Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Rice Gene Pool for Tarai and Inner Tarai Areas of Nepal

Knowledge on crop gene pool helps to develop varieties, to know the potential sources for breeding materials and to develop strategy for sustainable use and conservation. The amount of genetic diversity presents depends on the number and diversity of the original ancestors involved in the creation of a germplasm pool, existing landraces and wild species. The objective of this research was to study the diversity of rice gene pool present in the Nepalese improved rice cultivars and landraces adapted to Tarai and Inner Tarai ( 500 landraces, and 6 wild species and relatives of rice adapted to Tarai and Inner Tarai. Eight countries are the origins for 28 cultivars. In Nepal 4 cultivars were bred and developed using a local landrace and exotic genotypes. A total of 35 ancestors originated in 11 different countries were used to develop these 28 cultivars. Highest number of ancestors was from India. Use of ancestors of both sativa and nivara species having indica and japonica types indicated the collection of wide gene pool. Most of the ancestors were sativa (60.00%) and indica (65.71%). Genetic erosion is observed in rice diversity therefore, in situ , on farm and ex situ conservations are necessary for maintaining the genetic variation. Utilization of local landraces in breeding program may be the good way of genetic resources conservation. Gene pool from these landraces along with international gene pool could make towards success in developing high yielding cultivars with wide adaptability and/or site specific. In this study, cultivars and landraces surveyed represent a wide range of variation for different areas of origin and adaptation. This genetic diversity is very useful for further rice improvement and should be conserved both ex situ and in situ . Key words: Ancestor; Landrace; Nepalese rice cultivar; Rice gene pool; Tarai and Inner Tarai DOI: 10.3126/narj.v6i0. 3339 Nepal Agriculture Research Journal Vol.6 2005 pp.10-22
Daniela Elsner - Inklusion von Herkunftssprachen – Mehrsprachigkeit als Herausforderung und Chance

This article draws attention to a very specific group of learners: children who grow up with two or more languages, who are used to mixing languages or switch between their accompanying worlds back and forth – and who are aware of their cultural and social differences from birth on. However, multilingualism does not always receive recognition. It is in fact very often associated with discrimination and stereotyping. Thus, biographies of multilingual learners are very heterogeneous. Yet at the same time their diverse backgrounds have a significant influence on their learning outcomes in school, no matter the subject. It is one of the major aims of our schools today (especially in terms of inclusive education) to deal with these various linguistic and cultural experiences of multilingual learners. The present article focuses on the question of how, to what extent and under which conditions these pupils can actually draw upon their previous knowledge when learning additional languages such as English in school. Even though it has to be concluded that there is no simple answer to this question, some implications for successful inclusive education of family languages can be pointed out.
Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology CXCL 10 ( chemokine ( CXC motif ) ligand 10 )

Other names: C7, IFI10, INP10, IP-10, SCYB10, crg2, gIP-10, mob-1 HGNC (Hugo): CXCL10 Location: 4q21.1 Note CXCL10 belongs to the CXC subfamily chemokine containing a single and variable amino acid between the two first of four highly conserved cysteine res idues. The CXC chemokines can be divided into two subgroups according to the presence of the ELR moti f or Glu-Leu-Arg. The ELR CXC chemokines are potent promoter of angiogenesis, whereas the ELR -
Prediction of take-over time in highly automated driving by two psychometric tests

In this study, we investigated if the driver’s ability to take over vehicle control when being engaged in a secondary task (Surrogate Reference Task) can be predicted by a subject’s multitasking ability and reaction time. 23 participants performed a multitasking test and a simple response task and then drove for about 38 min highly automated on a highway and encountered five take-over situations. Data analysis revealed significant correlations between the multitasking performance and take-over time as well as gaze distributions for Situations 1 and 2, even when reaction time was controlled. This correlation diminished beginning with Situation 3, but a stable difference between the worst multitaskers and the best multitaskers persisted. Reaction time was not a significant predictor in any situation. The results can be seen as evidence for stable individual differences in dual task situations regarding automated driving, but they also highlight effects associated with the experience of a take-over situation.
Precise and Accurate Patch Presence Test for Binaries

Patching is the main resort to battle software vulnerabilities. It is critical to ensure that patches are propagated to all affected software timely, which, unfortunately, is often not the case. Thus the capability to accurately test the security patch presence in software distributions is crucial, for both defenders and attackers. Inspired by human analysts’ behaviors to inspect only small and localized code areas, we present FIBER, an automated system that leverages this observation in its core design. FIBER works by first parsing and analyzing the open-source security patches carefully and then generating fine-grained binary signatures that faithfully reflect the most representative syntax and semantic changes introduced by the patch, which are used to search against target binaries. Compared to previous work, FIBER leverages the source-level insight strategically by primarily focusing on small changes of patches and minimal contexts, instead of the whole function or file. We have systematically evaluated FIBER using 107 real-world security patches and 8 Android kernel images from 3 different mainstream vendors, the results show that FIBER can achieve an average accuracy of 94% with no false positives.
Measurement of horizontal wind profiles in the polar stratosphere and mesosphere using ground based observations of ozone and carbon monoxide lines in the 230–250 GHz region: Proof of concept

Meteorological and atmospheric models are being extended up to 80 km altitude but there are very few observing techniques that can measure stratospheric-mesospheric winds at altitudes between 20 km and 80 km to verify model data-sets. 10 Here we demonstrate the feasibility of horizontal wind profile measurements using ground-based passive millimetre-wave spectroradiometric observations of ozone lines centred at 231.28 GHz, 249.79 GHz, and 249.96 GHz. Vertical profiles of horizontal winds are retrieved from forward and inverse modelling simulations of the line-of-sight Doppler-shifted atmospheric emission lines above Halley station (7537’S, 2614’W), Antarctica. For a radiometer with a system temperature of 1400 K and 30 kHz spectral resolution observing the ozone 231.28 GHz line we estimate that 12hr zonal and meridional wind profiles 15 could be determined over the altitude range 25–74 km in winter, and 28–66 km in summer. Height-dependent measurement uncertainties are in the range 3–8 m s and vertical resolution ~8–16 km. Under optimum observing conditions at Halley a temporal resolution of 1.5hrs for measuring either zonal or meridional winds is possible, reducing to 0.5hr for a radiometer with a 700 K system temperature. Combining observations of the 231.28 GHz ozone line and the 230.54 GHz carbon monoxide line gives additional altitude coverage at 85±12 km. The effects of clear-sky seasonal mean winter/summer 20 conditions, zenith angle of the received atmospheric emission, and spectrometer frequency resolution on the altitude coverage, measurement uncertainty, and height and time resolution of the retrieved wind profiles have been determined.
N-dimensional tensor factorization for self-configuration of software product lines at runtime

Dynamic software product lines demand self-adaptation of their behavior to deal with runtime contextual changes in their environment and offer a personalized product to the user. However, taking user preferences and context into account impedes the manual configuration process, and thus, an efficient and automated procedure is required. To automate the configuration process, context-aware recommendation techniques have been acknowledged as an effective mean to provide suggestions to a user based on their recognized context. In this work, we propose a collaborative filtering method based on tensor factorization that allows an integration of contextual data by modeling an N-dimensional tensor User-Feature-Context instead of the traditional two-dimensional User-Feature matrix. In the proposed approach, different types of non-functional properties are considered as additional contextual dimensions. Moreover, we show how to self-configure software product lines by applying our N-dimensional tensor factorization recommendation approach. We evaluate our approach by means of an empirical study using two datasets of configurations derived for medium-sized product lines. Our results reveal significant improvements in the predictive accuracy of the configuration over a state-of-the-art non-contextual matrix factorization approach. Moreover, it can scale up to a 7-dimensional tensor containing hundred of configurations in a couple of milliseconds.
On Choosing Between Privacy Preservation Mechanisms for Mobile Trajectory Data Sharing

Various notions of privacy preservation have been proposed for mobile trajectory data sharing/publication. The privacy guarantees provided by these approaches are theoretically very different and cannot be directly compared against each other. They are motivated by different adversary models, making varying assumptions about adversary’s background knowledge and intention. A clear comparison between existing mechanisms is missing, making it difficult when a data aggregator/owner needs to pick a mechanism for a given application scenario. We seek to fill this gap by proposing a measure called STRAP that allows comparison of different trajectory privacy mechanisms on a common scale. We also study the trade-off between privacy and utility i.e., how different mechanisms perform when utility constraints are imposed over them. Using STRAP over two real mobile trajectory datasets, we compare state of the art mechanisms for trajectory data privacy and demonstrate the value of the proposed measure.
Energy Harvester Synthesis Via Coupled Linear-Bistable System With Multistable Dynamics

In this research we study the dynamics of a coupled linear oscillator-bistable energy harvester system. The method of harmonic balance and perturbation analysis are used to predict the existence and stability of the bistable device interwell vibration. The influences of important parameters on tailoring the coupled system response are investigated to determine strategies for improved energy harvesting performance. We demonstrate analytically that for excitation frequencies in a bandwidth less than the natural frequency of the uncoupled linear oscillator having net mass that is the combination of the bistable and linear bodies, the bistable harvester dynamics may be substantially intensified as compared to a single (individual) bistable harvester. In addition, the linear-bistable coupled system may introduce a stable out-of-phase dynamic around the natural frequency of the uncoupled linear oscillator, enhancing the performance of the harvester by providing a second interwell response not possible when using a single bistable harvester. Key analytical findings are confirmed through numerical simulations and experiments, validating the predicted trends and demonstrating the advantages of the coupled system for energy harvesting. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4026555]
Matrix geometric approach for random walks: Stability condition and equilibrium distribution

ABSTRACT In this paper, we analyze a sub-class of two-dimensional homogeneous nearest neighbor (simple) random walk restricted on the lattice using the matrix geometric approach. In particular, we first present an alternative approach for the calculation of the stability condition, extending the result of Neuts drift conditions[30] and connecting it with the result of Fayolle et al. which is based on Lyapunov functions. [13] Furthermore, we consider the sub-class of random walks with equilibrium distributions given as series of product forms and, for this class of random walks, we calculate the eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of the infinite matrix R appearing in the matrix geometric approach. This result is obtained by connecting and extending three existing approaches available for such an analysis: the matrix geometric approach, the compensation approach and the boundary value problem method. In this paper, we also present the spectral properties of the infinite matrix R.
olymorphisms in excision repair ross-complementing group 4 ( ERCC 4 ) and usceptibility to primary lung cancer in a Chinese an population

State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, chool of Life Sciences and Institutes for Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cancer Research Center of Nanjing Medical University, anjing 210029, China Department of Genetics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai, Shanghai 201203, China Institute of Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, uazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cognitive Regulation and Emotion Modeling for Micro-expression

This paper proposed an effective system about micro-expression cognition and emotional regulation. First, the micro-expressional face was mapped into Arousal-Valence-Stance 3D emotion space. The micro-expression recognition is based on 3D-Gradient projection descriptor and the gradient magnitude weighted Nearest Neighbor Algorithm (NNA) in facial feature regions. Second, Gross cognitive reappraisal strategy was introduced to emotion analysis. In this research the emotional regulation process operated in the continuous emotional space enabling a wide range of intermediary emotions to be obtained. Finally, the micro-expression recognition algorithm was tested with the Yale University’s facial database. The cognitive emotional system was applied to the human-robot interaction. The experiment results show that this micro-expression cognitive emotional model is generally consistent with human brain emotional regulation mechanisms and efficiently improve robot’s emotion humanoid.
Quantification of the Beneficial Effects of Compression Stockings on Symptoms of Exercise and Orthostatic Intolerance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Patients

Chronic fatigue syndrome and myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) are, amongst others, characterized by exercise intolerance, pain, post exertional malaise and orthostatic intolerance. It has been shown in venous disease and sport participation that compression stockings may improve exercise performance and reduce post exercise muscle soreness. Moreover, its use is advocated in orthostatic hypotension. Therefore, it was hypothesized that compression stockings may reduce symptomatology in CFS/ME patients. Methods: 100 patients used compression stockings class II for minimally 3 weeks and thereafter filled in a questionnaire, based on the Rand 36 physical activity questions (n = 9), whether compression stockings changed perceived symptoms or not. Moreover, 7 questions referring to prolonged standing and sitting, to recovery post exercise, muscle pain during or immediately post exercise, and to dizziness/light-headedness during or immediately post exercise, while standing and during prolonged sitting were added. Questions were scored as 1: able to perform activity much less while wearing the stockings, 2: perform activity somewhat less, 3: no perceived change in activity, 4: perform activity slightly better, 5: able to perform activity much better while wearing the stockings. Results: In patients able to answer the question, all mean scores per activity were significantly higher than 3, being no perceived change in activity while wearing the stockings. Subgroup analysis showed that patients with orthostatic intolerance reported higher effects than patients without orthostatic intolerance. Conclusion: This pilot study suggests that compression stockings may be useful to reduce symptomatology of physical activities in CFS/ME patients, especially in patients with orthostatic intolerance. Larger prospective studies with hard endpoints are warranted.
A semiclassical ramp in SYK and in gravity

In finite entropy systems, real-time partition functions do not decay to zero at late time. Instead, assuming random matrix universality, suitable averages exhibit a growing "ramp" and "plateau" structure. Deriving this non-decaying behavior in a large $N$ collective field description is a challenge related to one version of the black hole information problem. We describe a candidate semiclassical explanation of the ramp for the SYK model and for black holes. In SYK, this is a two-replica nonperturbative saddle point for the large $N$ collective fields, with zero action and a compact zero mode that leads to a linearly growing ramp. In the black hole context, the solution is a two-sided black hole that is periodically identified under a Killing time translation. We discuss but do not resolve some puzzles that arise.
Coherence Time Analysis in Semiconducting Hybrid Qubit under Realistic Experimental Conditions

The unavoidable effect of the environmental noise due to nuclear spins and charge traps is included in the study of the hybrid qubit dynamics. Hybrid qubit owes its name to the advantageous combination of manipulation speed of a charge qubit with the longevity of a spin qubit. It consists of three electrons confined through external gate voltages in a double quantum dot and deserves special interest in quantum computation applications due to its advantages in terms of fabrication, control, and only electrical manipulation. The fluctuations of the global magnetic field do not affect the dynamics of the hybrid qubit that is defined in a decoherence‐free subspace. The main sources of decoherence come from local magnetic fluctuations and charge fluctuations. This work is based on the hypothesis that gate voltages are fixed and kept constant while qubit evolves in time. Coherence time of the hybrid qubit is extracted when model parameters take values achievable experimentally in the nuclear‐free isotope 28Si, natural Si, and GaAs hosts.
Gromov–Hausdorff–Prokhorov convergence of vertex cut-trees of $n$-leaf Galton–Watson trees

In this paper we study the vertex cut-trees of Galton-Watson trees conditioned to have $n$ leaves. This notion is a slight variation of Dieuleveut's vertex cut-tree of Galton-Watson trees conditioned to have $n$ vertices. Our main result is a joint Gromov-Hausdorff-Prokhorov convergence in the finite variance case of the Galton-Watson tree and its vertex cut-tree to Bertoin and Miermont's joint distribution of the Brownian CRT and its cut-tree. The methods also apply to the infinite variance case, but the problem to strengthen Dieuleveut's and Bertoin and Miermont's Gromov-Prokhorov convergence to Gromov-Hausdorff-Prokhorov remains open for their models conditioned to have $n$ vertices.
Parcels of Universe or why Schr\"odinger and Fourier are so relatives?

This lecture is about the surprising connection between the Fourier heat equation and the Schr\"odinger wave equation. In fact, if the independent "time" variable in the heat equation is replaced by the time variable multiplied by $i=\sqrt{-1}$, the heat equation becomes the Schr\"odinger equation. Two quite different physical phenomena are put in close connection: the heat diffusion in a material and the probability amplitude of particles in an atom. It is a fact of life that the movements of a small particle floating randomly in a fluid, the well-known Brownian motion, is regulated by the Fourier equation while the probabilistic behavior of the matter around us, the quantum world, is driven by the Schr\"odinger equation but no known stochastic process seems at work here. The apparent simplicity of the formal connection by a "time-rotation", a Wick rotation as it is commonly known, seems to point otherwise. Why this connection? Is there any physical intuitive explanation? Is there any practical value? In this paper, the authors try to shed some light on the above questions. The recent concept of volume quantization in noncommutative geometry, due to Connes, Chamseddine and Mukhanov, points again to stochastic processes also underlying the quantum world making Fourier and Schr\"odinger strict relatives.
Overhauling SC Atomics in C 11 and OpenCL Mark Batty

Despite the conceptual simplicity of sequential consistency (SC), the semantics of SC atomic operations and fences in the C11 and OpenCL memory models is subtle, leading to convoluted prose descriptions that translate to complex axiomatic formalisations. We conduct an overhaul of SC atomics in C11, reducing the associated axioms in both number and complexity. A consequence of our simplification is that the SC operations in an execution no longer need to be totally ordered. This relaxation enables, for the first time, efficient and exhaustive simulation of litmus tests that use SC atomics. We extend our improved C11 model to obtain the first rigorous memory model formalisation for OpenCL (which extends C11 with support for heterogeneous many-core programming). In the OpenCL setting, we refine the SC axioms still further to give a sensible semantics to SC operations that employ a ‘memory scope’ to restrict their visibility to specific threads. Our overhaul requires slight strengthenings of both the C11 and the OpenCL memory models, causing some behaviours to become disallowed. We argue that these strengthenings are natural, and that all of the formalised C11 and OpenCL compilation schemes of which we are aware (Power and x86 CPUs for C11, AMD GPUs for OpenCL) remain valid in our revised models. Using the HERD memory model simulator, we show that our overhaul leads to an exponential improvement in simulation time for C11 litmus tests compared with the original model, making exhaustive simulation competitive, time-wise, with the non-exhaustive CDSChecker tool.
Thymus and Adrenals in the Response of the Organism to Injuries and Intoxications

1. The smooth cholera vibrio possesses four serologically active polysaccharide or non-protein carbohydrate-containing constituents-here termed Ca, C0O, C-y and C8. Of these, Ca, the determinant of smooth-type specificity, is lost in roughening, exposing CO/, the characteristic rough polysaccharide. On degradation to the p form C,3 disappears, but Cy and CS-substances common in whole or in part to many vibrios-remain. 2. On digestion of cholera vibrios with papain in a slightly acid medium Ca and Cy are brought into solution; C0 and CS are not, but may be liberated from the residue with alkali.
Duplication Prevention and Detection

Abstract: In this project, an image watermarking technique based upon a z transform is proposed and analyzes that, how it is resistant to attacks. The redundant transform provides an over complete representation of the image which facilitates the identification of significant image features via a simple correlation operation across scales. Although the watermarking algorithm is image adaptive, it is not necessary for the original image to be available for successful detection of the watermark. The performance and robustness of the proposed technique is tested by applying common image-processing operations such as filtering, re-quantization, and JPEG compression. A quantitative measure is proposed to objectify performance; under this measure.