Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Object-oriented programming for flexible software: example of a load flow

The basic elements of object-oriented programming (OOP) are introduced. The advantages of this software approach for energy management systems are demonstrated with an implementation of the load flow function as a concrete example. Object-oriented software is shown to be very flexible. Object-oriented class libraries enable the programmer to reuse the code efficiently. OOP emphasizes programming on a higher, conceptual level. The message passing algorithm of OOP supports descriptive programming. The object-oriented model is very similar to the frame-based knowledge representation used in artificial intelligence. >
Can 2% Hydrogen Peroxide-Silver be an Effective Natural Disinfectant in the Dental Office?

Background and aim: Dentists and healthcare workers are commonly in contact with microorganisms present in blood and saliva which may potentially transfer infectious diseases. Use of methods to remove and or decrease the number of contaminants on instruments and tabletops are of paramount importance. Important properties of a good disinfectant aside from the ability to kill microbes include being safe, noncorrosive or damaging to instruments, odorless, colorless, economical and eco-friendly. This study was done to assess effectiveness and longevity of 2% hydrogen peroxide-silver for disinfection. Materials and methods: Using sterilized physiological serum a spore suspension of Bacillus subtilis of 1×10 cfu/ ml was prepared on McFarland standard media. A sterilized capped tube was used for preparation of the suspension; 2 ml of a newly opened bottle of 2% hydrogen peroxide silver was poured in the test tube using a sterilized pipette and the tube was recapped. Then, 1 ml of the spore suspension was added to the test tube (test group). On the first day eight cultures were taken (at 30’, 60’, 120’, 180’, 240’, 300’, 360’ and 420’) and repeated twice each time. Also the same number of cultures was taken from the suspension at all the aforementioned time points without addition of hydrogen peroxide silver (control group). Then the samples were transferred to the culture medium after the required time points elapsed. All cultures were placed in the incubator for 24 hours at 37°C and assessed for growth. This procedure was the repeated using the same batch of 2%hydrogen peroxide silver until it was no longer effective on the organism. Results: The batch of 2% hydrogen peroxide silver re-opened daily was effective on Bacillus subtilis up to 4 days of repeated daily use after contact for 180 min. There was no effect on day 4. All controls showed viability and growth of Bacillus subtilis. Conclusion: Instruments should be soaked in 2% hydrogen peroxide –silver for at least 3 hours before being sterilized in an autoclave; 2% hydrogen peroxide silver will not disinfect after 3 days of use. A fresh bottle should be used daily for greater guarantee of disinfection.
Composite morphological functions for DT-CNNs

Mathematical morphology is a powerful means to specify image manipulations; discrete-time cellular neural networks (DT-CNN) is the fast realization. The attractive combination has been sufficiently shown for simple problems but tends to fail in efficiency for more complex ones. The paper introduces a complement and argument swap (CAS) equivalence that allows to solve an image processing problem through a small library of representative efficient designs.
Code Quality: The Open Source Perspective

Page 26: How can I avoid off-by-one errors? Page 143: Are Trojan Horse attacks for real? Page 158: Where should I look when my application can't handle its workload? Page 256: How can I detect memory leaks? Page 309: How do I target my application to international markets? Page 394: How should I name my code's identifiers? Page 441: How can I find and improve the code coverage of my tests? Diomidis Spinellis' first book, Code Reading, showed programmers how to understand and modify key functional properties of software. Code Quality focuses on non-functional properties, demonstrating how to meet such critical requirements as reliability, security, portability, and maintainability, as well as efficiency in time and space.Spinellis draws on hundreds of examples from open source projects--such as the Apache web and application servers, the BSD Unix systems, and the HSQLDB Java database--to illustrate concepts and techniques that every professional software developer will be able to appreciate and apply immediately.Complete files for the open source code illustrated in this book are available on the Code Reading CD-ROM and online at: http://www.spinellis. gr/codequality/
Countermeasures and Tradeo(cid:1)s for a Class of Covert Timing Channels

We identify a class of covert timing channels with the following properties(cid:1) (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4) existing covert timing channel analysis techniques are inappropriate for the channels in this class(cid:5) and (cid:2)(cid:6)(cid:4) it includes the fastest (cid:2)i(cid:1)e(cid:1)(cid:7) highest capacity(cid:4) covert channels known to date(cid:1) Since channels in this class are exploited by counting the occurrences of certain events(cid:7) we call them counting channels(cid:1) We describe a technique for analyzing the capacity of counting channels and use our technique to analyze a known counting channel (cid:2)viz(cid:7) the bus contention channel(cid:4) under two di(cid:8)erent types of countermeasures(cid:9) an existing countermeasure called fuzzy time and a novel countermeasure called probabilistic partitioning(cid:1) In particular(cid:7) our analysis provides the only known upper bound on the capacity of the bus contention channel under fuzzy time(cid:1) Also(cid:7) for both types of countermeasures(cid:7) we obtain precise tradeo(cid:8)s between covert channel capacity and other desirable system properties(cid:1)
Meter in Poetry: A New Theory

Many of the great works of world literature are composed in metrical verse, that is, in lines which are measured and patterned. Meter in Poetry: A New Theory is the first book to present a single simple account of all known types of metrical verse, which is illustrated with detailed analyses of poems in many languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, French, classical Greek and Latin, Sanskrit, classical Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Latvian. This outstanding contribution to the study of meter is aimed both at students and scholars of literature and languages, as well as anyone interested in knowing how metrical verse is made.
Extraction of Facial Images from the Complex Background Using Color Information and SGLD Matrices

It is the key step for face recognition systems to extract the facial parts from the complex backgrounds. In this paper, we propose a new method for the face extraction in the color complex backgrounds. By transforming color images from RGB color represention to YIQ color one, the orange-like parts including the face areas are enhanced in the original images, if the I-componet of YIQ color system is only used. The facial texture model based on the space gray level dependence (SGLD) matrices is applied to these images. Using this model, facial parts are detected as those regions which satisfy a set of inequalities. The weight coefficients in the inequalities are decided by the conventional method of learning. Using this textural model, we design a kind of scanning scheme for face detection in the complex backgrounds. The experiments show that this method could locate the face position in the complex backgrounds effectively. キー ワー ド:顔 画像 検 出、共 起行列
Sistema Informático para el Análisis y Procesamiento de Señales Sísmicas de Volcanes en el Ecuador.

El sistema SIPASS (Sistema Informatico para el Analisis y Procesamiento de Senales Sismicas), se desarrollo en el ano 2011, Surgio como una solucion para reemplazar a los anteriores programas para el analisis de senales sismicas que poseia el IG, y que unicamente funcionaban en computadores de mas de 20 anos de fabricacion y con las versiones de Windows 98 o 2000. Ademas, las diferentes tareas se realizaban en computadores distintos con diferentes programas informaticos, e incluso, algunas tareas requerian intervencion manual. En vista de estos inconvenientes se decidio crear un sistema que le permitiera al auxiliar de sismologia realizar el analisis, clasificacion y procesamiento de las senales sismicas con la utilizacion de un solo programa y a la vez eliminar los procesos que se ejecutaban de forma manual. The system SIPASS (Information System for Processing and Analysis of Seismic Signals), was developed in 2011, emerged as a solution to replace the current program for the analysis of seismic signals had the Geophysical Institute of the National Polytechnic School (IGEPN) that only computers operating in over 20 years of manufacturing, operating systems obsolete. Furthermore, different tasks were performed on different computers with different software, and even some tasks requiring manual intervention. In view of these problems it was decided to create a system that would allow the auxiliary seismology perform the analysis, classification and processing of seismic signals using a single program while eliminating the processes that are executed manually.
Avanços, propriedades e aplicações de dispersões sólidas no desenvolvimento de formas farmacêuticas sólidas

Amorphous solid dispersions feature widely in strategies to improve the bioavailability of poorly water-soluble compounds. However, there are few reports of this technique being used in finished products, demonstrating a need for in depth knowledge of the main and most recent production techniques used on the laboratory and industrial scale, as well as of the main physicochemical characteristics of the most widely used hydrophilic polymers, listing their advantages and disadvantages and potential applications. In this review, it is intended to discuss the recent advances regarding solid dispersions and their use in multicomponent systems
Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science

This collaborative project by a scientist and artist from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine asks the reader to consider the aesthetics of human disease, a dynamically powerful force of nature that acts without regard to race, religion, or culture. Here more than sixty medical science professionals present visually stunning patterns of different diseases affecting various areas of the human anatomy. Captured with a variety of imaging technology ranging from spectral karyotyping to scanning electron microscopy, we see beauty in the delicate lacework of fungal hyphae invading a blood vessel, the structure of the normal cerebellum, and the desperate drive of metastasizing cancer cells. However, appreciation of the imagery produced by disease, which smacks of modern art, is bittersweet; we simultaneously experience the beauty of the natural world and the pain of those living with these disease processes. Ultimately, this series of images will leave the viewer with an understanding and appreciation of visual beauty inherent within the field of modern medical science.
White Coat Hypertension Is Associated with a Greater All-cause Mortality

Background: Prognostic significance of white coat hypertension (WCH) remains controversial and most of the studies have just focused on the progression to hypertension (HT) or whether or not it already causes target organ damage. Methods: We studied consecutive adults and eldelies with sustained normotension (NT), WCH, and HT applying to the Internal Medicine Polyclinic. A 10 day twice daily measurement of blood pressure at home (HBP) was obtained in all cases, and a 24 hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed just for the cases with higher office and/or HBP measurements. Prevalences of smoking, overweight, obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, type II diabetes mellitus, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and dyslipidemia were calculated in each group and results were compared in between. Comparison of proportions was used as the statistical analysis method. Results: The study totally included 169 cases, 54 with sustained NT, 66 with WCH, and 49 with HT. The 115 patients with WCH and HT were both diagnosed via HBP and ABPM, and no difference was observed between the two methods for the diagnosis of WCH and masked or obvious HT. Except the smoking and overweight, almost all of the above disorders showed a stepwise and significant progression in frequencies from sustained NT toward WCH and HT. Conclusions: WCH should preferentially be accepted as a disorder associated with a greater all-cause mortality, rather than a predisposing factor of HT or atherosclerosis alone, and its management should be focused on the above comorbid disorders.
Bacteriological Profile and Resistance Pattern of Blood Culture Isolates in a Tertiary Hospital in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria

Blood stream infections can result in life threatening conditions with high morbidity and mortality. Hence, prompt diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment is required. The gold standard of making a diagnosis of septicaemia is the isolation of the offending pathogen from a blood culture. A knowledge of the bacteriological profile and susceptibility patterns of organisms isolated from blood culture will help guide the choice of empirical antibiotic administration in that institution. This study reports the bacterial profile of blood stream infections and their antibiotic susceptibility patterns. Bacterial strains isolated from 623 blood cultures from various wards of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, over a period of 24 months were retrospectively analyzed for frequency of isolation, susceptibility profile, age and gender distributions. Overall prevalence yield from blood culture was 22.5% and gram negative bacilli accounted for Original Research Article Wariso et al.; IJTDH, 30(2): 1-8, 2018; Article no.IJTDH. 41124 2 81.6% of the total yield with K. pneumoniae being the most frequently isolated organism. K pneumoniae was mostly resistant to gentamicin and ceftriaxone (95.8%) while S. aureus showed the highest resistance to cefuroxime (91.7%) followed by ceftazidime (87.5%). Majority of the samples and isolates were from neonates representing 49.1% and 75.89% respectively and this was statistically significant P<0.05 while ages between 1-18 months and adult accounted for 18.44% and 5.67% of the total isolates respectively. The exhibition of multidrug resistance to the commonly used antibiotics buttresses the need for a review of the empirical antibiotic regimen used in sepsis. It also emphasizes the importance of the use of more sensitive and rapid methods of bacterial detection from blood culture.
DISSENY D'UN PROTOCOL NUMÈRIC PER A LA CLASSIFICACIÓ INVARIANT D'IMATGES APLICANT TÈCNIQUES MULTIVARIANTS

En aquest treball s'ha desenvolupat un protocol de classificacio supervisada (tambe anomenat reconeixement de patrons: Pattern Recognition) d'imatges segmentades basat en l'extraccio de caracteristiques invariants a les transformacions geometriques no deformatives i la utilitzacio de metodes multi variants de classificacio, optimitzant el temps de calcul. Per tant, com que les caracteristiques calculades son invariants, s'ha aconseguit classificar les imatges independentment de la mida d'aquestes i posicio i l'orientacio d'aquestes dintre de l'escena. Tambe s'ha aconseguit una taxa d'encerts de classificacio propera al 100 % en els casos practics duta a terme.
Propriozeptive Orthesen bei Osteoporose

Proprioceptive Orthoses and Os- teoporosis. Consequences of vertebral fractures caused by osteoporosis are back pain and dis- ability. Therefore a rehabilitation programme may be as important as any bone-directed therapy. This should include pain therapy and exercise to improve posture and muscle strength. Implement- ing orthoses with proprioceptive effects may support the rehabilitation programme. It is well known that traditional spine orthoses like rigid bracing are not necessary for managing postural osteoporotic back pain and decrease trunk muscle strength. These new orthoses are more effective for patient compliance and pain relief. They may decrease the kyphotic angle, correct the centre of gravity, and improve trunk muscle strength and quality of life. J Miner Stoffwechs 2012; 19 (3): 120 -3.
ORTA DOĞU’YA DEMOKRASİYİ GETİRMEK

Orta Dogu, bugun ABD etkinligin in en fazla hissedildigi ve kendine gore donusum projesi uyguladigi bir bolgedir. ABD’nin Orta Dogu’yu yumusak gucu ile donusturme projesinin temellerini ise modernizm cercevesi altinda demokrasi, kalkinma ve kulturler arasi diyalog (veya ilimli Đslam) gibi siy asi, ekonomik ve kulturel kapsamda uc alt-konsept olusturmaktadir. Irak harekâti sonrasi “demokratiklestirme” iddiasi Washington’un Orta Dogu’da surdurdugu hegemonya mucadelesinin baslica ideoloj ik bahanesi haline gelmistir. Bu makalenin amaci ABD’nin Orta Dogu’ya demokrasiyi getirme gay retlerinin ne kadar gercekci ve uygulanabilir oldugunu sorgulamaktir. Bu kapsamda oncelikle bugunku Islam dunyasi ve Orta Dogu’nun resmi tanimlanacak, Đslam ve modernlesme arasinda bir degerlendirmeyi muteakip basta ABD olmak uzere Batililarin Orta Dogu’ya demokrasiyi getirme cabalarinin teorik temelleri ve uygulamalari uzerinde durulacaktir.
Pair-Bit Errors Aware LDPC Decoding in MLC NAND Flash Memory

By storing multibit per cell, multilevel cell (MLC) NAND flash memory achieves high storage capacity, but sacrificing data reliability. Error correction codes, such as Bose–Chaudhuri–Hocquenghem (BCH) codes, are widely used to ensure data reliability. However, high raw bit error rates induced by interference noises make BCH codes become insufficient to guarantee data reliability. Low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes are considered as the replacement due to the stronger error correction capability. Nevertheless, directly exploiting LDPC codes introduces a concern about decoding latency because of their iterative decoding in the soft decision process. To develop effective LDPC decoding algorithms, it is necessary to have a more profound understanding on flash failure patterns. This paper first observes the pair-bit errors (PBEs) characteristic of MLC NAND flash memory on a real field-programmable gate array testing platform, then proposes a PBE-aware LDPC (PAL) decoding scheme-based upon this observation, in which PBE provides the promotion information for LDPC decoding to reduce decoding latency. Simulation results show that the decoding latency can be reduced by up to 54%, compared with the conventional LDPC codes.
The study on the fusion of CT and MR in oncology radiotherapy

This paper studies the fusion of CT and MR in oncology radiotherapy. The STAR2000 treatment planning system by DaHeng Equipment Corporation is used to make the treatment plan for the patient suffered with glioma. Before treatment the patient received the CT and MRI scanning and the CT and MRI data is transmitted to the treatment planning system by tape or DICOM, then the image fusion technique is used to add MRI image above CI image, qualified the body and bone with CT and tumor with MRI. The results show that the image fusion technique with CT and MRI can enhance the treatment possibility of tumor in oncology radiotherapy.
Siaam : Simple Isolation for an Actor-based Abstract Machine

In this thesis we study state isolation and efficient message-passing in the context of concurrent object-oriented programming. The ’ownership’ and ’reference uniqueness’ techniques have been extensively employed to address concurrency safety in the past. Strikingly the vast majority of the previous works rely on a set of statically checkable typing rules, either requiring an annotation overhead or introducing strong restrictions on the shape and the aliasing of the exchanged messages.Our contribution with SIAAM is the demonstration of a purely runtime, actor-based, annotation-free, aliasing-proof approach to concurrent state isolation allowing efficient communication of arbitrary objects graphs. We present the formal semantic of SIAAM, along with a machine-checked proof of isolation. An implementation of the model has been realized in a state-of-the-art Java virtual-machine and a set of custom static analyses automatically reduce the runtime overhead.
The Possibility of Studying Landforms by Means of Digital Computers

AbstractThe author proposes a digital code that would enable a computer to recognize landforms by matching the code of a given form against standard patterns stored in the computer's memory. This would represent automation of the first stage of compilation of geomorphic and special-purpose maps in which the general character of the surface relief of an area and its spatial distribution must be determined.
Give them wings : the experience of children's literature

Part 1 Children and their books: the gift of wings - the value of literature to children, M. Saxby the light in the eye - on good books for children, G. Winch children and their books - the right book for the right child, L. Brady and Robyn Morrow. Part 2 The nature of children's literature: first flight - for the very young, P. Scott further flight - the picture book, C. Scott-Mitchell archetypal literature - folk and fairy stories, M. Saxby the wonder of myth and legend, M. Saxby the supreme fiction - on poetry and children, G. Winch tales of adventure, L. Lodge versions of the past - the historical novel in children's literature, M. Hourihan the family story - a context for care, L. Ingram the rise, fall and remarkable revival of the school story - will five run away with Biggles? - a series question, K. Watson feet on the ground - the problem novel, S. Lees shared spaces - the human and animal worlds, J. Kirk wings of fact - non-fiction for children, E. Stodart inner reality - the nature of fantasy, G. Smith humour in children's literature, M. Robinson rites of passage - adolescent literature, B. Alderman. Part 3 The international world of children's books: the international world of children's books, M. Norst the key to the kingdom - access to children's books in Australia, R. Moon from manuscript to marketplace, A. Bower Ingram. Part 4 Literature and response: space to play - the use of analysis of narrative structure in classroom work with children's literature, G. Williams language and literature - the cassroom experience, V. Nicoll storytelling - a shared experience, B. Poston-Anderson. Appendix: Australian children's book of the year picture books of the year junior books of the year.
The Preliminary Explore on Application of Augmented Reality Technology in Mobile Learning

Augmented reality is a new technology that developed on the basis of virtual reality technology,the rapid development of smart phone also promotes the practical application of augmented reality technology.This article explains the concept of augmented reality,on this basis,introduces the application of augmented reality technology in smart phone platform as well as the key technologies of smart phone-AR systems,and proves the application prospects of augmented reality technology in mobile learning.
Guidelines for research with children and young people

These guidelines have been produced for researchers who are contemplating involving children and young people in their research project – whether as participants or in a more active role. The guidelines set out the National Children's Bureau Research Centre’s general approach to research with children and young people, and provide practical guidance for the researcher, through all stages of the research process from planning to dissemination. Section 3 focuses on research in which children and young people are participants (that is, as sources of data). Section 4 considers other ways in which children and young people can be involved in the research process.