Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation Of Compact FPGA Implementations For All SHA-3 Finalists

Secure cryptographic hash functions are core components in many applications like challenge-response authentication systems or digital signature schemes. Many of these applications are used in cost-sensitive markets and thus low budget implementations of such components are very important. In the present paper, we evalute the finalists of the SHA-3 competition, started by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This work adds new valuable data to the competition, by providing architectures for compact implementations of all finalists. We focus on area-efficiency and therefore we do not rank the candidates by absolute throughput, but rather by the area and the throughput-area ratio. The results hint that Grøstl is the best overall performer for compact implementations, if the throughput-area ratio is most important. The following candidates are JH, Keccak and BLAKE, which are close together, while the current Skein architecture trails behind. The area ranking changes the results and puts JH on the top, followed by one of the BLAKE implementations, Grøstl, Keccak and Skein.
Cyc2p, a Membrane-bound Flavoprotein Involved in the Maturation of Mitochondrial c-Type Cytochromes*

Mitochondrial apocytochrome c and c1 are converted to their holoforms in the intermembrane space by attachment of heme to the cysteines of the CXXCH motif through the activity of assembly factors cytochrome c heme lyase and cytochrome c1 heme lyase (CCHL and CC1HL). The maintenance of apocytochrome sulfhydryls and heme substrates in a reduced state is critical for the ligation of heme. Factors that control the redox chemistry of the heme attachment reaction to apocytochrome c are known in bacteria and plastids but not in mitochondria. We have explored the function of Cyc2p, a candidate redox cytochrome c assembly component in yeast mitochondria. We show that Cyc2p is required for the activity of CCHL toward apocytochrome c and c1 and becomes essential for the heme attachment to apocytochrome c1 carrying a CAPCH instead of CAACH heme binding site. A redox function for Cyc2p in the heme lyase reaction is suggested from 1) the presence of a noncovalently bound FAD molecule in the C-terminal domain of Cyc2p, 2) the localization of Cyc2p in the inner membrane with the FAD binding domain exposed to the intermembrane space, and 3) the ability of recombinant Cyc2p to carry the NADPH-dependent reduction of ferricyanide. We postulate that, in vivo, Cyc2p interacts with CCHL and is involved in the reduction of heme prior to its ligation to apocytochrome c by CCHL.
GENDER RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING SPEECH SIGNAL

In this paper, a system, developed for speech encoding, analysis, synthesis and gender identification is presented. A typical gender recognition system can be divided into front-end system and back-end system. The task of the front-end system is to extract the gender related information from a speech signal and represents it by a set of vectors called feature. Features like power spectrum density, frequency at maximum power carry speaker information. The feature is extracted using First Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm. The task of the back-end system (also called classifier) is to create a gender model to recognize the gender from his/her speech signal in recognition phase. This paper also presents the digital processing of a speech signals (pronounced “A” and “B”) which are taken from 10 persons, 5 of them are Male and the rest of them are Female. Power Spectrum Estimation of the signal is examined . The frequency at maximum power of the English Phonemes is extracted from the estimated power spectrum. The system uses threshold technique as identification tool. The recognition accuracy of this system is 80% on average.
Fibroadipogenic progenitors mediate the ability of HDAC inhibitors to promote regeneration in dystrophic muscles of young, but not old Mdx mice

HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) exert beneficial effects in mdx mice, by promoting endogenous regeneration; however, the cellular determinants of HDACi activity on dystrophic muscles have not been determined. We show that fibroadipogenic progenitors (FAP) influence the regeneration potential of satellite cells during disease progression in mdx mice and mediate HDACi ability to selectively promote regeneration at early stages of disease. FAPs from young mdx mice promote, while FAPs from old mdx mice repress, satellite cell‐mediated formation of myotubes. In young mdx mice HDACi inhibited FAP adipogenic potential, while enhancing their ability to promote differentiation of adjacent satellite cells, through upregulation of the soluble factor follistatin. By contrast, FAPs from old mdx mice were resistant to HDACi‐mediated inhibition of adipogenesis and constitutively repressed satellite cell‐mediated formation of myotubes. We show that transplantation of FAPs from regenerating young muscles restored HDACi ability to increase myofibre size in old mdx mice. These results reveal that FAPs are key cellular determinants of disease progression in mdx mice and mediate a previously unappreciated stage‐specific beneficial effect of HDACi in dystrophic muscles.
Dynamic Estimation of Trade Costs from Real Exchange Rates

The difficulty of measuring trade costs is well documented. We propose a nonlinear statespace model that enables us to extract information about changes in trade costs directly from real exchange rates. The model is well grounded in theory and nests numerous widely used empirical real exchange rate models. Employing two centuries of data on the Dollar-Sterling rate, we provide evidence of substantial variation in trade costs over time. Our results indicate that the process of economic integration that started after World War II has stopped during the last decades. We also contrast our results with a measure from the gravity literature and explore implications for the Purchasing Power Parity puzzle.
Two level model predictive control for the maximum control invariant set

This work presents an extension of the two-level model predictive control (MPC) scheme presented. The procedure allows for computationally efficient MPC over a subset of the controllable state-space. The first controller level provides a stability guarantee and the second level optimizes performance. This two-level control scheme allows a transparent tradeoff between the necessary on-line computation power and performance. However, the scheme also suffers from two drawbacks. The two-level controller does not cover all controllable states and in order to guarantee constraint satisfaction in closed-loop, it is necessary to resort to open-loop control for certain initial states. These issues are dealt with in this paper. We extend the procedure such that the controller covers the infinite time controllable set K/sub /spl infin//(/spl chi//sub I/) with closed-loop stability and feasibility guarantee. The set K/sub /spl infin//(/spl chi//sub I/) denotes all states which may be driven to the set /spl chi//sub I/ by an admissible control law.
Dealing with death in design: developing systems for the bereaved

Increasingly, systems are being developed and used in ways that involve end of life issues such as death, dying, and bereavement. Yet design considerations and guidelines for technologists working in this sensitive area are not well-established. We therefore report on exploratory fieldwork consisting of focus groups, observations, and consultation with bereavement experts aimed at understanding how technology might be designed to support bereaved parents. From this fieldwork, we derive a set of considerations useful for researchers and designers developing systems that deal specifically with bereavement, and with the end of life more broadly. These considerations focus on interpersonal communication, new ways of being in the world, and materiality. We conclude with a distillation of these considerations into practical design guidelines for working in this area.
Conflict begets conflict: Executive control, mental state vacillations, and the therapeutic alliance in treatment of borderline personality disorder

Abstract Clinicians routinely note the challenges involved in psychotherapy with individuals with BPD, yet little research exists on the therapeutic alliance with this population. An important question is, what patient factors contribute to a disturbed alliance with individuals with BPD? Executive attention has been identified as a mechanism of BPD, and mental state vacillations (e.g., idealization/denigration, incoherence in self-concept) are a hallmark of the disorder. The goals of this study were to examine the link between executive attention and the alliance and assess mental state vacillations as a mediator. Thirty-nine participants diagnosed with BPD, participating in a randomized clinical trial, were administered the Attentional Network Task (ANT). Early psychotherapy sessions were coded using the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI). In addition, six items were generated and coded representing in-session vacillations in mental states. Performance on the ANT was related to the alliance (r=.34, p=.035), as were in-session mental state vacillations (r=.59, p<.001). A model was supported in which in-session mental state vacillations mediated the relationship between executive attention and alliance. Executive attention was related to therapeutic alliance, and this relationship was found to be mediated by in-session mental state vacillations. These findings emphasize the importance of executive attention in the disorder and uncover a link between poor executive attention and mental state vacillations. Mental state vacillations as a mediator suggests a path in which poor executive attention leads to greater vacillations, which leads to poorer working alliance.
Real-time embedded vision system development using AIBO Vision Workshop 2

Development of visual processing components in embedded systems is a difficult task. The nature of embedded devices not only limits the processing power available to applications, but the limited I/O facilities also considerably hinder development. Several complexities emerge for testing, debugging, quality evaluation and profiling when developing on an embedded device. This means that vision processing algorithms are not only harder to design for embedded systems, but require more time to debug and test than would be the case on a general purpose computing device. However the increase in deployment of robotic systems has seen embedded vision development becoming increasingly necessary in many problem domains. AIBO Vision Workshop 2 (AVW2) is a utility that address these problems associated with vision processing development on embedded systems by providing a flexible, off-line, modularised vision pipeline. That is, AVW2 aids developers in this area as it provides an immersive environment where each step (module) can be flexibly placed in a user configured vision pipeline. The output can then be rigorously inspected and tested. The code of the embedded system is executed in the environment of the AVW2 tool allowing profiling (experimental evaluation of the time requirements of the code).
The evolution of impact basins - Viscous relaxation of topographic relief. [for lunar surface modeling]

We evaluate the hypothesis that viscous relaxation has been an important process for modifying the topographic profiles of ancient large impact basins on the moon. We adopt a representative topographic profile of the Orientale basin, the youngest large impact basin on the moon, as an estimate of the initial topography of older basins of similar horizontal dimensions, and we predict the topographic profiles that would result from viscous relaxation according to a number of simple analytical representations of the rheological response of the moon to surface topography. At wavelengths greater than the thickness of a high-viscosity lithosphere, both a decrease in viscosity with depth and the partial to complete isostatic compensation of topographic relief have pronounced effects on the wavelength-dependent relaxation times and must be considered in modeling viscous relaxation for features as large as impact basins. The effect of a decrease in viscosity with depth is to enhance the rate of viscous relaxation at long wavelengths, while the rate of relaxation decreases substantially for the fraction of long-wavelength topography which is isostatically compensated as an initial condition. These models are applied to two pre-Nectarian basins on the moon, the Tranquillitatis basin on the lunar nearside and the much larger and older South Pole-Aitken basin on the farside. The topographic profile of Tranquillitatis, after correcting for the effect of mare basalt fill, is consistent with significant viscous relaxation of relief prior to the oldest episode of mare volcanism preserved as a surface unit. The large topographic relief of the larger farside basin, on the contrary, is not consistent with significant viscous relaxation and implies a mean crustal viscosity at least a factor of 10 higher than for the central nearside over the time interval during which substantial viscous relaxation of older nearside basins such as Tranquillitatis probably occurred. A difference in typical crustal temperature profiles between the farside and nearside is the most likely explanation of such a viscosity difference; such a nearside-farside asymmetry in near-surface temperature may date from the time of crust-mantle differentiation and may have persisted because of the different histories of late-stage impact basin formation and mare volcanism on the two hemispheres.
UTILIZATION OF CORN RESIDUE , WINTER RANGE , OR DRY LOT IN BEEF HEIFER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS by Stetson Phil

Post-weaning heifer development systems that maximize reproductive efficiency and reduce input costs associated with feed is beneficial for cow/calf producers. Two research experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of post-weaning development systems in beef heifers. In Exp. 1 heifers were developed on corn residue (CR), or dry lot (DL). Heifers developed in DL had increased BW after winter treatment until breeding. Both heifer groups were similar in percent of heifers cycling, AI conception, AI pregnancy, and final pregnancy diagnosis. A subset of AI pregnant heifers were blocked by weight and stratified by winter development system and individually fed using a Calan Gates System to measure individual feed intake. Heifers developed on CR, although lighter, had similar ADG and feed efficiency compared to DL heifers. Excess pregnant heifers were assigned to graze CR during late gestation based on previous heifer development. Late gestating heifers developed on corn CR had similar ADG compared to heifers developed in DL. Similarly, Exp. 2 evaluated the effect of heifers grazing dormant winter range (WR) or grazing CR during post-weaning development. Heifers developed on CR were similar in ADG and BW throughout winter development and breeding. Reproductive performance indicated a similar percent of heifers cycling and final pregnancy diagnosis between groups. A portion of pregnant heifers was blocked by weight and assigned to graze one of three corn residue fields in late gestation based on previous heifer development. Late gestating heifers developed on CR had similar ADG compared to heifers developed on WR. In summary, these experiments provide evidence to support development of heifers on dormant winter forage systems without sacrificing reproductive performance, feed efficiency, and ADG during late gestation. iii DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis to, my loving wife, Brooke, who has always loved, encouraged, and helped, during grad school and life's many trials and tribulations. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First, I would like to thank my Father in Heaven who has led me by the hand and help me overcome the challenges I have faced. Second, I would like to thank my wife Brooke, and my three little kids, Rainy, Kason, and Quade, for allowing time to work on my projects, homework, and papers. I cannot express all the appreciation you guys deserve, without having a family, grad school would have been much more difficult for me. Third, I would like to thank my parents, Jeff and Keri Jo, for aiding me in achieving my …
Clear Snack Concept for Better Snack Choices – An Assessment Contribution

Eating between meals lost the reputation of being a bad habit and began to be a healthy practice that keeps metabolism up and sustain energy. However, currently, the concept of snack is associated with frequency and amount but not with food nutritional value. Unhealthy and low nutritional or high nutrient content and fibers quality food are both considered snacks. This fact associated with the epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes, impose a question “to snack or not to snack: are we doing the right choice? ”. The Portuguese reality was studied in order to draw attention to the benefits/risk of snacking behavior. An evaluation survey has been carried out based on snacking knowledge and behavior. It has been targeted at Portuguese people over 18. Data were statistically analyzed and association between variables was measured. Survey was answered by 704 people being 681 data validated; 79.1% female and 20.9% male. Sex differences were found for snack definition, while women associated it with timing and amount, men associated it with satiety. Regarding snacking behavior the majority of women opted for snacking whereas men preferred not to do it. An optimistic result was that snacking people are those who identified better and healthy snack options revealing a high nutritional literacy. In order to reach systematic information dissemination as a form of publicizing snacking good practices, it is mandatory to clarify snack definition. It was also possible to infer the need to include vegetables as a healthy option for a break between meals. Therefore, we believe that the findings of this survey have great public health importance not only for Portugal, but also for the benefit of those who have a busy lifestyle.
Retention time measurements and modelling of bit error rates of WIDE I/O DRAM in MPSoCs

DRAM cells use capacitors as volatile and leaky bit storage elements. The time spent without refreshing them is called retention time. It is well known that the retention time depends inverse exponentially on the temperature. In 3D stacking, the challenges of high power densities and thermal dissipation are exacerbated and have a much stronger impact on the retention time of 3D-stacked WIDE I/O DRAMs that are placed on top of an MPSoC. Consequently, it is very important to study the temperature behaviour of WIDE I/O DRAMs. To the best of our knowledge, no investigations based on real measurements were done for stacked DRAM-on-logic devices. In this paper, we first provide detailed measurements on temperature-dependent retention time and bit error rates of WIDE I/O DRAMs. To obtain the correct temperature distribution of the WIDE-I/O DRAM die we use an advanced thermal modelling tool: the DOCEA AceThermalModelerTM (ATM). The WIDE I/O DRAM retention times and bit error rates are compared to the behaviour of 2D-DRAM chips (DIMMs) with the help of an advanced FPGA-based test system. We observed data pattern dependencies and variable retention times (VRTs). Second, based on this data, we develop and validate a SystemC-TLM2.0 DRAM bit error rate model. Our proposed DRAM bit error model enables early investigations on the temperature vs. retention time trade-off in future 3D-stacked MPSoCs with WIDE I/O DRAMs in SystemC-TLM2.0 environments.
A Comparison Framework for Clustering Algorithms

Clustering means grouping target objects into different clusters in such a way, that each cluster contains similar objects and the objects in different clusters are dissimilar in a ceratin way. The main question of clustering is how to define the similarity and dissimilarity of the objects, and how to verify that the resulting clusters are good enough for a given purpose. There exist several methods for clustering that have different advantages and disadvantages regarding noise filtering, the shape of the resulting clusters or the number of clusters. Furthermore, validity indices are defined for measuring the goodness of the results. Comparing the clustering algorithms is a difficult task as there are many different approaches and they can have different cluster definitions as well. For this reason a novel comaprison approach is suggested in this paper that introduces a general clustering algorithm model. The main advantage of this model is that it gives a better overview of the clustering problem; furthermore, it divides the whole process into smaller and well separated substeps, that makes easier the investigation of the clustering algorithms.
Summary Part 2 Secure Program Execution via Dynamic Information Flow Tracking

As has been shown by recent worm attacks and noted in the other papers, worms, viruses and other malicious programs can wreak havoc with Internet infrastructure and also cripple critical computing facilities. These worms usually exploit some vulnerabilities in the programs to launch such attacks. Software techniques have been proposed to defend against such attacks, but such techniques incur significant performance overhead. Also, if the software technique depends on a ‘library’ of known or detected worms, then it becomes ineffective against mutating (polymorphic) worms.
Estimating Models of On-the-Job Search Using Record Statistics

This paper proposes a methodology for estimating job search models that does not require either functional form assumptions or ruling out the presence of unobserved variation in worker ability. In particular, building on existing results from record-value theory, a branch of statistics that deals with the timing and magnitude of extreme values in sequences of random variables, I show how we can use wage data to identify the distribution from which workers search. Applying this insight to wage data in the NLSY dataset, I show that the data supports the hypothesis that the wage offer distribution is Pareto, but not that it is lognormal.
- 1-Structural monitoring with wireless sensor networks : Experiences from field deployments

In the last years, wireless sensor networks have emerged as a promising technology that is inducing a deep innovation in the field of structural monitoring. The main advantages of wireless sensor networks are fast deployment, little interference and selforganization. However, since wireless sensor nodes are battery powered, in long term monitoring applications the power management influences significantly the operation of a wireless sensor network. In data intensive applications, e.g. vibration based monitoring, low power hardware, duty cycle operation and efficient communication policies are not sufficient for achieving a sustainable system lifetime. Since data communication is the most energy consuming task, long system lifetimes can only be achieved by a significant data reduction in the nodes. This data reduction is a challenging task, since it has to be performed with very limited computational and memory resources and in competition with tasks providing the basic network functionality. The objective of the paper is to provide a brief overview of the wireless sensor network technology and to present our experience over the past three years with data intensive structural monitoring using wireless sensor networks. Deployments on two bridges are illustrated and specific aspects of sensing, data quality, stability, availability, and system lifetime are analyzed. 1 WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS