Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Isolation and Characterization of Dromedary Camel Coronavirus UAE-HKU23 from Dromedaries of the Middle East: Minimal Serological Cross-Reactivity between MERS Coronavirus and Dromedary Camel Coronavirus UAE-HKU23

Recently, we reported the discovery of a dromedary camel coronavirus UAE-HKU23 (DcCoV UAE-HKU23) from dromedaries in the Middle East. In this study, DcCoV UAE-HKU23 was successfully isolated in two of the 14 dromedary fecal samples using HRT-18G cells, with cytopathic effects observed five days after inoculation. Northern blot analysis revealed at least seven distinct RNA species, corresponding to predicted subgenomic mRNAs and confirming the core sequence of transcription regulatory sequence motifs as 5′-UCUAAAC-3′ as we predicted previously. Antibodies against DcCoV UAE-HKU23 were detected in 58 (98.3%) and 59 (100%) of the 59 dromedary sera by immunofluorescence and neutralization antibody tests, respectively. There was significant correlation between the antibody titers determined by immunofluorescence and neutralization assays (Pearson coefficient = 0.525, p < 0.0001). Immunization of mice using recombinant N proteins of DcCoV UAE-HKU23 and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), respectively, and heat-inactivated DcCoV UAE-HKU23 showed minimal cross-antigenicity between DcCoV UAE-HKU23 and MERS-CoV by Western blot and neutralization antibody assays. Codon usage and genetic distance analysis of RdRp, S and N genes showed that the 14 strains of DcCoV UAE-HKU23 formed a distinct cluster, separated from those of other closely related members of Betacoronavirus 1, including alpaca CoV, confirming that DcCoV UAE-HKU23 is a novel member of Betacoronavirus 1.
Proposal of Never Die Network with the Combination of Cognitive Wireless Network and Satellite System

Remarkable wireless networks technology developments have made us to expect the realization of new applications like the advanced traffic system, the disaster prevention system, and the adhoc network system. However some of new wireless network services need the network which is never died. In this paper, Never Died Network with the Combination of Cognitive Wireless Network and Satellite System. The location and environment of each nodes are acquired by using Satellite System, and then the information is used for Cognitive Wireless Network to confirm proper wireless point, link, and route. Finally, the simulation is held for the proposal system.
An Enhanced Self-deployment Algorithm in Mobile Sensor Network

In order to enforce the sensing performance of mobile sensor network (MSN), an enhanced self-deployment (ESD) algorithm is proposed in this paper. By designing the virtual repulsive force between nodes, the movement equation and the virtual attracting-field in the sensing area, the problems of the network partition and coverage holes which are aroused by conventional potential-field-based deployment approach is solved. Simulation results show that ESD algorithm exhibits excellent performance and expands the generalization of MSN greatly.
The Nature of Nurturant Niches in Ontogeny

The concept of ontogenetic niche is used here to interpret how species-typical behaviors develop through active, context-dependent processes. Ontogenetic niches typically include social stimuli, such as those arising from parents, siblings, and others that provide ‘nurturing’ in the form of resources, stimulation, and affordances for development. This approach is a useful alternative to wrestling with artificial dichotomies such as nature-nurture.
A flexible DSTATCOM operating in voltage or current control mode

The topology and control are discussed of a distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) that can be operated flexibly in the voltage or current control mode. In the voltage control mode, the DSTATCOM can force the voltage of a distribution bus to be balanced sinusoids. In the current control mode, it can cancel distortion caused by the load, such that current drawn by the compensated load is pure balanced sinusoid. Both these objectives are achieved, irrespective of unbalance and harmonic distortions in load currents or source voltages. The chosen DSTATCOM topology includes three single-phase voltage source inverters connected in parallel to a filter-capacitor, which allows the high-frequency component of the current to pass. A switching control scheme is proposed, and its suitability is proved for this problem. The proposed scheme is verified using computer simulation studies
Design and analysis of subsystems for concurrent dual-band transceiver for WLAN applications

This paper presents an analysis of concurrent dual-band antenna combined with Wilkinson power divider (WPD) as a transceiver subsystems. A key shaped, compact concurrent dual-band Wilkinson power divider is proposed along with a concurrent dual-band 1×2 microstrip patch antenna array for performance analysis as transceiver subsystems. The individual subsystem simultaneously operates at 2.44-/5.25-GHz WLAN band. The article presents in-depth analysis of individual subsystems as well as the transceiver. The measurement results validate the ability of individual subsystems for the transceiver application at WLAN bands.
Determination of Low-Frequency Flat-Field Structure from Photometry of Stellar Fields

The low-frequency content of ACS flat fields cannot be accurately determined from ground-based calibration data or internal lamp exposures. It must therefore be determined from on-orbit science data. Photometry of a stellar field that is imaged multiple times with different pointing or roll is ideal for this purpose. I describe a mathematical algorithm to use such data to determine the residual low-frequency flat-field structure (L-flat). The L-flat is expanded as a linear sum of two-dimensional basis functions. Magnitude differences between measurements for the same star at different positions on the detector constrain the coefficients of the linear sum. This reduces mathematically to an over-determined linear least-squares problem that can be solved through singular-value decomposition. This yields both the best-fitting L-flat and its formal error. A numerical FORTRAN implementation of the algorithm is presented and its accuracy verified using tests with artificially generated data sets. The software was used by Mack et al. (ACS ISR 02-08) to analyze early ACS WFC and HRC data of the globular cluster 47 Tuc. The inferred fourth-order polynomial L-flat corrections to the ground-based calibration flats were implemented in the ACS pipeline in late 2002. It is shown that newly implemented features in the software should allow further improvements in these L-flats. The methods presented here are generally applicable to other imaging instruments, and are not restricted to use on ACS data. Copyright c © 2003 The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Making context‐sensitive inclusion‐based pointer analysis practical for compilers using parameterised summarisation

Because of its high precision as a flow‐insensitive pointer analysis, Andersen's analysis has been deployed in some modern optimising compilers. To obtain improved precision, we describe how to add context sensitivity on top of Andersen's analysis. The resulting analysis, called ICON, is efficient to analyse large programs while being sufficiently precise to drive compiler optimisations. Its novelty lies in summarising the side effects of a procedure by using one transfer function on virtual variables that represent fully parameterised locations accessed via its formal parameters. As a result, a good balance between efficiency and precision is made, resulting in ICON that is more powerful than a 1‐callsite‐sensitive analysis and less so than a call‐path‐sensitive analysis (when the recursion cycles in a program are collapsed in all cases). We have compared ICON with FULCRA, a state of the art Andersen's analysis that is context sensitive by acyclic call paths, in Open64 (with recursion cycles collapsed in both cases) using the 16 C/C++ benchmarks in SPEC2000 (totalling 600 KLOC) and 5 C applications (totalling 2.1 MLOC). Our results demonstrate scalability of ICON and lack of scalability of FULCRA. FULCRA spends over 2 h in analysing SPEC2000 and fails to run to completion within 5 h for two of the five applications tested. In contrast, ICON spends just under 7 min on the 16 benchmarks in SPEC2000 and just under 26 min on the same two applications. For the 19 benchmarks analysable by FULCRA, ICON is nearly as accurate as FULCRA in terms of the quality of the built Static Single Assignment (SSA) form and the precision of the discovered alias information. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Investigation of the neurogenic bladder.

URODYNAMICS The term "urodynamics" encompasses any investigation of urinary tract function although it is often used colloquially as a synonym for cystometry. Cystometry, the measurement of bladder pressure, has been the main tool used to show abnormal behaviour of the neurogenic bladder. The earliest reference to a study measuring bladder pressure is commonly given as the paper by Mosso and Pellacani published in 1882.1 With a water manometer they showed that bladder pressure rose at the start of micturition and then gradually declined but that during storage the pressure measured within the organ gave little indication of what volume it contained. However, the paper which described a technique for cystometry producing what is regarded as the precursor of modem day urodynamic recordings was published in Brain in 1933 by Denny-Brown and Robertson2 from the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square. By means
Understanding preservice teachers’ perceived preparedness to work with chronically ill young children

ABSTRACT Many young children in the United States are faced with chronic illnesses that cause them unique challenges. It is imperative that all members of children’s support systems feel prepared to help meet those challenges. One integral component of this support team for children are their teachers. The purpose of this study was to assess preservice early childhood teachers’ perceived preparedness to work with chronically ill children. Additionally, the study explored preservice teachers’ ideas about the resources needed to effectively work with chronically ill children. Data were gathered from 32 preservice teachers pursuing a degree and licensure in Birth through Kindergarten (BK) education within a southeastern state university. A survey encompassing closed and open-ended questions related to perceived preparedness was utilized for the study. Results indicated that preservice BK teachers do not feel highly prepared to care for children who are chronically ill in their classroom. Preservice BK teachers suggested that additional classes, seminars, and experiences with chronically ill children would improve their feelings of preparedness. Implications regarding teacher education are discussed.
A Probabilistic Drop Scheme for Mitigating SYN Flooding Attacks

SYN flooding has been a serious security threat to Internet. For a host server, it is necessary to take some kind of admission control in defense against SYN flooding attacks. In this paper, a probabilistic drop scheme is presented for implementation in a host server to mitigate SYN flooding attacks. An analytical model is proposed for this scheme, and a general principle for evaluating the probability of successful connection establishment during a SYN flooding attack is presented. Performance analysis results show (i) retransmission behavior of an application has positive influence on the successful establishment of its connection requests; (ii) a higher probability of connection establishment can be obtained by the probabilistic drop scheme than that by the random drop scheme when a SYN flooding attack occurs.
Independent Replication of Published Germline Polymorphisms Associated with Urinary Bladder Cancer Prognosis and Treatment Response

Background: Many studies investigated the prognostic or predictive relevance of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in biologically plausible genes in urinary bladder cancer (UBC) patients. Most published SNP associations have never been replicated in independent patient series. Objective: To independently replicate all previously reported associations between germline SNPs and disease prognosis or treatment response in UBC. Methods: A Pubmed search was performed to identify studies published by July 1, 2014 reporting on germline SNP associations with UBC prognosis or treatment response. For the replication series, consisting of 1,284 non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and 275 muscle-invasive or metastatic bladder cancer (MIBC) patients recruited through the Netherlands Cancer Registry, detailed clinical data were retrieved from medical charts. Patients were genotyped using a genome-wide SNP array. SNP association with recurrence-free, progression-free, and overall survival (OS) within specific patient and treatment strata was tested using Cox regression analyses. Results: For only six of the 114 evaluated SNPs, the association with either UBC prognosis or treatment response was replicated at the p < 0.05 level: rs1799793 (ERCC2) and rs187238 (IL18) for BCG recurrence; rs6678136 (RGS4) and rs11585883 (RGS5) for NMIBC progression; rs12035879 (RGS5) and rs2075786 (TERT) for MIBC OS. Conclusions: Non-replicated genetic associations in the literature require cautious interpretation. This single replication does not provide definitive proof of association for the six SNPs, and non-replication of other SNPs may result from population-specific effects or the retrospective patient enrollment.
The description of two-direction biorthogonal finitely supported wavelet packets with three-scale dilation

In this work, the concept of biorthogonal two-direction finitely supported wavelet packets with three-scale is introduced. A new method for designing two-direction biorthogonal wavelet packets is developed and their properties is investigated by means of time-frequency analysis method, matrix theory and operator theory. The decomposition relationship is established. Lastly, two Riesz bases of space L2(R) are drawn from these wavelet packets.
SMOOTH SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION FROM SPARSE DATA : COMPARISON OF SVSF AND 3 DHM ALGORITHMS

We present in this paper an algorithm for surface reconstruction using thin plate splines on scattered patches or points on smooth surfaces. The algorithm is an improved version of Szeliski’s Variational Spline Fitting algorithm (SVSF). In particular, we introduce a different derivation of the discrete equations for the energy corresponding to the thin plat model. The results obtained on simulated data show that our proposed algorithm converges faster than the original algorithm. To complete this study, we also discuss the choice of the algorithm’s parameters in details using a cross validation technique. Finally, we compare our results to those obtained using a 3D Harmonic modelling (3DHM) Fourier-based algorithm (previously developed by the authors). We show that the proposed algorithm gives the best performance under a small sample size condition. However, when considering surfaces with a small percentage of the missing points, the 3DHM algorithm outperforms the other two spline-based algorithms.
Use of Zirconia in Dentistry: An Overview

Due to an increasing interest in esthetics and concerns about toxic and allergic reactions to certain alloys, zirconia was proposed as a new ceramic material in the later part of 20 th century. It has become a popular alternative to alumina as biomaterial and is being used in dental applications for fabricating endodontic posts, crown and bridge restorations and implant abutments. It has also been applied for the fabrication of esthetic orthodontic brackets. This article presents a brief history, dental applications and new methods for fabrication of zirconia improving its mechanical properties. Additionally, the bonding between zirconia and resin cements as well as conventional cementation has been discussed. The methods of the improvement of the bonding strength have also been highlighted.
Weighted Lasso Subsampling for HighDimensional Regression

Lasso regression methods are widely used for a number of scientic applications.Many practitioners of statistics were not aware that a small changein the data would results in unstable Lasso solution path. For instance, inthe presence of outlying observations, Lasso perhaps leads the increase inthe percentage of the false selection rate of predictors. On the other hand,the discussions on determining an optimal shrinkage parameter of Lasso isstill ongoing. Therefore, this paper proposed a robust algorithm to tacklethe instability of Lasso in the presence of outliers. A new weight function isproposed to overcome the problem of outlying observations. The weightedobservations are subsamples for a certain number of subsamples to controlthe false Lasso selection. The simulation study has been carried out and usesreal data to assess the performance of our proposed algorithm. Consequently,the proposed method shows more eciency than LAD-Lasso and weightedLAD-Lasso and more reliable results.
Exploiting Structure in Constraint Propagation

Local consistency properties and algorithms for enforcing them are central to the success of Constraint Processing. In this paper, we explore how to exploit the structure of the problem on the performance of the algorithm for enforcing consistency. We propose various strategies for managing the propagation queue of an algorithm for enforcing consistency, and empirically compare their effectiveness for solving CSPs with backtrack search and full lookahead. We focus our investigations on consistency algorithms that operate on the dual graph of a CSP and demonstrate the importance of exploiting a tree decomposition of the dual graph. Further, we note that exploiting structure is particularly striking on unsatisfiable instances. We conjecture that the approach for queue-management strategies benefits virtually all other propagation algorithms.
The Mechanism of Ice Crystal Growth and the Theory of Evolution

Ice crystal growth has been cited as an example of how evolution creates greater order. The modern explanation of ice crystal shape is described. The second law of thermodynamics is developed in terms of entropy change and applied to ice crystal growth. The difference between the operation of thermodynamic systems and their origin is discussed. It is concluded that ice crystal growth is similar to the operation of life processes but does not support the origin of life as described by the theory of evolution.
The Assembly History of Field Spheroidals: Evolution of Mass-to-Light Ratios and Signatures of Recent Star Formation

We present a comprehensive catalog of high signal-to-noise ratio spectra obtained with DEIMOS on the Keck II telescope for a sample of F850LP < 22.43 (AB) field spheroidal (E+S0 galaxies; 165) and bulge-dominated disk (61) galaxies in the redshift range 0.2 < z < 1.2, selected on the basis of visual morphology from the northern field of the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS-N). We discuss sample selection, photometric properties, and spectral reduction. We derive scale lengths, surface brightnesses, and photometric inhomogeneities from the ACS data and redshifts, stellar velocity dispersions, and [O II] and Hδ equivalent widths from the Keck spectroscopy. Using the published 2 Ms Chandra Deep Field-North X-ray catalog, we identify active galactic nuclei (AGNs) to clarify the origin of emission lines seen in the Keck spectra. Only 2 of 13 [O II]-emitting early-type galaxies are identified as secure AGNs on the basis of their X-ray emission. Contrary to earlier suggestions, we find that most spheroidals containing "blue cores" are not associated with nonthermal nuclear activity. We examine the zero point, tilt, and scatter of the fundamental plane (FP) as a function of redshift and morphological properties, carefully accounting for luminosity-dependent biases via Monte Carlo simulations. The evolution of the overall FP can be represented by a mean change in effective mass-to-light ratio given by ⟨d log(M/LB)/dz⟩ = -0.72 ± 0.04. However, this evolution depends significantly on the dynamical mass, being slower for larger masses as reported in a previous letter. In addition, we separately show that the intrinsic scatter of the FP increases with redshift as d(rms(M/LB))/dz = 0.040 ± 0.015. Although these trends are consistent with single-burst populations that formed at zf > 2 for high-mass spheroidals and zf ~ 1.2 for lower mass systems, a more realistic picture is that most of the stellar mass formed in all systems at z > 2 with subsequent activity continuing to lower redshifts (z < 1.2). The fraction of stellar mass formed at recent times depends strongly on galactic mass, ranging from <1% for masses above 1011.5 M☉ to 20%-40% below 1011 M☉. Independent support for recent activity is provided by spectroscopic ([O II] emission, Hδ) and photometric (blue cores and broadband colors) diagnostics. Via the analysis of a large sample with many independent diagnostics, we are able to reconcile previously disparate interpretations of the assembly history of field spheroidals. We discuss the implications of this measurement for the determination of the evolution of the number density of E+S0 galaxies, suggesting that number density evolution of the morphologically selected population has occurred since z ~ 1.2.
End of moderation: the radicalization of AKP in Turkey

ABSTRACT Turkey’s Justice and Development Party, AKP, was for many years believed to be paramount in ushering in a new era of moderate Islamism. However, in recent years, AKP has troublingly reversed course. From violent repression of the Gezi protests of 2013 to the 2016 abortive coup and subsequent crackdown on opposition, the party has lost all semblance of moderate Islamism and radicalized. If AKP had truly moderated, how could the party have changed in such a short period of time? What explains the radicalization of AKP? First, we argue that the strategic benefits of moderation far outweighed its costs, rendering it analytically improbable to determine whether AKP’s actions were genuine or merely strategic. Second, we show that AKP has been in a process of radicalization characterized by the adoption of anti-system, anti-democratic, and violent tactics and rhetoric since 2011. The disappearance of domestic and international structural constraints created the requisite background conditions for the party’s radicalization. Radicalization was facilitated by what we call ‘Erdoganization’, an ongoing de-institutionalization process within which Tayyip Erdogan gained complete control over the party. Additionally, a series of four “external shocks” threatened the party’s primary goal of gaining hegemony and caused the party to radicalize.