Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
“ REVIEW ON ” ” METRICS FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ROUTING ALGORITHM ”

Now a days uses of wireless sensor network has been increased but it has some limitations such as low battery power and memory, narrow channel, poor link quality and high packet loss rate. How to avoid noise and provide an efficient reliable data transmission is a challenge we are facing. Also wireless sensor networks could not balance the network load and also cannot achieve maximum the wireless link bandwidth. Also the challenge we are facing is how to precisely measure performance of routing algorithm when studying routing algorithm of network-on-chip (NoC). In this paper have to study the wireless sensor network and also presenting the routing matrices.
An Efficient Role-based Privacy Data Dynamic Desensitization Method

Privacy protection is very important in traditional fields such as finance and medical treatment, and it has been paid more and more attention in e-commerce and social network. Privacy protection technology needs to ensure both data use and privacy data security. In order to make the protected data still worth reading, previous scholars used data desensitization to maintain data integrity. In real life, multiple roles can be set for application systems, and different system access rights can be set for different roles. The role-based privacy data dynamic desensitization method and system proposed in this paper is designed to provide users with desensitized and protected security data sets while maintaining plaintext real data in the production database.
Probabilistic Qualities of Stability Change in Waves

The paper discusses two key aspects of the evaluation of a ship’s changing stability in waves: the calculation of the roll righting arm (GZ) curve in waves and the study of its probabilistic characteristics in irregular, stern quartering seas. The calculation of the GZ curve in waves has been implemented in the LAMP (Large Amplitude Motion Program) system using two approaches. The first is a quasi-static calculation for the ship balanced on the wave and is part of LAMP’s pre-processing tool PRELMP. The second is a dynamic calculation based on the ship’s instantaneous motion in waves, and is implemented as part of LAMP’s time-domain, approximate body-nonlinear simulation. Results of the calculations have been compared against results obtained with other methods; following the procedure defined in the ABS Guide for the Assessment of Parametric Roll Resonance in the Design of Container Carriers and using the EUREKA hydrostatics program. The self-consistency of the implementation has been tested by applying a heeling moment and observing heel angle for a simulation with ship speed set to match wave celerity. Probabilistic characteristics have been studied for the principles’ parameters of the GZ curve: the angle of the maximum GZ, the value of maximum GZ and the angle of vanishing stability. These GZ curve parameters were considered as stochastic processes. The consideration of practical ergodicity and development of statistical distributions of these processes were included.
A FEW REMARKS ON LEXICAL LINGUISTICS

The present paper investigates lexical semantics as a significant theory in the history of linguistics which has been proved to be highly relevant and beneficial to the study of a variety of language aspects. Lexical semantics has provided our current research with important tools in the analysis of essential notions such as meaning, lexicon, word and the analysis of meaning according to a background frame or scene.
Clinicopathological Studies on the Effect of Artemisia cina ( Sheih Baladi ) on Coccidiosis in Chickens

HIS EXPERIMENT was conducted to determine the effect of . Artemisia cina on coccidiosis in poultry. A total of one hundred and fifty broiler chicks were divided to five equal groups, first group kept as control, second group was orally infected with 1X10of Eimeria tenella oocysts. Third group was infected with the same dose of Eimeria tenella and treated with Artemisia water extract. Fourth group was infected with the same dose of Eimeria tenella and treated by Toltrazuril and fifth group treated by Artemisia and noninfected. The birds of all groups were kept under observation for 3 weeks post infection. Group II showed increased mortality rate (16.7%), with very high oocyste shedding 12 X 10 at the 6day post infection, increased total leucocytic count mainly heterophil, monocyte & eosinophil, and reduction of body weight as well as anemia. Liver function test showed increased in the activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) accompanied with hypoproteinemia and hypoalbuminemia. While, kidney function test showed increase in the level of uric acid and creatinine. Artemisia water extract treatment relatively minimize the infection, lowered mortality rate and oocyste shedding after and returned the liver and kidney function activities to normal level gradually as nearly as Toltrazuril. Also, Artemisia water extract induces significant increase in body weight of broiler as well as increased lymphocytic count, gamma and beta globulin, these findings indicating that Artemisia has a good effect on the immunity of the bird as compared with the group of chicks treated with Toltrazuril. It could be concluded that Artemisia were effective for controlling coccidia and have positive effect on body weight and survival rates nearly as Toltrazuril.
Unraveling New Mechanisms for Lignin Catabolism in Nature

Project Goals: The Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) vision is to accelerate domestication of bioenergy-relevant, non-model plants and microbes to enable high-impact innovations at multiple points in the bioenergy supply chain. CBI will address strategic barriers to the current bioeconomy in the areas of: 1) high-yielding, robust feedstocks, 2) lower capital and processing costs via consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) to specialty biofuels, and 3) methods to create valuable byproducts from the lignin. CBI will identify and utilize key plant genes for growth, composition and sustainability phenotypes as a means of achieving lower feedstock costs, focusing on poplar and switchgrass. We will convert these feedstocks to specialty biofuels (C4 alcohols and C6 esters) using CBP at high rates, titers and yield in combination with cotreatment or pretreatment. CBI will maximize product value by in planta modifications and biological funneling of lignin to value-added chemicals.
Incretin Mimetics Vildagliptin and Exenatide Improve Pedicle Skin Flap Survival in Rats.

Hypoxia and tissue ischemia are the leading factors in the alteration of tissues in many pathological conditions. Prevention and reversion of the effects of local ischemia, which develops during various surgical interventions, is an actual problem of modern medicine. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of exenatide and vildagliptin on the survival rate of an isolated pedicle skin flap in sixty adults Wistar rats. Simulation of a pedicle skin graft was performed on the second day of the experiment. After anesthesia under aseptic conditions, a skin graft was cut out: isolated in a plastic bag, the edges of the skin were stitched with interrupted sutures (nylon 3/0). Rats were divided into six groups: control group, exenatide group (10 μg/kg/day subcutaneously for nine days after surgery), vildagliptin group (0.2 mg/kg/day intraperitoneally for nine days after surgery) and pentoxifylline group (100 mg/kg/day intravenously, two hours before the surgical intervention). In the other two groups, glibenclamide (5 mg/kg) were administered before injection of incretin mimetics. On the third, seventh and tenth day, area of the surviving tissue was measured. Subsequently, the survival rate of the skin graft was calculated. The area of the surviving tissue in exenatide and vildagliptin group was 1.5 and 1.7 times more compared to the control group, respectively. Preliminary blockade of ATP-dependent potassium channels by glibenclamide eliminated the protective effect of exenatide and vildagliptin. The increase in the survival of ischemic tissues using exenatide and vildagliptin has been experimentally proved. The current study confirmed the important role of ATP-dependent potassium channels in dermatoprotective properties of incretin mimetics.
Sampling strategies for metamodel enrichment and automotive fan optimization

The strategy aimed at reducing the development time for a fan, which is oriented through the use of large meta-models which can be re-used and enriched along time. Efforts have been brought in the parameterization of the geometry and in the simulation process which provides pressure rise, torque and consequently efficiency. Numerical Designs of Experiments (DoE) are then conducted in an 11 factor problem to fill the space and to build a first kriging model. This latter assumes that the output is a gaussian field for which parameters are computed by maximum likelihood estimation based on the numerical runs. Uncertainties associated with any predicted values can then be assessed using the variance, and two small validation plans are used to measure statistically the errors. The variance given by the model is further used to map the areas in the domain which would need additional sampling. Then, two strategies are tested to select the most relevant sampling points, the first one being to reduce the range of the parameter variation, and the other one being to select them according to turbomachine design rules which would have dismiss some factor combinations. These two methods for sequential enrichment of the response are then compared and can even be combined with a trend given on the pressure rise. Answers from the kriging models are then assessed again in terms of statistical errors. These strategies will be described in the proposed paper through model comparison and optimization results.
netpd - a Collaborative Realtime Networked Music Making Environment written in Pure Data

This paper presents netpd, a framework intended for making music collaboratively and in real-time written in Pure Data (Pd)[1]. Users join by connecting to a central server in order to have a session together (not much unlike a jam session in Jazz music) and load self-written or pre-existing instruments (Pd patches) to play with. The framework maintains state synchronicity between clients at any given time by exchanging control messages over the server. The protocol in use is fully based on OSC[2]. netpd does not address the transmission of audio data, thus it is primarily used for synthesized / generated sound, but might be useful in other areas where state synchronicity is a goal (networked games, graphics, etc.).
1 Argument Structure Binding and Event ominal Polysemy

It is well known that Event nominals tend to have both an event and one or more non-event interpretations and that non-event interpretations may pick out various aspects of the event, such as the resulting object or state, the place, the instrument and so on (Apresjan 1974; Bierwisch 1990/1991, 2008; Pustejovsky 2005). However, the representation of their polysemy can still be improved, especially for that which concerns their non-event interpretations. For example, it has been assumed that Result nominalizations introduce an argument place over and above those found in the corresponding verb (see among others Asher 1993: 151). Engl. analysis for instance introduces reference to an abstract object which apparently is not originally an argument of the verb analyse. Not all Result nominals seem to behave this way, however. Some Result nominals fill an argument place of the corresponding verb: for example, building introduces reference to an entity which can be identified with the grammatical object of the verb build. Given these premises, the overall aim of this paper is to contribute to the representation of the lexical ambiguity exhibited by event nominals by looking in particular at what argument of the base verb is bound in the non-event interpretations 1 . More specifically, I will be concerned with clarifying under what conditions the argument introduction posited for Result nominalizations takes place and when instead it does not. I will argue that this phenomenon depends to a large extent on the meaning of the underlying verb and that the base verbs of nominals which introduce reference to this extra argument are verbs of covert creation. My analysis is based on the theories of Argument structure and Event structure as developed within the Generative Lexicon model (henceforth GL) (Pustejovsky 1995), which I briefly outline in section 2. The language discussed is Italian but the proposed generalizations may easily expand on a broader perspective.
Improving STEM Performance by Leveraging Machine Learning Models

This paper argues the importance of building an early warning system to improve the academic performance of post-secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. It emphasizes the necessity of identifying not only the students who are at the risk of failing or dropping out of the course, but also the students who are not performing good (obtaining grade C) as well as who are doing good (grade A or B). For increasing the likelihood of graduation and improving retention, it is imperative to send early signals about predicted performance to the entire spectrum of the class. To accomplish this goal, this paper leverages Machine Learning based predictive models. More specifically, it develops multi-class classifiers to identify students belonging to three groups: Prone to risk (grade C or below), OK (grade B), and Good (grade A). Through an extensive analysis, it identifies the most effective classifiers for early forecasting of student performance.
From Service Procurement to Collaborative Governance : How China Get NGOs Involved in Social Affairs

At present, there are more and more extensive application of governmentnonprofit collaboration in the process of local governance in China. However, there is a lack of in-depth analysis of the differences among forms of collaboration in the existing research. To solve this problem, this paper regards the form of governmentnonprofit as a conscious institutional arrangement by local governments as the conveners of cooperation, based on China's unique institutional environment, and construct a theoretical framework about understanding differences among governmentnonprofit collaboration forms from organizational rational choice perspective. This framework indicates that the differences of task attributes local governments faced, i.e., the differences of environmental uncertainty, stakeholders’ status and the distribution of governance resources, decide the choice between two different forms of governmentnonprofit collaboration: service procurement and collaborative governance. The conclusion shows that in the process of Chinese government function transfer, the devolution of local government to society is not unconditional, but a strategic action under the established logic.
The New Master Lock ® Speed Dial TM / ONE TM Combination Padlock – An Inside View

The lock is about 94mm/3.7” tall (69mm/2.7” without the shackle), 55mm/2.2” wide and 33mm/1.3” thick (28mm/1.1” without the knob); the shackle is about 33mm/1.3” wide, its diameter is about 7mm/0.3” and it is apparently made from hardened steel. The lock body is made from cast metal and painted; as you can see, this prototype comes in a pastel green with white accents. The front and the back of the lock body are held together by 3 screws which will be discussed later.
A time continuous soil water balance model for crop rotation irrigation requirement analysis

The aim of this work was the development of the IrrigRotation software which is a soil water balance simulation model, based on the dual Kc methodology, that performs the soil water balance continuously in time. The IrrigRotation performs the soil water balance simulation using a daily time step, and can be applied either at a field level or at a regional level allowing the assessment of regional water irrigation requirements, trough its integration into the GIS software Geomedia 6.0. This model was built to be more flexible as possible, regarding the time series intervals, simulating time intervals from one day up to several years. The methodology developed in this model allows considering the water needs of a sequence of cultures and taking into account the soil water depletion during the off-season time period. This way is possible to take into account the water requirements of a cultural rotation, in opposition to traditional water balance models such as CROPWAT, ISAREG, PILOTE or more recently the SIMDualKc which typically perform the soil water balance only for the irrigation season and considering only one culture. Thus this model enables the decision maker to take decisions at the crop rotations level, which are the heart of a sustainable agriculture. Hence was possible to define the concept of crop rotation irrigation requirements taking into account the water stored in the soil profile during the off-season period, and using a soil reservoir calculated according to the deepest root of the crop rotation. Besides, this continuous simulation allows to overcoming one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in the use of water balance models, which is the amount of available water in the soil profile at the beginning of the simulation. Thus, the initial error is diluted over the data time series, loosing is relevance. The model was experimentally applied and tested for the Beja region, in Alentejo south of Portugal, providing irrigation requirements information based on the soil, crop, rotation scheme, climate and irrigation systems data. Weather data was obtained from a nearest meteorological station (Quinta da saúde Beja). The first version of this system was successfully developed, allowing to compute the irrigation requirements of the sugar beet-maize-tomato-wheat crop rotation for the Beja region for the 2003-2007 period. Tests preformed evidence good model results. Key-Words: Irrigation, Crop rotations, Sustainable agriculture, Soil water balance, Water management, Simulation models, Information systems, GIS.
The Development of Learning Task Through Students’ Feedback - A Process of Lesson Plan by Lesson Study

The purpose of this research is to describe the development of learning task based on students’ response in lesson study activity. The arrangement of lesson plan as the steps of lesson study needs creativity and brainstorming through learning community. This research is implemented in Cell Biology course with four times lesson study activities. This research uses descriptive qualitative method. Observations, interviews and student responses to the learning task are treated as feedbacks that describe the quality of it that have been compiled in the lesson plan. There are four finding in this study i.e. 1)variation of learning task more diverse, 2)students learning community was formed through discussion activities,3) the average time spent by students in completing the learning task are varied 4) students achieve better understanding in regard of material. We conclude that student response can be used as consideration in developing and improving the quality of
The acoustics of word-final fake gemination in Egyptian Arabic 1

Holes (2004) observes that neutralization of word-final geminates (long consonants) in some dialects of Arabic ([ˈsakat] “he was quiet” vs. [saˈkat-t] “I was/you (fem.) were quiet”) may lead to phonemic stress if degemination occurs (e.g. [saˈkat]) (62). I explore this understudied issue as it concerns Egyptian Arabic; analysis of acoustic data demonstrates that degemination does not occur, speakers maintaining acoustic distinctions between word-final singletons and word-final fake geminates, which result from proximity of identical consonants. Three speakers participated in the present study, reading fifteen verbs in two different forms from a list. Two speakers from Alexandria read 3MSG imperfect and 2SG imperfect forms, and a third speaker from Qalubiya read the 3MSG imperfect and 2FSG imperfect for comparison between word-final and intervocalic geminates. The recordings were measured in the phonetics program Praat (Boermsa & Weenink 2015) for preceding vowel length, stop closure duration, and length of stop burst. Word-final fake geminates were found to be 1.3 times as long as singleton consonants, with no appreciable difference in vowel length preceding singletons and geminates. The intervocalic “geminates,” however, were found to have a 1:1 ratio to their singleton counterparts. These findings are contrary to research on word-final true geminates in Urban Jordanian Arabic (Al-Tamimi, AbuAbbas, & Tarawnah 2010), which found that word-final true geminates were 1.5 times longer than singleton consonants, with shorter preceding vowels. This may suggest that true and fake geminates in Arabic varieties are distinguished by their differing acoustics. I conclude with a typology of strategies that varieties of Arabic and other languages may use to preserve fake
Anti-inflammatory activity of IL-37 in asthmatic children : Correlation with inflammatory cytokines TNF-, IL-, IL-6 and IL-17 A

Background: The aim of this study was to assess interleukin (IL)-37 production in asthmatic children in serum and induced sputum and to look to the impact of IL-37 on pro-inflammatory cytokines production (TNF, IL-6, IL-1 and IL-17). Methods: Forty children with well-controlled asthma (20 moderate and 20 mild asthmatics) were studied. IL-37 was measured by ELISA in serum and induced sputum (IS) samples, and compared with 22 ageand sex-matched healthy controls. Real-time quantitative PCR was used to determine IL-37 mRNA expression in induced sputum cells. Induced sputum mononuclear cells from 10 moderate asthmatics and 10 healthy controls were stimulated either with lipopolysaccharides (LPS) or LPS plus recombinant IL-37 (rIL-37) comparing pro-inflammatory cytokines production. TNF, IL-1 , IL-6 and IL-17 were measured by RTPCR and ELISA. Findings: The expression of IL-37 mRNA in asthmatic patients was significantly lower than that observed in healthy controls (P = 0.0001). IL37 mRNA expression depended on asthma severity. Serum and IS IL-37 levels were significantly lower in asthma patients compared to healthy controls. LPS-stimulated sputum cells from asthma patients produced higher levels of IL-1 , IL-6, and TNFthan those from HC. Adding rIL-37 suppressed TNF, IL-1 and IL-6 production in IS cells. In the same way, stimulating IS CD4+ T cells in the presence of rIL-37 inhibited IL-17 production both in asthma patients and HC. IL-37 effect on IL-17 was more pronounced in patients than controls. Interpretation: The decrease in IL-37 level observed in IS was found to correlate with disease severity. The increased pro-inflammatory cytokines production from asthma IS cells was abrogated by the addition of rIL-37. IL-37 could be an important cytokine in the control of asthma by suppressing the production of inflammatory cytokines. © 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
An evolutionary approach to metroidvania videogame design

Game design is a fundamental and critical part of the videogame development process, demanding a high cost in terms of time and effort from the team of designers. The availability of tools for assisting in this task is therefore of the foremost interest. These can not just speed up the process and reduce costs, but also improve the overall quality of the results by providing useful suggestions and hints. A conceptual system to approach the construction of this kind of tools is presented in this work. By using a learning component, the preferences and expertise of the designers can be modelled and to some extent simulated. This model is subsequently exploited by an optimization component that tries to create adequate game designs. A proof of concept of the system is provided in the context of level design in Metroidvania games. It is shown that the system can produce quality solutions and hints to the designer.