Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hematocrit Variation in Response to Altitude Changes in Wild Birds: A Repeated-Measures Design

Abstract. Seasonal migration of a bird from lowlands to montane habitats should induce an increase in its hematocrit value. This relationship has been studied mainly in domestic species, however, and data on wild birds are mostly correlational. We report our results on variation in hematocrit values of the Citril Finch (Serinus citrinella), which migrates altitudinally. Data were taken from wild birds trapped within the same season at different altitudes and from an experiment in which Citril Finches were transported to different altitudes (600 to 2000 m above sea level). On average, hematocrit values from Citril Finches trapped at higher altitudes in the wild were 3% higher than those of birds collected at lower levels. In the experiment in which Citril Finches were transported to different altitudes, individual birds were measured repeatedly, so that the same individuals acted alternately as controls or experimental subjects. Hematocrit values of experimental and control individuals did not vary initially but varied over the course of the experiment, decreasing when birds were moved to lower altitudes and increasing when they were moved to higher altitudes by an average of 6%. These results indicate that wild birds that migrate altitudinally must contend with an increase in hematocrit values. Transporting the birds to altitudes within the species' range allowed us to exclude the possibility that the increase in hematocrit from lower to higher altitudes was the result of the flight itself and demonstrates an adjustment in hematocrit not induced by the exercise of flight.
Changes in growth variables and potassium content in leaves of Black Barley in response to NaCl

Much attention is being focused on the Black barley (Hordeum distichum L.) as a local cultivar offering good model for a cereal crop has traits of resistance to drought and salinity during vegetative growth stages. Although Black was sensitive to salt stress during germination, it developed gradual tolerance with age and proved very tolerant during growth and development stages. The data of study clearly revealed how this cultivar was superior over Arivat (Hordeum vulgare L.) in many physiological aspects such as leaf growth variables (i.e. rate and duration) and processes (i.e. cell division), tiller production and potassium content. Black barley had more tillers, faster rate and longer duration of growth processes which was accompanied with potassium accumulation, as sodium chloride concentration increased in the growth medium. Thus, the ability of Black cultivar to accumulate K+ could have promoted growth variables (i.e. faster rate and longer duration of growth processes). Arivat, on the other hand, might have suffered from K+ deficiency; which could explain the adverse effect of salt stress on leaf growth variables and processes. Moreover, the relative water content (RWC) and proline can clearly distinguish the two cultivars; RWC was higher and proline concentration was lower in leaves of Black as compared with Arivat. Therefore, Black barley proved efficient in maintaining growth, ion homeostasis, and might sacrifice less in growth under osmotic stress conditions. The possible mechanism of the effect of sodium chloride on potassium accumulation in Black barley is discussed.
Physiological Traits (Face Recognition) Based Door Lock

Security is now a prime concern for any individual in modern days. Theever-increasing graph of technological advancement in the field of Internet of things and other arenas have paved way for new development of smart web-based locking system which is based on face recognition for authentication. The proposed system uses a feature similar to Haar for the purpose of face detection and also Local Binary Pattern Histogram (LBPH). The project also extends its usability by sending live image of the guest which arrives and can even send a notification on the phone to the owner. The proposed system can be embedded along with other technologies to form a smart housing. The implementation of the project is done using Arduino board, python for programming, Open CV library is also included, and the hardware component also includes camera module for face recognition.
Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of the Stability of Supersonic Boundary Layer on Porous Coating

In the present study we have performed combined theoretical and experimental investigation of the influence of surface permeability on the linear stability of the supersonic flat-plate boundary layer at freestream Mach number M=2. Good quantitative agreement was obtained between the data calculated by the linear theory of stability and the data obtained in experiments with artificially generated disturbances performed on models with various porous inserts. Key-Words: compressible boundary layer, laminar-turbulent transition, hydrodynamic stability, permeability.
Fabrication-in-the-loop co-optimization of surfaces and styli for drawing haptics

Digital drawing tools are now standard in art and design workflows. These tools offer comfort, portability, and precision as well as native integration with digital-art workflows, software, and tools. At the same time, artists continue to work with long-standing, traditional drawing tools. One feature of traditional tools, well-appreciated by many artists and lacking in digital tools, is the specific and diverse range of haptic responses provided by them. Haptic feedback in traditional drawing tools provides unique, per-tool responses that help determine the precision and character of individual strokes. In this work, we address the problem of fabricating digital drawing tools that closely match the haptic feedback of their traditional counterparts. This requires the formulation and solution of a complex, co-optimization of both digital styli and the drawing surfaces they move upon. Here, a potentially direct formulation of this optimization with numerical simulation-in-the-loop is not yet viable. As in many complex design tasks, state-of-the-art methods do not currently offer predictive modeling at rates and scales that can account for the numerous, coupled, physical behaviors governing the haptics of styli and surfaces, nor for the limitations and uncertainties inherent in their fabrication processes. To address these challenges, we propose fabrication-in-the-loop optimization. Critical to making this strategy practical we construct our objective via a Gaussian Process that does not require computing derivatives with respect to design parameters. Our Gaussian Process surrogate model then provides both function estimates and confidence intervals that guide the efficient sampling of our design space. In turn, this sampling critically reduces the numbers of fabricated examples during exploration and automatically handles exploration-exploitation trade-offs. We apply our method to fabricate drawing tools that provide a wide range of haptic feedback, and demonstrate that they are often hard for users to distinguish from their traditional drawing-tool analogs.
QUARTERLY OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Bounds have been placed upon the 10-90% rise time and overshoot, of the unit step response of phase distortion free networks. Two bounds on the rise time are given, one, in terms of the area under the amplitude function curve, and the other in terms of the area under the square of this curve. Two bounds on the overshoot are given in terms of these areas and the phase slope or its square root. Best possible bounds on the rise time and overshoot are obtained when the amplitude function is itself bounded and approaches zero at least as fast as aT", n > 0 in the high frequency region. These bounds may be evaluated readily from tabulated data. Introduction. The transient response of a network is often substantially improved by the introduction of phase equalization. However, it should be determined whether such phase correction will actually provide sufficient improvement to warrant its use. Computations of the transient response are often tedious. If certain key quantities such as the 10-90% rise time and the overshoot, of the unit step response, of the phase corrected network could be readily estimated, then the advisability of phase correction could be determined. Such readily evaluated bounds are presented here. Since phase distortion free networks have a linear phase characteristic, it will be assumed throughout this paper that the transfer function of the network in question is of the form T(ui)e~,k'" where T(u) > 0 and k is the constant phase slope. Low pass structures will be considered and for convenience T(ai) will be normalized so that T(0) = 1. The unit step response will be written as A(t). The 10-90% rise time of the unit step responses. Bounds on the 10-90% rise time can be obtained by manipulation of the expression for the unit step response
IMPROVING THE CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.) OFF-SEASON PRODUCTION USING SPLIT DOSES OF NITROGEN IN PLASTIC TUNNEL

Off-season cultivation of cucumber in plastic tunnels is now a routine practice in certain areas of Pakistan. We here focussed on enhancing the off-season production of Monaliza cucumber in plastic tunnels in D.I. Khan division using different split doses of nitrogen (N2) with a constant amount of potassium (K) and phosphorus (P). We wanted to improve the cucumber yield and quality by efficient management of N2 fertilizers. Cucumber seedlings were transferred to the plastic tunnel on the 6 th day of their germination. A 150Kg/ha dose of N2 in the form of 2, 3, 4, and 5 split doses were applied along with a constant dose of 75 kg/ha of both P and K. The least days to flowering, fruit setting and to maturity were found with the application of 4 equal split doses of N2. Similarly, the maximum number of fruits per plant, maximum fruit length and fruit weight were obtained by using 4 equal split doses of N2. Moreover the maximum yield was also obtained with application of 4 equal split doses of N2. We showed that appropriate amount of N2 in 4 equal split doses in a combination of P and K had a significant effect on all the parameters of Monaliza cucumber.
The effects of vocal intensity on vocal attack time (VAT)

Vocal attack time (VAT), is a parameter which could provide information about vocal folds attack gesture during pre-phonatory phase. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of vocal intensity on VAT. Simultaneously, sound pressure level and electroglottographic signals were collected from 50 participants (25 females and 25 males). The participants were asked to read aloud 12 disyllabic word stimuli using three different intensity levels, comfortable intensity first, then soft intensity and finally loud intensity. The data collected were then subjected to calculation of VAT values using a Matlab-based analysis program. Results indicated that both female and male participants demonstrated the shortest VAT values at loud intensity but the longest VAT values at soft intensity. Both gender groups show similar performance across the three intensity levels. This study provides some empirical data to support the use of VAT as a clinical tool for voice assessment.
Surveillance using Face Recognition in Smart Cities

In this project safe city demonstrates how the security in India can be increased with the help of video surveillance using facial recognition. In the Aadhar Card database, the Indian Government has stored fingerprint and Iris details of every civilian in India. But the Indian Government is only using the Fingerprint details in the voting system to avoid fake votes. With the help of this project any person roaming in the city limit can be easily monitored. This will be a very useful technology for the Police Department of India to track the criminals and to reduce crime rate. Whenever a person or criminal is needed to be traced , the photo of the target is uploaded into the software. The uploaded photo will be cross-checked by the software with the videos captured from the surveillance cameras. It will then identify the person based on the percentage of accuracy to be matched. In the past 5 years Indian Government have made many cities into smart cities. But now it’s time to build safe cities for India.
High-Fidelity Stable Haptic Interaction for Hybrid Virtual Environments

최근 반도체 기술의 발전과 더불어 고성능의 개인용 컴퓨터들이 널리 보급됨에 따라 가상현실 및 이의 응용기술에 관하여 많은 관심이 기울여 지고 있다. 가상현실은 컴퓨터상에 가상으로 생성 된 환경을 사용자의 오감을 통해 경험할 수 있도 록 해주는 기술을 의미한다 [1]. 초기의 가상현실 기술은 컴퓨터 그래픽스를 이용한 시각 정보 및 다 채널 청각 정보의 제시를 통해 현실감 있는 환 경을 재현하는데 중점을 두었다. 이러한 컴퓨터 영상 및 대화형 인터페이스의 이용은 설계, 시뮬 레이션, 그리고 생산 자동화 분야뿐 아니라 의학 및 교육 분야 등에서 광범위하게 사용되고 있다. 그러나 단일방향의 정보전달을 의미하는 시각 및 청각 제시기술은 사용자와 가상환경과의 상호작용 시 제한된 기능만을 제공한다는 한계를 지니고 있 다. 이후 양방향 정보전달을 포함하는 햅틱 기술 의 발전을 통해 사용자는 능동적으로 가상환경에 참여할 수 있게 되었다. 만지다 라는 의미의 그리스어 ‘ haptesthai’ 로부터 유래된 햅틱(haptic)은 사용자에게 가상 혹 은 실제 환경의 다양한 정보를 역감(kinesthetic) 및 촉감(tactile)을 통해 제공해주는 일렬의 과정을 의 미한다. 입력 및 출력장치인 햅틱인터페이스를 통 해 제시되는 역/촉감 정보는 다양한 환경을 더 자 세히 인지하도록 도와주며, 사용자의 몰입감을 증 가시켜 효과적으로 환경내의 객체들을 느끼고 조 작할 수 있도록 도와준다. 이러한 이유로, 다양한 분야에서 안정적이고 효율적인 햅틱 제시 알고리 즘에 관한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 다양한 햅틱 제시 알고리즘 가운데 형태기반 햅틱랜더링 알고리즘(geometry dependent haptic rendering algorithm [2])은 객체의 기하학적 정보를 역감을 통해 제공하여 사용자가 가상의 객체를 실 제로 만질 수 있게 해 주는 알고리즘으로 충돌검
Lung transplantation for emphysema

Lung transplantation (LT) is proved to be effective in patients with end-stage lung disease who are failing optimal therapy. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) is the most common indication for adult lung transplantation. As most patients with emphysema (EMP) can survive long term, it could be difficult to decide which patient should be listed for LT. LT is a complex surgery. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose a recipient in whom expected survival is at less equal or comparable to the survival without surgery. This paper reviews patient selection, bridging strategies until lung transplantation, surgical approach and choice of the procedure, and functional outcome in emphysema recipients.
PILOT STUDY OF EHRS ACCEPTANCE IN JORDAN HOSPITALS BY UTAUT2

Purpose: Electronic health records (EHRs) exchange improves hospital quality and reduces health costs. However, few studies address the antecedent factors of healthcare professionals’ intentions to use EHR system. We examine the factors that effecting on EHRs acceptance by Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use o[f Technology (UTAUT2) model, this is a new methodology for evaluating acceptance of EHRs. We propose a theoretical model to explain the exercise behavior of health care professionals’ to use an EHR system acceptance. The goal from this study to investigate the factors that affect the acceptance of electronic health records system by healthcare professionals. This study applied in Jordanian hospitals which use EHR system. Our objectives to build a clear vision of the factors that affect the user acceptance of the system by pilot test to be the start of an in-depth study and expanded in the future, based on a preliminary study Methods: We conducted a pilot test survey in Jordan hospitals to collect data from healthcare professionals who had experience using the EHR systems. A valid sample of 22 responses from 70 questionnaires were collected for data analysis to pilot test
Semantic Web based Ontology for Personal Media Management

지능화된 미디어 관리 시스템 개발을 위해서 온톨로지 와 시맨틱웹을 적용하는 사례가 있다[2]. 온톨로지는 특정 영역의 정보를 표현하는 개념과 개념들간의 관계로 정의 할 수 있으며[3], 이를 기반으로 특정 영역에 대한 지식 정보를 표현할 수 있다. 미디어 관리 시스템에서 사용되는 온톨로지는 미디어 관리 영역에 필요한 정보들을 정의하 고 있다. 시맨틱웹은 기계가 이해할 수 있도록 정보를 표 현하는 방법과 관련된 것으로, 시맨틱웹을 통해서 기계는 정보 이해를 통한 지능화된 서비스를 지원할 수 있다. 이 를 위해서 시맨틱웹에서 영역 정보를 표현하는 온톨로지 를 필요로 한다. 그래서 시맨틱웹 표준을 진행하고 있는 W3C 그룹 내에서 온톨로지 기술 언어 OWL(Web Ontology Language)[4]을 정의하고 표준으로 정의하였다. OWL은 역시 W3C에서 시맨틱웹을 위해서 정의한 RDF/S(Resource Description Framework/Schema) [5]보 다 뛰어난 표현력을 지니고 있으며[6]. 그리고 OWL의 한 종류인 OWL-DL은 서술 논리에 (Description Logic) [7] 에 기반하여, 온톨로지 정보에 대한 안정적인 추론이 가능 하도록 한다.
Predicting Churn Customer in Telecom using Peergrading Regression Learning Technique

Customer churn is an important issue which is faced by telecom industries daily. It is an essential concern for enterprises. Most of the telecom companies suffer a lot for voluntary churn. Here the churn rate is a significant impact for the industries on the lifetime value, and it affects the length of the service and also the revenue of the company. Because of the direct effect of the company revenue, especially in the telecom field, the companies are requesting to implement the development of predicting the potential customer to churn. Here the churn is an essential factor. Hence, analyzing the churn factor of increasing customer churn is as necessary as it is needed to reduce the churn. Recently telecom service facing the churn problem, for this analysis this research article focused on prediction of customer churn. In this research work, the main contribution is to develop a prediction model of churn, that supports the telecom operators to predict the customer, who is going to be churn. Here the model used is the Machine learning technique with the big data analysis. Our methodology used here is Peer Grading Regression (PGR). To provide a prediction of churn customer in telecom industries. To validate the performance of this proposed model, the Area under Curve (AUC) is used, and it is one of the standardized approaches. This model will be tested under some benchmark dataset; working on these vast datasets creates a transformation of raw data by telecom companies. The dataset values are provided for testing and training in the ensemble classifier. For experimentation, four algorithms are considered here: Peer Grading Regression (PGR), Random Forest, Decision Tree, and k-NN classifier. Moreover, the best outcomes are attained with the use of the boosting algorithm. Here this algorithm is applied for the classification of the churn prediction model
Block chain technology in different domains and challenges-A Review

In this era of distribute networking security and privacy of information is the main concern of an individual over a network. There are many ways to secure transmission of data over a network but each has its pros and cons. Now a days, security, privacy and trust is provided with the means of blockchain technology. Initially, blockchain has its root in cryptocurrency (bitcoin) but now it is used in different domains for assuring integrity, confidentiality and authenticity of the data being shared.
Below the Kolmogorov scale: the non-turbulent sex life of phytoplankton

Below the Kolmogorov length scale there is no turbulence and phytoplankton gametes swim in order to encounter each other and achieve syngamy. An encounter rate model, Z = π √2 R2 u N, is derived incorporating cell size (R), swimming speed (u) and cell concentration (N). Assuming Z = 1 day−1, calculations using this model show that inside a 'Kolmogoroveddy' abundances range from 107 cells m−3 to 1011 cells m−3 for large (38μm) to small (2μm) gametes respectively, which is of the order of the numbers observed in algal blooms and in thin layers. Furthermore, cell density-dependent gamete formation, a hypothetical case of quorum sensing, could be expected at 2–4 × 108 cells m−3. The calculations presented here not only show that phytoplankton need 'bloom' concentrations for a swiftly functioning sexual cycle, but they may also be helpful in designing experiments to test life-cycle hypotheses.
Habitats and habits of Platycleis spp. (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) in southern France

Summary Five species of tettigoniid of the Decticine genus, Platycleis (sensu stricto), are found in the environs of Montpellier, Herault, S. France. P. intermedia, P. sabulosa and P. albopunctata are essentially early-evening singers. There is a nycthemeral cycle of vertical migration in these three species—they sing from a greater height than that at which they rest during the daytime. P. affinis and P. falx sing both during the day and during the evening. As the syllables of the songs of the five species are similar, and since these insects sing at the same time of year and at least during the evening, interspecific acoustic interference would seem likely. However, such interference appears to be avoided by spatial separation of singing individuals (the males only). The difference in habitat preferences may be so distinct that two species do not occur in the same locality (e.g. P. falx and P. albopunctata). Where two species do occur in one local area, one of them is generally confined to one type of v.
Holes in the head: Evolutionary interpretations of the paranasal sinuses in catarrhines

Everyone who has ever experienced a head cold is familiar with the paranasal sinuses, the bony hollows above and beside the nasal cavity that contribute, sometimes painfully, to upper respiratory tract disorders. These internal cranial structures have a wide distribution among eutherian mammals and archosaurs. 1 , 2 Sinuses have languished somewhat in the shadow of their better known and more accessible morphological cousins (dentition, postcrania), but new imaging techniques, growth studies, and explicit phylogenetic evaluation 3 are beginning to fill in the gaps in our knowledge of the evolution of these enigmatic spaces in primates and promise to yield insights into the evolution of the facial skeleton.
Analyses on psychological effects of character design and proposal of a new design technique using rough set

In this study, we investigated psychological effects of character design for gaining good evaluation, and tried to apply rough set analysis to design of mascot characters. In Studies 1 and 2, we examined how the shapes of mascot characters influenced their impression and how the impression of a character varied the evaluation of it. In Study 1, we revealed the relevance between impressions and evaluations of mascot characters by multiple regression analyses and how their shapes had effects on the impression by rough set analyses. The result indicated that the high score of mascot characters’ impressions increased their evaluations, so that we extracted the combinations of the shapes which increased each impression. We suggested that the combinations of either eyes consisting of white and black parts or closed (like smiling) eyes, round nose, and either of animal-like mouth or closed (like smiling) mouth should bring about good evaluation. In Study 2, we made new mascot characters which had shape combinations more various than in Study 1. Multiple regression analyses indicated that higher "lightweightness" raised evaluation. Therefore, we extracted the combinations of the shapes which heightened "lightweightness" by rough set analysis. The results indicated that the designs for getting good evaluation on mascot characters were constructed by white parts on eyes, either round or line form of nose, and sideways ear.
Reinstatement and revision of Salicorniaceae J. Agardh (Caryophyllales)

The family Salicorniaceae J. Agardh is reinstated and includes 12 genera of succulent, apparently leafless plants formerly contained in the Chenopodiaceae. One of the genera is new and contains 15 species throughout the world, formerly placed in either Salicornia or Arthrocne-mum. The remaining species of Salicornia are placed in 3 sections. The classification, origin and evolution of the family are discussed and the typification of Katidiopsis, here reduced to a synonym of Kalidium, and the lectotypification of Arthrocnemum are examined.