Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Orthodox Dry Seeds Are Alive: A Clear Example of Desiccation Tolerance

To survive in the dry state, orthodox seeds acquire desiccation tolerance. As maturation progresses, the seeds gradually acquire longevity, which is the total timespan during which the dry seeds remain viable. The desiccation-tolerance mechanism(s) allow seeds to remain dry without losing their ability to germinate. This adaptive trait has played a key role in the evolution of land plants. Understanding the mechanisms for seed survival after desiccation is one of the central goals still unsolved. That is, the cellular protection during dry state and cell repair during rewatering involves a not entirely known molecular network(s). Although desiccation tolerance is retained in seeds of higher plants, resurrection plants belonging to different plant lineages keep the ability to survive desiccation in vegetative tissue. Abscisic acid (ABA) is involved in desiccation tolerance through tight control of the synthesis of unstructured late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins, heat shock thermostable proteins (sHSPs), and non-reducing oligosaccharides. During seed maturation, the progressive loss of water induces the formation of a so-called cellular “glass state”. This glassy matrix consists of soluble sugars, which immobilize macromolecules offering protection to membranes and proteins. In this way, the secondary structure of proteins in dry viable seeds is very stable and remains preserved. ABA insensitive-3 (ABI3), highly conserved from bryophytes to Angiosperms, is essential for seed maturation and is the only transcription factor (TF) required for the acquisition of desiccation tolerance and its re-induction in germinated seeds. It is noteworthy that chlorophyll breakdown during the last step of seed maturation is controlled by ABI3. This update contains some current results directly related to the physiological, genetic, and molecular mechanisms involved in survival to desiccation in orthodox seeds. In other words, the mechanisms that facilitate that an orthodox dry seed is a living entity.
Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Sociability

From the Publisher: Learn the enabling technologies behind some of the most successful online communities Although the Internet has grown considerably, people are still looking for more effective methods of communicating over it. This has become a hot topic among Web developers as they look for new enabling technologies. Well-respected author Jenny Preece provides readers with an in-depth look at the design of effective online communities. She evaluates these communities and then details the enabling technologies. Analysis is also included to explain what these technologies are capable of doing and what they actually should do. Companion Web site contains a forum for discussions on experiences setting up and running online communities
The use of the two different mycotoxin deactivators in the nutrition of dairy cows

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two different commercial products for mycotoxin deactivation in the dairy cows’ nutrition. The research was done on the 18 dairy cows in the different phase of lactation, with the average production of 14 L of milk per day. The diet contained in average 8 kg of concentrate feed, 10 kg of mixed peas and wheat forage, 4 kg hay of alfalfa and cereal straw ad libitum. Before starting the trials all components of the cows’ ration were analysed for the presence of aflatoxin B1, while cow’s milk was analysed for the presence of aflatoxin M1. In the first phase of the trial cows were fed diet containing aflatoxin B1 at level of 5±0.9 µg/kg, which resulted in the average aflatoxin M1concentration of 181±3.5 ng/kg in the milk. In the second phase of the trail 0.5 % of the commercial product 1 (Neozel®) was added into the feed ration of cows and after the period of adaptation, the aflatoxin M1 concentration in milk was measured. In the third phase of the trail 0.3 % of the commercial product 2 (miko-Stop 0.3®) was added into the feed ration of cows and also, after the period of adaptation, the concentration of aflatoxin M1 in milk was measured. The last phase was the control phase in which cows were fed diets with aflatoxin B1 (5 µg/kg) without added mycotoxin deactivators. The use of both commercial products for ten days resulted in the reduction of aflatoxin M1 levels for 35.9 % and 53.6 %, respectively.
Exploring Stress and Problematic Use of Short-Form Video Applications among Middle-Aged Chinese Adults: The Mediating Roles of Duration of Use and Flow Experience

The pervasiveness of smartphones and the popularity of short-form video applications (SVAs), such as TikTok, among middle-aged Chinese adults have raised concerns about problematic SVAs use. Although a plethora of research has examined problematic smartphone use among teenagers and young adults, scarce attention has been paid to the middle-aged group. This study integrates the psychopathological approach and the compensatory use approach to explicate problematic SVAs use among middle-aged Chinese adults. We aim to examine the relationship between stress and problematic SVAs use via the mediating roles of duration of use and flow experience. A total of 194 middle-aged adults from across the nation participated in an online survey. The results showed that stress was positively associated with problematic SVAs use. We also found that duration of use positively mediated the relationship between stress and problematic SVAs use. Furthermore, a serial mediation effect of duration of use and flow experience was found. The findings suggest that the aforementioned two approaches are complementary to each other in explicating problematic SVAs use, but the compensatory use approach explains more than the psychopathological approach does. Flow experience extends the original compensatory use approach and demonstrates the importance of incorporating techno-psychological predictors in understanding problematic SVAs use.
The Adequacy Analysis for Installation of High Speed Grounding Switches on the Korean 765kV Single Transmission Line

This paper analyzes arc phenomena including the secondary arc's elongation in the Korean 765kV single transmission line (79km) between Sin-Ansung S/S and Sin-Gapyeong S/S, which will be installed in Korea in June 2006. In particular, both frequency independent and frequency dependent line models are compared to make our final decisions. As well, the significant simulation results are investigated by the EMTP program. As a result, there is no need of HSGS in the Korean 765kV single transmission line from both a practical and an economical point of view.
Treatment of fractures and other orthopedic problems in cats and dogs using versatile external fixator

Many complicated bone fractures can be healed by different techniques including linear external fixation. New generation linear external fixators enhanced the scope of application for bone fractures by mechanical progress. Difficulties include implementing enough pins through fixation clamps to the comminuted fragments or clamp addition and fixing it properly to the rod with the correct pin insertion angle. Effective configurations may not always result. This study sought to reveal the clinical efficiency of modified clamps of a versatile external fixator (VEF) to fix different types of fractures and orthopedic problems according to the radiographic and clinical results. We used this fixator on 17 cats and 17 dogs of different ages and sizes, having different types of antebrachium, humerus, tibia, ulna fractures, and bone-muscle deformities. Clamps had different features to connect fixator pins. Many fixator configurations were created according to the fracture type and body weight of the animals. The most used ones were unilateral and bilateral configurations. The callus formation and visual gait analysis were observed after the operations, until the removal of the fixator. After fixator removal, the visual gait status of the limbs was excellent in 67% of the cases, good in 15%, fair in 12%, and poor in 6%. We found that rods and fixator pins were connected easily by semi-locked clamps. Also, the double pin holding clamps saved space on the fixation rod by the application of two pins through one clamp. We think that clamps of versatile external fixators can easily be constructed to limb fractures and save time during surgery.
Over-provisioned multicore systems

Technology scaling has provided system designers with an exploding transistor budget, far more than what was available when the core principles behind many existing commodity microprocessors were envisioned. This tremendous growth also brings forth a whole new set of engineering challenges involving power density, thermal efficiency, and so on. In particular, the power constraint is becoming a first order design consideration in microprocessor designs. In the landscape of general purpose processors, power limited designs designate a significant paradigm shift from the area limited designs of the past. This dissertation proposes a model to capture the first order impact of the power constraint. Denoted as the Simultaneously Active Fraction (SAF), this metric represents the fraction of the entire chip resources that can be active simultaneously, given a target power envelope. As the improvement in the energy efficiency of individual transistor devices lags behind the growth in their integration capacity, the dissertation finds that the SAF is monotonically decreasing in each successive technology generation. In the context of rapidly shrinking SAF, this dissertation investigates a novel multicore design paradigm: Over-provisioned Multicore System (OPMS). An OPMS is a class of multicores that by design provision more processing core resources than that can be kept active for their target Thermal Design Power (TDP). Since only a subset of the on-chip cores are active at any given time, this design paradigm affords tremendous flexibility in assigning computation on processing cores, facilitating many novel techniques in this broad framework. To demonstrate a concrete application of this framework, the dissertation proposes Computation Spreading (CSP): a new model for distributing the collective work from multithreaded applications. CSP aims to collocate similar computation fragments from different threads on the same core, while distributing dissimilar computation fragments from the same thread across multiple cores. Under CSP, on-chip cores in an OPMS are dynamically specialized via retaining mutually exclusive predictive states. The dissertation demonstrates the effectiveness of CSP in an OPMS through a rigorous evaluation of performance, energy efficiency, and several design trade-offs.
The Algebraic Surfaces of the Enneper Family of Maximal Surfaces in Three Dimensional Minkowski Space

We consider the Enneper family of real maximal surfaces via Weierstrass data (1,ζm) for ζ∈C, m∈Z≥1. We obtain the irreducible surfaces of the family in the three dimensional Minkowski space E2,1. Moreover, we propose that the family has degree (2m+1)2 (resp., class 2m(2m+1)) in the cartesian coordinates x,y,z (resp., in the inhomogeneous tangential coordinates a,b,c).
Film Capacitors for Automotive and Industrial Applications

The demand for energy savings and for alternative energy sources has called for an accelerated introduction of products such as Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Solar Converters, and Wind Generators. A DC to AC inverter is a key system for the operation of these devices. The inverters require Filter and DC-Link Capacitors with higher operating voltages and ripple currents in order to support the need of increasing power. Other important parameters are low inductance to limit the switching transient voltages, high frequency capability , large range of working temperature, long expected life time, low dissipation factor and low ESR, high stability vs. time of the Capacitance value, withstanding of high peak voltage, mechanical strength, low weight, maximum flexibility of adaptation to the shape of the available space, customized termination technology (through hole wires, tabs, bus-bars, lead frames, and SMD), and low total cost. The Film capacitor is the type of capacitor that comes closest to satisfying these requirements. Several choices of film capacitor manufacturing technologies are available: Wound, Soft-Winding, and Stacked. There have been recent advances in these technologies. The Wound and Soft-Winding capacitors have seen significant advances in capacitance, voltage and current capabilities, and expected life time (100kh continuous use). The Soft-winding capacitors have benefited from very thin and high temperature Polypropylene film in combination with a new process of winding and thermal treatment. The Stacked capacitors can now use two base plastic films (Polypropylene and Polyester) and new techniques of metallization and insulation during the cutting process. This paper will discuss the technical basis for advances in each of these technologies and give some guidance on the optimum areas (capacitance, size, voltage and current) for the application of each technology.
Achieving Diagnostic Excellence for Sepsis.

Sepsis is a life-threatening illness characterized by acute organ dysfunction that develops as a consequence of the body’s dysfunctional response to microbial invasion.1 Sepsis, which has multiple origins and manifestations, has bedeviledhealthcareprofessionalsforthousandsofyears. Physicians writing in Egypt from 3000 BC described patients developing septic complications from traumatic wounds.2 Their notes demonstrated their understanding of sepsis as a systemic process with prognosis related to timing and degree of systemic inflammation. Unlike their ancient Egyptian counterparts, modern clinicians have an armamentarium of antibiotics, surgical interventions, and physiological support devices delivered through intensive care that makes sepsis treatable provided it is discovered in time. Yet, worldwide, there are an estimated 49 million cases of sepsis and an estimated 11 million sepsis-related deaths per year,3 and sepsis remains the most common cause of both in-hospital death and unplanned readmission in the United States.4,5 Although many factors contribute to the high burden of sepsis, failure to establish a prompt and accurate diagnosis is considered to be key. The challenge is that sepsis presents perniciously and variably. Textbook cases, such as a child with purpuric rash, fever, and neck stiffness due to meningococcal septicemia, are rare. Far more commonly, the presenting signs of sepsis, especially early in the disease course, are subtle, nonspecific, variable, or absent. Once sepsis manifests clinically, the disease process may be so advanced or severe that the chances of survival are reduced even if therapy is quickly initiated. A primary challenge is one of risk stratification: identifying (and treating) the patients most likely to decompensate without intervention while avoiding the adverse consequences (eg, antimicrobial resistance) of excessive treatment for patients who neither have sepsis nor are about to develop sepsis.
Analysis of a multi-element multi-user receiver for a shallow water acoustic network (SWAN) based on recursive successive interference cancellation (RSIC) technique

A novel technique based on recursive successive interference cancellation (RSIC) is proposed for cancelling intersymbol interference (ISI) and multiple access interference (MAI), which adversely affect the performance of shallow water acoustic networks (SWAN). Conventional structures employing decision feedback equalisation (DFE) are known to be effective for intersymbol interference reduction. However, if there are one or more interfering users, the DFE performs inadequately in extracting the useful signal for the weaker user. The performance is further degraded due to power control inefficiency. The simulation results presented in this paper demonstrate the ability of the RSIC structure in mitigating the effect of MAI, ISI and power control inefficiency.
An experimental and theoretical study of the offset launch technique for the enhancement of the bandwidth of multimode fiber links

This paper reports an experimental and theoretical study of bandwidth enhancement in multimode fiber links achieved by using offset launch techniques. It is found, both from theory and experiment, that an up to four-fold bandwidth enhancement can be obtained compared to standard overfilled launch techniques despite exciting over 50% of the fiber modes, thus allowing good stability. The enhancement technique is found to be achieved for a range of fibers with different core diameters and core refractive index profiles. The level of bandwidth enhancement depends upon the inherent bandwidth of the fiber, being particularly effective in improving the performance of low bandwidth "worst case" fibers. The launch is found to be stable with respect to environmental variations, showing bandwidth enhancement for injection positions or connector offsets of up to 5 /spl mu/m from optimum. In addition, unlike many restricted launch techniques, it is found to be tolerant to angular fiber misalignment for angles up to 6/spl deg/ from normal.
WORD LEVEL ENGLISH TO HINDI NEURAL MACHINE TRANSLATION

In today’s world English is considered as important language across the Globe. Many resources are available in English language on the internet, which is not easily understandable , so its necessary that English language need to translate into the local languages of India so that the people of India can easily understand the enormous amount of English resources. As the information is of large amount so its not possible to keep translating things from one language to another manually. Thus its very important to translate the given text or information from one language to another automatically and effectively. This paper discusses about Neural Machine Translation(NMT) for converting English text to Hindi text. Neural machine translation(NMT) is one of the most recent and effective translation technique amongst all existing machine translation systems. In our experiment we have tested using 4 different model on OPUS, IIT-Bombay English-Hindi parallel corpora contains nearly 1084157 sentences and we have been able to get quite good results in terms of BLEU score while comparing to other available English to Hindi Neural Machine Translation model.It has achieved satisfactory score of 21.07,22.08,23.45 and 23.44 (in terms of percentage) for 2-layer, 4 Layer, 2 Layer (Bidir) and 4 layers (Bidir) LSTM respectively. Also,the accuracy of the system is compared with 4 existing machine translation system available in the internet for English to Hindi.Human evaluation of the systems is done based on five parameters and our system outperforms all the others.
Low-Cost Parameter Estimation Approach for Modular Converters and Reconfigurable Battery Systems Using Dual Kalman Filter

Modular converters or reconfigurable battery energy storage systems are a promising approach to eliminate the dependence on the weakest element in previously hard-wired battery packs and to combine heterogeneous batteries (so-called mixed-battery systems). But their need for expensive sensors and complex monitoring as well as control subsystems hinders their progress. Estimating the parameters of each module can substantially reduce the number of required sensors and/or communication components. However, the existing estimation methods for cascaded modular circuits neglect important parameters such as the internal resistance of the battery, resulting in large systematic errors and bias. This article proposes an online estimator based on a dual Kalman filter (DKF) that exploits the slow dynamics of the battery compared to the load. The DKF algorithm estimates the open-circuit voltage (OCV) and internal resistance of each module by measuring only the output voltage and current of the system. Compared with the state-of-the-art, the proposed method is simpler and cheaper with only two sensors compared to $ \geq N + 2$ ($N$ is the number of modules). Furthermore, the proposed algorithm achieves a fast convergence through an optimal learning rate. Simulations and experimental results confirm the ability of the proposed approach, achieving <1.5% and <5% estimation error for OCV and the internal resistance, respectively.
Between parenting and psychotherapy – in search of contiguity.

Aim. Parenting and psychotherapy are commonly considered to be entirely divergent phenomena. By comparing the two processes in the search for points of contiguity, this narrative literature review aims to present a different approach. Contemporary views on psychotherapy and parenting were analyzed in terms of definitions, relations, treatment, the role in maintaining health and triggering psychopathology. Method. A literature review based on a Medline keyword search between 2000-2020. Conclusions: Available literature review suggests at least three points of contiguity between parenting and psychotherapy: (1) dominant parenting style and its role in the development of future psychopathology, (2) psychotherapy as a process of reversing the adverse effect of parental failures and (3) psychotherapy as a method of supporting parental competence. parenting; parenting styles; psychotherapy
Professional Construction Management

This paper describes in part findings and conclusions of ASCE’s Task Committee on Management of Construction Projects. This paper presents definitions of “Professional Construction Management” and “Professional Construction Manager”, explains the reasoning behind them, then describes the responsibilities of the Professional Construction Manager and his requirements in the planning and execution phases of a project. Professional Construction Management differs from conventional design-construct and traditional separate contractor and designer approaches in that there are by definition three separate and distinct members of the team (owner, designer, and manager) and the Professional Construction Manager does not perform significant design or construction work with his own forces. Professional Construction Management is not necessarily better or worse than other methods of procuring constructed facilities. However, the three-party-team approach is certainly a viable alternative to more traditional methods in many applications as its increasing use will demonstrate.