Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DECENTRALIZED DATA PROCESSING ON THE EDGE  ACCESSING WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS WITH EDGE COMPUTING

Wireless Sensor Networks usually lack the proper hardware resources to analyze and visualize the gathered data by its sensors. In general, within such networks the recorded data is just forwarded to a database. There servers with more resources can access the data, to realize monitoring, visualization and statistical analysis. Therefore as an addition to such WSNs an edge computing approach is proposed, where some of the compute-intensive tasks are outsourced into sub layers. This will be applied on a sensor network, which measures several physical quantities to determine the indoor air quality.
Basal leakage in oscillation: Coupled transcriptional and translational control using feed-forward loops

The circadian clock is a complex system that plays many important roles in most organisms. Previously, many mathematical models have been used to sharpen our understanding of the Arabidopsis clock. However, these models are mostly dependent on transcriptional regulation, and the importance of post-translational regulation is still rarely discussed from theoretical aspects. In this study, we built a series of simplified oscillators with different regulations to study the importance of post-translational regulation (specifically, 26S proteasome degradation) in the clock system. We found that a simple transcriptional-based oscillator can already generate sustained oscillation, but the oscillation can be easily destroyed in the presence of transcriptional leakage. Coupling post-translational control with transcriptional-based oscillator in a feed-forward loop will greatly improve the robustness of the oscillator in the presence of basal leakage. Using these general models, we were able to replicate the increased variability observed in the E3 ligase mutant for both plant and mammalian clocks. With this insight, we also predict a plausible regulator of several E3 ligase genes in the plant’s clock. Thus, our results provide insights into and the plausible importance in coupling transcription and post-translation controls in the clock system. Author summary For circadian clocks, several current models had successfully captured the essential dynamic behavior of the clock system mainly with transcriptional regulation. Previous studies have shown that the 26s (1, 2) proteasome degradation controls are important in maintaining the stability of circadian rhythms. However, how the loss-of-function or over-expression mutant of this targeted degradations lead to unstable oscillation is still unclear. In this work, we investigate the importance of coupled transcriptional and post-translational feedback loop in the circadian oscillator. With general models our study indicate that the unstable behavior of degradation mutants could be caused by the increase in the basal level of the clock genes. We found that coupling a non-linear degradation control into this transcriptional based oscillator using feed-forward loop improves the robustness of the oscillator. Using this finding, we further predict some plausible regulators of Arabidopsis’s E3 ligase protein such as COP1 and SINAT5. Hence, our results provide insights on the importance of coupling transcription and post-translation controls in the clock system.
Profilin 1 Controls the Assembly, Organization, and Dynamics of Leading Edge Actin Structures Through Internetwork Competition and Collaboration

How actin monomers are distributed to different networks remains poorly understood. One emerging concept is that the monomer pool is limited and heterogenous, causing biased assembly and internetwork competition. However, most knowledge regarding monomer distribution comes from studies where competing networks are discrete. In metazoans, many actin-based structures are complex, containing competing networks that overlap and are functionally interdependent. Addressing how monomers control the assembly and organization of these complex structures is critical to understanding how actin functions in cells. Here, we identify the monomer-binding protein profilin 1 (PFN1) as a major determinant of actin assembly, organization, and network homeostasis in mammalian cells. At the leading edge, PFN1 controls the localization and activity of the assembly factors Arp2/3 and Mena/VASP, with discrete stages of internetwork competition and collaboration occurring at different PFN1 concentrations. This causes substantial changes to leading edge actin architecture and the types of structures that form there.
Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Medicinal Significance of Ficus

Ficus , a genus of plant family Moraceae , includes about 850 species. Most of the species of Ficus are used as a source of nutrition for humans. The roots, aerial roots, stem, bark, leaves, latex, fruit, and pulp of the Ficus plants are medicinally important due to the presence of a variety of bioactive phytochemical compounds, such as polyphenols, phenolic acids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, flavonols, anthocyanins, carotenoids, glycosides, polysaccharides, reducing compounds, and vitamins K, E, and C. Most of these phytochemical compounds possess strong antioxidant potential in terms of metal chelating, metal reducing, lipid reducing, and free radical scavenging capacities, which may be helpful in reducing the oxidative stress in the biological systems. On account of their high phytochemical content and strong antioxidant potential, these plants show several biological activities including antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and renal-protective, and anticancer activities. These plants have been found to be effective in the treatment of diabetes, stomachache, piles, skin diseases, inflammation, and cancer.
Influence Oil Price towards Macroeconomic Indicators in Russia

This paper proposes the effect of oil price shocks on the Russian economic indicators using time series for the period 1991-2016 year to cover all of oil price shocks. The vector autoregressive and the Dickey-Fuller test were utilized to investigate the long-run and the short-run relationships between variables. From the results shows that one of the most important external impact factor is the world price of oil. The research suggests a positive and significant long-term relationship between oil prices and Russian GDP dynamics.
The Association Between Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, C3, C4, Anti-dsDNA Levels, and Renal Disease Activity, Based on BILAG Index in Females With Lupus Nephritis

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves many organs, such as the kidneys. Females are most affected and early detection of renal disease activity is very important for morbidity and mortality reduction. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationships between ESR, C3, C4, and anti-dsDNA levels and renal disease activity, based on renal components of the British Isles lupus assessment group (BILAG) index, in females with lupus nephritis (LN). Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed the medical files of 150 females, diagnosed as LN, who were on routine follow-up at Hafez hospital lupus clinic located in Shiraz, Southern part of Iran (during years 2014 to 2015). The BILAG index score was extracted and data was analyzed (α = 0.05). Results: In all 150 females with SLE, the mean (SD) age was 37.1 (10.6) years. There were significant relationships between BILAG index score and higher ESR level (P value = 0.01), positive anti-dsDNA (P value < 0.001) and low C4 level (P value = 0.003), statistically. However, the results were not significant for mild level of ESR and low level of C3. Conclusions: This study confirmed that the BILAG index score was a valuable predictive index for renal disease involvement in females with LN; thus the authors suggest clinicians to use this index for better LN management.
Radiolysis of Macromolecular Organic Material in Mars‐Relevant Mineral Matrices

The fate of organic material on Mars after deposition is crucial to interpreting the source of these molecules. Previous work has addressed how various organic compounds at millimeter depths in sediments respond to ultraviolet radiation. In contrast, this study addressed how high‐energy particle radiation (200‐MeV protons, simulating the effect of galactic cosmic rays and solar wind at depths of <4–5 cm) influences organic macromolecules in sediments. Specifically, we report the generation of organic‐acid radiolysis products after exposure to radiation doses equivalent to geological time scales (1–7 Myr). We found that formate and oxalate were produced from a variety of organic starting materials and mineral matrices. Unlike ultraviolet‐driven reactions that can invoke Fenton chemistry to produce organic acids, our work suggests that irradiation of semiconductor surfaces, such as TiO2 or possible clay minerals found on Mars, forms oxygen and hydroxyl radical species, which can break down macromolecules into organic acids. We also investigated the metastability of benzoate in multiple mineral matrices. Benzoate was added to samples prior to irradiation and persisted up to 500 kGys of exposure. Our findings suggest that organic acids are likely a major component of organic material buried at depth on Mars.
Integrating physics in deep learning algorithms: A force field as a PyTorch module

Deep learning algorithms applied to structural biology often struggle to converge to meaningful solutions when limited data is available, since they are required to learn complex physical rules from examples. State-of-the-art force-fields, however, cannot interface with deep learning algorithms due to their implementation. We present MadraX, a forcefield implemented as a differentiable PyTorch module, able to interact with deep learning algorithms in an end-to-end fashion. MadraX is available at madrax.readthedocs. io
Providing Comprehensive Educational Opportunity to Low Income Students. Part 3: How Much Does New York City Now Spend on Children's Services?.

This report sets out to estimate the total annual expenditures on children in New York City and to create a "fiscal map" to detail them. This fiscal map describes these expenditures according to a series of classifications, including age of child (early childhood, elementary, and high school); source of funding (public, tax-related, and philanthropic); level of government (city, state, and federal); and child disadvantage as measured using poverty criteria. The goal of the map, derived from analysis of budgetary data and official sources, is to depict expenditures on children in a clear and comprehensive fashion. Based on data for 2010, the authors estimate that annual fiscal spending for the average child in New York City is $15,630, which, adjusting for inflation, represents a slight decline over the period since 2005. For all 2.02 million city children, this amounts to a total of $31.5 billion, Most of that money is spent on schooling; expenditures for developmental supports for children, such as early childhood care and education and out-of-school time programs, as well as medical care and critical programs such as homeless services, amount to less than one-third of the total. Over the period, the pattern of expenditures changed significantly. The fiscal map also shows that the primary source of funding for New York City children is the city government, which provides almost half of the direct funding for programs for children. The state is the next largest source. Direct expenditures by the federal government are nearly equaled by the resource implications of rules on tax-related expenditures (such as the Earned Income Tax Credit). Notably, the map does show that public investments are disproportionately allocated toward disadvantaged children. Whereas average annual direct public spending per child is $13,340 (net of taxrelated expenditures and philanthropic contributions), spending for a child who lives in a household with an income that is less than 185% of the federal poverty level is $19,280. However, the authors caution that the full amount of this spending gap should not be interpreted as a redistribution to benefit those with the greatest needs: it includes spending on rehabilitative programs and the juvenile justice system, for example, and includes very little spending that might be classed as preventive.
Crammer’s Corner

Dealing with angry people is an important skill to acquire when you are training to be a GP. It can be extremely stressful managing personal feelings of vulnerability while you are trying to come up with appropriate responses to move a person in the throes of powerful emotions to a calmer place. Before we start discussing how we manage an angry patient, let us first look at the different stages of anger. Anger is an uncomfortable emotional response to a perceived provocation. The natural history of anger comprises of five stages: Trigger, escalation, outburst (crisis), recovery and consequence (guilt, regret or depression). Recognising these stages and implementing appropriate steps can help us to diffuse such situations with minimal disruption.
A 75-Gb/s/mm2 and Energy-Efficient LDPC Decoder Based on a Reduced Complexity Second Minimum Approximation Min-Sum Algorithm

This article presents a high-throughput and low-routing complexity low-density parity check (LDPC) decoder design based on a novel second minimum approximation min-sum (SAMS) algorithm. The routing congestion is mitigated by reducing the required interconnections in the critical path of the routing network. The implementation and postlayout results with 28-nm 1P9M CMOS process show that the proposed design can achieve a throughput of 10.5 Gb/s for a millimeter-wave 60-GHz baseband system while satisfying the low bit error rate (BER) requirements (10−7). The proposed design reduces the wiring in the routing network by 21% and improves the area by 12% compared to the conventional min-sum (MS) and normalized MS (NMS) algorithm. Additional hardware optimizations are obtained by considering the internal message passing resolution based on the BER and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) requirements for a practical baseband system. The power consumption is efficiently reduced by the employment of a shared address generator that exploits the degree of parallelism to reduce the switching activity on a group of memory elements. The LDPC decoder is implemented with a core area of 0.14 mm2, power consumption of 81 mW at 312.5 MHz, and the area and power efficiency of 75 Gb/s/mm2 and 10.2 pJ/bit, respectively.
Parametric study of aluminium alloy fouling in marine environment using RSM technique

Fouling is known to be a prominent industrial problem which is greatly affected by parameters like temperature, time and flowrate. The aim of this work was to simulate the fouling process in AA 6061 by developing a model through Minitab 16 and evaluate the models. Box Behnken design of Response surface methodology was applied for modelling and optimization of fouling propensity in artificial sea water. A response surface model was obtained and Analysis of Variance was performed to test the significance of the model. Fouling propensity was found in terms of weight gain. An experimental rig consisting of a recirculating loop mimicking the industrial conditions of fouling was used in the study. SEM analysis shows uneven deposits on the metal surface. Sharp, irregular deposits pressed deep into the metal was observed. The finding of this work would enable us to evaluate the individual and interactive effects of the parameters.
Troll Factories: Manufacturing Specialized Disinformation on Twitter

ABSTRACT We document methods employed by Russia’s Internet Research Agency to influence the political agenda of the United States from September 9, 2009 to June 21, 2018. We qualitatively and quantitatively analyze Twitter accounts with known IRA affiliation to better understand the form and function of Russian efforts. We identified five handle categories: Right Troll, Left Troll, News Feed, Hashtag Gamer, and Fearmonger. Within each type, accounts were used consistently, but the behavior across types was different, both in terms of “normal” daily behavior and in how they responded to external events. In this sense, the Internet Research Agency’s agenda-building effort was “industrial” – mass produced from a system of interchangeable parts, where each class of part fulfilled a specialized function.
Omen Watching, Mantic Observation, Aeromancy, and Learning to ‘See’: The Rise and Messy Multiplicity of Zhanhou 占候 in Late Han and Medieval China

This article investigates the early history of a Chinese mantic practice unattested before the late first century CE known as zhanhou 占候 (lit., omen watching; divination through observation; divination of atmospheric or meteorological conditions). While early occurrences of the term primarily present it as a learned form of divination used to forecast human fortune through the interpretation of anomalous emanations of qi 氣 in heaven-and-earth (e.g., wind; clouds; rain; rainbows), zhanhou is also variously classified as an astrological, Five Agents, or military technique; and variously identified as a hemerological, medical, and contemplative-visualization practice by the end of the Tang. I not only contend that zhanhou’s inherent polysemy and its multiple identities helped broaden and perpetuate its transmission during the first millennium of the Common Era, but also that the same messy multiplicity makes its early history and development difficult—but not impossible—to trace and understand. Zhanhou closely resembles many earlier named forms of astrology and divination focused on the observation and interpretation of macrocosmic qi conditions or phenomena, but late Han and early medieval writers carved out a space for zhanhou. This was done through increasingly frequent use of the term, by explicitly distinguishing it from similar families of techniques (e.g., astrology; turtle and yarrow divination; yinyang; algorithmic mantic techniques), and by identifying and constructing networks and lineages of practitioners, both of which helped form and perpetuate zhanhou’s identity as a discrete technique (shu 術). The present study compares different definitions and translations of zhanhou, analyzes a handful of late Han occurrences, and illustrates the term’s increasingly widespread medieval circulation, chiefly through biographic narratives and technical texts.
The treatment of recurrent arthrogrypotic club foot in children by the Ilizarov method

Between 1994 and 1997 we used the Ilizarov apparatus to treat 12 recurrent arthrogrypotic club feet in nine patients with a mean age of 5.3 years (3.2 to 7). After a mean of three weeks (two to seven) for correction of the deformity and 1.5 weeks (one to four) for stabilisation in the apparatus, immobilisation in a cast was carried out for a mean of 14 weeks (7 to 24). The mean follow-up period was 35 months (27 to 57). Before operation there were one grade-II (moderate), eight grade-III (severe) and three grade-IV (very severe) club feet, according to the rating system of Dimeglio et al. After operation, all the club feet except one were grade I (benign) with a painless, plantigrade platform. Radiological assessment and functional evaluation confirmed significant improvement. Two complications occurred in one patient, namely, epiphysiolysis of the distal tibia and recurrence of the foot deformity. These results suggest that our proposed modification of the Ilizarov technique is effective in the management of recurrent arthrogrypotic club foot in young children.
Preparation and Characterization of a Graphene-Based Magnetic Nanocomposite for the Adsorption of Lanthanum Ions from Aqueous Solution

Abstract A graphene-based magnetic nanocomposite (MNGO) was successfully synthesized using a partial reduction co-precipitation method from iron salt solution in graphene oxide (GO) and was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), and nitrogen Brunauer, Emmer, and Teller (BET) measurements. The adsorption of La (III) ions onto the MNGO from the aqueous solution was studied as batch experiments as a function of La (III) ion concentration, pH of the solution, adsorbent dosage, contact time, and temperature. The optimum pH for the adsorption of La (III) ions was shown to be 4.0 for 0.01 g sorbent dosage and the maximum adsorption of La (III) was reached within 15 min. Under the optimum experimental conditions, the adsorption efficiency was determined to be 93%. Moreover, the MNGO exhibited selectivity and interference resistance to coexisting ions for the adsorption of La(III). To determine the adsorption characteristics, models of Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin–Radushkevich, Temkin, Flory-Huggins, and Brunauer, Emmer, and Teller adsorption isotherms were applied to the measurements. The Langmuir isotherm model describes the experimental data very well. The maximum adsorption capacity of MNGO was found to be 49.75 mg/g for lanthanum under Langmuir isotherm model. Moreover, a chi-squared test was used to determine the fitting degrees of the isotherms using experimental measurements.
Research on Threshold Effect of Housing Price on Real Estate Inventory

Through the systematic GMM estimation of the panel data of 35 large and medium-sized cities in China from 2005 to 2016, this paper verifies the nonlinear relationship between housing prices and real estate inventory. On this basis, the threshold regression model is established by modifying the econometric model. It is suggested that cities with high real estate inventory should guide the housing price to return to a reasonable range, while cities with low inventory should increase land supply to strengthen housing security. Keywords—housing price; real estate inventory; system GMM estimation; threshold regression
Comparison of the Effect of Narrative Therapy and Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy on Body Dysmorphic Concern and Depression in Women with Breast Surgery Experience: A Four-month Follow-up

Narrative Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Body Dysmorphic Concern, Depression, Breast Surgery Resived: 16 Agu 2019 Accepted: 4 Dec 2019 Available Online:Dec2020 Citation: Smkhani Akbarinejhad H, GHamari M, Pouyamanesh J, FathiAgdam G. [Comparison of the Effect of Narrative Therapy and Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy on Body Dysmorphic Concern and Depression in Women with Breast Surgery Experience: A Four-month Follow-up (persian)] Journal of Clinical Nursing and Midwifery. 2019 8(2): 388-401 *Corresponding author: Mohammad GHamari Address: Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran. Tel: +98 (0242522) 6080 Email: counselor_ghamari@yahoo.com ID