Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Translating BLE Received Signals across different Smartphones Internship Report Geomatics for the Built Environment

This report constitutes the ﬁnal product of my internship, where research was conducted on the differences of the Bluetooth Low Energy signal reception between 2 different phones (p1, p2) and eventually, the possibility of developing a translation function that could be used to predict the signal strength reception of p1 , by considering the signal strength reception of p2 . Such model would be particularly useful to applications related to Indoor Localization/Positioning, as these are often based on the BLE signal strength. For the development of this model, the inﬂuence of several parameters was assessed, such as: a) the distance between a phone and a beacon, b) their orientations and c) the number of concurrently broadcasting beacons, and all were found to be signiﬁcant. Furthermore, it was discovered that as long as there is no movement in the system, the BLE signal reception at a speciﬁc channel has low variations and so, even a few samples can be representative for each channel. The evaluation of the translation functions was quite promising. Ultimately, by taking advantage of a speciﬁc Android’s behavior during the training phase, it became possible to identify the channels of incoming BLE signals. This information was then used to signiﬁcantly enhance the performance of the translations under speciﬁc circumstances (i.e. the channels can be identiﬁed during the operational phase too).
Evaluation of postural stability of people with Parkinson's disease with Biodex Balance System device

The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015). 755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2016; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.10. 2016. Revised 02.10. 2016. Accepted: 20.10. 2016.
Conformational variations of both PDE5 and inhibitors provide the structural basis for the physiological effects of vardenafil and sildenafil

Vardenafil has higher affinity to phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) than sildenafil and lower administered dosage for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. However, the molecular basis for these differences is puzzling because two drugs have similar chemical structures. Reported here is a crystal structure of the fully active and non-mutated PDE5A1 catalytic domain in complex with vardenafil. The structure shows that the conformation of the H-loop in the PDE5A1-vardenafil complex is different from those of any known structures of the unliganded PDE5 and its complexes with the inhibitors. In addition, the molecular configuration of vardenafil differs from that of sildenafil when bound to PDE5. Importantly, the binding of vardenafil causes loss of the divalent metal ions that have been observed in all the previously published PDE structures. The conformational variation of both PDE5 and the inhibitors provides structural insight into the different potencies of the drugs. To address this question, the crystal structure of the fully active and non-mutated catalytic domain of PDE5A1 in complex with vardenafil has been determined and compared with the previously published co-crystal structures of the enzyme with sildenafil and vardenafil. The structural comparison shows dramatic differences between the vardenafil and sildenafil complexes in both PDE5 protein conformation and the inhibitor configuration. These differences are likely to contribute to the different properties of these drugs.
Journal of Medicinally Active Plants Journal of Medicinally Active Plants Neuroprotective Effect of Peanut Hairy Root Extract Against Neuroprotective Effect of Peanut Hairy Root Extract Against Oxidative Stress in PC12 Derived Neurons Oxidative Stress in PC12 Derived Neurons

Oxidative stress resulting in neurodegeneration in specific areas of the brain leading to disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been well documented. A specific treatment, however, that can address oxidative stress and thus arrest the progression of PD is unavailable to date. In the present study, using neuronally differentiated rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells, a well-established model for studying neuroprotection, we have investigated the protective efficiency of a peanut hairy root extract (PHRE) consisting of resveratrol and other natural resveratrol analogs on hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 )-induced neurodegeneration. PHRE is a highly defined and stilbenoid enriched product obtained from elicited-peanut hairy root cultures. PC12-derived neurons were treated with 300 µM H 2 O 2 to expose them to oxidative stress. The cells underwent marked degeneration as determined by characteristic morphological features of degeneration and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. Pretreatment with PHRE containing 15 µM of resveratrol and additional resveratrol analogs attenuated hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity of PC12 neurons. Even at 20 or 30 µM concentration, how-ever, resveratrol did not the PC12 neurons from the H 2 O 2 induced
On the Balancedness of M-Sequencing Games

: This paper studies m -sequencing games that arise from sequencing situations with m parallel and identical machines. These m -sequencing games, which involve n players, give rise to m -machine games, which involve m players. Here, n corresponds to the number of jobs in an m -sequencing situation, and m corresponds to the number of machines in the same m -sequencing situation. We prove that an m -sequening game is balanced if and only if the corresponding m -machine game is balanced. Furthermore, it is shown that m -sequencing games are balanced if m 2 f 1 ; 2 g . Finally, if m (cid:21) 3 , balancedness is established for two special classes of m -sequencing games.
on the presence of dioxins (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like PCBs (DL-PCBs) in commercially available foods for infants and young

new of dioxins and in and young total of samples, reported by 13 European countries and covering the period 2003 to 2011, were evaluated. More than one third of the data were provided by the United Kingdom (UK) for samples collected in 2003. For samples derived from dry products, the limit of detection or limit of quantification (LOD or LOQ) and the reported levels of dioxins and DL-PCBs were recalculated as ready-to-eat equivalents. An average dilution factor of 7.1 was used for infant and follow-on formula in powder form, of 10.0 for cereals and other foods for infants and young children which have to be reconstituted with milk or other appropriate nutritious liquids, and of 5.0 for cereals and other foods which have to be reconstituted with
BOOK: Evolution of Venomous Animals and Their Toxins 1 CHAPTER: Venom as a component of external immune defense in Hymenoptera 2

14 An intriguing feature of most hymenopteran venoms is that they display broad antimicrobial 15 activity. In particular, the venoms of social Hymenoptera (ants, wasps and bees) represent a most 16 conspicuous source of antimicrobial secretions. In solitary and parasitic hymenopteran species, 17 venom is used to immobilize or kill prey and to preserve them as stored food for their immature 18 brood. In social hymenopteran species, venom is frequently also externalized both onto the cuticle 19 and the nest surface. This indicates that venom use in Hymenoptera is not just restricted to hunting 20 activities or to deter predators, but is also actively used as an externalized defensive agent, 21 providing a first chemical barrier against microorganisms present in the environment. This chapter 22 will discuss the importance and biological significance of venom as part of an external immune 23 defense in Hymenoptera with special emphasis on social species. In addition ecological and 24 environmental factors constraining the use of venom as external immune defense will be 25 highlighted. 26 Formicidae) Annals Society America 548 2002; 95: 487-491.
Lateral variation of the native passive ﬁ lm on super duplex stainless steel resolved by synchrotron hard X-ray photoelectron emission microscopy

A native passive ﬁ lm on 25Cr-7Ni super duplex stainless steel was analyzed using synchrotron hard X-ray photoemission electron microscopy, focusing on variations between individual grains of ferrite and austenite phases. The ﬁ lm consists of an oxide inner layer and an oxyhydroxide outer layer, in total 2.3 nm thick. The Cr content is higher in the outer than the inner layer, ca. 80 % on average. The Cr content is higher on ferrite than austenite, whereas the thickness is rather uniform. The grain orientation has a small but detectable in ﬂ uence, ferrite (111) grains have a lower Cr content than other ferrite grains.
INFLUENCE OF PHYTASE ENZYME ADDITON TO JAPANESE QUAIL RATION ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS.

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of phytase, on growth performance, carcass characteristics and some biochemical parameters of Japanese quail fed on low phosphorus diet. Japanese quail were divided into 5 equal groups, each group subdivided into 2 subgroup. One of them contain 16 males while the other contain 16 females. Japanese quail supplemented with five diets in both Males and females. First group (Positive control) fed on diet contain recommended level of available phosphorus N.R. C. (1994), second group (negative control) fed on diet contain 2/3 recommended level of available phosphorus while the other three groups fed on negative control diet supplemented with (300,600 and 900 phytase enzyme unit FTU/Kg), respectively. growth performance results showed that body weight gain of negative control group significantly lowered relative to other groups while Feed conversion ratio of the adequate phosphorus groups or of the low phosphorus groups supplemented with phytase significantly better than the negative control groups in both males and females. The data interested in carcass characteristics showed that dressing percentage. breast and thigh muscles were improved in all dietary treatments in both males and females compared with negative control and significantly increased in groups fed on diet supplemented with (600 &900 phytase enzyme unit FTU/Kg when compared with the positive control in case of males However leg muscle increased significantly in case of female (900 phytase enzyme unit FTU/Kg) when compared with the positive control. The present data revealed that serum globulin significantly increased in male group fed low phosphorus diet supplemented with 900 phytase relative to other male groups, the serum phosphorus of female group fed low phosphorus diet supplemented with 900 phytase showed significantly higher relative to other female groups.
ActS – Service design based on human activity sets

Purpose – This paper aimsto develop and apply a service design methodthat allows for stronger recognition and integration of human activities into the front-end stages of the service design process. Design/methodology/approach – Following a discussion of different service design perspectives and activity theory, the paper develops a method called activity-set mapping (ActS). ActS is applied to an exploratory service design project to demonstrate its use. Findings – Three broad perspectives on service design are suggested: (1) the dyadic interaction, (2) the systemic interaction and (3) the customer activity perspectives. The ActS method draws on the latter perspectiveandfocusesonthestudyofhumanactivitysets.TheapplicationofActSshowsthatthemethodcanhelpidentifyandvisualizesetsofactivities. Research limitations/implications – The ActS method opens new avenues for service design by zooming in on the micro level and capturing the set of activities linked to a desired goal achievement. However, the method is limited to activities reported by research participants and may exclude unconscious activities. Further research is needed to validate and refine the method. Practical implications – The ActS method will help service designers explore activities in which humans engage to achieve a desired goal/end state. Originality/value – The concept of “ human activity set ” is new to service research and opens analytical opportunities for service design. The ActS method contributes a visualization tool for identifying activity sets and uncovering the benefits, sacrifices and frequency of activities.
Predicting the Duration of Chloroquine, Mefloquine, Halfantrine and Artesunate for Blood Schizonticidal Effect using Mathematical Models of Malaria with Immune Response

This paper focuses on the mathematical model of the death rate of malaria parasite due to chloroquine, mefloquine, halfantrine and artesunate together with the immune response in order to determine the treatment period. The basic knowledge of probabilities, pharmacology, microbiology, medicines, physics and chemistry are used to support this model and hypotheses. One of the hypotheses is the convective theory used for calculating and converting the flow rate of drug molecules with respect to malaria parasite into the death rate of malaria parasite. Other instruments are five probability factors, which the authors use to determine the efficiency of the drugs parasites. Applied this model of death rate with normal malaria model and take into account of the immune response, the treatment durations result in the ranges between 1 to 15 days and are compatible with the real clinical data.
A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF GARLIC AND NIGELLA SATIVA ON SOME FOOD POISONING BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM READY-TO-EAT MEAT SANDWICHES IN ALEXANDRIA CITY

The examined bacteriologically for aerobic plate count, Bacillus cereus, Streptococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus count. The obtained results revealed that the mean values of aerobic plate count of sausage, beef burger, shawarma and were 3.2± 16x10 4 , 2.3± 1.2x10 4 , 4.2± 2.1x10 4 and 3.6± 1.8 x10 3 cfu /g, respectively. Significant differences were detected among the four different Positive Bacillus cereus 100, 84 and mean values of 2.75± 1.4 x10 4 , 2.4± 1.2x10 2 , 35.2± 17.6 and 3.7± 1.8 x10 3 cfu /g for sausage, beef burger, shawarma and was a significant difference between and the other two tested sandwiches. S. faecalis isolated from 88, 84, 88 and 76%, with mean values of 45.7± 5.9 x10 3 , 28± 7x10 2 , 3.1± 1.5 x10 2 and 2± 0.6x10 3 cfu /g for sausage, beef burger, shawarma and liver, a significant difference between beef and the S. aureus isolated from 92, 88 and 80 of 3.25 ± 1.6 3 , 2.8±1.4 x10 2 , 2x10 3 and x10 cfu % and Nigella sativa (NS) 1, 3 & 5 % were tested against the isolated B. cereus , S. faecalis and S. aureus using minced meat stored at room temperature (not more than 16°C). Highly significant differences were recorded between the control and the treated samples. Public health significance and the quality of ready-to-eat meat sandwiches to protect the consumer were given.
DESIGN OF BOUNDARY STABILIZERS FOR THE NON-AUTONOMOUS CUBIC SEMILINEAR HEAT EQUATION DRIVEN BY A MULTIPLICATIVE NOISE

Here we study the problem of boundary feedback stabilization to unbounded trajectories for semi-linear stochastic heat equation with cubic non- linearity. The feedback controller is linear, given in a simple explicit form and involves only the eigenfunctions of the Laplace operator. It is supported in a given open subset of the boundary of the domain. Via a rescaling argument, we transform the stochastic equation into a random deterministic one. The simple- form feedback allows to write the solution, of the random equation, in a mild formulation via a kernel. Appealing to a ﬁxed point argument its stability is proved. The approach requires the initial data to be a random variable implying the fact that the solution of the random equation is not adapted. Thus, one cannot recover the solution of the initial stochastic equation from the random one. Hence, the designed feedback controller stabilizes the associated random equation and not the original stochastic equation. Anyway, it stabilizes its random version.
PROFILE MATCHING OF SECURED/PROTECTED MULTI-PARTY COMPUTATION

— The Profile identical means two users comparing their individual profile and is frequently the first step towards effectual PMSN. It, however, conflicts with the users’ growing isolation concerns about disclosing their individual profiles to complete strangers before deciding to relate with them Our protocols make possible two users to carry out outline similar without disclosing any data about their accounts/profiles ahead of the judgment result. Making new associations according to personal preference is a essential service in mobile social networking, where an initiate user can find matching users within physical propinquity of him/her. In an existing systems for those services, frequently all the clients directly publish their full profiles for remaining of them to search. Though, in much submission, the users’ personal outline may contain sensitive in order that those do not want to create it open thing. In this paper, we explored a set of privacy-preserving profile identical themes for mobile social networks which are based on proximity. In an initiate client can discover from a set of clients the one whose profile/account greatest counterpart with her / his; to restrict the danger of secure disclosure, only required and least information about the confidential characteristic of the partake users is exchanged. Two the increasing levels of user solitude are distinct, with falling amounts of exposed profile/account data. Leveraging secured/protected multi-party computation (SMC) method we propose novel modus operandi that understand each of the client privacy levels, which can also be adapted by the users. We bring in formal security proofs and presentation evaluation on our system, and show their compensation in both security and good organization over state-of-the-art methods. The social familiarity between two clients/users as the identical metric, which can measure the distance between their social coordinate with each being a vector pre calculated by a central server which is trusted to stand for
Adaptive Personalized Network Relationships in the CHUNK Learning Environment

—How can learner proﬁles support personalized online learning? Our current research analyzes a personalized adaptive system for education called CHUNK Learning. The CHUNK Learning system builds on a network of modules, and a learner proﬁle, both tagged with keywords. CHUNK Learning currently utilizes simple keyword relationships to suggest a tailored, personalized, adaptive learning plan guid- ing the learner through the network of modules. However, supervised machine learning methods may be more suitable to enable the implementation of an iterative algorithm for reﬁned learning plans. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between learner proﬁle and adaptive learning plans. Learners ﬁrst create a proﬁle in CHUNK Learning which establishes their baseline learning plan. Then, as learners begin to interact with the learning environment, the CHUNK Learning system updates the learning plan based on learner activities (learned, viewed, tested), keyword searches, and content ratings by increasing or reducing the strength of the connection between the learner proﬁle and activities. Additionally, we demonstrate that by connecting all learners within an academic program, we create a stronger bond between learners, which results in a reduced path between activities. We conclude that by reducing the path length between activities, we strengthen connections in the CHUNK Learning environment resulting in a more concise academic plan for learners.
An Intelligent Agent for Computer Security and Forensic Training

—The information security and digital forensic training practice is a challenging task because it requires a controlled environment, operating system ﬁles and network elements, and is prone to corrupted ﬁles. The forensic professional needs to collect and analyze many system logs and historical data to provide a correct identiﬁcation to unknown attacks. Thus, Shellter, a social network dedicated to teaching and practice of information security and digital forensic training is aimed to help educators, tutors, students and enthusiasts in this area. Shellter offers challenges, educational tracks, materials for studies, information sharing forums and simulations to provide a full arena for hands-on learning. In the simulated environment, one difﬁculty is motivating users to exploit their knowledge, to learn new things, and to reach the goals presented by the system. This work presents a multi-agent system to provide a realistic training environment, motivating students to learn information security and forensics. The proposed agent was evaluated in the Shellter environment and shows an improvement on creating new tasks to motivate the student.
Asymmetry of Subthalamic Neuronal Firing Rate and Oscillatory Characteristics in Parkinson ’ s Disease

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the neuronal ﬁ ring rate and oscillatory activity of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) between the more affected (MA) and the less affected (LA) hemispheres in Parkinson ’ s disease (PD). Patients and Methods: We recorded and analyzed the intra-operative microelectrode recordings (MER) from the STN of 24 PD subjects. Lateralized Uni ﬁ ed Parkinson ’ s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) III sub-scores (item 20 – 26) were calculated. The STN corresponding to the MA side was designated as the MA STN while the other side as the LA STN. Single unit characteristics including interspike intervals were identi ﬁ ed and spectral analyses were assessed. Further, the mean spontaneous ﬁ ring rate (MSFR) of neurons was calculated. The correlations between clinical symptoms and neuronal activity were analyzed. Results: The ﬁ ring rate in the MA and LA sides were 43.18 ± 0.74 Hz and 36.94 ± 1.32 Hz, respectively, with an increase of 16.9% in the MA group. The number of neurons that oscillated in the Tremor-Frequency Band (TFB), β -Frequency Band ( β FB), and the non-oscillatory cells in the MA group were 43, 115, and 62 versus 78, 68, and 54 in the LA group, respectively. The proportions of the three types of neurons were different between both groups. The ﬁ ring rate of the STN neurons and the UPDRS III sub-scores were positively correlated. Additionally, we observed a positive correlation between the percentage of β FB oscillatory neurons and bradykinesia score. Conclusion: The ﬁ ring rate of the STN in the MA hemisphere is higher than in the LA side, following disease progression and there seems to be an increase in ﬁ ring rate. The β FB oscillatory neurons are at a larger proportion in the MA group while there were larger percentage of TFB oscillatory cells in the LA group. The proportion of β FB oscillatory neurons is selectively correlated with the severity of bradykinesia.