Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Pentacam: Principle and Clinical Applications

Rotating Scheimpflug imaging technology is used by instruments such as the Pentacam (Oculus) to measure the anterior and posterior corneal surfaces, as well as other anterior segment structures. Initially, Scheimpflug photography was used to obtain images of lens opacities for objective evaluation, but Pentacam-Scheimpflug camera is much wider in its clinical applications as a diagnostic tool for not only corneal diseases like keratoconus but cataract and refractive surgeons as well as glaucomatologists than the Scheimpflug photography alone. Its applications are growing everyday and its utility is till date unsurpassable in a busy anterior segment ophthalmic practice.
A Object Detection in Image Processing: A Review

Image segmentation can b define as a separation of image in sense full region regarding any object, Object recognition is a work of searching a selected object in an image or video sequence. Object detection plays a key role in image processing, It helps in searching of any particular object Object recognition is use to detect a particular object from a series of other objects, sometimes shadow and background images becomes problem in detection. Skull detection technique is use resolving such kind of problems. Here we deals with differ sort of object detection techniques and modes of multiple object det ection for a image.
Correlation between Nasal Microbiome Composition and Remote Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

ABSTRACT The incidence of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) has increased dramatically over the past decade, resulting in significant morbidity in millions of otherwise healthy individuals worldwide. Certain groups, like military personnel, are at increased risk for SSTI development. Although nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus is an important risk factor for the development of SSTIs, it is not clear why some colonized individuals develop disease while others do not. Recent studies have revealed the importance of microbial diversity in human health. Therefore, we hypothesized that the nasal microbiome may provide valuable insight into SSTI development. To examine this hypothesis, we obtained anterior-naris samples from military trainees with cutaneous abscesses and from asymptomatic (non-SSTI) participants. We also obtained samples from within abscess cavities. Specimens were analyzed by culture, and the microbial community within each sample was characterized using a 16S sequencing-based approach. We collected specimens from 46 non-SSTI participants and from 40 participants with abscesses. We observed a significantly higher abundance of Proteobacteria in the anterior nares in non-SSTI participants (P < 0.0001) than in participants with abscesses. Additionally, we noted a significant inverse correlation between Corynebacterium spp. and S. aureus (P = 0.0001). The sensitivity of standard microbiological culture for abscesses was 71.4%. These data expand our knowledge of the complexity of the nasal and abscess microbiomes and potentially pave the way for novel therapeutic and prophylactic countermeasures against SSTI.
Differences in Smokers and Nonsmokers’ Assessments of an Educational Campaign About Tobacco Use

The authors surveyed 1,998 Missourians to evaluate (a) awareness and (b) understanding of messages about the impact of tobacco use in Missouri, (c) belief in the accuracy of the messages, and (d) intention to vote for a tobacco tax increase on the basis of the messages. Using structural equation modeling, the relationships among these four constructs were evaluated. A comparison of smokers and nonsmokers indicated that these two groups were influenced by the messages in different ways, χ2(8) = 20.89, p < . 05, and should be modeled separately. The nonsmokers’ model demonstrated significant (p < .05) relationships between understanding the messages and belief in message accuracy (b = .41; R2 = .17) and between belief in message accuracy and intention to vote in favor of the tobacco tax (b = .54; R2 = .29). In the smokers’ model, understanding the messages was not a statistically significant predictor of belief in message accuracy. However, belief in message accuracy had a significant and positive relationship with intention to vote in favor of the tax (b = .45; R2 = .21). These findings indicate that media campaigns about tobacco use should approach smokers and nonsmokers differently.
SR-IOV Networking in Xen: Architecture, Design and Implementation

SR-IOV capable network devices offer the benefits of direct I/O throughput and reduced CPU utilization while greatly increasing the scalability and sharing capabilities of the device. SR-IOV allows the benefits of the paravirtualized driver's throughput increase and additional CPU usage reductions in HVMs (Hardware Virtual Machines). SR-IOV uses direct I/O assignment of a network device to multiple VMs, maximizing the potential for using the full bandwidth capabilities of the network device, as well as enabling unmodified guest OS based device drivers which will work for different underlying VMMs. Drawing on our recent experience in developing an SR-IOV capable networking solution for the Xen hypervisor we discuss the system level requirements and techniques for SR-IOV enablement on the platform. We discuss PCI configuration considerations, direct MMIO, interrupt handling and DMA into an HVM using an IOMMU (I/O Memory Management Unit). We then explain the architectural, design and implementation considerations for SR-IOV networking in Xen in which the Physical Function has a driver running in the driver domain that serves as a "master" and each Virtual Function exposed to a guest VM has its own virtual driver.
Embryonic Expression of the 5-HT3 Receptor Subunit, 5-HT3R-A, in the Rat: An in Situ Hybridization Study

The role of serotonin as a neurotransmitter in the vertebrate central and peripheral nervous systems has been extensively studied. In addition to its well-defined role in neurotransmission, serotonin has also been implicated in development. We have used in situ hybridization to localize 5-HT3 receptor mRNA in embryonic rat sections from Embryonic Day 10 (E10) to E18. Expression was first detected in the cranial sensory ganglia starting on E10. Expression was later detected in many regions within the developing CNS. In addition to the cranial sensory ganglia, expression was detected in many regions of the peripheral nervous system including dorsal root, sympathetic, and parasympathetic ganglia, and in the myenteric plexus of the enteric nervous system. Expression was also detected in many nonneuronal cell populations including the choroid plexus, cochlear duct, and olfactory epithelium. Expression in regions of active epithelial-mesenchymal interaction such as the tooth bud, lung, and submandibular gland may indicate a role for 5-HT3 receptors in the process of secondary induction.
Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Antiarrhythmic Drugs for AF. Antiarrhythmic drugs have been used for the acute conversion of atrial fibrillation to sinus rhythm, as well as for the long‐term maintenance of sinus rhythm. In recent years, concerns regarding antiarrhythmic drug efficacy as well as safety have prompted a re‐examination of the indications for antiarrhythmic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation. This review will focus on the safety and efficacy of antiarrhythmic therapy in the acute and chronic management of patients with atrial fibrillation.
Chromatin characterization by banding techniques, in situ hybridization, and nuclear DNA content in Cicer L. (Leguminosae).

The karyotypes of three accessions, one each from three annual species of the genus Cicer, namely Cicer arietinum, Cicer reticulation, and Cicer echinospermum, were examined and compared using C-banding, the fluorochromes chromomycin A3, DAPI, and Hoechst 33258, in situ hybridization of the 18S-5.8S-25S and 5S rDNA sequences, and silver staining. The nuclear DNA content of the three species and the amount of heterochromatin were also determined. The results suggest an evolutionary pathway in which C. reticulatum is the ancestral species from which both C. arietinum and C. echinospermum are derived with the loss of one pair of satellites; subsequently, C. echinospermum further differentiated by the accumulation of chromosomal rearrangement(s) that gave rise to a hybrid sterility barrier. Key words : Cicer, C-banding, fluorochromes, Ag staining, rRNA genes.
Zebrafish Tshz3b negatively regulates hox function in the developing hindbrain

In flies, the zinc‐finger protein Teashirt promotes trunk segmental identities, in part, by repressing the expression and function of anterior hox paralog group (PG) 1–4 genes that specify head fates. Anterior‐posterior patterning of the vertebrate hindbrain also requires Hox PG 1–4 function, but the role of vertebrate teashirt‐related genes in this process has not been investigated. In this work, we use overexpression and structure‐function analyses to show that zebrafish tshz3b antagonizes Hox‐dependent hindbrain segmentation. Ectopic Tshz3b perturbs the specification of rhombomere identities and leads to the caudal expansion of r1, the only rhombomere whose identity is specified independently of Hox function. This overexpression phenotype does not require the homeodomain and C‐terminal zinc fingers that are unique to vertebrate Teashirt‐related proteins, but does require that Tshz3b function as a repressor. Together, these results argue that the negative regulation of Hox PG 1–4 function is a conserved characteristic of Teashirt‐related proteins. genesis 49:725–742, 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Separating handwritten material from machine printed text using hidden Markov models

In this paper, we address the problem of separating handwritten annotations from machine-printed text within a document. We present an algorithm that is based on the theory of hidden Markov models (HMMs) to distinguish between machine-printed and handwritten materials. No OCR results are required prior to or during the process, and the classification is performed at the word level. Handwritten annotations are not limited to marginal areas, as the approach can deal with document images having handwritten annotations overlaid on machine-printed text and it has been shown to be promising in our experiments. Experimental results show that the proposed method can achieve 72.19% recall for fully extracted handwritten words and 90.37% for partially extracted words. The precision of extracting handwritten words has reached 92.86%.
Energy-efficient data aggregation techniques for exploiting spatio-temporal correlations in wireless sensor networks

The energy-efficient data aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) has grown as one of the promising area in many applications. Prior research works have suggested several spatio-temporal models for effectively reducing the data collection costs, but the models are limited to their specificity. This paper presents a pre-filtration method in every sensor node. While using pre-filtration techniques on node's data pre-processing can suppress a huge amount of redundant or correlated data transmissions, thus maximizes the nodes battery lifetime. This paper proposes a framework using both relative variation (RV) and a data aggregative window function (DAWF), which can exploit both spatial and temporal redundancies in WSNs. However, both compressive and prediction-based approaches can find temporal data redundancies or correlations in sensor nodes as well as spatio-temporal correlations in Cluster-Head (CH) nodes. In this regard, the experimental study shows that the proposed mechanism among the considered network nodes can suppress a huge amount of required data transmissions, while providing reliable data towards the base station (BS).
Case of genochondromatosis type I in an 8‐year‐old boy

Case of Genochondromatosis Type I in an 8-Year-Old Boy Yoon Seok Lee, Jinmyoung Dan,* Keun Jung Ryu, Byung Kook Kim, Soo-Hong Han, and Hyeong Jong Kim Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Gumi Medical Center, School of Medicine, CHA University, Gumi-si, Kyungsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, School of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Ocular Wavefront Aberrations in Patients After Diffuse Lamellar Keratitis

Purpose: To study ocular wavefront aberrations after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in patients who developed diffuse lamellar keratitis (DLK). Methods: A case-control evaluation of 47 patients with DLK and 30 uneventful LASIK-operated controls. Measurements of visual acuities, cycloplegic refraction, eye's wave aberrations using a LADARWAVE aberrometer (up to eighth order), and corneal topography were obtained after LASIK treatment. All of the surgeries were performed using the Hansatome or the Moria microkeratome and the LadarVision excimer laser system. Results: Mean follow-up interval from the day of the operative procedure to the examination day was 6.26 (DLK group; range, 2-13 months) and 6.23 months (control group; range, 3-9 months). Mean preoperative spherical equivalent was −3.7 D in patients with DLK and −3.7 D in controls. High-order aberration S7+7 (P = 0.015) was statistically different in the DLK group from that in controls. High-order aberrations S3+3 (P = 0.091) and S8+4 (χ2 = 8.014, P = 0.046) showed a tendency to be different from controls. Loss of best-corrected visual acuity was greater in patients with DLK. Conclusions: The occurrence of DLK after LASIK surgery may not significantly affect the visual outcome.
Influence of Dehydration on Intermittent Sprint Performance

Abstract Davis, J.-K, Laurent, CM, Allen, KE, Green, JM, Stolworthy, NI, Welch, TR, and Nevett, ME. Influence of dehydration on intermittent sprint performance. J Strength Cond Res 29(9): 2586–2593, 2015—This study examined the effects of dehydration on intermittent sprint performance and perceptual responses. Eight male collegiate baseball players completed intermittent sprints either dehydrated (DEHY) by 3% body mass or euhydrated (EU). Body mass was reduced through exercise in the heat with controlled fluid restriction occurring 1 day before the trial. Participants completed twenty-four 30-m sprints divided into 3 bouts of 8 sprints with 45 seconds of rest between each sprint and 3 minutes between each bout. Perceived recovery status (PRS) scale was recorded before the start of each trial. Heart rate (HR), ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) (0–10 OMNI scale), and perceived readiness (PR) scale were recorded after every sprint, and session RPE (SRPE) was recorded 20 minutes after completing the entire session. A 2 (condition) × 3 (bout of sprints) repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a significant main effect of condition on mean sprint time (p = 0.03), HR (p < 0.01), RPE (p = 0.01), and PR (p = 0.02). Post hoc tests showed significantly faster mean sprint times for EU vs. DEHY during the second (4.87 ± 0.29 vs. 5.03 ± 0.33 seconds; p = 0.01) and third bouts of sprints (4.91 ± 0.29 vs. 5.12 ± 0.44 seconds; p = 0.02). Heart rate was also significantly lower (p ⩽ 0.05) for EU during the second and third bouts. Post hoc measures also showed significantly impaired (p ⩽ 0.05) feelings of recovery (PRS) before exercise and increased (p ⩽ 0.05) perceptual strain before each bout (PR) during the second and third bouts of repeated sprint work (i.e., RPE and PR) and after the total session (SRPE) in the DEHY condition. Dehydration impaired sprint performance, negatively altered perception of recovery status before exercise, and increased RPE and HR response.
Quaternary structure of proteins.

STOICHIOMETRY OF SUBUNITS. 26 DISSOCIATION METHODS . • . 26 Denaturants . 26 Change of charge . 26 Binding of metabolites or s mall ions . 27 Reaction with sulfhydryl groups . 27 HyBRIDIZATION . • . • • • . • . • . 28 TABLE OF SUBUNITS . ' " . • • . 29 GEOMETRIC ARRANGEMENTS OF SUBUNITS 29 CYCLIC SYMMETRY . • • . • . 34 DIHEDRAL SYMMETRY . • . • . 36 CUBIC SYMMETRY • • . • . • . • . • . • . 38 GENERAL COMMENTS . • . • . 38 ENERGETICS OF INTERACTIONS 39 MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF INTERFACE CONTACTS 52 FACTORS THAT MODIFY SUBUNIT INTERACTIONS S6 INTRINSIC FACTORS . • . • . • 56 EXTRINSIC FACTORS . • • . • • . • . • . • . S7 CONCLUSION . S9
TYPE II-P SUPERNOVAE FROM THE SDSS-II SUPERNOVA SURVEY AND THE STANDARDIZED CANDLE METHOD

We apply the Standardized Candle Method (SCM) for Type II Plateau supernovae (SNe II-P), which relates the velocity of the ejecta of a SN to its luminosity during the plateau, to 15 SNe II-P discovered over the three season run of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-II Supernova Survey. The redshifts of these SNe—0.027 < z < 0.144—cover a range hitherto sparsely sampled in the literature; in particular, our SNe II-P sample contains nearly as many SNe in the Hubble flow (z > 0.01) as all of the current literature on the SCM combined. We find that the SDSS SNe have a very small intrinsic I-band dispersion (0.22 mag), which can be attributed to selection effects. When the SCM is applied to the combined SDSS-plus-literature set of SNe II-P, the dispersion increases to 0.29 mag, larger than the scatter for either set of SNe separately. We show that the standardization cannot be further improved by eliminating SNe with positive plateau decline rates, as proposed in Poznanski et al. We thoroughly examine all potential systematic effects and conclude that for the SCM to be useful for cosmology, the methods currently used to determine the Fe ii velocity at day 50 must be improved, and spectral templates able to encompass the intrinsic variations of Type II-P SNe will be needed.
Therapy of a Murine Model of Pediatric Brain Tumors using a Herpes Simplex Virus Type‐1 ICP34.5 Mutant and Demonstration of Viral Replication within the CNS

To develop improved therapies for medulloblastoma, we studied the ability of a neuroattenuated HSV-1 ICP34.5 mutant (variant-1716) to replicate within and destory an authentic medulloblastoma cell line known as Med 283 (D283) using immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and viral titrations. In vitro studies showed that variant-1716 replicates in and destroys monolayers of D283 cells with kinetics similar to wild-type strain 17+. When D283 tumor-bearing animals were treated with variant-1716 injected directly into the tumor, there was a statistically significant increase in survival (p < .02) compared to mock-treated tumor-bearing mice. Additionally, several novel observations emerged from this study. Most importantly, we demonstrated focal acute viral replication within murine brain cells, a finding not previously reported with HSV-1 ICP-34.5 variants. Further, the brains of tumor-bearing animals treated with variant-1716 demonstrated persistent viral replication within tumors for several weeks. Thus, we conclude that variant-1716 causes a statistically significant increase in survival of experimental medulloblastomas, but further analysis of the replication of HSV-1 ICP34.5 mutants within the mammalian CNS is necessary to assess its potential long-term toxicity.
Cancer in systemic sclerosis.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the frequency of cancer is increased among patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). METHODS A retrospective chart review of 248 patients who were followed up prospectively was conducted. RESULTS Cancers developed in 18 patients (7.3%) during 2,001 patient-years at risk. The most frequent types were cancers of the lung (7 patients) and breast (5 patients). Older age at diagnosis of SSc was a significant risk factor for cancer. Lung cancer was associated with the presence of pulmonary fibrosis. The age-standardized incidence rate for all cancers (7.9/1,000) was 2.1 times the overall rate in the Ontario population (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION The frequency of cancer is increased in patients with SSc.
Approche d'extension de méthodes fondée sur l'utilisation de composants génériques. (Method extension based on generic components)

Ce memoire s'inscrit dans le domaine de l'ingenierie des methodes et plus specialement dans celui de l'ingenierie des methodes situationnelles. Il propose une technique de construction de methodes, dite d'Extension, permettant d'adapter une methode d'analyse existante aux besoins specifiques du projet en cours. L'approche proposee met en oeuvre les trois points suivants : Une technique de representation de la connaissance sous forme de patrons decrits par differents langages de description et de manipulation. Une technique d'organisation des patrons a l'aide de cartes d'extension facilitant le guidage lors de la reutilisation de patrons. Ces cartes sont des modeles de processus executables permettant d'etendre une methode orientee objet a un domaine d'application specifique. Elles permettent de gerer la coherence de la methode en prenant en compte les contraintes de precedence associees a chaque patron d'extension. Une technique de conception a l'aide de meta-patrons generiques permettant de faciliter le travail de l'ingenieur de methodes lors de la conception d'une carte d'extension. Ces meta-patrons ont ete generes suite a l'inventaire de toutes les strategies possibles pouvant se trouver sur une carte d'extension et toute la connaissance relative a chacune d'entre elles est encapsulee dans un meta-patron specifique. Cette approche permet donc d'offrir a l'ingenieur de methodes un processus de guidage, tant au niveau de l'execution des patrons d'extension (carte) qu'au niveau de leur conception (meta-patron).
New Proximity Coupled Feeding Method for Reconfigurable Circularly Polarized Microstrip Ring Antennas

A new simple single-feed method for circularly polarized ring antennas has been investigated. Experimental and theoretical investigation show that either right-handed (RH) or left-handed (LP) circular polarization (CP) can be easily achieved by selecting one of the two input ports of the antennas. The proposed U-shaped microstrip feed line excites the fundamental TM11 mode of the ring radiating elements through proximity coupling along the semi-annular section of the line. The induced rotating surface currents on the ring radiators contribute to the circular polarization behavior of the antennas. Two types of rings have been investigated. Square ring prototypes operate at 2.7 GHz have been designed, fabricated and evaluated to show the basic operating principles of the antennas, while annular ring radiating elements operate at 2.255 GHz are realized to demonstrate the reconfigurable capability of the new feeding structure. In the reconfigurable design, a high isolation RF switch is used to direct the input signal between the two input ports. With suitable biasing arrangement of the RF switch, the antenna is capable to radiate at either types of circular polarization. The reconfigurable design is fed by a single microstrip line. Return losses, axial ratios, gains and radiation patterns of the prototype antennas have been measured for verifications. A parametric study of the new feeding structures with a square ring has been carried out for important design guidelines.
Personality traits of faster and slower competitive swimmers.

Abstract This study made the comparison of swimmers ranked according to swimming ability as determined by actual time tests in events used in NCAA high school dual meets with personality traits as measured by the Thurstone temperament schedule. The purpose was to add to the knowledge of characteristics of swimmers by determining if the factors within the individual which make a boy a better swimmer correlate significantly with the measured personality traits. Twenty-one swimmers were timed throughout the swimming season on each of the swimming events and the rank of each swimmer calculated. Each swimmer was given the personality test. Statistical analysis of the rankings of these seven personality traits was made in comparison to the swimming rank of the swimmers in the various strokes. Three rank difference correlations were found significant at the . 05 level, indicating a tendency for rank of swimming performance to correspond with rank of personality variable. The dominant trait was positively correlat.