Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Home Automation System And Security System Using GSM

: Human life in the present runway is an extremely distressing system. Ordinarily, when we go out, we neglect to keep the house electric machine, gas catch, closed down the screen, home security can't be taken note. Arrangement is the home mechanization framework. (Automation is a framework in which you can keep our home and office from any area). Because of this above, we have a Home Computerization framework usage that will be done in the correct path with Home Machines and Home Security Handle. In this paper we present GSM based Home Computerization Framework in which we control the home apparatuses and keep up security framework. This framework will be the commitment of power for perusing power. We live in the realm of instabilities. Security has turned out to be a standout amongst the most essential and essential worry in our everyday life. There is dependably a component of risk in each point. Here and there it is conceivable to keep away from these conditions. We can control the greatness of the demolition caused on the off chance that it is most certainly not. Numerous mechanization frameworks are being produced in the home computerization framework. The forte of our venture execution is straightforward, simple to deal with, less convoluted outline, influence sparing framework and less cash to actualize. This is moderate regular man ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS WITH CLT CORES

The behaviour of multi-storey buildings braced with Cross-Laminated-Timber (CLT) cores and additional shear walls is examined based on numerical analyses of various 3-dimensional configurations. Two ways of calibrating numerical model are proposed according to codes and experimental test data respectively, including calibration of parameters that characterise connections between CLT panels in building cores and shear walls. Results of analyses of entire buildings are presented in terms of principal elastic periods, and base shear and up-lift forces. Discussion addresses primary issues associated with behaviour of such systems and modelling them.
CARIDI ET AL., PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF VEGETAL EXTRACTS AGAINST ACIDIC AND ALCOHOLIC STRESS IN WINE

Protective agents may minimize osmotic and thermal stresses in wine yeasts. In the present work, the tolerance of ten strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae two wild types and eight descendants against three stressful agents acetic acid, ethanol, and pH was studied by spot dilution assay, with or without the addition of six protective vegetal extracts. The extracts were prepared using olive pulps (cultivar Carolea), black grapes (cultivar Gaglioppo), black grape skins and black grape seeds (cultivar Magliocco canino), pomegranate albedo and pomegranate arils. For each strain, a suspension measuring 0.100 of absorbance at 600 nm was prepared and ten-fold diluted four times; 5μL of each dilution were spotted on YPD agar modified by adding the stressful agents with or without the protective agents. The total antioxidant activity of the six vegetal extracts was determined by DPPH and ABTS assays and expressed as percentage of inhibition. The highest total antioxidant activity was registered, respectively using DPPH and ABTS assays, for the extract of pomegranate albedo (94.60 and 60.07%) and black grape seeds (91.26 and 88.41%), followed by pomegranate arils (37.81 and 21.33%), black grapes (16.75 and 5.00%), black grape skins (9.34 and 10.55%), and olive pulps (3.19 and 5.52%). The total phenolic content was 6,670 8,589 1,518 868 756 664 mg GAE g, respectively. The six vegetal extracts exhibited significantly different effects on the ten yeast strains and, in general, they allow cells to overcome the stressful agents’ effects when added to the culture medium, thus, permitting to retrieve better growth rate of the yeast cells. These results reveal interesting implications on the possibility to use protective agents in winemaking.
Rapid Nitrite Dip Stick Vs Urine culture for diagnosis of Urinary tract Infections (UTI): Laboratory prospective

Background: Urinary tract infection common bacterial disease with all age group causing lower to complicated UTI leading to life threatening condition urosepsis. Urine culture is gold standard however urine dipstick test can help in early detection of UTI by avoiding the complication of UTI. The study aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy of rapid nitrate dip stick test with urine culture and identify the common uropathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Materials and Methods: Clean catch mid stream urine samples from suspected cases of UTI were evaluated by rapid nitrate dip stick and culture. The culture isolates were identified and antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed following Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. Results: Total of 202 urine specimens evaluated, out of which 46(22.77%) were positive for rapid nitrate dip stick test, but 42(20.79%) were culture positive. Among the culture positives, nitrate test was positive in 29(69.04%). Gram-negative bacilli were predominant (95.25%), Escherichia coli (21) being most frequent isolate followed by Enterobacter (6), Klebsiella (5) and Acinetobacter (3). The GNB were mostly susceptible to imipenam (75%), amikacin (62.5%) and cotrimoxazole 45%. The overall sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of nitrite test in relation to culture were calculated to be 69.04%, 89.4%, 63.0% and 91.6%, respectively but the value of pyuria in relation to culture was 36%, 60%, 68% and 55%, respectively. Conclusion: The study reveals that the rapid nitrate dip stick test can be used in conjunction with urine culture for diagnosis of UTI but cannot replace it entirely.
Calculating Adjusted p-Values From EdSurvey Results

When making groups or families of comparisons in a single analysis, such as comparing White students with minority student groups in terms of test scores, the probability of finding significance by chance for at least one comparison increases with the family size or the number of comparisons. Multiple methods exist to adjust p-values to hold the significance level for a set of comparisons at a particular level (e.g., 0.05), and such adjustments are called multiple comparison procedures. The (NAEP) employs two procedures: the Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate (FDR) procedure (Benjamini & Hochberg, 1995) and the Bonferroni procedure. The Bonferroni procedure was used prior to the 1996 assessment. Thereafter, NAEP has used the FDR procedure. A detailed explanation of the NAEP multiple comparison procedures can be found at Comparison of Multiple Groups.
Inhibition of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated IRE-1/XBP-1 pathway alleviates acute lung injury via modulation of macrophage activation

Background Both endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and macrophage diversity contribute to inflammatory processes in lung injury. However, the interaction between ER stress and macrophage M1/M2 imbalance in lung inflammation remains unclear. The present study, thus, aimed to evaluate the role of ER stress-mediated macrophage phenotype changes in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Methods Lung inflammation and injury were examined in a murine model of LPS-induced ALI with or without ER stress inhibitors. Alveolar macrophage (AM) polarization was determined by flow cytometry. Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were treated with either an ER stress inducer, inhibitor, or an IRE-1 endonuclease inhibitor before being polarized to an M1 and M2 phenotype. The macrophage polarization status was examined via RT-PCR and flow cytometry. Results Our results indicated that ER stress and IRE-1/XBP-1 signaling are activated in LPS-induced ALI. Furthermore, we observed that AM polarizes to an inflammatory phenotype upon exposure to LPS in the induction phase and an anti-inflammatory phenotype in the resolution phase of lung inflammation. Inhibition of ER stress attenuated the pathophysiological features of LPS-induced lung inflammation/injury, as evidenced by a decrease in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) protein levels, the number of inflammatory cells, and the expression level of inflammatory mediators. In addition, the ER stress inducer promoted M1 polarization and the switch from M2 to M1 in BMDMs, whereas inhibition of ER stress and XBP-1 splicing suppressed M1 but did not promote M2, both in vivo and in vitro. Conclusions Our results demonstrated that inhibition of the ER stress-associated IRE-1/XBP-1 signaling pathway suppresses M1 polarization and ameliorates LPS-induced lung injury. This indicates that the interaction between ER stress and macrophage polarization might be a novel therapeutic target for endotoxin-induced lung inflammatory disorders.
Health tourism in low mountains: a case study

Health tourism is a specific type of tourism with great prospects. Most people do not have time for long trips, but there is a great need for a change of scenery and restoration of strength. There are many examples when in the regions in order to improve health and relaxation, nearby areas are being developed. It is most promising to create programs for such tourism near existing resorts that have the necessary infrastructure and medical facilities, while individual client requests must be taken into account. It is proposed to research health tourism as a territorial tourist complex, which includes not only specialized infrastructure but also territories adjacent to resorts. It is noted that low-mountain areas have the most suitable spaces for tourism development. By the example of the Belokurikha resort, the goals of visiting and tourist satisfaction are identified, as well as the possibilities of developing health tourism. A model for designing individual programs for health tourism is proposed.
Abolition of User Fees and Adult Mental Health: Evidence from South Africa

In this article, I show that the abolition of users fees in early life affects the psychological well-being in adulthood. By exploiting exogenous variation in early life healthcare access and shift induced by the abolition, I use a difference-in-difference strategy show to that user fee removal reduced the likelihood of mental distress by 13 percent for adults born in district municipalities that have at least a clinic or hospital at the time of the policy implementation. Evidence shows that this policy increased prenatal and early life parental investment in newborn children.
A comparison of stream segment and quadrat mussel sampling techniques

The importance of freshwater mussels is well recognized in river ecosystem dynamics as indicators of environmental conditions and as endangered species. Rapid mussel-sampling methods that accurately measure abundance and mussel species richness (number of species present) are needed. The more traditional method of 1m2 quadrat searches was tested against a new method of sampling 1 Om lengths of stream from bank to bank. Data collected during the summer of 1998 from Cannon River watershed streams near Northfield, MN, was used to compare the ability of quadrat and 1 Om sampling techniques to measure mussel species richness and density. A better estimate of species richness was provided by 1Om searches, and 1Om searches generally required fewer sampling units than quadrat searches to reach an acceptable level of precision for density measurements. Although under certain conditions 1Om searches are more time-consuming than quadrat searches, 1 Om stream segment searches appear to be a viable alternative to quadrat sampling in rivers.
Collision-free indoor ﬂight in a simulated environment using vision-based deep reinforcement learning.

Considering UAV popularity increase in recent years and their extensive range of possible applications, it makes perfect sense to investigate new technologies for autonomous ﬂight. Indoor navigation is a challenging problem in robotics, where the premise is diﬀerent from outdoors (GPS signal quality does not generally allow precision ﬂight indoors). Artiﬁcial intelligence is one of the many tools used to create and optimize solutions and, in this thesis, a deep reinforcement learning based solution is presented for collision-free indoor ﬂight. Training a model in a real-life scenario can be dangerous since it is a trial-and-error approach and would deﬁnitely lead the drone to crash. To overcome this situation, we explored a deep reinforcement learning method in a simulated environment. Keeping in mind that for a real application the model must be transferred to a real drone, we developed a simple system, which requires only a depth and an RGB camera, and that could easily be deployed in the real world. In our approach we used the deep Q-learning algorithm to train a set of models with diﬀerent types of deep convolutional neural networks, studying the performance on diﬀerent parameters. The training was performed in a series of virtual environments that got gradually more complex as randomization on texture and structures is introduced into the scene, with the objective of training a generalizable model. We evaluated all trained models in an unknown environment, showing how model generalization plays a crucial role in improving the model behavior.
An Efficient Hierarchical Job Scheduling Algorithm for Cloud Computing

: Cloud Computing is one the fastest growing field in Computer Science and Information Technology. The main reason for the growth of Cloud Computing is familiar due to zero maintenance of hardware, software and networking. It is a combination of grid, parallel and distributed computing. The widespread availability and pay per use are added more advantage to cloud computing. Scheduling is a predefined procedure that control over all job process in the cloud system. Scheduling aims at maximize the cloud server resources in a balanced way. The prime objective of scheduling is allocates the workload in a diversified manner of variety of cloudlet. The biggest challenge in cloud computing is client submitting jobs are come from heterogeneous types and vibrant one. Poor resource allocation scheduling policy leads to idle processor. Based on this problem, the proposed hierarchical job scheduling algorithm help to allocates the jobs in a load balanced manner. It helps to attain the proper usage of resources, providing a quality system.
Trunk loading and back pain

An essential function of the trunk is the compensation of external forces and loads in order to guarantee stability. Stabilising the trunk during sudden, repetitive loading in everyday tasks, as well as during performance is important in order to protect against injury. Hence, reduced trunk stability is accepted as a risk factor for the development of back pain (BP). An altered activity pattern including extended response and activation times as well as increased co-contraction of the trunk muscles as well as a reduced range of motion and increased movement variability of the trunk are evident in back pain patients (BPP). These differences to healthy controls (H) have been evaluated primarily in quasi-static test situations involving isolated loading directly to the trunk. Nevertheless, transferability to everyday, dynamic situations is under debate. Therefore, the aim of this project is to analyse 3-dimensional motion and neuromuscular reflex activity of the trunk as response to dynamic trunk loading in healthy (H) and back pain patients (BPP). A measurement tool was developed to assess trunk stability, consisting of dynamic test situations. During these tests, loading of the trunk is generated by the upper and lower limbs with and without additional perturbation. Therefore, lifting of objects and stumbling while walking are adequate represents. With the help of a 12-lead EMG, neuromuscular activity of the muscles encompassing the trunk was assessed. In addition, three-dimensional trunk motion was analysed using a newly developed multi-segmental trunk model. The set-up was checked for reproducibility as well as validity. Afterwards, the defined measurement set-up was applied to assess trunk stability in comparisons of healthy and back pain patients. Clinically acceptable to excellent reliability could be shown for the methods (EMG/kinematics) used in the test situations. No changes in trunk motion pattern could be observed in healthy adults during continuous loading (lifting of objects) of different weights. In contrast, sudden loading of the trunk through perturbations to the lower limbs during walking led to an increased neuromuscular activity and ROM of the trunk. Moreover, BPP showed a delayed muscle response time and extended duration until maximum neuromuscular activity in response to sudden walking perturbations compared to healthy controls. In addition, a reduced lateral flexion of the trunk during perturbation could be shown in BPP. It is concluded that perturbed gait seems suitable to provoke higher demands on trunk stability in adults. The altered neuromuscular and kinematic compensation pattern in back pain patients (BPP) can be interpreted as increased spine loading and reduced trunk stability in patients. Therefore, this novel assessment of trunk stability is suitable to identify deficits in BPP. Assignment of affected BPP to therapy interventions with focus on stabilisation of the trunk aiming to improve neuromuscular control in dynamic situations is implied. Hence, sensorimotor training (SMT) to enhance trunk stability and compensation of unexpected sudden loading should be preferred.
THE DIAMETER OF DUPLEX AND QUADRUPLEX DNA MEASURED BY SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY

A review of scanning probe microscopy characterization of duplex DNA morphology bound to mica is presented, including a discussion of numerous proposed contrast mechanisms. The various contrast mechanisms are reexamined in the light of a recently developed form of quadruplex DNA [19]. A discussion of possible morphological changes in duplex DNA and an interesting consequence (e.g., DNA sequencing) is presented.
Green synthesis of Fe2O3nanoparticles using Piper betle leaf and its characterization

Iron oxide(Fe2O3) nanoparticle was successfully synthesized by using cost effective and eco-friendly green method assisted by leaf extract of Piper betle. The synthesized sample was characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDAX), UV-vis Spectrophotometer, Fourier transform Infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) and LCR meter. XRD confirms the formation of pure rhombohedral phase of Fe2O3. The lattice parameters and crystallite size of the synthesized sample were found to be 66.22 nm, a=b=0.5395 nm and c=1.388 nm. The surface morphology of the synthesized sample was revealed by SEM image, EDAX spectrumshows the presence of light element K, Cl and Mg in addition to Fe and O in the synthesized sample. The band gap energycalculated from the UV-vis absorption spectrum is found to be 2.6 eV. FTIR study confirms the presence of Fe-O strectching vibration. The frequency dependent dielectric properties of the synthesized sample was measured by LCR meter in the frequency range of 100 Hz to 1 MHz which shows the typical frequency dispersion. The temperature dependent dielectric propertyand the ac electrical conductivity of the synthesized sample was studied and the results obtained were analyzed. The magnetic study of the synthesizedsample shows the ferromagnetic behavior. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 01-11-2018 Date of acceptance: 15-11-2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Use of charcoal (biochar) to enhance tropical soil fertility: A case of Masako in Democratic Republic 
of Congo

Soil fertility transience in the region of Masako in Democratic Republic (RD) of Congo remains a major challenge to sustainable agricultural production. Recently, biochar application as soil amendment has attracted attention of the people across the world owing to its potential to improve soil physicochemical properties, crop yield and carbon sequestration into the soil. A study was conducted in Masako to analyze the use of charcoal (biochar) as soil amendment and assess its effects on soil chemical performance and some biophysical parameters of maize crop. The experiment was set up using randomized complete block design with three replications of three treatments comprising ½ kg of sieved (small-sized particulate) charcoal per m2 (C1), 1 kg of sieved charcoal per m2 (C2) and control group without charcoal (C0). Data were subjected to analysis of variance, Pearson’s phenotypic correlation and regression analyses using genstat 12th edition. The results of the analysis of variance showed non-significant variation for most physicochemical properties of soil and maize phenotypic traits, indicating that treatments had the same effects on soil composition suggesting that there was no clear impact of charcoal amendment as applied except for phosphorus content and collar diameter of the maize crop which were significantly (P ≤ 0.047 and P ≤ 0.043 respectively) influenced by the treatments. The results indicated that biochar improved the soil phosphorus availability by up to 72% as accounted for by the linear contribution of the treatment C2 indicating that biochar could be recommended for use in soil with low level of phosphorous. Key words: Charcoal, tropical soil fertility, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zea mays.
Calibrated Optoelectronic Instrumentation for Analyzing Absorbance of Aqueous Solutions

Absorbance of aqueous solutions of sucrose was monitored with respect to sugar concentration using a locally calibrated optoelectronic instrumentation based on Electronic Spectroscopy (ES) technique. Sugar solutions were prepared using High Purity Laboratory Chemical (HPLC) reagent sucrose in grade-3 de-ionized water. The sucrose solution had an absorption band between 450 nm to 550 nm as measured by UV-1800 Shimadzu spectrophotometer. Trans mittance of the sugar solution was measured in dark room and at roo m temperature using neodymium -YAG (532 nm, 30 mW) optical bench laser. Evaluation of the absorbance indicates that the absorbance increases with concentration, but with the absorbance rate higher for low concentration (< 10%) . Comparison with results obtained with Ord inary Cane Sugar (OCS) instead of HPLC exhib ited a similar trend. The absorbance rate (ε) using HPLC was found to be 1.4 m -1 per % concentration and 0.5 m -1 per % concentration at low and h igher concentration respectively. The value of ε fro m optoelectronic instrumentation at low concentration is higher than the calculated ε (0.8 m -1 per % concentration). This could be attributed to biological dynamics of a pure solute according to Brownian motion.