Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Information analysis and presentation based on cyber physical system for automobiles

Information provision services in vehicle have started according to the progress of data communication infrastructure surrounding vehicles. In such information services, a large amount of data related to vehicles and drivers has been accumulated to the data-center and also been analyzed to provide proper information to drivers. Towards such technical trends surrounding vehicles, a cyber physical system for vehicle application is proposed here. In the proposed system, expected continuous spiral information flow for vehicles and drivers is described. In the data-center, accumulated information has been analyzed by intelligent information processing of data mining, then finally trusted information has been presented to drivers through human machine interface. According to the progress of the information processing technologies in the data-center, several potential applications are introduced mainly based on personal adaptation and big data analysis. It is revealed that destination and route was automatically predicted with 80% accuracy, topics in dialogue were also automatically extracted with 50% precision and driving skill could be separated into two different skill groups. As an experimental challenge to give a better driving advise, a haptic sense device onto a steering wheel was also fabricated and revealed that stimulating Meissner's corpuscles with a frequency range between 30 and 60 Hz was the best for the palm.
Embodied Agents and the Predictive Elaboration Model of Persuasion--The Ability to Tailor Embodied Agents to Users' Need for Cognition

In this study, we explore the ability of embodied agents (EAs) to influence users' assessments. We propose the Predictive Elaboration Model of Persuasion (PEMP), which posits that the need for cognition (NFC) can serve as a practical surrogate for elaboration likelihood in the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) of persuasion. PEMP is tested in a laboratory setting involving embodied agents attempting to influence participants' credibility assessments of individuals suspected of a crime. The results show that NFC behaves similarly to elaboration likelihood. We argue that NFC provides greater predictive capability than elaboration likelihood in determining how individuals process persuasive messages.
HCV/HIV co-infection, HCV viral load and mode of delivery: risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus?

Background:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children is mainly acquired via maternal transmission. Our aim was to identify mother-to-child-transmission (MTC) risk factors, namely those associated with maternal virological characteristics and mode of delivery. Methods:Women were included between October 1998 and September 2002 in six hospitals in Southern France on the basis of positive HCV serological status. Recorded data included maternal characteristics, circumstances of delivery and laboratory data concerning mother and child. Paediatric follow-up lasted 1 year, and 2 years for children with circulating HCV RNA. Results:A total of 214 mother-and-child pairs were analysed; 55 (26%) were HCV/HIVco-infected. The probability of HCV transmission was three-fold higher for HCV/HIV-co-infected women (P = 0.05). Twelve children were HCV RNA positive at 1 year of age (MTC = 5.6%); three became HCV RNA negative between 12 (M12) and 18 months of age (M18) and recovered normal alanine aminotransferase levels.Circulating HCV RNA was found in 137 (69%) mothers. Mothers of infected children all displayed HCV viraemia (MTC = 8.8%): six children were born of HCV/HIV-co-infected HCV RNA positive women (MTC = 13.6%) and six from HCV monoinfected women with positive HCV RNA (MTC = 6.5%). When maternal HCV RNA levels were below 6 log-IU/ml, the rate of transmission was significantly higher in the case of HCV/HIV co-infection (odds ratio = 8.3, 95% confidence interval, 1.4–47.5) P = 0.01. This association did not, however, exist for HCV RNA-positive mothers with levels of at least 6 log-IU/ml.Rate of transmission did not differ significantly between children born by vaginal delivery or caesarean section after membrane rupture and those born by elective caesarean section independently of HIV status.
Neumopatía asociada a la inhalación de humo de leña. Análisis de 11 casos

The clinical, radiological, spirometric and gasimetric characteristics of 11 inpatients at the Hospital de La Anexion during a nine month period, were analyzed. They had in common the exposure to firewood smoke for a long period of time (more than 3O years). The association of this antecedent with the development of a respiratory, clinicalIy characterized by cough, mucous expectoration and dyspnea, was found in these patients. On a functional basis, a greater spiromet rical alteration of FEF2575%, without a significant reduction in the FEV1/ CV index was found. Gasimetric studies showed an overall increase in the alveolararteríal gradient for oxygen, and the roentgenographic picture was characterized by the presence of a bilateral interstitial infíltrate of basal predominance.
Optimal Exposure Biomarkers for Nonpersistent Chemicals in Environmental Epidemiology

Summary We discuss considerations that are essential when evaluating exposure to nonpersistent, semivolatile environmental chemicals such as phthalates and phenols (e.g., bisphenol A). A biomarker should be chosen to best represent usual personal exposures and not recent, adventitious, or extraneous exposures. Biomarkers should be selected to minimize contamination arising from collection, sampling, or analysis procedures. Pharmacokinetics should be considered; for example, nonpersistent, semivolatile chemicals are metabolized quickly, and urine is the compartment with the highest concentrations of metabolites. Because these chemicals are nonpersistent, knowledge of intraindividual reliability over the biologic window of interest is also required. In recent years researchers have increasingly used blood as a matrix for characterizing exposure to nonpersistent chemicals. However, the biologic and technical factors noted above strongly support urine as the optimal matrix for measuring nonpersistent, semivolatile, hydrophilic environmental agents.
Population status of the Bornean orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ) in the Sebangau peat swamp forest , Central Kalimantan , Indonesia

A survey of the density and population size of Bornean orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) was carried out in 1995 and 1996 in an area of peat swamp forest in the Sungai (River) Sebangau catchment, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Densities were calculated for four forest sub-types by counts of orang-utan sleeping platforms (nests) along line transects. Densities were found to be highest in the tall interior and mixed swamp forest sub-types. Low pole forest supported the lowest density. Habitat disturbance caused by logging was shown to affect orang-utan density within mixed swamp forest. The orang-utan population for a larger peat covered landscape unit (9200 km), including the Sebangau catchment, was estimated to be between 5671 ( 955) and 8951 ( 1509) individuals, based upon the area of each forest type, the level of disturbance in each area and corrected to prevent overestimates. This study identifies the presence of a very large, self-sustaining orang-utan population in this region and emphasises the urgent requirement for greater protection of Kalimantan’s peat swamp forests in the light of recent and rapid habitat degradation. # 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Metal azolate frameworks: from crystal engineering to functional materials.

2.1. 2. Low Topology/Framework Density 1003 2.1. 3. Side Group Directed Superstructures 1003 2.2. Synthesis Considerations 1003 2.3. Special Properties 1004 3. Metal Imidazolate Frameworks 1004 3.1. Chains and Rings 1004 3.2. Zeolitic and Zeolite-like Frameworks 1006 3.2.1. SOD-Type Zinc(II) 2-Methylimidazolate 1007 3.3. Nonporous 4-Connected Networks 1010 3.4. Polyimidazolates 1011 4. Metal Pyrazolate Frameworks 1011 4.1. Clusters and Chains 1011 4.2. 3D Networks Based on Polypyrazolates 1012 5. Metal 1,2,4-Triazolate Frameworks 1014 5.1. Simple 3-Connected Networks 1015 5.2. Quasi-Imidazolates 1018 5.3. With Coordinative Substituents 1019 5.4. With Secondary Counterions and/or Ligands 1021 6. Metal 1,2,3-Triazolate Frameworks 1023 7. Metal Tetrazolate Frameworks 1025 7.1. Univalent Coinage-Metal Tetrazolate Frameworks 1025
Adaptive NN control for uncertain pure-feedback nonlinear systems with state constraints subject to unknown disturbances

This paper addresses the output tracking control for a class of non-affine nonlinear systems in pure-feedback form with unknown dynamics subject to full state constraints and unknown external time-varying bounded disturbances. This problem is challenging due to the non-affine structure coupling with the constraints on states and external disturbances. To overcome the problem, the mean value theorem is applied to deduce the variables with affine appearance in the system dynamics, and the integral Barrier Lyapunov Functionals (iBLFs) are utilized in the recursive backstepping design to handle the unknown deduced control gains and state constraints together, and adapting parameters are developed to estimate the unknown bounds on neural networks (NNs) reconstruction errors and external disturbances. Through Lyapunov synthesis, all signals in the closed-loop system are proved to be semi-globally uniformly ultimately bounded (SGUUB), and all state constraints are guaranteed provided that the states are initially in the constrained regions, and tracking errors are ensured to converge to an adjustable neighborhood of desired trajectory. An application to Van der Pol oscillator with state constraints illustrates the performance of proposed control.
Adaptive AF/DF Selection With FD/HD Switching in Two-Way Relay Networks

The full-duplex (FD) and two-way relay are promising techniques for their high spectrum efficiency. However, the incompletely self-interference cancellation may reduce the performance gain of two-way relay networks, which operates in FD mode. In this paper, we propose an adaptive amplify-and-forward (AF) and decode-and-forward (DF) selection scheme for FD two-way relay networks, where the relay is allowed to operate in half-duplex (HD) mode. We first derive closed-form formulas of the outage probabilities of the non-adaptive AF and DF schemes for two-way relay networks in both FD and HD modes. To improve the outage performance, an adaptive AF/DF scheme will be proposed for two-way relay networks. However, with the residual self-inference, adaptive FD scheme is not always the best choice for achieving the optimal outage performance. Therefore, we also design an optimal switch scheme between FD and HD modes. The closed form formulas of the outage probability are also derived. The simulation results will not only verify the theoretical derivations, but also illustrate the significant performance gains compared with existing non-adaptive schemes.
Zooms arrières, une approche impressionniste

This paper presents a new method for zooming out an image. As the Impressionism is one of the most complete painting technique, able to preserve noticeable details and light effects, the method proposed in this paper is based on an impressionist approach. The input image is analyzed and described through impressionist characteristics that will be preserved when a zoom out will be realized. These characteristics are computed and used to build a set of zooming out algorithms. By opposition to the zoom-out implemented in image manipulation softwares that compute a new color for each pixel of the resulting image (by an average or an interpolation), our zoom-out process uses only existing colors in the original image to create the resulting image. To validate the process, the zooms out have been applied to different types of images: photographs of paintings and other photographs. Results prove that this approach is more suitable than existing ones. MOTS-CLES : Traitement numerique des images, Perception visuelle, rendus expressifs, methodes impressionnistes.
Machine-to-Machine Communications in Cognitive Cellular Systems

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication systems consist of massive autonomous devices which hold the ability to sense, communicate, and process information ubiquitously. The major challenges posed by M2M devices are spectrum scarcity, spectrum inefficiency, and network overload. Endowing M2M devices with cognitive radio technology can be a promising solution to these challenges. This paper presents an overview of cognitive M2M communication. We present cognitive cellular system architecture for M2M communication and discuss the possible transmission scenarios. In addition, the paper offers a spectrum sensing and resource allocation framework for cognitive M2M communication. Focus is given to lightweight selective compressive sensing and energy efficient resource allocation. Finally, the paper is supported by simulation results showing the benefits offered by cognitive cellular systems for M2M communications.
Carbon-derived micro- and nanostructures for chemical sensing

Carbon-derived micro- and nanostructures for chemical sensing in air and liquid environments have been developed. Gas sensing rectifiers comprised of micro-electrodes on diamond layers for detection of H/sub 2/, O/sub 2/, CO, and hydrocarbon gases have shown high sensitivity and fast response time over a very wide temperature range (>600/spl deg/C). Detection mechanisms of these microsensors have also been studied. A novel microelectronic gas sensor utilizing carbon nanotubes for hydrogen detection has also been developed. The sensor exhibits diode behavior at room temperature with drastic current changes in the presence of hydrogen. Also, diamond microelectrode arrays for electrochemical sensing in liquid media have been achieved and exhibited higher sensitivity than the conventional planar diamond film and other microprobes. Carbon-derived structures have broad practical applications for chemical sensing and have been demonstrated to operate at temperature, dynamic range, sensitivity, and radiation with far better performance than those based on silicon and other materials.
Real-time hand hygiene monitoring system for HAI prevention

When healthy people such as visitors and medical staff members or resident patients get an infection from the hospital or from each other; this situation is identified as a Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI). HAI is a key issue of current hospitals; it requires high fiscal expenditure rate for combating the problem, and it causes high mortality rate and prolongs the time of treatment in hospitals. In this paper, we analyze the existing HAI prevention solutions, and then we describe in detail our own system for HAI prevention.
Adjuvant External Radiation Impacts Outcome of Pelvis-limited Stage III Endometrial Carcinoma: A Multi-institutional Study

Background: Adjuvant therapy choice for women with FIGO stage III endometrial carcinoma (EC) is controversial. We investigate the comparative benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) alone, radiation therapy alone (RT) or in combination (chemotherapy and radiation therapy [CRT]) with respect to recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in women with pelvis-limited (PL) EC (stage IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC1). Materials and Methods: A multi-institutional database of 270 surgically staged women with PLEC was analyzed. Univariate log-rank analyses and Cox regression multivariate analyses (MVA) were performed to identify factors associated with RFS and OS. Results: Median RFS and OS were 112 and 130 months, respectively, for the full cohort. Adjuvant treatment was CT in 21%, RT in 27%, and CRT in 47%. Age, year of treatment, grade, histology, and adjuvant treatment were significantly associated with RFS and OS on univariate analysis. PLEC patients receiving CT alone fared worse in terms of RFS (P=0.07 relative to RT and <0.01 relative to CRT). On MVA, CRT retained significantly improved RFS relative to CT (hazard ratio for recurrence 0.38, P<0.01). PLEC patients receiving RT or CRT had improved OS compared with CT, P<0.01 and 0.03, respectively. On MVA, both RT only and CRT retained association with improved OS relative to CT alone (hazard ratio for death, 0.43, P=0.02 and 0.40, P<0.01, respectively). Conclusions: For surgically staged PL stage III EC, treatment regimens incorporating RT were associated with improved survival endpoints relative to CT alone. As such, RT should be considered an important component in the adjuvant management of stage III PLEC.
Hospital-based historical cohort study of 234 histologically proven Japanese patients with IPF.

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK Variable clinical courses have been recognized in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but the disease is known to have a fundamentally unfavorable outcome. In addition, we have yet to fully understand whether the regional or population differences are negligible or not. Therefore, we analyzed the clinical outcomes in Japanese IPF patients in a hospital-based historical cohort study. METHODS A questionnaire was used to collect records for retrospective analysis of the IPF patients. We analyzed data collected from 51 hospitals and clinics in Japan on 234 Japanese IPF patients (males 170, females 64) with IPF who had been followed up after diagnosis. RESULTS 1. Five and ten years after the detection of exertional dyspnea, the overall survival rates were 41.0% and 20.1%, respectively. A higher age at the time of detection (over 59) was related to a decrease in survival rates. 2. The incidence of complications was no higher in the corticosteroid-treated cases than in the untreated cases. The effects of corticosteroid treatment on survival was not confirmed in this type of study. CONCLUSIONS The survival rates of histologically proven Japanese patients with IPF were similar to the rates previously reported in different populations. Age at the detection of exertional dyspnea was critical in terms of the survival rate.
RLIP 76 ( RalBP 1 ) is an R-Ras effector that mediates adhesion-dependent Rac activation and cell migration

Cell migration is a key component of development, wound healing, and immunological responses (Ridley et al., 2003). It also plays essential roles in pathological processes, e.g., invasion of primary tumor cells and subsequent metastasis to distant sites (Sporn, 1996). Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms involved in the initiation and control of cell migration is therefore essential to understanding these processes (Horwitz and Webb, 2003). Migrating cells extend protrusions in the forward direction, form new attachments to the extracellular matrix, and release attachments at the rear to allow the cell mass to pull forward (Ridley et al., 2003). The newly formed attachments at the cell anterior lead to adhesion-induced activation of Rac1 that causes localized actin polymerization to create broad protrusive structures (lamellipodia; Pollard and Borisy, 2003). When detached cells adhere, adhesion-induced Rac activation leads to unpolarized lamellipodial extension, resulting in cell spreading (Etienne-Manneville and Hall, 2002). Thus, cell spreading and lamellipodial extension are closely related Racmediated events. The Ras family GTPase Related-Ras (R-Ras) can regulate adhesion-mediated Rac activation and cell migration (Holly et al., 2005; Wozniak et al., 2005). R-Ras shares 55% sequence homology with related paralogues in the Ras family of small GTPases, has an almost identical effector-binding region to H-, N-, and K-Ras (Lowe et al., 1987; Self et al., 1993), and couples to common Ras effectors, including Raf1, RalGDS, RapL/NORE1, and PI3-kinase (Oertli et al., 2000). However, R-Ras has distinct cellular functions from other Ras paralogues. In addition to its distinct effects on integrin activation, R-Ras inhibits cell proliferation in endothelial and smooth muscle cells (Komatsu and Ruoslahti, 2005) and promotes cell adhesion (Zhang et al., 1996; Keely et al., 1999), cell spreading, haptotactic migration (Holly et al., 2005; Ada-Nguema et al., 2006), and neurite outgrowth (Ivins et al., 2000; Oinuma et al., 2004). R-Ras mediates these effects on cells through coupling to downstream effectors; however, to date, no bona fi de R-Ras effectors have been described to account for its functions distinct from H-Ras and Rap1. A hindrance to the identifi cation of effectors for small GTPases is the absence of isoprenylation or correct subcellular RLIP76 (RalBP1) is an R-Ras effector that mediates adhesion-dependent Rac activation and cell migration
Source tracking with a gradient-based eigenstructure algorithm

A new gradient-based eigenstructure algorithm to locate and track the azimuth and elevation angles of unknown sources in a 3-dimensional environment is proposed and investigated. Starting from initial estimates of the source locations from, say, a coarse search of the multiple signal classification (MUSIC) spectrum, the algorithm obtains better estimates and tracks sources in a repetitive cyclical manner. To refine a particular source location estimate: (1) a preprocessor is designed to remove the effects of the other sources; (2) the eigenvector for the largest eigenvalue of the covariance matrix after preprocessing is found and its difference from the ideal value is determined; and finally (3) a gradient calculation is used to obtain an estimate for the difference of the assumed source location from the actual position. The advantages of using the proposed technique rather than performing a thorough MUSIC search in the 2-dimensional spectrum are: (1) the implementation complexity can be reduced considerably, and (2) the algorithm is well suited to be employed for continuous adaptive filtering purposes in a tracking scenario.
Thermal and repulsive traffic flow.

We study a message passing model, applicable also to traffic problems. The model is implemented in a discrete lattice, where particles move towards their destination, with fluctuations around the minimal distance path. A repulsive interaction between particles is introduced in order to avoid the appearance of traffic jam. We have studied the parameter space finding regions of fluid traffic, and saturated ones, being separated by abrupt changes. The improvement of the system performance is also explored, by the introduction of a non-constant potential acting on the particles. Finally, we deal with the behavior of the system when temporary failures in the transmission occurs.
Modeling of an object in free fall and collision with linear and nonlinear environments

Due to the complexity of the mathematical and computational reproduction of collision movements performed by solids objects in the real world, alternately a common approach is to use dynamic models compound of elastic (spring) and dissipative (damper) forces with the theory of rigid bodies. In this paper, the modeling of translational and rotational movement of a solid cube in free fall colliding with linear and nonlinear environments considering very small penetrations is presented and evaluated. The environment modeling considers force in the vertical and horizontal directions, where for vertical the linear Kelvin-Voigt (KV) and the nonlinear Hunt-Crossley (HC) are considered. The attitude propagation is based on quaternions and numerical integration of all motion equations (6DOF) are performed using the integrator Runge-Kutta 7 (RK7). The results and analyses are made based on the energy, the object trajectory and the energy hysteresis diagram for both environment models used.