Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Designing of Hybrid RO PUF with Enhanced Thermal Stability

: Ring oscillator (RO) based physical unclonable function (PUF) is resilient against noise impacts, but its response is susceptible to temperature variations. This paper presents a low power and small footprint hybrid RO PUF with a very high temperature stability, which makes it an ideal candidate for lightweight applications. The negative temperature coefficient of the low power sub threshold operation of current starved inverters is exploited to mitigate the variations of differential RO frequencies with temperature. The new architecture uses conspicuously simplified circuitries to generate and compare a large number of pairs of RO frequencies. The proposed nine stage hybrid RO PUF was fabricated using global foundry 65 nm CMOS technology. The PUF occupies only 250 µm 2 of chip area and consumes only 32.3 µW per challenge response pair at 1.2 V and 230 MHz The measured average and worst case reliability of its responses are 99.84% and 97.28%, respectively, over a wide range of temperature from −40 to 120 ◦ C.
Alignment of Coexisting Cortical Maps in a Motor Control Model

How do multiple feature maps that coexist in the same region of cerebral cortex align with each other? We hypothesize that such alignment is governed by temporal correlations: features in one map that are temporally correlated with those in another come to occupy the same spatial locations in cortex over time. To examine the feasibility of this hypothesis and to establish some of its detailed implications, we studied a multilayered, closed-loop computational model of primary sensorimotor cortex. A simulated arm moving in three dimensions formed the external environment for the model cortical regions. Coexisting proprioceptive and motor maps formed and generally aligned in a fashion consistent with the temporal correlation hypothesis. For example, in simulated proprioceptive sensory cortex the map of elements responding strongly to stretch of a particular muscle matched the map of tension sensitivity in antagonist muscles. In simulated primary motor cortex the map of elements responding strongly to increased tension in specific muscles matched the map of output elements for the same muscles. These computational results suggest specific experimental measurements that can support or refute the temporal correlation hypothesis for map alignments.
Efektivitas Pelatihan Manajemen Diri Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Belajar Dengan Refulasi Diri (Self Regulated Learning) Siswa SMP

Based on the stage of development, junior high school students should already have the self regulated learning. This study aims to test the effectiveness of self-management training in improving ability of self regulated learning in junior high school students. This research was an experiment Quasiresearch. Subjects in this research are regular class students of class VII & VIII SMP Muhammadiyah 7 Surakarta who are aged 12 – 14 years old andhave ability of self regulated learning in lesscategory based on result of screening test. Total number of subjects are 36 people which divided into two groups namely the control group (18 students) and experiment group (18 students). The sampling technique used in this research is purposive random sampling. This research design used experimental design with pretest-posttest control group design. Analysis method used in this research is using descriptive analysis of interview and observation showed parametric statistical analysis with T-Test. There is a significant difference in the score of learning ability with self-regulation of junior high school students between the control group and the experimental group (t-test score: -6,512, (p)<0,05 with mean score kontrol group 132,39 and experiment group157,17). While comparing pretest score with posttest ability self regulated learning of junior high students obtained Z -3,3638a, (p)<0,05 and mean score pretest 129,61 and mean score posttest 157,17.Based on the results of research conducted shows that self-management training is effective to improve ability self regulated learning of junior high school students.
Understanding the Impact of Online Reviews on Hotel Performance

Understanding consumers’ needs and wants has been a major source of success for hotel organizations. Notwithstanding, investigating the valence of online reviews and modeling hotel attributes and performance is still a rather novel approach. Using partial least squares path modeling, Swiss country-level data for online reviews from 68 online platforms, together with data from 442 hotels, we test 11 hypotheses. Our research model includes three distinctive areas of the hotel: physical aspects, quality of food and drink, and human aspects of service provision. RevPAR and occupancy are employed as performance metrics. We also test for mediation effects. Results indicate that hotel attributes, including the quality of rooms, Internet provision and building show the highest impact on hotel performance, and that positive comments have the highest impact on customer demand. This study contributes to theories of valence on hotel performance and presents salient implications for practitioners to enhance performance.
Visual exploration of genetic association with voxel-based imaging phenotypes in an MCI/AD study

Neuroimaging genomics is a new transdisciplinary research field, which aims to examine genetic effects on brain via integrated analyses of high throughput neuroimaging and genomic data. We report our recent work on (1) developing an imaging genomic browsing system that allows for whole genome and entire brain analyses based on visual exploration and (2) applying the system to the imaging genomic analysis of an existing MCI/AD cohort. Voxel-based morphometry is used to define imaging phenotypes. ANCOVA is employed to evaluate the effect of the interaction of genotypes and diagnosis in relation to imaging phenotypes while controlling for relevant covariates. Encouraging experimental results suggest that the proposed system has substantial potential for enabling discovery of imaging genomic associations through visual evaluation and for localizing candidate imaging regions and genomic regions for refined statistical modeling.
Transmitter architecture for faster-than-Nyquist signaling systems

This paper presents the complexity analysis of a transmitter architecture for a faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) system. Complexity issues in terms of computations and memory requirements to achieve an FTN system are dealt with. An OFDM based multi-carrier system is considered as it is one of the most widely used in upcoming wireless standards. Retaining the modules within the OFDM transmitter helps in exploiting the already optimized and hardware efficient structures, the IFFT being one. From an implementation perspective the introduction of FTN introduces negligible overhead for the transmitter.
Environmental and genetic influences on body mass and resting metabolic rates (RMR) in a natural population of weasel Mustela nivalis

Body mass (BM) and resting metabolic rates (RMR) are two inexorably linked traits strongly related to mammalian life histories. Yet, there have been no studies attempting to estimate heritable variation and covariation of BM and RMR in natural populations. We used a marker‐based approach to construct a pedigree and then the ‘animal model’ to estimate narrow sense heritability (h2) of these traits in a free‐living population of weasels Mustela nivalis—a small carnivore characterised by a wide range of BM and extremely high RMR. The most important factors affecting BM of weasels were sex and habitat type, whereas RMR was significantly affected only by seasonal variation of this trait. All environmental factors had only small effect on estimates of additive genetic variance of both BM and RMR. The amount of additive genetic variance associated with BM and estimates of heritability were high and significant in males (h2 = 0.61), but low and not significant in females (h2 = 0.32), probably due to small sample size for the latter sex. The results from the two‐trait model revealed significant phenotypic (rP = 0.62) and genetic correlation (rA = 0.89) between BM and whole body RMR. The estimate of heritability of whole body RMR (0.54) and BM corrected RMR (0.45) were lower than estimates of heritability for BM. Both phenotypic and genetic correlations between BM corrected RMR and BM had negative signals (rP = −0.42 and rA = −0.58). Our results indicate that total energy expenditures of individuals can quickly evolve through concerted changes in BM and RMR.
Title of Dissertation: A RE-ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF RACE IN THE FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM

Title of Dissertation: A RE-ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF RACE IN THE FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM Brett Chapman, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Dissertation Directed by: Dr. Raymond Paternoster Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice The death penalty, as the ultimate sanction, has always served as a source of great debate and remains one of the most controversial punishments meted out by the criminal justice system. Due to concerns of its administration and application, a moratorium on the death penalty was declared by the U.S. Supreme Court in Furman v. Georgia in 1972, and states were mandated by the Court to overhaul their respective death sentencing statutes in a manner that would conform to Court-approved standards under the U.S. Constitution. After the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, it was believed by many that the deficiencies cited in sentencing outcomes in capital cases four years earlier in Furman would either be eliminated or at least brought within constitutionally acceptable levels. Although there has been a wealth of empirical studies over the years at the state level, very few analyses have focused on how the death penalty is administered in the Federal system. In 2002, a study was funded to examine the potential influence of race in decisions by U.S. Attorney’s Offices to seek or not seek the death penalty for defendants charged with death-eligible offenses under Federal law. Three independent research teams investigated whether 2 charging outcomes could be explained by relevant legal factors such as the heinousness of the offense. However, unlike the wealth of death penalty research which has conducted such analyses using more traditional multivariate models to isolate the effect of race on charging and sentencing outcomes, the three research teams conducted alternate analyses to compare outcomes in white victim versus non-white victim cases. The purpose of the current study will be to examine the role of race on charging decisions made in the federal death penalty system using more traditional logistic regression analyses. The final results suggest that capital cases involving white victims may have a higher risk of being charged with the death penalty than cases involving non-white victims. A RE-ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF RACE IN THE FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM
Molecular Biology of Hypertension

Hypertension results from abnormalities of the control systems that normally regulate blood pressure. These control systems include vascular, cardiogenic, renal, neurogenic, and endocrine mechanisms that interact in a complex but integrated manner to achieve blood pressure homeostasis. Multiple endogenous biologically active substances participate in the regulation of these control systems. Evidence suggests that abnormalities of these regulatory mechanisms resulting from altered genetic and environmental interactions play an important role in the pathogenesis of primary hypertension. Once hypertension develops, it tends to be selfperpetuating via amplifying mechanisms mediated by secondary structural changes in the blood vessels, heart, and kidney. These adaptative structural changes amplify and perpetuate hypertension by increasing systemic vascular resistance, enhancing cardiac output, and impairing renal sodium and water excretion. The long-term sequelae of hypertensive structural changes in these end organs are complications of atherosclerotic vascular disease, cardiac hypertrophy and failure, stroke, and renal failure. With the tools of molecular biology, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying these abnormalities has increased enormously and continues to grow at a rapid pace, as illustrated by the discussion that follows. Our review of the molecular biology of hypertension will address systematically four key areas: 1) molecular biology of the control systems, 2) molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular structural changes, 3) genetics of hypertension, and 4) application of transgenic technology in studies of hypertension.
On the Influence of Latent Semantic Analysis Parameterization for Bug Localization

The bug localization problem has benefited from modern information retrieval techniques, such as Latent Semantic Analysis. There are many factors that influence the quality of results of this approach, such as, stop-words, term-document matrix transformations, dimensionality reduction and filtering criteria of the corpus. In this paper, we study the effect of different combinations for these factors on the impact of the accuracy of the query results in the proposed technique for bug localization. Bugs of three real-world software systems were analyzed with different combinations of input parameters for the LSA technique. Our results suggest that the term-document matrix transformations and filtering criteria of the corpus have major influence in the quality of the result and that the combination of adequate individual parameter values does not necessarily produce the best combination. Furthermore, some general guidance for parameterization of the LSA technique for bug localization could also be suggested from the observed results.
Ospemifene use in postmenopausal women

Background: Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) are structurally different compounds that interact with intracellular estrogen receptors in target organs as estrogen agonists and antagonists. These drugs have been intensively studied over the past decades and have proven to be a highly versatile group for the treatment of different conditions associated with menopause, including hormone-responsive cancer and osteoporosis. However, currently available SERMS are also responsible for side effects such as thromboembolic disorders, or gynecological symptoms (especially vaginal dryness and hot flushes). Objective/methods: The purpose of this article is to review the clinical trials of ospemifene, a new SERM in Phase III development for the treatment of vulvar and vaginal atrophy. The medical literature was reviewed for appropriate articles containing the terms ‘ospemifene’ and ‘SERMs’. Results/conclusions: The recently released results from a pivotal Phase III study in postmenopausal women demonstrated statistically significant improvements of ospemifene 60 mg/day in symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy over the use of non-hormonal vaginal lubricant. Ospemifene also appeared to be well tolerated, with few patients experiencing side effects. The additional positive results on bone and the breast observed in preclinical studies need to be clinically confirmed to extend the therapeutic potential of this new SERM.
Use of abdominal ultrasonography to assess pediatric splenic trauma. Potential pitfalls in the diagnosis.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of abdominal ultrasonography (US) for screening and grading pediatric splenic injury. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The use of abdominal US has increased rapidly as a method of evaluating organ damage after blunt abdominal trauma. Despite US's increasing use, little is known about its accuracy in children with splenic injury. METHODS Children (N = 32) suffering blunt abdominal trauma who were diagnosed with splenic injury by computerized tomography (CT) scan prospectively were enlisted in this study. Degree of splenic injury was evaluated by both CT and US. The ultrasounds were evaluated by an initial reading as well as by a radiologist who was blinded as to the results of the CT. RESULTS Twelve (38%) of the 32 splenic injuries found on CT were missed completely on the initial reading of the US. When the ultrasounds were graded in a blinded fashion, 10 (31%) of the splenic lacerations were missed and 17 (53%) were downgraded. Seven (22%) of the 32 splenic fractures were not associated with any free intraperitoneal fluid on the CT scan. CONCLUSIONS This study has shown that US has a low level of sensitivity (62% to 78%) in detecting splenic injury and downgrades the degree of injury in the majority of cases. Reliance on free intraperitoneal fluid may be inaccurate because not all patients with splenic injury have free intra-abdominal fluid. Based on these findings, US may be of limited use in the initial assessment, management, and follow-up of pediatric splenic trauma.
High-throughput scanning of breast tumor surgical specimens for low-level mutations

Abstract Large numbers of mutations are postulated to occur as early events in carcinogenesis. For certain types of human tumors (mutator phenotypes) these mutations can be a driving force in generating clonogenic, causative genetic changes leading to multistage carcinogenesis. These low-level mutational events are highly significant due to their potential use as molecular markers for early identification of genomic instability that can lead to cancer and to their potential influence on the ability of tumors to resist drug treatment and/or metastasize. Detecting the presence and diversity of such genetic changes in human tumors is desirable due to their potential prognostic value. However, identification of these low-frequency genetic changes is difficult, since most mutations exist at mutant/wild-type ratios of <10 −3. We recently developed inverse PCR-based amplified restriction fragment-length polymorphism (iFLP), a new technology that combines inverse PCR, RFLP, and denaturing HPLC to allow scanning of the genome at several thousand positions per experiment for low-level point mutations. Using iFLP we previously demonstrated low-level mutations (mutation frequency <10 −3) in human colon cancer cells that harbor mismatch repair deficiency and in sporadic colon cancer surgical specimens. In the present work we investigated whether low-level mutations are also present in sporadic breast cancer surgical specimens. Using iFLP we identified widespread low-level mutations in two out of ten surgical specimens examined (20%). Examination of the microsatellite instability status of these samples demonstrated that the samples are stable (MSI-S). We conclude that low-level mutations are less frequent in breast cancer than in colon cancer; however, single nucleotide instability that generates such mutations may still be present in a fraction of breast cancers.
In vitro activity of the Schinus terebinthifolius (R.) extract on engorged female tick of Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus and on larvae hatchability

Ticks are the main ectoparasites responsible for losses in cattle livestock due to spoliation, hematozoa transmission, and destruction of the leather; Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus is the main agent in tropical countries. The control of these agents is done basically with chemical products, but this procedure has presented some challenges, such as the rapid development of ticks' resistance against them. In this context, the phototherapy is an important alternative for controlling these agents. Schinus terebinthifolius, known as Brazilian peppertree, presents antimicrobial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory activities. Many organic molecules are reported as having effect on organisms extracted from this plant. This paper aimed to test the efficient activity of the S. terebinthifolius extract under different concentrations on the egg mass formation of R. B. microplus and on larvae hatchability in vitro assay. Engorged females of R. B. microplus were collected in a bovine herd and were taken to laboratory and submitted to immersion test into alcoholic extract at 100%, 50%, 25%, 10%, 5%, and 2.5% dilutions. Test in impregnated papers was carried out under the same concentrations to verify the extract efficacy that causes larval mortality. Control groups were composed, one with water, one with alcohol, and one with a commercial formulation containing cypermethrin, chlorpyrifos, and piperonyl butoxide. It was found that the extract at 70% hydroalcoholic solution showed acceptable efficacy in 50% and 100% dilutions. Result of the impregnated papers test showed 100% extract efficacy at 50% and 100% concentration. These results suggest this phytotherapic extract could be used for R. B. microplus control.
The diversity of Odonata adults’s at Pampa Biome from Brazil

The growth of humankind has brought with it several environmental problems that have worsened over time, including the loss of insect biodiversity. The Odonata order have been indicated by several authors as relevant bioindicators for assessing and monitoring environmental conditions of specific locations. The main objective of this study was to conduct an inventory of the Odonata diversity in the Pampa Biome, of the Southern region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The species survey was conducted between November 2014 and October 2015. Adult insects were collected in Capão do Leão, Pelotas and Rio Grande cities. Each location was visited nine times, totalizing 54 samplings. Entomological nets were used for capturing adult insects, which were then kept in entomological envelopes. The identification of the specimens was carried out with taxonomic keys of Lencioni and Heckman. In addition, Chao-1, the Shannon-Wiener and Jackknife indexes were associated with the sampling areas. During the species survey a total of 2 680 Odonata specimens were collected, representing 45 species encompassed in 22 genera and six families. The Libellulidae and Coenagrionidae families were registered in 60 and 30 % of the specimens sampled, followed of the Aeshnidae, Calopterygidae, Gomphidae and Lestidae, of reduced occurrence. The genera Erythrodiplax, Micrathyria and Ischnura were found at least once in all the visited sites. The study resulted in the registration for the first time of the following species: Progomphus complicatus Selys, Lestes minutus Selys, Homeoura ambigua Ris, and Tauriphila xiphea Ris. These species were not previously reported in any Odonata study of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. In regard to Odonata diversity in the Southern region of Rio Grande do Sul, Libellulidae and Coenagrionidae are the families more abundants. Erythrodiplax and Micrathyria are the most common genera. Miathyria marcella represented 9.6 % of all collected libellulidae and was the most abundant specie. Capão do Leão has the largest species diversity (wealth), the largest number of collected specimens and more diversity than Pelotas and Rio Grande. However, the results showed that the Odonatofauna in the State are still little known, and new studies are needed to better describe this group in other regions.