Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Real-time GNSS for Fast Seismic Source Inversion and Tsunami Early Warning

Nowadays, Global Positioning System (GPS) plays an increasingly important role in retrieving real-time precise co-seismic displacements for geo-hazard monitoring and early warning. Several real-time positioning approaches have been demonstrated for such purpose, such as real-time kinematic relative positioning, precise point positioning, etc., where dualfrequency geodetic receivers are applied for the removal of ionosphere delays by inter-frequency combination. At the same time, it would be also useful to develop efficient algorithms for estimating precise displacements with low-cost GPS receivers since they can make a denser network or multi-sensors combination without putting too much financial burden. In this contribution, we present a new method to retrieve precise co-seismic displacements in real-time using a standalone single-frequency receiver. In the new method, observations prior to an earthquake are utilized to establish a precise ionospheric delay prediction model, so that precise co-seismic displacements can be obtained without any convergence process. Our method was validated with an outdoor experiment as well as by re-processing of 1-Hz GPS data collected by the GEONET network during the 2011 Tohoku Mw 9.0 earthquake. For the latter, RMS against dual-frequency receivers constituted 2 cm for horizontal components and 3 cm for the vertical component. We specially address the observation biases and their impact on the accuracy of single frequency positioning. Our approach makes real-time GPS displacement monitoring with dense network much more affordable in terms of financial costs.
Dietary Transitions in African Cities : Leveraging Evidence for interventions and policy to prevent Diet-related noncommunicable diseases View project

Mid upper arm circumference-based diagnosis of severe acute malnutrition is seen as very attractive because it is assumed to be simple to use in measuring the arm and also requires a single cut-off without having to compute an index or compare to a reference population. The circumference of the left upper arm measured at the mid-point between the tip of the shoulder and the tip of the elbow is referred to as mid upper arm circumference (MUAC). MUAC was originally used in emergency settings where huge populations had to be screened within a short time. However, in the past few years the development of community therapeutic care of acute malnutrition implied a need for a diagnostic tool. The general objective of the study was to assess the interand intra-observer variability in MUAC measurements of under-five children by community health nurses in selected communities of the Northern Region in Ghana. A community-based cohort study was conducted on a convenience sample of 120 community health nurses and nursing students from selected communities in the Northern region of Ghana. Each CHN measured MUAC for four unique children on three consecutive days to assess intra-observer variability. To assess inter-observer variability, 50 independent nursing students took MUAC measures of four children on the same day. Bland Altman plots showed a high degree of agreement of MUAC measures taken repeatedly for three days by the same observers and ICC= 0.993. MUAC measures among observers (inter-observer) and ICC =0.042 showed a considerable level of variability among different observers. This study showed that MUAC is reliable when repeated measures are taken on children by the same observers, but using different observers for the same children showed a high level of variability.
WP / 16 / 80 Understanding Corporate Vulnerabilities in Latin America

This paper analyzes the potential risks and vulnerabilities of non-financial corporates in Latin America and Canada. We quantify the impact of company-specific, countryspecific, and global factors in driving corporate spreads. Overall, we found that all these factors play a role in explaining corporate risk. In particular, country specific factors such as exchange rate and sovereign CDS spreads are significantly associated with changes in corporate spreads, underscoring the importance of solid policy frameworks. We also find that global conditions, such as the VIX, are dominant drivers of corporate spreads. In recent years, the adverse effects from deteriorating domestic conditions have been broadly offset by relatively bening global financial conditions. However, a sustained reversal in these conditions would put significant pressure on corporate risk. JEL Classification Numbers: C10, D22, G10, G30, L20.
Voltage Regulation and Reactive Power Compensation Using SA Algorithm

Voltage regulation and reactive power compensation is one of the most challenging problem in the power systems. It may occur in transmission line of the power system. Due to that generation outages, sudden increase of load demand, or failure of equipment’s may happen, which will be rectified using Unified Power Flow Control (UPFC). In this project, minimize the optimization control by using Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM), PI controller and Simulated Annealing (SA) technique is used to generate firing pulses for both the converters in UPFC. In this study simulations were performed on IEEE 14-bus. Results of simulations are encouraging and could efficiently be employed for power system operations.
Soroka-Rosinsky : from Coercion to Voluntariness

The article presents the teaching techniques of Victor N. Soroka-Rosinsky. Those techniques are aimed at the pupils of closed-typed educational institutions to form voluntariness. In general, they represent a phased educational system evolving from coercion to conscious self-initiated activities. At the final stage, voluntariness is the result of teachers’ actions, when it is transformed into self-activity and self-organization of the students themselves on the basis of collective creativity and competition. Achieving such a state is the ultimate goal of educational influence, when a self-active, creative, voluntary initiative is set as the main life strategy by each student and the team as a whole. At present, the system developed by Victor N. Soroka-Rosinsky can become the initial basic matrix in the implementation of educational and morale building strategies in working with “troubled” teenagers to form their voluntariness as a necessary and socially significant trait of their personalities. It is volunteerism that currently meets the interests of the society and social basis of the Russian people.
A Novel Approach for Multiple Aspect Based Opinion Summarization using Implicit Features

— As the number of customer reviews grows very rapidly, it is essential to summarize useful opinions for buyers, sellers and producers. One key step of opinion mining is feature extraction. Most existing research focus on ﬁnding explicit features, only a few attempts have been made to extract implicit features. Nearly all existing research only concentrate on product features, few has paid attention to other features that relate to sellers, services and logistics. This paper focuses on extraction of different kinds of features associated with a target entity. Current state of the art suggests that concrete techniques are highly required for identification of those features which are not clearly mentioned. Thus our prime target is to deliver a succinct solution for effective identification of implicit features along with the explicit ones based on the opinion words encountered in user reviews. This is achieved by first extracting and processing the explicit features and then using them for the identification of implicit features. Finally summarization of sentences containing both kinds of aspects is done.
Direct pulp capping – a retrospective study Proteções pulpares diretas – estudo retrospetivo

Background: Preserving pulp vitality is one of the most important goals of modern conservative dentistry. Although materials and techniques are widely described in the literature, treating pulp exposures due to caries lesions, mechanical factors or trauma in a conservative and effective way still remains an important and unpredictable challenge. Aim: The objective of this work was to make a retrospective clinical and radiological evaluation of the long-term success of pulp capping in permanent teeth. Materials and methods: Thirty-seven pulp capped teeth were elected from a total of 104 cases according to determinate inclusion criteria such as asymptomatic teeth without signals of irreversible pulpitis, adequate bleeding control to perform capping and restorative procedures, pulp capping procedures done by two defined experienced operators, good oral and general health, minimum of 12 months of follow-up and well-documented technical data from the procedures. Patients provided written and informed consent to participate in the study. Clinical evaluation of pulp-capped teeth was performed based on World Dental Federation criteria and complemented with some additional specifications. Results: The global survival rate of pulp capping was 94.4%, 88.2% and 70.2% determined for the 12, 60 and 120 month respectively. Unfavourable outcomes registered a mean survival time of 63.8±47.9 months. Significant differences were found for capping material, as
Hodgkin Lymphoma Version 1 . 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

This portion of the NCCN Guidelines for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) focuses on the management of classical HL. Current management of classical HL involves initial treatment with chemotherapy or combined modality therapy followed by restaging with PET/CT to assess treatment response using the Deauville criteria (5-point scale). The introduction of less toxic and more effective regimens has significantly advanced HL cure rates. However, long-term follow-up after completion of treatment is essential to determine potential long-term effects. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2017;15(5):608–638 NCCN Categories of Evidence and Consensus Category 1: Based upon high-level evidence, there is uniform NCCN consensus that the intervention is appropriate. Category 2A: Based upon lower-level evidence, there is uniform NCCN consensus that the intervention is appropriate. Category 2B: Based upon lower-level evidence, there is NCCN consensus that the intervention is appropriate. Category 3: Based upon any level of evidence, there is major NCCN disagreement that the intervention is appropriate. All recommendations are category 2A unless otherwise
TESIS DOCTORAL : New Estimation Techniques in Commodity Derivative Models under the Risk-neutral Measure

In order to price commodity derivatives, it is necessary to estimate themarket prices of risk aswell as the functions of the stochastic processes of the factors in themodel. However, the estimation of themarket prices of risk is an open question in the jump–diffusion derivative literature when a closed-form solution is not known. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for estimating the functions of the risk-neutral processes directly from market data. Moreover, this new approach avoids the estimation of the physical drift as well as the market prices of risk in order to price commodity futures. More precisely, we obtain some results that relate the risk-neutral drifts, volatilities and parameters of the jump amplitude distributions with market data. Finally, we examine the accuracy of the proposed method withNYMEX (NewYorkMercantile Exchange) data andwe show the benefits of using jump processes for modelling the commodity price dynamics in commodity futures models. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Review of key causes and sources for N2O emissions and NO3-leaching from organic arable crop rotations

Abstract. The emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) and leaching of nitrate (NO3) have considerable negative impacts on climate and the environment. Although these environmental burdens are on average less per unit area in organic than in non-organic production, they are not smaller per unit of product. If organic farming is to maintain its goal of being an environmentally friendly production system, these emissions should be mitigated. We discuss the impact of possible triggers within organic arable farming practice for the risk of N2O emissions and NO3 leaching under European climatic conditions, and possible strategies to reduce these. Organic arable crop rotations can be characterised as diverse with frequent use of legumes, intercropping and organic fertilizers. The soil organic matter content and share of active organic matter, microbial and faunal activity are higher, soil structure better and yields lower, than in non-organic, arable crop rotations. Soil mineral nitrogen (SMN), N2O emissions and NO3 leaching are low under growing crops, but there is high potential for SMN accumulation and losses after crop termination or crop harvest. The risk for high N2O fluxes is increased when large amounts of herbage or organic fertilizers with readily available nitrogen (N) and carbon are incorporated into the soil or left on the surface. Freezing/thawing, drying/rewetting, compacted and/or wet soil and mixing with rotary harrow further enhance the risk for high N2O fluxes. These complex soil N dynamics mask the correlation between total N-input and N2O emissions from organic arable crop rotations. Incorporation of N rich plant residues or mechanical weeding followed by bare fallow increases the risk of nitrate leaching. In contrast, strategic use of deep-rooted crops with long growing seasons in the rotation reduces nitrate leaching risk. Reduced tillage can reduce N leaching if yields are maintained. Targeted treatment and use of herbage from green manures, crop residues and catch crops will increase N efficiency and reduce N2O emissions and NO3 leaching. Continued regular use of catch crops has the potential to reduce NO3 leaching but may enhance N2O emissions. A mixture of legumes and non-legumes (for instance grasses or cereals) are as efficient a catch crop as monocultures of non-legume species.
Liver damage in patients living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment with normal baseline liver function and without HBV/HCV infection: an 11-year retrospective cohort study in Guangxi, China

Objective To characterise the association between duration of exposure to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and liver damage in HIV patients with an initially normal baseline liver function and without hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted in HIV-infected individuals with normal liver function parameters at ART initiation and without HBV/HCV infection, from 14 April 2004 to 13 April 2015 in Guigang city, Guangxi, China. The association between duration of ART and liver damage (grade II–IV liver enzyme elevation [LEE] and/or total bilirubin elevation [TBE]), was analysed. Cox regression was used to examine the factors related to liver damage. Results Of 2119 eligible patients, 12.41% (263/2119) developed liver damage (grade II–IV LEE/TBE) and contributed 4.11/100 person-years crude incidence rate. The highest liver damage incidence was observed in patients with 6–12 months’ ART (15.16/100 person-years). The incidence decreased to 5.56/100 person-years in patients with 12–18 months’ ART and 3.13/100 person years in patients with 18–24 months’ ART, and then maintained at a relatively low and stable level in patients with 2 years’ ART or longer (average of 3.65/100 person-years). Cox regression analysis revealed that current WHO disease stage II, III or IV (compared with stage I) were the risk factors for liver damage, while baseline disease stage II, III (compared with stage I) and current regimen 3TC+AZT+NVP were the protective factors for liver damage. Conclusions Liver damage always exists among HIV-infected patients on ART with normal baseline liver function and without HBV/HCV infection. Nevertheless, cumulative ART duration does not increase the risk of liver damage. ART could tend to be long-term, however, monitoring and management of liver damage among patients on ART are also important in clinical therapy.
Title The Plasmodium knowlesi MAHRP 2 ortholog localizes to structuresconnecting

During development within the host erythrocyte malaria parasites generate nascent membranous structures which serve as a pathway for parasite protein transport to modify the host cell. The molecular basis of such membranous structures is not well understood, particularly for malaria parasites other than Plasmodium falciparum. To characterize the structural basis of protein trafficking in the Plasmodium knowlesi-infected erythrocyte, we identified a P. knowlesi ortholog of MAHRP2, a marker of the tether structure that connects membranous structures in the P. falciparum-infected erythrocyte. We show that PkMAHRP2 localizes on amorphous structures that connect Sinton Mulligan's clefts (SMC) to each other and to the erythrocyte membrane. Three dimensional reconstruction of the P. knowlesi-infected erythrocyte revealed that the SMC is a plate-like structure with swollen ends, reminiscent of the morphology of the Golgi apparatus. The PkMAHRP2-localized amorphous structures are possibly functionally equivalent to P. falciparum tether structure. These findings suggest a conservation in the ultrastructure of protein trafficking between P. falciparum and P. knowlesi.
Deposited in DRO : 01 August 2018 Version of attached le : Published Version Peer-review status of attached

Citation for published item: Kol, Matthijs and Panatala, Radhakrishnan and Nordmann, Mirjana and Swart, Leoni and van Suijlekom, Leonie and Cabukusta, Birol and Hilderink, Angelika and Grabietz, Tanja and Mina, John G. M. and Somerharju, Pentti and Korneev, Sergei and Tafesse, Fikadu G. and Holthuis, Joost C. M. (2017) 'Switching head group selectivity in mammalian sphingolipid biosynthesis by active-site-engineering of sphingomyelin synthases. ', Journal of lipid research. , 58 (5). pp. 962-973.
International Conference on Identification , Information and Knowledge in the Internet of Things , IIKI 2018 BTF data Generation based on Deep Learning

Many applications, such as computer-aided design and game rendering, need to reproduce realistic material appearance in complex light environment and different visual conditions. The authenticity of the three-dimensional object or the scene is heavily depended on the representation and rendering of textures, where the Bidirectional Texture Function (BTF) is one of the most widely-used texture models. In this paper, we proposed a neural network to learn the representation of the BTF data for predicting new texture images under novel conditions. The proposed method was tested on a public BTF dataset and was shown to produce satisfactory synthetic results. c © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) eer-revie under responsibility of the scientific co mittee of the 2018 International Conference on Identification, Information and Knowledge in th Internet of Things.
A survey on various technologies available for Smart lab based on Internet of Things

This paper explores some approaches to harnessing the IoT in teaching field. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a fast emerging system of physical sensors and connected devices, enabling an advanced information gathering, interpretation and monitoring. Smart Lab is still in need of an efficient attendance system which takes attendance in real time. Various Research papers are summarized in this paper. This paper describes the concept of development of Smart Lab which takes attendance by using RFID technology. Then it improves the efficiency of attendance taking system by analyzing the reading range of RFID system. The Smart Lab concept also monitors and controls the temperature and humidity of the computer system.
Down-regulation of miR-144 after Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection promotes inflammatory factor secretion from macrophages through the Tpl 2 / ERK pathway

Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the deadliest human diseases and mainly occurs when the immune system is impaired. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have a critical role in regulating innate and adaptive immunity. Based on previous reports that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) can modulate host cell miRNA expression, this study aimed to investigate expression changes in miR-144 and miR-144 regulate macrophage function via targeting of tumor progression locus 2 (Tpl2, also named MAP3K8) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling. I examined the miRNA expression profile of M.tb–infected monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) by gene expression profiling and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). miR-144 is obviously down-regulated in MDMs infected with M.tb and directly binds to the 3’-UTR of Tpl2, acting as a negative regulator. Moreover, inhibiting miR-144 or over-expression of Tpl2 can activate the ERK signaling pathway by inducing ERK1/2 phosphorylation. At the same time, TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 secretion were significantly accelerated. Taken together, these results suggest that miR-144 is expressed at a low level in M.tb–infected MDMs and acts as a negative regulator for Tpl2 target, which is closely connected with ERK signaling that regulates inflammatory factor secretion.
DAN MUTU BENIH JAGUNG HIBRIDA ( EVALUATION OF GENETIC PURITY USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS AND APPLICATION OF RHIZOBACTERIA TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTION AND SEED QUALITY OF MAIZE HYBRID )

One effort to improve of high-quality of maize seed were the development and application of methods for genetic quality testing, such as SSR marker. Another effort was used of rhizobacteria for increased the availability of nutrients, especially P in the soil. The aim of this study were: 1) Microsatellite markers specific to male and female parents of maize hybrid; 2) Seed genetic purity by using molecular marker; 3) Rhizobacteria that could increase the physiological quality of maize hybrid seed; and 4) Rhizobacteria that could increase the growth of plant and efficiency of fertilizer P. The result showed that: 1) From five markers tested, three markers namely phi96100, phi328175 and phi072 produced polymorphic bands and capable to distinguish parental lines of two maize hybrids. Microsatellite marker phi96100 was specific used for testing genetic purity of cv.Bima-4 and phi072 for cv.Bima-3. While phi328175 was specific markers to both hybrids maize. The test of cv. Bima-3 and Bima-4 indicated that genetic purity of both varieties were 97.5% and 80% respectivelly; 2) Isolates B28 and B46 could increase IV 19% and 22% respectively, and had a high speed of growth compared controls; 3). Isolates B46, B42, B13, P14, P31, AB2, AB3, AB11, ATS4, and ATS5 could increased of germination compared to control; 4) Treatment of rhizobacteri significantly affects on plant height 2, 4 and 6 week after planting (WAP); 5) P fertilizer dosage were not significantly influenced on the number of leaves at 2 and 4 WAP, but significant at 6 WAP. Isolate of B28, B42 and ATS4 were potential for increased of plant growth.