Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Research and calculation of square stator teeth-yoke magnetic potential

The square punching plate can improve the utilization ratio of silicon steel sheet, and it is widely used in the motors of home appliances. As one of the important parameters that dramatically affect the motor performance, the stator yoke magnetic potential plays a key role in the motor design process. This paper focuses on the stator yoke magnetic potential of a 15kW three-phase induction square motor, and the calculation method of square stator teeth-yoke magnetic potential is given. In this paper, the change rule of motor stator yoke magnetic potential with different square stator sizes are obtained, and it will provide reference for the design of square stator motor.
Empirical Correlates and Expanded Interpretation of the MMPI-2-RF Restructured Clinical Scale 3 (Cynicism)

The recent release of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2—Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) has received much attention from the clinical psychology community. Particular concerns have focused on Restructured Clinical Scale 3 (RC3; Cynicism). This article briefly reviews the major criticisms and responses regarding the restructuring of Clinical Scale 3. The primary purpose of the article is to provide expanded interpretive perspectives on RC3 by correlating it with a selection of external variables that are conceptually related. Forty undergraduate volunteers completed the MMPI-2-RF as well as measures of Machiavellianism, alienation, faith in people, and locus of control. Results showed strong correlations between RC3 and Machiavellianism (.47) and alienation (.60), with item-level information that may extend existing interpretive statements to include, not just a cynical view of others, but a willingness to intentionally lie, cheat, deceive, and manipulate (i.e., Machiavellianism).
Successful birth of the first frozen oocyte baby in India

We report the first pregnancy and birth in India after the transfer of embryos generated from frozen– thawed oocytes. A 29-year-old woman with previous bad obstetric history and an abnormal karyotype, necessitating donor oocyte programme. Embryos were generated by microinjection of frozen–thawed sperms into thawed human oocytes (intracytoplasmic sperm injection). This resulted in an healthy male baby with a birth weight of 2.54 kg which was born by cesarean section at 35–36 weeks of gestation with normal follow-up. Thus oocyte cryopreservation can be performed with reproducible success leading to a viable offspring.
CER 4 Encodes an Alcohol-Forming Fatty Acyl-Coenzyme A Reductase Involved in Cuticular Wax Production in Arabidopsis 1 [ W ]

A waxy cuticle that serves as a protective barrier against uncontrolled water loss and environmental damage coats the aerial surfaces of land plants. It is composed of a cutin polymer matrix and waxes. Cuticular waxes are complex mixtures of verylong-chain fatty acids and their derivatives. We report here the molecular cloning and characterization of CER4, a wax biosynthetic gene from Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Arabidopsis cer4 mutants exhibit major decreases in stem primary alcohols and wax esters, and slightly elevated levels of aldehydes, alkanes, secondary alcohols, and ketones. This phenotype suggested that CER4 encoded an alcohol-forming fatty acyl-coenzyme A reductase (FAR). We identified eight FAR-like genes in Arabidopsis that are highly related to an alcohol-forming FAR expressed in seeds of jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis). Molecular characterization of CER4 alleles and genomic complementation revealed that one of these eight genes, At4g33790, encoded the FAR required for cuticular wax production. Expression of CER4 cDNA in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) resulted in the accumulation of C24:0 and C26:0 primary alcohols. Fully functional green fluorescent protein-tagged CER4 protein was localized to the endoplasmic reticulum in yeast cells by confocal microscopy. Analysis of gene expression by reverse transcription-PCR indicated that CER4 was expressed in leaves, stems, flowers, siliques, and roots. Expression of a b-glucuronidase reporter gene driven by the CER4 promoter in transgenic plants was detected in epidermal cells of leaves and stems, consistent with a dedicated role for CER4 in cuticular wax biosynthesis. CER4 was also expressed in all cell types in the elongation zone of young roots. These data indicate that CER4 is an alcohol-forming FAR that has specificity for very-long-chain fatty acids and is responsible for the synthesis of primary alcohols in the epidermal cells of aerial tissues and in roots.
Turk Sermaye Piyasasinda Fiyat ve Islem Hacmi Iliskisi: Zamanla Degisen Asimetrik Nedensellik Analizi

Bu calisma, Turk sermaye piyasasinda hisse senedi fiyatlari ile islem hacmi arasindaki nedensellik iliskisini gunluk veriler araciligiyla 1990-2012 donemi icin arastirmaktadir. Literaturdeki onceki calismalardan farkli olarak, pozitif ve negatif soklara verilen tepkilerin farkli olabilecegi ve ayni zamanda elde edilen sonuclarin zamana bagli olarak degisebilecegi dikkate alinarak, zamanla degisen asimetrik nedensellik testi kullanilmistir. Sonuclar, islem hacminin bilesenlerinden hisse senedi fiyatlarinin bilesenlerine dogru tek yonlu bir nedensellik iliskisi oldugunu ve bu iliskinin zamana bagli olarak degistigini gostermektedir.
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF NDF ON VOLUNTARY FEED INTAKE, DRY MATTER DIGESTIBILITY AND NUTRIENTS UTILIZATION IN DRY NILI RAVI BUFFALOES

A study was conducted to determine voluntary nutrient intake, its digestibility and optimum fiber requirements in dry Nili Ravi buffaloes kept at Buffalo Research Institute (BRI), Pattoki district Kasur Punjab province Pakistan for a period of 60 days. The buffaloes (n=25) were selected from amongst the existing herd and randomly divided into five groups. These animals were fed isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets i.e. A, B, C, D and E based on different NDF levels i.e.23, 28, 33, 38 and 43%, respectively. Nutrient intake and nutrients digestibility differ ed (P<0.001) significantly among the dietary groups. In group C dry matter, (14.42±0.09 kg/d), crude protein (1.58±0.01 kg/d) and in group E neutral detergent fiber intake (5.52±0.010kg/d) were highest than rest of other treatment groups. Whereas, DM, and NDF digestibility was observed highest in the group B (62.5±1.04kg/d) and C (64.46±0.99kg/d) respectively as compared to other groups. The CP digestibility was non-significantly different among treatment groups. The average weight gain in dry Nili Ravi buffaloes was 0.48±0.045 kg/d. The results of this study indicate that dietary NDF level (33.0%) is better in terms of nutrients intake and digestibility in these animals.
Objective identification of most distorted coding units over UHD HEVC sequences

This paper identifies most distorted areas using a full reference quality metric and analyzes its coding decisions over Ultra High Definition H.265/HEVC High Efficiency Video Coding encoded sequences for video coding optimization. The quality metric is based on two major functions. First, a coding-defect perceptibility indicator is processed. Second, a local coding-defect indicator is defined by combining structural similarity SSIM and Gabor coherency. Three UHD sequences have been encoded at four bitrates and each quality has been estimated. The area below the 10th percentile in terms of objective quality is identified and respective coding decisions are analyzed. Results suggest that the majority of most distorted CUs share the same coding decisions. 88.05% of most distorted CUs are 32×32 or 64×64, and Merge or Skip mode CUs. However, sequence analysis reveals that most distorted coding mode distribution is content dependent. Therefore, simple global coding mode restriction might not provide the optimal encoding strategy.
Boost Action Recognition through Computed Volume

We detect interest points in temporal-spacial space and use the local feature plus their positions to recognize action in a video. Although some previous methods take advantage of the position of each interest point besides the local feature of them, and achieve good performance, it consumes much time to position these points due to the complexity of an action. We propose two simple methods to position each interest point, and design a new feature for action recognition. Evaluation of the approach on two sets of videos suggests its effectiveness.
Religiosity, Locus of Control, and Superstitious Belief

The identification of specific characteristics that are associated with superstition may help to avoid the many risks (e.g. health anxiety, irrational behavior, emotional maladjustment) involved with extreme superstitious belief. This study examines two possible correlates of superstition: religiosity and locus of control. ANOVA suggest that levels of religiosity do not have a significant relationship with levels of superstitious or paranormal beliefs. Analyses do reveal a positive relationship between external or chance loci of control and superstitious beliefs, but no relationship for internal locus of control with superstitious or paranormal belief. The correlations of external and chance loci of control with higher superstitious beliefs may implicate a tendency for such individuals to view life as uncontrollable, hard to deal with, or affect their self-efficacy. Knowing some of the personal characteristics of people with strong superstitious beliefs may help us to understand and prevent the risks that arise with the extremity of such beliefs.
Alternate forms reliability of the assessment of motor and process skills.

The purpose of this study is to examine the alternate forms reliability of the AMPS (Assessment of Motor and Process Skills) (Fisher, 1997a) where alternate forms means different pairs of AMPS tasks. The participants for this study were persons selected from the AMPS database who had performed four AMPS tasks. The participants varied in age, gender, diagnosis, and level of assistance needed to live in the community. The AMPS was administered by trained and calibrated occupational therapists according to standardized procedures. The data for the 91 participants were subjected to 12 many-faceted Rasch analyses to generate ADL motor and ADL process ability measures for each task and each set of paired tasks. Repeated measures ANOVAs revealed no time effect across the four AMPS tasks. Pearson product moment correlations between Tasks 1 and 2 combined and Tasks 3 and 4 combined were r = . 91 and r = . 86 for the ADL motor and ADL process scales, respectively. Calculation of the standardized difference (z) revealed that no more than 8% of the participants had ADL motor or ADL process ability measures that differed significantly between observations once we accounted for real differences in a persons performance; 80% of the paired ADL motor and ADL process ability measures remained stable within +/- 0.5 logits when the participants performed two tasks. The AMPS ADL motor and ADL process scales can be used reliably in clinical practice and for research purposes.
The returns to continuous training in Germany: new evidence from propensity score matching estimators

The present paper examines the wage effects of continuous training programs using individual-level data from the German Socio Economic Panel (GSOEP). In order to account for selectivity in training participation we estimate average treatment effects (ATE and ATT) of general and firm-specific continuous training programs using several state-of-the-art propensity score matching (PSM) estimators. Additionally, we also apply a combined matching difference-in-differences (MDiD) estimator to account for unobserved individual characteristics (e.g. motivation, ability). While the estimated ATE and ATT for general training are significant ranging between about 4 and 7.5%, the corresponding wage effects of firm-specific training are mostly insignificant. Using the more appropriate MDiD estimator, however, we find a more precise and highly significant wage effect of about 5–6%, though only for general training and not for firm-specific training. These results are consistent with standard human capital theory insofar as general training is associated with larger wage increases than firm-specific training. Furthermore, we conclude that firms may intend to use specific training to adjust to new job requirements, while career-relevant changes may be conditioned to general training.
An edge-based approach to develop large-scale smart environments by leveraging SIoT

Large-scale Smart Environments (LSEs) are open and dynamic systems where issues related to scalability and interoperability require to be carefully addressed. Moreover, as such systems typically extend on a wide area and include a huge number of interacting devices, aspects concerning services and objects discovery and reputation assessment require being managed. Despite the increasing interest in this topic, there is a lack of approaches for developing LSEs. This paper proposes an agent-based approach for the development of LSEs which leverages Edge Computing and Social Internet of Things paradigms in order to address the above mentioned issues. The effectiveness of such an approach is assessed through a case study involving a Smart School District environment.
Soya protein ameliorates the metabolic abnormalities of dysfunctional adipose tissue of dyslipidaemic rats fed a sucrose-rich diet

The present study investigates whether the replacement of dietary casein by soya protein isolate could be able to improve and/or even revert the morphological and metabolic abnormalities underlying the adipose tissue dysfunction of dyslipidaemic rats chronically fed (8 months) a sucrose-rich (62·5 %) diet (SRD). For this purpose, Wistar rats were fed a SRD for 4 months. From months 4 to 8, half the animals continued with the SRD and the other half were fed a SRD in which the source of protein, casein, was substituted by soya. The control group received a diet in which the source of carbohydrate was maize starch. Compared with the SRD-fed group, the results showed that: (1) soya protein decreased body-weight gain, limited the accretion of visceral adiposity and decreased adipose tissue cell volume without changes in total cell number; (2) soya protein increased the protein mass expression of PPARγ, which was significantly reduced in the fat pad of the SRD-fed rats; (3) the activity of the enzymes involved in the de novo lipogenesis of adipose tissue was significantly decreased/normalised; (4) soya protein corrected the inhibitory effect of SRD upon the anti-lipolytic action of insulin, reduced basal lipolysis and normalised the protein mass expression of GLUT-4. Dyslipidaemia, glucose homeostasis and plasma leptin levels returned to control values. The present study provides data showing the beneficial effects of soya protein to improve and/or revert the adipose tissue dysfunction of a dyslipidaemic insulin-resistant rat model and suggests that soya could maintain the functionality of the adipose tissue–liver axis improving/reverting lipotoxicity.
Use of an oligonucleotide probe to detect Vibrio parahaemolyticus in artificially contaminated oysters

A 26-mer oligonucleotide specific to Vibrio parahaemolyticus was synthesized from a 1,275-bp thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) gene. This oligonucleotide probe specifically reacted with DNA from 89 of 95 V. parahaemolyticus isolates but not with DNA from other vibrios or other enteric and nonenteric organisms (n = 48). The probe hybridized with Southern blots of 0.5-kb HindIII-restricted chromosomal DNA fragments from all but five V. parahaemolyticus test isolates. The probe could be used to directly identify V. parahaemolyticus in artificially contaminated food without an isolation step.
Assessing the spatio-temporal variability of vegetation productivity in Africa: quantifying the relative roles of climate variability and human activities

ABSTRACT Quantitative attribution at the individual pixel level of the relative contributions of climate variability and human activities to vegetation productivity dynamics across Africa is generally lacking. This is because of the difficulty in establishing a baseline or potential vegetation against which the relative impacts of these factors can be assessed. This study addresses these gaps. First, annual potential net primary productivity (NPPP) for 2000–2014 was estimated for Africa using a model constructed from samples of NPP and environmental covariates from protected areas. Second, trends in NPPP, actual NPP (NPPA), and human-appropriated NPP (NPPH = NPPP − NPPA) were estimated and used in quantifying the relative contributions of climate and human activities to NPP dynamics. Over 2000–2014, NPP improvement was largely concentrated in equatorial and northern Africa, while subequatorial Africa exhibited the most NPP decline. Parts of Mali, Burkina Faso, and the central Africa region are associated with the greatest influence of climate-driven NPP improvement. Areas where humans dominated NPP decline include parts of Ethiopia and South Africa. Climate had a stronger role in driving NPP decline in subequatorial Africa. Nonetheless, further work is required to validate the results of this study with high-resolution imagery and field information.
Understanding Organization-Enterprise System Fit: A Path to Theorizing the Information Technology Artifact

Packaged software applications such as enterprise systems are designed to support generic rather than specific requirements, and hence are likely to be an imperfect fit in any particular instance. Using critical realism as our philosophical perspective, we conducted a three-year qualitative study of misfits that arose from an enterprise system (ES) implementation. A detailed analysis of the observed misfits resulted in a richer understanding of the concept of fit and of the ES artifact itself. Specifically, we found six misfit domains (functionality, data, usability, role, control and organizational culture) and within each, two types of misfit (deficiencies and impositions). These misfit types correspond to two newly defined types of fit: fit as coverage and fit as enablement. Our analysis of fit also revealed a new conceptualization of the ES artifact, with implications for IT artifacts in general.
Performance evaluation of OOK free-space optical transmission system with dynamic decision threshold and coherent detection

Transmission performance of free-space optical (FSO) communication is severely degraded by scintillation effect, which is a slow fading process. In this paper, we propose a dynamic decision threshold scheme to efficiently detect the bit stream. The decision threshold is varied in every sub-millisecond time slot. In addition, it is shown that coherent detection with 10dBm-local oscillator (LO) can make the BER performance better than 10−3 under different atmospheric turbulence scenarios from weak to strong.
The efficacy of pre-operative oral medication of lornoxicam and diclofenac potassium on the success of inferior alveolar nerve block in patients with irreversible pulpitis: a double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial.

AIM To determine the effect of administration of pre-operative lornoxicam (LNX) or diclofenac potassium (DP) on the success of inferior alveolar nerve blocks (IANB) in patients with irreversible pulpitis in a double-blind randomised controlled trial. METHODOLOGY One hundred and fourteen patients with irreversible pulpitis of a mandibular posterior tooth participated. Patients indicated their pain scores on a Heft Parker visual analogue scale, after which they were randomly divided into three groups (n = 38). The subjects received identical capsules containing 8 mg LNX, 50 mg DP or cellulose powder (placebo, PLAC), 1 h before administration of IANB with 2% lidocaine containing 1 : 200 000 epinephrine. Lip numbness was assessed after 15 min, following which the teeth were tested with cold spray and their responses (negative or positive) were recorded. Access cavities were then prepared and success of IANB was defined as the absence of pain during access preparation and root canal instrumentation. The data were analysed using chi-squared tests. RESULTS The percentages of teeth giving a negative response to cold test were 42.8% (PLAC), 78.5% (LNX) and 67.8% (DP), with no significant differences amongst the groups (P > 0.05). The success rates for the IANB in descending order were 71.4% (LNX), 53.5% (DP) and 28.5 (PLAC). A significant (P < 0.001) difference was found between the LNX and the PLAC groups only. CONCLUSIONS Pre-operative administration of LNX significantly improved the efficacy of IANB in patients with irreversible pulpitis, whilst the effect of pre-medication with DP was not significantly different from the PLAC.
Physical Integrity of Smooth Muscle Myosin Filaments is Enhanced by Phosphorylation of the Regulatory Myosin Light Chain

Background and Aims: Smooth muscle myosin monomers self-assemble in solution to form filaments. Phosphorylation of the 20-kD regulatory myosin light chain (MLC20) enhances filament formation. It is not known whether the phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated filaments possess the same structural integrity. Methods: We purified myosin from bovine trachealis to form filaments, in ATP-containing zero-calcium solution during a slow dialysis that gradually reduced the ionic strength. Sufficient myosin light chain kinase and phosphatase, as well as calmodulin, were retained after the myosin purification and this enabled phosphorylation of MLC20 within 20-40s after addition of calcium to the filament suspension. The phosphorylated and non-phosphorylated filaments were then partially disassembled by ultrasonification. The extent of filament disintegration was visualized and quantified by atomic force microscopy. Results: MLC20 phosphorylation reduced the diameter of the filaments and rendered the filaments more resistant to ultrasonic agitation. Electron microscopy revealed a similar reduction in filament diameter in intact smooth muscle when the cells were activated. Conclusion: Modification of the structural and physical properties of myosin filaments by MLC20 phosphorylation may be a key regulation step in smooth muscle where formation and dissolution of the filaments are required in the cells’ adaptation to different cell length.
Incidence of Epilepsy in Childhood and Adolescence: A Population‐Based Study in Nova Scotia from 1977 to 1985

Summary: Data from a regional EEG laboratory allowed us to identify almost all children in Nova Scotia (population 850,000) with one or more unprovoked, afebrile seizures from 1977 through 1985. We then reviewed hospital and pediatric neurology physician charts to limit cases to those with two or more definite afebrile seizures between the ages of 1 month and 16 years. In all, 693 children developed epilepsy: typical childhood absence seizures (AS) (97), either generalized tonic‐clonic (GTCs) or partial seizures either secondarily generalized or not (511), and other generalized seizure types, including infantile spasms (IS) as well as myoclonic, akinetic, tonic, and atypical AS (85). The incidence of epilepsy was 118 in 100,000 for children aged < 1 year, 48 in 100,000 for those aged 1–5 years, 43 in 100,000 for those aged 6–10 years, and 21 in 100,000 for those aged 11–15 years. The incidence for each year of age between 1 and 10 years was remarkably constant (mean 46 in 100,000 ± 7 SD). Comparison of the incidence rates showed significant differences for those aged <1 year as compared with all others, and for those aged >10 years as compared with those aged 1–10 years. We conclude that the incidence of epilepsy is highest in the first year of life, plateaus in early childhood, and decreases markedly after age 10 years. The overall incidence of epilepsy in childhood is lower than that reported in previous studies.