Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Low cost multipurpose RF system approach: Integration of a MIMO radar and a communications frontend on a single PCB

This paper introduces an approach to combine a FMCW MIMO radar frontend with a communications datalink frontend all integrated in a single Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The chosen MIMO configuration allows to integrate communication antennas without increasing the size of the PCB. The system is all incorporated in a single planar PCB with 36 radiating elements, 16 for receive (RX) and 16 for transmit (TX) for the radar as well as 4 for communication purposes. In order to achieve more bandwidth of operation, Resonant Slot Patch Antennas (RSPA) for the radar, and spiral antennas for communication were designed. Electrical measurements of the radar frontend and the communication datalink were carried out with good results. To the best of the authors' knowledge this is the first time that available space in the center of the aperture of a MIMO array is used for a different RF functionality.
Quantitative studies concerning kaolin edema formation in rats.

Following a subplantar injection of 5.0 mg of kaolin in rats, the time curve of the developing edema volume is biphasic over the first 7 hr. There is a rapid rise initially which diminishes in 1 hr, and a second phase which accelerates sharply from the 4th through the 7th hr. A reduction of the dose of kaolin to 0.20 mg eliminated the second phase but did not change the first phase volume. Additional evidence for the independent character of the two phases was garnered from drug inhibition studies. Hydrocortisone and corticosterone were inactive against the first phase but very potent inhibitors of the second. The corticoid-insensitive phase represented approximately 40% of the 5-hr edema volume and, therefore, an inhibition of 60% was the maximum that could be achieved in this time interval with these hormones. Restricting the edema-inhibition studies with the adrenal corticoids solely to their effect on the second phase resulted in a more sensitive test and a steeper dose-response curve. Acetylsalicylic acid was equipotent against the two phases. Phenylbutazone was more potent against the second phase than against the first. In studies restricted to the second phase, the dose-response curve to phenylbutazone from 10 to 40 mg/kg was steep. At doses larger than 40 mg/kg the response was not dosedependent.
Implicit function reconstruction in the errors-in-variables context

A method is presented that approximates the zero-set of an unknown implicit function based on a set of noisy observations. The algorithm operates by adaptively decomposing the entire domain into partially overlapping subdomains, minimizing misfit over the subdomain and splitting the subdomain if necessary. A consistent estimator is applied to get a parametric polynomial model for a single subdomain, and a partition of unity approach is taken to blend local estimates into a global estimate.
datos.bne.es: A library linked dataset

We describe the datos.bne. es library dataset. The dataset makes available the authority and bibliography catalogue from the Biblioteca Nacional de Espaoa BNE, National Library of Spain as Linked Data. The catalogue contains around 7 million authority and bibliographic records. The records in MARC 21 format were transformed to RDF and modelled using IFLA International Federation of Library Associations ontologies and other well-established vocabularies such as RDA Resource Description and Access or the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. A tool named MARiMbA automatized the RDF generation process and the data linkage to DBpedia and other library linked data resources such as VIAF Virtual International Authority File or GND Gemeinsame Normdatei, the authority dataset from the German National Library.
Constant-amplitude fatigue crack growth sequence regression on an aircraft lap joint using a 1-D convolutional network

A difficult issue that faces the operators of aging aircraft is to assure the regulators that their aircraft is structurally sound. From a structural perspective, aircrafts are complex and susceptible to fatigue damage due to the usage of aluminium and the proliferation of rivets. Multiple site fatigue damage (MSD) refers to the presence of multiple fatigue cracks in the same structural element. These cracks may interact with each other, increasing their collective growth rates, which may result in a rapid degradation of the structural integrity of the structure. This paper describes this group's experiences related to the usage of 1-D convolutional neural networks (1D ConvNets), in conjunction to fracture mechanics-borne material fatigue damage models in the task of modeling the damage progression of an aircraft lap joint with multiple cracks, subjected to a specific range of possible load sequences. This multivariate regression task is a proxy to the crucial task of estimating the point at which a structural element's residual strength levels have been lowered enough that it cannot sustain the loads it is required to sustain anymore. Current methods of doing the above still require empirically determined correction factors to account for material-related scatter, which require expensive physical tests to determine. The 1D convolutional network is trained on a combined dataset, which consists of the fatigue test data from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) AR-07/22 report, augmented by data generated by a crack growth analysis program, with initial conditions and load sequences akin to those in the FAA's fatigue test. This initial version of the model obtained an average MSE of 1.05, MAE of 0.85 and an average MAPE of 125.26 over the 110-sequence testing set.
Modelling and fault diagnosis for DFIGs with multi-phase inter-turn short circuit

In this paper, a new dynamic model of a DFIG subjected to the multiphase inter-turn short circuit fault (ITSC) is proposed. This model can quantitatively describe the faults occurring in multiple phases of the stator and rotor. What's more, a state-space representation of this faulty model is also derived. Base on this model, an adaptive observer is developed which can provide an online diagnosis of the fault position and level by estimating the amount of the shorted turns for each phase.
Alternative Host Model To Evaluate Aeromonas Virulence

ABSTRACT Bacterial virulence can only be assessed by confronting bacteria with a host. Here, we present a new simple assay to evaluate Aeromonas virulence, making use of Dictyostelium amoebae as an alternative host model. This assay can be modulated to assess virulence of very different Aeromonas species.
Mapping the relations between technology, product, and service: Case of Apple inc.

Nowadays, innovations of technologies, products, and services occur interdependently. Moreover, the innovations are developed by various actors, not by a company alone. Due to the complexity of innovation ecosystem, companies have difficulties in managing and monitoring its complex and interdependent innovation ecosystem. In this manner, this paper suggests a comprehensive network named as “T-P-S map” which is a framework for exploring the connection of technologies, products, and services. As an illustration, a case of Apple is represented, illustrating relationships between the Apple incorporation's patents, product information especially iPhone series, and service applications in the App store. To define the linkages, patent analysis and text analysis are employed. The resulted network will be interpreted in three ways and it can give some managerial information.
Phase Change Memory technology for embedded non volatile memory applications for 90nm and beyond

A 90nm embedded PCM technology is presented. For the first time the storage element has been integrated in a 6-ML advanced CMOS platform, exploiting the LV n-mos device as cell selector. Very good cell working window and intrinsic reliability both for storage element and selector MOS have been proven. The full integration of a 4Mb ePCM macrocell with very few additional masks and minimal process tuning confirms this technology as a viable solution for floating gate non-volatile memory replacement in embedded applications.
An advective‐dispersive stream tube approach for the transfer of conservative‐tracer data to reactive transport

Conservative‐tracer data are used for the parameterization of mixing‐controlled reactive transport. Temporal moments of the tracer breakthrough curve integrated over the outflow boundary of the domain yield the average velocity and the path‐averaged macrodispersion coefficient. On the basis of this information alone, no distinction is possible between spreading and mixing of the tracer. Analyzing the temporal moments of breakthrough curves locally obtained at single points in the domain gives additional information about the dilution of the tracer. In an accompanying paper [Cirpka and Kitanidis, this issue] we derive an apparent Péclet number of mixing Pea from local temporal moments. Assuming that Pea is constant over the cross section of the outflow boundary, a corrected probability density function of arrival times is determined. By interpreting the spatially integrated breakthrough curve as the result of advective‐ dispersive transport in independent stream tubes with identical Péclet number but differing seepage velocity, it is possible to transfer results of conservative transport to the transport of interacting compounds for cases in which mixing of the compounds is influenced significantly by local‐scale dispersion. This is an improvement to the stochastic‐convective model of Simmons et al. [1995] for the transfer of integrated tracer data to reactive transport. The approach is applied to the hypothetical case of a bimolecular reaction in a heterogeneous two‐dimensional aquifer.
Instructional methods

This chapter addresses one of the goals of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's “Preparing Physicians for the Future: Program in Medical Education” grants: to introduce new methods of instructions along with curricular revisions. Methods of instruction emphasize “how to teach,” in contrast to the curricular reform's “what to teach. ” The author explores the various ways in which the eight participating schools adopted new instructional methods. The author first sets out the conditions for effective learning, as expressed in earlier research in cognitive psychology. He then reviews the issues in new instructional methods: problem-based learning, small-group learning, self-directed learning, and instructional methods in the service of integration, as well as learning in outpatient settings and computer-based learning. The author concludes, among other things, that schools must respect the variety of ways in which students learns, that some faculty will have to become skilled in unfamiliar teaching methods, that new instructional methods should be based on empirical evidence of effectiveness, and that sometimes method may be less important than the skill and enthusiasm of the teacher.
Growth factor levels in platelet-rich plasma and correlations with donor age, sex, and platelet count.

INTRODUCTION Platelet-rich plasma contains autologous thrombocyte growth factors and might be promising for acceleration of dentoalveolar bone regeneration. In this study, it was analysed for platelet counts and growth factor concentrations. MATERIAL AND METHOD Platelet-rich plasma was isolated by discontinuous cell separation from 158 healthy men and 55 women aged 17-62 years. One hundred and fifteen specimens (stratified for age and gender of the donor) were analysed for growth factor concentrations and platelet count. RESULTS The platelet count in platelet-rich plasma (1,407,640+/-320,100/microl) was 5 times higher than in donor blood (266,040+/-60,530/microl). Platelet-derived growth factor AB (117+/-63 ng/ml), transforming growth factor (TGF) beta -1 (169+/-84 ng/ml), and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) I (84+/-23 ng/ml) were found in large amounts, while platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) BB (10+/-8 ng/ml) and transforming growth factor beta -2 (0.4+/-0.3 ng/ml) were found in small amounts only. The growth factor content was not well correlated with the platelet count in whole blood nor with the platelet-rich plasma (r(p)=0.35). No influence of gender or age on platelet count or growth factor concentrations was discovered (except IGF-I). CONCLUSIONS While there was substantial variation in the growth factor content of platelet-rich plasma, the factors influencing this are still worthy of further investigation. Furthermore, a technique whereby the growth factor content could be rapidly assessed in platelet-rich plasma may be of therapeutic benefit.
Chlamydia Pneumoniae in PBMC: Reproducibility of the OMPA Nested Touchdown PCR

The aim of our study was to evaluate whether the replicate PCR testing may provide more accurate estimates of C. pneumoniae DNA prevalence in PBMC of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. Clinical sensitivity and reproducibility of ompA nested touchdown PCR was also performed. Clinical sensitivity and reproducibility was examined by testing C. pneumoniae-negative PBMC spiked with serial dilutions of semipurified C. pneumoniae elementary bodies (from 8 to 0.002 IFU/ml). Detection of C. pneumoniae DNA was performed by ompA nested touchdown PCR. Each clinical and spiked PBMC DNA specimen was analyzed in replicates of 1,3,5 and 10. PCR results of serial dilutions of C. pneumoniae DNA performed in replicates of 10 were analysed by probit analysis. C. pneumoniae DNA was detected in 14 of the 30 (46.7%) PBMC clinical specimens examined when 10 replicates were tested. When we analyzed 1, 3 and 5 replicates, 4 (13.3%), 7(23.3%), 12(40%) of the 30 specimens were positive, respectively. The limit of detection of ompA nested PCR touchdown was 0.008 IFU/ml when 10 replicates were tested. The ompA nested PCR had reproducibility scores of 10 for 10 from 8 to 4 IFU/ml concentration, but scores decreased for smaller numbers of IFU/ml. Our results showed that repeat testing of the same specimen increased clinical sensitivity as well as reproducibility of the ompA nested touchdown PCR. In conclusion the replicate PCR testing improves the performance of ompA nested touchdown PCR and provides a more accurate estimates of the prevalence of C. pneumoniae in PBMC of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Uptake and effectiveness of the Australian telephone Quitline service in the context of a mass media campaign

Objectives: Since June 1997, Australia has run its first nationally coordinated mass media anti-smoking campaign, with all States collaborating to offer a standard Quitline service. An overview of the Australian national Quitline service is presented as well as two studies describing (a) the relationship between television advertising and call volume and type, and (b) the quit rates of callers over time. Design: Data on extent of advertising, as measured by weekly television target audience rating points (TARPs), is compared with weekly call volume and disposition. A randomly selected sample of callers was followed up at 3 weeks, 6 months and 12 months to assess caller appraisal and quit rates. Setting: The Australian Quitline service, in the context of a nationally coordinated, major anti tobacco campaign. Results: In a one year period from June 1997, 3.6% of adult Australian smokers called the Quitline. Weekly call volume was strongly related to TARPs and increased further when an advertisement specifically promoting the Quitline was broadcast. Calls involving requests for counselling, as opposed to brief calls to request quit materials, were more likely with lower TARPs. Of the cohort who were smoking at baseline, 28% reported they had quit smoking at a one year follow up and 5% had been quit for an entire year. Conclusions: In the context of a national mass media campaign, this study illustrates that it is possible to bring together differing State based services to provide an accessible, acceptable, and effective quit smoking service.
Antisense suppression of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) sucrose synthase 3 (CsSUS3) reduces hypoxic stress tolerance.

Sucrose synthase (SUS; EC 2.4.1.13) plays important roles in sugar metabolism and abiotic stress response. But the genes encoding SUS in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) have not been well studied. Here, we isolated four cucumber sucrose synthase genes (CsSUS). Among them, CsSUS3, which highly expressed in the roots, was chosen for further study. Immunolocalization and subcellular localization analysis indicated that CsSUS3 localized in the cytosol and the plasma membrane, and mainly existed in the companion cells of phloem in the roots. When suffering hypoxia stress from flooding, CsSUS3 expression and SUS activity in roots increased, especially in the lateral roots; moreover, the soluble SUS activity increased clearly, but the membrane fraction hardly changed. Compared with the wild-type cucumbers, the transgenic lines with antisense expression of CsSUS3 were more sensitive to flooding. After 6 d of flooding, the SUS activity, soluble sugar and uridine 5'-diphosphate glucose (UDPG) content and the ratio of ATP/ADP in the roots of transgenic plants were significantly lower than that in wild-type plants. Moreover, the transgenic lines grew more slowly with more yellow necrosis in the leaves. These findings suggested CsSUS3 participated in resisting hypoxic stress. Furthermore, the mechanism of CsSUS3 in resisting hypoxic stress was also discussed.
Genetic control of immune response to pseudorabies and atrophic rhinitis vaccines: I. Heterosis, general combining ability and relationship to growth and backfat.

Data from 988 pigs from 119 litters farrowed in two seasons of a three-breed diallel crossbreeding experiment were analyzed to estimate general combining abilities of breeds and heterosis for humoral immune response to pseudorabies virus and atrophic rhinitis vaccines. Twenty purebred boars and 85 sows of the Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire breeds were mated to provide the nine breed-of-sire and breed-of-dam combinations. Immune response was measured after vaccination. A modified-live pseudorabies virus (PR) vaccine was administered to piglets at 28 d of age and response measured as log2 serum neutralization titers at 56 d. An inactivated B. bronchiseptica bacterin was administered at 28, 42 and 112 d. Antibody levels were measured relative to positive and negative controls at 28, 56 and 119 d by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results of this study showed that ranking by breed of sire and breed of dam did not differ for general combining ability, and no evidence of significant heterosis for any immune responses was observed. Higher immune response at 56 d to B. bronchiseptica vaccine was associated with lower weaning weight (r = -.09, P less than .01). Correlations of days to 100 kg with 56-d and 119-d B. bronchiseptica antibody levels were . 15 (P less than .01) and . 12 (P less than .01). The relationship between humoral immune response to PR vaccine and growth traits was similar to that observed for B. bronchiseptica vaccine. Immune response to both antigens was not associated with backfat thickness. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Effect of Sn grain orientation on polarity effect in Sn-Ag-Cu solder joints during electromigration

In this research, a sandwich construction Cu/SAC/Cu joints was introduced for EM tests. A 1.5 kA/cm2 density current is applied in the tests at 110°C. The solder joint is composed of only a few big tin grains with a similar crystal orientation. The microstructural evolutions in correlation with the crystal orientations of the Sn grains after the EM tests were observed. The “polarity effect” is negatively related to the angle ω between the c-axis of tin grains and the electron flow direction. The relation between the IMC thickness differences vs the diffusion rate of Cu in Sn corresponding to angle ω is nearly fit to a linear function.
Open flap debridement and guided tissue regeneration after 10 years in infrabony defects.

OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the 10-year results after open flap debridement (OFD) and guided tissue regeneration (GTR) therapy of infrabony defects in a randomized controlled clinical trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 16 periodontitis patients OFD or polylactide acetyltributyl citrate barriers (GTR; n=23) were assigned randomly to 44 infrabony defects. In a subgroup of 10 patients exhibiting 2 contra-lateral defects each OFD and GTR was assigned to either side (split-mouth). At baseline, 12, and 120 +/- 12 months after surgery clinical parameters were obtained. RESULTS Fifteen patients (41 defects) were available at 120 months. Twelve and 120 +/- 12 months after therapy both groups showed statistically significant (p<0.01) attachment gain (split-mouth: OFD: 12 months: 3.60 +/- 2.67 mm; 120 months: 3.65 +/- 3.36 mm; GTR: 12 months: 3.50 +/- 1.90 mm; 120 months: 2.85 +/- 2.24 mm; parallel: OFD: 12 months: 3.47 +/- 2.80 mm; 120 months: 3.41 +/- 2.75 mm; GTR: 12 months: 3.67 +/- 2.11 mm; 120 months: 2.89 +/- 2.12 mm). From 12 to 120 months both groups experienced insignificant attachment changes, however, six teeth (two OFD, four GTR) were lost (all for prosthodontic reasons). The study failed to show statistically significant attachment gain differences between both groups after 120 months. CONCLUSIONS Ten years after OFD and GTR in infrabony defects 35 of 41 teeth were still in place.
GENETIC DETERMINANTS AND HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF COMMON CHILDHOOD OBESITY

s which can be cited in the issue of the thesis 1. Csernus K, Erhardt É, Felszeghy E, Illyés I, Molnár D. The prevalence of disorders of carbohydrate metabolism in clinically healthy obese children. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2003;27(S1):S78. IF: 2.794 2. Csernus K, Lanyi E, Erhardt E, Molnar D. Markers of renal glomerular and tubular dysfunction in childhood obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2003;27(S1):S4. IF: 2.794 3. Csernus K, Lányi É, Molnár D. Glomeruláris és tubuláris fehérjeürítés gyermekkori elhízásban. Obesit Hung 2003;4(S3):13. 4. Nagy E, Csernus K, Erhardt É, Molnár D. Elhízáshoz társuló zsírmáj gyermekkorban. Obes Hung 2003;4(S3):17. 5. Csernus K, Erhardt E, Lanyi E, Molnar D. Effect of childhood obesity on glomerular and tubular protein excretion. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2004;28(S1):S42. IF: 3.459 6. Erhardt E, Csernus K, Czako M, Molnar D. Frequencies of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of some candidate genes playing role in thermogenesis in Hungarian children. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2004;28(S1):S106. IF: 3.459 7. Csernus K, Erhardt É, Molnár D. Az energiafelhasználásban szerepet játszó gének polimorfizmusai gyermekkori elhízásban. Obes Hung 2004;5(2):52. 8. Nagy E, Csernus K, Erhardt É, Molnár D. Az elhízás és az uncoupling protein-2 exon 8 ins/del polimorfizmusának szerepe a gyermekkori zsírmáj kialakulásában. Obes Hung 2004; 5(S2):54. 9. Csernus K, Erhardt E, Molnar D. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in childhood obesity and role of uncoupling protein-2. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2004;28(S3):S109. IF: 3.459 10. Csernus K, Lányi É, Erhardt É, Molnár D. A gyermekkori elhízás és metabolikus szindróma hatása a glomeruláris és tubuláris fehérjeürítésre. Gyermekgyógyászat 2004;55(S2):18. 11. Nagy E, Csernus K, Erhardt É, Molnár D. Elhízáshoz társuló zsírmáj gyermekkorban. Gyermekgyógyászat 2004;55(S2):73–4.
A Load Balancing Control Algorithm for EV Static and Dynamic Wireless Charging

This paper presents a centralized algorithm that targets at balancing energy supply to demand by controlling the charging power of EVs. Such a capability enables demand side management and facilitates a smoother integration of charging infrastructure to the grid. The algorithm targets charging management systems that handle multiple concurrent sessions in a deterministic manner It enables the creation of custom charging profiles according to user or system defined strategies and encompasses a mechanism that enables priotirization. The algorithm is designed to target the static charging case. However recommendations regarding the adaptations required to target the dynamic wireless charging case are reported.