Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Quality of Object Relations as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Pattern of Alliance and Outcome in Short-Term Individual Psychotherapy

In this study, we investigated the personality variable quality of object relations (QOR) as a moderator of the relationship between the pattern of the therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome in two forms (interpretive, supportive) of short-term individual psychotherapy. In a sample of 72 psychiatric outpatients who completed interpretive therapy, QOR emerged as a moderator for the outcome factor general symptomatology and dysfunction. For high-QOR patients, an increasing level of alliance was directly related to benefit, whereas for low-QOR patients, a decreasing level of alliance was directly related to benefit. An explanation for these findings emphasized the importance of patients repeating their typical pattern of maladaptive interpersonal behavior in the therapy sessions in the context of the therapist working with the transference. In a sample of 72 psychiatric outpatients who completed supportive therapy, QOR did not emerge as a moderator. These findings in combination with evidence from previous studies suggest that QOR should be investigated as a moderator variable in future studies of short-term psychotherapy.
Fast holo-kronecker compressive sensing for hyperspectral image

Compressive sensing of hyperspectral image (HSI) faces the difficulties of complex computation and much information redundancies. In this paper, we propose a highly-efficient compressive sensing framework including sampling method and its corresponding reconstruction algorithm for HSI. Kronecker product is used to generate the sparsifying basis and measurement matrices. Both the data in spatial dimensions and spectral dimension are compressed, resulting an enhanced sampling efficiency. Very few measurements are needed for a successful reconstruction. We combine the sparsity model and low multilinear-rank model for fast and accurate reconstruction. Iterative algorithm is employed to reconstruct the data only in one dimension of HSI independently instead of all dimensions globally, which can speed up the reconstruction.
Proposal of a new model to improve the collection of small WEEE: a pilot project for the recovery and recycling of toys

A new collection model was designed and tested in Catalonia (Spain) to foster the separate collection and recycling of electrical and electronic toys, with the participation of selected primary and secondary schools, as well as waste collection points and municipalities. This project approach is very original and important because small household WEEE has low rates of collection (16–21% WEEE within the EU or 5–7% WEEE in Spain) and no research on new approaches to enhance the collection of small WEEE is found in the literature. The project was successful in achieving enhanced toys collection and recycling rates, which went up from the national Spanish average of 0.5% toys before the project to 1.9 and 6% toys during the two project years, respectively. The environmental benefits of the campaign were calculated through a life-cycle approach, accounting for the avoided impact afforded by the reuse of the toys and the recycling of the valuable materials contained therein (such as metals, batteries and circuit boards) and subtracting the additional environmental burdens associated with the establishment of the collection campaign.
MIMO downlink joint processing and scheduling : a survey of classical and recent results

Using M antennas at the base station can boost the downlink throughput by a factor M (multiplexing gain), even though the receivers have a single antenna and do not cooperate. In this semi-tutorial paper, we discuss some lowcomplexity alternatives to achieve a downlink throughput very close to the optimal sum capacity. We review and compare these alternatives and we show that, in the simple setting of independently fading channels, conventionalinear beamforming achieves the best tradeoff between performance and complexity . This calls for a reconsideration of the emphasis that some recently proposed non-linear downlink precoding techniques have been given both in the research literature and in the technology development. We address also the problem of joint downlink procesing and scheduling in a packet data system (cross-layer design) and compare recently proposed scheme that require very simple CSIT feedback. I. OPTIMAL DOWNLINK PRECODING A downlink channel with one base station equipped with M transmit antennas and K users with one antenna each is the simplest form ofMulti-Input Multi-Output Gaussian Broadcast Channel (MIMO-GBC), whose sum capacity and more recently the whole capacity region have been fully char acterized in a series of recent papers (see [1] and reference s therein). A time sample of this channel is characterized by
Semisynthetic Diet Ameliorates Crohn’s Disease–Like Ileitis in TNF&Dgr;ARE/WT Mice Through Antigen-Independent Mechanisms of Gluten

Background:Enteral nutrition is used to treat a subset of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Because dietary factors may contribute to an aggressive immune response toward the intestinal microbiota in the disease susceptible host, we used TNF&Dgr;ARE/WT mice to study the therapeutic effect of a semisynthetic experimental diet in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease (CD)–like inflammation in the ileum. Methods:TNF&Dgr;ARE/WT mice were fed chow and experimental diets partially fortified with gluten in a dose and time-dependent manner. Histopathology, markers of inflammation, intraepithelial lymphocytes phenotypes, and antigen-specific reactivation of CD4+ T cells were determined. Results:TNF&Dgr;ARE/WT mice being transferred to an experimental diet with 7 but not with 10 or 14 weeks of age were protected from development of Crohn’s disease–like ileitis. Although disease-related CD8&agr;&bgr;+ intraepithelial lymphocytes were increased irrespective of dietary intervention, the protective effect of experimental diet was associated with decreased expression of inflammation markers in ileal tissues. In addition, CD4+ T-cell reactivation in bacterial antigen-primed dendritic cell cocultures was not altered between semisynthetic and chow diet-fed TNF&Dgr;ARE/WT mice, suggesting bacteria-independent mechanisms. Most importantly, gluten-fortified experimental diet induced chronic ileitis in TNF&Dgr;ARE/WT mice, despite the fact that gluten-derived peptides failed to induce CD4+ T-cell activation. Reduced occludin expression levels suggest a negative role of gluten-fortified experimental diet on intestinal barrier integrity. Conclusions:Crohn’s disease–like ileitis can be prevented at early stages of disease development using a semisynthetic experimental diet. Gluten was identified as antigen-independent dietary factor relevant for the induction of chronic inflammation in the small intestine of TNF&Dgr;ARE/WT mice.
Integrated genome browser: visual analytics platform for genomics

Motivation Genome browsers that support fast navigation through vast data sets and provide interactive visual analytics functions can help scientists achieve deeper insight into biological systems. Toward this end, we developed Integrated Genome Browser (IGB), a highly configurable, interactive and fast open source desktop genome browser. Results Here we describe multiple updates to IGB, including all-new capability to display and interact with data from high-throughput sequencing experiments. To demonstrate, we describe example visualizations and analyses of data sets from RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and bisulfite sequencing experiments. Understanding results from genome-scale experiments requires viewing the data in the context of reference genome annotations and other related data sets. To facilitate this, we enhanced IGB’s ability to consume data from diverse sources, including Galaxy, Distributed Annotation, and IGB-specific Quickload servers. To support future visualization needs as new genome-scale assays enter wide use, we transformed the IGB codebase into a modular, extensible platform for developers to create and deploy all-new visualizations of genomic data. Availability IGB is open source and is freely available from http://bioviz.org/igb. Contact aloraine@uncc.edu
KinG Is a Plant-Specific Kinesin That Regulates Both Intra- and Intercellular Movement of SHORT-ROOT1[CC-BY]

KinG is a plant-specific calponin-homology domain kinesin that forms a complex with SHR through binding to SIEL, promotes its intercellular trafficking, and facilitates pausing of SHR-associated endosomes on microtubules. Both endogenous plant proteins and viral movement proteins associate with microtubules to promote their movement through plasmodesmata. The association of viral movement proteins with microtubules facilitates the formation of virus-associated replication complexes, which are required for the amplification and subsequent spread of the virus. However, the role of microtubules in the intercellular movement of plant proteins is less clear. Here we show that the SHORT-ROOT (SHR) protein, which moves between cells in the root to regulate root radial patterning, interacts with a type-14 kinesin, KINESIN G (KinG). KinG is a calponin homology domain kinesin that directly interacts with the SHR-binding protein SIEL (SHR-INTERACING EMBRYONIC LETHAL) and localizes to both microtubules and actin. Since SIEL and SHR associate with endosomes, we suggest that KinG serves as a linker between SIEL, SHR, and the plant cytoskeleton. Loss of KinG function results in a decrease in the intercellular movement of SHR and an increase in the sensitivity of SHR movement to treatment with oryzalin. Examination of SHR and KinG localization and dynamics in live cells suggests that KinG is a nonmotile kinesin that promotes the pausing of SHR-associated endosomes. We suggest a model in which interaction of KinG with SHR allows for the formation of stable movement complexes that facilitate the cell-to-cell transport of SHR.
Vigilance Degree Computing Based on EEG

In daily life, lots of work need people maintain higher attention or vigilance. In the early study of vigilance, blink frequency, the impedance of skin, body temperature and blood pressure and other physiological signals was used to estimate the vigilance. EEG signal can more directly reflect the brain's activity than other physiological signals, and EEG signal have a higher time resolution. In this paper, ERP component and different frequencies of EEG were used to analyze the alert state, according to this study, in the ERP components, N170 can be a good representation of the degree of fatigue of the subject; Through the 10 subjects EEG frequency distribution analysis, and according to the formula defined in this paper, the vigilance degree of this ten subjects was calculated.
Application of acoustic emission sensing for the non-destructive evaluation of advanced composite materials

To evaluate the state of health of the composite, a real-time, in-situ acoustic emission (AE) damage detection system has been developed, where the monitoring of AE activity emitted from within a carbon/epoxy composite material (CFRP) is achieved using an all-fibre Mach-Zehnder interferometric sensor. The basic Mach-Zehnder configuration was modified to achieve the sensitivity needed to detect the low amplitude signals associated with AE. An active homo dyne feedback loop was employed to maintain quadrature, whereas polarisation controllers ensured that the state of polarisation of the guided beams were equal. Two additional components were included in the AE detection system; fibre collimators and a demountable composite test section. The fibre collimators adjusted the optical path length in one of the arms of the interferometer to help maintain system sensitivity from test to test. The demountable test section ensured ease of testing, without the need for continual fusion splicing. The characterisation of the fibre optic sensor was achieved by an analysis of its response to known acoustic disturbances. The fibre optic sensors response to continuous and transient acoustic excitation sources demonstrated the feasibility of using an embedded fibre optic Mach-Zehnder interferometric sensor for the evaluation of composite materials. The sensor's potential for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) was investigated by placing CFRP specimens with the embedded sensors under sufficient tension to cause damage. Signal analysis was performed on the detected AE data, using the time domain parameters and the cumulative event count. The change in the slope of the cumulative count curve coincided with the point where the accumulated damage seriously compromised the structural integrity of the sample. As a damage detection system the fibre optic sensor was adequate, however, the correlation of the time domain parameters with specific damage mechanisms proved inconclusive. Specially designed samples were manufactured to help the fibre optic sensor differentiate between mechanisms. Fibre optic sensor component failure resulted in the testing and analysis using the piezoelectric transducer only.
An Optimization for the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)

The link quality mechanism of the MANET Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP) enables "ignoring" some 1-hop neighbors if the measured link quality from that 1-hop neighbor is below an acceptable threshold, while still retaining the corresponding link information as acquired from HELLO message exchange. This allows immediate reinstatement of the 1-hop neighbor if the link quality later improves sufficiently. NHDP also collects information about symmetric 2-hop neighbors. However it specifies that if a link from a symmetric 1-hop neighbor ceases being symmetric, including while "ignored" as described above, then corresponding symmetric 2-hop neighbors are removed. This may lead to symmetric 2-hop neighborhood information being permanently removed (until further HELLO messages are received) if the link quality of a symmetric 1-hop neighbor drops below the acceptable threshold, even if only for a moment. This specification updates RFC6130 "Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)", and RFC7181 "The Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2)" to permit retaining, but ignoring, symmetric 2-hop information when the link quality from the corresponding 1-hop neighbor drops below the acceptable threshold. This allows immediate reinstatement of the symmetric 2-hop neighbor if the link quality later improves sufficiently, thus making the symmetric 2-hop neighborhood more "robust".
Electrochemically deposited ceria structures for advanced solid oxide fuel cells

As the pursuit towards emissions reduction intensifies with growing interest and nascent technologies, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) remain an illustrious candidate for achieving our goals. Despite myriad advantages, SOFCs are still too costly for widespread deployment, even as unprecedented materials developments have recently emerged. This suggests that, in addition to informed materials selection, the necessary power output—and, thereby, cost-savings—gains must come from the fuel cell architecture. The work presented in this manuscript primarily investigates cathodic electrochemical deposition (CELD) as a scalable micro-/nanoscale fabrication tool for engineering ceria-based components in a SOFC assembly. Also, polymer sphere lithography was utilized to deposit fully connected, yet fully porous anti-dot metal films on yttira-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) with specific and knowable geometries, useful for mechanistic studies. Particular attention was given to anode structures, for which anti-dot metal films on YSZ served as composite substrates for subsequent CELD of doped ceria. By tuning the applied potential, a wide range of microstructures from high surface area coatings to planar, thin films was possible. In addition, definitive deposition was shown to occur on the electronically insulating YSZ surfaces, producing quality YSZ|ceria interfaces. These CELD ceria deposits exhibited promising electrochemical activity, as probed by A.C. Impedance Spectroscopy. In an effort to extend its usefulness as a SOFC fabrication tool, the CELD of ceria directly onto common SOFC cathode materials without a metallic phase was developed, as well as templated deposition schemes producing ceria nanowires and inverse opals.
Effects of T-cadherin expression on B16F10 melanoma cells

Melanoma is one of the most deadly skin cancers. T-cadherin is an atypical member of the cadherin superfamily as it lacks the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains and is anchored to cell membranes through glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchors. T-cadherin downregulation is associated with a poorer prognosis in various carcinomas, such as lung, ovarian, cervical and prostate cancer, while in the majority of cancer cell lines, T-cadherin re-expression inhibits cell proliferation and invasiveness, increases susceptibility in apoptosis and reduces tumor growth in in vivo models. The functional relevance of T-cadherin gene expression in melanoma progression remains to be clarified. The present study was designed for this purpose. The T-cadherin gene was transfected into B16F10 melanoma cells to express T-cadherin in the cells which were originally deficient in T-cadherin expression. The proliferation, invasiveness, apoptosis and cell cycle of the transfected B16F10 melanoma cells were analyzed. The present study showed that the expression of T-cadherin in B16F10 melanoma cells markedly reduced cell proliferation and permeation through Matrigel-coated membranes, representing invasiveness. The percentage of early apoptotic cells and cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle was markedly increased compared with either parental B16F10 (without transfection) or empty pEGFP-N1 (without T-cadherin gene)-transfected B16F10 cells, suggesting G2/M arrest, with similarity between the parental and empty pEGFP-N1-transfected B16F10 cells. T-cadherin is important in melanoma progression and may be a possible target for therapy in melanoma and certain other types of cancer.
Dielectric properties of nanotube reinforced butyl elastomer composites

Dielectric relaxation behavior of multiwalled carbon nanotube reinforced butyl rubber composites has been studied as a function of variation in filler in the frequency range of 20–2 × 106 Hz. The effect of variation in filler loadings on the complex and real parts of impedance was distinctly visible, which has been explained on the basis of interfacial polarization of fillers in a heterogeneous medium and relaxation dynamics of polymer chains in the vicinity of fillers. The electric modulus formalism has been used to further investigate the conductivity and relaxation phenomenon. The frequency dependence of AC conductivity has been investigated by using Percolation theory. The phenomenon of percolation in the composites has been discussed based on the measured changes in electric conductivity and morphology of composites at different concentrations of the filler. The percolation threshold as studied by AC conductivity occurred in the vicinity of 6–8 phr of filler loading. Scanning electron microscope microphotographs showed agglomeration of the filler above this concentration and formation of a continuous network structure. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009
The Complete Rank Transform: A Tool for Accurate and Morphologically Invariant Matching of Structures

Most researchers agree that invariances are desirable in computer vision systems. However, one always has to keep in mind that this is at the expense of accuracy: By construction, all invariances inevitably discard information. The concept of morphological invariance is a good example for this trade-off and will be in the focus of this paper. Our goal is to develop a descriptor of local image structure that carries the maximally possible amount of local image information under this invariance. To fulfill this requirement, our descriptor has to encode the full ordering of the pixel intensities in the local neighbourhood. As a solution, we introduce the complete rank transform, which stores the intensity rank of every pixel in the local patch. As a proof of concept, we embed our novel descriptor in a prototypical TV−L1-type energy functional for optical flow computation, which we minimise with a traditional coarse-to-fine warping scheme. In this straightforward framework, we demonstrate that our descriptor is preferable over related features that exhibit the same invariance. Finally, we show by means of public benchmark systems that our method produces in spite of its simplicity results of competitive quality.
3 D pattern of brain atrophy in HIV / AIDS visualized using tensor-based morphometry

35% of HIV-infected patients have cognitive impairment, but the profile of HIV-induced brain damage is still not well understood. Here we used tensor-based morphometry (TBM) to visualize brain deficits and clinical/anatomical correlations in HIV/AIDS. To perform TBM, we developed a new MRI-based analysis technique that uses fluid image warping, and a new α-entropy-based information-theoretic measure of image correspondence, called the Jensen–Rényi divergence (JRD). Methods: 3DT1-weighted brainMRIs of 26 AIDS patients (CDC stage C and/or 3 without HIV-associated dementia; 47.2±9.8 years; 25M/1F; CD4 T-cell count: 299.5±175.7/μl; log10 plasma viral load: 2.57± 1.28 RNA copies/ml) and 14 HIV-seronegative controls (37.6±12.2 years; 8M/6F) were fluidly registered by applying forces throughout each deforming image to maximize the JRD between it and a target image (from a control subject). The 3D fluid registration was regularized using the linearizedCauchy–Navier operator. Fine-scale volumetric differences between diagnostic groups were mapped. Regions were identified where brain atrophy correlated with clinical measures. Results: Severe atrophy (∼15–20% deficit) was detected bilaterally in the primary and association sensorimotor areas. Atrophy of these regions, particularly in the white matter, correlated with cognitive impairment (P=0.033) and CD4 T-lymphocyte depletion (P=0.005). Conclusion: TBMfacilitates 3D visualization ofAIDSneuropathology in living patients scanned with MRI. Severe atrophy in frontoparietal and striatal areas may underlie early cognitive dysfunction in AIDS patients, and may signal the imminent onset of AIDS dementia complex. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Geometric active deformable models in shape modeling

This paper analyzes the problem of shape modeling using the principle of active geometric deformable models. While the basic modeling technique already exists in the literature, we highlight many of its drawbacks and discuss their source and steps to overcome them. We propose a new stopping criterion to address the stopping problem. We also propose to apply a level set algorithm to implement the active geometric deformable models, thereby handling topology changes automatically. To alleviate the numerical problems associated with the implementation of the level set algorithm, we propose a new adaptive multigrid narrow band algorithm. All the proposed new changes have been illustrated with experiments with synthetic images and medical images.