Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Treatment of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Catheter Versus Paclitaxel-Coated Stent

Copyright © 2009 American Heart Association. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online 72514 Circulation is published by the American Heart Association. 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108. 839282 2009;119;2986-2994; originally published online Jun 1, 2009; Circulation Boxberger, Ulrich Speck, Ralf Degenhardt and Bruno Scheller Kleber, Wolfgang Bocksch, Matthias Leschke, Hanns Ackermann, Michael Hengstenberg, Christian Maikowski, Gerald S. Werner, Diethmar Antoni, Franz X. Martin Unverdorben, Christian Vallbracht, Bodo Cremers, Hubertus Heuer, Christian Treatment of Coronary In-Stent Restenosis Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Catheter Versus Paclitaxel-Coated Stent for the http://circ.ahajournals. org/cgi/content/full/119/23/2986 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is
The Relation between Privacy Protection and Risk Attitudes, with a New Experimental Method to Elicit the Implicit Monetary Value of Privacy

We investigate the decision of experimental subjects to incur the risk of revealing personal private information to other participants. We do so by using a novel method to generate personal information that reliably induces privacy concerns in the laboratory. We show that individual decisions to incur privacy risk are correlated with decisions to incur monetary risk. We find that partially depriving subjects of control over the revelation of their personal information does not lead them to lose interest in protecting it. We also find that making subjects think of privacy decisions after financial decisions reduces their aversion to privacy risk. Finally, surveyed attitude to privacy and explicit willingness to pay or to accept payment for personal information correlate well with willingness to incur privacy risk. Having shown that privacy loss can be assimilated to a monetary loss, we compare decisions to incur risk in privacy lotteries with risk attitude in monetary lotteries to derive estimates of the implicit monetary value of privacy. The average implicit monetary value of privacy is about equal to the average willingness to pay to protect private information, but the two measures do not correlate at the individual level. We conclude by underlining the need to know individual attitudes to risk to properly evaluate individual attitudes to privacy as such.
An Approach to Distributed Min-Max Model Predictive Control of Linear Systems with Parametric Uncertainty

Abstract In this paper, a suboptimal approach to distributed closed-loop min-max MPC for uncertain systems consisting of polytopic subsystems with coupled dynamics subject to both state and input constraints is proposed. The approach applies the dynamic dual decomposition method and reformulates the original centralized min-max MPC problem into a distributed optimization problem. The suggested approach is illustrated on a simulation example of an uncertain system consisting of two interconnected polytopic subsystems.
Exact solution of time-dependent Lindblad equations with closed algebras

Time-dependent Lindblad master equations have important applications in areas ranging from quantum thermodynamics to dissipative quantum computing. In this paper we outline a general method for writing down exact solutions of time-dependent Lindblad equations whose superoperators form closed algebras. We focus on the particular case of a single qubit and study the exact solution generated by both coherent and incoherent mechanisms. We also show that if the time-dependence is periodic, the problem may be recast in terms of Floquet theory. As an application, we give an exact solution for a two-levels quantum heat engine operating in a finite-time.
ULXs: Neutron stars versus black holes

JPL acknowledges support from the French Space Agency CNES and Polish NCN grants UMO-2013/08/A/ST9/00795 and DEC- 2012/04/A/ST9/00083. ARK thanks the Institut d’Astrophysique, Paris, for hospitality during a visit where this Letter was performed. Theoretical astrophysics research at the University of Leicester is supported by an STFC Consolidated Grant.
Camphor Mediated Graphene Transfer Without Washing in Organic Solvent.

Transfer of a monolayer of chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) grown graphene from one substrate to another normally requires a transfer agent. This transfer agent will subsequently be washed away with an organic solvent in a process that can potentially destroy the structural integrity of a graphene film, particularly, a graphene film occupying a large area. To bypass this washing step, we have successfully used camphor for transferring a monolayer of graphene to a target dielectric substrate over an area in excess of 10 mm2. A layer of camphor was first deposited either by spin coating or drop coating onto a graphene layer that had been grown onto a copper surface by CVD. The copper substrate was then etched away, whilst the remaining camphor/graphene bilayer was placed onto a SiO2/Si substrate. Finally, the camphor remaining on the camphor/graphene/SiO2/Si was sublimed into a vapor. The graphene/SiO2 stack was then examined by microscopic characterization, spectral characterization and electrical characterization. The results of our examination suggest that the proposed method can guarantee a clean and damage-free graphene transfer. The graphene film fabricated on a SiO2/Si using the proposed method is superior in structural quality to the graphene obtained via other polymer mediated methods. In the case of a large area graphene, an average sheet resistance of approximately 360-1000 Ohm per square was observed.
Predicting human perceived similarity across a wide range of object categories via sparse positive embeddings

: How do humans represent behaviorally-relevant dimensions of real-world objects? To address this question, we recently used a triplet odd-one-out task to collect >800,000 behavioral judgments on images of 1,854 diverse basic-level object categories. To explain human behavior and characterize the similarity between pairs of objects, we developed a simple cognitive model that yielded sparse, interpretable perceptual and conceptual dimensions. To determine the utility of those dimensions, here we investigate two questions. First, to what degree can we predict those dimensions from a semantic embedding (Pilehvar & Collier, 2016) and activations in a deep convolutional neural network (CNN)? Second, can we use those predicted dimensions to reconstruct human behavioral similarity? To address these questions, we applied Ridge and Elastic Net regression to semantic embeddings and the activations in fully-connected layer 7 of the CNN VGG-16, respectively. We related the performance to two baseline models: The computational models alone, and a recently proposed method that transforms model features (Peterson et al., 2016). Our results demonstrate excellent prediction of many dimensions and strongly improved predictions of behavioral similarity using our model as compared to both baseline models. These results represent an important step towards both predictive and interpretable models of human
On-line breath gas analysis in unrestrained mice by hs-PTR-MS 1 2

20 The phenotyping of genetic mouse models for human disorders may greatly benefit from breath gas 21 analysis as a noninvasive tool to identify metabolic alterations in mice. Phenotyping screens such as the 22 German Mouse Clinic demand investigations in unrestrained mice. Therefore, we adapted a breath screen 23 in which exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were online monitored by proton transfer reaction 24 mass spectrometry (hs-PTR-MS). The source strength of VOCs was derived from the dynamics in the 25 accumulation profile of exhaled VOCs of a single mouse in a respirometry chamber. A careful survey of 26 the accumulation revealed alterations in the source strength due to confounders, e.g., urine and feces. 27 Moreover changes in the source strength of humidity were triggered by changes in locomotor behavior 28 aSMice showed a typical behavioral pattern from activity to settling down in the course of subsequent 29 accumulation profiles. We demonstrated that metabolic changes caused by a dietary intervention, e.g., 30 after feeding a high-fat diet (HFD) a sample of 14 male mice, still resulted in a statistically significant 31 shift in the source strength of exhaled VOCs. Applying a normalization which was derived from the 32 distribution of the source strength of humidity and accounted for varying locomotor behaviors improved 33 the shift. Hence, breath gas analysis may provide a noninvasive, fast access to monitor the metabolic 34 adaptation of a mouse to alterations in energy balance due to overfeeding or fasting and dietary 35 macronutrient composition as well as a high potential for systemic phenotyping of mouse mutants, 36 intervention studies, and drug testing in mice. 37
Eve teasing as a form of violence against women: A case study of District Srinagar, Kashmir

Eve teasing is a ridiculous form of enjoyment for men and a physical as well as mental torment for women. This is one of the daily problems women in Indian society face. Of all the forms that violence against women can assume, eve teasing is the most ubiquitous and insidious because it is considered normal behaviour and not an assault to females. This paper provides an analysis of the magnitude of eve teasing and its relation to age, socio-economic and psychological factors. It also examines women’s responses to this type of violence. Administering 300 structured and pre-tested interview schedules on women through stratified random sampling, the paper concludes that eve teasing is rampant and it grabs a girl’s childhood from her while teaching her to learn to avoid victimization irrespective of the social class to which she belongs. And, it concludes that there is a correlation between eve-teasing and the profile of its perpetrators and, certain psychological factors are also related to this type of violence. Moreover, women’s responses to eve teasing are more of endurance than of resistance for the fear of double victimisation.
Feed-Grain Consumption by Traditional Pork-Producing Households in China

Economic reforms in China's agricultural sector initiated in the late 1970s led to rapid structural change in China's pork sector. Swine production units have declined in number but increased in size. Using household survey data from seven Chinese provinces, the authors estimate feed-grain demand by pork producers for three size categories: annual pork output of less than 200 kg; between 200 and 500 kg; and greater than 500 kg. Results indicate that households slaughtering a small number of pigs each year are less market-oriented than households slaughtering a greater number annually.
X-ray long-term variations in the low-luminosity AGN NGC 835 and its circumnuclear emission

This research has been supported by the UNAM and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) under the grant (project refs. AYA2013-42227-P, AYA 2012-39168-C03-01, and AYA 2010-15169) and by La Junta de Andalucia (TIC 114). LHG acknowledges financial support from the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad through the Spanish grant FPI BES-2011-043319. AAH acknowledges support from MINECO AYA2012-31447 grant, which is partly funded by the FEDER program. D.D. acknowledges support from grant 107313 from PAPIIT, UNAM.
Anti-hypercholesterolemic effect of extract Zingiber montanum

Hypercholesterolemia, high cholesterol levels in the blood, Background: can contribute to many forms of disease, most notably cardiovascular disease. Anti-hypercholesterolemic agents generally used for those conditions have several side effects for patients. Zingiber montanum, known locally as “bangle”, belongs to the family and is a Zingiberaceae potential plants for alternative anti-hypercholesterolemic agents. This plant, from East Kalimantan, is used in traditional medicine for health problems caused by high cholesterol levels. The aim of this research was to find alternatives to anti-hypercholesterolemic agents, especially from natural sources. This study was an experimental study using 30 Wistar male Methods: white rats. Subjects were randomly divided into 6 groups (n=5): (1) normal control group; (2) high fat diet control group; (3) high fat diet with simvastatin; (4-6) high fat diet with extracts 100, 200, Zingiber montanum and 400 mg/kg. After 4 weeks of treatment, blood was collected from all groups, and plasma concentrations of triglycerides, total cholesterol, high density lipoproteins (HDL), and low density lipoproteins (LDL) were measured. The results showed significant differences in total cholesterol Results: (p=0.000), LDL (p=0.000) and triglycerides (p=0.001) in the high-fat diet group with extract, as compared to the high-fat diet control. Z. montanum Meanwhile, there were no significant differences in HDL levels (p=0.830) between the high-fat diet group and other groups. The results also showed significant differences in total cholesterol and LDLs for rats treated with Z. extract, 100 mg/kg (p=0.000), 200 mg/kg (p=0.000), and 400 montanum mg/kg (p=0.000) compared to the high-fat diet group. The result of Z. 400 mg/kg also showed a significant reduction, not only for total montanum cholesterol and LDLs, but also for triglycerides (p=0.030). It could be concluded that extracts have the Conclusion: Z. montanum potency to be further developed as a new natural source of the anti-hypercholesterolemic agents.
Considering transversal competences, personality and reputation in the context of teachers' professional development

The aim of this paper is to provide guidelines for reflection and improvement of transversal competences of teachers in the field of self-regulation, education for sustainable development and inclusion in the context of their continuing professional development. Also, the moderatory effect of personality based on literature analysis and insight into empirical results will be demonstrated. Teachers’ reputation determines the framework of their professional development and is strongly influenced by social challenges, globalization, integration, sustainability, technological development, etc. In addition, a strongly biologically determined teacher’s personality significantly moderates the relationship of their professional development and transversal competences. Transversal competences are recognized as the teachers’ important skills in their organization of the teaching and learning process and their professional development, as well as in the process of them teaching these competences to their students. “Learning to learn” is recognized as the key lifelong learning competence in the European policy documents and the environmental and sustainability issues are some of the most common transversal themes of the general education curricula. The focus on the transversal competences is relatively new in education policies and has emerged as a reaction to the increased professional demands for a response to current educational needs of all students in inclusive environments. Analysis of transversal competences in the aforementioned three fields and their connection to personality traits will contribute to new knowledge regarding the teachers’ professional education. Therefore, this paper will present the theoretical frameworks of the complex relationship between the teachers’ reputation, personality and transversal competences in the light of the contemporary educational contexts.
Toward The Fecal Microbiome Project

Since the development of the next generation sequencing (NGS) technology, 16S rRNA gene sequencing has become a major tool for microbial community analysis. Recently, human microbiome project (HMP) has been completed to identify microbes associated with human health and diseases. HMP achieved characterization of several diseases caused by bacteria, especially the ones in human gut. While human intestinal bacteria have been well characterized, little have been studied about other animal intestinal bacteria. In this study, we surveyed diversity of livestock animal fecal microbiota and discuss importance of studying fecal microbiota. Here, we report the initiation of the fecal microbiome project in South Korea.
Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of cyclin D 1 amplification in patients with breast cancer : a meta-analysis

Correspondence to: Han-Xiang An, MD. Department of Medical Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, No. 55, Zhenhai Road, Siming District, Xiamen city, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China, 361003. Tel: +86 0592 18805921300, E-mail: anhanxiang@xmu.edu. cn Received: 13/03/2017; Accepted: 27/03/2017 Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of cyclin D1 amplification in patients with breast cancer: a meta-analysis
Very Short Term Time-Series Forecasting of Solar Irradiance Without Exogenous Inputs

This paper compares different forecast methods and models to predict average values of solar irradiance with a sampling time of 15 min over a prediction horizon of up to 3 h. The methods considered only require historic solar irradiance values, the current time and geographical location, i.e., no exogenous inputs are required. Nearest neighbor regression (NNR) and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models are tested using different hyperparameters (e.g., the number of autoregressive lags, or the size of the training data set) and data from different locations and seasons. Based on a high number of different models, NNR is identified to be the more promising approach. The hyperparameters and their effect on the forecast quality are analyzed to identify properties which are likely to lead to good forecasts. Using these properties, a reduced search space is derived which can be used to identify good forecast models much faster. In a case study, the use of this search space is demonstrated by finding forecast models for different climatic situations.
CRY 1 and CRY 2 genetic variants in seasonality

Cryptochromes are key components of the circadian clocks that generate and maintain seasonal variations. The aim of our study was to analyze the associations of CRY1 and CRY2 genetic variants with the problematicity of seasonal variations, and whether the problematicity of seasonal variations changed during the follow-up of 11 years. Altogether 21 CRY1 and 16 CRY2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped and analyzed in 5910 individuals from a Finnish nationwide population-based sample who had filled in the self-report on the seasonal variations in mood and behavior in the year 2000. In the year 2011, 3356 of these individuals filled in the same self-report on the seasonal variations in mood and behavior. Regression models were used to test whether any of the SNPs associated with the problematicity of seasonal variations or with a change in the problematicity from 2000 to 2011. In the longitudinal analysis, CRY2 SNP rs61884508 was protective from worsening of problematicity of seasonal variations. In the cross-sectional analysis, CRY2 SNP rs72902437 showed evidence of association with problematicity of seasonal variations, as did SNP rs1554338 (in the MAPK8IP1 and downstream of CRY2). & 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
The causative/applicative syncretism in Mbuun (Bantu B87, DRC): Semantic split or phonemic merger?

Abstract In Mbuun (B87), a Bantu language spoken in the Bandundu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the valency-increasing functions of the causative and the applicative have, to a certain extent, the same formal expression. They are encoded morphologically by a derivational suffix which has an uncharacteristic morphophonological realization. It triggers the gemination of the root-final consonant. In this paper, we examine whether this causative/applicative isomorphism is the result of a semantic split or rather the outcome of a phonemic merger. In the first case, the semantic extension must have happened from applicative to causative rather than the cross-linguistically more common evolution from causative to applicative, since the consonant gemination associated with these forms has its origin in the Proto-Bantu applicative suffix *- i d-. In the case of a phonemic merger, however, this applicative suffix would have become homophonous with an originally distinct suffix having a causative effect as the result of convergent morphophonological change. This morpheme cannot be the Proto-Bantu causative suffix *-ici-, which still has a residual causative use in Mbuun.
The role of cell transplantation in modifying the course of limb girdle muscular dystrophy: a longitudinal 5-year study

Abstract Limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), a group of progressive degenerative disorders, causes functional limitation affecting the quality of life. Cell therapy is being widely explored and preliminary studies have shown beneficial effects. Cell therapy induces trophic-factors release, angiogenesis, anti-inflammation, and protein synthesis, which helps in the reparative process at the microcellular level. In this 5-year longitudinal study, the effect of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells is studied on the natural course of 65 patients with LGMD. Functional Independence Measure and manual muscle testing showed statistically significant improvement, post-cell transplantation. The key finding of this study was demonstration of a plateau phase in the disease progression of the patients. No adverse events were noted. Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells may be a novel, safe, and effective treatment approach to control the rate of progression of LGMD, thus improving the functional outcomes. Further randomized controlled trials are required.
Robust Recurrent Wavelet Interval Type-2 Fuzzy-Neural-Network Control for DSP-Based PMSM Servo Drive Systems

In this paper, an intelligent robust control system (IRCS) for precision tracking control of permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) servo drives is proposed. The IRCS comprises a recurrent wavelet-based interval type-2 fuzzy-neural-network controller (RWIT2FNNC), an RWIT2FNN estimator (RWIT2FNNE) and a compensated controller. The RWIT2FNNC combines the merits of a self-constructing interval type-2 fuzzy logic system, a recurrent neural network and a wavelet neural network. Moreover, it performs the structure and parameter-learning concurrently. The RWIT2FNNC is used as the main tracking controller to mimic the ideal control law (ICL) while the RWIT2FNNE is developed to approximate an unknown dynamic function including the lumped parameter uncertainty. Furthermore, the compensated controller is designed to achieve L2 tracking performance with a desired attenuation level and to deal with uncertainties including approximation errors, optimal parameter vectors and higher order terms in the Taylor series. Moreover, the adaptive learning algorithms for the compensated controller and the RWIT2FNNE are derived by using the Lyapunov stability theorem to train the parameters of the RWIT2FNNE online. A computer simulation and an experimental system are developed to validate the effectiveness of the proposed IRCS. All of the control algorithms are implemented on a TMS320C31 DSP-based control computer. The simulation and experimental results confirm that the IRCS grants robust performance and precise response regardless of load disturbances and PMSM parameters uncertainties.