Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cooperative Research to Evaluate an Incidental Catch Distribution Forecast

Concern over incidental catches in commercial fisheries has been increasing, and while simple mitigation strategies have been effective, few effective mitigation strategies have been established for more complex species interactions. Incidental catches of alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and blueback herring (A. aestivalis) in the commercial Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) fishery have received substantial attention on the Northeast U.S. continental shelf, despite an existing bycatch avoidance program. This study evaluates the utility of existing species distribution forecasts to predict river herring catches in the southern New England small mesh bottom trawl Atlantic herring fishery, with the ultimate goal of incorporating incidental catch forecasts into the bycatch avoidance program. Commercial Atlantic herring bottom trawl vessels assisted with field-based evaluation of alewife, blueback herring, and Atlantic herring species distribution forecast models. Vessels were equipped with conductivity, temperature, and depth probes, and sampling occurred throughout the fishery season (January – March). Locations of expected low and high forecasted incidental catches were sampled, as well as locations the captain expected to find low and high incidental catches. This allowed us to sample within the spatial area the fishery occurs, and to evaluate the forecasted conditions, and predictions, at the spatial scale of the fishery. Catch differences between high and low probability stations were small and variable, as were differences in modeled probability of species presence. No differences were observed between observations at model-predicted stations and captain-selected stations. The sampling provided a better understanding of the potential effectiveness of distribution forecasts for further reducing incidental catches. Existing models have limited use at the spatial scale of this fishery, but could be improved by developing models with fishery-dependent data. Collaborations between researchers, managers, and the Atlantic herring commercial fleet have improved relationships between the groups, and continued collaboration in the development and evaluation of incidental catch reduction tools is key for further reducing incidental catches.
Critical speeding up in pure fluids.

The extreme compressibility of a pure fluid near its critical point significantly affects its bulk dynamic response to temperature changes through adiabatic processes. Equations that describe the dynamics in the absence of gravity are developed, and the magnitude of the effect is illustrated with numerical solutions in one dimension. The results are remarkable: 5 mm of critical xenon, quenched from 20 to 10 mK above its critical temperature, cools by over 99 percent in less than 5 s. Moreover, adiabatic cooling is faster when the fluid is closer to the critical point.
Desensitization and Subsequent Kidney Transplantation of Patients Using Intravenous Immunoglobulins (IVIg)

Transplantation of patients possessing antibodies against allo‐HLA antigens can be delayed for years. We have shown that administration of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) can induce a profound and sustained decrease in the titers of anti‐HLA antibodies. We report here the first series of patients desensitized, then transplanted using IVIg therapy. Fifteen patients have been included and treated with IVIg, given as 3 monthly courses of 2 g/kg body weight. Thirteen of those 15 patients (87%) were effectively desensitized and underwent immediate transplantation. Eleven were transplanted with a cadaveric donor, and two with a living donor against which the pretreatment cross‐match was positive. One graft was lost from thrombosis and one from rejection. All other patients had uneventful courses, without any episodes of rejection, with a follow‐up of more than 1 year. Thus, IVIg therapy allows safe and prompt kidney transplantation of immunized patients.
Bronchoalveolar lavage in sarcoidosis and HIV infection.

We read with great interest the case presented byCoots and Lazarus’ concerning a young black man who was found to be HIV positive on routine military screening and developed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy compared to a chest film taken two years previously. Gallium uptake in the hilar lymph nodes perfklrmed one year later on reevaluation led to a diagnostic thoracotomy, with noncaseating granuloma found in the lung and lymph node biopsy This case raises clinical questions about discerning of sarcoidosis from advanced HIV infection. We have diagnosed a similar case and wish t(I report the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage and flow cytometry in patients with both these diseases. A 37-year--old white man was referred for evaluation of positive HIV serology and sarcoidosis. Medical history revealed a diagnosis of stage I sarcoidosis made in 1977 bymediastinal lymph node biopsy, high risk behavior for HIV infection, and a 30 pack-year smoking history The patient was asymptomatic at the time of initial presentation and had received no therapy. A follow-up chest roentgenogram (CXR) in 1985 showed bilateral hilar and right paratracheal lymphadenopathy without parenchymal disease. HIVpositive serology was detected on routine military’ screening in June, 1987. The patient’s physical examination was normal except for bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. Laboratory’ evalimation revealed cutaneous anergy and a stable CRX film . Pimlmonaryfunction tests (PFTs) performed in June, 1987 revealed a normal forced vital capacity of 4.62 L (89 percent of predicted), a omue-second forced expiratory volume of3.89 L (97 percent ofpredicted), and a diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide 80 percent of predicted. The patient presented in February, 1988 with increasing dyspnea on exertion and fatigue. Physical examination, PFT, and CXR (Fig 1) film were unchanged. He was referred for evaluation of advanced HIV infection progression of sarcoidosis. Laboratory’ evaluation revealed
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation within bioprosthetic valves.

AIMS Replacement of bioprosthetic valves in the right ventricular (RV) outflow tract (RVOT) is inevitable due to acquired valvar dysfunction. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) may result in acceptable clinical improvement avoiding surgical reintervention. To report outcomes of PPVI in dysfunctional surgically implanted bioprosthetic valves. METHODS AND RESULTS All children undergoing PPVI into a bioprosthetic pulmonary valve between October 2005 and February 2008 were reviewed. Acute haemodynamic changes were compared and an analysis of variance applied to assess changes in ventricular geometry and pressure over time. Fourteen children (seven males), median weight 57.8 kg and 14.7 years of age were identified, with an echocardiographic RVOT gradient of 59.6 +/- 26.8 mmHg and a pulmonary regurgitation (PR) grade of 3.6 +/- 0.8 (out of 4). Implantation was successful in all. Twenty-four hours after implantation, there was a significant improvement in RV pressure (RVP) (from 82.2 +/- 15.6 to 59.4 +/- 9.9 mmHg, P < 0.001) and degree of PR to 0.6 +/- 0.9 (P < 0.001). Mean hospital stay was 2.0 +/- 0.4 days. Freedom from reintervention was 92 and 89% at 1 and 2 years, respectively. Follow-up echocardiography (mean 12.9 +/- 9.8 months) revealed a further reduction in RVP (P < 0.001) and RVOT gradients (P < 0.001) and an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume (P= 0.01) and aortic valve annulus diameters (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for RVOT dysfunction in a previously implanted prosthetic valve is feasible and safe. Short-term follow-up data are encouraging, yet longer-term information is required to determine if this form of palliation has a significant impact on management strategies.
Human Activity Recognition Framework in Monitored Environments

This work addresses the problem of the recognition of human activities in \textit{Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)} scenarios. The ultimate goal of a good AAL system is to learn and recognize behaviours or routines of the person or people living at home, in order to help them if something unusual happens. In this paper, we explore the advances in unobstrusive depth camera-based technologies as a single sensor to detect human activities involving motion. We develop a model for learning and recognizing seven basic human actions (walk, sit down, stand up, bend down, bend up, twist left, and twist right). Our approach is composed of 5 steps ((a) body representation, (b) time series summarization, (c) posture clustering-quantization, (d) action learning with Hidden Markov Models, and (e) action recognition). The results obtained suggest that this type of sensors are accurate enough and useful to achieve high score for detection using classic stochastic models as behaviour representation and recognition.
Optimization of Culture Conditions for In Vitro Fertilization and Reproduction of Microphallus turgidus (Trematoda: Microphallidae)

Abstract Most attempts to culture adult digeneans in vitro are unsuccessful. Even progenetic digeneans typically fail to produce infective eggs in axenic culture. However, metacercariae of Microphallus turgidus grown in vitro mature into adults and release eggs infective to the hydrobiid snail Spurwinkia salsa. The objectives of the present study were to verify the reproducibility of the M. turgidus culture protocol, to define optimal culture conditions for M. turgidus further, and to investigate why the parasite can be grown successfully in the absence of the definitive host. In the original cultivation protocol, excysted M. turgidus metacercariae from grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) were incubated overnight in a conical-bottom centrifuge tube containing Hank's balanced salt solution and then cultivated in flat-bottom culture plate wells containing RPMI-1640 plus 20% horse serum. The gas phase was air. Worms cultured under this protocol consistently deposited eggs infective to snails. Worms grown in anaerobic conditions deposited few eggs, and those cultured in a gas phase of 5% CO2 survived longer and produced more eggs than those cultured in air. However, snails were less likely to become infected when fed eggs deposited by worms cultured in 5% CO2. Additionally, worms incubated with conspecifics in conical-bottom tubes prior to cultivation were more likely to be inseminated than worms incubated in flat-bottom culture wells; the highest percentages of inseminated worms occurred when metacercariae were incubated 24 hr in conical-bottom tubes at a density of 50 worms/tube and at a temperature of 37 C. Worms incubated in the absence of conspecifics were not fertilized and failed to produce infective eggs.
Does Artificial Rupture of Membranes (ARM) Reduce Duration of Labor in Primigravidae: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To study the effectiveness of artificial rupture of membranes(ARM) in reducing the duration of labor in primigravida.Methods: A one year prospective randomized controlled trial was carried out on 200 primigravida (100 each to ARM and no ARM group) meeting the selection criteria. The outcomes were noted in both the groups. Data analysis was done using Chi Square and Z test.Results: The mean duration of labor from enrolment to full dilation of the cervix or bearing down sensation was 4.76 � 1.64 in ARM group compared to 5.66 � 1.85 in the control group which was statistically significant (p value = 0.000; 95% ). There was no difference in the duration of second and third stage of labor in both groups. There was no significant difference in the mode of delivery between ARM and control group.There was no significant difference in mean birth weight and Apgar score between the two groups.Conclusion: ARM definitely reduced the duration of labor without any detrimental effects on fetus, mother and mode of delivery. Hence, there is no reason to strive to maintain the integrity of the fetal membranes in spontaneous labor in women where ARM is not contraindicated.
Analysis the Relationship between Cultural Intelligence and Transformational Leadership (The Case of Managers at the trade office)

Problem statement: Transformational leadership is one of the modern ideas in the field of organizational leadership. On the other hand the ability to communicate with employees and understand the cultural differences between them in a multicultural environment is One of the key skills that managers need to them in the nowadays organizations. These skills are introducedas cultural intelligence in organizations that are ability to respond to many challenges in multicultural environments. Approach: This article was aimed to analysis the relationship between cultural intelligence and transformational leadership.in order to collecting data the questionnaire had been used. These questioners were distributed between 152 managers at the trade office in the city of Qom. in order to analyzing data and concluding results, SPSS and Amos graphics used and then one sample Kolmogorov-smirnov and Pearson correlation used. Also our research was based on structural equation model. Results: The result indicated that there was positive significant relationship between cultural intelligence with transformational leadership (0/99). Also there was positive significant relationship between each dimension of cultural intelligence with transformational leadership. Conclusion/Recommendations: The findings show that cultural intelligence is a basic factor in transformational leadership and confirming the main hypothesis of this study also represents the existence of a positive and meaningful relation between cultural intelligence and transformational leadership. Furthermore, the results show that the teams which have a high variety and a high possibility of creating opposition, having cultural intelligence could be effective in the managers' trend to use transformational leadership method.
INFILL WALLS : AN EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR SEISMIC STRENGTHENING OF LOW-RISE REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING STRUCTURES

Masonry infill walls are widely used as partitions worldwide. Field evidence has shown that continuous infill masonry walls can help reduce the vulnerability of a reinforced concrete structure. In order to test this hypothesis, a full-scale three-story flat-plate structure was strengthened with infill brick walls and tested under displacement reversals. The results of this test were compared with results from a previous experiment in which the same building was tested without infill walls. In the initial test, the structure experienced a punching shear failure at a slab-column connection. The addition of infill walls helped to prevent slab collapse and increased the stiffness and strength of the structure. The measured drift capacity of the repaired structure was 1.5 %. A numerical model of the test structure was calibrated to match experimental results. Numerical simulations of the response of the strengthened structure to several scaled ground motion records suggest that the measured drift capacity would not be reached during strong ground motion.
The tumor suppressing effects of QKI-5 in prostate cancer

In recent years, the RNA-binding protein quaking 5 (QKI-5) has been recognized as a novel tumor suppressor in many cancers. To date, no studies have examined the role of QKI-5 in prostate cancer. The present study was designed to elucidate the correlation of QKI-5 expression with the clinical pathological features and prognosis of prostate cancer. In an overwhelming majority of the 184 cases of prostate cancer samples analyzed, the QKI-5 expression was significantly decreased, which was largely due to the high promoter methylation levels. Using lentiviral vectors, we established two stable prostate cancer cell lines with altered QKI-5 expression, including a QKI-5 overexpressing PC3 cell line and a DU145 cell line with knocked-down QKI-5 expression. The effects of the lentiviral-mediated QKI-5 knockdown on the PC3 cells and DU145 cells were assessed by cell growth curves, flow cytometry (FCM), and an invasion assay. The PC3 cells were transplanted into nude mice, and then, the tumor growth curves and TUNEL staining were determined. These results demonstrated that QKI-5 was highly expressed in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) tissues but not in carcinomatous tissues and that QKI-5 effectively inhibited prostate cancer cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo. In addition, the decrease in QKI-5 expression was closely correlated with the prostate cancer Gleason score, poor differentiation, degree of invasion, lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis, TNM grading, and poor survival. These results indicate that the QKI-5 expression may be a novel, independent factor in the prognosis of prostate cancer patients.
Spontaneous mutagenesis is elevated in protease‐defective cells

As a first step towards describing the role of proteolysis in maintaining genomic integrity, we have determined the effect of the loss of ClpXP, a major energy‐dependent cytoplasmic protease that degrades truncated proteins as well as a number of regulatory proteins, on spontaneous mutagenesis. In a rifampicin‐sensitive to rifampicin‐resistance assay that detects base substitution mutations in the essential rpoB gene, there is a modest, but appreciable increase in mutagenesis in Δ(clpP‐clpX) cells relative to wild‐type cells. A colony papillation analysis using a set of lacZ strains revealed that genetic −1 frameshift mutations are strongly elevated in Clp‐defective cells. A quantitative analysis using a valine‐sensitive to valine‐resistance assay that detects frameshift mutations showed that mutagenesis is elevated 50‐fold in Clp‐defective cells. Elevated frameshift mutagenesis observed in Clp‐deficient cells is essentially abolished in lexA1[Ind‐] (SOS‐uninducible) cells, and in cells deleted for the SOS gene dinB, which codes for DNA polymerase IV. In contrast, mutagenesis is unaffected or stimulated in cells deleted for umuC or umuD, which code for critical components of DNA polymerase V. Loss of rpoS, which codes for a stress‐response sigma factor known to upregulate dinB expression in stationary phase, does not affect mutagenesis. We propose that elevated DinB expression, as well as stabilization of UmuD/UmuD′ heterodimers in Δ(clpP‐clpX) cells, contributes to elevated mutagenesis. These findings suggest that in normal cells, Clp‐mediated proteolysis plays an important role in preventing gratuitous mutagenesis.
Intrinsic Spinal Cord Tumor Resection

The first successful resection of an intramedullary spinal cord tumor was performed in 1907 by Anton von Eiselsberg in Vienna (22). In 1911, Elsberg and Beer (4) were first to suggest a surgical concept to deal with intramedullary tumors. Elsberg developed a two-stage operation: at the first surgery a myelotomy was performed, the dura was left open, and the wound was closed; by the second surgery, approximately 1 week later, the tumor had already partly extruded itself from the spinal cord substance, which was supposed to facilitate further tumor resection. In the 1950s, Greenwood (8–10) developed instruments and a surgical concept for the resection of these intramedullary neoplasms that somehow anticipated the developments of the microsurgical era. After this pioneer era, a more conservative treatment approach with radiotherapy was advocated because of the considerable morbidity of surgical resection (23). The role of surgery became somewhat confined to laminectomy, decompression, and duraplasty. However, the tidal wave of microsurgery also led to a revival of aggressive surgical strategies for the resection of intramedullary tumors with less morbidity and greater radicality (5, 7, 11, 16, 20). In the more recent technological era, magnetic resonance imaging (3), surgical lasers (13), special microinstruments (6), and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (14) have improved surgical management considerably. The goal of surgery for any intramedullary neoplasm is gross total resection. This article outlines our surgical strategy, microsurgical technique, and the intraoperative decisionmaking rationale we base on neurophysiological monitoring data during resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors.
No evidence for simian virus 40 DNA sequences in malignant non‐Hodgkin lymphomas

DNA sequences coding for simian virus 40 (SV40) large T antigen have been detected at different frequencies in human non‐Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) by PCR techniques as well as immunohistochemistry. A highly sensitive quantitative real‐time PCR specific for a sequence of SV40 large T antigen was established to test whether SV40 DNA is present in malignant lymphomas of German patients. Thirty‐three lymph node samples obtained from 27 patients with NHL and 6 patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) were tested in addition to 48 samples of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) from patients with NHL containing between 0.1% and >90% circulating lymphoma cells determined by PCR. Fourteen lymph nodes obtained from patients with other diseases than malignant lymphomas and 47 PBMNC samples from healthy volunteers served as controls. All samples from patients with malignant lymphomas and all controls were negative for SV40 DNA by quantitative real‐time. In contrast, EBV‐DNA could be detected in 29 of 46 DNA preparations isolated from lymph nodes (63%) and in 20 of 47 DNA preparations from PBMNC. EBV‐positive samples contained between 5 and 80,000 EBV copies per 100,000 cells. Our results do not support the hypothesis that SV40 plays a major role in the etiology of malignant lymphomas and, in addition, they exclude a clonal SV 40 infection of malignant lymphoma cells in all samples investigated. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Longitudinal Changes in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children and Young Adults Compared With Healthy Controls

Objectives: HIV-infected patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study assessed longitudinal changes in carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as a surrogate marker for CVD, and determined the relationship between cIMT and cardiovascular risk factors in HIV-infected children/young adults. Methods: This was a longitudinal, observational study comparing cIMT, fasting metabolic profile, and C-reactive protein in HIV-infected subjects 2 to 21 years old to matched controls at baseline and 48 weeks. Results: Thirty-five HIV+ subjects and 37 controls were included in the analysis. Among HIV+ subjects, the median age was 10 years, body mass index was 18.7 kg/m2, 37% were male, CD4 count was 32%, 77% had HIV-RNA <400 copies/mL, and 86% were on antiretrovirals. At baseline, HIV+ had higher lipids and C-reactive protein. HIV-infected had higher internal carotid artery (ICA) and common carotid artery (CCA) IMT (mm) (ICA: HIV+, 0.90; controls, 0.78 [P = 0.01]; CCA: HIV+, 1.00; controls, 0.95 [P = 0.05]). At 48 weeks, CD4% increased and low-density lipoprotein decreased in HIV-infected subjects. ICA and CCA median changes for HIV-infected subjects were −0.23 and −0.15 mm, respectively (both P < 0.01). In controls, only CCA changed (P = 0.04). Between-group changes were not significant, except when only 31 perinatally infected HIV+ subjects and the controls were compared (CCA P = 0.04). In multiple regression analyses of HIV+ subjects, antiretroviral therapy duration and CD4% were associated with cIMT changes. Conclusions: Higher cIMT was found in HIV-infected subjects than in healthy controls, but at 48 weeks, cIMT was similar between groups. These data suggest that HIV-infected children/young adults are at high risk of CVD, but lipid control, immune restoration, and viral suppression with continuous antiretroviral therapy may prevent its worsening.