Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
In: 49th Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana, (Ed.) Publisher: American Association of Equine Practitioners, Lexington KY Internet Publisher: Publisher: International Veterinary Information Service (www.ivis.org), Ithaca, New York, USA

1,2,3,4Faculties of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Australian Equine Laminitis Research Unit, School of Veterinary Science University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. 5Health Sciences School of Medicine University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 6Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Evaluation of probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria isolated from traditional fermented milks by 'in vitro' study

Probiotic potential of five lactic acid bacteria ('Lactobacillus rhamnosus' NK2, 'Lactobacillus casei' NK9, 'Lactobacillus rhamnosus' NK10, 'Lactobacillus pentosus' M20 and 'Lactobacillus plantarum' M22 ) was carried out by performing a battery of 'in vitro' tests i.e. low pH tolerance, tolerance to high bile concentration, cell surface hydrophobicity, bile salt hydrolase and antimicrobial activity. These isolates were able to tolerate upto pH 2.0 for 3h and 0.5% oxgall upto 4hrs. Hydrophobicity against toluene and xylene was found in the range of 42.48% to 77.80% and 37.97% to 75.39%, respectively. Bile salt (0.5% sodium taurocholate) hydrolase activity was found only in 'L. plantarum' M22. The antimicrobial activity was measured using cell free supernatant (CFS) and neutralized CFS (pH 7) against four indicator strains ('Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi'). All the isolates were able to producezone of inhibition with CFS depending on the indicator strains but with neutralized CFS, 'Lactobacillus rhamnosus' NK2 was failed to inhibitS. typhi,L. casei NK9 was failed to inhibit 'Listeria monocytogenes, S. aureus and S. typhi' while 'L. rhamnosus' NK10, 'L. pentosus' M20 and 'L. plantarum' M22 couldn't produce inhibition zone against 'Listeriamonocytogenes' and 'S. aureus. L. plantarum' M22 could be a potential probiotic isolate compared to others.
Some Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Gilaburu (Vibur- num opulus L.) Fruits in Erzincan Region Erzincan Yöresinde Yetişen Gilaburularin (Viburnum opulus L.) Bazi Fiziksel ve Kimyasal Özellikleri

This study was conducted in order to identify some physical and chemical characteristics of fruits and seeds in the genotypes of Gilaburu (Viburnum opulus L.) naturally grown in Erzincan region. In the study mea- surements were conducted regarding the weight, height, width, total soluble solid (TSS) content, pH, and titratable acidity (TA) content of the fruits as well as some physical characteristics of the seeds. The contents of organic acids (tartaric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid and acetic acid) and phenolic compounds (gallic acid, catec- hin, caffeic acid, syringic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid, o-coumaric acid, protocatechuic acid, vanillic acid, rutin and quercetin) in Gilaburu fruits were analyzed by HPLC. The findings of the study revealed that in the fruits, the content of tartaric acid (1.41 g kg -1 -1.24 g kg -1 ) was higher than those of other organic acids while the content of catechin (284.96 mg kg -1 - 352.04 mg kg -1 ) was higher than those of other phenolic compounds. In addition, mineral elements (K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu), sugar and vitamin C were determined in fruit samples.
The Generalized Lasso Problem and Uniqueness

We study uniqueness in the generalized lasso problem, where the penalty is the $\ell_1$ norm of a matrix $D$ times the coefficient vector. We derive a broad result on uniqueness that places weak assumptions on the predictor matrix $X$ and penalty matrix $D$; the implication is that, if $D$ is fixed and its null space is not too large (the dimension of its null space is at most the number of samples), and $X$ and response vector $y$ jointly follow an absolutely continuous distribution, then the generalized lasso problem has a unique solution almost surely, regardless of the number of predictors relative to the number of samples. This effectively generalizes previous uniqueness results for the lasso problem (which corresponds to the special case $D=I$). Further, we extend our study to the case in which the loss is given by the negative log-likelihood from a generalized linear model. In addition to uniqueness results, we derive results on the local stability of generalized lasso solutions that might be of interest in their own right.
Evaluation and Management of Erectile Dysfunction in Clinical Practice

Erectile dysfunction (ED), defined as the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance [1], is a common disorder that may affect 18 million men in the United States [2,3]. A meta-analysis of prevalence studies has demonstrated heterogeneous findings due to problems in reporting age categories, severity, and nomenclature [4]. Consistent with these findings, other studies have shown that prevalence rates vary by country or origin and ethnic group [5–9]. In the population-based National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES), almost 20% of all males and 75% of men older than 75 years reported ED [10]. This constitutes a significant psychological and public health burden. In 1998, almost 3400 out of 100,000 office visits by Medicare beneficiaries were related to ED [11]. Furthermore, annual expenditures in the United States for ED excluding pharmaceutical costs were $330 million in 2000; oral medication sales in 2005 amounted to $1.6 billion for sildenafil, $747 million for tadalafil, and $327 million for vardenafil [11]. Beyond the financial and social impact, studies have clearly demonstrated the negative impact of ED on health-related quality of life [12,13].
OOriginal Contribution STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY IN ULTRASONIC BACKSCATTER AND A T r E N U A T I O N COEFFICIENTS DETERMINED WITH A REFERENCE PHANTOM

-Uncertainties in measured attenuation and hackscatter coefficients due to statistical fluctuations in echo signal data from a randomly scattering medium are estimated. The uncertainties are computed for the special case in which a reference phantom is employed to account for transducer and instrumentation factors when measuring attenuation and backscatter coefficients. The resultant uncertainty in the attenuation is inversely proportional to the s power of the depth range. The error in the backscatter coefficient arises both from the local fluctuation in the data and from the uncertainty in the attenuation estimate. The first of these is inversely proportional to the square root of the number of independent data points, while the second results in a contribution that is depth dependent. Predicted errors were tested by scanning tissue mimicking phantoms and estimating attenuation and hackscatter coefficients for subsets of the digitized echo data. Standard deviations of the experimental results were in agreement with those predicted.
If They Can’t Change, Why Support Change? Implicit Theories About Groups, Social Dominance Orientation and Political Identity

In three studies across three cultures (U.S., Sweden, and Israel), we examine whether implicit theories about groups are associated with political identity and whether this relationship is mediated by Social Dominance Orientation (SDO). Study 1 found that raising the salience of entity beliefs leads to increased right-wing political self-identification on social issues, although no such effect was found regarding general or economic political identity. In Study 2, we found that the more participants endorsed entity beliefs about groups (vs. incremental beliefs about groups), the more they identified as political rightists (vs. leftists) in the U.S., Sweden, and Israel. SDO mediated this relationship in the U.S. and Swedish samples, but not in the Israeli sample – a political setting in which political identity is largely determined by attitudes regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Study 3 showed that SDO mediated the relationship between implicit theories about groups and Israelis’ political identity regarding social/economic issues, but did not have such a mediating role with respect to political identity regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL REGULATION OF INVASIVE HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS POPULATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE

In our research the effect of cutting of H. tuberosus stands have been studied by comparison of both mown (2-4 times) and not mown populations during four years. The repeated mowings reduced the number and viability of ramets (during the growing season the decrease of shoots on not-mown plots was not as rapid as on mown plots). On mown plots there was a higher initiate density in spring in comparison with the not mown populations (the high number of shoots could be induced by the stress generated by cutting during the previous year). During our research no generative organs have been observed on mown plants. Changes in species composition have been also studied. We were not able to confirm the high effectiveness of mechanical control of H. tuberosus, however we observed highly effective mowings in natural (not experimental) conditions.
AWARD NUMBER: W81XWH-11-1-0819 TITLE: An Implantable Neuroprosthetic Device to Normalize Bladder Function after SCI PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:

The effect of a non-symmetric waveform on nerve conduction block induced by high-frequency biphasic stimulation is investigated using a lumped circuit model of the unmyelinated axon based on Hodgkin-Huxley equations. The simulation results reveal that the block threshold monotonically increases with the stimulation frequency for the symmetric stimulation waveform. However, a nonmonotonic relationship between block threshold and stimulation frequency is observed when the stimulation waveform is non-symmetric. Constant activation of potassium channels by the high-frequency stimulation results in the increase of block threshold with increasing frequency. The non-symmetric waveform with a positive pulse 0.4–0.8 μs longer than the negative pulse blocks axonal conduction by hyperpolarizing the membrane and causes a decrease in block threshold as the frequency increases above 12–16 kHz. On the other hand, the non-symmetric waveform with a negative pulse 0.4–0.8 μs longer than the positive pulse blocks axonal conduction by depolarizing the membrane and causes a decrease in block threshold as the frequency increases above 40–53 kHz. This simulation study is important for understanding the potential mechanisms underlying the nerve block observed in animal studies, and may also help to design new animal experiments to further improve the nerve block method for clinical applications.
Brain structural correlates of individual differences at low-to high-levels of the language processing hierarchy: A review of new approaches to imaging research

In the domain of language and audition, studies have shown large individual differences, within the normal range (i.e. in healthy, non-expert individuals), in performance on tasks involving speech sound processing, vocabulary knowledge, and reading, these in both monolingual and bilingual participants and in native and non-native language contexts. These individual differences have often been related to individual differences in brain structure. Evidence for structural differences is especially striking since brain structure can be assumed to be more stable, or less malleable, than brain function. Brain function, on the other hand, can be expected to change, or be plastic, after only very short periods of training/learning. The present paper provides a review of studies that have investigated the brain structural correlates of normative individual differences in aspects of language-related performance, these spanning a hierarchy in terms of the underlying complexity of processing and brain networks involved. Specifically, the review is structured so as to describe work examining the following domains, which involve progressively increasing levels of complexity in terms of the posited perceptual/cognitive sub-functions involved: 1) lower-level acoustic processing; 2) phonetic processing, including non-native speech sound learning, learning to use pitch information linguistically, non-native speech sound articulation, and phonetic expertise; 3) working memory for verbal and for pitch information; 4) semantics, in the context of lexical knowledge and of semantic memory; 5) reading; 6) syntax, both natural and artificial; 7) bilingualism; and finally 8) executive control of language in the contexts of fluency and of speech-in-noise processing. Results are discussed and synthesized in the context of lower to higher-level brain regions thought to be functionally involved in these respective domains, which are very often, if not always, the very ones that structurally partly predict domain-specific performance.
Prediction of Physicochemical Properties of Raspberry Dried by Microwave-Assisted Fluidized Bed Dryer Using Artificial Neural Network

The main target of this research is to dry raspberries in a microwave-assisted fluidized bed dryer. Artificial neural network (ANN) modeling was used in order to evaluate and predict the physicochemical properties of this fruit. In this research, the effects of five variables—microwave power (0, 300, and 600 W), temperature (55, 70, and 85°C), air flow rate (15, 20, and 25 m/s), starting time of microwave input (from the moment when the moisture content decreased until 334, 400, and 466 g water/g dry matter), and amount of loaded material (50, 100, and 150 g)—on nine outputs—drying time, rehydration capacity, density, porosity, hardness, water activity, phenolic compounds content, anthocyanins content, and the antioxidant activity of dried raspberries—were studied. A feed-forward multilayered perceptron trained by back-propagation algorithms for five independent variables was developed to predict these nine outputs. The optimal configuration of the neural network model had a hidden layer with nine neurons. The predictive ability of the ANN was compared using a separate data set of 52 unseen experiments based on root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and coefficient of determination (R 2) for each output parameter. The optimum model was able to predict the nine output parameters with a coefficient of determination higher than 0.92. The results indicated that the experimental and ANN-predicted data sets were in good agreement, so it is feasible to use an ANN to predict the physicochemical properties of dried black raspberry.
Coagulation and Fibrinolysis Markers and Their Use for the Prediction of High Risk Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Following Total Hip Arthroplasty

Patients undergoing elective total joint arthroplasty of the lower extremities are at particularly high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the rates of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following total hip or knee arthroplasty in patients not given thromboprophylaxis to be 42-57 % and 41-85%, respectively [1]. Therefore, perio‐ perative thromboprophylaxis has been a crucial part of the management of these patients for more than 20 years. The administration of anticoagulant drugs, such as vitamin K antagonists, unfractionated heparins, low-molecular weight heparins and a pentasaccharide, is the most effective method of reducing the risk of VTE after major orthopedic surgical procedures. In contrast, although the appropriate uses of these agents are assumed to only minimally increase the bleeding tendency, higher prophylactic efficacy is naturally associated with a higher risk of bleeding complications. The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines recently downgraded the strength of most pharmaco-prophylactic recommendations in order to achieve a more balanced trade-off between the reduction of thrombotic events and the increase in bleeding events. [2] However, a strong recommendation for routine use of antico‐ agulants after surgery was included in the previous edition. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Guidelines also recommend that orthopedic surgeons evaluate patients’ risks for pulmonary embolism (PE) and serious bleeding complications and indi‐ vidualize pharmacologic prophylaxis based on a risk-benefit ratio [3,4]. However, the best way to manage patients depending on their risk for VTE remains controversial because several forms of thromboprophylaxis following surgery are now available.
Cytology of Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma on Intraoperative Touch Imprint Smears - A Case Report -

Follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma is a neoplastic proliferation of FDCs. Because its cytologic findings can vary widely, both the cytomorphology and histopathology of FDC sarcoma can impose a significant diagnostic dilemma. We present cytologic features of FDC sarcoma assessed by intraoperative touch imprint. Intra-abdominal lymphadenopathies were noted in 54-year-old male with hepatitis B-virus associated liver cirrhosis. In contrast to cytologic features of classical FDC sarcoma, the tumor cells featured a large epithelioid or Reed-Sternberg cell-like shape scattered in a background with abundant inflammatory cells, which led to a mistaken diagnosis of malignant lymphoma. However, in accordance with cytologic features previously described in the literature, the tumor cells were characterized by a fragile cytoplasm with cytoplasmic processes in dendritic or reticulated patterns reminiscent of the ultrastructural features of FDC. Cytoplasmic features rendering nuclei with a tendency to form clusters or syncytial aggregates associated with reactive lymphocytes appear to be the most valuable finding in diagnosis of FDC sarcoma.
RN / 12 / 03 Evolving Human Competitive Spectra-Based Fault Localisation Techniques 08 / 05 / 2012

Spectra-Based Fault Localisation (SBFL) aims to assist debugging by applying risk evaluation formulæ (sometimes called suspiciousness metrics) to program spectra and ranking statements according to the predicted risk. Designing a risk evaluation formula is often an intuitive process done by human software engineer. This paper presents a Genetic Programming approach for evolving risk assessment formulæ. The empirical evaluation using 92 faults from four Unix utilities produces promising results. GP-evolved equations can consistently outperform many of the human-designed formulæ, such as Tarantula, Ochiai, Jaccard, Ample, and Wong1/2, up to 5.9 times. More importantly, they can perform equally as well as Op2, which was recently proved to be optimal against If-Then-Else-2 (ITE2) structure, or even outperform it against other program structures. 1 The program spectra data used in the paper, as well as the complete empirical results, are available from: http://www.cs. ucl.ac. uk/staff/s.yoo/evolving-sbfl.html. UCL DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE Research Note RN/19/02 The State and Future of Genetic Improvement 25 June 2019 William B. Langdon Westley Weimer Christopher Timperley Oliver Krauss Zhen Yu Ding Yiwei Lyu Nicolas Chausseau Eric Schulte Shin Hwei Tan Kevin Leach Yu Huang Gabin An When I was your age I could think of six i possible things before breakfast Abstract We report the discussion session at the sixth international Genetic Improvement workshop, GI-2019 @ ICSE, which was held as part of the 41st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering on Tuesday 28th May 2019. Topics included GI representations, the maintainability of evolved code, automated software testing, future areas of GI research, such as co-evolution, and existing GI tools and benchmarks. ar X iv :1 90 7. 03 77 3v 1 [ cs . N E ] 2 7 Ju n 20 19We report the discussion session at the sixth international Genetic Improvement workshop, GI-2019 @ ICSE, which was held as part of the 41st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering on Tuesday 28th May 2019. Topics included GI representations, the maintainability of evolved code, automated software testing, future areas of GI research, such as co-evolution, and existing GI tools and benchmarks. ar X iv :1 90 7. 03 77 3v 1 [ cs . N E ] 2 7 Ju n 20 19 The State and Future of Genetic Improvement W. B. Langdon, et al.
Quiescent Giant Molecular Cloud Cores in the Galactic Center

We have used the Long Wavelength Spectrometer aboard the Infrared Space Observatory to map the far-infrared continuum emission (45-175 μm) toward several massive giant molecular cloud (GMC) cores located near the Galactic center. The observed far-infrared and submillimeter spectral energy distributions imply low temperatures (~15-22 K) for the bulk of the dust in all the sources, which is consistent with external heating by the diffuse interstellar radiation field (ISRF) and suggests that these GMCs do not harbor high-mass star formation sites, despite their large molecular mass. Observations of far-infrared atomic fine-structure lines of C II and O I indicate an ISRF enhancement of ~103 in the region. Through continuum radiative transfer modeling, we show that this radiation field strength is in agreement with the observed far-infrared and submillimeter spectral energy distributions, assuming primarily external heating of the dust with only limited internal luminosity (~2 × 105 L☉). Spectroscopic observations of millimeter-wave transitions of H2CO, CS, and C34S carried out with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and the Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique (IRAM) 30 m telescope indicate a gas temperature of ~80 K, which is significantly higher than the dust temperature, and a density of ~1 × 105 cm-3 in GCM 0.25+0.01, the brightest submillimeter source in the region. We suggest that shocks caused by cloud collisions in the turbulent interstellar medium in the Galactic center region are responsible for heating the molecular gas. This conclusion is supported by the presence of widespread emission from molecules such as SiO, SO, and CH3OH, which are considered good shock tracers. We also suggest that the GMCs studied here are representative of the "typical," pre-star-forming cloud population in the Galactic center.
The acquisition of an artificial logographic script and bilingual working memory: Evidence for L1-specific orthographic processing skills transfer in Chinese–English bilinguals

Abstract Studies of orthographic skills transfer between languages focus mostly on working memory (WM) ability in alphabetic first language (L1) speakers when learning another, often alphabetically congruent, language. We report two studies that, instead, explored the transferability of L1-orthographic processing skills in WM in logographic-L1 and alphabetic-L1 speakers. English–French bilingual and English monolinguals (both alphabetic-L1) speakers and Chinese–English (logographic-L1) speakers learned a set of artificial logographs and associated meanings (Study 1). The logographs were used in WM tasks with and without concurrent articulatory or visuo-spatial suppression. The logographic-L1 bilinguals were markedly less affected by articulatory suppression than alphabetic-L1 monolinguals (who did not differ from their bilingual peers). Bilinguals overall were less affected by spatial interference, reflecting superior phonological processing skills or, conceivably, greater executive control. A comparison of span sizes for meaningful and meaningless logographs (Study 2) replicated these findings. However, the logographic-L1 bilinguals’ spans in L1 were measurably greater than those of their alphabetic-L1 (bilingual and monolingual) peers; a finding unaccounted for by faster articulation rates or differences in general intelligence. The overall pattern of results suggests an advantage (possibly perceptual) for logographic-L1 speakers, over and above the bilingual advantage also seen elsewhere in third language (L3) acquisition.