Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Brugada Phenocopy Type 1 Secondary to Synthetic Cannabinoids

Brugada phenocopies (BrP) are clinical entities that have EKG tracings similar to the congenital Brugada syndrome (BrS) but without ventricular tachyarrhythmias or sudden cardiac death. BrP is caused by various factors such as metabolic disturbances (electrolyte imbalance), drugs, mechanical compression of the mediastinum, and inflammatory conditions such as myocarditis or pericarditis. We present a very rare case of a young patient who had a Brugada phenocopy Type 1 suspected to be secondary to synthetic cannabinoids.
Mind the Gap! Bridging the Reality Gap in Visual Perception and Robotic Grasping with Domain Randomisation

In this work, we focus on Domain Randomisation (DR), which has rapidly gained popularity among the research community when the task at hand involves knowledge transfer from simulated to the real-world domain. This is common in the field of robotics, where the cost of performing experiments with real robots is too unwieldy for acquiring the massive amount of data required for deep learning methods. We propose to study the impact of introducing random variations in both visual and physical properties in a virtual robotics environment, by tackling two different problems namely, 1) object detection and 2) autonomous grasping. Concerning 1), to the best of our knowledge, our research was the first to extend the application of DR to a multi-class shape detection scenario. We introduce a novel DR framework for generating synthetic data in a widely popular open-source robotics simulator (Gazebo). We then train a state–of–the–art object detector with several simulated-image datasets and conclude that DR can lead to as much as 26% improvement in mAP over a fine-tuning baseline. Regarding 2) we created a pipeline for simulating grasp trials, with support for both simple grippers and multi-fingered robotic hands. We extend the aforementioned framework to perform randomisation of physical properties and ultimately analyse the effect of applying DR to a virtual grasping scenario.
DANA - Universal Dataflow Analysis for Gate-Level Netlist Reverse Engineering

Reverse engineering of integrated circuits, i.e., understanding the internals of Integrated Circuits (ICs), is required for many benign and malicious applications. Examples of the former are detection of patent infringements, hardware Trojans or Intellectual Property (IP)-theft, as well as interface recovery and defect analysis, while malicious applications include IP-theft and finding insertion points for hardware Trojans. However, regardless of the application, the reverse engineer initially starts with a large unstructured netlist, forming an incomprehensible sea of gates.This work presents DANA, a generic, technology-agnostic, and fully automated dataflow analysis methodology for flattened gate-level netlists. By analyzing the flow of data between individual Flip Flops (FFs), DANA recovers high-level registers. The key idea behind DANA is to combine independent metrics based on structural and control information with a powerful automated architecture. Notably, DANA works without any thresholds, scenario-dependent parameters, or other “magic” values that the user must choose. We evaluate DANA on nine modern hardware designs, ranging from cryptographic co-processors, over CPUs, to the OpenTitan, a stateof- the-art System-on-Chip (SoC), which is maintained by the lowRISC initiative with supporting industry partners like Google and Western Digital. Our results demonstrate almost perfect recovery of registers for all case studies, regardless whether they were synthesized as FPGA or ASIC netlists. Furthermore, we explore two applications for dataflow analysis: we show that the raw output of DANA often already allows to identify crucial components and high-level architecture features and also demonstrate its applicability for detecting simple hardware Trojans.Hence, DANA can be applied universally as the first step when investigating unknown netlists and provides major guidance for human analysts by structuring and condensing the otherwise incomprehensible sea of gates. Our implementation of DANA and all synthesized netlists are available as open source on GitHub.
Charles Darwin University Fucoidan enhances the therapeutic potential of arsenic trioxide and all-trans retinoic acid in acute promyelocytic leukemia, in vitro and in vivo Atashrazm,

The morbidity and mortality associated with current therapies for acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) remain a significant clinical concern, despite improvements in patient survival. Consequently, the development of adjuvant therapies that increase efficacy while reducing morbidities is important. Reducing the concentration of the toxic drugs in adjuvant therapy has the potential to reduce unwanted side effects. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the synergistic effects of fucoidan, an anti-tumor agent, with current APL therapies. When the human APL cell line, NB4, was treated in vitro with fucoidan plus ATO and ATRA at therapeutic and sub-therapeutic doses, there was an increase in sub-G0/G1 cells, annexin V/PI-positive-apoptotic cells and DNA fragmentation. This reduction in proliferation and increase in apoptosis was accompanied by enhanced myeloid differentiation as indicated by an increased expression of CD11b. This was not observed with the AML cell line Kasumi-1, suggesting specificity for APL. In vivo treatment of APL-bearing mice with fucoidan+ATRA or fucoidan+ATO delayed tumor growth, induced differentiation and increased tumor volume doubling time. The differentiated APL cells derived from the excised tumor mass exhibited decreased CD44 expression in fucoidan+ATRA treated mice. This could translate to decreased cell migration in APL patients. Our findings provide evidence supporting the use of fucoidan as an adjuvant therapeutic agent in the treatment of APL.
A compact dual-polarized dual-band stacked patch antenna for WLAN applications

This paper presents a compact dual-polarized dual-band stacked patch antenna suitable for WLAN. The dual polarization characteristic is achieved by using a cross-slot coupling feed. The designed antenna can operate in the high frequency band (5 GHz) by using a circular patch. Under the combined action of the circular patch, a narrow annular parasitic patch and a special barrel-shaped metal platform with the slotted sidewall, a good impedance matching in the low frequency band (2.45 GHz) is obtained. The metal platform not only serves as a reflector of the antenna, but also plays a key part in obtaining good impedance matching of the antenna at low frequency. The measured results demonstrate that the operating frequency of the antenna is 2.25–2.8 GHz (VSWR < 2.0) at low frequency band and 5.02–6.0 GHz (VSWR < 2.0) at high frequency band. Moreover, a stable radiation pattern is obtained.
Effect of integrated use of manure and fertilizer on the yield and yield components of Boro rice (cv. BRRI dhan55)

An experiment was carried out at the Agronomy Field Laboratory, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh in Boro season (January to May 2014) to find out the effect of integrated use of manure and fertilizer on yield and yield components ofBororice (cv. BRRI dhan55). The experiment consisted of twelve treatments: Control (no fertilizer) (T1), recommended dose of inorganic fertilizer (T2), full dose of USG 2.7g per four hill in every alternative row and full dose of other inorganic fertilizer (T 3), full dose of poultry manure at the rate of 5 t ha (T4), cow dung at the rate of 10 t ha -1 (T5), poultry manure 2.5 t ha (T6), cow dung 5 t ha + 50% PU (prilled urea) and full dose other inorganic fertilizer (T7), poultry manure 2.5 t ha +75% PU and full dose other of inorganic fertilizer (T8), cow dung 5 t ha + 75% PU and full dose other of inorganic fertilizer (T9), USG 1.8g per four hill in every alternative row + full dose of other inorganic fertilizer + cow dung 5 t ha (T10), USG 1.8g and full dose of other inorganic fertilizer + Poultry manure 2.5 t ha (T11), USG 1.8g +1/3 PU and recommended dose of other inorganic fertilizer at panicle initiation stage (T12). The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The tallest plant (94.14 cm), highest number of total tillers hill -1 (17.33), effective tillers hill (12.16), longest panicle (24.41 cm), total spikelets panicle -1 (109.64), highest grains panicle (103.42), highest sterile spikelets panicle (19.55) and weight of thousand grains (31.18 g) were recorded when 2.7 g USG was applied per four hill in every alternate row while the lowest values were recorded in control plots. The highest grain yield (4.90 t ha ) was recorded when the crop was fertilized with 2.7 g USG per four hill and other inorganic fertilizerfollowed by cow dung 5 t ha + 75% prilled urea and full dose other inorganic fertilizer while the lowest one (2.98 t ha ) was recorded in control plots. So it can be concluded that BRRI dhan55 can be fertilized with USG 2.7 g per four hill and other inorganic fertilizers to obtain the highest grain yield.
A GENERAL CLASS OF GENERATING FUNCTIONS OF LAGUERRE POLYNOMIALS

In this paper we have obtained a new general class of generating functions for the generalized modified Laguerre polynomials L (α) n (x) by group theoretic method. Also, we introduce the bilateral generating function for the generalized modified Laguerre and Jacobi polynomials with the help of two linear partial differential operators. Consequently we recover the result of Majumdar [1] and notice that the result of Das and Chatterjea [2] is the particular case of our result.
Textbook of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, Second Edition. Sally V. Rudman, editor. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders, 2005, 686 pp., $59.95, hardcover. ISBN 0-7216-0384-X.

The author has dedicated this book to her students, and indeed, it is a comprehensive and easy-to-use text for students learning the art and science of blood banking and transfusion medicine. The book begins with sections on basic immunology and genetics and progresses to the technical aspects of the blood group and HLA systems. There is …
(2019). Determining T2 relaxation time and stroke onset relationship in ischaemic stroke within apparent diffusion coefficient-defined lesions. A user-independent method for quantifying the impact of stroke in the human brain. Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging , 1-18.

of Six rats were subjected to permanent middle cerebral occlusion to induce focal ischaemia, and a consecutive cohort of acute stroke patients (n = 38) were recruited within 9 hours from symptom onset. T1-weighted structural, T2 relaxometry, and diffusion MRI for apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) were acquired. Ischaemic lesions were defined as regions of lowered ADC. The median T2 difference (  T2) between lesion and contralateral non-ischaemic control region was determined by the newly-developed spherical reference method, and data compared to that obtained by the mirror reference method. Linear regressions and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) were compared between the two methods.  T2 increases linearly in rat brain ischaemia by 1.9 ± 0.8 ms/h during the first 6 hours, as determined by the spherical reference method. In patients,  T2 linearly increases by 1.6 ± 1.4 and 1.9 ± 0.9 ms/h in the lesion, as determined by the mirror reference and spherical reference method, respectively. ROC analyses produced areas under the curve of 0.83 and 0.71 for the spherical and mirror reference methods, respectively. Data from the spherical reference method showed that the median T2 increase in the ischaemic lesion is correlated with stroke onset time in a rat as well as in a human patient cohort, opening the possibility of using the approach as a timing tool in clinics. images of the change in any “imageable” quantity. We demonstrate that, in particular, images of the pre-ischaemic ADC and T2 relaxation time may be calculated and thereby the change caused by ischaemia to be determined. We validate our method in a rat model of cerebral ischaemia and apply it in a cohort of human acute ischaemic stroke patients. We obtain estimates of the probable T2 and ADC change with time across the entire ADC-demarcated lesions, revealing heterogeneity of T2 change. We propose that the median T2 change is a good reporter of lesion age, for it correlates well with stroke onset time.
The Effects of a Lignocellulolytic Extract of Fomes sp. EUM1 on the Intake, Digestibility, Feed Efficiency and Growth of Lambs#

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of a lignocellulolytic extract (LE), extracted from the thermotolerant basidiomycete Fomes sp. EUM1, on the intake, digestibility, feed efficiency, growth and productive performance of lambs. The xylanase and cellulase enzyme activities of the LE were 169 IU g−1 and 50 IU g−1, respectively. Eighteen Suffolk crossed lambs (20±0.5 kg body weight) were used for the experiment (58 days). A completely randomized experimental design was used with the following treatments: 0, 60 and 120 mL of LE sprayed per kg of forage 24 h before feeding. Average daily gain and digestibility were improved (P<0.05) with LE supplementation (60 and/or 120 mL). The proportion of butyric acid was reduced with the use of 60 mL of LE (P<0.05). The cellulase activity in the rumen fluid increased linearly (P<0.05) with increasing LE doses. The LE from Fomes sp. EUM1 improved the cellulolytic activity in the rumen fluid, thereby increasing the digestibility and body weight gain in lambs.
Wildfire remote sensing with UAVs: A review from the autonomy point of view

This article analyses the state of the art on wildfire remote sensing using UAVs, an application context that has now gained significant interest. It reviews a selection of relevant publications, and proposes a classification scheme to synthesize them from an autonomy perspective. Three metrics are introduced: situation awareness, decisional ability, and collaboration ability. A discussion about the current state and the outlook of UAV systems for wildfire observation concludes the paper.
Bullet-Time Book: Augmentation of Visual Information in Figures by Bullet-Time Video Display

This paper proposes a method to extend the visual information of books using multi-viewpoint video presentation technology. We capture a book with a camera, from which included figures or photographs in the image are recognized using image features. Based on the recognition result, a bullet-time image registered in the database is searched and displayed. The proposed method makes it possible to observe bullet-time video using a figure in the book as the search key. Bullet-time video enhances a book’s visual information because it presents 3D information that is difficult to express in a 2D image, and the viewer can freely determine the observation viewpoint.
Sublinear Algorithms in T-interval Dynamic Networks

We consider standard T-interval dynamic networks, under the synchronous timing model and the broadcast CONGEST model. In a T-interval dynamic network, the set of nodes is always fixed and there are no node failures. The edges in the network are always undirected, but the set of edges in the topology may change arbitrarily from round to round, as determined by some adversary and subject to the following constraint: For every T consecutive rounds, the topologies in those rounds must contain a common connected spanning subgraph. Let Hr to be the maximum (in terms of number of edges) such subgraph for round r through r+T-1. We define the backbone diameter d of a T-interval dynamic network to be the maximum diameter of all such Hr's, for r ≥ 1. We use n to denote the number of nodes in the network. Within such a context, we consider a range of fundamental distributed computing problems including Count /Max /Median /Sum / LeaderElect /Consensus /ConfirmedFlood. Existing algorithms for these problems all have time complexity of Ω(n) rounds, even for T=∞ and even when d is as small as O(1). This paper presents a novel O(d3 log2 n) deterministic algorithm for computing Count, for T-interval dynamic networks with T ≥ c · d2 log2n. Here c is a (sufficiently large) constant independent of d, n, and T. To our knowledge, our algorithm is the very first such algorithm whose complexity does not contain a Θ(n) term. For d = O(na) with constant a < 1/3, our deterministic algorithm has o(n) complexity, which is better than all (both randomized and deterministic) existing Count algorithms in this setting. For d = O(polylog (n)), our algorithm is exponentially faster. Following the framework of our Count algorithm, this paper further develops novel algorithms for solving Max /Median /Sum /LeaderElect / Consensus /ConfirmedFlood, while incurring either O(d3 log2 n) or linebreak O(d3 log3 n) complexity. Again, for all these problems, our algorithms are the first ones whose time complexity does not contain a Θ(n)$ term.
Detection of Theileria spp and Hematological Profiles of Infected Cattle from Selected Farms in Selangor, Malaysia -

A cross-sectional study was carried out in 5 selected cattle farms in Selangor, Malaysia to determine the occurrence of Theileria spp. , and to assess the relationship between the rate of parasitemia and hematological profiles of infected cattle. A total of 50 young and adult cattle (male and female) were randomly selected for the study. Blood was collected aseptically from the jugular veins in EDTA vacutainers and thin blood smears was made on glass slides which were stained with Giemsa-stain for examination of Theileria spp and its piroplasms. The occurrence of Theileria spp. infection within the population was 68% and 72% for both young and adult cattle respectively. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between the presence of the parasite andage groups of affected cattle. The hematological profiles of 35 cattle with Theileriosis was divided into 2 subgroups based on different parasitemia levels (
PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING IN THE CONTEXT OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

The scope of this study is to reveal the interconnection between psychological wellbeing and inclusive education. It is important to note that psychological wellbeing is a very complicated phenomenon and as such we need to describe the boundaries of its content. We suggest that the core of wellbeing is the subjective experience of social sufficiency of individual existence. On the other hand, the practice of the inclusive education is loaded with many social expectations, one of the main being to support psychological development and social consistency of the person. In the basis of exclusion stands the social diversity of the person. Negative feelings in the excluded individual provoke a decrease of psychological wellbeing. Thus, if we were to increase the effectiveness of the inclusive education, we would need to improve the psychological wellbeing of the individual. The improving could be realized through systematic social and psychological support, mainly in school and in the family.
Gould-Hsu Inversion Chains and Their Applications

Hongmei LIU, Shuyan DING, Shuhua QI School of Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Liaoning 116600, P. R. China Abstract In this paper, by means of Gould-Hsu inverse series relations, we establish several Gould-Hsu inversion chains. As consequence, some new transformation formulae as well as some famous hypergeometric series identities are derived.
Landing Throttleable Hybrid Rockets with Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning in a Simulated Environment

In this paper, I develop a hierarchical MDP structure for completing the task of vertical rocket landing. I start by covering the background of this problem, and formally defining its constraints. In order to reduce mistakes while formulating different MDPs, I define and develop the criteria for a standardized MDP definition format. I then decompose the problem into several sub-problems of vertical landing, namely velocity control and vertical stability control. By exploiting MDP coupling and symmetrical properties, I am able to significantly reduce the size of the state space compared to a unified MDP formulation. This paper contains two major contributions: 1) the development of a standardized MDP definition framework and 2) a hierarchical MDP structure that is able to successfully land the rocket within the goal bounds more than 95% of the time. I validate this approach by comparing its performance to a baseline RRT search, underlining the advantages of rapid-decision making compared to online planning.
Numerical Simulation and Physical Modeling as Educational Tools to Teach Metal Forming Processes

 It is important to teach metal forming processes in undergraduate courses of Mechanical Engineering because they are widely used in the manufacturing industry. There is a great difficulty when teaching hot forging due to complex forging dies, high capacity presses, and billets at high temperatures. Numerical simulation does not provide a definitive response about the process because of the uncertainties about plastic behavior of the deformed material, and tribological conditions at the interface billet-dies. Physical modeling has been applied to validate numerical simulation results, because it involves low investments in equipment and tools and allows the analysis of metal flow. Index Terms  numerical simulation, physical modeling, education, hot forging.
Electrophoretic karyotypes of Phaffia rhodozyma strains

Electrophoretic karyotypes of strains from the astaxanthin-producing yeast Phaffia rhodozyma have been established. Intact chromosomal DNA molecules released from protoplasts were separated by orthogonal field alternation gel electrophoresis (OFAGE) and contour clamped homogeneous electric field (CHEF). Both small and large chromosomal DNA molecules were resolved simultaneously by optimizing the running conditions. Electrophoretic karyotypes among the Phaffia isolates examined differed significantly. Seven to thirteen chromosomal bands, ranging in size from 0.83 Mb to 3.50 Mb, were resolved, giving total genome sizes of about 15.4 to 23.2 Mb. Ribosomal DNA has been assigned to chromosomal bands using a heterologous gene probe.
Detecting and understanding moral biases in news

We describe work in progress on detecting and understanding the moral biases of news sources by combining framing theory with natural language processing. First we draw connections between issue-specific frames and moral frames that apply to all issues. Then we analyze the connection between moral frame presence and news source political leaning. We develop and test a simple classification model for detecting the presence of a moral frame, highlighting the need for more sophisticated models. We also discuss some of the annotation and frame detection challenges that can inform future research in this area.
A NOTE ON INFORMATION BOTTLENECK PRINCIPLE

This part is based on the chapter 2 and 14 of the book [Wil13] as well as the notes by Tsachy Weissman, see http://web.stanford. edu/class/ee376a/outline.html. Let x ∈ [M ] be a discrete random variable with probability mass function (pmf) p. A sequence of i.i. d. copies of x, x = {xi}i∈[n], is called the source sequence in the language of information theory. For convenience, one may consider x as a random message of n words with each word independently generated from the source x. By the law of large numbers, the empirical distribution of x converges to p with probability 1, which ensures that for sufficiently large n, with overwhelming probability #{i : xi = m} ≈ pmn for m ∈ [M ]. The set of sequences satisfying these approximate identities are called typical sequences, which for convenience is denoted by Tx. Note that Tx also depends on the proximity parameter δ which can be treated as fixed thus omitted in our notation. Using standard asymptotics argument, one can check that