Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
BRACHYSPIRA SPECIES ISOLATED FROM UK POULTRY SAMPLES Presented at the 4th International Conference on Colonic Spirochaetal Infections in Animals and Humans

39 BRACHYSPIRA SPECIES ISOLATED FROM UK POULTRY SAMPLES Presented at the 4th International Conference on Colonic Spirochaetal Infections in Animals and Humans Prague, Czech Republic, May 20-22, 2007 J.R. Thomson, B.P. Murray, L.E. Henderson, J. Thacker, D.G. S. Burch Scottish Agricultural College, Veterinary Services, Penicuik, Midlothian, UK Octagon Services Ltd, Old Windsor, Berkshire, UK Introduction and objectives Avian intestinal spirochaetosis (AIS) is a disease of poultry resulting in ‘wet droppings’ due to increased faecal water content, wet litter and faecal staining of eggs. Delayed and/or reduced egg production is reported to be a consequence of the condition (2,6). AIS is caused by infection of the caeca and/or the colo-rectum by Brachyspira species. In Australian poultry production, B.pilosicoli and B.intermedia are reported to be the most common pathogenic species (4). Little is known about the prevalence or importance of Brachyspira species in British poultry farming and the aim of this paper is to present preliminary data of Brachyspira isolations from routine diagnostic specimens. Materials and methods Faecal samples from poultry with histories of ‘wet droppings’ were submitted from commercial farms over a wide geographical area of the UK for Brachyspira testing. The results span a period from October 2005 to March 2007. Submissions from individual farms ranged from a single sample of pooled faecal material, up to five samples of pooled faecal material. On receipt, each pooled sample was mixed to obtain a representative sub-sample. Brachyspira cultures were carried out as previously described (3,5), with plates incubated anaerobically at 42C+1C. Cultures that were positive for Brachyspira species were subcultured to purity, the degree of beta haemolysis recorded and biochemical testing performed (3).
sseointegration : Hierarchical designing ncompassing the macrometer , micrometer , and anometer length scales

Objective. Osseointegration has been a proven concept in implant dentistry and orthopedics for decades. Substantial efforts for engineering implants for reduced treatment time frames have focused on micrometer and most recently on nanometer length scale alterations with negligible attention devoted to the effect of both macrometer design alterations and surgical instrumentation on osseointegration. This manuscript revisits osseointegration addressing the individual and combined role of alterations on the macrometer, micrometer, and nanometer length scales on the basis of cell culture, preclinical in vivo studies, and
Prevalence of Candida bloodstream isolates from patients in two hospitals in Vietnam

Background and Objectives: Identification of yeasts provides helpful information for appropriate administration of anti-fungal treatments; however, few reports from the Vietnam have been published. This study has been performed to find the prevalence of Candida blood stream isolates from patients in two hospitals in Vietnam. Materials and Methods: Candida spp. were isolated from blood cultures in two hospitals, Vietnam between May 2013 and May 2015. Participating hospitals were 103 Military Hospital, Ha Noi city (550 beds) and Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh city (1800 beds). All the bloodstream isolates were identified to species level by the germ tube test and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). In addition, unknown isolates were subjected to PCR sequencing. Results: A total of 93 Candida isolates were isolated from blood cultures during the study period. The results of this study showed that C. tropicalis (n = 47, 50.54%) was the most common agent, followed by Candida albicans/dubliniensis (n = 18, 19.35%), C. parapsilosis (n = 16, 17.20%), C. glabrata (n = 6, 6.45%), C. mesorugosa (n = 5, 5.38%) and C. krusei (n = 1, 1.08%), respectively. Conclusion: The frequency of the non-albicans Candida species in blood is increasing, especially C. tropicalis. Additional investigations should be made to clarify the epidemiological profile of invasive Candida bloodstream in Vietnam.
The Development of Three-dimensional Wall Jet

Detailed flow field measurements were performed in the near and intermediate field of the three-dimensional wall jet exiting a round jet. It was found that the profiles of the mean streamwise and lateral velocity are approximately self-similar in the region 25≤x/D≤40. The profiles of the turbulent Reynolds stresses required longer to become self-similar, as expected, but seem to be self-similar by x/D≈40. The mean streamwise vorticity contours on cross-stream planes in the wall jet also changed until x/D≈40 indicating that the large-scale structures that contribute to these measurements are still evolving to this point in the flow. The change in the orientation of the two regions of counter rotating vorticity on each side of the jet centreline in the region 15≤x/D≤40can be used to explain the change in the jets lateral growth rate observed in this region.
TO GENERATE NAVIGATION MODELS IN BUILDING

Indoor route networks models are created for use in navigation. They may be built manually, but it is better to generate them automatically, based on the building floor plans. Research has been conducted in this field in many research centers. The authors undertook to develop their own methodology for generating navigation networks, using topological neighborhood relations and semantic data. The research project focuses on one floor in a building, which consists of rooms and an expanded corridor with an obstacle in the form of an open space between the floors. The first stage of the project consisted in the segmentation of the corridor space to improve its resolution. The objective of the conducted research was to select special points (five suggestions) for the segmentation. As a result, five different segmentations of the corridor space were obtained. The aim of the second stage was to automatically generate five navigation network models. The graphically presented results have been verified against the routes generated between the selected points in the building plan. A comparison of the results with other solutions shows that the routes generated in the presented methodology are more straight-line and less zigzagging.
Folic acid : when to supplement and by how much

Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin, found particularly in such foods as leafy green vegetables and citrus fruits. Folic acid is the synthetic form of the vitamin. The value of pre-conceptual dietary supplementation with folic acid in women of child bearing age in reducing major congenital malformations (MCMs) and neural tube defects (NTDs) has been demonstrated in a number of large studies. However, the role and dosing of folic acid in women with epilepsy (WWE) who are taking anti-epileptic medication (AEDs) is less clear.
A Comparison of Patch-Based Models in Video Denoising

Several state-of-the-art patch-based methods for video denoising rely on grouping similar patches and jointly denoising them. Different models for the groups of patches have been proposed. In general more complex models achieve better results at the expense of a higher running time. But the modeling of the groups of patches is not the only difference between the approaches proposed in the literature. Other differences can be the type of patches, the search strategies used for determining the groups of similar patches and the weights used in the aggregation. This makes it difficult to determine the actual impact of the patch model on the results. In this work we compare two of the models that have produced better results in equal conditions: those assuming sparsity on a fixed transform (like BM3D), against methods that seek to adapt the transform to the group of patches. In addition we propose a third simple model which can be interpreted as a non-local version of the classical DCT denoising and add it to the comparison. We compare the three models with 3D large patches and use the optical flow to guide the search for similar patches, but not to shape the patches. Either one of the three approaches achieves state-of-the-art results, which comes as a consequence of using a large 3D patch size. As expected, the adaptive transform attains better results, but the margin reduces significantly for higher noise levels.
Fusion genes in breast cancer models

ii UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND, Faculty of Health Sciences MSc degree Program in Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology Susanne Hultsch: Fusion genes in breast cancer models MSc thesis 43 pages, 19 pages appendixes (62 pages) Instructor of MSc thesis: Sara Kangaspeska, PhD May 2013
Debitus grisailles for stained-glass conservation: an analytical study

Grisaille is one of the oldest and most widely used vitreous paint applied for the production of stained-glass panels and Debitus is one of the most renowned commercial brands whose grisailles are frequently used for the chromatic reintegration in stained-glass window restoration. This article presents the morphological, chemical and thermal analyses of five grisailles from Debitus, to evaluate their properties before and after firing with the objective of knowing their future stability. The characterisation was carried out by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, particle induced X-ray emission, X-ray diffraction, and infrared thermography. This study showed a well-balanced ratio between the different components and a good interdiffusion into the glass, as well as a consistent thermal behaviour between them and with the glass, which indicates the good stability and durability of these materials.
Evaluation of Rice Genotypes for Resistance to Brown Planthopper ( Nilaparvata lugens Stål ) Populations from the Central Region of Thailand

Intensive cultivation of rice is believed to be one of the factors responsible for the outbreak of brown planthopper (BPH). An experiment was conducted to study the reaction of 22 rice genotypes to six populations of BPH collected from rice research centers and from farmers’ fields of central Thailand. The results showed that populations of BPH from rice research centers were relatively more virulent than those from farmers’ fields. Cluster analysis using the mean BPH damage score divided the genotypes into three groups. Group I contained 18 susceptible genotypes including the susceptible check TN1. Group II contained two moderately resistant genotypes, IR64 and RD31, while the third group was made up of the resistant checks, Rathu Heenati and Ptb33. Rathu Heenati and Ptb33 could be used as sources of resistance for BPH in central Thailand. However, it is important to study the reaction of more genotypes by using additional BPH populations. The differential response of genotypes to populations of rice research centers and farmers’ fields of the same province also needs further investigation.
Acute and 28 days Toxicity Assessment ofAqueous Extract of Stem Back of MusangaCecropioides (Urticaceae)

Musanga cecropioides is a plant widely used in many countries in Africa for the treatment of various diseases. However, few studies have been carried out to evaluate the toxicities of the different parts of this plant. This study aims to investigate the acute and the subacute toxicity of the aqueous extract obtained from the stem bark of Musanga cecropioides. The acute toxicity of M. cecropioides Aqueous Extract (MCAE) were first evaluated on mice to determine the DL50. Then 4 groups of male and female rats were subjected to subacute toxicity for 28 days, with daily oral administration of 200, 300 and 600mg/kg of aqueous extract. A fourth group of male and female rats serving as control took only distilled water. Body weight was monitored at the beginning, and weekly. On the 29 day the animals were sacrificed and then liver, kidney, heart, lungs, spleen, pancreas, testis and ovaries were removed for morphometric and histological examinations. The weight and blood were serving to evaluate hematological parameters, while serum was utilized to determine ALAT, ASAT, total protein, urea, lipid profile (Total Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL Cholesterol and LDL Cholesterol). The results show that MCAE has an LD50 of over 2000mg/kg. In the subacute toxicity the weight gain between groups at the beginning and at the end did not show any significant difference. Relative organ weight was not affected by any treatment at doses used. The lipid profile, ASAT, ALAT, serum urea, total protein in treated groups did not show any important difference when compared with the control group in males and in females. Hematological results showed significant increase in hematocrit in males treated rats (p˂0.05) at 200mg/kg and reduce in platelets in female rats treated with 300mg/kg (p˂0.05). Histologically, neither gross abnormalities nor sign and symptoms of degeneration on the isolated organs at the end of study were seen. No mortality was recorded for the 28 days. These results reveal the safety of oral administration of the stem bark extract of Musanga cecropioides. Moreover, this plant could also have protective effects on the liver.
On the Prop Absolute Anabelian Geometry of Proper Hyperbolic Curves

— In the present paper, we study the geometry of the stable models of proper hyperbolic curves over p-adic local fields via the study of the geometrically pro-p étale fundamental groups of the curves. In particular, we establish functorial “group-theoretic” algorithms for reconstructing various objects related to the geometry of stable models from the geometrically pro-p étale fundamental groups. As an application, we also give a pro-p “group-theoretic” criterion for good reduction of ordinary proper hyperbolic curves over p-adic local fields.
journalofscience . net STUDY OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF IRAQI PROPOLIS AND ACTIVE COMPONENT OF PROPLIS , IRAQ

Propolis is a resinous substance collected by worker bees (Apismellifera) from the bark of trees and leaves of plants. The aim of this study is to elucidate the chemical nature of the bioactive compounds isolated from Iraqi propolis using different methods of analysis and Identification of propolis components by TLC. Propolis samples were collected during spring and summer seasons (2014). Phytochemical screening of propolis revealed presence of flavonoids, tannin, alkaloids, mucilage, saponin, fat, terpenoids, volatile oils phenolic and coumarins compounds as a major constituents and absence of glycosides with steroids. The major constituents of propolis revealed that proteins were predominant components followed by carbohydrates, fat, saponin, moisture and ash.The types of amino acids in proteins of Al-Museiabpropolis were proline, hydroxyl proline, tyrosine, tryptophan, arginine, cysteine, cystine, methionine, whereas casein was not present in AlMuseiabpropolis. Chemical screening of Al-Museiabpropolis revealed presence of six fatty acids represented by mgristic acid, palmtic acid, arachidic acid, olic acid, linoleic acid, and linolinic acid. The chemical analysis of mineral elements in AlMuseiabpropolis was also determined; K was predominant in Al-Museiabpropolis followed by Na, Fe, Mg and Ca, while Zn Cu, Co and Ni were presented in low concentration. Also we were isolated some compounds by TLC pates. The result of alcoholic and aquatic extracts of propolis analysis indicated that the contained 4 compounds for each extract. Thus it was concluded that Al-Museiabpropolis have active components as a major constituents and Al-Museiabpropolis were rich with proteins, carbohydrates, fat, and saponin. It has fatty acid and mineral elements.
Oscillations of the large-scale circulation in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

Measurements that determine the nature and amplitude of the oscillatory mode of the large-scale circulation (LSC) of turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection are presented. They cover the Rayleigh-number range 10 <∼ R <∼ 10 11 and Prandtl-number range 4.4 <∼ σ <∼ 29. For cylindrical samples of aspect ratio Γ = 1 the mode consists of an azimuthal twist of the near-vertical LSC circulation plane, with the top and bottom halves of the plane oscillating out of phase by half a cycle. The data for Γ = 1 and σ = 4.4 showed that the oscillation amplitude varied irregularly in time, yielding a Gaussian probability distribution centered at zero for the displacement angle. This result can be described well by the equation of motion of a stochastically driven damped harmonic oscillator. The power spectrum of the LSC orientation had a peak at finite frequency with a quality factor Q ≃ 5, nearly independent of R. For samples with Γ ≥ 2 we did not find this mode, but there remained a characteristic periodic signal that was detectable in the density of plumes ρp above the bottom-plate center. Measurements of ρp revealed a strong dependence on the Rayleigh number R and the aspect ratio Γ that could be represented by ρp ∼ Γ R.
FDI and indigenous innovation : Foreign R & D subsidiaries as a medium for the geographic diffusion of knowledge

Governments promote inward foreign direct investment in the belief that it will generate positive productivity spillovers. This paper examines a mechanism through which such spillovers may be generated: the subsidiaries of multinational enterprises (MNEs) may act as a medium for the geographic diffusion of remote knowledge. The results suggest that the presence of a foreign MNE subsidiary increases the flow of knowledge from the MNE's headquarters to firms in the subsidiary’s host country. This subsidiary effect on knowledge diffusion is largest in host countries and sectors with strong but not world-class capabilities that have both the motivation and absorptive capacity to learn from foreign parties. The findings also suggest that knowledge diffusion is greatest when subsidiaries are staffed with local staff and not expatriates.
Rouletabille at SemEval-2019 Task 4: Neural Network Baseline for Identification of Hyperpartisan Publishers

This paper describes the Rouletabille participation to the Hyperpartisan News Detection task. We propose the use of different text classification methods for this task. Preliminary experiments using a similar collection used in (Potthast et al., 2018) show that neural-based classification methods reach state-of-the art results. Our final submission is composed of a unique run that ranks among all runs at 3/49 position for the by-publisher test dataset and 43/96 for the by-article test dataset in terms of Accuracy.
Professionals' use of ICT in hospitals: the interplay between institutional and rational factors

This study gathers novel evidence on the interplay between the organisational and the individual mechanisms that affect the continued use of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) in hospitals. Our model integrates mechanisms inspired by both Institutional Theory (i.e., organisational expectations, change culture and alignment of meaning systems) and Technology Acceptance Models (i.e., perceived usefulness and ease of use). Tested on hospital professionals, our results point out the predominant role played by rational, individual-level mechanisms and the interplay with organisational expectations, as the only institutional factor that affects the continued use through both direct and mediate relationships.
LaSTUS/TALN at SemEval-2019 Task 6: Identification and Categorization of Offensive Language in Social Media with Attention-based Bi-LSTM model

We present a bidirectional Long-Short Term Memory network for identifying offensive language in Twitter. Our system has been developed in the context of the SemEval 2019 Task 6 which comprises three different sub-tasks, namely A: Offensive Language Detection, B: Categorization of Offensive Language, C: Offensive Language Target Identification. We used a pre-trained Word Embeddings in tweet data, including information about emojis and hashtags. Our approach achieves good performance in the three sub-tasks.
Improved Abstraction for Clear Channel Assessment in ns-3 802.11 WLAN Model

An important challenge for ns-3 is to enable efficient performance evaluation of increasingly dense and heterogeneous networks, cognizant of cross-layer (specifically, Layers 1 & 2) interactions. In this work (a continuation of U. Washington efforts), we present improved physical layer abstractions for a key component underlying all 802.11 WLAN MAC performance evaluation - the Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) procedure central to CSMA/CA - for implementation in the ns-3 simulator. We model the preamble correlation process as typically implemented in 802.11 radio and represent the resulting probability of detection as a look-up table with a parameterized correlation threshold for different receive sensitivity strategies. Further, we also added a new carrier sense threshold adjustment mechanism to allow nodes to enable bypassing the default (and to date, fixed) -82dBm threshold. Such a capability aligns ns-3 for performance evaluation of dense networks equipped with new spatial reuse mechanisms. We demonstrate this via simulation of spatial reuse gains from dynamic sensitivity control (DSC) that are verified against IEEE 802.11ax standards group contributions. Using simulation results from a fixed rate multi-BSS network, we then identify valuable design guidelines to maximize the aggregate throughput with DSC.
CodeForTheChange at SemEval-2019 Task 8: Skip-Thoughts for Fact Checking in Community Question Answering

The strengths of the scalable gradient tree boosting algorithm, XGBoost and distributed sentence encoder, Skip-Thought Vectors are not explored yet by the cQA research community. We tried to apply and combine these two effective methods for finding factual nature of the questions and answers. The work also include experimentation with other popular classifier models like AdaBoost Classifier, DecisionTree Classifier, RandomForest Classifier, ExtraTrees Classifier, XGBoost Classifier and Multi-layer Neural Network. In this paper, we present the features used, approaches followed for feature engineering, models experimented with and finally the results.
Assessing Transition-Based Test Selection Algorithms at Google

Continuous Integration traditionally relies on testing every code commit with all impacted tests. This practice requires considerable computational resources, which at Google scale, results in delayed test results and high operational costs. To deal with this issue and provide fast feedback, test selection and prioritization methods aim to execute the tests which are most likely to reveal changes in test results as soon as possible. In this paper we present a simulation framework to support the study and evaluation, with real data, of such techniques. We propose a test selection algorithm evaluation method, and detail several practical requirements which are often ignored by related work, such as the detection of transitions, the collection and analysis of data, and the handling of flaky tests. Based on this framework, we design an experiment evaluating five potential regression test selection algorithms, based on simple heuristics and inspired by previous research, though the evaluation technique is applicable to any number of algorithms for future experiments. Our results show that algorithms based on the recent (transition) execution history do not perform as well as expected (given the previously reported results) and that the test selection problem remains largely open. We found that the best performing algorithms are based on the number of times a test has been triggered and the number of distinct authors committing code that triggers particular tests. More research is needed in order to close the gap between the current approaches and the optimal solution.