Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Optimal control law for the concentration of carbon dioxide in a tomato greenhouse and optimal-tuning PI control as LQR for the automatic device

1 Abstract— Tomato model-space has been developed and it is called a big leaf-big fruit model, this model is formed by the mass balances: the non-structural biomass (nutrients) and the structural biomass of fruits and leaves. Also, a model that describes the behavior on carbon dioxide concentration inside greenhouse is obtained. From the two models we get a new complete crop-greenhouse model. This model allows getting an optimal control for the carbon dioxide enrichment in a tomato greenhouse which gives benefits, because it is possible to achieve a saving for energy consumption and more tomato production. The optimal control theory is applied to the crop-greenhouse integrated system, which is based on four state variables: the consumption of nutrients, the fruits and leafs growth and the carbon dioxide concentration. This work contributes with the optimal control law that gives the desired CO2 concentration behavior during the growth time for the crop. This behavior will be a reference signal for the controller implementation in the electronic device that will be made in a future work. The simulations for the crop-greenhouse system are presented for a two weeks period. This paper also contributes at optimal-tuning PI control as Linear Quadratic Regulator of the electronic device. The simulation of the optimal control PI are showed here.
P o S ( I S C C 2 0 1 5 ) 0 1 8 Quality and Safety News Topic Tracking Algorithm Based on Improved K-Nearest Neighbor

According to the characteristics of deficiency for topic tracking process in initial sample, this paper chooses K-Nearest Neighbor(KNN) algorithm as the method of event and the topic tracking, and takes into account the correlation of product quality and safety WEB news to improve the KNN algorithm. The "hole shoes" event as an example is to verify the algorithm. The result shows that the proposed model is effective and feasible.
Optimization method using genetic algorithms for designing high performance building

In the framework of the OPTISOL project, funded by the French Agency for Energy and Environment (ADEME), a methodology for life cycle optimization during sketch or refurbishment has been developed for professional building actors: architects, building owners, designers, HVAC engineers. First, a French typology of tertiary buildings has been created: partitioned and open space offices, hospitals, schools and nursing homes. Once done, a proposal list of systems related to each building was developed. To minimise the number of simulations and to establish a 15 parameters function providing energy consumptions for each building with each system, in each climate, simulation experimental designs were used. The methodology developed was implemented in a software tool to facilitate its use. Two options are proposed to users: to perform the calculation of energy consumption, CO2 emission and investment for chosen solutions or to perform different optimization calculations resulting in technical proposals.
On memory, dimension, and atmospheric teleconnections

Abstract: Using reanalysed atmospheric data and applying a data-driven multiscale approximation to nonstationary dynamical processes, we undertake a systematic examination of the role of memory and dimensionality in de ning the quasi-stationary states of the troposphere over the recent decades. We focus on the role of teleconnections characterised by either zonally-oriented wave trains or meridional dipolar structures. We consider the impact of various strategies for dimension reduction based on principal component analysis, diagonalization and truncation. We include the impact of memory by consideration of Bernoulli, Markovian and non-Markovian processes. We a priori explicitly separate barotropic and baroclinic processes and then implement a comprehensive sensitivity analysis to the number and type of retained modes. Our results show the importance of explicitlymitigating the deleterious impacts of signal degradation through ill-conditioning and under sampling in preference to simple strategies based on thresholds in terms of explained variance. In both hemispheres, the results obtained for the dominant tropospheric modes depend critically on the extent to which the higher order modes are retained, the number of free model parameters to be tted, and whether memory e ects are taken into account. Our study identi es the primary role of the circumglobal teleconnection pattern in both hemispheres for Bernoulli and Markov processes, and the transient nature and zonal structure of the Southern Hemisphere patterns in relation to their Northern Hemisphere counterparts. For both hemispheres, over tted models yield structures consistent with the major teleconnection modes (NAO, PNA and SAM), which give way to zonally oriented wavetrains when either memory e ects are ignored or where the dimension is reduced via diagonalising. Where baroclinic processes are emphasised, circumpolar wavetrains are manifest.
A miniature Couette to generate shear for flow cytometry: Studying real‐time modulation of intracellular calcium in monocytic cells

Extracellular hydrodynamic forces may be transmitted to the interior of cells through the alteration of integrin conformation and affinity. Integrin activation regulates leukocyte recruitment, cell activation, and transmigration. The cellular and molecular mechanisms for integrin activation are not precisely known, although intracellular calcium signaling is involved. Flow cytometry offers a versatile way to study intracellular calcium signaling in real‐time. We report a novel method to generate defined shear by using a miniature Couette. Testing involved measuring shear‐induced intracellular calcium signals of human monoblastoid U937 cells in suspension. The Couette was connected externally to a flow cytometer and pressurized at 6 PSI (4.1 N/m2). Cells were subjected to a well‐defined shear between 0 and 1,000 s−1 and delivered continuously within 10 s to a FACScan at 1 μl/s. Intracellular calcium levels and the percentage of cells activated increased as shear increased in duration and intensity. © 2011 International Society for Advancement of Cytometry
Robust tracking of nonlinear MIMO uncertain flat systems

This work investigates the problem of robust trajectory tracking of a class of uncertain multi-input/multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear systems. A robust tracking control methodology for such systems using flatness theory is suggested. First, it is shown how feasible desired state-space and the associated nominal control input trajectory are generated by an exosystem subject to reference signal. This signal corresponds to the flat outputs. Next, nonlinear error model due to exogenous disturbance and parametric uncertainties is characterized; using flatness property. A first order linearization is performed along the nominal trajectory to obtain a linear parameter varying (LPV) model. Furthermore, LPV techniques are applied to design a gain-scheduled control system based on user defined performance specifications. Finally, simulation results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed techniques.
The Effectiveness of Family-Based Interventions on Parent-Adolescent Interaction and Adolescents ' Self-Efficacy

The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of family-based interventions parent-adolescent interaction and adolescents' self-efficacy. For this purpose, 30 adolescents with behavioral disorder along with their parents were randomly divided to two experimental and control groups and the pretest tools were conducted for both groups. The participants filled out pretest questionnaires and demographic data form. The experimental group participated in a training program, but the control group received no training. The program was generally held in 15 sessions as 5 general and group sessions with the presence of fathers and mothers at the same time (without children), then 5 group sessions for mothers, three individual sessions for each adolescent and finally 2 sessions dedicated to each family with the presence of adolescent children under cognitive=behavioral training program. After the end of training, the posttests were administered simultaneously. The research tools included Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C), Pianta's Child-Parent Relationship Questionnaire (1994). Multivariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that family-based interventions would lead to the improvement of parent-adolescent interaction and the increase of self-efficacy in adolescents.
Detection of cells of megakaryocyte lineage in haematological malignancies by immuno‐alkaline phosphatase labelling cell smears with a panel of monoclonal antibodies

Immuno‐alkaline phosphatase staining (by the APAAP technique) has been used to identify promegakaryo‐blasts in cell smears from 10 cases of leukaemia (three acute leukaemia, seven blast transformations). In all cases pro‐megakaryoblasts were labelled by at least two anti‐platelet glycoprotein (gp) antibodies, the highest percentages being obtained with anti‐gp IIIa (antibody C17). HLA‐DR was expressed by a variable percentage of neoplastic cells in all cases, the T11 (CD2) antigen (sheep red cell receptor) in four of seven cases tested and the p150,95 antigen in three of the six cases tested. In some cases of acute myeloid leukaemia APAAP staining of blood smears revealed circulating promegakaryoblasts and micromegakaryocytes (which superficially resemble small lymphoid cells). It is concluded that immuno‐alkaline phosphatase staining of cell smears offers a convenient means of diagnosing acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia in the routine laboratory.
International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics , SiliconPV 2014 Codiffused bifacial n-type solar cells ( CoBiN )

We present codiffused bifacial n-type (CoBiN) solar cells on 156 mm Czochralski grown (Cz) Si wafers with peak efficiencies of 19.6 % fabricated using a lean industrial process. Simultaneous diffusion of phosphorus back surface field (BSF) and boron emitter in one single tube furnace process, the so called codiffusion, leads to a significant process simplification. Manipulation of the borosilicate glass (BSG) layer, deposited by atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) prior to the POCl3 based codiffusion process, allows for emitter profile tuning, without influencing the phosphorus doped BSF. Analytical simulations concerning the BSF identify the dark saturation current density of the passivated part of the BSF J0pass, BSF as the parameter that allows for maximum improvement of cell efficiency. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the SiliconPV 2014 conference.
Scheduling Dependent Coflows with Guaranteed Job Completion Time

Today's data center jobs typically follow a coflow model. Each coflow consists of multiple concurrent data flows, while each job is comprised of multiple coflows. Only completing all flows in all coflows is meaningful to a job. To guarantee the job completion time, job deadlines and coflow dependencies must be jointly considered. However, existing solutions mainly consider the coflow scheduling, which are insufficient to guarantee the completion time of jobs with multiple dependent coflows. In this paper, we study the dependent coflow scheduling problem with constraints on job deadlines. Specifically, we formulate a deadline-and dependency-aware optimization problem, and accordingly propose a two-level scheduling method to solve this problem. The first level is to schedule at the job level with a most-bottleneck-first heuristic algorithm. The second level is an intra-job scheduling, which seamlessly combine a prioritized scheduling and a weighted fair scheduling, with the aim of accounting for different coflow dependencies. We conduct comprehensive simulations to evaluate the performance of our two-level scheduling method. Extensive results show that our scheduling method can reduce the job completion time by up to 18%, and accommodate 21% more jobs with deadlines guaranteed, compared to the conventional shortest-job-first method.
Interrogando los límites de la nación cotidiana a través de las primeras impresiones : experiencias de jóvenes en Noruega

This article interrogates boundaries of the everyday nation, based on how young people in Norway experience and reflect upon first impressions. The data consists of 289 texts written by pupils and 33 focus groups with the same youth. First impressions are conceptualized as boundaries of the everyday nation, characterized by heteronomy and multiplicity, as embodied encounters with emotional dimensions. Perspectives from both the observed and the onlooker shed light on relationality here. Everyday encounters trigger both automatic reactions and conscious reflections, which may be managed by the individual. Visibility and race are crucial to the dynamics of first impressions as sites where boundaries are (re)produced, harboring potential for both recognition and exclusion. Beyond mere boundary-making instances, first impressions, as situated encounters, hold potential to be sites for normative reflection on the nation and its boundaries. Relationality, we find, may contradict or trump, visibility as a taken-for-granted boundary-making mechanism. Interroger les limites de la nation de tous les jours à travers les premières impressions: expériences de jeunes gens en Norvège ABSTRAIT Cet article interroge les limites de la nation de tous les jours, d’après la façon dont les jeunes en Norvège font l’expérience des choses et réfléchissent à partir de premières impressions. Les données consistent en289 textes écrits par des élèves et 33groupesde réflexion avec ces mêmes jeunes. Les premières impressions sont conceptualisées en tant que limites de la nation de tous les jours, caractérisées par l’hétéronomie et la multiplicité, comme rencontres incarnées avec des dimensions émotionnelles. Les perspectives à la fois des observés et des spectateurs ont ici éclairé la relationnalité. Les rencontres quotidiennes déclenchent des réactions automatiques et des réflexions conscientes, qui peuvent être gérées par l’individu. La visibilité et la race sont cruciales pour la dynamique des premières impressions en tant que lieux où les limites sont (re)produites, avec un potentiel inhérent à la fois de reconnaissance et d’exclusion. Au-delà de simple exemples de créations de limites, les premières impressions, en tant que rencontres situées, peuvent être des lieux de ARTICLE HISTORY Received 22 August 2017 Accepted 23 November 2018
Species identification of economic bamboos in the genus Dendrocalamus using SCAR and multiplex PCR.

Taxonomic and systematic studies of bamboos are traditionally based on floral morphology, but this can lead to difficulties in identification because of the irregular reproductive cycle of the bamboos. To overcome such problems several molecular-marker approaches have been used. In this study, eight species of the woody bamboos belonging to the genus Dendrocalamus were employed. For each species, DNA samples of 20 individual plants from different localities were isolated and then pooled to make eight bulks of DNA. Fifty RAPD primers were used to screen all bulked DNA samples. Only five primers yielded consistent and reproducible RAPD band patterns across all 160 individuals. The amplicons were present among five species of Dendrocalamus, but were absent in the other three species. They were cloned, sequenced and subsequently, five pairs of SCAR primers were designed. All SCAR primers were combined in multiplex PCR reactions to unequivocally discriminate five species of Dendrocalamus.
Specific incremental field test for aerobic fitness in tennis

Objectives: To compare metabolic and cardiorespiratory responses between subjects undergoing incremental treadmill (non-specific) and tennis field based (sport specific) tests. Methods: Nine junior competitive tennis players randomly performed two incremental protocols to exhaustion: a treadmill test (TT) and a tennis specific fitness test (FT). The FT consisted of repeated displacements replicating the game of tennis at increasing speed on a court. In both tests, ventilatory variables and heart rate (HR) were determined at the ventilatory threshold (VT), respiratory compensation point (RCP), and maximal loads (max). Blood lactate concentration was determined at the point of volitional fatigue. Results: Percentage (mean (SD)) maximal HR (83.6 (5.1) v 83.0 (2.8) and 92.1 (2.1) v 92.3 (2.1)%, respectively) and percentage maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) (69.4 (8.1) v 73.5 (6.1) and 84.4 (6.5) v 85.5 (8.7)%, respectively) at the VT and RCP were not different between the FT and TT subjects, whereas VO2max was higher in the FT than in the TT (63.8 (3.0) v 58.9 (5.3) ml/min/kg; p<0.05). Blood lactate concentration (10.7 (3.0) v 10.6 (4.3) mmol/l) did not differ between the TT and FT. Conclusions: Although cardiorespiratory variables were not different at submaximal intensities between the two tests, VO2max values derived from laboratory measurements were underestimated. Using field testing in addition to treadmill testing provides a better measurement of a player’s individual fitness level and may be routinely used to accurately prescribe appropriate aerobic exercise training.
p62/SQSTM1: A Missing Link between Protein Aggregates and the Autophagy Machinery

In eukaryotic cells short-lived proteins are degraded in a specific process by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), whereas long-lived proteins and damaged organelles are degraded by macroautophagy (hereafter referred to as autophagy). A growing body of evidence now suggests that autophagy is important for clearance of protein aggregates that form in cells as a consequence of ageing, oxidative stress, alterations that elevate the amounts of certain aggregation-prone proteins or expression of aggregating mutant variants of specific proteins. Autophagy is generally considered to be a non-specific, bulk degradation process. However, a recent study suggests that p62/SQSTM1 may link the recognition of polyubiquitinated protein aggregates to the autophagy machinery.1 This protein is able to polymerize via its N-terminal PB1 domain and to recognize polyubiquitin via its C-terminal UBA domain. It can also recruit the autophagosomal protein LC3 and co-localizes with many types of polyubiquitinated protein aggregates.1 Here we discuss possible implications of these findings and raise some questions for further investigation.
STOCHASTIC CONTROL OF PROCESS TIMES BASED ON WORKING PERFORMANCE

In the presented article, we describe a general procedure to solve the problem of how many employees there should be in a workplace so that the time to get the necessary work done didn’t exceed a desired level, or more precisely, that the probability of the work lasting too long was considerably low. We outline our procedure on the assumption that historical data of process cycle times for different amounts of work and a given daily number of employees are available. Further, we assume the times always follow a Gamma distribution, and the employees are equally productive. To derive the procedure, unconditional and conditional expected values and variances are used to estimate parameters of various Gamma distributions, relating behaviour of process cycle times to different daily numbers of employees.
MASTICATED FUEL BEDS : CUSTOM FUEL MODELS , FIRE BEHAVIOR , AND FIRE EFFECTS Final

Mechanical mastication is a relatively new tool for treating shrub and small tree fuels, and is being widely used to reduce fire hazard in areas where application of prescribed fire is impractical due to proximity to homes or smoke management issues. By chopping these ladder fuels into small chunks, standing live and dead fuels are converted to more compact, dead, surface fuels, which are usually left on the forest floor to protect the soil from erosion and to retain nutrients. In some cases, mastication may make the subsequent introduction of prescribed fire easier. When we initiated this work, very little was known about how masticated fuel beds burn. Masticated pieces are often highly fractured and fragmented, with a high surface area-tovolume ratio, and the total amount of biomass can be considerable. It was expected that the highly fragmented nature of the fuels would tend to increase fire-line intensity, but that this increase might also be offset by compaction of the fuel bed. In addition, prolonged heating duration with burning and the resulting mortality of residual trees and damage to soils were a concern. Because standard fuel models did not adequately represent masticated fuel beds, and because the fuel loading inputs for masticated fuels had not been developed, managers had no means of estimating fire behavior in masticated fuel beds.
Random Phase Approximation / Semiempirical Computations of Electronic Structure of Extended Organic Molecules

This article reviews recent studies of excited states and optical properties of organic molecular systems based on the Random Phase Approximation combined with INDO/S, MNDO, AM1, and PM3 semiempirical Hamiltonian models. Fast Krylovspace based algorithms for the required diagonalization of large Hamiltonian matrices make possible to calculate excited state structure of organic molecular systems with hundreds of heavy atoms with only moderate computational effort. This technique is applied to compute the electronic structure of large conjugated molecules and molecular aggregates. To mimic the experimental conditions, the solvent contributions are incorporated using the Self-Consistent Reaction Field approach. Calculated spectroscopic observables (excited-state energies, oscillator strengths and polarizabilities) agree well with experimental data and each other. In particular, the results obtained with the Hamiltonians parameterized for ground-state calculations such as AM1 and PM3 agree well with the INDO/S results. Subsequent two-dimensional real-space analysis of corresponding transition density matrices provides an efficient way for tracing the origin of various optical transitions by identifying the underlying changes in charge densities and bond-orders.
An Improved ESP Algorithm for Main Lobe Interference in SLF Communication

Because traditional eigen-subspace projection (ESP) methods cannot cancel the main lobe interference, an improved ESP algorithm and an orthogonal array of antenna are proposed to overcome this problem. Based on the orthogonal antenna array, the proposed algorithm combines ESP with ICA and signal blocking methods, which implements the extraction of part of the main lobe interference and optimized the estimation of the interference subspace. Both simulation and experiment results show that the improved ESP algorithm provides robust cancellation capability of main lobe and sidelobe interference for super low frequency (SLF) communication.
Combined use of genealogy and microsatellites in the endangered Xalda sheep

In small populations with shallow pedigree the combined use of genealogical and molecular markers information is recommendable to assess losses in genetic variability. Here we compare the ‘real’ molecular coancestry in the base population (Mol0) with different estimations of this parameter in the rare Xalda sheep breed of Asturias. The Xalda individuals were classified in 4 different groups according to their pedigree knowledge using the ‘equivalent generations’ parameter: founder generation (0) when no parent is known, and generations 1th, 2nd and 3th. Up to 160 Xalda individuals corresponding to the 0 (46), 1th (37), 2nd (38) and 3th (39) generations were genotyped with 14 microsatellites. Molecular and genealogical coancestry coefficients have been computed for each pair of the 160 genotyped individuals. Average molecular coancestry was of 0.33, 0.36, 0.42 and 0.42 for, respectively, generations 0, 1th, 2nd and 3th. Estimations of the average molecular coancestry in the base population ) ( 0 M were