Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Results of a precrash application based on Laserscanner and short range radars

In this paper, we present a vehicle safety application based on data gathered by a laserscanner and two short range radars that recognizes unavoidable collisions with stationary objects before they take place in order to trigger restraint systems. Two different software modules are compared that perform the processing of raw data and deliver a description of the vehiclepsilas environment. A comprehensive experimental evaluation based on relevant crash and non-crash scenarios is presented.
Clinical Profile & Circadian Variation in Onset of CVA in Tertiary Care Hospital

Authors Dr S.V. Biradar, Dr Swati Nagnathrao Patil* Department of General Medicine, SRTR GMC, Ambajogai, Beed, Maharastra Email: birajdarsidheshwar@gmail.com, Contact No.: 9422240290 *Corresponding Author Dr Swati Nagnathrao Patil Postal Address – ‘Shree’ nivas, near new Sai Baba mandir, Vishal nagar, Latur 413531, Maharastra, India Email: swatidockem@gmail.com, Contact No.: 9423399021 Abstract Introduction: Stroke or CVAs include some of the most common and devastating disorders. Most CVAs manifest by the abrupt onset of a focal neurologic deficit. Cerebral ischemia is caused by a reduction in blood flow that lasts longer than several seconds and has a peculiar distribution along the day , week & even months of the year. Various patterns of circadian onset variation have been reported in literature. Materials and Methods: 200 patients were taken for study from December 2016 to November 2018, study conducted prospectively in all patients with clinical diagnosis of stroke who fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The local ethics committee approved the trial protocol and verbal informed consent was obtained from all the patients or their relatives as applicable. The patients were subdivided into two groups based on the etiology of CVA: Group 1 (infarct) and Group 2 (hemorrhage). The time of presentation was divided into 6 sections of four hour interval starting from 00.01 hrs (12:01 am midnight). Result: Mean age of the study subjects was 57.8 years. Male predominance was seen among study. Unilateral hemiplegia was the most common presenting complaint (94%). Out of the total 200 cases of stroke, 65.5% were ischemic stroke while remaining 34.5% were haemorrhagic stroke. Most common associated risk factors were hypertension (60.5%), alcohol (40.5%), smoking (45%). ECG changes were seen in 54% cases. Most common time of occurrence of stroke was early morning hours i.e. between 4am to 12 noon (57%). Only 11.5% stroke patients present during the night hours i.e. 8pm to 4am. No significant association was observed between type of stroke and diurnal variation (p-0.22). Most common time of occurrence of stroke was early morning hours in both hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. Conclusion: Our study confirms that stroke as many other cardiovascular diseases occurs preferentially during waking and in the morning irrespective of the stroke subtype.
Efficiency of Racetrack Betting Markets

A reprint of one of the classic volumes on racetrack efficiency, this book is the only one in its field that deals with the racetrack betting market in-depth, containing all the important historical papers on racetrack efficiency. As evidenced by the collection of articles, the understanding of racetrack betting is clearly drawn from, and has correspondingly returned something to, all the fields of psychology, economics, finance, statistics, mathematics and management science.
Primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Nevertheless, advances have beenmade in many areas, including surgery,chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.Protocols that include preoperativechemotherapy and radiation therapyplace additional demands on radiologiststo precisely describe the extent of disease. Thin-section imaging with multidetec-tor computed tomography (MDCT), andadvances in magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), including multichannel coils, par-allel imaging, and liver-speciﬁc contrastagents, have improved radiologists’ abil-ity to resolve tumor, its relationship toadjacent vessels, and detection of metas-tases. Close attention to procedural tech-nique is required to obtain optimal re-sults. Advances in postprocessing pro-vide new perspectives to evaluate theextent of local disease spread. Properintegration of endoscopic ultrasound(EUS) into clinical algorithms for thedetection of pancreatic neoplasm canresult in signiﬁcant improvement in theability to detect small tumors.
Phenolics and parthenolide levels in feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) are inversely affected by environmental factors

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium [L.] Schultz-Bip., Asteraceae) products have shown high variability in the market. The objective of this study was to determine whether environmental factors affect the composition of key phytochemicals in feverfew. Plants of feverfew were exposed to water stress in greenhouse and commercial fi eld conditions. The highest yield of parthenolide (PRT) was found in plants that received reduced-water regimes. Phenolics concentration was higher in plants grown under adequate-water conditions. The effect of time of harvest on PRT concentration and phenolics content was also investigated. Increased PRT was found during afternoon hours whereas total phenolic compounds decreased during the photoperiod and increased at night. When plants were exposed to artifi cial light during night hours, the phenolics content remained low. Our results revealed that manipulating the environment to favour increased accumulation of PRT resulted in a decline of phenolics content in feverfew. These fi ndings have implications on standardization of herbal products.
The impact of the crayfish Orconectes virilis on aquatic macrophytes

SUMMARY. 1. The impact of crayfish on the biomass, density and shoot morphology of four submersed plant species was examined under semi-natural conditions. Male or female crayfish (Orconectes virilis) were held for 5 weeks at biomasses of 0, 5, 10 or 18 g m−2 (live weight) in twelve plastic pools (4.67 m2, surface area) containing Potamogeton richardsonii, Myriophyllum exalbescens, Nuphar variegatum and Sparganium eurycarpum. 2. Crayfish significantly affected biomass, density and/or shoot morphology of all four macrophyte species. Differences in the effect of crayfish on macrophyte growth were related to plant species, crayfish sex and activity, and the abundance of alternative foods. 3. The effect of female crayfish on macrophyte growth was generally stimulatory. Myriophyllum and Potamogeton biomass, Potamogeton density and Myriophyllum length increased in the presence of female crayfish, possibly due to the reduction in herbivorous snails as a result of crayfish predation. In contrast, plant growth decreased in the presence of male crayfish: Myriophyllum, Nuphar and Potamogeton biomass, Myriophyllum and Sparganium density, and Sparganium and Poiamogeton length were reduced at male crayfish biomasses between 5 and 18 g m−2. 4. These results indicate that even relatively low densities of crayfish can greatly affect the growth of submersed aquatic plants. Because of their ability to modify aquatic macrophyte, macroinvertebrate and, ultimately, fish communities, the introduction of crayfish into lakes where they do not occur could have a major effect on the structure and composition of the littoral zone.
State of the art of overcoming efflux transporter mediated multidrug resistance of breast cancer

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in women worldwide. Chemotherapy represents one key treatment modality for the clinical management of breast cancer. However, ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter mediated active efflux of structurally and mechanistically different cytotoxic compounds results in multidrug resistance (MDR), eventually leading to failure of chemotherapy. The concept of combining anti-cancer drugs and transport inhibitors has been advocated as a concept for re-sensitization of resistant breast cancer to chemotherapy. Whether inhibition of efflux transporters may have the potential to improve therapeutic outcomes is discussed controversially. In this review we discuss challenges in the treatment of breast cancer, the role of MDR in development and the potential of natural products to overcome MDR.
Short-term and medium-term outcomes after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with renal functional damage

Objective To investigate the short- and mid-term outcomes of after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) in patients with severe elevation of preoperative serum creatinine levels (SEPSC). Methods The perioperative data of SEPSC patients undergoing OPCABG were investigated based on the perioperative CABG database from Feb. 2012 to Jul. 2016. The patients were also followed up for the perioperative complication, short and medium-term survival were estimated. Results The mean age of the patients was 65.4(45-85) years. The in-hospital mortality was 4.4% and the CRRT rate was 19.6%(9 case). Survival analyses revealed a survival ratio of 100% at one year, 97.6% at two years. Short-Form Mini Nutritional Assessment was used to show that 13(28.3%) patients had malnutrition. Conclusions SEPSC patients can be candidates for OPCABG procedure. The mortality in hospital and 2-year survival rate of SEPSC patients after OPCABG procedure are both considered within an acceptable range. OPCABG may be performed in these patients with a satisfactory survival rate with the development of surgical instruments and medical treatment. DOI: 10.11855/j.issn. 0577-7402.2017. 06.12
Caractérisation de la mort des cellules animales cultivées en bioréacteur

La culture cellulaire en bioreacteur fait partie des nouveaux procedes biotechnologiques qui se developpent intensement, notamment dans le cadre de la production de molecules a visee therapeutique. Cette revue bibliographique passe en revue la plupart des differentes methodes permettant la mise en evidence de la mort cellulaire en bioreacteur, causee par l'environnement biochimique et hydrodynamique. Les deux mecanismes de mort cellulaire, apoptose et necrose, sont presentes. Les methodes et outils pour les detecter et evaluer leur ampleur sont decrits, tels que la microscopie (optique, a fluorescence.), l'electrophorese et la cytometire en flux. De nombreuses strategies visant a proteger les cellules de la mort sont proposees, telles que la modification genetique de lignees sur-exprimant certaines proteines anti-apoptique (Bcl-2, BCL-xL), la supplementation du milieu a l'aide de nutriments ou protecteurs hydrodynamiques ou le choix de mode de culture et de technologies limitant les contraintes auxquelles peuvent etre soumises les cellules.
Occupational Burnout and Its Related Factors Among Medical Imaging Employees in Bandar Abbas Hospitals, Iran

Background: Occupational burnout is a type of prolonged response and has been regarded to be associated with chronic jobrelated stress and decreased job performance. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to determine the level of occupational burnout and its related factors among medical imaging workers across Bandar Abbas hospitals in Iran. Methods: A questionnaire-based study was conducted among employees of medical imaging departments across Bandar Abbas hospitals, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to determine the level of burnout. A total of 150 complete responses were analyzed using independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson’s correlation in SPSS version 20. Results: Medical imaging employees had a moderate mean score for all the subscales of burnout, namely emotional exhaustion (EE) (20.7 ± 9.57), depersonalization (DP) (5.46 ± 5) and personal accomplishment (PA) (33.77 ± 7.97), compared to MBI norms. There were significant differences in each of the MBI subscales based on age, work experience, marital status and type of work environment. Also, the correlation between EE and DP scores and gender, DP and PA scores and academic degree and EE and PA scores and work load were significant (P < 0.05). However, there was no significant interrelationship between DP and workload, PA and gender EE and academic degree. Conclusions: Demographic and occupational variables can affect the level of burnout. Occupational burnout, on the other hand, may influence the quality of care. Therefore, modifying the work status and respecting the experience and expertise of radiographers can reduce occupational burnout among medical imaging employees.
A model for the explanation of vegetation stripes (tiger bush)

Regular vegetation patterns appear on aerial views of plateaux in SW Niger where densely and sparsely popu- lated zones alternate with each other. This spatial organization of the vegetation is an endogenous phenomenon which is not limited to specific plants or soils; it is a characteristic land- scape of many arid regions throughout the world. The phe- nomenon is interpreted as the result of a spatial range differ- ence between two biologically distinct interactions operating at the plant population level. The proposed mechanism is independent of external heterogeneities deriving from soil geomorphology or meteorology. We present a model to simu- late the genesis of vegetation stripes. In addition, the model predicts the occurrence of vegetation hexagons corresponding to higher or lower density spots arranged in a hexagonal lattice. The distinction between the two spatial symmetries is discussed in terms of their Fourier transforms.
Influence of temperatures during the nestling period on post‐fledging survival of great tit Parus major in a Mediterranean habitat

Survival during the first year is one of the most important factors determining fitness in birds. Birds have poor thermoregulatory abilities during the nestling period when the plumage is not fully developed, thus temperature during the nestling period is a serious candidate to affect post-fledging survival, although it has been usually ignored in previous studies. We analysed the relationship between temperatures and post-fledging survival in a great tit Parusmajor population in Sagunto (Spain) using capture-recapture data from 12 years. Hatching dates, mass at fledging and temperatures during the nestling period (maximum, minimum and mean ambient temperatures as an estimation of the mean and extreme weather conditions that chicks encountered at the nest) were used as individual covariates. Mean post-fledging survival was 0.13±0.01. Adult survival probability was 0.64±0.02. Multi-model inference suggested that post-fledging survival increased with fledging mass, and decreased as temperatures increased. Furthermore, the effect of mass on survival was less important as temperature was higher. We consider that high temperatures affect nestlings’ health due to low thermoregulatory abilities of nestlings. Model selection did not support a relationship between hatching dates and survival once mass and temperatures were taken into account. The results suggest the possibility that the effect of date on post-fledging survival found in previous studies was, at least in part, a consequence of the seasonal pattern of temperature variation.
SonoVue and ultrasound mediated pEGFP-N1 transfection to mouse cornea in vivo study

Objective To investigate the efficiency and safety of transfection green fluorescent protein plasmid to mouse cornea mediated by SonoVue and ultrasound.Methods Saline,plasmid+saline,plasmid+SonoVue and liposome+plasmid were injected respectively to mouse eye anterior chamber.Then the mouse eye of plasmid+saline and plasmid+SonoVue injection group were exposed to pulse wave ultrasound under 50 Hz pulse reDetition frequence,2 W/cm2 intensity and 10 minutes duration time.Fluorescence stereomicroscope was used to observe the expression of EGFP in the eye at the 1 st day,3rd day,7th day,14th and 21 st day after injection.Two mice were taken randomly from each group and were sacrificed at the 3rd day after injection.Their eyes were enucleated and made into frozen coronal sections.And fluorescence microscopy was performed to observe the type and distribution of EGFP positive cell.Tissue damage was observed in pathological section.Results EGFP was exDressed over the ocular surface in SonoVue and ultrasound group,and it obviously higher than only ultrasound exDosure group and liposome group.The expression of EGFP was not detect ed over the ocular surface in other groups.Pathological sections were not found any difference in each group.Conclusions SonoVue and ultrasound can successfully and safely transfer gene to ocular in vivo study. Key words: Ultrasonograplly; Gene transfer tedhniques; Cornea
Neurološki sindromi dojenačke dobi i cerebralna paraliza

Cerebralna paraliza je klinički entitet kojim se označuje grupa neprogresivnih, ali često promjenjivih motoričkih poremećaja uzrokovanih razvojnim poremećajem ili oštećenjem mozga u ranom stadiju razvoja (2). Stoga pojam cerebralna paraliza ne određuje etiološku dijagnozu, patogenezu, kao niti prognozu motoričkog poremećaja. Od mnogih definicija još uvijek najčešće je u uporabi definicija cerebralne paralize M. Baxa iz 1964. godine koja podrazumijeva skupinu poremećaja pokreta i položa*Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu Klinika za dječje bolesti Zagreb
Presence and distribution of Giardia cysts in New Zealand waters

Abstract Giardia intestinalis cyst monitoring programmes from New Zealand waters were carried out between 30 March 1990 and 1 August 1991. Giardia cysts were found in 135 of 412 samples (33%). The corresponding cyst concentrations ranged from 0.0 to 45.06 cysts per 100 1. Cyst recovery efficiency using seeded samples ranged from 26 to 75% using a membrane‐filtration/immuno‐fluorescence assay procedure. Test sensitivities ranged from < 0.02 to < 5.0 cysts per 100 1. No definite distribution pattern resulted.
Relationships between fish stock changes in the Baltic Sea and the M74 syndrome, a reproductive disorder of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

The M74 syndrome of Baltic salmon (Salmo salar), which appears as increased yolk-sac fry mortality (YSFM), impairs the reproduction of salmon stocks. Changes in the prey stocks of Baltic salmon in its two feeding areas, the southern Baltic Proper (BPr), where sprat (Sprattus sprattus) was the main prey species during the high incidence of M74, and the Bothnian Sea, where herring (Clupea harengus) is the dominant species, were analysed in relation to salmon growth and size and in relation to the incidence of M74. The high condition factor (CF . 1.05) of prespawning salmon predicted high YSFM. From the various stock factors of sprat and herring in the southern BPr, the biomass of sprat had the strongest positive relationships with the CF of prespawning salmon, and the total prey biomass with YSFM. It is concluded that the ample but unbalanced food resources for salmon in the BPr, primarily sprat, induce M74. By reducing the fishing pressure on cod (Gadus morhua) and by more effectively managing the sprat fishery in years when the cod stock is weak, the incidence of the M74 syndrome could be reduced and even prevented.
An Integrated Geophysical Approach For Groundwater And Seismic Hazard Management In Joshua Tree National Park, Southern California

Two-dimensional inversion of audiomagnetotelluric (AMT) sounding data define buried resistivity distributions that reflect subsurface geology and structure within the upper kilometer beneath Pleasant Valley, a 1-2 km-deep pull-apart basin in Joshua Tree National Park, southern California. The Park lies within the Eastern California Shear Zone just east of the San Andreas Fault, and is surrounded by developing desert communities. Understanding the subsurface in and around the Park is important for management of groundwater resources, for mitigation of seismic hazards, and for unraveling the tectonic evolution of the region. Our resistivity models, interpreted in conjunction with gravity inversions, show transitions between coarse-grained and fine-grained alluvium, resistive (> 400 ohm-m) crystalline rocks, and the locations of range-front and intra-basin faults.
Mapreduce and Heterogeneity: Power-Aware Bag-of-Tasks, Framework Parameter Sensitivity, and Dynamic Cluster Aware Framework Configuration

This dissertation presents the techniques for adaptation of MapReduce frameworks to incorporate heterogeneity-aware scheduling algorithms, an inspection of cluster configurations and how they impact these scheduling algorithms, an analysis regarding how the cluster configuration and the heterogeneity-aware scheduling can work together to minimize turnaround time and/or power consumption of the cluster when executing MapReduce applications, and how these lessons can be applied more broadly to Big Data infrastructure outside of MapReduce that supports multiple Big Data frameworks simultaneously. Heterogeneity exists in various capacities in any given cluster, from static (Physical and Platform) heterogeneity to dynamic heterogeneity (Transient Data, Transient Applications, and Irregular Hardware Behavior). Within a cluster there are historically several types of mitigation strategies for each of these types of heterogeneity, and each has their pros and cons. We discuss these mitigation strategies and the types of heterogeneity each of these strategies is able to address, as well as the history of related work in the field. After this, we consider taking host-level metrics and using them to schedule tasks in real time, with a desire to address cluster-wide energy usage. To do this, we consider estimators for power consumption that are available on-chip, namely