Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
App Based Device Controlling System

: This project aims at controlling electrical appliances with the help of Arduino Uno using an android app. This is mainly designed keeping in mind the advantages it will offer in the university. It will help reduce wastage of electricity in the university and the expenditure towards paying the electricity bills. The app which has been installed on the smart phone helps us to remotely access devices and thus implement wireless technology. The design involves the use of Arduino Uno board and the appliances are connected using jumper wires and a breadboard. The communication between phone and Arduino Uno is wireless. Also, authentication token generation will ensure that only authorized users access or control the appliances in the university. This project will help automate electrical appliances and this will make the classrooms or cabins as smart classrooms or smart cabins. This IoT system designed will help control electrical appliances from anywhere in the university.
Aweb-based intervention (RESTORE) to support self-management of cancer-related fatigue following primary cancer treatment: a multi-centre proof of concept randomised controlled trial

Purpose Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a frequent and distressing symptom experienced after cancer treatment. RESTORE is the first web-based resource designed to enhance self-efficacy to manage CRF following curative-intent treatment. The aim of this study is to test the proof of concept and inform the design of an effectiveness trial. Methods A multi-centre parallel-group two-armed (1:1) exploratory randomised controlled trial (RCT) with qualitative process evaluation was employed in the study. Participants (≥18 years; ≤5 years post treatment with moderate to severe fatigue) were recruited and randomly assigned to RESTORE or a leaflet. Feasibility and acceptability were measured by recruitment, attrition, intervention adherence, completion of outcome measures and process evaluation. Change in selfefficacy to manage CRF was also explored. Outcome measures were completed at baseline (T0), 6 weeks (T1) and 12 weeks (T2). Data were analysed using mixed-effects linear regression and directed content analysis. Results One hundred and sixty-three people participated in the trial and 19 in the process evaluation. The intervention was feasible (39 % of eligible patients consented) and acceptable (attrition rate 36%). There was evidence of higher fatigue self-efficacy at T1 in the intervention group vs comparator (mean difference 0.51 [−0.08 to 1.11]), though the difference in groups decreased by 12 weeks. Time since diagnosis influenced perceived usefulness of the intervention. Modifications were suggested. Conclusion Proof of concept was achieved. The RESTORE intervention should be subject to a definitive trial with some Support Care Cancer (2016) 24:2445–2453 DOI 10.1007/s00520-015-3044-7 * Claire Foster C.L. Foster@soton.ac. uk 1 Macmillan Survivorship Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK 2 Southampton Statistical Research Institute, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK 3 Academic Unit of Health Economics, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9LJ, UK 4 Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery, King’s College, London SE1 8WA, UK 5 Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK 6 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK 7 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK 8 Research Partner, London, UK 9 Macmillan Cancer Support, London SE1 7UQ, UK 10 Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7JP, UK 11 Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK adjustments. Provision of an effective supportive resource would empower cancer survivors to manage CRF after treatment completion. Trial registration ISRCTN67521059
Fractional variation of Hölderian functions

Abstract The paper demonstrates the basic properties of the local fractional variation operators (termed fractal variation operators). The action of the operators is demonstrated for local characterization of Hölderian functions. In particular, it is established that a class of such functions exhibits singular behavior under the action of fractal variation operators in infinitesimal limit. The link between the limit of the fractal variation of a function and its derivative is demonstrated. The paper presents a number of examples, including the calculation of the fractional variation of Cauchy sequences leading to the Dirac’s delta-function.
Novel cellular targets in human intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

1 INSERM, Unité 785, Villejuif, F-94800, France 2 Univ Paris-Sud, UMR-S 785, Villejuif, F-94800, Fra nce 3 CEA, DSV, iRTSV, Laboratoire d’Etude de la Dynamiq ue des Protéomes, Grenoble, F-38054, France 4 INSERM, Unité 880, Grenoble, F-38054, France 5 Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, F-38054, Fran ce 6 Institut Pasteur, Département de Virologie, Paris, F-75015, France 7 AP-HP Hôpital Bicêtre, Service d’Anatomie Pathologi que, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, F-94270, France 8 Merieux Alliance, Lyon, F-69000, France
Sums of n 2 amazons

Amazons is a board game which has enjoyed some popularity since its appearance on the Internet a few years ago. It can be played on boards of arbitrary size. Like subtraction games studied by Ferguson 1974], Amazons is two-person, perfect-information, and zero-sum. Sums of games such as Amazons ooer very interesting examples of \central limit theorems" which turn out to be considerably stronger than those encountered in probability theory. As an illustration of the power of combinatorial game theory, we ooer an analysis of all starting positions of Amazons played on sums of N 2 rectangles, in which each player has one Amazon in each rectangle. The analysis reveals several common yet important phenomena which many players overlook. Although we assume no special background, seasoned combinatorial game theorists will nd that Amazons provides our motivation for a novel exposition of the subject, starting with \results-oriented" ther-mography. This approach gets to the main results about hot games much more directly than prior expositions, which begin with Conway's theory of canonical forms and a special emphasis on numbers. From the new perspective, Conway's numbers appear much later as a special case: they are the games whose temperatures are negative.
Taxonomy of resource allocation algorithms for inner IaaS cloud data centres

- Cloud computing has become more and more popular with the widely deployment of several cloud infrastructures. Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) Cloud computing replaces bare computer hardware. The cloud user will use the virtual machines (VMs) to fullfil their computing requirements. Among the components of IaaS cloud software stack, the resource allocation module is very important as it selects suitable VMs and the place to execute VMs. This paper focuses on studying and classifying algorithms used in the resource allocation module. The issues of how to apply those algorithms are also discussed.
Glycerol-3-Phosphate Levels Are Associated with Basal Resistance to the Hemibiotrophic Fungus Colletotrichum higginsianum in Arabidopsis 1[W][OA]

Glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) is an important component of carbohydrate and lipid metabolic processes. In this article, we provide evidence that G3P levels in plants are associated with defense to a hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen Colletotrichum higginsianum . Inoculation of Arabidopsis ( Arabidopsis thaliana ) with C. higginsianum was correlated with an increase in G3P levels and a concomitant decrease in glycerol levels in the host. Plants impaired in utilization of plastidial G3P ( act1 ) accumulated elevated levels of pathogen-induced G3P and displayed enhanced resistance. Furthermore, overexpression of the host GLY1 gene, which encodes a G3P dehydrogenase (G3Pdh), conferred enhanced resistance. In contrast, the gly1 mutant accumulated reduced levels of G3P after pathogen inoculation and showed enhanced susceptibility to C. higginsianum . Unlike gly1 , a mutation in a cytosolic isoformof G3Pdh did notalter basalresistanceto C.higginsianum . Furthermore, act1gly1 double-mutantplantswereassusceptible as the gly1 plants. Increased resistance or susceptibility of act1 and gly1 plants to C. higginsianum , respectively, was not due to effects of these mutations on salicylic acid- or ethylene-mediated defense pathways. The act1 mutation restored a wild-type-like response in camalexin-deﬁcient pad3 plants, which were hypersusceptible to C. higginsianum . These data suggest that G3P- associated resistance to C. higginsianum occurs independently or downstream of the camalexin pathway. Together, these results suggest a novel and speciﬁc link between G3P metabolism and plant defense.
New record of a little known species Mastacembelus oatesii Boulenger, 1893 (Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae) from Nagaland and Mizoram States of Northeast India, with redescription

The species Mastacembelus oatesii Boulenger, has so far been recorded from Myanmar and other South East Asian countries. However, while confirming the specific identity of some fish species collected from Northeastern states of India, authors came across a lot of Mastacembelus specimens identified as M. armatus (Lacepede). However, on meticulous examination of series of specimens based on morphometric and meristic data it was observed that some of the specimens belong to Mastacembelus oatesii Boulenger, reported as the first record from North eastern states of India, which is in contiguity to the type locality of this species in Myanmar by the ramification of different tributaries of Chindwin-Irrawaddy Basin. Hence, the detailed systematic identity based on diagnostic traits and the distributional pattern of M. oatesii is discussed in this paper.
A Limited Antigen-Speciﬁc Cellular Response Is Sufﬁcient for the Early Control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Lung but Is Insufﬁcient for Long-Term Survival

Mice that were transgenic for a T-cell receptor (TCR) speciﬁc for ovalbumin peptide 323-339 (DO11.10) were able to survive an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis for approximately 80 days. This limited early control of infection was associated with gamma interferon production, inducible nitric oxide synthase expres- sion within the lung, and an inﬂux of clonotypic lymphocytes. The control of M. tuberculosis was lost in DO11.10 mice bred in a rag mutant background, demonstrating that the immune responsiveness was recombinase dependent and likely to be associated with the expression of an alternative (cid:1) TCR by DO11.10 mice. A characterization of the antigen speciﬁcity in DO11.10 TCR transgenic mice demonstrated that the speciﬁcity was limited and dominated by the 26-kDa (Rv1411c) lipoprotein of M. tuberculosis . This study identiﬁes this lipoprotein as an
MODELLING OF FLUID FLOW AND HEAT DISTRIBUTION IN A SPECIFIC HEAT EXCHANGER

: An initial phase in the development of a modelling approach to analysing fluid flow and heat distribution in specific heat transfer equipment is presented. A steam superheater as a typical heat exchanger operated in process and power industries is used to introduce the aspects of modelling of this phenomenon. The particular parts of the superheater where problems can be expected are described in order to propose a suitable calculation method which would be applicable to equipment with complex technological and geometric design. Available modelling techniques and approaches are reviewed and applied to the discussed apparatus with distinguishing multiple-channel design and their advantages and limitations are identified. Based on this analysis, principles of a new modelling method are outlined. The proposed modelling method employs a combination of simplified approaches to 1D investigating the flow distribution and 2D analysis of heat transfer in the cross-flow heat exchanger. Additionally, future development of the intended fast yet accurate-enough method for prediction of fluid flow and heat flux distribution in the specific heat exchanger is suggested. profitable. This paper summarises main theoretical findings from the development of a model which facilitates analysis of heat and fluid flow distribution in specific heat transfer equipment with multiple-level channel systems. Purpose of the developed model is to fill the space between the two approaches mentioned above to describe specific heat transfer equipment – when the usage of available simplified methods is not satisfactory and can lead to inaccurate data, whereas the utilisation of CFD simulations is a real effort and the computational cost is unacceptable. The findings are presented by means of an industrial case, which is a heat exchanger with the distinguishing multiple-channel design used to produce superheated steam.
Adaptive and monotone spline estimation ofthe cross--sectional term structure of interest rates

A number of numerical methods based on a piecewise polynomial approximation have been proposed for the estimation of the term structure of interest rates. Some drawbacks have been pointed out, such as a possible non monotonic estimated discount function and a highly fluctuating spot and forward rates. In order to overcome these kind of problems, we study the feasibility of an adaptive regression spline technique which use a monotone basis together with two alternative knot location procedures: a deterministic greedy algorithm and its randomized version in a simulated annealing framework. The features of the proposed method are tested on a set of data.
Effect of Positive Workplace Gossip on Employee Silence: Psychological Safety as Mediator and Promotion-Focused as Moderator

The development of electronic information technology has made workplace gossip more ubiquitous. As a part of interpersonal communication on informal occasions, positive workplace gossip affects individuals’ mood, cognition, and behaviors. In light of this and based on the Social Interdependence Theory, the study proposed that positive workplace gossip has a negative effect on employee silence, and psychological safety mediates this relationship. In addition, the promotion-focused moderates the relationship between psychological safety and employee silence. Based on a two-wave sampling design from 311 innovative enterprises employees, the results of Structural Equation Model by AMOS 22.0 and Mplus 7.0 supported all the hypotheses. Results revealed that positive workplace gossip can decrease the employee silence through the mediating role of psychological safety and moderating role of promotion-focused. These findings provided theoretical implications and practical suggestions for enterprise managers to create positive communication climate to reduce employee silence.
Formation of Open Clusters

A forming star progresses through several evolutionary stages which are marked by different observational signs that can be identified by different techniques. Stellar birth from interstellar matter occurs in dense, cold clouds of gas due to a local increase in the density and interstellar clouds composed of molecules and grains are the preferential place where star formation can be initiated. The observational in­ dications of this prestellar stage are the emission of millimeter radio waves by the cloud's many molecules and the optical obscuration of the background field stars by the grains mixed with the molecular gas. When fragmentation and condensation mechanisms occur in a dense cloud, the gravitationally collapsing fragments cannot be directly observed at visible wavelengths, because their light is blocked by the dust grains which heat up and radiate in the infrared. Thus the various protostellar stages are essentially studied using infrared techniques. Evidently, the spectral energy distribution of the protostars depends on their evolutionary stage and, globally speaking, one can say that the maximum of the infrared emission moves towards the short infrared wavelengths as the protostar evolves. A tentative coherent stellar evolutionary scenario may be given for the radio and infrared sources directly connected with the star and cluster formation:
Energy analysis of a stepped cascade solar still connected to photovoltaic thermal collector

In this paper, the performance evaluation of a stepped cascade solar still connected to photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) collector was carried out. The governing equations of problem was a set of initial value ordinary differential equations which were obtained by writing energy balance for the various components of solar still system (i.e. glass cover, brackish water, absorber plate, and PV/T collector). The numerical model of problem was solved by the 4th-order Runge-Kutta method under real climatic conditions sample. The validation of numerical model was carried out by the experimental data of previous literature. Parametric studies showed that the energy efficiency of stepped cascade solar still maximised in the desired brackish water flow of 0.03 kg/min and the PV/T collector area of 1.3 m. The daily energy efficiency and accumulated freshwater were about 26% and 5.71 kg/(m.day), respectively. An increase of about 20% was obtained in freshwater productivity by the connection of PV/T collector to the stepped cascade solar still. Also, PV/T collector, in addition to providing pumping power, can supply electrical power of about 0.918 kW/day for other uses. In order to produce freshwater during the night time, the usage of the phase change materials below the absorber plate was suggested.
c -Glutamyl- c -aminobutyrate hydrolase in the putrescine utilization pathway of EscherichiacoliK-12

g -Glutamyl- g -aminobutyrate hydrolase (PuuD) was puriﬁed and the properties of the enzyme were characterized. The active center of PuuD was identiﬁed as Cys-114 by site-directed mutagenesis. The expression of PuuD was induced by putrescine and O 2 (substrates of the Puu pathway), while the addition of succinate or NH 4 Cl (products of the Puu pathway) to the medium reduced the expression of PuuD. The ﬁndings that the puuD -deﬁcient strain accumulated g -glutamyl- g aminobutyrate ( g -Glu-GABA) and could not grow on putrescine as a sole nitrogen source indicate that PuuD is physiologically important as a g -Glu-GABA
CMAR_A_298619 4553..4565

1Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China; 2Division of Epidemiology, the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Clinical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China; 4Hong Kong Cancer Institute, State Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China Background: Evidence of the association between dietary pattern and outcomes of breast cancer was limited in Asian women, including Chinese. Patients and Methods: A prospective cohort study was initiated among Chinese breast cancer patients to investigate lifestyle habits and outcomes of breast cancer. At each followup, validated food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) were used to assess patients’ dietary intake. This study included 1226 patients with invasive early-stage breast cancer with detailed data at 18-month follow-up after cancer diagnosis. Factor analysis was used to derive dietary patterns, whereby two dietary patterns were identified. Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate associations between dietary patterns and time to outcome, including breast cancer recurrence, overall mortality and breast cancer-specific mortality. Results: With a median follow-up time of 54.1 months, 165 patients had breast cancer recurrence and 98 deaths occurred. Two dietary patterns were identified: “Western dietary pattern” characterized by high intake of refined grains and cakes, red and processed meat and oil; “healthy dietary pattern” characterized by high consumption of vegetables and fruits. Participants in the highest tertile of “Western dietary pattern” did not have a higher risk of breast cancer recurrence (Ptrend = 0.89), overall mortality (Ptrend = 0.48) and breast cancerspecific mortality (Ptrend = 0.75). Similarly, a null association existed between “healthy dietary pattern” and outcomes of breast cancer. Conclusion: Neither dietary pattern was associated with risk of breast cancer recurrence, all-causes death or death from breast cancer. Prospective follow-up is still needed to further confirm the association between specific dietary pattern and outcomes of breast cancer.
Majorana fermions in well aligned InSb-nanowires with superconducting and normal contacts

In this Master thesis I report results on a route to find Majorana fermions in indium antimonide nanowires in contact with a superconductor. Theoretically Majorana fermions appear in one-dimensional nanowires with strong spin-orbit coupling, in proximity with a superconductor and an external magnetic field applied parallel to the nanowire. The nanowires are deposited by a deterministic method, in this way the external magnetic field is perfect aligned with the nanowires up to a few degrees. Results we observed are a possible magnetic field tunable pi-junction, measurements of an induced gap in the nanowire and a robust zero-bias peak that persist in both gate and magnetic field scans. This zero-bias peak can be split and recombine with varying the applied magnetic field and the local gate potential.
Lessons Learned in the Labyrinth: Navigating Campus Resources to Bring a Student and Faculty Smart Gardening Startup to Life

Many universities have technology transfer offices, entrepreneurship centers, and small business development centers to help faculty, staff, and students with the process of creating value from their ideas. While access to all these resources is a benefit of being a part of the university ecosystem, it can also be difficult to know where to start. Additional complications arise when faculty and undergraduate students, who are typically governed by different intellectual property policies, form a joint venture. This paper is written as a case study to describe the process of forming a startup by one such faculty and student team. The smart gardening technology being developed utilized a range of resources offered at the university. It enabled student learning through completion of sub-projects during summer research, internship, and technical electives. Finally, this paper covers strategies that other faculty and student teams in the same situation might follow to help them climb the entrepreneurship learning curve faster than we did.