Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Koherencja drogowskazem prawdy? Spójność jako źródło błędnych reprezentacji Komentarz do książki Krystyny Bieleckiej Błądzę, więc myślę. Co to jest błędna reprezentacja?

This paper is a commentary on Krystyna Bielecka’s book “I err, therefore I think. What is misrepresentation? ”. I build on Bielecka’s coherentist account of detectable representational error in order to draw a wider picture of the role of coherence in evaluating representations. In particular, I explore the idea that the strive to maximize coherence is a major factor guiding the acquisition and revision of internal representations, whose role extends beyond error detection. The idea critically discussed in the paper is that coherence owes this role to its being truth-conductive, i.e. to the (alleged) fact that coherence tends to increase the truth-ratio of representations. I draw from historical and recent work in cognitive science to discuss a number cases where coherence maximization systematically produces misrepresentations. I argue that despite the appearances, these cases do not constitute proper counterexamples to the idea that coherence is, all else being equal, a guide to truth.
INTERNATIONAL CRUISE TERMINAL

Since the beginning of the fall in oil prices and the problems arising from international foreign exchange markets, Saudi Arabia has witnessed one of the slowest economic growth rates in the world. Accordingly, the government designed a plan to cover the period up to 2030, part of the program required diversification of the economy. Thus, this work presents the development of the International Cruise Terminal in Jeddah, as part of the diversification process, which aims to open up Saudi Arabia to economic growth and to expose the economy to rigorous development. In this work, three case studies related to cruise terminal were analysed. Based on the analysis of the case studies, the estimated the estimated gross area for the cruise terminal is 29908 m2. The cruise terminal is designed to comprise several zones, such as departure area, arrival area, administration department, building general area, maintenance, passport control, other facilities, clinic, commercial, outdoor area and parking area. The terminal cruise will be developed at a development site located at Jeddah Al Kornaysh road near to Al balad. The International Cruise Terminal is designed with modern facilities and it is expected to diversify and contribute to the economy of Saudi Arabia.
1/f Noise Reduction in Cryogenic Highly Compensated Silicon Thermistors

The thermal sensitivity and Low Frequency Noise (LFN) of compensation doped Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) resistors are studied experimentally, down to the cryogenic regime. A high compensation nominal ratio <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${K}={N}_{A}/{N}_{D}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of 0.82 is compared with uncompensated and partially compensated configurations, using Phosphorus and Boron as dopant species. The Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR) reaches −2.7%/K at 80 K, for an effective compensation ratio close to 0.98 considering incomplete dopant ionization. The measurements reveal a low LFN with a nearly frequency-independent spectrum, far from the classical <italic>1/f</italic> trend observed in uncompensated silicon. The mean value of the Hooge constant on the highly compensated silicon sample equals <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3.15\times 10 ^{-4}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 300 K and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4.50\times 10^{-5}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 80 K. The normalized LFN at 80 K does not depend on the resistor length and thereby seems independent of the volume. Such high performance thermistors represent an attractive, mature and affordable solution for high performance thermal sensing.
Fast Direction-of-Arrival Estimation via Coarray Interpolation Based on Truncated Nuclear Norm Regularization

Non-uniform linear arrays have the ability to provide higher degrees of freedom (DOF) than conventional uniform linear arrays (ULAs) by making use of their virtual coarray. However, some non-uniform arrays such as coprime arrays have holes in their virtual array. In order to utilize the full DOF of such arrays, coarray interpolation is performed. Current interpolation techniques are mostly based on nuclear norm minimization of the coarray covariance matrix. However, these interpolation techniques are computationally inefficient, especially for larger matrices. In this brief, we propose a coarray interpolation method based on truncated nuclear norm minimization. This method approximates the rank of the matrix better and is computationally much more efficient as it uses a weighted iterative approach to interpolate a matrix. In numerical simulation, we perform direction of arrival (DOA) estimation using the proposed method and demonstrate its effectiveness both in terms of computation time and accuracy.
Revealing Physical World Privacy Leakage by Cyberspace Cookie Logs

It is well-known that online services resort to various cookies to track users through users’ online service identifiers (IDs) – in other words, when users access online services, various “fingerprints” are left behind in the cyberspace. As they roam around in the physical world while accessing online services via mobile devices, users also leave a series of “footprints” – i.e., hints about their physical locations – in the physical world. This poses a potent new threat to user privacy: one can potentially correlate the “fingerprints” left by the users in the cyberspace with “footprints” left in the physical world to infer and reveal leakage of user physical world privacy, such as frequent user locations or mobility trajectories in the physical world – we refer to this problem as user physical world privacy leakage via user cyberspace privacy leakage. In this paper we address the following fundamental question: what kind – and how much – of user physical world privacy might be leaked if we could get hold of such diverse network datasets even without any physical location information. In order to conduct an in-depth investigation of these questions, we utilize the network data collected via a DPI system at the routers within one of the largest Internet operator in Shanghai, China over a duration of one month. We decompose the fundamental question into the three problems: i) linkage of various online user IDs belonging to the same person via mobility pattern mining; ii) physical location classification via aggregate user mobility patterns over time; and iii) tracking user physical mobility. By developing novel and effective methods for solving each of these problems, we demonstrate that the question of user physical world privacy leakage via user cyberspace privacy leakage is not hypothetical, but indeed poses a real potent threat to user privacy.
Infratemporal fibrolipoma in a 9-year-old female patient

Fibrolipoma (Fl) is a rare subtype of a benign neoplasm as of lipoma, as well as being rarely present in the maxillo-facial area. The reported case is a significant cause for the natural history description of the development of the maxillary sinus immediately adjacent to the lesion was affected. The authors report the case of a female patient, aged 9. in the case reported by us, during a 5-year observation, the development of pediatric fibrolipoma in the base of skull. in addition, after the surgery, orthodontic disturbances developed. such a course may plead in favour for the necessity of an earlier decision on surgical treatment. our report is a significant contribution to knowledge of the natural history of Fl development the development of pediatric fibrolipoma in the base of skull. it shows that growth of the tumour, though very slow, is progressive and changes regional anatomy and function. Therefore, after the primary diagnosis of Fl, surgical treatment without a long follow-up should be strongly considered.
The effect of diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pain, anxiety, and depression in patients undergoing total knee replacement: A randomized controlled trial

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Diaphragmatic breathing exercise on pain, anxiety, and depression in patients undergoing total knee replacement. Material and Methods: It is a randomized controlled trial. The study population consisted of patients who underwent total knee replacement surgery in the orthopedic ward of Çankırı State Hospital between May and August 2019. The study sample included a total of 38 patients satisfying the inclusion criteria. Stratified randomization was used to assign the patients into sex-matched intervention group (n=19) and control group (n=19). Patients in the intervention group were also trained in the Diaphragmatic breathing exercise procedure. Descriptive characteristics form, visual analogue scale and hospital anxiety and depression scale were used to collect data. Pain scores were evaluated at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively, while the anxiety and depression was applied on the postoperative day 2. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and Mann–Whitney U test. Results: Mean age was 65.26±6.73 years in the intervention group and 68.78±5.88 years in the control group. There were also no significant differences in Visuel Analog Scale pain scores (P>.05). Mean score anxiety was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group (P=.033). However, the difference in the depression was not significant (P>.05). Conclusion: The results of our study demonstrated that Diaphragmatic breathing exercise had no effect on pain and depression but reduced anxiety after total knee replacement surgery.
A Low Power and Low Area Router With Congestion-Aware Routing Algorithm for Spiking Neural Network Hardware Implementations

Neuromorphic (NC) designs have gained significant interest in recent hardware research due to its low-power consumption. Low-power and low-latency router design is one of the most critical component to ensure NC hardware’s scalability and energy efficiency. Various router designs have been proposed to achieve high performance. However, this leads to complex router architectures and thus high area and power consumption. Furthermore, non-uniform traffic patterns of spiking neurons can cause network congestion and unnecessary power consumption. In this brief, we propose a congestion-aware routing algorithm to alleviate the congestion of routers in the middle and reduce network latency. Besides, a globally asynchronous, locally synchronous low-cost router architecture is deployed to relax the global clock tree constraint at chip level. Finally, a novel clock gating circuit is proposed to reduce the dynamic power consumption of routers. Our results show that averagely it reduces the router power consumption by more than 50%. The proposed router achieves ultra-low energy consumption of $2.3\times 10^{-2}$ pJ/bit and a small area of only 0.007 mm2.
Regional Inequalities and the West-East Divide in Turkey Since 1880

This study examines the evolution of regional income inequalities and its causes within present day borders of Turkey since 1880. We construct indices for value added per capita for agriculture, industry and services as well as GDP per capita for each of the 58 administrative units for about one dozen benchmark years. For the recent period since 1987, we make use of the official series for the same 58 units. We find that the overall trend from the 1910's to the present has been convergence for the country as a whole. We also find an inverse U shaped pattern for the regional disparities in Turkey since 1880. While all other regions began to move towards country averages, the differences between the East and the rest of the country persisted and even increased. Our comparisons also suggest that regional disparities in Turkey have been and are still larger than those in European countries of similar size such as Italy, France and Spain. Problems of endogeneity make it difficult to establish causality at this stage of the research. Nonetheless, we are able to offer an interpretation consistent with our empirical findings. We argue that not a single cause but a combination of causes led by geography, structural change, industrialization and agglomeration economies, and ethnic conflict and demographic movements are behind this pattern for the country as a whole and for the fact that the East has continued to lag behind.
Electron cloud with LHC-type beams in the SPS:A review of three years of measurements

In August 1999, high bunch intensities LHC-type beams were injected for the first time in the SPS inducing strong vacuum pressure rises, perturbations on the electrostatic pick ups and beam instabilities. Evidences of the electron cloud phenomenon as the mechanism responsible for these instabilities are reviewed. This paper present also the results obtained with several detectors installed in the SPS machine to improve the understanding of the electron cloud mechanism and refine the simulations. The spatial distributions of the electrons in the cloud are shown in presence of and without a dipole magnetic field. The effects of the beam intensity and filling pattern on the behaviour of the electron cloud are presented. The scrubbing effect is studied using an in-situ measurement of the secondary electron yields. Finally, the potential limitations due to the electron cloud in the SPS and the issues for the LHC are discussed. Possible remedies will be presented, i.e. nitrogen and argon glow discharges or new filling schemes. A table of contents located at the end of this paper gives detailed information on the subjects covered.
TRABAJOS EXPERIMENATLES Iº TRABAJO EXPERIMENTAL ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO ENTRE EL "GRANO DE MAÍZ" Y EL "GRANO DE SORGO CON BAJO Y ALTO CONTENIDO DE TANINOS"

• DIETAS: 1. 70 % grano de maíz + 30% (mezcla de sojilla + harina de soja + triguillo + núcleo vitamínico mineral) 2. 70 % grano de sorgo con bajo nivel de tanino (3.5 gramos/kg de MS) + 30% (mezcla de sojilla + harina de soja + triguillo + núcleo vitamínico mineral) 3. 70% grano de sorgo con alto nivel de tanino (9.5 gramos/kg de MS) + 30% (mezcla de sojilla + harina de soja + triguillo + núcleo vitamínico mineral)
The Goddard Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport Model

The Goddard Chemistry Aerosol Radiation and Transport (GOCART) model is one of the fourteen global models participating in the International AEROCOM activity. The Oslo workshop is the 4th AEROCOM workshop. In this workshop, we are going to show updated model results of global aerosol extinction and absorption, vertical profiles, and direct and indirect effects. We will also discuss with other participants on model similarities and discrepancies, issues related to comparisons with in-situ and remote sensing data, and future directions.
Screening of brinjal varieties for resistance to major insect pests

An investigation was carried out to study the morphological characters of brinjal varieties / genotypes against sucking pests and shoot and fruit borer of brinjal during Kharif 2018. Amongst the ten cultivars, BH-2 showed moderately resistant to infestation of whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius), jassids (Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla Ishida) and shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee) and also obtained higher fruityield followed by Utkal Keshari, JKJEH-6012, JB-262 and Pusa Upkar. Whereas, SBJH-691, Aussay, Utkal Jyoti and VR-2 showsmoderately susceptible to the pests. The cultivar JBH-3 observed susceptible to the major insect pests of brinjal.
Oleocantal del Aceite de Oliva Virgen Extra y sus efectos en procesos neurodegenerativos

Treballs Finals de Grau de Nutricio Humana i Dietetica, Facultat de Farmacia i Ciencies de l'Alimentacio, Campus de l'Alimentacio de Torribera, Universitat de Barcelona. Curs: 2019-2020. Tutor: Francisco Javier Luque Garriga
A study of how playing ball badminton increases players academic quality and concentration

Ball badminton is a competition originally from India. It is a racket game played on a court of set dimensions (12 by 24 metres) separated by a net with a yellow ball made of cloth. A shuttlecock (also called a pigeon or birdie) is a projectile with high drag that is used in badminton sport. It has an open conical shape shaped by feathers that are embedded in a rounded cork (or rubber) base. Ball badminton helps you sharpen the core analytical abilities. It involves sharp thinking, listening and exercising sound judgment. It needs play by two players or two pairs of players. The Purpose of this study to show how ball badminton sport enhance academic quality and concentration of the players.
Estimating forest variables using airborne lidar measurements in hemi-boreal forests

Field measurements from 450 sample plots, airborne lidar data and spectral images from Aegviidu, Estonia, 15 by 15 km test site were used to analyse options to estimate main forest inventory variables using remote sensing data. Up to 7 m random error in location of 15 m radius sample plots within homogeneous stands causes usually about 0.5 m standard deviation in lidar pulse return height distribution percentiles. Forest mean height can be predicted with linear relationship from 80th percentile of lidar pulse return height distribution. Upper percentiles of  from ground and forest understorey vegetation. Total stem volume in forest can be predicted by using 80th percentile, 25th percentile and canopy cover as model arguments with less than 70 m3 ha–1  models had 10 m3 ha–1 smaller standard error.
Molecular docking of quinine, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor for discovering new potential COVID-19 antidote

Researches on drugs to be used for COVID-19 therapy are still challenging. SARS-CoV-2 uses the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) receptor to enter the human body. The S (spike) protein structure of SARS-CoV-2 interacts with the active site of ACE2 receptor, defined as the peptidase domain, which consists of Gln24, Asp30, His34, Tyr41, Gln42, Met82, Lys353, Arg357. This work studied the interaction of three quinoline-based antimalarial drugs with the peptidase domain of ACE2 receptor. The X-ray crystal structure of human ACE2 receptor was downloaded from Protein Data Bank. The ligands were built using MarvinSketch and were geometry optimized using MMFF94 in LigandScout. The energy-minimized ligands were docked to the peptidase domain of ACE2 receptor. Results showed that chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and quinine can interact with amino acid residues in the peptidase domain of the ACE2 receptor. Of the three compounds, quinine shows the strongest affinity to the ACE2 receptor (-4.89 kcal/mol) followed by hydroxychloroquine (-3.87 kcal/mol), and chloroquine (-3.17 kcal/mol), respectively. In conclusion, quinine, chloroquine, and hydroxychloroquine could block the infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by interacting with residue Lys353 in the peptidase domain of ACE2 receptor, thus potential to be used as COVID-19 antidote. This study will add more insights to the mechanism of quinoline-based antimalarial drugs in inhibiting the infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
SW—Soil and Water: Monitoring Water Flow, Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Load, from an Apennine Catchment Basin, Italy

Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss the results of a study conducted on the monitoring of the suspended sediment load and water flow of the Sillaro torrent, during 1997–2000. The river basin is located in the Northern Apennines in the province of Bologna in Italy. Its height is from 68 to 993 m above sea level. A clayey–waterproof soil characterises the 137·6 km 2 basin surface. The mean annual precipitation is 942 mm (1962–1983). The mean annual temperature is 11·8°C, while the maximum, registered in July, is 22°C. A station for measuring the amount of sediment yield and water flow was established at the outlet from the mountain basin of the Sillaro Torrent. The monitoring station was equipped with an ultrasonic flow meter and an automatic water sampler. The flow meter measured the hydraulic level, computed the water flow and sent signal to the water sampler, so that there would be a sample of sediment yield every 100000 m 3 of water crossing the section. The suspended sediment concentration (SSC) and the turbidity were measured on the samples, and the water samples were analysed by a laboratory turbidimeter. The best relationship between turbidity and SSC was established and applied to the turbidity of the samples so as to obtain the concentration of the suspended sediment. It was concluded that firstly, the instrumentation used for hydrologic monitoring is reliable, secondly, a simple linear regression of SSC and turbidity is adequate for an accurate estimation of the load and thirdly the multiplicative model of the suspended sediment yield on water flow is a statistically significant relationship.
Management of Asian citrus psyllid in California.

Abstract Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, was first detected in southern California (USA) in 2008 and the putative causal bacterium of huanglongbing (HLB), 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', was first found in a single residential tree in 2012. Studies of insecticide efficacy for ACP control indicate that many active ingredients are effective following direct contact with the insect. However, insecticides that leave persistent residues are needed to control nymphs as they emerge from eggs tucked within foliage and to protect trees from incursions of ACP adults. Residual control by foliar insecticides has proved longest for the pyrethroids and thiamethoxam and shortest for insecticides approved for organic production. These results, as well as observations of ACP population responses to insecticides applied to commercial orchards, have shaped ACP management strategies in various regions of California as described in this chapter. The goal for California ACP management is to reduce psyllids to extremely low densities and thus slow the spread of HLB, allowing time for the research community to develop better disease management tools and eventually a cure for the disease. The difficulties in achieving this goal are physical, sociological and economic and, as a result, grower participation varies around the state, but progress has been made in slowing the spread of the disease relative to other regions around the world. It remains to be seen whether this strategy will provide the desired result of maintaining the viability of the California citrus industry in the face of HLB.
Reducing Road Transport Emissions in Europe: Investigating A Demand Side Driven Approach †

The European Union aims at net-zero emissions by 2050. A key sector to achieve this goal is road transport, where emissions show no signs of reducing but continue to grow. A review of policies undertaken by EU member states and the G20 to reduce transport emissions reveals that both present and planned policies focus on binding supply-side measures, but offer only weak demand-side incentives. To address this imbalance, we developed a downstream, demand-side policy prototype through an expert interview design process. We call the prototype “cap-and-surrender” because it caps road emissions, and then allocates tradable emission allowances to individual vehicles that drivers surrender at each fill-up. Allowance pricing, both by the state and in the secondary market, is designed to incentivize decarbonization of the sector. Though the system would require significant investment, its revenue potential to the state should exceed this investment by several multiples. We discuss the potential economic, environmental and social impacts of the policy, as assessed by European transport experts. We find that the approach can deliver significant transport emission reductions in an effective and economically efficient manner. Through the appropriate design of national allocation rules and a gradual phasing in of cap and surrender, potential negative social consequences can be mitigated, and public acceptance of the policy promoted.