Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Manipulating microsized coupling gaps for reconfigurable antenna applications

Synthetically arranged microlines (width ≤ 1mm) have been considered for antennas and radiating structures at microwave frequencies. Finite‐difference time‐domain simulations show how the electrical size of the structure and multiple resonances can be controlled by carefully introducing microsized gaps. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:2444–2445, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27059
Migration of Nanosilver into Food-simulating Solutions from Polypropylene Disposable Spoons

The aim of this study was to investigate the possible migration of nanosilver from the commercially available nanosilver antibacterial disposable spoons to food simulating solutions and find out a relationship between migration and conformance with the external conditions. Migration experiments were carried out according to the Chinese standard (GB/T 5009.60-2003), to cover a variety of food simulants and use conditions. Several experimental factors influenced nanosilver release: food simulant, temperature and storage time. An Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS) was employed to quantify the total and migrated silver concentration and results demonstrated an increasing migration of nanosilver with storage time and temperature conditions. Meanwhile, Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive Spectrometer (SEM/EDS) was applied to identify the existence and the morphology of nanosilver.
FUNCTIONAL DEFORMITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BURNED HAND

Thermal injuries to the hand can greatly affect long-term function. Initial treatment should focus on contracture prevention. Surgical intervention should follow the standard reconstructive ladder and can involve several techniques from simple to complex including laser and steroid injection, contracture release and skin grafting, regional flaps and local tissue rearrangement, and pedicled and free flaps. Appropriately planned and well executed reconstructive interventions can help promote meaningful functional recovery.
Directors Remuneration and Tax Planning of Listed Companies

Remuneration may be given in the form of incentives for the directors to engage in tax planning activity. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between directors? remuneration and book tax differences (BTDs) as a proxy for tax planning. A sample of 500 Malaysian listed companies for the period of 2014-2016 were obtained and examined. Several control variables such as company size, leverage, capital intensity, and board size that have an impact on tax planning are used in this study. The directors? remuneration and board size data were collected from annual reports and all remaining financial data were collected from Eikon DataStream. The results show that there is a positive significant relationship on directors? cash remuneration on tax planning activity. Based on the findings, it is proven that directors? remuneration is an important factor in motivating directors to engage in tax planning activity in the company. However, directors? non-cash remuneration showed a negative significant relationship with tax planning. Non-cash remuneration may reduce directors? interest in engaging with tax planning because it exposes risk of stock fluctuation in price in the market and increase agency costs to minority shareholders. All control variables significantly impact company tax planning as well. Suggested future research include the use of other tax planning variables such as permanent and temporary BTDs, and deferred tax assets.
mTORC 1 activity is required for the recycling pathway 1 mTORC 1 activity is required to maintain the canonical endocytic recycling pathway against lysosomal delivery

The plasma membrane of mammalian cells undergoes constitutive endocytosis, endocytic sorting and recycling, which delivers nutrients to the lysosomes. The receptors, along with membrane lipids, are normally returned to the plasma membrane to sustain this action. It is not known, however, whether this process is influenced by metabolic conditions. Here we report that endocytic recycling requires active mTORC1, a master metabolic sensor. Upon mTORC1 inactivation, either by starvation or by inhibitor, recycling receptors and plasma membrane lipids, such as transferrin receptors and sphingomyelin, are delivered to the lysosomes. This lysosomal targeting is independent of canonical autophagy: both wt and Atg5 -/MEFs responded similarly. Furthermore, we identify Hrs, an ESCORT-0 component, as a downstream target of mTORC1. Hrs requires mTORC1 activity to maintain its protein expression level. Silencing Hrs without decreasing mTORC1 activity is sufficient to target transferrin and sphingomyelin to the lysosomes. It is thus evident that the canonical recycling pathway is under the regulation of mTORC1 and likely most predominant in proliferating cells where mTORC1 is highly
Left MI Right MI Left MI Right MI Left MI Right MI Left MI Right MI IMF

BACKGROUND: The effective connectivity refers explicitly to the influence that one neural system exerts over another in frequency domain. To investigate the propagation of neuronal activity in certain frequency can help us reveal the mechanisms of information processing by brain. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the detection of effective connectivity and analyzes the complex brain network connection mode associated with motor imagery (MI) tasks. METHODS: The effective connectivity among the primary motor area is firstly explored using partial directed coherence (PDC) combined with multivariate empirical mode decomposition (MEMD) based on electroencephalography (EEG) data. Then a new approach is proposed to analyze the connection mode of the complex brain network via the information flow pattern. RESULTS: Our results demonstrate that significant effective connectivity exists in the bilateral hemisphere during the tasks, regardless of the left-/right-hand MI tasks. Furthermore, the out-in rate results of the information flow reveal the existence of the contralateral lateralization. The classification performance of left-/right-hand MI tasks can be improved by careful selection of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs). CONCLUSION: The proposed method can provide efficient features for the detection of MI tasks and has great potential to be applied in brain computer interface (BCI).
Evolutionary Divergent B 3 Metallo-beta-lactamase

Center for Enzyme and Microbial Technology (EMTECH), Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysia Genome Institute, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Bax relocation to mitochondria and primes cells to BT-737 hibaud

Bax cytosol-to-mitochondria translocation is a central event of the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis. BclxL is an important regulator of this event and was recently shown to promote the retrotranslocation of mitochondrial Bax to the cytosol. The present study identifies a new aspect of the regulation of Bax localization by Bcl-xL: in addition to its role in Bax inhibition and retrotranslocation, we found that, like with Bcl-2, an increase of Bcl-xL expression levels led to an increase of Bax mitochondrial content. This finding was substantiated both in pro-lymphocytic FL5.12 cells and a yeast reporting system. Bcl-xL-
The nature of the KW object

The KW object, which has been one of the most puzzling infrared sources for three decades, has been resolved into a system of two early B-type stars with a projected separation of 2600 AU. While the more luminous component shows a huge IR excess due to circumstellar dust, the fainter one displays X-ray emission. The system is deeply embedded ($A_{\rm V} \sim 24$ mag) in the molecular cloud M 17 SW and associated with an IR reflection nebula. A radiative transfer model of the spectral energy distribution of the IR excess object requires a stellar source of 5.1 $\times$ $10^3~L_\odot$ – equivalent to a B0 star – surrounded by 10 $M_\odot$ of circumstellar material. The KW object is associated with a small cluster of about 150 red stars. The stellar density within 0.1 pc is >2.4 $\times$ 10 3 pc -3 . From all new evidence we suggest that the KW object is one of the youngest, most deeply embedded Herbig Be stars known to date.
Characterization of Creases in Polymers for Adaptive Origami Structures (Postprint)

Abstract : Techniques employed in origami are of interest for the design of actuating structures with multiple defined geometric states. Most research in this area has focused on manipulating material chemistry or geometry to achieve folding, but crease development through full material thickness has not been studied in detail. Understanding creasing is crucial for establishing material selection guidelines in origami engineering applications. Identification of the precise failure mechanisms is critical for understanding the residual fold angle and selecting optimal materials for specific origami applications. To characterize crease formation and development, polymer films were folded using a modified parallel plate bending technique which was successfully modeled with Euler beam theory in the elastic regime. Fold angles measured after creasing provided a means to quantitatively describe a material's ability to retain a fold, and degree of plastic deformation incurred during folding. SEM micrographs of creased regions revealed tensile deformations on exterior crease surfaces while compressive deformations such as wrinkling occurred inside. Profilometry was performed on crease interiors to identify and measure wrinkle topology. It was found that increased dissipative plastic deformation led to retention of smaller fold angles. These characterization techniques can be used as a means of classifying and organizing polymers by potential usefulness in structural origami applications.
Inequality of Opportunity in Health and Cognitive Abilities: The Case of Chile

This paper studies inequality of opportunity in health in Chile. Following Roemer’s approach to equality of opportunity, we separate the effect of circumstances and efforts -healthy behaviors- on self-assessed health. In addition to parental and family background, our set of circumstances includes a proxy of numeracy skills. We find that circumstances explain nearly 40 percent of the variance of health outcomes, four times the contribution of efforts. More than one third of the contribution of circumstances is due to numeracy skills, similar to the contribution of parental education. Parents’ longevity is also important but its contribution is smaller. The overall influence of circumstances on inequality is substantial, ranging from 62 to more than 90 percent depending on the inequality index used. Overall, we find that health inequality is higher in Chile than in European countries and the contribution of unequal opportunities to inequality is at least as large. Our results also highlight the importance of cognitive ability on health inequality.
How does monetary policy affect labor demand and labor productivity

By supporting aggregate demand, including by easing financial constraints that affect businesses and house­holds, accommodative monetary policy increased employment during the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath. But, monetary policies that ease financial pressures also reduce necessary restructuring that normally contributes to productivity growth. One reason why productivity growth has been weaker in the aftermath of the crisis is that aggressive monetary policy actions have weakened underlying supply-side performance and labor productivity.
Estimation of the Cumulative Power of Discrimination in Haimen Chicken Populations with Ten Microsatellite Markers

To estimate the cumulative power of discrimination (CPD) existing within Haimen chicken populations in China, we isolated a total of 252 genomic DNAs from four chicken populations (Rugao, Jiangchun, Wan-Nan and Cshiqishi) through a saturated salt procedure. All the genomic DNAs were used in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with ten microsatellite markers. Amplified PCR- products with the selected markers were separated on a 12% polyacrylamide gel with pBR322DNA/MspI used as internal standard marker. Genetic diversity indices including mean allele number among loci, unbiased heterozygosity (hi) within locus, effective number of alleles (Ne) and polymorphism information content (PIC) as well as the unbiased average heterozygosity (H) among loci in the populations were calculated using the generated allele frequencies by each marker. The mean allele number for all loci ranged between 4.00±0.33 (Rugao) to 4.90±0.48 (Cshiqishi) and across populations for all loci was 4.60±0.20, while (H) ranged from 0.65±0.03 (Rugao) to 0.69±0.03 (Jiangchun) among loci and across populations, (H) was 0.67±0.01. The generated unbiased average heterozygosity among loci in each population was integrated to the global formula of CPD and the result demonstrated that the CPD within the four Haimen chicken populations was 98.75%. (Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 2005. Vol 18, No. 8 : 1066-1070)
Potential Use of Stem Cells in the Urinary Tract Renal Fibrosis

Stem cell therapy holds the potential to revolutionize the treatment of a number of chronic conditions. Stem cells ability to home in on injured sites of the body, stimulate angiogenesis, tissue regeneration, immunomodulation, anti-inflammatory, and anti-fibrotic factors have attracted their use in the treatment of many conditions. Urology has registered one of the highest experimental successes using stem cell therapy. However, the rate of clinical applications is comparatively lower. This review takes a look at our efforts so far and what needs to be done in order to maximize the clinical benefit we can derive from stem cells.
LINICAL — LIVER , PANCREAS , AND BILIARY RACT dverse Outcomes in Alaska Natives Who Recovered From or Have hronic Hepatitis C Infection

Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska; Arctic Investigations Program, Division of Emerging Infections and urveillance Services, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, laska; University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington; University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Denver Colorado
Technical Point of View Cardiac and Respiratory Motion-induced Artifact in Myocardial Perfusion SPECT : 4 D Digital Anthropomorphic Phantom Study

Background: Digital anthropomorphic phantoms have gradually gained an important role in nuclear medicine imaging. The aim of this study was to generate digital phantom models simulated with cardiac and respiratory motions and to evaluate motion-induced artifact using a quantitative software program developed with artificial intelligence (AI) technology in myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images. Methods: A digital anthropomorphic torso phantom and Monte Carlo simulation program were used to generate the projection image. We prepared electrocardiographicand respiratory-gated models with cardiac and respiratory motions in the diaphragmatic motion of 0-50 mm and chest anterior-posterior (AP) expansion of 0-30 mm. The phantoms had 99m Tc radiopharmaceuticals embedded based on a normal male subject. The projection data were reconstructed with filtered back projection method. The 17-segment polar map without attenuation correction was created. Myocardial count ratio was calculated in the anterior and inferior walls to the anterolateral wall on the polar map. Results: The low myocardial perfusion distribution was clearly observed in the basal to mid anterior and inferior walls, when the diaphragmatic motion and AP expansion were increased. The anterior and inferior count ratios showed significant decrease with diaphragmatic motion (≥30 mm) compared to without diaphragmatic motion (0.71±0.05 vs. 0.76±0.06; p<0.0001, 0.67±0.04 vs. 0.69±0.04; p=0.038, respectively). The anterior and inferior motion artifacts could not be detected by the quantitative software program in the diaphragm motion of ≤20 mm and AP expansion of ≤12 mm. Conclusions: The cardiac and respiratory motion-induced artifacts were characterized as low anterior and inferior myocardial counts. Therefore, motion artifacts should be considered when we observe this sort of count decreases on the reconstructed images and polar maps. However, we could exclude the mild motion-induced artifacts by using the quantitative software program integrated with AI technology.
Fox for treating disease Use of differentiated pluripotent stem cells as replacement therapy

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Modifying soil chemistry to enhance heathland recreation: a use for sulphur captured during oil refining

The overall aim of this paper is to evaluate potential new modifications to methods for re-creating heathland habitats. Heathlands need acidic soils so the specific objectives are to evaluate the effectiveness of a new method for heathland re-creation by soil acidification using a sulphur soil amendment and to explore the benefits for re-creation of applying a soil stripping treatment in conjunction with soil acidification. A new source of sulphur was recovered from oil refinery towers and applied over agricultural sites covering a total of 13 ha on Trehill Farm, Marloes, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK in 2004. In the summer of 2011 we compared soil chemistry and plant communities on sites subjected to different sulphur treatments (sulphur applied to the existing soil surface and sulphur applied after top soil had been stripped) with those on an adjacent untreated control and on a nearby established heathland. Each of the four treatment sites and the control and heath site was surveyed using 10 random locations measuring 4m x 4m. The total above ground % cover was measured for each plant species and a bulk soil sample was taken in a ‘W’ shape from within each 4m x 4m quadrat. pH and all chemical parameters of the soil showed highly significant differences amongst the sampled sites (P>0.01 in all cases) and produced even greater abundance of ericaceous species on some of the treated sites than occurred in the established heath. However, soil stripping had no significant additional effect on either edaphic factors or plant species abundances. Sulphur recovered from oil refinery is a potentially useful tool in heathland re-creation, but soil stripping prior to sulphur amendment did not enhance success. We propose that sulphur application drives success through increasing H+ toxicity reducing the availability of base cations and creating Fe-induced Mn deficiency in plants.
Inflammation and Inflammatory Mediators in Kidney Disease The complement receptor C 5 aR 1 contributes to renal damage but protects the heart in angiotensin II-induced hypertension

Sebastian Weiss,* Alva Rosendahl,* Daniel Czesla, Catherine Meyer-Schwesinger, Rolf A. K. Stahl, Heimo Ehmke, Christian Kurts, Peter F. Zipfel, Jörg Köhl, and Ulrich O. Wenzel Department of Medicine, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Institutes of Molecular Medicine and Experimental Immunology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn, Germany; Leibniz Institute for Infection Biology, Hans-Knöll-Institute and Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany; Institute for Systemic Inflammation Research, Lübeck, Germany, and Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bhabha : A case study of synchronous references

Quantitative analysis of the events of synchronous references in the research papers followed throughout the publishing career of an individual scientist revealed interesting highlights on the knowledge-generating-system. In the case study of Homi Jehangir Bhabha, the first quinquennium and fifth quinquennium of his research career had low self-references; the third quinquennium and the fourth quinquennium had moderate self-references; whereas the second quinquennium had the highest number of self-references. The two major clusters of self-references occurring during the second and third quinquenniums were indicators of active periods of knowledge-generating and faster communications.
The Effect of Innovative Behavior and Technological Spillovers on Employment Growth in the US Midwest

This study uses an overlapping generations (OLG) model with two labor types and two employment regions to examine factors driving labor migration. Specifically, we examine the effect of innovative behavior on employment growth. Using an OLG model, we test this hypothesis in the Midwestern States of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota for eight sectors of employment. We find innovative behavior as measured by patents has a positive effect on employment growth in all sectors studied for the growth period 1969-99.
Cross-lingual Information Retrieval State-ofthe-Art Nurul

Information retrieval involves finding some required information in a collection of information or in databases. The information or database need not necessarily be in one language. In other words, language should not limit the finding of information. The way to search for the information is by looking at every item in the collection and when the need to translate the language arises, the techniques and methods developed for the cross-lingual retrieval system is used. This paper reviews some recent researches focusing on topics in cross-lingual information retrieval and their role in current research directions which include new models and paradigms in the wide area of information retrieval.