Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Harry Potter meets Le petit prince – On the usefulness of parallel corpora in crosslinguistic investigations

This paper documents some of the experiences I have made in the course of my (areal) typological research projects. The empirical basis of these projects stems from the analysis of two large parallel literary corpora. The texts involved are original and translations of ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY'S Le petit prince and JOANNE ROWLING'S Harry Potter series. The paper addresses a selection of issues touching upon methodo-logical, theoretical and practical problems of this kind of corpus-based linguistic research. Parallel corpora offer interesting possibilities for typological research. However, working with parallel literary corpora often imposes severe restrictions upon sample size and sample composition as there is a clear European bias in terms of available translations.
Robust WTE Sensorless Design based on Soft-VSI structure for Three-Phase IM Drive using Sliding Mode Observer Controller

In this paper, a Sliding Mode Observer (SMO) for flux and then speed-sensorless of three-phase Induction Motor (IM) as robust Wind Turbine Emulator (WTE) design is investigated. A Soft-Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) structure, which is controlled by a specific Space Vector Modulation (SVM), is applied to drive the IM. Hence, appropriate three vectors which synthesize the desired output voltage are selected to allow the proposed system to react as a real turbine considering the wind velocity, static and dynamic behaviors, and parametric variations. Mathematical models of each system part are described to highlight electrical, mechanical, and electromagnetic relations. Simulation results confirm that the presented control method provides good flux and speed estimations despite rotor resistance and load torque variations in terms of trajectory tracking.
Ultrasound-stimulated vibro-acoustic imaging in vivo

The time dependent radiation force produced by modulating an ultrasonic beam can be used to excite mechanical waves in an insonified object. The amplitude and phase of the resulting acoustic emission can be measured with a sensitive hydrophone, and are dependent on the reflectivity and stiffness of the insonified region. To test the hypothesis that this method would provide images of biologic materials, we scanned a pig artery. A spherically focused 3 MHz 45 mm diameter transducer with a central disc and a surrounding annulus was raster scanned over the subject. The disc and annulus were separately driven by RF signals separated in frequency by approximately 35 kHz. Interference of the two beams at the focal point, produced cyclic displacement of excised and in vivo arteries at the difference frequency. Recording the amplitude and phase of the emitted sound resulted in images showing arteries with very little speckle. The method appears to be sensitive to sub-nanometers of mechanical displacement.
Variants of LRP2, encoding a multifunctional cell‐surface endocytic receptor, associated with hearing loss and retinal dystrophy

Hereditary deafness and retinal dystrophy are each genetically heterogenous and clinically variable. Three small unrelated families segregating the combination of deafness and retinal dystrophy were studied by exome sequencing (ES). The proband of Family 1 was found to be compound heterozygous for NM_004525. 3: LRP2: c.5005A > G, p.(Asn1669Asp) and c.149C > G, p.(Thr50Ser). In Family 2, two sisters were found to be compound heterozygous for LRP2 variants, p.(Tyr3933Cys) and an experimentally confirmed c.7715 + 3A > T consensus splice‐altering variant. In Family 3, the proband is compound heterozygous for a consensus donor splice site variant LRP2: c. 8452_8452 + 1del and p.(Cys3150Tyr). In mouse cochlea, Lrp2 is expressed abundantly in the stria vascularis marginal cells demonstrated by smFISH, single‐cell and single‐nucleus RNAseq, suggesting that a deficiency of LRP2 may compromise the endocochlear potential, which is required for hearing. LRP2 variants have been associated with Donnai–Barrow syndrome and other multisystem pleiotropic phenotypes different from the phenotypes of the four cases reported herein. Our data expand the phenotypic spectrum associated with pathogenic variants in LRP2 warranting their consideration in individuals with a combination of hereditary hearing loss and retinal dystrophy.
Toward Adaptive Energy Management for Mobile Edge Networks

Mobile edge computing (MEC) is one of the promising solutions for 5G networks, which provides computing resources on network edges for end users. In these networks, MEC servers are densely deployed to meet the requirements of computation-intensive tasks. Besides, the traffic distribution in the MEC network is heterogeneous due to the spatial and temporal dynamics. It is already known that idle power consumption of MEC servers takes up a large portion of the total network energy consumption. Thus, we address a sleep control problem to optimize the energy consumption in a dense MEC network. First, we formulate the energy optimization problem under delay constraint. Then, the problem is addressed by using the lateral induction and inhibition mechanism which is one of the bio-inspired methods. We propose a sleep control method through the delta-notch signaling among neighboring MEC servers. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can reduce energy consumption effectively under delay constraints.
Síntese Conjunta do compósito nanoestruturado Fe2O3-SnO2 pelo método poliol e seu desempenho fotocatalítico no descoramento da rodamina-B

RESUMO Compósitos formados de óxidos semicondutores têm sido sintetizados e testados quanto às suas propriedades e aplicações, também, como fotocatalisador de restauração de aquíferos por meio da degradação ou descoramento de corantes orgânicos. Foi preparado o nanocompósito Fe2O3-SnO2 pelo método Poliol, técnica não encontrada para este compósito até o momento na literatura, em refluxo em etilenoglicol. O compósito e os óxidos isolados foram sintetizados pelo mesmo processo, caracterizados e avaliados como fotocatalisadores da Rodamina-B em solução aquosa (10 mg.L⁻1). Os materiais coletados após o refluxo realizado em intervalos de tempo de 1 h e 8 h geraram Fe2O3 e SnO2, respectivamente e foram analisados por TGA/DTA e por DRX. Constatou-se a obtenção de α-Fe2O3 a 400 °C e do SnO2 a 650 °C. O compósito foi tratado a 700 °C por 1 h. A MEV comprovou a formação de um compósito nanoestruturado com nanopartículas de SnO2. As curvas BET indicaram materiais não porosos com áreas superficiais de 18, 45 e 20 m2.g⁻1 para as amostras preparadas de Fe2O3, SnO2 e o compósito, respectivamente. Os band gaps estimados em 1,9 eV, 3,5 eV e 1,8 eV, na mesma sequência anterior. Os ensaios de descoramento de Rodamina-B, pH 5,5 em exposição a luz visível e ultravioleta, mostraram propriedades completamente diferenciadas. As partículas de Fe2O3 mostraram adsorção física capaz de reduzir a absorção luminosa em 75% nos 15 minutos iniciais, porém não houve o descoramento ao longo dos 75 minutos seguintes. A presença do SnO2 na solução mostrou descoramento máximo de 45% após 120 minutos. O descoramento obtido pelo nanocompósito em 180 minutos foi de 20%, resultado atribuído ao total recobrimento da superfície das partículas do α-Fe2O3 pelas nanopartículas de SnO2, impedindo tanto a adsorção física do corante sobre o óxido de ferro como o andamento do mecanismo de absorção da luz seguido da degradação do corante.
Effects of Dietary Sodium and Chloride on Slaughter Performance, Digestive Tract Development and Tibia Mineralization of Geese

Simple Summary Sodium and chloride are essential electrolytes in the organism, mainly found in extracellular fluid, that play a critical role in maintaining osmotic pressure and acid-base balance of bodily fluids. However, excessive addition of sodium and chloride may cause many adverse effects, such as increasing water consumption and land salinization, and even threatening poultry health. This research explored the effects of different levels of sodium (0.10%, 0.15%, and 0.20%) and chloride (0.15%, 0.20%, and 0.25%) in diet on slaughter performance, intestinal development and tibia quality of 29–70-day-old geese. Our findings suggest a significant interaction between sodium and chloride on tibia quality; high sodium and chloride levels reduced the tibia’s strength. In addition, reducing dietary sodium and chloride levels will not have adverse effects on geese. The nutritional requirements for geese have yet to be determined. Therefore, the experiment provides new insights into the formulation of the diets of geese, especially the requirement of macronutrients. Abstract This study evaluated the slaughter performance, digestive tract development and tibia mineralization effects of sodium (Na) and chloride (Cl) on geese. Four hundred and thirty-four male geese at 29 days were randomly assigned into nine groups with six replicates (eight in each). The experiment employed a 3 × 3 factorial design, with two instances each of three Na levels (0.10%, 0.15%, and 0.20%) and three Cl levels (0.15%, 0.20%, and 0.25%). All experimental birds were husbanded for 42 days. Dietary Na and Cl levels and their interactions (Na ×Cl) had no significant effect on the slaughter, breast, thigh, abdominal fat yield, and digestive tract index of geese (p > 0.05). However, dietary Na and Cl level significantly affected the crypt depth of the jejunum and tibial development. Variations in Na and Cl levels had a significant interaction on the crypt depth of jejunal (p < 0.05), 0.20% Na × 0.25% Cl had a minor crypt depth. Dietary variations in Na and Cl significantly affected the tibial strength, and there was a significant interaction between them (p < 0.05). When Na and Cl were at their maximum (0.20% Na and 0.25% Cl), the strength of the tibia was the lowest. In addition, a single factor (Na or Cl) had no effect (p > 0.05), but its interaction significantly affected the calcium (Ca) content of bone (p < 0.05). When the Na and Cl levels were 0.15% and 0.15%, respectively, the Ca content in bone was the highest. These results suggest that dietary Na and Cl had interactive effects on geese, especially in the development of the tibia. High dietary Na and Cl levels adversely influenced the tibia and intestinal crypt morphology. Therefore, we do not advocate supplementing too much Na or Cl in the diet. Combined with our previous results, for 29–70-day-old geese, it is recommended that dietary Na and Cl levels should be 0.10% and 0.15%, respectively.
Metabolomic Analysis of Multiple Biological Specimens (Feces, Serum, and Urine) by 1H-NMR Spectroscopy from Dairy Cows with Clinical Mastitis

Simple Summary Dairy cows are commonly affected by mastitis, which causes huge economic losses to the dairy industry worldwide. This work aimed to study this disease by comparing multiple biological specimens (feces, serum, and urine) from individuals with or without clinical mastitis. Integrated analysis of metabolome changes across several key biofluids could facilitate knowledge discovery and reliable identification of potential biomarkers, which could in turn be used to shed light on the early diagnosis of dairy cow mastitis in its subclinical form. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work dedicated to providing quantitative information on the multi-matrix metabolome of dairy cows with/without clinical mastitis by untargeted 1H-NMR. Several pathways related to energy metabolism and amino acid metabolism have been highlighted to explain the mechanisms of the changes in the dairy cow metabolome related to clinical mastitis. Our findings are the first to provide an integrated view and better understanding of the metabolic mechanism of clinical mastitis, useful for the development of regulated strategies to improve the metabolic status of mastitic dairy cows. Abstract Due to huge economic losses to the dairy industry worldwide, mastitis can be considered as one of the most common diseases in dairy cows. This work aimed to study this disease by comparing multiple biological specimens (feces, serum, and urine) from individuals with or without clinical mastitis. This was performed by a single analytical platform, namely 1H-NMR, through a multi-matrix strategy. Thanks to the high reproducibility of 1H-NMR, we could characterize 120 molecules across dairy cow feces, serum, and urine. Among them, 23 molecules were in common across the three biofluids. By integrating the results of multi-matrix metabolomics, several pathways pertaining to energy metabolism and amino acid metabolism appeared to be affected by clinical mastitis. The present work wished to deepen the understanding of dairy cow mastitis in its clinical form. Simultaneous analysis of metabolome changes across several key biofluids could facilitate knowledge discovery and the reliable identification of potential biomarkers, which could be, in turn, used to shed light on the early diagnosis of dairy cow mastitis in its subclinical form.
Role of Gut Microbiota in Neurological Disorders and Its Therapeutic Significance

In humans, the gut microbiota (GM) are known to play a significant role in the metabolism of nutrients and drugs, immunomodulation, and pathogen defense by inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). The role of the GM in the gut–brain axis (GBA) has been documented for different regulatory mechanisms and associated pathways and it shows different behaviors with individualized bacteria. In addition, the GM are known as susceptibility factor for neurological disorders in the central nervous system (CNS), regulating disease progression and being amenable to intervention. Bidirectional transmission between the brain and the GM occurs in the GBA, implying that it performs a significant role in neurocrine, endocrine, and immune-mediated signaling pathways. The GM regulates multiple neurological disorders by supplementing them with prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, synbiotics, fecal transplantations, and/or antibiotics. A well-balanced diet is critically important for establishing healthy GM, which can alter the enteric nervous system (ENS) and regulate multiple neurological disorders. Here, we have discussed the function of the GM in the GBA from the gut to the brain and the brain to the gut, the pathways associated with neurology that interacts with the GM, and the various neurological disorders associated with the GM. Furthermore, we have highlighted the recent advances and future prospects of the GBA, which may require addressing research concerns about GM and associated neurological disorders.
X-Ray Study of Crystal Distortions in RMn2 Compounds (R: Y, Pr, Nd, Sm and Gd)

Powder X-ray diffraction measurements on intermetallic compounds RMn 2 (R: Y, Pr, Nd, Sm and Gd) have been made in a temperature range from 69 to 300 K. Below T N , every sample shows a large volume expansion, being as large as 4.6% for YMn 2 . In addition, PrMn 2 and NdMn 2 having the hexagonal C14 type of crystal structure are distorted into monoclinic below T N . On the other hand, SmMn 2 having the same C14 type structure is distorted into orthorhombic. On the basis of a theory of magnetoelastic coupling the directions of magnetization of these compounds below T N were determined. The cubic C15 type YMn 2 shows a very small and probably rhombohedral distortion below T N , whereas the same C15 type GdMn 2 shows no symmetry change.
Theory of positive corona in SF/sub 6/ due to a voltage impulse

A theoretical examination is made of the mechanism of corona formation for a positive point-plane gap in SF/sub 6/ at 100 kPa. The impulse voltage applied has a rise time of 15 ns and peak value of 200 kV. Seed electrons are released 1 ns after the start of the voltage rise. For a 0.5-cm diameter positive sphere located 6.5 cm from a negative plane, the calculated circuit current initially consists of subnanosecond corona onset pulses, and then the current steadily rises to a maximum, as the voltage reaches a maximum, followed by a rapid fall in current. During the current rise a streamer moves out into the gap along a 100- mu m channel, with the electric field in the streamer trail E>E*, where E* is the critical field where ionization equals attachment. The light output during the discharge is predicted to be a maximum at the anode with only a minor pulse of light at the streamer head, making it hard to detect. After the current maximum, recombination rapidly reduces the numbers of positive ions, negative ions, and electrons, but the net charge density remains constant and thus so does the electric field. The electric field is E approximately E* in the streamer trail, but has a sharp maximum, E>>E* at the head of the streamer trail. The origin of mid-gap precursors, observed when the streamer channel reilluminates after some 100 ns, is attributed to this field maximum in the remnant electric field. The evolution of positive ions, negative ions, and electrons is described by one-dimensional continuity equations, with the space-charge electric fields determined by the disk method. The effects of ionization, attachment, recombination, electron diffusion, and photoionization are all included. New numerical methods allow resolution of the streamer head and the anode fall region to be obtained with a 1- mu m mesh, while following the streamer propagation for approximately 2 cm. >
Dynamics of Predator-prey Model under Fluctuation Rescue Effect

This paper presents a novel idea as it investigates the rescue effect of the prey with fluctuation effect for the first time to propose a modified predator-prey model that forms a non-autonomous model. However, the approximation method is utilized to convert the non-autonomous model to an autonomous one by simplifying the mathematical analysis and following the dynamical behaviors. Some theoretical properties of the proposed autonomous model like the boundedness, stability, and Kolmogorov conditions are studied. This paper's analytical results demonstrate that the dynamic behaviors are globally stable and that the rescue effect improves the likelihood of coexistence compared to when there is no rescue impact. Furthermore, numerical simulations are carried out to demonstrate the impact of the fluctuation rescue effect on the dynamics of the non-autonomous model. The analytical and numerical results show a more coexisted model between prey and predator, which can help any extinction-threatened ecosystem.
Bearings-only and Doppler-bearing tracking using instrumental variables

In bearings-only tracking (BOT) or Doppler and bearing tracking (DBT), both common passive sonar problems, the measurement equations are nonlinear. To apply the Kalman filter, it is necessary either to linearize the equations or to embed the nonlinearities into the noise terms. The former sometimes leads to filter divergence, while the latter produces biased estimates. A formulation of BOT and DBT which has a constant state vector and simplifies the tracking problem to one of constant parameter estimation is given. The solution is by the instrumental variable method. The instrumental variables are obtained from predictions based on past measurements and are therefore independent of the present noisy measurements. The result is a recursive unbiased estimator. The theoretical developments are verified by simulation, which also shows that the formulation leads to near optimal estimators whose errors are close to the Cramer-Rao lower bound (CRLB). >
Efficiency and Potential Evaluation to Promote Differentiated Low-Carbon Management in Chinese Counties

Low-carbon management plays an important role in mitigating climate change and adapting to it. Localities should adopt differentiated low-carbon management policies according to the state of their environment. To help formulate specific and realistic low-carbon management policies, this paper took into account specific low-carbon management sectors. Likewise, it carefully considered the differences in various resource endowments and proposed a method for evaluating low-carbon management efficiency and potential. The method was applied to an empirical study from 2015 conducted on 1771 Chinese counties. Significant spatial heterogeneity was found during the research. The counties bordering central and Western China and the ones in the southeast coastal areas showed higher efficiency in the industrial sector. Southern and Northern China had higher efficiency in the housing and transportation sector, respectively. Moreover, counties in remote areas showed more potential in the industrial sector. Central China had higher potential in the housing sector, while counties bordering provinces had more potential in the transportation sector. Therefore, Chinese counties were divided into eight management zones where differentiated management strategies were identified to shape low-carbon management policies.
DNA AND MICROTUBULES AS VORTEX-STRINGS IN SUPERCONDUCTOR-LIKE DYNAMICS

The non-stationary one-dimensional model for cell cycle control in my previous lecture entitled “Long range interaction between protein complexes in DNA controls replication and cell cycle progression: The double helix and microtubules behave like elastically braced strings”, also included in this book, is generalized here to three spatial dimensions with a complex scalar matter field and an electromagnetic field included. The leading order interaction obtained is superconductor-like and the DNA duplex and the MTs appear as string-like macromolecular configurations in the form of vortex solutions. Contrary to thermotropic and ad hoc type models, these vortex solutions emerge as a result of dependence on the initial reactant concentrations. A further, spherically symmetric generalization of that model with three scalar field components (three order parameters) yields a particular hedgehog solution which could be interpreted as a pre-replication conformation of the cytoskeleton. 1 Long range interaction between proteins in DNA controls the cell cycle In the previous lecture a nonstationary model that controls DNA replication and cell cycle progression was derived in terms of many-body physics [1]. That model, in which the DNA duplex and MTs behave like elastically braced strings, predicts a long range force between the protein complexes (ORCs), bound to DNA origins [2]. The molecular complexes of these string-like lattices are squeezed together by a long range force F, which is attractive in G1, such that mobile electrons in the same complexes can transfer, a prerequisite for oxidation-reduction processes encompassing replication to take place. Initiation of replication thus depends critically on the assembly of the pre-replication complexes (pre-RC), as well as their phosphorylation by cyclin-dependent kinases which could not function without electron transfer. All one-dimensional equations employed are given in my previous lecture presented in this book [1]. The long range force F(φ), which acts as a driving force for DNA replication and the cell cycle progression is attractive (+), hence condensating, in the (G1-phase) assembly state (0 < φ < N) as expected, φ being the number of ORCs, and N the threshold number for initiation. DNA replication is initiated by a switch of sign of the interaction at φ = N, from attraction (−) to repulsion (+). During DNA replication (N < φ < 2N), F is repulsive (+), thus explaining the disassembly with release of licensing factors (LFs) and hence also providing a mechanism for the prevention of re-replication during the S phase. This is one of the most essential prerequisites for the genome to be duplicated just one time. The termination of DNA replication at the S G2 interface is due to a vanishing of the driving force at φ = 2N, when all primed replicons are duplicated once. Thus the model makes sure that the DNA content of G2 cells is exactly twice that of G1