Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Echogenicity Within and Between Ultrasonographic Images of the Vastus Lateralis

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the echo intensity (EI) values of different ultrasound (US) images of the vastus lateralis (VL) using panoramic imaging in the transverse plane (PTI) and still imaging in the longitudinal plane (SLI). Secondary purposes of this study were to examine VL homogeneity and to determine relationships between subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness (SubQ) adjacent to the muscle and EI. METHODS: Twenty-four recreationallytrained collegiate males (20.2 ± 1.6 years; height: 178.1 ± 6.6 cm; weight: 82.2 ± 13.4 kg) participated in this investigation. EI, cross-sectional area (CSA), muscle thickness (MT), and SubQ of the VL were assessed in the dominant limb (DOM) via three PTI and SLI. The best PTI was divided into three compartments of equal horizontal length (tertiles) to examine EI homogeneity. RESULTS: A repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a significant main effect for image/tertile between measures of EI (p < 0.001). The EI of PTI (57.976 ± 8.806 AU) was significantly lower than EI of SLI (65.453 ± 11.023 AU) (p = 0.002), however significant positive correlations existed between the two (r = 0.681; p < 0.001). Additionally, the EI of the SLI was significantly greater than the EI of the lateral tertile (58.717 ± 9.877 AU) (p = 0.001) and the EI of the posterior tertile (56.354 ± 9.887 AU) (p = 0.002). Although there was no significant difference between EI of the SLI and EI of the anterior tertile (59.065 ± 9.126 AU), a trend towards a significant difference was shown (p = 0.051). No significant differences in EI values between tertiles were identified. Significant differences in MT existed between PTI and SLI (PTI: 2.178 ± 0.367 cm; SLI: 2.015 ± 0.397 cm; p = 0.003), however MT values from PTI and SLI were significantly positively correlated with one another (r = 0.809, p < 0.001). Significant differences in SubQ existed between PTI and SLI (PTI: 0.217 ± 0.167 cm; SLI: 0.316 iii ± 0.225 cm; p < 0.001), however SubQ values from PTI and SLI were significantly positively correlated with one another (r = 0.915, p < 0.001). No relationship between EI and SubQ from either image was found (PTI and SubQ: r = -0.067, p = 0.754; SLI and SubQ: r = -0.114, p = 0.597). SLI yielded slightly lower standard errors of measurement (SEM) and coefficients of variation (CV), indicating better precision compared to PTI. CONCLUSIONS: EI of the VL appears to be homogeneous as assessed in a PTI in recreationally-trained collegiate males. Additionally, PTI and SLI yield different EI, CSA, MT, and SubQ values, but these values are highly correlated. The use of SLI requires less time, equipment, and technical expertise, and therefore may be advantageous for use in future studies.
Instrumen Pengukur Creativity and Innovation Skills Siswa Sekolah Menengah di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memberi gambaran dalam mengembangkan instrument sebagai bentuk pengukur Creativity And Innovation Skills siswa pada mata pelajaran matematika. Langkah-langkah dalam mengembangkan instrumen adalah menyusun spesifikasi, menulis, menelaah, uijicoba, menganalisis, memperbaiki, dan merancang instrument. Spesifikasi intrumen menunjukkan keseluruhan karakteristik yang dimiliki instrument. Penulisan soal merupakan penjabaran dari berbagai indicator yang menjadi acuan pedoman pertanyaan-pertanyan yang sesuai dengan karakteristik pada kisi-kisi yang telah disusun. Kegiatan analisis dilakukan terhadap masing-masing butir soal yang telah diberi bobot skor. Memperbaiki tes merupakan upaya perbaikan-perbaikan terhadap butir soal yang kurang sesuai dengan yang diharapkan. Setelah semua buitr soal disusun, danalisis dan diperbaiki, selanjutnya adalah merancang butir-butir soal tersebut menjadi instrument.
Photodynamic acidification therapy to reduce triple negative breast cancer growth in vivo.

e12574Background: Breast cancer, though much researched, continues to claim the lives of more than half a million women worldwide each year; triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 15-25% of these mortalities. Treatment options for TNBC are limited to surgery, radiation, and a select few chemotherapies, to which the cancer often becomes resistant. Cancer cells maintain a more basic intracellular pH (pHi ) than healthy cells, making disruption of pH dynamics a potential target for treatment. The ability to induce a decrease of pHi, in a focal manner, would allow for treatment of cancers with a poor response to standard treatments or in cases where standard therapy is not feasible due to comorbidities or the location of the tumor. Methods: In our lab we were able to drop pHi in MDA-MB-231 TNBC, leading to apoptosis, using a photosensitizing agent in vitro. This technique was then tested in vivo using MDA-MB-231 TNBC cells in mice; cells were injected into the mammary fat-pads of athymic female mic.
The Comparative studies of mechanical and interfacial properties between jute and E-Glass fiber-reinforced unsaturated polyester resin based composites

Jute fiber (hessian cloth)-reinforced unsaturated polyester matrix composites (50 wt% fiber) were fabricated by hand lay-up technique. Tensile strength (TS), tensile modulus (TM), bending strength (BS), bending modulus (BM), elongation at break (Eb%), and impact strength (IS) of the composites were found to be 42 MPa, 2.7 GPa, 36 MPa, 2.1 GPa, 3%, and 21 kJ/m2, respectively. On the other hand, TS, TM, BS, BM, and Eb% of E-glass mat reinforced unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) composite were found to be 70 MPa, 3.8 GPa, 80 MPa, 2.5 GPa, and 5%, respectively. Then E-glass/UPR based composites (50 wt% fiber) were fabricated and the mechanical properties were compared with those of the Jute/UPR based composites. It was observed that E-glass fiber-based composites showed almost double mechanical properties as compared to jute composites. The interfacial shear strength of the jute and E-glass fiber-based systems was investigated and found to be 21 kJ/m2 and 21.56 kJ/m2, respectively, measured using the single-fiber fragmentation test. After flexural testing, fracture sides of both types of the composites were studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the results showed that poor fiber-matrix adhesion for Jute/UPR based composites when it compared to that of the E-glass fiber composites. However, it was found that the E-glass fiber based composite has better strength as compared to jute fiber composite.
User Experience, IoMT, and Healthcare

In this paper, we discuss current trends in how health professionals and patients are using wearables, connected devices, and software tools to deliver care and health monitoring purposes. We emphasize the importance of considering users’ experience through understanding user workflows, their needs, and their limitations when creating connected health ecosystems (CHES). We discuss both the patient and the provider as “users” in the ecosystem. We note both barriers to using the Internet of medical things (IoMT) to create CHES and efforts to overcome them. The increasing penetration of the Internet and the availability of connected health devices along with changes in reimbursement policies provide an environment for CHES to grow.
Consensus approach for 3D joint space width of metacarpophalangeal joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography.

Background Joint space assessment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by ordinal conventional radiographic scales is susceptible to floor and ceiling effects. High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) provides superior resolution, and may detect earlier changes. The goal of this work was to compare existing 3D methods to calculate joint space width (JSW) metrics in human metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints with HR-pQCT and reach consensus for future studies. Using the consensus method, we established reproducibility with repositioning as well as feasibility for use in second-generation HR-pQCT scanners. Methods Three published JSW methods were compared using datasets from individuals with RA from three research centers. A SPECTRA consensus method was developed to take advantage of strengths of the individual methods. Using the SPECTRA method, reproducibility after repositioning was tested and agreement between scanner generations was also established. Results When comparing existing JSW methods, excellent agreement was shown for JSW minimum and mean (ICC 0.987-0.996) but not maximum and volume (ICC 0.000-0.897). Differences were identified as variations in volume definitions and algorithmic differences that generated high sensitivity to boundary conditions. The SPECTRA consensus method reduced this sensitivity, demonstrating good scan-rescan reliability (ICC >0.911) except for minimum JSW (ICC 0.656). There was strong agreement between results from first- and second-generation HR-pQCT (ICC >0.833). Conclusions The SPECTRA consensus method combines unique strengths of three independently-developed algorithms and leverages underlying software updates to provide a mature analysis to measure 3D JSW. This method is robust with respect to repositioning and scanner generations, suggesting its suitability for detecting change.
New guidelines detail use of ‘infant-safe’ peanut to prevent allergy

Estimated to affect 1%-2% of children, peanut allergy often is severe and lifelong. The new guidelines recommend early introduction of peanut protein for infants who are at increased risk of developing the allergy. They caution, however, that peanuts and peanut butter are choking hazards, and advise on forms that are safe for infants such as peanut butter smoothed into pureed fruits or vegetables.
The Implications of the National Health Insurance Law and the Law Regulating the Practice of Healthcare Professions for Physical Therapy Services in Israel

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in 2012, based on interviews with all the national managers of PT services in Israel (13 managers) and on information available on Internet websites pertaining to these institutions. The interviews dealt with the general effects of the NHIL and the Law Regulating the Practice of Healthcare Professions for physical therapy, equity and accessibility of services, regulations, and supervision. Additional responses of senior medical directors from the HMOs were added as an appendix. Results: All of the managers noted the important contribution of the laws mentioned herein to regulating services and establishing standards for the quality of treatment and the professional training of physical therapists. However, they are aware of areas in which there is a gap between the law and the actual service provided. These gaps manifest mostly in the lack of equity between the services provided by each of the HMOs, between the services provided in the center of the country and those provided in the outlying areas and between the services provided by the HMOs and by other organizations. Providers differed in quality of service and treatment quota policies. The Ministry of Health audits its own state-funded PT services, but not those provided through other ministries. Conclusions: Physical therapy services are available throughout Israel as part of basic state-funded healthcare services. The gaps between the actual PT services and the services dictated by the laws are similar to services provided by other health-care professions in Israel. Several suggestions have been offered to improve the auditing system, including: 1. Establishment of a mechanism to evaluate PT services objectively; 2. Creating a framework of cooperation among the HMOs to solve lack of equity rooted in geographical distance; 3. The HMOs should be obligated to provide services to patients affiliated with the ministries of education and welfare; 4. Establishment of a training program to prepare physical therapists to work with people with developmental and intellectual deficiencies; 5. A committee should be established to review the issue of quota of treatments; 6. Mandatory continuous professional development should be established as a condition for renewal of licenses to practice PT. This would also contribute to the standardization of professional levels.
Electrooxidation of nonylphenol ethoxylate-10 (NP10E) in a continuous reactor by BDD anodes: optimisation of operating conditions

ABSTRACT Electrooxidation (ELOX) of synthetic and real wastewater containing nonylphenol ethoxylate-10 (NP10E) surfactant as a model pollutant was investigated using a boron-doped diamond anode (BDD) in a continuous reactor in the presence of Na2SO4 or NaCl supporting electrolyte. Response surface methodology (RSM) with there factors and five coded levels (Central Composite Design, CCD) was used to optimise the continuous ELOX process performing 17 runs for each supporting electrolyte type. Individual and interactive effects of process variables such as initial pH of synthetic wastewater, current density and electrolysis time on NP10E electrooxidation were investigated in terms of COD, TOC, and NP10E removal efficiencies. It was found that NP10E to be more efficiently electrooxidized when NaCl was used as the supporting electrolyte. Under the optimal experimental conditions (initial pH 8, current density of 250 A/m2 and electrolysis time of 45 min) for electrooxidation of synthetic wastewater, the removal efficiencies were 91.6%, 94.3% and 85.3% with the operating cost of 0.90 US$/m3 for COD, TOC, and NP10E, respectively. In the studies conducted with real wastewater, obtained results were very close to these results. And also, kinetic studies were performed to find the reaction rate coefficient at the optimum conditions. Based on the type of supporting electrolyte the COD removal rates were fitted first order and zero-order reaction kinetic rules for Na2SO4 and NaCl, respectively.
A rating system for the real estate market

The authors propose rating as a new instrument providing objective comparability criteria to classify the residential market. Nowadays we face the growing popularity of various support systems, but comprehensive and effective information systems that facilitate the real estate market continue to be in short supply. The rating methodologies from the capital markets cannot be simply copied to the real estate market. The specificity of the real estate market is totally different. The main aim of this study was the development of a rating procedure for residential markets as a specific instrument to help in the making of reliable decisions within urban development. The classification was conducted on the basis of factors that can have the most important influence on property market decision-making for demand and supply relating to residential, economic and political, social, spatial and location market conditions. The crucial stage in this methodology was the establishing of the benchmark point (BB) distinguished by stimulants or destimulants of the markets. This point might represent the level of similarities (or indiscernibilities, as in rough set theory) of the features in the set. The results demonstrate that the rating of residential markets depends on the expectation of further area development and quality of life rather than the richness of a region.
In vivo Feedback Control of an Antithetic Molecular-Titration Motif in Escherichia coli using Microfluidics

We study both in silico and in vivo the real-time feedback control of a molecular titration motif that has been earmarked as a fundamental component of antithetic and multicellular feedback control schemes in E. coli. We show that an external feedback control strategy can successfully regulate the average fluorescence output of a bacterial cell population to a desired constant level in real-time. We also provide in silico evidence that the same strategy can be used to track a time-varying reference signal where the set-point is switched to a different value halfway through the experiment. We use the experimental data to refine and parameterize an in silico model of the motif that can be used as an error computation module in future embedded or multicellular control experiments.
Judging when triggered: exploring the trauma of the judge as a captive audience member within intercollegiate forensic tournaments

Abstract Intercollegiate forensics provides space for students to learn through performance, to challenge normative frameworks, and explore intersectionality. Increasingly, student performances include content and live-action portrayal of traumatic events. Judges become captive audience members who are unable to leave if they experience (re)trauma(tization) during a performance. Through iterative thematic analysis of exploratory data (n = 65) researchers found that participants connected being triggered within rounds to the concepts of automated reactions; feeling bound by forensic norms; triggering student performance characteristics; material lived experience compared to embodied performance; and meditated judge responses.
Skippy: Automated configuration of CNNs with skip connections

It takes time and requires expertise to design Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) that can be trained to a high accuracy. Because the search space is large and training times are long, it is infeasible to automatically test all possible CNN architectures and hyper parameters. A Mixed Integer (MI) optimization heuristic, named S-Metric Selection Mixed Integer Parallel Efficient Global Optimization (SMS-MIP-EGO), was used to combat this problem. It applies architectural design parameter optimization and hyper parameter optimization in order to construct CNNs and optimizes on both validation accuracy and training time. SMS-MIP-EGO generates MI vectors using Mixed Integer Evolutionary Strategies (MIES), which are evaluated on a fast surrogate model. This surrogate model is trained on parameters of actually evaluated solutions. A method called Skippy was developed to construct deep CNNs with skip connections from a given MI vector. The networks were optimized on both accuracy and training time. The best found network was submitted to an extra step of hyper parameter optimization, in which the training schedule was optimized. The first goal is to see if the SMS-MIP-EGO heuristic can find high performance networks using the Skippy construction method. The second goal is to analyze the architectural parameters and hyper parameters in order to find best practices for designing CNNs.
Building façade-level correlates of bird–window collisions in a small urban area

ABSTRACT Urbanization increasingly exposes birds to multiple sources of direct anthropogenic mortality. Collisions with buildings, and windows in particular, are a top bird mortality source, annually causing 365–988 million fatalities in the United States. Correlates of window collision rates have been studied at the scale of entire buildings and in relation to the surrounding landscape, and most studies have only assessed correlates for all birds combined without considering season- and species-specific risk factors. In Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, we conducted bird collision surveys at 16 buildings to assess building structural-, vegetation-, and land cover-related collision correlates. Unlike past studies, we focused at the scale of individual building façades, and in addition to considering correlates for total collisions, we assessed correlates for different seasons and separately for 8 collision-prone species. Several façade-related features, including proportional glass coverage, façade length, and façade height, were positively associated with total collisions and collisions for most separate seasons and species. Total collisions were also greater at alcove-shaped façades than flat, curved, and portico-shaped façades. We found that collision correlates varied among seasons (e.g., surrounding lawn cover important in summer and fall, but not spring) and among species (e.g., surrounding impervious cover positively and negatively related to collisions of Painted Bunting [Passerina ciris] and American Robin [Turdus migratorius], respectively). Given the importance of glass proportion, collision reduction efforts should continue to focus on minimizing and/or treating glass surfaces on new and existing buildings. Our species- and season-specific assessments indicate that management of some collision risk factors may not be equally effective for all seasons and species. Future research, policy, and management that integrates information about collision risk for all bird species and seasons, and at multiple scales from building façades to the surrounding landscape, will be most effective at reducing total mortality from bird–window collisions.
The effect of Vascular risk Management Program on Body Mass Index in patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

This quasi - experimental research was to compare the effect of vascular risk management program on body mass index in patients after coronary artery bypass graft. The 40 subjects were patients undergoing first time coronary artery bypass graft at Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, and were selected by a purposive sampling. Subjects were randomized into a control and an experimental group, and were matched in terms of age, gender, and total cholesterol level. The control group received routine nursing care while the experimental group received the vascular risk management program and routine nursing care. This program was based on the concept of self-management (Sol et al., 2005) which was based on Self-efficacy Theory (Bandura, 1997). The instruments for collecting data were the demographic data form, physiological data form, a knowledge questionnaire, and a perceived self-efficacy of coronary artery disease risk management questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and t-test statistics. Result of the study showed that the mean scores of body mass index were significantly different between the experimental group and the control group at the level of . 05 (t=2.659, p=0.01). The finding of this study would be applied to develop nursing care model for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft and other chronic disease in order to prevent risk behaviors and promote health.
Multiscale and Multispectral Characterization of Mineralogy with the ExoMars 2022 Rover Remote Sensing Payload

In 2022, the European Space Agency and Roscosmos will launch the ExoMars rover, with the scientific objective to detect evidence of life within the Martian surface via the deployment of a 2 m drill. The ExoMars Pasteur payload contains several imaging and spectroscopic instruments key to this objective: the Panoramic Camera (PanCam), Infrared Spectrometer for ExoMars (ISEM), and Close‐UP Imager (CLUPI). These instruments are able to collect data at a variety of spatial (sub‐mm to decimeter) and spectral (3.3 to 120 nm) resolutions across the 440 to 3,300 nm wavelength range and collectively will form a picture of the geological and morphological characteristics of the surface terrain surrounding the rover. We deployed emulators of this instrument suite at terrestrial analog sites that formed in a range of aqueous environments to test their ability to detect and characterize science targets. We find that the emulator suite is able to effectively detect, characterize, and refine the compositions of multiple targets at working distances spanning from 2 to 18 m. We report on (a) the detection of hydrothermal alteration minerals including Fe‐smectites and gypsum from basaltic substrates, (b) the detection of late‐stage diagenetic gypsum veins embedded in exposures of sedimentary mudstone, (c) multispectral evidence of compositional differences detected from fossiliferous mudstones, and (d) approaches to cross‐referencing multi‐scale and multi‐resolution data. These findings aid in the development of data products and analysis toolkits in advance of the ExoMars rover mission.