Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Micoletzkya chinaae n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplogastridae), a potential predacious nematode and Ektaphelenchus macrobulbosus (Nematoda: Ektaphelenchinae) isolated from Simao pine in South-western China.

Detailed morphology of a new diplogastrid and a known ektaphelenchid species isolated from Simao pine in south-western China were illustrated and described/redescribed. Micoletzkya chinaae n. sp. is characterized by a relatively short body length (601-802 μm in female and 505-773 μm in male), undivided cheilorhabdia (forming an entire ring), dimorphic buccal cavity (eury- or stenostomatous), a large claw-like dorsal tooth and a large right subventral tooth in the stoma of eurystomatous form, typical diplogastrid pharynx, didelphic female gonads, nine pairs of genital papillae on male tail region with two ventral pairs (GP1 and GP2) closely associated, a unique gubernaculum morphology, and a long filiform tail in both sexes. The new diplogastrid belongs to the Group 1 category of Micoletzkya species sensuMassey, 1966, which is characterized by stoma equipped with a large dorsal and a large subventral tooth, and both teeth can cross near the center of the pharynx. The new species can be easily distinguished from other species within this group except for M. tomeaMassey, 1966 with the long filiform female and male tails. However, it shows great similarities to Mononchoides spp. , Koerneria spp. , Fictor spp. , and Acrostichus members in some aspects. More morphological features as well as molecular data of this clade should be available before relationships between and within these genera can be better interpreted. The two large moveable teeth in eurystomatous worms indicate their potentially predacious habits, and re-isolation of this species is necessary. Morphology of south-western Chinese population of Ektaphelenchus macrobulbosus (Rühm,1956) Massey, 1974 conforms well to the previous descriptions except for a few minor variations. It is characterized by medium-long female and male bodies (676-791 and 613-685 μm, respectively), three incisures in the lateral field, offset cephalic region, knobless stylet 18-20 μm long, oblong median bulb with posteriorly situated valves, two to three rows of developing oocytes, short postuterine sac, absence of female rectum and anus, two pairs of subventral papillae on the male tail region, a cucullus (apophysis) present on the dorsal distal end of the spicule, and the conoid female and male tails.
Real-time defog model based on visible and near-infrared information

It is important to guarantee that images circulating in mobile cloud of smart city are not obscured by fog. Based on near-infrared's ability to penetrate fog, this paper puts forward a 2-step real-time defog model for camera: putting forward the infrared - blue light intensity difference factor and using dark channel prior to estimate haze distribution map; fusing near-infrared and visible information based on the haze distribution and then, adopting downsampling, fast fuzz algorithm and fast guided filter to remove the artificial effect and improve the efficiency. This simple and efficient method is rid of complicated physical models and cumbersome manual operations while provides results with richer color, sharper details than other algorithms, achieving accuracy, real-time, fidelity and automation at the same time. Camera based on this model is an excellent multimedia application for mobile cloud of smart city.
Design studies and performance of HEFSM with various slot-pole combinations for HEV applications

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) using combination of an internal combustion engine (ICE) and one or more electric motors are widely considered as the most promising solution for clean vehicles. One example of successfully developed electric machines for HEVs is interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM), selected due to its smaller size and lighter weight providing with design freedom of the vehicles and its higher efficiency contributing to less fuel consumption. However, IPMSM design tends to be difficult due to all permanent magnets (PMs) are built in the rotor core. The mechanical strength relies mainly on thickness and number of bridges around PM but high number of bridges reduces the maximum torque due to increases in flux leakage. Therefore, a new candidate of hybrid excitation flux switching motor (HEFSM) with rugged rotor structure suitable for high-speed operation and with the ability to keep high torque and power density is proposed. Various combinations of slot-pole HEFSMs such as 6S-4P, 6S-5P, 6S-7P and 6S-8P are designed and analyzed. The performances of all designs are compared with IPMSM used in Lexus RX400h.
ACB‐PCR measurement of spontaneous and furan‐induced H‐ras Codon 61 CAA to CTA and CAA to AAA mutation in B6C3F1 mouse liver

Furan is a rodent liver carcinogen, but the mode of action for furan hepatocarcinogenicity is unclear. H‐ras codon 61 mutations have been detected in spontaneous liver tumors of B6C3F1 mice, and the fraction of liver tumors carrying H‐ras codon 61 CAA to AAA mutation increased in furan‐treated mice. Allele‐specific competitive blocker PCR (ACB‐PCR) has been used previously to quantify early, carcinogen‐induced increases in tumor‐associated mutations. The present pilot study investigated whether furan drives clonal expansion of pre‐existing H‐ras mutant cells in B6C3F1 mouse liver. H‐ras codon 61 CAA to CTA and CAA to AAA mutations were measured in DNA isolated from liver tissue of female mice treated with 0, 1, 2, 4, or 8 mg furan/kg body weight, five days per week for three weeks, using five mice per treatment group. Spontaneous levels of mutation were low, with two of five control mice having an H‐ras codon 61 CTA or AAA mutant fraction (MF) greater than 10−5. Several furan‐treated mice had H‐ras codon 61 AAA or CTA MFs greater than those measured in control mice and lower bound estimates of induced MF were calculated. However, no statistically‐significant differences were observed between treatment groups. Therefore, while sustained exposure to furan is carcinogenic, at the early stage of carcinogenesis examined in this study (three weeks), there was not a significant expansion of H‐ras mutant cells. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 54:659–667, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
HYTREM - A Hybrid Text-Retrieval Machine for Large Databases

The design of a text-retrieval machine, called HYTREM (hybrid text-retrieval machine), for the support of large unformatted text databases is described. A signature file is used as an access method to reduce the amount of data that need to be searched directly. Therefore, HYTREM consists of two major subsystems: a signature processor and a text processor. The signature processor is based on a world-parallel, bit-serial organization which is faster, more efficient, and more flexible than a word-serial, bit-parallel organization proposed by S.R. Ahuja and C.S. Roberts (1980). The text processor, called ALTEP (associative linear text processor), is a linear array of logic cells capable of matching regular expressions at a much higher speed than that of previous designs. Since both the signature processor and ALTEP are highly parallel processors, a high-speed multiple-response resolver is provided to facilitate data transfer between the processors and the controllers over a single common bus. Issues about th design of a cost-effective mass-storage system are also discussed. Performance and implementation issues for HYTREM are discussed. >
On Efficient Core Selection for Reducing Multicast Delay Variation under Delay Constraints

With the proliferation of multimedia group applications, the construction of multicast trees satisfying the Quality of Service (QoS) requirements is becoming a problem of the prime importance. An essential factor of these real-time application is to optimize the Delay- and delay Variation-Bounded Multicast Tree (DVBMT) problem. This problem is to satisfy the minimum delay variation and the end-to-end delay within an upper bound. The DVBMT problem is known as NP-complete problem. The representative algorithms for the problem are DVMA, DDVCA, and so on. In this paper, we show that the proposed algorithm outperforms any other algorithm. The efficiency of our algorithm is verified through the performance evaluation and the enhancement is up to about 13.5% in terms of the multicast delay variation. The time complexity of our algorithm is O(mn 2 ) which is comparable to well known DDVCA.
BODY CELL MASS AND LIMITS OF HYDRATION OF THE FAT‐FREE BODY: THEIR RELATION TO ESTIMATED SKELETAL WEIGHT *

The identification and definition of a central, energy-exchanging mass of working tissue has long been sought as a standard for body composition, and to provide a reference basis for the measurement and expression of such rates as oxygen consumption, caloric requirement, carbon dioxide production, basal metabolism, basal metabolic expenditure, and work performance. Such a “core” reference for the central tissues of the body has, in the past, been identified with such concepts as the “lean body mass” and the “fat-free body. ” As reference standards for energy turnover or work performance the “lean body mass” and the “fat-free body” suffer both anatomically and conceptually from the fact that they include such compositional elements as the plasma volume, the extracellular fluids, the skeleton, cartilage, tendons, dermis, hair, teeth, fascia, collagen, elastin, and pathological water accumulations. These are components of the body identified with the extracellular tissues, concerned largely with support and transport but with no direct or intrinsic significance as regards oxidative energy turnover. All body cells contain potassium at concentrations ranging in the vicinity of 150 mEq. per kg. of cell water. Although there is little evidence from man to indicate that the intracellular potassium concentration is the same in all cellular tissues, there is strong persumptive evidence from osmotic considerations and acid base equilibria that most of the cells of the body contain this ion at concentrations very similar to each other, if not identical. In sharp contrast, potassium is not present to any extent in those other fluids and matrices of the body that are extracellular in site, concerned with support and transport and which we identify as the extracellular tissues. These ( as mentioned above ) included the intercellular matrix substances of fascia, tendon, dermis, and skeleton together with that very large fluid component of the body that is outside of cells. One might raise the objection here that there are cells in bone and cells in tendon for example. For the clarity of this concept i t should be emphasized that these cells, however sparse in population, contain potassium at normal intracellular concentrations and are included in the “body cell
Frozen food consumption in Turkey: A case study for the town of Tokat

In this investigation, frozen food consumption by households in the town of Tokat in Turkey was studied, and factors affecting the consumption were tested using chi-square analysis. In addition, analysis of variance was also performed in order to determine whether there was a relationship between socio-economic conditions and monthly frozen food consumption by households. Data used in the study were obtained from 269 households through a questionnaire conducted in April and May, 2009. According to the results of the study, 72.12% of the households consumed frozen foods. Of frozen foods, households preferred frozen vegetables most (93.30%) and seafood least (72.16%). Frozen food consumption had statistically significant correlations with gender, marital status and income level but not with household size, monthly household income, age, working of spouse, monthly food expenditure and education level. Variance analysis showed that there were significant differences for frozen food expenditures among different income levels, food expenditure levels, education levels, working or non-working status of spouse and professions. Key words: Consumer preference, household preference, food expenditure. INTRODUCTION The need for long term storage of foods has appeared with the start of human history. Storage of foods improved throughout the history along with the changes in conditions and technology. Many preservation techniques are used to delay or prevent microbial spoilage of foods (Korel et al., 2005). Drying, brining, canning and freezing are among them. Especially vitamin losses are heavy in drying, brining, and canning. On the other hand, quality losses in food preserved via freezing is minimal (Anonymous, 2001). Consumption of frozen food, which can be prepared easily and in different ways and which stay closest to the fresh food despite being off-season, is increasing. Among the factors contributing to increased demand for frozen food are entering of women in work force and resulting changes in life styles (Keskin, 2002). Frozen foods were first introduced to the consumers in 1930s in the US and
Phase II Clinical and Pharmacokinetic Study of Aflibercept in Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Purpose: Aflibercept is a recombinant fusion protein of the VEGF receptor (VEGFR) 1 and VEGFR2 extracellular domains. We assessed the safety and efficacy of aflibercept in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC) who had received at least one prior palliative regimen. Experimental Design: Seventy-five patients were enrolled onto this two-stage phase II trial in two cohorts, bevacizumab naïve (n = 24) and prior bevacizumab (n = 51). Aflibercept was administered at 4 mg/kg i.v. in two-week cycles. The primary endpoint was a combination of objective response rate and 16-week progression-free survival (PFS). Results: In the bevacizumab-naïve cohort (n = 24), the best response was stable disease for 16 weeks or more in five of 24 patients. In the prior bevacizumab cohort (n = 50), one patient achieved a partial response and six patients had stable disease for 16 weeks or more. The median PFS in the bevacizumab-naïve and prior bevacizumab cohorts was two months [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.7–8.6 months] and 2.4 months (95% CI: 1.9–3.7 months), respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was 10.4 months (95% CI: 7.6–15.5) and 8.5 months (95% CI: 6.2–10.6), respectively. The most common grade 3 or higher treatment-related adverse events were hypertension, proteinuria, fatigue, and headache. Ten patients discontinued study treatment due to toxicity. Mean free to VEGF-bound aflibercept ratio was 1.82, suggesting that free aflibercept was present in sufficient amount to bind endogenous VEGF. Conclusion: Aflibercept showed limited single-agent activity in patients with pretreated MCRC with moderate toxicity. Further study of aflibercept with chemotherapy is ongoing. Clin Cancer Res; 18(21); 6023–31. ©2012 AACR.
Method for estimating the stability boundary of impedance haptic systems

The stability of impedance haptic systems is dependent upon several parameters such as sampling rate, time delay, virtual viscous damping, the flexibility of the mechanical interface, and in particular the dynamics of the human arm. Thus far, estimating the range of stable impedances for a specific device is an arduous task that requires many experiments. In this paper, a reliable and fast method for estimating the stability boundary of an impedance haptic system is presented. It extends traditional stability analyses to multiple degrees of freedom and workspace positions. Experiments are carried out on a PHANToM 1.0 haptic interface to validate the methodology.
Measuring patient preferences for colorectal cancer screening using a choice-format survey.

OBJECTIVE Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake remains poor. Until we understand patient motivation and preferences for undertaking screening, it is unlikely the uptake will be optimal. Our objective is to examine patient preferences for CRC screening modalities and uptake rates using utility-based methods. METHODS The preference survey was mailed to a random sample of Canadian subjects aged 40 to 60 years from a primary care network. A fractional factorial experimental design maximized D-efficiency and included four blocks with 12 choice tasks in a conditional two-step design, two-alternative discrete choice format with five screening attributes (process, pain, preparation, sensitivity, and specificity). Bivariate probit regression analysis was used to estimate patient preferences for attributes, choice probabilities for alternative modalities and expected rates of uptake. RESULTS Five hundred forty-seven of 1047 surveys were returned. Almost 30% of respondents preferred no screening. The most preferred test attribute levels were noninvasive process (e.g., CT), no preparation, no pain, 100% specificity, and 90% sensitivity. Accuracy-related attributes were more important than test process-related attributes. Virtual colonoscopy was the most preferred, followed by colonoscopy, barium enema, sigmoidoscopy, and fecal DNA testing, based on simulated choice probability estimates. Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) was least preferred. Adjusted screening uptake rate estimates showed the greatest impact (42% increase) would be achieved if all CRC screening modalities were available rather than FOBT alone. CONCLUSIONS Our findings emphasize the important role of patient preferences for no screening and in selecting alternative CRC screening modalities. CRC screening implementation in Canada should consider patient preferences to optimize uptake.
Optimization of fuels from waste composition with application of genetic algorithm

The objective of this article is to elaborate a method to optimize the composition of the fuels from sewage sludge (PBS fuel – fuel based on sewage sludge and coal slime, PBM fuel – fuel based on sewage sludge and meat and bone meal, PBT fuel – fuel based on sewage sludge and sawdust). As a tool for an optimization procedure, the use of a genetic algorithm is proposed. The optimization task involves the maximization of mass fraction of sewage sludge in a fuel developed on the basis of quality-based criteria for the use as an alternative fuel used by the cement industry. The selection criteria of fuels composition concerned such parameters as: calorific value, content of chlorine, sulphur and heavy metals. Mathematical descriptions of fuel compositions and general forms of the genetic algorithm, as well as the obtained optimization results are presented. The results of this study indicate that the proposed genetic algorithm offers an optimization tool, which could be useful in the determination of the composition of fuels that are produced from waste.
Compound energy storage control of wind power base on wavelet decomposition

A compound energy storage system in which lead acid battery combines with super capacitor is used to balance the fluctuation of wind power in this paper. A wavelet decomposition method is put forward to extract control signal that contains slowly variable low frequency signal and fluctuant high frequency signal. The slowly variable signal is applied to control the charge or discharge of the battery. The fluctuant signal is applied to control the super capacitor to absorb rapidly changing energy. A control way that voltage loop combines with current loop is used to keep the DC bus voltage steady. A simulation study based on MATLAB is presented to verify the correctness of proposed control strategy. Simulation results show that the battery can be charged steadily and discharged reasonably. In addition, the super capacitor can extract rapidly fluctuant wind energy, and the DC bus voltage of wind power system can be keep in steady at different wind speed and loads. Therefore, the proposed com pound energy storage control method can satisfy the energy balance requirement in wind power system.
Processing of MEMPHIS Ka-Band Multibaseline Interferometric SAR Data: From Raw Data to Digital Surface Models

MEMPHIS is an experimental millimeter-wave synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system that acquires cross-track multibaseline interferometric data at high resolution in a single pass, using four receive horns. In this paper, we present the SAR system and navigation data, and propose a processing chain from the raw data input to a digital surface model (DSM) output. This processing chain includes full bandwidth reconstruction of the steppedfrequency SAR data, azimuth focusing with an Extended Omega-K algorithm, generation ofinterferograms for each available baseline, phase unwrapping using the multibaseline data, and phaseto-height conversion. The hardware and processing chain were validated through the analysis of experimental Ka-band data. The SAR image resolution was measured with point targets and found to be ~2% and ~15% coarser than the theoretical value in range and azimuth, respectively. The geolocation accuracy was typically better than 0.1 m in range and 0.2 m in azimuth. Observed depression angledependent interferometric phase errors were successfully removed using a correction function derived from the InSAR data. Investigation of the interferometric phase noise showed the utility of a multibaseline antenna setup; the number of looks and filter size used for the DSM generation were also derived from this analysis. The results showed that in grassland areas, the height difference between the ~2 m-resolution InSAR DSMs and the reference ALS models was 0 ± 0.25 m.
Optimizing battery lifetime-fidelity tradeoffs in BSNs using personal activity profiles

Body sensor networks (BSNs) often operate in dynamic environments, with the collected data profiles---and the resulting importance of data---varying throughout the system runtime. Therefore, the potential for power reduction fluctuates with changing user behavior, creating a dynamic battery lifetime-fidelity relationship that is subject to variations throughout the battery lifetime corresponding to an individual's daily activities---past, present, and future. This paper explores the potential for optimizing the tradeoff between meeting a desired battery lifetime and maximizing system fidelity through run-time adaptation of sensor acquisition (duty cycling) and profile-based predictions of an individual's future activities. A "personal activity profile" describes the expected behavior of an individual and is used to inform the desired battery discharge characteristics over time. Using walking activity traces collected from three human subjects wearing Fitbit® trackers over several months in order to develop such activity profiles, the approach is demonstrated in simulation based based on an analytical power model for an inertial BSN platform incorporating recent sensors. Results show improvements over statically setting a duty cycle for constant power consumption with respect to ideally setting the duty cycle based upon a priori knowledge of activities of interest throughout the system lifetime.
Efficient parallel algorithms and VLSI architectures for manipulator Jacobian computation

To investigate real-time Jacobian computation, the authors determine an optimal reference coordinate frame k for efficient computation in uniprocessor computers, extend the concept to be computed by parallel SIMD (single-instruction, multiple-data-stream) computers, and design two VLSI systolic pipelined architectures. The first is a linear VLSI pipe, which uses the least number of modular processors; however, 3N FLOPS (floating-point operations per second) are needed to compute the Jacobian. The second one is a parallel VLSI pipe, which just takes 3 FLOPS to compute the Jacobian. <<ETX>>