Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Content-based Image Retrieval Using Gabor-Zernike Features

Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) is an important research area for manipulating large amount of image databases and archives. Extraction of invariant features is the basis of CBIR. This paper focuses on the problem of texture and shape feature extractions. We investigate texture feature and shape feature for CBIR by successfully combining the Gabor filters and Zernike moments (GF+ZM). GF is used for texture feature extraction and ZM extracts shape features. Comprehensive performance evaluation of our method is based on three different databases: face database, fingerprint database, and MPEG-7 shape database. The experimental results demonstrate that GF+ZM presents robustness to all of the three databases with the best average retrieval rate while the GF and ZM are limited for certain databases. GF is effective for face database and fingerprint database but is weak for MPEG-7 shape database. ZM achieves high retrieval rate for face database and MPEG-7 shape database but gives relatively low retrieval rate for fingerprint database
Improved apparatus and procedures for isopiestic studies at elevated temperatures

A significantly improved apparatus for the isopiestic measurement of thermodynamic activities at elevated temperatures is described. Details of the new design and of an analysis of the propagation of the experimental errors are presented. The apparatus was tested by measurements of calcium chloride against sodium chloride at 353.15 K. Accuracies of better than 0.1% in the osmotic coefficient are routinely achieved. Data are also given for the osmotic coefficient of aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions at 353.15 K as a function of molality (up to 13 mol/kg), measured with respect to both sodium chloride and calcium chloride solutions as reference electrolytes.
Effects of Antihistamines on Innate Immune Responses to Severe Bacterial Infection in Mice

Background: Sedating and non-sedating histamine H1 receptor (H1R) antagonists and H2R blockers are widely used drugs which are generally considered to be safe medications. However, recently, these drugs have been shown to possibly impair the outcome of perforating appendicitis in children. Objective: It was the aim of this study to characterize the effects of histamine receptor blockade in severe bacterial infections in more detail. Methods: To obtain information on the safety of histamine receptor blockade in more detail, we used pharmacological and genetic approaches targeting histamine receptors and performed cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), a mouse model of septic peritonitis. After induction of septic peritonitis, morbidity and mortality were monitored closely. Results: Here, we show that oral treatment with first-generation H1R antihistamine diphenhydramine, H2R blocker cimetidine and H3/4R blocker thioperamide impairs optimal innate immune responses in severe murine bacterial sepsis. However, these adverse effects are not mediated by H1R, as mice deficient for H1R show similar rates of morbidity and mortality after CLP as their wild-type controls. Similarly, the second-generation antihistamine desloratadine neither affects morbidity nor mortality after CLP. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that sedating first-generation H1R antihistamines and H2R blockers might impair innate immune responses to bacteria and that these drugs should be used with caution in patients with severe bacterial infections.
Increasing Use of CT Angiography in Interventional Study Sites: The IMS III Experience

The use of multimodal CT scanning—CT angiography (CTA) and CT perfusion (CTP)—to assess patients with acute stroke seems to have increased rapidly during the past 5 years. This change in clinical practice may affect the speed of acute treatment, methods of triaging to intra-arterial treatment,
Prefrontal Cortex Function in the Representation of Temporally Complex Events

The frontal cortex and inferior temporal cortex are strongly functionally interconnected. Previous experiments on prefrontal function in monkeys have shown that a disconnection of prefrontal cortex from inferior temporal cortex impairs a variety of complex visual learning tasks but leaves simple concurrent object–reward association learning intact. We investigated the possibility that temporal components of visual learning tasks determine the sensitivity of those tasks to prefrontal–temporal disconnection by adding specific temporal components to the concurrent object–reward association learning task. Monkeys with crossed unilateral lesions of prefrontal cortex and inferior temporal cortex were impaired compared with unoperated controls at associating two-item sequences of visual objects with reward. The impairment was specific to the learning of visual sequences, because disconnection was without effect on object–reward association learning for an equivalent delayed reward. This result was replicated in monkeys with transection of the uncinate fascicle, thus determining the anatomical specificity of the dissociation. Previous behavioral results suggest that monkeys represent the two-item serial compound stimuli in a configural manner, similar to the way monkeys represent simultaneously presented compound stimuli. The representation of simultaneously presented configural stimuli depends on the perirhinal cortex. The present experiments show that the representation of serially presented compound stimuli depends on the interaction of prefrontal cortex and inferior temporal cortex. We suggest that prefrontal–temporal disconnection impairs a wide variety of learning tasks because in those tasks monkeys lay down similar temporally complex representations.
Dendritic compartmentation of NMDA receptor mRNA in cultured hippocampal neurons

THE intracellular localization of mRNA encoding the obligatory subunit for the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor complex (NMDAR1) was determined in cultured hippocampal neurons by in situ hybridization. From the time at which dendrites begin to develop, labeling for NMDAR1 mRNA extended beyond cell somata into incipient dendritic processes. By 10 days in culture, label was found throughout dendritic arbors in a distribution pattern similar to that for microtublin associated proteins 2 mRNA, but contrasted sharply with that for GluR1 or β-actin mRNAs, both of which were restricted to cell somata. NMDAR1 mRNA was also expressed in astrocytes, where it was diffusely localized throughout the cytoplasm. These data suggest that transport of NMDAR1 mRNA may serve as a mechanism to target and manipulate local concentrations of NMDA receptors.
Target re-identification based on histogram comparison by optimized diffusion distance

Target re-identification from cross-cameras is a difficult problem in the field of multiple camera surveillance, which needs to be urgently solved. In this paper, we introduced a new measurement algorithm: Optimized Diffusion Distance, which needn't supervision and adapt to more scenes. As for the algorithm, firstly, we extract multiple features of targets, and then compute the optimized diffusion distance of each feature's histogram. In order to reduce the differences between the features, normalization processing is needed. Finally, a general similarity measure function will be get by assigning the appropriate weighted value. And the experiments based on VIPeR show that this algorithm could achieve good matching results.
The many faces of crossed aphasia in dextrals: report of nine cases and review of the literature

A substantial body of the aphasia literature has been devoted to the topic of crossed aphasia in dextrals (CAD) over the past century but still no theory exists that explains the anomalous organization of neurocognitive functions in this population. However, if strict selection criteria are applied only some cases of vascular CAD are reported in which the correlation between neurocognitive disturbances and the locus of the brain lesion is studied. This study describes nine new cases of vascular CAD who underwent in‐depth neurolinguistic and neuropsychological investigations. Our analysis shows the semiological variability of CAD phenomena and the many faces of the lesion‐behaviour relationships of this exceptional neurobiological condition.
Design Approach for Robust UHF RFID Tag Antennas Mounted on a Plurality of Dielectric Surfaces [Antenna Designer's Notebook]

A design approach is presented for passive UHF RFID tag antennas to function efficiently when mounted on a wide variety of dielectric materials of arbitrary thickness. It is well understood that the presence of materials can detune an antenna by shifting its operational band. It is therefore important to design tags that can accommodate such a shift in frequency due to material effects. In this paper, we propose a way to modify existing classical tag designs to enable them to operate over a wide range of materials (3 <; εr <; 13 ) and arbitrary thickness. Experimental results showed that when compared to commercially available tags, the modified tags achieved better performance when mounted on a wide range of materials.
How to use mid-infrared spectral information from milk recording system to detect the pregnancy status of dairy cows.

The mid-infrared spectroscopic (MIR) analysis of milk is the method of choice used internationally for the quantification of milk composition, i.e., for major milk components such as fat, protein and lactose but recently also for fine milk components such as fatty acids. Mid-infrared spectroscopy is used both for samples taken as a part of large-scale milk recording and for milk payment systems. It is a rapid and non-expensive method. A milk sample analysed by MIR provides a spectrum which is a unique fingerprint of the whole milk composition. A MIR milk spectrum represents the absorption of infrared light through the milk sample at wavelengths between 900 cm-1 and 5,000 cm-1 (Coates, 2000). The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of MIR analysis of milk to identify changes in the pregnancy status of dairy cows. The long-term aim of the research was to develop a strategy transferable in routine in the context of the milk recording system that can identified open cows from pregnant cows after an insemination and within the first 50 days after this insemination.
Metabolic Dysregulation of the Insulin–Glucose Axis and Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers in the Framingham Heart Study-Offspring Cohort (1971–2008)

Background: Obesity-related dysregulation of the insulin–glucose axis is hypothesized in carcinogenesis. We studied impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and other markers of insulin–glucose metabolism in the Framingham Heart Study-Offspring Cohort, which uniquely tracks these markers and cancer >37 years. Methods: Participants were recruited between 1971 and 1975 and followed until 2008 (n = 4,615; mean age 66.8 years in 2008). Serum glucose, insulin, and hemoglobin A1c were determined from fasting blood in quart-annual exams. Lifestyle and demographic information was self-reported. HRs and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of cancer risk were computed using time-dependent survival analysis (SASv9.3), while accounting for temporal changes for relevant variables. Results: We identified 787 obesity-related cancers, including 136 colorectal, 217 breast, and 219 prostate cancers. Absence versus presence of IFG 10 to 20 years and 20+ years before the event or last follow-up was associated with 44% (95% CI, 1.15–1.79) and 57% (95% CI, 1.17–2.11) increased risk of obesity-related cancers, respectively. When time-dependent variables were used, after adjusting for age, sex, smoking, alcohol, and body mass index, IFG was associated with a 27% increased risk of obesity-related cancer (HR = 1.27; CI, 1.1–1.5). Associations were stronger in smokers (HR = 1.41; CI, 1.13–1.76). Increased risk was noted among persons with higher insulin (HR = 1.47; CI, 1.15–1.88) and hemoglobin A1c (HR = 1.54; CI, 1.13–2.10) for the highest (≥5.73%) versus lowest (≤5.25%) category. A >2-fold increase in colorectal cancer risk was observed for all blood biomarkers of insulin–glucose metabolism, particularly with earlier IFG exposure. Nonsignificant increased risk of breast and prostate cancer was observed for blood biomarkers. Conclusions: Earlier IFG exposure (>10 years before) increased obesity-related cancer risk, particularly for colorectal cancer. Impact: Our study explicitly recognizes the importance of prolonged IFG exposure in identifying links between glucose dysregulation and obesity-related cancers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 22(10); 1825–36. ©2013 AACR.
Heavy metal in inhalable and respirable particles in urban atmosphere

Human activities in Sapele are veritable sources of particulate pollution which are exuded into the atmosphere. These activities include bush burning which is one of the pre-planting activities, transportation, gas flaring, incineration of wastes refuse disposal and the use of wood as a source of fuel. The objective of this study is to determine the concentration of the trace metal in particulate matter captured in glass fibre filter paper. High volume sampler was used to collect the respirable and inhalable suspended particulate matter at ten different sites located in Sapele, from December 2010 to April 2011. The foam and the glass fibre filter were analysed for nine (Mn, Ni, Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu, Co, Fe, and Pb) respectively by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (FAAS). The concentration of the respirable particle ranged from 104.17 to 145. 83μg/m 3 while the inhalable concentration ranged from 166.67 to 812. 50μg/m 3 . From the analysis the element Cd was moderately enriched.
Adapting Coping Theory to Explain the Concept of Adjustment

Abstract This article describes the development of a proposed unifying theoretical framework for the concept of adjustment as understood by health social workers. This arose from an exploratory study (Nilsson, 2002) aimed at elucidating social workers' understanding of Adjustment to Health Condition and Adjustment to Hospitalisation as Indicators for Intervention. The findings of that study demonstrated that adjustment was conceptualised as a complex, multi-dimensional process including the key inter-related themes of coping, emotion, subjective meaning, integration, adaptation, support, family focus, and process orientation. Participants were, however, unable to identify a unifying meta-theory to explain the described critical inter-relationships between these concepts. The proposed explanatory framework is based substantially on Folkman's (1997) revision of Lazarus and Folkman's (1984) theory of coping as a mediator of emotion and also incorporates important aspects of family systems theory as described by McCubbin and McCubbin (1996). This framework has the potential to assist social workers to better understand and assess the crucial contributory aspects of adjustment-related issues and thus improve client-focused clinical practice.
Design and development of the control system for power ankle prosthesis

Phase measurement is a key problem in power ankle control system because the traditional control methods is complex mechanical systems and high complicate computation systems. In this article aims to develop of a straightforward phase measurement control system using two Flexi-Force sensor SR1 and SR2, SR1 installed under the toe and sensor SR2 installed under the heel. Experiment with artificial power ankle model in 2 Km/h walking speed. Accelerometer A1 and A2 are respectively installed to healthy foot and artificial power ankle model, using digital to analog conversion NI-DAQ to record the walking data. Compared the ankle model data with healthy foot walking data. The result can shows it can accurately measure the ankle phase during the walking in real-time.
Assessment of organizational reliability capability

A reliability capability assessment process can assist OEMs and system integrators in assessing prospective suppliers for their ability to design and manufacture reliable products before they are delivered for use, and on an ongoing basis, help a company in identifying shortcomings in its reliability program, which can be rectified by subsequent improvement actions. The assessment can also help to establish reliability management practices for use by designers, suppliers, customers, and independent authorities. The assessment method may be used to evaluate the reliability capability of all types of electronics-related industries that perform activities influencing the reliability of a product. It can produce increased customer satisfaction, provide competitive opportunities, and shorten the product development cycle. In summary, a reliability capability assessment can be used for: 1) specifying or planning reliability practices if product development is implemented internally; 2) evaluating reliability practices to determine the extent to which a supplier is capable of providing a product that meets the reliability requirements/needs; and 3) improving reliability practices if the current reliability practices have been evaluated and improvement is desired or required
Merging grid maps of different resolutions by scaling registration

SUMMARY This paper considers the problem of merging grid maps that have different resolutions. Because the goal of map merging is to find the optimal transformation between two partially overlapping grid maps, it can be viewed as a special image registration issue. To address this special issue, the solution considers the non-common areas and designs an objective function based on the trimmed mean-square error (MSE). The trimmed and scaling iterative closest point (TsICP) algorithm is then proposed to solve this well-designed objective function. As the TsICP algorithm can be proven to be locally convergent in theory, a good initial transformation should be provided. Accordingly, scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT) features are extracted for the maps to be potentially merged, and the random sample consensus (RANSAC) algorithm is employed to find the geometrically consistent feature matches that are used to estimate the initial transformation for the TsICP algorithm. In addition, this paper presents the rules for the fusion of the grid maps based on the estimated transformation. Experimental results carried out with publicly available datasets illustrate the superior performance of this approach at merging grid maps with respect to robustness and accuracy.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Presence of Antisperm Antibodies Reactive with Peptide Epitopes of FA‐1 and YLP12 in Sera of Immunoinfertile Women

Recent studies in several laboratories are focused on delineating sperm antigens that are relevant to fertility and examining involvement of antibodies to these antigens in human immunoinfertility. Our laboratory has characterized two such antigens, namely fertilization antigen (FA‐1) and YLP12 dodecamer sequence that are involved in sperm‐oocyte binding. The present study was conducted to examine the occurrence of isoantibodies to various peptide epitopes of human and murine FA‐1 antigen and YLP12 peptide in sera of immunoinfertile and fertile women.
Novel selection for tetracycline- or chloramphenicol-sensitive Escherichia coli

A method for selecting tetracycline- or chloramphenicol-sensitive Escherichia coli cells from a population of predominantly resistant cells is described. This method depends on the inability of drug-sensitive cells to induce lambda receptors in the presence of chloramphenicol or tetracycline, protein synthesis-inhibiting drugs. The addition of bacteriophage lambda vir to a mixture of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant cells, induced for lambda receptors in the presence of tetracycline or chloramphenicol, preferentially kills the drug-resistant cells (which are capable of inducing lambda receptors). The result is a culture enriched for the sensitive cells. Several common strains used for transformation were compared for their ability to be selected. E. coli 294 was found to be superior.
Toroidal Triblock Copolymer Assemblies

A stable phase of toroidal, or ringlike, supramolecular assemblies was formed by combining dilute solution characteristics critical for both bundling of like-charged biopolymers and block copolymer micelle formation. The key to toroid versus classic cylinder micelle formation is the interaction of the negatively charged hydrophilic block of an amphiphilic triblock copolymer with a positively charged divalent organic counterion. This produces a self-attraction of cylindrical micelles that leads to toroid formation, a mechanism akin to the toroidal bundling of semiflexible charged biopolymers such as DNA. The toroids can be kinetically trapped or chemically cross-linked. Insight into the mechanism of toroid formation can be gained by observation of intermediate structures kinetically trapped during film casting.
In vitro Model for the Study of Listeria and Salmonella Adherence to Intestinal Epithelial Cells

A quantitative test to study Listeria and Salmonella adherence to epithelial cells was developed. The quantitative test is rapid and allows the simultaneous testing of many variables such as the adherence ability of different bacteria to their target cells as well as the capability of various molecules to inhibit bacterial adherence. By using a strain-specific standard curve in each test, the test for the quantification of adherent bacteria became specifically sensitive. Non-viable biotinylated bacteria and immobilized cells or their extract were found relevant for the study of bacteria-epithelial cell interactions. Adherence ability of Listeria strains was found to be 10-fold that of the Salmonella strains used in this study. Bovine milk was able to inhibit at least 90% of the adherence ability of Listeria and Salmonella strains. Milk components may be useful for the identification of bacterial surface molecules involved in adherence, which is the first key step in the pathogenicity of invasive bacteria. Preliminary results indicate that the test may also be used to determine the competitive adherence ability of bacterial strains.
Fractal conductance fluctuations in generic chaotic cavities.

It is shown that conductance fluctuations due to phase coherent ballistic transport through a chaotic cavity generically are fractals. The graph of conductance vs externally changed parameter, e.g., magnetic field, is a fractal with dimension D=2-\ensuremath{\beta}/2 between 1 and 2. It is governed by the exponent \ensuremath{\beta} (\ensuremath{\leqslant}2) of the power-law distribution P(t)\ensuremath{\sim}${\mathit{t}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}\mathrm{\ensuremath{\beta}}}$ for a classically chaotic trajectory to stay in the cavity up to time t, which is typical for chaotic systems with a mixed (chaotic and regular) phase space. The phenomenon should be observable in semiconductor nanostructures and microwave billiards. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.
Identification of herpes simplex virus DNA and lack of human herpesvirus-8 DNA in mycosis fungoides.

2a-1) 5 ¢ CTG GTC AGC TTT CGG TAC GA 3 ¢ , and (HSV Sir, gB 2a-2) 5 ¢ CAG GTC GTG CAG CTG GTT GC 3 ¢ . These Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is the most recent putatprimers have been amplifying both types of HSV, namely types I and II. As a positive control specimen, cerebrospinal ive human herpesvirus. Evidence was obtained using  uid of a patient with a clinical and serologically proven HSV molecular biology techniques (1). Speci c DNA encephalitis was used. sequences were  rst identi ed in 1994 by Chang et al. (2) in Kaposi’s sarcoma tissues from patients with AIDS