Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Discussion of Mechanisms of crustal growth in large igneous provinces : the North-Atlantic Province as a case study

The data presented in the paper by Geoffory et al. (this volume) suggest that a significant part of the magmas forming the central North Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP) were injected in a limited number of igneous centers, feeding dikes (sub-horizontally) over (sometimes) large distances. More work is needed, but if the suggested pattern of the calculated dike flow vectors as presented in this study is correct, existing models for emplacement processes may need to be re-evaluated.
Complementarities, Competition, and Sustained Intra-Industry Heterogeneity in Profits

MICHAEL J. LENOX Fuqua School of Business Duke University PO Box 90210 Durham, NC 27708 Tel: (919) 660-8025 Fax: (919) 681-6244 mlenox@duke.edu SCOTT R. ROCKART Fuqua School of Business Duke University PO Box 90210 Durham, NC 27708 Tel: (919) 660-7998 Fax: (919) 681-6244 srockart@duke.edu ARIE Y. LEWIN Fuqua School of Business Duke University PO Box 90210 Durham, NC 27708 Tel: (919) 660-7832 Fax: (919) 681-6244 ayl3@duke.edu
Sleep-Related Attentional Bias in Insomnia: Time to Examine Moderating Factors?

Department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, 3 Elizabeth Rutherford Memorial Centre for the Advancement of Research on Emotion, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Investigation into the compatibility of stationarity of short-term interest rate proxies with the dynamic term structure models of interest rates

By building on the work of Conley et al. (1997), we investigate the stationarity of riskless short-term interest rate processes, analyzing generalized stochastic volatility models with level effects and examine the compatibility of stationarity of short-term interest rates with the popular dynamic term structure of models of interest rates, such as ATSM and QTSM. We extend extant stochastic volatility models with level effects crucial in characterizing the stationarity of a continuous time stochastic process, estimate the extended models using an efficient simulation-based MCML(Monte Carlo Maximum Likelihood) estimation method using importance sampling and implement model diagnostics using the inverse of standard normal distribution of the dynamic probability integral transform obtained via an auxiliary particle filter. Empirical estimation results indicate that TB3M and Call1d exhibit drift-induced stationarity compatible with both ATSM and QTSM, and that ED1M, KTB3M, MMF7d, CD91d and CP91d are of volatility-induced stationarity. Consequently, the results imply that, without careful consideration for the nature of stationarity of a short-term interest rate, indiscriminate application of theoretical models assuming the drift-induced stationarity of short-term interest rates may cause serious failure in derivative pricing and risk management.
Hydrolyzed Collagen-Based Hydrogel System: Design, Characterization and Application in Drug Delivery

This work was intended to develop a new hydrogel of collagen-g-Poly (acrylamide-co-itaconic acid) through chemical crosslinking by graft copolymerization of acrylamide (AM) and itaconic acid (IA) on to collagen (CGN) via redox initiator system of ammonium persulfate (APS) and N, N, N’, N’-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMED), in presence of N, N’-methylene bis acrylamide (MBA) as crosslinking agent. Characterization of the hydrogel was done by FT-IR, TGA, SEM, LCMS/MS and HPLC. Valsartan (VAL) was successfully loaded into the prepared hydrogel. CGN-g-P(AM-co-IA) (H10) formulation showed highest swelling capacity as well as VAL release in the biological media and release was controlled up to 24h.zzzzzzzzzzzzz © 2011 Universal Research Publications. All rights reserved
Spectral up-and downshifting of unstable Stokes waves under wind forcing

We experimentally and numerically investigate the effect of wind forcing on the spectrum of unstable Stokes waves. We develop the wind model to the same order in steepness as the higher order modification of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, the Dysthe equation. This results in an asymmetric wind term in the higher order in addition to the leading order wind forcing term. Wind forcing is usually associated with a frequency downshift. In this study, we show that the leading order forcing term amplifies all frequencies equally and induces only a broadening of the spectrum while the asymmetric higher order term in the model amplifies higher frequencies more than lower ones. Therefore, the latter term induces a permanent upshift of the spectral mean. On the other hand, wind can indirectly lead to frequency downshifts, albeit via dissipative effects such as wave breaking, or by amplifying the intrinsic spectral asymmetry of the Dysthe equation. Furthermore, we highlight that the definition of the upand downshift in terms of peakor mean frequency is critical to relate our work to previous results.
Slovak university of technology in Bratislava Faculty of informatics and information technologies

There is a growing demand to interact with computers in a more natural way. For example using hand gestures to interact with certain type of applications would be more efficient than old-fashioned keyboard and mouse. Hand tracking is one of the key problems in computer vision. We have analyzed many different approaches used for hand tracking. Flocks of features introduced by Mathias Kölsch and Matthew Turk can track human hand continuously during various movements and pose variations. It uses the Kanade Lucas Tomasi (KLT) tracker for features located on a human hand to track them in a frame sequence. It can handle fast tracking of non-rigid highly articulated objects such as hands. We propose an improvement to this algorithm by processing the frame using histogram back projection of the skin color prior to applying flocks of features (FoF). This modification provides better results with lower false positive error.
The resonant electromagnetic fields of an array of metallic slits acting as Fabry-Perot cavities

Fabry-Perot cavities are perhaps the best known of the optical transmission resonators, with cavity field enhancement accomplished by two parallel and partially reflecting planes. Recently it has been shown that arrays of narrow slits cut into a metal substrate are similarly able to exhibit resonant transmission modes. An analysis of the field solutions and transmission properties of this resonant array is compared to the well-known etalon and dielectric slab geometries, revealing a most elegant illustration of the principles of Maxwell’s electromagnetism. It is demonstrated that the matching of the propagating field to each slit-cavity mode is made possible through strong diffraction at each end. Furthermore, the interface between the slit cavities and semi-infinite space beyond acts as a high-impedance surface on resonance, reflecting the field with a positive reflection-amplitude coefficient. Metallic slit arrays have several advantages over conventional Fabry-Perot resonators with interesting applicat.
The influence of kinesiotherapy on joint motion and process of strengthening selected muscules of leg after the episode of knee joint sprain Wpływ kinezyterapii na ruchomość stawową i wzmacnianie wybranych mięśni kończyny dolnej po epizodzie skręcenia stawu kolanowego

Introduction: Traumatic damage to the knee joint by twisting is a common health problem in people of all ages. Aim of the research: To compare the results of 3-week complex physiotherapy (kinesiotherapy and physiotherapy) with partial physiotherapy (physical therapy) in the process of rehabilitation of the knee joint after twisting. Material and methods: A factor differentiating groups was medical gymnastics – kinesiotherapy. Fifty patients of the Reha bilitation Unit of the District Hospital in Staszow divided into two numerically equal groups of subjects (25 people each) were assessed twice (before and after improving physiotherapy) for muscle strength and range of movement of the knee joint. Each participant of the rehabilitation had the healthy lower limb compared to the injured one treated with physiotherapy activities in terms of the above-mentioned indicators. The age of patients with damage to the knee joint was between 20 and 64 years old. The median age was 42 years. The patients were from urban and rural areas of the Staszow town region. They represented various professions. Results: The applied physiotherapy improved muscle strength (measured in Lovett scale points) and increased the range of movements (defined in degrees with a goniometer) of the injured knee. While assessing the effects of the therapy, there was no significant difference between the groups of studied subjects who underwent complex and partial rehabilitation. Conclusions: The obtained results of rehabilitation showed that the model of physiotherapy enhanced with physical exercise allows for faster muscle growth and increases the amplitude of the range of motion in the injured joint.
An analysis of the low-volatility anomaly

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The impact of different data sources on finding and ranking synonyms for a large-scale vocabulary

In this paper we compare different models for measuring synonymy. We consider methods based on monolingual text corpora and parallel texts. We experiment with the features based on context similarity, translation similarity, and similarity of neighbors in the parse trees. We provide an analysis of strong and weak points of different approaches and show that their combination can improve the results. The considered methods can handle large-scale vocabularies and be useful for automatic construction of human-oriented synonym dictionaries.
Analytical Models for Calculating Attenuation in Coplanar Waveguides

Coplanar waveguides (CPW’s) have received considerable attention due to several advantages offered for monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC’s) applications. The available commercial software tools are capable of determining the characteristic impedance and propagation constant accurately; they fail to provide realistic estimates of line loss. Holloway and Kuester (HK) [1, 2] have used the concept of stopping distance with the standard perturbation method to compute the conductor loss of a coplanar waveguide (CPW) shown in Fig.1. However, theoretical stoppingdistance is valid only for the isolated strip conductor [7]. It is not sufficiently accurate for computation of conductor loss of CPW. In the present work, we studied the nature of the stopping distance and it is also extracted from experimental results of Haydl et al. in different ways and then curve-fitted to obtain closedform expressions of the stoppingdistance. Those expressions are used with HK model to obtain the improved HK models. The accuracy of the improved HK models is tested against Haydl et al. [4, 5] and Ponchak et al. [6].
THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ( FDI )

In the light of recent strong global increases of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), Ethiopia is one of the developing countries having received high FDI inflows in its agribusiness sector especially since 2006. As the agribusiness sector is the base of the Ethiopian economy these increases may considerably influence the total economy. This study aims at giving a first insight of possible midterm impacts of the FDI inflows on the sustainable development of Ethiopia. By analysing former empirical studies, likely future trends of development are derived. It is estimated that the high FDI inflows currently have and in the future continue to have a positive impact on the economic growth and poverty reduction. However, scarcity of agricultural land and water and corresponding environmental problems are bound to increase if no new production technologies and sufficiently strong regulatory frameworks are implemented.
Efficacy of selected plant extracts and biocontrol agents against damping-off ( Pythium aphanidermatum ) of chilli

The efficacy of plant extracts and biocontrol agents were tested against damping off disease of chilli caused by Pythium aphanidermatum. Five biocontrol agents (T. harzianum, T. hamatum, T. asperellum, Bacillus subtilis and P. fluorescens) and four botanicals (Catharanthus roseus, Lantana camara, Eucalyptus globolus and Lawsonia intermis ) were selected by screening against test pathogen in in vitro. Effective plant extracts and biocontrol agents were further tested against damping off disease in pot and field conditions with positive and negative control. The pooled data of two year research trail (2013-14 and 2014-15) revealed that seed treatment with T. harzianum shows maximum disease reduction in pre emergence and post emergence (84.38 % and 85.01 % respectively) over the control followed by Lantana camara, P. fluorescens and rest of the treatments as compared to the control. However, seed treatment of P. fluorescens showed maximum plant growth and yield (shoot length, root length and yield were recorded 11.39 cm, 6.59 cm and 117.22 gm/plant respectively) in compare of other treatments. Ridomil effectively reduce disease over the control pre and post emergence (87.50 % and 87.32% respectively) and increase plant growth and yield of chilli plants as positive control.
OBSERVATION OF 1 ... 20 kHz FLUCTUATIONS IN THE URAGAN-2 M TORSATRON

First observations of plasma fluctuations in the frequency range of 1.20 kHz in various plasma conditions of the URAGAN-2M (U-2M) torsatron are presented. Observed fluctuations of the Hα emissivity are coherent with the line-averaged density fluctuations measured by the 140 GHz heterodyne interferometer. Bursts of 1.2 kHz, m=1 oscillations, localized in the central region of the plasma column, are always observed at the heating degradation stage of the crankshaft antenna operation in “standard” U-2M discharges (B0=0.35 T). For this “standard” discharges with low RF power 10.15 kHz plasma density fluctuations are strongly localized at the region of substantial Hα emissivity gradients. Transient burst of 6 kHz central fluctuations are also observed in the medium magnetic field (B0=0.067 T) discharges. Strong m = 1 fluctuations in the frequency range of 10.20 kHz are observed in the plasma conditioning discharges with low temperature and magnetic field (B0=0.01 T). These fluctuations are localized in the central part of the plasma. Direction of poloidal rotation of the mode which causes fluctuations is reversed during the discharge simultaneously with its substantial amplitude increase and frequency decrease from 20 to 10 kHz. The fluctuations observed in standard U-2M discharges have frequency below the geodesic acoustic mode (GAM) frequency and can be caused by drift plasma modes. The frequency of fluctuations in the plasma conditioning discharges is observed in the range near the GAM frequency or higher. PACS: 52.55. Hc; 52.70. La
Event-triggered guaranteed cost control for uncertain discrete-time networked control systems with time-varying transmission delays

In this study, event-triggered guaranteed cost control problem for discrete-time networked control systems (NCSs) with parameter uncertainties and time-varying transmission delays is studied. First, an event-triggering scheme for discrete-time NCSs is proposed. Then by using a delay system approach, a unified model of event-triggered control systems with parameter uncertainties and state delay is established. By applying Laypunov functional method together with linear matrix inequality (LMI) technique, sufficient conditions for the existence of an admissible guaranteed cost controller are established, which ensure a specific quadratic cost function has an upper bound for all admissible uncertainties. The proposed stability and stabilisation conditions are formulated in the framework of LMIs, which can be solved efficiently by using existing optimisation techniques. Finally, a numerical example and a practical example are given to demonstrate that, under the proposed event-triggering scheme, the advantage of reducing communication traffic in a control network without compromising the stability of the closed-loop system is preserved.
Flux Linkage Non Destructive Testing By Electromagnetic Waves

Recent years the conductor, insulator and semiconductor are prepared by melting the raw materials in manufacturing industries and it will filling the moulder . In moulder raw materials made to condense during the condensing process the material get definite shape. At the time the voids are created due to the air – bubbles. The voids are not inspected by naked eyes. If we use the void material, the material quality is affected. The voids are inspected by electromagnetic wave. The shape, size and location of voids are identified. Depending upon void the material is under goes reconstruction process.
Bio-Fertilization Effect on the Productivity and Biodiesel Quality of Castor Plant Oil under El-Salam Canal Irrigation Condition

El-Salam canal as a marginal water can be utilized for the irrigation of non-traditional plants such as castor oil plant for biodiesel production . The article aim to maximize yield and oil content of castor plants for production of biodiesel using either biofertilizers or plant growth hormones. Two bacterial strains (Azotobacter chrococcum and Pseudomonas geniculata) of high potential to produce indole acetic acid (IAA) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) and two synthetic growth hormones (IAA or IBA) were used.
Microporous cokes formed in zeolite catalysts enable efficient solar evaporation

Cokes are inevitably generated during zeolite-catalyzed reactions as deleterious side products that deactivate the catalyst. In this study, we in situ converted cokes into carbons within the confined microporous zeolite structures and evaluated their performances as absorbing materials for solar-driven water evaporation. With a properly chosen zeolite, the coke-derived carbons possessed ordered interconnected pores and tunable compositions. We found that the porous structure and the oxygen content in the as-prepared carbons had important influences on their energy conversion efficiencies. Among various investigated carbon materials, the carbon derived from the methanol-to-olefin reaction over zeolite beta gave the highest conversion efficiency of 72% under simulated sunlight with an equivalent solar intensity of 2 suns. This study not only demonstrates the great potential of traditionally useless cokes for solar thermal applications but also provides new insights into the design of carbon-based absorbing materials for efficient solar evaporation.
Modelling estuarine variations in tidal marsh sedimentation : response to changing sea level and suspended sediment concentrations

This study presents the validation of a zero-dimensional time-stepping physically based model (MARSED) to simulate the varying rates of long-term (10–100 years) tidal marsh accumulation within an estuary. First, field data on long-term tidal marsh accumulation were collected for 25 marsh sites scattered along the Scheldt estuary (NW Europe), based on old topographic data and radiometric and paleoenvironmental dating of sediment cores. The field data showed that estuarine marshes accumulate at highly varying rates depending on (1) the age of the marsh, (2) estuarine variations in mean high water-level (MHWL) rise, and (3) variations in suspended sediment concentrations (SSCs). As a general mechanism, young low marsh surfaces accumulate quickly and asymptotically up to an equilibrium level around MHWL. After this, high old marshes accumulate much slower at rates that are comparable to local MHWL rise. Furthermore, marsh accumulation rates are higher in the inner part than in the outer part of the estuary. This difference can be attributed to the faster MHWL rise and higher SSC values in the inner estuary. Second, the MARSED model was validated against the field data. The model was able to simulate the observed variations in marsh accumulation rates with good accuracy. Furthermore, the model allows to quantify the combined effect of sea-level change and SSC on variations in accumulation rates: they showed that tidal marshes can maintain their equilibrium elevation around MHWL, only if incoming SSC is high enough. Finally, the model allows to predict marsh accumulation rates in response to changing environmental conditions. Simulations for the next 100 years suggest that the tidal marshes in the Scheldt estuary will be able to keep up with the rising MHWL, unless MHWL rise would increase and SSC would decrease importantly. D 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Effect of conventional physiotherapy on pain and muscle stiffness in patients with low back pain assessed by a wireless hand-held tissue ultrasound palpation system (TUPS)

Background: Low back pain (LPB) is a common health problem. While physiotherapy can relieve pain and the muscle stiffness of patients with LBP was shown to be different from healthy people, few studies have investigated the effect of physiotherapy on back muscle stiffness in patients with LBP. Objective: To investigate the effect of a 5-day conventional physiotherapy treatment on muscle stiffness of patients with LBP using a newly developed wireless hand-held ultrasound probe. Methods: A total of ten patients with LBP participated in this study. They received customized conventional physiotherapy containing electrical therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, manipulation and wax therapy. The pain level was evaluated by the visual analogue scale, and the muscle stiffness was measured by a wireless hand-held tissue ultrasound palpation system. The muscle stiffness of left and right sides at L1 and L4 levels and pain level were evaluated in two conditions, including baseline and 5-day post treatments. Results and discussion: After receiving the treatment, the muscle stiffness of all tested low back regions increased significantly (p=0.040). The muscle stiffness at L4 level was significantly higher than that of L1 level (p=0.021). No significant difference of muscle stiffness between left and right sides was found. The correlation between the muscle stiffness and VAS score appeared to decrease after receiving the treatment (R2 changed from 0.3598 to 0.0533). Conclusion: A five-day conventional physiotherapy treatment could relieve the pain level and increase the muscle stiffness of patients with LBP as evaluated by a wireless hand-held ultrasound probe. The stiffness of back muscle at L4 level was significantly higher than that of L1 level in patients with LBP. The treatment may change the correlation between the muscle stiffness and VAS score at low back region.