Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Regenerative Medicine - from Protocol to Patient 3. Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology

Regenerative medicine is the main field of groundbreaking medical development and therapy using knowledge from developmental and stem cell biology as well as advanced molecular and cellular techniques. This collection of volumes, Regenerative Medicine: From Protocol to Patient, aims to explain the scientific knowledge and emerging technology as well as the clinical application in different organ systems and diseases. International leading experts from all over the world describe the latest scientific and clinical knowledge of the field of regenerative medicine. The process of translating science of laboratory protocols into therapies is explained in sections on regulatory, ethical and industrial issues. The collection is organized into five volumes: (1) Biology of Tissue Regeneration, (2) Stem Cell Science and Technology, (3) Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, (4) Regenerative Therapies I, and (5) Regenerative Therapies II. The textbook gives the student, the researcher, the health care professional, the physician and the patient a complete survey on the current scientific basis, therapeutical protocols, clinical translation and practiced therapies in regenerative medicine. Volume 3: Tissue engineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology focuses the development of technologies, which enable an efficient transfer of therapeutic genes and drugs exclusively to target cells and potential bioactive materials for clinical use. Principles of tissue engineering, vector technology, multifunctionalized nanoparticles, biodegradable materials, controlled release, and biointerface technology are described with regard to the development of new clinical cell technology. Imaging and targeting technologies as well as biological aspects of tissue and organ engineering are depicted
Dependence of carbon sequestration on the differential responses of ecosystem photosynthesis and respiration to rain pulses in a semiarid steppe

Precipitation pulses play an important role in regulating ecosystem carbon exchange and balance of semiarid steppe ecosystems. It has been predicted that the frequency of extreme rain events will increase in the future, especially in the arid and semiarid regions. We hypothesize that large rain pulses favor carbon sequestration, while small ones cause more carbon release in the semiarid steppes. To understand the potential response in carbon sequestration capacity of semiarid steppes to the changes in rain pulse size, we conducted a manipulative experiment with five simulated rain pulse sizes (0, 5, 10, 25, and 75 mm) in Inner Mongolia steppe. Our results showed that both gross ecosystem productivity (GEP) and ecosystem respiration (Re) responded rapidly (within 24 h) to rain pulses and the initial response time was independent of pulse size. However, the time of peak GEP was 1–3 days later than that of Re, which depended on pulse size. Larger pulses caused greater magnitude and longer duration of variations in GEP and Re. Differences in the response time of microbes and plants to wetting events constrained the response pattern of heterotrophic (Rh) and autotrophic (Ra) components of Re following a rain event. Rh contributed more to the increase of Re in the early stage of rain pulse response, while Ra played an more important role later, and determined the duration of pulse response, especially for large rain events of >10 mm. The distinct responses of ecosystem photosynthesis and respiration to increasing pulse sizes led to a threshold in rain pulse size between 10 and 25 mm, above which post wetting responses favored carbon sequestration. The disproportionate increase of the primary productivity of higher plants, compared with those in the activities of microbial decomposers to larger pulse events suggests that the carbon sequestration capacity of Inner Mongolia steppes will be sensitive to changes in precipitation size distribution rather than just precipitation amount.
Classification Container Reference : Factual Data manual Reference : Factual Data auto Reference : Factual Data manual Reference : Classification Reference : Concordance Reference

This paper presents the summary of the main results from creating objects and concordances used for advanced processing and computing based on knowledge resources. Today big data collections and resources sadly combine one or more deficits of being unclassified, unstructured, isolated, and weakly developed on the one hand and in consequence only accessible with insufficient simplistic means on the other hand. The goal of this research is to create new classification features, structures, and components, which can be flexibly used with multi-disciplinary, multi-lingual long-term knowledge resources. The focus is to develop new extended facilities for universal longterm knowledge resources beyond the simple and isolated use of knowledge and data. Keywords–Creation of Objects and Concordances; Universal Decimal Classification; Sustainability; Knowledge Processing; Advanced Computing.
Artefacts in X-ray microtomography of materials

Abstract X-ray microtomography is becoming an increasingly popular tool in the study of microstructure and failure mechanisms in biological and engineering materials, producing three-dimensional (3D) maps of the X-ray linear attenuation coefficient. Limitations of the technique are due to, for example, limited X-ray flux, use of polychromatic radiation (in laboratory systems), finite resolution, discrete sampling and X-ray scatter. These give rise to artefacts in the reconstructed image. Knowledge of these artefacts helps to distinguish them from real features and is important for optimising experimental design so as to minimise their effect on the results. To aid identification, artefacts were simulated computationally using an analytical phantom projection generator. Streak, ring, motion and beam hardening artefacts are considered as well as the results of errors in the centre of rotation and missing information in cone beam geometry. Examples of tomographic images of real materials specimens with motion and beam hardening artefacts as well as centring errors are also shown.
The Relationship between Yield Parameters and Morphological Characters for Barley: Evaluating linear and Non-linear models

The best statistical model (linear or non-linear) for use in the study of the relationship between yield parameters and morphological characters of barley was investigated. It was confirmed that Non-linear model (Exponential regression analysis) is better than linear for studying the relationship between yield parameters and morphological characters, because the determination coefficient for non-linear model was higher than the determination coefficient for linear model. Moreover, the residual distributions for non-linear equation were much better than the residual distributions for linear equation. A relationship between leafiness and yield parameters was not shown by both linear and non-linear models, while analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated a positive significant difference in yield according to levels of leafiness. Consequently, yield parameters had been affected by morphological characters. The non-linear model for the study of the relationship is suitable for forecasting yield.
Anisotropic Characteristic of Insect (Lepidoptera) wing Surfaces

The anisotropism, superhydrophobicity, adhesion, and chemical composition of the insect (Lepidoptera) wing surfaces are investigated by a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a contact angle (CA) meter and a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The wetting mechanism of the wing is discussed from the perspective of biological coupling. The wings display multiple-dimensional morphological anisotropism. The micrometric scales constitute the primary structure. The submicrometric vertical ribs and horizontal bridges on the scales constitute the secondary structure. The nano stripes on the vertical ribs and horizontal bridges constitute the tertiary structure. The wing surfaces are of superhydrophobicity (CA 152.5~158.6°) and low adhesion (sliding angle 1~4°). In addition, the water droplet exhibits anisotropic sliding behavior on the wing surfaces. The scale plays a crucial role in determining the self-cleaning property of the wing. The coupling effect of material element and structure element contributes to the complex wettability of the wing surface. The insect wings can be potentially used as a template for biomimetic design of functional surface with special wettability. This work may offer insights into the preparation of smart interfacial material and directional self-cleaning coatings. Keywords-Superhydrophobicity; Adhesion; Selfcleaning; Anisotropism; Insect wing.
Need for Speed? Exchange Latency and Liquidity

A faster exchange does not necessarily improve liquidity. On the one hand, speed enables a high-frequency market maker (HFM) to update quotes faster on incoming news. This reduces payoff risk and thus lowers the competitive bid-ask spread. On the other hand, HFM price quotes are more likely to meet speculative high-frequency bandits, and thus are less likely to meet liquidity traders. This raises the spread. The net effect of exchange speed depends on a security’s news-to-liquidity-trader ratio.
Selling the Big Game: Estimating the Economic Impact of Mega-Events through Taxable Sales

Professional sports leagues, franchises, and civic boosters, have used the promise of an all star game or league championship as an incentive for host cities to construct new stadiums or arenas at considerable public expense. Past league-sponsored studies have estimated that Super Bowls, All-Star games and other sports mega-events increase economic activity by hundreds of millions of dollars in host cities. Our analysis fails to support these claims. Our detailed regression analysis of taxable sales in Florida over the period 1980 to 2004 reveals that on, average, mega-events ranging from the World Cup to the World Series have been associated with reductions in taxable sales in host regions of $5 to $10 million per month. Likewise, strikes in Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, and the National Basketball League, each of which has resulted in the cancellation of large parts of entire seasons, appear to have also had no demonstrable negative effect on taxable sales in host cities. Length: 31 pages
Optimal Monetary Policy in Response to Cost-Push Shocks: The Impact of Central Bank Communication

This paper argues that a central bank’s optimal policy in response to a cost-push shock depends upon its disclosure regime. More precisely, a credible central bank may find it optimal to implement an accommodative monetary policy in response to a positive cost-push shock whenever the uncertainty surrounding its monetary instrument is high. Indeed, the degree of the central bank’s transparency influences the effectiveness of its policy to stabilize inflation in terms of output gap. The effectiveness, in turn, determines whether it will implement an expansionary or contractionary policy in response to a positive cost-push shock.
FAULT TOLERANT CONTROL FOR SENSOR FAULT OF A SINGLE-LINK FLEXIBLE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM

This paper presents a new approach for sensor fault tolerant control (FTC) of a single-link flexible manipulator system (FMS) by using Finite Element Method (FEM). In this FTC scheme, a new control law is proposed where it is added to the nominal control. This research focuses on one element without any payload assumption in the modelling. The FTC method is designed in such way that aims to reduce fault while maintaining nominal FMS controller without any changes in both faulty and fault free cases. This proposed FTC approach is achieved by augmenting Luenberger observer that is capable of estimating faults in fault detection and isolation (FDI) analysis. From the information provided by the FDI, fault magnitude is assessed by using Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) where this information is used in the fault compensation strategy. For the nominal FMS controller, Proportional- integral- derivative (PID) controller is used to control the FMS where it follows the desired hub angle. This work proved that the FTC approach is capable of reducing fault with both incipient and abrupt signals and in two types of faulty conditions where the sensor is having loss of effectiveness and totally malfunction. All the performances are compared with FTC with Unknown Input Observer (FTC-UIO) method via the integral of the absolute magnitude of error (IAE) method.
Financial Fair Play in European Football

In 2010 UEFA, the governing body of European football, announced a set of financial restraints, which clubs must observe when seeking to enter its competitions, notably the UEFA Champions League. We analyse the financial and sporting impact of these ‘Financial Fair Play’ (FFP) regulations in four major European football leagues. We first discuss the details of FFP and frame these regulations in the institutional set-up of the European football industry. We then show how the break-even constraint embedded in FFP could substantially reduce average payrolls and wage-to-turnover ratios, while strengthening the position of the traditional top teams. Since the benefits of the break-even rule to consumers remain unclear, we argue that these rent-shifting regulations might fall foul of European competition law. — Thomas Peeters and Stefan Szymanski
Fluorescence Tags-Based Inspection of Barrier Coatings for Organic Light Emitting Diodes and Polymer Packages

Yadong Zhang, Yu-Zhong Zhang , David C. Miller, Jacob A. Bertrand, Ronggui Yang, Martin L. Dunn, Steven M. George and Y. C. Lee DARPA Center for Integrated Micro/Nano-Electromechanical Transducers (iMINT), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 Invitrogen/Molecular Probes, Inc. Eugene, OR 97402
Catalogue of Algol type binary stars

A catalogue of (411) Algol-type (semi-detached) binary stars is presented in the form of five separate tables of information. The catalogue has developed from an earlier version by including more recent information and an improved layout. A sixth table lists (1872) candidate Algols, about which fewer details are known at present. Some issues relating to the classification and interpretation of Algol-like binaries are also discussed.
Review of Harvesting of RF and Human Heat Energy

In this paper various efficient energy harvesting technique is discussed. Radio frequency (RF) energy and the human heat energy are the two energy forms that is being harvested. Different modules and techniques are been studied to harvest the energy efficiently without any side effects to the environment, thus involving the green technology concept. This concept deals with clean harvest of energy resources to yield efficient output. The output obtained can be used for various low power applications
Forecasting SET 50 Index with Multiple Regression based on Principal Component Analysis

In this paper, we forecast SET50 Index (The stock prices of the top 50 listed companies on SET (Stock Exchange of Thailand)) by using multiple regression. At the same time, we consider the existence of a high correlation (the multicolinearity problem) between the explanatory variables. One of the approaches to avoid this problem is the use of principal component analysis (PCA). In this study, we employ principal component scores (PC) in a multiple regression analysis. As can be seen, 99.4% of variation in SET50 can be explained by all PCAs. Accordingly, we forecast SET50 Index closed price for the period 1/03/2011 through 31/03/2011 by using three models. We compare loss function, the model forecast explained by all PCs have a minimum of all loss function. 1 Program of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. e-mail: nopsopipan@gmail.com , wanava29@gmail.com 2 School of Mathematics, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, e-mail: pairote@sut.ac. th Article Info: Received : April 21, 2012. Revised : May 27, 2012 Published online : June 15, 2012 272 Forecasting SET50 Index with Multiple Regression. JEL classification numbers: C53
Enhanced Local Magnetization by Interface Engineering in Perovskite‐Type Correlated Oxide Heterostructures

Elimination of a magnetic dead-layer at the LSMO/STO interface is achieved by interface engineering through incorporation of a single La0.33Sr0. 67O layer. Controlled growth of interfacial atomic stacking in combination with local magnetic probing by polarized neutron reflectometry enables controlled interface engineering and results in optimal interfacial magnetization in perovskite-type correlated oxide heterostructures.
A Class of Antipersistent Processes

Abstract. We introduce a class of stationary processes characterized by the behaviour of their infinite moving average parameters. We establish the asymptotic behaviour of the covariance function and the behaviour around zero of the spectral density of these processes, showing their antipersistent character. Then, we discuss the existence of an infinite autoregressive representation for this family of processes, and we present some consequences for fractional autoregressive moving average models.
POWER-AWARE SCHEDULING FOR SERVER CLUSTERS

For the past few years, research in the area of computer clusters has been a hot topic. The main focus has been towards on how to achieve the best performance in such systems. \iVhile this problem has been well studied, many of the solutions maximize performance at the expense of increasing the amount of power consumed by the cluster and consequently raising the cost of power usage. Therefore, power management (PM) in such systems has become necessary. Many PIVI policies are proposed in the literature to achieve this goal for both homogeneous and heterogeneous clusters. In this work, in the case of homogeneous clusters, we review two applicable policies that have been proposed in the literature for reducing power consumption. We also propose a power saving policy, that uses queueing theory formulas, which attempts to minimize power consumption while satisfying given performance constraints. We evaluate this policy by using simulation and compare it to other applicable policies. Our main contribution is for heterogeneous clusters. We suggest a task distribution policy in order to reduce power consumption. Our suggested policy requires solving two linear programming problems (LPs). Our simulation experiments show that our proposed policy is successful in terms of achieving a significant power savings in comparison to other distribution policies, especially in the case of highly heterogeneous clusters.
Mechanisms of Microbial Carbon Sequestration in the Ocean - Future Research Directions

This paper reviews progress on understanding bi- ological carbon sequestration in the ocean with special refer- ence to the microbial formation and transformation of recal- citrant dissolved organic carbon (RDOC), the microbial car- bon pump (MCP). We propose that RDOC is a concept with a wide continuum of recalcitrance. Most RDOC compounds maintain their levels of recalcitrance only in a specific en- vironmental context (RDOCt). The ocean RDOC pool also contains compounds that may be inaccessible to microbes due to their extremely low concentration (RDOCc). This dif- ferentiation allows us to appreciate the linkage between mi- crobial source and RDOC composition on a range of tempo- ral and spatial scales. Analyses of biomarkers and isotopic records show inten- sive MCP processes in the Proterozoic oceans when the MCP could have played a significant role in regulating climate. Un- derstanding the dynamics of the MCP in conjunction with the better constrained biological pump (BP) over geological timescales could help to predict future climate trends. Inte- gration of the MCP and the BP will require new research approaches and opportunities. Major goals include under- standing the interactions between particulate organic carbon (POC) and RDOC that contribute to sequestration efficiency, and the concurrent determination of the chemical composi- tion of organic carbon, microbial community composition and enzymatic activity. Molecular biomarkers and isotopic tracers should be employed to link water column processes
Study of the structure and properties of Al-Cu alloys (up to 10 at.% Cu) produced at different cooling rates

In this study, we have used durametry, X-ray phase analysis and metallographic analysis to observe the structure and properties of Al-Cu alloys (2, 5, 7 and 10 at.% Сu) cooled down from melt, at rates of 2 and 100 degrees/s and within a temperature range 973 to 1473 К. Each sample includes two phases: α-Al and Al 2 Cu. The study demonstrates that a growing Cu concentration and a growing cooling rate increase the microhardness of the groundmass metal (α-Al); the dendrite parameters of α-Al and the eutectic mixture volume ratio are also changed.
Managerial Risk Accounting and Control - A German Perspective

Recent developments have sparked a renewed interest concerning risk related topics in nonfinancial companies. Risk management issues directly touch the domain of management accounting and control. In Germany, topics related to the support of corporate or enterprise risk management are commonly discussed under the label of “Risikocontrolling”, which will be translated as Managerial Risk Accounting and Control. However, the conceptual foundation of a risk oriented management accounting respectively managerial accounting for the purpose of decision-facilitation and decision-influence pertaining to risk management is neither well developed nor well diffused and integrated. Therefore, the development of special risk oriented management accounting instruments is considered necessary. The paper aims at giving an overview of the subject and development of “Risikocontrolling” in Germany as well as discussing the necessity and (measurement and behavioural) problems of managerial risk accounting. Finally, a proposal for the design of managerial risk accounting systems will be presented.
Optical conductivity of graphene in the visible region of the spectrum

We compute the optical conductivity of graphene beyond the usual Dirac-cone approximation, giving results that are valid in the visible region of the conductivity spectrum. The effect of next-nearest-neighbor hopping is also discussed. Using the full expression for the optical conductivity, the transmission and reflection coefficients are given. We find that even in the optical regime the corrections to the Dirac-cone approximation are surprisingly small a few percent. Our results help in the interpretation of the experimental results reported by Nair et al. Science 320, 1308 2008.
THE PARADOX OF NARRATIVE THINKING

Why do human beings show such a strong preference for thinking in narratives? From a computational perspective, this method of generating inferences appears to be exorbitantly waste- ful. Using students' responses to the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood, I argue that narrative comprehension requires the construction of idiosyncratic imagery, but that the cognitive yield is structural and shared. This peculiar method of information processing, I suggest, is the outcome of evolutionary path-dependence. The narrative mode of construal is an expert system taking its input from the display of conscious experience, but producing results that are largely unconscious. Drawing on examples from rhesus play, I argue that the core features of narrative thinking have biological roots in strategy formation. Finally, I return to the fairy tale to illustrate the operation of a series of peculiar design features characteristic of human narrative thinking.