Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Colonization Capabilities of Environmental Pseudomonads and an Escherichia coli Intestinal Isolate in Two Different Continuous-Flow Models of the Murine Intestinal Tract

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OPTIMAL IMPLEMENTATION ON FPGAs BASED ON WAVELET TRANSFORM AND SELF ORGANIZING MAP FOR MEDICAL IMAGES COMPRESSION

Medical images present specific characteristics which require to be exploited by an explicit and efficient compression algorithm. The Vector Quantization (VQ) constitutes a crucial stage in lossless Digital images compression where it allows to create a dictionary on the level "block" by a neuronal approach that of Kohonen (Self Organizing Map : SOM) which is widely used in implementation of FPGA circuits for medical image compression applications. This paper is devoted to the implementation of a new combined method based on wavelet transform and neurons network (WT-SOM) and designed for the implementation on FPGA for medical images compression applications. Simulation results show the effectiveness of our proposed method.
Effects of water on the decomposition and release of nutrients from cow pats

summary Decomposition of cow pats was studied using artificially placed pats which were either covered, uncovered or irrigated with additional water. Weight losses were recorded and these showed that there was little difference between the irrigated and uncovered treatments whereas the covered dung decayed extremely slowly. These dung pats were also analysed for their nutrient content, as was the surface horizon of the underlying soil. The results showed that nutrient losses from the dung were not paralleled by a concomitant increase in the soil, which implies that considerable quantities of nutrients were removed from the soil almost as quickly as they left the dung. It is suggested that this implies considerable root activity under the cow pats, perhaps commencing almost as soon as they are laid.
Myxobiota associada a resíduos de Mangueira (Mangifera indica l., Anacardiaceae)

Os Mixomicetos (Reino Protista, Filo Myxomycota) constituem um grupo homogeneo de organismos comumente encontrados em lugares sombrios, umidos e frescos, onde haja materia orgânica em decomposicao. Apresentam como caracteristicas distintivas em seu ciclo de vida uma fase em forma de massa protoplasmatica, multinucleada, acelular e de vida livre chamada de plasmodio e uma fase propagativa, o corpo de frutificacao. Esses organismos sao capazes de se desenvolver sobre diversos tipos de substratos, tais como troncos, folhas, fungos e excrementos em decomposicao. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar as especies que ocorrem em residuos de mangueira (Mangifera indica). Foram realizadas coletas em amontoados residuais dessa planta, tanto em uma area urbana (quintal residencial) do municipio de Anapolis e em uma area rural (Fazenda Santa Rita), no municipio de Pirenopolis, Goias, Brasil. Um total de nove especies de mixomicetos foi encontrado; as quais estao distribuidas em duas familias e uma unica ordem: Physarales: Didymiaceae (Diderma hemisphaericum, D. saundersii, D. cf effusum e Diachea leucopodia) e Physaraceae ( Craterium aureum, Didymium comatum, D. cf. flexuosum, Physarum melleume e P pusillum), demonstrando que os residuos de mangueira constituem um substrato propicio ao desenvolvimento e frutificacao de mixomicetos.
ROTOR POSITION CONTROL OF BLDC MOTOR USING ANFIS CONTROLLER TRAINED BY PSO TECHNIQUE

- This paper develops a methodology of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) based ANFIS controller for position control of a brushless DC motor. The PSO has been used for the selection of the training inputs of the ANFIS in order to minimize the training result error. In order to improve the system performance and large amount of uncertainties present in such systems, the PSO is used to regulate all the parameters of ANFIS controller. The rotor position control of BLDC motor is simulated using MATLAB/Simulink Toolbox. The proposed technique is more proficient in the part of improving the step response characteristics as well as it is reducing the steady-state error, settling time and maximum overshoot.
Partial characterization of ribosomal operons of Lactobacillus delbrueckii UFV H2b20

Ribosomal operons are great tools for microbe community characterization and for microorganisms relationship study, particularly in the case of the acid lactic bacteria. The ribosomal operon of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus delbrueckii UFV H2b20 was partially characterized. A genomic library of this strain was constructed and the clones with partial ribosomal operon were sub-cloned using the shot-gun method for subsequent sequencing with the forward primer. The sequence analysis revealed that the 3' end of the rDNA 16S was following by the short spacer region 1 (16S-23S) and that the 3' end of the rDNA 23S was following by the short spacer region 2 (23S-5S), which preceded the rDNA 5S. In the flanking region of the rDNA 5S gene of this operon rrn, a region encoding six tRNAs was detected.
Photo-Fit

Mr. Penry is a widely-travelled writer and lecturer with long and varied experience of administration and business. His interest in facial topography is of long standing—he published his first book on the subject, “Character from the Face”, in 1938—and his face-building techniques were presented on television (and in The Police Journal) over fifteen years ago. His article describes a system which will surely make a valuable, original contribution to police science.
Synergistic Digestibility of Several Native Starches by Amylolytic Enzymes

Because of the generally restricted amylolytic susceptibility of native starches by single enzyme system, the synergistic effect of the amylolytic enzymes that might enhance the digestibility of raw starches were explored. It was observed that glucoamylase-I hydrolysed the native starches to a limited extent (∼27.5 to 35.6%) even after prolonged incubation of 60 h. On the other hand, pullulanase accelerated the raw starch digestion almost twofold with glucoamylase-I. Similarly, glucoamylase-II and pullulanase combined system enhanced the digestibility of raw starches considerably. In addition, the synergistic digestibility of raw starches by human salivary α-amylase and pullulanase and β-amylase and pullulanase were studied in detail. Synergistische Verdaulichkeit verschiedener nativer Starken durch amylolytische Enzyme. Wegen der allgemein begrenzten amylolytischen Angreifbarkeit nativer Starken durch einzelne Enzymsysteme wurde der synergistische Effekt der amylolytischen Enzyme erforscht, der die Verdaulichkeit von Rohstarken moglicherweise vergrosern konnte. Es wurde beobachtet, das Glucoamylase-I die nativen Starken in begrenztem Ausmas (∼ 27,5 bis 35, 6%) auch nach verlangerter Inkubation von 60 h hydrolysierte. Andererseits beschleunigte Pullulanase den Rohstarkeabbau zusammen mit Glucoamylase-I auf fast das Zweifache. Ahnlich erhohte ein kombiniertes Glucoamylase-II-Pullulanase System die Verdaulichkeit der Rohstarken betrachtlich. Zusatzlich wurde die synergistische Verdaulichkeit von Rohstarken durch menschliche Speichel-α-Amylase und Pullulanase sowie β-Amylase und Pullulanase im einzelnen unter-sucht.
Code Refactoring and its Impact on Internal and External Software Quality: An Experimental Study

Summary Over a significant period of time, code refactoring has evoved as an approach to improve effectiveness of legacy systems. Using refactoring, we can improve the internal structure of application without having to necessarily modify external behavior. This helps in improving quality of systems in terms of its reusability, scalability, understandability and flexibility etc. In this paper, the code of three components of an existing application under operation Saudi Electronic University has been refactored using seven refactoring techniques. The refactored components have been evaluated for selected internal and external quality measures. The results show a profound improvement in the internal quality of refactored components whereas the improvement in external quality measures has been found to be modest. An analysis of results has been made at the conclusion of the study.
Population Structure of Sebastes mentella and Sebastes fasciatus in NAFO Divisions 3LNO Based on Microsatellite Genetic Markers and Geometric Morphometrics Data

Redfish population structure was investigated in the NAFO Divisions 3LNO using microsatellite DNA markers and geometric morphometric analyses in order to assess the adequacy of existing management units Div. 3LN and Div. 3O. Genetic differentiation between pairs of samples was quantified by estimates of pairwise fixation indices (FST) based on variance in allelic frequencies. Comparisons were also made with outgroup samples from Subdivisions 3Ps and 3Pn. For S. mentella, analyses of both microsatellite and morphometric data show that redfish from Div. 3L are different from the outgroup samples from the Laurentian Channel confirming the microsatellite results of previous investigators. For S. fasciatus, there was a trend for genetic distances to match geographic distances with Div. 3LNO samples been closer to each other compared to outgroup samples. The results also suggest that S. fasciatus from Div. 3LNO and from the Subdivision 3PS area adjacent to Div. 3O form a population that exchanges individuals with the adjacent Unit 2 (Div. 3Ps4Vs4Wfgj+3Pn4Vn [Jun-Dec]). The exchange follows a gradient with Subdiv. 3PS and Div. 3O being more affected than Div. 3LN. Morphometric distances between Div. 3LNO samples for each species showed no clear geographic pattern that would suggest differences between these areas.
Effect of dual inoculation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on different non-leguminous plants under pot condition

Purpose: Purpose of the present study is to check the potency of the strains Bacillus thuringiensis A5-BRSC and Bacillus megaterium ATCC 9885 for promoting growth of different plants without hazardous chemical fertilizers. Methods: Four non-leguminous seasonal plants like Amaranthus; Ocimum, Abelmoschus and Capsicum are used to study combined growth promoting effects of two bacteria viz. Bacillus thuringiensis A5-BRSC and Bacillus megaterium ATCC 9885 under pot condition. Different morphological parameters like shoot height, leaf area, fresh weight and dry weights of the plants; as well as biochemical parameters like leaf chlorophyll content, catalase and peroxidae enzyme activities of both culture treated and untreated plants were investigated. Results: All the biofertilizer treated plants showed remarkably higher results in all parameters, except chlorophyll content, than control plants. Conclusion: The strains proved as potential strains for plant growth promotion in pot study and hence may be used as biofertizer under field condition for sustainable agriculture.
Drug-Induced Expansion and Differentiation of Vγ9Vδ2 T Cells In Vivo: The Role of Exogenous IL-21

Human Vγ9Vδ2 T cells recognize nonpeptidic Ags generated by the 1-deoxy-d-xylulose 5-phosphate (many eubacteria, algae, plants, and Apicomplexa) and mevalonate (eukaryotes, archaebacteria, and certain eubacteria) pathways of isoprenoid synthesis. The potent Vγ9Vδ2 T cell reactivity 1) against certain cancer cells or 2) induced by infectious agents indicates that therapeutic augmentations of Vγ9Vδ2 T cell activities may be clinically beneficial. The functional characteristics of Vγ9Vδ2 T cells from Macaca fascicularis (cynomolgus monkey) are very similar to those from Homo sapiens. We have found that the i.v. administration of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate or pyrophosphomonoester drugs into cynomolgus monkeys combined with s.c. low-dose (6 × 105 U/animal) IL-2 induces a large pool of CD27+ and CD27− effector/memory T cells in the peripheral blood of treated animals. The administration of these drugs in the absence of IL-2 is substantially less effective, indicating the importance of additional exogenous costimuli. Shortly after the costimulatory IL-2 treatment, only γδ (but not αβ) T cells expressed the CD69 activation marker, indicating that Vγ9Vδ2 T lymphocytes are more responsive to low-dose IL-2 than αβ T cells. Up to 100-fold increases in the numbers of peripheral blood Vγ9Vδ2 T cells were observed in animals receiving the γδ stimulatory drug plus IL-2. Moreover, the expanded Vγ9Vδ2 T cells were potent Th1 effectors capable of releasing large amounts of IFN-γ. These results may be relevant for designing novel (or modifying current) immunotherapeutic trials with nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate or pyrophosphomonoester drugs.
NEURAL NETWORK BASED UHVDC FOR ENHANCEMENT OF TRANSIENT COMPENSATION IN OFFSHORE WIND POWER PLANT

This paper presents a novel neural network controller improving compensation of transients and fast power transfer between a large scale offshore wind power plant and onshore high voltage direct current transmission (HVDC). The onshore HVDC is reconfigured with series and shunt compensators which named as unified-HVDC. In proposed work, the transient management scheme is done using DQ control technique. The compensation component is determined in such a way to minimize power oscillation and overshoots. The proposed control technique is analyzed using proportional integral (PI) controller and neural network controller. The test system is evaluated in MATLAB simulink environement.
Modelling the impacts of environmental variation on the habitat suitability of swordfish, Xiphias gladius, in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean

Yi-Jay Chang1, Chi-Lu Sun1*, Yong Chen2, Su-Zan Yeh1, Gerard DiNardo3, and Nan-Jay Su1 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA *Corresponding Author: tel: +886 2 2362 9842; fax: +886 2 2362 9842; e-mail: chilu@ntu.edu. tw
Tumor mutation burden associated with miRNA-gene interaction outcome mediates the survival of patients with liver hepatocellular carcinoma

Tumor mutation burden (TMB) is associated with immunogenic responses and the survival of cancer patients. This study demonstrates how TMB levels impact the immune-related cells, genes, and miRNAs, and how miRNA/gene interactions respond to variations in the survival rate of patients with liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). LIHC patients were divided into two groups, either a low TMB (< median) or a high TMB (≥ median) group. We found that high TMB plays a positive role in immune-mediated infiltration, generating more CD4 T-cells and memory B cells. Among the 21 immune genes that altered significantly, only C9orf24 and CYP1A1 were expected to up-regulate in LIHC patients with high TMB. A total of 19 miRNAs, which regulate various functional pathways, were significantly altered in patients with LIHC. One of the miRNA/gene pair, hsa-miR-33a/ALDH1A3 was significantly associated with the survival rate of LIHC patients. Our results suggest that LIHC patients with high TMB can be treated more effectively with immunotherapy.
A STUDY ON THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS IN INDIA

Belief systems are crucial in shaping one’s perception and are one of the major guiding forces behind our actions. Thus within a classroom, teachers’ beliefs play a fundamental role in determining classroom practices. In addition research suggests they strongly affect the quality of student cognition as well as students’ personal constructs. Therefore this area renders itself crucial for research. Our work aims at exploring vital aspects of this area i.e. interface between teacher beliefs and pedagogy. Semi-structured interviews were used to investigate how university teachers’ epistemological beliefs influence their pedagogical knowledge. The outcomes explicitly exhibited that there remains a considerable gap between teaching and learning. The research strongly puts forth the growing need for creating platforms for university teachers, wherein interaction between their practices (and hence their personal constructs) and research could be discussed. This endeavour could significantly contribute towards facilitating teachers’ professional development.
Fuzzy type-2 Controller for Direct Torque Control PMSM Drives Using Space Vector Technique

This paper presents a fuzzy type-2 controller applied on a direct torque control (DTC) of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), using DTC technique and space vector modulation (SVM). In the conventional DTC a hysteresis controllers are used to limit the flux and torque in the control band while in the SVM DTC the controllers are replaced by PI FLC controllers. The torque dynamic response is very rapid and the system achieves the steady state in a very short time. The performance for two fuzzy logic Controller (FLC), (fuzzy type-1 and fuzzy type-2) are presented and compared to verify that the extra degrees of freedom provided by the footprint of uncertainty enables a type-2 FLC to produce outputs that cannot be achieved by type-1 FLCs with the same number of membership.
Eddy-Current Loss FEA-Based Computation of a Class of CWPMM: a Comparison between Single- and Double-Layer Arrangements

The prediction of eddy-current losses is of great importance in AC machines especially in PM brushless ones. This statement is further confirmed when dealing with concentrated winding PM machines (CWPMM). These are characterized by the high harmonic content of their air gap flux densities. Within this topic, the paper is devoted to a 2D finite element analysis (FEA) based assessment of the eddy-current losses in a class of CWPMMs characterized by a 12 slot/10 pole combination. A comparison between the doubleand single-layer arrangements is achieved through a cross-section mapping, a local, and an overall analysis of the eddy-current loss density. It has been found that the eddy-current losses of the CWPMM with single-layer arranged armature are almost 8% higher than those of one with doublelayer arranged armature, which is confirmed by the respective air gap flux density spectra.
Chemical Non-Equilibrium Reentry Flows in Two-Dimensions – Part II

This work, second part of this study, presents two numerical tools implemented to simulate inviscid and viscous flows employing the reactive gas formulation of thermal equilibrium and chemical nonequilibrium. The Euler and Navier-Stokes equations, employing a finite volume formulation, on the context of structured and unstructured spatial discretizations, are solved. The aerospace problems involving the hypersonic flow around a blunt body, around a double ellipse, and around a re-entry capsule, in two-dimensions, are simulated. The reactive simulations will involve an air chemical model of five species: N, N2, NO, O and O2. Seventeen chemical reactions, involving dissociation and recombination, will be simulated by the proposed model. The algorithms employed to solve the reactive equations were the Van Leer and the Liou and Steffen Jr., firstand second-order accurate ones. The second-order numerical scheme is obtained by a “MUSCL” (Monotone Upstream-centered Schemes for Conservation Laws) extrapolation process in the structured case. The algorithms are accelerated to the steady state solution using a spatially variable time step procedure, which has demonstrated effective gains in terms of convergence rate, as reported in Maciel. The results have demonstrated that the most correct aerodynamic coefficient of lift to the re-entry problem is obtained by the Van Leer first-order accurate scheme in the viscous, structured simulation. The Van Leer scheme is also the most robust being able to simulate the major part of the studied problems. Key-Words: Euler and Navier-Stokes equations, Chemical non-equilibrium, Five species model, Hypersonic flow, Van Leer algorithm, Liou and Steffen Jr. algorithm.
Imaging of plant dynamin-related proteins and clathrin around the plasma membrane by variable incidence angle fluorescence microscopy

Endocytosis is an essential phenomenon in eukaryotic cells. In animal cells, dynamin and clathrin play central roles in vesicle formation in the process of endocytosis, but the roles of similar proteins in plants are less well understood. Here, we observed the localization pattern and behavior of GFP-labeled Arabidopsis dynamin-related proteins (DRP1A and DRP2B), and clathrin light chain (AtCLC) around the plasma membrane in tobacco suspension cells by using variable incidence angle fluorescence microscopy (VIAFM). GFP fusions of DRP1A, DRP2B and AtCLC were observed as dot-like puncta 200–500 nm in diameter. The puncta moved to and away from the cell surface or also assembled and disassembled. The localization pattern and behavior of the puncta were similar to those of animal dynamin and clathrin signals reported previously. These results raise the possibility that DRP1A, DRP2B and AtCLC are involved in membrane trafficking around the plasma membrane, including endocytosis.
EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING ON BURST PRESSURE OF CARBON/EPOXY FILAMENT WOUND COMPOSITE PIPES

This research aims to study the burst pressure and mechanical behavior of filament wound composite pipes. Also, it was determined the thermal and expansion coefficients for evaluate their effect on the burst pressure of the composite pipes. The filament wound composites were manufactured with different winding angles, from ±35° to ±75°. The mechanical properties was obtained through accurate numerical models based on finite element method (FEM) and the hygrothermal coefficients via analytical approach. The results pointed an increase in the burst pressure up to ±55°, and an abrupt drop after it, for all failure criteria studied. The environmental conditioning reduced the maximum internal pressure strength in 2-3% of the composite pipes.