Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Quality Of Life of Patients with Schizophrenia in North-Western Nigeria

The aim of the study was to determine the quality of life of schizophrenic outpatients, and compare it with that of diabetic outpatients. Method: One hundred and twenty five consecutive patients with schizophrenia and 125 with diabetes mellitus attending outpatient clinics of tertiary Hospitals in Sokoto Nigeria were recruited. The comparison was made using the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-Bref) questionnaire and a Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I PLUS) questionnaire was used to confirm the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Results: The socio-demographic characteristics of the 125 schizophrenic and 125 diabetic patients studied were similar. However, schizophrenic patients had poorer rating in social and environmental domains, while diabetic patients had poorer rating in physical domain. No significant difference was observed in subjective quality of life in the psychological domain between schizophrenic and diabetic respondents. Conclusions: The deficit revealed in schizophrenics is in the social and environmental domains where they rated poorer than diabetics. While Diabetics rated poorer in the physical domain, no significant difference observed in the psychological domain between the two groups. There is need for rehabilitation and psycho-educational programmes to focus more on alleviating difficulties in these areas
LONGSHORE TRANSPORT AND SEDIMENTATION IN A NAVIGATION CHANNEL AT BLANKENBERGE (BELGIUM)

The harbour of Blankenberge in Belgium experiences strong sedimentation in its entrance channel requiring frequent dredging. In order to investigate under which conditions this sedimentation is the most pronounced, the instationary coastal model XBeach is used. This paper presents results of long-term morphology modelling of channel sedimentation after applying a specific methodology for input reduction. A reduced time series representative of the annual wind-wave climate is run in combination with a representative tide and a constant morphological acceleration factor (morfac) to cover one year of erosion-sedimentation. While this approach does come with side effects, it has the important advantage to be easy to implement and to preserve part of the climate history compared to other approaches such as MorMerge and a time-varying morfac approach (described in the paper). With this approach and default settings, XBeach is shown to reproduce both qualitatively and quantitatively well the measured sedimentation. Results show that tide, wind and waves all contribute significantly to the total sediment transport, and that both continuous transport and individual storm events cause strong sedimentation. Some aspects of morphological modelling methodologies are discussed, relative to the calibration, input reduction and long-term modelling methods.
Does Landscape Complexity and Semi-Natural Habitat Structure Affect Diversity of Flower-Visiting Insects in Cucumber Fields?

Presence of insects in agricultural habitat is affected by the surrounding circumstances such as the complexity and structure of landscape. Landscape structure is often formed as a consequence of the fragmentation of semi-natural habitat, which can negatively affect species richness and abundance of insects. This study was aimed to study the effect of complexity and structure of landscape on the diversity, abundance and traits of flower-visiting insects in cucumber fields. This study was conducted in cucumber fields surrounded by other agricultural crops, shrubs, semi-natural habitat and housing area, in Bogor, Cianjur and Sukabumi regencies, West Java, Indonesia. In a total of 16 agricultural areas, complexity and parameter of landscape especially class area (CA), number of patches (NumP), mean patch size (MPS), total edge (TE), and mean shape index (MSI) of seminatural habitats were measured. Sampling of flower-visiting insects was conducted using scan sampling methods. The result showed that landscape complexity affected species richness (but not abundance and trait) of flower-visiting insects both for mobile and less-mobile insects. Flower-visiting insects also responded differently to landscape structure. Species richness, abundance and variation of body size of mobile insects were affected by structure of semi-natural habitat.
Why do entrepreneurs leave the market? An explanation from experimental economics in Peru

Understanding the behavior of those who start--or intend to start--a business is vital for a country of entrepreneurs such as Peru, which registered the third highest rate of active entrepreneurship worldwide in 2011, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). However, Peru also registered, in 2011, one of the highest business discontinuation rates among efficiency-based and resource-based economies. This study represents the first effort to analyze certain behavioral characteristics (risk aversion, joy of winning, overconfidence and tax collection) of a sample of necessity-driven entrepreneurs in Lima, Peru. These features might help explain, in the first place, the decision to become entrepreneurs, but also the decision to leave the market. In particular, we find that entrepreneurs are risk averse, tend to overestimate their abilities and are willing to work harder when the gross pay is higher (and are taxed) than when it is lower (and are not taxed). Altogether, these traits may explain the high discontinuation rate of businesses in Peru, one of the highest in efficiency-based and resource-based economies.
Cross-Border Effects on Swiss Electricity Prices in the Light of the Energy Transition

Given the perspective of the Swiss energy policy to support investments in renewable energy sources, it becomes highly relevant at this point to understand cross-border effects of imported electricity on the Swiss electricity prices. We found that German (Phelix) and Swiss (Swissix) electricity prices are cointegrated, given that the two markets are interconnected. We examined the cross-border effects of the German market fundamentals on Swissix, taking into account seasonality aspects. In the context of a dynamic fundamental model, we found that there is a continuous adaption process of electricity prices to market fundamentals and that this effect depends on the season of the year and the time of the day. Model results reveal the substitution effect between traditional fuels and renewable energies due to their alternative use in production and the shift in the merit order curve. Results are of great relevance to Swiss policy makers: Switzerland imports lower electricity prices due to the energy transition in Germany. In particular, because of the high infeed of PV (photovoltaic) during peak hours, the spread between Swissix peak and off-peak prices narrowed significantly over time. Incentives for investments in renewable energies in Switzerland as well as subsidies for hydropower should be considered in the light of these insights.
Assessing Renal Function in Adult Myelomeningocele Patients: Correlation between Volumetric- and Creatinine-based Measurements

Objective: Renal volume-based estimates of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using computed tomography (CT) in renal donor populations have been described. We hypothesized that the same technology would be especially useful in myelomeningocele (MMC) patients for whom standard methods of GFR assessment are inaccurate. Methods: 13 adult subjects with MMC for whom we had CTscans of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast were identified. 125 I-iothalamate studies were available for 2 of the 13 subjects. Renal volumes were calculated from CT-scans using a fitted regression model which has been previously validated in a renal donor population. A volumetric-based GFR was then calculated. Correlation between renal volume-based GFR and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) and Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) GFR was calculated. Results: Correlation between volume-based GFR and MDRD GFR was +0.76 (p = 0.003) while the correlation between volume-based GFR and C-G GFR was +0.68 (p = 0.010). Volumetric-based GFR was higher than 125I-iothalamate based estimates for the 2 patients for whom we had
Gender Differences in Perceived Equality and Personal Knowledge System Development on Personal Learning Network

The purpose of this research is to investigate how personal learning network (PLN) facilitates individuals to build up their own epistemologies of the interpretation for their knowledge system. Based on three interviews and literature reviews, this study intends to develop and validate a personal epistemology development scale (PEDS) on PLNs to understand learner knowledge constructions. 561 valid data from the participants in two studies (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis) were analyzed for the research purpose. The results of these studies supported an 18-item, 4-factor PEDS: description, analysis, vision, and strategy. The results also reveal that equality significantly influences the process of theory development especially for the stage of vision. The result moreover shows gender differences existing in the perception of equality on PLN environment, in the description and in the vision stages.
Draft Genome Sequence of a Haloalkaliphilic archaeon: Natrialba sp. SSL1 (ATCC 43988) Isolated from Sambhar Salt Lake, India

1 JJTU, Vidyanagari, Jhunjhunu-333001, Rajasthan, India 2 IBioAnalysis Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India 3 Division of Biological & Life Sciences, School of Arts & Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India 4 Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR), 30 Biopolis Street, Singapore 138671 5 Department of Microbiology, M. G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India *Corresponding author: vnu_halophiles@yahoo.com
Long-Term Focus of Attentional Biases

Prior research regarding attentional biases, or patterns of visual attention, have focused on attention over the initial second when exposed to pictoral food stimuli. This manuscript reviews the literature regarding attentional biases in overweight/obese individuals over this timeframe for the two previously defined components of attentional bias (attentional orientation and attentional maintenance). A new component is proposed, called “attentional re-engagement,” defined as the pattern of attentional shifts towards target stimulus types over longer periods of time. Overweight/Obese and Normal-weighted participants were recruited and engaged in an Extended Dot Probe task, wherein attentional orientation, maintenance, and re-engagement were assessed using the traditional dot-probe method, while long-term attentional re-engagement measures were also assessed via participant responses during long duration trials (15000ms). Participants also engaged in an eating task. The weight groups did not differ on attentional orientation, attentional maintenance, or any eating measure. Most participants experienced several attentional shifts in the long duration trials, but a small subset experienced very few attentional shifts. Within the majority of participants whose attention did shift in long duration trials, weight groups differed on the amount of attention directed to food images. This long-term attention to food images was also predictive of eating outcome in these individuals, suggesting that attentional re-engagement may be an unexplored component of attentional bias. Table of
Linear And Nonlinear Dynamic Modelling Of Motorized Prosthetic Hand System

This paper described the dynamic modeling of motorized prosthetic finger system.Recently prosthetic hands become more importance because its capability to become potential substitute hand for amputee.By using various type of actuators,prosthetic hands become more practical as it could operate with neuro motors energy which initiated by the Automatic Nervous System (ANS) of the brain.However the mathematical modeling of the system needs to be appropriately determined to ensure the accuracy of the control design later on.This paper explained the linear and nonlinear dynamic modeling of the system using Lagrangian equation.The model of the system is derived by considering the energies of the finger when it is actuated by the DC motor.The linear and nonlinear model based on the Lagrangian function of the motion of the finger is evaluated based on the characteristic of the output response.The results show the significant finding of the output characteristic of the linear and nonlinear dynamic modeling of the system.
Molecular mechanisms underlying surface trafficking and lipid regulation of acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs)

ASIC 은 수소이온에 의해 활성화되는 양이온 채널로서 신경계에서 대표적 pH센서로 작용한다. 수소이온은 통증을 유발하는 염증, 국소 빈혈, 감염, 암과 같은 병리생리학적인 상태에서 분비되며, 정상적인 시냅스 활동에서도 신경전달물질로 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. ASIC 을 통한 생리학적 pH 변화의 감지는 침해 수용 (nociception), 가려움증, 통각, 미각, 학습과 기억, 공포 등에 관련되어 있다. 이러한 ASIC 의 중요성에도 불구하고, 이 이온채널에 관한 조절 기작에 대해서는 아직 구체적인 연구가 많이 되어 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 ASIC 의 조절 기작에 대해 크게 두 부분으로 나누어 연구하였다. 첫 번째 연구에서는 ASIC 이 많은 수용체와 이온채널들의 활성에 중요한 보조요인으로 작용하는 세포막 인지질에 의해 조절 받는가에 관해 연구하였다. 두 번째 연구에서는 ASIC 소단위체들 간에 서로 다른 세포막 운송 기작에 대해 연구하였다. 먼저, ASIC 이 세포막 인지질에 의해 조절 받는지 연구하기 위해 또 다른 수소이온을 감지할 수 있는 이온채널인 TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 1) 을 이용하여 이들의 세포막 인지질에 대한 민감도를 비교하였다. 그 결과, ASIC 은 활성에 세포막 인지질인 PI(4)P 과 PI(4,5)P2 를 필요로 하지 않는 반면, TRPV1 의 활성은 PI(4)P 과 PI(4,5)P2 를 동시에 고갈시켰을 때 감소되는 것을 관찰하였다. PI(3,4,5)P3 의 D3 위치의 인산기만 특정적으로 탈인산화시킬 수 있는 새로운 키메라 단백질인 CF-PTEN 을 이용하여 ASIC 뿐 아니라 TRPV1 의 활성도 PI(3,4,5)P3 에 의해 조절 받지는 않는다는 것을 관찰하였다. 마지막으로 이 이온채널들에 대한 아라키돈산의 효과를 살펴보았다. 아라키돈산이 ASIC 과 TRPV1 의 전류를 모두 증가시켰지만, 전류가 회복되는 양상은 다름을 알 수 있었다. 따라서, ASIC 과 TRPV1 은 수소이온의 센서로서 같은 역할을 하고 있지만 세포막 인지질인 PI(4)P, PI(4,5)P2, 그리고 아라키돈산에 의해 다르게 조절 받는다는 것을 알 수 있다. 두 번째 연구에서는 ASIC 의 세포막 운송 기작을 밝힘으로 이 이온채널의 세포 내 활성 조절 기전을 연구하였다. 세포 내에서 새롭게 합성된 수용체 혹은 이온채널들은 세포 내의 알맞은 위치로 운송되어야 활성화될 수 있기 때문에 세포 내에서 이온채널의 운송은 매우 중요하다. 다양한 질병들이 이온채널의 세포막 운송에 있어서의 결함으로 인해 발생된다. 본 연구에서는 특별히 ASIC2 소단위체에 초점을 맞추었다. ASIC 의 소단위체들 중 ASIC2a 와 ASIC2b 는 ACCN1 이라는 유전자에서 파생된 splicing variants 이다. ASIC2a 와는 달리 ASIC2b 는 수소이온을 감지하지 못하는데, 이에 관한 기전에 대해서는 깊은 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 ASIC2 소단위체들이 세포 내에서 서로 다른 위치에 분포하고 있음을 밝혔다. ASIC2a 는 그 자체만으로도 세포막으로 잘 운송되는 반면, ASIC2b 는 소포체에 머물러 있다. 서로 다른 세포 내 운송 기작을 밝히기 위해 유전자 변형기법을 이용하여 ASIC2 키메라들을 만들었고, 이를 통해 ASIC2a 의 TM1 (the first transmembrane) 도메인과 TM1 근접의 17개 아미노산이 세포막으로의 운송에 중요한 부분이라는 것을 발견했다. ASIC2b 에서 이 부분을 ASIC2a 의 해당 아미노산 서열로 치환했을 경우, 세포막으로 이동하고 수소이온도 감지할 수 있음을 관찰하였다. 이에 더해, TM1 근접의 17개 아미노산이 ASIC2 의 수소이온 감지에 중요한 역할을 한다는 것을 발견하였다. 마지막으로 ASIC2b 가 ASIC2a 와 복합체 (heteromer) 를 형성함으로써 소포체로부터 이탈되어 세포막으로 운송될 수 있다는 것을 발견하였고, 복합체를 형성하는데 소단위체들 간의 N-말단 상호작용이 중요하다는 것을 밝혔다. 추가적으로, ASIC2a 가 다른 소단위체인 ASIC3 의 세포막 운송 또한 증가시킨다는 것을 발견하였다. ASIC2a 는 대부분 소포체에 분포하는 ASIC3 를 세포막으로 이동시켰으며, AISC2a 에 의한 ASIC3 의 세포막으로의 운송은 전류의 sustained component 을 상당히 증가시켰다. 본 연구 결과는 ASIC 의 지금까지 알려져 있지 않았던 세포막 운송 기작을 밝힘으로 매우 큰 의미를 내포하고 있다. ⓒ 2017 DGIST
Combining Mathematical Morphology and Unscented Kalman Filter for Digital Protective Relaying

The paper presents a digital filter algorithm, combining mathematical morphology (MM) and unscented Kaman filter (UKF), for microprocessor-based protective relaying. Firstly, the state and observation equations of UKF are designed based on the state variables of DC-offset component, fundamental angular frequency, and fundamental component of the fault signal. Approximation signals and detail signals are derived from the multi-scale morphological decomposition of the sampling signal. The approximation signals are employed to update the observations of UKF to improve the convergence speed of the filter algorithm, and the detail signals are applied to calculate the measurement noise variance to improve the convergence precision of the filter. The proposed MM-UKF algorithm is evaluated on the data collected from simulation model built in Matlab/Simulink.
A LINEAR TRANSFORMATION FOR DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION IN HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATASETS USING PRINCIPLE COMPONENT ANALYSIS

Data mining is the use of automated data analysis techniques to uncover previously undetected relationships among data items. Due to the mega high dimensionality nature of datasets, data dimension reduction has drawn special attention for such type of data analysis. Data Reduction can be viewed as preprocessing step which removes distracting variance from the datasets so that clustering, classifiers can estimators perform better. In this paper principal component analysis, a linear transformation is used for dimensionality reduction and clustering with K-Medoids algorithm is applied and shows the results.
Stoch-DisPeL: exploiting randomisation in DisPeL.

We present Stoch-DisPeL, an extension of the distributed constraint programming algorithm DisPeL which incorporates randomisation into the algorithm. We justify the introduction of stochastic moves and analyse its performance on random DisCSPs and on Distributed SAT problems. We also empirically compare Stoch-DisPeL’s performance to that of DisPel and DSA-B1N our improved version of DSA. The results obtained show a clear advantage of the introduction of random moves in DisPeL. Our new algorithm, Stoch-DisPeL, also performs better than DSA-B1N.
MICROWAVE IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION OF TWO DIMENSION DIELECTRIC SCATTERERS USING SWARM PARTICLE OPTIMIZATION

In this paper multi-view approach to microwave imaging is proposed which is based on stochastic optimization algorithm, particle swarm optimization (PSO). The inverse problem is recast in an optimization problem. This paper is aimed at assessing the effectiveness of proposed approach in reconstructing the dielectric parameter of known two dimensional scatterers. Such an analysis is carried out by comparing performance of PSO based approach with genetics algorithm (GA). Index term: Inverse Scattering, Microwave Imaging, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Genetics Algorithm (GA).
Intelligent nodes in distribution systems - transition from radial to meshed operation

Due to the deregulation of the electricity sector and simultaneously the growing interest in distributed generation, the uncertainty in operation and planning has increased for distribution network operators. To avoid uneconomic investments, flexible solutions are needed. For this, the concept of an Intelligent Node is proposed. This paper addresses one of its control aspects: the transition from supplying a radial feeder with loads into controlling the power flow in a meshed power system.
Patterns in winter nutritional status of white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus populations in Maine, USA

We used urinary indices to determine temporal and regional patterns in nutritional status of white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus in nine wintering areas in northern and central Maine, USA. Winter severity was greater in the northern region, and we expected deer in that region to exhibit greater evidence for nutritional restriction. We collected an average of 26 urine samples from snow on a biweekly basis during 1 January- 31 March 1993 in each wintering area and analyzed them for ratios of urea nitrogen (N):creatinine (C), an index of nutritional status, and potassium (K):creatinine (C), an index of forage intake. Mean urea N:C ratios increased to 3.0 and 3.3 during March in northern and central Maine, respectively, suggesting that nutritional status of deer in these populations was poor. There were no differences in ratios of urea N:C between regions within time periods, except for late March when urea N:C ratios were greater in the central region. The proportions of deer exhibiting severe nutritional restriction (urea N:C ≥3.5) were greatest in March in both regions (0.16–0.31); however, proportions were highly variable among populations (range: 0–0.44). K:C ratios decreased during winter, but did not differ among regions. Our results indicate that urinary indices of free-ranging deer populations in wintering areas vary greatly, and we contend that high variability among populations is an important consideration for designing future deer research.
Integration Filter for APS, DVL, IMU and Pressure Gauge for Underwater Vehicles

Abstract High-accuracy underwater navigation is important in order to automate motion control of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). An observer that estimates the vehicle states (position, velocity, attitude and turn rates) is proposed for closed-loop control. Measurements from an acoustic positioning system (APS), a Doppler velocity log (DVL), an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a pressure gauge (PG) are used in the proposed observer. The observer is divided into an attitude observer and a translational motion observer with interconnections. The attitude observer is an explicit complementary filter (ECF). Results from simulation are presented.
Broadcast-based Skew Correction Technique for Wireless Sensor Networks

Time synchronization is a vital process in wireless sensor networks, where energy sources are highly limited. In this work, we propose a broadcast-based skew correction technique that will improve both the accuracy and the lifetime of any time synchronization protocol that only corrects time offsets among sensor nodes. Using time information transmitted periodically by the root node, each client node can compensate its software clock frequency in real time after an initial offset correction. The experimental results show that a clock skew below 0.05 us/s can be consistently achieved with appropriate compensation parameters after the correction process is stabilized.
Impact of ICRH on the measurement of fusion alphas by collective Thomson scattering in ITER

Collective Thomson scattering (CTS) has been proposed for measuring the phase space distributions of confined fast ion populations in ITER plasmas. This study determines the impact of fast ions accelerated by ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) on the ability of CTS to diagnose fusion alphas in ITER. Fast ions with large perpendicular velocities, such as the populations investigated here, can be detected with the ‘enabled’ part of the proposed ITER CTS diagnostic. The investigated ICRH scenarios include pure second harmonic tritium heating and 3He minority heating at a frequency of 50 MHz, corresponding to an off-axis resonance. The sensitivities of the results to the 3He concentration (0.1–4%) and the heating power (20–40 MW) are considered. Fusion born alphas dominate the total CTS signal for large Doppler shifts of the scattered radiation. The tritons generate a negligible fraction of the total fast ion CTS signal in any of these heating scenarios. The minority species 3He, however, contributes more than 10% of the fast ion CTS signal at locations close to the resonance layer for 3He concentrations larger than ∼1%. In this particular region in space for resolution of near perpendicular velocities, it may be difficult to draw conclusions about the physics of alpha particles alone by CTS. With this exception, the CTS diagnostic can reveal the physics of the fusion alphas in ITER even under the presence of fast ions due to ICRH.
A Few Integrable Couplings of Some Integrable Systems and ()-Dimensional Integrable Hierarchies

Two high-dimensional Lie algebras are presented for which four ()-dimensional expanding integrable couplings of the D-AKNS hierarchy are obtained by using the Tu scheme; one of them is a united integrable coupling model of the D-AKNS hierarchy and the AKNS hierarchy. Then ()-dimensional DS hierarchy is derived by using the TAH scheme; in particular, the integrable couplings of the DS hierarchy are obtained.