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Farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes (AESs) that are aimed at protecting biodiversity should ideally make decisions relating to the ecological management of their farms based on the habitat types found on their farms. In reality, a variety of economic, demographic, farm and farmer characteristics influence all the management decisions made by farmers, including those relating to AESs. In Ireland, the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) requires that farmers choose at least 2 biodiversity undertakings (BUs) from a menu as part of their AES contract. Using a multinomial logit model, the likelihood of farmers choosing different BUs was estimated using data from the 2007 National Farm Survey as a function of georeferenced habitat data. A comparison is then made between the probable selection of BUs with what would be considered the optimal selection from an ecological perspective. The results indicate that farmers’ most likely choices of BUs only sometimes equates with the optimal ecological choices. This highlights deficiencies in the design of REPS, knowledge of which is very timely, given the imminent replacement of REPS by a new AES.
Legacy Network Infrastructure Management Model for Green Cloud Validated Through Simulations

— The concepts proposed by Green IT have changed the priorities in the design of information systems and infrastructure, adding to traditional performance and cost requirements, the need for efficiency in energy consumption. The approach of Green Cloud Computing builds on the concepts of Green IT and Cloud in order to provide a flexible and efficient computing environment, but their strategies have not given much attention to the energy cost of the network equipment. While Green Networking has proposed principles and techniques that are being standardized and implemented in new networking equipment, there is a large amount of legacy equipment without these features in data centers. In this paper, the basic principles pointed out in related work for power management in legacy network equipment are presented, and a model for its use to optimize green cloud approach is proposed. It is also presented NetPowerCloudSim, an extension to the open-source framework CloudSim, which was developed to validate the aforementioned model and adds to the simulator the capability of representing and managing network equipment according to the state changes of servers. Experiments performed to validate the model showed that it is possible to significantly increase the data center efficiency through its application. The major contributions of this paper are the proposed network infrastructure management model and the simulator extension.
A New Device for Sleep Apnea Treatment Telemonitoring: a Bench Study

—Patient’s compliance is crucial for the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Unfortunately, up to 50% of patients withdraw CPAP because of treatment side effects. Monitoring a patient’s CPAP compliance at home would be useful to early detect underuse and to properly address problems. Air Liquide developed NOWAPI, a novel telemedicine system, which provides a remote monitoring of the CPAP treatment and is designed to be compatible with all CPAP devices under clinical use. The aim of this study was to validate this novel telemonitoring system in a bench test. NOWAPI detects important CPAP treatment efficiency parameters, such as the usage time and residual events, and sends them to a secure server, from which can be downloaded for analysis by the healthcare staff. In this study, NOWAPI was tested when using CPAP devices applied to a model simulating OSA patients. In a first test phase, to assess the influence of NOWAPI sensor unit geometry to the CPAP treatment, the responses of 2 different CPAP machines to a series of 10 disturbed breathing patterns with NOWAPI connected or not to the setting was compared. Then, the telemedicine system performance was tested in 30 simulated patients’ sleep periods of CPAP treatment, lasting 4 hours each. They consisted of disturbed breathing patterns built from selected events of real OSA patients’ polysomnographic recordings. The recorded data of each test were telemetrically sent to a server by the NOWAPI GPRS module, then downloaded and analyzed. The simulated patients were treated with 3 different currently available CPAP devices. NOWAPI sensor unit connection to the setting did not influence the CPAP treatment in the two CPAP devices analyzed. The difference between the treatment duration estimated by the device and actual values was never higher than 3 minutes over the 4-hour test. The absolute difference between the apnea-hypopnea index estimated by NOWAPI and the actual values, 0.9±1.6 events/hour (mean±SD), was not significantly different from the absolute difference between the AHI estimated by the CPAP machines and the actual values, 0.9±1.0 events/hour (p=0.171). NOWAPI showed an excellent performance in estimating the duration of the CPAP treatment and in detecting residual respiratory events in simulated OSAS patients. NOWAPI system could be a valuable tool for telemonitoring the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
children are : Roma migrant mothers ’ views of their children’s education post-migration

The discrimination of Roma groups across Europe has been highlighted by several international organisations. For many, poverty, racism and their children’s systematic exclusion from education are ‘push’ factors when deciding to migrate. This study explores Roma mothers’ views of their children’s education post -migration and attitudes to education more broadly, by adopting an intersectional framework and examining issues of difference and belonging as experienced by Roma mothers and their children. While Roma mothers recognised the value of education for social mobility, they remained aware of the limited resources they could draw upon, in the absence of desirable economic and cultural capital, and as a result of their ethnicity, social class, gender and ‘undesirable migrant’ status. There was a perceived hopelessness in relation to the chances that Roma children have to overcome their marginalisation through schooling, pointing to the need for dedicated policy interventions when working with Roma families.
We Have Lift Off! Integrating Space Science and Mathematics in Elementary Classrooms

This paper examines the results of a two-year study of preservice teachers' development of self-efficacy. Specifically, we explain how 2 of our original 12 preservice teachers implemented an activity from the Earth Links Project and present data describing how it impacted their self-efficacy. These two prospective teachers elected to do a space science lesson called Alka Rockets with students during their field experience. The purpose of the lesson was to help younger students understand physical changes and older students understand the principles of Newton's Third Law. Both preservice teachers and students used the scientific method and learned the importance of observation and random trials. These prospective teachers also used the video Apollo 13 to reinforce the mathematical concepts of place value and numeracy. Most importantly, they learned how to improve their instruction in space science by reflecting on their practice.
Revisiting the Sociological Theories of Poverty: Conceptualizing a Framework for Rural Poverty in the Philippines

This paper is a systematic review of the theories distilled from the contemporary literatures on rural poverty in the Philippines. There are five sociological theories which explainsthe rural poverty in the country: individual attributes, culture, and religious beliefs; access and entitlements; political and economic situation; social circumstances; and unpredicted shocks. Accordingly, rural poverty is still individual phenomena affected by wider economic, political and societal circumstances that lead the rural poor to greater inequality.Using the framework developed from five theories, it is essential that the government and development planners to consider foremost individual attributes while considering their culture and beliefs. They also must ensure the access to essential resources, institutionalized favorable political and economic environment that will benefit them, promote equality, and provide safety nets to lessen the vulnerability to unpredicted shocks.
Non-null Lie quadratics in E3

Interpolation problems in the space SO(3) of rotations of Euclidean 3-space E3 are reviewed in Secs. I s2 as background and motivation to a study of curves in E3 called Lie quadratics. Except for a special class called null, Lie quadratics have resisted analysis until now. The rest of the present paper is devoted to new results showing non-null Lie quadratics have rich analytical, geometrical, and asymptotic structures: rates of growth are studied using differential equations and inequalities, Lie quadratics are proved to be extendible over the whole of R, and existence of axes is proved under fairly general conditions. Examples show sharpness of many results.
Personality Traits In Relation To Mental Well-Being among University Students

The objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between personality traits and mental well-being among students. A total of 200 post graduate participants aged 20-25 were randomly selected from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Personality traits were measured by HEXACO-PI-R by Lee & Ashton (2006) and mental well-being was measured by Warwick Edinburg mental well-being Scale by Tennant, Fishwick, Platt, Joseph, & Stewart-Brown, (2006). Correlation and independent t-test was used for analyzing the data. The result showed that there was significant correlation between mental well-being and personality traits and the value of r=. 220 for overall students and the value of r=. 425 for male students and for female students value of r=. 336. Further, independent t-test found that there was significant difference of personality traits in terms of gender. Early detection for indications of mental health problems and understanding factors contributing to stress among students would promote better understanding of mental health in future and findings suggest that there should do more researches about students‘ mental health and personality traits.
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Introduction: Cytisinicline (known as cytisine), a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist, is a smoking cessation aid currently marketed in Central and Eastern Europe using a 1.5-mg/tablet 25-day downward titration schedule. No prior studies have evaluated other doses or administration schedules. This study evaluated the effects of a higher dosage and simplified dosing schedule on drug efficacy and tolerability. Methods: ORCA-1 was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial that provided cytisinicline or placebo tablets plus behavioral support for 25 days. Adult smokers ( > 10
Live Coding and Machine Learning is Dangerous: Show us your Algorithms

Machine learning encompasses computer algorithms able to learn through experience and by using data, with the primary aim of the optimization of automation processes. In integrating machine learning with live coding questions are raised around: what to optimize; which processes to automate; the role of the performer; and how to present ML algorithms and processes to the audience. Although there are no strict boundaries or limits in the practice of live coding, the TOPLAP draft manifesto has often provided a guiding philosophy for the development of practices. In combining live coding with ML, we find some tensions and frictions in staying true to the concepts presented in the manifesto. Although the authors do not advocate puritanism, in considering the combination of live coding and ML from the lens of the TOPLAP draft manifesto, we find an axis on which to generate discussion contemplating the limits, potentials and challenges in combining two technological practices which at times seem to sit at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to core live coding principles such as transparency, liveness, and legible processes.
Pharmacological characterization of (3-(benzo[d][1,3] dioxol-4-yloxy) -3-(4-fluorophenyl)-N, N-dimethylpropan-1-amine (H05), a novel serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor with moderate 5-HT2A antagonist activity for the treatment of depression Authors:

Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University , Beijing, China (X.X., T.X., K.W.W.); School of pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China (Y.W.); Institute of pharmaceutical research, Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China (Q.G., S.Z., Z.L., Y.Q., Y.H., G.Z.); Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China (Y.L., K.W.W.) This article has not been copyedited and formatted. The final version may differ from this version. JPET Fast Forward. Published on April 3, 2018 as DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118. 248351
An Introduction to Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics: Oscillations, Waves, Patterns, and Chaos

Part I: Overview 1. Introduction - A Bit of History 2. Fundamentals 3. Apparatus 4. Chemical Oscillations: Synthesis 5. Chemical Oscillations: Analysis 6. Waves and Patterns 7. Computational Tools Part II: Special Topics 8. Complex Oscillations and Chaos 9. Transport and External Field Effects 10. Delays and Differential Delay Equations 11. Polymer Systems 12. Coupled Oscillators 13. Biological Oscillators 14. Turing Patterns 15. Stirring and Mixing Effects Appendix I Demonstrations A1.1 The Briggs-Rauscher Reaction A1.2 The Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction A1.3 BZ Waves A1.4 A Propagating pH Front Appendix 2 Experiments for the Undergraduate Lab A2.1 Frontal Polymerization A2.2 Oscillations in the Homogeneous Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction A2.3 Unstirred BZ System: "Measuring Rate Constants with a Ruler" Bibliography
Advancing Alzheimer's Diagnosis, Treatment and Care: Recommendations from the Ware Invitational Summit

Mary Naylor1,2,3,*, Jason H. Karlawish1,4,5, Steven E. Arnold1,6,7, Ara Khachaturian10, Zaven Khachaturian10, Virginia M. -Y. Lee1,8,9, Matthew Baumgart11, Sube Banerjee12, Cornelia Beck13, Kaj Blennow14, Ron Brookmeyer15, Kurt R. Brunden1,8,9, Kathleen Buckwalter16, Meryl Comer17, Kenneth Covinsky18, Lynn Friss Feinberg19, Giovanni Frisoni20, Colin Green21, Renato Maia Guimaraes22, Lisa Gwyther23, Franz F. Hefti24, Michael Hutton25, Claudia Kawas26, David Kent27, Lewis Kuller28, Kenneth M. Langa29, Robert W. Mahley30, Katie Maslow31, Colin L. Masters32, Diane Meier33, Peter J. Neumann27, Steven Paul34, Ronald Petersen35, Mark Sager36, Mary Sano33, Dale Schenk37, Holly Soares38, Reisa A. Sperling39, Sidney M. Stahl, Vivianna Van Deerlin1,8,9, Yaakov Stern40, David Weir41, David Wolk7, and John Q. Trojanowski1,8,9 1Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, , Philadelphia, PA 3NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Seasonal and interannual oxygen variability on the Washington and Oregon continental shelves Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

The coastal waters of the northern portion of the California Current System experience a seasonal decline in oxygen concentrations and hypoxia over the summer upwelling season that results in negative impacts on habitat for many organisms. Using a regional model extending from 43 (cid:2) N to 50 (cid:2) N, with an oxygen component developed in this study, drivers of seasonal and regional oxygen variability are identiﬁed. The model includes two pools of detritus, which was an essential addition in order to achieve good agreement with the observations. The model was validated using an extensive array of hydrographic and moored observations. The model captures the observed seasonal decline as well as spatial trends in bottom oxygen. Spatially, three regions of high respiration are identiﬁed as locations where hypoxia develops each modeled year. Two of the regions are previously identiﬁed recirculation regions. The third region is off of the Washington coast. Sediment oxygen demand causes the region on the Washington coast to be suscep-tible to hypoxia and is correlated to the broad area of shallow shelf ( < 60 m) in the region. Respiration and circulation-driven divergence contribute similar (60, 40%, respectively) amounts to the integrated oxygen budget on the Washington coast while respiration dominates the Oregon coast. Divergence, or circulation, contributes to the oxygen dynamics on the shelf in two ways: ﬁrst, through
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1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Purpose: To determine the quality of life (QOL) in glaucoma patients undergoing combined cataract and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery from various perspectives ranging from personal, social, occupational life, and economic status. Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study design at King Fahd Hospital of the University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Patients undergoing phacoemulsification in conjunction with various forms of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) for each patient, including either Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) goniotomy, iStent, iStent inject and gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT), were included in the study between 2018 and 2019. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire based on the Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ25) for the 25-item National Eye Institute. Results: The study included 93 eyes of 78 patients (40 males and 38 females) who had MIGS: 50 KDB, 13 iStent, 23 iStent inject, and 7 GATT. An overall reduction in the number of anti-glaucoma medications (p<0.001) was statistically significant. In the study, 36.6% of patients had a better social life, but 85.2% had no change in occupational life. Eventually, 86% were satisfied with the operation’s outcome, and 79% confirmed that the overall quality of life improved after the procedure. Conclusion: Evaluating QOL is a crucial component of glaucoma treatment. More research is needed on MIGS and their relationship to QOL. In the future, MIGS may provide the desired outcomes in controlling glaucoma and improving the QOL.
Neuromorphic Computing Concepts | Encyclopedia

The origin of neuromorphic computing can be traced back to 1949, when McCulloch and Pitts proposed a mathematical model of the biological neuron. This is depicted in Figure 1a, where the neuron is conceived as a processing unit, operating (i) a summation of input signals (x , x , x , .), each multiplied by a suitable synaptic weight (w , w , w , .) and (ii) a non-linear transformation according to an activation function, e.g., a sigmoidal function . A second landmark came in 1957, when Rosenblatt developed the model of a fundamental neural network called multiple-layer perceptron (MLP) , which is schematically illustrated in Figure 1b. The MLP consists of an input layer, one or more intermediate layers called hidden layers, and an output layer, through which the input signal is forward propagated toward the output. The MLP model constitutes the backbone for the emerging concept of deep neural networks (DNNs). DNNs have recently shown excellent performance in tasks, such as pattern classification and speech recognition, via extensive supervised training techniques, such as the backpropagation rule . DNNs are usually implemented in hardware with von Neumann platforms, such as the graphics processing unit (GPU) and the tensor processing unit (TPU) , used to execute both training and inference. These hardware implementations, however, reveal all the typical limitations of the von Neumann architecture, chiefly the large energy consumption in contrast with the human brain model.
EFFICACY OF PHYTASE SUPPLEMENTATION TO LOW PHOSPHORUS AND LYSINE BROILER CHICKENS DIET ON PERFORMANCE, BLOOD PARAMETERS AND NUTRIENTS DIGESTIBILITY

[7] Previous studies showed that, different phytase broilers phosphorus deficient adequate nutrient diets. [8-11] Phytase supplementation to low phosphorus diets improved body weight and significantly reduced feed intake and feed conversion, which become better with the supplementation. [12] there was no ABSTRACT To assess the effects of the dietary phytase on the growth performance, and apparent nutrient digestibility of broiler chickens fed low available phosphorus and lysine diets, a total of 240 one-day-old Cobb 500 chicks were randomly allocated into six groups, with four replicates (40 birds/ group). The chicks were fed the starter (first two weeks), grower (second two weeks) and finisher (last week) diets supplemented with 0 or 1000 FTU/kg phytase activity. Six mash diets were formulated for the experimental groups which consisting of group 1 (control group, G1) fed corn soybean based diet without phytase supplementation. group 2 (G2) fed on lower NPP by 0.1% than required; group 3 fed (G3) on diet with 0.05% lower lysine than required; 4 th , 5 th and 6 th group (G4, G5 and G6) fed on the same diets of the previous groups respectively, but supplemented with phytase enzyme at a level of 0.2 g/kg diet. All birds received control diet during the first week and fed the experimental diet from the second week till the end of the experimental period. The highest BW was for the group fed the basal diet supplemented with phytase (the on top) that had increased feed consumption (1.6%; P ≤ 0.05) with similar FCR and PER to the control. Addition of phytase to low NPP diet (G4) non significantly increased FBW and TWG, but showed significant (P ≤ 0.05) decrease in TFI and FCR with higher PER and economic efficiency (P ≤ 0.05) comparing with the group fed low NPP without phytase. The birds of G5 and G6 had higher CP digestibility than those of G2 and G3 respectively. Moreover, significant (P ≤ 0.05) improvements in lysine digestibility (7.2%) and phosphorus (P) availability were observed with phytase supplementation. Further that, phytase supplementation had no adverse effect on haematological indices and biochemical constituents of serum, liver and kidney functions. It was concluded that phytase supplementation achieved better growth performance and higher economic efficiency. In addition, dietary phytase supplementation could replace 0.1% available phosphorous and 0.05% lysine.
“The Guacherna: Funny Dolls” A closer look at emotional design from the cultural implications involved in an object.

: This Project was inspired from the Barranquilla Carnival, a party held in Colombia and considered a symbol of our culture. This essay shows the development of the design on the proposal concept: “The Guacherna [1]: Funny Dolls”. It starts with a brief explanation of the meaning of the Carnival, and how it is transferred to the emotional feeling that the dolls produce. The purpose is to show the scope of the objects and how they are not only attractive for their universally-determined esthetics, but also an answer to cultural references. Thus, the object, designed based on the traditions, becomes an emotional design exercise that proves the role of memory, tradition, and identity in the relationship with the created objects.