Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
2 Diathesis Alternations

Sometime between the 7th and 4th centuries BCE, the Indian grammarian Pān. ini1 wrote a famous treatise on Sanskrit grammar, the As.t. ādhyāyı̄ (‘8 books’), a treatise that has been called “one of the greatest monuments of human intelligence” (Bloomfield, 1933, 11). The work describes the linguistics of the Sanskrit language in the form of 3959 sutras, each very efficiently (since it had to be memorized! ) expressing part of a formal rule system that brilliantly prefigured modern mechanisms of formal language theory (Penn and Kiparsky, 2012). One set of rules describes the kārakas, semantic relationships between a verb and noun arguments, roles like agent, instrument, or destination. Pān. ini’s work was the earliest we know of that modeled the linguistic realization of events and their participants. This task of understanding how participants relate to events—being able to answer the question “Who did what to whom” (and perhaps also “when and where”)—is a central question of natural language processing. Let’s move forward 2.5 millennia to the present and consider the very mundane goal of understanding text about a purchase of stock by XYZ Corporation. This purchasing event and its participants can be described by a wide variety of surface forms. The event can be described by a verb (sold, bought) or a noun (purchase), and XYZ Corp can be the syntactic subject (of bought), the indirect object (of sold), or in a genitive or noun compound relation (with the noun purchase) despite having notionally the same role in all of them:
The effects of supply chain information integration on organizational performance in food small industry

Article history: Received: June 25 2019 Received in revised format: July 29 2019 Accepted: September 4, 2019 Available online: September 5, 2019 This study aims to examine the effect of supply chain information integration consisting of internal and external Information Integration on organizational performance, which consists of customer satisfaction, supply chain performance, and financial performance. The technique of collecting data is based on a questionnaire distributed to 185 small food industry owners. Methods of data analysis is based on using SEM-PLS. The results show that internal information integration affected customer satisfaction, supply chain, and financial performance. External information integration is proven to have a non-linear effect on customer satisfaction and on the performance of the supply chain. Customer satisfaction and supply chain performance affect financial performance. Internal information integration is more dominant and plays an important role in increasing the performance of the organization. © 2020 by the authors; licensee Growing Science, Canada
Platform with Participants Incentivized by Blockchain Technology

We design and implement Publication Chain (PubChain), a decentralized open-access publication platform built on decentralized and distributed technologies of blockchain and IPFS peer-to-peer file sharing systems. The existing publication platforms are mostly owned by publishers with profit as their central goal. Instead of promoting widespread knowledge sharing, access to publications on these platforms is often on a fee basis. The stakeholders (the people who are doing the real work), including the authors, reviewers, and readers, do not derive financial gain, from these platforms. Indeed, authors sometimes have to pay exorbitant page charges to have their papers published, and readers have to pay membership fee or other fees to access the papers. On these platforms, you have to pay before you are allowed to “stand on the shoulders of giants”; but the giants do not get paid, neither do the gate-keepers (the reviewer). PubChain is a decentralized publication platform, where the ownerships of the published papers, reviews, and comments on the papers, belong to the authors, readers and reviewers, rather than a central third party that exploits the free services and contributions of others. On PubChain, key stakeholders are incentivized to participate in a meaningful and substantive manner by earning credits and rewards through self-motivated interactions. Pubchain makes use of blockchain technology to set up an incentive scheme to encourage participations by authors, readers and reviewers. No central party owns Pubchain (just like nobody owns the Bitcoin blockchain). We have implemented a prototype of PubChain to demonstrate its key concepts.
RESIDUAL ACTIVITY OF DICLOSULAM APPLIED TO SOYBEAN ON COTTON CROP IN SUCCESSION Atividade Residual

The application of alternative herbicides to replace glyphosate can affect the succession cropping due to the persistence in the soil. The aim of this work was to evaluate the residual activity of diclosulam applied to a pre-emergence soybean crop on a cotton plant grown in succession. The present study used a randomized complete block design with five replicates and seven doses of diclosulam (0, 2.19, 4.38, 8.75, 17.5, 35 and 70 g a.i. ha-1). The cotton was sown 112 days after application of the herbicide, with accumulated rainfall of 637 mm during the soybean cycle. Variables related to photosynthetic characteristics, phytointoxication, growth, components of production and productivity were evaluated in both crops. Diclosulam did not affect the soybean cultivar M7739 IPRO. The residual activity of diclosulam (35 g ha-1) on cotton caused phytointoxication at a rate of 5% at 14, 20 and 27 days after sowing (DAS). However, the components of production, productivity and the cotton fiber quality were not affected up to 70 g ha-1 of diclosulam.
Indirect and direct electrocaloric measurements of ( Ba 1 xCax ) ( Zr 0 . 1 Ti 0 . 9 ) O 3 ceramics ( x 1⁄4 0 . 05 , x 1⁄4 0 . 20 )

Electrocaloric effect in lead-free (Ba1 xCax) (Zr0.1Ti0.9)O3 ceramics (with x 1⁄4 0.05 and x 1⁄4 0.20) has been investigated by using two different indirect methods. In the first classic approach, the electrocaloric temperature change (DT) was calculated from the Maxwell relation based on measured PeE hysteresis loops recorded at different temperatures. In the second approach, the DT was calculated from the Maxwell relation based on pyroelectric current measurements. The advantage of such approach is that it enables direct determination of the pyroelectric coefficient, which should be otherwise calculated from the hysteresis loops in the classic approach. Direct method was finally used for verification of the obtained results. Good agreement between methods was found near the cubic-to-tetragonal phase transition temperature with a significant electrocaloric responsivity of DT/DE 1⁄4 0.30 K mm/kV for the composition x 1⁄4 0.05 obtained by direct method. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Thermal biology and swimming performance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) are two commercially important marine fishes impacted by both overfishing and climate change. Increasing ocean temperatures are affecting the physiology of these species and causing changes in distribution, growth, and maturity. While the physiology of cod has been well investigated, that of haddock has received very little attention. Here, we measured the metabolic response to increasing temperatures, as well as the critical thermal maximum (CTmax), of cod acclimated to 8 and 12 °C and haddock acclimated to 12 °C. We also compared the swimming performance (critical swimming speed, Ucrit) of cod and haddock at 12 °C, as well as the Ucrit of 12 °C-acclimated cod acutely exposed to a higher-than-optimal temperature (16 °C). The CTmax for cod was 21.4 and 23.0 °C for 8- and 12 °C-acclimated fish, respectively, whereas that for the 12 °C-acclimated haddock was 23.9 °C. These values were all significantly different and show that haddock are more tolerant of high temperatures. The aerobic maximum metabolic rate (MMR) of swimming cod remained high at 16 °C, suggesting that maximum oxygen transport capacity was not limited at a temperature above optimal in this species. However, signs of impaired swimming (struggling) were becoming evident at 16 °C. Haddock were found to reach a higher Ucrit than cod at 12 °C (3.02 vs. 2.62 body lengths s−1, respectively), and at a lower MMR. Taken together, these results suggest that haddock perform better than cod in warmer conditions, and that haddock are the superior swimmer amongst the two species.
Usability Investigation of E-Business Web-Based Forms

Usability on Web sites is critical because almost no training is provided for users on commercial sites. Instead, Web design relies on standards and consistency across sites. Traditional usability results indicated that computer forms should follow paper-based forms. Yet, Web paradigms have evolved that are quite different from paper-based forms. Specifically, this study reveals that users commit fewer errors and prefer simple forms limited to a single concept per screen. This conclusion significantly alters the recommendations for designing business forms.
Microstructure analyses and thermoelectric properties of Ag 1 x Pb 18 Sb 1 þ y Te 20

This study reports microstructural investigations of long-term annealed Ag1 xPbmSb1þyTe2þm (m1⁄418, x1⁄4y1⁄40, hereinafter referred to as AgPb18SbTe20) (Lead–Antimony–Silver–Tellurium, LAST-18) as well as of Ag1 xPb18Sb1þyTe20, i.e. Ag-deficient and Sb-excess LAST-18 ðxa0,ya0Þ, respectively. Two different length scales are explored. The micrometer scale was evaluated by SEM to analyze the volume fraction and the number of secondary phases as well as the impact of processing parameters on the homogeneity of bulk samples. For AgPb18SbTe20, site-specific FIB liftout of TEM lamellae from thermoelectrically characterized samples was accomplished to investigate the structure on the nanometer scale. High-resolution TEM and energy-filtered TEM were performed to reveal shape and size distribution of nanoprecipitates, respectively. A hypothesis concerning the structure–property relationship is set out within the frame of a gradient annealing experiment. This study is completed by results dealing with inhomogeneities on the micrometer scale of Ag1 xPb18Sb1þyTe20 and its electronic properties. & 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Graphical models , inference and learning

Probabilities are at the heart of modern machine learning. Probability theory provides us with a consistent framework for quantifying and manipulating uncertainty, which is caused by limitations in our ability to observe the world, our ability to model it, and possibly even because of its innate nondeterminism (Koller and Friedman, 2009). It is, therefore, essential to account for uncertainty when building models of reality. However, probabilistic models can sometimes be quite complex. Hence, it is important to have a simple and compact manner of expressing them. Probabilistic graphical models provide an intuitive way of representing the structure of a probabilistic model, which not only gives us insights about the properties of the model, such as conditional independencies, but also helps us design new models. A probabilistic graphical model consists of nodes, which represent random variables, and edges that express probabilistic relationships between the variables. Graphical models can be either undirected or directed. In the latter, commonly known as Bayesian networks (Jensen, 1996), the directionality of the edges is used to convey causal relationships (Pearl, 2014). This thesis will make extensive use of directed graphs and a special type of graphs called factor graphs, which generalize both directed and undirected graphs. Factor graphs are useful for solving inference problems and enabling efficient computations.
Simulating Wear-out Effects of Asymmetric Multicores at the Architecture Level

As the silicon industry moves into deep nanoscale technologies, preserving Mean Time to Failure at acceptable levels becomes a first-order challenge. The operational stress, along with the inefficient power dissipation and the unsustainable thermal thresholds increase the wear-induced failures. As a result, faster wear-out leads to earlier performance degradation with eventual device breakdown. Furthermore, the proliferation of asymmetric multicores is tightly coupled with an increasing susceptibility to variable wear-out rate within the components of processors. This paper investigates the reliability boundaries of asymmetric multicores, which span from embedded systems to high performance computing domains, by performing a continuous-operation reliability assessment. As our experimental analysis illustrates, the variation between the least and the most aged hardware resource equals to 2.6 years. Motivated by this finding, we show that an MTTF-aware, asymmetric configuration prolongs its lifetime by 21%.
An Authentication Approach for Lossy Surveillance Videos

Nowadays, there is increased use of surveillance cameras for security purpose in public or in other organizations (banks, airports, traffic etc.). The videos that are captured from these cameras need to be secured, as the video content may contain confidential information or any other activities that need to be analyzed. For analyzing the video content, videos are need to be transmitted across the internet for different authorities. But, due to wireless transmissions there would be packet loss or any change in the video content. Different authentication methods are used to authenticate videos, but these techniques sacrifice video distinctiveness. Hence we describe a novel approach for securing these videos, which is called video fingerprint generation and matching technique. Our proposed approach ensures trust for videos that are transmitted via internet. Experimental results have shown concise and accurate video fingerprint generation.
Linking Information Technology and Competitive Strategy: Linking Information Technology and Competitive Strategy: Evidence from China’s Third-Party Logistics Industry Evidence from China’s Third-Party Logistics Industry

This study examined how information technology (IT) influences competitive strategies of third-party logistics (3PL) providers in mainland China. First, we examined the influences of IT on the firm’s IT advantage over its competitors. Second, the relationship between IT and competitive strategy was examined. The results show that IT has a significant influence on a firm’s IT advantage and its competitive strategy
Long noncoding RNA ZEB 1-AS 1 predicts an unfavorable prognosis of non-small lung cancer and regulates epithelial to mesenchymal transition through reducing ZEB 1 expression

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are critical gene regulators with important roles in a wide variety of biological processes, including tumorigenesis. ZEB1-AS1 was significantly increased in NSCLC tissues and cell lines, and its expression levels were highly associated with aggressive tumor progression and poor prognosis. Downregulation of ZEB1-AS1 suppresses NSCLC cell proliferation and invasion in vitro, as well as inhibits xenograft tumor growth in vivo. Mechanistically, we found that ZEB1-AS1 down-regulation effectively suppressed EMT process through reducing ZEB1 expression, and the ectopic expression of ZEB1 restored the migratory and invasive abilities of NSCLC cells inhibited by ZEB1-AS1 down-regulation. In conclusion, these findings revealed that ZEB1-AS1 plays regulatory roles in NSCLC and it might become a novel molecular indicator of prognosis and therapeutic target in NSCLC.
Low-Rank Matrix Completion for Distributed Ambient Noise Imaging Systems

We present a new approach to address the "missing data" issue in the distributed ambient noise imaging (ANSI) system, a promising new seismic imaging paradigm for shallow earth surfaces. Missing data is inevitable in distributed ANSI: due to communication constraint and weak signals, not all pairs of cross-correlation functions between sensors contain useful information (i.e., a significant peak). Without completing the missing data, we cannot use the conventional ambient noise imaging methods, which requires to know the complete pairs of cross-correlation between sensors. We show that the problem can be formulated as a low-rank matrix completion problem, and leverage the recent advances in this field to present an efficient algorithm. Simulated and real-data examples demonstrate the promising performance of our approach. 1
Phytochemical screening of leaf extracts of Psidium guajava and Psidium guineense (Myrtaceae)

The methanolic extracts of leaves of Psidium guajava and Psidium guineense using qualitative and quantitative analytical protocols. The results of the qualitative analysis proved the presence of tannins, saponins, coumarins, terpinoids, phenolics, flavanoids, anthocyanin and quinines in both Psidium guajava and Psidium guineense. Similarly the results of the quantitative analysis of total phenolics, total flavonoids and total tannins in leaf extracts showed a higher levels of all these three ingredients in Psidium guineense than that of Psidium guajava. The bioactive compounds which are identified from the extracts of these plants are also supports the use of these plants in traditional medicine.
Variations in tuberculosis prevalence, Russian Federation: a multivariate approach

Abstract Objective To analyse the epidemiological trends of tuberculosis in the Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts, the areas with the highest disease burden in the Russian Federation. Methods We applied principal coordinate analysis to study a total of 68 relevant variables on tuberculosis epidemiology, prevention and control. Data on these variables were collected over 2003–2016 in all 21 regions of the Siberian federal district and Far Eastern federal district (total population: 25.5 million) through the federal and departmental reporting system. We identified the regions with a favourable or unfavourable tuberculosis epidemiological profile and ranked them as low or high priority for specific interventions. Findings The median number of tuberculosis notifications in the regions was 123.3 per 100 000 population (range: 54.5–265.7) in 2003, decreasing to 82.3 per 100 000 (range: 52.9–178.3) in 2016. We found large variations in the tuberculosis epidemiological profile across different regions. The principal coordinate analysis revealed that three aggregated indicators accounted for 55% of the variation. The first coordinate corresponded to tuberculosis prevalence and case notifications in the regions; the second to the severity of the disease among patients; and the third to the percentage of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients. The regions where intervention was most urgently needed were Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Tyva Republic. Conclusion The variability in tuberculosis epidemiology across regions was likely due to differences in the quality of antituberculosis services. Precision in defining necessary interventions, as determined through the principal coordinate analysis approach, can guide focused tuberculosis control efforts.
Decomposition of the output space in multi-label classification using feature ranking

Motivated by the increasing interest for the task of multilabel classification (MLC) in recent years, in this study we investigate a new approach for decomposition of the output space with the goal to improve the predictive performance. Namely, the decomposition of the output/label space is performed by constructing a label hierarchy and then approaching the MLC task as a task of hierarchical multi-label classification (HMLC). Our approach is as follows. We first perform feature ranking for each of the labels separately and then represent each of the labels with its corresponding feature ranking. The construction of the hierarchy is performed by the (hierarchical) clustering of the feature rankings. To this end, we employ three clustering methods: agglomerative clustering with single linkage, agglomerative clustering with complete linkage and predictive clustering trees. We then use predictive clustering trees to estimate the influence of the constructed hierarchies, i.e., we compare the predictive performance of models with and without exploiting the hierarchy. Moreover, we investigate the influence of the hierarchy in the context of single models and ensembles of models. We evaluate the proposed approach on 6 datasets and show that the proposed method can yield predictive performance boost across several evaluation measures.
Societal Benefits and Risks of Artificial Intelligence : A Succinct Survey

In recent years we have learned that with great AI power comes great social responsibility. Thus, we studied the major societal benefits of AI in the areas of health care, education, and agriculture, discussing the positive change that AI has brought to each. We further address the risks society faces when AI is practiced without proper care, lack of responsibility, poor assessment of bias, and a complete disregard for ethically aligned designs. We aim to expose where we fall short so that we can move forward as a society.
Loudness in different rooms versus headphone reproduction : Is there a mismatch even after careful equalization?

Even though our expectation is that sound reproduced by loudspeakers in a room should exert the same perceived loudness if reproduced by headphones with the same sound pressure level at the eardrum, findings from literature (e.g., Munson 1952[1], Fastl et al. 1985[2]) indicate a mismatch: Equal sound pressure levels at the eardrum do not guarantee an equally perceived loudness. The aim of this study is to characterize this mismatch as a function of room acoustics and headphone type. Subjects balanced the perceived loudness between presentations of an identical stimulus from a loudspeaker and a headphone for three different rooms (anechoic, office room, reverberation chamber) and two different headphones (Sennheiser HD650 and Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO). Additionally, a comprehensive acoustic characterization of the headphones with different measurement devices was conducted. The results confirm a loudness mismatch dependency on the room type, indicating that room acoustics biases our loudness judgment. This is important for sound reproduction systems in rooms and the limited fidelity of room simulations even with carefully equalized headphones. The consequences of our findings and necessary steps to pin down the origin of the observed mismatch will be discussed.
Event Consumer Server Event Bus Event Bus Consumer Producer Client Producer Consumer Consumer Server

Advances in computational devices, wireless networking, cyber-physical integration and novel user interfaces are creating a world where we are continuously surrounded by a wealth of computational resources and new ways of interacting with them. However, we currently lack means of composing applications and services that can take full advantage of this environment. In this paper we present a system design that allows application developers to treat the future environment as a generic execution environment, which will automatically distribute and execute the components of their applications. This has the potential to unlock a wealth of currently unused resources and enable new classes of more immersive and useful applications and service that execute directly in the surrounding environment.