Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
GRT: Global R-Trees

As hardware technology advances, distributed architectures are becoming more and more complex. Writing software that fully and efficiently utilizes massively parallel systems can be an extremely difficult task. We seek to provide a shared memory view of distributed address space to ease the difficulty of implementing parallel algorithms. This thesis describes our parallel implementation of the R-Tree structure with this design goal in mind. Our approach differs from other parallel R-Tree implementations in that we map the linked structure of an R-Tree onto an array structure. We then leverage the Global Arrays framework to distribute the array structure across our parallel system. Global Arrays is a framework produced by Pacific Northwest National Laboratories that provides a shared memory view of multi-dimensional, distributed arrays. In order to improve the efficiency and performance of the Global Arrays framework, we have also implemented a caching system as a layer between our application and framework. Our cache provides automatic data replication across a distributed system as well as rudimentary support for write operations without affecting read performance.
Lobbying by Ethnic Groups and Aid Allocation

We develop a political-economic model of foreign aid allocation. Each ethnic group in the donor country lobbies the government to allocate more aid to its country of origin, and the government accepts political contributions from lobby groups. Initial per-capita income of the recipients and those of the ethnic groups are shown to be important determinants of the solution of the political equilibrium. We also examine the effects of changes in the degree of corruption, aid fatigue, and ethnic composition, in the donor country on the allocation of aid.
A relação mediata do tráfico de drogas com a prática do homicídio em Caruaru - PE

A presente monografia tem como tem como objeto de estudo a relacao mediata do trafico de drogas com a pratica do homicidio na cidade de Caruaru-PE. Sera apresentado o conceito de drogas que nao tem definicao juridica, bem como do crime de homicidio, alem do tratamento juridico ofertado para ambas, e suas consequencias. No presente trabalho e apresentado o trafico de drogas como principal motivacao para a pratica de homicidio na cidade, discorrendo tambem que tal situacao e exclusividade de Caruaru – PE, sendo esta uma problematica social do Brasil. No presente contexto social, restou provado que o aumento da criminalidade bem como da pratica de homicidio esta motivado pela crescente atividade do trafico de drogas. Apresenta – se tambem ao longo do desenvolvimento do conteudo, as medidas repressivas e preventivas e os meios que venham diminuir os indices de criminalidade, por meio de politicas publicas que apresentam resultados em longo prazo. O trafico de drogas e um fenomeno social preocupante, que devera ser encarado pelo Estado, as familias a fim de alcancar uma sociedade tranquila, segura e com perspectivas de uma vida promissoras. Para a conquista de resultados favoraveis, e preciso a construir um ambiente favoravel para aqueles que estao a margem da sociedade, oferecendo oportunidades de desenvolvimento intelectual, social e economico. Consequentemente viveremos em uma sociedade melhor.
Complete adiabatic waveform templates for a test mass in the Schwarzschild spacetime: VIRGO and advanced LIGO studies

Post-Newtonian expansions of the binding energy and gravitational wave flux truncated at the same relative post-Newtonian order form the basis of the standard adiabatic approximation to the phasing of gravitational waves from inspiralling compact binaries. Viewed in terms of the dynamics of the binary, the standard approximation is equivalent to neglecting certain conservative post-Newtonian terms in the acceleration. In an earlier work, we had proposed a new complete adiabatic approximant constructed from the energy and flux functions. At the leading order, it employs the 2PN energy function rather than the 0PN one in the standard approximation, so that, effectively, the approximation corresponds to the dynamics where there are no missing post-Newtonian terms in the acceleration. In this paper, we compare the overlaps of the standard and complete adiabatic templates with the exact waveform in the adiabatic approximation of a test-mass motion in the Schwarzschild spacetime, for the VIRGO and the advanced LIGO noise spectra. It is found that the complete adiabatic approximants lead to a remarkable improvement in the effectualness at lower PN (<3PN) orders, while standard approximants of order ⩾3PN provide a good lower bound to the complete approximants for the construction of effectual templates. Faithfulness of complete approximants is better than that of standard approximants except for a few post-Newtonian orders. Standard and complete approximants beyond the adiabatic approximation are also studied using the Lagrangian templates of Buonanno, Chen and Vallisneri.
Permeability Reduction of Soil Filters due to Physical Clogging

Soil filters, which are commonly used to provide stability to the base soils in subsurface infrastructure, are prone to long-term accumulation of fine micron-sized particles. This causes reduction in the permeability, which in turn may lead to intolerable decreases in their drainage capacity. In this paper, the extent of this reduction is addressed using results from both experimental and theoretical investigations. In the experimental phase, a sandy soil commonly used as a filter or drainage layer was subjected to pore fluids containing polystyrene or kaolinite particles, and their permeability reductions were determined in terms of the pore fluid suspension parameters. In the theoretical phase of the investigation, a representative elemental volume of the soil filter was modeled as an ensemble of capillary tubes and the permeability reduction due to physical clogging was simulated using basic principles of flow in cylindrical tubes. The results from the experimental and theoretical investigations were in good agreement. In general, the permeability reduced by more than one order of magnitude, even when the migrating particles were smaller than the majority of the soil filter pores. The concentration of particles in the pore stream affected the rate at which the permeability reduced. Self-filtration of particles, which is prominent at higher flow rates, may itself lead to a 20% reduction in the permeability for these sands.
Design of a Single Phase Clock Multiband Flexible Divider Using Low Power Techniques

The frequency synthesizer is implemented by a phaselocked loop (PLL), is one of the power-hungry blocks in the RF front-end and the first-stage frequency divider which consumes a large portion of power in a frequency synthesizer. To reduce this power consumption A Low-power single-phase clock multiband flexible divider for Bluetooth, Zigbee, IEEE 802.15. 4 and 802.11 a/b/g WLAN frequency synthesizers is proposed based on pulse-swallow topology and is implemented using a 0.18-μm CMOS technology. The multiband divider consists of a proposed wideband multi-modulus 32/33/47/48 prescaler and an improved bit-cell for swallow counter operates in 2.4and 5-GHz resolution selectable from 1 to 25 MHz and verified. There are few methods to reduce this static power consumption. But they have drawbacks such as sacrificing design area and circuit performance. In this paper, we propose a new method to reduce static power in the CMOS VLSI circuit using Low power Techniques like Sleep Transistor Approach, Dual Stack, Sleepy P,
Clinical Characteristics of Patient Groups Patient code Age Sex Underlying disease Positive culture ( site ) Outcome yr cerebral glioblastoma Lymphoma Acute lymphocytic leukemia Mediastinitis ; coronary artery disease Lymphoma Myocardial infarction ; coronary artery disease Lymphoma Chronic granulom

Wehave previously described a subpopulation of patients with septic shock who had a reversible depression of radionuclidedetermined left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). To investigate the mechanism of this myocardial depression, an in vitro model of mammalian myocardial cell performance was established employing primary spontaneously beating rat myocardial cells. The contraction of a single cardiac cell was quantitated by recording the changes in area occupied by the cell during contraction and relaxation. In 20 septic shock patients during the acute phase, the mean left ventricular EF was decreased (mean = 033, normal mean = 0.50), and serum obtained during this acute phase induced a mean (±standard error of the mean) 33±4% decrease in extent and 25±4% decrease in velocity of myocardial cell shortening during contraction (P < 0.001). In contrast, serum obtained from 11 of these same patients before shock (n = 2) or after recovery (n = 9) of the left ventricular EF (mean = 0.50) showed a return toward normal in extent and velocity of shortening (P < 0.001). Sera from 17 critically ill nonseptic patients, from 10 patients with structural heart disease as a cause for a depressed EF, and from 12 healthy laboratory personnel, induced no significant changes in in vitro myocardial cell performance. In 20 patients during the acute phase of septic shock, the decreased EF in vivo demonstrated a significant correlation (r = +0.52, P< 0.01) with a deerease in the extent of myocardial cell shortening in vitro. The quantitative and temporal correlation between the decreased left ventricular EF and this serum myocardial depressant substance argues for a pathophysiologic role for this depressant substance in producing the reversible cardiomyopathy seen during septic shock in humans.
Lokale sportbeleidsplanning in Vlaanderen gewikt en gewogen. Een financiële analyse

In opdracht van het ISB voerde de Afdeling Sociale Kinesiologie en Sportmanagement van de KULeuven eind 2008 een onderzoek uit naar de inhoudelijke en financiële prognoses die Vlaamse gemeenten opgenomen hebben in hun sportbeleidsplan voor de periode 2008-2013. In deze bijdrage gaan we dieper in op de voornaamste bevindingen van dit onderzoek. Sleutelwoorden onderzoek, lokaal sportbeleid, financiële analyse, beleidsplanning
Integrating laughter into spoken dialogue systems: preliminary analysis and suggested programme

This paper presents an exploratory scheme, which aims at investigating perceptual features that characterise laughables (the arguments laughter is re-lated to) in dialogue context. We present the results of a preliminary study and sketch an updated questionnaire on laughables types and laughter functions aimed to be used for Amazon Mechanical Turk experiments. Furthermore we present prelim-inary programme for integrating laughter into spoken dialogue systems.
Useful plants for animal therapy

Introduction The interest in medicinal plants has increased significantly in recent years not only to cure humans but also to cure animals. There are several medicinal plants to treat different illnesses. In this review, we have discussed some of the effects that medicinal plants may have on different animals. Conclusion The use of non-conventional medicines could be considered in veterinary practise. Introduction The worldwide interest in herbal products has grown significantly. As described by Viegi et al.1, cattle, horses, sheep, goats and pigs represent about 70% of the animals treated with herbal remedies, followed by poultry (9.1%), dogs (5.3%) and rabbits (4.3%). This is not only due to a general trend towards the usage of natural products for curing illnesses but also due to the availability of considerable evidence regarding the efficacy of herbal remedies. Furthermore, deeper knowledge of their composition has been acquired through the introduction of new analytical techniques. At present, the use of natural products is a useful tool in domestic animal therapy too. It is well know that animals can resort to natural therapy by themselves. ‘Zoopharmacognosy’ refers to the process by which animals self-medicate, by searching for herbs to treat or prevent diseases. This process has revealed that in many cases, instinct provides animals with therapeutic information, allowing them to choose the plant best capable of treating their disease2,3. The development of intensive farming in industrialised countries has led to a progressive neglect of veterinary phytotherapy due to the compatibility of synthetic drugs with the modern concept of efficient animal breeding. The evergrowing use of synthetic drugs can be attributed to the growing ease of their preparation and administration, making them suitable for the pressing pace of modern development. With respect to pet animals, for whom humans tend to care for as well as or better than they do for themselves, the use of natural products is becoming more and more important. In fact, there is a growing preference for natural rather than synthetic products because people think, rightly or wrongly, that natural products produce less side effects and undesirable consequences. Some medicinal plants used in veterinary practices are reported in Table 1. In this review, we have discussed different plants and their medicinal effects on animals.
Regulatory Multiplicity and Conflict: Towards a Combined Code on Corporate Governance in Nigeria

Abstract Given the multiplicity of codes designed to regulate different stakeholders in terms of promoting good corporate governance, this paper examines areas of conflicts among the various codes and the associated implications for corporate governance practices and regulatory compliances by public-listed Nigerian firms. Using the conflict-signalling theory for developing the conceptual framework, this study examines the proliferation of codes in Nigeria, through a mixed method approach to provide an exploratory account of the implications of corporate governance regulatory multiplicity. Evidence suggests the presence of conflict among the various codes which contributes to reduced compliance by firms and ineffective enforceability by regulatory agencies, which both impede good corporate governance in Nigeria. The findings advance conflict-signalling theory as an important framework for understanding the implications of the conflicts arising from the multiplicity of codes.
La competencia digital de los estudiantes: elemento clave para el desenvolvimiento en la sociedad de la información

Resumen. Competencias a desarrollar. 1. Introduccion. 2. La generacion net o como se ha desarrollado la competencia digital. 3. Desarrollo de la competencia digital: recursos y experiencias. Actividades. Ejercicios de autoevaluacion. Referencias bibliograficas. Para saber mas.
Aminobutyric Acid ( GABA ) by Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Italian 1 Cheese Varieties 2 Running title : Lactic Acid Bacteria and γ-Aminobutyric Acid 3 4 5

* Corresponding author. Maria De Angelis, Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante e 13 Microbiologia Applicata, Facoltà di Scienze Biotecnologiche di Bari, Via G. Amendola 165/a, 14 70126 Bari, Italy. Phone: ++ 39 080 5442948; Fax: ++ 39 080 5442911; E-mail: 15 m.deangelis@agr.uniba. it 16 17 AC CE PT ED Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/AEM.01064-07 AEM Accepts, published online ahead of print on 21 September 2007
Photochemistry of Ru( bpy)32+. Solvent Effects

The excited-state lifetime of the metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excited state or states of Ru(bpy)3Z+ has been measured in a series of solvents at a series of temperatures. The data can be fit to the equation r(T)-' = k + k"' exp (-(AE'/k,T)) where k is the sum of the radiative (k,) and nonradiative (k,,) rate constants for decay of the MLCT state(s) and the temperature-dependent term involves a thermally activated transition from the MLCT state to a low-lying state or states presumably d-d in character. From a combination of lifetime and emission quantum yield measurements, values for k, and k,, have been obtained in the series of solvents. From the variations of the various kinetic parameters with solvent the following conclusions can be reached: (1) k, is only slightly solvent dependent; (2) the variations in k,, and emission energy with solvent are in quantitative agreement with the predictions of the energy gap law for radiationless transitions; and (3) the solvent dependence of the kinetic parameters k'O and AE', which characterize the MLCT - dd transition, can be considered in the context of electron-transfer theory including the observation of a linear relationship between In k'O and AE'(Barc1ay-Butter plot). In a final section the implications of solvent effects on the use of Ru(bpy)32+* as a sensitizer are discussed. We have shown that the energy gap law can be applied to nonradiative decay in a series of polypyridyl complexes of OS(II). '~~ The studies were based on the metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) excited states of the two series of complexes (phen)- OSI*L,~+ and (bpy)OsL42+ (bpy is 2,2'-bipyridine, phen is 1,lO- phenanthroline; L = '/2bpy, 1/2phen, pyridine, PR,, Me2S0, CH,CN, .). The nature of the experiment was to show from excited-state lifetime and emission measurements that plots of In k,, vs. E,, are linear where k,, is the nonradiative decay rate constant and E,, the emission energy. In addition, it was possible to account for the origin of the solvent dependence of k,, on the basis of the energy gap law using the series of Os-phen based MLCT excited states. , In these studies, radiative rate constants, k,, for excited-state decay, were shown to be relatively insensitive to variations either in complex or in solvent. The earlier studies based on the Os(I1) complexes are part of a larger effort to explore in detail the photochemical and pho- tophysical properties of MLCT excited states. In many ways the "parent" compound associated with MLCT excited states is Ru- (b~y),~+. The excited-state electronic structures of R~(bpy),~+ and related complexes have been investigated by spectroscopic studie~,~ low-temperature emission and lifetime measurement^,^
Wandel des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens – eine Heuristik zur Analyse rezenter Wandlungsprozesse

Inhalt: 1. Einleitung 2. Funktionen des wissenschaftlichen Kommunikationssystems 3. Vier Strukturdynamiken als Quelle von Wandlungsprozessen 3.1 Digitalisierung 3.2 Ökonomisierung im Verlagswesen 3.3 Beobachtung des Kommunikationssystems anhand formaler Merkmale 3.4 Beobachtung des Wissenschaftssystems durch die Massenmedien 4. Derzeitige Strukturprobleme im wissenschaftlichen Kommunikationssystem 4.1 Bibliothekskrise und Open Access 4.2 Vielgestaltiges Größenwachstum 4.3 Vertrauen in publizierte Forschungsergebnisse 5. Schluss
Molecular Epidemiology of Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates

In view of the high rate and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii causing nosocomial infections especially in ICUs, this study was conducted to elucidate the antimicrobial susceptibility and the molecular epidemiology of the A. baumannii isolated from nosocomial infections in 3 ICUs in the El-Zaitoun Specialized Hospital, Cairo. During a 7-month study period, a total of 20 A. baumannii were isolated from nosocomial infections and environmental sources in the 3 ICUs. Susceptibility of the isolates to different antimicrobials was determined by the disk diffusion method. Molecular typing of all isolates was performed using the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR assay. A. baumannii were most frequently isolated from endotracheal aspirates (14), 4 strains from post-operative wound infection and 2 from environmental samples. All isolates were MDR and were totally resistant to imipenem, ampicillin/sulbactam, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin/tazobactam and ceftriaxone. A high resistance rate was observed to amikacin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (90% each) gentamicin (85%) and doxycycline (75%). Molecular typing revealed circulation of 8 RAPD-fingerprints, of which fingerprint A accounted for 50% of A. baumannii strains including the 2 environmental isolates. Fingerprint B comprised 20% while the other isolates showed different RAPD- fingerprints. In conclusion, there was an increase in the rate of MDR A. baumannii in the ICUs which necessitates the implementation of an appropriate antibiotic policy. The intrahospital spread of especially one RAPD fingerprint of A. baumannii and its isolation from environmental sources emphasize the need of strict adherence to infection control measures in hospitals as well as the value of molecular typing to investigate spread of infection. (Rasha A. Nasr, Makram F. Attalah. Molecular Epidemiology of Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates. Nat Sci 2012;10(9):76-82). (ISSN: 1545-0740). http://www.sciencepub. net/nature. 12
Performance Analysis Ofmulti Channel Adc Using Mts Algorithm

The Proposed system uses a multi-channel low power Digital rampanalog-to-digital converter (ADC). A Metastable-then-set (MTS) algorithm is proposed to eliminate the Metastabilty problem and its effects on power consumption and performance also have been measured. A prototype ADC was implemented in 0.13-nm CMOS technology and operated under a 1.2 V supply. At a sampling rate of 20 MS/s.The measured total power dissipation of a single channel ADC is 475 μW. The proposed flag synchronization technique minimizes the crosstalk among the channel.The VLSI implementation was done using Xilinx and Multisim Simulator.
Exchange Rate Volatility and Its Impact on Trade and Inflation : A Case Study of Pakistan & India

http://www.ijmsbr. com Page 33 Exchange Rate Volatility and Its Impact on Trade and Inflation: A Case Study of Pakistan & India Author’s Details: (1) Saba Fazal Firdousi (2) Hassnain Javed (3) Dragana Ostic (1)(2)(3) Jiangsu University, China Abstract: This paper empirically and statistically analyzes the exchange rate volatility impact on trade and inflation focusing Pakistan and India and its major trading partners USA and China over past two decades. A panel data analysis from 1990-2010, has been conducted using three different estimation techniques which include ordinary least squares regression, fixed effect estimation, and random effect estimation approach. This paper explores whether exchange rate volatility depresses export volume in comparison to imports. It further constructed a hypothesis that nominal exchange rate variability can have a significant and negative impact on the exchange rate fluctuations. Lastly, this paper concludes that exchange rate volatility has a negative impact on export volume, import volume, and inflation rate.
Simvastatin/fenofibrate combination in the treatment of dyslipidemia: current evidence

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Physiological changes within the ocular surface in the 40+ patients

Age-related changes of the ocular surface and corneal tissue lead to alterations of the tear film, decreased vision and greater discomfort. The age-related changes affect most of the elements of the ocular surface system. Tear produc-tion decreases, inflammation and fibrosis of the lacrimal ducts are more fre-quently observed. Keratinisation of meibomian glands occurs, as the composi-tion of meibum is altered. The number of corneal nerves decreases, the level of sex hormones diminishes, and the immune system ages. The major age-related changes are summarized in the article.