Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fuzzy Evaluation of Macroscopic Situation for Turn Based Strategic Games

Turn-based Stratege Game(TSG) has not been studied as Go and Shogi, because of huge game space computer AIs of TSG are usually weaker than human players. There are so many possible moves in one turn because of many combinations of order to move units and each actions. This study proposes M-UCT that the game tree is comprised of nodes of an action of the unit and F-UCT that searches using the perspective evaluation function by fuzzy sets based on the intuitive knowledge of human players. Intuitive knowledge is based on 1000 "good" situations evaluated by human players and generate fuzzy sets. In Monte-Carlo Tree Search, nodes are given evaluation value depending on menbership value. We examine the effectiveness of M-UCT and F-UCT by play experiments.
Beam Scanning Comb-Line Antenna Loading Movable Dielectric Plate

This paper describes a beam scanning antenna that consists of a movable dielectric plate loaded onto a microstrip comb-line antenna. This type of antenna uses a mechanical system and so offers a simple structure and low cost. The main beam direction of the proposed antenna is changed by moving the dielectric plate. The guide wavelength of the microstrip line was measured at the quasi-millimeter wave band (20 GHz) when moving the dielectric plate to investigate the possibility of beam scanning. The proposed antenna was fabricated to experimentally demonstrate its principle operation. A possible beam scanning angle of 20 degrees was confirmed.
Movement Patterns, Home Range Size and Habitat Selection of an Endangered Resource Tracking Species, the Black-Throated Finch (Poephila cincta cincta)

Understanding movement patterns and home range of species is paramount in ecology; it is particularly important for threatened taxa as it can provide valuable information for conservation management. To address this knowledge gap for a range-restricted endangered bird, we estimated home range size, daily movement patterns and habitat use of a granivorous subspecies in northeast Australia, the black-throated finch (Poephila cincta cincta; BTF) using radio-tracking and re-sighting of colour banded birds. Little is known about basic aspects of its ecology including movement patterns and home range sizes. From 2011–2014 we colour-banded 102 BTF and radio-tracked 15 birds. We generated home ranges (calculated using kernel and Minimum Convex Polygons techniques of the 15 tracked BTF). More than 50% of the re-sightings occurred within 200 m of the banding site (n = 51 out of 93 events) and within 100 days of capture. Mean home-range estimates with kernel (50%, 95% probability) and Minimum Convex Polygons were 10.59 ha, 50.79 ha and 46.27 ha, respectively. Home range size differed between two capture sites but no seasonal differences were observed. BTF home ranges overlapped four habitat types among eight available. Habitat selection was different from random at Site 1 (χ2 = 373.41, df = 42, p<0.001) and Site 2 (χ2 = 1896.1, df = 45, p<0.001); however, the preferred habitats differed between the two sites. BTF moved further than expected on the basis of current knowledge, with three individuals being resighted over 15 km from the banding location. However, BTF maintain small home ranges over short time-frames. Occasional long-distance movements may be related to resource bottleneck periods. Daily movement patterns differed between sites, which is likely linked to the fact that the sites differ in the spatial distribution of resources. The work provides information about home range sizes and local movement of BTF that will be valuable for targeting effective management and conservation strategies for this endangered granivore.
Evaluative misalignment of 10th-grade student and teacher criteria for essay quality: An automated textual analysis

Writing is a necessary skill for success in the classroom and the workplace; yet, many students are failing to develop sufficient skills in this area. One potential problem may stem from a misalignment between students’ and teachers’ criteria for quality writing. According to the evaluative misalignment hypothesis, students assess their own writing using a different set of criteria from their teachers. In this study, the authors utilize automated textual analyses to examine potential misalignments between students’ and teachers’ evaluation criteria for writing quality. Specifically, the computational tools Coh-Metrix and Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) are used to examine the relationship between linguistic features and student and teacher ratings of students’ prompt-based essays. The study included 126 students who wrote timed, SAT-style essays and assessed their own writing on a scale of 1-6. Teachers also evaluated the essays using the SAT rubric on a scale of 1-6. The results yielded empirical evidence for student-teacher misalignment and advanced our understanding of the nature of students’ misalignments. Specifically, teachers were attuned to the linguistic features of the essays at both surface and deep levels of text, whereas students’ ratings were related to fewer overall textual features and most closely associated with surface-level features.
CHANGES IN CYTOSKELETON MORPHOLOGY DURING THE LIFE CYCLE OF SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES JAPONICUS VAR

The morphology of the cytoskeleton (microtubules and actin) in the cells during the life cycle and in the protoplasts of the yeast Schizosaccharomyces japonicus var. versatilis were studied. Three types of microtubules were observed: (i) interphase microtubules (MTs) consisting of microtubule bundles arranged in parallel to the longitudinal cell axis; (ii) spindle microtubules involved in karyokinesis and (iii) astral microtubules emanating from the poles of the spindle at the end of mitotic anaphase and after meiosis I and II. The astral MTs were responsible for migration of the nucleus into the conjugation projection during mating, and facilitated contact between the haploid nuclei. Actin was visualised as actin patches situated at the sites of cell wall synthesis, i.e., at growth poles and at the equatorial plane, which also showed the presence of an actin ring during cytokinesis. Actin patches accumulated at the tip of the conjugation projection during the process of mating and, in the fresh zygote, they were assembled at the conjugation tube being involved in the wall reconstruction. During sporulation they appeared under the developing spore wall. Actin cables extended along the longitudinal axis. In mating cells, they converged at the conjugation projection. Both MTs and actin cables depolymerised during protoplasting. Freshly prepared protoplasts showed no visible microtubules. During protoplast regeneration, MTs gradually re-polymerised; this process was initiated by development of astral MTs arising from MTOCs (microtubule-organising centres) and was followed by the appearance of parallel bundles of MTs that did not seem embedded in the protoplast surface. In freshly prepared protoplasts and during cell wall regeneration, actin was present in the form of actin patches evenly distributed under the surface.
The Application of Semidefinite Integer Programming Model for the Simulation of Complex Networks

Semidefinite integer programming model is an accurate tool for the structural design of networks. In this paper, we propose a semidefinite integer programming model with the constraints of spectral distributions and node degree distributions for the simulation of complex networks. Also, the feasible solutions and branch-and-bound solving algorithms of the model are designed. Based on eight metrics (e.g., spectral distribution, node degree distribution, clustering coefficients, etc.), the validity and practicability of the proposed method are illustrated.
Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of Some New Coumarinyl-1,3-Thiazolidine-4-ones

A series of Schiff’s bases (E)-N-2-aryliden-2-(4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yloxy)acetohydrazides 2a-l and N-(2-(substituted phenyl)-4-oxo-thiazolidin-3-yl)-2-(4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yloxy)acetamides 3a-l were synthesized and evaluated for their antioxidant activity by the phosphomolybdenum method. Most of the Schiff’s bases and thiazolidine-4-ones bearing two hydroxyl groups on the phenyl ring showed excellent antioxidant activity in comparison with ascorbic acid. Preliminary investigation on cytotoxic and antifungal activity was done on some representative samples.
Network analysis: a new perspective on personality psychology

A new conception of personality based on network analysis has been recently proposed to overcome some of the limitations of the latent-variable theory of personality. While the latent-variable theory assumes that the covariation among the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors characterizing a personality domain can be explained by the effect of an unobservable latent variable (e.g., extraversion), the network approach conceives personality as emerging from direct interactions among these thoughts, feelings and behaviors. The network perspective motivates new ways of analyzing personality data and it can be especially important for investigating the mechanisms underlying personality. In this work, we present the basic network concepts and discuss several alternative ways to define networks from the data that are typically collected in personality psychology. The most important network indices, such as indices of centrality and of clustering coefficient, are described. We discuss why the distinction between positive and negative edges is important in the study of personality networks and propose three new indices of clustering coefficient that consider edge signs. The properties of the new indices are tested both on simulated networks and on networks based on actual personality psychology data. We present two applications of network analysis. The first application considers a network of 24 personality facets: we show how these facets relate to each other, and discuss both the local and the global properties of the network. The second application focuses on the dimension conscientiousness : We show that while some mechanisms underlying conscientiousness are common to many facets, other mechanisms may specifically characterize some facets and not others. By means of network analysis, we draw a comprehensive maps of conscientiousness that can serve as a guidance for future studies. The application of network analysis to the field of personality psychology is recent and its potentialities have not been fully explored yet: in the final part of this work, we discuss the limitations of our investigation and propose future developments of our research that can contribute to overcoming its limits.
The Structure and Evolution of Hurricane Elena (1985). Part I: Symmetric Intensification

Abstract One of the most complete aircraft reconnaissance and ground-based radar datasets of a single tropical cyclone was recorded in Hurricane Elena (1985) as it made a slow, 3-day anticyclonic loop in the Gulf of Mexico. Eighty-eight radial legs and 47 vertical incidence scans were collected aboard NOAA WP-3D aircraft, and 1142 ground-based radar scans were made of Elena’s eyewall and inner rainbands as the storm intensified from a disorganized category 2 to an intense category 3 hurricane. This large amount of continuously collected data made it possible to examine changes that occurred in Elena’s inner-core symmetric structure as the storm intensified. On the first day of study, Elena was under the influence of vertical wind shear from an upper-tropospheric trough to the west. The storm was disorganized, with no discernable eyewall and nearly steady values of tangential wind and relative vorticity. Early on the second day of study, a near superposition and constructive interference occurred between t.
ective population size of some age-structured populations q

It was shown in a previous paper that if generations are discrete, then the eective population size of a large population can be derived from the theory of multitype branching processes. It turns out to be proportional to the reciprocal of a term that appears in the denominator of expressions for survival probabilities when there is a supercritical positively regular branching process for which the dominant positive eigenvalue of the ®rst moment matrix is slightly larger than 1. If there is an age-structured population with unchanging proportions among sexes and age groups, then the eective population size is shown to be also obtainable from the theory of multitype branching processes. The expression for this parameter has the same form as in the corresponding model for discrete generations, multiplied by an appropriate measure of the average length of a generation. Results are obtained for dioecious random mating populations, populations reproducing partly by sel®ng, and populations reproducing partly by full-sib mating. Ó 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
New Insights into the Genetic Regulation of Homologue Disjunction in Mammalian Oocytes

Mammalian oocytes execute a unique meiotic programme involving 2 arrest stages and an unusually protracted preamble to chromosome segregation during the first meiotic division (meiosis I). How mammalian oocytes successfully navigate their exceptional meiotic journey has long been a question of immense interest. Understanding the minutiae of female mammalian meiosis I is not merely of academic interest as 80–90% of human aneuploidy is the consequence of errors arising at this particular stage of oocyte maturation, a stage with a peculiar vulnerability to aging. Recent evidence indicates that oocytes employ many of the same cast of proteins during meiosis I as somatic cells do during mitosis, often to execute similar tasks, but intriguingly, occasionally delegate them to unexpected and unprecedented roles. This is epitomised by the master cell-cycle regulon, the anaphase-promoting complex or cyclosome (APC/C), acting in concert with a critical APC/C-targeted surveillance mechanism, the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC). Together, the APC/C and the SAC are among the most influential entities overseeing the fidelity of cell-cycle progression and the precision of chromosome segregation. Here I review the current status of pivotal elements underpinning homologue disjunction in mammalian oocytes including spindle assembly, critical biochemical anaphase-initiating events, APC/C activity and SAC signalling along with contemporary findings relevant to progressive oocyte SAC dysfunction as a model for age-related human aneuploidy.
Mug27 is a meiosis-specific protein kinase that functions in fission yeast meiosis II and sporulation

Several meiosis-specific proteins of Schizosaccharomyces pombe play essential roles in meiotic progression. We report here that a novel meiosis-specific protein kinase, Mug27 (also known as Ppk35), is required for proper spore formation. This kinase is expressed by the mug27+ gene, which is abruptly transcribed after horsetail movement. This transcription is maintained until the second meiotic division. Green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged Mug27 appears at the start of prometaphase I, localizes to the spindle pole body (SPB) and then translocates to the forespore membrane (FSM) at late anaphase II. In the mug27Δ strain, smaller spores are produced compared with those of the mug27+ strain. Moreover, spore viability was reduced by half or more compared with that of the mug27+ strain. The protein-kinase activity of Mug27 appears to be important for its function: the putative kinase-dead Mug27 mutant had similar phenotypes to mug27Δ. Our results here indicate that the Mug27 kinase localizes at the SPB and regulates FSM formation and sporulation.
Influence of Spirituality and Religiousness On Smoking Among Patients With Schizophrenia or Schizo-Affective Disorder in Switzerland

Background: The rates of cigarette smoking among patients with schizophrenia are two to four times the rates observed in the community. Spirituality and religiousness have been shown to be associated with lower smoking rates in the general population. Aims: This study assessed the role of religion in cigarette smoking among patients with schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder. Methods: Some 115 stabilized outpatients from Geneva's public psychiatric facilities were included. Interviews were conducted to investigate spiritual and religious beliefs, religious practices and religious coping. Cigarette smoking was assessed through interviews and medical records. Results: Some 58% of patients were smokers. Two-thirds of the total sample considered spirituality as very important or essential in their every day life. Religiosity was negatively associated with tobacco use: there were more current smokers without religious affiliation than non-smokers (p < 0.05). For non-smokers, the support of their faith community was significantly more important and they reported more frequent group religious practices than smokers ( p < 0.05). This relation persisted after controlling for demographic confounders (gender, age, ethnicity, education, civil status). Conclusion: In patients with schizophrenia, religion and spirituality seem to be related to smoking behaviour. Similar results were previously found in the general population. These results underscore the need for a systematic exploration of religious issues in the care of smokers with schizophrenia.
Combined Preconditioning and Postconditioning Provides Synergistic Protection against Liver Ischemic Reperfusion Injury

Hepatic Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury (IRI) is a major cause of liver damage during liver surgery and transplantation. Ischemic preconditioning and postconditioning are strategies that can reduce IRI. In this study, different combined types of pre- and postconditioning procedures were tested in a murine warm hepatic IRI model to evaluate their protective effects. Proanthocyanidins derived from grape seed was used before ischemia process as pharmacological preconditioning to combine with technical preconditioning and postconditioning. Three pathways related to IRI, including reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, pro-inflammatory cytokines release and hypoxia responses were examined in hepatic IRI model. Individual and combined pre- and postconditioning protocols significantly reduce liver injury by decreasing the liver ROS and cytokine levels, as well as enhancing the hypoxia tolerance response. Our data also suggested that in addition to individual preconditioning or postconditioning, the combination of these two treatments could reduce liver ischemia/reperfusion injury more effectively by increasing the activity of ROS scavengers and antioxidants. The utilization of grape seed proanthocyanidins (GSP) could improve the oxidation resistance in combined pre- and postconditioning groups. The combined protocol also further increased the liver HIF-1 alpha protein level, but had no effect on pro-inflammatory cytokines release compared to solo treatment.
Chinese Semantic Class Learning from Web Based on Concept-Level Characteristics

The automatic extraction of semantic class instance is a foundational work for many natural language processing applications. One of its crucial problems is how to validate whether a candidate instances is a true class member. Different from the common validation approaches based on the cooccurrence between instances, we present a novel approach based on concept characteristics, including category features, interference semantic classes, and collective instance. Firstly, we analyze the common error instances produced by cooccurrence-based validation from the perspective of concept, and then utilize the concept characteristics to validate the candidate instances. We conduct experiments on eight semantic classes and achieved high accuracies and recall rates, especially on open semantic classes, such as fish and singer.
Efficacy of Agnikarma over the padakanistakam (little toe) and Katibasti in Gridhrasi: A comparative study

Background and Objectives: Gridhrasi (Sciatica) is one of the Vatavyadhi which is caused by aggravated Vata dosha. This disease is characterized by ruja (pain) in the waist, back, thigh, knee and calf regions along the course of sciatic nerve. In spite of the different types of treatment modalities mentioned in ancient and modern medical sciences, they have some or the other shortcomings and drawbacks. Considering all these, the present study was taken up with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of Agnikarma (treatment done with cauterization) over the padakanistakam (little toe) in the management of Gridhrasi. To consider the significance of the method of Agnikarma, the efficacy of Katibasti in the management of Gridhrasi which has been established in the previous work was also studied. Materials and Methods: The study was performed after obtaining Ethics Committee approval and patients′ written informed consent. Forty cases presenting with classical features of Gridhrasi (Sciatica) due to lumbar intervertebral disc prolapse were selected. The management of Gridhrasi by Agnikarma and Katibasti was conducted by including the patients in two groups, namely Group A (study group) and Group B (control group). The data were collected and the observations were made before the treatment, on 8th day, 15th day and on 22nd day of the treatment. The data obtained from the results were subjected for statistical analysis and conclusions were drawn. Results: There was a significant reduction in the parameters, pain (P < 0.01) and straight-leg raising (SLR) test (P < 0.01), of the study group compared to the control group (P < 0.01). Pain was assessed through Numerical Pain Analogue Scale. After the treatment with Agnikarma, the pain was totally relieved in 80% of cases. It was reduced to moderate degree in 20% of cases and in 95% of cases, SLR test became negative. After the treatment with Katibasti, the pain was totally relieved in 50% of cases. It was reduced to moderate degree in 20% and to mild degree in 25% of cases. In 60% of cases, SLR test became negative. However, changes in the radiological findings were not found in both the methods of management. Analysis of overall effect of treatment in the present study reveals that Agnikarma was Both the procedures were conducted in to that of Katibasti. Conclusions: The management of Gridhrasi by Agnikarma was more efficacious as compared with Katibasti in reducing pain. However, there were no radiological changes produced by both the methods of treatment. Further studies may be conducted by future scholars by taking more samples with more number of sittings.