Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hemocromatosis hereditaria: informe de un caso y breve revisión de la bibliografía

Hereditary hemochromatosis is the most common genetic disorder, with prevalence of 1/200 and frequency of 1/8 in Caucasians. This disorder involves excessive iron absorption and storage in the organs with a subsequent organic failure that leads to high morbidity and mortality rates if it is untreated. Most of the cases remained undiagnosed until there is an irreversible damage. In this article we describe the case of a patient with hemochromatosis and his clinical findings.
CT techniques for colorectal imaging.

Poster: "ECR 2017 / C-0712 / CT techniques for colorectal imaging. " by: "A. Galletto1, L. Bacigalupo2, F. Paparo1, M. Revelli3, R. Sartoris1, G. A. Rollandi2; 1Genova/IT, 2Genoa/IT, 3Sarzana/IT"
Universality of Logarithmic Loss in Successive Refinement †

We establish an universal property of logarithmic loss in the successive refinement problem. If the first decoder operates under logarithmic loss, we show that any discrete memoryless source is successively refinable under an arbitrary distortion criterion for the second decoder. Based on this result, we propose a low-complexity lossy compression algorithm for any discrete memoryless source.
Physiologische Spielbeobachtung – Testgüte des Videotrackings im Sports Performance Analyzer (SPA)

Aus sportmedizinischer Sicht sind detaillierte Anforderungsprofile in komplexen Spielsportarten wichtig. Ein neu entwickeltes Videotrackingsystem mit synchroner Aufzeichnung physiologischer Daten (SPA) kann helfen, Bewegungsprofile zu analysieren. Um hiermit Anforderungsprofile verlasslich erheben zu konnen, ist das Testen auf Gutekriterien unerlasslich. Ziel der Untersuchung ist die Beurteilung der Komponente Videotracking hinsichtlich der Testgutekriterien Validitat, Reliabilitat und Objektivitat. Methodik: 13 Probanden (22,5J ± 2,1; 180,3cm ± 10,5) absolvieren auf einem Handballfeld eine Testbatterie bestehend aus abgemessenen Laufwegen (Stand, Quadratlauf, Kreislauf) und durch Taktgeber bestimmte Geschwindigkeiten (Soll-Daten). Der Test wird von 2 mittig uber jeder Spielfeldhalfte platzierten Kameras mit 30 fps aufgezeichnet. Die Spielerkopfe werden durch Trajektorien nachverfolgt und die Daten in Koordinaten (x; y) pro Bild gespeichert. Aus diesen Daten lassen sich Laufwege und -intensitaten errechnen (Ist-Daten). Die errechneten Ist-Daten werden mit den Solldaten deskriptiv auf Validitat und prufstatistisch auf Reliabilitat und Objektivitat gepruft. Ergebnisse: Standpositionen der Spieler werden mit durchschnittlichen Abweichungen von X=0,28m ± 0,47 und Y=0,14m ± 0,42 angegeben. Bei den Laufstrecken ermittelt das System fur den Quadratlauf einen Fehler von ±10,4% (v=1m/s), ±6,81% (v=1,5m/s) und ±2,72% (v=2m/s) im Vergleich zu den Sollstrecken. Bei einem Kurvenlauf (r=4m) stellt das System die Laufstrecke mit einem Fehler von ±8,96% (v=1m/s), ±3,83% (v=1,5m/s) und ±2,02% (v=2m/s) dar. Das ergibt eine durchschnittliche Abweichung der tatsachlich gelaufenen Strecke von 5,79%. Bei Testwiederholung korrelieren die Ergebnisse beim Quadratlauf signifikant (r=0,867, p␣0.01 [1m/s]; r=0,838, p␣0.01 [1,5m/s]; r=0,921, p␣0.01 [2m/s]) und beim Kurvenlauf (r=0,778, p␣0.01 [1m/s]; r=0,687, p␣0.05 [1,5m/s] r=0,812, p␣0.01 [2m/s]). Bezuglich der Objektivitat stellen sich die Ergebnisse der Korrelationen signifikant dar (p␣0.05). Schlussfolgerung: Die Untersuchung zeigt, dass die mit SPA ermittelten Daten fur Feldversuche und sportartbezogene Anforderungsprofile als ausreichend valide, reliabel und objektiv bewertet werden konnen. Somit ist die Komponente Videotracking geeignet, um bei komplexen Spielsportarten verlasslich zu analysieren. Mit Hilfe der dazugehorigen physiologischen Parameter und leistungsdiagnostischen Daten kann dann eine Aussage uber die individuelle Beanspruchung der Spieler getroffen werden.
Attack Algorithm for a Keystore-Based Secret Key Generation Method

A new attack algorithm is proposed for a secure key generation and management method introduced by Yang and Wu. It was previously claimed that the key generation method of Yang and Wu using a keystore seed was information-theoretically secure and could solve the long-term key storage problem in cloud systems, thanks to the huge number of secure keys that the keystone seed can generate. Their key generation method, however, is considered to be broken if an attacker can recover the keystore seed. The proposed attack algorithm in this paper reconstructs the keystore seed of the Yang–Wu key generation method from a small number of collected keys. For example, when t=5 and l=27, it was previously claimed that more than 253 secure keys could be generated, but the proposed attack algorithm can reconstruct the keystone seed based on only 84 collected keys. Hence, the Yang–Wu key generation method is not information-theoretically secure when the attacker can gather multiple keys and a critical amount of information about the keystone seed is leaked.
The influence of centre selection on the generalisability of economic evaluations conducted alongside randomised controlled trials : a case study from the Rossini trial

The thesis investigated the influence of centre selection on the generalisability across locations of trial-based economic evaluations. A novel methodology to assess and enhance the generalisability of trial findings was demonstrated using the comparison between wound-edge protection devices (WEPDs) and standard care to reduce surgical site infection (SSI) after open abdominal surgery as a case study. A systematic review and a preliminary economic model suggested that WEPDs may be effective and cost-effective in reducing SSI compared to standard care, although the methodological quality of available studies was poor. ROSSINI was a high quality multi-centre randomised controlled trial (RCT) which demonstrated that WEPDs are unlikely to be effective or cost-effective, so their routine use cannot be recommended. The impact of centre selection on trial results was then investigated using ROSSINI as a case study. Mixed methods research demonstrated that most RCTs do not enrol centres so as to ensure a representative sample at jurisdiction level. The Generalisability index (Gix) was introduced as the basis of a novel methodology to assess generalisability, which was demonstrated using simulation methods and ROSSINI data. The results suggested that the characteristics of the sample of participating centres can significantly affect RCT clinical and cost-effectiveness estimates.
An investigation of time series and case-crossover analyses of air pollution and asthma hospital admission data for children in Toronto (Ontario).

Air pollution has been a popular topic of study over the years. It causes great harm to our environment (global wanning) not to mention our health (cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, etc.). Many people have investigated the damaging relationship between air pollution and mortality and morbidity, using different methods along the way. The different methods yield results that are not directly comparable with one another because the methods use different strategies. Air pollution data and hospital admissions data for asthma patients aged six to twelve in the Toronto area from January 1,1981 to December 31,1993 were gathered and analyzed under a variety of time series and case-crossover designs. The lack of consistency in the results among the techniques led us to perform a simulation in order to choose the most accurate method to analyze this Toronto data. While die tune series approach produced fairly accurate results, the bidirectional case-crossover using the exact method o f approximation was the overall best technique of
Differenzialindikative Verordnung bei ankylosierender Spondylitis

Zusammenfassung Die ankylosierende Spondylitis (AS) kann aufgrund ihrer Neigung zur Progredienz mit morphologischen und funktionellen Defektzuständen einhergehen und somit einer Beeinträchtigung der funktionellen und funktionalen Gesundheit. Physikalisch-medizinische Maßnahmen sind hierbei oft notwendig und in Ausnahmefällen sogar lebenslang. Wenngleich neue medikamentöse Entwicklungen der vergangenen Jahre zu einem deutlichen Fortschritt in der Behandlung geführt haben, so ist eine Beeinflussung der Wirbelsäulenund Gelenkfunktionalität jedoch an differenzialindikative physikalisch-therapeutische Maßnahmen – meist in Kombination mit einer effektiven analgetischen und antiinflammatorischen Therapie – gekoppelt. Ziel des Beitrags ist eine Darstellung der physikalisch-therapeutischen Behandlungsoptionen bei AS und der vorhandenen Evidenz.
Generation of a continuous free gait for quadruped robot over rough terrains

ABSTRACT Generating a robust gait is one of the most important factors to improve the adaptability of quadruped robots on rough terrains. This paper presents a new continuous free gait generation method for quadruped robots capable of walking on the rough terrain characterized by the uneven ground and forbidden areas. When walking with the proposed gait, the robot can effectively maintain its stability by using the Center of Gravity (COG) trajectory planning method. After analyzing the point cloud of rough terrain, the forbidden areas of the terrain can be obtained. Based on this analysis, an optimal foothold search strategy is presented to help quadruped robot to determine the optimum foothold for the swing foot automatically. In addition, the foot sequence determining method is proposed to improve the performance of robot. With the free gait proposed in this paper, quadruped robot can walk through the rough terrains automatically and successfully. The correctness and effectiveness of the proposed method is verified via simulations. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Estimating the Bed-Load Layer Thickness in Open Channels by Tsallis Entropy

In the research field of river dynamics, the thickness of bed-load is an important parameter in determining sediment discharge in open channels. Some studies have estimated the bed-load thickness from theoretical and/or experimental perspectives. This study attempts to propose the mathematical formula for the bed-load thickness by using the Tsallis entropy theory. Assuming the bed-load thickness is a random variable and using the method for the maximization of the entropy function, the present study derives an explicit expression for the thickness of the bed-load layer as a function with non-dimensional shear stress, by adopting a hypothesis regarding the cumulative distribution function of the bed-load thickness. This expression is verified against six experimental datasets and are also compared with existing deterministic models and the Shannon entropy-based expression. It has been found that there is good agreement between the derived expression and the experimental data, and the derived expression has a better fitting accuracy than some existing deterministic models. It has been also found that the derived Tsallis entropy-based expression has a comparable prediction ability for experimental data to the Shannon entropy-based expression. Finally, the impacts of the mass density of the particle and particle diameter on the bed-load thickness in open channels are also discussed based on this derived expression.
An Overview on Denial-of-Service Attacks in Control Systems: Attack Models and Security Analyses

In this paper, we provide an overview of recent research efforts on networked control systems under denial-of-service attacks. Our goal is to discuss the utility of different attack modeling and analysis techniques proposed in the literature for addressing feedback control, state estimation, and multi-agent consensus problems in the face of jamming attacks in wireless channels and malicious packet drops in multi-hop networks. We discuss several modeling approaches that are employed for capturing the uncertainty in denial-of-service attack strategies. We give an outlook on deterministic constraint-based modeling ideas, game-theoretic and optimization-based techniques and probabilistic modeling approaches. A special emphasis is placed on tail-probability based failure models, which have been recently used for describing jamming attacks that affect signal to interference-plus-noise ratios of wireless channels as well as transmission failures on multi-hop networks due to packet-dropping attacks and non-malicious issues. We explain the use of attack models in the security analysis of networked systems. In addition to the modeling and analysis problems, a discussion is provided also on the recent developments concerning the design of attack-resilient control and communication protocols.
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Pay-as-You-Drive Auto Insurance

Description Pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) auto insurance, also known as usagebased insurance, charges drivers based on how much they use their vehicle rather than a fixed monthly rate. PAYD encourages people to use their vehicles less by rewarding drivers who drive less. The less you drive, the less you pay, and vice versa. The insurance rate is based on mileage, though some companies consider other factors such as the time, day driven, and hard braking.
Utilidad de los parámetros analíticos en el diagnóstico de las enfermedades hepáticas

Liver function tests include biochemical parameters (AST, ALT, GGT or Alkaline phosphatase), bilirubin and albumin levels and coagulation tests as prothrombin activity. These tests are commonly used in the routine screening even in symptomatic as in asymptomatic patients, and the right evaluation of the results is of vital importance. Cytolytic elevation in serum aminotransferases: In mild chronic elevation pharmacological toxicity, viral hepatitis, alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and hemochromatosis, should be excluded. Cholestatic elevation os serum enzymes: The first option should be to establish the origin of the alkaline phosphatase elevation, with the evaluation of the GGT levels to confirm the hepatic origin. The next step should be to distinguish the presence of an extrahepatic (biliary obstruction) or intrahepatic (PBC, PSC, drugs, etc) cholestasis, in these cases the most important test should be the abdominal ultrasound, in order to evaluate the biliary system. Hyperbilirubinemia: Non conjugated hyperbilirubinemia (hemolysis, ineffective erythropoiesis, Gilbert or Criggler-Najjar syndromes) and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, an unusual situation in which Rotor and Dubin-Johnson Syndromes should be considered. The evaluation of albumin and prothrombin levels evaluates the hepatic function per se, allowing to differentiate between acute and chronic diseases. At present, there are not prospective studies to evaluate the efficacy of the liver function tests. To carry out a complete medical history, an appropriate physical examination and the appropriate application of non-invasive diagnostic tests (serology, iron levels, autoimmunity or abdominal ultrasound) allow to perform a right diagnosis in most patients, making more complex tests, including liver biopsy, secondary.
Transparently Mining Data from a Medium-voltage Distribution Network: A Prognostic-diagnostic Analysis

With the shift from the traditional electric grid to the smart grid paradigm, huge amounts of data are collected during system operations. Data analytics become of fundamental importance in power networks to enable predictive maintenance, to perform effective diagnosis, and to reduce related expenditures. The final goal is to improve the electric service efficiency and reliability to the benefit of both the citizens and the grid operators themselves. This paper considers a dataset collected over 6 years in a real-world medium-voltage distribution network by the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. A transparent, exploratory, and exhaustive data-mining approach, based on association rule extraction, is applied to automatically identify correlations among SCADA events occurring before and after specific service interruptions, i.e., distribution network faults of interest. Therefore, both the prognostic and the diagnostic potentials of the dataset are investigated with respect to the occurrence of permanent service interruptions. Our results highlight a limited predictive capability of the available set of SCADA events, while they can be effectively exploited for diagnostic
Contribución de la farmacodinamia en la elección del antimicrobiano para las exacerbaciones de la EPOC

El motivo de consulta mas frecuente entre las enfermedades infecciosas en el medio comunitario son las infecciones de vias respiratorias (1, 2). Esta bien establecido que su prevalencia en funcion de la edad presenta un pico inicial en la infancia y otro de mayor envergadura en los ancianos, y que la diversidad de agentes implicados, asi como la dificultad de su diagnostico etiologico especifico, son dos factores que condicionan un enfoque terapeutico racional (3, 4). Con un criterio intencionado queremos centrar esta contribucion en el ambito de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cronica (EPOC), debido a que representa un problema sociosanitario de gran magnitud. Baste para corroborarlo el hecho de que un 10% de la poblacion de adultos a partir de la quinta decada de la vida estan afectados por ella, y que en los varones fumadores mayores de 65 anos la prevalencia asciende al 20% (5, 6). Una caracteristica importante de la EPOC es la tendencia a sufrir exacerbaciones repetidas en el tiempo. Se ha observado en estudios de seguimiento que los pacientes que sufren un elevado numero de exacerbaciones durante un periodo determinado de tiempo siguen con esta tendencia en el futuro (7). Las exacerbaciones son un acontecimiento frecuente y potencialmente grave en la historia natural de la EPOC. Influyen sobre la calidad de vida y sobre el deterioro de la funcion pulmonar, ademas de ser la causa mas frecuente de ingreso hospitalario y de mortalidad (8). El principal escollo de las exacerbaciones son las elevadas tasas de fracaso del tratamiento ambulatorio, las cuales rondan en torno al 15% a 26% (9, 10). A su vez, la recaida tras el tratamiento inicial puede provocar una incapacidad prolongada, un nuevo ciclo de antibioticos, una visita a urgencias o, incluso, un ingreso hospitalario (8). El fracaso terapeutico constituye el tratamiento mas caro, pues engloba, por una parte, los costes del tratamiento fallido, y por otra los del nuevo tratamiento. En Espana se ha encontrado que el coste del tratamiento de una exacerbacion aguda de EPOC tras un fracaso casi triplica el del tratamiento inicial (11). Entre los factores que intervienen en las exacerbaciones se encuentran algunos no infecciosos (polucion, contaminacion ambiental) y otros infecciosos (virus y bacterias) (12). A pesar de que existen limitaciones en la comprension del papel que desempena la infeccion en las exacerbaciones de la EPOC, existen contribuciones solidas que avalan que al menos el 50% de los episodios estan ocasionaRev Esp Quimioterap, Septiembre 2006; Vol. 19 (No 3): 220-230 © 2006 Prous Science, S.A. Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia
Teaching English with Insta.Ling Online Platform: Case Study in Higher Education Level

The paper presents a study about using Insta.Ling e-learning platform in university teaching process of English language for Biology students. The aim of this study is to estimate its effectiveness and the correlation between the number of repetitions and the number of words memorized. The total number of students involved in this research is 129 (6 student groups and in 3 academic years). They are all students of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw. The results allow to assume that Insta.Ling environment is an effective way to learn new vocabulary and regular sessions positively affect the number of vocabulary memorized.
Application of diagnostic assessment on beginning school year

The research aims to determine the degree of effectiveness, relevance, and responsibility in the diagnostic test at the beginning of the school year, for which the opinion of different authors related to the subject, was taken as a reference. Within the methodology, a survey has applied to the teachers of the School of Basic Education "PICHINCHA" of Canton May 24, Parousia Sucre, using the synthetic scientific and analytical method; from which the theoretical elements related to the evaluation of learning were deepened. The results showed that teachers apply the diagnostic test at the beginning of the school year, using evaluation methods and strategies that are used to measure knowledge, during the teaching-learning process, the teacher being able to apply feedback strategies according to the realities, interest, needs and the environment in which students develop. From the results obtained in the diagnostic evaluation to the students, planning has proposed according to the insufficiencies that they present these. The evaluation allows us to proceed with decision-making and apply academic reinforcement, to help overcome the difficulties that arise in the teaching-learning process.
The Impact of the Human Element in the Information Systems Quality for Decision Making and User Satisfaction

This research analyzes the influence degree of the human element in the development and the operation quality of the successful information systems for Decision Making and User Satisfaction, based on a designed model research for this purpose. The empirical study is carried out in six Higher Education Institutions in the northeast of Mexico (94 questionnaires) by statistical tool well known as Partial Least Squares. The results show that User Participation, Manager Support and Information Quality are the elements with the most impact, mainly on Satisfaction (81.7% explained variance).
An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP)

Autonomic functions need a control plane to communicate, which depends on some addressing and routing. This Autonomic Management and Control Plane should ideally be self-managing, and as independent as possible of configuration. This document defines such a plane and calls it the "Autonomic Control Plane", with the primary use as a control plane for autonomic functions. It also serves as a "virtual out-of-band channel" for Operations Administration and Management (OAM) communications over a network that provides automatically configured hop-by-hop authenticated and encrypted communications via automatically configured IPv6 even when the network is not configured, or misconfigured.
Nachweis von Euterinfektionen in der Frühlaktation bei Milchziegen

Mastitis hat bei Milchziegen einen ahnlichen Stellenwert wie bei Milckuhen, aber Indikatoren zur Mastitisfruherkennung fehlen bisher. Die subklinische Form der Mastitis, die ohne auserliche Symptome einer Entzundung verlauft, stellt eine stete Ansteckungsgefahr fur den gesamten Bestand dar.