Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Edge Cloud Offloading Algorithms

Mobile devices supporting the “Internet of Things” often have limited capabilities in computation, battery energy, and storage space, especially to support resource-intensive applications involving virtual reality, augmented reality, multimedia delivery, and artificial intelligence, which could require broad bandwidth, low response latency, and large computational power. Edge cloud or edge computing is an emerging topic and a technology that can tackle the deficiencies of the currently centralized-only cloud computing model and move the computation and storage resources closer to the devices in support of the above-mentioned applications. To make this happen, efficient coordination mechanisms and “offloading” algorithms are needed to allow mobile devices and the edge cloud to work together smoothly. In this survey article, we investigate the key issues, methods, and various state-of-the-art efforts related to the offloading problem. We adopt a new characterizing model to study the whole process of offloading from mobile devices to the edge cloud. Through comprehensive discussions, we aim to draw an overall “big picture” on the existing efforts and research directions. Our study also indicates that the offloading algorithms in the edge cloud have demonstrated profound potentials for future technology and application development.
Population studies on feral American mink Mustela vison in Ireland

Populations of feral American mink Mustela vison were investigated in several study areas in Ireland, principally by capture-recapture techniques. The populations were found to be essentially self-regulating, with stress, weight loss and mortality evident during the winter and spring. The highest mean density recorded, in terms of animals per unit length of river or lake shore, was 1.4 individuals km−1 with a peak density of 2.3 individuals km−1, but population densities were considerably lower in most areas. Trappability and population structure, in age, sex and residency classes, varied between habitats, but population turnover was high, leading to complete replacement of individuals in two populations monitored for two years. The availability of the preferred prey, crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes appeared to be a major factor determining population size and preferred breeding areas. Control methods are either unnecessary or are likely to fail in most situations, and may be counterproductive.
New records and species of Enchelidiidae (Nematoda): Symplocostoma brasiliensis sp. nov. and a first description of the female of Calyptronema pigmentatum Gerlach, 1957

Abstract This contribution presents a new species of Symplocostoma, the first member of this genus identified for the coast of Brazil, and a dichotomous key for species of the genus. There is also a redescription of the male and the first description of the female of Calyptronema pigmentatum. Samples were collected on the continental shelf of the Potiguar Basin, northeastern Brazil. Symplocostoma brasiliensis sp. nov. has several distinguishing characteristics: the position of the secretory–excretory pore, tail length, the presence of denticles in the buccal cavity (female) and the number of precloacal supplements (male). The male of C. pigmentatum showed most morphological and morphometric characters of the original description, except for the size of the amphidial fovea and the number of precloacal supplements. The male differs from C. maxweberi in the spicular apparatus, gubernaculum shape, number of precloacal papillae and tail length. The female of the species has a buccal cavity similar to that of C. mawsoni, but differs in the position of the secretory–excretory pore and the shape of the amphidial fovea and tail.
Filterless and Sensorless Commutation Method for BLDC Motors

This study presents a new sensorless commutation method for brushless direct current motors to replace Hall sensor signals with virtual Hall signals. The importance of the proposed method lies in the simultaneous elimination of the phase shifter and the low-pass filters, which makes the method simple and cost-effective. The method removes high ripple switching noises from motor terminals, thereby decreasing motor losses. The proposed method utilizes unfiltered line voltages with notches caused by current commutation. Hence, specific sign signals are defined to compensate for the effects of commutation noise. The proposed method is free from phase delay that originates from low-pass filters. The method directly produces virtual Hall signals, and thus, it can be interfaced with low-cost commercial commutation integrated circuits based on Hall sensors. Simulation and experimental results show the effectiveness and validity of the proposed method.
The non-agouti mutation in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) selected for behavior

The frequency of aa homozygous descendants was studied in crosses of Aa heterozygous Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)) parents selected for tame and aggressive behavior. First, Aa heterozygotes were obtained in crosses between tame homozygotes for the wild-type allele (AA) and aggressive homozygotes for the non-agouti allele (aa). The most tame and the most aggressive descendants were selected from the progeny of the Aa genotype by using the glove test. Then Aa rats were crossed among tame and among aggressive descendants, and the AA and Aa genotypes of grey descendants were identified by polymerase chain reactions (PCR). The segregation of descendants into the AA, Aa, and aa genotypes was cumulatively analyzed in five generations of selection with regard to the phenotypic manifestation of tame and aggressive behavior in their parents. The frequency of aa descendants in the progeny of mothers with low aggressive behavior scores was less than expected and less than in the progeny of mothers with high aggressive behavior scores.
Influence of Temperature and Humidity on Tripping of Lucerne Flowers

Abstvact Lucernes representing diverse indigenous habitats were studied over a range of temperatures and atmospheric humidities during flowering to investigate physical resistance of flowers to tripping. The amount of automatic flower tripping measured at 25°C varied from 1 to 14% of available flowers between lucernes. Studies of automatic tripping over a 20-40°C temperature range showed that most lucernes responded strongly to higher temperatures; but high latitude lucernes did not increase in automatic tripping. A small reduction in relative humidity with constant temperature over the 20-40°C temperature range caused greatly increased automatic tripping in two Australian lucernes, but produced smaller increases in lucernes introduced from a similar latitude. It had no effect on high latitude lucerne. At 25°C induced tripping, simulating the actions of pollen-collecting bees, showed differences in resistance to tripping between lucernes similar to those in automatic tripping. This pattern of differences may be related to that of seed production by these lucernes under field conditions, in south-eastern Australia.
Development and characterization of nine new microsatellite markers in Taraxacum (Asteraceae)

This study aims at developing and characterizing new microsatellite primer pairs in Taraxacum officinale auct. to produce polymorphic markers for genetical and evolutionary studies on apomixis in this sexual-apomictic complex. A total of 24 diploid plants were tested for allelic polymorphism and heterozygosity. Out of nine loci three deviated significantly from the HardyWeinberg equilibrium expectations, probably due to the presence of null-alleles. Successful cross-species amplification was obtained for all markers in 29 Taraxacum microspecies from five sections. [KEYWORDS: apomixis ; Asteraceae ; microsatellites ; microspecies ; Taraxacum]
The Tardigrada Register: a comprehensive online data repository for tardigrade taxonomy

In this paper we present the Tardigrada Register (www.tardigrada.net/register): a free, comprehensive, and standardised online data repository for tardigrade taxonomy. We outline key problems of the modern tardigrade systematics and we propose the Register as a potential solution to some of them. We then describe the idea, structure and works of the service and discuss challenges it may face. However, most importantly, we hope to convince fellow Tardigradologists that sharing their data via the Register will benefit the entire community of the contemporary and future tardigrade researchers.
Stereo magnification

The view synthesis problem---generating novel views of a scene from known imagery---has garnered recent attention due in part to compelling applications in virtual and augmented reality. In this paper, we explore an intriguing scenario for view synthesis: extrapolating views from imagery captured by narrow-baseline stereo cameras, including VR cameras and now-widespread dual-lens camera phones. We call this problem stereo magnification, and propose a learning framework that leverages a new layered representation that we call multiplane images (MPIs). Our method also uses a massive new data source for learning view extrapolation: online videos on YouTube. Using data mined from such videos, we train a deep network that predicts an MPI from an input stereo image pair. This inferred MPI can then be used to synthesize a range of novel views of the scene, including views that extrapolate significantly beyond the input baseline. We show that our method compares favorably with several recent view synthesis methods, and demonstrate applications in magnifying narrow-baseline stereo images.
Molecular Biomonitoring during Rhizoremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil

25/2005 Michael Stefanidakis Cell-Surface Association between Progelatinases and s2 Integrins: Role of the Complexes in Leukocyte Migration 26/2005 Heli Kansanaho Implementation of the Principles of Patient Counselling into Practice in Finnish Community Pharmacies 1/2006 Julia Perttila Expression, Enzymatic Activities and Subcellular Localization of Hepatitis E Virus and Semliki Forest Virus Replicase Proteins 2/2006 Tero Wennberg Computer-Assisted Separation and Primary Screening of Bioactive Compounds 3/2006 Katri Makelainen Lost in Translation: Translation Mechanisms in Production of Cocksfoot Mottle Virus Proteins 4/2006 Kari Kreander A Study on Bacteria-Targeted Screening and in vitro Safety Assessment of Natural Products 5/2006 Gudrun Wahlstrom From Actin Monomers to Bundles: The Role of Twinfi lin and a-Actinin in Drosophila melanogaster Development 6/2006 Jussi Joensuu Production of F4 Fimbrial Adhesin in Plants: A Model for Oral Porcine Vaccine against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli 7/2006 Heikki Vilen Mu in vitro Transposition Technology in Functional Genetics and Genomics: Applications on Mouse and Bacteriophages 8/2006 Jukka Pakkanen Upregulation and Functionality of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors 9/2006 Antti Leinonen Novel Mass Spectrometric Analysis Methods for Anabolic Androgenic Steroids in Sports Drug Testing 10/2006 Paulus Seitavuopio The Roughness and Imaging Characterisation of Different Pharmaceutical Surfaces 11/2006 Leena Laitinen Caco-2 Cell Cultures in the Assessment of Intestinal Absorption: Effects of Some Co-Administered Drugs and Natural Compounds in Biological Matrices 12/2006 Pirjo Wacklin Biodiversity and Phylogeny of Planktic Cyanobacteria in Temperate Freshwater Lakes 13/2006 Antti Alaranta Medication Use in Elite Athletes 14/2006 Anna-Helena Saariaho Characterization of the Molecular Components and Function of the BARE-1, Hin-Mu and Mu Transposition Machineries 15/2006 Jaana Vaitomaa The Effects of Environmental Factors on Biomass and Microcystin Production by the Freshwater Cyanobacterial Genera Microcystis and Anabaena 16/2006 Vootele Voikar Evaluation of Methods and Applications for Behavioural Profi ling of Transgenic Mice 17/2006 Paivi Lindfors GDNF Family Receptors in Peripheral Target Innervation and Hormone Production 18/2006 Tarja Kariola Pathogen-Induced Defense Signaling and Signal Crosstalk in Arabidopsis
The effect of cooking methods on the allergenicity of peanut

Abstract It has been rarely studied why the prevalence of peanut allergy is relative low in China. The aim of this study was to investigate: (i) the major peanut allergens in China, (ii) the effect of buffer composition on peanut allergens extraction efficiency, and (iii) the effect of cooking methods on peanut allergenicity. The allergenic property of peanut protein extracts was assessed by immunoblotting. The relative contents of the major peanut allergens were quantified by densitometry. The ability of IgE to bind to the different peanut preparations (fried, boiled and roasted) was detected with ELISA. In conclusion, Ara h 1 and several proteins belonging to the Ara h 3 were major peanut allergens. Different buffers lead to different extraction efficiency for allergen fragments. The IgE binding property of peanuts processed by cooking, frying and roasting did not differ significantly. Therefore, cooking methods may not explain the reason for the lower prevalence of peanut allergy in China.
Implementing Website Design Based on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Checklist to Increase Web Popularity

One way to increase website popularity is by increasing the user's visit to the website. Search Engine Optimization is a popular concept to increase website popularity or page ranking of a website in search engine, but not many designer know on how to implement the concept so their website popularity could not be controlled. This research aims to create a template based on checklist created from SEO concept. Evaluation is done by comparing website page ranking that created based on this checklist and not. The result of this research is the website popularity ranking which implement SEO design is higher.
Cholesterol concentration in different parts of bovine meat sold in Nsukka, Nigeria: Implications for cardiovascular disease risk

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality globally. Reducing dietary fat and cholesterol intake is central to the reduction in the risk of CVD. In Nigeria and other developing countries, meat is a good source of protein and other nutrients, and its consumption is increasing. This study investigates the cholesterol concentration of ten parts of bovine meat ‐ rib muscle, fore-limb muscle, hind-limb muscle, lungs, large intestine, small intestine, colon, liver, kidney and heart. Standard biochemical methods were used for all assays. The results show that cholesterol concentration was highest in the liver (6.5 ± 0.15 mg/g) and lowest in the large intestine (1.0 ± 0.01 mg/g). Organ meats had more cholesterol per 85 g serving than the daily recommendations of the American Heart Association. Considering that meat has some beneficial effects, we conclude that while bovine meat should not be avoided completely, its consumption (especially bovine organ meats consumption) should be minimized particularly by individuals and populations at risk of CVD and its co-morbid conditions.
Congruence Between Acoustic Traits and Genealogical History Reveals a New Species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) in the High Andes of Colombia

Abstract: The High-Andean Frog (Dendropsophus labialis) is distributed along the Eastern Andes of Colombia between 1900 and 3600 m. We analyzed multiple traits to determine if acoustics and morphology covary with genealogical history or if they evolved following independent trajectories. We generated a phylogeny of D. labialis populations with the use of mitochondrial ribosomal gene (12S, val-RNA, 16S) and nuclear gene (proopiomelanocortin A [POMC]) sequences. Two well-supported clades that correspond to geographic distribution were recovered. Acoustic variation diverges according to genealogical history, but external morphology does not follow this pattern. The strong and congruent divergence observed in acoustic and genetic characters indicates that these two clades correspond to morphologically cryptic, parapatric species. We describe the Northern Clade as a new species (Dendropsophus luddeckei; the Southern Clade retains the name D. labialis). The low level of molecular divergence between two outgroup species, Dendropsophus pelidna and Dendropsophus meridensis, suggests D. pelidna is a junior subjective synonym of D. meridensis.
A Delphi Approach to Developing a Core Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Karnataka, India

This paper describes the results of a modified Delphi approach to gain consensus on a core competency framework for entry level nursing graduates in Karnataka. Based on extensive review of literature, A series of semi structured questionnaires were mailed to fifteen experts from nursing education and Practice and after refining and validating the competency statements consensus in core competency framework emerged consisting of nine distinct Domains - Valuing Human Beings, Professional Nursing Practice, Communication and Interpersonal Relationship, Professional, Legal and Ethical framework, Knowledge and application of knowledge, collaborative therapeutic Practice, Research Utilization , Management of Nursing Services, Professional Advancement with accompanying competency elements and Performance Criteria. This core competency framework based on the Indian Nursing Council's Standards of Nursing Practice was developed as a benchmark to outline the minimum entry level competencies for new nursing graduates. This study finds potential value in standardising the Competencies to be acquired for nursing graduates and also setting the path forward for a Competency Based Assessment.
Metabolic Context and Possible Physiological Themes of ς54-Dependent Genes in Escherichia coli

SUMMARY ς54 has several features that distinguish it from other sigma factors in Escherichia coli: it is not homologous to other ς subunits, ς54-dependent expression absolutely requires an activator, and the activator binding sites can be far from the transcription start site. A rationale for these properties has not been readily apparent, in part because of an inability to assign a common physiological function for ς54-dependent genes. Surveys of ς54-dependent genes from a variety of organisms suggest that the products of these genes are often involved in nitrogen assimilation; however, many are not. Such broad surveys inevitably remove the ς54-dependent genes from a potentially coherent metabolic context. To address this concern, we consider the function and metabolic context of ς54-dependent genes primarily from a single organism, Escherichia coli, in which a reasonably complete list of ς54-dependent genes has been identified by computer analysis combined with a DNA microarray analysis of nitrogen limitation-induced genes. E. coli appears to have approximately 30 ς54-dependent operons, and about half are involved in nitrogen assimilation and metabolism. A possible physiological relationship between ς54-dependent genes may be based on the fact that nitrogen assimilation consumes energy and intermediates of central metabolism. The products of the ς54-dependent genes that are not involved in nitrogen metabolism may prevent depletion of metabolites and energy resources in certain environments or partially neutralize adverse conditions. Such a relationship may limit the number of physiological themes of ς54-dependent genes within a single organism and may partially account for the unique features of ς54 and ς54-dependent gene expression.
Prey Capture By Fish Larvae, Water Flow Patterns and the Effect of Escape Movements of Prey

We present a hydrodynamic model of suction feeding of a 6.5 mm carp larva, calculated from the streamlines and fluid particle pathlines observed. From this model we also have calculated the accelerations of the water near the mouth aperture (which reach 800 m/s2) and the path lines of actively accelerating fluid particles (which mimic 'escaping prey'). The shape of the parcel of water sucked into the mouth cavity is almost spherical, due to the prevalence of suction flow over swimming velocity. This parcel of water is entirely in front of the initial position of the larva. We suggest that the low velocity of swimming and the absence of protrusion of the mouth are functionally coupled with the high inaccuracy of aiming of young fish larvae. For a prey starting in the centre of this parcel of water the best direction for escape is forward. The velocity required for escaping radially is twice as high as for escaping forwards. Optimum sucking techniques for fish larvae are discussed.
Growth response of Trifolium repens L. and Lolium perenne L. as monocultures and bi‐species mixture to free air CO2 enrichment and management

Trifolium repens L. and Lolium perenne L. were grown in monocultures and bi‐species mixture in a Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (FACE) experiment at elevated (60 Pa) and ambient (35 Pa) CO2 partial pressure (pCO2) for three years. The effects of defoliation frequencies (4 and 7 cuts in 1993; 4 and 8 cuts in 1994/95) and nitrogen fertilization (10 and 42 g m–2 y–1 N in 1993; 14 and 56 g m–2 y–1 N in 1994/95) on the growth response to pCO2 were investigated.
The RAPD analysis of genetic variability in the granary weevil [Sitophilus granarius L.] populations

Granary weevil (Sitophilus granarius L.) belongs to primary stored-product pests and causes extensive economical losses by reducing quantity and quality of the grain and wheat products. The morphological diversity within each of three most common weevil species: S. granarius, S. oryzae and S. zeamais is high. All three species can also feed on different types of grain. The aim of our study was to check the range of molecular diversity between ten populations of S. granarius derived from different sources in Poland, Europe and USA and to compare results with those obtained for some populations of S. oryzae and S. zeamais. For phylogenetic analysis we applied the RAPD technique, which provides DNA markers dispersed throughout the whole genome and are easy to collect and analyse. The phylogenetic analysis of obtained results revealed the high similarity between all populations of granary weevil, European as well as American ones and, simultaneously, considerable diversity between granary weevil and rice and maize weevils.
Assessment of the ecological impact of an oil spill on shallow brackish-water benthic communities: a case study in the northeastern Baltic Sea

The relationship between the abiotic environment and the structure of macrozoobenthos was studied in shallow bays of the southwestern Gulf of Finland, the Baltic Sea, that were impacted by a moderate oil spill in 2006. Seabed sediment characteristics, depth, and wave exposure best explained the structure of benthos. Statistical analyses did not show explicit effects of oil on benthos. The decrease in the abundance of Bathyporeia pilosa and Macoma balthica may be related to the oil, but it would be speculative to attribute this pattern solely to the spill without a proper before- after-control-impact (BACI) design with several control locations. Our study clearly showed that in the case of accidental environmental impacts like oil pollution it is impossible to apply a proper setup of the BACI design. This leads to difficulties in distinguishing between the effects of natural environmental factors and oil on the biota. The study also advocates for needs of alternative methodologies in order to effectively assess the impacts of accidental anthropogenic disturbances on benthic communities.