Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Islam in Provincial Indonesia: Middle Class, Lifestyle, and Democracy

Islamic symbols have flourished in the public spaces of Indonesian provincial towns after Suharto. This phenomenon has occurred in parallel with the significant shifts in the social, economic and political fields, which is tied to the mounting impact of Islamization, social mobility, economic growth, and democratization occurring among town people. It is as if we see a parallel move between Islamization, modernization, globalization and democratization. Key concepts associated with these trends are appropriated with those rooted in tradition and local culture to inform the whole dynamics of Indonesian provincial towns today. The key player in this process is the new middle class, who look to Islam for inspiration both to claim distinction and social status and to legitimize their consumptive lifestyle. They are newly pious who act as active negotiators between the global and the local as well as the cosmopolitan centre and the hinterland. They also play a pivotal role as an agency that liberalizes religion from its traditionally subservient, passive and docile posture by turning it into a source of moral legitimacy and distinction to represent a modern form of life. Given its intimate relationship with locality, tradition, modernity as well as globalization, Islam has increasingly assumed a greater importance for local politics. Political elites have used Islamic symbols for the instrumental purpose of extending their political legitimacy and mobilizing constituency support, in a political environment of open competition and increased public participation in decision making. In this process religious symbols have irrefutably been distanced from their religious moorings and narrow, Islamist understandings, in favor of pragmatic political purposes.
Diagnostic capability of biological markers in assessment of obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the diagnostic value of biological markers (exhaled breath condensate, blood, salivary and urinary) in the diagnosis of OSA in comparison to the gold standard of nocturnal PSG. METHODS Studies that differentiated OSA from controls based on PSG results, without age restriction, were eligible for inclusion. The sample of selected studies could include studies in obese patients and with known cardiac disease. A detailed individual search strategy for each of the following bibliographic databases was developed: Cochrane, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PubMed, and LILACS. The references cited in these articles were also crosschecked and a partial grey literature search was undertaken using Google Scholar. The methodology of selected studies was evaluated using the 14-item Quality Assessment Tool for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. RESULTS After a two-step selection process, nine articles were identified and subjected to qualitative and quantitative analyses. Among them, only one study conducted in children and one in adults found biomarkers that exhibit sufficiently satisfactory diagnostic accuracy that enables application as a diagnostic method for OSA. CONCLUSION Kallikrein-1, uromodulin, urocotin-3, and orosomucoid-1 when combined have enough accuracy to be an OSA diagnostic test in children. IL-6 and IL-10 plasma levels have potential to be good biomarkers in identifying or excluding the presence of OSA in adults.
Doublecortin induces mitotic microtubule catastrophe and inhibits glioma cell invasion

Doublecortin (DCX) is a microtubule (MT) binding protein that induces growth arrest at the G2–M phase of cell cycle in glioma and suppresses tumor xenograft in immunocompromised hosts. DCX expression was found in neuronal cells, but lacking in glioma cells. We tested the hypothesis that DCX inhibits glioma U87 cell mitosis and invasion. Our data showed that DCX synthesizing U87 cells underwent mitotic MT spindle catastrophe in a neurabin II dependent pathway. Synthesis of both DCX and neurabin II were required to induce apoptosis in U87 and human embryonic kidney 293T cells. In DCX expressing U87 cells, association of phosphorylated DCX with protein phosphatase‐1 (PP1) in the cytosol disrupted the interaction between kinesin‐13 and PP1 in the nucleus and yielded spontaneously active kinesin‐13. The activated kinesin‐13 caused mitotic MT catastrophe in spindle checkpoint. Phosphorylated‐DCX induced depolymerization of actin filaments in U87 cells, down‐regulated matrix metalloproteinases‐2 and ‐9, and inhibited glioma U87 cell invasion in a neurabin II dependent pathway. Thus, localization of the DCX–neurabin II–PP1 complex in the cytosol of U87 tumor cells inhibited PP1 phosphatase activities leading to anti‐glioma effects via (1) mitotic MT spindle catastrophe that blocks mitosis and (2) depolymerization of actin that inhibits glioma cell invasion.
Porous structure of Purevision versus Focus Night&Day and conventional hydrogel contact lenses.

The surface and bulk structures of hydrogel contact lenses that contain siloxane moieties, Purevisiontrade mark (balafilcon A) and Focus(R)Night&Daytrade mark (lotrafilcon A), were investigated. Standard hydrogel lenses of low (Seequence(R)), medium (Acuvue(R)), and high water content (Precision UV(R)) were used as controls. All the lenses were dehydrated in a series of ethanol solutions of increased concentration, critical-point dried in CO(2), and sputter coated with gold/palladium before they were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Of all lenses examined, only the balafilcon lenses presented, in addition to the polymer network porosity characteristic of all hydrogels, a macroporous structure that was observed on the front and back surfaces, and in their bulk. The average diameter of the macropores appears to be much larger, from one to several orders of magnitude, than the network porosity of standard hydrogel lenses. The macropores might contribute to the gas and water permeability of these lenses, as well as to their mobility on the cornea.
A Parameterization Method for the Computation of Invariant Tori and Their Whiskers in Quasi-Periodic Maps: Explorations and Mechanisms for the Breakdown of Hyperbolicity

In two previous papers [J. Differential Equations, 228 (2006), pp. 530–579; Discrete Contin. Dyn. Syst. Ser. B, 6 (2006), pp. 1261–1300] we have developed fast algorithms for the computations of invariant tori in quasi‐periodic systems and developed theorems that assess their accuracy. In this paper, we study the results of implementing these algorithms and study their performance in actual implementations. More importantly, we note that, due to the speed of the algorithms and the theoretical developments about their reliability, we can compute with confidence invariant objects close to the breakdown of their hyperbolicity properties. This allows us to identify a mechanism of loss of hyperbolicity and measure some of its quantitative regularities. We find that some systems lose hyperbolicity because the stable and unstable bundles approach each other but the Lyapunov multipliers remain away from 1. We find empirically that, close to the breakdown, the distances between the invariant bundles and the Lyapun.
The Rate of Intravenous Cocaine Administration Determines Susceptibility to Sensitization

The potential for addiction is thought to be greatest when drugs of abuse reach the brain rapidly, because this produces intense subjective pleasurable effects. However, the ability of drugs to induce forms of cellular plasticity related to behavioral sensitization may also contribute to addiction. Therefore, we studied the influence of rate of intravenous cocaine delivery on its ability to induce psychomotor sensitization. In one experiment, rotational behavior in rats with a unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine lesion was used as an index of psychomotor activation, and in a second experiment, locomotor activity in neurologically intact rats was used. Rapid (5–16 sec) intravenous infusions of cocaine induced robust psychomotor sensitization at all doses tested (0.5–2.0 mg/kg). Treatments given over 25 sec failed to induce sensitization at all doses tested. Treatments given over 50 or 100 sec induced sensitization only at the highest dose tested. Thus, the rate of intravenous cocaine delivery has profound effects on the ability of cocaine to induce psychomotor sensitization. This suggests that the temporal dynamics of drug delivery to the brain is a critical factor in the ability of cocaine to induce forms of neuronal plasticity that may contribute to addiction.
Wireless downloading delay under proportional fair scheduling with coupled service and requests: An approximated analysis

We propose a method for approximating the downloading delay for the downlink of a cellular system reminiscent of LTE (based on OFDMA), where users are randomly distributed in a cell, and the channel gain is formed by a distance dependent component (path loss), constant in time and frequency, and a time-frequency selective small-scale fading component, i.i. d. across the OFDMA resource allocation blocks. The proposed method yields an approximation of the user downloading delay cdf, through the solution of a system of fixed-point equations. It provides accurate results when the traffic demand is large.
Thoracic vagal ganglion and referred craniofacial pain: a case report and review

Se reporta la presencia de una tumefaccion a manera de "ganglio" en el trayecto mediastinico del nervio vago derecho, a nivel de TI, en un cadaver en el Laboratorio de Morfologia de la Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia. El "ganglio" vagal se encuentra adyacente a nodos linfoides hiperplasicos, en niveles para-traqueales y traqueo-bronquiales que se aglomeran en una gran masa linfoide a la altura de la carina e hilio pulmonar. En el estudio anatomopatologico, se encontro marcado proceso inflamatorio mixto de predominio histo-linfocitario el cual se distribuye de manera difusa separando el epineuro y produciendo lisis de las fibras del nervio vago. Este hallazgo muestra la degeneracion de este par craneal por patologias a nivel mediastinico. Esto brinda una posible explicacion de la fisiopatologia del dolor referido a cabeza y cuello, en patologias inflamatorias o neoplasicas que involucran la compresion y degeneracion por infiltracion inflamatoria del nervio vago. Se discute los tractos y la conectividad de las aferencias vagales a nivel ponto-medular, las vias supraespinales para el procesamiento del dolor somato-visceral, las posibles respuestas somato-vegetativas y la integracion del sistema trigeminal en la fisiologia del dolor en el nervio vago
Improved Self Tuned Linear Predictor

An improved self tuned linear predictor used in the separation of interference signals is presented in this work. From the classic structure of a Wiener adaptive filter we have adapted and included a Modified NLMS algorithm instead of the conventional NLMS first proposed by Widrow. Working in real time, this predictor allows the use of a FIR Wiener filter, of smaller order, for equal speed of processing. The predictor here presented has been successfully tested under different conditions of operation, with digital simulation. Compared with identical predictors using the NLMS algorithm, it showed a higher fidelity in the predicted signal and a greater speed in the process of prediction. These characteristics can make attractive their use in real time applications.
A NATUREZA CONTINGENTE DA AÇÃO ECONÔMICA: UM ESTUDO SOBRE IMERSÃO SOCIAL NO SETOR CALÇADISTA DO VALE DO SINOS NO RIO GRANDE DO SUL

This article is centered on the analysis of the social immersion’s influence on the economic action of the shoe-leather sector of Vale do Sinos in Rio Grande do Sul. The method used was a study-case whose longitudinal approach allowed an analysis from the region’s colonization until the present to be done. Primary and secondary data identified changes on the sector’s competitive dynamics, on the main social actors and organizational characteristics, making the comprehension of the contingent nature of the economic action possible. It was concluded that the power’s asymmetries are better comprehended when inserted on a wide social context, it means, inserted on the shoes’ world chain. The architecture and position of the net, the laces’ constitution and types were important to understand decisions about whom one can become partner with, do business, as well as about the relation among businessmen, and among these and their employees. It was also observed that collective categories derived from the social interaction among actors produced limits that were beyond those already considered by the limited reasoning concept. Finally, it was noted how cultural elements constituted and were constituted by the action of different actors, as well as how their organizational actions are constituted by aspects of local and world context, denoting changes in the immersion process of the sector.
The limits of ethnography: combining social sciences for CSCW

This paper addresses some of the divergences between social sciences, and proposes the development of hybrid forms of participation in CSCW. It offers a critique of the theoretical isolationism of some ethnomethodological ethnography. It reviews the prospects for interdisciplinary collaboration, and seeks to motivate it with some “core propositions” which expose the inescapable character of the problems (although not necessarily of the solutions) which are “owned” by different disciplines. It illustrates hybrid forms with discussion of some issues in two areas: the cognitive versus the ethnographic; it further describes the politics of participation.
Joint Scheduling and Instantaneously Decodable Network Coding

We consider a wireless multi-hop network and design an algorithm for jointly optimal scheduling of packet transmissions and network coding. We consider network coding across different users, however with the restriction that packets have to be decoded after one hop. We compute the stability region of this scheme and propose an online algorithm that stabilizes every arrival rate vector within the stability region. The online algorithm requires computation of stable sets in an appropriately defined conflict graph. We show by means of simulations that this inherently hard problem is tractable for some instances and that network coding extends the stability region over routing and leads, on average, to a smaller backlog.
The TextCap Semantic Interpreter

The lack of large amounts of readily available, explicitly represented knowledge has long been recognized as a barrier to applications requiring semantic knowledge such as machine translation and question answering. This problem is analogous to that facing machine translation decades ago, where one proposed solution was to use human translators to post-edit automatically produced, low quality translations rather than expect a computer to independently create high-quality translations. This paper describes an attempt at implementing a semantic parser that takes unrestricted English text, uses publically available computational linguistics tools and lexical resources and as output produces semantic triples which can be used in a variety of tasks such as generating knowledge bases, providing raw material for question answering systems, or creating RDF structures. We describe the TextCap system, detail the semantic triple representation it produces, illustrate step by step how TextCap processes a short text, and use its results on unseen texts to discuss the amount of post-editing that might be realistically required.
Report on the NTCIR-12 MedNLPDoc Task Results

The reuse of clinical data for the research environment is becoming one of the important tasks in medical informatics. The automatic assignment of the medical codes to the pre-identified concepts is turning to the Sisyphean task. For the MedNLP task in NTCIR-12 a new approach to automatically enrich the dictionary using online data is proposed. We have developed a text-mining system able to treat medical textual data represented in Japanese language and assign ICD-10 codes with English descriptors to the identified concepts. There are three main parts in the functionality of the system: 1) English version of ICD-10-based dictionary, 2) Wikipedia-based synonyms 3) statistical translation tools such Yandex and Google Translate APIs. This report presents the description of the system and the achieved results on the MedNLPDoc test data. Additionally, we provide an ICD assignation frequency in University Hospitals of Geneva. General Terms Algorithms, Standardization, Languages, Theory, Legal Aspects
MADD, a Novel Death Domain Protein That Interacts with the Type 1 Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor and Activates Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase*

The death domain of the type 1 tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR1) mediates interactions with several proteins involved in signaling the downstream effects of TNF. We have used the yeast interaction trap to isolate a protein, MADD, that associates with the death domain of TNFR1 through its own C-terminal death domain. MADD interacts with TNFR1 residues that are critical for signal generation and coimmunoprecipitates with TNFR1, implicating MADD as a component of the TNFR1 signaling complex. Importantly, we have found that overexpression of MADD activates the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and expression of the MADD death domain stimulates both the ERK and c-JUN N-terminal kinase MAP kinases and induces the phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A2. These data indicate that MADD links TNFR1 with MAP kinase activation and arachidonic acid release and provide further insight into the mechanisms by which TNF exerts its pleiotropic effects.
Age‐related macular degeneration: a leading cause of blindness

To the Editor: The review article by O'Shea provides a comprehensive description of the most common cause of blindness in Australia age-related macular degeneration (AMD). l However, his suggestion that treatment is largely supportive may be incorrect. As O'Shea mentions, radiation therapy has been used in recent years in treating this condition. The first major report of radiation therapy for the management of AMD came from Belfast in 1993.2 Since then, in conjunction with a number of Sydney ophthalmologists, we have irradiated over 800 patients. Such patients are treated in a fashion similar to the Belfast protocol,' and will be the subject of a forthcoming report as to the treatment's efficacy. We prescribe a dose of 1500 cGy in five fractions delivered over a week to the posterior globe by a 6 MV linear accelerator. A response is seen in most patients, who would otherwise suffer progressive vision loss. This response is measured by regression in areas of haemorrhage and exudate, with stability of, or occasionally an improvement in, visual acuity. With follow-up of our patients extending to three years, 40%-60% show some visual improvement or stabilisation following irradiation. The remainder continue to deteriorate. While used primarily in the management of malignant disease, radiation therapy can be used for some benign conditions. It has a proven role in the reduction of heterotopic bone formation after joint replacement and in the management of symptomatic keloids. It also has a potential role in the prevention of restenosis after angioplasty. In these conditions, radiotherapy acts by preventing fibroblast proliferation, and in cases of AMD the effects of ionising radiation are to reduce endothelial proliferation and exudation with subsequent visual loss. We have achieved favourable results in using radiation to treat patients with AMD. A recent report of 140 patients from the United States showed similar results. ' How-
FPGA based hardware architecture for HIT/DLR hand

In this paper, FPGA (field programmable gate array) based hardware architecture for the HIT/DLR hand has been investigated. With the FPGAs for lower level control and DSP (digital signal processor) for higher level control, the whole hardware is very intelligent. By using the high capacity of FPGAs, the additional hardware such as communication controller and PWM generators, can be implemented in a single chip and the hardware system is more flexible and compact. In each finger there is an FPGA for data collection, brushless DC motors control and communication with palm's FPGA by point-to-point serial communication (PPSeCo). The kernel of the hardware system is a PCI-based high speed floating-point DSP for data processing, and FPGA for high-speed (up to 25Mbps) real-time serial communication with the palm's FPGA. There needs only 4 cables for the data transmission and the sampling cycle for each sensor is only 200 /spl mu/s. This paper presents the basic ideas behind the HIT/DLR hand's hard- and software architecture adapted to new needs in data processing.
The Emergence of Intentional Communication in Ontogeny, Phylogeny, and Pathology

The emergence of intentional gestural communication around the end of the first year of life is widely recognized as a basic milestone in the infant's communicative development. Two types of comparison are carried out in this paper. The first comparison concerns the gestural communication of human infants and of our nearest primate relatives, the apes, and especially the well-studied chimpanzees. The second comparison considers a special case of gestural communication, namely children with autism, who fail to develop some important forms of communication, language, and social interaction that normal infants develop in the first 2 years of life. In seeking to explain the patterns of similarities and differences derived from these two comparisons, the possible role of several developmental processes will be considered and evaluated: social sensitivity, sensitivity to eye contact and gaze, understanding of agency, and understanding of subjectivity.