Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Urban mapping using DMSP/OLS stable night-time light: a review

ABSTRACT The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Linescane System (DMSP/OLS) stable night-time light (NTL) data showed great potential in urban extent mapping across a variety of scales with historical records dating back to 1990s. In order to advance this data, a systematic methodology review on NTL-based urban extent mapping was carried out, with emphases on four aspects including the saturation of luminosity, the blooming effect, the intercalibration of time series, and their temporal pattern adjustment. We think ancillary features (e.g. land surface conditions and socioeconomic activities) can help reveal more spatial details in urban core regions with high digital number (DN) values. In addition, dynamic optimal thresholds are needed to address issues of different exaggeration of NTL data in the large scale urban mapping. Then, we reviewed three key aspects (reference region, reference satellite/year, and calibration model) in the current intercalibration framework of NTL time series, and summarized major reference regions in literature that were used for intercalibration, which is critical to achieve a globally consistent series of NTL DN values over years. Moreover, adjustment of temporal pattern on intercalibrated NTL series is needed to trace the urban sprawl process, particularly in rapidly developing regions. In addition, we analysed those applications for urban extent mapping based on the new generation NTL data of Visible/Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite. Finally, we prospected the challenges and opportunities including the improvement of temporally inconsistent NTL series, mitigation of spatial heterogeneity of blooming effect in NTL, and synthesis of different NTL satellites, in global urban extent mapping.
Automatic Simplification of Obfuscated JavaScript Code ⋆

Javascript is a scripting language that is commonly used to create sophisticated interactive client-side web applications. It can also be used to carry out browser-based attacks on users. Malicious JavaScript code is usually highly obfuscated, making detection a challenge. This paper describes a simple approach to deobfuscation of JavaScript code based on dynamic analysis and slicing. Experiments using a prototype implementation indicate that our approach is able to penetrate multiple layers of complex obfuscations and extract the core logic of the computation.
Impact of the Insertable B-Layer on b-tagging performance for ATLAS Run-II

The b-tagging performance expected for ATLAS Run-II will be presented hereafter. These studies are based on Monte-Carlo simulations of tt¯ events. These results enable to quantify the impact of both the installation of a new pixel layer and the repairs of several electronics components of the actual pixel detector on the b-tagging performance. Beforehand, a brief description of the ATLAS experiment at LHC and of the b-tagging algorithms will be developed.
Statistical, spectral and stochastic characteristics of music

The goal of this paper is to explore some of the principal spectral and statistical characteristics of music that are relevant to the problem of Blind Source Separation (BSS). Some BSS algorithms require some a priori knowledge of statistical characteristics of the mixtures under examination, if only to more accurately establish initial estimates. Furthermore, theoretical investigations depend upon the assumption of Wide-Sense Stationarity the extent to which this assumption holds is investigated.
Availability of browse plants to goats fed with Napier grass: Voluntary feed intake and effects on body weight

Plants with varying level of tannins were offered to goats 4-6 months old fed with napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and palm kernel cake (PKC)-based pellet. Voluntary feed intake (VFI) of offered plants on the 3rd week of feeding was highest for Artocarpus heterophyllus and Leucaena leucocephala (48 and 36 g/kg0.75 body weight (BW)). Sapium baccatum, Brachiaria decumbens, Micaniamicrantha and Musa sp. had VFI of 34, 33, 33 and 31 g/kg0.75 BW respectively whereas VFI for Cyprus kyllinga, Melastoma malabathricum and Dillenia suffruticosa were amongst the lowest (24, 22 and 20 g/kg0.75 BW respectively). Animals offered with L. leucocephala and A. heterophyllus had increased BW gain(8.8 and 7.9 kg respectively; p<0.05) whereas M. malabathricum and D. suffruticosa fed animals had reduced BW gain (5.6 and 5.8 kg respectively; (p<0.05)) compared to the BW gain of napier grass fed animals (6.9 kg). A. heterophyllus, L. leucocephala, S. baccatum, C. kyllinga, and M. malabathricum contain measurable condensed tannin (7.4, 2.6, 6.8, 5.6 and 2.7 mg/gDM respectively) whereas hydrolysable tannin was highest in M. malabathricum and D. suffruticosa (187 and 143 mg/g DM respectively). The use of browse plants containing tannins to manipulate VFI and growth may be beneficial if consumed between 3-7 weeks to avoid cumulative negative effects of plant secondary compounds on BWG.
Added Value of Coreference Annotation for Character Analysis in Narratives

A central question for the analysis of literary texts in digital humanities is the identification of characters in the text. A simple approach would be to reduce the analysis to mentions of the character by its proper name as these are easy to retrieve. A more elaborate solution requires coreference annotation, identifying all mentions of a character in the text, irrespective of their form. Using the example of the novel Corpus Delicti by the German author Juli Zeh, we compare these two approaches and show the added value of coreference
Acoustic Waves in Phononic Crystal Plates

Recently, the study on elastic waves in phononic crystal plates is becoming a research hotspot due to its potential applications, especially in wireless communication, transducer and sensor system [1-10]. The phononic crystal plates commonly consist of two materials with large contrast in elastic properties and densities, arranging in a periodic (or quasiperiodic) array. The absolute band gaps in composite plates can forbid the propagation of all elastic wave modes in all directions. Comparing with the bulk wave and surface acoustic wave devices, phononic crystal plates have better performance in elastic wave propagation since the phase speed of most Lamb wave modes (except for A0 mode) is faster than surface wave mode, and also the wave energy in plates is totally confined between the upper and nether free-stress boundaries regardless of the air damp and self-dissipation, which provides a special potentiality in micro-electronics in wireless communication. The propagation of Lamb waves is much more complicated than bulk wave and surface acoustic wave in terms of the free-stress boundaries which can couple the longitudinal and transversal strain components. The first attempt to describe the propagation of Lamb waves with wavelength comparable with the lattice is due to Auld and co-workers [11-12], who studied 2D composites within the couple-mode approximation. Alippi et al. [13] have presented an experimental study on the stopband phenomenon of lowest-order Lamb waves in piezoelectric periodic composite plates and interpreted their results in terms of a theoretical model, which provides approximate dispersion curves of the lowest Lamb waves in the frequency range below the first thickness mode by assuming no coupling between different Lamb modes. The transmissivity of the finite structure to Lamb wave modes was also calculated by taking into account the effective plate velocities of the two constituent materials [14]. Based on a rigorous theory of elastic wave, Chen et al.[1] have employed plane wave expansion (PWE) method and transient response analysis (TRA) to demonstrate the existence of stop bands for lower-order Lamb wave modes in 1D plate. Gao et al.[8] have developed a virtual plane wave expansion (V-PWE) method to study the substrate effect on the band gaps of lower-order Lamb waves propagating in thin plate with 1D phononic crystal coated on uniform substrate. They also studied the quasiperiodic (Fibonacci system) 1D system and find out the existence of split in phonon band gap [2]. In order to reduce the computational complexity without losing the accuracy, Zhu et al.[9] have promoted an efficient method named harmony response analysis (HRA) and supercell plane wave expansion (SC PWE) to study the behavior of Lamb wave in silicon-based 1D composite plates. Zou et al.[10] have employed V-PWE method to study the band gaps of plate-mode waves in 1D piezoelectric composite plates with substrates.
devoted to maize and allied species Home Archive Instructions About Maydica Short term drought responses by seedlings of three maizes along an environmental gradient in Michoacán , Mexico

Responses to drought by three maizes from Michoacán, Mexico, were studied in a greenhouse experiment. Plants were watered every other day for 21 d since sowing. Watering was withheld during 26 d, following a 10 d recovery period during which watering was resumed. Environmental conditions were contrasting among the sites of origin, e.g., annual precipitation deficit (from an ombrotherm diagram) was 33% of the net annual precipitation at the lowest site and 9% and 0.3% for the sites at higher elevations. Substrate water content for the control was 34% (w/w) over the course of the experiment and it decreased to 1.9% at 26 d of water withholding; it quickly recovered after resuming irrigation. Tissue water content was 92% for the control and decreased by 22‐33% depending on origin for the droughted individuals at the peak of the drought. Dry mass was lower for droughted individuals than for the control. Leaf chlorophyll content decreased with plant age, but did not respond to water withholding. In contrast, proline tended to increase for droughted individuals. The content of free‐radical scavenging polyphenols decreased during the recovery period, but not during drought. Neither did the antioxidant activity of leaf tissue respond to water withholding.
Enriching the Professional Learning of Early Years Teachers in Disadvantaged Contexts: The Impact of Quality Resources and Quality Professional Learning.

Studies indicate that very few teachers entering disadvantaged contexts feel prepared academically or professionally to teach effectively. This study focuses on the impact of a model for professional learning, the RoleM Professional Learning model (RPL), situated in a disadvantaged context over a three-year period. The participating teachers (n = 12) in this study taught in the first three years of school (Foundation to Year 2). To ascertain the effectiveness of RPL, teachers were interviewed three times a year and students’ pre and posttest scores were also considered. The results indicate that quality teaching is related to the establishment of quality resources and quality professional learning. Additionally, students demonstrated significant gains between the pre and post-test scores. Furthermore, as teachers move towards exhibiting the characteristics of expert teachers they progress through five stages and it takes at least two years for this progression to occur.
Transient Finite Element Analysis of Induction Machines with Stator Winding Turn Fault

In this paper, a time stepping two-dimensional FEM is performed for modeling and analysis of a IM with insulation failure inter-turn fault. FEM analysis is used for magnetic fleld calculation and the magnetic ∞ux density and vector potential of machine is obtained for healthy and faulty cases. Comparing the magnetic ∞ux distribution of healthy and faulty machines helps to detect the in∞uence of turn fault. The machine parameters (self and mutual inductances) are obtained for IM with inter-turn fault. Finally, the FEM machine model is used for studying the machine under difierent fault condition. Study results including phases and fault currents express the behavior of machine with inter-turn faults. The symmetrical current components of IM with difierent fault severity are obtained by FE study and studied. The machine torque in healthy and faulty condition is also obtained and compared. The torque vibration increase upon to degree of fault.
Management of Critical Burn Injuries: Recent Developments

Background Burn injury and its subsequent multisystem effects are commonly encountered by acute care practitioners. Resuscitation is the major component of initial burn care and must be managed to restore and preserve vital organ function. Later complications of burn injury are dominated by infection. Burn centers are often called to manage problems related to thermal injury, including lightning and electrical injuries. Methods A selected review is provided of key management concepts as well as of recent reports published by the American Burn Association. Results The burn-injured patient is easily and frequently over resuscitated, with ensuing complications that include delayed wound healing and respiratory compromise. A feedback protocol designed to limit the occurrence of excessive resuscitation has been proposed, but no new “gold standard” for resuscitation has replaced the venerated Parkland formula. While new medical therapies have been proposed for patients sustaining inhalation injury, a paradigm-shifting standard of medical therapy has not emerged. Renal failure as a specific contributor to adverse outcome in burns has been reinforced by recent data. Of special problems addressed in burn centers, electrical injuries pose multisystem physiologic challenges and do not fit typical scoring systems. Conclusion Recent reports emphasize the dangers of over resuscitation in the setting of burn injury. No new medical therapy for inhalation injury has been generally adopted, but new standards for description of burn-related infections have been presented. The value of the burn center in care of the problems of electrical exposure, both manmade and natural, is demonstrated in recent reports.
Delete or not Delete? Semi-Automatic Comment Moderation for the Newsroom

Comment sections of online news providers have enabled millions to share and discuss their opinions on news topics. Today, moderators ensure respectful and informative discussions by deleting not only insults, defamation, and hate speech, but also unverifiable facts. This process has to be transparent and comprehensive in order to keep the community engaged. Further, news providers have to make sure to not give the impression of censorship or dissemination of fake news. Yet manual moderation is very expensive and becomes more and more unfeasible with the increasing amount of comments. Hence, we propose a semi-automatic, holistic approach, which includes comment features but also their context, such as information about users and articles. For evaluation, we present experiments on a novel corpus of 3 million news comments annotated by a team of professional moderators.
Collision handling for free-form deformation embedded surface

Recently, free-form deformation (FFD)-based simulation has received a lot of attention to achieve real-time animation of complex objects, and many researches have improved the accuracy of modelling complex material property. Previously, a free-form deformation axis aligned bounding box (FFD AABB) was proposed to approximate the FFD-embedded surfaces. Using FFD AABB, an efficient update of bounding box is achieved with balancing between accuracy and computational cost. The authors extended the FFD AABB with a more conservative collision handling method between FFD AABBs to deal with the cases that the nodes on one side of FFD AABB are out-of-plane. In addition, the authors adopted a broad-phase culling algorithm to cope efficiently with both self-collision and inter-collision using parallel spatial hashing.
Hepato-renal damage and oxidative stress associated with pirimiphos-methyl exposure in male mice -

Objective: For many years, the organophosphorus insecticide pirimiphos-methyl (PM) was used as a valuable tool against several stored-product insect species. However, the knowledge of its toxicity for field applicators, manufacturing workers and public health is very limited in literatures. The present work was therefore undertaken in order to investigate the hepato-renal toxicity associated with PM exposure in mice. Method: Mice were divided into five groups of six mice each and administered PM at doses of 0.03 (ADI), 10 (NOAEL), 31.05 ( 1 /40 LD50) and 62.11 ( 1 /20 LD50) mg/kg body weight in corn oil for 45 days via oral gavage. Result: The results revealed that the activities of serum enzymes alkaline phosphatase, alanine and aspartate aminotransferases, and serum levels of total protein, urea and creatinine were significantly elevated (by 13-63% of control activity), whereas the level of serum albumin was significantly reduced (by 15-21%) following administration of 31.05 and 62.11 mg pirimiphosmethyl/kg body weight. In liver and kidney tissues, level of glutathione and the activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase enzymes were significantly decreased, while the level of lipid peroxidation were significantly increased compared to the control group. The lower doses of (ADI, NOAEL) PM induced insignificant or limited alteration in the above-mentioned biochemical parameters. Histopathological examination revealed hepato-renal cellular damage in all tested doses of PM compared to untreated group. Conclusion: The intensity of the insults in liver and kidney functions as well as oxidative damage represented by biochemical alterations and histopathological findings were demonstrated in a dose-dependent manner. © 2014 GESDAV
Cognitive and Emotional Load Influence Response Time of Service Agents: A Large Scale Analysis of Chat Service Conversations

We highlight two psychological aspects of the load in service work – cognitive load (amount of information customers present) and emotional load (emotions customers present), and examine their effects on response time of service agents, in service conversations conducted using text-based chats. Using operational data of 145,995 chat service conversations, we show that cognitive load and emotional load increase agent response time both between and within service conversations. Our analyses unpack common assumptions that number of customers is identical to amount of work load, and shed light on customer-agent dynamics both between and within service conversations. In studying text-based service communication, which is rapidly expanding and insufficiently studied, we open up exciting opportunities for further research.
Universitet Reconsidering the Neighborhood Effect Bisgaard

Reconsidering the Neighborhood Effect Bisgaard, Martin; Dinesen, Peter Thisted; Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar Published in: The Journal of Politics DOI: 10.1086/685088 Publication date: 2016 Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Citation for published version (APA): Bisgaard, M. , Dinesen, P. T. , & Sønderskov, K. M. (2016). Reconsidering the Neighborhood Effect: Does Exposure to Residential Unemployment Influence Voters' Perceptions of the National Economy? The Journal of Politics, 78(3), 719-732. DOI: 10.1086/685088
From elementary reactions to chemical relevance in the photodynamic therapy of cancer

Theories of radiationless conversions and of chemical processes were employed to design better photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT). In addition to photostability and intense absorption in the near infrared, these photosensitizers were required to generate high yields of long-lived triplet states that could efficiently transfer their energy, or an electron, to molecular oxygen. The guidance provided by the theories was combined with the ability to synthesize large quantities of pure photosensitizers and with the biological screening of graded hydrophilicities/lipophilicities. The theoretical prediction that halogenated sulfonamide tetraphenylbacteriochlorins could satisfy all the criteria for ideal PDT photosensitizers was verified experimentally.
Attached Algae as an Indicator of Water Quality: A Study of the Viability of Genomic Taxonomic Methods

This research involved evaluating algae as an indicator of water quality in New Hampshire's rivers, with a focus on the Great Bay Estuary. The project had three main goals. First, determining whether or not algae would work as an indicator of water quality in the great bay ecosystem, an environment where tidal currents are strong and water composition is mixed. The second goal was to compare traditional microscopic methods of taxonomy with emerging genomic methods, increasing the economic viability of attached algae monitoring. The third project goal, still underway, is to evaluate genomic data from the Great Bay ecosystem to see if other organisms might serve as viable indicators of environmental conditions in the bay. Despite the small data set, traditional microscopic analysis results suggest that attached algae may be a viable indicator of water quality in the Great Bay Estuary. Further research including a larger data set will be required to evaluate the viability of genomic methods to supplement microscopic analyses, however early results have encouraged us to continue pursuing this research and expand our study to a larger portion of New Hampshire. Early results using bacteria have also encouraged us to continue analysis of genomic data in pursuit of goal number three, to find additional indicators that may serve as useful in water quality monitoring programs in New Hampshire.
1 s 2 p resonant inelastic x-ray scattering in aFe 2 O 3

cluster model with intra-atomic multiplet coupling and interatomic covalency hybridization. The 1 s2p RIXS is treated as a coherent second-order optical process. It is shown that the double-peak structure in the pre-edge region of FeK absorption spectrum is due to the cubic crystal-field splitting, and that the intensity of the eg (t2g) component in the 1 s2p resonant inelastic spectrum is enhanced by tuning the incident photon energy to theeg (t2g) component in the absorption spectrum. @S0163-1829 ~98! 08443-4#
Comparative Law and Finance: Past, Present and Future Research

Comparative law and finance quantifies differences in the laws governing the business enterprise in various countries. The resulting data can be used to test which legal institutions (if any) matter for financial development. Until recently only cross-sectional data were available. We report the results of a new approach to coding which has produced longitudinal data sets on shareholder, creditor, and worker protection.
Development of the Ateb-Gabor Filtration Method in Biometric Protection Systems

The Gabor filter for biometric images has been investigated. Introduced a new Ateb-Gabor filter to improve the quality of fingerprint images. The sequence of filtration and recognition of biometric data is developed. For reliable fingerprint recognition, image correction is required, since interference caused by scanning may distort the lines of the imprints, which creates errors in recognition. The mathematical apparatus of the Ateb-functions provides additional functions for controlling Gabor's filtration, since it has a wider range of filtering options. It has been shown that the use of the Ateb-Gabor filter has a more controlling influence on the image, because in addition there are two parameters of rational numbers that considerably extends the filtration process. The method of filtering images based on the Gabor filter using Ateb-functions is developed. At present, work is being done on the application of a new filter to biometric images, bringing it to a finished software product. A two-dimensional Gabor filter is also developed, which in the future will allow people to recognize faces.