Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PROPOSAL FOR THE 9TH IFAC TRIANNUAL CONFERENCE ON MANUFACTURING MODELING, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL (MIM 2019) INVITED SESSION, BERLIN GERMANY. PANEL DISCUSSION TIME SLOT: 90 MINUTES THEME: MANUFACTURING MODELING, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL: DIGITAL, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING 4.0 TITLE OF SES

The quest for a robust industrial revolution has triggered innovation advances in the area of Industry 4.0 relating to automation and robotics (Mikusz, 204; Zhang et al., 2017) Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing (Reidl et al., 2014; Bordel et al., 2017), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Physical Internet (PI) and Internet of Things (IoT) in the logistics and transportation area (Meech and Paireira, 2011; Merat and Waard 2014) as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital solutions in the informatics field (Bostrom 2014; Klumpp 2017a). These have brought about a tremendous growth and innovation potential for global value chain setups. The proposed special session will focus on the application of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) characterized by emerging digital technologies and cyber physical systems in solving some challenges in the rail car industry. For instance, Artificial Intelligence (AI) find applications in process planning and optimization, decision making, system control as well as pattern recognition involving automatic incident detection, image processing for traffic data collection and for identifying cracks in rail structures (Armstrong et al., 2016; Silver et al., 2017). The rail car manufacturers are increasingly testing the potential of additive manufacturing (AM) to break creative barriers within the three major trends driving the industry namely product innovation, high-volume direct manufacturing and fuel efficiency with increased performance (Kosir and Strle 2017; Klumpp 2017b). Also, the use of monitoring systems will help in diagnosing the technical conditions of the various components of a rail car, and its tracking using the online mode (in real time) enhance the maintainability and reliability of the rail car system (Montreuil 2011; Gunsekaran and Ngai 2014; Zhang et al., 2014). In response to these industry challenges, digital signaling and rail car control solutions are able to offer significant passenger and freight benefits at a lower cost, relative to wholly conventional based solutions (Frazzon et al., 2013). Various emerging technologies driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the breadth of their impact necessitate the development of innovative approaches that will ensure smart and just-in-time manufacturing of a rail car system.
Antioxidant Compounds from Euphorbia schimperiana scheele in Aseer Region , Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research Available online at www.globalresearchonline. net © Copyright protected. Unauthorised republication, reproduction, distribution, dissemination and copying of this document in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. © Copyright protected. Unauthorised republication, reproduction, distribution, 117 Kamel H. Shaker, Badria M. Al shehri, Mohammed D. Y. Oteef, Mahmoud F. Mahmoud Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. Chemistry of Natural Compounds Dept, Pharmaceutical industrial Div, National Research Center, El-Behoos ST., Dokki-Cairo, Egypt. Biology Department, College of Science, King Khalid University (KKU), Abha, Saudi Arabia. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Egypt. *Corresponding author’s E-mail: bmalshehri11@hotmail.com
An approach for enhancing message security in audio steganography

Concealing a message and ensuring its security is inevitable in data transmission. Among various concepts, one approach is steganography that encodes secret message in indiscernible way. In this paper, we present an audio steganographic technique and propose a novel approach to hide data in the least significant bit (LSB) of the stereo-audio samples with CD-quality. Here, on the basis of stego-key and its parity, message bits are encoded into cover audio samples. In terms of security and imperceptibility, this method is a significant improvement of LSB method for hiding information in audio.
Crossover in the dynamics of cell wall growth controls bacterial division times

Cell size is specific to each species and impacts their ability to function. While various phenomenological models for cell size regulation have been proposed, recent work in bacteria have demonstrated an adder mechanism, in which a cell increments its size by a constant amount between each division. However, the coupling between cell size, shape and constriction, remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate size control and the cell cycle dependence of bacterial growth, using multigenerational cell growth and shape data for single Caulobacter crescentus cells. Our analysis reveals a biphasic growth mechanism: a timer phase before constriction where the cell grows by a constant multiple of its initial size, followed by an adder phase during constriction. Synchronized cell wall labeling measurements reinforce this biphasic behavior: a crossover from uniform lateral growth to localized septal growth is observed. We quantitatively explain this mixer mechanism for size control using a mathematical model.
INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY FOR DRILLHOLE LITHOLOGY AND MINERALOGY

Infrared spectroscopy has been used to identify rocks and minerals for over 30 years. The technique is sensitive to primary silicates as well as alteration products. Minerals can be uniquely identified based on multiple absorption features in reflected and emitted radiation. We are currently establishing methods and protocols in order to use the technique for rapid assessment of downhole lithology during drilling operations. Initial work performed includes spectral analysis of both chip cuttings and core sections from drill sites around Desert Peak, NV. We have recently performed laboratory measurements of 17 core sections from a variety of additional holes to examine spectral variability of ash-flow tuffs. We will describe the utility of the technique for lithologic and mineralogic discrimination as well as field methods that can be employed during drilling operations.
Housing regimes and intergenerational mobility : Home ownership as a facet of social reproduction ?

Recent research emphasizes the important of wealth besides income and occupation as a stratifying dimension (Skopek et al 2014, Pfeffer and Killewald 2015, Skopek 2015). Homeownership is a crucial step in wealth accumulation, and could reveal a new facet of socioeconomic inequality. We argue that home ownership is strategic in the intergenerational transmission of resources and thus a potential additional aspect of intergenerational rigidity.
Acoustic Localization Algorithm Using Wireless Sensor Networks

This paper proposes a distributed acoustic passive localization method using WSN. First, head nodes compute the azimuth angle and pitch angle based on the time delay of arrival (TDOA) from each participating WSN nodes in clusters. Second, the location of acoustic source is calculated from the angles measured above and geometry positions of the two clusters. Then the accuracy of localization estimation is discussed in theory, and the influence factors and localization error are analyzed by simulation. The results show the algorithm can provide adequate precision localization estimation with low computational complexity. The simple algorithms at the node level can be combined to improve estimation and system performance.
EXAMINING THE VALIDITY OF PPP : THE BLACK MARKET EXCHANGE RATE VERSUS OFFICIAL RATE 1

The long-run purchasing power parity (PPP) hypothesis is re-examined for Turkey by using the black market and official exchange rate through standard (ADF, PP) newer and more powerful tests (KPSS, DF-GLS) for the period 1969M11998 M12. Over all result implies all unit root test support PPP in Turkey. This could be explained by a high similarity with the exchange rate series.
Brute force searching, the typical set and Guesswork

Consider the situation where a word is chosen probabilistically from a finite list. If an attacker knows the list and can inquire about each word in turn, then selecting the word via the uniform distribution maximizes the attacker's difficulty, its Guesswork, in identifying the chosen word. It is tempting to use this property in cryptanalysis of computationally secure ciphers by assuming coded words are drawn from a source's typical set and so, for all intents and purposes, uniformly distributed within it. By applying recent results on Guesswork, for i.i. d. sources it is this equipartition ansatz that we investigate here. In particular, we demonstrate that the expected Guesswork for a source conditioned to create words in the typical set grows, with word length, at a lower exponential rate than that of the uniform approximation, suggesting use of the approximation is ill-advised.
Small sets supporting fary embeddings of planar graphs

Answering a question of Rosenstiehl and Tarjan, we show that every plane graph with <italic>n</italic> vertices has a Fáry embedding (i.e., straight-line embedding) on the 2<italic>n</italic> - 4 by <italic>n</italic> - 2 grid and provide an &Ogr;(<italic>n</italic>) space, &Ogr;(<italic>n</italic> log <italic>n</italic>) time algorithm to effect this embedding. The grid size is asymptotically optimal and it had been previously unknown whether one can always find a polynomial sized grid to support such an embedding. On the other hand we show that any set <italic>F</italic>, which can support a Fáry embedding of every planar graph of size <italic>n</italic>, has cardinality at least <italic>n</italic> + (1 - <italic>&ogr;</italic>(1)) √<italic>n</italic> which settles a problem of Mohar.
Constrained collective matrix factorization

Transfer learning for collaborative filtering (TLCF) aims to solve the sparsity problem by transferring rating knowledge across multiple domains. Taking domain difference into ac- count, one of the issues in cross-domain collaborative filtering is to selectively transfer knowledge from source/auxiliary domains. In particular, this paper addresses the problem of inconstant users (users with changeable preferences across different domains) when transferring knowledge about users from another auxiliary domain. We first formulate the problem of inconstant users caused by domain difference and then propose a new model that performs constrained collective matrix factorization (CCMF). Our experiments on simulated and real data show that CCMF has superior performance than other methods.
Mechanisms of Dense Core Vesicle Recapture following “Kiss and Run” (“Cavicapture”) Exocytosis in Insulin-secreting Cells*

The molecular mechanisms underlying “kiss and run” or “cavicapture” exocytosis of dense core secretory vesicles are presently unclear. Although dynamin-1 has previously been implicated in the recapture process in neurons, the recruitment of this fission protein to a single exocytosing vesicle has not been examined in real time during peptide release from pancreatic β-cells. Imaged simultaneously in clonal insulin-secreting cells by dual color total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy, monomeric red fluorescent protein (mRFP)-tagged neuropeptide Y and green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged synaptotagmin-1 or synaptobrevin-2 rapidly diffused from sites of exocytosis, whereas the vesicle membrane protein phogrin and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) were retained, consistent with fusion pore closure. Vesicle recovery frequently involved the recruitment of enhanced GFP-tagged dynamin-1, and GTPase-defective dynamin-1(K44E) increased the dwell time of tPA-mRFP at the plasma membrane. By contrast, recruitment of GFP chimeras of clathrin, epsin, and amphiphysin was not observed. Expression of dynamin-1(K535A), mutated in the pleckstrin homology domain, caused the apparent full fusion of vesicles, as reported by the additional release of tPA-mRFP (15-nm diameter) and enhanced GFP-tagged phogrin. We conclude that re-uptake of vesicles after peptide release by cavicapture corresponds to a novel form of endocytosis in which dynamin-1 stabilizes and eventually closes the fusion pore, with no requirement for “classical” endocytosis for retreat from the plasma membrane.
Economics of drought-tolerant pastures for cattle finishing on Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa hill country farms

Planting drought-tolerant pastures (tall fescue, chicory, prairie grass) is one option Hawkes Bay/ Wairarapa farmers can use to reduce the impact of drought. To evaluate this strategy two hill country sheep/beef farm models were established and entered in HerdEcon, a bioeconomics computer model. Using the two farm models, three comparisons were made: (1) base farm (no alternative pasture), (2) alternative pasture planted on 5% or 10% of grazable area, and (3) same as 2, with changes in cattle selling policy. Models were run for a 19-year sequence based on pasture growth for Hawkes Bay, and with a range of beef prices and pasture renewal costs. Drought-tolerant pastures increased the financial returns from both farm models, provided that livestock policies allowed increases in pasture quality and summer pasture growth to be captured by increased beef production. Lower pasture establishment costs and improved persistence would significantly improve profitability from drought-tolerant pastures.
Self-Organizing Running in a Quadruped Robot Model

In this paper it is demonstrated that pronking (or trotting or pacing) is the preferred mode of behavior of a fairly generic quadruped model. This gait often occurs even though no explicit control is used to force it, and thus the system is said to "self-organize. " Further, it is demonstrated that, despite the complicated coupled nonlinear dynamics, the system is still amenable to analysis if certain parameters are assumed small, namely the leg masses and the hip spring constants. Explicit conditions are presented for a symmetric pronk. In one condition, the leg length and the hip spring constant determine the pronking height, which has implications for quadruped robot design.
Clock Distribution Scheme using Coplanar Transmission Lines

The current work describes a new standing wave oscillator scheme aimed for clock propagation on coplanar transmission lines on a silicon die. The design is aimed for clock signaling in the gigahertz range (we are able to achieve clock rates of 8 GHz and above). The clock is transported as an oscillatory wave on a pair of conductors. An oscillatory standing wave is formed across a transmission line loop, which is connected beginning-to-end through a Mobius configuration. A single cross coupled inverter pair is required to maintain oscillation across the ring. The design is aimed to achieve low skew, low power and extreme high frequency global clock situations. The energy recycling nature of a standing wave along a transmission line allows us to keep very high frequencies oscillations along a conductor with almost no power consumption at all. A special wide input range driver was designed to convert the differential signals on the coplanar transmission lines into a square clock pulse for standard clock sinks. The design uses CMOS 90 nm BSim3v model cards for all simulations, with the transmission lines implemented on Metal8.
Group Report: Arsenic

Arsenic is well recognized as an element of public concern. Although the main route of entry to man is ingestion, inhalation can also be significant for occupational exposure. In contrast to several other potentially toxic elements, local health effects are apparent in areas naturally enriched with arsenic as well as in areas contaminated by industrial activities. This element has been quite extensively studied in terrestrial environments, fresh and marine waters and air in some geographic regions. With the development of new analytical methods much greater insight into the occurrence of the various inorganic and organic forms of arsenic is being obtained. Our knowledge of arsenic cycling is, however, still limited primarily because some natural sources which may be dominant are poorly quantified. However, there are estimates of the extent to which methylated arsenic compounds contribute to ambient atmospheric arsenic levels and estimates of low temperature volatilization.
Supplementary Materials of “ EpiAlign : an alignment-based bioinformatic tool for comparing chromatin state sequences ” 1

The frequency-based weight of the k-th state in chromatin state sequence S is W(k, S), which is defined as: W(k, S) = GS(k, S) · RS(k, S) · LS(k, S) where w is a window size parameter, GS(k, S) is the two-state frequency score, RS(k, S) is the one-state frequency score, and LS(k, S) is the length score. In the subsequence S[k−w,k+w], if neither of pattern S[k−1,k] or S[k,k+1] occur elsewhere in the subsequence, GS(k, S) = 1; if both patterns occur somewhere in the subsequence, GS(k, S) = 4; otherwise GS(k, S) = 2. The one-state frequency score RS(k, S) represents the frequency of each state and gives more frequent states smaller scores. For S[k−w,k+w], we rank the chromatin states in this window by their frequencies, from the highest to the lowest. Then
POLYGONUM BISTORTA L . HERBA ET FLORES . POLYPHENOLS PROFILE , ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES AND CYTOTOXIC EFFECT ON MURINE FIBROBLAST CELL LINE NIH 3 T 3

This work aimed to study the polyphenols content, the antioxidant activity and the potential cytotoxic effects on fibroblast murine cells NIH3T3 of an ethanolic extract (70%, v/v) obtained from the aerial part (herba et flores) of Polygonum bistorta L. (Polygonaceae family). The tested extract was assessed for its total phenols content: 1.15 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE) per 1 mL extract and showed numerous flavonoids compounds such as quercetin, kaempferol and luteolin derivates, as well as caffeic and chlorogenic phenolic acids. The chemiluminescence (CL) tests indicated a high antioxidant capacity (IC50 = 0.57 μg GAE/mL), superior to gallic acid (IC50 = 0.85 μg/mL) and rutin (IC50 = 2.54 μg/mL), used as reference compounds. The cytotoxicity test demonstrated that, at concentrations over 25 μg GAE/mL extract, the ethanolic extracts from the aerial part of Polygonum bistorta plant species have a significant toxicity on mouse embryonic fibroblast NIH3T3 cells.
Research Directions, Challenges and Issues in Opinion Mining

Rapid growth of Internet and availability of user reviews on the web for any product has provided a need for an effective system to analyze the web reviews. Such reviews are useful to some extent, promising both the customers and product manufacturers. For any popular product, the number of reviews can be in hundreds or even thousands. This creates difficulty for a customer to analyze them and make important decisions on whether to purchase the product or to not. Mining such product reviews or opinions is termed as opinion mining which is broadly classified into two main categories namely facts and opinions. Though there are several approaches for opinion mining, there remains a challenge to decide on the recommendation provided by the system. In this paper, we analyze the basics of opinion mining, challenges, pros & cons of past opinion mining systems and provide some directions for the future research work, focusing on the challenges and issues.
Integrating the avian annual cycle conveners :

In recent years, there have been exciting developments in understanding the interaction of seasonal activities (e.g. Nilsson and Svensson, 1996; Hemborg and Lundberg, 1998; Dawson et al., 2000; Both and Visser, 2001; Webster et al., 2002). So it is timely to integrate research carried out on various stages of the life-cycle. The aim of this round table was to bring together ornithologists working on various stages of the life-cycle to encourage discussion and exchange ideas. The workshop attracted c. 50 researchers from very different backgrounds. To stimulate discussion, six ornithologists commented, from their research background and perspective, on core issues confronting integration of the annual cycle.
STUB-LOADED STEPPED-IMPEDANCE RESONATOR

This study reports on tunable planar metamaterial design that is capable to achieve dual-band negative index of refraction responses operating in microwave regime. Its distinctive characteristic is the usage of tuning open stub-loaded stepped-impedance resonators. Parameters retrieval algorithm, and full-wave simulation of prismshaped structure were carried out to validate the negative refraction characteristics of metamaterial structure. The results predict its prospect as a very promising alternative to the conventional ones, which is compatibly applicable on various potential microwave devices especially when dual-band function is required. In addition to that, its design flexibility offers a various frequency bands at any possible choice, which is alterable together with any design parameters changes.
New business model creation through the triple helix of young entrepreneurs, SNSs, and smart devices

This paper clarifies the causal paths from complex dynamic interactions among young entrepreneurs, social networking sites (SNSs), and smart devices to new SNS-based business model (BM) creation. The empirical data are collected through interviews with 102 CEOs in Korean SNS-related venture companies. Using these data, we employ the triple helix model and business model concepts to analyse how the triple helix interactions influence BM innovation. Four types of new SNS-based BMs are identified and described. Our study finds that entrepreneurs should focus their attention on combining SNS resources with smart device characteristics, helping them create value in a profitable way. Also, our study provides policymakers and venture capitalists with a holistic view of BM innovation and enables them to make better decisions on investment and policy design.
Abnormal Network Traffic Detection based on Clustering and Classification Techniques : DoS Case Study

i Acknowledgements Praise is to Allah, First and foremost, I wish to thank Allah for giving me strength and courage to complete this thesis and research. I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor Dr. Tawfiq Barhoom, for providing me the opportunity to develop this work over the master years. He was not only a good advisor; he also introduced me to several other people whom I've had the pleasure to work with and learn from, thank them a lot. Thanks to my parents who have given credit after God in all things. Thanks a lot to my wife who has supported me throughout my study. Thanks a lot to my friend Dr. Said Alzebda who has reviewed my thesis. Thanks to my friends who encouraged me to make every effort and determination, Last but not least, I would like to thank my family members. Thank you for giving me the support and love to complete my work.