Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Superconducting Dome in a Gate-Tuned Band Insulator

What Do You Know? A Dome The superconducting dome—the appearance of a maximum in the transition temperature as a function of a tuning parameter—has been observed in compounds such as cuprates, pnictides, and heavy fermion materials and is thought of as a signature of unconventional superconductivity. Ye et al. (p. 1193) used a liquid gating technique combined with back gating to finely tune the carrier density in the band insulator MoS2, which allowed them to observe the formation of a dome. The unexpected finding awaits theoretical explanation but may suggest that the appearance of an optimal carrier density may be a more common occurrence than was previously thought. Liquid gating tunes the carrier density in molybdenum disulfide, revealing unconventional superconductivity. A dome-shaped superconducting region appears in the phase diagrams of many unconventional superconductors. In doped band insulators, however, reaching optimal superconductivity by the fine-tuning of carriers has seldom been seen. We report the observation of a superconducting dome in the temperature–carrier density phase diagram of MoS2, an archetypal band insulator. By quasi-continuous electrostatic carrier doping achieved through a combination of liquid and solid gating, we revealed a large enhancement in the transition temperature Tc occurring at optimal doping in the chemically inaccessible low–carrier density regime. This observation indicates that the superconducting dome may arise even in doped band insulators.
A novel two-stage algorithm for accurate registration of 3-D point clouds

Accurate registration of 3-D point clouds is a common problem in computer vision. This paper presents a new two-stage algorithm for point clouds registration. A novel local invariant feature which is a k-dimensional vector is proposed and used in our coarse registration stage. Two new structural constraints combined with the Iterative Closest Point (ICP) algorithm are adopted in our fine registration stage. The accuracy and effectiveness of our algorithm is visually and quantitatively demonstrated by the comparative experiments on synthetic and real 3-D data.
Constrained optimisation of a transverse flux PM linear generator

This article reports on a finite element analysis assisted optimisation strategy for a moving magnet, transverse flux, short stroke linear generator for free-piston Stirling engine applications. The optimisation goal was to maximise the power-to-weight ratio while maintaining pre-set power and efficiency levels. The topology and the implementation of the optimisation strategy are discussed, followed by a comparison between simulated and measured results for a 3 kW prototype.
An improved automated method for determination of serum albumin using bromcresol green.

The bromcresol green (BCG) method of estimating albumin has advantages over the 2-(4′-hydroxyazobenzene) benzoic acid (HABA) method frequently used. An improved AutoAnalyzer manifold for the BCG method which eliminates cross-contamination encountered in previously- described manifolds is described. In addition, the effect of Brij 35 on BCG is studied and the addition of at least 3 ml. of 50% Brij 35 per liter of BCG reagent is recommended to eliminate unstable baselines and falsely high peaks. When samples containing substances known to interfere with the HABA method are excluded, the two methods correlate very well and give similar results. Hyperbilirubinemia depresses the albumin value obtained with the HABA method but not that obtained with the BCG method. Ampicillin is shown to interfere with both methods when added in vitro . The BCG method described is superior to the HABA method and provides excellent routine determination of albumin because of its simplicity, specificity, repeatability, fast rate of analysis, small sample volume requirement, and inexpensive reagent.
Analyse und technisch-ökonomische Bewertung von Gesetzesfolgen im Individualverkehr – dargestellt am Beispiel der Automobilindustrie Japans und Deutschlands

Gegenwartig gibt es eine Diskussion uber die Einfuhrung (umwelt)politischer Instrumente, um den Ausstos von NOx, CO, Feinstaub oder CO2 innerhalb des Individualverkehrs zu verringern. Es gibt dabei sowohl Instrumente auf Basis von Grenzwerten als auch okonomische Instrumente. Obwohl allgemeine Informationen zu Vor- und Nachteilen von politischen Steuerungswerkzeugen verfugbar sind, ist die Wirkung solcher politischer Masnahmen auf sehr komplexe Systeme wie den Individualverkehr nicht vorhersehbar. Um beabsichtigte und vor allem unbeabsichtigte Effekte fruhzeitig zu antizipieren und um Versuchs-und-Irrtums-Methoden (trial-and-error) bei der Umsetzung (umwelt)politischer Masnahmen zu vermeiden, wurde ein strategisches Planungsmodell (System Dynamics) entwickelt, welches einige politische Instrumente aus politischer Sicht analysiert. Mit Hilfe dieses systemdynamischen Modells sollen politische und unternehmerische Entscheidungstrager in der Lage sein, Auswirkungen ihrer Entscheidungen im Voraus zu analysieren, wodurch der Entscheidungsprozess verbessert werden kann. Das Modell besteht aus mehreren Modulen: ein Modul fur den Fahrzeugmarkt, den Fahrzeugbestand und der sich daraus ergebenden Alterungskette, den resultierenden Emissionen sowie einem Managementsimulator fur (umwelt)politische Masnahmen. Das entwickelte Modell wird fur die Fallstudie des deutschen und japanischen Marktes angewandt. Es werden einige Szenarien analysiert, woraus dann Empfehlungen fur politische Entscheidungstrager abgeleitet werden.
In Vivo Imaging of Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Murine Colitis

Background:Traditional techniques analyzing mouse colitis are invasive, laborious, or indirect. Development of in vivo imaging techniques for specific colitis processes would be useful for monitoring disease progression and/or treatment effectiveness. The aim was to evaluate the applicability of the chemiluminescent probe L-012, which detects reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, for in vivo colitis imaging. Methods:Two genetic colitis mouse models were used; K8 knockout (K8−/−) mice, which develop early colitis and the nonobese diabetic mice, which develop a transient subclinical colitis. Dextran sulphate sodium was used as a chemical colitis model. Mice were anesthetized, injected intraperitoneally with L-012, imaged, and quantified for chemiluminescent signal in the abdominal region using an IVIS camera system. Results:K8−/− and nonobese diabetic mice showed increased L-012-mediated chemiluminescence from the abdominal region compared with control mice. L-012 signals correlated with the colitis phenotype assessed by histology and myeloperoxidase staining. Although L-012 chemiluminescence enabled detection of dextran sulphate sodium–induced colitis at an earlier time point compared with traditional methods, large mouse-to-mouse variations were noted. In situ and ex vivo L-012 imaging as well as [18F]FDG-PET imaging of K8−/− mice confirmed that the in vivo signals originated from the distal colon. L-012 in vivo imaging showed a wide variation in reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in young mice, irrespective of K8 genotype. In aging mice L-012 signals were consistently higher in K8−/− as compared to K8+/+ mice. Conclusions:In vivo imaging using L-012 is a useful, simple, and cost-effective tool to study the level and longitudinal progression of genetic and possibly chemical murine colitis.
Mining the Web for Learning the Ontology

A method for controlling the amount of the exposure of a television camera whereby a luminance signal from only a selected portion of an overall photometric range of the camera is employed for adjusting the exposure. A first signal is produced specifying the selected photometric range. In response to this signal, and further in response to horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals from the television camera in synchronization with the scanning of an electron beam in the camera, a range signal is produced when the scanning beam is within the specified photometric range. The luminance signal outputted by the television camera only at that time is employed for exposure control.
Formation and organisation in robot swarms

A swarm is defined as a large and independent collection of heterogeneous or homogeneous agents operating in a common environment and seemingly acting in a coherent and coordinated manner. Swarm architectures promote decentralisation and self-organisation which often leads to emergent behaviour. The emergent behaviour of the swarm results from the interactions of the swarm with its environment (or fellow agents), but not as a direct result of design. The creation of artificially simulated swarms or practical robot swarms has become an interesting topic of research in the last decade. Even though many studies have been undertaken using a practical approach to swarm construction, there are still many problems need to be addressed. Such problems include the problem of how to control very simple agents to form patterns; the problem of how an attractor will affect flocking behaviour; and the problem of bridging formation of multiple agents in connecting multiple locations. The central goal of this thesis is to develop early novel theories and algorithms to support swarm robots in. pattern formation tasks. To achieve this, appropriate tools for understanding how to model, design and control individual units have to be developed. This thesis consists of three independent pieces of research work that address the problem of pattern formation of robot swarms in both a centralised and a decentralised way.The first research contribution proposes algorithms of line formation and cluster formation in a decentralised way for relatively simple homogenous agents with very little memory, limited sensing capabilities and processing power. This research utilises the Finite State Machine approach.In the second research contribution, by extending Wilensky's (1999) work on flocking, three different movement models are modelled by changing the maximum viewing angle each agent possesses during the course of changing its direction. An object which releases an artificial potential field is then introduced in the centre of the arena and the behaviours of the collective movement model are studied.The third research contribution studies the complex formation of agents in a task that requires a formation of agents between two locations. This novel research proposes the use Of L-Systems that are evolved using genetic algorithms so that more complex pattern formations can be represented and achieved. Agents will need to have the ability to interpret short strings of rules that form the basic DNA of the formation.
Psychological treatment is one of the several important components to the effective management of postpartum depression

Commentary on : Stephens S, Ford E, Paudy P, et al. Effectiveness of psychological interventions for postnatal depression in primary care: a meta-analysis. Ann Fam Med 2016;14:463–72. [OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] Perinatal mental health is a leading public health issue with significant economic cost to women and their families.1 In many countries, primary care is the main source of contact in the healthcare system, and the preferred treatment setting, for women with perinatal … [1]: {openurl}? query=rft.jtitle%253DThe%2BAnnals%2Bof%2BFamily%2BMedicine%26rft.stitle%253DAnn%2BFam%2BMed%26rft.aulast%253DStephens%26rft.auinit1%253DS. %26rft.volume%253D14%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D463%26rft.epage%253D472%26rft.atitle%253DEffectiveness%2Bof%2BPsychological%2BInterventions%2Bfor%2BPostnatal%2BDepression%2Bin%2BPrimary%2BCare%253A%2BA%2BMeta-Analysis%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1370%252Fafm.1967%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F27621164%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/ijlink? linkType=ABST&journalCode=annalsfm&resid=14/5/463&atom=%2Febnurs%2F20%2F1%2F9.atom
Prognostic factors in gestational trophoblastic tumors. A multivariate analysis

One hundred sixty‐two gestational trophoblastic tumors (GTT) were treated at the Institute Gustave‐Roussy, Villejuif, France, from 1975 to 1985. Sustained complete remission (CR) was obtained in 146 patients (90%). All 97 patients with no histologic diagnosis of choriocarcinoma were cured, including 19 patients considered at high risk initially. Among 65 histologic chariocarcinoma patients, 16 died (CR, 75.5%) including seven initially nonmetastatic patients. Using a univariate analysis, all factors tested in the whole group of patients were more or less significant except for age and parity. However, when the same variables were tested in patients considered at high risk initially, only three factors were statistically significant. Those three factors were the only ones associated with a statistically significant higher relative death risk (RR) on multivariate analysis and are as follows: an antecedent nonmolar pregnancy (RR = 4.3; P < 0.01); initial presentation with more than one metastatic organ (RR = 7.4; P < 0.01); and primary resistance to single agent (RR = 18.8; P < 0.0001) or multi‐agent chemotherapy (RR = 26.1; P < 0.0001). It seems that those three factors, together with a histologic diagnosis of choriocarcinoma, are the prognostic factors that discriminate patients with unfavorable outcomes among the high‐risk group.
Nonepisodic Memory Deficits in Amnestic MCI

ObjectiveTo (a) compare patients with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), mild Alzheimer disease (AD), and a group of healthy elderly persons on nonepisodic memory measures; (b) examine which measures are independent of level of education in the groups studied. BackgroundEpisodic memory impairment is a cardinal feature of preclinical AD. However, a number of other cognitive measures are also sensitive to the preclinical stage of AD and deficits in multiple domains characterize AD several years before clinical diagnosis. Materials and MethodsPatients with amnestic MCI (N=31), patients with mild probable AD (N=15), and healthy elderly controls (N=27) were compared on nonepisodic memory tasks measuring fluid intelligence, working memory, processing speed, verbal fluency, and visual-perceptual and motor functions. Amnestic MCI patients were selected based on clinical criteria and a subgroup was also selected based on psychometric criteria. ResultsMultivariate analyses of covariance, controlling for the effects of age, education, and sex, showed that fluid intelligence, working memory, processing speed, semantic fluency, visual-perceptual function, and complex motor function were significantly worse in the MCI than the elderly control group. Working memory, processing speed, semantic fluency, and complex motor tasks were significantly worse in the mild probable AD than the MCI group. The analyses were corroborated using the psychometrically derived MCI group. Conclusions(a) Performance on multiple nonepisodic memory measures is affected in the preclinical stage of AD, indicating that broad cognitive impairment characterizes that stage. (b) Complex motor tasks were independent of level of education in our sample, and may have practical utility in the early detection of dementia.
A Magneto-Dielectric Handset Antenna for LTE/WWAN/GPS Applications

A compact multiband internal antenna covering LTE/GSM/GPS/DCS/PCS/UMTS bands (748-960 and 1575.42-2690 MHz) is presented for mobile terminals. The antenna combines a coupled-fed scheme and a magneto-dielectric material, which has low loss properties (magnetic loss tangent ) up to 3 GHz, thereby achieving not only reduced antenna size but also improved bandwidth. In addition, a T-shaped monopole feeding line generating parasitic capacitance is applied to the proposed antenna. It plays an important role to shift the resonances, especially in the low band. The overall size of the antenna is only 35 ×15 ×4 mm3, corresponding to 0. 0875λ0 ×0.0375 λ0 ×0.01 λ0 ( λ0 is the wavelength at 750 MHz). The design process and the measured results of the proposed antenna are presented in detail.
Ets 1 is expressed in capillary blood vessels but not in lymphatics

Little is known about the mechanisms that regulate lymphangiogenesis and, in particular, about regulation at the transcriptional level. To determine whether parallels exist in the mechanisms of angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, the expression of the Ets 1 transcription factor (which has previously been shown to be involved in angiogenesis) was examined in two transgenic mouse lines, namely RipVEGF‐C mice (which develop lymphatic capillaries ectopically around islets of Langerhans) and Rip1Tag2 mice (which develop insulinomas that are not lymphangiogenic). Crossing the two lines results in double transgenic mice that develop lymphatics around insulinomas, which in turn promotes metastasis to regional lymph nodes. By immunohistochemistry, it was found that, in contrast to blood vessels, lymphatic vessels in wild‐type and transgenic mice did not express Ets 1. Immunohistochemical staining for matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)‐2 and MMP‐9 as well as membrane type 1‐MMP (MT1‐MMP/MMP‐14), all of which are encoded by known or potential Ets 1 target genes, showed the same cellular distribution as Ets 1. These findings suggest that the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of lymphangiogenesis differ from those involved in angiogenesis. Furthermore, if proteases are involved in lymphangiogenesis, these observations suggest that they are different from those considered to be important for blood vessel formation. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Impulsivity as a risk factor for eating disorder behavior: assessment implications with adolescents.

OBJECTIVE The aims of the current study were to determine if impulsivity serves as a risk factor for eating disorder behavior and to examine whether different risk outcomes are obtained depending on the assessment strategy used to measure impulsivity. METHOD Three independent studies are reported, each of which examined the relationship of impulsivity and eating disorder behavior in a prospective longitudinal design with adolescent subjects recruited from both public and private schools. Individuals displaying eating disorder behavior at initial assessments were not included in the analyses, to ensure that we were testing the role of impulsivity in the onset of eating disorder behavior. RESULTS Trait impulsivity, measured with traditional personality scales, failed to predict the onset of eating disorder behavior in all three studies. However, when behavioral constructs associated with impulsivity, such as delinquency or substance abuse, were examined, they significantly predicted the onset of eating disorder behavior in most of the analyses conducted. DISCUSSION These results provide moderate support for the idea that impulsivity serves as a risk factor for the onset of eating disorder behavior. However, this is only true when more objective behavioral measures were utilized.
Design and Performances of 4H-SiC Bipolar Mode Field Effect Transistor (BMFETs)

An original design of 4H polytype of silicon carbide (4H-SiC) bipolar-mode field-effect transistors (BMFETs), which combines the on-state operation of silicon version with the off-state behavior of SiC-VJFETs (vertical junction field-effect transistor), is analyzed by numerical simulations. Using the physical parameters extracted from the previous experimental analysis, this paper shows the feasibility of 4H-SiC BMFETs to manage drain current densities as high as 500 A/cm 2 with a current gain of 50 and to sustain blocking voltage of 2.1 kV. Comparisons with the existing 4H-SiC power transistors, like bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), VJFETs, and double-diffusive metal-oxide-semiconductor FETs, show that, besides a thermal stability in the examined range 300-523 K, BMFET exhibits the low on-resistance of BJTs and can operate at the high frequencies of power FETs.
A terahertz on-chip Frequency-Selective Surface integrated with temperature-sensing circuits in 0.18-µm foundry CMOS process

An on-chip Frequency-Selective-Surface (FSS) integrated with a Proportional-to-Absolute-Temperature (PTAT) circuit for detecting infrared wave in CMOS process is presented. The slot-type FSSs with different slot length reveal different transmission properties. The power absorbed by the chip is analyzed by electromagnetic and thermal simulation software. The measurement results at 28.3 THz show good trends with simulation. The influence of the CMOS material properties is also investigated.
The Non-Newtonian Fluid Simulation Based on Predictive-Corrective Incompressible SPH

A novel non-Newtonian fluid simulation method for SPH is proposed in this article. The viscous liquid is modeled by a non-Newtonian fluid flow, and the variable viscosity under shear stress is achieved using a viscosity model known as Cross model. To avoid tensile instability and improve numerical stability, a predictive-corrective method, aimed at correcting density error, of setting up individual stiffness parameters for each particle to be added. Furthermore, to improve the overall efficiency of the proposed method, a global adaptive time-stepping method that adjust the time step automatically in accordance with individual scenarios is utilized.
The Use and Absence of the Augment in the Forms εδωκ(ε)(ν) and δωκ(ε)(ν) in the Odyssey, with a Brief Discussion of the Origin of the Augment

In this article, I discuss the use and absence of the augment in the 3 rd singular and plural forms ἔδωκ(ε)(ν) and δῶκ(ε)(ν) in the Odyssey . I use the metrically secure forms and list the criteria to determine these secure forms. I then analyse those forms and check if they confirm the previous syntactic and semantic observations that have been made for the use and absence of the augment (the clitic rule by Drewitt & Beck, the reduction rule by Kiparsky and the distinctions speech versus narrative, foreground versus background and remote versus recent past).
Surgical Management of Cleft Palate: A Review

Early counselling It is very helpful if the 'core members' of the cleft palate team can visit parents and see the baby in the maternity hospital. This enables arrangements to be made for preoperative orthodontics if indicated, advice about feeding (which should be kept as simple as possible usually a normal teat with a large hole) and, most importantly, enables the members of the cleft palate team to explain the future management.
[Comparison between therapeutic effects of acupuncture and intravenous injection of amiodarone in the treatment of paroxymal atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter].

OBJECTIVE To probe the feasibility of acupuncture in conversion of paroxymal atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. METHODS Eighty cases of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter were randomly divided into 2 groups, a treatment group and a control group, 40 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with acupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Danzhong (CV 17) and others, and the control group with intravenous injection of amiodarone. The cardiac rhythms and side effects were observed in the two groups. RESULTS The total effective rate of 85.0% in the treatment group was better than 67.5% in the control group (P < 0.01). The average conversion time was (39.6 +/- 13.7) min in the treatment group and (50.1 +/- 14.8) min in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01). No adverse effect was found in the treatment group. CONCLUSION Acupuncture is a safe and effective therapy for conversion of paroxymal atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.