Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Code + Chords: Targeting Self-Efﬁcacy in Music Technology (WIP)

Primary school students can benefit from feeling capable and confident that they could succeed in computer engineering. This study used music and creation-based learning in exploration of the computer program Code + Chords to help achieve that goal. Code + Chords is a customizable music visualization software that responds to the pitch and amplitude of a person’s voice, giving users the interdisciplinary experience of working with coding, music, and technology. This research project was based on the question, “To what extent may self-efficacy be increased in music technology using Code + Chords programming? ” Primary school participants explored music, coding, and technology at three St. Paul Public Libraries. These two-hour-long workshops fostered learning through multiple hands-on activities and use of the program Processing to support engagement with the Code + Chords program. Pre-and post-workshop surveys were taken to analyze student’s experiences with the workshop as a whole. Survey results showed that the average participant’s self-efficacy minutely decreased. Written observations of positive student engagement with Code + Chords alongside survey results suggest that, with improvements, there is strong potential for increased self-efficacy in future iterations of this workshop.
AN OVERVIEW OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE VASO-OCCLUSIVE CRISIS AND APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT

: Early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) are critical to the management of patients with sickle cell disease. Literature search conducted through electronic databases, such as PUBMED, EMBASE. We aimed to discuss the proper management of VOC, after emphasizing the mechanism and complications of VOC in SCD. Vaso-occlusive crisis in people with SCD is a multifactorial process identified by inflammation, attachment, and multicellular aggregation of sickled RBCs, endothelial cells, platelets, and also other blood cells, resulting in vaso-occlusion and acute extreme pain.
Comparison of Centralization and Decentralization of Physical Internet Through Gamification

: Centralization and decentralization are the two common organizations in freight transport. The first relies on a central authority who optimizes and establishes transport plans for all carriers for global- interest, while the second, presented by the physical internet in this paper, lets carriers optimize their own transport plans for their self-interest. The outcome efficiency and effectiveness - could be different. This paper aims to use the concept of Price of Anarchy (PoA) to compare the outcome of the two organizations. Due to the complexity of actual freight transport market, this paper adapts the gamification methodology to investigate the two organizations. A freight transport game was developed for simulation. The outcome of the two simulated are then compared. The results show that the centralization outperforms in terms of global efficiency and effectiveness; while decentralization is better individual incentive. However, the PoA varies depending on information revealed.
Synonym Predicate Discovery for Linked Data Quality Assessment Without Requiring the Ontology Semantic Relations

—Over the past years, an increasing number of datasets have been published as part of the Web of Data, reaching more than 1,200 datasets in 2019. However, many datasets, totaling a large quantity of RDF triples, are without ontology or with an incomplete one. As a result, they suffer more and more from quality problems. Assessing linked data quality for fitness for use is a current research problem that we are interested in. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for the assessment of quality between RDF triples without requiring schema information. It allows assessing the quality of datasets by detecting errors and eventually measuring the error rate using synonym predicates techniques, profiling statistics, and quality verification cases. Promising results are obtained on the DBpedia dataset where several data quality issues have been detected , such as inaccurate values, redundant predicates, and redundant triples.
Environmental carrying capacity review in cengklik reservoir

Reservoir is a body of water that is formed or modified by humans by damming the river for a particular purpose and can be controlled in its use. Cengklik Reservoir besides its main function as irrigation facilities covering an area of 1,578 ha, is also used for tourism activities and aquaculture. However, on December 29th, 2015 many of the fish in the reservoir died. Cultivated fish died suspected to be caused poisoning by reservoir water that contaminated with waste. This study aims to examine the contamination conditions of the current Cengklik Reservoir and how the reservoir zonation for carrying capacity of the growing floating net cage cultivation. This study was conducted using descriptive analysis method based on the results of qualitative and quantitative tests of primary data in the form of water quality of Cengklik Reservoir. The method of research conducted through 4 stages namely preparation, data collection, data analysis, analysis of results discussion and conclusion. It is expected that the results of this study can be used as a review of Reservoir zonation management and the handling of contaminated reservoir problems.
Large e(cid:11)ects from small QCD instantons: making soft bombs at hadron colliders

: It is a common belief that the last missing piece of the Standard Model of particles physics was found with the discovery of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider. However, there remains a major prediction of quantum tunnelling processes me-diated by instanton solutions in the Yang-Mills theory, that is still untested in the Standard Model. The direct experimental observation of instanton-induced processes, which are a consequence of the non-trivial vacuum structure of the Standard Model and of quantum tunnelling in QFT, would be a major breakthrough in modern particle physics. In this paper, we present for the (cid:12)rst time a full calculation of QCD instanton-induced processes in proton-proton collisions accounting for quantum corrections due to both initial and (cid:12)nal state gluon interactions, a (cid:12)rst implementation in an MC event generator as well as a basic strategy how to observe these e(cid:11)ects experimentally.
The problem of sinusoidal parameter estimation at two channels with common frequency in white Gaussian noise is addressed. By making use of the linear prediction property, an iterative linear least squares (LLS) algorithm for accurate

channels with common frequency in white Gaussian noise is addressed. By making use of the linear prediction property, an iterative linear least squares (LLS) algorithm for accurate frequency estimation is devised. The remaining parameters are then determined according to the LLS fit with the use of the frequency estimate. It is proven that the variance of the frequency estimate achieves Cramér-Rao lower bound at sufficiently small noise conditions.
5G Network Resources Requirements for Mobile Immersive Digital Environments Experimental Validation of Mobile Virtual Reality Network Requirements in Unity 3D

—The accelerated increase in the adoption of immersive digital technologies like virtual reality and 360-degree video escalates the pressure on mobile cellular networks. Its higher bandwidth demands and minimum latencies are crucial for enjoying the contents with a satisfactory quality and comfort. This paper describes a study that estimates the minimum critical bandwidth, and latency prerequisites, as well as video resolutions and bitrate needed in a mobile network so as to support immersive applications with a specific subjective quality of experience, using the consumer-ready hardware platforms Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. One of the main conclusions is that the strict requirements of around 20 milliseconds of minimum latency highlights the important challenge that must be addressed by future 5G mobile cellular networks, but this is far from some target values discussed in the literature.
Effect of the background magnetic field inhomogeneity on generation processes of whistler‐mode chorus and broadband hiss‐like emissions

By a series of self‐consistent electron hybrid code simulations, we study the effect of the background magnetic field inhomogeneity on the generation process of whistler‐mode chorus emissions. Chorus with rising tones are generated through nonlinear wave‐particle interactions occurring around the magnetic equator. The mirror force plays an important role in the nonlinear interactions, and the spatial inhomogeneity of the background magnetic field is a key parameter of the chorus generation process. We have conducted numerical experiments with different spatial inhomogeneities to understand properties of the chorus generation process. We assume the same initial condition of energetic electrons at the magnetic equator in all simulation runs. The simulation results reveal that the spectral characteristics of chorus significantly vary depending on the magnetic field inhomogeneity. Whistler‐mode emissions are generated and propagate away from the equator in all simulation runs, but distinct chorus elements with rising tones are only reproduced in the cases of small inhomogeneities. In the simulation that had the smallest inhomogeneity, we find excitation of broadband hiss‐like emission (BHE) whose amplitudes are comparable to discrete chorus elements found in other simulation runs. The BHE consists of many wave elements with rising tones nonlinearly triggered in the region close to the magnetic equator. We show that the small spatial inhomogeneity of the background magnetic field results in the small threshold amplitude for the nonlinear wave growth and allows the triggering process of rising tone elements to emerge easily in the equatorial region of the magnetosphere.
A COMPACT PRINTED SEVEN-BAND MONOPOLE ANTENNA FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED T-BOX

A seven-band antenna for vehicle-mounted T-BOX with a compact structure is proposed and studied. The proposed antenna is composed of a monopole branch and a ground branch. In addition, a slot is embedded in the monopole branch for bandwidth enhancement. By using 0.25and 0.5-wavelength modes, the lower band (824–960 MHz) and higher band (1710–2690 MHz) are covered. The working mechanism is analyzed based on S-parameters and surface current distributions. The attractive merits of the proposed antenna are that the structure is compact with a small ground, and no lumped element is used. The measured results show that the antenna can cover the lower band of GSM850/900 and the desired upper band of DCS1800/PCS1900/UMTS2100/LTE2300/2500. The measured efficiencies are also presented.
Derivation and Evaluation of Age-Speci ﬁ c Multivariate Reference Regions to Aid in Identi ﬁ cation of Abnormal Filling Patterns

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to derive age-speci ﬁ c multivariate reference regions (MVRs) able to classify subjects into those having normal or abnormal ﬁ lling patterns and to evaluate the prognostic impact of this classi ﬁ cation. BACKGROUND The integration of several parameters is necessary to diagnose disorders of left ventricular (LV) ﬁ lling because no single measurement accurately describes the complexity of diastolic function. However, no generally accepted validated multiparametric algorithm currently exists. METHODS A cohort of 1,240 apparently healthy subjects from HUNT (Nord-Trøndelag Health Study) with measured early (E) and late (A) mitral in ﬂ ow velocity and early mitral annular diastolic tissue velocity (e 0 ) were used to derive univariate 95% reference bands and age-speci ﬁ c MVRs. Subsequently, the prognostic impact of this MVR-based classi ﬁ cation was evaluated by Cox regression in a community-based cohort (n ¼ 726) and in a cohort of subjects with recent acute myocardial infarction (n ¼ 551). Both evaluation cohorts were derived from VaMIS (the Västmanland Myocardial Infarction Study). RESULTS Univariate reference bands and MVRs are presented graphically and as regression equations. After adjustment for sex, age, hypertension, body mass index, diabetes, prior ischemic heart disease, LV mass, LV ejection fraction, and left atrial size, the hazard ratio associated with abnormal ﬁ lling patterns in the community-based cohort was 3.5 (95% con ﬁ dence interval: 1.7 to 7.0; p < 0.001) and that in the acute myocardial infarction cohort was 1.8 (95% con ﬁ dence interval: 1.1 to 2.8; p ¼
Maximum Eocene Thermal − Extreme warming of tropical waters during the Paleocene

The Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), ca. 56 Ma, was a major global environmental perturbation attributed to a rapid rise in the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Geochemical records of tropical sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) from the PETM are rare and are typically affected by post-depositional diagenesis. To circumvent this issue, we have analyzed oxygen isotope ratios (d18O) of single specimens of exceptionally well-preserved planktonic foraminifera from the PETM in Tanzania (~19°S paleolatitude), which yield extremely low d18O, down to <–5‰. After accounting for changes in seawater chemistry and pH, we estimate from the foraminifer d18O that tropical SSTs rose by >3 °C during the PETM and may have exceeded 40 °C. Calcareous plankton are absent from a large part of the Tanzania PETM record; extreme environmental change may have temporarily caused foraminiferal exclusion. GEOLOGY, September 2014; v. 42; no. 9; p. 1–4; Data Repository item 2014272 | doi:10.1130/G35637.1 | Published online XX Month 2014 © 2014 eological Soci ty of America. Gold Open Access: This paper is published under the terms of the CC-BY license. as doi:10.1130/G35637.1 Geology, published online on 25 July 2014
Characterization of the Mouse PA28 Activator Complex Gene Family: Complete Organizations of the Three Member Genes and a Physical Map of the ∼150-kb Region Containing the α- and β-Subunit Genes

The proteasome is a multisubunit protease responsible for the generation of peptides loaded onto MHC class I molecules. Recent evidence indicates that binding of an IFN-γ-inducible PA28 activator complex to the 20S proteasome enhances the generation of class I binding peptides. The α- and β-subunits, which constitute the PA28 activator complex in the form of an (αβ)3 heterohexamer, show significant amino acid sequence similarity to a protein, designated Ki or the γ-subunit, that is capable of binding to the 20S proteasome. In this study, we describe the complete nucleotide sequences of the mouse genes, Psme1, Psme2, and Psme3, coding for the α-, β-, and γ-subunits, respectively. The overall exon-intron organizations of the three Psme genes are virtually identical, thus providing evidence that they are descended from a single ancestral gene. The promoter regions of the Psme1 and Psme2 genes contain sequence motifs that qualify as IFN-stimulated response elements, consistent with the observation that their expression is induced strongly by IFN-γ. The Psme1 and Psme2 genes are located ∼6 kb apart with their 3′-ends pointing toward each other on bands C2 to D1 of mouse chromosome 14, supporting the idea that they emerged by tandem duplication.
Gene expression profiling reveals a highly specialized genetic program of plasma cells 1

The formation of terminally differentiated plasma cells represents the critical final step in B cell differentiation. In this study, utilizing oligonucleotide microarray analysis, we describe the highly specialized genetic profile exhibited by terminally differentiated plasma cells. A total of 1,476 known genes were differentially expressed by plasma cells compared to B cells. Plasma cells displayed an upregulation, induction, or a selective retention of a unique constellation of transcription factors, including members of the AP-1, NF- (cid:1) B, NFAT, and octamer binding factor families. Interestingly, plasma cells also displayed a downregulation of several RNA polymerase I related factors, consistent with terminal differentiation, and exhibited a downregulation of the TATA box binding protein. Furthermore, plasma cells displayed alterations in multiple components of the Wnt and Notch signaling pathways and showed a unique pattern of apoptosis and proliferation associated genes. Unexpectedly, plasma cells displayed an upregulation of two factors normally associated with microenvironmental positioning of neuronal cells, reelin and neuropilin-1. These results supply insight into the developmental genetics of plasma cell differentiation and provide a foundation for further analysis of plasma cell biology. Corresponding author's email: gsk@northwestern.edu
Filtered-MultiCarrier Modulation Techniques for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

-The high demand of wireless applications is increased day after day because of the increasing use of mobile devices, Internet-of-Things (IoT), machine types, and wireless nodes in Wireless Sensors Networks (WSN). This increasing demand makes the consideration of using advanced technology to enhance the network performance especially in Fifth Generation (5G) applications such as Vehicular communication that is called Vehicle-to-Everything (V2x) communication where the Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) is one of its types. The use of multicarrier waveforms to overcome this problem is essential such as using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). The problems appear from using OFDM are the high Out-of-Band (OOB) and the high Peak to Average Power Ratio (PAPR). This leads to the attention of using other types of multicarrier waveforms to enhance the OFDM responses. In this paper, the use of four different types of Multi-Carrier Modulation (MCM) is used which are Filter Bank Multi-Carrier (FBMC), Generalized Frequency Division Multiplexing (GFDM), Universal Filtered Multi-Carrier (UFMC) and Filtered OFDM (F-OFDM). These types of MCM based on the filtering process of symbols and subcarriers to eliminate the Cyclic Prefix (CP) effect on the OFDM performance in terms of Bit Error Rate (BER) and throughput. The simulation results show that the BER performance of the FBMC is better than any other simulated MCM in this paper while the throughput of the GFDM is enhanced at high SNR and the UFMC throughput is the better at low SNR values.
A New Method for Getting Rational Approximation for Fractional Order Differintegrals

In this paper a new algorithm is presented to calculate the poles and zeros to approximate a fractional order (FO) differintegral (s±α,α∈(0,1)) by a rational function on a finite frequency band ω∈(ωl,ωh). The constant phase property of the FO differintegral is the basis for development of the algorithm. Interlacing of real poles and zeros is used to achieve the constant phase. The calculations are done using the asymptotic Bode phase plot. A brief investigation is made to get a good approximation for the Bode phase plot. Two design parameters are introduced to keep the average phase close to the desired phase angle and to keep the error within the allowed bounds. A study is done to empirically understand the relationship between the error and the design parameters. The results thus obtained help in the further calculations. The algorithm is computationally simple and inexpensive, and gives a fairly good approximation of fractance frequency response on the specified frequency band.
OUTCOMES OF PNEUMATIC LITHOTRIPSY VERSUS HOLMIUM LASER IN DISTAL URETERIC STONES Of Pneumatic Lithotripsy Versus Holmium Laser

: Objective: To compare the outcomes of pneumatic lithotripsy versus holmium laser in distal ureteric stones Study Design: Cross sectional study Setting & Duration of Study: The study was conducted at department of Urology in Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) Karachi. Six months. Since 1 st July 2020 till 31 st December 2020. Method: 208 patients who underwent Pneumatic Lithotripsy and Holmium Laser in Distal ureteric stones were selected for the study, who were randomized into 2 groups of 104, in each group the success rate in the pneumatic group and in laser group is calculated. Outcomes were assessed in terms of intra-operative time period, stone migration, need for stent placement, hospital stay and stone clearance. Results: There were total 208 cases of mean age of 37.15±9.14 years. When they were evaluated for stone size mean size of stone was 8.9±2.24mm of which the mean stone size of pneumatic lithotripsy was 8.50±2.21 and in the Ho: YAG laser group was 9.13±2.22. On comparison, it was noted that pneumatic lithotripsy was effective in 65 (62.5%) and Ho: YAG laser in 89 (85.57%) with a statistically significant difference (p< 0.06). On stratification, it was noted that there is no significant impact of age on the efficacy of the treatment. Ho: YAG laser was effective in 71 (79.77%) in age group <30 and showed the results of Ho: YAG laser 18 (20.22%) in >40 year of age. But there was significant difference for the size of stone in the treatment groups with a p-value of <0.05 as significant. Conclusion: Outcomes are better in patients of ureteric stones having laser lithotripsy as compared to the patients having pneumatic lithotripsy.
Minireview Truth in wine yeast

Evolutionary history and early association with anthropogenic environments have made Saccharomyces cerevisiae the quintessential wine yeast. This species typically dominates any spontaneous wine fermentation and, until recently, virtually all commercially available wine starters belonged to this species. The Crabtree effect, and the ability to grow under fully anaerobic conditions, contribute deci-sively to their dominance in this environment. But not all strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae are equally suitable as starter cultures. In this article, we review the physiological and genetic characteristics of S. cerevisiae wine strains, as well as the biotic and abiotic factors that have shaped them through evolution. Limited genetic diversity of this group of yeasts could be a constraint to solving the new challenges of oenology. However, research in this ﬁ eld has for many years been providing tools to increase this diversity, from genetic engineering and classical genetic tools to the inclusion of other yeast species in the catalogues of wine yeasts. On occasion, these less conventional species may contribute to the generation of interspeci ﬁ c hybrids with S. cerevisiae . Thus, our knowledge about wine strains of S. cerevisiae and other wine yeasts is constantly expand-ing. Over the last decades, wine yeast research has been a pillar for the modernisation of oenology, and we can be con ﬁ dent that yeast biotechnology will keep contributing to solving any challenges, such as climate change, that we may face in the future.
Game theory: The next stage

This paper surveys some recent developments in (non-cooperative) game theory and provides an outlook on the near future of that theory. In particular, attention is focused on the limitations inherent in normative game theory and on attempts to construct a behavioral version of the theory that incorporates aspects of procedural and bounded rationality. It is argued that a redirection towards more empirical work may be called for.