Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Green Consumers: a growing market for SME’s and a paradigmshift from eco-entrepreneurship to social entrepreneurship.

Every entrepreneur and marketer knows that material goods and services serve multiple purposes to consumers. Purpose is to satisfy basic needs such as subsistence and protection. In the last two decades consumers have become more environment and health conscious. The trend has led to more independent businesses and entrepreneurial ventures focused towards green consumers. In food products, the environmental friendly food is termed as “Organic” food and is considered healthy (Chinnici et. al, 2002).
Hollow microspheres as targets for staged laser-driven proton acceleration

A coated hollow core microsphere is introduced as a novel target in ultra-intense laser–matter interaction experiments. In particular, it facilitates staged laser-driven proton acceleration by combining conventional target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA), power recycling of hot laterally spreading electrons and staging in a very simple and cheap target geometry. During TNSA of protons from one area of the sphere surface, laterally spreading hot electrons form a charge wave. Due to the spherical geometry, this wave refocuses on the opposite side of the sphere, where an opening has been laser micromachined. This leads to a strong transient charge separation field being set up there, which can post-accelerate those TNSA protons passing through the hole at the right time. Experimentally, the feasibility of using such targets is demonstrated. A redistribution is encountered in the experimental proton energy spectra, as predicted by particle-in-cell simulations and attributed to transient fields set up by oscillating currents on the sphere surface.
Aplicació per monitoritzar la Qualitat del Servei

El meu treball de fi de Grau es un projecte que esta inclos en un altre projecte mes gran, anomenat SUPERSEDE, que preten crear un sistema de millora d’aplicacions. Aquest sistema consistira en un cicle amb diverses etapes, monitoritzacio, analisi de dades i millora d’aplicacions a partir de l’anterior analisi. Com la propia definicio de cicle indica, al acabar aquest, el que es preten es que es pugui tornar a comencar, de manera que les millores siguin continuades. El meu projecte s’engloba en la part de monitoritzacio, mes concretament, en la monitoritzacio d’aplicacions de mobil. A mes, el nostre sistema, el que he hagut de desenvolupar en el projecte, consisteix en un servidor que et permet enviar una determinada configuracio a aplicacions mobils. Aquesta configuracio es un document amb les diferents opcions de monitoritzacio del sistema, com per exemple les diferents metriques, l’interval de temps, el topic del servidor on es guardara, etc. Aquestes dades, que han sigut demanades amb la configuracio,son obtingudes a traves de l’aplicacio mobil. Mes tard, aquestes dades son enviades a altre servidor perque siguin emmagatzemades per ser analitzades, en la segona fase del cicle de millora.
COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND SOUND ASSISTED METHODS FOR EXTRACTION OF EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES (MART.) SOLMS

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms is an aquatic weed mostly noted for its rapid growth and environmental problems. This plant in recent years has been exploited for its phytochemical constituents, pharmaceutical properties and adsorption characteristics. This study was carried out to find the methods that best suit the extraction of fresh and dried E.crassipes. The conventional reflux method, ultra sound assisted extraction viz sonic bath and homogenizer were compared in term of its yield of extract. The results showed that the reflux method gave better yield compared to other methods for dried E.crassipes whereas for fresh E.crassipes, the yield of the extract obtained by ultrasonic homogenizer was high. Compound factors like rapid evaporation, condensation, increased temperature in reflux method, and floating nature of the plant have been attributed to the increased yield in reflux method for dried E.crassipes and the mechanism of action of the ultrasonic homogenizer in the disruption of cell walls for fresh E.crassipes.
Idioms and collocations : corpus-based linguistic and lexicographic studies

1. Introduction, Christiane Fellbaum 2. The DWDS Corpus, Alexander Geyken 3. A Parser for Supporting Verb Structures, Alexander Geyken and Alexey Sokirko 4. Corpus Queries, Axel Herold 5. The Example Sub Corpora, Gerald Neumann and Fabian Koerner 6. The Lexicographic Workbench, Gerald Neumann and Undine Kramer 7. A Corpus-based Analysis of Variations in German Idioms, Ekatherini Stathi 8. Surprises in Corpus Research: New Meanings of Well-known Idioms, Elke Gehweiler, Iris Hoeser and Undine Kramer 9. Synonymy, Similarity and Difference of Multi-word Expressions, Christiane Huemmer 10. Variations in the Determiner in VP Idioms, Anna Firenze. 11. The Status of the Noun Phrase in Support Verb Constructions, Angelika Storrer 12. Valency Idiosyncracies in Idioms, Christiane Fellbaum.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Growth of Venture Businesses in Japan

This paper explores the factors influencing entrepreneurs’ attitudes toward risk and the extent to which emphasize innovation has had on the growth of venture enterprises. Conclusions are drawn from the findings gathered through a questionnaire distributed to entrepreneurs heading venture businesses in Japan. First, in Japanese venture enterprises the innovative strategies are not affected by entrepreneurs’ attitudes to risk. However, compared with other enterprises, entrepreneurs who engage in risky undertakings and market-in innovation tend to realize a surplus soon after the company was founded. Second, although venture enterprises that adopt low-risk and low-return innovation activities have a high potential to maintainable growth, this strategy alone is inadequate; entrepreneurship that involves a riskier style of management is required. Third, innovation alone carried out by venture enterprises in Japan can not contribute directly to employment creation. Rather, by combining innovation activities with market-in characteristics, enterprises are more likely to realize a surplus quickly, then achieve maintainable growth, thus indirectly contributing to employment creation.
Exhumation sequence of the basement thrust units in the west-centralPyrenees. Constraints from apatite fission track analysis

Compilation of new and published apatite fission track data along a transect of the west-central Pyrenees shows that exhumation across the Partial Annealing Zone (~120–60°C) started during the mid Eocene in the North-Pyrenean Zone and migrated southward to reach the southern edge of the Axial Zone during the early Miocene. An early Miocene stage of exhumation is also detected in the northern part of the Axial Zone, indicating a late pop-up thrust reactivation of the Axial Zone.
Effects on Glomusmosseae Root Colonization by Paenibacillus polymyxa and Paenibacillus brasilensis Strains as Related to Soil P-Availability inWinterWheat

Greenhouse experiments were conducted to assess the effects of inoculating winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) of the genus Paenibacillus under phosphate P-limited soil conditions in the presence or absence of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) Glomus mosseae. Four P. polymyxa strains and one P. brasilensis strain were compared at two cell concentrations (106 and 108 cells g−1 seeds) of inoculation, and surface sterilized AMF spores were added to pots. Mycorrhizal root colonization, plant growth, and plant uptake of phosphorus were analyzed. Bacterial phosphate solubilization was examined separately in vitro. Most P. polymyxa strains, isolated from wheat, had dramatic effects per se on root growth and root P-content. No treatment gave significant effect on shoot growth. AMF root colonization levels and total plant uptake of P were much stimulated by the addition of most P. polymyxa strains. The AM fungus alone and the P. brasilensis, alone or in combination with the fungus, did not affect total plant P-levels. Our results indicate that practical application of inoculation with plant host-specific rhizobacteria (i.e., P. polymyxa) could positively influence uptake of phosphorus in P-deficient soils by wheat plants, provided that suitable AM fungi (e.g., G. mosseae) are present.
Phytochemical Screening and Mineral Composition of the Leaves of Ocimum gratissimum (Scent Leaf)

The leaves of Ocimum gratissimum having some ethno-medicinal applications were investigated. The phytochemicals screening of the leaves using Standard Methods and further analysis with HPLC revealed the presence of tannins, saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, phlobatanins, terpenoids, steroids and cardiac glycosides. The elemental analysis was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The result revealed the presence of Na (0.311±0.049), Ca (0.138 ±0.111), Mg (1.712 ± 0.537), K (0.261± 0.077), Mn (0.457±0.107, Pb (0.005 ± 0.002), Zn (0.200 ±0.06), Cu (0.803±0.818), N (0.286± 0.052), and Fe (0.312 ± 0.067). Cd and Cr were not detected in the samples. This investigation suggested that Ocimum gratissimum leaves are rich in phytochemical constituents which contributed to its medicinal uses. The leaves of Ocimum gratissimum can be said to contain some components of medical value since the chemical components elaborated by it are active principles (alkaloid, steroids and glycosides). Ocimum gratissimum also contain most of the essentials elements indicating its nutritive values and less toxic as Cd and Cr were not detected in the leaf. Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 4(2): 161-165
Free vibration analysis of axially functionally graded beams using method of initial parameters in differential form

The paper addresses the issue of free vibrations of axially functionally graded (FG) Euler-Bernoulli beams with elastically restrained ends. The boundary conditions are considered in general form covering classical supporting conditions of the beam. The method of initial parameters in differential form is treated for the numerical solution of the problem. It is shown that the numerical method proposed has fourth order of accuracy and the Richardson extrapolation of results with different step sizes gives solutions of the sixth order of accuracy. The numerical method proposed is validated against exact and numerical solutions found in literature.
DAQL-Enabled Autonomous Vehicle Navigation in Dynamically Changing Environment

Many autonomous tasks can be considered as having to satisfy multiple goals simultaneously. In particular, Autonomous Vehicle (AV) navigation can be considered as a task having to satisfy at least two goals in an environment. The first goal is to plan a path for an agent to move from an origin to a destination that takes the shortest number of navigation steps. If the environment is static and the destination is stationary, then this shortest path is constant and can be planned in advance if the environment is known a priori, or estimated as the agent explores the environment if it is initially unknown. If the environment or the destination is dynamically changing, then the shortest path is no longer constant. This problem may still be considered as a path planning issue if the environment at each sampled time is known. However, the problem is more appropriately dealt with by incorporating a second goal that aims to avoid collisions between the agent and its neighboring obstacles while executing an overall shortest path strategy towards the destination. The collision avoidance (CA) problem has been well studied in the context of static known or unknown environments (Latombe, 1991; Ge & Cui, 2000; Oriolo et al., 1998; Ye et al., 2003). In the case of dynamic environments (DE) (Stentz, 1994; Stentz, 1995; Yang & Meng, 2003; Minguez & Minguez, 2004; Minguez, 2005), the focus at present is on dynamic environment (DE) that is slowly changing with fairly low obstacle density. In theory, if the agent samples the environment fast enough, any environment would appear as a static environment and the navigation problem can be solved using existing solutions for static environments. In practice, this condition is difficult to achieve particularly when obstacles are moving at speeds higher than the agent or sampling rate is low. To deal with this situation, an obvious approach is to explicitly consider obstacle motions. Fiorini & Shiller (Fiorini & Shiller, 1998) proposed the concept of Velocity Obstacles that enables obstacle motions between two time steps to be considered in their formulation. Like other similar algorithms (Mucientes e al., 2001; Yamamoto et al., 2001; Feng et al., 2004; Qu et al., 2004), they assumed that objects move in a constant velocity. Shiller et al. (Shiller et al., 2001; Large et al., 2002) further proposed the non-linear velocity obstacle concept which assumes that obstacles can have variable speed. Moreover, they described the obstacles’ trajectories using circular approximation. Although it may not always capture the correct movement of obstacles, it is an attempt to predict obstacle motions between two time steps. Similarly, Zhu’s hidden Markov model (Zhu, 1991) and Miura’s probabilistic model (Miura et al., 1999) also attempted the same. The idea of considering obstacles motion within two time steps explicitly proves to be vital in enhancing the agent’s CA ability in reality. Motivated by
A New Accelerated Firefly Algorithm for Size Optimization of Truss Structures

An accelerated firefly algorithm (AFA) for fast size optimization of truss structures is proposed in this paper. Metaheuristic firefly algorithm has been recently developed and its effectiveness in solving practical problems such as sizing optimization of truss structures has not been thoroughly explored. The numerical experiments show that although the standard firefly algorithm (FA) is a powerful approach for truss optimization, it suffers from slow rate of convergence, and hence it should be modified to solve real-life problems. The proposed AFA imposes some improvements on the searching procedure by both reduction of randomness and scaling the random term in fireflies' motion. The effectiveness and robustness of the algorithm are investigated by solving some benchmark problems. The results revealed that the proposed AFA remarkably enhances the rate of convergence and stability of standard firefly algorithm.
Redirecting interlukin-10 in the fibrotic liver : effects on the pathogenesis

Rol interleukine-10 in de fibrotische lever anders dan gedacht Het proefschrift van Adriana Mattos Pinto beschrijft de effecten van het gericht sturen van Interleukine-10 naar de zieke lever. Interleukine-10 speelt een belangrijke rol in de communicatie tussen cellen en stuurt uiteenlopende processen: het remt ontstekingsactiviteit maar ook littekenvorming door een effect op fibroblast-achtige cellen zoals hepatische stellaatcellen in de lever. Dit laatste celtype is overmatig geactiveerd tijdens leverfibrose. Na chronische leverschade produceren ze veel littekenweefsel waardoor het orgaan uiteindelijk te gronde gaat. Het blijkt zeer moeilijk om de activiteit van deze cellen te remmen zonder andere processen te verstoren. Interleukine-10 remt dit celtype maar de remming van het immuunsysteem in patienten bleek veel problemen op te leveren. Mattos’ doel was daarom interleukine-10 gericht te sturen naar hepatische stellaatcellen. Dit bleek verassende resultaten op te leveren: het fibroseproces werd tegen alle verwachtingen in gestimuleerd. Aanvullende studies toonden aan dat bepaalde celtypen (M2c macrofagen) werden geactiveerd na aflevering van interleukine-10 in hepatische stellaatcellen en dit stimuleerde vervolgens het fibroseproces. Onze studies geven dus nieuwe inzichten in regulatieprocessen tijdens leverfibrose. De rol van Interleukine-10 is anders dan gedacht en M2c macrofagen lijken een belangrijke rol te spelen tijdens de ziekte. Deze nieuwe inzichten kunnen gebruikt worden voor het opzetten van een therapie tegen leverfibrose die wereldwijd bij miljoenen mensen voorkomt en waarvoor tot op heden nog geen geneesmiddel beschikbaar is. Ook laten onze studies zien dat het aansturen van het fibroseproces via het gericht afleveren van cytokines mogelijk is, al is de richting die bepaalde cellen dan inslaan soms nogal verassend.
Targeting Chronic Pain with Epigenetic Drugs: Focus on mGlu2 Receptors

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes regulate gene expression by affecting chromatin structure and/or the activity of transcription factors. We have recently demonstrated that histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) behave as epigenetic agents capable of inducing analgesia by up-regulating metabotropic glutamate type 2 (mGlu2) receptors. Specifically, the regulation of mGlu2 receptor expression appears to involve the acetylation of the NF- k B transcription factor. mGlu2 and mGlu3 receptors belong to class II metabotropic glutamate receptors. These receptors are coupled to G i/o proteins and play an important role in mediating antinociception in a variety of inflammatory and chronic pain models. We have shown that the HDACI-mediated mGlu2 receptor up-regulation occurs in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and in the dorsal root ganglia, supporting a predominant role for mGlu2 receptors as mediators of analgesia in experimental animal models of chronic pain. We suggest that drugs that increase the expression of mGlu2 receptors, such as HDACIs or acetylating drugs (e.g. L-acetylcarnitine), may be effective in patients with chronic pain that are refractory to conventional analgesics.
A Study on the Stoichiometry of One-Dimensional Nanostructures

While attributes such as small dimensions, low power consumption, fast sensor response, and a wide range of detection give one-dimensional nanostructures excellent potential to revolutionize sensor and detector industries, challenges to achieving uniform stoichiometry pose significant obstacles to their commercial use. Diverse characteristics arise from nanostructures with variable compositions and morphologies. Thus, investigation of physical properties of nanostructures would be pointless if one cannot assure the exact stoichiometry of the material. We studied the stoichiometry of ZnTe nanowires grown via the vapor-liquid-solid method. Different microscopy and composition analysis methods were exploited to study the stoichiometry of the nanowires. It was observed that nonstoichiometric wires had relatively higher defect concentrations. The temperature profile along the substrate during nanowire growth was found to be the reason for the formation of nanowires with different stoichiometries.
Anti-Predator Coloration and Behaviour: A Longstanding Topic with Many Outstanding Questions

The study of anti-predator coloration and behaviour has a long and rich history in biology. It has from the very outset of Darwin’s theory of natural selection provided numerous areas to test mechanisms and function in evolution. While Darwin perhaps concentrated most of his attention regarding animal coloration on his theory of sexual selection (Darwin, 1871), his contemporaries placed much greater emphasis and time to explain the variety of ways that coloration and behaviour protected animals from attack from predators. Wallace in particular devoted considerable effort in discussing anti-predator coloration in nature, playing a leading role in developing key concepts regarding camouflage and warning signals (aposematism) (Wallace, 1867, 1877, 1889). Alongside him, and subsequently, other pioneers such as Bates and Poulton (Bates, 1862; Poulton, 1885, 1890) conducted experiments and put forward other key concepts relating to mimicry and various areas of protective coloration. The basis of our current ideas regarding anti-predator coloration and behaviour still stems in no small part from these and other pioneers. Defensive coloration continued to provide some of the most compelling evidence for evolution and adaptation, most notably the famous work of Kettlewell (1955, 1956) and others (e.g. Cook et al., 1986; Cook et al., 2012) on industrial melanism and the peppered moth Biston betularia. In the modern era, further examples incorporating modern advances such as genetics and molecular biology have continued this tradition (Nachman et al., 2003; Nosil and Crespi, 2006; Rosenblum, 2006). However, despite over 150 years of research, many questions remain in the study of anti-predator coloration, and behaviour and the subject is as active and vibrant a research area as it ever has been.
Plasticity models of material variability based on uncertainty quantification techniques

The advent of fabrication techniques like additive manufacturing has focused attention on the considerable variability of material response due to defects and other micro-structural aspects. This variability motivates the development of an enhanced design methodology that incorporates inherent material variability to provide robust predictions of performance. In this work, we develop plasticity models capable of representing the distribution of mechanical responses observed in experiments using traditional plasticity models of the mean response and recently developed uncertainty quantification (UQ) techniques. We demonstrate that the new method provides predictive realizations that are superior to more traditional ones, and how these UQ techniques can be used in model selection and assessing the quality of calibrated physical parameters.
Is '3+2' Equal to 4? University Reform and Student Academic Performance in Italy

In 2001 a '3+2' (unitary two-tier) university system was introduced in Italy where a 3-year First Level degree followed by a 2-year Second Level degree replaced a one-tier system where the 'old' degree (Laurea) duration varied between a minimum of four (e.g. economics) and a maximum of six years. In this paper we use individual-level data on graduates from the Economics Faculty of the Marche Polytechnic University to investigate some effects of this reform. In particular, we seek an answer to questions such as: Did the reform induce a change in the behaviour of students and higher education institutions (e.g. course workload, grade inflation, etc.)? Did it produce a change in student academic performance (e.g. student progression, grades)? Although our paper features a case study and evidence from the Marche Polytechnic University, it cannot be straightforwardly generalised to the whole Italian University system. Our analysis is nonetheless informative given the general lack of evaluation of the '3+2' Italian university reform using micro-level data.