Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of liquid feeding weaned pigs on growth performance to harvest.

Four experiments were undertaken to examine the effect of feeding postweaning diets as dry pelleted feed, fresh liquid feed, acidified liquid feed, and fermented liquid feed on pig performance from weaning (26 d) to harvest. In Exp. 1 (n = 12 replicates) and 2 (n = 10 replicates), the treatments were 1) dry pelleted feed and 2) fresh liquid feed. In Exp. 1, 2 kg of starter diet (16.7 MJ of DE/kg and 1.6% lysine) per pig and 5 kg of transition diet (16.7 MJ of DE/kg and 1.5% lysine) per pig followed by a weaner diet (14.0 MJ of DE/kg and 1.36% lysine) were offered to 27 d after weaning. In Exp. 3 (n = 8 replicates), the treatments were 1) dry pelleted feed, 2) fresh liquid feed, and 3) acidified liquid feed. In Exp. 4 (n = 8 replicates), the treatments were 1) dry pelleted feed, 2) acidified liquid feed, and 3) fermented liquid feed. In Exp. 2, 3, and 4, 3 kg of starter diet (16.1 MJ of DE/kg and 1.74% lysine) per pig and 6 kg of transition diet (15.3 MJ of DE/kg and 1.5% lysine) per pig followed by a weaner diet (14.0 MJ of DE/kg and 1.36% lysine) was offered to 27 d after weaning. All treatments were balanced for boars and gilts and diets were offered for ad libitum consumption. Acidified liquid feed was produced by adding lactic acid to the liquid feed so that its pH was decreased to 4.0. Fermented liquid feed was produced by adding an inoculum of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris 303 (1.3%, vol/wt) to the first mix. In Exp. 1, ADG from weaning to d 27 after weaning was 338 and 286 g/d (SEM = 10; P < 0.01) and DM gain/feed in the same period was 888 and 594 g/kg (SEM = 23.1; P < 0.001) for dry pelleted feed and fresh liquid feed, respectively. In Exp. 2, ADG was 391 and 352 g/d (SEM = 6.4; P < 0.01) and DM gain/feed was 856 and 642 g/kg (SEM = 9.9; P < 0.001) for dry pelleted feed and fresh liquid feed, respectively, during the period from weaning to d 27 after weaning. In Exp. 3, ADG was 408, 416, and 433 g/d (SEM = 12.7; P > 0.05) and DM gain/feed was 865, 755, and 789 g/ kg (SEM = 14.5; P < 0.001) for dry pelleted feed, fresh liquid feed, and acidified liquid feed, respectively. In Exp. 4, ADG was 361, 389, and 347 g/d (SEM = 13.2; P = 0.11) and DM gain/feed was 888, 749, and 733 g/ kg (SEM = 15.8; P < 0.001) for dry pelleted feed, acidified liquid feed, and fermented liquid feed, respectively, during the period from weaning to d 27 after weaning. It is concluded that although feeding acidified liquid feed may have some merit in the first 27 d after weaning, this benefit is lost in the subsequent period. No benefit arose from feeding fresh liquid feed or fermented liquid feed. Growth performance from d 28 after weaning to harvest was not improved by any liquid feed treatment.
[Evaluation of saliva ferning test in diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome].

OBJECTIVE To evaluate saliva ferning test in (SFT) diagnosis of xerostomia in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). METHODS Dried samples of freshly produced saliva from 78 patients diagnosed as SS according to european community criteria and 80 healthy controls were examined by light microscopy. The crystallization was classified into 4 types according to the ferning phenomenon: uniformity, branching, spreading and integrity (type I normal and type II, III, IV abnormal). Then, the 78 patients underwent labial salivary gland biopsy. According to Tarpley's classification of labial gland biopsy, > or = 2+ was considered positive. RESULTS (a) The sensitivity and specificity of SFT were 89.74% (70/78) and 83.75% (67/80) respectively. (b) Abnormal SFT was observed in 70/78 (89.74%) of SS and in 13/80 (16.25%) of normal controls. The differences of SFT in SS patients versus normal controls were significant (P < 0.01). (c) The sensitivity of SFT and labial gland biopsy had no significant differences (P > 0.05) as diagnostic tests in SS. CONCLUSIONS SFT was valuable as a diagnostic test in patients suspective of SS.
Power System Stabilizer Design Using Local and Global signals

In this paper the feasibility of fuzzy logic based power system stabilizer with local and remote inputs is presented. Using global signals with the aid of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Wide Area Measurement (WAM) increases the possibility of global vision of power system and better damping to interarea oscillations. We have taken two input fuzzy logic controller for our study. The local input signal, generator rotor speed deviation is used to damp the local mode oscillations. The global signal obtained from WAM, such as Area differential frequency or Tie line active power deviation is used to damp the interarea oscillations. In the study, both transient and small signal stability analysis are used to determine the performance of study system.
Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in renal allograft: An in‐depth review

Vinai M, Waber P, Seikaly MG. Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in renal allograft: An in‐depth review. Pediatr Transplantation 2010: 14: 314–325. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
Technical and Management Design Innovation for Promoting Adhesiveness of Users in Virtual Communities——An Empirical Study

构建一个理论模型解释虚拟社区的技术设计属性和管理设计属性如何影响用户所感知的效用性、娱乐性以及归属感,从而促进虚拟社区用户的粘性. 以国内多个休闲虚拟社区的用户为样本,搜集了247份有效问卷对该模型进行实证检验,分析结果表明娱乐性及归属感是影响用户持续参与的主要动机,而个性化服务、社区基础设施、基于活动的交流机会,以及社区朋友圈感知则是显著影响用户持续参与的技术与管理设计因素. 文章可以帮助虚拟社区的.
Spectral imaging perspective on cytomics

Cytomics involves the analysis of cellular morphology and molecular phenotypes, with reference to tissue architecture and to additional metadata. To this end, a variety of imaging and nonimaging technologies need to be integrated. Spectral imaging is proposed as a tool that can simplify and enrich the extraction of morphological and molecular information. Simple‐to‐use instrumentation is available that mounts on standard microscopes and can generate spectral image datasets with excellent spatial and spectral resolution; these can be exploited by sophisticated analysis tools.
Looking for the right mate in diploid species: how dominance relationships affect population differentiation in sexual trait?

Divergence between populations for a given trait can be driven by natural or sexual selection, interacting with migration behaviour. Mating preference for different phenotypes can lead to the emergence and persistence of differentiated populations. Dominance between alleles encoding for divergent phenotypes can interfere in such processes. Using a diploid model of trait determining both mating success and migration rate, we explored differentiation between two connected populations, assuming either co-dominance or strict dominance between alleles. The model assumes that individuals prefer mating with partners displaying the same phenotype and therefore tend to move to the other population when their own phenotype is rare. We show that the emergence of differentiated populations in this diploid model is limited as compared to results obtained with the same model assuming haploidy. When assuming co-dominance, differentiation arises only when migration is limited as compared to preference. Such differentiation is less dependent on migration when assuming strict dominance between haplotypes. Dominant alleles frequently invade populations because their phenotype is more frequently expressed, resulting in higher mating success and rapid decrease in migration. However, depending on the initial distribution of alleles, this advantage associated with dominance (i.e. Haldane's sieve) may lead to fixation of the dominant allele throughout both populations. Depending on the initial distribution of heterozygotes, persistence of polymorphisms within populations can also occur because heterozygotes displaying the predominant phenotype benefit from mating preferences. Altogether, our results highlight that heterozygotes' behaviour has a strong impact on population differentiation and stress out the need of diploid models of differentiation and speciation driven by natural and sexual selection.
The Thrombostat 4000 A Sensitive Screening Test for von Willebrand's Disease

Abstract The determination of the bleeding time (BT) is an essential diagnostic tool for von WilIebrand's disease (vWD). However, the standardized Simplate ® BT still displays many variables and disadvantages. The present study reports on the sensitivity of the in vitro bleeding test (IVBT) in 51 vWD cases of different types and severity in comparison to the Simplate BT, and the correlation of both to each other as well as to von Willebrand factor (vWF:RCo) activity. The IVBT was performed in two modifications (2 mmoIIL CaCl2 and 4 mmollL ADP) on the Thrombostat 4000. The IVBT, particularly with CaCl2, showed clearly higher sensitivity than the BT (CaCl2 : 84.3%, ADP: 61.7%, CaCl2 + ADP: 86.3, BT: 52.9%). The BT even failed in one patient with severe (type 2B) and in three with moderate vWD. The IVBT only failed in very mild forms of the disease (vWF: RCo > 25%). In addition, the IVBT with ADP showed a close correlation to the vWF:RCo activity (r2 = 0.73). The significantly lower correlation of the BT with vWF:RCo (r2 = 0.49) was particularly due to the poor results in vWD of type 2 (type 2:r2 = 0.29; types 1 and 3:r2 = 0.61). Finally, BT and IVBT-ADP correlated with each other (r2 = 0.53), a rather good correlation considering that both are complex functional tests. It can be concluded from our study that the IVBT not only may replace the BT for most applications, but is clearly superior to BT for the screening (IVBT-CaCl2) and control of therapy in vWD.
Impact of race and gender on antithrombotic therapy

Summary Large randomised trials support the use of a variety of antithrombotic drugs for treatment of atherothrombotic disease processes leading to cardiovascular disease. The heterogeneous case-mix of patients enrolled in these trials, however, hamper the attempt to generalise their findings to subgroups which are not sufficiently represented in the study population, such as women and ethnic minorities. Sex- and race-specific disparities in the clinical presentation, management, and outcomes of coronary artery disease may relate to underlying differences in thrombotic profiles and response to antithrombotic therapies. The present manuscript provides an overview of the currently available data on the epidemiology of coronary artery disease based on gender and race as well as the biological considerations for their differences in thrombosis and haemostasis and effects of antithrombotic therapy.
Complexity of the human cerebral circulation

The cerebral circulation shows both structural and functional complexity. For time scales of a few minutes or more, cerebral blood flow (CBF) and other cerebrovascular parameters can be shown to follow a random fractal point process. Some studies, but not all, have also concluded that CBF is non-stationary. System identification techniques have been able to explain a substantial fraction of the CBF variability by applying linear and nonlinear multivariate models with classical determinants of flow (arterial blood pressure, arterial CO2 and cerebrovascular resistance, CVR) as inputs. These findings raise the hypothesis that fractal behaviour is not inherent to CBF but might be simply transmitted from its determinants. If this is the case, future investigations could focus on the complexity of the residuals or the unexplained variance of CBF. In the low-frequency range (below 0.15 Hz), changes in CVR due to pressure and metabolic autoregulation represent an important contribution to CBF variability. A small body of work suggests that parameters describing cerebral autoregulation can also display complexity, presenting significant variability that might also be non-stationary. Fractal analysis, entropy and other nonlinear techniques have a role to play to shed light on the complexity of cerebral autoregulation.
A Cluster-Analysis-Based Efficient Multibaseline Phase-Unwrapping Algorithm

Multibaseline phase unwrapping is a critical processing procedure of multibaseline synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR). It has an advantage over single-baseline phase unwrapping in discontinuous-terrain-height estimation. In this paper, the pixels' combination information of multiple InSAR interferograms with different baseline lengths is deeply investigated, and the term ambiguity vector is proposed to represent a pixel's ambiguity number of multiple interferograms. It is also revealed that pixels with the same ambiguity vector have an exclusive pattern among them. A fast cluster-analysis (CA)-based method is proposed for multibaseline phase unwrapping. In this method, all pixels are first clustered into different groups according to their patterns, and then, information of the cluster center is used to unwrap the phases of pixels group by group. Simulation results are shown to verify the effectiveness, efficiency, and noise robustness of CA multibaseline phase-unwrapping method.
What works in work with violent offenders: An overview.

SOMEC is a two-year project running from January 2013 to January 2015 investigating current processes for information exchange and procedures to manage the harm posed by serious violent or sexual offenders travelling across the European Union. SOMEC is co-funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Home Affairs - HOME/2011/AG/4000002521 30-CE-0519712/00-87. SOMEC Partners, Beneficiary Partners: National Offender Management Service (UK), The Home Office (UK) Association of Chief Police Officers (UK), ACPO Criminal Records Office (UK), National Crime Agency (UK), London Probation Trust (UK), De Montfort University (UK), CEP- Confederation of European Probation (EU), Department of Justice (Prison and Probation) Catalonia (ES), Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice (NL), Latvian State Probation Service (LV), Latvian State Police (LV). Associate Partners: The Ministry of Interior, Macedonia (MA), Probation Chiefs Association (UK), The Scottish Government (UK), The Police Service Northern Ireland (UK), Probation Board for Northern Ireland (UK), Europol (EU), Eurojust (EU).
Electronic Payment Systems and Tele-banking Services in Nigeria

The paper examined electronic payment systems and tele-banking services in Nigeria. Thirty six out of the 89 banks in Nigeria as at the end of 2005 were selected for the study. Questionnaire method was used to gather data from bank workers. Findings revealed that there has been a very modest move away from cash. Some payments are now being automated and absolute volumes of cash transactions have declined. Connectivity via the use of Local Area Network (LAN) and wide area network has facilitated electronic transfer of funds. Thirty five out of the 36 banks studied have fully networked their systems to ease communication of account information. The use of Smart Cards, Point of Sales System and Computerized Credit Ratings were not very popular as less than half of the studied banks had fully adopted them. The least fully adopted technologies were ATM, Electronic Home and Office Banking and Telephone Banking. Low rate of adoption of these technologies might be due to low level of economic development, ineffectiveness of NITEL, epileptic supply of power, high cost, fear of fraudulent practices and lack of facilities necessary for their operation. The paper concluded that Tele-banking is capable of broadening the customer relationship, retain customer loyalty and enable banks to gain commanding height of market share if their attendant problems are taken care of.
Differences in the expression of 14-3-3 gamma in leiomyoma and myometrium during the menstrual cycle

We demonstrated that the expression of 14-3-3 gamma was lower in uterine leiomyomas compared to the adjacent normal myometrium. Here, we show that 14-3-3 gamma promoter is methylated more in leiomyomas than myometrium. The level of 14-3-3 gamma protein in leiomyomas did not change in respect to age, size, location, or the type of leiomyoma. ER-alpha, ER-beta, and PR proteins were also higher in leiomyomas and the level of these proteins negatively correlated with the level of 14-3-3 gamma protein. These results suggest that the hypermethylation of the 14-3-3 gene promoter accounts for the decreased 14-3-3 gamma in leiomyomas and that such a low level of expression may be involved in the pathogenesis of leiomyomas. Down-regulation and gene hypermethylation of the 14-3-3 gamma in uterine leiomyoma
Current Treatments for Patients With Alzheimer Disease

Abstract There is neither proven effective prevention for Alzheimer disease nor a cure for patients with this disorder. Nevertheless, a spectrum of biopsychosocial therapeutic measures is available for slowing progression of the illness and enhancing quality of life for patients. These measures include a range of educational, psychological, social, and behavioral interventions that remain fundamental to effective care. Also available are a number of pharmacologic treatments, including prescription medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for Alzheimer disease, “off-label” uses of medications to manage target symptoms, and controversial complementary therapies. Physicians must make the earliest possible diagnosis to use these treatments most effectively. Physicians' goals should be to educate patients and their caregivers, to plan long-term care options, to maximally manage concurrent illnesses, to slow and ameliorate the most disabling symptoms, and to preserve effective functioning for as long as possible. The authors review the various current treatments for patients with Alzheimer disease.
How Does the Built Environment Relate to Body Mass Index and Obesity Prevalence among Public Housing Residents?

Purpose. This study examined associations of environmental variables with obesity prevalence and individual body mass index (BMI) among impoverished residents of public housing developments. Design. Cross-sectional data were drawn from two studies in the same Midwestern metropolitan area of participants within neighborhoods. Setting. Pathways to Health interviewed housing development residents and Understanding Neighborhood Determinants of Obesity assessed built environment factors in the surrounding neighborhoods (i.e., 800–m radius from center of housing development). Subjects. Four hundred twenty-one residents participated (mean age = 43.8 years; 72.0% women, 59.6% high school degree, 79.6% African-American). Fifty-five physical activity resources were identified and assessed. Measures. Demographics and measured weights and heights were obtained for participants. The Physical Activity Resource Assessment measured the type, accessibility, features, amenities, qualities, and incivilities of neighborhood physical activity resources. Neighborhood street connectivity was also measured. Results. Average age-adjusted BMI was 31.4 (SD = 1.3), with 45% of residents obese. High negative correlations were found between BMI and street connectivity (p = .05) and between obesity prevalence and resource accessibility (p = .09), number of amenities (p = .04), and amenity quality (p = .04). Higher resource accessibility, feature quality, number of amenities, and fewer incivilities per resource accounted for 71% of obesity variance (p < .05). Male gender and higher feature quality, F(11, 407)37.19 and 12.66, p < . 001, predicted lower BMI among residents. Conclusion. Supportive neighborhood environments were related to lower obesity prevalence and lower BMI among residents.
Arterial Baroreflex Deficit Induced Organ Damage in Sinoaortic Denervated Rats

&NA; To verify the independent role of the arterial baroreceptor dysfunction involved in target‐organ damage in hypertension, sinoaortic denervated (SAD) rats were used as a model of arterial baroreflex (ABR) deficit. SAD, isolated aortic‐denervated (AD), and isolated sinus‐denervated (SD) rats were instrumented to record blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), BP variability (BPV), HR variability (HRV), ABR function control of heart period (ABR‐HP), and BP (ABR‐BP). Vascular maximum contractile/relaxant function was determined and organ damage was estimated by observation of morphologic changes. Short‐term (postoperative 1 week) SAD caused hypertension and tachycardia in rats. Eighteen weeks after operation, BP and HR values in SAD and SD rats were not different from those in sham‐operated rats, but AD rats were hypertensive compared with control group. Although 24‐h mean BP values of long‐term SAD rats were not different from those of sham‐operated rats, 24‐h BPV of SAD rats was significantly higher than that of sham‐operated rats. Arterial baroreflex function in short‐term SAD rats was significantly less than in sham‐operated rats, whereas in long‐term SAD rats, ABR‐HP and ABR‐BP were higher than those in short‐term SAD rats, but were still significantly lower than those in control groups. At postoperative 18 weeks, baroreflex function in SAD and AD rats was significantly less than function in SD and control groups. SBPmax after phenylephrine and DBPmin after nitroprusside were significantly higher in SAD, AD, and SD rats than in control rats. Baroreflex function was negatively correlated to DBPmin and SBPmax in all denervated rats (n = 44). Some morphologic changes were found 18 weeks after denervation in heart, kidney, and small artery in SAD, AD, and SD rats. Baroreflex function in all denervated rats was negatively related to 24‐h BPV values. In contrast, 24‐h BPV values in SAD, AD, and SD rats were positively related to organ‐damage score. A negative correlation between ABR function and end‐organ damage score was found. Arterial baroreflex deficit played an independent and important role in organ‐damage in SAD rats with significantly elevated 24‐h BPV.
Toward Usable Network Traffic Policies for IoT Devices in Consumer Networks

The Internet of Things (IoT) revolution has brought millions of small, low-cost, connected devices into our homes, cities, infrastructure, and more. However, these devices are often plagued by security vulnerabilities that pose threats to user privacy or can threaten the Internet architecture as a whole. Home networks can be particularly vulnerable to these threats as they typically have no network administrator and often contain unpatched or otherwise vulnerable devices. In this paper, we argue that the unique security challenges of home networks require a new network-layer architecture to both protect against external threats and mitigate attacks from compromised devices. We present initial findings based on traffic analysis from a small-scale IoT testbed toward identifying predictable patterns in IoT traffic that may allow construction of a policy-based framework to restrict malicious traffic. Based on our observations, we discuss key features for the design of this architecture to promote future developments in network-layer security in smart home networks.