Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Black hole-neutron star mergers at realistic mass ratios: Equation of state and spin orientation effects

Black-hole–neutron-star mergers resulting in the disruption of the neutron star and the formation of an accretion disk and/or the ejection of unbound material are prime candidates for the joint detection of gravitational-wave and electromagnetic signals when the next generation of gravitational-wave detectors comes online. However, the disruption of the neutron star and the properties of the postmerger remnant are very sensitive to the parameters of the binary (mass ratio, black-hole spin, neutron star radius). In this paper, we study the impact of the radius of the neutron star and the alignment of the black-hole spin on black-hole–neutron-star mergers within the range of mass ratio currently deemed most likely for field binaries (M_BH∼7M_NS) and for black-hole spins large enough for the neutron star to disrupt (J_BH/M^(2)_(BH)=0.9). We find that (i) In this regime, the merger is particularly sensitive to the radius of the neutron star, with remnant masses varying from 0. 3M_NS to 0. 1M_NS for changes of only 2 km in the NS radius; (ii) 0. 01M_(⊙)–0. 05M_(⊙) of unbound material can be ejected with kinetic energy ≳10^(51) ergs, a significant increase compared to low mass ratio, low spin binaries. This ejecta could power detectable postmerger optical and radio afterglows. (iii) Only a small fraction of the Advanced LIGO events in this parameter range have gravitational-wave signals which could offer constraints on the equation of state of the neutron star (at best ∼3% of the events for a single detector at design sensitivity). (iv) A misaligned black-hole spin works against disk formation, with less neutron-star material remaining outside of the black hole after merger, and a larger fraction of that material remaining in the tidal tail instead of the forming accretion disk. (v) Large kicks v_kick≳300 km/s can be given to the final black hole as a result of a precessing black-hole–neutron-star merger, when the disruption of the neutron star occurs just outside or within the innermost stable spherical orbit.
OBJECT OR SUBJECT? THE PARADOX OF “YOUTH” IN TURKEY

A columnist in a Turkish newspaper recently asked, “Will nothing really be the same again? ”3 referring to the impact of the massive earthquake of 17 August 1999 on the Turkish psyche. The writer Murathan Mungan used a similar metaphor earlier in what seems today like a prophetic statement: “I think Turkey has really come to lean against the wall. There is nowhere to go; either the wall will crumble or it will be dismantled. If it crumbles, we will be crushed below, if it is dismantled maybe we will move to another space—or at least try to. ”4
Ensayo de nidales de madera aglomerada para la cría de conejos de monte en jaula

En los ultimos anos se ha tendido a la eliminacion de la madera como elemento inregrante de jaulas y equipos ganaderos, basandose principalmente en su mayor dificultad de limpieza y desinfeccion respecto a otros materiales. Sin embargo, la madera riene otras propiedades que la hacen interesante como materia prima para la fabricacion de equipamientos para la ganaderia. En el presente articulo se analizan los resultados obtenidos en ensayos a pequena escala en los que nidales construidos con tablero de madera aglomerada fueron empleados en la cria en jaula de conejos de monte geneticamente puros. En las granjas cinegeticas que producen conejos de monte destinados a la repoblacion se emplean jaulas y equipamientos, entre ellos los nidales, comercializados para la explotacion del conejo domestico. Estos nidales suelen fabricarse con materiales plasticos, con metal y, en bastante menor medida, con madera, por la razon ya comentada. Las dimensiones de muchos de los nidales comerciales para conejos domesticos Vista lateral del nidal de nradera aglomerada.
Software self-healing using error virtualization

Despite considerable efforts in both research and development strategies, software errors and subsequent security vulnerabilities continue to be a significant problem for computer systems. The accepted wisdom is to approach the problem with a multitude of tools such as diligent software development strategies, dynamic bug finders and static analysis tools in an attempt to eliminate as many bugs as possible. Unfortunately, history has shown that it is very hard to achieve bug-free software. The situation is further exacerbated by the exorbitant cost of system down-time which some estimates place at six million dollars per hour. In the absence of perfect software, retrofitting error toleration and recovery techniques, in systems not designed to deal with failures, becomes a necessary complement to proactive approaches. Towards this goal, this dissertation introduces and evaluates a set of techniques for recovering program execution in the presence of faults by effectively retrofitting legacy applications with exception handling techniques, Error Virtualization and ASSURE. The main premise of the approach is that there is a mapping between faults that may occur during program execution and a finite set of errors that are explicitly handled by the program's code. Experimental results are presented to support our hypothesis. The results demonstrate that our techniques can recover program execution in the case of failures in 80 to 90% of the examined cases, based on the technique used. Furthermore, the results illustrate that the performance overhead induced by the techniques to protect against a specific fault can be minimized to under 10%. This dissertation also describes two deployment mechanisms, Shadow Honeypots and Application Communities , that can reduce the cost of monitoring the application and, in turn, enable efficient deployment strategies for error virtualization systems.
Victimisation and life satisfaction of gay and bisexual individuals in 44 European countries: the moderating role of country-level and person-level attitudes towards homosexuality

Abstract We examined the link between victimisation and life satisfaction for 85,301 gay and bisexual individuals across 44 European countries. We expected this negative link to be stronger when the internalised homonegativity of the victim was high (e.g. because the victim is more vulnerable) and weaker when victimisation occurs in countries that express intolerance towards homosexuality (e.g. because in such contexts victims expect victimisation more and they attribute it to their external environment). Additionally, we expected internalised homonegativity to relate negatively to life satisfaction. Multilevel analyses revealed that victimisation (i.e. verbal insults, threats of violence, minor or major physical assaults) and internalised homonegativity were negatively related to life satisfaction. Furthermore, as we expected, the negative link between victimisation and life satisfaction was stronger when high internalised homonegativity was reported (and the interaction effect occurred for verbal insults and major assaults as outcome variables), while it was weaker when there was low national tolerance of homosexuality (and the interaction effect occurred for verbal insults and for minor assaults). Future research and social policy should consider how the consequences of victimisation are dependent on personal as well as national attitudes towards homosexuality.
Fiscal Policy and Asset Prices with Incomplete Markets

We study the simultaneous impact of fiscal policy decisions on macroeconomic activity, wealth distribution, and asset prices. We consider a general equilibrium, overlapping generations model with incomplete markets and heterogeneous agents, where government debt and capital are imperfect substitutes. Increases in public debt lead to significant increases in the riskless rate and to a reduction in the equity premium, while higher capital income tax rates lead to a higher equity premium. The crowding-out effects (on capital and output) are much higher than in models where government debt and capital are perfect substitutes, which thus ignore households' portfolio reallocation decisions. The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Society for Financial Studies. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. , Oxford University Press.
The millimeter wave magneto-optics: new method for characterization of ferrites in the millimeter wave range

This paper presents the application of the magneto-optical method for the first time in the millimeter wave range for the characterization of ferrites. The magneto-optical measurements were realized with a specially built millimeter wave spectrometer. Backward wave oscillators were used as a source of tunable coherent radiation. It is demonstrated that this new method is capable of generating accurate millimeter wave dielectric and magnetic data for any type of ferrite material.
Content based video retrieval scheme using halftone block truncation coding

Evolutions in image-data processing is rapidly changing from text-based retrieval systems to video retrieval which is created on content based systems due to its eminent demand in digital market and that can be possible only due to available multimedia data types and available bandwidth. In proposed method of Content Based Video Retrieval (CBVR) the Ordered-Dither Block Truncation Coding (ODBTC) technique is employed which generates appropriate image contents. Combinations of Void-and-cluster half-toning and Block Truncation Coding (BTC) offers low complexity in algorithm and provides better video image quality. Dither array Look-Up-Table (LUT) is a distinctive feature of ODBTC which reduces the difficulties by providing look up values of segmented blocks. ODBTC encoded streams are used for generation of two distinct features including of color features namely Color Co-occurrence Feature (CCF) and Bit Pattern Features (BPF). After quantizing and bit-mapping from ODBTC encoder, BPF is obtained by LUT. In the presented system, CBVR is achieved by Block Truncation (BT) of expected video information to be retrieved. Proposed system provides good remedy for CBVR for large digital video-data processing in the fields of Image and Video Processing.
Central Venous Access Devices Site Care Practices: An International Survey of 34 Countries

Purpose Effective postinsertion management of central venous access devices (CVADs) is important to prevent CVAD-associated complications, including catheter-associated bloodstream infections. Although there is a wealth of evidence-based guidelines available to guide the care of CVADs, applying their recommendations to the clinical setting across variable patient groups, CVAD types and international healthcare settings is challenging. This may result in patients receiving suboptimal care. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study using an online survey was performed with an aim to determine current CVAD site care practices internationally. The CVAD site care domains included skin antisepsis, dressing selection, frequency of dressing change and device securement practices across impaired and unimpaired CVAD sites. Results Clinicians (n = 1044) residing in 34 countries reported diversity in their practice, with the majority of respondents practicing as nurses (89%) from North America (81%) as vascular access specialists (52%). The respondents’ reported practice was variant, with differing inconsistency to guidelines throughout each of the domains. There was wide variance in the management of CVAD sites with impaired skin integrity, such as rash, skin stripping/adhesive-related injuries and drainage. Vascular access clinicians reported high levels of confidence in managing CVAD sites, including those with impaired skin. Conclusions These inconsistencies are reflective of the complex and heterogeneous populations requiring CVADs, the evidence available to support practice in this area, the skills and knowledge of the clinicians caring for them and the resources of the healthcare setting. Further research and education is necessary to ensure that CVAD site care is undertaken effectively to minimise preventable complications.
Quantification of Theileria parva in Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) Confirms Differences in Infection Between Selected Tick Strains

ABSTRACT Theileria parva is the etiologic agent of East Coast fever, an economically important disease of cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. This protozoan parasite is biologically transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Neumann) (Acari: Ixodidae). An understanding of the vector—parasite interaction may aid the development of improved methods for controlling transmission. We developed quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and nested PCR (nPCR) assays targeting the T. parva-specific p104 gene to study T. parva pathogenesis in two strains of R. appendiculatus that had previously been selected to be relatively more (Kiambu) or less (Muguga) susceptible to infection. Nymphs from both strains were fed simultaneously to repletion on acutely infected calves. Nymphs from the Kiambu strain showed significantly higher engorgement weights compared with Muguga strain nymphs. Immediately after engorgement qPCR confirmed that nymphal Kiambu ticks had significantly higher parasite loads at repletion than Muguga nymphs. By 12 d postengorgement, parasites were below quantifiable levels but could be detected by nPCR in 83–87% (Muguga and Kiambu, respectively) of nymphs. After the molt, adult feeding on naïve cattle stimulated parasite replication in the salivary glands. PCR detected significantly more infected ticks than microscopy, and there was a significant difference between the two tick strains both in the proportion of ticks that develop salivary gland infections, and in the number of parasites within infected salivary glands. These data confirm that although both tick strains were competent vectors, Kiambu is both a significantly more susceptible and a more efficient host for T. parva than Muguga. The mechanisms that contribute to the levels of susceptibility and efficiency are unknown; however, this study lays the groundwork for a comparison of the transcriptome of these tick strains, the next step toward discovering the genes involved in the tick-parasite interaction.
Decreased Catecholamine Secretion From the Adrenal Medullae of Chronically Diabetic BB-Wistar Rats

Many humans with IDDM eventually lose the capacity to secrete epinephrine from their adrenal medullae. The mechanism for this pathological change is unknown. We hypothesized that this abnormality is attributable to neuropathic changes in the greater splanchnic nerves or in the chromaffin cells that they innervate. To study this hypothesis, we isolated rat adrenal glands, perfused them ex vivo, and measured the epinephrine content of the perfusate under various conditions of stimulation. We used transmural electrical stimulation (20–80 V, at 10 Hz) to induce epinephrine secretion indirectly by selectively activating residual splanchnic nerve terminals within the isolated glands. Under these conditions, epinephrine secretion was severely attenuated in glands from female BB-Wistar rats with diabetes of 4 mo duration compared with their age-matched, nondiabetic controls. These perfused diabetic adrenal medullae also demonstrated decreased catecholamine release in response to direct chromaffin cell depolarization with 20 mM K+, evidence that a functional alteration exists within the chromaffin cells themselves. Nonetheless, total catecholamine content of adrenal medullae from these diabetic rats was not significantly different from controls, indicating that the secretory defect was not simply attributable to a difference in the amount of catecholamines stored and available for release. Herein, we also provide histological evidence of degenerative changes within the cholinergic nerve terminals that innervate these glands.
A General Approach to Determine the Rotor Losses in Three-Phase Fractional-Slot PM Machines

Three-phase fractional-slot PM machines are more and more used in many applications. In spite of the several advantages, these machines exhibit high contents of space harmonics in the air-gap MMF distribution, whose amplitude depends on the particular combination of number of slots and poles of the machine. The main cause of such harmonic contents is the induced losses in the rotor. The aim of this paper is to link the rotor losses to the combination of slots and poles of the PM machine. The effort is to determine a general rule to single out easily if a machine topology is suitable or not, as far as the rotor losses are concerned.
Preparation of Cells and Reagents for Flow Cytometry

Flow cytometry is widely used for analyzing the expression of cell surface and intracellular molecules (on a per cell basis), characterizing and defining different cell types in heterogeneous populations, assessing the purity of isolated subpopulations, and analyzing cell size and volume. This technique is predominantly used to measure fluorescence intensity produced by fluorescent‐labeled antibodies or ligands that bind to specific cell‐associated molecules. A procedure for direct and indirect staining of single‐cell suspensions of lymphoid tissue or peripheral blood lymphocytes to detect cell surface membrane antigens is presented. In addition, support protocols present methods for fluorescence labeling of purified antibodies. A protocol for flow cytometric analysis of intracellular antigens in single‐cell suspensions is also included. Alternate protocols describe intracellular staining of unfixed cells in the presence of a detergent and staining of nonviable cells to facilitate discrimination of dead cells in fixed or permeabilized cell preparations.
The Fusion of Horatian and Aristotelian Literary Criticism, 1531–1555

The author pursues in detail the statements of Renaissance literary critics during a short period, observing their dependence on Aristotle and Horace by comparing their conclusions under a series of heads, Nature and Art, Poetic Imitation, The Function of Poetry, Decorum, Epic Poetry versus Tragedy, The Dramatic Rules. His aim is to display a formative period in European literary criticism, which he shows to be based on the adaptation of Aristotelian theory to illustrate Horace. He proceeds in a scholarly fashion, assembling a large body of quotation in a short work, and makes us aware, perhaps rather piecemeal, of the views of his team of scholars on each of his selected topics. Whatever the value of the. work for Renaissance and English literary history, the ordinary reader is inclined to feel that the conclusion is overweighted by the evidence. Detail grows and multiplies with quotations from Grifolus and Willichius, Luisinus and Madius, but it is difficult to feel that one increases in understanding of anything important, of a period, of the growth of a canon, of individual minds, of the ideas themselves that form the chapter headings, even of the value of tracing literary criticism to these two sources. Roy Kenneth Hack, we learn, 'has gone so far as to say that Horace's "whole poem is. a spiritual quotation of the Poetics" '. That Renaissance critics combined the two but had discovered Horace first scarcely seems to need such elaborate demonstration. Yet this essay gives rise to reflection. One is constantly called upon to reconsider passages from the Ars Poetica or Poetics themselves by being faced with Renaissance interpretations. (There is the suggestion of Madius, for example, that T? )V TSV TOIOOTCOV TraBriiJKirrtov KA6aputv gives a subjective, not an objective, genitive, which with a reference to Rhet. i. 11, 12 induces the question whether Aristotle's idea of K&aapois may after all be only that of the sort of pleasurable process which Homer describes in T6Totpircbp£o6o y<Soio. ) Secondly one cannot avoid reflection on the harm done to literary understanding by the Renaissance veneration for the ancients. Horace's 'aut prodesse aut delectare' must have lent support for centuries to theories which regard art as a means to an end, while the domination of the 'Unities' over the theatre of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is a commonplace. It appears that we can even find in Madius' interpretation of the rule of unity of time anticipation not only of Scaliger and Castelvetro, but of Verrall's attitude to the Agamemnon. A. N. W. S.
Toward a Phenomenology of Boundaries in Medicine: Chronic Illness Experience in the Case of Stroke

Abstract In this article I explore the ambiguous nature of the boundaries of authority and responsibility in medicine by discussing two dimensions of patients’ response to long-term ramifications of stroke. A phenomenological examination of the chronic illness experience is employed to identify how and the extent to which medicine’s power both responds to and affects the individual sufferer. Rather than interpret the illness process as a dichotomy between medical control and patient autonomy, this article presents some assumptions about the boundaries of medical authority that are held by patients and practitioners alike. I suggest that dilemmas that patients face following a stroke are responses to medicine’s limits and scope as well as reflections of medicine’s goals and values. I argue that phenomenological studies of existential responses to illness are necessary in order to understand cultural sources of unmet expectations resulting from chronic conditions.
Improvement and reduction of common mode voltage in active zero space vector pulse width modulation in three-phase inverter

This paper describes common mode voltage (CMV) of popular pulse width modulation (PWM) methods for driving three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI). Among PWM methods tested, Active zero space vector PWM (AZSVPWM) provides the minimum CMV. However, study on a switching loss and RMS of CMV in AZSVPWM has been ignored. In this paper, not only studying CMV of popular PWM methods, but also, we propose and verify our method to reduce switching loss or RMS of CMV in AZSVPWM. It is verified by Matlab/Simulink.
Complex Memory T-Cell Phenotypes Revealed by Coexpression of CD62L and CCR7

ABSTRACT Antigen-experienced T cells have been divided into CD62L+ CCR7+ central memory (TCM) and CD62L− CCR7− effector memory (TEM) cells. Here, we examined coexpression of CD62L and CCR7 in lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-specific memory CD8 T cells from both lymphoid and nonlymphoid tissues. Three main points emerged: firstly, memory cells frequently expressed a mixed CD62L− CCR7+ phenotype that differed from the phenotypes of classical TEM and TCM cells; secondly, TCM cells were not restricted to lymphoid organs but were also present in significant numbers in nonlymphoid tissues; and thirdly, a major shift from a TCM to TEM phenotype was found in memory cells that had been stimulated repetitively with antigen.
Pattern-driven automatic program transformation and parallelization

The PARAMAT system is able to automatically parallelize a wide class of sequential numeric codes operating on dense vectors, matrices etc. without any user interaction, for execution on distributed memory message-passing multiprocessors. A powerful pattern recognition tool locally identifies program semantics and concepts in scientific codes. It also works for dusty deck codes that have been 'encrypted' by former machine-specific code transformations. Successful pattern recognition guides sophisticated code transformations including local algorithm replacement. We propose a unified framework for parallel code generation where the user can allow or prevent the system to choose a suitable new parallel algorithm that does not emerge from the sequential program structure by just parallelizing some loops. The partially restored program semantics also supports local array alignment distribution and redistribution, and allows for faster and more exact prediction of the performance of the parallelized target code than usually possible. <<ETX>>