Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of pulmonary surfactant protein B on model lung surfactant monolayers

Pressure−area isotherms, Brewster angle microscopy, and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction measurements reveal that human lung surfactant protein SP-B1-78 and the dimer of the amino terminus dSP-B1-25 modify the phase behavior of lipid mixtures consisting of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/palmitoyl-oleyl-phosphatidylglycerol/palmitic acid (DPPC/POPG/PA). The addition of SP-B increases the fraction of fluid phase in the liquid-expanded/liquid-condensed two-phase region. Brewster angle microscopy enabled the visualization of a fluid network, which separates the condensed phase domains. This network is stabilized by SP-B adsorption. GIXD measurements show that SP-B also alters the structure of the condensed chain lattice leading to higher tilt and increased area per hydrocarbon chain. The comparison of SP-B1-78 with the shorter peptide dSP-B1-25 exhibits, that the dimer alters the lipid order more drastically. The larger effects found for dSP-B1-25 were explained using a model that assumes a partial incorpo.
Inventário de Habilidades Sociais para Adolescentes (IHSA-Del-Prette): manual de aplicação, apuração e interpretação

Inventario de Habilidades Sociais para Adolescentes (IHSA-Del-Prette): manual de aplicacao, apuracao e interpretacao. DEL PRETTE, Almir; DEL PRETTE, Zilda Aparecida Pereira. Sao Paulo: Casa do Psicologo, 2009, 77p.
The Replication Paradox: Combining Studies can Decrease Accuracy of Effect Size Estimates

Replication is often viewed as the demarcation between science and nonscience. However, contrary to the commonly held view, we show that in the current (selective) publication system replications may increase bias in effect size estimates. Specifically, we examine the effect of replication on bias in estimated population effect size as a function of publication bias and the studies’ sample size or power. We analytically show that incorporating the results of published replication studies will in general not lead to less bias in the estimated population effect size. We therefore conclude that mere replication will not solve the problem of overestimation of effect sizes. We will discuss the implications of our findings for interpreting results of published and unpublished studies, and for conducting and interpreting results of meta-analyses. We also discuss solutions for the problem of overestimation of effect sizes, such as discarding and not publishing small studies with low power, and implementing practices that completely eliminate publication bias (e.g., study registration).
Guillain-Barre syndrome after generalized tetanus infection

struction from autoantibodies and rapidly evolving polyneuropathy, typically presenting with limb muscle weakness, paresthesia, and areflexia. It occurs mainly after a preceding infection, such as an upper respiratory or gastrointestinal infection. Other antecedent events are known, including vaccination, acute hepatitis A and B, pegylated interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis C, human immunodeficiency virus infection, and non-infectious conditions such as lymphoma, surgery, and cerebral infarction. GBS cases after tetanus vaccinations have been previously been reported and were associated with autoantibodies. However, GBS after tetanus infection has not been reported. Recently, when we analyzed the clinical aspects of 13 tetanus patients who had been admitted to Wonkwang University Hospital between 2000 and 2015 including ours, two GBS cases were detected after tetanus infection. Herein, we report the neurological and electrophysiologic findings of these two cases. Received: July 14, 2016 Revised: November 2, 2016 Accepted: November 15, 2016 ANNALS OF CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY CASE REPORT Ann Clin Neurophysiol 2017;19:64-67 https://doi.org/10.14253/acn.2017. 19.1. 64
Design of a compact serial-kinematic scanner for high-speed atomic force microscopy: An analytical approach

A systematic procedure for designing a high-speed, compact serial-kinematic XYZ scanner for atomic force microscopy is presented in this Letter. Analytical stiffness calculations are used to estimate the first natural frequency and travel range of the scanner. Design and characterisation of the scanner are presented. Results of finite-element analysis and experimentation on the scanner revealed natural frequencies of 10, 7.5 and 64 kHz for X, Y and Z stages, respectively. Maximum travel range of 8, 6 and 2 m were measured along x , y and z directions. Performance evaluations were conducted by implementing the scanner in a commercial atomic force microscope. Images of a 6×4.5 μm area of a calibration grating were captured at line rates of 10, 50, 78, 100, 120 and 150×Hz with 256×256 pixel resolution. Limitations in design and suggestions for improvement of the scanner performance are discussed.
Key design aspects of electrical machines for high-speed spindle applications

This paper deal about high-speed electrical spindles motor design problems. Electrical as well as mechanical critical aspects are taken into account, highlighting the main drawbacks and physical limits that the designer has to consider. The correlation between the volume minimization and the speed increase is discussed on the basis of the torque density trend of some commercial high-frequency roto-statoric units.
P-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels n Obese Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine the influence of obesity on the predictive value of the B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assay in heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND Recent studies show that obesity, or elevated body mass index (BMI), is associated with lower circulating levels of BNP both in the general population and in patients with HF. METHODS We analyzed data from 316 systolic HF (left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] 40%) patients [age, 53 13 years; mean LVEF, 24 7%; 48% ischemic] followed up at a university HF center. Patients were divided into categories of BMI: lean (BMI 25 kg/m), overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9 kg/m), and obese (BMI 30 kg/m). RESULTS The BNP levels were significantly lower in overweight and obese compared with lean patients (p 0.0001); median BNP (interquartile range) for the lean (n 131), overweight (n 99), and obese (n 86) groups was 747 (272 to 1,300), 380 (143 to 856), and 332 (118 to 617) pg/ml, respectively. In each BMI category, elevated BNP was significantly associated with worse symptoms and higher pulmonary capillary wedge pressure. Higher BNP was also a significant independent predictor of survival independent of BMI. Optimal BNP cutoff for prediction of death or urgent transplant in lean, overweight, and obese HF patients was 590, 471, and 342 pg/ml, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Although BNP levels are relatively lower in overweight and obese HF patients, BNP predicts worse symptoms, impaired hemodynamics, and higher mortality at all levels of BMI. (J Am ublished by Elsevier Inc. doi:10.1016/j.jacc. 2005.08. 050
Addressing diversity in higher education: two models for facilitating student engagement and mastery

Th is paper introduces new ways of thinking about diversity in higher education. Th e Abstract: Th is paper introduces new ways of thinking about diversity in higher education. Th e Abstract 'defi cit-discourse shift' challenges the defi cit approaches that perceive the increasing diversity of the student body as a problem, or defi cit. Th e shift conceptualises the university as a culture encompassing a multiplicity of sub-cultures, each with its own discourse or literacy. Students' transition to the new university culture can then be seen as the processes of becoming familiar with and engaging these multiple literacies and discourses, and perseverance as the processes of mastering and demonstrating them. Th ese processes are illustrated in a model, the 'Framework for Student Engagement and Mastery'. An additional model, the 'Model for Student Success Practices at University', presents three practical, dynamic strategies that assist unfamiliar students to achieve this engagement. Th e three practices include refl ective practice, socio-cultural practice and critical practice. Used together, the two models aid students to more eff ectively engage and master the multiple discourses and literacies they encounter in the university culture.
Atomic force microscope cantilever calibration using a focused ion beam

A calibration method is presented for determining the spring constant of atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers, which is a modification of the established Cleveland added mass technique. A focused ion beam (FIB) is used to remove a well-defined volume from a cantilever with known density, substantially reducing the uncertainty usually present in the added mass method. The technique can be applied to any type of AFM cantilever; but for the lowest uncertainty it is best applied to silicon cantilevers with spring constants above 0.7 N m−1, where uncertainty is demonstrated to be typically between 7 and 10%. Despite the removal of mass from the cantilever, the calibration method presented does not impair the probes’ ability to acquire data. The technique has been extensively tested in order to verify the underlying assumptions in the method. This method was compared to a number of other calibration methods and practical improvements to some of these techniques were developed, as well as important insights into the behavior of FIB modified cantilevers. These results will prove useful to research groups concerned with the application of microcantilevers to nanoscience, in particular for cases where maintaining pristine AFM tip condition is critical.
Planck pre-launch status: HFI beam expectations from the optical optimisation of the focal plane

Planck is a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite, launched in May 2009, which will map the cosmic microwave background anisotropies in intensity and polarisation with unprecedented detail and sensitivity. It will also provide full-sky maps of astrophysical foregrounds. An accurate knowledge of the telescope beam patterns is an essential element for a correct analysis of the acquired astrophysical data. We present a detailed description of the optical design of the High Frequency Instrument (HFI) together with some of the optical performances measured during the calibration campaigns. We report on the evolution of the knowledge of the pre-launch HFI beam patterns when coupled to ideal telescope elements, and on their significance for the HFI data analysis procedure.
Enhanced Fault Ride-Through Method for Wind Farms Connected to the Grid Through VSC-Based HVDC Transmission

This paper describes a new control approach for secure fault-ride through of wind farms connected to the grid through a voltage source converter-based high voltage DC transmission. On fault occurrence in the high voltage grid, the proposed control initiates a controlled voltage drop in the wind farm grid to achieve a fast power reduction. In this way overvoltages in the DC transmission link can be avoided. It uses controlled demagnetization to achieve a fast voltage reduction without producing the typical generator short circuit currents and the related electrical and mechanical stress to the wind turbines and the converter. The method is compared to other recent FRT methods for HVDC systems and its superior performance is demonstrated by simulation results.
Ozone, oxides of nitrogen, and carbon monoxide during pollution events over the eastern United States: An evaluation of emissions and vertical mixing

[1] Chemical transport models such as the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model provide useful guidance on air pollution control strategies. We evaluate the performance of a 12 km resolution CMAQ simulation with surface and aircraft observations of CO, O3, and NOx during the summer of 2002. When all data are considered, on average, modeled and observed CO total column contents (surface to 3,000 m) agreed to within 14% in the morning and 22% in the afternoon. Reducing the deposition velocity for CO improves model-measurement agreement but did not eliminate the model bias. The majority of observed vertical profiles have a maximum near the surface. Although many observed spirals had a secondary maximum at the top of the boundary layer, indicating subgrid-scale shallow convection. The model was not able to replicate these vertical structures. Water vapor profiles likewise showed greater vertical variability in the observations than in the model. General conclusions from these model-measurement comparisons: total CO emissions estimates are either adequate or underestimated, but there is no evidence of gross error; NOx emissions from mobile sources may be overestimated while the lifetime of NOx may be underestimated in CMAQ 4.5. 1 with CBIV, and vertical mixing in the model boundary layer may be too fast, but venting out of the boundary layer into the lower free troposphere may be too slow.
Design and implementation of multi-parameter portable biological information measurement system

In order to overcome the disadvantages of poor portability and insufficient multifunctionality in traditional human health parameter measurement, a portable multi-parameter embedded Electroencephalogram (EEG), Electrocardiogram (ECG) and bioelectrical impedance (BEI) measuring system based on BMD101, TGAM module, AD5933, STM32 and wireless Bluetooth transmission was designed and implemented in order to meet the requirements of accurate measurement. Experimental results show that the system has effective stability for continuous operation, and the relative deviation is not more than 2% by contrasting with professional instruments. Therefore, the system has promising prospects for household applications.
Method of automated development and evaluation of ontologies’ qualities of knowledge bases

The process of automated development of base ontology is considered. It has been offered to consider the concepts and elements of ontologies for increasing the effectiveness of knowledge bases, the core of which is the ontology. Methods of specifying the weights of the relevant elements and optimization the structure of knowledge base of ontologies has been elaborated. It has been offered to evaluate the quality of the ontologies based on ISO 9126.
Parallel Bayesian Additive Regression Trees

Bayesian additive regression trees (BART) is a Bayesian approach to flexible nonlinear regression which has been shown to be competitive with the best modern predictive methods such as those based on bagging and boosting. BART offers some advantages. For example, the stochastic search Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm can provide a more complete search of the model space and variation across MCMC draws can capture the level of uncertainty in the usual Bayesian way. The BART prior is robust in that reasonable results are typically obtained with a default prior specification. However, the publicly available implementation of the BART algorithm in the R package BayesTree is not fast enough to be considered interactive with over a thousand observations, and is unlikely to even run with 50,000 to 100,000 observations. In this article we show how the BART algorithm may be modified and then computed using single program, multiple data (SPMD) parallel computation implemented using the Message Passing Interface (MPI) library. The approach scales nearly linearly in the number of processor cores, enabling the practitioner to perform statistical inference on massive datasets. Our approach can also handle datasets too massive to fit on any single data repository.
Matched Filter Time and Frequency Synchronization Method for OFDM Systems using PN-sequence Preambles

Matched filter (MF) time and frequency synchronization method for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is presented. The proposed method uses the same pseudo-noise (PN)-preamble generation as was used in [1], but signal processing in the receiver is different. The performance of the proposed method is investigated using theoretical and simulated synchronization probabilities. The obtained results indicate that the proposed synchronizer attains the optimum theoretical performance.
We Need to Talk about Challenges Facing Research into the Origins of Psychopathy

In Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin (WNTTAK), a high school shooting is the backdrop for a controversial yet utterly compelling portrayal of a woman who struggles to bond with her son. The recent film of the same name was greeted with critical acclaim, not least for Tilda Swinton’s mesmerising performance as Eva Khattchadourian, Kevin’s resentful, anguished mother who narrates the story. Kevin is portrayed throughout as ‘evil’; he rejects Eva’s attempts at effective parenting (“it wasn’t milk he didn’t want, it was mother,” p. 102), displays unusual and flattened emotional responses (“I observed Kevin watching decapitations, disembowelments, dismemberments, flaying, impalements, deoculations, and crucifixions, and I never saw him flinch,” p. 172), and directs premeditated acts of aggression towards peers and family members (“I watched Kevin despoil other people’s pleasures for most of his life,” p. 293).
Model Analysis of Ridge and Rib Types of Silicon Waveguides With Void Compositions

Detailed numerical study on mode characteristics and light confinement properties of ridge and rib waveguides with vertical, horizontal, and cross types of void configurations is presented. The study starts from the mode analysis for rectangular ridge and rib waveguides. Then, the analysis is extended to semicircular ridge and rib waveguides with and without slots. The percentages of the electric and magnetic field components and light confinement capabilities are compared. We observe that polarization type of the mode and strong field confinement in the low refractive index medium can be achieved by the incorporation of void structures into the regular optical waveguide.
A study of the French vowels through vocal tract using an acoustic-to-artic

This paper presents a study of the articulatory properties of French vowels using an acoustic-to-articulatory inversion method. The advantage of such an approach is that all the possible articulatory configurations can be studied independently of any articulatory preferences linked with a given speaker. Furthermore, it bypasses the issue of acquiring a vast amount of articulatory data by medical imaging techniques. The inversion method exploits an articulatory codebook, the acoustic precision of which is constant whatever the articulatory region considered. Since the inversion is performed from the first three formants of vowels to recover the seven parameters of Maeda’s model the null space of the articulatory to acoustic mapping is explored to recover all the possible articulatory shapes. Applied to French vowels this method allows the different places of articulation to be determined.
Is It Anxiety , Depression , Or Bipolar Disorder ? – Patient at Doctors ’ Mercy or Doctor at Patients ’ Mercy ?

Is it anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder? This is the question not easily answered even by an expert on the subject . Not only do their diagnostic features overlap, but also anxiety disorders (Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Phobias), may be comorbid with any of the rest of the two, as can depression (mild, moderate, severe) be co-morbid with anxiety disorders, like say Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The similarities and differences between these two conditions, as well as many of the important features of the comorbidity of these disorders, are well understood. Given the substantial overlap between symptoms of BPD and other psychiatric conditions, an accurate cross-sectional assessment is inherently difficult to achieve. Over the course of my own psychiatric practice, this has invariably been the finding, as has been described in this article. Anxiety symptoms and syndromes are highly prevalent among patients diagnosed with Bipolar Disorders, affecting approximately half of types I and II Bipolar Disorder patients at some time. Accordingly, anxiety symptoms and syndromes require thoughtful consideration in the comprehensive assessment and treatment of these patients over time. In addition, mood disorders should be considered in assessing patients considered to have a primary anxiety disorder. In addition to the above difficulty, other factors like overcrowded OPDs, counter-transference on the part of the psychiatrist, avoidance, hostility on the part of the patient, are other contributing factors that can lead to missing of the correct diagnosis or its associated comorbidities. Why and how this occurs needs to be found out , not just for not labeling a wrong diagnosis on the patient, but also for a much better understanding of the disorder, that the patient is suffering from and its pathogenesis. Making the proper diagnosis, thus, not only requires knowledge of these subtle factors, but also the input, in terms of time and patience of both the psychiatrist as well as the patient.
Youth and neighborhood effect in Southern European cities: some pending issues to analyze

This is a theoretical paper, which presents a systematic and critical review of different authors about the neighborhood effect and the State’s role in the life paths of young people and introduces reflections, contributions and nuances that have emerged from an empirical work, with the intention of advancing the conceptual reflection of phenomena such as neighborhood effect and processes of youth social exclusion on the outskirts of the city. The methodology chosen is the comparative case study among four working class neighborhoods in the periphery of Barcelona and Milan. Finally, main conclusions are: previous researches about neighbourhood effect have ascribed other elements to the neighbourhood leading to social exclusion, even when they are not created by neighbourhood itself, but they are the result of extra-territorial and extra-local processes.
Brain of Plesiadapis Cookei (Mammalia, Proprimates): Surface Morphology and Encephalization Compared to those of Primates and Dermoptera

Plesiadapis is a Paleocene mammal known from Europe and North America that has long been important in discussion of the origin of Primates. A well preserved skull and associated postcranial skeleton of the large North American species Plesiadapis cookei was found in 1986 that includes a partial brain endocast. The brain of Plesiadapis was small and narrow, with a smooth neocortex and considerable midbrain exposure. Encephalization is about one-quarter that expected for a living mammal of its size (EQ ca. 0.25) and half or less that of any known primate or dermopteran. Plesiadapis and other Proprimates may be related to Primates or possibly Dermoptera, but new evidence from the brain shows Plesiadapis to be more primitive than both and doubtfully included in either.
Imaging Techniques of Brain Tumours

Diagnosis of tumours has improved considerably due to the introduction of new imaging CT and MRI techniques. These techniques, and the contrast medium in particular, provide anatomical and structural information about brain tumours, and information about the physiology, metabolism, and haemodynamics of individual tumours. The importance of ra‐ diology imaging techniques, and their role, in the diagnosis of brain tumours are listed in Tables 1 and 2.
Adiponectin: A Perspective Adipose Tissue Marker with Antiinflammatory and Antiaterogenic Potencial

© 2012 Novotný, licensee InTech. This is an open access chapter distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Adiponectin: A Perspective Adipose Tissue Marker with Antiinflammatory and Antiaterogenic Potencial