Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Analysis of the applicability of RFID & wireless sensors to manufacturing and distribution lines trough a testing multi-platform

The increasing number of product references involved in production and distribution lines, implies an added complexity for the management and control systems of companies. Moreover, customers are increasingly in favour of the use of new technology when placing their orders, such as on-line booking and purchasing, and their requirements are increasingly greater. Customers, as well as companies, are demanding updated information on the condition and location of their ordered products during fabrication and transportation phases. This paper proposes an analysis of the applicability of accessing information in real-time related to a product's condition along the manufacturing and supply chain, by means of the integration of RFID systems with sensors and wireless networks. To achieve this purpose a multi-service controller board has been designed into which specific operation modules are plugged. The modules are active or passive RFID readers, modules with sensors or actuators, or modules for data storage. Furthermore, some other communication modules have also been developed offering WLAN, ZigBee or GPRS networks. Using these solutions, companies will have a more reliable and faster access to information in different areas of manufacturing and logistics. Their ease of implantation and reliability makes the use of the systems analysed here, an ideal solution for companies who wish to monitor over their manufacturing and distribution lines more easily. In addition, when all this technology works together, new functions and applications appear with interesting results for the different case studies.
Trafficking and Pharmacological Rescue of LQTS-2 Mutant Channels

The human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG) encodes an ion channel subunit underlying IKr, a potassium current required for the normal repolarization of ventricular cells in the human heart. Mutations in hERG cause long QT syndrome (LQTS) by disrupting IKr, increasing cardiac excitability and, in some cases, triggering catastrophic torsades de pointes arrhythmias and sudden death. More than 200 putative disease-causing mutations in hERG have been identified in affected families to date, but the mechanisms by which these mutations cause disease are not well understood. Of the mutations studied, most disrupt protein maturation and reduce the numbers of hERG channels at the membrane. Some trafficking-defective mutants can be rescued by pharmacological agents or temperature. Here we review evidence for rescue of mutant hERG subunits expressed in heterologous systems and discuss the potential for therapeutic approaches to correcting IKr defects associated with LQTS.
PERFORMANCE AND MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF A MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TREATING REAL TEXTILE DYEING WASTEWATER

The textile industry is one of the major industries of Taiwan but unfortunately it produces toxic and low biodegradable wastewater. To remedy this problem, this study compared the performance of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) and sequencing batch reactor (SBR) processes for treating real textile dyeing wastewater. The microbial diversity of the MBR process was also identified by a combination of culturing methods and molecular biotechnology. The removal efficiencies of the MBR process for color, COD, BOD, and SS were 54, 79, 99, and 100%, respectively, all higher than the corresponding parameters for the SBR process: i.e., 51, 70, 96, and 60%. All the above four parameters for the MBR effluent meet the criteria of the Taiwan EPA, while on the other hand, for the SBR process, only color and COD meet the Taiwan EPA effluent criteria. Furthermore, the genus Microbacterium, in particular Microbacterium aurum, was the most predominant population, accounting for 70.6% of the total isolates, and might be responsible for the degradation of the dyeing wastewater. Another two textile dyeing degradation bacteria, Paenibacillus azoreducens and Bacillus sp. , were also observed as predominant bacteria in MBR sludge.
Gay, Orthodox, and Trembling

Abstract In 2001, the documentary movie, Trembling Before God, was played in Jewish and gay film festivals around the world, provoking strong emotional reactions. Trembling Before God comprises interviews with Orthodox Jewish gay and lesbian persons who vividly and movingly describe their struggles to live their lives as observant Jewish people, being faithful at the same time to their sexual desires and their religious tradition. Almost all the people interviewed in the movie expressed mixed emotions: love towards their tradition and attachment to their community of faith, coupled with resentment against a community, which in their eyes failed to respond with understanding to their emotional needs, thus adding to their pain. This article aims to modify the picture portrayed in the movie. The dilemmas and struggles of gays and lesbians who live their lives in Orthodox Jewish communities are indeed real. Orthodox gays and lesbians experience a greater dissonance between their sexuality and the values of their community and therefore face more anxieties and inner turmoils than gays and lesbians who live in more permissive environments. The struggles of gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews, however, are not necessarily greater than those of gays and lesbians who live their lives in other conservative communities. In fact, while it is almost impossible to be a sexually active gay or lesbian and a practicing Southern Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Jehovah's Witness, or Mormon, it is not impossible for gays and lesbians to live their lives in an Orthodox Jewish environment. Amazingly, since the 1970s, thousands of gays and lesbians have given up on liberal environments and joined the ranks of traditionalist Jewish congregations.
Update on Regulatory Issues in Pancreatic Islet Transplantation

Over the past 12 years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed more than 40 investigational new drug applications for the use of allogeneic pancreatic islets to treat type 1 diabetes mellitus. Recent advances in islet cell isolation, transplantation, and immunosuppressive maintenance have led to multiple centers reporting promising results in the treatment of type 1 diabetes with allogeneic islet cells. The FDA held an advisory committee meeting on October 9-10, 2003, to explore the potential for licensing allogeneic islets as a therapy for severe type 1 diabetes. This article highlights the manufacturing challenges, discussed by the FDA advisory committee, that remain to be resolved before allogeneic islets can be approved for treatment of type 1 diabetes. This article also briefly addresses the challenges facing the clinical trial design of studies that could be used to support licensure.
Quench Level of the HL-LHC Nb3Sn IR Quadrupoles

The scope of the Large Hadron Collider Hi-Lumi Project at CERN includes the installation of several superconducting magnets wound with Nb3Sn Rutherford cables. The quench level of these magnets (i.e. the maximum energy that a cable can tolerate without quenching) is a key value required to set magnet protection from beam losses, and is expected to be significantly different from the computed and measured levels of the LHC NbTi magnets. In this work, we applied a one-dimensional numerical model of multi-strand Rutherford cables to simulate the electro-thermal instabilities caused by the heat released by the particle beam losses. Two models have been applied, one based on the analysis of the single strand, and the other accounting for all the strands in the multi-strand cable. The results of these two models are compared to analyze the effects of heat and current redistribution during quench. A comparison between the quench energy values obtained for the Nb3Sn conductor in the working conditions of the LHC Hi-Lumi inner triplet low-β quadrupole (MQXF) and those of the NbTi Rutherford cable of the LHC main quadrupole magnet (MQ) is presented.
Living with Marfan syndrome II. Medication adherence and physical activity modification

We investigated the perceptions of and adherence to medication and physical activity guidelines in 174 adults with Marfan syndrome. Over 80% of those prescribed beta‐ and Ca2+‐channel blockade reportedly adhere well to their medication regimen. The presence of cardiovascular symptoms and fatigue were positively correlated with the medication use. Medication‐takers reported that they are psychologically receptive to the use of medication for prophylactic treatment of their cardiovascular problems. However, all do not view their medication as essential for their health. Duration of the medication regimen, type of medication, and perception of controllability of the condition were each independently associated with respondents’ perceptions of the necessity of taking beta‐ or Ca2+‐channel blockers. Over 80% of the respondents reported that they choose their physical activities with their diagnosis in mind. Modifying exercise activities was significantly correlated with an increased perception of Marfan syndrome as having negative consequences on the respondents’ lives. Genetic counseling should address beliefs about medication use and physical activity restrictions, as perceptions of these health behaviors may have significant impact on how adults with Marfan syndrome adhere to these recommendations and cope with their condition.
Feature selection and classifier performance in computer-aided diagnosis for breast ultrasound

We propose a feature selection method for classifying breast ultrasound (BUS) images based on mutual information technique and statistical tests. The BUS dataset consisted of 641 BUS images (228 carcinomas and 413 benign lesions) and every image was segmented by a technique based on Watershed transform. Thereafter, 22 morphological features were computed from segmented lesions and the resultant feature space was ranked by mutual information approach, where the first feature presents the largest discrimination power between benign and malignant classes. Next, feature subsets were built by adding iteratively the first m ranked attributes until all of the 22 features were considered. The . 632+ bootstrap method estimated the discrimination performance of each feature subset in terms of the area under the ROC curve (AUC), by using the Fisher discriminant analysis (FLDA) as classifier. The results pointed out that the AUC values were 0.952 and 0.953 for the reduced (with seven features) and complete sets (with 22 features), respectively. Hence, dimensionality reduction was reached while maintaining the classification performance.
A Planar Duplexer Consisting of Mixed Bandpass Filters Using Different Tapped Resonators

This paper presents a planar duplexer consisting of mixed band pass filters(BPFs) using different tapped resonators. The duplexer is designed based on the general filter theory and tap-coupling technique. The actual duplexer is fabricated by coplanar waveguide(CPW) structure. The results of this study lead us to the conclusion that the proposal is useful for realizing the high performance planar duplexer fabricated without increasing the number of elements.
EVALUATION OF SPATIAL INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUES FOR MAPPING AGRICULTURAL TOPSOIL PROPERTIES IN CRETE

The aim of this work was to evaluate prediction maps created with interpolation for five common topsoil properties, namely organic matter, total CaCO3, electric conductivity, Fe content, and clay content in a Mediterranean agricultural system. Knowledge about spatial variance of soil properties is of significant importance when implementing "good farming rules" towards sustainable rural development. A 25 ha block of fields cultivated with grape vines and olive trees in the island of Crete was targeted as a study site. 106 topsoil samples were collected on a 50 × 50 m 2 grid and then analysed in the laboratory. Three well-known spatial interpolation techniques, namely Ordinary Kriging (OK), Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW), and Radial Basis Functions (RBF) were applied for generating the prediction maps, which then were assessed for their accuracy and effectiveness with a new, independent set of samples. This time the samples were collected randomly. The results indicated that there was not a method clearly more accurate than the other methods for any of the tested properties. The Goodness of prediction (G) had positive values for Fe content and total CaCO3 for all interpolation techniques and positive values for Organic Matter only for IDW. Among G values, only the value for total CaCO3 was big enough for all techniques, indicating that only this specific property counted for mapping. It is believed that the topography, crop alteration and farming practices significantly affected the results in the specific landscape. Future research will focus on taking account of between-field variations that are due to different crops or farming practices, incorporating segmentation techniques on cadastral data and satellite imagery.
Peripheral Adaption Power Cell Network for High Efficiency and High Linearity Power Amplifier

This letter presents a smart power cell network design with peripheral adaption technique in a 2 μm GaAs HBT process. A distributed input matching circuit accompanying individual power cells, each with its own pre-determined emitter ballast resistor is used in power cell network to perform power adaption operation. The power cell network is optimized to further enhance efficiency especially at very low output power range with substantial linearity improvement over an entire output power range. Compared to traditional power cells used in power amplifier, the new design shows an increase of PAE by at least 5% and improvement of IMD3 by 10 dB at 2.4 GHz with 600 KHz frequency spacing in measurement. The fabricated PA achieves a saturated output power of 32 dBm with PAE of 48%, and its IMD3 is lower than -30 dB up to 30 dBm output power.
Deeply virtual Compton scattering at Jefferson Lab

Introduites au milieu des annees 90, les Distributions Generalisees de Partons (GPD) sont aujourd'hui un element cle dans l'etude de la structure interne du nucleon. Les GPD sont la generalisation des Facteurs de Forme et des Fonctions de Distribution de Partons. Elles englobent la distribution spatiale et la distribution en impulsion des partons a l'interieur du nucleon, ce qui permet d'en effectuer une tomographie en trois dimensions. De plus, elles permettent d'obtenir le moment orbital angulaire total des quarks grâce a la regle de somme de Ji, ce qui est un element crucial dans l'elucidation de l'enigme de la structure en spin du nucleon. En decrivant de maniere plus complete la structure des hadrons en termes de quarks et gluons, il est possible d'approfondir notre comprehension de la Chromodynamique Quantique. Les GPD sont accessibles experimentalement a travers les processus d'electro-production exclusifs profonds, et l'un des canaux les plus simples est la Diffusion Compton Profondement Virtuelle (DVCS). Un programme experimental mondial a ete lance au debut des annees 2000 afin d'extraire ces GPD. L'experience DVCS E12-06-114 qui a ete effectuee dans le Hall A du Jefferson Laboratory (Virginie, Etats-Unis) entre 2014 et 2016 est incluse dans ce programme. Le but de cette experience est de mesurer avec grande precision la section efficace DVCS dependante de l'helicite en fonction du transfert d'impulsion Q², pour des valeurs fixes de la variable de Bjorken xBj, sur une cible de proton. La recente amelioration a 12 GeV de l'accelerateur permet d'obtenir un bras de levier en Q² plus important que lors des experiences precedentes et de sonder des regions cinematiques encore inexplorees, tandis que le faisceau polarise d'electrons permet de separer les contributions des parties reelles et imaginaires de l'amplitude DVCS a la section efficace totale. Dans ce document, un bref resume du programme experimental mondial sur l'etude des GPD va etre fourni, suivi par la description de l'appareillage et l'analyse des donnees de l'experience E12-06-114. Enfin, les resultats des mesures de sections efficaces polarisees et non-polarisees sont presentes et compares a une selection de modeles.
Towards a Dynamic Clamp for Neurochemical Modalities

The classic dynamic clamp technique uses a real-time electrical interface between living cells and neural simulations in order to investigate hypotheses about neural function and structure. One of the acknowledged drawbacks of that technique is the limited control of the cells' chemical microenvironment. In this manuscript, we use a novel combination of nanosensor and microfluidic technology and microfluidic and neural simulations to add sensing and control of chemical concentrations to the dynamic clamp technique. Specifically, we use a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip to generate distinct chemical concentration gradients (ions or neuromodulators), to register the concentrations with embedded nanosensors and use the processed signals as an input to simulations of a neural cell. The ultimate goal of this project is to close the loop and provide sensor signals to the microfluidic lab-on-a-chip to mimic the interaction of the simulated cell with other cells in its chemical environment.
Evaluating modular forms on Shimura curves

Let f be a newform, as specified by its Hecke eigenvalues, on a Shimura curve X. We describe a method for evaluating f. The most interesting case is when X arises as a compact quotient of the hyperbolic plane, so that classical q-expansions are not available. The method takes the form of an explicit, rapidly-convergent formula that is well-suited for numerical computation. We apply it to the problem of computing modular parametrizations of elliptic curves, and illustrate with some numerical examples.
Metabolic Differences in the Steatosis Induced by a High-Fat Diet and High-Protein-Fat Diet in Rats

The study aim was to evaluate some effects of a high-fat diet and a high-protein-fat diet in the hepatic steatosis development in rats. Twenty nine Wistar rats were divided at random into three groups: Control: a control diet with soybean oil; HF: a high-fat diet with 50% of lard; HPF: a high-protein-fat diet with about 40% of protein and 50% of lard. The groups were fed with these diets during four weeks. The following parameters were analyzed: hepatic steatosis, serum and hepatic lipid profile, lipid peroxidation, antioxidants concentration and hepatocytes damage. The HF group showed the highest caloric intake per day and the highest weight gain (p 0.05), whereas the MUFA concentration was higher in the HF and HPF (p>0.05) than the control group (p<0.05). Therefore, the experimental model used is an efficient model to study hepatic steatosis. The HF and HPF groups had the same behaviors for oxidative stress, serum glucose and hepatic damage in responses to the experimental diets, but these groups showed different esteatosis features.
Red blood cell glutathione and plasma sulfhydryls in chronic lung disease of the newborn

We compared the postnatal changes (days 1–28) in red blood cell glutathione and plasma sulfhydryl content in preterm babies developing chronic lung disease (CLD, n= 13) to those in babies with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS, n= 13) and control babies (n= 21). There were no initial differences in these measurements between the three groups. However, on day 28 in CLD and RDS the red blood cell glutathione was decreased compared to the control babies (p < 0.05). In CLD, there was a significant correlation between reduced/oxidized glutathione and (i) maximal FiO2 (r= ‐0.69, p < 0.05) and (ii) minimal a/A ratio (r=+0.73, p < 0.005). On day 28, although the plasma sulfhydryl level did not differ between the groups, the sulfhydryl/total protein ratio was decreased in CLD (p < 0.05). The late decrease in both glutathione and sulfhydryl/total protein ratio in babies with CLD suggests that oxidative stress is still ongoing at 28 days after birth and that the antioxidant capacity of their blood is still diminished at this time.
Structural and morphological analysis of laminated graphene oxide by Modified-Hummers method

In the present work, graphene oxide (GO) is synthesized from the Modified-Hummers method, varying the type of solvent and the number of washes involved in obtaining the GO, also evaluating the effect of the solvent on the morphological and structural properties. X-ray diffraction confirms the increase of the interplanar distance (3.15–7.8 Å) with respect to the graphite peak (002), which corroborates the presence of GO. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy technique shows the characteristic bands of the functional groups present in the GO, highlighting a better definition of bands with respect to the number of washes. The scanning electron microscopy technique confirms the presence of the GO laminar morphology, in a range of ∼ 45–95 nm thick and 200 nm wide. These obtained GO laminar sheets are suitable in electronic industry, energy storage and biomedical applications.
A Rapid and Efficient Method for Cloning Genes of Type II Restriction-Modification Systems by Use of a Killer Plasmid

ABSTRACT We present a method for cloning restriction-modification (R-M) systems that is based on the use of a lethal plasmid (pKILLER). The plasmid carries a functional gene for a restriction endonuclease having the same DNA specificity as the R-M system of interest. The first step is the standard preparation of a representative, plasmid-borne genomic library. Then this library is transformed with the killer plasmid. The only surviving bacteria are those which carry the gene specifying a protective DNA methyltransferase. Conceptually, this in vivo selection approach resembles earlier methods in which a plasmid library was selected in vitro by digestion with a suitable restriction endonuclease, but it is much more efficient than those methods. The new method was successfully used to clone two R-M systems, BstZ1II from Bacillus stearothermophilus 14P and Csp231I from Citrobacter sp. strain RFL231, both isospecific to the prototype HindIII R-M system.
Model predictive control in power electronics: Strategies to reduce the computational complexity

Model predictive control (MPC) is a control strategy that has been gaining more and more attention in the field of power electronics. However, in many cases the computational requirements of the derived MPC-based algorithms are difficult to meet, even with modern microprocessors that are immensely powerful and capable of executing complex instructions at a faster rate than ever before. To overcome this difficulty, three strategies that can significantly reduce the complexity of computationally demanding MPC schemes are presented in this paper. Three case studies are examined in order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed strategies. These include a move blocking strategy for a dc-dc boost converter and both an extrapolation strategy and an event-based horizon strategy for a dc-ac medium-voltage (MV) drive.
SYSTEMATYKA METOD POKREWNYCH MOŻLIWYCH DO ZASTOSOWANIA W OCENIE JAKOŚCI DZIAŁALNOŚCI MARKETINGOWEJ ORGANIZACJI

Streszczenie: W literaturze przedmiotu istnieje wiele metod sluzących ocenie jakości dzialalności marketingowej organizacji (np. audyt marketingowy, czy kontrola rentowności marketingu). Są tez takie, ktore mozna do tej oceny zaadaptowac. A zatem celem niniejszego artykulu jest identyfikacja metod pokrewnych mozliwych do zastosowania w ocenie jakości dzialalności marketingowej organizacji. Stąd tez w opracowaniu przedstawiono systematyke tych metod w podziale na dwie odrebne grupy: sluzące do wspomagania wyborow wielokryterialnych oraz do porownywania wielowymiarowych obiektow. Slowa kluczowe: marketing, metody, wielokryterialnośc, porownywanie, wielowymiarowośc.