Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
On the activation of sensorimotor systems during the processing of emotionally-laden stimuli

A series of experiments were devised to test the idea that sensorimotor systems activate during the processing of emotionally laden stimuli. In Experiments 1 and 2 participants were asked to judge the pleasantness of emotionally laden sentences while participants held a pen in the mouth. Experiments 3 and 4 were similar to the previous experiments, but the experimental materials were emotionally laden images. In Experiment 5 and 6 the same bodily manipulation used throughout the previous experiments was kept while participants judged facial expressions. The first pair of experiments replicated findings suggesting that sensorimotor systems are activated during the processing of emotionally laden language. However, follow-up experiments suggested that dual activation of both perceptual and motor systems is not always necessary. For the particular case of emotionally laden stimuli, results suggested that the perceptual system seems to drive the processing. It is also shown that a high resonance between sensorimotor properties afforded by the stimuli and the sensorimotor systems activated in the cogniser elicit emotional states. The results invite to review radical versions of embodiment accounts and rather support a graded-embodiment view.
Help and hindrance: clergy talking about bullying

ABSTRACT This article focuses on a single theme from a wider doctoral study into the prevalence and pattern of bullying that Anglican clergy experience in their ministry. The theme ‘Help and Hindrance’ was chosen as an indication of the evidence and processes behind wider practical implications. As well as being a detailed exploration within a single Anglican diocese in the United Kingdom, this is a useful resource for people of other denominations seeking commonalities in the experiences of ministers. The theoretical framework includes Rene Girard’s treatment of scapegoating and the application of Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis within Practical Theology.
System based on low-power Wi-fi technology for indoor localization of a mobile user

Nowadays, the positioning systems based on Wi-Fi technologies are becoming a new trend, being studied actively by many researchers which try to find the best solution with the highest accuracy. Positioning systems are useful in many real life contexts, such as work, personal life, security, health, logistics and intelligent transportation systems, inventory management, location detection of products, equipment, etc. This paper presents a system whose aim is to identify the location of a mobile user in indoor environments. The proposed system is based on low-power Wi-Fi technology and detects the user location using Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI).
Cell and tissue engineering for liver disease

Advances in cell and tissue engineering are moving cell-based therapies for treating liver disease and liver failure closer to the clinic. Despite the tremendous hurdles presented by the complexity of the liver’s structure and function, advances in liver physiology, stem cell biology and reprogramming, and the engineering of tissues and devices are accelerating the development of cell-based therapies for treating liver disease and liver failure. This State of the Art Review discusses both the near- and long-term prospects for such cell-based therapies and the unique challenges for clinical translation.
Effect of Combination Therapy with a Calcium Channel Blocker and an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor on Renal Hypertrophy and Urinary Albumin Excretion in Diabetic Rats

The objective of this study was to compare the effect of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker on the development of renal changes in diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by an intravenous injection of streptozotocin in normotensive Wistar rats. Treatment was commenced immediately in 1 set of rats with 4 treatment arms: nitrendipine (250 mg/kg fodder), enalapril (35 mg/L drinking water), both treatments in combination, or placebo. Treatment was continued for 9 weeks. Another set of rats was left with untreated diabetes for 3 months followed by 7 weeks treatment as above. When starting treatment right after induction of diabetes, nitrendipine significantly reduced urinary albumin excretion (UAE) to the nondiabetic level (P < .05) without reducing blood pressure (BP), whereas enalapril failed to significantly reduce UAE despite a reduction in BP. Combining the two treatments showed no further reduction in UAE compared to monotherapy with nitrendipine, despite a lower BP. When leaving diabetic rats untreated for 3 months, only the coadministration of nitrendipine and enalapril showed a significant reduction in UAE compared to monotherapy and placebo treatment, but showed no significant effect on BP.
Optical formation of stable polymeric units for fiber-optics

The process of optical formation of dielectric waveguiding structures in transparent photopolymerizable composition (PPC) containing non-polymerizable component (NC) is considered. It is shown, that using NC does not break modes of influencing radiation self-channeling, and on the contrary, allows to provide conditions of matching of the synthesized waveguiding structures with optical fibers. Results of computer simulation of nonlinear wave processes in a photopolymerizable medium and experiments on creation of polymeric channels under the influence of laser beams propagating from the face ends of optical fibers in the PPC based OCM-2 with methanol (NC) are presented.
Low profile and wideband circular polarized microstrip antenna array

This paper describes the design of a low profile and wideband antenna array with circular polarization. The antenna consists of 2 × 2 elements. Loop coupled structure and sequential rotation feeding technique are used to obtained wideband VSWR and axial ratio performances. The proposed antenna array is analyzed with HFSS software. The VSWR, Axial Ratio, and Radiation Patterns of the array are presented. The simulated results show that the VSWRs are below 1.5 over the frequency band of 1.88–2.26 GHz while the axial ratio is below 3.0 dB over the band of 1.96–2.25 GHz
A research of face feature extraction based on MB-LBP

The technology of face recognition is a well-known subject. This paper presents a face feature extraction method based on MB-LBP. In this method, by means of pre-locating the feature points, a Multi-Block Local Binary Pattern (MB-LBP) is intensively studied and related algorithm implemented. The proposed method is then tested by using Yale face database, and how MB-LBP scale (or size of training set) influences on the face recognition results is explored. Evaluation results confirm that the implemented algorithm is both valid and effective under certain conditions.
Solving a real large scale mid-term scheduling for power plants via hybrid intelligent neural networks systems

This paper deals with an application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and a Hybrid Intelligent System (HIS) to solve a large scale real world optimization problem, which is an operation planning of generation system in the mid-term operation. This problem is related to economic power dispatch that minimizes the overall production cost while satisfying the load demand. These kinds of problem are large scale optimization problems in which the complexity increases with the planning horizon and the accuracy of the system to be modeled. This work considers the two-phase optimization neural network, which solves dynamically linear and quadratic programming problems with guaranteed optimal convergence and HIS, which combines ANN and Heuristics Rules (HRs) to boost the convergence speed. This network also provides the corresponding Lagrange multiplier associated with each constraint (marginal price). The results pointed out that the applications of the HIS have turned the implementation of ANN models in software more attractive.
Translation of the Light Verb Constructions in Japanese-Chinese Machine Translation

We study the light verb constructions in Japanese, the constructions of expressions with light verb “suru“. Such factors as numerous semantic variants and the syntactic complexity of corresponding Chinese expressions of LVCs put great difficulties in the Japanese-Chinese translation, so current commercially available Japanese-Chinese translation softwares give bad results for LVCs translation. We systematically analyze and describe the phenomena and propose translation rules for the conversion of Japanese LVCs into Chinese. we conducted manual experiments using 200 sentences to evaluate these rules and achieved a translation accuracy of over 80%. We also introduce jaw, a pattern-based translation engine, which can be applied to any target language. We implemented our translation rules for LVCs in the Chinese version, jaw/Chinese and verified their applicability in real MT system by experiments using 100 sentences. Evaluations both by hand and by the machine indicate that it provides high performance and utility.
Image denoising multi-wavelet and threshold

The image denoising naturally corrupted by noise is a classical problem in the field of signal or image processing. Denoising of a natural images corrupted by Gaussian noise using multi-wavelet techniques are very effective because of its ability to capture the energy of a signal in few energy transfer values. Multi-wavelet can satisfy with symmetry and asymmetry which are very important characteristics in signal processing. The better denoising result depends on the degree of the noise. Generally, its energy is distributed over low frequency band while both its noise and details are distributed over high frequency band. Corresponding hard threshold used in different scale high frequency sub-bands. In this paper proposed to indicate the suitability of different wavelet and multi-wavelet based and a size of different neighborhood on the performance of image denoising algorithm in terms of PSNR value. Finally its compare wavelet and multi-wavelet techniques and produced best denoised image using multi-wavelet technique based on the performance of image denoising algorithm in terms of PSNR values.
Multigenerational Study of Chemically Induced Cytotoxicity and Proliferation in Cultures of Human Proximal Tubular Cells

Primary cultures of human proximal tubular (hPT) cells are a useful experimental model to study transport, metabolism, cytotoxicity, and effects on gene expression of a diverse array of drugs and environmental chemicals because they are derived directly from the in vivo human kidney. To extend the model to investigate longer-term processes, primary cultures (P0) were passaged for up to four generations (P1–P4). hPT cells retained epithelial morphology and stained positively for cytokeratins through P4, although cell growth and proliferation successively slowed with each passage. Necrotic cell death due to the model oxidants tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBH) and methyl vinyl ketone (MVK) increased with increasing passage number, whereas that due to the selective nephrotoxicant S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-l-cysteine (DCVC) was modest and did not change with passage number. Mitochondrial activity was lower in P2–P4 cells than in either P0 or P1 cells. P1 and P2 cells were most sensitive to DCVC-induced apoptosis. DCVC also increased cell proliferation most prominently in P1 and P2 cells. Modest differences with respect to passage number and response to DCVC exposure were observed in expression of three key proteins (Hsp27, GADD153, p53) involved in stress response. Hence, although there are some modest differences in function with passage, these results support the use of multiple generations of hPT cells as an experimental model.
Improving the performance of vehicle detection system in bad weathers

Vehicle detection has been applied in many fields, such as intelligent transportation, video surveillance, driving assistance system and so on. In the case of fine weather, the state-of-the-art vehicle-detection systems may achieve good performance. However, the performance has a substantial decline in bad weathers, such as fog, night and so on. Therefore, improving the performance of vehicle-detection systems in different weather conditions becomes an important issue in vehicle-detection system. In the fog or night, the quality of the images is reduced. In this paper, we propose some algorithms of image defogging and color enhancement in order to improve the performance of vehicle detection. The result of vehicle detection get much better after image processing in bad weathers.
Coordinated scheduling and beamforming for multicell spectrum sharing networks using branch & bound

We consider the downlink of a multicell network where neighboring multi-antenna base stations share the spectrum and coordinate their frequency and spatial resource allocation strategies to improve the overall network performance. The objective of the coordination is to maximize the number of users that can be scheduled, meeting their quality-of-service requirements with the minimum total transmit power. The coordinated scheduling and multiuser transmit beamforming problem is combinatorial; we formulate it as a mixed-integer second-order cone program and propose a branch & bound algorithm that yields the optimal solution with relatively low-complexity. The algorithm can be used to motivate or benchmark approximation methods and to numerically evaluate the gains due to spectrum sharing and coordination.
Energy efficient routing for wireless sensor networks

Because of the extra ordinary development in electronics technology, small and low-cost sensors have become feasible in our daily life. These sensor nodes sense data such as temperature, sound, vibration, pressure or motion in the environment surrounding to them and transmit the sensed data to the sink (or the server). Since wireless sensor networks are made up of small battery powered devices that may not be possible to be recharged or replaced during an operation time. Energy efficient routing is an important and significant issue in design such networks. In this paper we introduce an energy efficient routing algorithm for wireless sensor networks which considers the shortest path route and energy efficiency.
The Impact of Corporate Governance Mechanisms on Value Increase in Leveraged Buyouts

Using a novel, hand-collected dataset, comprising 321 exited buyouts in the UK in the period 1995 to 2004, this study examines the realised value increase in exited leveraged buyouts. Testing the free cash flow theory, we show that value increase and return characteristics are related to corporate governance mechanisms resulting from a leveraged buyout. Furthermore, we show that return characteristics and the relation between buyout governance mechanisms, gearing, number of participants in equity syndicate and level of managerial ownership are related to size of buyout. We find that there exists a balance of interrelated governance mechanisms and deviations from this balance result in lower value increase.
Fulltime-wear Interface Technology

1. The computer as a 'brain enhancement device' Computers were originally designed as machines for performing calculations, but now they have also come to serve as an indispensable link between persons and between people and the world of information as well. The computer allows people around the world to interact via the Web and e-mail, and to access the virtually unlimited knowledge that exists on the network. It can thus be regarded as a machine that enhances man's knowledge and ability to communicate ('brain enhancement' function). If we regard the computer as a brain enhancement device, we would naturally want to be able to use it at any time and any place as we go about our daily lives, rather than having its use restricted to certain times and places. Originally considered to be a very difficult problem, this scenario, too, is gradually being realized through the penetration of the personal computer into ordinary homes and the proliferation of the cell phone (itself a kind of small computer) that can connect to the Internet. We could also say that 'any time, anywhere', a phrase which has long been used to express a goal of the future information society, has been achieved for the most part. However, the ability to obtain information as soon as the need for it occurs to us (immediacy) is important to the goal of handling information on the same level as our own memory or thinking. Unless a result can be obtained immediately after the need for it arises , many opportunities will be lost, so such delayed information is not useful for supporting daily life activities. No matter how small and powerful portable devices are made, they cannot be available for use as soon as the thought to use them occurs if they must be carried in a pocket or purse, because such devices must first be taken out from where they are being carried. One solution to that problem is to wear the device on the body full-time as one goes about one's daily life. Although the term 'wearable' is often used to refer to an advancement of the 'portable' concept, an important element in its meaning is the ensuring immediacy of availability, in addition to improvement in portability through miniaturization. Past research on wearable devices has emphasized making a computer (processing device) that can be worn on the body. In a world where …
Secure Web Authentication with Mobile Phones

As computing becomes pervasive, people increasingly rely on public computers to do business over the Internet. But accessing today's web-based services invariably requires typing a username and password to authenticate – a significant vulnerability, since the password can be captured by the public computer and later reused by a hostile party. We introduce a solution to this problem using a mobile phone as a hand-held authentication token and a security proxy which allows the system to be used with unmodified third-party web services. Our goal is to create an authentication system that is both secure and highly usable. Figure 1 illustrates the authentication process. A user who wishes to use an Internet kiosk to access a remote service requiring authentication would instead connect to a trusted security proxy (step 1). The proxy stores the user's passwords and can use them to log in to the remote service. It also stores a mobile phone number for each user, to which a short text message (SMS) is sent to complete the authentication. Once the user responds to this message, the user’s connection from the kiosk is authenticated (step 2). The proxy then operates as a traditional web proxy and mediates all aspects of the user's communication with the remote service, but preventing long-term authenticators (e.g., cookies) from touching the kiosk (step 3).
Social network and user context assisted personalization for recommender systems

In recommender systems, social networks are considered as a trusted source for user interests. In addition, user context can enhance users' decision making. In this paper, we design a new architecture for user personalization which combines both social network data and context data. Our system aggregates a user's preference data from various social networking services and then builds a centralized user profile which is accessible through public Web services. We also collect user's contextual information and store it in a central space which is also accessible through public Web services. Based on Service Oriented Architecture, recommender systems can flexibly utilize users' preference information and context to provide more desirable recommendations. We present how our system can integrate both types of data together and how they can be mapped in a meaningful way.
Low-complexity face-assisted video coding

This paper presents a novel face-assisted video coding scheme to enhance the visual quality of the face regions in video telephony applications. A skin-color based face detection and tracking scheme is proposed to locate the face regions in real-time. After classifying the macroblocks into the face and non-face regions, we present a dynamic distortion weighting adjustment (DDWA) scheme to drop the static non-face macroblocks, and the saved bits are used to compensate the face region by adjusting the distortion weighting of the face macroblocks. The quality of face regions will thus be enhanced. Moreover, the computation originally required for the skipped macroblocks can also be saved. The experimental results show that the proposed method can significantly improve the PSNR and the subjective quality of face regions, while the degradation introduced on the non-face areas is relatively insensitive to human perception. The proposed algorithm is fully compatible with the H.263 standard, and the low complexity feature makes it well suited to implement for real-time applications.
Joule heating in high magnetic field pulsars

Aims. We study the efficiency of Joule heating in the crustal layers of young neutron stars. Methods. The induction equation is solved numerically for a realistic crust model with a conductivity that depends on the density and temperature. Results. We show that dissipation of the magnetic field is highly inhomogeneous in the crust with much faster dissipation in relatively low density layers. In young neutron stars, the rate of Joule heating in the crust can exceed the standard luminosity of non-magnetic stars and can even be comparable to the luminosity of magnetars. Conclusions. The results of calculations are compared with the available observational data. We argued that the crustal field model can well account for the data on the surface temperature and magnetic field of young neutron stars.
Characteristics of philosophy and values of lecturers work culture

The purpose of this research is to find out the diversity of philosophies and values of lecturer work culture at Universitas Negeri Padang and Universitas Negeri Gorontalo sourced from cultural entities where the lecturers origin. This diversity makes the wealth of the top leaders which needs to be managed well to increase the lecturers work productivity. The research method is qualitative and phenomenology approach. Data obtained by observation, sighting, and interviews with informants related to the lecturers work culture. The results showed that the philosophy and values of work sourced from the entity of origin affects the work culture shown by the lecturers; Adat bersendikan syara’-syara’ bersendikan kitabullah, alam takambang jadikan guru, rumah gadang and tungku nan tigo sajarangan, wani ngalah luhur wahasan, nulada laku utami, sudaning hawa lan napsu, pinesu tapa brata, tanapi ing siang ratri, amemangan kang enak tyasing sesame, dalihan na tolu, sir’na passe at pace.