Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Developing ``SMART'' Equipment and Systems through Collaborative NERI Research and Development: A First Year of Progress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) created the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) in 1999 to conduct research and development with the objectives of: (1) overcoming the principal technical obstacles to expanded nuclear energy use, (2) advancing the state of nuclear technology to maintain its competitive position in domestic and world markets, and (3) improving the performance, efficiency, reliability, and economics of nuclear energy. The NERI program is now beginning its second year with increased funding and an emphasis on international participation. Among the programs selected for funding was the ``Smart Equipment and Systems to Improve Reliability and Safety in Future Nuclear Power Plant Operations''. This program is a 36 month collaborative effort bringing together the technical capabilities of Westinghouse Nuclear Automation, Sandia National Laboratories, Duke Engineering and Services (DE and S), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Pennsylvania State University (PSU). The goal of the program is to design, develop, and evaluate an integrated set of tools and methodologies that can improve the reliability and safety of advanced nuclear power plants through the introduction of smart equipment and predictive maintenance technology. The results have implications for reduced construction costs. This paper discusses: (1) the goals and significance of the program, (2) the significant achievements of the program's first year and the current direction for its continuing efforts and (3) potential cooperation with the domestic nuclear and component manufacturing industries, and with international organizations.
Characteristic Scales of Reconstruction Distortions

We consider the distortions of reconstructed chaotic attractors related with the choice of reconstruction parameters (embedding dimension m and delay τ) and characteristic scales of these distortions. The "spatial" scale may be interpreted as the upper bound for neighborhood size, which is used in many algorithms such as the calculation of Lyapunov exponents. The corresponding "temporal scale" gives the upper bound for the window length spanned by reconstructed vector w=(m-1)τ — the so-called "irrelevance time" [Casdagli et al., 1991]. The analysis enabled us to propose the new algorithm of time series processing for the direct estimation of generalized entropy from time series without calculating the correlation integral.
Building for the Dead: Events, Processes and Changing Worldviews from the Thirty-eighth to the Thirty-fourth Centuries cal. bc in Southern Britain

Our final paper in this series reasserts the importance of sequence. Stressing that long barrows, long cairns and associated structures do not appear to have begun before the thirty-eighth century cal. bc in southern Britain, we give estimates for the relative order of construction and use of the five monuments analysed in this programme. The active histories of monuments appear often to be short, and the numbers in use at any one time may have been relatively low; we discuss time in terms of generations and individual lifespans. The dominant mortuary rite may have been the deposition of articulated remains (though there is much diversity); older or ancestral remains are rarely documented, though reference may have been made to ancestors in other ways, not least through architectural style and notions of the past. We relate these results not only to trajectories of monument development, but also to two models of development in the first centuries of the southern British Neolithic as a whole. In the first, monuments emerge as symptomatic of preeminent groups; in the second model, monuments are put in a more gradualist and episodic timescale and related to changing kinds of self-consciousness (involving senses of self, relations with animals and nature, perceptions of the body, awareness of mortality and attitudes to the past). Both more distant and more recent and familiar possible sources of inspiration for monumentalization are considered, and the diversity of situations in which mounds were constructed is stressed. More detailed Neolithic histories can now begin to be written.
Approximating the number of maximal near perfect matchings in dense graphs

The main results of this paper provide a polynomial time algorithm for approximating the logarithm of the number of maximal near perfect matchings in dense graphs. By dense we mean that $|E(G)|\geq\alpha|V(G)|^2$ for some fixed $\alpha>0$, and a maximal $\varepsilon$-near perfect matching is a maximal matching which covers at least $(1-\varepsilon)|V(G)|$ vertices. More precisely, we provide a deterministic algorithm that for a given (dense) graph $G$ of order $n$ and a real number $\varepsilon>0$, returns either a conclusion that $G$ has no $\varepsilon$-near perfect matching, or a positive real number $m\leq1/2$, such that the logarithm of the number of maximal $\varepsilon$-near perfect matchings in $G$ is at least $mn\log n$. The upper bound of such graphs is always $1/2(n\log n)$. The running time of this algorithm is $O(f(\varepsilon)n^{5/2})$, where $f(\cdot)$ is an explicit function. Additionally, for a special class of dense graphs, we show that $(1+\varepsilon)mn\log n$ is an upper bound on the number of maximal near perfect matchings. Our algorithm is based on analysis of counting the number of maximal near perfect matchings of generalized quasirandom graphs. We start with an algorithmic version of the Szemeredi Regularity Lemma, then we partition our graph into bounded number of quasirandom subgraphs. The way we partition the graph is determined by solving a system of linear inequalities whose size is bounded by $f^\prime(\varepsilon)$ depending only on $\varepsilon$. The proof of this result is of independent interest in graph theory.
Impact of host exposure time on mass-rearing of Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera Braconidae) on Ceratitis capitata (Diptera Tephritidae)

The efficiency of the Psyttalia concolor (Szepligeti) - Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) mass-rearing system was investigated. A series of experimental parameters were fixed in order to reproduce in a small-scale, the mass-rearing conditions. Four different parasitization time exposure values were set to study the impacts of these parameters on the parasitization levels and on the parasitoid fitness. Larvae superparasitized with two eggs seemed to represent the most efficient strategy for parasitoid development, wehreas the clutch of 4 or more eggs resulted in a disadvantage for both the host and the parasitoid. Egg distribution patterns were analyzed and further justified with the Poisson distribution. A random egg distribution seemed the strategy adopted by the parasitoid during the 20 minutes host-parasitoid exposure time only. The significances of such kind of egg distribution are discussed.
Towards process maturity - triggers of change

Process-oriented development of an organization is supported by maturity models. They delineate a sequence of stages that together form a path from an initial to a desired maturity level. Maturity progress is determined by various success factors and initiated by different triggers. There is no common classification of these triggers. The purpose of this paper is to identify triggers in relation to maturity levels. To identify triggers a contextual model has been developed and literature review has been conducted. Results suggest that due to incomplete understanding of process-based approach some additional triggers may also affect success of its implementation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/bm.2016. 77
Transformation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) by Agrobacterium infiltration.

Objectives: Until recently, stable genetic transformation of cowpea through tissue culture technique could not be established. The aim of this work was to optimize inoculation and cocultivation medium factors for cowpea transformation and avoid in vitro regeneration procedures in obtaining transgenic cowpea through vacuum infiltration of embryos. Methodology and results: Using plasmid pCAMBIA 1301, influence of inoculation and cocultivation media compositions on transient gene expression were determined. Embryos were inoculated on Murashige and Skoog (MS) or yeast extract broth (YEB) solutions supplemented with either acetosyringone, 0.05% silwet L-77, both or none and then cocultivated on MS solid medium for 24 hours. Gus assays showed that inoculating explants in MS containing acetosyringone and 0.05% silwet L-77 gave the highest transformation frequency (55.3%). When tested, the presence of acetosyringone in the cocultivation medium increased transformation frequency by 15.35%. When untransformed control seeds were screened on hygromycin and phosphinotricin 100% shoot and root growth inhibition were obtained at 50mg/l and 5mg/l, respectively. Secondly, cowpea embryos were transformed with Agrobacterium cells carrying two plasmids, ptjk 142 and pCAMBIA 1301, by inoculating them in media optimized as above and subjecting to two rounds of vacuum infiltration. Thereafter they were cocultivated for nine days on MS selection-free medium where they germinated and produced mature plantlets. T 1 seeds were selected on antibiotic concentrations determined as above. Plants surviving both phosphinotricin and hygromycin showed gus positive reactions when subjected to gus histochemical assay and amplified the gus primer during molecular analysis. Phosphinotricin resistant plants also amplified bar primers. Percentage transformation based on total number of T 1 seeds and number of plants with positive PCR reaction using both primers was 2.5 % for pCAMBIA 1301 and 3.9 % for ptjk 142 plants. Conclusion and application of findings: The integration of transgenes into cowpea by Agrobacterium infiltration of embryos germinating on selection free medium has been demonstrated. This technique has the potential of rapidly producing stably transformed cowpea and avoiding all the limitations imposed by de novo regeneration in tissue culture.
Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygenation Versus Normobaric Oxygenation Therapy in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Systematic Review

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas product of combustion, considered highly poisonous. Prolonged CO exposure is responsible for more than half of fatal poisonings and is also one of the leading causes of poisoning in Western countries. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of therapy with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) versus normobaric oxygen (NBO) in the setting of carbon monoxide poisoning (COP). We independently searched the National Library of Medicine’s Medline (PubMed™), ScienceDirect™, and Scielo™ for any relevant studies published from 1989 to 2017, using the following keywords: hyperbaric therapy, hyperbaric oxygenation, normobaric therapy, carbon monoxide poisoning, carboxyhemoglobin, Haldane effect. We analyzed the studies that suggested the effectiveness of HBO or NBO. Also, we searched for studies related to COP; including history, epidemiology (risk factors, incidence, demographics), pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment. Sixty-eight articles were found, sixteen of which dealt with either HBO or NBO or both. Twelve suggested HBO as the treatment of choice in COP; four studies indicated that NBO was an adequate treatment due to its cost-effectiveness and availability in the emergency department (ED). HBO has been shown in several studies to be effective in moderate to high-risk COP situations, being the therapy of choice to avoid sequelae, especially neurologically. NBO can be considered as a reasonable alternative due to its cost-effectiveness. The availability and understanding of different therapeutic interventions are critical in the management of patients with COP in ED and the Critical Care unit.
Far-right populism and the role of democracy in Europe

The occurrence of the financial crisis has affected politics in Europe and led to remarkable political shifts. The electoral rise of far-right populism has been one significant outcome of the crisis and the way it has been addressed by the European government and the EU institutions. The far -right parties has gained significant electoral power in several European countries and actually got out of the margins on national political systems, becoming a crucial political player. Such examples are the neonazist party of “Golden Dawn” in Greece as well as the Lega Nord in Italy and AfD in Germany. Particularly, the intensification of the international economic crisis has led to the transformation of the ideological and political differentiations in the sense that it has brought to light an impressive rise of populist parties in Europe. In any case, populist reliance and its multipliers have grown dramatically amidst the pressure of mass unemployment, new poverty, immigration flows, anger about politics and fear of the future. The aim of this paper is to analyze and categorize the roots of the far -right populist rise in Europe and the role of democracy as a mechanism of stabilization and prevention.
Analysis, design and testing of a novel direct-drive wave energy converter system

A coupled electromechanical and hydrodynamic time-domain simulation of a direct-drive generator connected to a heaving buoy for wave energy conversion is presented. The system is based on a novel direct-drive power take-off unit referred to as snapper. The simulation is based primarily in MATLAB using its built-in ordinary differential equation solvers. These solvers act on the data derived from electromagnetic finite element analysis and from the WAMIT wave interaction simulation software. Test results of a generator prototype for comparison with the electromechanical simulation are presented. Results from wave tank tests of a full system incorporating the power take-off are also provided for comparison with the hydrodynamic model.
Factorised contingency planning

In this paper we consider one of the hardest problems in planning, contingency planning. Recent work has proposed translations for a specific class of contingency planning problems, characterised as Deterministic POMDPs, to classical planning problems. This class of contingency planning problems have deterministic actions and observations which makes it feasible to translate them into classical planning problems. This makes it possible to use mature classical planners like FF and Fast Downward to solve contingency planning problems. However, the translations proposed so far do not scale well and the results are not competitive with native contingency planners like POND and CLG. In this paper we improve upon previous translations by factorising the domain based on exploiting mutually independent observation actions. We show that our approach scales better compared to previous offline approaches in domains that are factorisable. For domains that do not factorise well we show that our approach is on-par with previous offline approaches.
No-preparation ceramic veneers: a systematic review

Aim The main objective of the present systematic review was to investigate the validation of no-preparation ceramic veneers as restorations. Materials and Methods Pubmed, Evidence-Based Dentistry, BMJ Clinical Evidence, Embase, Dynamed and Opengrey were analyzed in order to identify randomized controlled clinical trials evaluating the clinical outcomes of no-preparation ceramic veneers; manual researches were performed as well. Results Database search produced 2551 records. After removal of duplicates and a careful examination of titles and abstracts, the reviewers excluded all of the studies. Manual and grey literature did not yield any other relevant article. Conclusions Due to the lack of data, at the moment achieving a definitive clinical statement regarding the “no-prep” technique is not possible. Further clinical studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of no-preparation ceramic veneers. No-prep veneers can be considered as conservative treatments which should be carefully recommended and request a cautious selection of cases. Further controlled clinical researches are necessary to clearly identify predictable clinical protocols and evaluate the long-term outcomes of such restorations.
Cytotoxicity Induction in A549 Alveolar Epithelial Cells by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates Cultured in the Presence and Absence of Oxygen

Background : The emergence of drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and studies on clinical isolates of drug resistant M. tuberculosis highlight the need to obtain additional valuable information on this organism. In this study, we report on M. tuberculosis clinical isolates and laboratory strain induced cytotoxicity in A549 alveolar epithelial cells in vitro . A549 cells were infected with 15 clinical isolates (members of the Beijing and F15/LAM4/KZN families, as well as isolates with unique DNA fingerprint), and two laboratory strains of M. tuberculosis grown in the presence of oxygen, and absence of oxygen. Lactate dehydrogenase released from A549 cells was quantified after infection to evaluate necrosis. Results : The isolates grown in the absence of oxygen had a higher level of cytotoxicity than those grown in the presence of oxygen. Cytotoxicity levels induced by F15/LAM4/KZN and Beijing isolates grown in the absence of oxygen ranged from 18.4%-35.7% and 17.7%-27.5% respectively. The highest cytotoxicity level (35.7%) was produced by an extensively drug resistant isolate that belonged to the F15/LAM4/KZN family. Growth in the presence of oxygen resulted in lower levels of cytotoxicity, ranging from 14.3%-22.4% by the F15/LAM4/KZN isolates, and 13%-23.3% by the Beijing isolates. Isolates with unique DNA fingerprint induced cytotoxicity levels between 3.5%-8.5% (oxygen) and 5.3%-10.7% (no oxygen). The H37Rv and H37Ra bacilli induced cytotoxicity levels of 3.9% and 2.9% (oxygen) respectively and 5.7% and 3.3% (no oxygen) respectively. Conclusion : These results correlate well with our previous findings on the adhesion and invasion rates of these isolates. The increased tissue destruction induced by the F15/LAM4/KZN isolate compared to the other isolates attest to its virulence and may partly explain the high mortality rates of patients infected with this strain in Kwa Zulu-Natal in 2005.
The impact of the E- CRM (expected security and convenience of website design) on E- loyalty field study on commercial banks

This study aimed to investigate the micro-linkages between electronic customer relationship management (E-CRM) and electronic loyalty of customers, through electronic banking satisfaction as a mediator variable. specifically, the neglected roles for expected security, convenience of website design. To achieve the objectives of the study, four basic hypotheses were formulated, it's were tested using preliminary data collected through the survey list, Data was collected by a convenience sample, the sample of study consisted of (370) customer who representative of the community of customers of Egyptian commercial banks who dealing electronically, Data analysis and hypothesis testing have been depended on use methods of a structural equation modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis, and direct and indirect analysis by using the Bootstrap method, The study found a significant correlation between the dimensions of the ECRM (expected security) and The intentions of repeat e-dealing and providing customers positive words to others, A significant correlation was found between the convenience of website design and providing customers positive words to others. While there is no significant relationship between convenience of website design and intentions of repeat e-dealing. And the electronic banking satisfaction does not play the role of mediator in influencing the relationship between E-CRM dimensions (expected security) and providing positive words to others, and the intentions to repeats electronic transactions. So, Managers are likely to increase customer's loyalty by providing technological protection mechanisms for electronic banking transactions and enhance convenience requirements on the website in terms of ease of use and immediate customer problem solving, predisposing positively Customer’s attitudes towards the banks. Corresponding author: Abdelaty Lasheen M. Mansi Email addresses for the corresponding author: al mansi oal. @ yahoo.com First submission received: 23rd May 2019 Revised submission received: 20th August 2019 Accepted: 29th August 2019
Pediatric intracerebral anaplastic ganglioglioma : A Case Report

Anaplastic ganglioglioma (AGG) is an extremely rare aggressive, epileptogenic braintumor. It is considered to be WHO grade III variant of ganglioglioma. Due to non-specific clinical manifestations and radiographic features, preoperative diagnosis of AGG may be very difficult at times. Frequently, it may be confused with either low grade ganglioglioma, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET) or high grade primary glial tumors. Here, were port a young girl presenting with headache and seizures preliminarily diagnosed as DNET but histopathologically proven as an aplastic ganglioglioma, along with a brief literature review.
Effect of Acid Concentration on the Yield of Bio-ethanol Produced from Corncobs

The Rising energy requirements and atmospheric contaminations by combustion of gases and conventional fuel, has opened avenues for new, safe, effective and more accessible energy sources. Corn is one of the richest sources for the production of ethanol. This research looked the effect of concentration of sulphuric acid on the yield of bio-ethanol produced from the lingocellulosic material corncob which is an alternative over food derived ethanol, consumption of crude oil and environmental pollution. The main objective of this study is to know the best acid concentration to that can used during acid hydrolysis for the production of ethanol from the cellulosic content of corncobs. In this study, different condition was examined as to access their effect for optimum ethanol production. The method used was acid hydrolysis of corncobs with varied acid molarities of 0.4M, 0.6M, 0.8M and 1M. The UV/visible spectrophotometer of 1M H2SO4 has the highest absorbance of 0.447, followed by 0.8M (0.368), 0.6M (0.292) and 0.4M (0.253). The result obtained from the physical parameters measured for each different concentration after fermentation processes of the bio ethanol produced, 1M H2SO4 of the corncobs prepared produced the highest percentage yield (55.5%) of the bio ethanol followed by 0.8M (50.5%), 0.6M (47%) and 0.4M (42%) which was the lowest yield. This has shown that acid hydrolysis at 1M H2SO4 with moderate yeast concentration 3g/20cm3 at room temperature and atmosphere pressure can be used to improve the production of bio ethanol.
Interest, recording and possible use of new phenotypes from fine milk composition

Standard cow milk analysis as used for performance recording or milk pricing has been restricted for decades to fat and protein. Some countries added solids not fat, true protein, urea and lactose and most somatic cell counts (ICAR, 2009). However milk produced by a cow at a given moment under given environmental circumstances (e.g., management, feeding, and climate) is in itself a highly valuable source of information on the status of the animal, the quality of the product (milk), and the interaction environment-animal-product. The aim of this paper is to give a general overview of the current status of research on the interest, the challenges for recording but also the possible use of new phenotypes obtained from milk composition both for genetic improvement and other purposes. The paper will focus on dairy cows; most conclusions can obviously be extended to other milk producing animals.