Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Energy Use-Trade Nexus: What Does the Data Set Say for Thailand?

The main objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between energy use, exports, and imports in Thailand. The annual data from 1979 to 2012 are employed. The results from bounds testing for co-integration reveal that energy use is the main determinant of exports and imports. The results from short-run dynamics indicate that there is long-run causality running from energy use to exports and imports. Policy implication based upon the results of this study is that energy policy should be designed so as to generate sufficient energy for production in the exported and energy-intensive imported goods.However, trade and environmental problems should not be separable.
Umculo womaskandi: Ukuhlaziywa komculo wesiZulu womdabu kusetshenziswa i-general inductive approach

Nakuba abacwaningi abaningi sebebhale amaphepha ehlukene mayelana namasiko esiZulu, kuncane kakhulu okwaziwayo mayelana nobudlelwano obuphakathi komculo womaskandi besiZulu kanye namasiko esiZulu. Kungaleso sizathu ngethula umculo womaskandi njengenye yezinqolobane ezigcina amasiko esiZulu, ngisebenzisa i-general inductive approach. Ngibuye ngiveze ukuthi lolu hlobo lomculo lungasetshenziswa kanjani ukudala uxolo phakathi kwabantu. Ngikhethe ukuhlaziya umculo womaskandi njengomculo omele ezinye izinhlobo zomculo womdabu ezinothe ngamagugu e-Afrika. Umphumela wocwaningo uveza izinto ezintathu ezigqamile kulolu hlobo lomculo: ulimi oluguqukayo olusetshenziswa ngomaskandi, amasiko esiZulu aguqukayo kanye nabalaleli abehlukene abangabathandi balolu hlobo lomculo. Kuvela nokuthi ngendlela okuxhumene ngayo lokhu kokuthathu akwehlukaniseki. Lapho belalele umculo womaskandi, abalaleli bezwa ulimi lwesiZulu oluqukethe amasiko nemikhuba yesiZulu. Okwenza lolu cwaningo lwehluke kolunye oseluke lwenziwa kulolu hlobo lomculo ngukuthi luveza ukuthi ngomculo abantu bangafunda kabanzi ngamasiko nemikhuba yabanye. Ngakho-ke umculo ungasetshenziswa njengebhuloho lokufinyelela kumasiko ehlukene.
PET, a performance evaluation tool for flexible modeling and analysis of computer systems

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Rhodium Citrate Associated with Maghemite Nanoparticles Causes DNA Fragmentation Independently of Caspases 3 and Mediated by Reactive Oxygen Species

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. Research efforts have been directed towards the development of more efficient drugs against this disease, such as metal complexes, which have been widely studied. These compounds can intercalate in DNA bases and impair DNA transcription and replication, leading to cell death. Cell death can also be associated with early induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by cells treated with this kind of metal complex. Nevertheless, the use of these compounds is limited because of their systemic toxicity. In this regard, the use was proposed of dirhodium citrate [Rh2(H2cit)4] associated with magnetic nanoparticles (NPs), which are carriers that may work in decreasing systemic toxicity. We compared cell viability effects of free Rh2(H2cit)4, Rh2(H2cit)4-loaded maghemite NPs [Magh-Rh2(H2cit)4] and maghemite nanoparticles loaded with citrate (Magh-cit), on MCF-7 breast cancer cells and MCF-10A non-tumor and non-tumorigenic epithelial cells by MTT assay. Furthermore, we examined whether the NPs induce cell death by apoptosis in a cell line without caspase 3 expression (MCF-7). This feature was demonstrated by quantification of ROS through labeling cells with DCFDA, DNA fragmentation studies analyzed with a flow cytometer, release of cytochrome C from mitochondria assays, and effector caspases activation analysis (revealed by FLICA) as visualized by confocal microscopy. Our results confirmed that rhodium citrate was less cytotoxic in its free form than when associated with the tested drug delivery system. Moreover, Magh-Rh2(H2cit)4 NPs and Magh-cit NPs induced apoptosis cell death mediated by ROS and independently of caspase 3 expression.
Cloud based computational intelligence approaches to machine learning and big data analytics: literature survey

Today there are many sources through which we can access information from internet and based on the dependency now there is an over flow of data either in refined form or unrefined form. Handling large information is a complicated task. It has to overcome many challenges. There are some challenges like drawing useful information from undefined patterns which we can overcome by using data mining techniques but certain challenges like scalability, easy accessing of large data, time, or cost are to be handled in better sense. Machine learning helps in learning patterns from data automatically and can be leverage this data in further predictions. Cloud computing has now turned out to be a big alternative while handling big data because cloud itself carry certain features which help in analyzing and accessing big data in proper manner. Before switching to Cloud based approaches it provides an ease of set up or testing and is economical. Thus there is a demand for cloud computing and machine learning techniques with Hadoop or Spark. Mainly we are focusing on various works that have been done in handling big data. Here the analysis of various algorithms that are used by various researches in handling big data as well as outcome that they obtained in overcoming the challenges in handling big data.
The Conservation Status Of Amphibians In The West Indies

[ Globally, the frequency of amphibian and reptile declines and extirpations has increased dramatically over the last several decades. This is the introductory chapter of the book which provides detailed, up-to-date information for all the major West Indian islands, and presents topical papers of special relevance to their herpetological conservation. The ultimate goal is to provide a comprehensive set of papers that informs, guide, and inspire future herpetological conservation efforts. The islands considered in the chapter have a variety of geological origins. Another general observation concerning West Indian herpetofaunas is that conservation attention has been uneven with respect to taxonomy. The habitat protection and the control or eradication of invasive predators are the most commonly recommended in situ conservation actions. Unfortunately, habitat protection has been illusory, and efforts at invasive predator control or eradication have been infrequent, despite the significant, demonstrated threat posed by invasive species. Keywords:herpetofaunas; herpetological conservation; West Indian islands , The West Indies is one of the great centers of biodiversity on the planet. The snake fauna alone includes no fewer than 120 species, of which 115 (95.8%) are endemic to the slightly less than 220,000 km2 that comprise the surface area of the region. This species-rich fauna is in great need of conservation. The arrival of Europeans in the West Indies in 1492 did much more than doom the local native American populations to extinction; it set off a cascade of human-induced destructive events that have yet to reach a climax. This chapter summarizes the current status of selected West Indian snake species, the threats they face, and the life history attributes that make some more vulnerable to extinction than others. The factors adversely affecting populations of Antillean snakes are complex, but nearly all are human-mediated and involve the introduction of exotic species. Keywords:Antillean snakes; snake conservation; West Indies ]
Effects of Terrain Morphology, Sampling Density, and Interpolation Methods on Grid DEM Accuracy

This paper explores the effects of terrain morphology, sampling density, and interpolation methods for scattered sample data on the accuracy of interpolated heights in grid Digital Elevation Models (DEM). Sampled data were collected with a 2 by 2 meters sampling interval from seven different morphologies, applying digital photogrammetric methods to large scale aerial stereo imagery (1:5000). The experimen- tal design was outlined using a factorial scheme, and an analysis of variance was carried out. This analysis yielded the following main conclusions: DEM accuracy (RMSE) is affected significantly by the variables studied in this paper according to "morphologysampling densityinterpola- tion" method. Multiquadric Radial Basis Function (RBF) was rated as the best interpolation method, although Multilog RBF performed similarly for most morphologies. The rest of RBF interpolants tested (Natural Cubic Splines, Inverse Multiquadric, and Thin Plate Splines) showed numerical instability working with low smoothing factors. Inverse Distance Weighted interpolant performed worse than RBF Multiquadric or RBF Multilog. In addition, it is found that the relationship between the RMSE and the sampling density N is adjusted to a decreasing potential function that may be expressed as RMSE/Sdz � 0.1906(N/M) � 0.5684 (R 2 � 0.8578), being Sdz the standard deviation of the heights of the M check points used for accuracy estimation, and N the number of sampling points used for creating the DEM. The results obtained in this study allow us to observe the possibility of establishing empirical relationships between the RMSE expected in the interpolation of a Grid DEM and such variables as terrain ruggedness, sampling density, and the interpolation method, among others that could be added. Therefore, it would be possible to establish a priori the optimum grid size required to generate or storage a DEM of a particular accuracy, with the economy in computing time and file size that this would signify for the digital flow of the mapping information.
Nucleotide Sequence and Sequence Comparison of the Repeat Sequence 529 (R529) of an Indonesian Toxoplasma Gondii Isolate

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in humans and other warm-blooded animals. In many species of animals, severe disease may result in disastrous effects and important economic consequences. In humans, infections are usually asymptomatic but severe disease can occur in immunocompromized individuals and newborns. Owing to the importance of the disease, the availability of efficient and sensitive early diagnosis is of capital importance. Toxoplasma gondii genome contains repeat sequences and due to their multiple copy number, they constitute ideal targets for genome-based detection methods. The repeat sequence 529 (R529) exhibits the highest copy number within the genome, ranging from 200 to 300 copies. To develop efficient R529-hased diagnosis, it is important to establish its exact nucleotide sequence. We have isolated and amplified the R529 gene from an Indonesian isolate and determined its nucleotide sequence. Sequence comparison was done with two other R529 sequences. Variations were observed.
Fishery-speci fi c solutions to seabird bycatch in the U . S . West Coast sable fi sh fi shery

Bird scaring lines (BSLs) protect longline fishing gear from seabird attacks, save bait, reduce incidental seabird mortality and are the most commonly prescribed seabird bycatch mitigation measure worldwide. We collaborated with fishermen to assess the efficacy of applying BSL regulations from the demersal longline sablefish fishery in Alaska to a similar fishery along the U.S West Coast. In contrast to Alaska, some U.S. West Coast vessels use floats along the line to keep hooks off the seafloor, where scavengers degrade the bait and the target catch. Our results confirmed that BSL regulations from Alaska were sufficient to protect baits from bird attacks on longlines without floats, but not baits on longlines with floats. Longlines with floats sank below the reach of albatrosses (2 m depth) at a distance astern (157.7 m ± 44.8 95% CI) that was 2.3 times farther than longlines without floats (68.8 m ± 37.8 95% CI). The floated longline distance was well beyond the protection afforded by BSLs, which is approximately 40 m of aerial extent. Black-footed albatross attacked floated longlines at rates ten times more (2.7 attacks/1000 hooks, 0.48–4.45 95%CI) than longlines without floats (0.20 attacks/1000 hooks, 0.01–0.36 95% CI). Retrospective analysis of NOAA Fisheries Groundfish Observer Program data suggested that seabird bycatch occurs in a few sablefish longline fishing sectors and a minority of vessels, but is not confined to larger vessels. Analysis also confirmed fishermen testimonials that night setting reduced albatross bycatch by an order of magnitude compared to daytime setting, without reducing target catch. Night setting could be an effective albatross bycatch prevention practice if applied to the U.S. West Coast sablefish longline fishery and provide a practical alternative for vessels that elect to use floated longlines. These results highlight the importance of understanding region-specific longline gear modifications to identify effective bycatch reduction tools and the value of working collaboratively with fishermen to craft solutions.
COLOR AND TEXTURE INTERPOLATION BETWEEN ORTHOIMAGERY AND VECTOR DATA

Graphic interfaces of geoportals allow visualizing, sometimes overlaying often by image blending, various data and representations of geographical spaces: vector data, maps, aerial imagery, Digital Terrain Model (DTM), etc. After some previous works it appears that image blending is insufficient to allow efficient co-visualization of orthoimagery and vector data. Our purpose is to be able to manage an hybrid visualization of orthoimagery and vector data, efficient and useful. The diversity of hybridization levels requires to be able to control a continuum between such data. We thus have to propose rendering methods to mix heterogeneous data, in order to propose homogeneous and continuous intermediary representations. This paper proposes a methodology to interpolate graphic parameters between an orthoimage and related vector data, to control the level of orthophotorealism, all along the continuum. We detail the methodology based on several interpolation components, to control abstraction and realism levels, by manipulating colors and textures (natural, procedural or mixed).
Socio-demographic factors of practising martial arts and combat sports by Warsaw inhabitants

The origin of contemporary martial arts and combat sports reaches back to ancient times, probably to prehistoric intertribal wars, where the result of unarmed combat or fight with use of primitive tools conditioned whether an individual or a group survived. In Europe hand-to-hand fight as sports rivalry without using weapons and without an intention to take the opponent’s life away was known only in ancient Greece, where the Olympic Games were organized regularly. In contrast, ancient Rome was known for spectacles in which the failure of one fighter frequently meant death. In modern times general rules of martial arts are similar to ancient traditions of contests taking place in Greece, except that in the next Olym pics the number of disciplines increased and women participated in the games as well. Both these facts as well as specific psychological and physical requirements that training effort sets for the human organism in every discipline belonging to martial arts, should induce coaches, physiologists, doctors, psychologists as well as representatives of other sciences involved in the development of sports and physical culture to cooperate in the field of monitoring health and physical efficiency both at the time of active practice of the above mentioned sports and during an observation of remote consequen -
Restoration of optic neuropathy

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Classification of Alcohol Consumption among Secondary School Students

In 2016, the National Institute of Health reported that 26% of 8th graders, 47% of 10th graders, and 64% of 12th graders have all had experience in consuming alcoholic drinks. This finding indicates an accelerating trend in alcohol use among school students, hence a growing concerns among the public. To address this issue, this paper is set to model the alcohol consumption data among the secondary school students and attempt to predict the alcohol consumption behaviors among them. A set of classification experiments are carried out and the classification accuracies are compared between two variations of neural network algorithms; a self-tuning multilayer perceptron classifier (AutoMLP) against the standard MLP using the student alcohol consumption dataset. It is found that AutoMLP produced better accuracy of 64.54% than neural network with 61.78%.
Optimum Seismic Design of Tuned Story Mass Damper Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm

A new system called Tuned Story Mass Damper (TSMD) is proposed and modified to enhance the seismic performance of mid-rise buildings. In TSMD systems, some part of a story's mass is utilized as Mass Damper, and an external passive damping device is used to provide the expected control force. For an 11-story structural model under seismic excitations, the equations of motion are solved in state space and two objective functions, the maximum displacement and maximum velocity of the top floor are considered to be minimized simultaneously. Using a fast and elitist Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II) approach, the optimum design parameters of the TSMD system, including mass, stiffness and damping as well as the best location of the TSMD system among the floors of the structure are obtained. The results show that considering the TSMD system on the fifth floor leads to the most reduction in displacement and velocity, not only for the roof, but also for the other floors as well. For the system under study, comparing with the noncontrolled system, a reduction of about 31% on maximum displacement and 42% on maximum velocity of the top floor are obtained.
Anisotropic surface energy formulations and their effect on stability of a growing thin film

In this paper we revisit models for the description of the evolution of crystalline films with anisotropic surface energies. We prove equivalences of symmetry properties of anisotropic surface energy models commonly used in the literature. Then we systematically develop a framework for the derivation of surface diffusion models for the self-assembly of quantum dots during Stranski-Krastanov growth that include surface energies also with large anisotropy as well as the effect of wetting energy, elastic energy and a randomly perturbed atomic deposition flux. A linear stability analysis for the resulting sixth-order semilinear evolution equation for the thin film surface shows that that the new model allows for large anisotropy and gives rise to the formation of anisotropic quantum dots. The nonlinear three-dimensional evolution is investigated via numerical solutions. These suggest that increasing anisotropy stabilizes the faceted surfaces and may lead to a dramatic slow-down of the coarsening of the dots. 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 35G20; Secondary 74S25.
Cherenkov Converter for Large Dynamic Range, High Sensitivity Detectors for Use on Wire-Scanners

We are developing a wire-scanner with a dynamic range of 1e+6 or larger. In addition to the large dynamic range (LDR), high sensitivity is very desirable so that measurements can be made with a small amount of beam or small duty cycle beam. This high sensitivity requirement makes photo multiplier tubes (PMT) the preferred detector. Low dark current PMTs have maximum quantum efficiency in the visible wavelength range. We describe a converter where Cherenkov radiation (CR) is used to generate visible photons from electrons and positrons that are present due to wire-beam interaction. Also described is an optical system that collects and couples the CR into an optical fiber that delivers the visible photons to the PMT outside of the accelerator area, reducing background. The high directivity of the CR is used in a way that, when CR in the radiating medium is generated by particles not directed from the wire-beam interaction point to the converter, the CR is not coupled into the optical fiber and therefore does not create background for the wire-scanner measurements. Sensitivities to the refractive index of the radiating medium, alignment and mechanical tolerances are also presented.
Fault Response of a DFIG-based Offshore Wind Power Plant Taking into Account the Wake Effect

In order to meet the low voltage ride-through requirement in a grid code, a wind power plant (WPP) has to stay connected to a grid, supporting the voltage recovery for a grid fault. To do this, a plant-level controller as well as a wind generator (WG) controller is essential. The dynamic response of a WPP should be analyzed in order to design a plant-level controller. The dynamic response of a WPP for a grid fault is the collective response of all WGs, which depends on the wind speed approaching the WG. Thus, the dynamic response of a WPP should be analyzed by taking the wake effect into consideration, because different wind speeds at WGs will result in different responses of the WPP. This paper analyzes the response of a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based offshore WPP with a grid fault taking into account the wake effect. To obtain the approaching wind speed of a WG in a WPP, we considered the cumulative impact of multiple shadowing and the effect of the wind direction. The voltage, reactive power, and active power at the point of common coupling of a 100 MW DFIG-based offshore WPP were analyzed during and after a grid fault under various wind and fault conditions using an EMTP-RV simulator. The results clearly demonstrate that not considering the wake effect leads to significantly different results, particularly for the reactive power and active power, which could potentially lead to incorrect conclusions and / or control schemes for a WPP.
Low-offset BiCMOS Current Controlled Current Differencing Buffered Amplifier (CC-CDBA) and Applications

This article presents the design for a basic current mode building block for analog signal processing, called Current Controlled Current Differencing Buffered Amplifier (CC-CDBA). Its parasitic resistances at two current input ports can be controlled by an input bias current. The output current and voltage offset are quite low. The proposed element was realized in a BiCMOS technology and the voltage follower in the element is modified to achieve high performance properties. Its performances are examined through PSPICE simulations. In addition,examples as a current-mode multiplier/divider and current amplifier are included, compared to the conventional CC-CDBA implementation. They disclose performances of the proposed CC-CDBA superior to previous CC-CDBA.