Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Impact of User Satisfaction on Computer-Mediated Communication Acceptance: A Causal Path Model

An increasing number of business organizations rely on Computer-Mediated Communication Systems CMCS to enhance management communication. After identifying the underlying factor structure of CMCS user satisfaction, this study tests a causal path model that examines the impact of CMCS user satisfaction on CMCS acceptance. A structural equation modeling approach LISREL was used to analyze data from 136 CMCS users who have been using CMCS for an extended period of time. Research measurements exhibit satisfactory levels of reliability, convergence, and discriminant validity. The results indicated that satisfaction, among other determinants of CMCS acceptance, accounted for the highest variation in CMCS acceptance. Several research and organizational implications are discussed.
Decentralized Identification and Control in Real-Time of a Robot Manipulator via Recurrent Wavelet First-Order Neural Network

A decentralized recurrent wavelet first-order neural network (RWFONN) structure is presented. The use of a wavelet Morlet activation function allows proposing a neural structure in continuous time of a single layer and a single neuron in order to identify online in a series-parallel configuration, using the filtered error (FE) training algorithm, the dynamics behavior of each joint for a two-degree-of-freedom (DOF) vertical robot manipulator, whose parameters such as friction and inertia are unknown. Based on the RWFONN subsystem, a decentralized neural controller is designed via backstepping approach. The performance of the decentralized wavelet neural controller is validated via real-time results.
Longitudinal assessment of an anti-stigma campaign related to common mental disorders in rural India

Background Stigma related to mental health and lack of trained mental health professionals is a major cause for an increased treatment gap, particularly in rural India. The Systematic Medical Appraisal, Referral and Treatment (SMART) Mental Health project delivered a complex intervention involving task sharing, an anti-stigma campaign and use of technology-based, decision-support tools to empower primary care workers to identify and manage depression, anxiety, stress and suicide risk. Aims The aim of this article is to report changes in stigma perceptions over three time points in the rural communities where the anti-stigma campaign was conducted. Method A multimedia-based anti-stigma campaign was conducted over a 3-month period in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Following that, the primary care-based mental health service was delivered for 1 year. The anti-stigma campaign was evaluated in two villages and data were captured at three time points over a 24-month period (N = 1417): before and after delivery of the campaign and after completion of the health services delivery intervention. Standardised tools captured data on knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards mental health as well as perceptions related to help seeking for mental illnesses. Results Most knowledge, attitude and behaviour scores improved over the three time points. Overall mean scores on stigma perceptions related to help seeking improved by −0.375 (minimum/maximum of −2.7/2.4, s.d. 0.519, P < 0.001) during this time. Loss to follow-up was 10%. Conclusions The data highlight the positive effects of an anti-stigma campaign over a 2-year period. Declaration of interest None.
Aspects of identity in a second language: ING variation in the speech of Polish migrants living in Manchester, UK

Abstract This study uses variationist methods in an L2 context to investigate ING variation in the English speech of UK-based Polish migrants. The results suggest that such variation is as consistent in an L2 context as it is in an L1 context, with several of the expected L1 factors emerging as statistically significant constraints. However, two social factors emerge as particularly worthy of further discussion: the reversal of the typical gender pattern (in this case women are more likely to use the alveolar variant than men), and the question of whether the speaker intends to return to Poland in the future. Gender is discussed from the perspective of contexts of language use (occupation), and future plans is discussed in terms of its role in the construction of identity. There is a strong indication that the intention to return to Poland encourages the use of an ING variant, [ɪŋk], that signals this allegiance to the L1 identity.
A Multi-Domain Task Battery Reveals Functional Boundaries in the Human Cerebellum

There is compelling evidence that the human cerebellum is engaged in a wide array of motor and cognitive tasks. A fundamental question centers on whether the cerebellum is organized into distinct functional sub-regions. To address this question, we employed a rich task battery, designed to tap into a broad range of cognitive processes. During four functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) sessions, participants performed a battery of 26 diverse tasks comprising 47 unique conditions. Using the data from this multi-domain task battery, we derived a comprehensive functional parcellation of the cerebellar cortex, and evaluated it by predicting functional boundaries in a novel set of tasks. The new parcellation successfully identified distinct functional sub-regions, providing significant improvements over existing parcellations derived from task-free data. Lobular boundaries, commonly used to summarize functional data, did not coincide with functional subdivisions. This multi-domain task approach offers novel insights into the functional heterogeneity of the cerebellar cortex.
SIMFINDER: A Flexible Clustering Tool for Summarization

Abstract : We present a statistical similarity measuring and clustering tool, SIMFINDER, that organizes small pieces of text from one or multiple documents into tight clusters. By placing highly related text units in the same cluster, SIMFINDER enables a subsequent content selection/generation component to reduce each cluster to a single sentence, either by extraction or by reformulation. We report on improvements in the similarity and clustering components of SIMFINDER, including a quantitative evaluation, and establish the generality of the approach by interfacing SIMFINDER to two very different summarization systems.
Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has dramatically spread worldwide. Regarding the safety issues of industries, there is a requirement of dealing with the emergency risk in the period of urgent situations. In this work, we proposed a systems-theoretic approach of the two-stage emergency risk analysis (ERA) based on the systems theory, that is the System-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP). The two-stage ERA includes the normal to emergency risk analysis (N2E-RA) and emergency to normal risk analysis (E2N-RA). Besides N2E-RA, we advocate that E2N-RA is also an important and indispensable part of ERA. We elaborated the characteristics of N2E-RA and E2N-RA, separately. Eventually, based on our analysis, we provided recommendations for decision makers in preventing and controlling industrial accidents in the period of COVID-19.
Biocompatible Scaffolds For Human-induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Transplantation and Modeling Post-stroke Recovery in Three-dimensional Neural Cell Culture

Human-induced pluripotent stem cells (HiPSCs) demonstrate promise in their ability to differentiate into neural cells and ultimately replace the cell types and thereby brain tissue damaged by stroke. This may diminish cognitive impairment due to stroke. Prior to transplantation, an appropriate scaffold must be determined to allow for heightened accuracy by facilitating proper adhesion, differentiation, and proliferation, increasing the likelihood of success, as will be defined in this review, in vivo. This paper aims to provide a review of available biocompatible scaffolds and their efficacy, to provide insight for future research utilizing clinical trials to study stem cell therapy as a form of post-stroke recovery. A systematic review of scaffolds outlined in full-text, peerreviewed articles with unique experimental data, available on PubMed, will be conducted to determine an ideal scaffold, based on article and scaffold selection criteria best suited for the transplantation of human-induced pluripotent stem cells. DOI : 10.14302/issn.2574-4372.jesr-16-1055 Corresponding authors: Matthew B. Jensen, 1685 Highland Avenue #7273, Madison, WI. 53706, Email: jensen@neurology.wisc. edu
DIVISION I / COMMISSION 8 / WORKING GROUP ASTROGRAPHIC CATALOGUE AND CARTE DU CIEL PLATES

Various experiments have definitely demonstrated that one-micron accuracy (0.″06) on the definition of stellar images on CdC plates cannot be claimed, as it was speculated back in 1999. More realistically, a 2-3 micron accuracy is achievable, getting worse toward the survey magnitude limit, with an average magnitude error of 0.3. The level of astrometric accuracy corresponds to a 0. ″2 - 0. ″3 error in position at Epoch 1900, which, once used as first Epoch for proper motion determination in combination with modern epoch observations, can produce errors at the level of 2-5 mas/yr, thereby allowing to detect stellar motions larger than 0. ″01/yr, which at a distance of 500 pc from the Sun correspond to ~25-60 km/s tangential velocity. Therefore, the AC/CdC heritage collection can be regarded as a highly valuable first-epoch material, e.g., for the realization of a Tycho-2 extension to fainter magnitudes (~15 photographic), especially in selected areas where radial velocity data are available, for the exploration of stellar kinematics beyond our solar neighborhood.
On the Use of Second and Third Moments for the Comparison of Linear Gaussian and Simple Bilinear White Noise Processes

The linear Gaussian white noise process (LGWNP) is an independent and identically distributed (iid) sequence with zero mean and finite variance with distribution . Some processes, such as the simple bilinear white noise process (SBWNP), have the same covariance structure like the LGWNP. How can these two processes be distinguished and/or compared? If is a realization of the SBWNP. This paper studies in detail the covariance structure of . It is shown from this study that; 1) the covariance structure of is non-normal with distribution equivalent to the linear ARMA(2, 1) model; 2) the covariance structure of is iid; 3) the variance of can be used for comparison of SBWNP and LGWNP.
An Analytical Study of Cellular Automata and its Applications in Cryptography

Security and confidentiality are the major concerns in information technology enabled services wherein data security, user authentication, industrial security and message authentication have a great deal of access to the world anywhere, anytime. The implication is: there is a need for efficient methods to secure digital data across different platforms. The concept of cellular automata finds application in the design of efficient methods to secure digital information. It is a recent field of research and its recognition has been on the rise with its high parallel structure and ability to design complex dynamic systems. In this paper, we study the basic concepts of different types of cellular automata and also discuss its applications in cryptography with various examples.
nderstanding the structural basis of SIKE interactions

Tank Binding Kinase 1 (TBK1) acts as a catalytic hub in the regulation of numerous immune signaling pathways. Suppressor of IκB Kinase ε (SIKE) was recently characterized as a substrate of TBK1 whose binding properties are modulated by phosphorylation state, but very little is currently known about its function. However, because SIKE is known to form a dimer with itself, previous work generated a list of potential SIKE partners based on other proteins that contain sequences homologous to SIKE. Here, computational models of four potential SIKE partners, Heavy Chain myosin, tubulin, Beta Catenin and Ezrin, were generated and docked with SIKE in order to predict their possible mechanisms of interaction. These models revealed that theoretical interactions between SIKE and all four of these partners bear significant resemblance to the modeled interactions between SIKE and itself, supporting the conclusion that SIKE is likely to interact with these partners. Furthermore, analysis of the phosphorylation sites on SIKE demonstrated that they were all located very far from the interaction sites in three-dimensional space. Together, these results suggest that the three-dimensional conformation of SIKE is altered based on its phosphorylation state, and that SIKE may be activated by TBK1 signaling in order to regulate the cytoskeleton in response to immune challenges.
Persuasive constraint and expert versus non‐expert influence in intention to quit smoking

In a 2x2 design, after listing important personal reasons for smoking, 70 smokers were randomly told either that they had sufficient reasons for smoking (low internal constraint to change) or that they did not have sufficient reasons (high internal constraint to change) and were exposed to an anti-smoking message from a source with either expert (high external constraint to change) or non-expert (low external constraint to change) status. The main dependent variable was change in intention to give up smoking. The analyses revealed the predicted interaction between external and internal constraint: High internal constraint increased non-expert influence but not expert influence. Supplementary analysis showed that, when internal constraint was high, non-expert influence was related to the perceived quality of the message whereas when internal constraint was low, expert influence was related to the source's perceived motivation to inform, i.e. rather than to convince. These results were predicted on the basis of the link that targets establish in social influence settings between constraints to change that are internal (i.e. related to their personal beliefs, feelings or attitudes) and those that are external (i.e. related to the characteristics of the persuasive communication such as the status of the source). Copyright # 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Classification of Swedish learner essays by CEFR levels

The paper describes initial efforts on creating a system for the automatic assessment of Swedish second language (L2) learner essays from two points of view: holistic evaluation of the reached level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), and the lexical analysis of texts for receptive and productive vocabulary per CEFR level. We describe the data and resources that our experiments were based on, provide a short introduction to the algorithm for essay classification and experiment results, present the user interface we developed for testing new essays, and outline future work.
A neuroevolutionary approach to stochastic inventory control in multi-echelon systems

Stochastic inventory control in multi-echelon systems poses hard problems in optimisation under uncertainty. Stochastic programming can solve small instances optimally, and approximately solve larger instances via scenario reduction techniques, but it cannot handle arbitrary nonlinear constraints or other non-standard features. Simulation optimisation is an alternative approach that has recently been applied to such problems, using policies that require only a few decision variables to be determined. However, to find optimal or near-optimal solutions we must consider exponentially large scenario trees with a corresponding number of decision variables. We propose instead a neuroevolutionary approach: using an artificial neural network to compactly represent the scenario tree, and training the network by a simulation-based evolutionary algorithm. We show experimentally that this method can quickly find high-quality plans using networks of a very simple form.
P–T–t estimation of deformation in low‐grade quartz‐feldspar‐bearing rocks using thermodynamic modelling and 40Ar/39Ar dating techniques: example of the Plan‐de‐Phasy shear zone unit (Briançonnais Zone, Western Alps)

Pressure–Temperature–time (P–T–t) estimates of the syn‐kinematic strain at the peak‐pressure conditions reached during shallow underthrusting of the Briançonnais Zone in the Alpine subduction zone was made by thermodynamic modelling and 40Ar/39Ar dating in the Plan‐de‐Phasy unit (SE of the Pelvoux Massif, Western Alps). The dated phengite minerals crystallized syn‐kinematically in a shear zone indicating top‐to‐the‐N motion. By combining X‐ray mapping with multi‐equilibrium calculations, we estimate the phengite crystallization conditions at 270 ± 50 °C and 8.1 ± 2 kbar at an age of 45.9 ± 1.1 Ma. Combining this P–T–t estimate with data from the literature allows us to constrain the timing and geometry of Alpine continental subduction. We propose that the Briançonnais units were scalped on top of the slab during ongoing continental subduction and exhumed continuously until collision.
ADVERTISING INTERFERENCE : FACTORS AFFECTING ATTENTION TO SUPER BOWL ADVERTISEMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS

To have a commercial aired during the 2015 NFL (National Football League) Super Bowl, advertisers paid $4.5 million dollars for a 30second spot – the most ever paid in the history of television advertising (Ferrario, 2015). Additionally, according to the Nielsen Company a record-breaking audience of 114.4 million people tuned in for the 2015 Super Bowl. While this enormous audience may provide initial justification for the high cost of advertising during the game, important questions persist regarding the true value of Super Bowl advertising (Kalb, 2013). Consider for example that there were 70 national ads aired during Super Bowl XLIX and according to a study conducted by the Media Education Foundation about the 2014 Super Bowl broadcast, 24% or 48 minutes of the entire broadcast was dedicated to ads including commercials and on-screen promotions. The sheer volumes of information viewers are exposed to during a relatively short period of time can be overwhelming for the viewing public (Moorman, Willemsen, Neijens, & Smit, 2012). Thus, while advertisers hope to capitalize on the Super Bowl broadcast’s large television audiences, they must also hope that viewers will pay attention to their multi-million dollar advertisements. Hence, the important question in this context is: how do advertisers ensure they are breaking through the “clutter” of multiple factors to enhance their advertising effectiveness?
On the exploitation of a two-patch metapopulation with delayed juvenile recruitment and predation

In this paper we discuss the application of the Lagrange multipliers method in natural resource modelling. We use the method to determine optimal harvesting strategies for a two-patch metapopulation with delayed juvenile recruitment and predation. We investigate the e ects of time-delay and predation on the optimal harvesting levels of the metapopulation. We found that when the delays are the same for both subpopulations, the model in this paper suggests that we should harvest a relative source subpopulation more conservatively than the other subpopulation. However, when the delays are di erent, then there is a trade-o between the delays and the source/sink status of the subpopulations in determining the optimal harvesting strategies for the metapopulation.
Toroidal visco-resistive magnetohydrodynamic steady states contain vortices

Poloidal velocity fields seem to be a fundamental feature of resistive toroidal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) steady states. They are a consequence of force balance in toroidal geometry, do not require any kind of instability, and disappear in the “straight cylinder” (infinite aspect ratio) limit. If a current density j results from an axisymmetric toroidal electric field that is irrotational inside a torus, it leads to a magnetic field B such that ∇×(j×B) is nonvanishing, so that the Lorentz force cannot be balanced by the gradient of any scalar pressure in the equation of motion. In a steady state, finite poloidal velocity fields and toroidal vorticity must exist. Their calculation is difficult, but explicit solutions can be found in the limit of low Reynolds number. Here, existing calculations are generalized to the more realistic case of no-slip boundary conditions on the velocity field and a circular toroidal cross section. The results of this paper strongly suggest that discussions of confined steady st.
SOUND PARAMETER ESTIMATION IN A SECURITY SYSTEM

Abstract: In this paper, the signal processing approach is applied to the sound parameter estimation using adaptive microphone arrays. The simulation scenario describes a situation where three sensors generate three different sound signals (warning, alarm and emergency) and a car is the source of natural noise. The results obtained demonstrate that the parameter estimation can be used for recognition of the type of abnormal situations arisen in the area of observation in order to be taken the corresponding solutions for control of the security system.
Regulatory Role of Mineral Elements in the Metabolism of Medicinal Plants

Minerals have a diversified role in medicinal plant metabolism. Severity or scarcity of these causes multifarious effects in plant metabolism. Each and every aspect of plant biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, etc. is affected due to mineral nutrient composition of soils. Medicinal plants inherit resistance due to biosynthesis of bioactive substances (secondary metabolites) against the various types of diseases caused due to fungus, bacteria, viruses, mycoplasmas, insects and pests. The concentration of these minerals of both group i.e. activators or inhibitors present in the soil play a vital role in secondary plant metabolism. Minerals also play a major role in the reproduction of these medicinally important plants. Bioactive molecules of medical relevancy such as alkaloids, flavonoids, lignans, lipids, carbohydrates, resins, glycosides, phenolic compounds, volatile oils, vitamins, tannins etc. produced through various biosynthetic pathways of plants are a boon to urban, hilly and remote population of each nation. However, soils with different compositions of mineral elements adversely influence the metabolic activities of such valuable medicinal plants. Various physiological activities are governed through important mineral elements present in soils from where these are transferred to area where their need arises. So, accumulation and biosynthesis of these bioactive molecules in a plant system are widely dependent on the availability of mineral elements in the soil. Different developmental stages of the medicinal plants need supplementation of different macroand microelements during its various growth and biosynthesis steps. This review deals with regulatory role of various mineral elements in each biological activities of different medicinal plants viz. Papaver, Catharanthus, Withania, etc. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
An experimental investigation of Er +3 -doped optical amplifiers with very low 1480 nm pump power

The paper presents an experimental investigation of the performance characteristics of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) with very low 1480 nm pump power considering a double- pass configuration with suppressed amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The suppressed ASE is achieved by implementing the tunable band pass filter (TBF). Both co- and counter-pumping schemes are considered in the experimental approach. The measured gain shows significant improvement compared to a single-pass and double-pass without ASE suppression with the same pump power. However, no significant improvement is achieved when co- and counter- pumping schemes are employed.