Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DECOMPOSITION OF DNA SEQUENCE COMPLEXITY

Profiles of sequence compositional complexity provide a view of the spatial heterogeneity of symbolic sequences at different levels of detail. Sequence compositional complexity profiles are here decomposed into partial profiles using the branching property of the Shannon entropy. This decomposition shows the complexity contributed by each individual symbol or group of symbols. In particular, we apply this method to the mapping rules (symbol groupings) commonly used in DNA sequence analysis. We find that strong-weak bindings are remarkable homogeneously distributed as compared to purine pyrimidine, and that A and T are the most heterogeneous distributed bases.
Intertemporal Substitution in Labor Force Participation: Evidence from Policy Discontinuities

This paper presents new empirical evidence on intertemporal labor supply elasticities. We use administrative data on the census of private sector employees in Austria and variation from mandated discontinuous changes in retirement benefits from the Austrian pension system. We first present graphical evidence documenting delays in retirement in response to the policy discontinuities. Next, based on the empirical evidence, we develop a model of career length decisions. Using an estimator that exploits the graphical evidence, we estimate an intertemporal labor supply elasticity of 0.30; this relatively low estimate reflects that the disutility of labor supply rises relatively quickly with additional years of work.
Ability/possibility and stativity: Where is voice?

Τhis paper focuses on adjectival ability/possibility -tos participles in Greek. It is observed that they come from stative structures. Apart from stativity and modality, it is noted that they have more common properties with verbal dispositional Middle voice, such as genericity, arguments’ order, demotion of the agent and emphasis on the dispositional properties of the grammatical subject. Thus, it is suggested that they contain in their structure a Middle voice head, which licenses a generic agent with no control of the action, merged with a Generic operator. Crosslinguistic evidence confirms that ability/possibility meaning arises from stative structures and that ability/possibility structures share the same properties with dispositional Middle.
Dormancy strategies in a random environment: Comparing structured and unstructured models

Hatching strategies are studied in a model of population dynamics in a random environment. The strategies are the fraction of dormant eggs that hatch each year. A projection matrix with random elements describes the population dynamics. The model extends the densityindependent model of Dan Cohen and the density-dependent model of Stephen Ellner by adding structure to the egg bank, such that a fraction of the dormant eggs are buried and unavailable for hatching each year. Differences between the structured and unstructured models are analysed by deriving a small variance approximation for the population’s long-term growth rate and relating the growth rate to the egg bank structure and the environmental parameters. Tuljapurkar and Istock (1993) claimed that structured and unstructured models give very different predictions, especially when dormancy is high. We show that Tuljapurkar and Istock’s conclusions are the result of the particular dormancy type in their model, in which the maximum duration of dormancy is 2 years, rather than the addition of population structure. Using parameters estimated from field and experimental studies of the freshwater copepod Diaptomus sanguineus in Bullhead Pond, RI, the density-dependent model correctly predicts that the population should maintain a long-term pool of diapausing eggs, whereas the density-independent model makes the incorrect prediction that all eggs should hatch at their first opportunity. If the per capita burial and emergence rates are low, as may be the case for many plant populations, the ESS optimal hatching strategy is nearly that of an unstructured model with the mortality of non-hatchers increased by the burial rate.
Farm Level Soil Water Conservation Techniques and Poverty among Farmers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

This study examines soil water conservation techniques adoption as a means towards increased food production, income generation and poverty reduction among farming households in Akwa Ibom State. 90 farmers/respondents were randomly selected from the three Senatorial Districts of Uyo, Ikot Ekpene and Eket that make up the study area. Frequency counts, means and percentages were the tools of analysis using tables to summarize the results. Other analytical tools included the Gross Margin, Profit, Regression models and the Foster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) weighted index model to ascertain the performance of the various soil water conservation techniques in terms of income generation, level of adoption and poverty reduction among farmers in the study area. Findings reveal that most of the farmers have adopted one form of soil water conservation or the other since the inception of their farming business especially in erosion and drought prune locations having N 7, 549,670 and N 7, 297,640 gross margin and profit respectively as returns. A very negligible percentage (8.89%) of the farmers that have not used any conservation method attributed it to their cultural belief, no erosion problem and operating on few and less than 1 hectare of farmland on subsistence level to feed the family. 57.78% of the farmers lived above poverty line while a negligible percentage (14.44%) are the extreme poor. The results also reveal that apart from marital status and farming system all other explanatory variables specified in the models were significant determinants to soil water conservation techniques adoption. More extension contacts, increased micro credit and effective marketing systems are recommended. Keywords: Adoption, Farmers, Poverty, Income, conservation techniques.
Design of Cascaded PADDL for DPA-Resistant Secure Integrated Circuits Using Penta Magnetic Tunnel Junction

A novel design methodology is to implement a secure DPA resistant crypto secured processor such as advanced encryption standard (AES) and triple data encryption standard (DES), by secure side-channel attacks, such as differential power analysis (DPA). The methodology is suitable for integration in a common automated standard cell ASIC or FPGA design flow. Dynamic logic is obfuscates the output waveforms and the circuit operation, which reducing the effectiveness of the DPA attack for mitigating DPA attacks for applications of secure integrated circuit (IC) design. A Penta MTJ gate that provides self-referencing, simple cascading, less voltage headroom downside in pre charge sense electronic equipment and low space. These types of gate is implemented in (PADDL). Different logic gates and different writing circuitry is required, but the sensing portion is remains same. Therefore, the information is deposited in the pinned layers using series or parallel combinations of transistors as per the logic storing in the Penta MTJ. The logic gate is authenticated by simulation at the 22nm technology node using a tanner tool.
Adaptability and stability of maize varieties using mixed model methodology

The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance, adaptability and stability of corn cultivars simultaneously in unbalanced experiments, using the method of harmonic means of the relative performance of genetic values. The grain yield of 45 cultivars, including hybrids and varieties, was evaluated in 49 environments in two growing seasons. In the 2007/2008 growing season, 36 cultivars were evaluated and in 2008/2009 25 cultivars, of which 16 were used in both seasons. Statistical analyses were performed based on mixed models, considering genotypes as random and replications within environments as fixed factors. The experimental precision in the combined analyses was high (accuracy estimates > 92 %). Despite the existence of genotype x environment interac- tion, hybrids and varieties with high adaptability and stability were identified. Results showed that the method of harmonic means of the relative performance of genetic values is a suitable method for maize breeding programs.
Value, meaning and understanding of heritage : perception and interpretation of local communities in Turkey

The increasing importance of encouraging a widespread understanding of heritage has received a great deal of attention in the world context in recent years. In last decades hundreds of sites have become “world heritage” as they have been selected with certain criteria and valued by UNSECO. However, the selection procedures of those sites have not included what the meaning and value of heritage sites for people who live nearby. This paper argues that every single individual and community have a range of different socio-political, ethnic and economic backgrounds that shape their heritage perceptions that plays a significant role during valuing past materials and heritage sites. People develop different sense of relationship between themselves and heritage sites over a time. Therefore, it is significant to pay attention to the diverse voices of locals during the process of valuing heritage sites. This paper will specifically discuss the meaning of the heritage for locals regarding Catalhoyuk and Hattusa, which are inscribed World Heritage Sites, and Ani that has been on the tentative list of UNSECO.
FILTERING THE OUTLIERS FROM BACKPACK MOBILE LASER SCANNING DATA

Backpack mobile laser scanners provide rapid data acquisition and allow access to all walkable areas. We aim to remove outliers from the data of a prototype backpack mobile laser scanning system. After removing dark intensity points, our approach mainly uses voxel grids. Firstly, we remove points that only have a few points in the neighborhood. Secondly, we search for outlier clusters with a 3D convolution of voxel grids. Thirdly, outlier clusters located in the air or below the ground are removed with a single elimination bin. As a result, the majority of outliers are successfully removed from backpack mobile laser scanning data.
Kepentingan Strategis ITB Sebagai Aktor Nonteritorial Transnasional Bidang Iptek

The globalization ambivalence era requires a nation to be more anticipative than just reactive to a change taking place in the world so that the nation is able to sustain its existence in the world. Another character that complements this anticipative character i.e. non-territorial transnational actor (ANT) is also needed by a nation to prolong the nation’s existence. Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), as one of Indonesia’s ANTs, can play its role in introducing both Indonesia’s traditional or indigenous and intellectual knowledge to the international community. This role may soon be realized if ITB’s community is willing to change its by sector policy into a policy with which ITB (as an ANT) can make the best use of one of its main assets: grey Literature in its interaction with the international community. Grey Literature is defined as an entity representing the whole ITB’s intellectual experience. To accomplish this role, a set of ITB’s strategic programs is descibed. One of the programs is to make the best use of all Indonesia’s embassies to be ITB’s grey Literature agent and relate it with the 8 (eight) leading edge technologies that are predicted to be dominant worldwide in the future.
Evaluation of a Simplified Grid Treatment for Oscillating Trailing-Edge Control Surfaces

The aeroelastic behavior associated with control surfaces is of particular practical interest The treatment of the control surface in a computational fluid dynamics based simulation is complicated by the change in topology of the geometry as the flap edge is exposed. This paper evaluates the use of a treatment which blends the flap edge into the wing. This simplifies the mesh treatment by avoiding topological changes. The influence of the treatment of the forced flap motions on the aerodynamic responses of the rigid benchmark active control technology wing and a flexible supersonic transport wing is evaluated. Comparison is made with results obtained when the flap edge is exposed. It is shown that the predictions from the blended treatment give similar results, including local effects on the control surface, to calculations which include the flap edge effects.
The Effect of Prayer on Blood Pressure of Women in Isfahan in 2005

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is one of the most important, non-contagious diseases. Every year many people either die or suffer from it. Therefore, the first step is to screen prehypertensive people and change the manner of their life style. Nowadays, prayer in complementary alternative medicine (CAM) is known as an important factor in changing people's lives. This study is done with the goal of defining the effects of prayer on blood pressure of women in Isfahan. METHODS: This study is a random controlled clinical trial. There were 60 pre hypertensive women aged 25-45 years randomly selected. They were divided into 2 groups of intervention and non-intervention based on their criteria to be included in the study. In intervention group, they were given tapes of selected prayers but in non intervention group they were not. The data were collected by questionnaires, checklist and interviews. RESULTS: Both groups were not identical regarding age, occupation, marital status, and educational level. The findings showed that in intervention group, systolic blood pressure before intervention was 132.93 mm/Hg and after that 128.70mm Hg (with a decrease of 4.23 mm/Hg). Diastolic mean blood pressure before intervention in intervention group was 84/42 mm/Hg and after 83.48mm/Hg with a nearly 1 m/Hg decrease. The difference between the mean of systolic and diastolic blood pressures before and after intervention was significant (P<%5). CONCLUSIONS: This research suggests that saying prayers as a part of complementary medicine is a non-Medicational way with no side effects in prehypertensive people. KEY WORDS: Prayer, blood pressure, women.
Network Averaging: a technique for determining a proxy for the dynamics of networks

The main aim of this paper is to introduce the network averaging technique. This technique is introduced because accurately determining the structure of real networks can be difficult and the network averaging technique provides a proxy for real networks. A second aim is to introduce the adaptive interactive expectations (AIE) model, which uses a ‘pressure to change profit expectations index’ to replace the utility curve maximising agent concept. The AIE model has an interactive expectations network, which is difficult to determine, so suitable to illustrate network averaging. The AIE model is tested against the Dun and Bradstreet Profit Expectations Survey. The paper finds network averaging improves the predictive performance of AIE over its benchmarks: the rational expectations hypothesis and the adaptive expectations model. The network averaging technique could be adapted to other situations where there are endogenous effects acting through difficult to measure networks. The AIE model could be readily applied to other forms of expectations and as a replacement for the utility curve maximising agent. Finally, in this paper AIE models profit expectations, which are an important issue in their own right because they affect investment decisions and whether one business will extend credit to another business.
Optimization of solid-state fermentation for bioherbicide production by Phoma sp .

In this work the bioherbicide production from Phoma sp. by solid-state fermentation was optimized. Agroindustrial residues such as bagasse, soybean bran and corn steep liquor were used as substrate. The bioherbicide was extracted from the fermented solid and the supernatant was applied for the control of the target plant. The evaluated responses in the bioassay were plant height, root length, fresh and dry weight, number of flowers and phytotoxicity. The results in the bioassays demonstrated that the bioherbicide presented activity towards the target plant and the intensity of the effect was influenced by the formulation of the fermentation medium. The optimized condition for bioherbicide production was (wt%): moisture content 70.0, soybean bran content 30.0 and corn steep liquor (CSL) 20.0, it being possible to obtain an injury phytotoxicity level of 40. The bioherbicide showed a mode of action based on the inhibition of carotenoid biosynthesis.
Monotherapy versus combinations of nucleos(t)ide in treatment-naive hepatitis B decompensated cirrhotic patients: A nested case-control study

The data are limited on the long-term clincial outcome of monotherapy versus combinations of nucleos(t)ide analog (NUCs) for hepatitis B related decompensated cirrhotic patients. This study was to evaluate the efficacy in treatment-naive patients using NUCs monotherapy or combinations. Three hundred and six patients with decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis were selected from cirrhosis cohort and divided into treatment-naive (n = 260) and control groups (n = 46). Antiviral therapies included monotherapy of lamivudine (LAM, n = 39), adefovir (ADV, n = 73), telbivudine (LDT, n = 36), entecavir (ETV, n = 48), and combinations of LAM+ADV (n = 39) or LDT+ADV (n = 25). Of these patients, 193 in antiviral therapy and 39 in control group were included for analysis over two years. The cumulative drug-resistance rate at two year was higher in the LAM (37.9%), ADV (21.2%), LDT (23.3%) than in the ETV monotherapy (2.6%), and with combinations of LAM+ADV (8.7%) or LDT+ADV (6.3%), respectively, P < 0.001. Serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA undetectability in the ETV and the LDT+ADV group was higher than in the LAM, ADV and LAM+ADV group at over two years (P < 0.05). The child-pugh score (CPs) in the antiviral therapy group was decreased at two years (P < 0.05). In the control group and drug-resistant patients, however, CPs was increased. The two years cumulative incidence of liver failure in the antiviral therapy group was significantly less than the control group (OR 24.9, 95%; CI 6.5 to 94.7, P = 0.001). The total cumulative survival rate in the antiviral therapy group was higher than in control group (OR 4.2, 95%; CI 1.4 to 12.9, P = 0.017). The combinations of NUCs therapy and ETV momotherapy are optimum management for hepatitis B related decompensated cirrhotic patients. Key words: Hepatitis B, decompensated cirrhosis, nucleos(t)ide analogs, hepatocellular carcinoma, drug resistance.
Epidermis structure in the brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ) and its Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinus ) hybrid

Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of fish native to North-East America. Brook trout are also commercially raised in large numbers for food production. Skin infection and/or parasite outbreaks can have a serious economics effect on aquaculture businesses. For this reason, it has been hybridized with the more resistant Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). The aim of this study was an examination of the epidermal structure and dynamic in brook trout and its Arctic char hybrid which is less sensitive to skin infection. The samples of fish (72 brook trout, 72 brook trout × Arctic char hybrid) from fish farm in Pravikov (49°19’10”N, 15°5’40”E) were collected five times during the year 2011. Absolute and relative epidermal thickness (in relation to body size) and relative proportion of secretory cells in a given volume of epidermis were measured. The epidermis structure of brook trout and brook trout × Arctic char hybrid both display similar seasonal dynamics, with a decrease in absolute and relative epidermal thickness and a reduction in the relative percentage of mucous secretory cells over the summer. On the other hand, the lower absolute (mean 103 µm (range 84–146 µm) in brook trout; 88 µm (range 68–115 µm) in hybrids) and relative epidermal thickness (mean 4.8 (range 3.6–6.8) in brook trout; 4.4 (range 2.9–6.4) in hybrids) and lower volume of secretory cells was observed to the hybrid (mean 28% (range 19–33%) in brook trout; 23% (range 10–30%) in hybrids). It can interrelate with their higher resistance to infection and/or parasite outbreaks.
MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID FOR ULTRASMOOTH POLISHING

A magnetorheological fluid for use in magnetorheological ultrasmooth polishing of a Substrate Surface, comprising an aqueous carrier vehicle; a first amount of magnetic particles having a average diameter between about 1 micrometer and about 2 micrometers; and a second amount of abrasive par ticles having an average diameter between about <1 nanom eter and about 15 nanometers. The fluid may further comprise a chemical stabilizer. Preferably the size of the magnetic particles is 2 to 3 orders of magnitude greater than the size of the abrasive particles. Preferably, the magnetic particles are spherical and include carbonyl iron, and preferably, the abra sive particles are selected from the group consisting of alu minum oxide, Zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, silica, boron carbide, silicon carbide, natural diamond, synthetic diamond, and combinations thereof.
The Mediterranean Sponge Dysidea avara as a 40 Year Inspiration of Marine Natural Product Chemists

Marine sponges have been intensively studied by organic chemists, biologists and pharmacologists during last 60 years, due to great biodiversity of their secondary metabolites. A couple of very promising bioactivities of these compounds have been reported. Indeed, some of these metabolites are considered as the leads for the future drugs targeting tumours, viral and bacterial diseases, malaria and inflammations. Herein we briefly report key bioactivities of avarol, the main secondary metabolite of the marine sponge Dysidea avara (Schmidt, 1862).
Efficient Homomorphic Hashing Approach for Secure Reprogramming in Wireless Sensor Networks

While existing solutions can provide authentication services, they are insufficient for a new generation of network coding-based reprogramming protocols in wireless sensor networks. We present a security approach that is able to defend pollution attack against reprogramming protocols based on network coding. It employs a homomorphic hashing function and an identity-based aggregate signature to allow sensor nodes to check packets on-the-fly before they accept incoming encoded packets, and introduces an efficient mechanism to reduce the computation overhead at each node and to eliminate bad packets quickly. Castalia simulations show that when the 5% of the nodes in a network of 100 nodes are rogue, using our approach, the efficiency of the secure reprogramming protocol based on network coding improves almost ten-fold for a checking probability of 2%.