Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mitigation of Ferroresonance By FACTS In Electrical Network

Abstract: Catastrophic circumstances and equipment failures continue to occur due to Ferroresonance even though this phenomenon has been extensively investigated since, many years ago. This study enhances mitigation of Ferroresonance by means of Flexible AC Transmission System. Static var compensator is used to suppress Ferroresonance along with controlling voltage and reactive power in the network. Manitoba Hydro 230 kV electrical network has experienced Ferroresonant states several times. In this paper, by means of PSCAD/EMTDC simulation software, Ferroresonant states are recognized and analyzed in Manitoba Hydro network. Ferroresonant states are classified in adequate modes by Ferroresonance detection tools. Power and control circuit of SVC is designed and Ferroresonant states are examined in presence of SVC.
Influences of Bleeding Conditions on the Quality and Lipid Degradation of Cobia ( Rachycentron canadum ) Fillets During Frozen Storage

The effects of bleeding methods (iced water bleeding and air bleeding) on the quality and lipid degradation of cobia fillets during frozen storage for 24 weeks at -20  2 C were investigated. Bleeding significantly retarded lipid hydrolysis and oxidation progress, resulting in lower free fatty acid (FFA), lipid hydroperoxides (PV), thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) and higher phospholipids content (PL) obtained in bled samples. A higher polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content was observed in the bled samples compared to that of the unbled samples. Ice water bleeding showed the best bleeding method in terms of blood removal, leading to lower heme and non-heme iron contents in the fish muscle. Heme pigments in the fish muscle oxidised during frozen storage, resulting in decreased heme iron content and increased non-heme iron content. The development of lipid hydrolysis and oxidation was in high correlations with the heme and non-heme iron content remained in the fish muscle. Oxidation of lipid and heme pigments was the main cause of the flesh discolouration during frozen storage, resulting in decreased lightness (L* value) and increased yellowish (b* value). Cobia need to be bled before processing to maintain the quality of the product during frozen storage.
Take My Course, Please: The Effects of the Principles Experience on Student Curriculum Choice

Colleges and universities ha ve experienced a dramatic decline in the number of economics majors during the 1990s. Between 1992 and 1994 alone, the number of economics degrees awarded decreased by over 20 percent (Siegfried and Scott 1994; Siegfried 1995). Although some evidence indicates that the trend may be reversing (Siegfried 1997), 1 enrollment levels are still a matter of concer n in economics departments throughout the country. Although recent research has helped to explain the general trend in economics majors, 2 existing studies pr ovide little in the way of policy guidance for eco nomics departments seeking to stem the decline in majors and in enrollment. Various modifications in the economics principles course ha ve been suggested to increase the number of economics majors. These proposals include assigning popular instructors to principles classes (Mar go and Siegfried 1996), employing more female and minority instructors to ser ve as role models (Catanese 1991), and changing the content and methodology of economics classes to make economics accessible to a broader range of students (Bartlett 1995). Ho wever, no systematic analysis has been done of the impact of these proposals on the likeli hood that students will pursue further study in economics or become an eco nomics major. 3 We used microdata on students taking economics principles courses o ver a three-year span to determine the effect of student characteristics, instructor characteristics, and structural characteristics of the principles course on a student’s subsequent decision to take additional economics classes or pursue an econom ics degree. Our focus was on variables that may be within the policy control of departments seeking to boost enrollment and increase the number of majors.
Content-Based Image Retrieval Using Three Pixels Color Co-Occurrence Matrix *

A new color descriptor, namely three pixels color co-occurrence matrix, is proposed in this paper. It imple- ments content-based image retrieval via representing the spatial correlation of the same three pixels. The proposed de- scriptor first converts color image from RGB color space to Lab color space. The original color image is then quantized into 90 colors and co-occurrence matrix used for image analysis. Finally, 90-dimensional vector is adopted to describe image features. Image retrieval experimental results shown that the performances of the proposed descriptor are better than that of gray level co-occurrence matrix and MPEG-7 color layout descriptor. It has good discriminative power of color structure distribution, and can combine the color and texture features.
Effects of flavonoids dietary supplementation on egg yolk antioxidant capacity and cholesterol level

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Increased levels of Serum Nitrogen oxides are indicators of Post-treatment response in Mood disorder patients with Acute episodes

Background: Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) has an important role in mood disorders. This study aims to investigate whether serum NOx levels are associated with bipolar disorder, manic episodes (BD-ME) and major depressive disorder, depressive episodes (MDD-DE), and to evaluate the impact of treatments on NOx levels and symptoms severity in BD-ME and MDD-DE patients. Methods: We enrolled 20 patients with BD-ME, 18 with MDD-DE, and 80 healthy subjects. Serum NOx levels were measured with assay kits. Symptom severity was evaluated using the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) for BD-ME and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) for MDDDE. We collected and analyzed patients’ NOx, YMRS, and HAM-D data while pre-treatment (admission) and post-treatment (discharge). Results: Serum NOx levels of the healthy controls were higher than patients with BD-ME and lower than patients with MDD-DE, but the difference was not statistically significant. Serum NOx levels were both increased in BD-ME (p=0.0047) and in MDD-DE (p=0.0398) patients after treatment. The changes of NOx levels were not associated with the changes of YMRS scores in BD-ME patients after treatment. However, the changes of NOx levels were negatively correlated with the changes of HAM-D scores in MDD patients after treatment (p=0.0473). Conclusions: Our results suggest that increased levels of serum NOx are indicators in patients with BDME and MDD-DE after treatment. In addition, the changes of serum NOx levels might be measuring biomarkers for assessment of treatment response in MDD-DE patients.
Simplified Slow Freezing Program Established for Effective Banking of Embryonic Stem Cells

This study was designed to simplify a cryopreservation program for embryonic stem cells (ESCs) by selection of cooling method and cryoprotectant. Commercially available mouse El 4 embryonic stem cells (ESCs) were cryopreserved with various protocols, and morphology and viability of the frozen-thawed ESCs and their reactive oxygen species (ROS) production were subsequently monitored. Post-thaw colony-formation of ESCs was detected only after a slow freezing using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) by stepwise placement of a freezing container into a -80°C deep freezer and subsequently into -196°C liquid nitrogen, while no proliferation was detected after vitrification. When the simplified protocol was employed, the replacement of DMSO with a mixture of DMSO and ethylene glycol (EG) further improved the post-thaw survival. ROS generation in ESCs frozen-thawed with the optimized protocol was not increased compared with non-frozen ESCs. The use of fresh mouse embryonic fibroblasts as feeder cells for post-thaw subculture did not further increase post-thaw cell viability. In conclusion, a simplified slow-freezing program without employing programmable freezer but using DMSO and EG was developed which maintains cell viability and colony-forming activity of ESCs during post-thaw subculture.
THE DARK TRIAD, EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY AND PERFORMANCE IN NEW VENTURES

Entrepreneurship literature has generally ignored the entrepreneur’s dark side. Individuals high on dark characteristics may have success, but leave a trial of interpersonal abuse and harm. Examining the relationship between founder levels of the dark triad, employee creativity and performance, support was found for the hypothesis that increases in employee tenure will weaken any benefits garnered by dark triad tactics. The results have significant implications for understanding the dark triad – employee performance link. Practically, the results may help investors identify and replace problem founders, reducing the likelihood of negative employee-related outcomes which may hinder the ventures growth and success opportunities.
Seasonal evapotranspiration changes (1983–2006) of four large basins on the Tibetan Plateau

Lack of reliable historical basin‐scale evapotranspiration (ET) estimates is a bottleneck for water balance analyses and model evaluation on the Tibetan Plateau (TP). This study looks at four large basins on the TP to develop a general approach suitable for large river basins to estimate historical monthly ET. Five existing global ET products are evaluated against monthly ET estimated by the water balance method as a residual from precipitation (P), terrestrial water storage change (ΔS), and discharge (R). The five ET products exhibit similar seasonal variability, despite of the different amounts among them. A bias correction method, based on the probability distribution mapping between the reference ET and the five products during 2003–2012, effectively removes nearly all biases and significantly increases the reliability of the products. Then, the surface water balance changes for the four basins are analyzed based on the corrected ET products as well as observed P and R during 1983–2006. A trend analysis shows an upward trend for ET in the four basins for all seasons during the past three decades, along with the regional warming, as well as a dominating increasing trend in P and negative trend in R.
The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age

Introduction Chapter 1. Deciphering DNA: The Art and Science of a Supermolecule Chapter 2. Reductionism: Reducing the Body to a Code Script of Information Chapter 3. Mutation, Manipulations, and Monsters: The New Grotesque in Art Chapter 4. Blurring Boundaries: Chimeras and Transgenics Chapter 5. Breeding Better Babies: A New Eugenics? Chapter 6. Commodification: Genes for Sale Chapter 7. Science as Culture: Through the Artist's Lens
Clarifying the validity of eye movement measures from various eye tracker types

Eye data quality has a large effect on choice of event detection algorithm, which in turn effects all measures of eye movements recorded for a study. Quality is effected by system used as well as by the individual characteristics and behaviours of the individual participant. A clear evaluation of algorithms and their thresholds across typical eye data quality profiles is lacking. Here we present first results from a larger study on eye data quality, selecting 20 participants, 4 eye tracking systems, and three commonly implemented event detection algorithms. We assess how eye movement measures from the same eye behaviour are effected by system noise characteristics, sample rate, and choice of algorithm. RESULTS
The Application of Syntactic Priming in Second Language Research

In this report, we provide a brief discussion of syntactic priming and how this methodology has provided insight into issues of syntactic representation, specifically in terms of the autonomy of syntax and the relationship between production and perception in syntactic representation. We present results from studies related to syntactic priming in bilinguals and second/foreign language learners that focus on the ways in which syntactic priming can illuminate the representation of syntax in acquisition and bilingual grammar. Finally, we suggest further paths of research using this methodology.
Nečas Center for Mathematical Modeling Approximation in multiscale modelling of microstructure evolution in shape-memory alloys

Various models of microstructure in deformation gradient a nd its evolution arising in martensitic mechanically-induced isothermal phase trans formation are surveyed and scrutinized, focusing on over-bridging of various scales of the problem a nd its numerical approximation. In particular, numerically efficient model of a relaxed proble m is shown to be approximated by conventional but computationally less efficient model based on sta dard partial differential inequalities.
Analysis and application of miniature 3D inductor

The structure of the miniature 3D inductors is presented in this paper. The proposed miniature 3D inductors have been fabricated in a standard 0.35-/spl mu/m one-poly-four-metal (1P4M) CMOS process. According to the measurement results, the self-resonance frequency (f/sub SR/) of the proposed miniature 3D inductor is at least 34% higher than the conventional stacked inductor. Moreover, the proposed miniature 3D inductor occupies only 16% area of the conventional planar spiral inductor with the same inductance. The analytical equations are derived and the capacitances distribution model is proposed to elucidate why the miniature 3D inductor has the higher self-resonance frequency. A CMOS voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), which utilized the proposed miniature 3D inductors, has also been demonstrated.
Low-overhead Heuristic Algorithms for Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks

Cognitive Radio (CR) has matured as a research field and has the goal to improve the utilization of spectrum. This technology enables a CR user to function in unlicensed or licensed bands without causing interference to primary users. In order to achieve this functionality a CR user needs to sense the spectrum and exploit efficiently the transmission opportunities. In this paper we propose two heuristic sensing algorithms for adhoc CR networks with low computational requirements, where each user tries to exploit ? spectrum holes? based only on its own observations. The first algorithm refers to an immediate reward approach, according to which, each time a ? spectrum hole? is detected, it is used instantaneously. The second refers to an immediate-versus-future-reward approach, where the CR may wait to sense the next channel instead of transmitting in the current one, if the expected reward when using the next channel is greater than the instant. In our proposed algorithms we examine both known and unknown statistics of channels. For the case of unknown channel parameters we introduce an initial sensing time and we investigate through simulations the impact of different sensing periods on the system's throughput.
Stability and Energy-Casimir Mapping for Integrable Deformations of the Kermack-McKendrick System

Integrable deformations of a Hamilton-Poisson system can be obtained altering its constants of motion. These deformations are integrable systems that can have various dynamical properties. In this paper, we give integrable deformations of the Kermack-McKendrick model for epidemics, and we analyze a particular integrable deformation. More precisely, we point out two Poisson structures that lead to infinitely many Hamilton-Poisson realizations of the considered system. Furthermore, we study the stability of the equilibrium points, we give the image of the energy-Casimir mapping, and we point out some of its properties.
Effect in CD 34 and SDF-1 Mobilization in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice ( Pradana et al . ) Detection of VipAlbumin ® Effect in CD 34 and SDF-1 Mobilization in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetes Mellitus Mice

Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the body loses its ability to provide tight regulation and maintain a dynamic interaction between the tissue sensitivity and insulin secretion by β cells. The impact of this dysfunctional mechanism is uncontrolled blood glucose levels that lead to hyperglycemia condition. Highly reactive free radicals have a strong involvement in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus, where one of its forming process may be triggered by hyperglycemia condition. Patients with diabetes mellitus itself vulnerable to endothelial dysfunction, which is caused by a decrease in circulating endothelial progenitor cells, and also a decrease in chemokines which play a role in affecting the activities of these cells. Hyperglycemia condition and free radical activity is a major cause of these endothelial progenitor cells dysfunction.The purpose of this study was to determine the role of VipAlbumin®, a supplement derived from Channa striatus albumin extracts in inhibiting the action of free radicals that are formed due to hyperglycemia condition, which can affect the increase in endothelial progenitor cells relative amount. This study used BALB/C mice that induced to undergo diabetes mellitus through streptozotocin injection intraperitoneally at 5-day old. Mice who have reached 4 week old and positive to diabetes mellitus (blood glucose levels > 200 mg.dl -1 ) will be administered with VipAlbumin® orally for 14 days. VipAlbumin® dosage was divided into 4 groups: positive control (without VipAlbumin®); 1 st dose (0.01664 mg.gr -1 BW); 2 nd dose (0.416 mg.gr -1 BW); 3 rd dose (10.4 mg.gr -1 BW). The last step was flow cytometric analysis to determine the development of endothelial progenitor cells relative amount, which isolated from bone marrow. The variables measured in this study were the relative amount of CD34 + and SDF-1. Based to flow cytometric analysis, mice with VipAlbumin® administration did not show any significant improvement in CD34 relative amount when compared to the positive control. Relative amount of Chemokine SDF-1 itself, although only occur at the 3 rd dose of VipAlbumin® treatment, has increased and significantly different from the positive control.
Hydrocephalus and the Cerebrospinal Fluid.

This is a timely monograph reviewing the issues that relate to hydrocephalus from all points of view, beginning with cerebrospinal fluid physiology, and then dealing with pathogenesis, pathology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hydrocephalus. It is timely because the past 15 to 20 years have seen the development of a breadth of experience with regard to shunting procedures, and more recently, a significant body of new information has come from the laboratory on cerebrospinal fluid physiology and experimental studies of hydrocephalus. It is an excellent time to reconsider the problem, and this volume represents a more inclusive review of the subject than Dorothy Russell's monograph of 1949, which dealt primarily with pathology. This volume also reviews pathology, but it does not supersede Russell's monograph, and adds little in that area. The subjects are well covered, with brief summarizing statements appended at the end of each section for those who want
(4 R ,5 R )-1,3-Dimethyl-4,5-diphenylimidazolidin-2-one

The title compound, C17H18N2O, was obtained by methyl­ation of (4R,5R)-4,5-diphenyl­imidazolidin-2-one. The C—O bond exhibits double-bond character, and both C—N bonds in the urea group are inter­mediate between single and double bonds.
THE IMPACT OF CHOCOLATE BRAND IMAGE, SATISFACTION, AND VALUE ON BRAND LOYALTY // UTICAJ IMIDŽA BRENDA ČOKOLADE, ZADOVOLJSTVA I VRIJEDNOSTI NA LOJALNOST BRENDA

This paper deals with direct effects ofbrand image, satisfaction and value on consumer loyaltytowards branded chocolates. In the empirical research, a model with these four brand dimensions was established to examine different direct effects - how brand image is related to brand satisfaction and its value, and how brand satisfaction is related to brand value. The research was conducted in Bosnia and Herzegovina andincluded 432 respondents based on a snowball sample. The results show that the established structural model is factual,enabling the acceptance of set hypotheses. It has also been proven that the brand satisfaction has the greatest impact on brand loyalty.Based on the findings, the paper additionally contains practical recommendations for production to creating a brand of chocolate.
IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL FILTER USING CSD AND MSD REPRESENTATIONS

Recent efforts in the design of wireless RF transceivers focus on high integration and multi-standard operation. At the back of a wide-dynamic range sigma-delta modulator, a decimation filter can select a desired channel in the presence of both strong adjacent channel interference and quantization noise from the digitization process. The decimation filters are important block in devices to establish communication using different standards. This paper addresses usage of Cascaded Integrated Comb Filter (CIC) and Half Band Filter (HB) as the decimation filter to reduce the implementation step to realize the design in hardware. Low power design for CIC filter and HB filter will be implemented. Unlike the existing decimation filters, the filter architecture is designed using Canonical Signed Digit representation (CSD) and Minimum Signed Digit representation (MSD). It is suitable for common sub expression elimination, and it significantly reduces the number of adders required for the filter synthesis. The proposed architecture fulfills the requirements of three standards: Wi-max, UMTS and GSM.
Design and implementation of efficient multiplier using Vedic mathematics

Multiplication is an important fundamental function in arithmetic operations. Multiplication-based operations such as Multiply and Accumulate(MAC) and inner product are among some of the frequently used computation Intensive Arithmetic Functions(CIAF) currently implemented in many Digital Signal Processing (DSP) applications such as convolution, Fast Fourier Transform(FFT), filtering and in microprocessors m its arithmetic and logic unit. Since multiplication dominates the execution tune of most DSP algorithms, so there is a need of high speed multiplier. Currently, multiplication time is still the dominant factor in determining the instruction cycle time of a DSP chip. The demand for high speed processing has been increasing as a result of expanding computer and signal processing applications. Higher throughput arithmetic operations are important to achieve the desired performance in many real-time signal and image processing applications . One of the key arithmetic operations in such applications is multiplication and the development of fast multiplier circuit has been a subject of interest over decades. Multiplier based on Vedic Mathematics is one of the fast and low power multiplier. Employing this technique in the computation algorithms will reduce the complexity, execution time, power etc. This vedic based multiplier is compared with binary multiplier(partial products method).
Using domain machines to support manufacturing software system implementation

Abstract Manufacturing enterprises are underpinned by complex software systems. Although built to improve efficency, they can become the single most inflexible part of an enterprise. This paper describes an approach to manufacturing software system creation which is designed to simplify system build and subsequent modification. It is based on the notion that raising the level of the computing infrastructure can remove the need to transform clear design abstractions into programming language constructs which prove difficult to maintain. The paper proposes a general framework for domain machines followed by details of the technologies used to populate the framework to create a manufacturing domain machine that supports component action, interaction and behaviour. Both Prolog and Predicate Action Petri Nets are used within the implementation, combined with general purpose programming technologies.