Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Articulation, Acoustics and Perception of Mandarin Chinese Emotional Speech

Abstract This paper studies articulatory, acoustic and perceptual characteristics of Mandarin Chinese emotional utterances as produced by two speakers, expressing Neutral, Angry, Sad and Happy emotions. Articulatory patterns were recorded using ElectroMagnetic Articulography (EMA), together with acoustic recordings. The acoustic and articulatory analysis revealed that Happy and Angry were generally higherpitched, louder, and produced with a more open mouth than Neutral or Sad. Sad is produced with low back tongue dorsum position and Happy, with a forward position, and for one speaker, duration was longer for Angry and Sad. Moreover, F1 and F2 are more dispersed (i.e., hyperarticulated) in emotional speech than Neutral speech. Perception tests conducted with 18 native listeners suggest that listeners were able to perceive the expressed emotions far above chance level. The louder and higher pitched the utterance, the more emotional the speech tends to be perceived. We also explore specific articulatory and acoustic correlates of each type of emotional speech, and how they impact perception.
Existence and concentration of nontrivial solutions for a fractional magnetic Schrödinger-Poisson type equation

We consider the following fractional Schr\"odinger-Poisson type equation with magnetic fields \begin{equation*} \varepsilon^{2s}(-\Delta)_{A/\varepsilon}^{s}u+V(x)u+\varepsilon^{-2t}(|x|^{2t-3}*|u|^{2})u=f(|u|^{2})u \quad \mbox{ in } \mathbb{R}^{3}, \end{equation*} where $\varepsilon>0$ is a parameter, $s\in (\frac{3}{4}, 1)$, $t\in (0,1)$, $(-\Delta)^{s}_{A}$ is the fractional magnetic Laplacian, $A:\mathbb{R}^{3}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}^{3}$ is a smooth magnetic potential, $V:\mathbb{R}^{3}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a positive continuous electric potential and $f:\mathbb{R}^{3}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a continuous function with subcritical growth. By using suitable variational methods, we show the existence of families of nontrivial solutions concentrating around local minima of the potential $V(x)$ as $\varepsilon\rightarrow 0$.
Learning Parameters and Constitutive Relationships with Physics Informed Deep Neural Networks

We present a physics informed deep neural network (DNN) method for estimating parameters and unknown physics (constitutive relationships) in partial differential equation (PDE) models. We use PDEs in addition to measurements to train DNNs to approximate unknown parameters and constitutive relationships as well as states. The proposed approach increases the accuracy of DNN approximations of partially known functions when a limited number of measurements is available and allows for training DNNs when no direct measurements of the functions of interest are available. We employ physics informed DNNs to estimate the unknown space-dependent diffusion coefficient in a linear diffusion equation and an unknown constitutive relationship in a non-linear diffusion equation. For the parameter estimation problem, we assume that partial measurements of the coefficient and states are available and demonstrate that under these conditions, the proposed method is more accurate than state-of-the-art methods. For the non-linear diffusion PDE model with a fully unknown constitutive relationship (i.e., no measurements of constitutive relationship are available), the physics informed DNN method can accurately estimate the non-linear constitutive relationship based on state measurements only. Finally, we demonstrate that the proposed method remains accurate in the presence of measurement noise.
Iodine monoxide in the Antarctic snowpack

Abstract. Recent ground-based and space borne observations suggest the presence of significant amounts of iodine monoxide in the boundary layer of Antarctica, which are expected to have an impact on the ozone budget and might contribute to the formation of new airborne particles. So far, the source of these iodine radicals has been unknown. This paper presents long-term measurements of iodine monoxide at the German Antarctic research station Neumayer, which indicate that high IO concentrations in the order of 50 ppb are present in the snow interstitial air. The measurements have been performed using multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS). Using a coupled atmosphere – snowpack radiative transfer model, the comparison of the signals observed from scattered skylight and from light reflected by the snowpack yields several ppb of iodine monoxide in the upper layers of the sunlit snowpack throughout the year. Snow pit samples from Neumayer Station contain up to 700 ng/l of total iodine, representing a sufficient reservoir for these extraordinarily high IO concentrations.
PRIMENA TEHNOLOGIJE PROŠIRENE REALNOSTI U OBUCI OPERATERA GRAFIČKOG SISTEMA PERFECTA 76

Rad obuhvata teorijske osnove proširene realnosti, poređenje sa virtuelnom realnošću, hardverske i softverske komponente kao i primenu proširene realnosti sa akcentom na njenu primenu u edukaciji Kao rezultat rada kreirana je aplikacija proširene realnosti za obuku operatera grafičkog sistema Perfecta 76. Praktični deo obuhvata idejno rešenje i proces izrade aplikacije u Unity sofverskom okruženju i Vuforia dodatku za AR.
Worldwide fluctuations in dengue fever cases related to climate variability

Dengue fever is the most significant mosquito-borne viral disease of humans and is a leading cause of childhood deaths and hospitalizations in many countries. Variations in environmen- tal conditions, especially climatic parameters, affect the dengue viruses and their principal mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, but few studies have attempted to quantify these relationships at the global scale. Here we use a numerical model to simulate the response of Ae. aegypti to observed climatic variations from 1958 to 1995 and to examine how modelled Ae. aegypti populations may be related to dengue and DHF cases worldwide. We find that variations in climate can induce large variations in modelled Ae. aegypti populations at the global scale. Furthermore, these climate-induced varia- tions in modelled Ae. aegypti populations are strongly correlated to reported historical dengue/DHF cases, especially in Central America and Southeast Asia. These results suggest that potential dengue caseloads could be anticipated using seasonal climate forecasts to drive the mosquito model, thus providing a useful tool in public health management.
The width of quadrangulations of the projective plane

We show that every 4‐chromatic graph on n vertices, with no two vertex‐disjoint odd cycles, has an odd cycle of length at most 12(1+8n−7) . Let G be a nonbipartite quadrangulation of the projective plane on n vertices. Our result immediately implies that G has edge‐width at most 12(1+8n−7) , which is sharp for infinitely many values of n. We also show that G has face‐width (equivalently, contains an odd cycle transversal of cardinality) at most 14(1+16n−15) , which is a constant away from the optimal; we prove a lower bound of n . Finally, we show that G has an odd cycle transversal of size at most 2Δn inducing a single edge, where Δ is the maximum degree. This last result partially answers a question of Nakamoto and Ozeki.
Review: Progress and potential of DNA barcoding for species identification of fish species

Imtiaz A, Mohd Nor SA, Md. Naim D. 2017. Review: Progress and potential of DNA barcoding for species identification of fish species. Biodiversitas 18: 1394-1405. DNA barcoding is a molecular technique to identify species by utilizing 600-800 base pairs genetic primer segments of mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase I. DNA barcoding has high potential to identify species into taxa, resolves ambiguousness in species identification, helps in accurate species identification, categorize species for conservation and also communize the information in the form of database system. The main challenge to this technique is regarding the use of barcoding information on â€˜biological species conceptâ€™. The extreme diversity of fish and their economic importance has made this group a major target of DNA barcoding. DNA barcoding can assign the status of known to unknown sample but it also has the ability to detect previously un-sampled species as distinct. In this review, we present an overview of DNA barcoding and introduce current advances and limitation of this promising technique.
Functional Outcome of Distal Tibial Fractures Managed with Distal Tibial Locking Plate Using MIPPO Technique

Tibia is the most commonly fractured bone amongst all long bones of the body due to its position and lack of soft tissue protection. A variety of treatment methods have been suggested for these injuries, including non operative treatment, external fixation, intramedullary nailing and plate fixation. 25 patients with fracture of distal tibia were included in the study, Fractures were reduced by principle of ligamentotaxis and using MIPPO technique and fixed with distal tibial locking plate and functional outcome was analysed with AOFAS ankle and hind foot score. All fractures showed union upto 24 weeks and 20 patients had AOFAS score between 71-100 at 6 months.
Relaciones entre comprensión oral y funciones ejecutivas en niños de nivel pre-escolar. Impacto de un programa de desarrollo integral

El presente estudio se propone observar el impacto de la aplicación de un programa de desarrollo integral en el desarrollo de las habilidades de comprensión oral y las funciones ejecutivas de niños de 5 años. Para ello, se aplicó en un estudio piloto una versión preliminar de las 15 secuencias didácticas que componen el libro “Klofky y sus amigos exploran el mundo 1” (Programa Queremos Aprender). Participaron 47 niños de dos jardines infantiles de la ciudad de La Plata, Argentina, que formaron parte de un grupo experimental (GE) y un grupo control (GC). La intervención en el GE consistió en 56 sesiones de una hora (tres horas semanales). En las sesiones, se focalizó en el desarrollo de habilidades lingüísticas (conciencia fonológica, desarrollo del lenguaje oral, vocabulario, lectura y escritura de palabras), cognitivas (funciones ejecutivas) y socio-emocionales. Los niños de ambos grupos fueron evaluados al inicio y al finalizar la intervención. En el caso de la comprensión oral y las funciones ejecutivas, foco de este trabajo, los resultados mostraron que la intervención potenció el desarrollo de estas habilidades y las relaciones entre las variables en el GE. Se observaron diferencias significativas entre los grupos y tamaños del efecto bajos, medios y altos en todas las variables.
Total antioxidant in term ferric reducing ability of plasma in pregnant with gestational diabetes mellitus

The aim of this study was assessment of total antioxidant status(TAS) in the second trimester pregnant women with gestational diabetes (GDM); impaired gestational diabetes mellitus (IGDM) and normal glucose tolerance (NGT). Increased free radical activity in gestational diabetes (GDM) can lead to a host of damaging and degenerative maternal and fetal complications. Hence antioxidant levels in the term ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) of GDM could be given. 30 pregnant women in second trimester were evaluated in this study. They were divided in to three groups 10 pregnant having normal glucose tolerance (NGT group), 10 pregnant having impaired gestational diabetes mellitus (IGDM group ), and 10 pregnant having newly diagnosis gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM group) . Ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) were estimated, in addition to BMI. The changes in FRAP in GDM was significantly different from controls. Hence, elevated glucose levels can induce oxidative stress in GDM. The average concentrations of total antioxidant in term FRAP were ( 414.7, 452.73, 858.4)Î¼mole/L for NGT, IGDM, and GDM respectively. In this study there was a significant correlation( R2 =0.4685) between BMI (KG/M2) and serum glucose (mg/dl) after 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (2-OGTT). The influence of plasma glucose level in the second trimester pregnant women with GDM or IGDM on the level of plasma antioxidant status (TAS) was also conducted in addition to the correlation between plasma glucose level and total antioxidant status in pregnant women with IGDM or GDM. The research was conducted at AL-Diwaniya Governorate, Al- Qadisiya university, College of medicine, department of clinical chemistry.
“Feel At Home": Discourse Practices In Hotel Business

The article examines elements of new discourse practices of the Russian hospitality industry. The research is focused on written texts addressed to the client (guest) of the hotel and placed in the area of his or her residence (hotel rooms, apartments) in booklets, instructions, wall signs, etc. Their main genreforming characteristics and communicative-pragmatic specificity are revealed. Discourse that are specific for hotel industry are described such as hotel guides, ecological texts and "genres of care". In particular, the hotel guide offers a cognitive scenario of the visitor's stay, modeling his or her needs and desires, and emotional state. It is this scenario of positive hotel experience that forms the genre of guidebooks and booklets addressed to the guest. The texts that are analyzed in the article show that specific services in the sphere of hospitality determine special ways of communication with clients and form the discourse that is typical for hotel business. The goal to create the conditions "like at home" for the guest determines the interaction of institutional and interpersonal varieties of discourses. This is exactly what defines the communicativepragmatic discourse of booklets and other information materials placed in the hotel room. © 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy. org.UK
The ground-based FTIR network's potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle

Abstract. We present tropospheric H216O and HD16O/H216O vapour profiles measured by ground-based FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectrometers between 1996 and 2008 at a northern hemispheric subarctic and subtropical site (Kiruna, Northern Sweden, 68° N and Izana, Tenerife Island, 28° N, respectively). We compare these measurements to an isotope incorporated atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM). If the model is nudged towards meteorological fields of reanalysis data the agreement is very satisfactory on time scales ranging from daily to inter-annual. Taking the Izana and Kiruna measurements as an example we document the FTIR network's unique potential for investigating the atmospheric water cycle. At the subarctic site we find strong correlations between the FTIR data, on the one hand, and the Arctic Oscillation index and the northern Atlantic sea surface temperature, on the other hand. The Izana FTIR measurements reveal the importance of the Hadley circulation and the Northern Atlantic Oscillation index for the subtropical middle/upper tropospheric water balance. We document where the AGCM is able to capture these complexities of the water cycle and where it fails.
Return the Data to the Owner : A Browser-Based Peer-to-Peer Network

The paper covers the concept of a browser-based peerto-peer network, which supports a decentralized, redundant and encrypted data storage. The core is a JavaScript-based socket API, which facilitates creating and accepting arbitrary TCP/IP connections from within a browser. This API builds upon a WebSocket SOCKS5 Proxy. This is essential, because the sandbox of a browser does not allow plain socket connections. We used this Socket API to implement, to the best of our knowledge, the first Browser-based peer-to-peer network based on the Chord protocol. Additionally, we implemented the first JavaScript-based forward error correction based on Reed-Solomon coding to handle the recovery of lost data. Our network circumvents user-generated content stored on powerful central servers operated by huge companies which allows the creation of user profiles, the placement of customized advertisements and a possible interface for intelligence agencies to access the central stored data. Our results show, that our approach works with reasonable performance for files up to 100 KB. Keywords-Browser-based peer-to-peer network; Berkeley Sockets API; SOCKS5; Chord; Reed-Solomon.
EVALUATION OF HYPO LIPIDEMIC AND ANTIOXIDENT PROPERTIES OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF LEAVES OF RUELLIATUBEROSA LINN ON MITHIONINE AND TRITON INDUCED MODELS IN WISTER ALBINO RATS

In this modern world we are exposed to various factors which disturb homeostasis of our body physiology, leads to the development of various disease as its end point. Among the various diseased conditions less percentage of diseases were cured, in case of the remaining disease conditions only their symptoms are reduced instead of complete cure. Eg: AIDS, Cancer, Diabetic mellitus, Hypertension and hytperlipidmia. Among the various dreadful diseases, Hyperlipidimia is one the major disease affecting all age of people having a mortality rate of about 5% of all human deaths and 80% diseases caused do to this hyperlipidmia. The present synthetic Anti hyperlipidimic drugs produce undesirable side effects and treatment is cost effective. The plants selection in the present study was done on basis of it easy availability and phytochemical constituents to screen their therapeutic potential. The plant Plumeria acuminata Linn contain alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, phenol and other constituents. The Methanolic extract of Ruellia tuberosa Linn possess phytochemicals with reported antioxidant activity, the formulation was screened for anti-oxidant activity by catalase assay and has significant free radical scavenging activity. Studies lead to the conclusion that herbal extract of the whole plant Ruellia tuberosa Linn could be used for the treatment of hyperlipidemia, as they are found to be potent and safe in pre-clinical study. However elucidation of exact mechanism of action of beneficial effects of these formulations WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SJIF Impact Factor 6.647 Volume 6, Issue 9, 1612-1626 Research Article ISSN 2278 – 4357 Article Received on 18 July 2017, Revised on 07 August 2017, Accepted on 28 August 2017, DOI: 10.20959/wjpps20179-10100 *Corresponding Author K. Naga Rani Department of Pharmacology, St.Mary’s Group of Institutions Guntur, Chebrole (V-m), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh India – 522212.
The role of a three-day trial of continuous glucose monitoring on HbA1C in noncompliant type 1 diabetic adolescents and teenagers

Objective: Incomplete patient blood glucose records complicate glycemic treatment plans for practitioners. This study was designed to determine if supplementation of inadequate patient obtained records with three-day Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) System Gold© trial on noncompliant type 1 adolescent and teenage diabetics reduced HbA1c. Method: 26 non-compliant type 1 diabetic subjects from one pediatric endocrinology practice underwent a trial of CGMS over 24 months. Pre and post HbA1c values were compared to a matched control group. Results: The CGMS group experienced a -0.49% HbA1c reduction where the control group changed by +0.01%. However, using a ANACOVA test to correct for differences in group pre- test HbA1c revealed no statistically significant difference in post HbA1c between the CGMS and control groups (F1, 45=0.925, p=NS). Conclusion: Application of CGMS technology as described in this study does not produce a reduction in HbA1c in non-compliant pediatric and adolescent type 1 diabetics.
Productive Response of Dairy Cows Fed with Different Levels of Totally Mixed Ration and Pasture

Forty multiparous Holstein cows in early lactation (66 ± 19 days) were assigned to one of four treatments that consisted in different ratios of total mixed rations (TMR) and pasture at 100% TMR (T0), 75:25 (T1) 50:50 (T2) and 25:75 (T3) over 9 weeks in autumn-winter. Measures of rumen parameters and digestion were performed on 4 additional Holstein cows in late lactation (287 days postpartum) fitted with permanent ruminal fistulae and producing 22.6 (±5.4) kg milk in a 4 × 4 Latin Square design. In T1 to T3 cows were taken to the grazing plot once they finished the pre-planned TMR intake and pasture was offered at 2 times the expected forage DM intake. Milk was analyzed for chemical composition, milk fatty acid (FA) profile and antioxidant compounds. The cows were individually weighed and body condition score (BCS) was determined. After the morning milking, blood samples were taken every 2 weeks and plasma was analyzed for glucose, urea, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), insulin, growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I). Herbage mass in pre grazing strips of pasture averaged 2540 ± 343 kg DM/ha. As TMR intake increased, production variables increased linearly excepting milk fat (3.88 g/100g) and milk protein (3.43 g/100g) contents that were not affected. Milk yield (kg/cow/d) resulted maximal in T0 (34.2) and linearly decreased (p 3-N concentration resulted higher in treatments with higher proportion of pasture. Kinetic parameters of DM and NDF digestion from pasture or corn silage were not affected. Milk FA profile and milk antioxidant quality showed unfavorably changes as TMR increased by a decrease in rumenic and linolenic acids and content of antioxidant vitamins, without effect on the atherogenicity index. Results suggested a depressing effect of the pasture on total DM and energy intake probably explained by qualitative deficiencies chemical composition of the forage and/or factors that affect animal behavior that may induce losses in body condition of high yielding dairy cows.
Viral Hepatitis Testing

This guideline provides recommendations for the appropriate use of laboratory tests to diagnose acute and chronic viral hepatitis in British Columbia and supplements the guidelines, Clinical Management of Hepatitis B and Clinical Management of Hepatitis C. These recommendations cover testing for hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Not considered here are the Delta or hepatitis D virus (HDV), which requires concurrent or antecedent infection with HBV for its replication and the hepatitis E virus (HEV), which manifests as acute viral hepatitis, but is uncommon in North America. Once a diagnosis of acute or chronic viral hepatitis has been made, further laboratory investigations may be indicated.
Investigating the Design Indicators for Increasing the Security of Inhabitants in High-rise Residential Complexes in Tehran

In the present century, the emergence of issues such as population growth, public demand for living or working in urban centers, increasing use of land have allowed for existence of high rise residential complexes necessary in most major cities of the world. Despite their benefits and advantages, high-rise residential complexes have also given rise to some limitations and threats and have greatly influenced the quality of urban life. Security is one of the indicators of life quality in cities and lack of sufficient attention to this indicator can lead to significant social harms. Considering the need for increasing security in the contemporary world, it is necessary to study security factors as well as the mechanisms that seems necessary. The present study investigates the factors affecting the security of inhabitants in High-rise residential complexes in Tehran; library studies was used for data collection in the theoretical part of the research and the design indicators such as location and general form of building, controllability of the spaces, guarding and electronic methods, and the use of the guard and the fence, were categorized in order to increase security. Finally, these factors were analyzed in two residential Complexes in Tehran (Vanak Park and Saman). For analyzing the case studies, documents, existing maps, field observations and interviews were used, comparing, and eventually presented in five qualitative sections of a statistical table. The findings indicate that visibility and surveillance play a major role in increasing the security of residents in high-rise residential complexes.