Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identification and Analysis of the Quality of Transmitted Video

Wireless sensor network is widely emerging technology from past recent years. It has gained lots of attention in recent years because of reduction in the complex wire infrastructure. Video streaming in wireless networks is a promising but difficult application. It is very difficult to enable continuous real time video streaming wirelessly due to various challenges in wireless networks. The main challenge is that the quality of wireless link fluctuates significantly because of the various interferences. In such a situation the number of information contained in each video frame must be preserved as much as possible and should be received at the other end that is at the user end. In the proposed system video is obtained from the camera then through the use of proper wireless protocol video will be sent wirelessly to the receiver . At the receiver, the video will be displayed and various parameters of video will be read like peak signal to noise ratio(PSNR),mean squared error(MSE), packet jitter and packet loss to identify the quality of video . Keywords— Peak peak signal to noise ratio(PSNR),mean squared error(MSE), packet jitter and packet loss.
Nickel release from nickel‐plated metals and stainless steels

Nickel release from nickel‐plated metals often induces allergic contact dermatitis, but, for nickel‐containing stainless steels, the effect is not well‐known. In this paper, AISI 304, 316L, 303 and 430 type stainless steels, nickel and nickel‐plated materials were investigated. 4 tests were performed: patch tests, leaching experiments, dimethylglyoxime (DMG) spot tests and electrochemical tests. Patch tests showed that 96% of the patients were intolerant to Ni‐plated samples, and 14% to a high‐sulfur stainless steel (303), while nickel‐containing stainless steels with a low sulfur content elicited no reactions. Leaching experiments confirmed the patch tests: in acidic artificial sweat, Ni‐plated samples released about 100 mUg/cm2/week of nickel, while low‐sulfur stainless steels released less than 0.03 μg/cm2/week of nickel, and AISI 303 about 1.5 μg/cm2/week. Attention is drawn to the irrelevance of the DMG spot test, which reveals Ni present in the metal bulk but not its dissolution rate. Electrochemical experiments showed that 304 and 316 grades remain passive in the environments tested, while Ni‐plated steels and AISI 303 can suffer significant cation dissolution. Thus, Ni‐containing 304 and 316 steels should not induce contact dermatitis, while 303 should be avoided. A reliable nitric acid spot test is proposed to distinguish this grade from other stainless steels.
Equivalent circuit model of square waveguide T-junction for ortho-mode transducers

In this paper, an equivalent circuit model of square waveguide T-junction is derived from numerical results obtained by mode-matching analysis. The resultant 5-port network is simplified as a combination of a 3-port network and a 2-port network. A short-circuited branch ortho-mode transducer (OMT) is then designed in circuit simulator using this equivalent circuit model. Measured results exhibit good agreement with those from circuit simulation.
Cardiac Electrostimulation in the Light of New Guidelines

Saæetak Elektrostimulacija je vrlo djelotvoran naËin lijeËenja bradiaritmija, a posljednjih desetak godina i za æivot opasnih tahiaritmija. U poËetku se elektrostimulacija rabila samo za zaπtitu bolesnikova æivota. Napredovanjem tehnologije indikacije su proπirene na poboljπanje kvalitete æivota. I kod kardioverter-defibrilatora indikacije se sa sekundarne πire na primarnu prevenciju nagle smrti. Elektrostimulatori i kardioverter-defibrilatori danas su vrlo sofisticirani ureaji s mnoπtvom programabilnih parametara kojima se mogu dobro prilagoditi potrebama bolesnika. Istodobno to je i vrlo skup naËin lijeËenja, ali bez jednako djelotvorne alternative. Ovisno o tipu, cijena jednog kardioverter-defibrilatora kreÊe se od 15 000 do 30 000 eura. Radi racionalne primjene potrebno je dobro poznavati moguÊnosti, indikacije i moguÊe nuspojave terapije. U radu su prikazani tehniËki podaci i osnove terapije elektrostimulacijom, naËini elektrostimulacije, indikacije i ËeπÊi praktiËni problemi. Indikacije su sigurne ako postoji opÊi konsenzus baziran na dokazima da je elektrostimulacija efikasna, a vjerojatne ako miπljenje o indikaciji joπ nije potpuno usuglaπeno. U postupnicima se navode joπ neke moguÊe indikacije za koje korist i uËinkovitost za sada nisu dovoljno dokumentirane, pa u tablicama u ovom radu nisu ni navedene. Navedene indikacije ipak su samo smjernice, a konaËna odluka temelji se na individualnom bolesnikovu stanju.
Construction of APEC e-Health Portal Site for e-Health Service Providers and Demanders in APEC area

E-Health Research Center (EHRC) has constructed APEC e-Health Portal Site whose address is "apecehrc.re. kr" for serving information about e-Health. This site is offering valuable data to e-Health service providers and demanders. There are many contents about e-Health in APEC e-Health Portal Site. These contents include e-Health news, notice & event about e- Health, e-Health industry information, and documents for collaboration, diseases surveillance, industry & technology, legal issues & policy, project, and standardization. In addition, these contents are mostly obtained from a member nation in APEC. APEC e-Health Portal Site has possessed 348 collaboration items, 246 diseases surveillance items, 305 industry & technology items, 303 legal issues & policy items, 267 project items, and 267 standardization items. Moreover, contents about e-Health in this site are being updated continuously. A number of visitors in APEC e-Health Portal Site are over about 100 counts per day and a total number of visitors in APEC e-Health Portal Site are over about 54,000 counts since 2005. Henceforward, these contents in APEC e-Health Portal Site will be helpfully used for e-Health Service Providers and Demanders in APEC area.
Attributions and Coping in Sexually Abused Adolescents Referred for Group Treatment

ABSTRACT This study aims to assess the predictive value of two sets of variables, self-attributions, and coping behaviors, on sexually abused (SA) teenagers' functioning, while controlling for abuse-related and family variables. A total of 103 female adolescents completed self-report measures to assess their psychological functioning in terms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, sexual concerns, dissociation, anger, their self-injurious behaviors, antisocial behaviors, and drug use. After controlling for SA and family characteristics, final regression models indicate that attributions and coping behaviors explained between 22% and 39% of additional unique variance for seven out of the nine measures of adolescent functioning. Attributions and coping behaviors did not significantly explain additional variance for scores of antisocial behaviors and drug use. Personal attributions of blame for negative events were the strongest predictors of adolescents' functioning. Implications for future research and interventions are highlighted.
An Efficient Pipeline Architecture for Deblocking Filter in H.264/AVC

In this paper, we study and analyze the computational complexity of deblocking filter in H.264/AVC baseline decoder based on SimpleScalar/ARM simulator. The simulation result shows that the memory reference, content activity check operations, and filter operations are known to be very time consuming in the decoder of this new video coding standard. In order to improve overall system performance, we propose a novel processing order with efficient VLSI architecture which simultaneously processes the horizontal filtering of vertical edge and vertical filtering of horizontal edge. As a result, the memory performance of the proposed architecture is improved by four times when compared to the software implementation. Moreover, the system performance of our design significantly outperforms the previous proposals.
Factors of resiliency for forest communities in transition in British Columbia

Many forest-dependent communities in British Columbia continue to make the transition away from a heavy economic reliance on the forest sector to a more diversified economy. Although some communities are succeeding with this transition, many are not. To better understand why this is happening, we reviewed the literature on “community resiliency. ” This concept has emerged as the focus of those concerned with the sustainability of communities dependent on natural resources. From the literature review, we identified 15 resiliency factors that contribute to successful transitions. Many of these are related to resources (e.g., financial and natural resources, human and social capital) and power (e.g., local control over enterprise and policy). Some factors may require development (e.g., attitude and high quality planning), while others may require creative and innovative solutions (e.g., geography and availability of natural resources). For communities undergoing transition, we recommend that decision makers and community leaders assess their community’s resiliency by examining these 15 factors. We suggest that all resiliency factors contribute to successful transitions. Attention to some factors at the expense of others may be a poor strategy for successful transitions. We also present examples of indicators that could be used to assess community resiliency and provide guidance on selecting and constructing indicators. Most of the identified resiliency factors relate to adaptability. Sustaining forest-dependent communities is primarily about accepting change and addressing it through adaptation. We therefore suggest that rural communities in British Columbia focus more on enhancing their adaptive capacity.
Interprofessional education and social interaction: The use of automated external defibrillators in team-based basic life support

Automated external defibrillators are pervasive computing devices designed for the treatment and management of acute sudden cardiac arrest. This study aims to explain users’ actual use behavior in teams formed by different professions taken after a short time span of interaction with automated external defibrillator. Before the intervention, all the participants were certified with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support for healthcare providers. A statistically significant difference was revealed in mean individual automated external defibrillator technical skills between uniprofessional and interprofessional groups. The technical automated external defibrillator team scores were greater for groups with interprofessional than for those with uniprofessional education. The nontechnical automated external defibrillator skills of interprofessional and uniprofessional teams revealed differences in advantage of interprofessional teams. Students positively accept automated external defibrillators if well-defined and validated training opportunities to use them expertly are available. Uniprofessional teams were successfully supported by their members and, thereby, used automated external defibrillator effectively. Furthermore, the interprofessional approach resulted in as much effective teamwork as the uniprofessional approach.
Amygdala volumetry in “imaging-negative” temporal lobe epilepsy

Objective: Although amygdala abnormalities are sometimes suspected in “imaging-negative” patients with video EEG confirmed unilateral focal epilepsy suggestive of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), amygdala asymmetry is difficult to assess visually. This study examined a group of “imaging-negative” TLE patients, estimating amygdala volumes, to determine whether cryptic amygdala lesions might be detected. Methods: Review of video EEG monitoring data yielded 11 patients with EEG lateralised TLE and normal structural imaging. Amygdala volumes were estimated in this group, in 77 patients with pathologically verified hippocampal sclerosis (HS), and in 77 controls. Results: Seven of 11 “imaging-negative” cases had both significant amygdala asymmetry and amygdala enlargement, concordant with seizure lateralisation. Although significant amygdala asymmetry occurred in 35 of 77 HS patients, it was never attributable to an abnormally large ipsilateral amygdala. Compared with patients with HS, patients with amygdala enlargement were less likely to have suffered secondarily generalised seizures (p<0.05), and had an older age of seizure onset (p<0.01). Conclusion: Abnormal amygdala enlargement is reported in seven cases of “imaging-negative” TLE. Such abnormalities are not observed in patients with HS. It is postulated that amygdala enlargement may be attributable to a developmental abnormality or low grade tumour. It is suggested that amygdala volumetry is indicated in the investigation and diagnosis of “imaging-negative” TLE.
Hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis and necrosis in human lung fibroblasts: protective roles of glutathione.

Although reactive oxygen species (ROS)-related cell damage has been implicated in pathogenesis of fibrogenetic pulmonary disorders, features of ROS-mediated cell death in human lung fibroblasts are not completely understood. We therefore examined the effects of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on cell growth kinetics in human lung fibroblasts (HFL-1 cells) and tested the roles of antioxidants on the H2O2-induced cell death (i.e., necrosis and apoptosis) in HFL-1 cells. We found that the relatively low concentrations of H2O2 ranging from 10 microM to 100 microM induced predominantly apoptosis, whereas higher concentration of H2O2 ranging 1 mM-10 mM induced predominantly necrosis in HFL-1 cells. Extracellular supplementation of glutathione (GSH) in culture media significantly abolished the H2O2-induced cell death, whereas GSH-depleted cells by pretreatment with buthionine sulfoxime (BSO) were likely to undergo cell death caused by a lower concentration of H2O2 than normal HFL-1 cells without BSO treatment. These results indicate that H2O2 induces both necrosis and apoptosis of human lung fibroblasts at least in part through the action of ROS and that modulation of the ROS production inside and outside of cells may influence the cell survival during oxidative insults.
Wuchereria bancrofti in Kwale District, Coastal Kenya: patterns of focal distribution of infection, clinical manifestations and anti-filarial IgG responsiveness

A cross-sectional study of bancroftian filariasis was conducted in 2 adjacent communities, Mvumoni and Kilore in Muhaka, Kwale District. Wuchereria bancrofti infection, clinical manifestations and anti-filarial IgG responsiveness were determined before the long rains, a time coinciding with a low transmission season. The prevalence of microfilaraemia increased gradually with age and was significantly higher in Kilore (24%) than in Mvumoni (6·3%, P<0·001). Similarly, the prevalence of antigenaemia increased with age and also was significantly higher in Kilore, 48·9% than in Mvumoni, 20·5% (P<0·001). Hydrocele, funiculitis, lymphangitis and lymphadenitis were also significantly more common in Kilore than in Mvumoni. In comparing the 2 communities, levels of IgG4 responsiveness in antigen-positive persons were higher in Kilore than Mvumoni (P=0·034), but this was related to higher antigen loads in persons in Kilore than in Mvumoni. In antigen-negative persons, anti-filarial antibodies of 3 IgG isotypes were significantly higher in Kilore than Mvumoni (P<0·001, for IgG1, IgG2, IgG4). These results emphasize the highly focal nature of bancroftian filariasis in this setting and demonstrate that anti-filarial antibody levels are related to transmission intensity.
Bearing the cross.

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CD40 ligation induces macrophage IL-10 and TNF-alpha production: differential use of the PI3K and p42/44 MAPK-pathways.

Interleukin 10 (IL-10) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine produced in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint by macrophages/monocytes and infiltrating peripheral blood derived lymphocytes. Recent data suggest a role for physical cell-to-cell interactions in the production of IL-10. In this report, we have investigated the signalling mechanisms involved in IL-10 production by peripheral blood-derived macrophages upon interaction with fixed CD40L transfectants. IL-10 and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) are produced by macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)-primed monocytes/macrophages in response to CD40 ligation. The utilization of the inhibitors, wortmannin and LY294002, demonstrated a role for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) whereas rapamycin demonstrated p70 S6-kinase (p70S6K) involvement in the production of IL-10 by these monocytes. The production of TNF-alpha was enhanced by wortmannin and LY294002, suggesting negative regulation by PI3K; however, it was dependent on p70S6K suggesting a PI3K-independent mechanism of p70S6K activation. One alternative pathway that activates p70S6K independently of PI3K and also differentiates between IL-10 and TNF-alpha is the p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), which regulates TNF-alpha production in a PI3K-independent manner. These observations suggest that CD40 ligation induces macrophage IL-10 and TNF-alpha production, the mechanism of which is p70S6K-dependent yet bifurcates at the level of PI3K and p42/44 MAPK.
Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff of Dynamic Harvest-and-Forward Cooperation

We analyze the diversity-multiplexing tradeoff (DMT) of the dynamic harvest-and-forward (DHF) cooperation to clearly explain the achievable diversity order. Surprisingly, DHF cooperation with a relay that harvests energy from a wireless source achieves the same DMT as when the relay is connected to a fixed power supply, by supplying the energy harvesting (EH) period to be asymptotically small. For nontrivial EH period, however we show that the same DMT is achieved for a sufficiently small multiplexing gain (or corresponding large diversity gain), beyond which the DMT degrades.
Proliferation-associated nucleolar antigen P120: a prognostic marker in node-negative breast cancer.

BACKGROUND P120 is a nucleolar proliferation antigen found in rapidly dividing cells and in a variety of malignancies. METHODS Our purpose was to determine whether P120 expression is a prognostic factor for patients with node-negative breast cancer by testing pathologic material from 90 patients for P120 immunoreactivity, histologic grade, and estrogen receptors. RESULTS P120 was detected in 52 of the 90 specimens (58%). Node-negative cancer patients with tumors that did not express the P120 antigen had a significantly better overall survival rate than node-negative cancer patients with tumors that did express P120 (92% vs 69%; p = 0.035). Histologic studies indicated that 36 tumors were grade I, 28 were grade II, and 26 were grade III. The presence of P120 correlated significantly with the nuclear grade of the tumor: 73% of grade III tumors, 64% of grade II tumors, and 42% of grade I tumors stained positive for P120 (p = 0.033). The correlation between nuclear grade and overall survival rate was also significant (grade 1, 94%; grade II, 79%; grade III, 58%); (p = 0.003). No significant correlation was found between P120 expression and estrogen receptors. Multivariate analysis shows that P120 expression and histologic grade together are the strongest predictors of survival. CONCLUSIONS The biologic marker P120 may play an important role in determining which patients with node-negative cancer will benefit most from adjuvant therapy.
Kettlebell Swing, Snatch, and Bottoms-Up Carry: Back and Hip Muscle Activation, Motion, and Low Back Loads

McGill, SM, and Marshall, LW. Kettlebell swing, snatch, and bottoms-up carry: Back and hip muscle activation, motion, and low back loads. J Strength Cond Res 26(1): 16–27, 2012—The intent of this study was to quantify spine loading during different kettlebell swings and carries. No previously published studies of tissue loads during kettlebell exercises could be found. Given the popularity of kettlebells, this study was designed to provide an insight into the resulting joint loads. Seven male subjects participated in this investigation. In addition, a single case study of the kettlebell swing was performed on an accomplished kettlebell master. Electromyography, ground reaction forces (GRFs), and 3D kinematic data were recorded during exercises using a 16-kg kettlebell. These variables were input into an anatomically detailed biomechanical model that used normalized muscle activation; GRF; and spine, hip, and knee motion to calculate spine compression and shear loads. It was found that kettlebell swings create a hip-hinge squat pattern characterized by rapid muscle activation-relaxation cycles of substantial magnitudes (∼50% of a maximal voluntary contraction [MVC] for the low back extensors and 80% MVC for the gluteal muscles with a 16-kg kettlebell) resulting in about 3,200 N of low back compression. Abdominal muscular pulses together with the muscle bracing associated with carries create kettlebell-specific training opportunities. Some unique loading patterns discovered during the kettlebell swing included the posterior shear of the L4 vertebra on L5, which is opposite in polarity to a traditional lift. Thus, quantitative analysis provides an insight into why many individuals credit kettlebell swings with restoring and enhancing back health and function, although a few find that they irritate tissues.
Community Indices , Parameters , and Comparisons

Understanding assemblages of fishes and how their numbers and compositions change over time and space has long been a fundamental interest of aquatic ecologists and has increasingly become recognized as an important component of fisheries science and management. Whereas much of traditional fisheries management may have focused on single-species approaches, targeting sport or commercial fishes, direct or indirect biotic interactions among fishes may strongly influence target populations. Furthermore, fisheries scientists may frequently be charged with sampling fish populations to detect changes in the aquatic environment, especially those effects related to human activities (e.g., pollution, altered hydrology, or nonnative introductions), and quantitative descriptors of the entire fish assemblage are required for this purpose. For fish assemblage descriptors to be ecologically relevant, they must be compared over time or among assemblages, and ecologists and biomathematicians have developed procedures to that end. Many of the indices and procedures that we include in this chapter have been developed for use with other taxonomic groups (e.g., plants, invertebrates, and terrestrial animals), or even engineering applications (e.g., communications, Shannon and Weaver 1949), but are equally applicable to the study of fishes. Many have been developed more thoroughly in flowing-water habitats, but the concepts and techniques transfer well to other aquatic systems. In this chapter, we outline, review, and demonstrate quantitative measures and techniques to describe and compare fish assemblages to assist the fisheries scientist in addressing practical research and management objectives.