Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TWO-STEPS AND SEQUENTIAL CULTURE SYSTEMS ON THE DEVELOPMENT , QUALITY AND GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE OF BOVINE EMBRYOS PRODUCED IN VITRO

In the present study, we examined the effect of different two-steps and sequential culture systems, which involve the use of different culture media for early cleavage and later stage embryos, on the development, quality and gene expression profile of bovine embryos generated by in vitro fertilization. Presumptive zygotes were randomly allocated to four different medium treatments without co-culture: 1) KSOM + 0.4% BSA for 3 days and then KSOM + 5% FBS to day 7; 2) KSOM + 0.1% BSA for 3 days and then SOF + 5% FBS to day 7; 3) KSOM + 0.1% BSA for 3 days and then SOF + 0.8% BSA to day 7 and 4) KSOM + 0.1% BSA for 3 days and then KSOM + 0.8% BSA to day 7. Culture medium had no effect on cleavage rate. However, a significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed with the two-steps culture systems yielding higher rate of blastocysts (37 and 32% for KSOM + KSOM 5% FBS and KSOM + KSOM 0.8% BSA, respectively), compared to sequential culture systems (26 and 28% for KSOM-SOF 5% FBS and KSOM-SOF 0.8% BSA, respectively). Embryos cultured in equential KSOM-SOF 5% FBS developed slowly, had lower hatching rate, lower total number of cells, and higher apoptosis rate compared to other treatments. Furthermore, gene expression analysis of 20 developmentally important genes showed alterations of DNMT1 in embryos cultured in sequential KSOM-SOF 5% FBS and DNMT1, SOD1 and GSS in embryos cultured in two steps KSOM + KSOM 0.8% BSA. In conclusion, the use of a two step culture system consisting of KSOM medium supplemented with 5% FBS after 3 days of culture, resulted in higher and better quality blastocysts. Future studies, including evaluation of pregnancy rates and development to term of embryos cultured in these systems will be necessary to better understand the differences observed in embryo culture efficiency.
Detection of Compound Nouns and Light Verb Constructions using IndoWordNet

Detection of MultiWord Expressions (MWEs) is one of the fundamental problems in Natural Language Processing. In this paper, we focus on two categories of MWEs - Compound Nouns and Light Verb Constructions. These two categories can be tackled using knowledge bases, rather than pure statistics. We investigate usability of IndoWordNet for the detection of MWEs. Our IndoWordNet based approach uses semantic and ontological features of words that can be extracted from IndoWordNet. This approach has been tested on Indian languages viz., Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Konkani, Marathi, Odia and Punjabi. Results show that ontological features are found to be very useful for the detection of light verb constructions, while use of semantic properties for the detection of compound nouns is found to be satisfactory. This approach can be easily adapted by other Indian languages. Detected MWEs can be interpolated into WordNets as they help in representing semantic knowledge.
Study on quality metrics for restored simulated range images of coherent ladar

Image quality metrics is an important aspect in image processing of ladar. Range images of coherent ladar denoised by median filter are evaluated by structural similarity (SSIM) index and root mean square error (RMSE) in this paper. The performances of the metrics are compared, and whether real range values are kept or not in restored images should be paid more attention to. The results show that the quality metrics, RMSE, and error of target mean should be synthetically considered in evaluating range images. When RMSE of range images are not significantly different, keeping real range values should be considered first.
Trade-offs in managing resources and capabilities

Executive Overview The resource-based view of the firm is a useful approach in determining the internal sources of competitive advantage. Nevertheless, managers need to note some caveats regarding this theory. Contrary to the guidance provided by the resource-based view, the values of certain resources and capabilities may actually be enhanced by seeking more rather than less competition, limiting rather than supporting functional successes, and destroying rather than protecting their exclusivity. We examine five situations in which certain processes may cause seemingly valuable resources and capabilities to lead instead to competitive disadvantages for firms as diverse as Hewlett-Packard, Food Lion, and AT&T. These trade-offs suggest that managers following the resource-based view as a guide may focus too narrowly on individual resources and capabilities, without adequately appreciating the interactions among multiple resources and capabilities and their interactions with the environment.
Electromagnetic Field Exposure Feature of a High Resonant Wireless Power Transfer System in Each Mode

This paper presents the dosimetry of a high resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) system under the conditions of a single resonant mode and two resonant modes: even and odd modes, which occur when the two transmitting and receiving resonators are very close to each other. The specific absorption rates (SARs) are calculated with simplified head-size and body-size human models placed at various distances from the WPT system and in each mode. Results show that the electric and magnetic fields of the odd mode distributes stronger than those of the odd mode in the area near to the WPT system, while the opposite results are found in the far area.
A Novel Glutathione Containing Eicosanoid (FOG7) Chemotactic for Human Granulocytes*

A biologically active glutathione adduct of the eicosanoid 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid has been observed as a product formed within the murine peritoneal macrophage. This five-oxo glutathione adduct (FOG7) was structurally characterized using electrospray tandem mass spectrometry as a 1,4 Michael addition product 5-oxo-7-glutathionyl-8,11,14-eicosatrienoic acid. FOG7 was found to be highly potent in stimulating eosinophil as well as neutrophil chemotaxis, also capable of initiating actin polymerization, without elevating intracellular free calcium ion concentration within either the eosinophil or polymorphonuclear leukocyte. These biological responses suggest that either FOG7 activates a subset of receptors mediating the broader biological activity of the parent eicosanoid 5-oxo-6,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-oxo-ETE) or that a receptor not activated by 5-oxo-ETE participates in the chemotactic activity of FOG7. The only other known biologically active glutathione adduct has been leukotriene C4(LTC4), another eicosanoid that exerts potent effects through the Cys-LT receptor. The biochemical parallel between the formation of LTC4 and FOG7 suggests an interesting mechanism by which biologically active eicosanoids derived from electrophilic intermediates may have unique distribution and prolonged efficacy in vivo.
Detectable urogenital schistosome DNA and cervical abnormalities 6 months after single‐dose praziquantel in women with Schistosoma haematobium infection

We explored response to single‐dose praziquantel therapy in a cohort of 33 women with Schistosoma haematobium infection in rural Mwanza, Tanzania. Women with S. haematobium infection confirmed both by eggs in urine and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) received single‐dose praziquantel and treatment of concomitant sexually transmitted infections. Macroscopic cervical abnormalities were also quantified. After 6 months, microscopically detectable egg excretion was eliminated, but 8 of 33 women (24%) were persistently positive for S. haematobium by PCR, and 11 (33%) had cervical abnormalities potentially attributable to schistosomiasis. This suggests that praziquantel treatment more frequently than every 6 months may be necessary for complete elimination of the parasite and prevention of genital tissue pathology. This aggressive therapy may in turn play a key role decreasing HIV susceptibility in millions of people living in regions in which S. haematobium is endemic.
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE INFECTION PROCESS OF PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI

The infection process of Phytophthora capsici on susceptible and resistant pepper cultivars were studied by scanning electronic microscopy. The development of P. capsici within 24 h post inoculation (hpi) was quite similar between susceptible cv. early Calwonder (EC) and resistant cv. Criollo de Morelos 334 (CM334). Zoospores encysted on the leaves and formed adhesive cysts at 3 hpi. Cyst germinated by producing two germ tubes at 12 hpi. The hyphae penetrated both abaxial and adaxial epidermis of pepper leaves without forming appressoria-like structures or via stomata even when they passed over it at 24 hpi. Up to the first three steps of infection, no apparent difference was observed between susceptible and resistant cultivars. However, differences were detected at the third day post inoculation (dpi) as mycelia grew out from the abaxial surface of the leaf of the susceptible cv. EC, but not from CM334. Small water soaked lesions appeared at 4 dpi, and sporulation occurred at 5 dpi on the susceptible cv. EC, while on the resistant cv. CM334, no disease symptom developed and no hyphae was observed on the leaf surface even at 12 dpi. The disease symptom and the sporulation appeared first on the abaxial leaf surface of cv. EC, followed by on adaxial leaf surface 24 h later. The new mycelia from leaves were observed both leaf surfaces through the ruptured epidermis, leaf veins and the stomata. The emergence of new mycelia through stomata appeared to be random rather than a preferred route. At 10 dpi the mycelium spread all over the surface of susceptible pepper leaf and the hyphal colony could be observed at 12dpi.
Optimization, fast and slow: optimally switching between local and Bayesian optimization

We develop the first Bayesian Optimization algorithm, BLOSSOM, which selects between multiple alternative acquisition functions and traditional local optimization at each step. This is combined with a novel stopping condition based on expected regret. This pairing allows us to obtain the best characteristics of both local and Bayesian optimization, making efficient use of function evaluations while yielding superior convergence to the global minimum on a selection of optimization problems, and also halting optimization once a principled and intuitive stopping condition has been fulfilled.
An Improved Harris-SIFT Algorithm Based on Rotation-invariant LBP Operator

Feature-points matching is an important concept in binocular stereo vision. The procession of multi-scale feature-points matching in classical Harris-SIFT algorithm is time-consuming and has high complexity when describing the feature-points. This paper proposed a new improved Harris-SIFT algorithm based on rotation-invariant LBP (Local binary patterns) operator. Firstly, the Harris operator is used to extract feature points from DOG (Difference of Gaussian) scale space. Then, the dominant direction of feature point is calculated and 81-dimensional rotation-invariant LBP descriptors are extracted when the rotation matching window is coordinated to this direction. At last, Best-Bin-First (BBF) algorithm is used to search the matching points between the two sets of feature points. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is lower time-consuming than classical Harris-SIFT algorithm and remains the similar matching correct rate.
An imperialist competitive algorithm based fuzzy clustering algorithm

Clustering is one of the useful methods in many scientific fields. Fuzzy c-means (FCM) is the widely known approach to this problem, but it is highly depends on the initial state and converges to local optimum solution. The imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA) is a evolutionary algorithm based on human's socio-political evolution for searching problem space to find a near optimal solution. In this paper, we present a hybrid data clustering algorithm based on FCM and ICA, called FICA, which can find better cluster partition. The simulation results obtained by using the new algorithm on several benchmark data sets compared with those obtained by FCM, Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm demonstrate the better performance of the new algorithm.
Galaxy Clusters in the IRAC Dark Field. I. Growth of the Red Sequence

Using three newly identified galaxy clusters at z ∼ 1 (photometric redshift) we measure the evolution of the galaxies within clusters from high redshift to the present day by studying the growth of the red cluster sequence. The clusters are located in the Spitzer Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) Dark Field, an extremely deep mid-infrared survey near the north ecliptic pole with photometry in 18 total bands from X-ray through far-IR. Two of the candidate clusters are additionally detected as extended emission in matching Chandra data in the survey area, allowing us to measure their masses to be M500 = (6.2 ± 1.0) × 1013 and (3.6 ± 1.1) × 1013 M☉. For all three clusters we create a composite color-magnitude diagram in rest-frame B − K using our deep HST and Spitzer imaging. By comparing the fraction of low-luminosity member galaxies on the composite red sequence with the corresponding population in local clusters at z = 0.1 taken from COSMOS, we examine the effect of a galaxy’s mass on its evolution. We find a deficit of faint galaxies on the red sequence in our z ∼ 1 clusters, which implies that more massive galaxies have evolved in clusters faster than less massive galaxies, and that the less massive galaxies are still forming stars in clusters such that they have not yet settled onto the red sequence.
W-Band Rectenna Coupled With Low-Barrier Mott Diode

Design and characterization of a W-band rectenna, consisting of a 2 × 2 patch sub-array integrated with matching elements and rectifying circuitry is presented. The key element of the rectenna is a Mott diode that has permitted considerable improvement of RF-to-DC conversion efficiency in comparison with commercially available GaAs mm-wave diodes. The experimental setup was equipped by two focusing lenses, allowing a concentration of RF power within the beam spot of a 1 cm diameter at a distance of 1 m. The tuneable W-band source delivering 0.4 W RF CW power was employed to perform large-signal experiments and to measure load characteristics of the rectenna. The measured RF-to-DC conversion efficiency with the single Mott diode is approximately 17%, which is approximately 5 times higher than the commercial counterpart (Microsemi).
A 1/4in 2M pixel CMOS image sensor with 1.75 transistor/pixel

A 2.5V CMOS image sensor using a pixel configuration of four photodiodes in one unit sharing seven transistors is presented. This image achieves a 2.25/spl mu/m pixel pitch with 25% aperture ratio in a 0.25/spl mu/m IP2M CMOS process.
Detection of Plasmid Mediated AmpC Beta-Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella Pneumoniae

The objective of present study is to investigate the prevalences of AmpC enzyme and compared to the phenotypic tests in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. A total of 226 isolates (cefoxitininsucceptible: 96, cefoxitin-susceptible: 130) were included in this study. Screen positive isolates were selected for boronic acid-clavulonic acid inhibition test (BA-CA test), AmpC disk test (Tris-EDTA impregnanted), modified three dimensional test (M3DT), spot inoculation test, three dimensional extract test(3DET), and multiplex PCR were used. BA-CA test yielded positive result in 53 (55,2 %) of 96 cefoxitin-insusceptible isolates and 17 (13 %) of 130 cefoxitininsusceptible clinical isolates. Fourty-three (44,7 %) of 96 cefoxitin-insusceptible clinical isolates were confirmed as AmpC producers. Fourty-three (81,1 %) of 53 BA-CA positive isolates harbored ampC genes as demostrated by multiplex PCR. When used multiplex PCR as reference test; the sensitivities of AmpC disk test and modified three dimensional test were 67,5 % and 70 % respectively. The specifiticies of both of them were 60 %. Spot inoculation test, yielded positive result in 1 (2,3 %) of 43 AmpC enzyme producers. Three dimensional extract test yielded positive result in 2 of 4 AmpC enzyme producers. Used combination disk method of CLSI for detection of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) yielded positive result in 21 isolates. When BA was added to this test, the number of positive isolates of ESBL increased to 25 due to inhibition of AmpC with BA. BA-CA inhibition test is simple to perform and easy to interpret for the detection of AmpC beta-lactamases and ESBL.
5.8 GHz Vital Signal Sensing Doppler radar using Isolation-improved Branch-line Coupler

5.8 GHz Doppler radar which is wireless sensor to collect the respiration and heart rate using feed-forward type branch-line coupler is developed. Even though the wireless sensing systems using a circulator or branch-line coupler have been developed, these systems have low sensitivity because of low isolation and bulky system due to Tx/Rx two independent signal paths. In this paper, proposed Doppler radar has improved the isolation by using feedforward type branch-line coupler, which has -55 dB isolation between transmitter and receiver. As a result of achieving high isolation, irreversible vital signal due to the low isolation of conventional branch-line coupler can be detected. So, sensitivity of the system is increased drastically
Exoplanet Predictions Based on Harmonic Orbit Resonances

The current exoplanet database includes 5454 confirmed and candidate planets observed with the Kepler mission. We find 932 planet pairs from which we extract distance and orbital period ratios. While earlier studies used a logarithmic spacing, which lacks a physical model, we employ here the theory of harmonic orbit resonances, which contains quantized ratios instead, to explain the observed planet distance ratios and to predict undetected exoplanets. We find that the most prevailing harmonic ratios are (2:1), (3:2), and (5:3) in 73% of the cases, while alternative harmonic ratios of (5:4), (4:3), (5:2), and (3:1) occur in the other 27% of the cases. Our orbital predictions include 171 exoplanets, 2 Jupiter moons, 1 Saturn moon, 3 Uranus moons, and 4 Neptune moons. The accuracy of the predicted planet distances amounts to a few percent, which fits the data significantly better than the logarithmic spacing. This information may be useful for targeted exoplanet searches with Kepler data and to estimate the number of live-carrying planets in habitable zones.
Tunable outphasing for power amplifier efficiency improvement under load mismatch

Load mismatch in RF high power amplifier leads to efficiency reduction or amplifier failure. Instead of impedance tuning, in this paper an outphasing architecture with a tunable non-isolated combiner is used to reduce sensitivity to load variations. Experimental results with two GaN class AB amplifiers at 2.14GHz show it is possible to maintain the efficiency above 50% over a wide range of impedances, while maintaining the output power within a few dB around 20W.
Comparing SVD and word2vec for analysis of malware forum posts

Many corpora of intelligence interest are so large that it is impractical to read them entirely. Analysts need tools that will focus attention on significant structures and particular documents. Here we exploit singular value decomposition and word2vec as tools for this purpose, and compare them with one another in a real-world application -- a malware forum from the dark web.
A personal journey with matrix metalloproteinases

Abstract I was given the honor of delivering the 2015 Lifetime Membership Award lecture at the International Proteolysis Society’s annual meeting held in Penang, Malaysia in October 2015. It gave me an opportunity to look back on how I started my research on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and how I continued to work on these proteinases for the next 42 years. This is a series of sketches from the personal journey that I took with MMPs, starting from the purification of metalloproteinases, cloning, structural studies, then to a more recent encounter, endocytic regulation of matrix-degrading metalloproteinases.
Chapter 13 : NFV and SDN for fronthaul based systems

The trend to enable virtualisation of mobile core network functions through softwarisation is driven by recent efforts in improving the flexibility and configuration of the network in order to meet the requirements of a wide and dynamic array of new services. The focus on improving network configuration rises because traditional network deployments require the replacement of hardware equipment when upgrading network functionalities or modifying network architectures, which results in high capital and operation expenditures (CAPEX and OPEX, respectively). In the design of 5G, flexibility is one of the key drivers as it supports the heterogeneous requirements of all 5G applications, and enables multiple network embodiments within one single network deployment.
The ocular distribution of 14 C-labeled bromfenac ophthalmic solution 0 . 07 % in a rabbit model george a

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Performance Dissimilarities Between Hybrid and Native Windows Phone Applications

The need of deploying a mobile application on to multiple mobile platforms is increasing, since enterprises are aiming for as many users as possible. Therefore, a way of speeding up and simplify this process is required. Nowadays there are three different technologies, which support multiplatform deployment. This paper targets one of these technologies, named hybrid applications. The main goal is to measure performance weaknesses, thus one hybrid and one native application were built targeting Windows Phone. Performance contains various properties and this paper focuses on the property execution time. The results are displayed using a matrix containing three statistical representations. By analyzing the results the native application seems to be the fastest and the most stable when it comes to execution time.