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Data Acquired by a Single Object Sensor (IMU) of Table Tennis Forehand Strokes
No full textThe sensory data were collected from a total of 16 Table Tennis players mixed gender, aged between 19 and 38 years, who used the IMU mounted Racket. We considered the Basic, Topspin, and Push as the sample type of performed Forehand strokes. The Table Tennis Forehand strokes quality evaluation values were collected from a total of 3 Table Tennis highly educated and ranked coaches who manually scored the performed strokes based on the experiment evaluation metrics.
The players used the IMU mounted racket when samples were collecting. Each subject's performance was evaluated, scored, and labeled by the coaches who placed around Table Tennis's table. Acquiring simultaneously by the Racket, the strokes' evaluation metrics values, and their labels, each player carried out a predetermined stroke performing protocols when data was gathering. Capturing order of the samples are: 1) the players started performing strokes, 2) paused for five seconds by the coaches at the end of each stroke performing, 3) stored the sensory data by the software into a single CSV file, 4) labeled and scored the players' performance by the coaches manually
LSTM and CNN Parameter Tuning results
No full textThe published data are part of the virtual-coach Table Tennis shadow-play training system developing results.
Two deep models (LSTM and 2DCNN) were trained and tested based on the self-collected Table Tennis Forehand strokes sensory data
The Models' parameters are tuned with the following values:
1) The Epoch number in range (100, 250, and 500),
2) The batch size in range (10, 50,100, 500 and1000),
3) The number of the LSTM and CNN layer in range (1, 2, and 3),
4) The number of filters in range (16 to 256),
5) The rate of dropout in range (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, ..., 0.9),
6) The number of the denes layer in range (1, 2, and 3), and
7) The number of the neurons in the dense layer is in the range (8 to 64)
The published results contain all possible models' performance on the testing dataset
Normal Function of Huntingtin
No full textHuntingtin (HTT) is the 3,144–amino acid protein product of the Huntington's Disease gene (HTT), which can be traced back through 800 million years of evolution. It carries a trinucleotide CAG repeat that encodes polyglutamine (polyQ) at an evolutionarily conserved NH2-terminal position in exon 1. This chapter discusses the discoveries that have mapped the evolutionary history of HTT and the CAG repeat and the critical role of the protein in development as well as its activities in the adult brain. During embryogenesis, HTT is critical for gastrulation, neurulation, and neurogenesis. In the adult brain, HTT acts as an antiapoptotic protein and promotes transcription of neuronal genes and vesicle transport. Subversion or exacerbation of HTT brain function by an abnormally expanded polyQ repeat contributes to neuronal vulnerability in HD and suggests that loss of normal HTT function may be implicated in the disease
Evaluating the potential of MesoporousTiO2/ NiFe2O4 nano composite integrated on polydimethylsiloxane sponge for degradation of Methyl Orange
No full textThis investigation presents an easy-to-implement fabrication process of a flexible sponge composite from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) decorated with mesoporous titanium dioxide (MTiO2)/nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4) as a novel photocatalyst system. A sacrificial template was used to fabricate a permeable PDMS structure with pores size varied from 10 to 150 mu m. A solution containing different concentrations of MTiO2/ NiFe2O4 is used to decorate the surface and slits walls of porous PDMS. FTIR analysis indicated that the Ti-O-Si bonds are the dominant interaction between PDMS and MTiO2/ NiFe2O4. Furthermore, Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS), SEM/EDS, HRTEM, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) analysis were performed to evaluate the PDMS incorporated Nano composite. In order to optimize the photocatalytic properties of PDMS-MTiO2/ NiFe2O4 composite, the dispersion of different MTiO2/ NiFe2O4 mass ratios in PDMS sponge is examined. The discoloration of contaminated methyl orange (MO) on sponge composite under solar simulated irradiation indicates the fast degradation of MO on PDMS-MTiO2/ NiFe2O4 (70:30). The surface morphology, roughness, and wettability evaluation of composites revealed the active surface insertion of nanoparticles. The photocatalytic degradation mechanism was indirectly studied using scavengers to determine the OH center dot,h(vb)(+) , e(cb)(-) , and O-2(& sdot;-) progressive species. The advantages of combining MTiO2/ NiFe2O4 Nano catalyst with porous PDMS structure would offer a facile separation of catalyst from contaminant. The recyclability indicates the promising applications of these composites for efficient wastewater treatment
Synthesis of Ag/NiFe2O4 doped multiwalled carbon nanotube for antibiotic removal from water
No full textAntibiotics impose severe impacts on humans and the ambient water environment by creating antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens; therefore, there exists an urgent need to develop sustainable and efficient adsorbents for the removal of these contaminants from the water. To this goal, silver/nickel ferrite-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes (Ag/NiFe2O4 doped MWCNTs) were prepared as functional integrated adsorbent material for antibiotic removal from water. The TEM results showed that Ag/NiFe2O4 species were dispersed on the surface of MWCNTs through the available functional groups on their surface. The introduction of Ag/NiFe2O4 nanocomposite onto the MWCNTs efficiently improved the adsorption capacity for ciprofloxacin. The maximum adsorption capacity is estimated to be 26.45 mg/g. The results indicated a higher adsorptive capacity for the produced ternary sample compared to pristine MWCNTs, Ag/NiFe2O4, or NiFe2O4/MWCNTs binary systems. The adsorption capacity for ciprofloxacin in the samples was evidently dependent on the MWCNTs dose, solution pH, adsorbate dose, and temperature. Ag/NiFe2O4 doped MWCNTs (65 % w/w) were able to remove similar to 95 % of ciprofloxacin in the testing solution even after being reclaimed for 4 times following the Langmuir isotherm model in the endothermic manner. Also, the adsorption of CIP by the nanocomposite demonstrates a pseudo-second-order model. These promising results open a pathway for efficient carbon materials to be replaced by conventional adsorbents to remove antibiotics from water
Premanifest and early Huntington's disease
No full textThis chapter deals with the clinical features, management, and clinically relevant research findings in premanifest and early Huntington’s disease (HD). A chapter dedicated to these disease stages is included in this volume for the first time because research into the neurobiology of HD in human subjects has improved our understanding to an extent that is clinically useful in defining and managing patients undergoing the transition from symptom-free to manifest HD. Moreover, this group of patients is the main focus for current and future trials of novel therapeutics aimed at slowing the progression of HD
Diffusive author(s), cohesive author: Analysis of S/N (1994)
No full textThis study indicates the ways in which various aspects of the author(s) are brought forth in Dumb type’s performance art, the S/N production. Previous research has suggested a non-hierarchical organization of Dumb type and the absence of a “privileged author” in Dumb type’s collaborative work, S/N. However, the results that I have investigated from member’s interviews on the creative process of S/N along with my analysis of the recorded images of S/N, indicate a different aspect of the author(s). First, S/N was created through, so to speak, the collective ideas of the members of Dumb type. Further, S/N has at least nine quotations from previous performances, installations, and printed writings, besides the work-in-progress technique. Explicating one of the “author functions” as given by Michel Foucault, each text has plural subjects of the author. However, it has been revealed from members’ interviews that Teiji Furuhashi had a decision-making role in selecting the members’ ideas within the performance. Since then, S/N has had plural subjects of creation; however, Furuhashi is one of the subjects of creation along with the “privileged author.” S/N has plural authors (diffusive authors) yet at the same time, it has a “privileged author,” Teiji Furuhashi (cohesive author)
Influence of modified CNT-Ag nanocomposite addition on photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by mesoporous TiO2
No full textMesoporous TiO2 was synthesized by sol-gel method and mechanically mixed with functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes which decorated by different amount of Ag. Nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Transmission Electron Microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, UV-Visible Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, and UV-Vis Absorption Spectroscopy. The photoactivity of nanocomposite containing mesoporous TiO2, multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), and Ag was evaluated by the degradation of methyl orange in aqueous solution under UV irradiation. Results showed that the MWCNT that decorated with the 15.5% of Ag facilitates the photocatalytic activity of mesoporous TiO2
KAJIAN INTERTEKSTUALITAS DALAM THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS KARYA KHALED HOSSEINI TERHADAP PUISI KABUL KARYA SAIB-E-TABRIZI
No full textTrikaloka Handayani Putri Universitas Pesantren Tinggi Darul’Ulum Jombang [email protected]  Abstrak Teks tidak dapat dipisahkan dari konteks budaya dan sejarah. Dengan demikian, tidak ada teks yang asli dan unik di dalam teks itu sendiri. Konsep ini telah diadopsi oleh kritik intertekstual untuk mendapatkan arti sebenarnya dari sebuah teks. Penelitian ini mencoba untuk mengetahui intertekstualitas dari sebuah novel berjudul A Thousand Splendid Suns oleh Khaled Hosseini di puisi Kabul oleh Saib-e-Tabrizi. Khaled Hosseini menggunakan puisi Kabul dalam karyanya yang berjudul A Thousand Splendid Suns. Apa yang membuat penelitian ini menarik adalah cara Hosseini menjelaskan Kabul. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah Kabul di A Thousand Splendid Suns digambarkan sebagai tempat yang penuh dengan kesedihan. Sementara Kabul dalam pikiran Saib-e-Tabrizi adalah tempat yang indah penuh dengan sukacita dan kebahagiaan. Gambaran yang sangat berbeda dari Kabul membutuhkan studi lebih lanjut untuk mendapatkan arti yang sebenarnya. Itulah mengapa studi ini sangat menarik untuk dikaji. kata kunci: intertekstualitas, kritik intertekstual Abstract Any text cannot be separated from the cultural and historical context. Thus, no text is original and unique in itself. This concept has been adopted by the intertextual criticism to get the real meaning of a text. This study tries to find out the intertextuality of a novel entitled A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini on a poetry Kabul by Saib-E-tabrizi. Khaled Hosseini used the poetry Kabul in his well known works A Thousand Splendid Suns . What makes this study is interesting is the way Hosseini describes Kabul. The result of this research is Kabul in A Thousand Splendid Suns is portrayed as a place which is full of sorrow. While Kabul in Saib-E-Tabrizi’s mind is a beautiful place which full of joy and happiness. This quite different picture of Kabul needs a further study to get the real meaning of those works. That is why this study is made. key words: intertextuality, intertextual criticism Â
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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