Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A single-input multiple-output voltage-mode second-order universal filter using only grounded passive components

A new single-input multi-output voltage-mode universal filter structure with high input impedance yielding easy cascadability is proposed in this paper. The proposed filter can provide all the standard second-order universal filter responses such as low-pass, band-pass, high-pass, notch filter (NF) and all-pass (AP) responses. NF and AP responses possess low output impedances but they can be obtained through a switch. Each time, one of the NF and AP responses can be obtained. Also, other responses which do not have low output impedances can be obtained simultaneously. The proposed filter uses three plus-type differential difference current conveyors and a minimum number of only grounded passive elements, and does not need any critical passive component matching conditions and cancellation constraints; thus, it is suitable for integrated circuit process. By adding extra one DDCC+ and two grounded resistors, a universal filter with a gain is obtained. Several computer simulations using SPICE program are included to verify the theory.
Improving the Routine HMIS in Nigeria through Mobile Technology for Community Data Collection

Decision makers in many developing countries lack the required data needed for evidence-based health management. One reason for this is that the routine national health management information systems (HMIS) do not extend to the ‘last mile’, the communities and the informal setting of villages, where a significant proportion of health events occur. Community-based HMIS data collection is often either poor, or non-existent, in low resource settings. Efforts at establishing community-based HMIS in the past have often failed, or at best, become dysfunctional, beset by challenges with supporting infrastructure such as erratic power supply, poor road transportation and poor telecommunication. However, the advent of mobile technology with its increasing penetration into the rural areas has permitted a re-envisioning and redesign of HMIS data collection. The study described in this paper presents lessons from the application of mobile technology to the collection of data from households and individuals, with the aim of improving the routine HMIS. It utilized a participatory action research approach; and was carried out in Cross River State in Southern Nigeria. The paper makes three major contributions. Firstly, it briefly describes the context and operations of a mobile-based community data collection system designed and implemented to provide high quality health and demographic data for the national HMIS. Secondly, it details organizational mechanisms by which the application of mobile technology reduces the difficulty of data collection from communities and districts, thus strengthening the district-based national health information system. Thirdly, the paper points to emerging challenges and areas for further research. Overall, evidence from the research suggests mechanisms by which mHealth data collection improves the HMIS organization, through savings in organizational resources, increases in information quality and in organizational efficiency (technology as an occasion to restructure) as well as in creating new possibilities for institutionalized HMIS data collection.
The Analysis of Raga Alapana in South Indian Music

i. Due to reasons of space, the transcriptions of the pieces analyzed are not included in this issue of Asian Music. Those with a special interest in examining the entire pieces can order the complete dissertation through University Microfilms (Ann Arbor) and/or order study copies of the tapes on which the transcriptions are based through the World Music Archives of the Music Department of Wesleyan University (minimal copying charge).
The Single Assessment Process: An Opportunity for Collaboration or a Threat to the Profession of Occupational Therapy?

The single assessment process is being introduced into the care of older people across health and social services in order to streamline assessments, target resources carefully and improve client-centred practices with a focus on outcomes. Health professions may view this change as a threat because it recommends collaborative working practices that are outside professional tribal boundaries; occupational therapy may be perceived as particularly sensitive to such threats. In order to work in new ways and survive change, learning needs to take place both formally and informally and structures that facilitate the development of professional roles and responsibilities need to exist at organisational level.
The upgrade of the ALICE Inner Tracking System

In 2021, for the third run of the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), Pb-Pb collisions will be performed at a centre-of-mass energy per nucleon of 5.5 TeV, with an integrated luminosity of 6$\times$10$^{27}$ cm$^{-2}$s$^{-1}$ and at an unprecedented interaction rate up to 50 kHz. To fulfil the requirements of the ALICE physics program for Run 3, the ALICE experiment at LHC is planning a major upgrade during the Long Shutdown 2 of LHC in 2019-2020. One of the key elements, is the construction of a new ultra-light and high-resolution Inner Tracking System (ITS). The upgraded ITS will significantly enhance the determination of the distance of closest approach to the primary vertex, the tracking efficiency at low transverse momenta, and the read-out rate capabilities, with respect to what can be achieved with the current detector. It will consist of seven layers equipped with silicon Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors (MAPS) with a pixel size of the order of 30x30 $\mu$m$^2$. They will be produced by Towerjazz with its 0.18 $\mu$m CMOS Imaging process. To transmit (receive) data to (from) the sensors, Flex Printed Circuits (FPCs) will be wire-bonded to the sensors themselves. One of the main physics goals consist in improving the reconstruction capabilities of heavy-flavour mesons and baryons. In addition, the new tracking detector will allow us to study lowmass dileptons and low-p$_{T}$ charmonia at mid-rapidities.
Studies on Dental Plaque. I. The Effect of Different Concentrations of Glucose on the pH of Dental Plaque in Vivo

Previous investigators'-8 have found that glucose and other carbohydrates, such as sucrose, are readily fermented with the production of acid by the many organisms present in the plaques adhering to the more secluded surfaces of the teeth. Because foodstuffs vary widely in their (1) carbohydrate content, (2) tendency to be retained on tooth surfaces, (3) tendency to be broken down by salivary enzymes, and (4) in their capacity to stimulate the flow of saliva, their variable effect on salivary sugar levels9-"1 and on plaque pH's'2-'5 following their ingestion, would not seem to be too surprising. In spite of these and other numerous variables, the two main factors determining the supply of carbohydrate substrate to the bacteria in a given dental plaque would seem to be (a) the concentration of the substrate available and (b) the time that any given concentration is present. Since carbohydrate foodstuffs are very likely broken down to the simpler sugars before they are utilized by the oral bacteria and because of its importance in cell metabolism in general, the monosaccharide glucose was the carbohydrate selected in the present investigation to study the effect of these two main factors on plaque pH levels.
Left Atrial Appendage Intervention for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Joint Consensus Document of the Chinese Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Chinese Society of Cardiology, Chinese Society of Arrhythmias

PreamBle Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the common arrhythmias and can lead to serious thromboembolic events that may affect the quality of life and even cause disability and death. For this reason, preventing the occurrence of thromboembolism events is the most important prevention and treatment strategy. Regular antithrombus treatment has acquired satisfied therapeutic effect in prevention of thromboembolic events. However, the patient compliance is poor due to long-term therapy and potential side effects caused by antithrombotic medication. It is estimated that <10% of patients with AF have regular anti-thrombotic therapy in China. Therefore, it is necessary to explore new strategies for the prevention of thromboembolic events in patients with AF in China.
Low Incidence Disabilities and Personnel Preparation for Rural Areas: Current Status and Future Trends

The shortages of special education personnel are nowhere more severe than in low incidence disabilities in rural schools. This article presents the results of a national study that identified shortage estimates, state certification patterns, personnel preparation programs, and distance delivery mechanisms and examined relationships among these data to assess the state of shortages of special educators in the areas of vision impairments, hearing impairments, severe disabilities, and early intervention. The authors outline current issues and future trends in preparing personnel in low incidence disabilities for rural areas.
Expérience du séchage solaire dans le Sahara Septentrional Est Algérien

Cet article consiste en une approche experimentale de deux prototypes de sechoir solaire indirect: l'un a convection naturelle et l'autre a convection forcee. Ces deux prototypes ont ete concoctes localement avec des materiaux locaux et tester a vide, puis sous charge pour voir le comportement de ces deux prototypes. Une bonne maitrise relative de l'operation de sechage avec le sechoir force par rapport au sechoir naturel a ete constatee. L'influence de la temperature et de la vitesse de l'air assechant, parametres infuents lors du transfert de chaleur et de masse, a ete mise en evidence.
Maternal and Paternal Age at Pregnancy for Low Incidence Trisomy Groups: Preliminary Findings and Implications

Maternal and Paternal Age at Pregnancy for Low Incidence Trisomy Groups: Preliminary Findings and Implications number of studies have found a correlation between later maternal age and increased chances for conception of children with trisomy conditions while other studies have not. This inconsistency, along with collecting data on paternal age, deserves examination. The purpose of the present study is to examine maternal and paternal age at pregnancy related to children diagnosed with trisomy18, trisomy 13, and trisomy 9 mosaics. Results from 287 mothers and 285 fathers found that the majority of mothers were under the age of 35 (58.9% total). Paternal age closely mirrored mother’s age with 54.7% of fathers under the age of 35. Implications for additional research and for healthcare professionals including genetic counselors working in clinical settings are provided.
Palmitoylethanolamide: A Useful Adjunct in Chemotherapy ProvidingAnalgesia and Neuroprotection

Copyright: © 2013 Hesselink JMK. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Dose limiting side effects in chemotherapy are a crux medicorum. Targeted cytoprotection such as protection against neurotoxicity and ototoxicity is much sought after. In 2011 the group of Professor Cruccu of the University of Rome, published the results of a clinical trial in 20 patients, showing that the natural compound Palmitoylethanolanide (PEA) administered concomitantly to thalidomide and bortezomib could reduce neuropathic pain after chemotherapy and restore the disturbed neurophysiology of nerves [1]. These results support the notion of targeted cytoprotection during chemotherapy. PEA is widely available as a food supplement (a.o.PeaPure) and has been documented to be a safe and effective analgesic and anti-inflammatory compound based on a number of placebo-controlled clinical trials in thousands of patients [2,3]. This compound therefore could play a valuable role in the field of cancer treatment.
Clinical Care of Pregnant Women with Epilepsy: Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Supplementation

Summary: Women with epilepsy (WWE) have a risk of bearing children with congenital malformations that is approximately twice that of the general population. Most antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been associated with such risk. Valproate and carbamazepine have been associated specifically with the development of neural tube defects (NTDs), especially spina bifida. Other factors may contribute to the risk, including concomitant diseases such as diabetes mellitus, occupational exposure to teratogens, excessive prepregnancy weight, and various nutrient deficiencies. In the general population, maternal folate deficiency, in particular, has been linked with the development of NTDs, and periconceptional folate supplementation with a reduction of risk. It is unclear whether folate supplementation has a comparable protective effect for WWE. Data concerning the risk for congenital malformations associated with the newer AEDs (gabapentin, felbamate, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, and zonisamide) are still limited. Several pregnancy registries for women taking AEDs have been established. Comprehensive postmarketing surveillance, regionally or nationally, might be the ideal method of monitoring medication safety, but government support for such an undertaking has for the most part been lacking. Despite uncertainty about the efficacy of periconceptional folate supplementation in WWE, these women should receive such supplementation at dosage levels recommended for the general population of women of childbearing age. Seizure control must not be neglected in a pregnant woman with epilepsy since seizures are associated with harm to the fetus as well as the mother. Risk may be minimized by using a single AED at the lowest effective dosage.
B-scan ultrasonography of ocular abnormalities: a review of 182 dogs

Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Srinagar, India; Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, India; Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, India
Epilepsy in a rural African hospital: Suggestion for an adjusted classification

7 Abstract Purpose Epilepsy is the commonest brain disorder throughout the developing world. Classification of seizures in view of adequate treatment however has been difficult due to lack of diagnostic tools such as electroencephalograms and imaging. Our study was conducted with the aim of developing a classification system for seizures suitable for local circumstances in resource poor countries. Methods Based on clinical, diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic needs of 337 people with epilepsy from a clinic in northern Tanzania, we adjusted the International Classification of Epileptic Seizures (ICES) and suggest the following clinically based classification: a) Generalised types of seizures: Generalised seizures within a specific age range (6-25 years) Generalised seizures outside that specific age range b) Partial types of seizures: Generalised seizures with diffuse brain damage Generalised seizures with focal signs Complex partial seizures Simple partial seizures
Semidefinite Relaxation-Based PAPR-Aware Precoding for Massive MIMO-OFDM Systems

A massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) requires a large number of antennas and the same amount of power amplifiers (PAs), one per antenna. As opposed to 4G base stations, which can afford highly linear PAs, next-generation base stations will need to use inexpensive PAs, which have a limited region of linear amplification. One of the research challenges is the effective handling of signals that have high peak-to-average power ratios (PAPRs), such as orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). This paper introduces a PAPR-aware precoding scheme that exploits the excessive spatial degrees-of-freedom of large-scale MIMO antenna systems. This typically requires finding a solution to a nonconvex optimization problem. Instead of relaxing the problem to minimize the peak power, we introduce a practical semidefinite relaxation framework that enables an accurate and efficient approximation of the theoretical PAPR-aware precoding performance of OFDM-based massive MIMO systems. The framework allows the incorporation of channel uncertainties and intercell coordination. Numerical results show that several orders of magnitude improvements can be achieved w.r. t. state-of-the-art techniques, such as instantaneous power consumption reduction and multiuser interference cancellation. The proposed PAPR-aware precoding can be effectively handled alongwith the multicell signal processing by the centralized baseband processing platforms of next-generation radio access networks. The performance can be traded for the computing efficiency for other platforms.
The effects of brand leadership styles on employees - based brand citizenship behavior

Aimed at achieving employee – based brand equity, internal branding is a new strategy to assure that employees act in accordance with brand commitment. Since in service organizations, employees are able to influence over customers‟ purchase decisions and conceptions, they play a critical role in organizational success. Enhancing employee – based brand citizenship behavior by managers can create a competitive advantage for organization. The purpose of present study is to investigate the effects of brand leadership styles on employee – based brand citizenship behavior. This is an applied study and its needed data are gathered by a questionnaire distributed among employees of banks in Ajabshir City. Among 95 employees, 76 subjects were selected as research sample by random sampling method in Morgan Table. Pearson correlation coefficient and step-by-step regression were used to analyze data. Research findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between brand leadership styles and employee – based brand citizenship behavior.
Differences between agar dilution, broth macrodilution (clsi m27-a3) and e test (ab biodisk) for fluconazole resistance in clinical candida albicans isolates

Ensayos de susceptibilidad realizadas por dilucion en agar (AD) se compararon con M27-A3 macrodilucion de caldo (BMD) metodologia (Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute y) y la prueba E (AB BIODISK) con el fin de determinar la viabilidad y la fiabilidad de dilucion en agar como una prueba de unexpensive para ensayos de susceptibilidad a fluconazol (FLC) contra Candida albicans. Un total de 40 cepas fueron utilizados. Todos los aislamientos resultaron en un acuerdo para la DMO y la prueba de evaluacion. 19 aislados mostraron concordancia entre los tres metodos. De los 21 resultados divergentes, 20 resultaron en una mayor MIC para la EA y 15 de ellos fueron ≥ 64 mg / ml. La densidad de celulas debido a un contacto proporcional de las celulas con el farmaco en el medio puede ser responsable de los resultados obtenidos y la divergencia de AD en comparacion con las otras pruebas. AD no son capaces de sustituir ni la DMO ni prueba E, pero puede ser util como una prueba de resistencia a la tension preliminar para la clasificacion de susceptibilidad en la investigacion de laboratorio. Abstract Susceptibility assays performed by agar dilution (AD) were compared to M27-A3 broth macrodilution (BMD) methodology (Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute) and E test (AB BIODISK) in order to determine the feasibility and reliability of agar dilution as an unexpensive test for fluconazole (FLC) susceptibility assays against Candida albicans. A total of 40 strains were used. All of the isolates resulted in agreement for BMD and E test. 19 isolates showed agreement between all three methods. Of the 21 divergent results, 20 resulted in higher MIC for AD and 15 of those were ≥64 μg/ml. Cell density due to proportional contact of cells with the drug in medium may be responsible for the results obtained and the divergence of AD compared to the other tests. AD can’t reliably substitute neither BMD nor E test, but it may be helpful as a preliminary resistance test for strain susceptibility classification in laboratory research. Palabras clave: Candida albicans, hongo, resitencia de drogas
Evaluation of nutritional, anti-nutritional and some biochemical studies on Pleurotus squarrosulus (Mont.) singer using rats

1 Department of Chemical Sciences (Biochemistry Unit), Rhema University, Aba, Nigeria. 2 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria. 3 Department of Medical Biochemistry, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria. 4 Department of Biochemistry, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria. 5 Department of Food Technology, Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Nigeria. 6 Department of Biochemistry, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria.
Pelagic larval duration and geographic distribution of tropical eastern Pacific snappers (Pisces : Lutjanidae)

To test the hypothesis that pelagic larval dura- tion (PLD) plays a role in the longitudinal dispersal of reef fishes, we examined the relationship between PLD and occu- pancy of oceanic islands among tropical eastern Pacific (TEP) snappers (Lutjanidae). We estimated PLD from analysis of the otolith microstructure of juveniles collected at 2 localities from the Pacific coast of Colombia. Otoliths had a distinct 1- increment settlement transition, along which increment width gradually decreased in 1 species examined (Lutjanus guttatus). PLD estimated from lapilli was relatively short (21.8 to 24.4 d) and invariant (3.1 to 9.6% coefficients of variation (CV)) in L. argentiventris, L. guttatus, L. novemfasciatus, and Hoplopagrus guntheri, but was relatively long in L. viridis (37.9 d, CV = 8.6%). Mean PLD was not correlated with the largest distance between any 2 localities occupied but was positively correlated with number of oceanic islands occu- pied. Consideration of the geographic isolation of each island improved the strength of the latter relationship. However, these patterns were largely due to L. viridis, which was pre- sent in all oceanic islands, including Clipperton Atoll, the most isolated island in the TEP. This study suggests that the longitudinal component of species' ranges (measured by occupancy of reefs around oceanic islands) reflect dispersal abilities, yet overall range size is independent of PLD because other factors determine other components of geographic range.
Who are 'innovators' and do they matter? A critical review of the evidence supporting the targeting of 'innovative' consumers

Purpose – This paper aims to bring together and evaluate the reasons that have historically been advanced to justify the heavy emphasis on innovative consumers within the general context of the adoption of products and services, and to assess the strategic benefits to be gained from targeting such market segments.Design/methodology/approach – The approach is critical review and analysis of the published literature.Findings – This paper finds that, although the benefits of identifying innovative early adopters are not as strong and clear‐cut as is often claimed, they are still sufficient to warrant further research into methods that will accurately identify them and predict their purchasing behaviour.Practical implications – Targeting strategies should distinguish carefully between truly innovative consumers and other early adopters. The costs of identifying them in a particular market need to be weighed against the potential benefits.Originality/value – Although many studies have attempted to address the .