Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Self-Enclosed All-Fiber In-Line Etalon Strain Sensor Micromachined by 157-nm Laser Pulses

An in-line all-fiber etalon, formed by a self-enclosed Fabry-Perot cavity inside an optical fiber fabricated by using 157-nm laser micromachining, is first demonstrated in this paper. This etalon has almost perfect sensor characteristics, such as excellent interferometric fringe contrast of up to ~30 dB, low thermal cross-sensitivity, great potential to realize mass-production with good reproducibility, low cost, super capability to operate in harsh environments, etc. The static, quasi-static, and dynamic strain characteristics of the etalon sensor are investigated, which prove that such an etalon could meet versatile applications for strain measurement.
The Tragedy of the Commons in the Eurozone and Target 2 ∗

What are the mechanisms by which the Target2 liabilities of Southern Eurozone countries have been generated? Why have Southern Eurozone countries not implemented adjustment policies fast enough? To address these issues we document a set of stylized facts that characterize the patterns observed in the Eurozone, and present a political-economy model that accounts for these patterns and that allows us to interpret the Target2 mechanism as a systemic bailout guarantee. ∗I thank Young Kim and Jacob Kirsch for excellent research assistance. I thank Guillermo Calvo, Maria Casanova, Francesco Casseli, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, Ken Kletzer, Alexander Lipponer, Joe Ostroy, Paolo Pesenti, Philippine Thiman, and participants in seminars at Banque de France, the Bundesbank, the ECB, Freie University Berlin, ITAM, UCLA, USC, as well as at the Bank of England-CEPR and the ECB-Federal Reserve conferences for helpful discussions. The research in this paper was partially funded by a Faculty Research Grant from the European Union Center at UC Berkeley.
Circularly polarized monopole antenna with bandwidth enhancement

A circularly polarized monopole antenna with bandwidth enhancement is presented. The circularly polarized characteristic is achieved by a C-shaped monopole. To enhance the bandwidth of the antenna, a rectangle stub is adopted on the ground. Simulated and measured results show that the antenna can operate at 3.5 GHz band. The impedance bandwidth and axial ratio bandwidth are 44.4% and 29.1%, respectively. Also, good radiation performance has been achieved.
A self-adjusting Lin-Log active pixel for wide dynamic range CMOS image sensor

Due to low cost, low power consumption and better on-chip functionality CMOS Image Sensor has become the main image sensor for consumer electronics, machine vision as well as in research applications. Besides the advantages, a CMOS image sensor suffers from noises, less sensitivity as well as lacks of Dynamic Range (DR). Logarithmic response Active Pixel Sensor (APS) is a solution for wide dynamic range imager maintaining high fill factor. 3T Linear APS (Active Pixel Sensor) has better performance in low illumination, but very poor sensitivity in low illumination. For 3T logarithmic APS has satisfactory performance in high illumination, but limited sensitivity in low illumination. Few reported to implement both linear and logarithmic capture for a single frame which increases the capture time. Implementation of in-pixel circuitry to combine both linear and logarithmic in a single capture which decreases the fill factor of the pixel is also reported. In this paper, we propose a self-adjusting pixel to combine linear and logarithmic response maintaining high fill factor. The proposed pixel was simulated in Cadence Virtuoso in 180nm technology node and analyzed for comparative study of dynamic range.
Generation and Transmission Expansion Under Risk Using Stochastic Programming

In this paper, a new model for generation and transmission expansion is presented. This new model considers as random events the demand, the equivalent availability of the generating plants, and the transmission capacity factor of the transmission lines. In order to incorporate these random events into an optimization model, stochastic programming and probabilistic constraints are used. A risk factor is introduced in the objective function by means of the mean-variance Markowitz theory. The solved optimization problem is a mixed integer nonlinear program. The expected value of perfect information is obtained in order to show the cost of ignoring uncertainty. The proposed model is illustrated by a six- and a 21-node network using a dc approximation.
In-silico screening of Alpha Amylase Enzyme Inhibitors from Siddha Formulation Pungampoo Chooranam by Molecular docking analysis for the management of Type II Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus is a major health care problem in India with prevalence of about 66.8 million and it was expected to reach 80 million by the year 2025. Type II diabetes (T2DM) accounts for the majority of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in the world with its prevalence increasing sharply in recent decade.The inhibition of alpha-amylase an enzyme involved in the digestion of carbohydrates, can significantly reduce the post-prandial increase of blood glucose and therefore can be an important strategy in the management of blood glucose level in type II diabetic and borderline patients. The main aim of the present investigation is to screen the alpha amylase enzyme inhibition potential of novel phytocomponents such as Beta Sitosterol, Glabrin, Isolonchocarpin, Kanjone, Pongol, Sterolin, Pinnatin and Quercetin present in the formulation Pungampoo Chooranam (PPC) against target protein alpha amylase receptor with PDB code 1HNY along with the standard acarbose using computational docking analysis. The results of the study indicate that the lead pinnatin has shown highest inhibition property similar to that of the standard acarbose. The second highest docking interaction possessed by beta sitosterol followed by this Isolonchocarpin, kanjone , pongol and quercetin. The leads such as glabrin and sterolin has no interaction with any of the significant amino acid residues on the target alpha amylase. Based on the results of the In-silico screening analysis it was concluded that the compound’s such as pinnatin, beta sitosterol , Isolonchocarpin, kanjone ,pongol and quercetin present in the siddha formulation PPC may possess significant anti-diabetic property by inhibition of target enzyme alpha amylase.
RECURSIVELY-APPLIED SCANNING ALGORITHMS FOR INVERSE ANALYSES OF GASTROINTESTINAL BIOMAGNETIC FIELDS

The process of identifying dipolar sources of bioelectric current in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is of great importance to the future of medical diagnosis. Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometers measure the minute magnetic fields associated with electrical control activity (ECA) from GI smooth muscle. The phenomenology of abnormal ECA current propagation can offer important insights into the early identification and treatment of many diseases, including gastroparesis and ischemia. In order to identify these gastrointestinal sources of current, a biomagnetic field reconstruction program has been developed in which the abdomen is modeled using a set of dipoles that are distributed so as to produce an anatomically realistic simulation. A numerical algorithm for solving the inverse biomagnetic problem was developed, in which a novel dipole localization procedure was implemented in order to identify dipole sources of current based on magnetic field values recorded using SQUID magnetometers. This computational inverse reconstruction was tested with excellent results on simulated data sets containing 1, 3, and 190 dipoles. In all cases, dipoles were identified at correct locations, consistent with propagating GI electrical activity, and with dipole moments that oscillated with frequencies accurately corresponding to the known ECA frequencies. These results are very promising for future studies of abnormal gastrointestinal propagation phenomena, and for the development of noninvasive medical diagnosis procedures for the stomach and intestine.
Providing location privacy protection using dynamic grid system for mobile location based services

Location-Based Services (LBS) is used to identify the current location of the user and the user is able to search the point of interest such as hotels, parks which is located near to him. Many of the systems are still using GPS to search any location which does not have privacy. The systems which are proposed earlier have some drawbacks on privacy. The proposed system provides privacy by using Dynamic Grid System (DGS). DGS provides continuous connection with the base station and whenever the user request to find location by querying he has to reveal his current location to the base station. To find the nearby Point Of Interest (POI) the K-Nearest Neighbour algorithm is used. K-Nearest Neighbour provides the user required POI even if the user is on the move. The system uses semi-trusted third party which is known as Query Server (QS) which do not collect and store any information of the user.
False memory for positive and negative life events . The role of mental imagery

A false memory appears when a person recalls memories of events that did not actually happen to him or her. The present study focused on situational and personal determinants of spontaneous false memories. Specifically, we aimed to investigate the role of emotional valence of an event, as well as the individual differences in mental imagery in evocation false memory. Three videos in which related details were not shown but were presented during a recognition task were used to induce spontaneous false memories. The three videos are different in terms of valence, reflecting positive, negative and neutral events. A scale for measuring mental imagery was also used. A sample of 132 participants completed the study. The results showed that the positive event lead to a higher level of false memory than the negative event. Moreover, the participants differ in their susceptibility to false memories based on the level of imagery, but the interaction between the emotional valence of the event and mental imagery is not significant. The results are discussed from the perspective of their legal and clinical implications.
An Ephrin Mimetic Peptide That Selectively Targets the EphA2 Receptor*

Eph receptor tyrosine kinases represent promising disease targets because they are differentially expressed in pathologicversus normal tissues. The EphA2 receptor is up-regulated in transformed cells and tumor vasculature where it likely contributes to cancer pathogenesis. To exploit EphA2 as a therapeutic target, we used phage display to identify two related peptides that bind selectively to EphA2 with high affinity (submicromolarK D values). The peptides target the ligand-binding domain of EphA2 and compete with ephrin ligands for binding. Remarkably, one of the peptides has ephrin-like activity in that it stimulates EphA2 tyrosine phosphorylation and signaling. Furthermore, this peptide can deliver phage particles to endothelial and tumor cells expressing EphA2. In contrast, peptides corresponding to receptor-interacting portions of ephrin ligands bind weakly and promiscuously to many Eph receptors. Bioactive ephrin mimetic peptides could be used to selectively deliver agents to Eph receptor-expressing tissues and modify Eph signaling in therapies for cancer, pathological angiogenesis, and nerve regeneration.
Draft Sex-specific vascular responses of the rat aorta : Effects of moderate term ( intermediate stage ) streptozotocin-induced diabetes

Complete List of Authors: Han, Xiaoyuan; University of the Pacific, Physiology and Pharmacology, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Shaligram, Sonali; University of the Pacific, Physiology and Pharmacology, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Zhang, Rui; University of the Pacific, Physiology and Pharmacology, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Anderson, Leigh; University of the Pacific, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry Rahimian, Roshanak; University of the Pacific, Physiology and Pharmacology, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
A further simplified algorithm for blink recognition using video oculography for communicating

A lot of research has been carried out in the past decade to assist patients suffering from paralysis or Motor Neuron Disease (MND) to communicate and also to move. Though solutions exist, they are extremely expensive and also sluggish in user response. This paper presents a cost effective setup and a novel algorithm to help the MND affected segment of the society to communicate using only blinks. A major feature of the research carried out is the high speed dilation algorithm discovered and also a simplified eye detection methodology, which is totally independent of a computer interface. All experiments were carried out using Simulink bundled with MATLAB 2011b. A Java implementation for speed efficiency calculation was also carried out and proved that the proposed methodology is 8 times faster compared to its predecessor technology.
Parallel power flow solutions using a biconjugate gradient algorithm and a Newton method: A GPU-based approach

A new approach to solve the power flow problem based on graphic processing units is presented in this paper. A Newton method is implemented to solve the set of nonlinear equations of the power flow formulation. A parallel kernel for the biconjugate gradient method allows solving the voltage corrections on a graphic processing card. While the evaluation of the Jacobian matrix is carried out on the CPU of the host PC, the most demanding task of the iterative biconjugate gradient method for the solution of a linear system is performed on the GPU. Furthermore, a row-indexed sparse storage scheme implemented in the host PC and on the device graphic card allows providing efficient solutions in terms of storage and computational effort. A test case based on the IEEE-118 node system is solved to show the accuracy and efficiency of power flow solutions computed on the graphic processing unit.
Improved superconducting properties of in-situ PIT-processed MgB/sub 2/ tapes

We fabricated pure and SiC-added MgB/sub 2//Fe composite tapes using a MgH/sub 2/ starting powder and applying heat treatments at 600-800/spl deg/C. At 4.2 K, upper critical field (B/sub c2/) of 27 T and 22.5 T were obtained for the SiC-added tapes. This B/sub c2/ at 4.2 K is comparable to that of the bronze-processed Nb/sub 3/Sn. For both the pure and SiC-doped tapes, the critical temperature (T/sub c/) values increased with increasing heat treatment temperature. The slope of the upper critical field vs. temperature (B/sub c2/-T) curves, dB/sub c2//dT, of the pure MgB/sub 2/ tape decreased with increasing temperature, a change leading to the lower B/sub c2/ at 4.2 K. Thus, the critical current density (J/sub c/) of pure MgB/sub 2/ tapes in high magnetic fields at 4.2 K decreased with increasing heat treatment temperature. The dB/sub c2//dT of the SiC-added tape, on the other hand, is almost independent of heat treatment temperature. Thus, the J/sub c/ at 4.2 K of SiC-added tape is also independent of heat treatment temperature. In the high temperature region, due to the higher T/sub c/ values, the J/sub c/ of the tapes heat-treated at 800/spl deg/C exhibit higher values than the tapes heat-treated at 600/spl deg/C. At 20 K, B/sub c2/ values of 9-10 T were obtained for the pure MgB/sub 2/ tape heat-treated at 600/spl deg/C and the SiC doped tape heat-treated at 800/spl deg/C. These B/sub c2/ values at 20 K are comparable to that of commercial Nb-Ti at 4.2 K. The 5 at. % SiC-added tape heat-treated at 800/spl deg/C shows J/sub c/(MgB/sub 2/ core) values higher than 10/sup 4/ A/cm/sup 2/ at 20 K in 5 T and at 30 K in 1 T. These J/sub c/ values are among the highest obtained for MgB/sub 2/ tapes.
SCD 1 POLYMORPHISM AND BREEDING VALUE FOR MILK PRODUCTION TRAITS IN COWS

KULIG, H. , K. ŻUKOWSKI, I. KOWALEWSKA-ŁUCZAK and P. ŁAKOMY, 2016. SCD1 polymorphism and breeding value for milk production traits in cows. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 22: 131–134 The aim of this study was to estimate the associations between the g.10153G>A polymorphism and the breeding values for milk production traits (milk, fat and protein yield, fat and protein content) in Polish Holstein-Friesian cows. The frequencies of alleles and genotypes were determined in the examined herd. Statistically significant associations between the SNP and the breeding value for fat content and protein content were found. The results indicated that individuals with the allele G in the genotype might contribute to increase the value of these traits. However, further studies are needed to confirm these suggestions.
Design and Implementation of an Ontology-based Product Traceability System : An Empirical Study of a Domestic Biotechnology Company

Recently consumers and producers gradually pay more attention to the traceability information of products in the biotechnological industries. Based on the increasing needs of the traceability information of biotechnological products, this research develops an ontology-based traceability system that keeps the complete electronic records of product traceability information since from the suppliers of raw materials to the manufacturing processes. Therefore, consumers can access the information of product traceability easily and quickly. To ensure the safety of biotechnological products, a traceability information system can provide consumers the traceability information about the biotechnological product. Consequently, producers of biotechnological products will possess better competitive advantages due to providing consumers the traceability information of products openly and transparently. This research proposes a framework of the ontology of constructing a traceability system for biotechnology companies according to the procedures specified by the Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S). An empirical study was conducted in a biotechnology company in south Taiwan. A product traceability system was developed in a biotechnology company and surveys of application performance were conducted by way of the questionnaires delivered to the respondents who take in charge of traceability information on biotechnological products. In this study, we used the AHP method to compute the weights of evaluating indicators for the application performance of a production traceability system. The results of this survey indicated that the major dimensions of evaluating the application performance of a product traceability system were ranked as follows: system quality (63.6%), operation performance (25.5%), and information and knowledge applications (10.9%). In summary, an ontology-based traceability information system can be used to reduce the workloads and reductions of total costs, and improve the quality of work and operational efficiency. Besides, a production traceability system also provides producers and consumers the comprehensive traceability information for the purposes of decision making.
Shareholder Diversification and the Value of Control

Individual shareholders often choose to invest a substantial fraction of their wealth in one firm thereby having operational control of the firm through the voting power attached to the shares. In doing so the shareholder reduces the diversification of their personal investment portfolio. A controlling shareholder can also use leverage to increase their voting power, which further increases the risk of their personal portfolio. We argue that the cost of poor diversification reflects the cost of control and we use this in our estimate of the control premium by subtracting the value of shares in the hands of a poorly diversified risk-averse controlling shareholder (Lambert, Larcker and Verrecchia, 1991) from the market value of the shares (Black and Scholes, 1973). This control premium estimate is calculated for a sample of large Swedish firms for which direct estimates of the controlling owners’ wealth are available. We find that the value of control is substantial for individual owners in general, and for the founder in particular. At a Constant Relative Risk Aversion parameter of 2 (3), the average control premium for founders is 12% (25%). The value of control also increases with the size of the controlling voting block.
Supporting the ARP 4761 Safety Assessment Process with AADL

Cyber-physical systems, used in domains such as avionics or medical devices, perform critical functions where a fault might have catastrophic consequences (mission failure, severe injuries, etc.). Their development is guided by rigorous practice standards to avoid any error. However, as software importance continues to grow, integration and validation activities are becoming overwhelming. Late discovery of errors introduced in requirements and architecture design have resulted in costly rework, making up as much as 70% of the total software system cost. To overcome these issues, architecture-centric model-based approaches abstract system concerns into models that are analyzed to detect errors, issues or defects that are usually detected lately in the development process. This predictive analysis approach is automated by tools, avoiding any tedious manual efforts. In this paper, we present our model-based approach for capture and analyze system safety and reliability. We have added an error behavior annotation to SAE AADL, a standard for modeling embedded software system architectures. We also implemented analysis methods to automate safety analysis and production of safety assessment reports, as requested by safety recommended practices standards (such as ARP4761).
Force control for a haptic interface system

This paper discusses a construction method of a haptic interface. Force control for haptics has been described and analyzed. The performance and stability of the controller has been especially analyzed. The haptic filter is newly defined. The performance of the haptic interface is evaluated using the haptic filter. For the stability, a transfer function is calculated, then the pole placement is investigated. The proposed haptic interface system can get the stability and good performance, under various environments. The control system is analyzed and the validity was checked by the simulations and experiments.
Small-Size Dual-Antenna Implantable System for Biotelemetry Devices

A dual-element miniaturized implantable antenna is designed and experimentally demonstrated at Medical Device Radiocommunications Service (MedRadio) (401-406 MHz) band for wireless biomedical multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) applications. First, a single-fed planar monopole antenna is designed by embedding the spiral line as a radiator and helix line on the ground. The proposed antenna element can obtain effective size reduction and wide impedance characteristic at a fixed frequency operation. Second, two antenna elements were placed in close to study the coupling strength of the two elements. The proposed MIMO antenna has dimensions of 22 × 22 × 0.635 mm3. The simulated and measured impedance bandwidths are 35.9% and 61.7%, respectively. The measured maximum mutual coupling is below -26 dB at MedRadio Band.