Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Incorporating User’s Preferences into Scholarly Publications Recommendation

Over the years, there has been increasing growth in academic digital libraries. It has therefore become overwhelming for researchers to determine important research materials. In most existing research works that consider scholarly paper recommendation, the researcher’s preference is left out. In this paper, therefore, Frequent Pattern (FP) Growth Algorithm is employed on potential papers generated from the researcher’s preferences to create a list of ranked papers based on citation features. The purpose is to provide a recommender system that is user oriented. A walk through algorithm is implemented to generate all possible frequent patterns from the FP-tree after which an output of ordered recommended papers combining subjective and objective factors of the researchers is produced. Experimental results with a scholarly paper recommendation dataset show that the proposed method is very promising, as it outperforms recommendation baselines as measured with nDCG and MRR.
Effectiveness of a Structured Weight Management Programme at Workplace among Employees of a Petroleum Industry in Malaysia

Recognising the epidemic of overweight and obesity among Malaysians, formulation of intervention programmes such as a weight management programme at workplace is essential. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a structured weight management programme at workplace among overweight and obese employees. In this quasi-experimental study, sixty-four of overweight and obese adults were recruited and divided into two groups (intervention group, n = 32 and control group, n = 32). Subjects in the intervention group received three months scheduled programme and the control group received a routine weight management consultation from dietitians. Significant group effect was found on waist circumference (WC) in men (p < 0.05) and Body Mass Index (BMI) in women (p < 0.05). Men from the intervention group had reduced their WC by 3.4% (-3.7 cm) as compared to controls of 0.7% (-0.8 cm). Women in the intervention group improved their BMI by 1.4% (-0.4 kg/m2) as compared to controls at 0.3% (-0.1 kg/m2). Total cholesterol and LDL-C reduced among women in both intervention and control group with significant time effect (p < 0.05). As a conclusion a structured weight management programme effectively improved WC in men and BMI in women, and appeared to be as effective as individual diet counselling by dietitians in improving lipid profiles in women. DOI : http://dx.doi. org. /10.17576/JSKM-2016-1402-06
A Country Selection Method for Global Sourcing

This article proposes a method for reducing the complexity of decisions in the international procurement process. This procedure is part of the “Global Sourcing Management-Tool”, developed by the author in co-operation with the German mechanical engineering company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and the Centre for European Economic Research Mannheim (ZEW). Based on foreign trade data, the method uses indicators, which allows a cross-section and longitudinal-section valuation of the average international competitiveness and the average supplied product quality of all possible supplier countries. The method thus provides a variety of information for procurement departments, including the present level and the dynamic of competitiveness and product quality for the potential supplier countries within every product group of the international product nomenclature (Combined System and the Harmonised System). Potential supplier countries - the companies of which have proven to be particularly competitive in the different product quality stages - are identified. This pre-selection of countries enables the companies to limit their search for potential suppliers to the selected supplier countries. High “search costs” are subsequently reduced and, in addition to that, trend prognoses can be constructed. Potential supplier countries which have not yet reached a certain quality standard or a certain competitiveness, but have caught up strongly during recent years, can be observed sensitively.
One-class classification in multimodal biometrie authentication

Class imbalance is a major challenge in biometrie authentication, particularly in the context of two-class classification, i.e., distinguishing between genuine users and impostors. Traditional classifiers assume near-balanced class distributions and as such they do not work well when the samples of one class outnumber those of the other. Indeed, class imbalance is a common problem in multimodal biometrics, where typically impostor samples are in the order of 500:1 compared to those of genuine users. In this work, we present the use of one-class classification to enhance multimodal biometric performance in the presence of class imbalance. We consider well-known one-class classifiers, such as the Gaussian Mixture Model, k-Nearest Neighbour, etc in learning the user-specific and user-independent descriptions for the biometric decision inference. We conclude that the user-specific approach is powerful in overcoming the within-class sub-concepts problem, which commonly occurs in multimodal biometrics due to user variation.
The marine brooder Excirolana braziliensis (Crustacea: Isopoda) is also a complex of cryptic species on the coast of Chile

La especiacion es una consecuencia directa de poblaciones aisladas en taxa con bajo potencial de dispersion. El crustaceo incubador Excirolana braziliensis tiene un rango de distribucion presumiblemente amplio (~16° N-41° S en el Pacifico y ~19° N-35° S en el Atlantico). Se ha detectado que este taxon representa un complejo de especies cripticas en la costa de Panama. Variaciones latitudinales en caracteristicas reproductivas en E. braziliensis han sido atribuidas a plasticidad fenotipica, sin embargo, las diferencias podrian deberse a la existencia de poblaciones divergentes. Considerando que se ha reportado que este taxon es un complejo de especies cripticas en otras areas geograficas y dadas las diferencias fenotipicas detectadas a lo largo de su rango de distribucion, hipotetizamos que E. braziliensis es un complejo de especies en la costa de Chile. Utilizamos secuencias parciales del gen citocromo c oxidasa subunidad I (COI) de 132 individuos con la morfologia diagnostica de E. braziliensis recolectados a lo largo de ~2200 km de costa para determinar la estructura genetica de E. braziliensis. Analisis filogeneticos y filogeograficos revelaron tres clados que presentaron una divergencia genetica entre 14-19 % y valores de diferenciacion altos. La divergencia intra e interclados indican que existe un complejo de especies de E. braziliensis en la costa de Chile, lo que se suma a la creciente evidencia de la alta abundancia de especies cripticas en invertebrados marinos.
Bertifier: New Interactions for Crafting Tabular Visualizations

Bertifier is a Web app for rapidly creating tabular visualizations from spreadsheets. It directly draws from Jacques Bertin’s matrix analysis method, whose goal was to "simplify without destroying" by encoding cell values visually and grouping similar rows and columns. Bertifier has the potential to bring Bertin’s method to a wide audience of both technical and non-technical users, and empower them with data analysis and communication tools that were so far only accessible to a handful of specialists. www.aviz. fr/Bertifier contains additional material materials, a tutorial, and a link to the online open-source application.
Ferroelectric Field Effect Transistor Based on Modulation Doped CdTe/CdMgTe Quantum Wells

In this work, we observed efiects of changing the electron concentration and electron mobility upon the poling of the Cd0:96Zn0:04Te ferroelectric gate deposited on the top of the CdTe-based modulation doped quantum well structure, which are conflrmation of the existence of the electrostatic fleld originating from the ferroelectric material, which can be controlled by an external voltage. The analysis of the data obtained from the Hall efiect measurements showed that the electron mobility and carrier concentration decreased by a factor of 2.5 and 1.5, respectively upon the negative poling of the gate with respect to the poled by the positive voltage. Moreover, the electrostatic fleld, depending on its directions, causes depletion of accumulation of electrons in the 2D channel, i.e., it is a source of the fleld efiect.
On the functional form of the metallicity-giant planet correlation

Context. It is generally accepted that the presence of a giant planet is strongly dependent on the stellar metallicity. A stellar mass dependence has also been investigated, but this dependence does not seem as strong as the metallicity dependence. Even for metallicity, however, the exact form of the correlation has not been established. Aims. In this paper, we test several scenarios for describing the frequency of giant planets as a function of its host parameters. We perform this test on two volume-limited samples (from CORALIE and HARPS). Methods. By using a Bayesian analysis, we quantitatively compared the different scenarios. Results. We confirm that giant planet frequency is indeed a function of metallicity. However, there is no statistical difference between a constant or an exponential function for stars with subsolar metallicities contrary to what has been previously stated in the literature. The dependence on stellar mass could neither be confirmed nor be discarded.
Indonesian oleaginous yeasts isolated from Piper betle and P. nigrum

In this study, 71 strains of yeast were isolated from Piper betle and P. nigrum. Isolates were identified using sequence analysis of the D1/D2 region of large 26S ribosomal subunit rDNA. They belong to 25 species in 11 genera. Strains Cryptococcus luteolus InaCC Y-265, Candida orthopsilosis InaCC Y-302, and Candida oleophila InaCC Y-306 could accumulate more than 40% of lipid per g of cell biomass on a dry weight basis. The fatty acids observed were primarily palmitic acid (C18:1), palmitoleic acid (C16:1), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and linolenic acid (C18:2). The fatty acid profiles suggest that these yeasts may be good candidates for biodiesel production, as they are similar to the fatty acids of plant oils currently used for biodiesel.
Study of the surface pressure fluctuations generated by waves and turbulence in the nocturnal boundary layer during SABLES2006 field campaign

Small-scale, short-period surface pressure fluctuations are perhaps one of the less studied features in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). These perturbations can be produced by fast turbulent motions and also by the propagation of internal-gravity waves generated close to the ground when stability is present. In this work nocturnal data from SABLES2006 field campaign is analyzed in order to characterize the wave-like structures detected during the most stable periods of the campaign by means of a wavelet analysis. In addition, we will relate the spectral characteristics of surface pressure fluctuations to the turbulent and stability parameters measured from tower data.
INFANTS' MEMORY FOR MELODY AND WORDS IN SUNG SONGS

Past research suggests that infants’ recollection of melodic information is hindered when linguistic and melodic properties of music are presented simultaneously over a short duration of time. The purpose of the present study is to examine infants’ memory for melody and lyrics when the two stimuli are presented simultaneously over a prolonged exposure time. The design is a head turn preference paradigm. Thirty 6- to 8- month-old infants were familiarized to a song at home for a seven-day period. On day eight, infants were tested and randomly assigned to one of two conditions. The Melody Condition compared the familiar melody to a novel melody, and the Lyric Condition compared the familiar lyrics to novel lyrics. Infants’ looking times to the novel or familiar stimuli were recorded. Results indicated no significant difference in head turn preferences to the novel or familiar stimuli in either condition. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Effects of Neurofeedback Training on Inhibitory Capacities in ADHD Children: A Single-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

ABSTRACT Introduction. Studies performed during the last decades suggest that neurofeedback (NF) training can effectively reduce symptomatology in children with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet questions remain concerning specific effects of NF training in ADHD children, because these studies did not use a randomized, placebo-controlled approach. To address this issue, such an approach was used in the present study to measure the impact of NF training on inhibitory capacities. Method. Nine ADHD children (with no comorbidity), aged 8 to 13 years, were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n = 5) or a placebo group (n = 4). For both groups, training protocols comprised 40 one-hr sessions (20 meetings of 2 sessions each). Sensorimotor rhythm/Theta training was used in the experimental group. Prerecorded sessions of the first author's EEG activity were used in the placebo group. Pre- and posttraining assessments consisted of the Conner's Parent Rating Scales (CPRS–R) and neuro.
Classification of Traffic Related Short Texts to Analyse Road Problems in Urban Areas

Abstract. The Volunteer Geographic Information (VGI) can be used to understand the urban dynamics. In the classification of traffic related short texts to analyze road problems in urban areas, a VGI data analysis is done over a social media’s publications, in order to classify traffic events at big cities that modify the movement of vehicles and people through the roads, such as car accidents, traffic and closures. The classification of traffic events described in short texts is done by applying a supervised machine learning algorithm. In the approach users are considered as sensors which describe their surroundings and provide their geographic position at the social network. The posts are treated by a text mining process and classified into five groups. Finally, the classified events are grouped in a data corpus and geo-visualized in the study area, to detect the places with more vehicular problems.
OVIPOSITION SITE CHOICE IN HARRIS' CHECKERSPOT, CHARIDRYAS HARRISII (NYMPHALIDAE)

Abstract A study was performed on a population of Harris' checkerspot butterfly, Charidryas harrisii (Nymphalidae) in Princeton, Massachusetts, USA, to determine which characteristics of its host plant, flat-topped white aster (Aster umbellatus Asteraceae) a female may use to determine oviposition site. Several physical parameters of an aster population were recorded when females were laying eggs. Later, as larvae were appearing, the plants selected as oviposition sites were measured in a similar fashion. Females chose plants that were significantly taller, had more leaves, thicker stems, and were more “bushy” than the population average. Contrary to our expectations, the butterflies chose plants with fewer conspecifics than the population average. This research suggests management possibilities for the host plant population of this butterfly species.
Planning for Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface

This article provides a basic review of planning mechanisms to address wildfire in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Both regulatory and non-regulatory tools are discussed. Regulatory tools include comprehensive plans, zoning codes, subdivision codes, building codes, and fire codes. Non-regulatory tools include educational platforms, such as Firewise, insurance, and community wildfire protection plans. The article also provides context for why WUI wildfires are so problematic and deserving of increased attention from the legal and planning fields.
High-order harmonic generation at a repetition rate of 100 kHz

We report high-order harmonic generation (HHG) in rare gases using a femtosecond laser system with a very high repetition rate (100 kHz) and low pulse energy (7 {mu}J). To our knowledge, this is the highest repetition rate reported to date for HHG. The tight focusing geometry required to reach sufficiently high intensities implies low efficiency of the process. Harmonics up to the 45th order are nevertheless generated and detected. We show evidence of clear separation and selection of quantum trajectories by moving the gas jet with respect to the focus, in agreement with the theoretical predictions of the semiclassical model of HHG.
A HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND LOW-POWER DELAY BUFFER

In this paper, presents circuit design of a low-power delay buffer. The proposed delay buffer uses several new techniques to reduce its power consumption. Since delay buffers are accessed sequentially, it adopts a ring-counter addressing scheme. In the ring counter, double-edge-triggered (DET) flip-flops are utilized to reduce the operating frequency by half and the C-element gated-clock strategy is proposed. Both total transistor count and the number of clocked transistors are significantly reduced to improve power consumption and speed in the flip-flop. The number of transistors is reduced by 56%-60% and the Area-Speed-Power product is reduced by 56%-63% compared to other double edge triggered flip-flops. This design is suitable for high-speed, low-power CMOS VLSI design applications.
Encapsulation of an antifungal agent within biodegradable polymers: composition effect

Polylactic acid and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) are two aliphatic polyesters commonly used in drug delivery systems. Having a hydrophobic nature, they could be used for the encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs such as Amphotericin B. Drug-loaded microspheres were prepared using solvent evaporation by changing the ratio of Polylactic acid to poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) in the organic mixture. Results showed that higher drug encapsulation and drug loading values were seen for formulations having higher lactide content. This had also influenced the drug release rate which was slower at higher lactide percentage. Microspheres, which were spherical in shape and porous in structure, had homogeneous particles sizes ranging between 100 and 300 µm. At last, FT-IR spectra recorded in this study revealed a stable character of both polymer and drug after microencapsulation.
Shear wave anisotropy in the upper mantle beneath the Aegean related to internal deformation

Seismic anisotropy, deduced from SKS splitting measured at 25 stations installed in the Aegean, does not show a homogeneous pattern. It is not restricted to the North Anatolian Fault but is distributed over a region several hundreds kilometers wide. Little anisotropy is observed in continental Greece or along the Hellenic arc; however, significant anisotropy is observed in the north Aegean Sea. Large values of delay times suggest that anisotropy is due to a long path within the upper mantle and to strong intrinsic anisotropy. Our results, both in fast polarization directions and in values of delay time, do not support the idea that anisotropy is associated with inherited tectonic fabric nor are they consistent with the present-day Aegean motion relative to an absolute frame. In contrast, the direction of fast polarization and the magnitude of delay times correlate well with the present-day strain rate observed at the surface deduced from both geodetic measurements and seismicity. This anisotropy is not horizontally restricted to major surface faults but is spread over a wide region.
A CROSS SECTIONAL ANTHROPO-CLINICAL STUDY ON ANTIMICROBIALS PRESCRIPTION PATTERN IN GOAT PATIENTS AT CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH

In the last three decades use of antibiotics in livestock sector has grown tremendously. The uses of these antibiotics have profound impacts on animal health, farmer income and public health. From April, 2016 to March, 2017, a hospital based retrospective study was conducted using clinical record sheet of goat patients (N=1405) at Teaching Veterinary Hospital (TVH) of Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh; to assess the groups of antimicrobials used, perception of goat owners’ on antibiotics and the annual therapeutic costs for antibiotics that had been used for the treatment of goats at TVH. At TVH, the most prescribed antibiotic was streptomycin-penicillin [437 (31.10%)], whereas the least used antibiotic was tylosin [7 (0.49 %)]. From anthopo-clinical analysis, only 24% farmers said they are familiar with the term “antibiotic”, but no farmer had any ideas about antimicrobial resistance and its withdrawal period. Considering the average body weight 20-30 kg of goat patients’ we calculated the cost of antibiotic purchase and found the highest money (968.18-1450.04 U.S. Dollars/annum) was expenditure to purchase Gentasone plus (gentamicine-sulfadiazinetrimithoprime) and the lowest (5.37-8.06 USD/annum) was for tylosin. Ensuring and dissemination of proper knowledge to the farmer regarding antibiotics will prevent them from self purchase and irrational use therefore will help us to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance in food animal.
EXTREMAL BLACK HOLES, HOLOGRAPHY AND COARSE GRAINING

I review some of the concepts at the crossroads of gravitational thermodynamics, holography and quantum mechanics. First, the origin of gravitational thermodynamics due to coarse graining of quantum information is exemplified using the half-BPS sector of SYM and its LLM description in type IIB supergravity. The notion of black holes as effective geometries, its relation to the fuzzball programme and some of the puzzles raising for large black holes are discussed. Second, I review recent progress for extremal black holes, both microscopically, discussing a constituent model for stationary extremal non-BPS black holes, and semiclassically, discussing the extremal black hole/CFT conjecture. The latter is examined from the AdS3/CFT2 perspective. Third, I review the importance of the holographic principle to encode nonlocal gravity features allowing us to relate the gravitational physics of local observers with thermodynamics and the role causality plays in these arguments by identifying horizons (screens) as diathermic walls. I speculate with the emergence of an approximate CFT in the deep IR close to any horizon and its relation with an effective dynamical description of the degrees of freedom living on these holographic screens.
Fast point location algorithm on triangular meshes

This paper is a study of application of persistent data structures to the planar and, in part, also spatial point location. In practice, a simplified method of building persistent red-black binary search tree is considered. It corresponds to the structure of a two-dimensional cell complex. Subsequent use of the structure for searching a certain point in space is shown. The computational mesh consists of triangular (in two dimensions) or tetrahedral (in three dimensions) cells. This fact allows significant simplifications to both implementation of the total order necessary to build the search tree as well as construction of the red-black binary search tree itself. The performance of the algorithm is verified for various meshes (consisting of up to 1846197 cells). Finally, certain further directions of the research are shown.