Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Spatial relationships between the mandibular central incisor and associated alveolar bone in adults with mandibular prognathism.

OBJECTIVE To examine if there was any correlation between the labio-lingual inclinations of the mandibular central incisor and the associated alveolar bone, and to investigate the labio-lingual position of the mandibular central incisor root apex in the associated cancellous bone in adults with untreated mandibular prognathism. MATERIALS AND METHODS High-resolution computed tomography images of the mandible were recorded in 20 adult patients with mandibular prognathism. The labio-lingual inclinations of a central incisor and its associated alveolar bone, the thickness of the associated cancellous bone, and the distance from the central incisor root apex to the inner contour of both the labial and lingual cortical plates were measured. Correlations and differences between the measured variables were tested for statistical significance. RESULTS The labio-lingual inclination of the central incisor significantly correlated with the labio-lingual inclination of the associated alveolar bone, the thickness of cancellous bone, and the distance from the central incisor root apex to the inner contour of the lingual cortical bone. The distance from the central incisor root apex to the inner contour of the labial cortical plate of bone was significantly smaller than that to the lingual cortical plate. CONCLUSIONS In adults with untreated mandibular prognathism, when the mandibular central incisor was more lingually inclined, the associated alveolar bone was also more lingually inclined and thinner. The mandibular central incisor root apex was closer to the inner contour of the labial cortical bone than to the lingual cortical bone.
Mutation of the Blue-Green Alga, Anacystis nidulans

Cells of Anacystis nidulans in the logarithmic phase of growth were briefly treated with the mutagen, N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, and plated under conditions suitable for single-cell growth. Selection of aberrant colonies and examination of the cultural characteristics of these clones suggest that mutants of at least several types are easily derivable in Anacystis.
Mitigating CSRF attacks on OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect

Many millions of users routinely use their Google, Facebook and Microsoft accounts to log in to websites supporting OAuth 2.0 and/or OpenID Connect-based single sign on. The security of OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect is therefore of critical importance, and it has been widely examined both in theory and in practice. Unfortunately, as these studies have shown, real-world implementations of both schemes are often vulnerable to attack, and in particular to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. In this paper we propose a new technique which can be used to mitigate CSRF attacks against both OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect.
O ct 2 01 0 Combinatorial Characterization of Formal Languages

This is the English translation of the “autoreferat” (extended abstract) of the dissertation presented for the doctoral (final) degree in physics and mathematics. The Russian original is available at wwwrus.imm. uran.ru/C16/Diss/Z/Автореф_Шур. pdf. The full text of dissertation (also in Russian) is available from the author, mailto Arseny.Shur@usu.ru. This English version slightly extends the Russian one, because at the moment we do not plan to translate the full dissertation. We replaced the reference list of the autoreferat with the full bibliography given in the dissertation. On the other hand, we omitted or shortened some formal sections of the original version.
Modelling the effects of intangible capabilities on ERP implementation

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is well recognised as a key technological infrastructure that facilitates business operations and growth in a dynamic business environment. Implementation of ERP system however is mirrored by numerous problems, a fact well cited in many academic studies. Research addressing the reasons for ERP implementation problems has identified a plethora of success factors. Following a similar research direction, we leveraged on the resource based view (RBV) to investigate the effects of firms’ capacity to deploy intangible resources with valuable and inimitable characteristics (termed as intangible capabilities) on successful ERP implementation. Three intangible capabilities were assessed, i.e. governance, knowledge and relationships. Using data collected from a survey with service firms in Malaysia, we found evidence that relationships capability effect towards successful ERP implementation was direct and significant. Further analysis revealed that governance capability reinforces the effects of knowledge and relationship capabilities toward successful ERP implementation. The empirical findings suggest that successful ERP implementation lie at the firms’ capacity to deploy and reconfigure their intangible capabilities of valuable and inimitable characteristics to create reinforcing superseding effects. We conclude that governance capability plays the antecedent platform role to strengthen the effects of knowledge and relationships capabilities on ERP project’s success.
An Empirical Model of Perceived Mortality Risks for Selected U.S. Arsenic Hot Spots

Researchers have long recognized that subjective perceptions of risk are better predictors of choices over risky outcomes than science‐based or experts’ assessments of risk. More recent work suggests that uncertainty about risks also plays a role in predicting choices and behavior. In this article, we develop and estimate a formal model for an individual's perceived health risks associated with arsenic contamination of his or her drinking water. The modeling approach treats risk as a random variable, with an estimable probability distribution whose variance reflects uncertainty. The model we estimate uses data collected from a survey given to a sample of people living in arsenic‐prone areas in the United States. The findings from this article support the fact that scientific information is essential to explaining the mortality rate perceived by the individuals, but uncertainty about the probability remains significant.
PEV Fast-Charging Station Siting and Sizing on Coupled Transportation and Power Networks

Plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging stations couple future transportation systems and power systems. That is, PEV driving and charging behavior will influence the two networks simultaneously. This paper studies optimal planning of PEV fast-charging stations considering the interactions between the transportation and electrical networks. The geographical targeted planning area is a highway transportation network powered by a high voltage distribution network. First, we propose the capacitated-flow refueling location model (CFRLM) to explicitly capture PEV charging demands on the transportation network under driving range constraints. Then, a mixed-integer linear programming model is formulated for PEV fast-charging station planning considering both transportation and electrical constraints based on CFRLM, which can be solved by deterministic branch-and-bound methods. Numerical experiments are conducted to illustrate the proposed planning method. The influences of PEV population, power system security operation constraints, and PEV range are analyzed.
Data D riven A utomatic F eedback G eneration in the iList I ntelligent T utoring S ystem

Based on our empirical studies of effective human tutoring, we developed an Intelligent Tutoring System, iList, that helps students learn linked lists, a challenging topic in Computer Science education. The iList system can provide several forms of feedback to students. Feedback is automatically generated thanks to a Procedural Knowledge Model extracted from the history of interaction of students with the system. This model allows iList to provide effective reactive and proactive procedural feedback while a student is solving a problem. We tested five different versions of iList, differing in the level of feedback they can provide, in multiple classrooms, with a total of more than 200 students. The evaluation study showed that iList is effective in helping students learn; students liked working with the system; and the feedback generated by the most sophisticated versions of the system is helpful in keeping students on the right path.
Detection and tracking of low-observable targets via multi-static forward scatter radar with airborne positions

The results of calculation of forward scatter radar cross section of the widely spread models of unmanned aerial vehicles are presented. The coverage of forward scatter radar when detecting targets of this type is estimated. The configuration of multi-static forward scatter radar enabling the improvement of low-observable target detection efficiency is proposed. The general block diagram of digital signal processing system is designed. The estimations of potential coordinate measurement accuracy in multi-static radar with the placement of positions on the UAVs are obtained.
Free radicals and antioxidant status in chronic osteomyelitis patients: a case control study.

INTRODUCTION Osteomyelitis (OM) is a local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow which may be multifactorial in its causation. Chronic infection is characterised by sequestrum and involucrum formation. AIM The present study has been carried out for assessing the oxidative stress in chronic OM by measurement of serum oxidants {such as malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyl (PC), nitrite} and the serum antioxidants {such as ascorbic acid, superoxide dismutase (SOD), ceruloplasmin (Cp), blood glutathione} by spectrophotometric method. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a case control study. About 5 ml of venous blood was collected for the estimation of biochemical parameters. This study comprised of 50 OM patients diagnosed at SSLH Hospital, Varanasi and 50 healthy ages (15-35 y) and sex matched individuals. RESULTS Significantly increased (p<0.0001) levels of serum oxidants and significantly decreased (p<0.0001) levels of all serum antioxidants except ceruloplasmin indicated significantly increased (p<0.0001) levels in response to infections in chronic OM patients as compared to the healthy controls. CONCLUSION These results suggest that there occurs an imbalance between oxidants and antioxidants, especially an increase in oxidative stress, as measured by the levels of the parameters: serum MDA, serum protein carbonyl and serum nitrite.
The prayers of Esther (LXX) and Judith against their social backgrounds - evidence of a possible common Grundlage ?

In a previous study a literary and stylistic comparison was made between the prayers of Esther and Judith. In this study it seemed that Esther and Judith share some commonalities concerning their style and structure. This was interpreted to be the cause of a possible common Grundlage for the prayers. Building on the results of that study the current contribution seeks to compare the prayers of Esther and Judith against their social backgrounds to see if there could be some markers to a possible common Grundlage for the prayer texts of Esther and Judith.
A VIDEO TIME ENCODINGMACHINE

Time encoding is a real-time asynchronusmechanism of mapping analog amplitude information into multidimensional time sequences. We investigate the exact representation of analog video streams with a Time Encoding Machine realized with a population of spiking neurons. We also provide an algorithm that perfectly recovers streaming video from the spike trains of the neural population. Finally, we analyze the quality of recovery of a space-time separable video stream encoded with a population of integrate-and-fire neurons and demonstrate that the quality of recovery increases as a function of the population size.
Responsive design for transaction banking - a responsible approach

With the fast growth rate of Internet enabled devices capable of displaying the full web, designing responsively is becoming the next big paradigm shift in web design and development. This case study presents the prototype driven -mobile first design process used for the design of a hybrid smartphone and tablet app for enterprise transaction banking. The development model selected for this app presented unique challenges since it was to be developed as a native application with the UI screens developed using a responsive web strategy. We also elaborate on the major takeaways from designing for such a context and present a case for a responsible responsive web strategy.
Using independent component analysis to remove artifacts in visual cortex responses elicited by electrical stimulation of the optic nerve

In visual prosthesis research, electrically evoked potentials (EEPs) can be elicited by one or more biphasic current pulses delivered to the optic nerve (ON) through penetrating electrodes. Multi-channel EEPs recorded from the visual cortex usually contain large stimulus artifacts caused by instantaneous electrotonic current spread through the brain tissue. These stimulus artifacts contaminate the EEP waveform and often make subsequent analysis of the underlying neural responses difficult. This is particularly serious when investigating EEPs in response to electrical stimulation with long duration and multi-pulses. We applied independent component analysis (ICA) to remove these electrical stimulation-induced artifacts during the development of a visual prosthesis. Multi-channel signals were recorded from visual cortices of five rabbits in response to ON electrical stimulation with various stimulus parameters. ON action potentials were then blocked by lidocaine in order to acquire cortical potentials only including stimulus artifacts. Correlation analysis of reconstructed artifacts by ICA and artifacts recorded after blocking the ON indicates successful removal of artifacts from electrical stimulation by the ICA method. This technique has potential applications in studies designed to optimize the electrical stimulation parameters used by visual prostheses.
DNA-based Loss of Specificity Mutations

Although the two central bases of the P22 operator are not contacted by the P22 repressor, changes in these bases alter the affinity of operator for repressor. Previous studies (Wu, L., and Koudelka, G. B. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268, 18975-18981) show that the structure of the P22 repressor-operator complex varies with central base sequence. Here we show that central base sequence composition affects the strength of two, and likely all, specific amino acid-base pair contacts between synthetic P22 operators and P22 repressor. However, altering a specific protein-DNA contact via a loss-of-contact mutation in repressor results in a loss of specificity at only one contacted position. Thus, only changing the sequence of non-contacted bases affects repressor's global base specificity. The observed effects of ionic concentration on the affinities of various operators for repressor and the DNase I patterns of protein complexes with these binding sites indicate certain central base sequences facilitate optimal juxtaposition of repressor with its contacted bases, while others prevent it. The existence of different structural forms of the repressor-operator complexes explains how the relative energetic importance of specific amino acid-base pair edge contacts is modulated.
Analysis of deletion phenotypes and GFP fusions of 21 novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae open reading frames

As part of EUROFAN (European Functional Analysis Network), we investigated 21 novel yeast open reading frames (ORFs) by growth and sporulation tests of deletion mutants. Two genes (YNL026w and YNL075w) are essential for mitotic growth and three deletion strains (ynl080c, ynl081c and ynl225c) grew with reduced rates. Two genes (YNL223w and YNL225c) were identified to be required for sporulation. In addition we also performed green fluorescent protein (GFP) tagging for localization studies. GFP labelling indicated the spindle pole body (Ynl225c–GFP) and the nucleus (Ynl075w–GFP) as the sites of action of two proteins. Ynl080c–GFP and Ynl081c–GFP fluorescence was visible in dot‐shaped and elongated structures, whereas the Ynl022c–GFP signal was always found as one spot per cell, usually in the vicinity of nuclear DNA. The remaining C‐terminal GFP fusions did not produce a clearly identifiable fluorescence signal. For 10 ORFs we constructed 5′–GFP fusions that were expressed from the regulatable GAL1 promoter. In all cases we observed GFP fluorescence upon induction but the localization of the fusion proteins remained difficult to determine. GFP–Ynl020c and GFP–Ynl034w strains grew only poorly on galactose, indicating a toxic effect of the overexpressed fusion proteins. In summary, we obtained a discernible GFP localization pattern in five of 20 strains investigated (25%). A deletion phenotype was observed in seven of 21 (33%) and an overexpression phenotype in two of 10 (20%) cases. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Adults: A Work in Progress

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has potential as a noninvasive brain monitor across a spectrum of disorders. In the last decade, there has been a rapid expansion of clinical experience using NIRS to monitor cerebral oxygenation, and there is some evidence that NIRS-guided brain protection protocols might lead to a reduction in perioperative neurologic complications after cardiac surgery. However, there are no data to support the wider application of NIRS during routine surgery under general anesthesia, and its application in brain injury, where it might be expected to have a key monitoring role, is undefined. Although increasingly sophisticated apparatuses, including broadband and time-resolved spectroscopy systems, provide insights into the potential of NIRS to measure regional cerebral oxygenation, hemodynamics, and metabolism in real-time, these innovations have yet to translate into effective monitor-guided brain protection treatment strategies. NIRS has many potential advantages over other neuromonitoring techniques, but further investigation and technological advances are necessary before it can be introduced more widely into clinical practice.
Panoramic background modeling for PTZ cameras with competitive learning neural networks

The construction of a model of the background of a scene still remains as a challenging task in video surveillance systems, in particular for moving cameras. This work presents a novel approach for constructing a panoramic background model based on competitive learning neural networks and a subsequent piecewise linear interpolation by Delaunay triangulation. The approach can handle arbitrary camera directions and zooms for a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera-based surveillance system. After testing the proposed approach on several indoor sequences, the results demonstrate that the proposed method is effective and suitable to use for real-time video surveillance applications.
Electroencephalogram Analysis

Cerebral hemorrhage may cause cognitive dysfunction. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a noninvasive diagnostic tool for assessment of cerebral function. A total of 174 patients (including cognitively impaired and cognitively normal) with cerebral hemorrhage, and 120 healthy persons (CN), were recruited between August 2008 and July 2012 at the Department of Neurology. EEG was used to analyze cerebral function of patients and normal persons. Correlation, clustering and concordance analyses were performed to analyze the relationship between EEG power and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores. Cognitively impaired patients had a significantly decreased EEG beta power (0.793 ± 0.176 µV2) compared with cognitively normal patients (1.589 ± 0.205 µV2, P < .01) or healthy persons (1.651 ± 0.185 µV2, P < .01). Significantly negative correlations between beta power and hemorrhage region, size, amount, and patients’ age were apparent (r = −0.91888, −0.78569, −0.84961, and −0.80365, respectively, all Ps < .001). There was good concordance between the K-means clustering algorithm calculating beta power and MoCA scoring (κ = .904, P < .001). In conclusion, the analysis method of EEG (beta power) abnormalities holds considerable promise to assess cognitive impairment after cerebral hemorrhage. Cognitive impairment was negatively correlated to hemorrhage region, size, amount, and age.
The composition of tin slags from the south‐west of England

This paper discusses tin slags from archaeological contexts in the south‐west of England dating from the Early Bronze Age to the nineteenth century. It also includes slags resulting from a recent experimental smelting programme. Analyses show that there has been little change in composition over this period and that most primary tin slags contain from 10–30 per cent stannous oxide in the glass phase, with tin metal prills more common in the early and medieval slags. The principal impurities in the metal are iron and antimony, with smaller amounts of tungsten and arsenic. The Devon slags differ from the Cornish ones in having larger amounts of titanium in them.
Two type III effector genes of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae control the induction of the host genes OsTFIIAγ1 and OsTFX1 during bacterial blight of rice

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae strain PXO99A induces the expression of the host gene Os8N3, which results in increased host susceptibility to bacterial blight of rice. Here, we show that PXO99A affects the expression of two additional genes in a type III secretion system-dependent manner, one encoding a bZIP transcription factor (OsTFX1) and the other the small subunit of the transcription factor IIA located on chromosome 1 (OsTFIIAγ1). Induction of OsTFX1 and OsTFIIAγ1 depended on the type III effector genes pthXo6 and pthXo7, respectively, both encoding two previously undescribed members of the transcription activator-like (TAL) effector family. pthXo7 is strain-specific and may reflect adaptation to the resistance mediated by xa5, an allele of OsTFIIAγ5 encoding a second form of the TFIIA small subunit on chromosome 5 of rice. The loss of pthXo6 resulted in reduced pathogen virulence, and ectopic expression of OsTFX1 abrogated the requirement for pthXo6 for full virulence. X. oryzae pv. oryzae therefore modulates the expression of multiple host genes using multiple TAL effectors from a single strain, and evidence supports the hypothesis that expression of the associated host genes contributes to host susceptibility to disease.
90SR IN MAMMAL TEETH FROM CONTAMINATED AREAS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION MEASURED BY IMAGING PLATES

Imaging plates sensitive to beta rays were used to obtain the images of 90Sr in tooth samples taken from mammals collected in contaminated areas of the former Soviet Union. The average concentrations of 90Sr in the samples were determined by comparing the intensities of the luminescence using a single crystal of KCl. The results showed that the determined 90Sr concentration has a positive correlation with the soil contamination levels in the South Ural region. Tooth samples from both inside of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site and the villages nearby have detectable amounts of 90Sr, indicating the possible presence of residual soil contamination. The present study demonstrates that using imaging plates is a very sensitive method to detect 90Sr in teeth as well as to estimate low-level 90Sr contamination in soil.
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens light field digital photography camera system

Camera system is expected to be evolved merging computational photography technique for having rich image information while maintaining image quality. The proposed camera system shows a newly designed system architecture scenario to have both high quality image performance and computational photography technique by combining digital single lens reflex (DSLR) based architecture and light field concept into a single integrated system. It starts from conventional digital DSLR architecture and enhances system features and reduces the problems with previous techniques.