Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
AN ANALYSIS OF ACTIVE ZONES IN NARRATIVE TEXT: A COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS APPROACH

: In this current research, the cognitive linguistics theory by Langacker (1987) describes linguistic as general cognition and thinking is used to maintain interrelations of narrative text with a deep knowledge analysis of the meanings of lexical concepts in it. In addition, this research aimed to find out the entity’s profiles found in two narrative texts and the different active zones found in narrative texts. The active zone is cognitive operations in cognitive linguistics that deal with senses at the level of structure of the language. Furthermore, this research employed a descriptive study by analyzing the narrative texts. The result of the research described that the characters in the narrative tex ts are the entity’s profile of each active zones.
Shape up your root Novel cellular pathways mediating root responses to salt stress and phosphate starvation

Nutrient availability and salinity of the soil affect growth and development of plant roots. Here, we describe how inorganic phosphate availability affects root system architecture (RSA) of Arabidopsis and how phosphate levels modulate responses of the root to salt stress. Phosphate (Pi) starvation reduced main root length and increased the number of lateral roots of Arabidopsis Col-0 seedlings. In combination with salt, low Pi dampened the inhibiting effect of mild salt stress (75mM) on all measured RSA components. At higher NaCl concentrations, the Pi deprivation response prevailed over the salt stress only for lateral root elongation. The Pi deprivation response of lateral roots appeared to be oppositely affected by abscisic acid (ABA) signaling compared to the salt stress response. Natural variation in the response to the combination treatment of salt and Pi starvation within 330 Arabidopsis accessions could be grouped into four response patterns. When exposed to double stress, in general lateral roots prioritized responses to salt, while the effect on main root traits was additive. Interestingly, these patterns were not identical for all accessions studied and multiple strategies to integrate the signals from Pi deprivation and salinity were identified. By Genome Wide Association Mapping (GWAS) 13 genomic loci were identified as putative factors integrating responses to salt stress and Pi starvation. From our experiments, we conclude that Pi starvation interferes with salt responses mainly at the level of lateral roots and that large natural variation exists in the available genetic repertoire of accessions to handle the combination of stresses.
Impact of Mexico City Emissions on Regional Air Quality from Impact of Mexico City Emissions on Regional Air Quality from MOZART-4 Simulations MOZART-4 Simulations

An extensive set of measurements was made in and around Mexico City as part of the MILAGRO (Mega-city Initiative: Local and Global Research Observations) experiments in March 2006. Simulations with the Model for Ozone and Related Chemical Tracers, version 4 (MOZART-4), a global chemical transport model, have been used to provide a regional context for these observations and assist in their interpretation. These MOZART-4 simulations reproduce the aircraft observations generally well, but some differences in the modeled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the observations result from incorrect VOC speciation assumed for the emission inventories. The different types of CO sources represented in the model have been “tagged” to quantify the contributions of regions outside Mexico, as well as the various emissions sectors within Mexico, to the regional air quality of Mexico. This analysis indicates open ﬁres have some, but not a dominant, impact on the atmo-Correspondence to: L. K. Emmons (emmons@
Systematic review and network meta-analysis of stroke prevention treatments in patients with atrial fibrillation

Background In the last 4 years, four novel oral anticoagulants have been developed as alternatives to warfarin and antiplatelet agents for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. The objective of this review was to estimate the comparative effectiveness of all antithrombotic treatments for AF patients. Materials and methods Data sources were Medline Ovid (1946 to October 2015), Embase Ovid (1980 to October 2015), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, Issue 9, 2015). Randomized controlled trials of AF patients were selected if they compared at least two of the following: placebo, aspirin, aspirin and clopidogrel combination therapy, adjusted-dose warfarin (target international normalized ratio 2.0–3.0), dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban. Bayesian network meta-analyses were conducted for outcomes of interest (all stroke, ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, overall mortality, major bleeding, and intracranial hemorrhage). Results Based on 16 randomized controlled trials of 96,826 patients, all oral anticoagulants were more effective than antiplatelet agents at reducing the risk of ischemic stroke and all strokes. Compared to warfarin, dabigatran 150 mg (rate ratio 0.65, 95% credible interval 0.52–0.82) and apixaban (rate ratio 0.82, 95% credible interval 0.69–0.97) reduced the risk of all strokes. Dabigatran 150 mg was also more effective than warfarin at reducing ischemic stroke risk (rate ratio 0.76, 95% credible interval 0.59–0.99). Aspirin, apixaban, dabigatran 110 mg, and edoxaban were associated with less major bleeding than warfarin. Conclusion All oral anticoagulants reduce the risk of stroke in AF patients. Some novel oral anticoagulants are associated with a lower stroke and/or major bleeding risk than warfarin. In addition to the safety and effectiveness of drug therapy, as reported in this study, individual treatment recommendations should also consider the patient’s underlying stroke and bleeding risk profile.
Microbial Fuel Cells for Organic‐Contaminated Soil Remedial Applications: A Review

Efficient noninvasive techniques are desired for repairing organic-contaminated soils. Bioelectrochemical technology, especially microbial fuel cells (MFCs), has been widely used to promote a polluted environmental remediation approach, and applications include wastewater, sludge, sediment, and soil remediation. Soil MFC remediation has been of significant concern in recent years, and thus, several aspects, including reactor configuration, electrode materials, soil conductivity, mass transfer, and microbial activity, are reviewed. Recent studies and key issues of soil MFCs and perspectives of organic-contamination remedial application are summarized, with the aim of assisting environmental scholars and engineers to gain a comprehensive understanding of MFC remediation. Insights are also offered on how to extend applications to help soil MFC remediation technology to advance and be applied in the future on a large scale.
UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) How much do you want to learn? High-school students' willingness to invest effort in valenced feedback-learning tasks

and that positive feedback can aid learning when high effort is required. We provide several recommendations as to how our proposed combination of feedback learning and effort discounting could be used to understand and improve students' academic motivation. Educational relevance statement: High school students sometimes struggle with motivation for learning, at least partly because of low willingness to invest their effort. By investigating high-school students' willingness to invest effort for learning within an educational context, we aim to enhance understanding of this decision-making process in high-school students. Our results indicate that in a school setting, where feedback learning is common, high-school students are less willing to invest cognitive effort in more effortful tasks irrespective of whether they receive positive or negative feedback, but that positive feedback can aid learning when learning tasks require high effort. These results imply that positive feedback may reduce the costs of learning or increase its benefits for difficult tasks.
Navajo Use of Agave

AbstractThe use of plants of the genus Agave by the Navajos was of limited importance economically because of the restricted distribution of these plants within the Navajo range, but the Navajo agave complex shows some time depth and includes some traits not reported for other tribes. In spite of being a well defined set of traits, there are significant differences between the usual practices of the western Navajos and those in the southeast.
Benefit of vaccination in protecting the departments of Grand’Anse, Ouest and Sud against a potential second epidemic wave of cholera

In a previous report, we presented model projections based on data available up to epi-week 43 (ending Oct-29). These projections suggested that, due to anticipated heavy rainfalls at the end of November, a second peak of cholera might be observed in early December in the departments of Grand’Anse and Sud, with potential propagation to other departments. These projections supported the strategy of the MSPP 2 OCV 3 campaign to vaccinate 800,000 people in these two departments, which were also the areas most affected by damage from Hurricane Mathew in early October. Eventually, the vaccine campaign took place from 11 to 18 November but heavy rainfall was not recorded in late November and no second wave of cholera was observed. In this context, the benefits of the vaccine campaign are difficult to assess since the limited spread is likely the result of non-favourable environmental conditions and the reduction of the susceptible population thanks to the immunization campaign. Here we show that, had heavy rainfall occurred in late November and early December 2016 (as NOAA was forecasting in late October), the vaccine campaign was effectively designed to considerably reduce the risk of a second epidemic wave in Grand’Anse and Sud, with more limited effects in Ouest department.
Quantitative Study of the Impact of Tourist Trampling on Ecotourism Scenic Region-A Case Research of the Shangri-la Bita Lake Ecotourism Scenic Region

The study of impacts of tourists trampling on soil is an important part of the environmental carrying capacity in an ecotourism scenic region. By the results of experimental analysis of the data gathering in field investigations of soil in Bita Lake, an intensive index of the impact of tourist trampling was built as well as a model of norm distribution of the tourists' numbers in transverse section of tourists' path. This was an indication of the law between the tourists' distribution and the intensive index of tourist trampling on soil. As a result of this study, basic carrying capacity illuminated the adaptability of the Bita Lake Ecotourism Scenic Region to the tourists trampling on soil. And this index will be propitious to the environmental management in an ecotourism scenic region.
Applying ultrasonographic evaluation of antral follicle count to improve reproductive management in heifers

Ultrasonography is a powerful technology that can be used to improve reproductive management in heifers. By counting the number of antral follicles observed on an ultrasound screen the practitioner can gather additional information when reproductive tract scoring, because the number of antral follicles is predictive of the status of the ovarian reserve. The number of antral follicles is also predictive of response to exogenous gonadotropins and can be used as a screening tool to remove poor responders before time and money is squandered trying to recover oocytes or embryos.
Valeurs socio économiques du milieu corallien récifal et de ses ressources

L'ile de Moorea connait un appauvrissement de son milieu corallien du a des phenomenes naturels mais aussi aux pression des activites humaines. l'A. passe en revue les differentes fonctions dans la classification porposee par De Groot en precisant leur valeur socio-economique : les fonctions de controle (composition chimique ocean atmosphere, climatologie, protection des cotes, erosion et sedimentation, stockage et recyclage, nurseries et migrations, maintien de la biodiversite), les fonctions d'utilisation (aquaculture, sources d'energie, recreation et tourisme, protection de la nature), les fonctions de production (peche, ressources genetiques et medicinales, agregats, souvenirs et ornements), et les fonctions d'information. Huit recommandations sont faites : limiter l'utilisation des pentes, conserver le littoral, stabiliser la ligne de rivage, etudier un reseau d'assainissement, completer les connaissances scientifiques, surveiller le milieu lagonaire et recifal, gerer rationnellement la peche lagonaire et restaurer les zones coralliennes degradees
Applying disk-based discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) to simulate Donghekou landslide triggered by the Wenchuan earthquake

ABSTRACT In this paper, for the first time, disk-based discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) is applied to simulate a real landslide triggered by an earthquake. For this purpose, the kinematic behaviour of the Donghekou landslide triggered by the Wenchuan earthquake is simulated and the results obtained using disk-based DDA are compared with actual data. The comparisons show that there is a good agreement between the results obtained using disk-based DDA and observed data. The simulation results provided an understanding of the failure behaviour and temporal evolution of the landslide. This study shows that disk-based DDA is a practical numerical tool that can be used to simulate the post-failure behaviour of landslides triggered by an earthquake.
A Novel Dimension-reduced Subspace Codebook for 5G Lens-based Millimeter-Wave Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Systems

: A novel approach is proposed to design a devoted subspace codebook for the equivalent channel feedback in lens-based millimeter-wave (mmWave) massive MIMO systems. The equivalent channel state information (CSI) between users and radio frequency RF chains required at the base station (BS) to achieve multi-user (MU) multiplexing gain. There is no such codebook designed for the channel feedback for such emerging lens-based mmWave massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with low channel feedback overhead. For such a purpose, I propose the subspace codebook with reduced-dimension, which can substantially decrease the codebook size, RF chains and channel feedback overhead. Particularly, I first generate the high-dimensional channel vectors in the channel subspace by utilizing the limited scattering property of the mmWave channels. After this, the equivalent channel vector (ECV) is quantized by proposing the dimension-reduced subspace codebook which utilizes the function of lens and beam selector respectively. Simulation results revealed that the proposed codebook for channel feedback performs was much better than the classical channel codebook.
An Optimization of Vulnerability Discovery Models using Multiple Errors Iterative Analysis Method

: A vulnerability discovery model (VDMs) play a central role to model the rate at which vulnerabilities are discovered for software. Though, these models have various shortcomings viz . , multi VDMs, changes in VDMs, and development of new VDMS for different datasets due to diverse approaches and assumptions in their analytical formation. There is a clear need for intensive investigation and extensive use of these models to enhance the predictive accuracy of existing VDMs. In this paper, to enhance the predictive accuracy of existing VDMs, a multiple error iterative analysis method (MEIAM) along with artificial neural network sign estimators has been proposed based on the residual errors. Our findings reveal that the proposed method optimizes to fit historical vulnerability accurately and helps to predict future trends of vulnerabilities across different datasets and models. Repeated calculations of residual errors using these models are used to improve and adjust the forecast accuracy to the expected level. The experiment performed by using real vulnerability data of three type’s popular software: Windows 10 (613), Android 7.0 (1018), Internet Explorer 11 (60), and Firefox 20 (502), starting from the first day of the issue or the earliest available in NVD database. The results demonstrate that the method is universally applicable to any of the VDMs to improve predictive accuracy.
Assessment of Indoor Air Quality and the Eye Symptom of Occupants in Newly-built Office Building after Planting Indoor Plants

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate relationship between worker's ophthalmoxerosis symptom and IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) variation after planting indoor plants at newly-built office building. Methods: We selected a new office building located in Sejong-si and occupants who work in the Office for study. The indoor air pollutant was investigated according to applying indoor plants. The indoor air quality of the new building was evaluated by measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs), aldehydes, temperature and humidity. The level of dry eye symptoms was classified into normal, mild, moderate and severe by using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). Results: There was VOCs' reduction effect according to placing indoor plants because the concentration of VOCs in newly-built government office (Sejong-si) was highly decreased when the indoor plants was placed at the office. The occupants' SBS (Sick Building Syndrome) symptoms score was gradually decreased in accordance with applying indoor plants. However, SBS symptoms score was increased when the office was not applied indoor plants. There was not statistical significance in workers' dry eye questionnaire results. Conclusions: There was reduction effect of indoor air pollutant in applied indoor plants office. Also, in case of questionnaire results of ophthalmoxerosis and SBS (Sick Building Syndrome) symptoms score were showed positive effect. This study is needed longer-term study because of complements of difference of individual sensitivity and there are some limitations due to field survey research.
Internet of Things (IOT) Based Waste Management in Small Cities

: Consistently, the normal resident of a formed nation delivers a huge amount of waste, along these lines waste administrationis a major industry. Old waste administration frameworks dependent on the accumulation of blended/ arranged waste and transporting it far to transfer destinations has a huge negative effect on nature and people. This review will survey the accessible waste administration frameworks for families. Organic techniques, (for example, treating the soil or anaerobic processing) and physicochemical strategies, (for example, consuming or pyrolysis) of waste usage will be considered from the householder's perspective. The most vital highlights of every framework will be examined. Metropolitan waste administration frameworks for household use could dispense with or overall decrease the phase of waste accumulation and transportation. Furthermore, they should not to require exceptional framework and for nowshould changed the garbage into safe items or vitality sources without harmfulemanations. The point of the work is to distinguish the best accessible waste transfer frameworks for household use. Smart Cities comprise the fate of common home.
Cloud Based Multi-Level Security, Event Based Surveillance and Real-time access in Smart Homes using Zigbee

: In recent years, smart home automation, real-time access to smart appliances, security & surveillance and inter-connected sensory node application are being the active topics for its considerable development. The work utilizes a smart home gateway that enables the bidirectional data streams to be converted between Wi-Fi protocol (IEEE 802.11b/g/n) and ZigBee protocol (IEEE 802.16.4, 6LoPAN). The paper describes the unified application of Infrared beam sensors & motion detectors (PIR BISS0001) and IP camera (ICamView IP-01b) in the smart home surveillance and reducing video data communication as well as needless storage of the video stream. The devices are remotely monitored using a server that can obtain a real-time connection upon the anomaly detection in the surveillance area. The ZigBee-WIFI gateway is solving the bottle-neck between the data rates of two different communication technologies, i.e., WIFI (VT6656) and ZigBee (JN5148). All the devices are remotely monitored by a centralized server that is making adequate decisions based on the data received from these IP based devices.
Effects of gamma irradiation on the biomechanical properties of peroneus tendons

Purpose This study was designed to investigate the biomechanical properties of nonirradiated (NI) and irradiated (IR) peroneus tendons to determine if they would be suitable allografts, in regards to biomechanical properties, for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction after a dose of 1.5–2.5 Mrad. Methods Seven pairs of peroneus longus (PL) and ten pairs of peroneus brevis (PB) tendons were procured from human cadavers. The diameter of each allograft was measured. The left side of each allograft was IR at 1.5–2.5 Mrad, whereas the right side was kept aseptic and NI. The allografts were thawed, kept wet with saline, and attached in a single-strand fashion to custom freeze grips using liquid nitrogen. A preload of 10 N was then applied and, after it had reached steady state, the allografts were pulled at 4 cm/sec. The parameters recorded were the displacement and force. Results The elongation at the peak load was 10.3±2.3 mm for the PB NI side and 13.5±3.3 mm for the PB IR side. The elongation at the peak load was 17.4±5.3 mm for the PL NI side and 16.3±2.0 mm for the PL IR side. For PL, the ultimate load was 2,091.6±148.7 N for NI and 2,122.8±380.0 N for IR. The ultimate load for the PB tendons was 1,485.7±209.3 N for NI and 1,318.4±296.9 N for the IR group. The ultimate stress calculations for PL were 90.3±11.3 MPa for NI and 94.8±21.0 MPa for IR. For the PB, the ultimate stress was 82.4±19.0 MPa for NI and 72.5±16.6 MPa for the IR group. The structural stiffness was 216.1±59.0 N/mm for the NI PL and 195.7±51.4 N/mm for the IR side. None of these measures were significantly different between the NI and IR groups. The structural stiffness was 232.1±45.7 N/mm for the NI PB and 161.9±74.0 N/mm for the IR side, and this was the only statistically significant difference found in this study (P=0.034). Conclusion Our statistical comparisons found no significant differences in terms of elongation, ultimate load, or ultimate stress between IR and NI PB and PL tendons. Only the PB structural stiffness was affected by irradiation. Thus, sterilizing allografts at 1.5–2.5 Mrad of gamma irradiation does not cause major alterations in the tendons’ biomechanical properties while still providing a suitable amount of sterilization for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.