Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Optimal channel assignment for multi-channel multi-radio wireless networks

This paper presents optimal channel assignment algorithms to maximize the unicast network capacity of large scale multi-channel, multi-radio, multi-hop static wireless networks under the Arbitrary Network model and the Random Network model, respectively. The network capacities are approximated by the network capacity bounds derived in the literature and the optimization problems are formulated and solved. The optimal channel assignment for the Arbitrary Network model is the subquadratic channel assignment, and that for the Random Network model takes a more complex form and is found numerically.
The Effects of Teacher Match on Students’ Academic Perceptions and Attitudes

Using student survey data from six U.S. school districts, we estimate how assignment to a demographically similar teacher affects student reports of personal effort, happiness in class, feeling cared for and motivated by their teacher, the quality of student–teacher communication, and college aspirations. Relying on a classroom fixed-effects strategy, we show that students assigned to a teacher with similar demographic characteristics experience positive benefits in terms of these academic perceptions and attitudes. The most consistent benefits are among gender matches, and the largest benefits are demonstrated by the combination of gender and racial/ethnic matches. The effects of gender matches are largely consistent across elementary and middle school, while the most consistent effects from race matches occur in middle school.
Information granulation and granular relationships

As an emerging research method to deal with information and knowledge processing, various topics of granular computing have recently received more attention by researchers. The foundations of granular computing involves general principles of many disciplines that are explored for many years such as divide and conquer, interval computing, fuzzy sets, rough sets and so on. Granules, granulations and relationships are some of the key issues in the study of granular computing. This paper aims to understand mainly granular computing theory from the perspective of information granulation and granular relationships.
Lambda-interacting protein, a novel protein that specifically interacts with the zinc finger domain of the atypical protein kinase C isotype lambda/iota and stimulates its kinase activity in vitro and in vivo

The members of the atypical subfamily of protein kinase C (PKC) show dramatic structural and functional differences from other PKC isotypes. Thus, in contrast to the classical or novel PKCs, they are not activated by diacylglycerol or phorbol esters. However, the atypical PKCs are the target of important lipid second messengers such as ceramide, phosphatidic acid, and 3'-phosphoinositides. The catalytic and pseudosubstrate sequences in the two atypical PKCs (lambda/iota PKC and zeta PKC) are identical but are significantly different from those of conventional or novel PKCs. It has been shown that microinjection of a peptide with the sequence of the pseudosubstrate of the atypical PKC isotypes but not of alpha PKC or epsilon PKC dramatically inhibited maturation and NF-kappa B activation in Xenopus oocytes, as well as reinitiation of DNA synthesis in quiescent mouse fibroblasts. This indicates that either or both atypical isoforms are important in cell signalling. Besides the pseudosubstrate, the major differences in the sequence between lambda/iota PKC and zeta PKC are located in the regulatory domain. Therefore, any functional divergence between the two types of atypical PKCs will presumably reside in that region. We report here the molecular characterization of lambda-interacting protein (LIP), a novel protein that specifically interacts with the zinc finger of lambda/iota PKC but not zeta PKC. We show in this paper that this interaction is detected not only in vitro but also in vivo, that LIP activates lambda/iota PKC but not zeta PKC in vitro and in vivo, and that this interaction is functionally relevant. Thus, expression of LIP leads to the transactivation of a kappa B-dependent promoter in a manner that is dependent on lambda/iota PKC. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the cloning and characterization of a protein activator of a PKC that binds to the zinc finger domain, which has so far been considered a site for binding of lipid modulators. The fact that LIP binds to lambda/iota PKC but not to the highly related zeta PKC isoform suggests that the specificity of the activation of the members of the different PKC subfamilies will most probably be accounted for by proteins like LIP rather than by lipid activators.
Universal Space in Dwelling – the Room for All Living Needs

Composition and spatial organization of the dwelling can vary due to the multiple factors, such as economical, climatic and cultural, but the functional organization of dwelling is defined by basic human activities. Universal dwelling can be based on principle – every space inside can easily change its function. As soon as dwelling is observed through its inhabitant, it is important to evaluate, how the structure is corresponding towards his constantly changing needs, and how to find the most effective and reasonable way for adaptation. Construction of the universal dwelling brings it to the other level of sustainability – dwelling spaces can be used more effectively by the users, and new living activity will not need significant additional material, time and financial resources. The study starts from the listing of all the variety of living actions, which are mentioned in dwelling space standards of 31 European countries and 7 regions. The frequency of reference of the monofunctional and multifunctional habitable rooms is evaluated. The universality of the room depends on the number of different activities, which can be performed in it without changing of its physical properties. The outcome of the work is the set of three criteria, which define the universality of the dwelling and its parts. Universality in use is directly connected with the size of the given space, which means, that the biggest required size for the living activity is the minimal size of the room to become universal. The width of the room is the second key factor, which defines the universality in use. The maximal width is required for the living room, which establishes the minimal width of the space to be universal. Access to the room is a third factor and rooms with one point of access are considered to be universal.
Category fluency in first-episode schizophrenia.

Animal word list generation (ANWLG) was administered to 47 first-episode schizophrenia (FES) participants and 31 controls. Fifty-nine left temporal lobe epilepsy (LTLE) participants were included as a comparison group with known temporal lobe damage and expected semantic deficits. Semantic knowledge was assessed with the Association Index (AI), a measure of the semantic relatedness of all consecutive ANWLG responses. Neuropsychological tests of language and executive functioning were also administered. Results showed that both FES and LTLE groups generated fewer ANWLG responses than controls, but only the LTLE participants obtained a lower AI relative to controls. FES participants did not differ from controls on the AI. FES and LTLE groups produced fewer semantic subcategories (clusters), however, only the LTLE group produced fewer words per subcategory compared to controls (cluster size). FES participants produced a higher rate of perseverative responses compared to the other groups. Finally, correlation analyses showed that for FES participants both executive and language tests significantly correlated with ANWLG total responses, while the correlation between ANWLG and only 1 language test was significant for LTLE participants. Taken together, the results suggest that reduced ANWLG output in FES participants may be best conceptualized as a deficit in the executive component of word list generation (i.e., semantic search/access, response monitoring) or global cognitive impairment.
Brief Definitive Report Purification and Characterization of a Novel Monocyte Chemotactic and Activating Factor Produced by a Human Myelomonocytic Cell Line

The capacity ofvarious cell types to infiltrate inflammatory sites suggests the existence of specific chemotactic cytokines for each cell type. Snyderman et al. (1) first described that leukocytes from human peripheral blood when stimulated in vitro with a specific antigen (purified protein derivative [PPD]) or a nonspecific mitogen (PHA) produced a soluble factor that was chemotactic for homologous monocytes (2). The production of this lymphokine proved to be a sensitive in vitro correlate of delayed hypersensitivity (1). We have previously reported the identification, purification, and cDNA cloning ofa novel neutrophil chemotactic factor (NCF) produced by LPS-stimulated human monocytes (3-5). In the course of identifying NCF, we detected in the same LPS-stimulated human monocyte-conditioned media a chemotactic activity for monocytes that was distinct in molecular weight from NCF. Since the level of monocyte chemotactic factor (MCF) in these conditioned media was at least 10 times less than that of NCF, we used conditioned media from a human myelomonocytic cell line (THP-1) as a source of MCF The identical conditioned media were previously used for the purification of human IL-1/3 (6). We now report the purification of human MCF produced by THP-1 cells to homogeneity and describe the potent monocyte activating factor (MAF) activity of this MCE Materials and Methods Chromatography Proceduresfor the Purification ofMCF. (a) For Heparin Sepharose chromatography , the 200-ml DEAE Sephacel breakthrough fraction was applied to 50 ml Heparin Sepharose (Pharmacia Fine Chemicals, Uppsala, Sweden), that had been equilibrated with 0.05 M Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, with 0.2 M NaCl. After washing the column extensively, MCF was eluted with 50 mM Tris HCI, pH 8.0, with 0.75 M NaCI. (b) For gel filtration, the 4-ml concentrate from Heparin Sepharose was loaded onto a 2.6 x 90-cm column of Sephacryl S-200 (Pharmacia Fine Chemicals) equilibrated with D-PBS at 4°C. The flow rate was adjusted to 15 ml/h and 8-ml fractions were collected. (c) For cation HPLC, fractions corresponding 10-25 kD in gel filtration were concentrated and dialyzed against 0.02 MOPS, pH 6.5, and applied to a 7.5 x 150-mm CM-3SW column (Toyo Soda, Tokyo, Japan) equipped to an HPLC system (model 2150; LKB Instruments, Inc., Sweden) that had been equilibrated with the same buffer.
Link performance evaluation for EGPRS with multiple antennas

Transmission diversity schemes have recently emerged in wireless systems as an attractive solution in order to mitigate fading effects. Space-time block codes (STBC) with two antennas can provide similar order diversity as maximal-ratio receiver combining (MARC). In this paper a transmit diversity scheme using STBC with two and four antennas is applied for the EDGE/EGPRS system and its results are evaluated in a interference-limited scenario. We jointly compare this strategy of multiple antennas with incremental redundancy (IR), a technique for link quality control (LQC) in EDGE.
MULTIPOINT LINKAGE ANALYSES FOR DISEASE MAPPING IN EXTENDED PEDIGREES: A MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO APPROACH

Multipoint linkage analyses of genetic data on extended pedigrees can involve exact computations which are infeasible. Markov chain Monte Carlo methods represent an attractive alternative, greatly extending the range of models and data sets for which analysis is practical. In this paper, several advances in Markov chain Monte Carlo theory, namely joint updates of latent variables across loci and meioses, integrated proposals, Metropolis-Hastings restarts via sequential imputation and Rao-Blackwellized estimators, are incorporated into a sampling strategy which mixes well and produces accurate results in real time. The methodology is demonstrated through its application to several data sets originating from a study of early-onset Alzheimer's disease in families of Volga-German ethnic origin.
Tumor Necrosis Factor Stimulates Epithelial Tumor Cell Motility 1

Cellular molili! ) is a critical function in embryonic development, tissue repair, and tumor invasion. We used assays of scattering (epithelial colony dispersion), cell migration, and cell invasion to study cytokineregulated motility in epithelial and carcinoma cell lines. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) stimulated motility in 12 of 14 cell lines in one or more assay systems. The motility-stimulating activity of TNF did not correlate with its antiproliferative activity. In lines whose migration was stimulated by both TNF and scatter factor (SF), a fibroblast-derivcd cytokine which stimulates epithelial cell motility, saturating concentrations of TNF plus SF induced greater migration than either agent alone. Anti-TNF mono clonal antibody blocked TNFbut not SF-stimulated motility. While various other factors (basic fibroblast growth factor, interleukin 6, interleukin 2, colony-stimulating factor 1) had little or no motility-stimulating activity, phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), a tumor-promoting phorbol ester, scattered and/or stimulated migration in all cell lines studied. Combinations of saturating concentrations of TNF plus PMA or of SF plus PMA induced greater migration than did any agent alone. These findings suggest that (a) carcinoma cell motility may be mediated by multiple biochemical pathways and (/>) TNF stimulates epithelial motility by a mechanism different from that of SF and PMA. In vivo, TNF might enhance invasiveness of some carcinomas or stimulate epi thelial wound healing.
Bypass of Senescence, Immortalization, and Transformation of Human Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells

We attempted to extend the lifespan of CD34+ stem/progenitor cells in human cord blood (CB) by transduction with lentiviral vectors carrying the human telomerase catalytic subunit (hTERT) and/or the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) E6 and E7 oncogenes. We found that hTERT was incapable of prolonging the replicative capacity of CB cells maintained under serum‐free conditions in the presence of stem cell factor, Flt3 ligand, thrombopoietin, and interleukin‐3 beyond 4 months (n = 3). However, transduced CB cells cultured in the same cytokine cocktail constitutively expressing HPV16 E6/E7 alone (n = 2) or in concert with hTERT (n = 9) continued to proliferate, giving rise to permanent (>2 years) cell lines with a CD45+ CD34− CD133+/− CD44+ CD235a+ CD71+ CD203+ CD33+ CD13+ myeloerythroid/mast cell progenitor phenotype. Notably, CB cell cultures expressing only HPV16 E6/E7 went through a crisis period, and the resulting oligoclonal cell lines were highly aneuploid. By comparison, the CB cell lines obtained by coexpression of HPV16 E6/E7 plus hTERT exhibited near‐diploid karyotypes with minimal chromosomal aberrations, concomitant with stabilization of telomere length, yet were clonally derived. The immortalized E6/E7 plus hTERT–expressing CB cells were not tumorigenic when injected intravenously or subcutaneously into sublethally irradiated immunodeficient nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice but could be converted to a malignant state by ectopic expression of a v‐H‐ras or BCR‐ABL oncogene. These findings provide new insights into the mechanisms governing the senescence checkpoint of primitive human hematopoietic precursors and establish a paradigm for studies of the multistep process of human leukemogenesis.
Factors Affecting Microcuttings of Stevia Using a Mist-Chamber Propagation Box

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a member of Compositae family. Stevia plant has zero calorie content and its leaves are estimated to be 300 times sweeter than sugar. This plant is believed to be the most ideal substitute for sugar and important to assist in medicinal value especially for diabetic patients. In this study, microcutting techniques using a mist-chamber propagation box were used as it was beneficial for propagation of Stevia and gave genetic uniformity to the plant. The effects of different treatments on root stimulation of Stevia in microcuttings technique were evaluated. Treatments studied were different sizes of shoot cuttings, plant growth regulators, lights, and shades. Data logger was used to record the mean value of humidity (>90% RH), light intensity (673–2045 lx), and temperature (28.6–30.1°C) inside the mist-chamber propagation box. From analysis of variance, there were significant differences between varieties and treatments in parameters studied (P < 0.05). For the size of shoot cuttings treatment, 6 nodes cuttings were observed to increase root number. As compared to control, shoot cuttings treated with indole butyric acid (IBA) had better performance regarding root length. Yellow light and 50% shade treatments showed higher root and leaf number and these conditions can be considered as crucial for potential propagation of Stevia.
Attitudes of pre-service physical education teachers to healthism: Development and validation of the Attitude Towards Healthism Scale (ATHS)

Healthism is both an ideological and a regulative discourse that manifests as a tendency to conceive health as a product of individual choice. Healthism represents a collection of taken-for-granted assumptions, positioned at the intersection of morality, blame and health, that can lead to a privileging of ‘healthy’ and ‘productive’ individuals. It is argued that healthism is a key issue for physical educators and a significant focus for research. The validation of a scale – the Attitude Towards Healthism Scale (ATHS) – that seeks to quantify pre-service physical education teachers’ attitudes towards healthism is described. Participants were 201 pre-service teachers undertaking a Bachelor of Education degree in Australia. The factor structure of the initial 17-item scale was determined using an exploratory factor analysis followed by Rasch modelling and, lastly, confirmatory factor analysis. Initial exploratory factor analysis supported a unidimensional measure of healthism. Further Rasch modelling suggested that a refined 15-item ATHS scale functioned more effectively as two sub-scales that combined to provide a valid and reliable method of measuring the ideology of healthism. It is suggested that the ATHS will enable teacher educators and PSTs to discuss healthism with reference to attitudinal data, and examine how views change over time.
Energy Cooperatives as an Application of Microgrids: Multi-Criteria Investment Decision Support

The future of energy generation is expected to become increasingly decentralized. Today, many customers are already more than demand units, they also act as energy producers (prosumers) and thus participants in the energy market. The development of energy cooperatives with underlying microgrids in recent years undermines this observation. Information and communication technologies enable the management of energy cooperatives by incorporating data (smart meter, energy generation). We present a MAUT-based software tool to provide support for energy cooperatives when deciding about investments in new supply units. The findings of the literature analysis point out that energy cooperatives have economic, ecologic and social goals. Within our software tool we define measures for the fulfilment of the goals including available data. The utility for each goal is calculated and aggregated to an index. We test the developed software tool with real-world data. The results indicate that our artifact provides useful decision support.
Genetic Dissection of Behavior: Modulation of Locomotion by Light in the Drosophila melanogaster Larva Requires Genetically Distinct Visual System Functions

The Drosophila larva modulates its pattern of locomotion when exposed to light. Modulation of locomotion can be measured as a reduction in the distance traveled and by a sharp change of direction when the light is turned on. When the light is turned off this change of direction, albeit significantly smaller than when the light is turned on, is still significantly larger than in the absence of light transition. Mutations that disrupt adult phototransduction disrupt a subset of these responses. In larvae carrying these mutations the magnitude of change of direction when the light is turned on is reduced to levels indistinguishable from that recorded when the light is turned off, but it is still significantly higher than in the absence of any light transition. Similar results were obtained when these responses were measured in strains where the larval photoreceptor neurons were ablated by mutations in the glass(gl) gene or by the targeted expression of the cell death gene head involution defective(hid). A mutation in the homeobox gene sine oculis (so) that ablates the larval visual system, or the targeted expression of the reaper(rpr) cell death gene, abolishes all responses to light detected as a change of direction. We propose the existence of an extraocular light perception that does not use the same phototransduction cascade as the adult photoreceptors. Our results indicate that this novel visual function depends on the blue-absorbing rhodopsin Rh1 and is specified by the so gene.
Timing of Mental Illness Onset and Motherhood

The timing of mental illness onset in relationship to birth of children was explored as a possible indicator of the extent to which mothers experienced difficulties in parenting and functioning. Analyses employed data from a longitudinal study of urban-based, primarily minority mothers with mental illness (N = 379) who had parenting responsibility for their minor children. We found that women who were parents first and experienced mental illness onset after the birth of all their children showed the most positive trajectories over the study course. Mothers whose mental illness onset occurred before the birth of any of their children also showed improvements in functioning and symptomatology over time. In contrast, mothers whose mental illness onset had occurred in temporal proximity to the birth of a child showed little improvement. They also were younger, on average, at first birth, and had the largest number of children. Thus, timing of mental illness onset and childbirth may be predictive of longer-term maternal functioning and therefore may be useful in clinical assessment and treatment.
Number : CU / CRB / 7 / 18 / 08 / # 1 Title : Range Identification for Perspective Vision Systems : A Position Based Approach

In this paper, a new estimator using a single moving calibrated camera is developed to asymptotically recover the range (depth) and the 3D Euclidean position of a static object feature. The position and the orientation of the camera is assumed to be measurable unlike in existing observers where velocity measurements are assumed to be known. To estimate the unknown depth along with the 3D coordinate of a feature an adaptive least squares estimation strategy is employed based on a novel prediction error formulation and a Lyapunov stability analysis. The developed estimator has a simple mathematical structure, can be used to identify range and 3D Euclidean coordinates of multiple features, and is easy to implement. Numerical simulation results along with experimental results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.