Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Simple method for speciation of clinically significant coagulase negative Staphylococci and its antibiotic sensitivity/resistant pat- tern in NICU of tertiary care centre.

An attempt was made to speciate and antimicrobialy differentiate 150 clinically significant isolates of CoNS by practical scheme adapted from various references. Total 150 isolates were collected from NICU, Pediatrics Department, CSMMU, Lucknow from different sites and subjected to antimicrobial screening and biochemical characteriza-tion using conventional microbiological methods. Antibiotic sensitivity test was performed for all clinically significant isolates. 90% isolates were conveniently identified. S.epidermidis (40%), S.saprophyticus (14%), S.haemolyticus (12%), S.hominis (6%), S.lugdunensis (6%), S.schleiferi (2%), S.capitis (4%), S.warneri (6%), 15 isolates were not identified to the species level. Antibiotic susceptibility testing showed maximum resistance to ampicillin and penicillin with 80% and 38% strains showed the resistance to oxacillin. The increasing recognition of pathogen potential CoNS and emergence of drug resistance among them demonstrates the need to adopt simple laboratory procedure to identify and de-termine the prevalence and antibiotic sensitivity of CoNS. It will help in treating clinicians for first line treatment in hospital.
The Problems of Contemporary Education The Innovation Blaze-Method of Development Professional Thinking Designers in the Modern Higher Education

This article proved the urgency of the problem of development of professional thinking of students studying design in modern conditions of higher education. The authors substantiate for the need of an innovative Blaise-method development of professional design thinking of students in higher education. "Blaise-method" named by us in accordance with the English translation of "blaze", which means flash, bright light. It aims to organize the efficient and harmonious functioning of the brain in the process of project activities and is based at the creative mental condition of the individual, which is achieved when performing exercises developed with the use of alpha-technology "BLIC". Thus, the authors emphasize the innovation of the blaze – the method of development of professional design thinking.
Motion Style Transformation by Extracting and Applying Motion Features

In this paper, we present a method for the transformation of motion style. We extract style features from differences between two example motions. We then apply the style features to an input motion to transform it to a styled motion. For example, we extract style features that represent “tired” from a walking motion and a tired walking motion. By applying the style features to a running motion, for example, we can transform the running motion to a tired running motion. We represent style features as the difference between two motions in an abstract form. The style features can be applied to a wide range of input motions whose motion directions or global translations are different from the example motions. The style features consist of postural and temporal differences between two example motions. To represent the postural differences, we use the relative positions of primary body parts instead of joint angles. The movements of the pelvis are divided into relative and absolute positions and orientations. The movements of the end effectors are represented in local coordinates computed from motion directions. We present some experimental results and discuss the effectiveness and limitations of our proposed method.
Towards Data Integration and Analysis in the Detection of Terrain Surface Deformation in the Case of the Inowrocław Salt Dome

Due to the rapid development of geodetic measurement techniques, including satellite-based ones, new research problems have emerged. They often arose at the interface of diff erent specialisations in the fi eld of geodesy, but also other disciplines of geosciences, such as geology, geophysics etc. In many cases, diff erent measurement techniques need to be combined. An example of this is the description of large area terrain surface deformation. Given the costs of levelling measurements, the use of the InSAR technique for terrain surface observations can then seem useful, depending on the objectives of such research. Although the levelling method can produce high-accuracy results, the information gained from measurements is limited to stable reference points and the costs of such research can be substantial. In turn, a drawback of measurements using the InSAR technique relates to the reliable estimation of the accuracy of the displacements determined. However, the analysis results can cover a substantial number of points dispersed on a large surface. The linking of InSAR and levelling measurements seem to be a certain way of combining the advantages of both methods and minimising their disadvantages. The approach presented in the study, involving the linking of the results of InSAR measurements with those of levelling measurements, poses certain opportunities for interpretation: the determination of the vertical displacements between levelling measurement campaigns and the determination of the vertical displacements of areas or spots uncovered by levelling. The present analysis concerns displacements
MEASURING MILITARY IDENTITY: SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATIONS

Our purpose was to perform a psychometric evaluation of a new 33-item questionnaire developed in Norway. To evaluate it we assessed its internal consistency, performed an exploratory factor analysis, and investigated aspects of construct validity. We also examined test-retest reliability. A second purpose was to investigate whether or not individual level variables such as age, gender, or service were related to different military identities. In Study 1 we collected cross-sectional data from military personnel in the Norwegian Armed Forces ( N = 317). In Study 2 we collected longitudinal data from students undertaking junior officer education ( N = 238). We identified a 3-factor structure, comprising professionalism, individualism, and idealism. Internal consistency for the 3 subscales was acceptable (α = .60–.83). Test-retest reliability and construct validity were supported. We found professionalism to be significantly higher in the Army as compared to in the Navy and Air Force. We did not detect gender differences in terms of military identities, but we did detect small negative correlations between age and professionalism and between age and idealism.
Application of OptiTrack motion capture systems in human movement analysis: A systematic literature review

With the spreading of motion analysis decisions to invest into a new system demand scientific reference applications. The aim of the present systematic review is to reveal the biomechanical scientific applications of OptiTrack motion capture systems and to overview documented usage conditions and purposes. Six major scientific literature databases were used (PubMed, PubMed Central, ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore, PLOS and Web Of Science). An OptiTrack camera system had to be used for human or biologically related motion capture. A total of 85 articles were included, 4 out of which dealt with the validation of OptiTrack systems and 81 utilized the system for biomechanical analyses. The data analysed and extracted from the system validation studies included: description of the validated and the reference system, measured features and observed errors. The data extracted from the utilizing studies also included: OptiTrack application, camera type and frequency, marker size, camera number, data processing software and the motion studied. The review offers a broad collection of biomechanical applications of OptiTrack motion capture systems as scientific references for certain motion studies. The review also summarizes findings on the accuracy of the systems. It concludes that the method descriptions of system usage are often underspecified.
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF PURIFIED AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF SHILAJIT IN MODIFYING CARDIOVASCULAR RISK WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Context: Shilajit is a natural rock exudate used to prevent and combat problems with diabetes. It also has antioxidant, hypolipidemic and hypoglycaemic properties. Aim: To evaluate the effect of Shilajit on endothelial function in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Settings and Design: Randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study. Methods and Material: After the ethics committee approval and informed consent, forty subjects were randomized to receive either Shilajit 250 mg or placebo (two capsules twice daily for 12 weeks). Endothelial function was evaluated with Reflection index (RI), Augmentation index (AIx), Subendocardial viability ratio (SEVR), Ankle Brachial Index (ABI), Pulse wave velocity(PWV) and Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) at baseline,4,8,12 weeks. Lipid profile and biomarkers Nitric oxide,MDA, Glutathione, hsCRP were evaluated at baseline and post treatment. Statistical analysis used: Data was expressed as mean Â±SD. Paired and unpaired t- tests were performed for within group and between groups analysis, respectively. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: After 12 weeks of treatment, Shilajit produced statistically significant increase in mean RI from baseline (-2.29Â±1.43 to -8.61Â±2.70; p<0.001) and in mean SEVR (145.5Â±24.89 to 150.9Â±24.08; p<0.05). Compared to placebo, Shilajit produced statistically significant increase in mean percentage change with RI, AIx, SEVR, and SVR, suggesting improvement in endothelial function. There was also statistically significant reduction in hsCRP, MDA, total cholesterol, LDL-C, triglycerides and increase in NO, GSH, HDL-C. The drug was well tolerated and no subjects discontinued due to adverse drug reactions. Conclusion : Shilajit showed significant improvement in endothelial function as evidenced with change in reflection index. It also improved other cardiovascular parameters and biomarker levels. Further studies are warranted in more number of subjects.
Making Mobile Touch Screens More Usable Using SUM Metrics Model

A interacao com os celulares vem se modificando ao longo do tempo por meio de toques na tela e telefones inteligentes. Diante desse cenario, os projetistas encontram barreiras para construirem interfaces que atendam tanto aos usuarios com limitacoes quanto aos usuarios comuns. Com o objetivo de minimizar esses obstaculos, a presente pesquisa adota uma abordagem de avaliacao de usabilidade e acessibilidade com foco na terceira idade a fim de identificar os pros e contra nos sistemas Android, iOS e Windows Phone, bem como propor recomendacoes nesses sistemas para tornar a interacao desses publicos mais facil e agradavel. Essa pesquisa envolveu 170 respostas a questionarios com perguntas a respeito do perfil cadastral e de uso. Vinte usuarios participaram de experimentos nos tres sistemas supracitados, originando assim em uma lista recomendacoes, como tambem evidenciou: cada sistema possui vantagens que podem ser compartilhadas entre si visando a evolucao e facilidade ao uso.
Building a Rich Large-scale Lexical Base for Generation

Most large lexical resources have been developed with language interpretation in mind and can not be used directly for generation We present a rich large scale lexical base for generation constructed by merging various linguistic resources Our approach meets the needs of language generation systems by providing the facilities for mapping from semantic concepts to verb sense pairs for identifying the valid subcategorization forms for a given verb sense and for representing alternations for paraphrasing power Infor mation from di erent resources enriches and constrains each other so the nal result is complete as well as accurate We show by example how this lexical base can be intergrated into a generation package and how it simpli es development process while improving system performance
Atmospheric Latent Heating Distributions in the Tropics Derived from Satellite Passive Microwave Radiometer Measurements

A method for the remote sensing of three-dimensional latent heating distributions in precipitating tropical weather systems from satellite passive microwave observations is presented. In this method, cloud model simulated hydrometeor/latent heating vertical profiles that have radiative characteristics consistent with a given set of multispectral microwave radiometric observations are composited to create a best estimate of the observed profile. An estimate of the areal coverage of convective precipitation within the radiometer footprint is used as an additional constraint on the contributing model profiles. This constraint leads to more definitive retrieved profiles of precipitation and latent heating in synthetic data tests. The remote sensing method is applied to Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) observations of tropical systems that occurred during the TOGA COARE Intensive Observing Period, and to observations of Hurricane Andrew (1992). Although instantaneous estimates of rain rates are high-biased with respect to coincident radar rain estimates, precipitation patterns are reasonably correlated with radar patterns, and composite rain rate and latent heating profiles show respectable agreement with estimates from forecast models and heat and moisture budget calculations. Uncertainties in the remote sensing estimates of precipitation/latent heating may be partly attributed to the relatively low spatial resolution of the SSM/I and a lack of microwave sensitivity to tenuous anvil cloud, for which upper-tropospheric latent heating rates may be significant. Estimated latent heating distributions in Hurricane Andrew exhibit an upper-level heating maximum that strengthens as the storm undergoes a period of intensification.
Payment Scheme Changes and Effort Provision: The Effect of Digit Ratio

Economic experiments report that individuals perform better under a piece rate payment scheme in comparison to a fixed payment scheme. The reason is straightforward: incentives motivate people, and without incentives they decrease their effort. Yet women are prone to choose a fixed payment over a piece rate payment scheme. We aim to find out if this gender effect is related to prenatal exposure to testosterone, which by nature is sexually dimorphic and has permanent effects on human brain development with an impact on cognitive and physical skills, as well as behavior. We investigate the effect of prenatal testosterone exposure on performance adjustment in a real effort task. Each subject is salaried under either a fixed rate or piece rate payment scheme for five periods and subsequently encounters the alternative payment method for another five periods. To observe the prenatal testosterone levels that the participants were exposed to during pregnancy, we use the so-called digit ratio as an indirect measurement method. It uses the length-ratio between the participants’ index and ring fingers to infer about their in utero testosterone exposure. Our results confirm the previous findings indicating that individuals perform better when incentivized by a piece rate payment scheme. Subjects who are paid piece rate in the first half of the experiment immediately decrease their performance at the beginning of the second half when paid under a fixed payment scheme. In contrast, subjects increase their effort if the payment method is switched from fixed rate to piece rate in the second half of the experiment. Subjects who were exposed to higher levels of prenatal testosterone provide significantly lower effort when the payment scheme is switched from piece rate to fixed rate.
Identification and characterisation of Mlo genes in pea (Pisum sativum L.)vis-à-vis validation of Mlo gene-specific markers

Pea is infected by a number of pathogens, and among them powdery mildew (PM) caused by Erysiphe pisi is an important fungal disease. This work was undertaken in silico to characterise the identified PM resistant genes of pea and design specific primers to be used in marker-assisted selection (MAS) of resistant and susceptible pea genotypes. Mlo gene sequences of A. thaliana and O. sativa were retrieved from different databases and used for a homology search of P. sativum EST databases. Each identified gene was used for a similarity search and phylogenetic classification with different crops. Four gene-specific primers were designed from the identified Mlo nucleotides and were amplified in different pea genotypes. Pea Mlo1 analogue of the 'er' gene was related to AtMlO2, AtMlO6, AtMlO12, and AtMlO3. Pea Mlo2 was related to AtMlo14 and Pea Mlo4. Pea Mlo3 gene was related to AtMlO15, AtMlO13, AtMlO4, and AtMlO11. The Pea Mlo4 gene was closely related with AtMlO8 and AtMlO7. In phylogenetic classification, two main clusters were formed; the first cluster possessed the 4 identified pea Mlo genes and the core conserved motifs. Validation of pea Mlo primers confirmed the effectiveness of PsMlo2 primer for use in MAS.
Strong lensing in the MARENOSTRUM UNIVERSE II. Scaling relations and optical depths

The strong lensing events that are observed in compact clusters of galaxies can, both statistically and individually, return important clues about the structural properties of the most massive structures in the Universe. Substantial work is ongoing in order to understand the degree of similarity between the lensing cluster population and the population of clusters as a whole, with members of the former being likely more massive, compact, and substructured than members of the latter. In this work we exploit synthetic clusters extracted from the MareNostrum Universe cosmological simulation in order to estimate the correlation between the strong lensing efficiency and other bulk properties of lensing clusters, such as the virial mass and the bolometric X-ray luminosity. We found that a positive correlation exist between all these quantities, with the substantial scatter being smaller for the luminosity-cross section relation. We additionally used the relation between the lensing efficiency and the virial mass in order to construct a synthetic optical depth that agrees well with the true one, while being extremely faster to be evaluated. We finally estimated what fraction of the total giant arc abundance is recovered when galaxy clusters are selected according to their dynamical activity or their X-ray luminosity. Our results show that there is a high probability for high-redshift strong lensing clusters to be substantially far away from dynamical equilibrium, and that 30–40% of the total amount of giant arcs are lost if looking only at very X-ray luminous objects.
3D Target Recognition Based on Decision Layer Fusion

Abstract Target recognition has always been a hot research topic in computer image and pattern recognition. This paper proposes a target recognition method based on decision layer fusion. ModelNet[1]—The 3D CAD model library, which is used to be identified. Features are extracted from the model’s point cloud data and multi-view images. The image is identified using the AlexNet[2] network, The point cloud is identified by the VoxNet[3] network. The fusion algorithm is used in the decision layer to complete the fusion of features. The results show that the proposed method improves the accuracy of object recognition.
PREDICTION OF RUNOFF IN THE UM-U-LAH CATCHMENT OF EXTREMELY HUMID AREA OF CHERRAPUNJI, INDIA

In the studies of runoff prediction, the V ariable Source Area (VSA) methods are be- coming increasingly more pronounced especially for the humid areas, such as the North-Eastern areas of India. Such methods of physically-distributed modelling system are greatly dependent on land surface characteristics (slope gradient, hydrological soil types and land use/ land cover patterns) that are stable spatially, and on the temporarily fluctuating pattern of precipitation intensity. Considering grid cells of 10 m*10 m size in a micro-areal watershed of 103 ha called Um-U-Lah that is situated in the extremely humid area of Cherrapunji, having an average slope varying from 4 to 30 percent, and with sandy-loam porous soils with grass land dominating veg- etal cover, the mapping of the saturated area adopting the Topographic Wetness Index (TWI) was made to measure the location and extent of saturated areas, which contract and expand in proportion to the changes in intensity of effective rainfall. After calibrating the Curve-Number based VSA model at effective available soil storage of 5.88 mm (AMC-III Soil conditions) and at Initial Abstraction of 1.746 mm, the rainfall simulation were conducted. It is found that increas- ing depth of effective rainfall quickly expands the saturated areas over the flat lands of hill-tops and slopes in the watershed. At 8.25 mm of effective rainfall depth, about 85.03 percent areas of watershed becomes saturated directly contributing to runoff.
Exact tensor product distributed compensation based stabilization of the TORA system

This paper presents a case study of the TPDC (Tensor Product Distributed Compensation) based control design framework in the stabilization issue of the Translational Oscillator with an eccentric Rotational proof mass Actuator (TORA). First we execute TP model transformation on the linear parameter varying (LPV) model of the TORA to yield its exact TP model representation. As a second step, we substitute the components of the TP model into linear matrix inequalities to derive a controller that guaranties asymptotic stability. We show that the TPDC can be uniformly executed on a large class of LPV models and is capable of involving further control performances beyond stability.
THE IMPORTANCE ANGELS PLACE ON PASSION WHEN MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS: WHY DOES IT MATTER TO SOME AND NOT ALL ANGELS?

Despite increasing interest in understanding the role passion plays in investor decision making, little is known about the conditions under which displayed passion is likely to play a significant role in this process. This study seeks to explain the individual characteristics of angel investors that influence the importance angels place on the passion displayed by the entrepreneur when angels make investment decisions. We use affective reactivity as our theoretical framework and integrate literature specific to each individual characteristic to explain how each characteristic likely impacts individuals’ affective reactivity and ultimately the importance these individuals place on passion when making investment decisions.
Design of Soft Switching Interleaved Boost Converter for Photovoltaic Application

The objective of our study is to reduce the size of passive components and reduction of ripple in output voltage and input current by using interleaved soft switching dc-dc converter (interleaving action). The PV system converts solar energy into electrical energy but its output varies with variation of solar radiation and temperature. To provide impedance matching between PV and load a dc-dc converter with MPPT technique is used in PV (Photo Voltaic) Systems. This study incorporates design of the interleaved soft switching dc-dc converter for PV System by using P&O (Perturb and Observe) fuzzy logic controller. The P&O Fuzzy MPPT provides an accurate and fast converging under varying illumination and load conditions compared to conventional MPPT methods. The performance of the system is first analyzed by simulation using Matlab/Simulink software. The results of simulation were compared and analyzed.