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A review of human skin detection applications based on image processing

In computer science, virtual image processing is the use of a digital computer to manipulate digital images through an algorithm for many applications. To begin with a new research topic, the must trend application that gets many requests to develop should know. Therefore, many applications based on human skin and human life are reviewed in this article, such as detection, classification, blocking, cryptography, identification, localization, steganography, segmentation, tracking, and recognition. In this article, the published articles with the topic of human skin-based image processing are investigated. The international publishers, such as Springer, IEEE, arXiv, and Elsevier are selected. The searching is implemented with the duration criteria of 2015-2019. It noted that human skin detection and recognition are the most repetitive articles with 43% and 28.5%, respectively of the total number of the investigated articles. The usage of human skin models is being widely used in the image processing of various applications.
Cyclic voltammetry readout circuitry for DNA biosensor application

Cyclic voltammetry electrochemical biosensors reported a wide usage and applications for its fast response, able to be miniaturized and its sensitivity. However, the bulky, expensive and laboratory-based readout circuitry made it impossible to be used in the field-based environment. A miniaturized and portable readout circuitry for the DNA detection using hybridization technique had been design and developed in this work. It embedded with fabricated FR4 based sensor and produced respective current when the applied voltage was within the range of 0 to 0.5 V. The readout circuitry had been verified with five analysis environments. Bare Au with distilled water (dH2O), bare Au with ferricyanide reagent solution, DNA immobilization, DNA non-hybridization and DNA hybridization. All the results performed produced peak cathodic current when the applied input voltage is within 0.5 V to 3 V and hence proved that the miniaturized and portable readout circuitry is suitable to be implemented for cyclic voltammetry electrochemical biosensor.
Citizen Scientist Tagging Reveals Destinations of Migrating Monarch Butterflies, Danaus plexippus (L.) from the Pacific Northwest

ABSTRACT. The fall migration of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) was studied in an unfunded citizen science project during 2012—16 by tagging 13778 reared and 875 wild Monarchs. More than a third of these Monarchs were reared by inmates of the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) in Walla Walla, Washington. Sixty (0.41 %) tagged Monarchs were recovered from distances greater than 10 km (mean: 792.9 ± 48.0 km) with most found in California, SSW of release points. One WSP-reared Monarch was found 724 km to the SE in Utah. Monarchs tagged in Oregon flew SSE to California. No Idaho-tagged Monarchs were found in California but two were recovered at locations due south. No wild tagged Monarchs from Washington, Oregon or Idaho were recovered. Monarchs from Washington and Oregon were found during October-February at 24 coastal California overwintering sites spanning 515 km from Bolinas to Carpinteria. A single wild spring Monarch tagged in May in northern California was recovered 35 days later and 707 km ENE in Twin Falls, Idaho. This study provides compelling evidence that many Monarchs in southern and central parts of Washington and Oregon migrate south in the fall to overwintering sites along the California coast. It also provides some evidence for southerly and south-easterly vectoring of migrating Monarchs from eastern Washington and Idaho, indicating the possibility of migration to Arizona or Mexico overwintering sites. In addition to improving our understanding of Monarch migration in the PNW, this study also contributed to conservation by adding nearly 14000 butterflies to the population. The incredible involvement of incarcerated and non-incarcerated citizen scientists generated much community and media interest which in turn led to greater involvement by citizens. Increased awareness of Monarchs, their biology and conservation in the PNW has been an unexpected but important spin-off of this study.
In Vitro Yield of Microbial-N from Fermentation of Glucogenic and Lipogenic Diets Provided by Different Sources of Rumen Degradable Amino Acids

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of different sources of rumen degradable amino acids, soybean meal versus a commercial source of hydrolyzed cottonseed cake with low molecular weight (Fortid®), on the in vitro ruminal fermentation responses and the microbial nitrogen yield of glucogenic (n=8) and lipogenic (n=8) diets. An in vitro gas production technique was used to determine the differences in microbial nitrogen yield of the diets. Sources of grain including barely and corn were used in the glucogenic diets as grinded or steam flaked, while in the lipogenic diets, corn silage, sugar beet pulp, linseed and prill fat were used to provide the energy needed for rumen fermentation. The experiment was a randomized design including two types of diets × two sources of rumen degradable amino acids factorial arrangement. The gas produced from the fermentable fraction (b) was higher for the lipogenic diets containing corn silage and F than those for the others. The fraction (b) and microbial nitrogen to diet nitrogen ratio were greater (p<0.05) for Fortid® versus soybean meal. The true substrate digestibility of glucogenic diets were significantly higher (p<0.05) compared to those of lipogenic diets. Both the grain sources used as steam flaked caused an increase in the rate of gas produced (c) and microbial nitrogen to diet nitrogen ratio. There were significant interactions (p<0.005) of the type of diets with either soybean meal or Fortid® on microbial nitrogen to diet nitrogen. The results indicated that pre-hydrolyzed protein sources which are rich in low molecular weight peptides may be considered as candidates to improve rumen feed fermentation and microbial nitrogen production with both glucogenic and lipogenic diets. This conclusion was arrived at from the different patterns of action of soybean meal and Fortid® in the present in vitro rumen fermentation responses.
Integrated computational and Drosophila cancer model platform captures previously unappreciated chemicals perturbing a kinase network

Drosophila provides an inexpensive and quantitative platform for measuring whole animal drug response. A complementary approach is virtual screening, where chemical libraries can be efficiently screened against protein target(s). Here, we present a unique discovery platform integrating structure-based modeling with Drosophila biology and organic synthesis. We demonstrate this platform by developing chemicals targeting a Drosophila model of Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) with disease-promoting kinase network activated by mutant dRetM955T. Structural models for kinases relevant to MTC were generated for virtually screening to identify initial hits that were dissimilar to known kinase inhibitors yet suppressed dRetM955T-induced oncogenicity. We then combined features from the hits and known inhibitors to create a ‘hybrid’ molecule with improved dRetM955T phenotypic outcome. Our platform provides a framework to efficiently explore novel chemical spaces, develop compounds outside of the current inhibitor chemical space, and ‘correct’ cancer-causing signaling networks to improve disease prognosis while minimizing whole body toxicity. AUTHOR SUMMARY Effective and safe treatment of multigenic diseases often involves drugs that modulate whole systems by interacting with multiple nodes in pathways and networks, i.e., polypharmacology. Polypharmacology is increasingly appreciated as a potential desirable property of kinase drugs; however, most known drugs that interact with multiple targets have been identified as such by chance, and most polypharmacological compounds are not chemically unique resembling to structures of known kinase inhibitors. The fruit fly Drosophila has been established as a robust screening platform that provides an inexpensive, rapid, and quantitative measure of whole animal drug response, complementing computational approaches. We present a chemical genetics approach that efficiently combines Drosophila with structural prediction and virtual screening, creating a unique discovery platform. We demonstrate the utility of our approach by developing useful small molecules targeting a kinase network in a Drosophila model of Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) driven by the active mutant dRetM955T.
LEVERS OF CONTROL DAN KEUNGGULAN BERSAING: APAKAH PENGENDALIAN MANAJEMEN SEBUAH SISTEM?

This study investigates the effect of Levers of Control (LoC) on competitive advantage with business environmental uncertainty as an antecedent variable. LoC as a form of company capability in facing environmental uncertainty is a source of company competitive advantage. Based on the resource-based theory, this research was conducted against the background of the decline in competitiveness of manufacturing companies in Indonesia during 2013-2018. The model of using LoC as a system outperforms the model of using LoC as a package to overcome business environmental uncertainty and to improve the companies’ competitive advantage. As a system, the LoC has interplay between the levers so that it can be of full use in realizing a competitive advantage. Levers of Control (LoC); Competitive Advantage; Business Environmental Uncertainty; Resource-based View
Predictive Maintenance of Bus Fleet by Intelligent Smart Electronic Board Implementing Artificial Intelligence

This paper is focused on the design and development of a smart and compact electronic control unit (ECU) for the monitoring of a bus fleet. The ECU system is able to extract all vehicle data by the on-board diagnostics-(ODB)-II and SAE J1939 standards. The integrated system Internet of Things (IoT) system, is interconnected in the cloud by an artificial intelligence engine implementing multilayer perceptron artificial neural network (MLP-ANN) and is able to predict maintenance of each vehicle by classifying the driver behavior. The key performance indicator (KPI) of the driver behavior has been estimated by data mining k-means algorithm. The MLP-ANN model has been tested by means of a dataset found in literature by allowing the correct choice of the calculus parameters. A low means square error (MSE) of the order of 10−3 is checked thus proving the correct use of MLP-ANN. Based on the analysis of the results, are defined methodologies of key performance indicators (KPIs), correlating driver behavior with the engine stress defining the bus maintenance plan criteria. All the results are joined into a cloud platform showing fleet efficiency dashboards. The proposed topic has been developed within the framework of an industry research project collaborating with a company managing bus fleet.
Genetic evaluation of some sesame genotypes for seed yield and its components

To study genetic variation, genetic parameters and selection criteria of seventeen sesame genotypes, a field experiment was conducted across different environments represented by two summer seasons of 2018 (E1) and 2019 (E2) at Etay-El-Baroud/Behaira Agricultural Research Station and one summer season of 2019 (E3) at Kafr-El-Hamam/Sharkia Agricultural Research Station, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt using a randomized complete block design with three replications for each environment. The promising sesame genotypes were L25 for earliness in flowering at E1 and across environments, L101 for plant height and fruiting zone length when grown at E2 and L110 across environments, L35 for number of branches plant and seed yield per feddan when grown at E2 and across environments, L48 for capsules length when grown at E2 and L2 across environments, L82 for 1000-seed weight when grown at E3 and L35 across environments, L2 for seed weight per plant when grown at E1 and across environments and L101 for seed oil content when grown at E1 and across environments. Among the most effective traits in improving seed weight per plant were fruiting zone length and number of branches per plant, as verified through correlation and path analyses at phenotypic and genotypic levels.These traits had the highest broad-sense heritability and genetic advance as percent of mean. Keywords: Correlation, Genetic variability, Heritability, Path analysis
Affective and Normative Commitment as Intervening Variables of the Links between Ethical Leadership, Religiosity, and Fraud

This study aims to examine the mediating effect of affective and normative commitments in the relationship between ethical leadership, religiosity, and fraud in Indonesia government institutions. Using the cluster sampling method, data was collected through surveys with respondents were employees of government agencies in Indonesia. The survey obtained 111 responses and the data were analyzed using path analysis. The findings revealed that ethical leadership and intrinsic religiosity have a direct negative effect on employees’ legal fraud engagement. However, only ethical leadership that indirectly and negatively affects employees’ legal fraud through affective commitment. The normative commitment does not mediate the effect of intrinsic religiosity to legal fraud engagement. Hence, this study provides evidence on the importance of the control environment as well as the presence of ethical leaders in government institutions.
Cyberbullying prevention and treatment interventions targeting young people: an umbrella review

ABSTRACT This umbrella review combines the evidence from existing literature reviews on cyberbullying prevention and treatment interventions, describes their characteristics, summarises the findings, and assesses their methodological quality. A systematic search of four databases and Google Scholar was applied to locate peer-reviewed, national and international literature reviews on cyberbullying interventions, published between 2000 and 2019, in the English language. Half of the included reviews were narrative reviews, and while these did provide rich contextual information about cyberbullying interventions, the 11-point AMSTAR checklist was utilised to assess the quality of only systematic reviews included in our summary.
Transplantation in the nonhuman primate MPTP model of Parkinson's disease: update and perspectives

Abstract In order to calibrate stem cell exploitation for cellular therapy in neurodegenerative diseases, fundamental and preclinical research in NHP (nonhuman primate) models is crucial. Indeed, it is consensually recognized that it is not possible to directly extrapolate results obtained in rodent models to human patients. A large diversity of neurological pathologies should benefit from cellular therapy based on neural differentiation of stem cells. In the context of this special issue of Primate Biology on NHP stem cells, we describe past and recent advances on cell replacement in the NHP model of Parkinson's disease (PD). From the different grafting procedures to the various cell types transplanted, we review here diverse approaches for cell-replacement therapy and their related therapeutic potential on behavior and function in the NHP model of PD.
Extraosseous Plasmacytoma of Thyroid Arising in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Plasma cell neoplasms of the thyroid gland are uncommon. They may occur either as a primary extraosseous (extramedullary) plasmacytoma or as secondary involvement by multiple myeloma (MM). Here, we report the case of a 62-year-old female, presenting with goiter and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, in whom the histologic diagnosis of extraosseous plasmacytoma was unexpected. Histology of the total thyroidectomy specimen showed a diffuse infiltration of well-differentiated plasma cells against a background of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. By immunohistochemistry, the majority of the plasma cells are positive for IgG heavy chain and kappa light chain (kappa:lambda ratio was about 6-7:1). PCR analysis of the immunoglobulin heavy and kappa chain (IGH, IGK) gene rearrangements showed clonal IGH and IGK gene rearrangements. MM was ruled out by lack of MM-related end organ damage and negative serum protein electrophoresis, immunofixation, and bone marrow biopsy. Although rare, plasmacytoma should be considered in patients presenting with enlarging thyroid gland and autoimmune thyroiditis. Histologic diagnosis and differential diagnoses are comprehensively discussed. DOI : 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-17-1825 Corresponding Author: Xin Qing, MD, PhD, Head, Hematopathology, Director, Hematology and Flow Cytometry Laboratories, Department of Pathology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502, USA, Telephone: (424) 306-6216, Fax: (310) 222-8002, Email: xqing@dhs.lacounty. gov
Interference mitigation using antenna selection for the heterogeneous networks

A rapid increase in the wireless internet-based applications led to an enormous increase in wireless data rates. Intensification of future wireless networks faces a great challenge to meet such growing demand for payload data. A suggested solution that can be used to resolve this issue is to overlay small cell networks with macro cell networks to provide higher network capacity and better coverage. Small cell networks experience large interference from macro cell base stations (BSs) making data rates received by the small cell users not reliably. In this paper, an antenna selection scheme based on small cell user’s (SCU) channel gain is proposed. Whereas, the two tiers use the same network bandwidth resources; the macro BS selects a subset of antennas which has a minimum interfering effect to the SCU based on a pilot sent from SCU to macro cell. The proposed selection scheme has been compared with convex optimization antenna selection scheme. Simulation results show that the SCU data rates are significantly improved using proposed scheme. Execution time required for antenna selection is reduced significantly using the proposed scheme.
Transient stability enhancement of power system with instability tolerant synchronous generator

: Out-of-step or out-of-synchronism is the loss of magnetic coupling between the rotor and the stator of a synchronous generator. Recent research has shown that loss of synchronism condition of a synchronous generator due to the local and inter-area oscillations can cause severe damage to the machine and power system. In other words, if these oscillations do not damp, the power system will become unstable. It is worth highlighting that, along with the growth of grid interconnections, the stability has been a significant concern in the operation of the power systems, and the generators play a substantial role in this issue. Consequently, to reduce these oscillations and failures, the instability tolerant synchronous generator (ITSG), presented in this study, applied in the critical points of the network. The proposed generator is designed in such a way that it has a higher specific magnetic loading to stabilise the power system much more. The simulation tests demonstrate that the applied generator is effective in stabilising the network and improving the transient stability of the system in response to oscillations.
Taxonomic review of Eidmanacris Chopard, 1956 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Phalangopsidae)

Eidmanacris Chopard, 1956 is revised, redescribed and eleven species are redescribed. Seven new species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Cerrado ( E. scopula Campos sp. nov., E. gigas Campos sp. nov., E. neomarmorata Campos, sp. nov.; E, desutterae Campos, sp. nov.; E. putuhra Campos, sp. nov.; E. fontanettiae Campos, Nihei & de Mello, sp. nov. and E. melloi Campos, sp. nov.) are described, based on adults. One new generic synonymy with Endophallusia de Mello, 1990 syn. nov., resulting in two new combinations ( E. minuta (de Mello, 1990) comb. nov. and E. endophallica (de Mello, 1990) comb. nov.), a new combination with Phalangopsis spelucae Mello-Leitao, 1937 ( E. speluncae (Mello-Leitao, 1937) comb. nov.), and one species synonymy ( E. lencionii Bolfarini, 2016 = E. dissimilis Desutter-Grandcolas, 1995, syn. nov.) are proposed. Following this revision, Eidmanacris comprises a total of 29 species. An identification key to species, and distribution maps are also given.
Comparative efficacy of different fungicides under open and protected conditions against pea powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) in cold desert zone of Himachal Pradesh

Pea is the principal off season vegetable crop of dry temperate zone of Himachal Pradesh. The crop becomes highly susceptible to powdery mildew (Erysiphe pisi) due to highly fluctuating climate and meager humidity during the cropping season in the valley, resulting in huge losses. Experiments were conducted during 2010 and 2011 cropping seasons as randomized block design at research farm of Dr.Y. S Parmar University Regional Horticultural Research Sub Station, Tabo, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh both under natural epiphytotic and protected conditions. Plants of variety Azad P1 were raised in thirty five plots of size 2×2 m2. The seed was sown by broadcast method in all the plots. In all, six fungicides viz., Kitazin, Dimethomorph, Difenoconazole, Hexaconazole, Propiconazole and Carbendazim sprayed at 15 days interval starting from the first appearance of the disease symptoms were evaluated against the disease. It was found that the plots sprayed with hexaconazole exhibited minimum disease severity (35.50 and 16.50%, respectively) and maximum disease control (63.95 and 81.03%, respectively) pooled for two years both under natural and protected conditions. As far as pod yield was concerned, it was found to be inversely proportional to disease levels, being maximum in the plots with minimum disease severity and vice versa under both conditions in 2010 and 2011 crop seasons. The apparent infection rates pooled for two years varied from 0.04 to 0.12 unit-1 day-1 in plots sprayed with different fungicides which was quite low in comparison to untreated control plots exhibiting apparent infection rates of 0.38 and 0.30 unit-1 day-1 under natural and protected conditions, respectively. Art ic le History
Intertidal mussel beds from the South-western Atlantic show simple structure and uniform appearance: does environmental harshness explain the community?

ABSTRACT Communities of the rocky mid-intertidal zone of the South-western Atlantic are uniform in appearance, dominated by dense monocultures of small-size mussels (Brachidontes rodriguezii and Perumytilus purpuratus). To explain this, two hypotheses have been advanced in the literature: environmental harshness due to high potential evaporation and historical contingency after the Last Glacial Maximum. In this study of Uruguayan and Argentine shores, we address the implications and predictions of these two hypotheses from a biogeographic perspective by studying the regional distribution and composition of mid-intertidal mussels. We conducted an extensive latitudinal sampling survey (21 locations, 34–54°S), along with a compilation of available information on mussel bed composition and mussel predators present along the coastline. Then we constructed latitudinal profiles of ecologically significant environmental variables with specific emphasis on potential evaporation, a proxy for desiccation stress. The results show that mussel beds are composed of two species of small mussels, which coexist over a biogeographic transition zone (40–42°S) related to sea surface water temperature. The distribution of mussels along the coastline studied is not consistent with the environmental harshness hypothesis. In addition, in the Central Patagonian zone (44–50°S), two invertebrate predators also inhabit the intertidal rocky shores. However, these localities showed higher environmental harshness (potential evaporation rate) than non-Patagonian localities. We suggest that further attention should be given to historical contingency in order to advance towards a hypothesis consistent with current knowledge on the post-glacial biogeographic history of the South-western Atlantic.