Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hirudinella ventricosa (trematoda) parasitizing makaira nigricans and acanthocybium solandri from neotropical region, Brazil

In January 2002, were caught 11 Makaira nigricans Lacepede, 1802 (Istiophoridae) and two Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832) (Scombridae) off Cabo Frio municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. We collected digenetic trematodes from the stomach of some of these fishes. We studied these trematodes with optical and scanning electron microscopy and identified them as Hirudinella ventricosa (Pallas, 1774) Baird, 1835. This is the first report of this species in A. solandri in the Brazilian coast, and in M. nigricansin South America.
ACOUSTIC PERCEPTION BASEDONREALTIME VIDEO ACQUISITIONUSING TMS320DM642

Electronic Travel Aids (ETAs) are devices that aim at providing information about surroundings to the visually impaired. Our system is one such aid, which is based on an object detection mechanism used to detect the presence of obstacles that immediately impede the path, by means of real time video processing. This paper presents an implementation of the system’s algorithm which aims to provide navigational assistance, and in particular, for the visually impaired; using a Da-Vinci Digital Media Processor, the DM642. A video camera feeds images of the surroundings to the DM642, which works on the video, frame by frame. The processor carries out image processing techniques whose result contains information about the object in terms of image pixels. The algorithm aims to select the object which, among all others, poses maximum threat to the navigation. A database containing a total of three sounds is constructed. Hence, each image translates to a beep, where every beep informs the navigator of the obstacles directly in front of him. This paper implements an algorithm that is simple, efficient and computationally less intensive.
Investigating the Effects of Plant Essential Oils on Post-Harvest Fruit Decay

Essential oils are one of the most important natural products derived from plants, due to their various biological properties and their medicinal and nutritional uses. This chapter provides an overview of several different aspects relating to essential oils including a his‐ torical perspective, the uses of essential oils, their main sources and antifungal activity, their bioactive single constituents and their modes of action. The chapter will also give an insight into the chemical measures necessary for controlling plant pathogens and their negative impact on human health and/or the environment. It will also review the differ‐ ent sources of essential oils such as sage, oregano, thyme and marjoram from the Lamia‐ ceae family, vervain from the Verbanacae family, and magnolia from the Magnoliaceae family. The antimicrobial activity of essential oils is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the antifungal properties exhibited against some serious pathogenic fungi and postharvest disease. Moreover, various antimicrobial tests and techniques, such as various kill-time studies, killing time determination, LD-50 and growth curve recording, poisoned food techniques, spore germination and measurement of metabolic CO2 are included. Fi‐ nally, five case studies relating to the antifungal activity of some plant essential oils, ei‐ ther in vitro or in vivo, against post-harvest pathogenic fungi are reviewed at the end of this chapter.
Genetic Polymorphisms of DNA Repair Genes and DNA Repair Capacity Related to Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-Induced DNA Damages

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is an important aflatoxin produced by some strains of the moulds Aspergil‐ lus parasiticus and Aspergillus flavus [1-3]. This aflatoxin was discovered as a contaminant of human and animal food, especially peanuts (ground nuts), core, soya sauce, and fermented soy beans in tropical areas such as the Southeastern China as a result of fungal contamination during growth and after harvest which under hot and humid conditions in the late 1950s and early 1960s [1-4]. Increasing evidences have shown that AFB1 exposure levels are consistent with hepatocel‐ lular carcinoma (HCC) risk values [1, 2, 4-7]. DNA damage by AFB1 plays the central role of car‐ cinogenesis of HCC-related to this toxin in the toxic studies [2, 8-10]. Today, AFB1 has been classified as a known human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer [1, 2, 5, 10, 11]. However, more and more epidemiological evidence has exhibited that although many people are exposed to the same levels of AFB1, only a relatively small proportion of expo‐ sure person develop HCC [6, 12-23]. This indicates individual DNA repair capacity related to AFB1-induced DNA damage might be associated with HCC carcinogenesis [4].
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIII LIBRARY CONFLICT RESOLUTION PREFERENCES OF CHINESE AND CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS

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Monodisperse core-shell poly(methyl methacrylate) latex colloids

Monodisperse cross-linked composite PMMA latex particles have been developed. The chemical cross-linking of the PMMA facilitates the preparation of particles consisting of a fluorescent core and a large nonfluorescent shell. These core−shell spheres can be dispersed in a density and refractive index matching mixture. This results in an ideal colloidal hard sphere model system that can be used to study many fundamental problems such as freezing, melting, and the glass transistion using quantitative confocal scanning laser microscopy. Furthermore, precize control over the size and the properties of the core and the shell(s) facilitates other applications of this model system.
Predictably Incoherent Judgments

When people make moral or legal judgments in isolation, they produce a pattern of outcomes that they would themselves reject, if only they could see that pattern as a whole. A major reason is that human thinking is category-bound. When people see a case in isolation, they spontaneously compare it to other cases that are mainly drawn from the same category of harms. When people are required to compare cases that involve different kinds of harms, judgments that appear sensible when the problems are considered separately often appear incoherent and arbitrary in the broader context. Another major source of incoherence is what we call the translation problem: The translation of moral judgments into the relevant metrics of dollars and years is not grounded in either principle or intuition, and produces large differences among people. The incoherence produced by category-bound thinking is illustrated by an experimental study of punitive damages and contingent valuation. We also show how category-bound thinking and the translation problem combine to produce anomalies in administrative penalties. The underlying phenomena have large implications for many topics in law, including jury behavior, the valuation of public goods, punitive damages, criminal sentencing, and civil fines. We consider institutional reforms that might overcome the problem of predictably incoherent judgments. Connections are also drawn to several issues in legal theory, including valuation of life, incommensurability, and the aspiration to global coherence in adjudication.
ASIC Design of Reversible Multiplier Circuit-A Review

Reversible logic is extremely a lot of in demand for the longer term computing technologies as they're known to provide low power dissipation having its applications in Low Power, Quantum Computing, nanotechnology, and Optical Computing. The planning of reversible multiplier factor circuit relies on invertible primitives and composition rules that preserve invertibility. during this paper we've got given and implemented reversible Wallace signed multiplier factor circuit in ASIC through changed Baugh-Wooley approach using normal reversible logic gates/cells, supported complementary pass transistor logic and are valid with simulations, schematic check, and a style rule check. The planned reversible multiplier factor is faster and has lower hardware complexness compared to the present counterparts. it's proved that the planned multiplier factor is best and optimized, compared to Its existing counterparts with reference to the amount of gates, constant inputs, garbage outputs and hardware complexness.
SKIN COLOUR INFORMATION AND MORPHOLOGY BASED FACE DETECTION TECHNIQUE

Locating and tracking human faces is a prerequisite for face recognition and/or facial expressions analysis, although it is often assumed that a normalized face image is available. In this paper, we propose a faster, yet efficient face detection approach based on mathematical morphology and skin colour information. We have devised some simple post-processing rules to eliminate non-face regions from face regions. Experimentation on our created database is conducted to reveal the performance of the proposed approach.
ADVANCES IN IMAGE PRE-PROCESSING TO IMPROVE AUTOMATED 3D RECONSTRUCTION

Abstract. Tools and algorithms for automated image processing and 3D reconstruction purposes have become more and more available, giving the possibility to process any dataset of unoriented and markerless images. Typically, dense 3D point clouds (or texture 3D polygonal models) are produced at reasonable processing time. In this paper, we evaluate how the radiometric pre-processing of image datasets (particularly in RAW format) can help in improving the performances of state-of-the-art automated image processing tools. Beside a review of common pre-processing methods, an efficient pipeline based on color enhancement, image denoising, RGB to Gray conversion and image content enrichment is presented. The performed tests, partly reported for sake of space, demonstrate how an effective image pre-processing, which considers the entire dataset in analysis, can improve the automated orientation procedure and dense 3D point cloud reconstruction, even in case of poor texture scenarios.
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The novel quaternary ammonium salt, CHF5407, showed subnanomolar affinities for human muscarinic M1, M2 and M3 receptors, and dissociated very slowly (t1/2 = 166 min from hM3 receptors (t1/2 = 166 min) with a large part of the receptorial complex (54%) remaining undissociated at 32h from radioligand washout. In contrast, [H]CHF5407 dissociated quickly from hM2 receptors (t1/2=31 min), whereas [H]tiotropium dissociated slowly from both hM3 (t1/2=163 min) and hM2 receptor (t1/2=297 min). In the guinea-pig isolated trachea and human isolated bronchus, CHF5407 produced a potent (pIC50=9.0-9.6) and long-lasting (up to 24h) inhibition of M3-receptor mediated contractile responses to carbachol. In the guinea-pig electricallydriven left atrium, the M2 receptor-mediated inhibitory response to carbachol was recovered more quickly in CHF5407-pretreated, than in tiotropium-pretreated preparations. CHF5407, administered intratracheally (i.t.) to anaesthetized guinea pigs, potently inhibited acetylcholine (Ach)-induced bronchoconstriction with an ED50 value of 0.15 nmoles/kg. The effect was substained over a period of 24 h, with a residual 57% inhibition 48 h after antagonist administration at 1 nmoles/kg. In conscious guinea pigs, inhaled CHF5407 inhibited Ach-induced bronchoconstriction for at least 24 h as did tiotropium at similar dosages. Cardiovascular parameters in anaesthetised guinea pigs were not significantly changed by CHF5407, up to 100 nmoles/kg i.v. and up to 1000 nmoles/kg i.t. In conclusion, CHF5407 shows a prolonged antibronchospastic activity both in vitro and in vivo, due to a very slow dissociation from M3 receptors. In contrast, CHF5407 is markedly short-acting at M2 receptors, a behaviour not shared by tiotropium. This article has not been copyedited and formatted. The final version may differ from this version. JPET Fast Forward. Published on August 30, 2010 as DOI: 10.1124/jpet.110. 170035 at A PE T Jornals on M ay 1, 2017 jpet.asjournals. org D ow nladed from
Dynamic kelvinlets

We introduce Dynamic Kelvinlets, a new analytical technique for real-time physically based animation of virtual elastic materials. Our formulation is based on the dynamic response to time-varying force distributions applied to an infinite elastic medium. The resulting displacements provide the plausibility of volumetric elasticity, the dynamics of compressive and shear waves, and the interactivity of closed-form expressions. Our approach builds upon the work of de Goes and James [2017] by presenting an extension of the regularized Kelvinlet solutions from elastostatics to the elastodynamic regime. To finely control our elastic deformations, we also describe the construction of compound solutions that resolve pointwise and keyframe constraints. We demonstrate the versatility and efficiency of our method with a series of examples in a production grade implementation.
Quantum Mechanics and Group Theory

where xi is the the Cartesian coordinate of a point particle of mass m, Fi is the external force applied to the particle, and the force is assumed to be conservative, the negative gradient of a potential energy function V (x). Newtonian mechanics for rigid bodies can be formulated in a similar way, and this approach can even be extended to relativistic point mechanics. The calculus of variations uses functionals, functions of functions, F [f ]. In a functional, the independent “variable” is a whole function; the functional F maps a given function to a number: F [f ] : f → F . Typically, the F [f ] is constructed as an integral over an integrand involving some function f . The calculus of such functionals varies the independent function f to see what happens to the functional value F . The variations are denoted by δ : f → f + δf maps to F → F + δF. In classical mechanics, the path in space xi(t) is the independent function. The key functional is the action S[x, ẋ] :
Substrate size and heterogeneity control anomalous transport in small streams

In alluvial systems, substrate characteristics play a critical role in slowing downstream transport of both water and solutes. We present results from solute injection experiments testing the influence of sediment size (pea gravel versus coarse gravel) and heterogeneity (alternating sections versus well‐mixed reaches) on solute transport dynamics in four experimental streams at the Notre Dame Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility. The stream with pea gravel resulted in more long‐term retention than the stream with coarse gravel, whereas both streams with heterogeneous substrate (alternated and mixed) fell between with similar late‐time scaling. Inverse modeling of solute breakthrough curves suggested that residence times were distributed according to a truncated power law. While conservative solute transport in all four streams was anomalous, truncation times were influenced by sediment size, with the smaller pea gravel exhibiting a later truncation time than the coarse gravel, and the two streams with heterogeneous substrate having an intermediate cutoff. These results uniquely associate transport scaling with substrate characteristics in fluvial systems, revealing truncation time scales that had been previously predicted but not observed and quantified in field conditions. Because both benthic (i.e., substrate‐water interface) and subsurface hyporheic regions are known biogeochemical hot spots, relating physical characteristics to the macroscopic transport behavior could be crucial to improve our estimates of solute export from fluvial systems.
Wavelets in Medical Image Processing On Hip Arthroplasty and De-Noising, Segmentation

Computers have become indispensable in all domains, and the medical segment does not represent an exception. The need for accuracy and speed has led to a tight collaboration between machines and human beings. Maybe the future will allow the existence of a world where the human intervention won't be necessary, but for now,the best approach in the medical field is to create semiautomatic applications, in order to help the doctors with the diagnoses, with following the patients' evolution and managing them and with other medical activities. Our application is designed for automatic measurements of orthopedic parameters, and allows the possibility of human intervention in case the parameters have not been detected properly. The segment of the application is Hip Arthroplasty. And Wavelet transforms and other multi-scale analysis functions have been used for compact signal and image representations in de-noising, compression and feature detection processing problems for about twenty years. Numerous research works have proven that space-frequency and space-scale expansions with this family of analysis functions provided a very efficient framework for signal or image data. The wavelet transform itself offers great design flexibility. Basis selection, spatial-frequency tiling, and various wavelet threshold strategies can be optimized for best adaptation to a processing application, data characteristics and feature of interest. Fast implementation of wavelet transforms using a filter-bank framework enable real time processing capability. Instead of trying to replace standard image processing techniques, wavelet transforms offer an efficient representation of the signal, finely tuned to its intrinsic properties. By combining such representations with simple processing techniques in the transform domain, multi-scale analysis can accomplish remarkable performance and efficiency for many image processing problems. Multi- scale analysis has been found particularly successful for image de-noising and enhancement problems given that a suitable separation of signal and noise can be achieved in the transform domain (i.e. after projection of an observation signal) based on their distinct localization and distribution in the spatial-frequency domain. With better correlation of significant features, wavelets were also proven to be very useful for detection {jin_Mallat_1992a} and matching applications {jin_Strickland_1995}. Key-Words - Hip Arthroplasty, Canny Edge Detection, DICOM, Hough Transform, Radiographic Image Processing De-noising, Segmentation
Instability of flow with temperature‐dependent viscosity: A model of magma dynamics

In material whose viscosity is very temperature dependent, flow from a chamber through a cooled slot can develop a fingering instability or time-dependent behavior, depending on the elastic properties of the chamber, the viscosity-temperature relationship, and the geometry of the slot. A laboratory experiment is described where syrup flows from a reservoir through a tube immersed in a chilled bath to an exit hole at constant pressure. Flow is either steady or periodic depending on the temperature of the bath and the flow rate into the reservoir. A theory indicates that the transition from steady to periodic flow depends on nonlinearities in the steady state relation between pressure and flow rate. A general stability criterion is advanced that states that the Peclet number must be within a certain range for instability to develop. Parameters governing the oscillation period are determined. Theory also indicates that flow through a slot would develop finger-like instabilities under certain conditions. Qualitative laboratory experiments with paraffin spreading over a cold plate reveal the fingering.
A Nonaxisymmetric Endwall Design Methodology for Turbine Nozzle Guide Vanes and its Computational Fluid Dynamics Evaluation

Nonaxisymmetric endwall contouring has recently become one of the ways to minimize the secondary flow related losses in a turbine nozzle guide vane (NGV) passage. In this study, a specific nonaxisymmetric endwall contouring design methodology is introduced. Fourier series based splines at different axial locations are generated and combined with the help of streamwise B-splines within solid modeling program. Eight different contoured endwalls are presented in this paper. Computational study of these designs are performed by the finite-volume flow solver. The SST k−ω turbulence model is selected and a bodyfitted structured grid is used. Total pressure distribution at the NGV exit shows that contouring the endwall effectively changes the results. Among from these various designs, the most promising one is with the contouring extended in the upstream of the vane leading edge. Mass-averaged value of 3.2% total pressure loss reduction is achieved at the NGV exit plane. The current study was performed in a rotating turbine rig simulating a state of the art HP turbine stage. An NGV only simulation is performed. This approach is helpful in isolating rotor-stator influence and the possible upstream flow modifications of the rim seal cavity flow existing in the rotating turbine research rig. The investigation including the rotor-stator interaction and rim seal cavity flow is the topic of a subsequent paper currently under
Data from: Habitat disturbance selects against both small and large species across varying climates

Global extinction drivers, including habitat disturbance and climate change, are thought to affect larger species more than smaller species. However, it is unclear if such drivers interact to affect assemblage body size distributions. We asked how these two key global change drivers differentially affect the interspecific size distributions of ants, one of the most abundant and ubiquitous animal groups on earth. We also asked whether there is evidence of synergistic interactions and whether effects are related to species’ trophic roles. We generated a global dataset on ant body size from 333 local ant assemblages collected by the authors across a broad range of climates and in disturbed and undisturbed habitats. We used head length (range: 0.22–4.55 mm) as a surrogate of body size and classified species to trophic groups. We used generalized linear models to test whether body size distributions changed with climate and disturbance, independent of species richness. Our analysis yielded three key results: 1) climate and disturbance showed independent associations with body size; 2) assemblages included more small species in warmer climates and fewer large species in wet climates; and 3) both the largest and smallest species were absent from disturbed ecosystems, with predators most affected in both cases. Our results indicate that temperature, precipitation and disturbance have differing effects on the body size distributions of local communities, with no evidence of synergistic interactions. Further, both large and small predators may be vulnerable to global change, particularly through habitat disturbance. Research