Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Taurine Metabolism in Humans

Taurine is a sulfur-containing compound that humans synthesize from the amino acid methionine. Taurine is present in dietary food and some artificial drinks, although body taurine content remains normal with minor taurine ingestion. Taurine is present in human skeletal muscle, heart, and liver, but distribution in other tissues is not well known. The human kidney modifies urinary taurine excretion depending on dietary taurine intake, so that urinary excretion is reduced when taurine availability is low while urinary excretion increases with abundant taurine consumption. Two human transporters are known to carry taurine across the plasma membrane, SLC6A6 (TauT) and SLC36A1 (PAT1). No congenital deficiency of these transporters has been identified. The biological actions of taurine are not fully established. Taurine binds acyl groups, although little is known about the enzymes involved in the formation of acyl-taurine derivatives. Taurine is attached to the mitochondrial transfer RNA for leucine and lysine and this modification is required for normal protein translation in the mitochondrial network. Like glycine, taurine conjugates bile acids to facilitate their secretion into bile. In the intestinal lumen, conjugated bile acids improve fat absorption, including fat-soluble vitamins. Plasma level of acetyl-taurine increases after exercise, suggesting that taurine contributes to reduce excess intracellular acetyl-coA content, like L-carnitine. Taurine supplementation may have beneficial effects on exercise performance. A vascular effect of taurine improving arterial stiffness has been reported. Taurine administration may lower plasma triglyceride level in obese individuals. No major effect of taurine on glycemic control in patients with diabetes has been documented.
Portal Help: Helping People Help Themselves Through Animated Demos

When the above was written in 1985, the majority of people had little or no contact with computing machinery. Seventeen years later personal computers are a pervasive aspect of our society and, in those intervening years, have grown exponentially in number, power, and complexity. These trends have served to wrestle computing away from the expert user and land the burden squarely on the non-expert user (Selfe et. al., 1992). At the same time, the learning curve for even simple computing has become much higher, “because even the most user-friendly software systems are not always easy to use” (Covi & Ackerman, 1995). This dichotomy of increased functionality with a burgeoning group of novice users has created a breakdown between system and user. Often a program or system will present a myriad of powerful options which user’s have no way to conceptualize, much less employ. (Carroll & Mckendree, 1987) One solution offered to this problem is an online help system (OHS). An OHS is a help function that is delivered electronically via a chosen interface. OHSs can create a bridge between the system and the user, allowing for a fuller exploitation of the technology (Silveira et al. 2001).
Edge-dominating cycles, k-walks and Hamilton prisms in $2K_2$-free graphs

We show that an edge-dominating cycle in a $2K_2$-free graph can be found in polynomial time; this implies that every 1/(k-1)-tough $2K_2$-free graph admits a k-walk, and it can be found in polynomial time. For this class of graphs, this proves a long-standing conjecture due to Jackson and Wormald (1990). Furthermore, we prove that for any \epsilon>0 every (1+\epsilon)-tough $2K_2$-free graph is prism-Hamiltonian and give an effective construction of a Hamiltonian cycle in the corresponding prism, along with few other similar results.
Adsorption and Distribution of Selected High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in a Typical Coastal Sand Deposit

Contaminant migration study through soil medium is a veritable tool for a match towards sustainable groundwater protection. It is also essential to predict the fate and Transport of pollutants and to evaluate pollution risks. In this study, migration and distribution of High Molecular Weight (HMW) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) through a coastal sand deposit of a wetland was investigated. Flow simulation of the PAHs to determine the migration of the selected HMW was carried out by soil column method. With the help of gravity, the PAHs polluted wastewater collected from the study site was made to pass through a soil column. The analysis of the pore water collected as exit solution showed apparent concentration differences of various selected (HMW) PAHs from the original concentrations. The relative concentrations with respect to pore water assumed dome curves in which various selected (HMW) PAH concentrations rose gradually to the peak then decreased and tailed down with increasing pore volume effluents. The observed concentration differences was attributed to adsorption. Concentration values of the PAHs adsorbed onto the soil is of the following order; Benzo(b)flouranthene>Benzo(K)flourathene>1,2,3-cd pyrene >Dibenzo(a,h)anthrene> Benzo(a)pyrene > Chrysene > Benzo(a)anthrene. Distribution of the selected (HMW) PAHs within the soil column was also investigated. There was significant percentage asymmetric fixation of Benzo(b)flouranthene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Chrysene, 1,2,3-cd pyreneand Benzo(K)flourathene at the upper segment (0-4 and 4-9 cm) of the soil column. On the other hand, retentions of Dibenzo(a,h)anthrene and Benzo(a)anthrene were equally significant at the lower segment (9-15 cm). Despite the asymmetric fixation of Benzo(a)pyrene and Chrysene at the upper segment of the column, their concentrations and that of Benzo(a)anthrene) compound were significant in the exit solution. However, Migration and distributions of the HMW PAHs on the soil under investigation were essentially the functions of their chemical structures, solubility and to an extent the molecular weights. Given the distribution and migration pattern of the selected (HMW), Dibenzo(a,h)anthrene, Benzo(a)pyrene, Chrysene and Benzo(a)anthrene have great potentials to migrate further down the subsurface and to the aquifer to compromise the integrity of the groundwater in the wetland.
Clustering of Faculty by Evaluating their Appraisal Performance by using Feed Forward Neural Network Approach

Clustering is the process of grouping a set of data objects into multiple groups or clusters with high similarities and dissimilarities. Dissimilarities and Similarities are assessed on the attribute values describing the objects and often involve distance measures. Clustering acts as a data mining tool by having its roots in many application areas such as biology, security, business intelligence, web search etc. Our Institute is currently using a software application with a name ―Merit System‖, which evaluates the performance of the staff members regarding their level of teaching by considering various factors. It computes the performance level by collecting feedback from every student. It gives the appraisal result in the form of 30 points earned to every staff member. It acts as a tool for the management of our college to gauge the performance level of the teacher which in turn helps them in assessing annual increments and other promotions. The main drawback of this system is its inability in grouping of staff members like Group-A, Group-B, Group-C etc. Because, many of the staff members have scored the performance points in the range of 21 to 30 which will creates lot of ambiguities to the management to make clusters of staff members to these groups. This issue is the prime concern of this paper and it was given with an approach to solve this problem by considering possible optimum soft computing technique that includes Feed Forward Neural Network approach.
DISTRIBUŢIA TENSIUNILOR DETERMINATE DE FENOMENUL DE CONTRACŢIE ÎN BETOANE DE MARE REZISTENŢĂ CU O SUPRAFAŢĂ EXPUSĂ LA UMIDITATE SHRINKAGE STRAIN DISTRIBUTION IN HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE WITH ONE SURFACE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY

∗Shrinkage strains of high strength concretes with and without silica fume were measured at various depths from the drying surface by using linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) displacement sensors, and only one surface of the prism specimen was exposed to drying conditions (RH=75%, 54% and 33%) during the experiment. The results show that the internal shrinkage strain becomes lower with the increasing depth from drying surface. Such shrinkage difference gets severer with the longer drying time and the lower relative humidity of drying condition. There is a linear relationship between the reduction of internal relative humidity and shrinkage strain at every depth of specimen. However, the increased shrinkage at inner position is higher than that at outer position of each specimen when the same reduction of relative humidity happens. Tesiunile determinate de fenomenul de contracţie a unor betoane de mare rezistenţă cu/fără silice ultrafină s-au măsurat la diferite adâncimi faţă de suprafaţa de uscare folosind un dispozitiv de tip LVDT (linear variable differential transformer) plasat pe probe prismatice care au expusă doar una dintre feţe unor medii cu umidităţi diferite (RH=75%, 54% si 33%). Rezultatele arată că tensiunea internă scade cu cresterea distanţei de la suprafaţa expusă. Acesta diferenţă este cu atât mai mare cu cât timpul de expunere a probei la mediul de uscare creste si respectiv cu cât umiditatea mediului este mai redusă. Se poate stabili o relaţie liniară intre diminuarea umidităţii interne relative si tensiunea determinată de fenomenul de contracţie. Totusi, contracţia in inetriorul probei este mai mare comparativ cu cea inregistrată in poziţiile exterioare pentru aceleasi condiţii de uscare.
Chemical Composition and Nutritional Evaluation of Variously Treated Defatted Rice Polishing for Broiler Feeding

The study was conducted to improve the nutritive value of defatted rice polishing (DRP). DRP was treated with various concentrations of HCl, NaOH, H2O2 and Kemzyme-H F ® and the effect on its chemical composition and nutritive value in broiler chicks was observed. The treatments levels of 0.4 N HCl, 0.2 N NaOH and 6% H2O2 were selected from many concentrations of HCl, NaOH and H2O2 tried earlier on DRP. The selection was made on the basis of release of nutrients from DRP. The Kemzyme-H F  was used at rate of 0.1% of DRP. The selected concentrations of HCl, NaOH, and H2O2 were then used for treatment of DRP that was used in biological experiments. Two hundred and forty, day-old Hubbard male broiler chicks (38-40 g) were randomly divided into 48 experimental units with five chicks each. Each chemically treated DRP was incorporated into broiler diets at 10, 20 or 30% levels replacing yellow corn from the control feed and thus sixteen experimental feeds were prepared. These feeds were randomly assigned to 48 experimental units such that there were three replicates of chicks on each diet. The results of the study suggest that DRP can be effectively used in broiler diets at 20% level. The best weight gain and feed conversion ratio were observed with diet containing 20% level of DRP treated with 6% H2O2. The diets containing 30% levels of treated DRP were uneconomical, as excess use of oil was required to compensate the energy needs of the birds. (Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 2003. Vol 16, No. 6 : 873-879)
Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Chain of Coupled Impact Pendulums

A chain of N, one-dimensional, impact pendulums is investigated using numerical solutions of equations of motion. Ranges of periodic, mixed and chaotic motion are found using spatio-temporal diagrams. A correlation function and power spectrum density functions are calculated for these digitized diagrams. Influence of the coupling strength k and the number of pendulums N on the dynamics of the system is discussed. PACS numbers: 05.45. +b
New distribution and host record of Eurytoma scrophulariae Zerova, 1981 (Hym.: Eurytomidae) from south of Iran.

Eurytoma scrophulariae Zerova, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae) was reared on Stator limbatus (Horn, 1873) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) as a seed-eater beetle of Prosopis stephaniana (Willd.) (Fabaceae). It is a new record of E. scrophulariae from south and center of Iran. The association of E. scrophulariae on S. limbatus and P. stephaniana is newly described.
The Mystique of Customers’ Saturation in Online Brand Communities

Most research studies in the area of online brand communities have largely studied the positive aspects of online brand communities, ignoring the negative influences, mainly the growing threat from customers’ saturation within these communities. Given the lack of understanding on the concept of customer saturation in online brand communities, this study establishes the necessary early understanding on this important concept by com‐ bining various streams of marketing and brand literature as well as information system. This study enhances understanding through the development of five propositions focus‐ ing on the role of customers’ saturation on (1) customers’ experience within online brand communities, (2) brand relationship, and (3) the co‐creation of value. The discussion and review of the current literature produces five important propositions. The propositions develop the direction that customer saturation in online brand communities is likely to impact three key areas.
Agricultural Extension Agents' Perceptions of Effective Teaching Strategies for Adult Learners in the Master Beef Producer Program

The purpose of the study reported here was to explore and describe how Extension agents selected teaching strategies for adult audiences. Andragogy is hypotheses concerning the attributes of adult learners (Knowles, Swanson, & Holton III, 2005). Extension agents responsible for teaching the Master Beef Producer (MBP) program were purposively selected for this study. Using qualitative research, results of the study show that county agricultural Extension agents felt hands-on instruction was the most effective teaching strategy for cattlemen. This article highlights the need for Extension to provide potential and current agents with formal education and professional development in andragogy.
Investigating Direct Torque Control of Six-Phase Induction Machines Under Open Phase Fault Conditions

This paper presents analysis and evaluation of classical direct torque control (DTC), for controlling a symmetrical six phase induction motor (SPIM) under open phase fault conditions. The machine has two three-phase windings spatially shifted by 60 electrical degrees. The strategy of the proposed method consists of choosing the switching modes according to the configuration of living phases in such a way that it generates vectors that have higher amplitude in α-β plane while their projections on z axis give zero or near zero amplitude vectors. The goal is reducing parasitic currents and torque ripples of SPIM under faulty mode. Based on the theoretical analysis, it will be shown that in the open phase fault conditions, the only non-pulsating operation is obtained by opening the fault three-phase winding. Experimental test results are provided o support theoretical analysis in open phase fault conditions for SPIM. Review History: Received: 11 April 2016 Revised: 27 August 2017 Accepted: 27 August 2017 Available Online: 17 September 2017
An Empirical Analysis of Mark-ups in the Argentine Manufacturing Sector

In this paper, we estimate mark-ups with plant level production data for Argentina from a structural model of cost-minimizing producers, as proposed by De Loecker and Warzynski (2012). We explore systematic dierences across industries and plants. Our main ndings are that mark-ups are higher in capital-intensive industries, and for plants that are more productive, larger, and more capital-intensive. Our ndings are consistent with theories that predict larger mark-ups for more ecient rms and for higher quality products.
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN PANCURAN 7 BATURRADEN HOT SPRING

The diversity of the bacterial communities supported by culturing and capturing through 0.2 m-pore-size filter was studied. The Pancuran 7 hot spring has temperature at around 52°C and pH 7. Community fingerprint analysis by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of the PCR-amplified highly variable V9 region of the 16S rRNA gene from the domain Bacteria was performed. Three distinct DGGE bands have been analyzed for phylogenetic relationship. The 16S rDNA sequence fragment analysis of these bands revealed a high relationship with Bacillus group, two of them have a high similarity with Anoxybacillus sp. and one of the single colony that grown at ½ LB medium closely related to Geobacillus lituanicus.
Compressive Wideband Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio Applications

It has been widely recognized that utilization of radio spectrum by licensed wireless systems, e.g., TV broadcasting, aeronautical telemetry, is quite low. In particular, at any given time and spatial region, there are frequency bands where there is no signal occupancy. There has been recent interest in improving spectrum utilization by permitting secondary usage using cognitive radios. Cognitive radios use spectrum sensing to determine frequency bands that are vacant of licensed signal transmissions and transmit on such portions to meet regulatory constraints of avoiding harmful interference to licensed systems. Future cognitive radios will be capable of scanning a wide band of frequencies, in the order of a few GHz, and employ adaptive waveforms for transmission depending on the estimated spectrum of licensed systems. In this thesis, we address the problem of estimating the spectrum of the wide-band signal received at the cognitive radio sensing receiver using compressive sampling coupled with a multiband spectrum detector to determine the spectrum occupancy of the licensed system. Since individual cognitive radios might not be able to reliably detect weak primary signals due to channel fading/shadowing, we also propose a distributed compressive scheme based on joint recovery of the license occupancy for application scenarios involving geographically distributed radios. In such a distributed approach, the spectrum occupancy is determined by the joint work of cognitive radios (exploiting spatial diversity), as opposed to being determined individually by each cognitive radio.
Why Binary Merge

Linguists have accumulated evidence for binary merge. This paper adds mathematical reason. The computational procedures of human natural language (CHL) choose binary merge because it can contain more information, and lacks optimal balance. Nature organizes network currents to minimize information loss. This is the physical principle of minimal computation (MC). CHL obeys MC. Nature has created CHL in the human brain. Nature has selected binary merge whose balance is not optimal, and information loss (error) is not minimized. However, this unsettled unbalance (asymmetry) of binary merge drives the infinite growth of binary trees.
Exploration and Research on Intelligent Traffic Control System based on Cloud Computing

As an important part of the intelligent transportation system, the short-term traffic flow forecasting is always one of hot research. The short-time traffic flow prediction based on MapReduce technology is put forward in the paper from the view of improving practical prediction algorithm of cloud computing platform and in combination with the technical advantage in mass data storage and massively parallel real-time processing. Improve the computational efficiency of the short-time traffic flow forecasting under the premise of ensuring the accuracy of prediction so as to enhancing the practical of the prediction algorithm. Simulation results show that the problems of long training time of the early network weights in BP neural network algorithm and of low efficiency for matching the searching history database in K nearest neighbor nonparametric regression algorithm pattern. And, it can effectively improve the prediction of the practicability of the algorithm. Interface Cloud computing is a new computing patterns developed in recent years. It integrates all software, hardware and information resources based on the existing internet to form new system architecture to provide services and to provide intelligent information service as low cost and high efficiency needed by people at all levels(1-2). The internet resources service provided by cloud computing is called "cloud". Cloud computing has become a new industry with a huge potential and broad market prospects recognized in the world. At present, investment on cloud computing has been carried out around China(3-4). Some domestic companies as Baidu, Alibaba, Grand and Telecommunication Operators are also building their own cloud computing platform as the company's data processing and storage platform and commercial application(5). These commercial companies have brought new hope for promotion of cloud computing technology development, especially the complex and changeable traffic system area.
EVALUATION OF INTERMEDIATE-PERIOD (10- TO 30-SEC) RAYLEIGH-WAVE GROUP-VELOCITY MAPS FOR CENTRAL ASIA

We are evaluating the 10to 30-second Rayleigh-wave group-velocity maps for central Asia constructed from maps developed by Levshin et al. (2001), Ritzwoller and Levshin (1998) and Stevens et al. (2001) for predicting surfacewave arrival times. Currently, we are focusing on the region between 15 and 55 degrees north latitude and 70 and 120 degrees east longitude. A new set of group-velocity measurements not included in the development of the tomographic maps has been used in the evaluation. The overall arrival-time predictions at all periods from the maps are good with the best predictions at 15 seconds. The group-velocity prediction-error (prediction minus measurement) distribution at 15 seconds has a mean of –0.0125 km/sec and a standard deviation of 0.095 km/sec. We have tested the effectiveness of the maps in extracting surface-wave signals through phase-match filtering. Phase-matched filters constructed from the group-velocity maps seem to be effective in isolating and enhancing surface wave signals. In general, phase-matched filters have similar or better performance compared with bandpass filters in extracting surface-wave signals in the 17to 23-second period range. Phase-matched filters could be particularly useful in situations in which multi-pathing is significant, surface waves from multiple events arrive close in time or there exists 20-second noise. Using the group-velocity maps also improved the number of surfacewave detections by 23% over a one-dimensional (1-D) model detection. It illustrates the usefulness of developing accurate group-velocity maps in lowering the surface-wave detection threshold. We will begin testing the applicability of shorter period amplitude measures for estimating group-velocity maps down to 5 seconds. We also plan to broaden our study area to include regions further to the north. 24th Seismic Research Review – Nuclear Explosion Monitoring: Innovation and Integration
Cardiovascular risk protection from the Mediterranean diet and olive oil . A transcriptomic update in humans *

S. Carrión, L. Torres and O. Castañer* Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN), Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM). Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. PhD Program in Food Sciences and Nutrition in Nutrition and Bromatology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. CIBER of the physiopathology of obesity and nutrition (CIBEROBN). Corresponding author: ocastaner@imim.es