Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Equivalent Dipole-Moment Method Based Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm for Dielectric Objects

─ An equivalent dipole-moment method (EDM) based multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA), namely EDM-MLFMA, is proposed for the electromagnetic scattering from threedimensional (3D) dielectric objects. In this scheme, the MLFMA is employed to accelerate the interactions of equivalent dipoles in the far regions by expanding the 3D dyadic Green's function into a multipole expression. The memory requirement and CPU time of the conventional EDM are reduced from 2 ( ) O N to ( log ) O N N , where N is the number of unknowns. Numerical results are presented to validate the efficiency and accuracy of this method. Index Terms ─ Equivalent dipole-moment method (EDM), multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MLFMA), volume integral equation (VIE).
Revised Concept for the Estimation of Insulin Sensitivity From a Single Sample Raynaud

Insulin resistance is common in the general population and is related to glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure. Accurate and reproducible methods for measuring insulin sensitivity in vivo, such as the euglycemic clamp or the minimal model procedure, require trained personnel and are rather expensive [1]. There is undoubtedly a need for simpler tests, especially in the field of large epidemiological studies. The circulating level of insulin has been widely used as a surrogate for insulin sensitivity, since a high plasma insulin concentration is supposed to reflect a state of insulin resistance, when the insulin-glucose feedback is considered. Different indexes have been proposed from baseline values of plasma insulin and glucose. Actually, there is a paradox concerning this approach, since both the product of fasting insulin and fasting glucose and their ratio are found to be correlated with insulin sensitivity. Recently, Kahn et al. [2] supported the concept that a hyperbolic relationship existed between fasting insulin and insulin sensitivity. Such a relationship could be described by a formula on the model of insulin sensitivity (SI) = a/insulin (I), where the coefficient a would be a constant. Therefore, the general ratio a/I could be proposed as a new index of insulin sensitivity.
Who’s got a match?:The development of skills at university and the returns to skills at work

Futuretrack data are used to evaluate the future wage returns to skills acquisition while at university. A series of matching estimators and an inverse probability weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA) allow identification of the causal effect. It is found that graduates’ use of skills at work is influenced by their having received training in these skills while at university, and that the wage returns to many of these skills is positive.
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MISFITS , CUSTOMIZATION , PROCESS REENGINEERING IN ERP IMPLEMENTATION : FINDINGS FROM A TAIWANESE TEXTILE SME

The study aims to provide insight into the relationships between misfits, customization, business process reengineering (BPR) in ERP implementation. The analysis of an ongoing ERP project of a Taiwanese textile SME is conducted. We propose a casual schema for these three constructs, together with a misfit typology. Based on our findings, customization and BPR are taken as complementary solutions for ERP misfit problems. How customization impacts the ERP implementation success relies not on the percentage of customized modules, but is determined by how useful customization is in meeting context specific requirements, and how it influences embedded ERP procedures. ERP-enabled BPR forces a company to adjust its current processes to fit with ERP practices by standardizing operations and adjusting the business infrastructure. However, this improvement doesn’t guarantee the rationality of the process, unless an operation is unified, simplified, and is consistent within a site.
Securing Inter-process Communications in SELinux

In the modern computing world, a secure system is best implemented with mandatory access control (MAC) mechanisms. One aspect of secure system design is the careful definition of information flows between processes interprocess communications (IPC). System designers, when weighing the security risks and functionality of different types of IPC, have had to rely on intuition and experience because of the lack of documentation regarding the security properties of the IPC mechanisms. This paper explores the security functionality that the underlying operating system must support to facilitate secure communication between processes in a Linux operating system. Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) provides the MAC mechanisms used to support and ensure secure communication between processes, as is illustrated through the example secure IPC mechanism presented in this paper. This example is achieved through a combination of SELinux policy and traditional Linux IPC mechanisms, and presents the best combination of security and throughput available in SELinux.
41.4: Real time environment monitor with Augmented Reality device based on android system

In order to monitor any thermal environment variations, specifically with variation of temperature, an augmented reality (AR) device based on android system has been designed for mass production. Dual on‐device cameras have been implemented. One is the normal camera with 13 M resolution; the other is a thermal camera with the resolution of 80*60. With such real time function, the AR device could be applied in different industry area such as industrial inspection and maintenance, fire detection, intelligent aquaculture, and intelligent medical treatment. By the help of real time thermal data, the user could obtain the real time temperature variations in the dedicated environment. These data could be sent to the center work station device for history analysis via wireless connections with WIFI and Bluetooth.
The Rise of Big Data and Cloud Computing

Big Data has emerged in the past few years as a new paradigm providing abundant data and opportunities to improve and/or enable research and decision-support applications with unprecedented value for digital earth applications including business, sciences and engineering. At the same time, Big Data presents challenges for digital earth to store, transport, process, mine and serve the data. Cloud computing provides fundamental support to address the challenges with shared computing resources including computing, storage, networking and analytical software; the application of these resources has fostered impressive Big Data advancements. This paper surveys the two frontiers – Big Data and cloud computing – and reviews the advantages and consequences of utilizing cloud computing to tackling Big Data in the digital earth and relevant science domains. While Big Data is responsible for data storage and processing, the cloud provides a reliable, accessible, and scalable environment for Big Data systems to function. Big Data is defined as the quantity of digital data produced from different sources of technology, for example, sensors, digitizers, scanners, numerical modeling, mobile phones, Internet, videos, social networks. Cloud Computing and Big Data are complementary to each other. Rapid growth in Big Data is regarded as a problem. Clouds are evolving and providing solutions for the appropriate environment of Big Data while traditional storage cannot meet the requirements for dealing with Big Data, in addition to the need for data exchange between various distributed storage locations. Cloud Computing provides solutions and addresses problems with Big Data. Big data and Cloud computing both the technologies are valuable on its own. Furthermore, many businesses are targeting to combine the two techniques to reap more business benefits. Both the technologies aim to enhance the revenue of the company while reducing the investment cost. While Cloud manages the local software, Big data helps in business decisions. In paper introduces the relationship between Big Data and Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing role of Big Data, advantages of Big Data and Cloud computing, cloud architecture, importance of Cloud Computing.
Isolation and characterization of bromelain enzyme from pineapple and its utilization as anti-browning agent

Bromelain is a complex mixture of proteases and non-proteases components found in pineapple (Ananas cosmosus). The objective of this study was to find out a suitable extraction and purification process. Then characterize the pulp and stem bromelain enzyme and compare the effectiveness of those enzyme as anti-browning agent with commercial anti-browning agents. Both the stem and pulp extracted with sodium citrate buffer had higher protein content 1.178 and 0.332 mg/mL, respectively. Enzyme activity of stem bromelain was higher in extracted with sodium citrate buffer (0.0031 U/mL) and enzyme activity of pulp bromelain was higher in distilled water extraction (0.0085 U/mL). Bromelain with ethanol precipitation had higher protein content and enzyme activity than ammonium sulfate. The results showed that ammonium sulfate precipitation was achieved higher purification fold (1.76) and activity yield 27.53%. Bromelain showed a maximum activity at pH 8.5 and at 50°C temperature for 30 min. Stem bromelain with 1% concentration had better anti-browning activity than ascorbic acid and citric acid. Although ethanol had achieved a lower purification fold but it had higher protein content and enzyme activity and it seems to be more suitable for bromelain recovery, based on process time, low ionic strength and low cost. © 2017 Process Engineering Journal.
The Effect of Partial Substitution of Sulfur on the Structural Properties of Amorphous Selenium

Amorphous samples of Se, SSe40, SSe30 and SSe10 were prepared as bulk glasses by air quenching. The structural properties of these samples were studied applying X-ray diffraction using Cu-kα radiation. The RDF analysis of the short range order (SRO), revealed no significant change in the bond length of the Se-Se pairs upon S substitution. The second nearest neighbor suffered a systematic increase in the bond length, where it increases from 3. 697Å for pure Se to 3.896, 3.865 and 3. 853Å for SSe40, SSe30 and SSe10, respectively. A similar change in the third nearest neighbor was also found for pure Se, SSe40 and SSe30, respectively, but for SSe10 the bond length increased in comparison with the other compositions. The variations in the coordination number were found to be composition dependent for the prepared samples. The structure was interpreted in terms of the extracted structural parameters and bond angles.
Domain Complexity in Corrective Maintenance Tasks' Complexity: An Empirical Study in a Micro Software Company

Corrective maintenance is very important in software engineering practice since it enables correction of problems identified in operational use of software applications. Therefore, modeling complexity of maintenance tasks is essential for estimation and planning activities in software organizations that spend majority of resources on maintenance tasks. The article presents a study aimed at developing a model for maintenance task complexity by considering specific parameters of domain complexity associated to each software application. The study was conducted in a micro software company. The model enables analysis of trends for maintenance task complexity and correlation between task complexity and time spent for completing tasks. Implication and benefits of the presented research for the selected software company, for managers in software industry and researchers are discussed. The article concludes with challenging research directions.
Effects of a multispecies synbiotic on intestinal mucosa immune responses

Background and Objectives: Probiotics and prebiotics are known to regulate immune responses. A synbiotic is a product that combines probiotics and prebiotics in a single dosage form. In this study, we attempt to present the effects of a multispecies synbiotic on intestinal mucosa immune responses after exposure to Escherichia coli O55:B5 lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Materials and Methods: Totally 21 male Balb/c mice were randomly classified into two groups. The K-I group received LPS and a synbiotic, and the K-II group received LPS alone. The synbiotic was administered for 21 consecutive days, whereas LPS was administered once on the 15th day. Specifically, a synbiotic containing 1 × 109 colony forming units (CFUs) of the probiotic combination of Lactobacillus acidophilus PXN 35, L. casei subsp. casei PXN 37, L. rhamnosus PXN 54, L. bulgaricus PXN 39, Bifidobacterium breve PXN 25, B. infantis PXN 27 and Streptococcus thermophilus PXN 66 and the prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharide was administered through an orogastric tube. Immunohistochemistry was performed to measure immunoglobulin A (IgA) levels for humoral immune responses and CD4+ and CD8+ levels for cellular immune responses. Results: An independent-samples t-test revealed significant increases of the numbers of IgA- (p = 0.027) and CD4-expressing cells (p = 0.009) but not the number of CD8-expressing cells in the K-I group compared with those in the K-II group. Conclusion: The multispecies synbiotic had immunoregulatory effects on IgA and CD4 expression in LPS-exposed mice.
The Impact of Postnatal Education on Union Dissolution : Evidence from Fragile Families *

Using six waves of panel data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 1,768), this study explores the relationship between maternal education after first birth and coresidential stability among urban couples in the United States. The proportional hazards model is utilized to study the impact of postnatal education on union dissolutions. The preliminary results suggest that (1) mothers who completed or obtained additional education after first birth are at least 67% less likely (p < 0.01) to separate with their partners compared to mothers without postnatal education after isolating the effect of key demographics, economic, and relational factors. (2) Married couples compared to cohabiting couples are 38% less likely (p <0.01) to separate with or without postnatal education holding all else constant. The significant association of postnatal education and union stability suggests that postnatal education improves union stability, but the association may also be mediated by mate selection process and other unaccounted factors.
ScienceDirect International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications , MagMA 2013 Magnetization Reversal In Transition Metal Doped ZnO Nanoparticles

We report magnetic properties of transition metal (TM) doped ZnO nanoparticles and compare the doping effects of different transition metal ions into the ZnO matrix. Stoner–Wohlfarth model has been used to study the switching behavior of magnetic moments by observing energy diagram and hysteresis. Low magnetic anisotropy in Zn1-xMxO nanoparticles is observed where M=Fe, Co, Ni and x is the dopant amount. We have considered chemical precipitation technique for the preparation of Zn1-xMxO samples and have compared the reversal processes of magnetic moments with respect to time in the nanoparticles. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
A COMPARISON OF MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR 3 D PRINTED BIOMODEL

At the end of the twentieth century, rapid prototyping or in other words additive manufacturing technology was used to test parts intended for production in aerospace industry before mass production. Additive manufacturing technology continues to expand its presence in all areas of architecture, shoemaking, jewelry, education and automotive, especially medical applications. Thanks to the threedimensional biomodel designed to make planning before the surgical intervention with the medical field, additive manufacturing method has been used frequently in the design of implant or patient-specific device design that is suitable for anatomical structure and surgical training as well as successful operations. Medical imaging is the first step to building anatomic models with the aid of additive manufacturing technology. It is important to select the suitable imaging technique so that visualization can be successfully processed and the biomodel can be obtained. However, an abnormal or pathological structural data set must be provided in a way that is most appropriate for the three-dimensional model modality. In this study, stages of process were examined from medical imaging to three-dimensional biomodel production. In addition, medical imaging techniques used to create three-dimensional biomodels were investigated in maxillofacial and cardiovascular applications, and comparison was made taking into account the application-specific factors. Erdoguş /INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL INDUSTRY 2:2 (2018) 8-15 9
Effects of Job Loss and Organization Changes on the Psychological Well Being of Workers in Private Organization in Ibadan , Oyo State , Nigeria

Employee’s psychological wellbeing is an important component of organization process. The quality is however observed to be on the decline, this has become a source of worry to concerned citizens most especially the personnel psychologist. Hence, this research examined the correlation between organizational changes, unemployment and workers psychological well being in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. Descriptive correlational design was utilized for the study. A sample of two hundred (200) workers drawn from three industrial sector in Ibadan were randomly selected as respondents in this studyThe collection of data was done with the use of a structured questionnaire duly validated by the researchers and made reliable with pilot study. Mainly, data were analyzed with the use of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and multiple regression statistical methods. The results of the findings revealed that Workers Psychological well-being is significantly correlated withjob loss(r= .092; p<.05), andorganizational changes (r= .067; p<.05). There was also a significant combined effect of independent variables (job loss and organizational changes) onworkers psychological well-being. It showed that the independent variables when pulled together have significant effect on workers psychological well-being. The value of R (adjusted) =. 203 and R2 (adjusted) =. 031, suggesting that the independent variables accounted for 31% variation in the prediction of workers psychological well-being. It is nonetheless concluded from the findings of this study that poor and persistently recovering psychological wellbeing among employees due to job loss and organizational changes should not be allowed to foster indefinitely, job loss and organization changes are prime factors that contribute seriously to the worsening psychological wellbeing of workers and that job loss and organizational changes like merger and acquisition delaying, privatization and starburst have collateral implication for employees psychological wellbeing. Finally, workers in organizations should develop appropriate attitude and mental state regardless of what is happening in the workplace.
PRESENT STATUS OF VEPP-5 INJECTION COMPLEX IT INFRASTRUCTURE

VEPP-5 injection complex (IC) is an electron and positron beam source for VEPP-4 and VEPP-2000 experimental facilities. Continuous IC operation requires its control system infrastructure to provide high availability to all services. In order to make high availability possible and increase flexibility of control system, networks and servers were built from scratch, modern virtualization technologies being applied. The injection complex control system infrastructure is based on OS Linux and other open source software. The paper presents the architecture and implementation of the injection complex computer infrastructure.
Graphical Method to Determine Base Change Locations in Genomic Sequences of Influenza A Virus Using Wavelets

Single base substitutions occur in genomic sequences when a single base gets replaced by another base. These base substitutions are also called point mutations. Mutation detection is important as these are linked to genetic disorders. Several direct and indirect methods are available to detect sequence variation in specific regions of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) sequences. However indirect methods cannot perfectly identify the mutation location in the sequence. Also these methods require mutation confirmation by visual analysis. Thus for automated detection of base substitutions, signal processing methods offer the advantage of simpler, faster and more accurate localisation of point mutations. In this paper, a novel graphical method using wavelet transforms to identify single base changes in H5N1 Influenza A virus has been proposed. The paper discusses the graphical plots of wavelet transformed Hemagglutinin (HA) and Neuraminidase (NA) nucleotide sequences to identify the locations of base changes. Key-Words: -Base substitutions, genomic sequences, wavelet transforms, multiresolution decomposition, Influenza A virus, signal processing
Capture of CO 2 from high humidity flue gas by vacuum swing adsorption with zeolite 13 X

Capture of CO2 from flue gas streams using adsorption processes must deal with the prospect of high humidity streams containing bulk CO2 as well as other impurities such as SOx , NOx , etc. Most studies to date have ignored this aspect of CO2 capture. In this study, we have experimentally examined the capture of CO2 from a 12% synthetic flue gas stream at a relative humidity of 95% at 30 °C. A 13X adsorbent was used and the migration of the water and its subsequent impact on capture performance was evaluated. Binary breakthrough of CO2/water vapor was performed and indicated a significant effect of water on CO2 adsorption capacity, as expected. Cyclic experiments indicate that the water zone migrates a quarter of the way into the column and stabilizes its position so that CO2 capture is still possible although decreased. The formation of a water zone creates a “cold spot” which has implications for the system performance. The recovery of CO2 dropped from 78.5% to 60% when moving from dry to wet flue gas while the productivity dropped by 22%. Although the concentration of water leaving the bed under vacuum was 27%(vol), the low vacuum pressure prevented condensation of water in this stream. However, the vacuum pump acted as a condenser and separator to remove bulk water. An important consequence of the presence of a water zone was to elevate the vacuum level thereby reducing CO2 working capacity. Thus although there is a detrimental effect of water G. Li · P. Xiao · P. Webley ( ) · J. Zhang · R. Singh Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia e-mail: paul.webley@eng.monash. edu.au M. Marshall School of Chemistry, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia on CO2 capture, long term recovery of CO2 is still possible in a single VSA process. Pre-drying of the flue gas steam is not required. However, careful consideration of the impact of water and accommodation thereof must be made particularly when the feed stream temperature increases resulting in higher feed water concentration.
Stochastic representations and a geometric parametrization of the two-dimensional Gaussian law

Using different types of polar and elliptical polar coordinates, different stochastic representations of the axis-aligned and the regular two-dimensional Gaussian distribution are derived. Advantages and disadvantages of these stochastic representations are discussed. The non-Euclidean geometric measure representation of the axis-aligned twodimensional Gaussian distribution in Richter (2011) is taken to derive a new geometric interpretation of the correlation coefficient and to motivate a new geometric parametrization of the regular Gaussian law. Estimators of the new parameters and corresponding distributions are derived. A comparison with different approaches from the literature shows the numerical stability of our results.