Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Connectome Analysis of Brain Functional Network Alterations in Depressive Patients with Suicidal Attempt

Our study aimed to clarify the neuroimaging correlates of suicide attempt by comparing differences in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) among depressed suicide attempters, depressed patients without suicide attempt history, and healthy controls through comprehensive and novel fMRI analyses and methods in the same study population. The association between depression severity and aspects of the brain imaging was also discussed. Our study recruited 109 participants who were assigned to three groups: 33 depressed patients with suicide attempt (SA), 32 depressed patients without suicide attempt (NS), and 44 healthy controls (HC). All participants were scanned using a 3 T MRI imaging system to obtain resting-state functional images. In seed-based correlation analysis, we found altered functional connectivity in some brain regions of the SA compared with the NS or HC, especially in the hippocampus and thalamus. In the voxel-based analysis, our results showed differential activation and regional homogeneity of the temporal lobe and several brain regions in the SA compared with the NS and HC. We also found that some brain areas correlated with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), anxiety, and depression scores, especially in the frontal and temporal lobes. Graph theoretical analysis (GTA) and network-based statistical (NBS) analyses revealed different topological organization as well as slightly better global integration and worse local segregation of the brain network (i.e., more like a random network) in depressed participants compared with healthy participants. We concluded that the brain function of major depressive disorders with and without suicide attempts changed compared with healthy participants.
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1Biotechnology Department, Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis, Beijing 100094, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou 318000, People’s Republic of China; 4State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry College and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, People’s Republic of China; 6Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250062, People’s Republic of China
SJTU-NICT at MRP 2019: Multi-Task Learning for End-to-End Uniform Semantic Graph Parsing

This paper describes our SJTU-NICT’s system for participating in the shared task on Cross-Framework Meaning Representation Parsing (MRP) at the 2019 Conference for Computational Language Learning (CoNLL). Our system uses a graph-based approach to model a variety of semantic graph parsing tasks. Our main contributions in the submitted system are summarized as follows: 1. Our model is fully end-to-end and is capable of being trained only on the given training set which does not rely on any other extra training source including the companion data provided by the organizer; 2. We extend our graph pruning algorithm to a variety of semantic graphs, solving the problem of excessive semantic graph search space; 3. We introduce multi-task learning for multiple objectives within the same framework. The evaluation results show that our system achieved second place in the overall F_1 score and achieved the best F_1 score on the DM framework.
Jpeg Image Compression Using Discrete Cosine Transform A

The Scientist and Engineer's Guide to Digital Signal ProcessingPerceptual Image Coding with Discrete Cosine TransformHybrid and Advanced Compression Techniques for Medical ImagesProceedings of the 11th National Technical Seminar on Unmanned System Technology 2019Multidisciplinary Approach to Modern Digital SteganographyMobile TVHigh Performance ImagesStill Image Compression on Parallel Computer ArchitecturesImage ProcessingAdvances in VLSI, Communication, and Signal ProcessingResearch Anthology on Telemedicine Efficacy, Adoption, and Impact on Healthcare DeliveryJPEG2000 Standard for Image CompressionOptimization Models in Steganography Using MetaheuristicsComputer Analysis of Images and PatternsAdvanced Informatics for Computing ResearchSecurity and Privacy in New Computing EnvironmentsICT Analysis and ApplicationsEmbedded System Design of JPEG Image DecompressionDigital Image Compression TechniquesEmbedded System Design of JPEG Image CompressionSoft Computing for Problem SolvingOptimal Compression Using Discrete Cosine Transformation in MatlabEncyclopedia of MultimediaImage and Signal ProcessingImage Compression Using Discrete Cosine Transform and Discrete Wavelet TransformDiscrete Cosine TransformJPEG2000 Image Compression Fundamentals, Standards and PracticeEmerging Research in Electronics, Computer Science and TechnologyImage Compression Using Discrete Cosine TransformProceedings of SAI Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) 2016Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine VisionJPEG Image Compression on the Texas Instrument Video Processing Board TMS320DM6437Emerging Innovations in Wireless Networks and Broadband TechnologiesAdvances in Signal Processing and Intelligent Recognition SystemsJPEGContemporary ComputingEmerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information SecurityStill Image and Video Compression with MATLABIntelligent Control and Innovative ComputingProceedings of Integrated Intelligence Enable Networks and Computing
Same-Day Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion—Our Protocol and Experience: Same-Day Discharge After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in Suitable Patients has Similarly Low Readmission Rates as Admitted Patients

ABSTRACT Background: Outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is performed frequently, with studies demonstrating similar complication and readmission rates compared to traditional admission. Advantages include cost effectiveness, as well as lower risk of nosocomial infections and medical errors, which lead to quicker recovery and higher patient satisfaction. Protocols are needed to ensure that outpatient ACDF occurs safely. The objective of this study was to develop and implement a protocol with patient selection and discharge criteria for patients undergoing same-day discharge (SDD) ACDF and assess readmission rates. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed to identify patients undergoing 1 or 2 level primary ACDF between March 2016 and March 2017 who were eligible for SDD according to the institutional protocol (Figure 1, Table 2). Patients with identical surgery and discharge dates were grouped as SDD, and admitted patients were grouped as same-day admission (SDA). Using our electronic health record's analytics, readmissions in the 90-day postoperative period were identified. Results: Of the 434 patients identified, 126 patients were SDD, and 308 were SDA. Baseline characteristics such as age, operative time, and time in the recovery room were significantly different between the 2 groups (Table 2). The average length of stay of admitted patients was 1.48 days, with 77% discharged on postoperative day 1. There was an overall, noninferior readmission rate of 0.8% in the SDD group compared to 0.6% in the SDA group (P = .86). Conclusions: The results of this study support the feasibility of outpatient ACDF and add a patient selection and discharge criteria to the literature. Proper identification of suitable patients using our protocol results in a noninferior readmission rate, allowing surgeons to continue to safely perform these surgeries with a low readmission rate. Level of Evidence: 3. Clinical Relevance: SDD is safe in the appropriate patient population.
Refractive Index and Solubility Control of Para-cymene Solutions

Refractive index matched facilities are of primary importance for non-intrusive optical measurement techniques. Optical distortions at the interface of non-index matched media can be detrimental to the accuracy of these measurements, particularly at curved surfaces. A binary mixture of para-cymene and cinnamaldehyde provides a viable option for index matching with acrylic that is a useful material for fluid test sections. Experimental data on this mixture and constituents are presented, including the temperature dependencies and effect on solubility control, that are both important parameters for fluids experiments utilizing techniques such as particle image velocimetry and planar laser induced fluorescence.
Evaluating CYCLE kids: a bicycling and nutrition health promotion curriculum delivered as a component of school based physical education

Childhood is a critical time point in determining adult health. Healthy habits that are formed during childhood can not only prevent medical conditions and illnesses in adulthood, but also allow a child to learn, grow, and become a healthy adult. The importance of healthy childhood habits has been discussed in U.S. Health Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthy People 2020 initiative and numerous scientific studies regarding the importance of promoting child health and physical activity at an early age to ensure that these habits continue into adulthood. The purpose of this retrospective, qualitative study is to analyze the effectiveness of CYCLE Kids, a school-based bicycling and nutrition curriculum, in promoting physical activity and healthy behaviors in children. The CYCLE Kids program is implemented as eight physical education classes for students in the fourth and fifth grade. It was evaluated using self-reported preand postcurriculum assessments to determine if students showed measurable behavioral changes or knowledge gains. The assessments also contained open-ended questions to further understand the students’ point of view on what they were learning and what they enjoyed most. For the evaluation, the assessment questions were divided into bicycle skills and safety, bicycling frequency and physical
Determinants of HDL-cholesterol and its Prediction of Coronary Disease Among Turks

The distribution of serum concentrations of HDLcholesterol (HDL-C), its correlation with other risk factors, its determinants and its association with coronary heart disease (CHD) likelihood was studied cross-sectionally in 2350 persons constituting the 2001/02 cohort of the Turkish Adult Risk Factor Study. Moreover, the prediction of future fatal and nonfatal CHD w as investigated in the 1 997/98 cohort comprising 2362 men and women free of CHD. HDL-C was generally measured with dry chemistry method using a Reflotron apparatus, but utilizing the direct method without precipitation in year 2001 and w as validated in over 6% of the cohort in a reference laboratory. Mean HDL-C was 38.0±10.0 and 45.3±1 1.3 mg/di in men and women, respectively, whose mean age was 52±12 years in the cross-sectional analysis. HDL-C levels were under 40 mg/di in 64% of men and in 35.5 of women.
Analgesic Effects of Celecoxib Following Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

Objective: The aim of this prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial was to investigate the opioid-sparing effects of orally administered celecoxib following total abdominal hysterectomy. Methods: The study population consisted of 52 patients scheduled for total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) who were ASA I or II physical status females. Patients were allocated randomly to orally receive 400 mg of celecoxib (Group C, n = 26) or placebo (Group P, n = 26) 1 hour before anesthesia induction. All patients underwent the same standard general anesthesia with oral intubation. Morphine was self-administered for postoperative analgesia via a patient controlled analgesia (PCA) device. Results: Only 1 patient did not complete the study. Of the remaining 51 patients, there was no significant difference between the treatment groups in age, weight, ASA status, duration of surgery, or intraoperative dose of morphine. However, the mean (95% CI) 24 h morphine consumption of 17.5 (11.9, 23.2) mg in the celecoxib group was not significantly lower than that of 24.2 (18.6, 29.7) mg in the placebo group (P=0.089). There were no significant differences between groups in morphine consumption, initial analgesic requirement, and numeric rating scores for pain at rest or on movement, nausea or sedation during the first 24 hours after operation. Conclusion: We conclude that preemptive celecoxib did not confer additional analgesia in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy.
Análisis factorial confirmatoria de la versión portuguesa de la Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21

El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar cual de los tres modelos publicados mejor caracteriza la estructura factorial de la version portuguesa de la Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS21) y evaluar su validez y confiabilidad. Se compararon los tres modelos a traves de analisis factorial confirmatoria de la DASS-21, aplicada el 1.297 pacientes adultos, del servicio de atencion basica (66,7% mujeres; edad Media=48,57 anos). La relacion entre la DASS-21 y la Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) tambien fue analizada. El modelo de tres factores correlacionados se ajusta mejor a los datos. La escala presento buena consistencia interna con valores alfa observados en las subescalas, variando de 0,836 a 0,897. La correlacion con la PANAS fue positiva y comedida con la escala de afecto negativa, y negativa y limitada con la escala de afecto positivo. Esos resultados corroboran la estructura de tres factores. La prueba presento confiabilidad adecuada y validez de constructo, dando soporte a su uso para rastrear pacientes portugueses en el servicio de atencion basica.
Electrohydrodynamics of Dispersed Drops of Conducting Liquid : From Drops Deformation and Interaction to Emulsion Evolution

The interaction and behavior of droplets of conducting liquid suspended into an insulating medium and subjected to an electric field are considered, in particular with relevance to electrical treatment of water-in-oil emulsions. After recap of the influence of an electric field on a single conducting drop, the action of a field on two close drops is examined. In the static case of anchored drops which attract each other, results are recalled concerning the interfaces deformation and disruption under the field action. In the dynamical case of free drops, their spacing decreases with time until an interface instability creates a bridge; in the asymptotic case of very close small droplets, an approximate model is briefly presented, which predicts the time for draining of the oil film between the droplets. The formation of a bridge between the drops does not necessarily lead to their merging. Examples of partial coalescence and bouncing with charge exchange are presented and qualitative explanations are proposed. The two-drop behavior under field leads to some insight on the evolution of a water-in-oil emulsion subjected to an AC electric field. In a stagnant emulsion, electrocoalescence results first in a fast increase of the droplets mean size and, finally, in a quasi steady arrangement of nearly equally spaced big drops in rows aligned with the field. In a flowing emulsion, the shear and turbulence play the major role in promoting quasi collisions of droplets, the electric field leading to coalescence if the film draining time is lower than the time of close proximity of drops. Keywords—Electrocoalescence, electrical drops bouncing, water-in-oil emulsions Corresponding author: Pierre Atten e-mail address: pierre.atten@grenoble.cnrs. fr Presented at the 2012 International Symposium on Electrohydrodynamics (ISEHD 2012), in September 2012 2 International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science & Technology, Vol.7, No.1, MARCH 2013
Tobacco dependence treatment education for dental students using standardized patients.

TOBACCO DEPENDENCE TREATMENT EDUCATION FOR DENTAL STUDENTS USING STANDARDIZED PATIENTS Jacqueline A. Singleton October 22, 2012 Dentists can playa key role in helping patients quit tobacco use by providing tobacco cessation treatment (TCT) in their practice. Although the majority of dentists receive training in TCT, most do not provide adequate intervention. Many feel they are not adequately trained. Using standardized patients (SPs) shows promise in TCT training by providing a simulated clinical environment for students to practice counseling skills with individuals trained to portray patients. Standardized patients evaluate students' skills and provide immediate feedback. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in dental students' attitudes, perceived barriers, subjective norms, perceived skills, self-efficacy, intentions to provide TCT, and cessation knowledge between those students who receive a lecture along with practice sessions using SPs and those students who receive a lecture only. Variables were selected to coincide with the constructs of the theory of planned behavior. Freshman dental students in an introductory clinical course were invited to participate in the study by completing a preand post-questionnaire. The pre-
Liver Ultrasound Tracking Using Kernelized Correlation Filter With Adaptive Window Size Selection

We propose a method to track tissues in long ultrasound sequences of liver. The proposed method is based on kernelized correlation filter (KCF) and we introduce two extensions to KCF; adaptive window size selection and motion vector refinement with template matching. We compare KCF and the proposed method by using some training sequences of 2D ultrasound and the mean tracking error can be improved with the proposed method by up to nearly 3 pixels. The tracking performance is also assessed on 19 test sequences of 2D ultrasound with 62 regions of interests. Mean tracking error is 1.09 mm.
Crowd emotional sounds: spectrogram-based analysis using convolutional neural network

In this work, we introduce a methodology for the recognition of crowd emotions from crowd speech and sound in mass events. Different emotional categories can be encoded via frequency-amplitude features of emotional crowd speech. The proposed technique uses visual transfer learning applied to the input sound spectrograms. Spectrogram images are generated starting from snippets of fixed length taken from the original sound clip. The plots are then filtered and normalized concerning frequency and magnitude and then fed to a pretrained Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for images (AlexNet) integrated with domain-specific categorical layers. The integrated CNN is re-trained with the labeled spectrograms of crowd emotion sounds in order to adapt and fine-tune the recognition of the crowd emotional categories. Preliminary experiments have been held on a dataset collecting publiclyavailable sound clips of different mass events for each class, including Joy, Anger and Neutral. While transfer learning has been applied in existing literature to music and speech processing, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first application to crowd-sound emotion recognition. Keywords—emotion recognition, image recognition, crowd computing, CNN, transfer learning, crowd emotions
Parallel-propagating Fluctuations at Proton-kinetic Scales in the Solar Wind Are Dominated By Kinetic Instabilities

We use magnetic helicity to characterize solar wind fluctuations at proton-kinetic scales from Wind observations. For the first time, we separate the contributions to helicity from fluctuations propagating at angles quasi-parallel and oblique to the local mean magnetic field, . We find that the helicity of quasi-parallel fluctuations is consistent with Alfvén-ion cyclotron and fast magnetosonic-whistler modes driven by proton temperature anisotropy instabilities and the presence of a relative drift between α-particles and protons. We also find that the helicity of oblique fluctuations has little dependence on proton temperature anisotropy and is consistent with fluctuations from the anisotropic turbulent cascade. Our results show that parallel-propagating fluctuations at proton-kinetic scales in the solar wind are dominated by proton temperature anisotropy instabilities and not the turbulent cascade. We also provide evidence that the behavior of fluctuations at these scales is independent of the origin and macroscopic properties of the solar wind.
Long term changes in socioeconomic differences in height among young men in southern Sweden , 1818 1968

Socioeconomic differences in heights have been found in a large number of studies covering different populations and historical periods and indicate the influence from environmental factors on growth. Despite the large number of studies, few explore the long-term changes in socioeconomic height differences, with most previous studies investigating only parts of the 19 or the 20 century, or inferring the long-term changes from different samples. The aim of this study is to present the long-term development of socioeconomic differences in heights among young adult men in southern Sweden. I have linked information from conscript inspections to the Scanian Economic Demographic Database; a longitudinal demographic database covering the population in five parishes in southern Sweden. Detailed information on the occupational status and landholding of the family is used to investigate the differences in standards of living in different social group. I find no dramatic change over time in either the magnitude of the socioeconomic differences in heights or in the predictive power of the socioeconomic measures for the heights of the men. The difference in heights between sons of fathers with non-manual as compared to manual occupations is the most consistent and important divide, similar to what is found for many 20 century populations. The conditions for skilled manual workers improved and the influence from landholding on the height of the sons changed over time indicating the importance for changing social structure and resource distribution for explaining the patterns of socioeconomic differences in heights. The impression of dramatically different socioeconomic differences in heights historically as compared to the 20 century might need to be somewhat revised.
The Effect of Paclitaxel on the Cell Cycle Kinetics of a Murine Mammary Adenocarcinoma In Vivo

Abstract: This article reports data that describe perturbations in cell‐cycle dynamic kinetic parameters following in vivo treatment of a syngeneic murine mammary tumor (MCa‐4) with paclitaxel. The kinetic parameters include the duration of the S (Ts) and G2M (TG2M) phases of the cell cycle, the tumor potential doubling time (Tpot), the bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd) labeling index (Ll), and the fraction of proliferating cells that successfully completed mitosis following paclitaxel treatment. When tumors transplanted into the right thigh of 4‐month‐old male C3Hf/kam mice grew to 8 mm mean diameter, the mice were injected intravenously with 40 mg/kg paclitaxel. At one of a range of times thereafter (1–72 hours) animals were pulse labeled with 60 mg/kg BrdUrd. Mice were sacrificed and tumors excised either immediately or at 3 or 6 hours after BrdUrd labeling. Single‐nuclei suspensions were prepared, and the kinetic parameters evaluated using bivariate DNA versus BrdUrd flow‐cytometric methods.
Welfare State Institutions and Welfare Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: The Political Background to Institutional Diversity1

With the consolidation of basic political and economic institutions after the regime transformation in Central and East European (CEE) countries, social policy institutions in these countries have also been realigned or reconstructed�2 �uring the early years, many studies claimed that CEE countries would introduce a variant of the liberal or residual welfare system, since these countries would be strongly affected by exogenous factors, such as globalization of the economy or the requirement for structural reforms from the International Monetary Fund and the