Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
User Engagement Associated with Web-Intervention Features to Attain Clinically Meaningful Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance in Rural Women

Objective Purely web-based weight loss and weight-loss maintenance interventions show promise to influence behavior change. Yet, little is known about user engagement with features of web-based interventions that predict clinically meaningful weight loss (≥5% bodyweight loss). This study examines level of website feature engagement with the likelihood of attaining ≥5% bodyweight loss after 6 and 18 months participation in a web-based intervention, among rural women at high risk of obesity-related diseases and disability. Methods In this secondary analysis of clinical trial data of 201 rural women, we examined weight change and user engagement, measured as clicks on specific web-based intervention features (messaging and self-tracking), as associated with clinically meaningful weight loss (baseline to 6 months) and weight-loss maintenance (6 to 18 months). Results Generalized estimating equations, adjusted for age, intervention group, and intervention phase, revealed high engagement with messaging predicted whether women achieved ≥5% weight loss at 6 months and at 18 months. There was no effect of self-tracking. Conclusions Being engaged with messages was associated with attaining clinically meaningful short-term and longer-term weight loss. This trial is registered with NCT01307644.
An interactive VHDL simulator for IEEE 802.11 networks

: - In this paper we present a user-friendly simulator for IEEE 802.11 networks. The simulator is composed of an interactive Java-based graphical interface and of a detailed VHDL model, running on a VHDL simulation engine. In particular our VHDL description include the Medium Access Layer, that is the core of the protocol functionality and performance, and the physical layer. The use of our model allows the analyzer to get precise and reliable evaluation of the protocol performance and to realize a sort of network monitoring by obtaining important information such as the collision rate and the channel occupation of each station. Thanks to the interactive graphical interface our tool is suitable for utilization by hardware designers, communication systems specialists and telecommunications students as well. Particular attention is spent to model typical situations of the transmissions over the wireless channel such as different delays between the stations to simulate the effect of the distance between them, or the presence of hidden terminals or the effects of the collisions. Finally we report the results, in terms of throughput and transmission delay, that we obtained by simulating a network with eight stations.
Fingerprint-Based Verification System A Research Prototype

— The design and implementation of a fingerprint verification system is presented. The system is capable of segmentation, fingerprint enhancement using Gabor filters, thinning, minutiae extraction, classification and matching. The system has been tested on four sets of fingerprint images used at Fingerprint Verification Competition 2002 (FVC2002). All steps except enhancement were found to be effective. Especially the sensitivity to fingerprint quality should be taken care of in the future. Processing time of 3 seconds on average meets the response time requirements of a simple fingerprint verification system.
Development of Azithromycin Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Setting of Trachoma Mass Drug Administration: A Systematic Review

Trachoma is a blinding eye disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The current global elimination of trachoma initiative includes the use of mass drug distribution of azithromycin in areas where the prevalence of follicular trachoma is >10% in children aged 1-9 years. This study aims to investigate the high quality evidence of whether mass drug administration for trachoma causes the development of azithromycin resistance in S pneumoniae. Secondary objectives include (1) changes in the overall S pneumoniae prevalence and (2) concomitant development of non-macrolide resistance. Six databases were searched for articles relevant to the study question. Studies were screened and findings recorded using the PRISMA flow diagram and the Cochrane data collection checklist. Studies were only included if they included both a control and experimental group. Two risk of bias tools were used for quality appraisal of each study. After reviewing all studies, four were included in the final analysis, including one randomized control trial, two cluster-randomized trials and one prospective cohort. Findings showed decreased S pneumoniae prevalence and increased azithromycin resistant isolates following mass drug administration. This review shows that mass drug administration for trachoma can lead to a transient rise in S pneumoniae azithromycin resistance with a possible reduction in overall S pneumoniae prevalence. There is also evidence of macrolide-induced tetracycline and clindamycin resistance. The clinical impact of these findings remains unclear and further studies need to be performed to establish the significance.
Factors influencing coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) seasonal survival rates: A spatially continuous approach within stream networks

Mark–recapture methods were used to examine watershed-scale survival of coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) from two headwater stream networks. A total of 1725 individuals (≥100 mm, fork length) were individually marked and monitored seasonally over a 3-year period. Differences in survival were compared among spatial (stream segment, subwatershed, and watershed) and temporal (season and year) analytical scales, and the effects of abiotic (discharge, temperature, and cover) and biotic (length, growth, condition, density, movement, and relative fish abundance) factors were evaluated. Seasonal survival was consistently lowest and least variable (years combined) during autumn (16 September – 15 December), and evidence suggested that survival was negatively associated with periods of low stream discharge. In addition, relatively low (–) and high (+) water temperatures, fish length (–), and boulder cover (+) were weakly associated with survival. Seasonal abiotic conditions affected the adult .
Invariant Measures for Horospherical Actions and Anosov Groups

Let $\Gamma $ be a Zariski dense Anosov subgroup of a connected semisimple real algebraic group $G$. For a maximal horospherical subgroup $N$ of $G$, we show that the space of all non-trivial $NM$-invariant ergodic and $A$-quasi-invariant Radon measures on $\Gamma \backslash G$, up to proportionality, is homeomorphic to ${\mathbb {R}}^{\text {rank}\,G-1}$, where $A$ is a maximal real split torus and $M$ is a maximal compact subgroup that normalizes $N$. One of the main ingredients is to establish the $NM$-ergodicity of all Burger–Roblin measures.
Damage control resuscitation in patients with major trauma: prospects and challenges

Trauma is the leading cause of death for younger ages across the world, with acute traumatic hemorrhage one of the main reasons of trauma mortality. In the last decade trauma resuscitation has significantly evolved away from the era of massive crystalloid transfusion where the endpoint was to keep a normal perfusing volume. A better understanding of homeostatic mechanisms of hemostasis, and of the systemic inflammatory and counter-inflammatory response syndromes gave birth to damage control and hemostatic resuscitation. Modern trauma resuscitation aims to control the lethal triad of coagulopathy, hypothermia and acidosis with the understanding that any deregulation from the steady state will lead to a cascade of adverse events. This review paper analyzes the latest evidence-based concepts of trauma resuscitation. These new strategies are the early transfusion of blood products in a ratio of ≤2:1:1 [packed red blood cells (PRBCs): fresh frozen plasma (FFP): platelets], the warming of the patient and of the administered fluids, the intravenous administration of 1 g of tranexamic acid (TXA) within 3 h of injury and then infusion of another 1 g for 8 hours, the use of viscoelastic hemostatic assays (VHAs) for optimization of the transfusion strategy, the minimization of active bleeding through permissive hypotension, and the early bleeding control with mechanical, interventional and surgical methods. Emphasis is placed in the evidence supporting each one of these interventions, and their application during the different stages of trauma care, from the prehospital to the hospital setting.
Dynamics of the Function of the Shoulder Joint and Shoulder Girdle Muscles in Patients with Hemiparesis during the Acute Stage of Hemispheric Stroke: A Randomised Trial

Intervention: The group of 25 the same type of patients: a group receiving along with IRS the BF training (R & BF group). Outcome measures: The study of patients was conducted before and after the individual set of rehabilitation measures: on the 3-5th day and after the course completion on the 21st day. Each of the participants passed a standard clinical examination and biomechanics investigation of kinematics of shoulders joints and trunk movement, and of EMG of girdle shoulders muscles.
Added sugar intake: Carious disease in children and systemic implications in adults

1 or beverage), exposure time, and frequency of eating also play an important role in the development of carious disease. Since the first studies, additional factors, besides the diet, have been recognized in the etiopathogenesis of carious disease that include salivary flow (quality and quantity), the immune system, age, socioeconomic status, level of education, lifestyle behaviors, oral hygiene and use of fluorides (1). These factors, however, are beyond our treatment. The primary public health measures for reducing carious disease risk are the consumption of a balanced diet and adherence to dietary guidelines. From a dental point of view, the primary public health measures are the use of topical fluorides, such as fluoride toothpastes, fluoride gels or a casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) (GC ToothMousse paste), and consumption of fluoridated water. In general, the introduction of fluoride, the use of sugarfree chewing gums (in particular containing xylitol) and the consumption of sugars as part of meals, rather than in between, them have really reduced the incidence of carious disease. Introduction Dental caries was first described in Miller’s chemoparasitic theory in 1890. The caries process can be described as a loss of minerals (demineralization) of the teeth when the pH of the plaque drops below the critical pH value of 5.5; reapposition of minerals (remineralization) occurs when the pH rises. Whether or not a lesion develops, is the outcome of the balance between demineralization and remineralization, in which the latter process is significantly slower than the former. Diet and nutrition may interfere with this mechanism. Sugars and other fermentable carbohydrates, after being hydrolyzed by salivary amylase, provide substrate for the actions of oral acidogenic and aciduric bacteria (streptococci mutans and lactobacilli especially), which decrease saliva and plaque pH. Otherwise, a diet low in sugars and fermentable carbohydrates and high in calciumrich cheese may favor remineralization. Studies have confirmed the direct correlation between intake of dietary sugars and carious disease throughout the course of life. The type of food (solid Added sugar intake: Carious disease in children and systemic implications in adults
A Better Way to Illustrate Atmospheric Dispersion in the Classroom

Students enrolled in introductory air pollution courses t ypically have difficulty fully understanding the impacts of changing variables in the Gaussian plume equation. It is challenging for students to visualize how the entire plume ch anges a s the result of modifications in at mospheric stability , for exam ple, since they typically calculate only one or two values in x, y, and z. Spreadsheet s can help with co mpleting thes e calculations quickly, but unfortunately can only plot in one dimension, and the results are still difficult to visualize. To address these limitations a Geographic Information System (GIS) based custo m application was develope d that coupled ESRI’s ArcMap 9.1 with Matlab. Using inputs of stack height , wi nd speed, atm ospheric stabilit y, and source emission rat e, the appli cation cre ates an array of downwind groun d level plume concentrations that are plotted onto a ci ty map. The sum of these concentrations on th e city’s features such as schools are calculated. Tho ugh th is appl ication creates onl y a simplified model of the atm ospheric dispersion process, it proves valuable in instruction since it is simple enough for students to understand, while at the same time demonstrating the dispersion process’ “big picture. ” Students in an introductory air pol lution course not only effectively employed the applicati on to visu alize the impact of changing pl ume variables, but also applied it to an op timization scenario that required repeated calculations of the down wind effects of vari ous plum es to meet given concentration guidelines. After using this plum e modeling application in the course, students had a better under standing of plum e behavior, a better understanding of the value of information technolog y i n solvin g e ngineering problems, and a greater interest in applications of atmospheric dispersion modeling.
‘DUAL ISOTHERMS’ FOR THE ABSORPTION OF IONS BY PLANT TISSUES

Summary It has frequently been demonstrated that when plant tissues of the same initial ionic status are transferred to solutions of a sufficiently wide range of concentration, two absorption isotherms are observed. They have been widely interpreted as evidence for the existence of two independent physiological mechanisms for the absorption of nutrients. The experiments here described on the uptake of phosphate and rubidium ions by excised barley roots and discs of beetroot tissue from solutions ranging in concentration between 0.001 and 50.0 mM were conducted by procedures similar to those on which the foregoing conclusions had been reached, except that sterile procedures were used to eliminate any effects of micro-organisms. The two absorption isotherms were evident under sterile conditions. However, evidence was obtained that only uptake observed at low concentrations (below 0.2–0.5 mM) is attributable to plant metabolism. The isotherm observed over the higher concentration range is accountable to passive diffusion and may thus be regarded as a consequence of the experimental procedures.
Response to Comments on "Molecular Phylogenies Link Rates of Evolution and Speciation"

Neither Witt and Brumfield ([ 1 ][1]) nor Brower ([ 2 ][2]) reanalyzed any of our data, nor did they investigate our statistical methods mathematically. Had they done so, they would have appreciated that our results ([ 3 ][3]) are not expected to be either systematically affected by the node density
Class and Gender: Mapping the structure of work-life inequality

The occupational structure of a society can be summarized with indicators of the work tasks involved and the requirements of their performance. Tasks can usefully be indicated by work oriented toward people, data and things, respectively, while the skill level of jobs is indicated by typical educational requirements. On the basis of analyses of data from the Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU) 2010 we find that the indicators of work content form a structural space of two dimensions, one vertical and one horizontal. The vertical axis has high-skill work and data or management tasks at one end and low-skill work and production tasks at the other end. The horizontal axis has relational work at one end and production work at the other end, oriented toward people and things, respectively, and is unrelated to cognitive skill level. We show that these two (latent) dimensions are strongly tied to class (vertical axis) and gender (horizontal axis), although standard class categories and sex distributions are not included among the (manifest) indicators forming the space. We outline the conceptual foundations of these theoretically fundamental and empirically salient dimensions of work-life inequality, and briefly illustrate their broad domains of application. Revised version of a paper prepared for presentation at the biannual conference of the Swedish Sociological Association, Committee on Work, Organization and Profession, Lund, March 7-9, 2018. An earlier version was presented at the Level of Living (LNU) research seminar, SOFI, Stockholm University, November 2016.
Human Automatic Tracking in Outdoor Scenes

— The use of cameras for video-based security systems is becoming more and more common. The identification of non-conventional events through cameras, such as crimes and accidents, is a powerful application of image processing in real life. In this paper, we propose an automatic approach for human tracking in outdoor environment using Kalman filter and Camshift. Furthermore, we propose a method to find the face of the person in video sequence. We have carried out a series of experiments on some video sequences and the results achieved are encouraging.
Occupancy Monitoring for Smart Building Based on IOT

: Internet of things (IOT) is a vision towards future internet where “things” are provided with enough intelligence to communicate with each other without the human intervention. With the proliferation of internet of things (IOT) devices such as smart phones, sensors, cameras and RFID etc. It is possible to collect massive amount of data for localization and tracking of people within commercial buildings. This proposed occupancy monitoring develop effective data fusion techniques for improving occupancy monitoring accuracy using a multitude of sources for the occupancy collection of data, IR sensors are used for the detection of existence of the persons and it will count the people in the buildings .
A Contribution to Our Knowledge of the Life-Histories of the Dogfishes Landed at Plymouth

In view of the fact that dogfishes are now of undoubted importance as marketable food fishes, it is necessary that the life-history of each of the species concerned should receive closer attention than hitherto. The present publication is the result of an endeavour to gain a personal working knowledge of the general life-history of the species which are landed at Plymouth. In carrying out a scheme of work of this kind it is certain that many of the observations made will have already been carried out previously by other workers, but, nevertheless, the results obtained are of value, not only in regard to the degree of confirmation which they afford, but also in the building up of an account of the life-history under the local conditions. In some instances, too, it will be seen that the actual numeric results in themselves are of little statistical value, but they yield very interesting suggestions which may be confirmed or disproved by a repetition of the experiments on a larger scale. I express my thanks to the fish-buyers at Plymouth fish-market, particularly Mr. J. Vanstone, for their kindness in allowing me to handle their fish before dispatch, and for their assistance in obtaining a regular supply of material for many months.
The Dynamic Controller Design Via Quickest Descent Control Method for Nonlinear Systems

We propose a kind of dynamic controller called the quickest descent controller that can be used for general nonlinear systems. The structure of the controller is simple. Both the stability and the performance behavior are considered in the controller design. The theory of feedback passivity for nonlinear systems is used to analyze the stability of the proposed dynamic controller.
Thermal Mapping of Icelandic Geothermal Surface Manifestations with a Drone

Rapid advances and developments in drone technologies have made mapping of geothermal surface manifestations doable and routine. In this study a DJI Matrice 210 drone, equipped with optical and thermal cameras, successfully maps some 1-4 km per day. Deliverables are an orthomosaic aerial and digital surface models (DSM) and a thermal reflectance map in °C. Data gathered from relatively low altitude flights, no more than 250 meters above ground surface, yields orthomosaic resolutions of only few centimeters/pixel and thermal resolutions of 20-30 cm. The thermal imagery is manipulated to be effectively processed to a map and ran through atmospheric corrections to maximize accuracy in °C. In this paper, thermal maps collected in four Icelandic locations are shown to produce lineaments of geothermal importance simply by ignoring all temperatures below a certain threshold. With this approach N-S oriented and a few hundredmeter-long structures in Svartsengi are inferred. The 1973 Eldfell eruption on Heimaey island in S-Iceland is still emitting heat to surface, inferring the thick basaltic lave pile deposited 45 years ago is yet to be fully solidified. The Geysir hot spring area thermal map is confirming previously published N-S orientation of the field main upflow zone, complemented with new warm surface areas and vivid convection cells in the hot water bowls of Strokkur and Geysir eruptive hot springs. The east flanks of Snæfellsjökull, a glaciated stratovolcano, are suspected to be heated by a deep seated and currently hidden boiling geothermal reservoir, by cross correlating high elevation vegetation growth, gaps in the snow cover and gently warm grounds.
A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS IN CHINA

This paper provides an assessment of social media trends in China. An array of social media platforms have emerged for the Chinese market. It is imperative that foreign companies doing business in China understand the trends in order to effectively tap the Chinese market. Traditional social media sites used in the United States, for example, may be banned, making it necessary for companies to utilize sites owned by local Chinese companies. A framework that categorizes social media sites, their primary user groups, and the potential value to companies is presented. Finally, recommendations for companies doing business in China are provided.
A ROBUST METHOD FOR SHIP AND WAKE DETECTION

In Maritime Surveillance SAR Oceanic images play an important role in naval operations, marine environmental protection and geophysical process. But SAR images suffer from speckle noise due to its coherent image acquisition mechanism, which makes us very difficult to find the target region in the ocean for extracting its features.Developed a software module for extracting ocean features from SAR image with three modules. One, preprocessing module which is designed for reduction of speckle noise using various enhancement and filtering process. Two, Vessel detection module which helps to find total number of vessels and distance between vessel using, morphological operations. Finally, Wake detection module leads to detect the wake line using line detection algorithm such Hough and Radon transforms.