Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Self-assembling Nanomaterial Reduces Acute Brain Injury and Enhances Functional Recovery in a Rat Model of Hypertensive IntracerebralHemorrhage

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) carries a high morbidity and mortality rate. High systolic blood pressure promotes hematoma growth. A self-assembling peptide (SAP) can achieve immediate hemostasis via formation of a SAP nanofiber scaffold (SAPNS). A minimally invasive aspiration of hematoma plus local delivery of SAPNS may lead to decompression of brain tissue and prevent hematoma growth. In a rat model of renovascular hypertension, experimental ICH was induced by a local injection of bacterial collagenase IV into the left basal ganglia. At 3.5 hours after induction of ICH, stereotactic clot aspiration or sham aspiration was performed manually. Following hematoma aspiration, an intrastriatal injection of 1% SAP, saline or sham injection was performed. Hematoma volume and brain swelling were quantified at 24 hours after ICH. Brain sections were immuno histochemically processed for myeloperoxidase and CD68 to detect the inflammatory infiltration in the perihematomal area. Perihematomal apoptotic cell death was determined using TUNEL staining. Functional recovery was assessed using neurological severity score and modified limb placement test at 1, 3, 7, 10 days after ICH. The combined treatment with hematoma removal and locally delivered SAPNS decreased hematoma volume, hematoma growth, brain edema, perihematomal inflammatory cell infiltration and apoptosis, as well as improved sensorimotor functional recovery. Locally delivered SAPNS after hematoma aspiration may prevent hematoma growth, facilitate the repair of ICHrelated brain injury and promote functional recovery. Such combined treatment may be effective in patients with hypertensive ICH.
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging for the detection of recurrent ovarian and fallopian tube carcinoma: a retrospective review.

PURPOSE Imaging modalities to evaluate ovarian/fallopian tube cancer patients for recurrence are limited. Positron emission tomography (PET), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound lack the sensitivity to consistently detect recurrence or measurable disease in these patients. A new technique combines PET and CT (PET/CT) images to identify increased metabolic activity and to locate that signal with improved anatomic specificity. The objective of this study is to compare PET/CT, CT, and histologic findings in patients with recurrent ovarian/fallopian tube cancers. METHODS Retrospective chart review of eight patients with primary ovarian (n = 6) or fallopian tube (n = 2) cancer was performed. All eight patients underwent initial cytoreductive surgery. Five patients initially received chemotherapy, one received radioactive phosphorus ((32)P), one received tamoxifen, and one received no therapy. Seven of eight patients had a suspected recurrence based on clinical examination, elevated CA-125 level, and/or abnormal CT findings; one patient requested a PET/CT. Histologic findings from surgery were correlated with PET/CT and CT findings. RESULTS All eight patients had positive histology, and of these, seven patients had a negative CT and five patients had lesions that were correctly identified by PET/CT. CONCLUSIONS Five of the eight (62%) patients had recurrent disease based on correlative histology with a positive PET/CT and a negative CT. These preliminary findings suggest that combined PET/CT may be an effective means of identifying patients with recurrent ovarian/fallopian tube cancer. Such patients could potentially proceed to salvage treatment and avoid the morbidity and expense of surgical assessment. Pilot studies comparing CT, PET, PET/CT, and histologic findings are underway.
Analyse de document et identification de scripteurs

Le theme de notre etude se limite a des formulaires dont certains champs sont remplis a l'aide d'une ecriture manuscrite. Apres avoir elabore un modele de formulaire utilisable dans le contexte d'un nombre fini de scripteurs, notre but est ici de creer un module d'identification de scripteur par analyse fractale du style. L'identification de chaque scripteur repose sur l'extraction d'un ensemble de caracteristiques qui doivent etre propres a l'auteur du document. Les proprietes d'autosimilarite dans l'ecriture sont exploitees. Pour cela, des formes invariantes caracterisant l'ecriture d'un scripteur sont extraites au cours d'un processus de compression fractale. Ces formes sont organisees dans une base de reference permettant d'analyser une ecriture inconnue dans un processus de Pattern Matching. Les resultats de l'analyse sont evalues par le rapport signal/bruit. Ainsi, il permet en fonction d'un ensemble de bases de reference, d'identifier Fauteur d'un texte
A Study on Big Data Privacy Protection Models using Data Masking Methods

In today’s predictive analytics world, data engineering play a vital role, data acquisition is carried out from various source systems and process as per the business applications and domain. Big Data integrates, governs, and secures big data with repeatable, reliable, and maintainable processes. Through volume, speed, and assortment of information characteristics try to reveal business esteem from enormous information. However, with information that is frequently deficient, conflicting, ungoverned, and unprotected, which is hazardous and enormous information being a risk instead of an advantage. What's more, with conventional methodologies that are manual and unpredictable, huge information ventures take too long to acknowledge business esteem. Reasonably and over and again conveying business esteem from enormous information requires another technique. In this connection, raw data has to be moved between onsite and offshore environment during this course of action, data privacy is a major concern and challenge. A Big Data Privacy platform can make it easier to detect, investigate, assess, and remediate threats from intruders. We tried to do complete study of Big Data Privacy using data masking methods on various data loads and different types. This work will help data quality analyst and big data developers while building the big data applications.
An Astable Multivibrator Model of Binocular Rivalry

The behavior of a neural network model for binocular rivalry is explored through the development of an analogy between it and an electronic astable multivibrator circuit. The model incorporates reciprocal feedback inhibition between signals from the left and the right eyes prior to binocular convergence. The strength of inhibitory coupling determines whether the system undergoes rivalrous oscillations or remains in stable fusion: strong coupling leads to oscillations, weak coupling to fusion. This implies that correlation between spatial patterns presented to the two eyes can affect the strength of binocular inhibition. Finally, computer simulations are presented which show that a reciprocal inhibition model can reproduce the stochastic behavior of rivalry. The model described is a counterexample to claims that reciprocal inhibition models as a class cannot exhibit many of the experimentally observed properties of rivalry.
Innovative Capacity in Small Regional Enterprises in Transition Economies: An Exploratory Study in Poland

Organizations require the capability for innovation development to remain competitive in transition economies. This study investigates levels of IT user capacity for innovations in relation to organizational position and firm size in three dimensions, social competences, knowledge, and skills, in Poland, a transition economy. Two trials of 60 IT users were constructed via an interpersonal network using sequential random sampling. A new questionnaire and methodology to optimize passive experimentation allowed for verification of sampling, unique to this type of research. The novelty is regional population within a transition economy, Poland, with regard to social competence, skills, and knowledge in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) among IT users. Results suggest that IT users in regional small and micro enterprises in Poland – support ICT innovation processes by developing social competences, knowledge and skills. However innovation process can depend on the firm size.
Auto-calibration of multi-projector displays with a single handheld camera

We present a novel approach that utilizes a simple handheld camera to automatically calibrate multi-projector displays. Most existing studies adopt active structured light patterns to verify the relationship between the camera and the projectors. The utilized camera is typically expensive and requires an elaborate installation process depending on the scalability of its applications. Moreover, the observation of the entire area by the camera is almost impossible for a small space surrounded by walls as there is not enough distance for the camera to capture the entire scene. We tackle these issues by requiring only a portion of the walls to be visible to a handheld camera that is widely used these days. This becomes possible by the introduction of our new structured light pattern scheme based on a perfect submap and a geometric calibration that successfully utilizes the geometric information of multi-planar environments. We demonstrate that immersive display in a small space such as an ordinary room can be effectively created using images captured by a handheld camera.
Malignant transformation of mammalian cells in culture, including human cells

This overview of the malignant transformation of mammalian cells in culture, including human cells, describes the earliest evidence of spontaneous, virus‐induced, and carcinogen‐induced transformation. It discusses several systems developed to assay the carcinogen‐induced transformation of highly selected infinite life span (“established”) cell lines as well as finite life span diploid cells. Evidence is presented to support the multistep hypothesis of the process of malignant transformation, and the theoretical requirement for acquisition of an infinite, or greatly extended, life span in culture if a cell is to become malignant is explained in light of the multistep nature of the process. The use of oncogene transfection studies to analyze the number and kinds of changes involved is discussed, with emphasis on studies using human cells. Finally, the results of earlier studies on viral‐ and carcinogen‐induced transformation of mammalian cells (or chicken cells) are reinterpreted in the light of more recent insights into the process of carcinogenesis.
Assets Effects on Women: A Study of Urban Households in Nepal

This paper examines the effects of private property ownership on women based on a case study in Kathmandu, Nepal. The results show that a higher proportion of women property owners were better educated, had bank accounts and made household financial decisions, had voted in the most recent elections and were satisfied with their lives compared to women without any property. However, these two groups of women were not statistically different in their employment experience, use of contraceptives, and in their experience of domestic conflict.
Validation of BP devices QardioArm® in the general population and Omron M6 Comfort® in type II diabetic patients according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH-IP)

Background Following the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH-IP) Revision 2010, QardioArm® and Omron M6 Comfort IT® oscillometric devices were evaluated in the general population and in patients with type II diabetes, respectively, for self-blood pressure (BP) measurement. Methods Both devices, QardioArm® and Omron M6 Comfort®, measure BP at the brachial level. The ESH-IP Revision 2010 includes a total number of 33 subjects. For each measure, the difference between observer and device BP values was calculated. In all, 99 pairs of BP differences are classified into three categories (≤5, ≤10, and ≤15 mmHg). The protocol procedures were followed precisely. Results: QardioArm® and Omron M6 Comfort® fulfilled the requirements of the ESH-IP and passed the validation process successfully. For QardioArm®, a total of 69 out of 99 comparisons for systolic blood pressure (SBP) showed an absolute difference within 5 mmHg and 82 out of 99 for diastolic blood pressure (DBP). As for Omron M6 Comfort®, a total of 83 out of 99 comparisons for SBP showed an absolute difference within 5 mmHg and 77 out of 99 for DBP. The mean differences between the device and mercury readings were 0.7±5.9 mmHg for SBP and 0.3±4.1 mmHg for DBP for QardioArm® and −1.4±4.7 mmHg for SBP and −2.1±4.3 mmHg for DBP for Omron M6 Comfort®. With regard to part 2 of ESH-IP 2010, 27 out of 33 subjects had a minimum of two out of three measurements within 5 mmHg difference for SBP and 31 out of 33 subjects for DBP for the QardioArm®, and 29 out of 33 patients had a minimum of two out of three measurements within 5 mmHg difference for SBP and 26 out of 33 patients for DBP for Omron M6 Comfort®. Conclusion: QardioArm® and Omron M6 Comfort® readings differing from the mercury standard by <5, 10, and 15 mmHg fulfill the ESH-IP Revision 2010 requirements. Consequently, these two devices are suitable for use in the general population and non-insulin-dependent type II diabetic patients, respectively.
Complications associated with the use of indwelling epidural catheters in dogs: 81 cases (1996-1999).

OBJECTIVE To evaluate complications associated with use of indwelling epidural catheters in dogs in a clinical setting. DESIGN Retrospective clinical study. ANIMALS 81 client-owned dogs. PROCEDURE Medical records were reviewed for dogs in which a 19-gauge epidural catheter was placed percutaneously at L7-S1 and advanced to the point of maximum efficacy for pain control (between L7 and T4, depending on the procedure). Catheters were used to provide perioperative epidural analgesia during surgeries that included perineal (n = 6), hind limb (33), abdominal (43), thoracic (5), forelimb (2), and cervical (1) procedures. RESULTS Catheters were maintained in situ from 1 to 7 days (mean, 2.3 days; median, 2.0 days). Sixty-four dogs did not have complications; 17 dogs had minor complications. Catheter dislodgement was the most common complication (13/80 [16%] dogs). Catheter site contamination without inflammation developed in 2 (2.4%) dogs; inflammation at the catheter site developed in 2 (2.4%) dogs but was not related to duration of time the catheter was in place. Complications were not serious and did not require treatment other than catheter removal. Dogs that dislodged their catheters were significantly younger (mean, 2.9 years; median, 2.0 years) than other dogs (mean, 6.2 years; median, 6.0 years). Dogs that received femoral fracture repair dislodged their catheters more often (62.5%) than dogs undergoing other procedures (10.9%). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The complication rate associated with temporary epidural catheterization of dogs appears to be low, and complications generally are not serious.
The Impact of Neglecting Vehicular Scattering in LTE Heterogeneous Networks

We propose to analyze the impact of vehicular scattering on both individual users and global throughput of a LTE heterogeneous network. The studied network consists of a real world hexagonal configuration with 7 three-sector Macro Base Stations and 15 added Small Cells. Propagation modeling is site-specific and the main contribution of this paper relies on the introduction of channel dynamics due to vehicular traffic flow crossing radio links. Connection losses and throughput degradations due to vehicle passing are observed for individual users. The global throughput gain achieved by offloading Macro Base Stations is reduced but remains attractive.
Isolation and characterization of Rhizobium etli mutants altered in degradation of asparagine

Rhizobium etli mutants unable to grow on asparagine as the nitrogen and carbon source were isolated. Two kinds of mutants were obtained: AHZ1, with very low levels of aspartase activity, and AHZ7, with low levels of asparaginase and very low levels of aspartase compared to the wild-type strain. R. etli had two asparaginases differentiated by their thermostabilities, electrophoretic mobilities, and modes of regulation. The AHZ mutants nodulated as did the wild-type strain and had nitrogenase levels similar to that of the wild-type strain.
3D subsurface visualization by suppressing ground reflection and direct wave with bistatic GPR

A ground reflection and a direct wave which propagates directory from a transmitting antenna to a receiving antenna are often arisen as issues especially for a ground penetrating radar (GPR) to monitor a near-surface region. In this paper, a 3D subsurface radar image by suppressing those components with a bistatic GPR system is presented. A relative permittivity of a ground surface is measured at the beginning, and a Brewster angle is estimated from that value. Then, the transmitting antenna is located to match an incident angle with the Brewster angle. In this case, the ground reflection does not occur, and all the energy penetrates into the ground. The direct wave is suppressed with an f-k filter which works automatically from position information of the antennas. An experimental result gives the 3D subsurface image without the ground reflection and the direct wave under a condition that a landmine model is buried at a depth of 10cm in a dry sand.
GAME CHARACTER ANIMATION DESIGN

Recent advances in technology and work in artificial intelligence have lead to the development of more cognitive virtual characters in video games today. Thus, video games that are released upon the gaming industry today tend to take place in a very realistic and fluid virtual environment. With procedures like rotoscoping in the past helping to pave the way for modern methodologies including cognitive modeling languages, character skin animation, and finite state machines the animation and cognition that video game characters are endowed are improving exponentially. This paper aims to explain the most modern methods in which developers animate their characters in order to create the realistic environments that gamers immerse themselves in during game play.
Review of Group Management Technique for Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET)

Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) is emerging technology which is considered one of the key research area in security applications. This paper surveys advancements made in group based Vehicular Ad-hoc Network security technologies for future directions in secure message transmission amongst the groups. This paper also presents a review of architecture, related technologies, trends, applications in VANET technologies with major focus security Ad here once tools. Although offering significant services and devices, VANET based healthcare still faces major challenges and open research issues which are discusses in the paper as well.
Lung Cancer Screening Using Adaptive Memory-Augmented Recurrent Networks

In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of deep learning techniques for lung nodule classification in computed tomography scans. Using less than 10,000 training examples, our deep networks perform two times better than a standard radiology software. Visualization of the networks' neurons reveals semantically meaningful features that are consistent with the clinical knowledge and radiologists' perception. Our paper also proposes a novel framework for rapidly adapting deep networks to the radiologists' feedback, or change in the data due to the shift in sensor's resolution or patient population. The classification accuracy of our approach remains above 80% while popular deep networks' accuracy is around chance. Finally, we provide in-depth analysis of our framework by asking a radiologist to examine important networks' features and perform blind re-labeling of networks' mistakes.
The Contribution of Localization Management System on Zakat Institution Performance

This paper attempts to analyze the concept of localization and its relationship with the psychological performance of zakat. It argued that localization could produce development opportunities from the management decentralization of supply chain in zakat institution. In this study, localization is treated as the mediator, while property rights of zakat and asset specificity performed as the independent factors in determining the performance of zakat. Data from 428 samples of zakat payers reveal that localization was performed as the complementary partial mediation toward the performance of zakat. This is due to the property rights of zakat and the asset specificity have the direct impact on the psychological performance. Hence, further exploration of the innovation in supply chain management, especially on the aspect of decentralization of zakat is needed. This study suggested that development opportunities could be met by applying the concept of localization in the zakat institution.
Challenges of public participation in the implementation of portable toilets in South Africa: A case study of Makhaza area in Cape Town, Western Cape Province (2011-2015)

4 LIST OF FIGURES . 8 ABBREVIATIONS . 9 CHAPTER 1: . 10 SETTING THE SCENE . 10 1.0 Introduction . 10 1.1 Background to the study . 11 1.2 Problem Statement . 15 1.3 Research Objectives . 18 1.4 Research Questions . 19 1.5 Significance of the study . 19 1.6 Research Methodology . 20 1.7 Delimitations of the Study . 20 1.8 Ethical Considerations . 21 1.9 Definition of Terms . 21 1.10 Chapter Summary and Conclusion . 22 1.11 Organisation of the study . 23 Chapter One . 23 Chapter Two. 23 Chapter Three. 24 Chapter Four . 24 Chapter Five . 24 CHAPTER 2: . 26 LITERATURE REVIEW . 26 2.0 Introduction . 26 2.1 Public Participation in development discourse . 27 2.2 Theories of Public Participation . 30 2.2.1 Participation in classical theory . 32 2.3 Theories of Decision-Making . 40 2.3.1 Rational model . 40 2.3.2 Incremental model . 43 http://etd.uwc. ac.za 6 2.3.3 Heuristic model . 45 2.4 Conclusion . 46 CHAPTER 3: . 47 LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK . 47 3.0 Introduction . 47 3.1 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) . 49 3.2 White Paper on Local Government (1998) . 50 3.3 Municipal Structures Act (1998) . 51 3.4 Municipal Systems Act (2000) . 52 3.5 The Draft National Policy Framework for Public Participation (2005) . 53 3.6. Public Engagement Policy of the City of Cape Town (2009) . 55 3.7 City of Cape Town Water & Sanitation Service Standard (2008) . 57 3.8 The National Sanitation Policy of (1996) . 60 3.9 Chapter Summary & Conclusion . 60 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY . 63 4.0 Introduction . 63 4.1 Research methodology and Design . 63 4.1.1 Quantitative research methodology: . 64 4.1.2 Qualitative research methodology: . 64 4.2 Data Collection Tools . 65 4.2.1 Interviews . 65 4.2.2 Document Analysis . 67 4.3 Sampling . 67 4.4 Data Analysis . 68 4.5 Ethical considerations . 69 4.6 Reliability and Validity of Research Instruments . 69 4.6. 1 Reliability . 70 4.6. 2 Validity . 70 4.7 Chapter Summary and Conclusion . 70 CHAPTER 5: . 71 RESEARCH FINDINGS, INTERPRETATION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . 71 5.0 Introduction . 71 5.1 Research Findings . 71 5.2 Research Interpretation . 81 http://etd.uwc. ac.za 7 5.3 Conclusions and Recommendations . 85 REFERENCES . 90 APPENDICES . 104 http://etd.uwc. ac.za