Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Flexible spatial-domain beam shaping of few-cycle pulses with reflective phase-only liquid crystal displays

With modern applications of high-resolution and flexible spatial domain beam shaping of ultrashort, intense and spectrally ultra-broad laser pulses for temporal pulse synthesizing, coherent control, adaptive phase correction, nonlinear spectroscopy, biochemistry, particle manipulation or ultrafast information processing, new and challenging requirements on spatial light modulators (SLMs) arise. In particular, ultrashort wavepackets have to be transferred with minimum distortion, two-dimensionally structuring has to be performed at high spatial resolution, phase patterns should be programmable in linear mode (minimum spectral amplitude changes) and high damage thresholds enabling to implement the devices in systems with amplified femtosecond pulses. Recently we demonstrated that selected types of liquid-crystal-on-silicon SLMs (LCoS-SLMs) are well matching these requirements [1]. Here we present experimental results on shaping non-uniform arrays of microscopicsized beams from few-cycle laser pulses with such LCoS-SLMs.
A guide to best practice dementia care: lessons learnt from a serious case review

This reflective paper discussed a clinical scenario and compares best practice guidelines with published literature against a backdrop of evidence taken from a serious case review (SCR). Mrs B (pseudonym) was a 94 year old lady with dementia and blinds, plus several other co-morbidties, including a previous stroke, She lived in a care home and had a history of falling. The last fall was fatal, due to aspiration pneumonia and fractured vertebrae of the neck. A serious case review process highlighted a number of failures in interdisciplinary working practice which contributed ultimately to Mrs B's avoidable death. The article discusses how applying evidence based best practice could have led to better care outcomes. A series of severn recommendations and lessons learned are presented for multi-agency approach to best practice in dementia care
El masaje en la prevención y tratamiento del dolor muscular tardío: una revisión sistemática actualizada

El masaje es una de las terapias más utilizadas para aliviar el dolor muscular tardío (DMT). El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la efectividad del masaje en el tratamiento del DMT, para lo cual se llevó a cabo una revisión sistemática en las bases de datos, Pubmed, Scopus, SportDiscus, Web of Science y el buscador Google académico, usando las palabras clave delayed onset muscle soreness y exercise induced muscle damage combinado con massage. Se incluyeron en el estudio 23 artículos en los cuales el 78% mostró disminución del DMT mientras que en el restante 22% no hubo mejoras o bien empeoró. El análisis de los estudios permite concluir que el masaje es una terapia efectiva en el tratamiento del dolor muscular tardío.
Cooperative performance system based on agents

This paper describes a cooperative performance system based on agents. To realize more intimate cooperation, it is necessary for the system to consider the feelings of a user which reflect his personal taste and mental state. We propose a model of cooperation of the agents considering those feelings. In this model, emotional factors of agents are expressed by "mental potential", which is estimated based on the relation between agent's behavior and the situation. The prototype system of creating a musical ensemble was developed for evaluation and it was confirmed that users were adequately satisfied with playing together with agents.
Patterns of injuries and illness among Malaysian athletesduring the XVII Asian Games 2014

Although more Malaysians are taking part in International Multisport Games, these athletes well-being at such events have not been fully explored. The purpose of this study was to examine the pattern of injury and illness among Malaysian athletes during the XVII Asian Games 2014. Clinical and socio-demographic information of athletes diagnosed with injury or illness during the centralised training camp and at the Games were recorded in a standardised report form. Throughout the study period, 83 injuries and 64 illnesses were recorded from 276 athletes. Muscle strains and tears were the most common injury followed by ligamentous injury and soft tissues contusion. The number of injuries was highest among badminton players followed by hockey and rugby. Significantly higher incidence of injuries was observed among men than women hockey players. Athletes in individual events had higher proportion of more severe injury than those in team events. Respiratory tract infection was the most frequent illness diagnosed among athletes. Most injuries and illnesses diagnosed among athletes were minor and did not result in time away from participation. The incidence of injuries and illnesses among Malaysian athletes at the XVII Asian Games were comparable with those reported by previous authors. Injury and illness rate were influenced by gender and sports. Fortunately, majority of injuries and illnesses were minor and did not prevent athletes from participation.
Equine laminitis 1. Management in the acute stage

LAMINITIS has been an affliction of domesticated equids since at least 350BC when Aristotle made the first known reference to ‘barley disease’. A survey of 113,000 horses in the UK in 1996 found the prevalence of laminitis to be 7·1 per cent. Although extensive research has partially unravelled the pathogenesis, evidence is conflicting and the significance of the different theories remains to be substantiated. Most of the research has involved the induction of laminitis by oral administration of excess carbohydrate or black walnut extract. How these models compare with the development of laminitis associated with pasture, gastrointestinal disease or mechanical overload of a limb is unknown. There is sufficient evidence to indicate that many of the proposed theories are important and a common pathogenesis linking the theories may eventually be determined. Insufficient trials have been performed to evaluate the efficacy of treatments for laminitis and most recommendations are based on anecdotal reports and clinical impressions. Literature can be cited both to support and oppose most of the treatments currently used for laminitis. This article reviews the options for the treatment of acute laminitis and provides some comment on the arguments for and against their use. The management of horses with chronic laminitis will be discussed in Part 2 in the next issue.
Prediction of brain extracellular fluid concentrations: Application to understanding central nervous system pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

John Cory Kalvass Prediction of Brain Extracellular Fluid Concentrations: Application to Understanding Central Nervous System Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (Under the direction of Gary M. Pollack, Ph.D.) This project was pursued to evaluate the applicability of in vivo brain extracellular fluid concentrations, obtained via brain-homogenate equilibrium dialysis, to assess extent of CNS penetration and provide estimates of CNS biophase concentrations. Parallel experimentation was conducted to define the impact of blood-brain barrier (BBB) efflux on opioid pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), and to evaluate mathematical approaches for assessing efflux transport kinetics. Steady-state unbound plasma-to-unbound brain concentration ratios and in vivo P-gp efflux ratios were determined in mice and used to evaluate extent of CNS distribution for 34 drugs. PK/PD studies were conducted with seven opioids to estimate ED50, serum EC50, and brain EC50; relevant in vitro and clinical parameters were used to construct in vitro-to-preclinical and preclinical-to-clinical comparisons of opioid potency. PK/PD studies were conducted in P-gp-deficient mice to assess the influence of BBB efflux transport on CNS PK/PD for opioid substrates of P-gp. Comprehensive mathematical modeling was employed to evaluate the influence of efflux, or efflux inhibition, on brain exposure, and to evaluate several potential metrics of efflux. The unbound plasma-to-unbound brain concentration ratio proved to be a valuable parameter for assessing the CNS distribution of drugs (equivalent to or superior to the in vivo P-gp efflux ratio). Opioid PK/PD studies indicated that, for centrally-active agents, unbound brain EC50,u
A Server for ARINC 615A Loading

The development of the next generation of Saab's multirole combat aircraft the JAS 39 Gripen includes developing a lot of new software for the aircraft's on-board computers. The new software has to be loaded into these computers routinely, in order to carry out testing on it. This is currently a slow and tedious process.In order to load the computers a protocol defined in the ARINC 615A standard is used. Today Saab uses commercial software applications implementing this protocol for the loading process. These applications have significant disadvantages, such as not being able to load several computers in parallel or only being able to load computers from a specific manufacturer.In this thesis we introduce a system using a client-server architecture that allows users to load the computers in parallel, regardless of the manufacturer. In Section 3.2. 2 we show that our system reduces the time required to load the aircraft's on-board computers significantly. We also indicate some improvements that can be made in order to speed up the process even further. These improvements mainly involve improving the on-board computers themselves through the use of faster persistent storage and support for later revisions of the protocol involved.
IP Multicasting over DVB-T/H and eMBMS : Efficient System Spectral Efficiency Schemes for Wireless TV Distributions

In today’s DVB-T/H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial/Handheld) systems, broadcasting is employed, meaning that TV programs are sent over all transmitters, also where there are no viewers. This is inefficient utilization of spectrum and transmitter equipment. IP multicasting is increasingly used for IP-TV over fixed broadband access. In this thesis, IP multicasting is proposed to also be used for terrestrial and mobile TV, meaning that TV programs are only transmitted where viewers have sent join messages over an interaction channel. This would substantially improve the system spectral efficiency (SSE) in (bit/s)/Hz/site, allowing reduced spectrum for the same amount of TV programs. It would even further improve the multiuser system spectral efficiency (MSSE – a measure defined in this study), allowing increased number of TV programs to be transmitted over a given spectrum. Further efficiency or coverage improvement, may be achieved by forming single-frequency networks (SFN), i.e. groups of adjacent transmitters sending the same signal simultaneously, on the same carrier frequency. The combination of multicasting and SFNs is also the principle of eMBMS (evolved Multicast Broadcast Multimedia Service) for cellular mobile TV over 4G LTE. PARPS (packet and resource plan scheduling) is an optimized approach to dynamically forming SFNs that is employed in this study. The target applications are DVB-T/H and eMBMS. Combining SFNs with non-continuous transmission (switching transmitters on and off dynamically) may give even further gain, and is used in LTE, but is difficult to achieve in DVB-T/H. Seven schemes are suggested and analyzed, in view to compare unicasting, multicasting and broadcasting, with or without SFN, with or without PARPS, and with or without continuous transmission. The schemes are evaluated in terms of coverage probability, SSE and MSSE. The schemes are simulated in MATLAB for a system of 4 transmitters, with random viewer positions. Zipf-law TV program selection is employed, using both a homogeneous and heterogeneous user behavior model. The SFN schemes provide substantially better system spectral efficiency compared to the multi-frequency networks (MFN) schemes. IP multicasting over non-continuous transmission dynamic SFN achieves as much as 905% and 1054% gain respectively in system spectral efficiency and multiuser system spectral efficiency, from broadcasting over MFN, and 425% and 442% gain respectively from IP multicasting over MFN, for heterogeneous fading case. Additionally, the SFN schemes gives a diversity gain of 3 dB over MFN, that may be utilized to increase the coverage probability by 4.35% for the same data rate, or to increase the data rate by 27 % for the same coverage as MFN. Keywords: IP multicasting, broadcasting, coverage probability, system spectral efficiency, multiuser system spectral efficiency, DVB-T/H, eMBMS, mobile TV, IP-TV, SFN, MFN, Dynamic SFN, PARPS, homogeneous, heterogeneous, zipf-law
Peringkasan Opini untuk Review Produk Menggunakan Formulasi Integer Linear Programming

Pada era digital, website untuk jual beli atau e-commerce sudah sangat marak digunakan karena lebih efisien dibandingkan berbelanja langsung di toko offline. Customer yang membeli barang di website biasanya dapat memberikan review terhadap produk yang sudah mereka beli. Opini yang diberikan akan menjadi acuan bagi customer berikutnya, tetapi opini yang terdapat pada website biasanya sangat banyak sehingga dibutuhkan peringkasan agar memudahkan customer dalam menentukan pilihan produk mereka. Pada penelitian ini akan dibahas tentang peringkasan opini atau opinion summarization. Peringkasan dilakukan dengan terlebih dahulu melakukan ekstraksi menggunakan pattern matching lalu akan diperoleh orientasi kalimat opini dengan SentiWordNet. Selain itu dibutuhkan dua nilai parameter, yaitu content score dan coherence score sehingga dapat dilakukan peringkasan pada review produk dengan menggunakan formulasi Integer Linear Programming (ILP) guna membuat ringkasan yang lebih koheren antara kalimat satu dan lainnya. Kata kunci : opinion summarization, integer linear programming (ILP), SentiWordNet
Ap-PCR typing of carbapenem sensitive Pseudomonas aeruginosa iIsolated from clinical samples

In this study the antibiotic susceptibility of 51 P. aeruginosa strains isolated from clinical samples were detected by the disc diffusion test. The susceptibility of P. aeruginosa strains were found as respectively 55% amicacin, 43% aztreonam, 75% netilmycin, 68% sefepim, 73% ceftazidim, 76% ciproflaxacin, 37% gentamicin, 84% meropenem, 76% piperasillin/tazobactam, 47% tobramycin and 84% imipenem. These results show that carbapenems are the most effective antibiotics for P. aeruginosa strains and the efficacy of meropenem and imipenem are high for P. aeruginosa strains Molecular typing profiles of 43 P. aeruginosa strains which are sensitive to meropenem and imipenem antibiotics with AP 1 primary were determined in AP-PCR. As a result of AP-PCR molecular typing study of this 43 P. aeruginosa isolate, no correlation was found out between antibiotic sensitivities and molecular types. This situation once again reveals that reasonable antibiotic usage in absolutely African Journal of Clinical and Experimental Microbiology Vol. 9 (2) 2008 pp. 64-68
Toward fully autonomous mobile manipulation for industrial environments

This work presents a concept for autonomous mobile manipulation in industrial environments. Utilizing autonomy enables an unskilled human worker to easily configure a complex robotics system in a setup phase before carrying out fetch and carry operations in the execution phase. In order to perform the given tasks in real industrial production sites, we propose a robotic system consisting of a mobile platform, a torque-controlled manipulator, and an additional sensor head. Multiple sensors are attached which allow for perception of the environment and the objects to be manipulated. This is essential for coping with uncertainties in real-world application. In order to provide an easy-to-use and flexible system, we present a modular software concept which is handled and organized by a hierarchical flow control depending on the given task and environmental requirements. The presented concept for autonomous mobile manipulation is implemented exemplary for industrial manipulation tasks and proven by real-world application in a water pump production site. Furthermore, the concept has also been applied to other robotic systems and other domains for planetary exploration with a rover.
Universals in Music: A Perspective from Cognitive Psychology

G eertz makes this whimsical point prior to a devastating critique of universalist theories and procedures of the last fifty years. Nonetheless, human beings do notice similarities and differences between themselves and fellow humans. How to make sense, to describe and understand, this fact of man's world is one of the oldest and most profound of human activities. Such description and explanation, in fact, are the core of modern anthropology, and so it is hardly surprising to find that ethnographers and ethnomusicologists have raised this issue of "human universals" with respect to our-the world's-musics. Perhaps somewhat less expected is the keen interest of contemporary cognitive psychologists in universal human behavior, even in the musical domain.
Long-term Prognosis in Manic-Depressive Illness: A Follow-up Investigation of 111 Patients

In a four-year period 115 manic-depressive patients were seen and subsequently followed over a period of 17.8 years. Sixty-five patients had recovered, 24 patients had improved, and 22 had not fully recovered. Several factors may be related to an unfavorable course in manic-depressive illness. More women than men did not recover. Prognosis was somewhat poorer in those patients with mania only, or both manic and depressive attacks of the illness. A history of paranoid delusions seemed to point to a poor prognosis. The prognosis in manic-depressive illness is relatively favorable.
Consideration of poly-Si loaded cell capacity limits for low-power and high-speed SRAMs

The maximum bit capacity of poly-Si loaded SRAMs is estimated, based on cell stability limits. When SRAM density increases, the voltage level of a storage node in the high state decreases more quickly because of MOS drain leakage current that flows in the poly-Si load; this can prevent regular cell operation. The poly-Si load resistance and the drain leakage current distribution are measured by using special 0.8- mu m 1-Mb SRAM test chips. The maximum bit capacity is then calculated for low-power and high-speed SRAMs. The limit is 4 Mb for low-power SRAMs and 4 Gb for high-speed SRAMs. >
Meta-Data Application in Development, Exchange and Delivery of Digital Reusable Learning Content

Using a survey, conducted among students at Sofia University “St. K. Ohridski” (the biggest University in Bulgaria), a general need for more adaptive and flexible learning content was identified. Meta-data and their standardisation are seen as a promising technology for achieving this goal. On the base of analysis of existing standards, a model for meta-data application in reusable learning resources delivery is proposed. It is further shown how the model can be applied in existing Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) in order to achieve more adaptive learning content delivery. This will allow future research in the filed of meta-data use in delivery of learning materials via mobile technologies and for satisfying special needs of people with disabilities.
Pseudo multi-hop relay distributed consensus algorithm

In order to accelerate the convergence rate of distributed consensus problems and reduce the communication costs among nodes.A new distributed consensus algorithm with single-hop communication is presented.The new algorithm makes use of the previous information of non-adjacent nodes to update the states of the nodes.We prove that the algorithm is convergent under undirected topology,and calculate the communication volume and convergence rate of the new algorithm. By analyzing and simulating on the new algorithm,the convergence rate of the new algorithm is higher,the communication mode is simpler and the communication overload is less in the new algorithm,and communication data are not easy to lose under communication time-delays.
On the Theoretical Construction of the Structural System of Semiotic Atoms in the Semantic Signs of Poetic Narrative Texts

The studies of poetic narratology has been extended to the macro-studies of the narrative language of poetic narrative texts ranging from narrative grammar to narrative model with a special attention paid to the exploration of the semiotic atoms of its semantic narration and the semiotic atoms of its pragmatic narration in poetic narrative texts as well as their interrelationships. What hasn’t been paid attention to in this area is the atomic structural system of the semiotic atoms of the narrative signs in poetic narrative texts. Grounded on the absence of studies in this regard, this essay aims to deal with the theoretical construction of the structure of the semiotic atoms of the semantic signs in the narrative language in the narrative poetic texts in terms of the semiotic atoms of the phonetic narration, the semiotic atoms of its semantic narration, the semiotic atoms of its pragmatic narration, the semiotic atoms of its grammatical narration as much as the semiotic atoms of its spatial narration in poetic narrative texts to develop and improve the theories of poetic narratology and expand its studies from macro-studies to micro-studies.
Query-driven Data Completeness Management (PhD Thesis)

Knowledge about data completeness is essentially in data-supported decision making. In this thesis we present a framework for metadata-based assessment of database completeness. We discuss how to express information about data completeness and how to use such information to draw conclusions about the completeness of query answers. In particular, we introduce formalisms for stating completeness for parts of relational databases. We then present techniques for drawing inferences between such statements and statements about the completeness of query answers, and show how the techniques can be extended to databases that contain null values. We show that the framework for relational databases can be transferred to RDF data, and that a similar framework can also be applied to spatial data. We also discuss how completeness information can be verified over processes, and introduce a data-aware process model that allows this verification.
A Formal Semantics for Multi-level Staged Configuration

Multi-level staged configuration (MLSC) of feature diagrams has been proposed as a means to facilitate configuration in software product line engineering. Based on the observation that configuration often is a lengthy undertaking with many participants, MLSC splits it up into different levels that can be assigned to different stakeholders. This makes configuration more scalable to realistic environments. Although its supporting language (cardinality based feature diagrams) received various formal semantics, the MLSC process never received one. Nonetheless, a formal semantics is the primary indicator for precision and unambiguity and an important prerequisite for reliable toolsupport. We present a semantics for MLSC that builds on our earlier work on formal feature model semantics to which it adds the concepts of level and configuration path. With the formal semantics, we were able to make the original definition more precise and to reveal some of its subtleties and incompletenesses. We also discovered some important properties that an MLSC process should possess and a configuration tool should guarantee. Our contribution is primarily of a fundamental nature, clarifying central, yet ambiguous, concepts and properties related to MLSC. Thereby, we intend to pave the way for safer, more efficient and more comprehensive automation of configuration tasks.