Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Station-keeping for quasi-periodic orbits

The shallow gravity gradient in the libration point regions enables manoeuvring at low ∆v expenses, but implicates a sensitivity to small perturbations. A variety of bounded orbits can be determined around each libration point and station-keeping is required to maintain them for multiple revolutions. In this paper, a station-keeping algorithm based on the orbital lifetime expectancy is proposed for so-called quasi-periodic solutions. The method introduced is based on the identification of a manoeuvre maximising the lifetime of an orbit within defined boundaries. The manoeuvre direction and magnitude is finally optimised with a differential evolution algorithm. The novelty of the method presented here is the identification of the downstream centre manifold by the lifetime analysis to preserve the orbit with its properties forward in time. The study shows that the manoeuvre direction is directly correlated to stability information that is provided by the Floquet modal theory. Finally, numerical calculations were carried out for trajectories around the far-side libration point in the Earth-Moon system to show the effectiveness of this station-keeping approach. The robustness is proven by the introduction of errors and the evaluation of their impact.
Nutrient value and palatability for cattle on corn stover silage.

As cultivated areas in Cambodia have increased, feed resources for feeding and grazing cattle have decreased significantly. Plantings of yellow corn, however, have increased substantially, in particular, in the north-west of Cambodia; consequently, a huge amount of corn residue is being produced but remains unused, despite offering potential as a cattle feed, particularly after ensiling. The aim of this study was to identify nutritive value and palatability of corn stover silage for cattle feeding. Corn stover was chopped at approximate 4 to 6 cm in length and ensilaged with different treatments as follows: 15% water (CSN), 3% salt+15% water (CSSa), 3% sugar palm+15% water (CSSu), and 10% rice bran+15% water (CSRB). Cattle were adapted over a 5 day periods and 1 kg of each silage was offered to each animal. The result shown that crude protein content in silage increased on average from 6.41 to 9.7%. Within the treatments the chemical composition of dry matter, crude protein, organic matter, ash and crude fiber were similar. However, the intake of silage was significantly different. Cattle consumed more CSSu (177.88 gDM) than the other types of silages and ate about 100 gDM or less. CSSa was the lowest intake. In conclusion, sugar (palm sugar) should be added to reach carbohydrate requirement in order to help the silage fermentation process as the stover was mature with high DM% and needed additional flavour added to the silage.
Evaluation of Optimum Modes and Conditions of Cavitation and Acoustic Absorption Intensification for Increasing Efficiency of Gas Mixtures Separation

The paper presents theoretical studies of absorption gas mixture separation under ultrasonic vibrations influence, which provides cavitation and acoustic process intensification. The theoretical studies based on consecutive consideration of this process beginning with single cavitation bubble dynamic which generates shockwave for increasing interface “gas-liquid” and ending with determining absorption productivity providing required concentration of target gas mixture component. In result of the studies, it is evaluated, that cavitation and acoustic intensification increase interface “gas-liquid” up to 3 times with amplitude of oscillations of solid surface 1.2 μm. From the data about surface increasing the analysis of the gas absorption process in the liquid film was performed. For this analysis, the model of gas absorption taking into account surface increasing under acoustic cavitation influence was developed. The model of absorption allows to obtain that the absorption productivity under ultrasonic vibrations influence is increased up to 2 times and more. The obtained results can be used for development of high-efficiency absorption apparatus that is supplemented by ultrasonic influence sources.
Globalization, labour power and partisan politics revisited

This paper explores temporal variation in partisan effects on social spending growth in OECD countries over the period 1971-2002. We argue that partisan effects are jointly conditioned by globalization and the mobilizational capacity of organized labour. We present three main empirical findings. First, we show that partisan effects increased from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s and then disappeared in the 1990s. Second, we show that partisan effects rose with globalization in the 1970s and early 1980s, a period characterized by rising labour strength in many OECD countries, but this is not true for the post-1990 period, characterized by declining labour strength. Third, we show that globalization was associated with declining partisan effects in countries that experienced union decline in the 1980s and 1990s, but it was associated with rising partisan effects in countries in which unions remained strong.
Ground-truthing phylotype assignments for Antarctic invertebrates

Biodiversity information from Antarctic terrestrial habitats helps conservation efforts, but the distribution and diversity particularly of microinvertebrates remains poorly understood. Springtails, mites, tardigrades, nematodes and rotifers are difficult to identify using morphological features, hence DNA-based metabarcoding methods are well suited for their study. We compared taxonomy assignments of a high throughput sequencing metabarcoding approach using one ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) and one mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I - COI) marker with morphological reference data. Specifically, we compared metabarcoding or morphological taxonomic assignments on multiple taxonomic levels in an artificial DNA blend containing Australian invertebrates, and in seven extracts of Antarctic soils containing known micro-faunal taxa. Avoiding arbitrary application of metabarcoding analysis parameters, we calibrated those parameters with metabarcoding data from non-Antarctic soils. Metabarcoding approaches employing 18S rDNA and COI markers enabled detection of small and cryptic Antarctic invertebrates, and on low taxonomic ranks 18S data outperformed COI data in this respect. Morphological taxonomy determination did not outperform metabarcoding approaches. Our study demonstrates how barcoding markers can be tested prior to their application to specific taxonomic groups, and that taxonomy fidelity of markers needs to be validated in relation to environment, taxa, and available reference information.
Effect of grinding of maize and level of starch on digestibility and lactation performance of Saanen goats

The purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the effects on intake, digestibility and lactational performance of goats when fed diets containing whole or ground maize grain at two different dietary starch levels through substitution of beet pulp for maize. Eight second parity Saanen goats in mid lactation were used in a digestibility trial. The experimental design was a duplicated 4 x 4 Latin square with a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. The goats were fed four diets, with a forage:concentrate ratio of 40:60, containing: 33.5% (on dry matter basis) whole maize grain or 33.5% ground maize grain in the diets with high starch content; 22.5% dried beet pulp and 11.0% whole maize grain or 11.0% ground maize grain in the two diets with low starch content. The high starch diets significantly decreased DMI in comparison with the low starch diets (2333 and 2229 g/d, for low and high starch diets, respectively). Substitution of beet pulp for maize significantly improved NDF and ADF digestibility (56.4 and 55.5% and 42.2 and 38.9%, for low and high starch diets, respectively) due to the lower content of starch. Starch digestibility was influenced by the grinding of maize: whole grain (92.6%) was less utilized than ground grain (97.7%), despite not impairing total DM digestibility. The ground maize grain depressed feed intake and milk yield in the high starch content diets. The data obtained suggest that the grinding of maize is not likely to be worthwhile for lactating goats.
Efficiency of densification process in preparation of carbon-carbon composites

Properties of carbon-carbon composites (C-Cs) during I/CR process (impregnation, curing and re-carbonisation) are studied. Resin is liquefied by melting or dilution with ethanol and infiltrated into composite porous system (free of air and moisture), which causes increase of matrix volume. Composite is then cured and re-carbonised according to prescribed temperature regimes (Klu áková, 2004). Formation of gases and matrix shrinkage accompany these processes and cause re-opening of pores filled during impregnation. Volume content of matrix decreases, however its value is higher than that before I/CR process. The whole process can be repeated to achieve better pores filling. Following properties of C-Cs significantly influence course of impregnation: porosity, size and shape of open pores, voids and cracks, properties of internal and external surfaces of C-Cs. These properties of C-Cs resulted from the process of their production (Klu áková, 2005), therefore they depend on properties of used materials and conditions of production before impregnation = on material history. It is assumed that fibers and original matrix (glass-like carbon) and its properties do not change during I/CR process or influence of impregnation is not important. Whole process is proceeding in porous system between fibers and original matrix and its course depends mainly on the properties of porous system and interfaces pore/fiber, pore/matrix.
African biomass burning plumes over the Atlantic: aircraft based measurements and implications for H2SO4 and HNO3 mediated smoke particle activation

Abstract. Airborne measurements of trace gases and aerosol particles have been made in two aged biomass burning (BB) plumes over the East Atlantic (Gulf of Guinea). The plumes originated from BB in the Southern-Hemisphere African savanna belt. On the day of our measurements (13 August 2006), the plumes had ages of about 10 days and were respectively located in the middle troposphere (MT) at 3900–5500 m altitude and in the upper troposphere (UT) at 10 800–11 200 m. Probably, the MT plume was lifted by dry convection and the UT plume was lifted by wet convection. In the more polluted MT-plume, numerous measured trace species had markedly elevated abundances, particularly SO2 (up to 1400 pmol mol−1), HNO3 (5000–8000 pmol mol−1) and smoke particles with diameters larger than 270 nm (up to 2000 cm−3). Our MT-plume measurements indicate that SO2 released by BB had not experienced significant loss by deposition and cloud processes but rather had experienced OH-induced conversion to gas-phase sulfuric acid. By contrast, a significant fraction of the released NOy had experienced loss, most likely as HNO3 by deposition. In the UT-plume, loss of NOy and SO2 was more pronounced compared to the MT-plume, probably due to cloud processes. Building on our measurements and accompanying model simulations, we have investigated trace gas transformations in the ageing and diluting plumes and their role in smoke particle processing and activation. Emphasis was placed upon the formation of sulfuric acid and ammonium nitrate, and their influence on the activation potential of smoke particles. Our model simulations reveal that, after 13 August, the lower plume traveled across the Atlantic and descended to 1300 m and hereafter ascended again. During the travel across the Atlantic, the soluble mass fraction of smoke particles and their mean diameter increased sufficiently to allow the processed smoke particles to act as water vapor condensation nuclei already at very low water vapor supersaturations of only about 0.04%. Thereby, aged smoke particles had developed a potential to act as water vapor condensation nuclei in the formation of maritime clouds.
DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATION AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR SEQUENTIAL RANGE IMAGES

With increasing widespread use of three-dimensional data, the demand for simplified data acquisition is also increasing. The range camera, which is a simplified sensor, can acquire a dense-range image in a single shot; however, its measuring coverage is narrow and its measuring accuracy is limited. The former drawback had be overcome by registering sequential range images. This method, however, assumes that the point cloud is error-free. In this paper, we develop an integration method for sequential range images with error adjustment of the point cloud. The proposed method consists of ICP (Iterative Closest Point) algorithm and self-calibration bundle adjustment. The ICP algorithm is considered an initial specification for the bundle adjustment. By applying the bundle adjustment, coordinates of the point cloud are modified and the camera poses are updated. Through experimentation on real data, the efficiency of the proposed method has been confirmed.
EVALUATION OF THREE RNA EXTRACTION METHODS FROM THREE CULTIVARS OF MALAYSIAN UPLAND RICE

Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) can be divided into two major categories, which is upland rice and lowland rice. Apart from being the staple food for more than half of the world population, it is also known as model plant for functional genomics study. However, it possess high amount of starch and polysaccharide that makes the isolation of good quality RNA for downstream purposes often a difficult task. While there are many studies being carried out for lowland rice extraction, none has been reported for upland rice. This study is the first to report on evaluation of three RNA extraction methods for three Malaysian upland rice cultivars in order to determine the best method to isolate high grade RNA. The result obtained demonstrated that good quality RNA in terms of integrity, purity and quality can be isolated from young leaves of these cultivars by using guanidine isothiocyanate based extraction method that is fast, simple and efficient and had been proven suitable for further downstream applications.
The Role of Cultural Factors on Intra-Firm Technology Transfer Performance and Corporate Sustainability: A Conceptual Study

Technological innovations have emerged as crucially significant factor for sustaining market competition and achieving sustainable competitive advantage in the 21st century. The Multinational Corporations (MNCs) as celebrities of innovation play significant role in diffusing technological knowledge throughout firms both nationally and internationally. Although numerous studies exist on technology transfer the majority of existing literature addresses the issues related to inter-firm transfer of technology only while the area related to intra-firm transfer of technology has been largely underexposed; study of which is believed to be ideal for fruitful exploration of profitability in technology transfer projects. By exploring the existing relevant literature, the current study would attempt to posit a new model in regards to the effect of host-country cultural environment on the performance of technology transferred by the MNCs to their subsidiaries in Malaysia and its subsequent impact on the corporate sustainability of the firm. In the present study the relative influence of two cultural environment factors, namely national cultural distance and organizational cultural distance have been addressed and the study is expected to contribute both theoretically in the body of knowledge and also in terms of practical implication for policy makers of the host-country and the involved MNCs and hence enriching the existing intra-firm technology transfer literature simultaneously.
A comparison of multi-style DNN-based TTS approaches using small datasets

Studies have shown that people already perceive the interaction with computers, robots and media in the same way as they perceive social communication with other people. For that reason it is critical for a high-quality text-to-speech system (TTS) to sound as human-like as possible. However, a major obstacle in creating expressive TTS voices is that the amount of style-specific speech needed for training such a system is often not sufficient. This paper presents a comparison between different approaches to multi-style TTS, with focus on cases when only a small dataset per style is available. The described approaches have been originally proposed for efficient modelling of multiple speakers with a limited amount of data per speaker. Among the suggested approaches the approach based on style codes has emerged as the best, regardless of the target speech style.
Effect of Inorganic Mercury on Hematological and Antioxidant Parameters on Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

The effects of inorganic mercury on hematological parameters and hepatic oxidative stress enzyme activity were studied in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. Fish were injected twice intraperitoneally with mercuric chloride (2, 4, or 8 mg Hg/kg BW). The major hematological findings were significant decreases in the red blood cell count, hematocrit value, and hemoglobin level in olive flounder exposed to 8 mg Hg/kg BW. Remarkably low levels of calcium and chloride, and reduced osmolality, were also observed at 8 mg Hg/kg BW. In hepatic tissue, significant increases in glutathione peroxidase and catalase activity were observed above 4 mg Hg/kg BW Inorganic mercury also increased glutathione S-transferase and glutathione reductase activity at 8 mg Hg/ kg BW in hepatic tissue. The present findings suggest that exposure to a low concentration (≥4 mg Hg/kg BW) of inorganic mercury can cause significant changes in hematological and antioxidant parameters.
Statistical methods for early discovery of diabetic neuropathy using epidermal nerve fiber data

The main aim with the work in this thesis is to increase the understanding of the effects diabetic neuropathy has on the epidermal nerve fibers and thereby find methods to detect the disorder at an earlier stage. Epidermal nerve fibers (ENFs) are small sensory nerve fibers in the skin, sensing heat and pain. Earlier diagnosis of the disorder can help to slow down the progression and delay the symptoms. The data used are skin samples from a group of 32 healthy volunteers and 20 diabetic subjects with differently progressed diabetic neuropathy, in which the nerve fibers have been traced using confocal microscopy. One part of the work is based on methods from spatial statistics, considering the points where the nerve fibers enter the epidermis and where they terminate as realizations of point processes. The point patterns obtained from healthy subjects are compared to those of subjects at an early stage of the neuropathy, in terms of spatial summary statistics, including a new tool to quantify the area of the skin covered by a nerve, the \textit{reactive territory}. Significant differences between the groups are found, that has not previously been reported. Moreover, a point process model for the nerve fiber patterns is proposed, to help the understanding of the growth process of the nerve fibers. In the other part of the work, hierarchical models for the nerve fiber segments are proposed, and used to perform unsupervised classification. The results are evaluated in terms of how well the diabetic subjects are separated from the healthy ones. It is found that the results are considerably improved when including the information about the nerve fiber segments, compared to only using the number of nerve fibers.
Estilos educativos materno y paterno: evaluación y relación con el ajuste adolescente

Title: Maternal and paternal parenting styles: assessment and relationship with adolescent adjustment. Abstract: This study presents the validation of a scale that was elaborated to assess maternal and paternal parenting styles according to the percep- tion of their adolescent children. The scale was applied to a sample com- posed by 848 adolescents aged from 12 to 17 years old, that also filled out the Youth Self Report, a life satisfaction scale and a substance use question- naire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a six factors structure for maternal and also for paternal parenting style. These dimen- sions showed significant relationships with most of the measures of ado- lescent adjustment considered in the study. Comparisons between boys' and girls' perceptions of paternal and maternal parenting styles revealed that, in spite of the high agreement between both styles, mothers were scored higher than fathers in every dimension of parenting style.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Current and Emerging Therapies and Market Consideration in the World

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive, fast-growing cancer beginning inside bone marrow and spreading into the blood system, most often occurring in immature white blood cells. It has the lowest five-year survival rate among other types of leukemia and if left untreated, it can be fatal. Even though there have been significant improvements in the treatment of other related subtypes, AMLtargeted therapy development have been limited. The current market for AML drugs cannot fill the high unmet needs in terms of drug safety and efficacy, and the growing aging population presents increased opportunities for new drugs. Considering these driving forces, it is believed that promising opportunities exist for new entrants to capture value from underserved segments of the market. It is estimated that the market size for AML drugs in 2020 will reach US$1.67 billion with an average annual growth of nearly 23%. Therefore, it is highly recommended for pharmaceutical companies to invest in this area of drug development as soon as possible in order to maximize gains from their investments as novel therapeutics enter the AML market at a rapid pace