Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
probeBase: an online resource for rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes

Ribosomal RNA-(rRNA)-targeted oligonucleotide probes are widely used for culture-independent identification of microorganisms in environmental and clinical samples. ProbeBase is a comprehensive database containing more than 700 published rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe sequences (status August 2002) with supporting bibliographic and biological annotation that can be accessed through the internet at http://www.probebase. net. Each oligonucleotide probe entry contains information on target organisms, target molecule (small- or large-subunit rRNA) and position, G+C content, predicted melting temperature, molecular weight, necessity of competitor probes, and the reference that originally described the oligonucleotide probe, including a link to the respective abstract at PubMed. In addition, probes successfully used for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are highlighted and the recommended hybridization conditions are listed. ProbeBase also offers difference alignments for 16S rRNA-targeted probes by using the probe match tool of the ARB software and the latest small-subunit rRNA ARB database (release June 2002). The option to directly submit probe sequences to the probe match tool of the Ribosomal Database Project II (RDP-II) further allows one to extract supplementary information on probe specificities. The two main features of probeBase, 'search probeBase' and 'find probe set', help researchers to find suitable, published oligonucleotide probes for microorganisms of interest or for rRNA gene sequences submitted by the user. Furthermore, the 'search target site' option provides guidance for the development of new FISH probes.
Magneto–Lithography, a Simple and Inexpensive Method for High Throughput, Surface Patterning

Magneto-lithography (ML) is based on patterning magnetic field on a substrate, using paramagnetic or diamagnetic masks, that defines the shape and strength of the magnetic field. ML is a “bottom-up” method but at the same time, it provides desired high-throughput capabilities for mass production. It is based on applying a magnetic field on the substrate using paramagnetic metal masks that define the spatial distribution and shape of the applied field. The second component in ML is ferromagnetic nanoparticles that are assembled onto the substrate according to the field induced by the mask. We demonstrate the use of various methods of ML for common microelectronic processes such as etching and deposition.
Wagner's law for Brazil: a disaggregated analysis

The present paper aims to assess the validity of Wagner's law for the Brazilian economy during the period 1948-1993, by making use of cointegration techniques. The paper's main contribution related to the consideration of different categories of government expenditure, namely consumption, investment, and transfer payments. The results indicate that there is no support for Wagner's law regarding any of those categories, nor can it be supported when public expenditures are considered as a whole.
Future Facades - a User-Centered Approach to User-Specific Functionalities and Design Features

The dissertation addresses a user-centered development of facade designs, using Design Thinking. The research goal is to identify user-specific functional requirements for hospital facades and to translate them into future facade functionalities and/or design features. These user-specific functional requirements are identified by means of 'Environmental Misfits'. A new understanding of adaptive facades is formulated, which is understood as adaptive to environmental conditions as well as to the user inside.
Correlation Between Multiple Electric Arc Furnace Operations and Unscheduled Power Flows in the Interconnection Lines at the Eastern Cross Border of ENTSO-E

In this paper, the correlation between unscheduled power flows in the interconnection lines at the eastern cross border of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and multiple electric arc furnace (EAF) operations in Turkey has been assessed. Turkey is interconnected to ENTSO-E at the eastern cross border via Greece and Bulgaria, with a 400-MW export and a 550-MW import agreement. In order to determine the degree of the relationship between the unscheduled power exchange between Turkey and Europe, and the multiple high-power EAF operations, Pearson correlation method has been employed. For this purpose, time-synchronized data of active power consumption have been collected from 17 major EAF plants during 1 week with a time resolution of 3 s, by using custom-design, synchronized power-quality (PQ) analyzers. A total peak-power consumption of nearly 1.5 GW of multiple EAF loads has been recorded. The results obtained have been evaluated by the use of the National Power Quality Monitoring System of Turkey, which continuously monitors the power flows in the interconnection lines of the ENTSO-E by PQ analyzers. The rate of change in total EAF power consumptions higher than 200 MW in less than 15 s against the rate of change in area control error (ACE) index is found to be closely correlated to each other, with a Pearson correlation coefficient (CC) of 0.8. Since the response of the frequency restoration reserve of power plants is much slower, such rapid fluctuations in the power consumption of multiple EAFs collectively result in uncontrollable power flows in the interconnection lines at the eastern cross border of ENTSO-E.
Electrically modulated nonlinear terahertz metamaterials

We present an electrically modulated nonlinear metamaterial at terahertz frequencies. The device consists of a planar array of split-ring resonators (SRRs) fabricated on n-type GaAs. Increasing the incident THz field strength induces carriers in the GaAs substrate, shorting the SRR capacitive gap and modulating the MM resonance. The application of a 15V bias to the MM reduces the net field modulation by ~60%.
A Simple Behavioral Electro-Thermal Model of GaN FETs for SPICE Circuit Simulation

This paper develops a behavioral electro-thermal model of GaN FETs for power-electronic circuit simulation in SPICE software environment. The model couples an available GaN FET electrical model with a thermal RC network for junction temperature estimation, while using modification circuits between an eGaN FET device and its gate driver to embed thermal impacts on the device performance. Both the static and switching characteristics of the developed model are compared with those from the original electrical model. Performance and functionality of the developed electro-thermal model in a boost converter, based on time-domain simulation studies in the SPICE environment, are evaluated and experimentally verified.
Effects of Attachment Styles on Adolescents

The purpose of this study was to examine adolescent’s attachment with parents and its association with anger, life satisfaction and sociability. The sample of the study was selected from different high schools and colleges in Peshawar through convenience sampling method. Sample of four hundred (N=400) students with age range of 14 to 18 years and mean age calculated for total sample as 15.54 years, the sample further comprised of two hundred (n=200) boys with mean age of 15.05 and two hundred (n=200) girls with mean age of 16.02 years. Tools used in the study included perceived child parent attachment scale for mother, perceived child parent attachment scale for father, the clinical anger scale, sociability scale and satisfaction with life scale all were self-administered. Results revealed significant negative correlation between insecure attachment style and sociability. Results shown that adolescents who scored higher on avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles were positively associated with anger and negatively linked with secure attachment. While perceived child parent attachment had not a significant impact on life satisfaction of adolescents. The findings of present study revealed that insecure attachment styles were positively linked with anger and negatively linked with sociability among adolescents. Boys showed more anger score as compared to girls and there was not significant difference on sociability and life satisfaction scores among girls and boys. It is concluded that perceived child parents attachment styles plays a key part in the development of anger, sociability and life satisfaction among adolescents.
Compromised account detection in online social networks: A survey

Online Social Networks are an integral part of the modern society. Social networking sites are at the top rank in terms of usage out of the billions of websites hosted in the internet. The way in which criminal activities are interleaved to these networks are beyond our imagination. Securing these networks from cyber criminals and malicious attackers are a major concern nowadays. There are various security threats happening to the Online Social Network accounts, and account compromise is one among it. Account compromise can cause collateral damage to the user and to a mass community. Misusing the personal information of the users and exploiting their trust relationships within the network lead to serious problems. These compromised accounts are becoming a safe zone for criminals to launch attacks. The threats caused by these compromised accounts include spreading malware, spy advertisements, and espionage. In most cases, it becomes too late to detect that an account is compromised. Detection of these accounts is important in order to reduce the impact of damage. The detection of compromised Online Social Network account is the process of confirming whether the account used by an individual or by an organization has lost its control or not. This survey reviews the various methods that are found in the literature toward detecting compromised Online Social Network Accounts.
Citizen Attitudes on Politicians’ Pay: Trust Issues Are Not Solved by Delegation

Citizens are generally opposed to politicians receiving a high pay. We investigate the degree to which this aversion is moderated by citizens’ individual-level trust in politicians and whether institutional delegation can moderate the reactions to proposed changes in politicians’ pay. Using a survey experiment, we confirm that trust in politicians is a key predictor of attitudes regarding their pay. Distrust toward politicians seems to matter much more than general attitudes on income inequality when citizens form opinions on politicians’ pay. Furthermore, citizens’ aversion to high pay for politicians is affected by institutional delegation, but such delegation only lessen the opposition to pay raises modestly, leaving most citizens firmly against pay raises for politicians. Finally, while citizens’ trust in politicians matters greatly for their attitudes regarding politicians pay, proposed changes in politicians’ pay do not conversely affect citizen’s perceptions of the politicians.
Spatially regularized multiscale graph clustering for electron microscopy

We propose an unsupervised, multiscale learning method for the segmentation of electron microscopy (EM) imagery. Large EM images are first coarsely clustered using spectral graph analysis, thereby non-locally and non-linearly denoising the data. The resulting coarse-scale clusters are then considered as vertices of a new graph, which is analyzed to derive a clustering of the original image. The two-stage approach is multiscale and enjoys robustness to noise and outlier pixels. A quasilinear and parallelizable implementation is presented, allowing the proposed method to scale to images with billions of pixels. Strong empirical performance is observed compared to conventional unsupervised techniques.
Changing Spatiotemporal Patterns of 5- and 10-Day Illinois Heavy Precipitation Amounts, 1900–2018

This study examined the spatiotemporal variability associated with 5-/10-day heavy precipitation amounts for 48 high-quality and long-duration (1900–2018) stations in Illinois. The top five seasonal and annual heavy precipitation amounts for each duration were determined and examined for each station. Annual and seasonal spatial patterns generally showed a trend of decreasing precipitation amounts as one moved northward through Illinois. Spatial distributions of the top seasonal amounts exhibited the highest values in boreal spring and summer, with the lowest values during winter. Temporal analysis of the top five 5- and 10-day amounts from 1900 to 2018 indicated an increasing trend with a higher frequencies in the 2000–18 period for spring, summer, winter, and annual time periods (statistically significant for spring and annual). No trend was found in autumn heavy precipitation occurrence. In addition, heavy precipitation events were examined in the context of the background atmospheric environment using the Twentieth Century Reanalysis. Event-averaged precipitable water values were shown to scale linearly with total precipitation in the winter season. Low-level circulation fields indicate that the most widespread heavy rain episodes occur when a synoptic anticyclone is positioned off the coast of the eastern United States. Results from this study suggest that design values used for hydrologic structures should be reevaluated given recent observations.
Simulating nutrient release from parental carcasses increases the growth, biomass and genetic diversity of juvenile Atlantic salmon

The net transport of nutrients by migratory fish from oceans to inland spawning areas has decreased due to population declines and migration barriers. Restoration of nutrients to increasingly oligotrophic upland streams (that were historically salmon spawning areas) have shown short‐term benefits for juvenile salmon, but the longer term consequences are little known. Here we simulated the deposition of a small number of adult Atlantic salmon Salmo salar carcasses at the end of the spawning period in five Scottish upland streams (‘high parental nutrient’ treatment), while leaving five reference streams without carcasses (‘low parental nutrient’ treatment). All streams received exactly the same number of salmon eggs (n = 3,000) drawn in equal number from the same 30 wild‐origin families, thereby controlling for initial egg density and genetic composition. We then monitored the resulting juvenile salmon and their macroinvertebrate prey, repeating the carcass addition treatment in the next spawning season. Macroinvertebrate biomass and abundance were five times higher in the high parental nutrient streams, even 1 year after the carcass addition, and led to faster growth of juvenile salmon over the next 2 years (but with no change in population density). This faster growth led to more fish exceeding the size threshold that would trigger emigration to sea at 2 rather than 3 years of age. There was also higher genetic diversity among surviving salmon in high parental nutrient streams; genotyping showed that these effects were not due to immigration but to differential survival. Synthesis and applications. This 2‐year field experiment shows that adding nutrients that simulate the presence of small numbers of adult salmon carcasses can have long‐term effects on the growth rate of juvenile salmon, likely increasing the number that will migrate to sea early and also increasing their genetic diversity. However, the feasibility of adding nutrients to spawning streams as a management tool to boost salmon populations will depend on whether the benefits at this stage are maintained over the entire life cycle.
Origami-Based Deployable Ballistic Barrier

This paper demonstrates how recent developments in origami crease pattern adaptation, surrogate folds, and thickness accommodation techniques enabled development of an origami-based deployable ballistic barrier. The barrier crease pattern was employed using the membrane-fold technique for surrogate folds and to assist in thickness accommodation. A proof-of-concept barrier was fabricated and tested, demonstrating ballistic resistance, a large deployment ratio, and rapid deployment times.
A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of Persistence among National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Student Athletes

3 Dedication . 4 Acknowledgments.5 List of Tables . 11 List of Abbreviations . 12 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 13 Overview . 13 Background . 14 Historical Context . 15 Social Context . 17 Theoretical Context.18 Situation to Self.19 Problem Statement . 22 Purpose Statement.25 Significance of the Study . 26 Empirical Significance . 27 Theoretical Significance . 29 Practical Significance.29 Research Questions . 30 Definitions.32 Summary . 35 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW . 36
Metamaterial-based electronically controlled transmission-line structure as a novel leaky-wave antenna with tunable radiation angle and beamwidth

A metamaterial-based electronically controlled transmission-line structure is presented and demonstrated as a novel leaky-wave (LW) antenna with tunable radiation angle and beamwidth functionalities. This structure is in essence a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) microstrip structure incorporating varactor diodes for fixed-frequency voltage-controlled operation. Angle scanning at a fixed frequency is achieved by modulating the capacitances of the structure by adjusting the (uniform) bias voltage applied to the varactors. Beamwidth tuning is obtained by making the structure nonuniform by application of a nonuniform bias voltage distribution of the varactors. A rigorous analysis based on an extension of the CRLH concept is proposed and the corresponding dispersion curves, obtained by equivalent-circuit formulas with LC parameters extracted from full-wave simulation, are shown. A 30-cell LW antenna structure, incorporating both series and shunt varactors for optimal impedance matching and maximal tuning range, is designed. This prototype exhibits continuous scanning capability from 50/spl deg/ to -49/spl deg/ by tuning the bias voltages from 0 to 21 V at 3.33 GHz. A maximum gain of 18 dBi at broadside is also achieved. In addition, it provides half-power beamwidth variation of up to 200% with comparison to the case of uniform biasing. The effect of intermodulation due to the nonlinearity of the varactors is shown to be negligible for antenna applications. The antenna is tested in a 10-Mb/s binary phase-shift key transmission link and successful recovery of the baseband data is demonstrated.
Addition of terpenoids to pear ester plus acetic acid increases catches of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Field studies were conducted to evaluate new kairomone blends in combination with pear ester (E,Z)‐2,4‐ethyl decadienoate (PE) and acetic acid (AA) for their attraction of male and female codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), in apple, Malus domestica Borkhausen. The addition of decanal to either AA or PE alone significantly increased total and female moth catches. However, the addition of decanal did not improve the attraction of PE + AA. The addition of either the pyranoid (PyrLOX) or furanoid (FurLOX) linalool oxide but not linalool (LOL) increased moth catches with PE but did not increase catches with PE + AA. Similarly, the addition of PyrLOX plus decanal did not improve PE + AA. The addition of (E)‐4,8‐dimethyl‐1,3,7‐nonatriene (DMNT) to either AA, PE + AA or PE + AA+decanal did not significantly increase moth catches. However, the addition of PyrLOX to traps with PE + AA and DMNT (4‐component lure) significantly increased moth catches compared with PE + AA alone or any of the ternary blends of these volatiles. Females accounted for 60%–80% of the total catch with this 4‐component lure. The 4‐component blend with PyrLOX was a more attractive lure than similar blends that substituted LOL, or a binary blend of LOL and FurLOX for PyrLOX. The 4‐component blend caught nearly fourfold more total and female moths than the purported attractant N‐butyl sulphide when it was used in combination with PE + AA. These results indicate that significant improvements in monitoring, mating disruption and mass trapping of codling moth are possible. Further studies are needed to assess the new attractive blend's effectiveness in combination with sex pheromone lures and to evaluate whether other host plant volatiles can be added or substitute for DMNT or LOX when used in combination with PE + AA.
HUBUNGAN JUMLAH SAUDARA DENGAN PERILAKU BULLYING REMAJA DI SMPN 3 GAMPING SLEMAN

Latar Belakang : Persaingan antar saudara kandung biasa terjadi pada anak usia balita dan usia sekolah, tidak menutup kemungkinan berlanjut hingga dewasa jika orangtua tidak segera mengatasinya. Persaingan antar saudara pada usia remaja hingga dewasa terjadi akibat tidak tuntasnya orangtua dalam menyelesaikan atau mengatasi persaingan antar saudara kandung pada masa kanak-kanaknya. Sehingga rasa persaingan dan permusuhan terus berlanjut. Masa remaja merupakan masa transisi seseorang dari anak-anak menjadi dewasa, dan pada masa tersebut remaja mulai menunjukkan jati dirinya dengan menunjukkan perilaku yang bermacam-macam, salah satunya adalah perilaku menyimpang yaitu perilaku bullying. Penelitiian Wiyani (2012) menunjukan kekerasan di SMP di tiga kota besar yaitu Yogyakarta 77,5%, Surabaya 59,8%, dan Jakarta 61,1%. Tujuan: Mengetahui hubungan jumlah saudara dengan perilaku bullying remaja di SMP N 3 Gamping Sleman. Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif non eksperimental, dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross-sectional dengan menggunakan teknik startified random sampling. Subjek penelitian ini sebanyak 130 responden sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi dan kriteria eksklusi. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis statistik inferensial menggunakan uji Chi Square dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95% (α= 0,05). Hasil: Berdasarkan penelitian diperoleh data mengenai jumlah saudara lebih dari 2 sebanyak 73 (56,2%). Perilaku bullying remaja di SMPN 3 Gamping Sleman kategori sedang sebanyak 93 (71,5%). Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara jumlah saudara dengan perilaku bullying remaja di SMPN 3 Gamping Sleman dengan p value 0,001 (p value < 0,05) dengan Keeratan sebesar 0,392 yang berarti rendah. Kesimpulan: Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara jumlah saudara dengan perilaku bullying remaja di SMPN 3 Gamping Sleman.
The Residual Effect of Prior Drop Jumps on EMG Parameters of Thigh Muscles during Moderate and Heavy Cycling

Research background and hypothesis. Prior eccentric or eccentric-concentric exercise induces long lasting muscle fatigue and delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Moreover, the surface electromyograme sEMG amplitude increases under fatigue conditions. We suppose that prior eccentric – concentric exercise, inducing DOMS, increases EMG amplitude of thigh muscles during constant cycling exercises.Research aim of the study was to assess the residual effect of 100 prior drop jumps (PDJ) on the sEMG of m. vastus lateralis and m. vastus medialis during moderate and heavy intensity cycling exercises. Research methods. On four different days 10 female students performed one increasing and three (control, 45 min and 24 h after 100 drop jumps) moderate and heavy cycling (Ergoline-800, Germany) exercises. The cadence of cycling was 70 rpm. The sEMG of right thigh m. vastus lateralis and m. vastus medialis were continuously recorded during moderate and heavy cycling exercise. Creatine kinasis activity was measured and DOMS was rated 24 h after PDJ. Research results. After 24 h the subjects felt moderate DOMS (5.0 (2.79)) according to 10 point scale. The sEMG root mean square amplitude of m. vastus lateralis significantly increased 24 h after PDJ during moderate, but unaltered during heavy cycling exercise under fatigue conditions (45 min and 24 h after PDJ). Discussion and conclusion. Prior drop jumps seem to have significant residual (within 24 h of recovery) effect on EMG of thigh muscles during moderate cycling exercise in female students.Keywords: delayed onset muscle soreness, constant load, EMG root mean square.