Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Intermediate asymptotics in nonlinear optical systems

Using a fiber laser system as a specific illustrative example, we introduce the concept of intermediate asymptotic states in finite nonlinear optical systems. We show that intermediate asymptotics of nonlinear equations (e.g., coherent structures with a finite lifetime or distance) can be used in applications similar to those of truly stable asymptotic solutions, such as, e.g., solitons and dissipative nonlinear waves. Applying this general idea to a particular, albeit practically important, physical system, we demonstrate a novel type of nonlinear pulse-shaping regime in a mode-locked fiber laser leading to the generation of linearly chirped pulses with a triangular distribution of the intensity.
CMOS-BASED LUMINESCENCE DETECTION FOR LAB-ON-A-CHIP

This work describes a stable and versatile sensing system based on the CMOS array and polarization signal isolation. As a proof-of-concept, an oxygen sensor was demonstrated based on this system. Taking advantage of the spectral and spatial characteristics of the CMOS image sensor, emissions from the oxygen-sensitive platinum octaethylporphine (PtOEP) luminophore and oxygen insensitive Rhodamine B dye were monitored simultaneously. Any fluctuations in light source intensity can be detected and compensated, which is especially important for optical battery-operated pointof-care (POC) instruments or applications where stable power is not available.
Real-time information extraction of an electric vehicle

In this paper is presented the development of a project to extract, in real-time, information's related with an Electric Vehicle (EV). This project was elaborated to extract data from an EV battery charging device developed at the University of Minho, and from an EV prototype, the VEECO (Veiculo Electrico ECOlogico - Ecologic Electric Vehicle), developed in a cooperation project of ISEL (Lisbon Superior Institute of Engineering) and the Portuguese company VE. The main goal of this project consists in collecting and transmitting the extracted data to inform the EV driver about the performance and the real behavior of the EV. Thereby, it is created an open interface to manage, in real-time, the main data related with the EV, as the batteries SoC (State-of-Charge), the EV speed, and internal temperatures (like the temperatures of the batteries, motor and power electronics inverter), as well as to control the start and stop of the batteries charging process, and to optimize the charging program (to define the best algorithm to preserve the batteries lifespan). This interface also controls the discharging process of the batteries, in order to make possible to deliver back to the electrical power grid part of the stored energy in the batteries, which is defined by the concept Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G). In the paper are presented and described the two main parts of this work: the real-time information extraction system and the charging device.
Control of Power Distribution for Multiple Receivers in SIMO Wireless Power Transfer System

A method to control the power distribution among receivers by the load values in a single-input, multiple-output (SIMO) wireless power transfer (WPT) system is investigated. We first derive the value of loads to maximize total efficiency. Next, a simple, but effective analytical formula of the load condition for the desired power distribution ratio is presented. The derived load solutions are simply given by system figure of merits and desired power ratios. The formula is validated with many numerical examples via electromagnetic simulations. We demonstrate that with the choice of loads from this simple formula, the power can be conveniently and accurately distributed among receivers for most practical requirements in SIMO WPT systems.
A statistical analysis of the magnetic structure of CP stars

We present the results of a statistical study of the magnetic structure of upper main sequence chemically peculiar stars. We have modelled a sample of 34 stars, assuming that the magnetic morphology is described by the superposition of a dipole and a quadrupole field, arbitrarily oriented. In order to interpret the modelling results, we have introduced a novel set of angles that provides one with a convenient way to represent the mutual orientation of the quadrupolar component, the dipolar component, and the rotation axis. Some of our results are similar to what has already been found in previous studies, e.g., that the inclination of the dipole axis to the rotation axis is usually large for short-period stars and small for long-period ones - see Landstreet & Mathys (2000). We also found that for short-period stars (approximately P< 10 days) the plane containing the two unit vectors that characterise the quadrupole is almost coincident with the plane containing the stellar rotation axis and the dipole axis. Long-period stars seem to be preferentially characterised by a quadrupole orientation such that the planes just mentioned are perpendicular. There is also some loose indication of a continuous transition between the two classes of stars with increasing rotational period.
Clinical Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Spinal Cord Injury: A Clinical Trial Report

Background : The treatment of Spinal cord injuries (SCI) poses a major challenge to the medical fraternity. In this regard, autologous stem cells, such as bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells, (BMMSCs) could be an attractive option for treating SCI patients to some extent. However clinical studies are necessary for transferring preclinical findings from animal experiments to humans. We investigated the transplantation of autologous BMMSCs in patients with acute SCI with respect to safety, therapeutic time window, implantation strategy, number of doses and functional improvement. We report data from 20 patients (1:1) enrolled for the study with complete or partial transaction as shown by MRI. We report data of 20 patients who received transplants 6 weeks post injury. The follow up examination was done at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks after implantation by the neurologistics using the standard neurological scoring including the Frankel score along with the improvement in the sensory and motor functions. Objective: This study was a prospective, randomized, open-label parallel group clinical study. Out of the 10 patients, two of the subjects enrolled in the treatment group received three doses at the interval of a month between the doses. The 10 patients enrolled in the treatment arm received the autologous stem cells along with the standard care, while the other 10 subjects received the standard care alone. MRI evaluation of the lesion was also planned at the follow up visits. The functional responses and the improvement in the quality of life of patients receiving multiple doses of the autologous cells were compared with the patients receiving single dose of cells. During the study period, patients were given standard care for management of acute SCI including surgery, decompression, immobilization etc. Results: Patients enrolled in treatment arm (R-HSC-001 + Standard Care of management) with spinal cord injury have shown better improvement in motor function as assessed by Frankel score as
Stratigraphic Architecture and Lithofacies Analysis: Evidence for Development of the Pliocene-Holocene Taichung Foreland Basin, Central Taiwan

The Taichung foreland basin, sub-basin of the Taiwan foreland basin, has developed since Pliocene. We studied stratigraphic architecture and the lithofacies of the Taichung basin in detail. We recognized eleven lithofacies, which are grouped into ten facies associations. Based on facies association analysis, we suggest that the development of the Taichung basin can be divided into four stages accompanied by syn-depositional deformation characterized by westward propagating thrust faults.Prior to 2.78 Ma, the basin was characterized by offshore environment during underfilled stage. Later, the Shuangtung Fault located to the east of the Western Foothills began to thrust westward and uplifted the Tertiary strata, which supplied sediments to basin between the Shuangtung and Chelungpu faults in initial filled stage. About 1 Ma, the Chelungpu Fault started to thrust westward and uplifted the Western Foothills, which shed fluvial sediments to fill basin between the Chelungpu and Tachia faults. After 0.46 Ma, the Tachia Fault began to thrust westward and strata immediately to the east of the Tachia Fault were uplifted to form ramps, producing Houli and Tatushan tablelands. The basin-filling reached the overfilled stage when the Chingshui Coastal Plain is dominated with fluvial facies.The Taichung foreland basin is bounded by Tachia and Shuangtung faults with the Chelungpu Fault in the middle and formed by active, sequentially propagating westward thrust faults from Pliocene to Pleistocene. The youngest Tachia Fault carried the piggyback basin in front of the older Chelungpu Fault, representing similar style to piggyback basins of the Po Basin and the Ebro Basin in Europe.
The influence of seasonality on fish life stages and residence in surf zones: a case of study in a tropical region

Resident fishes and their seasonal use of a surf zone were characterized and identified in the Jaguaribe beach, located on the Island of Itamaraca, state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Monthly towings (March 2006 to February 2007) with a beach seine net (20 m long, 1.5 m high, 5 mm mesh size) in different moon phases and periods of the day (day and night) were conducted. A total of 6,407 specimens, 35 families and 90 species were recorded. Seven species were considered as annual residents (Anchoa tricolor, Anchoviella lepidentostole, Bairdiella ronchus,Larimus breviceps, Lycengraulis grossidens, Polydactylus virginicus and Pomadasys corvinaeformis), three resident throughout the dry season (Conodon nobilis, Lile piquitinga andMenticirrhus americanus) and two resident species in the rainy period (Cathorops spixii and Nicholsina usta). Among these 12 species, concerning their life cycle, three of them (A. tricolor, C. spixii and L. piquitinga) showed only adult individuals, whileB. ronchus, M. americanus and N. usta were the only species represented exclusively by juvenile in both seasons. The surf zone of Jaguaribe beach presents a considerable ecological importance as it encompasses a great diversity of fishes, including species considered rare for this ecosystem, as well as species which are resident annually or seasonally. The distribution pattern of species found in this study shows that the ichthyofauna of the surf zone in Jaguaribe beach is rich, mainly dominated by small-sized individuals including juveniles of several species, with the presence of some species most commonly found in neighboring environments, such as seagrass beds, estuaries and reefs. As an integrated component of interconnected environments in coastal areas of Pernambuco, and owing to its function in the life cycle of coastal fishes, the surf zone of Jaguartibe beach presents an apparently common ecological pattern for tropical sandy beaches.
K-DSS: A decision support system for identifying and evaluating crucial knowledge

The objective of this paper is to introduce K-DSS a Decision Support System for identifying and evaluating crucial Knowledge. K-DSS is an implementation of a two phases-based methodology conducted and validated in the PSA Peugeot Citro¨en automobile company in France. Attention is especially devoted to present the conceptual and functional architectures of K-DSS. The implementation of K-DSS is also addressed.
Enhanced capabilities of IRS P6 LISS IV sensor for urban mapping

In this study, an attempt has been made to evaluate the information content available in IRS P6 LISS IV data for the identification of urban features and u rban mapping. Level-III of the urban land use classification at the scale of 1 : 10,000 was successfully attempted for Dehradun city and its environs. A qual itative and quantitative evaluation of IRS P6 LISS IV data has also been done with PAN-sharpened LISS III data. The boundaries of polygon features, road intersections, contrast with the surroundings are more precise on LISS IV data in comparison to merged data. It is also found that 100% more linear features can be e xtracted with IRS P6 LISS IV data compared to PAN-sharpened LISS III product.
DEVELOPMENT OF UAV PHOTOGRAMMETRY METHOD BY USING SMALL NUMBER OF VERTICAL IMAGES

Abstract. This new and efficient photogrammetric method for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) requires only a few images taken in the vertical direction at different altitudes. The method includes an original relative orientation procedure which can be applied to images captured along the vertical direction. The final orientation determines the absolute orientation for every parameter and is used for calculating the 3D coordinates of every measurement point. The measurement accuracy was checked at the UAV test site of the Japan Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Five vertical images were taken at 70 to 90 m altitude. The 3D coordinates of the measurement points were calculated. The plane and height accuracies were ±0.093 m and ±0.166 m, respectively. These values are of higher accuracy than the results of the traditional photogrammetric method. The proposed method can measure 3D positions efficiently and would be a useful tool for construction and disaster sites and for other field surveying purposes.
Data Driven Sample Generator Model with Application to Classification

Despite the rapidly growing interest, progress in the study of relations between physiological abnormalities and mental disorders is hampered by complexity of the human brain and high costs of data collection. The complexity can be captured by machine learning approaches, but they still may require significant amounts of data. In this thesis, we seek to mitigate the latter challenge by developing a data driven sample generator model for the generation of synthetic realistic training data. Our method greatly improves generalization in classification of schizophrenia patients and healthy controls from their structural magnetic resonance images. A feed forward neural network trained exclusively on continuously generated synthetic data produces the best area under the curve compared to classifiers trained on real data alone.
Risk factors to sport-related concussion for junior athletes

Abstract Introduction As more than just an enjoyable activ-ity, team sport offers a range of in-valuable benefits to players and has the potential to provide personal, physical and social growth. Despite the many benefits of team sport par -ticipation, these benefits do not come without some cost. Although there are strict rules and guidelines in all contact sports, the risk of injuries such as concussion are impossible to prevent completely. Sport-related concussion is a growing concern in contact sport; however, the underly-ing risk factors and epidemiology of sport-related concussion in junior athletes is not well understood. The notable cognitive, hormonal and neurophysiological changes occur -ring during development throughout late childhood and adolescence po-tentially places paediatric athletes at greater risk of sustaining and experi-encing enduring effects of brain inju-ry. The aim of this review is to discuss the risk factors to sport-related con-cussion for junior athletes.
The Effect of Enriched Organic Fertilizer and Methanol Spray on the Greenhouse-Tomato Yield

An experiment was conducted in the form of split-plot and random complete blocks with 3 repetitions in a greenhouse in Jiroft city of Kerman province, southeastern Iran, during 2011-2012 crop year, with the main aim to study how enriched organic fertilizer (chicken manure) and spraying methanol affects the quantity and quality of the yielding in Falcato tomato. Methanol and the enriched chicken manure as the two main and subordinate factors were studied in 4 levels (0, 20, 30, and 40 percentage of the volume) and (0, 500, 1500, and 2500 kg/ha). The results showed that the interaction of the two factors on the number of fruits per plant, the mean weight of fruit (p ? 0.05), and the stem diameter (p ? 0.01) was significant. Methanol 30% caused a 28% increase in yield, compared to the control plant. Adding 2500 kg/ha chicken manure resulted in 31% increase in the yield in contrast to the control plant. Mean weight of a fruit in 40% methanol and 2500 kg/ha chicken manure treatment was 145 g. Finally, having evaluated all aspects and factors in this study, methanol 30% solution and 2500 kg/ha chicken manure were recommended for Falcato tomato in greenhouses of Jiroft city.
Why is leaf shape so variable

The genetic pathways which control leaf shape have been revealed through work in a range of model systems. We are now beginning to understand how plants produce leaves of different shapes. However, why leaves have different shapes is not so well-studied. Leaf shape is extremely variable between species. Shape also varies within species, within populations and as a plastic or developmentally programmed response, within individual plants, suggesting there is an adaptive role for leaf shape. Theoretical studies and modelling have suggested several roles that leaf shape could play due to its effects on affect light capture, water balance and temperature regulation. Clear trends in leaf shape variation are seen along environmental clines but the few studies that have been done on the adaptive role of leaf shape have produced equivocal results. Selection on leaf shape is weak and variable though there is some support for adaptive effects of leaf dissection. Other important factors could be microclimate, correlations with phyllotaxy or vascular patterning, and biotic interactions. Cooperation between ecologists, physiologists, anatomists, geneticists is required to determine the interactions between these factors. This will be aided by the application of large-scale sequencing, and techniques such as PCA and QTL to dissect the genetics involved.
COML (Classroom Orchestration Modelling Language) and Scenarios Designer: Toolsets to Facilitate Collaborative Learning in a One-to-One Technology Classroom

In a one-to-one collaborative learning classroom supported by ubiquitous computing, teachers require tools that allow them to design of learning scenarios, and to manage and monitor the activities happening in the classroom. Our project proposes an architecture for a classroom management system and a scenarios designer tool, both based on a Classroom Orchestration Modelling Language (COML), to support these requirements. We are developing and testing this with the GroupScribbles software using a set of learning scenarios for classrooms equipped with pen tablet computers.
Inter- and intra-annual trends and status indicators of nektobenthic elasmobranchs off the Balearic Islands (northwestern Mediterranean)

We assessed the elasmobranch communities exploited by the bottom trawl fishery off the Balearic Islands (northwestern Mediterranean) by analysing two time series containing information with different levels of detail: 1) a long-term series containing the abundance indices of the whole elasmobranch community landed from 1965 to 2009; and 2) a shorter time series from 2000 to 2009 from two different data sources (daily sales records: 2000-2009; bottom trawl surveys: 2001-2009), with information that allowed the shelf and slope to be analysed separately and different community parameters and abundance indices to be studied. Temporal trends of all these variables were used as ecological status indicators and tested with generalized additive models and analysis of variance. They were finally summarised using the Traffic Light methodology. The long-term series showed two marked trends, an inter-annual decreasing trend that would be a consequence of the large increase in fishing effort, and an intra-annual trend with a clear peak in May in accordance with the seasonal biological cycle of these species. However, data from the last ten years revealed differences between the shelf and slope, as some parameters increased significantly over time on the shelf but did not follow any trend on the slope. The Traffic Light methodology captured these differences well, demonstrating its usefulness for interpreting ecological transitions at a glance.
New directions of internet activism in Egypt

Research on new media has always highlighted the assumption that in authoritarian contexts, communication technologies provide political activists with ampler space than available in the heavily policed physical world. However, social and political changes taking place throughout Egypt and the Arab region reflect a shift. In a country like Egypt, where only around 30 % of the population have internet access, the vibrant digital media scene is relocating itself once more in public spaces. Digital initiatives, such as Askar Kadhibun (Lying generals) and Musirrin (Steadfast), are transforming online media material into older (pre-modern) modes of traditional media, such as graffiti and traveling street performances. This constitutes a shift towards the ascendancy of popular cultural production, and a challenge to the reification and sacrilization of digital media in a context where poverty and illiteracy play a major role in both the dissemination of information and in political mobilization.
Corporate Social Responsibility: Good for Society, Good for Branding, Good for Marketing

Society has always been an integral part of business environment. Any entity or corporate house carries out business with the help of societal elements only. The revenue generation and the various transactions are done within the society only. Thus it becomes the onus for the corporates or business houses to take care of the society in which they operate. It becomes their responsibility too apart from the government to do a bit for their society and helps the various elements in the tough times or to combat with evil practices. All this gives rise to the concept of corporate Social Responsibility, where corporates are being presented with the responsibility of taking care of the society with utmost care and yet selling their brands and products for making money. The concept is not new and is present in most of the business environment in one form or the other. But today in modern era, that too in emerging markets like India, it has gained importance and became a differentiator for many business houses. Corporate social responsibility has come up with good results for the corporate houses in terms of the brand image and perception of their business practices within the society. But off lately the companies have started to use this concept in the marketing of their products as well. Gone are those days when people use to do well for society and hide it from others in order to get into limelight. Instead reverse concept is happening these days with portray of good deeds within the society in a very positive and aggressive way. The consumers are getting to know about the various initiatives taken by these corporates through the campaigns that companies run on television and other media. The purpose of this study is to gain insights through literature review about corporate social responsibility in affecting the brand value and to measure the effectiveness of the marketing strategies using such concept by the various companies. The study will use the secondary and primary data to analyze the effectiveness of Corporate Social Responsibility concept and will be helpful in finding the whether it’s an effective marketing tool for the companies or not.