Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
All-resonator based LTCC diplexer using substrate-integrated-waveguides

A compact diplexer is implemented in Low-Temperature-Cofired-Ceramic (LTCC) technology and consists of six coupled substrate-integrated-waveguide (SIW) cavity resonators stacked in two layers. No transmission-line based junction is used. The couplings between the cavities are achieved through both SIW irises and slots placed in metal layers. The diplexer has two third-order filtering channels, centred at 2.7 and 3.3 GHz with 120 MHz bandwidths. The overall size of the diplexer is 27.74 mm (2.3λg at 3 GHz) × 10.4 mm (0.86λg at 3 GHz) × 0.84 mm, achieved by using an LTCC material of a high dielectric constant of 68. Simulations and measurements are in good agreement to demonstrate a compact diplexer based on an all-resonator structure using high dielectric constant LTCC material.
Genetic influences on economic preferences

In this paper, we use the classical twin design to provide estimates of genetic and environmental inuences on experimentally elicited preferences for risk and giving. Using standard methods from behavior genetics, we nd strong prima facie evidence that these preferences are broadly heritable and our estimates suggest that genetic di¤erences explain approximately twenty percent of individual variation. The results thus shed light on an important source of individual variation in preferences, a source which has hitherto been largely neglected in the economics literature. This paper has bene ted from discussions with Coren Apicella, Samuel Bowles, Terry Burnham, Bryan Caplan, Tore Ellingsen, James Fowler, Jon Gruber, Garett Jones, Moses Ndulu, Matthew Notowidigdo, Niels Rosenquist, Paul Schrimpf, Steven Pinker, Tino Sanandaji, Örjan Sandewall, Vernon Smith and Robert Östling. Thanks to Larry Katz and six anonymous referees for very helpful comments. We thank the Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, and the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research for nancial support. The Swedish Twin Registry is supported by grants from the Swedish Research Council, The Ministry for Higher Education and Astra Zeneca. Rozita Broumandi and Camilla Björk at the Swedish Twin Registry responded to a number of queries, for which we are grateful. Patrik Ivert, Niklas Kaunitz and Benjamin Katze¤ provided excellent research assistance. We are grateful to a number of colleagues, especially Håkan Jerker Holm and Fredrik Carlsson, for help with subject recruitment outside Stockholm. The paper was completed whilst David Cesarini was visiting the Research Institute of Industrial Economics in Stockholm; he gratefully acknowledges their hospitality.
Jets in Hydrogen-poor Superluminous Supernovae: Constraints from a Comprehensive Analysis of Radio Observations

The energy source powering the extreme optical luminosity of hydrogen-stripped superluminous supernovae (SLSNe-I) is not known, but recent studies have highlighted the case for a central engine. Radio and/or X-ray observations are best placed to track the fastest ejecta and probe the presence of outflows from a central engine. We compile all the published radio observations of SLSNe-I to date and present three new observations of two new SLSNe-I. None were detected. Through modeling the radio emission, we constrain the subparsec environments and possible outflows in SLSNe-I. In this sample, we rule out on-axis collimated relativistic jets of the kind detected in gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). We constrain off-axis jets with opening angles of 5° (30°) to energies of E k < 4 × 10 50 erg ( E k < 10 50 erg ) in environments shaped by progenitors with mass-loss rates of M ˙ < 10 − 4 M ⊙ yr − 1 ( M ˙ < 10 − 5 M ⊙ yr − 1 ) for all off-axis angles, assuming fiducial values ϵ e = 0.1 and ϵ B = 0.01 . The deepest limits rule out emission of the kind seen in faint uncollimated GRBs (with the exception of GRB 060218) and from relativistic SNe. Finally, for the closest SLSN-I, SN 2017egm, we constrain the energy of an uncollimated nonrelativistic outflow like those observed in normal SNe to E k ≲ 10 48 erg.
Recollection et familiarité chez 12 patients présentant un infarctus thalamique gauche : étude comportementale, en imagerie structurale et fonctionnelle de repos

La memoire de reconnaissance nous permet a la fois de detecter rapidement un stimulus precedemment percu (familiarite), et de recuperer des informations relatives au contexte de notre rencontre avec ce stimulus (recollection). Les modeles neuro-anatomiques d'Aggleton et Brown (1999) puis d'Aggleton et al. (2011) postulent que le noyau anterieur (NA) du thalamus et le tractus mamillo-thalamique (TMT) du fait de leurs connexions avec l'hippocampe font partie du circuit de la recollection tandis que le noyau dorso-median (DM) participerait a la familiarite en raison de ses connexions avec le cortex perirhinal. Dans cette these nous avons teste cette hypothese d'independance. 12 patients avec un infarctus thalamique gauche ont ete recrutes ainsi qu'un groupe de sujets controles apparies. Tous les participants ont ete soumis a un bilan neuropsychologique, a trois tâches experimentales de memoire de reconnaissance et a un examen d'IRM morphologique et d'IRM fonctionnelle de repos. Selon les tâches nous avons estime la contribution de la recollection et de la familiarite a la reponse sur la base de la verbalisation de la source, du degre de confiance dans la reponse ou de la categorisation des reponses. Les lesions thalamiques ont ete quantifiees et localisees automatiquement grâce a une nouvelle approche methodologique que nous avons developpee. Le profil neuropsychologique des patients a mis en evidence une amnesie anterograde verbale et un trouble executif modere (Etude 1). Les lesions atteignaient principalement le DM alors que le NA etait intact chez tous. Le TMT etait lese chez les 7 patients les plus amnesiques (Etudes 1 et 2). La recollection etait alteree chez les patients quelle que soit la tâche alors que la familiarite etait preservee. De plus l'indice de recollection correlait avec la lesion du DM (Etude 2). Enfin, des correlations ont ete trouvees dans l'etude en connectivite fonctionnelle entre la disconnexion thalamo-frontale et la recollection (Etude 3). En somme, ces resultats signifient i\ qu'une lesion du NA n'est pas necessaire pour causer une amnesie ii\ qu'une lesion du DM est suffisante pour causer un defaut de recollection mais pas necessaire pour atteindre la familiarite iii\ qu'une lesion du TMT predit une amnesie severe, enfin iv\ que le reseau reliant fonctionnellement le DM au cortex prefrontal semble etre implique dans l'experience subjective de la memoire de reconnaissance plutot que dans ses contenus. Ils suggerent de plus que le modele d'Aggleton et al (2011) devrait etre revise en ce qui concerne la relation familiarite / DM.
Salt-induced regulation of photosynthetic capacity and ion accumulation in some genetically diverse cultivars of radish ( Raphanus sativus L.)

Salt-induced changes in growth, various gas exchange characteristics, and ion accumulation were examined during a greenhouse experiment on six radish (Raphanus sativus L.) cultivars i.e., Radish Red Neck, Radish Lal Pari, Radish Mino Japani, Radish 40 Days, Mannu Early and Desi. Varying levels of salt (0, 80, and 160 mM NaCl) of the growth medium markedly decreased the shoot and root dry weights, relative water contents, osmotic potential, photosynthetic and transpiration rates, stomatal conductance, substomatal CO 2 concentration, C i /C a ratio, water use effi ciency, leaf and root K + and Ca 2+ , while increasing the leaf and root Na + and Cl - of all six radish cultivars. Of all cultivars, Mannu Early and Desi were higher in shoot and root dry weights than the other cultivars, and thus, they were ranked as relatively salt tolerant. However, none of the earlier mentioned physiological attributes was found to be an effective criterion in discriminating the six radish cultivars. Overall, the response of each cultivar to salt stress appraised using various physiological attributes was specific.
Exact solution of a delay difference equation modeling traffic flow and their ultra-discrete limit

We consider a car-following model described by a delay difference equation and give its exact solutions that present propagation of a traffic jam. This model is a discrete-time version of the delayed optimal-velocity model; in the continuum limit, we recover the delay differential equation for this model and the exact solutions as well. We then work in the ultra-discrete limit, obtaining a delay cellular-automaton model, which successfully inherits the solutions. Also the dispersion relation for the present solutions suggests that a quick response of drivers does not always result in fast dissolution of a traffic jam.
Household debt decision: Poverty or psychology?

This study is motivated by the growing concern with the increase in the level of household debt, particularly in Malaysia. One of the debated issues is whether household borrowings are related to poverty factors or due to psychological factors. This study approaches this issue by taking into account the factors as proposed by conventional (Life Cycle Hypothesis) and heterodox (Relative Income Hypothesis) economic theories. The data presented is micro level data collected from a self- administered survey among urban working class in Klang Valley. We find no conclusive evidence supporting the conventional theory, since though age is statistically significant, yet future income expectations are not. The findings also suggested that household debt is not a poverty related phenomenon since the determinants are more “wants” rather than “needs”. Thus, any policy intervention should include educating households on rational consumption decision making.
Morphometric geometric study of wing shape in Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) from Tamil Nadu, India

The morphometric geometric study was carried out in 10 males and 10 females of Culex quinquefasciatus. There are 23 landmarks corresponding to points at which wing veins either branch or intersect the margin of the wing. Relative warp analysis has been proved to be very efficient in distinguishing the variation of shape in male and female wings. The multivariate analysis of co-variance (MANCOVA) showed a clear separation of the male and female wings.
Gravity Effects of Deformation Zones Induced by Tunnelling in Soft and Stiff Clays

SUMMARY We calculated gravity response of geotechnical models of deformation zones induced by tunnelling in two environments - soft clays and stiff clays. Approximately elliptic zones of deformation above the tunnels arise in both cases, but internal structures of the zones are different, and different are also theirs gravity effects. In soft clays, the deformation zone above the tunnel is actually zone of compaction and causes decrease of amplitude of gravity anomaly over the tunnel. In stiff clays a zone of dilatancy occurs next to the tunnel, but an overall gravity effect of deformation zone is insignificant and doesn’t affect the amplitude of gravity anomaly measured above the tunnel at the surface.
Exploring the Relationship between Spectators’ Experience with Sportscape Elements and Propensity to Re-Patronize: Evidence from Addis Ababa Stadium, Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between spectators’ experience with sportscape elements and propensity to re-patronize in Addis Ababa stadium, Ethiopia. The survey instrument was administered to 150 spectators’ from all seating sections at four different games based on the sportscape model proposed by Wakefield, Blodgett and Sloan (1996) and Theodorakis and Alexandris (2008) SPORTSERV model. Based on descriptive analysis, spectators’ appeared to have unpleasant experience with majority of the studied sportscape elements and despite the unfavorable experience; result of the regression analysis depicts none significant relationship with spectators’ propensity to re-patronize or attend future games in the stadium. Keywords: Spectators’ Experience, Sportscape Elements, Propensity to Re-Patronize.
Automatic Classification of Periodic Heart Sounds Using Convolutional Neural Network

This paper presents an automatic normal and abnormal heart sound classification model developed based on deep learning algorithm. MITHSDB heart sounds datasets obtained from the 2016 PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge database were used in this research with the assumption that the electrocardiograms (ECG) were recorded simultaneously with the heart sounds (phonocardiogram, PCG). The PCG time series are segmented per heart beat, and each sub-segment is converted to form a square intensity matrix, and classified using convolutional neural network (CNN) models. This approach removes the need to provide classification features for the supervised machine learning algorithm. Instead, the features are determined automatically through training, from the time series provided. The result proves that the prediction model is able to provide reasonable and comparable classification accuracy despite simple implementation. This approach can be used for real-time classification of heart sounds in Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), e.g. remote monitoring applications of PCG signal.
SW Lyncis-Advances and Questions

Many filtered CCD measures form the basis of six new light curves of the eclipsing system SW Lyn. From these measures and additional observations for eclipse timing, 47 new times of minimum light over the time-interval of about 13 years have been calculated. The complex period variability can be sorted into a linear period improvement with 5.8-year and 33.9-year periodic terms. The shorter cyclic term of these is ascribed to a cool companion of the eclipsing pair but the longer one has no testable interpretation at present. The new light curves are synthesized by the 2003 version of the Wilson-Devinney differential corrections computer code. The results incorporate a source of "third light" which comes from the cool companion star that had been identified by the cycling of the period of the eclipsing pair and also had previously been identified spectroscopically. There is a measure of satisfaction with current understanding of the SW Lyn eclipsing system because of consistent syntheses of all historical light curves. This agreeable convergence, however, comes partly at the expense of an unanticipated temperature of the hot star and of a photospheric spot that has no obvious basis in the detached character modeled for the binary. We offer predictions of changes in the stellar parameters if the modeled detached-configuration should be wrong. The SW Lyn stellar system is still difficult to understand.
Photometric periods of HN Peg from multichannel analysis

We applied the method of three-stage weighted multichannel period analysis (MPA) to photometric observations of HN Peg obtained in 1992-99. We detected two periods: the longer one stayed almost constant near 5 d . 1 but appeared only during the observing seasons in 1993-98, while the shorter one was present for all observing seasons, having fluctuations within 4 d . 4-4 d . 8. If the two periods are interpreted as caused by differential rotation, we may have detected two distinct latitude zones of spot activity, one where spots were confined to within a very narrow range of latitude, and another where the latitude range may be somewhat broader. The existence of two latitude zones of activity in this young solar analogue closely matches what is seen in the Sun. However, the presence of two periods may also be caused by long-lived active areas moving in longitude. We use HN Peg as a test case for our new MPA statistical method. Because of the limited quality of the data and the complexity of stellar activity our results are tentative, leaving space also for other interpretations.
Hybrid SPR algorithm to select predictive genes for effectual cancer classification

Designing an automated system for classifying DNA microarray data is an extremely challenging problem because of its high dimension and low amount of sample data. In this paper, a hybrid statistical pattern recognition algorithm is proposed to reduce the dimensionality and select the predictive genes for the classification of cancer. Colon cancer gene expression profiles having 62 samples of 2000 genes were used for the experiment. A gene subset of 6 highly informative genes was selected by the algorithm, which provided a classification accuracy of 93.5%.
Assessment of genetic polymorphism in natural populations of ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris L., Dryopteridaceae) in Lithuania by using RAPD markers

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis was carried out to examine genetic diversity, population structure and polymorphism level among and within seven natural populations of ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris L., Dryopteridaceae) in Lithuania. In total, 43 plants were analysed using 10 polymorphic decanucleotide primers of random sequence. 73 polymorphic bands ranging in size from 470 to 2600 bp were derived using selected primers. The average value for Shannon’s phenotypic diversity index for all seven populations was I = 0.0498 (SD = 0.0534, P = 0.02), mean heterozigosity was 0.033 (SD = 0.038, P = 0.03), total gene diversity H t = 0.3385 (SD = 0.0164), gene diversity among populations G st = 0.9009 and gene flow N m = 0.0550. PCA and UPGMA analysis revealed a high degree of interpopulation differentiation. Genetic differences among populations were due to the absence or presence of the same alleles in different populations, but not to the frequency of alleles in each population. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed that 9% of the total molecular variance was due to an individual variation within the populations and 91% to the differences among populations (Φ PT = 0.909, P = 0.001, df = 6). A weak but statistically significant correlation (r = 0.354, P = 0.047) between Nei’s genetic distances and the geographic location of populations was established using the Mantel test. The very low intrapopulation differentiation shows that clonal propagation is prevailing in populations of ostrich fern in Lithuania. The parameters of genetic diversity and a correlation of genetic distance with the geographic location revealed the existence of population isolation by distance forasmuch as migration is very low.
Empirical Analysis of Pedestrian Delay Models at Urban Intersections

Signalized crosswalks are useful pedestrian facilities but complexities in geometry and configuration arise, especially in congested urban areas, directly affecting safety, cycle length and delay. Universal design criteria are not dealt with by manuals. Scientific literature has proven that pedestrians look for the shortest path at crosswalks, sometimes even adopting unsafe behaviour. On the other hand, drivers’ habits are scarcely bothered by pedestrian signage. The analysis of pedestrians’ cognitive path and choices is fundamental as well as the prediction of irresponsible actions. Delay is a widely adopted parameter to assess pedestrian Level of Service. In this work, a comparison among renowned models to estimate pedestrian delay at signalized crosswalk is set and double-checked with a field study in the city of Bologna – Italy.
New open cluster candidates discovered in the XSTPS-GAC survey

The Xuyi Schmidt Telescope Photometric Survey of the Galactic Anti-center (XSTPS-GAC) is a photometric sky survey that covers nearly 6000 deg2 towards the Galactic Anti-center (GAC) in the g, r, i bands. Half of its survey field is located on the Galactic Anti-center disk, which makes XSTPS-GAC highly suitable to search for new open clusters in the GAC region. In this paper, we report new open cluster candidates discovered in this survey, as well as properties of these open cluster candidates, such as age, distance and reddening, derived by isochrone fitting in the color-magnitude diagram (CMD). These open cluster candidates are stellar density peaks detected in the star density maps by applying the method from Koposov et al. Each candidate is inspected in terms of its true color image composed from three XSTPS-GAC band images. Then its CMD is checked, in order to identify whether the central region stars have a clear isochrone-like trend differing from background stars. The parameters derived from isochrone fitting for these candidates are mainly based on three band photometry of XSTPS-GAC. Moreover, when these new candidates are able to be seen clearly in 2MASS data, their parameters are also derived based on the 2MASS (J – H, J) CMD. There are a total of 320 known open clusters rediscovered and 24 new open cluster candidates discovered in this work. Furthermore, the parameters of these new candidates, as well as another 11 previously known open clusters, are properly determined for the first time.
D-Galactosamine/Lipopolysaccharide Induced Hepatoprotective Activity of Boswellia ovalifoliolata

Present study provides focus on hepatoprotective activity of the roots in methanol and hexane extracts by D-Galactosamine/Lipopolysaccharide induced hepatotoxicity model. Physical parameters, liver functioning, antioxidant levels and histopathological study of the liver were conducted to assess the hepatoprotective action. Treatment with Boswellia ovalifoliolata root extracts has protected liver from induced hepatotoxicity. This was demonstrated by reducing the elevated levels of biochemical markers and additional histopathological observations have shown that there is an improvement in the structural design of liver due to induced hepatotoxicity. Present study is a contribution to the literature about hepatoprotective action of B. ovalifoliolata roots.
Interactive comment on “Capturing soil-water and groundwater interactions with an iterative feedback coupling scheme: New HYDRYS package for MODFLOW” by Jicai Zeng et al.”

Page 4, line 98: This is the methodology you used to address the three concerns as you discussed in the introduction. I would suggest you to show a schematic showing how you address the concerns. This will help readers to get the ideas more straightforward. Response: We re-arranged the section 2 in correspondence of the three concerns. In first paragraph, we did an overview of these contents accordingly. Every sub-section is important to the methods developed in this paper. We hope it straightforward and clear enough to the readers. As given in the revised manuscript (page 4, lines 99-106): “To address the aforementioned three concerns, governing equations for subsurface flow are given at different levels of complexity (section 2.1). Numerical solution of these equations are presented in section 2.2. The nonlinearity in soil-water sub-models are reduced by a generalized switching scheme that chooses appropriate forms of the Richards’ equation (RE) according to the hydraulic conditions at each numerical node (section 2.3). An iterative feedback coupling scheme is developed to solve the soil-water and groundwater models at independent scales (section 2.4). A multi-scale water balance analysis is conducted to deal with the scalemismatching problem at the phreatic surface (section 2.5). A moving Dirichlet boundary at the groundwater table is assigned to the soil water sub-models (see Appendix A.1), which aims at avoiding the influence of saturated lateral flow. ”
The scanning and voxellisation of complex 3D objects for incorporation within finite difference time domain based acoustic prediction

This paper presents techniques developed to incorporate complex 3D objects within the author's own finite difference time domain based acoustic prediction software application. Using a combination of 3D laser scanning, ray based voxellisation and a least pth norm based filter design approach to emulate the absorption profiles of non‐rigid boundaries; complex objects can be incorporated into a variety of FDTD based acoustic prediction scenarios. The paper will evaluate the success of the approach and explore its application. Of particular interest is the emulation of furniture, people, acoustic modifiers and other complex non planer structures within room acoustics predictions.