Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CANVAS BUSINESS MODEL

Increasing population in a country, especially in developing countries, has an impact on various aspects, one of them is social impact. The emergence of criminality, acts of violence, sexual harassment is phenomenon which is part of a development, including violence against women who experienced a significant increase. This condition raises high fears so that one way is equipped with self-defense (martial arts). This study aims to comprehensively review women empowerment through the approach of canvas business model. The research method used is qualitative. Data analysis techniques using the steps of reduction, data presentation, conclusion / verification. Testing the validity of data is done through credibility, perseverance, triangulation, feedback / feedback, member check. The result of this research is the existence of Canvas business model on the empowerment of women, this model is made in an effort to develop the existence of WSDK community in the future, in this research also known constraints in the empowerment of women through the approach of canvas business model and describe efforts to anticipate these constraints.
Probabilistic Inference for Nucleosome Positioning with MNase-Based or Sonicated Short-Read Data

We describe a model-based method, PING, for predicting nucleosome positions in MNase-Seq and MNase- or sonicated-ChIP-Seq data. PING compares favorably to NPS and TemplateFilter in scalability, accuracy and robustness to low read density. To demonstrate that PING predictions from widely available sonicated data can have sufficient spatial resolution to be to be useful for biological inference, we use Illumina H3K4me1 ChIP-seq data to detect changes in nucleosome positioning around transcription factor binding sites due to tamoxifen stimulation, to discriminate functional and non-functional transcription factor binding sites more effectively than with enrichment profiles, and to confirm that the pioneer transcription factor Foxa2 associates with the accessible major groove of nucleosomal DNA.
Point pattern matching with robust spectral correspondence

This paper investigates the correspondence matching of point-sets using spectral graph analysis. In particular we are interested in the problem of how the modal analysis of point-sets can be rendered robust to contamination and drop-out. We make three contributions. First, we show how the modal structure of point-sets can be embedded within the framework of the EM algorithm. Second, we present several methods for computing the probabilities of point correspondences using the point proximity matrix. Third, we consider alternatives to the Gaussian proximity matrix. We evaluate the new method on both synthetic and real-world data. Here we show that the method can be used to compute useful correspondences even when the level of point contamination is as large as 50%.
Systemic spread of an RNA insect virus in plants expressing plant viral movement protein genes

Flock house virus (FHV), a single-stranded RNA insect virus, has previously been reported to cross the kingdom barrier and replicate in barley protoplasts and in inoculated leaves of several plant species [Selling, B. H. , Allison, R. F. & Kaesberg, P. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87, 434–438]. There was no systemic movement of FHV in plants. We tested the ability of movement proteins (MPs) of plant viruses to provide movement functions and cause systemic spread of FHV in plants. We compared the growth of FHV in leaves of nontransgenic and transgenic plants expressing the MP of tobacco mosaic virus or red clover necrotic mosaic virus (RCNMV). Both MPs mobilized cell-to-cell and systemic movement of FHV in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. The yield of FHV was more than 100-fold higher in the inoculated leaves of transgenic plants than in the inoculated leaves of nontransgenic plants. In addition, FHV accumulated in the noninoculated upper leaves of both MP-transgenic plants. RCNMV MP was more efficient in mobilizing FHV to noninoculated upper leaves. We also report here that FHV replicates in inoculated leaves of six additional plant species: alfalfa, Arabidopsis, Brassica, cucumber, maize, and rice. Our results demonstrate that plant viral MPs cause cell-to-cell and long-distance movement of an animal virus in plants and offer approaches to the study of the evolution of viruses and mechanisms governing mRNA trafficking in plants as well as to the development of promising vectors for transient expression of foreign genes in plants.
Design and Implementation of Portable and Efficient Non-blocking Collective Communication

Non-blocking communications are widely used in parallel applications for hiding communication overheads through overlapped computation and communication. While most of the existing implementations provide a non-blocking version of point-to-point communications, there is no portable and efficient implementation of non-blocking collectives, partly because application execution contexts need to be interrupted by dependent communications. This paper presents a portable and efficient user-level implementation technique of non-blocking communications. It allows users to design non-blocking collectives by declaring their operations and dependencies using provided APIs without being concerned with complicated management of their progression. While user-level implementations can be less efficient than kernel-level ones due to the cost of OS context switches, we solve this problem by employing the Marcel user level light-weight thread library when invoking communication operations. More specifically, each communication operation is mapped to one Marcel thread and scheduled to be executed when each operation's dependencies are satisfied by certain events. All executable operations and main user thread are executed simultaneously without any explicit invocations. Performance evaluations with micro benchmarks demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed technique. Compared to existing OS-thread based method, it reduces CPU load to less than 10% while achieving similar level of communication latencies. We also discuss and compare the descriptive power of internal expressions for non-blocking communications.
A Student Information System in Restricted Domains

Our approach is tried to achieve high accuracy in Student Information System (SIS) in restricted domain. The restriction leads to the question domains and extract answers. NLP queries get handled and get traversed under the various phases under SIS system for answer retrieval in appropriate defined manner. User query profiling, inference rules and framing are used to infer the answer.
Acetylcholine Receptors Enable the Transport of Rapsyn from the Golgi Complex to the Plasma Membrane

The accumulation of acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) at nerve terminals is critical for signal transmission at the neuromuscular junction, and rapsyn is essential for this process. Previous studies suggest that AChRs might direct rapsyn self-clusters to the synapse. In vivo experiments with fluorescently tagged AChR or rapsyn in zebrafish larvae revealed that rapsyn self-clusters separate from AChRs did not exist before synapse formation. Examination of rapsyn in the AChR-less mutant sofa potato revealed that rapsyn in the absence of AChR was localized in the Golgi complex. Expression of muscle-type AChR in sofa potato restored synaptic clustering of rapsyn, while neuronal type AChR had no effect. To determine whether this requirement of protein interaction is reciprocal, we examined the mutant twitch once, which has a missense mutation in rapsyn. While the AChRs distributed nonsynaptically on the plasma membrane in twitch once, mutant rapsyn was retained in the Golgi complex. We conclude that AChRs enable the transport of rapsyn from the Golgi complex to the plasma membrane through a molecule-specific interaction.
Ninjurin2, a Novel Homophilic Adhesion Molecule, Is Expressed in Mature Sensory and Enteric Neurons and Promotes Neurite Outgrowth

A large number of cell adhesion molecules mediate cell-to-cell and cell-to-extracellular matrix interaction during development, differentiation and regeneration of the peripheral nervous system. Here, we report the identification of a novel cell surface adhesion molecule, ninjurin2 (for nerve injury induced protein 2). Ninjurin2 is a homolog of a homophilic cellular adhesion molecule, ninjurin1, that was previously isolated as a gene induced in Schwann cells after nerve injury. Ninjurin1 and 2 share conserved hydrophobic regions for their transmembrane domains; however, they do not contain comparable adhesion motifs nor do they interact with each other. In the peripheral nervous system, ninjurin2 is expressed constitutively in mature sensory and enteric neurons but not in glial cells or in autonomic ganglia. Ninjurin2 is upregulated in Schwann cells surrounding the distal segment of injured nerve with a time course similar to that of ninjurin1, neural CAM, and L1. Ninjurin2 promotes neurite outgrowth from primary cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons, presumably via homophilic cellular interactions. Ninjurin2 is also highly expressed in hematopoietic and lymphatic tissues. Finally, the ninjurin2 gene is located on human chromosome 12p13 in which several disorders of unknown etiology have been mapped, including inflammatory bowel disease and acrocallosal syndrome.
PROOF OF THE RIEMANNIAN PENROSE INEQUALITY USING THE POSITIVE MASS THEOREM

We prove the Riemannian Penrose Conjecture, an important case of a con- jecture (41) made by Roger Penrose in 1973, by defining a new flow of metrics. This flow of metrics stays inside the class of asymptotically flat Riemannian 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature which contain minimal spheres. In particular, if we consider a Riemannian 3-manifold as a totally geodesic submanifold of a space-time in the context of general relativity, then outermost minimal spheres with total area A correspond to apparent horizons of black holes contributing a massA/16π, scalar cur- vature corresponds to local energy density at each point, and the rate at which the metric becomes flat at infinity corresponds to total mass (also called the ADM mass). The Riemannian Penrose Conjecture then states that the total mass of an asymptotically flat 3-manifold with nonnegative scalar curvature is greater than or equal to the mass contributed by the black holes. The flow of metrics we define continuously evolves the original 3-metric to a Schwarzschild 3-metric, which represents a spherically symmetric black hole in vacuum. We define the flow such that the area of the minimal spheres (which flow outward) and hence the mass contributed by the black holes in each of the metrics in the flow is constant, and then use the Positive Mass Theorem to show that the total mass of the metrics is nonincreasing. Then since the total mass equals the mass of the black hole in a Schwarzschild metric, the Riemannian Penrose Conjecture follows. We also refer the reader to the beautiful work of Huisken and Ilmanen (30), who used inverse mean curvature flows of surfaces to prove that the total mass is at least the mass contributed by the largest black hole. In Sections 1 and 2, we motivate the problem, discuss important quantities like total mass and horizons of black holes, and state the Positive Mass Theorem and the Penrose Conjecture for Riemannian 3- manifolds. In Section 3, we give the proof of the Riemannian Penrose
Gateway Selection Review in Ad hoc Networks

The nature of wireless mobile ad hoc networks depend on batteries or other fatiguing means for their energy. A limited energy capacity may be the most significant performance constraint. Therefore, radio resource and power management is an important issue of any wireless network. There is a need to reduce interference by controlling transmit power of the Mobile Terminals (MTs). Power aware design and estimation of transmit power requires familiarity with the energy consumption behavior, path loss, and interference of wireless systems. Moreover, selection of gateways, in case of availability of more than one gateway, has not been introduced thoroughly. Gateways maintain connectivity of the network and integrate two types of networks with each other. This paper introduces a mathematical analysis of power adjustment to control the transmit power using maximum transmission range and intermediate node methods for sending packets. We use these equations in selecting gateways in the simulation experiments according to two different criteria: the gateway with the highest energy level and the gateway with the least number of neighbors.
Indexability of Restless Bandit Problems and Optimality of Index Policies for Dynamic Multichannel Access

We consider an opportunistic communication system consist i g of multiple independent channels with time-varying states. With limited sensing, a user can o nly sense and access a subset of channels and accrue rewards determined by the states of the sensed channe ls. We formulate the problem of optimal sequential channel selection as a restless multi-armed ban it process. We establish the indexability and obtain Whittle’s index in closed-form for both discounted a nd average reward criteria. These results lead to the direct implementation of Whittle’s index policy with remarkably low complexity. When channels are stochastically identical, we show that Whittle’s index policy is optimal under certain conditions. Furthermore, it has a semi-universal structure that obviat es the need to know the channel transition probabilities. The optimality and the semi-universal stru c ure result from the equivalency between Whittle’s index policy and the myopic policy established in this work. For non-identical channels, we develop efficient algorithms for computing a performance upper bound resulting from Lagrangian relaxation. The tightness of the upper bound and the near-op timal performance of Whittle’s index policy are illustrated with simulation examples. Index Terms Opportunistic access, dynamic channel selection, restles s multi-armed bandit, Whittle’s index, indexability, myopic policy. This work was supported by the Army Research Laboratory CTA o n C mmunication and Networks under Grant DAAD1901-2-0011 and by the National Science Foundation under Gran ts ECS-0622200 and CCF-0830685. Part of this work was presented at the 5th IEEE Conference on S ensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON) Workshops (June, 2008) and the IEEE Asilomar Confer e ce on Signals, Systems, and Computers (October, 2008).
A Waveform Model for Near-Nadir Radar Altimetry Applied to the Cassini Mission to Titan

The radar altimeter of the Cassini mission to Titan operates in a transition region between pulse- and beam-limited conditions. Due to the specific observation geometry, low values of mispointing angle have been found to significantly affect altimeter impulse response (IR). This involves a nonconventional formulation of the system response which is the main goal of this paper. An analytical model of the average return power waveform, valid for near-nadir altimetry measurements, has been developed in order to cope with the particular operating conditions of Cassini mission. The model used to approximate the altimeter waveform is based on the same general assumptions of the classical Brown's model (1977) but exploits a flat surface response approximation by Prony's methods. Both theoretical considerations and simulated data have been taken into account to support the accuracy of the proposed model. To infer the main geophysical parameters describing surface topography from altimetry data, a parametric estimation procedure has been used. The maximum likelihood estimator procedure has been chosen since, in principle, it can assure optimal performance as a consequence of the analytical model we used to describe the system IR. Performances of the implemented method have been numerically evaluated through simulation of data received by CASSINI in high-resolution altimeter mode.
Implementation of parallel adders using area efficient quantum dot cellular automata full adder

An area efficient parallel adders using coplanar wire crossover quantum dot cellular automata full adder are presented. The Quantum dot Cellular Automata (QCA) is one of the emerging nano-electronic technologies for the possible alternative to current transistor based technologies, to overcome the scaling limitations of CMOS technology at nano-scale. A novel coplanar wire crossover based full adder is designed using three majority gates and two corner based inverters for the area optimization. The results obtained in the QCA implementation are reduced the area by 11% and QCA cell count by 12% in comparison with the full adder designed in [1]. QCA based parallel adders designed using optimized full adder and functional simulation is carried out using QCA designer software.
Bridges of Bluetooth county: topologies, scheduling, and performance

The performance of two Bluetooth piconets linked through a shared device is analyzed using the tools of queueing theory. We analyze both possible topologies: the master/slave (MS) bridge, in which the shared device is the master in one of the piconets and a slave in the other, and the slave/slave (SS) bridge, where the shared device is the slave in both piconets. Two scheduling policies, limited service and exhaustive service, are considered. Analytical results are derived for the probability distribution of access delay (i.e., the time that a packet has to wait before being serviced) and end-to-end delay for both intrapiconet and interpiconet bursty traffic. The SS bridge has been found to offer lower access delays and local end-to-end delay than its MS counterpart, which provides lower end-to-end delay for nonlocal traffic due to the smaller number of hops (three, instead of four) for such traffic. In both topologies, exhaustive service scheduling was found to provide lower delays than the limited service one. All analytical results have been confirmed through simulations.
Interstate Comparison of Output and Productivity in the Australian Agricultural Sector, 1991 to 1999, Discussion Paper No 161

The paper examines the output and productivity performance of the Australian Agriculture sector by state from 1991 to 1999. The aim of the paper is two-fold. First, the paper is a pioneer in a series which compares the performance of each Australian state by sector starting with the Agriculture sector. Second, it introduces the Geary-Khamis (GK) method for derivation of appropriate currency converters or purchasing power parities (PPPs) to enable proper quantification of real output and productivity at the multilateral level. It is essential to use appropriate PPPs as the differences in prices of farm commodities across states pose the problem of aggregation of real output. For the benchmark year 1996-97, gross value of agricultural production reveal that Victoria was 73% of NSW level, based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data when price differentials are not taken into consideration. However, when appropriate PPPs were used, results showed that Victoria’s level had gone up to 88% of NSW level. In terms of value added, Victoria’s level with respect to NSW was 89% based on actual values and 106% based on Geary-Khamis PPPs.
Affine Versus Non-Affine Stochastic Volatility and the Impact on Asset Allocation

This paper analyzes the influence of affine versus non-affine stochastic volatility specifications on simulated distributions, option pricing, and asset allocation. We look at models that include stochastic volatility and jumps in the stock price and in its volatility. For the asset allocation problem we consider a CRRA investor who has access to one additional derivative, besides the stock and the money market account, and is restricted to a buy-and-hold strategy. We show that the assumption on the volatility structure has a very strong impact on simulated volatility distributions. Differences among these translate into the simulated stock price distributions, option prices, and the optimal portfolio positions. We are especially interested in the mistake the investor makes by choosing the convenient Heston (1993) specification over a (by assumption correct) non-affine volatility specification. We find that this leads to large utility losses for the investor, which are especially severe in models that do not include jumps. However, the investor can in most cases minimize his losses by including jumps to the affine volatility specification and by choosing the correct moneyness. He therefore can continue to use the convenient and numerically more easily accessible affine specification.
Isolation of Bartonella henselae and Two New Bartonella Subspecies, Bartonella koehlerae Subspecies boulouisii subsp. nov. and Bartonella koehlerae Subspecies bothieri subsp. nov. from Free-Ranging Californian Mountain Lions and Bobcats

Domestic cats are the natural reservoir of Bartonella henselae, B. clarridgeiae and B. koehlerae. To determine the role of wild felids in the epidemiology of Bartonella infections, blood was collected from 14 free-ranging California mountain lions (Puma concolor) and 19 bobcats (Lynx rufus). Bartonella spp. were isolated from four (29%) mountain lions and seven (37%) bobcats. These isolates were characterized using growth characteristics, biochemical reactions, molecular techniques, including PCR-RFLP of selected genes or interspacer region, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), partial sequencing of several genes, and DNA-DNA hybridization. Two isolates were identical to B. henselae genotype II. All other isolates were distinguished from B. henselae and B. koehlerae by PCR-RFLP of the gltA gene using endonucleases HhaI, TaqI and AciI, with the latter two discriminating between the mountain lion and the bobcat isolates. These two novel isolates displayed specific PFGE profiles distinct from B. henselae, B. koehlerae and B. clarridgeiae. Sequences of amplified gene fragments from the three mountain lion and six bobcat isolates were closely related to, but distinct from, B. henselae and B. koehlerae. Finally, DNA-DNA hybridization studies demonstrated that the mountain lion and bobcat strains are most closely related to B. koehlerae. We propose naming the mountain lion isolates B. koehlerae subsp. boulouisii subsp. nov. (type strain: L-42-94), and the bobcat isolates B. koehlerae subsp. bothieri subsp. nov. (type strain: L-17-96), and to emend B. koehlerae as B. koehlerae subsp. koehlerae. The mode of transmission and the zoonotic potential of these new Bartonella subspecies remain to be determined.
Policy Set Planning in Blocks World

Finding the shortest plan for a given planning problem is extremely hard. We present a domain independent approach for plan optimisation based on Genetic Programming. The algorithm is seeded with correct plans created by hand-encoded heuristic policy sets. The plans are very unlikely to be optimal but are created quickly. The suboptimal plans are then evolved using a generational algorithm towards the optimal plan. We present initial results from Blocks World and found that GP method almost always improved sub-optimal plans, often drastically.