Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Geophysical study and 3D modeling of site effects in the basin of Marga Marga, Viña del Mar, Chile

The February 27, 2010 earthquake has induced damage to several buildings in the entire area of central Chile. Particularly in the Marga Marga basin, an anomalous concentration of structural damage was found in the downtown area of Viña del Mar city. Indeed, extensive damage was found in several medium-height buildings distributed along a narrow area of approximately 1 km in length. These observations suggest the existence of localized seismic amplification effects. A geophysical characterization using Surface-Waves based techniques and gravimetry was conducted to characterize the main dynamic properties of the soil and the depth of the basin. These data were complemented with several Standard Penetration Test (SPT) measurements to develop a 3D geotechnical characterization of the area. Based on this geotechnical description, a computational 3D model was developed to estimate possible site amplification effects explaining that concentration of structural damage. Initial results are in good agreement with damage observations and suggest an explanation related to basement shape.
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry in Tertiary Care Hospital

Background: The Psychiatric referral rates in India are very low, considering the higher rates of psychiatric morbidity in patients who attend various departments of a hospital. Study of referral pattern to a Psychiatry Department helps us to understand the prevalence of psychiatric disorders . It also helps us to assess the need of sensitization of the primary care physicians and for improvement of General Hospital Psychiatric Units (GHPU). Objective: To study the frequency and pattern of Psychiatric referral at Department of Psychiatry, GEMS medical college, Srikakulam, Andhrapradesh, India. Material and Methods: This study was carried in Psychiatry department of GEMS medical college which is a tertiary care hospital. All cases referred from different outpatient and inpatient departments over one year period (November 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019) were included in the study. The subjects were assessed by a semi structured proforma and ICD-10. Results: A total of 220 patients were referred to our department over a period of one year, majority were from Medicine department (52.7%). Substance use disorder (26.36%) was the most common diagnosis followed by depressive disorder (23.6%) and somatisation disorder (7.7%). The major reason for referral include physical symptoms followed by de addiction and unexplained medical symptoms. Conclusion: There is a need to encourage multi-disciplinary interaction in the management of patients who attend general hospitals, so as to better identify the psychiatric morbidity.
Development of the mechanistic-circulatory model to identification of deep compartment after intravenous administration of ethanol

The work presents the systems approach to solve some of problems with pharmacokinetics modeling of ethanol after its intravenous infusion. The ethanol doses at 0.13 and 0.26 g/kg were administered via the cephalic vein to healthy mongrel dogs with measurement in femoral artery and saphenous vein, a branch of femoral vein. The development model of capillary and deep compartments of ethanol behavior, as the part of mechanistic-circulatory structural model, was developed. The development model indicates the possibility of using of ethanol concentration measurements in femoral vein for identification of deep compartment parameters, such as mean residence time of ethanol or percentage of blood flow in this compartment from the blood flow via femoral vein. The mechanistic-circulatory model structure considers also time delay for detection of ethanol time disposition and identification of deep compartments structure from the viewpoint of physiologically based pharmacokinetics model.
Power Point Tracking For Photovoltaic System

Photovoltaic (PV) energy is the most important energy resource since it is clean, pollution free, and inexhaustible. The output power of PV arrays is always changing with weather conditions, i.e., solar irradiation and atmospheric temperature. Therefore, a MPPT control to extract maximum power from the PV arrays at real time becomes indispensable in PV generation system. In recent years, a large number of techniques have been proposed for tracking the maximum power point (MPP). Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is used in photovoltaic (PV) systems to maximize the photovoltaic array output power, irrespective of the temperature and radiation conditions and of the load electrical characteristics the PV array output power is used to directly control the dc/dc converter, thus reducing the complexity of the system. The resulting system has high-efficiency; lower-cost this paper proposes a maximum-PowerPoint tracking (MPPT) method with a simple algorithm for photovoltaic (PV) power generation systems. The method is based on use of an Incremental conductance of the PV to determine an optimum operating current for the maximum output power. This work proposes on Investigation of Incremental conductance Based maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic System, to have the advantages of low frequency switching. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of Organizing Committee of ICAER 2013.
1D NONLINEAR GROUND RESPONSE ANALYSIS OF SOILS IN IIT GUWAHATI AND LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL IDENTIFICATION

Earthquakes are natural phenomena that have caused the loss of millions of lives and property over centuries. Thus, characterizing these strong ground motions, predicting their damage potential and suggesting measures to minimize their threat becomes essential. For any particular site, the response of the sub-soil strata under seismic excitations plays an important role in governing the safety of earth retaining structures and super-structures. For sandy layers, with a noticeable fines content and water table close to the ground surface, the excess pore water pressure (PWP) build up rapidly under repeated cyclic loading. This further lowers the effective strength of the soil increasing the chances of occurrence of liquefaction. Guwahati city, which is located on the banks of river Brahmaputra in North-East India, is a zone of high seismicity and numerous earthquakes have been recorded in and around this region in the past. Most of the earlier ground response analysis (GRA) studies that have been performed in this region have used the linear or equivalent linear approach, with very few studies focusing on nonlinear approach. However, we know that unlike linear/equivalent linear approach, nonlinear approach can account for the pore water pressure generation and degradation of soil stiffness with number of loading cycles that occurs in an actual earthquake scenario. In the present paper, 1-D nonlinear effective stress ground response analysis, incorporating non-Masing criteria, and pore water pressure dissipation are performed on three borehole sites located at IIT Guwahati region in North Guwahati. The Sikkim earthquake motion recorded at IIT Guwahati and three of its scaled-up components are used as input. Peak horizontal acceleration (PHA) profiles, amplification/attenuation characteristics of the ground motion in the soil column, amplification factor, and 5% damped surface response spectra are presented. Reduction in amplification factor with increase in peak bedrock acceleration (PBRA) value of input motion is observed. For input motions having PBRA values in the range of 0.18g to 0.36g, soils in this region will attenuate the ground motion. Liquefaction susceptibility has also been studied using cyclic stress approach. Soils in this region are found to have a tendency to liquefy under the effect of ground motions with PBRA values greater than 0.06g. The depths of liquefaction in the three soil profiles, subjected to input motions with different PBRA values, are also identified. Furthermore, a comparison is made between equivalent linear and nonlinear approach of GRA based on some response parameters.
REAL-TIME HYBRID SIMULATION OF A RC STRUCTURE USING FORCE- BASED ELEMENTS AND ADVANCED INTEGRATION ALGORITHMS

An accurate and efficient state determination of the analytical substructure plays an important role in real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) of a structure subjected to seismic excitations. This becomes even more important for RTHS of reinforced concrete (RC) structures because the hysteretic behavior of RC members is complex and generally involve pinching, softening, and strength degradation in their force-deformation response. Such complex hysteretic behavior is better modeled using the force-based fiber element formulation compared with the stiffness-based approach. The main advantage of the force-based formulation, which stems from the enforcement of equilibrium along the element in a strict sense, is that the material nonlinearity can be modeled using a single element per structural member. This results in a significant reduction of the number of a model’s degrees of freedom. However, the implementation of a force-based fiber element formulation in a standard stiffness-based finite element program requires an iterative state determination procedure to satisfy compatibility within a specified tolerance. This iterative procedure is not feasible for RTHS because convergence cannot be guaranteed in real time. This issue is addressed by implementing a force-based fiber element formulation with a fixed number of iterations for application to RTHS using an explicit direct integration algorithm. When the maximum number of iterations is reached, element end forces are corrected to re-establish compatibility and the unbalanced section forces are carried over to and corrected in the next integration time step. Using this implementation scheme and the modified KR-α (MKR-α) method, a recently developed family of unconditionally stable explicit parametrically dissipative direct integration algorithms, RTHS of a two-story RC special moment resisting frame (SMRF) building with a nonlinear viscous damper are performed under the maximum considered earthquake hazard level. The RC SMRF is modeled analytically using the force-based fiber element and the nonlinear viscous damper is modeled physically in the laboratory. The efficacy of the proposed iterative scheme is assessed based on RTHS results which show that an accurate solution can be obtained even when no iteration is performed at the element level.
CURRENT ASSET TUNNELING THROUGH RELATED PARTY TRAN SACTION: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE IN INDONESIA

This study focuses on the expropriation of non-controlling shareholders through tunneling activity. Current study in tunneling still found obstacles in measurement because it is difficult to prove, although tunneling activity going on in business practices. The objective of this research is to test tunneling hypothesis and develop tunneling valuation model. This study defines tunneling as related party transactions that are used to tunnel out of public companies’s resource for the benefit of the controlling shareholder. This study focuses on current asset tunneling. This study found that from the perspective of the being-tunneled companies, receivables to related parties negatively affect the company's profit margin. Company which announced related party transaction which indicated tunneling obtain negative abnormal return during the announcement of the related party transaction. Based on the assessment method of tunneling, Companies with concentrated ownership have a tendency to do tunneling transactions, compared to firms with dispersed ownership. Being-tunneled companies have lower performance than that are not.
A Survey of Detection of Cognitive Impairment using Non-invasive Indicators

Cognitive Impairment is a stage where a person faces difficulty in processing information, remembering, learning new things, concentrating or making decisions affecting their day to day life. These impairments range from mild to severe stage and in the long term they lead to Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A person may have natural decline of cognition over the age and the nature of impairment changes from person to person. It’s important to detect and measure these changes from time to time. The heterogeneous nature of Cognitive impairment and the natural decline of cognition over the age makes its detection more difficult. The review presented here is a study of various non-invasive methods such as neuropsychological tests, speech and eye dynamics used to measure cognitive and behavioural changes. These methods are used in preclinical frontline screening and diagnosis of impairment and they have their have their own relative accuracy when used separately. This review explores a multi-modal approach of combining these cognitive and behavioural markers to improve detection accuracy.
Alcohol use disorders in people with intellectual disability

SUMMARY This article initially highlights that although the prevalence of alcohol use disorders in people with intellectual disability (PWID) appears to be low, it is a significant issue. This group can be more vulnerable to the adverse effects of alcohol and it is likely that many PWID who have alcohol use disorders are not being identified. We go on to review the limited existing literature on treatment for PWID who have alcohol use disorders and the challenges in meeting the needs of this patient group. We explore how assessment and treatment of alcohol use disorders in this population can be and needs to be tailored to the needs of PWID on an individual basis. There is also discussion about the use of incapacity legislation to treat this group. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Be aware that alcohol use disorders can be especially problematic for PWID, that such disorders can often go undetected and that adapted screening techniques may be needed to identify such problems• Understand the difficulties that this population has in accessing addiction services and that successful management of PWID who misuse alcohol is usually dependent on appropriate joint working between intellectual disability and addiction services• Be aware that PWID are not a homogeneous group, rather they vary widely in their abilities, necessitating interventions tailored to the individual, and that the use of compulsory measures to manage PWID who lack capacity regarding to their alcohol use should be done with caution DECLARATION OF INTEREST None.
A New Formula for an Alternative Culture Medium, Without Antibiotics, for Isolation and Presumptive Quantification of Bacillus cereus in Foods.

This paper describes a new formula for a selective/indicator culture medium, without antibiotics, that can be used for of Bacillus cereus in foods and other of colonies of presumptive quantification products. This medium, VRM, as well as indicating hydrolysis of egg lecithin, also enables a clear identification of colonies of B. cereus and the related species Bacillus thuringiensis , not only by morphology, but also by color. Bacillus megaterium , on the other hand, is inhibited in VRM, because the medium contains a combination of Tris and the oxidation/reduction resazurin. Without both these substances, inhibition is not observed. These compounds maintained at pH 8.2 ? 0.1 in a formula that also contains tryptone, egg yolk and salts - inhibit or delay the growth of other microorganisms found in foods. Compared with the traditional Mossel medium (MYP), our medium has two distinct advantages: the non-requirement of antibiotics such as polymyxin B and reduced complexity in terms of production in the laboratory.
Serum Adenosine Deaminase in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Association with Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21 century. Diabetic retinopathy is a common microvascular complication of diabetes. Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is considered to be a marker of inflammatory responses. Serum ADA activity is found to be increased in hyperglycemic condition but its role in diabetes is not yet clearly known. The present study was done to measure serum Adenosine deaminase in type 2 diabetes mellitus and in healthy controls and to find out any correlation between serum Adenosine deaminase and diabetic retinopathy. Serum ADA, FBS, PPBS, HbA1cand lipid profile were significantly increased in diabetic subjects. Elevated ADA in diabetes was significantly increased with increasing HbA1c, FBS and PPBS suggesting its role in glycemic status. The mean FBS, PPBS, and HbA1c were also increased in diabetic retinopathy though it was insignificant. Diabetic retinopathy was significantly associated with longer duration of diabetes. Serum ADA was significantly higher in diabetic retinopathy subjects as compared to controls but significantly lower than diabetes without retinopathy. Serum ADA tends to fluctuate with the severity of retinopathy.Serum ADA could be an important biochemical marker for diabetes mellitus and of glycemic status.
Nutritional composition of edible plant Bauhinia Variegata

Bauhinia variegata belongs to subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminose which is also known as bean family. Common names for Bauhinia variegata are such as: Orchid tree, Mountain ebony, Purple orchid tree, and Hong Kong orchid tree. It is popular for its ornamental value in Msubtropical and tropical region where it is grown widely for its scented flowers. However, its flower buds are being consumed as vegetable source by rural population in Pakistan. In the present study, flower buds of Bauhinia variegata was investigated for its nutritional composition and mineral composition. It was found that it contains 16.01 % carbohydrate; 3.24 % protein; 0.15 % fat; and 3.34 % fibre. Besides that, moisture level was very high, which was 77.80 % while ash content was 2.81 % respectively. Micronutrients such as: sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) were investigated. It was found that calcium level was 61.53 ppm; sodium was 4.81 ppm; copper was 0.08 ppm; zinc was 0.38 ppm; magnesium and iron were both 0.61 ppm respectively. In conclusion, nutritional values of Bauhinia variegata flower bud indicated that when consumed as vegetable source, it may have beneficial health attributes and promotes optimal health. Therefore, it is recommended that Bauhinia variegata flower bud is consumed as vegetable source
A Dataset for StarCraft AI & an Example of Armies Clustering

This paper advocates the exploration of the full state of recorded real-time strategy (RTS) games, by human or robotic players, to discover how to reason about tactics and strategy. We present a dataset of StarCraft games encompassing the most of the games' state (not only player's orders). We explain one of the possible usages of this dataset by clustering armies on their compositions. This reduction of armies compositions to mixtures of Gaussian allow for strategic reasoning at the level of the components. We evaluated this clustering method by predicting the outcomes of battles based on armies compositions' mixtures components
Regularized Transformation Models: The tramnet Package

The tramnet package implements regularized linear transformation models by combining the ﬂexible class of transformation models from tram with constrained convex optimization implemented in CVXR . Regularized transformation models unify many existing and novel regularized regression models under one theoretical and computational framework. Regularization strategies implemented for transformation models in tramnet include the LASSO, ridge regression and the elastic net and follow the parametrization in glmnet . Several functionalities for optimizing the hyperparameters, including model-based optimization based on the mlrMBO package, are implemented. A multitude of S3 methods are deployed for visualization, handling and simulation purposes. This work aims at illustrating all facets of tramnet in realistic settings and comparing regularized transformation models with existing implementations of similar models.
CAREER: Effective Interaction Design for Data Visualization

Study results will be codiﬁed in computational models (i.e., an interaction recommender system) to enable exploration of new automated and mixed-initiative interfaces for authoring interactivity. Intellectual Merit: The proposed work will contribute the ﬁrst systematic, empirically-validated effectiveness rankings for interaction techniques in data visualization. Critically, these rankings will be conditioned on dataset characteristics, analytic task, and context, and will account for both low-level properties (e.g., accuracy and time-taken) and higher-level features such as query formulation and learnability (e.g., as determined by interaction traces). We will codify these rankings in a recommender system to suggest effective interaction techniques for a given dataset and task, as well as unexplored interactive states. Finally, we will explore how the recommender system allows us to operationalize our effective rankings by developing new methods for authoring interactivity, and designing novel perceived affordancces for interactive visualization. Broader Impacts: If successful, the proposed work will establish best practices for interaction design in data visualization, and signiﬁcantly lower the barrier to entry for authoring interactive data visualizations. To support real-world adoption of our results, we will open source our software contributions, integrate them with popular data science environments (e.g., Jupyter and Observable), and host workshops and tutorials for practitioners at appropriate venues (e.g., OpenVis Conf and ODSC). We will incorporate our research results into classes the PI teaches at MIT, developing new material to teach interaction design through faded worked examples and rapid prototyping exercises. Moreover, we will prioritize providing research opportunities for women, underrepresented populations, and undergraduate students.
STIFFNESS DECAY AND DAMPING RATIOS OF STEEL FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS

The stiffness degradation and damping ratio characteristics of low-rise steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) walls subjected to shake table excitations is presented in this paper. Three fiber volume contents (0.55, 0.75, and 1 %) and fibers with aspect ratios (length-to-diameter ratio) of 64 and 80 were used to fabricate six SFRC walls. The results of two conventionally reinforced concrete (RC) walls are included as a benchmark. Wall performance is presented in terms of observed failure modes, measured lateral drift components, fundamental frequencies, damping factors, and stiffness decay relationships. The data show that larger drift ratios can be achieved as the fiber content increased, irrespective of the fiber type, and that fibers with a higher aspect ratio led to a greater number, smaller crack widths. Stiffness reductions in the order of 50% were observed for the SFRC walls at relatively small lateral drifts (0.1 to 0.2%). Nonetheless, SFRC walls showed smaller stiffness reductions than the companion RC walls over the entire range of drifts. Measured damping ratios for the SFRC walls showed wide scatter, but ranged between 6% at low drifts and as high as 12% after diagonal cracking at larger drifts. The conventionally reinforced concrete walls showed similar values at low drifts, but somewhat less values (10%) at larger drifts.