Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Wideband Frequency Divider With Programmable Odd/Even Division Factors and Quadrature/Symmetrical Outputs

An injection-locked frequency divider (ILFD) with odd/even division factor and wide locking range over process and temperature variations is presented. To enhance the locking range of the frequency divider and generate accurate quadrature with 50% duty cycle outputs, a comprehensive analysis of the frequency divider to find the optimal phase sequence for two, three and five division ratios is provided. Generating quadrature and symmetrical outputs with simultaneous realization of even and odd division ratios at low power is the main challenge that is addressed in this paper as the power consumption of existing quadrature circuits is an order of magnitude higher than that of the proposed ILFD. The ILFD is designed and simulated in a 65 nm CMOS technology and the analytical results verified by the circuit simulation results. Post layout simulation results show that the locking range of the divider without any tuning is from 5.4 GHz to 8.5 GHz, 1.1 GHz to 6.1 GHz and 0.1 GHz to 5.3 GHz in divide-by-five, three and two mode for 0 dBm injection signal level, respectively. The phase deviation of the quadrature outputs for dividers is less than 1.8° and the deviation of duty cycle from 50%, is less than 0.4%.
Social Capital and Industrial Air Pollution in Metropolitan America

ABSTRACT Large disparities in industrial air pollution exist between metropolitan areas in the United States, but we have little measurable sense of what shapes this inequality. Using data on industrial air pollution and social capital organizations, I show how metropolitan areas higher in “connected” social capital – where members have social ties that extend to other organizations in a metropolitan area – are associated with less pollution. Conversely, metropolitan areas higher in “isolated” social capital – where members’ social ties are comparably insular – are associated with greater pollution. Implications center on how community connectedness links with environmental inequalities.
Drinking Water Usage Preferences of Women Who Apply to Family Health Centers in Meram District of Konya City Center

Objective: It is known that delivering healthy, safe and adequate water to the public is an important public service and a consumer right. It is important to know drinking water preferences of women considering that it may have an impact on their family and the environment. In this study, it was aimed to determine drinking water preferences and causes of preference in women in Meram district, which is one of the central districts of Konya. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on women over 18 years of age who applied to the randomly selected five family health centers in Meram district. The sample size of the study was calculated as 158 by using appropriate sampling size methods. The data were collected by a questionnaire using face-to-face interview technique. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used in data analysis. p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the 158 women who participated in the study was 38.4 ± 14.3. It was determined that 36.7% of the participants was using the demijohn water as the drinking water, 23.4% of them was preferring the mains water and 22.8% of them was preferring the fresh water fountains. In high school and ÖZET Amaç: Sağlıklı, güvenli ve yeterli suyun topluma ulaştırılmasının, önemli bir kamu hizmeti ve tüketici hakkı olduğu bilinmektedir. Ailesi ve çevresi üzerine etki oluşturabileceği düşünüldüğünde, kadınların içme suyu tercihlerinin bilinmesi önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, Konya ili merkez ilçelerinden biri olan Meram’da, kadınlarda içme suyu tercihleri ve tercih sebeplerini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu çalışma, Meram ilçesinde rastgele seçilen beş aile sağlığı merkezine başvuran 18 yaş üzeri kadınlar üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın örneklemi, uygun örnek büyüklüğü belirleme yöntemine göre 158 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Veriler yüz yüze görüşme tekniği kullanılarak bir anket formu yardımıyla toplanmıştır. Veri analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve ki kare testi kullanılmıştır. p<0,05 istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan 158 kadının yaş ortalaması 38,4 ±14,3 bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların %36,7’sinin içme suyu olarak damacana suyunu kullandığı, %23,4’ünün şebeke suyunu, %22,8’inin ise tatlı su çeşmelerini tercih ettiği tespit edilmiştir. Lise ve üzeri öğrenim grubunda ve 40 yaş altında 2. ULUSLARARASI SU VE SAĞLIK KONGRESİ 2017
Case control study of nucleated RBC’s in cord blood as a predictor of perinatal asphyxia its severity and outcome

Inspite of major advances in technology and knowledge of fetal and perinatal medicine, it is one of the significant causes of mortality and long term morbidity. Perinatal asphyxia is a serious problem globally. It is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in newborns. Data from neonatal perinatal database suggests that perinatal asphyxia contributes to almost 20% of neonatal deaths in India. A gold standard definition of birth asphyxia does not exist. It is thus appropriate to use perinatal asphyxia as asphyxia may occur in utero, during process of labour, at birth, in postnatal period. World health organization (WHO) has defined perinatal ABSTRACT
An examination of risk adjusted returns and catastrophic events caused by terrorist attacks

Although most insurance policies have exclusions for payment as a result of a terrorist attack, there are many indirect impacts of having a policy whose returns are affected by the stock market reaction to a terrorist event. It is imperative for insurers to have models which accurately reflect the systematic risks associated with the aftermath of terrorist attacks. This paper examines 8 separate acts of terror and their effect on risk adjusted return. We find that there is a significant shock, with markets displaying negative and significant abnormal returns in the days following a terrorist attack. However, one week after the terrorist event there are no significant abnormal returns. Also, the risk adjusted returns are not significantly different than other periods.
Sampling Effect on Performance Prediction of Configurable Systems: A Case Study

Numerous software systems are highly configurable and provide a myriad of configuration options that users can tune to fit their functional and performance requirements (e.g., execution time). Measuring all configurations of a system is the most obvious way to understand the effect of options and their interactions, but is too costly or infeasible in practice. Numerous works thus propose to measure only a few configurations (a sample) to learn and predict the performance of any combination of options' values. A challenging issue is to sample a small and representative set of configurations that leads to a good accuracy of performance prediction models. A recent study devised a new algorithm, called distance-based sampling, that obtains state-of-the-art accurate performance predictions on different subject systems. In this paper, we replicate this study through an in-depth analysis of x264, a popular and configurable video encoder. We systematically measure all 1,152 configurations of x264 with 17 input videos and two quantitative properties (encoding time and encoding size). Our goal is to understand whether there is a dominant sampling strategy over the very same subject system (x264), i.e., whatever the workload and targeted performance properties. The findings from this study show that random sampling leads to more accurate performance models. However, without considering random, there is no single "dominant" sampling, instead different strategies perform best on different inputs and non-functional properties, further challenging practitioners and researchers.
Report: Telepaediatrics in Rural and Remote Australia and Canada

Rural and remote communities in Australia and Canada experience barriers to accessing healthcare services (1). These barriers are especially pronounced when attempting to access more specialized health care services, such as paediatric (2 – 4). Both countries have implemented programs that aim to bridge the gap between rural communities and specialized healthcare. One such service is telepaediatrics.
Linking Nucleolar Biophysics to Function

The cell nucleus contains a large number of non-membrane bound bodies that play important roles in the spatio-temporal regulation of gene expression. The nucleolus is a nuclear body that plays a central role in ribosome biogenesis by facilitating the transcription and processing of nascent ribosomal RNA (rRNA). While studies have shown that nucleoli have a viscoelastic material nature and likely assembles through liquid-liquid phase separation, how its material properties relate to its functionality are not well known. In addition, while nucleolar proteins have been shown to phase separate in-vitro, understanding of how this phase separation works in the multicomponent nucleolus in the cell is also not well understood. In this thesis, we describe first how we utilize the Cry2olig optogenetic system to modulate the viscoelastic properties of the nucleolus. We show that above a threshold concentration of Cry2olig protein, the nucleolus can be gelled into a tightly linked, low mobility meshwork. Gelled nucleoli no longer coalesce and relax into spheres, but nonetheless permit continued internal molecular mobility of proteins. These changes in nucleolar material properties manifest in specific alterations in rRNA processing steps, including a buildup of larger rRNA precursors, and a depletion of smaller rRNA precursors. Secondly, we also describe how proteins partition as a result of multicomponent phase separation into membrane-less condensates. We focus specifically on how nucleolar protein partitioning in the granular compartment of the nucleolus is related to rRNA processing into ribosomes. Through measurements of partition coefficients in the living cell, we address the interplay between nucleolar protein interactions, phase separation, and the processing of rRNA complexes. We employ a rich diversity of tools and organisms in order to elucidate some biophysical characteristics of the nucleolus (in terms of material properties and phase separation) and its relationship to functionality.
Research of efficiency of technologies for data processing in tasks of big data analysis

The paper compares the performance of technologies for big data processing applied for anomaly detection in a database of a billing system. Experiments have been conducted to evaluate the performance for processing big data of two technologies such as Hadoop MapReduce and Apache Spark. The datasets and configuration of the applications used in the experiments are described. The experiment results are presented as a description of the relation between calculation time, data size and imbalance in datasets. Based on the obtained results, a decision making system for choosing a technology for processing data depending on the characteristics of the datasets is proposed.
Bureaucracy Culture in Public Service in Indonesia

Indonesian government bureaucracy culture is formed through the long historical process started from traditional kingdom era patrimonial bureaucracy, Dutch colonial era colonial bureaucracy, Japanese colonial era, independent revolutionary era, until now modern bureaucracy. Those traditions from traditional kingdom era, colonial-era until now strengthen and the continuation from the previous era. Historically, bureaucracy in Indonesia has no tradition to put public service as center of bureaucracy life. Since colonial era until now, public service is always in marginal position. Priyayi mentality that wants to be served is still adopted by bureaucracy apparatus in giving public service. The solution is doing bureaucracy reformation that focuses on mindset and culture set of bureaucracy apparatus through National Mental Revolution Movement. But, bureaucracy reformation faces many challenges from the bureaucracy body itself.form. Therefore, it was not formulated to overcome certain events only.
Paroxysmal fast activity: Does this EEG pattern occur only in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome?

Background: Paroxysmal fast activity (PFA) is defined by fast paroxysmal events in the electroencephalogram (EEG), usually associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS). Our aims were to verify the frequency of LGS and non-LGS in EEGs with PFA; and to correlate the EEG features (spatial distribution, frequency, amplitude and duration) between the two clinical groups. Methods: We analyzed 38 EEG tracings with PFA from 38 patients. We evaluated the spatial distribution, frequency, amplitude and duration of fast paroxysms. The two clinical groups (LGS and non-LGS) were statistically compared relative to the EEG data. Results: With regard to epileptic syndromes, 23 patients (60%) were classified as LGS and 15 patients (40%) as non-LGS. Concerning spatial distribution, our results showed that 86.8% of the examinations showed symmetrical PFA and 13.2% showed asymmetrical PFA. The statistical analysis did not show any difference between the two groups regarding the EEG spatial distribution or other EEG data. Conclusions: PFA can occur in other epileptic syndromes apart from LGS. The EEG features did not offer any distinction between the two clinical groups. The PFA is not a specific EEG marker of LGS. Kewords: Cannabis, cannabinoids, cannabidiol, epilepsy, childhood. c © Bento CMP; licensee JICNA
Deep learning for solving the Boltzmann equation of electrons in weakly ionized plasma

A novel direct numerical method to calculate the electron velocity distribution function (EVDF) in hydrodynamic equilibrium under a uniform DC electric field is presented. In the present method, an artificial feedforward neural network learns the EVDF governed by both the Boltzmann equation and boundary conditions. The present method dost not require the expansion of the EVDF in the Legendre polynomials and the discretization of both the EVDF and the Boltzmann equation. As a benchmark, the EVDF in Reid’s ramp model gas and Ar gas was calculated by the present method, and then the validity of the present method was demonstrated by comparing electron energy distributions and electron transport coefficients deduced from the EVDF with those calculated by Monte Carlo simulation.
“Care That Respects Individuality” Provided to Elderly People with Dementia as Perceived by Japanese Dementia Carers Qualified

The objective of this study was to clarify the contents of “care that respects individuality” provided to elderly people with dementia living in group homes as perceived by dementia carers qualified. We interviewed 21 dementia carers qualified working at group homes in Prefecture A about the practical contents of and their thoughts on “care that respects individuality”. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed using the modified grounded theory approach (M-GTA). As a result, 14 concepts regarding the contents of “care that respects individuality” provided to elderly people with dementia living in group homes as perceived by dementia carers qualified were generated in the following 4 categories: “placing emphasis on the individual”, “respecting feelings”, “eliciting strengths”, and “close mutual relationship”.
Zero‐current transition single‐ended forward converter

In this study, a novel zero-current transition (ZCT) auxiliary circuit is applied to pulse-width modulation single-ended forward converter (PWM SEFC). The proposed ZCT circuit has achieved the power switch zero-current switching (ZCS) turn-on; the power switch ZCT turn-off; the auxiliary switch ZCS and zero-voltage switching turn on/off and soft-switching conditions for output diodes. Moreover, the transformer core reset is prepared by the ZCT circuit and tertiary winding is removed. The novel ZCT-PWM SEFC is analysed at a steady-state for operating under continuous conduction mode. The proposed ZCT circuit is designed, and the experimental result from a 200 W-100 KHz prototype is prepared to confirm the theoretical analysis.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING PREGNANCY AND AFTER DELIVERY

It is well known that physical activity and proper diet can have beneficial effects on health improvement, as a prevention and as a therapy of chronic non-communicable diseases. Pregnancy is a special period in the life of every woman. Therefore, you often ask yourself whether it is advisable to exercise during pregnancy, when and how much? This review article, by analyzing the available literature data, has tried to explain what form of physical activity is recommended during pregnancy, depending on the period of pregnancy, under what conditions pregnant women should exercise, what forms of physical activity they should avoid and when they should not to practice it. In addition, we analyzed the role of physical activity in the prevention of gestational diabetes, the most common metabolic disorder that occurs during pregnancy. Following the recommendations of the FITT principle outlined in this paper, controlled exercise conditions with a specialized trainer and nutritionist, regular moderate physical activity adapted to different periods of pregnancy, undoubtedly contributes to the maintenance and improvement of the musculoskeletal and cardiovascular system of the pregnant woman, better control of her body weight and improvement of her psychological state.
Acute Respiratory Failure in a Patient With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Following Nebulized and Intravenous Stem Cell Therapy

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an uncommon disease with a poor prognosis. Recently, two medications were approved to slow progression of disease. However, due to the limited treatment options available, patients and their families often look to experimental and off-label treatments for support. One such option is stem cell therapy, which can be delivered in a variety of ways. Stem cells are being utilized both in and out of the context of closely monitored clinical trials. However, there is little evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of stem cell therapy for patients with IPF. Here we describe a case of a patient who received intravenous and nebulized stem cell therapy, which was followed by an acute exacerbation of his IPF. The exacerbation was successfully treated with corticosteroids and supportive care. J Med Cases. 2017;8(10):301-304 doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/jmc2876e
Correlation between Wall Motion Score Index (WMSI) and Anatomical M-mode (AAM) Systolic Thickening with Functional Capacity in Heart Failure among Post-myocardial Infarction Patients

Exercise capacity among cardiac patients is not sufficiently predicted using left ventricular ejection fraction resting measurement. The echocardiographic measurement using Wall Motion Score Index (WMSI) and Anatomical M-mode (AAM) Systolic Thickening post-myocardial infarction was studied to determine its correlation with functional capacity. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 33 consecutive post-MI patients. The inclusion criteria included heart failure patients with NYHA class I-II visiting the cardiology outpatient clinic of Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya. A resting echocardiogram, measuring WSMI and AMM systolic thickening of basal and mid-LV segments, was taken. The patients underwent a treadmill stress test using the Naughton protocol on the same day of their echocardiography examination. Samples were then analyzed using SPSS 2.0. Study subjects were 69.7% males with age 58.45±6.2 years old and BMI 24.07±3.2 kg/m2. The proportion of hypertension was 60.6%, smoking 51.5%, diabetes mellitus 42.4%, and dyslipidemia 42.4%. WMSI was 1.68±0.45, mean AMM systolic thickening 39±13%, and exercise capacity 3.69±1.8 METs. There was a moderate negative correlation of WMSI and a moderate positive correlation of AMM systolic thickening with functional capacity (r = –0.466, r = 0.415 consecutively; p<0.05). WMSI and AMM systolic thickening were correlated with functional capacity in post-MI patients with heart failure.
Frequency of urinary incontinence among Turkish women, effective factors and its effect on quality of life

ABSTRACT What is the frequency of urinary incontinence in Turkish women and how does it affect their quality of life? The aim of this study is to determine the frequency of urinary incontinence among Turkish women, effective factors and its effect on quality of life. Urinary incontinence, a health problem that is commonly seen among women, leads to primarily social and hygienic problems, and affects the physiological, psychological and economic aspects of individuals who are effected. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the gynaecological outpatient clinics of a Turkish hospital, between 01 August 2014 and 26 December 2014. The population of the study consisted of 155 women aged 19 and over who applied to the gynaecology outpatient clinics for reasons other than pregnancy. The entire population was included in the study without selecting a sample. The data were collected by using a 16-question questionnaire and King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ). A total of 67·7% of the women were found to suffer from urinary incontinence problem. A significant correlation was found between the age groups and incontinence problems. While pollakiuria was observed more in the age group of 20–29 years (37·3%), urge incontinence (35·6%), stress incontinence (36·2%), and enuresis nocturna (31·6%) were observed more in the age group of 30–39 years. Quality of life of women with bladder problems was significantly impaired. When the women with stress incontinence were compared with women who suffered from other incontinence problems, all sub-scale mean scores obtained by the women with stress incontinence from KHQ were higher and the quality of life of these women was seriously impaired.
Bupropion Sustained released versus Placebo for seasonal affective Disorder

Background: The majority of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) studies have evaluated the use of light or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate bupropion sustained-released (SR), a non-SSRI antidepressant, for the treatment of SAD.
Improved method for vegetative propagation of mature Pinus halepensis and its hybrids by cuttings

Forest trees possess high genetic diversity and high heterozygosity which allow adaptation to changing environmental conditions. There is a tendency to propagate successful and unique genotypes, which are identified at their mature stage in the forests, for future improvement programs and conservation purposes. However, vegetative propagation of mature forest trees is still a challenge in many conifers. In this study, we focused on improving the rooting of cuttings of mature and old Pinus halepensis and its hybrids. We observed that storage of cuttings before rooting at 4°C for 4 weeks and prolong immersion of cuttings in a solution containing 400 mg/l of indole-3-butyric acid, 5 mg/l of the auxin conjugate 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanoic acid-glycine methyl ester, and 0.01% of Amistar fungicide significantly improved rooting of mature cuttings. The active ingredient in Amistar is azoxystrobin, an uncoupler of respiration, which seems to directly promote rooting. Rooted cuttings of selected clones demonstrated unique and uniform growth performance, most likely delivering the intrinsic growth parameters of the mother trees. It was also observed that trees growing under drought stress possess improved rooting ability. By using rooted cuttings, it will be possible to study the relationship between growth rate and adaptation to semi-arid climate conditions. The ability to clonal propagate mature and old P. halepensis trees not only enables vegetative propagation of elite trees for improvement programs, but also provides an opportunity to preserve unique naturally occurring old P. halepensis genotypes.