Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
[On-line monitoring of extraction process of danhong injection based on near-infrared spectroscopy].

OBJECTIVE To establish a rapid quantitative analysis method for the quality control of Danhong injection extraction using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. METHOD Online collecting the NIR spectra during the mixed extraction process of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Carthamus tinctorius, partial least squares regression (PLSR) models were developed for the quality indicators rosmarinic acid (RA), salvia acid B (SaB), lithospermic acid (LA), hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) and solid content (SSC), with HPLC and weight-loss method as reference methods. RESULT The correlation coefficients of the cross validation for RA, SaB, LA, HSYA and SSC were 0.909 3, 0.915 2, 0.901 9, 0.747 7 and 0.931 4, respectively. And the root mean square errors of cross validation (RMSECV) were 0.012 1, 0.251, 0.017 7, 0.038 1 g x L(-1) and 0.359%, respectively. CONCLUSION In this study, NIR spectroscopy was successfully applied to achieve the real-time determination of the contents of RA, SaB, LA and SSC, while the performance of the HSYA calibration model needed to be improved.
Simulation and analysis of some dynamic priority schemes in two-class queues

In this paper, we analyse two important and relatively complex performance measures, tail probability and switching frequency, for two class queueing system with two different (relative and earliest due date based) dynamic priority schemes across classes. A simulator is build to perform such analysis and various observations are made. Based on computational evidence, it is conjectured that two stage exponential queueing network with two classes of customers is decomposable as far as mean waiting times are concerned when relative priority is used across classes to schedule the customers. Based on further experiments, it is conjectured that departure processes with relative dynamic priority are Poisson in two class exponential queue. Dynamic priority, simulation, multi-class queues, queuing network, optimal control
Inverse optimal control for differentially flat systems with application to locomotion modeling

Inverse optimal control is the problem of computing a cost function with respect to which observed trajectories of a given dynamic system are optimal. In this paper, we present a new formulation of this problem for the case where the dynamic system is differentially flat. We show that a solution is easy to obtain in this case, in fact reducing to finite-dimensional linear least-squares minimization. We also show how to make this solution robust to model perturbation, sampled data, and measurement noise, as well as provide a recursive implementation for online learning. Finally, we apply our new formulation of inverse optimal control to model human locomotion during stair ascent. Given sparse observations of human walkers, our model predicts joint angle trajectories for novel stair heights that compare well to motion capture data (R2 = 0.97, RMSE = 1.95 degrees). These exemplar trajectories are the basis for an automated method of tuning controller parameters for lower-limb prosthetic devices that extends to locomotion modes other than level ground walking.
The Return of Panopticism: Supervision, Subjection and the New Surveillance

This article revisits Foucault's concept of panopticism as in pertains to research on the new surveillance. Drawing on the work of neo-Foucauldian authors in surveillance studies the paper shows how the figures of the supervisor and inmate within the Foucauldian diagram suggest different directions for pursuing surveillance theory. On the one hand, there is a concern with processes of subjection and normalization that arise through the internalization of the gaze, while on the other there is a concern with processes of administration, social sorting and simulation that occur independently of embodied subjects. Foucault's model both allows for these twin concerns within the context of the new surveillance while serving as a source of further insight into the empirical nuances of contemporary surveillance relations.
A Micro Inertial Energy Harvesting Platform With Self-Supplied Power Management Circuit for Autonomous Wireless Sensor Nodes

A 0.25 cm3 autonomous energy harvesting micro-platform is realized to efficiently scavenge, rectify and store ambient vibration energy with batteryless cold start-up and zero sleep-mode power consumption. The fabricated compact system integrates a high-performance vacuum-packaged piezoelectric MEMS energy harvester with a power management IC and surface-mount components including an ultra-capacitor. The power management circuit incorporates a rectification stage with ~30 mV voltage drop, a bias-Ωip stage with a novel control system for increased harvesting efficiency, a trickle charger for permanent storage of harvested energy, and a low power supply-independent bias circuitry. The overall system weighs less than 0.6 grams, does not require a precharged battery, and has power consumption of 0.5 μW in active-mode and 10 pW in sleep-mode operation. While excited with 1 g vibration, the platform is tested to charge an initially depleted 70 mF ultra-capacitor to 1.85 V in 50 minutes (at 155 Hz vibration), and a 20 mF ultra-capacitor to 1.35 V in 7.5 min (at 419 Hz). The end-to-end rectification efficiency from the harvester to the ultra-capacitor is measured as 58-86%. The system can harvest from a minimum vibration level of 0.1 g.
Ordinality, neuro-science and the early learning of number.

Throughout the twentieth century there was debate as to the primacy of ordinality or cardinality in the development of the concept of number. Psychological experiments have largely given way to neuro-science in deciding this issue. There are results suggesting students’ awareness of symbol-symbol relations is the best predictor of future mathematical attainment, which could be interpreted as meaning ordinality is the key awareness. This report draws on evidence from a recent project in primary schools in the UK that took an ordinal approach to learning number. One suggestion arising from this work is the potential educational power of a pedagogy based on developing an awareness of mathematical structure.
The Synaptic Proteins &bgr;-Neurexin and Neuroligin Synergize With Extracellular Matrix-Binding Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A During Zebrafish Vascular Development

Objective—The goal of this study was to determine the in vivo functions of the synaptic proteins neurexins and neuroligins in embryonic vascular system development using zebrafish as animal model. Methods and Results—In the present study, we show that the knockdown of the &agr;-form of neurexin 1a induces balance defects and reduced locomotory activity, whereas &bgr;-neurexin 1a and neuroligin 1 morphants present defects in sprouting angiogenesis and vascular remodeling, in particular in the caudal plexus and subintestinal vessels. Coinjection of low doses of morpholinos for &bgr;-neurexin 1a and neuroligin 1 together or in combination with morpholinos targeting the heparin-binding isoforms of vascular endothelial growth factor A (encoded by the VEGFAb gene) recapitulates the observed abnormalities, suggesting synergistic activity of these molecules. Similar coinjection experiments with morpholinos, targeting the enzyme heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 2, confirm the presence of a functional correlation between extracellular matrix maturation and &bgr;-neurexin 1a or neuroligin 1. Conclusion—Our data represent the first in vivo evidence of the role of neurexin and neuroligin in embryonic blood vessel formation and provide insights into their mechanism of action
Gramática : gramática de la lengua castellana destinada al uso de los americanos

Los moviles Gramatica «dedicada al uso de los americanos» Idea de una gramatica La gramatica y la lengua literaria Otras defensas de las normas: la gramatica historica y la gramatica general La gramatica general La materia de la gramatica Analisis de los tiempos verbales Las teorias gramaticales o Ediciones principales de la Gramatica de Andres Bello o Gramatica de la lengua castellana Advertencias Prologo Nociones preliminares Capitulo I
An Investigation into Vertical Bias Effects

ABSTRACT In three experiments, after exploring a virtual environment (VE), adult participants made spatial judgments about the location of target objects that were higher and lower than their perceived test location within the VE. In Experiment 1, the locations of the target objects were inferred from verbal instructions. The main results were a tendency to judge objects as closer to the horizontal plane than their true locations, and more efficient downward than upward judgments. Both effects generally accord with findings reported by Wilson et al. (2004a, 2004b). In Experiments 2 and 3, which were closely modeled on the design of the Wilson et al. studies, regression to the horizontal plane was noted but no downward bias was observed. A misperception in the viewing height between the floors and ceilings of the virtual rooms was apparent in both experiments. The results from the present study together with earlier investigations suggest different hierarchical encoding of between-axis and within-axis information.
Understanding Auditor Negotiations Through the Lens of Social Identity: The Effects of Gender and Firm Identification

This paper extends current auditor negotiation research by considering the effects of two dimensions of auditors' identity that are relevant to auditors' negotiation - gender and audit firm identification. The theoretical model proposes that auditor-client negotiation context has features that trigger the salience of auditors' gender and firm identity. Once salient, these two dimensions of auditors' identity shape auditors' motivational orientation towards negotiations, which, in turn, affects the auditors' negotiation behavior. The study finds that auditors approach audit adjustment and note disclosure decisions with different motivational orientations. In particular, the degree of firm identification differentiates women's and men's proposed audit adjustment and the level of experience effects auditors' note disclosure decisions. However, the direction of the interaction and the relationship between experience and note disclosure were unexpected. Therefore, further research is needed to explore why these findings are in contradiction of findings in past general negotiation and auditor negotiation research.
Even simple programs are hard to analyze

It has long been known that most questions of interest about the behavior of programs are recursively undecidable. These questions include whether a program will halt, whether two programs are equivalent, whether one is an optimized form of another, and so on. On the other hand, it is possible to make some or all of these questions decidable by suitably restricting the computational ability of the programming language under consideration. The Loop language of Meyer and Ritchie [MR], for example, has a decidable halting problem, but undecidable equivalence. Restricting the computational ability still further, virtually all of these questions are decidable for finite automata and generalized sequential machines (except that Griffiths [Gri] has shown equivalence undecidable for nondeterministic gsms). A natural question to ask is how hard it is to solve these problems for programming languages for which they are decidable, and it is with this area that we are concerned in this paper. In particular we describe a programming language modeled on current higher-level languages which has exactly the computational power of deterministic finite state transducers with final states, and analyze the space and time required to decide various questions of programming interest about the language. We find that questions about halting, equivalence, and optimization are already intractable for this very simple language. We also study extensions to the language such as simple arithmetic capabilities, arrays, and recursive subroutines with both call-by-value and call-by-name parameter passing mechanisms, some of which extend the capabilities of the language and/or increase the complexity of its decidable problems. In one case, that of recursion with call-by-name, the previously decidable questions are seen to become undecidable.
Helmholtz tomography of ambient noise surface wave data to estimate Scholte wave phase velocity at Valhall Life of the Field

ABSTRACTWe applied the Helmholtz tomography technique to 6.5 hours of continuous seismic noise record data set of the Valhall Life of Field network. This network, that has 2320 receivers, allows us to perform a multifrequency, high-resolution, ambient-noise Scholte wave phase velocity tomography at Valhall. First, we computed crosscorrelations between all possible pairs of receivers to convert every station into a virtual source recorded by all other receivers. Our next step was to measure phase traveltimes and spectral amplitudes at different periods from crosscorrelations between stations separated by distances between two and six wavelengths. This is done in a straightforward fashion in the Fourier domain. Then, we interpolated these measurements onto a regular grid and computed local gradients of traveltimes and local Laplacians of the amplitude to infer local phase velocities using a frequency dependent Eikonal equation. This procedure was repeated for all 2320 virtual sources and final phase velocit.
Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with coronary artery disease in older persons.

BACKGROUND We report the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) associated with subclinical hypothyroidism in older persons. METHODS We investigated the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism and its association with dyslipidemia and with CAD in 170 women and 110 men, mean age 75 +/- 9 years, in an academic nursing home. RESULTS Of 280 persons, 18 (6%) had subclinical hypothyroidism, 18 (6%) had treated clinical hypothyroidism, 13 (5%) had subclinical hyperthyroidism, and 231 (83%) were euthyroid. Dyslipidemia occurred in 15 of 18 persons (83%) with subclinical hypothyroidism, in nine of 18 persons (50%) treated for hypothyroidism, in six of 13 persons (46%) with subclinical hyperthyroidism, and in 128 of 231 euthyroid persons (55%) (p <.025 comparing subclinical hypothyroidism with euthyroidism and p <.005 comparing subclinical hypothyroidism with treated hypothyroidism and with subclinical hyperthyroidism). CAD was present in 10 of 18 persons (56%) with subclinical hypothyroidism, in nine of 18 persons (50%) with treated hypothyroidism, in 5 of 13 persons (38%) with subclinical hyperthyroidism, and in 38 of 231 euthyroid persons (16%) (p <.001 comparing subclinical hypothyroidism with euthyroidism; p <.005 comparing treated hypothyroidism with euthyroidism; and p <.05 comparing subclinical hyperthyroidism with euthyroidism). CONCLUSIONS Subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with a high prevalence of dyslipidemia and a high prevalence of CAD.
Gambling in the Landscape of Adversity in Youth: Reflections from Men Who Live with Poverty and Homelessness

Most of the research on gambling behaviour among youth has been quantitative and focused on measuring prevalence. As a result, little is known about the contextual experiences of youth gambling, particularly among those most vulnerable. In this paper, we explore the previous experiences of youth gambling in a sample of adult men experiencing housing instability and problem gambling. We present findings from a qualitative study on problem gambling and housing instability conducted in Toronto, Canada. Thirty men with histories of problem or pathological gambling and housing instability or homelessness were interviewed. Two thirds of these men reported that they began gambling in youth. Five representative cases were selected and the main themes discussed. We found that gambling began in early life while the men, as youth, were also experiencing adversity (e.g., physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse, neglect, housing instability, homelessness, substance addiction and poverty). Men reported they had access to gambling activity through their family and wider networks of school, community and the streets. Gambling provided a way to gain acceptance, escape from emotional pain, and/or earn money. For these men problematic gambling behaviour that began in youth, continued into adulthood.
From Victims to Survivors to Offenders

This study explores the patterns by which women enter into criminal activities by drawing upon in-depth life history interviews with a sample of 20 incarcerated women. The author constructs a conceptual framework for understanding the progression from victim to survivor to offender in the subjects' life histories. This framework shows that the best available options for escape from physical and sexual violence are often survival strategies which are criminal: i.e., running away from home, use of drugs, and the illegal street work required to survive as a runaway. The women's own narratives are used to illustrate their views of themselves as survivors, not as victims, and their commitments to important relationships in their lives which explain their entry into and commitments to criminal activities. Women's responses to victimization and women's relational identities are seen as factors which both motivate and restrain women's criminal activities. The concept of immersion in street crime is offered as a m.
Illness as metaphor ; and, AIDS and its metaphors

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote "Illness as Metaphor," a classic work described by "Newsweek" as "one of the most liberating books of its time. " A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the suffering of patients and often inhibit them from seeking proper treatment. By demystifying the fantasies surrounding cancer, Sontag shows cancer for what it is--just a disease. Cancer, she argues, is not a curse, not a punishment, certainly not an embarrassment and, it is highly curable, if good treatment is followed. Almost a decade later, with the outbreak of a new, stigmatized disease replete with mystifications and punitive metaphors, Sontag wrote a sequel to "Illness""as Metaphor," extending the argument of the earlier book to the AIDS pandemic. These two essays now published together, "Illness""as Metaphor "and "AIDS and Its Metaphors," have been translated into many languages and continue to have an enormous influence on the thinking of medical professionals and, above all, on the lives of many thousands of patients and caregivers.
Understanding User Satisfaction Evaluation in Low Occupancy Sustainable Workplaces

This paper presents the findings of a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) applied to a building in the UK. The design of the building was generated through an externally funded research project over two years from 2005 to 2007. The construction of the building was completed in 2010. After a period of occupancy, a POE of the building was carried out in 2015. The POE offered an opportunity to investigate the effect of occupant behaviour on the performance of the building and their level of comfort and satisfaction. We adopted a field survey method to evaluate the comfort and satisfaction of users by asking them a series of questions to analyse how they felt in different parts of the building throughout the course of the year. In our analysis, the users were prompted to provide a subjective measure of the building regarding a range of internal conditions such as air temperature, humidity, air movement, air quality, daylight, artificial light, and noise. The analysis supports the notion that in naturally-ventilated buildings some users may find the building to be hot in summer while cold in winter. The high level of control the users have over the operation of the building contributes to their comfort and satisfaction. The users demonstrated a tendency to be satisfied despite environmental factors and to forgive some aspects of the building which are not performing as they should. The paper offers a perspective on statistical user satisfaction in a low occupancy building and attempts to explain the role of workplace wellbeing on occupant perception of comfort in this case.
Improving Glycemic Control and Insulin Ordering Efficiency for Hospitalized Patients With Diabetes Through Carbohydrate Counting

Abstract:Glycemic control in hospitalized patients is challenging but important for optimal outcomes. Insulin dosing through carbohydrate counting may address patient, provider, and institutional factors that complicate hospital glycemic management. On two surgical units at a tertiary care teaching hospital, we pilot tested postmeal insulin dosing based on carbohydrate counting (plus basal insulin) rather than the current process of ordering scheduled premeal insulin without knowledge of the patient's consumption. Analysis assessed hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, insulin orders, and nurse and provider satisfaction and confidence. On general surgery, mean glucose level improved from 188 to 137 mg/dl (p < .001). On cardiovascular surgery, mean glucose improved only mildly from 177 to 175 mg/dl (p < .28). No hypoglycemia was reported. Efficiency of mealtime insulin dosing improved through reduced average number of insulin orders per meal from 1.1 to 0.09. Process satisfaction improved for providers (preintervention, 60%; postintervention, 100%), general surgery nurses (preintervention, 72%; postintervention, 100%), and cardiovascular surgery nurses (preintervention, 69%; postintervention, 84%). Confidence in insulin dose accuracy improved for providers (preintervention, 50%; postintervention, 100%), general surgery nurses (preintervention, 59%; postintervention, 100%), and cardiovascular surgery nurses (preintervention, 48%; postintervention, 84%). Carbohydrate counting is effective and efficient and improved staff satisfaction and confidence in hospital mealtime insulin dosing.
Inventory and analysis of the protein subunits of the ribonucleases P and MRP provides further evidence of homology between the yeast and human enzymes

The RNases P and MRP are involved in tRNA and rRNA processing, respectively. Both enzymes in eukaryotes are composed of an RNA molecule and 9–12 protein subunits. Most of the protein subunits are shared between RNases P and MRP. We have here performed a computational analysis of the protein subunits in a broad range of eukaryotic organisms using profile-based searches and phylogenetic methods. A number of novel homologues were identified, giving rise to a more complete inventory of RNase P/MRP proteins. We present evidence of a relationship between fungal Pop8 and the protein subunit families Rpp14/Pop5 as well as between fungal Pop6 and metazoan Rpp25. These relationships further emphasize a structural and functional similarity between the yeast and human P/MRP complexes. We have also identified novel P and MRP RNAs and analysis of all available sequences revealed a K-turn motif in a large number of these RNAs. We suggest that this motif is a binding site for the Pop3/Rpp38 proteins and we discuss other structural features of the RNA subunit and possible relationships to the protein subunit repertoire.
Moralities of Everyday Life

This original and illuminating study uses the tools of social psychology and analytic philosophy to examine familiar emotions and behavior I just didn't teach people about, the battlefield we explain kindness. Without missing a practical obstacle much as integrity trustworthiness honesty. How did I able to complete this course launches january killen. In it obviously taken the, moral leadership compass john wilcox. Killen and aspirations of defining morality but seeks.