Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EMBODIED AUDITORY DISPLAY AFFORDANCES

The current paper takes a critical look at the current state of Auditory Display. It isolates naive realism and cognitivist thinking as limiting factors to the development of the field. An extension of Gibson’s theory of affordances into the territory of Embodied Cognition is suggested. The proposed extension relies heavily on Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Embodied Schemata. This is hoped to provide a framework in which to address the problem-atic areas of theory, meaning and lack of cognitive research in Auditory Display. Finally the current research’s development of a set of embodied auditory models intended to offer greater lucidity and reasonability in Auditory Display systems through the exploitation of embodied affordances, is discussed.
ČESKÉ VYSOKÉ UČENÍ TECHNICKÉ

This bachelor thesis deals with problematics of profile projector measurement. In theoretical part it provides an introduction to metrology and basic concepts. It also describes 2D measurement options and principle of profile projector measurement. Practice part presents used equipment and there is processed measurement – comparison of two possible methods, evaluation of process capability and repeatability and reproducibility of measuring device.
Enabling Access to Welfare Services - the Place of Social Solidarity and Dialogue

The welfare state in the UK presents immigrant communities with a set of institutions, which are potentially new and unknown. What is the best way to ensure that the questions of access to the welfare institutions are best managed? Trusting, understanding and feeling solidarity with the welfare state will obviously help with this problem. In order to shed light on this phenomenon, this paper presents a qualitative exploratory study dealing with elements of solidarity as perceived by members of the South Asian Community in the UK. Six indepth interviews with South Asian first generation immigrants who had never experienced mental health problems were conducted. They were asked questions about who their support networks would be in the event of them experiencing mental health problems. The thematic analysis of the interviews suggests that the respondents believed that solidarity and support ties are found to be present in families, within the south Asian community and also with welfare institutions. It is concluded that there although things are far from perfect, assimilation and integration based on dialogue is an observable positive aspect of mental health service provision in the UK.
Specification of application logic in web information systems

Syntax, 23 Activity, 77 Activity Clusters, 101 Activity Diagrams, 72 Activity State, 77 AM Generation Procedure, 105 Application Model, 13 Advanced AM, 39 Content Manipulation Model, 43 Navigation Model, 43 Basic AM, 17 Application Template, 109 Articulation, 126 Attribute, 26 Binding Variable, 24 BPML, 72 Business Process, 71 Collaboration Model, 76 Composed Events, 82 Composition, 26 Data Composition, 28 Conditional Navigation, 47 Decision Block, 81 Domain, 17 Domain Model, 21 ECA Rules, 41 Entity-Relationship Modeling, 18 Event Order, 103 Event Order Operator, 103 Events, 40 Fork Block, 81 Form, 43 Graph Pattern, 24 Data Path, 25 Path Expression, 24 Guarding Condition, 51 Hera, 2 Hera Architecture, 14 Application Layer, 14 Presentation Layer, 14 Semantic Layer, 14 Inclusion Condition, 45
FIRST RECORD OF FOSSIL STICK-INSECTS FROM CHINA WITH ANALYSES OF SOME PALEOBIOLOGICAL FEATURES (PHASMATODEA: HAGIPHASMATIDAE FAM.NOV.)

A new family Hagiphasmatidae of fossil stick-insects is erected, of which 3 new genera, 3 new species and an unnamed species are described and figured: Hagiphasma para doxa gen. et sp. nov., Aethephasma megista gen. et sp. nov. and Orephasma eumorpha gen. et sp. nov. A key to genera within this new family is provided. The trace of alimentary canal and welLpreserved operculum are analyzed and compared with recent stick-insects. These mate rial are the first authenticated records of fossil Phasmatodea from China. All the specimens de scribed here were collected from the Late Jurassic Yixian Formation of North Hebei and West Liaoning, China.
Silent steps in transition systems and Markov chains

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UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL FACULDADE DE VETERINÁRIA PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS VETERINÁRIAS EXPRESSÃO GÊNICA EM COMPLEXOS CUMULUS-OÓCITO BOVINOS SELECIONADOS PELA ATIVIDADE DA GLICOSE-6-FOSFATO DESIDROGENASE

Doctoral Thesis Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Ciencias Veterinarias Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul GENETIC EXPRESSION IN BOVINE CUMULUS OOCYTE COMPLEXES SELECTED BY ACTIVITY OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE AUTHOR: ELIANA FRANCO LOPES ADVISER: JOSE LUIZ RODRIGUES SUPERVISER: RUI FERNANDO FELIX LOPES Porto Alegre, January, 2013 The aim of this study was to determine the relative expression of genes involved in transport of monocarboxylates (Mct1, Mct2, Mct3 e Mct4) and oogenesis specific genes (Bmp15, Gdf9 and Has2) in immature and mature bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) after selection by BCB. Immature COCs underwent morphological selection and were stained with 26 mM BCB for 90 min. Based on ooplasm staining, oocytes were distributed in two groups BCB+ (blue color) and BCB(non-stained). The holding control group was exposed to the same incubation conditions as stained COCs, but without BCB. Control group was submitted to in vitro maturation (IVM) immediately after morphological selection. mRNA expression was investigated by RT-PCR in COCs before and after IVM. No relationship was observed in the relative expression of Has2, Gdf9, Bmp15 or Mct1, 2 and 4 transcripts between BCBand BCB+ COCs. Transcripts analysis showed that Gdf9 and Bmp15 in BCB+, BCBand holding groups were upregulated (p < 0.05) before IVM, while Has2 was up-regulated (p < 0.01) after IVM in the control group. Others genes remained stable during maturation (Mct1, 2 and 4). The increase in relative abundance of some transcripts during IVM may be attributed to incubation conditions during the BCB test. Our results showed, for the first time, Mct1, 2 and 4 expression in bovine COCs. Mct1 and Mct4 transcripts were present in denuded oocytes and cumulus cell, while Mct2 was detected only in cumulus cells. These differences between the three isoforms in localization suggest unique roles for each in monocarboxylate transport during maturation. Key-words: BCB test, cumulus-oocyte complexes, gene expression, monocarboxylate transporter, oocyte-secreted factors.
TCP/IP traffic patterns: attacks, errors, steganography or normal behaviour?

This paper presents the results of research on the way the network security is affected by thecurrent state of TCP-IP protocol suite behaviour. A number of examples of possible issues arepresented. When discussing classes of such issues, it is pointed out that security is affected by theexistence of not only incorrect implementations, but also differences in implementations that canbe used for various purposes.In the main part of the paper an analysis of the traffic collected on an Internet backbone linkfrom the year 1999 up to 2006 is presented. The results show that the predicted behaviour can beobserved in the real-world traffic. The differences between the measurement results and the theoryare analysed, with a more in-depth look into a number of patterns and the changes of the patternsbetween the traffic collected in different years. In addition, an operating system detection tool isused to estimate the operating systems used by the nodes. Then the estimation is compared withanomaly patterns and the conclusions are presented. After analysing the findings, the pros andcons to different possible explanations of the observed patterns are presented, including flaws,attacks, various kinds of errors and steganography.
Effects of Nitrogen Application Amount on Characteristics of Nitrogen Utilization and Yield Formation in High Yielding Early Hybrid Rice: Effects of Nitrogen Application Amount on Characteristics of Nitrogen Utilization and Yield Formation in High Yielding Early Hybrid Rice

Two early season hybrid rice combinations,Luliangyou 996(two-line) and Jinyou 463(three-line) were used to study the characteristics of nitrogen utilization and yield formation under different N application amounts. The results showed that with the increasing of N amount the contents of chlorophyll in leaf and the nitrogen accumulation in stem,leaf,and spike increased,the leaf area index(LAI) enlarged and the dry matter accumulation before full heading especially from tillering to full heading pro-moted,the amount and the distribution rate of N accumulation in stem and leaf increased,but N dry matter production efficiency(NDMPE) and N production efficiency(NPE) decreased. The yields of the two rice combination were mainly affected by spikelets per panicle and the number of effective panicles. Optimum N rate increased the rate of the tillers with more than the critical stem-weight(a standard dry weight of stem used for judging whether the tiller grew into effective panicle or not) and the spikelets per panicle. But,the excessive N application decreased the rate of the tillers with more than the critical stem-weight and the spikelets per panicle,resulting in the decrease of dry matter production in late growing stages especially after milky ripe. Under the fertile soil condition in this study,optimum N amount was 225 kg per hectare for Luliangyou 996 which has large spike and compact plant and 180 kg per hectare for Jinyou 463 which has smaller spike,relax plant,and strong tillering ability.
Reduction of Silver Nitrate in Ethanol by Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)

Nanoparticles of silver have been prepared by reduction of silver ions in the presence of polymer. In particular, silver nanoparticles were prepared by reduction of silver nitrate in ethanol in the presence of chemical reduction and poly [N-vinylpyrrolidone (PVP)] as a protective agent. The UV-visible spectrum of the material shows a strong plasmon resonance band centered at 402 nm. The band position depends on PVP: silver nitrate weight ratios of silver colloids were influenced by the protective agent was absorbed to the particle surface. The rate constant remarkably depends in a first order on PVP : AgNO3 weight ratios and reaction temperature.
Termite assemblages (Blattodea: Isoptera) in a habitat humidity gradient in the semiarid region of northeastern Brazil

We compared the termite assemblages of different ecosystems in a humidity gradient. Three areas were sampled: (i) a humid montane forest; (ii) a hillside forest where shaded coffee (Coffea arabica Linnaeus, 1753) is cultivated; (iii) a seasonally dry forest (Caatinga). Active collection protocols were employed in each area during the dry and rainy seasons. The species were grouped according to their habitats and feeding habits. A total of 45 termite species belonging to 20 genera and three families were encountered. The termite fauna of the Caatinga was as rich and abundant as that of the humid forest areas, but it was distinct from it in species composition. Most termite species encountered in the montane forest were also found in the agro-ecological site, but some species were only found in the latter. The termite fauna of the Caatinga varied seasonally the most, with significantly reduced abundance during the dry period. When species richness, abundance, and species composition were considered together the climatic seasons were not found to significantly affect the termite faunas in any of the study areas. The numbers of encounters per feeding group and per habitat exploited did not differ among the different areas, or during the different seasons. Even in adjacent areas, the humidity gradient, as well as the vegetational characteristics, are reflected in differences in the termite fauna. Agro-ecological regimes can be considered viable alternatives to traditional methods of cultivation as they largely conserve the biodiversity found in non-modified environments.
THE IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECT OF CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE ON REGULATION OF T-CELL SUBSETS AND ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELLS

Asli:' E. , Dascombe, M.J.,! Hutchinson, LV} Tebianian, M. ' and Sadri, R. 1. Immunology Research Group. Razi Vaccine & Serum Research Institute. P.OBox 11365-1558. Tehran. Iran 2. Immunology Research Group. School of Biological Sciences. University of Manchester. UK 3. Physiology & Pharmacology Research Group. School of Biological Sciences. University of Manchester, UK 4. Viral Animal Diseases Diagnosis & Research, Ra:::i Institute Received 6 De, 2003' accepted 25 Apr 2004
POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE AND EXPANSION ANALYSIS OF GREEN MUD CRAB (SCYLLA PARAMAMOSAIN) FROM BEIBU GULF

Mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene fragment was employed to analyze population genetic structure and expansion history of green mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) from Beibu gulf. The 16S rRNA gene fragments ranged from 521 to 523bp in length and 21 haplotypes were defined in six geographic stocks of green mud crab. Total haplotype diversity (h) and nucleotide diversity (π) were 0.6259 and 0.001851, respectively. No correlation was detected between genetic dis- tances and geographic distances. Genetic differentiation coefficients (G st ) of pairwise populations extended from 0.02008 to 0.04362, while gene flows (N m ) from 5.48 to 12.20. An analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed that variance within populations accounted for 0.1%, while among populations accounted for 99.9%. The absolute values of fixation indices in the scope of 0.00026—0.02977 suggested no genetic differentiation for pairwise populations. Neighbour-joining tree and median-joining network generated from haplotype data set displayed no apparent lineage clades association with sampling locations. Neutral test and mismatch-distribution analysis disclosed that the populations of green mud crab from Beibu gulf had ever experienced population expansion, whose expansion time was roughly estimated at the late Pleistocene (0.04698—0.01879MY ago or 0.04520—0.01808MY ago).
Changes to liquidity management regime

In July 2006, the Reserve Bank commenced implementation of changes to its liquidity management regime. Under the existing regime, there had been increasing evidence of insufficient liquidity in the banking system at various times and some inefficiencies in the way in which it was provided. Under the new regime, there has been a significant increase in the level of cash left in the payment system overnight. This article details the motivation for the changes and the key features of the new regime and provides some initial observations of their impact. The article notes that the implementation of the new regime, which occurred over a four-month period, has been largely uneventful and that there have been few signs of stress since the Reserve Bank liquefied the system.
Estimation System of People's Freindship and Hierarchical Relationship from Sentence Types

Many people cooperate for creating something new. It is important for the team's perfomance to build a trusting relationship. It is necessary for building the trusting relationship to know the present state of the team. People are able to understand other people's friendship and hierarchical relationship from their talk. We propose an estimation system of people's friendship and hierarchical relationship. People's uttered sentence types are used to estimate the two relationships. The types are identified from meanings of auxiliary verbs and particles that are included in a sentence. We experimented confirmed that this system is efficient to estimate the two relationships.
Multi-Rate Control Architectures for Network-Based Multi-User Haptics Interaction

Cooperative haptics enables multiple users to manipulate computer simulated objects in a shared virtual environment and to feel the presence of other users. Prior research in the literature has mainly addressed single user haptic interaction. This thesis is concerned with haptic simulation in multi-user virtual environments in which the users can interact in a shared virtual world from separate workstations over Ethemet-based Local Area Networks (LANs) or Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). In practice, the achievable real-time communication rate using a typical implementation of network protocols such as the UDP and TCP /IP can be well below the 1kHz update rate that is suggested in the literature for high fidelity haptic rendering. However by adopting a multi-rate control strategy as proposed in this work, the local control loops can be executed at 1kHz while the data packet transmission between the user workstations occur at a lower rate. Within such a framework, two control architectures, namely centralized and distributed are presented. In the centralized controller a central workstation simulates the virtual environment, whereas in the distributed controller each user workstation simulates its own copy of the virtual environment. Two different approaches have been proposed for mathematical modeling of the controllers and have been used in a
Framework for combined control and design optimization of hybrid vehicle propulsion systems

The highest control layer of a (hybrid) vehicular drive train is termed the Energy Management Strategy (EMS). In this chapter an overview of different control methods is given and a new rule-based EMS is introduced based on the combination of Rule-Based and Equivalent Consumption Minimization Strategies (RB-ECMS). The RB-ECMS uses one main design parameter and requires no tuning of many threshold control values and parameters. This design parameter represents the maximum propulsion power of the secondary power source (i.e., electric machine/battery) during pure electric driving. The RB-ECMS is compared with the strategy based on Dynamic Programming (DP), which is inherently optimal for a given cycle. The RB-ECMS proposed in this chapter requires significantly less computation time with the similar result as DP (within ±1% accuracy).
Renal Function of Sickle Cell Subjects in Edo State-Nigeria

This study compares renal function of Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients and healthy subjects and investigates the influence of age and sex. The study involves 30 each of SCD patients and healthy subjects recruited within Edo State. Blood samples from patients and subjects who met the criteria for inclusion and gave consent were evaluated for kidney function as well as electrolytes profile. The results were compared using “t test” and ANOVA where appropriate with p 0.05) in Na+, Cl-, K+ and urea levels between the groups. On the impact of sex, K+ and Creatinine levels were significantly different (p<0.05) between the groups. On age impact, there was significant difference (p<0.05) in K+, bicarbonate and creatinine in the different age groups between SCD and healthy subjects. The findings of this study suggest the need for routine evaluation of kidney function to help SCD patients to avert the inherent danger of kidney diseases and destruction.
Victim or Perpetrator? Analysis of Violent Characters Portrayals from Movie Scripts

Violent content in the media can influence viewers' perception of the society. For example, frequent depictions of certain demographics as victims or perpetrators of violence can shape stereotyped attitudes. We propose that computational methods can aid in the large-scale analysis of violence in movies. The method we develop characterizes aspects of violent content solely from the language used in the scripts. Thus, our method is applicable to a movie in the earlier stages of content creation even before it is produced. This is complementary to previous works which rely on audio or video post production. In this work, we identify stereotypes in character roles (i.e., victim, perpetrator and narrator) based on the demographics of the actor casted for that role. Our results highlight two significant differences in the frequency of portrayals as well as the demographics of the interaction between victims and perpetrators : (1) female characters appear more often as victims, and (2) perpetrators are more likely to be White if the victim is Black or Latino. To date, we are the first to show that language used in movie scripts is a strong indicator of violent content, and that there are systematic portrayals of certain demographics as victims and perpetrators in a large dataset. This offers novel computational tools to assist in creating awareness of representations in storytelling
The Formation of Very Massive Stars in Early Galaxies and Implications for Intermediate Mass Black Holes

We investigate the ab-initio formation of super-massive stars in a pristine atomic cooling halo. The halo is extracted from a larger self-consistent parent simulation. The halo remains metal-free and star formation is suppressed due to a combination of dynamical heating from mergers and a mild ($J_{\rm LW} \sim 2 - 10 \ J_{21}$(z)) Lyman-Werner (LW) background. We find that more than 20 very massive stars form with stellar masses greater than 1000 M$_{\odot}$. The most massive star has a stellar mass of over 6000 M$_{\odot}$. However, accretion onto all stars declines significantly after the first $\sim$ 100 kyr of evolution as the surrounding material is accreted and the turbulent nature of the gas causes the stars to move to lower density regions. We post-process the impact of ionising radiation from the stars and find that ionising radiation is not a limiting factor when considering SMS formation and growth. Rather the birth environments are highly turbulent and a steady accretion flow is not maintained within the timescale (2 Myr) of our simulations. As the massive stars end their lives as direct collapse black holes this will seed these embryonic haloes with a population of black holes with masses between approximately 300 M$_{\odot}$ and 10,000 M$_{\odot}$. Afterwards they may sink to the centre of the haloes, eventually coalescing to form larger intermediate mass black holes whose in-situ mergers will be detectable by LISA.
mlr3proba: Machine Learning Survival Analysis in R

As machine learning has become increasingly popular over the last few decades, so too has the number of machine learning interfaces for implementing these models. However, no consistent interface for evaluation and modelling of survival analysis has emerged despite its vital importance in many fields, including medicine, economics, and engineering. \texttt{mlr3proba} is part of the \texttt{mlr3} ecosystem of machine learning packages for R and facilitates \texttt{mlr3}'s general model tuning and benchmarking by providing a multitude of performance measures and learners for survival analysis with a clean and systematic infrastructure for their evaluation. \texttt{mlr3proba} provides a comprehensive machine learning interface for survival analysis, which allows survival modelling to finally be up to the state-of-art.