Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Lactobacillus plantarum outperforms Enterococcus faecium on anti-obesity possibly through the differences in gut dysbiosis attenuation, despite the similar anti-inflammatory properties.

: Fat reduction and anti-inflammation are commonly claimed properties of probiotics. Lactobacillus plantarum and Enterococcus faecium were tested in high fat-induced obesity mice and in vitro experiments. After 16 weeks of probiotics, L. plantarum outperforms E. faecium on the anti-obesity property as indicated by body weight, regional fat accumulation, serum cholesterol, inflammatory cytokines (in blood and colon tissue), and gut barrier defect (FITC-dextran assay). With fecal microbiome analysis, L. plantarum but not E. faecium reduced fecal abundance of pathogenic Proteobacteria without an alteration in total Gram-negative bacteria when compared with non-probiotics obese mice. With palmitic acid induction, the condition media from both probiotics similarly attenuated supernatant IL-8, improved enterocyte integrity and down-regulated cholesterol absorption-associated genes in Caco-2 cell (an enterocyte cell line) and reduced supernatant cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6) with normalization of cell energy status (extracellular flux analysis) in bone-marrow-de-rived macrophages. Because the anti-inflammatory effect of the condition media of both probiotics on palmitic acid-activated enterocytes was neutralized by amylase, the active anti-inflammatory molecules might, partly, be exopolysaccharides. As L. plantarum out-performed E. faecium in anti-obesity property, possibly through the reduced fecal Proteobacteria, with a similar anti-inflamma-tory exopolysaccharide; L. plantarum is a potentially better option for anti-obesity than E. faecium.
APLIKASI ALAT MUSIK KOLINTANG BERBASIS ANDROID

Kolintang merupakan salah satu alat musik tradisional yang ada di Sulawesi Utara, yang terdiri dari Melodi, Tenor, Cello, Alto, dan Bass sehingga bentuk fisiknya yang tidak mudah untuk dibawah kemana-mana, kolintang masih sedikituntuk dimainkan dan dipelajari dengan konsep dimana saja dan kapan saja. Pada penelitian ini, peneliti merancang dan membuat aplikasi alat musik kolintang berbasis android, dengan menggunakan proses model RelationalUnified Process dengan pendekatan yang berorientasi pada objek dan menggunakan class UML. Pengembangan yang mengikuti proses model disetiap alur dalam perancangan aplikasi pada tahapan RUP, maka dihasilkan aplikasi yaitu aplikasi alat musik kolintang padaperangkat dengan sistem operasi android yang dapat membantu dalam mempelajari dan bermain kolintang dimana saja dan kapan saja, tanpa harus memiliki alat musik kolintang secara fisik, memotivasi dalam mempelajari akan musik kolintang yang dapat dimainkan pada tablet android.
A practical multilayered conducting polymer actuator with scalable work output

Household assistance robots are expected to become more prominent in the future and will require inherently safe design. Conducting polymer-based artificial muscle actuators are one potential option for achieving this safety, as they are flexible, lightweight and can be driven using low input voltages, unlike electromagnetic motors; however, practical implementation also requires a scalable structure and stability in air. In this paper we propose and practically implement a multilayer conducting polymer actuator which could achieve these targets using polypyrrole film and ionic liquid-soaked separators. The practical work density of a nine-layer multilayer actuator was 1.4 kJ m−3 at 0.5 Hz, when the volumes of the electrolyte and counter electrodes were included, which approaches the performance of mammalian muscle. To achieve air stability, we analyzed the effect of air-stable ionic liquid gels on actuator displacement using finite element simulation and it was found that the majority of strain could be retained when the elastic modulus of the gel was kept below 3 kPa. As a result of this work, we have shown that multilayered conducting polymer actuators are a feasible idea for household robotics, as they provide a substantial practical work density in a compact structure and can be easily scaled as required.
Comparative analysis of the olympic games during men's artistic gynastics between 1988 and 2000

Material for analysis was derived from list of results obtained during six artistic gymnastics events for 142 Olympians between 1988-2000. The lowest scores were awarded for floor exercises, which indicates their difficult nature. ANOVA saw a growing trend in natural stratification of sports achievements among groups A, B, C as they were attaining different sporting levels. In the cluster analysis we have distinguished four patterns of six events results that were connected with the score in total of the all-round competition. Those best male athletes who had pattern of scoring No. 1 (characterized by value of the judges' verdicts) in the following order: floor exercises > pommel horse exercises > rings > horizontal bar exercises > parallel bars > vault.
Eight‐element antenna array for diversity and mimo mobile terminal in LTE 3500 MHz band

A multiantenna system comprising of an eight‐element antenna array in mobile terminal is presented. In this work, two sets of eight‐element antenna structures based on capacitive coupling element and inverted‐F antennas operating at 3400–3600 MHz long‐term evolution frequency band are designed. The structures are estimated to achieve a good effective diversity gain in both uniform and nonuniform environments. It is also shown that the proposed structures achieve an ergodic multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) capacity of only 1.2 bit/(s Hz) lower than the capacity achieved by ideal uncorrelated antennas. A prototype is fabricated to validate the simulation results. The result shows that the structure exhibited the highest mutual coupling of −10 dB across the required frequency band. Therefore, the proposed structure is a good candidate for implementing diversity and MIMO in mobile terminals. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 56:1323–1327, 2014
Boolean functions on $S_n$ which are nearly linear

We show that if $f\colon S_n \to \{0,1\}$ is $\epsilon$-close to linear in $L_2$ and $\mathbb{E}[f] \leq 1/2$ then $f$ is $O(\epsilon)$-close to a union of"mostly disjoint"cosets, and moreover this is sharp: any such union is close to linear. This constitutes a sharp Friedgut-Kalai-Naor theorem for the symmetric group. Using similar techniques, we show that if $f\colon S_n \to \mathbb{R}$ is linear, $\Pr[f \notin \{0,1\}] \leq \epsilon$, and $\Pr[f = 1] \leq 1/2$, then $f$ is $O(\epsilon)$-close to a union of mostly disjoint cosets, and this is also sharp; and that if $f\colon S_n \to \mathbb{R}$ is linear and $\epsilon$-close to $\{0,1\}$ in $L_\infty$ then $f$ is $O(\epsilon)$-close in $L_\infty$ to a union of disjoint cosets.
Optimization of Photooxygenation of Dihydroartemisinic Acid in a Continuous Micro-reactor utilizing Physically Immobilized Methylene Blue on Polystyrene Micro-particles

Paper Received: 18 March 2021; Revised: 21 August 2021; Accepted: 10 October 2021 Please cite this article as: Tamtaji M. , Kazemeini M. , 2021, Optimization of Photooxygenation of Dihydroartemisinic Acid in a Continuous Micro-reactor utilizing Physically Immobilized Methylene Blue on Polystyrene Micro-particles, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 88, 1327-1332 DOI:10.3303/CET2188221 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS
Investigation of polarization dispersion in long lengths of single-mode fiber using multilongitudinal mode lasers

We have used multilongitudinal mode lasers to investigate the polarization properties of long lengths of single-mode fiber cable. We find that the individual longitudinal modes are >99-percent polarized after propagation through 54.6 km of cabled fiber; however, the different longitudinal modes have different states of polarization at the output. This difference is caused by polarization dispersion, and we estimate a propagation delay difference for the two principal states of polarization to be 0.42 ps in the 54.6 km of cabled fiber.
THE EVALUATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL SATISFACTION LEVELS OF MUSIC EDUCATORS, ACCORDING TO CLAYTON ALDERFER'S VIG (ERG) THEORY "II. INTERNATIONAL İSTANBUL KODALY TRAINING DAYS” CASE STUDY

DOI http://dx.doi. org/10.12739/NWSA.2020. 15.4. D0262 ORCID ID 0000-0003-2987-8063 0000-0003-1670-8217 CORRESPONDING AUTHOR Sibel Çoban MÜZİK EĞİTİMCİLERİNİN MESLEKİ DOYUM DÜZEYLERİNİN, CLAYTON ALDERFER'İN VİG (ERG) TEORİSİNE GÖRE DEĞERLENDİRMESİ “II. ULUSLARARASI İSTANBUL KODALY EĞİTİM GÜNLERİ” ÖRNEĞİ ÖZ Literatürde “ERG” teorisi olarak bilinen Alderfer'in ERG Teorisine (Varlık-İlişki-Büyüme Teorisi) göre, insanların üç temel ihtiyacı vardır. Bu ihtiyaçlar "Varoluş", "İlişki" ve "Gelişme" dır. İkincisi 2019'da düzenlenen Uluslararası İstanbul Kodaly Eğitim Günleri bir anlamda mesleki eğitim olarak tanımlanabilir. Bu çalışmada; Alderfer'in ERG Teorisine göre, müzik öğretmenlerinin mesleklerinde kendilerini geliştirme ihtiyaçlarının Kodaly eğitim günlerine katılarak ne kadar karşılandığı araştırılmıştır. Alderfer'ın ERG Teorisi ile öğretmenlerin profesyonel mesleki ihtiyaçları ile Kodaly eğitim günleri pozitif ve doğrudan bir ilişki içindedir. Araştırma, betimsel araştırma modellerinden biri olan ilişkisel araştırma modeli ile yapılmış ve araştırmada Kodaly Eğitim Günleri’ne katılan müzik eğitimcilerinin, mesleki memnuniyet düzeylerinin belirlenmesi ve bazı değişkenler açısından incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda, katılımcıların mesleki memnuniyet ölçeğinin ön test ve son test puanları arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak, Uluslararası Kodaly Eğitim Günlerinin katılımcıların mesleki memnuniyetini arttırdığı söylenebilir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Vig Teorisi, Mesleki Doyum, Kodaly Müzik Eğitimi, Varoluş, Gelişme
Artificial Life Through Evolutionary Computation

The following is a summary of work prepared over a two-week period as part of the Computing Beyond Silicon Summer School, offered by the California Institute of Technology during the summer of 2002. The objective was to prepare a pedagogical lecture on large-scale artificial life as an outgrowth of methods in the computational simulation of evolution, aimed toward an audience of graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and computer science.
A Bayesian Surveillance Model to Track Variable Rainfall-Runoff Responses for Small Watersheds

Understanding dynamics of hydrological responses is essential in producing skillful runoff forecast. This can be quantitatively done by tracking changes in hydrology model parameters that represent physical characteristics. In this study, we implement a Bayesian estimation method in continuously estimating hydrology model parameters given observations of rainfall and runoff for small watersheds. The method is coupled with a conceptual hydrology model using a Gamma distribution-based Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph. The whole analytical framework is tested using synthetic data as well as observational data from the Fall Creek watershed. The results show that the Bayesian method can well track the hidden parameters that change inter-annually. Then the model is applied to examine temporal and spatial variability of the rainfall-runoff responses and we find 1) a systematic shift in the rainfall-runoff response for the Fall Creek watershed around 1943 and 2) a statistically significant relationship between rainfall-runoff responses and watershed sizes for selected NY watersheds. Our results demonstrate potential of the Bayesian estimation method as a rapid surveillance tool in monitoring and tracking changes of hydrological responses for small watersheds.
Studies on Antibiotic Sensitivity on Urinary Tract Infection among Women Attending Referal Hospitals in Ebonyi State Nigeria

Studies on the antibiotic sensitivities on urinary tract infection among women in two referral hospitals in Ebonyi State were conducted to determine the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus. The study revealed that out of 250 women attending antenatal clinics who were randomly selected and screened using urinalysis and MCS techniques.115 (45 %) out of 250 subjects were infected with samples from EBSUTH 75 (46.7 %) recording high infection. Statistically, there is no significant difference between the age infected (P<0.05) while there is statistical difference between the infected and the uninfected. Women at the age of 38-48 were infected commonly 53(26.5%) than other age group. The antibiotic sensitivities showed that it were resilient to certain drugs but proved effective and susceptible to others like gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, cefoxitin and erithromycin due to complex reaction with aminoglycoside content. Therefore, there is need for hygienic improvement, abiding by one man one wife system, enhance sensitization on the risk factors and possible transmission potentials while infected women should be treated adequately with the administration of the most effective antibiotics.
Annealing behavior of radiation damage in JFET-input operational amplifiers

The elevated and room temperature annealing behavior of radiation damage in JFET-input operational amplifiers (op-amps) were investigated. High- and low-dose-rate irradiation results show that one of the JFET-input op-amps studied in this paper exhibits enhanced low-dose-rate sensitivity and the other shows time-dependent effect. The offset voltage of both op-amps increases during long-term annealing at room temperature. However, the offset voltage decreases at elevated temperature. The dramatic difference in annealing behavior at room and elevated temperatures indicates the migration behavior of radiation-induced species at elevated and room temperatures. This provides useful information to understand the degradation and annealing mechanisms in JFET-input op-amps under total ionizing radiation. Moreover, the annealing of oxide trapped charges should be taken into consideration, when using elevated temperature methods to evaluate low-dose-rate damage.
A comprehensive design method for dual-gate MOSFET mixers

A comprehensive design method for a dual-gate MOSFET (DGFET) mixer is proposed which provides a practical procedure to predict both the conversion gain and input compression point and to identify optimal bias conditions and local oscillator (LO) power level. Each step in the process can be implemented by either simulation or experimental methods and is suitable for both up-conversion or down-conversion. The technique is aimed at producing a well engineered design, not a rigorous numerical solution. Using a discrete packaged device, a single-balanced DGFET down-converter mixer circuit is designed and characterized using an RF input frequency of 857 MHz, LO frequency of 694 MHz, and an IF output frequency of 163 MHz.
Poverty-Environment Initiative Botswana

Poverty incidence in Botswana is estimated at 19.3%, with rural absolute poverty at 8.4% of which one-third of household heads works on their own arable lands or cattle posts. Smallholder farming is the dominant livelihood activity in the rural areas, and a substantial source of food, employment and income. However, agriculture accounts for less than 2% of overall GDP. The Government of Botswana initiated the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD) in 2008 to support and develop the agriculture sector by enhancing the farmers’ access to essential inputs which include seeds, fertilizer, draught power, credit, cluster fencing, potable water and agricultural services. This paper assesses the performance of ISPAAD vis-à-vis its objectives and evaluates the poverty and socio-economic impacts of the programme. A total of 48 focus group discussions and 2,218 individual interviews were conducted with randomly selected ISPAAD beneficiaries from 30 extension areas and 13 sub-districts from all of the 10 agricultural districts in the country. Findings revealed that ISPAAD is not means-tested but rather universally accessible. About 27% of farmers in ISPAAD were over 65 years while the majority (63.3%) of the beneficiaries were over the age of 50. Only 7.7 % were youths aged 18-29 years. About 65% attained primary education or lower while 60% of the beneficiaries were women. The majority of ISPAAD beneficiaries (80%) earned incomes below the Poverty Datum Line (PDL). However, given that ISPAAD has not been able to increase grain production and yields, these individuals and households remain food insecure. ISPAAD, on its own, is not likely to alleviate these vulnerable groups from poverty. The stated objectives and service packages of ISPAAD seem desirable from an agricultural development point of view but the execution and outcomes of the programme have failed to achieve the intended objectives. ISPAAD has no programme design document with clearly specified outcomes, outputs, activities, inputs and assumptions of the programme. There are no objectively verifiable indicators, means of verification and assumptions indicating how the expected outcomes and outputs will be achieved, and there is no monitoring and evaluation framework. ISPAAD in its current form is not viable nor sustainable. The net present value (NPV) of benefits which accrued from ISPAAD operations is negative while the Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) was calculated at 0.6. However, the programme could be greatly improved by changing or fine tuning its design and benefit packages to make it more targeted, efficient and sustainable.
CRYPTO WATERMARKING METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGES

This work presents a new method that combines image encryptionand watermarkingtechniquefor safe transmission purpose. This method is based on the combination of publicprivatekeys andsecret keyciphering, andwatermarking. The encryption algorithm with secret key is applied to the image. We encrypt the secret key with an encryption method based on public-private keys. Then, this secret key is embedded in the encryptedimage. We have applied and showed the results of our method to medical images
Representation of FACTS devices in power system economic dispatch

The main idea behind FACTS (flexible AC transmission system) is to use network parameters as controls to direct flow, thus eliminating problems caused by unwanted loop or parallel flows. The authors present a methodology for the representation of FACTS device such as phase shifters and series compensations in optimal power flow models. The proposed approach is based on, mathematical decomposition and network compensation, techniques. It is possible to incorporate existing optimal power flow algorithms, thus taking advantage of accumulated experience in optimization methods and reducing software development costs. A case study with a Brazilian-derived system is presented. >
PSORIASIS: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

From the reported epidemiological studies it has been observed that the psoriasis is more prevalent in adult mostly from North India i.e. 0.44 to 2.8% whereas the prevalence of the disease in the children is found very low. The age of peak prevalence in adult is 3 rd or 4 th decade of their life and it is found to have male preponderance. A large population based epidemiological study for the prevalence of psoriasis is recommended to estimate the real burden of the disease in general population. The most common type of psoriasis that accounts for more than 90% cases is chronic plaque type psoriasis. The other types of morphological classification of psoriasis found in common are palmoplantar, pustular, and recalcitrant psoriasis. Psoriasis has been classified on the basis of morphological characters with an extension to widespread in localized tissue. As per the significance of clinical trial Psoriasis if classified as the Mild, Moderate and Severe. Patients with plaque type of psoriasis is prominent and likely to develop the psoriatic arthritis and the prevalence of is found to be 748%. A detailed history of the presence of Psoriasis is by radiological investigation is strongly recommended. However there is no consistent evidence of association of psoriasis with difference cardiovascular disease. From the available studies it is a careful to estimate the involvement of metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia and obesity in the patients with severe psoriasis. From the current available studies it is evident the region severity index of psoriasis seems to be the most accurate and consistent diagnostic value can be utilized for the management of adult patients with plaque-type of psoriasis. Based on the latest data, the severity index for the region of psoriasis tends to be the most accurate and valid medical condition score for patients diagnosed plaque form psoriasis. Vrunal more et.al./ SGVU Journal of Pharmaceutical Research & Education, 2020, 5(1), 454-464 455
The perfect handheld: dream on

Future handheld devices incorporating cellular telephone, handheld PC, or wireless PDA can become a reality if the issues of power consumption, connectivity, and user friendliness are addressed using recent technological advances and research into consumers' needs. The signs are that manufacturers are learning from past mistakes and will get it right within the next two years.
A Deep Learning Based Automated Hand Hygiene Training System

Hand hygiene is crucial for preventing viruses and infections. Due to the pervasive outbreak of COVID-19, wearing a mask and hand hygiene appear to be the most effective ways for the public to curb the spread of these viruses. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a guideline for alcohol-based hand rub in eight steps to ensure that all surfaces of hands are entirely clean. As these steps involve complex gestures, human assessment of them lacks enough accuracy. However, Deep Neural Network (DNN) and machine vision have made it possible to accurately evaluate hand rubbing quality for the purposes of training and feedback. In this paper, an automated deep learning based hand rub assessment system with real-time feedback is presented. The system evaluates the compliance with the 8-step guideline using a DNN architecture trained on a dataset of videos collected from volunteers with various skin tones and hand characteristics following the hand rubbing guideline. Various DNN architectures were tested, and an Inception-ResNet model led to the best results with 97% test accuracy. In the proposed system, an NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier embedded board runs the software. The efficacy of the system is evaluated in a concrete situation of being used by various users, and challenging steps are identified. In this experiment, the average time taken by the hand rubbing steps among volunteers is 27.2 seconds, which conforms to the WHO guidelines.
Proportional Participatory Budgeting with Additive Utilities

We study voting rules for participatory budgeting, where a group of voters collectively decides which projects should be funded using a common budget. We allow the projects to have arbitrary costs, and the voters to have arbitrary additive valuations over the projects. We formulate an axiom (Extended Justiﬁed Representation, EJR) that guarantees proportional representation to groups of voters with common interests. We propose a simple and attractive voting rule called the Method of Equal Shares that satisﬁes this axiom for arbitrary costs and approval utilities, and that satisﬁes the axiom up to one project for arbitrary additive valuations. This method can be computed in polynomial time. In contrast, we show that the standard method for achieving proportionality in committee elections, Proportional Approval Voting (PAV), cannot be extended to work with arbitrary costs. Finally, we introduce a strengthened axiom (Full Justiﬁed Representation, FJR) and show that it is also satisﬁable, though by a computationally more expensive and less natural voting rule.