Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Manipulating Liquid Metal Droplets in Microfluidic Channels With Minimized Skin Residues Toward Tunable RF Applications

A nontoxic liquid metal, such as eutectic gallium-indium (EGaIn) alloy, has been used to develop tunable radio frequency (RF) components, such as antennas, inductors, or capacitors, for enabling large tunable range, better linearity, and low loss, using fluidic displacement of the liquid metal. However, EGaIn residue, due to its fast oxidation, limits multiple movement of the EGaIn in the reconfigurable RF components. This paper focuses on the use of surfactants, carrier liquids, and microchannel coating materials that minimize EGaIn fragmentation and EGaIn residues on poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based microfluidic channels during repeated actuation of an EGaIn plug. Using a combination of carrier liquids and microchannel coating materials to minimize EGaIn from leaving residues on the PDMS microfluidic channel, a microstrip transmission line switch as a proof-of-concept reconfigurable RF application using the EGaIn plug is demonstrated. It is switched ON<;4 dB and OFF with a loss of <;18 dB over the frequency range between 4 and 15 GHz.
3-D Capacitive Interconnections for Wafer-Level and Die-Level Assembly

This paper presents a 3D interconnection scheme based on capacitive coupling. We propose synchronous communication circuits, based on a precharge and transmission approach, that provide an optimization of interconnection sensitivity. Measurements on a 0.13 ¿m CMOS implementation demonstrate working connections with an area occupation of 8 × 8 ¿m2 . Experimental results are presented for both die-to-die and wafer-to-wafer assembly techniques. They show a maximum communication bandwidth of 1.23 Gb/s, leading to a throughput per area of 19 Mb/s/¿M2 with an energy consumption of 0.14 mW/Gb/s. BER measurements demonstrate the reliability of these AC interconnections with no error on more than transmitted.
ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE AND ENDOTHELIUM IN THE FLOW‐INDUCED DILATION OF RAT CORONARY ARTERIES UNDER TWO PRECONSTRICTION CONDITIONS

1. Pressure‐induced tone and flow‐induced dilations were studied in a rat perfused epicardial coronary artery mounted in an arteriograph. Spontaneous tone was assessed in arteries submitted either to 60 or 90 mmHg intraluminal pressure either under control conditions, after incubation with NG‐nitro‐L‐arginine methyl ester (L‐NAME; 100 μmol/L) or after endothelial denudation. Flow‐induced dilation was quantified under these conditions in preparations either submitted to 60 mmHg and preconstricted with 10 μmol/L 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) or exhibiting spontaneous tone at 90 mmHg.
Variasi keluasan makna interpersonal dalam teks translasional dwibahasa “perburuan” berbahasa Indonesia dan berbahasa Prancis

Tujuan penelitian ini mendeskripsikan tingkat variasi keluasan makna interpersonal dalam teks translasional yang melibatkan dua bahasa, yaitu bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa Prancis serta mendeskripsikan faktor kontekstual yang memicu terjadinya variasi keluasan makna interpersonal dalam dua teks translasional. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode simak, dengan melihat mood dan residue dari Eggin. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variasi keluasan makna interpersonal lapis pertama yang diwujudkan dalam T1-T2 didominasi oleh variasi 0 (paling rendah). Hal ini dikarenakan T1-T2 keduanya bersarana grafik dengan kecirian bahasa tulis yang di dalamnya bercirikan Mood dan Residu yang tersurat. Selain itu, penerjemah T2 dari awal telah memutuskan T1 menjadi intertekstual konteks T2. Adapun bukti empiriknya adalah judul T1-T2 mempunyai makna kata yang sama sehingga dengan otomatis isi selanjutnya, ranah sosial dalam T2 selalu terkait dengan T1. Adapun pendorong penerjemah T2 memutuskan T1 menjadi intertekstual konteks T2 karena penerjemah T2 menganut ideologi makna berangkat dari T1 sehingga dalam melakukan tindak penerjemahan, penerjamah T2 setia dengan T1. Kata Kunci : variasi, keluasan makna interpersonal The breadth variation of interpersonal meaning on the bilingual translational text of “perburuan” in bahasa Indonesia and France Abstract This research aims to describe the degree of the interpersonal meaning breadth on the translational texts which involves two languages, in this case Bahasa Indonesia and French. It also aims to describe the factors of the interpersonal meaning breadth on those texts. The data collection was conducted by observing the texts. The findings show that the variation of interpresional meaning breadth of the first layer, which is represented T1-T2, is dominated by variation 0 (the lowest variation). This is beacause T1-T2 is in the form of written text in which the characteristic of written text is the extrinsic Mood and Residue. Moreover, the T2 translator decided that T1 became the T2 intertextual context. The empirical proof is represented in the title of T1-T2 which has the same meaning so that the social context is always related to T1. The motive of the translator T2 to decide that T1 became intertextual of T2 is that he follows the ideology that meaning derives from T1 so that in the process of translation, he sticks to the T1. Keywords: variation, interpersonal meaning breadth
An empirical comparison of character‐based and coalescent‐based approaches to species delimitation in a young avian complex

The process of discovering species is a fundamental responsibility of systematics. Recently, there has been a growing interest in coalescent‐based methods of species delimitation aimed at objectively identifying species early in the divergence process. However, few empirical studies have compared these new methods with character‐based approaches for discovering species. In this study, we applied both a character‐based and a coalescent‐based approaches to delimit species in a closely related avian complex, the light‐vented/Taiwan bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis/Pycnonotus taivanus). Population aggregation analyses of plumage, mitochondrial and 13 nuclear intron character data sets produced conflicting species hypotheses with plumage data suggesting three species, mitochondrial data suggesting two species, and nuclear intron data suggesting one species. Such conflict is expected among recently diverged species, and by integrating all sources of data, we delimited three species verified with independently congruent character evidence as well as a more weakly supported fourth species identified by a single character. Attempts to validate species hypothesis using Bayesian Phylogenetics and Phylogeography (BPP), a coalescent‐based method of species delimitation, revealed several issues that can seemingly affect statistical support for species recognition. We found that θ priors had a dramatic impact on speciation probabilities, with lower values consistently favouring splitting and higher values consistently favouring lumping. More resolved guide trees also resulted in overall higher speciation probabilities. Finally, we found suggestive evidence that BPP is sensitive to the divergent effects of nonrandom mating caused by intraspecific processes such as isolation‐with‐distance, and therefore, BPP may not be a conservative method for delimiting independently evolving population lineages. Based on these concerns, we questioned the reliability of BPP results and based our conclusions about species limits exclusively on character data.
Automated 3-D montage synthesis from laser-scanning confocal images: application to quantitative tissue-level cytological analysis.

This paper presents a landmark based method for efficient, robust, and automated computational synthesis of high-resolution, two-dimensional (2-D) or three-dimensional (3-D) wide-area images of a specimen from a series of overlapping partial views. The synthesized image is the set union of the areas or volumes covered by the partial views, and is called the "montage. " This technique is used not only to produce gray-level montages, but also to montage the results of automated image analysis, such as 3-D cell segmentation and counting, so as to generate large representations that are equivalent to processing the large wide-area image at high resolution. The method is based on computing a concise set of feature-tagged landmarks in each partial view, and establishing correspondences between the landmarks using a combinatorial point matching algorithm. This algorithm yields a spatial transformation linking the partial views that can be used to create the montage. Such processing can be a first step towards high-resolution large-scale quantitative tissue studies. A detailed example using 3-D laser-scanning confocal microscope images of acriflavine-stained hippocampal sections of rat brain is presented to illustrate the method.
Semiconductor Double-Ring-Resonator-Coupled Tunable Laser for Wavelength Routing

A monolithic widely tunable semiconductor laser based on a double-ring resonator is developed for use in a wavelength-routing switch. By using the double-ring resonator as a wavelength-selective filter, operation over a wide wavelength tuning range is achieved with a low tuning current. This low-tuning-current operation makes the laser very promising as a high-speed tunable light source for a wavelength-routing-based switch by effectively suppressing the thermal wavelength drift induced by current injection. In addition, the laser fabrication process is simpler compared to conventional distributed Bragg reflector tunable lasers. A tuning range of 50.0 nm, covering the entire C-band, is successfully demonstrated with an injection current of less than 5.2 mA. The wavelength drift caused by the thermal transients is less than 5 GHz.
CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS : A MEDICINAL PLANT WITH POTENT ANTI - TUMOR PROPERTIES

Ayurveda is the Indian trad itional system of medicine which focuses on the medical potential of plants. Catharanthus roseus is one plant recognized well in Ayurveda. It is known for its anti - tumo u r, anti - diabetic, anti - microbial, anti - oxidant and anti - mutagenic effects. It is an eve rgreen plant first originated from islands of Madagascar. The flowers may vary in colo u r from pink to purple and leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. It produces nearly 130 alkaloids mainly ajmalcine, vinceine, resperine, vincristine, vinblastine and rau basin. Vincristine and vinblastine are used for the treatment of various types of cancer such as Hodgkin's dise ase, breast cancer, skin cancer and lymphoblastic leukemia. It is an endangered species and need to be conserved using techniques like micro prop agation. It has high medicinal values which need to be explored extensively .
Weight-Shifting Mobiles: Motion and Tilt in One-Dimensional Gravitational Displays

In this paper, we propose motion and tilt as an input technique for Weight-Shifting Mobiles, a recently proposed mobile interactive system that employs a moving center of gravity as an output channel. We present a prototype that combines weight actuation with accelerometer input. We discuss how motion- and tilt-based applications in current mobile devices can be enhanced through weight actuation, and, on the other hand, how weight-based output can be augmented through motion and tilt input. Furthermore, we point to new application spaces that arise from the proposed combination. We present a study in which we compared a button-based input technique and the proposed accelerometer-based input style for a weight-actuated system. We present three application scenarios: A supportive technique for graphical user interfaces, a gesture support scenario, and a balance actuation system. While the conducted user study did not reveal any quantitative differences in button- and accelerometer-based input, user comments indicate that motion and tilt are suitable, and in some cases even preferable, as an intuitive input for weight-based mobile interactions.
[Transfection of brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene by recombinant adeno-associated virus vector in retinal ganglion cells in vitro].

OBJECTIVE To determine whether rat retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) could be infected by rAAV-BDNF in vitro and to evaluate the influence of rAAV-BDNF transfection on the survival and apoptosis of rat RGCs. METHODS It was a experimental study. (1) RGCs were isolated from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats (postnatal within 24 h). (2) Two days after the cultivation, the RGCs were transfected with rAAV-BDNF at a dosage of MOI = 10(5) and then incubated for 7 days. Total RNA were extracted from rAAV-BDNF transfected cells using Trizol reagent. The gene expression of BDNF gene in RGCs was analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase-chain reaction (RT-PCR). (3) Supernatant of the rAAV-BDNF transfected cells was collected at 7 days and 14 days after transfection. The protein expression of BDNF in the cell supernatant was examined with ELISA assay. (4) The survival and apoptosis of rAAV-BDNF transfected cells, untransfected cells and the cells with addition of BDNF in culture medium were evaluated by MTT colorimetric assay and flow cytometry with Annexin V-FITC staining, respectively. RESULTS (1) RT-PCR analysis showed that mRNA expression of BDNF gene could be detected in transfected cells but not in untransfected cells. (2)The concentrations of BDNF protein in the conditioned medium of the rAAV-BDNF transfected cells were (616.1 +/- 40.0) ng/L and (1075.1 +/- 48.7) ng/L 7 days and 14 days after the transfection, respectively. (3)MTT colorimetric assay showed that the OD values of rAAV-BDNF transfected cells and untransfected cells were similar at the time of 3 and 6 days after transfection( t = 1.084 and 1.582, P = 0.284 and 0.120). The OD value of transfected cells was higher than that of untransfected cells 9 days after the transfection (t = 4.854, P = 0.000). (4) The apoptosis rate in rAAV-BDNF transfected cells and the cells with BDNF exposure was lower than that of the untransfected cells (P = 0.015, 0.017). CONCLUSIONS Rat RGCs are able to be transfected by rAAV-BDNF in vitro. The transfected cells can express BDNF gene at the level of both mRNA and protein. Apoptosis rate is low in the transfected cells. This study indicates that rAAV-BDNF transfection can be used for the potential gene therapy in glaucoma neuroprotection.
Characterization of Rubisco Activase Genes in Maize: An α-Isoform Gene Functions alongside a β-Isoform Gene1[W][OPEN]

An α-isoform Rubisco activase gene contributes to the synthesis of a large polypeptide in maize. Rubisco activase (RCA) catalyzes the activation of Rubisco in vivo and plays a crucial role in regulating plant growth. In maize (Zea mays), only β-form RCA genes have been cloned and characterized. In this study, a genome-wide survey revealed the presence of an α-form RCA gene and a β-form RCA gene in the maize genome, herein referred to as ZmRCAα and ZmRCAβ, respectively. An analysis of genomic DNA and complementary DNA sequences suggested that alternative splicing of the ZmRCAβ precursor mRNA (premRNA) at its 3′ untranslated region could produce two distinctive ZmRCAβ transcripts. Analyses by electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry showed that ZmRCAα and ZmRCAβ encode larger and smaller polypeptides of approximately 46 and 43 kD, respectively. Transcriptional analyses demonstrated that the expression levels of both ZmRCAα and ZmRCAβ were higher in leaves and during grain filling and that expression followed a specific cyclic day/night pattern. In 123 maize inbred lines with extensive genetic diversity, the transcript abundance and protein expression levels of these two RCA genes were positively correlated with grain yield. Additionally, both genes demonstrated a similar correlation with grain yield compared with three C4 photosynthesis genes. Our data suggest that, in addition to the β-form RCA-encoding gene, the α-form RCA-encoding gene also contributes to the synthesis of RCA in maize and support the hypothesis that RCA genes may play an important role in determining maize productivity.
Improving accuracy of FDTD simulations in layered biological tissues

This letter demonstrates a possibility of improving accuracy of the continuous wave steady-state FDTD prediction of the EM field distribution in the layered biological tissues by reducing the numerical dispersion error via appropriate direct modification of the constitutive parameters of the tissues. The attractiveness of the approach lies in that the enhanced accuracy of the FDTD prediction is obtained at the negligible cost of a trivial pre-processing of the material parameters.
Theory of delocalized ionic binding to polynucleotides: Structural and excluded‐volume effects

A previously developed theory for the delocalized binding of ions to polyelectrolytes was restricted to point ions and a structurally rigid polyelectrolyte. For the binding of substances like oligolysines and polyamines to DNA, the restriction to point ions would appear not to be realistic. For the binding of ions to flexible chains like single‐stranded polynucleotides, the restriction to a rigid polyelectrolyte may not be realistic. In this article, we assess the effect of relaxation of these two restrictions. Excluded volume among bound ions is modeled by a hard‐rod potential in the context of the theory of a one‐dimensional fluid. The possibility that a flexible chain folds in some manner in the immediate vicinity of a bound ion is modeled by allowing the mean spacing between charged groups on the polymer to become smaller as the number of bound ions increases. We compare our results with recent data on the binding of a series of oligolysines to single‐stranded polynucleotides, which conflict with the predictions of the original theory of delocalized binding of point ions to rigid polyelectrolytes. Inclusion of excluded volume among bound ions does not significantly improve agreement with the data. Substantial improvement in the level of agreement is obtained when the polyion chain is assumed to be flexible. One of our conclusions is that the excluded‐site description of anticooperativity, which was designed for the binding of ligands to discrete sites on a polymer chain, and which does not include the effect of ionic forces, should not be used in cases of delocalized binding of ions.
Applying cascaded feature selection to SVM text categorization

This paper investigates the effect of a cascaded feature selection (CFS) in SVM text categorization. Unlike existing feature selections, our method (CFS) has two advantages. One can make use of the characteristic of each feature (word). Another is that unnecessary test documents for a category, which should be categorized into a negative set, can be removed in the first step. Compared with the method which does not apply CFS, our method achieved significant good performance especially about the categories which contain a small number of training documents.
Critical illness myopathy is frequent: accompanying neuropathy protracts ICU discharge

Objectives Neuromuscular dysfunction in critically ill patients is attributed to either critical illness myopathy (CIM) or critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) or a combination of both. However, it is unknown whether differential diagnosis has an impact on prognosis. This study investigates whether there is an association between the early differentiation of CIM versus CIP and clinical prognosis. Methods The authors included mechanically ventilated patients who featured a Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS-II) ≥20 on three consecutive days within the first week after intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Fifty-three critically ill patients were enrolled and examined by conventional nerve-conduction studies and direct muscle stimulation (184 examinations in total). The first examination was conducted within the first week after admission to the ICU. Results In this cohort of critically ill patients, CIM was more frequent (68%) than CIP (38%). Electrophysiological signs of CIM preceded electrophysiological signs of CIP (median at day 7 in CIM patients vs day 10 in CIP patients, p<0.001). Most patients with CIP featured concomitant CIM. At discharge from ICU, 25% of patients with isolated CIM showed electrophysiological signs of recovery and significantly lower degrees of weakness. Recovery could not be observed in patients with combined CIM/CIP, even though the ICU length of stay was significantly longer (mean 35 days in CIM/CIP vs mean 19 days in CIM, p<0.001). Conclusion Prognoses of patients differ depending on electrophysiological findings during early critical illness: early electrophysiological differentiation of ICU acquired neuromuscular disorder enhances the evaluation of clinical prognosis during critical illness.
Approximate parallel prefix computation and its applications

The authors address two fundamental problems in parallel algorithm design-parallel prefix sums and integer sorting-and show that both of them can be approximately solved very quickly on a randomized CRCW PRAM. In the case of prefix sums the approximation is in terms of the accuracy of the sums and in the case of integer sorting it is in terms of allowing some gaps between consecutive elements in the ordered list. By introducing approximation in these ways the authors are able to solve these problems in o(lg lg n) time, and thus avoid the near-logarithmic lower bounds by Beame and Hastad that hold for the exact versions of these problems. Nevertheless, they demonstrate that these approximations are strong enough to be used as subroutines in fast randomized algorithms for some well-known problems in parallel computational geometry. Perhaps the most succinct way to describe the power of the new tools which are presented is by observing that prior to this work it was known how to solve the interval allocation problem fast. The authors show how to solve the ordered version of the problem. <<ETX>>
‘It had to be my choice’ Indigenous smoking cessation and negotiations of risk, resistance and resilience

While Australia is considered a world leader in tobacco control, smoking rates within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population have not declined at the same rate. This failure highlights an obvious shortcoming of mainstream anti-smoking efforts to effectively understand and engage with the socio-cultural context of Indigenous smoking and smoking cessation experiences. The purpose of this article is to explore the narrative accounts of 20 Indigenous ex-smokers within an urban community and determine the motivators and enablers for successful smoking cessation. Our findings indicated that health risk narratives and the associated social stigma produced through anti-smoking campaigns formed part of a broader apparatus of oppression among Indigenous people, often inspiring resistance and resentment rather than compliance. Instead, a significant life event and supportive relationships were the most useful predictors of successful smoking cessation acting as both a motivator and enabler to behavioural change. Indigenous smoking cessation narratives most commonly involved changing and reordering a person's life and identity and autonomy over this process was the critical building block to reclaiming control over nicotine addiction. Most promisingly, at an individual level, we found the important role that individual health professionals played in encouraging and supporting Indigenous smoking cessation through positive rather than punitive interactions. More broadly, our findings highlighted the central importance of resilience, empowerment and trust within health promotion practice.