Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Neural Network Identifier of a Four-wheeled Mobile Robot Subject to Wheel Slip

The paper presents a sequential neural network (NN) identification scheme for the four-wheeled mobile robot subject to wheel slip. The sequential identification scheme, different from conventional methods of optimization of a cost function, attempts to ensure stability of the overall system while the neural network learns the nonlinearities of the mobile robot. An on-line weight learning algorithm is developed to adjust the weights so that the identified model can adapt to variations of the characteristics and operating points in the four-wheeled mobile robot. The proposed identification system that can guarantee stability is derived from the Lyapunov stability theory. Computer simulations have been conducted to illustrate the performance of the proposed solution by a series of experiments on the emulator of the wheeled mobile robot.
Did the rising importance of services decelerate overall productivity improvement of Turkey during 2002–2007?

This paper answers the question of what would have been the growth rate of aggregate productivity in Turkey between 2002 and 2007, had it realized China’s rates of productivity growth in agriculture, industry, and services. It does this in a three-sector general equilibrium model calibrated to the Turkish economy over the 2002–2007 period. The main findings are: (i) Turkey would have had much higher aggregate productivity growth over this period if it had experienced China’s service sector productivity growth; (ii) very low productivity growth rates in finance and in the non-market service sector are the main culprits behind Turkey’s weak service-sector performance.
GRAVITY ACCELERATION AT THE SEA SURFACE DERIVED FROM SATELLITE ALTIMETRY DATA USING HARMONIC SPLINES

Gravity acceleration data have grand pursuit for marine applications. Due to environmental effects, marine gravity observations always hold a high noise level. In this paper, we propose an approach to produce marine gravity data using satellite altimetry, high-resolution geopotential models and harmonic splines. On the one hand, harmonic spline functions have great capability for local gravity field modeling. On the other hand, the information from satellite altimetry is a viable source of information for the marine gravimetry in the high-frequency gravity field modeling. Marine geoid from satellite altimetry observations can be converted to disturbing potential via ellipsoidal Bruns’s formula. The reference gravity field’s contribution is removed and restored after solving Dirichlet Boundary Value Problem. Finally, the results are downward continued to the sea surface using free air scheme. Computation of gravity acceleration in the Persian Gulf and its compatibility with the shipborne data shows reasonable performance of this methodology.
Do Proterozoic Metamorphic Rocks in Northern New Mexico Record One Metamorphic Event At 1.4 Ga, or Two Overprinting Events At 1.65 GA and 1.4 GA

In-situ LA-ICPMS U-Pb monazite geochronology was used to determine the timing of regional metamorphism in the Picuris Mountains and northern Taos range, New Mexico. Monazite ages from aluminous quartzite and sillimanite-kspar bearing gneisses in Cedro Canyon, northern Taos Range, yield intercept ages of ca. 1380 Ma. Subhedral to anhedral monazite range in size between 10 μm and 50 μm, are typically aligned parallel/sub-parallel to the foliation, and generally occur along mineral grain boundaries; a few grains occur as inclusions within Fe-Ti oxides. Backscatter electron imaging revealed zoning in several monazite grains, but little to no compositional zoning is exhibited in the analyzed grains. Monazite do not appear to preserve any record of ca. 1650 Ma near-granulite facies metamorphism as previously proposed for this region. Monazite in the Picuris Mountains, northern New Mexico, yield LA-ICPMS, UPb intercept growth ages from a variety of bulk compositions: a metarhyolite clast from the Marqueñas Fm. (1386 ± 11 Ma), a micaceous quartzite from the underlying Vadito Fm. (1362 ± 3 Ma), a garnet-biotite-staurolite schist from the Piedra Lumbre Fm. (1357 ± 6 Ma), and a metatuff layer from the Pilar Fm. (1359 ± 19 Ma). The majority of monazite grains are euhedral though some irregular boundaries are apparent due to the partial inclusion of matrix grains. Backscatter electron imaging showed little to no compositional zoning within the grains. Monazite in all samples are generally aligned parallel to the dominant regional foliation, but some clearly overgrow the foliation at a high angle and are interpreted as post-tectonic.
Sartorial Deconstruction: The Nature of Conceptualisim in Postmodernist Japanese Fashion Design

For over 30 years the confrontational work of Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo of Comme Des Garcons has challenged traditional tropes and revolutionised the course of the international fashion industry. Within a postmodernist context, fashion as visual arts practice has learned to embrace notions of memory, cognitive association and feminist ideology. Previous conspicuous consumptive patterns succumbed to the new left and crossed boundaries of cultural aestheticism, offering to consumers clothing that was more than merely a "second skin". Yohji Yamamoto's deconstructive style, in particular, articulated the concept of imperfect beauty: dignity masked in the garb of implied poverty; and underlined the role of simplicity and perishability in Japanese aesthetics. At the same time, Rei Kawakubo questioned Western consumers' acceptance of banal fashion that was devoid of intellectual reference or symbolism, by offering clothing that embodied individuality and humanity, closely allied to ambiguous, evocative meaning. This paper will frame Giles Lipovetsky's argument that identity through individualism in dress has become the primary purpose of fashion design in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. In the trend towards syndication and other globalisation strategies, it will consider how this melding of contemporary cross-cultural influences set a precedent on the catwalks of Paris by embracing the strengths implicit in non-Western traditional cultures. The paper will argue that the impact of the Japanese designers was considerable in terms of changing design directions, construction and finishing techniques, presentation, distribution and marketing. Finally, it will position notions of anti-fashion and the anti-aesthetic in today's society.
Methodological Divergence between Coase and Williamson in the History of Transaction Cost Economics

The work of Ronald H. Coase is often referred to as an original yet primitive version of Williamson’s transaction cost economics. However, if we examine both author’s seminal texts, Coase’s argument differs in noteworthy respects from Williamson’s transaction cost economics. Tracing the short history of transaction cost economics, this study clarifies three conflicting characteristics of Williamson’s and Coase’s versions of transaction cost economics: instrumentalist vs. realistic methodologies, calculative vs. realistic views of economic agents, and the notion of transaction cost as an analytical device vs. being a real cost for agents.
Long-termconsistencyinspatialpatternsofprimateseed dispersal EckhardW.Heymann1 | LaurenceCulot1,2,3 | ChristophKnogge1 | TonyEnriqueNoriegaPiña4 | EméritaR.TiradoHerrera4 | MatthiasKlapproth5 |

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2017 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 1Verhaltensökologie & Soziobiologie, Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Leibniz-Institut für Primatenforschung, Göttingen, Germany 2Laboratório de Primatologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil 3Primatology Research Group, Behavioral Biology Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium 4Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana, Iquitos, Peru 5Kognitive Ethologie, Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Leibniz-Institut für Primatenforschung, Göttingen, Germany
NEW APPROACH FOR ESTIMATING BUDGET COST OF PROJECTS IN MEDICAL AREA

The important and actual problem of health protection systems is to ensure suitable safety during taking care of patient. This can be done by innovative medical systems, which increase satisfaction of patients. That issue cause realization of more and more complex projects in medical area. The problem is that specification for medical projects is not always well defined and it can caused overhead cost and time of realization. Presented in this paper innovated method helps in prevention of situation, where medical project can not be finished because of undefined cost and time framework.
Romanian Aromatic and Medicinal Plants: From Tradition to Science

From ancient times, plants have been used by humans for food, fodder, fibre and medicinal purposes. Several plants were empirically considered as treatments for a large array of illness and medical conditions. Each community had specific natural remedies, based on the geographical area, environmental conditions and other factors. Thus, the use of plants can be considered as part of the intangible cultural heritage of each community. In the geographical area of today’s Romania, the ancient inhabitants, Dacians, had very good knowledge regarding the use of plants for medicinal purposes, as presented by several historical sources. The present work describes protocols for the extraction and purification of natural extracts, analytical characterisation, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of their potential applications as well as some practical examples of their application on selected Romanian native medicinal and aromatic plants. The presented results offer scientific support to their traditional use, suggesting in the same time some modern applications, for example in the nanotechnology field.
CODA Algorithm: An Immune Algorithm for Reinforcement Learning Tasks

This document presents the design of an algorithm that takes on its basis: reinforce‐ ment learning, learning from demonstration and most importantly Artificial Immune Systems. The main advantage of this algorithm named CODA (Cognition from Data). Is; it can learn from limited data samples- that is given a single example and the algorithm will create its own knowledge. The algorithm imitates from the Natural Immune System the clonal procedure for obtaining a repertoire of antibodies from a single antigen. It also uses the self-organised memory in order to reduce searching time in the whole action-state space by searching in specific clusters. CODA algorithm is presented and explained in detail in order to understand how these three principles are used. The algorithm is explained with pseudocode, flowcharts and block diagrams. The clonal/mutation results are presented with a simple example. It can be seen graphical‐ ly how new data that has a completely new probability distribution. Finally, the first application where CODA is used, a humanoid hand is presented. In this application the algorithm created affordable grasping postures from limited examples, creates its own knowledge and stores data in memory data in memory in order to recognise whether it has been on a similar situation.
Dissecting a hot molecular core: the case of G31.41+0.31

Context. The role of disks in the formation of high-mass stars is still a matter of debate but the detection of circumstellar disks around O-type stars would have a profound impact on high-mass star formation theories. Aims. We made a detailed observational analysis of a well known hot molecular core lying in the high-mass star-forming region G31.41+0.31. This core is believed to contain deeply embedded massive stars and presents a velocity gradient that has been interpreted either as rotation or as expansion, depending on the authors. Our aim was to shed light on this question and possibly prepare the ground for higher resolution ALMA observations, which could directly detect circumstellar disks around the embedded massive stars. Methods. Observations at sub-arcsecond resolution were performed with the Submillimeter Array in methyl cyanide, a typical hot molecular core tracer, and 12 CO and 13 CO, well known outflow tracers. We also obtained sensitive continuum maps at 1.3 mm. Results. Our findings confirm the existence of a sharp velocity gradient across the core, but cannot confirm the existence of a bipolar outflow perpendicular to it. The improved angular resolution and sampling of the uv plane allow us to attain higher quality channel maps of the CH3CN lines with respect to previous studies and thus significantly improve our knowledge of the structure and kinematics of the hot molecular core. Conclusions. While no conclusive argument can rule out any of the two interpretations (rotation or expansion) proposed to explain the velocity gradient observed in the core, in our opinion the observational evidence collected so far indicates the rotating toroid as the most likely scenario. The outflow hypothesis appears less plausible, because the dynamical time scale is too short compared to that needed to form species such as CH3CN, and the mass loss and momentum rates estimated from our measurements appear too high.
Characterization of GA3 Insensitive Reduced Height Mutant of Emmer Wheat Var. NP200 (Triticum Dicoccum)

A γ-ray induced semi-dwarf mutant was obtained in tall emmer wheat variety NP200. The mutant was insensitive to externally applied gibberellin. An allele specific marker for dwarfing gene Rht-B1b was used to check the status of dwarfing gene in the mutant, semi dwarf and tall emmer and semi dwarf durum varieties. The primer showed amplification of Rht-B1b gene in semi dwarf durum and emmer varieties. The parent NP200 showed presence of wild type allele (Rht-B1a) with the primer pair BF-WR1. All semi dwarf emmer varieties showed a band of 237bp with primer pair BF-MR1showed presence of Rht-B1b. However, the mutant showed absence of amplification for both Rht-B1a and Rht-B1b alleles with respective primer pairs. The results indicated that the reduced height mutant carried a mutation different from the known allele Rht-B1b.
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF RP-HPLC METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF DARIFENACIN HYDROBROMIDE IN BULK DRUG AND PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORM 1

The main objective of present study is to develop and validate a new, simple, precise and accurate RP-HPLC method for the determination of Darifenacin Hydrobromide (DFH) in bulk and pharmaceutical dosage forms. The separation and quantification of the drug was achieved on a RP C18 column (250×4.6mm, 5μm) using a mobile phase of acetonitrile: buffer (50:50), pH 3.0 ± 0.2 at a flow rate of 1 mL/min with detection of analyte at 287 nm. The separation was achieved with in 4.0 ± 0.3 min. The method showed good linearity in the range of 10-100 μg/mL. The intra and inter day RSD ranged from 0.200. 58%. The recovery (mean ± SD) of low, medium and high concentrations were 98.50 ± 0.20, 100.27 ± 0.15 and 100.90 ± 0.09 respectively. The limit of detection and limit of quantification were 0.31 and 0.61 μg/mL, respectively. It can be concluded that the present method could be superior over the methods which were reported earlier.
UV radiation energy consumption in curing process of epoxidized sunflower oil-organoclay hybrid coatings

Epoxidized sunflower oil (ESO) can be cured with ultraviolet radiation using either cationic or hybrid initiation. The organoclay was prepared by the cationic exchange process, in which sodium ions were replaced by alkyl ammonium ions. Organoclay was incorporated into epoxidized sunflower oil UVcurable systems. The effects of diluents and types of photo initiators were studied. It was found that the formulations with a hybrid photoinitiator required less energy in the curing process than those with a cationic photoinitator. Moreover, the formulations without diluent can be cured with lower radiation energy than those with diluent.
Isolation, culture and evaluation of Chaetoceros muelleri from the Caribbean as food for the native scallops, Argopecten nucleus and Nodipecten nodosus

Se evaluo el potencial de la cepa del Caribe Chaetoceros sp. (CHA-C-04) para ser producida y utilizada como dieta de dos pectinidos nativos de importancia comercial ( Argopecten nucleus y Nodipecten nodosus ) usando la cepa foranea Chaetoceros calcitrans como control. El crecimiento y la biomasa de ambas diatomeas fue comparado en diferentes ambientes (interior y exterior) y medios de cultivo (F/2, fertilizante organico triple 15 y extracto de humus). Ademas, se comparo su composicion bromatologica y efecto sobre la condicion fisiologica de los pectinidoThe potential of the Caribbean strain Chaetoceros sp. (CHA-C-04) to be produced and used as diet of two commercially important native scallops ( Argopecten nucleus and Nodipecten nodosus) was assessed, using the non-indigenous Chaetoceros calcitrans strain, as a control. Growth and biomass of both diatoms were compared under different culture environments (indoor and outdoor) and culture media (F/2, organic fertilizer triple 15 and humus extract). In addition, their bromatological composition and effect on the physiological condition of the scallops fed with both diatoms were compared. The growth and biomass production of Chaetoceros sp. and C. calcitrans were higher under indoor conditions and using the F/2 media. Although the content of proteins, lipids and energy was higher in Chaetoceros sp. than in C. calcitrans , its size, organic content, growth and biomass values were not different. Scallops fed with both diatoms strains shows similar values for all of the physiological variables measured, including rates of absorption, oxygen consumption, ammonia excretion and scope for growth. Results suggest that the local strain Chaetoceros sp. can be successfully produced and used in the diet of A. nucleus and N. nodosus , but do not offer productive advantages.s alimentados con ambas diatomeas. El crecimiento y la produccion de biomasa de Chaetoceros sp. y C. calcitrans fueron superiores en ambientes cerrados y usando el medio F/2. Aunque el contenido de proteinas, lipidos y energia fue mayor en Chaetoceros sp. que en C. calcitrans , sus valores de tamano, contenido organico, crecimiento y biomasa no fueron diferentes. Los pectinidos alimentados con ambas cepas muestran valores similares para todas las variables fisiologicas medidas, incluyendo las tasas de absorcion, consumo de oxigeno, excrecion de amonio y crecimiento potencial. Los resultados sugieren que la cepa local Chaetoceros sp. puede ser producida con exito y utilizada en la dieta de A. nucleus y N. nodosus , pero no ofrece ventajas productivas.
Growth of Various TiO2 Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Several kinds of one-dimensional TiO2 nanostructures including nanorod arrays, nanobelt arrays, and fan-shaped rectangular parallelepiped rods were prepared by alkali hydrothermal method. Their morphology and crystalline phase could be controlled by changing the concentration of alkali solution. They were used as photoanodes to assemble front-side illumination dye-sensitized solar cells, and the cell performance was correlated with the nanostructure. The highest conversion efficiency (6.0%) was achieved with highly ordered TiO2 nanorod arrays. We demonstrate that the oriented nanorods with appropriate lengths are beneficial to improve the electron transport property and thus lead to the increase of photocurrent, together enhancing the power conversion efficiency.
Mitochondrial cytochrome B sequence divergence among Spanish, Alpine and Abruzzo chamois (genus Rupicapra )

We have studied genetic divergence and phylogenetic relationships of Alpine, Spanish and Abruzzo chamois (genus Rupicapra) by sequencing a region of 330 nucleotides within the mito- chondrial DNA cytochrome b gene (mtDNA cyt 6). These sequences were aligned with additional ho- mologous sequences of Caprinae: Japanese serow, Chinese goral, Canadian mountain goat, Mishmi takin, muskox, Sardinian mouflon and domestic goat. Results suggest that, using representatives of the Bovini as outgroups, the Caprinae constitute a monophyletic clade. However, inferred phyloge- netic relationships among and within tribes of Caprinae were poorly defined and did not reflect cur- rent evolutionary and taxonomical views. In fact, the Asian Rupicaprini goral and serow constituted a strongly supported clade, which included the muskox, while the takin grouped with Uvis. Therefore, the monophyly of Ovibovini was not supported by cyt b sequences. Species of Rupicapra joined a strongly supported monophyletic clade, which was distantly related to the Asian rupicaprins and Ore- amnos. Therefore, the monophyly of the Rupicaprini was not supported by these cyt h sequences. There were sister species relationships within Rupicapra, Spanish and Alpine chamois and the Abruz- zo chamois (Rupicupru pyrenaica ornata) was strictly related to the Spanish chamois (Rupicapra pyre- naica parva), as previously suggested by allozyme data and hiogeographic reconstructions.
A Crust and Upper-Mantle Model of Eurasia and North Africa for Pn Travel-Time Calculation

Abstract We develop a regional seismic travel-time (RSTT) model and method for use in routine seismic analysis. The model parameterization is a global tessellation of nodes with a velocity profile at each node. Interpolation of the velocity profiles generates a 3D crust and laterally variable upper-mantle velocity. The upper-mantle velocity profile at each node is represented as a linear velocity gradient, which enables travel-time computation in approximately 1 millisecond. This computational speed allows the model to be used in routine analyses in operational monitoring systems. We refine the model using a tomographic formulation that adjusts the average crustal velocity, mantle velocity at the Moho, and the mantle velocity gradient at each node. While the RSTT model is inherently global, our first RSTT tomographic effort covers Eurasia and North Africa, where we have compiled a data set of approximately 600,000 Pn arrivals. Ten percent of the data set is randomly selected and set aside for testing purposes. Travel-time residual variance for the validation data is reduced by 32%. Based on a geographically distributed set of validation events with epicenter accuracy of 5 km or better, epicenter error using 16 Pn arrivals is reduced by 46% from 17.3 km (ak135 model) to 9.3 km (RSTT model) after tomography. The median uncertainty ellipse area is reduced by 68% from 3070 km 2 (ak135) to 994 km 2 (RSTT), and the number of ellipses with area less than 1000 km 2 , which is the area allowed for onsite inspection under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, is increased from 0% (ak135) to 51% (RSTT).
Effect of Thermal Treatments on Quality and Aroma of Watermelon Juice

The effect of thermal treatments on the quality and aroma of watermelon juice was evaluated. Watermelon juice was pasteurized via ultrahigh temperature (UHT, pasteurized at 135°C for 2 s), low temperature long time (LTLT, pasteurized at 60°C for 30 min), and high temperature short time (HTST, pasteurized at 100°C for 5 min), respectively. UHT and LTLT reduced the total flora count and maintained the color of the pasteurized juice, while the HTST led to a significant color difference. A total of 27, 21, 22, and 21 volatiles were identified in the unpasteurized juice, UHT, LTLT, and HTST, respectively. The typical watermelon aroma, including ( )-3-nonen-1-ol, (E)-2-nonen-1-ol, 1-nonanal, (2E)-2-nonenal, and (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal, was abundant in the LTLT. Consequently, the aroma of the LTLT was similar to that of unpasteurized juice. Moreover, the shelf life of the LTLT reached 101 and 14 days at 4 and 25°C, respectively. Hence, the LTLT was the best way to maintain the quality and aroma of watermelon juice.