Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Chronicle of Pseudo-Zachariah Rhetor: Church and War in Late Antiquity

Preface amd Acknowledgements Abbreviations A General overview B Zachariah of Mytilene (1) Life and career (2) Zachariah's works (i) The Life of Isaiah and a Life of Peter the Iberian (ii) A Vita Paralii (iii) Ammonius or De mundi opificio (disputatio) (iv) The Ecclesiastical History (v) The Life of Severus (vi) Capita vii contra Manichaeos (vii) The Antirrhesis (Adversus Manichaeos) (3) Zachariah's Ecclesiastical History (i) Introduction (ii) Composition and nature of the work (iii) Sources (iv) The relation between PZ and Zach. 's HE (v) Conclusion C Pseudo-Zachariah of Mytilene (1) Pseudo-Zachariah himself (2) The work of PZ (3) PZ's sources (i) The Ecclesiastical History of Zachariah of Mytilene (ii) A chronicle (iii) Bishop lists (iv) Church historians (v) Written records of church councils (vi) Dossiers of correspondence (vii) Self-standing accounts (viii) An account of the reign of Anastasius (ix) A Justinianic source, covering books viii-x (x) An apocalyptic source (4) The transmission of PZ (5) PZ's literary style and interests (R.P., C.H.) (6) The manuscript basis of PZ, editions, translations and research to date (W.W., revised by G.G.) (7) Conclusion D Historical Introduction E Text and translation F Analysis and partial translation of books i-ii (S.B., commentary revised by G.G.) Book iii Book iv Book v Book vi Book vii Book viii Book ix Book x Book xii Appendix 1 Works circulating in the early sixth century about the council of Chalcedon Appendix 2 Patriarchs, 440-570 Glossary Maps (1) Constantinople in the sixth century (2) Amida and its environs (3) The eastern frontier region (4) The Mesopotamian frontier (5) The Arabian peninsula (viii.3) (6) Monasteries of the eastern provinces (viii.5) (7) The Caucasus region (xii.7) (8) The Caucasus region (xii.7) Bibliography Indices (1) Biblical references (2) References to CPG/CPL (3) Persons and places mentioned in xii.7 (4) Persons and places
Effect of Full Coverage, Endocrowns, Onlays, Inlays Restorations on Fracture Resistance of Endodontically Treated Molars

Purpose: This in vitro study compared the fracture resistance of endodontically treated first maxillary molars restored with fiber posts (FRC Postec Plus-Ivoclar Vivadent) and lithium disilicate ceramic (IPS e. Max Press/ Ivoclar Vivadent) full crowns, endocrowns, onlays and inlays with respect to the observed failure modes.
Multiple description wavelet image coding for reliable delivery and QoS maintenance

We consider the problem of efficient transmission of compressed images over multiple servers for fast and reliable access over the Internet and wireless channels. Rather than having identical copies of the data at each server, we present a scheme wherein each server holds different versions of the compressed images that can either be individually decoded to yield equivalent images, or jointly decoded to obtain a better image quality. We exploit the shift variance of the discrete wavelet transform to generate multiple descriptions of the image, and compress them with a robust image coding algorithm. A given image can be encoded into multiple independent descriptions for storage over multiple servers. The path diversity presented by the networks and the presence of equivalent descriptions on the different servers provide a mechanism for reliable delivery. The approach also ensures a robust delivery of image data in the event of network failures.
Planung kooperativer Fahrmanöver für kognitive Automobile

Fahrerassistenzsysteme eroffnen die Moglichkeit fur automatische Eingriffe in Gefahrensituationen und bieten dadurch ein Potenzial zur Unfallvermeidung und zur Minimierung der Unfallschwere im Strasenverkehr. Die Handlungen mehrerer kognitiver Fahrzeuge konnen uber Funkkommunikation miteinander koordiniert werden. Diese Dissertation untersucht potenziell echtzeitfahige Bewegungsplanungsalgorithmen zur Planung von Fahrmanovern, die von mehreren Fahrzeugen kooperativ ausgefuhrt werden konnen.
Cost/Performance Evaluation for Cloud Applications Using Simulation

The pay-per-use business model is one of the key factors for the success of the cloud computing paradigm: resources are acquired only when needed and charged on the basis of their actual usage. The execution of applications in the cloud implies costs that depend on the usage of the leased resources and on the resource pricing model adopted by the providers. This paper presents a technique to evaluate the trade-off between costs and performance of cloud applications through the use of benchmarks and simulation. Given a mOSAIC cloud application, it is possible to predict performance indexes and resource consumption under generic workloads. This makes it possible to choose the deployment on the resources of the provider that guarantees the desired performance levels and minimizes the costs for executing the application.
Designed for co-designers

How to design and manage products, services and experiences that are to be completed and built upon by users or customers? How can we design for co-designers? This workshop will bring together examples and studies of recent trends in user generated content, open platforms for exchange of products, ideas and media, end user customization and other open models for innovation [4]. This is a full day workshop that invites case studies, methods, stories and critical analysis on this topic to generate a deeper understanding of its relevance to contemporary participatory design. The discussion will focus on methods, challenges and advantages for intentionally supporting end user innovation through design.
Observer variation in immunohistochemical analysis of protein expression, time for a change?

Aim : Immunohistochemical analysis of protein expression is central to most clinical translational studies and defines patient treatment or selection criteria for novel drugs. Interobserver variation is rarely analysed despite recognition that this is a key area of potential inaccuracy. Therefore our aim was to examine observer variation and suggest the revision of current standards.
Approaches to imaging unfolded secretory protein stress in living cells

Abstract The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the point of entry of proteins into the secretory pathway. Nascent peptides interact with the ER quality control machinery that ensures correct folding of the nascent proteins. Failure to properly fold proteins can lead to loss of protein function and cytotoxic aggregation of misfolded proteins that can lead to cell death. To cope with increases in the ER unfolded secretory protein burden, cells have evolved the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR). The UPR is the primary signaling pathway that monitors the state of the ER folding environment. When the unfolded protein burden overwhelms the capacity of the ER quality control machinery, a state termed ER stress, sensor proteins detect accumulation of misfolded peptides and trigger the UPR transcriptional response. The UPR, which is conserved from yeast to mammals, consists of an ensemble of complex signaling pathways that aims at adapting the ER to the new misfolded protein load. To determine how different factors impact the ER folding environment, various tools and assays have been developed. In this review, we discuss recent advances in live cell imaging reporters and model systems that enable researchers to monitor changes in the unfolded secretory protein burden and activation of the UPR and its associated signaling pathways.
Influence of Computer Attitude and Self-Efficacy on IT Usage Behavior

Based on an augmented Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), this paper examines the influence of computer attitude and self-efficacy on IT usage behavior. Computer attitude and self-efficacy were explicitly incorporated in the research model as external variables affecting perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, the two key factors influencing the IT usage behavior in the original TAM. Data collected from 360 business students were tested against the model using LISREL. The results show that computer attitude has a significant, positive effect on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Computer self-efficacy, on the other hand, has a relatively small, but negative, effect on perceived usefulness and no significant effect on perceived ease of use. The addition of computer attitude and self-efficacy into the TAM greatly improves the explanatory power of the model on the variance of perceived usefulness, which is again found to be a significant factor affecting the behavioral intention of using an IS/IT. Implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.
1,1′-Dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium bis(triiodide)

In the title compound, C12H14N2 2+·2I3 −, the 1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium (DMBP) dication is charge balanced by two triiodide ions. The DMBP dication is planar within 0.010 (5) Å. The asymmetric unit contains only half of the dication, the other half being generated by an inversion center. Weak C—H⋯I interactions link the ions into sheets parallel to (121).
A robust clustering approach to fuzzy Gaussian mixture models for speaker identification

The Gaussian mixture model (GMM) is a currently used method for speaker recognition. The fuzzy GMM (FGMM) proposed in previous work (D. Tran et al., 1998) is a fuzzy clustering based modification of the GMM. Although both the FGMM and the GMM are capable of achieving high identification accuracy, they have a common disadvantage in the problem of sensitivity to outliers. The paper presents an improvement for the FGMM to handle this problem. Experimental results on 16 speakers using the TI46 database are also reported.
Formulation, Characterization, and Clinical Evaluation of Microemulsion Containing Clotrimazole for Topical Delivery

The objective of the present study was to formulate and evaluate microemulsion systems for topical delivery of clotrimazole (CTM). The solubility of CTM in various oils was determined to select the oil phase of the microemulsion systems. Pseudoternary phase diagrams were constructed to identify the area of microemulsion existence. Five CTM microemulsion formulations (M1–M5) were prepared and evaluated for their thermodynamic stability, pH, refractive index, droplet size, viscosity, and in vitro release across cellulose membrane. Among the prepared microemulsion formulations, M3 (lemon oil/Tween 80/n-butanol/water) and M4 (isopropyl myristate/Tween 80/n-butanol/water) microemulsion systems were found to be promising according to their physical properties and CTM cumulative percentage release. Gel form of M3 and M4 were prepared using 1% Carbopol 940 as the hydrogel matrix. Both formulations were evaluated in the liquid and gel forms for drug retention in the skin in comparison to the marketed CTM topical cream and their stability examined after storage at 40°C for 6 months. Microemulsion formulations achieved significantly higher skin retention for CTM over the CTM cream. Stability studies showed that M4 preparations were more stable than M3. The in vitro anti-fungal activity of M4 against Candida albicans was higher than that of the conventional cream. Moreover, clinical evaluation proved the efficacy and tolerability of this preparation in the treatment of various topical fungal infections.
Evaluation of respiration and heart rate decreases reliability of the pediatric systemic inflammatory response syndrome definition.

To the Editor: We are full of interest to read Juskewitch’s article on the reliability of pediatric systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) definition (1, 2). In this article, two experienced pediatricians reviewed the pathogenetic condition of 60 clinical patients and re-evaluated the development of SIRS in all patients. Furthermore, the reliability of the SIRS definition was calculated according to the evaluated results, suggesting that the reliability of the definition was substantial (k = 0.75). In this study, the reliability of the pediatric SIRS definition was first evaluated with a reasonable experimental design and reliable evidence. Four indicators of the SIRS definition, including temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and white blood cell count, were evaluated but the results required discussion. For respiration rate, the abnormal k value of the definition was 0.31 with 95% confidence interval ranging from 0 to 0.90. The abnormal k value of the definition for heart rate was 0.36 with a 95% confidence interval ranging from 0 to 0.77. These results demonstrated that it was undesirable for the reliability that was fair in two indicators. Although the reliability of the whole definition was favorable, the plain reliability for these two indicators as important components of this definition can decrease the quality of the whole evaluation system. Certainly, more samples were required to minify the confidence interval because the interval values of these indicators were comparatively large (3). Additionally, one shortcoming for this study is that the original diagnosis of the cases was not concealed because this is a retrospective study. Hence, both of the observers have a tendency to agree with the original diagnosis as a result of herd mentality, which leads to the consistent results of two observers. This can reduce their independence and induce interrater reliability to increase. The results will be more reliable if they conceal the original diagnosis (4). Thus, it is necessary to carry out the prospective studies with more samples in the future. My perspective is consistent with this author. This scale is practical and simple in clinical practice and the pediatric SIRS definition is sufficiently robust for use in clinical and translational research. Jiang Weiwei and Kong Zhengdong contributed equally to this work. The authors have not disclosed any potential conflicts of interest.
Backward fuzzy rule interpolation with multiple missing values

Fuzzy rule interpolation offers a useful means for reducing the complexity of fuzzy models, more importantly, it makes inference possible in sparse rule-based systems. Backward fuzzy rule interpolation is a recently proposed technique which extends the potential existing methods, allowing interpolation to be carried out when a certain antecedent of observation is absent. However, only one missing antecedent may be inferred or interpolated using the other given antecedents and the consequent. In this paper, two approaches are proposed in an attempt to perform backward interpolation with multiple missing antecedent values. Both approaches assume a restricted model with multiple inputs and a single output, where every rule has the same number of antecedents. Experimental comparative studies are carried out to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed work.
Feasibility of wireless gas detection with an FMCW RADAR interrogation of passive RF gas sensor

The feasibility of the remote measurement of gas detection from an RF gas sensor has been experimentally investigated. It consists of a Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) RADAR interrogation of an antenna loaded by the passive sensor. The frequency band of the RADAR [28.8–31GHz] allows the detection of the resonant frequencies of Whispering Gallery Modes that are sensitive to gas concentration. Reported experimental results provide the proof-of-concept of remote measurement of gas concentration fluctuation from RADAR interrogation of this new generation of passive gas sensors.
Comparison of a short food frequency questionnaire with the Youth/Adolescent Questionnaire in the Growing Up Today Study.

INTRODUCTION Our purpose was to design and evaluate a shorter version of our 126-item food frequency questionnaire (long FFQ) for use with adolescents. A shorter FFQ is needed that can reliably rank research subjects according to their intakes of energy, macronutrients and selected micronutrients. METHODS Dietary data were collected annually, for 3 years, using the full-list FFQ from 16 882 participants of the Growing Up Today Study (GUTS). From this full-list FFQ data, the top ten food contributors for energy and each macronutrient, and the top five food contributors for eight other selected micronutrients were compiled to create a 26-item (short-list) FFQ. Arithmetic means and Pearson correlations were computed to assess relationships between nutrient intakes estimated from the short- and full-list FFQs. We further compared both FFQs with three 24-hour recalls (approximately every 4 months over a 1-year period). Linear regression models were fitted, using energy and nutrients estimated from the short-list FFQ and separately from the full-list FFQ, to see how results may differ. RESULTS As expected, mean nutrient values from the short-list FFQ were substantially below those from the full-list FFQ. Pearson correlations >0.85 between the short- and full-list FFQs were found for most nutrients. However, correlations between nutrients from the short-list FFQ and the three 24-hour recalls were lower (mean correlation =0.40) than the full-list FFQ. Linear regression models suggested that the short-list FFQ performed nearly as well as the full-list FFQ, for studying associations between energy and several nutrients (trans fatty acids, saturated fat, and glycemic load) and the non-dietary factor, TV viewing. Model betas for energy and nutrients from the short-list FFQ were slightly smaller than betas obtained from the full-list FFQ, but all were statistically significant. CONCLUSION The short-list FFQ can assess nutrient values of a population for analytic research purposes, such as studying associations between certain dietary intakes and non-dietary factors.
E-service classification techniques to support discovery in a mobile multichannel environment

Featuring aspect of a mobile multichannel environment is that users want to be able to obtain e-services in any context in which they can operate and always with the best possible performances. Therefore, a flexible and adaptive e-service delivery approach is essential to cope with possible limitations imposed by changes in the context (i.e., user profile, geographical location, available channels and usable devices). In particular, an effective dynamic delivery of services requires the capability of discovering groups of services, which can substitute each other, with similarity properties based on their functionalities and quality factors. In this framework, a relevant role is thus assumed by methods and tools for the classification of services by considering offered functionalities and reference quality parameters. In this paper, we present an ontology-based approach and classification techniques based on the analysis of e-service descriptions, for both functional and nonfunctional aspects, and we discuss how they support e-service discovery.
Erythrocyte n–3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid and Seafood Intake Decrease the Risk of Depression: Case-Control Study in Korea

Background/Aims: Low intake or tissue levels of n–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have been associated with an increased risk of depression, but some studies do not support the association. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the hypothesis that erythrocyte levels of n–3 PUFA and intake of seafood are negatively associated with the risk of depression in Koreans. Methods: We investigated 80 patients diagnosed with a score ≥25 on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Korean version, and confirmed by a psychiatrist. Eighty-eight controls without a chronic disease were matched to the cases for age and sex. Results: Multivariate-adjusted regression analysis showed that the risk of depression was significantly and negatively associated with erythrocyte levels of 20:5 n–3, 22:6 n–3, 16:0 and 18:0, but positively associated with erythrocyte levels of 18:2t and 16:1 after adjusting for confounding factors. In addition, the risk of depression was negatively associated with the intake of energy, carbohydrate, seafood and grains, but positively with the intake of fat and meat after adjustment for confounding factors. Conclusions: The risk of depression could be decreased with increased erythrocyte levels of n–3 PUFA and saturated fatty acids, as well as seafood intake, but decreased erythrocyte levels of trans fatty acids in Koreans.
CreD2D: A credit-driven self-evolving D2D towards LTE HetNet energy saving

This paper introduces CreD2D: a novel multi-hop device-to-device heterogeneous routing framework driven by a credit-based mechanism. CreD2D, employed by rational cooperative mobile users, allows a wireless network to self-evolve, manifesting itself as a decentralised cognitive framework that can overlay a licensed resource allocation in LTE heterogeneous networks. The advantages of this approach are based on the presumption that rational peer-to-peer collaboration in largescale evolutionary networks is motivated by direct reciprocity. More pragmatically, our adaptations intrinsically catalyse energy savings both for the mobile users (in the case of upload) and the base stations (in the case of download). Our preliminary D2D numerical results provide a promising proof-of-concept which allows us to make interpretations on the efficacy of this mechanism, and provide insights for future research directions.
Phylogenetic analysis of the fish pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida underlines the dichotomy between European and Canadian strains for the salmonicida subspecies.

The Gram-negative bacterium Aeromonas salmonicida, which belongs to the Gammaproteobacteria class, has a taxonomy containing five official subspecies (pectinolytica, masoucida, achromogenes, smithia and salmonicida; Dallaire-Dufresne et al. 2014). There are also three strains from India (Y577, Y47 and Y567; Vincent et al. 2016a), which have an unclear taxonomy and no subspecies assignment yet. This bacterium is of veterinary importance as many taxa belonging to the different subspecies are known to infect fish (Burr & Frey 2007; Austin & Austin 2012), thus causing important livestock losses worldwide (Dallaire-Dufresne et al. 2014). The most studied subspecies of this bacterium is salmonicida, which is sometimes qualified as ‘typical’, and is well known to cause furunculosis, a fish disease mainly affecting salmonids (Austin & Austin 2012). The other psychrophilic subspecies are qualified as ‘atypical’ and infect a wide range of hosts (Dallaire-Dufresne et al. 2014). Early in the research field of A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida, one study reported a genetic grouping of this bacterium based on geographical regions (Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Canada) using ribotyping and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) profiling (H€anninen, Ridell & Hirvel€a-Koski 1995). Many other studies reported that A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida isolates are genetically highly homogeneous with a clonal population structure (Belland & Trust 1988; McCormick, Stevenson & MacInnes 1990; Umelo & Trust 1998; Garc ıa et al. 2000; O’hIci, Olivier & Powell 2000). However, these studies were based on low-resolution approaches, making it perilous to conclude on the genetic diversity of A. salmonicida subsp. salmonicida strains, which are evolutionarily close. With the advances in sequencing technologies (Vincent et al. 2016c), some studies found differences in the mobilome between European and Canadian strains. For example, European strains have a greater tendency to lack small plasmids pAsa3 and pAsal1 compared to Canadian isolates (Att er e et al. 2015). However, one of the strongest discrepancies between the European and the Canadian strains is the genomic island AsaGEI. Many variants of this genomic island were reported (AsaGEI1a, 1b, 2a, 2b and finally 2c; Emond-Rheault et al. 2015a,b; Long et al. 2016). Correspondence S J Charette, Institut de Biologie Int egrative et des Syst emes (IBIS), Pavillon Charles-Eug ene-Marchand, 1030 avenue de la M edecine, Universit e Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada (e-mail: steve.charette@bcm.ulaval.ca)