Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Virome Profiling of Bats from Myanmar by Metagenomic Analysis of Tissue Samples Reveals More Novel Mammalian Viruses

Bats are reservoir animals harboring many important pathogenic viruses and with the capability of transmitting these to humans and other animals. To establish an effective surveillance to monitor transboundary spread of bat viruses between Myanmar and China, complete organs from the thorax and abdomen from 853 bats of six species from two Myanmar counties close to Yunnan province, China, were collected and tested for their virome through metagenomics by Solexa sequencing and bioinformatic analysis. In total, 3,742,314 reads of 114 bases were generated, and over 86% were assembled into 1,649,512 contigs with an average length of 114 bp, of which 26,698 (2%) contigs were recognizable viral sequences belonging to 24 viral families. Of the viral contigs 45% (12,086/26,698) were related to vertebrate viruses, 28% (7,443/26,698) to insect viruses, 27% (7,074/26,698) to phages and 95 contigs to plant viruses. The metagenomic results were confirmed by PCR of selected viruses in all bat samples followed by phylogenetic analysis, which has led to the discovery of some novel bat viruses of the genera Mamastrovirus, Bocavirus, Circovirus, Iflavirus and Orthohepadnavirus and to their prevalence rates in two bat species. In conclusion, the present study aims to present the bat virome in Myanmar, and the results obtained further expand the spectrum of viruses harbored by bats.
An Update in Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) was first described in 1916 (Guillain G, 1916) and is approaching its 100th anniversary. Our knowledge of the syndrome has hugely expanded since that time. Once originally considered to be only demyelinating in pathology we now recognise both axonal and demyelinating subtypes. Numerous triggering or antecedent events including infections are recognised and GBS is considered an immunological response to these. GBS is now considered to be a clinical syndrome of an acute inflammatory neuropathy encompassing a number of subtypes with evidence of different immunological mechanisms. Some of these are clearly understood while others remain to be fully elucidated. Complement fixing antibodies against peripheral nerve gangliosides alone and in combination are increasingly recognised as an important mechanism of nerve damage. New antibodies against other nerve antigens such as neurofascin have been recently described. Research databases have been set up to look at factors associated with prognosis and the influence of intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIg) pharmacokinetics in therapy. Exciting new studies are in progress to examine a possible role for complement inhibition in the treatment of the syndrome.
The Role of the Teacher in Moving Students from Below Grade Level to Grade Level

The purpose of this study is to research some of the challenges that teachers face when teaching students who are reading below grade level. The study involved third grade students at Southwest Laurens Elementary School in Laurens County, Georgia. The study revealed that through the intense use of some basic reading strategies that students’ fluency, reading comprehension, and reading levels increased more than basic sight word recognition. The study recommends that teachers continue to spend time each day allowing students to read aloud individually to the teacher. The study further recommends that since it is difficult for one teacher to have time for all students to read to him/ her each day, the teacher should solicit the help of volunteers for this daily reading time.
Multipath Routing Sensor Network for Finding Crack in Metallic Structure Using Fuzzy Logic

— For collecting data from all sensor nodes, some changes in Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) protocol is proposed. At each hop level, route-ranking technique is used for distributing packets to different selected routes dynamically. For calculating rank of a route, different parameters like: delay, residual energy and probability of packet loss are used. A hybrid topology of DMPR(Disjoint Multi Path Routing) and MMPR(Meshed Multi Path Routing) is formed, where braided topology is used in different faulty zones of network. For reducing energy consumption, variant transmission ranges is used instead of fixed transmission range. For reducing number of packet drop, a fuzzy logic inference scheme is used to insert different types of delays dynamically. A rule based system infers membership function strength which is used to calculate the final delay amount to be inserted into each of the node at different clusters. In braided path, a proposed ‘Dual Line ACK Link’ scheme is proposed for sending ACK signal from a damaged node or link to a parent node to ensure that any error in link or any node-failure message may not be lost anyway. This paper tries to design the theoretical aspects of a model which may be applied for collecting data from any large hanging iron structure with the help of wireless sensor network. But analyzing these data is the subject of material science and civil structural construction technology, that part is out of scope of this paper.
Suspect CEOs, Unethical Culture, and Corporate Misbehavior

We show that firms with Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) who personally benefit from options backdating are more likely to engage in other corporate misbehaviors, suggestive of an unethical corporate culture. These firms are more likely to commit financial fraud to overstate earnings. They acquire more private companies, which could perpetuate their frauds, and their acquisitions are met with lower market responses. These misbehaviors are concentrated in firms with externally hired suspect CEOs, consistent with outside CEOs having greater discretion to shape firm culture. The costs of these misbehaviors are reflected in larger stock price declines during a market correction and increased CEO replacement.
Finding Originally Mislabels with MD-ELM

This paper presents a methodology which aims at detecting mislabeled samples, with a practical example in the field of bankruptcy prediction. Mislabeled samples are found in many classification problems and can bias the training of the desired classifier. This paper proposes a new method based on Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) which allows for identification of the most probable mislabeled samples. Two datasets are used in order to validate and test the proposed methodology: a toy example (XOR problem) and a real dataset from corporate finance (bankruptcy prediction).
Exploring the Relations Between Childhood Experiences in Nature and Young Adults’ Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours

Abstract This article presents the findings of a research study with young adults who explored the connections between their early childhood experiences in nature and their attitudes and actions towards the environment in adulthood. Drawing on E. Wilson's (1984) work, environmental or ecological consciousness is theorised to connect to ecological identity and relates to an individual's deep reflection on, connection to, and engagement with the natural environment. The study's survey tool invited young adults to select various options that described their experiences in nature as children and their views of, and actions towards, the environment in the present. The findings illustrated connections between childhood experiences in nature and later views of, and actions towards, the environment. The correlations between expressed views about caring for the environment and environmentally friendly actions were surprising, however, as actions did not necessarily align with beliefs. The article concludes with recommendations based on the findings, outlining how positive attitudes and actions towards the environment may be fostered in childhood.
Modeling Real Estate Market Responses to Climate Change in the Coastal Zone

Changing flood risks threaten the value of billions of dollars worth of coastal real estate as well as the viability of coastal communities. This paper presents an agent-based model to capture some of the main features of the housing market that emerges from interactions between autonomous buyers and sellers. We use this model to investigate the adaptive responses of real estate markets to changing patterns of flooding and alternative flood insurance policies. The model includes interactions among households and government through land use regulations, property tax collection and dissemination of flooding risk information. We use detailed data from a flood-prone coastal community in New Jersey, USA to calibrate our model.
Multimodel catalogue heuristics for software project managemet

Software development projects can be managed using traditional or agile frameworks. Combining these two approaches into a multi-model environment may help to include best practices from both frameworks, considering project management key factors. However, the implementation of a multi-model environment is complex due to the integration of best practices from different sources. Such complexity increases when the sources have different nature. This paper defines a set of heuristics and its graphical representation for using a multi-model catalogue for software project management. The objective is to homologate best practices of both agile and traditional frameworks in a multi-model environment, using a pilot validation of the proposal for the requirement management process in SCRUM and CMMI-DEV 1.3. Such validation allowed us to analyze the catalogue structure behavior and the heuristics. It also provided us an example of a multi-model environment for agile and traditional frameworks.
Multisensory integration processes in people with attention deficits

This study looked at facilitation, or improvement, of behavioral responses, such as quicker reaction times and improved accuracy in participants with subclinical attention deficits and a control group. Studies have looked at auditory and somatosensory (i.e., touch) stimuli and found that when presented simultaneously there were both neuronal benefits (Simon‐Dack & Teder‐Salejarvi, 2008) and behavioral benefits (Sperdin, Cappe,Foxe & Murray, 2009). The ability to attend to the stimulus is necessary for multisensory facilitation and when attention is not paid to both sensory inputs multisensory facilitation may not occur (Talsma & Woldorff, 2007). This study used a sustained-attention target task to compare how people with subclinical attention deficits and controls performing a multisensory integration task. Both populations performed faster in the multisensory condition than in the unisensory condition, but controls also saw an increase twice that of the increase for participants with subclinical attention deficits. This suggests a trend towards true behavioral facilitation in controls that would support the neuronal benefits found by past studies (Simon-Dack and Teder-Salejarvi, 2008). On the other hand, not seeing this trend in participants with subclinical attention deficits would suggest that even small attention deficits can interfere with multisensory facilitation.
On G-$(n,d)$-rings

The main aim of this paper is to investigate new class of rings called, for positive integers $n$ and $d$, $G-(n,d)-$rings, over which every $n$-presented module has a Gorenstein projective dimension at most $d$. Hence we characterize $n$-coherent $G-(n,0)-$rings. We conclude by various examples of $G-(n,d)-$rings.
Learning from Human Support : Informing the Design of Personal Digital Story-Authoring Tools

Everyone has a personal story to tell. These stories are often captured in the photos and video we take to record and share our experiences. This paper examines the support mechanisms used by the Center for Digital Storytelling (CDS) to help everyday people unlock the stories captured in their images and video through the practice of digital storytelling. We conducted a field study of the digital storytelling workshop offered by CDS and discovered composing digital narratives using personal media requires a significant amount of storytelling and technical support. We present observed challenges (story development, content preparation, movie production, and process management) to creating digital narratives and then abstract a set of lessons learned from the human support CDS provides for creating personal narratives using digital media. We then consider how software designers might capitalize on our observations to provide a similar level of support in software. Author
Mode Splitting Induced by Radiation Pressure in a Spherical Microcavity

In this paper, we present a novel method to reveal the azimuthal whispering gallery modes (WGMs) in a spherical microcavity. The microcavity has a soft shell on its surface which is coated with CdTe nanocrystals. The deformation of the spherical shape using radiation pressure from a laser beam causes the lifting of the degeneracy of the WGMs. The splitting can be efficiently controlled by the strength of the radiation pressure and the elastic properties of the surface shell.
SERIES No . 11 System Innovation in the Automotive Industry : Achieving Sustainability through Micro-factory Retailing

In its current form, the global automotive industry is associated with low profitability and a range of negative environmental impacts. Attempts to address these issues have largely focused on technological innovation at the level of products or processes. This paper argues that, in order to affect long lasting change towards sustainability, change processes must be undertaken at the functional and systemic level. It is suggested that the concept of product-service systems (PSS) represents a valuable opportunity to introduce the types of function and system innovation required. The PSS concept is predicated on new forms of product ownership, stewardship, design and producerconsumer interaction. It is closely aligned with the theoretical idea of ‘closed-loop’ manufacturing and consumption systems and advocates radical changes in the behaviour of a range of stakeholders to affect sustainability improvements. The challenge now is to investigate ways in which the PSS concept might be introduced at the empirical level. The paper suggests that the adoption of Micro-Factory Retailing (MFR) ideas offers a means of introducing such a system level change in the automotive industry. MFR is based on novel approaches to vehicle design that facilitate the economic viability of smallscale localised manufacturing sites. It is argued that such an approach to vehicle production, coupled with the proximity of MFR sites to consumers allows the adoption of a full scale PSS at local levels. Furthermore, via aspects such as the unification of the commerce and
The bilateral strength and power asymmetries in untrained boys

Abstract The aim of the study was to identify the level of isokinetic strength and power of lower limbs in 13-year- old untrained boys (n=22, height: 158.5±8.0 cm, mass: 49.1±12.6 kg), to determine bilateral deficit between the limbs in the tests and examine their mutual relationship. Maximum peak muscle torque of knee extensors (PTQ) and flexors (PTH) on dominant (DL) and non-dominant leg (NL) were measured by isokinetic dynamometer. Three types of a vertical jump: countermovement jump with (CMJFA) and without arms (CMJ) and squat jump (SJ) were performed on two force platforms. We found the significant effect (p<.01) of independent vari- ables (knee extensors, flexors, AV) and their interaction on PT. AV did not indicate any significant effect on bilat- eral ratio of knee extensors (F4,84=.74, p>.05, ηp2=0.03), however a significant effect of AV was found in knee flexors (F4,84=2.70,p<.05, ηp2=.114). The type of jump had no effect on the difference between force exerted by DL and NL (F1,21=.102, p>.05, ηp2=.01). Bilateral deficit (Q:Q, H:H) did not significantly correlate with bilateral deficit in jumps (p>.05). Despite the possibility of identifying muscle asymmetries in the sense of strength imbalances, their mutual relation- ship with results in isokinetic dynamometry and power jump tests is still unclear.
Design of novel terrain adaptable cascading wheeled mobile platform with passive planetary swing structure

This paper describes the design principle and detailed considerations for a new developed wheel type mobile platform. The vehicle is designed as one of the choices for real practical use such as rescue or public security purpose. The vehicle utilizes eight big wheels and installs them into two side rows. All the wheels are densely cascading assembled and are nearly half overlapping with each other. A new planetary swing wheel structure is utilized in this vehicle, as a result of which, the necessary actuators for 8 active wheels are reduced to four. The planetary swing structure adjusts the relative posture to the vehicle' chassis passively and automatically, according to the coming terrain situation, without using other mechanical swing structures or motion assistant mechanism. Mechanical discussion and analysis, such as the varieties of planetary swing structure, wheel distribution, are given in this paper. Also, in the later part, experimental tests are carried out to exam the traversing effect.
Content-based image orientation detection with support vector machines

Accurate and automatic image orientation detection is of great importance in image libraries. We present automatic image orientation detection algorithms by adopting both the illuminance (structural) and chrominance (color) low-level content features. Statistical learning support vector machines (SVMs) are used in our approach as the classifiers. The different sources of the extracted image features, as well as the binary classification nature of SVM, require our system to be able to integrate the outputs from multiple classifiers. Both static combiner (averaging) and trainable combiner (also based on SVMs) are proposed and evaluated. In addition, two rejection options (regular and reinforced ambiguity rejections) are employed to improve orientation detection accuracy by sieving out images with low confidence values during the classification. A number of experiments on a database of more than 14000 images were performed to validate our approaches.
An Integrated Multi-Objective Decision Model Under Random Constrain for Order Allocation in a Multiple-Supplier Environment

This paper examine the order allocation problems in a stochastic supply chain. The company in the supply chain can order raw materials from multiple suppliers. At any time of a supply order, the company should decide the optimal order quantities from suppliers to minimize the total purchasing cost and disruption risk, subject to maintaining a specified service level and quality. We develop an integrated multi-objective decision model under random constraint (AIODMURC) for this problem and solve it using the step method.
Modeling Demic and Cultural Diffusion: An Introduction

abstract Identifying the processes by which human cultures spread across different populations is one of the most topical objectives shared among different fields of study. Seminal works have analyzed a variety of data and attempted to determine whether empirically observed patterns are the result of demic and/or cultural diffusion. This special issue collects articles exploring several themes (from modes of cultural transmission to drivers of dispersal mechanisms) and contexts (from the Neolithic in Europe to the spread of computer programming languages), which offer new insights that will augment the theoretical and empirical basis for the study of demic and cultural diffusion. In this introduction we outline the state of art in the modeling of these processes, briefly discuss the pros and cons of two of the most commonly used frameworks (equation-based models and agent-based models), and summarize the significance of each article in this special issue.
Reactions of Nonoffending Parents to the Sexual Abuse of their Child: A Review of the Literature

The published literature regarding reactions of nonoffending parents to the sexual abuse of their child is reviewed. Research suggests that mothers generally believe their children's allegations, either totally or in part. Although the majority of mothers are supportive/protective, a substantial number are not. Even mothers who are generally supportive and protective often exhibit inconsistent and ambivalent responses. Studies examining factors that predict parental belief, support, and protection have failed to yield consistent results. Few studies have examined nonoffending fathers' reactions following disclosure. Both nonoffending mothers and fathers often experience significant distress following their children's allegations. Parental support is consistently associated with the adjustment of sexually abused children. Few studies have examined interventions targeting nonoffending parents, although two series of well-designed studies suggest that cognitive-behavioral treatment that combines parent and child interventions may lead to better adjustment in both the child and the parent. Implications for mental health professionals are provided.
MAXIMAL TORI AND THE WEYL INTEGRATION FORMULA

Consider G a compact, connected Lie group. A maximal torus is a subgroup of G that is also a torus T ' R/Z, and is a maximal such subgroup with respect to inclusion. The Weyl group of G, defined as W = N(T )/T for a maximal torus T , depends definitionally on the choice of a maximal torus T , but by showing that any two tori are conjugate, we can see that W is unique up to isomorphism. This also shows that every conjugacy class in G meets T , and so to compute the integral of a class function, i.e., a function invariant under conjugation (such as the inner product of two characters), it should suffice to integrate only over the torus. The formula that allows this is the important Weyl Integration Formula (Theorem 4.1), which is fundamental in representation theory and in other areas like random matrix theory. What is in fact remarkable about the conjugacy theorem and the Weyl Integration formula is the variety of approaches one can take in proving them, although the conjugacy theorem was first found by Élie Cartan and the Weyl Integration formula by Hermann Weyl. Some are based on the Hopf-Rinow theorem from differential geometry [4], others are based on André Weil’s proof using the Lefschetz fixed-point formula from algebraic topology [1], and still others are based on a (rather tedious, yet enlightening) move back and forth between G and its associated Lie algebra, where there is a similar theorem on the conjugacy of Cartan subalgebras, which has an elegant proof due to Hunt [7], [8]. In previous versions of this paper, I have actually written up (most of) the Hopf-Rinow and Lie algebraic proofs, which I can provide for those interested. Here we take yet another approach, mostly following [3], which relies on the notion of mapping degree (see Theorem 3.3). I would like to thank Tasho Kaletha for his guidance throughout our seminar, and Simon Segert for helping me in revising this paper.