Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tunable Peeling Technique and Mechanism of Thin Chip From Compliant Adhesive Tapes

The efficient pick-up of thin/ultrathin integrated circuit chip from the wafer is one of the key techniques in advanced microelectronic packaging, whose success rates are determined by the peeling-off of chip from the adhesive tapes. Analytical models for estimating the effects on process parameters represent important design tools. Here, solutions for adhesive stresses and mixed-mode peeling are presented in chip-adhesive-substrate structure based on mixed boundary conditions, in which the geometrical dimensions and material properties of this three-layer system are included. Analytical expressions are defined in terms of structural parameters and several integration constants, which can be obtained by a given system of linear equations. These models agree well with finite element models with virtual crack-closure technique. In particular, the mechanism of tunable mode peeling is uncovered, and the technological limit of normal single ejecting needle is discussed.
Variation of Zr-L2,3 XANES in tetravalent zirconium oxides

Zr-L2,3 XANESs of tetravalent zirconium oxides with different coordination numbers and local symmetries are systematically investigated by ab initio multiplet calculations using fully relativistic molecular spinors for model clusters. Experimental Zr-L2,3 XANESs are obtained for SrZrO3, m-ZrO2 (monoclinic) and t-ZrO2 (tetragonal). The theoretical spectra are in good agreement with the experimental data. The multiplet effects are found to play essential roles in determining the peak shape. The shapes of L3- and L2-edges are systematically different. The intensity ratios of the doublet peaks at both L3- and L2-edges are found to be sensitive to the coordination number of Zr. The ratio can therefore be used to estimate the coordination number of Zr in such oxides.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin in the prevention of recurrent miscarriage: evidence for a therapeutic effect in women with secondary recurrent miscarriage.

BACKGROUND Previous trials of intravenous immunoglobulin (IvIg) treatment of women with recurrent miscarriage (RM) have provided diverging results. This may be due to different inclusion criteria and suboptimal treatment protocols in some trials. METHODS According to a computer-generated list, 58 women with at least four unexplained miscarriages were randomly assigned to receive infusions of high doses of IvIg or placebo starting as soon as the pregnancy test was positive. RESULTS In the intention-to-treat analysis, a 45% live birth rate was found in both allocation groups. In patients with secondary RM, 50% in the treatment group and 23% in the placebo group had successful pregnancies (P = not significant). When data from the present and a previous placebo-controlled trial of the same treatment were combined, 15/26 (58%) of the patients with secondary RM in the treatment group versus 6/26 (24%) in the placebo group had successful outcomes (P < 0.02). Only 7% of the karyotyped abortuses were abnormal. CONCLUSIONS IvIg may improve pregnancy outcome in patients with secondary RM. A new placebo-controlled trial focusing on this subgroup should be conducted to confirm the results.
Organizational responses to institutional complexity stemming from emerging logics: The role of individuals

In this article, we address two important gaps in the study of organizational responses to institutional complexity. First, we examine how organizations respond to institutional complexity associated with newly emerging logics that lack well-defined sets of practices; although previous research has examined logics new to a field, those logics have tended to be well-established in other domains. Based on the responses of 10 Canadian public schools to the emerging logic of Aboriginal distinctiveness, we identify four organizational responses (reinterpretation, advocacy, isolation, and integration) that we argue are distinctive of emerging logics. Second, we explore how individuals in organizations shape organizational responses to institutional complexity. We show how individuals’ sensemaking and institutional biographies combine to affect the kinds of action in which organizations engage (discursive or practical) and the scope of that action (expansive across the organization or confined to a subset of actors).
A population-based study of the association between socioeconomic status and emergency department utilization in Ontario, Canada.

OBJECTIVES The relative effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and health status on emergency department (ED) utilization are controversial. The authors examined this in a setting with universal health coverage. METHODS For Ontario participants age 20-74 years, Canadian Community Health Survey 2000 to 2001 responses were linked to Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) physician utilization data for 1999 to 2001 and the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) for ED utilization in 2002. SES was defined primarily according to high school completion and secondarily according to income. The primary outcome was less urgent ED visit, defined as Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) 4 or 5 and not admitted to hospital. RESULTS The weighted sample was 9,323,217. Overall, 31.4% of the sample used an Ontario ED in 2002. The majority of visits (59.1%) were classified as less urgent. Fair or poor self-perceived health was the largest predictor of ED use, regardless of visit urgency. Respondents with low education were more likely to have both less urgent visits (odds ratio [OR] = 1.65, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.35 to 1.94) and more urgent visits (OR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.09 to 1.68) after controlling for age, sex, income, self-perceived health, urban or rural location, regular doctor, and non-ED physician visits. Education was not associated with having less urgent versus more urgent visits (OR = 0.92, 95% CI = 0.68 to 1.14). CONCLUSIONS In a setting with universal health insurance, worse health status is the largest predictor of ED utilization, but low SES is independently associated with increased use of the ED, regardless of visit urgency. This study lends support to findings in other health systems that those using EDs are more ill and more disadvantaged.
The Impact of ACE Genotype on Serum ACE Activity in a Black South African Male Population

The strong association between the angiotensin I‐converting enzyme (ACE) gene I/D polymorphism with serum ACE activity appears lacking in Nigerians and Kenyans, but has not previously been well assessed in others of African origin. This study addressed this issue in an ethnically well defined black South African population. A putative association for the A22982G ACE gene variant, a QTL likely to impact on serum ACE activity, was also sought.
A novel method of synthesizing reversible logic

As a new technique for low-power design and quantum computing, reversible logic has been paid much attention. A significant part of research lies in synthesizing a reversible network from non-reversible specification. However, current synthesis algorithms for reversible circuits suffer low efficiency and do not reach area optimization, so they are only applicable to small logic functions. In this paper, we propose a new method based on positive Davio expansion to synthesize reversible circuits, which generates a positive Davio decision diagram for a logic function and transfers diagram nodes to reversible circuits. Compared to BDD-based and Reed-Muller (RM) based synthesis methods, our algorithm can optimize area and have fast synthesis speed, so it is suitable for large functions.
Linear Dispersion Codes Generation from Hybrid STBC-VBLAST Architectures

Hybrid MIMO systems are defined as a combination of architectures designed to achieve both multiplexing gain (such as VBLAST), and diversity gain, (such as STBC). In these systems the detection can be performed with an ordered successive interference cancellation (OSIC) based on SQRD algorithm, in which the layers with diversity are decoded first. In this paper we introduce a new way to represent hybrid systems, in which the detection process is carried out in a unified manner for both spatial and diversity transmitted symbols, using an OSIC algorithm, but symbol by symbol, just as single VBLAST systems performs. We show that within this approach, linear dispersion (LD) coding has been actually generated, that allows the use of LD theory to determine the performance achieved by the hybrid system. Therefore a bridge between hybrid systems and LD codes has been established.
Acute Diffuse and Total Alopecia of the Female Scalp

Background: Athough alopecia areata (AA) usually starts with focal lesions of hair loss and then presents several different clinical forms, AA may begin as diffuse hair loss. We examined 9 female patients who presented with acute, diffuse and total hair loss of the scalp and took a similar clinical course with a favorable prognosis. Objective: To categorize such cases as a new subgroup of diffuse alopecia. Methods: We studied 9 patients who showed acute, diffuse and total hair loss of the scalp within 1 month after their first visit to our hospital by comparing their clinical course, laboratory tests and histopathological findings with those of common, patchy AA, alopecia totalis or alopecia universalis. Results: None of the patients had a background of systemic diseases or telogen effluvium. All the patients were female, and 8 of the 9 cases recovered cosmetically acceptable hair growth within 6 months regardless of steroid administration. The histology of he lesions was indistinguishable from that of AA except for a remarkable eosinophilic infiltrate. Conclusions: These cases can be categorized as a new subtype of inflammatory noncicatricial alopecia that is characterized by a marked female predominance, tissue eosinophilia and uniquely short clinical course. We suggest to name it ‘acute diffuse and total alopecia of the female scalp (ADTAFS)’.
Improvement in Systemic Chemotherapy Options for Advanced Cases of Bilharzial Bladder Cancer

Bilharzial bladder cancer is a major health problem in Egypt, as well as some African and Asian countries it represents a distinct clinicopathologic disease. In order to investigate efficacy of chemotherapy in cases with advanced bilharizial bladder cancer as well as different clinicopathologic factors, that may impact response to chemotherapy, we conducted a phase III study, upon 58 patients, over the period from April 1999 to Dec. 2002. The 58 patients had pathologically proven bladder carcinoma on top of previous bilharzial cystitis presenting with either metastatic, inoperable, or recurrent disease. The 55 patient’s evalvuable for response, 26 patients were randomized to receive single agent epidoxorubicin, claimed to be most active single agent in cases of bilharzial bladder cancer and the remaining 29 patients received the combination of epidoxorubicin with vincristine alternating with etoposide and ifosfamide. The clinicopathologic characteristics of the two groups were comparable, except for the higher frequency of grade 3 tumors in the combination chemotherapy group. Those who received single agent chemotherapy, had a response in only 4 cases response rate (15.38%) with only 2 cases achieving complete remission, those receiving combination chemotherapy had a response in 11 patients (response rate of 37.9%) with only 2 patients achieving complete responses. In terms of disease control rate (CR+PR+SD) epirubicin had a control rate of 46.15%, with a mean TDP of 8 months and mean OS of 9 months, versus 62% for those receiving combination treatment with a mean TDP of 7 months and a mean O.S. of 9.4 months. The 5 year actuarial PFS rate for patients who have achieved PR and CR in both treatment groups (15 patients) was 20.5%, SE = 5.8. Combination treatment group had a higher PFS of 36.2%, in contrast to 15.4% in the group receiving epidoxorubicin treatment, a difference that proved to be statistically significant ( p=0.04). Patients randomized to receive combination treatment had a higher 5 year overall survival rate of 37.9%, versus 25.5% in patient receiving epidoxocubicin treatment, however, this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.4). Seventy six percent of patients receiving combination treatment expressed both MDR and p53 versus 33% and 50% respectively for those receiving single agent epidoxorubicin, yet such occurrence had no statistically significant correlation with response, but MDR affected OS and PFS for responding cases. Toxicity from treatment was in the form of vomiting, mucositis, diarrhea, leucopenia, anemia and were all comparable between both groups except for alopecia which was more prominent in those receiving single agent epidoxorubicin Among different clinicopathologic variables only the pathologic cell type seemed to affect response.
Reliable dissipative control of high-speed train with probabilistic time-varying delays

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the reliable dissipative control problem for high-speed trains (HSTs) under probabilistic time-varying sampling with a known upper bound on the sampling intervals. In particular, random variables obeying the Bernoulli distribution are considered to account for the probabilistic time-varying delays. Based on Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional approach which considers full use of the available information about actual sampling pattern, a new set of sufficient condition is established to guarantee that the HST can well track the desired speed and the relative spring displacement between the two neighbouring carriages is asymptotically stable and the corresponding error system is strictly -dissipative. The existence condition of the dissipativity-based reliable sampled-data controller is obtained in terms of a set of linear matrix inequalities which are delay-distribution-dependent, i.e. the solvability of the condition depends on not only the variation range of the delay but also the probability distribution of it. Moreover, different control processes for the HST system can be obtained from the proposed design procedure and hence it can reduce the time and cost. Finally, the effectiveness and benefits of the proposed control law is demonstrated through a numerical example by taking the experimental values of Japan Shinkansen HST.
Colorectal cancer in alaska native people, 2005-2009.

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Alaska Native (AN) people, and the second leading cause of cancer death. The incidence rate for the combined years 1999 through 2003 was 30% higher than the rate among U.S. whites (USWs) for the same period. Current incidence rates may serve to monitor the impact of screening programs in reducing CRC in the AN population. METHODS Incidence data are from the Alaska Native Tumor Registry and the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. We compared AN CRC incidence, survival rates, and stage at diagnosis with rates in USWs for cases diagnosed from 2005 through 2009. Relative survival calculations were produced in SEER*Stat by the actuarial method. RESULTS The CRC age-adjusted incidence rate among AN men and women combined was higher than those in USW men and women (84 vs. 43/100,000; P < .05; AN:USW rate ratio [RR] = 2.0). The greatest differences between rates in AN people and USWs were for tumors in the hepatic flexure (RR = 3.1) and in the transverse (RR = 2.9) and sigmoid (RR = 2.5) regions of the colon. Rectal cancer rates among AN people were significantly higher than rates in USWs (21 vs.12/100,000). Five-year relative survival proportions by stage at diagnosis indicate that the CRC 5-year relative survival was similar in AN people and USWs for the period 2004 through 2009. CONCLUSIONS The high rate of CRC in AN people emphasizes the need for screening programs and interventions to reduce known modifiable risks. Research in methods to promote healthy behaviors among AN people is greatly needed.
Wireless data harvesting using the AUV Sentry and WHOI optical modem

The optical communications group at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has demonstrated wireless optical transmission of data from a seafloor node to the Sentry AUV. This effort is based on the latest version of the optical modem under continual development at WHOI, and it builds on fieldwork conducted in 2012 and 2013 during which we successfully transferred data from seafloor-deployed optical modem systems using a wire-lowered optical modem from a ship. While our previous work used a high-bandwidth optical modem for the data uplink and an acoustic modem “backlink” to control the file transfer, the optical modem described in this paper supports fully bidirectional optical communication-essentially subsea WiFi. A subordinate objective of our work was to literally map the operational space for an AUV-bottom node optical link. Armed with this spatial map, we can plan for future “connected” AUV operations in support of data mule, inspection, manipulation, and other underwater semi-autonomous tasks.
Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils from the Flower, Leaf and Stem of Lonicera japonica

The essential oils from different aerial parts of Lonicera japonica have been extracted by hydro-distillation and analyzed by gas chromatography and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry. Quantitative and qualitative differences were found between the analyzed plant parts. A total of eighty-nine compounds were identified. The main constituents were (Z, Z)-farnesole (16.2%) and linalool (11.0%) for the flowers fraction, hexadecanoic acid (16.0%) and linalool (8.7%) for the leaves fraction, and hexadecanoic acid (31.4%) for the stems. Monoterpene hydrocarbons were absent from all the oils, and oxygenated sesquiterpenes were not identified in the essential oil of the stem.
Loosening of the fixing screw in single implant crowns: predisposing factors, prevention and treatment options.

The problem of technical complications in implants and implant-supported restorations has existed for decades. The most frequent complication is the loosening of the fixing screw, which although is not catastrophic, if it occurs repeatedly, it may affect the success of the implant therapy and the patient satisfaction. Factors that affect the frequency of prosthetic complications include: the implant-abutment connection, para-functional habits, cantilevers, and the type of restoration. Regarding the implant-abutment connection, the first systems were those with an external hexagon. Because of their small height and the disadvantages that this entails, other connection types were developed, such as those of hexagonal and conical connection, which decreased the complication rates, including the loosening of the fixing screw. On the dilemma "cement- or screw-retained restoration", the choice depends on biological, technical, and aesthetic factors. Cement-retained restorations are simpler in construction with lower cost and clinicians are more familiar with the clinical procedure. On the other side, if the fixing screw of the abutment is loosened in a cement-retained restoration, it may be a difficult and demanding clinical task to fix this prosthetic complication. Screw-retained restorations are more prone to loosening of the fixing screw, but allow easy retrievability and repair. Their use however, is often restricted because of diverting or unfavorable inclination of the alveolar ridge and the implant. The aim of this article was to present clinical solutions for the complication of screw-loosening through clinical examples and discuss the factors that may predispose to its occurrence. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE The problem of technical complications in implants and implant-supported restorations has existed for decades. The most frequent complication is the loosening of the fixing screw which, although is not catastrophic, if it occurs repeatedly, it may affect the success of the implant therapy and the patient satisfaction. Factors that affect the frequency of prosthetic complications include: the implant-abutment connection, para-functional habits, cantilevers and the type of restoration. The treatment options for the clinician are limited but certain preventing measures during construction of the restoration may be helpful to overcome this clinical problem.
Differential diagnosis of parkinsonism with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose and PET

The clinical differentiation between typical idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) and atypical parkinsonian disorders (APD) is complicated by the presence of signs and symptoms common to both forms of parkinsonism. Metabolic brain imaging with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and positron emission tomography (PET) may be a useful adjunct in differentiating APD from IPD. To explore this possibility, we studied 48 parkinsonian patients suspected as having possible APD because of a deteriorating response to dopaminergic treatment, the development of autonomic dysfunction, or both. A group of 56 patients with likely IPD served as control subjects. We used quantitative FDG/PET to measure regional rates of cerebral glucose use in IPD and APD patients. We used discriminant analysis to categorize IPD and APD patients based on their regional metabolic data. We found that a linear combination of caudate, lentiform, and thalamic values accurately discriminated APD from IPD patients (p < 0.0001). Significant metabolic abnormalities were present in the striatum and the thalamus of 36 of 48 (75%) APD patients. Our findings show that measurements of regional glucose metabolism can be used to discriminate patients with suspected APD from their counterparts with classic IPD. FDG/PET may be a useful adjunct to the clinical examination in the differential diagnosis of parkinsonism.
Allergen‐induced bronchial inflammation in house dust mite‐allergic patients with or without asthma

Background It is presently unknown which factors determine the occurrence and persistence of asthma in house dust mite‐allergic individuals. The level of allergen‐specific IgE antibodies does not seem to be decisive for asthmatic symptoms. Moreover, levels of exposure to mite allergens do not seem to differ significantly between asthmatic and non‐asthmatics individuals.