Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Signature-Based Method and Stream Data Mining Technique Performance Evaluation for Security and Intrusion Detection in Advanced Metering Infrastructures (AMI)

Advanced Metering Infrastructure is a system for collecting, measuring and analyzing power energy use which beside the mentioned parameters is responsible to transmit this information between elements of this network. One of the problems of processing in these networks and the most main installation duct is security in the network. Beside the precautionary operations used for achieving security in AMI, today the usage of intrusion detection systems (IDS) is paid attention as a second blocker defense against network security attacks. According to variations of Intrusion Detection techniques in network, many different designs for applying IDS and AMI have been suggested so far. In this paper we aim to evaluate the newest techniques of operation in abnormality-based IDS in Intrusion Detection and security achievement in AMI against signature-based IDS operation with the use of standard criteria in equal situations experimentally. According to the results from this research we can see that the signature-based methods are not useful in IDS systems applied in AMI network. The measurement on anomaly-based IDS which is using data mining techniques showed very hopeful results. However these methods need some improvements in order to achieve their best place.
INTRASPECIFIC GENETIC VARIATION AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE OAK GALLWASP ANDRICUS CAPUTMEDUSAE (HYMENOPTERA: CYNIPIDAE): EFFECTS OF THE ANATOLIAN DIAGONAL

Physical barriers and major climatic oscillations in the Pleistocene are of enormous importance for the distribution and current population genetic structure of many animal taxa. Anatolia was one of the main corridors for postglacial colonization of Europe and it is characterized by rich biodiversity. In the present study, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) RFLPs were used to assess i) the phylogeographic relationships among 26 populations of an oak gallwasp, Andricus caputmedusae, and ii) the impact of the heterogenous topography on the geographic structure of populations. PCR was used to amplify a ca. 2540 base pair mtDNA region spanning the genes ND4, ND4L, tRNA Thr , tRNA Pro , ND6 and part of cytochrome b. Digestion of this region with eight restriction enzymes yielded a total of 31 haplotypes that divided sampled populations into three phylogenetic assemblages reflecting their geographic location. The average haplotype and nucleotide diversities within populations were 0.4631 and 0.101214, respectively. AMOVA analysis attributed high levels of genetic variation to variation within populations (31.26%), variation within groups (24.85%), and variation among groups (43.89%). Estimation of the age of divergence between mitochondrial lineages with reference to the geological history of Anatolia suggests that the current population structure of A. caputmedusae was shaped by both the Pleistocene climatic fluctuations and the heterogenous topography of Anatolia.
Investigating Fiscal Dominance in Nigeria

This paper investigates the presence or otherwise of fiscal dominance in Nigeria during the period of 1986-2013 using structural VAR analysis. Annual secondary data were used for the study. Data on fiscal deficits and monetary base were obtained from the publication of Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The results show that shock to fiscal deficits of government does not stimulate response from the growth of monetary base. In addition, the results show that there exists no causality running from fiscal deficits to growth of monetary base in Nigeria. The study concludes that there is no evidence of fiscal dominance in Nigeria during the study period.
OpeNER: Open Polarity Enhanced Named Entity Recognition OpeNER: Reconocimiento de entidades nombradas con polaridad

Currently there are a many companies offering Content Analytics and Social Internet Mining services for the purposes of Opinion Mining and Reputation Management. A high percentage of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are active offering niche solutions to specific segments of the market and/or domains. However, acquiring or developing the base qualifying technologies required to enter the market is an expensive undertaking that redirects the already limited resources of SMEs away from offering products and services that the market demands.The main goal of the OpeNER european project is the reuse and repurposing of existing language resources and data sets to provide a set of underlying technologies to the broader industrial and academic community.
Abnormal plantlets regeneration through direct somatic embryogenesis on immature seeds of Vinca herbacea Waldst. and Kit

A protocol of plant regeneration through direct somatic embryogenesis was established for the first time on Vinca herbacea using immature seed explants. Frequency of embryogenesis was significantly influenced by size of the seeds and growth regulators supplemented to the medium. Seeds isolated from the immature fruits between 15 and 20 days after flowering were superior in the induction of somatic embryos. Only 35% of seeds induced somatic embryos. Somatic embryos developed best on N2 medium with 0.5 mg l-1 2,4-D and 0.5 mg l-1 Kin. An increase in competence for somatic embryogenesis was found with the cotyledons, while the hypocotyls part completely lost their competence. The minor seeds never initiated somatic embryo, even after 2 months of culture. Somatic embryo formation principally occurred with the major seeds. Maturation embryos developed into plantlets at a frequency of 100% when planted in free MS medium for a further 5 - 6 week period. After 5 or 6 weeks, plantlets developed in small plants. The growth rates, genotype and morphological characteristics of plantlets were different but 55% of the embryos have normal shape and 45% were abnormal.
Antioxidant properties of certain South Indian medicinal plants

Polyphenols and flavonoids are the most abundant compounds in nature. They are strong antioxidants. Antioxidant plays an important role in inhibiting and scavenging free radicals, thus providing protection to human against infection and degenerative diseases. Now the modern research is directed towards “Natural antioxidants” from the herbal plants due to safe therapeutic. (Abdul Quiyum Ansari et al., 2013). In the present paper antioxidant study of ethanolic extracts of six medicinal plants, namely Gynodropsis pentaphyllum (Capparidaceae family), Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae family), Merremia gangitica (Convolvulaceae family), Cicca acida (Euphorbiaceae family), Erythrina variegata (fabaceae family) and Asparagus fysoxii (Asparagaceae family) has been made for its free radical scavenging ability by adopting various in vitro methods. The extracts from these plants were investigated for the antioxidants property using 2,2- diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging method and the Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma (FRAP) activity method.
DOES VOLATILITY RESPOND ASYMMETRIC TO PAST SHOCKS

The main aim of the paper is to examine if the stock market volatility exhibits asymmetric or an asymmetric response to past shocks, for certain CEE countries (Romania,Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland) over the period May 2004 - September 2014. For the stock marketsfrom East Europe the results are in line with the symmetric volatility, i.e. volatility is similaraffected by both positive and negative returns with the same magnitude. For the stock marketsfrom Central Europe the results are consistent with the leverage hypothesis of the asymmetricvolatility, i.e. negative and positive returns with the same magnitude have different impact onvolatility. Furthermore the volatility is more sensitive to its lagged values in the market place thanit is to new information. These results reinforce the diversification principle that has to beconsidered in portfolio and risk management process.
Advanced Spectral Clustering Algorithm with Attribute Weighting and Cluster Ensemble

Spectral clustering is widely used in various fields, but suffers from a scalability problem in both storage space and computational time when a dataset size is large. In this paper, we analyze sparse t-nearest-neighbor spectral clustering methods and clustering ensemble. We propose an innovative spectral clustering algorithm with high accuracy and avoiding parameter selection process. In the first step, a weight of each attribute of a sample is calculated. After that, Cluster ensemble matrix are applied to clustering of sparse t-nearest neighbors. Finally, we select a number of different parameters in the same data set as a cluster member, and integrate the multiple clustering results. The experimental results demonstrate the accuracy of the new algorithm is higher than that of original spectral clustering algorithms.
Increased expression and levels of human β defensins (hBD2 and hBD4) in adults with dental caries

Introduction: Defensins are small anti-microbial peptides produced by epithelial cells. These peptides have a broad range of actions against microorganisms, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.Human defensins are classifi ed into two subfamilies, the α-, and β- defensins, which differ in their distribution of disulphide bonds between the six conserved cysteine residues. Defensins are found in salivaand others compartments of the body. Human β defensins 2 (hBD2), beta defensins 4 (hBD4) and alpha defensins 4 (hNP4) in saliva may contributes to vulnerability or resistance to caries. This study aimed to determine a possible correlation between caries and levels of defensins measuring the expression in gingival tissue and concentrations in saliva samples.Methods: Oral examinations were performed on 100 adults of both genders (18-30 years old), and unstimulated whole saliva was collected for immunoassays of the three peptides and for the salivary pH, buffercapacity, protein, and peroxidase activity. mRNA levels of defensins in gingival sample were assessed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR technique.Results: The median salivary levels of hBD2 and hBD4 were 1.88 μg/ml and 0.86 μg/ml respectively for the caries-free group (n=44) and 7.26 μ/ml (hBD2) and 4.25 μg/ml (hBD4) for all subjects with evidenceof caries (n=56). There was no difference in the levels of hNP4, salivary pH, and proteins between groups, however the peroxidase activity and buffer capacity (interval 6.0-5.0) were reduced in caries group. Transcriptional levels of hBD2 and hBD4 did correlate with caries experience, the mRNA expression of hBD2 and hBD4 were signifi cantly higher in patients with caries than in patients with no-caries (p < 0.01). Conclusion: We conclude that high salivary levels and expression of beta defensins, low peroxidase activity and buffer capacity may represent a biological response of oral tissue to caries. Our observation couldlead to new ways to prevent caries and a new tool for caries risk assessment.
Development of Interactive Multimedia Learning in Learning Instructional Design

The presence of interactive learning media in teaching and learning have made ? a different atmosphere in the classroom, because the material that used to be taught by lectures and monotonous only be varied with the integration of display impressions in the form of text, sound, moving images and video. The purpose of this study is to develop an interactive multimedia learning effective and efficient. The research method used is the method development. Model Borg & Gall combined with models of learning development Dick & Carey model. This activity is planned for 3 years. The first year is done at the beginning of March 2013, the search results of the questionnaire are stocked to 4 professors and 80 students found that 86% of the lecturer of the course and has taught instructional design states require interactive learning media in the learning process so that the learning process run more effectively , and 98% of students stated need interactive learning media that it can use as a learning tool individually. In the second year starts in early March 2014 to July 2014 to test a product that has been made? The results of trials instructional media products developed through evaluation of four stages, namely: expert evaluation of materials and media expert, individual testing, small group testing, and field trials showed that the assessment materials and media expert and product trials in both categories. Keywords : interactive multimedia, instructional design, development
Mitochondrial and Myofibrellar Development in the , Flight Muscle of Locusta migratoria L . ( Orthoptera : Acrididae ) ALl

The fine structure of the median indirect dorsal I.ongitudinal flight muscles have been examined throughout the first week of Locusta migratoria adult life. During this period, muscle colour changed from white to reddish-brown and the banding pattern, characteristic of mature adult flight muscles, was established. Associated with these changes, there was an increase in myofibril size and the mean number of myosin filaments per myofibril; no significant change was observed in the actin: myosin ratio. There were indications that the number of myofibrils per muscle fibre increased by "longitudinal splitting" of the myofibrilsexisting in the first four days of adult life. A marked increased in mitochondrial size and complexity was noted with increasing age. The increase in mitochondrial size is probably attributed, partly, to fusion of adjacent mitochondria which become gradually arranged in straight columns between the myofibrils by the 5th day of adult life. The developmental. changes observed in the fine structure of myofibrils and mitochondria are important in explaining the improvement in flight performance noted in the developing adult locusts. Introduction Muscle development has received a considerab.le interest in the last 25 years. Goldspink[l] suggested that one reason for this is that the muscle affords a good example for tissue differentiation and growth. This is because they are, apparently, programmed to produce considerable quantities of specialized proteins in order to carry out its contractile function. Pringle[2] reported that the form of the arthropod body and, in particular, the structure of the locomotor appendages is quite different
An Active Information Seeking Model for Goal-oriented Vision-and-Language Tasks

As Computer Vision algorithms move from passive analysis of pixels to active reasoning over semantics, the breadth of information algorithms need to reason over has expanded significantly. One of the key challenges in this vein is the ability to identify the information required to make a decision, and select an action that will recover this information. We propose an reinforcement-learning approach that maintains an distribution over its internal information, thus explicitly representing the ambiguity in what it knows, and needs to know, towards achieving its goal. Potential actions are then generated according to particles sampled from this distribution. For each potential action a distribution of the expected answers is calculated, and the value of the information gained is obtained, as compared to the existing internal information. We demonstrate this approach applied to two vision-language problems that have attracted significant recent interest, visual dialogue and visual query generation. In both cases the method actively selects actions that will best reduce its internal uncertainty, and outperforms its competitors in achieving the goal of the challenge.
ROAD AND LANDSCAPE FEATURES THAT AFFECT BAT ROADKILLS IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

The most studied impact on road ecology is roadkill, however, there is little information about the relations between highways and specific groups like bats. This study intended to identify the species of bats roadkilled and to evaluate the existence of temporal fluctuation between the roadkill rates, specific stretches of the road with higher rates, and characteristics of the road/landscape that may influence those rates. We encountered at least nine bat species among 65 roadkills (most Phyllostomidae), which comprise a subgroup of the local fauna that presents ecologic features that make them susceptible to being hit, especially Artibeus lituratus. The medium roadkill rate was of 0.01 individuals/km/day of monitoring, and there was no significant temporal variation. We identified five hotspots through special 2D HotSpot Identification Analysis. The selection of theoretical models through Generalized Linear Models showed that roadkill occurrence has a positive relation with vehicular traffic and negative relation with presence of marginal pasture and forests. As the major part of records was of species that are tolerant to human-disturbances, the increase in traffic consequently affected a higher number of bats capable to explore the area occupied by the road. The presence of native forest close to the road can lead to a decrease of animals hit by vehicles, once it offers more resources and favorable habitats, which reduces the need for bats to cross the roads for foraging. On the other hand, many species that necessarily depend on areas sheltered by trees for shelter, and do not possess the ability to fly long distances do not occur in open areas such as pastures. In this context, we suggest that the main measure of mitigation regard bat species would be the traffic control through speed limit, especially on the roadkill hotspots areas.
Investigation of the imaging quality of synchrotron-based phase-contrast mammographic tomography

We report the results of a systematic study of phase-contrast x-ray computed tomography in the propagation-based and analyser-based modes using specially designed phantoms and excised breast tissue samples. The study is aimed at the quantitative evaluation and subsequent optimization, with respect to detection of small tumours in breast tissue, of the effects of phase contrast and phase retrieval on key imaging parameters, such as spatial resolution, contrast-to-noise ratio, x-ray dose and a recently proposed ‘intrinsic quality’ characteristic which combines the image noise with the spatial resolution. We demonstrate that some of the methods evaluated in this work lead to substantial (more than 20-fold) improvement in the contrast-to-noise and intrinsic quality of the reconstructed tomographic images compared with conventional techniques, with the measured characteristics being in good agreement with the corresponding theoretical estimations. This improvement also corresponds to an approximately 400-fold reduction in the x-ray dose, compared with conventional absorption-based tomography, without a loss in the imaging quality. The results of this study confirm and quantify the significant potential benefits achievable in three-dimensional mammography using x-ray phase-contrast imaging and phase-retrieval techniques.
Firm Value and External Financing Needs

The purpose of this paper is to examine effects on firm value of external financing needs and BIST 100 index to firms listed in the index of Istanbul Stock Exchange manufacturing industry by the panel data analysis methods in the period of 2008-2012. As a result of dynamic panel data analysis, it has be found to increase value of firms by previous term value of firm, being the BIST 100 index, the external financing needs, the financial leverage ratio, firm size and profitability. It was observed that manufacturing firms in Turkey are firms having growth potential, profitable at low rate, whereas financial risk of them is high. It has been found that firms benefit from shorts term debt market being lower borrowing cost and risk because long term debt market hasn’t developed in Turkey leads to positive relationship between external financing needs and firm value. Additionally, It is determined that value of firms included in the index is higher from without because firms are necessary providing certain conditions to take part in the BIST 100.
Data stream treatment using sliding windows with MapReduce

Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) techniques present limitations when the volume of data to process is very large. Any KDD algorithm needs to do several iterations on the complete set of data in order to carry out its work. For continuous data stream processing it is necessary to store part of it in a temporal window. In this paper, we present a technique that uses the size of the temporal window in a dynamic way, based on the frequency of the data arrival and the response time of the KDD task. The obtained results show that this technique reaches a great size window where each example of the stream is used in more than one iteration of the KDD task.
Double Lens Antennas in Millimeter-Wave Automotive Radar Sensors

─ In the near future, all newly introduced cars will be equipped with radar based systems enabling safer and more convenient driving. The performance of such systems is directly related with the performance of the antenna front end. Recently, double lens focusing system is proposed. With its high broadside directivity and low scan loss over a wide angular range, it can be considered as a good candidate for future long range radars. In this paper, effects of materials on beam scanning performance of double lens antennas are investigated for millimeter wave radars. Index Terms ─ Automotive radar, double lens, millimeterwave antennas, millimeter-wave radar, multiple-lens antennas.
Undertaking action research in prison: Developing the Older prisoner Health and Social Care Assessment and Plan

Older prisoners are the fastest growing group in prisons. They have complex health and social care needs and the coordination of their care is suboptimal. An action learning group including health care staff, prison staff and older prisoners was established at one prison in England. The group developed the Older prisoner Health and Social Care Assessment and Plan (OHSCAP) which is a health and social care assessment and care planning process for the better identification and management of older prisoners’ needs. This paper describes and critically analyses the process of action learning in prison to develop and pilot the OHSCAP. Data were collected through reflective notes from the action learning group facilitator, reflective diary writing from group members, emails, research project steering group meeting notes and interviews with action learning group members. The constant comparison method of data analysis was used. We found that action learning is a valuable approach for developing practice in the challenging prison environment. There are important considerations when using action learning in the prison setting. These include maintaining the groups’ focus; clarifying roles and procedures; providing practical and theoretical space and considering the groups’ composition.
I Feel Your Pain: The Influence Of Pain Catastrophizing And Perceived Threat On Pain Severity Congruence In Couples

I FEEL YOUR PAIN: THE INFLUENCE OF PAIN CATASTROPHIZING AND PERCEIVED THREAT ON PAIN SEVERITY CONGRUENCE IN COUPLES by SHANNON CLARK August 2016 Advisor: Dr. Annmarie Cano Major: Psychology Degree: Master of Arts The present study examines the extent to which partners were congruent on multiple ratings of participants’ pain severity during a cold pressor task and how pain catastrophizing and perceived threat may moderate participant-partner congruence over time. Undergraduate couples in a romantic relationship (N = 106 dyads) participated in the study. Both partners rated the participant’s pain in writing several times over the course of the task; thus, multilevel modeling was used to analyze the data. Current evidence suggests that congruence in acute pain ratings changes over time but that observers rate participants’ pain as less intense, on average, than participants’ own ratings. The current study also adds to the literature by showing that state and trait pain anxiety may independently and jointly influence the degree to which two romantic partners similarly rate one partner’s pain.