Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Coherence in Thai Students’ Essays: An Analysis Using Centering Theory

The contributions of centering theory (CT) have been widely accepted in linguistics, but there has not yet been much published research applying the theory to first language (L1) interference. This study applies CT to investigate L1 interference in discourse coherence in essays written in English by Thai university students. A corpus compiled from 50 essays is analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Statistical results suggest that CT is more reliable than human raters in measuring coherence, since the data shows no influence of subjective measurement. Further analysis by CT shows that word repetition is the most common form of Cb (focus of attention) in the continuation states (56.6%), and pronouns are the second most frequent form (39.6%). These findings conflict with the predictions of CT, which assert that pronouns are usually preferred over noun phrases. Results of qualitative analysis pointed out that this discrepancy is caused by L1 interference in writing, since word repetition is commonly used in Thai discourse. The Thai students’ English-language writing abilities were at pre-intermediate levels of competence. However, this aspect is not considered negative L1 interference since the use of repetition in the students’ compositions helped the raters follow the ideas in the writing. The results also show that the students were not aware of issues of cohesion and were not confident in using pronouns. The L1 interference in discourse coherence, specifically word repetition, was recognized by Thai raters but not by native English-speaking (NES) raters.
An architecture for an autoscaling cloud-based system for simulation experimentation

More and more simulation applications need high performance computing to deliver the results from experimentation in a timely manner. Cloud computing presents an attractive cost-effective alternative to using a local computing cluster. Normally a user would decide how many cloud computing resources to hire, provision them and then use them for experimentation. However, it may be the case that the user has paid for many instances that were not used. We have proposed the Microservice-based Cloud Application-level Dynamic Orchestrator (MiCADO) to automatically orchestrate and scale cloud computing applications. This article describes the architecture of an version of MiCADO that has been adapted for simulation experimentation.
The evaluation of project management practices in the Czech social enterprises

abstract Project management is a well-established discipline among private companies, but not widely utilised in non-profit organisations. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of project management in social enterprises that combine these two organisational forms – the business and the charity - and contribute to the understanding of how social enterprises use project management practices to run their activities. A survey was conducted among Czech social enterprises listed in the Directory of social enterprises website, operated by P3 – People, Planet, Profit, o.p.s, a non-profit organisation dedicated to popularising social entrepreneurship and innovation. A questionnaire was sent to 203 organisations claiming to be social enterprises. In total, 61 responses were received. Descriptive statistics and the chi-square test were used for the analysis. The research has provided for the first time an empirical analysis of project management practices in social enterprises. It suggests that social enterprises use project management tools for their activities; the statistical tests show, however, that there is no statistically significant relationship between annual turnover, number of employees and support from European Union funds and project management practices.
First Demonstration of Joint Wireless Communication and High-Resolution SAR Imaging Using Airborne MIMO Radar System

Special attention has been devoted to joint wireless communication and radar sensing systems in recent years. However, since communication and radar have conflict requirements in terms of waveforms, transceiver developments, and signal processing algorithms, realization of this system concept is still a great challenge. In this paper, we introduce an airborne multi-input multi-output (MIMO) radar, along with the modified orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) and space–time coding (STC) waveform schemes, for the implementation of the joint wireless communication and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging. The proposed system, which simultaneously transmits multidimensional waveforms with reconfigurable channels, can acquire adequate degrees of freedom. Thereby, it becomes a feasible method to perform both data transmission and high-resolution SAR imaging at the same time without intramodal interference. Theoretical analysis is validated by laboratory and flight experiments. Through our analysis, we aim to open up a new perspective of using MIMO radar to realize joint wireless communication and SAR imaging.
Lecture 6.dvi

Definition 1 The compound channel is a channel with a state, where the state is constant over a whole transmission block. Definition 2 A (2, n) code for a compound channel consists of the following: 1) An index set M = {1, 2, . 2}. 2) An encoding function f : M 7−→ X. 3) A decoding function g : Y 7−→ M. Definition 3 The average probability of error P (n) e , is the probability P (n) e , Pr{M̂ 6= M}, where M is chosen according to a uniform distribution over the set {1, 2, . 2}. Definition 4 A rate R is said to be achievable if there exists a sequence of codes (2, n) s.t. P (n) e −−−→ n→∞0. Definition 5 The capacity is the supremum of all achievable rates.
DDoS Attack Detection using Predictive Models

Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS) is a crucial issue to those in the security field. It is based on sending many malicious packets to the targeting service, causing failure of normal network services. There are a lot of defense systems developed to overcome this kind of attack. Indeed, predicting the attack at the first stages is an effective solution to give the defender certain amount of time to act. In this paper, a predictive model (Naïve Bayesian) is applied on a KSL-KDD dataset that contains six types of DDoS attack (Neptune, back, land, pod, smurf and teardrop). The model shows high accuracy of 99.99%.
PROTECTED CLOUD RECORDS UNDER KEY COVERAGE

Improved databases use data as a technical application for many applications. In recent efforts, previous efforts have been completely improved to reduce communication talks. In the firmware system, the basic problem is the privacy of the data to perform encryption services multiple times. We analyse key decryption in control and can decrypt multiple blade words, which have not increased their size. We start by calculating the basic component known as the shared encryption scheme. IMs use less efficient efficiency and manage keyboards for maximum digital use. We learned the cryptographic declaration system which made the keyboard containing encrypted text numbers for decryption representatives or encoded words. Our method is compressed when comparing the function of providing high performance space in all distributed versions related to the control.
Enabling a Collaborative Problem-Solving Framework Through User Intent Modeling of the Analytic Process

Abstract : The research team during the CASE project was working on the problem of modeling an analyst's intent in order to improve tacit collaboration among analysts. The actions of an analyst are captured, and their goals and commitment to achieve them are inferred in order to improve effectiveness in collaborative tasks by building a user model to predict an analyst's intent. The targeted sharing of knowledge among analysts assists to reduce the time needed for junior analysts to solve problems by allowing the sharing and reuse of common/expert knowledge and actions that experts had in similar situations. This research helps ensure successful collaboration by development of analyst intent to provide deep understanding of what analysts are trying to achieve and how they are achieving their goals. Without this level of understanding of the analyst's intentions, collaboration may only be suggested based on similarity of topical interests among analysts which does not reflect the motivation behind these interests. This report is an overview of the state of the art research; the main idea of the researchers? approach; presents a scenario; and describes the valuable lessons learned from this project.
Synthesis and Neuroprotective Properties of N-Substituted C-Dialkoxyphosphorylated Nitrones

Herein, we report the synthesis and neuroprotective power of some N-substituted C-(dialkoxy)phosphorylated nitrones 4a–g, by studying their ability to increase the cell viability, as well as their capacity to reduce necrosis and apoptosis. We have identified (Z)-N-tert-butyl-1-(diethoxyphosphoryl)methanimine oxide (4e) as the most potent, nontoxic, and neuroprotective agent, with a high activity against neuronal necrotic cell death, a result that correlates very well with its great capacity for the inhibition of the superoxide production (72%), as well as with the inhibition of lipid peroxidation (62%), and the 5-lipoxygenase activity (45%) at 100 μM concentrations. Thus, nitrone 4e could be a convenient promising compound for further investigation.
Cross-regulation of Arabidopsis root growth by plant hormones auxins and ethylene

We investigated the cross-talk between auxin (IAA) and ethylene in the control of root growth of Arabidopsis plants (Arabidopsis thaliana). The root growth of ethylene insensitive etr1-1 and auxin insensitive tir1 mutants under the effect of IAA and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP, inhibitor of ethylene perception) was compared, respectively, with that of the wild type ecotype Columbia (Col-0). Roots of Col-0 were shorter than those of the etr1-1 mutant. The addition of IAA (5.7 × 10–6 М) to the growth medium led to 20 % root shortening in Col-0 plants, but not in etr1-1 mutants. Thus, the capacity of plants for ethylene perception contributes to the control of root length and its sensitivity to IAA. Roots of etr1-1 were less heavy than in Col-0, indicating that ethylene maintains root mass accumulation. Treatment with IAA caused a decrease in root mass of both genotypes (resulting in a 25 and 10 % decline in the root mass of Col-0 and etr1-1 as compared to the corresponding control), suggesting that IAA may influence root biomass accumulation independently of ethylene. However, sensitivity to ethylene increases plant responsiveness to IAA. Mutation in the auxin receptor decreased the sensitivity of roots to inactivation of ethylene receptors: treatment with 1-MCP resulted in a 40 % decline in the root mass of Col-0 and only a 10 % decrease in tir1. The decrement in sensitivity to auxins in the tir1 mutant decreased the responsiveness of root biomass to 1-MCP-treatment. These data suggest an additive action of ethylene and auxins on accumulation of root biomass.
IGFBPs, and hepatocyte proliferation in the fetal rat Isocaloric maternal low-protein diet alters IGF-I,

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , April 1, 2005; 85 (2): 571-633. Physiol Rev I. C. Mcmillen and J. S. Robinson Programming Developmental Origins of the Metabolic Syndrome: Prediction, Plasticity, and [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , August 1, 2006; 132 (2): 265-277. Reproduction T. P Fleming W. Y. Kwong, D. J Miller, E. Ursell, A. E Wild, A. P Wilkins, C. Osmond, F. W Anthony and periconceptional maternal low protein diet Imprinted gene expression in the rat embryo-fetal axis is altered in response to [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , October 1, 2006; 291 (4): E835-E842. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab I. El Khattabi, C. Remacle and B. Reusens hepatocytes is influenced by maternal malnutrition The regulation of IGFs and IGFBPs by prolactin in primary culture of fetal rat [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , November 1, 2006; 291 (5): E913-E921. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab Serradas and C. Alvarez E. Fernandez, M. A. Martin, S. Fajardo, D. Bailbe, M. N. Gangnerau, B. Portha, F. Escriva, P. rats after partial pancreatectomy Undernutrition does not alter the activation of beta-cell neogenesis and replication in adult
Using GIS to Explore Disparities between the Location of Food Deserts and Vulnerability to Food Insecurity

ABSTRACT Targeted food insecurity interventions in Tampa, FL have focused on increasing the availability of free food distributed through food pantries. The locations of pantries do not always take into consideration barriers to access. This research explores barriers to free food access through ethnographic data provided by semi-structured interviews with food pantry clients. GIS mapping can incorporate this kind of ethnographic data in order to more accurately represent the barriers that food insecure households face when accessing free food services. Mapping shows that free food resource locations in Tampa may not reflect the vulnerability of residents to food insecurity based on census tract demographics.
A 9-Bit Resistor-Based Highly Digital Temperature Sensor With a SAR-Quantization Embedded Differential Low-Pass Filter in 65-nm CMOS With a 2.5- $\mu$ s Conversion Time

This paper presents a resistor-based area-compact temperature sensor for on-chip thermal detection. It has three unique features: 1) the use of a differential low-pass RC filter (DLPF) for thermal sensing, which reduces the area; 2) successive approximation register (SAR)-quantization embedded in the DLPF, which reuses the DLPF capacitor for capacitive digital-to-analog conversion (CDAC), eliminates the CDAC references, and utilizes the full sensing range for quantization; and 3) a highly digital circuit architecture, which can be easily implemented using a standard digital design flow and migrated to different processes. The temperature sensor was fabricated in a 65-nm CMOS technology occupying 8400-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$ {\mu }\text{m}^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> silicon area. It achieves 0.38 °C resolution at room temperature. After a two-point calibration, the sensor achieves a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3\sigma $ </tex-math></inline-formula> inaccuracy of ±1.2 °C from −30 °C to 100°C. It consumes 35.3-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mu }\text{W}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> power from a 1.1-V supply. With a 2.5-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mu }\text{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> conversion time, the sensor achieves an 88 pJ/conversion energy efficiency, which yields a 12.7-pJ<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\cdot \text{K}^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> resolution figure-of-merit (FoM).
Use of the History of Science in a Nonscience Majors Course: Does It Affect Students' Understanding of the Nature of Science?

In response to a call for more research into using the history of science to teach the nature of science, a call for development of curriculum materials for inclusion of the nature of science in undergraduate nonscience majors courses, and in keeping with the nature of science described in the literature, interactive nature-of-science historical vignettes were utilized in a quantitative and qualitative investigation. Interactive nature-of-science historical vignettes employ the interrupted story form and binary opposites involving conflict to generate student participation and spark discussion about the nature of science. They were utilized as an experimental technique in a university level, introductory nonscience majors course to determine if inclusion of the history of science in such a course would induce conceptual change about the nature of science without sacrificing student understanding of the physical science content included in the course. An instrument, the Nature o f Science Questionnaire (NOSQ), was developed based on a model of the nature o f science drawn from science education research literature and was utilized to quantitatively determine if the experimental technique was useful. Qualitative research, in the form of content analysis of journals and transcripts of interviews, was performed to determine what conceptions and/or misconceptions students held before and after treatment. Qualitative research also investigated differences between elementary education majors and other nonscience majors, and between traditional and nontraditional
CLARIFYING SENSOR ANOMALIES USING SOCIAL NETWORK FEEDS BY PRASANNA GIRIDHAR THESIS

The explosive growth in social networks that publish real-time content begs the question of whether their feeds can complement traditional sensors to achieve augmented sensing capabilities. One such capability is to explain anomalous sensor readings. Towards that end, in this work, we build an automated anomaly clarification service, called ClariSense. It explains sensor anomalies using social network feeds. Explanation goes beyond detection. When a sensor network detects anomalous conditions, our system automatically suggests hypotheses that explain the likely causes of the anomaly to a human by identifying unusual social network feeds that seem to be correlated with the sensor anomaly in time and in space. To evaluate this service, we use real-time data feeds from the California traffic system that shares vehicle count and traffic speed on major California highways at 5 minute intervals. When anomalies are detected, our system automatically diagnoses their root cause by correlating the anomaly with feeds on Twitter. The identified cause is then compared to official traffic and incident reports, showing a great correspondence with ground truth.
Use of liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) in poultry nutrition: Global impacts on performance, carcass and meat quality

Supplementation of poultry diets with medicinal plants containing bioactive molecules have shown promising results in promoting growth performance, enhancing feed efficiency, and improving carcass traits and meat quality. There are many studies using herbal plants and their derivatives involving liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), while studies using only liquorice are very limited. Liquorice contains bioactive components such as glycyrrhizin and flavonoids, and has been linked to many pharmacological effects like immunomodulatory, anti-oxidant, antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity. Supplementation of liquorice in poultry diets had beneficial impacts on growth and performance by improving organ development. In addition, there are appetite and digestion stimulating factors in liquorice. Dietary liquorice supplementation at level of 2.5 g/kg showed the best results in broiler chicken, and demonstrated it can be safely used in poultry diets. Addition of liquorice in diets up to 0.5% inclusion before sexual maturity enhanced performance of laying hens. Furthermore, broilers receiving drinking water containing 450 mg/l liquorice under heat stress significantly improved feed conversion and economic efficiency. Abdominal fat in broiler chickens was decreased when liquorice was included at 2 g/kg in feed or 0.3 g/l in drinking water. Broiler chickens with access to drinking water containing 450 mg/l of liquorice increased the dressing percentage, with or without giblets. Carcass organoleptics were improved in birds receiving drinking water with liquorice at levels of either 1, 2 and 4 mg/ kg body weight. This review describes the chemical composition, health benefits and beneficial applications of the liquorice herb and its effect on growth and productive performance, carcasses and meat quality, which will be useful for researchers, physiologists, nutritionists, veterinarians, scientists, pharmacists, pharmaceutical industries, and poultry breeders.
Object Recognition From Haptic Glance at Visually Salient Locations

Reproducing the visuo-haptic interaction demonstrated by humans to sense and interpret visual and tactile stimuli is the main motivation of this research on tactile object recognition. An enhanced model of visual attention, consisting of information about color, contrast, curvature, entropy, symmetry, intensity, and orientation is developed to assist in selection of only relevant regions to be probed over the surface of an object. We aim to demonstrate that this visual information can be successfully employed to recognize the object from local tactile data, following the idea of haptic glance exhibited by humans (i.e., object recognition by a limited number of static contacts between the object and a finger). Due to the time-consuming nature of real tactile data acquisition, the process is first simulated and tested over a set of virtual objects prior to testing it on real rigid objects. A series of classifiers is trained and tested for the object recognition task and their performance is compared in terms of accuracy. The <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-nearest neighbor classifier is shown to be the most promising algorithm among the tested classifiers for the object recognition task, both for simulated data (85.42% for four objects and 76.37% for six objects) and for real tactile sensor data (66.76% for four objects and 58.97% for six objects) when single imprints are used as a basis for recognition. Employing multiple imprints for object recognition yields a 100% accuracy for support vector machines (SVM) and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-nearest neighbors (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$k$ </tex-math></inline-formula>NN) classifiers when at least four imprints are considered.
The Effectiveness of the Whole Body Cryotherapy Strategies: A Comparison of Different Duration and Temperature on the Antioxidative Status in the Experimental Rat Model

Background We examined the effectiveness of the systemic cryotherapy in terms of the temperature and duration of the therapeutic series measured by oxidative stress markers in the rat animal model. Methods Antioxidants in serum, plasma, liver, and erythrocytes were evaluated in two study groups following 1 min exposure to − 60°C and − 90°C, for 5 and 10 days. Results Superoxide dismutase activity in the tissues was lower than in the serum. The glutathione peroxidase was significantly higher in − 60°C than in − 90°C, in both 5 and 10 days of exposition. The liver catalase CAT were significantly lower in − 60°C when compared to − 90°C for 5 and 10 sessions of exposure. In all analysed tissues, the sessions of cryotherapy, – 60/5 and – 60/10, were more effective in reduction malondialdehyde than sessions of − 90/5 and − 90/10. The highest total antioxidant capacity was observed in the − 60/5 group. Conclusions Whole body cryotherapy based on temperature − 60°C may be considered as more beneficial than − 90°C for most of the oxidative stress (OS) markers measured in the selected tissues. The temp. − 60°C is more beneficial than − 90°C when measured by activity of Total SOD, CAT, and GPx. The therapeutic sessions − 60/10 and − 60/5 were the optimal schemes of WBC model in terms of TAC and MDA amount.