Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The association of serum dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated matrix gamma carboxyglutamate protein (dp-ucMGP) as a marker of vascular vitamin K status with allograft function in kidney transplant recipients

Introduction: Kidney transplantation has considerably increased the survival and life quality of patients with end-stage renal disease. Objectives: The current study was designed to investigate the circulating level of dephosphorylateduncarboxylated matrix gamma carboxyglutamate protein (dp-ucMGP) as a marker of vitamin K status and vascular calcification in kidney transplant recipients as well as its association with the allograft function. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 90 eligible kidney transplant recipients were evaluated in the post-transplant phase (about 6-12 months after kidney transplantation). The serum levels of dp-ucMGP, urea, creatinine and other biochemical indices were determined. Results: The mean serum level of dp-ucMGP was 3.78±3.79 µg/L. Most of the participants (80%) had a normal range of serum dp-ucMGP ( 12 µg/L). Serum dp-ucMGP did not have any statistical significant association with serum urea, creatinine and kidney function (P>0.05). Conclusion: Further epidemiologic studies are needed to assess the time trends of dp-ucMGP after renal transplant and its relation to kidney function, since high serum level of dp-ucMGP may make kidney transplant recipients prone to various cardiovascular disease (CVD) and transplant rejection.
Association of Significant Coronary Arterial Disease, Coronary Calcification and Carotid Intima Media Thickness with Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels in Patients without History of Diabetes Mellitus Sent for Coronary CT Angiography

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for the development of the coronary heart disease (CHD), and individuals with DM have more extensive atherosclerosis, more cardiac events, and higher prevalence of silent ischemia as compared with individuals without DM. Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the association of significant coronary arterial disease, coronary calcification and carotid intima media thickness with glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients without history of diabetes mellitus sent for coronary CT angiography. Patients and methods: This prospective study included 39 patients who underwent 320 Multi-slice CT coronary angiography (Aquilion ONE 320 MSCT) at (Nasr-City Police Hospital) through the period from May 2017 to April 2018. They divided into 3 equal groups according to HbA1c (G1, non-diabetic, G2, pre-diabetic and G3 diabetic). The study was approved by Ain Shams University academic and ethical committee and an informed written consent was obtained from all patients. Results: At level of multi-slice CT coronary, CCS was significantly higher in Group C than in Group A and B. But no significant difference could be picked in subgroup analysis between Group A and Group B. There were no significant differences among groups as regarding significant coronary artery stenosis. But there was a trend towards significance in Group C; however, it failed to reach significance mostly because of the small sample size. At level of carotid Doppler US, there were significant differences between groups as regarding bilateral CIMT. But this significance was mainly between Group C and the other groups in subgroup analysis. As regarding correlation, age and HbAlc had a positive strong correlation with CCS, LT CIMT, and RT CIMT. Conclusion: HbAlc positively correlates with coronary and carotid atherosclerosis and patients with mild elevation of HbAlc has significantly more CIMT than individuals with normal HbAlc.
DYNAMICS OF SECONDARY FLOW IN RECTANGULAR CHANNEL

Secondary flow in straight channel of rectangular cross-section is studied experimentally. Special attention is devoted to dynamics of secondary vortices in channel corner. The stereo time-resolved PIV method is used to acquire time series of the 3-component vector fields in plane perpendicular to the channel axis. The dynamics of the vortical structures is studied using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition method giving the energetic modes.
Optical Flow Method for Blood Flow Velocimetry Based on DigitalX-Ray Subtraction Angiography: A Brief Review

Detailed blood flow information has been recognized as the key information for diagnosis of vascular diseases, such as vascular stenosis and aneurysms. Optical flow method (OFM) is an emergent technique as a tool to analyze the digital x-ray subtraction angiographic images of blood vessels to obtain the detailed blood flow distribution in vascular systems. A brief review is constructed to discuss the status, applicability, accuracy and future direction of the optical flow technique in the physical study of vascular flow.
Teaching Embedded Systems in the Context of Internet of Things (IoT)

Shiny Abraham is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seattle University. She received the B.E. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU), India in 2007 and Ph.D. from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA in 2012. Her research interests span the areas of Wireless Communication, Internet of Things (IoT), Optimization using Game Theory, and Engineering Education Research. She is a member of the IEEE and ASEE, a technical program committee member for IEEE Globecom, ICC, ICCCN and VTC conferences, and a reviewer for several international journals and conferences.
Novel Hybrid Ear Recognition Framework in Passive Human Identification

Human ear is an intriguing individual anatomical part of a passive, physiological biometrics systems based on the image acquired from digital cameras. The human ear has many singular features that permit the finding of particular individuals. It could be implemented as effective biometrics systems, for example, in crowd surveillance and identifying terrorist at public places such as airports, as well as controlling access to government offices. Challenges and issues faced in the field of human identification using ear detection and recognition includes problem of occlusion, varieties in illumination, and real-time implementation in accessing information from an integrated database system with higher accuracy. Research on ear detection and recognition systems have been developing in a steady rate and mostly are constrained to controlled indoor environment. Notwithstanding, other research issues incorporate; ear print criminology; ear symmetry; and ear uniqueness. This paper presents a review of existing biometric system based on ear features and proposes a novel hybrid ear recognition framework for the advancement of passive human identification technology. The aim of this work is to build a passive identification system for hybrid ear biometric from digital image database that is collected from two types of identifiers (right-left ear of the same person).
Endogeneous Strategy Spaces: Simultaneous Move vs. Sequential Move Games

In a horizontal differentiated duopoly we compare Nash and Stackelberg equilibria in which the firms endogeneously choose to behave as a price or quantity setter. Using the utility function introduced by Dixit (1979) we generalize the model of Boyer and Moreaux (1987) and show that it is always more profitable to stategically set the price (quantity) if the goods are complements (subsitutes). For every degree of product differentiation, consumer surplus and total welfare are maximal in the standard Bertrand equilibrium, followed by the price Stackelberg, the quantity Stackelberg and the Cournot equilibrium. In contrast to Boyer and Moreaux we show that there is no unique ranking of prices, quantities and profits of the leader and follower depending on the degree of product differentiation and the type of competition. Furthermore, we show that the price (quantity) Stackelberg equilibrium is bounded by the Bertrand and the mixed Nash equilibrium in which firm 1 sets the price (quantity) and firm 2 the quantity (price).
Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna-in-Package with High Isolation for Ka-Band 5G Communications

In this paper we describe the design of a dual polarized packaged patch antenna for 5G communications with improved isolation and bandwidth for Ka-band. The results were validated using FEM and Momentum co-simulations in ADS. The novelty of the approach is the use of parasitic elements in the same layer to circumvent bandwidth limitations, thereby reducing the layer count in contrast to previous designs, combined with a differential feeding technique for improved isolation and radiation pattern stability, albeit at the expense of an increased complexity in the matching process. A peak gain of 5 dBi, isolation above 40 dB and a radiation efficiency of 60% were obtained.
Performance Gaps

Service businesses have been especially at tractive as small businesses. Researchers and practitioners agree that service quahty involves a comparison of perceptions of performance and expectations prior to consuming the service. A simple technique is illustrated that may be used to capture the essence of the "expected" versus "actual" quality gap that frequently exists in services and appears to be overlooked in establishing small service business strategies. Establishment of a particular marketing strategy that was developed in an SBI case as a consequence of this approach is discussed. INTRODUCTION Service-producing industries continue to dominate the U.S. economy in terms of both employment and output, and because of growth rates this dominance over goods-producing businesses is likely to continue into the next century (13,15). Further, services have been especiagy attractive as small businesses. The very nature of services imply that capital investments tend to be low, and because of the close relationship between service provider and client, individuals tend to have a very good chance of succeeding. Additionally, production skills learned by individuals within corporate structures translate very well when these individuals elect to form their own firms. Due to classification schemes, these individuals frequently become "service" providers of these same skills in their own small businesses. Clearly, due to expected continued growth in this sector, strategies appropriate for small businesses should be of concern, and marketing strategies, in particular, should receive attention. Bradley and Saunders, for instance, in a study of bankruptcies over an eight year period concluded that lack of marketing skills could be listed as a major cause of most of these NOTE: A portion of this study was part of a cooperative SB1project. The contributions of the students in conducting the work is thus acknowledged, and the authorization of the supporting firm to publish this paper is greatly appreciated. hlso, the roork was conducted while one of the authors was on a sabbatical stay at Michigan Technological University. The combined financial support of the School of Business and the Bureau of lndustnal Development is therefore noted.
BUNDLE ADJUSTMENT ACCURACY ASSESSMENT OF UNORDERED AERIAL DATASET COLLECTED THROUGH KITE PLATFORM

Abstract. The introduction into the commercial market of affordable and off-the-shelves Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), have lately boosted the mapping capabilities of archaeologists. Hardware solutions have been indeed supported by more accurate flight planning software allowing to increase the reliability of 3D models in terms of spatial resolution and geometric accuracy. However, during the last decades, aerial photography was mainly performed exploiting imaging sensors mounted on kites, balloons and poles. Although being an affordable and user-friendly solution, the use of these platforms did not allow the collection of images following an ordered data collection, hence introducing factors in the network design which could hamper the photogrammetric reconstruction. This study aims to assess the Bundle Adjustment (BA) accuracy and the reliability of the photogrammetric reconstruction by reprocessing various dataset collected over the UNESCO archaeological site of Khirokitia Vouni (Cyprus) using a commercial software and DBAT (Damped Bundle Adjustment Toolbox).
Isolation of different classes of immunoglobulins from blood and colostrum of buffaloes By

246 Referred by Prof. Dr. Magdi Ahmed Ghoniem Professor of Biochemistry, Fac. Vet. Med. Cairo University Prof. Dr. Wahied A. Mossa Professor of Parasitology, Fac. Vet. Med., Cairo University. Isolation of different classes of immunoglobulins from blood and colostrum of buffaloes By Ahmed, A. Ramadan*; Hany, M. Mohamed**; Mohamed, M. Elloly*** and Manal, Bahaa Eldeen** * Animal Health Research Institute **Animal Reproduction Research Institute ***National Research Center
OPTIMIZED ACTIVATION FUNCTION FOR MINIMIZING THE ERROR IN CANCER TUMOR LEARNING WITH NEURAL NETWORK MODEL

Neural Network Learning has a great impact in prophesying the medical analysis. Machine learning allows the electronic machine to learn from the past and to detect the future. Since it’s a distribution of artificial intelligence, this ability is applicable for cancer prediction. Automatic classification of benign and malignant in ultrasound tumor image is bounded within the neural network. The features in a tumor image are well learned with machine learning algorithms like KMeans, Back propagation. Increase learning rate is essential for feature learning. When the number of epochs in neural network learning reaches hundred and fifty with learning rate 0.4, the accurate feature learning would be found with low error rate. Sigmoid activation function is used for optimization and minimizing the error for feature learning. The ultrasound screened image is low quality in nature and the learning about features is a task in predicting. The proposed methodology Optimized Activation Function For Minimizing The Error In Cancer Tumor Learning With Neural Network Model (OACLNM) gives a pathway to find the best features for prediction of cancer. Keywords— Neural Network, learning rate, breast cancer, ultrasound image, optimization
QUALITY OF BIM–GIS CONVERSION

Abstract. Much work has been done on quality of geoinformation and interoperability between BIM and GIS. However, the intersection of the two – quality control of the conversion between BIM and GIS – remains uncharted. This discussion paper, based on empirical results, is one of the first steps towards mapping out a framework on errors and quality control in the context of BIM–GIS interoperability. In our work we focus on the conversion from IFC to CityGML, identifying several systematic errors potentially common and/or exclusive to the context of BIM–GIS conversion. Besides exposing several faults pertaining to IFC-sourced 3D city models, we discuss their taxonomy and their potential impact when engaged in applications. This paper is also relevant with respect to the growing popularity of conversion between IFC and CityGML, potentially aiding others to avoid many of the errors that can occur in the process and establishing directions to set up a benchmark to assess the performance of the interoperability workflows.
Comparing the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Drug Therapy, and the Combination of These Two Methods in the Treatment of Major Depression

Introduction: A large number of people are afflicted with major depressive disorder, leading to high societal costs. In addition, the treatment remains one of the most challenging and controversial issues in mental health. The main purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), pharmacotherapy, and a blend of the two methods in treating major depressive disorder. Methods: A sample of 60 subjects was selected randomly from the middle-aged patients suffering from major depressive disorder (based on DSM-V criteria) with illness duration of one year that referred to all outpatient clinics of the Modares hospital in Isfahan. The patients were divided into four experimental groups including: acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Drug Therapy, blend of the two aforementioned methods and control group. Statistical analysis was conducted using analysis of covariance. Results: Findings showed a significant difference in terms of depression among the three treatment groups. While the mean scores of depression in the posttest were 44.60 for the control group, the results for pharmacotherapy, ACT and combination group were 17.66, 26.53 and 15.13 respectively (p˂0.05). Discussion: Although, Pharmacotherapy and combined treatment are more effective than ACT alone, the combination of ACT and pharmacotherapy is the most effective with longer-lasting results in the treatment of adults with major depressive disorder in middle-aged Iranian patients. Declaration of Interest: None.
The Wander Years: Estate renewal, temporary relocation and place(lessness) in Bonnyrigg, NSW

The regeneration of the Bonnyrigg estate in western Sydney takes a unique approach that it is being delivered through 18 stages over a 13-year renewal timeframe. This especially distinguishes itself from other previous estate renewal projects that, rather than relocating residents off-site and offering a right of return, it aims to keep a community (physically) intact and on-site throughout the renewal timeframe. This ambitious aim, however, comes at a cost to both the consortium established to deliver this estate renewal (Newleaf Communities) but also to the residents themselves. To Newleaf Communities, the complex logistics of rehousing residents on-site both temporarily and permanently necessitates long-term forward planning of its renewal strategies and extensive resources in preparing and assisting residents for these moves. For the residents, multiple moves are often necessary before finally settling into their new permanent home 3-4 years after first moving out of their original home. A longitudinal study, which included interviews with 97 Bonnyrigg families that are living through various stages of the renewal, was conducted during 2012. Outcomes of these interviews show that while the community physically remains ‘in place’ during renewal, feelings of ‘limbo’ and a sense of placelessness were pervasive amongst sections of this community. This paper will unpack this paradox of placelessness while remaining ‘in place’ and look to compare early tenant outcomes with other renewal projects.
Human neuronal in-vitro model of the ischemic penumbra

Ischemic stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. The area that surrounds the irreversibly damaged core of a brain infarct - the penumbra - can successfully recover if the blood perfusion is restored in time. If not, massive cell death occurs. The fact that current treatments aiming at neuronal inhibition are ineffective, combined with the assumption that neuronal activity is crucial for cell survival, rises the hypothesis that neuronal activation can improve penumbral recovery. The recent advent of human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs) allows studying brain dysfunctions in vitro and might provide more substantial results than rodent models, which cannot fully mimic the unique characteristics of human neurons. Despite the advantages of this technique, no studies on the penumbral recovery have been performed with the use of human neurons. For this reason, the current project aims to test whether stimulation helps the recovery of human neuronal networks after an ischemic event. To do so, an in vitro model of the penumbra was built and the effect of different durations of hypoxia (6 to 48 hours) was assessed in networks coupled to Micro Electrode Arrays (MEAs). Three different stimulation techniques were applied - electrical, optogenetic and chemical (with the use of ghrelin) - and the responses were evaluated in terms of the culture’s disperse activity and synchronicity. Our results show that the survival of hiPSCs derived neurons decreased as a function of the hypoxia duration. Significant differences between synchronicity in the baseline and hypoxia phases were found after 24 hours of low oxygen conditions (p < 0.05). Furthermore, stimulation helped maintaining a higher level of activity when in comparison with untreated cultures (more than a 50% increase in the levels of synchronicity), suggesting that activation can improve recovery. Optogenetic stimulation and ghrelin presented the most significant increase after 24 hours of re-oxygenation when compared to controls (p < 0.05). The fact that stimulation proved to be beneficial is expected to open new perspectives on the successful treatment of patients after stroke.
An Application of Knowledge Management for Knowledge Distribution within a Small Consulting Firm

Knowledge is a core competence for many types of businesses and especially in a consulting firm. Because of this, Knowledge Management can be viewed as one of the most important processes within this line of work. The purpose of Knowledge Management is to provide a structure for knowledge distribution within the company so that vital knowledge is retained in the system and thus preserved even if a consultant decides to leave the firm.
esign of a pipeline leakage detection using expert system: A novel approach

Pipeline leakage is a demand from governmental and environmental associations that companies need to comply with. Due the high accuracy on detecting leakage, it is necessary to set procedures that will achieve the leading performance. This paper describes a methodology to set instrumentations systems to accomplish with the legal requirement keeping high reliability during normal and fail operations ccepted 7 February 2010 vailable online 13 February 2010
Experimental Studies on the Spatial Structure and Distribution of Flow Velocities in Bolt Fishways

One of more important elements affecting the efficiency of fish passes is a 3D spatial structure of the flow and the flow velocity. The paper presents an analysis pertaining to the deformations of these elements caused by the modification of the fishway’s partition geometry. It has a crucial meaning for the ability of fish to migrate through the fish pass. The research has a key practical significance as it proves the way the apparent modification of the partition geometry affects the hydraulic conditions within the entire the channel of the fishway. It may have very serious consequences for the design assumptions. The presented results of the experimental research were obtained as a consequence of the site and laboratory tests carried outusing a physical model. The measurements were performedfor 3 components of flow’s instantaneous speed within the indicated measurement sections. The results were developed using Matlab software. It was established that the number of whirls produced in the fishway’s pool depends on the quantity of spillway slots and – what seems to have the greatest impact on the flow structure – on the location of slots. The size of whirls is determined by the geometry of spillway slots. The presence of additional spillway slots in the pool, except for the huge main migration slot, contributes to the generation of more whirl structures within the recirculation zone. The more whirls produced in each of the whirl zones, the smaller their diameter. Thisshould create more favourable conditions for the fish migration.