Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A method for the visual analysis of streetscape character using digital image processing

This paper outlines an interdisciplinary approach, utilising architectural knowledge and computer imaging, to develop an analytical tool that describes the visual characteristics of a streetscape. By segmenting a digital image into regions defined by edges, the streetscape can be studied as an arrangement of regions or elements with a particular relationship. Different parts of the street (usually defined a by a single dwelling) can then be related to each other to find what similarities, if any, exist at a purely visual level. The concept of the use of streetscape character as a planning instrument is typically discussed in terms of imageability and spatial configuration (Lynch 1960 & Hillier 1996). A method is developed in the present paper that outlines the digital image processing techniques used to record dwellings within a locality. The method utilises the Hough transform, an algorithm that provides a global measure of the geometry within an image. This algorithm is conceptually related to visual partitioning within Gestalt psychology as well as to the theory of description retrieval developed by Hillier. The process used to define variables within the algorithm and the way in which images of a streetscape have been collected are discussed. The method developed in this paper indicates that digital image processing can differentiate the visual composition of elements within a streetscape. The method will form the basis for future research concerning the visual characteristics of the built environment. Conference theme: Computers and architecture
RAPID ASSAY DEVELOPMENT OF DICLOFENAC SODIUM COATED TABLET ASSAY USING FTIR COMPARED TO HPLC METHOD

Objective: A lot of coated tablet preparations of diclofenac have been marketed. This research aimed to develop and validate a quantitative analysis method for diclofenac sodium coated tablet using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), which never reported.Methods: The quantification was done by measuring the sample spectra, which then was converted into its derivative. Areas under the curve (AUC) of the derivative spectrums were plotted against the concentrations; corresponding to the calibration graphic. Then, the validation method was carried out by evaluating the accuracy, precision, linearity, range, limit of detection (LOD), and limit of quantification (LOQ). Results: The results showed that diclofenac sodium had a specific peak within the wavenumber range of 1550-1605 cm-1. This area showed linearity to concentration within the range 0.1-1.0% w/w, with coefficient correlation of 0.9998. Recovery was found within 98-102% w/w. The intra and inter-day precision showed a coefficient of variance below 2%. The LOD and LOQ were 0.0127% and 0.0424% respectively. Further, a comparative study was performed, between this method and the compendia method using HPLC. The results showed that the measurement method using FTIR has an advantage in terms of time and cost.Conclusion: Based on all data, it is concluded that FTIR can be used as a valid alternative method. It is faster and more cost-effective for diclofenac sodium coated tablet content determination, compared to the compendia method.
A Study of Online Review Promptness in a B2C System

Web 2.0 technologies have attracted an increasing number of active online writers and viewers. A deeper understanding of when customers will review and what motivates them to write online reviews is of both theoretical and practical significance. In this paper, we present a novel methodological framework, which consists of theoretical modeling and text-mining technologies, to study the relationships among customers’ review promptness, their review opinions, and their review motivations. We first study customers’ online “purchase-review” behavior dynamics; then, we introduce the LDA method to mine customers’ opinion from their review text; finally, we propose a theoretical model to explore some motivations for those people publishing review online. The analytical and experimental results with real data from a Chinese B2C website demonstrate that the behavior dynamics of customers’ online review are influenced by the multidimensional motivations, and some of them can be observed from their review behaviors, such as review promptness.
On indirect reports and language games: Evidence from Persian

Approaching (indirect) reports from Wittgenstein’s perspective on language games, and evaluating them with an eye on Sperber and Wilson’s Relevance Theory (RT), this paper draws on evidence from Persian to support Capone’s Paraphrasis/Form Principle (PFP). It begins with a brief but informative review of relevant works on reported speec — including Davidson’s Paratactic view of indirect reports, Wittgenstein’s notion of language games, Sperber and Wilson’s relevance theory, Weizman and Dascal’s theory of clues and cues, and Lepore and Anderson’s views about slurs. It then goes on to show how Capone’s Paraphrasis/Form Principle (PFP) functions as a more explanatorily adequate account of reported speech. In doing so, it describes how (indirect) reports are performed in Persian. The paper cites relevant examples from Persian to show that a semantico-pragmatic explanation of reported speech—like Capone’s PFP—is more robust in adequately explaining the notion of ‘samesaying’ which lies at the heart of (indirect) reporting. Of utmost importance is the paper’s attempt at showing how ‘insincere’ reporting through linguistic manipulations—like topicalization—can transform social realities.
Dynamic analysis of hook block for polar crane in nuclear power plant

A systematic method to analyze the trajectory of hook block for polar crane in nuclear power plant (NPP) is proposed, in which dynamic equations of the system and the compatibility conditions for drum parameters are presented. Properties and formulations of the variables involved in these equations are studied in detail. A method to describe the rope-pulley system is given and a numerical method is derived to solve the positions and velocities of the common tangents that consistent with the reeving ropes between spatial pulleys. Based on these displacements and velocities, the angular speeds of pulleys are given to solve the difficulty to confirm the rotating directions of pulleys in some rope-pulley systems. A numerical example contrasting the dynamic model with corresponding static model is demonstrated to validate the systematic method. The proposed method is largely universal and can be a reference for designing and analyzing of polar cranes in NPP.
Lennert’s lymphoma - a diagnostic dilemma: a case report and pathologic review of literature

Lymphoepitheloid lymphoma, also referred to as Lennert’s lymphoma is a T-cell lymphoma characterized by the massive proliferation of epithelial cell clusters infiltrating normal lymph nodal architecture along with lymphoid cells. Epithelial cells can also be associated with infectious lymphadenopathy and Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This presents a diagnostic dilemma. We present a case of Lennert’s lymphoma along with review of literature with special emphasis on morphological features and immmunohistochemistry findings.
Does Domestic Offshoring Precede International Offshoring? Industry-level Evidence*

This paper presents descriptive evidence suggesting that there may be something to be learned about the future patterns of international offshoring from the recent patterns of “domestic offshoring”, the relocation of activities across regions within countries. Industries appear to offshore activities first within the same country and only later across the national border. Investigating the domestic and international offshoring patterns for West German manufacturing industries between 1992 and 2007, we find that, on the one hand, industries that offshored more extensively domestically offshored less extensively internationally, and vice versa. On the other hand, we find that those industries that offshored more extensively domestically were still in earlier stages of their life cycles while those that offshored more extensively internationally were already in later stages. International unbundling may consequently not be as unpredictable as it is currently believed to be.
Effects of diet supplementation with herbal blend and sunflower seeds on fermentation parameters, microbial population, and fatty acid profile in rumen of sheep

The study evaluated the rumen fermentation pattern, microbial population, fatty acid composition, and antioxidant status in the rumen fluid and blood of sheep in response to a diet supplemented with herbal blend (HB), sunflower seeds (SS), and a combination of both HB and SS (HBSS). The HB consisted of medicinal herbs typical for Central Europe. Four rumen fistulated rams were used in a 4 × 4 Latin square design and were fed a basal diet consisting of meadow hay (720 g dry matter (DM)/day) and barley grain (540 g DM/day) in the ratio of 60 : 40 and supplemented with no additive (Control), HB (10% replacement of meadow hay), SS (180 g DM/day), and HBSS (HB + SS). An increase in the molar proportion of iso-butyrate (P = 0.009) and iso-valerate (P = 0.034) was observed in the SS and HBSS diets as well as of ammonia N concentration in the HB, SS, and HBSS diets compared to control (P = 0.003). Concentrations of monounsaturated fatty acids of the HB, SS, and HBSS diets were increased (P = 0.041) compared to control, whereas concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the SS and HBSS diets were decreased (P = 0.023). Phagocytic activity in the blood was higher with all the diets vs control (P = 0.001). Qualitative evaluation of microbial population by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and principal component analysis (PCA) revealed no effects of dietary treatments on the composition of both eubacterial and ciliated protozoal populations. However, in spite of the supplementation of forage-concentrate diet by HB in the presence of SS, no negative effects on the fermentation patterns and rumen microbial population have been detected.
Empowerment in Carpinteria: A Five-Year Study of Family, School, and Community Relationships.

This study examines how Latino families in Carpinteria (California) are building a community among themselves and with the school in support of the students. Parents who are knowledgeable about the school's expectations and the way in which the school operates are better advocates for their children than parents who lack such information. Research has shown that power undergirds the knowledge required by parents to deal with schools and that Latino families care about their children and possess the capacity to be their advocates. When empowerment is viewed as an ongoing, intentional process that is centered in the local community and involves mutual respect, critical reflection, caring, and group participation, people who lack an equal share of valued resources can gain greater access to and control over those resources. The Carpinteria community study, which involved data collection in 5 schools, describes how the parent-involvement process has been one of shared power between families and schools that led to empowerment of the Latino community. (Contains 71 references.) (Author/SLD) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. ***********************************************************************
The Belief of Human Capital Services by Small and Medium Enterprises

The aim of the study, while lack of scale economies have traditionally limited to use of human capital scheme among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), outsourcing models have recently come out to provide cost- effective access to this scheme. Illustration on the diffusion of reorganization literature, we apply the reasonable descriptions model and organized theory to examine why SMEs differ in their desire to use available human capital scheme. We examine the impact of SME size on the belief of human capital reorganizations. Using examines and recorded data from over 160 SMEs, we found broad support for the integrated approach we propose.
Ethnoveterinary plants used by the Chiru tribes of Manipur, Northeast India

Cattle farming is one the most income generating occupation of the tribals of Manipur, Northeast India. Chiru tribe of Manipur has been depending on cattle farming for livelihood since long time back. This tribe of Manipur is repository of rich ethnoveterinary knowledge of plants. The study aims at exploring the ethnoveterinary plants associated with this particular tribe. As a result of this study, 36 plant species and genera belonging to 29 families used for treating as many as 17 ailments of domestic animals (cows, dogs, buffaloes, pigs, etc.) have been documented based on ethnoveterinary surveys (PRA and interview-questionnaire methods). The most commonly and effectively used ethnoveterinary plants are Areca catechu L. for treating endoparasite, Bambusa tulda Roxb. and Saccharum officinarum L. for treating retension of placenta, Cannabis sativa L. for treating diarrhoea and dysentery, Achyranthes aspera L. as galactogogue, Elsholtzia communis (Collett & Hemsl.) Diels for treating foot and mouth disease, Millettia pachycarpa Benth. for removal of insects, Paederia foetida L. for treating diarrhoea and dysentery, Trigonella foenum-graecum L. for treating haematuria. The ethnoveterinary uses of 5 plant species, viz. Cissus adnata Roxb.for treating bone fracture, Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult. for treating constipation, Millettia pachycarpa Benth. for removal of insects, Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross for treating maggot and Syzygium cuminii (L.) Skeels for treating haematuria are recorded for the first t ime. Due to changing life style, this unexplored and undocumented knowledge is at risk.
ELECTRIC CHARGES THAT BEHAVE AS MAGNETIC

The memristor theory of Chua [1] provides a connection with the charge and magnetic flux in an electric circuit. We define a similar relation for the electric and magnetic flux densities in electromagnetism. Such an attempt puts forward interesting results. For example, the magnetic charges do not exist in nature however the electric charges behave as the magnetic monopoles in special media. We support our theory with the results of the recent experiments on materials named as spin ice.
Effect of Non-Technical Dimensions of Service Quality on “Satisfaction”, “Loyalty”, and “Willingness to Pay More” of the Customers: the Case of Georgian Internet Service Providing Companies

The aim of this paper is to measure the effects of non-technical dimensions (Empathy, Responsiveness, Assurance, Reliability, and Tangibles) on “satisfaction”, “loyalty”, and “willingness to pay more” of the internet service consuming customers. In this concept, a survey questionnaire was conducted on the population that utilizes the internet service of any provider. The results were evaluated by regression analysis IBM SPSS 20. It has been observed that Empathy, Responsiveness, and Assurance have significant effect on the satisfaction of the internet service consuming customers and satisfaction has significant effect on the loyalty of the internet service consumers. Finally, customers had willingness to pay more when they are satisfied and loyal, respectively.
Discovering paracrine regulators of cellular composition from spatial transcriptomics data using SPER

A wide range of pathologies and chronic diseases are characterized by transformations in cell type composition within a tissue. Prominent examples are remodeling of barrier epithelia in response to external threats, immune cell infiltration in chronic inflammatory conditions, or proliferation of fibroblasts and stromal cells causing fibrosis. An extensive literature implicates paracrine signals secreted by the local tissue niche in regulating its cell type composition, and therefore dysregulation of these factors is frequently capable of inducing pathological changes. Emerging multi-omics methods, particularly spatial transcriptomic profiling, provide the ability to simultaneously assay cell type composition and gene expression, with the potential to discover the transcripts most strongly associated with compositional shifts. However, no method yet exists to detect such signals. Here, we develop Spatial Paired Expression Ratio (SPER), a computational approach to evaluate the spatial dependence between transcripts and cell types in spatial transcriptomics data. We demonstrate the ability of SPER to accurately detect paracrine drivers of cellular abundance using simulated datasets. Using publicly available spatial transcriptomic data from the adult mouse motor cortex, we show that genes identified by SPER are strongly statistically enriched for both transcripts known to be extracellularly secreted, and those known to participate in paracrine receptor-ligand pairs, providing evidence of the ability to detect compositional regulatory signals. SPER recovered known and novel interactions, such as a surprising spatial association between the Wnt ligand Rpso3 and its cognate receptor Lgr5, expressed in a specific neural subset, and not previously known to regulate neural cell type composition in the motor cortex. SPER thus presents a general approach to discovering paracrine drivers of cellular compositional changes.
Development and Application of Compressible Vorticity Con nement

In this paper, variable con nement parameters were successfully developed for compressible vorticity con nement. Three variable con nement parameters, that have velocity dimension, were de ned, based on three arti cial dissipation schemes. The resulting con nement parameters are functions of the spectral radii of the Jacobian matrices and the Jacobian matrices themselves. Therefore, the con nement parameter implicitly contains the grid size and other local uid properties. Preliminary results for moving vortices showed that the new con nement parameters allow the capture of vortical layers that, e ectively, do not decay in time, like Hu et al.'s con nement. Calculations of the supersonic base ow and supersonic shear layer showed good agreement with experimental and analytical data, especially for the variable CUSP con nement parameter. When variable con nement parameters are used, the tuning constant is equal to, or larger than, the equivalent value of the constant con nement (Hu et al.). This means that the tuning constant varies in a range smaller than that of the Hu et al. constant con nement, especially for the CUSP con nement parameter.
Molecular Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia: MicroRNA Hypothesis

The discovery of micro RNA (miRNA) in 1993 by Ambros and colleagues has a huge influence in pathogenesis theory, diagnosis and treatment approach of some diseases. Some studies have conducted to seek the association alterations of miRNA expression to incidences and severity of preeclampsia (PE). We have reviewed some studies that conducted to seek the association of miRNA and PE and we discussed the role of various miRNAs in PE pathogenesis. In summary, we have shown that many researchers have given evident that the different placental and plasma miRNA expression is associated with PE. Some studies also identified the novel candidate of miRNAs (and their pathways) that may be of etiologic relevance in the pathogenesis of PE. Base on review, specific miRNA have a role to down regulate of anti apoptosis genes, regulate angiogenics growth factors such as angiogenin, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) B (VEGF-β), cysteine-rich 61 (CYR61), Placental growth factor (PlGF) and VEGF-A that have a role in angiogenesis. miRNA also have a role in survival, migration, and capillary tube formation of HUVEC by targeted of c-kit. Some miRNAs target genes that participate in immunologic dysfunction, cell adhesion, cell cycle, and signaling. miRNA also have a roles in endothelial cell response to hypoxia, cell differentiation, and survival. A miRNA influence calcium signaling through negative regulations of the calmodulin-coding mRNAs, Mef2a and Gata4, mainly in smooth muscle cells that contribute to PE pathogenesis. These investigations provide novel targets for further investigation of the pathogenesis of PE and these differential miRNAs may be potential markers for the diagnosis and provide a potential therapeutic target for PE. Further investigations on posttranscriptional regulation in PE to evaluate biologic effects of identified miRNAs (including confirmations of miRNA and target gene interactions) are needed
Characterizing Shared Memory Multiprocessor Benchmarks for Future Chip Multiprocessor Architectures Using Instruction Flow Analysis

Characterizing Shared Memory Multiprocessor Benchmarks for Future Chip Multiprocessor Architectures Using Instruction Flow Analysis. (April 2011) Philip James Jagielski Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas AM however, most studies ignore the OS and focus on the application code. This work will characterize performance bottlenecks and show possible areas that could be improved. We found that resource contention in the kernel was limiting the efficiency of the benchmarks.
Photo-oxidation of rhodamine-6-G via TiO 2 and Au/TiO 2 -bound polythene beads

It is very important to improve the efficiency of water detoxification techniques. In this study, TiO2 or gold-TiO2 (Au/TiO2) nanocomposite-bound polythene beads were used for the photo-oxidation of rhodamine 6G (R6G) as a model of water organic pollutants. Simple thermal procedures were employed for anchoring TiO2 or Au/TiO2 nanocomposites to polythene beads. The results revealed that the synthesized Au/TiO2 composites exhibited both considerably higher absorption capability of organic pollutants and better photocatalytic activity for the photo-oxidation of R-6G than pure titania. The better photocatalytic activity of the synthesized Au/TiO2 composites film than that of the pure titania film was attributed to high capacity of light absorption intensity and easy diffusion of absorbed pollutants on the absorption sites to photogenerated oxidizing radicals on the photoactive sites.
Taxonomy and emended description of strains of Erwinia isolated from Musa paradisiaca Linnaeus.

The phytopathogenic bacterium which causes soft rot of the pseudostem of Musa paradisiaca Linnaeus has been designated previously as Erwinia carotovora subsp. paradisiaca, E. paradisiaca, E. carotovora subsp. chrysanthemi, and E. chrysanthemi. Thirty strains were examined and compared with strains of closely related Erwinia species and their subspecies. The strains from M. paradisiaca were found to be phenotypically similar to E. chrysanthemi strains on the basis of the following characteristics: pectate degradation; production of phosphatase, indole, acetoin, and acid from ethanol; growth at 36 to 37°C; susceptibility to erythromycin; gas from glucose; utilization of malonate; no growth in 5% NaCl; and no production of acid from α-methyl-d-glucoside, trehalose, maltose, lactose, or palatinose. They could be distinguished from 322 strains of E. chrysanthemi isolated from 22 other plant hosts by the following phenotypic properties: production of acid from d-arabinose and raffinose; utilization of sodium tartrate; no production of lecithinase or of acid from inulin, mannitol, or sorbitol; and inability to liquefy gelatin.
Examining the Long Run Relationship between the U.S. Money Supply (M2) and the Canadian Stock Market

This paper investigates the possible impact of changes in the US Money Supply (M2) levels on the Canadian stock market using the SP and to Canadian policy makers on the other hand as they can monitor the changes in the US Money Supply (M2) and adopt appropriate policies accordingly in order to absorb the spillover of the US monetary policy and help their stock market return to long-term equilibrium.