Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Changes in Microbial Community Structure in Constructed Wetland Under Aeration Condition

Many previous results have shown that there is an improvement of ammonia removal while oxygen level inside wetland is enhanced.However,it remained unclear whether artificial aeration could improve the purification efficiency of constructed wetland and how the redox environment influence microbial community structure.Thus,changes in microbial community structure and activities in integrated vertical-flow constructed wetland(IVCW)under aeration condition were studied.The results showed that the aerobic microorganisms were the predominant group among the microbial community in surface substrate of non-aerated IVCW,but the most majority of microorganisms were concentrated in the 0～20 cm substrate layer,indicating that purifying efficiency of the system was limited.Artificial aeration enhanced growth of microbial community into depth,as well as significantly increased in microbial biomass and activity.The characteristic monounsaturated fatty acids of aerobic microorganisms were obviously increased,and the surface substrate microbial biomass in down-flow chamber of aerated system was 2 to 6 times of non-aerated system.The unsaturation degree of total phospholipid fatty acids(PLFAs)significantly increased,indicating that microbial activity also enhanced.The gram-negative bacterial became the predominant group among the microbial community,so that it had a higher activity and improved pollutants removal.Therefore,further study of microbial adaptation mechanism can provide a theoretical basis for optimizing constructed wetland system.
The Association of Grip Strength with Depressive Symptoms among Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Different Chronic Diseases

Low grip strength has been associated with an increase in depressive symptoms, independent of age group or gender, although the literature has not investigated this association among different chronic diseases. The present study aims to investigate the association of grip strength and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults with different chronic diseases. A cross-section of data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe wave 6 (collected in 2015) was analysed. Grip strength was measured by a handgrip dynamometer, and the European Depression Symptoms 12-item scale (EURO-D) was used to assess depressive symptoms. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted. Those in the high strength tertile had 42% (95% confidence interval: 0.50, 0.71; p < 0.005) and 41% (95% confidence interval: 0.50, 0.70; p < 0.001) lower odds of depressive symptoms in the ‘no disease’ and in the ‘metabolic diseases’ groups of participants, respectively, compared with those in the lower strength tertile. No statistically significant relationship between grip strength and depression was observed in the ‘arthritis diseases’ group of participants. The association of grip strength with depressive symptoms must consider, besides gender and age group, the chronic conditions that an individual could have.
DOING@DEFT : cascade de CRF pour l’annotation d’entités cliniques imbriquées (DOING@DEFT : cascade of CRF for the annotation of nested clinical entities)

Cet article présente le système développé par l’équipe DOING pour la campagne d’évaluation DEFT 2020 portant sur la similarité sémantique et l’extraction d’information fine. L’équipe a participé uniquement à la tâche 3 : “extraction d’information”. Nous avons utilisé une cascade de CRF pour annoter les différentes informations à repérer. Nous nous sommes concentrés sur la question de l’imbrication des entités et de la pertinence d’un type d’entité pour apprendre à reconnaître un autre. Nous avons également testé l’utilisation d’une ressource externe, MedDRA, pour améliorer les performances du système et d’un pipeline plus complexe mais ne gérant pas l’imbrication des entités. Nous avons soumis 3 runs et nous obtenons en moyenne sur toutes les classes des F-mesures de 0,64, 0,65 et 0,61.
Rotation-vibrational states of D2H+ computed using hyperspherical harmonics

Using the RKJK potential surface highly excited rovibrational states of D2H+ were calculated and characterized. Band origins are reported for energies up to 9300 cm-1. Term values of the 11 lowest vibrational states are presented with J upto J = 10 for the vibrational states (v 1,v 2,v 3) = (0,0,0) and (1,0,0),up to J = 8 for (0,1,0) and (0,0,1), up to J = 7 or J = 6 for (0,2,0), (2,0,0) and (0,3,0), and up to J = 4 for the states (0,0,2), (0,1,1), (1,1,0) and (1,0,1). Calculated transition frequencies for the ν1, ν2 and ν3 fundamental bands are compared with experimental data.
A Jamesian model of self-investment and self-esteem: Comment on Pelham (1995).

B. W. Pelham (1995) proposed new perspectives for a weighted-average model of esteem based on W. James (1890) and responded to my (H. W. Marsh, 1993b) critique of B. W. Pelham and W. B. Swann (1989). In this Jamesian perspective, the effect of a specific self-view on global esteem is moderated by the importance an individual places on the self-view. For example, if one judges musical skills to be unimportant, then one's self-evaluation of musical skill should have little effect on one's self-esteem. The intuitive appeal of this Jamesian perspective is so compelling that it has been widely accepted for over 100 years despite a dearth of supportive research. B. W. Pelham and I seem to agree that support is weaker than previously assumed and limited primarily to specific traits and, perhaps, specific subgroups of individuals. This continuing dialogue offers new theoretical insights and methodological advances for this central issue in self-concept research.
Is the timing of fracture fixation important for the patient with multiple trauma

OBJECTIVE: The effect of timing of femur fracture fixation for patients with multiple trauma was studied to determine the effect of operative timing on eventual outcome. METHODS: The relationship between timing of intramedullary rod (IMR) placement, degree of injury, and pulmonary complications was studied in 424 consecutive patients. The authors focused on 105 patients undergoing IMR placement with an Injury Severity score (ISS) of greater than or equal to 18. The effects of timing of IMR placement on various pulmonary complications, organ failure, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and ventilatory assistance were studied for various time intervals. RESULTS: Of the 424 patients, pulmonary complications increased slightly in the more seriously injured group (ISS > 18) but were not influenced by the timing of IMR placement. Of the 105 patients undergoing IMR placement with an ISS > or = 18, only 2 patients died. Both patients had an IMR placed in less than 24 hours and died later of head injury and delayed hemorrhage. The incidence of organ failure, number of ventilator days, and length of ICU stay did not differ between the groups based on timing of fracture fixation. The incidence of severe head injuries was higher in the group undergoing delayed IMR placement (> 48 hours). CONCLUSIONS: Modest delays in IMR placement did not adversely affect patient outcome. Pulmonary complications were related to the severity of injury rather than to timing of fracture fixation. In a well-integrated trauma system, clinical judgment regarding the timing of IMR placement was the most important determinant of outcome. Delays that were made to stabilize the patient, treat associated injuries, and plan orthopedic reconstruction did not adversely affect patient outcome.
Computational Study of Viral Segments Inserted within the Regions of Human Genome

Humans have been carrying unwanted viral gene segments since many years and reports suggests that approximately 3-8% of the human genome has been comprised of viral DNA. In this point of view, various viral sequences were downloaded from NCBI Tax Browser and scanned against complete genome of Homo sapiens for the presence of possible viral inserts in human genome. The results from the computational analysis revealed that dengue virus resulted in viral segments inserted in the intron regions of human genome and exon region insertions were observed with polio and simian enterovirus. The alignments which show > 25-30 residues, 90-100% identities and the sequences located in the exon regions were considered.
Epiphyll dynamics of a tropical understory

Cover, abundance, distribution, and seasonal variation of epiphylls on coffee, Coffea arabica, grown with different shade densities were determined. Average percent epiphyll cover was similar for all sites, ranging from 25 to 31%. Number of leaves with epiphylls was lowest in the shadeless site. Percent epiphyll cover was inversely related to the number of young coffee leaves; being highest in February and lowest in May. No significant differences were found in the number of leaves with epiphylls for different height strata. Estimated reduction in photosynthetic area per tree, due to shading by epiphylls, ranged from 0.5 to 19.7%. However, the presence of epiphylls does not seem to adversely affect coffee productivity.
Complexity and varieties for infinitely generated modules

In the past fifteen years the theory of complexity and varieties of modules has become a standard tool in the modular representation theory of finite groups. Moreover the techniques have been used in the study of integral representations [8] and have been extended to the representation theories of objects such as groups of finite virtual cohomological dimension [1], infinitesimal subgroups of algebraic groups and restricted Lie algebras [14, 16]. In all cases some sort of finiteness condition on the module category has been required to make the theory work. Usually this comes in the form of stipulating that all modules under consideration be finitely generated. While the restrictions have been efficient for most applications to date, there are very good reasons for wanting to develop a theory that will accommodate infinitely generated modules. One reason might be the possibility of extending the techniques of representations to other classes of infinite groups. Another reason is that some recent work has revealed a few of the defects of the finiteness requirement. One such problem can be summarized as follows.
Antigen receptor nonresponsiveness in chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells

B chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) are clonal populations of mIgM+ or mIgM+/mIgD+ CD5+ B cells that appear to be arrested in the follicular mantle-zone B-cell stage. Functional analyses have shown two groups of B-CLL that can be distinguished based on their capacity to proliferate in response to B-cell antigen receptor complex (BCR) cross- linking. To investigate the molecular basis for this phenomenon, we have analyzed both architecture and functional properties of BCR complexes on these two groups of B-CLL. Both groups were found to express structurally similar BCR. However, protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) activity associated with and specific for BCR constituents was strongly diminished in nonresponsive B-CLL. Moreover, the PTK-dependent assembly of Shc/Grb2 complexes, which may couple the BCR to p21ras, was absent in these B-CLL. Finally, of all PTKs tested, the expression of PTK syk was found to be considerably lower in nonresponsive B-CLL. Thus, absence of mitogenic responses upon BCR cross-linking in particular B-CLL was found to be strictly correlated with diminished induction of BCR-associated PTK activity and lower levels of PTK syk. Because nonresponsive B-CLL closely resembles tolerant autoreactive B cells both functionally and biochemically, distinction between B-CLL with respect to functional properties in vitro may be determined by differences in antigen encounter in vivo.
NUSOD 2011 Proceedings

We present a new mono-dimensional device simulator optimized for the behavioral inspection and design of singlephoton avalanche diodes (SPAD). The particular operating conditions in which these pn junctions are used, reverse biased above the breakdown voltage, lead to a non-univocal I-V characteristic and a non-stationary behavior, which is difficult to simulate with commercial products. For this reason we developed a complete integrated simulation environment for investigating SPAD performances. At present we have included simulations of electric field, breakdown, Dark Count Rate and afterpulsing, while the modularity of the simulator can ensure great expandability. KeywordsSPAD; CAD; Device simulator; Photodetectors; FEM
Daniel C. Dennett Consciousness Explained. Boston: Little, Brown1991. Pp. vii+ 511.

Analyse de la theorie empirique de l'esprit developpee par D. Dennett dans son ouvrage intitule «Consciousness Explained» (1991). L'A. etudie l'aspect constructif (Modele des projets multiples) et l'aspect destructeur (strategie argumentative) de cette theorie de la conscience fondee sur la reduction ontologique de l'experience consciente que nous faisons de nous-meme
Design and implementation of floating point processor

The floating point processor is the backbone of digital signal processing units. In real time applications it is necessary to have a powerful processor which has a very high level of precision. This can only be achieved using a floating point unit.We are going to incorporate various instructions which will be serving for a dynamic range of applications. The floating point unit needs to be fast enough to process real time signals. An efficient design of the floating point processor can help in reducing the area and increasing the speed.
Generalized Approximate Message Passing for Noisy Quantized Compressed Sensing

—Compressed sensing (CS) is a novel technique that allows for stable reconstruction with sampling rate lower than Nyquist rate if the unknown vector is sparse. In many practical applications compressed sensing (CS) measurements are ﬁrst scalar quantized and later corrupted in different ways. Reconstruction by convetional techniques on such highly distorted measurements will result in poor accuracy. To solve this problem, we use the well known generalized approximate message passing (GAMP) algorithm and tailor it for quantized CS measurements corrupted with noise. We provide the necessary expressions for the nonlinear updates for different noise models, namely symmetric discrete memoryless channel (SDMC) and additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel. Numerical results show superiority of the GAMP algorithm compared to conventional reconstruction algorithms from the literature in both SDMC and AWGN channels.
Temporal Modalities in Answer Set Programming (Invited Talk)

Based on the answer set (or stable model) semantics for logic programs, Answer Set Programming (ASP) has become one of the most successful paradigms for practical Knowledge Representation and problem solving. Although ASP is naturally equipped for solving static combinatorial problems up to NP complexity (or Σ P 2 in the disjunctive case) its application to temporal scenarios has been frequent since its very beginning, partly due to its early use for reasoning about actions and change. Temporal problems normally suppose an extra challenge for ASP for several reasons. On the one hand, they normally raise the complexity (in the case of classical planning, for instance, it becomes PSPACE-complete), although this is usually accounted for by making repeated calls to an ASP solver. On the other hand, temporal scenarios also pose a representational challenge, since the basic ASP language does not support temporal expressions. To ﬁll this representational gap, a temporal extension of ASP called Temporal Equilibrium Logic (TEL) was proposed in and extensively studied later. This formalism constitutes a modal, linear-time extension of Equilibrium Logic which, in its turn, is a complete logical characterisation of (standard) ASP based on the intermediate logic of Here-and-There (HT). As a result, TEL is an expressive non-monotonic modal logic that shares the syntax of Linear-Time Temporal Logic (LTL) but interprets temporal formulas under a non-monotonic semantics that properly extends stable models.
Optimisation of corrugation-free Rb-exchanged waveguides in periodically poled KTiOPO4

Waveguide circuits are a key component for modern integrated optics and scalable quantum optics applications. In this paper we present our studies on rubidium-exchanged waveguides fabricated in periodically poled bulk potassium titanyl phosphate (KTiOPO4 or KTP). We show that face polarity affects the diffusion mechanism of the rubidium, thus leading to different waveguide depths depending on the exposed face polarity. Simulations show that this effect could significantly reduce the efficiency of a process. Employing energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), we analysed a set of waveguides fabricated with different production parameters. Based on this result, we optimised the fabrication process and were able to produce waveguides with reduced corrugations.
Molecular Ecology of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi:Molecular Markers,Genets and Ecological Importance

Ectomycorrhizal(EcM)fungi form mutualistic symbioses with many tree species and are regarded as key organisms involved in nutrient and carbon cycling in forest ecosystems.Recent technological advances have contributed significantly to our understanding of the population genetics and molecular ecology of EcM.In this review,we first present the commonly used molecular markers for characterizing individual EcM fungi.The properties of different types of molecular markers and their general utilities are discussed.We then summarize the common approaches for identifying unknown EcM fungi and point out the intrinsic difficulties associated with conducting EcM fungal research.One major deficiency is our lack of understanding of the below-ground distribution and dynamics of EcM fungi due to the non-cultivable nature of many EcM fungi.Recent molecular investigations of the EcM fungi have provided a variety of important data with regard to their host specificities,species diversity and abundance,genet size,and their reproductive strategies.We discuss the relevance of these findings to further functional investigations of EcM fungi and to potential implications in the conservation and management of forest ecosystems.
Resistive Switching in Tantalum Oxide with Varying Oxygen Content

Figure 1: Simple model of the filamentary mechanism [3]. A conductive path is created that provides a low resistance path and then is reset to the original resistance. Silicon based non-volatile memory is nearing its practical limit and several other possibilities are being examined more closely as potential replacements. One of these possible replacements is resistive switching. Resistive switching is a phenomenon in which a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure can change to a low resistance state (LRS) at the application of a set voltage and then be switched back to a high resistance state (HRS) by the application of a reset voltage [1]. Much about resistive switching is still unknown in regards to which materials switch and why. Our group examined how the various set and reset voltages of tantalum oxide (TaOx) changed when prepared with different oxygen to argon ratios during sputtering. By performing electrical characterization of the samples with a basic probe station, we were able to determine the set and reset voltages of each sample, each with differing oxygen contents during formation. Ultimately it was found that the oxygen content during sample preparation changed the initial resistance as expected but did not change the set or reset voltages.
Multiple Roles of Endophytes in Modern Agriculture

The existence of endophytes has been known for over one hundred years. They live as imperfect fungi most of the time and have been described as benign parasites or true symbionts. They can influence the distribution, ecology, physiology and biochemistry of the host plants (Sridhar and Raviraja, 1995). Endophytes were intensively studied during the past decades for the great potential of novel valuable metabolites which have medicinal, agricultural and industrial applications (Owen and Hundley, 2004). Endophytes are bacterial or fungal microorganisms that colonize healthy plant tissue intercellularly (apoplasts) and/or intracellularly (symplast) without causing any apparent symptoms of disease (Wilson, 1995). All plant species that exist on the earth, is host to one or more endophytes (Strobel et al., 2004). Only a few of these plants have been completely studied relative to their endophytic biology, endophytes are ubiquitous, colonize in all plants and have been isolated from almost all plants. Endophytic fungi represent an important and quantifiable component of fungal biodiversity and are known to affect plant community diversity and structure (Krings et al., 2007). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 8 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Poverty Conditions and Policy Solutions ( Data Analysis Years 2009-2013 )

The aim of this study is to describe conditions of regional poverty to analyze the factors that affect the level of poverty in Banten province from 2009 to 2013, and to formulate solutions minimizing problems of poverty in the province of Banten. A methods used in this study is regression using panel data. Variables in this study are economic growth, minimum wage, unemployment, and literacy rate. The result of this study show that that significant variables on poverty levels in province of Banten are minimum wage, unemployment, and literacy rate. While variable is not significant to level of poverty in province of Banten is economic growth. JEL Classification: I30, J30, N30