Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography evaluation of radiofrequency ablation of the prostate: a canine model.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, there is no reliable method of monitoring the propagation of radiofrequency lesions in real time. We report our animal experience using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) to evaluate the lesion produced by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in a canine model and investigate the feasibility to predict these lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five male beagle dogs underwent RFA of the prostate. Radiofrequency was delivered under transrectal ultrasonography guidance. We created a lesion in the right and left lateral lobes of canine prostate. Post-RFA lesion size was measured with conventional ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced low-mechanical index perfusion imaging (ESAOTE DU8, CnTI) with a second-generation contrast agent (Sonovue). The prostates were assessed for a contrast void corresponding to the ablated tissue. All dogs were then immediately killed, and the prostates were harvested for pathologic analysis. The gross RFA lesions were measured to compare lesion size with that measured using CEUS. RESULTS The RFA lesions could not be imaged accurately in real time with conventional grayscale or power Doppler sonography. With CEUS imaging, a clear lesion was identified at the site of each RFA application. As measured by CEUS, the lesions volume averaged 1.30 +/- 0.50 cm(3), compared with 1.32 +/- 0.53 cm(3) by measurement in the gross specimen (p = 0.324). CONCLUSIONS CEUS appears to be an accurate modality for immediate monitoring of RFA procedure. Further study is necessary to assess the clinical utility of CEUS for monitoring RFA of localized prostate cancer.
Performance comparison of subjective assessment methods for 3D video quality

Many subjective assessment methods for video quality have been standardized. Although the performance of individual subjective assessment methods of 2D video quality has been studied to compare their stability, the performance per subjective assessment method for stereoscopic 3D video quality has not been sufficiently studied. To compare this performance, we conducted subjective quality assessments of 3D video using the double stimulus continuous quality-scale (DSCQS), absolute category rating (ACR), and degradation category rating (DCR) methods. As a result, the Pearson's and Spearman's rank correlations between two of the four methods (i.e., DSCQS, ACR, DCR, and ACR with hidden reference (ACR-HR)) were high. In terms of stability, the DCR method performed better than the others. However, in terms of both stability and assessment time, we found that the ACR method was most effective.
International Conference on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks ( EUSPN 2016 ) Recognition of Activities of Daily Living from Topic Model

Research in ubiquitous and pervasive technologies have made it possible to recognise activities of daily living through non-intrusive sensors. The data captured from these sensors are required to be classified using various machine learning or knowledge driven techniques to infer and recognise activities. The process of discovering the activities and activity-object patterns from the sensors tagged to objects as they are used is critical to recognising the activities. In this paper, we propose a topic model process of discovering activities and activity-object patterns from the interactions of low level state-change sensors. We also develop a recognition and segmentation algorithm to recognise activities and recognise activity boundaries. Experimental results we present validates our framework and shows it is comparable to existing approaches. c © 2016 Isibor Kennedy Ihianle. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility of the Conference Program Chairs.
Regulation of the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57Kip2 Expression by p63

The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p57Kip2 is a negative regulator of cell proliferation, binding to a variety of cyclin-CDK complexes and inhibiting their kinase activities. The p57Kip2 gene was recognized as a target gene for p73β, one member of the p53 family. In spite of this, the phenotypes of p73 and p57Kip2 knock out mice do not resemble each other while there is a phenotypic overlap betweeen the p57Kip2 null mice, the p63 null mice and patients affected by p63 associated syndromes, suggesting that p57Kip2 could be indeed a downstream target of p63. By ChIP we determined that in the HaCaT cell line the δNp63α protein is associated to three different regions of the p57Kip2 gene. δNp63 can activate both the endogenous p57Kip2 gene and a reporter vector containing a -2191 promoter fragment of the p57Kip2 gene. Natural p63 mutants, associated to the AEC syndrome, show a partial or complete lack of transactivation potential of the p57Kip2 promoter, while three other natural p63 mutants, associated to the EEC, LMS and SHFM-4 syndromes, were less affected. These data suggests that p63 play an important role in the regulation of p57Kip2 expression and that this regulation is subverted in AEC p63 mutants.
Aiming to Detect a malware of GSM frequency

In order to find a specific type of malware which is related to GSM frequency, we propose an algorithm according to the most essential characteristics of this malware. At first, detect whether or not there exists a specific thread in the memory. And then, the generated binary strings will be tried to be matched with the one in the target computer. At last, determine whether this threat occurs or not. Furthermore, we study the effective of the new method via some simulations.
Dependency Chart Parsing Algorithm Based on Ternary-Span Combination

This paper presents a new span-based dependency chart parsing algorithm that models the relations between the left and right dependents of a head. Such relations cannot be modeled in existing span-based algorithms, despite their popularity in dependency corpora. We address this problem through ternary-span combination during the subtree derivation. By modeling the relations between the left and right dependents of a head, our proposed algorithm provides a better capability of coordination disambiguation when the conjunction is annotated as the head of the left and right conjuncts. This eventually leads to state-of-the-art performance of dependency parsing on the Chinese data of the CoNLL shared task.
SRY protein is expressed in ovotestis and streak gonads from human sex-reversal

In mammals, a master gene located on the Y chromosome, the testis-determining gene SRY, controls sex determination. SRY protein is expressed in the genital ridge before testis determination, and in the testis it is expressed in Sertoli and germ cells. Completely sex-reversed patients are classified as either 46,XX males or 46,XY females. SRY mutations have been described in only 15% of patients with 46,XY complete or partial gonadal dysgenesis. However, although incomplete or partial sex-reversal affects 46,XX true hermaphrodites, 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis, and 46,XX/46,XY mosaicism, only 15% of the 46,XX true hermaphrodites analyzed have the SRY gene. Here, we demonstrate that the SRY protein is expressed in the tubules of streak gonads and rete testis, indicating that the SRY protein is normally expressed early during testis determination. Based on these results, we propose that some factors downstream from SRY may be mutated in these 46,XY sex-reversal patients. We have also analyzed SRY protein expression in the ovotestis from 46,XX true hermaphrodites and 46,XX/46,XY mosaicism, demonstrating SRY protein expression in both testicular and ovarian portions in these patients. This suggests that the SRY protein does not inhibit ovary development. These results confirm that other factors are needed for complete testis development, in particular, those downstream of the SRY protein.
Epidemiology and risk factors associated with group a human rotavirus infection in Sokoto metropolis , Nigeria

Rotavirus constitutes the major cause of severe gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. Despite its importance, little is known about the epidemiology of rotavirus in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The objectives of this study were to determine the occurrence and possible factors associated with human rotavirus infection in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria. A total of 200 stool samples were collected from less than 5 years old patients at 5 different tertiary hospitals in Sokoto metropolis. Samples were tested and analysed for the presence of human group A rotavirus along with a questionnaires completed for each patient. Of the total number of samples collected, 51 were found to be positive for human group A rotavirus indicating 25.5% prevalence status of the population sampled. Factors associated with rotavirus infection were analysed using chi-square statistical method and discussed.
Pengaruh Modal, Tingkat Pendidikan dan Teknologi terhadap Pendapatan Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) di Kawasan Imam Bonjol Denpasar Barat

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of capital, the level of education and technology to the SMEs in the area of ? revenue Imam Bonjol West Denpasar. This study used quantitative research is to look at the amount of capital, the level of education of the owners of SMEs and SME technology used. This study used a sample of 59 companies located in the region of West Denpasar Imam Bonjol. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear regression. It was found that capital partially positive and significant effect on the income of SMEs in the West Denpasar Imam Bonjol. The level of education and technology also have positive and significant impact on revenues partially Imam Bonjol SMEs in the West Denpasar. Simultaneously capital, level of education and technology also have positive and significant impact on the income of SMEs in the region of Imam Bonjol West Denpasar.
Evaluating Vector-Space Models of Word Representation, or, The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Counting Words Near Other Words

Vector-space models of semantics represent words as continuously-valued vectors and measure similarity based on the distance or angle between those vectors. Such representations have become increasingly popular due to the recent development of methods that allow them to be efficiently estimated from very large amounts of data. However, the idea of relating similarity to distance in a spatial representation has been criticized by cognitive scientists, as human similarity judgments have many properties that are inconsistent with the geometric constraints that a distance metric must obey. We show that two popular vector-space models, Word2Vec and GloVe, are unable to capture certain critical aspects of human word association data as a consequence of these constraints. However, a probabilistic topic model estimated from a relatively small curated corpus qualitatively reproduces the asymmetric patterns seen in the human data. We also demonstrate that a simple co-occurrence frequency performs similarly to reduced-dimensionality vector-space models on medium-size corpora, at least for relatively frequent words.
Transboundary Movement of Waste: Second-Hand Markets and Illegal Shipments

In a stylized model of international trade, firms in the North indirectly export second-hand products to a representative firm in the South to be reused as intermediate goods, with potential trade gains. The level of reusability of waste products is a crucial choice variable in the North. This is because, in the presence of imperfect international monitoring, non-reusable waste can be illegally mixed with reusable waste. I explore the driving forces for illegal waste movement, with a particular focus on local waste regulations such as the EU's Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Under mild conditions, it is shown that increasingly stringent regulations in the North induce Northern firms to reduce product reusability. Consequently, the flow of non-reusable waste to the South increases, magnifying the pollution haven effect.
Vitamin D and Skin Physiology: A D‐Lightful Story

Throughout evolution, exposure to sunlight and the photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in the skin has been critically important for the evolution of land vertebrates. During exposure to sunlight, the solar UVB photons with energies 290–315 nm are absorbed by 7‐dehydrocholesterol in the skin and converted to previtamin D3. Previtamin D3 undergoes a rapid transformation within the plasma membrane to vitamin D3. Excessive exposure to sunlight will not result in vitamin D intoxication because both previtamin D3 and vitamin D3 are photolyzed to several noncalcemic photoproducts. During the winter at latitudes above ∼35°, there is minimal, if any, previtamin D3 production in the skin. Altitude also has a significant effect on vitamin D3 production. At 27° N in November, very little (∼0.5%) previtamin D3 synthesis was detected in Agra (169 m) and Katmandu (1400 m). There was an ∼2‐ and 4‐fold increase in previtamin D3 production at ∼3400 m and at Everest base camp (5300 m), respectively. Increased skin pigmentation, application of a sunscreen, aging, and clothing have a dramatic effect on previtamin D3 production in the skin. It is estimated that exposure in a bathing suit to 1 minimal erythemal dose (MED) is equivalent to ingesting between 10,000 and 25,000 IU of vitamin D2. The importance of sunlight for providing most humans with their vitamin D requirement is well documented by the seasonal variation in circulating levels of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. Vitamin D deficiency [i.e., 25(OH)D < 20 ng/ml] is common in both children and adults worldwide. Exposure to lamps that produce UVB radiation is an excellent source for producing vitamin D3 in the skin and is especially efficacious in patients with fat malabsorption syndromes. The major cause of vitamin D deficiency globally is an underappreciation of sunlight's role in providing humans with their vitamin D3 requirement. Very few foods naturally contain vitamin D, and those that do have a very variable vitamin D content. Recently it was observed that wild caught salmon had between 75% and 90% more vitamin D3 compared with farmed salmon. The associations regarding increased risk of common deadly cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular disease with living at higher latitudes and being prone to vitamin D deficiency should alert all health care professionals about the importance of vitamin D for overall health and well being.
Treatment of an avulsed maxillary permanent central incisor replaced by autotransplantation of a mandibular premolar: 14-year follow-up.

AIM To present the 14 year follow-up of a case in which an avulsed permanent maxillary central incisor was replaced by autotransplantation of a mandibular premolar. SUMMARY A mandibular premolar (Moorrees' stage 3) was transplanted into the space left by an avulsed permanent maxillary central incisor after a delay of 3 months. Recall examination 14 years after transplantation revealed a normal periodontal architecture with absence of infection, ankylosis or progressive resorption. The transplantation of a premolar is seen as a promising method to replace a lost permanent tooth and to restore aesthetics and function. KEY LEARNING POINTS * Autotransplantation is a viable option for the treatment of a missing tooth or for replacement of avulsed and traumatized tooth when a donor tooth is available. * Autotransplantation is a therapeutic option for the substitution of missing anterior teeth in young patients who also need orthodontic treatment.
Diversity and Succession of the Intestinal Bacterial Community of the Maturing Broiler Chicken

ABSTRACT The diversity of bacterial floras in the ilea and ceca of chickens that were fed a vegetarian corn-soy broiler diet devoid of feed additives was examined by analysis of 1,230 partial 16S rRNA gene sequences. Nearly 70% of sequences from the ileum were related to those of Lactobacillus, with the majority of the rest being related to Clostridiaceae (11%), Streptococcus (6.5%), and Enterococcus (6.5%). In contrast, Clostridiaceae-related sequences (65%) were the most abundant group detected in the cecum, with the other most abundant sequences being related to Fusobacterium (14%), Lactobacillus (8%), and Bacteroides (5%). Statistical analysis comparing the compositions of the different 16S rRNA libraries revealed that population succession occurred during some sampling periods. The significant differences among cecal libraries at 3 and 7 days of age, at 14 to 28 days of age, and at 49 days of age indicated that successions occurred from a transient community to one of increasing complexity as the birds aged. Similarly, the ileum had a stable bacterial community structure for birds at 7 to 21 days of age and between 21 to 28 days of age, but there was a very unique community structure at 3 and 49 days of age. It was also revealed that the composition of the ileal and cecal libraries did not significantly differ when the birds were 3 days old, and in fact during the first 14 days of age, the cecal microflora was a subset of the ileal microflora. After this time, the ileum and cecum had significantly different library compositions, suggesting that each region developed its own unique bacterial community as the bird matured.
The political lacuna in participatory systems design

This paper critiques three prominent information systems (IS) contributions to the development of social (work) systems, namely ETHICS, UTOPIA and Multiple Perspectives. They are based on the socio-technical Quality of Working Life and generally rely on systems design for improving working conditions by allowing employees to appreciate a holistic work experience, instead of being treated as a cog in the profit-making machinery of capitalism. However, this paper argues that ETHICS and Multiple Perspectives in fact shy away from the ideo-political differences that cause workplace conflict in the first place. Their pluralist means of resolving workplace conflicts through discussion and negotiation fail to problematize the colonizing or hegemonic influence of economic rationalism in obscuring the feasibility of alternative modes of workplace relations. They play down the asymmetrical power relations that perpetuate the exploitation of weaker stakeholders in real-life employment negotiations. Hence, political quietism in social IS approaches fail to acknowledge the ideological causes of conflict, that is the pursuit of profit at any cost, as opposed to a more sustainable and ethical approach to workplace relations. This paper presents a study of an organizational accounting IS system and uses it for illustrating the ideological roots of differences in employee–employer needs and priorities and revealing how reflexive decision makers are alienated when they attempt to distance themselves from the myopic ethos of economic rationalism. Despite these criticisms, the paper concludes on a relatively positive note. It argues that, since the Brundtland Commission report Our Common Future was released in 1987, there has been increased awareness that organizations cannot continue to exploit our resources (and ourselves) blatantly in the name of profit maximization. This process of redefinition opens the door for more realistic and politically challenging systems approaches.
Lens Dk/t Influences the Clinical Response in Overnight Orthokeratology

Purpose. To investigate the influence of lens oxygen transmissibility (Dk/t) on the clinical response to overnight (ON) orthokeratology (OK) lens wear over 2 weeks. Methods. Eleven subjects (age, 20 to 39 years) were fitted with OK lenses (BE; Capricornia Contact Lens) in both eyes. Lenses in matched design/fitting but different materials (Boston EO and XO; nominal Dk/t: 26 and 46 ISO Fatt, respectively) were worn ON only in the two eyes over a 2-week period. Changes in logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity, subjective refraction (spherical equivalent), corneal apical radius ro and asphericity Q (Medmont E300), and central stromal thickness (Holden-Payor optical pachometer) were measured. Results. There were statistically significant differences in outcomes between the two lens materials (analysis of variance, p < 0.001) throughout the study. After 2 weeks of ON OK lens wear, changes from baseline (mean ± standard deviation) with the EO lenses were significantly less than XO for visual acuity (−0.72 ± 0.37 vs. −0.83 ± 0.41; p = 0.012), refraction [+2.19 ± 0.73 diopter (D) vs. +2.74 ± 0.70 D; p = 0.004], ro (0.34 ± 0.08 mm vs. 0.46 ± 0.11 mm; p < 0.001), and Q (0.26 ± 0.08 vs. 0.36 ± 0.08; p < 0.001). After the first ON OK lens wear, change in central stromal thickness was greater for EO compared with XO (27 ± 36 &mgr;m vs. 10 ± 31 &mgr;m; p = 0.05), but ON edema was reduced after 2 weeks for both lens materials (8 ± 25 &mgr;m vs. −1 ± 33 &mgr;m; p > 0.05). Conclusions. An increase in lens Dk/t appears to increase the clinical effects of ON reverse-geometry lens wear over the medium term. This adds further support to the recommendation that high Dk materials should be used for ON OK not only to provide physiological advantages but also to optimize clinical outcomes.
Using Monetary Policy Rules in Emerging Market Economies

This paper shows that the use of monetary policy rules in emerging market economies has many of the same benefits that have been found in research and in practice in developed economies. For those emerging market economies that do not choose a policy of “permanently” fixing the exchange rate—perhaps through a currency board or dollarization, the only sound monetary policy is one based on the trinity of a flexible exchange rate, an inflation target, and a monetary policy rule. However, market conditions in emerging market economies may require modifications of the typical policy rule that has been recommended for economies with more developed financial markets
Comparison of 3D scanning and 3D modelling of a workplace from various aspects

The paper investigates differences in data gathering and preparation of the workplace environment for virtual ergonomic analyses. The two investigated scenarios are classical digitization of the workplace by measurement of dimensions and subsequent modelling of the workplace in 3D drawing software compared to 3D scanning of the workplace by an industrial scanner. Those two scenarios are assessed in terms of time and accuracy. The 3D scanning method was, on average, four times faster than 3D modelling and also more precise. However, the quality of the 3D model was better than the model obtained from the scanner. The need for accuracy in ergonomic analyses is also discussed in the paper.
Analysis of Critical Factors in Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning Systems in Malaysian Business Firms

In order to survive in a rapidly changing business environment, Malaysian business firms must improve their own business practices and procedures through Information System. This paper describes the impact of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) during the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementations using the responses from 151 organizations that completed or are in the process of completing an ERP implementation and identifying the key benefits of ERP implementation in the firm. The importance of these factors was investigated within Malaysian companies using questionnaire survey method. Our results provide advice to management on how best to utilize their limited resources to choose those CSFs that are most likely to have an impact upon the implementation of the ERP system.