Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) Formulation Considered Harmful

Mobile ad-hoc networking (MANET) is a narrow problem formulation that -- even in its most general form in current practice -- is an anachronism mismatched to warfighter needs that has held back progress in tactical networking. We discuss some of the limitations of the current MANET formulation and recommend orienting the tactical networks research agenda toward self-heterogeneous information networks with globally large extent along with a corresponding alignment of acquisition process toward tactical networking as a service.
Scalability of the genetic hybrid algorithm on a parallel supercomputer

Purpose – To demonstrate the scalability of the genetic hybrid algorithm (GHA) in monitoring a local neural network algorithm for difficult non‐linear/chaotic time series problems.Design/methodology/approach – GHA is a general‐purpose algorithm, spanning several areas of mathematical problem solving. If needed, GHA invokes an accelerator function at key stages of the solution process, providing it with the current population of solution vectors in the argument list of the function. The user has control over the computational stage (generation of a new population, crossover, mutation etc) and can modify the population of solution vectors, e.g. by invoking special purpose algorithms through the accelerator channel. If needed, the steps of GHA can be partly or completely superseded by the special purpose mathematical/artificial intelligence‐based algorithm. The system can be used as a package for classical mathematical programming with the genetic sub‐block deactivated. On the other hand, the algorithm can b.
Overseas Mergers and Acquisitions by Indian Enterprises: Patterns and Motivations

This paper examines the patterns and motivations behind the overseas M&As by Indian enterprises. It is found that a large majority of overseas M&As originated within services sector led by software industry and in overwhelming cases were directed towards developed countries of the world economy. The main motivations of Indian firm’s overseas acquisitions have been to access international market, firm-specific intangibles like technology and human skills, benefits from operational synergies, overcome constraints from limited home market growth, and survive in an increasingly competitive business environment. Further it has been found that overseas acquirers in the case of manufacturing sector tends to be large sized and research intensive, while they are older, large sized and export-oriented in the case of software sector.
A Note on Schooling and Obesity

Abstract The effect of schooling on the odds that an individual is obese is estimated. Particular attention is given to the possible endo-geneity effect of schooling. Empirical results show that schooling has a relatively substantial negative effect on the odds that an individual is obese. The simulations generally suggest that the odds of being obese significantly decreases after 12 years of schooling for various gender, age, and ethnic population groups.
Identification of two novel arginine binding DNAs.

RNA tertiary structure is known to play critical roles in RNA‐protein recognition and RNA function. To examine how DNA tertiary structure might relate to RNA structure, we performed in vitro selection experiments to identify single‐stranded DNAs that specifically bind arginine, and compared the results with analogous experiments performed with RNA. In the case of RNA, a motif related to the arginine binding site in human immunodeficiency virus TAR RNA was commonly found, whereas in the case of DNA, two novel motifs and no TAR‐like structures were found. One DNA motif, found in approximately 40% of the cloned sequences, forms of hairpin structure with a highly conserved 10 nucleotide loop, whereas the second motif is especially rich in G residues. Chemical interference and mutagenesis experiments identified nucleotides in both motifs that form specific arginine binding sites, and dimethylsulfate footprinting experiments identified single guanine residues in both that are protected from methylation in the presence of arginine, suggesting possible sites of arginine contact or conformational changes in the DNAs. Circular dichroism experiments indicated that both DNAs undergo conformational changes upon arginine binding and that the arginine guanidinium group alone is responsible for binding. A model for the G‐rich motif is proposed in which mixed guanine and adenine quartets may form a novel DNA structure. Arginine binding DNAs and RNAs should provide useful model systems for studying nucleic acid tertiary structure.
Further Training for Older Workers: A Solution for an Ageing Labour Force?

The participation of older workers in the German labour force has increased in the recent decade mainly due to institutional and policy developments. This raises the importance of maintaining the skill level of older workers through further training as a mean to strengthen their contribution to economic growth. Furthermore, the requirement of longer employment may also raise the rate of under-represented groups of older workers with low job-satisfaction since unsatisfied workers often tend to exploit early retirement schemes. Building upon studies pointing to a strong association between job satisfaction and labour market behavior, it is therefore essential to examine also the means by which the job satisfaction of these workers can be improved. One such way is by associating between the rates of training to the level of job satisfaction. Accordingly, this research deals with two major questions: The first is whether we recognize an increase in the training participation of older workers over the years, whereas the second, is whether the overall job satisfaction of older workers is affected by participation in training, and in particular, by an occupational-based manner. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) for the years 2000, 2004 and 2008, a trend analysis is performed in order to identify developments in the training participation of workers aged 55-64 over the years, followed by a pooled cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis in order to explore the relationship between training and job satisfaction of older workers. Accordingly, the main findings of this research indicate, first, an increase of training participation of workers aged 55-59 over the years, and second, a positive relation between job satisfaction and training of older workers, particularly of blue-collar workers. The positive trend found in the training participation of older workers is a novel development which reflects a change in the training participation pattern. As older workers become a meaningful segment of the labour force, raising investments in their human capital is therefore inevitable. Furthermore, having high job-satisfied older (blue-collar) workers achieved through additional training may have considerable economic implications.
Maximum intensity of rarefaction shock waves for dense gases

Modern thermodynamic models indicate that fluids consisting of complex molecules may display non-classical gasdynamic phenomena such as rarefaction shock waves (RSWs) in the vapour phase. Since the thermodynamic region in which non-classical phenomena are physically admissible is finite in terms of pressure, density and temperature intervals, the intensity of RSWs is expected to exhibit a maximum for any given fluid. The identification of the operating conditions leading to the RSW with maximum intensity is of paramount importance for the experimental verification of the existence of non-classical phenomena in the vapour phase and for technical applications taking advantage of the peculiarities of the non-classical regime. This study investigates the conditions resulting in an RSW with maximum intensity in terms of pressure jump, wave Mach number and shock strength. The upstream state of the RSW with maximum pressure drop is found to be located along the double-sonic locus formed by the thermodynamic states associated with an RSW having both pre- and post-shock sonic conditions. Correspondingly, the maximum-Mach thermodynamic and maximum-strength loci locate the pre-shock states from which the RSW with the maximum wave Mach number and shock strength can originate. The qualitative results obtained with the simple van der Waals model are confirmed with the more complex Stryjek–Vera–Peng–Robinson, Martin–Hou and Span–Wagner equations of state for selected siloxane and perfluorocarbon fluids. Among siloxanes, which are arguably the best fluids for experiments aimed at the generation and measurement of an RSW, the state-of-the-art Span–Wagner multi-parameter equation of state predicts a maximum wave Mach number close to 1.026 for D6 (dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane, [O-Si-(CH3)2]6). Such value is well within the capacity of the measurement system of a newly built experimental set-up aimed at the first-ever demonstration of the existence of RSWs in dense vapours.
Culturally Adapted Transdiagnostic CBT for SSRI-Resistant Turkish Adolescents: A Pilot Study

The most common mental health problems among adolescents are anxiety and mood disorders. While disorder-specific cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is effective for each of these conditions, the comorbidity between anxiety and mood disorders indicates a need for the development of evidence-based transdiagnostic treatments. To examine the efficacy of culturally adapted transdiagnostic CBT (CA-CBT) in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression in treatment-resistant Turkish adolescents, 13 adolescent participants with anxiety or mood disorders who were treatment resistant received 10 sessions of CA-CBT in group format. The main outcome measures were the Screen for Childhood Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Turkish Symptom and Syndrome Addendum (TSSA), which were assessed at baseline, posttreatment, and at 2-month follow-up. At posttreatment, there were large effect sizes for all measures: depression scores (BDI, d = .9), anxiety scores (SCARED, d = 1.1), and the Turkish Symptom and Syndrome Addendum (TSSA, d = 1.6). Moreover, at 2-month follow-up, depression and anxiety symptoms were either maintained or continued to improve such that from pretreatment to follow-up the effect sizes were as follows: depression scores (BDI, d = 1.4), anxiety scores (SCARED, d = 1.7), and the Turkish Symptom and Syndrome Addendum (TSSA, d = 2.4). In addition, there were no dropouts across treatment. This open trial suggests that CA-CBT is effective in reducing anxiety and depression symptoms and that the treatment is well accepted. A full randomized controlled trial to verify the effectiveness of transdiagnostic CA-CBT in similar populations is needed.
[Observation on clinical therapeutic effect of Yang's cotton moxibustion on neurodermatitis].

OBJECTIVE To compare the difference of the therapeutic effects between Yang's cotton moxibustion and hormonotherapy on neurodermatitis. METHODS Sixty cases of neurodermatitis were divided into a treatment group and a control group according to random number table. The treatment group were treated with Yang's cotton moxibustion and the control group with triamcinolone and urea cream. After treatment for one week, the therapeutic effect was start to be observed. After the treatment was given for 4 weeks, the therapeutic effect was evaluated. RESULTS The total effective rate was 93.3% in the treatment group and 80.0% in the control group, with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Yang's cotton moxibustion has an obvious therapeutic effect on neurodermatitis with a good safety.
A New Anorectic Drug

The trial described here concerns a new anorectic drug manufactured by Roche Limited, under the code name RO 4-5282. The drug is an amphetamine derivative but it has not as yet been given a proprietary or official name. The chemical formula and its relationship to amphetamine are shown in Fig. 1. The drug is claimed to be free from tendency towards cerebral excitation, habit formation or hypertension. It has undergone vigorous animal trials, and trials in normal human volunteers, and has been judged free from toxicity.
Micromagnetism of MnBi:FeCo thin films

MnBi:FeCo hard-soft bilayers are investigated using micromagnetic simulations with open boundary conditions and two-dimensional (2D) periodic boundary conditions (PBC). Open and PBC yield similar coercivities of about 1.01 T, in agreement with experiment, but the hysteresis-loop shape is very different in the two theoretical approaches. The difference is ascribed to edge effects, which occur in open boundary conditions but not in PBC and experiment. Near the nucleation field, a curling or vortex mode develops in dots with circular cross sections. The curling mode, which is caused by magnetostatic self-interaction, does not negatively affect the high coercivity of 1.01 T. The magnetostatic self-interaction contributes to the favorable second-quadrant behavior of the MnBi:FeCo thin films.
Image and Information Fusion Experiments with a Software-Defined Multi-Spectral Imaging System for Aviation and Marine Sensor Networks

The availability of Internet, line-of-sight and satellite identification and surveillance information as well as low-power, low-cost embedded systems-on-a-chip and a wide range of visible to long-wave infrared cameras prompted Embry Riddle Aeronautical University to collaborate with the University of Alaska Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) in summer 2016 to prototype a camera system we call the SDMSI (Software-Defined Multi-spectral Imager). The concept for the camera system from the start has been to build a sensor node that is drop-in-place for simple roof, marine, pole-mount, or buoy-mounts. After several years of component testing, the integrated SDMSI is now being tested, first on a roof-mount at Embry Riddle Prescott. The roof-mount testing demonstrates simple installation for the high spatial, temporal and spectral resolution SDMSI. The goal is to define and develop software and systems technology to complement satellite remote sensing and human monitoring of key resources such as drones, aircraft and marine vessels in and around airports, roadways, marine ports and other critical infrastructure. The SDMSI was installed at Embry Riddle Prescott in fall 2016 and continuous recording of long-wave infrared and visible images have been assessed manually and compared to salient object detection to automatically record only frames containing objects of interest (e.g. aircraft and drones). It is imagined that ultimately users of the SDMSI can pair with it via wireless to browse salient images. Further, both ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) and S-AIS (Satellite Automatic Identification System) data are envisioned to be used by the SDMSI to form expectations for observing in future tests. This paper presents the preliminary results of several experiments and compares human review with smart image processing in terms of the receiver-operator characteristic. The system design and software
Course Project On Artificial Intelligence Identification of Safest Path Using Spatio-Temporal Analysis Mentor : Prof

In the present situation, where every day we come across crimes, it is of prime importance to ensure ones safety and any measure which could ensure ones safety is certain to pay for itself. In this project, we propose a method to find the safest path between two locations, based on geographical models of crime intensities. We consider the police records and news articles as the basis for our calculations. It is essential to consider news articles as there is a significant delay in updating crime records. We address this problem by updating the crime intensities based on current news feeds. Based on the updated crime intensities, we identify the safest path. It is this real time updation of crime intensities which makes our model way better than the models that are presently in use.
Factors affecting attitudes and behavioural intention towards social networking advertising: a case of Facebook users in South Korea

This study examined factors (e.g., ad values and social networking advertising characteristics) influencing consumers' attitudes and behavioural intention towards three types of social networking advertising (SNA) on Facebook – home page ad, social impression ad, and organic impression ad. Findings demonstrate that peer influence had the most significant impacts on attitude and behavioural intention across all types of SNA. The significant interaction term of invasiveness and privacy concern indicates that both attitude and behavioural intention were diminished, particularly when perceived invasiveness and privacy concern were high simultaneously. In addition, results suggest that attitudes towards the ad played a mediating role between SNA characteristics and behavioural intention. Lastly, among the types of SNA, consumers preferred organic impression ads that featured friends' names on their newsfeed more than paid ads located on the sidebar of their Facebook pages.
TRANSFERRING LOAD TO FLESH PART

The normal stresses developed within a mass of flesh subject to various types of loading are examined theoretically. Using a simplified model of flesh possessing a definite modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio, static compressive stress values at various locations are determined. Formulas and numerous worked examples are given. The characteristics of load-transfer members including rigid blocks, thin covers, and membranes impinging on flesh are discussed in terms of compressive stress (quantitative) and shear stress (relative) .
Absence of the flexor digitorum longus tendon: An MRI study

Flexor digitorum longus (FDL) is the primary flexor of the lateral four toes. It is a reliable source of tendon for transfer surgery. We present a case whereby a patient who required a reconstruction for adult acquired flatfoot deformity using FDL as a dynamic structure for transfer was found to have an absent FDL tendon at the time of operation, necessitating the use of flexor hallucis longus (FHL) instead. This unusual finding prompted us to investigate the frequency of absence of the FDL tendon. We reviewed our hospital MRI database of foot and ankle images specifically looking for patients with absence of this tendon. After randomization, 756 images were reviewed independently by two surgeons and a consultant musculoskeletal radiologist. No instances of an absent FDL tendon were identified. In conclusion, the frequency of absence of the FDL tendon is less than 1 in 750. Surgeons who require FDL for tendon transfer surgery need not image the foot preoperatively to anticipate the need for the use of FHL as an alternative. Clin. Anat. 25:1062–1065, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Gender differences in predictors of nursing home placement in the elderly: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Background: In recent decades a substantial number of studies have examined predictors of nursing home placement (NHP) in the elderly. This study provides a systematic review of gender-differences in predictors of NHP from population-based, longitudinal studies worldwide. Methods: Relevant articles were identified by a systematic search of literature. The articles based on prospective studies with representative samples of community-living elders identified predictors by gender-specific multivariate analyses. Results: Eleven studies were identified. We found gender differences in the prediction of NHP for marital status, living situation, housing and car availability and urinary incontinence. For both genders the risk of NHP did not differ substantially for age, functional impairment, cognitive impairment, dementia, and depression. The male to female ratio of admission rates ranged between 1 to 1.4 and 1 to 1.6. Conclusions: Only a few studies analyzed gender-specific predictors of NHP, probably owing to the associated statistical difficulties. However, gender differences in prediction of NHP do actually exist, and this should encourage further research activities in this area using appropriate statistical methods.
An antiserum which recognizes lipopolysaccharidereactive B cells in the mouse

Rabbit antisera have been prepared against spleen B cells from C3H/Tif mice, high responders to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). After complete absorption on tissues of C3H/HeJ mice (LPS nonresponders), such antisera specifically stain and kill (in the presence of complement) a fraction of the B cells from a number of LPS high responder strains, and fail to recognize any cells in two different LPS nonresponder strains, C3H/HeJ and C57Bl/10.Sc. Cr.
A Specific Filter for Eliminating High-Frequency Leakage Current From the Grounded Heat Sink in a Motor Drive With an Active Front End

This paper addresses a specific filter for integration into a motor drive system with an active front end. Three circuit configurations are investigated with focus on the high-frequency leakage current flowing out of a common grounded heat sink for two insulated-gate bipolar transistor modules. The motor drive system used in this experiment consists of a voltage-source pulsewidth modulation rectifier and inverter with the same carrier frequency as 14 kHz, together with an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPM-SM) rated at 190 V and 5.5 kW. Experimental waveforms, along with putting an interpretation on their filtering performance, lead to the best filter configuration among the three.
The Effect of Implementing Technology in HRM on the Level of Employee Motivation

Organizations are facing more challenges than they ever did due to the rapid, dynamic growth of e-business which has lead companies to seek greater opportunities to run HR operations more effectively by implementing technology in the Human Resource department. Nowadays top leaders fully realize the power of information technology (IT) tools for reaching business targets. Therefore the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the present and emerging concepts of the Electronic Human Resource Management in the Lebanese organizations and study how it shapes employees values, perceptions, and behavior. The aim of this paper is to examine the successful factors that influence the effectiveness of human resource (HR) dashboards and the antecedents which motivate employees to use them, and to see the impact and outcomes that technology has on the level of employee's motivation. A survey was carried out; many techniques were used to examine the impact of implementing technology on employee's motivation, such as the descriptive statistics, hypothesis t-test, Pearson correlation and factor analysis. The paper results suggested a strong influence of perceived ease of use of electronic human resource management on the employee's attitudes of using E-HRM. The paper revealed that perceived ease of use is more important than perceived usefulness; it is the main predictor of the attitude towards implementing electronic human resource management. We have examined research done on executive information systems (EIS) and have developed models of the factors which lead to HR electronic use and success. The following paper gives a brief overview about possibilities of IT usage in HR field for measuring and tracking human capital and using the HR information system generally in Lebanese firms focusing on motivational factors.