Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mechanical and electrical evaluation of parylene-C encapsulated carbon nanotube networks on a flexible substrate

Carbon nanotube networks are an emerging conductive nanomaterial with applications including thin film transistors, interconnects, and sensors. In this letter, we demonstrate the fabrication of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) networks on a flexible polymer substrate and then provide encapsulation utilizing a thin parylene-C layer. The encapsulated SWNT network was subjected to tensile tests while its electrical resistance was monitored. Tests showed a linear-elastic response up to a strain value of 2.8% and nearly linear change in electrical resistance in the 0%–2% strain range. The networks’ electrical resistance was monitored during load-unload tests of up to 100 cycles and was hysteresis-free.
Precise measurement of the temperature of a silicon wafer by an optical-interference contactless thermometer during rapid plasma processing

Although silicon substrate temperature is known to be important in many plasma processes, measuring it involves various difficulties due to the complexity of plasmas. In previous work, the authors proposed an optical-interference contactless thermometer (OICT) for interferometric temperature measurements with high temporal resolution and the ability to measure a substrate surface from behind. In the present work, the OICT is improved with accurate values of the thermo-optic coefficient (TOC) of silicon and more realistic simulations. The TOC of silicon is measured precisely from room temperature to 800 K. Transient temperature of a silicon wafer during a thermal plasma jet (TPJ) annealing is measured by the OICT and a thermocouple simultaneously to evaluate the absolute temperature accuracy and response speed of the OICT. The wafer is heated with the TPJ under a wide range of annealing speed from 10 to 105 K/s. The absolute temperature accuracy of the OICT is determined as being around ±1 K in comparison with the thermocouple and the OICT can measure to within around ±2 K even under heating at 105 K/s.
Reputation deals: A theory of endogenous teams

This paper complements the traditional theory of teams [Fama, 1980; Holmstrom, 1982a, 1982b] by introducing endogenous team formation by agents who are concerned with their reputations and are informed about the types of their potential teammates. Such a constellation leads to a tradeoff between joining a high-productivity type but a low-reputation partner. Gains from trade are analyzed, both, for the case of non-transferable and transferable utility, and the lessons are discussed that can be learned from observing reputation deals. Finally a signaling model of teaming is developed that captures in a fully rational way the process of information acquisition by the agents' strategic opponent: the market.
Regularity results for fractional diffusion equations involving fractional derivative with Mittag–Leffler kernel

This paper studies partial differential equation model with the new general fractional derivatives involving the kernels of the extended Mittag–Leffler type functions. An initial boundary value problem for the anomalous diffusion of fractional order is analyzed and considered. The fractional derivative with Mittag–Leffler kernel or also called Atangana and Baleanu fractional derivative in time is taken in the Caputo sense. We obtain results on the existence, uniqueness, and regularity of the solution.
A STUDY OF TCP-FRIENDLINESS ON THE SHORT TERM WITH AN APPLICATION TO MEDIA-FRIENDLY CONGESTION CONTROL

TCP-friendliness is a desired quality of any congestion control algorithm used in the Internet because it expresses fairness towards TCP flows. However, all studies refer to the TCP-friendliness as a long term characteristic of a flow, i.e. they consider only the long-term fairness to TCP. In this paper we introduce the notion of TCP-friendliness on the short term and apply it to a multiplicative-type media-friendly congestion control algorithm.
RNAI-based gene therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma: targeting ABC transporters

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary cancer of the liver, and HCC patients have an average survival of only 5% at 5-year post-diagnosis. This low survival has several identified causes, among which multidrug resistance i.e. resistance to chemotherapeutic treatment. These issues need be addressed in order to improve HCC management in the future. In this thesis we questioned the role of ABC transporters in HCC, and aimed at developing RNAi-based strategies to compensate their dysregulation. Two strategies were developed to modulate ABC transporter gene expression. The first one exploited endogenous regulation of ABC transporter genes by cellular miRNAs while the second strategy made use of shRNAs and artificial miRNAs for ABCC1 and ABCC2 knock-down. In conclusion, this research contributed to the development of two RNAi-based strategies to compensate ABC transporter gene dysregulation in HCC. At this moment the RNAi field faces toxicity-related and unanticipated off-targeting challenges that need to be overcome in order to take the technology forward, but once these limitations are fully apprehended, it will undoubtedly lead to significant advances for HCC diagnostics and therapeutics.
Is There a Case for Parallel Connections with Modern Web Protocols?

Modern web protocols like HTTP/2 and QUIC aim to make the web faster by addressing well-known problems of HTTP/1.1 running on top of TCP. Both HTTP/2 and QUIC are specified to run on a single connection, in contrast to the usage of multiple TCP connections in HTTP/1.1. Reducing the number of open connections brings a positive impact on the network infrastructure, besides improving fairness among applications. However, the usage of a single connection may result in poor application performance in common adverse scenarios, such as under high packet losses. In this paper we first investigate these scenarios, confirming that the use of a single connection sometimes impairs application performance. We then propose a practical solution (here called H2-Parallel) that implements multiple TCP connection mechanism for HTTP/2 in Chromium browser. We compare H2-Parallel with HTTP/1.1 over TCP, QUIC over UDP, as well as HTTP/2 over Multipath TCP, which creates parallel connections at the transport layer opaque to the application layer. Experiments with popular live websites as well as controlled emulations show that H2-Parallel is simple and effective. By opening only two connections to load a page with H2-Parallel, the page load time can be reduced substantially in adverse network conditions.
1 On the environmental and social sustainability of 2 urban bus transport practices : the EU case 3

Logistics in urban areas are currently suffering a radical transformation due to 14 increasingly population concentration and the massive use of cars as the preferred transport mode. 15 These issues have resulted in higher pollution levels in urban environments and traffic congestion 16 impacting the world globally. Facilitating the use of sustainable transport modes is widely regarded 17 as a necessity to cope with these adverse effects on citizens’ life quality. Hence, some regions, as the 18 European Union, are encouraging bus transport firms to make their business models more 19 environmentally and socially sustainable. The aim of this research is thus to explore how practices 20 adopted by urban bus companies can improve cities’ sustainability. With this in mind, a combined 21 Importance Performance Analysis (IPA)-Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was applied. In 22 this way, both environmental and social sustainability effects of developed practices were 23 represented through hierarchical structures separately. Subsequently, importance and performance 24 ratings of practices in each sustainability dimension were estimated, and thus two IPA grids were 25 generated. These grids support managers in the establishment of more effective action plans to 26 improve logistics sustainability in cities. Findings also provide guidance to governments on the 27 practices that should be promoted in future urban mobility plans. 28
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Indicators of Adiposity in Brazilian Adolescents

Purpose. In view of the increasing prevalence of overweight at early ages and its possible association with physical inactivity, investigations into the best method to assess physical inactivity and its association with excess weight in epidemiological studies are required. This study aimed to examine the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity with indicators of adiposity in an adolescent population. Methods. This cross-sectional study involved a random sample of 697 students aged 12–19 years from public schools in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Overweight was classified according to body mass index. Body fat was measured by bioelectrical impedance, cardiorespiratory fitness by a 9 min run/walk test (T9), and physical activity by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to verify the magnitude of the associations. Results. Adolescents with poor T9 performance were more likely to be overweight (OR = 2.9, 95% CI 1.2–7.0) and have excess body fat (OR = 2.2, 95% CI 1.1–4.3) than those with better performance. Those classified as moderately active by the IPAQ were more likely to have excess body fat than those classified as active (OR = 1.8, 95% CI 1.2–2.8). Conclusions. Because of the greater magnitude of the association between cardiorespiratory fitness, as assessed by using the T9, with being overweight and having excess body fat, the T9 may serve as a valuable instrument in the school environment to identify inactive adolescents who are at risk of developing obesity.
Perceived Learning Strategies Employed by Preschoolers in Learning English

Learning strategies are plans that learners use to achieve their learning goals. The current study investigates the perceived uses of learning strategies among preschoolers, namely Basic rehearsal strategies, Complex rehearsal strategies, Basic elaboration strategies, Complex elaboration strategies, Basic organizational strategies, Complex organizational strategies, Comprehension monitoring strategies and Affective and motivational strategies among preschoolers in learning English. The study employed 23 preschool teachers as the samples having semi-structured interviews as the research instrument. Findings from the study showed that the learning strategies were implemented by the preschoolers in the course of their learning. Yet, the degree of the usages of the learning strategies varies from one to another. The study implied that deciding on learning games, teaching aids, and asking appropriate questions during lessons are essential to maximize the learning strategies among children in their early learning.
Towards a comprehensive 3D dynamic facial expression database

Human faces play an important role in everyday life, including the expression of person identity, emotion and intentionality, along with a range of biological functions. The human face has also become the subject of considerable research effort, and there has been a shift towards understanding it using stimuli of increasingly more realistic formats. In the current work, we outline progress made in the production of a database of facial expressions in arguably the most realistic format, 3D dynamic. A suitable architecture for capturing such 3D dynamic image sequences is described and then used to record seven expressions (fear, disgust, anger, happiness, surprise, sadness and pain) by 10 actors at 3 levels of intensity (mild, normal and extreme). We also present details of a psychological experiment that was used to formally evaluate the accuracy of the expressions in a 2D dynamic format. The result is an initial, validated database for researchers and practitioners. The goal is to scale up the work with more actors and expression types.
Identifying Contextual Socio-Cultural Attributes as Predictors of User Satisfaction: A Study in Transformed Public Housings in Nigeria

Transformation of houses is common, especially when households inhabit them for a considerable period of time. However, the scale of transformation might vary. Public housing in Nigeria has seen large scale transformations, and started to generate wide attention. The transformation phenomenon is often attributed to the exclusion of socio-cultural values in initial design that eventually results in unguided densification. But at the same time, house transformations arise from people's desires to satisfy their own ever changing housing needs. Using transformation as a sign of dissatisfaction, this study was an attempt to identify local socio-cultural attributes lack of which result in such transformations. Conditional sampling was adopted in order to find respondents across Nigeria. Socio-cultural attributes were identified from background study and were used in structuring a questionnaire-based survey. Findings from univariate and psychometric analysis based on the survey indicated that social activities and family structure were the two most significant socio-cultural attributes that guide residents’ transformation decisions in public housing adjustments. This finding also appeared to be crucial as initial layouts proved not to lead to users’ satisfaction. These results might be useful for prospective developers who are explicitly seeking a successful and sustainable delivery system.
The Role of Family Structure and Family Processes on Adolescent Problem Behavior

ABSTRACT We examined the impact of family structure and family processes on engagement in multiple and co-occurring problem behaviors during adolescence (delinquency, substance use, risky sexual behavior, and truancy) while accounting for key risk factors (attachment to school, antisocial peers, self-control, and residential stability) for antisocial behavior. Using data from Waves 1 and 2 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 9,992), latent class analysis identified classes of youth based on engagement in multiple forms of problem behavior. Multinomial logistic regression was then employed to test the direct and indirect effects of family structure on family processes and placement in the latent classes. Significant differences in family processes and latent class membership were identified across categories of family structure except when comparing across two types of single biological mother households (with children from one father and multipartnered fertility families). Family processes, self-control, and having antisocial peers reduced the effects of family structure on latent class membership.
MicroRNA-126 exerts antitumor functions in ovarian cancer by targeting EGFL7 and affecting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and ERK/MAPK signaling pathway

Ovarian cancer (OC) is a common gynecological malignant carcinoma worldwide. Accumulating research has revealed that multiple microRNAs (miRNAs) are abnormally expressed at different levels in various malignancies, playing vital roles in tumorigenesis. This study investigated the regulatory functions and potential mechanism of miR-126 in OC proliferation, invasion and migration. It was found that miR-126 was prominently downregulated in OC. Moreover, the decrease of miR-126 promoted the aggressive phenotypes and indicated poor prognosis of OC patients. Functional assays demonstrated that restoration of miR-126 dramatically repressed OC cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Furthermore, luciferase reporter assay was conducted to verify putative binding sites of miR-126 in the epidermal growth factor-like domain 7 (EGFL7) 3 untranslated region (3′UTR), indicating that EGFL7 was a target gene of miR-126 in OC cells. It was further discovered that miR-126 exerts its function on regulating ERK/MAPK pathway and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in OC cells. The above findings suggested that miR-126 served as a cancer suppressor in OC, suggesting a promising application of miR-126 in the clinical diagnosis and therapeutics of OC.
Problem of Hazardous Substances Content Reduction in Habitable Compartments of Driverless Vehicles

Nowadays, road and environmental safety of people during vehicle operation is one of the most important problems. One of the main ways to solve this problem is development and implementation of driverless vehicles, start of operation of which on public roads is expected since 2020-2025. In the process of development, no due attention is paid to addressing the social problem of ensuring passengers’ environmental safety in habitable compartments of driverless vehicles (DLV) and modern driver-controlled vehicles. This fact may lead to the DLV implementation process restraint and negative consequences in the process of their operation as a result of harmful exposure of people’s life and health to hazardous substances in the air of habitable compartments. The objective of this research is analysis of the solutions for this social problem.
Hardened properties of concrete with different proportion of crumb rubber and fly ash

The utilisation of waste materials in concrete is one of the sustainable construction approaches introduced in the industry that can indirectly reduce the environmental issues arisen from the disposal problem of the wastes. The aim of this study is to investigate the hardened properties of rubberised pozzolanic concrete (RuPC) with different proportion of crumb rubber and fly ash as partial fine aggregate and ordinary Portland cement (OPC) replacement, respectively. The crumb rubber content replacing fine aggregate is in the range of 0% to 20% while fly ash replacing cement ranges from 0% to 30%. Testing of RuPC with different percentage of crumb rubber and fly ash were performed at the age of 28 days for density, compressive, splitting tensile and flexural strength, and were compared with properties of control specimens. Results showed that the density of RuPC decrease with increase in crumb rubber and fly ash content. The overall strength of RuPC decrease as crumb rubber content increase in which 5% crumb rubber show the least reduction in strength. Replacing 10% cement with fly ash shows improvement in the strength of RuPC when compared to specimens without fly ash, however still lower than strength of control specimen. The optimum crumb rubber replacement is 5% while fly ash is 10% to avoid significant reduction in strength.
An Empirical Study of Factors Influencing the Intention to Use SNS App─The Case of Facebook

Mobile Internet is coming. The social networking site application (SNS app) has become an important portal for users accessing social networking services. Based on the point of view of existing social network users, this study integrates the technology value-based adoption model and social influence to propose a framework to investigate factors influencing the use intention of the SNS app. A sample of 223 subjects surveyed from Facebook, it was found that useri¯s perceived value regarding the SNS app positively affects the use intention of the social networking app. Usefulness and Technicality provided by SNS app positively affects perceived value of the app. In addition, user perceived social influence also positively affects the use intention of the social networking app. Results not only advance knowledge related to social network research, as well as provide practical advice to social networking companies. They also suggest how to attract users to continually participate in social networks. Increase activeness and stickiness is critical for social network companies to facilitate long-term development.
OPEN-SET DOMAIN ADAPTATION

Domain adaptation for visual recognition has undergone great progress in the past few years. Nevertheless, most existing methods work in the so-called closed-set scenario, assuming that the classes depicted by the target images are exactly the same as those of the source domain. In this paper, we tackle the more challenging, yet more realistic case of open-set domain adaptation, where new, unknown classes can be present in the target data. While, in the unsupervised scenario, one cannot expect to be able to identify each specific new class, we aim to automatically detect which samples belong to these new classes and discard them from the recognition process. To this end, we rely on the intuition that the source and target samples depicting the known classes can be generated by a shared subspace, whereas the target samples from unknown classes come from a different, private subspace. We therefore introduce a framework that factorizes the data into shared and private parts, while encouraging the shared representation to be discriminative. Our experiments on standard benchmarks evidence that our approach outperforms the state of the art in open-set domain adaptation.
Development of Data Processing Tools for the Analysis of Radargrams in Utility Detection Using Ground Penetrating Radar

The extraction of quantitative information from Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data sets (radargrams) to detect and map underground utility pipelines is a challenging task. This study proposes several algorithms included in the main stages of a data processing chain associated with radargrams. It comprises pre-processing, hyperbola enhancing, hyperbola detection and localization, and parameter extraction. Additional parameters related to the GPR system such as the frequency band and the polarization bring data sets additional information that need to be exploited. Presently, the algorithms have been applied step by step on synthetic and experimental data. The results help to guide future developments in signal processing for quantitative parameter estimation. Keywords—buried pipes, dielectric characterization, GPR, ICA, PCA, polarization, template matching, ultra-wide band.
The Communication Competence of Visual Reader at Visually Impaired's Cinema

Bioskop Harewos is a cinema that specialized in visually impaired film viewers in Bandung, Indonesia. The cinema runs with a traditional and distinct watching process. Some important concepts used in this research are related to communication competences; Visually impaired; and film. Using a qualitative method with constructivism paradigm and case study approach, this research tries to uncover several aspects, such as the communication capabilities of Visual Readers in Bioskop Harewos; the management effort of Bioskop Harewos in enhancing the communication effectiveness between Visual Readers and visually impaired viewers; also the competency of communication skills that required by Visual Readers. The result of this study revealed that the communication skills of Visual Readers in terms of being a prompter to visually impaired viewers were still under expectation. In terms of improving communication skills, the manager of the Bioskop Harewos has made several introductions and previewing activities, yet the result is not as expected. This research also found three key competencies that are a necessity to be possessed by Visual Readers.