Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Joint Radio Resource Allocation for Decoupled Control and Data Planes in Densely Deployed Coordinated WLANs

While Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) gains growing popularity during the last two decades, it faces several new challenges in meeting the requirements of emerging applications due to spectrum shortage, complicated network management and inefficient radio resource allocation (RRA) in densely deployed scenarios. The operating band has evolved from microwave band (a.k.a. sub-6 GHz) to millimeter-wave band (mmWave for short) or even multi-band to provide higher data rates. However, the existing distributed WLAN architecture works in different bands separately and doesn’t support the coordination among access points (APs), making it difficult for efficient network management and improved quality of service (QoS) provisioning. In overcoming these challenges, a centralized control architecture for WLAN with decoupled control and data planes can be used to orchestrate the RRA within the whole network while achieving improved communication performance. Therefore, a new control/data plane decoupled WLAN architecture is designed in this paper to realize efficient network management and optimized RRA by separating the control plane and data plane into sub-6 GHz and mmWave respectively. Then, we propose the sub-6 GHz assisted mmWave beamforming protocol, which can significantly reduce the overhead of beamforming training (BFT). Last, we investigate joint RRA for the control/data plane decoupled WLAN since the control plane affects the RRA in the data plane. Performance analysis and simulation show that the joint RRA mechanism in the control/data plane decoupled network can significantly improve the number of successfully scheduled users and the sum-rate compared with the traditional RRA.
Network Densification and Path-Loss Models Versus UDN Performance—A Unified Approach

Ultra-dense network (UDN) is one of the most important techniques to support massive number of different types of user equipments (UEs). It is essential to understand the impact of densification on various system performance metrics in future cellular networks. Two contradictory conclusions were made from the existing research works. Some works indicated that the network densification has reached its upper limit and deploying more UEs may only reduce UDN performance; whereas the others claimed that more UEs can still be supported by deploying more small cell base stations (SBSs). The existence of above different conclusions is due mainly to the difficulties to find an effective means to take into account different path loss models in UDNs. In this paper, we aim to propose a unified analytical approach, which is effective to simplify UDN performance analysis based on different path loss models with a low computation complexity. Using the proposed approach with idle mode of SBSs enabled, we can identify the impact of the densities of SBSs and UEs on various performance metrics, i.e., coverage probability and average area spectral efficiency (ASE). The conclusions will be supported by the analytical and simulation results verifying the effectiveness of the proposed unified analytical approach.
AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT FUNGI: ROLE OF BIO-ACTIVE COMPOUNDS FOR ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS

Production from various crops including plants has been declined due to different kinds of abiotic and biotic stresses. To tackle these stresses several researches have been conducted to access their effectiveness. Recently some microorganisms have been found that they have capability to affect the stress tolerance potential of the plant. Some strains of bacteria and fungi have been found promising in this concern. To use them at short term basis, it is necessary to develop them simple and effective manner. Many research experiments advocated that Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi may help in improving abiotic stressed plants by increasing nutrient uptake, molecular, physiological, biochemical and ultra-structural changes. Present paper is highlighting the sources, production of bioactive compounds, their role in abiotic stress management of agroecosystem and its importance in sustainable nutrient management. Furthermore, Bio active compounds are potential alternatives to these man-made synthetic chemicals, which is produce from secondary metabolites of microorganisms.
Measuring production performance of Moringa oleifera

ABSTRACT Moringa (Moringa oleifera L) is an underutilized vegetable mostly grown by smallholder farmers whose technical efficiency for this emerging crop is not well known. It is necessary that empirical evidence be developed on technical efficiency to optimize its production and promotion. The study estimated technical efficiency, and sources of technical inefficiency, among smallholder producers of moringa. A total of 360 growers were randomly selected from Osun and Oyo States. A stochastic production frontier model was employed, while correcting for heteroscedasticity in stochastic and inefficiency error terms. There was increasing return-to-scale and farmer average technical efficiency of about 82%. Fertilizer, seed, and labor were production-increasing variables; farm size decreased output of M. oleifera. Sources of farmer technical inefficiency were age, education level, and farmer experience. Formal skills development training could help improve technical and managerial capacities of farmers.
Macrozoobenthos assemblage patterns in European carp (Cyprinus carpio) ponds − the importance of emersed macrophyte beds

Qualitative and quantitative differences in benthic macrozoobenthos distribution in carp pond littoral zones (macrophyte areas; LM) and pelagic zones (macrophyte-free areas; MF) were assessed in four commercial carp (Cyprinus carpio) grow-out ponds in the Czech Republic (semi-intensive management) and Austria (organic management) monthly over the growing season (June-September) of 2016 and 2017. While differences in environmental parameters and granulometric composition between LM and MF were statistically non-significant (p > 0.05), organic matter content was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in LM. Average macrozoobenthos density and biomass in LM (mean 431 ind.m−2 and 6.78 g.m−2) was usually significantly higher (p > 0.05) than MF (371 ind.m−2 and 3.17 g.m−2). A similar trend was observed for zoobenthos diversity, with LM having a higher diversity (76 taxa) than MF (47 taxa). At the start of the growing season, chironomid density was higher (p < 0.05) in muddy MF zones, regardless of management type, while oligochaete density was higher in muddy LM. The density of both groups later declined, such that density was significantly higher (p > 0.05) in sandy substrates, regardless of habitat or management type. Our data suggest a significant drop in macrozoobenthos density and biomass compared with historical data, mainly due to new management techniques (fertilisation, supplementary feeding) and intensification (higher stock densities), suggesting that pond management is crucial as regards benthic invertebrate development and diversity. Our results indicate that emersed LM beds positively influence macrozoobenthos performance in carp ponds, potentially making them biodiversity hotspots. Further, LM beds can be regarded as invertebrate harbours, and hence should be protected and encouraged.
Feasibility and safety of a novel electrosurgery device as part of multi-modal bronchoscopic therapy for malignant central airway lesions

Bronchoscopic interventions for restoring airway patency in patients with malignant central airway obstruction (CAO) have been proven to improve quality of life and lung function. Observational studies also suggest improvement in survival and successful weaning off mechanical ventilation in patients with CAO and respiratory failure (1-4). Patients with tracheal and mainstem bronchial obstruction and those with a high baseline dyspnea score are likely to have the greatest benefit from therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures (5). Studies show that survival in patients with malignant CAO that undergo successful recanalization is similar to those patients without CAO despite greater morbidity and lesser use of chemotherapy (6). Thermal ablative modalities consisting of contact electrosurgery (ES), argon plasma coagulation (APC) and laser-assisted debulking are the most commonly used modalities for immediate relief of airway obstruction. In contact ES, due to a voltage difference between the delivering probe and the target tissue, the electrons flow through the body and return to the grounding plate. Tissue resistance to flow generates heat that results in different effects depending on the temperature: coagulation (>60–80 °C), desiccation (>100 °C), carbonization (>200 °C) and vaporization (>300 °C) (7-10). CoreCath 2.7S (Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Portsmouth, NH, USA) is a relatively new FDA-approved, commercially available, single-use contact ES catheter specifically designed for airway use which enables coagulation and cut functions with an integrated suction port to evacuate carbonized tissue and smoke (11). This instrument can be used through the 2.8-mm working channel of a bronchoscope or inserted through the rigid bronchoscope. The aim of this study is to report the feasibility, safety and short-term outcomes of applying this technology in patients who undergo interventional bronchoscopic procedures for malignant CAO.
Words to Submit by: Language Patterns Indicate Conference Acceptance for the International Communication Association

Language patterns of complexity and confidence often indicate positive persuasion outcomes across settings. For example, such word types correlate with funding support from grant agencies and online crowds. This paper tested the preregistered hypothesis that language patterns of complexity and confidence also relate to a conference submission’s acceptance. Replicating and extending prior work, submissions from the International Communication Association (N = 9,559) with more complex content and more causality tend to be accepted. Implications of these data are discussed.
ÖRGÜTSEL ADALETİN ÖRGÜTSEL BAĞLILIĞA ETKİSİ: ÖZEL BİR İŞLETMENİN SATIŞ PERSONELİ ÜZERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Orgutler acisindan hayati oneme sahip orgutsel adaletin, yine ayni derecede onemli bir baska degisken olan orgutsel bagliliga etkisinin incelendigi bu calisma, Istanbul ilinde, perakende sektorunde faaliyet gostermekte olan tek bir isletmenin, sadece satis personelinin katilimiyla gerceklestirilmistir. Diger calismalarin aksine, bu calismanin sadece bir tek isletmede ve bir tek departmanda, yaklasik ayni gorev unvanina sahip katilimcilarla yapilmasindan dolayi arastirmadan elde edilen sonuclar, diger cevresel ve orgutsel degiskenlerin etkilerinden arindirildigi icin onemlidir. Elde edilen sonuclar bilgi adaletinin duygusal bagliligi etkiledigini, dagitim adaletinin hem duygusal hem de devam bagliligini etkiledigini, islem adaletinin de sadece normatif bagliligi etkiledigi ortaya konulmustur. JEL kodlari: M19
Strategies to Bring Transgender and Non-binary Health Care into Pharmacy Education

Research has shown an increase in the number of people in the United States identifying as transgender and non-binary (TNB) . Many pharmacy schools and colleges do not offer any instruction specific to students interacting with and caring for TNB people, and practicing pharmacists have reported a lack of confidence in managing TNB patients. Regardless of the practice setting they choose, there is an increased likelihood that pharmacy graduates will serve TNB patients. Pharmacy schools that include TNB-specific education in their Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum will equip graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to support this vulnerable population. The purpose of this commentary is to suggest methods for incorporating TNB-related material into pharmacy curricula and to provide resources for developing content.
Determinantes fisiológicos y ambientales de la regulación del control de la ingesta de alimentos

The understanding of factors that influence appetite regulation and satiety leads to proposal of interventions aimed at preventing and managing diseases associated to overeating. The objective of this article is to review the physiological processes and environmental factors that control food intake. Regulation of food intake and maintenance of body energy homeostasis is mediated by multiple factors. Physiological mechanisms that mediate appetite or satiety signals and which are regulated by the hypothalamus through peripheral and central signaling, are highlighted.
Three-Phase AC–AC Converter With Diode Rectifier for Induction Heating Application With Improved Input Current Quality and Coil Modeling

In this article, a three-phase ac–ac resonant converter for an induction heating application is proposed. The system employs three coils in a coaxial arrangement, which is characterized using an resistive-inductive-capacitive (RLC) passive network. For obtaining the parameters of this network, a nonlinear regression from the experimental data was executed using the shuffled complex evolution optimization method, which stands out for its rapid convergence and for providing a well-structured and systematic search for the cost function minimization. The operation stages of the resonant converter are discussed in detail allowing to observe a zero voltage switching (ZVS) behavior for the resonant load inductive region. In addition, the converter operates at unitary power factor because of the smooth dc-link bus voltage and the input current filter. Finally, a 10-kW prototype was built to verify the theoretical analysis and the simulations. As from this comparison was established that the mutual inductance and stray capacitive effects were modeled accurately allowing to reproduce the induced voltages in the coils. Besides, it was corroborated that the coils arrangement influences in the distortion of the input currents, but this distortion can be minimized through the adequate selection of the switching phase angles.
Controller placement problem in software‐defined networking: A survey

A distinctive feature of software‐defined networking (SDN) is a logically centralized control plane realized using multiple physical controllers. The placement of the controllers, the so‐called controller placement problem (CPP), is a crucial design issue. It influences network performance parameters such as latency, flow setup time, network availability, load balance of the controllers, and energy consumption. In this article, we illustrate the formulation of these CPP objectives. We categorize the CPP design solutions as either static or adaptive. In adaptive CPP, the solutions proposed dynamically adapt to the number of controllers required and the switch to controller mapping to varying network traffic. We further differentiate adaptive CPP as wired or wireless. The optimization strategies adopted by the papers are analyzed and grouped into five categories: exact, heuristic, meta‐heuristic, clustering, and game theory. The merits and demerits of each approach are discussed. In conclusion, we outline the research challenges worth investigating.
State feedback for set stabilization of Markovian jump Boolean control networks

In this paper, the set stabilization problem of Markovian jump Boolean control networks (MJBCNs) is investigated via semi-tensor product of matrices. First, the conception of set stabilization is proposed for MJBCNs. Then based on the algebraic expression of MJBCN, a necessary and sufficient condition for set stabilization is provided by a linear programming problem, which is simple to solve. Moreover, by solving this linear programming problem, an algorithm for designing a state feedback controller is developed. Finally, two examples are presented to illustrate the feasibility of the obtained results.
ANALYSIS OF A NONLINEAR MAGNETIC COUPLING WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM

In near-field energy transmission, it has been proved that magnetic coupling wireless power transfer (MC-WPT) is a promising energy transmission method. Traditionally, the MC-WPT system is established based on a linear resonant circuit. Recently, it has been reported that nonlinear MC-WPT system shows more advantages. However, nonlinear characteristics of the nonlinear MC-WPT system are not fully recovered. In this paper, a nonlinear MC-WPT system which can be described by Duffing equation is presented. The mathematical model of the equivalent circuit is developed. The related nonlinear characteristics under the impact of driving force are investigated. It is found that the driving force has a direct impact on the system performance. The operation of the nonlinear MC-WPT system varies from periodic sinusoidal state to periodic non-sinusoidal state even to chaotic state when the driving force increases. It should be mentioned that the chaotic state should be avoided. Generally, the MC-WPT system should be operated in periodic sinusoidal state which only covers a small range of driving force. For the system operated in periodic non-sinusoidal state, a waveform correcting circuit is designed. The simulated and experimental results show that the restriction of the driving force on the operation of the system is eliminated with a waveform correcting circuit added. It is possible for the nonlinear MC-WPT system to be operated in a much wider range.
Influence of Processing Parameters on Phenolic Compounds and Color of Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine Concentrates Obtained by Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration

In this study, Cabernet Sauvignon red wine was subjected to reverse osmosis and nanofiltration processes at four different pressures (25, 35, 45, and 55 bar) and two temperature regimes (with and without cooling). The aim was to obtain concentrates with a higher content of phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity and to determine the influence of two membrane types (Alfa Laval RO98pHt M20 for reverse osmosis and NF M20 for nanofiltration) and different operating conditions on phenolics retention. Total polyphenol, flavonoid, monomeric anthocyanin contents, and antioxidant activity were determined spectrophotometrically. Flavan-3-ols and phenolic acids were analyzed on a high-performance liquid chromatography system and sample colour was measured by chromometer. The results showed that the increase in applied pressure and decrease in retentate temperature were favorable for higher phenolics retention. Retention of individual compounds depended on their chemical structure, membrane properties, membrane fouling, and operating conditions. Both types of membranes proved to be suitable for Cabernet Sauvignon red wine concentration. In all retentates, phenolic compounds content was higher than in the initial wine, but no visible color change (ΔE* < 1) was observed. The highest concentrations of phenolic compounds were detected in retentates obtained at 45 and 55 bar, especially with cooling.
Routing and Spectrum Allocation in Elastic Optical Networks for Ecosystem Monitoring

Elastic optical network is the promising solution to improve spectrum efficiency by utilizing flex-grid optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technology and facilitating the flexible bandwidth allocation to services with heterogeneous demands. Future generation needs a reliable and fast transfer of information which leads to increase in demand bandwidth and therefore the necessity of optimized and improved spectrum management occurs. High resolution remote sensing have been adapted to sample growing crop in the hilly or high altitude field (like tea or apple bagan) to keep track of the crops growing in the field and also for the wild life monitoring in sanctuary or in national park to observe their health and behavior. One of the main challenges over here is the development of robust calibration and validation methodologies for transmission of these critical information through optical network for fast and reliable communication. In this article, authors have proposed Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) based algorithm to provide the solution for the above mentioned challenge. The simulation results show that proposed approach provides significant improvement for spectrum efficiency with respect to reference methods.
The effectiveness of olmesartan on inflammation at cardiopulmonary bypass

Aim: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome may develop after coronary artery bypass graft surgery that performed by cardiopulmonary bypass technique. It is known that olmesartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, has anti-inflammatory effects. The antiinflammatory efficacy of olmesartan treatment was investigated in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Materials and Methods: The study included 50 patients (14 female, 36 male) between 30-80 years of age were underwent CABG surgery. Patients were randomly assigned to control (Group C) and olmesartan (Group O) gruoups. Group O were treated with a single dose of 10 mg per day; 5 days preoperatively and 35 days postoperatively, 30 mg at the operation day. Samples were taken before the induction of anesthesia (T1), 5 minutes before cross clamping (T2), 5 minutes after cross clamping (T3), after protamine infusion (T4), postoperative day 3 (T5) and postoperative day 35 (T6) for total serum levels of IL-6, IL-10 and IL-18; for h-CRP levels preoperative (T1) and postoperative day 35 (T2). Results: Statistically significant decrease of CRP levels were observed on the postoperative 35th day in Group O (p<0.05). Statistically significant decrease of IL-6 levels were observed in the Group O after protamine infusion (T4) and postoperative 3rd day (T5) (p <0.05). There was a statistically significant increase at 5 min. after the cross declamping time (T3) for IL-10 levels (p<0.05). Conclusion: Although the anti-inflammatory efficacy of olmesartan has been proven, it can be accomplished by combining it with drugs that have anti-inflammatory effects like statins or dose increasing.
Low-Profile Wideband High-Gain Folded Dipole Antenna

A low-profile broadband folded dipole antenna with high gain is presented in this letter. Folded dipole antenna is utilized to reduce the height of the reflector to 0.1<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda$</tex-math></inline-formula>, without degrading the impedance bandwidth. Parasitic patches shorted to the reflector are employed to reduce the gain variation of the antenna. The <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$|S_{11}|$</tex-math></inline-formula> <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\leq$</tex-math></inline-formula> <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-$</tex-math></inline-formula>10 dB bandwidth of the antenna is from 1.18 to 4.08 GHz (110<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\%$</tex-math></inline-formula>) with a broadside gain of 9.25 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pm$</tex-math></inline-formula> 1.25 dBi over the bandwidth of 1.27–4.03 GHz (103.8<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\%$</tex-math></inline-formula>). The radiation pattern variation of the antenna is small over the bandwidth. The cross-polar level is below <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-$</tex-math></inline-formula>25 dB from 1.18 to 3.4 GHz. The dimensions of the antenna are 0.78<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda$</tex-math></inline-formula> × 0.78<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda$</tex-math></inline-formula> × 0.10<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda$</tex-math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda$</tex-math></inline-formula> corresponds to the lowest frequency.