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    Structural presentation of influenza epitopes\ua0on modular virus-like particles

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    Robust Adaptive Control of 3D Overhead Crane System

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    In this chapter an adaptive anti-sway controller for uncertain overhead cranes is proposed. The system model including the system uncertainties and disturbances is introduced firstly. Next, the adaptive controller which can guarantee tracking the desired position of the trolley as well as the anti-sway of the load cable is established. In this chapter, the system is proven to be input-to-state stable (ISS) which is supported by Lyapunov technique. The proposed algorithm is verified by using Matlab/Simulink simulation tool. The simulation results shown that the presented controller gives the good performances (i.e., fast transient response, position tracking, and low swing angle) when there exist system parameters variation as well as input disturbances

    LBMT team at VLSP2022-Abmusu: Hybrid method with text correlation and generative models for Vietnamese multi-document summarization

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    Multi-document summarization is challenging because the summaries should not only describe the most important information from all documents but also provide a coherent interpretation of the documents. This paper proposes a method for multi-document summarization based on cluster similarity. In the extractive method we use hybrid model based on a modified version of the PageRank algorithm and a text correlation considerations mechanism. After generating summaries by selecting the most important sentences from each cluster, we apply BARTpho and ViT5 to construct the abstractive models. Both extractive and abstractive approaches were considered in this study. The proposed method achieves competitive results in VLSP 2022 competition.Comment: In Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Vietnamese Language and Speech Processing (VLSP 2022

    Integrating of PLS-SEM and the Importance Performance Matrix Analysis to Exploring the Role of Provincial Competitiveness Index to Growth

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    Provincial competitiveness was one of the engines of growth under the institutional theory. The Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) has been surveyed since 2005 to reflect the perceptions of local business environments, categorized into 10 sub-indices with 128 indicators. The current PCI has challenged the governance due to its broad construction. This study aimed to reconstruct the indicators in each PCI sub-index to be more specific for improving governance. The paper further explored the importance-of performance of both the PCI sub-index and its indicators to the provincial growth in Vietnam. Secondary data of 63 provinces during the period of 2017-2020 have been used with the employment of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM), and the extension of the importance-performance matrix analysis (IPMA). Our results showed the reliability and validity of 21 measured items under 5 PCI sub-indices. The findings confirmed the positive impact of the PCI index on growth. Moreover, the highest importance but lowest performance of SLO (law and order) was implied. SLA (land access and security of tenure), on the contrary, peaked the performance with the lowest importance. The importance of STC (time costs and regulatory compliance), SPA (proactive provincial leadership), and SLP (labor quality) has been ranked with the former sharing the highest priority while similar performance of the four sub-indices has been found. The results implied that the provincial authorities should prioritize their efforts to improve governance based on the importance-performance analysis of PCI sub-indices. Moreover, the importance and performance of each sub-index indicator reflected the great governance improvement with an average performance of 50%. However, special attention should be focused on vocational training, effective state officials, and legal support to the business due to their high importance but low performance

    Simultaneous quantitative analyses of Tanshinone I, Cryptotanshinone, and Tanshinone IIA in Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) cultivated in Vietnam using LC-MS/MS

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    74-83By using chromatography methods, the principal compounds tanshinon I, cryptotanshinone, tanshinone IIA were isolated from danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge). Based on the spectroscopic data (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and ESI-MS mass spectra), the structures were determined. The compound was purified (purity > 99.8%) by Agilent 218 purification system, which was used as the standard for analyzing tanshinon I, cryptotanshinone, tanshinone IIA in six samples. In this study, one LC-MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous quantitative determination of three bioactive principles, tanshinone I, cryptotanshinone, and tanshinone IIA in Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae (RSM, the root of S. miltiorrhiza). The quantification of these diterpenoids is based on the fragments of [M+H]+ under collision-activated conditions and in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. The quantitative method is validated by determining the mean recovery from fortified samples of tanshinone I, cryptotanshinone, and tanshinone IIA as higher than 98%. The established method is successfully applied to the quality assessment of six batches of RSM samples collected from different regions of Vietnam. The results show that Lam Dong sample has the highest tanshinone I content (4.4286±0.0009 µg/mg), meanwhile Muong Long sample has the lowest (1.2717±0.0013µg/mg). Lam Dong sample has the highest cryptotanshinone content (8.1589±0.0006 µg/mg), whereas Guangxi-China sample has the lowest (2.8630±0.0008 µg/mg). Ha Giang sample has the highest tanshinone IIA content (13.0252±0.0004 µg/mg), whereas Muong Long sample has the lowest (3.8278±0.0003 µg/mg)

    Simultaneous quantitative analyses of Tanshinone I, Cryptotanshinone, and Tanshinone IIA in Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge) cultivated in Vietnam using LC-MS/MS

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    By using chromatography methods, the principal compounds tanshinon I, cryptotanshinone, tanshinone IIA were isolated from danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge). Based on the spectroscopic data (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and ESI-MS mass spectra), the structures were determined. The compound was purified (purity > 99.8%) by Agilent 218 purification system, which was used as the standard for analyzing tanshinon I, cryptotanshinone, tanshinone IIA in six samples. In this study, one LC-MS/MS method was developed for the simultaneous quantitative determination of three bioactive principles, tanshinone I, cryptotanshinone, and tanshinone IIA in Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae (RSM, the root of S. miltiorrhiza). The quantification of these diterpenoids is based on the fragments of [M+H]+ under collision-activated conditions and in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. The quantitative method is validated by determining the mean recovery from fortified samples of tanshinone I, cryptotanshinone, and tanshinone IIA as higher than 98%. The established method is successfully applied to the quality assessment of six batches of RSM samples collected from different regions of Vietnam. The results show that Lam Dong sample has the highest tanshinone I content (4.4286±0.0009 µg/mg), meanwhile Muong Long sample has the lowest (1.2717±0.0013µg/mg). Lam Dong sample has the highest cryptotanshinone content (8.1589±0.0006 µg/mg), whereas Guangxi-China sample has the lowest (2.8630±0.0008 µg/mg). Ha Giang sample has the highest tanshinone IIA content (13.0252±0.0004 µg/mg), whereas Muong Long sample has the lowest (3.8278±0.0003 µg/mg)

    Chemical Components of Essential Oils From the Leaves of Seven Species Belonging to Rutaceae Family from Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, Vietnam

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    Several plant species of the Rutaceae family are medicinal plants, oil bearing and food crops. To provide more information for utilization of some species of this family in Binh Chau-Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, we extracted essential oils from the leaves of seven species of the Rutaceae family: Acronychia pedunculata (L.) Miq., Atalantia citroides Pierre ex Guillaumin, Clausena excavata Burm.f., Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC., Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn, Melicope pteleifolia (Champ. ex Benth.) T.G. Hartley, and Micromelum sp., via hydrodistillation, and identified their components using GC/MS analysis. A total of 60 compounds were identified from essential oils of seven species. The main components of the essential oils isolated from five species, including A. pedunculata, C. excavata, M. pteleifolia, G. pentaphylla, and Micromelum sp., were caryophyllene (57.63% and 55.41% in A. pedunculata and C. excavata, respectively), 1,9-decadiyne (32.59%, M. pteleifolia), β-ocimene (23.10%, G. pentaphylla), and 3-carene (58.03%, Micromelum sp.). Additionally, this study revealed the chemical composition of essential oils of L. scandens and A. citroides for the first time. The main constituent of A. citroides was 7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0] heptane, 3-oxiranyl- (53.91%) and that of L. scandens was caryophyllene (34.66%). These findings provide the basis for further application of these species in medicine

    The influence of human genetic variation on early transcriptional responses and protective immunity following immunization with Rotarix vaccine in infants in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam : a study protocol for an open single-arm interventional trial [awaiting peer review]

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    Background: Rotavirus (RoV) remains the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants and children aged under five years in both high- and low-middle-income countries (LMICs). In LMICs, RoV infections are associated with substantial mortality. Two RoV vaccines (Rotarix and Rotateq) are widely available for use in infants, both of which have been shown to be highly efficacious in Europe and North America. However, for unknown reasons, these RoV vaccines have markedly lower efficacy in LMICs. We hypothesize that poor RoV vaccine efficacy across in certain regions may be associated with genetic heritability or gene expression in the human host. Methods/design: We designed an open-label single-arm interventional trial with the Rotarix RoV vaccine to identify genetic and transcriptomic markers associated with generating a protective immune response against RoV. Overall, 1,000 infants will be recruited prior to Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) vaccinations at two months of age and vaccinated with oral Rotarix vaccine at two and three months, after which the infants will be followed-up for diarrheal disease until 18 months of age. Blood sampling for genetics, transcriptomics, and immunological analysis will be conducted before each Rotarix vaccination, 2-3 days post-vaccination, and at each follow-up visit (i.e. 6, 12 and 18 months of age). Stool samples will be collected during each diarrheal episode to identify RoV infection. The primary outcome will be Rotarix vaccine failure events (i.e. symptomatic RoV infection despite vaccination), secondary outcomes will be antibody responses and genotypic characterization of the infection virus in Rotarix failure events. Discussion: This study will be the largest and best powered study of its kind to be conducted to date in infants, and will be critical for our understanding of RoV immunity, human genetics in the Vietnam population, and mechanisms determining RoV vaccine-mediated protection. Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT03587389. Registered on 16 July 2018
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