Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
FPGA Implementation of Visual Object Tracking System

Object tracking is a crucial problem of computer vision, due to the high dimensional data processing, which required huge memory resource to hold the intermediate image data. Due to complexity in real time object tracking, this field is very challenging for researchers. In today’s world technology high speed and low power computers, and cheap and high definition cameras availability increase the interest of researcher in object tracking systems. In computer vision task real time object tracking is becoming challenging ingredient. Here a new approach for real time object tracking is taking place to implement on a reconfigurable hardware. Reconfigurable hardware is best target hardware for video processing algorithms, because they use parallel processing in contrast to conventional processor, which they process data serially. A novel video processing algorithm for tracing object in consecutive frames is implemented here on the FPGA based hardware. The algorithm is based on machine learning’s algorithm of discriminative classifier. The central objective of my work is to track object in real time with less hardware complexity. The FPGA based VLSI architecture for tracking-by-detection based object tracking system was implemented and verified in Altera Quartus II tool and FPGA board. The target device for reconfigurable hardware was Altera cyclone II EP2C35F672C6 FPGA. The bottleneck in this architecture is FFT, because FFT is the main block which is used repetitively in the hardware. Hence to emphasized hardware pipelined single delay feedback FFT block with Cordic was implemented. Cordic was used for twiddle factor and exponential function calculation.
The Effects of Job Crafting on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Evidence from Egyptian Medical Centers

This article examines the impact of job crafting on organizational citizenship behavior. On the basis of the literature of job crafting and organizational citizenship behavior, the study hypothesized that employees with a job crafting would be most likely to exercise organizational citizenship behavior. Data were collected among 396 nurses and their physician supervisors, who work in nine Egyptian Medical Centers. The results of multiple regression analyses offered a strong support for the proposed model. Nurses with job crafting were most likely to exercise organizational citizenship behavior (altruism, conscientiousness, courtesy, civic virtue and sportsmanship). Therefore, the results confirmed that the task and the relational crafting are predictive variables of organizational citizenship behavior. These findings explored in the light of the job demands-resources model and the job crafting theory. Therefore, the study recommends investigating the mediating role of work engagement, and the moderating role of proactive personality in the relationship between job crafting and its consequences.
An Overview of H.264 Hardware Encoder Architectures Including Low-Power Features

H.264 is the most popular video coding standard with high potent coding performance. For its efficiency, the H.264 is expected to encode real-time and/or high-definition video. However, the H.264 standard also requires highly complex and long lasting computation. To overcome these difficulties, many efforts have been deployed to increase encoding speed. Besides, with the revolution of portable devices, multimedia chips for mobile environments are more and more developed. Thus, power-oriented design for H.264 video encoders is currently a tremendous challenge. This paper discusses these trends and presents an overview of the state of the art on power features for different H.264 hardware encoding architectures. We also propose the VENGME’s design, a particular hardware architecture of H.264 encoder that enables applying low-power techniques and developing power-aware ability. This low power encoder is a four-stage architecture with memory access reduction, in which, each module has been optimized. The actual total power consumption, estimated at Register-Transfer-Level (RTL), is only 19.1 mW.
A novel type of transient luminous event produced by terrestrial gamma‐ray flashes

Terrestrial Gamma‐ray Flashes (TGFs), discovered in 1994 by the Compton Gamma‐Ray Observatory, are high‐energy photon bursts originating in the Earth's atmosphere in association with thunderstorms. In this paper, we demonstrate theoretically that, while TGFs pass through the atmosphere, the large quantities of energetic electrons knocked out by collisions between photons and air molecules generate excited species of neutral and ionized molecules, leading to a significant amount of optical emissions. These emissions represent a novel type of transient luminous events in the vicinity of the cloud tops. We show that this predicted phenomenon illuminates a region with a size notably larger than the TGF source and has detectable levels of brightness. Since the spectroscopic, morphological, and temporal features of this luminous event are closely related with TGFs, corresponding measurements would provide a novel perspective for investigation of TGFs, as well as lightning discharges that produce them.
Leuconostoc gelidum sp. nov. and Leuconostoc carnosum sp. nov. from Chill-Stored Meats

A numerical taxonomic study was performed on 52 Leuconostoc spp. strains isolated from chill-stored meats. Three clusters were observed: representative strains from these clusters, together with the type strains of previously described species, were examined by performing a cellular fatty acid analysis and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-DNA hybridization. Cluster II contained seven strains, which were assigned to Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides on the basis of DNA relatedness and biochemical properties. Clusters I (30 strains) and III (15 strains) were shown to represent two new species, for which the names Leuconostoc gelidum and Leuconostoc carnosum, respectively, are proposed. The type strains of L. gelidum and L. carnosum are strains NCFB 2775 and NCFB 2776, respectively.
Combining a Virtual Learning Tool and Onsite Study Visits of Four Conservation Sites in Europe

The design and evaluation of virtual learning environments for construction and surveying students is presented in this paper; by combining virtual learning environment and on-site student surveys to model and replicate practice in the architectural heritage sector. The Virtual Learning Environment is enhanced with real live survey projects whereby students collect the data to build virtual historic buildings from onsite surveys using advanced survey equipment. The survey data is modelled in HBIM; Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) is currently being developed as a virtual learning tool for construction and surveying students in the Dublin Institute of Technology. HBIM, is a novel solution whereby interactive parametric objects representing architectural elements are constructed from historic data, these elements, including detail behind the scan surface are accurately mapped onto a laser or image based survey. The architectural elements are scripted using a Geometric Descriptive Language GDL. In the case of this project a Virtual Learning Environment is being developed which combines advanced recording and surveying with Building Information Modelling (BIM) to simulate and analyse existing buildings.
Upscaling methane emission hotspots in boreal peatlands

Abstract. Upscaling the properties and effects of small-scale surface heterogeneities to larger scales is a challenging issue in land surface modeling. We developed a novel approach to upscale local methane emissions in a boreal peatland from the micro-topographic scale to the landscape scale. We based this new parameterization on the analysis of the water table pattern generated by the Hummock–Hollow model, a micro-topography resolving model for peatland hydrology. We introduce this parameterization of methane hotspots in a global model-like version of the Hummock–Hollow model that underestimates methane emissions. We tested the robustness of the parameterization by simulating methane emissions for the next century, forcing the model with three different RCP scenarios. The Hotspot parameterization, despite being calibrated for the 1976–2005 climatology, mimics the output of the micro-topography resolving model for all the simulated scenarios. The new approach bridges the scale gap of methane emissions between this version of the model and the configuration explicitly resolving micro-topography.
INTERFIRM RELATIONSHIPS: EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE

Abstract. The aim of the study was to demonstrate that the inter-organizational relationships form the framework of modern business. The common analysis of interfirm relationships is based exclusively on the relational view. The article is focused on the evolutionary and relational approach to management. In this respect, relationships are exemplified in the form of the adaptation mechanism used in the environment while making a selection. The author argues that organizational relationships are an expression of the variation processes that organizations use as the mechanisms of adaptation. Such a perspective is an original approach to the explanation of evolution and of the mechanisms of contemporary competitive advantage. The article is based on the reasoning based on a critical analysis of the existing research in this area, supported by results of the author’s own qualitative research. The main findings of the study outline the possibilities to survive in the current business settings and are related to the relationships; in a wider sense, interfirm relationships are an important mechanism driving evolution. Key words: evolution, interfirm relationships, variation, adaptation
FAULT LOCATION IN DISTRIBUTION POWER SYSTEMS BY MEANS OF A TOOLBOX BASED ON N-ARY TREE DATA STRUCTURES

The problem of fault location has been studied deeply for transmission lines due its importance in power systems. Nowadays the problem of fault location on distribution systems is receiving special attention mainly because of the power quality regulations. This paper presents an application software developed in Matlab™ that calculates the location of a fault in a distribution power system, starting from voltages and currents measured at the line terminal and the model of the distribution power system data. The application is based on a N-ary tree structure, which is suitable to be used in this application due to the highly branched and the nonhomogeneity nature of the distribution systems. The application has been developed for all kinds of faults (single-phase, two-phase, two-phase-to-ground, and threephase faults). Finally, the application of the presented tool to the location of faults is analyzed by using fault data from a real 25 kV distribution line.
Effect of Privatization & Nationalization on Learning Environment in Pakistan

The process of privatization and nationalization is part of the economic policies of a country. But how it affects the performance of those organizations that might be victim of these policies? We check the effects of these policies on learning attitude of the organizations and take the response of almost 50 respondents on a questionnaire developed by peter Kelvin and get out put through SPSS by applying paired t-test. Our results support H A hypothesis and negate H O which support our theorem that there is a significant difference lies between privately owned firm and government operated organizations. Keywords: System thinking, privatization, nationalization, transformation, supportive learning
Detaining the Subjective Relevant Events based on userÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Likelihood by an Exotic Approach

Data Mining is the process of examining the different types of data and summarizing it to the useful information. The Opinion mining is the process of natural language processing, analysis, computational identification and extraction of subjective relevant information. Social media is an emerging trend for communication between people worldwide and it has attracted millions of users. A typical characteristic of such sites is that they allow anyone to post or like anything they like on any subject. Here the user's feedback and satisfaction is playing a vital role. In some cases the user may not give the feedback or reviews which they have viewed or downloaded directly. Instead of that the user is just searching the available things based on their interest. So there is no possibility for capturing the domain interest behavior of the user explicitly. This paper proposes to detain the subjective relevant events based on user likehood by using the exotic approach. The user likehood is analyzed and the domain is extracted. The Experimental results determine the viability for detaining the subjective relevant events.
Estimation of mineral dust direct radiative forcing at the European Aerosol Research Lidar NETwork site of Lecce, Italy, during the ChArMEx/ADRIMED summer 2013 campaign: Impact of radiative transfer model spectral resolutions

A field campaign took place in the western and central Mediterranean basin on June–July 2013 in the framework of the ChArMEx (Chemistry‐Aerosol Mediterranean Experiment, http://charmex.lsce.ipsl.fr/)/ADRIMED (Aerosol Direct Radiative Impact on the regional climate in the MEDiterranean region, http://adrimed.sedoo.fr/) project to characterize the aerosol direct radiative forcing (DRF) over the Mediterranean. This work focuses on the aerosol DRF estimations at Lecce (40.33°N; 18.11°E; 30 m above sea level) during the Saharan dust outbreak that affected southern Italy from 20 to 24 June 2013. The Global Atmospheric Model (GAME) and the Two‐Stream (TS) model were used to calculate the instantaneous aerosol DRF in the short‐wave (SW) and long‐wave (LW) spectral ranges, at the surface and at the top of the atmosphere (TOA). The main differences between the two models were due to the different numerical methods to solve the radiative transfer (RT) equations and to the more detailed spectral resolution of GAME compared to that of TS. 167 and 115 subbands were used by GAME in the 0.3–4 and 4–37 µm spectral ranges, respectively. Conversely, the TS model used 8 and 11 subbands in the same spectral ranges, respectively. We found on 22 June that the SW‐DRFs from the two models were in good agreement, both at the TOA and at the surface. The instantaneous SW‐DRFs at the surface and at the TOA varied from −50 to −34 W m−2 and from −6 to +8 W m−2, respectively, while the surface and TOA LW‐DRFs ranged between +3.5 and +8.0 W m−2 and between +1.7 and +6.9 W m−2, respectively. In particular, both models provided positive TOA SW‐DRFs at solar zenith angles smaller than 25° because of the mixing of the desert dust with anthropogenic pollution during its transport to the study site. In contrast, the TS model overestimated the GAME LW‐DRF up to about 5 and 7.5 times at the surface and at the TOA, respectively, when the dust particle contribution was largest. The low spectral resolution of the real (n) and imaginary (k) refractive index values was mainly responsible for the LW‐DRF overestimates of the TS model. However, we found that the “optimization” of the n and k values at 8.75 and 11.5 µm was sufficient in this study to obtain a satisfactory agreement between the LW‐DRFs from the two models, both at the TOA and at the surface. The impact of the spectral dependence of the water vapor absorption coefficients on the estimation of the flux without aerosol has also been addressed. Paper results did not reveal any significant impact due to the different numerical methods used by the two models to solve the RT equations.
EVALUATION OF MANGO (MANGIFERA INDICA L.) CULTIVARS FOR PREPARATION OF OSMO-DEHYDRATED PRODUCT

The present study was carried out during the year 2012-13 at the Department of Horticulture, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj Faizabad,(U.P.),India to evaluatethe suitable cultivar for preparation of osmo-dehydrated product (Candy) with four pulpy mango cultivars namely Amrapali, Mallika, Dashehari and Chausa. The experiment was laid outunder completely randomized design (CRD) along with three replication of each treatment. The entire mango cultivars were analysed with their physico-chemical attributes and organoleptic score of prepared Candy. Finally, it was observed that cultivar Mallika was found best in terms of fruit weight (320.0g), average fruit length (12.5cm) and width (2.6 cm), higher pulp: stone ratio (4.70: 1), total sugars (18.5%), β-carotene (5.3mg/100g), total phenol (41.8mg/100g) as well as fetching highest score in organoleptic test (9.00). Consequently, it can be finished that prepared candy of cultivar Mallika can be beneficial for mango growers, processors as well as consumers in relation to good taste, colour, flavour, medicinal properties, throughout year availability.
05 InterMolecular Contact Between Globular N-Terminal Fold and C-Terminal Domain of ApoA-I Stabilize Its Lipid-Bound Conformation : Studies Employing Chemical Cross-linking and Mass Spectrometry

Inter-Molecular Contact Between Globular N-Terminal Fold and CTerminal Domain of ApoA-I Stabilize Its Lipid-Bound Conformation: Studies Employing Chemical Cross-linking and Mass Spectrometry Shaila Bhat*, Mary G. Sorci-Thomas*, Eric T. Alexander*, Michael P. Samuel, and Michael J. Thomas From the Departments of Pathology* and Biochemistry, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC 27157 Running title: N-Terminal Fold of ApoA-I Stabilizes Its Lipid-Bound Conformation Address correspondence to: Mary Sorci-Thomas, Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, Tel. 336-716-2147; Fax. 336-7166279: E-Mail:msthomas@wfubmc.edu.
Lipids and pigment-protein complexes of photosynthetic apparatus of Deschampsia antarctica Desv. plants under UV-B radiation

Aim. To investigate structural and functional modifications of major components of photosynthetic membranes of endemic antarctic species D. antarctica under UV-B radiation. Methods. For quantitative determination of photosynthetic membrane components we used Arnon’s method (for chlorophylls and carotenoids); separation of carotenoids was carried out by Merzlyak’s method; polar lipids were isolated by Zill and Harmon method in modification of Yakovenko and Mihno; glycolipids separation and identification we carried out by Yamamoto method; and sulfoquinovosyl diacylglycerol content was determined by Kean method. The separation, disintegration and determination of pigment-protein complexes of chloroplasts were carried out by Anderson method. Authenticity of differences between the mean arithmetic values of indices was set after the Student criterion. Differences were considered as reliable at p ≤ 0.05. Results. We determined structural and functional changes in lipids, carotenoids and pigment-protein complexes at the photosyntetic apparatus level in D. antarctica plants under UV-B radiation. Conclusions. Adaptation of D. antarctica plants to UV-B radiation is accompanied by a cascade of physiological and biochemical rearrangements at the level of photosynthetic apparatus, manifested as the changes in pigment, lipid and pigment-protein complexes content.
Ethnic-Cultural Diversity, Migrant Integration Policies and Social Cohesion in Europe Investigating the Conditional Effect of Ethnic- Cultural Diversity on Generalized Trust

Due to an increasing influx of immigrants, European societies have become more ethnically and culturally diverse during the last decades. Recent research outcomes have demonstrated that indicators of social capital are slightly lower in those mixed European societies. The point of departure in this paper is that regimes of migrant integration can make a difference in strengthening the social fabric of societies, those regimes that treat immigrants in a fair manner an on an equal basis compared with the native population are expected to have positive spill over effects for the general population. The analysis builds upon an multilevel regression analysis of the impact of ethnic-cultural diversity on generalized trust under the condition of migrant integration policies, derived from the Migrant Integration Policies Index. The results of this paper indicate, however that while trust is higher in countries with a palette of open policies, open regimes are nevertheless unable to mitigate the negative effect of diversity on trust.
Does the Twenty Statements Test Elicit Self-Concept Aspects that are Most Descriptive? - eScholarship

The Twenty Statements Test (TST) is widely used in cross-cultural psychology to elicit descriptions of the self-concept through free-format responses. This study examines whether the TST elicits descriptors that are most descriptive of the self-concept. Members of four ethnic groups in the United States participated, to assess the generalizability of the obtained patterns. Participants generated self-descriptions for the actual, ideal, and ought selves, then rated each description for its descriptiveness. Although a large proportion of self-descriptions were rated as “extremely descriptive,” some participants did not use the “extremely descriptive” rating for any of the descriptions they generated. Results suggest that descriptors generated earlier in the sequence are most descriptive, as are those generated in the actual self measure. The ratings of the extent of descriptiveness of the responses did not vary across four ethnic groups in the United States. These results are discussed in terms of the interpretation of TST-generated self-descriptions in cross-cultural research and other potential factors that influence which descriptors are elicited.
Influence of fishing and functional group of algae on sea urchin control of algal communities in the eastern Atlantic

We address the effect of several factors influencing the depth of interfaces between the shallow photophilic brown algal assemblages and Diadema antillarum urchin-dominated barrens on rocky reefs of the warm-temperate central-eastern Atlantic. By means of a multifactorial observa- tional approach, we hypothesized that it would be locally influenced by (1) the functional structure of the dominant brown algal assemblages (corticated foliose algae versus large frondose coarsely- branched fucoid species), in addition to (2) the fishing status (fished versus unfished sites) and (3) the large-scale topography of the substrate. Our results show that brown algal assemblages reach deeper waters at unfished sites, which is independent of the dominant brown algal functional group. How- ever, monospecific algal facies dominated by large frondose coarsely branched fucoid species (mainly the genera Cystoseira) reach deeper waters in comparison with corticated foliose algae, at fished sites.
Stimulated Brillouin scattering slow light in optical fibers

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) has become a favorable underlying mechanism in many demonstrations of all-optical variable delay in standard fibers, often referred to as slow and fast light. Over 100 journal papers and numerous conference sessions have been dedicated to SBS slow light since 2005. In this paper, recent research in this area is reviewed. Following a short introduction to the topic, several specific trends in contemporary work are highlighted: the optimization of the SBS pump spectrum for extended slow light delay and reduced pulse distortion; SBS slow light demonstrations in nonstandard, highly nonlinear fibers; applications of SBS slow light to the delay of analog waveforms; and the role of polarization. Finally, a brief concluding perspective is provided. © 2011 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 190.4370, 290.5900.