Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A methodical approach for mining negative rules

Discovering hidden rules and facts from the database is one of the most important aspects in knowledge discovery. Our main focus in this paper is to find the negative association rules based on a classical approach. Negative association rules are useful in Market Basket Analysis to identify the conflicting products (complementary products). We have used apriori algorithm as a base to present a new algorithm to find negative association rules. Our algorithm generate non frequent sets categorizedas weak non frequent and strong non frequent based upon a minimal support. The algorithm is based on the approach that superset of every strong non frequent subset is always strong non frequent.
Laparoscopy with nephroscopy in single-stage necrosectomy for the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis

Background: Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is difficult to manage despite the availability of different endoscopic techniques. The most beneficial protocol remains unclear. Objective: To explore the efficiency and safety of a combination of laparoscopy and nephroscopy in single-stage necrosectomy for the treatment of SAP. Methods: A 57-year-old woman with SAP underwent microinvasive surgery (combination of laparoscopy and nephroscopy for first necrosectomy) along with dual-catheter drainage. Results: The patient recovered uneventfully. She was followed up for 5 months. No surgery-related complications or other adverse events occurred. She was living a functional life at the time of this writing. Conclusion: The combination of laparoscopy and nephroscopy is accessible and safe for single-stage surgical treatment of conditions involving the abdomen and retroperitoneum. This technique reduces healthcare costs and shortens the hospital stay. It is a clinically valuable technique for surgeons to learn.
Adaptive tomography of qubits: purity versus statistical fluctuations

The success of quantum information processing applications relies on accurate and efficient characterization of quantum states, especially nearly-pure states. In this work, we investigate a procedure for adaptive qubit state tomography which achieves O(1/N) scaling in accuracy for large N. We analyze the performance of the adaptive protocol on the characterization of pure, mixed and nearly-pure states, and clarify the interplay between the purity of the state and the statistical fluctuations of the measurement results. Our results highlight the subtle difference between the characterization of nearly-pure states and those of pure or highly mixed states.
Application of Fuzzy Control for the Energy Storage System in Improving Wind Power Prediction Accuracy

Today the elaboration degree of wind meteorological information far from enough, which leads to the low wind farm wind power prediction accuracy, causing grid scheduling problems , so as to result in instability in power systems easily. This paper selects zinc bromide battery energy storage system for the measurement of improving the forecast accuracy of the wind farms, adopts fuzzy control and sets up fuzzy control rule base for the energy storage system considering the error probability characteristics and the charge state SOC of the energy storage to control the storage charge and discharge power, and does simulation analysis of a wind farm in XinJiang which introduced into the energy storage. At the same time, compared with the traditional control strategy the results indicate that fuzzy control strategy of energy storage system can more effectively improve the wind power short-term forecast accuracy significantly,80% of the predicted value meet the requirements of the state grid has less than ± 25%.
Simulation of summertime ozone over North America

The concentrations of O3 and its precursors over North America are simulated for three summer months with a three-dimensional, continental-scale photochemical model using meteorological input from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) general circulation model (GCM). The model has 4°×5° grid resolution and represents non linear chemistry in urban and industrial plumes with a subgrid nested scheme. Simulated median afternoon O3 concentrations at rural U.S. sites are within 5 ppb of observations in most cases, except in the south central United States where concentrations are overpredicted by 15–20 ppb. The model captures successfully the development of regional high-O3 episodes over the northeastern United States on the back side of weak, warm, stagnant anticyclones. Simulated concentrations of CO and nonmethane hydrocarbons are generally in good agreement with observations, concentrations of NOx are underpredicted by 10–30%, and concentrations of peroxyacylnitrates (PANs) are overpredicted by a factor of 2 to 3. The overprediction of PANs is attributed to flaws in the photochemical mechanism, including excessive production from oxidation of isoprene, and may also reflect an underestimate of PANs deposition. Subgrid nonlinear chemistry as captured by the nested plumes scheme decreases the net O3 production computed in the United States boundary layer by 8% on average.
Prescription strength ibuprofen interferes with prophylactic adaptations to heavy exercise

PURPOSE: This proof of concept study was designed to assess the influence of prescriptionstrength Ibuprofen (IBU) on the repeated bout effect (RBE) of heavy exercise. METHODS: Eight males (23 ± 4 yrs) with no recent history of lower-body resistance training completed two separate testing phases separated by a seven-day washout period. Each phase consisted of two sessions of single-legged resistance exercise (RE), performed on the same leg, separated by ten days. One RE trial included 10 sets of 10 repetitions of maximal unilateral eccentric leg extensions at 120% 1RM. Each phase was characterized by a distinct treatment of either 800mg IBU or placebo (PLA), which subjects consumed 45 minutes prior to RE and in 8h increments for 72h. A randomly counterbalanced, crossover design was utilized so each subject received both treatments. Muscle recovery variables (soreness, muscle function, plasma creatine kinase) were measured 24 and 72 hours following each RE session. Magnitude-based inferences were used to evaluate all outcomes. RESULTS: The increase in ascending and descending muscle soreness 24h after the second session of RE (RE2) was ‘likely’ less with PLA compared to IBU. Specifically, the reduction in ascending muscle soreness with PLA (RE1: 43mm to RE2: 27mm) was absent with IBU (RE1: 39mm to RE2: 39mm). A similar response was observed for descending muscle soreness. Furthermore, the impairment in total work performed 72h after RE2 was ‘likely’ attenuated with PLA (RE1: 598J to RE2: 13J), but not IBU (RE1: 335J to RE2: 343J). Decreases in work performed in the first five reps followed a similar pattern. Finally, the impact of IBU on all muscle strength and CK measurements were ‘unclear’. CONCLUSIONS: In general, IBU consumption appeared to interfere with the RBE, compared to PLA. Follow-up work is needed to confirm these findings but these preliminary data suggest that prescriptionstrength dosing of IBU following skeletal muscle trauma may need to be reconsidered.
Shear Banding of Complex Fluids

Even in simple geometries, many complex fluids display nontrivial flow fields, with regions where shear is concentrated. The possibility for such shear banding has been known for several decades, but in recent years, we have seen an upsurge in studies offering an ever-more precise understanding of the phenomenon. The development of new techniques to probe the flow on multiple scales with increasing spatial and temporal resolution has opened the possibility for a synthesis of the many phenomena that could only have been thought of separately before. In this review, we bring together recent research on shear banding in polymeric and soft glassy materials and highlight their similarities and disparities.
How to analyze (faked) Implicit Association Test data by applying diffusion model analyses with the fast-dm software: A companion to Röhner & Ewers (2016)

The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is a popular and frequently used measure in research on implicit associations. However, an important drawback of the traditional computation of IAT results with the so-called D measure is that the D measure may verifiably include more than just indications of the implicit associations that should bemeasured. It can also be contaminated by faking and other sources of variance. TheDmeasure does not differentiate between different sources of variance. With the help of diffusion model analyses, IAT results can be analyzed and interpreted in a more detailed manner because three separable IAT effects (i.e., IATv , IATa, and IATt0 ) can be computed from the parameters from diffusion model analyses. These effects have been assumed to separate fakingand construct-specific variance from each other. Thus, a possible advantage of using diffusion model analyses instead of the traditional IAT effect is that less contaminated andmore interpretable IAT effects are produced (i.e., IATv , which captures the construct-related variance; IATa and IATt0 , which capture the faking-specific variance). This paper was written to demonstrate how to use the software fast-dm to compute these three newly developed IAT effects and to describe how to interpret them.
Impact of Informative Censoring on Statistics Used in the Validation of Surrogate Endpoints in Oncology

In the past few years, biomarkers such as progression free survival (PFS) and time to progression (TTP), have been increasingly used as surrogate endpoints for overall survival (OS) in clinical trials in oncology. An issue occurs when clinical trials which demonstrated statistically significant treatment effect for the surrogate marker, shows no significant effect on the true outcome of interest, OS. It is possible that this lack of concordant results was due to informative censoring. Although it is known that informative censoring may bias the observed results, it is not clear what impact informative censoring has on the surrogacy of one marker in relation to a true outcome. In this thesis, we investigated how informative censoring could affect the results of a surrogate endpoint, and how would that affect the surrogacy of that endpoint. A simulation study was conducted to evaluate the impact of informative censoring on the treatment effect on TTP and the outcomes of the surrogate validation methods relative effect (RE), surrogate threshold effect (STE), and the difference between the treatment effect on TTP and on OS (IRE). The results of the simulation showed that having informative censoring for TTP will indeed bias the treatment effect on TTP as well as the results for the validation methods, RE, STE, and IRE. Hence, we conclude that the effect of informative censoring can greatly influence the ability to validate a surrogate marker, and additionally can bias the ability to determine the efficacy of a new therapy from a clinical trial using a surrogate marker as the primary outcome.
PROJECT PRICE FORECASTING PROCESSES AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION PROJECTS

Clients aim to get the maximum benefit from their construction projects. Many factors impact upon the realization of such benefits including the setting of reliable project budget estimates. Increasingly project budgets need to consider issues related to sustainability if they are to provide meaningful strategic advice for clients to use in reaching their business decisions. Sustainability can be defined as having social, economic and environmental strands. This paper is drawn from a developing PhD study in this topic area and considers relevant literature taken from the research strands identified above so as to make the case for the development of a model that encompasses the main issues related to sustainability, and cost planning. It is posited that such a model would be a useful decision aid or tool for practitioners to use in the delivery of added value services to their clients. The paper concludes by setting out an approach to the research and the preliminary results from pilot interviews conducted with experts in the field of project price forecasting and sustainability.
THE DETERMINANT OF PERCEIVED EASE OF USE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE INTENTION TO USE OF WEBSITE-BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY USER ON SMES OF FASHION SUB SECTOR CREATIVE INDUSTRY IN MALANG

This research aimed to find out to what extent the readiness of creative industrial UMKM of fashion sector in Malang on the use of website-based Information Technology. The model proposed in this research was a combination between technology readiness and technology acceptance model, along with perceived enjoyment. These three variables were arranged to be one model and tested using the basic theory on the previous research. Based on the appointed variables and the designed hypotheses, this research belonged to explanatory research. The research used 30 distros/clothing stores in Malang city as the samples and the data analysis was done by using GSCA. The analysis result indicated that variables of discomfort and insecurity had a negative impact on perceived ease of use.
Planting and Tending Digital-Nature Hybrids in a Walled Kitchen Garden

This paper presents various digital-nature artifacts designed to support visitor engagement in a National Trust garden environment. While selected critical theory guided the initial design of interpretation artifacts, we discuss how a research through design approach (RtD) and our attendance at the Research through Design (RTD) 2015 conference informed our subsequent design practice, notably in relation to iterations of the artifacts. In particular, we reflect on how each design iteration within the RtD process revealed knowledge about materials, values, engagement and place.
Continuous Time Identification in Laplace Domain

Abstract We give a simple and accurate method for estimating the paramters of continuous time systems under the constraint that all the poles of the system lie to the left of the line s = –1. The method relies on the simple solution of a linear system of equations in the complex domain. We demonstrate by the use of simulation that the proposed methods gives accruate estimates when compared to existing methods. Methods for obtaining sparse solutions, which help in determining the order of the system are also given.
Detection and partial characterization of norovirus among children with acute gastroenteritis in Lagos, Nigeria

Norovirus (NoV) has captured increasing attention as an agent of childhood diarrhea, but its incidence in developing countries such as Nigeria has been underreported. This study was conducted to investigate the role of NoVs in sporadic cases of acute diarrhea among hospitalized children. One hundred and eighty-eight (188) specimens comprising 161 diarrheic and 27 non-diarrheic stools were randomly selected from 668 stools previously screened for rotaviruses. These specimens were collected from children under 5 years of age who were hospitalized between November 2007 and May 2008 in Lagos, Nigeria. The specimens were examined for NoV antigen using monoclonal antibodybased enzyme immunoassay (EIA), and the positive specimens were further characterized for norovirus genogroups using reverse transcription-Polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR) technique. NoV was detected in 60/161 (37.3%) of diarrhoeal and 1(3.7%) of non diarrhoeal children tested. Noroviruses were detected throughout the study period with most patients infected in age group 6 - 12 months. More males were infected with NoV than females however, the difference was not significant (� 2 = 0.983, p � 0.05). Sixteen among the positive samples were amplified by PCR using specific primers, of these, 5 (31%) were typed to be GI, 8 (50%) were GII and three samples (19%) showed a mixed infection of norovirus GI and GII genogroups. This study confirmed the relevance of NoV as a causative agent of pediatric diarrhoea and reported norovirus genogroup GII as the predominant type in circulation in Lagos, Nigeria.
In vitro Clonal Propagtion of Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. cucumerina

An efficient protocol was established for in vitro shoot multiplication from shoot tip explant of Trichosanthes cucumerina L. var. cucumerina on semisolid MS basal medium supplemented with BA. NAA in the culture medium along with BA promoted higher number of shoot multiplication than BA alone. The rate of shoot multiplication was maximum 12.00 ± 0.70 after four weeks of culture on MS basal medium supplemented with BA 1.0 mg/l + NAA 0.1 mg/l. The elongated shoots rooted within seven - eight days in half strength of MS basal salts supplemented 1.0 mg/l IBA and 3% (w/v) sucrose. About 90% of the rooted plantlets were acclimatized and transferred to the greenhouse and successfully transferred to the field with 80% survival rate. The histological study shows that the organogenesis occurs directly, without callus formation on epidermal and sub epidermal layer of the explants. Adventitious shoots were characterized by the development of shoots apical meristem and leaf primordial. Key words: Trichosanthes cucumerina var. cucumerina , Clonal propagation, Shoot multiplication, Ontogeny D.O. I. 10.3329/ptcb.v18i2. 3270 Plant Tissue Cult. & Biotech. 18 (2): 103-111, 2008 (December)
Calibration of lubrication force measurements by lattice Boltzmann simulations

Many experiments explore the hydrodynamic boundary of a surface by approaching a colloidal sphere and measuring the occurring lubrication force. However, in this case many different parameters like wettability and surface roughness influence the result. In the experiment these cannot be separated easily. For a deeper understanding of such surface effects a tool is required that predicts the influence of different surface properties. Here computer simulations can help. In this paper we present lattice Boltzmann simulations of a sphere submerged in a Newtonian liquid and show that our method is able to reproduce the theoretical predictions. In order to provide high precision simulation results the influence of finite size effects has to be controlled. We study the influence of the required system size and resolution of the sphere and demonstrate that already moderate computing resources allow to keep the error below 1%.
The Effect of Soursop (Announa Muricata L.) Leaves Powder on Diameter of Muscle Fiber, Lipid Cell, Body Weight Gain and Carcass Percentage of Tegal Duck

The present study investigated the supplementation of soursop leaves powder (Annona muricata L.) on body weight gain and carcass percentage of male Tegal duck. Research was conducted from 29 November 2015 to 3 January 2016 in duck cage in Sokaraja Kulon, Purwokerto. One hundred male Tegal duck were fed basal feed consisted of 30% corn, 7% soy bean meal, 6,1% vegetable oil, 17% poultry meat meal, 38,2% ricebran, 0,1% L-lysin HCL, 0,3% DL-methionin, 0,2% topmix, 0,1% NaCl, and 1% CaCO3. Experimental research used completely randomized design with treatments composed of basal feed plus 0, 5, 10, and 15% soursop leaves meal, each with 5 replicates. The observed variables were diameter of muscle fiber, lipid cell, body weight gain, and carcass percentage. The obtained data were subject to analysis of variance followed by orthogonal polynomial test. Result showed that treatments affected non significantly (P>0.05) to the diameter of chest muscle fiber, carcass percentage and carcass but significantly affected (P<0,05) body weight gain with equation Y = 427,74 - 67,10 X + 2,27 X2. Conclusively, supplementation of soursop leaves meal (Annona muricata L.) in feed has not been able to increase the muscle fiber diameter of intermuscular lipid cell, carcass percentage and carcass parts. Excessive supplement even lowers the body weight gain of male Tegal duck.
Water Soluble Ions in PM2.5 and PM1 Aerosols in Durg City, Chhattisgarh, India

ABSTRACTThis paper reports the atmospheric concentrations of PM2.5 and PM1 mass, water soluble inorganic components and their seasonal variations measured between the period of July 2009 and June 2010 in Durg city (20°23' to 22°02'N and 80°46' to 81°58'E), India. A cascade impactor sampler with Whatman 41 glass filters was used to collect aerosol samples in PM2.5 and PM1 size fractions. The results showed that the annual mean concentration of PM2.5 and PM1 were 135.0 µg/m3 and 64.7 µg/m3, respectively. Annual cycle shows highest concentration of PM2.5 and PM1 mass and water soluble ions in winter season and the lowest during rainy season. This is attributed to the enhanced production of aerosols and prevailing meteorological conditions. The higher PM1/PM2.5 ratio (0.48) during the whole campaign clearly indicates larger PM1 particle fractions were in PM2.5 at this location. Out of the total aerosol mass, water soluble constituents contributed an average of 11.57% (7.48% anions, 4.09% cations) in PM2.5 and 16.98% (11.14% anions, 5.85% cations) in PM1. The concentrations of SO42- and NO3- were highest in all size fractions and accounted for 32.76% and 13.38% of the total mass of the water soluble ions in PM2.5 and 32.78% and 12.21% in PM1 size fractions. Na+, Mg2+ and Ca2+, derived from the soil dust particles, were higher in spring and summer, as the dry weather in this season was favorable for the resuspension of soil particles. The seasonal variation of Cl-, K+ and secondary components (NH4+, NO3- and SO42-) were similar with high concentrations in winter and low concentrations in fall. Two principal components explaining 76.6% and 65.9% of the variance for PM2.5 and PM1 data set respectively were identified. Factor 1 has significant loading of species of anthropogenic origins and factor 2 showed partial associations with species of natural origins.
Looverialade ettevõtlusõppe rakendumine ettevõtluspädevuste mudeli kontekstis

Ettevõtlusõpe on jõudnud haridusmaastikule ning selle rakendamise vajadust kinnitavad ka mitmed strateegiad ja uuringud. Looverialade õpetamise seisukohalt on see kasvava tähtsusega kogu maailma majanduses. Alates 2015. aastast on Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi kultuuriakadeemia rakendanud Eesti haridussüsteemis kõigil erialadel kohustuslikku ettevõtlusõpet. Mitmeaastane kogemus võimaldab analüüsida, kuivõrd on ettevõtluspädevused loovainetega lõimitud. Artiklis käsitletakse kvalitatiivsele sisuanalüüsile tuginedes ettevõtluspädevustega seonduvaid õpiväljundeid ja ettevõtlust arendavaid õppetöövorme Viljandi kultuuriakadeemia 2015/2016. ja 2016/2017. õa rakenduskõrghariduse õppekavades. Analüüsist selgub, et õppeasutuse spetsiifika tõttu keskenduvad õppekavad eelkõige kultuurilistele pädevustele. Ettevõtlusega seotud teadmised on väljunditena fikseeritud peamiselt ettevõtlusainetes ja erialaülestes projektides, millel on ettevõtluskultuuri toetava hariduskeskkonna tunnuseid. Kuigi ettevõtlust arendavate õppeainete ja loovainete õpiväljundite seos on nõrk ning ettevõtlust toetav kultuur on veel tervikuks sidumata, võib õppekavade erialamoodulite õpiväljunditest leida ka ettevõtlusele omaseid pädevusi. Summary