Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Laser-Induced Resistance Fine Tuning of Integrated Polysilicon Thin-Film Resistors

In this brief, we present a novel polysilicon resistor trimming technique using a pulsed focused nanosecond laser at a fluence slightly lower than the melting threshold for polysilicon. Using this technique, we were able to trim a 4 μm ×40 μm Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 180-nm n-doped polysilicon resistors with a 200-ppm precision. Much better precision is possible by using larger structures. The method can be applied to any CMOS process without any extra layer deposition or specific design restriction beside the fact that the laser beam must be able to reach the polysilicon structure. The high repeatability of the process allows an open-loop calibration. A complete characterization of the trimmed devices, including transverse electromagnetic and atomic force microscopy imaging as well as Raman spectroscopy, has been conducted, leading to the conclusion that a material restructuration in the grain boundaries of polysilicon, following laser irradiation, is responsible for the thin-film resistivity lowering. The stability of the polysilicon thin film, as tested by heating the device at 150°C during 1000 h, is about 1.3%, which is slightly higher than the 0.7% resistance variation for untrimmed thin films.
VELOCITY SPECIFICITY IN EARLY‐PHASE SPRINT TRAINING

A comparison of resistance running, normal sprint running, and supramaximal running was performed. Nineteen young, generally well-trained subjects were divided into 3 training groups: resistance, normal, and supramaximal groups. Resistance and supramaximal training was done using a towing device, providing extra resistance or propulsion forces, resulting in running speed differences of about 3.3% (supramaximal) and 8.5% (resistance), compared to normal sprinting. The training period was 6 weeks, with 3 training sessions per week (5 sprint-runs over 22 m). Running times were measured using photocells, and average step length and cadence were recorded by digital video. A small (0.5%) but significant (p < 0.05) overall pre-post difference was found in running velocity, but the 3 groups changed differently over the running conditions. All individual subjects improved sprinting velocity most on the trained form, at 1–2% (p < 0.001), and thus, the principle of velocity specificity in sprint training was supported. This indicates that to obtain short-distance sprinting improvement in a short period of time, one may prefer normal sprinting over other training forms.
Screening for sleep disorders in community pharmacies – evaluation of a campaign in Switzerland

Background: In 2003 the Swiss federation of pharmacists organized a campaign ‘sleep disturbances – daytime sleepiness’. The goal was to assist pharmacy clients in detecting likely causes of any sleep disturbance or daytime sleepiness through a free of charge screening, and to deliver targeted counselling. For pharmacy practice there are no screening or triage guidelines to assess the severity of sleep and wakefulness disturbances and potential causes for those disturbances. In this paper the outcome of the campaign in terms of feasibility, participation, observed response patterns, sale of over‐the‐counter (OTC) sleeping pills, and counselling activities is evaluated.
Foci as a Biochemical ouble Strand Breaks a 2 and

DNA double strand breaks are the most relevant damaging agents. Previous studies have establish double strand breaks in mammalian cells, howeve experiments using higher doses of DNA damaging aging checkpoint pathways are activated by ph ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM), ATM-Rad3 r ple, ATM is activated through its autophosphorylati strand breaks. Because the response is highly amp nizing phosphorylated ATM at S1981, phosphoryla amined the formation of phosphorylated ATM foci exposed to ionizing radiation, and the induction o ranging from 10 mGy to 1 Gy. The number of pho timated number of DNA double strand breaks, pro ment of DNA double strand breaks at the physiolog
Efficient and Flexible Search in Large Scale Distributed Systems

Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology has triggered a wide range of distributed systems beyond simple file-sharing. Distributed XML databases, distributed computing, server-less web publishing and networked resource/service sharing are only a few to name. Despite of the diversity in applications, these systems share a common problem regarding searching and discovery of information. This commonality stems from the transitory nodes population and volatile information content in the participating nodes. In such dynamic environment, users are not expected to have the exact information about the available objects in the system. Rather queries are based on partial information, which requires the search mechanism to be flexible. On the other hand, to scale with network size the search mechanism is required to be bandwidth efficient. Since the advent of P2P technology experts from industry and academia have proposed a number of search techniques - none of which is able to provide satisfactory solution to the conflicting requirements of search efficiency and flexibility. Structured search techniques, mostly Distributed Hash Table (DHT)-based, are bandwidth efficient while semi(un)-structured techniques are flexible. But, neither achieves both ends. This thesis defines the Distributed Pattern Matching (DPM) problem. The DPM problem is to discover a pattern (i.e., bit-vector) using any subset of its 1-bits, under the assumption that the patterns are distributed across a large population of networked nodes. Search problem in many distributed systems can be reduced to the DPM problem. This thesis also presents two distinct search mechanisms, named Distributed Pattern Matching System (DPMS) and Plexus, for solving the DPM problem. DPMS is a semistructured, hierarchical architecture aiming to discover a predefined number of matches by visiting a small number of nodes. Plexus, on the other hand, is a structured search mechanism based on the theory of Error Correcting Code (ECC). The design goal behind Plexus is to discover all the matches by visiting a reasonable number of nodes.
Improved Method of Feature Selection Based on Information Gain

Feature selection is an essential part of text categorization, which can effectively improve classification precision and efficiency. With some drawbacks proposed from traditional IG approach, an optimized approach that takes concentration and distribution into account is proposed for improving IG approach. The experimental results show that the improved IG approach is superior to traditional IG approach in feature selection.
A Schedulability-Preserving Transformation Scheme from Boolean-Controlled Dataflow Networks to Petri Nets

This paper presents a transformation scheme from Boolean-controlled dataflow (BDF) networks to Petri nets (PN) that has the following properties. A BDF has a bounded length schedule, if and only if the transformed Petri net has a bounded length schedule. A BDF has a bounded memory schedule if the transformed PN has a bounded memory schedule. The existence of bounded memory schedule of BDF is proved to be undecidable. This transformation scheme provides a way to construct a bounded memory schedule of a BDF using exsiting PN scheduling techniques. In BDF models tokens are associated with data, and actors communicate through FIFO channels. A general PN semantics does not distinguish tokens and does not preserve the order of tokens in a place. The proposed method uses different places to hold the Boolean tokens with different values. The ordering of Boolean tokens at each control input port is preserved by enforcing that new Boolean tokens are not produced until the previous Boolean token is consumed. Initial Boolean control tokens are handeled by use of a preamble. Furthermore, based on the transformation, the consistence notion originally defined in BDF is extended to PN.
A λ∘/60 spherical spiral metamaterial for negative permeability and negative permittivity

A novel spherical spiral metamaterial unit cell is presented. The structure is shown to provide negative permeability over a 31.7% bandwidth at one orientation with respect to the incident electric field, negative permittivity over a 40.4% bandwidth at a second orientation, and double-negative behavior over a 15.5% bandwidth at a third orientation. At all performance frequencies, the structure is smaller than λo/60.
Sonic hedgehog regulates proliferation of the retinal ciliary marginal zone in posthatch chicks

The ciliary marginal zone (CMZ) has long been known to be a source of postembryonic neuronal production in the retinas of fish and amphibians, and more recently, birds. However, there is little known about the factors that are required for the maintenance of this neural stem cell zone. The cells of the CMZ respond to mitogens such as endothelial growth factor, insulin‐like growth factor‐1, and insulin, factors that are also mitogenic for embryonic retinal progenitors, suggesting that the continued expression of embryonic mitogenic factors might be required to maintain the postembryonic proliferative potential of the CMZ. To test this hypothesis, we examined the expression and functional role of a critical embryonic retinal progenitor mitogen, Sonic hedgehog (Shh) in the regulation of proliferation of the cells of the CMZ. We have found that Shh is concentrated at the retinal margin of postembryonic chicks. Moreover, we report that intraocular injection of Shh stimulates proliferation of the CMZ cells, whereas cyclopamine, an inhibitor of the Shh pathway, inhibits CMZ proliferation. We conclude that Shh signaling is an important factor in the maintenance of postembryonic retinal neurogenesis. Developmental Dynamics 233:66–75, 2005. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Development of OntEIR Framework to Support BIM Clients in Construction

This paper discusses an ongoing research that is conducted to develop a framework that will support employers in making informed and sound decision in defining their requirements. The aim of this research is to develop an ontology-based, BIM enabled framework for EIR OntEIR, it will examine the ability of this framework in capturing, analysing, and translating these requirements based on an ontology model. This framework will enable the project team to capture requirements and convert them to constructional terms understood by all stakeholders. It is the contention of this research that this process will save time, effort and cost, and will provide an informed basis for delivering a successful project that satisfies both the employer and the supply chain.
Effects of Reading and Writing on Cerebral Laterality in Good Readers and Children with Dyslexia

The present study evaluated the idea that the hemisphere-specific cognitive demands of reading and writing may induce task-specific maladaptive patterns of language lateralization in children with dyslexia. Situation-specific lateralization was examined in a repeated measures design under three dichotic listening conditions: baseline, concurrent reading, and concurrent writing. Twelve males with phonological dyslexia, 8 to 12 years old, were compared to 12 age-matched and 12 younger reading-matched good readers. Lateralization patterns were examined for condition-specific relationships to pseudoword decoding, word recognition, reading comprehension, spelling, and arithmetic. The results show that dyslexia is not related to incomplete lateralization or to a failure to inhibit verbal processing in the right hemisphere during reading and writing. Reading increased the lateralization of the children with dyslexia, which had a negative relation to arithmetic; writing caused a decrease in lateralization, which was linked specifically to deficits in phonological decoding and visual word recognition. The results suggest that children with dyslexia suffer from a selective linguistic vulnerability to left-hemisphere interference from the idiosyncratic attentional and processing demands of particular school tasks. Dyslexia is a much more dynamic and environmentally sensitive disorder than previously thought.
Spectral and textural features for automatic classification of fricatives

Classification of unvoiced fricatives is an important stage in applications such as spoken term detection and audio-video synchronization, and in technologies for the hearing impaired. Due to their acoustic similarity, extraction of multiple features and construction of high-dimensional feature vectors are required for successful classification of these phonemes. In this study two dimensionality reduction algorithms, namely, t-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-SNE) and Sequential Forward Floating Selection (SFFS) were used to obtain a compact representation of the data. A classification stage (kNN or SVM) was then applied, in which we compared the identification rates between the original feature vector and the low-dimensional representation. A total of 1000 unvoiced fricatives (/s/ /sh/ /f/ and /th/) derived from the TIMIT speech database, containing 25000 short frames of 8 ms each, were used for the evaluation. We show that representing the data by a feature vector with as few as 3 dimensions, yields a classification rate of almost 90% which outperforms most of the results obtained in previous studies.
Molecular cytogenetic characterization of a constitutional complex intrachromosomal 4q rearrangement in a patient with multiple congenital anomalies

Constitutional Complex Chromosomal Rearrangements (CCRs) are very rare. While the vast majority of CCRs involve more than one chromosome, only seven cases describe CCRs with four or more breakpoints within a single chromosome. Here, we present a patient with multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation. Array Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (array CGH), FISH and Multicolour Banding FISH revealed a de novo complex rearrangement with two deletions, a duplication and an inversion of 4q. This CCR involving at least seven breakpoints is one of the most complex rearrangements of a single chromosome reported thus far. Potential mechanisms generating such complex rearrangements are discussed.
Management of hydrocephalus secondary to posterior fossa tumors.

The records of children with hydrocephalus secondary to posterior fossa tumors were reviewed and the methods of treatment compared with their subsequent clinical course. Of 86 patients evaluated, 47 had no treatment for hydrocephalus prior to tumor removal. , 12 had external ventricular drainage, and 27 had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts before suboccipital craniectomy. Children with CSF shunts before tumor removal had significantly better postoperative conditions than the children without shunts (p less than 0.01). Operative mortality of children without treatment of hydrocephalus before tumor surgery was 12.8%; it was 3.7% in the children with preexisting shunts. Treatment of hydrocephalus with a CSF shunt prior to suboccipital craniectomy was a safe procedure that significantly lowered the morbidity and mortality of subsequent tumor removal
Static magnetic field treatment of seeds improves carbon and nitrogen metabolism under salinity stress in soybean

The effectiveness of magnetopriming was assessed for alleviation of salt‐induced adverse effects on soybean growth. Soybean seeds were pre‐treated with static magnetic field (SMF) of 200 mT for 1 h to evaluate the effect of magnetopriming on growth, carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and yield of soybean plants under different salinity levels (0, 25, and 50 mM NaCl). The adverse effect of NaCl‐induced salt stress was found on growth, yield, and various physiological attributes of soybeans. Results indicate that SMF pre‐treatment significantly increased plant growth attributes, number of root nodules, nodules, fresh weight, biomass accumulation, and photosynthetic performance under both non‐saline and saline conditions as compared to untreated seeds. Polyphasic chlorophyll a fluorescence (OJIP) transients from magnetically treated plants gave a higher fluorescence yield at J–I–P phase. Nitrate reductase activity, PIABS, photosynthetic pigments, and net rate of photosynthesis were also higher in plants that emerged from SMF pre‐treated seeds as compared to untreated seeds. Leghemoglobin content and hemechrome content in root nodules were also increased by SMF pre‐treatment. Thus pre‐sowing exposure of seeds to SMF enhanced carbon and nitrogen metabolism and improved the yield of soybeans in terms of number of pods, number of seeds, and seed weight under saline as well as non‐saline conditions. Consequently, SMF pre‐treatment effectively mitigated adverse effects of NaCl on soybeans. It indicates that magnetopriming of dry soybean seeds can be effectively used as a pre‐sowing treatment for alleviating salinity stress. Bioelectromagnetics. 37:455–470, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Computerized stress management training for HIV+ women: a pilot intervention study

HIV+women have unique psychosocial stressors, but few interventions have been designed for this population. To address this gap in the literature, we developed a brief, theory-guided, computer-administered, stress management intervention for HIV+ women. To obtain initial evidence of the intervention's efficacy, we recruited 60 HIV+ female participants (70% African American) and randomized them to an immediate or delayed intervention condition. Psychological functioning, perceived stress, coping self-efficacy, and stress management knowledge were assessed at baseline and at a one month follow-up. Compared with the delayed treatment control group, women who received the intervention demonstrated improved stress management knowledge at the follow-up (p<0.01). However, depressive symptoms, psychological distress, perceived stress, and coping self-efficacy did not differ between the immediate and delayed intervention groups (ps>0.05). Computerized psychosocial interventions require continued refinement to meet the needs of HIV+ women.
Relative humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber with tapered and filled in polymer

A fiber-optic relative humidity sensor is demonstrated by using photonic crystal fiber as the sensing element which is tapered and filled with the moisture sensitive polymer. The theoretical results show the loss varies from 0.063dB/cm to 75.847dB/cm when the relative humidity changes from 0 to 95%RH.
Research article CYTOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND POLLEN VIABILITY STUDIES IN THE INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS BETWEEN HELIANTHUS ANNUUS AND HELIANTHUS MAXIMILIANI

The present investigation was undertaken with a view to study Cytological behavior of F1 interspecific hybrids of diploid wild perennial species Helianthus maximilini (2n = 34) and with cultivated sunflower Helianthus annuus (2n = 34) prebred line M-106. The interspecific hybrids have annual life cycle with the diploid somatic chromosome number thirty four. Chromosome association represented by univalents, bivalents, trivalents, besides the formation of normal bivalents, numerous irregularities observed during diakinesis and metaphase I of hybrids. In addition to these several types of chromosome irregularities like chromosome bridges and fragments, laggards and micronuclei were also noticed in considerable number of PMCs. The pollen viability of these F1 hybrids is very less compared to their parent, may be due to irregular behavior of chromosomes during meiosis in addition to environmental effect. The performance of these hybrids was either superior or nearer to their cultivated parent, but percentage of seed set of the two hybrids is low compared to parent, the existence of negative correlation of pollen fertility and chromosome abnormalities could explain low seed set. As due to these processes, narrow genetic base of the cultivated sunflower gets broadened with the infusion of genes from wild species.
Safety and tolerability review of lorcaserin in clinical trials

Lorcaserin is a novel selective serotonin 2C receptor agonist indicated by the US Food and Drug Administration for chronic weight management in adults with obesity or overweight with ≥1 comorbidity. The safety and efficacy of lorcaserin were established during two Phase III clinical trials in patients without diabetes (BLOOM and BLOSSOM) and one Phase III clinical trial in patients with type 2 diabetes (BLOOM‐DM). Headache was the most common adverse event experienced by patients during all Phase III trials. Additional adverse events occurring in >5% of patients receiving lorcaserin included dizziness, fatigue, nausea, dry mouth and constipation in patients without diabetes, and hypoglycaemia, back pain, cough and fatigue in patients with diabetes. In a pooled analysis of echocardiographic data collected during the three lorcaserin Phase III trials, the incidence of FDA‐defined valvulopathy was similar in patients taking lorcaserin and the placebo. Here, the safety profile of lorcaserin at the FDA‐approved dose of 10 mg twice daily is reviewed using data from the lorcaserin Phase III programme, with a focus on theoretical adverse events commonly associated with agonists of the serotonin receptor family. Based on the lorcaserin Phase III clinical trial data, lorcaserin is safe and well tolerated in the indicated patient populations.
A TEST FOR ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC SECTOR

This paper develops a test for Pareto-elliciency in the local public sector using the analytical result that aggregate property value is maximized at the public output level which satisfies the Samuelson condition for efficiency. By using cross-section data, it is possible to deduce whether a representative community provides its public goods in a property-value-maximizing (and hence efficient) fashion. The empirical results show no systematic tendency to either underor overprovide public goods in a sample of Massachusetts communities.
Neurocomputers: A Dead End?

The last decade saw a proliferation of research into the design of neurocomputers. Although such work still continues, much of it is never beyond the prototype-machine stage. In this paper, we argue that, on the whole, neurocomputers are no longer viable; like, say, database computers before them, their time has passed before they became a common reality. We consider the implementation of hardware neural networks, from the level of arithmetic to complete individual processors and parallel processors and show that currents trends in computer architecture and implementation are not supportive of a case for custom neurocomputers. We argue that in the future, neural-network processing ought to be mostly restricted to general-purpose processors or to processors that have been designed for other widely-used applications. There are just one or two, rather narrow, exceptions to this.
A conceptual framework of a modified unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) Model with Nigerian factors in E-commerce adoption

The conduct of business has advanced from the ‘trade by barter’ days through the ‘commodity money’ era to a ‘cashless or digital’ epoch referred to as electronic commerce (e-commerce) (Ovia, 2008). Nigeria is a country highly dependent on cash for its transactions. Internet utilization is at its infancy in Nigeria despite the liberation of the telecommunication sub-sector in the 1990’s. Moreover, there is insufficient research in e-commerce on developing countries like Nigeria and limited understanding of the underlying factors that affect its adoption. Hence, in this paper we propose a conceptual framework of a modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model with Nigerian factors towards user adoption of e-commerce in Nigeria. However, the paper’s approach is based on an indepth literature review.