Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Who Wears the Pants: The Implications of Gender and Power for Youth Heterosexual Relationships

Relationships in which power is equally distributed are consistently associated with greater quality (e.g., deeper intimacy, less turmoil, more pleasure), but it can be difficult to strike such a balance. Furthermore, dominant gender scripts and norms are complexly intertwined with power in heterosexual relationships. We studied the joint implications of power and gender for relationship quality using 114 U.S. emerging adults’ quantitative and qualitative assessments of 395 heterosexual relationships. Linear mixed method analyses indicated that participants found relationships in which they shared power or were dominant to be more intimate and stable than those in which they felt subordinate, but we found no link between power and pleasure. Gender acted as a moderator such that women rated relationships in which they felt subordinate as less intimate and more tumultuous than those in which they felt dominant, whereas men’s ratings did not vary by whether they felt subordinate or dominant. Qualitative data also showed power imbalances to be more problematic for women: Of the 17 relationships involving an abusive or controlling partner, 15 were reported by women. We conclude that while both young men and young women may feel subordinate in relationships, the consequences thereof are more detrimental for young women.
Scheduling in Wireless Networks with Connection Arrivals and Departures

We consider wireless ad hoc networks in which each connection (file) traverses only one hop. We assume that files arrive for service at each link and a file departs when all its packets have been transmitted. The file size distribution can be arbitrary, but the file sizes are assumed to be bounded. We assume that a window flow control protocol regulates the injection of packets from each file into a MAC layer queue. The only assumption we make about the window flow control protocol is that the window size is always greater than zero. For this model, we show the following result: for an appropriately chosen MAC layer scheduling protocol, the network is stable for all file arrival rates within the capacity region. In other words, the MAC layer protocol can achieve throughput optimality independent of the window flow control protocol used.
Khrushchev Modern: Agency and modernization in the Soviet home

Modernite a la Hruscev. L’espace domestique sovietique. – Les nouvelles zones urbaines en prefabrique, qui ont fait leur apparition a la fin des annees 1950 au centre des villes sovietiques et a leur peripherie par suite d’une campagne de construction intensive de logements lancee en 1957, representaient clairement la volonte affichee du regime poststalinien d’ameliorer le niveau de vie du plus grand nombre. L’ere khrouchtchevienne a fait fortement progresser, non sans a-coups, la vie quotidienne du citoyen ordinaire en jetant les bases d’un byt moderne et d’une societe de consommation. Cette periode a egalement connu des tentatives de reorientations stylistiques radicales dans l’amenagement des espaces domestique et urbain en faveur d’une nouvelle esthetique du modernisme socialiste. Cependant, dans la mesure ou, pour un certain nombre de raisons, ce changement s’avera inegalement pertinent, le nouveau style ne fut pas adopte de facon homogene par l’ensemble des foyers.L’article aborde les questions relatives au pouvoir politique et a celui des createurs dans l’amenagement du nouvel habitat. Entre toutes les parties impliquees, l’auteur a choisi de polariser son attention sur deux groupes d’acteurs particuliers et l’influence qu’ils ont pu exercer dans l’elaboration et l’adoption de ce changement. D’une part, il s’agit des experts de l’esthetique ou des professionnels du gout qui, tout en veillant a proteger les interets de leur corporation, agissaient au nom de l’Etat-parti et de son projet de construire une societe communiste moderne et etablissaient les normes de la vie et de l’esthetique modernes et, d’autre part, des femmes au foyer qui, a titre personnel et amateur, s’investissaient dans l’amenagement de leur nouveau type d’habitat, l’appartement individuel. La modernisation de l’environnement quotidien sovietique, initiee par des specialistes, souleve certes la question importante de la mise en place, mais plus encore, celle de la negociation entre les nombreux acteurs dont les positions divergeaient et etaient fonction, soit de leur place vis-a-vis de l’autorite de l’Etat soit de leur rapport a la concretisation materielle de ce nouvel amenagement de l’espace domestique.
Derivative of Bardoxolone Methyl, dh404, in an Inverse Dose-Dependent Manner Lessens Diabetes-Associated Atherosclerosis and Improves Diabetic Kidney Disease

Oxidative stress and inflammation are inextricably linked and play essential roles in the initiation and progression of diabetes complications such as diabetes-associated atherosclerosis and nephropathy. Bolstering antioxidant defenses is an important mechanism to lessen oxidative stress and inflammation. In this study, we have used a novel analog of the NFE2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) agonist bardoxolone methyl, dh404, to investigate its effects on diabetic macrovascular and renal injury in streptozotocin-induced diabetic apolipoprotein E−/− mice. We show that dh404, at lower but not higher doses, significantly lessens diabetes-associated atherosclerosis with reductions in oxidative stress (in plasma, urine, and vascular tissue) and proinflammatory mediators tumor necrosis factor-α, intracellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1). We demonstrate that dh404 attenuates functional (urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio) and structural (mesangial expansion) glomerular injury and improves renal tubular injury. Liver functional and structural studies showed that dh404 is well tolerated. Complementary in vitro studies in normal rat kidney cells showed that dh404 significantly upregulates Nrf2-responsive genes, heme oxygenase-1, NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1, and glutathione-S transferase, with inhibition of transforming growth factor-β–mediated profibrotic fibronectin, collagen I, and proinflammatory interleukin-6. Higher doses of dh404 were associated with increased expression of proinflammatory mediators MCP-1 and nuclear factor-κB. These findings suggest that this class of compound is worthy of further study to lessen diabetes complications but that dosage needs consideration.
Real Behavior of Floating Point

We present an efficient constraint programming (CP) approach to the SMTLIB theory of quantifier-free floating-point arithmetic (QF FP). We rely on dense interreduction between many domain representations to greatly reduce the search space. We compare our tool to current state-of-the-art SMT solvers and show that it is consistently better on large problems involving non-linear arithmetic operations (for which bit-blasting techniques tend to scale badly). Our results emphasize the importance of the conservation of the high-level structure of the original problems.
Angiotensin II–Inducible Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-D Transcription Requires Specific Ser/Thr Residues in the Second Zinc Finger Region of Sp1

Sp1, the first identified and cloned transcription factor, regulates gene expression via multiple mechanisms including direct protein–DNA interactions, protein–protein interactions, chromatin remodeling, and maintenance of methylation-free CpG islands. Sp1 is itself regulated at different levels, for example, by glycosylation, acetylation, and phosphorylation by kinases such as the atypical protein kinase C-&zgr;. Although Sp1 controls the basal and inducible regulation of many genes, the posttranslational processes regulating its function and their relevance to pathology are not well understood. Here we have used a variety of approaches to identify 3 amino acids (Thr668, Ser670, and Thr681) in the zinc finger domain of Sp1 that are modified by PKC-&zgr; and have generated novel anti-peptide antibodies recognizing the PKC-&zgr;–phosphorylated form of Sp1. Angiotensin II, which activates PKC-&zgr; phosphorylation (at Thr410) via the angiotensin II type 1 receptor, stimulates Sp1 phosphorylation and increases Sp1 binding to the platelet-derived growth factor-D promoter. All 3 residues in Sp1 (Thr668, Ser670, and Thr681) are required for Sp1-dependent platelet-derived growth factor-D activation in response to angiotensin II. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that phosphorylated Sp1 is expressed in smooth muscle cells of human atherosclerotic plaques and is dynamically expressed together with platelet-derived growth factor-D in smooth muscle cells of the injured rat carotid artery wall. This study provides new insights into the regulatory mechanisms controlling the PKC-&zgr;–phospho-Sp1 axis and angiotensin II–inducible gene expression.
Stop-Catalyzed Baryogenesis Beyond the MSSM

Nonminimal supersymmetric models that predict a tree-level Higgs mass above the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) bound are well motivated by naturalness considerations. Indirect constraints on the stop sector parameters of such models are significantly relaxed compared to the MSSM; in particular, both stops can have weak-scale masses. We revisit the stop-catalyzed electroweak baryogenesis (EWB) scenario in this context. We find that the LHC measurements of the Higgs boson production and decay rates already rule out the possibility of stop-catalyzed EWB. We also introduce a gauge-invariant analysis framework that may generalize to other scenarios in which interactions outside the gauge sector drive the electroweak phase transition.
Source dimensions in ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions.

collision zone, are compared with models that distinguish a prehadronic phase and a hadronic phase. The models include prehadronic longitudinal expansion, conversion to hadrons in local kinetic equilibrium, and rescattering of the produced hadrons. We find that the longitudinal and outward radii are surprisingly sensitive to the algorithm used for two-body collisions. The longitudinal radius measured in collisions of 200 GeV/nucleon sulfur nuclei on a heavy target requires the existence of a prehadronic phase which converts to the hadronic phase at densities around 0.8 — 1.0 GeV/fm . The transverse radii cannot be reproduced without introducing more complex dynamics into the transverse expansion. PACS number(s): 25.75. +r
A Microcontroller-Based Adaptive Model Predictive Control Platform for Process Control Applications

Model predictive control (MPC) schemes employ dynamic models of a process within a receding horizon framework to optimize the behavior of a process. Although MPC has many benefits, a significant drawback is the large computational burden, especially in adaptive and constrained situations. In this paper, a computationally efficient self-tuning/adaptive MPC scheme for a simple industrial process plant with rate and amplitude constraints on the plant input is developed. The scheme has been optimized for real-time implementation on small, low-cost embedded processors. It employs a short (2-step) control horizon with an adjustable prediction horizon, automatically tunes the move suppression (regularization) parameter to achieve well-conditioned control, and presents a new technique for generating the reference trajectory that is robust to changes in the process time delay and in the presence of any inverse response. In addition, the need for a full quadratic programming procedure to handle input constraints is avoided by employing a quasi-analytical solution that optimally fathoms the constraints. Preliminary hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test results indicate that the resulting scheme performs well and has low implementation overhead.
Multihypothesis tracking using incoherent signal-strength information

Multihypothesis tracking (MHT) methods have been suggested to track targets on the basis of noisy target locations over a background of false detections. Assuming a standard fluctuation model of the target cross section MHT methods are generalized to additionally incorporate signal-strength information (incoherent) provided by the detection process. The detection threshold has been selected to optimize track performance. The impact of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) on the tracking task has been analyzed in order to identify SNR conditions which call for refined tracking methods like MHT. By this we also get an estimate of the improvement achieved by MHT techniques over more standard approaches.
An Ultra-Low Voltage CMOS Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Process and Temperature Compensation

Process and temperature variations have become a serious concern for ultra-low voltage (ULV) technology. The clock generator is the essential component for the ULV very-large-scale integration (VLSI). MOSFETs that are operated in the sub-threshold region are widely applied for ULV technology. However, MOSFETs at subthreshold region have relatively high variations with process and temperature. In this paper, process and temperature variations on the clock generators have been studied. This paper presents an ultra-low voltage 2.4GHz CMOS voltage controlled oscillator with temperature and process compensation. A new all-digital auto compensated mechanism to reduce process and temperature variation without any laser trimming is proposed. With the compensated circuit, the VCO frequency-drift is 16.6 times the improvements of the uncompensated one as temperature changes. Furthermore, it also provides low jitter performance. key words: ultra-low voltage (ULV), subthreshold region, voltagecontrolled oscillator, temperature and process variation
Higher order sliding mode control of permanent magnet DC motor

We propose a higher order sliding mode control scheme to regulate the speed of a permanent magnet DC motor. The controller is designed based on the linear model of the motor with the motor driver circuit. The aim of the controller is to regulate the speed of the motor around the desired value while achieving a stable second order error dynamics in finite time. The proposed controller is validated through both numerical simulation and practical implementation.
Computational Modeling of Reaction and Diffusion Processes in Mammalian Cell

Benzo[a]pyrene (BP) is a toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) whichis found in our environment. These BPs are metabolized to benzo[a]pyrene diol(BPD) by enzymes bound to the cytoplasmic membranes e.g. members of thecytochrome P450 protein family and epoxide hydrolyses. BPDs are further metabolizedto two stereochemical variants of Benzo[a]pyrene diol expoxide (BPDE) bythe cytochrome P450 family of proteins. These are the two steps of metabolismcategorized as Phase I. In Phase II, BPDEs are further metabolized by soluble enzymesin the cytoplasm e.g. members of the glutathione transferase protein familyto GSH conjugates. BPDE can also diffuse into the cellular nucleus and reactwith DNA forming mutagenic DNA adducts. The formation of GSH conjugatesand DNA adducts, was earlier studied by us by developing a mathematical modeldescribing the intracellular reaction and diffusion of lipophilic PAHs taking intoaccount the partitioning phenomenon (Dreij K et al. PLoS One 6(8), 2011). In thispaper part of Phase I metabolism i.e formation of BPDE metabolites, will be addedto the model, thus enhancing the previous model. These cytochrome P450 reactionstake place on the intracellular membranes, and are modeled as a membranesurface reaction within the cytoplasm using the standard process of adsorption anddesorption. The effective equations are derived using iterative homogenization forthe numerical treatment of the cytoplasm including surface effects. The numericalresults of some of the species have been qualitatively verified against in vitroresults found in the literature.
Thailand diabetes registry project: prevalence of hypertension, treatment and control of blood pressure in hypertensive adults with type 2 diabetes.

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of hypertension, patterns of antihypertensive treatment and level of blood pressure control in adult Thai type 2 diabetic patients who attended diabetes clinics in university and tertiary-care hospitals. MATERIAL AND METHOD A cross-sectional, multi-center, hospital-based diabetes registry of 8884 adults 18 years old and older was carried out from diabetes clinics of 11 tertiary centers. Demographic data, including use of antihypertensive drugs and blood samples were collected and analyzed for prevalence, associated factors, patterns of antihypertensive therapy and level of blood pressure control. RESULTS The prevalence of hypertension in adult Thai type 2 diabetic patients was 78.4 (6965)%. Antihypertensive drugs were prescribed in 84.4 (5878)% of all hypertensive patients. The achievement of blood pressure control (less than 130/80 mmHg) w as 13.85%. Thepercentage of patients receiving 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 drugs were 45 (2645)%, 33.4 (1963)%, 16.8 (987)%, 4.4 (259)%, and 0.4 (24)% respectively. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors were the most commonly prescribed antihypertensive agents (54.6%), followed by diuretics (43.8%), and calcium channel blockers (34.6%). CONCLUSION Blood pressure control in hypertensive adults with type 2 diabetes was suboptimal. Strategies to improve awareness and adequacy of blood pressure control in these subjects should be seriously considered.
Smoke Inhalation in a Rural Emergency Setting: A Simulation Session

Smoke inhalation-associated lung injuries (SI-ALI) present multiple challenges to the rural emergency department, and they require timely and appropriate management to prevent significant mortality and morbidity. In this report, we outline an adaptable simulation of an SI-ALI patient that is designed for use in a rural emergency department. The aim of this simulation is to better equip clinicians and emergency department staff who may encounter SI-ALI in rural settings. The case is suitable for resident doctors and emergency department staff.
Measurement of Breast Density on Digital Mammograms

We built a estimating system of individual breast density from digital mammograms by using breast tissue equivalent phantoms that are able to change the mixture ratio of adipose and glandular tissue and the thickness. The method was compared with a visual assessment of breast density by the radiologists as a gold standard. The clinical image data set that consisted of 49 mammograms of 21 patients were analyzed. The average of the estimated glandular rate was 35.0%, while varying from 12.0% to 67.0%. This system can apply in clinical practice such as the visual estimation of breast density
A Simulation Study on the Generative Neural Ensemble Decoding Algorithms

Brain-computer interfaces rely on accurate decoding of cortical activity to understand intended action. Algorithms for neural decoding can be broadly categorized into two groups: direct versus generative methods. Two generative models, the population vector algorithm (PVA) and the Kalman filter (KF), have been widely used for many intracortical BCI studies, where KF generally showed superior decoding to PVA. However, little has been known for which conditions each algorithm works properly and how KF translates the ensemble information. To address these questions, we performed a simulation study and demonstrated that KF and PVA worked congruently for uniformly distributed preferred directions (PDs) whereas KF outperformed PVA for non-uniform PDs. In addition, we showed that KF decoded better than PVA for low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) or a small ensemble size. The results suggest that KF may decode direction better than PVA with non-uniform PDs or with low SNR and small ensemble size.
Detection of thin, curvilinear structures : Advances, Algorihms and Implementations

L'habilitation a diriger des recherches est une occasion de s'arreter et prendre un moment pour faire le point sur le passe et de reflechir sur l'avenir de sa carriere. Dans cette optique, ce memoire est une retrospective des douze dernieres annee de ma carriere, des annees que j'ai passees au Centre de Morphologie Mathematique de Mines-ParisTech, ou j'ai mene mes travaux de recherche. Dans ce memoire, j'ai repertorie ces travaux autour de deux axes principaux. Le premier axe, methodologique, fait etat des avancees methodologique de la detection d'objets fins. Le second axe - algorithmique - repertorie des algorithmes originaux, et mises en pratiques efficaces, toujours presentes dans le contexte de detection d'objets fins. Dans le cadre du premier axe, on repertorie trois contributions principales : - une approche morphologique variant dans l'espace, controlee par une analyse locale des structures, nommee approche morpho-hessienne. - ouverture parcimonieuses par chemins - est une variante parcimonieuse des ouvertures par chemin, obtenue en decouplant la recherche des chemins et leur filtrage. Cette approche permet non seulement de definir des operateurs nouveaux, mais egalement de baisser de maniere significative la complexite et, par consequent, le temps de calcul. - amincissement par attributs - bases sur un attribut original - le diametre geometrique, permettent l'extraction d'elements fins de maniere tres efficace. Dans le cadre du second axe - algorithmique - on repertorie des algorithmes originaux, et mises en pratiques efficaces, toujours presentes dans le contexte de detection d'objets fins. Dans ce volet, nous retrouvons: - un algorithme de dilatation 1-D et - deux algorithmes differents d'ouverture morphologique 1-D. Ces trois algorithmes presentes des proprietes interessantes pour une mise en œuvre efficace. Dans le volet de mises en pratique efficaces nous retrouvons des realisations pour des applications de traitement d'images travaillant sous fortes contraintes temps reel: - plusieurs realisation materielle (FPGA), et - une realisation GPU, ont permis de valider l'efficacite calculatoire de ces algorithmes. Entre autre, nous avons pu proposer une premiere realisation de processeur morphologique a taille de voisinage arbitrairement large. La taille du voisinage (meme tres grande) n'introduit ni de difficulte de realisation, ni d'impact negatif sur l'efficacite de calcul. Un chapitre entier est consacre a la partie applicative, faisant etat des collaborations industrielles. La section principale est consacree aux applications industrielles, du domaine de sciences de materiaux, et plus particulierement l'inspection ou le controle. Le deuxieme section vient du domaine medical et biomedical. Enfin, une troisieme section, plus courte, est consacree aux applications speciales ou embarquees. Ce memoire est annexe par une selection de mes principales publications scientifiques permettant de retrouver aisement les references bibliographiques les plus importantes de ce memoire.