Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Transportation Mode Recognition Algorithm Based on Bayesian Voting

Nowadays, accurate identification of people's ways of transportation plays a major role in understanding users' mobility, analyzing and predicting traffic conditions as well as exploring new patterns of social activity. With regard to low power consumption, complex environment and other challenges, we propose a traffic model based on Bayesian detection algorithm in this paper. To cope with these challenges, we propose a Bayesian-based traffic pattern detection algorithm. This algorithm leverages variety of sensors embedded on smartphones to analyze and explores the different characteristics of various sensors to identify different traffic patterns. The results of massive experiments show that the traffic pattern recognition algorithm based on Bayesian algorithm has better universality and accuracy, with accuracy rate being over 91.5%.
[Differentiation of rat adipose-derived stem cells into smooth-muscle-like cells in vitro].

OBJECTIVE To study the feasibility of inducing the differentiation of rat adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) into smooth-muscle-like cells in monolayer culture in vitro. METHODS ADSCs were obtained from the adipose of the inguinal region of the SD rat. A growth curve of the ADSCs was drawn. The fourth passage ADSCs were induced to differentiate into adipocytes with adipogenic inducing fluid and determined by Oil Red O staining, into osteoblasts with osteogenic inducing fluid and determined by Von Kossa staining, as well as into smooth-muscle-like cells with inducing fluid containing beta-mercaptoethanol, and the expression of alpha-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) was detected by the immunohistochemical method. RESULTS The ADSCs presented spindle and polygon shapes and proliferated rapidly in vitro. The growth curve showed the ADSCs in the logarithmic growth phase two days after subculture. The fourth passage ADSCs exhibited red stained lipid droplets characteristic of adipocytes in the cytoplasm on Oil Red O staining after induction with adipogenic inducing fluid, and calcium nodes on Von Kossa staining after induction with osteogenic inducing fluid. The immunohistochemical results of the ADSCs induced into smooth-muscle-like cells showed that the positive rate of alpha-SMA in the beta-mercaptoethanol induced cells was (29.80 +/- 6.89)%, significantly higher than in the uninduced ones ([2.89 +/- 1.24]%, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION ADSCs displayed obvious characteristics of smooth muscle cells after induction, and could be a new source of cells in the tissue engineering studies of smooth muscle related diseases.
QoS-aware resource request mechanisms for HIPERLAN/2

Recent advances in wireless technology are enabling the design and deployment of multiservice wireless networks. In order to be able to meet the QoS requirements of the various applications, it is essential to deploy QoS provisioning mechanisms. In this paper, we present various QoS provisioning mechanisms. Our simulation results show the effectiveness of the mechanisms when supporting various types of services.
Measurements of auditory sensitivity in common carp Cyprinus carpio by the auditory brainstem response technique and cardiac conditioning method

Recently, the non-invasive auditory brainstem response (ABR) technique has been applied to the determination of hearing sensitivity in fish. The technique has some advantages over, and methodological differences from, the classical techniques. The auditory thresholds of common carp were measured by the ABR technique. The classical method was applied to measure cardiac response by electrocardiogram (ECG) after conditioning with electric shock. The most sensitive frequency obtained by ABR was 505 Hz, and by ECG, 1000 Hz. The shapes of the audiogram obtained by ABR and ECG were similar, though threshold levels in both audiograms differed from each other. Furthermore, audiograms obtained by using behavioral techniques were compared with those taken by the ABR and ECG techniques to assess the validity of the ABR technique for testing fish hearing sensitivity. The measured threshold levels increased in the order of behavioral, ABR, and ECG techniques, in the range below 1000 Hz.
Applying GIS and Remote Sensing to the Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, China

Abstract Remote sensing, using Landsat TM imagery, has been used to classify snail habitat in the Poyang Lake marshlands, a vast area of high endemism for schistosomiasis in China (Jiangxi Province). Major findings of the study were: 1. RS images are useful for delineating snail habitat and differentiating snail habitat from total bovine grazing ranges. 2. RS enabled tracking yearly dynamic changes in lake area and snail habitat. 3. Dynamic environmental factors are responsible for the fact that some areas suitable for snails may not have snails one year, but have snails another year. 4. The critical factor for maintaining stable population structure is relative temporal stability in mean low water levels. 5. The TMRC snail survey method, employed twice a year, enables a robust statistical evaluation (especially analysis of variance) of changes in snail population density and patterns of infection over large areas. This snail collecting method involving repetitive random sampling and 4 m2 frames has resulted in reducing the adverse effects of the severe negative binomial distribution of the snails in the sampling data sets, thus enabling statistical analyses.
Deduplication in unstructured-data storage systems

The paper addresses the issue of deduplication, a process of identifying and eliminating redundancy in large data sets of unstructured data. Storage systems for the unstructured data handle an ever increasing amount of information, a large portion of which may be redundant. While the well-known methods, such as entropy encoding, solve the issue to a certain extent, they fail to detect and eliminate the redundant data more than a few gigabytes apart. The basics of deduplication are explained and a detailed description is given of the steps involved. The state-of-the-art deduplication techniques are described.
Introduction of xylem differentiation in lactuca by ethylene.

Evidence was obtained to support the hypothesis that ethylene is involved in xylem differentiation in primary pith explants of Lactuca sativa L. cv Romaine cultured in vitro. Xylem elements differentiated when explants were supplied indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in combination with either the ethylene biosynthetic precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), the ethylene-releasing agent 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (CEPA), or kinetin. In contrast, no xylem elements differentiated in the presence of IAA, kinetin, ACC, or CEPA alone, or when kinetin was supplied together with ACC or CEPA. These results show that ethylene will substitute qualitatively for cytokinin during auxin-induced xylogenesis, and suggest that both ethylene and auxin are required for xylem differentiation in Lactuca.
Factor XIII-A is involved in the regulation of gene expression in alternatively activated human macrophages

Summary Factor XIII subunit A (FXIII-A) is one of the most overrepresented genes that is expressed during the alternative activation of macrophages. Based on its substrate profile and its cellular localisation, FXIII-A is thought to function as an intracellular/intranuclear transglutaminase. Our aim was to find role for the intracellular FXIII-A by comparing the microarray profiles of alternatively activated monocyte-derived macrophages. Microarray analyses of FXIII-A-deficient patients and healthy controls were evaluated, followed by functional clustering of the differentially expressed genes. After a 48-hour differentiation in the presence of interleukin 4 (IL4), 1,017 probes out of the 24,398 expressed in macrophages from FXIII-A- deficient samples were IL4 sensitive, while only 596 probes were IL4 sensitive in wild-type samples. Of these genes, 307 were induced in both the deficient and the wild-type macrophages. Our results revealed that FXIII-A has important role(s) in mediating gene expression changes in macrophages during alternative activation. Functional clustering of the target genes carried out using Cytoscape/BiNGO and Ingenuity Pathways Analysis programs showed that, in the absence of FXIII-A, the most prominent differences are related to immune functions and to wound response. Our findings suggest that functional impairment of macrophages at the level of gene expression regulation plays a role in the wound healing defects of FXIII-A-deficient patients.
Clinical, ultrasound and biochemical features of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents: implications for diagnosis.

BACKGROUND Diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adolescence is clinically challenging. The prevalence of clinical, ultrasound and biochemical features of PCOS in a community-based adolescent population using current diagnostic criteria has not previously been described. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study with 244 unselected post-menarchal girls, mean age 15.2 years, of whom 91% were Caucasian. Subjects were recruited from a large population-based birth cohort (the Raine cohort). Clinical hyperandrogenism (HA) was quantified using Ferriman-Gallwey scores. In the early follicular phase (Day 2-6), we measured circulating androgens and sex hormone-binding globulin by immunoassay, and ovarian morphology was assessed by transabdominal ultrasound examination. BMI and waist-hip ratio were measured. RESULTS Normal ranges for early follicular phase androgens in adolescence were derived for this population. The top 5 and 10% of circulating free testosterone levels were 45.6 and 34.5 pmol/l, respectively. Fifty-one percent of girls reported menstrual irregularity. Clinical HA was uncommon, being observed in only 3.5% of girls. Mean ovarian volume was greater than that reported by others in adult women and 35% of girls had polycystic ovary morphology on transabdominal ultrasound. Taking the upper 5% of free testosterone as HA, 42 girls (18.5%) would have met the Rotterdam criteria for PCOS, 11 girls (5%) the Androgen Excess Society criteria and 7 girls (3.1%) the National Institutes of Health criteria. CONCLUSIONS Menstrual irregularity is common in adolescence and does not relate to clinical or biochemical HA. Diagnostic criteria for PCOS which include ovarian volume and morphology may be of limited use in adolescence.
ESTIMATING SUB-PIXEL TO REGIONAL WINTER CROP AREAS USING NEURAL NETS

The work aimed at testing a methodology which can be applied to low spatial resolution satellite data to assess inter-annual crop area variations on sub-pixel to regional scales. The methodology is based on the assumption that within mixed pixels land cover variations are reflected by changes in the related hyper-temporal profiles of the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). We evaluated if changes in the fractional winter crop coverage are reflected in changing shapes of annual NDVI profiles and can be detected by using neural networks. The neural nets were trained on reference data obtained from high resolution Landsat TM/ETM images. The proposed methodology was applied in a study region in central Italy to estimate winter crop areas between 1988 and 2002 from 1 km resolution NOAA-AVHRR profiles and additional ancillary data readily available (CORINE land cover). The accuracy of the estimates was assessed by comparison to official agricultural statistics using a bootstrap approach. The method showed promise for estimating crop area variation on sub-pixel level (cross-validated R 2 between 0.7 and 0.8) to regional scales (normalized RMSE: 10%). The network based approach proved to have a significantly higher forecast capability than other methods used previously for the same study area.
Análisis Sintáctico Conducido por un Diccionario de Patrones de Manejo Sintáctico para Lenguaje Español

4 INTRODUCCIÓN 11 CAPÍTULO 1. RETROSPECTIVA HISTÓRICA DE LOS FORMALISMOS GRAMATICALES Y ALGUNAS HERRAMIENTAS EN LINGÜÍSTICA COMPUTACIONAL 31 CAPÍTULO 2. COMPILACIÓN DEL DICCIONARIO DE VERBOS ESPAÑOLES CON SUS ESTRUCTURAS DE VALENCIAS 121 CAPÍTULO 3. ANÁLISIS SINTÁCTICO Y DESAMBIGUACIÓN BASADA EN PATRONES DE MANEJO AVANZADOS 173 CAPÍTULO 4. COLECCIÓN DE ESTADÍSTICAS DE LAS COMBINACIONES DE SUBCATEGORIZACIÓN COMO MÉTODO PRÁCTICO 236 CONCLUSIONES 292 GLOSARIO 299 VOCABULARIO BILINGÜE DE TÉRMINOS (INGLÉS – ESPAÑOL) 302 LISTA DE TÉRMINOS 305 LISTA DE PUBLICACIONES DE LA TESISTA SOBRE EL TEMA DE TESIS 308 REFERENCIAS 314 APÉNDICE CONJUNTO DE PRUEBA 338 ÍNDICE DETALLADO DEL CONTENIDO ABSTRACT 4 INTRODUCCIÓN 11 Motivación y relevancia 12 Ámbito 16 Lenguaje natural y lingüística teórica 16 Proceso lingüístico de textos 17 Sintaxis 19 Peculiaridades sintácticas del español 23 Ambigüedades en lenguaje natural 24 Objetivo 26 Aplicación del modelo de dependencias al español 27 Algoritmo de adquisición de patrones de manejo 27 Compilación del diccionario de patrones de manejo 28 Algoritmo de desambiguación sintáctica 28 Organización de la tesis 29 CAPÍTULO 1. RETROSPECTIVA HISTÓRICA DE LOS FORMALISMOS GRAMATICALES Y4 INTRODUCCIÓN 11 Motivación y relevancia 12 Ámbito 16 Lenguaje natural y lingüística teórica 16 Proceso lingüístico de textos 17 Sintaxis 19 Peculiaridades sintácticas del español 23 Ambigüedades en lenguaje natural 24 Objetivo 26 Aplicación del modelo de dependencias al español 27 Algoritmo de adquisición de patrones de manejo 27 Compilación del diccionario de patrones de manejo 28 Algoritmo de desambiguación sintáctica 28 Organización de la tesis 29 CAPÍTULO 1. RETROSPECTIVA HISTÓRICA DE LOS FORMALISMOS GRAMATICALES Y
Starch-binding domain shuffling in Aspergillus niger glucoamylase.

Aspergillus niger glucoamylase (GA) consists mainly of two forms, GAI [from the N-terminus, catalytic domain + linker + starch-binding domain (SBD)] and GAII (catalytic domain + linker). These domains were shuffled to make RGAI (SBD + linker + catalytic domain), RGAIDeltaL (SBD + catalytic domain) and RGAII (linker + catalytic domain), with domains defined by function rather than by tertiary structure. In addition, Paenibacillus macerans cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase SBD replaced the closely related A.niger GA SBD to give GAE. Soluble starch hydrolysis rates decreased as RGAII approximately GAII approximately GAI > RGAIDeltaL approximately RGAI approximately GAE. Insoluble starch hydrolysis rates were GAI > RGAIDeltaL > RGAI >> GAE approximately RGAII > GAII, while insoluble starch-binding capacities were GAI > RGAI > RGAIDeltaL > RGAII > GAII > GAE. These results indicate that: (i) moving the SBD to the N-terminus or replacing the native SBD somewhat affects soluble starch hydrolysis; (ii) SBD location significantly affects insoluble starch binding and hydrolysis; (iii) insoluble starch hydrolysis is imperfectly correlated with its binding by the SBD; and (iv) placing the P.macerans cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase SBD at the end of a linker, instead of closely associated with the rest of the enzyme, severely reduces its ability to bind and hydrolyze insoluble starch.
Acute Ischemic Stroke Review

&NA; More than 700,000 people have a stroke each year in the United States. A diagnosis of stroke formerly elicited a nihilistic approach, but this has substantially changed in the last decade. Currently, time is brain, and it is important for all disciplines to work together to initiate acute stroke protocols in the emergency department and identify patients within the therapeutic time window for thrombolytic and neuroprotective therapies. Evolving protocols, management, and nursing care all have important implications during the acute phase of ischemic stroke. Patient and family education on risk reduction must also be addressed by the entire healthcare team.
75/85 GHz experimental wireless link

In the paper, we describe a concept of an experimental wireless link operating in frequency bands 71 to 76 GHz and 81 to 86 GHz. The link is based on the converter FC1003E/03 produced by Sivers IMA. For the link, a conventional horn antenna and a planar horn antenna were designed. Parameters of the link were measured in indoor environment. The paper brings practical experience with developing the described wireless link.
Adaptive fuzzy systems and control - design and stability analysis

Description and analysis of fuzzy logic systems training of fuzzy logic systems using back-propagation training of fuzzy logic systems using orthogonal least squares training of fuzzy logic systems using a table-lookup scheme training of fuzzy logic systems using nearest neighbourhood clustering comparison of adaptive fuzzy systems with artificial neural networks stable indirect adaptive fuzzy control of nonlinear systems stable direct adaptive fuzzy control of nonlinear systems design of adaptive fuzzy controllers using input-output linearization concepts design and stability analysis of fuzzy identifiers of nonlinear dynamic systems fuzzy adaptive filters.
CD34+ cell immunoselection from G‐CSF‐alone‐primed peripheral blood in children with low body mass

Summary. We report the data of CD34+ cell immunoselection from peripheral blood after G‐CSF‐alone mobilization (lOμg/kg/d s.c.) in nine children with neuroblastoma (median age 4 5 years (2‐8), median body weight 16kg (10‐20). Leukaphereses were carried out on a Cobe Spectra separator and two consecutive harvests (4 blood volumes processed) were used for immunoselection on a Ceprate(tm) column. The yield of CD34+ cells in the purified fraction was 50% (23‐80), with a median number of 2.8xl06 CD34+ cells/kg (1‐9‐4). All patients were reinfused with selected CD34+ cells after busulfan 600 mg/m2+ melphalan 180mg/m2 and achieved successful haemopoietic recovery.
Metaphor : an inescapable phenomenon in natural language comprehension

Abstract : Interpreting metaphors is an integral and inescapable process in human understanding of natural language. Part I of this paper discusses a method of analyzing metaphors based on the existence of a small number of generalized metaphor mappings. Each generalized metaphor contains a recognition network, a basic mapping, additional transfer mappings, and an implicit intention component. It is argued that this method reduces metaphor interpretation from a reconstruction to a recognition task. Steps towards automating certain aspects of language learning are also discussed. Part II analyzes analogical mappings underlying metaphors and implications for inference and memory organization. Regularities have been observed indicating that certain types of conceptual relations are much more apt to remain invariant in analogical mappings than other relations, resulting in an induced invariance hierarchy. The central thesis is that human inference processes are governed by the same analogical mappings manifest as metaphors in language. (Author)
Tunable Inverted-L Antenna With Split-Ring Resonator Structure for Mobile Phones

A design of a miniaturized tunable inverted-L antenna for mobile phones is proposed. The design integrates an inverted-L antenna with a split-ring resonator (SRR) structure. Although the use of SRRs to the inverted-L antenna achieves compact volume, the antenna's radiation efficiency rapidly decreases around the SRR's resonant frequency. The decrease is avoided by using a variable capacitance diode loaded on the SRR conductor. The proposed antenna has a compact volume of $1 \times 10 \times 50~{\hbox {mm}}^{3}~(0.5~{\hbox {cm}}^{3})$, and can be tuned to the wide range, low frequency LTE700/GSM850/GSM900 bands (698–960 MHz). Simulation and measurement results showed the antenna obtains wideband and multi-band characteristics that enable it to cover the LTE700/GSM850/GSM900 and the LTE2600 bands.
Integration host factor amplifies the induction of the aceBAK operon of Escherichia coli by relieving IclR repression

A binding site for integration host factor (IHF) was identified upstream of the aceBAK promoter. Under inducing conditions, IHF activates aceB::lacZ expression by opposing IclR repression. In contrast, IHF has little effect on aceB::lacZ expression under repressing conditions. The ability of IHF to relieve repression under inducing but not repressing conditions allows this protein to amplify the induction of aceBAK.
Clinical Significance of Sperm DNA Damage Threshold Value in the Assessment of Male Infertility

Sperm DNA integrity is a prerequisite for normal spermatozoal function. The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of sperm chromatin damage, its cut-off level and its effect on sperm parameters in men with idiopathic infertility by analyzing 100 idiopathic infertile men and 50 fertile controls. Semen samples were analyzed as per WHO 1999 guidelines and sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) was applied to measure DNA fragmentation index (DFI) in sperm. The mean DFI of infertile men (35.75) was significantly (P < .0001) higher as compared to controls (26.22). The threshold level of 30.28% was obtained as cut-off value to discriminate infertile men from fertile controls. Sperm count, forward motility, and normal morphology found to be negatively associated with DFI in overall study subjects. Infertile men with severe oligozoospermia had higher mean DFI (40.01 ± 11.31) than infertile men with oligozoospermia (35.11 ± 10.05) and normal sperm count (33.99 ± 9.96). Moreover 64% of infertile men have DFI > 30 against 6% of fertile controls (P < .0001). Higher sperm DNA fragmentation may be the underlying cause for poor semen quality in idiopathic infertile men and the threshold value of 30.28% is a clear discriminator to distinguish infertile men from fertile men of Indian population. Thus, DFI is a good prognostic marker as cases with higher sperm DFI may have poor success rate even after assisted conception and may experience recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and should be counseled accordingly.
Optimal Selection of Control Inputs for Diesel Engines

Abstract Diesel engine NOx and PM emissions are characterized by a combination of many system inputs. Since more than one combination of inputs leads to the same output and the high number of degrees of freedom, it is an ill-posed problem to determine the optimal input combination. In this paper the introduction of a two dimensional coordinate system is addressed, with the target of a separate and independent control of NOx and PM. Finally, a validation on testbench data is presented.
Continuous Wave Spectroscopic Terahertz Imaging With InGaAs Bow-Tie Diodes at Room Temperature

Continuous wave spectroscopic terahertz imaging with InGaAs bow-tie diodes is demonstrated at room temperature. Spectra and images of plastic explosive simulators prepared from tartaric acid and sucrose are recorded within the frequency range of 0.585-2.52 THz. The bow-tie diode performance and implementation for real-time imaging applications are discussed.
New Frontiers of Network Security: The Threat Within

Nearly 70% of information security threats originate from inside the organization. The instances of insider threats have been increasing at an alarming rate with the latest trends of mobility (portable devices like Laptop, smart phones and iPads etc), ubiquitous connectivity (wireless or through 3G connectivity) and this trend increases as more and more web-based applications are made available over the Internet. The Insider threats are generally caused by current or ex-employees, contractors or partners, who have authorized access to the organization’s network and servers. Theft of confidential information is often for either material gain or for wilful damage. Easy availability of hacking tools on the Internet, USB devices and wireless connectivity provide for easy break-ins. The net result is losses worth millions of dollars in terms of IP theft, leakage of customer / individual information, etc. This paper presents an understanding of the Insider threats, attackers and their motives and suggests mitigation techniques at the organization level.