Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Multifractal Analysis of the Asympyotically Additive Potentials

Multifractal analysis studies level sets of asymptotically defined quantities in dynamical systems. In this paper, we consider the u -dimension spectra on such level sets and establish a conditional variational principle for general asymptotically additive potentials by requiring only existence and uniqueness of equilibrium states for a dense subspace of potential functions.
A New Conception of Spatial Presence: Once Again, with Feeling

Recent theories of telepresence or spatial presence in a virtual environment argue that it is a subjective experience of being in the virtual environment, and that it is the outcome of constructing a mental model of the self as being located in the virtual environment. However, current theories fail to explain how the subjective experience of spatial presence emerges from the unconscious spatial cognition processes. To fill this gap, spatial presence is conceptualized here as a cognitive feeling. From this perspective, spatial presence is a feedback from unconscious cognitive processes that informs conscious thought about the state of the spatial cognitive system. Current theorizing on the origins and properties of cognitive feelings is reviewed and applied to spatial presence. This new conception of presence draws attention to the functionality of spatial presence for judgments, decisions, and behavior. By highlighting the distinction between spatial cognitive processes and the subjective feeling of spatial presence, the use of questionnaires is theoretically grounded and legitimized as a method of presence research. Finally, embodied cognition theories are reviewed to identify cues that give rise to spatial presence.
Tourism Policy and Destination Marketing in Developing Countries: The Chain of Influence

Tourism marketers including destination marketing organisations (DMOs) and international tour operators play a pivotal role in destination marketing, especially in creating destination images. These images, apparent in tourist brochures, are designed to influence tourist decision-making and behaviour. This paper proposes the concept of a “chain of influence” in destination marketing and image-making, suggesting that the content of marketing materials is influenced by the priorities of those who design these materials, e.g. tour operators and DMOs. A content analysis of 2,000 pictures from DMO and tour operator brochures revealed synergies and divergence between these marketers. The brochure content was then compared to the South African tourism policy, concluding that the dominant factor in the chain of influence in the South African context is in fact its organic image.
Effects of the level of copper supplementation in diet on electrocardiogram of Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Le but de cette etude etait d'evaluer les effets de divers niveaux de supplementation de cuivre sur l'electrocardiogramme (ECG) des cailles japonaises (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Dans ce but, 75 poussins (âges d'un jour) ont ete divises en quatre groupes et ont recu 0 (groupe I), 100 (groupe II), 250 (groupe III) et 500 (groupe IV) mg/kg de cuivre dans leur concentre pendant 6 semaines. Chaque groupe a ete subdivise en femelles et mâles. L'eau et l'alimentation etaient fournies ad libitum et tous les ECGs ont ete normalises a 1 mv = 20 mm, avec une vitesse de papier de 50 mm/s. Les derivations II, III, aVR, aVL et l'aVF ont ete etudiees. La frequence cardiaque n'etait pas differente entre les groupes (P>0.05) mais elle etait inferieure chez les femelles (de 464 a 513 battements par min) par rapport aux mâles (504 a 521 battements par min) sans que la difference ne soit significative. L'axe electrique moyen, calcule a partir des derivations II et III, n'a pas differe entre les groupes et il etait compris entre -76° et -89° chez les femelles, et entre -83° et -91° chez les mâles. Les ondes dans la derivation I presentaient les amplitudes les plus faibles et etaient isoelectriques. L'onde P a ete detectee seulement dans certaines derivations (III, aVR, aVL) et elle a ete generalement superposee avec l'onde T. L'onde T etait negative dans les derivations aVR et aVL mais elle etait positive dans les derivations I, II, III, aVF. On a cependant observe une onde Q seulement en aVL. Le complexe QRS etait sous la forme QS ou rS. Il n'y avait aucune difference entre les groupes ou les sexes dans l'amplitude et la duree du complexe QRS et dans la duree de T (P-T), de P-Q ou de Q-T. En conclusion, il est apparu que les poussins japonais de cailles pouvaient tolerer, en termes d'effets electrocardiographiques_d'ECG, des regimes contenant du cuivre a un niveau aussi eleve que 500 ppm.
Role of percutaneous ethanol ablation in malignant liver tumours

Purpose: To study the effectiveness of image-guided percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) to ablate malignant hepatic lesions. Methods: It was a hospital based prospective study. Study included 15 patients (8 men, 7 women); aged 40-75 years (mean age 58.3 years); involving 4 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (ranging from 2.8 cm-8.0 cm in diameter) and 18 liver metastases (ranging from 0.78 cm-4.5 cm in diameter). Forty eight sessions (18 sessions for 3 HCCs and 30 for 11 liver metastases) using 99.9% ethanol injection were done under image guidance to treat 21 tumours in 14 patients. Under local anaesthesia, absolute ethanol (99.9%) was instilled into the tumour via 22 gauge spinal needle. Triple phased Contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) was used in all the cases to assess the treatment response. Results: The 3 patients having solitary HCC tumours measuring 2.8 cm, 6.5 cm and 8 cm were assigned into complete response, partial response and progressive disease categories respectively after PEI. Treatment response was not assessed in 1 patient. Among 11 liver metastases patients; complete response, partial response, stable disease and progressive disease was assigned in 5 (45.5%), 1 (6.6%), 2 (18.1%) and 3 (27.2%) patients respectively. Conclusions: PEI is a safe and effective technique for treating smaller liver neoplasms and less than 3 lesions for each patient as per BCLC criteria.
Analysis on the Pricing of White Sugar Options Under Knight Uncertainty Environment

There is a particular situation in the financial market that the natural state space is known and the probability distribution is unknown which called Knight Uncertainty. The strict assumption of the traditional pricing model in the past was challenged. The influence of Knight Uncertainty on the pricing of financial derivatives white sugar options is discussed. The price of white sugar option in China is empirical analyzed by using the option pricing model under Knight Uncertain environment. The pricing interval of the option is obtained by using the net uncertainty coefficient. At the same time, it is found that the parameters of Knight Uncertainty directly affect the accuracy of pricing through comparison with real price. It can fit well with the real price if taking the appropriate size of the net uncertainty metric parameter. The research results can provide theoretical support for investors and regulators.
SMART METERING SYSTEM FOR HOME AREA NETWORK USING ZIGBEE

ZigBee technology was developed for special wireless networks where Bluetooth & wi-fi technologies are not showing much better results. In wireless personal area networks (PAN) where we need to transmit low data rate information in comparatively large area (10-100 m). A multi- interface ZigBee building area network (MIZBAN) for a smart metering infrastructure (SMI) for high-rise buildings was developed. This leads meter management functions such as Demand Response for smart grid applications. To cater for the high-traffic communication in these building area networks (BANs), a multi-interface management framework was defined and designed to coordinate the operation between multiple interfaces based on a newly defined tree-based mesh (T-Mesh) ZigBee topology, which supports both mesh and tree routing in a single network. To evaluate MIZBAN, an experiment was set up in a two-floor building. Based on the measured data, simulations were performed to extend the analysis to a 23-floor building. These revealed that MIZBAN yields an improvement in application-layer latency of the backbone and the floor network by 75% and 67%, respectively.
Bandwidth-Enhanced Low-Profile Antenna with Parasitic Patches

This paper presents low-profile broadband antennas, which are composed of four parasitic patches placed between planar radiators and a perfect electric conductor ground plane. Two types of planar radiators, a conventional dipole and a crossed dipole, are employed to produce linearly polarized (LP) and circularly polarized (CP) radiations, respectively. The radiator and parasitic patches are realized on thin substrates to lower the cost. Owing to the presence of parasitic patches, the antenna performance improves in terms of profile reduction, resonant frequency decrease, and bandwidth enhancement. These improvements are discussed and confirmed computationally and experimentally. The LP design with the overall dimensions of 120 mm × 120 mm × 16.3 mm (0.64λ0 × 0.64λ0 × 0.087λ0 at 1.6 GHz) has a |S11| 96%. The CP design, which has the same physical size as the LP case, has a |S11| 90%.
Gravitating Toward the Quadruple Helix: International Connections for the Enhancement of a Regional Innovation System in Northeast Italy

The majority of previous Regional Innovation System (RIS) studies generally provide a rather static overview of the roles of innovation-creating actors. This article explores a single RIS in Trentino in Italy. The case shows that the roles of three actors (i.e., the provincial government, academia/research centers, and firms) are vital in creating the RIS, and that the provincial-level government policy is important in supporting the innovation activities of regional research institutions and firms aimed at developing their international connections. The public-private research collaboration and international connections of these actors are the key determinants of the development of an advanced RIS, but have largely been ignored in the extant RIS literature. This article extends the existing RIS and Triple Helix research to an international dimension, highlighting the complementary role of international connections within the RIS, thus reflecting a shift toward Quadruple Helix.
Evaluation of Harmonic Content from a Tap Transformer Based Grid Connection System for Wind Power

Simulations done in MATLAB/Simulink together with experiments conducted at the Angstroms laboratory are used to evaluate and discuss the total harmonic distortion (THD) and total demand distortion (TDD) of a tap transformer based grid connection system. The grid connection topology can be used with different turbine and generator topologies and is here applied on a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) and its operational scheme. The full variable-speed wind conversion system consists of a diode rectifier, DC link, IGBT inverter, LCL-filter, and tap transformer. The full variable-speed operation is enabled by the use of the different step-up ratios of the tap transformer. In the laboratory study, a full experimental setup of the system was used, a clone of the on-site PMSG driven by a motor was used, and the grid was replaced with a resistive load. With a resistive load, grid harmonics and possible unbalances are removed. The results show a TDD and THD below 5% for the full operating range and harmonic values within the limits set up by IEEE-519. Furthermore, a change in tap, going to a lower step-up ratio, results in a reduction in both THD and TDD for the same output power.
Identification of a seed-borne rice bacterium, Burkholderia glumae using cultural, morphological and biochemical methods

Burkholderia glumae is a seed-borne rice bacterium that causes bacterial panicle blight (BPB), which is a promising disease in many rice-growing areas around the world. The bacterium has been successfully grown on Kingâ€™s B agar medium (KBM) at 280C for 48 hrs. It is Gram negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped with cell size 0.5 to 0.7 - 1.5 to 2.0 I¼m with rounded ends. The colony appears as grayish white or yellow due to the pigment. The bacterium gave positive test in gelatin liquefaction, KOH solubility and nitrate reduction and while negative test in starch hydrolysis, oxidase reaction, levan production and arginine dihydrolase test. The bacterium utilized different carbon sources viz., sugars, amino acids, sugar alcohols and organic acids when examined through BiologTMGN2 Microplate System. This study would help in control and management of seed-borne bacterial plant pathogen B. glumae.
Earthquake Sequence 1973–1996 in Bárðarbunga Volcano: Seismic Activity Leading up to Eruptions in the NW-Vatnajökull Area

A day and a half after the earthquake (mb=5.3, MS=5.6, MW =5.6) in the Bárðarbunga central volcano on Sept. 29th 1996, a volcanic eruption broke out under the Vatnajökull glacier. The eruption was located approximately 20 km SSE of the earthquake epicenter, midway between the Bárðarbunga and Grímsvötn central volcanoes. Course of events suggests a connection between earthquake and eruption and therefore a connection with a sequence of earthquakes of the same characteristics in Bárðarbunga during the years 1973–1996. The earthquakes in question are of an unusually low frequency character (corner frequency), explained by exceptionally low dynamic stress drop (< 10 bars) at shallow depth (≤5.0 km). The sequence which lasted for 22 years is characterised by ∼annual main events of magnitudes in the range of 4.5–5.7 (mb). It intensified in the 1990s, with some of the largest earthquakes of the whole episode occurring at that time. Moment tensor solutions of teleseismic signals and locally recorded waveforms reveal that the main events are thrust faulting earthquakes with a significant non-double couple component. Arguments are presented that the faulting occurred on a steeply inward dipping caldera fault, with reactivated motion on a weak fault. As a consequence of this hypothesis magma inflation in Bárðarbunga is the most probable cause of the 1973– 1996 events. However, the loading force (the magma) may or may not have resided at a similar shallow depth as the earthquakes. Cast in the frame of the inflation model, the Bárðarbunga 1973–1996 sequence implies a resurgent caldera of at least 0.2–0.7 km for approximately a quarter of a century, exceeding its magma storage capacity in 1996. However, these calculations are model dependent. Bárðarbunga and neighbouring area were relatively calm during the period mid-1997 to 2004. There was a renewed activity of small earthquakes during the years 2005–2009. From the beginning of continuous seismic recording in Iceland in 1925, all eruptions in Vatnajökull on record have been accompanied with earthquake(s) of magnitude ≥4.0, within two months of the initial eruption.
THERMAL properties and morphology of Polypropylene/Polycarbonate/Polypropylene-Graft-Maleic anhydride blends

This work investigates the effect of blending polycarbonate (PC) into polypropylene (PP) matrix polymer on thermal properties and morphology. The blends, containing 5% to 35% of polycarbonate and 5% compatibilizer, were compounded using twin-screw extruder and fabricated into standard tests samples using injection or compression molding. The compatibilizer used was polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA). Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed improved thermal degradation temperature of PP/PC/PP-g-MA blends compared to pure PP. As PC content increased, the thermal degradation temperature also improved. The highest improvement of thermal degradation temperature was 23.3%, demonstrated by 60/35/5 composition. It was found that the thermal stability of PP/PC blends was improved with the addition of PP-g-MA. PP-g-MA was suspected to enhance the phase adhesion between PP and PC, thus improving thermal stability. Microscopy analysis showed PC reinforcement phase existed as particulates dispersed in PP matrix phase. PC also was in irregular shapes of fibers or flakes in certain compositions, depending on PC fraction and compatibilizer content.
First results on terrestrial gamma ray flashes from the Fermi Gamma‐ray Burst Monitor

[1] The Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected 12 intense terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) during its first year of observation. Typical maximum energies for most of the TGFs are ∼30 MeV, with one TGF having a 38 MeV photon; two of the TGFs are softer and longer than the others. After correcting for instrumental effects, a representative bright TGF is found to have a fluence of ∼0.7 photons cm−2. Pulses are either symmetrical or have faster risetimes than fall times; they are well fit with Gaussian or lognormal functions. The fastest risetime observed was 7 μs, constraining the source radius to be less than about 2 km from the velocity of light. TGFs with multiple pulses separated in time have been known since their discovery; the GBM sample also includes clear cases of partially overlapping pulses. Four TGFs are associated with lightning locations from the World Wide Lightning Location Network. With the several μs absolute time accuracy of GBM, the time order can be confidently identified: one TGF occurred before the lightning, two were simultaneous, and one TGF occurred after the lightning.
Speech Act, Evidentiality, and Implicature in the Korean Topic-Construction

Is it possible to map pragmatic or discourse-oriented features onto the syntax level? The Korean topic marker –(n)un has a contrastive reading that induces conventional implicature, and is closely associated with a modal morpheme that can be regarded as a kind of agreement with evidentials. This paper attempts to represent such pragmatic features (implicature and evidentiality) as being involved in the topic-construction at the syntax level. To accomplish this, the paper introduces a Speech Act Projection (SAP), whose head encodes illocutionary force, and an Evidentiality Projection (EvidP), which is headed by a modal morpheme or evidential marker. The conventional implicature is mapped by means of the adjunction of a null operator to the EvidP. Finally, this operator movement provides evidence for the unavailability of the marker –(n)un in some clausal types.
THE EFFECT OF SALINITY ON GROWTH, ION ACCUMULATION AND YIELD OF RICE VARIETIES

The experiment was conducted to assess the responses of salinity on the growth, nutrient accumulation and yield of rice genotypes. Five Malaysian genotypes (MR33, MR52, MR211, MR232 and MR219), two salt sensitive ( BRRI dhan 29 and IR20) and one salt tolerant genotypes ( Pokkali) were evaluated in four levels of salinity. Two factors complete randomized design (CRD) was used with four replications. Dry weight of root, shoot and yield significantly decreased with the increase of salinity levels, while MR232 and MR211 were less affected. Na + ions accumulations increased in the root and shoot with the increase of salinity, while th e lowest accumulation was in MR211. Na + / K + ratio sharply increased in the root with increasing the salinity. Whereas, Ca ++ /Na + and Mg ++ /Ca ++ ratio showed decreasing trend with increasing salinity level. The maximum amount of nitrogen and phosphorous accumulation was observed in the shoot of MR211, while Na + in BRRI dhan29, K + in Pokkali. The highest accumulation of Na + and K + observed in the root of MR219. The maximum Ca ++ and Mg ++ were found in MR33 and MR211, respectively. Considering all, genotypes MR211 andMR232 were found to be relatively tolerant to salt than the other genotypes.
Germany as an emerging archipelago economy: On some less obvious implications of corporate takeovers and mergers

Since the mid 1980s, most of Europe and the developed world experienced an unprecedented wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) that only faded away during the economic downturn at the beginning of the 21st century. In 2000, the global market for M&As represented USD 3.498 billion1 (UN 2002). Germany, together with the US and the UK, was one of the three most important markets for M&As (Kang and Johansson 2000). During the 1990s alone, almost 30,000 corporate takeovers involved at least one German firm; the value of corporate transactions here attained a volume of EUR 199 billion in 1999 and EUR 487 billion in 2000, compared to EUR 26 billion in 1990 (M&A 2003).
A pr 2 01 5 Tensor perturbations of Palatini f ( R )-branes

Abstract We investigate the thick brane model in Palatini f(R) gravity. The brane is generated by a real scalar field with a scalar potential. We solve the system analytically and obtain a series of thick brane solutions for the f(R) = R+αR2-brane model. It is shown that tensor perturbations of the metric are stable for df(R)/dR > 0. For nonconstant curvature solutions, the graviton zero mode can be localized on the brane, which indicates that the four-dimensional gravity can be recovered on the brane. Mass spectrum of graviton KK modes and their corrections to the Newtonian potential are also discussed.
DPDK-based Improvement of Packet Forwarding

Reel-time processing of packets occupies a significant position in the field of computer network security. With theexplosive growth of the backbone link rate,which is consistent with Gilder's law, many bottlenecks of server performance leave the real-time data stream unprocessed.Thus, we proposedto take use of DPDK(Data Plan Development Kit) framework to achieve an intelligent NIC packet forwarding system. During this research, we deeply analysis the forwarding process of packet in DPDK and improve its DMA mode.According to the results of experiment, the system greatly enhanced the performance of packet forwarding,and the throughput of forwarding 64-byet or random-length packets by 20Gbit NIC reaches13.3Gbps and 18.7Gbps(dual ports forwarding).
Web 2.0, Social Networks and the Future of Market Research

Market Research is often accused of failing to provide the insights sought by our clients, and in an increasingly complex society we are challenged to embrace a different model of thinking with different principles at its centre. We believe that a Web 2.0 research platform and a social network approach offers marketing research new tools to meet the challenges of the future. The paper identifies a number of trends that may well provide fertile ground for marketing researchers to develop new approaches. The open source movement will not only affect the way that we think but the very methodologies that we use. The emergence of Web 2.0 offers us an array of collaborative tools with which to develop new research approaches to explore the rapidly changing social and media environment. At the same, the rapid growth of online social networks has fuelled the already rich research literature on the importance of studying humankind in ‘tribes’ or ‘groups’. We argue that the combination of social computing tools and an understanding of social networks will allow us to build new types of research communities, in which respondents interact not only with the researchers but with the clients and most fertilely with each other. Moreover as we examine these types of networks we will become increasingly better able to handle multiple sources of data, and be as comfortable with these new forms of user generated content as we are with the traditional data collection tools of the last fifty years. We believe that these social software tools and trends provide the blueprint for researchers to build new types of ‘participatory panels’ or ‘research communities’ and we describe our experiences in developing such a community.