Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Truncation of C-mip (Tc-mip), a new proximal signaling protein, induces c-maf Th2 transcription factor and cytoskeleton reorganization

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Truncation of C-mip (Tc-mip), a new proximal signaling protein, induces c-maf Th2 transcription factor and cytoskeleton reorganization. Philippe Grimbert, Asta Valanciute, Vincent Audard, André Pawlak, Sabine Le Gouvello, Philippe Lang, Patrick Niaudet, Albert Bensman, Georges Guellaën, Djillali Sahali
Cognitive Waveform Design for Radar-Communication Transceiver Networks

The system architecture for cognitive radar-communication (CRC) transceiver is proposed. A cognitive waveforms design approach, which is suitable for simultaneously performing both data communication and target detection, is presented. This approach aims at estimating target scattering coefficient (TSC) from the radar scene and facilitating high data rate communications. In order to minimize the mean square error (MSE) of the TSC, a convex cost function is established. The peak to average power ratio- (PAPR-) constrained optimal solution is achieved by applying the Kalman filtering-based strategy to design the set of ultra-wideband (UWB) transmission pulses and embed into them the information data with the M-ary position phase shift keying modulation technique. In addition to theoretical considerations, the simulation results show an improvement in target scattering coefficient (TSC) estimation and target detection probability as the number of iterations increases, while still transmitting data rates in the range of several Mbps with low bit error rates between CRC transceivers.
On the asymptotic behaviour of the kernel of an adjoint convection-diffusion operator in a long cylinder

This paper studies the asymptotic behaviour of the principal eigenfunction of the adjoint Neumann problem for a convection diffusion operator defined in a long cylinder. The operator coefficients are 1-periodic in the longitudinal variable. Depending on the sign of the so-called longitudinal drift (a weighted average of the coefficients), we prove that this principal eigenfunction is equal to the product of a specified periodic function and of an exponential, up to the addition of fast decaying boundary layer terms.
Urban Escalators and Interregional Elevators: The Difference that Location, Mobility, and Sectoral Specialisation Make to Occupational Progression

This paper uses evidence from the Longitudinal Study for England and Wales to examine the influence on occupational advancement of the city-region of residence (an escalator effect) and of relocation between city-regions (an elevator effect). It shows both effects to be substantively important, though less so than the sector of employment. Elevator effects are found to be associated with moves from slacker to tighter regional labour markets. Escalator effects, on the other hand, are linked with residence in larger urban agglomerations, though not specifically London, but also across most of the Greater South East and in second-order or third-order city-regions elsewhere. Sectoral escalator effects are found to be particularly strong in knowledge-intensive activities, with concentrations of these, as of other advanced job types (rather than of graduate labour), contributing strongly to the more dynamic city-regional escalators. The impact of the geographic effects is found to vary substantially with both observed and unobserved personal characteristics, being substantially stronger for the young and for those whose unobserved attributes (eg, dynamic human capital) generally boost rates of occupational advance.
Estimation of biomass potential based on classification and height information

Abstract. On the way to make energy supply independent from fossil resources more and more renewable energy sources have to be explored. Biomass has become an important energy resource during the last years and the consumption is rising steadily. Common sources of biomass are agricultural production and forestry but the production of these sources is stagnating due to limited space. To explore new sources of biomass like in the field of landscape conservation the location and available amount of biomass is unknown. Normally, there are no reliable data sources to give information about the objects of interest such as hedges, vegetation along streets, railways and rivers, field margins and ruderal sites. There is a great demand for an inventory of these biomass sources which could be answered by applying remote sensing technology. As biomass objects considered here are sometimes only a few meters wide, spectral unmixing is applied to separate different material mixtures reflected in one image pixel. The spectral images are assumed to have a spatial resolution of 5–20 m with multispectral or hyperspectral band configurations. Combining the identified material part fractions with height information and GIS data afterwards will give estimates about the location of biomass objects. The method is applied to test data of a Sentinel-2 simulation and the results are evaluated visually.
Concurrent constraints models of music interaction

In this chapter we follow this "economy of means" way to present several vari- eties of CCP calculi, starting from a very basic one and building from it by adding new features. A fundamental one for music applications is the ability to represent temporal behavior. This can be introduced within the context of determinate (tcc, utcc) or non-determinate (ntcc) computation. For the determinate case, we show how the addition of a process abstraction feature (utcc) allows to model dynamic musical structures in a very simple way. In particular, we model a dynamic version of interactive scores ([ALL 07]). For the nondeterminate case, we use the possibility of defining many alternative computational paths to model an agent following different rhythmic patterns constructed from a given basic one. We then go on to consider a more "metrical" notion of time (rtcc) based on uniform ticks used by processes to define their time of execution in a more fine-grained way, or to cause preemption of other processes at more precisely defined points in time. We use these new "real-time" features to describe a simple model of a basic form of musical dissonances.
Study of association between noise levels and stress in traffic policemen of Bengaluru city

The IT capital of India, Bengaluru in 21st century has seen an unprecedented increase in vehicular noise caused by exponential increase in the number of vehicles. With the steady rise of vehicular traffic in the city, policemen manning the traffic are being exposed to all kinds of health hazards. Noise not only affects hearing but also trigger the body’s stress response. The objectives were to measure noise levels at major traffic junctions in Bengaluru city and the association between noise levels and stress in traffic policemen. The study included 60 traffic policemen deputed at different junctions of Bengaluru. Informed consent was taken and ethical clearance was obtained. Road traffic noise was measured using sound level meter. Stress questionnaire which consisted of questions like sleep deprivation, tension, headache etc was administered to which the subjects responded on five- point likert scale. The stress levels thus obtained was correlated with noise levels using Pearson Correlation coefficient. Road traffic noise ranged from 71.2 to 91dB. There was a significant positive correlation between stress and noise level (r = +0.578, p =0.00). Present study showed there is a significant positive correlation between noise levels & stress. Higher the noise level more is the stress in traffic policemen. Hence some preventive modalities should be undertaken to prevent psycophysiological problems in long run because of job related stress in traffic policemen.
Characterization of Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus isolated from chicken and human

Staphylococcus aureus causes a wide range of diseases in human beings, from minor skin infections to severe illnesses such as septicemia, toxic shock, endocarditis, and pneumonia. Staphylococcus aureus is a major pathogen of increasing importance due to the rise in antibiotic resistance. S. aureus was an important cause of disease in poultry it could be involved in a wide range of clinical conditions such as septicemia, bone and Joint infections, abscesses and dermatitis.In this study, 160 samples were collected , out of which 80 samples were from poultry and human patients (80 for each ). The incidence of infection with S.aureus in Bumble foot, Skin swabs in chicken and Diabetic foot swab , Skin sawb and Nasal swab in human were, 10%, 66%, 30%, 40%, 67.5% respectively. Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were incidence in chicken and human 66.6% and 33.3% respectively. Subjected to PCR for detection of some antimicrobial resistance genes using intrinsic methicillin resistant gene (mec A), the IgG binding region of protein A( spa) gene were 83.3% and 50 % respectively also beta-lactamase (blaZ) gene 100% and 100% respectively were detected in most MRSA isolates either from human or chicken samples.
Macro- and micro-geographic variation of short-beaked common dolphin’s whistles in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean

Genetic studies have shown that there are small but significant differences between the short-beaked common dolphin populations in the Atlantic Ocean and those in the Mediterranean Sea. The short-beaked common dolphin is a highly vocal species with a wide sound production repertoire including whistles. Whistles are continuous, narrowband, frequency-modulated signals that can show geographic variation in dolphin species. This study tests whether the differences, highlighted by genetic studies, are recognisable in the acoustic features of short-beaked common dolphin’s whistles in the two adjacent areas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. From a selected sample of good quality whistles (514 recorded in the Atlantic and 193 in the Mediterranean) 10 parameters of duration, frequency and frequency modulation were measured. Comparing data among basins, differences were found for duration and all frequency parameters except for minimum frequency. Modulation parameters showed the highest coefficient of variation. Through discriminant analysis we correctly assigned 75.7% of sounds to their basins. Furthermore, micro-geographic analysis revealed similarity between the sounds recorded around the Azores and the Canary archipelagos and between the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea. Results are in agreement with the hypothesis proposed by previous genetic studies that two distinct populations are present, still supposing a gene flow between the basins. This study is the first to compare short-beaked common dolphin’s whistles of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean areas.
Ethnic penalties in graduate level over-education, unemployment and wages: evidence from Britain

Although access to higher education has helped many minority ethnic men and women improve their labour market position compared to prior generations or the less qualified, it remains unclear to what extent higher level qualifications facilitate an equalization of labour market outcomes with comparably educated white UK born men and women. This article critically examines ethnic differences in graduate level over-education, unemployment and wages as potential markers of discrimination or broader ‘ethnic penalties’, defined as the differences in labour market outcomes persisting after accounting for observable human capital and demographic characteristics. To estimate ethnic penalties a novel approach using covariate matching is applied. The findings reveal that despite their levels of educational attainment penalties persist among several minority ethnic groups. The implications of pre-labour market social disadvantages for explaining patterns of over-education are highlighted.
Formulation and Evaluation of Ibuprofen Loaded Lipospheres for Effective Oral Drug Delivery

Ibuprofen (IBU) is an anti-inflammatory drug characterized by low solubility and bioavailabilty. This study was to develop IBU-liposphere and investigated for in vitro and in vivo performance. IBU free base was incorporated into lipospheres based on micronized beeswax and Phospholipon® 90H in the ratio of (1:3), via hot emulsification. IBU-loaded lipospheres were characterized based on morphology, encapsulation efficiency (EE%), and in vitro drug release. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory activities and the pharmacokinetics were similarly evaluated. Minimum and maximum encapsulation efficiency (EE%) of 89.4 and 97.9% were obtained for lipospheres A1 and A3, respectively. Stable, spherical and smooth lipospheres of size range 101 ± 0.30 to 178 ± 0.30 μm were obtained. Minimum and maximum release of 75 and 96.9% were obtained for A1 and A3, respectively. Significant (p<0.005) analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities were achieved with prolong plasma concentration. IBU-lipospheres based on beeswax and phospholipid could be explored as an alternative drug delivery system. Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 14(1): 17-27, 2015 (June)
Title Generic Rigidity Matroids with Dilworth Truncations

We prove that the linear matroid that defines the generic rigidity of d-dimensional body-rod-bar frameworks (i.e., structures consisting of disjoint bodies and rods mutually linked by bars) can be obtained from the union of (d+1 2 ) copies of a graphic matroid by applying variants of Dilworth truncation operations nr times, where nr denotes the number of rods. This result leads to an alternative proof of Tay’s combinatorial characterizations of the generic rigidity of rod-bar frameworks and that of identified body-hinge frameworks.
Euro-area inflation persistence

This paper analyzes the stability over time of the econometric process for Euro-area in(cid:13)ation since 1970, focusing in particular on the behaviour of the so-called persistence parameter (the sum of the coe(cid:14)cients on the lagged dependent variables). Perhaps surprisingly, in light of the Lucas critique, our principal (cid:12)nding is that there appears to be relatively little instability in the parameters of the Euro-area in(cid:13)ation process. Full-sample estimates of the persistence parameter are generally close to one, and we fail to reject the hypothesis that this parameter has been stable over time. We discuss how these results provide some indirect evidence against rational expectations models with strong forward-looking elements, such as the New-Keynesian Phillips curve.
Lysine Requirement through the Human Life Cycle 1,2

Lysine cannot be synthesized by mammals and, as a consequence, is an indispensable amino acid. The main role of lysine is to participate in protein synthesis. The catabolism of lysine is principally located in the liver. Lysine released from digested protein undergoes a signiﬁcant ﬁrst-pass metabolism of ; 30 to 42% in humans and piglets. An important question regarding the biological basis of the requirement of lysine is the possible participation of microbial de novo synthesized amino acids in the whole-body ﬂuxes. Recent intake recommendations to meet the lysine requirement range from 64 to 30 mg/(kg (cid:2) d) for 0.5-y infants and adults ( . 18 y), respectively.Lysine intake in theWestern human dietis in therange 40–180mg/(kg (cid:2) d). An upper limit of 300–400 mg/(kg (cid:2) d) can be considered in humans. J. Nutr. 137: 1642S–1645S, 2007.
Log-Based Distributed Key-Value Stores

A key-values store is a fundamental building block in today’s applications. It allows to persistently store and retrieve data that is indexed by a primary key. Key-values stores have been widely used to support internet applications given that its interface allows for highly decentralized implementations, that can scale to millions of users. Early key-value stores offered weak consistency guarantees and no support for multi-key operations, such as transactions. However, there is a growing interest in using key-value stores that offer a richer set of properties. Among the different alternatives to build such key-value stores, the construction of a key-value stored over a shared log as been recently explored and a viable alternative. The focus of this report is on log based keyvalue storage systems, more specifically on the problem of scaling them while providing strong semantics to applications. We identify two main design to build such systems, namely sequencer based architectures and sequencer free architectures, and we propose to explore the possibility of merging the benefits of both, to increase the system scalability while preserving strong semantics.
On the temporal memory of coastal upwelling off NW Africa

We use a combination of satellite, in situ, and numerical data to provide a comprehensive view of the seasonal coastal upwelling cycle off NW Africa in terms of both wind forcing and sea surface temperature (SST) response. Wind forcing is expressed in terms of both instantaneous (local) and time-integrated (nonlocal) indices, and the ocean response is expressed as the SST difference between coastal and offshore waters. The classical local index, the cross-shore Ekman transport, reproduces reasonably well the time-latitude distribution of SST differences but with significant time lags at latitudes higher than Cape Blanc. Two nonlocal indices are examined. One of them, a cumulative index calculated as the backward averaged Ekman transport that provides the highest correlation with SST differences, reproduces well the timing of the SST differences at all latitudes (except near Cape Blanc). The corresponding time lags are close to zero south of Cape Blanc and range between 2 and 4 months at latitudes between Cape Blanc and the southern Gulf of Cadiz. The results are interpreted based on calculations of spatial and temporal auto and cross correlations for wind forcing and SST differences. At temporal scales of 2–3 weeks, the alongshore advection of alongshore momentum compensates for interfacial friction, allowing the upwelling jet and associated frontal system to remain active. We conclude that the coastal jet plays a key role in maintaining the structure of coastal upwelling, even at times of relaxed winds, by introducing a seasonal memory to the system in accordance with the atmospheric-forcing annual cycle.
Mother-adolescent conversations about sex: factors that determine the extent of communication for families in Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya

Many parents are opposed to providing information regarding sexual matters to their children. A good number of those opposed to this practice do so on the premise that having their children exposed to this information is dangerous, especially when they are younger. Parents are generally uneasy about any sexuality discussions, particularly in this age where HIV/AIDS is rampant. Most mothers have reported their hesitance towards speaking to their children about sexuality, either because they fear that the children may construe this as suspicion of their sexual behaviour or they don’t think their concerns will be considered seriously. This becomes even harder when the need to address more sensitive subjects arises, i.e. discussing boyfriends, girlfriends, contraceptives and sexual behaviours among others. While these mothers appreciate the importance of having these sensitive discussions, they report being unable to broach the discussions as frequently as they should. This circumvention of sensitive sexuality-related discussions also in part contributes to adolescents not having enough information they can leverage for self-protection. As such, there is sufficient reason to conclude that many families within Tharaka-Nithi County have difficulty having mother-adolescent discussions on sexuality-related matters, necessitating a study such as this one.
A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO MAP QTL AND TO DETECT EPISTATIC EFFECTS IN A MAIZE POPULATION

The use of molecular markers has been the main tool to study the inheritance of quantitative traits, since it allows to estimate the position on the chromosomes and the effects of the QTL that controll these traits. The great difficulty of mapping QTL relates to the fact that the number of QTL is unknown and hence the dimension of the parametric space is also unknown. Bayesian approaches used with Markov Chain Monte Carlo method (MCMC) have been applied to infer QTL number, their positions in the genome and their genetic effects. The challenge is to obtain the sample from the joint posterior distribution of these parameters, since the number of QTL may be considered unknown and hence the dimension of the parametric space changes according to the number of QTL in the model. In this study, a Bayesian approach was applied, using a code implemented in the statistical program R, in order to map QTL for traits in a tropical maize population: plant height, ear height and grain yield. So, multiples QTL and epistatic effects were considered in the model and the number of QTL was considered as known. The MCMC methods were used to create a sample from the joint posterior distribution of the parameters. Models were adjusted with the crescent number of QTL and Bayes factor was used to select the most suitable model and, consequently, to estimate the number of QTL that control the traits assessed. The results from this study were compared to the results obtained using the frequentist approach for mapping QTL. 1São Paulo State University – UNESP, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary – FCAV, Department of Exact Sciences, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil. E-mail: andreiameyer@fcav.unesp. br 2University of São Paulo – USP, ESALQ, Department of Exact Sciences, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. E-mail: raleandr@usp.br 3University of São Paulo – USP, ESALQ, Department of Genetics, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. E-mail: augusto.garcia@usp.br / clsouza@usp.br 4University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Biology Institute and Molecular Biology Center and Genetic Engeneering, Department of Plant Biology, Campinas, SP, Brazil. E-mail: anete@unicamp.br 558 Rev. Bras. Biom. , São Paulo, v.31, n.4, p.558-581, 2013