Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study of 19 Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Cases

Background: Pulmonary cryptococcosis (PC) has recently become more frequent. Methods: We collected and analyzed data from 19 cryptococcal pneumonia cases that had been treated in our hospital over the past 10 years and analyzed the clinical features, underlying diseases, past medication, and auxiliary examinations of the patients. Results: The patients demonstrated various symptoms and underlying diseases, but most of the latter involved diseases associated with immune deficiency. More than half of the patients had no history of exposure to bird droppings or soil. Chest computed tomography scans of the 19 patients revealed single or multiple pulmonary nodular shadows in 11 subjects. Initial misdiagnosis was common. Because of the long course of treatment for PC and the high costs of fluconazole and itraconazole, as long as the renal functions in these patients are normal, the more cost-effective drug amphotericin B can be used as an alternative treatment for PC. Conclusions: This study provides a summary of the characteristics of pulmonary cryptococcosis as a basis for future clinical diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary cryptococcosis.
Materia Magica et Medica Hethitica: Ein Beitrag zur Heilkunde im Alten Orient

This is a comprehensive compendium of all known remedies and treatments by the Hittites. The source texts are ritual descriptions and formularies from the 15th to 13th centuries BC preserved from the archives of the Hittite capital of Hattusa. The ritual treatments often lasted for several days and had an obvious psychotherapeutic approach which adds significantly to their value as curative magic. The formulas demonstrate the close admixture of magical practices and pharmacological knowledge.
Seismic evidence for plume-derived volcanism during formation of the continental margin in southern Davis Strait and northern Labrador Sea

The crustal structure in the southern Davis Strait and the adjacent ocean-continent transition zone in NE Labrador Sea was determined along a 185-km-long refraction/wide-angle reflection seismic transect to study the impact of the Iceland mantle plume to this region. A P-wave velocity model was developed from forward and inverse modelling of dense airgun shots recorded by ocean bottom seismographs. A coincident industry multichannel reflection seismic profile was used to guide the modelling as reflectivity could be identified down to Moho. The model displays a marked lateral change of velocity structure. The sedimentary cover (velocities 1.8-3.9 km s(-1)) is up to 4 km thick in the north and thins to 1 km in the south. The segment of the line within southern Davis Strait is interpreted to be of continental character with a two-layered 13-km-thick crust with P-wave velocities of 5.6-5.8 and 6.4-6.7 km s(-1) in the upper and lower crust, respectively. The crust is underlain by a 2- to 4-km-thick high-velocity layer (7.5 km s(-1)). This layer we interpret as underplated material related to the Iceland plume. The southern segment of the line in Labrador Sea displays a 2-km-thick layer with a velocity of 4.5 km s(-1). This layer can be correlated to a well about 100 km to the west of the line, where Palaeocene basalts and interbedded sediments were drilled. Underneath is a 12-km-thick crust with a 2-km-thick upper layer (5.8-6.6 km s(-1)) and a 10-km-thick lower layer (6.8-7.2 km s(-1)). This crust is interpreted to be of oceanic character. S-wave modelling yields a Poisson's ratio of 0.28 for the lower crust, compatible with a gabbroic composition. The igneous crust is 5 km thicker than normal oceanic crust. We suggest that the increased magma production was created by buoyancy-driving flow.
On Your Own Feet: Preferences and Competencies for Care of Adolescents with Chronic Conditions

textabstractVolwassen worden is extra lasti g voor jongeren die opgroeien met een chronische aandoening. Afgezien van de opgave om zelfstandig en zelfredzaam te worden, maken jongeren met chronische aandoeningen ook nog de transiti e van kinderzorg naar de volwassenenzorg door. De kwalitati eve en kwanti tati eve studies in het onderzoeksprogramma ‘Op Eigen Benen’ hebben de preferenti es en competenti es voor zorg in kaart gebracht van jongeren die behandeld worden in Erasmus MC Rott erdam. Ook zijn de ervaringen met de transiti e in zorg verzameld bij jongvolwassenen, hun ouders en zorgverleners. Jongeren willen graag betrokken worden bij de zorg en daarom zou het verstandig zijn om de zorgverlening te laten aansluiten bij hun behoeft en en voorkeuren. Verschillen in atti tudes en preferenti es van jongeren zijn onderscheiden in vier Q-zorgprofi elen die verschillende zelfmanagementsti jlen vertegenwoordigen. De daadwerkelijke parti cipati e van jongeren ti jdens consulten en bij de zelfzorg is nog gering; ook vergeleken met hun zelfeff ecti viteit en het gevoel ‘klaar te zijn’ voor de overstap. Aangezien de huidige transiti ezorg in Nederlandse ziekenhuizen volgens jongeren, ouders en zorgverleners tekort schiet, is het nodig om de kloof tussen kinder- en volwassenenzorg te overbruggen en de competenti es van jongeren te versterken zodat ze partners in zorg worden.
Treating Patients with Alcohol and Other Drug Problems: An Integrated Approach

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Effect of integrated nutrient management on available phosphorus influencing grain and straw yield of rice ( cv. IR-36 ) in an Alfisol

A field experiment was conducted during 2007 kharif season in a farmer’s field in the Red and Laterite zone of West Bengal to evaluate the effect of integrated use of fertilizer with organic amendments viz., rice straw, glyrici dia leaves, farm yard manure and vermicompost, on transformation of phosp horus in the rice rhizosphere soil in relation to g rowth and yield of rice (cv. IR-36). Rhizosphere soil and plant sample s collected from rice field during tillering, flower ing and harvesting stages of rice were analyzed. Chemical fertilizers an d vermicompost furnished the highest amount of avai lable phosphorus in the rhizosphere and produced the highest rice gr ain yield.These parameters were found to be signific antly and positively correlated. Simple regression analyses revealed tha t about 90% (R 2 =0.90**) of the variability in grain yield could be explained by the variability in available phosphoru s.This experiment clearly brought out the beneficia l role of organic amendment on the availability of phosphorus to rice crop particularly at the later stage of growth.
Optimal capacitor placement for power loss reduction and voltage stability enhancement in distribution systems

In distribution systems, shunt capacitors are used to reduce power losses, to improve voltage profile, and to increase the maximum flow through cables and transformers. This paper presents a new method to determine the optimal locations and economical sizing of fixed and/or switched shunt capacitors with a view to power losses reduction and voltage stability enhancement. General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) [1] has been used to solve the maximization modules using the MINOS optimization software with Linear Programming (LP) . The proposed method is tested on 33 node distribution system and the results show that the algorithm suitable for practical implementation on real systems with any size.
Coupled magnetic equivalent circuits and the analytical solution in the air-gap of squirrel cage induction machines

In this paper a new method is presented to couple an analytical magnetic field solution of the air-gap of an induction machine with magnetic equivalent circuits method used to model the rest of the machine. The proposed method eliminates the need for complex static and dynamic mesh generation process in the air-gap. Therefore, the modelling of rotor motion becomes simpler and more accurate.
Prevalence of inducible Clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus from clinical samples: A study from a teaching hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India

Since 1960s, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as one of the most notorious pathogens. Conventionally, it was known to cause a variety of nosocomial infections (Gosbell Iain, 2001) but since 1990s, this scenario has radically changed and MRSA has now become one of the major cause of community acquired infections accounting for >50% of Staphylococcal infections in the USA (Maria Adriana Cataldo et al., 2010). The clinical manifestations may range from simple abscesses to life threatening infections like necrotizing fasciitis, pneumonia (Maria Adriana Cataldo et al., 2010) skin and soft tissue infections (Participating Physicians and Microbiologists, 2002-2003). Due to the high resistance to most of the antibiotics by MRSA, Vancomycin is normally the ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 3 Number 3 (2014) pp. 402-409 http://www.ijcmas. com
Investigation of HM-network with unreliable queueing systems and random incomes

Expressions for expected incomes and variances in systems of HM (Howard-Matalytski)-queueing network are obtained. Queueing systems are unreliable, service channels in them are exposed to random failure. It is supposed, that service rate of messages, rate of work of serviceable channels and restoration rate of faulty channels depends on messages number in these systems. The case when incomes from transitions between network's states are random variables with the given moments of first two orders is thus considered.
Diaphragm Dysfunction and weaning in patients with Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness

Introduction: Intensive Care Unit acquired Weakness (ICUAW) following sepsis is frequent and contribute to impaired outcome. Medical Research Council score (MRC) provides information on peripheral muscle weakness but does not explore diaphragm strength. Objective: To assess whether ICUAW patients (MRC<48/60) following sepsis also present a diaphragmatic dysfunction (DD) using a multimodal evaluation and describing whether these patients will be difficult to wean from the ventilator Methods: All patient consecutively diagnosed for ICUAW on the day of their spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) were included in this prospective monocentrique observational study. Diaphragm strength was assessed by phrenic nerve stimulation (Ptr,stim), Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) and ultrasonographically. A Ptr,stim < 11cmH2O defined DD. Demographical data and patient extubation outcome were collected. During the SBT, were collected: diaphragm excursion, thickness during expiration and inspiration (Tee and Tei), MIP and Thickening Fraction (TF=(Tei-Tee)/Tee X 100). Results: Forty patients were include in 6 months (length of stay 25d [15-35]) with Ptr,stim at 6.5cmH20 [3-10] and MRC 31 [20-36]. 32 patients (80%) had a Ptr,stim < 11cmH20 (R=-0.01;p=0.9). MIP was correlated with MRC score (r=0.34; p=0.02) and Ptr,stim (r=0.43;p=0.005). Diaphragm excursion was 0.85cm [0.8-1.3]; Tee was 2.2mm [2-3] and FE was 15.9% [12-24]. Twenty patients were successfully extubated (50%). Conclusion: 80% of the ICUAW patient had a DD but 50% were successfully extubated. No statistical links were found between ICUAW and DD. Extubation in ICUAW patient shouldn't be withhold without strength assessment.
Randomized algorithms for total least squares problems

Motivated by the recently popular probabilistic methods for low‐rank approximations and randomized algorithms for the least squares problems, we develop randomized algorithms for the total least squares problem with a single right‐hand side. We present the Nyström method for the medium‐sized problems. For the large‐scale and ill‐conditioned cases, we introduce the randomized truncated total least squares with the known or estimated rank as the regularization parameter. We analyze the accuracy of the algorithm randomized truncated total least squares and perform numerical experiments to demonstrate the efficiency of our randomized algorithms. The randomized algorithms can greatly reduce the computational time and still maintain good accuracy with very high probability.
Privacy-Preserving Experimentation with Sensibility Testbed

Recent privacy breaches and security break-ins of mobile systems have raised concerns about using mobile devices like smartphones and tablets [1]. As a result, many users are aware that running apps on their smartphones can increase privacy risks. On the other hand, the data from the enormous number of smartphones, if used properly, can be of tremendous value to the research community. Is there a way to safely do research on these devices without rendering them vulnerable? We explain about how our project may help both researchers and volunteers.
Transtornos mentais e comportamentais no sistema de informações hospitalares do SUS: perspectivas para a enfermagem

The purpose of this study was to explore some of the possibilities of getting information about mental and behavior disorders using the Internet, specifically at the Ministry of Health's DATASUS website. The site presented elements that illustrate the Health Information Systems' resources, which may be used by nurses as a safe and simplified way of obtaining data. The study focused on psychiatric hospitalization through the SIH-SUS in the city of Ribeirao Preto, State of Sao Paulo. Given the nurses' needs to use technological resources that can contribute for the organization of the service and the analysis of the situation of the mental and behavior disorders, SIH-SUS data are a possible instrument to start the analysis whose results may make possible important and effective changes for the management of the services, in search for quality in mental and psychiatric health assistance.
Design patterns in communications software

"Until now, no single book has focused on patterns and pattern languages for mission-critical communication systems, such as telecommunications systems with 24x7 high-availability requirements or real-time middleware that can provide stringent end-to-end latency and jitter guarantees to applications. The material in this book exemplifies the maturation of the patterns community and is major contribution to the study of patterns and pattern languages for communication systems. By learning this material you'll be able to better design and implement communication systems. By learning this material you'll be able to better design and implement communication systems that can't be bought off the shelf, thereby staying ahead of your competition.
Evolving Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy systems from data streams (eTS+).

It is a well known fact that nowadays we are faced with not only large data sets that we need to process quickly, but with huge data streams (Domingos and Hulten, 2001). Special requirements are also placed by the fast growing sector of autonomous systems where systems that can re-train and adapt ‘on-fly’ are required (Patchett and Sastri, 2007). Similar requirements are enforced by the advanced process industries for self-developing and self-maintaining sensors (Qin et al., 1997). Now they even talk about self-learning industries (EC, 2007). All of these requirements cannot be met by using off-line methods and systems that can only adjust their parameters and/or are linear (Astroem and Wittenmark, 1989). These requirements call for a new type of systems that assumes the structure of non-linear, non-stationary systems to be adaptive and flexible. The author of this chapter started research work in this direction around the turn of the century (Angelov and Buswell, 2001; Angelov, 2002) and this research culminated in proposing with Dr. D. Filev the so called evolving Takagi-Sugeno (eTS) fuzzy system (Angelov and Filev, 2003). Since then a number of improvements of the original algorithm has been done, which require a systematic description in one publication. In this chapter an enhanced version of the eTS algorithm will be described which is called eTS+. It has been tested on a data stream from real engine test bench (data provided courtesy of Dr. E. Lughofer, Linz, Austria). The results demonstrate the superiority of the proposed enhanced approach for modeling real data stream in precision, simplicity and interpretability, and computational resources used. (c) IEEE Press and John Wiley and Sons
Toward Intelligent Vehicle Intrusion Detection Using the Neural Knowledge DNA

ABSTRACT In this paper, we propose a novel intrusion detection approach using past driving experience and the neural knowledge DNA for in-vehicle information system security. The neural knowledge DNA is a novel knowledge representation method designed to support discovering, storing, reusing, improving, and sharing knowledge among machines and computing systems. We examine our approach for classifying malicious vehicle control commands based on learning from past valid driving behavior data on a simulator.
Adaptive impedance control of uncertain robot manipulators with saturation effect based on dynamic surface technique and self-recurrent wavelet neural networks

SUMMARY Saturation nonlinearities, among the known challenges in control engineering, are ubiquitous in robotic systems and can lead to stability and performance degradation. In this paper, an adaptive dynamic surface impedance (ADSI) control approach is developed for an n-link robotic manipulator by employing self-recurrent wavelet neural networks (SRWNNs) in order to overcome the saturation effect. The proposed control approach is inspired by the theory of dynamic surface control (DSC) and SRWNNs. As a novel application of the dynamic surface method to obtain a simple structure, the target impedance is formulated in the state–space, and effective dynamic surfaces are defined to track the desired impedance behavior. In fact, DSC is used to force the robot manipulator to track the desired impedance, while the robot interacts with an environment. In addition, SRWNNs are applied to approximate the parametric uncertainties and external disturbances in the robot dynamical model. Self-feedback neurons are embedded as memory units in SRWNNs to model the sudden dynamic jumps of the environment. Using Lyapunov's method, an ADSI controller is designed, and adaptation laws are induced to guarantee the stability of the closed-loop system. Finally, simulations are conducted to verify the proper performance of the proposed approach for removing the saturation effect and tracking the target impedance. It is worth noting that the simulation results indicate the robustness of the controller against uncertainties and external disturbances.
A Review of the Utility of Bayesian Network Models

Bayesian Networks are probabilistic models built from conditional probability tables that relate two observable instances to one another in parent-child fashion. The networks’ strength lies in their ability to use inferential logic to make likelihood assessments about a parent node based on an observation of its child. Additionally, they make it very easy to combine quantitative data with qualitative knowledge from industry experts. These abilities make them very attractive for use as formulation tools in the paint and rubber industries. Paint and rubber formulation has long proven to be a challenging task because companies have a difficult time compiling the data from all their formulatorsdata that often contains large amounts of opinion. This paper seeks to define Bayesian Networks and a few inferential operations using them, and then to apply these methods to three distinct industry problems. This paper explores applications including: (1) marketing, (2) expert knowledge collection, and (3) a traditional formulation study. This paper is submitted as part of graduation requirements for the University of Akron Williams Honors College, 2018.
IMPLEMENTING MOBILE AGENT FOR LOCATION-BASED PRINTER SERVICES

Most devices in ubiquitous network environment have limited memory and processing power, thus they canâ€™t provide all services even when in suitable locations. Mobile agent technology could be implemented to improve resource efficiency. The goal of this paper is to implement mobile agent technology for location-based printer service. The system consists of four parts: (1) mobile agent server, (2) location-based service server, (3) printer service, (4) client. It is observed that mobile agent offers many advantages for ubiquitous and mobile computing settings. Perangkat dalam lingkungan ubiquitous memiliki memori dan daya proses yang terbatas, sehingga mereka tidak dapat menyediakan layanan secara utuh bahkan dalam lokasi yang tepat sekalipun.Teknologi mobile agent dapat diterapkan untuk meningkatkan efisiensi sumber daya. Tujuan dari paper ini adalah untuk melihat penerapan teknologi mobile agent pada lokasi berbasis layanan printer. Sistem ini terdiri dari empat bagian: (1) mobile agent server, (2) lokasi yang berbasiskan layanan server, (3) layanan printer, (4) klien. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa mobile agent menawarkan banyak keuntungan untuk pengaturan komputasi ubiquitous dan mobile.
Status of Genome and QTL Mapping in Pigs - Data of Hohenheim F2 Families -

Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Gottfried Leuthold on the occasion ofhis 65"' birthday Summary Three informative F2 families (by use of European Wild boar (W), Pietrain (P) and Meishan (M)), each with more than 300 animals, were genotyped for evenly spaced marker loci and recorded for more than 100 quantitative traits. Linkage and QTL mapping data for 8 chromosomes are presented (74, 76 and 75 mapped loci in families WxP, MxP and WxM, resp). Linkage maps gave evidence of heterogeneity in recombination between sexes and families. The male to female recombination ratio were 1.19 (WxP), 1.35 (MxP) and 1.27 (WxM). Several QTLs were mapped for performance traits of growth, carcass and meat quality. These QTLs are located on different chromosomes and influenced by families. Larger effects were found on chromosome 6 and 7, and e.g. up to 60 % of the phenotypic F2 variance for meat quality traits was associated with chromosome 6. Candidate genes are proposed for some of the QTL intervals. The subsequent QTL mapping use a combined strategy of genome-wide marker mapping with a positional candidate gene approach in order to identify genes which are significant for breeding.
A computationally efficient algorithm to find time-optimal trajectory of redundantly actuated robots moving on a specified path

SUMMARY A time-optimal problem for redundantly actuated robots moving on a specified path is a challenging problem. Although the problem is well explored and there are proposed solutions based on phase plane analysis, there are still several unresolved issues regarding calculation of solution curves. In this paper, we explore the characteristics of the maximum velocity curve and propose an efficient algorithm to establish the solution curve. Then we propose a straightforward method to calculate the maximum or minimum possible acceleration on the path based on the pattern of saturated actuators, which substantially reduces the computational cost. Two numerical examples are provided to illustrate the issues and the solutions.