Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal nematode infestation of sheep and cattle in South Africa. I. The historic role of Onderstepoort and a short discussion of present research priorities.

: The research activities of the Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort, from its inception in 1908 until recent times are reviewed in this first article of a series on nematode epidemiology of sheep and cattle. While the taxonomic and certain biological aspects of the subject and the testing of anthelmintic compounds have been well covered on the whole in various parts of the country, the testing of control methods under field conditions has largely been neglected. It is suggested that all known methods of integrated worm control should be scrutinized and the most promising methods be tested under practical farming conditions in the country to reduce our dependence on anthelmintic compounds for worm control. Furthermore, unless we are able to employ the available anthelmintics to better advantage and thus reduce the tempo of selection for resistance, the situation may well develop where highly effective remedies are no longer available for worm control.
CPN-Based Modeling and Analysis of Shared Multi-Channel Cache CMP Architecture

As a formal modeling and analysis method, colored petri nets (CPN) fits to construct formal model for software/hardware system with lots of communication and parallel/synchronous sharing behavior. Then behavior analysis of system function and performance based on the CPN model can be unfolded to verify the system feasibility. The CPN model of a kind of new CMP architecture shared multi-channel L2 Cache (AUMCC) is constructed in this article. Processing simulating of instruction set is deeply penetrated on the AUMCC CPN model, and analysis based on simulating results well verifies the feasibility of AUMCC architecture.
An essay on stress

An Essay on Stress presents a universal theory for the characterization of the stress patterns of words and phrases encountered in the languages of the world. The heart of the theory is constituted by the formal mechanism for characterizing "action at a distance", which is a special case of the formalism needed for the construction of constituent structure.Morris Halle is Institute Professor at MIT. Jean-Roger Vergnaud is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland and Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche en Informatique Linguistique in France.
Embedded Systems Design

From the Publisher: * Practical approach to design * Case studies allow the readers to investigate their own systems * The author, Steve Heath, has many years' experience in computer design Microprocessors are more and more present in many aspects of our daily lives. They have become the standard way of implementing digital systems ranging from sophisticated process control systems to cars, burglar alarms and even children's toys. As a result, the demand for these products is increasing dramatically, as is the need for knowledge and understanding of the technology. This book provides a guide to all aspects of embedded systems design including the hardware, software and the design trade-offs associated with design. The approach taken here is largely practical, the aim being to explain how systems are designed in the real world rather than in theory. In keeping with this approach, there is a chapter of case studies included in the book to allow the readers to investigate their own real systems and gain practical experience.
The psychofortology of male and female patients undergoing infertility treatment

Infertility is a complex condition associated with the inability to conceive a child, frequently manifesting itself as a result of various biological factors. A literature review indicated that being on Artificial Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment significantly increases the stress in an individual. While some research has been done on coping processes, and stress and depression levels in individuals on infertility treatment, very little literature is available regarding the coping resources and subjective well-being of individuals on infertility treatment. This psychofortigenic study aimed to explore and describe the coping resources, sense of coherence, satisfaction with life and life happiness of individuals undergoing infertility treatment. Furthermore, this study aimed to compare the coping resources, sense of coherence, satisfaction with life and happiness of males and females undergoing infertility treatment at a privately managed unit. It is imperative to view the results of this study from a gender-based perception as a previous study by Ferreira (2005) indicated significant differences in how males and females perceived infertility treatment. The sample in this study consisted of 62 voluntary participants from a privately managed health care unit in the Nelson Mandela Metropole. Participants were given a package of questionnaires to complete under the supervision of the researcher and research coordinator of the participating health care unit. The assessment consisted of a biographical questionnaire and four standardised paper and pencil measures. The participants’ coping resources were explored using Hammer and Marting’s (1988) Coping Resource Inventory (CRI), while Antonovsky’s (1987) Orientation to Life Scale was used to measure their sense of coherence (SOC-29). Overall satisfaction with life was assessed using Diener, Emmons, Larson and Griffin’s (1985) Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), while Kamman and Flett’s (1993) Affectometer-2 (AFM-2) was utilized to measure the respondents’ subjective happiness. A quantitative, exploratory descriptive research design was employed in this study and the participants were chosen by means of a non-probability purposive sampling procedure. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and independent t-testing. Further investigations were made through Chi square tests which enabled the researcher to draw inferences about differences based on cross tabulations. The reliability coefficient was obtained by calculating Cronbach’s coefficient alpha, which
The Influence of Apical Lesions on Electronic Tooth−Length Measurements – an in vitro Study

Objectives. Investigating the influence of apical lesions on tooth−length measurements with the Root ZX apex locator (Morita, Japan) and checking a modified method of uncovering the apical part of the canal. Material and Methods. Eighteen freshly extracted human teeth with attached apical lesions were investigated. Tooth lengths were measured with the Root ZX and a No. 10 K−file in an alginate mould according to the method of Katz et al. (1996) (group A). After removal of lesions, the teeth were embedded in freshly mixed alginate and measured again (group B). Then the file was secured in place with a composite material. The apical 4 mm of the canal of each tooth was exposed by grinding with a water−cooled high−speed diamond bur. Distances from the file tip to the dentino−cemental junction and to the apical foramen were measured with an endodontic microscope (Karr, Switzerland) under ×17 magnification. Results. The tooth lengths measured in group A were longer than in group B in 9 cases (by 0.25 to 1.25 mm). In the presence of the apical lesions, the measurements were too long in 7 canals by 0.15 to 1.3 mm. The mean dif− ference between group A and B was 0.36 mm, with a standard deviation of 0.3 mm. There was a statistically sig− nificant difference between both groups at the probability level of p < 0.05. The modified method of uncovering the apical part of the canal proved to be useful. Conclusions. The presence of apical lesions negatively affects electronic tooth−length measurements (Adv Clin Exp Med 2006, 15, 4, 607–611).
Further Developing 3D Panning for Headphones

Ongoing challenges greet both academic and private researchers interested in developing sound specialization techniques that are applicable to a wide range of listeners. Raykar, Duraiswami and Yegnanarayana (2005) raise several prevalent methods of achieving spatialzation for digital audio, inclusive of HRTF measurement, database matching, numerical modelling and frequency scaling to attempt to match non-individualised HRTFs to an individual. Spatialization of audio developed for headphones is applicable to many purposes – the growing penetration of virtual reality technology, video game environments and application to physical artistic installations, as well as teleconferences demonstrate the variety of environments that this technology could benefit. This project aims to simplify the spatial cues driven by the structure of the human pinna for application to teleconferencing.
Satisfação dos usuários da assistência hospitalar: o caso de um hospital público do SUS do estado de Mato Grosso

O aumento da qualidade da assistencia hospitalar esta entre um dos desafios ainda vigentes para o Sistema Unico de Saude brasileiro. A fim de fazer face a esse desafio, uma das estrategias e monitorar a qualidade da assistencia por meio de indicadores. Um dos possiveis indicadores e a satisfacao dos usuarios. Diante disso, este trabalho se propos a, mediante pesquisa, produzir este indicador de auxilio a gestao. Este trabalho e um estudo de caso com abordagem quantitativa realizado num hospital publico do interior de Mato Grosso. A coleta de dados foi realizada mediante entrevista com uma amostra composta por 31 pacientes. Os dados mostraram que na perspectiva dos pacientes a avaliacao do hospital de forma geral nao e boa, alcancando somente 35,5% da pontuacao maxima possivel. Entre as clinicas e entre os diversos itens do questionario as pontuacoes medias oscilaram, indicando sempre uma situacao que requer melhorias. Os resultados permitem visualizar os pontos fortes e fracos do atendimento aos pacientes, devendo os fortes serem maximizados e os fracos minimizados e eliminados.
Augmenter la quantité d’activité physique dans le cadre du cancer du sein : effet d’un programme de Dragon Boat et de renforcement musculaire

Objectif : L’objectif de cette etude est de comparer l’effet de la quantite d’AP (Dragon Boat (DB) et renforcement musculaire) sur l’aptitude aerobie, la force des membres superieurs, le lymphoedeme, la qualite de vie (QdV) et la fatigue chez des femmes ayant eu un cancer du sein. Materiel et methodes : 16 femmes ont suivi un programme d’AP de 4 mois. Trois groupes d’AP ont ete formes, et effectuent par semaine : Groupe A (n=6) : 1 seance de DB de faible intensite ; Groupe B (n=4) : 1 seance de DB de faible intensite et 1 seance de renforcement musculaire a intensite moderee ; Groupe C (n=6) : au moins 2 seances de DB de faible intensite et 1 seance de renforcement musculaire d’intensite moderee. L’aptitude aerobie (TM6), la force des membres superieurs (handgrip test), le lymphoedeme (circonference des bras), la QdV (EORTC QLQ C-30) et la fatigue (MFI-20) ont ete evalues avant (T0) et 4 mois apres le programme d’AP (T1). Resultats : Seules la force et la fatigue s’ameliorent significativement entre T0 et T1 (p<0,05). La force de prehension augmente davantage dans les groupes A et C (1,7 et 1,8 kg). La fatigue diminue surtout dans le groupe B. Meme si les resultats ne sont pas significatifs, il semble que la distance de marche au TM6 augmente legerement pour le groupe C et que la QdV s’ameliore pour les groupes B et C. Aucune aggravation et apparition de lymphoedeme ne sont observees dans les 3 groupes. Conclusion : Meme si cela n’est pas significatif, les resultats semblent montrer qu’une quantite superieure d’AP permet d’ameliorer de facon plus importante l’aptitude aerobie jugee par la distance au TM6, la force des membres superieurs et la QdV. Elle est sans danger car elle n’entraine pas d’apparition de lymphoedeme. Elle ne permet cependant pas de reduire la fatigue.
Cognitive Radio Network

Cognitive Radio (CR) technology is developed to beat the spectrum deficiency thanks to speedy development in wireless networks. Both licensed and unlicensed users can utilize the spectrum using this technology. Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs) are emerging as a solution to increase the spectrum utilization by using unused or less used spectrum in radio environments. The basic idea is to allow unlicensed users access to licensed spectrum, under the condition that the interference perceived by the licensed users is minimal. New communication and networking technologies have to be compelled to be developed, to permit the utilization of the spectrum during additional economical method and to extend the spectrum utilization. The unauthorized users leave the spectrum whenever the licensed users come back. This paper tries to give a comprehensive description of cognitive radio network.
Vehicle Direct Yaw Moment Control Based on Tire Cornering Stiffness Estimation

Direct yaw moment control (DYC) is an active safety technique developed in recent years to improve vehicle handling dynamics. Delayed or excessive intervention is a common problem in traditional logic threshold control algorithm due to the vehicle inertia. To improve the control effect, model predictive control (MPC) is applied in stability control which relies significantly on the accuracy of reference model. In this paper, a MPC stability controller with tire cornering stiffness estimation is proposed. The reference model is modified online by correcting tire cornering stiffness. In this way, yaw rate can be better predicted which improves the control effect. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is compared with a MPC controller with constant tire cornering stiffness and a traditional logic threshold controller through numeric simulation. The simulation result indicates that the handling performance of the proposed controller is improved from that without tire cornering stiffness estimation.Copyright © 2014 by ASME
Fermeture des diastèmes et des triangles noirs du secteur antérieur à l’aide de résines composites en technique directe

Une large palette d’options therapeutiques, depuis le traitement orthodontique jusqu’aux ceramiques indirectes, peuvent etre utilisees pour fermer les diastemes et les triangles noirs sur les dents anterieures. Les avancees realisees depuis dix ans dans le domaine de la dentisterie adhesive et restauratrice permettent aux praticiens d’avoir recours a la stratification de composite en technique directe pour traiter ces situations. Dans cet article seront presentes deux cas cliniques de fermeture de diasteme et de triangles noirs par application de composite en technique directe dans le cadre d’un traitement conservateur, esthetique et non invasif.
High Serum Resistin Levels in Coronary Artery Ectasia

Introduction: The etiological and pathogenic factors responsible for coronary artery ectasia (CAE) are unclear. Therefore, we aimed to compare subjects with and without CAE with respect to resistin levels and determine whether resistin plays a role in the aetiology or pathogenesis of CAE. Patients and Methods: This study enrolled a total of 81 subjects, of whom 42 had CAE [15 female (F), mean age 60.4 ± 9.0 years] and 39 had a normal coronary anatomy (22 F, mean age 56.2 ± 10.7 years). Using coronary artery diameters of the control group as reference, subjects having coronary artery dilatation that was at least 1.5 times larger than the normal adjacent segments were considered to have CAE. Resistin levels were measured from blood samples obtained on the day of the coronary angiography. Results: Both the groups had similar baseline characteristics. Serum resistin levels were significantly higher in the CAE group [mean 703.5 ± 828.1 ng/L, median 379.5 (40-4092) ng/L] than in the control group [mean 313.5 ± 252.6 ng/L, median 256 (30-1244) ng/L] (p= 0.001). Conclusion: CAE and atherosclerosis share common histopathological and clinical characteristics. Resistin, a polypeptide with a known role in the development and clinical presentation of atherosclerosis, may also mediate the formation of CAE. There is a need for future studies with a larger sample size to better delineate the effect of resistin on the development of CAE.
Effect of Joule heating and current crowding on electromigration in mobile technology

In the present era of big data and internet of things, the use of microelectronic products in all aspects of our life is manifested by the ubiquitous presence of mobile devices as i-phones and wearable i-products. These devices are facing the need for higher power and greater functionality applications such as in i-health, yet they are limited by physical size. At the moment, software (Apps) is much ahead of hardware in mobile technology. To advance hardware, the end of Moore's law in two-dimensional integrated circuits can be extended by three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D ICs). The concept of 3D ICs has been with us for more than ten years. The challenge in 3D IC technology is dense packing by using both vertical and horizontal interconnections. Mass production of 3D IC devices is behind schedule due to cost because of low yield and uncertain reliability. Joule heating is serious in a dense structure because of heat generation and dissipation. A change of reliability paradigm has advanced from fai.
Feature modeling and cluster analysis of malicious Web traffic

Feature modeling and cluster analysis of malicious Web traffic by Ana Dimitrijevikj Many attackers find Web applications to be attractive targets since they are widely used and have many vulnerabilities to exploit. The goal of this thesis is to study patterns of attacker activities on typical Web based systems using four data sets collected by honeypots, each in duration of almost four months. The contributions of our work include cluster analysis and modeling the features of the malicious Web traffic. Some of our main conclusions are: (1) Features of malicious sessions, such as Number of Requests, Bytes Transferred, and Duration, follow skewed distributions, including heavy-tailed. (2) Number of requests per unique attacker follows skewed distributions, including heavy-tailed, with a small number of attackers submitting most of the malicious traffic. (3) Cluster analysis provides an efficient way to distinguish between attack sessions and vulnerability scan sessions.
Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative cardiac management in non-cardiac surgery

Authors/Task Force Members: Don Poldermans; (Chairperson) (The Netherlands)*; Jeroen J. Bax (The Netherlands); Eric Boersma (The Netherlands); Stefan De Hert (The Netherlands); Erik Eeckhout (Switzerland); Gerry Fowkes (UK); Bulent Gorenek (Turkey); Michael G. Hennerici (Germany); Bernard Iung (France); Malte Kelm (Germany); Keld Per Kjeldsen (Denmark); Steen Dalby Kristensen (Denmark); Jose Lopez-Sendon (Spain); Paolo Pelosi (Italy); François Philippe (France); Luc Pierard (Belgium); Piotr Ponikowski (Poland); Jean-Paul Schmid (Switzerland); Olav F. M. Sellevold (Norway); Rosa Sicari (Italy); Greet Van den Berghe (Belgium); Frank Vermassen (Belgium)
IMPACT: Portable GIS Toolbox for image processing and land cover mapping

Did you ever try to produce a reliable land cover map from Earth Observation data? How many steps are involved and how many different tools do you need? Did you succeed in a reasonable amount of time? EO imagery has been identified as a key source of information for mapping and monitoring land cover changes or degradation over time but data extraction, layerstack, radiometric calibration, normalization, mosaicking, automatic classification and segmentation are only some of the pre-processing steps that a ICT user has to undertake to obtain a raw land cover map; lastly, postprocessing as class editing, land cover validation and statistics extraction, is assigned to RS experts though out the use of available GIS tools. The IMPACT tool offers a combination of elements of remote sensing, photo interpretation and processing technologies in a portable and stand-alone GIS environment, allowing non ITC users to easily accomplish all necessary preprocessing steps while giving a fast and user-friendly environment for visual editing and map validation. Based on open sources technologies, IMPACT makes use of GeoExt, OpenLayers and Mapserver for the graphical user interface and raster/vector rendering; EO data processing is carried out by GDAL and Python. No installation or virtual machines are required and therefore it could be copied on a portable device for easy execution and data sharing. Internet connection is not essential although might offer access to additional information like very high resolution WMS layers from Google, NASA, OpenStreetMap or other sources. A variety of EO data like Landsat, Spot, RapidEye, DMC could be ingested and converted to top of atmosphere reflectance to be then pre-classified using the built-in pixel based classifier; ultimately, single-date or multi-date segmentation is performed throughout Baazt segmenter libraries (Inpe’s TerraAIDA Operators); generated objects are automatically labeled according to class majority derived from the pixel based classification. This last step is essential to offer a preliminary land cover maps (for each input date/epoch), reducing the photo interpreter’s verification workload. IMPACT contains modules for visual identification of forest degradation, ground through collection and spatial statistics all characterize by easy to learn and user friendly interfaces. This tool has been well received by the biodiversity and conservation communities (e.g. protected areas mapping and monitoring) as well as research institutes in developing countries collaborating with the Joint Research Centre throughout projects like MESA, PacsBio and ReCaREDD.
Submesh Allocation in 3D Mesh Multicomputers Using Free Lists: A Corner-Boundary Approach with Complete Recognition Capability

This chapter presents an extensive evaluation of a new contiguous allocation strategy proposed for 3D mesh multicomputers. The strategy maintains a list of maximal free sub-meshes and gives priority to allocating corner and boundary free sub-meshes. This strategy, which we refer to as Turning CornerBoundary Free List (TCBFL) strategy, is compared, using extensive simulation experiments, to several existing allocation strategies for 3D meshes. In addition to allocation strategies, two job scheduling schemes, First-Come-First-Served (FCFS) and Shortest-Service-Demand (SSD) are considered in comparing the performance of the allocation strategies. The simulation results show that TCBFL produces average turnaround times and mean system utilization values that are superior to those of the existing allocation strategies. The results also reveal that SSD scheduling is much better than FCFS scheduling. Thus, the scheduling and allocation strategies both have substantial effect on the performance of contiguous allocation strategies in 3D mesh-connected multicomputers. Submesh Allocation in 3D Mesh Multicomputers Using Free Lists: A Corner-Boundary Approach with Complete Recognition Capability