Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pre-shaping Bursty Transmissions under IEEE802.1Q as a Simple and Efficient QoS Mechanism

The automotive industry is swiftly moving towards Ethernet as the high -speed communication network for in-vehicle communication. There is nonetheless a need for protocols that go beyond what standard Ethernet has to offer in order to provide additional QoS to demanding applications such as ADAS systems (Advanced Driver -Assistance Systems) or audio/video streaming. The main protocols currently considered for that purpose are IEEE802.1Q, AVB with the Credit Based Shaper mechanism (IEEE802.1Qav) and TSN with its Time -Aware Shaper (IEEE802.1Qbv). AVB/CBS and TSN/TAS both provide efficient QoS mechanisms and they can be used in a combined manner, which offers many possibilities to the designer. Their use however requires dedicated hardware and software components, and clock synchronization in the case of TAS. Previous studies have also shown that the efficiency of these protocols depends much on the application at hand and the value of the configuration par ameters. In this work, we explore the use of “pre-shaping” strategies under IEEE802.1Q for bursty traffic such as audio/video streams as a simple and efficient alternative to AVB/CBS and TSN/TAS. Pre -shaping means inserting on the sender side “well -chosen” pauses between successive frames of a transmission burst (e.g., as it happens when sending a camera frame), all the other characteristics of the traffic remaining unchanged. We show on an automotive case -study how the use of pre-shaping for audio/video streams leads to a drastic reduction of the communication latencies for the best effort streams while enabling meeting the timing constraints for the rest of the traffic. We then discuss the limitations of the pre-shaping mechanism and what is needed to faci litate its adoption.
Crop Rotation Benefits Of Annual Forages

Many grain and seed crops cannot be grown profitably in the prairie region of Canada or the northern USA. Incorporating forages into crop rotations can reduce fertilizer and herbicide inputs when growing wheat (Triticum spp.) or other grain crops, thereby enhancing cropping system economics. Soil water is conserved and cropping flexibility results when annual rather than perennial forages are grown, and some of the soil-N and pest control benefits that occur when growing perennial forages are maintained. Lack of knowledge and infrastructure are obstacles preventing the widespread incorporation of annual forages into cropping systems. New efforts are underway to develop cropping systems which maximize benefits offered by legume forages when used for grazed pasture in rotation with wheat and other grain crops.
An Application of the Protection Motivation Theory to Predict Breast Self-Examination Behavior among Female Healthcare Workers.

Objective Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and has the highest mortality rate among the women around the world. Early diagnosis of this cancer increases the survival of the patients. The aim of this study was to determine the predictor factors for breast self-examination (BSE) based on the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) among female healthcare workers in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods This analytical-descriptive study was conducted on 501 employed women in age range of 20-61 years old in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in west of Iran during 2018. Participants in the study were random stratified sampling selected. Data collection tools were demographic information and the constructs of PMT. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and the logistic regression tests. Results The results showed that only 9% of participants performed BSE regularly and monthly. The most important reason for lack of BSE was its triviality. Linear regression analysis showed that the structure of perceived threat appraisal is the predictor of the intention to perform BSE (R2=0.027). Moreover, the logistic regression analysis showed that the protection motivation construct was a strong predictor for BSE (R2=0.25). Conclusion The frequency of practice of BSE in female healthcare workers is low. Therefore, it is imperative to periodically emphasize the importance of early breast cancer diagnosis for them and the design of educational programs based on the PMT can increase the regular of BSE behavior.
The comparative empirical analysis of the social protection system in selected Central and Eastern European countries: Emerging models of capitalism

Abstract This article analyzes the institutional architecture and the level of similarity between the social protection system in 11 new EU member states from Central and Eastern Europe and chosen Western European countries, representing four different models of capitalism identified by Amable. In the selected institutional area, a comparative analysis was performed, and based on it, similarity hexagons were created. They serve the purpose of comparing Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries with Western European countries of reference. The dynamic approach adopted in this study—two different time periods were compared—allows an analysis of path dependence and the evolution of institutional architecture over time. The analysis indicates that in 2014, in the area of social protection, almost all CEE countries, apart from Latvia and Romania, were most comparable to the Continental model of capitalism represented by Germany. Nevertheless, the variety of results for the individual variables (especially input and output variables) and substantial changes between 2005 and 2014 also show that the model of capitalism prevailing in Central and Eastern Europe in the area of the social protection system is evolving constantly at a very fast pace and thus currently may be called a hybrid or even patchwork capitalism.
The Trade-Induced Effects of the Services Directive and the Country-of-Origin Principle. CEPS ENEPRI Working Papers No. 44, 24 April 2006

The proposed Services Directive by the European Commission could increase intra European trade in commercial services by 30 to 60 percent. This paper analyses the welfare effects of the trade growth using an applied general equilibrium model WorldScan. It shows that GDP could be raised by 0.3 to 0.7 percent and consumption by 0.5 to 1.2 percent in the European Union as a whole. These results could only be realised if the Services Directive is implemented including the country of origin principle. If this principle is excluded from the directive, trade increases only by 20 to 40 percent. The trade-induced welfare effects are correspondingly lower. GDP could rise by 0.2 to 0.4 percent and consumption by 0.3 to 0.7 percent in the EU as a whole. The country-specific effects vary: most of the new Member States will experience larger gains than the average Member State because their services trade is now still hampered by relatively large regulatory barriers in these countries.
A Multi-Agent Non-Stochastic Economic Simulator

We introduce an agent-based computational economics simulator constituted by agent types household, factory, trader, credit bank, central bank and state. Contributions are support for arbitrary numbers of good types and currencies, as well as non-stochastic iterative algorithms for implementing agent decision making on pricing, utility and production optimization according to traditional marginalism. Additionally, best practices for development of agent-based economic simulators are presented. JEL Classification Codes: C63, C68, D58
GENETIC ANALYSIS OF SOME SPECIES OF Pinanga ( PALMAE ) BY USING ISSR MARKERS

A genetic analysis of 13 species of Pinanga (Palmae) was conducted by using Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) markers. The markers were used in this study belonged to UBC primer set #9 (UBC 801-900) and each primer contains 15 to 22 mer nucleotides. Based on primer screening, nine UBC primers had clear and reproducible polymorphism bands. According to Dice's and Jaccard's similarity coefficients, cluster analysis by UPGMA among the 13 Pinanga species showed two clusters. Cluster A consisted of nine species: P. javana, P. arinasae, P. patula, P. salicifolia, P. coronata, P. scortechini, P. disticha, P. grandis and P. densiflora; and cluster B consisted of four species from five accessions: P. caesia, P. copelandi, P. rumphiana-1, P. rumphiana-2 and P. insignis. The genetic similarity among the 13 species of Pinanga had a correlation with their geographical distribution. In cluster A, all of the accessions are from Sundaland and the adjacent region of Thailand, whereas all of the accessions in cluster B were distributed in the Philippines, Wallacea, and the New Guinea regions. Possibly this genetic similarity was caused by their geographical history and the natural barriers between them. This is the early conclusion was conducted using genetic markers on Pinanga. Further studies such as sequencing (plastid and nuclear ribosomal DNA) and applying more accessions of Pinanga species from broader geographic distributions may provide a better understanding of the relationships. The 1SSR markers application is a simple and quick way to analyze genetic relationships because no prior sequence data is needed, a large number of markers can be generated, and the supplies and equipment required are minimal.
Machine learning roles in advancing the power network stability due to deployments of renewable energies and electric vehicles

Abstract Renewable energy sources are widely installed across countries. In recent years, the capacity of the installed renewable network supports large percentage of the required electrical loads. The relying on renewable energy sources to support the required electrical loads could have a catastrophic impact on the network stability under sudden change in weather conditions. Also, the recent deployment of fast charging stations for electric vehicles adds additional load burden on the electrical work. The fast charging stations require large amount of power for short period. This major increase in power load with the presence of renewable energy generation, increases the risk of power failure/outage due to overload scenarios. To mitigate the issue, the paper introduces the machine learning roles to ensure network stability and reliability always maintained. The paper contains valuable information on the data collection devises within the power network, how these data can be used to ensure system stability. The paper introduces the architect for the machine learning algorithm to monitor and manage the installed renewable energy sources and fast charging stations for optimum power grid network stability. Case study is included.
Highly Selective Catalytic Properties of HZSM-5 Zeolite in the Synthesis of Acetyl Triethyl Citrate by the Acetylation of Triethyl Citrate with Acetic Anhydride

The catalytic activities of acid catalysts for the acetylation of triethyl citrate with acetic anhydride in the preparation of acetyl triethyl citrate were evaluated. Microporous zeolites such as HZSM-5 and HY zeolites catalysts were introduced as heterogeneous acid catalysts. HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts showed a high conversion of triethyl citrate and excellent selectivity of acetyl triethyl citrate. The catalytic activities of HZSM-5 zeolites were superior to those of the HY zeolites. In particular, the selectivity of acetyl triethyl citrate on HZSM-5 zeolites exceeded 95%. The moderate acid strength of HZSM-5 (Si/Al = 75) zeolite led to the highest catalytic activities among the HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts, which have various acid strengths.
Assessment Quality of Life ( QoL ) of TB patients registered in Tuberculosis units of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation area by using WHO Short Form-36 ( SF-36 ) questionnaire

Tuberculosisin India accounts for 1/3 of global burden. Health care to be comprehensive in true sense must include not only the indicators of changes in frequency and severity of disease but also an estimation of well being therefore this study was carried out to assess Quality of Life in patients with Tuberculosis. Total 180 Tuberculosis patients with tuberculosis who registered before 1 April 2013 were included in the study by using multi stage sampling method. We had selected 3 TUs by random sampling from 10 TUs of AMC and out of them in each TUs we had selected 3 DOTS Centre randomly. From each DOTS centre we had taken 10 Sputum positive newly diagnosed, 6 category II (2 for each defaulter, relapse, failure), 2 MDR and 2 HIV patients. We excluded paediatric patients. Thus, a total of 180 cases were interviewed using a pre-designed, pre-tested questionnaire. Socio-demographic data, perception about the Quality of Life (QoL) was collected using WHO QoL SF 36questionnaire. Mean age of cases was 33.3+11.7years and 124 (68.9%) were male. The mean score of all domains was 53.4 with SD of 11.2. The worst affected domains were vitality (44.6 +13.8), general health (45.7+ 18.7) and mental health (47.7 + 16.6). MDR patients had lower mean score for physical health (56.3 + 15.2), vitality (35.8 + 13.5) and pain (46.3 + 16.1) as compared to other TB category patients. Mean score of social function (43.6 + 13.8), emotional role (37.1 + 27.9) and emotional well being (38.3 + 13.7) were lower in TB with HIV patients. In all domains female have better scores except two domains, which are emotional health and social function. We recommend that early diagnosis and treatment decrease severity and infectivity to other person and improve QoL. Health education during diagnosis and family support may reduce social stigma and improve the mental component of QoL.
Foraging niche separation in sympatric temperate-latitude fur seal species

To reduce interspecific competition, sympatric species must segregate their re sources in a variety of dimensions. Otariid seals (fur seals and sea lions) breed sympatrically in several regions and, where this occurs, differences in lactation length and body size (which in fluence foraging behaviour and diet) are apparent. However, congeneric Australian fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus (AUFS) and New Zealand fur seals A. forsteri (NZFS) breed sympatrically on several islands within south-eastern Australia, and display complete overlap in breeding period. How these populations segregate resources is unknown. We assessed the for aging ecology and diet of adult females of both species breeding on Kanowna Island, south-eastern Australia. Foraging locations and diving behaviour differed between species, with AUFS diving deeper (consistent with benthic foraging; 70.6 ± 2.3 m [SD]), while NZFS predominantly dived to shallow depths (16.9 ± 3.7 m), suggesting an epipelagic foraging mode. A bimodal pattern in foraging range was observed in NZFS, with animals either foraging near the colony (15.7 ± 13.0 km) or travelling beyond the continental shelf (363.4 ± 17.2 km), while AUFS foraged within 79.8 ± 8.8 km of the colony. Although dietary composition was similar, the relative importance of prey differed. NZFS predominantly consumed pelagic species, while AUFS primarily consumed a variety of benthic/demersal species (niche overlap 0.39). These differences coincide with the divergence in population demography of the 2 species (AUFS exhibit lower, more stable fecundity compared to NZFS) and are consistent with predictions that foraging mode influences life history traits in otariid seals.
The Impact of Sickness Absenteeism on Productivity: New Evidence from Belgian Matched Panel Data

We investigate the impact of sickness absenteeism on productivity by using rich longitudinal matched employer-employee data on Belgian private firms. We deal with endogeneity, which arises from unobserved firm heterogeneity and reverse causality, by applying a modified version of the Ackerberg et al's (2015) control function method, which explicitly removes firm fixed effects. Our main finding is that, in general, sickness absenteeism substantially dampens firm productivity. An increase of 1 percentage point in the rate of sickness absenteeism entails a productivity loss of 0.24%. Yet, we find that the impact is much diversified depending on the categories of workers who are absent and across different types of firms. Our results show that sickness absenteeism is detrimental mainly when absent workers are high-tenure or blue-collar workers. Moreover, they show that sickness absenteeism is harmful mostly to industrial firms, high capital-intensive companies, and small- and medium-sized enterprises. This overall picture is coherent with the idea that sickness absenteeism is problematic when absent workers embed high levels of firm/task-specific (tacit) knowledge, when the work of absent employees is highly interconnected with the work of other employees (e.g., along the assembly line), and when firms face more limitations in substituting temporarily absent workers.
Duality theorems in deformation theory

We give a unified treatment of the construction of the Calabi sequence, which is a resolution of the sheaf of Killing vector fields on a Riemannian manifold of constant curvature, and of the resolution of the sheaf of conformal Killing vector fields on a conformally flat Riemannian manifold of dimension > 3 introduced in [7]. We also explain why the latter resolution is selfadjoint and associate to certain geometric structures selfadjoint resolutions of their infinitesimal automorphisms.
An energy integrated , multi-microgrid , MILP approach for residential distributed energy system planning − A South Australian case-study

The integration of distributed generation units and microgrids in the current grid infrastructure requires an efficient and cost effective local energy system design. A mixed-integer linear programming model is presented to identify such optimal design. The electricity as well as the space heating and cooling demands of a small residential neighbourhood are satisfied through the consideration and combined use of distributed generation technologies, thermal units and energy storage with an optional interconnection with the centralised grid. Moreover, energy integration is allowed in the form of both optimised pipeline networks and microgrid operation. The objective is to minimise the total annualised cost of the system to meet its yearly energy demand. The model integrates the operational characteristics and constraints of the different technologies for several scenarios in a South Australian setting and is implemented in GAMS. The impact of energy integration is analysed, leading to the identification of key components for residential energy systems. Additionally, a multi-microgrid concept is introduced to allow for local clustering of households within neighbourhoods. The robustness of the model is shown through sensitivity analysis, up-scaling and an effort to address the variability of solar irradiation.
Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in patients with large B-cell lymphoma treated with standard of care (SOC) axicabtagene ciloleucel (Axi-cel).

8057 Background: HLH is a rare but serious complication of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, characterized by severe immune activation, and immune mediated multi-organ failure. Diagnosis is difficult in the context of cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and optimal treatment and outcomes are unclear. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive analysis of patients with relapsed/refractory LBCL treated with SOC axi-cel at MD Anderson Cancer Center between 01/2018 - 10/2019 (data cut-off 12/21/2019). Progression-free survival (PFS) defined as time from axi-cel infusion to progression/death or last follow-up. Diagnosis of HLH per HLH-2004 and CART cell therapy toxicity guidelines (Neelapu, 2018) Results: One hundred and five patients with relapsed/refractory LBCL included, 6 diagnosed with HLH. No significant difference in baseline characteristics, disease stage, international prognostic index or inflammatory markers at baseline between groups, with exception of platelet count which was lower in HLH group 116 [37-129] versus 141 [9-391] (p = 0.07). Development of HLH was early after CART cell infusion at a median 11 days [7 – 78 days] with 3 patients having bone marrow hemophagocytosis; all 6 had abnormalities in liver function tests, fibrinogen, triglycerides, and at least 1 ferritin level > 10,000. CART toxicity in HLH cohort: 4 patients experienced grade 0-1 CRS, and 1 with grade 2 CRS while 3 HLH patients experienced grade 3-4 IEC-associated neurotoxicity syndrome ( ICANS), and 2 patients had grade 0-1 ICANS. Five HLH patients treated with high dose steroids, and tocilizumab; anakinra administered in 2 patients. Four of 6 patients had resolution of HLH with treatment and didn’t require escalation to HLH specific therapy however 1 patient was treated with steroids/etoposide. PFS and overall survival (OS) were significantly shorter in HLH group, PFS 1 months vs 8 months, respectively (p < 0.001) and median OS 2 months vs not reached, respectively (p = 0.001) follow up 10 months (95% CI 8-12 months). One patient died of acute respiratory failure, 2 patients died of HLH and multi-organ failure without progressive disease (PD). Of 3 remaining patients, all had radiographic PD at day 30, 2 of whom died of PD. Conclusions: HLH is likely an underreported complication of CART cell therapy, and patients with HLH have significantly worse outcomes. In this series the majority of patients died of PD, not the syndrome itself. More information is necessary to design treatment strategies that won’t compromise CART outcomes.
Carbon stocks in tree biomass and soils of German forests

Abstract Close to one third of Germany is forested. Forests are able to store significant quantities of carbon (C) in the biomass and in the soil. Coordinated by the Thünen Institute, the German National Forest Inventory (NFI) and the National Forest Soil Inventory (NFSI) have generated data to estimate the carbon storage capacity of forests. The second NFI started in 2002 and had been repeated in 2012. The reporting time for the NFSI was 1990 to 2006. Living forest biomass, deadwood, litter and soils up to a depth of 90 cm have stored 2500 t of carbon within the reporting time. Over all 224 t C ha-1 in aboveground and belowground biomass, deadwood and soil are stored in forests. Specifically, 46% stored in above-ground and below-ground biomass, 1% in dead wood and 53% in the organic layer together with soil up to 90 cm. Carbon stocks in mineral soils up to 30 cm mineral soil increase about 0.4 t C ha-1 yr-1 stocks between the inventories while the carbon pool in the organic layers declined slightly. In the living biomass carbon stocks increased about 1.0 t C ha-1 yr-1. In Germany, approximately 58 mill. tonnes of CO2 were sequestered in 2012 (NIR 2017).
Financial Cycles in Euro Area Economies: A Cross-Country Perspective

We study the cross-country dimension of financial cycles for six euro area countries using three different methodologies: principal component analysis, synchronicity and similarity measures and wavelet analysis. We find that equity prices and interest rates display synchronization across countries similar to or exceeding that of real GDP. In contrast, our estimates show much lower cross-country synchronization of credit variables and house prices - bank lending to nonfinancial firms being an exception with relatively large cross-country co-movements. These results are robust across the different estimation methodologies. Concerning time-variation we find evidence for a decline in the extent of co-movements in house prices over time while comovements in the term spread have increased with the introduction of the European monetary union.