Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PEDESTRIANS AND FACILITIES IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS: AN EXPLORATIVE CASE STUDY

A conceptual multi-agent model is presented that aims at supporting planners in their decision-making regarding the regeneration of Central Business Districts (CBD). The model focuses on the interaction between the environment consisting of facilities and the decisions of pedestrians regarding their activities and movements within that environment. As a preparatory step for the implementation of the model, the paper includes an explorative case study to reveal particular aspects of the interaction between pedestrians and facilities. Besides an analysis of the stops that people make at facilities during their trips, also the functional linkages occurring between stops are investigated, both in relation to whether or not they are planned and whether or not goods or services are purchased. Finally, these results are discussed in relation to the requirements of the multi-agent model.
Analgesic Efficiency of Tramadol Administered Prior to Hysteroscopy Procedure

OBJECTIVE: In this study, our objective was to assess the pain scores using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in patients who were given tramadol prior to office hysteroscopy in order to demonstrate its analgesic activity when given before this procedure. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective study conducted in year 2015 included two group of patients undergoing office hysteroscopy that were defined on the basis of the type of analgesia. Patients in the first group (Group 1, n=44) received oral tramadol prior to the procedure, while patients in the other group (Group 2, n=44) received placebo. VAS scores were determined during (0 minutes) and after (15 minutes) the procedure. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between groups in terms of age, parity and body mass index (p>0.05). Comparison of VAS scores at 0 and 15 minutes, lower values were observed in tramadol patients at 0 minutes (p 0.05). CONCLUSION: Although oral tramadol given prior to office hysteroscopy was effective and safe in reducing pain during the procedure, it is not useful for the pain that occurs after processing.
OFDM Performance of Ultra Wideband in Wireless Body Area Network Channel

Data transfer for health monitoring can be highly critical because of life dependency transmitted data. IEEE 802.15. 6 is a standard for wireless body area network published in 2012 to satisfy the reliability which is required by health monitoring systems. Ultra wideband is one of proposed physical layer technologies specified in the wireless body area network standard which offers high bandwidth, low power, and low interference with other devices. Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing is commonly used to transmit the data in many wireless communication standards due to its high spectral efficiency and immunity to the inter symbol interference. In this study, bit-error rate performance for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing with different interpolation based least square channel estimation is given for wireless body area network channel model. OFDM symbol length and pilot length used in OFDM symbol is investigated in bit error rate — signal to noise ratio graphs.
Efficient Information Retrieval System for Cloud Environments

: Cloud computing as an emerging technology trend is expected to reshape the advances in information technology. In a cost-efficient cloud environment, a user can tolerate a certain degree of delay while retrieving information from the cloud to reduce costs. The most important aspect in the cloud environment is maintaining privacy and efficiency. In this paper an efficient information retrieval query (EIRQ) scheme to reduce the querying overhead in the cloud is presented. In EIRQ, queries are classified into multiple ranks, where a higher ranked query can retrieve a higher percentage of matched files. A user can retrieve files on demand by choosing queries of different ranks. The rank shows the percentage of files that will be returned to the user.
USE OF SIMULATION TO SOLVE OUTPATIENT CLINIC PROBLEMS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

The increasing demand for outpatient services has led to overcrowded clinics, long waiting times for patients, and extended staff working hours in outpatient clinics. Simulation tools have been used to ameliorate deficiencies in the appointment system, resource allocation, and patient flow management that are the root causes of these problems. Integrated studies that considered these three factors together produced better results than attempts to resolve individual causes. While simulation has proved to be an effective problem-solving tool for outpatient clinic management, there is still room for improvement. This paper reviews studies over the past 50 years that have applied management simulation to resolve outpatient clinic problems.
Entanglement dynamics after quantum quenches in generic integrable systems

The time evolution of the entanglement entropy in non-equilibrium quantum systems provides crucial information about the structure of the time-dependent state. For quantum quench protocols, by combining a quasiparticle picture for the entanglement spreading with the exact knowledge of the stationary state provided by Bethe ansatz, it is possible to obtain an exact and analytic description of the evolution of the entanglement entropy. Here we discuss the application of these ideas to several integrable models. First we show that for non-interacting systems, both bosonic and fermionic, the exact time-dependence of the entanglement entropy can be derived by elementary techniques and without solving the dynamics. We then provide exact results for interacting spin chains that are carefully tested against numerical simulations. Finally, we apply this method to integrable one-dimensional Bose gases (Lieb-Liniger model) both in the attractive and repulsive regimes. We highlight a peculiar behaviour of the entanglement entropy due to the absence of a maximum velocity of excitations.
Acculturative Family Distancing, Religious Support, and Psychological Well-Being Among Young Adult Eastern European Immigrants in Western Washington

PSI CHI JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH ABSTRACT. Researchers have begun to explore how factors such as religious support and discrepancy in parents’ and children’s acculturation to their host country (acculturation gap or acculturative family distancing) affect various immigrant groups and generations. However, the body of research on these topics remains underdeveloped. This cross-sectional study investigated the relations between perceived acculturative family distancing, religious support, and well-being in a sample (N = 200) of Eastern European immigrant young adults. We predicted that lower levels of acculturative family distancing and higher levels of religious support would both be positively related to well-being. We also predicted that religious support would moderate the relation between acculturative family distancing and well-being, such that religious support would protect against the detrimental influence of acculturative family distancing on well-being. Participants completed an online survey containing demographic questions and measures assessing the 3 study variables. Both acculturative family distancing (B = .25, t = 3.50, p = .001) and religious support (B = .26, t = 2.81, p = .005) significantly predicted well-being. Additionally, religious support protected against the detrimental association of acculturative family distancing with well-being (B of Acculturative Family Distancing x Religious Support = .12, t = 2.18, p = .030), but only when the acculturation gap was small. Future research should focus on developing acculturation gap distress prevention and intervention methods. Acculturative Family Distancing, Religious Support, and Psychological Well-Being Among Young Adult Eastern European Immigrants in Western Washington
Chemical composition, toxicity and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of Salvia officinalis essential oils against Tribolium confusum

The present study was aimed to evaluate the contact toxicity of Salvia officinalis essential oils against Tribolium confusum. Essential oils were obtained by Clevenger-type water distillation and their contact toxicities were tested at concentrations of 0.06, 0.12, 0.25 and 0.5 μL/cm2. β-Thujone (20.1%), 1,8Cineole (15.91%), Camphor (14.79%) and Viridiflorol (9.06%) were determined to be the major constituents of the oil. Biotests showed that essential oils exhibited contact toxicity against T. confusum larvae and adults with median lethal concentrations values of 0.13 and 0.16 μL/cm2, respectively after 7 days of treatment. Toxicity was also demonstrated by a significant repellent activity in binary choice bioassays. Results showed that essential oils caused significant inhibition in the acetylcholinesterase activity with a dose-response relationship. The highest concentration used (0.5 μL/cm2) was the most effective inhibitor of T. confusum AChE activity (59.88 ± 4.71%) after 72 h of exposure.
Non-destructive sensing for determining Sunagoke moss water content -bio-inspired approaches-

Normal 0 0 2 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0mm; mso-para-margin-bottom:. 0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} One of the primary determinants of Sunagoke moss Rachomitrium japonicum growth is water availability. There is need to develop non-destructive sensing of Sunagoke moss water content to realize automation and precision irrigation in a close bio-production system. Machine vision can be utilized as non-destructive sensing to recognize changes in some kind of features that describe the water conditions from the appearance of wilting Sunagoke moss. The goal of this study is to propose and investigate bio-inspired algorithms i.e. neural-genetic algorithms (neural-GAs) and neural-ant colony optimization (neural-ACO) to find the most significant set of image features suitable for predicting cultured Sunagoke moss water content in a close bio-production system . Features extracted consisted of 13 colour features, 90 textural features (grey level co-occurrence matrix, RGB, HSV and HSL colour co-occurrence matrix textural features) and three morphological features. Each colour space consisted of ten textural features algorithms: e ntropy, e nergy, c ontrast, h omogeneity, s um m ean, v ariance, c orrelation, m aximum p robability, i nverse d ifference m oment and c luster t endency. The specificity of this problem was that we were not looking for single image feature but several associations of image features that may be involved in determining water content of Sunagoke moss. Neural-ACO had better prediction performance with lower number of features than neural-GAs. The minimum validation prediction mean square error (MSE) achieved was 2.02x10 -3 when using 10 relevant features.
Study of actuation and energy reduction with an anthropomorphic knee on biped robot

Le genou des robots bipèdes possède habituellement un seul degré de liberté qui est une simple liaison rotöıde. Ce travail se concentre sur l’étude d’une cinématique de genou à contact roulant. Le genou est composé d’un fémur ayant une extrémité cylindrique, roulant sur une autre surface cylindrique représentant le tibia. Des études ont montré que ce type de structure permet de réduire les couples articulaires pendant la marche. Des séries d’optimisation énergétique de la marche ont été effectuées pour cette structure et pour différents rayons de cylindre. Les trajectoires articulaires générant la marche sont des fonctions splines cubiques. L’allure de marche est composée de phase de simple support suivi d’un impact. La minimisation du critère énergétique est réalisée à l’aide du Simplex. Les résultats montrent que des rayons élevés au niveau des tibias permettent de réduire l’énergie pendant la marche. L’étude de nouvelles surfaces de contact est une piste pour diminuer la consommation énergétique.
Optical frequency metrology with an Rb-stabilized ring-cavity resonator-study of cavity-dispersion errors

We have developed a technique to measure the absolute frequencies of optical transitions by using an evacuated Rb-stabilized ring-cavity resonator as a transfer cavity. The absolute frequency of the Rb D2 line (at 780 nm) used to stabilize the cavity is known and allows us to determine the absolute value of the unknown frequency. We study wavelength-dependent errors due to dispersion at the cavity mirrors by measuring the frequency of the same transition in the Cs D2 line (at 852 nm) at three cavity lengths. The spread in the values shows that dispersion errors are below 30 kHz, corresponding to a relative precision of 10−10. We give an explanation for reduced dispersion errors in the ring-cavity geometry by calculating errors due to the lateral shift and the phase shift at the mirrors, and show that they are roughly equal but occur with opposite signs. We have earlier shown that diffraction errors (due to Guoy phase) are negligible in the ring-cavity geometry compared to a linear cavity; the reduced dispersion error is another advantage. Our values are consistent with measurements of the same transition using the more expensive frequency-comb technique. Our simpler method is ideally suited for measuring hyperfine structure, fine structure, and isotope shifts, up to several hundreds of gigahertz.
Ages and Luminosities of Young SMC/LMC Star Clusters and the recent Star Formation History of the Clouds

Aims. In this paper we discuss the age and spatial distribution of young (age < 1 Gyr) Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) and Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) clusters using data from the Magellanic Cloud Photometric Surveys. Luminosities are calculated for all age-dated clusters. Methods. The ages of 324 and 1193 populous star clusters in the SMC and the LMC were determined fitting Padova and Geneva isochrone models to their resolved color-magnitude diagrams. The clusters cover an age range between 10 Myr and 1 Gyr in each galaxy. For the SMC, a constant distance modulus of = 18.90 and a metallicity of Z = 0.004 were adopted. For the LMC, we used a constant distance modulus of = 18.50 and a metallicity of Z = 0.008. For both galaxies, we used a variable color excess to derive the cluster ages. Results. We find two periods of enhanced cluster formation in both galaxies at 160 Myr and 630 Myr (SMC) and at 125 Myr and 800 Myr (LMC). We present the spatially resolved recent star formation history of both Clouds based on young star clusters. The first peak may have been triggered by a close encounter between the SMC and the LMC. In both galaxies, the youngest clusters reside in the supergiant shells, giant shells, the intershell regions, and toward regions with a high Hα content, suggesting that their formation is related to expansion and shell-shell interaction. Most of the clusters are older than the dynamical age of the supergiant shells. No evidence of cluster dissolution was found. Computed V band luminosities show a trend toward fainter magnitudes with increasing age, as well as a trend toward brighter magnitudes with increasing apparent cluster radii.
Engine-Out Takeoff Path Optimization out of Terrain Challenging Airports

Maximum regulated takeoff weights and hence payloads of large commercial jets are limited by Government regulations which take into account local airport conditions as well as a variety of safety factors. One of the challenging conditions that must be met is linked to a minimum obstacle clearance in the unlikely event of an engine failure on the runway at the worst possible time. This requirement becomes an overriding factor for airports surrounded by challenging terrain, and therefore a well defined takeoff path out of these airports has the potential to transform a financially unsustainable operation into a commercially viable one. The research described in this paper represents an ongoing attempt to resolve this important problem and makes use of recent advances in robot path planning techniques.
The Ex Ante Curse: Why is the Real Interest Rate so Confusing?

Conflicting conclusions arise in several studies of ex ante real interest rates, in particular the studies of Fisher equation and the real interest rate parity hypothesis. One possible explanation is that there are various techniques of computing the real interest rates and such differences in the methodology of constructing the series may lead to different conclusions in hypothesis testing. The source of the difficulty in the real interest rate measurement lies mainly on unobserved expected inflation which has to be estimated based on observed data and underlying assumptions of how people form their inflation forecasts. In this paper, we explore how researchers treat the expected inflation in the real interest rate calculation and statistical properties of different real interest rates.
Riches of the Poor : Using Crummy Entity Linkers for Interactive Search in Digital Humanities

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The growth of SMEs in the ICT sector in Australia and Hungary: initial analysis of empirical results

The paper examines the applicability of two different modelling techniques: CBSEM and PLS on the data set collected to investigate small and medium sized firm growth in the ICT industry in Australia and Hungary. The two analytical techniques are evaluated based on the research objectives and the conceptual model proposed by the authors. The data is tested for basic assumptions of CFA and CBSEM, as well as PLS. The results of CFA are discussed and the reliability indicators of the scales are presented. In reflection to the findings, PLS is the recommended technique for further analysis.
Determinants of Inflation in Pakistan : Demand and Supply Side Analysis

The present study analyzes the demand and supply side determinants of inflation in Pakistan. In order to achieve the objective, time series data is collected over a period of 1972 to 2014. Autoregressive and distributed lag model is utilized for long run and short run results. The demand side factors of inflation are population, roads and government expenditure while supply side factors are imports, government revenue, electricity generation and external debt. In the long run, inflation is caused by roads, government expenditure, imports, government revenue and external debt. There is decline in price level due to foreign direct investment, electricity generation and population in long run.
The role of junctate in the regulation of phagocytosis

Local Ca2+ elevations boosting phagocytosis are generated in part by the store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) sensor STIM1, which recruits ER cisternae to phagosomes and opens phagosomal Ca2+ channels at ER-phagosome junctions. However, residual ER-phagosome contacts and periphagosomal Ca2+ hotspots remain in Stim1-/cells. Here, we tested whether junctate, a molecule that targets STIM1 to ER-plasma membrane contacts upon Ca2+-store depletion, could cooperate with STIM1 to recruit ER cisternae to phagosomes. Junctate expression in Stim1-/and Stim1-/-/; Stim2-/phagocytic fibroblasts increased phagocytosis and promoted periphagosomal Ca2+ elevations, yet without completely restoring global SOCE. These periphagosomal Ca2+ hotspots were abrogated by the InsP3R specific blocker xestospongin C, revealing that the junctate-mediated Ca2+ ions originate predominantly from Ca2+ stores. Accordingly, junctate elongated ER-phagosome junctions in Stim1-/cells. Thus, junctate mediates an alternative mechanism for generating localized Ca2+ elevations within cells, promoting Ca2+ release from internal stores recruited to phagosomes, [. ] GUIDO, Danièle. The role of junctate in the regulation of phagocytosis. Thèse de doctorat : Univ. Genève, 2016, no. Sc. 5022 URN : urn:nbn:ch:unige-938517 DOI : 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:93851
Thermal induced isomerization of Trilinolein and Trilinoelaidin at 250 o C : Analysis of products by gaschromatography and infrared spectroscopy

The products formed by thermally induced isomerization of trlinolein and trilinoelaidin at 250C have been studied by infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography. The triglycerides of the 9c12c and 9t12t fatty acids, linoleic and linoelaidic acid respectively, were subjected to thermal treatment under nitrogen in glass. The products were removed at regular intervals and analysed by infrared spectroscopy using a single reflectance attenuated total internal reflectance (ATR) crystal accessory. Trans-esterification of the products provided the corresponding fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) which were studied by gas chromatography. The results show that the samples undergo decomposition and isomerization. Thermally induced 9c12c fatty acid (linoleic acid) molecules in the trilinolein molecules isomerise into 9c12t, 9t12c and 9t12t isomers. Thermally induced 9t12t fatty acid (linoelaidic acid) molecules in the trilinoelaidin molecules isomerise into 9c12t, 9t12c and 9c12c isomers. However, the concentration profiles are different for these two triglyceride samples. The rates of formation of isomers from linoleic acid are higher than the rates of formation of isomers from linoelaidic acid. In addition, these two fatty acids also isomerise into Conjugated Linoleic Acids (CLAs). The profiles of the CLAs are identical in both cases.
Buffaloberry [Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.] fruit production in fire-successional bear feeding sites.

Buffaloberry [Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. ] fruits are the usual late-summer food for bears (Ursus spp.) in the Front Ranges of Banff National Park, but little is known about the effect of fire or other factors on fruit production. I assessed the association between fruit production (fruits m-2 of buffaloberry shrub) and environmental factors at 76 plots in Banff National Park and found a negative association with forest canopy cover. Forest canopy cover accounted for 70% of the variation in fruit production. Fruit production also decreased from NNE- to SSW- facing slopes, but this effect was small compared to the decrease associated with increasing forest canopy cover. Forty plots were re-established at or near the original 76 sites the following year. A strong negative association between fruit production and forest canopy cover again occurred, but there was no significant association between fruit production and slope aspect. Fruit production began 5 years after fire in 2 recent burns. In sites burned 23 and 25 years ago, fruit production was comparable to the recorded in older-aged burns, and already was low at one site in the 25-year-old burn where regenerating lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl.) canopy cover measured 72%. Many sites in older burns, however, have remained forest-free due to xeric site conditions, chinook wind, avalanching, or other factors. These open sites were associated with abundant fruit. Managers must consider the prolonged effects of fire when assessing relation ships among fire, forest canopy cover, and buffaloberry fruit production.