Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Guidelines for the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From a Special Writing Group of the Stroke Council, American Heart Association

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a common and often devastating occurrence; each year approximately 30 000 Americans have nontraumatic SAH. Despite considerable advances in diagnostic techniques, surgical, and anesthetic techniques and perioperative management, the outcome for patients with SAH remains poor, with overall mortality rates of 25% and significant morbidity among approximately 50% of survivors. The evolution of treatment protocols for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage has been influenced considerably by large, multicenter prospective cohort analyses and, more recently, multicenter prospective, randomized trials. Nevertheless, several accepted treatment modalities have not been substantiated by rigorous clinical scientific assessment. In many cases specific treatments for SAH are not amenable to testing by randomized, prospective trials because of practical or ethical considerations. To address these issues, the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association formed a task force to develop practice guidelines for the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. A consensus committee reviewed existing data in this field and prepared recommendations. The database for this review was the existing literature regarding SAH assembled by the committee; a formal literature review was not conducted. The reports reviewed were selected on the basis of study design, sample size, and relevance to the issue involved. Each report was graded according to existing criteria of scientific merit, and a grading scale derived from these data (Table 1). Recommendations
Arterial Switch Operation without Coronary Translocation: Mid-Term Results

We innovated a technique of arterial switch operation without coronary translocation in 1995, which avoids problems related to coronary artery translocation with good mid-term results. It is a better alternative for surgeons who are not well versed with coronary translocation of conventional arterial switch operation and with difficult coronary anatomy. This report deals with the mid-term results of our new technique.
Generalized point operators for aggregating intuitionistic fuzzy information

We first develop a series of intuitionistic fuzzy point operators, and then based on the idea of generalized aggregation (Yager RR. Generalized OWA aggregation operators. Fuzzy Optim Decis Making 2004;3:93–107 and Zhao H, Xu ZS, Ni MF, Liu SS. Generalized aggregation operators for intuitionistic fuzzy sets. Int J Intell Syst 2010;25:1–30), we develop various generalized intuitionistic fuzzy point aggregation operators, such as the generalized intuitionistic fuzzy point weighted averaging (GIFPWA) operators, generalized intuitionistic fuzzy point ordered weighted averaging (GIFPOWA) operators, and generalized intuitionistic fuzzy point hybrid averaging (GIFPHA) operators, which can control the certainty degrees of the aggregated arguments with some parameters. Furthermore, we study the properties and special cases of our operators. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
An experimental comparison of some heuristics for cardinality constrained bin packing problem

An experimental comparison of some heuristics for cardinality constrained bin packing problem Background: Bin packing is an NPhard optimization problem of packing items of given sizes into minimum number of capacitylimited bins. Besides the basic problem, numerous other variants of bin packing exist. The cardinality constrained bin packing adds an additional constraint that the number of items in a bin must not exceed a given limit Nmax. Objectives: Goal of the paper is to present a preliminary experimental study which demostrates adaptations of the new algorithms to the general cardinality constrained bin packing problem. Methods/Approach: Straightforward modifications of First Fit Decreasing (FFD), Refined First Fit (RFF) and the algorithm by Zhang et al. for the bin packing problem are compared to four cardinality constrained bin packing problem specific algorithms on random lists of items with 0%, 10%, 30% and 50% of large items. The behaviour of all algorithms when cardinality constraint Nmax increases is also studied. Results: Results show that all specific algorithms outperform the general algorithms on lists with low percentage of big items. Conclusions: One of the specific algorithms performs better or equally well even on lists with high percentage of big items and is therefore of significant interest. The behaviour when Nmax increases shows that specific algorithms can be used for solving the general bin packing problem as well.
Encoding of Colors in Short-Term Memory

A theory is proposed to explain results from prior experiments on release from proactive inhibition and the recall of colors or color names in short-term memory. It is assumed that colors are encoded in two ways, verbally and perceptually, while color names are encoded only verbally. Assuming that the release occurs when a new and different encoding is performed on changed material, it follows that release from proactive inhibition should occur with shifts from color names to colors but not with shifts in the opposite direction. These results were obtained in prior experiments. In the present experiment ambiguous colors were used to minimize the verbal encoding. As predicted, release from proactive inhibition was found with shifts from ambiguous colors to names as well as with shifts from names to the ambiguous colors.
Retinal projections in larval, transforming and adult sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus

Unilateral enucleations were performed on larval, transforming and adult sea lampreys. Following 5 to 11 days survival, the animals were sacrificed and the brains were processed using a modified Fink‐Heimer technique. In larvae, contralateral optic projections were found to the posterior one‐third of the dorsal thalamus, the pretectum, and the optic tectum. No ipsilateral projections were present in the larvae. In enucleated transforming and adult lampreys, degenerating axons were observed in the optic chiasm and bilaterally in the optic tracts. Retinal efferents projected bilaterally to a lateral neuropil region (“tractus opticus”) in the posterior one‐half of the dorsal thalamus. Contralaterally, a conspicuous dorsomedial cell group (lateral geniculate nucleus) also received a projection. Contralateral projections to the superficial layers of the pretectum and optic tectum were observed. Ipsilateral retinal projections to the pretectum and optic tectum in transforming and adult lampreys were restricted to a small zone at the ventrolateral margins of the pretectum and tectum. The changes in distribution of retinofugal projections during transformation appear to be occurring at the same time that the eye differentiates into its adult form.
Comment consommer davantage d'acides gras n-3 sans modifier nos pratiques alimentaires ?

Les acides gras n-6 et n-3 sont des acides gras essentiels. L’homme ou l’animal ne sait pas les synthetiser, il faut donc les apporter dans notre alimentation en quantite suffisante. Les recommandations proposees par l’AFSSA (ANC 2001) incitent a consommer davantage d’acides gras n-3 et a diminuer la consommation de ceux de la famille n-6 pour aboutir a un rapport C18:2/C18:3 voisin de 5 (il varie actuellement de 15 a 30 dans notre alimentation). La quantite preconisee est de 2 g/jour du precurseur C18:3 n-3 (acide α linolenique : ALA). Les differentes enquetes alimentaires montrent que la quantite consommee est voisine de 0,8 a 1 g (etude SU.VI.MAX 0,94 g/j chez les hommes et 0,74 g/j chez les femmes, Astorg et al 2004). Il reste donc une quantite importante a apporter dans l’alimentation humaine par de nouveaux vecteurs alimentaires pour combler ce deficit.
A case study of unknown attack detection against Zero-day worm in the honeynet environment

We have presented an early detection system, ZASMIN (Zero-day Attack Signature Management Infrastructure), for novel network attack protection. This system provides early detection function and validation of attack at the moment the attacks start to spread on the network. In order to detect unknown network attack, the ZASMIN system has adopted various of new technologies, which are composed of suspicious traffic monitoring, attack validation, polymorphic worm recognition, signature generation. Some of these functionalities are implemented with hardware-based accelerator to be able to deal with giga-bit speed traffic, therefore, it can be applicable to Internet backbone or the bottle-neck point of high-speed enterprise network without any loss of traffic. In order to check the feasibility of ZASMIN, we have installed it on real honeynet environment, then we have analyzed the result about detection of unknown attack.
Super Resolution Image Synthesis from a Light Field Camera Considering Its Physical Pixel Arrangement

あらまし 本論文では,代表的な light field camera の一つである Lytro Illum を対象とし,カメラの物理的 な画素配列を考慮した超解像手法を提案する. Lytro Illum では,イメージセンサの手前に挿入されたマイクロ レンズアレーの働きにより,多視点画像の同等のデータ(light field データ)がイメージセンサ上に多重化され るため,一度の撮影で三次元情報を取得できる. 取得データ(RAW 画像)に逆多重化を施すことで,多視点画 像(sub-aperture image)を取り出せるが,個々の画像の解像度は限られる. そこで,多視点画像を相互に位置 合わせして超解像を行い,解像度を向上させる方法が考えられる. しかしながら,従来の手法では,Lytro Illum のようなカメラに特有の RAW 画像の画素配列の扱い方に問題がある. RAW 画像では,各画素は RGB のうち 一つの色情報をもち,かつ,マイクロレンズが六角格子状に並んでいる. 従来の手法では,デモザイキングによ り色情報を復元し,レンズ配列が正方格子状になるように画素をリサンプリングする. これらの過程には重みづ け和のような演算を伴うデータの補間が含まれるため,RAW 画像のもつオリジナルの情報が損なわれ,超解像 の効果を妨げると考えられる. それに対して我々は,演算を伴う補間処理を行わず,RAW 画像の画素配列を維 持した sub-aperture image を用いて超解像を行う手法を提案する. また,幾つかの実写画像を用いた実験によ り,提案手法の有効性を示す. キーワード light field camera,超解像
Connecting Reading and Writing Using Children's Literature in the University L2 Classroom.

This article investigates the potential benefits of using children’s literature in adult second language (L2) classrooms. A short-term, intensive university course for English reading and writing was designed incorporating children’s literature into the curriculum. The author describes the course and discusses how children’s literature can be used to improve students’ linguistic, cognitive, and socio-emotional skills. Both the teacher’s and students’ perceptions and attitudes towards the use of children’s literature in such a context are addressed. The author concludes that, with adults in the L2 classroom, children’s literature can be used as a model for student writing, can engage students in critical thinking, and can be a springboard for meaningful discussions and creative composition. Finally, the author provides suggestions of how language teachers can integrate reading and writing instruction, as well as critical thinking, using children’s literature with adults in L2 classrooms.
Increased Baseline Sway Contributes to Increased Losses of Balance in Older People Following Triazolam

OBJECTIVE: Although it has been stated frequently that older people are more sensitive to benzodiazepines, the relative roles of impaired baseline performance, impaired elimination, and altered responsiveness have not been defined. We evaluated postural sway and plasma triazolam concentrations after administration of placebo and triazolam 0.375 mg in both young and older healthy subjects.
Text Clumping for Technical Intelligence

This development responds to a challenge. Text mining software can conveniently generate very large sets of terms or phrases. Our examples draw from use of VantagePoint (or equiv‐ alently, Thomson Data Analyzer – TDA) software [1] to analyze abstract record sets. A typi‐ cal search on an ST&I topic of interest might yield, say, 5,000 records. One approach is to apply VantagePoint’s Natural Language Processing (NLP) to the titles, and also to the ab‐ stracts and/or claims. We also take advantage of available topic-rich fields such as keywords and
The software configurator : an aid to the industrial production of software

The different requirements of the main software producers - Manufacturers, Software Houses and Users - are briefly examined. Then the Software House problems are considered in more detail as to the very different types of software it must produce and as to the necessity of fully utilising the internal know-how. The collection and generalization of already produced software semi-manufactures and the diffusion of their knowledge through a very concise form of documentation, called 'Software Configurator', is presented as a way for the know-how exploitation.
The Myofibroblast: TGFβ-1, A Conductor which Plays a Key Role in Fibrosis by Regulating the Balance between PPARγ and the Canonical WNT Pathway

Myofibroblasts are non-muscular contractile cells that occur physiologically in organs such as in stem villi of the human placenta during normal pregnancies. They have the ability to contract and relax in response to changes in the volume of the intervillous chamber. Myofibroblasts are also found in many pathological states, and are involved in wound healing and fibrosis processes in several organs such as liver, lung, kidney, and heart. During fibrosis, the contractile phenomenon is a relaxation-free mechanism, associated with the synthesis of collagen in the extracellular matrix (ECM), which leads to irreversible fibrosis, tissue retraction and finally apoptosis of the myofibroblasts. The molecular motor of myofibroblasts is the non-muscle myosin type II (NMII). Differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblast is largely regulated by the Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1). This system regulates the canonical WNT/β-catenin pathway in a positive manner and PPARγ in a negative manner. WNT/β-catenin promotes fibrosis while PPARγ prevents fibrosis. This review focuses on the contractile properties of myofibroblasts and on the TGF-β1 conductor which regulates the antagonism between PPARγ and the canonical WNT/β-catenin pathway.
Mathematical Modeling of The Pest Control

In this paper the mathematical modeling problem of the pest control was formulated. The computer programs were developed in the form of an easy-to-handle software based on six mathematical models. The methods of the parameter estimation were considered. The potential benefits of the mathematical modeling were illustrated by applying the software to the pest control in soybeans. The computer simulations allowed the comparison of results between different methods of pest control in soybeans (chemical, biological, and natural) and was chosen the most appropriate one for the considered ecosystem. Key-Words: Mathematical modeling, Pest control, Prey-predator model, Computer simulation, Soybean caterpillar. IMACS/IEEE CSCC'99 Proceedings, Pages:3061-3067
The Temporal Pattern of Stimulation Determines the Extent and Duration of MAPK Activation in a Caenorhabditis elegans Sensory Neuron

Live-cell imaging in nematodes reveals the complex responses of a mitogen-activated protein kinase to neuronal stimulation. Live Dynamics of Cell Signaling Tomida et al. describe the development of a fluorescent sensor that reported the activity of a specific kinase, ERK, and its application to the analysis of cell signaling in neurons of living nematode worms. By expressing this ERK sensor in a specific neuron that responds to changes in extracellular salt concentration, they found that the activity of the kinase exhibited complex, nonlinear kinetics in response to pulsatile changes in NaCl. The nonlinear dynamics appeared to result from nonlinear calcium signals triggered by the different stimulation paradigms, and simulations were consistent with this hypothesis. Thus, tracking signaling in single cells of living organisms reveals the dynamic complexity of cellular responses. The Caenorhabditis elegans ASER sensory neuron is excited when environmental NaCl concentration is decreased. The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) MPK-1, a homolog of ERK (extracellular signal–regulated kinase), is activated during excitation of ASER sensory neurons. We created and expressed a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)–based MAPK activity probe in ASER neurons and then exposed the worms to various cyclic patterns of stimulation (changes in NaCl concentration) to monitor the dynamics of MPK-1 activity. We found that the intensity and duration of MPK-1 activity were determined by the temporal pattern of stimulation, namely, a combination of stimulation period length, stimulation duration, and time between stimuli. The complex, nonlinear relationship between stimulation and MPK-1 activation was explained by the properties of intracellular calcium responses upstream of MPK-1. Thus, we visualized the dynamics of MAPK activation in a sensory neuron in living nematodes in response to complex stimuli and present a reporter that can be used in higher eukaryotes to test in silico predictions regarding the MAPK pathway.
Inferring landscape effects on dispersal from genetic distances: how far can we go?

Functional connectivity affects demography and gene dynamics in fragmented populations. Besides species‐specific dispersal ability, the connectivity between local populations is affected by the landscape elements encountered during dispersal. Documenting these effects is thus a central issue for the conservation and management of fragmented populations. In this study, we compare the power and accuracy of three methods (partial correlations, regressions and Approximate Bayesian Computations) that use genetic distances to infer the effect of landscape upon dispersal. We use stochastic individual‐based simulations of fragmented populations surrounded by landscape elements that differ in their permeability to dispersal. The power and accuracy of all three methods are good when there is a strong contrast between the permeability of different landscape elements. The power and accuracy can be further improved by restricting analyses to adjacent pairs of populations. Landscape elements that strongly impede dispersal are the easiest to identify. However, power and accuracy decrease drastically when landscape complexity increases and the contrast between the permeability of landscape elements decreases. We provide guidelines for future studies and underline the needs to evaluate or develop approaches that are more powerful.
Sequence Analysis and Domain Motifs in the Porcine Skin

Xue Zhao, Bo Yang, Kemal Solakylidirim, Eun Ji Joo, Toshihiko Toida, Kyohei Higashi, Robert J. Linhardt**, and Lingyun Li From the College of Food Science and Technology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China, the Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, ! Chemical and Biological Engineering, **Biology, and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, and the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8675, Japan
Placing articles in the large publisher nations: Is there a "free lunch" in terms of higher impact?

This paper deals with the role of a journal's publisher country in determining the expected citation rates of the articles published in it. We analyze whether a paper has a higher citation rate when it is published in one of the large publisher nations, the U.S., U.K., or the Netherlands, compared to a hypothetical situation when the same paper is published in journals of different origin. This would constitute a free lunch, which could be explained by a Matthew effect visible on the country-level, similar to the well-documented Matthew effect on the author-level. We first use a simulation model that highlights increasing citation returns to quality as the central key condition on which such a Matthew effect may emerge. Then we use an international bibliometric panel data set of forty-nine countries for the years 2000-2010 and show that such a free lunch implied by this Matthew effect can be observed for top journals from the U.S. and depending on the specification also from the U.K. and the Netherlands, while there is no effect for lower-ranked American journals and negative effects for lower-ranked British journals as well as those coming from the Netherlands. (Less)
Mobile Robot Path Control Using Landmark Information

This paper is concerned with the design, assembly and testing of an autonomous mobile robot named ROMEO III. This robot was designed to follow a planned trajectory by combining data from odometry sensors with landmark information. The odometry sensors are optical encoders built in auxiliary wheels. The landmark information is acquired by 5 infrared sensors that are used to detect white line segments on a black floor. A path control algorithm is then proposed and evaluated. The experimental results show that the proposed path control algorithm successfully avoids the accumulation of the odometry errors and the autonomous mobile robot follows the planned trajectory with small errors.
Mammary lymphoscintigraphy in breast cancer.

UNLABELLED Lymphoscintigraphy has previously been used to define lymph drainage patterns and locate sentinel lymph nodes, prior to surgery, in patients with cutaneous melanoma. The aim of this study was to apply this technique to patients with breast cancer using intramammary injections placed around the primary tumor in the breast. METHODS Lymphoscintigraphy using 99mTc-labeled antimony sulphide colloid was performed in 34 patients with a suspected primary breast cancer. Images were recorded immediately and at 2.5 hr using a LFOV digital gamma camera. Sentinel lymph node location was marked when possible. RESULTS Lymphatic drainage patterns were successfully recorded in all but three patients. Lymph drainage was to the axillary, internal mammary, supraclavicular and, in one patient, infraclavicular node fields in various combinations but always on the same side of the body as the breast tumor. There was unexpected drainage across the center line of the breast to axillary or internal mammary nodes in 32% of patients with inner or outer quadrant lesions. Direct drainage to supraclavicular or infraclavicular nodes occurred in 20% of upper quadrant lesions. Drainage to the ipsilateral axilla occurred in 85% of patients, where a single sentinel node was seen in all cases. CONCLUSION Intramammary lymphoscintigraphy can be used to define the lymphatic drainage patterns of individual breast cancers. The surface location of sentinel lymph nodes in the draining node fields can be marked and in the axilla their depth can be measured. It should therefore be possible to use lymphoscintigraphy, along with a blue dye injection technique or the gamma probe at surgery, to locate sentinel lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer.
Acetabular Labral Tears: Focused Review of Anatomy, Diagnosis, and Current Management

Abstract Acetabular labral tears have become an increasingly common diagnosis with the advancement of imaging techniques and hip arthroscopy. Therefore, understanding the anatomic significance, healing potential, and associated pathologies of labral tears is helpful. Furthermore, recognizing the clinical picture and understanding appropriate imaging techniques, such as magnetic resonance arthrography, are essential to making a correct diagnosis. This article reviews the relevant anatomy, diagnosis, and management of acetabular labral tears for physicians of all specialties who may be involved in the care of patients with labral tears. Short-term results of labral repair have been promising, but further studies are needed to clarify appropriate indications and long-term results of treatment.
[Auditory steady-state response].

聴性定常反応 (ASSR) について, その歴史, 刺激音, 記録法, 解析法, arousal level による影響について解説した。 また, 臨床応用に関して, 正常者と難聴者におけるASSR閾値の差, 報告ごとの差, 500Hzにおける聴覚閾値レベルの推定における問題点, 乳幼児における反応振幅の発達, 骨導ASSRにおける問題点について述べ, 将来の展望として電気刺激SSR, 及び母音によるASSR測定の可能性について述べた。 臨床的に最も重要な点は, ASSRによって周波数ごとの正確な聴力を推定できるということであるが, そのほか有用な点には, multiple simultaneous technique によってABRより短時間に聴力評価が可能なこと, クリック音や振幅変調した白色雑音によるASSRは新生児聴覚スクリーニングにも利用できること, sweep technique や語音によるASSRは閾値上の聴力評価にも有用であり, 乳幼児や幼児における補聴器のフィッティングにも有用なこと, などが挙げられる。 将来的には, 電気刺激を用いたESSRは幼児における人工内耳のマッピングに寄与する可能性があり, 母音によるASSRは失読症, 失語症などの診断に応用が可能である。