Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Environmental Protection in the Arctic and Antarctic: Can the Polar Regimes Learn From Each Other?

There has been increasing dissatisfaction with the way Arctic-wide cooperation under the Arctic Council operates. Scholars and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have taken up the idea of finding a new direction for the work of the Council by drawing on the experience of the other pole, the Antarctic, and its well-established structures of governance. At first sight, this may seem like a misdirected idea, given that the two poles show more differences than similarities: the Arctic consists of ocean surrounded by continents, whereas the Antarctic is a continent surrounded by ocean; the Antarctic has no permanent human habitation, while the Arctic is inhabited by indigenous peoples and other local communities. Yet, the two polar areas also resemble each other in many respects. Both have extreme climatic conditions, receiving less radiation from the sun than other parts of the globe, and the ecosystems have had to adapt to very cold and dark environments with short and light-filled growing seasons. In such conditions, the ecosystems are simple, containing only a few key species, and are thus more vulnerable to human-induced pollution than those of more temperate areas.
Computational visual reality

It is not so far-fetched to envision a future student working through a difficult physics problem by using their hands to manipulate a 3D visualization that floats above the desk. A doctor preparing for heart surgery will rehearse on a photo-real replica of his patient's organ. A visitor to the British Museum in London will sketch a golden Pharaoh's headdress, illuminated by a ray of sunlight pouring in the window, never aware that the physical artifact is still in Egypt. Though such scenarios may seem cut from the pages of science fiction, this thesis illuminates a path to making them possible. To create more realistic and interactive visual information, displays must show high quality 3D images that respond to environmental lighting conditions and user input. The availability of displays capable of addressing the full range of visual experience will improve our ability to interact with computation, the world, and one another. Two of the many problems that have impeded previous efforts to design high-dimensional displays are the need to: 1. process large amounts of information in realtime; and 2. fabricate hardware capable of conveying that information. Light field capture and display is enormously data-intensive, but by applying compressive techniques that take advantage of multiple data redundancies in light transport, it is possible to overcome these challenges and make use of hardware available in the near-term. This thesis proposes display and capture frameworks that use non-negative tensor factorization and dictionary-based sparse reconstruction, respectively, in conjunction with the co-design of algorithms, optics, and electronics to allow compressive, simultaneous, light field display and capture. Thesis Supervisor: Henry Holtzman Title: Research Scientist, Program in Media Arts and Sciences Thesis Supervisor: Ramesh Raskar Title: Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, Program in Media Arts and Sciences
A CASE REPORT ON AYURVEDIC MEDICINE (RED MERCURIC SULPHATE) INDUCED BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA (BOOP) IN SERO POSITIVE RHEUMATOID PATIENT

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a lung disease that causes inflammation in the small air tubes (bronchioles) and air sacs (alveoli). It can be caused due to wide range of etiologies like viral infections, various drugs, chemicals, and other medical conditions. A 55 y old female patient presented with symptoms of BOOP who had a history for taking ayurvedic medicine (rasasindura–red mercuric sulphate) for rheumatoid arthritis. The patient didn’t respond to initial symptomatic therapy and the reports of High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and chest X ray revealed the diagnosis as drug induced BOOP. In search of etiologies mercuric sulphate (major ingredient of rasasindura–ayurvedic medicine) was confirmed among all other possible etiologies. Patient was advised to discontinue ayurvedic medicine and completely cured by treatment with steroids for 2 mo. She didn’t show any symptoms of relapse in 3 mo observation period.
Investigation of the sex determination mechanisms in summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) and black sea bass (Centropristis striata)

In many cultured finfish species, sexually dimorphic growth is observed, therefore, understanding the mechanisms of differentiation in fishes is necessary for successful aquaculture. Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus ) and black sea bass (Centropristis striata) are good candidate species for aquaculture because they easily adapt to culture conditions and have high market value. The production of monosex populations is advantageous in species exhibiting sexually dimorphic growth rates. The purpose of this research was to gain an understanding of the mechanisms involved in sex differentiation of summer flounder and black sea bass. In summer flounder, monosex female culture is beneficial because females grow two to three times larger than males. Like many teleosts with an XX/XY sex chromosome system, Paralichthid females are homogametic (XX) and males heterogametic (XY). Only homogametic individuals can be phenotypically sex reversed during sex differentiation. In the first part of this study, meiogynogenesis and temperature-dependent sex determination were used in the first steps towards the production of monosex female cultures of summer flounder. Meiogynogens were produced by applying a 6 minute pressure shock (8,500 psi) 2 minutes postfertilization resulting in the production of 1,100 juveniles. For temperature-dependent sex determination, meiogynogens and control diploids were reared at a low temperature regime (12-20°C), 21, and 26°C for 376 days post hatch (DPH). Females were primarily produced at the low temperature regime (62.5% in meiogynogens and 22.6% in controls). The second part of this study examined the disruption of femalespecific sex differentiation in black sea bass. Metamorphosed juveniles were reared at 17, 21, and 25°C for 279 DPH. While there was not a significant difference in sex ratios among treatments, the expected outcome of 100% female was not obtained in this protogynous species. Additionally, males were significantly larger than females by 275 DPH. This may provide a mechanism for future production of monosex (male) populations of this protogynous species. Understanding the control of sex in this species is crucial for broodstock maintenance. This research will increase our understanding of the reproductive biology of these species and improve their culture.
CrossCheck usage in a journal publication

Since the inclusion of the Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology (JEET) published by the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers in the Science Citation Index Expanded on the Web of Science by Thomson Reuters, the journal has recorded a considerable increase in the number of submitted articles (i.e., from 400 articles in 2009 to 2,000 articles in 2015). This work explores the use of CrossCheck as a tool to prevent and provide protection against plagiarism in the JEET. Since 2011, the JEET has been using CrossCheck and has adopted implicit and latent review guidelines internally. In this study, we investigate the function of CrossCheck by considering two types of similarity levels for published and rejected articles, namely, integrated similarity index (ISI) and maximum similarity index (MSI). The Minitab tool is used for statistical analysis. The JEET employs a blind CrossCheck system, in which ISI and MSI information is supplied only to the associate editor and not to the reviewers. Positive results are obtained even under the blind CrossCheck system. An exception is the group of “red” articles with ISI and MSI scores of above 50%. The ISI and MSI information of such red articles is supplied to the editors and reviewers of the JEET. The results of this work could serve as a reference for establishing a guideline or criterion for rejecting suspicious plagiarized articles during the review process.
A family of self-avoiding random walks interpolating the loop-erased random walk and a self-avoiding walk on the Sierpinski gasket

We show that the `erasing-larger-loops-first' (ELLF) method, which was first introduced for erasing loops from the simple random walk on the Sierpinski gasket, does work also for non-Markov random walks, in particular, self-repelling walks to construct a new family of self-avoiding walks on the Sierpinski gasket. The one-parameter family constructed in this method continuously connects the loop-erased random walk and a self-avoiding walk which has the same asymptotic behavior as the `standard' self-avoiding walk. We prove the existence of the scaling limit and study some path properties: The exponent governing the short-time behavior of the scaling limit varies continuously in the parameter. The limit process is almost surely self-avoiding, while its path Hausdorff dimension is the reciprocal of the exponent above, which is strictly greater than 1.
Agricultural information needs and sources of the rural farmers in Tanzania

Purpose – This study aims to determine information needs and sources of the rural farmers in Tanzania specifically from Iringa rural district. Design/methodology/approach – Survey technique was used as the principal data collection technique where 120 rural farmers were interviewed. In-depth interviews of ten key informants from two villages of Ifunda and Kalenga complemented the survey. Findings – 70 per cent of farmers' information needs is about crop and livestock husbandry, marketing, funding options and value addition. However, there is a significant difference between the two wards in information needs for “information on crop and livestock husbandry” as well as information on “value addition”. To a great extent, farmers use the old means of communication, the traditional and interpersonal by default due to relevancy in the context and content. The modern means of communication are used to access non-agricultural (other) information. Research limitations/implications – Designing effective extension .
Pengaruh Olahraga Jalan Cepat dan Diet terhadap Tekanan Darah Penderita Prahipertensi Pria

Diet mengendalikan hipertensi orang Indonesia di Jakarta (dietary approach to stop hypertension for Indonesian at Jakarta, disingkat DASHI-J) dan olahraga jalan cepat dapat mengurangi berat badan dan menurunkan tekanan darah pada pasien prahipertensi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengevaluasi diet dan olahraga tersebut dengan desain penelitian clinical trial terhadap 100 laki-laki berusia 25 – 55 tahun di PT Krama Yudha Ratu Motor. Responden dialokasikan secara acak dalam 4 kelompok perlakuan meliputi kelompok diet (A), kelompok olahraga jalan cepat (B), kelompok diet dan olahraga jalan cepat (C), dan kelompok kontrol (D). Kelompok A dan C menerima diet 5 hari dalam seminggu selama 8 minggu. Kelompok diet DASHI-J diberikan makan siang dan makan malam. Setelah 2 bulan intervensi, berat badan, indeks massa tubuh, visceral fat, body fat, lingkar perut, tekanan darah sistolik dan diastolik, kolesterol serum dari semua kelompok menurun secara signifikan. Penurunan tertinggi terjadi pada kelompok diet DASHI-J dan olahraga jalan cepat dengan penurunan berat badan 4,18 kg, indeks massa tubuh 1,50 kg/m2, tekanan darah 12,00 mmHg/8,60 mmHg. Diet DASHI-J dan olahraga jalan cepat berperan menurunkan berat badan, indeks massa tubuh, serta tekanan darah sistolik dan diastolik. Dietary approach to stop hypertension for Indonesian at Jakarta (DASHI-J) and brisk walking exercise could reduce body weight and blood pressure of males prehypertension. The objective of the study was to evaluate DASHI-J by an experimental clinical trial conducted with 100 male subjects, aged 25 – 55 years divided randomly into 4 groups: DASHI-J diet group (A), brisk walking exercise group (B), DASHI-J and brisk walking exercise group (C), and control group (D). Group A and C got 5 days a week for 8 weeks diet. DASHI-J group was given lunch and dinner. After 2 months of intervension, the body weight, body mass index, body fat, visceral fat, waist circumference, systole, diastole, cholesterol serum of the groups all reduce significantly. The highest reduction of those intervention achieved by DASHI-J and brisk walking exercise group with body weight decreased 4.18 kg, Body Mass Index (BMI) 1.50 kg/m2, blood pressure 12.00/8.60 mmHg. This implies that DASHI-J and brisk walking exercise play a significant role in reducing body weight, BMI, and both sistolic and diastolic blood pressure.
The noetic prism as a theoretical framework for contextualisation

In this position paper we outline the concept of the noetic prism (Pigott and Hobbs, 2001), and show how it suggests a useful framework for modelling context in managing knowledge. This paper draws substantially on a more detailed treatment of the paradigm of Pigott, Hobbs and Gammack (in prep). The power of noetic prism as framework lies in its generic and principled nature, and gives constructs with which to theorise about the issues familiar in the field, without being grounded only in particular case studies of practice. Reconceptualising the terms data, information and knowledge, it presents a radical departure from the conventional view of the field by removing ontological status from artefacts to active process outcomes. The data, information and knowledge of an organisation are all late-binding, purpose-determined aspects of a single body of material, which we term its noetica. Particular bindings are brought out through its being analysed and modelled using various tools and formalisms. This view suggests the homogeneity of the resource, whose status becomes determined by active usage, rather than storage descriptions. This is supported in Clancey's (1997), major review of knowledge representation, which argues that knowledge is irreducibly based in human semantic spaces that can not be considered simply a property derivable from disembodied associations.
Theme of the issue “ Landscape architecture and ecology ”

One of the most sensitive tragic situations today, in regards to human relations in Europe is the illegal immigrants’ issue. But it is no longer mainly a subject of borders’ transgression, obsolete sovereignties, or labor-hand marketing. Huge population masses without fixed course are driven by different urgent motives from their countries of origin – North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe,– they have no choice but to move in search of places to settle and provide a decent home for their families. In the form of another drama in this case of heritage and environment, some old rural villages of Spain – as there are in other southern European countries – have been completely abandoned and their current status, in ruins, results of the economic, political and urban trends of the past 75 years. Connecting these issues, it could be considered a promising future for those homeless families as well as for those dying towns through integrated solutions of mutual benefit. This research examines the resurgence of human being’s value over any other concept of relative temporarily value, and where a town’s roots are more important than any commercial interest and real estate speculation.
A regional approach to climate adaptation in the Nile Basin

Abstract. The Nile Basin is one of the most important shared basins in Africa. Managing and developing the water resources within the basin must not only address different water uses but also the trade-off between developments upstream and water use downstream, often between different countries. Furthermore, decision-makers in the region need to evaluate and implement climate adaptation measures. Previous work has shown that the Nile flows can be highly sensitive to climate change and that there is considerable uncertainty in climate projections in the region with no clear consensus as to the direction of change. Modelling current and future changes in river runoff must address a number of challenges; including the large size of the basin, the relative scarcity of data, and the corresponding dramatic variety of climatic conditions and diversity in hydrological characteristics. In this paper, we present a methodology, to support climate adaptation on a regional scale, for assessing climate change impacts and adaptation potential for floods, droughts and water scarcity within the basin.
Studies on Clinical Characteristics, Urovirulence Factor and Host Susceptibility Gene in Pediatric Acute Lobar Nephronia

Chi-Hui Cheng1, 3, Yong-Kwei Tsau4 and Tzou-Yien Lin2, 3 1Division of Pediatric Nephrology and 2Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children’s Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, 3College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 4Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Synthesis and Morphological Behavior of Silicon-Containing Triblock Copolymers for Nanostructure Applications

We report the synthesis of high molecular weight triblock copolymers of the type ABA and BAB, where A is polyisoprene (PI) and B is poly(pentamethyldisilylstyrene) (P(PMDSS)), respectively. The volume fraction of the minority component (PI) for the ABA copolymer was 0.33, while that for the BAB copolymer was 0.23. The synthesis procedure of the P(PMDSS) blocks corresponded to that of polystyrene (PS), and low polydispersity with targeted compositions were achieved. The morphology of the triblock copolymers was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and digital Fourier transform patterns. From TEM and diffraction analysis, the ABA polymer exhibited the double gyroid cubic morphology, while the BAB polymer showed a P(PMDSS) spherical domain morphology. The double gyroid morphology is the first to be reported in a silicon-containing block copolymer and consists of two three-dimensionally continuous, interpenetrating but nonintersecting networks of PI in a matrix of P(PMDSS)). Preliminary oxi.
Understanding Operational Risk Capital Approximations: First and Second Orders

We set the context for capital approximation within the framework of the Basel II / III regulatory capital accords. This is particularly topical as the Basel III accord is shortly due to take effect. In this regard, we provide a summary of the role of capital adequacy in the new accord, highlighting along the way the significant loss events that have been attributed to the Operational Risk class that was introduced in the Basel II and III accords. Then we provide a semi-tutorial discussion on the modelling aspects of capital estimation under a Loss Distributional Approach (LDA). Our emphasis is to focus on the important loss processes with regard to those that contribute most to capital, the so called high consequence, low frequency loss processes. This leads us to provide a tutorial overview of heavy tailed loss process modelling in OpRisk under Basel III, with discussion on the implications of such tail assumptions for the severity model in an LDA structure. This provides practitioners with a clear understanding of the features that they may wish to consider when developing OpRisk severity models in practice. From this discussion on heavy tailed severity models, we then develop an understanding of the impact such models have on the right tail asymptotics of the compound loss process and we provide detailed presentation of what are known as first and second order tail approximations for the resulting heavy tailed loss process. From this we develop a tutorial on three key families of risk measures and their equivalent second order asymptotic approximations: Value-at-Risk (Basel III industry standard); Expected Shortfall (ES) and the Spectral Risk Measure. These then form the capital approximations.
Disclosure and the cost of capital: what do we know?

Abstract Whether firms receive cost of capital benefits from greater disclosure is an important and controversial question. This paper reviews the relevant academic research that can provide insights into this question. In conducting this review, my primary objectives are to highlight the implications of existing research for accounting practitioners, standard setters, and academicians, and to address not only the question what do we know, but also the question what do we not know, yet? The overriding conclusion of existing theoretical and empirical research is that greater disclosure reduces cost of capital. Even so, several avenues for future research exist.
Comparison the Chemical and Functional Properties of Protein Hydrolysates from Different Mature Degree Hawk Teas

Hawk tea is one of the most popular beverage in southwest of China. In the present study, the effects of alkaline protease on the formation and characteristics of protein hydrolysates from different mature degree Hawk teas were investigated. For antioxidant activity in vitro, Hawk mature leaf tea protein hydrolysates (MPH) had the strongest 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and reducing power. And MPH also showed the highest iron chelating activity among the three samples. With regard to functional property, MPH and Hawk primary leaf tea protein hydrolysates (PPH) had higher solubility than that of Hawk bud tea protein hydrolysates (BPH). And the same trend was found in emulsifying property. The amino acid composition of MPH, PPH and BPH was very dissimilar. MPH and PPH mainly contained low molecular weight peptides, while BPH majorly included high molecular weight peptides. MPH may have potential applications in food industries as natural antioxidants.
Cultivating Students’ Learning Autonomy via Call:Application of Team Project and Presentation

By literature and case study this paper explores how CALL helps students to construct the autonomous study effectively through in-class and after-class task "team project and presentation". It concludes the positive effects on students as follows: achieving a student-centered mode in teaching; strengthening student's motivation and sense of satisfaction; improving their academic achievement. Index Terms - autonomy, CALL, project, presentation, cooperative
Interactions in macromolecular complexes used as non-viral vectors for gene delivery

Designed by nature for information, valued by molecular biologists for manipulation, DNA is also a favorite of physical chemists and physicists [1]. Its mechanical properties [2], its interactions with other molecules [3], and its modes of packing [4] present tractable but challenging problems whose answers have in vivo and in vitro consequences. In the context of DNA transfection and gene therapy [5], what has been learned about molecular mechanics, interaction and packing might teach us how to package DNA for more effective gene transfer. Among these modes of in vitro packaging are association with proteins, treatment with natural or synthetic cationic "condensing agents", and combination with synthetic positively charged lipids [6].
e-Science for Digital Development:“ICT4ICT4D”: Development Informatics Working Paper no.60

1 A. Two Digital Research Legs: Empirical Induction and Deductive Models . 2 B. Big Data for Development . 4 B1. CHARACTERISTICS OF BIG DATA. 4 B2. BIG DATA AND DEVELOPMENT . 4 B3. THE ULTIMATE LIMIT OF BIG DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT . 10 C. Agent-Based Computer Simulations for Development . 11 C1. SIMULATING FUTURE SCENARIOS. 11 C2. CHARACTERISTICS OF AGENT-BASED MODELS . 14 D. Opportunities and Challenges for Development . 17 D1. OPPORTUNITIES . 18 D2. CHALLENGES . 19 E. Fostering the Use of ICT in ICT4D. 22 REFERENCES . 23 Manchester Centre for Development Informatics Working Paper 60 1 e-Science for Digital Development: “ICT4ICT4D” Martin Hilbert University of California, Davis Email: hilbert@ucdavis.edu