Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Naturalness of the Vistula Riverbank’s Landscape: Warsaw Inhabitants’ Perceptions

This paper considers the issue of urban inhabitants’ appreciation of the naturalness of the landscape provided that people living in urban areas can benefit from the green space and would like to care more about its protection. This study examines: (1) Warsaw inhabitants’ preferences with regard to places to spend free time outdoors; (2) public perception of the advantages and disadvantages of the semi-natural Vistula riverfront; and (3) people’s connectedness to nature and willingness to donate funds to modernize the riverfront (N = 630). We applied a questionnaire method based on the computer-assisted web interview. The findings suggest that Warsaw residents appreciate the naturalness of the landscape at the Vistula riverfront, would not like to take direct responsibility for its condition, and would rather the municipality invest in public spaces. Therefore, the municipality of Warsaw should work to enhance inhabitants’ attachment to the place and build a sense of common responsibility for the protection of the riverfront’s natural environment.
A Microbiological, Toxicological, and Biochemical Study of the Effects of Fucoxanthin, a Marine Carotenoid, on Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the Enzymes Implicated in Its Cell Wall: A Link Between Mycobacterial Infection and Autoimmune Diseases

This study explored the antitubercular properties of fucoxanthin, a marine carotenoid, against clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Two vital enzymes involved in Mtb cell wall biosynthesis, UDP-galactopyranose mutase (UGM) and arylamine-N-acetyltransferase (TBNAT), were selected as drug targets to reveal the mechanism underlying the antitubercular effect of fucoxanthin. The obtained results showed that fucoxanthin showed a clear bacteriostatic action against the all Mtb strains tested, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) ranging from 2.8 to 4.1 µM, along with a good degree of selectivity index (ranging from 6.1 to 8.9) based on cellular toxicity evaluation compared with standard drug isoniazid (INH). The potent inhibitory actions of fucoxanthin and standard uridine-5’-diphosphate against UGM were recorded to be 98.2% and 99.2%, respectively. TBNAT was potently inactivated by fucoxanthin (half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) = 4.8 µM; 99.1% inhibition) as compared to INH (IC50 = 5.9 µM; 97.4% inhibition). Further, molecular docking approaches were achieved to endorse and rationalize the biological findings along with envisaging structure-activity relationships. Since the clinical evidence of the last decade has confirmed the correlation between bacterial infections and autoimmune diseases, in this study we have discussed the linkage between infection with Mtb and autoimmune diseases based on previous clinical observations and animal studies. In conclusion, we propose that fucoxanthin could demonstrate great therapeutic value for the treatment of tuberculosis by acting on multiple targets through a bacteriostatic effect as well as by inhibiting UGM and TBNAT. Such outcomes may lead to avoiding or decreasing the susceptibility to autoimmune diseases associated with Mtb infection in a genetically susceptible host.
SCHEDULING OF FLEXIBLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN A FUTURE ENERGY DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: PROBLEM FORMULATION

Rapidly changing electricity markets call for innovative solutions to support balancing of energy production and consumption, and utilize the increasing amount of energy from renewable sources. MIRABEL is a future energy data management system based on flexible offers (flex-offers) for energy production and consumption. One of its core functionalities is scheduling of aggregated flex-offers to minimize the costs of the balance responsible party. This paper presents a formulation of this scheduling problem in terms of decision variables, constraints and the objective function, and discusses the problem characteristics.
531 DETECTION OF BOUNDARY LAYER AND ENTRAINMENT USING GROUND-BASED AEROSOL LIDAR

1. ABSTRACT The planetary boundary layer (PBL) and its associated entrainment zone are important features in the thermodynamic structure of the lower troposphere, but they may be easier to detect by their effect on aerosol and clouds than by thermodynamic profiling of the atmosphere. NASA’s Micropulse Lidar Network (MPLNET) supports ground-based lidar observations at a number of sites across the globe, some of which have operated continuously for years. With an algorithm for automated PBL detection based on the backscatter gradient, this data makes it possible to observe the diurnal development and seasonal variability of the PBL height with a temporal resolution of minutes. Such information is useful for understanding aerosol transport and interaction between aerosol and the PBL. The PBL detection algorithm combines the wavelet covariance transform approach proposed by Davis et al. (2000) and Brooks (2003) with an iterative curve-fitting process from Steyn et al. (1999). The former method provides a first guess for the latter which is adaptable to a wide range of climates and weather conditions; the latter method refines the PBL height and adds an estimate of entrainment zone depth. The combined algorithm is computationally simple enough to use operationally, while successfully identifying the backscatter features associated with the PBL. The results are months-long climatologies of PBL behavior at MPLNET sites across the globe, verifiable by radiosonde data, with estimations of the entrainment occurring between the mixed layer and free troposphere.
Hesperidin inhibits the epithelial to mesenchymal transition induced by transforming growth factor-β1 in A549 cells through Smad signaling in the cytoplasm

*Correspondence: Z. Ren. Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Collaborative Innovation Center for Respiratory Diagnosis and Treatment & Chinese Medicine Development of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450046, P.R. China. Tel: 0086-0371-65676568 / Fax: 0086-0371-65944307. E-mail: renzhouxin123@126.com Hesperidin inhibits the epithelial to mesenchymal transition induced by transforming growth factor-β1 in A549 cells through Smad signaling in the cytoplasm
Guideline for communication in cross-cultural general practice consultations. Developed using a participatory research approach

In 2009, the Discipline of General Practice at NUI Galway, in collaboration with the Centre for Participatory Strategies, Galway and the HSE National Social Inclusion Unit, began a participatory research project to involve migrants and other key stakeholders in the development of a Guideline for communication in cross-cultural general practice consultations. Th is project was funded by the Health Research Board and the HSE National Social Inclusion Unit through a Health Research Board (HRB) Partnership Award Th e development of the Guideline is a direct and practical response to the reality that service users with limited English and their GPs face signifi cant challenges on a daily basis in their consultations together because they do not have a shared language or cultural background. Th is frequently results in misunderstandings and communication breakdowns, which are distressing and unsatisfactory for all involved. Th e National Intercultural Health Strategy 2007-2012 recognises these challenges and recommends research to clarify what supports and models of service provision are required in the Irish context.
Efektivitas brief pain management dalam meningkatkan self efficacy dan mereduksi distress terkait nyeri pada penderita kanker payudara

Nyeri yang dialami penderita kanker payudara berdampak menurunkan kualitas hidup secara signifikan karena memiliki konsekuensi fisik, psikologis, dan sosial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas intervensi berupa brief pain management dalam meningkatkan self efficacy dan mereduksi distress terkait nyeri pada penderita kanker payudara yang menggunakan ECCT (Electro-Capacitive Cancer Therapy). Untuk menilai efektivitas tersebut, kami menggunakan dua parameter; aktivitas otak yang direkam dengan 4D Brain ECVT (Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography), skala Elkins Distress Inventory (EDI) serta skala Pain Management and Self Efficacy Questionnaire (PMSEQ), yang dilakukan sebelum dan sesudah intervensi. Penelitian pendahuluan melibatkan 100 orang penderita kanker payudara yang disajikan skala PSEQ dan EDI. Terdapat 20% partisipan yang memenuhi kriteria penelitian yaitu yang memiliki skor self efficacy rendah dan distress tinggi terhadap nyeri kanker. Penelitian ini tergolong studi kasus yang melibatkan 1 orang subjek penderita kanker payudara. Analisis data dilakukan secara kualitatif berdasarkan hasil observasi, wawancara, lembar evaluasi pelaksanaan intervensi dan membandingkan skor skala PSEQ dan EDI sebelum dan sesudah intervensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan skor self efficacy serta penurunan distress terhadap nyeri dan aktivitas rekaman otak menunjukkan setelah sesi intervensi otak lebih tahan dengan stimulus terkait nyeri kanker. Hasil ini didukung dengan analisis individu yang menunjukkan bahwa brief pain management efektif dalam meningkatkan self efficacy dan mereduksi distress terkait nyeri kanker pada subjek penelitian.
Resource Management in Utility and Cloud Computing

We are entering an era of “Everything-as-a-Service” where resources are shared at an unprecedented scale. The so called utility computing model, built upon cloud computing infrastructures, becomes ubiquitous in the enterprise IT landscape. In this chapter, we first introduce recent advances in the study of the economics of cloud computing, known as Cloudnomics. Next, we describe the motivation behind cost-effective resource management design in Cloudnomics. We also summarize relevant research to the study of resource management in utility and cloud computing. At the end of this chapter, we describe the fundamental research challenges, present our design evolutions with regard to these challenges, and sketch our proposed solutions. 1.1 Resource Management in Utility and Cloud Computing Distributed computing paradigms have undergone profound changes in the past decade. The emerging cloud computing [6, 14, 21, 23, 49, 54] and utility computing [42, 43] model promise to deliver agile, metered computing services to both business and scientific communities. To cope with the change, it is of paramount importance to develop efficient and flexible resource management strategies. However, the problem of managing resource allocations in a cloud and utility computing environment is challenging because both resources and administrative parties who operate these resources feature diverse heterogeneity. As cloud proliferates, scalable resource sharing platform instantiated on multiple resource providers becomes cheaper and more accessible. Hence, strategy design for resource management should equally address the heterogeneous interests of various involved parties who pursue maximum economic benefits. As a result, an inter-disciplinary research approach that combines economic models in social computing scenarios with algorithmic design in computer science becomes a viable option for researchers to build cost-effective resource scheduling strategies. H. Zhao and X. Li, Resource Management in Utility and Cloud Computing, SpringerBriefs in Computer Science, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8970-2__1, © The Author(s) 2013 1
Expression of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels in rats with cirrhosis: correlationship with sympathetic activity and renal function

1 Researcher, Nephrology Division Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo (SP), Brazil. 2 Researcher, Nephrology Division Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo (SP), Brazil. 3 Affiliate Professor, Nephrology Division Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo (SP), Brazil. 4 Affiliate Professor, Nephrology Division Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo (SP), Brazil. 5 Affiliate Professor, Nephrology Division Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo (SP), Brazil. 6 Associate Professor, Nephrology Division Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo (SP), Brazil. 7 Associate Professor, Nephrology Division Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE THIN AGAR LAYER METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF INJURED CELLS OF Escherichia coli IN MILK

Injured cells of foodborne bacteria are generated by exposure to sub-lethal doses of food preservation factors. These cells maintain viability but loss resistance to selective agents in differential media used for their detection in foodstuffs, and could thus lead to false negative results. Injured cells can be reliably recovered using a 3stage method that requires at least 4 days of lengthy culture. This study was therefore designed to develop a time and effort-effective protocol for detecting injured cells of Escherichia coli in milk. Heat-injured cells of E. coli could be generated in reconstituted skim milk (RSM) by exposure to 55 oC for 50 min. Heat-injured cells of E. coli could be recovered using direct plating on the nonselective media of tryptone soy agar (TSA), tryptone glucose extract (TGE), and plate count agar (PCA) with TSA supplemented with 1% sodium pyrurvate (NaPyr) showing the highest recovery efficiency. None of 3 selective media of MacConkey agar (Mac), eosin methylene blue agar (EMB) and violet red bile agar (VRB) was able to recover heat-injured cells of E. coli from RSM. However, supplementing these selective media with 1% NaPyr allowed the detection of heat-injured cells of E. coli with limited recovery rates. Overlaying a thin layer of a nonselective agar over another layer of a selective medium (the thin agar layer method) improved the recovery of heat-injured cells from RSM, compared to recovery by selective media only. Supplemented TSA (TSA+) combined with EMB showed the highest recovery of injured cells from RSM, compared to other combinations of nonselective and selective media. The TSA+/EMB combination could also successfully recover heat-injured E. coli from pasteurized buffalo's milk with different fat contents. These results presented the thin agar layer method involving a combination of TSA+/EMB, as a time and effort-effective protocol for the detection of injured E. coli in milk used for preparing different dairy products.
IJSRD-International Journal for Scientific Research & Development| Vol. 4, Issue 10, 2016 | ISSN (online): 2321-0613

This paper presents a robust technique for denoising of vibration signals corrupted by Additive White Gaussian Noise. The proposed method uses Dual Tree Complex Wavelet Transform (DTCWT) and is very efficient due to its shift invariance property and reduced aliasing effect. While using DTCWT, we are comparing Different Threshold selections. The threshold value is selected using Universal, Rigrsure, Heursure and Minimaxi methods and is level adaptive. The best results are obtained by the threshold value selection using ‘Minimaxi’ threshold at low values of noise standard deviation and using ‘Universal’ threshold at higher values of noise standard deviation. Experiments are carried out on simulated vibration signals as well as on real time faulty signal. The comparison of the results of the proposed methods using DTCWT for synthetic signal is done using the signal to noise ratio (SNR). Higher SNR is gained compared to traditional denoising method. For comparison of results of the real time signal, another statistical parameter ‘Kurtosis’ is chosen.
DETECTION OF BRAIN TUMOR USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES

7 Abstract— Tumor can be defined as abnormal growth of the tissues or cells in the brain. Brain tumor is an ab normal mass of tissue in which cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, seemingly unchecked by the mechanisms that control normal cells. Brain tumors are divided into two main categories that are primary or metastatic, and either malignant or benign. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an advanced med ical imaging technique used to produce high quality imag es of the parts contained in the human body MRI imaging is of ten used when treating brain tumor. The proposed system introduces a new algorithm which takes the gradient differential as specified criteria for identification and detection of brain tumor in magnetic resonance images. This algorithm eliminates the regions of brain that doesn’t matches the criteria of maximum intensity and entropy since these are the two speci fied characteristics for the identification of tumor part. At last by applying extension of maximal transformation and regional transformation and by collecting the regional properties it can be noticed the most susceptible part of tumor. In p roposed system, random walk solver based segmentation techn ique is used to detect the tumor more accurately. Experiment al results on various MR images containing brain tumor verifies that the proposed algorithm has more accurate accuracy and r educed execution time which is several times better when c ompared with existing methods.
University of Birmingham Promoting physical activity for disabled people who are ready to become physically active:

4 Objective : To provide an overview of which psychosocial factors are related to physical activity 5 participation for disabled people who intend to be active, to determine which interventions 6 effectively improved physical activity and to identify how participants were described as intenders. 7 Design : A systematic review was conducted using PRISMA guidelines. 8 Method : Six databases were searched using MesH terms and free texts. Inclusion criteria were 9 studies focusing on disabled people, physical activity and intention. Exclusion criteria were studies 10 not including disabled people, focusing on children or on biomechanical or neurological aspects of 11 physical activity. Included studies were appraised using the quality tool by Sirriyeh et al, 2012 and 12 were coded using the behaviour change technique (BCT) taxonomy by Michie et al (2011). BCTs were 13 considered effective if they were present in at least 50% of the effective studies included in this 14 review and only present in one of the non-effective studies, as described in Hynynen et al (2016). 15 Results : Twenty studies were included in this review. Self-efficacy, intention and weighing pros and 16 cons were positively associated with physical activity, whereas experiencing barriers and severity of 17 the impairment were negatively associated. Intervention studies reported BCTs such as self- 18 monitoring of behaviour, barrier identification/problem solving and action planning as effective 19 elements of interventions. 20 Conclusions : Future research should consider including the above mentioned techniques as well as 21 additional BCTs to provide better insight in effective elements promoting physical activity of disabled 22 intenders. We close with a series of recommendations for future research.
Epidemiological observations on coccidiosis in cow calves of Marathwada region

Epidemiological study on coccidiosis in cow claves of Marathwada region during July 2004 to June 2005 revealed an overall prevalence of 43.53% (431/990) in cow calves which was highest in July (64.16%) month and in monsoon (53.58%) season. The calves between 3–6 months of age group were highly (56.61%) susceptible to coccidiosis and higher prevalence rate was also observed in males (61.50%) as compared to female (27.61%) calves.
elearning: a Dataset for Affect-driven Adaptation of Computer-Based Learning

The use of recommendation systems has been extensively applied to different fields from the suggestion of multimedia content to other areas such as education. Thereof, the integration of affect-related information becomes a key factor to enhance the user experience and, when it comes to learning, it can be translated into the maximization of knowledge acquisition. The existence of affect-enhanced datasets is imperative when training a recommender learning system. This paper introduces a new dataset gathered under realistic conditions which includes affect-related information of 33 learners from different knowledge background interacting with an e-learning platform. Matrix Factorization techniques were evaluated in order to prove the wealthiness of the dataset and to demonstrate that it could potentially replace the adaptation mechanism of the introduced platform and maximizing the learner’s knowledge acquisition.
Amino Acid Profile, Functional Properties and In-vitro Antioxidant Capacity of Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita mixta Fruit Pulps and Seeds

The study aimed at evaluating the amino acid profile, fatty acid profile, anti-nutritional factors, functional properties and in-vitro antioxidant activities of Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita mixta fruit pulps and seeds. Freshly harvested Cucurbita mixta and Cucurbita maxima fruit were processed into flour as; Pa: Cucurbita maxima pulp flour, Pi: Cucurbita mixta pulp flour, Sa: Cucurbita maxima seed flour and Si: Cucurbita mixta seed flour and were evaluated for amino acid profile, fatty acid profile, anti-nutritional factors, functional properties and in-vitro antioxidant activities. Triplicate data were analysed and means were separated using New Duncan Multiple Range Test (NDMRT) at p<0.05. The protein content of the fruit pulps and seeds flour samples were 12.77 g/100 g (Pi), 13.22 g/100 g (Pa), 15.37 g/100 g (Sa) and 16.86 g/100 g (Si). Total essential amino acid was 5.33 mg/100 g of protein (Pa) 6.62 mg/100 g of protein (Pi), 9.85 mg/100 g of protein (Sa) and 14.61 mg/100 g of protein (Si). Total essential amino acid of Pi and Si are significantly higher (p>0.05) than Pa and Sa. Statistically, saturated fatty acid and polyunsaturated fatty acid of the Pi and Si were significantly lower (p<0.05) than Pa and Sa respectively. Antioxidant activities against ABTS* (Pi) is significantly higher (p>0.05) than Pa and with no significant differences (p<0.05) between ABTS values of Si and Sa. While there is a significant difference (p<0.05) between Si and Sa as well as Pi and Pa antioxidant activities against DPPH* respectively. In conclusion, Cucurbita seeds and pulps flour contains high protein content, appreciable amount of essential minerals, lower Na/K molar ratio of less than one and they also exhibit a good free radical scavenging abilities against DPPH*, ABTS* and ability to reduce Fe3+ to Fe2+ with high content of total phenol and flavonoid.
A New Design Approach for Torque Improvement and Torque Ripple Reduction in a Switched Reluctance Motor

High torque ripple and high acoustic noise are the major disadvantages of Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM). SRM has valuable features like low cost, reduced maintenance requirements, fault tolerance, high efficiency, rugged behavior and large torque output over a very wide speed range the researcher giving more concentration to this device, there are several publications which gives full or partial solution to the problems of SRM. This paper proposes a simple new structured stator and rotor design for SRM to increase the torque and reduce the torque ripple considerably. The proposed 8X8 motor Consists of six layered magnetically independent stator and rotor sets . Each layer works exactly in a complementary way and helps to another layer in an accurate method to give a suitable torque output. Based on special switching method at a time one layer produces torque and the remaining layers doesn’t produces torque and it continues periodically with six layers which results in high torque and less ripple, low noise and vibration. This proposed method with six layered rotor and stator with special switching method works complementary to each other and hence produces high torque with less torque ripple and noise.