Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
REST-FRAME OPTICAL EMISSION LINES IN FAR-INFRARED-SELECTED GALAXIES AT z < 1.7 FROM THE FMOS-COSMOS SURVEY

We have used FMOS on Subaru to obtain near-infrared spectroscopy of 123 far-infrared-selected galaxies in COSMOS and the key rest-frame optical emission lines. This is the largest sample of infrared galaxies with near-infrared spectroscopy at these redshifts. The far-infrared selection results in a sample of galaxies that are massive systems that span a range of metallicities in comparison with previous optically selected surveys, and thus has a higher active galactic nucleus (AGN) fraction and better samples the AGN branch. We establish the presence of AGNs and starbursts in this sample of (U)LIRGs selected as Herschel-PACS and Spitzer-MIPS detections in two redshift bins ( z ∼ 0.7 ? > and z ∼ 1.5 ? > ) and test the redshift dependence of diagnostics used to separate AGNs from star formation dominated galaxies. In addition, we construct a low-redshift ( z ∼ 0.1 ? > ) comparison sample of infrared-selected galaxies and find that the evolution from z ∼ 1.5 ? > to today is consistent with an evolving AGN selection line and a range of ISM conditions and metallicities from the models of Kewley et al. We find that a large fraction of (U)LIRGs are BPT-selected AGNs using their new redshift-dependent classification line. We compare the position of known X-ray-detected AGNs (67 in total) with the BPT selection and find that the new classification line accurately selects most of these objects ( > 70 % ? > ). Furthermore, we identify 35 new (likely obscured) AGNs not selected as such by their X-ray emission. Our results have direct implications for AGN selection at higher redshift with either current (MOSFIRE, KMOS) or future (PFS, MOONS) spectroscopic efforts with near-infrared spectral coverage.
Memory-Based Resolution of In-Sentence Scopes of Hedge Cues

In this paper we describe the machine learning systems that we submitted to the CoNLL-2010 Shared Task on Learning to Detect Hedges and Their Scope in Natural Language Text. Task 1 on detecting uncertain information was performed by an SVM-based system to process the Wikipedia data and by a memory-based system to process the biological data. Task 2 on resolving in-sentence scopes of hedge cues, was performed by a memorybased system that relies on information from syntactic dependencies. This system scored the highest F1 (57.32) of Task 2.
A current-controlled transceiver IC for structural health monitoring

This paper describes a tunable transceiver IC for a variety of structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. This proposed IC can generate the electrical actuation signals for piezoelectric transducers as well as provide broadband low-noise reception for reflected or transmitted waves on the same or another transducer. The current-controlled transmitter can generate low-distortion waveforms with a center frequency in the ~550 kHz to 1 MHz range when the input current varies from 2.5 to 5 μA, respectively. Off-chip amplification is employed to boost the waveform amplitude up to 30 Vpp. The integrated receiver is capable of extracting both amplitude and phase information from the reflected or transmitted waveforms for further signal processing. The transceiver, which consumes ~325 to 575 μW, was fabricated in a 0.5 μm CMOS process and experimentally validated on an SHM test bed.
Improving progression-free and overall survival in patients with cancer: a potential role for bisphosphonates

Introduction: Bisphosphonates are a well-established therapy for patients with multiple myeloma or bone metastases from advanced cancers and are used routinely to delay the onset and reduce the risk of skeletal-related events. Emerging evidence indicates that they also may provide additional anticancer benefits. These developments warrant reappraisal of their role in patients with cancer and reevaluation of optimal therapeutic regimens. Areas covered: This article reviews the evidence of the anticancer activity of bisphosphonates in patients with solid tumors or multiple myeloma. The underlying mechanisms of the anticancer activity of bisphosphonates are elucidated from preclinical and translational data that show that bisphosphonates suppress tumor growth and survival, inhibit tumor-mediated angiogenesis, or stimulate host anticancer immune response. These data also provide insights into the potential for therapeutic combinations. Preclinical and clinical data relating to the anticancer effects of bisphosphonates are reviewed by cancer type. Expert opinion: Future trials of bisphosphonates in cancer patients will explore the underlying mechanism of the anticancer benefit in greater detail and attempt to examine critically the potential clinical benefit in individual cancer types in early/advanced disease.
Optimal Design for Noise Reduction in Interior Permanent-Magnet Motor

This paper presents methods to reduce acoustic noise in an interior permanent-magnet motor during the design stage. Mechanical and magnetic sources are considered to reduce noise of the machine, and structural and electromagnetic designs are performed. In the structural-design stage to reduce mechanical source, the structural resonances are moved to higher frequency for enhancement of stiffness. Then, in the electromagnetic-design stage to reduce exciting forces, the harmonic amplitude of magnetic forces and torque ripple are reduced by using an optimal design method, respectively. Two models are designed according to each objective function, and the validity of the design process and objective functions is confirmed by their simulated and experimental results.
Filtración del enterococcus faecalis en obturaciones retrógradas con MTA amalgama de plata e ionómero de vidrio

One of the aims of a root-end filling material placed in an apicectomy treatment is to provide apical seal that can inhibits the coronary migration of antigens to perirradicular tissues. Many materials are used for this end; however, to date there has not been any material that satisfies all the requirements of an ideal material. With the purpose of making a comparative analysis of the apical sealing abilities of three root-end filling materials: silver amalgam, glass ionomer and MTA (mineral trioxide aggregate), in the leakage process of Enterococcus Faecalis bacteria and the time used for it to leak via coronary toward the perirradicular area, the present investigation was made. Leakage was proven when veering the fenol red glucose, in which the apexes of the sample teeth were submerged, to a temperature of 37oC. The results showed that specimens that leakage in longer than 70 days were significantly higher for the cases of cement MTA than for the other two materials.
Systematic review of psychological approaches to the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia.

OBJECTIVE The authors systematically reviewed the literature on psychological approaches to treating the neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. METHOD Reports of studies that examined effects of any therapy derived from a psychological approach that satisfied prespecified criteria were reviewed. Data were extracted, the quality of each study was rated, and an overall rating was given to each study by using the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine criteria. RESULTS A total of 1,632 studies were identified, and 162 satisfied the inclusion criteria for the review. Specific types of psychoeducation for caregivers about managing neuropsychiatric symptoms were effective treatments whose benefits lasted for months, but other caregiver interventions were not. Behavioral management techniques that are centered on individual patients' behavior or on caregiver behavior had similar benefits, as did cognitive stimulation. Music therapy and Snoezelen, and possibly sensory stimulation, were useful during the treatment session but had no longer-term effects; interventions that changed the visual environment looked promising, but more research is needed. CONCLUSIONS Only behavior management therapies, specific types of caregiver and residential care staff education, and possibly cognitive stimulation appear to have lasting effectiveness for the management of dementia-associated neuropsychiatric symptoms. Lack of evidence regarding other therapies is not evidence of lack of efficacy. Conclusions are limited because of the paucity of high-quality research (only nine level-1 studies were identified). More high-quality investigation is needed.
Non-aggressive bidding behavior and the "winner's curse"

Previous authors have noted a curious result that arises within the context of sealed-bid auctions: in certain situations it is in the bidder's interest to respond non-aggressively to increased competition. We consider a decision-theoretic formulation of the bidder's problem, and derive necessary conditions for the choice of a non-aggressive bidding strategy. The resulting conditions relate closely to a phenomenon that has been described rather loosely by bidding practitioners as the “winner's curse. ’ In the course of this paper we develop a specific definition of the winner's curse, and demonstrate how it affects the firm's competitive behavior.
Stable startup of seamless controlled parallel bidirectional DC-DC converter

A smart control method for Bidirectional DC-DC Converter has been developed. Both charge and discharge with buck / boost mode transition are achieved by common control structure without mode judgment. This simple structure is also extended to a parallel system, and controls multiple output power for both directions. The function has some exceptional case at the period of start-up and stop, because introduced complementary switching flows unexpected reverse current. To avoid the unexpected reverse current, we introduced the selective disable function of complementary switching and achieved stable start and stop control. This improvement also equipped the system additional charge only operation. Improved control structure was evaluated at the four-parallel converter system.
Combining near‐ and far‐field exposure for an organ‐specific and whole‐body RF‐EMF proxy for epidemiological research: A reference case

A framework for the combination of near‐field (NF) and far‐field (FF) radio frequency electromagnetic exposure sources to the average organ and whole‐body specific absorption rates (SARs) is presented. As a reference case, values based on numerically derived SARs for whole‐body and individual organs and tissues are combined with realistic exposure data, which have been collected using personal exposure meters during the Swiss Qualifex study. The framework presented can be applied to any study region where exposure data is collected by appropriate measurement equipment. Based on results derived from the data for the region of Basel, Switzerland, the relative importance of NF and FF sources to the personal exposure is examined for three different study groups. The results show that a 24‐h whole‐body averaged exposure of a typical mobile phone user is dominated by the use of his or her own mobile phone when a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) 900 or GSM 1800 phone is used. If only Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) phones are used, the user would experience a lower exposure level on average caused by the lower average output power of UMTS phones. Data presented clearly indicate the necessity of collecting band‐selective exposure data in epidemiological studies related to electromagnetic fields. Bioelectromagnetics 34:366–374, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
A 9MHz filtering ADC with additional 2nd-order ΔΣ modulator noise suppression

This paper presents a filtering ADC for the LTE standard, where a Delta-Sigma modulator (DSM) is merged into the channel-select filter (CSF) of the LTE radio receiver. The CSF introduces an additional 2nd-order suppression of both quantization and thermal DSM noise, while the CSF transfer function is essentially maintained. The 65 nm CMOS prototype is clocked at 288MHz with a 9MHz LTE bandwidth, and has an input-referred noise of 8.1 nV/√Hz, 12 dB gain, and an in/out-of-band IIP3 of 11.5/27 dBVrms, with a power consumption of 11.3mW, resulting in state-of-the-art figure-of-merits (FOMs) for filtering ADCs.
Binary Minor Planets

A review of observations and theories regarding binary asteroids and binary transNeptunian objects [collectively, binary minor planets (BMPs)] is presented. To date, these objects have been discovered using a combination of direct imaging, lightcurve analysis, and radar. They are found throughout the Solar System, and present a challenge for theorists modeling their formation in the context of Solar System evolution. The most promising models invoke rotational disruption for the smallest, shortestlived objects (the asteroids nearest to Earth), consistent with the observed fast rotation of these bodies; impacts for the larger, longer-lived asteroids in the main belt, consistent with the range of size ratios of their components and slower rotation rates; and mutual capture for the distant, icy, trans-Neptunian objects, consistent with their large component separations and near-equal sizes. Numerical simulations have successfully reproduced key features of the binaries in the first two categories; the third remains to be investigated in detail.
Regularized Embedded Multiple Kernel Dimensionality Reduction for Mine Signal Processing

Traditional multiple kernel dimensionality reduction models are generally based on graph embedding and manifold assumption. But such assumption might be invalid for some high-dimensional or sparse data due to the curse of dimensionality, which has a negative influence on the performance of multiple kernel learning. In addition, some models might be ill-posed if the rank of matrices in their objective functions was not high enough. To address these issues, we extend the traditional graph embedding framework and propose a novel regularized embedded multiple kernel dimensionality reduction method. Different from the conventional convex relaxation technique, the proposed algorithm directly takes advantage of a binary search and an alternative optimization scheme to obtain optimal solutions efficiently. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method for supervised, unsupervised, and semisupervised scenarios.
Duality Theorems for Blocks and Tangles in Graphs

We prove a duality theorem applicable to a wide range of specializations, as well as to some generalizations, of tangles in graphs. It generalizes the classical tangle duality theorem of Robertson and Seymour, which says that every graph has either a large-order tangle or a certain low-width tree-decomposition witnessing that it cannot have such a tangle. Our result also yields duality theorems for profiles and for $k$-blocks. This solves a problem studied, but not solved, by Diestel and Oum and answers an earlier question of Carmesin, Diestel, Hamann, and Hundertmark.
A systematic review of MRI, scintigraphy, FDG-PET and PET/CT for diagnosis of multiple myeloma related bone disease--which is best?

AIM The purpose of the current study was to conduct a systematic review of the published literature to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET, PTE/CT, MRI and scintigraphy for multiple myeloma related bone disease. METHODS Through a search of PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library, two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality of each study. We estimated pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios (PLR and NLR), and two sample Z-tests were conducted to evaluate for differences in sensitivity, specificity, area under the curve (AUC), and the Q* index between any two diagnostic modalities. RESULTS A total of 17 studies were reviewed. The MRI had a pooled sensitivity of 0.88, specificity of 0.68, AUC of 0.897, and Q*index of 0.828, whereas for MIBI, the corresponding values were 0.98, 0.90, 0.991, and 0.962, respectively, and for bone scan, they were 066, 0.83, 0.805, and 0.740, respectively. The corresponding values of MIBI were 0.98, 0.90, 0.991, and 0.962, respectively. For PET and PET/CT, the values were 0.91, 0.69, 0.927 and 0.861, respectively. Statistically significant differences were not found in the sensitivity, specificity, AUC, and Q* index between MRI, scintigraphy, FDG-PET and PET/CT. CONCLUSIONS On the condition that X ray is taken as a reference in our study, we suggested that FDG-PET, PTE/CT, MRI and scintigraphy are all associated with high detection rate of bone disease in patients with MM. Thus, in clinical practice, it is recommended that we could choose these tests according to the condition of the patient.
Usherin is required for maintenance of retinal photoreceptors and normal development of cochlear hair cells

Usher syndrome type IIA (USH2A), characterized by progressive photoreceptor degeneration and congenital moderate hearing loss, is the most common subtype of Usher syndrome. In this article, we show that the USH2A protein, also known as usherin, is an exceptionally large (≈600-kDa) matrix protein expressed specifically in retinal photoreceptors and developing cochlear hair cells. In mammalian photoreceptors, usherin is localized to a spatially restricted membrane microdomain at the apical inner segment recess that wraps around the connecting cilia, corresponding to the periciliary ridge complex described for amphibian photoreceptors. In sensory hair cells of the cochlea, it is associated transiently with the hair bundles during postnatal development. Targeted disruption of the Ush2a gene in mice leads to progressive photoreceptor degeneration and a moderate but nonprogressive hearing impairment, mimicking the visual and hearing deficits in USH2A patients. These data suggest that usherin is required for the long-term maintenance of retinal photoreceptors and for the development of cochlear hair cells. We propose a model in which usherin in photoreceptors is tethered via its C terminus to the plasma membrane and its large extracellular domain projecting into the periciliary matrix, where they may interact with the connecting cilium to fulfill important structural or signaling roles.
Super Fast Beam Tracking in Phased Antenna Arrays

The directionality of millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications creates a significant challenge in serving fast-moving mobile terminals on, e.g., high-speed vehicles, trains, and UAVs. This challenge is exacerbated in mmWave systems using analog antenna arrays, because of the inherent non-convexity in the control of the phase shifters. In this paper, we develop a recursive beam tracking algorithm which can simultaneously achieve fast tracking speed, high tracking accuracy, low complexity, and low pilot overhead. In static scenarios, this algorithm converges to the minimum Cram\'er-Rao lower bound (CRLB) of beam tracking with high probability. In dynamic scenarios, even at SNRs as low as 0dB, our algorithm is capable of tracking a mobile moving at an angular velocity of 10-20 degrees per second, using only 5 pilot symbols per second. If combining with a simple TDMA pilot pattern, this algorithm can track hundreds of high-speed mobiles in 5G configurations. Our simulations show that the tracking performance of this algorithm is much better than several state-of-the-art algorithms. The key analytical tools used in our algorithm design are stochastic approximation and recursive estimation with a control parameter.
Computers and Mathematics with Applications Stability of Fractional-order Nonlinear Dynamic Systems: Lyapunov Direct Method and Generalized Mittag–leffler Stability

Keywords: Fractional-order dynamic system Nonautonomous system Fractional Lyapunov direct method Generalized Mittag–Leffler stability Fractional comparison principle a b s t r a c t Stability of fractional-order nonlinear dynamic systems is studied using Lyapunov direct method with the introductions of Mittag–Leffler stability and generalized Mittag–Leffler stability notions. With the definitions of Mittag–Leffler stability and generalized Mittag–Leffler stability proposed, the decaying speed of the Lyapunov function can be more generally characterized which include the exponential stability and power-law stability as special cases. Finally, four worked out examples are provided to illustrate the concepts.
The influence of different nanostructured scaffolds on fibroblast growth

Abstract Skin serves as a protective barrier, modulating body temperature and waste discharge. It is therefore desirable to be able to repair any damage that occurs to the skin as soon as possible. In this study, we demonstrate a relatively easy and cost-effective method for the fabrication of nanostructured scaffolds, to shorten the time taken for a wound to heal. Various scaffolds consisting of nanohemisphere arrays of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), polylactide and chitosan were fabricated by casting using a nickel (Ni) replica mold. The Ni replica mold is electroformed using the highly ordered nanohemisphere array of the barrier-layer surface of an anodic aluminum oxide membrane as the template. Mouse fibroblast cells (L929s) were cultured on the nanostructured polymer scaffolds to investigate the effect of these different nanohemisphere arrays on cell proliferation. The concentration of collagen type I on each scaffold was then measured through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to find the most effective scaffold for shortening the wound-healing process. The experimental data indicate that the proliferation of L929 is superior when a nanostructured PLGA scaffold with a feature size of 118 nm is utilized.
Soft-Stop Optimal Trajectory Control for Improved Performance of the Series-Resonant Multiinverter for Domestic Induction Heating Applications

Induction heating technology is leading technical advances in home appliances due to the benefits inherent to the contactless energy transfer including high efficiency, fast heating, safety, cleanness, and accurate control, among others. Recent design trends are focused on developing more versatile cooking appliances for an improved user performance. To achieve such implementations, new multicoil architectures and power converters must be developed. This paper proposes the series-resonant multiinverter as an efficient, versatile, and cost-effective alternative to supply multiinductor systems. One of the main design challenges is the high blocking voltage of power devices, which may compromise the converter performance. This paper proposes an optimized modulation strategy to reduce the maximum device voltage, enabling an optimized converter design with improved reliability and performance. The proposed modulation is analytically studied and tested using a multicoil induction heating converter prototype, proving the feasibility of this proposal.
Possible Treatment Concepts for the Levodopa-Related Hyperhomocysteinemia

The saga of harmful levodopa (LD) in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD) resulted from outcomes of animal—and cell culture studies and the clinical observation of motor complication related to the short half life of LD. Further aspects of LD long term application, the LD associated homocysteine increase and its emerging consequences on progression, and onset of neuropsychiatric symptoms and of vascular disease are only partially considered. Therapeutic approaches for this LD-mediated neurotoxic homocysteine increase are vitamin supplementation or LD application with an inhibitor of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). However, forcing central dopamine metabolism further down the methylation path by central blocking of COMT and MAO-B may reduce oxidative stress and homocysteine levels. But it may also increase N-methylation of tetrahydroisoquinolines to neurotoxic N-methylated tetrahydroisoquinolines. These compounds were observed in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of long term LD-treated PD patients. Therefore LD application with peripheral COMT inhibition may be safer.