Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
41-46 Asmanizar A.pmd

A preliminary study was conducted to test 16 crude extracts of selected plants on the mortality of Sitophilus zeamais adult. The bioassay was carried out by mixing crude extracts with rice grain at 0.5 and 0.25% concentrations by weight. It was found that crude extracts of Jatropha curcas (seed) and Annona muricata (seed) caused 100% mortality on weevil at 0.5% concentrations while at 0.25% they caused 96.7 and 98.3% mortality respectively. Crude extract of J. curcas (leaf) and Azadirachta indica (seed) at 0.5% caused 81.7 and 51.7% mortality respectively, while at 0.25% the mortality was 55% and 25%, respectively. Crude extracts of J. curcas seed and leaves, A. muricata (seed) and A. indica (seed) seem to have potential as botanical insecticides but further studies need to be conducted against S. zeamais.
Offset Bin Classification Network for Accurate Object Detection

Object detection combines object classification and object localization problems. Most existing object detection methods usually locate objects by leveraging regression networks trained with Smooth L1 loss function to predict offsets between candidate boxes and objects. However, this loss function applies the same penalties on different samples with large errors, which results in suboptimal regression networks and inaccurate offsets. In this paper, we propose an offset bin classification network optimized with cross entropy loss to predict more accurate offsets. It not only provides different penalties for different samples but also avoids the gradient explosion problem caused by the samples with large errors. Specifically, we discretize the continuous offset into a number of bins, and predict the probability of each offset bin. Furthermore, we propose an expectation-based offset prediction and a hierarchical focusing method to improve the prediction precision. Extensive experiments on the PASCAL VOC and MS-COCO datasets demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed method. Our method outperforms the baseline methods by a large margin.
Manpower Planning-Theoretical Perspectives of Utility Theory and Models

Manpower Planning is an obvious and extremely critical function of some inter-related, explicit, operational, and functional Factors of an organization’s overall people resource attributes, methodology and strategic initiatives. In India, the employment, competence functions, manpower planning and execution decisions, models and implications of them at the micro and macro environments of the organizations have still some role to play. Manpower planning models have been evolved to cater situational necessities of the workforce and at the same time leaves the scope of in-depth review and analysis of their limitations and corrective aspects. The reflections of utility analysis and allied assessment of costbenefits also clarify the usage of alternative utility functions through systematic and logical approaches. The in-depth analysis and managerial perceptions on the analysis of outcomes have Significant roles in successful implementation of any manpower planning models in any given strategic corporate
Proﬁling Side-channel Analysis in the Eﬃcient Attacker Framework

Proﬁling side-channel attacks represent the most powerful category of side-channel attacks. There, we assume that the attacker has access to a clone device to proﬁle its leaking behavior. Additionally, we consider the attacker to be unbounded in power to give the worst-case security analysis. In this paper, we start with a diﬀerent premise where we are interested in the minimum strength that the attacker requires to conduct a successful attack. To that end, we propose a new framework for proﬁling side-channel analysis that we call the Eﬃcient Attacker Framework. With it, we require the attackers to use as powerful attacks as possible, but we also provide a setting that inherently allows a more objective analysis among attacks. We discuss the ramiﬁcations of having the attacker with unlimited power when considering the neural network-based attacks. There, we show that the Universal Approximation Theorem can be connected with neural network-based attacks able to break implementations with only a single measurement. Those considerations further strengthen the need for the Eﬃcient Attacker Framework. To conﬁrm our theoretical results, we provide an experimental evaluation of our framework.
Noise Tolerant Fine-Grained Visual Categorization with Fine Tuned Segmentation Via Deep Domain Adaption

---Image analysis techniques are playing a vital role in several applications.In general the applications involve the automatic extraction of features from the image which is further used for variety of classification purposes. In this paper we are going to propose an algorithm which will extract the image from the web and recognizes it and differentiates whether it is a living object or not and then classifies the image into different types using fine grained visual categorization and deep domain adaption. As a special topic in computer vision fine grained visual categorization has been attracting and getting attention these years, which is a advanced level problem for distinguishing between similar sub-ordinate classes.The algorithm will identify object and specifies whether it is a living or non-living object and then classification is done based on the object.
Mechano-sensing and cell migration

Cell migration is essential for tissue development in different physiological and pathological conditions. It is a complex process orchestrated by chemistry, biological factors, microstructure and surrounding mechanical properties. Focusing on the mechanical interactions, cells do not only exert forces on the matrix that surrounds them, but they also sense and react to mechanical cues in a process called mechano-sensing. Here, we hypothesize the involvement of mechano-sensing in the regulation of directional cell migration through a three-dimensional (3D) matrix. For this purpose, we develop a 3D numerical model of individual cell migration, which incorporates the mechano-sensing process of the cell as the main mechanism regulating its movement. Consistent with this hypothesis, we found that factors, such as substrate stiffness, boundary conditions and external forces, regulate specific and distinct cell movements.
Comparisons of swimming performance in rainbow trout using constant acceleration and critical swimming speed tests

Maximum swimming performance of seasonally acclimated rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss was compared among short-duration constant acceleration tests (Umax) and with the well established, but longer duration critical swimming speed (Ucrit) test. The present results show that Umax was insensitive to a range of acceleration rates that differed by more than three-fold. Thus, test duration could be reduced from 58 to 18 min without affecting the estimate of Umax. The value of Umax, however, was up to 57% higher than Ucrit. Only the slowest acceleration rate tested (an increase of 1 cm s−1 every min) had a significantly lower Umax, and this was up to 19% higher than Ucrit. Even so, the potential saving in the test duration was small (70 v. 90 min) when compared with a ramp-Ucrit test (a standard Ucrit test but with the water velocity initially ramped to c. 50% of the estimated Ucrit). Therefore, swim tests that are appreciably shorter in duration than a ramp-Ucrit test result in Umax being appreciably greater than Ucrit. An additional discovery was that the ramp-Ucrit performance of cold-acclimated rainbow trout was independent of the recovery period between tests. These results may prove useful in making comparisons among different swim test protocols and in designing swim tests that assess fish health and toxicological impacts.
Influential Factors on Consumers’ Purchase Intention of Ethnic Music Performance Brand: A Case of Brand E, Guangxi, China

The objectives of this study were to find out the factors that influenced consumers' purchase intention of ethnic music performance brand product, enhance the brand's competitiveness in the market, and increase the market share of cultural enterprises. This study took China's first Guangxi brand of Eternal Love as an example, survey questionnaire was used to collect the data from 400 consumers who had watched the Brand E using purposive sampling. Quantities methods were used to analyze the variable and to test hypothesis. The results: demographic data, brand awareness, and marketing mixed factors (product, price, location, and promotion) have significant effects on purchase intention.
Disinflating from Moderate lnflation in 1

This paper studies the behavior of severa/ macroeconomic variables during disinf/ationary episodes in Latin-America and the Caribbean (LAc). In particular, it focuses on disinflations from low and modera te peaks for the period 1973-200 1. The methodology u sed for studying the average behavior of macroeconomic va riables across disinflalions overcomes the traditional problem of scarce long time series (of high frequency data) that has hindered the empirical research of monetary shocks in many LAC countries. Sorne of the important findings are as follows: i) while CDP growth slowed down during the disin flations of the 70s and 80s, there is no evidence of this for the 90s; ii) the trade balance significantly deteriorated during the disinflations; iii) the nominal devaluation rate s/owed down during the episodes; and iv) the real exchange rate appreciated during the episodes.
SES Differences in Children’s Argumentative Production

Recent studies have examined the argumentative strategies used by young children in everyday situations as well as in experimental settings. However, differences in argumentative production as a function of Socio-Economic Status (SES) have been minimally explored. This study aims to analyze eventual differences regarding social group in the use of argumentative strategies and connectors marking causal and adversative relationships within these strategies. The corpus is 615 disputes occurred during play situations in the homes of 39 4-year old children living in Buenos Aires, Argentina: 453 of mid SES children and 162 of low SES. Argumentative strategies were codified using a system of inductively derived categories: a) the reiteration of the child’s point of view; b) the narration of previous experiences; c) the anticipation of courses of action; d) generalization; e) the description of the characteristics of an object, event or internal state; f) referencing authority; g) the mitigation of the point of view; h) providing an alternative proposal. Results show that in both social groups the use of an argumentative strategy to sustain the point of view predominates over merely stating the point of view. Additionally, we found significant differences in a) Reiteration strategy, with the low SES group showing a greater use of this strategy and b) Generalization and Description strategies, with the mid SES children employing these ones more frequently. Regarding the connectors, significant differences were only detected in the use of consecutive and adversative markers. The mid SES group showed a greater use of these particular connectors.
Choosing a Price and Cost Combination—The Role of Correlation

Often, firms can choose from different combinations of price and cost processes. For example, they can choose between different production locations or technologies, between different products to produce, or between different locations for selling them. To study the choice of the optimal combination, we return to themodel that was developed by Dixit and Pindyck, where both output price and production cost are stochastic processes, and add a novel focus on how the correlation between these processes affects the firm’s decision. We find that, ceteris paribus, the firm prefers the combination with the lowest correlation between the processes, as it seeks a greater profitability variance which maximizes its value.
MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT AND HEAT CAPACITY OF MAGNETIC FLUIDS

Синтезированы новые магнитные жидкости на основе наночастиц магнетита с использованием смешанного поверхностно-активного вещества (смесь олеиновой кислоты и алкенилянтарного ангидрида), которые были диспергированы в различных дисперсионных средах (первый образец в диалкилдифениле, второй образец в полиэтилсилоксане). Определены физико-химические свойства полученных магнитных жидкостей, такие как: плотность, вязкость, намагниченность насыщения, концентрация магнитной фазы, размер твердой магнитной фазы. Было отмечено, что все синтезированные магнитные жидкости устойчивы в широком диапазоне температур. Установлено, что полученные образцы магнитных жидкостей обладают типичными суперпарамагнитными свойствами. Впервые экспериментально были определены магнитокалорический эффект и удельная теплоемкость синтезированных магнитных жидкостей в интервале температур 288 – 350 К при изменении магнитного поля 0 – 1,0 Тл. Установлено, что полевые зависимости магнитокалорического эффекта имеют классический линейный вид. Определено, что температурные зависимости магнитокалорического эффекта магнитных жидкостей в магнитных полях носят экстремальный характер. Рассчитаны термодинамические параметры намагниченности магнитных жидкостей, а именно изменение энтальпии и изменение энтропии. Температурная зависимость удельной теплоемкости синтезированных образцов магнитной жидкости в нулевом магнитном поле при различных температурах (278 – 350 К) была получена на дифференциальном сканирующем калориметре и оригинальном микрокалориметре. Отмечено, что температурные зависимости теплоемкости магнитных жидкостей в магнитных полях также носят экстремальный характер. Показано, что разница в значениях теплоемкости, полученных в магнитном поле и без него, находится в пределах ошибки эксперимента. Установлено, что экстремальный характер теплоемкости отражается на температурных зависимостях магнитокалорического эффекта.
Geographical patterns of occurrence and composition of saxitoxins in the cyanobacterial genus Anabaena (Nostocales, Cyanophyta) in Australia

Abstract Cyanobacterial samples were collected between April 1989 and May 1997 from six drainage divisions in coastal areas of Australia: the northeast coast, southeast coast, Tasmania, Murray–Darling Basin, South Australian coast and southwest coast. Saxitoxins were detected in approximately 70% of all field samples and 57% of cultured strains of Anabaena circinalis. Maximum saxitoxin concentrations were 4466 and 2553 μg g−1 dry weight cells in field samples and strains, respectively. Toxin profiles were similar in the majority of field samples and strains. The toxins were predominantly C-toxins (C1 and C2) and gonyautoxins (GTX2 and GTX3), with saxitoxin sensu stricto (STX), GTX5 and decarbamoyl gonyautoxins (dcGTX2 and dcGTX3) being present in minor amounts. A unique toxin composition (exclusively STX and GTX5) was found in a geographically isolated strain from the southwest coast of Australia. N1-hydroxy saxitoxins (neoSTX, GTX1 and GTX4) were not detected in any field sample or cultured strain. Anabaena circinalis may not be the only Anabaena species producing saxitoxins, as very low concentrations of GTX3 (14 μg g−1 dry weight cells or less) were detected in two other Anabaena species: A. perturbata var. tumida and A. spiroides. One decarbamoyl gonyautoxin (dcGTX3) was also present in one A. perturbata var. tumida strain. Anatoxin-a was not detected in Australian strains of Anabaena. Trace amounts of 0.23 and 0.10 μg microcystin-LR equivalents g−1 dry weight cells were found in two cultured strains of Anabaena cylindrica. An increase in toxin concentration from 0 to 4423 μg saxitoxins g−1 dry weight cells was observed over a 3-month period in a series of samples collected from a persistent bloom of A. circinalis at Wongulla Lagoon, South Australia. This temporal variation in saxitoxin concentrations is similar to that reported for microcystins in Microcystis aeruginosa (Chroococcales, Cyanophyta).
OBSERVATIONS ON THE MICROBODIES IN THE GENUS TILLANDSIA (BROMELIACEAE)

Organelles morphologically similar to microbodies have been found in several tissues of atmospheric species of Tillandsia from different habitats. The presence of catalase was demonstrated by the DAB reaction thus confirming the microbody nature of these organelles. They are a feature of the Tillandsia species with normal photosynthetic carbon fixation and with CAM. Their size is consistently small. The nucleoid observed in the microbodies shows a characteristic morphology which has not been reported before within other plant microbodies. This nucleoid is composed of minute tubular structures, for which the authors here propose a three-dimensional arrangement.
Lifestyle modification advice provided by health care professionals in the treatment and management of hypertension in Kenya

In 2016, 71% of all the deaths worldwide were attributed to non-communicable diseases (NCD)s with the majority of those deaths observed in low and middle income countries (LMICs) especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The double burden of disease exists in SSA where communicable diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis and NCDs such as CVDs and diabetes coexist. In some LMICs, morbidity and mortality from NCDs has surpassed that of infectious diseases. Currently, cardiovascular diseases account for the highest deaths associated with NCDs and studies have indicated that the prevalence of chronic diseases especially cardiovascular diseases will continue to rise.
A review on recent trends in mobile traffic offloading based on behavioural pattern of the offloading users

: There is a need to find a specific answer to this question that how technically and in relation to market development, traffic off-loading will be evolving over time, and how does this evolution will influence the necessity for bandwidth? It is broadly acknowledged that remarkable adaption of Smartphone’s and tablets has resulted into the rapid growth of traffic on the macro cellular network. In this paper we have reviewed Smartphone user’s behaviour while offloading mobile traffic data from cellular network to Wi-Fi networks. This involves certain observations made on distributed mobile traffic management system and the relevant factor moving the amount of mobile data traffic on Smartphones. The model reviewed in this paper possibly will bear out constructively to analyze the behaviour of Smart device owner while offloading data and to predict the likelihood that a user with specified features will go down into a given data offloading category.
Accuracy of diatom-inferred total phosphorus concentrations and the accelerated eutrophication of a lake due to reduced flushing and increased internal loading

The sedimentary record in a small eutrophic lake (White Lough, Northern Ireland) is used to check the accuracy of reconstructing lake total phosphorus concentrations using diatoms and to propose a mechanism for the accelerated eutrophication of certain lakes. The diatom-inferred total phosphorus and sedimentary calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorus concentrations were measured in a dated sediment core and compared with lake monitoring results for 1978-1983. The values of and trends in diatom-inferred total phosphorus concentration closely follow the monitored concentrations. There was a period of accelerated eutrophication between 1973 and 1979 and the evidence indicates that this was due to reduced hydraulic flushing of the lake during a dry period and a sudden increase in the sediment phosphorus release rate. The results indicate that meso- to eutrophic lakes with hydraulic residence time around a year may be susceptible to this type of accelerated eutrophication.
Enhancement of Matched Filter Response for Chirp Radar Signals using Signal Recovery Technique

The matched filter is one among many effective techniques used to maximize the signal –tonoise ratio (SNR) of chirp radar signals. Besides this enhancement in SNR, it has a drawback due to sidelobe levels which degrade the filter response. There are many additional techniques which reduce these levels such as window techniques and inverse filter. In this paper, a new approach is utilized to completely cancel the level of matched filter side lobes based on the signal recovery of the compressive sensing (CS) theory. The reconstruction process of CS is based on the CAMP algorithm which applied to the response of the matched filter. The recovered chirp radar signals are achieved with completely side lobes cancellation compared to the traditional side lobe reduction technique based on the widow method. The comparison between the proposed and traditional methods is achieved according to the detection performance using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve. Besides the detection performance, a resolution in the range is another comparison aspect between these algorithms. Keywords—Pulse Compression, Matched Filter, Chirp signals, Sidelobe levels, Compressive Sensing, Recovery CAMP algorithm.
ImPacT Of rcP4.5 clImaTe chaNge SceNarIO ON The bIOclImaTIc POTeNTIal Of SIX SelecTeD

as the evidence for anthropogenic climate change is mounting, the need to evaluate its potential impacts in upcoming decades is becoming ever more important. as urbanised environments will be substantially affected, the evaluation of climate change impacts on building performance is crucial to ensure the sustainability and resilience of the built environment. In order to evaluate a building’s potential to adapt to the climatic conditions of its location, a bioclimatic analysis can be performed to determine and evaluate the potential for the application of bioclimatic design strategies (e.g. passive solar heating, shading, etc.). The presented paper reports on a bioclimatic analysis for the cities of Paris, berlin, ljubljana, moscow, rome and madrid performed using the bcchart tool. firstly, the bioclimatic potential in accordance with the ‘current’ climate state (i.e. 1980-2000 period) was determined. Secondly, the current climate data were morphed using WeatherShiftTM application and IPcc’s ar5 rcP4.5 climate change scenario. Then, the future bioclimatic potential was determined up to year 2100. In order to facilitate the scenario uncertainties, the analysis was conducted for the 10th and 90th percentile of mean daily temperature change. The results show that the projected climate change will result in a noticeable shift of bioclimatic potential in all of the analysed locations. Overall, for temperate and cold climates the period of thermal balance with the environment will increase, however under the presumption that effective overheating prevention (e.g. shading) is applied. a simple ecoeconomic analysis for ljubljana showed that investment in automated shading is acceptable for the 30-year period. On the other hand, for mediterranean and hot semi-arid climates, the temperature rise will result in the increased portion of the year when overheating mitigation measures are needed.