Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Counting Dependence Predictors Undergraduate Honors Thesis

Modern processors rely on memory dependence prediction to e xecute load instructions as early as possible, speculating that they ar e not dependent on an earlier, unissued store. To date, the most sophisticat ed dependence predictors, such as Store Sets, have been tightly coupled to the fetch and execution streams, requiring global knowledge of the in-fligh t stream of stores to synchronize loads with specific stores. This thesis propo ses a new dependence predictor design, called a Counting Dependence Predi ctor (CDP). The key feature of CDPs is that the prediction mechanism pred icts some set of events for which a particular dynamic load should wait, wh ich may include some number of matching stores. By waiting for local ev ents only, this dependence predictor can work effectively in a distributed microarchitecture where centralized fetch and execution streams are infeasib le or undesirable. I describe and evaluate a distributed Counting Dependence P redictor and protocol that achieves 92% of the performance of perfect mem ory disambiguation. It outperforms a load-wait table, similar to the Alpha 21264, by 11%. Idealized, centralized implementations of Store Sets and the Exclusive Collision Predictor, both of which would be difficult to impl ement in a distributed microarchitecture, achieve 97% and 94% of oracula r performance,
Prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions

Abstract In this paper we investigate the role of prosody and gesture in the interpretation of yes-answers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, a language with a polarity-based system of confirmation/contradiction of negative yes/no-questions. Two rating experiments were conducted to test (i) whether yesanswers to negative yes/no-questions are perceived as ambiguous by Catalan speakers when prosody and gesture are not available (Experiment 1), and (ii) whether the interpretation of sí ‘yes’ as an answer to a negative yes/no-question is dependent on prosodic and gestural properties of the answer (Experiment 2). Our results show that yes always asserts a salient propositional discourse referent, which can be either p or ¬p. Intonation and gesture guide the interpretation of yesanswers to negative yes/no-questions in Catalan, and we show that a yesanswer with a marked intonation and gesture is to be interpreted as a denial or REJECT of a salient propositional discourse referent.
A low molecular weight urinary proteome profile of human kidney aging

Aging induces morphological changes of the kidney and reduces renal function. We analyzed the low molecular weight urinary proteome of 324 healthy individuals from 2-73 years of age to gain insight on renal aging in humans. We observed age-related modification of secretion of 325 out of 5000 urinary peptides. The majority of these changes was associated with renal development before and during puberty, while 49 peptides were related to aging in adults. Of these 49 peptides, the majority were also markers of chronic kidney disease, suggesting high similarity between aging and chronic kidney disease. Blinded evaluation of samples from healthy volunteers and patients with diabetic nephropathy confirmed both the correlation of biomarkers with age and with renal disease. The identification of a number of these age-related peptides indicates modified proteolytic activity and modified uromodulin targeting being involved in human renal aging. Finally, among the 324 supposedly healthy individuals, some had urinary age-related peptide excretion patterns typical of an individual significantly older than their actual age. In conclusion, the age-related biomarkers identified here may allow non-invasive detection of renal lesions in healthy persons, suggest new mechanisms of human aging and show high resemblance between human aging and human chronic kidney disease. Correspondence to Joost P. Schanstra, PhD, Inserm U 858 I2MR Equipe 5, 1 avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France, Tel: +33 5 61 32 37 48, Fax: +33 5 62 17 25 54, E-mail: joost-peter.schanstra@toulouse.inserm. fr. HHS Public Access Author manuscript Proteomics. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2009 October 27. Published in final edited form as: Proteomics. 2009 April ; 9(8): 2108–2117. doi:10.1002/pmic.200800560. A uhor M anscript
Bioequivalence of Two Brands of Omeprazole 20 mg Gastro-Resistant Capsules in 18 Healthy Algerian Volunteers: A Pilot Study

A randomized, two-way, crossover study was conducted in 18 fasting, healthy, algerian volunteers to compare the bioavailability of two brands of Omeprazole 20 mg Gastro-Resistant Capsules where MOPRAL (Astra Zeneca) was the reference product. The study was performed at the bioequivalence center of the national control laboratory for pharmaceuticals product. The drug was administered on two treatment days separated by one week washout period. After dosing, serial blood samples were collected for a period of 12 h. A reliable and robust LC-MS/MS (liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry) method has been developed and validated for the estimation of Omeprazole in human plasma. The assay was found to be linear over the range of 5-1,000 ng/mL. The pharmacokinetical and statistical analysis was conducted with Kinetica 4.4. 1. AUC0-t, AUC0-∞ and Cmax were tested for bioequivalence. No significant difference was found based on ANOVA; 90% confidence interval ([97.14%-117.85%] for AUC0-t, [97.17%-117.67%] for AUC0-∞) of test/reference ratio for these parameters were found within bioequivalence acceptance range of 80%-125%. But for the Cmax, it was not in this acceptance range [73.5%-100.54%]. The results of PK analysis suggested that the reference and test formulations of Omeprazole 20 mg Gastro-Resistant Capsules were not bioequivalent during fasting state in these healthy Algerian volunteers.
Performance Evaluation of Grid Based Routing Protocol for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks Under Different Mobility Models

In this paper, we have conducted a simulation study to evaluate Multipath Grid-Based Geographic Routing Protocol (MGGR) under different selected mobility models. The protocol has been evaluated under three mobility models (i.e. Random Way Point, Reference Point Group and Meandering Current Mobility Model) using Aqua-Sim NS2-based simulator. An Extensive number of experiments have been conducted to assess the packet delivery ratio, the end-to-end-delay and power consumption under different operating conditions. We have noticed that the performance of MGGR is only marginally affected by the mobility behavior of nodes especially with the condition where the speed of nodes movements increased. Nevertheless, the evaluation has also shown that MGGR exhibit only average performance when used in coastal areas. This is evident as the MCMM (used primarily to model the movement of nodes in coastal areas) gave the lowest performance compared to other models.
Empirically Assessing Opportunities for Prefetching and Caching in Mobile Apps

Network latency in mobile software has a large impact on user experience, with potentially severe economic consequences. Prefetching and caching have been shown effective in reducing the latencies in browser-based systems. However, those techniques cannot be directly applied to the emerging domain of mobile apps because of the differences in network interactions. Moreover, there is a lack of research on prefetching and caching techniques that may be suitable for the mobile app domain, and it is not clear whether such techniques can be effective or whether they are even feasible. This paper takes the first step toward answering these questions by conducting a comprehensive study to understand the characteristics of HTTP requests in over 1,000 popular Android apps. Our work focuses on the prefetchability of requests using static program analysis techniques and cacheability of resulting responses. We find that there is a substantial opportunity to leverage prefetching and caching in mobile apps, but that suitable techniques must take into account the nature of apps' network interactions and idiosyncrasies such as untrustworthy HTTP header information. Our observations provide guidelines for developers to utilize prefetching and caching schemes in app development, and motivate future research in this area.
Parasites and the Food Supply

1990). Today, that figure has multiplied by more than a factor of 8. In the past, the risk of human infection with parasites was considered to be limited to distinct geographic regions because of parasites’ adaptations to specific definitive hosts, select intermediate hosts and particular environmental conditions. These barriers are slowly being breeched—first by international travel developing into a major industry, and then by rapid, refrigerated food transport which became available to an unprecedented degree at the end of the 20th century. Figs. 2A and B trace the numbers of international travelers to and from the U.S. over the past decade and provide further projections for international travel through 2003. International travel and population migration are the primary mechanisms by which immunologically naive (previously unexposed) consumers may come into contact with emerging parasites. Another factor to consider is the rapid transport of foreign food products to the U.S., which has further enhanced the chances that parasites come into contact with consumers. Now, produce picked and seafood harvested or caught early in the week, thousands of miles from our borders, can be consumed fresh in America’s heartlands before the weekend. Moreover, cultural habits have shifted toward the consumption of fresh, i.e., raw and undercooked, foods that bypass important preparatory measures inParasites and the Food Supply
Chapter 8 Vibration Analysis of Cracked Beams Using the Finite Element Method

Most of the members of engineering structures operate under loading conditions, which may cause damages or cracks in overstressed zones. The presence of cracks in a structural member, such as a beam, causes local variations in stiffness, the magnitude of which mainly depends on the location and depth of the cracks. These variations, in turn, have a significant effect on the vibrational behavior of the entire structure. To ensure the safe operation of structures, it is extremely important to know whether their members are free of cracks, and should any be present, to assess their extent. The procedures often used for detection are di‐ rect procedures such as ultrasound, X-rays, etc. However, these methods have proven to be inoperative and unsuitable in certain cases, since they require expensive and minutely de‐ tailed inspections [1]. To avoid these disadvantages, in recent decades, researchers have fo‐ cused on more efficient procedures in crack detection using vibration-based methods [2]. Modelling of a crack is an important aspect of these methods.
An EDA Primer for Polygraph Examiners

Of all the signals collected and analyzed during psychophysiological detection of deception (PDD) or polygraph testing, the electrodermal response (EDR) is the most robust and informative. The EDR is easily collected and is simple to measure and interpret (Blalock, Cushman & Nelson, 2009). Several studies indicate the electrodermal component provides the greatest contribution to diagnostic accuracy in the comparison question test (Blalock, Cushman & Nelson, 2009; Capps & Ansley, 1992; Harris & Olsen, 1994; Kircher & Raskin, 1988; Krapohl & Handler, 2006; Krapohl & McManus, 1999; Nelson, Krapohl & Handler, 2008; Raskin, Kircher, Honts, & Horowitz, 1988). The basic premise underlying the interpretation of EDRs is that the magnitude of response is commensurate with the degree of psychological importance that the examinee imparts to each stimulus question during testing. Peterson (1907), a student of the famous psychologist Carl Jung wrote: “It is like fishing in a sea of the unconscious, and the fish that likes the bait best jumps to the hook.Every stimulus accompanied by an emotion produced a deviation of the galvanometer to a degree of direct proportion to the liveliness and actuality of the emotion aroused” (p. 805). Despite the pragmatic simplicity and robustness of EDRs, the psychophysiological mechanism underlying them is complex and incompletely understood (Lykken & Venables, 1971). Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions of the EDR with the polygraph profession and elsewhere. This paper is offered as a primer/reference on EDR for the practicing and student polygraph examiner. We describe the present state of the scientific knowledge of the integumentary system and EDRs, and provide a description of the use of EDRs in the science of Psychophysiological Deception Detection (PDD) testing. The paper is organized along natural divisions, and leads the reader from history, through physiology, to the latest scientific understandings and finally arrives at what most examiners consider the most interesting — how to apply the EDR to deception detection.
Interactive Visualization of Huge Graphs Using Kernel Functions for Aggregation

I propose a new graph visualization technique that allows the interactive exploration of large datasets with adjustable level of detail. The approach is designed to exploit the architecture of common graphics hardware and achieves interactive speed through parallelization. To address information hiding through node and edge clutter, I replace the standard node link diagram with a novel combination of a continous node-density visualization with discrete meta-edges. Additionally, I present a zoom & pan based user interface that allows the intuitive exploration of the data at distinct aggregation levels and supports filter and detail on demand mechanisms to address the characteristics of different datasets and research questions.
Grocery Price Setting and Quantity Surcharges

Quantity surcharges occur when the unit price of a brand's larger package is higher than the unit price of the same brand's smaller package. The authors examine how price-setting practices in the grocery industry help explain the existence of quantity surcharges. Two studies support the authors’ contention that common pricing practices aimed at establishing a favorable store–price image can result in quantity surcharges. First, an experiment shows that consumer demand and the importance price setters place on establishing a low store–price image have an interactive effect on price-setting behavior. Second, an examination of retail sales volume, price, and cost data suggests that such price-setting reactions can result in quantity surcharges when certain asymmetries in demand exist across package sizes. The authors also discuss managerial and public policy implications along with areas for further study.
Numerical analysis of a non-polymeric double-network composite

Double-network hydrogels have drawn much attention for its combined mechanical properties of high stretchability and high mechanical strength and numerous studies have been conducted on these hydrogels with specific emphasis on gel compositions and mechanisms. Additionally, there are also reports on application of double-network gel mechanisms on macro composites which achieved similar results as in the gels. In this thesis, a series of numerical simulations on designing and tuning of a double-network hydrogel inspired non-polymeric composite formed with a coiled serpentine network acting as the long-chain and a solid plate acting as the short-chain are presented. The simulation results show that the designed non-polymeric double-network composite exhibits a very similar damage process to the double-network hydrogels which confirms the possibility of applying the double-network toughening mechanism to fabricate tough non-polymeric composite. The further analysis of the simulation results also provided a peep into the roles of the various structural parameters of the composite, which may help to improve the understanding of the double-network mechanism and optimize the design.
Annual and seasonal changes in mineral contents (Ca, Mg, P, K and Na) of grazed clover-grass mixtures in organic farming

A grazed field experiment was established in 1995 to evaluate alsike clover (Trifoliun hybridum L.), red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) in clover-grass mixtures under organic farming practices. In this study the effect of seed mixture (alsike clover, red clover, white clover, white and alsike clover or grass mixture), year (1997, 1998) and grazing period (5 per grazing season) on the herbage calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K) phosphorous (P) and sodium (Na) contents was assessed and the relationships between botanical proportions and herbage mineral contents were studied. Herbage Ca and Na contents varied between the seed mixtures, Ca, Mg, P and Na contents between the years and all measured minerals, except Na, between the grazing periods. The white clover mixture resulted in higher Ca and Na contents. The contents of Ca and Mg were positively related with the proportions of clovers and weeds and were higher in 1997. The contents of P and K were higher in the rainy summer of 1998. The seed mixtures resulted in similar mean K/(Ca + Mg) equivalent ratios, but the Ca/P ratio was higher for the white clover mixture. Mineral rations varied between and within grazing seasons. Under organic practices the supply of minerals in the pasture herbage varied temporally and according to the botanical contents and was unable to meet fully the requirements of dairy cows. Additional mineral feeding is recommended for organic farming systems to balance the dietary mineral contents for grazing cows.
Kepler's first view of O-star variability: K2 data of five O stars in Campaign 0 as a proof of concept for O-star asteroseismology

We present high-precision photometric light curves of five O -type stars observed with the refurbished Kepler satellite during its Campaign 0. For one of the stars, we also assembled high-resolution ground-based spectroscopy with thehermes spectrograph attached to the 1.2m Mercator telescope. The stars EPIC 202060097 (O9.5V) and EPIC 202060098 (O7V) exhibit monoperiodic variability due to rotational modulati on with an amplitude of 5.6 mmag and 9.3 mmag and a rotation period of 2.63 d and 5.03 d, respectively. EPIC 202060091 (O9V) and EPIC 202060093 (O9V:pe) reveal variability at low frequency but the cause is unclear. EPIC 202060092 (O9V:p) is discovered to be a spectroscopic binary with at least one multiperiodicβ Cep-type pulsator whose detected mode frequencies occur in the range [0.11, 6.99] d −1 and have amplitudes between 0.8 and 2.0 mmag. Its pulsation spectrum is shown to be fully compatible with the ones predicted by core-hydrogen burning O-star models. Despite the short duration of some 33 d and the limited data quality with a precision near 100µmag of these first K2 data, the diversity of possible causes fo r O-star variability already revealed from campaigns of similar duration by the MOST and CoRoT satellites is confirmed with Kepler. We provide an overview of O-star space photometry and give arguments why future K2 monitoring during Campaigns 11 and 13 at short cadence, accompanied by time-resolved high-precision high-resolution spectro scopy opens up the possibility of indepth O-star seismology.
Optimal Monetary Policy in an Estimated Local Currency Pricing Model

We analyze fluctuations in inflation and the nominal exchange rate under optimal monetary policy with local currency pricing by developing two-country DSGE local currency pricing and producer currency pricing models. We estimate our models using Bayesian techniques with Japanese and US data, and calculate impulse response functions. Our estimation results show that local currency pricing is strongly supported against producer currency pricing. From the estimated parameters, we show that completely stabilizing consumer price index inflation is optimal from the viewpoint of minimizing welfare costs and that completely stabilizing consumer price index inflation is consistent with completely stabilizing the nominal exchange rate.
The Crystal Structure of the Dioctahedral Mica 2M2 Determined by High Voltage Electron Diffraction

The structure of a dioctahedral 2M2 mica was defined by high voltage electron diffraction. The cell parameters are: a = 8·965, b = 5·175, c = 20·31 Å, β = 100° 40′, Z = 4, space group C2/c. Despite the peculiar character of the layer disposition (σ4 σ5 σ4 σ5), the oxygens of the layers are packed according to the cubic law. Consequently, the interlayer cations K have a trigonal prismatic coordination. The angle of tetrahedral twist is 11° 20′. The interatomic distances T-O indicate ordered replacements of Al for Si.ResumeLa structure d’un mica dioctaédrique 2M2 a été définie par diffraction électronique à haute tension. Les paramètres de la maille sont: a = 8,965. b = 5,175, c = 20,31 Å, β = 100° 40′, Z = 4, groupe spatial C2/c. En dépit du caractère particulier de la disposition des feuillets (σ4 σ5 σ4 σ5), les atomes d’oxygène des feuillets sont ernpilés selon un arrangement cubique. Ainsi. les cations K interfeuillets ont une coordination trigonale prismatique. L’angle de rotation du tétraèdre est 11° 20′. Les distances interatomiques T-O indiquent l’existence de remplacements Al-Si ordonnés. KurzreferatDie Struktur eines dioktaedrischen 2M2-Glimmers wurde durch Hochspannungselektronenbeugung bestimmt. Die Zellparameter sind: a = 8,965. b = 5,175, c = 20,31 Å, β = 100° 40′, Z = 4, Raumgruppe C2/c. Trotz des eigenartigen Charakters der Schichtgliederung (σ4 σ5 σ4 σ5) sind die Sauerstoffe der Schichten nach dem kubischen Gesetz angeordnet Die Zwischenschichtkaliumionen besitzen infolgedessen eine trigonale prismatische Zuordnung. Der Winkel der Tetraederdrehung beträgt 11° 20′. Die Atomabstände T-O weisen auf geordneten Ersatz von Si durch Al hin. РезюмеДифракцией электронов высокого напряжения определялась структура диоктаэдральной слюды 2М2. Параметры ячейки следующие: a =8,965, b = 5,175, с = 20,31 Å, β = 100°40’, Z = 4, пространственная группа С2/с. Несмотря на специфический характер расположения слоев (σ4σ5σ4σ5), сложение кислородов в слоях следует кубическому закону. Следовательно, катионы промежуточного слоя К имеют треугольную призматическую координацию. Углом тетраэдрального витка является 11°20’. Межатомные пространства Т-О указывают на упорядоченную замену Si на Аl.