Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Stroke Prevention Rehabilitation Intervention Trial of Exercise ( SPRITE )-A Randomised Pilot Study

Background: The value of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) after a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke is untested despite these conditions sharing similar pathology and risk factors to coronary heart disease. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a trial of an adapted home-based CR programme, ‘The Healthy Brain Rehabilitation Manual’, for patients following a TIA/minor stroke, participants’ views on the intervention and, to identify the behaviour change techniques (BCTs) used. Methods: Clinicians were asked to identify patients attending the Ulster Hospital, Belfast within 4 weeks of a first TIA or minor stroke. Those who agreed to participate underwent assessments of physical fitness, cardiovascular risk, quality of life and mental health, before random allocation to: Group (1) standard/usual care; (2) rehabilitation manual or (3) manual plus pedometer. All participants received telephone support at 1 and 4 weeks, reassessment at 6 weeks and an invitation to a focus group exploring views regarding the study. Two trained review authors independently assessed the manual to identify the BCTs used. Results: Twenty-eight patients were invited to participate, with 15 (10 men, 5 women; 9 TIA, 6 minor stroke; mean age 69 years) consenting and completing the study. Mean time to enrolment from the TIA/stroke was 20.5 days. Participants completed all assessment measures except VO2max testing, which all declined. The manual and telephone contact were viewed positively, as credible sources of advice. Pedometers were valued highly, particularly for goalsetting. Overall, 36 individual BCTs were used, the commonest being centred around setting goals and planning as well as social support. Conclusion: Recruitment and retention rates suggest that a trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel home-based CR programme, implemented within 4 weeks of a first TIA/minor stroke is feasible. The commonest BCTs used within the manual revolve around goals, planning and social support, in keeping with UK national guidelines. The findings from this feasibility work have been used to further refine the next stage of the intervention’s development, a pilot study. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02712385. This study was registered prospectively on 18/03/2016.
Study of Styles of Creativity and Achievement Motivation among Iranian EFL and Non-EFL Learners

The present study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between styles of creativity and achievement motivation in EFL and NonEFL learners. There were few studies conducted on the relationship between styles of creativity and achievement motivation among nursing, midwifery and foreign language learners. To this end, an ex-post facto study was done. Ninety EFL and NonEFL learners took part in the study. It was a correlational descriptive study and sampling method was convenient. The values of these variables were measured throughCreativity Questionnaire (Duckworth, 2007; Runco, 2001) and Motivation Questionnaire (Vallerand, 1992). Cronbach's alpha coefficient for achievement motivation was 0.713, and for styles of creativity was 0.818. Based on the results, it can be said that there was a significant correlation between the RIBS and achievement motivation among NonEFL learners. However, another creativity styles and achievement motivation were not statistically significant. The results also revealed that there were significant differences between learner's creativity in two groups on RIBS scale, avoiding novelty scale and academic selfefficacy scale. The results of the test have also shown that there were significant differences between learners' creativity in two groups in RIBS Scale. Therefore, the creativity of individuals changes the direction of achievement motivation. As implications, educators and teachers can apply efficient strategies and techniques in language classes in order to promote positive motivation and increase creativity among the students to learn language and raise the proficiency of their learners.
A Difference of Thermal Design Between GaN and GaAs

INTRODUCTION As a promising candidate for the next generation of microwave power devices, AlGaN/GaN HEMTs have attracted much research interest due to the inherent advantages of their high voltage and high power density. In X-band and Ku-band, AlGaN/GaN HEMTs have been reported [1, 2] and products using this technology have been released. In Ka-band and millimeter-wave frequencies, AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with impedance matching circuits and AlGaN/GaN HEMT MMICs were reported [3-6]. Along with increasing power density, the consumption power increases. While the output power density of AlGaN/GaN HEMT is some times as high as those of GaAs FET, the efficiency of AlGaN/GaN HEMT is under twice as high as GaAs FET. Therefore, thermal design for AlGaN/GaN HEMT is more important than that of GaAs FET. Channel temperatures with various pulsed operating conditions were reported at a kW-class S-band AlGaN/GaN HEMT [7]. In this paper, we demonstrate a difference of thermal design between AlGaN/GaN HEMT on SiC substrate and GaAs FET by comparing measured and simulated thermal resistances of many layouts. DIE LAYOUT Table I shows die layouts of GaAs FETs which we prepared to compare measured thermal resistances. The width of all the dies was 2.8 mm. Three kinds of dies had the same number of fingers, which were 116 pieces. Each die had 30μm of PHS of gold at the bottom. Table II shows the die layouts of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs which we prepared to compare measured and simulated thermal resistances. The width of all the dies was 3.3mm. Three kinds of dies had the same number of fingers, 120 pieces. Because the die width was fixed, the difference of number of fingers made the difference of the pitch of the gate. MEASUREMENT Four dies were mounted on a package. The packaged device was screwed to a test fixture. The channel temperatures were measured by an infrared thermograph. Fig.1 shows the thermal resistances for inverse of the total gate width. The thermal resistances of GaAs FETs decreased with the total gate width increasing. The thermal resistances of AlGaN/GaN HEMTs didn’t decrease so much when the total gate width was increased. TABLE I DIE LAYOUTS AND THARMAL CONDUCTIVITIES OF GAAS FETS Finger Length Number of Fingers Measured Rth
Scenario-Based Risk Analysis within an Analytic-Deliberative Framework for Regional Risk Reduction Planning

The potential benefits of tighter coupling between risk reduction and comprehensive land use planning have been well-documented (Burby 1998). However, community planning that promotes safety and growth is not fully practiced in the United States and Canada (e.g., IBHS, 2007). To improve the integration, the Geological Survey of Canada, with contributions from the United States Geological Survey, is designing “Pathways,” an analytic-deliberative framework for regional risk reduction planning. A case study partnership with the municipality of Squamish, British Columbia is enabling ongoing refinement of the framework (Journeay et al. 2007).
Geostatistical Models Used in GIS for Geomorphological Processes

methods, GIS, risk maps Abstract—The main objective in this paper is to emphasize the main application of geostatistical analysis and the differences between the results obtained through multiple methods applied. A main application of geostatistical methods used is in creating of hazard maps. After we had applied some geostatistical methods in surface erosion, we have a comparative study about these methods.
FLEXURAL FATIGUE OF HIGH AND ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the bending behaviour of two concrete mixtures. A high strength fibre reinforced mortar, with a maximum aggregate size of 2 mm and 1.6% by volume of 13 mm long, 0.16 mm in diameter steel fibres and an ultra high strength concrete, with a maximum aggregate size of 7 mm and 2.5% by volume of 20 mm long, 0.3 mm in diameter steel fibres were used. The bending behaviour was tested with a four point bending test under static and fatigue loading on small beams (125/125/1000 mm.) The static bending performance highly depends on the fibre distribution in the beam; the more fibres are present, the higher the load bearing capacity. The way fibres are distributed and orientated depends on the casting method. Even though the fibres increase the maximum flexural tensile strength and improve the post-peak static behaviour, their contribution to the fatigue resistance is not very pronounced. The fatigue performance of both mixtures can be compared with conventional concrete, though fatigue results are difficult to evaluate due to the high scatter. The scatter, however, can be reduced by improving the workability and flow ability in the fresh state of a concrete mixture, in combination with an appropriate production technique.
Experimental study on the double-k fracture parameters and brittleness of concrete with different strengths

The double-K fracture parameters and the brittleness of concrete with a compressive strength varying from 30 MPa to 150 MPa were studied through both three-point bending tests (TPB) and wedge splitting (WS) tests. A total of 84 notched concrete specimens were tested. The fracture parameters were determined following a double-K fracture model. The non-dimensional brittleness index of concrete was subsequently evaluated according to the obtained double-K fracture parameters. Results indicated that the initial fracture toughness KIc ini , unstable fracture toughness KIc un , and cohesive toughness KIc c increase as the compressive strength of concrete increases. An empirical relationship between the non-dimensional brittleness index and the concrete strength was obtained. It was also found that both TPB and WS tests lead to consistent results on the double-K fracture parameters of concrete regardless of its strength.
Coupling of Neural Computation with Physical Computation for Stable Dynamic Biped Walking Control

In this paper, we report our design of the neural structure for a novel reflexive walking controller that has been implemented on a planar biped robot to achieve a dynamically stable walking gait. This reflexive controller has following characteristics: (1) Other locomotion control models rely on AEP (Anterior Extreme Position) and PEP (Posterior Extreme Position) signals or their equivalents for phasic feedback. Our reflexive controller on the other hand requires only an AEA (Anterior Extreme Angle) signal of the hip joints as phasic feedback because of the properties of the physical computation used in our robot to the advantage of reducing the number of required input signals. (2) Neither a position control algorithm (e.g., PD or PID) nor trajectory tracking control is involved in this reflexive controller. Instead, the approximate nature of the local reflexes on each joint allows the robot mechanics itself (e.g., its passive dynamics) to contribute substantially to the overall gait trajectory computation. Thus, dynamically stable biped walking gaits emerge from the coupling between neural computation and physical computation. (3) The motor control scheme used in the local reflexes of our robot is more straightforward and has more biological plausibility than that
Effect of Classical and Pop Music on Mood and Performance

t is an experimental study to measure the effects of classical and pop music on mood and performance. 1.1 Music Music varies form culture to culture, it is manifestation of soul, it conveys our emotions, feelings and the distinction between noise and music is culturally bound. It works like a stimulant which transforms psychological and psychic phenomena like “hypnosis ball”. It is manifestation of grief, happiness, and affection. “It is gratuitous play of a child. It is mystical asceticism. Consequently expression of sadness, joy, love, and dramatic situations are only very limited particular instances” (Xenakis, 1971). Confucius define music as department of ethics, he was concerned to adjust the specific notes for their presumed effect on human beings. Plato observes the association between the personality of the man and the music he played. According to Plato straightforwardness is good and complexity of notes can cause many disorders. And it is helpful to make up a stable and affective curriculum in learning. He define music as heavenly accord, beat and tune replicate the movement of divine essence, and mirror the moral array of cosmos. For Schopenhauer “like other arts music is not copy of idea it is idea itself, complete in itself”. Other form of arts articulate imitations but it is powerful, infallible, and pierce and it is connected to human feelings which “restore to us all the emotions of our inmost nature, but entirely without reality and far removed from their pain. ”(Encyclopedia Britannica, 1978)) .
Drug Targets and Therapeutic Approaches of Alzheimer ’ s Disease

Dementia is an emerging global clinical complication and it is associated with a variety of distinct pathological and intellectual functions. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is major part (70%–80%) of the dementia. AD is a progressive multifarious neurodegenerative disorder which affects the routine life of the patients with several complications like memory loss and difficulty in communication skills. The pathophysiological conditions of AD are influenced by a variety of genetic and environmental factors. Effective management of AD and other types of dementia is essential for better healthy longevity of patients. In the past two decades, advances in the field of pathogenesis have enthused the research community for investigation of novel pharmacological therapeutics with known targets of the disease. Currently available therapeutic methods are targeted indirectly, like acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl d-aspartate receptor antagonist, which contribute to a minimal impact on the disease. The identification of a number of new targets and specific small molecules is also essential for the significant therapeutic management of AD. In this study, we report on the potential targets and recent developments in the discovery of inhibitors against the disease. Brief in silico studies are also included, to address the possibility of a theoretical lead in the drug designing for AD.
Survey of Microbial Composition and Mechanisms of Living Stromatolites of the Bahamas and Australia: Developing Criteria to Determine the Biogenicity of Fossil Stromatolites

A stromatolite is typically defined as a laminated and lithified structure that is the result of microbial activity over the course of time. Fossil stromatolites are relatively abundant; however, modern living stromatolites are rare. Two well-studied examples of living stromatolites include those found in the Exuma Cays of the Bahamas and Shark Bay in Australia. Depending on dominant chemical reactions by bacteria and environmental conditions, accretion and lithification of the stromatolite occurs at intervals. Each layer or lamina of a stromatolite represents a former surface mat of bacteria. As long as cyanobacteria (or other phototrophs) colonize the top surface of the stromatolite, growth is likely to continue. Understanding microbial composition and mechanisms of living stromatolites is crucial to determining the biogenicity of fossil stromatolites. Although there is a paucity of fossilized bacteria in fossil stromatolites, their structural features closely resemble those of living stromatolites. A set of criteria from the study of living and fossil stromatolites has been developed to aid determination of the biogenicity of fossil stromatolites. It was concluded that there is now sufficient evidence for the biogenicity of many stromatolites, even as early as 3.5 Ga, so these need to be understood within the biblical framework of earth history. Discernment of genuine stromatolites in the geologic record may help determine boundaries between Creation Week, preFlood and Flood strata. In addition, understanding how various living stromatolites form in different environments provides insight into the pre-Flood environments in which fossil stromatolites grew.
Discovering Functionally Similar Code with Taint Analysis

Identifying similar code in software systems can assist many software engineering tasks such as program understanding and software refactoring. While most approaches focus on identifying code that looks alike, some techniques aim at detecting code that functions alike. Detecting these functional clones — code that functions alike — in object oriented languages remains an open question because of the difficulty in exposing and comparing programs’ functionality effectively, in general cases undecidable. We propose a novel technique, In-Vivo Clone Detection, which detects functional clones in arbitrary programs by identifying and mining their inputs and outputs. The key insight is to use existing workloads to execute programs and then measure functional similarities between programs based on their inputs and outputs. Further, to identify inputs and outputs of programs appropriately, we use the techniques of static and dynamic data flow analysis. These enhancements mitigate the problems in object oriented languages with respect to identifying program I/Os as reported by prior work. We implement such techniques in our system, HitoshiIO, which is open source and freely available. Our experimental results show that HitoshiIO detects ∼ 900 and ∼ 2, 000 functional clones by static and dynamic data flow analysis, respectively, across a corpus of 118 projects. In a random sample of the detected clones by the static data flow analysis, HitoshiIO achieves 68+% true positive rate with only 15% false positive rate. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Experimental Performance Analysis of Acetylene Aspirated Diesel Engine

A several studies and research has been carried out in enhancing the performance of diesel engine but the human effort is still ineffective in this challenge, in this project work an acetylene is used as alternate fuel due to its very wide flammability range and minimum ignition energy is required for ignition since the engine can run in lean mode with higher specific heat ratios leading to increased thermal efficiency. It has higher flame speed and hence faster energy release And at stoichiometeric mixtures, acetylene engines could closely approach thermodynamically ideal engine cycle. performance has been carried out on a single cylinder, direct injection, and compression ignition engine run on dual fuel mode with diesel is injected as primary fuel and acetylene inducted as secondary gaseous fuel to obtain data on engine performance with different flow rates of 0.5bar, 0.8bar is drawn to intake air manifold. From results obtained the thermal efficiency is nearer to diesel and energy consumption are less than the diesel at full load for the flow rate of 0.5bar.
Veriﬁable Symmetric Searchable Encryption for Multiple Groups of Users

— We present an efﬁcient method for providing group level hierarchical access control over keywords in a multi-user searchable encryption scheme under the Semi-Honest-but-Curious model. We achieve this using a shared global index stored on the cloud and efﬁcient key-regression techniques on the client side. Our method extends the multi-user searchable encryption model of Curtmola et. al. [1] to multiple groups of users. Moreover, our method provides veriﬁability of search results, and we show that our system is non-adaptively secure.
Development of BioRID II Dummy Model using Stochastic Methods

Consumer and insurance organizations use the BioRID II dummy as test device to assess the risk of whiplash injuries in rear crash scenarios. DYNAmore GmbH developed a finite element model for LS-DYNA of the BioRID II dummy in cooperation with the German Automotive Industry (FAT). The project follows the updated development guidelines of successfully developed models for the FAT in previous projects. This paper describes the applied development methodology, modeling techniques and the current model. Due to significant pre-stress in the dummy and other new features the modeling requires LS-DYNA 971. An outline of the good performance of the model release 2.0 in various validation tests is presented. The paper concludes with results from robustness investigations performed with LS-OPT.
The Effects of Corrective Feedback on Iranian EFL Learners' Writing

Matching the expectations of teachers and learners is vital for successful learning. Few studies have investigated the effects of corrective feedback on Iranian EFL learners. Therefore, this study aimed to bridge this gap. To this end, the sample of 180 male and female teachers, who taught language courses in an English Language Teaching program in language institutes in Zanjan, and 350 learners, chosen through stratified random sampling, formed the participants of the study. Two standard instruments were used in this studyPET Test and Fukuda’s (2004) Feedback Questionnaire. The findings suggest that learners believed that corrective feedback had a significant effect on their writing but the teachers did not think so. It is concluded that most of the feedback given by teachers were concentrated on grammatical errors and that the teachers’ views on feedback are based on the context, which might origin from absence of sufficient teacher training. With this in mind, giving feedback, or rather the right kind of feedback should perhaps play a better role in teacher education. The fact that feedback is based on each context may be positive as learners are different and teacher trainees might still take advantage from studying the provision of feedback.
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF SPEED CONTROL FOR INDUCTION MOTOR BY USING INTELLIGENT OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE

Induction motor is considered as one of the most motors that has many uses in the industrial applications in which requires rapid response and high accuracy of control for wide ranges of speed. In this paper, Field Oriented Control (FOC) method was utilized to achieve high performance of control by separating stator current into two components to control the torque and field, along with Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM) technique to reduce the harmonic of the output signal from the inverter and the best use of the DC voltage. The aim of this paper is to enhance the speed response during incurring of the motor for a sudden change of load torque or reference speed. The PSO technique was used to find the best parameters of the control unit in both the voltage and current controllers of the FOC system in order to improve the motor speed response using two objective functions of MAE and ME. The simulation results of PSO-PI controllers demonstrate the superiority over the trial and error PI controllers for enhancing steady state error, rise time and settling time.
Separation of Touching Pigs using YOLO-based Bounding Box

Although separation of touching pigs in real-time is an important issue for a 24-h pig monitoring system, it is challenging to separate accurately the touching pigs in a crowded pig room. In this study, we propose a separation method for touching pigs using the information generated from Convolutional Neural Network(CNN). Especially, we apply one of the CNN-based object detection methods(i