Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
What we have learned from complex annotation of topic-focus articulation

Corpus annotation may bring an additional value to the corpus if the following two conditions are being met: (i) the annotation scheme is based on a sound linguistic theory, and (ii) the annotation scenario is carefully (i.e. systematically and consistently designed). The usefulness of annotated data for further linguistic research is well supported by the existence of annotated corpora of various languages: let us quote as examples the Penn Treebank for English (Marcus et al. 1993;1994), the PropBank and Penn Discourse Treebank developed also for English by the teams at the University of Pennsylvania, the Tiger Treebank for German (Brants et al. 2002), or the Prague Dependency Treebank for Czech (Hajič 1998; Hajič et al. 2006).
SOME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF FLEECE FROM MENZ SHEEP

Menz sheep is the only coarse wool producing sheep in Ethiopia. The fleece of this sheep is generally used for producing local handicrafts. The fleece was collected from pedigreed Menz sheep reared at Debre Brhan Research center. Fleece samples were collected thrice during the study period following the standard protocols. The physical parameters of the fleece were staple length (SL), crimp/inch, numbers and diameters (μm) of different types of fibers (wooly, hetero and hairy). While, the chemical parameters were, percentages of ash, wool wax and vegetable matters (burr). The samples pertain to both the sexes and different age groups The staple length varied with the sexes and age of the sheep. The numbers of crimps per inch varied from 3.78 to 4.14. The percentage of true fiber varied from 37.0 to 40.7, while those of the hetero and hairy fibers varied between 35.03 and 25.83 to 28.29, respectively. The diameter of true, hetero and hairy type fibers (μm) varied between 24.98 and 26.58; 29.62 and 40.74; 61.68 and 89.38 respectively. The percentages of wool wax and scouring yield too varied due to sex and age, with values ranging between 7.9310. 91 and 62.56 68.05, respectively. High coefficients of variation between the traits indicate significant within breed variation and therefore a possibility of selection for fleece related traits.
Dağıtılmış Etmen Tabanlı Karınca Kolonisi Optimizasyonu Sistem Tasarımı

: The process of designing large-scale applications in parallel and distributed manner is preferred by expert software programmers to increase the systems processing power and to reach results quickly. This approach raises serious problems in terms of coordination and communication. In artificial environment, to solve this type of problems natural inspired methods, which have proved its success in real world, is preferred. Coordination and communication
A fatal multiple-lesion, inflammatory, pseudotumor in the lung: a rare case report

An inflammatory pseudotumor is considered a benign form of lesion marked by a proliferation of myofibroblasts with different degrees of inflammatory infiltrates. Pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumors (PIPs) are extremely rare in middle-aged adults. Normally, a PIP has a single lesion, and can be controlled constantly by surgery and drugs. In this paper, we report a case study of a 51-year-old male patient who presented with multiple inflammatory pseudotumors in lungs, thoracic spine, ribs, left humerusl, derived from PIPs throughout his body, which indicated a long disease term and significant recrudescence. After 6 surgeries (a wedge resection of the right lower lobe, a removal of three thoracic vertebral lesions, a removal of left humeral tumor lesion, a right lower lobe resection, local cryoablation of right lung, debridement of left upper-arm osteomyelitis and soft tissue infection), radiotherapy for lesions of left humerus destruction at a total dose of 20 Gy/10 F, and systematic treatments (30 mg prednisone acetate daily for 6 weeks, 50 mg compound cyclophosphamide tablets for 2 weeks; antibiotics, blood transfusions, nutritional support), his symptoms improved but reoccurred. The patient ultimately died of septic shock. Our case report highlights that the progression of a PIP to a malignant form requires further research. A multiple-lesion PIP that does not respond to systemic treatment can be highly dangerous.
Markdown Pricing Under Unknown Demand

We consider the Unimodal Multi-Armed Bandit problem where the goal is to find the optimal price under an unknown unimodal reward function, with an additional "markdown" constraint that requires that the price exploration is non-increasing. This markdown optimization problem faithfully models a single-product revenue management problem where the objective is to adaptively reduce the price over a finite sales horizon to maximize expected revenues. We measure the performance of an adaptive exploration-exploitation policy in terms of the regret: the revenue loss relative to the maximum revenue that could have been attained when the demand curve is known in advance. For the case of $L$-Lipschitz-bounded unimodal revenue functions with infinite inventory, we present a natural policy that explores the price space at a uniform optimal speed in $T$ steps and has regret $O(T^{3/4} (L\log T)^{1/4})$. On the other side, we provide an almost-matching lower bound of $\Omg(L^{1/4}T^{3/4})$ on the regret of any policy. Further, under mild assumptions, we show that the above tight bounds also hold when the \inv\ is finite but is on the order of $\Omg(T)$. Our tight regret bounds highlight the additional complexity of the markdown constraint, and are asymptotically higher than the corresponding bounds without this markdown requirement of $\tilde{\Theta}(T^{1/2})$ for unimodal bandits and $\tilde{\Theta}(L^{1/3} T^{2/3})$ for $L$-Lipschitz bandits. We finally consider a generalization called Dynamic Pricing with Markup Penalty where the seller is allowed to increase the price by paying a markup penalty of magnitude $O(T^c)$ per markup where $c\in [0,1]$ is a given constant. We extend our results to a tight $\tilde O(T^{\mathrm{med}\{\frac{2}{3}, \frac{3}{4}, c\}})$ regret bound for this variant\footnote{$\mathrm{med}\{a,b,c\}$ denotes the median of the numbers $a,b,c$.
Review and Reflection: Researches on Internet Addiction and Exercise Intervention

With the development of the society, the Internet has become indispensable in people’s life. However, excessive use of the Internet has resulted in Internet dependence or Internet addition. This article reviews the published literature on the definition, diagnosis, types and symptoms, causes and motivations of Internet addiction. The definition and diagnosis of Internet addiction is not unified, but it is generally believed to be the physical and mental damage caused by the excessive use of the Internet. The main types include Internet porn addiction, Internet relationship addiction, Internet compulsion, information overload, computer addiction and so on. The causes and motivations can be explained in terms of Cognitive-behavior Model and the Social-physiological-psychological Model. Exercise intervention can exert positive effects on Internet addiction both physically and psychologically.
Design And Analysis of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine Using ANSYS RMxprt

This paper describes the design aspects and analysis of dual rotor and single stator Axial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) machine. The inner stator consists of concentrated windings and the outer rotor consists of permanent magnet. Since there is no core in the stator, cogging does not occur. The modelling and analysis of the iron cored machine was done using Ansys RMxprt. The measured performance of the prototype matches the predicted results. Finally, a prototype machine is fabricated, and experiments are carried out to test its performances by comparing with design topology. The proposed machine has advantages such as a simpler structure, operates at low speed, yield higher energy and light weight. Indexed TermsAxial Flux Permanent Magnet (AFPM) Machine, low speed, Neodymium permanent magnets.
An exploration of perceptions on poverty: The case of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa at Alice Region Eastern Cape – A qualitative approach

This paper sought to explore the perceptions of and the experiences of Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) Alice Region in alleviating poverty. The study from which this paper is derived, was informed by a qualitative approach using a case study design. The study also used interviews complemented by focus group discussions as data collection methods. The study comprised 20 participants who remained anonymous, that were selected through the use of a purposive sampling technique. The study revealed the following thematic findings: Poverty is associated with diseases, poverty is associated with the phenomenon of divorce, poverty is associated with homelessness, there is lack of employment, and poverty is also linked to inequality. The paper employed a pastoral care approach as a theoretical or conceptual framework and made the following recommendations: There is need for the MCSA to have a committee that will formulate structures for sustaining projects for poverty alleviation to give an account of finance utilization. The MCSA should take into account all the special conditions that are associated with poverty alleviation. The church should also be concerned about people who are impoverished and have no accommodation, food and clothes, for instance, and ascertain their actual living conditions. MCSA, Department of Social Development, NGOs and the Department of Health should work together to strategize on fighting against poverty in the Alice Region. There is a need for a collaborative effort by different stakeholders to strategize on a fight against poverty. The Methodist Church should develop a poverty eradication policy and integrate this into its existing polices. The Methodist Church of Southern Africa should integrate policy formulation so that the fight against poverty may also be established within the MCSA policy.
Re-configurable Multi-mode Radio Architectures for enhanced 3G Terminals

The IST funded project MuMoR (Multi-Mode Radio) has its main objectives in investigating mobile terminal architectures for multi-mode operation. The investigated radio systems are mainly UMTS/FDD, UMTS/TDD, and HSDPA/FDD. Additional investigations towards the operability with other cellular and non-cellular standards like GSM and WLAN (IEEE 802.11 a/b) are also considered. MuMoR covers physical layer aspects for the analogue RF part as well as for the digital baseband part of a terminal. Because of investigating the analogue and digital parts of the system in only one project, particular attention will be on the simulation of the overall transceiver system and the definition and design of the interface circuits, like the ADC. In Figure 1 the overall system design and simulation flow established in the project MuMoR is depicted. According to traditional design methodologies for the analogue frontend and digital baseband an overall system approach has been introduced based on a high-level C/C description. Speciality of this approach is the inclusion of separate front-end blocks models that allows detailed front-end partitioning and block specification already on abstract system level. This way a global optimization considering the whole transceiver system becomes possible. Further advantage is the simulation of RF behavior and baseband functionality in one simulation environment and so in a common test bench [1][2].
The Times They Are A-Changing: Experimenting with Dynamic Adverse Selection

We examine a common value dynamic matching environment where adverse selection accrues slowly over time. Theoretical best responses are therefore time varying, and the prior experimental literature suggests that sequential environments might lead to greater understanding of adverse selection in this dynamic setting. However, while a sophisticated minority in our experiment do condition on time and are close to a best response, the majority use a stationary response, even after extended experience. In an environment with persistent uncertainty, our results indicate that sequentiality is insufficient for the large majority of participants to recognize the effects of adverse selection. (JEL C78, C92, D82, D91)
Effect of Immunocastration Vaccine Administration At Different Doses on Performance of Feedlot Holstein Bulls

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of immunocastration vaccine administration at different doses on fattening performance of feedlot Holstein bulls. In this research, 94 Holstein male calves assigned to the 4 treatments. Control group; 1 mL of 0.9% saline solution was subcutaneously injected to intact bulls on 1st and 60th days of the feedlot as placebo. On the same days of the feedlot, Immunocastration vaccine (Bopriva®) at two doses of 1 mL and 1 mL for Trial-1 group, 1.5 mL and 1.5 mL for Trial-2 group, 1.5 mL and 1 mL for Trial-3 group were subcutaneously injected to bulls. The feedlot lasted 180 days. Immunocastration vaccine administration at different doses did not affect the live weights (LWs) and cold carcass yields of feedlot Holstein bulls (P>0.05). However, it reduced fattening performance between 61-120 days (P<0.05) and 1-180 days (P<0.01). As a result, it was decreased the fattening performance that administration of Bopriva® at different doses as a GnRH vaccine in Holstein male bulls; whereas it was determined that numerically increase in average daily live weight gain was found in the Trial-2 group than the other groups to which the immunocastration vaccine was applied.
Comparative Genomics Provides Insight into the Function of Broad-Host Range Sponge Symbionts

Marine sponges often form symbiotic relationships with bacteria that fulfil a specific need within the sponge holobiont, and these symbionts are often conserved within a narrow range of related taxa. To date, there exist only three known bacterial taxa (Entoporibacteria, SAUL, and Tethybacterales) that are globally distributed and found in a broad range of sponge hosts, and little is known about the latter two. ABSTRACT The fossil record indicates that the earliest evidence of extant marine sponges (phylum Porifera) existed during the Cambrian explosion and that their symbiosis with microbes may have begun in their extinct ancestors during the Precambrian period. Many symbionts have adapted to their sponge host, where they perform specific, specialized functions. There are also widely distributed bacterial taxa such as Poribacteria, SAUL, and Tethybacterales that are found in a broad range of invertebrate hosts. Here, we added 11 new genomes to the Tethybacterales order, identified a novel family, and show that functional potential differs between the three Tethybacterales families. We compare the Tethybacterales with the well-characterized Entoporibacteria and show that these symbionts appear to preferentially associate with low-microbial abundance (LMA) and high-microbial abundance (HMA) sponges, respectively. Within these sponges, we show that these symbionts likely perform distinct functions and may have undergone multiple association events, rather than a single association event followed by coevolution. IMPORTANCE Marine sponges often form symbiotic relationships with bacteria that fulfil a specific need within the sponge holobiont, and these symbionts are often conserved within a narrow range of related taxa. To date, there exist only three known bacterial taxa (Entoporibacteria, SAUL, and Tethybacterales) that are globally distributed and found in a broad range of sponge hosts, and little is known about the latter two. We show that the functional potential of broad-host range symbionts is conserved at a family level and that these symbionts have been acquired several times over evolutionary history. Finally, it appears that the Entoporibacteria are associated primarily with high-microbial abundance sponges, while the Tethybacterales associate with low-microbial abundance sponges.
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Aiming at reliable Arctic sea ice prediction on seasonal timescale in the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center of China, a new Arctic regional coupled sea ice-ocean-atmosphere model (ArcIOAM) has been established. The description and implementation of a new Arctic regional coupled sea ice-ocean-atmosphere model (ArcIOAM) and its preliminary results in the year of 2012 are presented in this paper. In the ArcIOAM configuration, the 15 Community Coupler 2 (C-Coupler2) is used to couple the Arctic sea ice-oceanic configuration of the MITgcm (Massachusetts Institute of Technology general circulation model) with the Arctic atmospheric configuration of the Polar WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) model. A scalability test is performed to investigate the parallelization of the coupled model. As the first step toward reliable Arctic seasonal sea ice prediction, the simulation results in the year of 2012 of the ArcIOAM implemented with two-way coupling strategy, along with one-way coupling strategy, are evaluated with 20 respect to available observational data and reanalysis products. Besides, the standalone MITgcm run with prescribed atmospheric forcing is performed for references. From the comparison, all the experiments simulate rational evolution of sea ice and ocean states in the Arctic region over a one-year simulation period. The two-way coupling strategy has better performance in terms of sea ice extent, concentration, thickness and SST, especially in summer. This result indicates that sea ice-ocean-atmosphere interaction takes a crucial role in controlling Arctic summertime sea ice distribution. The coupled 25 model and documentation are available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3742692 (last access: 9 June 2020), and the source code is maintained at https://github.com/cdmpbp123/Coupled_Atm_Ice_Oce (last access: 7 April 2020).
Never to Submit or Yield ” : Satan ’ s Shield and Armour in Paradise Lost

In Paradise Lost (1667), John Milton emphasizes how Satan’s power is not original but descends from God the Creator by using the moon as a metaphor for Satan’s shield. This incorporation of scientific phenomena, specifically the references to Galileo and his work, strengthens the characterization of Satan as a lessened reflection of God. Milton continues to expand his characterization of Satan by alluding to the heroes and villains of classical epics; his use of concurrent scientific and classical allusions stresses the differences between Satan and mankind. Ultimately, Satan’s characteristics are accentuated and intensified by a closer examination of his shield. In Paradise Lost (1667), John Milton describes Satan’s shield as “the broad circumference / Hung on his shoulders like the moon whose orb / Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views” (I 287–89). In this essay, I argue that Satan’s shield serves as the central representation of Satan’s defensive nature as well as his distance from God. Milton first demonstrates this relationship between Satan and his Creator through allusions to his contemporary Galileo; Sidereus Nuncius, which is directly referenced in Paradise Lost, presents Galileo’s findings regarding the surface of the moon. This newfound knowledge is “woven into the Galileo images in Books 1 and 5 of Paradise Lost . [and] it provides, in Book 1, an analogy for Satan’s battered shield” (Karkar 149–50). These references to Milton’s coeval Galileo further enhance the celestial imagery Milton uses to describe Satan. In contrast to Milton’s modern allusions, Paradise Lost is rampant with classical allusions that emphasize Satan’s character. Milton positions the triumph of Satan in compar-
Long non ‐ coding RNA USP 30 ‐ AS 1 aggravates the malignant progression of cervical cancer by sequestering microRNA ‐ 299 ‐ 3 p and thereby overexpressing PTP 4 A 1

USP30 antisense RNA 1 (USP30‐AS1) has been studied in bladder urothelial carcinoma. However, the detailed role of USP30‐AS1 in cervical cancer remains to be elucidated. Therefore, the present study determined whether USP30‐AS1 is implicated in cervical cancer malignancy, and investigated relevant molecular mechanisms. USP30‐AS1 expression was measured via reverse transcription‐quantitative PCR. Functional experiments, including the Cell Counting Kit‐8 assay, flow cytometry, Transwell migration and invasion assays, and mouse tumour model, were performed in order to elucidate the roles of USP30‐AS1. The target of USP30‐AS1 was predicted using bioinformatics analysis, which was further verified via RNA immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assays. Herein, USP30‐AS1 overexpression was detected in cervical cancer sample data from The Cancer Genome Atlas and our cohort. Patients with cervical cancer expressing high levels of USP30‐AS1 exhibited shorter overall survival than those with low USP30‐AS1 expression. In vitro and in vivo experiments revealed that USP30‐AS1 interference promoted cell apoptosis; restrained cell proliferation, migra‐ tion and invasion in vitro, and hindered tumour growth in vivo. Mechanistically, USP30‐AS1 competed for microRNA‐299‐3p (miR‐299‐3p) in cervical cancer and lowered the regula‐ tory actions of miR‐299‐3p on protein tyrosine phosphatase type IVA (PTP4A1), resulting in PTP4A1 overexpression. Furthermore, rescue experiments confirmed that miR‐299‐3p interventions or exogenous PTP4A1 could counteract the cancer‐inhibiting actions of USP30‐AS1 silencing on cervical cancer cells. In conclusion, the miR‐299‐3p/PTP4A1 axis is the downstream effector of USP30‐AS1 in cervical cancer, forming the USP30‐AS1/miR‐299‐3p/PTP4A1 pathway. This newly identified competing endogenous RNA pathway may offer a novel theoretical and experimental basis for developing promising new strategies for the targeted therapy of cervical cancer.
Towards computer-aided design of biomaterials by example of micro-elasticity of porous ceramic baghdadite ( Ca 3 ZrSi 2 O 9 )

Microstructure-elasticity relations for bone tissue engineering scaffolds are key to rationally based biomaterial design. As a contribution, we here report comprehensive length measuring, weighing, and ultrasonic tests at 0.1 MHz frequency, on porous baghdadite scaffolds. The resulting porosity-stiffness relations further confirm a formerly detected, micromechanically explained, general relationship for a great variety of different polycrystals (Fritsch et al., 2013), which also allows for estimating the zero-porosity case, i.e. the Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio of pure (dense) baghdadite. These estimates were impressively confirmed by a physically and statistically independent nanoindentation campaign comprising some 1750 indents. Consequently, we can present a remarkably complete picture of porous baghdadite elasticity across a wide range of porosities, and, thanks to the micromechanical understanding, reaching out beyond classical elasticity, towards poroelastic properties, quantifying the effect of pore pressure on the material system behaviour.
THE INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LABOR MARKET FOR ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IN BRAZIL

The importance of culture in economic development has been widely researched, but there are not so many studies about gender inequality within the arts labor market. Our main goal is to describe the inequalities of opportunities for workers in the arts and entertainment industry in Brazil. The inequality of opportunities is a driver to injustice when circumstances, factors beyond the control of individuals, contribute in achieving outcomes and performance. To investigate it we generate an inequality of opportunity indicator and analyze its composition. Descriptive statistics show that groups of non-white women receive lower average monthly earnings, although there are no physical limitations or necessary attributes to engage in activities that could favor men. Our results indicate unequal earnings associated with gender in Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, Tocantins, Rondônia, Espírito Santo, Piauí, and Alagoas; skin color in southern states and Mato Grosso do Sul, and formal labor contract occurrence in the rest of the country.