Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Eucalyptus: hybridation artificielle - barrieres et heredite des caracteres

L'introduction de ! 'Eucalyptus en France a deja ete une longue histoire et, depuis 1956, elle a ete jalonnee d'aleas surtout lies a des caprices climatiques (dont le dernier en date a ete janvier 19851. Ameliorer ou privilegier dans un programme de recherche Ia resistance a divers types de froid implique qu'il y ait, a Ia base, des gimes de resistance. Quand on examine attentivement ia diversite specifique de ce genre et l'etendue climatique des aires naturelles respectives, on peut mesurer toute l'ampleur de Ia variabilite genetique de ce caractere. Des especes les plus luxuriantes (E. grandis, regnans, g/obu/us) aux gunnii des <<lrous a geleeSll du plateau central tasmanien, II y a ia, pour le selectionneur, un puissant reservoir de genes qui devrait satisfaire des criteres de selection, de vigueur et de resistance au froid. Les especes dites resistantes sont peu nombreuses et ! 'Eucalyptus gunnii passe pour etre l'une des plus interessantes (Pryor, 1957- Potts and Reid, 1985 - Davidson and Reid, 1985); elle est Ia plus frequemment utilisee dans les programmes d'hybridatron contr61ee pour les conditions de Ia France. Cependant, Ia vigueur devra souvent etre amelioree en introduisant dans les plans de croisements des genomes plus vigoureux. Ces genomes sont selectionnes ou issus d'especes tres differentes (mais appartenant au sous-genre Symphyomyrtus), ou de Ia meme espece; ils n'ont pas toujours les affinites genetiques necessaires au succes des appariements envisages. Ces barri8res ou ces incompatibilit8s, aussi bien au niveau intra~sp8cifique qu'inter-specifique, sont etudiees dans ce document. De nouvelles donnees portant sur un plus grand nombre de croisements et une nouvelle saison de pollinisation permettent d'amplifier et de con firmer les tendances avancees et degagees dans un precedent article (Cauvin- 1984). Au-dela des caracteres de vigueur et de resistance au froid, nous nous sommes attaches a explorer Ia transmission d'un certain nombre de caracteres sous leurs aspects mendeliens; leur regime hereditaire pourra, dans bien des cas, lever l'ambiguite sur Ia denomination souvent hypoth8tique d'hybrides naturels tres repandus dans les aires d'introduction, ou des especes tres variees sont intimement melangees. L'interet de pouvoir selectionner en pepiniere, au stade tres juvenile, des caracteres physiologiques a partir de caracteres morphologiques facilement visualisables, est considerable. Ainsi, nous avons cherche a etablir des correlations phenotypiques entre ces differents caracteres (glaucescence, forme des feuilles, branchaison, rugosite des tiges, hauteur, resistance au froid). Dans Ia partie traitant de Ia glaucescence, le mode hered ita ire de ces caracteres a ete analyse et rapproche de ! 'aptitude a Ia resistance au froid (notes 1 et 2 du tableau 1).
Influência do laser de baixa energia no processo de consolidação de fratura de tíbia: estudo experimental em ratos*

Effect of low-energy laser in the consolidation of tibial fractures. Experimental study with rats The development of new strategies towards the enhancement of bone healing has enabled significant improvement on fracture treatment. This article aims at investigating the osteogenic capacity of low-power He-Ne laser on bone repair by using a reproducible model of experimental fracture healing in rat tibiae. Thirty-nine rats underwent closed RESUMO O desenvolvimento de novas técnicas capazes de acelerar o processo de reparo ósseo tem proporcionado avanços significativos no tratamento das fraturas. O objetivo dos autores com o presente estudo foi observar bioquímica e histologicamente os efeitos do laser HeNe sobre o processo de consolidação de fraturas fechadas e não imobilizadas de tíbias de ratos. Foram utilizados 39 ratos da linhagem Wistar (Rattus norvegicus albinus), divididos aleatoriamente em dois grupos. No dia seguinte ao da realização das fraturas, iniciou-se esquema terapêutico com o laser He-Ne. O grupo A (n
A Robust Feature-processing Method for Age-invariant Face Recognition

In this paper, we present a novel feature-processing method for age-invariant face recognition so that it is robust to aging process. The main purpose of feature-processing is to remove aging effects while keep personalized properties stable simultaneously. In order to achieve this, we try to learn a space map and then encode the mapped feature to an age - invariant representation. In the encoding step, we introduce two kinds of constraints: the temporal constraint (local constraint) and boundary constraint (global constraint). We applied our feature-processing method to Cross-Age Celebrity Dataset (CACD). In order to verify the versatility of our method, we apply it to both high-dimensional LBP feature and deep feature. Results show that our feature-processing method works well on CACD and the face verification subset of CACD (CACD-VS).
High Voltage Boost Converters: A Review on Different Methodologies and Topologies

Power converters are a fundamental element in the industries, micro-grids and households appliances providing all the necessary power regulation increasing the flexibility of the voltage, current, power, and phase. In this review a number of boost converters are studied, responsible for converting a low direct current voltage to a higher magnitude using a number of different methods including coupled inductors, series combination of a capacitor and two parallel inductors and an inductor discharging to two series connected capacitors in a transfer of power. The converters encounter two major practical issues sudden rise in di/dt and dv/dt that drastically reduces the efficiency and increases power loss in passive elements and stress in active switches.
Molecular determinants of juvenile myelomonosytic leukemia and childhood myelodysplastic syndrome

textabstractIn the general population the probability of developing cancer before the age of 18 years is around 1 in 400. In the Netherlands, approximately 600 new children each year are diagnosed with cancer (Figure 1). The most common types of childhood cancer are leukemias and the distribution of cancer types varies with age. Figure 2 gives an overview of the incidence of the different subclasses of leukemia as registered by the DCOG (2005-2010). Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) accounts for about 80% of the leukemias, whereas acute myeloid leukemia (AML) accounts for about 15% of all leukemias. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML), which are the subject of this thesis, represent very rare myeloid malignancies in childhood. Over the last decades, following better treatment stratification, better chemotherapy combinations and improved supportive care regimens, the 5-year survival of cancer in children and adolescents improved significantly (Figure 3). The survival of MDS and JMML however, has reached a plateau at approximately 50% following stem cell transplantation, which is the only curative treatment option for these diseases.
The language of translation in Brazil: written representations of oral discourse in Agatha Christie

This study is the result of an investigation of translational phenomena in Brazilian culture from the theoretical and methodological perspective of Descriptive Translation Studies and its main focus is the translation of representations of oral discourse in written format. The initial hypothesis was that there has been a persistent, accentuated dichotomy between Brazilian Portuguese oral discourse and its written representations in translated texts. Translation in Brazil is ubiquitous, particularly in cultural markets, and the English language is, by far, the main source of imported literature and film/TV. Therefore, given the privileged position that English has come to occupy in Brazil, the aim of this study was to explore target texts based on English originals, placing them within the development of Brazilian translation and Brazilian culture. Dialogs represented in literary works were chosen as the starting point for this task: more specifically, a set of representative translations of Agatha Christie into Brazilian Portuguese, as well as different editions of these translations released over eight decades (from 1933 until 2013) by different publishing houses. European Portuguese translations and editions, as well as translations done in different languages, were also used as support material. The main objective of this study was to observe particularities and regularities in the translation of representations of orality within the Brazilian context, describing how particular kinds of linguistic and narratological structures have been filtered and rendered from English into Brazilian Portuguese, enphasizing the concept of register as defined by Halliday (1985). A test case was carried out in search of hypotheses to be tested in a wider context, and among the hypotheses found two were selected for systematic verification: 1) In general, a higher register has been used to represent oral discourse than that which would be expected under similar live circumstances; 2) The register level has lowered over time. A third hypothesis that permeated the entire study could not be avoided, even though it was not approached in a systematic way like the other two: The approach to translating oral discourse in Christie reflects general historical trends across Brazilian text-related media (e.g. newspapers, subtitling), which could indicate a feedback loop between media systems. The results indicate that the register used in the translation of written representations of orality in Agatha Christie has been systematically elevated, and no conclusive indications of a change in this approach could be observed diachronically. This conservative
The Paradigm of Greek Romantic Prose Fiction (1830-1850): A reappraisal of A. Soutsos's 'The Exile of 1831'

Refut ng the assumpt on that the first novels after 1830 const tute the advent of Greek real sm, th s paper ntends to corroborate Tz ovas’s argument that these texts, draw ng on the world construct on of the Hellen st c and Byzant ne adventure novel, const tute an d osyncrat c branch of European Romant c sm. Th s w ll be ev denced through an analys s of A. Soutsos’s The Exile of 1831, theoret cally underp nned by Bakht n’s theory of the l terary chronotope. A two-fold argument w ll be developed: ex negativo by oppos ng Bakht n’s v ew on l terary real sm to the trad t onal manner n wh ch the d eget c world of The Exile s constructed, and ex positivo by argu ng that the narrat ve structure of the adventure novel can be regarded as a log cal cho ce n v ew of the hypothes s that tens on between the d eget c world and contemporary real ty s character st c of Romant c sm. In turn, a s m lar approach w ll allow for a more coherent nterpretat on than l terary cr t cs have formulated to date.
Design and Development of a Class of Rotorcraft-Based UAV

We discuss the development of a mini-quadrotor system and coaxial quadrotor system for indoor and outdoor applications. The attitude control system consists of a stability augmentation system and a modern control approach. To perform an experimental flight test, a PID controller is used to validate our aerodynamic modelling and basic electronics hardware is developed in a simple configuration. We use a low-cost 100 Hz AHRS for inertial sensing, infrared (IR) sensors for horizontal ranging, an ultrasonic sensor for ground ranging and an AVR microcontroller for the flight control computer. A ground control system is developed for the monitoring and gathering of flight data. Based on the modelling and simulation data of the mini-quadrotor system, a flight test is performed and automatic hovering ability is implemented. A collision detection system is one of the important parts of an indoor and outdoor flight test. To overcome the payload limitation of the mini-quadrotor system, we design a coaxial quadrotor system and we use a Kinect sensor as the collision detect sensor. Kinect sensors give 3D depth information and the collision detection system uses that information.
SAT-based Automated Design Debugging: Improvements and Application to Low-power Design

SAT-based Automated Design Debugging: Improvements and Application to Low-Power Design Bao Le Master of Applied Science Graduate Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Toronto 2012 With the growing complexity of modern VLSI designs, design errors become increasingly common. Design debugging today emerges as a bottleneck in the design flow, consuming up to 30% of the overall design effort. Unfortunately, design debugging is still a predominantly manual process in the industry. To tackle this problem, we enhance existing automated debugging tools and extend their applications to different design domains. The first contribution improves the performance of automated design debugging tools by using structural circuit properties, namely dominance relationships and non-solution implications. Overall, a 42% average reduction in solving run-time demonstrates the efficacy of this approach. The second contribution presents an automated debugging methodology for clock-gating design. Using clock-gating properties, we optimize existing debugging techniques to localizes and rectifies the design errors introduced by clock-gating implementations. Experiments show a 6% average reduction in debugging time and 80% of the power-savings retained.
Performance Comparison and Evaluation of Different Software Defined Networks Controllers

In Software Defined Networking (SDN) which is a new network architecture, the controller represents the main and intelligent part of its components. Today, there exists many SDN controllers both open source and commercial including Cisco APIC, VMware NSX Controller, NEC PF6800, Beacon, Floodlight, Iris, Maestro, RunOS and others. The question is which controller can perform better in which situations. Several works were done to compare these controllers with respect to efficiency, controllers’ features, and architecture. In this paper, a Performance evaluation test of five open source controllers (libfluid, ONOS, OpenDaylight, POX and Ryu) is done, this test uses a linear topology that is built in Mininet emulator, with different number of switches. The Performance evaluation is done using Iperf and Ping commands. This paper introduces a new contribution in evaluating and comparing the End to End delay and End to End throughput responses of the five controllers while increasing the load on the linear topology and at what point of network load (number of switches) the controllers stop responding. Even though the results show that libfluid gives the best throughput performance and POX gives the best delay performance; however, the selection of the best performing controller should be based on several criteria, per the user requirements.
Survey research and the World Wide Web

From the Publisher: B> Survey Research and the World Wide Web helps readers learn how to construct a survey or use the Web as a medium for targeting and surveying well-focused populations. The authors provide readers with specific approaches for collecting representative data from a variety of groups, populations and resources as well as practical, straightforward exercises that include numerous examples. Step-by-step instructions are provided to guide readers to accomplish each activity and screen shots and real-life vignettes highlighting the application if concepts and programs discussed in the text. This book is not a technical manual on how to program HTML or master Microsoft FrontPage, rather it is designed to help readers become proficient at using Web survey research tools. For anyone interested in building web research skills.
Relevance of Sampling Techniques in Medical Research

It is the era of developments and technologies in Southeast Asian countries including Nepal. Medical practice is growing to its supreme level. There is several funded and clinically relevant research works from this region. But it is questionable whether the data is collected scientifically and the inferred evidence is useful to the medical sciences. Improper sampling methods will result with biased evidence, which will make the researcher misleading. This article will discuss the basic sampling techniques required for a good research. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.3126/jbs.v2i1. 13031 Journal of Biomedical Sciences 2015 Mar.; 2(1): 3-6
A distributed tokens-based distance-vector routing algorithm for mobile ad-hoc networks

A mobile ad-hoc network is a multi-hop wireless network in which mobile hosts communicate over a shared, scarce wireless channel. In this paper, an innovative distance vector routing algorithm TDVRA based on tokens for mobile ad-hoc networks is proposed, which is proved to be loop-free and of no problem of counting-to-infinity existed in those traditional distance-vector routing algorithms such as RIP and BF. Furthermore, compared with the algorithm DSDV, the new algorithm TDVRA can overcome the drawback of routing fluctuations existed in DSDV and can spread the bad news as quickly as the good news.
Applying neural networks to computer system performance tuning

This paper presents results of empirical studies applying neural networks and techniques from control systems theory to computer system performance tuning. Experiments were performed on a simulated multiprogrammed computer system with a time-varying workload comprising four job classes. Key system performance measures such as device utilizations, mean queue lengths, and paging rates were collected and used to train neural network performance models. Several model-based adaptive control experiments show that backpropagation and radial basis function neural network controllers can be trained online to adjust memory allocations in order to meet desired performance objectives. <<ETX>>
The social life of avatars: presence and interaction in shared virtual environments

The Social Life of Avatars will be essential reading for computer scientists, and social scientists who are developing and researching virtual worlds. It will also be useful background reading for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses in the Sociology of New Information and Communication Technologies, Computer-Mediated Communication, Virtual Reality, Computer Graphics, HCI and Multimedia.
Topic Variable in Narrow-Scope Eap Short-Context Reading Tests

The present study was an attempt to explore (a) the extent to which EAP students' reading performance on a discipline-specific short- context reading test is influenced by their knowledge of subject-matter of the test tasks, (b) the impact(s) that narrow-scope discipline-specific test tasks may have on the psychometric characteristics of the test, and (c) the suitability of short-context method of testing reading comprehension in an EAP context. To this end, two 20-item multiple- choice short-context reading tests comprising 20 items on statistics and 20 items on discipline-neutral topics were developed and administered to 53 Iranian college-level students of (1) statistics, (2) chemistry, and (3) history. Results demonstrated that students of statistics significantly outperformed students of history and chemistry. Furthermore, topic specificity of the test tasks did not seem to improve the psychometric properties of the discipline-related test. And short- context testing appeared to function equally well in an EAP context.
Tracing multiple mobile objects by a network of intelligent detectors

We study concepts for tracing moving objects in a c ertain domain by means of a set of checkpoints (observers) located at chosen stationar y points within the domain. The observers are assumed to recognize objects of i nterest when appearing in their vicinity. Information about sighted objects is tran smitted in real time to a central server (Operation Center). Conversely, updated watch lists are transferred back to the observers. As proof of concept, we shall simulate the action o f a synthetic net on some arbitrarily chosen domain.
Challenges, Techniques and Directions in Building XSeek: an XML Search Engine.

Yahoo! is building a set of scalable, highly-available data storage and processing services, and deploying them in a cloud model to make application development and ongoing maintenance significantly easier. In this paper we discuss the vision and requirements, as well as the components that will go into the cloud. We highlight the challenges and research questions that arise from trying to build a comprehensive web-scale cloud infrastructure, emphasizing data storage and processing capabilities. (The Yahoo! cloud infrastructure also includes components for provisioning, virtualization, and edge content delivery, but these aspects are only briefly touched on.)
Hardware-Based Engineering Problem Solving for On-campus and External Teams

We contend that engineering analysis and design will continue to rely on the synthesis of experimental observations and theoretical analyses. For the past three years, we have been providing teams of on-campus and external students the opportunity to work with actual engineering hardware as a focus for engineering analysis and problem solving. Providing external teams of student with the opportunity to problem solve with actual engineering hardware represents a number of challenges. By focusing on initial value problems and requiring the teams to design the parameters necessary to achieve the desired system performance, we have been able to expose both on-campus and external teams to problem solving with testable physical systems and actual engineering hardware.
Application de la technologie MID à la réalisation d'un circulateur auto- polarisé

Cet article presente la premiere demonstra-tion experimentale d’un effet non-reciproque dans des dis-positifs realises en technologie Molded Interconnect Device (MID). Le substrat est constitue d’un polymere cyclo-olefine (COP) mis en forme par moulage dont les proprietes dielectriques ont ete etudiees dans la bande d’interet. La non-reciprocite est ici obtenue par l’utilisation d’un hexa-ferrite pre-oriente. En l’absence de champ applique, le cir-culateur presente des pertes d’insertion de 3,32 dB et une isolation proche de 14 dB a 30,7 GHz. Ces performances, bien que modestes, constituent un premier jalon dans la re-alisation de circulateurs a bas cout a grande echelle dans cette technologie
A signal processing framework based on dynamic neural networks with application to problems in adaptation, filtering, and classification

We present a coherent neural net based framework for solving various signal processing problems. It relies on the assertion that time-lagged recurrent networks possess the necessary representational capabilities to act as universal approximators of nonlinear dynamical systems. This applies to system identification, time-series prediction, nonlinear filtering, adaptive filtering, and temporal pattern classification. We address the development of models of nonlinear dynamical systems, in the form of time-lagged recurrent neural nets, which can be used without further training. We employ a weight update procedure based on the extended Kalman filter (EKF). Against the tendency for a net to forget earlier learning as it processes new examples, we develop a technique called multistream training. We demonstrate our framework by applying it to 4 problems. First, we show that a single time-lagged recurrent net can be trained to produce excellent one-time-step predictions for two different time series and also to be robust to severe errors in the input sequence. Second, we model stably a complex system containing significant process noise. The remaining two problems are drawn from real-world automotive applications. One involves input-output modeling of the dynamic behavior of a catalyst-sensor system which is exposed to an operating engine's exhaust stream, the other the real-time and continuous detection of engine misfire.