Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The long-term functional outcome of operatively treated tibial plateau fractures.

Objectives: To review the long-term functional results of the surgical treatment of tibial plateau fractures using standard techniques of open reduction and internal fixation. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: University hospital. Methods: Forty-seven displaced fractures of the tibial plateau in forty-six patients were treated with open reduction, interfragmental screw fixation of the articular fragments, and buttress plate fixation and had a minimum of five years of follow-up. All aspects of their care, including tibial plateau fracture type, operative management and associated injuries, were documented. Preoperative and postoperative follow-up radiographs were analyzed for fracture classification and adequacy of reduction. All patients were contacted and given functional outcome questionnaires using both a generic health status scale (Short Form 36 [SF-36]) (18) and a disability scale relating to knee osteoarthritis (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index [WOMAC]) (1). Data were also collected regarding return to work and sporting activities. Assessment scores were analyzed with respect to age, fracture type and severity, and were compared to standardized age and sexmatched scores for the healthy population. The average age of the patients at the time of injury was forty years and the average follow-up period was 8.3 years. Of the forty-seven fractures studied, twenty-five were classified as Schatzker types I, II, or III, and the remaining twenty-two were types IV, V, or VI (15). All fractures received operative treatment within forty-eight hours and all but five fractures were acceptably reduced. Results: Compared to the standardized SF-36 categorical and aggregate scores, there was no statistically significant difference between the healthy age-matched population and twenty-four of twenty-six of the under-age-forty group regardless of fracture type. With regard to the over-age-forty group, scores statistically similar to the control population were found in only twelve of twenty-one patients. Although there was a large variance in WOMAC scores for all groups resulting in no statistically significant difference being found, a trend toward higher categorical and aggregate scores was seen with increasing age at presentation. There was no correlation between WOMAC scores and fracture type. Multiple-classifications analysis of all data revealed that presentation age was the most significant source of variation with respect to functional outcome. Fracture type had much less influence and adequacy of reduction had no significant influence on outcome, although the group of patients having an inadequate reduction by the authors' criteria was too small in number to reasonably comment upon. Conclusions: Open reduction and internal fixation is a satisfactory technique for the treatment of displaced fractures of the tibial plateau, particularly for patients younger than forty years.
Population Genetic Structure of Sinonovacula constricta along the Coast of China

The Razor Clam (Sinonovacula constricta)is an important shellfish in China,Japan and Korea. We sequenced mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase Ⅰ ( CO Ⅰ) genes of 197 individuals from nine populations to investigate population genetic structure of the northern (ZH,HG,HY),the mid-regional(YC,DT,BZ) and the southern(NB,TZ,ND)groups of S. constricta along the coast of China. We identified 125 haplotypes and 96 variable sites from 556 bp of CO Ⅰ. Nucleotide diversity ranged from 2. 176 4 to 7. 497 0. Analysis of molecular variance ( AMOVA) showed that interpopulation variance accounted for 80. 27% ( P 0. 05 ), whereas the remaining 18. 74% and 0. 99% were detected within population and among populations of same groups respectively,indicating significant genetic differentiation among populations. Phylogenetic tree analysis and genetic distance analysis showed that the nine populations were clustered into three distinct groups,with the northern group clustering first with the southern group and then with the mid-regional group.
Recognize basic emotional statesin speech by machine learning techniques using mel-frequency cepstral coefficient features

Speech Emotion Recognition (SER) has been widely used in many fields, such as smart home assistants commonly found in the market. Smart home assistants that could detect the user’s emotion would improve the communication between a user and the assistant enabling the assistant to offer more productive feedback. Thus, the aim of this work is to analyze emotional states in speech and propose a suitable algorithm considering performance verses complexity for deployment in smart home devices. The four emotional speech sets were selected from the Berlin Emotional Database (EMO-DB) as experimental data, 26 MFCC features were extracted from each type of emotional speech to identify the emotions of happiness, anger, sadness and neutrality. Then, speaker-independent experiments for our Speech emotion Recognition (SER) were conducted by using the Back Propagation Neural Network (BPNN), Extreme Learning Machine (ELM), Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM). Synthesizing the recognition accuracy and processing time, this work shows that the performance of SVM was the best among the four methods as a good candidate to be deployed for SER in smart home devices. SVM achieved an overall accuracy of 92.4% while offering low computational requirements when training and testing. We conclude that the MFCC features and the SVM classification models used in speaker-independent experiments are highly effective in the automatic prediction of emotion.
Who said what? Source memory for narrator and character agents in literary short stories.

One dimension of reading literacy involves the tracking of agents associated with the text. In a literary short story, there is a society of character agents and pragmatic agents. This study investigated the relative salience of different classes of agents in memory. Two experiments measured source memory as an index of agent salience in long-term memory. Patterns of source memory scores supported an invisible third-person narrator hypothesis and an agent amalgamation hypothesis, but not a structural prominence hypothesis: First-person narrator > nonnarrator character > third-person narrator > 0. Statement detection parameters did not significantly differ among the 3 classes of agents, so differences in source memory could not be explained by differences in the content of the speech acts. Source memory scores also could not be explained by surface features of the text, differences among readers, and sophisticated guessing on the basis of a story abstract.
Ice-dynamic conditions across the grounding zone, Ekströmisen, East Antarctica

Abstract A detailed investigation was performed of ice-dynamic conditions across the southern grounding zone of Ekströmisen, at the mouth of a regular East Antarctic outlet glacier not characterized by ice-streaming. Accurate field measurements along a profile 20 km long served as input in a two-dimensional numerical ice-flow model in order to calculate the variation of stress, strain rate and velocity with depth. The model results point to a sharp transition between the mechanics of grounded and floating ice, with a transition zone of only a few km between the two. Vertical shear, most of it near the base, was found to be the dominant flow mechanism in grounded ice. This part is also characterized by a distinct succession of surface undulations which are in turn controlled by variations in resistive stresses at the bottom. The associated phase shift between driving stress and basal drag was found to be accommodated by differential longitudinal pushes and pulls at the base. The flow in the upper half of the profile, on the other hand, is extensive everywhere. The adjacent ice shelf is characterized by small stress and velocity gradients in both the vertical and horizontal directions of the vertical section, and therefore has little deformation. A derived longitudinal deviatoric normal stress of only one-tenth of the value required for freely floating ice shelves reflects a large back-stress originating from friction along the side-walls of the narrow embayment.
Exploring the flicker effect: the influence of in-flight pulsations on saccadic control

The pulsating illumination of visual display units is known to induce systematic changes in saccade extent. In two experiments reported in this paper, we further examined this effect, by looking at the location of pulsations relative to saccade onset. Both saccade extent and velocity were shown to increase as a function of the number of 'in-flight' pulsations. This result indicates that part of the so-called 'flicker effect' originates during the saccade itself. From a more general point of view, the present data suggest that saccadic control can be modulated by intra-saccadic visual stimuli.
Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) as potential predators of Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) in northern Morocco: evidences of predation

We describe Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos predation on Barbary macaques Macaca sylvana in the Rif Mountains of Morocco. Four direct interactions between Barbary macaques and Golden Eagles were observed in three of the four Golden Eagle territories studied; five encounters with other raptors are also reported. Although we did not obtain unequivocal evidence of depredation of Barbary macaques by Golden Eagles, the behavioral reactions of that primate in the presence of an eagle strongly suggests that predation events do occur. We report antipredator strategies by the macaques, especially adult males, to avoid or thwart eagle predation. These include alarm calls, group congregation, concealment, and aggressive counterattack. The responses of Barbary macaques towards smaller raptors like Short-toed Snake Eagles Circaetus gallicus and Booted Eagles Aquila pennata were very different. The adult baboons gave no alarm barks but merely intently observed these smaller raptors.
Periodontal health in a cohort of subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus

To evaluate periodontal health and oral health behaviors in a cohort of subjects with type 1 diabetes (T1D), 50 persons with T1D (30 males and 20 females; mean age: 35.2 years) were recruited from the Diabetology Unit of the Geneva University Hospitals; 50 nondiabetic persons matched for gender, age, and smoking status comprised the control group. We assessed periodontal health using the gingival index (GI), plaque index, probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and clinical attachment level (CAL) and recorded self‐reported attitudes and behaviors regarding dental care. The two groups were compared using conditional logistic regression. With respect to the mean PD, CAL, and the mean number of sites with PD >4 mm that bled upon probing, there were no significant differences between the groups. However, subjects with diabetes had significantly more plaque and gingival inflammation and presented more sites with BOP compared with control subjects. Further analysis of the subjects in younger (<40 years) and older (>40 years) cohorts revealed a marked difference in GI between younger healthy and controls, which was also present in older patients and controls but much reduced in magnitude and significance. This marked difference in the gingival health of young versus old diabetic patients to matched controls may provide diagnostic advantages and screening and prevention opportunities to exploit. In spite of similar self‐reported oral hygiene habits and frequency of dental visits, patients with T1D presented more plaque and more inflammation than healthy controls, particularly in the younger subjects. Gingivitis in young T1D patients may be an early indicator for more complicated diabetes and periodontitis in the future. Thus, patients with T1D mellitus should be screened for signs of periodontal disease early and should be motivated and instructed in good oral hygiene practices.
Application of Spiking Neural Networks for Action Recognition from Radar Data

In the past two decades, radar-based human sensing has become a topic of intense research. Unlike vision-based techniques which require the use of camera, radars are unobtrusive and privacy preserving in nature. Further, radars are agnostic of the lighting conditions and can be used for through-the-wall imaging thereby making them hugely effective in many situations. Compact, affordable radars have been designed that can be easily integrated with remote monitoring systems. However, the classical machine learning techniques currently used for learning and inferring human actions from radar images are compute intensive, and require large volume of training data, making them unsuitable for deployment on the network edge. In this paper, we propose to use the concepts of neuromorphic computing and Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) to learn human actions from data captured by the radar. To the best our knowledge, this is the first attempt of using SNNs on micro-Doppler data from radars. Our SNN model is capable of learning spatial as well as temporal features from the data and our experiments have resulted in 85% accuracy which is comparable with the classical machine learning approaches that are typically used on similar data. Further, the use of neuromorphic and SNN concepts make our model deployable over evolving neuromorphic edge devices thereby making the entire approach more efficient in terms of data, computation and energy consumption.
Évaluer la performance des réseaux bancaires : La méthode DEA

Les méthodes d’enveloppement des données présentent de nombreux intérêts pour évaluer la performance, en particulier pour les organisations constituées de multiples unités comparables tels les réseaux commerciaux. Une application au cas d’un réseau bancaire permet d’illustrer ces intérêts .
Meta-Analysis of Xihuang Pill Efficacy When Combined with Chemotherapy for Treatment of Breast Cancer

Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy of Xihuang pill (XHP) in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Methods Three English and four Chinese databases were searched. Literature was screened using EndNote X7 and data were analyzed by Review Manager. Results This review included 13 randomized clinical studies of 1272 patients. The results showed that XHP increased the tumor response [risk ratio (RR) = 2.91; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.98-4.26] and improved Karnofsky performance score (KPS) for breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy [RR = 4.96; 95% CI = 2.07-11.86]. In addition, XHP treatment significantly reduced chemotherapy-induced adverse events, including nausea and vomiting [RR = 0.50; 95% CI = 0.33-0.74], WBC reduction [RR = 0.71; 95% CI = 0.47-1.06], platelet reduction [RR = 0.53; 95% CI = 0.19-1.44], hemoglobin reduction [RR = 0.31; 95% CI = 0.19-0.52], and hepatic function damage [RR = 0.63; 95% CI = 0.35-1.11]. Conclusion XHP combined with chemotherapy in comparison with chemotherapy alone could significantly enhance the tumor response, improve KPS, and alleviate toxicity induced by chemotherapy in breast cancer patients.
Breeding Management Practices and Reproductive Parameters of Ponies Reared by Bakarwal Population of Jammu and Kashmir

Equines are mainly used as working animals, often carrying out tasks in harsh environmental conditions. They support people’s livelihood in a wide range of sectors including agriculture, construction, tourism, mining and public transport. It is estimated that these animals help approximately 600 million people usually belonging to poor and marginalized communities (MacKenna, 2007). The total population of Horses and Ponies in India is 3.4 Lakhs, out of which is 0.63 lakhs are in Jammu and Kashmir, which is on second rank after Uttar Pradesh with population of 0.76lakhs (Anonymous, 2019). Livestock rearing forms core economic activity of Gujjar and Bakarwals, the third International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 7 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Pathogenic identification and pathological observations of goat pox cases in Guizhou Province

Pathogenic identification and pathological observations of goat pox cases were carried out to diagnose definitely a loemia that occured in Guizhou Province recently.Obvious lesions of Vero-E6 cells were observed on the day 2 after the inoculation of pox samples of skin and mucous membrane of infected goats,and the reverse passive hemagglutination test showed that the values of cell cultures were 22-25 and the positive rate was 100%. P32 genes of capripoxvirus from 10 pox samples and 2 isolates were multiplied by PCR and 963bp segments were found out of the 9 pox samples and 2 isolates.Typical clinical symptoms and pathological changes of goat poxvirus infection appeared in experimental goat inoculated with cell cultures,and the pox changes in allantochorion of chicken embryos were too observed after inoculation and the incidence of pox reached to 40%. The vacuolated degeneration in the epithelium cells and the acidophilic inclusion bodies in cytoplasm were histopathologically detected under microscope.Typical virus particles with about 310nm×204nm in size were observed under electronic microscope.The above-mentioned results showed that the loemia is resulted from goat pox virus.
ON THE EVOLUTION OF VIVIPARITY AND EGG-GUARDING IN SQUAMATE REPTILES: A REPLY TO R. SHINE AND M. S. Y. LEE

In a precedent paper (de Fraipont et al., 1996), we analyzed the transitions between oviparity, egg-guarding, and viviparity using McClade. These analyses were criticized on both the phylogenies and the methods used. We redid the analyses using only clades where the three modes of reproduction were present, and using a new maximum likelihood-based statistical technique. Although only relevant to the clades studied, the results supported our previous view that egg-guarding and viviparity are seemingly independent evolutionary events, and that oviparity may evolve back from viviparity.
Creditor Rights, Claims Enforcement, and Bond Returns in Mergers and Acquisitions

By means of an international sample of cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving firms with outstanding Eurobonds from the US, Europe, and other countries around the world, we show that bond performance around M&A announcements is sensitive to cross-country differences in creditor protection and claims enforcement in a court of law. Bidder and target bonds perform significantly better when they become exposed to a jurisdiction with stronger creditor rights or with more efficient enforcement of creditor claims. These spillover effects in better creditor protection outweigh the effects of legal origin and exposure to other more general corporate governance measures such as the rule of law or better anti-director rights. The spillovers are intensified by the ability of creditors to perform insolvency arbitrage across legal systems, and are higher for longer maturity bonds, bonds issued by firms with high asset risk, and bonds issued by firms with a higher likelihood of financial distress.
Hearing impairment in middle-aged patients with diabetes

ABSTRACT Most studies focus on elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is little known about the hearing of middle-aged subjects with T2DM. The objective of this study is to evaluate hearing impairment in patients aged 40–50 years with T2DM using pure-tone audiometry and high-frequency audiometry. Forty patients with T2DM (19 males, 21 females) and 40 (20 males, 20 females) age and sex similar controls were included. All subjects completed clinical, laboratory and auditory assessments. Pure-tone audiometry auditory tests and high-frequency audiometry tests were performed in a soundproof room for each ear using the AC-40 audiometer from Interacoustics with a special earphone appropriate for high frequency. In the T2DM group, the duration of T2DM was between 5 and 15 years (7.7 ± 2.4 years). At all frequencies, the thresholds of the T2DM group were higher than the control group for both right and left ears and also significant. However, the thresholds at standard frequencies (125–8000 Hz) for both group's average were lower than 20 dB-HL and were considered to be normal, and at high frequencies (9000–16,000 Hz) the T2DM group's average thresholds were higher than 20 dB-HL and considered to be a hearing loss. A Spearman's correlation test was done between the duration of T2DM and hearing thresholds. There was a mild correlation between the duration of T2DM and hearing thresholds in all frequencies. In conclusion, patients with type 2 diabetes have a high prevalence of subclinical sensorineural hearing loss. High-frequency audiometry can be used in hearing assessment screening of diabetic patients.
BAÍA DE GUANABARA E ECOSSISTEMAS PERIFÉRICOS: HOMEM E NATUREZA

ESTE LIVRO SE APRESENTA COMO UMA GRANDE CONTRIBUICAO A COMPREENSAO DO PROCESSO DE OCUPACAO E APROPRIACAO DA NATUREZA DE UMA DAS REGIOES MAIS IMPORTANTES DO LITORAL DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO. E UMA OBRA DE REFERENCIA PARA OS PESQUISADORES DOS MAIS DIVERSOS CAMPOS DO CONHECIMENTO, ESTANDO EXPOSTOS, NO DECORRER DE SEUS 11 CAPITULOS, AS PRINCIPAIS CONSIDERACOES OBTIDAS PELO AUTOR QUE VEM SISTEMATICAMENTE ESTUDANDO A REGIAO DA BACIA HIDROGRAFICA DA BAIA DE GUANABARA DESDE O FINAL DA DECADA DE 1960, ENFOCANDO PRINCIPALMENTE O PONTO DE VISTA GEOMORFOLOGICO-GEOLOGICO-AMBIENTAL.
Novel Fast Binary Hash for Content-based Solar Image Retrieval

The Solar Dynamics Observatory provides data to research the connected Sun-Earth system and the impact of the Sun on living on the Earth. Its part, the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, performs continuous full-disk observations of the solar chromosphere and corona in seven extreme ultraviolet channels with the 12-second cadence of high-resolution, over 16-megapixel images. In the paper, we create a fast binary hash to retrieve similar solar images in this vast collection. We use a fully convolutional autoencoder working on preprocessed solar full-disk projections.
Changes of color, sugar and acid content in flesh of Citrus reticulata during maturity period.

Changes of peel color,pigment content,soluble sugar and acid content in flesh of three C.reticulata varieties during maturity period was studied by sensory analysis,chromatism determination and chemical analysis to probe quality difference between Yamasitaka(a newly introduced C.reticulata) and other main cultivars in China.The results showed that the chlorophyll content in peel of three varieties rapidly decreased in early maturity stage and continuously decreased during the whole maturity period.But the carotenoid content in peel of three varieties was no difference.There had no significant difference in chlorophyll and carotenoid content between three varieties.The peel coloring speed and soluble accumulation speed of Guoqing 1 and Okitsu varieties were faster than Yamasitaka variety but the peel coloring speed and soluble accumulation speed of Yamasitaka variety continuously increased during the whole maturity period.The titratable acid content in flesh of Guoqing 1 decreased earlier than Okitsu and Yamasitaka.The rise range of sugar-acid ratio in flesh of Guoqing 1 and Okitsu was slow from 20,October but the rise range of sugar/acid ratio in flesh of Yamasitaka increased continuously.Therefore,the maturity of Guoqing 1 was the earliest,followed by Okitsu and Yamasitaka.