Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Anti-inflammatory Effects of Components in Shuxiong Tablet and Its Possible Formulary Rationality

Objective To determine whether the anti-inflammatory properties of Shuxiong Tablet (SXT) and the effective components group of SXT (ECGS) are equivalent and to assess the formulary rationality. Methods ECGS consisted of Panax notoginsen saponion (PNS), hydroxysafflor yellow A, and ferulic acid plus volatile oil of Ligusticum chuanxiong, which was based on the active ingredients and their ratios in SXT. We compared the anti-inflammatory actions of ECGS and SXT using the xylene-induced edema model and the carrageenan-induced edema model, as well as the analgesic activity of them using the acetic acid-induced writhing model. Moreover, cultured macrophages were incubated with media containing serum isolated from SXT-, ECGS-, or every component of ECGS-treated rats, to compare the depress effects on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated NO production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression. Results ECGS and SXT had equivalent anti-inflammatory actions and analgesic effects at an equipotent dosage in a dose-dependent manner. The drug-containing media could inhibit the LPS-stimulated NO production and iNOS expression in cultured macrophages. A 2 × 2 × 2 ANOVA revealed that three effective components could produce synergistic effect on the inhibition of NO production, and PNS was the capital component. Conclusion ECGS and SXT display an equivalent anti-inflammatory effect, and the formula follows traditional Chinese medicine compatibility principle, which shows obvious formulary rationality.
Sparse FIR Filter Design Based on Signomial Programming

The goal of sparse FIR filter design is to minimize the number of nonzero filter coefficients, while keeping its frequency response within specified boundaries. Such a design can be formally expressed via minimization of l0-norm of filter’s impulse response. Unfortunately, the corresponding minimization problem has combinatorial complexity. Therefore, many design methods are developed, which solve the problem approximately, or which solve the approximate problem exactly. In this paper, we propose an approach, which is based on the approximation of the l0-norm by an lp-norm with 0 < p < 1. We minimize the lp-norm using recently developed method for signomial programming (SGP). Our design starts with forming a SGP problem that describes filter specifications. The optimum solution of the problem is then found by using iterative procedure, which solves a geometric program in each iteration. The filters whose magnitude responses are constrained in minimax sense are considered. The design examples are provided illustrating that the proposed method, in most cases, results in filters with higher sparsity than those of the filters obtained by recently published methods.
Dynamic Multi Levels Java Code Obfuscation Technique (DMLJCOT)

Several obfuscation tools and software are available for Java programs but larger part of these software and tools just scramble the names of the classes or the identifiers that stored in a bytecode by replacing the identifiers and classes names with meaningless names. Unfortunately, these tools are week, since the java, compiler and java virtual machine (JVM) will never load and execute scrambled classes. However, these classes must be decrypted in order to enable JVM loaded them, which make it easy to intercept the original bytecode of programs at that point, as if it is not been obfuscated. In this paper, we presented a dynamic obfuscation technique for java programs. In order to deter reverse engineers from de-compilation of software, this technique integrates three levels of obfuscation, source code, lexical transformation and the data transformation level in which we obfuscate the data structures of the source code and byte-code transformation level. By combining these levels, we achieved a high level of code confusion, which makes the understanding or decompiling the java programs very complex or infeasible. The proposed technique implemented and tested successfully by many Java de-compilers, like JV, CAVJ, DJ, JBVD and AndroChef. The results show that all decompiles are deceived by the proposed obfuscation technique.
Volume 3 No: 8 (2018) Using a Whole-farm modelling approach to assess changes in farming systems with the use of mechanization tools and the adoption of high yielding maize varieties under uncertainty in Northern Benin

Farmers will adopt new agricultural technologies and other policy instruments if they fit into their resource endowments, objectives, goals, and risk aversion strategies. This study examines the effects of high-yielding maize varieties and the use of machineries on the production, income, crop mixtures, and demand for production resources in two farms and farm household typologies in the northern cotton growing belt of Benin Republic. The role of whole-farm modelling in agricultural technology and policy instruments evaluation is discussed. Data on high yielding maize varieties and machinery use in production activities were collected from the data repository of the National Agriculture Research Institute of Benin (INRAB), Universities in Benin and relevant literature. The secondary dataset on farms and farm households were subjected to the Target MOTAD models, constructed for Type 1 and type 3 households. The models were run with and without the high-yielding maize varieties and the machinery (tractor). Results indicate that the introduction of new varieties, machineries raised and farm household income in the two typologies had varying effects on land allocation for the crops.
Les marqueurs inflammatoires chez les dialysés : données épidémiologiques

L'elevation de differents marqueurs, notamment la proteine C-reactive, est frequente chez les patients traites par les techniques de dialyse, temoignant d'une inflammation chronique. Les valeurs observees sont tres nettement plus elevees que dans la population generale, dans laquelle la surmortalite cardiovasculaire associee a l'inflammation chronique est bien documentee. Chez les dialyses, l'inflammation chronique peut relever de plusieurs mecanismes secondaires a l'insuffisance renale elle-meme, ou a son traitement. La forte mortalite de ces patients, qui est essentiellement secondaire a des causes cardiovasculaires, est predite de facon puissante par les concentrations des marqueurs de l'etat nutritionnel et encore plus par celle des marqueurs de l'inflammation. L'association d'une inflammation chronique, d'une denutrition et de lesions d'atherosclerose, realise le syndrome MIA - malnutrition, inflammation, atherosclerose.
Format ion Control and Rigidi ty Theory

Formation control is one of the fundamental coordination tasks for teams of autonomous vehicles. Autonomous formations are used in applications ranging from search-and-rescue operations to deep space exploration, with benefits including increased robustness to failures and risk mitigation for human operators. The challenge of formation control is to develop distributed control strategies using vehicle onboard sensing that ensures the desired formation is obtained. This snapshot describes how the mathematical theory of rigidity has emerged as an important tool in the study of formation control problems.
Food Demand in Tanzania1

1 This Policy Brief was prepared by Don Mitchell and Edith Lazaro, Senior Advisor and Research Associate, respectively, of the SERA Policy Project. It is based on research conducted by Chen Zhen, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics of the University of Georgia, Edith Lazaro, and Don Mitchell in their paper entitled: Cross-Sectional Estimation of Food and Nutrition Demand in Tanzania Using a Large Demand System. The paper is available by email from the authors at czhen@uga.edu , edithlzr@yahoo.co.uk or don.mitchell09@gmail.com. The SERA Policy Project is a USAID-funded Feed the Future Project that seeks to improve agricultural policies in Tanzania and build capacity for policy analysis and advocacy. It is implemented by Booz Allen Hamilton. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this Policy Brief are those of the author(s) and may not reflect the views of USAID the U.S. Government, or the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania. August 2016, Policy Brief No. 8
A GUI approach to Fatigue Detection System

Owing to majority of accidents happening on transport roads due to sheer carelessness of drivers, there arises a dire need to devise a mechanism which can monitor the drowsiness state of the driver and this paper represents a mechanism in the form of software application. Our application is implemented using PYTHON language and has been tested with different test cases by the approach of GUI like different light conditions, close-ups, and along with facial and non facial features. We present the results based on the experimental study conducted.
Application of APC Technique in a Unique Standalone Hybrid Generation Systems

This paper proposes a unique standalone hybrid power generation system, applying advanced power control techniques(APC), fed by four power sources: wind power, solar power, storage battery, and fuel cell, and which is not connected to a commercial power system One of the primary needs for socio-economic development in any nation in the world is the provision of reliable electricity supply systems. This work is a development of an indigenous technology hybrid Solar –Wind and fuel cell Power system that harnesses the renewable energies in SolarWind and fuel cell to generate electricity. Here, electric DC energies produced from photovoltaic and wind turbine systems are transported to a DC disconnect energy Mix controller. The controller is bidirectional connected to a DC-AC float charging-inverter system that provides charging current to a heavy duty storage bank of Battery and at the same time produces inverted AC power to AC loads. This paper focuses on the modeling and simulation of solar – photovoltaic, wind, fuel cell and battery hybrid energy systems using MATLAB/simulink.
BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN NETWORKED CONTROL SYSTEMS VIA NASH BARGAINING

In this paper we propose a wireless networked control system (NCS) bandwidth allocation method based on the classical Nash Bargaining Solution. A NCS in closed-loop architecture is described for simulation purposes. Constraints as time delay, packet loss and transmission dynamics are incorporated to the network channel model. A controller design procedure is also proposed based on the NCS setup needs. Simulation results with the proposed method and the equalitarian bandwidth division are presented. The proposed method presents better performance than the equalitarian method and some others existing dynamic bandwidth allocation methods. Resumo— Neste artigo é proposto um método de alocação de banda para um sistema de controle em rede (NCS) sem fio com base na solution clássica da Barganha de Nash. Uma NCS de arquitetura em malha fechada é implementada para fins de simulação. Fatores como atraso, perda de pacotes e dinâmica de transmissão são incorporados ao modelo do canal de transmissão da rede. Um procedimento de projeto de controlador também é apresentado com base nas necessidades da NCS implementada. Os resultados da simulação com o método proposto e com a divisão igualitária banda são apresentados. O método proposto apresenta um desempenho melhor do que o método igualitário e alguns outros métodos de alocação dinâmica de banda existentes. Keywords— Process Control, Networked Control Systems, Bandwidth Allocation, Nash Bargaining.
Mining Spatial Gene Expression Data Using Association Rules

One of the important problems in data mining is discovering association rules from spatial gene expression data where each transaction consists of a set of genes and probe patterns. The most time consuming operation in this association rule discovery process is the computation of the frequency of the occurrences of interesting subset of genes (called candidates) in the database of spatial gene expression data. In this paper, an efficient method for mining strong association rules from spatial gene expression data is proposed and studied. The proposed algorithm adopts Boolean vector with relational AND operation for discovering the frequent itemsets without generating candidate itemsets and generating strong association rules with fixed antecedents. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is fast and memory efficient for discovering of frequent itemsets and capable of discovering meaningful association rules in effective manner.
Intervention of Meditative Movement as Complimentary Medicine in the Treatment of Breast Cancer

Women inflicted with breast cancer undergoing treatment are subjected to a considerable amount of psychological and emotional distress. Most, if not all, are psychologically and physiologically affected during initial stages ofallopathictreatment. Evidence shows that mind-body therapies such as deep-breathing exercises, meditation, relaxation, Qigong, Tai Chi, Yoga and shiatsu are relatively safe to practice as complementary medicine. This review article looks at intervention of yoga as a meditative movement practice in helping breast cancer patients cope with their illness. This practice includes simple movements or postures in meditative states with a focus on breath and mind in order to achieve deep states of relaxation. The findings of this review reveal that the practice of this meditative movement has brought about significant improvement in managing pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, insomnia, anxiety, mood and breathing patterns. It appears that if an integrated intervention of meditative movement existed for a cluster of symptoms, it would benefit the patient considerably. However, it must be noted that some of the findings are limited due to insignificant sample size andheterogeneity.
PROSPECTS FOR INTERSTELLAR PROPULSION

In recognition of the increasing prospects for Earth-like exoplanet discoveries and its significance for spurring future interstellar voyages of discovery, the United States Congress recently directed NASA to undertake an interstellar mission technology assessment report. ‡ In response to this legislative charge to action, NASA has undertaken a series of extramural interstellar workshops aimed at identifying and evaluating technology concepts for enabling an interstellar scientific probe mission, associated technical challenges, technology readiness level assessments, risks, potential near-term milestones, and funding requirements. This paper summarizes these activities and discusses the scientific and technical rationale for a long-term program consisting of incremental, staged technical developments that are extensible for interstellar travel to a nearby star system over many decades.
STUDY &ANALYSIS OF AN URBAN BUS AND METRO ROUTE USING VISSIM SIMULATED DATA

RESEARCH REVIEW Eluru et al. (2012) examined the effect of the performance of the public transportation system on commuter travel mode and transit route choice in Montreal, Canada. They observed the factors that discourage individuals from using public transit and also the reasons that effect transit route choice decisions. Information related to travel patterns, socio-demographic aspects and residential location was collected. Multinomial logit model was used for the travel mode choice analysis and a mixed multinomial logit model was used for the transit route choice analysis. Sebastian et al. (2011) incorporated network topology in a route choice model for public transit network. The topological variables represent directness of the chosen route and user knowledge of the network. The necessary data for these variables is simple to obtain. Bhatta et al. (2011) pronounced that level of service attributes are the important factors for defining the travel demand on multinomial logit model. They have made attempts to investigate
Design-based research project to develop a science and engineering education program linking field trip experiences to classroom experiences.

The Next Generation Science Standards have incorporated engineering standards, requiring K-12 teachers to teach engineering. Unfortunately, teachers are ill-prepared and have little comfort to introduce these unfamiliar complex topics into their classrooms. The University of California at Santa Barbara and MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation partnered up to tackle this problem and bring physics-related engineering activities to teachers through the MOXI Engineering Explorations program. A key challenge has been creating activities so that they are effective learning opportunities for ﬁrst graders (6 years old) through sixth graders (12 years old). Here, we present design guidelines for adapting activities for younger and older children. This framework is also useful for other physics outreach programs that work with wide a range of age levels.
Reducing Power Dissipation in FIR Filter: An Analysis

In this paper, three existing techniques, Signed Power-of-Two (SPT), Steepest decent and Coefficient segmentation, for power reduction of FIR filters are analyzed. These techniques reduce switching activity which is directly related to the power consumption of a circuit. In an FIR filter, the multiplier consumes maximum power. Therefore, power consumption can be reduced either by making the filter multiplier-less or by minimizing hamming distance between the coefficients of this multiplier as it directly translates into reduction in power dissipation [8]. The results obtained on four filters (LP) show that hamming distance can be reduced upto 26% and 47% in steepest decent and coefficient segmentation algorithm respectively. Multiplierless filter can be realized by realizing coefficients in signed power-of-two terms, i.e. by shifting and adding the coefficients, though at the cost of shift operation overhead.
Tribological Properties of Cyano-Based Ionic Liquids as Lubricant Additives CATEGORY OR KEYWORDS Novel lubricating fluids and additives, Lubricant chemistry, Ionic liquids, Lubricant additives AUTHORS AND INSTITUTIONS

INTRODUCTION Lubricant additives are often used in many mechanical parts. From the viewpoint of environmental protection, the using of lubricant additives with low environmental impact is demanded. This investigation focused on ionic liquids (ILs) as green lubricant additives. Ionic liquids are salts consisting of cation and anion that exist as liquid phase at room temperature. They have been used as novel lubricants, because of their attractive properties, such as low vapor pressure, high thermal stability, and high oxidation stability [1]. They actually exhibit high tribological properties. Moreover, these properties can be controlled by changing the ion pairs. Thereby, solubility against base oils is able to enhance. It is well known that trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium cation achieve high solubility [2]. This investigation evaluated tribological properties of IL, which consist of this cation and cyano-based anion.
Treatment Options for Atrophic Ridges Based on Anatomical Locations of the Missing Teeth

Differences in anatomy, biomechanical loading and aesthetic demands make treatment needs for implant placement at different anatomical locations distinct from one another. In the atrophic posterior maxilla, vertical bone deficiency can be predictably augmented with sinus augmentation procedure. In the edentulous anterior mandible, the improvements in the mechanical properties of titanium alloys and implant designs have enabled the use of dental implants in limited mesial-distal space. Various techniques have also yielded predictable results for horizontal ridge augmentation. However, challenges remain in the atrophic anterior maxilla where soft tissue aesthetics is of paramount importance to the success of the restoration; and in the atrophic posterior mandible where the presence of inferior alveolar nerve limits the quantity of bone volume. The aim of this article is to discuss the challenges encountered at different anatomical locations and to present the various surgical treatment options available for each site. Stuti Muchhala*, Motoharu Unozawa, Wendy CW Wang and Cheryl G Robins Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, New York University, USA *Address for Correspondence Stuti Muchhala, Department of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, New York University, Clinic 5W, 345 E 24th St, New York, NY 10010, USA, Tel: +1-347-726-0888; E-mail: Sdm460@nyu.edu Submission: 15 January, 2018 Accepted: 16 February, 2018 Published: 26 February, 2018 Copyright: © 2018 Muchhala S, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Review Article Open Access Journal of Oral Biology
Fiscal Deficits, Bank Credit Risk, and Loan-Loss Provisions

Abstract Fiscal deficits represent an important variable for banks’ aggregate credit risk, revealing governments’ ability to curb banks’ losses in bad states, either with direct cash infusions or with macroeconomic stabilization policies. Deteriorating deficits are associated with increasing financial distress of the banking sector and higher levels of loan-loss provisions. The effect is more pronounced for banks with a strong aversion to underprovisioning and is robust to a battery of tests and to the identification of fiscal shocks using military-spending data. This association represents an additional source of negative comovement between provisions and economic conditions, with implications for financial stability.
Thresholds of the head-tail instability in bunches with space charge

Head-tail instabilities are expected to be one of the main limitations of the high-intensity operation in the future SIS100 synchrotron of the FAIR facility [1], especially for the heavy-ion bunches [2]. This instability is already beginning to limit the operation at the highest intensities in the ISIS spallation neutron source [3] at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK. General ISIS bunch parameters, especially the space-charge conditions, are similar to the expected heavy-ionbeams in SIS100, thus it might be possible to use the physical insight and the experience from the ISIS studies for anticipating the transverse stability in the SIS100 high-intensity bunches. Of particular interest is the dependence of unstable beam modes on the configuration of the RF system (single or dual harmonic), the influence of high space charge levels, the key role of the betatron tune and the determination of driving beam impedances.