Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
- 37-Vietnam ’ s Image as a Tourism Destination in Japan : an Analysis of Japanese Travel Guidebooks and Brochures , and Attribute Importance-Performance

This research explores the image of Vietnam as a tourism destination for Japanese travelers by analyzing various Japanese travel guidebooks and brochures, and doing an importance-performance analysis based on a set of attributes. The analysis of Japanese travel guidebooks and brochures shows that the image of Vietnam is not very clear in Japan, and the physical descriptions of Vietnam are similar to those of many other destinations, covering natural landscapes, historical places, typical architectural monuments, cultural activities, and local life. The importance-performance analysis reveals that Vietnam is an attractive destination for Japanese travelers, with strengths in most of the important attributes, such as low prices, delicious cuisine, new experiences, and rich culture. Nevertheless, those who haven’t been to Vietnam are likely to think that Vietnam is not a safe destination to visit. Moreover, cleanliness and service quality are the important areas in which Vietnam needs improvements.
Performance Analysis of a SiGe/Si Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor for Different Ge-composition

In this paper, the common-emitter forward current gain, Early voltage and total transit time of a SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) have been calculated and computed for different composition of Ge in the base. The results show that using suitable Ge-composition in the uniformly doped base, the transit time of the HBT can be significantly increased. The calculated cut-off frequency (fτ) of the HBT increases with the increase in the total Ge-content, and for the same Ge-content, it increases with the change in profile gradually from ‘box’ to ‘trapezoidal’, and then to ‘triangular’ type.
Widely Linear Precoding for D 2 D Communications in Cellular Networks

In this paper, we consider device-to-device (D2D) direct communications in cellular networks where D2D link reuses frequency resources that are initially allocated to the cellular uplink communications. When a D2D transmitter (D-TX) is equipped with multiple transmit antennas, precoding schemes can be employed at the D-TX to prevent its signal from interfering to a base station receiver. Also, they are effective to eliminate interference from a cellular user and to get a higher signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) at a D2D receiver (D-RX). In conventional precoding schemes, well-known linear precoding schemes are applied at the D-TX. However, in this paper, we propose to apply a widely linear precoding scheme at the D-TX in order to improve a sum achievable rate that is obtained by the sum of the achievable rates of cellular uplink and D2D link. Through computer simulation, we show that a higher sum achievable rate can be obtained in the proposed scheme by selecting an appropriate precoding vector. Also, it is shown that the proposed widely linear precoding scheme has better sum achievable rate than the conventional linear precoding scheme.
Evaluation of Numerical Turbulent Combustion Models Using Flame Speed Measurements from a Recently Developed Fan- Stirred Explosion Vessel

Computational combustion codes rely on turbulent combustion models (or correlations) for providing flame speed estimates. This method necessitates the need to evaluate the predictive capabilities of these correlations against experimentally measured data. Global displacement speeds were measured in a recently developed fan-stirred, cylindrical flame speed vessel using high-speed schlieren imaging. Measurements were conducted in homogeneous and isotropic turbulent conditions at an average RMS turbulent intensity of 1.5 m/s and at an integral length scale of 27 mm. Methane and a representative synthetic gas or syngas blend containing 50:50 by volume of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, all diluted in air, were studied. A wide range of equivalence ratios was covered, and the flame speeds were estimated when the flame radius was equal to the integral length scale. Turbulent flame speeds were computed using four widely used numerical models: (1) Zimont turbulent burning velocity model (1988); (2) Kerstein pair-exchange model (1988); (3) the coherent flame speed model (1993); and, (4) the distributed reaction zone model (1995). The Kerstein model and the Zimont model agreed well with the experimental measurements. Also, ST/SL was higher for syngas than methane for the same u′/SL, which is indicative of the preferential diffusion effect of hydrogen in increasing the flame surface area by distorting it.
C METHOD FOR COMPLEX FREQUENCIES : SPECTRAL PROBLEM FOR PERIODIC BOUNDARY

C-method for complex frequencies is considered. The spectral properties of periodic boundary between dielectrics media (including metallic grating in optical region , that is for 0 < ε and/or 0 < μ ) have been studied analytically and numerically. INTRODUCTION. C-method that has already proved its efficiency and nowadays is well known and used by optic and mw engineers [1-3]. In spite of numerous applications, that it has found (in boundary profile and media parameters reconstruction [2], in rough surface study [3]) there are still several issues that need to be considered within the frames of this method. Among them the extension of C method into domain of complex frequencies and study of eigen regimes of periodic boundary and their connections with peculiarities in the diffraction characteristics. This problem is considered in the presentation. Special attention has been focused on the numerical study of metallic gratings in optical region, where 0 < ε and /or 0 < μ , where C-method works efficiently also. FORMULATION OF SPECTRAL PROBLEM The problem of analytical continuation (within the frames of the theory of analytic functions) of the solutions to diffraction problem for the boundary between two dielectric media (see formulation of diffraction problem by C-method [2]) into the domain of complex valued frequencies is considered. The reason of such continuation consists in the fact that singularities (poles, branching points and etc) of the diffraction problem solution, appearing after such continuation into the domain of complex frequencies, define and predetermine completely the diffraction field features, obtained in the physical (at real frequencies) domain of parameters. So we consider the periodic boundary between two dielectric media with material parameters 1 1 ,μ ε , 2 2 ,μ ε period d , maximal depth h , d h 2 A0 π = as certain periodic resonator (open resonator, made up by discontinuity in Floquet channel). From mathematical point of view, the search of mentioned above singularities (complex valued frequencies) is reduced to the determining the non trivial solutions to the corresponding boundary value problem (without the field of excitation). The principal question for such problem is the choice of the conditions at the infinity that may replace the Zommerfeld radiation conditions. Nowadays the answer to this question is found out for rather wide class of diffraction problems [4,5]. Here we shall describe the formulation of corresponding spectral problem for E polarized natural oscillations . We are seeking the wave number c ω κ = , providing the 2D Helmgolz equation ( ) ( ) ( ) 0 z , y U z , y 2 = + ε κ ∆ ( ) ( ) ( )   < > = y A z y A z z , y 2 1 ε ε ε (1) with nontrivial solution ( ) z y U , ( ( ) z y U Ex , = , 0 H E E x z y = = = ) satisfying the transparency conditions for ( ) y a z = , quasi periodic conditions ( ) ( ) z , y U e z , d y U 2 i Φ π = + (2) and radiation conditions. The parameter of quasi periodicity Φ is a certain number 2 1 < Φ . The radiation conditions for real κ have the form ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )     = ≤ = ≥ = − − + + − +
Test-Retest Reliability of the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test Revised (MVPT-R) in Children with and Without Learning Disabilities

The Motor-Free Visual Perceptual Test Revised (MVPT-R) is an updated edition of the original test with the addition of four items and normative data for 9-11-year-old children. Test-retest reliability studies on the MVPT-R are not reported. The purpose of this paper is to report the test-retest reliability of the MVPT-R in children with and without learning disabilities. The MVPT-R was administered to 38 children with identified learning disabilities and 37 control children (aged 7-10 years) on two separate occasions within a 2.5 week window of time. Inter-rater reliability agreement between examiners was 99%. Intra-class correlations for perceptual quotient scores ranged from . 63-. 79 and perceptual age scores ranged from . 69-. 86. Pearson product moment correlations for perceptual quotient scores ranged from . 70-. 80 and perceptual age scores ranged from . 77-. 87. Results suggest moderate test-retest reliability for the MVPT-R with more stability in visual perceptual scores for children with learning disabilities. This information will be helpful for therapists using the MVPT-R as a descriptive measure for children.
Mental Health among Syrian Immigrants in Iraq

Background: The migration of Syrian citizens to many parts of the world began after civil war in Syria. Many migrants lost their homes, friends and relatives as a result of the civil war. Millions of Syrians have been refugees to European countries and especially to neighboring countries such as Libya, Turkey and Iraq. They have experienced housing, safety and cultural gap problems, which may put their mental health at risk. Many present signs of physical and mental illness, such as an insomnia, a weakened immune system, drug addiction, self-harm, and aggression, making their social adjustment more and more difficult. Despite facing the same conditions, other immigrants succeed to adjust with the new environment. It is necessary to understand factors that may optimize immigrants’ social adjustment. Objectives: The aim of the present study is to evaluate to what extend some characteristics of Syrian immigrants in Iraq, such as cultural intelligence, emotional intelligence are related to their social adjustment, and the role of mental health upon that relationship. Methods: Participants are Syrian immigrants who live in Erbil – Iraq. Data collection was held in 2017. Were randomly included 288 subjects (50% female). All participants completed 4 questionnaires translated from Persian version to Arabic language: Cultural and Emotional Intelligence Questionnaires (CI and EI), a Social Adjustment scale (SA) and a Mental Health Questionnaire (MH). Results: This study presents an empirical study into the mental health of immigrants. More specific, based on collected questionnaire data an explanatory model for mental health and social adjustment is established on the basis of emotional- and cultural intelligence. A better mental health is associated with better social adjustment. Emotional and cultural intelligence are significantly and positively and significantly and positively associated to social adjustment. Cultural intelligence is significantly and positively related to mental health, while emotional intelligence has no significant relation with mental health, when simultaneous effects are analyzed. Conclusions: The present results suggest that mental health may have an intermediate role in the relationship between cultural intelligence and social adjustment, but no intermediate role in the relationship between emotional intelligence and social adjustment. Results convey an important message to public policies, highlighting the importance of preserving both cultural and emotional intelligence among Syrian immigrant in Iraq, as a measure to assure their mental health and social adjustment.
The Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome–Quality of Life Scale (GTS-QOL)

Background: Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder which has a significant detrimental impact on the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of patients. However, no patient-reported HR-QOL measures have been developed for this population. Objective: The development and validation of a new scale for the quantitative assessment of HR-QOL in patients with GTS. Methods: In stage 1 (item generation), a pool of 40 potential scale items was generated based on interviews with 133 GTS outpatients, literature review, and consultation with experts. In stage 2 (scale development), these items were administered to a sample of 192 GTS outpatients. Standard statistical methods were used to develop a rating scale satisfying criteria for acceptability, reliability, and validity. In stage 3 (scale evaluation), the psychometric properties of the resulting scale were tested in a second sample of 136 subjects recruited through the UK-Tourette Syndrome Association. Results: Response data analysis and item reduction methods led to a final 27-item GTS-specific HR-QOL scale (GTS-QOL) with four subscales (psychological, physical, obsessional, and cognitive). The GTS-QOL demonstrated satisfactory scaling assumptions and acceptability; both internal consistency reliability and test-retest reliability were high (Cronbach alpha ≥0.8 and intraclass correlation coefficient ≥0.8); validity was supported by interscale correlations (range 0.5–0.7), confirmatory factor analysis, and correlation patterns with other rating scales and clinical variables. Conclusions: The Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS)–specific health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) scale (GTS-QOL) is proposed as a new disease-specific patient-reported scale for the measurement of HR-QOL in patients with GTS, taking into account the complexity of the clinical picture of GTS.
Power Systems , ORC 2017 13-15 September 2017 , Milano , Italy Preliminary verification of the open-source CFD solver SU 2 for radial-inflow turbine applications

There is a need for reliable CFD tools for design and performance prediction of Organic Rankine Cycle turbines. The open-source solver SU2 has gained recognition in the ORC community for the possibility to efficiently perform analysis and design of devices operating with organic flows. This paper presents a preliminary verification of the open-source tool SU2 for the simulation of organic flows in radial inflow turbines. A comparison is performed against the well established commercial ANSYS CFX solver for two exemplary test-cases. Results show that the solvers predict quantitatively and qualitatively similar fluid-dynamic performance and flow features. c © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the IV International Seminar on ORC Power Systems.
Performance of different photocatalytic oxidation processes in petroleum wastewater treatment : A Comparative Study

The present study was conducted to compare the performance of different solar photocatalytic processes (TiO2 photocatalysis, photo-Fenton, photo-Fenton coupled with TiO2 photocatalysis, and photo-Fenton coupled with TiO2/ZnO photocatalysis) for the treatment of petroleum wastewater. The removal efficiency of chemical oxygen demand (COD) is evaluated. TiO2 dosage and pH are the main factors that improve the COD removal in the TiO2 photocatalysis process while Fe and H2O2 concentration are the main factors in photo-Fenton process. The photoFenton coupled with TiO2/ZnO photocatalysis is the most efficient process for treatment of petroleum wastewater at the neutral conditions (pH 7). Therefore, no need to adjust pH during this treatment. In acidic conditions (pH<7), the photo-Fenton process is more efficient than the TiO2 photocatalysis process while it is less efficient than the TiO2 photocatalysis process in alkaline conditions (pH>7).
Improvised Robotic Design with Found Objects

We present a study in the creative design of robots using found objects. In particular, this study focuses on learning locomotion techniques for robots with nontraditional and arbitrary shaped limbs, in this case, tree branches. Through a use of 3D scanning, simulation, and deep reinforcement learning, we show that we can effectively learn movement strategies for such robots with unorthodox shapes.
Autonomic Diffusive Load Balancing on Many-Core Architecture Using Simulated Annealing

Many-core architecture is becoming an attractive design choice in high-end embedded systems design. There are, however, many important design issues, and load balancing is one of them. In this work, we take the approach of diffusive load balancing which enables autonomic load distribution in many-core systems. We modify the existing scheme by adding the concept of simulated annealing for more effective load distribution. The modified scheme is also capable of managing a situation of non-uniform granularity of task loading, which the existing ones cannot. As experiments, we tried various existing schemes as well as the proposed one to map a synthetic application with 30 threads on a many-core architecture with 21 cores and 4 memory tiles. The experiments show that the modified scheme gives results better than the existing approaches. Keywords-diffusive load balancing; simulated annealing.
Effect of Hardaliye on FoxM 1 Gene Expression Level of HT-29 , DU-145 , HeLa Cancer Cells and CF-1 ( Mouse Embryonic Fibroblast )

Chemotherapeutic agents may influence both cancer cells and healthy cells, therefore alternative therapeutic agents or targets have become a milestone of cancer cure. Forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) is a transcriptional regulator and a novel cancer therapy target as overexpressed in cancer cells, and its inhibitors are considered as potential therapeutic agents to halt cancer progression. Therefore, in this study, the effect of “Hardaliye” on cancer cells and a healthy cell line was primarily investigated by MTT (3(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium-bromide) and later on, FoxM1 gene expression levels were determined. Hardaliye, especially when diluted ten and twenty-fold, decreased viability percentage of all cancer cells and did not affect healthy cells. FoxM1 levels of cancer cells drastically decreased especially in HT-29 cells while did not statistically change their levels in the healthy cell line.
Dynamic Simulations of Networks

For these dynamic simulations, two major approaches exist: for large densities of the relevant molecules, the network can be treated by a set of differential equations that describe the time evolution of the densities, while for small densities, where the dynamics are governed by the binding and unbinding events of individual molecules, stochastic approaches like the Gillespie algorithm are more appropriate.
Influence of fat level reduction in the drying of Italian salami

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of fat reduction in the drying process of Italian salami. Two Italian salami formulations: HFS (High Fat Sausage) with 20g/100g of pork back fat and LFS (Low Fat Sausage) with 11.2g/100g of pork back fat were analyzed as water activity, weight loss, proximate composition and pH. The evaluation times were 0, 3, 7, 10 and 13 days of drying.The reduction of more than 25% in the fat content of Italian salami affected the weight loss in the drying process, but did not affect the moisture, pH and water activity.Keywords: Low-fat; fermented sausage; weight loss; healthier meat products; ripening time.
Time order error in speech perception : electrophysiological evidence.

To investigate how temporal features of speech sounds are processed, elechophysiological data (AEP) were registered in a deviant detection task. Stimuli were presented in an oddball design, employing a 5-step voice onset time (VOT) continuum from [ba] to [pa]. Deviant AEPs showed both an enhanced Nland N2b component compared with standard AEPs. Moreover, when standards had a longer VOT than deviants, deviant AEPs showed a substantial reduction ofthe P2 component. This effect was missing when the same stimuli were presented in a context of standards having a shorter VOT. It appears that this effect is due to an earlier onset of the N2b component in the former condition, indicating that conscious detection of deviant stimuli is easier under conditions where a short VOT is matched asainst a template of a long VOT.
Hypervideo application on an experimental control system as an approach to education

Hypervideo, as an interactive tool with links within video frames, is becoming widely used in multimedia presentations for e‐learning applications. Its concept of rich multimedia presentation together with temporal based link objects, gives a chance for use in engineering education courses, where many practical work and experiments are needed. In the article we present a strategy for the development and navigation of hypervideo application, to be used in engineering education. Example of magnetic suspension system experiment was built as hypervideo application. The system usability was tested with two methods, software usability measurement inventory (SUMI) evaluation and general approach to usability engineering. Test results have shown that hypervideo increases the users' motivation to work and helps students recognize, organize and present specific information. By applying some of the proposed improvements in future development, hypervideo could be a significant tool in the future of engineering education. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 16: 31–44, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20116
Decentralized INS/GNSS System With MEMS-Grade Inertial Sensors Using QR-Factorized CKF

Special approaches are required for integration of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) with a strap-down inertial navigation system (INS), particularly based on low-cost micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS)-grade inertial sensors. The proposed approach should be computationally efficient, mathematically nonsingular, and executable on small digital signal processor (DSP) modules. This paper presents a new INS/GNSS navigation system based on a direct decentralized integration scheme. Based on the proposed QR-factorized cubature Kalman filter (CKF) structure, two cascade filters are implemented for separate estimation of the orientation attitude-heading angles and the 3-D position/velocity components. Owing to the QR-factorization, the numerical errors in the update process of estimation covariance matrix are removed. Considering the nonlinear dynamics of the strap-down INS as well as the large uncertainties included in stochastic model of the MEMS-grade inertial sensors, the QR-factorized CKF yields enhanced accuracy and reliability compared with the pure Kalman filter. The decentralized integration scheme provides the separate estimation of orientation components from the position and velocity vectors. Therefore, the propagation of the position and velocity estimation errors into the orientation filter section does not occur. The performance of the presented system is assessed through real data of vehicular field tests.
Roche ’ s personalised medicine entrectinib shrank tumours harbouring NTRK , ROS 1 or ALK gene fusions in children and adolescents

1/4 Roche’s personalised medicine entrectinib shrank tumours harbouring NTRK, ROS1 or ALK gene fusions in children and adolescents ● Phase I/II study of entrectinib, an investigational medicine, showed responses in all paediatric tumour types harbouring neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK), ROS1 or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusions, including those in the central nervous system ● Data featured in the ASCO presscast on Wednesday, 15 May, and will be presented at the 2019 ASCO Annual Meeting on Sunday, 2 June