Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The complete chloroplast genome of Rubus lambertianus var. paykouangensis, an edible wild plant

Abstract Rubus lambertianus Ser. var. paykouangensis (Levl.) Hand. -Mazz. is great important in the phylogeny and evolution of the genus Rubus L. in the family Rosaceae. The chloroplast genome of R. lambertianus var. paykouangensis reported in this study is 156177 bp in length, and it has an average GC content of 37.18%. The complete chloroplast genome showed a typical quadripartite structure, comprising a small single copy (SSC) region (18,730 bp) and a large single copy (LSC) region (85,883 bp), both of which were separated by a pair of inverted repeats (IRs, 25,782 bp). This plastome was discovered to contain 129 different genes (112 unique), including 85 protein-coding genes (79 unique), 36 tRNA genes (29 unique), and 8 rRNA genes (4 unique). The published chloroplast genome of R. lambertianus var. paykouangensis will provide a significant insight into elucidating the phylogenetic relationship of taxa within the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae.
Dynamic Analysis of IPMC Actuated Fin of a Micro Fish Like Device

In this paper, a methodology is presented to perform dynamic analysis of structural linked mechanisms under true actuation cycle and force response of applied IPMC actuators. Dynamic analysis of a three link mechanism for fin actuation of a micro fish like device, towed by a surface vessel through tow cable, is performed through this methodology and same is applicable to other biomimetic robotic applications. Fluid (water) exerts a torque on IPMC actuated fin which is a function of fin's deflection and fluid flow velocity. Dynamic analysis is performed to assess the performance and efficacy of fin actuation mechanism under different loading conditions in terms of fin's deflection, velocity and acceleration. Actuation force is increased by increasing number of applied IPMC actuators of known actuation cycle and force generation response. Applied torque is determined by performing a numerical simulation of IPMC actuated fin against different flow velocities through two-way fluid structure interaction (FSI) approach. Numerical simulation is performed in ANSYS WORKBENCH to capture the complex hydrodynamic interactions between fin and fluid. Effect of increased actuation force against constant flow velocity (towing speed) and of increased flow velocity against constant actuation force are evaluated in terms of fin's deflection, velocity and acceleration. Finally, consequence of increasing the length of the link, connecting IPMC actuators and fin, are appraised for same actuation force and applied torque. Dynamic analysis is performed in Pro/ Mechanism, an advanced simulation tool. A technique of virtual prototyping through simulations is applied to access the performance of the fin actuation mechanism under true loading scenario before going into experimental phase, saving cost and time
A Novel Floating High-Voltage Level Shifter with Pre-Storage Technique

This paper proposes a novel floating high-voltage level shifter (FHV-LS) with the pre-storage technique for high speed and low deviation in propagation delay. With this technology, the transmission paths from input to output are optimized, and thus the propagation delay of the proposed FHV-LS is reduced to as low as the sub-nanosecond scale. To further reduce the propagation delay, a pull-up network with regulated strength is introduced to reduce the fall time, which is a crucial part of the propagation delay. In addition, a pseudosymmetrical input pair is used to improve the symmetry of FHV-LS structurally to balance between the rising and falling propagation delays. Moreover, a start-up circuit is developed to initialize the output state of FHV-LS during the VDDH power up. The proposed FHV-LS is implemented using 0.3-µm HVCMOS technology. Post-layout simulation shows that the propagation delays and energy per transition of the proposed FHV-LS are 384 ps and 77.7 pJ @VH = 5 V, respectively. Finally, the 500-points Monte Carlo are performed to verify the performance and the stability.
Validation of Experimental Methods to Record Stimuli for Microphone Comparisons

Test recordings can facilitate evaluation of a microphone's characteristics but there is currently no standard or experimentally validated method for making recordings to compare the perceptual characteristics of microphones. This paper evaluates previously used recording methods, concluding that, of these, the most appropriate approach is to record multiple microphones simultaneously. However, perceived differences between recordings made with microphones in a multi-microphone array might be due to (i) the characteristics of the microphones and/or (ii) the different locations of the microphones. Listening tests determined the maximum acceptable size of a multi-microphone array to be 150 mm in diameter, but the diameter must be reduced to no more than 100 mm if the microphones to be compared are perceptually very similar.
Online Assessment of Distributed Generation Connection for Smart Grid

Increasing renewable energy generation is among the most important objectives of smart grid, especially due to the increased environmental concerns, energy demand, and depletion of fossil energy resources. Introducing incentive feed-in tariff (FIT) programs to promote renewable distributed generation (DG) in distribution systems is an essential step towards smart grid implementation. However, current regulations of FIT programs for small-scale DG sources strictly limit the aggregated installed DG capacity to a small fraction of the system peak load. Limiting the DG capacity avoids the need for detailed connection impact assessment studies for the DG connection. Conducting detailed CIA studies for each smallscale DG project application is impractical due to the large number of applications, which can lead to delaying the DG connection process. However, avoiding assessment studies and imposing such strict limits result in rejecting numerous applications for renewable DG projects, and therefore losing a significant amount of renewable DG capacity. Such situations underscore the need for research that suggests new directions for increasing small-scale renewable DG projects under FIT programs. In order to accomplish this target, this thesis presents a planning model and a management scheme for DG connection online assessment in smart grids. The planning model achieves two objectives: insuring an adequate profit for DG owners and maximizing the number of installed DG sources in the systems. The management scheme controls the curtailment of the connected DG units to satisfy the system operational constrains. Implementing the proposed work evades the need for detailed connection impact assessment studies prior to installing smallscale DG units since the assessment is performed on an online basis. This feature can therefore reduce the number of rejected applications for renewable DG projects under FIT programs while accelerating the DG connection process. The proposed planning model and management scheme for DG connection online assessment are based on dividing the output power of each DG unit into two components: unconditional and conditional. The unconditional DG component refers to the portion of DG output power that is not subject to curtailment for all online conditions of the system; this component guarantees an adequate profit for the DG investors. The conditional DG component denotes the portion of the DG output power that is subject to curtailment. The curtailment of the conditional DG component is controlled using the proposed management scheme for DG connection online assessment. The first phase of this work introduces an economic model for calculating the unconditional DG component. This model ensures that the unconditional DG component, which is not susceptible to curtailment, yields adequate profit for DG investors. The first part
Analyzing semantic similarity amongst textual documents to suggest near duplicates

Data deduplication techniques removing repeated or redundant data from the storage. In recent days, more data has been generated and stored in the storage environment. More redundant and semantically similar content of the data occupied in the storage environment due to this storage efficiency will be reduced and cost of the storage will be high. To overcome this problem, we proposed a method hybrid bidirectional encoder representation from transformers for text semantics using graph convolutional network hybrid bidirectional encoder representation from transformers (BERT) model for text semantics (HBTSG) word embedding-based deep learning model to identify near duplicates based on the semantic relationship between text documents. In this paper we hybridize the concepts of chunking and semantic analysis. The chunking process is carried out to split the documents into blocks. Next stage we identify the semantic relationship between documents using word embedding techniques. It combines the advantages of the chunking, feature extraction, and semantic relations to provide better results.
A Frequency-Reconfigurable Planar Slot Antenna Using S-PIN Diode

A novel frequency-reconfigurable solid-state plasma chip antenna based on plane slot is proposed. The radiation slot of the antenna is embedded with a surface-PIN (S-PIN) diode and fed by a microstrip line through electromagnetic coupling. The state of the S-PIN diode can be switched by applying a forward bias voltage to realize the reconfigurable radiation slot of the antenna. The structure parameters of the S-PIN diode have been optimized. The overall size of the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate is controlled at 20 × 10 × 0.35 mm. A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated and measured. The measured results show that the proposed antenna can realize cross-band frequency switching from 6.8 to 15.5 GHz. Meanwhile, the normalized radiation patterns show prominent reconstruction characteristics as the bias voltage changes. The proposed solid-state plasma antenna offers high integration compared with traditional reconfigurable antennas. The experiment results validate the applicability of the S-PIN diodes to manufacture reconfigurable planar slot antennas.
The Burglary Cognitive Distortions Scale: its association with burglary proclivity and other key variables

ABSTRACT Cognitive distortions play a key role in offending but have not been researched in relation to burglary. Using the literature on offence-related cognition as a guide (which is primarily focused on sexual offending), the present two studies aimed to develop and validate the Burglary Cognitive Distortions Scale (BCDS). Drawing upon the burglary literature, an initial pool of 36-items was produced. Two online studies using community-based participants were then conducted. Each study involved administering the BCDS, along with measures of burglary proclivity, general criminal beliefs, empathy, and human needs. In Study 1 (N 1 = 306), an exploratory factor analysis of the BCDS produced two factors: (1) Acquisitive Entitlement, and (2) Survive by any Means. In Study 2 (N 2 = 266), confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the two-factor structure and helped refine the item pool. In each study, the 24-item CFA version of the BCDS was found to be associated with general criminal beliefs and burglary proclivity. Factor 1 of the BCDS, as well as general criminal beliefs, independently predicted proclivity scores. Future research should now aim to validate the BCDS using a sample of people who have committed burglary, as it holds promise for use in forensic settings and research.
ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT OF A IMMS IN AN URBAN SCENARIO

Abstract. Indoor Mobile Mapping Systems (IMMSs) technologies are becoming increasingly popular thanks to the possibility of acquiring a massive amount of 3D data in a fast and effective way in those areas where GNSS signal is unavailable, like urban canyons, densely vegetated areas, underground sites and buildings. They offer an efficient way to produce point clouds but with noticeably lower accuracy than the traditional Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS). The present paper wants to analyse two different methods to improve the accuracy of the point cloud coming from an IMMS survey in a vast urban scenario. The first approach uses points collected during an RTK GNSS survey as Ground Control Points (GCPs). The second one involves TLS static scans as Ground Control Scans (GCSs). Both these procedures allow us to introduce constraints before generating the rigid final point cloud. The tested IMMS is the Backpack Heron MS Twin Color, produced by Gexcel S.r. l. The instrument was tested during the acquisition of the historical centre of Meda (MB) in the northern part of Italy. Results show that in those areas between the constraints, the maximum error of residuals on checkpoints is some decimetres. The IMMS has allowed us to quickly survey a vast area not otherwise obtainable with traditional survey techniques. The developed procedures proved to be essential for proper reconstruction of the environment.
AUTOMATIC STRUCTURING OF PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS FOR SPATIO-TEMPORAL MONITORING OF RESTORATION SITES: PROBLEM STATEMENT AND CHALLENGES

Abstract. Over the last decade, a large number of digital documentation projects have demonstrated the potential of image-based modelling of heritage objects in the context of documentation, conservation, and restoration. The inclusion of these emerging methods in the daily monitoring of the activities of a heritage restoration site (context in which hundreds of photographs per day can be acquired by multiple actors, in accordance with several observation and analysis needs) raises new questions at the intersection of big data management, analysis, semantic enrichment, and more generally automatic structuring of this data. In this article we propose a data model developed around these questions and identify the main challenges to overcome the problem of structuring massive collections of photographs through a review of the available literature on similarity metrics used to organise the pictures based on their content or metadata. This work is realized in the context of the restoration site of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral that will be used as the main case study.
Bright CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Improved Stability by In-Situ Zn-Doping

In this study, facile synthesis, characterization, and stability tests of highly luminescent Zn-doped CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) were demonstrated. The doping procedure was performed via partial replacement of PbBr2 with ZnBr2 in the precursor solution. Via Zn-doping, the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of the NCs was increased from 41.3% to 82.9%, with a blue-shifted peak at 503.7 nm and narrower spectral width of 18.7 nm which was consistent with the highly uniform size distribution of NCs observed from the TEM image. In the water-resistance stability test, the doped NCs exhibited an extended period-over four days until complete decomposition, under the harsh circumstances of hexane-ethanol-water mixing solution. The Zn-doped NC film maintained its 94% photoluminescence (PL) intensity after undergoing a heating/cooling cycle, surpassing the un-doped NC film with only 67% PL remaining. Based on our demonstrations, the in-situ Zn-doping procedure for the synthesis of CsPbBr3 NCs could be a promising strategy toward robust and PL-efficient nanomaterial to pave the way for realizing practical optoelectronic devices.
The use of mixed algae species as biocathode in membrane-less microbial fuel cell

Membrane-less microbial fuel cell (MLMFC) is one of the most promising technologies for energy generation from organic wastes. The use of biocathode in the MLMFC system reduces the operation cost and provides many benefits. In an algal MLMFC system, the photosynthetic microorganism facilitates the oxygen reduction in the cathode chamber and improves overall cell performance. However, the assessment of the long-term stability of biocathode is a primary concern. In the current study, the electricity generation performance of algal MLMFC using mixed-algae as a biocathode was investigated. The results showed that the electricity generation of algal MLMFC increased during the light cycle because of the photosynthesis of algal cells in the cathode. During the light cycle, the maximum power density and lowest cathode charge transfer resistance of algal MLMFC were 215.71 mW/m and 29.73 Ω, respectively. The electrochemical analysis demonstrated that the anode biofilm of algal MLMFC has high bioelectrogenic activity. This study plays a crucial role in determining the applicability of this technology.
CO2 Emission and Cost Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Frame Designed by Performance Based Design Approach

As greenhouse effect has been recognized as serious environmental problem of the world, interests in carbon dioxide (CO2) emission which comprises major part of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been increased recently. Since construction industry takes a relatively large portion of total CO2 emissions of the world, extensive studies about reducing CO2 emissions in construction and operation of building have been carried out after the 2000s. Also, performance based design (PBD) methodology based on nonlinear analysis has been robustly developed after Northridge Earthquake in 1994 to assure and assess seismic performance of building more exactly because structural engineers recognized that prescriptive code based design approach cannot address inelastic earthquake responses directly and assure performance of building exactly. Although CO2 emissions and PBD approach are recent rising issues on construction industry and structural engineering, there were few or no researches considering these two issues simultaneously. Thus, the objective of this study is to minimize the CO2 emissions and cost of building designed by PBD approach in structural design stage considering structural materials. 4 story and 4 span reinforced concrete building optimally designed to minimize CO2 emissions and cost of building and to satisfy specific seismic performance (collapse prevention in maximum considered earthquake) of building satisfying prescriptive code regulations using non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II). Optimized design result showed that minimized CO2 emissions and cost of building were acquired satisfying specific seismic performance. Therefore, the methodology proposed in this paper can be used to reduce both CO2 emissions and cost of building designed by PBD approach.
O DILEMA JURÍDICO DA PROPRIEDADE INTELECTUAL NA INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL: A MÁQUINA PODERÁ SER TITULAR DE DIREITO AUTORAL?

O artigo tem como objetivo analisar o contexto da inteligência artificial na sociedade e suscitar um problema que o Direito precisa resolver: O direito autoral de um algoritmo que desenvolve uma marca ou patente. Para isso, utiliza-se do método teórico abordando aspectos panorâmicos sobre a inteligência artificial e o que o ordenamento jurídico vigente regula sobre a propriedade intelectual. Como nem o desenvolvedor e nem o comprador conseguirão prever o que um software autônomo poderá produzir, conclui-se que é imprescindível uma regulamentação dessa questão a fim de se evitar litígios e assegurar a proteção aos direitos autorais.
Cooperative communication in wireless networks: Flow-optimized designs and information-theoretic characterizations

of Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS: FLOW-OPTIMIZED DESIGNS AND INFORMATION-THEORETIC CHARACTERIZATIONS By Debdeep Chatterjee August 2010 Chair: Tan F. Wong Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering The challenges involved in the design of efficient communication systems for the wireless medium can be attributed to the fact that the wireless medium possesses certain unique characteristics, the most important ones being the broadcast nature of the wireless medium, the susceptibility to interference effects, and the effects of path loss and fading on wireless link quality. Cooperation between different transceivers can potentially aid further development of next-generation wireless communication systems that demand high data rates and an excellent quality of service (QoS). This is possible by exploiting the broadcast nature of the wireless medium, and the diversity advantages that a multi-user system offers. We first consider a general single-source-single-destination wireless relay network and propose an information flow-optimized cooperative transmission design that achieves the optimal diversity-multiplexing tradeoff. Next, we apply game-theoretic techniques to the problems of resource allocation and characterization of cooperative behavior in a two-user fading multiple-access channel (MAC), with uncertainty about the channel state information at the transmitters (CSIT). In the third part of the dissertation, a more active form the above cooperative behavior is studied via a two-user fading cooperative multiple-access channel (CMAC), where each user, along with transmitting its own information to the destination, helps the
Smartphone Evaluation Heuristics for Older Adults

SMARTPHONE EVALUATION HEURISTICS FOR OLDER ADULTS Piotr Calak Advisor: Dr. Blair Nonnecke University of Guelph, 2012 Age-related physical and cognitive changes hinder the ability of older adults to operate smartphones. While many user interface (UI) heuristics exist today, there is a need for an updated set designed specifically to assess the usability of mobile devices for an older audience. Smartphone evaluation heuristics for older adults based on age-related changes in vision, hearing, attention, memory and motor control were developed in this thesis by analyzing literature on age-related physical and cognitive changes impacting smartphone usability. Support for heuristics was found by gathering information on how older adults use cell phones through interviews and an online survey. It was demonstrated that strength of support for some heuristics increases with age. The evaluated heuristics provide usability practitioners and designers with a framework for evaluating the usability of smartphones for older