Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
FuzzyRULES-II: A New Approach to Fuzzy Rule Induction from Numerical Data

Data mining is a broad area that integrates research efforts from several fields with the aim of processing large volumes of data into knowledge bases for better decision making. Since numerical and nominal data are equally important in practical data mining applications, dealing with different types of data items are among the most important problems in data mining research and development. This paper introduces a new fuzzy rule induction algorithm, able to deal properly with either numerical or nominal attributes, for the creation of classification and predictive models. To better handle numerical data, fuzzy sets are used to represent intervals in the domains of numerical attributes. Experimental results have shown that the proposed algorithm produces robust and general models that can be used for prediction as well as for classification.
YOUTH AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH AGRIBUSINESS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS IN KANO STATE

Youth and women constitute greater percentage of unemployed in many developing countries including Nigeria. This situation affects the socio-economic development of many counties. The issues of food security, drug addiction, security challenges and low purchasing power among others are attributed to youth and women unemployment in Nigeria. Agriculture continues to occupy a significant position on Africa’s development landscape. Through agribusiness entrepreneurship considerable percentage of youth and women had been empowered and this led to inclusive growth, employment generation and sustainable livelihoods which contributed in improving agriculture and food security activities in the country. Kano State is the most populous State in Nigeria and faced with problem of youth and women unemployment. From various empowerment programmes by the State Government, 420 beneficiaries were selected for the study. Secondary data were obtained on the interventions made in youth and women entrepreneurial capacity building in the State. Qualitative data was also collected from the beneficiaries and analysed using descriptive statistics. It was found that the State had trained 9796 trainees of which 60% (5932) were female and 40% (3864) male, majority (70%) of whom are between 20 and 30 years of age. The study concluded that the establishment of skills acquisition centres to train youth and women in agribusiness led to wealth creation, poverty reduction and employment generation for sustainable livelihood.
Study on the maximum effective refractive index of single interface surface plasmon-polariton waveguide

The maximum effective refractive index (ERI) and its corresponding material match relationship of planar single interface SPP waveguide are theoretically analyzed and their approximate analytical equations are deduced, taking the loss factor of the metal in consideration. When the match relationship between the metal and insulator permittivity is satisfied, the SPP waveguide is on resonant state and the maximum ERI is obtained. In case of metal Ag, compared with those results obtained from more precise numerical calculation, the errors of the evaluated maximum ERI and its corresponding insulator permittivity are less than 3%. For single interface SPP waveguides, the maximum ERI is approximately proportional to the real part of the metal dielectric constant and inversely proportional to the square root of the imaginary part. By decreasing the loss of metal not only is the propagation distance lengthened but also the maximum ERI increased.
Application de la méthode des éléments finis pour la modélisation de configurations de contrôle non destructif par courants de Foucault. (Application of the finite element method for the modelling of eddy current testing configurations)

Les travaux presentes dans cette these traitent de la modelisation par la methode des elements finis de configurations de controle non destructif par courants de Foucault. Un code de calcul programme en langage C++, s'appuyant sur la discretisation en trois dimensions des equations de Maxwell en regime harmonique a ete developpe. Deux formulations magnetodynamiques duales en potentiels combines "a − psi" et "t −phi " ont ete mises en oeuvre. Des elements de Whitney etraedriques du premier ordre ont ete utilises. Les potentiels scalaires sont discretises aux noeuds des elements et les potentiels vecteurs a leurs aretes. Le travail presente dans ce memoire aborde un cas precis mais de grande importance parmi les applications du CND par CF. Il s'agit des defauts de faible ouverture (fissures), qui sont frequemment rencontres en CND. Leur detection permet de prevenir la destruction des pieces en fonctionnement et d'augmenter la fiabilite des produits industriels. Leur prise en compte par la MEF peut etre delicate car leur maillage conduit a une forte densite d'elements ou a des elements deformes. C'est dans ce contexte qu'un modele a ete developpe pour faciliter la modelisation de ce type de defauts. L'idee consiste a considerer la fissure comme une surface non conductrice impermeable au courant. Pour assurer le bon comportement des differentes grandeurs electromagnetiques, des conditions aux limites appropriees sont appliquees sur la surface de la fissure. Ces conditions sont prises en compte par la formulation electrique a− psi en dedoublant les degres de liberte (potentiel scalaire electrique) attaches aux noeuds de la surface de la fissure de part et d'autre de celle-ci. Par la formulation magnetique t− phi en annulant la circulation du potentiel vecteur electrique t sur les aretes appartenant a la surface de celle-ci. La resolution simultanee des deux formulations a−psi et t−phi par la MEF permet de verifier au sens fort toutes les equations de Maxwell. Les resultats obtenus se completent et les erreurs numeriques dues aux discretisations se traduisent sous forme d'une non-verification des lois de comportement. Cela a permis, en utilisant cette propriete de complementarite de deux formulations, de definir des indicateurs d'erreur afin de developper une procedure d'adaptation automatique de maillage. Plusieurs types d'estimateurs d'erreur ont ete definis et etudies sur differents cas test.
Algumas ferramentas para visão tridimensional por computador

Nesta publicacao e apresentado um conjunto de ferramentas para utilizacao em visao tridimensional por computador. Assim, sao apresentadas as varias implementacoes desenvolvidas ao longo desta dissertacao para os dominios: transformacoes geometricas; calibracao de câmaras;seguimento de linhas e consequente aproximacao poligonal utilizando faixas dinâmicas; fusao de segmentos de recta proximos e de direccoes similares; seguimento de segmentos de recta ao longo de uma dada sequencia de imagens; obtencao de informacao tridimensional.As varias apresentacoes estao divididas em tres fases; na primeira, sao apresentados os varios modulos que constituem a implementacao; na segunda, os respectivos fluxogramas dos mesmos; e, na terceira e ultima fase, e apresentada a listagem da implementacao em linguagem C.
Mispricing on Islamic Stock Markets in ASEAN Countries

The purpose of this study is to detect any mispricing on Islamic stock in four countries which are the founding fathers of ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand). Three-factor Asset Pricing Model [1] is employed in this study with daily individual stock price from June 2005 until December 2017, and later categorized into 25 portfolios based on their size and book-to-market equity. This study found no evidence of mispricing in Indonesia and Malaysia so that these Islamic stock markets are efficient. Different evidence was found in Singapore and Thailand as in those Islamic stock markets significant mispricing can be found in Thailand Islamic Stock Market and marginally significant mispricing in Singapore Islamic Stock Market, which indicates those markets are not efficient. Moreover, this study also found that Financial Crisis 2008 only has a significant effect in Indonesia and Thailand Islamic Stock Market. This paper gives new insight of Islamic Stock Market Efficiencies by focusing on Islamic stock in ASEAN which is a region dominated by emerging markets and this study also used the daily stock price of an individual stock and not index level data.
Reduction of Neophobia in Humans by Exposure to Novel Foods

In the first part of a two-part study we attempted to determine whether individuals consider novel foods (in comparison to familiar foods) to be dangerous and expect to dislike their tastes, and, if so, whether willingness to eat them is systematically related to the degree of perceived danger and expected disliking. A series of multiple regression analyses revealed that disliking and danger are both good predictors of willingness to try novel foods while willingness to try familiar foods is predicted only by disliking. In the second part of the study we examined experimentally the effect of "forced" exposure to novel foods on subsequent neophobia. Some subjects were required to taste seven novel foods while others tasted seven similar familiar foods; all subjects were then given the task of selecting for tasting one member of each of 11 pairs of foods. The pairs were comprised of one novel and one familiar food (different from those used in the exposure to novelty manipulation), and number of novel choices was the measure of neophobia (with fewer choices indicative of greater neophobia). The results were discussed in terms of the usefulness of considering food neophobia as a phobia in the sense in which clinical psychologists use the term.
PENGARUH INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL TERHADAP RETURN SAHAM (Perusahaan Real Estate dan Property Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2011-2013)

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh intellectual capital terhadap return saham dengan kinerja keuangan sebagai variabel intervening. Variabel independen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah komponen intellectual capital yang terdiri dari human capital, structural capital, dan capital employed. Variabel dependen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah return saham, sedangkan kinerja keuangan yang digunakan sebagai variabel intervening diukur dengan return on assets. Sampel penelitian adalah perusahaan real estate dan property yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) tahun 2011-2013. Data yang dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Berdasarkan kriteria tersebut maka sebanyak 12 perusahaan terpilih sebagai sampel dalam penelitian ini. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah SPSS 16.0. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah (1) komponen intellectual capital yang berpengaruh positif terhadap ROA adalah VAHU (2) komponen intellectual capital yang berpengaruh terhadap return saham adalah VAHU, sedangakn ROA tidak berpengaruh terhadap return saham (3) komponen intellectual capital yang berpengaruh terhadap return saham melalui ROA adalah VAHU. Kata kunci: value added capital employed (VACA), value added human capital (VAHU), structural capital value added (STVA), Return Saham, Return on assets (ROA).
cDNA Cloning and Molecular Characterization of a Cysteine-rich Gene from Campoletis chlorideae Polydnavirus

Polydnavirus (PDV) of Campoletis chlorideae (CcIV) is very important for the successful development of the parasitoid progenies. Previous study revealed that the persistence and expression of CcIV in parasitized Helicoverpa armigera larvae continued for 5 days, and the 1.0 kb gene (CcIV 1.0) was most abundantly expressed. In this report, a cDNA library was constructed using the SMART™ cDNA Synthesis Method, and the CcIV 1.0 was cloned and identified by PCR, Southern blot hybridization and 5′ end amplification, this gene is 936 bp long and encodes 207 amino acids with a signal peptide and a cysteine motif. Sequence comparison shows CcIV 1.0 has high identity with VHv1.4, VHv 1.1 genes (86%, 88%) and WHv 1.6, WHv 1.0 genes (89%, 87%) of Campoletis sonorensis PDV, which might suggest that they have arisen from a common ancestral gene; the homology between CcIV and other PDV genes is not significant.
Therapeutic passive vaccination against chronic Lyme disease in mice.

Passive and active immunization against outer surface protein A (OspA) has been successful in protecting laboratory animals against subsequent infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. Antibodies (Abs) to OspA convey full protection, but only when they are present at the time of infection. Abs inactivate spirochetes within the tick and block their transmission to mammals, but do not affect established infection because of the loss of OspA in the vertebrate host. Our initial finding that the presence of high serum titers of anti-OspC Abs (5 to 10 microg/ml) correlates with spontaneous resolution of disease and infection in experimentally challenged immunocompetent mice suggested that therapeutic vaccination with OspC may be feasible. We now show that polyclonal and monospecific mouse immune sera to recombinant OspC, but not to OspA, of B. burgdorferi resolve chronic arthritis and carditis and clear disseminated spirochetes in experimentally infected C.B. -17 severe combined immunodeficient mice in a dose-dependent manner. This was verified by macroscopical and microscopical examination of affected tissues and recultivation of spirochetes from ear biopsies. Complete resolution of disease and infection was achieved, independent of whether OspC-specific immune sera (10 microg OspC-specific Abs) were repeatedly given (4x in 3- to 4-day intervals) before the onset (day 10 postinfection) or at the time of fully established arthritis and carditis (days 19 or 60 postinfection). The results indicate that in mice spirochetes constitutively express OspC and are readily susceptible to protective OspC-specific Abs throughout the infection. Thus, an OspC-based vaccine appears to be a candidate for therapy of Lyme disease.
[Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for adolescents (DBT-A)--a pilot study on the therapy of suicidal, parasuicidal, and self-injurious behaviour in female patients with a borderline disorder].

OBJECTIVES In Germany suicide ranks as the second leading cause of death in adolescents. Risk factors for suicide are impulsive and self-injurious behaviour, depression, and conduct disorder. The main hypothesis of our study is that Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for adolescents is an effective method of treatment for these patients. METHODS DBT was developed by Marsha Linehan specifically for the outpatient treatment of chronically parasuicidal female patients with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. Miller & Rathus modified DBT for use with adolescents (DBT-A). and our group adapted the DBT-A for use in an outpatient treatment setting in Germany. In a pre-post comparison, the efficacy of treatment was measured using standardized instruments (SCL-90-R, CBCL, YSR, ILK, CGI, etc.). RESULTS In a pilot study of 12 adolescents, we found effect sizes between 1.1 and 2.9. During treatment, self-injurious behaviour declined significantly. Prior to entering therapy, 8 of the 12 patients had attempted suicide at least once. During treatment according to DBT-A there were no suicide attempts. CONCLUSIONS These results are so promising that we are now planning a randomized, multi-centre study.
Research on Android Application Security Protection in China

With the development of mobile internet, it is necessary to take mobile application security into consideration as a strategic focus of enterprise’s IT construction. This article firstly introduces the establishment of mobile security standard and guidance. Then a lifecyle security protection from five perspectives is presented in detail to help to implement security strategies and solutions, including security assessment, security development, security test, security reinforcement and security monitoring. Finally, new security technique and tendency of mobile application is discussed to provide enterprise IT manager with more ideas.
Sobrevivência de Empresas Nascentes: Influência do Capital Humano, Social, Práticas Gerenciais e Gênero

Resumo Analisa-se a influência do capital humano do empreendedor, o seu capital social e a adoção de práticas gerenciais na sobrevivência de empresas em seus primeiros anos de atividade. De forma inédita, verifica-se como o efeito desses fatores varia de acordo com o gênero, masculino ou feminino, do empreendedor. Usando uma base de 2.000 empresas cadastradas na Junta Comercial do Estado de São Paulo (Jucesp), entre 2003 e 2007, foram ajustados dois modelos econométricos para mensurar o efeito dessas variáveis na sobrevivência de empresas nascentes. Os resultados sugerem que a adoção de práticas gerenciais e alguns aspectos ligados ao capital humano do empreendedor podem favorecer a sobrevivência da empresa. O efeito de competências superiores e capital social sobre a sobrevivência foram maiores para mulheres do que para homens. Os resultados sugerem que empreendedoras enfrentam mais barreiras à constituição de novos negócios, exigindo, portanto, configurações distintas de recursos para atenuar essas barreiras e aumentar a probabilidade de sobrevivência das empresas nascentes.
A study of tactics for resolving the autistic barrier in the psychotherapy of the schizophrenic personality.

This paper is concerned with the psychotherapeutic problem of resolving the autistic barrier maintained by the patient who negotiates his relationships to others primarily by means of the schizophrenic pattern of self-inhibition and withdrawal, a pattern which also precludes any ready establishment of effective emotional contact with the therapist. The case of an autistic child who maintained such a barrier in almost pure culture is presented. The tactical approaches used in the therapy of this child and his responses are described, and certain procedures which it is felt may have general validity in the psychotherapy of the schizophrenic personality are discussed. From the experience with this case and others it seems possible to draw the following conclusions: 1. The presence of the schizophrenic pattern is associated with an incapacity for spontaneous participation in relationship with another person, including the therapist. However, some capacity for receptive response to certain kinds of approach by.
Recent developments in our understanding of melanocortin system in the regulation of food intake

Obesity has become one of the most significant public health problems facing the world today. However, the pathogenesis of obesity is multifactorial and involves the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. There is a pressing need to better understand the biochemical pathways that control energy intake and expenditure. In the last few years, a number of important signalling molecules have been identified that play important roles in obesity. One family of these molecules is the melanocortin system, which consists of several components: (1) melanocortin peptides; (2) the five seven‐transmembrane G‐protein coupled melanocortin receptors (MCRs); (3) the endogenous MCR antagonists, agouti and agouti‐related protein; (4) the endogenous melanocortin mediators, mahogany, and syndecan. This system plays a key role in the central nervous system control of feeding behaviour and energy expenditure. This article will provide an overview of the anatomy, physiology, and molecular biology of the melanocortin system, and recent developments in our understanding of this system in obesity.
image2mass: Estimating the Mass of an Object from Its Image

Successful robotic manipulation of real-world objects requires an understanding of the physical properties of these objects. We propose a model for estimating one such physical property, mass, from an object’s image. We collect a large dataset of online product information containing images, sizes, and weights. We compare several baseline models for the image-to-mass problem that were trained on this dataset. We also characterize human performance on the problem. Finally, we present a model that takes into account an estimate of the 3D shape of the object. This model performs significantly better than these baselines and compares favorably to the performance of humans. All models are tested on a held-out set of product data, as well as a relatively small dataset that we captured with a scale and a digital camera.
Integrative regulation of human brain blood flow

Herein, we review mechanisms regulating cerebral blood flow (CBF), with specific focus on humans. We revisit important concepts from the older literature and describe the interaction of various mechanisms of cerebrovascular control. We amalgamate this broad scope of information into a brief review, rather than detailing any one mechanism or area of research. The relationship between regulatory mechanisms is emphasized, but the following three broad categories of control are explicated: (1) the effect of blood gases and neuronal metabolism on CBF; (2) buffering of CBF with changes in blood pressure, termed cerebral autoregulation; and (3) the role of the autonomic nervous system in CBF regulation. With respect to these control mechanisms, we provide evidence against several canonized paradigms of CBF control. Specifically, we corroborate the following four key theses: (1) that cerebral autoregulation does not maintain constant perfusion through a mean arterial pressure range of 60–150 mmHg; (2) that there is important stimulatory synergism and regulatory interdependence of arterial blood gases and blood pressure on CBF regulation; (3) that cerebral autoregulation and cerebrovascular sensitivity to changes in arterial blood gases are not modulated solely at the pial arterioles; and (4) that neurogenic control of the cerebral vasculature is an important player in autoregulatory function and, crucially, acts to buffer surges in perfusion pressure. Finally, we summarize the state of our knowledge with respect to these areas, outline important gaps in the literature and suggest avenues for future research.
Keys to Symbiotic Harmony

At least three different sets of symbiotic signals (here, they are compared to locks and keys) are exchanged between legumes and rhizobia during nodule development. Flavonoids, the first of these, emanate from the plant and interact with rhizobial NodD proteins that serve as both environmental
Inheritance of Seed Size in Chickpea ('Cicer arietinum' L.) and Identification of QTL Based on 100-seed Weight and Seed Size Index

Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seed composition which is high in protein content and used increasingly as a substitute for animal protein. High quality seed has the potential to attract premium prices. Hence, the breeding of desirable quality traits, including seed size for desi and kabuli-types, is of major importance. For this, two RIL populations derived from intraspecific crosses of a kabuli-type (S95362; light cream colour) crossed to two desi-types (Howzat and ICC3996; medium tan and dark tan colour, respectively) were assessed across two environments. Fitting of seed size group ratios to inheritance models indicated that seed size is governed by two major complementary genes, where small size is dominant. The low genotype x environment interaction (<6.0% of the total variation for either population) suggests limited environmental influence on this trait. Subsequently, two major quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified, one on LG 4 (QTL 1) and one on LG 1 (QTL 2), that together accounted for 20% of the seed size trait and may be targeted for future fine mapping and associated selectable marker development. These same loci also accounted for 37% of the phenotypic variance for 100-seed weight across the two environments, indicating the close genetic relationship between seed size and weight.