Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hardware implementation of fuzzy-PI-sliding mode speed controller of induction motors

This paper proposes an integrated PI controller for improved steady state performance and a sliding mode controller for high transient performance. A fuzzy logic controller is implemented to switch between them. Stability is achieved using a design procedure based on Lyapunov function and the feasibility of implementing such a controller is verified on a highly nonlinear system, an induction motor.
Lack of Oncogenicity of Wood Creosote, the Principal Active Ingredient of Seirogan, an Herbal Antidiarrheal Medication, in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Seirogan, an herbal medicine containing wood creosote (tablets, 10.0% w/w), has been developed and marketed for almost a century in various countries for the control of acute diarrhea and treatment of associated symptoms, such as abdominal cramping. Wood creosote (CAS no. 8021–39–4) is a mixture of simple phenolic compounds, including guaiacol and creosol and related compounds, and is chemically distinct from, and should not be confused with, coal tar creosote, a known carcinogen. In the current study, the oncogenic potential of wood creosote was assessed in a 96/103-week oral gavage study in Sprague-Dawley rats. Groups of 60 rats/sex received wood creosote at dose levels of 20, 50, or 200 mg/kg body weight [bw]/day. An additional group of rats received the vehicle, 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose in deionized, distilled water, at the same dose volume as the treatment groups (10 ml/kg) and served as the controls. Treatment-related decreases in survival, body weight, and food consumption, as well as increased incidences of clinical signs that included rales, decreased activity, and salivation, were noted at 200 mg/kg bw/day when compared with the control group. There was an increased incidence of reddened and edematous lungs in rats from the 200 mg/kg bw/day group that died during the study. The lung findings were suggestive of test article aspiration during dose administration or agonal aspiration preceding and possibly resulting in death, especially because these observations were not seen in animals that survived to scheduled sacrifice. Additionally, phenols are generally recognized as having corrosive properties. There were no changes in clinical pathology and no increases in neoplastic or non-neoplastic lesions, excluding the lung findings, related to treatment with wood creosote at any dose level. Although the results of this study indicate that the maximum tolerated dose of wood creosote was met or exceeded at 200 mg/kg bw/day, there was no evidence of oncogenicity at any dose level. The lack of any evidence of oncogenicity supports the safety profile of the active ingredient in Seirogan, wood creosote.
Nanofabrication of polymer surfaces utilizing colloidal lithography and ion etching

In this paper, we utilize colloidal lithography based on electrostatic self-assembly of polystyrene colloidal particles onto a polymer surface as a nanoscale mask. The pattern is then transferred to the surface by ion beam etching. Each particle acts as an individual mask, resulting in an array of identical structure. Ion beam exposure etches away the unmasked surface between the particles, so the particle mask pattern can be transferred into the polymer surface. This method allows to nanofabricate bulk polymeric surfaces with systematic variation in relief, structure sizes, and aspect ratios. It is a fast, simple, and reliable method to fabricated different polymeric surfaces even on large area samples (>1 cm2). The structural variation is achieved by use of different conditions during the self-assembly of the mask (e.g., different particles sizes) or different ion etching conditions during the pattern transfer (e.g., ion energy, ion flux, ion incident angle, etching time, gas environment)
Measuring Student Perceptions of Engineering Classroom Activities and the Use of Such Measures by STEM Faculty: The Development of the Student Class Activity and Engagement Instrument

Dr. Kathleen Quardokus Fisher is a post doctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She is currently participating in a project that supports the use of evidence-based instructional practices in undergraduate STEM courses through developing communities of practice. Her research interests focus on understanding how organizational change occurs in higher education with respect to teaching and learning in STEM courses.
A quantitative physical model for time-dependent breakdown in SiO2

A quantitative physical breakdown model for thin SiO2 is developed. The physical mechanism responsible fcor oxide breakdown has been reexamined and found to be hole trapping at localized areas. A quantitative model is built on this physical understanding of the wearout mechanism. Using this model, which considers electron injection, hole generation and charge trapping during electrical stresses and their effects on oxide I-V characteristics, all commonly used reliability tests can be simulated. Results are presented for constant-voltage, constant-current and ramp-voltage stress tests. One important result of the model is that log(tBD) of constant-voltage accelerated test is a linear function of 1/Eox, not Eox. The elctcric field dependence of log(QBD) is the same as that of the hole generation rate ¿. The correlation between ramp-voltage stress and constant-voltage stress is treated in detail, and an analytical expression relating the two is presented. This correlation provides a method and a theoretical basis for substituting the time-consuming tBD test with the simple ramp-voltage breakdown test.
5-Lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitory active compounds from Atractylodes lancea.

Lipophilic extracts of Atractylodes lancea rhizomes exhibited potent inhibitory activities in 5-lipoxygenase [IC50 (5-LOX) = 2.9 micrograms/mL (n-hexane extract)] and cyclooxygenase-1 [IC50 (COX-1) = 30.5 micrograms/mL (n-hexane extract)] enzymatic assays. Bioactivity-guided fractionation of the n-hexane extract led to the isolation of a new compound atractylochromene (1), a potent inhibitor in both test systems [IC50 (5-LOX) = 0.6 microM, IC50 (COX-1) = 3.3 microM]. Also obtained was 2-[(2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl]-6-methyl-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1 ,4-dione (2), which showed a selective inhibitory activity against 5-LOX [IC50 (5-LOX) 0.2 microM, IC50 (COX-1) 64.3 microM]. The sesquiterpene atractylon (3) and the coumarin osthol (4) turned out to be moderate but selective 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors. Atractylenolides I (5), II (6), and III (7) showed no significant inhibitory effects for either enzyme. Structures were established by spectral data interpretation.
Effectiveness of communication/interaction strategies with patients who have neurological injuries in a rehabilitation setting

Primary objective: A correlational research design was used to examine the relationship between use of interaction strategies and success of interactions between patients with neurological injuries and licensed healthcare providers. It was hypothesized that using specific interaction strategies would increase the success of interactions between patients and staff. Methods and procedures: One hundred and two 5-minute interactions between licensed healthcare providers and adults with neurogenic cognitive-linguistic impairments were videotaped. Staff members involved in the interactions completed a questionnaire stating how successful they felt the interaction was and what positively or negatively impacted the interaction. Five speech-language pathologists viewed the interactions, rated the overall success of each, reported which interaction strategies they observed being used and indicated which strategies they felt most positively impacted the interactions. Results: Use of communication strategies aided the interactions. It was found that as more strategies were used success of the interactions increased. Conclusions: Interactions were aided by the use of communication strategies, especially when multiple strategies were used. Some strategies were more beneficial than others. Training staff in the use of communication strategies may help improve patients’ satisfaction and success in rehabilitation.
Hepatocellular carcinoma: From bedside to proteomics

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC or hepatoma) is the most common primary cancer of the liver. It is responsible for approximately one million deaths each year, mainly in underdeveloped and developing countries. The aetiological factors identified in the development of HCC included persistent infection by hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses, and exposure to aflatoxins. Although immunization can protect individuals from being infected by the hepatitis B virus, the early detection of HCC in those who have been infected by the virus remains a challenge. Thus most HCCs present late and are not suitable for curative treatment. Hence there is a tremendous interest and urgency to identify novel HCC diagnostic marker(s) for early detection, and tumour specific disease associated proteins as potential therapeutic targets in the treatment of HCC. Screening for these HCC proteins has been facilitated by proteomics, a key technology in the global analysis of protein expression and understanding gene function. Present and earlier proteome analyses of HCC have used predominantly experimental in vitro systems. The protein expression profiles of several hepatoma cell lines such as HepG2, Huh7, SK‐Hep1, and Hep3B have been compared with normal liver, and nontransformed cell lines (Chang and WRL‐68), while a comprehensive proteome analysis to create a protein database was carried out for the cell line HCC‐M. In the future, proteome analyses utilizing tumour tissues, which reflect the pathological state of HCC more closely, will be undertaken. This work will complement the gene expression studies of HCC which are already underway. Efforts have also been directed at the proteome analysis of hepatic stellate cells, as these cells play an important role in liver fibrosis. Since liver fibrosis is reversible but not cirrhosis, it is of considerable importance to identify therapeutic targets that can slow its progression.
A literature review of sensor ontologies for manufacturing applications

The purpose of this paper is to review existing sensor and sensor network ontologies to understand whether they can be reused as a basis for a manufacturing perception sensor ontology, or if the existing ontologies hold lessons for the development of a new ontology. We develop an initial set of requirements that should apply to a manufacturing perception sensor ontology. These initial requirements are used in reviewing selected existing sensor ontologies. Additionally, we present our developed sensor ontology thus far that incorporates a refined list of requirements. This paper describes 1) extending and refining the requirements; 2) proposing hierarchical structures for verifying the purposes of the ontology; 3) choosing appropriate tools and languages (e.g., OWL (Web Ontology Language) [1] and SensorML (Sensor Markup Language) [2]) to support such an ontology; and 4) extending the Semantic Sensor Network (SSN) ontology with a set of refined requirements (i.e., our developed ontology). This work will be proposed as a standard within the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Ontologies for Robotics Automation (ORA) Working Group [3].
Non-Contextual Modeling of Sarcasm using a Neural Network Benchmark

One of the most crucial components of natural human-robot interaction is artificial intuition and its influence on dialog systems. The intuitive capability that humans have is undeniably extraordinary, and so remains one of the greatest challenges for natural communicative dialogue between humans and robots. In this paper, we introduce a novel probabilistic modeling framework of identifying, classifying and learning features of sarcastic text via training a neural network with human-informed sarcastic benchmarks. This is necessary for establishing a comprehensive sentiment analysis schema that is sensitive to the nuances of sarcasm-ridden text by being trained on linguistic cues. We show that our model provides a good fit for this type of real-world informed data, with potential to achieve as accurate, if not more, than alternatives. Though the implementation and benchmarking is an extensive task, it can be extended via the same method that we present to capture different forms of nuances in communication and making for much more natural and engaging dialogue systems.
Pump currents generated by the purified Na+K+‐ATPase from kidney on black lipid membranes.

The transport activity of purified Na+K+‐ATPase was investigated by measuring the electrical pump current induced on black lipid membranes. Discs containing purified Na+K+‐ATPase from pig kidney were attached to planar lipid bilayers in a sandwich‐like structure. After the addition of only microM concentrations of an inactive photolabile ATP derivative [P3‐1‐(2‐nitro)phenylethyladenosine 5′‐triphosphate, caged ATP] ATP was released after illumination with u.v. ‐light, which led to a transient current in the system. The transient photoresponse indicates that the discs and the underlying membrane are capacitatively coupled. Stationary pump currents were obtained after the addition of the H+, Na+ exchanging agent monensin together with valinomycin to the membrane system, which increased the permeability of the black lipid membrane for the pumped ions. In the absence of ADP and Pi the half saturation for the maximal photoeffect was obtained at 6.5 microM released ATP. The addition of ADP decreased the pump activity. Pump activity was obtained only in the presence of Mg2+ together with Na+ and Na+ and K+. No pump current was obtained in the presence of Mg2+ together with K+. The electrical response was blocked completely by the Na+K+‐ATPase‐specific inhibitors vanadate and ouabain. No pump currents were observed with a chemically modified protein, which was labelled on the ATP binding site with fluoresceine isothiocyanate. The method described offers the possibility of investigating by direct electrical measurements ion transport of Na+K+‐ATPase with a large variety of different parameters.
The relationship between drinking games and intentions to continue drinking, intentions to drive after drinking, and adverse consequences: Results of a field study

Abstract Background: Drinking games have become a nearly universal aspect of excessive drinking on university campuses with 50–62% of college students reporting playing drinking games in the past month. Participation in drinking games has been correlated with numerous negative consequences and increased consumption of alcohol. Objectives: The present study addresses the influence of drinking games on three drinking-related outcomes: problems experienced the night of the drinking event, the intent to keep drinking, and the intent to drive after drinking. Methods: The data collected for the present study were part of a study testing environmental influences of drinking behaviors of young adults. A total of 226 randomly selected parties (representing 1725 partygoers) were selected for study inclusion. Three multilevel logistic regression models tested the relationship between drinking games and the three drinking-related outcomes. Results: Participants who reported playing drinking games were 1.58 times more likely to report continued drinking intentions than participants who did not play drinking games. If drinking games were observed at a party, participants were 2.38 times more likely to plan to drive while intoxicated. Additionally, participants who reported playing drinking games were 1.59 times more likely to report experiencing a drinking-related problem than participants who did not play drinking games. Conclusion: Drinking games have consequences beyond increasing the level of intoxication; they contribute to problematic behavior at individual and environmental levels. Preventing drinking games is warranted.
Global Cooperation among Diverse Organizations to Reduce Illegal Fishing in the Southern Ocean

Abstract: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is prevalent globally and has detrimental effects on commercial fish stocks and nontarget species. Effective monitoring and enforcement aimed at reducing the level of IUU fishing in extensive, remote ocean fisheries requires international collaboration. Changes in trade and vessel activities further complicate enforcement. We used a web‐based survey of governmental and nongovernmental organizations engaged in reducing IUU fishing in the Southern Ocean to collect information on interorganizational collaborations. We used social‐network analyses to examine the nature of collaborations among the identified 117 organizations engaged in reducing IUU fishing. International collaboration improved the ability to control and manage harvest of commercially important toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) stocks and reduced bycatch of albatrosses (Diomedeidae) and petrels (Procellariidae) in longlines of IUU fishing vessels. The diverse group of surveyed organizations cooperated frequently, thereby making a wide range of resources available for improved detection of suspected IUU vessels and trade flows, cooperation aimed at prosecuting suspected offenders or developing new policy measures. Our results suggest the importance of a central agency for coordination and for maintaining commonly agreed‐upon protocols for communication that facilities collaboration. Despite their differences, the surveyed organizations have developed common perceptions about key problems associated with IUU fishing. This has likely contributed to a sustained willingness to invest in collaborations. Our results show that successful international environmental governance can be accomplished through interorganizational collaborations. Such cooperation requires trust, continuous funding, and incentives for actors to participate.
Disambiguating effectively Chinese polyphonic ambiguity based on unify approach

One of the difficult tasks on Natural Language Processing (NLP) is to resolve the sense ambiguity of characters or words on text, such as polyphones, homonymy, and homograph. The paper addresses the ambiguity issue of Chinese character polyphones and disambiguity approaches for such issues. Three methods, dictionary matching, language models and voting scheme, are used to disambiguate the prediction of polyphones. The best precision rate for these methods achieves 92.65%. Furthermore we proposed the unify approaches to improve the performance with respect to various threshold value. Comparing with the well-known MS Word 2007, our approach is superior and enhances the final precision rate up to 93.32%.
An introduction to deep learning

Deep learning allows automatically learning multiple levels of representations of the underlying distribution of the data to be modeled. In this work, a specific implementation called stacked denoising autoencoders is explored. We contribute by demonstrating that this kind of representation coupled to a SVM improves classification error on MNIST over the usual deep learning approach where a logistic regression layer is added to the stack of denoising autoencoders.
ON THE REALITY OF ZAHNREIHEN AND THE NATURE OF REALITY IN MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES

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La fin de l‚histoire

utant le dire d'emblée: les règles du jeu intellectuel français étant ce qu'elles sont, le livre de Fukuyama a tout contre lui (1). Il est d'une immense ambition intellectuelle, mais absolument dépourvu de prétention; il plonge au cœur de certains des problèmes les plus ardus de la philosophie de l'Histoire, mais reste à chaque instant lisible; il prend des positions très tranchées, mais admet la contradiction avec une déconcertante humilité, et y répond aussi simplement que méthodiquement; il pose des questions théoriques de grande portée, et laisse la porte ouverte à de multiples réponses. Nul doute que de tels handicaps ne grèvent lourdement sa fortune critique. Celane veut pas dire que Fukuyama n'ait nul écho en France, tant s'en faut. Lorsqu'à l'automne de 1989 la revue Commentaire publia son premier texte, un bref article paru au cours de l'été dans National Interest sous le titre « la Fin de l'Histoire? », ce fut un joyeux tintamarre, et une polémique immédiate. Mais, malgré la qualité de certaines des réactions, la polémique atteignit sans peine ce qui est toujours son objet fondamental : tuer le débat. Cette fois, Fukuyama aggrave son cas: il reprend et développe ses intuitions originelles, mais il les complète et les modifie parce que le débat a fait mûrir sa pensée, et l'a conduit à déplacer sensiblement les termes de son interrogation. Faute impardonnable, qui revient à reconnaître qu'il pourrait bien exister quelque chose comme un travailde la pensée, comme une progression de la réflexion: l'intellectuel descendrait sur terre, son œuvre ne serait plus un pur joyau intangible . On croit rêver.
Induced Flow and Optical Emission Generated by a Pulsed 13.56 MHz–5 kHz Plasma Actuator

A dual-frequency driven plasma actuator is studied with respect to the influence of changing the position of radio frequency 13.56 MHz pulses within the phase of a low-frequency (LF) 5 kHz sinusoidal voltage. Fast imaging and 2-D particle image velocimetry are used to study the optical emission from the discharge and the generation of an induced flow, which can be useful for aerodynamic flow control, in ambient air. The results show that the propagation of the discharge away from the powered electrode and the velocity of the induced flow are maximized when the pulses are positioned at the peaks of the LF waveform. In contrast, the most intense optical emission is found to occur when the pulses are positioned close to the zero crossings for positive LF waveform voltages. The reasons behind these observations are discussed.
Alcohol problems in a general hospital

Alcohol is a ubiquitous drug which is responsible for a substantial amount of ill health and approximately 20% of patients in a general hospital will have alcohol‐related problems, although only 4% will be admitted with alcohol‐caused conditions. Eight per cent of patients, however, can be expected to have sufficient neuroadaptation to be at risk of withdrawal. This level of prevalence of alcoholism in general hospital patients requires that hospitals must become expert at providing good quality care for alcohol‐related problems in all areas including obstetrics, but particularly in the management of intoxication, withdrawal and the various alcoholrelated diseases. This paper provides some suggested benchmarks for acceptable standards of care for alcohol problems in the acute hospital.