Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR , NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR p 75 , PROTEIN GENE PRODUCT 9 . 5 , TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR – α AND APOPTOSIS IN THE COW ENDOMETRIUM IN POST PARTUM PERIOD

Vascular endothelial growth factor, nerve growth factor receptor p75, protein gene product 9.5, tumor necrosis factor-α and apoptosis in the cow endometrium in post partum period. Biopsy samples from cows uterus were taken in winter 2004/2005 on the research and training farm “Vecauce”. Histological investigations were performed at the Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology of Riga Stradins University. Nine cows were biopsied twice – in the first and fifth week after parturition. The aim of the work was to investigate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), nerve growth factor receptors p75 (NGFR p75), protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF–α), and apoptosis in the cow endometrium in post partum period. The results showed a significant increase of VEGF, NGFR p75, TNF–α amount, and the number of apoptotic cells in the cow endometrium between the first and the fifth week after parturition (p<0.05). VEGF expression in the cow endometrium was found in the fifth week after parturition, mainly localized in blood vessels. A close positive correlation (r=0.72; p<0.001) was found between VEGF and TNF–α, as well as between VEGF and NGFR p75 (r=0.64; p<0.05) expression in the cow endometrium at that time of post partum period. NGFR p75 were localized in the nerves around endometrial glands, blood vessels and under epithelium. A mild positive correlation (r=0.51; p<0.05) was found between the expression of NGFR p75 and TNF–α in that period. The amount of TNF–α showed a mild positive correlation (r=0.59; p<0.05) with a number of apoptotic cells in the cow endometrium in post partum period, as well as a significant mild positive correlation (r=0.59; p<0.05) was found between the amount of apoptotic cells and expression of VEGF in the cow endometrium. PGP 9.5 was found in nerves of the walls of endometrial glands, under epithelium and in the walls of blood vessels. A mild positive correlation was found in the cow endometrium between PGP 9.5 and NGFR p75 expression from the first to the fifth week after parturition. In conclusion, the increase of NGFR p75, VEGF and TNF–α expression in the cow endometrium from the first up to the fifth week after parturition seems to correlate with the ischaemia of tissue increased by inflammatory action. The latter also seems to stimulate the apoptosis and proliferation of nerve fibres in the cow endometrium.
Foreignizing or Domesticating Tendencies in Pazargadi's English Translation of Hafez's Lyrics: Study a Case

The present paper aims at exploring Hafez's lyrics translated into English with the purpose of identifying domesticating and foreignizing tendencies and the degree of visibility of the source text author opposing the translator in the target text. For this purpose, forty six randomly selected Hafez's lyrics have been analyzed along with their English translation by Pazargadi (2003). Then, a number of instances have been extorted from the source text translated into English, their comparison to the original has been essential to extract the translator's approach both toward the original and toward the translation readers. This study shows to what extent the source text, i.e., Hafez's lyrics, resisted cultural values of the target language or submitted to them in the course of translation. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014. v5n20p2340
CO2 mediation of adverse effects of seawater acidification in Calcidiscus leptoporus

The coccolithophore Calcidiscus leptoporus (strain RCC1135) was grown in dilute batch culture at CO2 levels ranging from ∼200 to ∼1600 μatm. Increasing CO2 concentration led to an increased percentage of malformed coccoliths and eventually (at ∼1500 μatm CO2) to aggregation of cells. Carbonate chemistry of natural seawater was manipulated in three ways: first, addition of acid; second, addition of a HCO3−/CO32− solution; and third, addition of both acid and HCO3−/CO32− solution. The data set allowed the disentangling of putative effects of the different parameters of the carbonate system. It is concluded that CO2 is the parameter of the carbonate system which causes both aberrant coccolithogenesis and aggregation of cells.
Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Diterpenoids from Cnidarians . A Possible Perspective for Inflammation and Fever Treatment ?

Inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of important diseases such as arthritis, cancer, stroke, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular affections and it has often a strict relationship with fever. At present, several anti-inflammatory drugs are available and the research is exploring new ways useful to find new sources of antiinflammatory compounds. In this connection, natural compounds are known to play an important role. It is known that oceans constitute the main part (more than 70%) of Earth, but they have been scarcely considered as a source of bioactive molecules or drugs. Taking into account that venomous organisms are viewed with particular interest for the development of bioactive compounds, this paper aims to review the existing data about anti-inflammatory diterpenoids isolated in Cnidaria, which are included among the most important venomous aquatic animals. The occurrence in Cnidaria of compounds able to interfere with some steps of the inflammation process, such as the superoxide anion generation, the elastase release, the production of prostaglandins, and the regulation of iNOS, are here considered.
Characterization of Indoor Channels with Directional Antennas and Performance Evaluation

Recently UWB beamforming attracts significant research attention to obtain spatial gain in the form of antenna array. It is commonly believed that directional antenna based communication could improve the system performance. In order to further make clear the relationship between system performance and the antenna radiation pattern, UWB indoor channels extracted from practical measurements are combined with circular horn antenna to characterize the channel properties and to evaluate the system performance. The direction related channel parameters like angle of departure (AOD) and angle of arrival (AOA) are obtained by SAGE algorithm from the measurement results. Using directional antenna with a certain half power beamwidth (HPBW), the channel delay will decrease because the multipath components the receiver could collect are reduced. In the line of sight (LOS) environments, the channel capacity increases with the beamwidth decreasing and is always larger than that of an omnidirectional antenna. Similarly, the bit-error-rate (BER) performance of RAKE receiver is improved with the beamwidth becoming smaller. However in the non-line of sight (NLOS) environments, the conclusions are not so simple. The capacity and BER performance are not always better with directional antennas. And the variation trend between the system performance and the antenna beamwidth disappears. This is mainly because that there exist no dominant strong path components like in the LOS environments. This reminds us that when antenna beamforming is used to obtain array gain, the beamwidth should be carefully designed to obtain optimal performance, especially in the NLOS environments.
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

This research aims to support international student decision making in the context of university’s selection. The research investigates and analyses the key factors affecting students’ decisions when selecting a suitable university using personal interview and questionnaire survey methods. The research developed and tested a decision support system that can facilitate students’ multi -criteria decision making process. A Decision Support System (DSS-US) is developed using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The system was tested with students and their feedback was analysed. The system evaluation results show that DSS-US was perceived to be effective, efficient and useful. Keyword: Personal decision support system, Multi-criteria decision making, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Higher education, University selection
The Optimal Stability-Oriented Monetary Policy: Optimal Monetary Policy Under Low Trend Inflation

In this paper we generalise the standard optimal monetary policy literature as in Gali (2003) to the case of positive trend inflation. We present a simple framework that provides straightforward analytical results directly comparable with the standard case. Optimal monetary policy is strongly influenced by trend inflation and becomes less effective in controlling inflation as trend inflation increases. Moreover: (i) under discretion, optimal monetary policy may not be implementable (i.e., indeterminacy arises) and the efficient policy frontier worsens; (ii) under commitment, the degree of interest rate smoothing increases with trend inflation and the gains from commitment are highly sensitive to the level of underlying inflation. An ECB-like stability oriented monetary policy (i.e., 2% target infl ation rate in the medium term) determines a substantial percentage loss in welfare with respect to a zero inflation target policy.
The Ter, a Mediterranean river system in Spain

Irregular hydrology and human influences are common features in the Mediterranean river systems in Spain. The two affect both the water characteristics and the distributional patterns of the organisms. Current research on functional aspects of undisturbed tributaries is ultimately directed to give light to the behaviour of Mediterranean rivers. Analysis of nutrient dynamics and epilithon metabolism is being performed in two low-order tributaries under different environmental conditions (essentially light and substrata). Results are discussed with respect to the special character of the Mediterranean rivers.
Designing Counter Using Inherent Capability of Quantum-dot Cellular Automata Loops

Quantum-dot cellular automata presents a promising Nano-scale technology for replacement of conventional CMOS-based circuits. According to the significant role of counters in computing units, designing diverse types of counter circuits has attracted many attentions, so far. This paper presents a QCA-compatible single layer architecture for 4-bit counter circuit, however by generalizing the main idea, n-bit counter can be engendered in a similar way. The proposed circuit is designed without employing conventional flip-flops‘ structures by allotting the distinct clock cycles to each counting unit. The comparison results with the bestreported structure reveal the superiority of our design in terms of circuit complexity and required layers for accessing to input and output cells. The proper output waveforms obtained by the QCADesigner tool proves the precise functionality of the proposed counter.
0006/2011 - Threats to Validity in Search-based Software Engineering Empirical Studies

O uso de experimentos para avaliar e comparar algoritmos tem sido uma tendencia recente na area de computacao. O mesmo pode ser dito para a area de engenharia de software, onde os principais estudos experimentais nesta area foram publicados, normalmente, a menos de vinte anos. Experimentos em search-based software engineering (SBSE), ou engenharia de software baseada em buscas, compartilham as limitacoes provenientes da imaturidade de ambas suas areas de origem (engenharia de software e otimizacao combinatoria). Uma dessas limitacoes esta relacionada a carencia de uma lista de ameacas a validade que podem afetar experimentos em SBSE. Neste trabalho, e proposta uma lista de ameacas a validade para experimentos em SBSE baseada em um framework proposto na area de Engenharia de Software Experimental (ESE). Ainda e apresentada uma abordagem sistematica para avaliar quao abrangentes um artigo cientifico e em relacao a descricao de tais ameacas. Ao aplicar esta abordagem a artigos cientificos publicados nas duas primeiras edicoes do International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE), percebeu-se que as principais limitacoes do projeto experimental dos experimentos descritos nesses artigos estao relacionadas a descricao de ameacas a validade internas, externas e de constructo, enquanto que ameacas a validade de conclusao sao mais bem abordadas por estes artigos.
Effects of Intentionally Incorporated Metal Cations on the Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalytic Activity of Nickel (Oxy)hydroxide in Alkaline Media

Fe-doped Ni (oxy)hydroxide, Ni(Fe)OxHy, is one of the most-active oxygen-evolution-reaction (OER) catalysts in alkaline conditions, while Fe-free NiOxHy is a poor OER catalyst. One approach to better understand the role of Fe, and enable the design of catalysts with higher activities, is to find other cations that behave similarly and compare the common chemical features between them. Here we evaluate the effects of La, Mn, Ce, and Ti incorporation on the OER activity and redox behavior of NiOxHy in rigorously Fe-free alkaline solution using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical quartz-crystal microgravimetry. We use X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and time-of-flight secondary-ion-mass spectrometry to confirm that measurements are free from relevant levels of trace Fe contamination. We find that only Ce leads to increased activity in NiOxHy (about a factor of 10 enhancement), but this effect is transient, likely due to phase separation. We further find no clear correlation between activity and the nomin.
Cell Cycle Analysis of Archaea

In my thesis, the cell cycle analysis of archaea and hyperthermophilic organisms is presented for the first time. Crenarchaea from the genus Sulfolobus were used as a model system. Plow cytometry and light microscopy were applied to investigate the timing and coordination of different cell cycle events. Furthermore, DNA content, nucleoid structure, and nucleoid distribution at different stages during the cell cycle were studied. The Sulfolobus cell cycle was characterized as having a short pre-replication and a long post-replication period. The presence of a low proportion of cells with segregated genomes in the exponentially growing population suggested 3 considerable time delay between termination of chromosome replication and completion of nucleoid partition, reminiscent of the G2 period in eukaryotic cells.The first available collection of conditional-lethal mutants of any archaeon or hyperthemophile was used to elucidate the coordination of cell cycle events. The studies showed that chromosome replication, nucleoid partition and cell division in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, which are normally tightly coordinated during cellular growth, could be separately inhibited or uncoupled by mutation.The ftsZ gene, which is involved in cell division in bacteria and euryarchaea, was isolated from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei. Transcriptional start sites were mapped, and putative translation initiation elements were identified. In both the upstream and downstream regions of the ftsZ gene, open reading frames were found to be conserved within the genus Haloferax. Furthermore, at the 3' end of the ftsZ gene, the homologs of the bacterial secE and nusG genes are conserved in almost all euryarchaea analyzed so far. The studies also demonstrated the functional conservation of the FtsZ protein in different archaeal species, as well as between euryarchaea and bacteria.
A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude of Adolescents on Obesity at Selected Senior Secondary Schools in Amritsar in a View to Develop and Distribute Information Booklet

Adolescents is period of crucial phase of growth. Adolescence is a particularly vulnerable time for the development of Obesity. An obese Adolescent is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in their adulthood. Thus the investigator felt the need to study to assess the knowledge and attitude of adolescents towards obesity. The study adopted Descriptive design and conducted at selected Senior Secondary Schools in Amritsar. A total of 100 Adolescents age group between 15 and 18 years was selected by convenient sampling technique. A Structured knowledge questionnaire and A Structured Attitude Scale on obesity used. Data analysis is done by Descriptive and Inferential statistics. The results showed that (67%) samples are having Inadequate knowledge, (32%) samples are having moderately adequate knowledge and (1%) are having adequate knowledge on obesity. With respect to Attitude (6%) samples are having Unfavourable attitude, (94%) samples are having moderately favourable attitude and (0%) are having adequately Favourable attitude regarding obesity. The correlation coefficient (r) showed that moderately negative correlation between knowledge and attitude. The association of knowledge with socio demographic variables such as sex, education status, family income, area of residence, type of family, dietary habits, hobbies found significant whereas age, education of mother are not significant. Association with Attitude and socio demographic characteristics such as age, sex, family income, area of residence, Type of family, dietary habits, whereas education status, education of mother, hobbies are not significant. Similar study may be conducted on larger samples at different areas for generalize findings. An experimental study can be undertaken with control group to analyze the effectiveness of STP towards obesity among the adolescents. A comparative study can be conducted by comparing the knowledge and Attitude of adolescence and adulthood people towards obesity.
Audit Services Fee, Non-Audit Services and the Reliability of Earnings

External auditing is essential due to the belief that it can enhance users' reliability of the financial reports. However, negative perception on auditor's independence decreases investors' reliability on the reports. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of audit and non-audit fees on earnings response coefficient. Negative perception on auditor's independence concerning the high amount of fees decreases the investors' reliability on audited earnings and thus, results in lower ERCs. Based on 270 listed companies on the Bursa Malaysia in 2011, the OLS regression result shows that investors place lower reliability on earnings audited by highly paid auditors. Investors view high fees as a form of compensation to the auditors. The finding is consistent with earlier perceived studies which had found negative perceptions on high fees.
Rational Expectations Estimation of Georgia Soybean Acreage Response

Abstract The general method of moments procedure is used for estimating a soybean acreage response function assuming that producers hold rational expectations. Results indicate that soybean, corn, and wheat futures prices, lagged acreage, and government programs are significant factors for determining soybean plantings. Implications of the results are that crop acreage selection by Georgia producers is not very responsive to demand shocks. Thus, producers in other regions are more likely to absorb impacts from these shocks on crop acreage selection.
Technological Innovation and Employment Reallocation

type="main" xml:lang="en"> The paper describes the dynamics of employment at a firm and sector level in French industry and examines how far technological innovation can give account of it. We use a sample of 15,186 firms, over the period 1986–90. The two facts we want to explain at a firm and sector level are the net change in employment and the micro turmoil (transfers between competing firms). Innovating firms and sectors create jobs more than others over the medium run (5 years). Process innovation is more about job creation than product innovation at the firm level, but the converse is true at the sector level. This paradox is probably due to substitution effects (creative destruction).
An FPGA Implementation of SVM for Type Identification with Colorectal Endoscopic Images

With the increase of colorectal cancer patients in recent years, the needs of quantitative evaluation of colorectal cancer are increased, and the computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system which supports doctor's diagnosis is essential. In this paper, a hardware design of type identification module in CAD system for colorectal endoscopic images with narrow band imaging (NBI) magnification is proposed for real-time processing of full high definition image (1920 x 1080 pixel). A pyramid style image segmentation with SVMs for multi-size scan windows, which can be implemented on an FPGA with small circuit area and achieve high accuracy, is proposed for actual complex colorectal endoscopic images.
Sources of excitation of the interstellar gas and galactic structure

The excitation of the interstellar gas is discussed in the light of recent evidence from gamma-ray, molecular, and 21-cm line observations. Previous studies of the excitation of the interstellar gas have not taken into account the substantial density contrast that exists between spiral arms and interarm regions. We examine the role played by the galactic distribution of three sources of excitation (supernovae, OB stars, and ultraviolet stars) in determining the physical state of the interstellar gas in arm and interarm regions.
Variations in reading and spelling acquisition in Portuguese, French and Spanish : A cross-linguistic comparison

This study undertakes a cross-linguistic comparison of reading and spelling acquisition in French, Portuguese and Spanish languages. It aims to examine several explanatory factors for the well-documented effect of language on the speed of reading and spelling development: differences in orthographic depth and complexity of syllabic structures. A longitudinal study was carried out with first graders in the three languages and with a common assessment procedure. Children were tested in October, February and May on letter knowledge, familiar word and simple pseudoword reading and spelling. Results show that all children were accurate in reading and spelling at the end of the first school year. Differences between languages are highlighted when rate of acquisition and linguistic variables such as lexicality, items length, or complexity of grapheme-phoneme correspondences and of the syllabic structure are considered. These differences will be discussed in the light of the explanatory factors mentioned.
Security Preserving Source Location Identification in Wireless Sensor Networks

In wireless sensor network is deployed to monitor certain events and pinpoint their locations, the location information is intended only for legitimate users. However, an eavesdropper can monitor the traffic and deduce the approximate location of monitored objects in certain situations. We first describe a successful attack against the flooding-based phantom routing, proposed in the seminal work by Celal Ozturk, Yanyong Zhang, and Wade Trappe. Then, we propose Random Walk, a two-way random walk, i.e., from both source and sink, to reduce the chance an eavesdropper can collect the location information. We improve the delivery rate by using local broadcasting and greedy forwarding. Privacy protection is verified under a backtracking attack model. The message delivery time is a little longer than that of the broadcasting-based approach, but it is still acceptable if we consider the enhanced privacy preserving capability of this new approach. At the same time, the energy consumption is less than half the energy consumption of floodingbase phantom routing, which is preferred in a low duty cycle, environmental monitoring sensor network. The results show that our system provides high quality location monitoring services for system users and guarantees the location privacy of the monitored