Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Formulation and Evaluation of Fast Dissolving Tablet of Montelukast Sodium: Effect of Superdisintegrants

Original Research Article Montelukast sodium is a selective, orally active leukotriene receptor antagonist drug used in the treatment of asthma in adults and children. It is rapidly absorbed after administration with a mean bioavailability of 73%. There is a need to develop formulations which overcomes problems of Tablet as a dosage form, such as difficulty in swallowing, inconvenience in administration while travelling and dyspghagia. Hence in the present study an attempt has been made to prepare fast dissolving tablets of Montelukast sodium with enhanced dissolution rate. The tablets were prepared by direct compression method using with superdisintegrants. Direct compression is the most simple and economical method used in tableting. The simplicity of the direct compression process is apparent from a few steps involved in the manufacture of tablets as compared to wet granulation. The tablets were evaluated for hardness, drug content, friability and were found as per the specification. Drug content estimation showed that more than 95% of the drugs was present. The highest drug release was obtained with the formulation F9 containing higher concentration of super disintegrants such as Sodiun starch glycolate and Crosspovidone.
Mitigation of Low Frequency Oscillations by Optimal Allocation of Power System Stabilizers: Case Study on MEPE Test System

The increases in power network and weak tie-line have led power system oscillation problems. To improve the oscillatory stability, installing the power system stabilizer (PSS) with optimal allocation is considered due to excessive cost. This paper recommends the suitable PSS locations by using eigenvalue analysis and participation factor to enhance the system oscillation damping. The effects of installed PSSs in damping local and inter-area modes of oscillations are confirmed through time domain simulation results. The effectiveness of proposed approach is tested and validated on MEPE test system. Robustness of stabilizers against dynamic response of generator speed deviation, rotor angle deviation, and response of mechanical power are observed to access the performances of PSSs.
13 S ep 2 01 6 A Flexible Recommendation System for Cable TV

Recommendation systems are being explored by Cable TV operators to improve user satisfaction with services, such as Live TV and Video on Demand (VOD) services. More recently, Catch-up TV has been introduced, allowing users to watch recent broadcast content whenever they want to. These services give users a large set of options from which they can choose from, creating an information overflow problem. Thus, recommendation systems arise as essential tools to solve this problem by helping users in their selection, which increases not only user satisfaction but also user engagement and content consumption. In this paper we present a learning to rank approach that uses contextual information and implicit feedback to improve recommendation systems for a Cable TV operator that provides Live and Catch-up TV services. We compare our approach with existing state-of-the-art algorithms and show that our approach is superior in accuracy, while maintaining high scores of diversity and serendipity.
Effect of household socio-economic factors on child nutritional status In Ghana, Kenya and Zambia

Background: The nutritional status of the child plays an important role in the growth and development of the child and affects the child’s economic outcomes in adulthood. However, despite efforts by most Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) countries, child nutritional outcomes remain poor. The study examines the effect of household socio-economic factors on the child’s nutritional outcomes in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Methods: The study employs the ordinary least squares technique in the estimation, adjusting for sample weights in the dataset. The nutritional status of the child was measured using the Weight-for-Age Z-score (WAZ) analysis. The study used data from the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey of the countries. The results show that the nutritional status of the child is positively associated with the nutritional status of the woman during pregnancy, type of breastfeeding adopted, educational level of the woman, and the wealth index of the household. Also, the nutritional status of the child is negatively affected when decisions in the household are made by someone else other than the mother, size at birth, age, and birth order of the child. Conclusion: The study recommends that women should be involved in household decision making, particularly in relation to nursing a child. Adequate dietary requirements among mothers is vital to improve nutritional status of the child during pregnancy and after childbirth. Health education particularly on nutrition and benefits of exclusive breast feeding among pregnant women should be encouraged.
Projector-based renormalization approach to electron-hole-photon systems in their nonequilibrium steady state

We present an extended version of the projector-based renormalization method that can be used to address not only equilibrium but also non-equilibrium situations in coupled fermion-boson systems. The theory is applied to interacting electrons, holes and photons in a semiconductor microcavity, where the loss of cavity photons into vacuum is of particular importance. The method incorporates correlation and fluctuation processes beyond mean-field theory in a wide parameter range of detuning, Coulomb interaction, light-matter coupling and damping, even in the case when the number of quasiparticle excitations is large. This enables the description of exciton and polariton formation, and their possible condensation through spontaneous phase symmetry breaking by analyzing the ground-state, steady-state and spectral properties of a rather generic electron-hole-photon Hamiltonian, which also includes the coupling to two fermionic baths and a free-space photon reservoir. Thereby, the steady-state behavior of the system is obtained by evaluating expectation values in the long-time limit by means of the Mori-Zwanzig projection technique. Tracking and tracing different order parameters, the fully renormalized single-particle spectra and the steady-state luminescence, we demonstrate the Bose-Einstein condensation of excitons and polaritons and its smooth transition when the excitation density is increased.
Opportunistic Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks : A Comparative Analysis

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are the networks in which many sensor nodes are deployed in the application area to form a network. The sensor nodes collect the information about physical or chemical phenomenon and transfer this information towards the base station for further processing. To accomplish the task of transferring data sensor nodes require the routing protocols. Routing protocols for WSN are used for finding the best path to establish communication in the networks. Routing in WSN is a challenging task due to the nature and abilities of sensor nodes in WSN like energy, communication architecture and deployment of nodes. Many researchers have proposed routing protocols of various categories like Data Centric Routing, Hierarchical Routing, Location-based Routing and Opportunistic Routing. The use of routing protocols depends on the requirements of applications of WSN and also the capabilities of sensor nodes. In order to achieve a high throughput in unreliable wireless links, Opportunistic Routing (OR) collaborate all the sensor nodes in the path while forwarding the data packets. This paper presents a study and comparative analysis of opportunistic routing algorithms which are Ex-OR (Exclusive OR), EEOR (Energy Efficient OR), SOAR (Simple Opportunistic Adaptive Routing), EAOR (Energy Aware OR) and EFFORT. The comparative analysis has been done on the basis of power usage, data aggregation, scalability, data delivery model and QoS. The analysis of OR protocols will enable us to identify the capabilities and the effects of OR on the performance of WSNs.
An Innovative Strategy for Paraffin-Based Fuels Reinforcement: Part I, Mechanical and Pre-Burning Characterization

Paraffin wax has been identified as a promising hybrid rocket fuel. Though attractive from the ballistics point of view, paraffin wax alone is a brittle material. In the present study, the reinforcement of paraffin is pursued through two different approaches: blending paraffin with a thermoplastic polymer and embedding 3D-printed cellular structures inside the pure paraffin. This is named armored grain. The most promising 3D-printed structure is selected and his structural behavior assessed. Mechanical properties of the fuel blends and the armored grains are characterized by compression tests.
Why has our recovery rate dropped? An audit examining waiting times, starting scores and length of treatment in relation to recovery within an IAPT service

Abstract The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative was created to provide mental health services for those experiencing mild to moderate depression and anxiety. IAPT is commissioned on the basis that it achieves adequate performance on a number of ‘key performance indicators’, one of which is the proportion of clients who ‘move towards recovery’ following treatment. The impetus for the current evaluation was a significant reduction in the proportion of clients recovering within an IAPT service. Data for this clinical audit was obtained from IAPT electronic records (IAPTus). Three factors (waiting times, clinical contact and starting scores on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7) were examined and explored separately for each level of care (i.e. steps 2 and 3). These factors were analysed in relation to recovery and compared between periods of low and high recovery within the service. Results reveal that there was little change in the severity of clients’ starting scores between the periods of low and high recovery. Increased waiting time in the period of low recovery was not associated with recovery status. The amount of clinical contact was related to recovery at both time periods. Limitations and implications of the findings are discussed.
Effects of Void Environment and Acid Strength on Alkene Oligomerization Selectivity

The effects of channel connectivity, void environment, and acid strength on the relative rates of oligomerization, β-scission, and isomerization reactions during light alkene conversion (ethene, propene, isobutene; 2–400 kPa alkene; 473–533 K) were examined on microporous (TON, MFI, MOR, BEA, FAU) and mesoporous (amorphous silica–alumina (SiAl), MCM-41, Keggin POM) Bronsted acids with a broad range of confining voids and acid strength. Skeletal and regioisomers equilibrate under all conditions of pressure and conversion and on all catalysts, irrespective of their acid strength, void size, or framework connectivity, consistent with rapid hydride and methyl shifts of alkoxides intermediates and with their fast adsorption–desorption steps. Such equilibration is evident from detailed chemical speciation of the products and also from intramolecular isotopic scrambling in all oligomers formed from 2-13C-propene on TON, MFI, SiAl, and POM clusters. Previous claims of kinetic control of skeletal isomers in oligom.
SIGNIFICANCE OF INTENSITY OF SWEDISH MASSAGE COURSE IN IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH STATUS

The aim of the study is to compare the immediate and cumulative effects of Swedish massage on the physiological, emotional, and biochemical factors of healthy individuals, as well as the sustainability of the effects depending on the intensity of the course.The study subjects were 30 healthy young women. The subjects were randomly assigned into two groups. Subjects got in total ten Swedish back massages: twice and once a week. At the research the complete blood count was performed, salivary cortisol level, total antioxidant capacity were checked with the resources of laboratory “E.Gulbja Laboratorija”(www.egl.lv) Emotions were tested by using the FaceReader 6.0™. Body composition analysis was performed by using Tanita SC 330, blood pressure and heart rate were also measured (Omron M7–IT). The collected data was analyzed by using methods of mathematical statistics. Regression testing was performed by using the Fisher criterion. Analysis of the obtained data allows us to observe positive trends in Swedish massage to the improvement of health status. Differences in some summary results of massage effects were identified.
Study of a relationship. Designerly explorations of machine learning algorithms

Study of a relationship is a 10-week Research by Design project that explores the space of intersection between Design and Machine Learning. It is a series of design engagements and experiments, heavily grounded in the present time and simple technology, that produces a semi-abstract knowledge on relationship that can be established between human and Machine Learning artefacts. This research strives to propose an alternative designerly approach towards Machine Learning, one that would promote evoking positive emotions, usage for personal purposes and understanding of basic principles behind technology, thus putting the human in the position of control .
Facial Emotion Recognition using Convolutional Neural Network

: Facial Emotion recognition is an integral part of psychology, forensics and social media. In all these fields, a high degree of reliability of classification is imperative. Currently human judgment is used in these fields but humans are not always accurate. Therefore, there is a need for a reliable and quick way of identifying human emotions. The recent advances in Machine Learning and pattern recognition have offered several algorithms to recognize human emotions. One such algorithms is the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The CNN is capable of high speed image processing with excellent reliability. In this project one such CNN is used to recognize facial emotions. It is seen that with proper training this method can yield very high accuracy of classification.
Title Page A multilevel approach to correlates of anaemia in women in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Findings from a nationally representative survey

1 Background: Anaemia accounts for a significant proportion of preand post-partum 2 morbidity and mortality in low-income countries with sequelae including an increased risk 3 of infection. Factors contributing to anaemia need to be addressed through the 4 introduction of evidence-based measures to control and prevent the disease. We aimed 5 to determine the prevalence of anaemia in women of child-bearing age in the Democratic 6 Republic of Congo (DRC) and investigate the associated individual, household and 7 community level factors. 8 Methods: Cross sectional representative population data from the 2013-2014 DRC 9 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) was used. The primary outcome was anaemia in 10 women, stratified according to pregnancy in those of child-bearing age. A haemoglobin 11 level of below 11g/dl for pregnant women and 12g/dl for non-pregnant women was used 12 as the indicator of anaemia. Using a three-level random intercept model this study 13 explored risk factors at individual, household and community levels and quantified the 14 observed and unobserved variations between households and communities. 15 Results: Thirty eight percent of women in the DRC are anaemic. Anaemia is significantly 16 higher in younger, pregnant and underweight women, as well as those with comorbidities 17 including HIV and malaria who are living in the capital city Kinshasa. Anaemia varies 18 within and between households and communities in the DRC. 19 Conclusion: Integrated approaches to reduce anaemia in settings with high malaria and 20 HIV prevalence such the DRC should target households. 21
Supplemental Material of “ Nodal-knot semimetals ”

Ren Bi,1 Zhongbo Yan,1 Ling Lu,2 and Zhong Wang1,3,* 1Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China 2Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Beijing 100190, China 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China (Received 23 April 2017; revised manuscript received 3 August 2017; published 20 November 2017)
Hip joint articular soft tissue of basal Dinosauromorpha: evolutionary and biomechanical implications for Saurischia

Dinosauromorphs evolved a wide diversity of femoral and pelvic morphologies, suggesting highly divergent articular soft tissue anatomies among major clades. However, poor preservation of joint soft tissues in fossil taxa has thus far hampered functional inferences. We reconstruct the soft tissue anatomy of basal dinosauromorph hip joints using osteological correlates derived from extant sauropsids and infer trends in femoral and acetabular character transitions leading to theropods and sauropodomorphs. Femora and pelves of 107 dinosauromorphs and outgroup taxa were digitized using 3D imaging techniques. Key transitions were estimated using maximum likelihood ancestral state reconstruction. We found that the hip joints of extinct dinosauromorphs possess soft tissue morphologies beyond the spectrum of variation exhibited by extant archosaurs. Early evolution of the Dinosauriformes hip joint is characterized by the retention of a prominent femoral hyaline cartilage cone in post-neonatal individuals, but the cartilage cone is independently reduced within the theropod and sauropodomorph lineages. The femur of Dinosauriformes possessed a fibrocartilage sleeve on the femoral metaphysis, which surrounded a hyaline cartilage core. The acetabulum of basal Dinosauriformes possesses distinct labrum and antitrochanter structures on the supraacetabulum. Sauropodomorphs evolved thick hyaline cartilage on the femoral head for maintaining hip congruence, whereas theropods relied on acetabular soft tissues such as ligaments and articular pads. In particular, the rostrolaterally ossified hip capsule of basal theropods permitted mostly parasagittal femoral movements. These data indicate that the dinosauromorph hip joint underwent mosaic evolution within the saurischian stem-lineage, and that sauropodomorphs and sauropods underwent both convergence and divergence in articular soft tissues, reflective of transitions in body size, locomotor posture, and joint loading.
Efficacy and safety of Thulium Laser for Treatment of short segment bulbomembranous Urethral Stricture

Background: Evaluation of outcome of thulium laser urethrotomy for patients with urethral strictureas a minimally invasive treatment for urethral stricture. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate Efficacy and safety of Thulium Laser for treatment of short segment bulbomembranous Urethral Stricture. Patient and methods: A prospective non controlled study conducted on twenty patients with urethral stricture selected from outpatient clinic of Al-Azhar-university hospital New Damietta in duration between June 2017 and July 2018. Evaluated by retrograde urethrography, uroflowmetry, International Prostate SymptomScore (IPSS), Sexual function assessment: International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), Male Sexual Health Questionnaire (M.S.H.Q)] and quality of life preoperatively. All patients were treated with thulium laser urethrotomy. All patients were followed up for 6 months postoperatively by uroflowmetry and by retrograde urethrography after 6 months. And all patients were followed up by mailed questionnaire, including IPSS (International prostate symptom score), (IIEF), (M.S.H.Q) and quality of life. Result: Thulium laser urethrotomy was performed in all 20 cases. The mean operative time was 23.7±4.5 minutes range (15–30 minutes). No intraoperative complications were encountered. Despite perioperative antibiotics, 15% of the patients developed urinary tract infection postoperatively that was managed with antibiotics accordingto urine culture sensitivity. Stricture treatment was successful in 17 patients (85%). three patient developed recurrent stricture treated with urethral dilation. In 17 patient the postoperative mean Qave (average urine flow) > 12.3±3.6 ml /second (P <0.05) and adequate caliber urethra in retrograde urethrogram (RUG) 6 months after operation.Three patients (15%) showed narrow stream of urine )Qave) average urine flow <8.0 ml/second) and performed urethral dilation 1 time every month for 4 months. The average postoperative Qmax (the maximum flow rate) was 21.7±2.1 ml/second (P <0.05) with insignificant PVR urine. The mean postoperative IPSS was 2.6±1.2 (P <0.05). Conclusion: We demonstrated that thulium laser endourethrotomy was a reliable and safe therapy with minimal invasive therapeutic modality for urethral strictures.
The Iterated Auxiliary Particle Filter

ABSTRACT We present an offline, iterated particle filter to facilitate statistical inference in general state space hidden Markov models. Given a model and a sequence of observations, the associated marginal likelihood L is central to likelihood-based inference for unknown statistical parameters. We define a class of “twisted” models: each member is specified by a sequence of positive functions and has an associated -auxiliary particle filter that provides unbiased estimates of L. We identify a sequence that is optimal in the sense that the -auxiliary particle filter’s estimate of L has zero variance. In practical applications, is unknown so the -auxiliary particle filter cannot straightforwardly be implemented. We use an iterative scheme to approximate and demonstrate empirically that the resulting iterated auxiliary particle filter significantly outperforms the bootstrap particle filter in challenging settings. Applications include parameter estimation using a particle Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm.
Application of Time-frequency Representations of Aperiodicity and Instantaneous Frequency for Detailed Analysis of Filled

This paper introduces a new fine-grained voice source analysis method and its application to filled pause analysis in the CSJ (Corpus of Spontaneous Japanese). The new source analysis procedure is designed to provide annotation with reliable and precise descriptions of objective characteristics to items in large speech corpora. This design target made the new analysis method provide far more accurate descriptions than existing methods. The new method provides the fundamental frequency estimate and the band-wise aperiodicity information simultaneously. It also provides an information-rich representation of a probability map of the fundamental component. This paper presents several analysis examples and discussions.
Evidence for Bottom-Up Effects on Pink and Chum Salmon Abundance and the Consequences for Other Salmon Species

1Natural Resources Consultants, Inc., 4039 21st Ave W, Suite 404, Seattle, WA 98199 USA 2School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195-5020, USA 3Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Mark, Tag, and Age Laboratory, Division of Commercial Fisheries, 10107 Bentwood Place, Juneau, AK 99801, USA 4The Evergreen State College, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505, USA