Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bragg Gratings in Pure-Silica Polarization-Maintaining Photonic Crystal Fiber

Fiber Bragg gratings in pure-silica polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber were photowritten by use of two-photon ultraviolet excitation and characterized for their responses to temperature, axial strain, and hydrostatic pressure. The two resonance wavelengths corresponding to the two polarization axes show the same response to temperature and axial strain but different response to hydrostatic pressure. The differential pressure sensitivity is independent of temperature.
Serpentinite in the Earth system

1School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK 2Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Clausiusstrasse 25, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland 3Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, USA 4Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA 5Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
transplantation Evidence for the cure of HIV infection by CCR5{Delta}32/{Delta}32 stem cell

HIV entry into CD4 cells requires interaction with a cellular receptor, generally either CCR5 or CXCR4. We have previously reported the case of an HIV-infected patient in whom viral replication remained absent despite discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy after transplantation with CCR5Δ32/Δ32 stem cells. However, it was expected that the long-lived viral reservoir would lead to HIV rebound and disease progression during the process of immune reconstitution. In the present study, we demonstrate successful reconstitution of CD4 T cells at the systemic level as well as in the gut mucosal immune system following CCR5Δ32/Δ32 stem cell transplantation, while the patient remains without any sign of HIV infection. This was observed although recovered CD4 T cells contain a high proportion of activated memory CD4 T cells, i.e. the preferential targets of HIV, and are susceptible to productive infection with CXCR4-tropic HIV. Furthermore, during the process of immune reconstitution, we found evidence for the replacement of long-lived host tissue cells with donorderived cells indicating that the size of the viral reservoir has been reduced over time. In conclusion, our results strongly suggest that cure of HIV has been achieved in this patient. For personal use only. by guest on December 11, 2010. www.bloodjournal. org From
Clinical observation on the curative effect of Breviscapine Powder Injection in treating heart stroke of coronary heart disease

[Objective] To observe the effect of Breviscapine Powder Injection in treating heart stroke of coronary heart disease. [Methods] The 50 patients with the heart stroke of coronary heart disease were randomly divided into control group(n=25) and treatment group(n=25),both groups treated with aspirin,β receptor blocker,nitrates,cholesterol-lowering drugs.Meanwhile,the patients of treatment group was treated with Breviscapine Powder Injection. [Results] The symptoms of angina,ST-T changes in EKG,ischemic time of ST-T changes on Holter,blood rheology changes and improvements in blood lipids of treatment group patient were significantly better than that of control group(P0.05). [Conclusion] Breviscapine Powder Injection had an advantage than that of western medicine on treating heart stroke of coronary heart disease.
The plasma-membrane polyamine transporter PUT3 is regulated by the Na+ /H+ antiporter SOS1 and protein kinase SOS2.

In Arabidopsis, the plasma membrane transporter PUT3 is important to maintain the cellular homeostasis of polyamines and plays a role in stabilizing mRNAs of some heat-inducible genes. The plasma membrane Na+ /H+ transporter SOS1 and the protein kinase SOS2 are two salt-tolerance determinants crucial for maintaining the intracellular Na+ and K+ homeostasis. Here, we report that PUT3 genetically and physically interacts with SOS1 and SOS2, and these interactions modulate PUT3 transport activity. Overexpression of PUT3 (PUT3OE) results in hypersensitivity of the transgenic plants to polyamine and paraquat. The hypersensitivity of PUT3OE is inhibited by the sos1 and sos2 mutations, which indicates that SOS1 and SOS2 are required for PUT3 transport activity. Protein interaction assay revealed that PUT3 physically interacts with SOS1 and SOS2 in yeast and plant cells. SOS2 phosphorylates PUT3 both in vitro and in vivo. SOS1 and SOS2 synergistically activate the polyamine transport activity of PUT3, and PUT3 also modulates SOS1 activity by activating SOS2 in yeast cells. Overall, our findings suggest that both plasma-membrane proteins PUT3 and SOS1 could form a complex with the protein kinase SOS2 in response to stress conditions and modulate the transport activity of each other through protein interactions and phosphorylation.
Massive Rotator Cuff Repair With All-Arthroscopic Patch Augmentation: A Surgical Technique

Surgical management of massive rotator cuff tears is plagued by structural failure rates as high as 94%. Multiple arthroscopic and open techniques have been described, but there is no current gold standard. Biological healing at the tendon footprint is key to avoiding failure. Xenograft patch placement has been described as a possible technique to augment the biology of rotator cuff repair when tendon quality is compromised. The purpose of this article is to describe an all-arthroscopic technique of patch augmentation for repair of massive rotator cuff tears.
The Sociology of Fake News

Drawing on recent literature on fake news, this working paper sheds light on the demographic factors and situational predictors that influence the probability to share political fake news through social media platforms. By using a representative sample of 1.002 US adults from the Pew Research Center, the results of the logistic regression analysis revealed relationships between the probability to share political fake news online and predictor variables such as demographics (age, gender, political orientation and income), and situational factors (perception of frequency of political fake news online, previous unconsciously fake news sharing and perception of responsibility [of different agents]). The research offers evidence regarding the prototype user that contributes to the spread of misinformation and the main implications that this phenomenon entails for professional journalism. The Sociology of Fake News Media@LSE Working Paper #55
Investigating the mutual effects of preferential organizational measures and the value of the staff on the tendency towards knowledge management (case study: Payam Noor University, Semirom Branch)

Knowledge is defined as the reality or state of knowing some things or skills by experiencing or representing. In other words, knowledge is something new and novel for an organization, unconsciously created or engendered from external resources and facilities. Knowledge management is considered as managing and learning main skills and concepts. The main objective of the present study is to investigate the effect of the preferential organizational measures and the value of the staff on the tendency towards knowledge management. The method of the research is descriptive and the method of data collection is survey study. The population of the research includes all operators and staff working in Payam Noor University, Semirom Branch along with all professors teaching there. A sample with 100 participants was selected using purposive sampling method. The instrument for collecting analytical data of the present research includes three researcher-made questionnaires including the Preferential Measures Questionnaire, the Value of Staff Questionnaire, and the Enterprise Knowledge Management Questionnaire. The degree of the reliability of questionnaires were measured via Cronbach’s alpha as 0.82, 0.85, and 0.97 respectively. To analyze data, in addition to descriptive statistics, inferential statistics such as linear regression coefficient and Durbin-Watson test were used. The findings of the present study based on participants’ attitudes indicated that the performance of teamwork, incentives for knowledge management, and continuous learning in increasing the tendency of the staff towards knowledge management in the organization, as well as the staff’s flexibility were effective on the relationship between continuous learning and the staff’s tendency towards knowledge management. But the staff’s development and promotion in relationship between the performance of teamwork and the staff’s tendency towards knowledge management and the staff’s flexibility were not effective on the relationship between the incentives for knowledge management and the staff’s tendency towards knowledge management.
CLINICAL CO RRELATION BETW EEN DIAB ETES M ELLITUS TYPE 2 AND VITAMIN D3 (25 OH-CHOLECA LCIFEROL)LEVEL

OH) Vitamin D is the circulating form of vitamin D which is measurable in the blood. Vitamin D insufficiency has been defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) levels below 30 ng/mL and it is common among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Our aim was to investigate the clinically meaningful associations between serum levels of 25(OH) D and DM type 2.The serum 25(OH) D and the HbA1c levels were determined in 50 patients with DM type 2, along with their FBS, PPBS and HBA1c and other parameters which were required to assess the diabetic control were also measured. The results of our study revealed a trend towards an inverse vitamin D - FBS (Pearson correlation, r = -0.090) and inverse vitamin D  PPBS (Pearson correlation, r = -0.095) association. The lower serum 25(OH) D levels were associated with the higher HbA1c levels (Pearson correlation, r = -0.173). This was a borderline association which may have probably occurred due to the small sample size. The association between the low serum 25(OH) D levels and elevated HBA1c in the study population may be in-scribed into a wider context, portraying vitamin D insufficiency as a poor prognostic factor, which may play a vital role in impairing the glycaemic control.
Aging, Calorie Restriction and Calorie Restriction Mimetics

In line with the increase in the number of older people in the world, the focus of scientists is directed at examining mechanisms of the aging process as well as establishing strategies/interventions in order to slow down aging and achieve longevity. On preclinical testing models, the most effective strategy for this purpose, as well as for the purpose of delaying age-related diseases, nutritional interventionrestriction of calorie (CR) has been demonstrated, but also some alternative forms of calorie restriction. Possible undesirable effects of restriction are still in the testing phase, and it is known that it is generally difficult to implement in humans. Therefore, the new area of research in gerontology has become the discovery and examination of the effects of compounds that mimic the effects of caloric restriction, so called caloric restriction mimetics (CRM). These compounds include numerous compounds of natural origin but also approved medicaments with certain indications. This overview summarizes the latest data on known mechanisms of caloric restriction and more familiar caloric restriction mimetics.
Understanding Consumption in Retirement: Recent Developments

This chapter summarizes five facts that have emerged from the recent literature on consumption behavior during retirement. Most importantly, there is substantial heterogeneity in spending changes at retirement across consumption categories. The declines in spending during retirement are limited to the categories of food and work related expenses. Even though food spending declines during retirement, actual food intake remains constant. Furthermore, the literature shows that there is substantial heterogeneity across households in the change in expenditure associated with retirement. Much of this heterogeneity, however, can be explained by households involuntarily retiring. Overall, the evidence suggests that the standard model of lifecycle consumption augmented with home production and uncertain health shocks does well in explaining the consumption patterns of most households as they transition into retirement.
The Use of Digital Technology to Reshape the Retail Store

The creation of a retail store able to offer multidimensional experiences is one of the main challenges of the last few years. The blend of physical and digital elements permits to create a new manner to consider the evolution of a fixed retail store. The traditional retail store is able to integrate physical elements normally placed in a store with digital technology in order to create immersive experiences where people can interact with digital content by using only hand gestures and natural movements, in an interactive environment. From literature analysis, emerged that the Internet use and digital and interactive strategies are not being exploited in a broad way in order to revitalize retail stores normally placed within an urban area. Thus, this work will provide a new point of view about a traditional retail store becomes a multidimensional place by combining physical and digital elements.
Target Tracking In Wireless Sensor Network Using Particle Filter

In recent years there has been immense growth in Wireless Sensor Technology and hence it has been the subject of intense research. One of the major application areas of Wireless Sensor Network is tracking of moving target which mainly consists of detecting and monitoring it within the region of interest. One of the widely used methods for prediction of trajectory for nonlinear conditions is by applying Particle Filter (PF) algorithm.The PFs can be applied to perform localization even when the initial target position is unknown and deal with systems that are affected by non-Gaussian noise. They are also relatively easy to implement. Hence it is a popular filtering algorithm in various localization problems. Human localization for indoor environment till date is an important issue since humans are unable to deliver the motion related information upon request. Apart from it GPS does not provide efficient and accurate results for indoor scenarios; this inefficiency is due to the weakness of signals emitted by GPS and their disability to penetrate through building materials. Thus to tackle such issues particle filter is used. Here the sensor nodes will sense the presence of target and determine its position using shortest distance based on received signal strength. This tracked position of the target is fed to proposed algorithm which will predict its next location. Keywords-particle filter, indoor environment, human localization. __________________________________________________*****_________________________________________________
Improvement of the Quality of Visual Secret Sharing Schemes with Constraints on the Usage of Shares

k, n)-visual secret sharing scheme ((k, n)-VSSS) is a method to divide a secret image into n images called shares that enable us to restore the original image by only stacking at least k of them without any complicated computations. In this paper, we consider (2, 2)-VSSS to share two secret images at the same time only by two shares, and investigate the methods to improve the quality of decoded images. More precisely, we consider (2, 2)-VSSS in which the first secret image is decoded by stacking those two shares in the usual way, while the second one is done by stacking those two shares in the way that one of them is used reversibly. Since the shares must have some subpixels that inconsistently correspond to pixels of the secret images, the decoded pixels do not agree with the corresponding pixels of the secret images, which causes serious degradation of the quality of decoded images. To reduce such degradation, we propose several methods to construct shares that utilize 8-neighbor Laplacian filter and halftoning. Then we show that the proposed methods can effectively improve the quality of decoded images. Moreover, we demonstrate that the proposed methods can be naturally extended to (2, 2)-VSSS for RGB images. key words: secret sharing, visual cryptography, threshold visual secret sharing schemes, halftone image, Laplacian filter
Culture of Pleurotus ostreatus

In order to obtain strains of the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus that can be cultivated in pine wood shavings, 36 monosporic cultures were isolated and propagated in vitro, selecting 6 cultures of rapid mycelial growth in order to obtain interspecimen crosses and dikaryonmonokaryon mating. Eleven of the crosses obtained and their 6 parental strains were cultured in vitro in order to determine their growth in pine shavings and barley straw (control), selecting 6 strains (3 crosses, 3 parental strains) for sporome production in the two growth substrates. At in vitro level, significant differences were found between the mycelial areas of monokaryons and dikaryons in the treatments (time, substrate) evaluated. In terms of sporome productivity, the cultures in barley straw presented higher biological efficiency (22.6%46.4%) and production rate (0.31%-0.77%) values than those in the pine shavings (3.3%-12% and 0.03%-0.11%, respectively). Sporome pileus diameters of 5 cm to 9.9 cm were the most frequent in both substrates. In general, the crosses surpassed their parents in both mycelial growth and sporome production, although further study is required in order to facilitate increased productivity of the strains in this potentially useful agroforestry residue.
Recent Advances in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Soft Tissue Contact Identification

Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (RAMIS) is becoming standard-of-care in western medicine. RAMIS offers better patient outcome compared to traditional open surgery, however, the surgeons’ ability to identify the tissues with the sense of touch is missing from most robotic systems. Regarding haptic feedback, the most promising diagnostic technique is probably palpation; a physical contact examination method through which information can be gathered about the underlying structures by gently pressing with the fingers. In open surgery, palpation is widely used to identify blood vessels, tendons or even tumors; and the knowledge on the exact location of such elements is often crucial with respect to the outcome of the intervention. This paper presents a review of the actual research directions in the field of palpation in RAMIS.
Biology, immunology, and cariogenicity of Streptococcus mutans

INTRODUCTION 332 ORAL MICROBIAL FLORA 332 ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF S. MUTAINS AND OTHER ORAL STREPTOCOCCI . 333 Characteristic Properties of Oral Streptococci 333 S. mutans 333 S. sanguis 334 S. mitior 334 S. salivarius . 335 S. milleri . 335 Selective Isolation of S. mutans . 335 CLASSIFICATION OF S. MUTANS 335 Immunological Typing of S. mutans 335 Serotype-Specific Antigens of S. mutans . 336 Reactivity of S. mutans with Lectins . 340 Cell Wall Structure of S. mutans and Other Streptococci . 340 POLYMER SYNTHESIS BY S. MUTANS 342 Extracellular Polysaccharides . 342 Glucans. 342 Fructans . 344 Polysaccharide-Synthesizing Enzymes . 344 Intracellular Polysaccharides . 345 Lipoteichoic Acid . 345 Interaction of Glucosyltransferase with Various Agents , 346 Invertase 347 a(1-6) Glucanase . 348 SUGAR METABOLISM BY S. MUTANS . 348 ADHERENCE OF S. MUTANS 348 Initial Attachment of S. mutans to Smooth Surfaces . 348 Interaction of Salivary Components with Streptococcal Cells . 349 Implantation of S. mutans , 350 Sucrose-Dependent In Vivo Adherence of S. mutans . 350 Sucrose-Dependent In Vitro Adherence of S. mutans . 350 Cell-to-Cell Adherence: Bacterial Aggregation . 352 GENETIC ASPECTS OF S. MUTANS 353 Lysogenicity and Plasmids . 353 Transformation 354 BACTERIOCINS OF S. MUTANS: MUTACINS . ,. , 354 Bacteriocinogeny Among S. mutans . 354 ExtracellularMutacins 355 IMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF S. MUTANS . 356 Distribution of S. mutans Serotypes in Humans ,, 356 In Vitro Effects of Antisera Against S. mutans 356 Immunological Responses of Host to S. mutans . 356 Possible Vaccination with S. mutans Antigens . 357 CARIOGENICITY OF S. MUTANS IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS . 358 Caries Induction in Animals . 358 Noncariogenic and Supercariogenic Mutants of S. mutans ,. 359 S. MUTANS AND DENTAL CARIES IN HUMANS . 360 Effect of Sucrose on the Proportion of S. mutans . 360 Epidemiological Relationship Between S. mutans and Caries Development . 360
A Comparative Study of Servant Leadership and other Leadership Styles

The research on the type of servant leadership has become a frontier topic in the leadership research nowadays, and it is a hot spot in the Western Leadership School in recent years. Servant leadership is a kind of leadership behavior that puts serving others in the first place and voluntarily serves others from the heart. On the basis of studying the relevant literature of Western scholars, this study compares servant leadership with ethical leadership, transformational leadership and paternalistic leadership. Combining the different characteristics of different types of leaders, find out their differences, and quantify them with Multiple Response Cross Table. Finally, some reasonable suggestions are put forward for the management of "servant-type" enterprises.
chorego – stanowisko American Diabetes Association ( ADA ) i European Association for the Study of Diabetes ( EASD )

Tom 9 Nr 3, 2012 Leczenie hiperglikemii w cukrzycy typu 2 staje się coraz bardziej złożone i w pewnym stopniu kontrowersyjne, ponieważ stale powiększa się arsenał dostępnych środków farmakologicznych, a jednocześnie narastają obawy o ich potencjalne działania niepożądane, jak również pojawiają się nowe wątpliwości dotyczące korzystnego wpływu intensywnej kontroli glikemii na powikłania makronaczyniowe. Wielu klinicystów ma więc kłopoty z wyborem optymalnych strategii postępowania u leczonych przez siebie chorych. Dlatego też American Diabetes Association (ADA) oraz European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) utworzyły wspólną grupę ekspertów w celu zbadania dostępnych dowodów i opracowania zaleceń dotyczących leczenia hipoglikemizującego u dorosłych chorych na cukrzycę typu 2, z wyłączeniem kobiet w ciąży. Kilka dokumentów prezentujących wytyczne zostało już wcześniej opracowanych przez członków tych dwóch organizacji, a także przez inne towarzystwa i federacje. Uznano jednak, że konieczne jest uaktualnienie ze względu na nowe informacje na temat stosunku korzyści do ryzyka dotyczące kontroli glikemii oraz niedawno uzyskane dowody odnoszące się do skuteczności i bezpieczeństwa kilku nowych klas leków, wycofanie innych leków lub ograniczenie ich stosowania, a także coraz częstsze apele o większe ukierunkowanie opieki na chorego. Niniejsze stanowisko zostało przygotowane z uwzględnieniem najlepszych dostępnych dowodów, a w kwestiach, dla których nie ma jednoznacznych danych, na podstawie doświadczenia i przemyśleń autorów, uzupełnionych o szczegółowe recenzje dodatkowych ekspertów (których wymieniono Leczenie hiperglikemii w cukrzycy typu 2: podejście ukierunkowane na chorego – stanowisko American Diabetes Association (ADA) i European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)
Research on the Peacekeeping English Vocabulary Teaching Based on the Frame Semantics

Frame Semantics has been widely used in all aspects of foreign language teaching. Through the experiments conducted in the training course of China Peacekeeping Police Training Center, it proves that the Frame Semantics can effectively improve the learning efficiency. Therefore, the trainers need to constantly update their teaching concepts, optimize their teaching models, and especially improve the teaching methods based on Frame Semantics in order to enhance the peacekeeping English vocabulary teaching. Keywords—Frame Semantics; peacekeeping English; vocabulary teaching; teaching methods