Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Set-membership multiple-source localization using acoustic energy measurements

Multiple-source localization problem based on acoustic energy measurements is investigated by set-membership estimation theory. When the probability density function of measurement noise is unknown-but-bounded, multiple-source localization is a difficult problem since not only the acoustic energy measurement is a complicated nonlinear function of multiple sources, but also the multiple sources bring about a high-dimensional state estimation problem. The main contribution of this paper is as follows. Firstly, to deal with the nonlinear function, it is linearized by the first-order Taylor expansion with a remainder error. The point is that the bounding box of the remainder is derived in each iteration based on the convex bounding set of the state. Especially, when the state can be bounded in a cylinder, the remainder bound can be achieved analytically. Secondly, based on the separate property of the nonlinear observation function, an efficient estimation procedure is developed to deal with the high-dimensional state estimation problem by using an alternately optimization iterative algorithm. In the process of iteration, the remainder bound requires to be known on-line. Finally, a typical numerical example in multiple-source localization demonstrates the effectiveness of the set-membership localization algorithms. In particular, it shows that when the noise is non-Gaussian, the set-membership localization algorithm performs better than the maximum likelihood localization algorithm.
A Linear Algebraic Procedure in Obtaining Reciprocal Screw Systems

This paper presents a linear algebraic procedure in obtaining (6−n) reciprocal screws from an n-screw system of a robotic manipulator. The procedure starts by formulating the reciprocal relationship between a screw system and its reciprocal screw system in matrix form, and augmenting the screw matrix which is assembled with n screws in the screw system. Vectors of cofactors of the augmented row are then produced and the partitioning of the screw matrix is implemented to generate each of the (6−n) reciprocal screws. The theory developed in this paper provides a novel and simple procedure to obtain reciprocal screws from any screw system. The paper illustrates applications to cases with different screw systems. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

According to Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Integrative Medicine program at the University of Arizona, “The integrative approach is based on a physician/patient partnership within which conventional and alternative modalities are used to stimulate the body’s natural healing potential. It neither rejects conventional medicine nor uncritically accepts alternative practices. ” Physicians who use the integrative approach work from a model of health and often focus on prevention. In contrast, the conventional disease model typically attempts to treat the disease once symptoms become evident. Practitioners who use the integrative approach also consider nutritional and lifestyle influences on health and illness and offer natural treatments in addition to drugs and surgery. Integrative medicine selects from or combines the best of conventional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine.
A Theory of Planned Behavior Study of College Students' Intention to Register as Organ Donors in Japan, Korea, and the United States

This study investigated willingness of Americans, Koreans, and Japanese to register as organ donors using the theory of planned behavior. Although previous research showed that attitude toward donation and communication with family predicted organ donation behaviors for respondents in the United States, these variables were also significant for respondents in Japan and Korea. Perceived behavioral control predicted intention to register for Japanese participants whereas knowledge about organ donation was associated with reluctance to register for Koreans. Spiritual connection and concern were shown to be causal factors underlying attitude in all 3 countries. In spite of positive attitudes toward organ donation and comparable knowledge with Americans and Japanese, most Korean participants declined to take an application to register as a donor. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
Studies of the Wave Principles of the Conversion of Solar Radiation into Electricity as an Alternative to Space Solar Energy

Traditional photovoltaics has, as you know, disadvantages: low efficiency of typical solar panels and their high cost. Therefore, back in the 1970s, a radical decision was made to use not the quantum but the wave properties of light to convert solar radiation into electric current. For this purpose, it was planned to arrange on the panel an array of nano-antennas connected to rectifying devices. These proposals could not be implemented until recently, when the first successful promising results were obtained. In parallel and independently, research and development began actively to develop in order to obtain electric energy in space orbit and to transmit it to Earth with a powerful ultra-high frequency beam. But approximately in 2008, the rapid development of traditional terrestrial photovoltaics began. In the prospects of the space direction, doubts arose. The article attempts to compare the terrestrial and cosmic variants of solar energy with historical and technical means.
Polymorphisms in candidate genes: implications for the current treatment of Parkinson’s disease

Pharmacological treatment remains the cornerstone of therapy in Parkinson’s disease. A number of clinical and genetic factors may influence the therapeutic response and treatment-related complications. Some exploratory studies have suggested that genetic polymorphisms may influence an individual’s response to dopaminergic therapy and susceptibility to drug-related complications, such as hallucinations, dyskinesias, motor fluctuations and sudden onset of sleep episodes. This article provides a concise summary and discussion of the potential utility and limitation of studies that have examined the influence of genetic polymorphisms on drug-related response and complications in Parkinson’s disease.
Ethyl 4-hydroxy-2,6-diphenyl-1-(2-thiomorpholinopropanoyl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate

In the title compound, C27H32N2O4S, the thiomorpholine ring adopts a chair conformation and the tetrahydropyridine ring is in a distorted envelope conformation. The molecular structure is stabilized by an intramolecular O—H⋯O interaction and the crystal packing is stabilized by an intermolecular C—H⋯O interaction, generating an S(6) motif and a dimer of the type R 2 2(18), respectively.
Comparison of raised and Schottky source/drain MOSFETs using a novel tunneling contact model

We present, for the first time, a physical contact tunneling model that is critical for studying the increasingly important contact behaviour in future scaled CMOS. The tunneling processes are self-consistently treated with all current transport in the semiconductor. With this new model, we compared the performance of raised S/D and Schottky S/D MOSFETs. Both raised S/D and Schottky S/D MOSFETs can be designed to give good short-channel characteristics. Our analyses show that despite the lower sheet resistance of the Schottky S/D MOSFETs, contact resistance could be large due to finite Schottky barrier height. A lower barrier height contact material should be used to minimize the contact resistance.
Inhibición de la alteración lipídica durante la conservación de salmónidos comerciales mediante la aplicación de diferentes sistemas preservantes

El presente proyecto de tesis comprende el estudio en profundidad de la mejora de la calidad de las principales especies salmonidas comerciales cultivadas tanto en Galicia como en la zona sur de Chile. El objetivo comun ha consistido en aplicar diferentes estrategias de conservacion a nivel de las distintas etapas de la cadena productiva de salmonidos al objeto de inhibir el desarrollo de la alteracion de la fraccion grasa (oxidacion e hidrolisis). La mejora de la calidad y el incremento de la vida util se abordaron mediante distintas tecnicas de aplicacion de compuestos preservantes de origen natural a las especies de salmonidos elegidas para su conservacion como productos refrigerados, congelados, enlatados y secados. Para verificar el efecto inhibidor de la alteracion de las distintas estrategias ensayadas, se realizaron analisis bioquimicos, fisicos y sensoriales de las muestras tratadas en el laboratorio.
Remote Generator Control Using Android Application

The traditional technique of monitoring an electric generator was through regular checks on the generator's variables: oil, temperature, voltage, and current on a daily basis. Therefore, keeping a normal cycle of performance requires hard work and is often imprecise. The paper presents the solution for the aforementioned issues and more. The idea is to initialize an application that monitors electric generators wireless, using the famous Smart Phone operating system Android. The implemented sensors deliver analog signals that provide real time data about the generator's status. These data are converted and programmed though the Arduino microcontroller, which outputs the results in its digital state and then transforms the output into a serial signal, transmitted to the android phone, through a router. Thus a live feedback of the state of the generator is assured. In addition, this project provides a control button that can actually turn this generator on and off. This project is the first step towards the combination of systems and control because it revolutionizes the ideology of monitoring and displaying real time data which can be implemented in various fields depending on different needs. Such fields include electricity, mechanics, and communication. The main limitation faced was the lack of advanced electronics, and technology.
Progressive myoclonus epilepsy with polyglucosans (Lafora disease)

Lafora disease (LD) is the most common teenage-onset progressive myoclonus epilepsy. It is caused by recessive mutations in the EPM2A or EPM2B genes. The authors describe a family with three affected members with no mutations in either gene. Linkage and haplotype analyses exclude both loci from causative involvement in this family. Therefore, a third LD locus is predicted. Its identification will be a crucial element in the understanding of the biochemical pathway underlying the generation of Lafora bodies and LD.
Wechselspiel zwischen emotionalem und kognitivem Markenerlebnis - Ergebnisse und Implikationen einer neurowissenschaftlichen Studie

Inhalt 1. Problemund Fragestellung . 132 2. Theoretische Grundlagen zur Rolle von Emotionen im (Marken-) Entscheidungsprozess . 133 3. Eine empirische Untersuchung . 136 3.1 Untersuchungsdesign und Datenbasis . 136 3.2 Resultate der Scannerstudie . 138 4. Zusammenfassung und Implikationen . 141 Literatur . 143
Insulin Treatment of Corticosteroid‐associated Hyperglycemia and Its Effect on Outcome after Forebrain Ischemia in Rats

Background Recent studies have reported that dexamethasone worsens neuronal injury after brain ischemia. This effect is assumed to be secondary to drug‐induced hyperglycemia. The current study used a rat model to test the hypotheses that insulin treatment of dexamethasone‐induced hyperglycemia would result in a postischemic neurologic outcome that is: (1) better than that of hyperglycemic, dexamethasone‐treated subjects; and (2) better than, or equal to, that of saline‐treated control subjects. Methods Twenty‐four halothane‐anesthetized (1.0% inspired) rats were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups (N = 8 in each group): (1) normoglycemic, placebo‐treated rats (group P) received an intravenous saline infusion; (2) hyperglycemic, dexamethasone‐treated rats (group D) received 2 mg/kg intraperitoneal dexamethasone at 2 days, 1 day, and 3 h before ischemia plus an intravenous saline infusion; and (3) normoglycemic, dexamethasone‐ and insulin‐treated rats (group DI) received the same treatment as group D, plus an intravenous insulin infusion shortly before ischemia. Blood gases and acid‐base status were maintained within normal physiologic ranges. Pericranial and rectal temperatures were maintained at normothermia. Forebrain ischemia of 10 min duration was produced using an established model. Neurologic function was assessed by a blinded observer at 24 and 48 h postischemia. Brain histopathology was assessed at the time of ischemia‐related death or after the examination at 48 h. All 24 rats were included in the analysis of neurologic function; however, only 21 rats that survived for greater or equal to 24 h postischemia were included in the histologic analysis. Results Rats were well matched for systemic physiologic variables, with the exception of glucose concentrations. Plasma glucose concentration immediately before ischemia was as follows: group P = 129+/‐8 mg/dl (mean+/‐SD), group D = 344+/‐29 mg/dl, and group DI = 123+/‐17 mg/dl. At 48 h postischemia, groups P and DI were minimally injured and had similar functional scores. In contrast, all group D rats died of cerebral ischemia. Histologic injury was significantly worse in group D than in either group P or DI, but did not differ significantly between groups P and DI. When all groups were combined, there was a significant correlation between neurologic function and total histopathology score ranks. Conclusions In the current study, dexamethasone administration before brain ischemia resulted in a worsening of postischemic outcome that was related to drug‐induced hyperglycemia. Restoration of normoglycemia, using insulin, resulted in a functional outcome similar to that in group P, and an attenuation of dexamethasone‐associated histologic injury.
Liposomal doxorubicin-induced palmoplantar erythrodysthesia syndrome

366 Indian Dermatology Online Journal September-October 2015 Volume 6 Issue 5 found that a high serum IgE level and early onset of atopic dermatitis were both risk factors. [3] Defective cytokine secretion and decreased cell-mediated immunity in skin affected by atopic dermatitis and other diseases also appear to play a role in the pathogenesis of KVE. Early use of both antiviral drugs and antibiotics is extremely important; their use should not be delayed pending laboratory tests. When a bacterial infection is not present, patients should be given a topical antibiotic cream. [6] Patients with recurrent HSV infections and chronic skin disease predisposing to KVE should be offered prophylaxis. KVE can be life threatening. This case illustrates the need for both timely treatment and the use of appropriate laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis. Physicians should recognize the early presentation. Effective treatment is available in the form of antiviral drugs and should not be delayed.
Laparoscopic and conventional resections for low rectal cancers: a retrospective analysis on perioperative outcomes, sphincter preservation, and oncological results.

BACKGROUND This study aims to compare the results of laparoscopic and conventional techniques in patients with low rectal cancers. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A retrospective data analysis was initiated in patients underwent laparoscopic or conventional surgery for cancers located in the low (<6 cm) rectum. Patient and tumor-related information, outcomes of operations, and survival were compared between the groups. RESULTS Among 142 patietns (91 men [64.1%]; mean±standard deviation age, 57.7±14.6 years) who had tumors located <6 cm from the dentate line, 92 (64.8%) were operated on with the laparoscopic technique. Demographics, tumor stage, and localization (2.9±2.0 versus 2.9±2.1 cm from the dentate line in laparoscopic and conventional arms, respectively; P=.968) were similar. However, there were more patients in the laparoscopic group who received neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (92.4% versus 80.0%; P=.03), since there were significantly fewer cases with stage I tumors in this group (3.3% versus 14%; P=.33). The conversion rate was 14.1% (n=13). The amount of bleeding and the requirement for transfusion decreased (P<.05 for both), and the possibility of sphincter-saving procedures (66.3% versus 34.0%; P<.001) increased, in the laparoscopy group. Other parameters were identical. In the laparoscopy group, the number of harvested lymph nodes (10.2±5.4 versus 12.4±6.0; P=.025) and the rate of vascular invasion (27.5% versus 47.8%; P=.021) were less, and Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed an improved survival (P=.042), although the follow-up period was significantly shorter in this group (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic surgery for low rectal cancers may be technically feasible and oncologically safe. Laparoscopy may increase the possibility of sphincter preservation.
Preserving the Privacy of Social Recommendation with a Differentially Private Approach

With the popularity of social networks such as Facebook and twitter, social recommendations have become possible, which rely on individual's social connections in order to make personalized recommendations of ads, content, products, and people. Since recommendations involving sensitive information, adversaries may re-identify a user's sensitive information from the recommendation results using background information. This paper proposes a privacy preserving approach to address the problem in the context of social recommendation in a strict privacy notion, called differential privacy. The approach incorporates a clustering method to group users according to the structure of the target social network. Then use the weighted paths as the utility function, which measures the recommendation utility. It adds Laplace noise to the weight of social graph to inject perturbation. Experimental analysis are provided to show the proposed approach can ensure differential privacy while retaining the utility of social recommendation.
The Na+‐specific interaction between the LysR‐type regulator, NhaR, and the nhaA gene encoding the Na+/H+ antiporter of Escherichia coli

We used partially purified NhaR and a highly purified His‐tagged NhaR derivative to identify the cis‐regulatory sequences of nhaA recognized by NhaR and to study the specific effect of Na+ on this interaction. Gel retardation assay with DNase I footprinting analysis showed that NhaR binds a region of nhaA which spans 92 bp and contains three copies of the conserved LysR‐binding motif. Na+, up to 100 mM, had no effect on the binding of NhaR to nhaA. The dimethylsulfate methylation protection assay in vivo and in vitro, showed that bases G−92, G−60, G−29 and A−24 form direct contacts with NhaR; in the absence of added Na+ in vivo, these bases were protected but became exposed to methylation in a ΔnhaR strain; accordingly, these bases were protected in vitro by the purified His‐tagged NhaR. 100 mM Na+, but not K+, removed the protection of G−60 conferred by His‐tagged NhaR in vitro. Exposure of intact cells to 100 mM Na+, but not K+, exposed G−60. The maximal effect of Na+ in vitro was observed at 20 mM and was pH dependent, vanishing below pH 7.5. In contrast to G−60, G−92 was exposed to methylation by the ion only in vivo, suggesting a requirement for another factor existing only in vivo for this interaction. We suggest that NhaR is both sensor and transducer of the Na+ signal and that it regulates nhaA expression by undergoing a conformational change upon Na+ binding which modifies the NhaR–nhaA contact points.
Stimulation of immunoglobulin-containing cells and isotype-specific antibody response in experimental Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in specific-pathogen-free pigs

The development of immunoglobulin-containing cells and antigen-specific plasma cells in retropharyngeal and bronchial lymph nodes, in lung tissue, and in nasal mucous membrane was followed during an experimental infection of pigs with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to follow stimulation of the immunoglobulin isotypes (classes) M, G, and A directed against the infectious agent in tracheobronchial secretions and systemically. A significant increase of antigen-specific plasma cells in lymph nodes and lung tissue as well as antibodies in tracheobronchial secretions was demonstrated 2 weeks after infection. This specific reaction was followed by a marked increase of immunoglobulin-containing cells in lymph nodes and lung tissue. The data are discussed in terms of autoimmune reactions in the pathogenesis of enzootic pneumonia.
Caractéristiques du développement de l’attention chez des enfants du préscolaire selon des enseignantes de la Commission scolaire Rivière-du-Nord

L'enfance est une periode de developpement au cours de laquelle le comportement du jeune fait face a des moments d'equilibre et de desequilibre tant aux plans physique que psychologique. Peut-on parler de difficultes attentionnelles durant cette periode? Grâce au contexte stimulant favorisant le developpement de l'attention, les enfants apprennent a etre de moins en moins distraits en raison de leur capacite a maintenir leur attention (Bouchard, 2008). Les recherches aupres d'eleves scolarises (DuPaul et Weyandt, 2006) nous amenent a nous questionner sur les caracteristiques du developpement de l'attention chez les enfants du prescolaire. Dans le cadre de cet article portant sur le developpement de l'attention des enfants du prescolaire, un entretien de groupe de discussion focalise a ete realise aupres de cinq enseignantes de la maternelle cinq ans. Les resultats descriptifs des caracteristiques attentionnelles des enfants attentifs seront presentes et discutes au regard des spheres de developpement de l'enfant.
Delayed cord clamping and blood flow in the superior vena cava in preterm infants: an observational study

Objective To determine if timing of cord clamping affects blood flow in the upper body, as measured by flow in the superior vena cava (SVC). Design Observational study. Setting Neonatal Unit, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. Patients 30 preterm infants <30 weeks' gestational age. Intervention Cord clamping was immediate in 17 infants and delayed by 30–45 s in 13. Results Infants in the two groups did not differ significantly in terms of gestational age, gender or use of antenatal steroids. Median flow in the SVC in the first 24 h was significantly higher in the group with delayed clamping (median 91 ml/kg/min; IQR 81–101) compared with 52 ml/kg/min (IQR 42–100) in the immediate clamping group (p=0.028). Fewer infants in the delayed group had low flow (1 compared with 9; p=0.017). All three infants with intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) (of any grade) had low flow. Conclusions Blood flow in the SVC was higher in infants where delayed cord clamping was performed. The relationship of IVH, low flow and timing of cord clamping requires further study.