Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Explaining flat-specific heating energy consumption by building physics and behaviour

Households’ heating energy consumption shows a large variance. Simply comparing consumption measures between households misses out on differences in heating demand according to building physics. On the other hand, solely comparing demand measures between houses misses out on differences between apartments in the same house and the behaviour of their occupants. This paper presents findings from an interdisciplinary work combining the approaches of engineers and social sciences. By implementing a flat-specific calculator for the heating demand, gathering heating energy consumptions according to bills and performing semi-standardized interviews with households, it can be shown that the heating energy consumption is composed of the flats’ heating energy demand according to building physics and the variance in the behaviour of individual households. By relating households’ individual consumption to the heating energy demand of the flat, we achieve a highly accurate prediction of households’ heating energy consumption. With respect to retrofitting policies, better predictions on energy saving potentials can be made, when households’ heating energy consumption is captured in the described way, instead of only relying on demand calculations according to building physics, as it is common practice in Germany and other countries.
Ultrasonography; A boon as a diagnostic & therapeutic aid in dentistry: A review

Dentistry in the modern era is emerging with the use of advanced imaging techniques such as Computed tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound, of which MRI and Ultrasound are the only imaging technique, which operate without causing radiation hazards to the patients. Ultrasound is one of the advanced imaging techniques which use sound waves for viewing the normal and pathological conditions involving bone and soft tissue of the oral and maxillofacial region. In dentistry for detecting a bony or soft tissue mass, patients are exposed to multiple radiographs which might cause radiation effects at the tissue and organ level. This valuable technique can be used prior to use of X-ray radiation. This paper reviews diagnostic applications of ultrasound to dentistry, or dental ultrasonography, in all fields beginning present up through present lines of research.
Retrocausal Quantum Effects from Broken Time Reversal Symmetry

Quantum effects arising from manifestly broken time-reversal symmetry are investigated using time-dependent perturbation theory in a simple model. The forward time and the backward time Hamiltonians are taken to be different and hence the forward and backward amplitudes become unsymmetrical and are not complex conjugates of each other. The effects vanish when the symmetry breaking term is absent and ordinary quantum mechanical results such as Fermi Golden rule are recovered.
DNS and RANS Simulation of Dispersion Downstream of an Obstacle

Abstract : Dispersion in the wake of an obstacle is studied as a step towards the analysis of bio-agent release in urban environments. Available experimental measurements are used to compare in details numerical predictions obtained using Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) techniques and Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS). In particular, turbulent scalar fluxes are compared to assess the quality of simple closure based on eddy diffusivity assumptions. The results obtained using different RANS closures show considerable spread in the results, with satisfactory agreement obtained by one model which predicts very low levels of turbulence in the obstacle wake. On the other hand, DNS is fairly accurate but very sensitive to adopted inflow conditions. Finally, in terms of the turbulent fluxes the RANS models qualitatively represent the vertical flux but fail to predict the streamwise components while DNS predictions, at least for the highest Reynolds number considered, represent both components with a fairly good level of accuracy.
High-Order Finite-Difference Method to Calculate Wavefields in Anisotropic Media

This paper proposes a method of calculating 3D seismic wave fields for anisotropic elastodynamic equations. Stable finite-difference schemes up to the 8-th order inside the area and up to the 4-th orders at the boundary have been developed. Adaptive curvilinear grids have been used to calculate the complex geological models with topography. Comparison of the numerical and analytical solutions of the Lamb problem has been performed to demonstrate improvement of the accuracy in the modeling and substantial savings in computer memory along with increasing of the approximation order.
Evaluation of the BD MGIT TM TBc identification test for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex from positive BACTEC MGIT 960 cultures in a routine laboratory work

TM TBc identification test for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from BACTEC MGIT 960 positive cultures was evaluated. The study tested 273 positive MGIT 960 cultures with TBc ID test. The results of the test were compared with conventional biochemical tests as gold standard. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive/negative predictive value of TBc ID test for identifying M. tuberculosis complex were 96.9, 100, 100 and 88.9% respectively. We conclude that the test is very useful and specific tool for rapid identification of M. tuberculosis complex from positive MGIT 960 cultures and the test can be used in a routine laboratory.
3-D Printing of Conformal Antennas for Diversity Wrist Worn Applications

This paper presents for the first time the application of 3-D printing techniques for the development of conformal antennas for diversity wrist worn wireless communications. Three processes are described with the common challenge of depositing the metallic layers of the antennas on a bracelet fabricated using fuse filament fabrication. The first is a multistep process that combines adding a layer to smooth the surface of the band, aerosol jetting the metallic tracks, flash curing, and then electroplating. The second combines painting the metallic layers by hand and then electroplating. The last process uses a single machine to fabricate both the bracelet and then the metallic layers by means of a direct write system with silver conductive ink. The wrist worn antennas are presented and its performances on the human wrist are discussed. All antennas cover 2.4 and 5.5 GHz used for WLAN communication with the reflection coefficients less than −10 dB. The diversity wrist worn antennas system is developed for the final two processes. Three WLAN antennas are fabricated at different positions and shape angles within the bracelet. In terms of communications systems, the advantage of this configuration is that it can increase coverage. The radiation patterns of the antenna are nearly omnidirectional in free space and directional on the human wrist. When the patterns of the three antennas are combined together, the coverage for the communication system improves. Simulation results of all antenna designs and studies using the finite integration technique agree well with experimental measurement results. The main motivation of this paper is to investigate alternative additive manufacturing methods for the development of conformal diversity antennas on customized 3-D printed parts.
Application of Perpetual Rent Model to Valorisation of Agricultural Land

The concept of creating public goods by land factor is often considered in literature, but its theoretical foundations are quite debatable. The theories of land rent in mainstream economics stand at the position that land factor alone does not create any utility, which means that it does not have any “intrinsic utility”. Only by changing this assumption, it is possible to reconsider a theoretical model for provision of public goods by agriculture. The authors wonder which model of value can be applied to valuate agricultural land so as to make it reflect its intrinsic utility. They propose to adopt the neoclassical Gordon’s model of perpetual rent. The theoretical aim of the article is to interpret the relationships described in this model for the market of agricultural land. The empirical goal is to assess the long-term growth rate of land rent from the Gordon’s model in the 16 regions (voivodeships) of Poland and in the cross-section of different acreages. Paradoxically, it turns out that the neoclassical model is well-fitted to the market of agricultural land in the long term, despite the far-reaching institutional regulation of this market and it provides a basis for quantification of the intrinsic land utility.
The effect of context-change on retrospective time estimates

Research using the list before last paradigm demonstrates that retrieval of a previously learned list (L0) between encoding of two other lists (L1 and L2) leads to forgetting of L1 -- an effect attributed to internal context-change (e.g., Jang & Huber, 2008; Sahakyan & Hendricks, 2012). In the current studies, I manipulated the nature of the material participants were asked to retrieve between L1 and L2 (Experiment 1), or the temporal distance between L0 and the remaining lists (Experiment 2) in order to examine whether such manipulations induce greater levels of context change. Specifically, in Experiment 1, some participants retrieved a previously encoded list of words (L0), whereas others retrieved a short video that they were exposed to earlier. In Experiment 2, L0 was studied either 1-hour or 14 days prior to the session where L1 and L2 were studied. To assess the magnitude of context change, both L1 recall accuracy and retrospective time estimates were analyzed.
BRAND LOVE AND POSITIVE WORD OF MOUTH : THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF EXPERIENCE

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On the Osmotic Behaviour of Desulphovibrio desulp h uricans

When known volumes of wet Desulphovibrio desulphuricans were suspended in standard NaC1 solutions, the chloride was not diluted by intracellular water below 3 % (w/v) NaCl; a t 4 and 6 % NaCl exchange occurred but not to the extent observed when the organisms were made permeable with cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC). With intact organisms Na,SO, up to 15% (wlv) was not diluted by intracellular water. Dilution of 4 and 6 yo NaCl was due to plasmolytic dehydration of organisms rather than to osmotic breakdown, since phosphate, cytochrome ca and 265 mp. -absorbing material did not escape from the organisms, though they did with CTAC ; plasmolysis was not Visible microscopically. Hence these sulphate-reducing bacteria are freely permeable neither to chloride nor sulphate. Data on bacterial dimensions and fluid contents derived from this work are recorded ; they compare satisfactorily with those obtained by optical measurements.
The crustal structure and tectonic development of the continental margin of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica: implications from geophysical data

The Amundsen Sea Embayment of West Antarctica represents a key component in the tectonic history of Antarctic-New Zealand continental breakup. The region played a major role in the plate-kinematic development of the southern Pacific from the inferred collision of the Hikurangi Plateau with the Gondwana subduction margin at approximately 110-100 Ma to the evolution of the West Antarctic Rift System. However, little is known about the crustal architecture and the tectonic processes creating the embayment. During two RV Polarstern expeditions in 2006 and 2010 a large geophysical dataset was collected consisting of seismic-refraction and reflection data, ship-borne gravity and helicopter-borne magnetic measurements. Two P-wave velocity-depth models based on forward travel-time modelling of nine ocean bottom hydrophone recordings provide an insight into the lithospheric structure beneath the Amundsen Sea Embayment. Seismic-reflection data image the sedimentary architecture and the top-of-basement. The seismic data provide constraints for 2-D gravity modelling, which supports and complements P-wave modelling. Our final model shows 10 - 14 km thick stretched continental crust at the continental rise that thickens to as much as 28 km beneath the inner shelf. The homogenous crustal architecture of the continental rise, including horst and graben structures are interpreted as indicating that wide-mode rifting affected the entire region. We observe a high-velocity layer of variable thickness beneath the margin and related it, contrary to other “normal volcanic type margins”, to a proposed magma flow along the base of the crust from beneath eastern Marie Byrd Land – West Antarctica to the Marie Byrd Seamount province. Furthermore, we discuss the possibility of upper mantle serpentinization by seawater penetration at the Marie Byrd Seamount province. Hints of seaward-dipping reflectors indicate some degree of volcanism in the area after break-up. A set of gravity anomaly data indicate several phases of fully developed and failed rift systems, including a possible branch of the West Antarctic Rift System in the Amundsen Sea Embayment.
Athens Institute for Education and Research ATINER ATINER ' s Conference Paper Series FIT 2018-2567

Background: In recent years, resistance training has been widely used to improve physical capacities such as strength, agility, and power. Resistance training quantifies the weight in the linear guides, allowing the neuromuscular system to adapt to the load. Purpose: In this study, dynamic inertia resistance training was used to generate a faster velocity during the concentric phase and accumulate more angular momentum during eccentric contraction. Muscle contraction speed and strength curve were combined with rapid action and inertia, resulting in eccentric contraction intensity. Methods: Eight male physical education college students were recruited to perform extension and flexion of the biceps by using a spontaneous magnetron inertial resistance training machine. All participants were asked to undergo a maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) test and an inertia resistance training test. Electromyography (EMG), load cells and an electrogoniometer were used to collect and analyze the EMG (maximum (max) and mean), maximum force (MF), range of motion (ROM), and percentage of action time (PAT) during muscle contraction. A two-way ANOVA mixed design was applied to obtain the variance for four phases of the biceps: adjustable resistance concentric (ARC), adjustable resistance eccentric (ARE), fixed resistance concentric (FRC) and fixed resistance eccentric (FRE). The significant level was set at α = . 05. Results: The results showed that for EMG max, ARC was greater than ARE and FRE, and FRC was greater than ARE. For EMG mean, ARC was greater than all others. For MF, ARC was greater than all others, and FRC was greater than ARE. For ROM, FRC was greater than ARE, FRE was greater than ARE, and ARC was less than all others. For percentage of action time, FRC was greater than all others, and FRE was less than all others. Conclusion: Inertial resistance training, due to the moment of inertia, is used to produce faster speeds during concentric phases and accumulate more angular momentum during eccentric contractions.
Long-Range Dependence of Financial Time Series Data

This paper examines long-range dependence or longmemory of financial time series on the exchange rate data by the fractional Brownian motion (fBm). The principle of spectral density function in Section 2 is used to find the range of Hurst parameter (H) of the fBm. If 0< H <1/2, then it has a short-range dependence (SRD). It simulates long-memory or long-range dependence (LRD) if 1/2< H <1. The curve of exchange rate data is fBm because of the specific appearance of the Hurst parameter (H). Furthermore, some of the definitions of the fBm, long-range dependence and selfsimilarity are reviewed in Section II as well. Our results indicate that there exists a long-memory or a long-range dependence (LRD) for the exchange rate data in section III. Long-range dependence of the exchange rate data and estimation of the Hurst parameter (H) are discussed in Section IV, while a conclusion is discussed in Section V. Keywords—Fractional Brownian motion, long-range dependence, memory, short-range dependence.
On the modelling of spoken word planning: Rejoinder to La Heij, Starreveld, and Kuipers (2007)

The author contests several claims of La Heij, Starreveld, and Kuipers (this issue) concerning the modelling of spoken word planning. The claims are about the relevance of error findings, the interaction between semantic and phonological factors, the explanation of word-word findings, the semantic relatedness paradox, and production rules.
Stretching Leadership: A Distributed Perspective for School Counselor Leaders

Leadership is a central role of the school counselor. However, this role is often intimidating to school counselors and school counseling students when viewed as a solitary undertaking. In contrast to the view that leadership is an individual responsibility, the distributed leadership perspective offers a counterview in which school leadership is stretched over multiple leaders. The application of the distributed leadership perspective to school counseling practice might serve to alleviate school counselor apprehension regarding leadership, while contributing to an understanding of “how” this leadership occurs, as well as how it might be improved.
Year : 2008 Oxytocin makes a face in memory familiar

Social recognition is the basis of all social interactions. Here we show that in humans, the evolutionary highly conserved neuropeptide oxytocin, after intranasal administration, specifically improves recognition memory for faces, but not for nonsocial stimuli. With increased oxytocin levels, previously presented faces were more correctly assessed as 'known' whereas the ability of recollecting faces was unchanged. This pattern speaks for an immediate and selective effect of the peptide strengthening neuronal systems of social memory. Brief Communications Oxytocin Makes a Face in Memory Familiar Ulrike Rimmele,1,2 Karin Hediger,1 Markus Heinrichs,1 and Peter Klaver3 1Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Zurich, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland, 2Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, New York 10003, and 3Magnetic Resonance Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich,
A 5 Gb / s Speculative DFE for 2 x Blind ADC-based Receivers in 65-nm CMOS by Siamak Sarvari

This thesis proposes a decision-feedback equalizer (DFE) scheme for blind ADCbased receivers to overcome the challenges introduced by blind sampling. It presents the design, simulation, and implementation of a 5Gb/s speculative DFE for a 2× blind ADC-based receiver. The complete receiver, including the ADC, the DFE, and a 2× blind clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit, is implemented in Fujitsu’s 65nm CMOS process. Measurements of the fabricated test-chip confirm 5Gb/s data recovery with bit error rate (BER) less than 10−12 in the presence of a test channel introducing 13.3dB of attenuation at the Nyquist frequency of 2.5GHz. The receiver tolerates 0.24UIPP of high-frequency sinusoidal jitter (SJ) in this case. Without the DFE, the BER exceeds 10−8 even when no SJ is applied.
Aeropyrumpemix gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Growing Temperatures up to 100°C Aerobic at

A novel aerobic hyperthermophilic archaeon was isolated from a coastal solfataric vent at Kodakara-Jima Island, Japan. The new isolate, strain K1, is the first strictly aerobic organism growing at temperatures up to 100°C. It grows optimally at 90 to 95"C, pH 7.0, and a salinity of 3.5%. The cells are spherical shaped and 0.8 to 1.2 pm in diameter. Various proteinaceous complex compounds served as substrates during aerobic growth. Thiosulfate stimulates growth without producing H,S. The core lipids consist solely of C,,-isopranyl archaeol(glycero1 diether). The G+C content of the genomic DNA is 67 mol%. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16s rRNA sequence indicates that strain K1 is a new member of Crenarchaeota. On the basis of our results, the name Aeropyrum pernh gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed (type strain: K1; JCM 9820).
Diagnosing DYNAMO convection with weak temperature gradient simulations

Determining relationships between convective and environmental diagnostics can improve our understanding of mechanisms controlling tropical convection, and consequently, result in better representations of convection in coarsely resolved models. We identify important diagnostic relationships in observations taken during the Dynamics of the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO) campaign and perform weak temperature gradient (WTG) simulations of DYNAMO convection to determine if the observed relationships are reproduced in our model. We find that the WTG approximation models local changes in the diagnostics used in the study—precipitation rate, atmospheric stability, moisture, and gross moist stability (GMS)—and reproduces diagnostic relationships suggested in previous studies; an increase in precipitation rate is correlated with increased atmospheric moisture content, which, in turn, is correlated with greater atmospheric stability. Large‐scale atmospheric stability—changes of which might be related to balanced dynamics, we speculate—seems to be a candidate for a convective controlling mechanism. Observed and modeled interactions of local convection with the large‐scale environment—quantified by the GMS—are in agreement with the theory of Inoue and Back (2015b); the GMS increases from small, positive or negative, values during developing convection and further increases for decaying convection past a critical GMS found at peak precipitation rates, atmospheric stability, and moisture content. Understanding the link between the critical GMS and the diagnostics—still a standing problem—could further our understanding of interactions between local convection and the large‐scale environment.