Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
VECTOR QUANTIZATION FOR PRIVACY PRESERVING CLUSTERING IN DATA MINING

Large Volumes of personal data is regularly collected from different sources and analyzed by different types of applications using data mining algorithms , sharing of these data is useful to the application users.On one hand it is an important asset to business organizations and governments for decision making at the same time analysing such data opens treats to privacy if not done properly. This paper aims to reveal the information by protecting sensitive data. We are using Vector quantization technique for preserving privacy. Quantization will be performed on training data samples it will produce transformed data set. This transformed data set does not reveal the sensitive data. And one can apply data mining algorithms on transformed data and can get accurate results by preserving privacy
Full Phase-Shifting Methodology for 65nm Node Lithography

A new methodology for completely phase-shifting a poly layout without creating local phase conflicts was proposed for lithographic techniques combining one phase-shifting mask and one binary mask exposure. Critical and non-critical areas of the layout are identified and phase conflicts are avoided by splitting the shifter regions from non-critical areas to non-critical areas without crossing critical areas. The out-of-phase splits of the shifter regions are removed using the binary exposure. Simulation results and experimental data collected for 90nm technology node show no sign of process latitude loss around the areas where the shifters are split. The overlay latitude is commensurate with 90nm technology scanner requirements (tool to itself). For 65nm node, we have identified certain types of cuts that will be forbidden (or at least highly undesirable) during the generation of the phase-shifting layout; this is primarily the case for cuts in “elbow” structures which exhibit limited process latitude. Other cuts like line-end cuts will have to be modified. Mask corner rounding effects were evaluated. Up to 80nm rounding does not create any significant change (below 2nm CD change at 1X) in the aerial image simulation as compared to the case where no rounding is assumed.
Modeling Habitat Suitability for the Western Ridged Mussel (Gonidea angulata Lea) in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract Once common throughout surface waters west of the Rocky Mountains, the western ridged mussel (Gonidea angulata Lea) has been extirpated throughout much of its range (Blevins et al. 2017). This species is currently listed as endangered in Canada (COSEWIC 2010), where its northernmost occurrences are thought to be in Okanagan Lake within the southern interior of British Columbia. Recovery plans are legally required for listed species; but for G. angulata, recovery planning is a challenge as little is known about its habitat requirements, particularly within lakes. To be able to recover G. angulata throughout its historic range, we must study lentic as well as lotic habitats. We developed habitat suitability models for G. angulata in Okanagan Lake using snorkel survey data, habitat data, and two complementary classification methods based on the RandomForest algorithm. Both classification methods ranked the top four predictor variables as effective fetch between 1 and 2.25 km, medium-high embeddedness of substrates (25 to > 75%), high proportion of sand in the substrate, and low slope (0–20%). In comparison, G. angulata habitat in river systems have been described as having low sediment accumulation, boulders that offer refuge, low flow variability, and bank stability. These findings suggest that the drivers for G. angulata distribution in lakes are similar to those in rivers, although predictor variables themselves may vary. This is important because simply using predictor variables from lotic systems would not correctly predict G. angulata occurrence in lakes, demonstrating the importance of this lake-specific investigation.
Spectral Methods In Surface Superconductivity

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ACCESSORY CARPAL BONE LUXATION IN TWO GRAY WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS)

Abstract: Two sibling male castrated gray wolves (Canis lupus) developed acute onset right forelimb lameness, one at 8 and the other at 11 yr of age. In both cases, the right carpus was swollen, carpal hyperextension was notable, and the wolves exhibited significant intermittent lameness of the affected limb. Radiographs revealed right accessory carpal bone luxation in both cases, with type III fracture of the accessory carpal bone in one wolf. Although carpal bone luxation in domestic dogs is frequently treated surgically, conservative medical management resolved the lameness in both wolves with no further complications.
Evolving time surfaces in a virtual stirred tank

The complexity of large scale computational fluid dynamic simulations demand powerful tools to investigate the numerical results. Time surfaces are the natural higher-dimensional extension of time lines, the evolution of a seed line of particles in the flow of a vector field. Adaptive refinement of the evolving surface is mandatory for high quality under reasonable computation times. In contrast to the lower-dimensional time line, there is a new set of refinement criteria that may trigger the refinement of a triangular initial surface, such as based on triangle degeneracy, triangle area, surface curvature etc. In this article we describe the computation of time surfaces for initially spherical surfaces. The evolution of such virtual “bubbles” supports analysis of the mixing quality in a stirred tank CFD simulation. We discuss the performance of various possible refinement algorithms, how to interface alternative software solutions and how to effectively deliver the research to the end-users, involving specially designed hardware representing the algorithmic parameters.
Identification of a Dominant Epitope in the Hemagglutinin of an Asian Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Clade 1 Virus by Selection of Escape Mutants

N Researchers could detect an amino acid change in escape mutants. N The 189 residue corresponds to antigenic site 2 of H5 HA1 subunit and interacts with the receptor-binding site so it is important for the evolution of H5N1 viruses. N An additional substitution K29E in HA2 subunit was also observed and identified as a loss of a proteasomal cleavage site, which seems to be an advantage for H5N1 viruses.
EVALUATION OF GASTROSCOPIC BIOPSY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP. INFECTION IN SNAKES

Cryptosporidium sp. is a protozoal parasite that can cause hypertrophic gastritis, regurgitation, and chronic wasting in snakes. Diagnosis can be challenging because of intermittent shedding of the organism in the feces. The purpose of this study was to evaluate gastroscopic biopsy as a diagnostic method for Cryptosporidium sp. screening during an outbreak at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Twenty-two snakes were immobilized by chamber induction with an inhalant anesthetic. Gross lesions were seen in seven snakes and consisted of hyperemia, thickening of the gastric mucosa as observed by lack of rugal folds, and a cobblestoned appearance. Gastric biopsy was performed for histologic evaluation (n 1⁄4 21). Hypertrophic gastritis with intralesional cryptosporidia was diagnosed in five animals. Eleven animals died or were euthanized and complete necropsy was used to evaluate diagnostic measurements of performance of gastric biopsy. Sensitivity for gastric biopsy was 71.4% and specificity was 100%. Gastroscopy appears to be a useful diagnostic method for Cryptosporidium infection in snakes and can help distinguish true infection from prey-based cryptosporidia seen in fecal samples.
Characterization of Newcastle Disease Viruses Isolated from Cormorant and Gull Species in the United States in 2010

Important Findings This is the first report of virulent Newcastle disease virus (vNDV) originated from cormorants isolated in other species of wild birds in Maryland and, notably, the first time that a genotype V vNDV has been isolated from multiple wild bird species in the United States. These findings highlight the need for constant epidemiologic surveillance for NDV in wild bird populations and for consistent biosecurity measures to prevent the introduction of the agent into domestic poultry flocks.
Review of Computer-Based Academic Research on the Quran

This study presents a review on the computer based academic researches related to Quran. The main motivation of the paper is because of the growing interest in the Quran knowledge globally, where today we are witnessing several researches on Quran being the main source of knowledge and law for Muslims. Today, computer based research on the Quran is being conducted globally by both Muslims and non-Muslims from various institutions. The study will give an up to date on computer based researchers conducted previously and will assist in furthering up researches in the area.
Applying deep neural networks to HEP job classification

The cluster of IHEP computing center is a middle-sized computing system which provides 10 thousands CPU cores, 5 PB disk storage, and 40 GB/s IO throughput. Its 1000+ users come from a variety of HEP experiments. In such a system, job classification is an indispensable task. Although experienced administrator can classify a HEP job by its IO pattern, it is unpractical to classify millions of jobs manually. We present how to solve this problem with deep neural networks in a supervised learning way. Firstly, we built a training data set of 320K samples by an IO pattern collection agent and a semi-automatic process of sample labelling. Then we implemented and trained DNNs models with Torch. During the process of model training, several meta-parameters was tuned with cross-validations. Test results show that a 5- hidden-layer DNNs model achieves 96% precision on the classification task. By comparison, it outperforms a linear model by 8% precision.
Palaeo-ecology, switches, competition/disturbance and ancient forests

Botany Department, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand; E-mail bastow@bastow.ac. nz ; Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280, USA; E-mail peter.white@unc.edu ; Community and Conservation Ecology Group, University of Groningen P.O. Box 14, 9750, AA Haren, The Netherlands; E-mail j.p.bakker@biol.rug. nl ; Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Casilla de Correo, RA-5000, Córdoba, Argentina; E-mail sdiaz@com.uncor. edu
The Mycota

The fungi represent a heterogenous assemblage of eukaryotic microorganisms and have become favored organisms for research at the cellular and molecular level. Such research involvement has been stimulated by interest in the biotechnological application of fungi in processes related to industry, agriculture and ecology. Considering both yeasts and mycelial fungi, THE MYCOTA highlights developments in both basic and applied research and presents an overview of fungal systematics and cell structure. Foremost authorities in research on mycology have been assembled to edit and contribute to the volumes.
Deteksi Batik Parang Menggunakan Fitur Co-Occurence Matrix Dan Geometric Moment Invariant Dengan Klasifikasi KNN

Motif batik merupakan suatu dasar atau pokok suatu pola gambar yang merupakan pusat suatu rancangan gambar sehingga makna dari tanda, simbol atau lambang dibalik motif batik tersebut dapat diungkapkan. Identifikasi secara visual memerlukan skill penglihatan dan pengetahuan dalam mengklasifikasikan pola yang terbentuk dari citra batik. Kurangnya media informasi yang dibuat tentang motif batik menjadikan masyarakat luas kurang mendapatkan informasi tentang motif batik. Berdasarkan hal tersebut penelitian ini dilakukan guna mengimplementasikan identifikasi secara visual kedalam komputer yang dapat membantu dan memudahkan dalam mengidentifikasi jenis batik. Pengenalan citra batik dengan menggunakan metode Co-occurrence Matrix sebagai ekstraksi ciri tekstur dan Geometric Moment Invariant dan pengklasifikasian citra batik dengan menggunakan K Nearest Neighbor.menghasilkan nilai akurasi yang diperoleh dengan metode Geometric Moment Invariant lebih baik dalam mengenali pola batik Parang yang termasuk jenis batik geometric yaitu 80% dibandingkan dengan hasil pada metode Co-occurence Matrix yaitu 70%.
Temporal trends in species composition and plant traits in natural grasslands of Uruguay

Abstract We report the successional trends of the major life-forms (graminoids and forbs) in natural grasslands of Uruguay over a 9-yr period after the removal of domestic herbivores. For the whole community, species richness and diversity decreased over the successional period. In graminoids we observed clear temporal trajectories in floristic composition; the rate of floristic change decreased with time and was associated with a shift in plant traits. The exclusion of large herbivores promoted erect and tall grasses with narrow leaves and greater seed length, vegetative growth constrained to the cool season and increased frequency of annual species. Forbs did not show a clear temporal trend in species composition, but there was, nevertheless, a plot-specific species turnover of this functional group that was reflected in their attributes. Species spreading by means of rhizomes, with vegetative growth restricted to the warm season. Species with larger seeds increased under grazing exclusion, as did annual and nitrogen-fixing forbs. The floristic changes induced by cattle exclusion occurred early in the succession. This early high rate of change has practical implications for management and conservation programs of the natural grasslands of Uruguay. Additionally, the shift in plant traits may be helpful in devising simple indicators of grazing impact. Nomenclature: Cabrera (1970).
HUMAN EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY: PARDON OUR DUST1

The study of human psychology and behavior from an evolutionary perspective is a work in progress, more like a construction site than a finished product. Whatever sets us apart as a species took place at most over the last few million years. The major evolutionary principles that guide the study of animal psychology and behavior must surely apply to us to some degree. In addition, the factors most often cited as alternatives to "biological" explanations, such as "culture," are themselves probably best understood from an evolutionary perspective. Just as Dobzhansky (1973) said that "nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution," perhaps one day it will be said that "nothing in the human behavioral and social sciences makes sense except in the light of evolution. '" Alas, that day is still a gleam in the architect's eye. The current construction site looks more like naked scaffolding and pits in the ground. Why is progress so slow? At least three major factors can be identified: (1) Some of the scientific methods employed on other species are unavailable for humans for obvious ethical reasons; (2) Speculating about human nature is a notoriously touchy subject, not only for religious believers and postmodernists, but also for many psychologists and evolutionary biologists; and (3) Even those who have become enthusiastic about the project have difficulty agreeing with each other. In particular, the school of thought currently associated with the term "evolutionary psychology" (e.g., Barkow et al. 1992; Buss 1999; Cosmides and Tooby 2003; Gaulin and McBurney 2001) remains controversial among the larger community of scientists and scholars working on human psychology and behavior from an evolutionary perspective (Heyes and Huber 2000; Scher and Rauscher 2002). Human Evolutionary Psychology was written with the third factor in mind. Barrett, Dunbar, and Lycett (hereafter BDL) recount in the preface (p. xii) that "We had been teaching undergraduate courses in evolutionary psychology for nearly a decade and were frustrated by the fact that there was nothing we could use as a textbook that was sufficiently broad to cover all our interests. " What they originally intended as "a gentle introduction to the literature" turned into an attempted synthesis of "a surprisingly fractionated field-not to say one that had become seriously misunderstood by both the popular press and academics in other fields (including evolutionary psychology's own parent disciplines, psychology and biology). " The result is a large volume that could serve
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Amiota taurusata species group within the Chinese species, with descriptions of two new species

Abstract The relationships among six species of the Amiota taurusata Takada, Beppu, & Toda (Diptera: Drosophilidae) species group were investigated based on DNA sequence data of the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) gene, using three species of the genus Amiota as outgroups. A mitochondrial gene, cytochrome c oxidase I (COI), can be used to discriminate between species of the taurusata group. Two new species are described from South China: A. protuberantis Shao et Chen, sp. nov. and A. shennongi Shao et Chen, sp. nov. A key to all the species of the taurusata group based on morphological characters is provided.
Integrated Catchment Modeling for Nutrient Reduction: Scenarios Showing Impacts, Potential, and Cost of Measures

A hydrological-based model (HBV-NP) was applied to a catchment (1900 km) in the southern part of Sweden. Careful characterization of the present load situation and the potential for improved treatment or reduced soil leaching were analyzed. Several scenarios were modeled to find strategies to reach the Swedish environmental goals of reducing anthropogenic nitrogen load by 30% and phosphorus load by 20%. It was stated that the goals could be reached by different approaches that would affect different polluters and social sectors. However, no single measure was enough by itself. Instead, a combination of measures was necessary to achieve the goals. The nitrogen goal was the most difficult to attain. In order to be cost-effective, these measures should be applied to areas contributing the most to the net loading of the sea. This strategy could reduce the costs by 70%–80% when compared with implementing the measures in the entire catchment. Integrated catchment models may thus be helpful tools for reducing costs in environmental control programs.
CLIMATIC AND TEMPORAL EFFECTS ON THE EXPRESSION OF SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERS : GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

Despite great interest in sexual selection, relatively little is known in detail about the genetic and environmental determinants of secondary sexual characters in natural populations. Such information is important for determining the way in which populations may respond to sexual selection. We report analyses of genetic and largescale environmental components of phenotypic variation of two secondary sexual plumage characters (forehead and wing patch size) in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis over a 22-year period. We found significant heritability for both characters but little genetic covariance between the two. We found a positive association between forehead patch size and a large-scale climatic index, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index, but not for wing patch. This pattern was observed in both cross-sectional and longitudinal data suggesting that the population response to NAO index can be explained as the result of phenotypic plasticity. Heritability of forehead patch size for old males, calculated under favorable conditions (NAO index $ median), was greater than that under unfavorable conditions (NAO index , median). These changes occurred because there were opposing changes in additive genetic variance (VA) and residual variance (VR) under favorable and unfavorable conditions, with VA increasing and VR decreasing in good environments. However, no such effect was detected for young birds, or for wing patch size in either age class. In addition to these environmental effects on both phenotypic and genetic variances, we found evidence for a significant decrease of forehead patch size over time in older birds. This change appears to be caused by a change in the sign of viability selection on forehead patch size, which is associated with a decline in the breeding value of multiple breeders. Our data thus reveal complex patterns of environmental influence on the expression of secondary sexual characters, which may have important implications for understanding selection and evolution of these characters.
ESTABLISHMENT OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS OF CLINICALLY HEALTHY FLORIDA MANATEES (TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS)

A standardized echocardiographic technique was recently established for the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). There are no available published data on normal echocardiographic parameters in any Sirenian species. The purpose of this study was to report reference parameters for various echocardiographic measurements. These parameters are intended to serve as a comparison for future research into the prevalence of cardiac diseases in the manatee and to aid in diagnosing animals with suspected cardiac disease in rehabilitation facilities. Annual health assessments of free-ranging manatees in Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, and pre-release health assessments of rehabilitated manatees at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo permitted comparison of echocardiographic measurements in adult (n 1⁄4 14), subadult (n 1⁄4 7), and calf (n 1⁄4 8) animals under manual restraint.
In Vitro Photobiological Evaluation of Rhodac, A New Rhodacyanine Photosensitizer¶

Abstract We have previously shown that the rhodacyanine dye, Rhodac, exhibits a potent photocytotoxic activity in HeLa cells. In this study several aspects of the photobiological activity of Rhodac were further examined. Rhodac displayed no selective cytotoxicity toward several malignant cell lines after photosensitization (3.6 J/cm2), although HeLa cells were found to be the most sensitive. Interestingly, MCF-7/Adr cells, a multidrug-resistant subline, were less sensitive to the antiproliferative effect of photoactivated Rhodac. The subcellular localization, as revealed by confocal laser microscopy, demonstrated that the dye was mainly concentrated in the cytosolic membranes of the perinuclear region. The Rhodac-induced inhibition of HeLa cell proliferation after light exposure was found to be strictly oxygen dependent. In addition, photoactivated Rhodac induced poly(adenosine 5′ diphosphate-ribose)polymerase cleavage, caspase-3 activation and apoptosis in HeLa cells. In the current work it was further demonstrated that Rhodac binds specifically to high-density lipoproteins and low-density lipoproteins, while no binding was observed to very low-density and heavy proteins. To sum up, our results show that Rhodac is an interesting and potent photosensitizer. Further in vivo experiments are required to elucidate whether the lipoprotein binding leads to a selective uptake of Rhodac in tumor cells and to address its efficacy in photodynamic therapy.