Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Patient-Centered

PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to describe the process of collaborative goal setting as a means to improve diabetes self-management in primary care. METHODS The Self-Management Goal Cycle framework illustrates a model of care for patients with diabetes. The Big Bad Sugar War is an approach to patient counseling that includes background, barriers, successes, willingness to change, action plan, and reinforcement. RESULTS Planned visits occur when a medical assistant performs routine health checks and laboratory tests prior to traditional individual appointments. Mini-group medical visits occur when a provider and medical assistant meet with 3 patients at one time. Open office group visits occur when 7 to 12 patients attend 2-hour sessions staffed by a provider. DISCUSSION Collaborative goal setting is a valuable tool for improving self-management skills among patients with diabetes. By implementing goal setting techniques, members of the patient care team are better equipped to help patients manage their chronic conditions by making them valued partners of the health care team.
Virulence and antimicrobial resistance profile of non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars recovered from poultry processing environments at wet markets in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The rapid emergence of virulent and multidrug-resistant (MDR) non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) enterica serovars are a growing public health concern globally. The present study focused on the assessment of the pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiling of NTS enterica serovars isolated from chicken processing environments at wet markets in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total number of 870 samples consisting of carcass dressing water (CDW), chopping board swabs (CBS), and knife swabs (KS) were collected from 29 wet markets. The prevalence of Salmonella was found to be 20% in CDW, 19.31% in CBS and 17.58% in KS, respectively. Meanwhile, the MDR Salmonella was found to be 72.41%, 73.21% and 68.62% in CDW, CBS, and KS, respectively. All isolates were screened by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for eight virulence genes, namely invA, agfA, IpfA, hilA, sivH, sefA, sopE, and spvC. The S. Enteritidis and untyped Salmonella isolate harbored all virulence genes while S. Typhimurium isolates carried six virulence genes except sefA and spvC. Phenotypic resistance revealed decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, streptomycin, ampicillin, tetracycline, gentamycin, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and azithromycin. Genotypic resistance showed higher prevalence of plasmid mediated blaTEM followed by tetA, sul1, sul2, sul3, and strA/B genes. Harmonic and symmetrical trend was observed among the phenotypic and genotypic resistance patterns of the isolates. The research findings anticipate that MDR and virulent NTS enterica serovars are prevailing in the wet market environments which can easily enter into the human food chain. There was a resilient and significant correlation existent among the phenotypic and genotypic resistance patterns and virulence genes of Salmonella isolate recovered from carcass dressing water, chopping board swabs, and knife swabs (p < 0.05), respectively.
Contrasting effects of ultraviolet A1 and ultraviolet B exposure on the induction of tumour necrosis factor‐α in human skin

Ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation of the skin causes immunosuppression which is relevant to the induction of skin cancer. The mechanism of this immunomodulation is unclear but various regulatory molecules have been implicated, including cis‐urocanic acid (cis‐UCA) and the cytokines tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) and interleukin 10 (IL‐10). Whether ultraviolet A (UVA) induces similar changes has not been investigated fully. We studied the effect of in vivo UVB and long‐wave UVA (UVA1) exposure on the induction of TNF‐α, IL‐10 and cis‐UCA in human skin. Volunteers were irradiated with three minimal erythema doses (MED) of UVB or UVA1. At different times after irradiation, suction blisters were raised from irradiated and from non‐irradiated (control) skin. The TNF‐α and IL‐10 protein concentration, and the percentage of cis‐UCA in the blister fluid, were then determined. UVB irradiation of human skin led to a rapid and significant increase in TNF‐α concentration in suction‐blister fluid, with maximal values 6 h after irradiation (n = 6, P < 0.05). In contrast, UVA1 irradiation led to a decrease in TNF‐α concentration in the suction‐blister fluid compared with non‐irradiated skin, with the lowest values 6 h after irradiation (n = 6, P < 0.05). Both UVB and UVA1 exposure of the skin induced a slight increase in IL‐10 concentration. However, the increase in IL‐10 was only significant after UVB irradiation (UVB, n = 6, P < 0.05; UVA, n = 7, P < 0.1). As previously shown, both UVB and UVA1 result in the photo‐isomerization of trans‐UCA and an increased percentage of cis‐UCA was found in the suction‐blister fluid. Thus the results show differential effects of UVB and UVA1 irradiation on the induction of immunoregulatory molecules, which may help to explain the variation in immune responses after UVB and UVA1 exposure of human skin.
Robotic Social Therapy on Children with Autism: Preliminary Evaluation through Multi-parametric Analysis

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neural development disorder characterized by specific patterns of behavioral and social difficulties. Beyond these core symptoms, additional problems such as absence of gender differences identification, interactional distortions of environmental and family responses are often present. Taking into account these emotional and behavioral problems researchers and clinicians are focusing on the design of innovative therapeutic approaches aimed to improve social capabilities of subjects with ASD. Thanks to the technological and scientific progresses of the last years, nowadays it is possible to create human-like robots with social and emotional capabilities. Furthermore it is also possible to analyze physiological signals inferring subjects' psycho-physiological state which can be compared with a behavioral analysis in order to obtain a deeper understanding of subjects reactions to treatments. In this work a preliminary evaluation of an innovative social robot-based treatment for subjects with ASD is described. The treatment consists in a complex stimulation and acquisition platform composed of a social robot, a multi-parametric acquisition system and a therapeutic protocol. During the preliminary tests of the treatment the subject's physiological signals and behavioral parameters have been recorded and used together with the therapists' annotations to infer the subjects' induced reactions. Physiological signals were analyzed and statistically evaluated demonstrating the possibility to correctly discern the two groups (ASD and normally developing subjects) with a classification percentage higher than 92%. Statistical analysis also highlighted the treatment capability to induce different affective states in subjects with ASDs more than in control subjects, demonstrating that the treatment is well designed and tuned on ASDs deficits and behavioral lacks.
Train your robot in AR: investigating user experience with a continuously learning robot

Assistive robots that can be deployed in our homes will need to be understandable, operable, and teachable by non-expert users. This calls for an intuitive Human-Robot Interaction approach that is also safe and sustainable in the long term. Still, few studies have looked at repeated, unscripted interactions in a loosely supervised setting with a robot incrementally learning from the user and con-sequentially expanding its knowledge and abilities. In this study, we set out to test how the user’s experience and mental model of the robot evolve when spontaneously teaching it simple tasks in Augmented Reality (AR). Participants could freely access the AR glasses in a common office space and demonstrate physical skills in a virtual kitchen scene, while the holographic robot gave feedback
Toward Measuring the Effect of Robot Competency on Human Kinesthetic Feedback in Long-Term Task Learning

Robots face tremendous challenges when learning tasks where labeled data is not abundantly available. In these circumstances, human feedback can be adopted as a supervision substitute on the robot’s performance. Existing learning approaches rely on a set of statistical assumptions about the human feedback that robots receive. Nominally, they assume that human feedback is Markovian, time consistent, and retrospective, while real human feedback does not necessarily match these assumptions. They also tend to assume an incentive-driven model to interpret the human feedback and their counterfactuals, enabling human action prediction and easy machine learning (ML) optimization but failing to capture other important intentions behind human feedback. Realistically, people routinely and systematically alter the way that they provide feedback based on the history of their interaction and the context in which the feedback is provided. This adaptability is particularly evident in long-term human-robot interactions where lifelong learning and personalization occur. In this work, we describe our preliminary work studying how a robot’s competency influences how people correct its motion. We first survey existing work on learning from human feedback and highlight some of the assumptions that they impose on the human feedback. We then present our research question and hypotheses and, finally, describe a user study to evaluate them.
International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology

Autotetraploid rice is a new germplasm developed through diploid chromosome doubling. Hybrids developed by indica autotetraploid rice crossed by japonica autotetraploid rice has clear biological advantage on F 1 , causing widespread concerns for special research evolution to evaluate and utilize F 1 hybrid vigor. However, the widespread fertility of F 1 indica and japonica autotetraploid rice is low, which makes it difficult to direct utilization of F 1 vigor. In diploid indica and japonica rice, the fertility of F 1 hybrids is also proved to be low. Embryo sac infertility is known to be one of the most important reasons for hybrid sterility and many studies has indicated that the primary cause of F1 sterility was abortion of the embryo sac, which was identified by the genotype of the S5 gene on the chromosome. Previous studies have cloned S 5 based on common wild rice and cultivated rice and S 5 sequence was obtained and studied. In this paper, typical sequence of different materials of S 5 japonica and indica rice group of autotetraploid hybrids observed with whole-mount eosin B-staining confocal laser scanning microscopy WE-CLSM was utilized, to overcome F 1 hybrids embryo sac sterility.
A 12.5Gb/s/link non-contact multi drop bus system with impedance-matched transmission line couplers and Dicode partial-response channel transceivers

A reduced-reflection multi-drop bus system using Dicode (1-D) partial response signaling transceiver is presented for the first time in the world. Directional couplers on transmission lines arranged with equi-energy distributing and exact impedance matched conditions allow the bus to reach to 12.5Gbps/link speed. The transmission line has 5-convex portions to form one side of a coupler where the transmission line width is adjusted to control the characteristic impedance of the coupling section, minimizing signal reflection from each section. Dicode partial-response signaling method with a half-rate architecture was used where a precoder is placed in the transmitter to make the signal best fit for the channel to eliminate inter symbol interference (ISI) where the test chip transmitter occupies 3,750 μm2 and the receiver occupies 750 μm2 with 90nm CMOS technology, consuming 40mA and 23mA respectively at the supply voltage of 1.2V.
Semi‐analytic modelling of galaxy evolution in the IR/submm range

This paper proposes a new semi-analytic modelling of galaxy properties in the IR/submm wavelength range, which is explicitly set in a cosmological framework. We start from a description of the non-dissipative and dissipative collapses of primordial perturbations, and add star formation, stellar evolution and feedback, as well as the absorption of starlight by dust and its re-emission in the IR and submm. This type of approach has had some success in reproducing the optical properties of galaxies. We hereafter propose a simple extension to the IR/submm range. The growth of structures is followed according to the standard cold dark matter model. We assume that star formation proceeds either in a ‘quiescent’ mode, e.g., as in discs, or in a ‘burst’ mode with 10 times shorter time-scales. In order to reproduce the current data on the evolution of the comoving cosmic star formation rate and gas densities, we need to introduce a mass fraction involved in the ‘burst’ mode strongly increasing with redshift, probably reflecting the increase of interaction and merging activity. We estimate the IR/submm luminosities of these ‘mild starburst’ and ‘luminous UV/IR galaxies’, and we explore how much star formation could be hidden in heavily extinguished, ‘ultraluminous IR galaxies’ by designing a family of evolutionary scenarios which are consistent with the current status of the ‘cosmic constraints’, as well as with the IRAS 60-μm luminosity function and faint counts, but with different high-z IR luminosity densities. However, these scenarios generate a cosmic infrared background whose spectrum falls within the ±1σ range of the isotropic IR component detected by Puget et al. and revisited by Guiderdoni et al. We give predictions for the faint galaxy counts and redshift distributions at IR and submm wavelengths. The submm range is very sensitive to the details of the evolutionary scenarios. As a result, the ongoing and forthcoming observations with ISO and SCUBA (and later with SIRTF, SOFIA, FIRST and PLANCK) will put strong constraints on the evolution of galaxies at z∼1 and beyond.
The simultaneous application effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon on life table parameters of Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on cucumber

Aphis gossypii Glover is one of the major pests of cucumber in Iran. The effects of different concentrations of nitrogen (N1 = 0, N2 = 30, N3 = 60, N4 = 90 and N5 = 120 kg/ha), phosphorus (P1 = 0, P2 = 15 and P3 = 22.5 kg/ha) and silicon (Si1 = 0, Si2 = 100 and Si3 = 200 kg/ha) on life table parameters of apterous morph of A. gossypii were studied. This study was conducted as factorial experiment based on RCD with nine replications in a growth chamber at temperature of 25 ± 3 °C, 60 ± 5% relative humidity (RH) and a photoperiod of 16: 8 h (light: dark). The experiments were carried out using clip-cages that were fixed on leaves of cucumber growing in pots. According to the results, total fecundity of A. gossypii significantly was different among treatments and it was the highest on N1P2Si2 (64.33 offspring) and the lowest on N3P2Si1 (22.67 offspring). The lowest and the highest values of R0 were observed on N3P2Si1and N4P2Si2, respectively. The shortest mean generation time (T) was found on N4P1Si3 and the longest was on N5P3Si1. Furthermore, the lowest and the highest values of r were obtained on N5P3Si2 (0.27 day-1) and N5P1Si1 (0.41 day-1). Our results showed that in simultaneous application, the phosphorus had a more impact on life history and performance of cotton aphid.
Touchdown and Pull-In Voltage Behavior of a MEMS Device with Varying Dielectric Properties

The pull-in voltage instability associated with a simple MEMS device, consisting of a thin dielectric elastic membrane supported above a rigid conducting ground plate, is analyzed. The upper surface of the membrane is coated with a thin conducting film. In a certain asymptotic limit representing a thin device, the mathematical model consists of a nonlinear partial differential equation for the deflection of the thin dielectric membrane. When a voltage V is applied to the conducting film, the dielectric membrane deflects towards the bottom plate. For a slab, a circular cylindrical, and a square domain, numerical results are given for the saddle-node bifurcation value $V_{*}$, also referred to as the pull-in voltage, for which there is no steady-state membrane deflection for $V > V_{*}$. For $V > V_{*}$ it is shown numerically that the membrane dynamics are such that the thin dielectric membrane touches the lower plate in finite time. Results are given for both spatially uniform and nonuniform dielectric pe.
A scalable XML indexing method using MapReduce

With the advent of the era of big data, cloud computing technology is one of the promising solutions. Many theories and methods, which are originally designed for stand-alone computer, must be re-examined for the applicability in the cloud. For example, most of the XML indexing methods discussed in the literature are suitable for processing small XML files by stand-alone computer. When they deal with a large XML document, memory shortage problem will be encountered. In this paper, we redesign an XML indexing method, called CIS-X (A Compressed Index Scheme for Efficient Query Evaluation of XML Documents) that is developed by our research group, using MapReduce implemented in Hadoop to handle large XML documents through cloud parallel computing. The proposed cloud-based CIS-X can be applied to any XML file without DTD or schema.
Pump-probe polarization anisotropy study of femtosecond energy transfer within the photosynthetic reaction center of Rhodobacter sphaeroides R26

The energy transfer from the accessory bacteriochlorophylls (B) to the special pair (P) in the photosynthetic reaction center has been time resolved with pump−probe polarization anisotropy measurements using 20−25 fs duration pulses near 800 nm. The experiments were carried out at low pulse energies (500 pJ in a 34 μm spot), low repetition rates (5 kHz), and high sample flow velocities (100 cm/s) to avoid artifacts from saturation and photoexcitation of incompletely relaxed reaction centers. The pump excitation corresponds to 1.4 × 106 photons/μm2: the “saturation intensity” for the charge separation quantum yield is 3 × 107 photons/μm2. Magic angle pump−probe transients can be satisfactorily fit as biexponential, with an ∼120 fs bleach decay followed by a 2.8 ps bleach rise. (An ∼400 fs bleach decay seen in several previous experiments arises from unrelaxed reaction centers.) The initial pump−probe anisotropy is 0.4 and decays with an ∼80 fs time constant, which we attribute to dipole reorientation by e.
Exposing and understanding scrolling transfer functions

Scrolling is controlled through many forms of input devices, such as mouse wheels, trackpad gestures, arrow keys, and joysticks. Performance with these devices can be adjusted by introducing variable transfer functions to alter the range of expressible speed, precision, and sensitivity. However, existing transfer functions are typically "black boxes" bundled into proprietary operating systems and drivers. This presents three problems for researchers: (1) a lack of knowledge about the current state of the field; (2) a difficulty in replicating research that uses scrolling devices; and (3) a potential experimental confound when evaluating scrolling devices and techniques. These three problems are caused by gaps in researchers' knowledge about what device and movement factors are important for scrolling transfer functions, and about how existing devices and drivers use these factors. We fill these knowledge gaps with a framework of transfer function factors for scrolling, and a method for analysing proprietary transfer functions---demonstrating how state of the art commercial devices accommodate some of the human control phenomena observed in prior studies.
DDoS Attack Mitigation in Internet of Things Using Software Defined Networking

Securing Internet of Things (IoT) systems is a challenge because of its multiple points of vulnerability. A spate of recent hacks and security breaches has unveiled glaring vulnerabilities in the IoT. Due to the computational and memory requirement constraints associated with anomaly detection algorithms in core networks, commercial in-line (part of the direct line of communication) Anomaly Detection Systems (ADSs) rely on sampling-based anomaly detection approaches to achieve line rates and truly-inline anomaly detection accuracy in real-time. However, packet sampling is inherently a lossy process which might provide an incomplete and biased approximation of the underlying traffic patterns. Moreover, commercial routers uses proprietary software making them closed to be manipulated from the outside. As a result, detecting malicious packets on the given network path is one of the most challenging problems in the field of network security. We argue that the advent of Software Defined Networking (SDN) provides a unique opportunity to effectively detect and mitigate DDoS attacks. Unlike sampling-based approaches for anomaly detection and limitation of proprietary software at routers, we use the SDN infrastructure to relax the sampling-based ADS constraints and collect traffic flow statistics which are maintained at each SDN-enabled switch to achieve high detection accuracy. In order to implement our idea, we discuss how to mitigate DDoS attacks using the features of SDN infrastructure.
Cerastes cerastes gasperettii venom Induced Hematological Alterations and Oxidative Stress in Male Mice

The desert horned vipers ( Cerastes cerastes gasperettii ; C. c. gasperettii ) are the most familiar snakes of the great deserts of North Africa and the Middle East, including the Saudi Arabia. They are responsible for many human snake bites. The current study was designed to investigate the hematological effects and oxidative stress induction in lung, heart and spleen after C. c. gasperettii envenomation. Thirty six male Swiss albino mice were randomly divided into 2 groups, Control group injected intrapretoneally (i.p.) with saline or LD 50 dose envenomed group i.p. injected with venom at a dose of 978 μ g/kg body weight (bwt). Mice were sacrificed after 1, 3 and 6 hrs from the injection. The number of white blood cells (WBC) was counted in envenomation and non-envenomation groups. Also, hemoglobin (Hb) was determined. In addition, lipid peroxidation (LPO), nitric oxide (NO), glutathione (GSH) levels and catalase (CAT) activity were measured in lung, cardiac and splenic homogenates. Statistical analyses were carried out using the unpaired student t test. The differential WBC count showed difference between envenomated and non-envenomated mice, which was mainly attributable to increase in neutrophils, monocytes eosinophils, and basophils in the envenomation mice ( p <0.001). In the envenomation mice, the amounts of Hb were significantly lower compared to those of the non-envenomation group ( p <0.001). In addition to the hematological alterations, C. c. gasperettii envenoming was associated to significant increasing in oxidative stress levels. Moreover, congestion of the alveolar capillaries in lung, inflammatory cell infiltration and myonecrosis in heart and splenomegaly were observed after 6 hrs of envenomation. Based on these observations, we may conclude that the LD 50 of C. c. gasperettii venom causes hematological alternations in mice, characterized by elevated oxidative stress levels and histological alterations in heart, lung and spleen tissues.