Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Elevator traction machine fault diagnosis based on improved CEEMD and SVM Algorithm

Traction machine is the power source of traction elevator, through fault diagnosis of traction machine can effectively reduce the occurrence of elevator safety accidents. In view of the problems of weak fault characteristics of traction machine and the influence of the vibration signal by the transmitting path, which lead to the poor diagnosis effect, a vibration signal acquisition scheme and fault diagnosis method of elevator traction machine based on improved Complementary Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (CEEMD) and Support Vector Machines (SVM) Algorithm are proposed. Firstly, the vibration signal acquisition scheme of traction machine is designed by finite element simulation of vibration response of traction machine by Abaqus. A fault diagnosis method based on improved CEEMD and SVM Algorithm is proposed to solve the problem of weak fault feature and poor fault diagnosis effect of traction machine. The improved CEEMD method introduces the integrated fault factors to calculate the fault feature correlation degree of each IMF component, and sorts them according to the integrated fault factors from large to small, the Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMF) with larger integrated fault factors is selected and its time-frequency characteristic is calculated to construct the feature vector, and then the tractor fault is identified and classified by SVM. Finally, the effect and recognition rate of this method and the unimproved CEEMD method are compared by fault injection test. Experimental results show that the CEEMD method based on integrated fault factors can effectively extract the fault features of the tractor and improve the recognition rate of the tractor fault diagnosis.
Quantized Coulomb branches of Jordan quiver
 gauge theories and cyclotomic rational Cherednik
 algebras

We study quantized Coulomb branches of quiver gauge theories of Jordan type. We prove that the quantized Coulomb branch is isomorphic to the spherical graded Cherednik algebra in the unframed case, and is isomorphic to the spherical cyclotomic rational Cherednik algebra in the framed case. We also prove that the quantized Coulomb branch is a deformation of a subquotient of the Yangian of the affine $\mathfrak{gl}(1)$.
Did the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Expand and Improve Vocational Training at Community Colleges?

This study explores whether the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Program, the largest federal investment in community colleges in this nation’s history, expanded and improved vocational training programs. We find that, on average, the completion of credentials in career-technical fields increased at institutions receiving a TAACCCT in the first wave of the program, compared with other public, 2-year colleges. In particular, credentials in business, health care, and information technology (IT)-related fields increased, and the growth is concentrated in certificates. Our findings support previous literature examining the relationship between college funding and student outcomes, and suggest that additional funding enables public 2-year colleges to expand and improve technical education programs, despite some of the unique challenges facing these programs.
Effect of Two Different Irrigation Strategies on the Yield Components of Five Rice Varieties in a Cold Mediterranean climate in the South-Central Zone of Chile

Rice is one of the agricultural species that consumes a lot of water. In countries with cold climates such as Chile, a 200 mm high sheet of water is used to cope with night temperatures below 10 °C. This practice consumes 18,000 m3 ha-1 of water per season. Climate change is currently a major problem, where the reduction in precipitation can exceed 40%. Under this context, the current rice production system is unsustainable. The objective of the research seeks to evaluate five rice varieties with different lengths of the productive cycle, under two water management strategies (intermittent vs. traditional irrigation), evaluating the yield components of rice varieties. The trial was conducted in the Mediterranean climate of South-Central Chile, zone is characterized by low temperatures. The traditional commercial variety used was Zafiro (Oryza sativa sp. japonica), which showed good yields under flood irrigation conditions with 8,100 and 7,300 kg/ha for both seasons, respectively. However, under intermittent irrigation conditions, it showed a drastic yield reduction of 94 and 42% for both seasons, respectively. While the short-cycle variety MA042, showed yields of 12,663 and 11,063 kg/ha under flood irrigation strategy for both seasons, while under AWD system it showed only 34 and 4% reduction, respectively. The use of short cycle varieties, which require less water and are more tolerant to low temperatures, represent a productive option for rice farmers in cold climates, where water resources are an increasingly scarce commodity.
Antidiabetic Actions of Ethanol Extract of Camellia Sinensis Leaf Ameliorates Insulin Secretion, Inhibits the DPP-IV Enzyme, Improves Glucose Tolerance, and Increases Active GLP-1 (7–36) Levels in High-Fat-Diet-Fed Rats

Camellia sinensis (green tea) is used in traditional medicine to treat a wide range of ailments. In the present study, the insulin-releasing and glucose-lowering effects of the ethanol extract of Camellia sinensis (EECS), along with molecular mechanism/s of action, were investigated in vitro and in vivo. The insulin secretion was measured using clonal pancreatic BRIN BD11 β cells, and mouse islets. In vitro models examined the additional glucose-lowering properties of EECS, and 3T3L1 adipocytes were used to assess glucose uptake and insulin action. Non-toxic doses of EECS increased insulin secretion in a concentration-dependent manner, and this regulatory effect was similar to that of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1). The insulin release was further enhanced when combined with isobutylmethylxanthine (IBMX), tolbutamide or 30 mM KCl, but was decreased in the presence of verapamil, diazoxide and Ca2+ chelation. EECS also depolarized the β-cell membrane and elevated intracellular Ca2+, suggesting the involvement of a KATP-dependent pathway. Furthermore, EECS increased glucose uptake and insulin action in 3T3-L1 cells and inhibited dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) enzyme activity, starch digestion and protein glycation in vitro. Oral administration of EECS improved glucose tolerance and plasma insulin as well as inhibited plasma DPP-IV and increased active GLP-1 (7–36) levels in high-fat-diet-fed rats. Flavonoids and other phytochemicals present in EECS could be responsible for these effects. Further research on the mechanism of action of EECS compounds could lead to the development of cost-effective treatments for type 2 diabetes.
A quantum Leray–Hirsch theorem for banded gerbes

For a gerbe $\Y$ over a smooth proper Deligne-Mumford stack $\B$ banded by a finite group $G$, we prove a structure result on the Gromov-Witten theory of $\Y$, expressing Gromov-Witten invariants of $\Y$ in terms of Gromov-Witten invariants of $\B$ twisted by various flat $U(1)$-gerbes on $\B$. This is interpreted as a Leray-Hirsch type of result for Gromov-Witten theory of gerbes.
Double-negative electromagnetic metamaterials due to chirality

The aim of this paper is to provide a mathematical theory for understanding the mechanism behind the double-negative refractive index phenomenon in chiral materials. The design of double-negative metamaterials generally requires the use of two different kinds of subwavelength resonators, which may limit the applicability of double-negative metamaterials. Herein, we rely on media that consist of only a single type of dielectric resonant element, and show how the chirality of the background medium induces double-negative refractive index metamaterial, which refracts waves negatively, hence acting as a superlens. Using plasmonic dielectric particles, it is proved that both the effective electric permittivity and the magnetic permeability can be negative near some resonant frequencies. A justification of the approximation of a plasmonic particle in a chiral medium by the sum of a resonant electric dipole and a resonant magnetic dipole, is provided. Moreover, the set of resonant frequencies is characterized. For an appropriate volume fraction of plasmonic particles with certain conditions on their configuration, a double-negative effective medium can be obtained when the frequency is near one of the resonant frequencies.
Asymptotic behavior of the Eden model with positively homogeneous edge weights

Let $d\in\mathbb N$, $\alpha\in\mathbb R$, and let $f :\mathbb R^d\setminus \{0\} \rightarrow (0,\infty)$ be locally Lipschitz and positively homogeneous of degree $\alpha$ (e.g. $f$ could be the $\alpha$th power of a norm on $\mathbb R^d$). We study a generalization of the Eden model on $\mathbb Z^d$ wherein the next edge added to the cluster is chosen from the set of all edges incident to the current cluster with probability proportional to the value of $f$ at the midpoint of this edge, rather than uniformly. This model is equivalent to a variant of first passage percolation where the edge passage times are independent exponential random variables with parameters given by the value of $f$ at the midpoint of the edge. We prove that the $f$-weighted Eden model clusters have an a.s. deterministic limit shape if $\alpha 1$, then there is a norm $\nu$ on $\mathbb R^d$ (depending on $\alpha$) such that if we set $f(z) = \nu(z)^{ \alpha}$, then the $f$-weighted Eden model clusters are a.s. contained in a Euclidean cone with opening angle $ 1$; and that there is no choice of function $f$ for which the above statement holds with $\alpha=1$. Our basic approach is to compare the local behavior of the $f$-weighted first passage percolation to that of unweighted first passage percolation with iid exponential edge weights (which is equivalent to the unweighted Eden model). We include a substantial list of open problems and several computer simulations.
Galois descent of additive invariants

Making use of the recent theory of noncommutative motives, we prove that every additive invariant satisfies Galois descent. Examples include mixed complexes, Hochschild homology, cyclic homology, periodic cyclic homology, negative cyclic homology, connective algebraic K ‐theory, mod‐ l algebraic K ‐theory, nonconnective algebraic K ‐theory, homotopy algebraic K ‐theory, topological Hochscild homology, and topological cyclic homology.
Interstitial Lung Disease in Children: “Specific Conditions of Undefined Etiology” Becoming Clearer

Background: Children’s interstitial lung disease (chILD) is a rare group of pediatric lung diseases affecting the lung interstitium diffusely. In this work, we focused our attention on a specific infant group of chILD, also known as “specific conditions of undefined aetiology”, including pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis (PIG) and neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI). Methods: PubMed was searched to conduct this narrative review. We searched for articles in English using the following keywords: (1) neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy; (2) NEHI; (3) pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis; (4) PIG; (5) chILD. Results: An increasing interest and insight into these two conditions have been reported. The updated literature suggests that it is possible to look at these disorders as a continuum of diseases, rather than two different entities, since they share a pulmonary dysmaturity. Conclusions: NEHI and PIG are featured by dysmaturity of airway development and consequent respiratory distress. Understanding the underlying pathogenic mechanisms would lead to identifying new targeted therapies to ameliorate the mortality and morbidity of these rare conditions.
Reposting Service in Online Social Networks: Modeling and Online Incentive Protocols

Reposting plays an essential role in visibility boosting in online social networks (OSNs). In this paper, we study the problem of designing “reposting service” in an OSN to incentivize “transactions” between requesters (users who seek to enhance visibility) and suppliers (users who are willing to repost if certain incentives are given), and maximize the welfare increase accumulated through a given time horizon. We formulate a mathematical model for reposting which captures various factors like click through rates (CTRs), requesters' valuations and suppliers' costs. We formulate the problem of maximizing the welfare increase via judiciously assigning suppliers to requesters from two aspects: (a) “user-centric” and (b) “platform-centric”. The user-centric aspect deals with the situation where requesters and suppliers would collaborate and share valuations and costs. To address the challenge of unknown CTRs, we propose an online learning protocol and achieve a sub-linear regret. The platform-centric aspect corresponds to the scenario where users keep their valuations or costs private. To address the challenges of unknown CTR, valuations and costs, we design an “explore-then-commit” online protocol which can be proved to be truthful. Lastly, we conduct extensive experiments to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed protocols.
Assessing the contributions and quality of various food crops harvested by household on food security in Ugenya Sub-County, Siaya County, Kenya

Demand for food and other agricultural products is projected to increase driven by population growth, increasing per capita incomes and changes in diets. Small scale food crop production in Kenya account for about 70 percent of the overall production. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of food crop farming on household food security in Ugenya sub-county, Siaya County, Kenya. This study adopted a descriptive research design, a target population of 2608 who include subsistence food crop farmers and experts from department of agriculture from which a sample size of 264 participants was selected. Questionnaires, and interview guide and direct observation were used to collect data. The data obtained from the questionnaire was edited, sorted and coded prior to analysis. The data was keyed into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for analysis. Frequency and percentages was used to present data that required descriptive statistics. Regression analysis was used to analyze the extent of relationship between variables while data obtained through interviews was presented based on relevant themes. The study findings established that most of the farmers plant various kinds of food crops especially for household consumption this food crops included; maize, beans, sorghum, millet cassavas, potatoes and others.
Decoupled mixed element schemes for fourth order problems

In this paper, we study decoupled mixed element schemes for fourth order problems. A general process is designed such that an elliptic problem on high-regularity space is transformed to a decoupled system with spaces of low order involved only and is further discretised by low-degree finite elements. The process can be fit for various fourth order problems, and is used in the remaining of the paper particularly for three-dimensional bi-Laplacian equation to conduct a family of mixed element discretisation schemes.
Mirror symmetry, Tyurin degenerations and fibrations on Calabi-Yau manifolds

We investigate a potential relationship between mirror symmetry for Calabi-Yau manifolds and the mirror duality between quasi-Fano varieties and Landau-Ginzburg models. More precisely, we show that if a Calabi-Yau admits a so-called Tyurin degeneration to a union of two Fano varieties, then one should be able to construct a mirror to that Calabi-Yau by gluing together the Landau-Ginzburg models of those two Fano varieties. We provide evidence for this correspondence in a number of different settings, including Batyrev-Borisov mirror symmetry for K3 surfaces and Calabi-Yau threefolds, Dolgachev-Nikulin mirror symmetry for K3 surfaces, and an explicit family of threefolds that are not realized as complete intersections in toric varieties.
Stable graphs: distributions and line-breaking construction

For $\alpha \in (1,2]$, the $\alpha$-stable graph arises as the universal scaling limit of critical random graphs with i.i.d. degrees having a given $\alpha$-dependent power-law tail behavior. It consists of a sequence of compact measured metric spaces (the limiting connected components), each of which is tree-like, in the sense that it consists of an $\mathbb R$-tree with finitely many vertex-identifications (which create cycles). Indeed, given their masses and numbers of vertex-identifications, these components are independent and may be constructed from a spanning $\mathbb R$-tree, which is a biased version of the $\alpha$-stable tree, with a certain number of leaves glued along their paths to the root. In this paper we investigate the geometric properties of such a component with given mass and number of vertex-identifications. We (1) obtain the distribution of its kernel and more generally of its discrete finite-dimensional marginals; we will observe that these distributions are related to the distributions of some configuration models (2) determine the distribution of the $\alpha$-stable graph as a collection of $\alpha$-stable trees glued onto its kernel and (3) present a line-breaking construction, in the same spirit as Aldous' line-breaking construction of the Brownian continuum random tree.
A Geometric Approach to Rotor Failure Tolerant Trajectory Tracking Control Design for a Quadrotor

This paper addresses the problem of designing a trajectory tracking control law for a quadrotor UAV, subsequent to complete failure of a single rotor. The control design problem considers the reduced state space which excludes the angular velocity and orientation about the vertical body axis. The proposed controller enables the quadrotor to track the orientation of this axis, and consequently any prescribed position trajectory using only three rotors. The control design is carried out in two stages. First, in order to track the reduced attitude dynamics, a geometric controller with two input torques is designed on the Lie-Group $SO(3)$. This is then extended to $SE(3)$ by designing a saturation based feedback law, in order to track the center of mass position with bounded thrust. The control law for the complete dynamics achieves exponential tracking for all initial conditions lying in an open-dense subset. The novelty of the geometric control design is in its ability to effectively execute aggressive, global maneuvers despite complete loss of a rotor. Numerical simulations on models of a variable pitch and a conventional quadrotor have been presented to demonstrate the practical applicability of the control design.
Intracellular simulated biophoton stimulation and transsynaptic signal transmission

The traditional theory holds that the information transmission between nerve cells includes electrical and chemical transmission; however, these known functional features do face some difficulties to explain the fast and efficient information processing and cognitive processes in the brain due to the existing functional limitations of neuronal networks, such as the dendritic and axonal propagation delays as well as the chemical synaptic transmission time delay that have been debated for a long time. We generated three kinds of ultraweak lasers, called as simulated biophotons, with different spectra and intensities to implement intracellular stimulation in a single nerve cell of the hippocampal areas in mouse brain slices combined with intracellular membrane potential recording and biophoton imaging techniques. We found that the simulated biophoton stimulation can lead to transsynaptic biophotonic activities and transmission in the ipsilateral and contralateral projection circuits in the hippocampus. The activity and transmission characteristics were related to the spectra and intensities of the simulated biophotons but not to the levels of membrane potentials before stimulation. These findings present specific characteristics of neural biophoton signal transmission, which may be involved in the mechanisms of processing, encoding, and storage of neural signals.
A statistical-mechanical description of quantum entanglement

We present a description of finite-dimensional quantum entanglement based on a study of the space of all convex decompositions of a given density matrix. On this space we construct a system of real polynomial equations describing separable states. We further study this system using methods of statistical mechanics. As an example, we finally apply our techniques to Werner states of two qubits and obtain a sufficient criterion for separability.
Learning Unbalanced and Sparse Low-Order Tensors

Efficient techniques are developed for completing unbalanced and sparse low-order tensors, which cannot be effectively completed by popular matrix-rank optimization based techniques such as compressed sensing and/or the $\ell _{q}$-matrix-metric. We use our previously developed 2D-index encoding technique for tensor augmentation in order to represent these incomplete low-order tensors by high-order but low-dimensional tensors with their modes building up a coarse-grained hierachy of correlations among the incomplete tensor entries. The concept of tensor-trains is then exploited for decomposing these augmented tensors into trains of balanced and sparse matrices for efficient completion. More explicitly, we develop powerful algorithms exhibiting an excellent performance vs. complexity trade-off, which are supported by numerical examples by relying on matrix data and third-order tensor data derived from color image pixels.
On Ricci negative solvmanifolds and their nilradicals

In the homogeneous case, the only curvature behavior which is still far from being understood is Ricci negative. In this paper, we study which nilpotent Lie algebras admit a Ricci negative solvable extension. Different unexpected behaviors were found. On the other hand, given a nilpotent Lie algebra, we consider the space of all the derivations such that the corresponding solvable extension has a metric with negative Ricci curvature. Using the nice convexity properties of the moment map for the variety of nilpotent Lie algebras, we obtain a useful characterization of such derivations and some applications.