Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Classification of Mouth Corners in Asian Women

Background: There is increasing interest in mouth corner lift (MCL), as well as lip augmentation. Procedures for lip corner lifting to create smiling lips include botulinum toxin, injectable filler, and surgery. However, there is no proper system to classify mouth corners, thereby causing difficulties in patient counseling, treatment planning, and communicating with medical staff. We developed a new classification system to analyze the shape of mouth corners in Asian women. Methods: Lip shapes were classified as types I (arched upper lip) and II (flat upper lip), each of which was further classified as subtypes a (upturned mouth corner) and b (flat or downturned mouth corner). Atypical cases were classified as type III. The anterior–posterior view of facial photographs were taken of female patients aged 20–40 years who visited HB Plastic Surgery Clinic between January 2017 and December 2018. Patients who visited for surgery other than lip plastic surgery (group A) and those who visited for MCL (group B) were compared. Changes in mouth corner type across age were examined. Results: The most common type was IIb in group A and Ib in group B. IIa and IIb were more common in group A, whereas Ib was more common in group B, at a statistically significant level. With increasing age, the proportions of IIb and III tended to increase, and Ia and IIa tended to decrease. Conclusion: This relatively simple classification system for mouth corners might be helpful in patient counseling and communication with medical staff during plastic surgery.
Catalytic Properties of Microporous Zeolite Catalysts in Synthesis of Isosorbide from Sorbitol by Dehydration

As bisphenol A has been found to cause hormonal disturbances, the natural biomaterial isosorbide is emerging as a substitute. In this study, a method for isosorbide synthesis from sorbitol was proposed by dehydration under high temperature and high pressure reaction. Microporous zeolites and Amberlyst 35 solid acids with various acid strengths and pore characteristics were applied as catalysts. In the synthesis of isosorbide from sorbitol, the acidity of the catalyst was the main factor. MOR and MFI zeolite catalysts with high acid strength and small pore size showed low conversion of sorbitol and low yield of isosorbide. On the other hand, the conversion of sorbitol was high in BEA zeolite with moderate acid strength. Amberlyst 35 solid acid catalysts showed a relatively high conversion of sorbitol, but low yield of isosorbide. The Amberlyst 35 solid acid catalyst without micropores did not show any inhibitory effects on the production of by-products. However, in the BEA zeolite catalyst, which has a relatively large pore structure compared with the MOR and MFI zeolites, the formation of by-products was suppressed in the pores, thereby improving the yield of isosorbide.
Assessment of prescription pattern and monitoring adverse drug reaction of antibiotics in paediatric inpatients

Background: Antibiotics constitute more than one third of prescriptions in paediatrics. Antibiotic prescribing pattern should be evaluated periodically in order to increase the rationality of use. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics results in increased occurrence of adverse drug reactions, suboptimal therapy, polypharmacy and antibiotic resistance. Hence, the present study is to assess the prescription pattern and the extent of adverse drug reactions due to antibiotic usage. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in Basaveshwara Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India for a period of six months. This study included patients prescribed with antibiotics in paediatric ward. All data including patient’s demographic details, symptoms and treatment pattern were collected and documented in data collection form. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) were reported by using an ADR reporting form. ADR were assessed using Naranjo’s scale. Results: Among the 160 patients 54% patients were males, 45% patients were under the age group 1-5 years. 50% of the diagnosis was acute gastroenteritis and bronchopneumonia. 80% of total antibiotics prescribed were cephalosporins which include 99% of ceftriaxone. A total of 14 ADRs were observed in the study. The occurrence of probable ADR was 6% and possible ADR was 3%. 79% of ADR caused gastro intestinal disturbances while 14% caused dermatological disorders and 7% caused other disorders. Conclusions: Although some ADR was present in the study, the antibiotic prescription in the patients who acutely needed was prescribed appropriately, where it proved to be beneficial.
DETERMINATION OF VOLUME OVERLOAD BY BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS AND NT-PROBNP IN DIABETIC PRE-DIALYSIS PATIENTS.

Introduction Diabetic chronic kidney disease has more fatal clinical progresses and this situation can be related to volume overload, which is seen more commonly in diabetic chronic kidney disease patients than in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease patients. Therefore, we examined the effect of diabetes mellitus on volume overload in newly diagnosed stage 5 chronic kidney disease patients whose volume overloads were not showing signs of improvement from renal replacement therapy. Method One hundred and five patients (46 diabetic, 59 non-diabetic) with end-stage chronic kidney disease, who had glomerular filtration rate (GFR) under 15 mL/min for at least three months were enrolled in this prospective study. We determined the body volume overload and configuration using a bioimpedance device. NT-proBNP levels were recorded. Results There was a statistically significant difference between diabetic and non-diabetic groups according to overhydration (OH, p=0.003), extracellular water (ECW, p=0.045), intracellular water (ICW, p<0.001) and OH/ECW (p=0.003). In addition, there was a statistically significant difference between groups in terms of N-terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP levels, p=0.008). Discussion We compared diabetic and non-diabetic end-stage chronic kidney disease patients who were not in renal replacement therapy yet. We found more volume overload and extracellular fluid volume in the diabetic group.
Does Yoga Increase Sustainability?

This study aims to increase understanding of whether spiritual dimensions of nature experiences are connected to sustainability by examining the relationship between yoga, sensory awareness, and pro-environmental behavior among comparative groups of yoga and non-yoga practitioners in South Florida. According to affective and perceptual theories of human environmental care, the heightened perception of and attention to one’s natural environment through enhanced sensory awareness that yoga practitioners describe experiencing should engender a closer inclination to nature and its protection, as measured by pro-environmental acts. South Florida yoga practitioners describe increased sensory awareness after yoga, yet they practiced common natural resources protective actions like recycling and reducing fossil fuel use no more frequently than their non-yoga counterparts. Practitioners’ other yoga-based and meditation-enhanced spiritual experiences like non-evaluation and non-attachment to physical and mental phenomena, as well as yoga’s inward self-focus on the physical body, may divert aspirants from proactive environmental behavior.
An Improved Reference Current Generation and Digital Deadbeat Controller for Single-Phase Shunt Active Power Filters

This paper proposes an improved reference current generation and digital deadbeat current controller for single-phase shunt active power filters. The main advantages of the suggested control technique are simplicity, fast dynamics, low computational burden, high accuracy, and direct digital implementation. A straightforward modelling of system and design procedure is described in this paper. The stability analysis of the current control system, especially under parameter uncertainties, is studied. Also, a comprehensive comparison between the proposed technique and the conventional deadbeat controller is provided. In order to generate the reference compensating current, a second order generalized integrator-based PQ technique is used and the effect of integrator discretization in terms of dynamic response, accuracy and real-time computational burden is investigated. Simulation and experimental results on a real prototype system under steady-state and transients are reported to demonstrate the validity of theoretical analyses.
Trends in diarrhoeal disease hospitalisation in a paediatric short - stay ward at a tertiary-level hospital in Soweto: 2002-2016

Globally, a decline in diarrhoeal disease has been observed over the last two decades. This may be attributable to several interventions, including rotavirus vaccination since 2009 in South Africa. From January 2002 to December 2016, we conducted a retrospective trend analysis of diarrhoeal hospitalisations with mild or moderate dehydration to a short-stay ward (SSW) in children <14 years of age. We found that diarrhoeal hospitalisation to the SSW accounted for 29.3% of the 53 717 children who presented with diarrhoea to the emergency department. A significant decline in disease incidence was noted after 2009/2010, coinciding with rotavirus vaccine implementation into the Expanded Programme on Immunisation. The yearly incidence (per 100 000) declined from 307 (95% confidence interval (CI) 277 - 337) over the 2002/2008 period to 141 (95% CI 120 - 161) from 2011/2016; p <0.001. In conclusion, rotavirus vaccination was associated with a decline of diarrhoeal disease hospitalisations to the SSW at this hospital.
Driving and dementia: rights and safety

Based on current licensing statistics and epidemiological data, there may be 80,000 drivers over 70 years of age with dementia on Australian roads. While this is a critical health and safety issue, limited guidance is available to help manage this problem. Geriatrician, Dr Peter Lipski, addresses some key issues in this critical area. (editor abstract)
Microclimate buffering and thermal tolerance across elevations in a tropical butterfly

Microclimatic variability in tropical forests plays a key role in shaping species distributions and their ability to cope with environmental change, especially for ectotherms. Yet, currently available climatic datasets lack data from the forest interior and our knowledge of thermal tolerance among tropical ectotherms is limited. To tackle this, we studied natural variation in the microclimate experienced by a tropical genus of butterflies (Heliconius sp.) along their Andean range across a single year. We found that the forest strongly buffers temperature and humidity in the understory, especially in the lowlands where temperatures are more extreme. There were systematic differences between our yearly records and macroclimate databases (WorldClim2), with lower interpolated minimum temperatures and maximum temperatures higher than expected. We then assessed thermal tolerance of ten Heliconius butterfly species in the wild and showed that populations at high elevations had significantly lower heat tolerance than those at lower elevations. However, when we reared populations of the widespread H. erato from high and low elevations in a common-garden environment, the difference in heat tolerance across elevations was reduced, indicating plasticity in this trait. Microclimate buffering is not currently captured in publicly available datasets but could be crucial for enabling upland shifting of species sensitive to heat such as highland Heliconius. Plasticity in thermal tolerance may alleviate the effects of global warming on some widespread ectotherm species, but more research is needed to understand the long-term consequences of plasticity on populations and species. Summary statement Tropical forests along the Andes were found to greatly buffer climate. The butterflies inhabiting high elevations were less thermally tolerant but not when reared in common-garden conditions, indicating plasticity.
Design Method for Quasi-Coaxial Transition

Quasi-coaxial transition can be used between substrate integrated coaxial line (SICL) and ground coplanar waveguide (GCPW) for high-speed interconnection. In this work, a design method for the quasi-coaxial transition is proposed for high bandwidth and high-speed transmission rate. The propagation modes of SICL, GCPW and the transition are analyzed to show that the bandwidth of the total interconnect structure is limited by the cutoff frequency of the first higherorder mode of the quasi-coaxial transition. Hence, the transition should be designed to be small enough for wide bandwidth. On the other hand, the transition is usually designed to be $50\ \Omega$ for the lowest return loss, which limits the size of the transition. Finally, the design method for the quasi-coaxial transition is proposed to make tradeoff between its characteristic impedance and the cutoff frequency for the highest bandwidth. Simulation results show that the largest 3 dB bandwidth of the total interconnect structure can be obtained when the characteristic impedance of the transition is $47\ \Omega$ instead of $50\ \Omega$ . The largest bandwidth is 130 GHz, which is 26% larger than that when the quasi-coaxial transition is $50\ \Omega$ . Therefore, the design method can significantly improve bandwidth of the interconnect structure including SICL, GCPW and the quasi-coaxial transition.
Comparison of Child Development between Aterm and Premature Birth at Age 2–3 Years Old in Kabupaten Probolinggo, Indonesia

Objective : Premature births are at risk of developing language delays, motor balance and coordination. This study aims to analyze developmental differences in children with a history of premature birth and term. Methods : The data used was primary data through filling questionnaires and interviews to subjects. This study was observational analytic with retrospective cohort design. The population was all 2-3 years old children at Kabupaten Probolinggo. Sampling was using a simple sampling formula and obtained 100 children into 2 groups. First group was 50 children who aterm at birth. Second group was 50 children who premature at birth. Result : The result showed that there were there is significant different at child development between aterm and premature born childen (p<0.05). The relative risk (RR) analysis showed that the value is significant enough. Children development was influenced by type of born (RR = 1.647x) Conclusion : The development of 2-3 years old children is very important, especially children with a history of premature birth who have a risk of developmental disorders. Parents should give more attention in providing appropriate developmental stimulation according to the child's age.
A review of several key techniques of target vision tracking in complex scenes

Target vision tracking is a hot research issue in the field of machine vision. It has been studied by many countries and widely used in many fields. Its main task is to detect, identify and locate moving targets in the video sequence, and obtain the paramaters such as position, velocity, acceleration, direction, motion trajectory of the target, in order to provide the basis for further intelligent video analysis. Due to the complexity and unpredictability of the target itself and the external environment, robust real-time target tracking in complex scenes has become a key issue to be solved urgently. This paper aims to summarize key techniques such as motion detection, target classification and target tracking involved in video target tracking. And then the paper introduces the algorithms commonly used in several key techniques, compares and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of various algorithms. Besides, the paper also summarizes the current research status and research issues, and propects the future research trends.
ANALISIS SENTIMEN BERBASIS FITUR PADA ULASAN TEMPAT WISATA MENGGUNAKAN METODE CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK(CNN)

TripAdvisor merupakan salah satu aplikasi eWOM dengan pengunjung sebanyak 456 juta setiap bulannya. eWOM dapat memberikan wawasan kepada pengunjung mengenai apa yang mungkin mereka alami, sehingga mempermudah wisatawan untuk menentukan tempat tujuan wisata. Dengan kemudahan pengguna internet dalam membagikan penilaian baik ataupun buruk sebuah pariwisata dalam website TripAdvisor, dibuatlah penelitian ABSA (Aspect Based Sentiment Analysis) dengan memanfaatkan ulasan-ulasan tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengimplementasikan sentimen analisis berbasis aspek dalam opini yang terdapat di TripAdvisor. ABSA akan mengolah serangkaian teks dari pengguna mengenai ulasan pariwisata yang dikunjungi dan mendeteksi aspek kategori beserta sentimen yang dibahas. ABSA dibangun menggunakan metode CNN, metode gabungan CNN dan LSTM, dan metode CNN dan GRU. Ekstraksi fitur dengan POS Tag dan negation handling digunakan untuk meningkatkan akurasi ABSA. Dari beberapa metode yang digunakan, CNN memberikan nilai akurasi tertinggi dengan akurasi sentimen sebesar 0.9085 dan akurasi aspek kategori mencapai 0.9569. Keywords— Ekstraksi Fitur, Sentimen Analisis Berbasis Fitur, CNN, LSTM. GRU, POS Tag, Negation Handling
STRESS!TOLERANCE TESTS AND POSTPRANDIAL LOW! GRADE INFLAMMATION RESPONSE

Both tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) are considered as proinflammatory cytokines which display marked daily and postprandial variations. The low grade inflammation is known to contribute to the development of certain states such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and related disorders. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) has been applied to diagnose diabetes and is widely used to estimate the insulin sensitivity in the postprandial phase. Application of tolerance tests with high lipid content such as oral lipid tolerance test (OLTT), high-fat meal (HFM) and mixed meal tests are informative for the metabolic response to complex diets. Postprandial hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia are important and residual risk factors especially in patients with diabetes mellitus and related metabolic disturbances. There are data suggesting that low grade inflammation could be mediated by hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. The aim of the review is to summarize how different challenge tests influence the postprandial circulation levels of IL-6 and TNF alpha.
Silencing Their Critics: How Government Restrictions Against Civil Society Affect International ‘Naming and Shaming’

Abstract International ‘naming and shaming’ campaigns rely on domestic civil society organizations (CSOs) for information on local human rights conditions. To stop this flow of information, some governments restrict CSOs, for example by limiting their access to funding. Do such restrictions reduce international naming and shaming campaigns that rely on information from domestic CSOs? This article argues that on the one hand, restrictions may reduce CSOs’ ability and motives to monitor local abuses. On the other hand, these organizations may mobilize against restrictions and find new ways of delivering information on human rights violations to international publics. Using a cross-national dataset and in-depth evidence from Egypt, the study finds that low numbers of restrictions trigger shaming by international non-governmental organizations. Yet once governments impose multiple types of restrictions, it becomes harder for CSOs to adapt, resulting in fewer international shaming campaigns.
Neue versorgungsformen in der Dermatologie : Vernetzte stationär-ambulante Prävention von schweren Berufsdermatosen: Eckpunkte für eine funktionierende integrierte Versorgung in Klinik und Praxis

Occupational dermatoses (OD) are the most frequent occupational diseases in Germany and amount to more than 25% of all suspected occupational diseases. Preventive measures have proven to be very effective in recent years, especially measures of primary and secondary prevention as components of a complex hierarchical prevention concept in wet work occupations. If employees are in danger of loosing their job due to a severe OD, intensive interdisciplinary measures of tertiary individual prevention (TIP) are required. TIP comprises 2 - 3 weeks of in-patient treatment plus intensive health-pedagogic counselling, followed by 3 consecutive weeks (or longer) of out-patient treatment by the local dermatologists ("Osnabrueck model"). Each patient will stay off work for a total of at least 6 weeks to allow full barrier-recovery. It could be shown that 2/3 of the patients successfully remained in their workplaces because of TIP. TIP reveals remarkable pertinent options for interdisciplinary disease management in severe OD in all risk professions. In Germany recently, a multi-centre study was started which will further standardise such preventive measures and evaluate their long-term success.
Fully Differential Chopper-Stabilized Multipath Current-Feedback Instrumentation Amplifier with R-2R DAC Offset Adjustment for Resistive Bridge Sensors

A fully differential multipath current-feedback instrumentation amplifier (CFIA) for a resistive bridge sensor readout integrated circuit (IC) is proposed. To reduce the CFIA’s own offset and 1/f noise, a chopper stabilization technique is implemented. To attenuate the output ripple caused by chopper up-modulation, a ripple reduction loop (RRL) is employed. A multipath architecture is implemented to compensate for the notch in the chopping frequency band of the transfer function. To prevent performance degradation resulting from external offset, a 12-bit R-2R digital-to-analog converter (DAC) is employed. The proposed CFIA has an adjustable gain of 16–44 dB with 5-bit programmable resistors. The proposed resistive sensor readout IC is implemented in a 0.18 μm complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The CFIA draws 169 μA currents from a 3.3 V supply. The simulated input-referred noise and noise efficiency factor (NEF) are 28.3 nV/√Hz and 14.2, respectively. The simulated common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) is 162 dB, and the power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) is 112 dB.
OpenMonkeyStudio: Automated Markerless Pose Estimation in Freely Moving Macaques

The rhesus macaque is an important model species in several branches of science, including neuroscience, psychology, ethology, and several fields of medicine. The utility of the macaque model would be greatly enhanced by the ability to precisely measure its behavior, specifically, its pose (position of multiple major body landmarks) in freely moving conditions. Existing approaches do not provide sufficient tracking. Here, we describe OpenMonkeyStudio, a novel deep learning-based markerless motion capture system for estimating 3D pose in freely moving macaques in large unconstrained environments. Our system makes use of 62 precisely calibrated and synchronized machine vision cameras that encircle an open 2.45m×2.45m×2.75m enclosure. The resulting multiview image streams allow for novel data augmentation via 3D reconstruction of hand-annotated images that in turn train a robust view-invariant deep neural network model. This view invariance represents an important advance over previous markerless 2D tracking approaches, and allows fully automatic pose inference on unconstrained natural motion. We show that OpenMonkeyStudio can be used to accurately recognize actions and track two monkey social interactions without human intervention. We also make the training data (195,228 images) and trained detection model publicly available.