Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Yoshikaze Up-inthe-air Second Life Residency

This article discusses the artist Garrett Lynch’s residency in Second Life® at Yoshikaze “Upin-the-air”, HUMLab, Umeå University in Sweden.1 The artist’s mixed-reality live performance and installation work in the ‘virtual’ world, part of a wider artistic practice on networks, focuses on the identity and role of the artist within an environment mediated by networked technology. The residency enabled the continuation of this practice and facilitated through the site of the residency the development of ideas of space and place as they relate to identity. Eleven works, predominantly performance based, were produced during the residency that explored the breadth of the Virtuality Continuum (Milgram et al 1994: 1321-1329). 2 Each investigated the boundary between the ‘virtual’ and the ‘real’ and how creative practice can be produced at their intersection. Techniques of juxtaposition, framing, layering, folding, combination and mixing were employed throughout. Works involved performance across multiple ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ spaces and used specifically built props and environments in world, performance software for a number of computing and mobile devices and web 2.0 / Second Life mash-ups. A number of recurring themes emerged in the development of work, including liminality, new frontiers, augmented or mixed presence and vision, which formed thematic strands of research. It is these thematic strands, their development and use that form the structuring of this article. 1 Works are also documented and discussed in the artist’s publication Garrett Lynch Yoshikaze “Up-in-the-air” Second Life Residency, published by Yoshikaze in association with Lulu. 2 The Virtuality Continuum is a concept first introduced by Paul Milgram and has been employed in a number of his papers. The concept is used describe a range from the completely ‘virtual’ i.e. the world of digital data, to the completely ‘real’ i.e. our analogue reality. The reality-virtuality continuum encompasses all possible variations of ‘real’ and ‘virtual’, both separated and mixed. It has been highly influential in the field of mixed-reality. Garrett Lynch 20/01/17
Intergenerational Transfers in the Family: What Motivates Giving?

Martin Kohli and Harald Kunemund INTRODUCTION Private transfers between adult generations in the family are an important part of the intergenerational link in modern societies. The sociological imagination was long truncated by the emphasis of classical modernization theory on the emergence of the nuclear family. This restrictive view has first been transcended by research on the emotional and support relations between adult family generations. But it is only during the last decade that sociology has discovered again the full extent of the family as a kinship and especially a generational system beyond the nuclear household (Bengtson, 2001), which includes massive monetary relations and flows as well. In the meantime we have become aware of the salience of intergenera-tional transfers not only for the family as such–how the family distributes its resources among and assures the well-being of its members–but also for the broader issues of social policy, social inequality, and social integration (Attias-Donfut, 1995; Szydlik, 2000). Of special interest is the articula- tion between the private transfers in the family and the public transfers in the welfare state. In the conventional story of modernization, the emer-gence of the nuclear family and of the public old-age security system were seen as parallel and mutually reinforcing processes. The basic assumption was that the development of the welfare state would crowd out the private support within families. Recent evidence, however, points to the opposite
The Resilience of Banks' International Operations

This feature explores the resilience of banks' balance sheets after the 2008-09 financial crisis through the lens of a unique global data set crossing bank nationality and host country. We start by documenting post-crisis changes in the structure of BIS reporting banks' global operations across bank nationalities. We then zero in on the funding mix of banks' foreign affiliates (branches and subsidiaries) on the eve of the crisis, and how it helps explain the subsequent contraction of credit. We find that local claims backed by local funding made balance sheets more resilient, even after accounting for systematic differences between host countries and banking systems. By contrast, affiliates shrank more sharply if they had relied pre-crisis on non-core sources of funding, in the form of interbank, foreign currency and cross-border funding.
Texture Classification Using Cosine-modulated Wavelets

This paper proposes a technique for image texture classification based on cosine-modulated wavelet transform. Better discriminability and low implementation cost of the cosine-modulated wavelets has been effectively utilized to yield better features and more accurate classification results. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach on different datasets in three experiments. The proposed approach improves classification rates compared to the traditional Gabor wavelet based approach, rotated wavelet filters based approach, DT-CWT approach and the DLBP approach. The computational cost of the proposed method is less as compared to the other two methods.
An Inverter with Coupled Inductor

Energy demand is increasing day by day. To meet this renewable energy sources have to be incorporated. Renewable energy sources like PV cells, fuel cells produce DC voltage. For house hold purpose and industrial purpose this DC voltage has to be converted into AC voltage. For this power electronic inverters are used. Multilevel inverters has got wide spread acceptance as it can synthesis almost sinusoidal wave form. This paper deals with a single phase multilevel inverter which can produce a five level AC output voltage from a single DC source. The operation mechanism of this inverter is analyzed in detail. Simulation as well as the prototype shows the feasibility of the paper.
Conditions on the existence of maximally incompatible two-outcome measurements in general probabilistic theory

We formulate the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a pair of maximally incompatible two-outcome measurements in a finite dimensional General Probabilistic Theory. The conditions are on the geometry of the state space, they require existence of two pairs of parallel exposed faces with additional condition on their intersections. We introduce the notion of discrimination measurement and show that the conditions for a pair of two-outcome measurements to be maximally incompatible are equivalent to requiring that a (potential, yet non-existing) joint measurement of the maximally incompatible measurements would have to discriminate affinely dependent points. We present several examples to demonstrate our results.
Scrubber Capabilities to Remove Airborne Microorganisms and Other Aerial Pollutants from the Exhaust Air of Animal Houses

Two studies were conducted to assess the efficiency of air scrubbers to reduce airborne microorganisms in the exhaust air from animal houses. First, in a field study, the effects of a bio-scrubber and an acid scrubber on total bacterial counts were assessed. Higher bacterial counts were found in the outlet air compared to the inlet air of a bio-scrubber (increase from 6.1 × 104 to 2.4 × 105 CFU m-3), while an acid scrubber with sulfuric acid reduced bacterial emissions from 2.7 × 105 to 8.4 × 104 CFU m-3. Second, in a laboratory study, the effects of three disinfectants, added to the circulating water of an experimental air scrubber, on reductions of bacteria and virus were tested and compared with the effect of using only water. The air to the scrubber was extracted from four isolators each harboring seven roosters. Enterococcus faecalis and Gumboro vaccine virus were aerosolized in the air of one of the isolators. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2; 0.6%), peracetic acid (CH3CO3H; a solution of 0.13% acetic acid, 0.6% peroxide, and 0.13% peracetic acid), or ozone (O3; 0.015%) were used as disinfectants. Peracetic acid was the only disinfectant that reduced bacteria and virus concentrations to below the sampler detection limits. We conclude that an acid scrubber with sulfuric acid is very useful at reducing ammonia emissions to the atmosphere but cannot significantly prevent emissions of microorganisms. Peracetic acid has a high potential to reduce these emissions and could replace or supplement sulfuric acid in existing scrubbers during periods of high risk of disease outbreak.
An Integral Simplex Method for Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Abstract : In this paper a local integral simplex method will be described which, starting with the initial tableau of a set partitioning problem, makes pivots using the pivot on one rule until no more such pivots are possible because a local optimum has been found. If the local optimum is also a global optimum the process stops. Otherwise, a global integral simplex method creates and solves a search tree consisting of a polynomial number of subproblems, subproblems of subproblems, etc., and the solution to at least one of which is guaranteed to be an optimal solution to the original problem. If that solution has a bounded objective then it is the optimal set partitioning solution of the original problem, but if it has an unbounded objective then the original problem has no feasible solution. It will be shown that the total number of pivots required for the global integral simplex method to solve a set partitioning problem having m rows, where m is an arbitrary but fixed positive integer, is bounded by a polynomial function of n. Preliminary computational experience is given which indicates that global method has a low order polynomial empirical performance when solving such problems.
Current pharmacotherapy in the newborn

Correspondence: Roberto Antonucci Chief, Division of Neonatology and Pediatrics, “Nostra Signora di Bonaria” Hospital, San Gavino Monreale (VS), Italy Tel +39 070 9378263 Fax +39 070 9378260 Email roant@tiscali.it Abstract: Several drugs are used in newborns in spite of the lack of specific clinical research in this particularly vulnerable population with particular needs. In the newborn, the individual response to a drug in terms of efficacy and safety is highly variable, and predicting drug dosing is complex since rapid physiological changes occurring during the perinatal and early postnatal periods affect the pharmacokinetic profile of many drugs. Neonatal disorders such as renal and hepatic diseases may also have significant implications for drug pharmacokinetics. Therefore, pharmacotherapy in the newborn brings difficulties in accurate drug delivery and carries a high risk of adverse drug reactions. In addition, the neonatal population, especially that treated in neonatal intensive care units, is highly exposed to the risk of medication errors, with potentially serious adverse events. This paper reviews some current issues related to neonatal pharmacotherapy that are of paramount importance for the clinician. In particular, the peculiar pharmacokinetics of drugs during the neonatal period and its clinical implications are discussed. The use of therapeutic drug monitoring to individualize drug dosage and to optimize pharmacotherapy is also described. Finally, the relevant issue of medication errors in neonatology is examined in order to highlight their main causes and key strategies in preventing these type of errors. In the future, pharmacometabolomics and other “omic” sciences could play an important role in designing personalized neonatal health care.
N-linked carbohydrate chains protect laccase III from proteolysis in Coriolus versicolor

The structure and function of the N-linked carbohydrate chains in laccase III, one of the ligninolytic glycoenzymes from the white-rot fungus Coriolus versicolor, have been partially characterized using endoglycosidases (Endo F and Endo H) and the N-asparagine-specific inhibitor, tunicamycin. In the presence of 10 μg tunicamycin ml-1 laccase and proteinase activities in culture filtrates of C. versicolor were measured over 3 weeks. Laccase activity was slightly decreased by the addition of tunicamycin, whereas proteinase activity was increased. The N-linked carbohydrate chains were not necessary for laccase secretion and activity. Endo-glycosidase digestion showed that laccase III contained at least four N-linked carbohydrate chains, of which two were high-mannose type or hybrid type and two were complex type. Judging from the differences in the resistance of the native and the carbohydrate-depleted laccase to proteolytic digestion and high temperature, the four N-linked carbohydrate chains have important protective functions against proteolytic attack and elevated temperature.
Comparative Molecular Docking Studies Associated with a Series of Isatin-Oxime Derivates of RSV Fusion Inhibitors on STAT Protein

D-QSAR analysis studies of substituted benzimidazole-isatin oximes inhibitors and along with COMFA and CoMSIA with Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis were carried on SYBYL software. The atom and shape based root mean square alignment yielded the best predictive CoMFA model q 2 cv= 0.783, r 2 =0.969 with five components, standard error of estimate= 0.126 and while the CoMSIA model q 2 cv=0.740, r 2 =0.952 with six components, standard error of estimate= 0.160 respectively. Comparative molecular docking studies of Isatin-oxime were conducted on (RSV) and (STATS) proteins. The virtual mole dock values of Isatin-oximes derivatives were showed on PDB1G2C is -103.0967 and PDB1YVL -184.697. The most favorable docking interactions were observed at active site of RSV-Ser182 and STAT1-Glu 353, Gln 352, Glu 1352 and Leu1352. These Molecular docking approaches are commonly used in a modern drug design process to understand the drug-receptor interactions.
Empirical and theoretical approaches to understanding diversity patterns across multiple spatial scales

Patterns of variation in species richness are some of the oldest known ecological phenomena. Centuries of research into their causes have revealed surprisingly few general insights, one of which is that the factors that control richness depend on spatial scale. At large spatial scales, processes such as dispersal, speciation and extinction are though to be most important, while biological interactions can be important at small spatial scales. The abiotic environment affects all of these processes. For example, high temperatures can promote speciation, while small-scale environmental heterogeneity can slow competitive exclusion. I am interested in controls on species richness across all spatial scales, and in understanding how processes at one scale impact processes at other scales. Accordingly, my research has spanned a vast range of scales, from field sampling plots as small as 0.016 m 2 to maps of richness patterns across the entire New World. I have employed a correspondingly diverse range of approaches, as appropriate to each spatial scale. Through a combination of modeling and experimental research, my research has helped to illuminate the factors that control variation in richness, and, critically, to reveal how these controls change at different spatial scales.
Brief communication "Calabria daily rainfall from 1970 to 2006"

This brief communication introduces a new quality-controlled precipitation database for Calabria, shows the precipitation trend for the period considered, and corre- lates daily rainfall with some common teleconnection pat- terns. The database consists of daily accumulated precipita- tion collected by 61 rain gauges from 1 January 1970 to 31 December 2006. The 37-year trend in yearly rainfall shows a decrease of 4.7 mm/y, with a 17% reduction in the yearly mean value. The correlation of the daily rainfall with large-scale pat- terns shows that the Mediterranean Oscillation Index (MOI a/c) is a useful predictor of daily precipitation over Calabria. eas. This paper presents the precipitation trend over Calabria from 1970 to 2006 and discusses the result in the framework of previous findings, using a much greater number of rain gauges. Variations in daily rainfall are often related to telecon- nection patterns, expressing the global or regional circula- tions. The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is well cor- related with climate conditions over Europe and over the Mediterranean (Wallace and Gutzler, 1981; Hurrel, 1985). The El Ni˜
Modelling Bathymetric Uncertainty

Modelling depth measurement uncertainty during data collection and processing has become common practice since the release of S-44 4th Edition (IHO, 1998). Hydrographic Offices have also attempted to model uncertainty of legacy bathymetry in order to determine their fitness for various uses. Additional uncertainty can be introduced into representative bathymetry models by various gridding techniques that interpolate depths between measurements. This article reviews sources of measurement uncertainty, looks at methods for estimating uncertainty in legacy data sets and uncer-tainty that is introduced into bathymetry (digital elevation/depth) models (DEMs/DDMs) by gridding. Applications that could benefit from bathymetric/DEM/DDM uncertainty information include bridge risk management and tsunami inundation modelling.Keywords: bathymetry, uncertainty, digital elevation models
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Europe ’ s industrial relations in a global perspective

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A Strategy-as-Practice Approach to Strategy Research and Education

This conclusion to the Dialog proposes a strategy-as-practice based approach to bringing strategy research and education closer to practice. Strategy-as-practice rejects the choice, proposed in the previous articles, between theory and practice. The authors argue for strategy research based rigorously on sociological theories of practice. Such research complements the parsimony and generalizability of economics-driven theory, extending strategy research to incorporate the messy realities of doing strategy in practice, with a view to developing theory that is high in accuracy. The authors suggest that practice-based research can also inform strategy teaching by providing students with rich case studies of strategy work as actually practiced, analyzed through such sociological lenses as ethnomethodology, dramaturgy, and institutional theory. Strategy-as-practice research does not aim to give students parsimonious models for analysis or expose them to cases of best practice but rather to help them develop practical wisdom through a better understanding of strategy in practice.
Title Definable regularity lemmas for NIP hypergraphs Permalink

We present a systematic study of the regularity phenomena for NIP hypergraphs and connections to the theory of (locally) generically stable measures, providing a model-theoretic hypergraph version of the results from [21]. Besides, we revise the two extremal cases of regularity for stable and distal hypergraphs, improving and generalizing the results from [6] and [23]. Finally, we consider a related question of the existence of large (approximately) homogeneous definable subsets of NIP hypergraphs and provide some positive results and counterexamples.
A Novel Method to Increase the Power Capacity of Transmission Lines Using Transformerless Static Synchronous Series Compensator

In this paper a transformerless Static Synchronous Series Compensator (SSSC) to increase the power capacity of a 230 kV transmission line is proposed. In order to eliminate the transformer, a 15-level cascade H Bridge (CHB) inverter is employed within the proposed compensator structure to inject reactive power to the transmission line. The theory of instantaneous p-q power using in the compensator is in such a way that allows for the system to be controlled in one phase. However, this method is used with three-phase systems. The proposed control method is also able to balance the voltage of dc-link capacitors at a desirable level. Modulation technique used by the inverter is Phase-Shifted PWM. In order to validate the proposed compensator’s application, a three-phase transmission line is tested by MATLAB software. The transmitted active power of this transmission line is equal to 160 MW. The results obtained from a dynamic simulation are presented. Simulation results indicated 39% increase in the transmitted active power of the line.
Seroepidemiological trends of human leptospirosis i n Coimbatore, India between 2007 and 2009

For patient management and therapeutic initiation, the rapid method of diagnosing leptospirosis is important. The microscopic agglutination test (M AT) is the gold standard serological test used in the reference laboratories with high sensitive a nd specific. In this study, the survey was done in order to understand the leptospiral epidemic in Coimbatore. One hundred and ten serum samples were included in this study from patients w ith suspected leptospirosis and were subjected to IgM Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA), Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT). A battery of 10 predominant infecting swas included as MAT antigen. Among 240 cases, 213 serum samples showed positive results to MAT and predominant serogroup was Grippotyphosa (69%), followed by Autu mnalis (17%), Australis (10%) and Patoc (4%). IgM ELISA showed a sensitivity of 97.3% and s pecificity of 100% compared to MAT. Among the serovar included in this serological stud y, Grippotyphosa was observed predominant and provide 100% specificity in diagnostics.
Does social media reduce 'corporate media influence' on journalism? The Case of Turkish Media

McChesney described one of the biggest problem of journalism as “the journalists have any power to be autonomous from owners and advertisers” (2008:58). Most of media market have been dominated by a few media companies, furthermore a few media conglomerates who had expanded with merger and acquisitions transactions control the biggest part of the global media and entertainment industry. This concentration of media power and penetration of commercial interest in the news media has been seen as affecting the mode of news, profession of journalism and outputs, and consequently, diversity and democracy itself. research aims to examine the potential of social media to create autonomous spaces for journalists working under the commercial pressure of their corporation. In order to analyze this new kind of news area for journalism, three different qualitative methods are used in different steps of research. First, social media utterances of popular journalists were observed to reveal their journalistic intention and they were also evaluated using two case studies about social events which had been tweeted multiple times for many Turkish users (trending topics) in Twitter’s agenda. After diversifying the sample, different types of journalists’ social media experiments, including their responsibility to corporations, were examined by qualitative methods including in-depth interviews. Our findings show that although interactions between the journalists and audience observably changed, Twitter, as with other social networks, didn’t diminish the influence of corporate interests on journalism in Turkish media organisations.