Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Review onDesign of a high gain MicrostripAntenna using Parasitic Patch for GPSApplication

GPS patch antennas are gaining their importance nowadays due to their importance in the communication engineering. This paper proposes a novel approach to increase the gain of microstripantenna.The application of gap-coupled mechanism for achieving high gain with microstrip antenna has been proposed . This present work includes the designing of patch antenna for the applications of Global positioning systems antenna in the handheld equipment. The antenna will operate at the desired frequency of 1.57GHz with 80 MHz bandwidth. An FR4 substrate of dielectric constant 4.4 and dielectric loss tangent of 0.027 is used in this present work. The proposed antenna possesses an average gain of 4.0 dB overall the GPS L1 operation. Return loss, input impedance smith chart, 3D gain, radiation patterns and field distributions are simulated and presented in this paper by using commercial Ansoft-HFSS software.
Lane Change Behavior on Freeways: An Online Survey Using Video Clips

Freeways form an important part of the road network. Yet, driving behavior on freeways, in particular lane changes and the relation with the choice of speed, is not well understood. To overcome this, an online survey has been carried out. Drivers were shown video clips, and after each clip they had to indicate what they would do after the moment the video stopped. A total of 1258 Dutch respondents completed the survey. The results show that most people have a strategy to choose a speed first and stick to that, which is the first strategy. A second, less often chosen, strategy is to choose a desired lane and adapt the speed based on the chosen lane. A third strategy, slightly less frequently chosen, is that drivers have a desired speed, but contrary to the first strategy, they increase this speed when they are in a different lane overtaking another driver. A small fraction have neither a desired speed nor a desired lane. Of the respondents 80% use the right lane if possible, and 80% avoid overtaking at the right. Also 80% give way to merging traffic. The survey was validated by 25 survey respondents also driving an instrumented vehicle. The strategies in this drive were similar to those in the survey. The findings of this work can be implemented in traffic simulation models, e.g., to determine road capacity and constraints in geometric design.
Caprella mutica in the Southern Hemisphere: Atlantic origins, distribution, and reproduction of an alien marine amphipod in New Zealand

The caprellid amphipod Caprella mutica, a native of northeast Asia, was first detected in the Southern Hemisphere in the Port of Timaru, New Zealand, in 2002. It has since become estab- lished in the Port of Lyttelton and at 2 aquaculture sites in the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand. Direct sequencing of C. mutica mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene) identified 3 haplotypes: 1 unique to New Zealand and 2 previously found in non-native Atlantic populations. Higher haplotype diversity and lower FST distances between the Port of Lyttelton and global popula- tions suggest Lyttelton may be the introduction site in New Zealand. C. mutica populations were sampled on 7 occasions, primarily in winter, and densities generally exceeded 10 000 ind. m -2 , con- trasting with the winter declines seen in native and European populations. Sex ratios were generally close to 0.5 and the proportion of brooding females ranged from 0 to 98%. In the Marlborough Sounds, juveniles comprised 32 to 38% of the population regardless of season, brooding females were present throughout the year and males were dominant in winter. Population structure and adult size in the Port of Lyttelton differed with habitat type in August 2008; densities were higher, adults significantly larger on floating than on fixed structures and juveniles and brooding females domi- nated on vessel hulls. Given the high level of anthropogenic activity and connectivity between coastal locations, it is likely that C. mutica will continue to spread in New Zealand.
Full title: Immigrant reproductive dysfunction facilitates ecological speciation Short running title: immigrant reproductive dysfunction

The distributions of species are not only determined by where they can survive – they must also be able to reproduce. Although immigrant inviability is a well-established concept, the fact that immigrants also need to be able to effectively reproduce in foreign environments has not been fully appreciated in the study of adaptive divergence and speciation. Fertilization and reproduction are sensitive life history stages that could be detrimentally affected for immigrants in non-native habitats. We propose that ̳immigrant reproductive dysfunction‘ is a hitherto overlooked aspect of reproductive isolation caused by natural selection on immigrants. This idea is supported by results from experiments on an externally fertilizing fish (sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus). Growth and condition of adults were not affected
Efficiency of allelopathy of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) on physiology of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)

Pot-grown seedlings of wheat cvs. Margalla 99 and Chakwall 97 were treated with water mixed with extracts of sunflower leaves, stems and roots at 20 days after the seedlings emerged. Data on physiology of wheat seedlings including protein, proline, sugars, DNA, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and chlorophyll contents were recorded; all increased with allelochemicals treatments when compared with controls.
TWO-DIMENSIONAL NON NEWTONIAN FLUID INJECTION MOULDING FILLING IMPROVED WITH A CVFEM/VOF METHOD

A new method based on volume of fluid (VOF) for interface tracking in the simula- tion of injection molding is presented. The proposed method is comprised by two main stages: accumulation and distribution of the volume fraction. In the first stage the equation for the volume fraction with a non-interfacial flux condition is solved meanwhile in the second stage the accumulated volume of fluid that arises as a consequence of the application of the first one is dispersed. This procedure guarantees that the fluid fills the available space without dispersion of the interface. The mathematical model is based on two-phase transport equa- tions which are numerically integrated through the Control Volume Finite Element Method (CVFEM). The numerical results for the interface position are validated with experimental results and numerical data available in the literature. The transient position of the advance fronts showed an effective and consistent simulation of an injection molding process. The non-dispersive VOF method here proposed will be implemented for the simulation of non- isothermal injection molding in two-dimensional cavities.
Genetic relationships among seven specialized forms of Fusarium oxysporum determined by DNA sequencing of the ITS region and AFLPs

The fungus Fusarium oxysporum Sch. :Fr. presents a high biological and genetic variability, manifested by the existence of many specialized forms and races. With the goal of evaluating the genetic relationship among different specialized forms, an experiment was carried out involving the application of two types of molecular markers. One consisted of sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal DNA of 17 isolates belonging to seven forms: F.o. melonis (4 isolates), F.o. dianthi (2), F.o. niveum (4), F.o. lycopersici (2), F.o. radicis-lycopersici (3), F.o. lagenaria (1) and F.o. luffae (1). Analysis of these sequences revealed that isolates from different forms present an identical sequence while isolates of the same form appear distributed in different groups of the dendrogram. This observation was confirmed by an AFLP analysis. In addition to the previously cited forms, ten more were studied in this experiment, belonging to F.o. ciceris, F.o. cucumerinum, F. proliferatum and F.o. asparagi, as well as two non-pathogenic isolates. The dendrogram calculated with the AFLP markers did not reveal any genetic structuration of the 10 specialized forms. These data, in line with those obtained by other authors, seem to suggest that in general, the specialized forms of F. oxysporum do not constitute monophyletic lineages because they evolve in a divergent way. It rather seems that widely different genotypes could share similar genetic factors conferring pathogenic specificity.
Numerical solution of Sylvester matrix equations: Application to dynamical systems

Many problems of control theory specially dynamical system lead to Sylvester equations. In this paper, we employ an iterative method of optimization based on partial swarm theory to solve the Sylvester system. To this purpose we consider dynamical system with different construction of state observer which lead to Sylvester observer equation. Using Pso to optimize the solution, obtain the solution with high accuracy comparison with other numerical methods, since the stability analysis of particle dynamics of PSO associated with the best particle is based on nonlinear feedback systems. Finally, some examples demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed method.
Outpatient Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment of a Patient Diagnosed with Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis: A Case Study

Background: Sporadic inclusion body myositis is an autoimmune and degenerative disorder of skeletal muscle that affects people at random. It most commonly begins as progressive weakness and atrophy of lower extremity musculature, beginning with the proximal leg. These impairments in body structure adversely affect the performance of functional activities and mobility, resulting in a progressive decrease in independence and participation both at home and in the community. Physical therapy attempts to minimize these effects through educational and procedural interventions focused on treating impairments and limitations. The purpose of this case study was to provide a description of the physical therapy management of a patient diagnosed with sporadic inclusion body myositis. Case Summary: The patient was a 66-year-old male who was diagnosed with sporadic inclusion body myositis with a chief complaint of weakness and fall risk. He presented with generalized lower extremity weakness and atrophy of bilateral quadriceps, as well as impaired balance and increasing fatigue with activity. Therapeutic exercise, home exercise program, balance, gait, and stair training were delivered to address these impairments. Patient outcomes showed improvement in balance and safety with functional activities. Discussion: The patient was seen for seven visits that were 45 – 60 minutes in length, over a five-week period. The patient made subjective reports of improvement in functional activities and balance; however many objective outcome measures could not be reassessed. There is a need for further research on this population to determine the effectiveness and parameters of physical therapy interventions. Conclusion: Physical therapy may have helped improve balance as well as subjective reports from the patient of increased feeling of confidence while navigating stairs.
APPLICABILITY AND SENSITIVITY OF PCR-SSCP METHOD FOR MILK SPECIES IDENTIFICATION IN CHEESE

Species identifi cation in food has become a prominent issue in recent years as the importance of consumer protection has increased. DNA-based species identifi cation methods were developed by researchers in the last two decades, as these are reliable, accurate, and low-cost techniques for species identifi cation in raw and processed food products as well. In our study, universal primers were designed to conserved regions of mitochondrial 12S rRNA. Amplicons were heat-denatured and a PCR single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) method was developed to identify cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goat DNA. Sensitivity of this technique was tested on DNA mixtures of cattle-sheep, cattle-goat, and cattle-buffalo and the threshold limit of cattle DNA was 5%, 5%, and 3%, respectively. One hundred and fi ve cheeses were purchased and collected from Bosnian and Hungarian farmers, retails, and supermarkets to reveal fraud, 32 percent of them (34 cheeses) were found to be mislabelled by species.
AN ACCURATE COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY METHOD FOR THIN DIELECTRIC MATERIALS

A promising microwave method has been proposed to accurately determine the complex permittivity of thin materials. The method uses amplitude-only scattering parameter measurements at one frequency for this purpose. It resolves the problems arising from any offset of the sample inside its cell in complex reflection scattering parameter measurements and from any uncertainty in sample thickness in transmission scattering parameter measurements. The method determines unique permittivity since, for thin samples, multi-valued trigonometric terms can be linearized. It uses higher order approximations to extract highly accurate permittivity values. It works very well in limited frequency-band applications or for dispersive materials since it is based upon point-by-point (or frequency-byfrequency) measurements. For validation of the method, we measured the complex permittivity of two thin polytetrafluoro-ethylene (PTFE) samples.
Turbulent plane Couette flow at moderately high Reynolds number

Abstract A new set of numerical simulations of turbulent plane Couette flow in a large box of dimension ( $\def \xmlpi #1{}\def \mathsfbi #1{\boldsymbol {\mathsf {#1}}}\let \le =\leqslant \let \leq =\leqslant \let \ge =\geqslant \let \geq =\geqslant \def \Pr {\mathit {Pr}}\def \Fr {\mathit {Fr}}\def \Rey {\mathit {Re}}20\pi h,\, 2h,\, 6\pi h$ ) at Reynolds number $(\mathit{Re}_{\tau }) =125$ , 180, 250 and 550 is described and compared with simulations at lower Reynolds numbers, Poiseuille flows and experiments. The simulations present a logarithmic near-wall layer and are used to verify and revise previously known results. It is confirmed that the fluctuation intensities in the streamwise and spanwise directions do not scale well in wall units. The scaling failure occurs both near to and away from the wall. On the contrary, the wall-normal intensity scales in inner units in the near-wall region and in outer units in the core region. The spectral ridge found by Hoyas & Jiménez (Phys. Fluids, vol. 18, 2003, 011702) for the turbulent Poiseuille flow can also be seen in the present flow. Away from the wall, very large-scale motions are found spanning through all the length of the channel. The statistics of these simulations can be downloaded from the webpage of the Chair of Fluid Dynamics.
Isolation and characterisation of Listeria species from ready-to-eat raw pork sausages processed in Mauritius

The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial safety, in particular, the presence and prevalence of Listeria species in ready-to-eat pork raw sausages sold in three main markets in Mauritius. Analyses were carried out over a period of six months (July - December 2013). A total of 90 samples were analyzed through standard methods for the isolation, phenotypic and molecular characterization. The antimicrobial susceptibility of identified Listeria isolates was also assessed. Statistical analyses showed that the prevalence of Listeria spp. was significantly higher (p< 0.05) in sausages stored at room temperature. 61.0% of samples were found contaminated with Listeria species, 23.1 % with L.monocytogenes and L.innocua, 7.7% with L.grayi and 7.1 % with other Listeria species. No contamination with L.ivanovii was noted.The susceptibility test showed that isolated L.monocytogenes, L.innocua, and L.grayi were susceptible to all five antibiotics tested. Highest susceptibility was observed against erythromycin and lowest to ciprofloxacin. Findings also suggested that the level of hygiene concerning the processing, storage and handling of raw pork sausages is relatively poor and there is potential risk of foodborne diseases. This study contributed to the prevalence and contamination levels of Listeria species in RTE raw pork sausages in Mauritius for the first time, providing information for authorities to improve the microbiological safety of RTE foods.
Investigation of Serum oxLDL, anti-oxLDL Antibody, MMP-9 and hsCRP Levels in Patients with Angiographically Defined Ruptured of Coronary Plaques

Background When the coronary atherosclerotic plaque becomes vulnerable, it easily ruptures with subsequent thrombus formation, leading to acute myocardial infarction. Prior studies indicate that oxLDL, antioxLDL antibody, MMP-9, hsCRP play a key role in pathogenesis of plaque rupture. To study the involvement of oxLDL, anti-oxLDL antibody, MMP-9 and hsCRP in the pathogenesis of unstable coronary plaque Methods: The study enrolled 80 consecutive patients with coronary artery disease who underwent PCI. The case group (n=40) should have a unstable coronary plaque, confirmed by conventional angiography, whereas control group (n=40) should have stable coronary atherosclerosis. Serum oxLDL, anti-oxLDL antibody, MMP-9 levels was determined by ELISA. The hsCRP detected method on the automated analyzer. Gensini and SYNTAX score were also utilized for assessing the severity of coronary artery disease. Results: Serum oxLDL (p=0.01), anti-oxLDL antibody (p<0.001), MMP-9 (p<0.001), hsCRP (p=0.009) in the case group were more than in the control group. The binary logistic regression analysis shows that MMP-9 (β=0.985, p<0.001), anti-oxLDL antibody (β=0.892, p<0.001), hsCRP (β=0.041, p=0.005), oxLDL (β=0.011, p=0.016) may play a role in the unstable coronary plaque. ROC Curve analysis shows that MMP-9 (area=0.87, p<0.001) variance is more than anti-oxLDL antibody (area=0.78, p<0.001), hsCRP (area=0.73, p<0.001), oxLDL (area=0.63, p=0.038) making it a diagnostically beneficial for the vulnerable plaque. Gensini score correlated with anti-oxLDL antibody (r=0.25, p=0.026), MMP-9 (r=0.42, p<0.001). But SYNTAX score correlated with anti-oxLDL antibody (r=0.41, p<0.001), MMP-9 (r=0.20, p<0.001) Conclusion: The serum oxLDL, anti-oxLDL antibody, MMP-9 and hsCRP are significantly involved in the unstable coronary plaque.
Evaluation of information professionals competency face validity test using rasch model

The development of Rasch Measurement Model in social science educational measurement has rapidly expanded to other areas of education including technical and engineering fields. Originally, there was substantial controversy between those who saw Rasch Model as a relevant method of measurement in technical fields and those who saw them as essentially different. This paper is an attempt of a paradigm shift in testing and validating a process towards bio-based Rasch Model. It is believed compatibility exist with the fundamental measurement currently used based on Kuhn's explanation on the role of measurement in physical science particularly in measuring competency which is categorised as latent trait. These cannot be gleaned from textbooks in computer engineering or statistics. Taking the paradigm shift, many technical faculties in Institutions of Higher Learning has embarked on the application of Rasch Model to measure the achievement of it's program Learning Outcomes (LO). Face validity tests were conducted subsequent to rigorous metaanalysis on the attributes identified from literature reviews. The major constraint in face validity test is the very small number of sample that is involved; hence reliability. Rasch Model tabulates these expert's opinion on a Person and Items Distribution Map (PIDM) which gives a summative overview on their Level of Agreement for the attributes duly identified. Comparative analysis against the traditional t-test to show the corelation between the experts and the attributes shows that Rasch measurement was found to give a better exploratory depth in understanding the experts level of agreement of an attribute. Despite the small sample size, the experts opinion were clearly defined as to their level of acceptance according to the respective dimension before an attribute shall be considered for the development of survey questionaires as the research instrument; hence construct validity. This is of utmost importance as a bad construct is detrimental to a research findings.
Observing Tool Bit Conditions in Turning Process through OpenCV Programming Function

Machine vision provides flexibility and further automation options to manufacturers. It helps detect product defects, complete a different number of tasks efficiently. The goal of this work was to develop a machine vision program that would monitor the state of the tool bit state and signals it through a software pop-up when the tool bit exhibited anomaly while cutting. The program would sense when the tool bit shows an anomaly of its sharpness while cutting. Canny algorithm and thresholding were the techniques to perform video analysis. Canny edge detector algorithm was used to change the RGB image to a grayscale-based image. The image would display only the object's edges so that the tool bit's sharp edge was visible and was analyzable for tool wear condition. The monitoring of the tool wear condition using OpenCV programming functions was proven workable. Further codes enhancements are needed to provide an effective program and to produce reliable results.
Combustible renewables and waste consumption, exports and economic growth: Evidence from panel for selected MENA countries

This paper examines the causal relationship between combustible renewables and waste consumption, exports and economic growth for a panel of eleven Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries for the period 1975-2008. We use the Granger causality and the vector error correction model (VECM) to investigate both the short-run and the long-run dynamic relationship between these variables. The results from the panel Granger causality test indicate that in the short-run economic growth has a positive and statically significant impact on exports. However, there is no causal link between economic growth and combustible renewables and waste consumption, and between exports and combustible renewables and waste consumption. In the long-run, the results from the panel error correction model indicate that there is evidence of long-run causality from economic growth and exports to combustible renewables and waste consumption and from economic growth and combustible renewables and waste consumption to real exports. The policy implication of this finding is that combustible renewables and waste is not sufficiently used in private or public industrial sectors in emerging economies, and the consumption policy reserved for production encourages households to use fossil fuels or renewable energy.