Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
'Bodycoder': A Sensor Suit and Vocal Performance Mechanism for Real-time Performance

The aim of the project was to create a new performance mechanism using the movements and vocalisations of a performer to affect and control all aspects of the audio and video compositional material, in effect to become a new musical instrument. The brief was to design an integrated system which would interface with the kinetic qualities of dance and dynamics of vocal expression. The requirement was to free the dancer/performer of any physical attachment to the computer systems and to free the performer within the performance space from the constraints of having to interact with fixed sensor elements
Wideband Coupled-Line Microstrip Filters With High-Impedance Short-Circuited Stubs

There have been difficulties in realizing wideband coupled-line filters with microstrip technology due to tight couplings demanded at input and output ports. To solve the problem, a realization method using high-impedance short-circuited stubs is proposed. To verify it, a coupled-line microstrip filter with more than 65% bandwidth is fabricated at 3 GHz and measured. Measured results are in good agreement with prediction, showing that the measured return and insertion losses are better than 18 and 0.85 dB, respectively, within more than 65% bandwidth.
Enhanced view of the “tropical Atlantic ozone paradox” and “zonal wave one” from the in situ MOZAIC and SHADOZ data

[1] Ozone vertical profiles from the Measurements of Ozone from Airbus In-service Aircraft (MOZAIC) program over Africa are used to complement pictures of the wave-one pattern and the “tropical Atlantic paradox” identified through soundings in the Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) network. The Atlantic paradox refers to a greater tropospheric ozone column amount over the South Atlantic than the North Atlantic during the West African biomass burning season. SHADOZ and MOZAIC data from 1998–2002 and 1997–2004, respectively, are used to show that these two phenomena are linked. The combined data are used to address the following: Does the (continental) MOZAIC data modify the appearance of the paradox? Do lower tropospheric MOZAIC data lead to new conclusions about ozone in the wave-one maximum region? During December, January, and February (DJF), the lower troposphere over Africa exhibits a higher ozone signal in the burning hemisphere, that is, north of the equator, so the “paradox” does not appear over the African continent. The MOZAIC data set over Africa highlights another component of the wave-one feature when the tropospheric ozone mixing ratio is viewed in zonal cross section. The lower troposphere makes a nonnegligible contribution to the regionally higher ozone column during the biomass burning periods of each hemisphere (DJF) for West Africa and June, July, and August (JJA) for the central Africa region. A southern preference for the wave-one character, previously deduced from satellite data, is confirmed with a stronger maximum in September, October, and November (SON). Both the paradox and wave-one phenomena are consistent with a view that the African continent is a major source of biomass burning and lightning emissions.
A new method to deliver breast and chest wall radiation in breast radiotherapy for lung and heart sparing

The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a modified irradiation technique in breast cancer patients for improving dose distribution to the target and minimizing lung and cardiac doses. Forty-two patients with breast cancer undergoing postoperative radiotherapy were included. Comparative dose planning of two techniques (WBB and CCB-TPM) was performed. Dose Volume Histogam was calculated for the PTV and organs at risk. The lung and heart received a lower dose with the CCB-TPM. The most common symptoms in the CCB-TPM group were pain and tenderness of the skin. The PTV dose coverage was comparable between the groups. CCB-TPM is well accepted and superior for left-sided breast cancer patients with respect to heart dosing and for both sides in terms of pulmonary dosing. This technique improves the dose distribution to the PTV without significantly increasing the dose to organs at risk.
Self-organization of two-dimensional incompressible viscous flow in a friction-free box.

The process by which self-organization occurs for two-dimensional incompressible viscous flow in a friction-free box is investigated theoretically with the use of numerical simulations. It is shown by analytical and numerical eigenfunction spectrum analyses that two basic processes for the self-organization are the spectrum transfer by nonlinear couplings and the selective dissipation among the eigenmodes of the dissipative operator, and they yield spectrum accumulation at the lowest eigenmode. The third important process during nonlinear self-organization is an interchange between the dominant operators, which has hitherto been overlooked in conventional self-organization theories and which leads to a final self-similar coherent structure with the lowest eigenmode of the dissipative operator. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.
Hypoxia—ischemia causes abnormalities in glutamate transporters and death of astroglia and neurons in newborn striatum

The neonatal striatum degenerates after hypoxia–ischemia (H‐I). We tested the hypothesis that damage to astrocytes and loss of glutamate transporters accompany striatal neurodegeneration after H‐I. Newborn piglets were subjected to 30 minutes of hypoxia (arterial O2 saturation, 30%) and then 7 minutes of airway occlusion (O2 saturation, 5%), producing cardiac arrest, followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Piglets recovered for 24, 48, or 96 hours. At 24 hours, 66% of putaminal neurons were injured, without differing significantly thereafter, but neuronal densities were reduced progressively (21–44%). By DNA nick‐end labeling, the number of dying putaminal cells per square millimeter was increased maximally at 24 to 48 hours. Glial fibrillary acidic protein–positive cell body densities were reduced 48 to 55% at 24 to 48 hours but then recovered by 96 hours. Early postischemia, subsets of astrocytes had fragmented DNA; later postischemia, subsets of astrocytes proliferated. By immunocytochemistry, glutamate transporter 1 (GLT1) was lost after ischemia in the astroglial compartment but gained in cells appearing as neurons, whereas neuronal excitatory amino acid carrier 1 (EAAC1) dissipated. By immunoblotting, GLT1 and EAAC1 levels were 85% and 45% of control, respectively, at 24 hours of recovery. Thus, astroglial and neuronal injury occurs rapidly in H‐I newborn striatum, with early gliodegeneration and glutamate transporter abnormalities possibly contributing to neurodegeneration.
Spatial contrast sensitivity at twilight: luminance, monocularity, and oxygenation.

INTRODUCTION Visual performance in dim light is compromised by lack of oxygen (hypoxia). The possible influence of altered oxygenation on foveal contrast sensitivity under mesopic (twilight) viewing conditions is relevant to aircrew flying at night, including when using night vision devices, but is poorly documented. METHODS Foveal contrast sensitivity was measured binocularly and monocularly in 12 subjects at 7 spatial frequencies, ranging from 0.5 to approximately 16 cycles per degree, using sinusoidal Gabor patch gratings. Hypoxic performance breathing 14.1% oxygen, equivalent to altitude exposure at 3048 m (10,000 ft), was compared with breathing air at sea level (normoxia) at low photopic (28 cd x m(-2)), borderline upper mesopic (approximately 2.1 cd x m(-2)) and midmesopic (approximately 0.26 cd x m(-2)) luminance. Mesopic performance was also assessed breathing 100% oxygen (hyperoxia). RESULTS Typical 'inverted U' log/log plots of the contrast sensitivity function were obtained, with elevated thresholds (reduced sensitivity) at lower luminance. Binocular viewing enhanced sensitivity by a factor approximating square root of 2 for most conditions, supporting neural summation of the contrast signal, but had greater influence at the lowest light level and highest spatial frequencies (8.26 and 16.51 cpd). Respiratory challenges had no effect. CONCLUSIONS Contrast sensitivity is poorer when viewing monocularly and especially at midmesopic luminance, with relevance to night flying. The foveal contrast sensitivity function is unaffected by respiratory disturbance when twilight conditions favor cone vision, despite known effects on retinal illumination (pupil size). The resilience of the contrast sensitivity function belies the vulnerability of foveal low contrast acuity to mild hypoxia at mesopic luminance.
Oxidants and lung biochemistry. A brief review.

A brief review of the literature relative to the biochemical effects of oxidant air pollutants of mammalian systems is presented. Specific oxidants discussed are ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and the photochemical oxidant mixture. Enzyme alterations precede many of the structural indications of tissue degradation and offer a sensitive method for detection prior to actual irreversible damage. The initiation of additional biochemical research concerning normal lung metabolic processes is necessary in order to interpret the effects of air pollution more intelligently. A total research approach for determining the health effects of air pollution must include laboratory animal toxicological studies, laboratory clinical investigation of humans, and epidemiological studies under naturally occurring conditions. Oxidants such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and peroxyacyl nitrates, when inhaled at sublethal concentrations, may alter, impair, or otherwise interfere with normal physiological systems. Because all living systems depend upon complex biochemical processes, an understanding of these processes is essential for
Urban and rural variation in walking patterns and pedestrian crashes

Objective: To examine the urban and rural variation in walking patterns and pedestrian crashes. Design: The rates of pedestrians being struck by motor vehicles was estimated according to miles walked and resident years. Setting: New York State, USA during 2001 through 2002. Participants: 35 732 pedestrians struck by vehicles. Main outcome measures: The adjusted rate ratio (aRR) of pedestrian–vehicle crash and pedestrian injury based on resident years and miles walked according to urban and rural areas. Results: Compared with rural areas, the aRR for a pedestrian–vehicle collision, based on resident years, was 2.0 (95% CI 1.7 to 2.3) in small urban areas, 1.8 (95% CI 1.5 to 2.3) in mid-size urban areas, and 4.2 (95% CI 3.6 to 4.8) in the large urban area. The aRR based on miles walked was 2.3 (95% CI 1.6 to 3.2) in small urban areas, 2.0 (95% CI 1.4 to 2.9) in mid-size urban areas, and 1.9 (95% CI 1.4 to 2.7) in the large area. The aRR for a fatal pedestrian injury, based on miles walked, was 2.1 (95% CI 1.3 to 3.6) in small urban areas, 1.9 (95% CI 1.3 to 2.9) in mid-size urban areas, and 0.9 (95% CI 0.6 to 1.3) in the large urban area. Conclusions: The rate of pedestrian crashes and injuries in small and mid-size urban areas was twice that in rural areas, whether based on resident years or miles walked. The high rate of pedestrian crashes in the large urban area based on resident years could be partly explained by the fact that residents in such areas walk about twice as much as residents in rural areas. The rate of fatal pedestrian injury based on miles walked was similar in the large urban area and rural areas.
Fabrication of Highly Ordered Cylindrical Nanopores with Modulated Diameter Using Anodic Alumina

We propose two novel methods for fabrication of highly ordered cylindrical nanopores with modulated diameter using anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template. These are (a) multistep anodization in which each step is separated from the next by a controlled wet etching process, and (b) lateral hard anodization of aluminum in malonic acid. This latter method also circumvents the typical sample burning problem which always accompanies surface hard anodization. Further, this method enables high temperature, high voltage anodization studies without requiring a buffer layer of aluminum oxide on the surface.
Pros: should a patient with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer undergo invasive mediastinal staging?

Mediastinal lymph node involvement is an important prognostic factor in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The American and European guidelines for preoperative mediastinal lymph node staging agree in which situations a pre-surgical exploration of the mediastinum is required in order to avoid futile pulmonary resections (1,2). Invasive mediastinal staging with cyto-histological confirmation is indicated when computed tomography (CT) shows enlarged mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes, when positron emission tomography (PET) shows an increase uptake in the mediastinum or hilum, when the tumour is centrally located and when the tumour size is more than 3 cm, especially in adenocarcinoma with high 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake.
The use of heavy meromyosin binding as an ultrastructural cytochemical method for localizing and determining the possible functions of actin-like microfilaments in nonmuscle cells.

Microfilaments are found in the cortical cytoplasm of’ many types of’ mammalian cells. They are localized in parallel arrays (microfilament bundles or sheaths) or in networks (4, 11, 32) which are closely related or perhaps even attached to the plasma membrane (25). They are thought to be directly involved in surface act ivities such as membrane ruffling (11, 12, 38), pinocytosis (11) and cytokinesis (30), as well as in cytoplasmic streaming in ameba (24, 26). slime molds (18, 19) and Nitella (22, 23). It has been proposed that microfIlaments are the nonmuscle form of act in due to their fibrous appearance, their size (40-70 A in diameter) and their presence in regions similar to those which stain following an indirect immunofluorescent assay with actin antibody (13). However, the most convincing and direct evidence that microfilaments are similar or perhaps identical to actin comes from the use of the heavy meromyosin (HMM) binding technique originally described by Ishikawa, Bischoff and Holtzer (17). This technique is based on Huxley’s pioneering studies on the binding of’ rabbit skeletal muscle HMM to isolated rabbit F-act in to form “arrowhead” conf’igurations or “decorated” thin filaments (15, 16). Arrowheads along individual thin filaments point in one direction due to a polarity in F-actin. Furthermore, in negative stain preparations of’ isolated thin filaments which retain their attachments to Z-lines, the arrowheads always point away from their attachment sites to the Z line (15, 16). Therefore, Huxley has concluded that there is a stereospecifIc interaction between actin and HMM (or Si subunits of’ myosin) which is necessary to produce sliding forces capable of moving actin
Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome: Impedance changes over time with different cochlear implant electrode arrays

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to assess if large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS), with the increase in perilymphatic pressure, affects impedance changes over time with different types of Cochlear® implant electrode arrays Contour, Straight, and CI 422. To report speech perception outcomes for these cochlear implant recipients. Methods Retrospective case review of impedance levels and categories of auditory performance. Impedance data were collected at switch on, 1 month, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after cochlear implantation and compared with control (non-LVAS cochlear implant recipient) data for each array type. Forty-seven patients with exclusive LVAS and no other vestibulocochlear abnormalities or other identifiable cause of deafness were eligible for inclusion in the study. Results In LVAS patients, there was a significant difference in impedance between the three types of device (P < 0.0001). Time since switch on was associated with a decrease in impedance for all three devices (P < 0.0001). The mean impedance reduced between switch on and 1 month and remained relatively constant thereafter. Sound variation with softening of sounds was seen in four CI 422 (Straight Research Array) recipients due to ongoing fluctuations in electrode compliance. Discussion For all three array types, there was no significant difference in the mean impedance between the LVAS patients and controls over the first 12 months. In keeping with previous studies cochlear implant recipients with LVAS hear very well through the cochlear implant.
How an Australian Retailer Enabled Business Transformation Through Enterprise Architecture

Enterprise architecture (EA) helps an organization to develop and articulate a vision for its use of IT to support its strategic business priorities and facilitates the journey to realize this vision. We describe how EA enabled a successful billion-dollar business transformation at a leading Australian retailer and the value that EA provided. The lessons from this case are valuable for other organizations embarking on a transformation journey.
The origin of Fusobacterium nucleatum involved in intra-amniotic infection and preterm birth

Objective. To evaluate the potential oral origin of Fusobacterium nucleatum found in amniotic fluid of women at high risk of preterm birth. Methods. A transversal study nested into a cohort study of women with preterm labor and/or preterm premature rupture of membranes was undergone. Women with the presence of F. nucleatum in the amniotic fluid and their respective partners were invited to be examined for their periodontal health after delivery, and samples of saliva and subgingival plaque were collected. For each couple, specific PCR detection of Fusobacterium species was performed on each oral sample, and the DNA sequences were compared with the one obtained from amniotic fluid. Results. Three women, all in preterm labor with intact membranes, were included. Intra-amniotic sludge was observed in all of them. A strain of F. nucleatum with 100% sequence identity with the strain detected in the amniotic fluid was found in the oral samples of one of them and of two partners. Conclusion. This study suggests that intra-amniotic F. nucleatum could originate from the patient's or the partner's oral microflora.
Improving ATLS Performance in Simulated Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation Using a Checklist

Objective:To develop a checklist for use during pediatric trauma resuscitation and test its effectiveness during simulated resuscitations. Background:Checklists have been used to support a wide range of complex medical activities and have effectively reduced errors and improved outcomes in different medical settings. Checklists have not been evaluated in the domain of trauma resuscitation. Methods:A focus group of trauma specialists was organized to develop a checklist for pediatric trauma resuscitation. This checklist was then tested in simulated trauma resuscitations to evaluate its impact on team performance. Resuscitations conducted with and without the checklist were compared using the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) performance score, designed to measure adherence to ATLS protocol, and surveys of team members' subjective workload. Results:The focus group generated a checklist with 56 items divided into 5 sections corresponding to different phases of trauma resuscitation. In simulation testing, the total ATLS performance score was 4.9 points higher with a checklist than without (P < 0.001), with most of this difference related to improvement in performance of the secondary survey (+3.3 points, P < 0.001). Overall, workload scores were not affected by the addition of the checklist. Conclusions:Implementing a checklist during simulated pediatric trauma resuscitation improves adherence to the ATLS protocol without increasing the workload of trauma team members.
Assigning Panels to Meeting Rooms at the National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation provides funding for scientific research throughout the United States. Its program directors solicit requests for funding through calls for proposals and then assemble panels of experts to review these requests. The program directors are responsible for reserving meeting rooms for each of the panels. Our work automates much of the room reservation process by constructing and solving an optimization model that determines how panels should be assigned to available rooms to maximize the utilization of available meeting rooms. The model accommodates multiday panels, differences between the rooms (e.g., capacity, projector support), and double-booking constraints for both rooms and panel organizers. Staff members at the National Science Foundation are currently using this software, and have employed it to successfully schedule engineering directorate panels for the 2014–2015 review year.
Factors Affecting Subspecialty Referrals by Pediatric Primary Care Providers for Children With Obesity-Related Comorbidities

Objective. To determine referral patterns from pediatric primary care to subspecialists for overweight/obesity and related comorbidities. Methods. We used the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey to identify overweight/obesity and 5 related comorbidities in primary care visits between 2005 and 2009 by children 6 to 18 years. The primary outcome was whether the visit ended in referral. We used multivariable analysis to examine factors associated with referral. Results. We identified 34 225 database visits. A total of 17.1% were with overweight (body mass index = 85th to 94th percentile) or obese (body mass index ≥ 95th percentile) patients. A total of 7.1% of primary care visits with overweight/obese children ended in referral. Referral was more likely when obesity was the reason for visit (odds ratio = 2.83; 95% confidence interval = 1.61-4.97) but was not associated with presence of a comorbidity (odds ratio = 1.35; 95% confidence interval = 0.75-2.44). Conclusions. Most overweight or obese children are not referred, regardless of comorbidity status. One reason may be low levels of appropriate diagnosis.
Two-dimensional retiming [VLSI design]

This paper considers two-dimensional (2-D) retiming, which is the problem of retiming circuits that operate on 2-D signals. We begin by discussing two types of parallelism available in 2-D data processing, which we call inter-iteration parallelism and inter-operation parallelism. We then present two novel techniques for 2-D retiming that can be used to extract inter-operation parallelism. These two techniques are designed to minimize the amount of memory required to implement a 2-D data-flow graph while maintaining a desired clock rate for the circuit. The first technique is based on an integer linear programming (ILP) formulation of the problem, and is called ILP 2-D retiming. This technique considers the entire 2-D retiming problem as a whole, but long central processing unit times are required if the circuit is large. The second technique, called orthogonal 2-D retiming, is a linear programming formulation which is derived by partitioning ILP 2-D retiming into two parts called s- and a-retiming. This technique finds a solution in polynomial time and is much faster than the ILP 2-D retiming technique, but the two sub problems (s- and a-retiming) can give results which are not compatible with one another. To solve this incompatibility problem, a variation of orthogonal 2-D retiming called integer orthogonal 2-D retiming is developed. This technique runs in polynomial time and the s-retiming and a-retiming steps are guaranteed to give compatible results. We show that the techniques presented in this paper can result in memory hardware savings of 50% compared to previously published 2-D retiming techniques.