as gross under-utilization of link capacity, high latency and packets loss rate, which due to the RTO mechanism of TCP proposed last century and the complex applications which have strict demand in performance in data center environment. We propose a delay-based novel and adaptive mechanism for TCP incast prevention in data center applications without modifying the switch or router. Theoretical analysis and simulation results show significant performance improvement as compared with existing methods.