Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An examination of the efficiency of Australian crop variety evaluation programmes

In this paper we present the analysis of yield data from a broad cross-section of crop variety evaluation programmes (CVEP) conducted in Australia. The main sources of variety by environment interaction are ‘non-static’ interactions, namely those linked to seasonal influences. These contributed an average of 41·3% of the total variance. In contrast the static component accounts for only 5·3% of the total. We develop methods for determining the relative accuracy of CVEP based on selection of newly promoted entries. The accuracy of the current testing regimes for the Australian CVEP under study is determined. The accuracy of alternative schemes, with different numbers of years of testing, numbers of locations per year and numbers of replicates per trial is also examined. Cost effective methods for improving the accuracy of CVEP are discussed.
PARAMOUNT: Phase III study of maintenance pemetrexed (pem) plus best supportive care (BSC) versus placebo plus BSC immediately following induction treatment with pem plus cisplatin for advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

CRA7510 The full, final text of this abstract will be available in Part II of the 2011 Annual Meeting Proceedings, distributed onsite at the Meeting on June 4, 2011, and as a supplement to the June 20, 2011, issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology.
A PRESCRIBING HAZARD

The involvement of neurosurgeons in the past 25 years has been enormous. For example, in the year before the Copenhagen Conference referred to (actually 1965 not 1955 as stated) the 4-day Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons held in Miami, Florida was devoted to head injury. Its proceedings include a bibliography which shows that in the preceding 5-year period no less than 735 papers and 37 books and monographs on trauma and head injury had been published in the English language alone.
Les sens contraires de la migration. La circulation des jeunes filles d’origine soninké entre la France et le Mali

L’etude de parcours migratoires familiaux et individuels permet d’explorer une forme particuliere de mobilite, la mobilite intrafamiliale d’enfants et d’adolescents entre la France et le Mali. Les etapes du processus sont analysees en termes de modelage identitaire des fillettes et des jeunes filles en examinant les enjeux de l’education, de l’excision et de l’alliance. Plus globalement, il s’agit de saisir les logiques parentales et familiales qui sont sous-tendues par le paiement de la ‘dette migratoire’.
Upper Bound Analysis of the Handover Performance in HetNets

Handover in heterogeneous networks (HetNets) is an interesting research challenge that has attracted considerable attention in recent years, producing a variety of handover schemes that are difficult to compare because they differ in the considered assumptions and target user/network utility functions. Therefore, how much room is left for further optimization is quite unclear. In this letter, we propose a framework to derive an upper bound for the performance of handover in HetNets that can be used as a benchmark to compare different practical handover schemes. The approach computes the optimal handover strategy as a function of the user’s speed, cell size, and load conditions, under the ideal assumption of non-causal knowledge of the channels from terminal and base stations. The proposed framework is then used to provide a comparative performance analysis among some existing handover schemes.
Hydrogeological Investigations and Numerical Simulation of Groundwater Flow in the Karstic Aquifer of Northwestern Yucatan, Mexico

A freshwater lens underlain by saltwater exists beneath the entire northern Yucatan karst plain, Mexico. Water levels recorded in this plain, during the period June 1987 April, 1989, were used to map the water table, identify inland hydrogeologic boundaries, and estimate the thickness of the freshwater lens using the Ghyben-Herzberg relation. The water table under most of northwestern Yucatan is less than two meters above mean sea level. Normal dry/wet seasonal variations during the period of study were about 0.5 m. The Ghyben-Herzberg estimated thickness of the freshwater lens ranges from a low of 18 m near the coast to more than 80 m in the southeastern section of the study area. A quasi-three dimensional finite-difference model, in which freshwater and saltwater flow are separated by a sharp interface, was used to simulate groundwater flow in the study area. The conceptual model that best reproduces measured water levels is a two-layer system with a deep layer of high hydraulic conductivity (1 m/s) overlain by a layer of lower hydraulic conductivity (0.1 m/s). The layer of high hydraulic conductivity corresponds to a zone where chemical erosion probably occurred between 35 and 120 thousand years ago, when sea level oscillated around a level about 50 m below the present level. Simulation of a breach in a shallow coastal aquitard showed that proposed construction, which would cause such a breach, could result in a substantial reduction of the water resources of the Yucatan plain. INTRODUCTION The aquifer in northwestern Yucatan contains a freshwater lens that floats above a denser saline water wedge that penetrates more than 40 km inland (Back and Hanshaw, 1970; Durazo et al., 1980; Back and Lesser, 1981; Gaona et al., 1985; Perry et al., 1989). Recently, it’s been shown to penetrate more than 90 km (Perry et al., 1995; Steinich and Marín, 1996). The aquifer, which is unconfined except for a narrow band along the coast (Perry et al., 1989), is the sole freshwater
Functional brain network extraction using a genetic algorithm with a kick-out method

This paper proposed the method to reduce the calculating time to reveal the functional brain network associated with a task using a genetic algorithm and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) data. Changes in the cerebral blood flow during a task are obtained as time series data is analyzed using fNIRS, and a correlation matrix for multiple fNIRS channels is created for each subject. The subject group is divided into two groups, and a classifier of the two groups learns the correlation matrix as a feature quantity. The correlation matrix changes as the feature quantity changes with the combinations of channels, which affects classifier accuracy. If the combination of channels with the best classifier accuracy is identified, these channels can be considered important to the creation of the functional brain network for a target task. In our study, a genetic algorithm (GA) is used for channel selection. However, learning the classifier to calculate the evaluation value and optimization by the GA requires significant time. Thus, to increase search efficiency, we propose the kick-out method to skip the evaluation value calculation for poor individuals according to a previous evaluation value. We evaluated the effectiveness of the proposed method using fNIRS data recorded during a mental rotation test. Results show that important channels that express the functional brain network were selected and that processing time was reduced significantly by the proposed method.
Effect of Passive Smoking on Female Breast Cancer in China

The objective is to explore the relationship between passive smoking and female breast cancer using meta-analysis. Literature on risk factors for female breast cancer published from January 2001 to December 2011 was collected from CBM, CAJD, VIP, WanFangData, and MEDLINE databases. The meta-analysis was performed using Review Manager 5.0. 24. A total of 8 studies were included according to inclusion and exclusion standards. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that the combined odds ratio (OR) estimate for those who had been exposed to passive smoke from tobacco was 1.67 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.27-2.21). Results of the subgroup analysis were consistent with an OR = 1.98 (95% CI = 1.63-2.42) for 1:1 paired design research and 1.60 (95% CI = 1.08-2.37) for the group design research. Results suggest a possible association between passive tobacco smoke and female breast cancer in China.
Using Oral Reading Rate to Predict Student Performance on Statewide Achievement Tests

In this study, a curriculum-based measurement (CBM) of reading aloud from narrative passages was used to predict performance on statewide achievement tests in reading and math. Scores on multiple-choice reading and math achievement tests were moderately correlated with scores on rate measures during the same year and rate measures administered 1 year previously. The results provide initial support for use of timed oral readings to predict students' performance on statewide achievement tests. Usefulness of CBM in monitoring students' progress toward preestablished benchmarks is supported, as well as the stability of the measures over time. Results are interpreted as a new application of research conducted on CBM during the past 2 decades. In this study, a curriculum-based measurement (CBM) of reading aloud from narrative passages was used to predict performance on statewide achievement tests in reading and math. Scores on multiple-choice reading and math achievement tests were moderately correlated with scores on rate measures during the same year and rate measures administered 1 year previously. The results provide initial support for use of timed oral readings to predict students' performance on statewide achievement tests. Usefulness of CBM in monitoring students' progress toward preestablished benchmarks is supported, as well as the stability of the measures over time. Results are interpreted as a new application of research conducted on CBM during the past 2 decades.
Testosterone and Nandrolone Sensitization of Brain Anteroventral Area of Third Ventricle to Hypertonic NaCl-Induced Sympathetic Response

Androgenic steroids increase atherogenesis, thrombogenicity and endothelial dysfunction when administered in high doses, however their effects on NaCl sensitivity of the brain anteroventral area of the third ventricle (ΔV3V) have not been explored. Sprague-Dawley male rats were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital (40 mg/kg) and the femoral intra-arterial blood pressure and heart rate monitored through a strain-gauge blood pressure transducer and tachograph. ΔV3V microinjections of (2 µl) 1.5 mol/l NaCl solution were done according to brain coordinates: AP = 7.0 mm, L = 1.0 mm, D = 7.5 mm through a 0.2-mm diameter stainless steel needle. The injection site was verified with 1.0 µl neutral red solution. Basal systolic blood pressure increased 37.6 and 39.6 mm Hg after testosterone (1 mg/kg/day for 20 days) and nandrolone (1 mg/kg/day for 20 days) treatment respectively; diastolic blood pressure also increased upon testosterone and nandrolone treatment in 36.4 and 53.1 mm Hg, respectively; basal heart rate did not change. Vasopressor response to 1.5 mol/l NaCl ΔV3V microinjection was higher in testosterone-treated rats; systolic blood pressure increased 56.0 vs. 28.3 control mm Hg; diastolic blood pressure increased 54.0 vs. 25 control mm Hg. This hypertensive response was 29% longer lasting in testosterone compared to vehicle-treated rats. The same pattern of ΔV3V sensitization to hypertonic NaCl was observed in nandrolone-treated rats. Blood lipid profile changed to a proatherogenic fashion upon testosterone and nandrolone long-term treatment; the plasma-free testosterone concentration increased from 4.9 ± 0.9 to 36.0 ±7.1 pg/ml with the same testosterone treatment schedule. In conclusion, long-term androgenic steroid treatment sensitizes the brain ΔV3V region to hypertonic NaCl which in turn conducts into a sympathetic vasopressor and heart rate-stimulating action.
Malassezia pachydermatis fungaemia in a neonatal intensive care unit

Malassezia pachydermatis, a non‐obligatory lipophilic yeast, has occasionally been implicated in nosocomial fungaemias. This study investigated a cluster of eight cases of M. pachydermatis infection and colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit over a 6 mo period. All patients were preterm with very low birthweight and suffered from various underlying diseases. Prolonged use of indwelling catheters and parenteral lipid formulations were important predisposing factors for their infection. All M. pachydermatis strains were susceptible to amphotericin B, fluconazole and itraconazole but resistant against flucytosine.
Performance prediction of a phase synchronization link for bistatic SAR

Oscillator phase noise can dictate the performance of bistatic and multistatic synthetic aperture radar imaging. In this letter, the use of a dedicated synchronization link to quantify and compensate oscillator phase noise is investigated. Different synchronization schemes are presented, and their performance is analyzed. The error contribution of the synchronization link itself, which may suffer from receiver noise, aliasing, interpolation, and filter mismatch, is included in the analysis. The synchronization link performance is given in a frequency-domain closed integral form
Resolution independent radar target recognition

The value of Through the Wall Radar Imaging (TWRI) data collected with one system is limited when training the automatic target recognition classifier of a second system because of variation in the Point Spread Function (PSF). The target image is a function of both the scene reflectivity and the PSF, which is in turn a function of the imaging radar's parameters. Targets appears different when imaged by different systems, as a result of the PSF variation, making it difficult to create Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) training datasets including examples measured with different systems. This paper proposes a method to convert the PSF in simulated TWRIs to make them appear as if they were collected using a different radar, and so allow the sharing of data for radar ATR. The method is based on a process of deconvolution and reconvolution. The resulting images are used to test a näive Bayesian classifier and it is shown that high correct-classification rates are obtained after PSF conversion.
RELACIÓN DE SOBREPESO Y OBESIDAD CON NIVEL DE ACTIVIDAD FÍSICA, CONDICIÓN FÍSICA, PERFIL PSICOMOTOR Y RENDIMIENTO ESCOLAR EN POBLACIÓN INFANTIL (8 A 12 AÑOS) DE POPAYÁN

La obesidad infantil es una enfermedad de prevalencia creciente e incontrolad a nivel mundial; el presente articulo describe los resultados de la investigacion cuyo objetivo fue determinar la relacion de sobrepeso y obesidad con nivel de actividad fisica, condicion fisica, perfil psicomotor y rendimiento academico en escolares de 8 a 12 anos de la ciudad de Popayan. Estudio cuantitativo, no experimental, correlacional, transversal; 800 escolares participaron para la determinacion de la prevalencia. A los menores identificados con un IMC> al percentil 85 se les aplico la encuesta sociodemografica, Cuestionario INTA, Test de marcha de 6 minutos, Escala de Borg modificada y Bateria Da Fonseca. Contrario a las altas cifras actuales a nivel nacional e internacional la prevalencia simple encontrada fue baja: 7,25% para sobrepeso y 0,88 para obesidad. El 24,88% de las ninas a pesar de no estar obesas presentan riesgo relativo entre moderado (14,13%) y alto (10,75%) a presentar comorbilidades. Los escolares dedican alrededor de 4 horas diarias a actividades sedentarias y muy pocas horas semanales (2) a realizar ejercicio fisico. Se encontro correlacion significativa a nivel 0,001 (bilateral) positiva entre la distancia caminada (T6min) con el peso del menor (r=,15; p=0,001), el IMC (r=,456; p= 0,000) y con el subfactor praxia global del perfil psicomotor (r=0,296; p= 0,001). No se encontraron correlaciones significativas del IMC con otras variables como Nivel de actividad fisica (INTA) y rendimiento academico. Se considera como problematica emergente que el 51,5% de los escolares presentaron bajo peso. Se complementara el estudio con un grupo control.
Calidad del Agua para Actividades Recreativas del Río Hardy en la Región Fronteriza México-Estados Unidos

This study was focused on the determination of the water quality in the Hardy River. The aptitude of the water for recreational uses was assessed according to the current standards. Fifteen sampling sites were established, of which five of these are designated for recreational primary activities. Water samples were collected and analyzed using the concentration of Escherichia coli as bacteriological quality indicator, and determining pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature and electrical conductivity. Results show that only five sites meet the maximum allowable value of 126 NMP/100 mL, three of them designated as recreational. The concentration of Escherichia coli was observed in a range of 8 to 7100 NMP/100mL. From august to november the water was polluted in all sites along the river.
Perceptions of English Proficiency: Views From Southern Sotho Speakers

In hierdie artikel word persepsies van Engelse tweedetaalvaardighede van 'n aantal Suid-Sotho respondente ondersoek. Resultate van twee verskillende indikators van persepsie word gerapporteer: 'n “objektiewe” Engelse tweedetaalvaardigheidstoets en 'n “subjektiewe” self-evaluering van Engelse taalvaardigheid word as instrumente gebruik. Die hoofbevinding van hierdie studie is dot daar 'n diskrepans is tussen die resultate van hierdie twee indikators van taalvaardigheid in Engels as tweede taal: volgens die resultate van 'n “objektiewe” taalvaardigheidstoets beskik die respondente oor “lae gemiddelde” taalvaardigheid in Engels, terwyl die bevindinge van die self-evaluering oefening aandui dat die respondente hulself as baie vaardig in Engels beskou. Hierdie diskrepans is veral geldig vir persepsies van leesvaardigheid in Engels. Daar is ten minste drie verklarings vir die “lae gemiddelde” Engelse taalvaardigheid van die respondente: die afwesigheid van kognitiewe akademiese taalvaardigheidsontwikkeling in die eerste taal (Suid-Sotho), onderwyserinsette en die onderwyskonteks in Suid-Afrika, en dat die respondente min kontak met eerstetaalsprekers van Engels het. Daar is ten minste drie verduidelikings vir die diskrepans tussen die “objektiewe” en “subjektiewe” metings van Engelse taalvaardigheid: die meertalige identiteite van die respondente, verskillende begrippe van taalvaardigheid, en die status van die respondente in hulle gemeenskappe. Ter afsluiting word geargumenteer dat verskillende persepsies van taalvaardigheid 'n komplekse saak is wat van verskillende hoeke af benader moet word. Die binneperspektief moet beslis ook in ag geneem word.
The role of adhesion molecules and cytokines in patients with diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic Nephropathy (DN) is one of the major microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus. There are immune disorders observed in these patients realized with the changes on the cell adhesion molecules and the cytokine levels because of various reasons. Therefore, the simultaneous determination and evaluation of adhesion molecules (sVCAM-1, sICAM, sPCAM-I, E-selectin and P-selectin) and the levels of cytokines (IL-2 and TGF-B) in patients with DN undergoing dialysis therapy for chronic renal failure was aimed in this study. The levels of all parameters were determined by immune-enzyme assay method. Notwithstanding that the values of the parameters of sVCAM, sICAM, pCAM-I, E-selectin and P-selectin were significantly higher before and after dialysis as compared to those of control group. The values of IL-2 and TGF beta-I were found to be increased as compared to those of the control group. After the comparison of the IL-2 values obtained before and after-dialysis, the values obtained afterdialysis were determined higher as compared to those of the control group and the values obtained before-dialysis. It was determined that TGF beta-I values obtained after dialysis are decrease in the values obtained before-dialysis. In our study, it was determined that there is an increase in all values obtained after-dialysis as compared to those obtained before-dialysis. Our study reveals the relation between the dialysis and the increase obtained the parameters studied. Changes occurring in adhesion and cytokine levels of patients with diabetic nephropathy are important in terms predetermination of potential complications and role of dialysis treatment.
The Design of a Responsive and Energy-efficient Event-triggered Wireless Sensing System

We present the design, implementation and experimental evaluation of an efficient event-triggered wireless sensing system. We propose an event-triggered logical component model, which encapsulates adaptability, responsiveness and energy efficiency design constraints. We then design a wireless sensing system for monitoring acoustic emissions through the composition of event-triggered logical components. We present the integration of these components onto a novel dual-processor wireless sensing platform, and extensively evaluate the developed prototype with respect to responsiveness and energy efficiency using real-world acoustic emission traces.
Comparison of Three D-Dimer Assays for the Diagnosis of DVT: ELISA, Latex and an Immunofiltration Assay (NycoCard D-Dimer)

Summary Ninety-two consecutive patients referred for suspicion of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) were analyzed for D-dimer using ELISA, latex test, and a new immunofiltration method (NycoCard D-Dimer). Contrast venography verified the diagnosis in 40, and excluded the diagnosis in 52 patients. The sensitivity, negative predictive values, specificity and positive predictive values were, for ELISA 98%, 95%, 38% and 54, for NycoCard D-Dimer 100%, 100%, 42% and 57% and for the latex test 73%, 78%, 75%, and 69%, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity were inversely related with increasing pathological cutoff value. Comparison of test results by concentration category revealed a good agreement between ELISA and NycoCard D-Dimer, but to less extent between latex and the two other tests. It is concluded that NycoCard D-Dimer and D-dimer ELISA are well-suited as exclusion tests for DVT. A plasma sample is tested with NycoCard D-Dimer in less than 2 min. Thus, this test combines advantageous analytical properties comparable to the ELISA-test, with rapidity and simplicity comparable to the latex test.
Dependence and psychosis with 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) use

‘Legal highs’ are recreational drugs sold over the internet and the so-called ‘head shops’ all over the UK. They are freely available to buy and use as they are not covered by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) was sold as a ‘legal high’ until 17 April 2010 when it was made a class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Numerous deaths and self-harm has been associated with mephedrone use. Effects of mephedrone are reported to be empathogenic similar to 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) and stimulant properties similar to cocaine. Not much is known of the effects of mephedrone on mental health. We present a case of dependence and psychosis in a patient using mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone). The patient needed inpatient hospital care, was treated with antipsychotic olanzapine and recovered well.