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POPULAR EMOTIONS IN POPULAR MUSIC: THE HIGHLIFE EXPERIENCE

While the intimate connection between music and emotion has been variously studied, the focus has predominantly been on Western classical music. Different musical features have often been linked to particular emotions (e.g. Major mode = happy, Minor mode = sad). Comparably fewer studies have investigated the link between Popular Musical forms and the expression of emotion focusing on distinctive features. In this paper, we examine the nature of expressiveness in highlife music in relation to how listeners consciously use it for emotional reasons. We look at the place of lyrics as against other distinctive musical features in the identification of the two commonest basic emotions (happiness and sadness). Analysis of the data reveals that whereas specific musical features in highlife may play a role in the communication of happy and sad emotions, the greater emphasis lies in the lyrics. Article visualizations:
Chromatin dynamics at the maternal to zygotic transition: recent advances from the zebrafish model

Early animal development is characterized by intense reorganization of the embryonic genome, including large-scale changes in chromatin structure and in the DNA and histone modifications that help shape this structure. Particularly profound shifts in the chromatin landscape are associated with the maternal-to-zygotic transition, when the zygotic genome is first transcribed and maternally loaded transcripts are degraded. The accessibility of the early zebrafish embryo facilitates the interrogation of chromatin during this critical window of development, making it an important model for early chromatin regulation. Here, we review our current understanding of chromatin dynamics during early zebrafish development, highlighting new advances as well as similarities and differences between early chromatin regulation in zebrafish and other species.
Early Skin Cancer Detection Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks on Mobile Smartphone

— Malignant melanoma is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer. It is mostly misidentified as benign lesion. The chance of surviving melanoma disease is high if detected early. In recent years, deep convolutional neural networks have attracted great attention owing to its outstanding performance in recognizing and classifying images. This research work performs a comparative analysis of three different convolutional neural networks (CNN) trained on skin cancerous and non-cancerous images, namely: a custom 3-layer CNN, VGG-16 CNN, and Google Inception V3. Google Inception V3 achieved the best result, with training and test accuracy of 90% and 81% respectively and a sensitivity of 84%. This work contribution is mainly in the development of an android application that uses Google Inception V3 model for early detection of skin cancer.
Detection And Classification Of Human Malignant Melanoma Using Cad Approach

: Cancer is one of the dreadful diseases in today’s world. Skin cancer is one among those. Manual methods have been available, still a contribution towards computer aided diagnostic in the field of medicine plays a challenging role. The objective of the paper is to detect and classify the skin image and find if it is a melanoma or non melanoma images. This paper includes the method for image enhancement as adaptive median filter, segmentation as a hybrid method and the feature extraction to be a hybrid method and finally the KNN classifier is used to classify the images. The total of 600 images is taken and the efficiency is said to be 96.8%.
International Journal of Applied Sciences and Smart Technologies

This paper discusses about synthesizing a state-feedback controller for a quad copter based on an optimal linear quadratic control method. The resulting light control system enables the quad copter to maintain stability and to track a reference input. The solution to this control problem involves solving an algebraic Riccati equation. The reference-input tracking capability is simulated to show the capability of the quadcopter flight control system.
Evaluation of Arterial to End-Tidal CO2 [P(A-Et)CO2 ] Pressure Differences in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Renal Surgery in the Lateral Decubitus Position

*Correspondence: Rajeev Chauhan, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India, Tel: +917087422950/+917087009507; E-mail: dr.rajeevchauhan@gmail.com Received Date: 14 Apr 2019 Accepted Date: 21 May 2019 Published Date: 23 May 2019 Citation: Mahajan S, Chauhan R, Luthra A, Bala I, Bharti N. Evaluation of Arterial to End-Tidal CO2 [P(A-Et)CO2] Pressure Differences in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Renal Surgery in the Lateral Decubitus Position. Ann Clin Anesth Res. 2019; 3(2): 1022.
A Competitive Online Algorithm for Minimizing Total Weighted Completion Time on Uniform Machines

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Cambial Variant in the Stem of Serjania Corrugata (Sapindaceae)

The establishment of the cambial variant and the development of the stem of Serjania corrugata Radlk. (Sapindaceae) was analyzed. In the early stages of development, the stem is lobed, with five lobes and five furrows in cross section. Around the fourth internode, each lobe has a vascular arc with one or two more developed central vascular bundles, two lateral bundles and phloem in the interfascicular regions. Procambial strands are also found in perimedullary position, producing only phloem elements. At this stage, the beginning of the cambial activity can be seen in the central vascular bundle in each lobe. This activity then extends to the lateral vascular bundles and to the perimedullary phloem. Parenchymatic cells, located between the vascular ring of the lobe and the perimedullary phloem, dedifferentiate and initiate meristematic activity, uniting these two regions. The development of xylem masses (one in each lobe) that characterizes the adult stem results from this cambial activity. The development of the cambial variant in S. corrugata is quite similar to that previously described in S. elegans Cambess.
Microwave Components Realized by Additive Manufacturing Techniques

This paper presents an overview of the use of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for the implementation of microwave components. Two major technological solutions, based on the AM of plastic materials, are discussed: in the former case, the AM plastic is used as a dielectric material that constitutes the component. Conversely, in the latter case, the plastic material is a mere support of the metallization, thus avoiding the contact of the AM plastic with the electromagnetic field and reducing losses. Several examples are illustrated and discussed, to highlight benefits and limitations of AM techniques in the current scenario of microwave applications.
Accurate and Interpretable Sensor-free Affect Detectors via Monotonic Neural Networks

: Sensor-free affect detectors can detect student affect using their activities within intelligent tutoring systems or other online learning environments rather than using sensors. This technology has made affect detection more scalable and less invasive. However, existing detectors are either interpretable but less accurate (e.g., classical algorithms such as logistic regression) or more accurate but uninterpretable (e.g., neural networks). We investigate the use of a new type of neural networks that are monotonic after the first layer for affect detection that can strike a balance between accuracy and interpretability. Results on a real-world student affect dataset show that monotonic neural networks achieve comparable detection accuracy to their non-monotonic counterparts while offering some level of interpretability.
Design of a bioinformatics system for insertional mutagenesis analysis and its application to the Sleeping Beauty transposon system

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Approximately one fifth of deaths in the western industrial nations are caused by cancer. Every year several hundreds of thousands of new patients are diagnosed with cancer and several thousands die of cancer. Scientists have been conducting research from different angles for effective prevention, diagnosis and cure of Cancer. Ever since the genetic basis of cancer has been demonstrated, a race has been ignited globally in the scientific community to identify potential oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. The genetics of the tumors are complex in nature where combinations of loss of function mutations in tumor suppressor genes and gain of function mutations in oncogenes cause cancers. The identification of these genes is extremely important to devise effective therapies to treat cancer. Insertional mutagenesis systems such as sleeping beauty provide an elegant way to identify genes involved in cancers. More and more researchers are adopting the Sleeping Beauty system for their insertional mutagenesis experiments to identify potential cancer causing genes. Given next generation sequence technologies and the vast amount of data they generate requires novel bioinformatics techniques to process, analyze and meaningfully interpret the data. The goal of this project is to develop a publicly available system for researchers worldwide to analyze the sequence data resulting from insertional mutagenesis
Investigation of the utilization of microsatellites for fingerprinting in three endangered southern African crane species.

Cranes are large elegant birds that occur on all continents of the world except for South America and Antarctica. Of the fifteen species of crane worldwide, three predominantly occur in southern Africa; the Wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus), the Blue crane (Anthropoides paradisea) and the Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum). Crane numbers throughout the world are diminishing, mostly because of the destruction of their habitat and illegal bird trading. Efforts are underway to prevent species extinction, legally and through the compilation of a studbook that contains descriptions of physical attributes, ownership, location and possible kinships of birds in captivity . This investigation, first of its kind, WdS undertaken to assess whether twelve published and unpublished microsatellite primers developed for the related Whooping crane and Red-Crowned crane could be used to fingerprint the southern African crane species using cost effective polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The results obtained were then used to determine the extent of genetic variation within species and distance between species. All primer sets amplified heterologous microsatellite loci in the three crane species, however, the unpublished primers produced poorly defined fingerprints even after extensive optimization. Of the twelve microsatellite loci investigated, the Blue crane and the Wattled crane revealed a high level of polymorphism. The Blue crane displayed 76% polymorphism and the Wattled crane 92%. In contrast, for the Crowned crane, that belongs to a different subfamily, Balearicinae, only 50% of the loci were polymorphic. The alleles displayed sizes similar to that of the species for which the primers were developed. Little variation in size, less than 10 bp, was noted for the different alleles of the polymorphic loci. The number of alleles, on the other hand, at each of the polymorphic loci was found to be low. The frequency of the most prevalent allele at most of the loci was generally reasonably high. These results therefore suggest that these primer sets are not suitable for individual identification and differentiation using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
The effects of sex, age and early protein restriction on some visceral organs, meat chemical composition and foot lesions in broilers chickens.

Bu araştırma, etlik piliçlerde cinsiyet gruplarının ayrı büyütülmesinin ve yemdeki protein kısıtlamasının farklı iki kesim yaşında iç organ oranları, ette protein, yağ, kurumadde, kül oranlarını ve piliçlerin ayak sorunları üzerine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmada 360 adet 1 günlük erkek ve dişi civciv, kontrol(K), deneme 1(D1) ve deneme 2(D2) gruplarına ayrılmıştır. Tüm gruplara 1-10. günlerde % 23.10; 1130. günlerde ise K, D1 ve D2’ye sırasıyla % 21.80, 20.20 ve 18.40 ham proteinli rasyon verilmiştir. 31-47. günler arasında tüm gruplara % 18.40 ham proteinli rasyon uygulanmıştır. Metabolik enerji ise 1-10. günlerde 3083.69kcal/kg; 11-30. günlerde kontrol (K), deneme 1 (D1) ve deneme 2 (D2) gruplarına sırasıyla 3095.66; 3117.80 ve 3120.55 kcal/kg; 31-47. günlerde ise 3120.55 kcal/kg olarak uygulanmıştır.
Senescence‐associated β‐galactosidase is lysosomal β‐galactosidase

Replicative senescence limits the proliferation of somatic cells passaged in culture and may reflect cellular aging in vivo. The most widely used biomarker for senescent and aging cells is senescence‐associated β‐galactosidase (SA‐β‐gal), which is defined as β‐galactosidase activity detectable at pH 6.0 in senescent cells, but the origin of SA‐β‐gal and its cellular roles in senescence are not known. We demonstrate here that SA‐β‐gal activity is expressed from GLB1, the gene encoding lysosomal β‐D‐galactosidase, the activity of which is typically measured at acidic pH 4.5. Fibroblasts from patients with autosomal recessive GM1‐gangliosidosis, which have defective lysosomal β‐galactosidase, did not express SA‐β‐gal at late passages even though they underwent replicative senescence. In addition, late passage normal fibroblasts expressing small‐hairpin interfering RNA that depleted GLB1 mRNA underwent senescence but failed to express SA‐β‐gal. GLB1 mRNA depletion also prevented expression of SA‐β‐gal activity in HeLa cervical carcinoma cells induced to enter a senescent state by repression of their endogenous human papillomavirus E7 oncogene. SA‐β‐gal induction during senescence was due at least in part to increased expression of the lysosomal β‐galactosidase protein. These results also indicate that SA‐β‐gal is not required for senescence.
An Analysis Of Genetic Variation In Complex Traits Of Maize

Understanding interactions between plants and their environment is vital to the genetic improvement of crops and facilitates the development of more sustainable agronomic practices. While considerable efforts in agroecology have focused above ground, we are increasingly realizing the importance and influence of the complex biological networks inhabiting our soils. The rhizosphere is a critical interface supporting exchange of resources between crops and their soil environment. Many of these interactions affect plant fitness and may be influenced by biodiversity existing in rhizosphere microbial communities; however, more exploration is needed to distinguish the environmental and host genotype specificity of the rhizosphere microbiome. By pyrosequencing a hypervariable region of the bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene, we estimated taxonomic richness and relative abundances of Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) approximating bacterial community structure present in bulk soil and the rhizospheres of 27 modern maize inbreds of exceptional genetic diversity. Replicated plots of the inbreds were planted in five fields each with unique soil properties and management conditions. We discerned variation in bacterial richness and relative abundances between bulk soil and the maize rhizosphere as well as between fields. The maize inbred rhizospheres possessed a small but significant proportion of heritable variation in bacterial diversity across fields and substantially more variation between maize inbred rhizospheres within each field. However, in both instances the observed variation could not be explained by total genetic relatedness among inbreds. Given the bountiful biodiversity residing in soils, further studies possessing enhanced sequencing or
Does the presence of a physically disabled person in the group increase cooperation? An experimental test of the empathy altruism hypothesis Cooperation between individuals with and without disabilities

The empathy-altruism hypothesis postulates that the awareness of others’ need, pain, or distress increases empathetic feelings, which in turn triggers cooperative behaviour. Although some evidence supports this hypothesis, previous studies were prone to the ‘experimenter demand effects’ raising concerns about the interpretation of the results. To avoid this issue, we designed a laboratory experiment where we examined whether the presence of individuals with a genuine physical disability would increase group cooperation in a public goods game. By manipulating the group composition during a social dilemma, we created a more ecologically valid environment closer to real-life interactions. Our results showed that the presence of physically disabled individuals did not affect group cooperation. Specifically, their presence did not affect the contributions of their physically abled partners. The lack of a surge in cooperative behaviour questions the interpretation of previous studies and suggests that they may be explained by an experimenter demand effect. Alternatively, our results may also suggest that in the context of a social dilemma with real stakes, people with physical disabilities are not perceived as being in need or do not induce enough empathy to overweight the cost of cooperation and trigger cooperative behaviours.
Delegated Common Agency under Moral Hazard and the Formation of Interest Groups

I analyze a delegated common agency game under moral hazard in a political economy environment. Several political principals (interest groups) try to influence a policy-maker (the agent) who acts to implement a reform which favors some principals and hurts others. The set of equilibria depends on the space of contracts. With complete contracts, all equilibria are achieved with truthful schedules and are efficient. Equilibrium payoffs are characterized when principals have either congruent or conflicting preferences about the policy chosen. When principals are restricted to offer contributions only when they obtain a positive payoff from the agent’s action, the unique equilibrium is no longer truthful and efficient. The set of principals who intervene is derived endogenously at equilibrium. Allocative efficiency and redistribution of the aggregate surplus are linked altogether and both depend on this set. Extensions to coalitions formation among principals and risk-aversion on either the principals’ or the agent’s side are discussed.
Influence of NH3 and (NH4)2SO4 on heathland vegetation

SUMMARY Heathland is currently being threatened by nitrogenous atmospheric deposition, mainly NHy (NH3 and NH+4). Deschampsia flexuosa and Calluna vulgaris in monocultures were well able to use NHy for biomass production, although in the case of C. vulgaris only shoot growth was stimulated and C. vulgaris increased its sensitivity to drought and the heather beetle (Lochmaea suturalis). In a mixed culture of C. vulgaris and D. flexuosa, the latter species was the better competitor for NHy. The relation between stimulated biomass production and increased stress sensitivity also applied to several other heathland species. A general effect threshold for adverse effects of NH3 on plants has been established with a toxicological model: 270 and 8 μg m−3 for a daily and annual mean, respectively. Heathland species are relatively sensitive to NHy.
Misallocation and Productivity in Costa Rica

This paper documents the effect of resource misallocation on Costa Rica’s aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) using the Hsieh and Klenow (2009) methodology. The model suggests theoretical TFP gains of around 50%-60% for the overall economy and 10%15% for the manufacturing sector when the United States’ level of efficiency is used as a benchmark. Evidence of a deterioration in the efficiency of resource allocation over the period 2005-2015 was not found, and misallocation seems to be greater in the agricultural sector. Small and large firms face advantageous output distortions relative to medium-sized firms, and small firms tend to also face disadvantageous capital distortions. Furthermore, our results also suggest that small firms have experienced higher growth in both capital and output wedges. Finally, distortions create incentives for firms to exit the market and thwarts the entrance of new participants in an industry.
Visualizing Density of Healthcare Workers Across Time and Countries

We present a visualization that makes use of a novel highlighting and animation technique. The primary motivation behind the design of this visualization was to enable people to look at data about healthcare services, and specifically to increase their knowledge about the impact of the amount of healthcare workers per capita. We use animation in the process of showing changes within an individual country over the course of several years, as well as to facilitate comparisons between multiple countries at once, by letting people keep track of selected countries. We discuss the motivation behind our use of animation, our choice to include a search bar, and potential areas for improvement and revision.