Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Constructing Binary Sequences With Good Correlation Properties: An Efficient Analytical-Computational Interplay

Binary sequence sets with asymptotically optimal auto/cross correlation peak sidelobe level (PSL) growth have been known in the literature for a long time, and their construction has been studied both analytically and numerically. In contrast, it has been a long-standing problem whether we can construct a family of binary sequences whose auto-correlation PSL grows in an optimal manner. In this paper, we devise a construction method of binary sequences with asymptotically optimal PSL growth from the sequence sets with good correlation properties. A key component of the design follows from the observation that if the PSL of the sequence set grows optimally or nearly optimally, then the PSL of the constructed binary sequence will experience a similar growth as a consequence. The proposed construction is simple-to-implement, and is shown to be accomplished in polynomial time. With such a construction, we not only bridge the gap between analytical construction and computational search, but also pave the way to settle the long-standing design problem of binary sequences with an optimal growth of the auto-correlation PSL.
Leximin Asymmetric Multiple Objective Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem

The Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem (DCOP) lies at the foundations of multiagent cooperation. With DCOPs, the optimization in distributed resource allocation problems is formalized using constraint optimization problems. The solvers for the problem are designed based on decentralized cooperative algorithms that are performed by multiple agents. In a conventional DCOP, a single objective is considered.
The Balint Group and Its Development in China

The method of group discussion by the Balint Group helps the family general practitioners to discover and solve the various problems encountered in the practice of their treatment,and to promote the development of their communication skills.On this basis,he initiated the Balint movement internationally,established the Balint Associations in many countries,and meanwhile convenes meetings and published magazines so as to effectively promote the merging of the general medical field and the field of psychoanalysis.After the death of Balint,Enid o Balint who continues to popularize the Balint Group,established the International Balint Union in 1972 ad so far the International Balint Union has been established in 23 countries.The Balint Group has also been introduced into China's health and education sectors.
Attenuation of diabetic complications by C-phycoerythrin in rats: antioxidant activity of C-phycoerythrin including copper-induced lipoprotein and serum oxidation

In the present study, the protective role of purified C-phycoerythrin (C-PE) against diabetic complications and Cu-mediated lipoprotein oxidation was evaluated. C-PE (25 and 50 mg/kg body weight per d) was administered to experimental streptozotocin–nicotinamide-induced type 2 diabetic male rats for 28 d. C-PE treatment successfully ameliorated diabetic complications by decreasing food intake, organ weights, serum concentrations of glucose, cholesterol, TAG, VLDL-cholesterol, creatinine, uric acid and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS), with increases in body weight, Hb, total protein, bilirubin and ferric-reducing ability of plasma values. Hepatic and renal tissues demonstrated significant decreases in TBARS, lipid hydroperoxide and conjugated diene contents, with increases in superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, reduced glutathione, vitamin E and vitamin C levels. Furthermore, the 4-week ex vivo and in vitro administration of C-PE (0·5 and 1·0 mg/ml) indicated a decrease in Cu-mediated serum oxidation. The kinetics of the LDL oxidation profile showed significant prolongation of the lag phase with declines in oxidation rate, conjugated dienes, lipid hydroperoxide and TBARS. Results indicated the involvement of C-PE in the amelioration of diabetic complications by significant reductions in oxidative stress and oxidised LDL-triggered atherogenesis.
Diffusion Tensor Visualization with Glyph Packing

A common goal of multivariate visualization is to enable data inspection at discrete points, while also illustrating larger-scale continuous structures. In diffusion tensor visualization, glyphs are typically used to meet the first goal, and methods such as texture synthesis or fiber tractography can address the second. We adapt particle systems originally developed for surface modeling and anisotropic mesh generation to enhance the utility of glyph-based tensor visualizations. By carefully distributing glyphs throughout the field (either on a slice, or in the volume) into a dense packing, using potential energy profiles shaped by the local tensor value, we remove undue visual emphasis of the regular sampling grid of the data, and the underlying continuous features become more apparent. The method is demonstrated on a DT-MRI scan of a patient with a brain tumor
ALZHEİMER HASTALARININ BİLİŞSEL VE DAVRANIŞSAL SORUNLARI ÜZERİNE ETKİLİ BİR YÖNTEM: ANIMSAMA TERAPİSİ AN EFFECTIVE METHOD ON COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS OF ALZHEIMER PATIENTS: REMINISCENCE THERAPY

Alzheimer, bireylerde hem bilissel hem de fiziksel fonksiyonlarda yikima neden olmakta ve artan yikim ile birlikte bireyler zamanla bakima muhtac hale gelmektedir. Alzheimer tedavisinde kullanilan farmakolojik yontemler genellikle hastaligin semptomlari uzerinde etkili olmaktadir. Bu nedenle Alzheimer hastalarinda gorulen semptomlarin yonetiminde farmakolojik olmayan uygulamalar onem kazanmaktadir. Bu uygulamalar arasinda en yaygin kullanilan yontemlerden birisi “Animsama Terapisi” dir. Bagimsiz bir hemsirelik mudahalesi olan animsama terapisinde, yasli bireylerin gecmis olumlu deneyimlerini animsamalari saglanarak, bu deneyimler uzerine konusulmakta ve bireysel ya da grup icerisinde olumlu duygularin paylasimi saglanmaktadir. Genellikle animsama terapisi, 2-5 kisilik gruplar ile haftada bir gun, 30-45 dakika sure ile toplam 12 hafta olarak yapilmaktadir. Arastirmalarda animsama terapisinin Alzheimer hastalarinin bilissel ve davranissal sorunlari uzerinde etkili oldugu bildirilmektedir. Bu makalede animsama terapisi uygulamasi icin bir bilgi birikiminin saglanmasi ve ulkemizdeki hemsirelik uygulamalari arasinda animsama terapisinin kullaniminin yayginlastirilmasi amaclanmaktadir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Alzheimer, animsama terapisi, hemsirelik. ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease causes deteriorations in both cognitive and physical functions and patients gradually require more care with these increasing deteriorations. Pharmacologic agents used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s are usually effective on symptoms of the disease. Therefore, non-pharmacological therapies are gaining importance in management of the symptoms that are experienced by Alzheimer patients. Among those non-pharmacologic therapies, "Reminiscence Therapy" is one of the most common methods. In reminiscence therapy, which is an independent nursing intervention, older adults are encouraged to recall and discuss their positive past experiences, and share their positive emotions in individual or group sessions. Usually, reminiscence therapy is administered for consecutive 12 weeks with 30-45 minute duration sessions within groups consisting 2-5 people. Recent studies showed the effectiveness of reminiscence therapy in management of cognitive and behavioral problems of Alzheimer patients. This article aims to provide basic information on reminiscence therapy and increase the use of reminiscence therapy among nursing interventions in our country. Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, reminiscence therapy, nursing.
Differential changes in the cellular composition of the developing marsupial brain

Throughout development both the body and the brain change at remarkable rates. Specifically, the number of cells in the brain undergoes dramatic nonlinear changes, first exponentially increasing in cell number and then decreasing in cell number. Different cell types, such as neurons and glia, undergo these changes at different stages of development. The current investigation used the isotropic fractionator method to examine the changes in cellular composition at multiple developmental milestones in the short‐tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica. Here we report several novel findings concerning marsupial brain development and organization. First, during the later stages of neurogenesis (P18), neurons make up most of the cells in the neocortex, although the total number of neurons remains the same throughout the life span. In contrast, in the subcortical regions, the number of neurons decreases dramatically after P18, and a converse relationship is observed for nonneuronal cells. In the cerebellum, the total number of cells gradually increases until P180 and then remains constant, and then the number of neurons is consistent across the developmental ages examined. For the three major structures examined, neuronal density and the percentage of neurons within a structure are highest during neurogenesis and then decrease after this point. Finally, the total number of neurons in the opossum brain is relatively low compared with other small‐brained mammals such as mice. The relatively low number of neurons and correspondingly high number of nonneurons suggests that in the marsupial brain nonneurons may play a significant role in signal processing. J. Comp. Neurol. 521:2602–2620, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Lung Diseases and/or Hypoxia

Pulmonary hypertension is a common complication in lung disease. In the most recent revised classification of pulmonary hypertension (PH), chronic lung diseases or conditions with alveolar hypoxia are included in WHO Group III of PH-related diseases (Table 1) [1,2]. In this classification the structure of this group was for the most part unchanged. The heading has been recently modified to denote cause and effect on PH development. The primary modifi‐ cation was to add a new category of chronic lung disease of a mixed obstructive and restrictive pattern, which includes chronic bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis and a syndrome characterized by the combination of pulmonary fibrosis (mainly of the lower zones of the lung) and emphy‐ sema (mainly of the upper zones of the lung), in which the prevalence of PH is almost 50%.
Incremental learning of full body motion primitives and their sequencing through human motion observation

In this paper we describe an approach for on-line, incremental learning of full body motion primitives from observation of human motion. The continuous observation sequence is first partitioned into motion segments, using stochastic segmentation. Next, motion segments are incrementally clustered and organized into a hierarchical tree structure representing the known motion primitives. Motion primitives are encoded using hidden Markov models, so that the same model can be used for both motion recognition and motion generation. At the same time, the temporal relationship between motion primitives is learned via the construction of a motion primitive graph. The motion primitive graph can then be used to construct motions, consisting of sequences of motion primitives. The approach is implemented and tested during on-line observation and on the IRT humanoid robot.
Image upsizing with adaptive Wiener filtering method using self-prediction

In this paper, a straightforward and effective method for image upsizing is presented; upsizing is considered to be an essential operation in image processing. The Wiener filtering method is a well-known optimal framework for signal prediction, which provides information of original and degraded signals. In image upsizing, the Wiener filtering framework is not valid because of the missing information about the upsized target image. The proposed method employs a self-prediction scheme where a down-sampled image of the original image is used for the Wiener filter prediction and the obtained filter coefficient is actually used in the upsizing of the original image. The experimental validation shows improvement in both visual and objective quality.
Selenium in Soil-Crop-Animal System: A Holistic Perspective to Manage Animal and Human Health

Selenium (Se) dependent enzymes play important roles in physiological functions such as thyroid hormone metabolism, strengthens anti-oxidant defense system and immune system. However, about 800 million people worldwide are believed to be deficient in Se which is attributed to low Se levels in the soil. This is because Se in plant and animal products in human diet depends upon the available Se in the soil. Deficiency of Se can be prevented or treated by adequate dietary intake or through direct supplementation. There have been reports that patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, HIV viral loads and cancer have responded to Se supplementation. However, food fortification has been found to be more efficient than supplementation. Both agronomic biofortification and genetic biofortification have been used to increase Se content of food crops and animal products. Genetic engineering makes use of key genes of Se hyperaccumulators to increase Se accumulating potential of food crops. Agronomic biofortification increases Se content of food crops by adding Se rich fertilizers to the soil or foliar application of Se. Selenium can also be added to animal diets or feedstuff to increase Se content of meat, eggs, and milk. Although inorganic forms of Se are approved as feed additives, they are less efficient than organic sources such as selenomethionine (SeMet) which is the dominant form in plants and animals. Animal products have been found to have higher Se content than plant products with fish having the highest Se content. Fruits and vegetables have a low content of Se probably because of their low protein content. Recommendations for dietary intake of Se vary with country, age and sex. There are concerns that the present recommended Se daily allowance may not be adequate due to discovery of other selenoenzymes with higher Se requirements than gluthathione peroxidase. There may be a need to review the current recommended daily allowance for Se in order to improve human health.
Dependency of Heterochromatin Domains on Replication Factors

Chromatin structure regulates both genome expression and dynamics in eukaryotes, where large heterochromatic regions are epigenetically silenced through the methylation of histone H3K9, histone deacetylation, and the assembly of repressive complexes. Previous genetic screens with the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe have led to the identification of key enzymatic activities and structural constituents of heterochromatin. We report here on additional factors discovered by screening a library of deletion mutants for silencing defects at the edge of a heterochromatic domain bound by its natural boundary—the IR-R+ element—or by ectopic boundaries. We found that several components of the DNA replication progression complex (RPC), including Mrc1/Claspin, Mcl1/Ctf4, Swi1/Timeless, Swi3/Tipin, and the FACT subunit Pob3, are essential for robust heterochromatic silencing, as are the ubiquitin ligase components Pof3 and Def1, which have been implicated in the removal of stalled DNA and RNA polymerases from chromatin. Moreover, the search identified the cohesin release factor Wpl1 and the forkhead protein Fkh2, both likely to function through genome organization, the Ssz1 chaperone, the Fkbp39 proline cis-trans isomerase, which acts on histone H3P30 and P38 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the chromatin remodeler Fft3. In addition to their effects in the mating-type region, to varying extents, these factors take part in heterochromatic silencing in pericentromeric regions and telomeres, revealing for many a general effect in heterochromatin. This list of factors provides precious new clues with which to study the spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of heterochromatic regions in connection with DNA replication.
MicroRNAs in Head and Neck Cancer

microRNAs (miRs) are small noncoding single-stranded RNAs, about 19–25 nucleotides long. They have been shown to be capable of altering mRNA expression; thus some are oncogenic or tumour suppressive in nature and are regulated by cellular and epigenetic factors. The molecular pathogenic pathway of many cancers has been modified since the discovery of miRs. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the sixth most common cancer in the world, has recently been associated with infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV). miR expression profiles are altered in the transition from dysplasia to carcinoma, with some changes being specific to the underlying risk factor. This difference is particularly significant in HPV-positive HNSCC where host miRs are modulated by the virus, creating a different profile to HPV-negative HNSCC. Saliva, as an easily collected proximal biofluid containing numerous miRs, presents an attractive noninvasive diagnostic tool in detecting HNSCC and determining prognosis. Furthermore, miRs may play a role in the analysis of surgical margins for residual tumour extension and in the development of novel miR-based therapeutic targets and agents.
Techniques for real-time, active tracking of sea lions

The movements of otariids at sea are generally studied by satellite telemetry. At fine scales (1-20 km), however, the level of precision provided by this technique (± mean 1.5-19 km) may be insufficient to accurately reconstruct the track of an individual and/or integrate such movement data with habitat and environmental features. An alternative technique is the boat-based active tracking of individuals by very high frequency (VHF) or acoustic telemetry. By following an individual equipped with transmitters, detailed observations of habitat use, predator occurrence, social context, behavioral state, and prey availability may be integrated to provide a real-time context in which to place the animals’ movements. For species such as the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), which are difficult to recapture, such techniques enable the collection of much needed contextual information. Here we describe the methods we applied to actively track Steller sea lions. Twenty-one juveniles were captured in Southeast Alaska during October 2003 and February 2004. They were fitted with a variety of VHF, satellite, and/or acoustic tags and were tracked through the winter and spring of 2003-2004. The use of ship-based VHF telemetry in conjunction with real time navigation plotting software was highly successful and provided 37 fine-scale tracks of coastal and pelagic 1Current affiliation: University of Tasmania, Antarctic Wildlife Research Unit, School of Zoology, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Sea Lions of the World 235 Alaska Sea Grant College Program • AK-SG-06-01, 2006
External lightning protection of overhead distribution lines against direct lightning strikes

Lightning protection systems of overhead distribution lines (ODLs) are mainly used with the aim to reduce number of outages caused by indirect lightning strikes. This paper presents an external lightning protection system (EPS) that protected overhead distribution lines against direct lightning strikes. In that way a high efficient lightning protection of critical lines can be achieved. Instead of a standard ground wire, this approach uses one or two external ground wires placed at the top of separate towers located at one or both sides of the protected line. Four critical scenarios in EPS design have been considered and the general dimensioning procedure which is applicable to any ODL is presented. EPS can be used in extreme conditions for protection of short and high risk ODLs.
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA) in Adults with Possible Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Symptoms

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a group of developmental disorders, which are becoming a major health concern within the US. According to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) an ASD includes the following features: continuous impairments associated with social communicative and interactive skills, replication of specific, patterned behaviors and/or attentiveness to specific interests. Recent psychophysiological research has looked at how high and low respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) activity may be related to a lack of social communicative skills relating to social cognition, which are hallmark features of individuals who have been diagnosed with an ASD (Porges et al., 2013). These missing social cognitive skills such as empathy and emotion recognition skills can have detrimental effects on an individual’s life and how they interpret the social world around them. The current study looked at RSA activity in a community sample of adults. The study aimed to clarify if there was a predicative relationship between PNS indices and ASD symptoms, if there was relationship between PNS indices and social cognition, and if social cognition had a mediating effect on baseline RSA activity. The results found that within this sample there was not a predictive relationship between PNS indices and ASD symptoms, PNS indices and social cognition, and that social cognitive skills did not mediate participants’ baseline RSA activity. The results might aid in improving future research on this topic. Thus allowing researchers to work with
The Impact of Personal and Corporate Taxation on Capital Structure Choices

This paper empirically analyses whether both personal and corporate taxation have an impact on companies' capital structure decisions. We investigate the effect of the difference in taxation of debt and equity financing on capital structures. Our empirical results, based on a comprehensive panel of European firm-level data, suggest that a higher tax benefit of debt has the expected significant positive impact on a company's financial leverage. Particularly, we find evidence that the capital structures of smaller companies respond more heavily to changes in the tax benefit of debt. Additional analysis confirms that not only corporate taxes are relevant for corporate financial planning, but variation in capital income tax rates at the shareholder level implicates significant capital structure adjustments as well. Moreover, we find substitutive relationships between non-debt tax shields and the effect of the corporate tax rate on capital structures.
Construction of TiO 2 nanosheets modi fi ed glassy carbon electrode ( GCE / TiO 2 ) for the detection of hydrazine

TiO2nanosheetswere synthesized via solvothermalmethod and characterizedusingpowder x-ray diffraction (PXRD),UV–vis spectroscopy, scanning electronmicroscopy (SEM) andenergydispersive x-ray (EDX)mapping.Abinder freehydrazine sensorwas fabricatedbymodifying the glassy carbon electrode (GCE)withTiO2nanosheets, using simpledrop castingmethod (GCE/TiO2). Themodified GCE/TiO2was employed for detectionof hydrazinewhich exhibited a very high sensitivity of 70μAmM cmwith a limit of detection (LOD), 28μMusing cyclic voltammetrywhereas ahighest sensitivity 330μAmM cm andLOD, 150μMwasobtainedby employing squarewave voltammetry.
Joint Modeling of Users' Interests and Mobility Patterns for Point-of-Interest Recommendation

Point-of-Interest (POI) recommendation has become an important means to help people discover interesting places, especially when users travel out of town. However, extreme sparsity of user-POI matrix creates a severe challenge. To cope with this challenge, we propose a unified probabilistic generative model, Topic-Region Model (TRM), to simultaneously discover the semantic, temporal and spatial patterns of users' check-in activities, and to model their joint effect on users' decision-making for POIs. We conduct extensive experiments to evaluate the performance of our TRM on two real large-scale datasets, and the experimental results clearly demonstrate that TRM outperforms the state-of-art methods.