Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on physical performance by sedentary subjects submitted to ergospirometric test on the treadmill.

AIM Acupuncture and moxibustion are 2 therapeutic methods used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion in physical performance by an ergospirometry test. METHODS Thirty-one subjects, sedentary, were randomized into 3 groups: Group I (Acupuncture); Group II (AcupunctureSham) and Group III (Control). They were submitted to anamnesis and an ergospirometry test. The subjects from Groups I and II were submitted to 10 acupuncture and moxibustion sessions, twice a week, for 5 weeks. The differences between the groups were that in Group I the acupuncture and moxibustion sessions were performed in acupoints and Group II in non acupoints. After this, the ergospirometry test was performed again. RESULTS The acupuncture and moxibustion sessions did not increase maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) significantly. Other variables presented a significant increasing: oxygen uptake in anaerobic threshold (VO2La); velocity in anaerobic threshold (Vel LA); caloric consumption (Gast Cal). The heart rate decreased when compared to velocity pre and post-treatment. The results show peripheral, afferent stimulation (acupuncture and moxibustion) could alter the functions of structures or internal organs. The decrease in heart rate and the significant improvement in oxygen uptake in anaerobic threshold are similar to adaptations to physical training. Probably, the autonomic nervous system (mainly sympathetic system) is engaged in the acupuncture and moxibustion mechanism of action. CONCLUSIONS Acupuncture and moxibustion decreased the heart rate during the ergospirometry test; the oxygen uptake in anaerobic threshold (VO2La); velocity in anaerobic threshold (Vel LA) and caloric consumption (Gast Cal) had significantly increased.
PML depletion disrupts normal mammary gland development and skews the composition of the mammary luminal cell progenitor pool

Nuclear domains of promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) are known to act as signaling nodes in many cellular processes. Although the impact of PML expression in driving cell fate decisions for injured cells is well established, the function of PML in the context of tissue development is less well understood. Here, the in vivo role of PML in developmental processes in the murine mammary gland has been investigated. Data are presented showing that expression of PML is tightly regulated by three members of the Stat family of transcription factors that orchestrate the functional development of the mammary secretory epithelium during pregnancy. Developmental phenotypes were also discovered in the virgin and pregnant Pml null mouse, typified by aberrant differentiation of mammary epithelia with reduced ductal and alveolar development. PML depletion was also found to disturb the balance of two distinct luminal progenitor populations. Overall, it is shown that PML is required for cell lineage determination in bi-potent luminal progenitor cells and that the precise regulation of PML expression is required for functional differentiation of alveolar cells.
THE CONSERVATION OF A WOODEN GRAECO-ROMAN COFFIN BOX 27

This paper describes the treatment and conservation of an Egyptian wooden coffin box dating back to ca. 1st century. The treatment procedures entailed cleaning, removal of dust and sand, securing severely damaged wooden fragments and damaged resin as well as the use of a suitable gap filler. Studies included wood and microbiological identification. TECHNICAL PAPER 1. Conservation Dept. Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt 2. Egyptology Dept. Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt 3. The Herbarium, Botany Dept. Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt *Corresponding author: nelhadidi@excite.com received: 27.10. 2005 accepted: 8.10. 2006 key words: wooden coffin, microbiological deterioration, softwood, gap fillers e-PS, 2006, 3, 27-33 ISSN: 1581-9280 web edition ISSN: 1854-3928 print edition
ATP1B3 Protein Modulates the Restriction of HIV-1 Production and Nuclear Factor κ Light Chain Enhancer of Activated B Cells (NF-κB) Activation by BST-2*

Here, we identify ATP1B3 and fibrillin-1 as novel BST-2-binding proteins. ATP1B3 depletion in HeLa cells (BST-2-positive cells), but not 293T cells (BST-2-negative cells), induced the restriction of HIV-1 production in a BST-2-dependent manner. In contrast, fibrillin-1 knockdown reduced HIV-1 production in 293T and HeLa cells in a BST-2-independent manner. Moreover, NF-κB activation was enhanced by siATP1B3 treatment in HIV-1- and HIV-1ΔVpu-infected HeLa cells. In addition, ATP1B3 silencing induced high level BST-2 expression on the surface of HeLa cells. These results indicate that ATP1B3 is a co-factor that accelerates BST-2 degradation and reduces BST-2-mediated restriction of HIV-1 production and NF-κB activation.
Algorithmique et contrôle en vision par ordinateur

Cette these traite de la Vision par Ordinateur - VO - et de sa relation avec l'Intelligence Artificielle - IA. Elle est composee de trois parties. La partie I "La Vision par Ordinateur - presentation et reflexions" donne, apres une definition des deux domaines, un apercu des approches theoriques et des realisations existantes en VO utilisant des concepts de l'IA. Nous developpons ensuite notre approche qui integre 1e concept de structures de controle au sens de l'IA dans un systeme algorithmique incremental (a base de coroutines). Cette approche, et quelques applications du systeme CAIMAN qui en resulte, sont detaillees dans les parties II et III_ La partie II "De la construction d'indices visuels" analyse des problemes algorithmiques importants pour la vision "de bas niveau", notamment celui de l'extraction de segments de droites- La partie III "Sur la reconnaissance d'objets" etudie le probleme de l'interpretation d'indices visuels en termes de modeles symboliques, et analyse plusieurs methodes d'IA permettant d'en maitriser la combinatoire, en particulier la strategie de prediction - verification
Reprint--preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement.

Editor's Note: PTJ 's Editorial Board has adopted PRISMA to help PTJ better communicate research to physical therapists. For more, read Chris Maher's [editorial][1] starting on page 870. Membership of the PRISMA Group is provided in the Acknowledgments . This article has been reprinted with permission from the Annals of Internal Medicine from Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement. Ann Intern Med . Available at: . The authors jointly hold copyright of this article. This article has also been published in PLoS Medicine , BMJ , Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , and Open Medicine . Copyright © 2009 Moher et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. [1]: http://www.ptjournal. org/cgi/content/full/89/9/870
A Computational View of Perception

A computational approach to visual perception is outlined. The investigation centres on two problems. One concerns the shape, and the other the edges, of dot figures. In determining edges it is not possible to delimit arbitrarily the region on which each point computes. So in this context a global computation is defined. This leads to a novel way of investigating clustering. When the edges of a figure have been sequenced to yield the boundary it is then possible to determine its shape. The study of shape has been confined to convex figures. In these an attempt is made to extract global units which correspond to corner-like regions. Finally, it is suggested that a theory which evolves in the manner described has a more unitary aspect than other approaches.
Applicability of the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP) in the areas of nutrition and skin care.

PURPOSE To evaluate completeness, granularity, multiple axial content, and clinical utility of the beta version of the ICNP in the context of standardized nursing care planning in a clinical setting. METHODS An 35-bed acute care ward for infectious diseases at a Swedish university hospital was selected for clinical testing. A convenience sample of 56 patient records with data on nutrition and skin care was analyzed and mapped to the ICNP. FINDINGS Using the ICNP terminology, 59%-62% of the record content describing nursing phenomena and 30%-44% of the nursing interventions in the areas of nutrition and skin care could be expressed satisfactorily. For about a quarter of the content describing nursing phenomena and interventions, no corresponding ICNP term was found. CONCLUSIONS The ICNP needs to be further developed to allow representation of the entire range of nursing care. Terms need to be developed to express patient participation and preferences, normal conditions, qualitative dimensions and characteristics, nonhuman focus, and duration. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The practical usefulness of the ICNP needs further testing before conclusions about its clinical benefits can be determined.
Narrowband Interference Suppression in Wavelet Packet Multirate Multicarrier Multicode CDMA System

Multicode (MCD) scheme can be used to transmit information with Multirates (MR) in Multicarrier Code­Division Multiple Access (MC­CDMA) system. Since wavelet packets (WPs) have lower sidelobes com­ pared with sinusoidal carriers, then systems which use WPs as subcarriers are very effective in reducing the prob­ lem of intercarrier interference. The CDMA can suppress a given amount of interference. To mitigate the effect of narrow­band jammer interference, suppression filter (SF) can be used in the receiver. Also, to reduce multiple access interference diversity techniques can be used. In this paper, the bit error rate performance of a system de­ noted by WP­MR­CDMA is tested. The effects of SF type and number of taps were investigated. Also, the effect of service rates is presented. Key–Words: Multirate, Suppression filter, Wavelet Packets
Effects of Mesa Size on Current Spreading and Light Extraction of GaN-Based LEDs

The mesa size effect on light extraction efficiency (LEE) of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) was studied in this work. The mesa area size of three kinds of LEDs that were evaluated include: 350×950 μm2 (small-size embedded electrodes: GaN LED, S-LED), 500×950 μm2 (medium-size embedded electrodes: GaN LED, M-LED), 950×950 μm2 (large-size embedded electrodes : GaN LED, L-LED). This paper not only discusses LEE, but current density and heat dissipation performance as well. The output power and light extraction efficiency at 700 mA/mm2 for S-LED, M-LED, and L-LED are 555, 485, and 432 mW and 38.1%, 33.4%, and 29.7%, respectively. The best output power and LEE of S-LED is due to the electron-hole recombination rate increasing. This phenomenon is caused by the greatest current spread and heat dissipation potential.
High-Gain Adaptive Control: A Derivative-Based Approach

In this work, we propose an adaptive scheme which is a counterpart of existing high gain control techniques based on control Lyapunov functions. Given a control Lyapunov function, the main idea is that of tuning the feedback gain according to a suitably-chosen Lyapunov time-derivative. The control gain is not monotonically non-decreasing as in existing techniques, but it is increased or decreased depending on the imposed derivative, thus avoiding the well-known issue of actuator over-exploitation. We are able to show robust convergence of the proposed adaptive control scheme as well as other interesting properties. For instance, it is possible to guarantee an a-priori given upper bound for the transient mode of behavior during adaptation. Furthermore, if the control Lyapunov function is designed based on an optimal control problem, then the control action is nominally optimal, precisely it yields the optimal trajectory for any initial condition, if the actual plant matches the nominal system.
SCHISMA: A Natural Language Accessible Theatre Information and Booking System

This paper gives an overview of activities in the SCHISMA project now and in the near and fur­ther future. Main points of discussion on current activities are collecting data on dialogues, dialogue analysis and dialogue modelling. Some attention is also paid to experiences using a the commercially available product Natural Lan­guage. In the discussion of future plans and develop­ments, topics such as speech, integration of speech and language, and the possible contribu­tion of neural networks and fuzzy logic in the project are considered.
Trends in case-fatality in 117 718 patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction in Scotland.

OBJECTIVES To analyse short- and long-term case-fatality trends following admission to hospital with a first acute myocardial infarction, in men and women between 1986 and 1995, after adjusting for risk factors known to influence survival. DESIGN A Scottish-wide retrospective cohort study. SETTING The Linked Scottish Morbidity Record Database was analysed. This contains accurate data on all hospital admissions since 1981, for the Scottish population of 5.1 million. It is linked to the Registrar General's death certificate data. SUBJECTS All 117 718 patients admitted to Scottish hospitals with a principal diagnosis of first acute myocardial infarction (ICD-9 code 410) between 1986 and 1995. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The outcome was death, both in and out of hospital, from any cause, at 30 days, 1 year, 5 and 10 years. RESULTS Overall case-fatality following hospital admission with acute myocardial infarction was 22. 2%, 31.4%, 51.1% and 64.0% at 1 month, 1 year, 5 and 10 years, respectively. Multivariate analyses identified statistically significant independent prognostic factors. Thirty day mortality increased twofold for each decade of increasing age, and increased with any prior admission to hospital. When comparing the most deprived category to that of the most affluent, men had a 10% increased mortality (P<0.01), whilst women had an increased mortality of 4% (not significant). After adjustment for age, sex, deprivation and prior admission to hospital, case-fatality rates fell significantly between 1986 and 1995. Short-term case-fatality fell by 46% in men (27% in women) and long-term by 34% in men (30% in women) (both P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Population-based case-fatality rates in Scotland have fallen dramatically since 1986, particularly in men. The increasing survival in patients admitted to hospital suggests that the trial-based efficacy of modern therapies is now translating into population-based effectiveness. However, an individual's life expectancy still halves after a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. Of the variables that we could examine, age was the most powerful predictor of prognosis.
Arachnoid clearance of red blood cells

Labelled red blood cells were instilled intraventricularly in groups of dogs and monkeys for evaluation of transfer to the vascular compartment. Blood levels were minimal (5% of the original material) with low-pressure infusions. A large movement (above 25%) of the type originally described by Simmonds occurred with high-pressure intraventricular infusions, cisternal injections, or after the induction of intracranial hypertension. Large amounts of the label were released after cell lysis and accumulated in various tissues. Five to ten per cent of the instilled material was absorbed by the nasal lymphatic route in the dog and a significant local loss of red cells occured after posterior cisternal punctures. Simulated whole blood was useful in demonstrating arachnoid retention. Ventriculospinal washouts aided in the elimination of tagged cells only in the first 24 hours. Thereafter, the yield was small and the fluid requirement was unusually high.
Liquid Refractive Index Sensor Based on a Polarization-Maintaining Fiber Loop Mirror

A liquid refractive index sensor based on a fiber loop mirror (FLM) combined with an etched polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) is proposed. As the etched section of the PMF is immersed in liquid with different refractive indices, the interference spectrum of the FLM presents high sensitivity to the surrounding-medium refractive index. High sensitivity of 25.29 nm/refractive index unit (RIU) and resolution of <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$7.91\times 10^{-4}$</tex></formula> RIU are achieved for the proposed refractive index sensor. This sensor is also capable of simultaneous measurement of refractive index and temperature.
Hot, humid air partially inhibits the nasal response to allergen provocation.

BACKGROUND We have previously reported that preconditioning allergic subjects with hot, humid air (HHA) (temperature, 37 degrees C; relative humidity >95%) in an environmental chamber resulted in partial inhibition of the early response to nasal allergen challenge. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether this inhibitory effect could be achieved by inhalation of HHA via a face mask. DESIGN Randomized, 4-way crossover study. SUBJECTS Eighteen subjects with seasonal allergic rhinitis participated in the study outside of their allergy season. INTERVENTIONS Subjects underwent preconditioning with room air (RA) (temperature, 25 degrees C; relative humidity <20%) or HHA either in a chamber or delivered via a face mask for 1 hour prior to and during nasal challenge with diluent for the allergen extract followed by 2 increasing doses of allergen. RESULTS Net changes from diluent challenge for all parameters were compared between HHA and RA in each delivery method. Hot, humid air delivered by mask significantly inhibited the mean+/-SEM number of allergen-induced sneezes (HHA, 2.7+/-0.6; RA, 6.6+/-2.1; P=.03), congestion score (HHA, 2.3+/-0.5; RA, 3.4+/-0.5; P=.01), and secretion weights (HHA, 26.9+/-4.4 mg; RA, 38.6+/-5.0 mg; P=.048). However, HHA inhaled in a chamber significantly inhibited only the mean+/-SEM allergen-induced congestion (HHA, 1.2+/-0.4; RA, 3.6+/-0.6; P=.002) and pruritus (HHA, 0.7+/-0.3; RA, 2.3+/-0.5; P=.002) scores. CONCLUSIONS Preconditioning the nasal mucosa with HHA partially decreases the early response to nasal challenge with antigen irrespective of the administration technique. The secretory response, however, is only inhibited by localized delivery of HHA to the nose. The inhibitory effects of HHA are therefore probably related to local changes in the nasal mucosa and are not dependent on total body exposure to HHA.
Coupled Multivehicle Detection and Classification With Prior Objectness Measure

Vehicle recognition plays an important role in traffic surveillance systems, advanced driver-assistance systems, and autonomous vehicles. This paper presents a novel approach for multivehicle recognition that considers vehicle space location and classification as a coupled optimization problem. It can speed up the detection process with more accurate vehicle region proposals and can recognize multiple vehicles using a single model. The proposed detector is implemented in three stages: 1) obtaining candidate vehicle locations with prior objectness measure; 2) classifying vehicle region proposals to distinguish the three common types of vehicles (i.e., car, taxi, and bus) by a single convolutional neural network (CNN); and 3) coupling classification results with the detection process, which leads to fewer false positives. In experiments on high-resolution traffic images, our method achieves unique characteristics: 1) It matches the state-of-the-art detection accuracy; 2) it is more efficient in generating a smaller set of high-quality vehicle windows; 3) its searching time is decreased by about 30 times compared with the other two popular detection schemes; and 4) it recognizes different vehicles in each image using a single CNN model with eight layers.
Evidence for Estrogen-Dependent Uterine Serpin (SERPINA14) Expression During Estrus in the Bovine Endometrial Glandular Epithelium and Lumen1

Uterine secretions have a dominant impact on the environment in which embryo development takes place. The uterine serpins (SERPINA14, previously known as UTMP) are found most abundantly during pregnancy in the uterus of ruminants. Although progesterone is currently assumed to be the major regulator of SERPINA14 expression, our recent study of transcriptome changes in bovine endometrium during the estrous cycle unexpectedly detected a marked upregulation of SERPINA14 mRNA levels at estrus. The present study describes the full-length mRNA sequence, genomic organization, and putative promoter elements of the SERPINA14 gene. The SERPINA14 mRNA abundance was quantified by real-time RT-PCR in intercaruncular endometrium at several time points during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy. Highest levels were found at estrus, followed by a dramatic decrease and a moderate expression during the luteal phase. Transcript levels were higher in pregnant endometrium compared with controls at Day 18. At estrus, immunoreactive protein was localized in deep glandular epithelium, and Western blotting concomitantly showed the 52-kDa form in uterine flushings. SERPINA14 mRNA was significantly upregulated in glandular endometrial cells in vitro after stimulation with estradiol-17beta and progesterone, but not after interferon-tau treatment. Our results clearly demonstrate that SERPINA14 appears distinctly in bovine endometrium during the estrus phase. A supporting role toward providing a well-prepared endometrial environment for passing gametes, especially sperm, is assumed.
SCARM : A memory simulator with a compiler-assembler for the 32 bit ARM7 microprocessor

This project is an implementation of a runtime memory simulator with a compiler-assembler for the ARM7 microprocessor with multi-core and floating point operation capability. Compiler support is extended to floating point computations. Also, the integrated development environment (IDE) features selective optimization for compilation. The target outputs are the assembly codes following the instruction set architecture (ISA) of the ARM7 and the equivalent binary instructions to generate the testbench for Synopsys VCS verification. The machine dependent optimizations of the compiler concentrate on register allocation and instruction scheduling techniques to further take advantage of the ARM7 architecture.