Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Muddying the waters or clearing the stream? Open Science as a communication medium

Open Science is an approach to the conduct of science in which the whole of an ongoing scientific investigation – data, ideas, questions, plans, results and more – is made available online. Open Science began as a way to facilitate the workings of multi-site and multi-national research collaborations but practitioners may choose to adopt it as much for philosophical as for pragmatic reasons. Conducting research as ‘open science’ has implications for research practice, peer-review, trust and reputation, publishing and access. Open Science projects exist through and depend on the Internet; therefore they are accessible to audiences – including public audiences – beyond the research groups that generate their content. Thus Open Science offers both a novel medium for direct, unmediated access to the process of science and an innovative method for scientists to communicate about their work live, unedited and in real-time. Does Open Science clear the stream of communication through direct access or muddy the waters with unfocussed, unclear and unvetted comment? This paper will discuss recent analysis of data derived from interviews and case-studies to probe these issues more fully. The analysis suggests that adopting an Open Science approach will allow the capturing of an authentic and clear record of research and increase and improve access to research outputs. However, researchers acknowledge that this involves opening themselves and their work up to a different quality of scrutiny. For researchers, Open Science both enhances the development of collaboration and communication among research groups and is a way for publicly-funded researchers to meet their responsibilities to communicate with the wider public. Open Science can allow members of the public to contribute directly to research although the need for contextualisation of complex science may place demands on researchers’ time and skills.
Effect of Aqueous Extract Cyperus rotundus Tubers as Antioxidant on Liver and Kidney Functions in Albino Males Rats Exposed to Cadmium Chloride Toxic

The experiment was conducted in two stages: first stage: determination of the most effective dose of Cyperus rotundus tubers aquatic extract in male rats for 5 days, which was concentrated as (200 mg/kg body weight). The second stage was designed to observe and test the protective effects of C. rotundus tubers aquatic extract in the liver and kidney functions of male rats exposed to cadmium chloride poisoning (5 mg/kg bw) for 30 days. The animals were divided into (4) groups within each group (5) animals weighted (200-220g). The results of oral dose of cadmium chloride showed a significant increase of (P˂0.05) in the activity of both enzymes Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), glucose, urea, uric acid, creatinine, malondialdehyde (MDA) and peroxynitrite (ONOO-). And a significant decrease (P˂0.05) in the values ​​of total protein, albumin, globulin and glutathione (GSH) compared with the control group. The oral dosage of the C. rotundus tubers aquatic extract resulted in a significant increase in GSH. The values ​​of each were not significantly different ALT, AST, ALP, Glucose, urea, uric acid, creatinine, total protein, albumin, globulin, MDA and peroxy nitrite Compare with control group. The results of the oral dosage with (C. rotundus tubers aquatic extract + cadmium chloride) showed a positive effect on these values ​​compared with the control group and cadmium chloride. It is concluded that the C. rotundus tubers aquatic extract has protective effects and reduces the effects that cadmium chloride can cause in rats liver and kidney functions through its antioxidant activity and removal of free radicals.
PPARγ et homéostasie intestinale

PPARγ est un recepteur nucleaire ligand-active qui controle, dans differents organes, de nombreuses fonctions cellulaires, impliquees notamment dans le controle de l'inflammation, de la carcinogenese ou du metabolisme. Au niveau de la cellule epitheliale intestinale, certaines fonctions de PPARγ, comme son role metabolique, reste meconnu. Les effets genomiques des ligands de PPARγ sont eux aussi tres mal connus dans cette cellule. L'objectif de ce travail etait de comparer l'expression genomique induite par differents agonistes de PPARγ dans la cellule epitheliale intestinale par la technique de microarrays, et ainsi identifier de nouveaux genes cibles de PPARγ et les differentes fonctions cellulaires controlees par ce recepteur nucleaire. Nous avons pu identifier le gene lactase, dont le deficit d'expression est responsable de l'intolerance au lactose, comme un gene cible de PPARγ. Nous avons ensuite pu montrer que les agonistes de PPARγ etaient capables d'augmenter l'expression et l'activite de la lactase in vitro et in vivo, ainsi que d'ameliorer les symptomes d'intolerance au lactose dans un modele animal ; identifiant les agonistes de PPARγ comme potentiellement le premier traitement pharmacologique de l'intolerance au lactose. Nous avons pu ensuite confirmer l'effet antineoplasique du 5ASA au niveau de la cellule epitheliale intestinale, in vivo et in vitro, et confirmer que cette action etait dependante de PPARγ. Comme dans d'utres organes, PPARγ regule dans la cellule epitheliale intestinale les voies de l'inflammation, la differenciation et la maturation cellulaire mais aussi des fonctions metaboliques, confirmant le role cle de PPARγ dans le controle de l'homeostasie intestinale, et le potentiel therapeutique des agonistes de PPARγ
Bandwidth and directivity enhancement of an internal folded monopole antenna loaded by interdigital capacitor for ultra‐high‐definition television applications

An internal antenna with bandwidth and directivity enhancement was developed for operation in ultra‐high‐frequency bands (UHF: 470‐771 MHz, bandwidth: 48.5%) for ultra‐high‐definition television (UHD‐TV) applications. The antenna is integrated into a 49‐in. TV model, which is surrounded by a bezel frame made of polycarbonate‐acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (PC‐ABS) plastic. This material was also used as a substrate in fabricating the antenna. The antenna has a compact size of 0. 387λL × 0. 023λL × 0. 0093λL (where λL is the wavelength at the lowest operating frequency) and is fed by a 50 Ω coplanar waveguide (CPW) feedline. To achieve wideband operation and directional radiation, the proposed internal antenna was designed on the basis of a folded monopole antenna loaded with parasitic strips and an interdigital capacitor. The experimental results showed that the antenna exhibits a wide impedance bandwidth of 86% (400‐1000 MHz) under the criterion |S11| ≤ −6 dB (Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR) ≤ 3), a directional radiation pattern with a maximum realized gain of 5.2 dBi, and a radiation efficiency of more than 68%. These findings indicate that the antenna is suitable for UHD‐TV applications.
Numerical Methods with MATLAB : Implementations and Applications

(NOTE: Chapters 2-12 conclude with Summary.) 1. Introduction. Terminology. MATLAB Overview. Organization of the Book. Rating Systems for Exercises. I. MATLAB BASICS. 2. Interactive Computing with MATLAB. Running MATLAB. Matrices and Vectors. Additional Types of Variables. Managing the Interactive Environment. Plotting in MATLAB. 3. MATLAB Programming. Script m-Files. Function m-Files. Input and Output. Flow Control. Vectorization. Deus ex Machina. 4. Organizing and Debugging MATLAB Programs. Organizing and Documenting m-Files. Organizing a Numerical Solution. Debugging. II. NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES. 5. Unavoidable Errors in Computing. Digital Representation of Numbers. Finite Precision Arithmetic. Truncation Error of Algorithms. 6. Finding the Roots of f(x)=0. Preliminaries. Fixed-Point Iteration. Bisection. Newton's Method. The Secant Method. Hybrid Methods. Roots of Polynomials. 7. A Review of Linear Algebra. Vectors. Matrices. Mathematical Properties of Vectors and Matrices. Special Matrices. 8. Solving Systems of Equations. Basic Concepts. Gaussian Elimination. Limitations on Numerical Solutions to Ax = b. Factorization Methods. Nonlinear Systems of Equations. 9. Least-Squares Fitting of a Curve to Data. Fitting a Line to Data. Least-Squares Fit to a Linear Combination of Functions. Multivariate Linear Least-Squares Fitting. 10. Interpolation. Basic Ideas. Interpolating Polynomials of Arbitrary Degree. Piecewise Polynomial Interpolation. MATLAB's Built in Interpolation Functions. 11. Numerical Integration. Basic Ideas and Nomenclature. Newton-Cotes Rules. Gaussian Quadrature. Adaptive Quadrature. Improper Integrals and Other Complications. 12. Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations. Basic Ideas and Nomenclature. Euler's Method. Higher Order One-Step Methods. Adaptive Stepsize Algorithms. Coupled ODEs. Additional Topics. Bibliography. Appendix A: Eigenvalues and Eigensystems. Eigenvectors Map onto Themselves. Mathematical Preliminaries. The Power Method. Built-in Functions for Eigenvalue Computation. Singular Value Decomposition. Appendix B: Sparse Matrices. Storage and Flop Savings. MATLAB Sparse Matrix Format. MATLAB Toolbox Functions. Listings for NMM Toolbox m-Files. Subject Index.
The shoot growth and anatomical structure of Protocorm Like Body of Grammatophyllum scriptum (Lindl.) Bl. after kinetin and NAA application

PLB of Grammatophyllum scriptum (Lindl.) Bl. was used as explants. The aim of this research was to know the influence of kinetin and Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) application on PLB differentiation and shoot growth by in vitro culture. PLB were placed on medium containing basal salt Knudson C (KC). Research device the used is Completely Random Design (CRD) with six treatments, every treatment with five restating. Kinetin were used in combination with NAA ((K0N0: kinetin 0 mg/l and NAA 0 mg/l (control), K1N0: kinetin 1 mg/l and NAA 0 mg/l, K2N1: kinetin 2 mg/l and NAA 1 mg/l, K3N2: kinetin 3 mg/l and NAA 2 mg/l, K4N3: kinetin 4 mg/l and 3 mg/l, K5N4: kinetin 5 mg/l and NAA 4 mg/l) to shoot induction. The data of shoot induction was examined at week 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. The parameter examined is amount of shoot formation, anatomy structure of PLB, shoot height, browning of shoot, and root formation. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was done to know the influence of kinetin and Naphthalene Acetic Acid (NAA) application on shoot formation and when by Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) on 5% significant rate to find out the real distinction between the treatments. The result show that the used of kinetin 1 mg/l and NAA 0 mg/l was stimulating differentiation of PLB G. scriptum produced shoot apical and primordial leave at third week. The used of kinetin 5 mg/l and NAA 4 mg/l produced the most shoots, the highest shoot height, and root formation.
SynMuv B Proteins Regulate Chromatin Compaction during Development

SYNMUV B PROTEINS REGULATE CHROMATIN COMPACTION DURING DEVELOPMENT Meghan E Costello, B.S. Marquette University, 2019 Tissue-specific establishment of repressive chromatin through creation of compact chromatin domains during development is necessary to ensure proper gene expression and cell fate. C. elegans synMuv B proteins are important for the soma/germline fate decision and mutants demonstrate ectopic germline gene expression in somatic tissue, especially at high temperature. To study chromatin compaction during development we visualized chromatin using both nuclear-spot assays and FISH of native synMuv B regulated loci. We showed that C. elegans synMuv B proteins regulate developmental chromatin compaction and that timing of chromatin compaction was temperature sensitive in both wild-type and synMuv B mutants. Chromatin compaction in mutants was delayed into developmental time-periods when zygotic gene expression is upregulated and demonstrates an anterior-toposterior pattern. Loss of this patterned compaction coincided with the developmental time-period of ectopic germline gene expression that leads to a developmental arrest in synMuv B mutants. Thus, chromatin organization throughout development is regulated both spatially and temporally by synMuv B proteins to establish repressive chromatin in a tissue-specific manner to ensure proper gene expression. Furthermore, we showed that global loss of H3K9me2, but not H3K9me3 results in phenotypes similar to synMuv B mutants. This suggests that repression of germline genes in somatic tissue is at least in part due to establishment of H3K9me2 at synMuv B regulated promoters. Specific loss of H3K9me2 at synMuv B regulated promoters in lin-15B mutants suggests that LIN-15B establishes or maintains H3K9me2 for germline gene pression at promoters. Finally, we analyzed the genetic interactions of lin-15B with genes involved in methylation of H3 lysine 9. We found that there is no enhancement of any phenotypes when the DREAM complex or H3K9me2 are disrupted in a lin15B background. This suggests that H3K9me2, the DREAM complex, and LIN15B work in series to repress germline gene expression at in the soma. From this work we propose that LIN-15B driven enrichment of H3K9me2 on promoters of germline genes contributes to repression of those genes in somatic tissues.
The movement responses of three libellulid dragonfly species to open and closed landscape cover

The land cover between habitats (i.e. matrix environment) can affect connectivity by impacting organismal movement. Many animals, however, have preferences for specific matrix environments, which can affect their movement through the landscape. We examined how different terrestrial matrix environments impacted the fine‐scale movement of adult dragonflies. Based on previous studies of adult dragonfly dispersal and larval distributions, we hypothesised that dragonflies would prefer to enter fields rather than forests and that forests would be a barrier to dragonfly movement, due to forests’ structural complexity, low understory light availability, and lower air temperatures. To test how adult dragonflies responded to various terrestrial environments, we released 108 Leucorrhinia intacta, a mixture of 108 Sympetrum rubicundulum and obtrusum/rubicundulum hybrids, and 108 Sympetrum vicinum, at field‐forest ecotones and assessed their preferences for fields or forests. Individual behavioural responses were recorded, including their probability of taking flight, their direction of movement with respect to the two matrix types, and flight time. The likelihood of adult dragonflies taking flight was species‐specific in response to release location. Adults moved more frequently towards fields than forests when released at a forest edge. Individuals released within forests had shorter flight times, but again this response was species‐specific. The presence of an open matrix (field or meadow) is likely important for facilitating movement in dragonflies; however, forests are not movement barriers for all dragonfly species. Integrating assays of matrix and habitat preferences can provide insight into how landscape connectivity can be maintained for actively dispersing species.
Mathematical and system level HW description DSP algorithms modeling investigation in an experimental 100G optical coherent system

Today and next generation optical coherent systems rely more and more in DSP algorithms to improve capacity, spectral efficiency and fiber impairments mitigation. The amount of signal processing is remarkable, and because of that ASICs are preferable in order to comply with cost, power consumption and size, required in OIF 100G optical module standards. One important step in the ASIC development process is the validation of the DSP algorithms mathematical models in a high level language that consider HW characteristics and constrains. In this work we present, compare and evaluate in experimental data the mathematical model developed in Matlab and the SystemC model developed in C++. The DSP algorithms functionalities implemented were orthonormalization, CD equalizer, clock recovery, dynamic equalizer, frequency offset and phase estimation. The SystemC model considers clock signals, reset/enable structures, parallelization, finite fixed-point operations and structures that are closer to the ASIC HW implementation; due to these restrictions the performance is not as good as the mathematical modeling. The DSP algorithms models are evaluated in two 112 Gbit/s DP-QPSK experimental scenarios. In the first scenario the models are evaluated in back-to-back with ASE noise loading; in the second scenario the models are compared in a 226km optical fiber recirculation loop, with 80x112 Gbit/s DP-QPSK channels (8.96 Tbit/s). In the back-to-back experiment the OSNR penalty from the mathematical model to the SystemC model is only 1,0dB and in the recirculation loop the maximum reach is 2,600 km and 2,200 km for the Matlab and SystemC models respectively.
Algorithms for minimization randomization and the implementation with an R package

Abstract Randomization is an established process to assign participants to treatment groups to reduce selection bias. Minimization is a method of dynamic or adaptive randomization to minimize the imbalance between treatment groups with respect to the number of participants over the participant’s predefined covariate factors. The algorithms for minimization randomization with equal allocation ratio have been well studied in the literature. With the growing demand for unequal allocation in clinical trials, an allocation ratio preserving biased coin minimization (ARP BCM) was proposed to preserve the allocation ratio at every allocation step, using measure of imbalance by the range. In this article, we expand the ARP BCM to unequal allocation which preserves the allocation ratio at every allocation, using more measures of imbalance by the standard deviation and variance. Simulations have been conducted to evaluate the performance of these methods. Furthermore, these algorithms have been implemented in a newly developed R package ‘Minirand’.
Comparative Studies on the Total Phenolic and Antioxidant Activities of White and Red Pomelo Fruits

In this study, the total phenolic content and antioxidant activities of two kinds of Citrus decumana Linn . (Pomelo) were comparatively determined by spectrophotometric methods. Total phenolic content of white and red fruit juice were determined by Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and UV spectrophotometer at 765 nm. The phenolic contents were calculated from the standard quarcetin curve which obtained the 1.58 mg/mL and 1.31 mg/mL. Moreover the antioxidant activities of these fruits were measured by DPPH radical scavenging assay method. IC 50 values of white and red pomelo fruits are 1.42 µg/mL and 2.75 µg/mL. According to the comparison of IC 50 values from experiment , white pomelo fruit has higher antioxidant activity than red pomelo fruit which indicates that the phenolic content of white pomelo fruit is slightly higher than that of red pomelo fruit.
Recent lattice results on finite temperature and density QCD, part I

We discuss recent progress made studies of bulk thermodynamics of strongly interacting matter through lattice simulations of QCD with an almost physical light and strange quark mass spectrum. We present results on the QCD equation of state at vanishing and non-vanishing quark chemical potential and show first results on baryon number and strangeness fluctuations, which might be measured in event-by-event fluctuations in low energy runs at RHIC as well as at FAIR.
Conservation of Garcinia imberti Bourd. through seeds

Garcinia imberti seeds were collected during 2015-2017 from Shangili, Cheenikkala and Bonaccord evergreen forests of Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, the only abode of this endangered endemic species. Germinability of seeds were analysed through decoating, Gibberellic acid (GA3) and light inductive pre-treatments on fresh (62.8 % moisture content; MC) and desiccated (fast; 23.3% MC and slow; 30.5 % MC) seeds. The seed germination with impermeable coat (0.7-1.2 mm) was restricted which on decoating got enhanced. Application of GA3 along with exposure to light breaked dormancy within 4-6 days compared to non-treated seeds that took 238-254 days to germinate. Stored seeds behaviour revealed that seed moisture content and rate of germination were negatively correlated. Seed storage was found to be more efficient only up to 80 days at controlled seed banking conditions (20 ± 20C, 20 % relative humidity; RH). Both fast and slow desiccated seeds stored for 60 days in seed bank conditions exhibited 50.4 and 43.4 % of germination compared 39.4% germination of non-desiccated seeds. Hence fast desiccated and decoated G. imberti seeds pre-treated with GA3 on subsequent exposure to light alleviated dormancy. For seed banking, fast desiccated seeds with MC in between 40-20% are found to be promising.
CIE L*a*b* Color Space Based Vegetation Indices Derived from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Captured Images for Chlorophyll and Nitrogen Content Estimation of Tea (Camellia sinensis L. Kuntze) Leaves

A lot of digital image techniques to assess crop agronomic character have been developed. Most of those techniques are based on non-visible light equiped cameras, such as infared wavelengths. This research was aimed to examine the use of commercial digital camera with sensor range in visible light spectrum using CIE L*a*b* color space to estimate chlorophyll and nitrogen content of tea leaf. Data was collected from an experiment of nitrogen dossage levels on 3 years after prunning tea crops. The result shows that Lb* Difference Simple Index (LI), a*b* Difference Simple Index (AI), and a* Vegetation Index (VIA) can be used to estimate tea leaf chlorophyll and nitrogen content. The relationship between VIA and tea leaf nitrogen content was defined on linear equation y = 1.8382x2 - 0.3099x + 3.0658 with determinant coefficient R² = 0.71.
TECHNOLOGICAL MEASURES OF FOREFRONT ROAD IDENTIFICATION FOR VEHICLE COMFORT AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

This paper presents the technological measures currently being developed at institutes and vehicle research centres dealing with forefront road identification. In this case, road identification corresponds with the surface irregularities and road surface type, which are evaluated by laser scanning and image analysis. Real-time adaptation, adaptation in advance and system external informing are stated as sequential generations of vehicle suspension and active braking systems where road identification is significantly important. Active and semi-active suspensions with their adaptation technologies for comfort and road holding characteristics are analysed. Also, an active braking system such as Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) have been considered as very sensitive to the road friction state. Artificial intelligence methods of deep learning have been presented as a promising image analysis method for classification of 12 different road surface types. Concluding the achieved benefit of road identification for traffic safety improvement is presented with reference to analysed research reports and assumptions made after the initial evaluation.