Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Management Series EMS-2011-15 Unemployment and Labor Force Participation in Japan

This paper studies a long-run relationship between the labor force participation rate and the unemployment rate in Japan. By using cointegration analysis, we demonstrate that there exists a long-run relationship between the two variables for male workers but not for female workers. Furthermore, using labor force data by age group, we nd the added-worker e¤ect for young males and the discouraged worker e¤ect for middle-aged and old male groups. Keywords: Labor force participation, Unemployment, Discouraged-worker e¤ect, Addedworker e¤ect, Cointegration JEL Classi cation: E24, J60 Corresponding Address: Hiroaki Miyamoto, International University of Japan, Graduate School of International Relations, 777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata 949-7277 JAPAN. E-mail: hmiyamot@iuj.ac. jp. TEL. :+81-25-779-1464. FAX:+81-25-779-1187 1
Fatty Acid Binding Protein-4 Silencing Attenuates Atherosclerosis Progression by Affecting Macrophage Apoptosis and Autophagy

Background: Atherosclerosis, which is the principal cause of heart attacks and strokes, is the leading cause of death in the United States. Various biological processes such as apoptosis and autophagy are involved in almost every stage of atherosclerosis, which could lead to plaque instability causing stroke and death. Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 (FABP4) is an adipokine released by macrophages and is involved in multiple disease conditions including stroke. However, the association of FABP4 with macrophage apoptosis and autophagy in atherosclerosis has not been elucidated. We hypothesize that silencing FABP4 protein could be a novel therapeutic approach to attenuate macrophage apoptosis and autophagy thereby minimizing plaque instability in atherosclerosis. Methods: RAW264 mouse macrophage cells were transfected with siRNA control liposome quantum dots (QD), siFABP4 liposome QD at the concentration of 150 μg/ml total lipids, or TNF-α at 100 ng/ml. Western blot and reverse phase protein array (RPPA) analysis were completed. Results: Inhibiting the translation of FABP4 blocked the apoptotic pathway as evidenced from the increased expression of anti-apoptotic BCL-xL and BCL-2 along with reduced expression of BAX and activated Caspase 3 levels. Beclin-1 and LC3-II levels were also reduced with knocking down FABP4 indicating the attenuation of autophagy. Conclusion: Targeting FABP4 protects against macrophage processes associated with the progression of atherosclerosis.
Numerical study of high impedance T-match antennas for terahertz

This paper outlines an efficient numerical method to design terahertz photomixers. The simulations are benchmarked using measured power levels from results published in the literature. Next, the method is applied to two new photomixer designs based on the high impedance T-match antenna with bias supply DC-blocking structures for either a uniplanar layout or a multilayer structure for improved device reliability. Manufacturability is favoured by avoiding the use of airbridges, substrate thinning or under-etching. The estimated output power of the improved design is 9. 0μW, which is an improvement of 3 times over the reference photomixer.
To Mitigate Voltage Fluctuations and Power Quality in High-Level Penetration of Distributed Generation Systems by using D-STATCOM with Positive-Sequence Admittance and Negative-Sequence Conductance T

Voltage fluctuations resulting from variable output power of renewable energy sources are strictly challenging power quality in distributed-generation systems. This paper presents a control method for distributed static synchronous compensator (D-STATCOM) to alleviate variation of both positive and negative-sequence voltages. The D-STATCOM simultaneously operates as fundamental positive-sequence admittance and fundamental negative-sequence conductance to restore the positivesequence voltage to the nominal value as well as reduce the negative-sequence voltage to an allowable level. Both admittance and conductance are dynamically tuned to improve voltageregulation performances in response to load changes and power variation of renewable sources. A proportional resonant current regulator with selectively harmonic compensation is realized to control the fundamental current of the D-STATCOM as well as reduce the harmonic current, which could be an advantage in practical applications due to high voltage distortion in lowvoltage micro grids. Voltage-regulation performances are discussed for different D-STATCOM locations as well as different D-STATCOM currents. Computer simulation test validate effectiveness.
Fungal endophytes and bioprospecting

Horizontally transmitted fungal endophytes are an ecological group of fungi, mostly belonging to the Ascomycota, that reside in the aerial tissues and roots of plants without inducing any visual symptoms of their presence. These fungi appear to have a capacity to produce an array of secondary metabolites exhibiting a variety of biological activity. Although the ability of fungi to produce unique bioactive metabolites is well known, endophytes have not been exploited, perhaps because we are only beginning to understand their distribution and biology. This review emphasizes the need to routinely include endophytic fungi in the screening of organisms for bioactive metabolites and novel drugs; it also underscores the need to use information obtained concerning fungal secondary metabolite production from other groups of fungi for a targeted screening approach. a 2009 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION ( Cd , Cu , Fe , Ni , Pb AND Zn ) IN CLAM , Polymesoda erosa COLLECTED FROM INTERTIDAL AREA OF TOK BALI AND KUALA KEMASIN ,

Present paper focused on determination of heavy metal concentrations in the different parts of a mangrove clam, Polymesoda erosa (Family: Corbiculidea) (Figure 1) collected from Tok Bali and Kuala Kemasin, Kelantan (Figure 2). Both places are known as fishing village where no direct pollution are observed besides receiving domestic waste from the nearby villages (Table 1). The clam, P. erosa is a large and fleshy bivalve that attains a shell length of up to 11 cm (Gimin et al., 2004) and it is reported in the literature that the clam is capable to accumulate high concentrations of heavy metals from the ambient water (Modassir, 2000). This allows its use as a potential biomonitor of metal bioavailabilities in the coastal area since biomonitor facilitates comparison of metal bioavailabilities over space and time besides offering easily analysed integrated measures of the ecologically significant fraction of ambient metals in the habitat (Phillips and Rainbow, 1993; Rainbow, 1995; Rainbow and Blackmore, 2001). Additionally, the clam lives in estuarine mangrove flats where annual fluctuation in salinity is very large (7 to 22 ppt). The clams also experience low pH, as indicated by the shape of the shells, which are badly eroded by acid soils (Morton, 1976). To protect the body against adverse environmental conditions and predators, they need thick valves that can be closed tightly. Polymesoda erosa is known inhabiting the mangrove mud flats, which are under the constant influence of varying environmental stresses (Modassir, 2000). It could be found buried in the stiff mud of the landward fringe of mangroves and is well-adapted to this habitat, being able to tolerate long periods of low tide, and has the ability to resume filter-feeding rapidly when inundated. All the points above further strengthen the facts that P. Fig. 1. The clam, Polymesoda erosa.
Gesture Recognition for Virtual Orchestra Conducting Using the Kinect

The idea that one could conduct a virtual orchestra is nothing new. Indeed, since the debut of the Buchla Lightning in 1991, the possibility has been ever present, but the limits of existing technology make such a possibility impractical in a mass setting. Nevertheless, the problem of virtual conducting in computer music research remains to be developed. While there have been a number of efforts made in this realm using a wide variety of available hardware, there is yet to be a virtual conductor that is powerful enough to be suitable for live performance, whether it be in a concert hall or in a recording studio. The Microsoft Kinect, which debuted in 2010, is one recent piece of hardware that we believe paves the way forward for further development into this problem. There has been plenty of interest in and research into the Kinect from the academic and open-source communities, with its motion tracking capabilities having particular interest for virtual conducting applications. OpenNI has been one such framework for accomplishing this task until around 2013, when Apple bought PrimeSense and the OpenNI framework. The Kinect for Xbox One was also released that year, and as compatability issues have been raised between the two versions of the Kinect, open-source development around the Kinect has been stagnant as well. In the following year, the original OpenNI website was shut down, and many other associated libraries, such as the NITE middleware that provides skeleton tracking for OpenNI, are no longer available for download. While the OpenNI 2 binaries and source code are still currently available, NITE has
Simulation and Implementation of FPGA based three phase BLDC drive for Electric Vehicles

Objective : This paper describes about the FPGA control of Brushless DC (BLDC) machines for electric vehicle applications. Methods : BLDC motors are generally powered by a three-phase voltage source inverter which is controlled based on the rotor position feedback. In this work, the electronic commutation is implemented on FPGA as it provides greater flexibility and higher resources for implementing control algorithms compared to other digital controllers. Findings : A model of the BLDC motor is simulated, and its controller is implemented on a FPGA system in MATLAB environment. 1 International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics Volume 118 No. 16 2018, 815-829 ISSN: 1311-8080 (printed version); ISSN: 1314-3395 (on-line version) url: http://www.ijpam.eu Special Issue ijpam.eu
Layer 2 FEC in 5 G Broadcast / Multicast Networks

Evolution of broadcast / multicast verticals is pushing for a rapid growth of the wireless communication sectors to support the technical requirements. While 3GPP’s discussion on broadcast / multicast for 5G-NR is at an early stage, the collaborative project 5G-XCast, under H2020 Phase II, is working towards providing a comprehensive solution for a future generation of broadcast / multicast embedded efficiently into 5G communication networks. This white paper presents a case study for the use of a 2nd layer of forward error correction (FEC) utilizing random linear network codes and feedback to implement highly efficient, reliable packet delivery for mixed-mode broadcast / multicast applications. The benefits over the state of the art schemes are illustrated by means of system-level simulations.
Understanding the Role of ZNF 765 and / or L 1 PA Retroelements in Defining Embryonic Stem Cell Phenotypes

Many regulatory mechanisms during early development remain largely unexplored in humans. These mechanisms vary throughout species and by better understanding what these mechanisms are, we can gain a better grasp on how malfunctions in those mechanisms result in early developmental diseases in humans. To begin to delve into this issue, it is important to learn which genetic components serve a role in regulating those mechanisms. I believe that ZNF765 and/or the retroelements that are regulated by ZNF765 are such components that play an important developmental role. I want to show that they help define naïve or primed embryonic stem phenotypes. I plan to generate datasets of the transcriptomes of prime and naïve cells in the presence and absence of ZNF765 to see if naïve-associated genes, prime-associated genes, or retroelements are up-regulated or down-regulated when the expression of ZNF765 is altered. To accomplish this, I have shown that I can create conditions were ZNF765 expression is greatly reduced through CRISPRi in prime stem cells. I have also verified that I can activate naïve-associated genes through a naïve conversion using feederfree media. These findings will allow me or other Haussler lab members to verify the same conditions in naïve cells to generate transcriptome datasets that will let us determine whether ZNF765 and or the retroelements regulated by it play an early developmental regulatory role in prime and naïve cells.
DETERMINANTS AND COMPARATIVE PROFITABILITY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN INDO-CHINA ROAD CORRIDOR OF NEPAL

Nepalese economy is dominated by agriculture contributing 28.89% to GDP. Chemical fertilizer is one of the important inputs in agriculture and total fertilizers used in Nepal are imported. Nepal has investing about Rs. 5,000 million every year in fertilizer subsidy but its demand (700,000 MT) have never met (<50% is supplied). In one hand rate of chemical fertilizer use in Nepal is low (about 30t/ha), on the other unbalanced use induced soil and environmental degradation in some commercial pockets. As organic is commonly perceived as less profitable farmers are reluctant to adopt such techniques. To study the relative profitability of organic production and determinants of organic adoption, a study was conducted with 250 farmers selected from Sindhupalchhok, Dhading, Gorkha, Chitwan and Rupandehi districts of Nepal. Study found that except highly commercialized vegetables, many crops can be produced profitably by organic technique. If appropriate system of organic certification and price premium is provided, organic would not be less profitable compared to inorganic one. Organic was found 12% less to 73% more profitable compared to inorganic ones. Unavailability in time and in required quantity was found to be the major bottleneck to farm level availability of chemical fertilizer and poor quality of organic fertilizers was the major problem of organic fertilizer. Household head’s education, experience in farming, training and membership on organization have significantly affected the farmers’ decision about organic adoption. However, age of household age and land holding associated negatively but insignificantly with organic adoption.
Timely Scheduling of URLLC Packets Using Precoder Compatibility Estimates

5G systems need to efficiently support both enhanced mobile broadband traffic (eMBB) and ultrareliable, low-latency communications (URLLC) traffic. In this paper, the problem of joint eMBB and URLLC scheduling is studied with the objective of supporting the URLLC requirements with minimal impact on eMBB performance. We propose a preemptive scheduler exploiting a precoder compatibility estimate, which measures the degree of similarity between different multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channels. This metric allows us to determine which eMBB transmission to pause for serving a URLLC user without recomputing the precoding matrix, thus reducing the processing time needed for multiuser MIMO precoder computation, while both relaxing cell pilot periodicity and reducing URLLC demodulation pilot overhead. This is achieved thanks to the fact that precoder compatibility metrics can be acquired at the user side in an opportunistic manner based on pilot symbols destined to ongoing downlink transmissions. Simulation results assess the performance gains of the proposed scheduler in terms of both URLLC block error rate and eMBB throughput.
Haterogeneous Expectations , Volatility and Welfare SaangJoon Baak Working

This paper explores the extent to which the lack of rationality of economic agents has affected the economic fluctuations of the U.S. hog market. The dynamic model of this paper adopts the framework of conventional rational expectations models and nests heterogeneity in expectations in the framework. In particular, the model assumes two types of economic agents. One (rational agent) has rational expectations and the other (boundedly rational agent) has static expectations. A log-likelihood function is constructed based on the model and the fraction of boundedly rational agents is estimated by the function. Subsequently, simulation experiments are performed to investigate the extent to which the presence of boundedly rational economic agents has affected the volatility of the economic variables of the market. In particular, two sets of artificial data are generated by the model, one set with the estimated fraction of boundedly rational agents and the other with their zero fraction. Next, the standard deviations of the quantity and price variables are computed using the simulated data and then compared. The welfare quantified as consumer surplus minus production costs is measured and compared in the same way. Empirical test results indicate that the presence of boundedly rational economic agents has increased the price and quantity volatility by 14 and 25 percent respectively, in the U.S. hog market for the period from 1945 to 1990. However, welfare turns out to be rarely affected by their presence as far as rational economic agents dominate the market. JEL Classification: C61, C62, E32, E37
Über Nachteile des Screenings fair aufklären!

Früherkennungsuntersuchungen bei symptomlosen Patienten können zwar Karzinome nicht verhindern, sollen aber durch eine frühe Diagnose und Therapie die Prognose verbessern. Damit eine Früherkennung Patienten empfohlen werden kann, wie zum Beispiel eine Bestimmung des prostataspezi schen Antigens (PSA) im Serum, muss sie bestimmte Vorraussetzungen erfüllen (Tab. 1). In Deutschland wird für gesetzlich Versicherte der Umfang der Vorsorgeuntersuchung durch das Sozialgesetzbuch V und die Bundesmantelverträge geregelt. Lediglich die zum Screenen nicht geeignete digitalrektale Untersuchung ist Teil der Krebsvorsorge [1]. Eine Alternative ist die Bestimmung des PSAs im Serum. Da der Nutzen des Screenings mit PSA-Tests bisher nicht belegt ist, müssen Patienten, die diese Untersuchung wünschen, diese selber zahlen. Die wichtigsten Kennzahlen eines Tests sind Sensitivität (93%) und Spezi tät (60%), d.h. die Fähigkeit die Erkrankung richtig zu erkennen oder auszuschließen [2]. Da das PSA auch bei der im Alter fast regelhaft auftretenden benignen Prostatahyperplasie (BPH) oder Prostatitis ansteigt, werden zwar nur wenige Karzinome übersehen, aber viele Männer ohne Karzinom haben erhöhte Werte. Die falsch negativen Ergebnisse sind also gering, dafür muss mit vielen falsch positiven Befunden gerechnet werden (Abb. 1). Die zur endgültigen Diagnose notwendige Biopsie durch den Endarm ist zwar schmerzhaft, aber relativ ungefährlich. Nur selten kommt es zu schweren Entzündungen. Allerdings kann es hier zu falsch negativen Ergebnissen kommen. Das Verhältnis der richtig positiven zu falsch positiven (Nachtestwahrscheinlichkeit) Ergebnissen hängt aber nicht nur von den Testkennzahlen ab, sondern auch von der dann Vortestwahrscheinlichkeit genannten Prävalenz. Bei einem PSA-Screening ab 40 Jahren, wie es von manchen vorgeschlagen wird, würden nur ca. 5 Männer von 100 mit einem erhöhten PSA-Wert einen Tumor haben.
Telemedicine in Elderly Patients : The Time of Maturity with Telemedicine 2 . 0 ! A Short Review with a Focus on the E-Care Project

*Correspondence: Emmanuel Andrès, Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, University Hospitals of Strasbourg, 67091 Strasbourg cedex, France, Tel: 33 3 88115066; E-mail: emmanuel.andres@chrustrasbourg.fr Received Date: 19 Feb 2018 Accepted Date: 27 Jul 2018 Published Date: 03 Aug 2018 Citation: Andrès E, Talha S, Hajjam M, Hajjam A. Telemedicine in Elderly Patients: The Time of Maturity with Telemedicine 2.0! A Short Review with a Focus on the E-Care Project. Am J Gerentol Geriatr. 2018; 1(3): 1011. Copyright © 2018 Andrès E. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Review Article Published: 03 Aug, 2018
The Need for Metaforgetting : Insights from Directed Forgetting

Theories of metamemory are primarily concerned with mechanisms that improve memory; they do not account for processes that reduce accessibility of unwanted information, as in intentional forgetting. This chapter proposes that introducing separate terms like metaremembering and metaforgetting highlights the distinction between remembering and forgetting as different dimensions of memory. It reviews empirical evidence from directed forgetting studies. List-method directed forgetting depends on engaging active forgetting strategies, indicating the importance of control in successful intentional forgetting. The decision to engage in forgetting strategies, in turn, is affected by memory monitoring as evidenced through preexisting confidence about one’s own memory ability, as well as judgments of learning solicited during the task. In item-method directed forgetting, participants control rehearsal by selectively retrieving earlier items believed to be more memorable, even when such beliefs are illusory. The chapter discusses the role of metacognitive monitoring and control in these active forms of forgetting.
Chapter 2 Coding Metasurfaces and Applications

Metasurfaces are the planar counterparts of metamaterials, and they consist of a singlelayer or a few-layers stack of planar structures, which can be fabricated using lithography and nanoprinting methods. Such artificial structures are usually described by effective medium parameters at the macroscopic scale. In this chapter, we deal with “coding metasurfaces,” composed of only two types of unit cells, with 0 and π phase responses, from which electromagnetic (EM) waves can be manipulated and different functionalities can be realized. We review the recent progress in the physics of metasurfaces operating at wavelengths ranging from microwave to visible. We provide an overview of key metasurface concepts, such as diffusion, anomalous reflection and refraction, and introduce metasurfaces based on some optimization methods to design metasurfaces, as well as their use in wave-front shaping and beam-forming applications, followed by a discussion of polarization conversion in few-layer metasurfaces and their related properties. An overview of diffusion coding metasurface reveals their ability to realize unique functionalities to reduce the radar cross-section (RCS). We also describe diffusion coding metasurfaces that can improve the field uniformity in reverberation chambers. Finally, we conclude by providing our opinions on opportunities and challenges in this rapidly developing research field.