Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gestes et fonctionnalité dans une séquence narrative en langue seconde

Il s'agit d'observer l'expression de la multicanalite de la communication dans un extrait d'un enregistrement video d'une sequence narrative en langue seconde (francais), par une locutrice americaine. Notre attention porte essentiellement sur les liens qui se nouent et se denouent entre le verbal et le gestuel dans des sequences verbales a forte et a faible concretude semantique et ce, en nous concentrant sur l'aspect fonctionnel du geste plutot que referentiel. En contexte verbal a forte concretude semantique, geste iconiques et metaphoriques jouent plutot un role dynamogenique en cas de defaillances du verbal, dues a l'instabilite linguistique du locuteur non natif. Les gestes deictiques, pour leur part, renvoient a la dimension spatio-temporelle du recit. Quand le contexte verbal perd en concretude semantique, ce sont les battements qui assurent la dynamogenie lexicale ou syntaxique tandis que les gestes cohesifs lient les differentes parties du discours. Enfin, des «gestes relatifs», ne pouvant pas etre mis directement en relation avec le verbal, assument un role meta-enonciatif, traduisant en quelque sorte la facon dont la locutrice "juge" son recit dans une langue qui n'est pas la sienne.
INVESTIGATION OF ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING ALGORITHMS FOR COGNITIVE RADIO ARCHITECTURE

The present fixed spectrum assignment policy becomes a bottleneck for more efficient spectrum utilization, as majority of the already scarce spectrum goes under-utilized. The concept of Cognitive Radio has been receiving increasing attention as a solution to the aforementioned quandary, since it equips the capability to optimally adapt their operating parameters according to the interactions with the surrounding radio environment. In this paper, the feasibility of a smart antenna to this system is analyzed and the performance of the different beamforming algorithms is compared.
The infection rate and pathologic lesions induced by Proteocephalus osculates (Goeze, 1782) in European catfish (Silurus glanis) from North-west of Iran

Parasitic infection of fish is a serious problem for both natural resources and fish culture farms. It can cause some losses in growth and even mortality of infected fish. This survey was carried out to determine the infection rate and pathologic lesions induced by Proteocephalus osculates cestoda in European catfish (Silurus glanish) fromNorth-west of Iran. A total of 360 S.glanis(120 fish for each dam) were collected from Aras, Mahabad and Zarrineh(shahidkazemi) dam reservoirs in 2011.The seasonal prevalence of infection to Silurus glanish in Aras, Mahabad and Zarrineh were as spring (60,56,59%), summer(70,66.5,69%), Autumn(63.3,66,64%) and winter (45,39,41%) , respectively. Maximum infection intensity (Mean±SE) of P.osculatus was determined in Aras (6.61±0.5), Mahabad (5.82±0.61) and Zarrineh (5.7±0.56) dams in summer. The numbers of this parasite were ranged from 1 to 17 in different seasons. The prevalence and intensity (Mean ±SE) of infection were significantly different in summer and winter with the other seasons (p<0.05). Data analysis had demonstrated that infection rate in affected fish were mostly depending on seasons. Also, there was no significant difference in infection to this parasite between male and female European catfish. Also, Pathological study demonstrated that scolex adhesiveness to the intestine of Silurus glanish caused mechanical damages on it. Necrotic bottoms due to impacts of parasite boteria on the intestinal mucus would be appeared where bacteria had impacted on underlying layer. Mucus secretions were not high on adhesive areas, but lymphocytes increasing in mucosal and inner layers of mucus indicated to existence of inflammation. According to the results, in West Azarbaijan, infection of European catfish to Proteocephalus osculates enjoyed the high prevalence and its losses caused irreparable intestinal damages in infected fish.
A STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF ITAHARI, EASTERN REGION OF NEPAL

Intestinal parasites, notably the protozoa are among the most common infections of school age children where they cause morbidity in developing countries.The objective of the study was to measure the prevalence of intestinal protozoan infection and to identify risk factors associated with protozoan infection among the school children of Itahari.The cross sectional study was conducted in Grade VI, VII and VIII in schools of Itahari Municipality. Stratified random sampling method was applied to choose the schools and the study subjects. Semi-structured questionnaire was administered to the study subjects and microscopic examination of stool was done.The Chi-square test was used to measure the association of risk factors and intestinal protozoan infections.Overall intestinal protozoan infection was found to be 18.5 percent. Giardia lamblia was found high (10.5%) in comparison to Entamoeba histolytica (8%). Almost (18.4%) of male and (18.6%) of female were infected with protozoan parasites. The use of soap and water after defecation had lower prevalence of protozoan infections (16%) than only use of water (28.9%). The protozoan infection was significantly lower among having clean nail (6%) in comparison to having not clean (24.8%) respectively. We conclude that the prevalence of intestinal protozoan infection was found to be high in school children of Itahari and those having unhygienic skin, nail and clothes, and the habit of nail biting and thumb sucking was found to have significant relationship in the causation of intestinal protozoan infection.
Linking relative growth rates to biomass allocation: the responses of the grass Leymus chinensis to nitrogen addition.

Relative growth rate (RGR) of plants is a key component of fitness. Theoretically, the RGR of plants would be closely related with biomass allocation. Our mechanistic understanding of the relationship between RGR and biomass allocation under global change scenarios is still limited. We examined the responses of RGR and biomass allocation of Leymus chinensis, a dominant grass in the temperate steppe of northern China, to a wide range of N addition. We found that N addition increased RGR of L. chinensis up to a threshold of 10 g N/m2. While leaf and stem weight ratios were positively correlated with N addition rates, root weight ratio showed a negative correlation. The RGR of total biomass was positively correlated with both leaf and stem weight ratios, but negatively correlated with root weight ratios. The positive responses of leaf and stem biomass allocation, or the negative responses of root biomass allocation to N addition determined enhancements or reductions, respectively, of RGR on L. chinensis. The increased RGR of L. chinensis to N addition gave a direct and robust explanation for the increased of dominance of this species under field N-addition studies. Our results have important implications for projecting the growth status of L. chinensis under scenarios of increased N deposition in northern China.
Replacing cereals and soybean meal with sugar beet pulp and rapeseed meal or distiller´s grain in grass silage diets to dairy cows

Introduction Large volumes of human-edible products as cereal grains and soya beans are fed to dairy cows in intensive production systems (Eisler et al., 2014). Given the predicted increase in demand for livestock products and competition of land for food and feed, human inedible feeds are becoming increasingly important. Ruminants have a unique ability to produce high quality food, as milk and meat, from fibrous feed and other products not suitable for human consumption. Substituting human edibles with by-products as feed for ruminants substantially increase the net food production (human edible output minus human edible input) (Ertl et al., 2016). The aim of this study was to investigate the effects on feed intake and milk production when human-edible feeds as cereal grain and soy beans was completely substituted with different blends of by-products as sugar beet pulp, rape seed meal and distillers grains in a high quality forage diet.
Evidence for a continuous decline in lower stratospheric ozone offsetting ozone layer recovery

Abstract. Ozone forms in the Earth's atmosphere from the photodissociation of molecular oxygen, primarily in the tropical stratosphere. It is then transported to the extratropics by the Brewer–Dobson circulation (BDC), forming a protective ozone layer around the globe. Human emissions of halogen-containing ozone-depleting substances (hODSs) led to a decline in stratospheric ozone until they were banned by the Montreal Protocol, and since 1998 ozone in the upper stratosphere is rising again, likely the recovery from halogen-induced losses. Total column measurements of ozone between the Earth's surface and the top of the atmosphere indicate that the ozone layer has stopped declining across the globe, but no clear increase has been observed at latitudes between 60° S and 60° N outside the polar regions (60–90°). Here we report evidence from multiple satellite measurements that ozone in the lower stratosphere between 60° S and 60° N has indeed continued to decline since 1998. We find that, even though upper stratospheric ozone is recovering, the continuing downward trend in the lower stratosphere prevails, resulting in a downward trend in stratospheric column ozone between 60° S and 60° N. We find that total column ozone between 60° S and 60° N appears not to have decreased only because of increases in tropospheric column ozone that compensate for the stratospheric decreases. The reasons for the continued reduction of lower stratospheric ozone are not clear; models do not reproduce these trends, and thus the causes now urgently need to be established.
Spectral model of optical scintillation for terrestrial free-space optical communication link design

Since a deep and long-term fading in optical intensity results in considerable burst errors in the data, a terrestrial free-space optical (FSO) system has to be designed with consideration of a frequency characteristic of optical scintillation to achieve high quality wireless services over the link. In designing a terrestrial FSO link, we had better design the system considering variations caused by some slow time-varying parameters. This paper proposes a Butterworth-type spectral model of optical scintillation to design a terrestrial FSO link, which enables us to estimate the power spectral density of optical scintillation in a current optical wireless channel when time zone and weather parameters, such as temperature and rainfall intensity, are given. The spectral parameters of optical scintillation, cut-off frequency, and spectral slope are estimated from the data obtained in the experiment, and then their dependencies on time zone, temperature, and rainfall intensity are examined.
Nitrex-response of coniferous forest ecosystems to experimentally changed deposition of nitrogen

In large regions of Europe and eastern North America atmospheric deposition of inorganic nitrogen compounds has greatly increased the natural external supply to forest ecosystems. This leads to nitrogen saturation, in which availability of inorganic nitrogen is in excess of biological demand and the ecosystem is unable to retain all incoming nitrogen. The large-scale experiments of the NITREX project (nitrogen saturation experiments) are designed to provide information regarding the patterns and rates of responses of coniferous forest ecosystems to increases in N deposition and the reversibility and recovery of impacted ecosystems following reductions in N deposition. The nitrogen input-output data from the NITREX sites are consistent with the general pattern of nitrogen fluxes from forest ecosystems in Europe. At annual inputs of less than about 10 kg ha-’ year-‘, nearly all the nitrogen is retained and outputs are very small. At inputs above about 25 kg ha-’ year-’ outputs are substantial. In the range lo-25 kg ha-’ year-’ these forest ecosystems undergo a transition to nitrogen saturation. The 10 kg ha-’ year-’ apparently represents the minimum threshold for nitrogen saturation. The NITREX experiments indicate that nitrogen outputs respond markedly across the lo-25 kg ha-’ year-’ range of inputs. In contrast, the nutrient concentrations in foliage, a measure of tree response, is delayed by several years. Nitrogen saturation can apparently be induced or reversed within only a few years, at least with respect to the commonly used diagnostic of nitrogen saturation-nitrogen output in leachate or runoff.
Early Initiation of Antenatal Care and Factors Associated with Early Antenatal Care Initiation at Health Facilities in Southern Ethiopia

Antenatal care (ANC) is care given to pregnant mothers to timely identify and mitigate pregnancy related problems that can harm mother or fetus. Most of Ethiopian mothers present late for ANC. The aim of this paper was to assess determinants of early antenatal care initiation among pregnant women. Mothers attending Shebedino District Health Centers for ANC between January 12 and February 18, 2015, were invited to the study. Multistage sampling technique and structured questionnaire were used to collect data by trained data collectors. Univariate and bivariate analysis were conducted to study the association between explanatory and outcome variable. Out of 608 women, 132 [21.71%] had their first ANC within the recommended time [before or at 3 months]. Media access [AOR = 2.11 95% CI 1.00, 3.22], knowledge about the correct time of ANC booking [AOR = 4.49 95% CI 2.47, 6.16], and having been advised to book within 12 weeks [AOR = 4.14 95% CI 3.80, 5.21] were determinants of first-trimester booking. Health professionals and care providers should provide full information, advice, and appropriate care about early ANC for every eligible mother.
In-Vitro evaluation of Isolated Staphylococcal-bacteriophage in Killing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

The present study was carried out to isolate and identified the Staphylococcal-specific bacteriophage from swage water by using agar overlay method and to investigate the anti-Staphylococcal activity of هsolated Bacteriophage in-vitro. Two experiments were performed in this present study; the first one was isolation and identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from post-traumatic bone infection. While the second experiment included study the infectivity of bacteriophage in-vitro to MRSA as well as effect of temperature and pH on the infectivity of phage was also studied. Results of antimicrobial susceptibility test of S. aureus isolates revealed that most of isolates were resistant to Methicillin, Cefoxitin and Pencillin G. Staphylococcus aureus phage was isolated from sewage samples by agar overlay method, the phage was characterized by clear, circular plaques ranged between 2-3 mm in diameter. TTA method for determined the Phage MIC appears to be both reliable, and reproducible.
Relatie tussen energielabel, werkelijk energiegebruik en CO2-uitstoot van Amsterdamse corporatiewoningen

Onderzoek uitgevoerd in opdracht van: Rekenkamer Metropool Amsterdam De gemeente Amsterdam heeft in het kader van de overeenkomst ‘Bouwen aan de Stad II 2011-2014’ subsidies verstrekt aan woningcorporaties voor de renovatie van hun huurwoningen naar betere ener-gielabels. De Rekenkamer Amsterdam doet onderzoek naar de effectiviteit van de subsidiering in het kader van deze overeenkomst en heeft het OTB gevraagd te onderzoeken wat het effect is van ver-schillende labelstappen op het werkelijke en theoretische energiegebruik en CO2-uitstoot van wonin-gen in de Amsterdamse sociale huursector. Het onderzoek heeft plaats gevonden in een steekproef van 37.375 sociale huurwoningen met een energielabel. De steekproef is verkregen door de energielabeldatabase van de Rijksdienst voor Onder-nemend Nederland (RVO) te koppelen aan de energiedata van het CBS. Naast de effectiviteit van ver-schillende labelstappen op gasverbruik, elektriciteitsverbruik, CO2-uitstoot en primaire energie zijn ook de effecten van woningtype, bouwjaar en type installaties onderzocht. Een belangrijke bevinding bij het gasverbruik is dat voor de labels D tot en met G het werkelijke ver-bruik aanzienlijk lager ligt dan het theoretische verbruik. Bij label G is het theoretische verbruik onge-veer 2,5 keer hoger dan het werkelijke verbruik. Ook is te zien dat het werkelijke gasverbruik in labels D, E, F en G onderling vrijwel identiek is. Bij hoge labelklassen (A-B) is de situatie andersom: het wer-kelijke energiegebruik is daar hoger dan het theoretische energiegebruik. Waar iedere labelstap in theorie ongeveer even effectief is, blijkt dit in de praktijk niet zo te zijn. De meest effectieve stappen als het gaat om werkelijk gasverbruik en CO2-uitstoot zijn die van label B naar label A en van label D naar label C. Hiermee wordt respectievelijk 20 en 16% bespaard op gas-verbruik. Voor alle andere stappen is de besparing lager dan 6%. Bij een grote labelstap van G naar A valt 38% besparing op werkelijk gasverbruik te verwachten in plaats van de voorspelde 81%. On-danks het feit dat de verwachte theoretische besparing met geen enkele energielabelstap niet be-haald wordt, correleert het energielabel toch sterk met het werkelijke gasverbruik en de werkelijke CO2-uitstoot: in het algemeen geldt dat hoe beter het label, hoe lager het gasverbruik, de CO2-uitstoot en het primaire energiegebruik. Die zijn alleen niet zo laag als voorspeld.
Construction and Verification of Effectiveness of English Listening Teaching Model Based on Interactive Model Theory

Listening teaching is an important part in English teaching. On the basis of analysis of disadvantages of traditional English listening teaching in China, teaching model of English listening based on interactive model theory is constructed. The newly constructed teaching model consists of six teaching modules, including phonetic teaching, vocabulary teaching, grammar teaching, discourse teaching, background information teaching and strategy teaching. In order to test the effectiveness of the new model, two natural classes are chosen from some university. The control group adopted traditional listening teaching model while the experimental group new model. Independent samples test of SPSS was adopted to analyze their listening scores in pretest and posttest. The results show that the new English listening teaching model is significantly effective in improving students’ listening proficiency (P<0.05). New model of English listening teaching is worth popularization.
Leader-member exchange and perceived organizational support

This study examined a model of the relationships between leader-member exchange (LMX), perceived organizational support (POS), socialization tactics, and work outcomes. First, it was hypothesized that LMX would have a positive impact on POS, and that this relationship would be moderated by socialization tactics. Second, it was predicted that POS would mediate the effects of LMX on indicators of newcomer adjustment (i.e., affective commitment and intent to leave). Using a two-wave longitudinal survey of 159 newcomers, LMX was positively related to POS, and socialization tactics were found to moderate this relationship. In terms of consequences, POS was found to fully mediate the relationship between LMX and affective commitment. However, POS did not mediate the relationship between LMX and intent to leave the organization.
Prominent spiral arms in the gaseous outer galaxy disks

Context. Several spiral galaxies, as beautifully exhibited by the case of NGC 6946, display a prominent large-scale spiral structure in their gaseous outer disk. Such structure is often thought to pose a dynamical puzzle, because grand-design spiral structure is traditionally interpreted as the result of density waves carried mostly in the stellar disk. Aims. Here we argue that the outer spiral arms in the cold gas outside the bright optical disk actually have a natural interpretation as the manifestation of the mechanism that excites grand-design spiral structure in the main, star-dominated body of the disk: the excitation is driven by angular momentum transport to the outer regions through trailing density waves outside the corotation circle that can penetrate beyond the Outer Lindblad Resonance in the gaseous component of the disk. Methods. Because of conservation of the density wave action, these outgoing waves are likely to become more prominent in the outer disk and eventually reach nonlinear amplitudes. To calculate the desired amplitude profiles, we make use of the theory of dispersive waves. Results. If the conditions beyond the optical radius allow for an approximate treatment in terms of a linear theory, we show that fitting the observed amplitude profiles leads to a quantitative test on the density of the disk material and thus on the dark matter distribution in the outer parts of the galaxy. Conclusions. This study is thus of interest to the general problem of the disk-halo decomposition of rotation curves.
Natural Physical Disturbances and Communities of Marine Soft Bottoms

Natural physical disturbances have been shown to be important in the organization of a variety of terrestrial and marine communities. Some workers have suggested that disturbance may play a similar role in soft-bottom infauna communities. A consequence of such a view is the expectation that some species will become unusually abundant early in the recolonization of a disturbed patch, reflecting their dependence on disturbed localities for the)r pelsistence in the local community. I have reviewed the literature on soft-bottom communities and have shown that some species become unusually abundant early in the recovery of a disturbed patch. The time course of the response of these species varies from hours to months, apparently reflecting differences in life-history strategies. However, it is not clear that these species are responding to a release of resources caused by the absence of their competitors as predicted. These species may be responding to a resource provided by the disturbance without reference to competitors. Although present models provide a useful conceptual framework, a rigorous theory of how disturbance functions in soft-bottom communities has not emerged.
Generalized Fractional Time Series Modelling of the Relationship between Consumption and Income in the UK

We propose in this article a general time series model, whose components are modelled in terms of fractionally integrated processes. This specification allows us to consider the trend, the seasonal and the cyclical components as stochastic processes, including the unit root models as particular cases. A very general version of the tests of Robinson (1994) is used to test the order of integration of each component. Finite-sample critical values of the tests are evaluated and, an empirical application, is also carried out at the end of the article.
lncrna gas 5 is a critical regulator of metastasis phenotype of melanoma cells and inhibits tumor growth in vivo

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