Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Digital face makeup by example

This paper introduces an approach of creating face makeup upon a face image with another image as the style example. Our approach is analogous to physical makeup, as we modify the color and skin detail while preserving the face structure. More precisely, we first decompose the two images into three layers: face structure layer, skin detail layer, and color layer. Thereafter, we transfer information from each layer of one image to corresponding layer of the other image. One major advantage of the proposed method lies in that only one example image is required. This renders face makeup by example very convenient and practical. Equally, this enables some additional interesting applications, such as applying makeup by a portraiture. The experiment results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in faithfully transferring makeup.
Resource allocation in cloud using simulated annealing

One of the major problems in the domain of cloud computing is to allocate requests to resources maintaining high resource utilization. Many researchers have used heuristic algorithms, statistical methods, stochastic knapsack problem, and soft computing techniques to solve this problem. In this paper, we have utilized a variation of multi dimensional (multi parameter) bin packing to model the problem. We have also presented an efficient resource allocation algorithm using simulated annealing. Our approach can be generalized to solve resource allocation problem in multiple layers of cloud computing. Furthermore, we have carried out experiments to illustrate efficiency of our algorithm with respect to commonly used First Come First Serve (FCFS) resource allocation method.
Rhodobacter sphaeroides spd mutations allow cytochrome c2-independent photosynthetic growth

In Rhodobacter sphaeroides, cytochrome c2 (cyt c2) is a periplasmic redox protein required for photosynthetic electron transfer. cyt c2-deficient mutants created by replacing the gene encoding the apoprotein for cyt c2 (cycA) with a kanamycin resistance cartridge are photosynthetically incompetent. Spontaneous mutations that suppress this photosynthesis deficiency (spd mutants) arise at a frequency of 1 to 10 in 10(7). We analyzed the cytochrome content of several spd mutants spectroscopically and by heme peroxidase assays. These suppressors lacked detectable cyt c2, but they contained a new soluble cytochrome which was designated isocytochrome c2 (isocyt c2) that was not detectable in either cycA+ or cycA mutant cells. When spd mutants were grown photosynthetically, isocyt c2 was present at approximately 20 to 40% of the level of cyt c2 found in photosynthetically grown wild type cells, and it was found in the periplasm with cytochromes c' and c554. These spd mutants also had several other pleiotropic phenotypes. Although photosynthetic growth rates of the spd mutants were comparable to those of wild-type strains at all light intensities tested, they contained elevated levels of B800-850 pigment-protein complexes. Several spd mutants contained detectable amounts of isocyt c2 under aerobic conditions. Finally, heme peroxidase assays indicated that, under anaerobic conditions, the spd mutants may contain another new cytochrome in addition to isocyt c2. These pleiotropic phenotypes, the frequency at which the spd mutants arise, and the fact that a frameshift mutagen is very effective in generating the spd phenotype suggest that some spd mutants contain a mutation in loci which regulate cytochrome synthesis.
Fiber Pathway Pathology, Synapse Loss and Decline of Cortical Function in Schizophrenia

A quantitative cortical model is developed, based on both computational and simulation approaches, which relates measured changes in cortical activity of gray matter with changes in the integrity of longitudinal fiber pathways. The model consists of modules of up to 5,000 neurons each, 80% excitatory and 20% inhibitory, with these having different degrees of synaptic connectiveness both within a module as well as between modules. It is shown that if the inter-modular synaptic connections are reduced to zero while maintaining the intra-modular synaptic connections constant, then activity in the modules is reduced by about 50%. This agrees with experimental observations in which cortical electrical activity in a region of interest, measured using the rate of oxidative glucose metabolism (CMRglc(ox)), is reduced by about 50% when the cortical region is isolated, either by surgical means or by transient cold block. There is also a 50% decrease in measured cortical activity following inactivation of the nucleus of Meynert and the intra-laminar nuclei of the thalamus, which arise either following appropriate lesions or in sleep. This occurs in the model if the inter-modular synaptic connections require input from these nuclei in order to function. In schizophrenia there is a 24% decrease in functional anisotropy of longitudinal fasciculi accompanied by a 7% decrease in cortical activity (CMRglc(ox)). The cortical model predicts this, namely for a 24% decrease in the functioning of the inter-modular connections, either through the complete loss of 24% of axons subserving the connections or due to such a decrease in the efficacy of all the inter-modular connections, there will be about a 7% decrease in the activity of the modules. This work suggests that deterioration of longitudinal fasciculi in schizophrenia explains the loss of activity in the gray matter.
Teaching Counselling Theory and Skills: A Scoping Review of Canadian Graduate Counselling Psychology Coursework

This article describes a scoping review and content analysis of Canadian counselling and counselling psychology graduate coursework focused on counselling and psychotherapy preparation. The authors explored the coursework of 24 graduate-level master’s programs and received relevant syllabi from 11 of these programs. Through a content analysis framework, multiple themes were identified, including areas such as course description, objectives, structures, expectations, readings, and evaluations/assignments. Implications for teaching and training are discussed along with considerations for future research.
On the physical meaning of the model of two uncoupled isotrops

From first principles, we show that two non-isotropic radiators with a specific and uniquely determined far-field pattern can be modeled consistently as two uncoupled isotropic radiators, provided one is willing to accept a non-linear distortion of the geometry. This shows that the, per se, non-physical model of uncoupled isotrops can have physical meaning in correctly describing the behavior of special non-isotropic radiators. The necessary distortion of geometry and its consequences are discussed.
New Vectors for Chromosomal Integration Enable High-Level Constitutive or Inducible Magnetosome Expression of Fusion Proteins in Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense

ABSTRACT The alphaproteobacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense biomineralizes magnetosomes, which consist of monocrystalline magnetite cores enveloped by a phospholipid bilayer containing specific proteins. Magnetosomes represent magnetic nanoparticles with unprecedented magnetic and physicochemical characteristics. These make them potentially useful in a number of biotechnological and biomedical applications. Further functionalization can be achieved by expression of foreign proteins via genetic fusion to magnetosome anchor peptides. However, the available genetic tool set for strong and controlled protein expression in magnetotactic bacteria is very limited. Here, we describe versatile vectors for either inducible or high-level constitutive expression of proteins in M. gryphiswaldense. The combination of an engineered native P mamDC promoter with a codon-optimized egfp gene (Mag-egfp) resulted in an 8-fold increase in constitutive expression and in brighter fluorescence. We further demonstrate that the widely used P tet promoter is functional and tunable in M. gryphiswaldense. Stable and uniform expression of the EGFP and β-glucuronidase (GusA) reporters was achieved by single-copy chromosomal insertion via Tn5-mediated transposition. In addition, gene duplication by Mag-EGFP–EGFP fusions to MamC resulted in further increased magnetosome expression and fluorescence. Between 80 and 210 (for single MamC–Mag-EGFP) and 200 and 520 (for MamC–Mag-EGFP–EGFP) GFP copies were estimated to be expressed per individual magnetosome particle.
Migrant’s Pursuit of Happiness - The Impact of Adaptation, Social Comparison and Relative Deprivation: Evidence from a ‘Natural’ Experiment

The German reunification, which several economists have called a 'natural' experiment, provides the unique possibility to inquire the impact of migration on subjective well-being (SWB). The main goal of the research is to assessing the impact of adaptation, social comparison and relative deprivation on the change in SWB associated with moving from Eastern to Western Germany after the German reunification in 1989. We suspect that the gains or losses in subjective well-being after migration are affected by the way migrants adapt to their new economic conditions, by with whom migrants compare themselves (that is, their reference group), their former peers in the East or their new peers in the West, and how well they integrate into the new society, that means whether they are relatively deprived with respect to earnings or not. We estimate fixed- and random-effects Generalized Least Square panel regression models. Our results indicate a positive and lasting effect of migration on SWB, although it is strongly suppressed by dissatisfaction resulting from the comparison of migrants' income with the incomes of their former peers in East Germany and the relatively higher earnings of their new peers in West Germany. Moreover, our analyses provide an explanation for the increase of SWB associated with an increase in income found in East Germany after the reunification; a deviation from the Easterlins' paradox.
Antibacterial Evaluation, Phytochemical Screening and Ascorbic Acid Assay of Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Herbal plant extracts used as medicine are now presently being used as a replacement for synthetic drugs. Sofowora [1] cites the definition of World Health Organization (WHO) Consultative Group concerning medicinal plants as any plant that has in one or more of its organs, metabolic substances which could be used for therapeutic purposes or which are precursors for the synthesis of useful drug. Medicinal plants are used as raw materials for herbal medicinal products and supplements due to their cheap cost, efficacy and because they have no much side effects when compared to those of synthetic formulations. The use of Turmeric has not been fully explored in the aspect of their antimicrobial properties and hence they have not been fully used as antimicrobial agents.
RAGS TO RAGS: Poverty and Mobility in the United States

Early arguments over the “culture of poverty” assumed considerable intergenerational transmission of poverty but differed over whether this was due to cultural inadequacies of the poor or to structural barriers and discrimination faced by the poor. These arguments subsided by the 1970s when quantitative social stratification studies such as Blau & Duncan (1967) found that intergenerational socioeconomic mobility was considerable and that there was little evidence for a “vicious cycle of poverty. ” In the 1980s the issue of intergenerational poverty reemerged when research on new longitudinal datasets suggested that both intragenerational and intergenerational poverty were more persistent than analyses based on cross-sectional data had suggested. Four new theoretical perspectives were developed to explain intergenerational poverty: the resources model, the correlated disadvantages model, the welfare culture model, and Wilson’s (1987) underclass model. This review summarizes and evaluates recent empirical re.
Test Scheduling for SOC under Power Constraints

This paper deals with test scheduling under power constraints. An approach based on genetic algorithm operating on test application conflict graph is presented. The main goal of the method is to minimize test application time with considering structural resource allocation conflicts and to ensure that test application schedule does not exceed chip power limits. The proposed method was implemented using C++, experimental results with ITC'02 SOC benchmark suite are presented in the paper together with the perspectives for the future research
Metacognition, Borderline Pathology and Psychotherapeutic Change: A Single-Case Study

The aim of this study is to analyze whether: (a) a specific type of metacognitive deficit is present in a patient with Borderline Personality Disorder; (b) a metacognitive improvement can be detected during the psychotherapy treatment; (c) if this improvement can be indicative of the effectiveness of psychotherapy itself. A single case study has been conducted; metacognitive deficits have been measured with the Metacognition Assessment Scale (MAS). In line with the hypothesis, the results show a global and progressive improvement of meta-cognitive functions. We conclude in agreement with the current literature, the existence of a major deficit in Differentiation and Integration subfunctions (belonging to Self-reflexivity), compared to Characterization and Relation between variables subfunctions (belonging to Metacognitive monitoring).
International Research and Development Spillovers through Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Growth

This study further examines the role of research and development (R&D), both domestic and foreign, in the development of national productivity. A key focus is on the role played by foreign direct investment (FDI) in facilitating technological transfer. The research empirically investigates the significance of FDI as an effective channel of R&D spillovers within a group of 15 OECD countries. It also examines whether the technology transfer through FDI is bi-directional: from an investing country to a host country and vice versa. In addition, the impact of human capital accumulation on a country’s capacity to learn from a foreign technology base is also examined empirically. The paper considers the possible effects of FDI on human capital accumulation process, in particular, whether FDI helps channel more resources towards the promotion of education activities. Empirical results obtained all lend strong supports to these hypotheses.
Reduced-order shape optimization using offset surfaces

Given the 2-manifold surface of a 3d object, we propose a novel method for the computation of an offset surface with varying thickness such that the solid volume between the surface and its offset satisfies a set of prescribed constraints and at the same time minimizes a given objective functional. Since the constraints as well as the objective functional can easily be adjusted to specific application requirements, our method provides a flexible and powerful tool for shape optimization. We use manifold harmonics to derive a reduced-order formulation of the optimization problem, which guarantees a smooth offset surface and speeds up the computation independently from the input mesh resolution without affecting the quality of the result. The constrained optimization problem can be solved in a numerically robust manner with commodity solvers. Furthermore, the method allows simultaneously optimizing an inner and an outer offset in order to increase the degrees of freedom. We demonstrate our method in a number of examples where we control the physical mass properties of rigid objects for the purpose of 3d printing.
An Experience Report on Extracting and Viewing Memory Events via Wireshark

Modern program analysis environments lack a principled method of monitoring low-level memory events. Such monitoring is of great value to activities like debugging, reverse engineering, vulnerability analysis, and security policy enforcement. Although current systems can be coerced to produce streams of memory events, most such techniques are inefficient or overly invasive and offer an unconstrained control over memory, which can subvert the reliability of such memory interposition as part of the attack engineering workflow. Our system, Cage, is a kernel-level mechanism for monitoring the memory events of a process. Like several existing memory trapping systems, Cage modifies and uses the functionality of the Linux kernel memory page subsystem. Cage translates the memory activity of a process into a packet-like format, and these events are exported over a network device. The memory event packets can be captured and displayed using an existing network packet analyzer (Wireshark). At present, Cage can monitor the memory events for the data, stack, and heap of a process as well as arbitrarily cage any other memory region. We have caged a Gnome login session successfully and noticed no ill effects. We discuss several potential applications that arise from imposing this "network packet" metaphor on memory events.
Detection of antibodies against Fusobacterium necrophorum and Porphyromonas levii‐like species in dairy cattle with papillomatous digital dermatitis

Bovine digital epidermitis involves different pathologies, including PDD, interdigital dermatitis, and foot rot. Bacteriological and molecular biological studies suggest that these are multimicrobial infections. During our study on the isolation of treponemes from biopsies of PDD, colonies producing black pigment were isolated frequently from the primary cultures, suggesting that Porphyromonas species were present. Moreover, 16S rRNA genes of Fusobacterium necrophorum and Porphyromonas levii‐like species were detected in the lesions. We therefore determined whether an immunological response could be elicited by a P. levii‐like organism isolated from a PDD lesion, as well as two subspecies of F. necrophorum in the sera from cows with and without PDD. A total of 151 serum samples were collected from 85 cows with PDD lesions and 33 cows without lesions on 12 PDD‐positive farms and from 33 cows on two PDD‐free farms. ELISA data showed that IgG antibody levels against antigens of P. levii‐like species and F. necrophorum subsp. necrophorum were significantly higher in cows on PDD‐positive farms than in cows on PDD‐free farms, regardless of the presence of PDD lesions in the cows on the PDD‐positive farms. However, F. necrophorum subsp. funduliforme was present at low levels in both groups. The ELISA results were confirmed by western blot analysis. Furthermore, antigens of these bacteria were detected in PDD‐biopsy sections examined by immunohistochemical staining. F. necrophorum subsp. necrophorum and P. levii‐like species may be involved in the pathogenesis of PDD.
Toward a Political Explanation of Grade Retention

Policies that mandate in-grade retention of low-performing students have become central components of standards-based reforms across the country. While educational researchers have extensively studied the student-level correlates of retention and the consequences of retention for student achievement, little attention has been focused on identifying the factors that influence district retention decisions. In this study, the authors explored the significance of a political explanation of retention. A multivariate approach was used to investigate levels of student retention in 2000–2001 in 1,039 Texas school districts. Results showed that, as in earlier studies, student achievement and demographics were directly linked to levels of retention. However, changes in district leadership, local voters’ ideology, and minority representation among district officials also had significant effects on retention levels. These findings suggest that retention is driven not only by student-level characteristics and district resources but also by the constraints and preferences of local constituencies and leadership.
Sex Education and the Great War Soldier: A Queer Analysis of the Practice of “Hetero” Sex

I n 1917 Joseph Best, a former Pathé newsreel editor, was released from the army to make a sex education film about venereal disease (VD) for the British War Office, entitled “Whatsoever a Man Soweth. ” With a running time of thirty-eight minutes, this “social document” of “exceptional value” opens with a sequence that tracks the leisurely stroll of a young Canadian soldier named Dick on leave in London, a crowded city abuzz with excitement. Starting in the West End, the impromptu itinerary of this innocent abroad includes several major tourist attractions: the Victoria Monument in front of Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, and Trafalgar Square. These sights, however, afford little pleasure or delight because the poor soldier is persistently accosted by women interested
An entry generation pipeline for converting free-text medical document into Clinical Document Architecture document with entry-level

The Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) is a widely adopted international standard for clinical documents design; the CDA document with coded entries increases the semantic interoperability in the course of clinical document exchange. This study developed a CDA entry generation pipeline for converting free-text documents into CDA documents with entry-level. The results showed that CDA entry coding could be accomplished using natural language processing.
Performance Comparison of Differential 8-Ary Modulation Formats in High-Speed Optical Transmission Systems

This paper presents back-to-back and transmission performance comparisons between single-polarization 120 Gbit/s RZ-DQP-ASK and RZ-D8PSK formats in a single-wavelength system. In the back-to-back configuration, we determine the OSNR requirements of the two formats and compare the results with those obtained analytically and numerically. In the transmission experiments, we examine signal constellations to quantify the significance of intra-channel fiber nonlinearities and investigate the BER performance of the two formats over different reaches (up to 480 km). The results show that the performance of DQP-ASK is superior to D8PSK in back-to-back configuration but is inferior over long distances.