Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparing Acute Bouts of Sagittal Plane Progression Foam Rolling vs. Frontal Plane Progression Foam Rolling

Abstract Peacock, CA, Krein, DD, Antonio, J, Sanders, GJ, Silver, TA, and Colas, M. Comparing acute bouts of sagittal plane progression foam rolling vs. frontal plane progression foam rolling. J Strength Cond Res 29(8): 2310–2315, 2015—Many strength and conditioning professionals have included the use of foam rolling devices within a warm-up routine prior to both training and competition. Multiple studies have investigated foam rolling in regards to performance, flexibility, and rehabilitation; however, additional research is necessary in supporting the topic. Furthermore, as multiple foam rolling progressions exist, researching differences that may result from each is required. To investigate differences in foam rolling progressions, 16 athletically trained males underwent a 2-condition within-subjects protocol comparing the differences of 2 common foam rolling progressions in regards to performance testing. The 2 conditions included a foam rolling progression targeting the mediolateral axis of the body (FRml) and foam rolling progression targeting the anteroposterior axis (FRap). Each was administered in adjunct with a full-body dynamic warm-up. After each rolling progression, subjects performed National Football League combine drills, flexibility, and subjective scaling measures. The data demonstrated that FRml was effective at improving flexibility (p ⩽ 0.05) when compared with FRap. No other differences existed between progressions.
Antioxidant enzymes in the liver of rats treated with carbon-tetrachloride after parathyroidectomy.

Liver of rats treated with carbon-tetrachloride (CCl4) after parathyroidectomy (unilateral as well as bilateral) showed decreased malondialdehyde and increased glutathione levels. Activities of glutathione dependent enzymes, viz.: glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase and another anti-peroxidative enzyme, i.e. catalase, have been correlated with decreased rate of lipid peroxidation. Present experimental evidence suggests that removal of the parathyroid gland(s) results in hypocalcemic conditions that inhibit the generation of hydroperoxides through antioxidant enzymes.
Design & development of electrical system for TWIN source

TWIN Source (TS) experimental setup is a stepping stone towards INTF, a test-bed to characterize ITER Diagnostic Neutral Beam (DNB) and its ion source. in IPR, India. The electrical system for TS experiments involves design of the scheme, layout, procurement activities, testing, installation & commissioning of power supplies, LT Panels, cables, High Voltage (HV) transmission line, HV deck, RF shielding, grounding and bonding for its safe, reliable and successful operation. The operation of TWIN source will try to mimic some operational features of INTF / DNB source like, 5Hz modulation with 3s ON 20s OFF duty cycle, Few kA current through Plasma Grid (PG) ,based transverse magnetic field electrical feedthroughs through high voltage bushing (HVB) and source operation in vacuum immersed condition. The control of those power supplies will be carried out through CODAC type data acquisition and control platform. The TS electrical system comprises of 180kW 1MHz RF Generator (RFG) system, Filament Heating power supply (16VDC, 10A), Filament Bias power supply (128VDC, 1A), Grid Bias power supply (60VDC, 333A), Filter field power supply (3VDC, 6kA), 150kVA 50Hz 100kVDC isolation transformer, HV transmission line, Air Circuit Breaker (ACB) based LT Panel of 1600A and 800A with 50kA breaking current capacity. This paper discusses the schematic layout of the electrical system, operational modes of 180kW 1MHz RFG including the interfaces with cooling water system and electrical interface with CODAC type Data Acquisition & Control System (DACS). It also discusses the design of HV transmission line & its prototype, shielding, grounding & bonding and highlights the design considerations to mitigate challenges of HV isolation during beam extraction & acceleration mode.
Cloning and expression of a conjugated bile acid hydrolase gene from Lactobacillus plantarum by using a direct plate assay

The conjugated bile acid hydrolase gene from the silage isolate Lactobacillus plantarum 80 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli MC1061. For the screening of this hydrolase gene within the gene bank, a direct plate assay developed by Dashkevicz and Feighner (M. P. Dashkevicz and S. D. Feighner, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53:331-336, 1989) was adapted to the growth requirements of E. coli. Because of hydrolysis and medium acidification, hydrolase-active colonies were surrounded with big halos of precipitated, free bile acids. This phenomenon was also obtained when the gene was cloned into a multicopy shuttle vector and subsequently reintroduced into the parental Lactobacillus strain. The cbh gene and surrounding regions were characterized by nucleotide sequence analysis. The deduced amino acid sequence was shown to have 52% similarity with a penicillin V amidase from Bacillus sphaericus. Preliminary characterization of the gene product showed that it is a cholylglycine hydrolase (EC 3.5.1.24) with only slight activity against taurine conjugates. The optimum pH was between 4.7 and 5.5. Optimum temperature ranged from 30 to 45 degrees C. Southern blot analysis indicated that the cloned gene has similarity with genomic DNA of bile acid hydrolase-active Lactobacillus spp. of intestinal origin.
Incorporating BSS to Epileptic Seizure Predictability Measure from Scalp EEG

Epileptic seizure prediction has been explored by many researchers for decades. Most of the methods are based on the evaluation of the chaotic behavior of intracranial electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings. Here, a novel approach has been developed to predict the dynamical changes of the brain from the scalp EEG signals. Blind source separation (BSS) has been successfully used to separate the EEG signals into their constitute components including the seizure sources. Then the chaotic behavior was evaluated by measuring the short-term largest Lyapunov exponent (STLmax). The simultaneous intracranial and scalp EEG recordings were used to compare our approach with the traditional method using intracranial recordings. Similar prediction results were obtained from the scalp and intracranial recordings. Also different BSS algorithms were applied to compare their performance of source separation
Deletion of TrkB in adult progenitors alters newborn neuron integration into hippocampal circuits and increases anxiety-like behavior

New neurons in the adult dentate gyrus are widely held to incorporate into hippocampal circuitry via a stereotypical sequence of morphological and physiological transitions, yet the molecular control over this process remains unclear. We studied the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/TrkB signaling in adult neurogenesis by deleting the full-length TrkB via Cre expression within adult progenitors in TrkBlox/lox mice. By 4 weeks after deletion, the growth of dendrites and spines is reduced in adult-born neurons demonstrating that TrkB is required to create the basic organization of synaptic connections. Later, when new neurons normally display facilitated synaptic plasticity and become preferentially recruited into functional networks, lack of TrkB results in impaired neurogenesis-dependent long-term potentiation and cell survival becomes compromised. Because of the specific lack of TrkB signaling in recently generated neurons a remarkably increased anxiety-like behavior was observed in mice carrying the mutation, emphasizing the contribution of adult neurogenesis in regulating mood-related behavior.
Human cytomegalovirus induces expression of cellular topoisomerase II

Previous work from our laboratory has suggested that topoisomerase II is required for replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). In assays of confluent human embryonic lung cells infected with HCMV, topoisomerase II inhibitors exhibited an irreversible inhibition of viral DNA replication. However, Northern (RNA blot) and Western (immunoblot) analyses of confluent uninfected human embryonic lung cells detected very low levels of cellular topoisomerase II RNA and protein. Quantitation of human topoisomerase II RNA and protein levels at various times after HCMV infection revealed that HCMV induces increased intracellular levels of both topoisomerase II RNA and protein. Such accumulation began at early times of infection, continued through late in infection, and was not reduced by inhibition of viral DNA synthesis. This is the first report of such induction by a viral infection. Topoisomerase II was also detected in isolated HCMV virions.
IEEE/PES PSRC report on design and testing of selected System Integrity Protection Schemes

This paper is a summary of an IEEE/PES Power System Relaying Committee (PSRC) report [2] on the design and testing of selected System Integrity Protection Schemes (SIPS). The report includes high level general considerations in SIPS design and testing, and the industry practice in design and testing of the following selected SIPS with example implemented schemes: (1) Generator rejection; (2) Load rejection; (3) Adaptive load mitigation; (4) Dynamic braking; and (5) System separation.
Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness

Humans normally experience the conscious self as localized within their bodily borders. This spatial unity may break down in certain neurological conditions such as out-of-body experiences, leading to a striking disturbance of bodily self-consciousness. On the basis of these clinical data, we designed an experiment that uses conflicting visual-somatosensory input in virtual reality to disrupt the spatial unity between the self and the body. We found that during multisensory conflict, participants felt as if a virtual body seen in front of them was their own body and mislocalized themselves toward the virtual body, to a position outside their bodily borders. Our results indicate that spatial unity and bodily self-consciousness can be studied experimentally and are based on multisensory and cognitive processing of bodily information.
Development of a culture medium for large‐scale production of cellulolytic enzymes by Trichoderma reesei

Culture filtrates of CL‐847 strain of Trichoderma reesei grown on different carbon sources have been compared. The highest enzyme production is obtained with Whatman C 41 cellulose: 17.9 mg/mL of soluble proteins and 13.7 units of filter paper (FP) activity. Wood pulps gave lower production values and more viscous culture media. About one‐third of maximal enzyme production is obtained on lactose as the sole carbon source. Addition of 0.5% cellulosic inducer to 6% lactose media enhances enzyme production up to the following levels: 14.1 mg/mL of soluble proteins and 8.4 units of FP activity.
Re-Analysis of Sageman's (2004) and Pape's (2005) Data Predicting Al'Qaeda Membership and Suicide Terrorism

Sageman's (2004) and Pape's (2005) arguments for the development of Al'Qaeda members and suicide terrorism are examined statistically. Presence of foreign occupying troops and foreign support for disliked local regimes appeared to be related to either the number of Al'Qaeda suicide terrorists (Pape) or the number of known Al'Qaeda members (Sageman) reported within 34 predominately Sunni nations. Results support the theory that nationalism fuels much of Middle Eastern resentment against allied nations.
Use of hospital-based acute care among patients recently discharged from the hospital.

IMPORTANCE Current efforts to improve health care focus on hospital readmission rates as a marker of quality and on the effectiveness of transitions in care during the period after acute care is received. Emergency department (ED) visits are also a marker of hospital-based acute care following discharge but little is known about ED use during this period. OBJECTIVES To determine the degree to which ED visits and hospital readmissions contribute to overall use of acute care services within 30 days of discharge from acute care hospitals, to describe the reasons patients return for ED visits, and to describe these patterns among Medicare beneficiaries and those not covered by Medicare insurance. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective study of patients aged 18 years or older (mean age: 53.4 years) who were discharged between July 1, 2008, and September 31, 2009, from acute care hospitals in 3 large, geographically diverse states (California, Florida, and Nebraska) with data recorded in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project state inpatient and ED databases. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The 3 primary outcomes during the 30-day period after hospital discharge were ED visits not resulting in admission (treat-and-release encounters), hospital readmissions from any source, and a combined measure of ED visits and hospital readmissions termed hospital-based acute care. RESULTS The final cohort included 5,032,254 index hospitalizations among 4,028,555 unique patients. In the 30 days following discharge, 17.9% (95% CI, 17.9%-18.0%) of hospitalizations resulted in at least 1 acute care encounter. Of these 1,233,402 postdischarge acute care encounters, ED visits comprised 39.8% (95% CI, 39.7%-39.9%). For every 1000 discharges, there were 97.5 (95% CI, 97.2-97.8) ED treat-and-release visits and 147.6 (95% CI, 147.3-147.9) hospital readmissions in the 30 days following discharge. The number of ED treat-and-release visits ranged from a low of 22.4 (95% CI, 4.6-65.4) encounters per 1000 discharges for breast malignancy to a high of 282.5 (95% CI, 209.7-372.4) encounters per 1000 discharges for uncomplicated benign prostatic hypertrophy. Among the highest volume discharges, the most common reason patients returned to the ED was always related to their index hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE After discharge from acute care hospitals in 3 states, ED visits within 30 days were common among adults and accounted for 39.8% of postdischarge hospital-based acute care visits. Improving care transitions should focus not only on decreasing readmissions but also on ED visits.
A knowledge transfer strategy for public health decision makers.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to discover public health decision makers' preferences for content, format, and channels for receiving research knowledge, so as to begin development of a comprehensive national public health knowledge transfer strategy. A preliminary knowledge transfer strategy developed in part from the views expressed by public health decision makers in an earlier study (Dobbins et al. 2002b) was used as a foundation on which to base discussions. The research team believes strongly that consultation with potential users is crucial to ensure the conduct of relevant and timely research as well as the development of an effective knowledge transfer strategy. METHODS Nine focus groups of five to seven participants were held in seven Canadian cities. Participants included medical officers of health, public health managers and directors, health promotion mangers, and health policymakers at provincial and federal levels. A semi-structured, open-ended interview guide was used to facilitate the discussion. The focus groups were audiotaped, and results were analyzed independently by two members of the research team who then developed key themes through a consensus process. RESULTS Generally, participants spoke positively about the knowledge transfer strategy to which they were exposed. In addition, they supported the development of a registry of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of public health interventions rated by methodological quality of the evidence, with a summary statement of the reviews highlighting the results along with specific implications for practice. Participants also indicated they wanted to receive personalized updates of new reviews in their area of interest. Finally, the results highlighted a significant challenge related to knowledge management indicating opportunities for ongoing professional development and training. CONCLUSIONS These findings were used to create an online registry of reviews evaluating the effectiveness of public health and health promotion interventions. The registry is one component of a comprehensive national public health knowledge transfer strategy.
Frictional properties of human skin: relation to age, sex and anatomical region, stratum corneum hydration and transepidermal water loss

Differences in the dynamic skin friction coefficients (μ) were investigated with respect to age, sex, and anatomical region. A total of 29 volunteers consisting of seven young females, seven old females, seven young males, and eight old males participated in the study. Measurements were obtained from II anatomical regions, namely, the forehead, upper arm, volar and dorsal forearm, postauricular, palm, abdomen, upper and lower back, thigh, and ankle. The friction data were compared with stratum corneum hydration and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). The dynamic friction coefficient did not vary significantly between age and sex groups but varied considerably among the anatomical regions of the body. The forehead and postauricular had the highest μ (0.34 ± 0.02) while the abdomen had the lowest (0.12 ± 0.01); the remaining regions had an average μ value of 0.21 ± 0.01. Similarly, no sex differences were observed for TEWL and stratum corneum hydration. Capacitance was only significantly lower on the palms of the elderly. Regional differences showed a higher state of hydration on the forehead and postauricular as well as the upper arm, upper and lower back when compared with the volar forearm. TEWL was generally lower in the elderly on all anatomical regions except the postauricular and palm. A significant correlation was established between μ and capacitance for most regions. Between μ and TEWL significant correlation was observed only on the palm and thigh. These findings suggest that frictional properties of skin are dependent on more than water content or non‐apparent sweating and the role of sebum secretion is suggested as one possible factor.
Sexual dimorphism in the compound eye of Heliconius erato: a nymphalid butterfly with at least five spectral classes of photoreceptor

ABSTRACT Most butterfly families expand the number of spectrally distinct photoreceptors in their compound eye by opsin gene duplications together with lateral filter pigments; however, most nymphalid genera have limited diversity, with only three or four spectral types of photoreceptor. Here, we examined the spatial pattern of opsin expression and photoreceptor spectral sensitivities in Heliconius erato, a nymphalid with duplicate ultraviolet opsin genes, UVRh1 and UVRh2. We found that the H. erato compound eye is sexually dimorphic. Females express the two UV opsin proteins in separate photoreceptors, but males do not express UVRh1. Intracellular recordings confirmed that females have three short wavelength-sensitive photoreceptors (λmax=356, ∼390 and 470 nm), while males have two (λmax=390 and ∼470 nm). We also found two long wavelength-sensitive photoreceptors (green, λmax∼555 nm, and red, λmax∼600 nm), which express the same LW opsin. The red cell's shifted sensitivity is probably due to perirhabdomal filtering pigments. Sexual dimorphism of the UV-absorbing rhodopsins may reflect the females' need to discriminate conspecifics from co-mimics. Red–green color vision may be used to detect differences in red coloration on Heliconius wings, or for host–plant identification. Among nymphalids so far investigated, only H. erato is known to possess five spectral classes of photoreceptor; sexual dimorphism of the eye via suppression of one class of opsin (here UVRh1 in males) has not – to our knowledge – been reported in any animal. Summary: Female Heliconius erato butterflies have two UV-sensitive photoreceptors, but males only have one, and both sexes have a red-sensitive photoreceptor.
Results of Surgical Salvage of Locoregional Recurrence of Carcinoma of the Tongue after Radiotherapy Failure

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of surgical salvage of local and nodal recurrence of carcinoma of the oral tongue after radiotherapy failure. Of the 47 patients in this retrospective review (between 1980 and 1992), there were 25 with local recurrence alone, 11 with locoregional recurrence, and 11 with nodal recurrence alone. There was no operative mortality, and 17% of patients had one or more surgical complications, including wound infection, flap necrosis, anastomotic leakage, and chest infection. Twenty-nine (62%) patients developed recurrences in the head and neck region after the salvage operation, and 9 of them had second surgical salvage operations. At the last follow-up, 53% of patients had died of carcinoma of the tongue and the overall 5-year actuarial survival rate was 43%. The 5-year actuarial survival rates were 39% for local recurrence alone, 27% for locoregional recurrence, and 68% for nodal recurrence alone. Surgical salvage had satisfactory results for patients with oral tongue carcinoma after radiotherapy failure. Close follow-up and early surgical intervention are essential for patients primarily treated with radiotherapy.
Relationship between depression and risk of malnutrition among community-dwelling young-old and old-old elderly people

Objectives: This study explores the association between nutritional status and depression among healthy community-dwelling young-old (aged 65–74) and old-old elderly (aged 75 and older). Method: A cross-sectional design was implemented. A total of 274 community-dwelling older individuals (142 young-old; 132 old-old) were assessed using the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Mini-Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF) and Life-Space Assessment. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine if depression was independently associated with risk of malnutrition, stratified by age (young-old vs. old-old). Results: In the logistic regression model for young-old, being at risk of malnutrition (MNA-SF (≦11) was strongly associated with depression (GDS (≧5;) (likelihood ratio ν = 6.26; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.91–20.49). In contrast, in the old-old group, the model was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Depression and nutritional status were strongly correlated in young-old but not in old-old community-dwelling elderly. This study reveals that not only the factors correlated with but also the symptoms of depression may vary among different age stratifications of the elderly.
FP-ABC: Fast and Parallel ABC Based Energy-Efficiency Live VM Allocation Policy in Data Centers

Virtual machine VM technology is one of the energy-efficiency approaches to save energy with acceptable quality of service QoS. In our previous studies, Artificial Bee Colony ABC based VM allocation policy can make a good tradeoff between performance and energy consumption. However, there are two problems in state-of-the-art ABC based approaches: 1 how to find global optimized solutions efficiently; 2 how to minimize the decision time of VM allocation. To solve these two problems, the idea of simulated annealing is adopted to get a better global optimum, and the idea of gradient descent is applied to accelerate the speed of finding solution space in Δt. Compared with state-of-the-art ABC based policies, the experimental results show that the proposed algorithm efficiently reduces energy consumption and SLA violation.