Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE A Macroeconomic Comparison with Other Income-Support Initiatives

This paper uses a simplified open-economy macroeconomic model to assess several income-support policies. Employment insurance is compared to a guaranteed annual income, a working income tax benefit, and an employer-based subsidy for hiring low-skilled individuals. The mobility of capital (the globalization constraint) is stressed since it limits government financing options. This constraint does not preclude the government helping unskilled labour as a group, but it does lead to a trade-off between the welfare of the working poor and that of the non-working poor. It is concluded that EI should not be replaced by other low-income support programs. The analysis suggests that such a replacement would bring a desirable but fairly small increase in efficiency (a reduction in the unemployment rate), but at the expense of a rather large loss in equity.
Straightjacket: Tightening Process Execution Policies at Runtime

The principle of the least privilege is a well-known and established design practice for developing secure applications. It states that applications should not have more privileges than necessary to operate. That limits the damage that can be done by an attacker in case of a successful exploit. Existing sandboxing technologies focus on confining whole applications. However, different parts of an application require different privileges than others. This thesis introduces Straightjacket, a set of tools for the Linux operating system that allow assigning different levels of privileges to individual functions of an application. It allows the developer of the application to define the required privileges by adding annotations to the application’s source code without having to rewrite the affected functions. Straightjacket includes a static analyzer that helps to identify the required privileges of a specific function. It does not require any operating system modifications. The evaluation shows that Straightjacket blocks common exploits successfully. The introduced performance impact is not significant as long as the annotations aren’t overused. Overusing for instance would be annotating every single function of an application. Straightjacket is developed with usability in mind and can be easily integrated into existing build processes and developer workflows.
Direct and Parallel Tomography of a Quantum Process

As the method to completely characterize quantum dynamical processes, quantum process tomography (QPT) is vitally important for quantum information processing and quantum control, where the faithfulness of quantum devices plays an essential role. Here via weak measurements, we present a new QPT scheme characterized by its directness and parallelism. Comparing with the existing schemes, our scheme needs a simpler state preparation and much fewer experimental setups. Furthermore, each parameter of the quantum process is directly determined from only five experimental values in our scheme, meaning that our scheme is robust against the accumulation of errors.
Symposium: Food Fortification in Developing Countries Biofortification of Staple Food Crops

Deficiencies of vitamin A, iron, and zinc affect over one-half of the world’s population. Progress has been made to control micronutrient deficiencies through supplementation and food fortification, but new approaches are needed, especially to reach the rural poor. Biofortification (enriching the nutrition contribution of staple crops through plant breeding) is one option. Scientific evidence shows this is technically feasible without compromising agronomic productivity. Predictive cost-benefit analyses also support biofortification as being important in the armamentarium for controlling micronutrient deficiencies. The challenge is to get producers and consumers to accept biofortified crops and increase their intake of the target nutrients. With the advent of good seed systems, the development of markets and products, and demand creation, this can be achieved. J. Nutr. 136: 1064–1067, 2006.
Anatomic Rotational Relationship of Distal Femur in Indian Population and its Implication in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based Study

Balgovind S Raja All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Kshitij Gupta All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Sukhmin Singh All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Abdusamad V All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Hawaibam Nongdamba All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh Aakash Prakash Jain (  akawadia7777@gmail.com ) All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9445-6452
Metamaterials in 5G Antenna Designs: A Bibliometric Survey Metamaterials in 5G Antenna Designs: A Bibliometric Survey

: The demand of high gain and wideband compact antenna designs are gaining importance to fulfil the need of 5G communication systems. This has opened the doors for the researchers to explore 5G antennas incorporating metamaterials as they can meet the requirement of high gain and wideband compact antennas. Overview of various metamaterial-based antenna designs including Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG), artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC), Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) and Partially Reflective Surface (PRS) are discussed in the paper. The paper primarily focuses on bibliometric survey of various types of 5G metamaterial antennas in terms of number of documents published, leading universities actively involved in the related research, distribution of documents in different areas, major contribution of authors and leading journal publishing the documents. Scopus database from 1 st September 2014 till date is used to carry out this bibliometric survey. The statistical data presented in this paper can provide the prerequisite for the researchers to work in this area.
Team Glioblastoma Therapy: Results From a Phase 1 Trial of Toca 511 and 5-Fluorocytosine for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma

participants in INTERACT2 underwent randomization $4 hours after symptom onset, whereas all participants in the ATACH-2 trial underwent randomization and were treated within 4.5 hours after symptom onset. Similarly, only a fraction of patients in INTERACT2 underwent randomization with an initial systolic blood pressure of $180 mm Hg vs all patients in the ATACH-2 trial. Additionally, treatment failure in the intensive cohorts was much more common in INTERACT2 (66%) vs ATACH-2 (12.2%). Mean systolic blood pressures in the first 2 hours after randomization were significantly lower in the ATACH-2 trial vs the INTERACT2 trial. Thus, the present trial does not support an aggressive protocol of systolic blood pressure lowering in the setting of ICH. A number of areas remain unclear, including the optimal targeting of blood pressure in these patients and the timing of achieving this goal. Furthermore, the results of this trial cannot be extended to patients with large ICHs, significant elevations in intracranial pressure, or altered cerebral perfusion pressure. Further studies are needed to define the best blood pressure management in these patients. Although the optimal goal is still a matter of debate andmay need to be titrated on the basis of patientand ICH-specific parameters, systolic blood pressures of 140 to 180 mm Hg would be a reasonable goal until we have firmer evidence.
OPTO_A_259397 151..155

1Chitkara School of Health Sciences and Lotus College of Optometry, Mumbai, India; 2Sankara Nethralaya, Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India; 3Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India; 4Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess contrast sensitivity and macular function test in prediabetes. Methods: Participants aged 25–45 years with or without diabetes were enrolled and classified as normal, prediabetic, and diabetic based on their HbA1C values. They underwent a comprehensive eye examination, and those with diabetic retinopathy, cataract, glaucoma, and high myopia were excluded. Participants with best-corrected visual acuity of 0 logMAR were included. Contrast-sensitivity function (CSF) was measured using a Pelli–Robson chart, and photo stress–recovery time (PSRT) assessed using direct ophthalmoscopy for the 70 eligible participants. Mean values were compared among the three groups. Design: This was a cross-sectional observational study. Results: In the 70 participants, mean CSF was 1.71±0.10, 1.64±0.11, and 1.61±0.08 log units in the normal, prediabetic, and diabetic groups, respectively (p<0.001). Similarly, PSRT was found to be 35.80 seconds, 41.63 seconds, and 47.77 seconds in the normal, prediabetic, and diabetic groups, respectively (p<0.001). Conclusion: The data suggested that reduced CSF and delayed PSRT seen in subjects with prediabetes could give valuable clinical insight into early changes before diabetes and microvascular damage is incurred. A future study with a larger sample could help substantiate the results.
High-density SNP genome wide linkage scan for susceptibility genes for diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes: Discordant sib-pair approach.

Objective. Epidemiological and family studies have demonstrated that susceptibility genes play an important role in the etiology of diabetic nephropathy (DN) defined as persistent proteinuria or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Research Design and Methods. To efficiently search for genomic regions harboring DN genes, we conducted a scan using 5382 informative SNPs on 100 sib pairs concordant for T1DM but discordant for DN. In addition to being powerful for detecting linkage to DN, this design allows linkage analysis on T1DM via traditional affected sib pair (ASP) analysis. In weighing the evidence for linkage, we considered maximum lod score (MLS) values and corresponding allelic sharing patterns, calculated and viewed graphically using the software package S PLAT . Results. Our primary finding for DN, broadly defined, is on chromosome 19q (MLS = 3.1) and a secondary peak exists on chromosome 2q (MLS = 2.1). Stratification of DSPs based on whether disease had progressed to ESRD suggested four tertiary peaks on chromosome 1q (ESRD only), chromosome 20p (proteinuria only), and chromosome 3q (two loci 58 cM apart, one for ESRD only and another for proteinuria only). Additionally, analysis of 130 ASPs for T1DM confirmed the linkage to the HLA region on chromosome 6p (MLS = 9.2) and IDDM15 on chromosome 6q (MLS = 3.1). Conclusions. This study identified several novel loci as candidates for DN, none of which appear to be the sole genetic determinant of DN in T1DM. In addition this study confirms two previously reported T1DM loci.
QTL Analysis of the Early Domestication of Sunflower

Genetic analyses of the domestication syndrome have revealed that domestication-related traits typically have a very similar genetic architecture across most crops, being conditioned by a small number of quantitative trait loci (QTL), each with a relatively large effect on the phenotype. To date, the domestication of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) stands as the only counterexample to this pattern. In previous work involving a cross between wild sunflower (also H. annuus ) and a highly improved oilseed cultivar, we found that domestication-related traits in sunflower are controlled by numerous QTL, typically of small effect. To provide insight into the minimum genetic changes required to transform the weedy common sunflower into a useful crop plant, we mapped QTL underlying domestication-related traits in a cross between a wild sunflower and a primitive Native American landrace that has not been the target of modern breeding programs. Consistent with the results of the previous study, our data indicate that the domestication of sunflower was driven by selection on a large number of loci, most of which had small to moderate phenotypic effects. Unlike the results of the previous study, however, nearly all of the QTL identified herein had phenotypic effects in the expected direction, with the domesticated allele producing a more crop-like phenotype and the wild allele producing a more wild-like phenotype. Taken together, these results are consistent with the hypothesis that selection during the post-domestication era has resulted in the introduction of apparently maladaptive alleles into the modern sunflower gene pool.
OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES FOR HUNGARIAN ECONOMIC PLAYERS ALONG THE ROADS BEING PAVED BY 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

: The objective of the study is firstly to show the start of the spreading of the new technologies and solutions related to the 4th industrial revolution in Hungary. Although Hungary was considered among the more traditionally driven economies (Dujin et al, 2014), there are positive signs in the adapting knowledge-intensive technologies, advanced manufacturing and production solutions, improvements in the interconnectedness of the activities and in the other fields of digitalization, and finally the developed upgrading potential of local actors within a Global Value Chain. The study also introduces recent economic policy developments, policies and plans which were/are targeted to have a multi-level impact on Hungarian industrial/economic performance and of course should comply with present EU-level strategic thinking considering industry. These positive achievements in connection with latest technological revolution can be observed in each segment from primary to tertiary sectors, at companies from all size categories (start-ups, SMEs, large enterprises) and from both local and foreign ownership types. Despite the several positive signs on micro level, we still cannot project the whole economy with all its players in Hungary to dynamically move and develop along the IR 4.0 path in an integrated manner. There is about an average 20 years fallback in the level of technology and human capital readiness. Furthermore, we cannot project the observed success stories or the positive macro level short term impacts to be sustainable in stabilized way. However, the cohesion process of Hungary is undoubtedly on its track, appropriate policy-level answers still will be required.
Tilburg University Testing the Sensitivity of OLS when the Variance Maxtrix is ( Partially )

We consider the standard linear regression model y = X +u with all standard assumptions, except that the variance matrix of the disturbances u is assumed to be 2 ( ), where depends on m unknown parameters 1; . ; m. These variance parameters are nuisance parameters. Our interest lies exclusively in the mean parameters or X . Thus, the values of might be \signi cantly" di erent from zero, but what matters to us is only the e ect on the estimator ̂ and the predictor ŷ = X ̂. We introduce a new sensitivity test (B1) which is designed to decide whether ŷ (or ̂) is sensitive to covariance misspeci cation. We show that the Durbin-Watson (DW ) test is inappropriate in this context, because it measures the sensitivity of ̂ to covariance misspeci cation. We also show that the DW test and our new B1 test are almost independent, which means that DW provides almost no information regarding the sensitivity of ŷ and ̂. This strengthens our case for a new direct test. Our results demonstrate that the OLS estimator ̂ and the predictor ŷ are not very sensitive to covariance misspeci cation, a fact well-known to applied statisticians. The test is easy to use and performs well even in cases where it is not strictly applicable.
Finding the most suitable auxiliary sonar for terrain-aided navigation and behavior-fusion based obstacle avoidance for an autonomous underwater vehicle

Autonomous underwater vehicles are rapidly becoming more common and developed for both military as well as civilian applications such as; mine countermeasures or in the field of geoscience. One of the main issues these vehicles are facing today is the navigation capability. Since they operate in an underwater environment, modern navigation strategies such as GPS and radar are not available due to the quick attenuation of the high frequency signals. The most commonly used navigation strategy is the dead-reckoning navigation which estimates the location of the vehicle using sensor data and numerical integration. The disadvantage with this technique is the accumulative errors during longer operation times. Terrain-aided navigation has been extensively researched as of late and deemed as a viable approach to compensate for the errors when using dead-reckoning navigation. This type of navigation uses a predefined map of the bathymetry and estimates the position of the vehicle on the map using a particle filter and bathymetry measurements from the sonars attached to the vehicle. This project is focused on finding the most suitable auxiliary sonar for the underwater vehicle which enables accurate terrainaided navigation with regards to physical limitations such as the weight, resolution, power consumption and accuracy of the sonar. The sonars to be tested are a single-beam echo sounder, multiple singe-beam echo sounders, multi-beam echo sounder and a 2.5D sonar. The four different sonars are tested with the terrain-aided navigation algorithm where a vehicle simulator developed by Saab is used for the simulations. The results show that the multiple single-beam echo sounder configuration is the most suitable solution due to its high accuracy during the navigation and its low impact on the system dynamics and power consumption. The chosen sonar configuration is later integrated together with a behavior-fusion algorithm to achieve reliable obstacle avoidance capabilities for the vehicle. The algorithm uses a weighted mean-value of the sonar beams to identify approaching obstacles as well as a bathymetry derivative estimation to make the system more adaptive to its surroundings. The vehicle was able to detect incoming obstacles ahead and to the sides of the vehicle up to 17 seconds earlier compared to when only using a doppler velocity log.
Developing Virtual Reality Module to Improve Student Learning Experience in Additive Manufacturing Curriculum

Dr. Jing Zhang’s research interests are broadly centered on understanding the processing-structure-property relationships in advanced ceramics and metals for optimal performance in application, and identifying desirable processing routes for its manufacture. To this end, the research group employs a blend of experimental, theoretical, and numerical approaches, focusing on several areas, including: 1. Processing-Microstructure-Property-Performance Relationships: thermal barrier coating, solid oxide fuel cell, hydrogen transport membrane, lithium-ion battery 2. Physics-based Multi-scale Models: ab initio, molecular dynamics (MD), discrete element models (DEM), ﬁnite element models (FEM) 3. Coupled Phenomena: diffusion-thermomechanical properties 4. Additve Manufacturing (AM) or 3D Printing: AM materials characterization, AM process (laser metal powder bed fusion, ceramic slurry extrusion) design and modeling
Bioactive Glass Synthesized by the Acid-free Hydrothermal Method

Ta Anh Tuan Kazan National Research Technical University named after A N Tupolev: Kazanskij nacional'nyj issledovatel'skij tehniceskij universitet imeni A N Tupoleva-KAI Elena V. Guseva Kazan National Research Technical University named after A N Tupolev: Kazanskij nacional'nyj issledovatel'skij tehniceskij universitet imeni A N Tupoleva-KAI Nguyen Anh Tien Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Nguyen Viet Long Gonzaga University Le Hong Phuc Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan Hien Vietnamese Academy of Science: Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Dang Tan Hiep Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry Vo Thuy Vi Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry Bui Thi Hoa Dai Hoc Duy Tan Bui Manh Ha Sai Gon University Bui Xuan Vuongi (  buixuanvuongsgu@gmail.com ) Faculty of Pedagogy in Natural Sciences, Sai Gon University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-1099
Discrete Geometric Homotopy Theory and Critical Values of Metric Spaces

Building on the work of Conrad Plaut and Valera Berestovskii regarding uniform spaces and the covering spectrum of Christina Sormani and Guofang Wei developed for geodesic spaces, the author defines and develops discrete homotopy theory for metric spaces, which can be thought of as a discrete analog of classical path-homotopy and covering space theory. Given a metric space, X, this leads to the construction of a collection of covering spaces of X and corresponding covering groups parameterized by the positive real numbers, which we call the -covers [epsilon-covers] and the -groups [epsilon-groups]. These covers and groups evolve dynamically as the parameter decreases, changing topological type at specific parameter values which depend on the topology and local geometry of X. This leads to the definition of a critical spectrum for metric spaces, which is the set of all values at which the topological type of the covers change. Several results are proved regarding the critical spectrum and its connections to topology and local geometry, particularly in the context of geodesic spaces, refinable spaces, and Gromov-Hausdorff limits of compact metric spaces. We investigate the relationship between the critical spectrum and covering spectrum in the case when X is geodesic, connections between the geometry of the -groups [epsilon-groups] and the metric and topological structure of the -covers [epsilon-covers], as well as the behavior of the -covers [epsilon-covers] and critical values under Gromov-Hausdorff convergence.
ADVANCE – Centro de Investigação Avançada do ISEG “Efficiency, Concentration and Competition in the Brazilian Banking Sector: A Comparative Literature Analysis”

The past two decades have seen a revolution in the Latin American banking industry with a rash of crises, reforms, deregulation, privatizations, and foreign bank investment. The region has become a hot bed of interest in global financial markets. Brazil in particular has seen a significant change in its banking sectors competitive makeup with increases in foreign bank participation and lessening of public bank burden on the federal government. Competition, consolidation, and efficiency measures throughout the region have led to a reexamining of the costs and benefits of consolidated banking sectors and the threat of monopolistic actions of banks. Possible statistical analytical tools for efficiency, concentration, and competition are discussed, such as the Panzer Rosse H-Statistic, Frontier Analysis, and others. The quiet life theory of a monopoly is examined and put up against the efficient structure hypothesis of Demsetz in order to see which theory may hold more credence in the Brazilian banking sector upon further research. The paper finished with the analysis of the Brazilian banking sector and how developments can we do in future research to expand and fortify the previous findings about Brazilian banking sector.