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VERIFICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SEISMIC RISK MODEL (ESRM20)

A European seismic risk model will be released in 2020 as an output of the European Horizon 2020 SERA project (www.sera-eu.org), building also upon the research efforts of many previous projects (e.g. LESSLOSS, SYNER-G, NERA, SHARE). The main risk metrics that will be released with the model include national and sub-national maps of average annual loss (AAL) and probable maximum loss (PML) and national loss exceedance curves for 46 countries in Europe. Before the release of this model, the performance of its components needs to be extensively evaluated through a number of different tests. This paper provides a brief summary of the current development of the ESRM20 and describes the testing framework that is being set up for the testing of the model. This framework leverages software development and includes unit tests, integration tests, system tests and acceptance tests. Unit tests consider the components of the risk model separately, whereas integration tests check the performance of a group of components together. Example integration tests include history checks where the total losses (fatalities and economic losses) estimated from all events in the European earthquake catalogue since 1980 will be undertaken, and comparisons will be made with the total observed losses and empirically derived annual average losses and loss exceedance curves (with the losses adjusted to today’s value). To constrain the ground motion in the previous test, ShakeMaps for the historical events over the aforementioned period are being used to predict the damage/losses/consequences using the ‘Scenario from ShakeMap’ calculator of the OpenQuake-engine and these are being compared with the reported numbers in loss databases. More detailed verification tests are also being made for events in Italy and Greece for which detailed damage data at the building-by-building level is available. Once the ERSM20 model is released, its components could then be submitted for prospective testing in a new testing centre that is being set up as part of the Horizon 2020 RISE project.
Partial Order Multi Version Concurrency Control

— This paper presents the Partial Order Multi Version Concurrency Control (POMVCC), which is a concurrency control technique based on partial ordering of transactions. We claim that timestamp generation can be a bottleneck in multicore, high-throughput systems and POMVCC can execute multiple transactions using same timestamp without losing the consistency level. In this paper, we change the ordering of transaction processing from total order to partial order and propose partial order transaction processing on Multi Version Concurrency Control (MVCC), which numbers a timestamp in partial order per N transactions. This helps the system to reduce the overall number of increments to the timestamp and therefore improves the overall performance of the system. We claim that POMVCC achieves as high as 1.74 times the throughput of the conventional MVCC based system. We implemented a lock-free version of POMVCC in MPDB, which is their under development database system.
Handwriting Input Device Using Scratch Sound

:. The objective of this thesis was to create an input system which could break the inverse relationship between the ease of use against the mobility of the mobile device. The authors successfully designed, simulated, fabricated and tested a wrist mounted input device which localized upon the Triboacoustically Emitted Signals (TES) generated from the interaction between the user's finger with any surface while tracing a shape. In addition to that, it could in real-time segregate environmental interferences from the TES without any laborious offline learning, making it versatile. Additionally, the accuracy of the localization was improved without jeopardizing the processing time due to the unique merging of algorithms, Angle-of-Arrival(AOA) with Gradient-Descent-Method (GDM). In conclusion, a new robust and ubiquitous input device was successfully created and verified.
OF PROCRaSTINaTION IN CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS’ PERSONaL CHaRaCTERISTICS (ON THE OF

“Test Big five”; “Scale of the Academic Motivation (SAM)”. As a result of the carried­out work the positive correlation between the level of procrastination and eksternalny motivation was revealed. The same communication was revealed between procrastination and an amotivation. Also we learned that at extroverts уро венб is higher than procrastination, and those students who will organize the activity have no tendency to procrastination. Results of this research can be used in activity of teachers and psychologists for work with procrastination at students.
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In a small world social network, strong and weak ties exist that define tightly clustered areas and isolated links between them. Granovetter provided an heuristic that strong links have a higher common neighbor count than weak ones. The problem of identifying weak links is the central focus of this paper. The proposed metric vett will be shown that within certain constraints of a (modified) small world network the accuracy of the proposed method is 100% .
The Review of Regional Studies

The income gap between the richest and the poorest areas in Italy has increased in the last decades. We study the sources of regional wealth that can explain the differences in income and compare rich and poor areas to provide suggestions on how to bridge the gap. A multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) analysis is used to detect the relevant GDP determinants, and a fixed effects model is used to investigate the regional characteristics. The effects of the 2007 crisis are evident in all regions, and some structural weaknesses in the less wealthy areas limit the opportunities to exit the recession and close many socioeconomic gaps with the wealthiest regions.
Filicide-Suicide Non Altruistic : A Brief Report

Child murder is a significant cause of infant mortality. We present the case of a double child homicide followed by the suicide of their father. Filicide-suicides, in particularity non-altruistic filicide-suicides, have been inadequately studied in the international literature. We shall describe at first the general characteristics and the specificities of this case. From the case study and that of the literature, we shall postulate psychopathological hypotheses to explain this and envisage prevention.
Biofortification of green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) with iodine in a plant-calcareous sandy soil system irrigated with KI containing water

Iodine uptake and translocation of uptake and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were investigated in a calcareous sandy soil-plant system. Green bean and lettuce plants were cultivated in calcareous candy soil applying irrigation water with the iodide concentration of 0.10, 0.25 and 0.50 mg/L. The growth of these plants was stimulated at the iodine concentration of 0.10 and 0.25 mg/L and hampered at 0.50 mg/L. In the edible parts of green bean and lettuce plants irrigated with 0.25 mg/L iodide containing water, the iodine concentration amounted to 0.6 and 5.2 mg/kg DW, respectively. In lettuce the uptake and translocation of micro and macro nutrients were also stimulated (20-260%) by iodide treatment, however, in green bean fruits this phenomenon was negligible. Considering the iodine (5.2 mg/kg DW) and water concentrations (81%) of the fresh lettuce leaves, the consumption of 100 g fresh vegetable covers about 66% of the recommended dietary allowance (150 μg), The green bean plants, due to their low iodine translocation from the roots to the fruits are not suitable for biofortification with iodine. ) a
MARLIN: An IoT Sensor Network for Improving Maritime Situational Awareness

—Maritime situational awareness pictures are mostly collections of interfaces for particular sensors, showing a one-on-one relationship between sensors and their interface. The internet of things has broken with this pattern, using unified and open interfaces on sensors and services to instead create modular, interconnected networks to handle the recording, processing and interaction of and with data. The M ARLIN project adapts these patterns to create a modern maritime situational awareness picture. This paper illustrates the structure and design decisions of this network, showing how modern web technologies can be used to rapidly create reliable and flexible situational awareness tools in the maritime domain
Emerging Smart World: Technologies, Concerns and Challenges

– The penetration of smart solutions for ICT industry has revolutionized the outlook of modern society. Technology is in access of humans regardless of their knowledge and expertise level and beyond the social barriers. Advances in mobile communications and web engineering tools have given rise to a new social setup called Smart world. The smart cities support layered architecture abstracting the physical spaces and devices into virtual domains interconnected through ubiquitous infrastructure for information sharing and response systems. Social networking has been a widely accepted platform for communication and information sharing. The information regarding human behavior, requirements, likes and dislikes etc., collected through such networks, can be used for statistical analysis and taking intelligent marketing decisions by analysts and planners. Internet of Things has been the result of wireless sensor networks and intelligent devices. Big data analytics is needed to handle huge amount of data being generated continuously. The smart city projects have been intelligently designed to extract and present information to users through internet. While these new developments are interesting they pose a host of new challenges. Being human centric, the sensitivity and the concerns regarding information propagation and usage have to be carefully handled. We propose services architecture for a ubiquitous smart city built on SOA and cloud computing paradigms. The virtualization by core, essential and extended service layers will be used to address the issues like security, flexible
Frequency‐Dependent EEG Corresponding to EMG under Voluntary Movement

The brain‐machine interface was studied using electroencephalography (EEG) to extract relevant signals of body movement. We aimed to correlate the motor command in EEG and muscle movement represented by electromyography (EMG) using a time series of each signal. Corresponding components of muscle movement to the brain wave spectrogram representing a motor command are sought through comparison of the EMG power envelope and the wavelet‐processed EEG. Results showed that the timing and peak of event‐related EEG power corresponds to the EMG power envelope in a high‐γ bandwidth (55 to 63 Hz) at the primary motor cortex (C3), indicative of phase‐dependent EEG–EMG connection. Such timing and phase coincidence between EEG and EMG suggests event‐related synchronization in the primary motor cortex serving as a motor command that initiates muscle activity. © 2018 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity identi�es potential candidate regions associated with growth traits in beef cattle

Background: Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are continuous homozygous regions that generally exist in the DNA sequence of diploid organisms. Identi�cations of regions of the genome lead to reduction in performance can provide valuable insight into the genetic architecture of complex traits. Here, we evaluated genome-wide patterns of homozygosity and their association with growth traits in a commercial beef cattle population. Results: We identi�ed a total of 29,271 ROH segments with an average number of 63.36 and an average length of 0.98 Mb in this commercial beef cattle population, representing ~2.53% (~63.36Mb) of the genome. To evaluate the enrichment of ROH across genomes, we initially identi�ed 280 ROH regions by merging ROH events identi�ed across all individuals. Of these, nine regions were signi�cantly associated with six growth phenotype traits (body height, chest circumference, fat coverage, backfat thickness, ribeye area, carcass length; P<0.01), which contain 187 candidate genes. Furthermore, we found 26 consensus ROH regions with frequencies exceeding 10%, and several of these consensus overlapped with QTLs which are associated with weight gain, calving di�culty and stillbirth. To precisely locate locus within each ROH for every studied trait, we further utilized loci-based methods for association analysis among these identi�ed regions. Totally, we obtained 9,360 loci within ROH, and 1,631 loci displaying signi�cant association (P<0.01) for eight traits. In addition, we found that 67 genes embedded with homozygous loci. Several identi�ed candidate genes, including EBF2, SLC20A2, SH3BGRL2, HMGA1 and ACSL1, were related to growth traits. Conclusions: This study assessed genome-wide autozygosity pattern and inbreeding level in a commercial beef cattle population. Our study identi�ed many candidate regions and genes with ROH for growth traits in beef cattle, which can provide important insights into investigating homozygosity across genome in other farm animals. Our �ndings may further be unitized to assist the design of selection mating strategy.
SMOKING IN ITALY IN 2015-2016 AMONG ADULTS AND YOUNG: PRVALENCE, TRENDS, ROLL-YOUR-OWN CIGARETTES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS INCOMING REGULATION

Background. In 2016 an additional series of selective tobacco regulations came into force in Italy, which however did not affect tobacco price. To understand how Italians will welcome the new norms, we analysed data from our two most recent surveys among those we annually conduct on tobacco. Methods. In 2015 and 2016 we conducted 2 representative cross-sectional studies focused on the new incoming tobacco legislation on a total sample of 6046 Italians aged ≥15 years. Results. Overall, 21.4% of Italians (26.0% among men and 17.2% among women) were current smokers, showing a small but significant decrease in smoking prevalence since 2007 (p for trend=0.004). No change in smoking prevalence was observed over the last decade among the young (i.e., 15-24 years old; 20.1% in 2015-2016). Roll-your-own (RYO) cigarettes were the most frequent tobacco product for 8.3% of adult smokers and 19.7% of young smokers. According to the attitudes of Italians towards the new incoming regulations, 91.3% supported the smoking ban in cars in presence of minors, 90.2% a more stringent enforcement of the tobacco sales-to-minors regulation, 74.3% the introduction of shocking pictorial images on tobacco packs, and 63.2% the removal from the market of small cigarette packs, usually purchased by the young. Conclusions. Smoking prevalence only marginally decreased over the last decade among adults, but did not decrease among the young. RYO tobacco is more and more used by adults and young. Before the entrance into force of the new norms, Italians substantially support them, particularly those targeting children.
Association of Glycemic Indices and Hs-CRP with Dietary Energy and Fat Consumption in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Nutritional etiology of metabolic stress in diabetes has been well explored and documented. However, influence of dietary habits and glycemic control on severity of inflammation among type 2 diabetes patients is sparse. This study investigated the association between dietary nutrient intake, dietary habits, glycemic control and serum hs-CRP in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. A total of 160 uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients [81 (50.6%) vegetarians, 79 (49.4%) non-vegetarians] were enrolled in a cross-sectional observational study and accessed for biochemical glycemic markers [(Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), Post Prandial Blood Sugar (PPBS),Glycosylated Hemoglobin(HbA1c) and High Sensitive C Reactive Protein (hs-CRP)]. Information on the dietary patterns and dietary nutrient intake was recorded using 3 day diet recall and FFQ. Results showed higher intake of total dietary fat, SFA, percentage energy contribution from fat and lower intake of omega 3 fatty acid in vegetarians compared to non vegetarians (p<0.05). Higher degree of inflammation (hs CRP) was observed in vegetarians compared to non vegetarians (χ2=9.371, p=0.003). No other significant difference in glycemic indices (FBS, PPBS,HbA1C) was observed between them (p>0.05). HbA1C levels negatively correlated with n- 3 fatty acid consumption while pro-inflammatory food intake was significant positively correlated with hs-CRP and negatively correlated with anti-inflammatory food intake (p<0.05). Thus the study shows higher level of nutrient related metabolic stress in vegetarian uncontrolled type 2 diabetic patients than non vegetarians, indicating a need for suitable dietary strategies with respect to pro and anti inflammatory foods along with omega-3 fatty acids.
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Functional Disorders: Prevalence and Symptoms Characteristics in Outpatient Gastroenterology Clinic

Background: Worldwide digestive diseases are common in population. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs) consist of a collection of chronic or recurrent symptoms attributed to the gastrointestinal tract that can range from esophagus to rectum and cannot be explained by structural or biochemical abnormalities. FGIDs are defined essentially by symptoms association and almost few limited tests are required to provide their diagnosis. Objectives: The principal objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of FGIDs (Functional Abdominal Pain and Functional Bowel Disorders) and to investigate the possible associations between age, sex, psychological factors, drugs intake and FGIDs. Method: Through a cross sectional study, a total of 1002 symptomatic patients without previous diagnosis of disease in who after consulting in outpatient clinic were prescribed colonoscopy completed a validated questionnaire. FGIDs were diagnosed according to Rome III diagnostic criteria. Results: The mean age was 43.72 years, 55% (552) of subjects were males and 45% (450) females. The prevalence of overall Functional GI disorders was 55.7% and that by specific FGID was as follows: IBS 24.95%, functional constipation 22.75 %, functional diarrhoea 21.05 %, functional bloating 28.94%, unspecified functional bowel disorder 11.87% and functional abdominal pain 24.75%. Around 10% of subjects are “unclassified patients”. The overlapping syndrome among FGIDs (multiple FGIDs) is high and represents 72.04% with patients having 2 coexisting FGID 29.39%, 3 coexisting FGID 25.04% and more than 3 coexisting FGID 17.56%. Subjects having history of psychological event and drugs intake represent 51.5% and 16.37% respectively. Conclusion: FGIDs were common in this study, as do their overlapping what deserve greater attention. There is influence of age, gender, psychological factors and drugs intake on FGIDs occurrence and symptoms modulations.
A Novel TOPSIS-based Chunk Scheduling Approach for Layered P2P Streaming

—Although layered P2P streaming is perfectly adapted to heterogeneous network environments and heterogeneous user requirements, it suffers from bad delay performance like single-layer P2P streaming. In this paper, we analyze new characteristics of Pull-based P2P chunk scheduling problem caused by layered coding, and propose a Pull-based scheduling problem model aimed at enhancing the delay performance under the guarantee of video quality for layered P2P streaming. And then we put forward a heuristic chunk scheduling algorithm with aperiodic scheduling interval, where technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) is utilized to solve several multiple-attribute decision making problems. Finally, we develop a new metric comprehensively evaluating video playback quality and delay performance, and simulations illustrate that our algorithm can greatly outperform the existing classical related work by a small increase in control overhead.
Epidemiology and Determinants of Survival for Primary Intestinal Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Population-Based Study

Introduction: Gastrointestinal tract is the most common site of extra nodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (ENNHL). Most of the published data have been on gastric NHL with limited studies on primary intestinal - Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (PINHL) considering rare incidence. We performed epidemiological and survival analysis for PI-NHL from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 18 database. Methods: A total of 9143 PINHL cases of age [≥]18 years were identified from the SEER 18 database for the period 2000 to 2015. 8568 Patients were included for survival analysis. Cause specific Survival (CSS) and overall survival analysis (OS) were done for PINHL and PI-diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PI DLBCL) using gender, age of onset, treatment, histology, stage, and Year of diagnosis. Survival analysis was done by using cox-proportional hazard model and Kaplan Meier plot with log rank test. Results: The percentage of PI-NHL of all the intestinal cancers and extra nodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were 1.35 %, and 10.52%, respectively. The age-adjusted incidence was 0.9145/100,000 population for the study population. PI-NHL was more common among patients aged[≥]60 Years, male and non-Hispanics whites. Majority of patients were diagnosed at stage 1 and 2 (74%), and DLBCL (44.8%) was the most common histology. In OS analysis, Significant increased risk of mortality was seen with T cell NHLs vs. DLBCL (HR 2.56), patients aged [≥]60 vs <60 Years (HR 2.87), stage 4 vs Stage 1 (HR 1.93), male vs. female (HR 1.17), with best outcome seen in patient treated with combination of chemotherapy and surgery vs. none (HR 0.45). Similar results were seen in CSS and for primary intestinal DLBCL as well. Significant improvement in outcomes was observed for PI DLBCL patients receiving chemotherapy with/without surgery. Conclusion: Findings from our large, population-based study reveal PI NHL is a rare type of intestinal malignancy with significant difference in survival based on histological and epidemiological characteristics.
Double Conversion Uninterrupted Energy System With Rectifier And The Inverter Integration

This paper presents the design, implementation and experimental results of a double conversion uninterrupted power supply (UPS), with integration of the rectifier and the inverter stages. The system is composed by a rectifier and an inverter, which employs a single-pole strategy for the switching modulation. The main system characteristics are: the control assembled with commercial integrated circuits, and the unified circuit of the rectifier and the inverter. Theoretical analysis, operation principle, and topology details are presented and validated through experimental results. 1