Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Slovak Dependency Treebank in Universal Dependencies

Abstract We describe a conversion of the syntactically annotated part of the Slovak National Corpus into the annotation scheme known as Universal Dependencies. Only a small subset of the data has been converted so far; yet it is the first Slovak treebank that is publicly available for research. We list a number of research projects in which the dataset has been used so far, including the first parsing results.
The association between socioeconomic status and adult mortality in rural kwazulu-natal, South Africa.

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between socio-economic status and adult mortality in a rural South African community. METHODS Longitudinal data of adults aged 15-64 yrs residing within the Demographic Surveillance Area [DSA] on 1(st) January 2001 and followed up for seven years, was used. Out of the total 33,677 adults who met the inclusion criteria, 4,058 died during the seven years follow up period. Mortality rates were computed using Kaplan-Meier survival estimates expressed per 1000 person-year of observation (PYO). Household wealth index was constructed by the use of PCA, while the association was assessed using Cox proportional Hazard model controlling for potential confounders such as age, sex and marital status. RESULTS The high group of the socioeconomic quintile had the highest mortality rate of 22.2 per 1000 PYO, 95% confidence interval (20.7 - 23.7). After adjusting for the potential confounders, the effect of socioeconomic status in the highest SES category was 0.10 times less likelihood of death compared to the lowest SES group (Hazard Ratio=0.90; p=0.042; 95% confidence interval [0.81 - 0.99]). CONCLUSION This study revealed that adult socioeconomic status is not significantly associated with adult mortality. Reducing the gap between the rich and the poor, though a worthwhile effort; might not be the most effective means of reducing adult mortality.
The Intensity of Exercise in Deep-Water Running

The intensity of exercise during 30-min sessions of continuous deep-water running at a "hard" pace was determined by monitoring oxygen consumption (VO2), respiratory quotient (RQ), heart rate, perceived physical effort and perceived aches and pains in the legs in eight competitive runners, six of whom had not previously practised the technique. The intensity was compared with that of 30-min runs on a treadmill at hard and "normal" training paces and a 30-min outdoor run at normal training pace. VO2 during the last session of deep-water running (73% of maximum VO2) was not significantly different from that of the treadmill hard run (78%), but was significantly higher than that of the treadmill normal run (62%). Similar results were obtained for RQ, perceived effort and pain. In contrast, heart rates for deep-water running were similar to those of normal training and significantly less than those of the treadmill hard run. The disparity between VO2 and heart rate for deep-water running may reflect cooling or increased venous return caused by water immersion. It is concluded that deep-water running can be performed at a sufficient intensity for a sufficient period to make it an effective endurance training technique.
Cell-Surface Displayed Expression of Trehalose Synthase from Pseudomonas putida ATCC 47054 in Pichia Pastoris Using Pir1p as an Anchor Protein

Yeast cell-surface display technologies have been widely applied in the fields of food, medicine, and feed enzyme production, including lipase, α-amylase, and endoglucanase. In this study, a treS gene was fused with the yeast cell-surface anchor protein gene Pir1p by overlap PCR, the Pir1p-treS fusion gene was ligated into pPICZαA and pGAPZαA and transformed into P. pastoris GS115 to obtain recombinant yeast strains that displays trehalose synthase(TreS) on its cell surface as an efficient and recyclable whole-cell biocatalyst. Firstly, the enhanced green fluorescence protein gene (egfp) was used as the reporter protein to fusion the Pir1p gene and treS gene to construct the recombinant plasmids containing treS-egfg-Pir1p fusion gene, and electrotransformed into P. pastoris GS115 to analyze the surface display characteristics of fusion gene by Western blot, fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. The analysis shown that the treS-egfg-Pir1p fusion protein can be successfully displayed on the surface of yeast cell, and the expression level increased with the extension of fermentation time. These results implied that the Pir1p-treS fusion gene can be well displayed on the cell surface. Secondly, in order to obtain surface active cells with high enzyme activity, the enzymatic properties of TreS displayed on the cell surface was analyzed, and the fermentation process of recombinant P. patoris GS115 containing pPICZαA-Pir1p-treS and pGAPZαA-Pir1p-treS was studied respectively. The cell surface display TreS was stable over a broad range of temperatures (10–45°C) and pH (6.0–8.5). The activity of TreS displayed on cell surface respectively reached 1,108 Ug−1 under PAOX1 control for 150 h, and 1,109 Ug−1 under PGAP control for 75h in a 5 L fermenter, respectively. Lastly, the cell-surface displayed TreS was used to product trehalose using high maltose syrup as substrate at pH 8.0 and 15°C. The surface display TreS cells can be recycled for three times and the weight conversion rate of trehalose was more than 60%. This paper revealed that the TreS can display on the P. pastoris cell surface and still had a higher catalytic activity after recycled three times, which was suitable for industrial application, especially the preparation of pharmaceutical grade trehalose products.
Performance Study of Optimal Routing and Channel Assignment in Wireless Mesh Networks

In multi-channel wireless mesh networks (WMNs), the routing and channel assignment can interdependently determine network capacity. However, joint routing and channel assignment (JRC) is a challenging problem since it must satisfy the Radio Constraint, the Channel Constraint, and the Co-channel Interference Constraint. Recently, many heuristic or suboptimization algorithms have been proposed to address the JRC problem. The aim of this paper is to preform a comprehensive performance study to fairly compare the different approaches. To achieve this goal, a proper benchmark, a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model that can optimally configure the routing and channel assignment to get maximum achievable network capacity, is provided in this work as well. The proposed MILP model can help system designers quantitatively evaluate existing heuristic methods and make a better decision by considering the tradeoff between the characteristics of various schemes according to the system requirements.
Electroencephalographic Correlogram Ratios and Their Stability

Autocorrelations of electroencephalograms can be reduced to ratios of estimated power among distinguishable parameters of typical tracings: the dominant rhythm, background activity, abundance, and total power. These data reduction methods permit statistical evaluation of differences among experimental conditions, thus extending the usefulness of graphic correlograms in research. Ratios discriminate between two experimental conditions and two subjects, while showing stability over days.
A Method for Solving Cyclic Block Penta-diagonal Systems of Linear Equations

A method for solving cyclic block three-diagonal systems of equations is generalized for solving a block cyclic penta-diagonal system of equations. Introducing a special form of two new variables the original system is split into three block pentagonal systems, which can be solved by the known methods. As such method belongs to class of direct methods without pivoting. Implementation of the algorithm is discussed in some details and the numerical examples are present.
NeuroDebian Virtual Machine Deployment Facilitates Trainee-Driven Bedside Neuroimaging Research

Freely available software, derived from the past 2 decades of neuroimaging research, is significantly more flexible for research purposes than presently available clinical tools. Here, we describe and demonstrate the utility of rapidly deployable analysis software to facilitate trainee-driven translational neuroimaging research. A recipe and video tutorial were created to guide the creation of a NeuroDebian-based virtual computer that conforms to current neuroimaging research standards and can exist within a HIPAA-compliant system. This allows for retrieval of clinical imaging data, conversion to standard file formats, and rapid visualization and quantification of individual patients’ cortical and subcortical anatomy. As an example, we apply this pipeline to a pediatric patient’s data to illustrate the advantages of research-derived neuroimaging tools in asking quantitative questions “at the bedside. ” Our goal is to provide a path of entry for trainees to become familiar with common neuroimaging tools and foster an increased interest in translational research.
APPLYING BSC-DEA MODEL TO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF INDUSTRIAL COOPERATIVES : AN APPLICATION OF FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM

Received: 09, Feb, 2015 Final Accepted: 13, March, 2015 Published Online: 18, March, 2015 Evaluating indicators such as productivity and efficiency, make managers aware at various levels of the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. In today's business environment, organizations try to improve their efficiency in order to have more power in the global competition. The present paper presents an integrated fuzzy approach for the efficiency evaluation of industrial co-operatives. This method consists of three different techniques: (1) identify important evaluation criteria based on Balanced Scorecard(BSC) According to the previous literature review and expert preference ; (2) apply fuzzy inference system(FIS) to eliminate unsuitable criterion; and, (3) develop data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach for the final evaluation. Among the indicators "The capacity of machines and production to capacity ratio" determined as the input parameters and "annual profits, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement of productivity" were considered as the output of the proposed DEA model. Finally, an actual industrial application is presented to demonstrate the proposed method. By transforming the linguistic variables to quantitative numbers by fuzzy numbers, the DEA model was formed and four units of the fifteen cooperatives were identified as efficient units.
Factors affecting the persistence of drug-induced reprogramming of the cancer methylome

ABSTRACT Aberrant DNA methylation is a critical feature of cancer. Epigenetic therapy seeks to reverse these changes to restore normal gene expression. DNA demethylating agents, including 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (DAC), are currently used to treat certain leukemias, and can sensitize solid tumors to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. However, it has been difficult to pin the clinical efficacy of these agents to specific demethylation events, and the factors that contribute to the durability of response remain largely unknown. Here we examined the genome-wide kinetics of DAC-induced DNA demethylation and subsequent remethylation after drug withdrawal in breast cancer cells. We find that CpGs differ in both their susceptibility to demethylation and propensity for remethylation after drug removal. DAC-induced demethylation was most apparent at CpGs with higher initial methylation levels and further from CpG islands. Once demethylated, such sites exhibited varied remethylation potentials. The most rapidly remethylating CpGs regained >75% of their starting methylation within a month of drug withdrawal. These sites had higher pretreatment methylation levels, were enriched in gene bodies, marked by H3K36me3, and tended to be methylated in normal breast cells. In contrast, a more resistant class of CpG sites failed to regain even 20% of their initial methylation after 3 months. These sites had lower pretreatment methylation levels, were within or near CpG islands, marked by H3K79me2 or H3K4me2/3, and were overrepresented in sites that become aberrantly hypermethylated in breast cancers. Thus, whereas DAC-induced demethylation affects both endogenous and aberrantly methylated sites, tumor-specific hypermethylation is more slowly regained, even as normal methylation promptly recovers. Taken together, these data suggest that the durability of DAC response is linked to its selective ability to stably reset at least a portion of the cancer methylome.
Distinct Beliefs, Attitudes, and Experiences of Latino Smokers: Relevance for Cessation Interventions

Purpose. Determine the extent to which Latino smokers are using effective interventions for smoking cessation, with particular focus on nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). Related aims were to explore cultural, attitudinal, knowledge, and socioeconomic variables associated with treatment use. Design. Cross-sectional telephone survey of two groups of Colorado adult smokers: Latinos (n = 1010) and non-Latino whites (n = 519). Setting. Colorado. Methods. Computer-assisted telephone survey in either Spanish or English. Survey addressed sociodemographic variables; smoking and cessation history; knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about smoking and quitting; and experiences in and attitudes toward the health care setting. Participants. Latino and non-Latino white adult Colorado residents who reported being regular smokers. Results. Colorado Latinos report using NRT substantially less often than do non-Latino whites residing in the state. This and other differences in the study were more pronounced in Latinos characterized as low acculturation on the basis of a language preference variable. Latinos smoke somewhat less than non-Latino whites and report lower levels of dependence. They appear to be motivated to quit but endorse attitudes and beliefs antithetical to NRT use. Health care access was lower among Latinos, and this was related to lower reports of lifetime NRT use. Receipt of recommended practitioner intervention (the “five As”) did not differ by ethnicity. Conclusions. Results suggested that use of effective cessation interventions among Latinos may be enhanced by education about nicotine addiction and NRT. Policy change to increase health care access also showed promise. (Am J Health Promot 2011;25[5 Supplement]:eS1–eS15.)
Multiband Hysteresis Modulation and Switching Characterization for Sliding-Mode-Controlled Cascaded Multilevel Inverter

In this paper, a generalized multiband hysteresis modulation and its characterization have been proposed for the sliding-mode control of cascaded H-bridge multilevel-inverter (CHBMLI)-controlled systems. A frequency-domain method is proposed for the determination of net hysteresis bandwidth for a given desired maximum switching frequency of the inverter. The switching transition concept of Tsypkin's method and the describing function of nonlinear relay have been used for the derivation of results. A hierarchical switching algorithm has been suggested for the modular cells of the cascaded multilevel inverter. The hierarchy of each cell is swapped sequentially to provide the self-balancing capability in case the dc-link voltage is supported by the capacitors. The simulation and experimental verification of the derived results are provided through a single-phase distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) model. The application in the three-phase system has been shown through simulation studies on a 3.3-kV distribution-system compensation using DSTATCOM. Verification on both single- and three-phase systems is obtained using a five-level cascaded-multilevel-inverter topology.
Parallel Prefix Speculative Han Carlson Adder Gayathri

Binary addition is one of the most important arithmetic function in modern digital VLSI systems. Adders are extensively used as DSP lattice filter where the ripple carry adders are replaced by the parallel prefix adder to decrease the delay. The requirement of the adder is fast and secondly efficient in terms of power consumption and chip area. Speculative variable latency adders have attracted strong interest thanks to their capability to reduce average delay compared to traditional architectures. This paper proposes a novel variable latency speculative adder based on Han-Carlson parallel-prefix topology that resulted more effective than variable latency Kogge-Stone topology. The paper describes the stages in which variable latency speculative prefix adders can be subdivided and presents a novel error detection network that reduces error probability compared to variable latency adder.
Information processing speed in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a review

To provide a comprehensive review of studies on information processing speed in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) as compared to healthy controls and normative data, and to determine whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment improves information processing speed. A systematic review was performed on studies drawn from Medline and PsycINFO (January 1990–December 2011) and identified from lists of references in these studies. After inclusion criteria, 159 articles were left for abstract review, and after exclusion criteria 44 articles were fully reviewed. The number of patients in the studies reviewed ranged from 10 to 157 and the study samples consisted mainly of men. Half of the studies reported that patients with OSAS showed reduced information processing speed when compared to healthy controls. Reduced information processing speed was seen more often (75%) when compared to norm‐referenced data. Psychomotor speed seemed to be particularly liable to change. CPAP treatment improved processing speed, but the improvement was marginal when compared to placebo or conservative treatment. Patients with OSAS are affected by reduced information processing speed, which may persist despite CPAP treatment. Information processing is usually assessed as part of other cognitive functioning, not as a cognitive domain per se. However, it is important to take account of information processing speed when assessing other aspects of cognitive functioning. This will make it possible to determine whether cognitive decline in patients with OSAS is based on lower‐level or higher‐level cognitive processes or both.
Unified description and validation of Monte Carlo simulators in PET

Several Monte Carlo simulators are currently available for positron emission tomography (PET). Because each code has been described in a different way, it is difficult to know which one is best suited to a specific application. To help clarify the capabilities and accuracy of different codes dedicated to PET simulations, we propose a uniform description of the code features. This description specifies features pertaining to the models used for simulating the physics of PET and for describing a PET acquisition, to the acceleration strategies and to the technical characteristics of the code implementation. To assess the code accuracy, we suggest validation procedures based on NEMA phantoms involving standard physical parameters and simulation of a complex activity distribution. A test characterizing the statistical properties of detected coincidences is also described. The proposed code description and validation procedures are illustrated by considering the SimSET and PET-EGS codes. These codes differ in many features, including models for randoms and dead time, and source description. Despite these differences, both codes yielded data with properties close to those of real data. Depending on the intended application, one code might be preferred however. Indeed, only PET-EGS allows for accurate modelling of count rates while SimSET is more computationally efficient. The proposed code description and validation procedures might help determine which code is most appropriate for a specific application.
Design of peptides as inhibitors of human papillomavirus 16 transcriptional regulator E1–E2

Human papillomavirus 16 (HPV 16) is a DNA virus that is capable of infecting humans and causing cervical cancer. HPV16 E2 plays an important role in viral gene regulation. This work aims to predict the binding conformations and interactions between the dodecapeptides and HPV16 E2 as well as to design novel peptide inhibitors that are capable of binding to HPV16 E2 and disrupt the transcriptional regulator E1–E2 complex formation, using computational protein design techniques. Based on previously reported peptide4 (TWFWPYPYPHLP), novel peptide inhibitors were designed and five peptides that showed lower binding energy to HPV16 E2 than that of peptide4, were selected for in vitro experiments. Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay showed that Y6R, W4H_Y6R, and W4H peptides bound to HPV16 E2 with higher affinity than peptide4 did. Moreover, Y6R, W4H_Y6R, and W4H peptides more effectively inhibited E1–E2 complex formation than peptide4. This work revealed important interactions between the peptides and E1–E2 complex, suggesting a strategy for development of more potent peptide inhibitors.
Numerical Simulation of High Pressure Hydrogen Emerges to Air

Numerical simulation performed to investigate the behavior of the high pressure hydrogen jetting of air. High pressure hydrogen (30–40 MPa) was injected to air at atmospheric pressure through 2mm orifice. Numerical simulations were performed with Kiva3V code with 2D axisymmetric geometry. Numerical simulations showed that auto ignition of high pressure hydrogen to air are possible due to molecular diffusion. Auto ignition was predicted at hydrogen-air contact surface due to mass and energy exchange between high temperature hydrogen and air heated by shock wave. Keywords—Spontaneous Ignition, Diffusion Ignition, Hydrogen ignition, Hydrogen Jet.
Using common subexpressions to optimize multiple queries

The problem of identifying common subexpressions and using them in the simultaneous optimization of multiple queries is dealt with. In particular, emphasis is placed on the strategy of selecting access plans for single queries and their integration into a global access plan that takes advantage of common tasks. A dynamic programming algorithm is presented for the selection of individual access plans such that the resulting global access plan is of minimum processing cost. The computational complexity of this algorithm represents a significant improvement over existing algorithms. <<ETX>>
Técnicas de diseño germanas de bóvedas de crucería rebajadas

cion en el diseno de las bovedas de cruceria hacia una creciente complejidad. Paul Frankl ha defendido la tesis de que este desarrollo hacia una mayor sofisticacion y division creciente ha sido un impulso estetico del estilo gotico (Frankl 1962). Ademas algunos estudios volumetricos (Palacios 2009), indican una tendencia en la sistematizacion y repeticion de curvaturas de los nervios. Todo ello indica que, aunque el diseno del trazado evoluciona hacia una mayor complejidad, paralelamente se desarrollan recursos geometricos para simplificar, en la medida de lo posible, tanto la talla de las piezas como la ejecucion y organizacion de la obra.