Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Relative contribution of naturally-occurring carbonates and soil organic carbon to soil aggregation dynamics

Carbonates in the topsoil of many Mediaterranean soils interact with soil organic carbon (SOC) and aggregation dynamics, by decreasing organic matter mineralization and enhancing aggregate stability. The relative contribution of SOC and carbonates in two Mediterranean soils were studied. We hypothesized that SOC-carbonates interaction can alter aggregation hierarchy and that the relative role of these cementing agents can change depending on aggregate-size fractions. Topsoil (0-20 cm) of a carbonated (Typic Calcixerept) and a non-carbonated (Typic Haploxerept) soil were forced to pass a 250 µm sieve and incubated at 25 oC for 63 days with the following treatments: carbonated (C) or non-carbonated (NC) soil with (ST) and without (NST) maize straw. Aggregates dynamics in the non-carbonated soil was controlled by organic matter, according to aggregation hierarchy (Six et al. 1998). Unlike the non-carbonated soil, we observed that carbonates had a major role in macroaggregate (>250 µm) formation at low SOC content in C.NST. Maize straw addition enhanced macroaggregates percentage in C.ST compared to C.NST. Microaggregates (50-250 µm) within macroaggregates percentage was similar in both treatments at day 21, but it was greater in C.ST than in C.NST thereafter. No effect of carbonates was observed in macroaggregates >2000 µm in the carbonate-rich soil. We concluded that carbonates presence in the carbonate-rich soil can interfere with SOC dynamics by modifying the aggregation hierarchy of soils as that described in the non-carbonated soil.
Towards Low-Cost Workload Distribution for Integrated Green Data Centers

This paper aims at maximizing the utilization of green energy and cutting the cost of electricity associated in provisioning computing services across a group of data centers. To this end, we propose the notion of green workload and green service rate, versus brown workload and brown service rate, respectively, to facilitate the separation of green energy utilization maximization and brown energy cost minimization problems. Accordingly, a workload distribution algorithm is designed such that the cost of electricity is reduced as compared to the existing workload distribution schemes. Keywords—Data centers, Cost of Electricity, Green energy
Stereo vision-based pedestrian detection using multiple features for automotive application

In this paper, we propose a stereo vision-based pedestrian detection using multiple features for automotive application. The disparity map from stereo vision system and multiple features are utilized to enhance the pedestrian detection performance. Because the disparity map offers us 3D information, which enable to detect obstacles easily and reduce the overall detection time by removing unnecessary backgrounds. The road feature is extracted from the v-disparity map calculated by the disparity map. The road feature is a decision criterion to determine the presence or absence of obstacles on the road. The obstacle detection is performed by comparing the road feature with all columns in the disparity. The result of obstacle detection is segmented by the bird’s-eye-view mapping to separate the obstacle area which has multiple objects into single obstacle area. The histogram-based clustering is performed in the bird's-eye-view map. Each segmented result is verified by the classifier with the training model. To enhance the pedestrian recognition performance, multiple features such as HOG, CSS, symmetry features are utilized. In particular, the symmetry feature is proper to represent the pedestrian standing or walking. The block-based symmetry feature is utilized to minimize the type of image and the best feature among the three symmetry features of H-S-V image is selected as the symmetry feature in each pixel. ETH database is utilized to verify our pedestrian detection algorithm.
Implementation of the Kobe City Recovery Plan

The city of Kobe formulated the ten-year Kobe Recovery Plan immediately after the occurrence of the Great Hansin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995. The author, a Kobe City official describes the lessons learned in promoting the Kobe City Recovery Plan. Specifically, this article uses the results of the Comprehensive Recovery Assessments in 1999 and 2003, before the fifth and tenth anniversaries respectively, to suggest strategies for promoting a recovery plan, and to convey the importance of adopting "self-governance and community solidarity" as values in the recovery process as well as expanding "social capital" to support those values.
of Academic and Special Librarianship v . 9 no . 3 ( Winter 2008 ) The Business of Academic Publishing : A Strategic Analysis of the Academic Journal Publishing Industry and its Impact on the Future of Scholarly Publishing

Academic libraries cannot pay the regularly escalating subscription prices for scholarly journals. These libraries face a crisis that has continued for many years revealing a commercial system that supports a business model that has become unsustainable. This paper examines the “serials crisis,” as it has come to be known, and the economics of the academic journal publishing industry. By identifying trends within the industry, an analysis of the industry is undertaken using elements of the five forces framework developed by Michael Porter. Prescriptions are offered concerning what can be done and what should be done to address this problem.
Periodontal plastic surgery

Mucogingival therapy is a general term used to describe periodontal treatment involving procedures for the correction of defects in the morphology, position and/or amount of soft tissue and underlying bone support around teeth and implants (12). At the beginning, ‘mucogingival surgery’, introduced by Friedman in 1957 (69), included surgical procedures designed to preserve gingival tissue, remove aberrant frenal or muscle attachments and increase the depth of the vestibule. Frequently, however, this term was used to describe certain pocket elimination approaches. Therefore, in 1993, Miller (132) introduced the term ‘periodontal plastic surgery’, accepted by the international scientific community in 1996, which was defined as ‘surgical procedures performed to prevent or correct anatomic, developmental, traumatic or disease-induced defects of the gingiva, alveolar mucosa or bone’ (203). This definition includes various softand hard-tissue procedures aimed at gingival augmentation, root coverage, correction of mucosal defects at implants, crown lengthening, gingival preservation at ectopic tooth eruption, removal of aberrant frena, prevention of ridge collapse associated with tooth extraction and augmentation of the edentulous ridge. This paper focuses on gingival recession defects, their diagnosis and prognosis and the surgical procedures for root coverage.
ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Six wether sheep with ruminal and duodenal cannulas were used in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin square to determine the effect of rye grain (from an open-pollinated or a hybrid cultivar) and maize grain from hybrid cultivar inclusion in the diet on ruminal fermentation parameters and nutrient digestion in different gastrointestinal tract compartments. The experimental diets consisted of meadow hay (800 g/day) and a concentrate mixture (300 g/day) that contained rye grain from an open-pollinated cultivar (OPRG), rye grain from a hybrid cultivar (HRG), or maize grain from a hybrid cultivar (MG) as a main energy source. Each experimental period lasted 17 days and consisted of 10 days for diet adaptation and 7 days for data and sample collection. Ruminal fermentation (pH, short-chain fatty acids, and ammonia concentration) and nutrient digestion up to the duodenum (in reticulorumen, omasum, and abomasum), in the intestine, as well as in the total digestive tract was investigated. Mean ruminal pH was higher for MG compared to HRG and OPRG (P<0.01) but did not differ between HRG and OPRG (6.45, 6.35, and 6.29 for MG, HRG, and OPRG, respectively). Treatment did not affect short-chain fatty acid concentration in the rumen, except for the molar proportions of valeric acid and of isovaleric acid of the total short-chain fatty acids, which was or tended to be higher (P≤0.06) for MG compared to HRG and OPRG. Less starch was digested in the gastrointestinal tract up to the duodenum and more in the intestine for MG compared to HRG and OPRG (P=0.01); however, total tract nutrient digestibility did not differ between treatments. In conclusion, usage of rye grain in sheep diets resulted in a lower ruminal pH compared to maize grain usage. No differences for ruminal fermentation, nutrient digestion up to the duodenum, in the intestine, as well as in the total digestive tract between rye grain from open-pollinated and hybrid cultivar usage in sheep diets were found.
ANNALS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Two mutations affecting the ovulation rate and litter size are segregating in Olkuska sheep population, FecX in the BMP15 gene, and the G7 site mutation in GDF9 gene. Homozygous carriers of both mutations are hyperprolific, contrary to the sterility observed in homozygous carriers of most other BMP15 and GDF9 mutations. The objective of this study was to assess frequency and phenotypic effects of both mutations. Blood samples were obtained from 740 individuals, 111 rams and 629 ewes, out of which 91 rams and 561 ewes were successfully genotyped for the BMP15 and GDF9 loci. The reproductive performance included a number of lambs born/born alive and a number of lambs reared until 60 days of age, and for a subset of ewe ovulation rates. The study proved a high frequency of the FecX mutation in two flocks that have been selected for many years for increased litter size (0.7 1.0 in breeding ewes and rams respectively), and a moderate frequency in another 19 private flocks (0.4 0.5). The frequency of the GDF9 mutation was low, with only 50 sheep out of 312 genotyped being carriers of the GDF9/G7 mutation, including three homozygous carriers. The FecX mutation in the BMP15 had a significant effect on both litter size and the ovulation rate. The single copy in heterozygous carriers increased litter size by 0.255 (0.063), while the effect of two copies in homozygous genotypes was + 0.874 (0.081) lambs born. Due to the low frequency of the GDF9 mutation, it can only be preliminary concluded that litter size has been increased in double carries, both of the BM15 and GDF9 mutation, which may suggest their additive interaction. The positive effect of both mutations supports their direct use in selection programmes.
Assessing natural variations in gene expression in humans by comparing with monozygotic twins using microarrays

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , May 1, 2007; 210 (9): 1613-1621. J Exp Biol Douglas L. Crawford and Marjorie F. Oleksiak The biological importance of measuring individual variation [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , September 19, 2007; 31 (1): 96-103. Physiol. Genomics Vineet K. Sharma, Naveen Kumar, Samir K. Brahmachari and Srinivasan Ramachandran gene function in addition to intron length Abundance of dinucleotide repeats and gene expression are inversely correlated: a role for [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , April 14, 2009; 106 (15): 6220-6225. PNAS Zatz C. A. Silva, Rita C. M. Pavanello, Sergio Verjovski-Almeida, Louis M. Kunkel and Mayana Patricia Arashiro, Iris Eisenberg, Alvin T. Kho, Antonia M. P. Cerqueira, Marta Canovas, Helga patients compared to asymptomatic related carriers Transcriptional regulation differs in affected facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , November 1, 2009; 25 (21): 2882-2889. Bioinformatics Gerald Quon and Quaid Morris high-throughput sequencing ISOLATE: a computational strategy for identifying the primary origin of cancers using [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , April , 2011; 32 (2): 159-224. Endocrine Reviews J. Waxman, E. Whitelaw, K. Ong and K. Albertsson-Wikland D. C. L. Deal, K. Lillycrop, R. Scharfmann, A. Sheppard, M. Skinner, M. Szyf, R. A. Waterland, Z. Hochberg, R. Feil, M. Constancia, M. Fraga, C. Junien, J.-C. Carel, P. Boileau, Y. Le Bouc, Child Health, Developmental Plasticity, and Epigenetic Programming
Supramolecular dimeric structures of pyrazole-containing meso-oxo carbaphlorin analogues

Abstract Synthesis and properties of a novel meso-oxo carbaphlorin analogue embedded with an N-free pyrazole moiety are described. The N-benzyl precursor was prepared by a [3 + 1]-MacDonald condensation of N-benzyl pyrazole dialdehyde and β-alkyl-substituted tripyrrane dicarboxylic acid and subsequent oxidation by ferric chloride. Upon deprotection of the benzyl group, the resulting N-free oxophlorin analogue formed a unique supramolecular dimer through mutual hydrogen bonding interactions between the pyrazole NH and meso-carbonyl group. The assembled behaviour was characterised by various spectroscopies, X-ray crystallographic analysis and vapour pressure osmometry. Under the similar reaction conditions, the condensation of meso-phenyl-substituted tripyrrane derivative afforded an unprecedented tetrapyrrolic macrocycle fused with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone unit at their α-pyrrolic positions. The X-ray crystallographic analysis of the macrocycle revealed a twisted core structure, and nonaromatic nature was elucidated.
Economic analysis of duck production household farm level in the context of highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

Occurrence of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza subtype H5N1 usually results in the complete loss of the producer’s entire flock due to high mortality rate and stamping out conducted to contain the virus. This study explores the expected economic impacts of HPAI H5N1 on smallholder duck producers in the Red River Delta of Vietnam. A conceptual model is developed to describe how a producer responds at each week of duck production to maximize profit and evaluate expected profits/losses of the producer in light of HPAI H5N1. The results suggests that in the case of no disease occurrence, the optimal time to sell ducks is at week 10 of the production cycle when ducks reach the age of 8 weeks. Maximum profit gained is US$ 805 for a producer with an average flock size of 794 ducks. However, the producer would suffer serious losses once the disease occurs. The expected investment loss is far higher than the maximum profit received at each production cycle and is estimated to be 3 times higher (US$ 2665.19 expected loss vs. US$ 805 maximum profit).
Exploiting Social Network Structure for Person-to-Person Sentiment Analysis (Supplementary Material to [WPLP14])

Our definition of a triangle t = {e1,e2,e3} for an undirected signed graph G = (V,E,x) expresses each triangle as an unordered set of edges. However, we implicitly impose an ordering on the edges of t when we form xt = (xe1 ,xe2 ,xe3) because the vector xt is an ordered object. As this ordering is arbitrary, d : {0,1}3→ R+ must be invariant to the order of its arguments, i.e., for any permutation matrix π, d(xt) = d(xtπ). This requirement implies that there are only 4 possible values that d can take on: d(0,0,0),d(1,0,0) = d(0,1,0) = d(0,0,1),d(0,1,1) = d(1,0,1) = d(1,1,0), and d(1,1,1). We always use this restriction when learning or specifying d.
Systemic Bone Loss Following Myocardial Infarction in Mice is Mitigated by Treatment with a

Myocardial infarction (MI) and osteoporotic fracture (Fx) are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and there is epidemiological evidence linking their incidence, suggesting possible crosstalk. MI can exacerbate underlying atherosclerosis through sympathetic nervous system activation and β 3 adrenoreceptor-mediated release of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), leading to monocytosis. We hypothesized that this same pathway may initiate systemic bone loss following MI, since osteoclasts differentiate from monocytes. In this study, MI was performed in 12-week-old male mice (n=24), and mice were randomized to treatment with a
Robotics and Autonomous Systems

a total of 49 participants (aged 70 plus) in three EU countries (Austria, Greece, and Sweden). The collected user responses on perceived usability, acceptance, and affordability of the robot demonstrate a positive reception of the robot from its target user group. This article describes the principles and system components for navigation and manipulation in domestic environments, the interaction paradigm and its implementation in a multimodal user interface, the core robot tasks, as well as the results from the user studies, which are also reflected in terms of lessons we learned and we believe are useful to fellow researchers.
Comparison of Immunohistochemistry and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for the Analysis of HER 2 / neu and Topoisomerase II-alpha Status in Human Breast Cancer

Objective: HEr2/neu is overexpressed/amplified in 20% of breast cancers. HEr2/neu status plays a role in determining the patients who might benefit from hormonal therapy and targeted therapy with Trastuzumab. The main cause of HEr2/neu overexpression is gene amplification. 10-25% of patients show Topoisomerase II-alpha gene alterations with HEr2/neu amplification. The objective of this study was to compare and standardize immunohistochemical and fluorescence in situ hybridization methods for the analysis of HEr2/ neu and Topoisomerase II-alpha. Material and Method: 78 cases with invasive breast cancer were selected from the archives. Anti-human HEr2/neu, and Topoisomerase II-alpha antibodies were used to determine protein expression levels by immunohistochemistry; TOP2A/HEr2/CEP17 probe set was used to examine genomic alterations by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Result: HEr2/neu overexpression was observed in 59% and HEr2/ neu amplification in 44.9% of the cases. The mean percentage of tumor cells that expressed Topoisomerase II-alpha was 25.9%. 12 cases with Topoisomerase II-alpha amplification (15.4%) also amplified with HEr2/neu. The association between HEr2/neu and Topoisomerase II-alpha amplification and their expression levels was statistically significant (p<0.01, p=0.005). The concordance between immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization was 71.7% in 3+ and 11.7% in 2+ cases. Two patients showed chromosome 17 polysomy. Conclusion: The concordance between immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization was low in 3+ and 2+ cases. Immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization should be performed together until the standardization of the whole process that affects immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization results. If Topoisomerase II-alpha gene alterations are proven by clinical studies to affect the tumor response to the anthracyclines, it will be appropriate to detect these alterations by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Intelligent Transformer Monitoring System Utilizing Neuro-Fuzzy Technique Approach Intelligent Substation Final Project Report

This is a project report from the Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC). PSERC is a multi-university Center conducting research on challenges facing a restructuring electric power industry and educating the next generation of power engineers. More information about PSERC can be found at the Center's website: Notice Concerning Copyright Material PSERC members are given permission to copy without fee all or part of this publication for internal use if appropriate attribution is given to this document as the source material. This report is available for downloading from the PSERC website. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to the Western Area Power Administration and its employees for their support of this project. The use of their substation for testing of our module was essential to project success. We would specifically like to thank John Work for his ongoing support and time throughout our work on this project. We would never have been able to succeed in this project without his help. Executive Summary Maintaining the health and reliability of the power substation has been a concern for many years. For this reason, maintenance crews would periodically take transformers and circuit breakers off-line, in order to assess whether the equipment is operating normally. With this method, there are still catastrophic failures, not to mention much unneeded maintenance. With a growing need for lower cost and more efficient diagnostic tools, the advent of on-line monitoring and artificial intelligence analysis techniques have been applied to the electrical power substation. This report details development of an advanced predictive maintenance and diagnostic system that can be used to monitor the health of the transformer and other substation equipment. Thus, maintenance can be performed on a needed rather than scheduled basis. A portable, on-line diagnostic module is designed that is able to collect current, temperature, and vibration data from non-invasive sensors, condition the signals appropriately, send the data to the substation computer for storage, and then have the ability to remotely access the data for analysis and health assessment. An artificial intelligent architecture utilizing neuro-fuzzy techniques is used for non-linear system identification, output estimation, and fault detection. Experimental results are presented from the application of the diagnostic module and neuro-fuzzy system on three, single-phase 166 MVA transformers. The system has been successfully able to identify the equipment dynamics, estimate the outputs, and detect a simulated thermal fault, as well as distinguish between sensor …
The Attitude toward The Programmatic Advertising on Click-Through Intention

A new system called programmatic advertising has had a very high adoption rate. The problem is the lack of advertisers' education about programmatic advertising. The majority of those are due to retargeting or acquisition. Retargeting is an output from processing user personal data. This study was conducted on 110 respondents using simple random sampling that used a quantitative approach and SEM-PLS data analysis. This study explains 55,4% of the variance on click through intention. The result of modelling and hypothesis test is discovering the variables that perform the most to increase the attitude and intention of user through personalized advertising. The conclusion is advertiser most likely consider the attitude variable towards click through intention. The second highest level of importance is the intrusive variable on attitude. The third highest importance value is indirect surprise to click through intention through attitude. And the forth is surprise to personalization perception.
Personalisation and Trails in Self e-Learning Networks

This deliverable begins with a discussion of one level at which the process of searching for learning objects in a SeLeNe can be personalised. This involves the speciflcation of the semantics of a SeLeNe User Proflle, which takes some elements from existing learner proflle schemes and adds extra custom elements where existing schemes fail to provide the expressiveness necessary for efiective personalisation. We suggest structured vocabularies for the speciflcation of learning goals and learning styles, which together enable learners to express their educational needs within their proflle. We then go on to consider how the SeLeNe User Proflle could be applied to inform the search process in two possible search scenarios, and flnally we discuss SeLeNe’s support for trails of learning objects, and how in combination with the user proflle these can support learners and other users of the system.