Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation

We conducted questionnaire surveys and experiments on odor quality evaluation in order to determine the criteria for selecting expressions that properly represent various kinds of odors and allow evaluation with high reproducibility. First, we chose 303 words and conducted questionnaire surveys on their suitability for the evaluation. Then, we performed experiments on odor quality evaluation with 80 odor samples. The result suggested that the difficulty in understanding odor quality representation, general frequency of use, variation in evaluation score, and correlation among evaluation expressions should be considered.
UK University Students' Discourse about Family Food Practices

Abstract This paper investigates university students' discourse about their food practices at home to address two technical issues in the existing literature about family and food: first, the lack of scholarly attention to adult children's accounts about family food practices, and second, that existing studies about family food too often treat what is reported by respondents as what actually happens. The paper is based on an analysis of twenty-nine semi-structured interviews conducted with university students. Two types of images constructed in the students' discourse are noted: the institutional image and the individual image. This paper finds that students' discourse about family food practices tends to focus on highlighting the institutional image of the student's family rather than on constructing the individual image of the respective student. This paper suggests that adult children's accounts about family food practices can provide a different perspective to the accounts of women, and that the interaction between the researched and the researcher has been overlooked in the current studies about family food practices.
Literature Review On Software Reliability and Software Quality Prediction

---------------------------------------- ************************ ---------------------------------- Abstract : In the Software Engineering, The size, complexity, and human dependency on software-based products have grown dramatically during past few decades. Software reliability assessment is a very vital factor to characterise the “ quality of any software product quantitatively during testing phase ” . Software reliability and quality prediction is highly desired by the stakeholders, developers, managers, and end users. Detecting the software faults in the early during development will definitely improve the reliability and quality in cost-effective way. In this Paper, We present a review of the recent available literature on software reliability and quality prediction. The software reliability models, reliability-relevant software metrics, software capability maturity models, software defect prediction model, and software quality prediction models, regression testing and test case prioritization, and operational profile based testing are cover the literature surveys .
Comparison among different precursor prostate-specific antigen isoform derivatives on prostate cancer prediction in patients with serum prostate-specific antigen bellow 10 ng/ml

SUMMARYIntroduction/Objective The precursor prostate-specific antigen (proPSA) especially its isoform p2PSA is useful in the detection of prostate cancer (PCa). However, the prediction value of different p2PSA deriva- tives remains unclear. The aim of the study was to compare the performance of the p2PSA, percentage of p2PSA to free PSA (%p2PSA), prostate health index (Phi), and one prostate dimension-adjusted index, p2PSA density (p2PSAD), with each other for PCa prediction in patients with serum PSA 10 ng/ml or less. Methods This prospective study included patients who had undergone ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies and p2PSA testing. The data about patients’ clinicopathological characteristics were collected and %p2PSA, p2PSAD and Phi were calculated. Different aspect of predictive performance was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), the specificities at set sensitivities, and clinical utility using decision curve analyses (DCA). Results PCa was diagnosed in 23 (32.4%) out of 71 patients. Results of multivariate analysis showed that only the Phi and digital rectal examination were independent predictors of PCa. The AUC of p2PSA, %p2PSA, p2PSAD and Phi were 76.2%, 81.5%, 88.7%, 89.6%, respectively. At pre-specified sensitivity of 90% and 95%, Phi demonstrated a greater specificity than the other p2PSA derivatives. Phi and p2PSAD lead to the higher net benefit in DCA. Conclusion Compared with other p2PSA derivatives Phi is the most useful parameter for selection of the patients that do not need to be undergone to biopsy and thereby avoiding unnecessary procedures.
A Hybrid Routing Protocol Based on GPSR Protocol and LTE in VANET

---------------------------------------- ************************ ---------------------------------- Abstract: In vehicular ad hoc network, the position-based routing algorithm is considered to be a very promising routing strategy for communication. Greedy Perimeter Stateless Routing (GPSR) is a representative routing protocol of position-based routing algorithm. However, the GPSR protocol is likely to select the wrong next hop forwarding node in the greedy forwarding mode and cannot send data packets on the sparse path. To solve the above problems, we propose a hybrid routing protocol called Predict-LTE GPSR (PL-GPSR)based on the GPSR routing protocol and LTE technology. The PL-GPSR first predicts the position of the neighbor nodesin greedy forwarding mode and selects the neighbor node closest to the destination node within the communication range of the source node as the next hop node. When the greedy forwarding mode fails, the PL-GPSR will use LTE technology. By using the NS-3 and SUMO simulation tools to simulate GPSR and PL-GPSR, the results show that PL-GPSR is superior to GPSR in packet delivery ratio, average end-to-end delay, and throughput.
Genetics of allozyme variation in Cuphea lanceolata Ait.

Genetic markers are needed for mating systems and breeding experiments in Cuphea lanceolata Ait. ; however, none have been described in this species. Allozyme variation was analyzed among 14 F2 populations assayed for aconitase (ACO), diaphorase (DIA), esterase (EST), fluorescent esterase transaminase (FEST), glutamine oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT), menadione reductase (MNR), phosphoglucomutase (PGM), phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI), and shikimate dehydrogenase (SKDH) enzyme activity. At least 23 loci were resolved in these enzyme systems: 6 monomorphic loci, 5 poorly resolved loci, and 12 clearly resolved polymorphic loci. Observed segregation ratios were generally not significantly different (P > 0.05) from expected segregation ratios; however, segregation distortion was observed at Skdh-1 and Mnr-1 (Dia-1) in some F2 populations. Skdh-1 and Pgm-2 and Est-1, Est-2, Fest-1, and Mnr-1 comprise putative linkage groups. Allozyme variation was observed between and within accessions. The expected average hete.
Interdisciplinary cantilever physics: Elasticity of carrot, celery, and plasticware

This article presents several simple cantilever-based experiments using common household items (celery, carrot, and a plastic spoon) that are appropriate for introductory undergraduate laboratories or independent student projects. By applying Hooke's law and Euler beam theory, students are able to determine Young's modulus, fracture stress, yield stress, strain energy, and sound speed of these apparently disparate materials. In addition, a cellular foam elastic model is introduced—applicable to biologic materials as well as an essential component in the development of advanced engineering composites—that provides a mechanism to determine Young's modulus of the cell wall material found in celery and carrot. These experiments are designed to promote exploration of the similarities and differences between common inorganic and organic materials, fill a void in the typical undergraduate curriculum, and provide a foundation for more advanced material science pursuits within biology, botany, and food science as well as physics and engineering.This article presents several simple cantilever-based experiments using common household items (celery, carrot, and a plastic spoon) that are appropriate for introductory undergraduate laboratories or independent student projects. By applying Hooke's law and Euler beam theory, students are able to determine Young's modulus, fracture stress, yield stress, strain energy, and sound speed of these apparently disparate materials. In addition, a cellular foam elastic model is introduced—applicable to biologic materials as well as an essential component in the development of advanced engineering composites—that provides a mechanism to determine Young's modulus of the cell wall material found in celery and carrot. These experiments are designed to promote exploration of the similarities and differences between common inorganic and organic materials, fill a void in the typical undergraduate curriculum, and provide a foundation for more advanced material science pursuits within biology, botany, and food science as .
PROBABILITY OF EMIGRATION OF AMAZONIAN CATFISH FISHERS: A MANAGEMENT APPROACH *

This study aimed to determine the probability of emigration for Amazonian catfish fishers. The survey was performed from August 2002 to May 2003 and 2,105 fishers were interviewed. The main channel of Solimões-Amazon River was divided in five regions with distinct socioeconomic, institutional and fishing characteristics. A logistic regression model was applied to verify which one of those features would influence the estimated probability of emigration through the entire river channel and to each region. Results indicate low probability of emigration in the channel and to all regions, but mainly in Estuary (P = 0.1) which has the best organizational structure and job opportunities. The likelihood of emigration slightly increases upstream. Consequently Tabatinga had the higher probability of environmental exodus (P= 0.5). The fishers most likely to emigrate were those who have lived in the community for shorter period of time, as well as the recent entrants into the fishing activity and those not affiliated to Colony of Fishers. Since this result was converse to the overall fisheries management agency expectancies, the importance of comanagement arrangements including the fisher’s perspectives and interest was briefly discussed, in opposition to the early traditional management view, which is focused just on the fish stocks.
OPINIONIST-A Lexicon and SVM Based Tool for Analyzing Opinion on Social Media

—The world of technology is developing rapidly and people are adopting to social media fast. To this day twitter is one of the most popular social network. Personal opinions regarding “everything” is shared on the social media. This data is very useful for gathering public opinion. Opinionist provides a web based platform for user to fetch tweets on a desired topic and displays the result in the form of graphical notations. This makes it easier for the user to determine whether the public opinion is positive or negative about the particular topic. The Opinionist uses two sentiment analysis techniques namely Lexicon Bayes approach and Support Vector Machine Algorithm. Using the result of the two algorithms and produces an average and displays it along with the results produced by the two algorithm. Use of averaging reduces extreme values giving a more general and realistic value .
The macrofaunal community of Ecklonia radiata holdfasts: Description of the faunal assemblage and variation associated with differences in holdfast volume

We describe the structure of the macrofaunal community inhabiting holdfasts of the kelp Ecklonia radiata sampled over a 4 year period on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, Australia. Both the physical and biological structures of the holdfast are described. Analyses focused on the relationships between holdfast volume and a range of summary community statistics (number of species, total abundance, total biomass) as well as the description of successional patterns with increasing holdfast size for the common species, higher taxa and trophic groups. The holdfast habitat supports a diverse faunal community that was dominated by polychaete worms and amphipod crustaceans, which together accounted for 78% of the total number of organisms sampled. Many of the species present have a much wider distribution in both intertidal and sublittoral marine habitats. Successional patterns within the holdfast were from a community dominated by small worms with a predominance of deposit-feeding strategies to one with a greater representation of amphipods with omnivorous feeding strategies. There was also a trend to increasing mean size of individuals with increasing holdfast size, which may be attributable to either growth of individuals over time or physical limitations (smaller spaces) in smaller holdfasts. The analysis of differences in spatial patterns for summary statistics of the community structure (species number, number of individuals, faunal density) suggested that small-scale variability (sites within locations) was more important than larger scale variability (between locations) and that the most easterly sites at each location supported the highest species count and number of individuals.
Opposing clines for high and low temperature resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.

In insects, species comparisons suggest a weak association between upper thermal limits and latitude in contrast to a stronger association for lower limits. To compare this to latitudinal patterns of thermal responses within species, we considered latitudinal variation in heat and cold resistance in Drosophila melanogaster. We found opposing clines in resistance to these temperature extremes in comparisons of 17–24 populations from coastal eastern Australia. Knockdown time following heat shock increased towards the tropics, whereas recovery time following cold shock decreased towards temperate latitudes. Mortality following cold shock also showed a clinal pattern. Clinal associations with latitude were linear and related to minimum temperatures in the coldest month (for cold resistance) and maximum temperatures in the warmest month (for heat resistance). This suggests that within species both high and low temperature responses can vary with latitude as a consequence of direct or indirect effects of selection.
Hygienic quality and freshness of shell eggs collected at the retail level in Italy

Shell eggs sampled at the retail level in two large Italian cities were tested to assess their freshness, food safety, and the presence of veterinary drug residues. Some samples were found to be irregular due to lack of compliance with freshness requirements or shell tainted by microcracks and foreign material; the most severe noncompliance was however due to the presence of veterinary drug residues, which exceeded either the maximum residue limits or were even prohibited
A New Look at Global Quenching of Premixed Flames by Turbulence

In 2002, Yang and Shy reported a global quenching (GQ) criterion of premixed methane-air flames by intense isotropic turbulence in a fan-stirred cruciform burner characterizing by a Bradley’s Karlovitz number (KB = 0.157 Ka) and the equivalence ratio (φ), where Ka = (u′/SL) 2 (ReT) -0.5 and u′, SL and ReT are respectively r.m.s. turbulent fluctuating velocity, laminar burning velocity and turbulent Reynolds number. Here we ab initio scrutinize such criterion based on both previous and a few newlyobtained data using a modified Ka and a reaction zone Péclet number (Pe) indicating the diffusivity ratio between turbulence and chemical reaction, in which the local transport diffusivities at reactant temperature are replaced by those at mean temperature of reactants and products. This modified criterion is then compared with a newly-found ignition transition representing the boundary of different modes of turbulent kernel development showing broken reaction zones (RZ) with fileform structures. We found that critical values of Ka (Kac) for the onset of GQ are generally, except for very rich cases, higher than the Ka = 100 line that separates the thin and broken RZ regimes proposed by Peters. These Kac values verse φ form a parabolic curve with a maximum Kac = 380 occurring near φ = 1, indicating that GQ by turbulence not only occurs in the broken RZ regime, but has a strong dependence on φ. By comparing these results among ignition transition, Peters’s criterion and GQ, it is found that developed turbulent flames are much harder to be globally quenched by turbulence than developing flame kernels, because the latter, previously used by Leeds group to determine GQ criteria, changes mode at lower Kac as compared to the former. Finally, we show that Pe is a more physically reasonable parameter than Ka to describe the aforesaid phenomena.
Composición, estructura y flujo energético del meiobentos frente a Chile central

Se estudio la estructura de la meiofauna metazoaria (a nivel de grandes grupos taxonomicos) y su rol en el flujo de energia en el subsistema bentonico frente a Concepcion (~3630' S). Las muestras se recolectaron en mayo y noviembre de 1997 y mayo de 1998 en cinco sitios correspondientes a: interior de la Bahia de Concepcion (28 m), boca de la bahia (35 m), plataforma interior (64 m), plataforma intermedia (88 m) y plataforma externa (120 m). El periodo de estudio coincidio con el evento El Nino 1997-1998 (EN). El meiobentos resulto ser poco diverso a nivel de grandes grupos, pero con abundancias y biomasas moderadas a altas, en comparacion con los valores promedio reportados en la literatura para el sublitoral fangoso. Nematoda fue el grupo dominante, con mas de un 95 % (103­104 ind 10 cm­2) de la densidad total, seguidos por Copepoda y Polychaeta. Las mayores abundancias y biomasas totales se encontraron siempre en la boca de la bahia, seguida de su parte interior y de la plataforma interior, mientras que los menores valores se ubicaron en la plataforma intermedia y externa. Frente a Concepcion el meiobentos juega un importante rol en el flujo de energia a traves del subsistema bentonico. Se estimo que estos organismos podrian estar remineralizando y/o convirtiendo a biomasa hasta un 36 y 45 % del carbono organico que llega desde la columna de agua a los sedimentos en el centro y en la boca de la bahia, respectivamente.
Isolation and characterization of twelve polymorphic microsatellite markers for the invasive ascidian Styela clava (Tunicata)

The invasive solitary ascidian Styela clava has spread extensively along European coasts since its first occurrence in the early 1950s. In order to characterize spatial and temporal patterns of genetic change during its establishment and subsequent spread, we developed 12 species-specific loci from an enriched microsatellite library. Polymorphism was explored in one native and two introduced populations ( N = 31 ± ± ± 1). Number of alleles per locus varied from two to 13 (mean = 7). The average expected heterozygosity within populations ranged from 0.539 to 0.580.
Controllable content generation

We use the recent advances in generative models to a construct controllable content generator that extends the current procedural content generator abilities to democ-ratize artistic content creation. Our goal is to give content creators the power to decide the properties of the content they would like to control, to give them tangible control over these properties and let generative models ﬁll the gaps. Our main contribution is to deﬁne what control is and how to measure it. We also propose a model based on the Variation AutoEncoder architecture that is inspired from semi-supervised learning to create a controllable content generator.
A Visual Kinematics Calibration Method for Manipulator Based on Nonlinear Optimization

The traditional kinematic calibration method for manipulators requires precise three-dimensional measuring instruments to measure the end pose, which is not only expensive due to the high cost of the measuring instruments but also not applicable to all manipulators. Another calibration method uses a camera, but the system error caused by the camera’s parameters affects the calibration accuracy of the kinematics of the robot arm. In order to solve this problem, this paper reduces the dimensionality of the experimental data and redesigns the objective function to be optimized. That is, the three-dimensional positions of the feature points of the calibration plate under each manipulator attitude corresponding to the actual kinematic model and the classic D-H kinematic model are mapped into the pixel coordinate system, and the sum of Euclidean distance errors of the pixel coordinates of the two is used as the objective function to be optimized. And then, nonlinear optimization and parameter compensation are performed. The experimental results show that the pixel deviation of the end pose corresponding to the optimized D-H kinematic model proposed in this paper and the end pose corresponding to the actual kinematic model in the pixel coordinate system is 0.99 pixels. Compared with the 7.9 deviation pixels between the pixel coordinates calculated by the classic D-H kinematic model and the actual pixel coordinates, the deviation is reduced by nearly 7 pixels for an 87% reduction in error. Therefore, the proposed method can effectively avoid system errors caused by camera parameters in visual calibration, can improve the absolute positioning accuracy of the end of the robotic arm, and has good economy and universality.
Perifosine and vitamin D combination induces apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death in endometrial cancer cells

Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive system. Combination treatment with specific agents has been widely used as a targeted therapy for cancer. In this study, we aimed to investigate the anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of varying concentrations of perifosine and vitamin D on the human endometrial cancer cell line (HEC-1A). HEC-1A cells were exposed to perifosine (10 μM, 30 μM), vitamin D (50 nM, 200 nM) and combinations of both for 48 h and 72 h. Monitoring of cell proliferation in a time-dependent manner was performed with the xCELLigence RTCA DP system. The levels of BCL2, BAX and P53 mRNA expression were examined using RT-qPCR. Apoptosis was determined using Annexin V, which were followed by flow cytometry analysis. Ultra-structural morphology of cells was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for 72 h. The anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects of the perifosine+vitamin D combination (30 μM + 200 nM at 48 h and 10 μM + 200 nM at 72 h) on HEC-1A cells were higher than in perifosine and vitamin D alone. It was observed that perifosine has increased the expression of BAX mRNA in HEC-1A cells in a dose-dependent manner. While perifosine+vitamin D combinations increased P53 mRNA expression in HEC-1A cells we did not find any significant change in BCL2, BAX mRNA expression levels. In TEM examinations of HEC-1A cells, perifosine appeared to lead autophagic cell death, whereas vitamin D caused paraptosis-like cell death and combination of perifosine+vitamin D caused apoptotic and non-apoptotic (paraptotic, autophagic and necrotic) cell death. Therefore, it is considered that the combination of both drugs in the treatment of endometrial cancer might be an alternative and effective treatment option through activating the apoptotic and non-apoptotic cell death mechanisms in cancer cells.