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When Vehicular Fog Computing Meets Autonomous Driving: Computational Resource Management and Task Offloading

Autonomous driving has the potential to make transportation systems safer, greener and more efficient. To realize autonomous driving, a great deal of in-car cutting-edge applications such as augmented reality, dynamic path planning and cognitive driving systems are required, which need significant computational resources and near realtime response. To cope with this new paradigm, vehicular fog computing (VFC) has emerged recently, which migrates the computing from congested base stations (or cloud servers) to nearby vehicles with under-utilized computational resources. in VFC, the designs of server recruitment and task offloading strategies under information asymmetry and uncertainty pose new technical challenges. in this article, we propose a two-stage VFC framework to address these challenges. The framework consists of a contract theory based vehicular computational resource management mechanism, and a matching-learning based task offloading mechanism. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed framework can boost the performance of VFC in terms of resource utilization efficiency and task offloading delay.
The Implications of Press Regulation Towards the Citizen Journalism Phenomenon in Indonesia

This research will discuss citizen journalism which is currently expanding in Indonesia and also criticism related to the Press Law No. 40 of 1999 and the Journalistic Code of Ethics, the contents of which is not relevant with the technology growth, thus making several aspects of society related to the press unregulated that can certainly cause ambiguity in the regulation. The analysis carried out will focus on using the principle of freedom of speech as a guide. In Indonesia, freedom of speech has been regulated in the 1945 Constitution article 28E paragraph 3 and Law No. 39 of 1999 concerning Human Rights Article 23 Paragraph 2. All citizens in Indonesia have the freedom to express their opinions, but in delivering their opinions the community must pay attention to the prevailing norms and consider whether their opinions do not contain ethnicity, religion, race, and inter-group relations issues (SARA). The case raised in this article deals with citizen journalism. Citizen journalism is an ordinary citizen who seeks an event and then covers, records, collects, writes, and broadcasts it on online media. Citizen journalism in Indonesia is a phenomenon that expands along with the development of communication technology. However, in the delivery and processing of news, citizen journalism is not bound by a journalistic code of ethics and is not even regulated in the Press Law No. 40 of 1999. Citizen journalism does not have the protection given to journalists since citizen journalism is considered different. There are a No. of examples of cases that will be discussed in this scientific article; the first is the case of Acho with Green Pramuka Apartment. Initially, Acho wrote his concerns about the facilities and promises which were not kept by the developer on his website, but by the Green Pramuka Apartment developer, Acho was reported for defamation. Then the second case is Augie Fatinus case reported by the members of the police for disturbing video contains hoax. These cases will be discussed further in this
PREPARING AN EMERGING PROFESSIONAL TO TEACH PIANO ONLINE: A CASE STUDY

Adults use technology as a tool to learn, and the Internet is an important platform for knowledge acquisition. Music students and teachers use interactive websites, online apps, and/or computer programs for learning, feedback, and creative engagement during formal lessons. Anecdotally, more piano teaching is occurring online, but future educators have rarely experienced online lessons. Videoconferencing and online platforms bring music instruction to remote and underrepresented populations, and online instruction can be as effective as face-to-face lessons. Existing technology allows digital or MIDI-enabled acoustic pianos to connect synchronously over the Internet, producing reliable instrumental audio, separate from the video-conferencing platform. Research is needed on how to help teachers transition to the online format, make teaching modifications, and codify best practices in synchronous online piano teaching. Currently, tertiary piano pedagogy and music technology training rarely include online teaching, even though musicians will need to teach online upon graduation. This case study explored a pedagogy student's experience of taking synchronous online piano lessons and identified pedagogical skills needed to transition to online teaching. Online lessons occurred during a ten-week period using the Internet MIDI software program. Data were gathered and triangulated through student and instructor post-lesson journal reflections, in-depth interviews, and observation of lesson videos. The following themes emerged: pre-lesson apprehension about studying piano online, quickly dissipating technology concerns, typical lesson behaviors, and positive opportunities resulting from the technology. The pedagogical experience provided the student with a comprehensive set of strategies for effective online teaching that could prepare future teachers for teaching synchronous online piano lessons.
Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics Analysis of Secreted Proteins

xxi Chapter 1: General Introduction . 1 1.1 Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics . 1 1.2 Instrumentation . 2 1.2. 1 Ionization . 3 1.2. 1.1 Electrospray Ionization (ESI) . 6 1.2. 1.2 Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) . 7 1.2. 2 Mass Analyzers . 9
Exploring the autonomic responsivity of exposure to salient financial stressors within an experimental paradigm

Student loan debt is a form of financial stress commonly rated as a top source of stress. Credit score is a comparably impactful financial construct with far-reaching implications on financial health, yet its nebulous numerical value lacks emotional salience compared to the more intuitive monetary value of student loans. This thesis aims to delve into the physiological correlates of financial stress as an acute stressor. The biomarkers suited best to studying acute financial stressors are the autonomic nervous system (ANS), regulating bodily arousal via its parasympathetic and sympathetic branches. Its quick action matches the immediacy and intensity of brief financial stressors. Using 11 participants, four biomarkers were measured during three 4-minute conditions: baseline, student debt, and credit score. During the baseline, participants filled out questionnaires. For the two stress conditions, participants estimated their student loan debt or credit score, before being shown their true value. RM ANOVAs were conducted for each biomarker (HR, RSA, PEP, GSC) per condition, assessing whether significant reactivity patterns were across each four-minute condition. Mean values within each condition (pre and post-exposure), were compared to baseline values, and then tested for differences between stressor conditions. Significant rises in GSC reactivity was found during the baseline, suggestive of anticipatory stress, with a trend-level decline in the credit score condition persisting into the student loan condition. HR significantly declined from baseline average to credit score with an additional trend-level decline from credit score to student loan. No significant changes were found between stress conditions for any biomarker. Taken as a whole, findings suggest little autonomic stress response within the experimental conditions, but increases during baseline indicate that the anticipation of the stressor exceeded that of the stressor itself.
A comparison of visual features used by humans and machines to classify wildlife

In our quest to develop more intelligent machines, knowledge of the visual features used by machines to classify objects shall be helpful. The current state of the art in training machines to classify wildlife species from camera-trap data is to employ convolutional neural networks (CNN) encoded within deep learning algorithms. Here we report on results obtained in training a CNN to classify 20 African wildlife species with an overall accuracy of 87.5% from a dataset containing 111,467 images. We then used a gradient-weighted class-activation-mapping (Grad-CAM) procedure to extract the most salient pixels in the final convolution layer. We show that these pixels highlight features in particular images that are in most, but not all, cases similar to those used to train humans to identify these species. Further, we used mutual information methods to identify the neurons in the final convolution layer that consistently respond most strongly across a set of images of one particular species, and we then interpret the features in the image where the strongest responses occur. We also used hierarchical clustering of feature vectors (i.e., the state of the final fully-connected layer in the CNN) associated with each image to produce a visual similarity dendrogram of identified species. Finally, we evaluated how images that were not part of the training set fell within our dendrogram when these images were one of the 20 species “known” to our CNN in contrast to where they fell when these images were “unknown” to our CNN.
The complete mitochondrial genome of the Diqing pig

Abstract Diqing pig is one of the famous native breed in China. In this work, we reported the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Diqing pig in Hunan Province for the first time. The total length of the mitogenome is 16,720 bp. The NJ phylogenetic tree analysis showed that Diqing pig together with Chinese animals, and the farthest genetic distance from Landrace, has the closest genetic distance to Ganzi pig.
Southern Sclerotium Root Rot Caused byAthelia rolfsiion Table Beet in New York

Southern Sclerotium root rot caused by Athelia rolfsii (syn. Sclerotium rolfsii) is a damaging soilborne disease of field and specialty crops. In 2015, 2016, and 2017, wilted plants, root rot, and decay in six table beet (Beta vulgaris spp. vulgaris) fields across New York were observed. In these outbreaks, losses ranged between 5 and 25%. White mycelial mats and golden brown sclerotia (1 to 2 mm diameter) were observed on diseased plants and decayed roots. The objective of this study was to identify the fungus associated with these symptoms and assess pathogenicity in table beet.
Morphology and morphometry of adult nematodes on Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Way Kambas National Park area, Indonesia

Background and Aim: Worms from nematodes are the most numerous and the most detrimental in elephants. Most adult worms are located in the digestive tract. Nematode infection is at higher risk in young elephants, which caused several cases such as anemia, hypoalbuminemia, enteritis, and even death. This study aimed to determine the morphology and morphometry of adult nematodes on Sumatran elephants in Way Kambas National Park area. Materials and Methods: Nematode samples were obtained from Sumatran elephants’ feces (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung Province, after being given Kalbazen® containing albendazole 1000 mg at a dose of 10 mg/kg by the veterinarian in charge of the National Park area. For the morphological and morphometric examinations, we used an Olympus BX 51 microscope equipped with Olympus DP 12 camera and were conducted at the Parasitology Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada. The scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis was carried out at the Biology Research Center of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia). Results: The results of macroscopic observations of the obtained nematodes showed that the nematodes which were found have the characteristics of round, slim, and white color. The size of a female worm was larger than a male worm. Microscopic examination in four anterior papillae indicated that the dorsal lobe in the copulatory bursa was longer than lateral lobe. The result of inspection with the SEM showed a leaf crown consisting of 10 elements, a pair of amphids laterally, and two pairs of papilla in a submedian region. Conclusion: Based on our morphology and morphometry examinations of adult nematodes in Sumatran elephant (E. maximus sumatranus) in Way Kambas National Park area, the adult nematodes which were found are species of Quilonia travancra.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF OPTIMIZED QUANTIZATION INREAL-TIME DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS NETWORK

Digital signal processing is most important for handling all the electronic components and processes the signals. Computing devices knows only binary values. DSP is used to identify the signal, process it and covert into computer understandable format. Quantization is the process of generating error codes in distributed network and compare the result. These papers propose an optimized quantization method to reduce the quantization error and reduce the communication cost. The communication cost is the important factor to set digital system. In our proposed method, we implement novel method in real time-hardware digital system in optimized way. Real time systems are implemented using DSP hardware, FPGAs, GPUs and General purposes. We introduced windows based graphics instrument with DSP Processor. In this model has network topology and iterative method for handling signal. Our results show the proposed method has efficient performance and minimizing quantization error with low budget design.
Nanophotonic Device Based on Fano Resonance in Engineered Slot Waveguide for Optical Detection of Viral Infections

A nanophotonic biosensing platform based on an engineered slot waveguide is proposed. The proposed device is based on Fano resonance which consists of a periodic arrangement of two rows of nano-disks and rectangular grating. The periodically arranged nano-disk structure in the form of engineered slot waveguide provides enhanced light-matter interaction and easy accommodation of bio-samples. The surface morphology of (3-Aminopropyl) trimethoxysilane (APTMS) as a functionalized layer on the silicon surface is experimentally analyzed. The proposed sensor device can detect very small refractive index change of 0.0008. Based on refractive index sensing, the device numerically exhibits a high sensitivity of 1463 nm/RIU for some viral infections including hepatitis B the with a Figure of Merit (FOM) of 471 for refractive index change of 0.02. The limit of detection for the proposed device is 1.02 $\times10^{-3}$ RIU (Refractive Index Unit). The proposed scheme with Fano like resonance spectrum carries a great potential for on-chip and off-chip nanoscale optical devices and sensors.
Current Harmonic Suppression for Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Based on Chebyshev Filter and PI Controller

In permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), the winding current consists of different orders of harmonics due to the manufacture error, deadtime, and disturbances. This article proposes a winding current harmonic suppression method for PMSM by reducing the dominant fifth- and seventh-order current ripples. First, with reference frame transformation, the fifth- and seventh-order current ripples convert to sixth-order ripples in the synchronous reference frame (SRF). Then, with further transformation, these sixth-order ripples turn to dc signals. Next, the type-II Chebyshev filter is designed to extract these dc signals. Also, the proportional–integral (PI) controller is adopted to generate the current harmonic control voltage, which is setting the dc current harmonic signals reference to be zero. Finally, the current harmonic control voltage is compensated to the voltage reference in the SRF. Both the simulation and experimental results are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Increasing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has radiosensitive and chemosensitive properties. The lack of radiotherapy devices makes concurrent chemoradiation difficult in Indonesia. Thus, neoadjuvant chemotherapy is the most commonly given treatment option as initial management in patients with NPC. This study determined the profile of patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This study was conducted retrospectively using secondary data derived from medical records of NPC patients treated at the Inpatient Ward, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia, from January to December 2018. Among 166 NPC patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy, there were 76.51% male and 23.49% female, and mostly were in the age group of 41-50 years. The majority of patients were with stage IVA NPC and type III histopathology. Most patients underwent 6 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Cisplatin-Paclitaxel was the most widely used regimen, and 28.31% patients experienced regimen changes during chemotherapy cycle. The lack of radiotherapy devices causes concurrent chemoradiation which cannot be given widely to NPC patients and increases the number of neoadjuvant chemotherapy cycles, while waiting for the radiotherapy schedule.
Antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Listeria monocytogenes

Food poisoning caused by Listeria monocytogenes leads to a 30% rate of mortality among patients. The application of essential oils (EOs) to food products is a suitable strategy to control pathogens and to extend their shelf life by reducing microbial levels. The objective of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of essential oils (EOs) against L. monocytogenes. The EOs used in this study were caraway (Carum carvi), cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), dill (Anethum graveolens), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), mentha (Menthae piperitae aetheroleum), red thyme (Thymus vulgaris), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), common sage (Salvia officinalis), clary sage (Salvia sclarea) and summer savory (Satureja hortensis). The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of EOs were determined using the broth microdilution method. According to the MIC values, all essential oils were effective in the inhibition of L. monocytogenes strains, with MICs varying from 256 μg/ml to 4096 μg/ml. The results showed that cinnamon EO had the highest antimicrobial activity, while dill and mentha EOs were the least effective against the L. monocytogenes. In addition, two different procedures were carried out to test the effect of antibiotics gentamycin and streptomycin against the L. monocytogenes strains, the broth microdilution method and the MIC Test Strip. Our results indicated that the reference strain L. monocytogenes ATCC 19111 was much more sensitive to antibiotics than L. monocytogenes strains isolated from meat, highlighting that gentamycin was the more effective in comparison to streptomycin.
Spatial and temporal variation in the population structure of the halftooth, Hemiodus unimaculatus, in the tucuruí reservoir on the lower tocantins river in eastern Brazilian Amazonia

The present study investigated the spatiotemporal changes in the structure of the population of the halftooth, Hemiodus unimaculatus (Bloch, 1794), in the area upstream from the Tucuruí hydroelectric dam on the Tocantins River, through quarterly samples obtained in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. The variation in the total length and weight of the specimens was analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test, with a 5% significance level, while the spatiotemporal variation in population parameters was evaluated using a cluster analysis and SIMPER. A number of changes were found in the population structure of H. unimaculatus, with an increase in population size, a shift in the proportion of juveniles and adults, and alterations of the spatial distribution of the fish. The lack of data on the species and its occurrence in the study area reinforce the need for the development of adequate management measures to avoid overfishing in the future.
Measuring mismatch unemployment in the Malaysia
labour market

Despite its low unemployment rate, the Malaysia labour market is currently sending signals of mismatch, a misallocation between demand and supply that may occur in the form of educational, skills, geographical, occupational, and industrial mismatches. Failure to identify the right type of mismatches will lead to ineffective policies to solve the unemployment issue. Using matching function, this study aims to calculate the labour mismatch index and measure the contribution of mismatch unemployment to the rise of unemployment rate. Employing various sources of data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia, Ministry of Human Resource Malaysia and Bank Negara Malaysia, this study found the presence of skills mismatch in the Malaysia labour market, with the mismatch index gradually increased from 0.108 in 2007 to 0.273 in 2017. Mismatch unemployment explained at most half of the total observed increase in unemployment rate, signalling severe mismatch in the Malaysia labour market.
Insecticidal activity of Xylopia aethiopica (Family; Annonaceae) against Callosobruchus maculatus (F) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

The efficacy of Xylopia aethiopica leaf dust and extract on Callosobruchus maculatus and Sitophilus oryzae was evaluated at different doses (1.0 – 3.0 g and 50.0-100 mg-ml) with 10 unsexed adult weevils per 10 gram of substrate per replicate. All treatments were triplicated and mortality of the insects was recorded after every 24 hours (h) for 96 h exposure to powder and extract respectively. The parameter compared was the mortality rate of the adult pests. The negropepper was an active biopesticide against C. maculatus and S. oryzae. However, the plant products gave higher mortality on S. oryzae with a mean of mean mortality and LD50 of 82.2% and 1.06g respectively than on C. maculatus whose mean mortality and LD50 was 79.9% and 1.12g respectively over 96 hours exposure. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference (P<0.05) in pest mortality between treated and control samples. The results suggested that X. aethiopica is more promising botanical insecticides on S. oryzae than C. maculatus.