Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Biometric Anti-theft and Tracking System for mobiles-BATS

— The accretion of mobile theft these days causes peril to people. Though we have facilities to recover, we need an eminent and rapid mode to recover the lost entity. To abrogate the larceny of mobiles, we have introduced a concept of integrating mobile phones with fingerprint reader which serves as a solution to this augmenting problem. Along with mobile tracking facility, we also need information security. Thus to overcome these challenges we have developed BATS. The basis of BATS is the Fingerprint Reader integrated with other mobile applications in Smart phones and PDAs. The outcome is the prevention of mobile theft and high information security When the Fingerprint reader senses the illegitimate fingerprint through image processing, it immediately sends alert to the person whose contact number has been registered in the mobile security name field, at regular intervals. The alert contains the information of time and place the mobile has been used. This is done with such celerity that the Smart phones and PDAs can be tracked in no time. The information ceded is enough to recover the stolen article. Thus, the mobile can be recovered, thereby depleting mobile theft and also increasing information security in a rapid and profitable way.
Analyse of socket-prosthesis-blunt complex for lower limb amputee using objective measure of patient's gait cycle.

UNLABELLED The prosthetic application is a highly complex process. Modeling and simulation of biomechanics processes in orthopedics is a certainly field of interest in current medical research. Optimization of socket in order to improve the quality of patient's life is a major objective in prosthetic rehabilitation. A variety of numerical methods for prosthetic application have been developed and studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS An objective method is proposed to evaluate the performance of a prosthetic patient according to surface pressure map over the residual limb. The friction coefficient due to various liners used in transtibial and transfemoral prosthesis is taken into account also. RESULTS Creation of a bio-based modeling and mathematical simulation allows the design, construction and optimization of contact between the prosthesis cup and lack of functionality of the patient amputated considering the data collected and processed in real time and non-invasively. The von Mises stress distribution in muscle flap tissue at the bone ends shows a larger region subjected to elevated von Mises stresses in the muscle tissue underlying longer truncated bones. CONCLUSIONS Finite element method was used to conduct a stress analysis and show the force distribution along the device. The results contribute to a better understanding the design of an optimized prosthesis that increase the patient's performance along with a god choice of liner, made by an appropriate material that fit better to a particular blunt. The study of prosthetic application is an exciting and important topic in research and will profit considerably from theoretical input. Interpret these results to be a permanent collaboration between math's and medical orthopedics.
Modeling and Control of Zero-Sequence Circulating Current in Parallel Converters With Space Vector Modulation

The use of parallel converters is one of the most practical solutions to solve the problem of transmitting bulk power generated in megawatt wind turbines to the grid. In spite of several advantages of paralleling, some considerations must be taken into account. Zero-sequence circulating current flowing between parallel converters is one of these concerns. Characteristic differences and discrepancy of zero-axis duty cycles of the parallel converters are considered as the main origins of this current. This paper investigates another source of this phenomenon in space vector modulation controlled converters. This unnoticed source is the notable third-harmonic voltage generated in the conventional SVM. This claim is confirmed analytically and by simulations. Accordingly, several methods for reduction of this third-harmonic voltage and mitigation of the resultant zero-sequence circulating current are proposed. The performances of these methods are verified analytically and by simulations. Finally, the experimental results are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed methods.
High-performance SIMT code generation in an active visual effects library

SIMT (Single-Instruction Multiple-Thread) is an emerging programming paradigm for high-performance computational accelerators, pioneered in current and next generation GPUs and hybrid CPUs. We present a domain-specific active-library supported approach to SIMT code generation and optimisation in the field of visual effects. Our approach uses high-level metadata and runtime context to guide and to ensure the correctness of optimisation-driven code transformations and to implement runtime-context-sensitive optimisations. Our advanced optimisations require no analysis of the original C++ kernel code and deliver 1.3x to 6.6x speedups over syntax-directed translation on GeForce 8800 GTX and GTX 260 GPUs with two commercial visual effects.
Insulation Failure Mechanisms of Power Generators [Feature Article]

This article discusses about the abnormal or faulty operating condition of premature power generator insulation failures that can be classified as: design failures, material failures, manufacturing failures and maintenance failures. The final failure of the mica insulation is usually caused by electric breakdown through a tree channel. Formation and propagation of trees in the insulation therefore reflect the aging process of the insulation.
Domain combinations in archaeal, eubacterial and eukaryotic proteomes.

There is a limited repertoire of domain families that are duplicated and combined in different ways to form the set of proteins in a genome. Proteins are gene products, and at the level of genes, duplication, recombination, fusion and fission are the processes that produce new genes. We attempt to gain an overview of these processes by studying the evolutionary units in proteins, domains, in the protein sequences of 40 genomes. The domain and superfamily definitions in the Structural Classification of Proteins Database are used, so that we can view all pairs of adjacent domains in genome sequences in terms of their superfamily combinations. We find 783 out of the 859 superfamilies in SCOP in these genomes, and the 783 families occur in 1307 pairwise combinations. Most families are observed in combination with one or two other families, while a few families are very versatile in their combinatorial behaviour; 209 families do not make combinations with other families. This type of pattern can be described as a scale-free network. We also study the N to C-terminal orientation of domain pairs and domain repeats. The phylogenetic distribution of domain combinations is surveyed, to establish the extent of common and kingdom-specific combinations. Of the kingdom-specific combinations, significantly more combinations consist of families present in all three kingdoms than of families present in one or two kingdoms. Hence, we are led to conclude that recombination between common families, as compared to the invention of new families and recombination among these, has also been a major contribution to the evolution of kingdom-specific and species-specific functions in organisms in all three kingdoms. Finally, we compare the set of the domain combinations in the genomes to those in the RCSB Protein Data Bank, and discuss the implications for structural genomics.
Expanding design space for complex embedded systems with HLD-methodology

The problem of reasonable architectural and micro-architectural (at the level of functional blocks organization) synthesis still remains essential and the least formalized for complex embedded systems. Hardware and software components use configuration mechanisms at many system levels, which considerably complicates design. The HLD-methodology (High Level Design) of embedded systems design allows expanding and raising the analysis quality of architectural decisions space. It is achieved by, first of all, application of architectural abstractions system with the central concept of the computational mechanism; a principle of architectural model design with the minimum dependence on hardware-software realization; actualization model of computational process on design-time and run-time system life cycle phases; aspect model of design process.
Central nervous system involvement in intravascular large B‐cell lymphoma: A retrospective analysis of 109 patients

Intravascular large B‐cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare disease entity with a high incidence of central nervous system (CNS) involvement at diagnosis. To evaluate CNS involvement, particularly recurrence including progression on therapy and relapse of IVLBCL, we retrospectively analyzed 109 patients with IVLBCL receiving chemotherapies with or without rituximab. In 82 patients (75%) without CNS involvement at initial diagnosis, risk of CNS recurrence at 3 years was 25% with a median follow‐up in survivors of 39 months (range, 2–158 months). In 27 patients (25%) with CNS involvement at initial diagnosis, risk of CNS recurrence at 1 year was 25% with a median follow‐up in survivors of 18 months (range, 10–77 months). Duration from diagnosis to CNS recurrence tended to be short in patients with CNS involvement at diagnosis. No significant difference in risk of CNS recurrence was found between patients receiving chemotherapies with or without rituximab. On multivariate analysis skin involvement at initial diagnosis was identified as a predictive factor for CNS recurrence in patients without CNS involvement at diagnosis (hazard ratio, 5.27; 95% confidence interval, 1.59–17.4; P = 0.007). Survival rate after CNS recurrence at 2 years was 12% in patients without CNS involvement at diagnosis. Central nervous system recurrence is a serious complication in IVLBCL patients and optimal strategies for CNS involvement should be established to obtain further improvements to clinical outcomes in the rituximab era. (Cancer Sci 2010)
Iterative Software Design of Computer Games through FCA

If iteration is the rule in modern software development practices, this is more the case in game development. While the secret recipe for fun in games remains hidden, game development will remain a highly iterative trial-and-error design process. In this paper we present a semi-automatic process that, through FCA, can assist in the software design of modern videogames. Through FCA we can identify candidate distributions of responsibilities among components, and let the users edit such distributions. We support iteration by facilitating the application of past edits when going through a new iteration of identifying candidate components to accommodate for new version of the game requirements.
Nonlinearity cancellation in digital PLLs (Invited paper)

One decade after their introduction into wireless applications, digital fractional-N phase-locked loops are becoming a competitive solution for products. Their ultimate level of spurs is often bounded by the resolution and the linearity of the time-to-digital converter. Although methods for mitigating its nonlinearity have been proven effective in lowering spurs, they typically increase the level of random noise. By contrast, digital-PLL architectures based on digital-to-time converters enable nonlinearity cancellation and spur reduction with no penalty on noise level, while reducing design complexity and power consumption.
Novel quantum secret image-sharing scheme

In this paper, we propose a novel quantum secret image-sharing scheme which constructs m quantum secret images into m+1 quantum share images. A chaotic image generated by the logistic map is utilized to assist in the construction of quantum share images first. The chaotic image and secret images are expressed as quantum image representation by using the novel enhanced quantum representation. To enhance the confidentiality, quantum secret images are scrambled into disordered images through the Arnold transform. Then the quantum share images are constructed by performing a series of quantum swap operations and quantum controlled-NOT operations. Because all quantum operations are invertible, the original quantum secret images can be reconstructed by performing a series of inverse operations. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation proved both the security and low computational complexity of the scheme, which has outperformed its classical counterparts. It also provides quantum circuits for sharing and recovery processes.
Targeted inactivation of the COP9 signalosome impairs multiple stagesof T cell development

Genetic programs promoting cell cycle progression, DNA repair, and survival are coordinately induced in developing T cells and require rapid turnover of effector molecules. As the COP9 signalosome (CSN) has been placed at the crossroads of these programs in lower organisms, we addressed its role by conditionally deleting CSN5/JAB1, its catalytic subunit, in developing thymocytes. CSN5/JAB1del/del thymocytes show defective S phase progression and massive apoptosis at the double-negative (DN) 4–double-positive (DP) transition stage, which is paralleled by altered turnover of selected CSN-controlled substrates, including p53, IκB-α, and β-catenin. Combined dysregulation of the p53 and NF-κB pathways affects thymocyte survival by altering the mRNA and protein levels of selected Bcl-2 family members. Genetic complementation analysis performed on p53−/−, Bcl-xL/Bcl-2A1, or T cell receptor transgenic backgrounds indicates that CSN5/JAB1 acts at distinct developmental stages to coordinate proliferation, survival, and positive selection of thymocytes by controlling the induction of defined genetic programs acting downstream of CSN-regulated transcription factors.
Control of Avian Influenza in Poultry with Antivirals and Molecular Manipulation

Influenza A virus, the only orthomyxovirus known to infect birds, are negative-sense, single-stranded, enveloped viruses contain genomes composed of eight separate ribonucleic acid (RNA) segments encode for at least 10 viral proteins. Two surface glycoproteins; hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) are playing a vital role in attachment and release of the virus, respectively (Palese & Shaw, 2007). To date, 18 HA and 11 NA subtypes of avian influenza viruses (AIV) have been detected. All AIV subtypes except H17N10 (Tong et al., 2012) and H18N11 (Tong et al., 2013) which have recently been identified in bats are known to infect birds. According to their pathogenicity for poultry, AIV are divided into low pathogenic (LPAIV) resulting in mild or asymptomatic infections and highly pathogenic (HPAIV) causing up to 100% morbidity and mortality (Swayne, 2009). Hitherto, only few strains of H5 or H7 subtypes fulfilled the defined criteria of high pathogenicity which potentially evolve from low virulent precursors (Lupiani & Reddy, 2009). Constant genetic and antigenic variation of AIV is an intriguing feature for continuous evolution of the virus in nature (Brown, 2000). Gradual antigenic changes due to acquisition of point mutations known as “antigenic drift” are commonly regarded to be the driving mechanism for influenza virus epidemics from one year to the next. However, possible “antigenic shift or reassortment” of influenza virus occurs by exchange genes from different subtypes is relatively infrequent, however it results in severe pandemics (Ferguson et al., 2003). HPAIV H5N1 is responsible for magnificent economic losses in poultry industry and poses a serious threat to public health (Webster et al., 1992; Peiris et al., 2007). Measures to control the virus in domestic poultry are the first step to decrease risks of human infections (Mumford et al., 2007). Enhanced biosecurity measures, surveillance, stamping out and movement restriction are the basic principles for control of HPAIV epidemics in poultry (Yee et al., 2009). However, mass depopulation of poultry in the face of an outbreak led to high economic losses for governments, stakeholders and consumers (Capua & Marangon, 2003; Capua & Alexander, 2006; Swayne et al., 2011).
Traditional Chinese medicinal nano-cream for treating chronic eczema

The invention relates to traditional Chinese medicinal nano-cream for treating chronic eczema, which can effectively prevent the problem of curative effect reduction caused by gradually lowered concentration of medicines at parts with pathological changes. The cream is prepared from paeonol, matrine, oxymatrine, berberine hydrochloride, borneol, menthol, ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil, isopropyl myristate (IPM), ethylparaben, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), glycerin monostearate (GMS), white Vaseline, liquid paraffin, glycerin and single distilled water. The preparation process of the traditional Chinese medicinal nano-cream comprises the following steps: mixing the ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil with the IPM, and then adding the paeonol, the matrine, the borneol and the menthol and dissolving into an oil phase; dissolving the berberine hydrochloride in the single distilled water and then adding the oxymatrine, adding into the oil phase, and performing ultrasonic treatment to obtain nanoemulsion; and mixing the SDS, the glycerin and the ethylparaben, heating and dissolving, and then adding into the nanoemulsion, adding the mixed nanoemulsion to fused solution of the GMS, the white Vaseline and the liquid paraffin, performing water bath, and condensing to finally obtain the traditional Chinese medicinal nano-cream. The obtained traditional Chinese medicinal nano-cream can be used for treating chronic eczema and has good curative effect.
A comparison of the Yale Physical Activity Survey with other physical activity measures.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine associations of the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS) with the Stanford 7-d physical activity recall (PAR) and several physiologic measures, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. METHODS Participants were 59 individuals (45% African-American, 79% women) between the ages of 60 and 80 yr who were enrolled in a clinical trial. From the YPAS, total time in activity, estimated weekly energy expenditure, and indices of vigorous activity, leisurely walking, moving, standing, sitting, and an overall summary index were determined. From the PAR, daily energy expenditure, and hours spent in light, moderate, and hard/very hard activities were estimated. Physiologic measurements included estimated VO2max, resting pulse rate, and body mass index (BMI). RESULTS Weekly energy expenditure, total time in activity, and the summary index correlated with daily energy expenditure at baseline (Spearman correlations = 0.37, 0.30, 0.33, respectively, Ps < 0.01) and time in moderate activity (r = 0.37, 0.29, 0.39, Ps < 0.01). The vigorous index was also significantly correlated with daily energy expenditure and time in light, moderate, and hard/very hard activity. The summary, moving, and standing indices correlated with VO2max (Ps < 0.05) and BMI (Ps < 0.05). Change in physical activity determined from the PAR correlated with change in most YPAS dimensions, although few correlations were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS The global activities and the vigorous activity index determined from the YPAS correlated with corresponding measures of the PAR. The validity of the YPAS for light-intensity activities is less clear, although optimal validation measures for light-intensity activity are yet to be defined. The ability of the YPAS to detect change in physical activity shows some promise, but data from this study are insufficient to be conclusive.
Gastric and pancreatic responses to meals varying in pH

1. Gastric acid response to a test meal of 10% peptone was measured in chronic gastric and pancreatic fistula cats using the Fordtran and Walsh method, monitoring the rate at which a solution of 0·5 M sodium bicarbonate had to be added to maintain constant pH of gastric content at pre‐selected values ranging from 5·0 to 1·0. Simultaneously, pancreatic secretion was determined by the standard collection technique. In this way the pH profile for the inhibition of gastric secretion and stimulation of pancreatic secretion has been established in cats.
Test Prioritization based on Change Sensitivity: an Industrial Case Study

In the context of service-based systems, applications access software services, either home-built or third-party, to orchestrate their functionality. Since such services evolve independently from the applications, the latter need to be tested to make sure that they work properly with the updated or new services. In a previous work we have proposed a test prioritization approach that ranks test cases based on their sensitivity to external service changes. The idea is to give priority to the tests that detect the highest number of artificial changes (mutations), because they have a higher chance of detecting real changes in external services. In this paper, we apply change-sensitivity based test prioritization to an industrial system from IBM within the FITTEST European project. Results indicate that the ranked test cases achieve automatically comparable performance as manual prioritization made by an experienced team.
Positive Emotions, Resilience and Psychosomatic Heath: Focus on Hellenic Army NCO Cadets

Cadets (n = 395) of the Hellenic Army NCO Academy completed measures of Positive and Negative Affect, General Health and Resilience. Analysis revealed that positive emotions significantly correlate with higher level of resilience and better psychosomatic health, while negative emotions correlate with lower level of resilience and poor psychosomatic health. Furthermore, resilience strongly correlates with better psychosomatic health. Results also suggest that women cadets and freshmen are using positive emotions and develop resilience, as an adaptive strategy for coping with the high physical and mental demands of the Military Academy. These results contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between positive affections and resilience as well as the effect of these variables on psychosomatic health, in an eminently stressful environment such as Military Academies.
Clinicopathological correlations of TIMP‐1 and TIMP‐2 in Hodgkin's lymphoma

Objectives: The influence of matrix–tumour interactions in Hodgkin's lymphoma is poorly characterised, although a large part of the tumour often consists of reactive tissue. The aim of the present study was to assess the clinicopathological role of two main inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, TIMP‐1 and TIMP‐2, in Hodgkin's lymphoma.
mKikGR, a Monomeric Photoswitchable Fluorescent Protein

The recent demonstration and utilization of fluorescent proteins whose fluorescence can be switched on and off has greatly expanded the toolkit of molecular and cell biology. These photoswitchable proteins have facilitated the characterization of specifically tagged molecular species in the cell and have enabled fluorescence imaging of intracellular structures with a resolution far below the classical diffraction limit of light. Applications are limited, however, by the fast photobleaching, slow photoswitching, and oligomerization typical for photoswitchable proteins currently available. Here, we report the molecular cloning and spectroscopic characterization of mKikGR, a monomeric version of the previously reported KikGR that displays high photostability and switching rates. Furthermore, we present single-molecule imaging experiments that demonstrate that individual mKikGR proteins can be localized with a precision of better than 10 nanometers, suggesting their suitability for super-resolution imaging.