Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Health 4.0: body management for autoimmune using instant messaging technology. Case Study: Autoimmune

Autoimmune disease is caused by our immune systems that attack our body. The autoimmune patients are treated by doctor that is specialized in neurology. The doctor will only give them some treatment to maintain the condition of the patient. Every patient has different body condition therefore the doctor treatment is different to manage each patient condition. It is important for the doctor to pay attention give different treatment to each patient depend on the autoimmune they have, and the patient condition. One of the method in monitoring patient condition is by doing frequent communication with the patient, so the body condition of patient can be controlled. In recent years, there are many kinds of technologies that the doctor can use tocommunicating with patients. One of the technology is instant messaging. The authors willconduct a descriptive research on how instant messaging can help the doctor and autoimmunepatients managing the quality of life by using questionnaire and analyzing the result.
DA-ResUNet: a novel method for brain tumor segmentation based on U-Net with residual block and CBAM

This paper focuses on a new method for brain tumor segmentation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), using a modified residual block and CBAM for the U-Net network. To deepen the network, we replace the convolutional layer with a residual block with a CBAM module. We also insert the CBAM dual-attention module after skip connection and upsampling at each layer. It solves the problem that the low-level features contain a lot of redundant information because the skip connection connects the feature maps extracted by the encoder directly to the corresponding layer of the decoder. The performance is evaluated on the MRI dataset of Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention Society (MICCAI) 2018 Brain Tumor Segmentation Challenge. Numerical results are presented in the form of Specifity, Sensitivity, HD_95 and Dice coefficient (DICE) for GD-enhancing tumor (ET), tumor core (TC) and whole tumor (WT), respectively. We compare the proposed method with expert manual method and other state-of- art methods. Experiments show that RDAU-Net achieves state-of-the-art performance.
Interacting with Visualization on Mobile Devices

3.1 Foundations . 68 3.1. 1 Interacting with Visualization . 69 3.1. 2 Interacting with Mobile Devices . 70 3.2 Overview . 71 3.2. 1 Touch Interaction ̄ . 73 3.2. 2 Spatial Interaction È . 81 3.2. 3 Voice Interaction Á . 89 3.3 Future Opportunities . 90 3.3.1 Consistency & Expressivity . 91 3.3.2 Multimodal Interaction . 91 3.3.3 Multi-device Interaction . 92 3.3.4 Visualization Authoring . 93 3.3. 5 Inspiration from Mobile HCI . 93 3.4 Summary . 96
Towards lean product lifecycle management: A framework for new product development

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss a holistic framework for guiding applied research within the field of new product development. This work is a precursor to developing a framework for undertaking lean product lifecycle management (PLM). Design/methodology/approach – The research approach taken in this work has been based around theory development from a review and synthesis of a range of primary industry cases, practical approaches and partial solutions available within the existing literature.Findings – The result is a six‐step theoretical framework that can be used as a point of reference for academics discussing the development of systemic approaches to the subject, as well as those from industry searching for a framework for their new product development activity. At this point the framework as a whole has not been tested, although each of the various elements has been successfully applied in isolation. The implications of this paper are that the existing technical product development l.
A Generalized Circuit Model for High Directivity Coupler Using Mu-Negative Transmission Lines

Abstract In this paper we demonstrate that using mu negative transmission lines (MNG TLs) in a parallel coupled line coupler, an enhanced directivity coupler can be achieved. For increasing directivity, the even and odd mode electrical lengths should be equal. According to this fact and using the even and odd mode analysis, closed form expressions are obtained for circuit model elements of the proposed coupler. Verification of the proposed circuit topology performance is demonstrated by designing a coupler with specified characteristics.
Over-Perception about Land Use Changes: Assessing Empirical Evidence and Linkage with Decisions and Motivated Beliefs

Perception biases documented in the literature often pertain to subject matters that are difficult to observe or measure, such as one’s ability. We study perception biases with respect to a concrete indicator that can be objectively measured: land use changes in a local area. We examine four hypotheses about land use change perceptions and test them with farm survey data complemented by satellite data. We discover systematic biases in farmers’ perceptions about local land use changes that are consistent with motivated beliefs and evidence that links perceptions with intended future land conversions. Alternative explanations and policy implications are discussed.
An In Vitro Model of Diabetic Retinal Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction and Neuroretinal Degeneration

Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of blindness in working-age populations. Proper in vitro DR models are crucial for exploring pathophysiology and identifying novel therapeutic targets. This study establishes a rational in vitro diabetic retinal neuronal-endothelial dysfunction model and a comprehensive downstream validation system. Methods Human retinal vascular endothelial cells (HRMECs) and retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) were treated with different glucose concentrations with mannitol as matched osmotic controls. Cell proliferation and viability were evaluated by the Cell Counting Kit-8. Cell migration was measured using a transwell migration assay. Cell sprouting was assessed by a tube formation assay. The VEGF expression was assessed by ELISA. RGCs were labeled by neurons and RGC markers TUJ1 and BRN3A for quantitative and morphological analysis. Apoptosis was detected using PI/Hoechst staining and TUNEL assay and quantified by ImageJ. Results Cell proliferation and migration in HRMECs were significantly higher in the 25 mM glucose-treated group (p < 0.001) but lower in the 50 mM and 100 mM groups (p < 0.001). The permeability and the apoptotic index in HRMECs were statistically higher in the 25 mM, 50 mM, and 100 mM groups (p < 0.05). The tube formation assay found that all the parameters were significantly higher in the 25 mM and 50 mM groups (p < 0.001) concomitant with the elevated VEGFA expression in HRMECs (p = 0.016). Cell viability was significantly lower in the 50 mM, 100 mM, and 150 mM groups in RGCs (p50mM = 0.013, p100mM = 0.019, and p150mM = 0.002). Apoptosis was significantly elevated, but the proportion of RGCs with neurite extension was significantly lower in the 50 mM, 100 mM, and 150 mM groups (p50mM < 0.001, p100mM < 0.001, and p150mM < 0.001). Conclusions We have optimized glucose concentrations to model diabetic retinal endothelial (25-50 mM) or neuronal (50-100 mM) dysfunction in vitro, which have a wide range of downstream applications.
RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF CERVICAL CYTOPATHOLOGICAL EXAMS PERFORMEDAT AT THE LABORATORY OF PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY AND CYTOPATHOLOGY OF THE HOSPITAL ESCOLA ÁLVARO ALVIM

Each year about 272,610 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in Brazil, being cervical cancer the third most incident among women. Our country is among those that have made the most progress in consolidating the integrated cancer tracking and surveillance system. This article aims to collect sociodemographic and clinicopathological data from patients who underwent cervical cytopathological examinations at the Laboratory of Pathological Anatomy and Cytopathology at the Hospital Escola Álvaro Alvim (HEAA) from 2014 to 2018, considering a retrospective and longitudinal observation of the data. Sociodemographic and clinicopathological data were collected from 121,044 patients, and it was observed that women from Campos dos Goytacazes (84.7%) over 40 years old (56.8%) were the most prevalent at the service. The following cytological characteristics that predominated in these patients were: absence of atrophy (83.6%) or metaplasia (92.6%) of the uterine epithelium, presence of microorganisms (96.4%) and inflammation (97.2%). The presence of cell atypia (6.5%), squamous intraepithelial lesion (2%) and malignant neoplasm (0.1%) was also observed. Therefore, it becomes possible to highlight the importance of cytological examination in the process of diagnosis of malignant neoplasms of the uterine cervix, being essential for a better control and adequate screening, implementing an effective early diagnosis. It also demonstrates the profile of the patients examined at the Pathological Anatomy and Cytopathology Laboratory of HEAA, as well as the scope of this service for early diagnosis of cervical cancer in the North and Northwest Fluminense.
Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Optimization Problems - A Literature Review

Cuckoo Search (CS) is an optimization algorithm developed by Yang and Deb in 2009. This paper describes an overview of CS which is inspired by the life of a bird family, called Cuckoo as well as overview of CS applications in various categories for solving optimization problems. Special lifestyle of Cuckoo and their characteristics in egg laying and breeding has been the basic motivation for this optimization algorithm. The categories that reviewed are Engineering, Pattern Recognition, Software Testing & Data Generation, Networking, Job Scheduling and Data Fusion and Wireless Sensor Networks. From the reviewed CS mostly applied in engineering area for solving optimization problems. The objective of this paper is to provide overview and summarize the review of application of the CS.
Une étude sur les spécificités de la commande dans le micromonde

The development of micro and nanotechnologies req uires the design of microrobots and Microsystems able to handle submill imetric objects. Many micromanipulation systems have been built. However, improvement of the performances requires the use of advanced control methods. In th is paper, we present the main characteristics of the microworld from a control poi nt of view and some control strategies adapted to the microsystems.
Tillage, Row Spacing, and Cultivation Affect Erosion from Soybean Cropland

Soybean plots were planted in a replicated 2¥2 factorial arrangement of row width [0.18-m (7-in.) or 0.91-m (36-in.) rows] and tillage [without prior tillage (no-till) or following primary and secondary tillage]. Additional unreplicated conventional and no-till plots were planted in 0.91-m rows and were cultivated after planting. A rainfall simulator was used to apply a two-rainstorm sequence to a 9-m section of each plot when the soybean plants had from 6 to 11 main stem nodes (four to eight weeks after planting). Inflow was added during the second rainstorm to simulate longer slope lengths. Sediment size distribution and rill development were measured. The study was conducted in 1989 (the first year of no-till, after one year conventional tillage, after sod) and repeated in 1991 (second year no-till after treatments were rerandomized on plots in 1990). Results were similar for both years. In general, erosion rates were several times higher with conventional tillage than with no-till planting at the crop stage tested. Planting in 0.18-m rows doubled erosion rates compared to wide row planting during this crop growth stage. However, most striking was the large increase in erosion caused by row cultivation. Cultivation without intervening rainfall prior to the simulated rainstorm sequence increased soil loss 20-fold for the conventional tillage system and 40-fold for the no-till planted system. Erosion rates from a 70-mm rainstorm in one hour on a simulated 60-m, 6% slope planted in 0.91-m rows oriented up-and-down hill and cultivated averaged 57 Mg/ha for conventional tillage and 36 Mg/ha for no-till planting. Although the silt loam soil contained essentially no sand, between 20 and 30% of this sediment eroded as sand-sized aggregates.
SECS/GEMsec: A Mechanism for Detection and Prevention of Cyber-Attacks on SECS/GEM Communications in Industry 4.0 Landscape

Industry 4.0 as a driving force is making huge strides, particularly in the manufacturing sector, where all integral components involved in the production processes are getting digitally interconnected. Fused with improved automation and robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT), this open network interconnectivity makes industrial systems increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. While the impacts and intentions of cyber-attacks vary, they always have a detrimental effect on manufacturers, including financial losses, supply chain disruption, loss of reputation and competitiveness, and theft of corporate secrets. Semiconductor Equipment Communication Standard/Generic Equipment Model (SECS/GEM) is a legacy Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication protocol used profoundly in the semiconductor and other manufacturing industries. It is mainly designed to be utilized in a controlled and regulated factory environment separated from external networks. Industry 4.0 has revolutionized the manufacturing industry and has brought SECS/GEM back to the limelight as it lacks security safeguards to protect against cyber-attacks. This paper proposes a digital signature-based security mechanism that offers authentication, integrity, and protection against cyber-attacks. The proposed mechanism is compared with the industry-standard SECS/GEM implementation in terms of processing time, payload overhead, and resilience against cyber-attacks. The results indicate that SECS/GEMsec effectively prevented untrusted entities from establishing communication links with legit industrial equipment while maintaining message integrity by discarding forged messages. Additionally, it protected SECS/GEM communications against Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, Replay attacks, and False-Data-Injection-Attack (FDIA) attacks.
Highway Horizontal Geometric Parameters Calculation from Image Processing

Generating fast and inexpensive digital road maps and databases from high-resolution satellite imagery is becoming possible for various applications. Especially for highway safety evaluation, the highway geometric parameters are the most important. Recently, Google Earth has been in great use in many aspects, and high-resolution images can be easily obtained. The algorithm of road extraction from satellite image has been widely proposed in the world. However, highway features can vary in different resolution aerial images, and even be affected in the same picture by cars and trees. This paper introduces an integrated method of extracting the central dividing strip to get the basic shape of the road and then fitting the discontinuous pixels of centerline as a spline. In the end, the curve radius can be calculated by the tool scale legend given by Google Earth. The program for this study is developed in MATLAB 2009, a language under the Windows XP operating system. In accordance with the outcome of experiments, the algorithm proposed here has high precision and a good robustness in different resolutions of pictures.
Desert Harmony: Exploring the Cultural, Social, and Economic Value of a Multi-Arts Festival in the Remote Barkly Region

This article examines the role that the arts sector plays in supporting and sustaining communities in one of Australia’s remotest regions, the Barkly (Northern Territory). Drawing on findings from a three-year Australian Research Council Linkage project, ‘Creative Barkly’, the article outlines how artistic and creative activities in very remote regions, such as the Barkly, constitute significant cultural, social, and economic value. To illustrate this, the article explores one such example, the annual Desert Harmony Festival, run by Barkly Regional Arts. This example demonstrates how an event such as this can provide a site of diverse intercultural expression that promotes both social and economic linkages and networks and generates cultural vitality in the region.
Hierarchical Aggregation Procedures for Interaction Data

Hierarchical aggregation procedures for interaction data are considered in relation to the design of spatial systems for operational versions of interaction models. Two types of application are examined, in general terms and with reference to real situations. These deal with cases such as the delimitation of subsystems for hierarchical models where the objective is to maximise the proportion of intrazonal interaction, and cases such as the definition of internal zoning systems where an objective is to minimise the proportion of intrazonal interaction. The application of the intramax procedure is illustrated with reference to the identification of migration subsystems within Greater London and the definition of labour-market areas within Merseyside, while the application of the intramin procedure is demonstrated with respect to the design of an internal zoning system for a work-trip model of the Wirral subsystem within Merseyside.
Genome‐wide analysis of natural and restored eastern oyster populations reveals local adaptation and positive impacts of planting frequency and broodstock number

The release of captive‐bred plants and animals has increased worldwide to augment declining species. However, insufficient attention has been given to understanding how neutral and adaptive genetic variation are partitioned within and among proximal natural populations, and the patterns and drivers of gene flow over small spatial scales, which can be important for restoration success. A seascape genomics approach was used to investigate population structure, local adaptation, and the extent to which environmental gradients influence genetic variation among natural and restored populations of Chesapeake Bay eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica. We also investigated the impact of hatchery practices on neutral genetic diversity of restored reefs and quantified the broader genetic impacts of large‐scale hatchery‐based bivalve restoration. Restored reefs showed similar levels of diversity as natural reefs, and striking relationships were found between planting frequency and broodstock numbers and genetic diversity metrics (effective population size and relatedness), suggesting that hatchery practices can have a major impact on diversity. Despite long‐term restoration activities, haphazard historical translocations, and high dispersal potential of larvae that could homogenize allele frequencies among populations, moderate neutral population genetic structure was uncovered. Moreover, environmental factors, namely salinity, pH, and temperature, play a major role in the distribution of neutral and adaptive genetic variation. For marine invertebrates in heterogeneous seascapes, collecting broodstock from large populations experiencing similar environments to candidate sites may provide the most appropriate sources for restoration and ensure population resilience in the face of rapid environmental change. This is one of a few studies to demonstrate empirically that hatchery practices have a major impact on the retention of genetic diversity. Overall, these results contribute to the growing body of evidence for fine‐scale genetic structure and local adaptation in broadcast‐spawning marine species and provide novel information for the management of an important fisheries resource.
Evaluating the Accuracy of Remote Dendrometers in Tree Diameter Measurements at Breast Height

An accurate tree diameter (DBH) measurement is a significant component of forest inventory. This study assessed the reliability of remote dendrometers to measure tree DBH. We compared direct caliper measurements (reference measurements) to the remote measurements collected from a laser caliper and a smartphone at 0.5 m, 1 m, and 1.5 m distances from each tree within three forest types (pine, oak, and poplar forests). In general, all remote dendrometers underestimated the mean diameter compared to direct caliper measurements, regardless of forest types and distances. We observed that the mean deviation of direct caliper measurement and smartphone measurement at 1.5 m within a pine forest and oak forest were the lowest (0.3 cm and 0.36 cm, respectively). The deviations between direct caliper measurements and smartphone measurements at a 0.5 m distance, across forest types, were noticeably larger compared to others. An ANOVA test was used to determine whether significant deviations existed between caliper measurements and remote measurements at a specific distance, and among three different forest types. We rejected the null hypothesis, which suggested that there were no statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between tree DBH measurements obtained from the direct caliper measurements and indirect measurements (smartphone and laser caliper) captured at a distance. Then, a post-hoc test was performed to examine which set of estimated deviations was different from the reference data. The results suggested that indirect tree DBH measurements using the smartphone app at 1 m and 1.5 m in certain forest types (pine and oak) were not significantly different from direct tree DBH measurements. Also, our test results mostly indicated no significant difference within each forest, except for measurements using the smartphone app at 0.5 m across all forest types when the smartphone measurements were compared to laser caliper measurements. Although forest characteristics and measurement distance may play an important role in remote tree DBH measurement accuracy, the smartphone app may be used as a practical alternative to direct measurement in measuring the DBH of a tree, which may be a positive development for forestry due to the increased use of smartphones and the availability of a free measure app.
Integration of an extended, immersive, gamified pharmacy simulation as a capstone event

Introduction: A gamified simulation was integrated as a capstone event for a new Australian undergraduate pharmacy programme. It aimed to consolidate previous learning and deliver an authentic activity aligned with self-determination theory to develop students’ professional identity and enhance their competence, confidence, and collaborative skills. Description: A full-environment immersive simulation was constructed in which teams of final-year pharmacy students competitively managed their own virtual pharmacies over an extended period. Gamification of the simulation aimed to enhance student motivation and engagement while recognising the consequences of clinical and professional decision-making. Evaluation: Four years of gamified simulation encouraged outstanding student attendance and engagement. The quantitative evaluation revealed high student satisfaction (mean 4.7 out of 5) of the host courses, while the qualitative evaluation revealed that intended outcomes were met through the delivery of authentic, consolidated learning and enhancement of student confidence and professional identity. Conclusion: An extended, gamified simulation may provide a transformative learning event.
Silicon p-n junction photodiode characteristics with variable drift field in the diffused region

The continuity equation for the minority carriers, considering the actual field variation in the diffused region of a photodiode with a complementary-error-function impurity distribution, has been solved in terms of a power series. The essential parameters, such as excess minority-carrier profile, short-circuit current, surface loss and collection efficiency have been calculated.