Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Progress in Polymer Thermoelectrics Progress in Polymer Thermoelectrics

This chapter addresses recent progress in the field of polymer thermoelectric materials. It covers a brief introduction to intrinsically conductive polymers and its motivation for thermoelectric utilization. A review about important and recent literature in the field of p-type and n-type polymers for thermoelectric applications is summarized here. For a better understanding of material development issues, doping mechanisms for intrinsi- cally conducting polymers are discussed. Special emphasis is given to n-type polymers, since this group of polymers is often neglected due to unavailability or poor stability during processing. Different possibilities in terms of generator design and fabrication are presented. Recent challenges in this scientific field are discussed in respect to current material development, uncertainty during the measurement of thermoelectric properties as well as temperature stability for the most prominent p-type polymer used for thermo- electric, PEDOT:PSS.
Failure Mechanism Evaluation of Plate Anchor Retaining Walls containing Crumb Rubbers by using PIV Technique

: Traditional techniques such as burning leads to some highly durable non-degradable synthetic materials that cause unrepairable environmental damages by releasing heavy metals such as arsenic, chromium, lead, manganese, and nickel. Today, scrap tires are used as lightweight alternative materials in many applications such as retaining wall backfilling. In the present study, several laboratory models were carried out to evaluate the stability of retaining walls reinforced with plate anchors. Then, the effect of adding different contents (10 and 20 wt.%) of crumb rubber to fill of a mechanically stabilized retaining wall with plate anchors were investigated including its effect on bearing capacity and wall horizontal displacements during static loading. To visualize the critical slip surface of the wall, particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique was employed. The results showed that the circular anchor plates provide a higher bearing capacity and wall stability in comparison to square plates. Also, it was found that the backfill with 10 wt. % crumb rubber provides the wall with the maximum bearing capacity. In addition, increasing the weight percentage of crumb rubber to 20 wt. % resulted in a significant reduction in bearing capacity and horizontal displacement of the wall, which occurred due to a decrease in lateral pressure against the whole walls. Moreover, an increase in weight percent of crumb rubber results in a decrease in failure wedge formation and expansion of wall slip surface while the failure wedge is not formed in mix of sand-20 wt. % crumb rubber.
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Augmentation Therapy Improves Survival in Severely Deficient Patients with Predicted FEV1 Between 10% and 60%: A Retrospective Analysis of the NHLBI Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Registry

Purpose: The extent of the survival benefit of augmentation therapy for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) in individuals with advanced COPD is difficult to define. We performed a retrospective analysis using all available data from the observational registry of individuals with severe deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) conducted by the NHLBI investigators. Patients and Methods: Individuals (N=1129) with severe deficiency of AAT were evaluated for mortality using all data sources and stratified by 10% increments of baseline forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) percent predicted and by augmentation therapy status (ever receiving versus never receiving). Kaplan–Meier survival curves were constructed for each of the deciles comparing survival in treated vs non-treated groups. A multivariable model was performed to define the correlates of survival in individuals with FEV1 <30% predicted. Results: Amongst all subjects, augmentation was associated with improved survival (p<0.0001). Among the individuals ever receiving augmentation therapy, survival was better than for those not receiving augmentation at all 10% increments of FEV1% predicted from 10% to 60% (P values <0.05 in all deciles). In subgroups of participants with hyperinflation defined as residual volume (RV)>120% predicted and in subgroups of participants with reduced diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) <70% predicted, there was significantly better survival for those ever receiving augmentation therapy than for those who never received augmentation (p<0.001). A multivariable analysis showed that mortality benefit is influenced by age, DLCO % predicted, and augmentation therapy. Conclusion: There is a survival benefit from augmentation therapy in AATD between FEV1 values in the 10–60% predicted range. Screening and treatment of AATD patients should therefore not be limited by the severity of illness as defined by FEV1.
Structure-property relationships in metal-organic frameworks for hydrogen storage. Colloids and Surfaces A. Physicochemical and Engineering , 77-85.

Experimental hydrogen isotherms on several metal-organic frameworks (IRMOF-1, IRMOF-3, IRMOF-9, ZIF-7, ZIF-8, ZIF-9, ZIF-11, ZIF-12, ZIF-CoNIm, MIL-101 (Cr), NH 2 -MIL-101 (Cr), NH 2 -MIL-101 (Al), UiO-66, UiO-67 and HKUST-1) synthesized in-house and measured at 77 K and pressures up to 18 MPa are presented, along with N 2 adsorption characterization. The experimental isotherms together with literature high pressure hydrogen data were analysed in order to search for relationships between structural properties of the materials and their hydrogen uptakes. The total hydrogen capacity of the materials was calculated from the excess adsorption assuming a constant density for the adsorbed hydrogen. The surface area, pore volumes and pore sizes of the materials were related to their maximum hydrogen excess and total hydrogen capacities. Results also show that ZIF-7 and ZIF-9 (SOD topology) have unusual hydrogen isotherm shapes at relatively low pressures, which is indicative of “breathing”, a phase transition in which the pore space increases due to adsorption. This work presents novel correlations using the modelled total hydrogen capacities of several MOFs. and volume capacities of on-board storage systems. Such design tools will allow hydrogen to be used as an energy vector for sustainable mobile applications such as transport, or for providing supplementary power to the grid in times of high demand.
M Compiler Vectorization For Architecture

— This paper deals with compiler technology that aims on low-power DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR(DSP) architecture.The architecture includes obvious part of exploitation of data and Instruction Level Parallelism.For data manipulation it requires large register file with dynamically composed vectors.We also discuss how vector register file are used by optimizing compiler for data ccess pattern.We describe various new challenges that DSP architecture presents.It invokes various new opportunities for optimized compiler that is introduced.The optimized compiler aims such an architecture for achieving performance which must to be compared to hand generated code.Compiler technology in area of DSP compilation represents a state of art.The main motive is only to implement the process of vectorization by using vectorizing compiler.The most time consuming and error prone work is to write the vector codes in assembly language
ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY, TOTAL PHENOL, FLAVONOID, ALKALOID, TANNIN, AND SAPONIN CONTENTS OF LEAF EXTRACTS OF SALVINIA MOLESTA D. S. MITCHELL (1972)

Objective: The main aim of the study was to screen the leaf extracts of Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell, a fresh water weed to evaluate the antioxidant activity and also to quantify total phenol, flavonoid, alkaloid, tannin, and saponin contents to find possible sources for future novel antioxidants in food and pharmaceutical formulations. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative analyses of significant phytochemicals were performed by standard methods. The antioxidant activity was evaluated using extracts of aqueous, ethanol, methanol, chloroform, and petroleum ether by the diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl assay. Butylated hydroxytoluene, gallic acid (GA), and quercetin (Q) were taken as standard. Results: Among the five different solvents, the maximum antioxidant activity of S. molesta was found in the ethanolic extract (90.3%) followed by other solvents. Total phenolic content measured by Folin–Ciocalteau method was 9.84 mg GA equivalents/g and the total flavonoid contents as measured by aluminum chloride method was 10.89 mg quercetin equivalents (QE)/g. Alkaloids, tannins, and saponins were measured by standard methods and found in significantly high ranges exhibiting a rich source of phytochemical constituents ensuring the plant as a useful therapeutic agent. Conclusion: a fast growing fresh water weed also abundantly available in nature possess significant antioxidant activity and hence can be used as a potent therapeutic agent.
The Role of Mother-centred Factors Influencing the Complex Social Behaviour of Breastfeeding: Social Support and Self-efficacy

This research investigated the role of mother-centred issues that influence breastfeeding behaviours. The need for social marketing research for breastfeeding is indicated by the fact that despite evidence of the health benefits to both the infant and mother of longer breastfeeding duration, rates in developed countries have failed to increase in recent decades. Breastfeeding is a complex behaviour that for many women involves barriers that influence their commitment to continue breastfeeding. Structural equation modelling was used on a sample of 405 respondents to an online survey. The analysis revealed that personal social support had a significant impact on breastfeeding self-efficacy, which in turn had a significant impact on breastfeeding behaviour. The findings and implications for both social marketing theory and practice are discussed.
In Search of Synergy: Strategies for Combining Interventions at Multiple Levels

The social ecological perspective provides a compelling justification for multilevel intervention. Yet, it offers little guidance for selecting interventions that work together in complementary or synergistic ways. Using a causal modeling framework, we describe five strategies for increasing potential complementarity or synergy among interventions that operate at different levels of influence: accumulation, amplification, facilitation, cascade, and convergence. We illustrate these strategies with examples of multilevel interventions to improve the quality of cancer treatment.
Compact and high selectivity dual-mode microstrip BPF with frequency-dependent source–load coupling

In this letter, a dual-mode microstrip bandpass filter (BPF) with compact size and high selectivity is designed with a short-stub centred loaded resonator. Owing to the frequency-dependent source–load coupling and the intrinsic characteristics of the short-stub loaded resonator, three transmission zeros that are located near the passband edges and in the upper-stopband can be generated to improve the selectivity. The compact BPF with fractional bandwidth of 3.5% located at 2.4 GHz for WLAN application has been designed and fabricated, and good agreement between simulation and measurement verifies the validity of this design methodology.
SHORT COMMUNICATION End of century ocean warming and acidiﬁcation effects on reproductive success in a temperate marine copepod

We examined how predicted end of century ocean warming and acidiﬁcation scenarios affected the incidence of apoptosis in the eggs and nauplii of the copepod Calanus helgolandicus . Offspring viability was not affected by 1000 ppm CO 2 -acid-iﬁed seawater, whereas the effects of 2 and 4 8 C warming were dependent upon the batch of eggs used; warming increased viability in the second batch. This context-dependency highlights the need for cautious interpretation and application of data from individual climate-change studies.
Backward-angle {eta} photoproduction from protons at E{sub {gamma}}=1.6-2.4 GeV

Differential cross sections for {eta} photoproduction from protons have been measured at E{sub {gamma}}=1.6-2.4 GeV in the backward direction. A bump structure has been observed above 2.0 GeV in the total energy. No such bump is observed in {eta}{sup '},{omega}, and {pi}{sup 0} photoproductions. It is inferred that this unique structure in {eta} photoproduction is due to a baryon resonance with a large ss component that is strongly coupled to the {eta}N channel.
Higher Dietary In ammatory Index Scores are Associated with Increased Odds of Diabetic Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case–Control Study

Sara Asadi Tehran University of Medical Sciences Azadeh Aminianfar Tehran University of Medical Sciences Sasan Asadi Kurdistan University of Medical Science: Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Habib Yarizadeh Tehran University of Medical Sciences Mostafa Qorbani Tehran University of Medical Sciences Khadijeh Mirzaei (  mirzaei_kh@tums.ac.ir ) Tehran University of Medical Sciences https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0231-0478
Identity evaluation based entity cleansing for entities searched from linked open data cloud

Linked open data (LOD) cloud is composed of LODs that assert facts on an entity with various viewpoints. Knowledge expansion, hence, has been an important goal of LOD cloud and achieved by identity links, specified with <owl: sameAs> predicates, among entities in different LODs. After searching the LODs in depth through the identity links, an entity searched from surface LOD would be expanded with various facts obtained from the other LODs. This paper suggests how to evaluate the searched entities as identical to the entity of the surface LOD and then to pick out the entities whose identity levels were sufficiently high compared to the criteria specified in a user query. For entity identity evaluation, LODs’ reputations and agreements on the identity assertions have been considered. Identity evaluation based enti-ty cleansing (IE2C) system and its surroundings have been implemented for experiments. Analysis on the experimental results presented that six or seven identity links would be necessary to an entity in order to achieve the goal of knowledge expansion. IE2C would provide in-depth searching results which were composed of trustworthy entities and their various descriptions to users.
fastened joints in metal-composite aircraft battle damage repairs

This paper discusses computational and experimental investigations on single fastener joints performed in an effort to provide a rational method for predicting the strength of mechanically fastened metal-to-composite aircraft battle damage repair (ABDR) joints. The computational model uses the general purpose finite element program NISA to evaluate the detailed stress distributions in the vicinity of the fastener hole. Failure studies have been undertaken by post-processing the NISA stress results for an in-house composite design/analysis program, DAS-PC, which permits failure analysis according to the Yamada-Sun failure criterion along a characteristic curve. Experiments were conducted on panels made of quasi-isotropic graphite epoxy laminates to validate the computational method. The method was found to correctly predict the failure mode for all the specimens tested and the load level at first ply failure to within 16% for the specimens that experienced bearing failure.
A Hybrid Hashing Security Algorithm for Data Storage on Cloud Computing

— In today's modern IT everything is possible on the web by cloud computing, it allows us to create, configure, use and customize the applications, services, and storage online. The Cloud Computing is a kind of Internet-based computing, where shared data, information and resources are provided with computers and other devices on-demand. The Cloud Computing offers several advantages to the organizations such as scalability, low cost, and flexibility. In spite of these advantages, there is a major problem of cloud computing, which is the security of cloud storage. There are a lot of mechanisms that is used to realize the security of data in the cloud storage. Cryptography is the most used mechanism. The science of designing ciphers, block ciphers, stream ciphers and hash functions is called cryptography. Cryptographic techniques in the cloud must enable security services such as authorization, availability, confidentiality, integrity, and non-repudiation. To ensure these services of security, we propose an effective mechanism with a significant feature of the data. This paper is to show how to improve the security of the Cloud storage using the implementation of a hybrid encryption algorithm and hash functions. It proposes the implementation of two algorithms, Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with a secure hashing algorithm (SHA256) by using Netbeans IDE 8.0. 2, JDK 1.7 tool and EyeOS2.5 as a cloud platform on ubuntu14.04.
Humanities and engineering perspectives on music transcription

Music transcription is a process of creating a notation of musical sounds. It has been used as a basis for the analysis of music from a wide variety of cultures. Recent decades have seen an increasing amount of engineering research within the ﬁeld of Music Information Retrieval that aims at automatically obtaining music transcriptions in Western staff notation. However, such approaches are not widely applied in research in ethnomusicology. This article aims to bridge interdisciplinary gaps by identifying aspects of proximity and divergence between the two ﬁelds. As part of our study, we collected manual transcriptions of traditional dance tune recordings by eighteen transcribers. Our method employs a combination of expert and computational evaluation of these transcriptions. This enables us to investigate the limitations of automatic music transcription (AMT) methods and computational transcription metrics that have been proposed for their evaluation. Based on these ﬁndings, we discuss promising avenues to make AMT more useful for studies in the Humanities. These are, ﬁrst, assessing the quality of a transcription based on an analytic purpose; secondly, developing AMT approaches that are able to learn conventions concerning the transcription of a speciﬁc style; thirdly, a focus on novice transcribers as users of AMT systems; and, ﬁnally, considering target notation systems different from Western staff notation
Is modafinil an effective adjunct to standard care in the treatment of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders?

SUMMARY Antipsychotics are the cornerstone of schizophrenia management but they are not adequate in treating the negative and cognitive symptoms of the illness. The Cochrane review discussed in this commentary examines the safety and effectiveness of the wakefulness-promoting agent, modafinil, as an adjunct to standard care in the mitigation of negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Add-on modafinil, compared to add-on placebo and standard treatment, did not result in a clear benefit. Due to the heterogenous body of evidence, the quality of which ranged from very low to moderate, the review's conclusions are equivocal.
Adaptive robust control of a class of motor servo system with dead zone based on neural network and extended state observer

In the actual motor servo system, dead zone, saturation, and hysteresis are some of the most common nonlinear characteristics. Among them, the dead zone is the most serious to the system performance. This article focuses on the nonlinearity of the dead zone, and uses back-propagation neural network to smoothly and continuously compensate the dead zone. Considering that larger disturbances will slow down the convergence of the neural network and become easier to diverge, it is necessary to use extended state observer to share part of the disturbance observations. Based on this, a robust adaptive controller is designed for a class of motor system with torque control to achieve high-precision motion control. Using feedforward cancelation technology, extended state observer and back-propagation neural network are combined with robust adaptive controller to achieve high-performance control of motor system. By using Lyapunov theorem, the adaptive laws of parameters and weights of neural networks are derived. The global robustness of the control strategy is guaranteed by the proper feedback robust law. In addition, the controller guarantees the tracking performance under various uncertainties in theory, which is of great significance to the high-precision control of the motion system. The high performance of the control strategy is verified by simulation and experiment.
Residual vibration reduction in low damping systems. Generation of regular piecewise algebraic polynomial inputs

This paper presents a feedforward technique to generate command inputs to reduce residual vibration after transient maneuvers in mechanical systems. Synthesized inputs base their vibration reduction in zero-frequency content at the system resonances and are obtained taking advantage of the convolution theorem of the Fourier transform (FT). The analyzed systems are those that can be modeled as discrete linear systems with n vibratory degrees-offreedom, and can be described with constant parameter motion equations. Although the complete cancellation of residual vibrations occurs for null damping ratios, the results obtained for low damped systems are quite acceptable. The method is particularized for rest-to-rest maneuvers and is compared to other literature methods. The new profiles present an optimal shape in terms of minimum acceleration fluctuation, which is useful to reduce the fatigue strength of the mechanical parts. By using a pulse as a base signal, the inputs obtained follow piecewise algebraic polynomial functions easily implementable through a B-spline scheme. The development includes a robust approach against the variation of the system parameters and a constraint determination aid for symmetric functions. Finally, some experimental results are presented using a two vibratory degrees-of-freedom test bed.
Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Tax Attenuates the ATM-Mediated Cellular DNA Damage Response (cid:1)

Genomic instability, a hallmark of leukemic cells, is associated with malfunctioning cellular responses to DNA damage caused by defective cell cycle checkpoints and/or DNA repair. Adult T-cell leukemia, which can result from infection with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), is associated with extensive genomic instability that has been attributed to the viral oncoprotein Tax. How Tax inﬂuences cellular responses to DNA damage to mediate genomic instability, however, remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the effect of Tax on cellular pathways involved in recognition and repair of DNA double-strand breaks. Premature attenuation of ATM kinase activity and reduced association of MDC1 with repair foci were observed in Tax-expressing cells. Following ionizing radiation-induced S-phase checkpoint activation, Tax-expressing cells progressed more rapidly than non-Tax-expressing cells toward DNA replication. These results demonstrate that Tax expression may allow premature DNA replication in the presence of genomic lesions. Attempts to replicate in the presence of these lesions would result in gradual accumulation of mutations, leading to genome instability and cellular transformation. Preserving genomic integrity is critical for all living systems. The integrity and survival of a cell depend on the stability of its DNA. Damaged DNA is detected by cellular sensing systems, which activate speciﬁc DNA repair pathways. Malfunction of this repair network, collectively known as the DNA damage