Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Heparin and Heparan Sulfate : Analyzing Structure and Microheterogeneity

The structural microheterogeneity of heparin and heparan sulfate is one of the major reasons for the multifunctionality exhibited by this class of molecules. In a physiological context, these molecules primarily exert their effects extracellularly by mediating key processes of cellular crosstalk and signaling leading to the modulation of a number of different biological activities including development, cell proliferation, and inflammation. This structural diversity is biosynthetically imprinted in a nontemplate-driven manner and may also be dynamically remodeled as cellular function changes. Understanding the structural information encoded in these molecules forms the basis for attempting to understand the complex biology they mediate. This chapter provides an overview of the origin of the structural microheterogeneity observed in heparin and heparan sulfate, and the orthogonal analytical methodologies that are required to help decipher this information.
Decoherence in a PT -Symmetric Qubit

We investigate the decoherence in a PT -symmetric qubit coupled with a bosonic bath. Using canonical transformations, we map the non-Hermitian Hamiltonian representing the PT-symmetric qubit to a spin boson model. Identifying the parameter α that demarcates the hermiticity and non-hermiticity in the model, we show that the qubit does not decohere at the transition from the real eigen spectrum to a complex eigen spectrum. Using a general class of spectral densities, the strong suppression of the decoherence is observed due to both vacuum and thermal fluctuations of the bath, and the initial correlations hold, as we approach the transition point.
Title Visual Tracking via Random Partition Image Hashing

In this paper, we propose a discriminative and robust appearance model based on features extracted from a random partition image hashing algorithm to account for severe occlusion and disappearance. We divide the original image into multiple sub-blocks with random positions and scales. Hash functions are used to map blocks into compact binary codes, with which more effective target matching can be achieved. The tracking task is then formulated by producing a confidence map for the target and background, and obtaining the best samples using maximum a posteriori estimate. Experimental results demonstrate that our tracker can achieve more accurate tracking results in situations of occlusion, out-of-view, and violent motion blur when compared with most of state-of-the-art competing algorithms. Besides, the proposed tracking algorithm is able to run in real time.
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF COMMONLY USED MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM GHAZI BROTHA, ATTOCK DISTRICT

Medicinal plants are important natural source of possibly secure drugs. They have been playing a significant role in mitigating human miseries by contributing herbal medicines in the primary health care systems of remote areas. About 70% population of rural and remote areas depends on folklore and traditional medicines to cure various ailments. The traditional medicines have gained much popularity due to the high cost and adverse effects of allopathic medicines which encouraged manufacturers of Greco-Arab and Ayurvedic systems of medicines to fuse their orthodox medicines with local traditional medicines in order to spread health coverage at a reasonable rate. Keeping in view the importance of ethnobotanical survey the current survey was carried out in Attock District, Punjab which comes under the Rawalpindi Division. The region has rural values of old civilizations and customs. The inhabitants of this area have their own trends for a village site, house, family, childbirth, death ceremonies, cultural functions, festivals and socio-religious belief. The ladies are more energetic and laborious as compared to gents. There is a lack of communication with current civilization which has kept them closer to nature from where they fulfill many of their daily needs. The inhabitants of the area are very close to natural flora, both in their habitat and livelihood. People of the area have speculative observations of nature and by communicating with other people of their culture, they discover the inherent knowledge of the local plants. As a result they gain indigenous knowledge, generation after generation. Plants and their derivatives available from the local area are utilized for many purposes such as food, fodder, medicine, veterinary medicines, timbers, households, oilseeds and also for socio-religious and various other purposes. In this way important medicinal plants are collected throughout the year for advertising, personal and entire community use. Due to random and excessive use of antimicrobial drugs in the treatment of contagious diseases, pathogenic bacteria have developed great resistance against prevailing antibiotics. Multi-drug resistant strains of bacteria generally spread in hospitals and are being isolated from population acquired infections. All this has resulted in severe consequences such as failure of treatment. Hence, it was imperative to explore natural products as an alternative to synthetic antimicrobial agents.
Particle Swarm Feature Selection for Microarray Leukemia Classification

Article history: Received 12 September 2017 Received in revised form 05 October 2017 Accepted 05 October 2017 Available online 26 October 2017 In the recent years, DNA microarray has been widely used to investigate genes that cause genetic diseases. Since information from DNA microarray could reveal some interesting relationships between genes and diseases, it has been employed by a number of researchers to classify Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). As microarray gene expression involves high dimensional features, feature reduction or feature selection is required to ensure efficient classification of ALL and AML. This paper proposes a multi-population particle swarm optimization (MPSO) feature selection approach to identify the most significant subsets of genes for classification of ALL and AML. In this research, MPSO is used to increase the search diversity of conventional particle swarm optimization (PSO). It is combined with the Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier to form a wrapper feature selection model that can capture the interactions between the classifier and the features. The proposed model is evaluated using 10-fold cross validation. Results showed that MPSO gives a more consistent classification performance than the conventional PSO in ALL and AML classification.
Déficit de memoria en pacientes con deterioro cognitivo vascular subcortical frente a demencia tipo Alzheimer:: sensibilidad del subtest ´lista de palabras´ de la escala de memoria de Wechsler-III

Introduccion. Los deficit de memoria son frecuentes en la patologia vascular subcortical y en la fase inicial de la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Objetivo. Estudiar los deficit de memoria, mediante el subtest ´lista de palabras´ de la escala de memoria de Weschler-III (WMS-III), de pacientes con deterioro cognitivo vascular subcortical (DCVS) frente a demencia tipo Alzheimer (DTA) en fases tempranas, con el fin de estudiar la posible utilidad de esta prueba para mostrar patrones diferenciados de deterioro mnesico, que podrian ser de ayuda en el diagnostico precoz. Pacientes y metodos. Se compararon tres grupos de pacientes: DTA (n = 25), DCVS-leucoaraiosis (n = 17) y DCVS-multiinfarto (n = 16). No habia diferencias significativas entre los tres grupos en cuanto a edad, caracteristicas socioculturales y gravedad del deficit cognitivo. Resultados. Los pacientes con DCVS mostraron una alteracion en el recuerdo libre y una mejora en su rendimiento en el reconocimiento. Por el contrario, pacientes con DTA mostraron un recuerdo libre y un reconocimiento alterados, este ultimo con numerosos falsos positivos. Se encontraron diferencias entre los dos grupos con DCVS-leucoaraiosis y DCVS-multiinfarto. Estos ultimos mostraron un menor deterioro en la retencion a largo plazo. Conclusiones. En este estudio, el subtest ? lista de palabras? de la WMS-III demuestra ser una prueba sensible para diferenciar el patron mnesico entre DTA y DCVS, y el reconocimiento es la medida mas discriminativa del subtest. El mayor deterioro en los pacientes con leucoaraiosis, respecto a los pacientes con multiinfarto, sugiere que la afectacion difusa de la substancia blanca afecta mas directamente a los procesos de recuperacion en que esta implicado el lobulo frontal.
Simulasi Pengisian Tangki Cairan dengan Banyak Variabel

A program for determination of the height of liquid in the container has been done with Python programming language version 4.2. Program was simul ated by position of the height of the liquid dependent on the time. Program was constuct by mea n finite difference equation in object oriented programming Python. Object simulation is container with given radius and infinitif height and has two crane that is liquid enter crane and liquid leaves crane. Input parameter is radius of container, radi us of enter crane, radius of leaves crane, and flow r ate of enter crane. Output is height level of liqu id. The result of simulation indicated the terminal vel osity is dependent or radius of enter crane, radius of leaves crane, and flow rate of enter crane.
AA 228 — Optional Final Project : Escape Roomba

The environment is a two-dimensional L-shaped room with one exit (shown in green on Figure 1), and one staircase (shown in red on Figure 1). There are three different room configurations (i.e. with different exit and staircase locations). The Roomba knows which room it is in (both the shape and the configuration of the room). However it has initially no idea where it is in the room: it is under state uncertainty. It can only interact with its environment using a bumper sensor that indicates when it is in contact with a wall. The POMDP framework of this problem is as follows: • State space S = {s = (x, y, θ, status)} where (x, y) denotes the position of the Roomba in the room and θ its heading. The variable “status” indicates whether the Roomba has reached the door or the staircase; • Action space A = {a = (v, ω)} where v and ω are respectively the velocity and the angular speed of the Roomba; • Observation space O = {o ∈ {0, 1}} where o = 1 if the Roomba is in contact with a wall, o = 0 otherwise. The Roomba can navigate the room for N = 100 time steps, where the time discretization is: dt = 0.5s. Both the door and the staircase are terminal states. The transition function is based on the discretized dynamics of the problem while taking into account the geometry of the room. However, it is not a purely deterministic function of (s, a) as there is some noise on the actual command (v, ω) applied to the Roomba. The reward model is: • each elapsed time-step yields r = −0.1; • wall collision yields r = −1; • staircase collision yields r = −10; • exit collision yields r = +10. Thus, the Roomba must balance the need to collect information about its current position against the goal of safely and efficiently navigating its way out of the room.
TM 09 2 : 10 Learning Dynamical Systems in a Stationary Environment

The recently emerging field of learning theory, pioneered by Vapnik and Chervonenkis [1, 2], hss by and large been focused on the problem of learning static relations. As an initial attempt to extend this approach to system identification, we examine the problem of learning input-output relations in a stationary environment.
Interacting effects of soil fertility and atmospheric COg on leaf area growth and carbon gain physiology in Populus x euramericana ( Dode )

Two important proeesses whieh may limit produetivity gains in forest eeosystems with rising atmospheric CO, are reduction in photosynthetie capacity following prolonged exposure to high CO, and diminution of positive growth responses when soil nutrients, particularly N, are limiting. To exan-iine the interacting effects of soil fertility and CO^ enrichment on photosynthesis and growth in trees we grew hybrid poplar {Populus x euramericana) for 158 d in the field at ambient and twice ambient CO,̂ and in soil with low or high N availability. We measured the timing and rate of eanopy development, the seasonal dynamies of leaf level photosynthetie capacity, respiration, and N and carbohydrate concentration, and final aboveand belowground dry weight. Single leaf net CO,̂ assimilation (A) increased at elevated CO,, over the majority of the growing season in both fertility treatments. At high fertility, the maximum size of individual leaves, total leaf number, and seasonal leaf area duration (LAD) also increased at elevated CO,, leading to a 49 % increase in total dry weight. In contrast, at low fertility leaf area growth was unaffeeted by COj treatment. Total dry weight nonetheless increased 25 % due to COg effeets on A. Photosynthetic capacity (A at constant internal p(CO,2), (C,)) was reduced in high CO,, plants after 100 d growth at low fertility and 135 d growth at high fertility. Analysis of A responses to changing C, indicated that this negative adjustment of photosynthesis was due to a reduetion in the maximum rate of CO fixation by Rubisco. Maximum rate of electron transport and phosphate regeneration capacity were either unaffected or declined at elevated CO,. Carbon dioxide effects on leaf respiration were most pronounced at high fertility, with increased respiration mid-season and no change (area basis) or reduced (mass basis) respiration lateseason in elevated compared to ambient CO, plants. This temporal variation correlated with changes in leaf N concentration and leaf mass per area. Our results demonstrate the importance of considering both structural and physiological pathways of net C gain in predicting tree responses to rising CO, under conditions of suboptimal soil fertility.
Prognostic Factors in Patients with Buccal Squamous Cell Carcinoma : Ten-year Experience

From the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, the Department of Otolaryngology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, the Department of Otolaryngology, Chia-Yi Veterans Hospital, Chiayi, the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, the Department of Radiation Oncology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, the Institute of Health Industry Management, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, TAIWAN
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ENV GENE AND OF TWO NOVEL CODING REGIONS OF THE HUMAN SPUMARETROVIRUS

Recombinant cJones harboring retroviral DNA were established. The nucleotide sequence of the central and 3' region of the genome of the human spumaretrovirus was determined. The 5' end of the deduced protein sequence was homologaus to the endonuclease domain of retrov iral reverse transcriptases. A small intergenic region is followed by a lang open reading frame of 985 amino acid residues that according to its genomic location and structural features is a typical retrov iral env gene. Surprisingly, the postenv region contains two open reading frames that encodes two novel retroviral genes, termed bel-l and bel-2. The 3' L TR is 963 nucleotides lang and contains the signal sequences characteristic for transcriptional regulation of retrovirus genomes.
Ethical dilemmas in the use of plant based drugs as an ergogenic aid.

Reviewing the prohibited substances in sport, the ethical dilemmas about the criteria for doping list categorization were considered. Not only prohibited substances, but other methods (for example, psychological relaxation techniques) can make an enhancement of sport performance, what lead to a questionable concepts of the “fair play”, as a spirit of sport. Author propose that some plant based drugs as an ergogenic aid could be surely removed from the WADA’s prohibited list, which don’t produce health risk, don’t violate the ‘spirit of sport’ nor enhance sport performance. The research should be conducted for different types of plant-based drugs in sport situations, considering their influence on health, with respect to athlete’s age, sex, type of sport and other relevant variables. On the other hand, except prohibited substances, methods for psychological preparation can be considered as a doping, too.
The Effect of School District Financial Health Information on Housing Prices : Evidence from Fiscal Stress Labels in Ohio ∗

Fiscal health labels identify school districts in financial trouble and alert residents of the overall fiscal health of these districts. This paper is one of the first to examine how residents are responding to the information these fiscal health labels provide. Examining the use of these labels in Ohio from 2000-2011, I find that housing prices fall following the receipt of these labels. Following the receipt of a label, prospective homebuyers are willing to pay nearly 4% less for homes in districts with a label. The housing market also responds negatively to the failure of school districts to adhere to the recovery requirements associated with these labels. These results suggest that school districts need to take these labels seriously and make the necessary changes to their fiscal practices, or risk losing residents and revenue due to reductions in home prices.
APPLYING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER MODEL TO THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION IN PITTSBURGH, PA

Community health workers (CHWs) are community natural helpers who serve as bridges between the health care system and their community, empowering individuals through access to information and social support that, in turn, enhances access to primary health services. This qualitative study sought to determine whether implementing a CHW program at a local healthcare provider, would be a feasible and desirable solution to address the unique health needs of immigrants and refugees living in Pittsburgh, PA. The study identifies the public health significance of community health workers as a means to improve immigrants and refugees' access to health services, enhance understanding of community needs and assets and increase community participation in defining appropriate solutions. This study conducted open-ended interviews with key staff from twelve agencies serving immigrants and refugees. Four national providers with established CHW programs participated in the study as well as key staff from eight Pittsburgh-based providers. While national providers gave insights into CHW logistics, local providers assessed their organizational capacity in responding to immigrant and refugee needs and stated their interest in CHW programming. The data was analyzed with qualitative data analysis tools. Study findings confirmed the positive impact of community-based advocacy efforts, such as CHW programs, resulting in stronger social networks and empowered immigrant and refugee community. However, CHW programs are resource-intensive initiatives that require continued community engagement in all stages of program planning and implementation as well as adequate compensation and professional development opportunities for CHWs.Pittsubrgh-based providers do not have the necessary resources of time, staff and funding to create their own CHW programs or to engage in collaborative community-based health advocacy programming. Although creating a CHW program might not be possible due to capacity constraints, Pittsburgh-based agencies should lay the groundwork for future community-based collaborations by engaging in information-sharing to learn from each other's experiences. By involving communities in these conversations, and adopting a strengths-based approach that identifies organizational and community-based resources, such a collaboration will pave the way to an optimization of service provision that maximizes the use of available resources and engages the consumers in addressing their own health needs.
MODELING AND SOLUTION OF METHANE JET DIFFUSION

The aim of this work is to model a jet diffusion flame, to show the corresponding proof of existence of solutions, and to present the numerical results. The model is based on the flamelet equations for the chemistry and on the mixture fraction for the flow. Numerical tests are carried out for Sandia Flame D and the results are found to compare well with available data in the literature.
Effects of Cropping Systems on Runoff , Erosion and Nutrient Losses in the Moldavian Plateau , Romania

The experiments carried out at the Podu-Iloaiei Agricultural Research Station, during 1986-2007, had the following objectives: study of water runoff and soil losses by erosion in different crops; annual rate of erosion processes under the influence of anti-erosion protection of different crops; runoff and erosion influence on losses of organic matter and mineral elements from soil. The determination of runoff, soil, humus and nutritive elements losses by erosion in different crops was done by means of plots for loss control, which are isolated from the rest of the area by metallic walls and have basins and devices for division; we took water and soil samples from plots, for determining the partial turbidity and for analyses on chemical elements. The determination of runoff, soil, humus and nutritive elements losses on anti-erosion arranged fields was done on the whole area of the retention basin (159 ha), where experiments were conducted since 1982 on fields arranged with sod coverage and strips cultivated with crops. The erosion control was done by means of a hydrological station with triangular waste weir, rain gauge, recording rain gauge, limnigraph and devices for water and soil samples uptake during rainfalls. The mean annual soil losses by erosion, registered during 1986-2007, were of 0.298 t/ha in perennial grasses on the second growing year, 4.618 t/ha in beans, 9.176 t/ha in maize and 9.65 t/ha in sunflower. 25 years after slope arrangement with sod coverage and strips cultivated with crops, runoff was reduced by 38.5 %, compared to the unarranged fields, and soil losses diminished by 42 %. From the results obtained on erosion in different crop rotations, we have found that in 14% slope fields from the Moldavian Plateau, soil losses by erosion diminished below the allowable limit of 3-5 t/ha/year, only in case of 4 year-crop rotations with one or two reserve fields, cultivated with legumes and perennial grasses, which protect soil.
Obesity and outcomes of bariatric surgery: A focus on patients with postoperative substance use disorders

Recent evidence suggesting post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery patients are at an increased risk for developing substance use disorders (SUDs) has brought to light the importance of understanding how the postoperative development of a SUD may affect weight loss and psychosocial outcomes. The present investigation used a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent, matched pair between subjects group design to compare these outcomes in post-RYGB patients in inpatient treatment for SUDs with post-RYGB patients who reported no significant postsurgical substance-related problems. Participants were matched on sex, age, and time since surgery. Average weight losses of the two groups were not significantly different, but the SUD group exhibited a lower rate of surgical weight loss failure. The SUD group reported poorer psychosocial outcomes, including greater symptoms of depression, higher rates of probable Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and poorer quality of life. No significant differences were found in rates of preoperative Binge Eating Disorder (BED) or postoperative behavioral excesses. Implications of these results for preand postsurgical care, in addition to addiction transfer theory, are discussed.