Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Giant Magnetoimpedance Current Sensor With Spiral Structure Double-Probe

A novel giant magnetoimpedance (GMI) noncontact current sensor with spiral structure double-probe is designed. Differing from the formerly reported sensors, the probes of this sensor consist of annealed commercial amorphous ribbons which are curled to spiral tubes. Two couples of permanent magnets are applied to provide bias magnetic field. The distance between the probes and the permanent magnets is fixed at 2.4 cm. The sensor shows sensitivity of 1 V/A in the current range of plusmn1.5 A, measurement precision of less than 0.16% at room temperature, and good thermal stability in the temperature range between -20 and 30degC.
Attentional Bias Towards Cocaine-Related Stimuli: Relationship to Treatment-Seeking for Cocaine Dependence

Background: Cocaine-dependent individuals demonstrate attentional bias when measured by Stroop color-naming tasks that have been modified to include cocaine-related words. However, the relationship between attentional bias and the treatment-seeking status of cocaine-dependent individuals has never been explored. The purpose of this study was to compare attentional bias towards cocaine-related verbal stimuli between treatment-seeking and nontreatment-seeking cocaine abusers. Methods: We examined performance on a Stroop task modified to include drug-related words in 17 cocaine-dependent treatment-seeking male participants and 20 cocaine-dependent nontreatment-seeking male participants. Results: Although treatment seekers reported less experience with cocaine than nontreatment seekers, they exhibited increased response latency and made more errors when identifying the colors of cocaine-related words, relative to neutral words (p < .05), whereas nontreatment seekers did not. Conclusions: Factors other than a high frequency of cocaine use may contribute to the difference in attentional bias towards cocaine cues between these subgroups of cocaine users.
Prognostic value of 201Tl myocardial scintigraphy after coronary artery bypass grafting

Background 201Tl myocardial scintigraphy (201Tl SPECT) is of strong prognostic value in various populations with suspected or known coronary artery disease. However, its value in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is not fully assessed. Methods We examined 115 consecutive patients to determine the relation between clinical data/stress 201Tl SPECT performed 5±3 years after CABG, and subsequent cardiac events. Results Thirteen patients (11%) had stress-induced angina, 22 (19%) had electrical positivity, and 97 (84%) had abnormal scintigraphy, including 62 (54%) with reversible defects. During follow-up (35±22 months), there were nine cardiac deaths, seven myocardial infarctions, and 20 revascularization procedures. Multivariate Cox analysis identified the delay between CABG and scintigraphy (P<0.01, relative risk (RR) = 1.01), the extent of stress 201Tl defects (P = 0.04, RR = 1.18), and increased stress 201Tl lung uptake (P = 0.03, RR = 3.56) as significant predictors of cardiac deaths/infarctions. Delay between CABG and scintigraphy (P<0.001, RR = 1.01), the extent of stress 201Tl defects (P = 0.03, RR = 1.15), and that of reversible defects (P = 0.05, RR = 1.13) were the only significant predictors of total events. Conclusions Besides the delay between CABG and scintigraphy, the scintigraphic parameters were the only significant and additive predictors of cardiac events in 115 patients with CABG.
Improved asymptotic stability conditions for neural networks with discrete and distributed delays

This paper considers the asymptotic stability problem for a class of neural networks with discrete and distributed delays. Based on a new augmented Lyapunov functional and integral inequalities, the new asymptotic stability condition is established in terms of linear matrix inequality. Meanwhile, the importance of some augmented terms in the Lyapunov functional are discussed. Compared with previous methods to deal with the distributed delay, our method is less conservative due to the use of the new Lyapunov functional. Finally, numerical examples illustrate the relaxation of obtained results and our claims.
Multi-Factor Fingerprints for Personal Computer Hardware

This paper describes software-based techniques for generating fingerprints that are capable of reliably differentiating, with a high level of confidence, identically configured personal computer (PC) hardware. These fingerprints are based on the characteristics of the quartz crystals that control the frequencies of various clock signals within the PC, specifically, the minute, unit-to-unit variations between the precise frequencies at which these crystals oscillate. A multi-factor fingerprint, based on measurements of the frequency differences between two or more independent pairs of crystals, was developed. The use of multiple independent sets of measurements increases the ability of these fingerprints to differentiate between nominally identical machines. The techniques, the proof-of-concept software that implements these techniques, and the experiments that are described here demonstrate the feasibility of developing reliable, highly discriminating, multi-factor fingerprints. These fingerprints could strengthen software protection measures that attempt to control the machines on which software may execute, as well as provide another forensics tool that will help pierce efforts to preserve anonymity.
Spectrofluorometric assay for rapid detection of total and fecal coliforms from surface water

With a spectrofluorometer, the length of the incubation time required in the fluorogenic assay was reduced to 12 h. The threshold emissions for reading the fluorogenic reaction by the spectrofluorometer were 5 and 10 U for lauryl tryptose broth media containing 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-galactoside and 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-glucuronide, respectively. These two kinds of threshold units were equivalent to known concentrations of free 4-methylumbelliferone of 2.5 and 6 microM, respectively, in lauryl tryptose broth media.
Lack of Detectable Transmissible Chromosomal Instability after In Vivo or In Vitro Exposure of Mouse Bone Marrow Cells to 224Ra Alpha Particles

Abstract Bouffler, S. D. , Haines, J. W. , Edwards, A. A. , Harrison, J. D. and Cox, R. Lack of Detectable Transmissible Chromosomal Instability after In Vivo or In Vitro Exposure of Mouse Bone Marrow Cells to 224Ra Alpha Particles. Several studies over recent years have highlighted the possibility that radiation can induce transmissible genomic instability. Most of these involve in vitro irradiation and usually in vitro culture. Here it is reported that the short-half-life bone-seeking α-particle emitter 224Ra did not induce excess transmissible chromosomal instability in CBA/H mouse bone marrow cells in a 100-day period after in vivo or in vitro exposure. Similarly, no excess transmissible chromosomal instability could be detected after in vivo whole-body X irradiation. It was noted, however, that short-term culture of murine bone marrow cells elevated yields of aberrations, as did transplantation of untreated marrow into radiation-ablated hosts. These findings emphasize the sensitivity of murine hemopoietic tissue to experimental manipulation and reinforce the importance of appropriate concurrent control experiments in any investigation of transmissible genomic instability.
Preliminary findings of an intervention integrating modified directly observed therapy and risk reduction counseling

Abstract Various interventions have been proposed to address these ongoing needs of HIV-positive patients as they encounter challenges with medication adherence and risk reduction. This report presents the findings of a study that pilots ‘DAART+’, an intervention that integrates modified directly observed therapy (MDOT), and risk reduction counseling for a population of marginally housed, substance-using persons. The pilot study intended to assess the feasibility of the intervention and to obtain data to assess the intervention's potential effectiveness. The preliminary data reveal that 83% of participants who completed the intervention (n=18) had undetectable viral load (VL) (VL≤400 copies/mL) which represents a 2.15 log10 decrease from baseline. Risk behaviors also changed modestly with self-reported increases in condom usage.
A Survey of Collaborative Web Search - Through Collaboration among Search Engine Users to More Relevant Results

A survey on collaborative aspects of web search is presented in this paper. Current state in full-text web search engines with regards on users collaboration is given. The position of the paper is that it is becoming increasingly important to learn from other users searches in a collaborative way in order to provide more relevant results and increase benefit from web search sessions. Recommender systems represent a rich source of concepts that could be employed to enable collaboration in web search. A discussion of techniques used in recommender systems is followed by a suggestion of integration web search with recommender systems. An initial experience with web search powering small academic site is reported finally.
Reduced miR-215 expression predicts poor prognosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

OBJECTIVE Abnormal expression of microRNA-215 has been identified in a variety of solid cancers. However, little is known about the expression pattern of microRNA-215 in acute myeloid leukemia. This study was to investigate the status of microRNA-215 expression and further analyze its clinical significance in acute myeloid leukemia. METHODS Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay was performed to evaluate the expression level of microRNA-215 in 113 patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Besides, the relationship between microRNA-215 levels and clinical and pathological factors was explored. RESULTS Compared with the healthy individuals, microRNA-215 expression in acute myeloid leukemia patients was significantly down-regulated (P= 0.001). MicroRNA-215 low-expressed patients had higher white blood cells than microRNA-215 high-expressed patients (P= 0.014). The incidence of FLT3/ITD mutation in the patients with low microRNA-215 expression was significantly higher than those with high microRNA-215 expression (P= 0.025). MicroRNA-215 low-expressed patients had significantly shorter overall survival than microRNA-215 high-expressed patients in both non-M3 acute myeloid leukemia patients and cytogenetically normal patients (P= 0.017 and P= 0.044, respectively). Meanwhile, multivariate analysis confirmed the adverse prognostic value of microRNA-215 expression in acute myeloid leukemia patients with non-M3 subtypes. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that reduced microRNA-215 expression is a common event and is associated with poor clinical outcome in acute myeloid leukemia.
Polar Code: The Channel Code contender for 5G scenarios

Channel Coding for the 5G wireless networks is facing novel challenges to endorse innumerable emerging use cases and applications with miscellaneous performance aspects. With respect to existing state of art codes; 5G channel Codes have diverse requirements of code lengths and rates, as well as throughput, latency and decoding complexity. Therefore, Turbo codes and LDPC codes that played key enablers in 3G and 4G systems are already unproven for many new 5G applications. Polar code is believed as prominent breakthrough in channel coding theory. It guarantees apical performance for 5G scenarios and hence it is considered as a promising candidate for the 5G New Radio. This paper accentuates on the suitability of polar codes for the 5G scenarios. Polar code appropriateness for URLLC and mMTC scenarios is shown in simulation results.
Handling inheritance violation for secure interoperation of heterogeneous systems

In multiple heterogeneous systems, one of key challenges of integrating policies is the conflict detection and resolution while preserving individual policy consistency. In this paper, the inheritance hierarchy of a security policy is formulated with a directed graph. Solving Inheritance Violation Problem (IVP) is formulated as a feedback arc set problem, which is NP-hard. Then some classical approximation algorithms are introduced. The IVP in two interoperating domains is converted into the problem of finding a minimum weight vertex cover problem in a bipartite graph, which is polynomial-time solvable.
Mouse brains deficient in neuronal PDGF receptor‐β develop normally but are vulnerable to injury

Platelet‐derived growth factors (PDGFs) and PDGF receptors (PDGFRs) are widely expressed in the mammalian CNS, though their functional significance remains unclear. The corresponding null‐knockout mutations are lethal. Here, we developed novel mutant mice in which the gene encoding the β subunit of PDGFR (PDGFR‐β) was genetically deleted in CNS neurons to elucidate the role of PDGFR‐β, particularly in the post‐natal stage. Our mutant mice reached adulthood without apparent anatomical defects. In the mutant brain, immunohistochemical analyses showed that PDGFR‐β detected in neurons and in the cells in the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricle in wild‐type mice was depleted, but PDGFR‐β detected in blood vessels remained unaffected. The cerebral damage after cryogenic injury was severely exacerbated in the mutants compared with controls. Furthermore, TdT‐mediated dUTP‐biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL)‐positive neuronal cell death and lesion formation in the cerebral hemisphere were extensively exacerbated in our mutant mice after direct injection of NMDA without altered NMDA receptor expression. Our results clearly demonstrate that PDGFR‐β expressed in neurons protects them from cryogenic injury and NMDA‐induced excitotoxicity.
General characteristics of adolescents ’ sleep habits and sleep quality Sleep habits and sleep quality of adolescents

Cor res pon den ce Ad dress/Ya z›fl ma Ad re si Özalp Ekinci MD, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Psychiatry, Mersin, Turkey Gsm: +90 506 611 15 00 E-mail: dozalpekinci@yahoo.com Re cei ved/Ge liş ta ri hi: 11.07. 2012 Ac cep ted/Ka bul ta ri hi: 17.09. 2012 © Arc hi ves of Neu ropsy chi atry, pub lis hed by Ga le nos Pub lis hing. / © Nö rop si ki yat ri Ar şi vi Der gi si, Ga le nos Ya yı ne vi ta ra f›n dan ba s›l m›fl t›r. Özalp EKİNCİ1, Tanju ÇELİK2, Nazan SAVAŞ3, Fevziye TOROS1 1Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child Psychiatry, Mersin, Turkey 2Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hatay, Turkey 3Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Hatay, Turkey
Generating Flexible Code for Associations

Generating code for associations is one of the most fundamental requirements from a model-based code generator. There are several approaches for implementing associations, ranging from using basic collections frameworks to using a database. The choice between them derive from the current requirements of the software: Whether parallelism, caching or persistency required for a relation. Hard-coding a specific design choice makes it difficult to alter it later. In this work, we propose a scheme that allows for automatic code generations of associations with different features, without requiring manual changes to the code. These features include using indices, traversing the association in parallel, or using an external database. Instead of the sequential iterator interface, we propose to use an interface that is based on operations over collections, such as Foreach, Filter, Map and Fold. This interface allows for writing operations that traverse the association without being dependent on the implementation details of the generated code.
Biomechanical Study of Disk Implants, Part I

The presented work is focused on the biomechanical study of the dental disk implant. The first part of the study deals with the strain analysis of the affected bone tissue and the dental implant loaded in the coronoapical direction by force 190 N. The study includes three types of implant anchorage, four degrees (stages) of osseointegration and nine degrees describing the quality of the cancellous bone. Two types of the disk implant were researched: single-disk and double-disk implant. Biomechanical study of the implant was focused on a stress-strain analysis of the affected bone tissue. The biggest influence on the stresses in the bone tissue was primarily an implant anchorage. By the application of correlation relationships between Young modulus and the apparent density of the bone tissue - which is measurable in patients - we achieved the variable presented in this study.
Kabuki make‐up syndrome: A review

Kabuki make‐up syndrome (KMS, OMIM 147920) is an MCA/MR syndrome of unknown cause. It is characterized by a dysmorphic face, postnatal growth retardation, skeletal abnormalities, mental retardation, and unusual dermatoglyphic patterns. Approximately more than 350 cases have been reported from all over the world. Besides these five cardinal manifestations, joint laxity (74%), dental abnormalities (68%), and susceptibility to infections including recurrent otitis media (63%) were well recognized as other frequent features. A variety of visceral anomalies such as caidiovascular anomalies (42%), renal and/or urinary tract anomalies (28%), biliary atresia, diaphragmatic hernia, and anorectal anomaly were also reported. Some patients were said to have normal intelligence (16%) and normal heights, suggesting that they may have reproductive fitness to have their children. At least eight patients had lower lip pits with or without cleft palate, known as a feature of van der Woude syndrome. There have been 13 chromosomal abnormalities associated with KMS. However, no common abnormalities or breakpoints that possibly contribute to positional cloning of the putative KMS gene(s) are known. Although clinical manifestations of KMS are well established, its natural history, useful for genetic counseling, remains to be studied. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Algorithm for Simple Automated Breast MRI Deformation Modelling

Increasing incidence of breast cancer caused development of patient-specific treatment planning procedures. The most effective tool for breast cancer visualisation is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). However, the MRI scans represent patient data in prone position with breast placed in signal enhancement coils, while other procedures, i.e. surgery, PET-CT (Positron Emission Tomography fused with Computer Tomography) are performed in patient supine position. The bigger patient breast is, the bigger its shape differ in every patient position, what influences its interior structure and tumour location. In this paper, we present our method for automated breast model deformation, which is based on prone MRI dataset. Proposed algorithm allows to obtain reliable breast model in supine position in a few simple steps, without manual intervention.
New Universal Local Feature in the Inflationary Perturbation Spectrum

A model is developed in which the inflaton potential experiences a sudden small change in its second derivative (the effective mass of the inflaton). An exact treatment demonstrates that the resulting density perturbation has a quasiflat power spectrum with a break in its slope (a step in ${n}_{s}$). The step in the spectral index is modulated by characteristic oscillations and results in large running of the spectral index localized over a few e-folds of scales. A field-theoretic model giving rise to such behavior of the inflationary potential is based on a fast phase transition experienced by a second scalar field weakly coupled to the inflaton. Such a transition is similar to that which terminates inflation in the hybrid inflationary scenario. This scenario suggests that the observed running of the spectral index in the WMAP data may be caused by a fast second order phase transition which occurred during inflation.
Silk‐Based Biomaterials in Biomedical Textiles and Fiber‐Based Implants

Biomedical textiles and fiber‐based implants (BTFIs) have been in routine clinical use to facilitate healing for nearly five decades. Amongst the variety of biomaterials used, silk‐based biomaterials (SBBs) have been widely used clinically viz. sutures for centuries and are being increasingly recognized as a prospective material for biomedical textiles. The ease of processing, controllable degradability, remarkable mechanical properties and biocompatibility have prompted the use of SBBs for various BTFIs for extracorporeal implants, soft tissue repair, healthcare/hygiene products and related needs. The present Review focuses on BTFIs from the perspective of types and physical and biological properties, and this discussion is followed with an examination of the advantages and limitations of BTFIs from SBBs. The Review covers progress in surface coatings, physical and chemical modifications of SBBs for BTFIs and identifies future needs and opportunities for the further development for BTFIs using SBBs.
Local and Systemic Effects of Hypertonic Solution (NaCl 7.5%) in Experimental Acute Pancreatitis

Objectives: Severe acute pancreatitis (AP) is characterized by hemodynamic alterations and a systemic inflammatory response, leading to a high mortality rate. Treatment of hemorrhagic shock with hypertonic saline solutions significantly reduces mortality through an improvement in the hemodynamic conditions and possibly by an anti-inflammatory effect. Therefore, hypertonic solutions could be effective in AP. Methods: Wistar rats were divided in 4 groups: group C, control, without AP; group NT, AP, without treatment; group NS, treatment with normal saline solution (NaCl 0.9%) 1 hour after AP; group HTS, treatment with hypertonic saline solution (NaCl 7.5%) 1 hour after AP. AP was induced by injection of 2.5% sodium taurocholate into the pancreatic duct. Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and heart rate were recorded at 0 and 2, 4, 24, and 48 hours after AP. After induction of AP, animals were killed at 2, 12, 24, and 48 hours for serum amylase, interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-10 analysis, pancreatic tissue culture and histologic analysis, oxidation and phosphorylation of liver mitochondria, pulmonary myeloperoxidase activity (MPO), and mortality study. Results: In animals of groups NS and NT, a significant decrease of MAP was observed 48 hours after AP (NS: 91 ± 3 mm Hg; NT: 89 ± 3 mm Hg) compared with baseline (C: 105 ± 2 mm Hg) and to HTS group (HTS: 102 ± 2 mm Hg; P < 0.05). In animals of group NT, NS, and HTS, serum IL-6 and IL-10 levels were significantly higher at 2 hours after AP compared with the control group. However, IL-6 levels at 12 hours after AP and IL-10 levels at 2 and 12 hours after AP were significant lower in group HTS compared with NS and NT groups (P < 0.05). In group HTS, a decrease of pulmonary MPO activity and of pancreatic infection was observed 24 hours after AP compared with NT and NS groups (P < 0.05). A significant reduction on pancreatic acinar necrosis and mitochondrial dysfunction was observed after 48 hours of AP in animals of group HTS compared with groups NT and NS (P < 0.05). A significant reduction on mortality was observed in HTS (0/14) compared with NS (6/17; 35%) and NT (7/20; 35%). Conclusions: The administration of hypertonic saline solution in experimental AP attenuated hemodynamic alterations, decreased inflammatory cytokines, diminished systemic lesions and pancreatic acinar necrosis, prevented pancreatic infection, and reduced the mortality rate.
SAR image coregistration based on isolated point scatterers

This work considers a technique for fast and accurate coregistration of multipass synthetic aperture radar images based on isolated point scatterers analysis. Several tests, carried out on real data acquired by the European Remote Sensing and Envisat satellites, are presented to demonstrate the registration accuracy improvements with respect to standard cross-correlation techniques, carried out on extended image patches. Particularly relevant is the robustness of this technique also in presence of a large baseline span and in case of high temporal separation