Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Behavioral Sciences

DEPARTMENT AIMS This department aims (1) to introduce students to the salient discoveries and procedures accumulated from research in behavioral sciences disciplines and (2) to empower students to utilize this knowledge in furthering the mission of Seventh-day Adventists: restoring men and women to the image of their Maker. The department fulfills these aims by three principal means: (1) instruction by Christian professors; (2) course work which develops a strong liberal-arts foundation and interdisciplinary preparation leading to many different fields of Christian service; and (3) extracurricular participation by students in voluntary religious activities, community service, and research.
Modeling of vehicle dynamics from real vehicle measurements using a neural network with two-stage hybrid learning for accurate long-term prediction

This paper describes the neural network model of an actual vehicle and the associated hybrid learning scheme. The neural vehicle models the actual vehicle dynamics with the structure of a real-time recurrent network. The neural network was trained to predict the next state of the vehicle given the current state, the current input steering angle of the front wheel, and the velocity of the vehicle. A hybrid learning scheme is proposed which consists of open-loop training for stabilization and closed-loop training for prediction. The open-loop training is necessary to avoid instability at an initial stage. The closed-loop training follows in such a way that the neural network predicts the vehicle's sequence of state change given the initial state, the velocity, and the steering sequence. Furthermore, after this training procedure, it not only learns the vehicle's lateral dynamics along the trained trajectories, but can also generalize to similar trajectories.
Fabrication of a Multi-Walled Nanotube (MWNT) Ionic Liquid Electrode and Its Application for Sensing Phenolics in Red Wines

A multi-walled nanotube (MWNT) ionic liquid was prepared by the immobilization of 1-butylimidazole bromide onto an epoxy group on a poly(glycidyl methacrylate)-grafted MWNT, which was synthesized by radiation-induced graft polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate onto MWNT in an aqueous solution. Subsequently, a MWNT ionic liquid electrode was fabricated by hand-casting MWNT ionic liquid, tyrosinase, and chitosan solution as a binder on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass. The sensing ranges of the MWNT ionic liquid electrode with immobilized tyrosinase was in the range of 0.01-0.08 mM in a phosphate buffer solution. The optimal conditions such as pH, temperature, and effects of different phenolic compounds were determined. The total phenolic compounds of three commercial red wines were also determined on the tyrosinase-immobilized biosensor.
Spatial correlogram between codewords: an effective representation for image classification

This paper presents a new representation for image classification based on spatial correlogram approach. Spatial correlogram captures spatial co-occurrences of pairwise codewords. This representation augments traditional bag-of-features model by adding spatial information into it and compresses the information contained in a correlogram without loss of discriminative power. For the purpose of increasing classification accuracy, we combine the correlogram with spatial pyramid. In a number of image classification experiments, we find that, the proposed method reaches good performance and high accuracy.
Holdup Characteristics of Melt in Coke Beds of Different Shapes

Title Holdup Characteristics of Melt in Coke Beds of Different Shapes Author(s) Natsui, Shungo; Sawada, Akinori; Kikuchi, Tatsuya; Suzuki, Ryosuke O. Citation ISIJ International, 58(9), 1742-1744 https://doi.org/10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2018-369 Issue Date 2018-09-15 Doc URL http://hdl.handle. net/2115/76152 Rights 著作権は日本鉄鋼協会にある Type article File Information ISIJ Int. 58(9)_ 1742-1744 (2018). pdf
Comparison of Peak Versus Onset Latency Measurements in Electrodiagnostic Tests for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Purpose: The aim of this prospectively conducted study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of onset versus peak latency measurements of sensory nerve action potentials in electrodiagnostic studies in diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome. Methods: In 156 consecutive patients with clinically defined carpal tunnel syndrome, standardized nerve conduction studies (DIG1, DIG4, PALM3) were performed. Both onset and peak latency were measured. Sensitivity was calculated using the clinical diagnosis as golden standard. Bland–Altman plots were constructed to assess the agreement for quantitative measurements. Overall agreement, positive and negative percent agreement, and Kappa coefficient were computed. Results: The Bland–Altman plots, positive and negative percent agreement show good overall agreement. The kappa coefficient was 0.850, 0.847, and 0.815 for DIG1, DIG4, and PALM3, respectively. Conclusions: Onset and peak latencies used in electrodiagnostic tests show a good overall agreement in confirming the clinical diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. Because onset latency measurement represents nerve conduction velocity of the fastest conducting fibers, the use of onset latencies is recommend. In case of uncontrollable stimulus artifacts, peak latencies may be used instead.
Clustering for processing rate optimization

Clustering (or partitioning) is a crucial step between logic synthesis and physical design in the layout of a large scale design. A design verified at the logic synthesis level may have timing closure problems at post-layout stages due to the emergence of multiple-clock-period interconnects. Consequently, a trade-off between clock frequency and throughput may be needed to meet the design requirements. In this paper, we find that the processing rate, defined as the product of frequency and throughput, of a sequential system is upper bounded by the reciprocal of its maximum cycle ratio, which is only dependent on the clustering. We formulate the problem of processing rate optimization as seeking an optimal clustering with the minimal maximum-cycle-ratio in a general graph, and present an iterative algorithm to solve it. Since our algorithm avoids binary search and is essentially incremental, it has the potential of being combined with other optimization techniques. Experimental results validate the efficiency of our algorithm.
Crystallization Products of Risedronate with Carbohydrates and Their Substituted Derivatives †

The gastrointestinal absorption of bisphosphonates is in general only about 1%. To address this problem mixtures of risedronate monosodium salt with twelve varied sugar alcohols, furanoses, pyranoses and eight gluco-, manno- and galactopyranoside derivatives as counterions were designed in an effort to prepare co-crystals/new entities with improved intestinal absorption. Crystalline forms were generated by means of kinetically and/or thermodynamically controlled crystallization processes. One hundred and fifty-two prepared samples were screened by means of FT-NIR and FT-Raman spectroscopy. No co-crystal was prepared, but noteworthy results were obtained. A new solid phase of risedronate monosodium salt generated in the presence of phenyl-β-D-galactopyranoside under thermodynamically controlled crystallization conditions was found and also characterized using solid state NMR spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. This new polymorph was named as form P. Interactions between risedronate monosodium salt and both carbohydrates were confirmed by means of molecular dynamics simulation. In the present study the relationships between the chemical structures of the studied compounds required for crystalline form change are discussed.
Selection Via Pluripotency‐Related Transcriptional Screen Minimizes the Influence of Somatic Origin on iPSC Differentiation Propensity

The value of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) within regenerative medicine is contingent on predictable and consistent iPSC differentiation. However, residual influence of the somatic origin or reprogramming technique may variegate differentiation propensity and confound comparative genotype/phenotype analyses. The objective of this study was to define quality control measures to select iPSC clones that minimize the influence of somatic origin on differentiation propensity independent of the reprogramming strategy. More than 60 murine iPSC lines were derived from different fibroblast origins (embryonic, cardiac, and tail tip) via lentiviral integration and doxycycline‐induced transgene expression. Despite apparent equivalency according to established iPSC histologic and cytomorphologic criteria, clustering of clonal variability in pluripotency‐related gene expression identified transcriptional outliers that highlighted cell lines with unpredictable cardiogenic propensity. Following selection according to a standardized gene expression profile calibrated by embryonic stem cells, the influence of somatic origin on iPSC methylation and transcriptional patterns was negated. Furthermore, doxycycline‐induced iPSCs consistently demonstrated earlier differentiation than lentiviral‐reprogrammed lines using contractile cardiac tissue as a measure of functional differentiation. Moreover, delayed cardiac differentiation was predominately associated with upregulation in pluripotency‐related gene expression upon differentiation. Starting from a standardized pool of iPSCs, relative expression levels of two pluripotency genes, Oct4 and Zfp42, statistically correlated with enhanced cardiogenicity independent of somatic origin or reprogramming strategy (R2 = 0.85). These studies demonstrate that predictable iPSC differentiation is independent of somatic origin with standardized gene expression selection criteria, while the residual impact of reprogramming strategy greatly influences predictable output of tissue‐specification required for comparative genotype/phenotype analyses. Stem Cells 2014;32:2350–2359
TDIF Peptide Signaling Regulates Vascular Stem Cell Proliferation via the WOX4 Homeobox Gene in Arabidopsis[W]

This study shows that the TDIF signal from the phloem plays a crucial role in the maintenance of vascular stem cells via two independent pathways: WOX4-independent inhibition of xylem commitment of vascular stem cells and WOX4-mediated enhancement of their proliferation. The indeterminate nature of plant growth and development depends on the stem cell system found in meristems. The Arabidopsis thaliana vascular meristem includes procambium and cambium. In these tissues, cell–cell signaling, mediated by a ligand-receptor pair made of the TDIF (for tracheary element differentiation inhibitory factor) peptide and the TDR/PXY (for TDIF RECEPTOR/ PHLOEM INTERCALATED WITH XYLEM) membrane protein kinase, promotes proliferation of procambial cells and suppresses their xylem differentiation. Here, we report that a WUSCHEL-related HOMEOBOX gene, WOX4, is a key target of the TDIF signaling pathway. WOX4 is expressed preferentially in the procambium and cambium, and its expression level was upregulated upon application of TDIF in a TDR-dependent manner. Genetic analyses showed that WOX4 is required for promoting the proliferation of procambial/cambial stem cells but not for repressing their commitment to xylem differentiation in response to the TDIF signal. Thus, at least two intracellular signaling pathways that diverge after TDIF recognition by TDR might regulate independently the behavior of vascular stem cells. Detailed observations in loss-of-function mutants revealed that TDIF-TDR-WOX4 signaling plays a crucial role in the maintenance of the vascular meristem organization during secondary growth.
Quality characterization of HVOF thermal spray coating with NiCr matrix composite for protection application of coal fired boiler tubes

In line with the Indonesian government’s policy on national electrification plans by developing a 35,000 MW power generating facility which has been started since 2014, the need arises for high temperature resistant materials for application in the program. Moreover, materials dedicated to engineering equipment such as boilers as a steam producer to drive the coal-fired power plant turbine is required to be compatible in extreme condition. The operational challenge of materials at high temperatures becomes serious, especially as the use of low quality coal as fuel in the combustion system creates degradation problems on tube surfaces such as erosion and corrosion thereby limiting boiler tube life. Thermal spray coating technologies for high temperature operations have been developed with the aim of protecting boiler tubes from aggressive environments, improving thermal efficiency, and reducing time losses from damage. High velocity oxy fuel (HVOF) technology is one of the recommended methods to be used in boiler tubes at coal-fired power plant (PLTU). The following report discusses the HVOF thermal spray coating deposition of metal-matrix composites with combination of feedstock NiCr as metal matrix which has -37μm of size particles with ceramic metal including chromium carbide and alumina as reinforcement on SUS 304 substrate.
Implementing Pushback: Router-Based Defense Against DDoS Attacks

Pushback is a mechanism for defending against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS attacks are treated as a congestion-control problem, but because most such congestion is caused by malicious hosts not obeying traditional end-to-end congestion control, the problem must be handled by the routers. Functionality is added to each router to detect and preferentially drop packets that probably belong to an attack. Upstream routers are also notified to drop such packets (hence the term Pushback ) in order that the router’s resources be used to route legitimate traffic. In this paper we present an architecture for Pushback, its implementation under FreeBSD, and suggestions for how such a system can be implemented in core routers.
NEW MEXICO GEOLOGY.

The Sawtooth Mountains, western New Mexico, comprise erosionally isolated klippen of an initially contiguous landslide complex that developed on the alluvial apron of an Eocene stratovolcano during late Laramide volcanic-tectonic activity. Volcanogenic siltstone, alluvial sandstone and conglomerate of the lower Spears Group were deposited on mainly fine-grained Baca Formation (fluvial flood-plain facies). The klippen are underlain by a locally exposed, low-angle fault within fine-grained, laminated basal Spears strata (distal fan). The lower fault is overlain by a sheet 7–100 m thick of sandy volcanogenic sandstone (Volcaniclastic Unit of Largo Creek, mid-fan facies) that is strongly deformed by large-scale soft-sediment structures. Another low-angle fault caps this sheet, and carries less-deformed conglomerates (Dog Springs Formation, proximal fan facies). The lower fault, where exposed has a poorly developed fault core, locally comprised of floury or foliated gouge, and surrounded by a thin, poorly developed fractured damage zone. The upper fault has a well-developed cataclasite core, 0.12– ~0.40 m thick, with 1–3 primary slip surfaces, rare pseudotachylyte, and local cataclastic injections into the upper plate. Striations on both faults are widely dispersed but cluster in two directions, NNE and ESE. The main structure in the upper plate is an E-vergent monocline. We conclude that the landslide complex was emplaced in two events, first N-directed sliding down the alluvial apron, while the sediments were poorly consolidated. Most soft-sediment deformation probably occurred in this event, due to loading and shear transmitted down from the upper plate and causing liquefaction. The second event was likely due to W-side-up uplift on the Laramide Hickman Fault, located west of the field area, likely was triggered by an earthquake, and occurred at seismogenic slip rates, forming pseudotachylyte and injections, after the sediments were partially lithified. ASSESSING THE RINCON GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM USING TRANSIENT ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEYS AND HYDROTHERMAL MODELING Horne, Melinda, M.S.
Short message service reminder intervention doubles sexually transmitted infection/HIV re-testing rates among men who have sex with men

Objectives To evaluate the impact of a short message service (SMS) reminder system on HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) re-testing rates among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods The SMS reminder programme started in late 2008 at a large Australian sexual health clinic. SMS reminders were recommended 3–6 monthly for MSM considered high-risk based on self-reported sexual behaviour. The evaluation compared HIV negative MSM who had a HIV/STI test between 1 January and 31 August 2010 and received a SMS reminder (SMS group) with those tested in the same time period (comparison group) and pre-SMS period (pre-SMS group, 1 January 2008 and 31 August 2008) who did not receive the SMS. HIV/STI re-testing rates were measured within 9 months for each group. Baseline characteristics were compared between study groups and multivariate logistic regression used to assess the association between SMS and re-testing and control for any imbalances in the study groups. Results There were 714 HIV negative MSM in the SMS group, 1084 in the comparison group and 1753 in the pre-SMS group. In the SMS group, 64% were re-tested within 9 months compared to 30% in the comparison group (p<0.001) and 31% in the pre-SMS group (p<0.001). After adjusting for baseline differences, re-testing was 4.4 times more likely (95% CI 3.5 to 5.5) in the SMS group than the comparison group and 3.1 times more likely (95% CI 2.5 to 3.8) than the pre-SMS group. Conclusion SMS reminders increased HIV/STI re-testing among HIV negative MSM. SMS offers a cheap, efficient system to increase HIV/STI re-testing in a busy clinical setting.
Software outsourcing in beijing: Basics, trends and implications

The majority of software and information service outsourcing enterprises in Beijing, one of the biggest markets in China, were investigated by questionnaire and face-to-face survey in this study. The scale of business size, capability and the status of human resources were estimated. The status, trends, and existent barriers of the outsourcing industrial development were investigated and compared with those of other countries having interrelated business with China. The results show that the tempo of software outsourcing industry is growing rapidly in Beijing as a whole, but there are still some barriers for walking up into international market. Based on the investigations, the authors give some advises to Beijing's software outsourcing industry development.
Patterns of placental pathology in preterm premature rupture of membranes

Inflammation is associated with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and adverse neonatal outcomes. Subchorionic thrombi, with or without inflammation, may also be a significant pathological finding in PPROM. Patterns of inflammation and thrombosis may give insight into mechanisms of adverse neonatal outcomes associated with PPROM. To characterize histologic findings of placentas from pregnancies complicated by PPROM at altitude, 44 placentas were evaluated for gross and histological indicators of inflammation and thrombosis. Student's t-test (or Mann–Whitney U-test), χ2 analysis (or Fisher's exact test), mean square contingency and logistic regression were used when appropriate. The prevalence of histologic acute chorioamnionitis (HCA) was 59%. Fetal-derived inflammation (funisitis and chorionic plate vasculitis) was seen at lower frequency (30% and 45%, respectively) and not always in association with HCA. There was a trend for Hispanic women to have higher odds of funisitis (OR = 5.9; P = 0.05). Subchorionic thrombi were seen in 34% of all placentas. The odds of subchorionic thrombi without HCA was 6.3 times greater that the odds of subchorionic thrombi with HCA (P = 0.02). There was no difference in gestational age or rupture-to-delivery interval, with the presence or absence of inflammatory or thrombotic lesions. These findings suggest that PPROM is caused by or can result in fetal inflammation, placental malperfusion, or both, independent of gestational age or rupture-to-delivery interval; maternal ethnicity and altitude may contribute to these findings. Future studies focused on this constellation of PPROM placental findings, genetic polymorphisms and neonatal outcomes are needed.
Spore germination of Trichoderma atroviride is inhibited by its LysM protein TAL6

LysM motifs are carbohydrate‐binding modules found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. They have general N‐acetylglucosamine binding properties and therefore bind to chitin and related carbohydrates. In plants, plasma‐membrane‐bound proteins containing LysM motifs are involved in plant defence responses, but also in symbiotic interactions between plants and microorganisms. Filamentous fungi secrete LysM proteins that contain several LysM motifs but no enzymatic modules. In plant pathogenic fungi, for LysM proteins roles in dampening of plant defence responses and protection from plant chitinases were shown. In this study, the carbohydrate‐binding specificities and biological function of the LysM protein TAL6 from the plant‐beneficial fungus Trichoderma atroviride were investigated. TAL6 contains seven LysM motifs and the sequences of its LysM motifs are very different from other fungal LysM proteins investigated so far. The results showed that TAL6 bound to some forms of polymeric chitin, but not to chito‐oligosaccharides. Further, no binding to fungal cell wall preparations was detected. Despite these rather weak carbohydrate‐binding properties, a strong inhibitory effect of TAL6 on spore germination was found. TAL6 was shown to specifically inhibit germination of Trichoderma spp. , but interestingly not of other fungi. Thus, this protein is involved in self‐signalling processes during fungal growth rather than fungal–plant interactions. These data expand the functional repertoire of fungal LysM proteins beyond effectors in plant defence responses and show that fungal LysM proteins are also involved in the self‐regulation of fungal growth and development.
Flexible and conformable broadband metamaterial absorber with wide-angle and polarization stability for radar application

In this work, a type of flexible, broadband electromagnetic microwave absorber is designed, fabricated and experimentally characterized. The absorber is composed of lumped resistors loaded frequency selective surface which is mounted on flexible substrate using silicone rubber and in turn backed by copper film. The simulated results show that an effective absorption (over 90%) bandwidth spans from 7.6 to 18.3 GHz, which covers both X (8–12 GHz) and Ku (12–18 GHz) bands, namely a 82.6% fraction bandwidth. And the bandwidth performs a good absorption response by varying the incident angle up to 60° for both TE and TM polarization. Moreover, the flexibility of the substrate enables the absorber conformably to bend and attach to cylinders of various radius without breakdown of the absorber. The designed structure has been fabricated and measured for both planar and conformable cases, and absorption responses show a good agreement of the broadband absorption feature with the simulated ones. This work has demonstrated specifically that proposed structure provides polarization-insensitive, wide-angle, flexible and conformable wideband absorption, which extends the absorber’s application to practical radar cross section reductions for radars and warships.