Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System-Based Remote Bulk Soil Moisture Estimation: Using CosmOz Cosmic Ray Sensor

This paper investigates novel supervised machine learning (SML) techniques for bulk soil moisture estimation using cosmic ray sensor. The cosmic ray soil moisture measuring probes are deployed across Australia as a part of CosmOz sensor network. These probes are brand new sensing technology still evaluated. The primary purpose of this paper is to find an alternative well-established SML-based method to estimate bulk soil moisture directly from the cosmic ray sensors that would effectively replace the current calibration equations. The second aspect of this paper is to find an alternative method to replace the cosmic ray sensor's current expensive and time-consuming field soil sample collection protocol. Data collected over 350 consecutive days from Australian Water Availability Project (AWAP) database and Hydroinnova CRS-1000 cosmic ray soil moisture probe deployed in Tullochgorum, Tasmania are used in this paper. Prediction performances of the four supervised estimators, such as sugano type adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (S-ANFIS), multilayer perceptron network, probabilistic neural network, and radial basis function network are evaluated using training and testing paradigms. The best result indicates that S-ANFIS is able to match the results achieved using existing calibration equations with a 87% accuracy. Secondly, AWAP data trained S-ANFIS is able to predict bulk soil moisture directly from cosmic ray neutron counts with a 92% accuracy without using any collected field sample-based measurements. Finally, a novel method is also developed to produce an estimated area average bulk soil moisture grid surface map based on multiple ANFIS and cubic grid surface interpolation.
Clinical significance of C-reactive protein values in antibiotic treatment for pyogenic liver abscess.

AIM To investigate the clinical significance of C-reactive protein (CRP) values in determining the endpoint of antibiotic treatment for liver abscess after drainage. METHODS The endpoints of antibiotic treatment in 46 patients with pyogenic liver abscess after complete percutaneous drainage were assessed by performing a retrospective study. After complete percutaneous drainage, normal CRP values were considered as the endpoint in 18 patients (experimental group), and normal body temperature for at least 2 wk were considered as the endpoints in the other 28 patients (control group). RESULTS The duration of antibiotic treatment after complete percutaneous drainage was 15.83 ± 6.45 d and 24.25 ± 8.18 d for the experimental and the control groups, respectively (P = 0.001), being significantly shorter in the experimental group than in the control group. The recurrence rate was 0% for both groups. However, we could not obtain the follow-up data about 3 patients in the control group. CONCLUSION CRP values can be considered as an independent factor to determine the duration of the antibiotic treatment for pyogenic liver abscess after complete percutaneous drainage.
The existence of global attractor for a fourth-order parabolic equation

This article is concerned with a fourth-order parabolic equation. Based on the regularity estimates for the semigroups and the classical existence theorem of global attractors, we prove that the fourth-order parabolic equation possesses a global attractor in H k (0 ≤ k < 5) space, which attracts any bounded subset of H k (Ω) in the H k -norm.
A study of hearing changes among military conscripts in the Swedish Army

The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence and the relative risk of significant threshold shift (STS, ≥15 dB deterioration at any ear and audiometric frequency) during primary military service (7–9 months), and to investigate whether subjects with an initial slight hearing loss (thresholds ≥ 25 dB HL at any audiometric frequency and ear) were under increased risk. The investigation was made as a prospective audiometric study and included 747 men. An age-matched group of 138 individuals served as an unexposed control group, whose incidence of STS was 2.9%. In the exposed group the incidence was 7.9% and the relative risk 2.7 risk ratio (RR). In the subgroup of 95 persons, who already at reporting-for-training had a mild hearing loss, the incidence was 17%. The relative risk for STS in this group compared to the control group was 6.8 (RR), and compared to those with normal hearing at reporting was 3.1 (RR). In spite of hearing conservation efforts, hearing deterioration still occurs, above all in the artillery. Those who already at reporting-for-training had a mild hearing loss were at higher risk for STS compared to those with initially normal hearing.
A survey for effectiveness and influence rate of cloud computing services in Malaysia

Cloud computing is an emerging technology that uses the concepts of virtualization, connectivity, processing power and storage for storing and sharing data via a network. This newfound technology has a rapid growth in IT industry and also other industries all over the world. According to this rapid growth, this paper tries to investigate the effectiveness and influence rate of cloud-based services such as cloud storages and cloud-based applications at Malaysia as the 58th ICT development country in the world. In this survey, the investigation was done due to the three main parts: familiarity with cloud computing concepts and the rate of usage, cloud computing issues and concerns, and the future of cloud computing at Malaysia. In the first part, the rate of influence in various industries, several types of users, and different areas at Malaysia was considered. Furthermore, in the second part security and privacy concerns in cloud computing environments was identified and the third part contains the future of this technology at Malaysia and scientific and practical solutions for increasing the influence and effectiveness rate of cloud computing environments and services at Malaysia.
Central retinal vein occlusion in Wegener’s granulomatosis without retinal vasculitis

The classic type of Wegener’s granulomatosis is characterised by necrotising granulomatous lesions of the upper and lower respiratory tracts, generalised focal necrotising vasculitis and glomerulonephritis, whereas the limited type has no renal involvement.1 Ocular manifestations occur in 30–50% of the patients,1 with retinal involvement less frequent and varying from 1 to 13% in the literature.2,3 We report a case of Wegener’s granulomatosis presenting with a central retinal vein occlusion (RVO) without clinical evidence of intraocular inflammation or retinal vasculitis. A 22-year-old white man presented with a 1-week history of intermittent obscuration of vision in his right eye. His medical history was remarkable for classic Wegener’s granulomatosis that had been in remission for the past year. His best-corrected visual acuities were 20/25 in the right eye and 20/20 in …
Modeling and attitude control of a tilt tri-rotor UAV

The tilt tri-rotor UAV which combines the advantages of both rotary wing and fixed wing vehicle, offers the capability of hover, vertical take-off and landing and fast forward movement. Because of the complex structure and aerodynamics, the modeling and control of tilt tri-rotor UAV reamians a problem. In this paper, precise model of a tilt tri-rotor UAV is developed by combing system identification and physical measurement. An attitude controller is designed based on control allocation of attitude and throttle on the powerplant. The detailed mathematical model is obtained by the equations of Newton-Euler, which parameters are acquired from designed experiments. To improve the stability of helicopter fight, a new control allocation strategy is developed in the framework of PID control.
Sources , Detectors and Receivers Semiconductor , Superconductor and Other Performance at 585 GHz of a Slot-Ring Antenna Coupled Niobium HEB Mixer Element for Imaging Applications

585 GHz diffusion-cooled Nb HEB (d-HEB) mixers utilizing slot-ring antennas have been designed and fabricated on silicon wafers. To optimize power coupling from the antennas to the mixing elements, two impedance matching schemes are proposed. Performance at 585 GHz of the mixers including I-V curves, conversion gain and noise temperature are presented.
Automated Discovery of Functional Components of Proteins from Amino-Acid Sequences Based on Rough Sets and Change of Representation

Protein structure analysis from DNA sequences is an important and fast growing area in both computer science and biochemistry. Although interesting approaches have been studied, it is very difficult to capture the characteristics of protein, since even a simple protein are made of more than 100 amino acids, which makes biochemical experiments very difficult to detect functional components. For this reason, almost all the problems in this field are left unsolved and it is very important to develop a system which assists researchers on molecular biology to remove the difficulties caused by combinatorial explosions. In this paper we report a system, called MW1 (Molecular biologists' Workbench version 1.0), which extracts knowledge from amino-acid sequences by controlling application of domain knowledge automatically. We apply this method to comparative analysis of lysozyme and α-lactalbumin. The results show that we obtain several interesting results from amino-acid sequences, which have not been reported before.
Robust stability of LTI discrete-time systems using sum-of-squares matrix polynomials

This paper deals with the robust stability of discrete-time systems with convex polytopic uncertainties. A necessary and sufficient condition for the robust stability of the system is presented, which states that the system is robust stable if and only if there exist three matrix polynomials to satisfy a specific relation. This existence condition can be easily converted to a semidefinite programming (SDP) problem, which can be solved using a number of available softwares
Preventive effect of melatonin against DNA damage induced by cyanide, kainate, glutathione/Fe3+/O2, or H2O2/Fe2+

We have investigated hydroxyl free radical (⋅OH)‐mediated damage to calf thymus DNA produced by potassium cyanide, kainate, H2O2/Fe2+, or glutathione/Fe3+ by in vitro method. When calf thymus DNA was exposed to potassium cyanide (0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 mM) or kainate (0.25, 0.5, or 1.0 mM) for 90 min at 37°C in homogenate or the 9000g supernatant of mice brain, the quantity of DNA damage was observed to be concentration‐dependent. Similarly, glutathione (1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 mM) inflicted damage on calf thymus DNA in the presence of Fe3+ (3.0 μM). In addition, hydrogen peroxide (0.15, 0.30, 0.75, 1.50, or 3.0 mM) also caused damage to calf thymus DNA in the presence of Fe2+ (3.0 μM) in the same manner. Furthermore, it was observed that the DNA damage induced by potassium cyanide (2.0 mM), kainate (0.5 mM), glutathione (4.0 mM)/Fe3+, and H2O2 (1.5 mM)/Fe2+ was prevented by the treatment with melatonin (1.0 or 1.5 mM), a potent ⋅OH scavenger. These results suggest that cyanide, kainate, glutathione/Fe3+, and H2O2/Fe2+‐mediated ⋅OH may play a cardinal role for DNA damage induced by these chemicals. Hence the conclusion of the present study is that melatonin protects against DNA damage induced by the ⋅OH produced by these chemicals.
Erythromycin‐Induced Carbamazepine Intoxication in Two Epileptic Children

Carbamazepine (CBZ) has been widely used mainly in the treatment of partial epilepsy. As this drug is metabolized by hepatic monooxygenases to CBZ10 , l l-epoxide,l the concurrent administration of other drugs inhibiting these hepatic enzymes may lead to inhibition of the metabolism of CBZ, resulting in CBZ intoxication. In this report, two epileptic children are presented who received long-term CBZ therapy and developed unexpected CBZ toxicity shortly after the institution of erythromycin (EM) therapy.
Transcriptome profiling reveals auxin and cytokinin regulating somatic embryogenesis in different sister lines of cotton cultivar CCRI24.

To get a broader view on the molecular mechanisms underlying somatic embryogenesis (SE) in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), global analysis of cotton transcriptome dynamics during SE in different sister lines was performed using RNA-Seq. A total of 204 349 unigenes were detected by de novo assembly of the 214 977 462 Illumina reads. The quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) measurements were positively correlated with the RNA-Seq results for almost all the tested genes (R(2) = 0.841, correlation was significant at the 0.01 level). Different phytohormone (auxin and cytokinin) concentration ratios in medium and the endogenous content changes of these two phytohormones at two stages in different sister lines suggested the roles of auxin and cytokinin during cotton SE. On the basis of global gene regulation of phytohormone-related genes, numerous genes from all the differentially expressed transcripts were involved in auxin and cytokinin biosynthesis and signal transduction pathways. Analyses of differentially expressed genes that were involved in these pathways revealed the substantial changes in gene type and abundance between two sister lines. Isolation, cloning and silencing/overexpressing the genes that revealed remarkable up- or down-expression during cotton SE were important. Furthermore, auxin and cytokinin play a primary role in SE, but potential cross-talk with each other or other factors remains unclear.
Pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel for metastatic breast cancer.

BACKGROUND The anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) humanized monoclonal antibody trastuzumab improves the outcome in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. However, most cases of advanced disease eventually progress. Pertuzumab, an anti-HER2 humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits receptor dimerization, has a mechanism of action that is complementary to that of trastuzumab, and combination therapy with the two antibodies has shown promising activity and an acceptable safety profile in phase 2 studies involving patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. METHODS We randomly assigned 808 patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer to receive placebo plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel (control group) or pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel (pertuzumab group) as first-line treatment until the time of disease progression or the development of toxic effects that could not be effectively managed. The primary end point was independently assessed progression-free survival. Secondary end points included overall survival, progression-free survival as assessed by the investigator, the objective response rate, and safety. RESULTS The median progression-free survival was 12.4 months in the control group, as compared with 18.5 months in the pertuzumab group (hazard ratio for progression or death, 0.62; 95% confidence interval, 0.51 to 0.75; P<0.001). The interim analysis of overall survival showed a strong trend in favor of pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel. The safety profile was generally similar in the two groups, with no increase in left ventricular systolic dysfunction; the rates of febrile neutropenia and diarrhea of grade 3 or above were higher in the pertuzumab group than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS The combination of pertuzumab plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel, as compared with placebo plus trastuzumab plus docetaxel, when used as first-line treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, significantly prolonged progression-free survival, with no increase in cardiac toxic effects. (Funded by F. Hoffmann-La Roche/Genentech; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00567190.).
Correction: Modulation of Malaria Infection in Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes Exposed to Natural Midgut Bacteria

There were multiple errors in the second paragraph of the Effect of bacterial challenge on P. falciparum development section of the Results: "When efficacy was measured as changes in oocyst intensity, the bacterial challenge had no effect irrespective of the oocyst intensity in the control group (Figure 3C). However, the reduction in oocyst prevalence due to the bacterial exposure was lower when parasite exposure was higher – in feedings that gave rise to the highest oocyst intensities in the PBS control, the bacterial challenge had almost no effect (Figure 3B). " In addition, an affiliation of the ninth author is missing: In addition to institution number 7, Antoine Berry is also affiliated with the the following institution: Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse-Purpan, Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, UMR1043, CNRS UMR5282, Universite de Toulouse Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
Experimental Verification and Electromagnetic Analysis for Performance of Interior PM Motor According to Slot/Pole Number Combination

This paper reports on the experimental study on and analysis of the influence that the number of stator slots has on the performance of an interior PM (IPM) motor. First, for a conventional 6-pole IPM rotor, stators with 18, 27, and 36 slots that satisfy the same required and restricted conditions are designed. Next, the performances and parameters of each IPM motor, such as cogging torque, torque ripple, d- and q- axis inductance, and total harmonic distortion (THD) of back-EMF, are investigated using 2-D finite element analysis (FEA). Finally, test results for factors such as the d- and q-axis inductance, back-EMF, and cogging torque measurements are obtained to confirm the analysis results. From the results obtained in this work, it is concluded that the influence of the number of stator slots on IPM motor performance is quite significant.
Adaptive square-root CKF based SLAM algorithm for indoor UGVs

This paper introduced a simultaneous localization and mapping algorithm for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), which using square-root version of Cubature Kalman Filter to reduce the computation complexity and to improve the numerical stability, meanwhile adaptive factors was used to make the estimated square-root of the covariance more accurate. The range and angle measurements from light detection and ranging (LiDAR) are fused with odometer and a reduced set of inertial sensors using proposed algorithm. The performance was verified through simulation and real experiment, which showed excellent estimation and reliable accuracy.
Peripheral arterial vasodilation hypothesis: A proposal for the initiation of renal sodium and water retention in cirrhosis

Renal sodium and water retention and plasma volume expansion have been shown to precede ascites formation in experimental cirrhosis. The classical “underfilling” theory, in which ascites formation causes hypovolemia and initiates secondary renal sodium and water retention, thus seems unlikely. While the occurrence of primary renal sodium and water retention and plasma volume expansion prior to ascites formation favors the “overflow” hypothesis, the stimulation of the renin‐angiotensin‐aldosterone system, vasopressin release and sympathetic nervous system associated with cirrhosis is not consonant with primary volume expansion.
Cytokinesis of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms depends on expression of adenylyl cyclases of the ESAG4 or ESAG4‐like subfamily

Antigenic variation of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei operates by monoallelic expression of a variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) from a collection of multiple telomeric expression sites (ESs). Each of these ESs harbours a long polycistronic transcription unit containing several expression site‐associated genes (ESAGs). ESAG4 copies encode bloodstream stage‐specific adenylyl cyclases (AC) and belong to a larger gene family of around 80 members, the majority of which, termed genes related to ESAG4 (GRESAG4s), are not encoded in ESs and are expressed constitutively in the life cycle. Here we report that ablation of ESAG4 from the active ES did not affect parasite growth, neither in culture nor upon rodent infection, and did not significantly change total AC activity. In contrast, inducible RNAi‐mediated knock‐down of an AC subfamily that includes ESAG4 and two ESAG4‐like GRESAG4 (ESAG4L) genes, decreased total AC activity and induced a lethal phenotype linked to impaired cytokinesis. In the Δesag4 line compensatory upregulation of apparently functionally redundant ESAG4L genes was observed, suggesting that the ESAG4/ESAG4L‐subfamily ACs are involved in the control of cell division. How deregulated adenylyl cyclases or cAMP might impair cytokinesis is discussed.
client satisfaction with abortion care in three russian cities

this paper explores client satisfaction with abortion care, looking at overall satisfaction and satisfaction with hygiene, comfort and courtesy. the analysis aimed to determine whether client satisfaction was related to the characteristics of the client, in order to guide quality improvement efforts. the analysis is a secondary analysis of data collected in a survey of 489 abortion clients who attended a limited number of hospitals in three cities in russia. the data were analysed using logistic regression. client characteristics, in general, did not affect overall satisfaction though there were significant differences in overall satisfaction for unmarried versus married women (or=0·29, ci=0·13, 0·63). similarly, most characteristics of the abortion visit were not related to client satisfaction, although women who were awake for the procedure were less likely to be satisfied (or=0·37, ci=0·16, 0·89). information provided to abortion clients about self-care was the most important predictor of overall satisfaction for abortion clients (or=3·55, ci=1·64, 7·69). this suggests that improving the information provided to clients, through training providers and other staff, is important in these settings.
The Effects of Anonymity on Self-Disclosure in Blogs: An Application of the Online Disinhibition Effect

The connections between anonymity and self-disclosure online have received research attention, but the results have been inconclusive with regard to self-disclosure in blogs. This quantitative content analysis of 154 personal journal blogs tested some assumptions of the online disinhibition effect in order to examine the effect of types of anonymity on the amount, breadth, and depth of self-disclosure in blog entries. Results showed that participants disclosed more information in their blog entries when they were more visually identified (sharing a picture of themselves), contrary to the assumptions of the online disinhibition effect. Overall, a trend emerged where visual anonymity led to less disclosiveness, and discursive anonymity (sharing one's real name) led to less disclosiveness for particular types of bloggers.
Extensive Mandibular Ameloblastoma in a Pediatric Patient

Ameloblastoma is an infrequent tumor of the jaw with peak incidence generally in the third and fourth decade of life. Treatment commonly involves resection although recurrence rates remain high despite this modality. We present a unique case of a 6.5 cm ameloblastoma in an adolescent patient with who underwent successful excision of her tumor. This case demonstrates the extensive development of the ameloblastoma in a patient requiring transport to the United States before surgical intervention.