Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson decaying into $ b\overline{b} $ produced in association with top quarks decaying hadronically in pp collisions at $ \sqrt{s}=8 $ TeV with the ATLAS detector

A search for Higgs boson production in association with a pair of top quarks (tt̄H) is performed, where the Higgs boson decays to bb̄, and both top quarks decay hadronically. The data used correspond to an integrated luminosity of 20.3 fb−1 of pp collisions at √ s = 8 TeV collected with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The search selects events with at least six energetic jets and uses a boosted decision tree algorithm to discriminate between signal and Standard Model background. The dominant multijet background is estimated using a dedicated data-driven technique. For a Higgs boson mass of 125 GeV, an upper limit of 6.4 (5.4) times the Standard Model cross section is observed (expected) at 95% confidence level. The best-fit value for the signal strength is μ = 1.6±2.6 times the Standard Model expectation for mH = 125 GeV. Combining all tt̄H searches carried out by ATLAS at √ s = 8 and 7 TeV, an observed (expected) upper limit of 3.1 (1.4) times the Standard Model expectation is obtained at 95% confidence level, with a signal strength μ = 1.7± 0.8.
An Enhanced Ensemble of Long Short-Term Memory and Vector AutoRegression for Energy Consumption Forecasting

Objectives: To design and develop an enhanced ensemble model for residential energy consumption prediction using time series analysis. Methods: The system is consistent of an ensemble made from two time series models, which are later combined to produce a ﬁnal prediction through the use of bagging techniques. The energy proﬁle is built for this study using the data collected from a single-phase Minion Energy Monitor, installed in residential buildings, which is developed by Minion Labs India Private Limited. Samples are collected for a time of 7 days with a two second interval. This data is then restructured and normalized for it to ﬁt the enhanced ensemble model of Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Vector Autoregression (VAR) using bagging techniques and weighted average to obtain the predictions. Findings: The proposed model has produced an enhanced R2 score of 98.99% when compared to LSTM (74.85%), SVM (62.41%), VAR (82.914%) and ARIMA (93.152%) standalone models. It makes use of an analyzed lag variable to reduce computation complexity and resource utilization. Further, an ensemble technique is used to pick out the strengths of two models. An analysis performed showed that this architecture is 6.08% better than the algorithms for LSTM and VAR individually. Novelty: A data driven solution is proposed in this study through the enhancement of existing models to create an ensemble and thereby creating a stable structure that predicts values using a weighted average. The weighted average ensures that precise outputs are obtained by giving more importance to predictions that are closer to the actual values. The use of a lag variable further increases the eﬃciency, learning rate, dealing with non-linear features, less error and faster training of the proposed architecture. All these factors also aid in improving the accuracy for a time series data prediction.
Defending the past by challenging the future spatial and institutional path dependencies in the Naples port-city region

Historical paths matter in port-city regions. Here, spatial patterns and governance arrangements are path dependent to the point that once certain paths have been established, these become hard to change. This de ﬁ nes a condition of institutional inertia that plays a signi ﬁ cant role in preventing any form of spatial change. Naples is an exemplar of how different actors have historically developed their own routines and planning tools, resulting in the spatial and governance separation still visible today. How do path dependencies in ﬂ uence the port – city (and regional) relationship we are experiencing today? Nowadays, ports operate in an increasingly changing environment where spatial and economic developments can be better understood as the results of actors ’ interactions across different scales. In order to cope with global urgencies, such as energy, economic and societal transition, European infrastructure policies are driving many port authorities towards infrastructural integration and governance cooperation. This offers signi ﬁ cant opportunities to improve relations among ports, but it mostly leaves out the interconnections with cities and larger regions. Moreover, it also challenges consolidated beliefs and planning cultures which have planned ports and cities as disconnected entities, at least since industrialization. In Naples, local and national authorities ﬁ nd it dif ﬁ cult to de ﬁ ne a sustainable consistency of interests. Today, the Central Tyrrhenian seaport system is the new institutional umbrella overseeing the three main ports of the region: Naples, Castellammare di Stabia and Salerno. This paper investigates whether this new governance entity results in either an opportunity for change or a reinforcement of existing path dependencies.
HSV-1 and HSV-2 Seropositive Subjects Recognized by CD4 Lymphocytes from Both Simplex Virus Type 2 Glycoprotein D Are Immunodominant Epitopes in Herpes

In human recurrent cutaneous herpes simplex, there is a sequential inﬁltrate of CD4 and then CD8 lymphocytes into lesions. CD4 lymphocytes are the major producers of the key cytokine IFN- (cid:1) in lesions. They recognize mainly structural proteins and especially glycoproteins D and B (gD and gB) when restimulated in vitro. Recent human vaccine trials using recombinant gD showed partial protection of HSV seronegative women against genital herpes disease and also, in placebo recipients, showed protection by prior HSV1 infection. In this study, we have deﬁned immunodominant peptide epitopes recognized by 8 HSV1 (cid:2) and/or 16 HSV2 (cid:2) patients using 51 Cr-release cytotoxicity and IFN- (cid:1) ELISPOT assays. Using a set of 39 overlapping 20-mer peptides, more than six immunodominant epitopes were deﬁned in gD2 (two to six peptide epitopes were recognized for each subject). Further ﬁne mapping of these responses for 4 of the 20-mers, using a panel of 9 internal 12-mers for each 20-mers, combined with MHC II typing and also direct in vitro binding assay of these peptides to individual DR molecules, showed more than one epitope per 20-mers and promiscuous binding of individual 20-mers and 12-mers to multiple DR types. All four 20-mer peptides were cross-recognized by both HSV1 (cid:2) /HSV2 (cid:3) and HSV1 (cid:3) /HSV2 (cid:2) subjects, but the sites of recognition differed within the 20-mers where their sequences were divergent. This work provides a basis for CD4 lymphocyte cross-recognition of gD2 and possibly cross-protection observed in previous clinical studies and in vaccine trials. The Journal of Immunology, 2008, 181: 6604–6615. detected between the effects of internal peptide number (one to nine) and HSV status, a Mann-Whitney U test was then used to compare the rank scores between the HSV groups for those internal peptides identiﬁed as having major amino acid discrepancies between HSV1 and HSV2. Two-tailed tests with a 5% signiﬁcance level were used for these comparisons.
A self-adaptive multimeme memetic algorithm co-evolving utility scores to control genetic operators and their parameter settings. Applied Soft

Memetic algorithms are a class of well-studied metaheuristics which combine evolutionary algorithms and local search techniques. A meme represents con-tagious piece of information in an adaptive information sharing system. The canonical memetic algorithm uses a ﬁxed meme , denoting a hill climbing operator, to improve each solution in a population during the evolutionary search process. Given global parameters and multiple parametrised operators, adaptation often becomes a crucial constituent in the design of MAs. In this study, a self-adaptive self-conﬁguring steady-state multimeme memetic algorithm (SS-MMA) variant is proposed. Along with the individuals (solutions), SSMMA co-evolves memes, encoding the utility score for each algorithmic component choice and relevant parameter setting option. An individual uses tournament selection to decide which operator and parameter setting to employ at a given step. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated on six combinatorial optimisation problems from a cross-domain heuristic search benchmark. The results indicate the success of SSMMA when compared to the static MAs as well as widely used self-adaptive Multimeme Memetic Algorithm from the scientiﬁc literature. mutation low-level heuristic, local search low-level heuristic
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CYPRINID HERPESVIRUSES IN UKRAINE

of the research was to investigate diseased fish species Labeo ( Labeo bicolor ) and Sack-gill Catfish ( Heteropneustes fossilis ) by testing several diagnostic systems targeting fish herpesviruses in purpose to determine the etiology of the outbreak infection in aquarium fishes at the Kуiv Zoo during summer 2017. During a fish health inspection of aquariums in Kyiv Zoo, an Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 — CyHV-3 was detected in Labeo and Sack-gill Catfish. Preliminary examination of infected fish revealed a range of lesions particularly in internal organs and tissues. The gills of diseased fish were characterized by hyperaemia and necrosis. The infringement of liver color and structure, kidney swelling and gallbladder necrosis were observed in both fish species. The virus did not grow in fish cell lines of RTG-2, FHM and EPC, that was evident by absence of any morphological changes in appropriate cell lines. Also initially fish were tested for parasitic and bacterial infections and they were determined to be non-infected. Our results demonstrated that specific oligonucleotide primers for thymidine kinase gene of CyHV-3 were successfully amplified the specific DNA fragments. The length of polymerase chain reaction product, as expected, was 264 nucleotide pairs. The amplified specific fragments were identical to the area of thymidine kinase gene CyHV-3, as was shown by sequence analysis. The identity of nucleotide sequences composed 97–99%. The same positive results were obtained using primers that recommended by the International Epizootic Bureau, fragments in size of 409 and 292 were also obtained. In our opinion, CyHV-3 was brought to Ukraine by import of aquarium fish avoiding sanitary control of transboundary transportation. Therefore, the uncontrolled import of aquarium and cultured fish species is a serious problem because imported fish could be as a source of highly pathogenic infections for industrial aquaculture.
ImmunizationSystemic and Mucosal CTL After Nasal Cytokine Requirements for Induction of

Cholera toxin (CT) is frequently used as an experimental adjuvant intranasally for the induction of systemic and mucosal immunity. However, CT is highly reactogenic and not approved for use in humans. To deﬁne the cytokine requirements for the nasal activation of the systemic and mucosal immune system, and to design new adjuvants with efﬁcacy similar to CT, we deﬁned the cytokines that were able to replace CT as a nasal adjuvant for the induction of CTL. BALB/c mice were nasally immunized with an HIV immunogen that contains an MHC class I-restricted CTL epitope (cid:1) cytokines and tested for HIV-speciﬁc immune responses. We found that combinations of IL-1 (cid:2) plus IL-18, IL-1 (cid:2) plus IL-12, and IL-1 (cid:2) plus IL-12 plus GM-CSF each induced optimal splenocyte anti-HIV CTL responses in immunized mice (range 60–71% peptide-speciﬁc 51 Cr release). Peak H-2D d -peptide tetramer-binding T cell responses induced by cytokine combinations were up to 5.5% of CD8 (cid:3) PBMC. Nasal immunization with HIV immunogen and IL-1 (cid:2) , IL-12, and GM-CSF also induced Ag-speciﬁc IFN- (cid:4) -secreting cells in the draining cervical lymph node and the lung. The use of IL-1 (cid:2) , IL-12, and GM-CSF as nasal adjuvants was associated with an increased expression of MHC class II and B7.1 on nonlymphocytes within the nasal-associated
DIBUTYL PHOSPHATE/PROPYLAMINE MIXTURES SHOW SUPRA-MOLECULAR SLOW BUILDING UP UNDER MAGNETIC FIELD

A BSTRACT . Liquids with anisotropic local nanostructures which are able to be oriented by a magnetic field can give birefringence. Usually magnetically-induced birefringence is low owing to the low magnetic energy of molecules and to the averaging effect due to thermal agitation. At the same time, the response is usually very fast given the typical timescales of molecular orientational dynamics (nanoseconds). However, we show that the dibutyl phosphate/propylamine liquid mixture is characterized by an extremely slow response (hours) to the magnetic field and by an intense overall effect ( ∆ n / λ ≈ − 0 . 1 m − 1 at 1 Tesla). This surprising behavior has been interpreted as a manifestation of a novel phenomenon of progressive building up of larger and larger internally ordered hetero-associates driven by the magnetic field and involving strongly interacting amphiphiles.
Review Framework for Hybrid Approaches to Outlier Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks

: Wireless sensor networks produce a huge amount of data that are stored and transferred from one place to other. The data, when transmitted or accumulated, is exposed to attack. Various techniques or applications are available to determine various kind of attacks to make it less vulnerable. Outlier detection uses data mining techniques to detect the unanticipated behavior within data, proving the network being intruded or attacked. Outliers are considered to be the major category of anomalies in WSN. This paper analyzes various data mining techniques for outlier detection to provide healthier perceptive of the existing techniques and it focuses on different hybrid data mining techniques used to detect and analyze outlier data.
Investigation of Operation Optimization of CCHP and Water Source Heat Pump Compound Energy Supply Systems

Several studies and applications have explored combined cooling, heating, and power systems (CCHP) and water source heat pump systems, but the compound operation of these systems have not been sufficiently investigated. The majority of investigations on CCHP system optimization are based on economic, energy quantity, or energy level perspectives. These different optimization objectives provided varied results. The author introduces an optimization method that takes exergetic cost as optimization objective to couple energy cost, energy quantity, and energy level into a comprehensive indicator that integrates optimization results. The quantities of import and export energy are calculated based on the mathematical models including exergetic cost, CCHP system, and water source heat pump system. The systems’ exergetic cost is then compared and analyzed under the external constraint conditions to determine the operation strategy. Finally, the optimization method is applied to the compound energy supply system of Danzishi centre business district (CBD) CCHP plant station in Chongqing China. Results show that the exergetic cost of operation of the compound system is 0.103 US dollar/kWh in summer and 0.088 dollar/kWh in winter, which are lower than the water source heat pump and closer to that of the CCHP system. Primary energy utilization rate (PER) in summer is 1.40 and 0.92 in winter. These findings verify the capability of the method to help the CCHP and water source heat pump compound systems achieve good energy efficiency and economy performance. The investigation develops the theoretical method and reference for the practical application of operation optimization and performance research of CCHP and relative compound energy supply systems.
Toxicology in Vitro E ﬀ ect of diesel exhaust generated by a city bus engine on stress responses and innate immunity in primary bronchial epithelial cell cultures

Harmful e ﬀ ects of diesel emissions can be investigated via exposures of human epithelial cells, but most of previous studies have largely focused on the use of diesel particles or emission sources that are poorly re-presentative of engines used in current tra ﬃ c. We studied the cellular response of primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBECs) at the air-liquid interface (ALI) to the exposure to whole diesel exhaust (DE) generated by a Euro V bus engine, followed by treatment with UV- inactivated non-typeable Haemophilus in ﬂ uenzae (NTHi) bacteria to mimic microbial exposure. The e ﬀ ect of prolonged exposures was investigated, as well as the di ﬀ erence in the responses of cells from COPD and control donors and the e ﬀ ect of emissions generated during a cold start. HMOX1 and NQO1 expression was transiently induced after DE exposure. DE inhibited the NTHi-induced expression of human beta-defensin-2 ( DEFB4A ) and of the chaperone HSPA5 /BiP. In contrast, expression of the stress-induced PPP1R15A/GADD34 and the che-mokine CXCL8 was increased in cells exposed to DE and NTHi. HMOX1 induction was signi ﬁ cant in both COPD and controls, while inhibition of DEFB4A expression by DE was signi ﬁ cant only in COPD cells. No signi ﬁ cant di ﬀ erences were observed when comparing cellular responses to cold engine start and prewarmed engine emissions.
A fifteen level modified active neutral point clamped multilevel converter for isolated power supply systems

The application of multilevel level power converters in various fields of electrical industry gained momentum during the last decade. Hybrid multilevel converters (HMC) are emerging as an alternative to the conventional two stage inverter topology in high and medium power industrial sectors. Consistency in operation, quality of output power and litheness in enhancement are the vital factors contributed to the development of hybrid multilevel converters. The major challenge met by HMC’s are to attain a trade-off between the number of dc sources, switching devices and voltage levels. This paper presents the development of a modified active neutral point clamped fifteen level multi-level converter for isolated power supply electric systems. A Variable Frequency Overlapped Carrier (VFOC) modulation scheme is implemented for capacitor voltage balancing and switching loss reduction. Proposed system has been simulated under Matlab Simulink environment and a low power laboratory prototype is developed for endorsing the reliability and efficiency of the proposed converter.
Model predictive control of a humanoid robot

The range of motions that humanoid robots are able to realize is strongly limited by inherent dynamical constraints so that any control law that does not consider these limitations, in one way or another, will fail to avoid falling. The Model Predictive Control (MPC) technique is capable of handling constraints on the state and the control explicitly, which makes it highly apt for the control of walking robots.We begin by unveiling the specific structure of these constraints, stressing especially the impor- tance of the supports on the ground. We give thereupon a sufficient condition for keeping balance and formulate an MPC law that complies with it. This formulation serves us then for the design of practicable controllers capable of more efficient and more robust control of humanoid robots.
Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) site fidelity at Península Valdés, Argentina

ABSTRACT Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) are long-distance migratory shorebirds that fly from the Arctic to the southern tip of South America. They stop over in a few places with high concentrations of trophic resources that act like population bottlenecks. At a population level, unavailable resources during a stopover can have catastrophic consequences. Because of their importance, these sites must be managed and conserved. On their northward migration, Red Knots stop over on Península Valdés (Patagonian Argentina) between March and May, during which we surveyed them every year between 2006 and 2013. This peninsula is surrounded by 2 gulfs where the Blancas, Fracasso, Conos, and Sarmiento Beaches were monitored (in the San José Gulf), and the Colombo Beach (in the Nuevo Gulf). We recorded encounter–reencounter data of individually tagged Red Knots through telescopes. To evaluate Red Knot site fidelity, we used the Standardized Site Fidelity Index, which was calculated for individual beaches and grouping the beaches by gulf. In order of importance, Red Knots were more faithful to Blancas, Fracasso, and Colombo Beaches. When we grouped beaches, site fidelity was greater in the San José Gulf, which can be linked to reports of its greater food supply. The use of this index is a useful and powerful tool to make decisions or propose management strategies. RESUMEN (Spanish) Los playeros rojizos son aves playeras migradoras de larga distancia, que vuelan desde el Ártico hasta el sur de Sudamérica. Realizan paradas migratorias en escasos sitios con elevada oferta trófica, los cuales actúan como cuellos de botella poblacionales. Se han registrado consecuencias catastróficas a nivel poblacional cuando los recursos no estuvieron disponibles durante una parada migratoria, por lo que dichos sitios deben ser manejados y conservados. En su migración al norte, entre los meses de marzo–mayo se detienen en Península Valdés (Patagonia Argentina), donde se realizaron monitoreos todos los años entre 2006–2013. La península está rodeada por 2 golfos donde las playas Blancas, Fracasso, Conos y Sarmiento fueron monitoreadas en el Golfo San José y playa Colombo en el golfo Nuevo. Se tomaron datos de encuentro-reencuentro de playeros rojizos anillados individualmente en todas las playas utilizando telescopios. Para evaluar la fidelidad al sitio por parte de los playeros rojizos, se utilizó el Índice Estandarizado de Fidelidad al Sitio. Este índice se calculó para cada playa y agrupando las playas según el golfo donde se ubican. En orden decreciente, los playeros rojizos fueron más fieles a las playas de Blancas, Fracasso y Colombo. Cuando las playas se agruparon por golfo, la fidelidad al sitio fue mayor en el golfo San José que en el golfo Nuevo, la cual puede estar relacionada con la reportada mayor oferta trófica en este golfo. La aplicación de este índice es una herramienta útil y poderosa para tomar decisiones o proponer estrategias para su manejo. Palabras clave: aves playeras, conservación, encuentro y reencuentro, escala migratoria, manejo.
DNA Analysis of the Lectotype Specimen of Ulva nematoidea Bory (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) Determines Its Synonymy with Ulva lactuca L.

ABSTRACT Ulva nematoidea Bory is a currently accepted species distributed in the south eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Chile. Its identity however remains unknown because no DNA sequences have been obtained from the type specimen. To determine its identity and taxonomic status, we performed high-throughput sequencing on a fragment of the lectotype specimen of U. nematoidea. Genetic analyses of the rbcL, tufA and nuclear ITS DNA found that U. nematoidea is identical in sequence to U. lactuca L. These results indicate that U. nematoidea is a synonym of U. lactuca and further highlight the need for sequencing additional type specimens of Ulva L. RÉSUMÉ L'analyse de l'ADN du spécimen lectotype d'Ulva nematoidea Bory (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) détermine sa synonymie avec Ulva lactuca L. Ulva nematoidea Bory est une espèce actuellement acceptée répartie dans le sud-est de l'océan Pacifique, du Mexique au Chili. Son identité reste cependant inconnue car aucune séquence d'ADN n'a été obtenue à partir du spécimen type. Pour déterminer son identité et son statut taxonomique, nous avons effectué un séquençage à haut débit sur un fragment du spécimen lectotype d'U. nematoidea. Les analyses génétiques de l'ADN rbcL, tufA et ITS nucléaire ont révélé que U. nematoidea a une séquence identique à U. lactuca L. Ces résultats indiquent que U. nematoidea est un synonyme de U. lactuca et soulignent davantage la nécessité de séquencer des spécimens types supplémentaires d'Ulva L.