Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Blink reflex in the prediction of outcome of idiopathic peripheral partial facioparesis: follow-up study.

AIM To determine the value of the blink reflex as a predictor of outcome of idiopathic peripheral partial facial paresis. METHOD The study included 30 patients suffering from acute idiopathic peripheral facioparesis and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Patients with symptomatic disease were excluded on the basis of neuroradiologic and laboratory findings. We stimulated the supraorbital foramen and recorded the evoked response from both orbiculares oculi muscles. We measured the ipsilateral early phasic component (R1) and bilateral late tonic component (ipsilateral R2 and contralateral R2) immediately, and a week and 6 months after the first test. RESULTS In the acute phase of idiopathic peripheral partial facioparesis, the blink reflex showed slightly prolonged latencies and greatly reduced amplitudes of both R1 and R2 and the normal latencies and amplitudes of R2. All subjects showed clinical symptoms and typical electromyographic (EMG) changes, whereas 24 had blink reflex abnormalities. One week after the onset, all patients were still symptomatic and showed EMG changes, but blink reflex abnormalities remained in only 11 patients. Six months after the onset, 21 patients became asymptomatic and showed no EMG changes, 7 had no clinical symptoms but showed chronic neurogenic EMG changes, whereas 2 showed both clinical symptoms and EMG changes. Blink reflex abnormalities were observed in 6 patients. The amplitudes of R1 immediately and one week after the onset were the best predictors of residual motor deficit. CONCLUSION Blink reflex is a useful tool for follow-up and recovery prognosis in patients with partial idiopathic facioparesis, especially in the early recovery phase.
Occurrence of Palinurellus wieneckii (De Man, 1881) in the Hawaiian islands (Decapoda: Palinura; Synaxidae)

ABSTRACT Palinurelluswieneckii (de Man, 1881), reported from the Hawaiian Islands for the first time, occurs in cryptic habitats and is probably nocturnal. The three specimens examined were collected in caves at depths of 9―11 m, and sightings were made in caves at depths of 11-27 m.
An Efficient Methodology for Clustering Uncertain Data Based on Similarity Measure

In data mining clustering is one of the most important and crucial task. There exists various clustering techniques like partitioning and density based techniques. The previous methods worked on traditional partitioning methods which are found unreliable to handle uncertain data as uncertain objects are geometrically indistinguishable. Data uncertainty can be occurred in various data collecting systems like sensors, weather information collecting systems, etc. Clustering gained much interest in clustering of uncertain data because the clustering algorithms works on the certain data so there is a need to do work on the algorithms to be as useful for uncertain data. The proposed work introduces the well-known Skew Divergence to measure the similarity between uncertain data. Previous methodology worked on KL-Divergence as well as on Janson-Shannon Divergence as the similarity measure. As KL-Divergence is very costly as compared to Skew Divergence or even infeasible. Skew Divergence with FCM creates a good combination and proves to be the best method of clustering uncertain data.
- 1-Visual artefacts through the Black Box : Analysing Deep Learning classifcation of Neoclassical furniture images

Te recent trend towards introducing digital instruments in the history of art is glaring at best. Like so many disruptive technologies new techniques in computer vision and natural language processing are about to fundamentally change the way we conduct and even envision our very disciplines. Image classifcation experiments for instance have become a trending topic in visual culture research and more traditional art history alike. Prominent among them are Artifcial Intelligence Deep Learning techniques such as Convolutional Neural Networks, (Krizhevsky, Sutskever, and Hinton 2012). New instruments however harbor new methodological and heuristic challenges since these techniques are a black box through which images are passed to create what is perceived as hermeneutic knowledge (Castelvecchi 2016).
A new strategy and system for the ex vivo ovary perfusion and cryopreservation: An innovation

Children and young adults, who suffer from cancer, receive gonadotoxic therapy, which destroys their fertile abilities after survival. Ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation provide the promising solution to this problem, where the ovary can be removed before the gonadotoxic therapy and reimplanted after patient's survival, where the ovary is to be cryopreserved during the period of the therapy. However, cryopreservation of the whole ovary is still facing great obstacles, namely the ischemic reperfusion injury and the defective cryopreservation related to the defective ability to universally deliver the cryopreservation/warming solutions through the ovarian vascular bed. Meanwhile, the currently applied technique of ovarian tissue cryopreservation provides limited follicular recovery because many follicles are lost until the development of revascularization post-transplantation. To solve the problems, an innovative system has been developed to insure immediate and universal delivery of the cryopreservation/warming solutions to the graft, in addition to keeping the graft under continuous perfusion before and after cryopreservation, minimizing any chance for microthrombi formation or ischemia-reperfusion. This innovative system can be applied in the following surgical and clinical interventions: 1) Allogeneic ovarian transplantation; 2) Preservation of fertility after systemic chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation in young females, where the ovaries could be removed before the therapy and exposed to the adequate cryopreservation provided by the system till re-implantation after the patient's survival; 3) The system is also suitable for the corresponding applications on the testicles.
Serological Confirmation of Chagas' Disease by a Recombinant and Peptide Antigen Line Immunoassay: INNO-LIA Chagas

ABSTRACT Although screening for Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies is mandatory in most South American countries, current tests are insensitive and have poor specificity. A recently optimized line immunoassay (the INNO-LIA Chagas assay) for the serological confirmation of Chagas' disease was evaluated at a large blood bank in São Paulo, Brazil. Sera from blood donors who reacted in at least one of three serological screening assays (n = 1,604) and who returned for a follow-up were retested, and the donors were interviewed to assess their epidemiological risk. The results obtained by the confirmatory assay evaluated in this study were compared to those obtained by the three different screening assays. Upon consideration of the consensus results obtained by the three different screening assays as a “gold standard,” the INNO-LIA Chagas assay showed a sensitivity of 99.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 98.3 to 99.9) and a specificity of 98.1% (95% CI, 96.6 to 99.0) for positive (n = 503) and negative (n = 577) sera. The INNO-LIA Chagas assay confirmed the results for significantly larger numbers of positive samples of at-risk individuals independent of the number of positive screening tests (P = 0.017, Mantel-Haenszel test). In conclusion, the INNO-LIA Chagas assay reliably confirmed the presence of antibodies toT. cruzi and can be implemented as a confirmatory assay for Chagas' disease serology.
EXTRAÇÃO DE SINAIS DE VOZEM AMBIENTES RUIDOSOS PORDECOMPOSIÇÃO EM FUNÇÕES BASESESTATISTICAMENTE INDEPENDENTES

A constante busca para aperfeicoar e estreitar o relacionamento entre homens e maquinas, tornando-o mais natural, nao e nenhuma novidade. Consequentemente, o reconhecimento da voz possibilitara uma manipulacao mais facil e pratica de equipamentos dotados com a capacidade de compreender a fala humana. Neste sentido e utilizando-se dos conhecimentos disponiveis na literatura de como o cerebro humano processa informacoes, alguns metodos propostos procuram simular computacionalmente essa habilidade, voltados principalmente a extracao de um sinal de voz de uma mistura de sons, na tentativa de, por exemplo, aumentar a taxa de reconhecimento e inteligibilidade. A extracao da voz pode ser obtida usando medidas de um unico ou multiplos canais. Para extrair uma voz em um unico canal, propomos usar as caracteristicas da voz pelo conceito de codificacao eficiente, que procura imitar o modo como o cortex auditivo trata as informacoes, utilizando-se da tecnica de Analise de Componentes Independentes (ICA), obtendo as funcoes bases dos sinais de entrada e recuperando o sinal estimado, mesmo quando sao adicionadas interferencias. Atraves de simulacoes comprovamos tambem a eficiencia da tecnica usada, primeiro, na recuperacao de um sinal de voz com a utilizacao das funcoes bases de outro sinal e, segundo, frente a efeitos de reverberacao. Esta tecnica pode ser usada para extrair uma unica fala eficazmente, como tambem prenuncia um modo novo de chegar ao problema de reconhecimento da fala/orador.
EFFECTIVENESS OF MANUAL TRACTION AND OTHER PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PAINFUL CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY

Background: Cervical radiculopathy, generally entitle as pinching of the nerves which causes severe shooting pain which mostly pass through the shoulder. Along with it causes muscle weakness and numbness into the arm and hand. In majority of the cases, cervical radiculopathy responds well to conservative mode of treatments which incorporate physical therapy with medical management. The aim of this study is to uncover the effective and evidence based conservative treatment of cervical radiculopathy.Method: Randomized controlled trial study conducted from January 2014 to December 2014. Participants were recruited from physiotherapy OPDs of tertiary care hospitals. A total number of, 100 subjects with a ratio of 50 men and 50 women were recruited between the ages of 25 and 55 years with unilateral cervical radiculopathy. Control group received combination of conventional AROM exercises and modalities including TENS and superficial thermotherapy as a treatment while experimental group received manual cervical traction and combination of conventional AROM exercises, modalities including TENS and superficial thermotherapy. For both groups, treatment was designed for two weeks (6 sessions/ week). Improvement in symptoms was assessed by evaluation of both groups on the basis of visual analogue scale (VAS). Results: After 2 weeks of treatment, patients with neck pain showed marked decreased in pain as compared with the control group (P<.001). For pre and post level a paired sample t-test was used and the results with p-value less than 0.05 were considered as significant. Mean difference of 0.94 (VAS) with a significant p-value (P<0.01) was obtained shows the respective improvements in thenumeric pain scale scores.Conclusion: Manual cervical traction when used with conventional AROM exercises and modalities were effective methods for decreasing pain in cervical radiculopathy. Recent literature supports such protocols involving multiple interventions. Results of this study also supported the treatment options in cervical radiculopathy in a multimodal approach.
Matrix decomposition graphics processing unit solver for Poisson image editing

Abstract. In recent years, gradient-domain methods have been widely discussed in the image processing field, including seamless cloning and image stitching. These algorithms are commonly carried out by solving a large sparse linear system: the Poisson equation. However, solving the Poisson equation is a computational and memory intensive task which makes it not suitable for real-time image editing. A new matrix decomposition graphics processing unit (GPU) solver (MDGS) is proposed to settle the problem. A matrix decomposition method is used to distribute the work among GPU threads, so that MDGS will take full advantage of the computing power of current GPUs. Additionally, MDGS is a hybrid solver (combines both the direct and iterative techniques) and has two-level architecture. These enable MDGS to generate identical solutions with those of the common Poisson methods and achieve high convergence rate in most cases. This approach is advantageous in terms of parallelizability, enabling real-time image processing, low memory-taken and extensive applications.
Pathogenesis of eczema

Fczema is a general term encompassing several types of dermatitis: atopic dermatitis, seborrhoeic dermatitis, dyshydrotic eczema, irritant contact dermatitis, and allergic contact dermatitis. Ail types of eczema cause erythema and pruritus ofthe skin and some peel, blister and weep. Atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema) tends to be the most severe and long lasting, and is the type seen most frequently in individuals from families with allergic respiratory conditions. The first comprehensive description of atopic dermatitis was put forth nearly a century ago by the French physician, Besnier [1]. who emphasized the hereditary nature of this disorder, its chronically recurring course, and its association with hay fever and asthma. This review will concentrate on the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.
How Do Heterogeneous Social Interactions Affect the Peer Effect in Rural-Urban Migration?: Empirical Evidence from China

In this paper, we use the "2002 Chinese Household Income Project Survey" (CHIP2002) data to examine how heterogeneous social interactions affect the peer effect in the rural-urban migration decision in China. We find that the peer effect, measured by the village migration ratio, significantly increases the individual probability of outward migration. We also find that the magnitude of the peer effect is nonlinear, depending on the strength and type of social interactions with other villagers. Interactions in information sharing can increase the magnitude of the peer effect, while interactions in mutual help in labor activities, such as help in housing construction, nursing and farm work in busy seasons, will impede the positive role of the peer effect. Being aware of the simultaneity bias caused by the two-way causality between social interaction strengths and migration, we utilize "historical family political identity in land reform" as an instrumental variable for social interactions. However, the hypothesis that probit and instrumental-variable probit results are not significantly different is not rejected. The existence of a nonlinear peer effect has rich policy implications. For policy makers to encourage rural-urban migration, it is feasible to increase education investment in rural areas or increase information sharing among rural residents. However, only an increase in the constant term in the regression, i.e., a "big push" in improving institutions for migration, can help rural Chinese residents escape the low equilibrium in migration.
A Comprehensive Digital Protection Scheme for Low-Voltage Microgrids with Inverter-Based and Conventional Distributed Generations

Microgrid (MG) protection is one of the main challenges in proliferation of microgrids. Due to limited fault current feeding of inverter-based distributed generations (DGs), in islanded operation of MG, protection problems become more complicated; and, therefore, conventional protection strategies cannot be applied. Hence, new protection methods that are applicable in islanded and grid-connected modes of operation are necessary. In this paper, a comprehensive digital-relay based protection is introduced for the protection of MGs. The proposed method includes protection of lines, distributed generations, and the point of common coupling. The structure and graphical schematic of the proposed digital relays are also presented. The proposed method is independent of the MG operation mode and benefits from single-phase tripping. In this method, due to fault isolation from both sides of a line, downstream loads and DGs can operate after fault clearance. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed protection method, numerous simulations are carried out on an MG test system in the PSCAD/EMTDC environment.
INVESTIGATION OF THE GEOMETRY EFFECTS ON THE THERMO-HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF NONCIRCULAR JOURNAL BEARINGS USING GDQ METHOD

ARTICLE INFORMATION ABSTRACT Original Research Paper Received 10 February 2016 Accepted 06 April 2016 Available Online 10 May 2016 Noncircular lobed journal bearing performance, in comparison with circular types, depends on various design parameters such as tilt and mount angles. Mounting orientation of this kind of bearings with respect to machine frame (mount angle) and also the way of setting their lobes with respect to each other (tilt angle), can change the bearings configuration and, as a result, their performance. In present study the thermo-hydrodynamic performance of noncircular two, three and four lobed journal bearings for different values of tilt and mount angles, using generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) method, are investigated. The results show that the thermal effects on these bearings performance are considerable and that the thermal consideration makes the results closer to real performance situations. The results of bearings performances due to rise in temperature in rotor, lubricant fluid and bearing shell, when compared to their isothermal conditions, show that viscosity of lubricant as well as load carrying capacity of bearings are decreased, depending on tilt and mount angles, especially in case of two lobed bearings. The results also show that the effects of tilt and mount angles on bearing performance are periodic and so it is possible to select these angles suitably for bearings to be optimum.
Mathematical Model of Influenza Dynamics Compare the incubation period and Control : in THAILAND

In this paper, we propose the mathematical model to study the endemic of Influenza in Thailand. The aims of the research are to study and analyze the epidemiology of Influenza in Thailand by using the mathematical modeling. The data from the annual number of cases reported to the Division of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health during the period 1997-2013 are analyzed. We construct the system of nonlinear differential equations for two models. The first one, we divide the human population into four groups: the susceptible human, infectious human, the recovered human who are totally immune to the strain and the recovered human who are partially immune to that strain classes. For the second model, we enlarge the model by considering the incubation period. The standard dynamical modeling method are applied to determine the behaviors of solutions to each model. The conditions required of the parameters for the disease free and endemic equilibrium states to be local asymptotically stable is obtained. Numerical simulations are seen to support the theoretical predictions. The alternative way to control the outbreak of this disease in Thailand are suggested in our research. Keywords—Influenza, Mathematical Modeling, Nonlinear Differential Equations, Numerical Simulation.
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Society is becoming increasingly reliant on Information Systems to meet its everyday communication requirements, yet many current implementations lack support for important conversational cues. One such cue is emotion communication. Emotion communication carries with it many signals that affect our behaviour, the interpretation of the message and provide a catalyst to other forms of communication such as empathy and the formation of social ties. Emotion itself can affect the very decision to communicate, or the way in which one may respond to a given communication. To explore the ways in which systems may better support emotion communication between members of a social group, a cloud-based information system was developed and trialled which both large and small groups. This paper presents results on how Information Systems can best support emotion communication in social groups.
Concepção de currículo em Dermeval Saviani e suas relações com a categoria marxista de liberdade

Dermeval Saviani analisa o trabalho educativo pelo enfoque marxista, articulando questoes relativas a filosofia e historia da educacao, politica educacional e teoria pedagogica, fornecendo sustentacao para o enfrentamento do esvaziamento do curriculo escolar. A partir da contribuicao desse educador e de outros que a ele se somam, na construcao da pedagogia historico-critica, alguns principios curriculares podem ser formulados para a selecao dos conteudos do ensino. Um exemplo e a questao dos classicos, que Saviani aponta como referencia para a selecao dos conteudos escolares. A categoria de liberdade e compreendida, pela tradicao marxista, de maneira contraposta a visao liberal-burguesa e tem como fundamento a analise historica da construcao da sociabilidade e da cultura a partir da atividade de trabalho. E esta perspectiva historica que da sentido as ideias defendidas por Saviani sobre o conhecimento, a formacao humana e o curriculo escolar.
Microdeletion 22q11.2: clinical data and deletion size

Editor—Ninety probands with microdeletion 22 were ascertained at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, between 1 January 1994 and 1 June 1997. All patients had been karyotyped by G banding and were found to have a 46,XX or 46,XY karyotype except for one patient who had a de novo unbalanced translocation: 45,XY,der(6) t(6;22)(p25;q11.2)/45,XY,der(6)t(6;22)(p25;q11.2),+f. The fragment was very small and was not defined. All were shown by FISH analysis to be deleted for D22S75 using probe N25 (Oncor, Gaithersburg, MD). FISH analysis for D22S75 was also performed on 126 parents of 73 probands. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Board of the hospital and written informed consent was obtained. Clinical data were reviewed retrospectively in 90 cases. Forty five (50%) were female and 45 (50%) male. The median age at diagnosis was 5.5 years, with 23 cases (26%) under the age of 1 year. The height in relation to age was lower than average, with 69/85 cases (81%) being less than the 50th centile (no data in five cases). Head circumference was less than the 50th centile in 56/80 cases (70%) (no data in 12 cases). Data on palatal abnormalities/hypernasal speech were available in 72 cases with no data in 18 cases. Palatal abnormalities/hypernasal speech were found in 55/72 cases (76%): 28 patients had hypernasal speech without cleft, four …
Realization of Three-Dimensional Si and $ \hbox{SiO}_{2}$ Nanowall Structures Using Reactive Ion Etching

We report the realization of highly sculptured 3-D silicon and SiO2 nanowall structures on silicon substrates with a single masking layer using a hydrogen-assisted deep reactive ion etching process. By precisely controlling the passivation and etching steps, it is possible to achieve the desired 3-D featured silicon structures, which are bases for SiO2 3-D nanowalls.