Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
H-2 complex-linked resistance in murine toxoplasmosis.

Des souris appartenant a 14 souches differentes du complexe d'histocompatibilite H-2 sont inoculees par une souche de faible virulence de Toxoplasma gondii. L'etude de la densite parasitaire au niveau du cerveau met en evidence une resistance liee au complexe H-2
Cytonuclear Variation of Rubisco in Synthesized Rice Hybrids and Allotetraploids

This study addressed an underexplored dimension about cytonuclear coordination or coevolution in allopolyploid speciation, caused by duplicated nuclear genomes in the context of only one set of organellar genomes. This study characterized the evolutionary features of rbcS genes in diploid rice subspecies and investigated the cytonuclear coevolution of Rubisco genes (biparentally inherited nuclear rbcS and unimaternal plastid rbcL genes encoding small subunits and large subunits, respectively) in synthesized rice hybrids (9N and N9) and allotetraploids (99NN and NN99). Within reciprocal rice hybrids and allopolyploids, there was no consistent pattern of biased expression of rbcS alleles or homoeologs, nor was there biased gene conversion favoring the maternal gene copies. It was concluded that cytonuclear coordination in the present rice case either is not selectively favored because of high parental sequence similarity, or that there has been insufficient time for subtle selective effects to become observable.
Evaluación de Materiales Didácticos y Adaptación a la Diversidad Hispanoamericana.

Este articulo es un resultado de la investigacion en curso Adaptacion de la serie “Aula internacional” para la ensenanza de ELE en Hispanoamerica, de la linea Espanol como lengua extranjera y segunda lengua del Instituto Caro y Cuervo (ICC). Dicho trabajo indaga los rasgos que caracterizan el espanol de America y sugiere cambios para los manuales Aula Internacional 1 y 2 Nueva edicion (Editorial Difusion). En este documento se abordan dos aspectos de esa investigacion. El primero, previo a la adaptacion, refiere a la evaluacion del valor potencial de Aula para ser utilizado como herramienta didactica en cursos de espanol como lengua extranjera o segunda lengua en paises hispanoamericanos. El segundo aspecto remite a las tecnicas aplicadas en la adaptacion; para ello, se toma una unidad concreta, se registran los cambios sugeridos y se explicita el procedimiento adoptado. Este escrito pondera la evaluacion de materiales como un proceso complejo y sugiere que estos solo pueden considerarse exitosos luego de ser probados en el aula.
Power based analysis of single-electrode human EEG recordings using continuous wavelet transform

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the capabilities of continuous wavelet transform (CWT) in analyzing electroencephalogram (EEG) signals produced through a single-electrode recording device. Further, CWT is used to evaluate standard fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis results. Sequential resting eyes-closed (EC) and eyes-open (EO) EEG signals, recorded from individuals during a one year period (N = 25), are analyzed. The absolute and relative geometric mean powers of the EEG δ, θ, α, and β-bands are calculated using FFT and CWT analysis. A sliding Blackman window based FFT analysis shows a statistically significant α and β-band dominant peaks for EC compared to EO recordings. These results confirm well-known results reported in the literature, which validates the EEG recording device. CWT analysis using Morlet mother function results are consistent with those of FFT analysis and revealed additional differences where a second range of statistically significant dominant scales are clearly observed in the δ-band for EO compared with EC, which has not been reported in the literature. However, the difference between EO and EC power spectra in the β range is less significant in the wavelet analysis.
Organic Acid Composition in Croatian Predicate Wines

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Continental Croatia wine region and especially Kutjevo vineyards are famous for their predicate wines production and quality. The most common grape varieties used there for different types of predicate wine are Welsch Riesling and Traminer. Ice wines, selected harvest wines and dry berry selection wines from different harvest years were examined by HPLC method to determine organic acids composition. The oldest sample was Traminer selected harvest from vintage year 1990, while the youngest wine was Traminer ice wine from harvest 2011. The dominant organic acids in all analyzed wines were tartaric, malic, citric and galactaric, ranged from 0.09 to 2.98 g/L. In most wines the difference in concentration of glucuronic, galacturonic and gluconic acids was established. The highest content of glucuronic acid was 58.4 mg/L in Traminer dry berry selection 2011. Galacturonic acid dominated in the same wine (924 mg/L), just like gluconic acid (141 mg/L). /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Obicna tablica"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:. 0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}
Reliability Evaluation of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: With and without Interference

Mobile ad hoc network is a dynamic wireless communication network which are vulnerable in reliability because of the topology configuration, infrastructureless characteristics, limited bandwidth and interference. The existence of interference in ad hoc networks has a significant impact on the whole network performance. The link existence in ad hoc networks is intensely related to interference, which means that the creation and the deletion of links are affected because of interference. Most of the researchers of the previous decade have failed to consider and address the effect of interference on reliability evaluation of ad hoc networks. Hence, this work proposes a methodology to calculate the network reliability of mobile ad hoc network considering with and without the effect of interference. In this paper, the results clearly show that the network performance degrades when the interference is high. To improve the ad hoc network performance, it is therefore necessary by the design engineer to take precautionary steps in deploying the network with an optimum network size influenced by considerable amount of interference without any loss of information.
Indicadores de monitoramento do câncer de colo de útero em um Município Maranhense

Objetivo: Analisar de forma descritiva o monitoramento do câncer de colo de útero no município de São Mateus do Maranhão. Métodos: Ressalta-se que a pesquisa se constitui de um estudo descritivo, de natureza quantitativa, com base me pesquisas realizadas na Coordenação do Programa de Atenção à Saúde da Mulher do Município de São Mateus do Maranhão –MA, bibliotecas digitais. Resultados: A maioria das mulheres que realizou o citopatológico possuía idades de 25 a 29 anos (160 mulheres), o que mostra uma ideia dentro do ideal e no ano de 2016 todas as faixas realizaram apenas um exame. Dos 1.157 laudos estudados, 928 mulheres estavam dentro da faixa etária recomendada, correspondendo a 80,2%, percentual das amostras estudadas, concordante ao que é recomendado pelo Ministério da Saúde, com o alcance de 80% de cobertura. Houve também um percentual de amostras insatisfatórias com apenas 7 lâminas para leitura, equivalente a 0,60%. Também houve lâminas satisfatórias que apresentaram como limitadas pois constatava ausência de células da endocérvice, dessecamento, presença de sangue, material escasso, e outros. Conclusão: Os achados da pesquisa evidenciam a necessidade de ações mais amplas em relação à realização do exame citopatológico na faixa etária recomendada pelo MS, mediante o percentual de exames realizados fora dessa faixa etária.
EFFECTS OF FOUR WEEKS OF ABSOLUTE BED REST ON CIRCULATORY FUNCTIONS IN MAN.

Various effects of 4 weeks of absolute bed rest on the circulatory system were studied in 12 healthy male volunteers. Postural tolerance varied from day to day before and after bed rest. Repeated tilt table testing allowed a more accurate appraisal of changes in postural tolerance caused by bed rest. Postural syncope on the tilt table was more frequent after bed rest. Forty-two percent of the subjects, however, did not faint during repeated testing after bed rest. A comparison of the highest orthostatic heart rates recorded during each tilt table test without an antigravity suit before and after bed rest showed a distinctly higher range of orthostatic heart rates after bed rest in each subject studied. When an antigravity suit was worn during tilt table testing after bed rest, postural syncope occurred on one occasion only. The relation of these studies to proposed flights in the Manned Orbiting Laboratory is discussed. p R O L O N G E D SPACE F L I G H T and prolonged bed rest are sufficiently analogous to justify concern that the tendency to faint upon standing observed in normal subjects after prolonged bed rest may also be present in crew members reexposed to the earth's gravity after a 30 day flight in the Manned Orbiting Laboratory. In both environments the need for physical activity is greatly diminished and significant positional changes in hydrostatic pressure in the body fluids are absent. This paper presents a study of various effects of 4 weeks of absolute bed rest on the circulatory system of man. Its purpose is: (1) to provide data useful in the prediction of cardiovascular tolerance to gravity after landing from a 30 day mission in the Manned Orbiting Laboratory; (2) to provide a model for later use to compare the cardiovascular effects of 4 weeks of space flight to 4 weeks of bed rest; (3) to evaluate the efficiency of an antigravity garment in preventing postural intolerance after 4 weeks of bed rest, and by analogy, 4 weeks of space flight; (4) to determine the suitability of this period of bed rest for future studies 1194 Aerospace Medicine 9 December 1964 seeking effective cardiovascular maintenance procedures adaptable to space flight.
Assessing the Impact of Game Type, Display Size and Network Delay on Mobile Gaming QoE

In this paper, we investigate factors influencing the Quality of Experience (QoE) of mobile gaming. More precisely, we assess the impact of the type of game, the display size, and network delay on different perceptual dimensions of gaming QoE. Results show that display size has a considerable impact on both overall quality as well as four out of seven player experience dimensions. For delay, the impact is more heterogeneous than screen size, as it depends on how network latency impacts game rules and visual rendering. Conclusions are drawn with respect to the question how experiments addressing gaming QoE should be set up to obtain generalizable and reliable results. DOI 10.1515/pik-2014-0030
Dinâmica do componente regenerante arbóreo em fragmentos florestais no Planalto Sul Catarinense

Objetivou-se conhecer os fatores ecologicos determinantes na dinâmica da regeneracao natural arborea em remanescentes florestais no Planalto Sul Catarinense. Para isso, as comunidades regenerantes de seis fragmentos, localizados nos municipios de Lages, Urubici e Capao Alto, previamente inventariados, foram reavaliadas em parcelas permanentes, dois anos apos o primeiro inventario, e suas taxas demograficas calculadas: recrutamento, mortalidade, mudanca liquida em numero de individuos e mudanca para classes superiores e inferiores de altura. Para cada fragmento, foram obtidas as variaveis: altitude, variaveis climaticas, ambiente luminico, densidade do componente arboreo e presenca de gado. A associacao entre as taxas de dinâmica, a abundância das especies regenerantes e as variaveis explicativas foi verificada por meio da analise RLQ e “fourth corner”. Foram amostrados 4.379 individuos no primeiro inventario e 5.268 no segundo, com maior recrutamento (20,9%.ano-1) do que mortalidade (13,2%.ano-1). Na ordenacao RLQ, o fragmento localizado em Urubici se destacou por apresentar maior altitude, menor temperatura no trimestre mais seco, menor amplitude da temperatura diaria e maior presenca de gado, e o fragmento de Capao Alto apresentou condicoes antagonicas. Os demais fragmentos, todos localizados em Lages, nao apresentaram grandes distincoes. O padrao de dinâmica do fragmento em Urubici se destacou pelo elevado crescimento em altura dos regenerantes, devido a presenca de especies existentes em luz e de rapido crescimento, que estao sendo favorecidas pela presenca de gado. Conclui-se que a regeneracao natural dos remanescentes florestais estudados se encontra em processo de estruturacao, apresentando heterogeneidade espacial, onde i) o clima e a altitude desempenham papel relevante na definicao da identidade floristica e ii) perturbacoes cronicas (gado) influenciam na definicao de estrategias ecologicas
Phase-Coherent Heterodyne Detection in the Terahertz Regime With a Photomixer

A low-temperature-grown GaAs photomixer with a spiral antenna has a quadratic response to the optical fields and an intrinsic nonlinear IV characteristic that allow the detection of THz radiation. A transmission line coupled to the antenna provides the photomixer with direct-current access in the microwave domain. The non-ohmic response of the photomixer is probed by rectification. The optical beat between two continuous-wave lasers illuminating the photomixer serves as a local oscillator with an adjustable difference-frequency in the THz domain. The beat between a THz field modulated at a radiofrequency rate with a radiofrequency-modulated optical beat is exploited in a phase-sensitive detection scheme.
Uterine Artery Doppler and Prediction of Preeclampsia

Identifying patients at risk for preeclampsia would allow an increase in perinatal surveillance and possibly decrease the inherent maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality associated with severe preeclampsia and eclampsia. First and second trimester uterine artery Doppler velocimetry is a sensitive screening tool for the detection of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) requiring delivery before 34 weeks. The performance of uterine artery Doppler velocimetry as a screening test depends on the prevalence of the adverse outcome in the studied population and whether the adverse outcomes are assessed individually or collectively as a group. Future research in this area should focus on identification of additional markers that may be incorporated into a prediction model for early identification of patients at risk for adverse outcomes.
Five years later: a cross‐sectional comparison of breast cancer survivors with healthy women

Although a number of studies have focused on initial adjustment to cancer, less is known about long‐term survival issues. The present study compared breast cancer survivors with age‐matched healthy controls (N=328) in terms of more subtle indicators of psychological well‐being as well as their general quality of life 5 yrs post‐diagnosis. Results indicated survivors generally perceive the world as less controllable and more random compared to healthy women. However, survivors perceive the same control over their daily lives as healthy women. Beliefs about personal control are most strongly associated with quality of life in both groups of women. Survivors also indicated that they derived some benefits from their experience with cancer, but these benefits had only a modest impact on quality of life. However, the belief that the experience had lasting harmful effects was associated with poor quality of life for survivors. In both groups, a continued search for meaning in life had a negative impact on quality of life. The strongest and most consistent correlate of quality of life for both survivors and healthy women was having a sense of purpose in life. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Surveillance in Lynch syndrome: how aggressive?

OBJECTIVE To identify colorectal cancers occurring after colonoscopic screening in patients at risk for Lynch syndrome. METHODS All cancers in Lynch syndrome families on file at the Creighton University Hereditary Cancer Institute were reviewed for history of prior colonoscopy. RESULTS Of 225 individuals with 313 colon cancers, six patients from different families had colon cancers arising within 4 1/2 yr of colonoscopic surveillance. Another 17 patients had metachronous colon cancers within 5 yr of resection of their first colon cancer. CONCLUSION Of 225 colorectal cancer patients from Lynch syndrome families, 10.2% of patients had colorectal cancer within 5 yr of colonoscopy or colon resection. In Lynch syndrome, the potential for interval neoplasms and the malignant potential of missed diminutive adenomas may differ from cases in the general population.
A Modified Coupled-Line Schiffman Phase Shifter with Short Reference Line

A coupled-line circuit structure is proposed in this paper to design a modified Schiffman phase shifter with short reference line. Based on the traditional transmission line theory and ABCD parameters, closed-form mathematical equations for electrical and scattering parameters are obtained. Obviously, this proposed coupled-line phase shifter has several advantages such as arbitrary phase difference, easy implementation, and analytical design method. Finally, two examples of microstrip coupled-line phase shifter, which have fractional bandwidth over 45%, are fabricated and measured. Good agreements between the simulated and measured results verify our design.
Beating-Time Gestures Imitation Learning for Humanoid Robots

Beating-time gestures are movement patterns of the hand swaying along with music, thereby indicating accented musical pulses. The spatiotemporal configuration of these patterns makes it difficult to analyse and model them. In this paper we present an innovative modelling approach that is based upon imitation learning or Programming by Demonstration (PbD). Our approach based on Dirichlet Process Mixture Models, Hidden Markov Models, Dynamic Time Warping, and non-uniform cubic spline regression is particularly innovative as it handles spatial and temporal variability by the generation of a generalised trajectory from a set of periodically repeated movements. Although not within the scope of our study, our procedures may be implemented for the sake of controlling movement behaviour of robots and avatar animations in response to music. Received on 16 November 2016; accepted on 02 October 2017; published on 08 November 2017
Distribution of active rock uplift along the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau: Inferences from bedrock channel longitudinal profiles

[1] Current models of long-term river incision into bedrock suggest that the local rate of differential rock uplift should exert a primary control on the gradient of channel longitudinal profiles. However, discrimination of this effect from the influence of variations in substrate erodibility, sediment flux, precipitation, and transient changes in profile shape has proved difficult in practice. Here we investigate the controls on the spatial distribution of bedrock channel gradients adjacent to the Sichuan Basin in an effort to assess the degree and nature of active deformation along this margin of the Tibetan Plateau. Analysis of river longitudinal profiles utilizing a channel steepness index (a measure of profile gradient normalized for drainage area) reveals a zone of anomalously steep channels adjacent to the topographic front of the plateau margin. Channel profiles are systematically less steep in their headwater reaches on the plateau and in their lower reaches east of the plateau margin. Comparison of steepness indices to mapped lithologic variations reveals that lithology has only a limited influence on channel gradient in this field area. We observe no systematic relationship between steepness indices and upstream drainage area; channels of all size are steeper near the plateau margin. We argue that these systematic changes are not readily explained as a consequence of increased sediment flux or of orographic precipitation. We are led to conclude that steep channel profiles along the topographic front of the plateau reflect active differential rock uplift between this region and the foreland.
Al lado con la persona afectada por Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica

En port: Un instrumento de cooperacion entre servicios y asociaciones para ganar Salud. Trabajar en clave de Recuperacion con la persona afectada y sus familias. Y apoyar la labor de la personas cuidadoras. Es una de las estrategias del proyecto "AL LADO" con. Publicado en la pagina web de la Consejeria de Salud y Bienestar Social: Consejeria de Salud y Bienestar Social / Ciudadania / Participar en Salud / 'Al Lado' con. / 'Al Lado' con las personas afectadas por Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrofica
A Community in Life and Death: The Late Neolithic Megalithic Tomb at Alto de Reinoso (Burgos, Spain)

The analysis of the human remains from the megalithic tomb at Alto de Reinoso represents the widest integrative study of a Neolithic collective burial in Spain. Combining archaeology, osteology, molecular genetics and stable isotope analysis (87Sr/86Sr, δ15N, δ13C) it provides a wealth of information on the minimum number of individuals, age, sex, body height, pathologies, mitochondrial DNA profiles, kinship relations, mobility, and diet. The grave was in use for approximately one hundred years around 3700 cal BC, thus dating from the Late Neolithic of the Iberian chronology. At the bottom of the collective tomb, six complete and six partial skeletons lay in anatomically correct positions. Above them, further bodies represented a subsequent and different use of the tomb, with almost all of the skeletons exhibiting signs of manipulation such as missing skeletal parts, especially skulls. The megalithic monument comprised at least 47 individuals, including males, females, and subadults, although children aged 0–6 years were underrepresented. The skeletal remains exhibited a moderate number of pathologies, such as degenerative joint diseases, healed fractures, cranial trauma, and a low intensity of caries. The mitochondrial DNA profiles revealed a pattern pointing to a closely related local community with matrilineal kinship patterns. In some cases adjacent individuals in the bottom layer showed familial relationships. According to their strontium isotope ratios, only a few individuals were likely to have spent their early childhood in a different geological environment, whilst the majority of individuals grew up locally. Carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis, which was undertaken to reconstruct the dietary habits, indicated that this was a homogeneous group with egalitarian access to food. Cereals and small ruminants were the principal sources of nutrition. These data fit in well with a lifestyle typical of sedentary farming populations in the Spanish Meseta during this period of the Neolithic.