Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reduction of Animated Models for Embedded Devices

ABSTRACTWe present a new supplementary method for reduction of animated 3D polygonal models. The method is applicable mainly inanimation of human faces and it is based on intelligent merging of visemes represented by key polygonal meshes. It is usefulfor devices with limited CPU and memory resources like mobile phones or other embedded devices. Using this approach wecan reduce operation memory needs and time to load the model from storage. We describe the algorithm for viseme mergingand we prove that our method is optimal for selected metrics. Finally we validate method performance on an example andcompare with the case when only traditional methods for 3D models reduction are used. Keywords: animation, model, reduction, viseme 1 INTRODUCTION Modern technology devices like personal computersand mobile phones are becoming more and more pow-erful and complicated. Many people have difﬁcul-ties with controlling miscellaneous computer systemsand applications [17]. Computer graphics and design-ers of computer programs look for new kinds of inter-faces to control still more complex computer programs.Talking-head interface seems to be a promising alter-native to traditional menu/windows/icons interface forsophisticated applications. Such interface has proven tobe useful as a virtual news reader [1], blog enhancement[11] and in many other cases.So far talking-head interface was applied mostly ondesktop PCs. However, recent small electronic equip-ment, such as mobile phones, pocket computers andembedded devices possess enough CPU power to offerthe talking-head interface as well.Current smartphones and pocket computers usuallyhave 128MB or 256 MB of RAM. Most of this memoryis occupied by the operation system(OS) itself or by OSextensions like HTC TouchFLO or Samsung TouchWiz(formerly pocket computers had only 16 or 32 MB ofoperation memory, but the OS was stored in read-onlymemory rather than in RAM). The lack of memory is abottleneck for animations computed by interpolation ofpolygonal meshes, because it requires a lot of possiblylarge polygonal meshes loaded in memory.To achieve the lowest memory requirements, we havedecided to reduce both the amount of polygons in the
Stimulation of Bradykinin B1 Receptors Induces Vasodilation in Conductance and Resistance Coronary Vessels in Conscious Dogs Comparison With B2 Receptor Stimulation

Background—Constitutive bradykinin B1 receptors have been identified in dogs; however, their physiological implications involving the coronary circulation remain to be determined. This study examined, in conscious dogs, the coronary response to des-Arg9-bradykinin (a B1 receptor agonist) and the mechanisms involved. Methods and Results—Eleven dogs were instrumented with a left ventricular micromanometer, a circumflex coronary catheter, a cuff occluder, a Doppler flow probe, and ultrasonic crystals to measure coronary blood flow velocity (CBFv) and coronary diameter (CD). Intracoronary des-Arg9-bradykinin (3 to 100 ng/kg) and bradykinin (0.1 to 10 ng/kg) did not modify systemic hemodynamics but dose-dependently increased CBFv and CD. Des-Arg9-bradykinin was less potent than bradykinin. Hoe 140 (a B2 antagonist, 10 μg/kg) abolished the effects of bradykinin but did not influence the effects of des-Arg9-bradykinin. When CBFv increase was prevented by the cuff occluder, CD responses to bradykinin and des-Arg9.
Effects of low-level laser therapy on cartilage repair in an experimental model of osteoarthritis

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of low level laser therapy (LLLT) on the degenerative process in the articular cartilage after an anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model in rats. Methods: Eighty male rats (Wistar) were divided into four groups: 1. ) intact control group (CG), 2. ) injured control group (ICG), 3. ) injured laser-treated group at 10 J/cm2 (L10) and 4. ) injured laser-treated group at 50 J/cm2 (L50). Animals were divided into 2 subgroups, with different periods of sacrifice (5 and 8 weeks post-surgery). The ACLT was used to induce osteoarthritis (OA) in the knees of the rats. LLLT started 2 weeks after the surgery and it was performed for 15 and 30 sessions, respectively using a 685-nm laser, at 10 and 50 J/cm2. Qualitative and semi-quantitative histologic, morphometric and immunohistochemistry analyses were performed. Results: Initial signs of tissue degradation could be observed 5 weeks post-ACLT, evidenced by the decrease of proteoglycan concentration and increase in cartilage thickness of the ICG. After 8 weeks post-surgery, analysis showed a progression of the degenerative processes in the ICG revealed by the increased cellularity and higher TNF-α, IL1-β and MMP-13 immunoexpression. LLLT was able to modulate some of the aspects relating to the degradative process, such as biomodulation of the number of chondrocyte proliferation, prevention of proteoglycan loss, and decrease of MMP-13 immunoexpression. Conclusion: This study showed that the 685-nm laser irradiation, especially at 10 J/cm2, prevented features related to the articular degenerative process in the knees of rats.
ANTIULCER ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC LEAVES EXTRACT OF NERIUM INDICUM MILL.

The objective of present study is to evaluate the anti ulcer activity of methanol extract of leaves of Nerium indicum. The methanol extract of N. indicum was investigated for its anti ulcer activity against plus pylorus ligation induced gastric ulcer and indomethacin induced ulcer in rats. The antiulcer activity was assessed by determining and comparing gastric volume, free acidity, total acidity, pH and ulcer inhibition in plus pylorus ligation induced gastric ulcer model and mean score value of ulcer inhibition in indomethacin induced ulcer model. A significant antiulcer activity was observed in all the models. Pylorus ligation model showed significant (P<0.001, P<0.05) reduction in gastric volume, free acidity and ulcer index as compared to control. Also extract showed 69.63 % ulcer inhibition in indomethacin induced ulcer. This present study indicates that Nerium indicum leaves extract have potential anti ulcer activity in the two models tested.
The Error Analysis Based on the Kalman Gain in a Position Predicting Algorithm of an Occluded Object

Detecting occluded objects is a crucial exercise in many spheres of application. For example in Strafing (attacking ground targets from low flying aircrafts) or vehicular tracking, continuous detection of the object even when it is occluded by another object is essential. Failing to track the occluded object may result in completely losing its location or another object to be mistakenly tracked. Both of which will result in disastrous consequences. There are various methods to handle occlusions. In a previous research which was done by the author, a novel noise filtration mechanism based on the corrector equation of the Kalman filter which can be used with greater accuracy to handle lengthy occlusions was made. In this presentation, a further analysis of the error of the algorithm will be presented. The algorithm when compared with existing algorithms under the same test conditions gives promising results.
Narrative development in a multilingual context

1. 1. Development of narrative production in multilingual context (by Verhoeven, Ludo) 2. 2. Temporality and language contact in narratives by children bilingual in Norwegian and English (by Lanza, Elizabeth) 3. 3. Reference continuation in L2 narratives of Turkish adolescents in Norway (by Nistov, Ingvild) 4. 4. Age-related and L2-related features in bilingual narrative development in Sweden (by Viberg, Ake) 5. 5. Sociocultural aspects of bilingual narrative developmen in Sweden (by Boyd, Sally) 6. 6. The development of co-constructed narratives by Turkish children in Germany (by Pfaff, Carol W.) 7. 7. Influence of L1 Turkish on L2 French narratives (by Akinci, Mehmet-Ali) 8. 8. Development of temporal relations in narratives by Turkish-Dutch bilingual children (by Aarssen, Jeroen) 9. 9. Temporality issues in Moroccan Arabic and Dutch (by Bos, Petra) 10. 10. Bilingual narrative development in Papiamento and Dutch (by Severing, Ria) 11. 11. Linguistic features of Spanish-Hebrew children's narratives (by Kupersmitt, Judy) 12. 12. Narrative development in Hebrew and English (by Kaufman, Dorit) 13. 13. Trilingual children narrating in Hebrew, English and Spanish (by Stavans, Anat) 14. 14. Logic and mind in Spanish - English children's narratives (by Pearson, Barbara Zurer) 15. 15. From affect to language: development of evaluation in narratives in spoken English and American Sign Language (by Reilly, Judy) 16. 16. Narrative development in multilingual contexts: A cross-linguistic perspective (by Berman, Ruth A.) 17. Index
220-GHz imaging radar with 1-Hz frame rate using an array of homodyne transceivers

We present a 220 GHz imaging radar prototype that has been developed in the European Defense Agency (EDA) project TIPPSI. The purpose of the development was to demonstrate short-range high-resolution 3D imaging for security applications at checkpoints, and to guide the development of stand-off real-time millimeter wave and sub-millimeter wave imaging systems for detection of larger objects at greater distances. An additional goal was to experimentally verify simulation techniques for active (sub)-mmw imaging systems, the verified simulation techniques can then be used to explore different system architectures. The 220 GHz imaging radar prototype consist of a flexible, mechanically scanned optical system that can support linear arrays of transmit/receive (TxRx) units up to 150 mm in length. The optical system is divided into two parts: A compact Dragonian system including the mechanical scanner that can be used as a stand-alone imager at reduced target distance and resolution, and a confocal system that can be added to achieve the full resolution of 1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm at 4.5 m target distance. The field of view of the full resolution system is 70 cm x 70 cm. The front-end is currently populated by 4 TxRx units that are sparsely distributed along the 150 mm focal plane. The TxRx units operate in frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) mode and have a bandwidth of 24 GHz. Each TxRx unit use a single horn antenna and the transmit- and receive signals are generated and received using the same circuits which avoids the need of a duplexer. We will demonstrate high resolution 3D videos taken at 1 Hz frame rate and compare the individual images with simulations using electromagnetic simulators and character/clothes animation.
Fatores predisponentes à infecção do sítio cirúrgico em gastrectomia

ABSTRACT : This research aimed to identify the predisposingfactors for surgical site infection related to the surgical procedurein patients submitted to a potentially contaminated electivegastrectomy, as a part of Gastric surgery, in the period between1998 and 2002, at a public hospital in the interior of Sao Paulo,Brazil. Therefore, a retrospective study was carried out by meansof a medical record information survey, using the following non-parametric tests for statistical data analysis: Mann-Whitney(quantitative variables) and contingency coefficient (qualitativevariables). Out of the 181 cases that were examined, theoccurrence of surgical site infection was detected in 17 situations(9.4%), 23.6% of which were categorized as superficial incisionalinfection, 52.9% as deep incisional infection and 23.6% as organ/space infection. Statistically significant differences between thegroups with and without infection were found for the followingvariables: post-operative hospitalization period, total hospitalizationperiod, surgery time, time to dwelling vesical catheter removal.
EFFECTS OF INTERLEUKIN 1 INHIBITOR ON INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES TNF-ALPHA LEVELS IN DIABETIC ALBINO WISTAR RAT MODEL

Background: Diacerein is a second generation Interleukin-1 inhibitor (IL-1). IL-1 and Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α), are inhibitors of the pancreatic β-cells secretory activity and proliferation. There is need to test Diacerein on IL-1-TNF-α axis to improves the β-cell functions and proliferation. This study was designed to determine the relation of inflammatory markers and diabetes mellitus in interleukin 1 inhibitors treated albino Wistar rat models. Methods: A sample of 60 albino Wistar rats, selected by convenient purposive sampling, was divided into 4 groups: Group A (Controls), Group B (given Alloxan 50 mg/Kg, i.p.), Group C (Diabetic rats given Diacerein 30 mg/Kg for 21 days) and Group D (Diabetic rats given Diacerein 50 mg/Kg for 21 days). The data was analyzed using SPSS-22. Results: The Mean±SD of blood glucose in the groups A, B, C, and D was noted as 113.66±10.67, 253.19±63.71, 215.23±36.32 and 178.0±16.52 mg/dl respectively (F=36.77, p=0.010). The Mean±SD of HbA1c in the groups A, B, C and D was noted as 4.14±0.86, 9.85±0.97, 7.52±0.78 and 6.71±1.02 mg/dl respectively (F=69.58, p=0.018). The Mean±SD of TNF-α in the groups A, B, C, and D was noted as 14.99±4.14, 37.85±3.61, 32.74±4.09, and 26.24±2.64 mg/dl respectively. Conclusion: Our findings suggested that inflammatory markers (TNF-α) were decrease and good glycaemic control with interleukin 1 inhibitors (Diacerein) treated diabetic rats. Keywords: Interleukin-1 inhibitor, Alloxan, Diabetes Mellitus, TNF-α Pak J Physiol 2019;15(1):3–6
Study of serum transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with nephropathy

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major micro-vascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and it is the leading cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. The present study was carried out to estimate the serum TGF-β1 levels in T2DM patients with nephropathy. Methodology: All study subjects (n=75) were enrolled in 3 groups. Group 1: (n=25) healthy controls, group 2: (n=25) T2DM patients without nephropathy, group 3: (n=25) T2DM patients with nephropathy. Patients were recruited from diabetic and nephrology clinic at University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India. Morning spot urine samples were collected for urine albumin and creatinine test. Serum and urine creatinine were estimated by alkaline picrate Jaffe´s kinetic method. Urine albumin was estimated by turbidometric method. Albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) was expressed in mg/g creatinine. Serum TGF-β1 level was measured by ELISA kit. Results: A statistically significant difference was found in the levels of urinary ACR between the study groups I and III, II and III (p=0.000), but no statistically significant difference was found between groups I and II (p=0.460). There was a statistically significant difference observed in the serum TGF-β1 levels between the study groups I and II, I and III and II and III (p=0.000). Serum TGF-β1 showed significant positive correlation with HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, post prandial plasma glucose, serum creatinine and urinary ACR. However, a negative correlation was found between serum TGF-β1 and eGFR. Conclusions: Serum TGF-β1 levels were found higher in patients with T2DM and were significantly elevated in T2DM patients with nephropathy. Serum TGF-β1 levels in diabetic patients were dependent on the glycemic control and degree of renal dysfunction however, its levels were not dependent on the duration of diabetes.
Toma de decisiones para el tratamiento de caries oclusales en el sistema de salud público brasileño

Introduction: Caries diagnosis errors have become a public health problem. Objective: Verify the consistency in terms of decision-making between Brazilian dentists from the country's public health system and the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS), and evaluate the influence of professional experience on the management of the decay. Methods: There are 80 dentists in the public health service of Recife city, Brazil. All dentists were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. Forty dentists agreed to answer questions about their decision-making in relation to the treatment of occlusal caries in low, moderate and high-risk caries situations. The time of clinical experience, the use of methods for the assessment of caries risk and the lesion activity were also inquired about. The T-test was applied with a significance level of 5 % to compare the correlation between the International Caries Detection and Assessment System scores regarding the mean age of participants. Results: The disagreement between the dentists and the criteria used by the International Caries Detection and Assessment System for decision-making were mainly related to the sound surfaces or lesions restricted to the tooth enamel. It was thus verified that lack of consistency for the low-risk condition reached a score of 3 (32 %), while moderate (95 %) and high-risk (85 %) conditions lay at a classification code of 0. The time of professional experience was not considered to have interfered with decision-making on any scale, regardless of the risk condition of the patient (p> 0.05). Conclusions: A divergence in terms of decision-making between dentists of the public health system and the International Caries Detection and Assessment System could be observed, specifically regarding sound surfaces or surfaces with lesions restricted to the tooth enamel. Furthermore, professional experience was seen as not influencing the management of caries.
The Effect of Hoof Trimming on Milk Yield in Dairy Cattle

Hoof trimming is necessary for conformation and health of cattle. It is performed to prevent hoof lesions and maintenance the symmetry and shape of claw. At the same time it is a stress factor in dairy cattle. The aim of the study was to investigate the stress effects of hoof trimming on milk yield in healthy dairy cattle. Twenty Simmental dairy cattle were used as material. Functional hoof trimming was performed for all cattle. Dairy milk yield was measured before and after hoof trimming period. There were personal increases and decreases of milk yield recorded in animals. However, these increase and decrease were not statistically significant. As a result of this study hoof trimming is necessary for claw health and prevention for foot diseases. In healthy dairy cattle it causes stress and to decreases in milk yield. On the other hand the hoof trimming time, environmental factors such as flooring system and management style, and the animal related factors such as lactation period and stage, number of milking, breed and age affect the milk yield with hoof trimming positively or negatively. Keywords : Cattle, Dairy, Hoof, Milk, Simmental DOI : 10.7176/JSTR/5-5-07
Hypertension Registry at the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center: The First 7 Months' Experience

OBJECTIVE: The Hypertension Registry at the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center was established in June 2012. It aimed to raise awareness of the availability of appropriate hypertension health services, to optimize the quality of care, and to systematically build a database of clinical outcomes. The purpose of this article is to highlight the main data collected from patients with hypertension who took part in the Hypertension Registry Programme. These findings will help improve services and will lead to better clinical outcomes in the future. MATERIALS AND METHOD: A retrospective review was conducted of all the participants in the Hypertension Registry from June 2012 to December 2012. Descriptive data is presented as absolute numbers and percentages. RESULTS: A total of 647 patients with hypertension were registered, half of all registrants were overweight, 51.9% had dyslipidemia and 34.8% had diabetes. The most frequent investigations done to assess cardiovascular risk were electrocardiograms (EKG) 34.4%; chest x-rays 27.9%; Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) 19.5%; and urine microalbumin (MAU) 18.1%. In 3.9% of cases no antihypertensive medication was required and 53.5% of patients were prescribed a single item of medication. Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARB) were the most frequently prescribed antihypertensive medication. Up to 90% of cases were well controlled and achieved a systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 140 mmHg. and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) < 90 mmHg. CONCLUSION: The Hypertension Registry at the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center provides multiple advantages in collecting relevant information to further optimize the quality of hypertensive services offered and to improve the quality of life of patients with hypertension.
COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCES OF DIFFERENT SVM IMPLEMENTATIONS WHEN USED FOR AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF DESCRIPTIVE ANSWERS

In this paper, we studied the performances of models built using various SVM implementations during the multiclass classification task of automated evaluation of descriptive answers. The performances were evaluated on five datasets each with 900 samples and with each of the datasets treated using symmetric uncertainty feature selection filter. We quantitatively analyzed the best SVM implementation technique from amongst the 17 different SVM implementation combinations derived by using various SVM classifier libraries, SVM types and Kernel methods. Accuracy, F Score, Kappa and Area under ROC curve are used as model evaluation metrics in order to evaluate the models and rank them according to their performances. Based on the results, we derived the conclusion that SMO classifier when used with Polynomial kernel is the overall best performing classifier applicable for auto evaluation of descriptive answers.
Stabilization Method of Islanded DC Microgrid Based on the Exact Feedback Linearization

Abstract. There are a lot of converters in the DC microgrid. These tightly regulated closed-loop converters may cause stability problem of bus voltage when used as a load. In order to improve the stability of the DC microgrid, a novel stabilization method based on exact feedback linearization is proposed. The nonlinear system is transformed into a linear system, and the large signal stability control is realized by using the exact linearization technology. The feasibility and effectiveness of this method are verified by the simulation results.
Rural and urban prevalence of sexual assault against women in an African population

Background: Sexual assault is about the most dehumanizing form of gender based violence against women worldwide. Nigeria and many other countries in Africa do not have National data on women sexual assault. This survey is aimed at generating data on sexual assault against women in Osun state, Nigeria. Objective: To determine the patterns of sexual assault against women in Urban and Rural areas of Osun State in South western Nigeria. Methodology: A cross section survey using interviewer administered questionnaire was carried out among selected 1,200 women aged 15 years and above in urban and rural areas, between August and December 2014. The questionnaire was patterned after WHO Multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence data instrument. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 17.0. Results: Mean age of the respondents was 23.75 ±(13.22) years in rural area, in the urban area it was 27.69 ±(10.23) years. 46 % and 54 % were married in urban and rural areas respectively. The prevalence of completed rape was 10.0 % in urban and 9.2 % in rural, while that of attempted rape was 31.4 % and 20.0 % in the urban and rural area respectively. Women in the rural areas experienced repeat sexual assault and suffered non-genital injuries more the in urban area. Having partner and living in urban area were associated with female sexual assault. Conclusions: Sexual assault against women constitutes public health issue in Osun state with rural women incurring greater negative health consequences. Primary prevention strategies should focus at young men and women in both rural and urban areas of the state. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.18(3) 2019 p.628-635