Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Lumped-element equivalent circuit models for multilayer ring resonators filters

Cascaded block filters are proposed for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. This class of microwave bandpass filters (BPF) is based on multilayer ring resonators (MRR) structure. The novelty of this configuration, with respect to MRR, is to improve the selectivity of the filters and introduce high order super-compact circuits. For the first time, lumped-element equivalent circuit models are introduced for both MRR structures and cascaded block filters. The mathematical model derived from the lumped circuit shows a close match with the filters frequency responses. Admittance matrix is derived and given for the analysis. Low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) is a suitable technology to implement these types of filters. Various prototypes are introduced and their frequency responses are demonstrated using electromagnetic simulation software.
Do Running Kinematic Characteristics Change over a Typical HIIT for Endurance Runners?

Abstract García-Pinillos, F, Soto-Hermoso, VM, and Latorre-Román, PÁ. Do running kinematic characteristics change over a typical HIIT for endurance runners? J Strength Cond Res 30(10): 2907–2917, 2016—The purpose of this study was to describe kinematic changes that occur during a common high-intensity intermittent training (HIIT) session for endurance runners. Twenty-eight male endurance runners participated in this study. A high-speed camera was used to measure sagittal-plane kinematics at the first and the last run during a HIIT (4 × 3 × 400 m). The dependent variables were spatial-temporal variables, joint angles during support and swing, and foot strike pattern. Physiological variables, rate of perceived exertion, and athletic performance were also recorded. No significant changes (p ≥ 0.05) in kinematic variables were found during the HIIT session. Two cluster analyses were performed, according to the average running pace—faster vs. slower, and according to exhaustion level reached—exhausted group vs. nonexhausted group (NEG). At first run, no significant differences were found between groups. As for the changes induced by the running protocol, significant differences (p ⩽ 0.05) were found between faster and slower athletes at toe-off in &thgr;hip and &thgr;knee, whereas some changes were found in NEG in &thgr;hip during toe-off (+4.3°) and &thgr;knee at toe-off (−5.2°) during swing. The results show that a common HIIT session for endurance runners did not consistently or substantially perturb the running kinematics of trained male runners. Additionally, although some differences between groups have been found, neither athletic performance nor exhaustion level reached seems to be determinant in the kinematic response during a HIIT, at least for this group of moderately trained endurance runners.
Interposer FPGA with self-protecting ESD design for inter-die interfaces and its CDM specification

Methodology proposed that relates 200V CDM voltage specification of S20.20-2014 standard to a realistic 100-200mA CDM peak current for inter-die interfaces. Tribology is considered to be the source of charge accumulation on the bare die during 3D/2.5D assembly. Bare die self-capacitance is introduced as a CDM modeling parameter in the environment of 3D/2.5D assembly. HBM/CDM qualification with respect to the S20.20-2014 standard is demonstrated for self-protecting die-to-die IOs in the second generation 20nm interposer FPGA.
Elucidating the contributions of processing speed, executive ability, and frontal lobe volume to normal age-related differences in fluid intelligence

One theory of normal cognitive aging asserts that decreases in simple processing speed mediate the age-related decline of fluid intelligence. Another possibility is that age-related atrophic changes in frontal brain structures undermine the functioning of executive abilities, thereby producing the same decline. In this study, we used principal components analysis to derive a measure of fluid–spatial intelligence in 197 normal adults between 20 and 92 years of age. Measures of perceptual comparison speed, working memory, and executive ability, as well as regional brain volumes based on high resolution magnetic resonance imaging were obtained from a subsample of 112 participants. We then conducted a series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses to test whether (1) the processing speed theory, (2) frontal–executive theory, or (3) some combination of these best accounted for age-related variation in fluid intelligence. The results showed that perceptual comparison speed, executive ability, and frontal lobe volume each made significant contributions to a regression equation that explained 57% of the variance in fluid intelligence. These findings suggest that both the processing speed and frontal–executive theory of cognitive aging are partially correct and complement one another. (JINS, 2000, 6, 52–61.)
TIME RESOLVED RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON DIFFRACTION

We report on the use of a ultrashort high brightness relativistic beam from the UCLA Pegasus laboratory RF photoinjector source for probing matter transformation at the atomic scale with sub-100 fs time resolution. The high accelerating gradient and the relativistic electron energy allow to pack more than 107 electrons in less than 100 fs bunch length, enabling the study of irreversible ultrafast phenomena by single-shot diffraction patterns. The experimental setup, and the preliminary results from the first ever relativistic electron diffraction time-resolved study are discussed.
Prevention of Postpartum Traumatic Stress in Mothers with Preterm Infants: Manual Development and Evaluation

Premature birth has been associated with multiple adverse maternal psychological outcomes that include depression, anxiety, and trauma as well as adverse effects on maternal coping ability and parenting style. Infants who are premature are more likely to have poorer cognitive and developmental functioning and, thus, may be harder to parent, both as infants and as they get older. In response to these findings, a number of educational and behavioral interventions have been developed that target maternal psychological functioning, parenting, and aspects of the parent-infant relationship. The current study aimed to both develop and evaluate a treatment that integrates, for the first time, effective interventions for reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and enhancing maternal-infant interactions. Conclusions from the study indicate that the intervention is feasible, able to be implemented with a high level of fidelity, and is rated as highly satisfactory by participants. Though encouraging, these findings are preliminary, and future studies should strive to reproduce these findings with a larger sample size and a comparison group.
A fatal case of mastitis caused by Klebsiella pneumonia in bovine

It,s reported the occurrence of fatal case of hyper-acute mastitis in Simental cow by Klebsiella pneumoniae in the third week of lactation. Described epidemiological, clinical symptoms, procedures for microbiological diagnosis, therapeutic management and control measures. The present study Reinforce the need of rapid diagnosis of peracute coliform mastitis in etiology in cattle for establishment of effective control measures and treatment protocol, in order to avoid the toxemic and / or septicemic complications, Generally associated to poor prognosis. In addition, alerts Also to Importance of K. pneumoniae severe coliform pathogen in the etiology of bovine mastitis in Brazil peracute.
Anchor Losses in AlN Contour Mode Resonators

In this paper, we analyze possible sources of dissipation in aluminium nitride (AlN) contour mode resonators for three different resonance frequency devices (fr) (220 MHz, 370 MHz, and 1.05 GHz). For this purpose, anchors of different widths (Wa) and lengths (La) proportional to the acoustic wavelength (λ) are designed as supports for resonators in which the dimensions of the vibrating body are kept fixed. The Q extracted experimentally confirms that anchor losses are the dominant source of damping for most anchor designs when fr is equal to 220 and 370 MHz. For specific anchor dimensions (Wa/λ is in the range of 1/4-1/2) that mitigate energy leakage through the supports, a temperature-dependent dissipation mechanism dominates as seen in higher fr resonators operating close to 1.05 GHz. To describe the Q due to anchor losses, we use a finite-element method with absorbing boundary conditions. We also propose a simple analytical formulation for describing the dependence of the temperature-dependent damping mechanism on frequency. In this way, we are able to quantitatively predict Q due to anchor losses and qualitatively describe the trends observed experimentally.
Adenosine transport and metabolism in mouse leukemia cells and in canine thymocytes and peripheral blood leukocytes

The intracellular accumulation of free [3H] adenosine was measured by rapid kinetic techniques in P388 murine leukemia cells in which adenosine metabolism (phosphorylation and deamination) was completely prevented by depletion of cellular ATP and by treatment with deoxycoformycin. Nonlinear regression of integrated rate equations on the data demonstrate that the time courses of labeled adenosine accumulation at various extracellular adenosine concentrations in zero‐trans and equilibrium exchange protocols are well described by a simple, completely symmetrical, transport model with a carrier:substrate affinity constant of about 150 μM. Adenosine transport was not affected by 1 mM deoxycoformycin indicating that this analog has a low affinity for the nucleoside transport system. The transport capacity of dog thymocytes and peripheral leukocytes was similar to that of P388 cells. Transport was not inhibited by deoxycoformycin and remained constant during the first two hours after mitogenic stimulation with concanavalin A.
An overview of the H 2020 i-MARECULTURE project

The Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) represents a vast historical and scientific resource that, often, is not accessible to the general public due the environment and depth where it is located. Digital technologies (Virtual Museums, Virtual Guides and Virtual Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage) provide a unique opportunity for digital accessibility to both scholars and general public, interested in having a better grasp of underwater sites and maritime archaeology. This paper presents the architecture and the first results of the Horizon 2020 iMARECULTURE (Advanced VR, iMmersive Serious Games and Augmented REality as Tools to Raise Awareness and Access to European Underwater CULTURal heritage) project that aims to develop and integrate digital technologies for supporting the wide public in acquiring knowledge about UCH. A Virtual Reality (VR) system will be developed to allow users to visit the underwater sites through the use of Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) or digital holographic screens. Two serious games will be implemented for supporting the understanding of the ancient Mediterranean seafaring and the underwater archaeological excavations. An Augmented Reality (AR) system based on an underwater tablet will be developed to serve as virtual guide for divers that visit the underwater archaeological sites. Keywords— Underwater Archaeological sites, Virtual museums, Serious games, Underwater Augmented Reality system.
Dependence of explicit and implicit memory on hypnotic state in trauma patients.

BACKGROUND It is still unclear whether memory of intraoperative events results entirely from moments of inadequate anesthesia. The current study was designed to determine whether the probability of memory declines with increasing depth of the hypnotic state. METHOD A list of words was played via headphones during surgery to patients who had suffered acute trauma. Several commonly used indicators of anesthetic effect, including the bispectral index, were recorded during word presentation. First, these indicators served as predictors of the memory performance in a postoperative word stem completion test. Second, general memory performance observed in the first part was separated into explicit and implicit memory using the process dissociation procedure, and then two models of memory were compared: One model assumed that the probability of explicit and implicit memory decreases with increasing depth of hypnotic state (individual differences model), whereas the other assumed equal memory performance for all patients regardless of their level of hypnotic state. RESULTS General memory performance declined with decreasing bispectral index values. None of the other indicators of hypnotic state were related to general memory performance. Memory was still significant at bispectral index levels between 60 and 40. A comparison of the two models of memory resulted in a better fit of the individual differences model, thus providing evidence of a dependence of explicit and implicit memory on the hypnotic state. Quantification of explicit and implicit memory revealed a significant implicit but no reliable explicit memory performance. CONCLUSIONS This study clearly indicates that memory is related to the depth of hypnosis. The observed memory performance should be interpreted in terms of implicit memory. Auditory information processing occurred at bispectral index levels between 60 and 40.
Matrices of zeros and ones

Let A be a. matrix of m rows and n columns and let the entries of A be the integers 0 and 1. We call such a matrix a (0, 1) -matrix of size m by n. The 2 (0, 1)-matrices of size m by n play a fundamental role in a wide variety of combinatorial investigations. One of the chief reasons for this is the following. Let X be a set of n elements Xi, X2, • • • , xn and let Xi, X2, • • • , Xm be m subsets of X. Let dij= 1 if Xj is a member of Xi and let 0,7 = 0 if Xj is not a member of Xi. The a»/s yield a (0, 1)-matrix 4 = [a»y] of size w by w called the incidence matrix for the subsets Xi, X2, • • • , Xm of X. The l 's in row i oî A specify the elements that belong to set Xi and the l 's in column j of A specify the sets that contain element x3-. The matrix A characterizes the m subsets Xi, X2, • • • , Xm of the set X. Let A be a (0, 1)-matrix of size m by n. het the sum of row i of A be denoted by r» and let the sum of column j of 4̂ be denoted by Sj. We call
Third lineage of rodent eimerians: morphology, phylogeny and re-description of Eimeria myoxi (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from Eliomys quercinus (Rodentia: Gliridae)

SUMMARY Coccidian oocysts from feces of 46 individuals of the garden dormouse, Eliomys quercinus (Rodentia: Gliridae), were morphologically and molecularly characterized. Both morphological and sequence data (18S rDNA and ORF 470) showed low variability, indicating that all samples represent a single species. By comparison with published morphological descriptions of coccidia from glirid rodents, we determined that the samples represent Eimeria myoxi. Molecular data suggest that this species does not fall within the 2 known rodent-specific groups but branches as a third independent lineage. However, its exact position in respect to other eimerian clusters could not be established due to the lack of phylogenetic information at this taxonomic level for the 18S rRNA and ORF 470 genes. Based on these results, we provide a re-description of Eimeria myoxi, which contains morphological and molecular characteristics sufficient for its further unequivocal identification.
Tests of forecast accuracy and bias for county population projections.

"This article deals with the forecast accuracy and bias of population projections for 2,971 counties in the United States. It uses three different projection techniques and data from 1950, 1960, 1970, and 1980 to make two sets of 10-year projections and one set of 20-year projections. These projections are compared with census counts to determine forecast errors. The size, direction, and distribution of forecast errors are analyzed by size of place, rate of growth, and length of projection horizon. A number of consistent patterns are noted, and an extension of the empirical results to the production of confidence intervals for population projections is considered. " A comment by Paul M. Beaumont and Andrew M. Isserman is included (pp. 1,004-9) together with a rejoinder by the author (pp. 1,009-12). This is a revised version of a paper presented at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (see Population Index, Vol. 52, No. 3, Fall 1986, p. 456).
VIANET-a new Web framework for distance learning

VIANET, a new Web framework addressing the distance learning scenario is presented. The VIANET project aims at bringing together the most promising Web technologies and standards, in order to attain a highly competitive online learning environment. Moreover, the new Web framework includes a learning management system (LMS), a SCORM based learning content management system (LCMS) and a virtual class system supporting the innovative solutions taken to implement reusability, portability, scalability, data warehousing, groupware and standardization.
Working Toward a Sustainable System of Asthma Care: Development of the School-Based Preventive Asthma Care Technology (SB-PACT) Trial

Objective. We previously conducted the School-Based Asthma Therapy trial to improve adherence to national asthma guidelines for urban children through directly observed administration of preventive asthma medications in school. The trial successfully improved outcomes among these children; however, several factors limit its potential for dissemination. To enhance sustainability, we subsequently developed a new model of care using web-based guides for efficient communications and integration within school and community systems. This article describes the development of the School-Based Preventive Asthma Care Technology (SB-PACT) trial. Method. We developed the SB-PACT web-based system based on stakeholder feedback, and conducted a pilot randomized trial with 100 children to establish its feasibility in facilitating preventive asthma care for high-risk children. The SB-PACT system represents a new model of care using web-based guides for asthma symptom screening, follow-up control assessments, and electronic communications with providers. Result. We enrolled and successfully screened all children using the web-based system. Most providers used the electronic communication system without difficulty, and the majority of children in the intervention group received preventive medications through school as planned and dose adjustments as needed. Several challenges to implementation also were encountered. Conclusions. This program is designed to promote sustainability of school-based asthma care, reduce program costs, and ultimately succeed in a real-world setting. With further refinements, it has the potential to be implemented nationally in schools.
Genesis of ancestral haplotypes: RNA modifications and RT-mediated polymorphisms

Abstract Understanding the genesis of the block haplotype structure of the genome is a major challenge. With the completion of the sequencing of the Human Genome and the initiation of the HapMap project the concept that the chromosomes of the mammalian genome are a mosaic, or patchwork, of conserved extended block haplotype sequences is now accepted by the mainstream genomics research community. Ancestral Haplotypes (AHs) can be viewed as a recombined string of smaller Polymorphic Frozen Blocks (PFBs). How have such variant extended DNA sequence tracts emerged in evolution? Here the relevant literature on the problem is reviewed from various fields of molecular and cell biology particularly molecular immunology and comparative and functional genomics. Based on our synthesis we then advance a testable molecular and cellular model. A critical part of the analysis concerns the origin of the strand biased mutation signatures in the transcribed regions of the human and higher primate genome, A-to-G
Comparative genomic hybridization analysis of Japanese B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia: correlation with clinical course

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is the most common leukemia in Westerners. By contrast, B-CLL is rare in Asians, including Japanese. We applied comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) to screen 26 newly diagnosed Japanese B-CLL patients for genomic aberrations. Chromosomal imbalances were detected in 12 of the 26 cases (46%). The most frequent changes observed were gains of chromosomes 3q in five cases (19%) and 17q in three cases (12%). Other recurrent imbalances included gains of chromosomes 8q, 18q and losses of chromosomes 13q and 17p. Samples obtained at different sites disclosed identical CGH findings in all of the three cases examined. Genomic imbalances as detected by CGH were associated with disease progression and shorter survival. Two patients, with chromosomal imbalances, including gains of both 3q and 18q, developed large cell transformation of the disease within 4 years. In conclusion, CGH abnormality was associated with poor prognosis in Japanese B-CLL, and features of Japanese B-CLL, compared to chromosomal abnormalities of Western B-CLL in the literature, include a lower incidence of any abnormality in particular regarding gain of 12q, with the exception of a higher incidence of gains at 3q.
Classifying Cognitive Tasks to fMRI Data Using Machine Learning Techniques

Using Machine Learning Tools (Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines) we show how raw fMRI brain scan data can be correctly assigned to cognitive tasks. We describe experiments classifying visual and motor tasks using one-class and two-class labeling for training. No a priori knowledge (e.g. of anatomy or physiology) is needed for the system to work. These results further suggest that feature reduction techniques may allow for the automatic location of brain areas correlated with specific cognitive tasks possibly evn when the needed features are not localized.
Expression profiling of the 14-3-3 gene family in response to salt stress and potassium and iron deficiencies in young tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) roots: analysis by real-time RT-PCR.

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mineral nutrient deficiencies and salinity constitute major limitations for crop plant growth on agricultural soils. 14-3-3 proteins are phosphoserine-binding proteins that regulate the activities of a wide array of targets via direct protein-protein interactions and may play an important role in responses to mineral nutrients deficiencies and salt stress. In the present study, the expression profiling of the 14-3-3 gene family in response to salt stress and potassium and iron deficiencies in young tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) roots was investigated in order to analyse the 14-3-3 roles of the proteins in these abiotic stresses. METHODS Sequence identities and phylogenetic tree creation were performed using DNAMAN version 4.0 (Lynnon Biosoft Company). Real-time RT-PCR was used to examine the expression of each 14-3-3 gene in response to salt stress and potassium and iron deficiencies in young tomato roots. KEY RESULTS The phylogenetic tree shows that the 14-3-3 gene family falls into two major groups in tomato plants. By using real-time RT-PCR, it was found that (a) under normal growth conditions, there were significant differences in the mRNA levels of 14-3-3 gene family members in young tomato roots and (b) 14-3-3 proteins exhibited diverse patterns of gene expression in response to salt stress and potassium and iron deficiencies in tomato roots. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that (a) 14-3-3 proteins may be involved in the salt stress and potassium and iron deficiency signalling pathways in young tomato roots, (b) the expression pattern of 14-3-3 gene family members in tomato roots is not strictly related to the position of the corresponding proteins within a phylogenetic tree, (c) gene-specific expression patterns indicate that isoform-specificity may exist in the 14-3-3 gene family of tomato roots, and (d) 14-3-3 proteins (TFT7) might mediate cross-talk between the salt stress and potassium and iron-deficiency signalling pathways in tomato roots.