Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fast image restoration algorithm based on camera microscanning

Recently, a blind image restoration algorithm based on camera microscanning was proposed. Unfortunately, the computational complexity of the algorithm is very high. In this paper we propose a fast algorithm for image restoration using the information obtained during camera microscanning. First, the captured observed images are decomposed into a pyramidal set of small images. Next, the blind iterative algorithm is applied for restoration of the set of small images. Finally, the resultant output image is constructed from the set of restored small images. Simulation results are presented and discussed. Preliminary results show that the processing time is significantly reduced.
Caution in the interpretation of continuous thrombin generation assays: a rebuttal

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Faktor Dominan yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Malaria di Perdesaan

KLB malaria selama periode 1998-2003 telah menyerang 15 propinsi yang meliputi 84 desa endemis dengan jumlah penderita 27.000 dengan kematian 368. Hewan besar seperti sapi, kerbau dan kuda adalah merupakan cattle barrier malaria. Hewan tersebut perlu diteliti agar dapat diketahui jenis hewan dan tempat hidup hewan (kandang) terhadap kejadian malaria. Tujuan umum penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui faktor dominan yang mempengaruhi kejadian malaria di pedesaan. Jenis penelitian adalah non-intervensi, merupakan analisis lanjut data sekunder yaitu “Riset Kesehatan Dasar 2007”. Subyek yang dianalisis sebanyak 618.593 yang bertempat tinggal di perdesaan. Analisis dilakukan dengan metoda multivariat menggunakan regresi logistik. Ternak dibagi menjadi empat kategori, yaitu unggas (ayam, burung, dan bebek/itik), ternak besar (sapi, kuda, dan kerbau), ternak sedang (babi, domba,dan kambing), dan ternak kecil (kucing, anjing, dan kelinci). Faktor yang paling dominan mempengaruhi kejadian malaria adalah kepemilikan ‘ternak sedang’ (kambing, babi, dan domba), dengan OR = 0,52 (0,50-0,54). Faktor yang paling dominan mempengaruhi kejadian malaria adalah tidak adanya ‘ternak sedang, yaitu kambing, babi, dan domba. Kata kunci : Ternak, perdesaan, malaria Abstract Malaria outbreak in the period of 1998-2003 was occurred in 15 province including 84 endemic villages with number of cases of 27 000 and deaths of 368. Big cattles such as cow, horse and buffalo have been known as cattle barrier for malaria, while others have not been investigated yet. The objective of this research was to know the dominant factor related to cattle which influenced malaria in village area. The secondary data from ‘Riset Kesehatan Dasar 2007” had been used in this research with total population of 618593 who lived in village area and was analyzed using logistic regression test. Cattle as independent variable was divided into four categories, they were poultry (chicken, bird, and duck), big cattle (cow, horse and buffalo), medium cattle (pig, sheep, and goat), and small cattle (cat, dog, and rabbit). The most dominant factor for protection of malaria was medium cattle (pig, sheep, and, goat) as protective with Odds Ratio of 0.52 (0.50-0.54). The other cattle had Odds Ratios less than 2, although they had p value < 0.05. The medium cattle was the dominant factor influenced malaria in village area, while others did not have effect. Key words : Cattle, village, malaria
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OBSTACLE RACE GAME TOWARD STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN LEARNING GRAMMAR

This research was aimed to find out the effectiveness of Obstacle Race Game toward students’ motivation in learning grammar and to find out the correlation between students’ motivation and grammar at MA Darul Husaini Sanggeng. The kind of this research is experimental research (quantitative approach). This research design was applied pretest-posttest design. The population of this research was all of the second grade students of MA Darul Husaini Sanggeng. The sample of this research was consist of two classes namely XI-A as experimental class consist of 17 students and XI-B as control class consist of 17 students. The sample technique used in this research was saturated sampling technique. The technique which was used to analysis the data was t-test and r-test formula. From the research data found that the t-test score is higher than t-table (2,635>2, 021). Based on the result of this research, it can be conclude that the Obstacle Race Game has positive effect towards students’ motivation in learning grammar. From the research data found that r-test is higher than r-table (0,990>0,482). It can be conclude that there is correlation between students’ motivation and grammar.
Antikoagulanzien und Thrombolytika beim akuten Koronarsyndrom

Zusammenfassung Unter dem Begriff des akuten Koronarsyndroms (ACS) werden die instabilen und somit lebensbedrohlichen Formen der klinisch manifesten koronaren Herzkrankheit zusammengefasst. Dies sind die instabile Angina pectoris, der Nicht-ST-Strecken-hebende (NSTEMI) und der ST-Strecken-hebende Myokardinfarkt (STEMI) sowie der plötzliche Herztod. Wichtigstes therapeutisches Ziel ist die rasche und vollständige Wiedereröffnung der eingeengten oder verschlossenen Koronararterie, um den Verlust an kontraktiler Muskelmasse zu minimieren. Unangefochtene Therapie der Wahl ist hierfür die primäre perkutane Koronarintervention (PCI), wenn diese innerhalb von zwei Stunden von einem erfahrenen Team vorgenommen werden kann. Da diese Vorausetzung in Deutschland nur an 20% der Myokardinfarkt-Patienten versorgenden Kliniken erfüllt ist, kommt der medikamentösen Therapie weiterhin eine große Bedeutung zu. Neben einer schnellen Primärversorgung ist auch die optimale gerinnungs- und aggregationshemmende Therapie während der Koronarintervention mit dem Primär- und Langzeiterfolg eng korreliert. Entsprechend den aktuellen Erkenntnissen ist es die Kombinationstherapie verschiedener Substanzen, die unter Berücksichtigung von Kontraindikationen das bestmögliche Ziel erreichen lässt.
Wireless Scheduling Algorithms in Complex Environments

Efficient spectrum use in wireless sensor networks through spatial reuse requires effective models of packet reception at the physical layer in the presence of interference. Despite recent progress in analytic and simulations research into worst-case behavior from interference effects, these efforts generally assume geometric path loss and isotropic transmission, assumptions which have not been borne out in experiments. Our paper aims to provide a methodology for grounding theoretical results into wireless interference in experimental reality. We develop a new framework for wireless algorithms in which distance-based path loss is replaced by an arbitrary gain matrix, typically obtained by measurements of received signal strength (RSS). Gain matrices allow for the modeling of complex environments, e.g., with obstacles and walls. We experimentally evaluate the framework in two indoors testbeds with 20 and 60 motes, and confirm superior predictive performance in packet reception rate for a gain matrix model over a geometric distance-based model. At the heart of our approach is a new parameter $\zeta$ called metricity which indicates how close the gain matrix is to a distance metric, effectively measuring the complexity of the environment. A powerful theoretical feature of this parameter is that all known SINR scheduling algorithms that work in general metric spaces carry over to arbitrary gain matrices and achieve equivalent performance guarantees in terms of $\zeta$ as previously obtained in terms of the path loss constant. Our experiments confirm the sensitivity of $\zeta$ to the nature of the environment. Finally, we show analytically and empirically how multiple channels can be leveraged to improve metricity and thereby performance. We believe our contributions will facilitate experimental validation for recent advances in algorithms for physical wireless interference models.
‘Byzantium!’ – Bona fides between Rome and Twentieth-Century Germany

The constant looming contradiction between the personal ethical standard expected from those party to a legal action and the general interest in the enforcement of the imperative legal order …, can only be solved in a satisfactory manner if the requirements of equity are not themselves regarded as changes to the objective law. If this necessary tension is simply removed, the result is a general equity that is at once mushy and totalitarian, as can be identified in Byzantine law, but also, in some respects, in the recent past. (Wieacker 1956a: 121) and equity’, characteristic Byzantine and National Socialist
Achilles Tendinitis: Don't Let It Be an Athlete's Downfall

In brief Achilles tendinitis is most commonly associated with the chronic repetitive stresses of running and jumping sports. Physical findings include fusiform swelling of the tendon and loss of passive dorsiflexion of the foot. Imaging techniques may reveal calcification and areas of inflammation. Conservative treatment is usually effective and consists of rest, moderate stretching, light progressive-resistance exercises, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Corticosteroid injections are occasionally helpful. Patients who do not do well with conservative treatment may be candidates for surgery.
Book Review: The Vitamin A Story: Lifting the Shadow of Death

The book on Vitamin A Story - Lifting the shadow of death is scripted in 9 long chapters. The journey of vitamin A story began in the 19 th century in the recorded incidence of night blindness at sea. The symptoms caused due to voyage, the link of night blindness to other diseases of malnutrition, scurvy versus night blindness, the search for a cause, test for diagnosing a true case of night blindness, the missing food causing night blindness is well narrated.
Renal Sympathetic Denervation: From Bench to Bedside or the Other Way Around?

Copyright: © 2012 Biondi-Zoccai G, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Arterial hypertension is ubiquitous, and takes an important toll in terms of resources, morbidity and mortality [1]. Established international estimates reported in 2003 an age and sex-adjusted prevalence of arterial hypertension of 28% in North America and of 44% in Europe, but even higher figures are likely today and in the future [2]. Beside life-style changes, a plethora of different drug classes and individual agents are available to manage hypertension, such as alphablockers, angiotensin-2 receptor blockers, angiotensinogen-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, calcium-channel antagonists, and diuretics [1]. Several combinations of these agents can be envisioned, but experts still disagree on which is the best first-line agent and which combo regimen is associated with the most favorable risk-benefit and cost-benefit profile [3,4].
A Method for Deploying Relay Nodes in Homogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks Using Particle Optimization Algorithm

There are many methods for deploying relay nodes in wireless sensor networks with the aim of increasing network lifetime and reducing energy consumption. To overcome the issue, in this research, we first set the set of probe points for the establishment of relay nodes, since our goal is to minimize the number of relay nodes and increase the coupling between relays and sensors. This problem is NP-hard, so in order to solve this problem in a short time, the particle optimization algorithm using a weighted multifunctional function as a meta-burgh solution was used. We used this algorithm for determining the number and location of the placement relay nodes to reduce the number of nodes and increase network lifetime and network performance. We evaluated this proposed method for both theoretical analysis and numerical results. The results showed that the proposed approach provide better results compared to the greedy algorithms and particle optimizations.
Automatic test generation techniques for analog circuits and systems: A review

The purpose of this paper is both a review and an assessment of techniques presently available for automatic test generation for analog systems. After recalling the general problems of automatic testing (definitions, faults in analog systems, different types of tests, main operations, and diagnosis procedures), characterization and description modes of analog systems, and the main software ingredients of automatic test equipment, a categorization of known techniques along several criteria can be proposed. Then, several techniques, respectively, proceeding from approaches based on deterministic and probabilistic estimation, taxonomical and topological analyses can be detailed. Techniques specific to linear systems (several of them belonging to the above three categories) are dealt with in a separate section. The main features of the techniques that are described are summed up in five synoptic tables. As a conclusion, several research areas that need further investigation in view of a possible industrial implementation of automatic analog test generation techniques are identified. Two appendixes deal briefly with fault tolerance and fault simulation in analog systems. An extensive bibliography ( \sim 500 entries) is provided.
HOW IS QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY USED FOR SECURE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS

In recent years quantum physicists have proposed a new type of cryptosystem known as quantum cryptography (QC) which has proven promising for online security in public key infrastructure (PKI). Researchers are now examining QC as a possible alternative to classical encryption algorithms, such as AES, RSA. Unlike many classical encryption algorithms, QC does not depend on factoring large integers into their primes but on the fundamental principles of quantum physics. It is more secure because an intruder will never be able to replicate a photon to recreate the key. QC allows the exchange of cryptographic keys, a method known as quantum key distribution (QKD), whose security is guaranteed by quantum physics. Any eavesdropping will change the state of the photon that will alarm the user of the presence of hacking. Once cryptographic keys have been exchanged, strong cryptographic algorithms are used to encrypt and decrypt the flow of data transmitted over an optical fiber. QC would allow users to overcome the vulnerabilities of public key cryptography. The paper reviews the systematic and chronological development of QC, pioneering methods of QKD, QKD products, secure quantum networks, and finally how QC has been used to securely transfer funds in Europe.
SentiNeural: A Depression Clustering Technique for Egyptian Women Sentiments

Online Sentiments Analysis is a trending research domain of study which is based on natural language processing, artificial intelligence, and computational linguistics. Negation sentiments usually are not included in sentiment’s analysis process. The depression analysis can be improved by negative sentiments processing. The negation sentiments may contribute to classify the depression problems and its causes. The proposed clustering technique can detect female sentiments from the sentiment’s text through cause’s classification, and the written sentiment style. The combination of sentiment analysis and neural network is a promising solution for creating a new clustering algorithm. According to Egypt Independent Journal in 2018, 7% of Egyptians suffer from mental illness reported by the Public Health Ministry in Egypt. But the real statistics is more than the mentioned percentage which causes major social problems such as divorce, avoiding responsibilities, or non-marriage. This paper will address the real statistics and cluster the depression causes and social status for each sentiment. Online women sentiments are the essential focus of this research. The proposed technique consists of two algorithms clustering for user’s sex and classification algorithm for causes and responsibilities of women. The proposed clustering algorithm can recognize automatically for the sentiments user sex (females or males) and the level of depression automatically. The neural network clustering approach will produce accurate analysis results. The hardness of depression analysis implicitly and explicitly demonstrated in the different classifications for sentiments. This paper introduces a new technique for clustering sentiments and evaluating Egyptian women depression based on social sentiments.
Assertion-based verification for SoC designs

Verification of complex SoC designs can take as much as 75% of the total design time. Current simulation based verification methodology is insufficient to cope with the increasing design size and complexity. This article discusses an important emerging verification methodology-assertion-based verification or ABV, for the verification of complex SoC designs.
Array factor measurements towards array antennas characterization

The huge expansion of mobile terminal users and the high data rate services has lead the networks to their limits. During last years there is intent research in how to increase the capacity in networks. The base stations have mainly antennas with omnidirectional or sectored patterns. There is a need for adaptive radiation pattern in order to save power and to have larger capacity that means an increased number of users. To this direction, phased array antennas are commonly used. Phased arrays have the advantage that controlling the phase angle of each array element it is feasible to control the radiation pattern of the array and to steer the lobe in a desirable direction. In the design and evaluation of communications systems, there is a growing need for array antenna characterization. The main parameter that characterizes such an antenna is the Array Factor (AF). In this work, a methodology for the measurement of AF is presented. This methodology is applied on a reference array prototype made for the evaluation of the proposed measurement procedure. The results of the measurements are compared to those obtained both from theory and EM model simulation.
A new image encryption algorithm and its VLSI architecture

In this paper, a new image encryption algorithm and its VLSI architecture are proposed. Based on a defined bit recirculation function and a binary sequence generated from a chaotic system, the gray level of each pixel in the image is transformed. The features of the algorithm are as follows: 1) low computational complexity, 2) high security, and 3) no distortion. In order to implement the system, its VLSI architecture with low hardware complexity, high computing speed, and high feasibility for VLSI implementation is also designed. Finally, two encrypted images are simulated and the fractal dimensions of the original and encrypted images are computed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
BIDIRECTIONAL DC TO DC CONVERTER BASED DRIVE

This work deals with simulation of Bidirectional DC to DC converter fed PMDC motor drive. This converter can operate with steep conversion ratio, a soft-switching, a continuous inductor current, and fixed switching frequency and low switch stresses. Drive output taken for various input voltages during boost and buck mode of operation.
Heartbeat Amplification and ECG Drawing from Video (Black and White or Colored Videos)

Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG) is the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time using electrodes placed on the skin. The main idea is how to detect activity of the heart from skin that appears in video without using electrodes. This paper, proposes an algorithm that works on analyzing video frames to detect heartbeats from tiny changes that happen in a skin color luminance (brightness) and then using them to amplifying heartbeat and drawing ECG. The results show that the heartbeat was detected and amplified and ECG was drawing from any part of the human body in different situations and from different video.
Strategies for controlling testlet exposure rates in computerized adaptive testing systems

Exposure control procedures in computerized adaptive testing (CAT) systems protect item pools from being compromised, however, this impacts measurement precision. Previous research indicates that exposure control procedures perform differently for dichotomously scored versus polytomously scored CAT systems. For dichotomously scored CATs, conditional selection procedures are often the optimal choice, while randomization procedures perform best for polytomously scored CATs. CAT systems modeled with testlet response theory have not been examined to determine optimal exposure control procedures. This dissertation examined various exposure control procedures in testlet-based CAT systems using the three-parameter logistic testlet response theory model and the partial credit model. The exposure control procedures were the randomesque procedure, the modified within . 10 logits procedure, two levels of the progressive restricted procedure, and two levels of the Sympson-Hetter procedure. Each of these was compared to a baseline no exposure control procedure, maximum information. The testlets were reading passages with six to ten multiple-choice items. The CAT systems consisted of maximum information testlet selection contingent on an exposure control procedure and content balancing for passage type and the number of items per passage; expected a posteriori ability estimation; and a fixed length stopping rule of seven testlets totaling fifty multiple-choice items. Measurement precision and exposure rates were examined to evaluate the effectiveness of the exposure control procedures for each measurement model. The exposure control procedures yielded similar results for measurement precision within the models. The exposure rates distinguished which exposure control procedures were most effective. The Sympson-Hetter conditions, which are conditional procedures, maintained the pre-specified maximum exposure rate, but performed very poorly in terms of pool utilization. The randomization procedures, randomesque and modified within . 10 logits, yielded low maximum exposure rates, but used only about 70% of the testlet pool. Surprisingly, the progressive restricted procedure, which is a combination of both a conditional and randomization procedure, yielded the best results in its ability to maintain and control the maximum exposure rate and it used the entire testlet pool. The progressive restricted conditions were the optimal procedures for both the partial credit CAT systems and the three-parameter logistic testlet response theory CAT systems.