Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Smart home-driven digital memory notebook support of activity self-management for older adults

Memory notebooks represent compensatory strategies that can be used to help individuals with memory impairments improve everyday functioning and compensate for problems created by lapses in memory. These external memory aids have been shown to help individuals record daily events in a structured manner, support retrospective and prospective memory, and reduce cognitive load. Although digital memory aids abound, they require a level of programming on the part of the user that is not practical for individuals with cognitive impairment. In this paper, we introduce a digital memory notebook (DMN) app that partners with a smart home to inform individuals about the activities they already performed and to notify them at appropriate times about the activities they still need to complete. We perform several iterative usability studies evaluating the DMN app interface and pilot test the smart home features in a live smart home testbed. Our iterative design process found that the components of the DMN app were generally usable by older adults and that satisfaction with the interface improved based on iterative feedback. Based on these results we anticipate that the proposed DMN app and smart-home partnership will be an effective technology for helping older adults with memory impairment improve everyday functioning. Keywords— smart environments; human computer interfaces; automatic task management, memory; compensatory aid; mild cognitive impairment; digital memory notebook
A model for nulling and mode changing in pulsars

We propose that in some pulsars the magnetosphere has different states with different geometries or/and different distributions of currents; it occasionally switches between them. These states have different spin-down rates and emission beams; in some of the states no radio emission is produced at all. Switching into a different state manifests as a mode change when we see different parts of the emission beam or the beams in different states have significantly different geometries; it manifests as nulling when either we miss the new beam or no radio emission is generated in the new state. We show that modest variations in the beam shape can be accompanied by large variations in the pulsar spin-down rate W – the dependence of W on the opening angle of the emission beam α can be as strong as W ∝ α 4 . We speculate about physical mechanisms which may cause reconfiguration of the magnetosphere.
The Identity of Higher Learning Student’s in Malaysia: A Preliminary Study

This study aims to examine the level of identity of students in selected public universities in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Components of identity assessed in this study are the language, customs, culture, religion, patriotism, integrity, idealism and institutional contributions. All these components are examined in their manifestations through the respondents’ knowledge, behavior, emotions, values and beliefs. The methodology used is survey with quantitative approach. Questionnaires answered by respondents form the research data collection tool. A total of 800 male (46%) and female (54%) students from four selected universities with multi-year and multi-field of study comprising of three main ethnic groups (66.8% Malay, 22.9% Chinese & 10.3% Indian) were selected as respondents. The study found that 54.6 percent of respondents have a high level of self- identity. In addition, age, gender, ethnicities, place of origin, field of study and institutions where respondents learn play a role in determining the level of identity. All components of identity also showed significant differences based on ethnicity, field of study and learning institution. In conclusion, the level of identity for this sample, even though not alarming as yet, should give a strong signal to all parties that there are threats to national identity. Therefore, continuous efforts should be made to strengthen and reinforce national identity. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015. v6n6s1p430
Applications of Immobilized Lipase enzyme produced from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Lipases (Triacylglycerol acylhydrolases, EC 3.1.1.3) catalyze the enzymatic hydrolysis of triacylglycerol into diacylglycerol & free fatty acids. Due to the wide range of applications of Lipases in various industries like Detergent, Leather, Textiles, Food, Pharmaceuticals, etc., Lipases serves as one of the most important enzymes in its class. The present study investigates the potentials of partially purified and immobilized extracellular Lipase enzyme produced from SP45 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) isolated from oil contaminated soil samples for various applications. Immobilized SP45 Lipase was used for the enzymatic hydrolysis of edible oils and also for the detection of lipolysis of butter fats. Hydrolysis of edible oils reveals the fact that SP45 Lipase immobilized in sodium alginate beads exhibits maximum hydrolytic activity of 11.6667 U/ml/min against Groundnut oil when compared with other edible oils used in the study. As far as detection of lipolysis of butter fats was concerned, the copper soap test prominently showing bluish green zone around the colonies of SP45 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) explains clear indication of strong lipolytic activity. In addition to that formation of clumps of butter fats were also observed which was caused due to the lipolysis reaction by immobilized SP45 Lipase enzyme. This clearly explains that immobilized SP45 Lipase enzyme exhibits the properties of lipolysis of butter fats.
Supershells and propagating star formation

Stellar winds and repeated supernovae from an OB association will create a cavity of coronal gas in the interstellar medium, with radius greater than 100 pc, surrounded by a dense, expanding shell of cool interstellar gas. If the association has a typical initial mass function, its supernovae explosions will inject energy into the supershell at a nearly constant rate for about 50 Myr. The supershell loses its interior pressure and enters the snowplow phase when radiative cooling becomes important or when the shell bursts through the gas disk of a galaxy, typically after a few times 10 Myr and with a radius of 100-300 pc. At approximately the same time, the supershell becomes gravitationally unstable, forming giant molecular clouds which are sites for new star formation. There is widespread evidence for supershells in the Galaxy and other spiral and irregular galaxies from 21-cm emission-line surveys, optical emission-line surveys, and studies of supernova remnants. The gravitational instability of the supershells provides a physical mechanism for induced star formation and may account for bursts of star formation, especially in irregular galaxies. 85 references.
Amaranthus Cruentus Leaf Meal As A Protein Supplement In BroilerFinisher Diets Part 2. Haematological Responses, CarcassCharacteristics And Relative Organ Weights

Amaranthus cruentus leaf meal (ACLM) was prepared by sun-drying freshly harvested Amaranthus cruentus leaves and milling. ACLM was thereafter included into finisher broiler diets as a protein source 0% (control), 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. All diets were isocaloric and isonitrogenous and were fed to 150 birds at the finisher phase of production for 15 days. Performance and nitrogen utilization of experimental birds were determined in the earlier part of this study. The present study examined the haematological parameters of the experimental birds which include packed cell volume (PCV), red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), haemoglobin concentration (Hbc), mean cell haemoglobin concentration (MCHC), mean cell haemoglobin (MCH), mean cell volume (MCV) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Mean values for each parameter were similar across diets (P > 0.05) except for RBC and ESR. The total serum protein, albumin, globulin and albumin/globulin ratio were determined for the serum and liver. All serum and liver metabolites examined had similar mean values (P > 0.05). Some carcass traits examined include the dressed weight as a percentage of the liveweight, eviscerated weight also as a percentage of the liveweight, thigh, drumstick, back, backfat, shank, wing, head and neck. Except for dressed weight and backfat, all other carcass traits measured were similar (P > 0.05) among treatments. Some organs weights were taken relative to the body weight. Such organs include liver, kidney, heart, spleen, pancreas, bursa, gizzard and lungs. Only heart and gizzard had significant (P < 0.05) differences in their mean values. The relative weight, length and breadth of chest and thigh muscles were also measured and were found to be statistically similar (P > 0.05). The introduction of ACLM into broiler finisher diets did not predispose the birds to any known acute general infections, malformation of any kind or diseased condition.
Geometry , Topology , and Applications of the Minkowski Product and Action by Micah Smukler

Geometry, Topology, and Applications of the Minkowski Product and Action by Micah Smukler The Minkowski product can be viewed as a higher-dimensional version of interval arithmetic. We discuss a collection of geometric constructions based on the Minkowski product and on one of its natural generalizations, the quaternion action. We also will present some topological facts about these products, and discuss the applications of these constructions to computer-aided geometric design.
Crystals , Defects and Microstructures

Optical Materials describes the underlying mechanisms that determine the optical behavior of metals, insulators, semiconductors, laser materials, and nonlinear materials. The book is intended to provide an in-depth treatment of atomic composition and chemical makeup, electronic states, and the band structure and physical microstructure of materials related to their optical behavior. Readers will find that it presents a worthwhile review of current principles and practice. It is a particularly valuable addition to the literature since it addresses the subject from both a theoretical and a practical modeling slant. The authors are certainly familiar with the subject: they have made important contributions to this expanding technology. They state that the aim of the book is to provide an overview for the novice as well as the expert. The text is organized in seven chapters. After a brief introduction, the authors review in chapter 2 the optical properties of conductors. The optical properties of insulators are discussed in chapters 3 and 4, with a description of some insulating optical materials from an application point of view. Chapter 5 mainly deals with the optical properties of semiconductors, with an emphasis on theory. Chapter 6 reviews background material on lasers and lays the theoretical foundation for the developBOOK REVIEWS
"Capability Evaluation Support of a Pacific Nurse-Led Service: Qualitative Findings"

In 2013, 7.4 percent of the New Zealand population (295,941 people) identified with one or more Pacific ethnic groups, compared with 6.9 percent (265,974 people) in 2006. New Zealand’s Pacific peoples are a diverse and dynamic group with the fastest growing young population. A little under half (46.1%) are less than 20 years old, compared with 27.4% for the total New Zealand population. By 2026 it is projected that Pacific Peoples will be 10% of the population. The Pacific Peoples ethnic group was the fourth largest major ethnic group in 2013, behind European, Maori and Asian. Samoa was the largest Pacific Peoples ethnic group in 2013 at 48.7% of the Pacific people’s population (144,138), followed by Cook Islands Maori 20.9% (61,839 people), Tongan 20.4% (60,333 people), and Niuean 8.1% (23,883 people). Almost two thirds of those 62.3% (181,791 people) who identified with at least one Pacific ethnicity were born in New Zealand. Most Pacific Peoples (92.9% or 274,806 people) lived in the North Island in 2013. The majority (65.9% or 194,958 people) lived in the Auckland region while 12.2% or 36,105 people, lived in the Wellington region [1].
Molecular Mechanisms of Developmental Review Timing in C. elegans and Drosophila

underlie this model (Slack and Ruvkun, 1997; Ambros, Characterization of the heterochronic genes has pro2000; Rougvie, 2001). vided a strong foundation for understanding the Loss-of-function lin-14 mutations cause blast cells to molecular mechanisms of developmental timing in skip the L1 stage and assume fates associated with C. elegans. In apparent contrast, studies of developL2, followed by normal development to the adult. In mental timing in Drosophila have demonstrated a cencontrast, gain-of-function lin-14 alleles lead to a reiteratral role for gene cascades triggered by the steroid tion of L1 cell fates at later developmental stages hormone ecdysone. In this review, I survey the molecu(Ambros and Horvitz, 1984). These phenotypes, comlar mechanisms of developmental timing in C. elegans bined with studies of a temperature-sensitive allele, indiand Drosophila and outline how common regulatory cate that LIN-14 activity is required for the L1 stage in pathways are beginning to emerge. development (Figure 1). Similarly, lin-28 mutants indi-
Choice Pseudomonas aeruginosa injects NDK into host cells through a type III secretion system

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen possessing a type III secretion system (T3SS) which injects toxic effector proteins into mammalian host cells. In previous studies, P. aeruginosa strains lacking all of the known type III effectors were shown to cause cytotoxicity upon prolonged infection time. In this study, we report the identification of a new cytotoxin, nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDK), which is injected into eukaryotic cells in a T3SS-dependent manner. Injection of NDK is inhibited by the presence of previously known effectors of the T3SS, with an effectorless strain injecting the highest amount, suggesting active competition with the known T3SS effectors. NDK is shown to cause a cytotoxic response when expressed in eukaryotic cells, and P. aeruginosa strains harbouring NDK also show a greater toxicity than strains lacking it. Interestingly, the cytotoxic effect of intracellular NDK is independent of its kinase activity. In previous studies, NDK was shown to be secreted into culture supernatants via a type I secretion system and cause cytotoxicity in a kinase-dependent manner. Therefore, the current study highlights an alternative route of NDK secretion as well as two different cytotoxic mechanisms of NDK, depending on the extraor intra-cellular location of the protein.
Socialist and Non-Socialist Approaches to Land Law: Continuity and Change in Somalia and Other African States

This paper is an essay about how in modern Africa the structure of property rights is indifferent to ideological options. Both in those countries which have followed a socialist way and in those which are trying to work out their development within a non-. socialist framework, the structure of property rights seems to remain the same. This article, mainly focused on land law, suggests that three land-use models are at play all around Africa. The socialist option has therefore not been able until now to offer any original solution comparable to those which it has provided in Eastern Europe or in Asia. Rather, the legal tools which are in use both in socialist and in nonsocialist African countries were already present in pre-independence
Non-detection of Contamination by Stellar Activity in the Spitzer Transit Light Curves of TRAPPIST-1

We apply the transit light curve self-contamination technique of Morris et al. to search for the effect of stellar activity on the transits of the ultracool dwarf TRAPPIST-1 with 2018 Spitzer photometry. The self-contamination method fits the transit light curves of planets orbiting spotted stars, allowing the host star to be a source of contaminating positive or negative flux that influences the transit depths but not the ingress/egress durations. We find that none of the planets show statistically significant evidence for self-contamination by bright or dark regions of the stellar photosphere. However, we show that small-scale magnetic activity, analogous in size to the smallest sunspots, could still be lurking undetected in the transit photometry.
On percolation critical probabilities and unimodular random graphs

We investigate generalisations of the classical percolation critical probabilities $p_c$, $p_T$ and the critical probability $\tilde{p_c}$ defined by Duminil-Copin and Tassion (2015) to bounded degree unimodular random graphs. We further examine Schramm's conjecture in the case of unimodular random graphs: does $p_c(G_n)$ converge to $p_c(G)$ if $G_n\to G$ in the local weak sense? Among our results are the following: 1. $p_c=\tilde{p_c}$ holds for bounded degree unimodular graphs. However, there are unimodular graphs with sub-exponential volume growth and $p_T < p_c$; i.e., the classical sharpness of phase transition does not hold. 2. We give conditions which imply $\lim p_c(G_n) = p_c(\lim G_n)$. 3. There are sequences of unimodular graphs such that $G_n\to G$ but $p_c(G)>\lim p_c(G_n)$ or $p_c(G)<\lim p_c(G_n)<1$. As a corollary to our positive results, we show that for any transitive graph with sub-exponential volume growth there is a sequence $T_n$ of large girth bi-Lipschitz invariant subgraphs such that $p_c(T_n)\to 1$. It remains open whether this holds whenever the transitive graph has cost 1.
Neutron production by 200 mJ ultrashort laser pulses

We report the observation of neutrons rf:leased from d(d,n) He-3 fusion reactions in the focus of 200 mJ, 160 fs Ti:sapphire laser pulses on a deuterated polyethylene target. Optimizing the fast electron and ion generation by applying a well-defined prepulse led to an average rate of 140 neutrons per shot. Furthermore, the production of a substantial number of MeV gamma rays could be observed. The occurrence of neutrons and gamma rays is attributed to the formation and explosion of a relativistic plasma channel in the laser focus, which is confirmed by numerical calculations.
Working Paper n o 01 / 09 Measuring US Presidents Political Commitment for Fiscal Discipline between 1920 and 2008

We propose a theoretical method to catch politicians' fiscal attitude concerning deficits and debt based on the analysis of the political discourse. We describe the methodological steps used to obtain it. The methodology is applied to the case of US President during the period 1920 to 2008. The results can be exploited in order to better understand the formation and the evolution of fiscal preferences and their influence on fiscal performance. As the index is based on normative and positive attitudes about deficits, their analysis can show the presence of strategic political behavior, giving thus a way to test some theoretical models on budgetary political behavior. Francesc Pujol Universidad de Navarra Depto. Economía Campus Universitario 31080 Pamplona fpujol@unav.es
The 'Sect Effect' in Charitable Giving: Distinctive Realities of Exclusively Religious Charitable Givers

An examination of the charitable giving behavior of 16,442 households reveals intriguing patterns consistent with the club-theoretic approach to religious sect affiliation. The club-theoretic model suggests that individuals with lower socioeconomic standing will rationally be more likely to align themselves with exclusivistic sects. Because sect affiliation is also associated with more obligatory religious contributions, this approach generates novel predictions not anticipated by standard economic models of charitable behavior. Traditional analysis of charitable giving can mask the "sect effect" phenomenon, as low-income giving is dwarfed by the giving of the wealthy. However, the application of a two-stage econometric model-separating the participation decision from the subsequent decision regarding the level of gifting-provides unique insights. Basic socioeconomic factors have significant and opposite associations with different categories of giving, calling into question the treatment of charitable giving as a homogenous activity and supporting the understanding of sect affiliation, and potentially religious extremism, as rational choice phenomena. Copyright 2007 American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Inc.
Single Particle ICP-MS (SP-ICP-MS) For the Detection of Metal-Based Nanoparticles in Environmental Matrices: Application to Silver Nanoparticles in Surface Water

The National Nanotechnology Initiative defines engineered nanomaterials (ENM) as those with dimensions of 1–100 nm, where their unique characteristics enable novel applications to be carried out. ENMs often possess different properties than their bulk counterparts of the same composition, making them of great interest for a broad spectrum of industrial, commercial, and health care uses. However, the widespread application of ENMs will inevitably lead to their release into the environment, which raises concerns about their potential adverse effects on the ecosystems and their impact on human health. This paper discusses the theory of Single Particle ICP-MS (SP-ICP-MS) and in particular, its use in characterizing, counting and sizing metal-based nanoparticles in Environmental Matrices. This breakthrough advancement in ICP-MS allows researchers to track the fate/transformation of nanoparticles in various matrices. Single Particle-ICP-MS allow the differentiation between ionic and particulate signals without any separation, measure particle concentration down to as low as 1000 particles/mL with great precision and determine particle size and size distribution. With fast sample analysis time, SP-ICP-MS is a key analytical technique in assessing the fate, behavior and distribution of ENMs in different sample Environmental Matrices.
Density Estimation for One-Dimensional Dynamical Systems

In this paper we prove a Central Limit Theorem for standard kernel estimates of the invariant density of one-dimensional dynamical systems. The two main steps of the proof of this theorem are the following: the study of rate of convergence for the variance of the estimator and a variation on the Lindeberg–Rio method. We also give an extension in the case of weakly dependent sequences in a sense introduced by Doukhan and Louhichi.
Concepts Map Approach in e-Classroom

This article is designed as an educational research study focused on e-Classroom as a medium of instruction based on assisted didactics design and teacher assisted learning in order to develop interactive applications, integrating concepts map approach. In this context, the paper proposes a specific conceptual framework applied in a theoretical model, as a base of an analytical framework used in a case study. Such a paradigm defines the classwork as the basic activity of the student which connects the fieldwork and the deskwork, and finally, it develops the basic and specific competencies of the individual according with the educational objectives.
Negotiating hearing problems in doctor-patient interaction : practices and problems of accomplishing shared reality

This paper deals with a case study of a first visit of a person with hearing loss to her family doctor. In the first part of the paper, basic properties of doctor-patient interaction, which are also relevant for treatment of hearing loss, are outlined: the relevance of institutional conditions for interaction, asymmetries between the participants, goal-orientation, specific conditions of trust, and the relevance of the specific genre of doctor-patient interaction. The second part of the paper presents a case study, which focuses on three interactional phenomena: a) the negotiation of the hearing loss as an existential threat to the patient and her identity; b) the discrepancy of illness theories between doctor and patient; c) the collaborative work of negotiating an intersubjectively viable description of the experience of hearing loss.