Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Music mood classification using audio power and audio harmonicity based on MPEG-7 audio features and Support Vector Machine

Music can affect a person's mood. Music psychologists agree that music has a significant impact on a person's mood that determines their behavior. Therefore, our research examines the audio features that affect mood. Our method is to perform feature extraction based on MPEG-7 Low-Level Descriptors. MPEG-7 is international standardized multimedia metadata in ISO/IEC 15938. In this paper, we have made a researched about music mood classification using Audio Power and Audio Harmonicity features. The result of the extraction of the MPEG-7 obtained 17 features low-level descriptors. These features are classified using Support Vector Machine (SVM). There are two stages of SVM: training and prediction phase. Traning phase is when the machine learns to recognize the characteristics of the signal on a label while in prediction phase, it gives the predicted outcome of a label on a new signal characteristic pattern. The success rate of this experiment was 74.28% using Audio Power and Audio Harmonicity, 37.14% using Audio Spectrum Projection, and 28.57% using Audio Power, Audio Harmonicity and Audio Spectrum Projection.
ESX‐1 secreted virulence factors are recognized by multiple cytosolic AAA ATPases in pathogenic mycobacteria

The ESX‐1 secretion system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis delivers bacterial virulence factors to host cells during infection. The most abundant factor, the ESAT‐6/CFP‐10 dimer, is targeted for secretion via a C‐terminal signal sequence on CFP‐10 that is recognized by the cytosolic ATPase, Rv3871. However, the selection determinants for other ESX‐1 substrates appear to be more complex. Some substrates, such as ESAT‐6, are secreted despite lacking signal sequences. Furthermore, all substrates require targeting of the other ESX‐1 secreted proteins, a distinguishing feature of this system. How ESX‐1 substrates are selected and the basis for co‐dependent secretion is unknown. Here we show that the EspC substrate interacts with Rv3868, a cytosolic AAA ATPase, through its C‐terminus. Swapping the C‐termini of EspC and CFP‐10 revealed that these signals are functionally distinct, suggesting that the proteins are targeted via interactions with different ATPases. Surprisingly, biochemical purification experiments demonstrate that these substrates and ATPases form multi‐protein complexes inside the cell and identified a new secreted substrate. By interfering with this protein interaction network, we have partially uncoupled co‐dependent substrate secretion. Our results suggest that proper functioning of the ESX‐1 pathway requires the interaction of multiple ESX‐1 substrates and components prior to their secretion. Ultimately, understanding the details of ESX‐1 targeting may allow for engineering of better vaccines to prevent tuberculosis.
The Use of Listed Real Estate Securities In Asset Management

Investors have historically used listed real estate to achieve a number of outcomes, ranging from general exposure to the asset class to meeting specific returns characteristics such as inflation hedging and tax-efficient income generation. However, following the events of the last five years, in common with other asset classes there is currently a re-assessment of the risk and return profile of listed real estate. The purpose of this study is twofold: (i) to conduct a review of academic literature and evidence on the use and performance of listed real estate, both as a separate asset class and in multi-asset portfolios, and (ii) to examine in detail how institutions are using listed real estate to achieve their investment objectives, and the role listed real estate is playing in the new fund structures they are creating to meet investor objectives
Interannual to decadal variability in climate and the glacier mass balance in Washington, Western Canada, and Alaska

Abstract The authors examine the net winter, summer, and annual mass balance of six glaciers along the northwest coast of North America, extending from Washington State to Alaska. The net winter (NWB) and net annual (NAB) mass balance anomalies for the maritime glaciers in the southern group, located in Washington and British Columbia, are shown to be positively correlated with local precipitation anomalies and storminess (defined as the rms of high-passed 500-mb geopotential anomalies) and weakly and negatively correlated with local temperature anomalies. The NWB and NAB of the maritime Wolverine glacier in Alaska are also positively correlated with local precipitation, but they are positively correlated with local winter temperature and negatively correlated with local storminess. Hence, anomalies in mass balance at Wolverine result mainly from the change in moisture that is being advected into the region by anomalies in the averaged wintertime circulation rather than from a change in storminess. The pa.
The Effect of Social Dominance Orientation on Perceptions of Corporal Punishment

Previous research has suggested the use of corporal punishment is widely endorsed in our society (Straus, 2000; Straus & Stewart, 1999). Furthermore, perceptions of what constitutes corporal punishment vary. The present study examined social dominance orientation (SDO) and age of child as potential factors that may influence perceptions of what is viewed as corporal punishment versus physical abuse. The sample consisted of 206 undergraduate students enrolled at a Rocky Mountain University. A series of regressions were used to examine the relationships between SDO and six forms of punishment. Findings suggest, higher levels of SDO are significantly related to more ratings of physical punishment versus physical abuse. The primary findings of the present study showed SDO was significantly related to how an individual perceives corporal punishment. These results have important implications by serving as a stepping-stone into further understanding what factors may have an influence on perceptions of corporal punishment.
Mechanisms of Disease Targeting Epigenetic Readers in Cancer

From the Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (M.A.D., B.J.P.H.), Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust (M.A.D., B.J.P.H.), the Gurdon Institute and Department of Pathology (M.A.D., T.K.), and the Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute (B.J.P.H.), University of Cambridge — all in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Address reprint requests to Dr. Huntly at the Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom, or at bjph2@cam.ac. uk.
Behavioral Aspects of Retirement Savings: How do 401(K) Plans Affect Household Asset Accumulation?

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Peer review: purpose, process and publication

R ichard Smith, former editor of the British Medical Journal, referred to peer review as ‘a flawed process at the heart of science and journals’. Yet many of us aspire to being published in a peer reviewed journal – the positive acclaim of our colleagues remains important to us as a mark of credibility and worthiness. Moreover, universities value peer review publications more highly than nonreviewed, and this is important for career progression and promotion.
Performance measurement of the portuguese police force using the balanced scorecard

As a result of reforms brought about by the New Public Management (NPM) movement, public organizations have felt the need to develop adequate information systems to improve the policy process decision-making and to introduce resource allocation based on outputs and outcomes. The objective is to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and the quality of the public service with improved management costs. What is the role of the BSC in the performance measurement of the Portuguese Police System? And to extent are police agents willing to comply with BSC requirements? The first study of its kind in Portugal, this paper proposes to analyze the BSC ́s place in the police management and police predisposition to apply the BSC as a performance measurement system in the Portuguese Police. Using a unique data set assembled by way of a nationwide survey sent to all the police chiefs of the four branches of the Portuguese police, we estimate an ordered logit regression model. We find that prior knowledge of the BSC, as well as the impact of the NPM issues, are important determinants of the predisposition to apply the BSC.
Analysis of Natural and Induced Variation in Tomato Glandular Trichome Flavonoids Identifies a Gene Not Present in the Reference Genome[W][OPEN]

Analysis of genomic resources, genetics, and biochemistry identified Sl-MOMT4 as a flavonol 3′ O-methyltransferase involved in the production of methylated flavonoids in glandular trichomes of the M82 cultivated tomato. This gene is missing in the tomato Heinz 1706 reference genome and represents an example of fast evolution of specialized metabolism genes among cultivated tomato varieties. Flavonoids are ubiquitous plant aromatic specialized metabolites found in a variety of cell types and organs. Methylated flavonoids are detected in secreting glandular trichomes of various Solanum species, including the cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Inspection of the sequenced S. lycopersicum Heinz 1706 reference genome revealed a close homolog of Solanum habrochaites MOMT1 3′/5′ myricetin O-methyltransferase gene, but this gene (Solyc06g083450) is missing the first exon, raising the question of whether cultivated tomato has a distinct 3′ or 3′/5′ O-methyltransferase. A combination of mining genome and cDNA sequences from wild tomato species and S. lycopersicum cultivar M82 led to the identification of Sl-MOMT4 as a 3′ O-methyltransferase. In parallel, three independent ethyl methanesulfonate mutants in the S. lycopersicum cultivar M82 background were identified as having reduced amounts of di- and trimethylated myricetins and increased monomethylated myricetin. Consistent with the hypothesis that Sl-MOMT4 is a 3′ O-methyltransferase gene, all three myricetin methylation defective mutants were found to have defects in MOMT4 sequence, transcript accumulation, or 3′-O-methyltransferase enzyme activity. Surprisingly, no MOMT4 sequence is found in the Heinz 1706 reference genome sequence, and this cultivar accumulates 3-methyl myricetin and is deficient in 3′-methyl myricetins, demonstrating variation in this gene among cultivated tomato varieties.
Strategy and Mechanism For Driving To Success In Research; Case Study Khon Kaen University, Thailand

The objective of this research was to study strategy and mechanism for driving to success in research of Khon Kaen University, to be effective research university through 3 phases of Policy Research. For research findings, 3 aspects of strategies and mechanisms were found : the product, research environment, and recognition in research. Each aspect was associated with 3 tasks as: the instruction, budget resource and staff management, and research management. Since the strategies and mechanisms would be accepted and practiced. Khon Kaen University should enhancing the participatory working climate and culture in order to accomplish the state of sustainable research university existing in various levels of administrators and practitioners truly and extensively .
Nonoperative Management of Perforated Hollow Viscera in a Palliative Care Unit.

S urgical dogma holds that perforation of a hollow viscus, indicated by pneumoperitoneum on imaging, mandates abdominal explo1,2 ration. Nonsurgical causes of pneumoperitoneum exist, but when perforation is the presumed etiology of free air in the abdomen, operative repair of the perforation has been standard. Successful nonoperative management of perforated viscera occurs, but it is generally reserved for patients with reassuring clinical findings. Occasionally surgeons encounter patients with a perforated viscus whose clinical findings suggest abdominal exploration is necessary, but who have life-threatening illnesses that make operation treacherous and its value questionable. Comfort-focused care for these patients is associated with a 100% 30-day mortality, but little has been written on these patients’ experience. Surgeons have little guidance for counseling patients and families about the outcome of nonoperative management. We present here a case series of 8 patients from our institution with a perforated hollow viscus transferred to our palliative care unit (PCU) for comfort-focused care after a decision not to operate. We included all patients transferred to our PCU from 2012 to 2017 with computed tomography (CT) findings of extraluminal air in the abdomen and a surgical consultation that resulted in a decision not to operate, and we identified 12 such patients. The 2 surgeon coauthors (MCS, OLG) reviewed the details of these patients, and patients were excluded if nonoperative management would likely have been recommended even in the absence of a terminal diagnosis. Four such patients were excluded: 1 with Hinchey class I diverticulitis, 2 with contained iatrogenic perforations, and 1 with contained cecal perforation from Olgilvie syndrome. The authors felt that the remaining 8 patients would likely have been recommended to undergo surgical exploration if not for their life-limiting diagnoses (Table 1). In the PCU, patients generally received broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics while they were alert and able to spend meaningful, awake time with their loved ones. These antibiotics were discontinued when the treating palliative care physician felt they were no longer providing clinical benefit. The palliative care providers communicated regularly with the patient or the patient’s surrogate on daily rounds and as needed when the patient’s condition
Native wheat, potato and pea starches and their physically modified preparations tested in vitro as the substrates for selected Bifidobacterium strains

The wheat, potato and pea starches subjected to physical modification were studied in vitro as a substrate for selected Bifidobacterium strains (Bifidobacterium breve KN14, Bifidobacterium animalis KS20a1). The effects of these substrates on bifidobacterial growth, acidifying activity, metabolic end-products and changes in starch microstructure were assayed after 24-h fermentation. Physically modified starch preparations were better utilized substrates for growth of Bifidobacterium monocultures, in comparison with native starches. Lactic acid occurred in the highest concentration in the culture of B. breve KN14 (55–104 µmol/100 ml), whereas acetic acid was highest in the culture of B. animalis KS20a1 (329–378 µmol/100 ml). The microstructure pictures showed meaningful differences between native and modified starches stemmed from the enzymatic action of examined Bifidobacterium strains during fermentation. Obtained results confirmed the stimulation of growth and acidifying activity of selected Bifidobacterium strains by investigated physically modified starches in comparison with native starch.
The Industry 4.0 revolution and the future of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Industry 4.0 dictates the end of traditional centralized applications for production control. Its vision of ecosystems of smart factories with intelligent and autonomous shop-floor entities is inherently decentralized. Responding to customer demands for tailored products, these plants fueled by technology enablers such as 3D printing, Internet of Things, Cloud computing, Mobile Devices and Big Data, among others create a totally new environment. The manufacturing systems of the future, including manufacturing execution systems (MES) will have to be built to support this paradigm shift.
Parkinson's disease in twins studied with 18F‐dopa and positron emission tomography

We used 18F-dopa PET to examine concordance for dysfunction of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system in 18 co-twins of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and scanned one clinically concordant monozygotic (MZ) twin pair, 17 asymptomatic co-twins (10 MZ, 7 dizygotic [DZ]), and 13 twins with PD (8 MZ, 5 DZ). Mean 18F-dopa uptake of the twins with PD was significantly reduced in putamen to 38% and in caudate to 66% of normal. Mean putamen 18F-dopa uptake for the 17 asymptomatic co-twins was also significantly reduced (86% of normal), as was putamen tracer uptake for the 10 MZ (87% of normal) and seven DZ (83% of normal) asymptomatic co-twin subgroups. Four of 10 MZ and two of seven DZ asymptomatic co-twins had putamen 18F-dopa uptake reduced more than 2 SDs below the normal mean. Three of these four asymptomatic MZ co-twins had tremor on examination at the time of PET and one has now developed PD 2 years later. Our PET findings give concordances for nigral dysfunction of 45% in the MZ pairs and 29% in the DZ pairs at a 2-SD threshold, and 18% in MZ and 0% in DZ pairs at a 3-SD threshold of significance. These data suggest that the concordance for nigral pathology in PD twins may be higher than previously realized and that the presence of an isolated postural or rest tremor may be a phenotypic expression of PD.
Effect upon Insulin Secretion of Physiologic Doses of Glucagon Administered via the Portal Vein

Rapid endoportal injections of glucagon in a dose (1 μg.) which does not elevate thearterial glucagon concentration beyond the physiologic range caused a prompt rise in both mean arterial glucose and pancreaticoduodenal insulin concentration to a peak six minutes later. Hyperglycemia of similar magnitude produced by intravenous glucose infusion failed to elicit, as great a rise in insulin release. With smaller doses of glucagon a more variable response was observed; however, in some dogs doses of glucagon which were too small to cause a significant change in arterial glucagon concentration did cause a rise in both glucose and insulin levels. It is concluded that glucagon administered in physiologic doses via-the portarvenous system elicits a greater rise in insulin release than can be attributed to the concomitant hyperglycemia and, as suggested by others, does possess the qualifications of a potentiator of insulin secretion.
Enabling Factors Influencing Internet Adoption by New Zealand Small and Medium Size Retail Enterprises

The uptake of Internet-based electronic-commerce in New Zealand has been relatively slow compared to the US and Europe. This paper reports the results of a mail survey of 130 SMEs with 200 or less full-time employees from the retail industry throughout New Zealand, randomly selected from online databases. The results obtained indicated that the level of Internet support was positively related to the perceived benefits and the number of Internet uses. This result was consistent with previous studies that showed that organizations that posessed higher levels of IT knowledge and capabilities were more likely to adopt and implement Internet-enabled capabilities.
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of ${\rm I}_{\rm c}$ and AC Loss for Bent 2G HTS Wires Used in an Electric Machine

Application of the second generation High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) YBCO tapes has been increasingly popular since the low-cost superconducting materials were discovered. This paper mainly presents the properties of two types of 2G YBCO tapes from American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) and SuperPower, Inc, respectively. All superconducting materials are cooled by liquid nitrogen (77 K). At first, we will introduce the basic design strategy for synchronous motor and characteristics of superconducting materials. Then, the basic principle and algorithm for calculation and measurement of Ic and AC transport loss will be explained. Secondly, the novel measurement system using a high-precision digital lock-in amplifier is presented. Finally, we present and analyze simulation and experimental results for two types of YBCO tapes in bending condition.
Episodic affordances contribute to language comprehension

Abstract We demonstrate how a particular type of knowledge about objects, their spatial locations and thus how to direct actions toward them, contributes to the comprehension of language about those objects. In four experiments, participants judged if sentences were about normal objects (e.g., “The apple has a stem”) or odd objects (e.g., “The apple has an antenna”). The Normal response key was either on the left of a response box or on the right. The named objects were themselves either on the left or the right of the response box. We demonstrate a compatibility effect in which responding Normal to the side where the object was located was faster than responding Normal to the opposite side. Furthermore, this effect was equally strong for sentences describing states of the objects (as above) and sentences describing actions (e.g., “Touch the apple at the stem”); the compatibility effect was found when the objects were removed; the effect required compatibility between actions, not just spatial locations; and the effect was found in both English and German. The results are discussed in relation to how action systems are used in language comprehension.
The role of manufacturers in food innovations in Sweden

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how food manufacturers in Sweden define and view innovations, how they view their role and those of other actors and the interaction/collaboration regarding innovations in the food supply/value chain.Design/methodology/approach – After an exploratory pre‐study with 12 participants, a full study of Swedish manufacturers comprised of representatives from 12 food companies was initiated. In total, 21 interviews were carried out. The majority of the respondents had food industry experience. They initially answered structured questions and thereafter open‐ended ones.Findings – Few, if any, innovations in the Swedish food sector are considered radical. Many are “invisible” to meet demands for lower cost, shorter orders and sustainability. The food manufacturers seem to develop products in house for consumers and not by working with them or others inside or outside the supply chain; they do not adopt an “open” innovation mindset. There is lack of trust in the.
Application of a coordinated optimization algorithm for controller parameter tuning of HVDC power modulation control

The trend in power system development has been for HVDC transmission systems to be used, especially for longdistance transmission and to provide asynchronous interconnections. It is known that dc power modulation control can provide effective damping to inter area oscillations, which is a common issue in interconnected systems. In this paper, the design of a novel power modulation controller based on advanced nonlinear robust adaptive control theory is presented. A coordinated optimization algorithm based on genetic algorithm and ordinal optimization is proposed to optimize the parameters of the novel controller. A simple 3 area interconnected power system is used as a test system and computer simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the optimized controller in damping oscillations.