Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
H63D But Not C282Y Mutation of HFE Gene Is Contributed In Acute Myocardial Infarction

HFE mutation related hemochromatosis is one of the most common causes of iron overload in north European populations. The aim of present study was to investigate the association of HFE gene mutations in susceptibi lity to Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) among a sample of Iranian populati on. We analyzed two major mutations of HFE gene, H63D at exon2 and C282Y located in exon4 in 131 patients with AMI and 130 healthy controls. There were a significant difference in th e distribution of Codon 63 mutation of the HFE gene among AMI cases and controls but there was no relationship between C282Y mutation and risk of AMI. Our results suggest that the H63D mutation of HFE gene is associated with susceptibility to AMI in Iranian population.
Developing a Multi-channel Beamformer by Enhancing Spatially Constrained ICA for Recovery of Correlated EEG Sources

Background: Brain source imaging based on electroencephalogram (EEG) data aims to recover the neuron populations’ activity producing the scalp potentials. This procedure is known as the EEG inverse problem. Recently, beamformers have gained a lot of consideration in the EEG inverse problem. Objective: Beamformers lack acceptable performance in the case of correlated brain sources. These sources happen when some regions of the brain have simultaneous or correlated activities such as auditory stimulation or moving left and right extremities of the body at the same time. In this paper, we have developed a multichannel beamformer robust to correlated sources. Material and Methods: In this simulation study, we have looked at the problem of brain source imaging and beamforming from a blind source separation point of view. We focused on the spatially constraint independent component analysis (scICA) algorithm, which generally benefits from the pre-known partial information of mixing matrix, and modified the steps of the algorithm in a way that makes it more robust to correlated sources. We called the modified scICA algorithm Multichannel ICA based EEG Beamformer (MIEB). Results: We evaluated the proposed algorithm on simulated EEG data and compared its performance quantitatively with three algorithms scICA, linearly-constrained minimum-variance (LCMV) and Dual-Core beamformers; it is considered that the latter is specially designed to reconstruct correlated sources. Conclusion: The MIEB algorithm has much better performance in terms of normalized mean squared error in recovering the correlated/uncorrelated sources both in noise free and noisy synthetic EEG signals. Therefore, it could be used as a robust beamformer in recovering correlated brain sources.
gravity modeling of haruman fault at the east boundary of bandung basin

ABSTRACT Bandung area, as one of most populated area in Indonesia and one region with a high risk of earthquake hazard, needs a comprehensive mitigation work. To locate active faults is one of the most important things in preliminary survey for earthquake hazard mitigation effort. Accordingly, two transect lines of gravity measurement were completed across a suspected active fault, Haruman Fault, at the east of Bandung Basin region. The subsurface modeling has presented a general idea of geological subsurface structure of this transects area and indicates the possible existences of faults at the east boundary of Bandung-Garut Basin.
ANALYSIS OF VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF SATELLITE DATA

Millions of people of all ages and expertise are using satellite and aerial data as an important input for their work in many different fields. Satellite data are also gradually finding a new place in education, especially in the fields of geography and in environmental issues. The article presents the results of an extensive research in the area of visual interpretation of image data carried out in the years 2013 - 2015 in the Czech Republic. The research was aimed at comparing the success rate of the interpretation of satellite data in relation to a) the substrates (to the selected colourfulness, the type of depicted landscape or special elements in the landscape) and b) to selected characteristics of users (expertise, gender, age). The results of the research showed that (1) false colour images have a slightly higher percentage of successful interpretation than natural colour images, (2) colourfulness of an element expected or rehearsed by the user (regardless of the real natural colour) increases the success rate of identifying the element (3) experts are faster in interpreting visual data than non-experts, with the same degree of accuracy of solving the task, and (4) men and women are equally successful in the interpretation of visual image data.
An in situ technique for (U–Th–Sm)/He and U–Pb double dating

We report on a new laser-based technique for rapid, quantitative and automated in situ double dating (U–Pb and (U–Th–Sm)/He) of minerals, for applications in geochronology, thermochronology and geochemistry. In situ laser microanalysis offers several advantages over conventional bulk crystal methods in terms of spatial resolution, productivity, and safety. This new approach/methodology utilizes an interoperable and integrated suite of analytical instruments including a 193 nm ArF excimer laser system, quadrupole ICP-MS, quadrupole helium mass spectrometry system and swappable flow-through and ultra-high vacuum analytical chambers. We describe the analytical protocols for zircon analysis including grain mounting in Teflon, parameters for parent and daughter isotopic measurement, and standard development, and provide a freeware application for determining (U–Th–Sm)/He ‘pairwise’ ages from analytical data. The in situ double dating method described is applied to the Ellendale lamproite pipe and country rocks, Western Australia and successfully replicates conventional U–Pb and (U–Th–Sm)/He age variations determined previously by conventional techniques.
Critical Success Factors of Public-Private-Community Partnership in Bali Tourism Infrastructure Development

According to the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), the limited budget of the Government of Indonesia to improve public facilities can be resolved through the approach of Public-Private Partnership (PPP). PPP beneficial for the parties involved in such cooperation, among others, the transfer of technology, transfer of risk, and increase accountability. Until now, the PPP has not involve the active participation of the community, it is necessary to add an element of society in the so-called Public-Private-Community Partnership (PPCP). This study aims to investigate Critical Success Factors (CSF) of PPCP. CSF of PPCP obtained from the literature study of PPP. Respondents came from the regency/city level agency heads such as: the private sector at management level, party people represented by Indigenous Chairman (bendesa adat), penyarikan (secretary) and juru raksa (treasurer). Data of the questionnaire results collected resulted in a significant index (rate of interest) and subsequently analyzed with the “factor analysis“ to determine CSF of PPCP. This study resulted in CSF of PPCP by incorporating local communities into the PPP, which is an improvement proposal for Decree No. 13 of 2007 about cooperation between the government and the private sector in infrastructure. From the results of a factor analysis, obtained the nine CSF are: socio-cultural factors (values diversity of 29.914%), legal factors (14.198%), procurement factor (5.330%), risk factors (4.956%), a consortium factor (4.312%), technical factors (3.951%), economic factors (3.643%), financial factors (3.241%), and technological factors (3.224%).
Noise properties of a mixer with SIS NbN quasi-particle tunnel junctions

We present the noise properties of a mixer with the NbN-MgO-NbN quasiparticle tunnel junctions. Our work is based on experiment in the 120-180 GHz range with the NbN tunnel junctions in the mixer. Mixer printed circuit is totally made of NbN. The mixer operates at 5.4 K temperature unacceptable with Nb junctions. The minimum DSB receiver noise temperature is about 65 K at 162 GHz and approaches the Nb SIS mixer performance in mm band. It has been found that the noise sources in the NbN junctions are comparable to the Nb junctions and that the receiver noise with the NbN SIS mixer may be only few times more than the quantum limit of noise in the frequency range below the gap frequency. Output noise of the SIS mixer has been found constant in a wide frequency band and within an important range of the local oscillator amplitudes.
FIELD SURVEY ON INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND OCCUPANTS' HEALTH CONDITIONS IN SICK HOUSES

Indoor air quality of twenty-two houses in Sendai-city, Japan, where occupants are suspected of suffering from what are called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and Sick Building/House Syndrome (SBS/SHS), was investigated during the summer in 2000. The investigation included measurements of formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), questionnaire regarding subjective symptoms and medical examination of MCS. The measurement revealed that the formaldehyde concentration found in 38 rooms (63%) exceeded the criterion from the guideline, set 0.08 ppm, by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan. Almost all occupants complained of subjective symptoms. The 88% of participants in medical examination were diagnosed with possible MCS. The relationship between the measurement result of indoor chemical substance concentrations and the subjective symptoms obtained from questionnaire suggested that the symptoms revealed more serious in higher chemical substance concentration houses, but even in lower chemical substance concentration houses, some occupants also suffered from symptoms.
Utility of several microsatellite markers for the genetic characterisation of three ex situ populations of threatened caprine taxa (Capra aegagrus, C. cylindricornis and C. falconeri)

Abstract. Caprines belong to the most endangered group of mammals and artiodactyls suffering from many negative human impacts. Fortunately, many of them are protected and managed by national and international legislation and in situ and ex situ conservation actions. Although many microsatellite markers have been developed for wild and domestic caprines, they remain uninvestigated in respect of their utility for some taxa. We examined the utility of the International Society for Animal Genetics microsatellite set for genetic characterisations of three wild and one domestic Capra species from captive or semi-captive ex situ populations in Europe. Our data suggest the utility of this microsatellite set for detecting shared and species-specific alleles, characterising the genetic variability, and determining phylogenetic relationships and intraspecific structures in investigated taxa. We detected a depleted genetic variability in Capra falconeri and Capra cylindricornis in European ex situ populations; unrelated individuals are therefore needed for improving genetic variability parameters, as they are for the extralimital population of Capra aegagrus in the Vřisek game reserve (Czech Republic), for which we identified no genetic introgression from the domestic goat and great dissimilarity with some analysed individuals from European zoos. Current results here indicate some difficulties with the historical evidence, for example with respect to the origin and purity of particular individuals under breeding programmes.
Are Vultures Birds, and Do Snakes Have Venom, because of Macro- and Microscavenger Conflict?

ABSTRACT I outline models that describe vertebrate and microbial competition for carrion resources and help explain the resultant morphologies observed in extant vertebrate scavengers. Odors from microbial decomposition signal the presence of a carcass to vertebrate scavengers. Therefore, microbes must consume carcasses rapidly or evolve toxic defenses to protect themselves and their resource from their vertebrate competitors. Similarly, macroscavengers must evolve traits that allow rapid detection of carcasses or develop chemical defenses against microbial toxins. My modeling suggests that the most efficient macroscavenger adaptations increase the probability of carcass detection, which explains why highly vagile species, such as vultures, are the most obligate of vertebrate scavengers. Empirical data from vultures and from a scavenging snake species suggest that evolutionary pressures favor detection maximizers relative to toxification minimizers in competitive interactions for carcasses. However, detoxification mechanisms allow safe consumption of carrion and may have influenced the development of the complex digestive enzymes and delivery systems now seen in minimally vagile scavenging snakes.
Micro-propagation of Mentha pulegium L. through high-frequency shoots-tip and nodal explants culture

The purpose of this study was to develop a biotechnological technique to standardize micro-propagation procedures in Mentha pulegium L. (Lamiaceae) via direct and indirect organogenesis from nodal and shoot tip explants, recurrent production of biomass and phyto-chemical study. The protocols are designed to provide optimal axillaries-buds multiplication using MS and WPM basalts salts mediums. The shoot-tip explants were more responsive (100℅) than the nodal ones (42.1℅). The MS medium promoted a significant shoot culture growth compared to WPM one. The most effective medium for shoots proliferation rate (100℅) and shoot number (14 shoots.explants -1 ) was MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg.l -1 BAP. The rate of callus induction was positively correlated with concentration of 2,4-D and explants type. Callus proliferated predominantly from the shoot-tip explants (95℅) and sporadically from the nodal explants (80℅). The viable and organogenic calli were maintained at reduced concentration of 2,4-D (0.1 mg l -1 ). These calli were transferred to MS medium supplemented with various concentrations of BAP (0.5-2 mg.l -1 ) for shoot regeneration. The regeneration rate was highest at 1 mg.l -1 BAP, where 79% and 87% of cultured callus developed from nodal and shoot-tip explants, respectively. During the multiplication stage, the rate of micro-shoots regeneration was identified to maintain the same level for 24 month without loss of vigor. Rooting in M. pulegium micro-shoots from direct and indirect organogenesis occurred spontaneously without the addition of PGRs in the culture medium. Regenerated plantlets were acclimatized and transferred to pot containing commercial potting mix, which grew normally with a survival rate of 95% and without any phenotype aberration neither in the vegetative stage nor in the floral one. Abbreviations: 2,4-D: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; BA: 6-benzyladenime; BAP: benzylarninopurine; IAA: indoleacetic acid; IBA: indole 3- butyric acid; Kin: kinetin; NAA: naphthalene acetic acid; PGR: plant growth regulators.
Monte Carlo simulation of hyper-parameters in hidden Markov random fields

Bayesian inference is an important branch in statistical sciences. The subject of this thesis is about Bayesian inference in models for a vast number of dependent objects. The fundamental scheme used for the inference in this thesis is Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. However, conventional MCMC approaches are not feasible for resolving issues resulting from intractable normalizing constants. Several methods, such as the single auxiliary variable method and the exchange algorithm, can avoid computer-intensive calculations of intractable normalizing constants, but they are merely applicable to the case without latent variables. Based on Markov random fields (MRFs), we propose two different strategies to overcome the difficulty as the result of noisy observations. The first strategy named simulation strategy I combines the exchange algorithm with MCMC techniques to simulate from the distribution of interest. For the second strategy called simulation strategy II, we use more auxiliary variables with block updates, and adopt partially ordered Markov models (POMMs) to approximate the proposal distributions in order to get rid of high dimensional calculations. We empirically compare these two strategies according to the diagnostics of convergence, mixing and CPU time requirements coming from our simulation examples. For the mixing assessment, we use the Effective Sample Size (ESS). Simulation strategy II using block updates can generate stationary Markov chains having better mixing within fewer number of iterations (≤ 200), and maximum ratio of ESS in simulation strategy II to ESS in simulation strategy I is 6.27. Simulation strategy I uses less CPU time per iteration irrespective of convergence to stationarity or simulations of equilibrium samples, but simulation strategy I needs more iterations (> 200), and for large absolute values of parameters it produces poor mixing compared with simulation strategy II.
LEARNER CORPUS ANNOTATION IN LATVIA AND LITHUANIA

Learner corpora are gaining popularity in the Baltic States as well as elsewhere in the world. The aim of the article is to discuss what kinds of annotation have been used in learner corpus research in Latvia and Lithuania so far and to describe which ones of them would be most suitable for the newly created learner corpus of the second Baltic language – Esam . A lot of learner corpus research in Latvia and Lithuania is undertaken without any annotation. The most common types of annotation are the ones based on the theory of levels of language – morphological and syntactic annotation. There is little collaboration between researchers of neighbour countries, but linguists of each country collaborate closely with each other using similar annotation schemes and creating corpora that are comparable in some aspects. The learner corpus of the second Baltic language should try to fit in the picture to some extent. Part of speech annotation and simple syntactic annotation could help in that. However, things that have not yet become so popular in learner corpus research in this region could also be useful. Therefore, error annotation and lemmatization have been chosen to be included in the annotation plan of the corpus Esam as well. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.7220/2335-2027.7. 8
An Empirical Analysis of Allocative Efficiency of Nigerian CommercialBanks: A DEA Approach

This paper investigated an empirical analysis of allocative efficiency of Nigerian commercial Banks between the years 2002 to 2011. Ten Nigerian Banks were randomly selected out of 15 banks operating in Nigeria. For this intention, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model was used with three input variables (deposits, operating expenses, and assets) and four output variables (loan and advances, investment, Interest income, and non-interest income) The mean allocativeefficiency, for the period examined stood at 0.896 (89.6%). This mean result the fact that Nigerian banking sector generally needs managerial attention beyond the emphasis on continualbanking reforms of recapitalization, merger and acquisition and the likes so as to be ranked with the global perspective
Slope stability under rapid drawdown conditions

The rapid drawdown condition arises when submerged slopes experience rapid reduction of the external water level. Classical analysis procedures are grouped in two classes: the “stress-based” undrained approach, recommended for impervious materials and the flow approach, which is specified for rigid pervious materials (typically a granular soil). Field conditions often depart significantly from these simplified cases and involve materials of different permeability and compressibility arranged in a complex geometry. The drawdown problem is presented in the paper as a fully coupled flow-deformation problem for saturated/unsaturated conditions. Some fundamental concepts are first discussed in a qualitative manner and, later, explored in more detail through the analysis of two embankment dams. In Shira earthdam pore pressures were recorded at different points inside the embankment as a consequence of a controlled drawdown. Predictions of four calculation procedures (instantaneous drawdown, pure flow, coupled flow-elastic and coupled flow-elastoplastic, all of them for saturated/unsaturated conditions) are compared with measured pressure records. Only the coupled analysis provides a consistent and reasonable solution. The case of a large landslide, immediate to a reservoir, reactivated by a condition of rapid drawdown is also described in the paper.
COLLECTIVE COHERENT OSCILLATION PLASMA MODES IN SURROUNDING MEDIA OF BLACK HOLES AND VACUUM STRUCTURE-QUANTUM PROCESSES WITH CONSIDERATIONS OF SPACETIME TORQUE AND CORIOLIS FORCES

The main forces driving black holes, neutron stars, pulsars, quasars, and supernovae dynamics have certain commonality to the mechanisms of less tumultuous systems such as galaxies, stellar and planetary dynamics. They involve gravity, electromagnetic, and single and collective particle processes. We examine the collective coherent structures of plasma and their interactions with the vacuum. In this paper we present a balance equation and, in particular, the balance between extremely collapsing gravitational systems and their surrounding energetic plasma media. Of particular interest is the dynamics of the plasma media, the structure of the vacuum, and the coupling of electromagnetic and gravitational forces with the inclusion of torque and Coriolis phenomena as described by the Haramein-Rauscher solution to Einstein’s field equations. The exotic nature of complex black holes involves not only the black hole itself but the surrounding plasma media. The main forces involved are intense gravitational collapsing forces, powerful electromagnetic fields, charge, and spin angular momentum. We find soliton or magneto-acoustic plasma solutions to the relativistic Vlasov equations solved in the vicinity of black hole ergospheres. Collective phonon or plasmon states of plasma fields are given. We utilize the Hamiltonian formalism to describe the collective states of matter and the dynamic processes within plasma allowing us to deduce a possible polarized vacuum structure and a unified physics.
CEO Political Ideology and Mergers and Acquisitions Decisions

We examine the relation between CEOs political ideology and their firms' investment decisions, particularly their M&A decisions. Employing individual financial contributions data for the period from 1993 to 2006, we find that firm's investment decisions vary with CEO's political ideology. Our evidence indicates that Republican CEOs are less likely to engage in M&A activities. When they do undertake acquisitions, they are more likely to use cash as the method of payment, and their targets are more likely to be public firms and to be from the same industry. Further, Republican CEOs tend to avoid high information asymmetry acquisitions that involve the use of “earnout” clauses. Conditional on the merger, CEO political ideology appears to have a significantly impact on long-run firm valuation. However, we find no evidence that CEO political ideology creates value in the short-run. All our results are robust to controlling for CEO overconfidence.