Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
HIGH-RESOLUTION PHYSICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF RAPIDLY DEPOSITED LAYERS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDSLIDES , EARTHQUAKES AND FLOODS

During the last decade, major technological advances were made regarding the continuous measurement of the physical and magnetic properties of sediment cores. Rapid and non destructive analysis can now be performed continuously on either marine or lacustrine sediments with a downcore resolution of up to 100 μm. Such a resolution in conjunction with the possibility of acquiring high-resolution digital classical or X-ray images of sediment cores allow new opportunities for the identification and characterization of sediment layers associated with natural hazards such as landslides, earthquakes or floods. In this paper, we illustrate how the continuous physical and magnetic properties of the sediments can be combined with classical sedimentological analyses to identify and date rapidly deposited layers triggered by landslides, earthquakes and floods. We provide an overview of several recent examples from marine and lacustrine Holocene sedimentary records from Eastern and Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay and Strait, Patagonia and the Alps.
Do we need new echocardiographic methods for left ventricle systolic function evaluation in athlets ?

The aim of our study was to evaluate left ventricular (LV) systolic function in a team of elite rugby players using new echocardiographic techniques: Tissue Doppler, two-dimensional (2D) Speckle tracking and threedimensional (3D) echocardiography. Material and Method. Twenty six male athletes from the regional rugby players’ team were evaluated. The team was divided in two groups of athletes based on the predominance of dynamic aerobic or anaerobic effort performed: thirteen of them (group 1) anaerobe effort, the others thirteen (group 2) aerobic effort. All athletes underwent a complete physical exam, complete 2D and 3D transthoracic echocardiographic exam at rest. Standard 2D measurements, Tissue Doppler parameters, 2D speckle tracking global longitudinal strain (2D GLS) and 3D global longitudinal strain (3D GLS) were evaluated. Results. There were statistically significant differences between the two groups of athletes. Those in group 1 had higher body mass index (BMI) (p=0.002), left atrial area (LAA) (p=0.006), 3D left ventricular enddiastolic and endsystolic volume (LVEDV3D and LVESV3D) (p=0.006 respective p=0.011), 3D left ventricular mass (LVMass3D) (p=0.002), pulse Doppler diastolic A’velocity of lateral mitral annulus (A’lat) (p=0.004), left atrial diameter (LAD) (p=0.001), pulse Doppler systolic velocity of medial mitral annulus (S’med) (p=0.01), mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) (p=0.033) than those in group 2, who had higher diastolic E’ velocity of lateral (E’lat) and medial (E’med) mitral annulus (p=0.047 respective p=0.021). There were no significant differences of 2D GLS respective 3D GLS between the two groups (p=0.59, respective p=0.27). Athletes who had greater LV hypertrophy and LV mass indexed higher had a better response in tests of anaerobic exercise capacity. There was a statistically significant association between the 3D ejection fraction (EF) and anaerobic and aerobic exercise capacity. Conclusions. Our study revealed interesting interrelations between 2D GLS, 3D GLS, and LV hypertrophy and test results of effort capacity in a group of elite rugby players.
Value of palm kernel co-products in swine diets

Recently, swine production costs have increased due to increased feed cost, especially the price of corn and soybean meals. Soybean meal is traditionally an expensive ingredient, but the price of corn has dramatically increased because of increased biofuel production. This change has resulted in the swine industry looking for alternatives in order to reduce feed cost, resulting in decreased production costs. Thus, various alternatives have been used as feed ingredients to replace corn, soybean meal, or other expensive ingredients. One othercandidate may be palm kernel co-products that are a by-product of oil extraction from palm fruits. Palm kernel co-products have not been used in swine diets due to high fiber content and imbalanced amino acids compared with corn and soybean meal. However, recent studies showed that palm kernel co-products did not have any negative effects on growth performance of pigs when they replaced some proportions of corn and soybean meal. In addition, palm kernel co-products may provide some physiological properties to pigs by modifying gut microbiota and/or immunity of pigs, resulting in improvement of growth and health of pigs. Therefore, the value of palm kernel co-products were reviewed as one of the alternatives for corn, soybean meal, or other major ingredients in swine diets.
Automatic Speech and Speaker Recognition: Advanced Topics

Research in the field of automatic speech and speaker recognition has made a number of significant advances in the last two decades, influenced by advances in signal processing, algorithms, architectures, and hardware. These advances include: the adoption of a statistical pattern recognition paradigm; the use of the hidden Markov modeling framework to characterize both the spectral and the temporal variations in the speech signal; the use of a large set of speech utterance examples from a large population of speakers to train the hidden Markov models of some fundamental speech units; the organization of speech and language knowledge sources into a structural finite state network; and the use of dynamic, programming based heuristic search methods to find the best word sequence in the lexical network corresponding to the spoken utterance. Automatic Speech and Speaker Recognition: Advanced Topics groups together in a single volume a number of important topics on speech and speaker recognition, topics which are of fundamental importance, but not yet covered in detail in existing textbooks. Although no explicit partition is given, the book is divided into five parts: Chapters 1-2 are devoted to technology overviews; Chapters 3-12 discuss acoustic modeling of fundamental speech units and lexical modeling of words and pronunciations; Chapters 13-15 address the issues related to flexibility and robustness; Chapter 16-18 concern the theoretical and practical issues of search; Chapters 19-20 give two examples of algorithm and implementational aspects for recognition system realization. Audience: A reference book for speech researchers and graduate students interested in pursuing potential research on the topic. May also be used as a text for advanced courses on the subject.
Event-dependent and distributed Markov decision processes in communications

Many communication systems are distributed in nature where each geographically separated node has to make its own decisions. In addition, the actions in such systems depend on events, such as packet arrivals. In this paper, the authors study the optimization problem for such systems. Their method is based on the notion of potential. They show that by including the events into the states, the event-dependent systems can be modeled by the standard Markov decision process, and by introducing "aggregated potentials" the dimension of the problem can be reduced. They also propose a distributed approach to the problem, in which each node can estimate the "local potential", and it only requires to transfer the estimated values of these local potentials among nodes, no state information has to be transferred.
Natural Language Processingwith Modular Neural Networks and Distributed Lexicon

An approach to connectionist natural language processing is proposed, which is based on hierarchically organized modular Parallel Distributed Processing (PDP) networks and a central lexicon of distributed input/output representations. The modules communicate using these representations, which are global and publicly available in the system. The representations are developed automatically by all networks while they are learning their processing tasks. The resulting representations reflect the regularities in the subtasks, which facilitates robust processing in the face of noise and damage, supports improved generalization, and provides expectations about possible contexts. The lexicon can be extended by cloning new instances of the items, that is, by generating a number of items with known processing properties and distinct identities. This technique combinatorially increases the processing power of the system. The recurrent FGREP module, together with a central lexicon, is used as a basic building block in modeling higher level natural language tasks. A single module is used to form case-role representations of sentences from word-by-word sequential natural language input. A hierarchical organization of four recurrent FGREP modules (the DISPAR system) is trained to produce fully expanded paraphrases of script-based stories, where unmentioned events and role fillers are inferred.
Joint / Cartesian On-line Optimal Control of a Robot Manipulator Without Inverse Kinematics

This article presents a novel on-line optimal control for robot manipulators for which inverse kinematics is not required. The controller considers a Cartesian PID control that yields stability of the closed loop, but presents poor performance unless using high gains. A joint space on line optimal control based on the gradient flow approach is introduced to improve the performance of the robot. The combination of both controllers is implemented in joint space, by considering the robot Jacobian, nonetheless for design of both controllers only direct kinematics and cartesian errors are taken into account. Joint space controllers which are based on cartesian errors commonly require the inverse kinematics of the robot, in our proposal the joint space optimal control solves the inverse kinematics problem by itself, thus an explicit inverse kinematics model of the robot is not needed. The paper presents experimental results with a two degree of freedom (dof) planar manipulator, showing that the optimal control part highly improves the performance of the closed loop system.
A NUMERICAL STUDY OF DRAG AND HEAT TRANSFER TO BLUNT NOSE SHAPES IN RAREFIED HYPERSONIC FLOW

The steady-state aerodynamic characteristics of a new family of blunted leading edges immersed in high-speed rarefied air flow are examined by using a Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. The work is motivated by interest in investigating the flowfield properties of these new blunt shapes as possible candidates for blunting geometries of hypersonic leading edges. Comparisons are made between these new blunt configurations and round shapes based on stagnation point heating and total drag. Some significant differences between these shapes is noted on the aerodynamic surface quantities. It was found that round leading edges provided smaller stagnation point heating than the new blunt leading edges. The analysis also shows that, despite the seeming advantages of the new blunt shapes, round shapes still provides smaller stagnation point heating, however large total drag under the range of conditions investigated.
Parallel H1-based auxiliary space AMG solver for H(curl) problems

This report describes a parallel implementation of the auxiliary space methods for definite Maxwell problems proposed in [4]. The solver, named AMS, extends our previous study [7]. AMS uses ParCSR sparse matrix storage and the parallel AMG (algebraic multigrid) solver BoomerAMG [1] from the hypre library. It is designed for general unstructured finite element discretizations of (semi)definite H(curl) problems discretized by Nedelec elements. We document the usage of AMS and illustrate its parallel scalability and overall performance.
NUMERICAL STUDY ON STRUCTURE AND MAINTENANCE MECHANISM OF TYPHOON SPIRAL BANDS USING THE CLOUD RESOLVING STORM SIMULATOR

Spiral bands are one of the characteristic meso-beta-scale structures of a typhoon in mature stage. Observational studies showed that spiral bands cause strong rainfall. It is, however, still unknown what dynamics and physical processes work to produce the strong rainfall within spiral bands, because it is difficult to perform an in-situ observation of a typhoon in its mature stage. Previous numerical studies have simulated the typhoon-scale distributions of spiral cloud bands. Detailed three-dimensional mesoscale structure, physical processes within the typhoon spiral band, and interactions of two neighboring spiral bands located near the typhoon center, however, are little unknown, because huge memories and high speed CPU are necessary for the numerical experiment of three-dimensional typhoon with resolving individual clouds. In order to simulate the detailed structure of spiral bands within a typhoon and to reveal dynamics and cloud physical process of the spiral band, we performed the typhoon simulation with fine mesh grid spacing using the Cloud Resolving Storm Simulator (CReSS)(Tsuboki and Sakakibara, 2002) and Earth Simulator. In this study, we show detailed threedimensional mesoscale structure of the typhoon spiral band, cloud microphysics processes of strong rainfall within the spiral band, and the effect from the inner spiral band to the outer neighboring spiral band when two spiral bands are located within a distance of a few tens kilometers near typhoon center.
The Effect of Using Human Patient Simulation on Undergraduate Nursing Student Skill Performance and Anxiety Level

Background and Aim Human patient simulators provide a very realistic situation for nursing students, centers on the opportunity for the learner to practice and learn in an environment as close to reality as possible, allows students to construct knowledge, explore assumptions, and develop psychomotor skills in a safe environment. The study aims to assess the effect of using human patient simulation on undergraduate nursing students’ skill performance and anxiety levels at the college of Nursing in Mosul University. Method and Materials: A case control study design has been used for the 1st February 2014 till 30th of May 2014. A non-probability convenience sampling of (90) under graduate nursing students (60) females and (30) males were chosen, the study sample was divided into two groups, an experimental group of (45) nursing students with human patient simulation laboratory setting experience and control group of (45) nursing students with clinical practice setting experience. The validity of this study instruments was established through a panel of (12) experts of different specialties related to the field of the present research, Reliability of the study tools was determined through the use of split half -approach of the computation of Cronbach alpha correlation coefficients for the checklist and The Cronbach’s alpha for the questionnaire. Data collection tools include the checklist which is consisted of (25) question items that related to the physical examination for thorax and lungs and the questionnaire consisted of (15) question items respondents were asked to rate the individual items on a (5)-point scale according to their response to each item, Data were prepared and entered into a computer files; Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS, version 21) is used for data analysis. Conclusions: The study result show that there is a significant effect of simulation in Students’ skills performance level while there is no effect in control group, and there is a significant relationship between students' skill performance and gender for case group, while there were no significant relationship between students' skill performance and gender for control group. The male students is more improvement than female in their skill level after simulation course. Anxiety level were higher in student who apply physical examination on a patient comparing with those students who apply physical examination on a HPS. Recommendation: The study recommended to introduce the modern technology (HPS) in students' training process because it decrease students' anxiety level so the skill performance of students will be more confident and reduce errors when skilled nursing application and thus reflected repercussions on public health and a better way than the old classical training.
A comparison of the prevalence of chronic endometritis determined by the use of different diagnostic methods in women with and without reproductive failure

49 Objective: To compare the prevalence of chronic endometritis (CE) when different 50 diagnostic methods are used. 51 Design: Prospective observational study. 52 Setting: University affiliated hospital. 53 Patient(s): Four groups of women were studied, including women with proven fertility 54 (Fertile, n=40), unexplained recurrent miscarriage (RM, n=93), recurrent implantation failure 55 (RIF, n=39) and infertile subjects undergoing endometrial scratch in a natural cycle preceding 56 frozen-thawed embryo transfer (Infertility, n=48). 57 Intervention(s): Endometrial biopsy was performed precisely seven days following LH 58 surge (LH+7). Plasma cells were identified by traditional H&E staining and 59 immunohistochemistry (IHC) for Syndecan-1(CD138). 60 Main Outcome Measure(s): The prevalence of chronic endometritis. 61 Result(s): The use of CD138 epitope is more sensitive than H&E staining in identifying 62 plasma cells. The use of plasma cell count per unit area had the lowest observer variability 63 than that of cell count per 10 randomly chosen HPF or cell count per section. Using this 64 method, the prevalence of CE in women with RM, RIF and Infertility were 10.8%, 7.7%, and 65 10.4%, respectively, not significantly higher than that of fertile subjects (5.0%). 66 Conclusion(s): Using what may be a new method of plasma cell assessment, it appears that 67 the prevalence rates of CE reported in many earlier studies may have been over-estimated. 68 Chinese Clinical Trials Registry Number: ChiCTR-IOC-16007882 69 5
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF A CONVECTIVE STORM GENERATING A TORNADO

Background material on tornadoes and associated thunderstorms has been produced, particularly during the last 3 decades and on different related research topics in many parts of the world. These studies have been basically motivated in damages both to human beings and properties. A comprehensive survey of severe storms and tornadoes in Argentina was accomplished by Schwarzkoff (1982). Barnes (2001), in his attempt to elaborate a worldwide climatology of severe storms, references Schwarzkoff’s results. Particularly, he mentions her recognition of the area over Argentina delimited by latitudes 25o and 30oS as the region with the greatest frequency of tornadoes development. The focus of this work is a severe thunderstorm occurred within this high frequency band that generated a tornado. This event happened during the afternoon (16:00-17:00 local time) of 28 april 2001 over Resistencia (27°2’S, 59°03’W), Province of Chaco, Argentina. Strong damages occurred in the area of Resistencia but also strong winds were detected at Corrientes city, located in the other side of the Paraná river. This event has been previously studied and its intensity categorized as an F2 tornado (Fujita scale) by Moral et al. (2002). Also in the last 3 decades, nonhydrostatic numerical prediction cloud models have succesfully simulated the main features of supercell storms (Klemp and Wilhemson 1978 a,b, Wilhemson and Klemp 1981; Tripoli and Cotton 1986; Weisman and Klemp 1982, Grasso and Cotton 1995, Xue et al., 2000). The dependence of the convective mode and the main features to changes in the curvature of the environmental hodograph has been addressed by Weisman and Klemp 1984 for idealized hodographs. It is of interest in the present work to explore this dependence in hodographs moderately perturbed respect to a real state.
Barriers to Patient Centered Medical Homes in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease

Purpose: As patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) age, they encounter age associated comorbidities, congruous with the general population. At their ACHD appointments, they present with untreated medical problems associated with asthma, diabetes, contraception, and respiratory infections. This project seeks to identify barriers associated with establishing care in patient-centered medical home (PCMH); understand current primary care utilization and identify patient perceptions contributing to lack of follow up in primary care. Methods: An 84-question validated survey completed electronically by patients (> 18 years) presenting at the outpatient congenital cardiac clinic between September 12, 2019 to November 15, 2019 was used to evaluate barriers to care, patient perceptions on healthcare and healthcare utilization patterns. Results: Survey responses filled out by 30 participants with a mean age 44 ±16.9 years were used to evaluate barriers to care. 80% (n=24) were not aware of a PCMH model; but 77% (n=23) were willing to drive 1-50 miles to access a primary care physician. All participants had access to PCMH within 20 miles of their residence. In a multivariate model, BCQ scores were not statistically significant when accounting for insurance status, CHD severity, or having regular primary care. 93% felt their ACHD cardiologist would inform them if they needed to see someone else. 43% expressed distrust for providers not trained in their heart condition. The largest barriers to care were taking time off work (24%), healthcare costs (23%), getting a thorough exam (23%), meeting the needs of other family members (20%), reaching the office by phone (17%), appointment lag time (17%), long waiting room time (17%), lack of communication within the healthcare system (17%), and getting questions answered (17%). Conclusions: This project illustrated a lack of awareness of PCMHs in ACHD patients. Health insurance status, having a primary care provider, ethnicity and education level did not have a statistically significant effect on BCQ scores. However, responses to the survey yielded valuable information for improving care for this population. BARRIERS TO PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES IN ACHD 3
Architecture Family structure and housing Investigating the effect of family structure changes on houses ' spatial organization ( A case study of the houses of Yazd )

Iran's widespread developments influenced by the industrial revolution led to a lot of changes in family structure and by changing the function of family and the roles and relations of family members, paved the way for a change in the houses' spatial organization. Therefore, the main question addressed in this study is: ‘What changes are brought about in the space organization of houses of Yazd as a consequence of changes in the family structure? ’ The strategy of research is qualitative and the method is grounded theory. The results of the present study revealed that every change in family structure has an equivalent effect on houses’ spatial organization. In fact, with the horizontalization of the pyramid of power and the creation of democracy in the family, the house has also become democratic and age and gender hierarchies have been eliminated from the organization of spaces. Besides, with the increase of individuality in the family, the organization of housing spaces has also changed in order to create distinct personal realms and eliminate the continuity and fluidity of the space. Moreover, by eliminating many of the functions and duties of the family, the functions and duties of the house have also changed such that it has become just a place for resting.