Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Smartphone nabbing: Analysis of intrusion detection and prevention systems

In the past few years, the usage of Smartphones has increased at exponential rates. The pace of change in the smartphone market is astounding with the advent of new technologies and features that are changing the way we perceive these handheld devices. People are becoming more and more dependent on their Smartphones for activities such as sending mails, browsing the internet, performing online transactions, social networking, online shopping, paying various bills etc. While on one hand we have numerous advantages of Smartphones, on the other hand we have a lot of mobile phone intrusions, malwares, and attacks to deal with. Most of the threats are caused due to malicious applications that are installed by the users due to their unawareness regarding mobile security. It is a known fact that the smartphones have limited computational power to execute highly complex algorithms in order to perform various intrusion detection mechanisms. Hence the notions of information security need to be incorporated in these devices as well. In this paper we have performed an analysis on the existing methods of intrusion detection for securing our Smartphones. The paper also discusses various mobile malwares and the reasons to secure our Smartphones.
Automatic detection and tracking of moving objects in complex environments for video surveillance applications

Autonomous video surveillance and monitoring has a rich history. A new method for detecting multiple moving objects based on improved background subtraction model and for tracking is based on feature based approach has proposed. Then identified moving objects are also counted, by indexing individually. The proposed algorithm is automatic and efficient in intelligent surveillance applications like vehicles monitoring, event recognition, and crime prevention, etc. The proposed model has proved to be robust in various environments (including indoor and outdoor scenes) and different types of background scenes. Experiments on real scenes show that the algorithm is effective for object detection and tracking.
IQ Compensation for OFDM in the Presence of IBI and Carrier Frequency-Offset

In this paper we propose a frequency-domain equalization technique for OFDM transmission over frequency-selectivechannels. We consider the case where the analog front-end suffers froman IQ imbalance and the local oscillator suffers from carrier frequency-offset (CFO). Besides we consider the channel delay spread is largethan the cyclic prefix (CP). This means that interlock interference is present. While the IQ imbalance results into mirroring effect, the CFO induces intercarrier interference (ICI). CFO in conjunction with I BI results into sever intercarrier interference. The frequency-domain equalizer is proposed to combat these effects. It is obtained by transfer ring a timedomain equalizer (TEQ) to the frequency-domain resulting i nto per-tone equalizer (PTEQ). Due to the presence of IQ imbalance conven tional TEQ (where only one TEQ is applied to the received sequence) i s not sufficient to cope with the mirroring effect. A sufficient TEQ consists of tow time-domain filters; one applied to the received sequenc e and the other is applied to a conjugated version of the received sequ ence. The TEQs are designed according the basis expansion model (BEM) which showed to be able to cope with the ICI problem. We also proposean RLS initialization scheme for direct equalization.
Aplicabilidade do mismatch negativity em crianças e adolescentes: uma revisão descritiva

Mismatch Negativity (MMN) is a cortical potential that occurs in response to a modification of an acoustic stimulus from a sequence of repeated stimuli, which reflects the brain capacity in relation to the discrimination of the sound passively, in other words, without the need of attention of the subject to the sound stimulus. Then, the aim of this study is to perform a descriptive review on MMN, in order to identify its applicability in children and teenagers, in the last five years. To this end, the search was performed in the Lilacs, SciELO, Medline and Pubmed databases by using the following descriptors: cortex auditivo, eletrofisiologia, potenciais evocados auditivos (the English version would be: auditory cortex, electrophysiology, auditory evoked potentials). In addition to, the words Mismatch and Negativity were used. In this review, we found 14 studies which evaluated children and/or teenagers with difficulty in speech articulation, specific language impairment, auditory processing disorder, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, autism, risk for schizophrenia, psychosis, amusia, phenylketonuria and selective attention. So, it was possible to perform the descriptive review on the application of MMN in children and teenagers, concluding that in the last five years there were a reasonable article production about the theme. However, studies on this topic are not expressive in Brazil. Even though there is a variety of applications to MMN, in relation to the Brazilian population, there is a need for scientific evidences to use this potential in different age groups. We also verified that the search for MMN studies in the databases could be performed by only using the words Mismatch and Negativity.
System fault test of SiC device applied 6.6kV transformerless D-STATCOM

This paper reports the investigation results for transformerless Distribution-Static Synchronous Compensator (D-STATCOM) with Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) topology. The D-STATCOM has cascaded Silicon-Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (Si-IGBT) inverter cells and Silicon Carbide-Junction Field Effect Transistor (SiC-JFET) inverter cells. SiC-JFET inverter cells are operated with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) since the low switching losses. The Si-IGBT inverter cells have higher DC voltage than the SiC-JFET inverter cells, and they are operated with one-pulse operation that output one positive and one negative pulses during a cycle. MMC topology and high voltage Si-IGBT inverter cells realized connecting the D-STATCOM to 6.6 kV distribution system without transformer. A prototype model of the D-STATCOM rated at 6.6 kV, 100 kVA was built and its field test was executed. The experimental results prove the stable rated operation and Fault-Ride-Through performance.
MethTools--a toolbox to visualize and analyze DNA methylation data.

The Bisulfite Genomic Sequencing technique has found wide acceptance for the generation of DNA-methylation maps with single-base resolution. The method is based on the selective deamination of cytosine to uracil (and subsequent conversion to thymine via PCR), whereas 5-methylcytosine residues remain unchanged. Methylation maps are created by the comparison of bisulfite converted sequences with the untreated genomic sequence. 'MethTools' is a collection of software tools that replaces the time-consuming manual comparison process, generates graphical outputs of methylation patterns and methyl-ation density, estimates the systematic error of the experiment and searches for conserved methylated nucleotide patterns. The programs are written in Perl 5 and C, and the source code can be downloaded. All tools run independently but the programs are interfaced. Thus, a script can perform the entire analysis procedure automatically. In addition, a web-based remote analysis service is offered. Both the source code and the remote analysis are available at http://genome.imb-jena.de/methtools/
Author ' s personal copy 2 . 26 Associative Retrieval Processes in Episodic Memory

2.26. 1 Association and Context 468 2.26. 2 Associative Processes in Free Recall 469 2.26. 2.1 Retrieval Dynamics in Free Recall 470 2.26. 2.2 The Contiguity Effect 472 2.26. 2.3 The Semantic Proximity Effect 472 2.26. 2.4 Normal Aging Affects Contiguity but Not Recency 472 2.26. 2.5 Long-Range Interitem Associations 474 2.26. 2.6 Interim Summary 475 2.26. 3 Memory Errors Reveal Associative Processes 475 2.26. 3.1 Prior-List Intrusions in Free Recall 476 2.26. 3.2 Intrusions in Serial and Probed Recall 476 2.26. 3.3 Intrusions in Paired-Associate Recall 477 2.26. 4 Associative Processes in Item Recognition 479 2.26. 5 Theories of Episodic Association 480 2.26. 5.1 Chaining Theory 481 2.26. 5.2 Working Memory Buffers and Dual Store Theory 483 2.26. 5.3 Hierarchical Association Theory 484 2.26. 5.4 Contextual Retrieval Theory 485 2.26. 6 Conclusions and Open Questions 486 References 487
Does the Number Density of Elliptical Galaxies Change at z < 1?

We have performed a detailed V/Vmax test for a sample of the Canada-France Redshift Survey (CFRS) for the purpose of examining whether the comoving number density of field galaxies changes significantly at redshifts of z < 1. Taking into account the luminosity evolution of galaxies, which depends on their morphological type through different histories of star formation, we obtain ⟨V/Vmax⟩ ≈ 0.5 in the range of 0.3 < z < 0.8, where reliable redshifts were secured by spectroscopy of either absorption or emission lines for the CFRS sample. This indicates that a picture of mild evolution of field galaxies without significant mergers is consistent with the CFRS data. Early-type galaxies, selected by their (V-I)AB color, become unnaturally deficient in number at z > 0.8 as a result of the selection bias, thereby causing a fictitious decrease of ⟨V/Vmax⟩. We therefore conclude that a reasonable choice of upper bound of redshift z ~0.8 in the V/Vmax test saves the picture of the passive evolution of field elliptical galaxies in the CFRS sample, which was rejected by Kauffmann, Charlot, & White without confining the redshift range. However, about 10% of the CFRS sample consists of galaxies that have colors that are much bluer than predicted for irregular galaxies, and their ⟨V/Vmax⟩ is significantly larger than 0.5. We discuss this population of extremely blue galaxies in terms of starbursting that has just turned on at their observed redshifts.
Twenty years of the MEROPS database of proteolytic enzymes, their substrates and inhibitors

The MEROPS database (http://merops.sanger.ac.uk) is an integrated source of information about peptidases, their substrates and inhibitors, which are of great relevance to biology, medicine and biotechnology. The hierarchical classification of the database is as follows: homologous sets of sequences are grouped into a protein species; protein species are grouped into a family; families are grouped into clans. There is a type example for each protein species (known as a ‘holotype’), family and clan, and each protein species, family and clan has its own unique identifier. Pages to show the involvement of peptidases and peptidase inhibitors in biological pathways have been created. Each page shows the peptidases and peptidase inhibitors involved in the pathway, along with the known substrate cleavages and peptidase-inhibitor interactions, and a link to the KEGG database of biological pathways. Links have also been established with the IUPHAR Guide to Pharmacology. A new service has been set up to allow the submission of identified substrate cleavages so that conservation of the cleavage site can be assessed. This should help establish whether or not a cleavage site is physiologically relevant on the basis that such a cleavage site is likely to be conserved.
38TH Congress of the European Regional Science Association 28. August-1. September 1998 in Vienna Welfare E ects of Regional Income Taxes Results of an Interregional CGE Analysis for Germany

This paper deals with the question, whether in a federal state the regions should obtain the right to levy regional income taxes. It is shown that a revenue sharing system in uences the optimal income tax rates and causes distortions. In a federal system with other distorting taxes, several states and a revenue sharing system the welfare e ects of regional income taxes can be positive or negative due to second best problems. Therefore the welfare e ects of regional income taxes are computed by means of an interregional computable general equilibrium analysis (CGE). The results suggest that in the German federal economy the sign of the welfare e ects of the introduction of regional income taxes is very sensitive to the particular institutional arrangements. JEL-Classi cations: C68, H21, H71, H77, R13, R15 Copyright by Springer-Verlag due to publication as: G. Hirte (1998), Welfare e ects of regional income taxes. Results of an interregional CGE analysis for Germany, Annals of Regional Science, 32, 201-219.
The new modern era of yeast genomics: community sequencing and the resulting annotation of multiple Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains at the Saccharomyces Genome Database

The first completed eukaryotic genome sequence was that of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the Saccharomyces Genome Database (SGD; http://www.yeastgenome.org/) is the original model organism database. SGD remains the authoritative community resource for the S. cerevisiae reference genome sequence and its annotation, and continues to provide comprehensive biological information correlated with S. cerevisiae genes and their products. A diverse set of yeast strains have been sequenced to explore commercial and laboratory applications, and a brief history of those strains is provided. The publication of these new genomes has motivated the creation of new tools, and SGD will annotate and provide comparative analyses of these sequences, correlating changes with variations in strain phenotypes and protein function. We are entering a new era at SGD, as we incorporate these new sequences and make them accessible to the scientific community, all in an effort to continue in our mission of educating researchers and facilitating discovery. Database URL: http://www.yeastgenome. org/
Heading for the hills? Evaluating spatial distribution of woodland caribou in response to a growing anthropogenic disturbance footprint

Abstract Anthropogenic landscape change (i.e., disturbance) is recognized as an important factor in the decline and extirpation of wildlife populations. Understanding and monitoring the relationship between wildlife distribution and disturbance is necessary for effective conservation planning. Many studies consider disturbance as a covariate explaining wildlife behavior. However, we propose that there are several advantages to considering the spatial relationship between disturbance and wildlife directly using utilization distributions (UDs), including objective assessment of the spatially explicit overlap between wildlife and disturbance, and the ability to track trends in this relationship over time. Here, we examined how central mountain woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) distribution changed over time in relation to (i) anthropogenic disturbance, baseline range (defined using telemetry data from 1998 to 2005), and alpine habitat; and (ii) interannual climate variation (North Pacific Index; NPI). We developed seasonal UDs for caribou in west‐central Alberta and east‐central British Columbia, Canada, monitored with GPS collars between 1998 and 2013. We mapped the cumulative annual density of disturbance features within caribou range and used indices of overlap to determine the spatial relationship and trend between caribou UDs, anthropogenic disturbance, baseline range, alpine habitat, and the NPI. Anthropogenic disturbance increased over time, but the overlap between caribou UDs and disturbance did not. Caribou use of alpine habitat during spring, fall, and late winter increased over time, concurrent with a decrease in use of baseline range. Overlap between caribou UDs and disturbance increased during spring and fall following relatively cold, snowy winters (high NPI), but overall, climate did not explain changes in caribou distribution over time. We provide evidence supporting the hypothesis that caribou populations adjust their spatial distribution in relation to anthropogenic landscape change. Our findings could have implications for population persistence if distributional shifts result in greater use of alpine habitat during winter. Monitoring long‐term changes in the distribution of populations is a valuable component of conservation planning for species at risk in disturbed landscapes.
An Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Empirical Mode Decomposition and Support Vector Machine

A novel fault diagnosis method based on empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and multi-features fusion support vector machine (SVM) is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the given signal is decomposed into a number of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) by EMD. Choose the first several energy-dominating IMFs, and extract their wavelet packet features, respectively. So, a series of feature sub-spaces are obtained base on each of IMFs, respectively. Then, BT-SVM based weak node classifiers are trained in each of feature sub-spaces corresponding to each of IMFs. Finally, based on the energy proportion of each of IMFs, strong node classifier is obtained by weighted fusion of these weak node classifiers. The experiment part, the application in fault diagnosis of diesel engine shows the feasible and efficient ability of the proposed method.
Hypothermia Reduces Toll-Like Receptor 3-Activated Microglial Interferon-β and Nitric Oxide Production

Therapeutic hypothermia protects neurons after injury to the central nervous system (CNS). Microglia express toll-like receptors (TLRs) that play significant roles in the pathogenesis of sterile CNS injury. To elucidate the possible mechanisms involved in the neuroprotective effect of therapeutic hypothermia, we examined the effects of hypothermic culture on TLR3-activated microglial release of interferon (IFN)-β and nitric oxide (NO), which are known to be associated with neuronal cell death. When rat or mouse microglia were cultured under conditions of hypothermia (33°C) and normothermia (37°C) with a TLR3 agonist, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid, the production of IFN-β and NO in TLR3-activated microglia at 48 h was decreased by hypothermia compared with that by normothermia. In addition, exposure to recombinant IFN-β and sodium nitroprusside, an NO donor, caused death of rat neuronal pheochromocytoma PC12 cells in a concentration-dependent manner after 24 h. Taken together, these results suggest that the attenuation of microglial production of IFN-β and NO by therapeutic hypothermia leads to the inhibition of neuronal cell death.
An analytical model of high performance superscalar-based multiprocessors

Several shared memory multiprocessor models using approximate Mean Value Analysis (MVA) have been developed and used to evaluate a number of system architectures. Since this time, the complexity of multiprocessor systems has increased as superscalar processors and latency reduction techniques are employed in these systems. We present an MVA multiprocessor performance model which incorporates these new features and in addition, increases the level of modeling detail to improve exibility and accuracy. We describe in detail extensions present in our model that allow us to analyze the impact of these new features. We then use the model to demonstrate some of the tradeoos involved in designing modern multiprocessors, including the impact of highly su-perscalar architectures on the scalability of multiprocessor systems. 1 Introduction An analytical modeling technique that has been frequently used to evaluate shared memory multiprocessors is approximate Mean Value Analysis (MVA))12]. In MVA, a set of equations that represent the mean response times and mean waiting times of various performance elements are derived using the mean values of various system parameters as model inputs. For example, a simple multiprocessor MVA model may include the mean response time of a cache miss as a response time equation, the mean bus waiting time as a waiting time equation, and the mean time between cache misses as a model input. Once constructed, these equations have circular dependencies and must be solved iteratively. The power of MVA modeling lies in its computation ee-ciency. Convergence is usually achieved within a second, independent of the number of processors and memories in the model. Many models of multiprocessor systems have been created using this technique and have been used to evaluate the performance of both research prototypee9, 13] and commerciall10] multiprocessors. The results obtained from approximate MVA models have been shownn5] to correlate well with those obtained from trace-driven simulation models. Since these models have been constructed, superscalar
Distributed Routing and Wavelength Assignment Algorithms for Dynamic WDM All-optical Networks

The problem of establishing lightpath between a given source-destination pair through routing and assigning wavelength to the route is known as routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) problem. In this paper, we have proposed a set of distributed algorithms for dynamic RWA problem in WDM All-optical networks. We have made a comparative study of different distributed algorithms in terms of blocking probability and average call setup time.
Halitosis in Otorhinolaryngology Practice

Halitosis is a common and devastating condition, which may affect up to 1/3 of the population. It can be classified either as genuine halitosis, pseudohalitosis, or halitophobia. Genuine halitosis is more common and usually related to an organic pathology such as periodontitis. Malodour molecules such as sulfur compounds that arise from bacterial interactions generate the basis of oral malodour. Pathologies of the tongue, poor oral hygiene, deep caries, cryptic tonsillary hypertrophia, and postnasal drainage are also associated with halitosis. Gastro-esophageal pathologies and systemic problems are accepted as extra-oral sources of halitosis. There are various methods for the diagnosis of halitosis including objective and subjective methods. General oral hygiene recommendations and specific interventions for the related etiological factors have to be addressed in order to achieve satisfactory results after the treatment. Clinicians have to be aware of these aspects regarding this unfavorable condition to achieve the best results.
A real-time motion planning algorithm for a hyper-redundant set of mechanisms

SUMMARY We introduce a novel probabilistic algorithm (CPRM) for real-time motion planning in the configuration space ${\EuScript C}$. Our algorithm differs from a probabilistic road map (PRM) algorithm in the motion between a pair of anchoring points (local planner) which takes place on the boundary of the obstacle subspace ${\EuScript O}$. We define a varying potential field f on ∂${\EuScript O}$ as a Morse function and follow $\vec{\nabla} f$. We then exemplify our algorithm on a redundant worm climbing robot with n degrees of freedom and compare our algorithm running results with those of the PRM.
A case of Multiple Unilateral Pulmonary arteriovenous Malformation Relapse: Efficacy of embolization treatment

Abstract Pulmonary arteriovenous Malformations (PAVMs) are a rare vascular alteration characterized by abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and veins resulting in an extracardiac right-to-left (R-L) shunt. The majority of PAVMs are associated with an autosomal dominant vascular disorder also known as Osler-Weber- Rendu Syndrome. PAVMs appearance can be both single and multiple. Clinical manifestations include hypoxemia, dyspnea cyanosis, hemoptysis and cerebrovascular ischemic events or abscesses. We report a case of an 18 year old female with severe respiratory failure caused by a relapse of multiple unilateral pulmonary arterovenous fistula. Symptoms at admission include dyspnea, cyanosis and clubbing. The patient underwent pulmonary angio-TC scan, brain CT and echocardiography. The thoracic angio-CT scan showed the presence of PAVMs of RUL and RLL; a marked increase of right bronchial artery caliber and its branches with an aneurismatic dilatation was also observed. The patient underwent percutaneous transcatheter embolization using Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV; a relevant clinical and functional improvement was subsequently recorded. Embolization is effective in the treatment of relapsing PAVMS.