Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sensory Motor Remapping of Space in Human-Machine Sensory Motor Remapping of Space in Human-Machine Interfaces Interfaces

Studies of adaptation to patterns of deterministic forces have revealed the ability of the motor control system to form and use predictive representations of the environment. These studies have also pointed out that adaptation to novel dynamics is aimed at preserving the trajectories of a controlled endpoint, either the hand of a subject or a transported object. We review some of these experiments and present more recent studies aimed at understanding how the motor system forms representations of the physical space in which actions take place. An extensive line of investigations in visual information processing has dealt with the issue of how the Euclidean properties of space are recovered from visual signals that do not appear to possess these properties. The same question is addressed here in the context of motor behavior and motor learning by observing how people remap hand gestures and body motions that control the state of an external device. We present some theoretical considerations and experimental evidence about the ability of the nervous system to create novel patterns of coordination that are consistent with the representation of extrapersonal space. We also discuss the perspective of endowing human–machine interfaces with learning algorithms that, combined with human learning, may facilitate the control of powered wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
Out-of-equilibrium Economics and Agent-based Modeling

Standard neoclassical economics asks what agents’ actions, strategies, or expectations are in equilibrium with (consistent with) the outcome or pattern these behaviors aggregatively create. Agent-based computational economics enables us to ask a wider question: how agents’ actions, strategies, or expectations might react to—might endogenously change with—the patterns they create. In other words, it enables us to examine how the economy behaves out of equilibrium, when it is not at a steady state. This out-of-equilibrium approach is not a minor adjunct to standard economic theory; it is economics done in a more general way. When examined out of equilibrium, economic patterns sometimes simplify into a simple, homogeneous equilibrium of standard economics; but just as often they show perpetually novel and complex behavior. The static equilibrium approach suffers two characteristic indeterminacies: it cannot easily resolve among multiple equilibria; nor can it easily model individuals’ choices of expectations. Both problems are ones of formation (of an equilibrium and of an “ecology” of expectations, respectively), and when analyzed in formation—that is, out of equilibrium—these anomalies disappear.
Utjecaj nanopunila na mehanička svojstva polimernih kompozita

U ovom radu je opisan postupak proizvodnje polimernih nanokompozita s poliesterskom smolom kao matricom i viseslojnim ugljicnim nanocjevcicama kao punilom u otvorenom kalupu. Zbog znacajnih poboljsanja mehanickih, toplinskih i elektricnih svojstava, pri izrazito malim udjelima nanopunila, dolazi do porasta interesa za nanokompozitima u brojnim industrijskim granama, ali također i u znanosti. Za potrebe rada proizvedeno je 4 uzoraka, od kojih je jedan uzorak bez nanopunila, dakle cista poliesterska smola, dok su preostala tri uzorka nanokompoziti s masenim udjelima nanopunila od 0,1, 0,2 i 0,5%. Nakon priprave smjese polimera i punila, metodom priprave iz otopine uz dodatak 2% katalizatora, provedena je polimerizacija u kalupu pri cemu su dobiveni uzorci dimenzija 220 mm x 220 mm x 2 mm. Ispitana je tvrdoca i žilavost uzoraka. Najvecu vrijednost tvrdoce pokazuje uzorak bez nanopunila, dok je vrijednost tvrdoce uzorka s 0,1 tek neznatno manja. Kod rezultata žilavosti najvecu vrijednost pokazuje uzorak s 0,2% nanopunila, gotovo cetiri puta vecu od uzorka bez nanopunila. Toplinska svojstva dobivenih kompozita ispitana su metodom diferencijalne pretražne kalorimetrije, DSC.
Effects of filter cake fertilization on soil chemical properties and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) yield in Swaziland.

A field investigation was conducted in Swaziland in 2007-2008 cropping season to determine the effects of filter cake fertilization on soil chemical properties and cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) yield. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design, replicated four times. A factorial arrangement was used, with two varieties of cassava (‘Nyasa’ and ‘Line 65’) and five levels of soil amendment materials. The treatments were: control (no soil amendment), 20 t ha of filter cake; 40 t ha of filter cake; 60 t ha of filter cake; and 300 kg ha ha of mixed fertilizer, N:P:K. Results showed no significant differences in organic matter content (Nyasa, 5.1%; Line 65, 5.2%). Filter cake fertilization modified the soil pH (from the initial pH of 5.6) to: Nyasa, 5.8, Line 65, 6.0, indicating that Line 65 was better at reducing soil acidity. Total nitrogen (Nyasa, 0.171%; Line 65, 0.184%) was not significantly different in the soil. Line 65 yielded 50.1% higher tuber mass (2,893 kg ha) than Nyasa (1,443 kg ha). Filter cake had advantages on cassava production, the extent of the advantage depending on the cassava variety, and the amount of filter cake used. It is recommended that 60 t ha filter cake could be applied to cassava; Line 65 is recommended as the preferred variety to plant under filter cake fertilization. Further research evaluating the impact of filter cake applications above 60 t ha on cassava production and long-term studies to further elucidate the impact of filter cake on soil chemical properties are recommended.
Advanced Data Mining and Applications: 9th International Conference, ADMA 2013, Hangzhou, China, December 14-16, 2013, Proceedings, Part I

The two-volume set LNAI 8346 and 8347 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications, ADMA 2013, held in Hangzhou, China, in December 2013. The 32 regular papers and 64 short papers presented in these two volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 222 submissions. The papers included in these two volumes cover the following topics: opinion mining, behavior mining, data stream mining, sequential data mining, web mining, image mining, text mining, social network mining, classification, clustering, association rule mining, pattern mining, regression, predication, feature extraction, identification, privacy preservation, applications, and machine learning.
Changes in Intense Precipitation over the Central United States

AbstractIn examining intense precipitation over the central United States, the authors consider only days with precipitation when the daily total is above 12.7 mm and focus only on these days and multiday events constructed from such consecutive precipitation days. Analyses show that over the central United States, a statistically significant redistribution in the spectra of intense precipitation days/events during the past decades has occurred. Moderately heavy precipitation events (within a 12.7–25.4 mm day−1 range) became less frequent compared to days and events with precipitation totals above 25.4 mm. During the past 31 yr (compared to the 1948–78 period), significant increases occurred in the frequency of “very heavy” (the daily rain events above 76.2 mm) and extreme precipitation events (defined as daily and multiday rain events with totals above 154.9 mm or 6 in.), with up to 40% increases in the frequency of days and multiday extreme rain events. Tropical cyclones associated with extreme precipit.
Airborne Validation of ICESat-2 ATLAS Data over Crevassed Surfaces and Other Complex Glacial Environments: Results from Experiments of Laser Altimeter and Kinematic GPS Data Collection from a Helicopter over a Surging Arctic Glacier

: The topic of this paper is the airborne evaluation of ICESat-2 Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) measurement capabilities and surface-height-determination over crevassed glacial terrain, with a focus on the geodetical accuracy of geophysical data collected from a helicopter. To obtain surface heights over crevassed and otherwise complex ice surface, ICESat-2 data are analyzed using the density-dimension algorithm for ice surfaces (DDA-ice), which yields surface heights at the nominal 0.7 m along-track spacing of ATLAS data. As the result of an ongoing surge, Negribreen, Svalbard, provided an ideal situation for the validation objectives in 2018 and 2019, because many different crevasse types and morphologically complex ice surfaces existed in close proximity. Airborne geophysical data, including laser altimeter data (proﬁlometer data at 905 nm frequency), differential Global Positioning System (GPS), Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) data, on-board-time-lapse imagery and photographs, were collected during two campaigns in summers of 2018 and 2019. Airborne experiment setup, geodetical correction and data processing steps are described here. To date, there is relatively little knowledge of the geodetical accuracy that can be obtained from kinematic data collection from a helicopter. Our study ﬁnds that (1) Kinematic GPS data collection with correction in post-processing yields higher accuracies than Real-Time-Kinematic (RTK) data collection. (2) Processing of only the rover data using the Natural Resources Canada Spatial Reference System Precise Point Positioning (CSRS-PPP) software is sufﬁciently accurate for the sub-satellite validation
USE OF A CINNAMON BARK EXTRACT FOR TREATING AMYLOID-

(51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A61K 36/54 (2006.01) A61P 25/28 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, A61K 129/00 (2006.01) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, (21) International Application Number: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, PCT/IL2009/000963 HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, (22) International Filing Date: KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, 11 October 2009 ( 11.10.2009) ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU, SC, SD, (25) Filing Language: English SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT,
The Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage Project: bulletin no. 2: deprivation in Australia

completed the shorter client survey. Further analysis indicates that the postal sample is reasonably representative of the general population, although it contains more people over 50 than the population, whereas the client sample is dominated by younger people (under 30), because these are the age groups at which the services that were included are targeted. Together, the two surveys provide a very rich source of new data that are being analysed to gain a better understanding of the kinds of problems faced by those who have been left out and are missing out - those that the benefits of economic progress have thus far, failed to reach.
The Aral Sea Desiccation: Socio-Economic Effects In Case of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan

* Dr. Mirza Nomman Ahmed and Dr. Ira Pawlowski are research assistants at the ZEU and coordinators of the postgraduate programmes “Climate Change Network for Central Asia (CliNCA)” and “Land use, ecosystem services and human welfare in Central Asia (LUCA)”. This conference has been organized in the framework of both these projects.In respect thereof, particular thanks goes to the German Department of Foreign Affairs and DAAD for facilitating CliNCA) and the VolkswagenStiftung for funding LUCA.
Colonization of Sibbaldia Tetrandra Cushions on Alpine Scree in the Pamiro-Alai Mountains, Central Asia

The population of Sibbaldia tetrandra, a cushion plant, on the scree slope at 3800 m a.s. l. in the Pamiro-Alai Mountains consists of isolated individuals with positively skewed size distribution. Direct competition among isolated individuals is improbable. The differences in cushion size are due mainly to the age of individuals and the local site quality. Linear relationship between the growth in height of a cushion and its lateral growth was found. Frost injuries are more extensive in the small cushions, but the proportion of afflicted plants is greater in the large ones. Slightly contagious spatial pattern resulting from the environmental heterogeneity was detected. Seventeen species were observed to invade the cushions. Total biomass of intruding species is highly correlated with the cushion volume as well as with biomass. Species diversity increases with cushion area. A log-linear relationship between the number of invading species and cushion area was found. Both the number and cover of the species occurring outside of the Sibbaldia tetrandra cushions are negatively correlated with the cover of Sibbaldia tetrandra. The spatial pattern of Sibbaldia populations differs considerably between the study plot on a flat site and that on the scree slope. On the flat site, Sibbaldia forms a carpet consisting of individuals which cannot be clearly distinguished from each other. There also, the number and cover of the other species increases, and the most successful species are those which are capable of colonizing Sibbaldia cushions.
PERCEPTION OF MANAGERS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF ISO 9000 CERTIFICATION WITH BUSINESS RESULTS

ISO 9000 is a widely used Quality Management System in the world. The review of literature has shown contradictory findings about its relationship with the achievement of better business results. Therefore, the relationship of ISO 9000 certification with business results needs to be explored in further details. In this study, the perceptual data was collected by using self-completion questionnaire from 306 managers of textile companies located in Pakistan. According to the findings of this study, the managers perceive that certification to ISO 9000 facilitates the companies in achievement of better business results.
Pest categorisation of Pochazia shantungensis

Abstract The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Pochazia shantungensis (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Ricaniidae) for the EU following commodity risk assessments of Malus domestica, Prunus persica, P. dulcis and Robinia pseudoacacia plants for planting from Türkiye in which P. shantungensis was identified as a pest that could potentially enter the EU. The native range of P. shantungensis is China (Shaanxi, Shandong and Zhejiang provinces), but around 2010, the species entered the Republic of Korea and rapidly spread. Small and localised populations were also recently found in Türkiye (Marmara) and southern Russia (Krasnodyarskiy kray). Within the EU, a few individuals have been recorded in Italy (Pistoia province, Tuscany), in one locality in southern France (Alpes‐Maritimes), in the Netherlands (Western Netherlands) and in one garden in Germany (Baden‐Württemberg) where it was eradicated. P. shantungensis is not listed in Annex II of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. It is polyphagous, feeding on plants belonging to more than 200 species including many crop and ornamental plants. Economically important hosts in the EU include apple (M. domestica), citrus (Citrus spp.), walnut (Castanea sp.) and ornamentals such as hibiscus (Hibiscus spp.) and camellia (Camellia japonica), as well as forest trees, mostly deciduous. In the Republic of Korea, the species has one generation per year. It overwinters as eggs and goes through five nymphal instars. Its impact is due to oviposition obstructing the vascular system of its hosts, depletion of the host resources and egestion of honeydew promoting the development of sooty moulds. Plants for planting constitute the main pathway for entry into the EU and for spread. Climatic conditions in southern EU countries and host plant availability in those areas would allow establishment and spread. The introduction of P. shantungensis is expected to have an economic impact in the EU through the reduction in yield, quality and commercial value of fruits and ornamental plants. Phytosanitary measures are available to reduce the likelihood of entry and further spread. P. shantungensis meets the criteria that are within the remit of EFSA to assess for it to be regarded as a potential Union quarantine pest.
Cellules tumorales circulantes et cancer de la prostate avancé

Thibaut Murez1, Stéphane Droupy1, Xavier Rebillard2, Catherine Alix-Panabieres3,4,5 1 CHU, service d’urologie-andrologie, place du Professeur-Robert-Debré, 30029 Nîmes Cedex 9, France <thibaut.murez@gmail.com> 2 Clinique BeauSoleil, département d’urologie, 119, avenue de Lodève, 34070 Montpellier, France 3 CHU, hôpital Saint-Éloi, institut de recherche en biothérapie, laboratoire des cellules circulantes rares humaines, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France 4 CHU, laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et hormonale, 37, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France 5 Institut universitaire de recherche clinique, EA2415, laboratoire de biostatistique d’épidémiologie et de recherche clinique, 641, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34093 Montpellier Cedex, France
The version 8.6 SBUV ozone data record: An overview

Under a NASA program to produce long‐term data records from instruments on multiple satellites, data from a series of nine Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SBUV and SBUV/2) instruments have been reprocessed to create a coherent ozone time series. Data from the BUV instrument on Nimbus 4, SBUV on Nimbus 7, and SBUV/2 instruments on NOAA 9, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 19 covering the period 1970–1972 and 1979–2011 were used to create a long‐term data set. The goal is an ozone Earth Science Data Record—a consistent, calibrated ozone time series that can be used for trend analyses and other studies. In order to create this ozone data set, the radiances were adjusted and used to reprocess the entire data records for each of the nine instruments. Interinstrument comparisons during periods of overlap as well as comparisons with data from other satellite and ground‐based instruments were used to evaluate the consistency of the record and make calibration adjustments as needed. Additional improvements in this version 8.6 processing included the use of the Brion, Daumont, and Malicet ozone cross sections, and a cloud‐height climatology derived from Aura OMI measurements. Validation of the reprocessed ozone shows that total column ozone is consistent with the Brewer/Dobson network to within about 1% for the new time series. Comparisons with MLS, SAGE, sondes, and lidar show that ozone at individual levels in the stratosphere is generally consistent to within 5%.
Dynamics of Output Growth, Consumption and Physical Capital in Two-Sector Models of Endogenous Growth by

The use of Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG) as a mechanism for hospital financing is a currently debated topic in Portugal. The DRG system was scheduled to be initiated by the Health Ministry of Portugal on January 1, 1990 as an instrument for the allocation of public hospital budgets funded by the National Health Service (NHS), and as a method of payment for other third party payers (ex. Public Employees (ADSE), private insurers, etc.). Based on experience from other countries such as the United States, it was expected that implementation of this system would result in more efficient hospital resource utilisation and a more equitable distribution of hospital budgets. However, in order to minimise the potentially adverse financial impact on hospitals, the Portuguese Health Ministry decided to gradually phase in the use of the DRG system for budget allocation by using blended hospitalspecific and national DRG case-mix rates. Since implementation in 1990, the percentage of each hospital's budget based on hospital specific costs was to decrease, while the percentage based on DRG case-mix was to increase. This was scheduled to continue until 1995 when the plan called for allocating yearly budgets on a 50% national and 50% hospital-specific cost basis. While all other nonNHS third party payers are currently paying based on DRGs, the adoption of DRG case-mix as a National Health Service budget setting tool has been slower than anticipated. There is now some argument in both the political and academic communities as to the appropriateness of DRGs as a budget setting criterion as well as to their impact on hospital efficiency in Portugal. This paper uses a two-stage procedure to assess the impact of actual DRG payment on the productivity (through its components, i.e. technological change and technical efficiency change) of diagnostic technology in Portuguese hospitals during the years 1992-1994, using both parametric and non-parametric frontier models. We find evidence that the DRG payment system does appear to have had a positive impact on productivity and technical efficiency of some commonly employed diagnostic technologies in Portugal during this time
Title : Acquirers ’ prior related knowledge and post-acquisition integration : evidences from four Chinese firms

Purpose – This paper examines the role of acquirers’ prior related knowledge in the post-acquisition integration process. The purpose of this study is to identify what constitutes the key prior related knowledge that can contribute to the reverse knowledge transfer following Chinese firms’ outward M&As to Europe, and explain how prior related knowledge affects such transfer of knowledge. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ a multiple case study approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted from February 2012 to June 2013 with 24 managers. Findings – We find that, in addition to knowledge about the target, prior international business experience, R&D capability, and industrial capabilities are key components of acquirers’ prior related knowledge that can contribute to the success of M&A integration and post-acquisition reverse knowledge transfer. Indeed, Chinese acquirers’ prior related knowledge can influence the reverse knowledge transfer from acquired firms to acquirers by directly improving acquirers’ absorptive capacity and building a harmonious organisational climate to facilitate such transfer. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the absorptive capacity and the cross-border M&A literature. It extends our current knowledge on the key components of an acquirer’s prior related knowledge in the outward M&A by Chinese firms. It also uncovers how post-acquisition reverse knowledge transfer is affected by acquirers’ prior related knowledge.
One year in vivo dentin bond durability of an all-in-one adhesive system in wedge-shaped cervical defects

Purpose: To evaluate the in vivo long-term dentin bond durability of resin composite restorations in wedge-shaped defects using an all-in-one adhesive system. Materials and Methods: Fifteen non-carious cervical wedge-shaped defects of fifteen patients were restored with a fluoride-releasing adhesive system (Reactmer Bond) and a resin composite (Reactmer Paste). The restored teeth were extracted after 1 day, 1 month and 1 year and then subjected to micro-tensile bond strength (μ-TBS) testing. After the μ-TBS test, the fracture modes of the debonded specimens were observed using a scanning electron microscope. The data of the tensile bond strengths were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Fisher’s PLSD test at a 95% level of confidence. Results: No restorations failed during the observation periods. The μ-TBSs after 1 day, 1 month, and 1 year were 13.2 MPa, 10.5 MPa and 4.7 MPa, respectively. There was no significant difference in the μ-TBS between 1 day and 1 month, however, the μ-TBS significantly decreased over 1 year. Conclusion: The tensile bond strengths of the all-in-one adhesive decreased over 1 year. (Int Chin J Dent 2006; 6: 65-69.)
SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF USING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS TO MANAGE AN ORNAMENTAL FISHERY IN HAWAII

4 Introduction 5 Methods 8 Results 11 Discussion 18 Conclusion 25 References 28 Tables and Figures 35 3. SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF FISHING DISPLACEMENT FROM MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN HAWAII 44 Abstract 44 Introduction 45 Methods 49 Results 56 Discussion 58 Conclusion 66 References 69