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Wi-PSG: Detecting Rhythmic Movement Disorder Using COTS WiFi

Rhythmic movement disorder (RMD) is closely related to health problems like insomnia, daytime fatigue, anxiety disorder, and depression, or even causes severe injuries resulting from the movements. To obtain detailed information of RMD related abnormal movements for early diagnosis, there are generally three categories of solutions: 1) using camera to record image data; 2) wearing various smart devices; and 3) deploying dedicated hardware to capture sensor data. But none of such are widely accepted for different reasons due to privacy, inconvenience and excessive overhead. We believe one of the essential features in a feasible solution is nonintrusiveness, in which movement data collection should be carried out without the awareness of targets. In addition, it should be fairly accurate and low cost. In this work, we propose Wi-PSG, a contactless and nonintrusive sleep monitoring system, which exploits channel state information (CSI) from existing WiFi infrastructures to detect RMD related movements. Specifically, we introduce new set of sensitivity metrics and reconstruct the collected CSI into an ideal subcarrier sensitive to all target movements. With the estimated CSI background model derived from static propagation paths, nonmovement interference can be canceled from RMD movement detection.We then train the classifier for distinguishing different kinds of RMD movements using both time and frequency features extracted from CSI signals. We implement Wi-PSG with a pair of WiFi devices and wireless access point. We evaluate Wi-PSG with nine volunteers over a one-month period. The extensive experiments demonstrate that Wi-PSG can achieve a recognition accuracy of above 92%, even under challenging scenarios.
Exploration of Rhizosphere Associated Chromogenic Bacterial Strain - Staphylococcus aureus Strain BRTSI-1

Ever since the prehistoric period, natural pigments were explored from plants, insects and ores and it has been over ruled by the emergence of synthetic dyes and pigments, inspite of its vast array of disadvantages to the ecosystem. Currently, Pigments produced from natural sources are regaining global interest and is gaining significance in order to combat the toxicity problem caused by the synthetic pigments (Kumar et al., 2015). The recent awareness in human safety and environmental conservation has also created fresh enthusiasm for natural sources of pigments. Compared to synthetic pigments, microbial pigments shows better biodegradability and higher compatibility with the environment, and have numerous applications from food to cosmetics. There have been increasing interest in the field of natural pigments because of their biological activities such as antioxidant property, antimicrobial property against pathogenic Natural pigments were obtained and utilized from plants, insects and ores in prehistoric period and it has been over ruled by the synthetic dyes and pigments, inspite of its vast array of disadvantages to the ecosystem. The demand for natural pigments has triggered the researchers to look for an alternative approach, which could replace the synthetic pigments. Microorganisms such as algae, fungi, actinomycetes and bacteria play an interesting role in the world of colors with their chromogenecity. This study reports the isolation of chromogenic bacterial strain BRTSI-1 from the rhizosphere of Arachis hypogaea. The strain BRTSI-1 was identified as Staphylococcus aureus (NCBI accession number MH412806) based on their morphological, biochemical and 16S rDNA sequencing results. The culture condition for maximizing pigment production was found to be 30 o C at neutral pH. The methanolic extract of the pigment was spectroscopically analyzed using UVVis spectrophotometry between 400-600 nm. FTIR analysis explained the functional groups present in the methanolic extract. K e y w o r d s
Exploration of the Timeliness of ICD Codes in Administrative Databases: A Nationwide Study

INTRODUCTION The ICD codes are ubiquitously available in hospital information systems and have been used in a number of areas such as epidemiology, phenotype-genotype association mining, surveillance of the use of drugs and medical devices and health care evaluation. We aimed to analyze the timeliness of the 3-character ICD-10 codes collected in the French national hospital discharge summary database between 2008 and 2017 and we classified the codes according to their evolution. MATERIAL AND METHODS We extracted all 3-character ICD-10 codes from all French hospital discharge summaries between 2008 and 2017. For each code and by the month, we computed a relative frequency; we also computed the overall amplitude of the study period. Temporal clustering, according to the SAX representation, was performed to classify the main evolution patterns. RESULTS We extracted 238,334,751 encounters corresponding to 56,621,773 distinct patients. 1,006 ICD codes presented a variation of the relative amplitude of frequencies lower than 50%, 510 codes between 50% and 100% and 521 greater than 100%. Out of the 2,037 codes included in the study, we kept the 1,758 for the temporal clustering. Four clusters were identified, including a global increase and a global decrease patterns. DISCUSSION The overall results showed a strong instability (i.e. large variation of frequency over time) of the use of ICD codes over time, with an important variation of the relative amplitude of the frequencies. We distinguished between external factors due to changes in billing, organization, policy or regulation and intrinsic factors due to epidemiological phenomenon. The detailed analysis of profiles show that the same cluster can contain profiles influenced by intrinsic epidemiological or external factors or both. Additional knowledge and sources are probably required to determine automatically the origin of the profile.
Wat bepaalt de meerwaarde van een hoortoestel bij ouderen? De interacties tussen hoortoestellen, auditief-cognitieve training, cognitie en luisterinspanning: een review

De meest frequente klachten van slechthorende ouderen zijn gerelateerd aan een verminderd spraakverstaan en een toegenomen luisterinspanning, voornamelijk in rumoerige luistersituaties. Ondanks gehoorrevalidatie in het kader van leeftijdsgebonden gehoorverlies (d.i. presbyacusis) voornamelijk met behulp van hoortoestellen verloopt, blijkt het hoortoestelvoordeel variabel te zijn. Recent wordt in de literatuur meer aandacht gegeven aan de link tussen cognitie en spraakverstaan. Een mogelijke hypothese is dat de variabiliteit in hoortoestelvoordeel te wijten zou zijn aan intersubject verschillen op vlak van cognitie. Het doel van dit review artikel is dan ook om de relatie tussen hoortoestellen, cognitie, auditief-cognitieve training en luisterinspanning in kaart te brengen en dit specifiek bij volwassen binaurale hoortoestelgebruikers. Vier interacties tussen binauraal hoortoestelgebruik, digitale hoortoestelfeatures, cognitie en luisterinspanning werden onderzocht: (1) Wat is de invloed van binauraal hoortoestelgebruik op cognitie? (2) Hoe beïnvloedt de cognitieve status van de hoortoestelgebruiker het hoortoestelvoordeel met betrekking tot spraakverstaan? (3) Wat is de invloed van binauraal hoortoestelgebruik op luisterinspanning? (4) Hoe beïnvloedt de cognitieve status van de hoortoestelgebruiker het hoortoestelvoordeel met betrekking tot luisterinspanning? Daarnaast werd ook het effect van auditief-cognitieve training op het hoortoestelvoordeel onderzocht. De huidige literatuur omtrent de besproken interacties is beperkt en toont variabele resultaten. Het is daarom niet mogelijk algemene uitspraken te definiëren. Verder onderzoek naar het hoortoestelvoordeel vanuit een auditief-cognitief perspectief is essentieel voor het optimaliseren van het hoortoestelvoordeel.
On diffusive supersonic combustion (chemical kinetic effects in diffusive supersonic combustion)

Simple analytical methods are presented for the analysis of chemical kinetic effects in supersonic combustion. Three different regions are shown to occur in supersonic diffusive combustion. The first region is close to the injector exit, where the flow may be considered frozen for the main reacting species and where the radical concentration is being built up. This is the ignition delay region. A simplified kinetic scheme of the H2-air reaction is deduced for this region. The linear differential equation giving the H concentration has been discussed and integrated in a representative case. In terms of this solution the limits of the ignition region may be determined. Far from the injector exit the flow is close to chemical equilibrium. The reaction region is very thin, so that convection effects may be neglected. Then the governing equations reduce to ordinary differential equations, that may be integrated by using an integral method. In this way, deviations from equilibrium may be determined in terms of the reaction kinetics. An extension of the integral method, developed for the analysis of the near-equilibrium region is proposed for the study of the transition region.
Epistemic Projects, Indispensability, and the Structure of Modal Thought

In this paper, I argue that modal epistemology should pay more attention to questions about the structure and function of modal thought. We can treat these questions from synchronic and diachronic angles. In this paper, from a synchronic perspective, I consider whether a general argument for the epistemic support of modal though can be made on the basis of modal thoughs’s indispensability for what Enoch and Schechter (2008) call rationally required epistemic projects. After formulating the argument, I defend it from various objections. I also examine the possibility of considering the indispensability of modal thought in terms of its components, and finally, I argue that we also need to approach these issues from a diachronic perspective, and sketch how to approach this task.
Development of prefabricated insulation elements for buildings with aerated autoclaved concrete walls

An extensive need for the refurbishment and renewal of existing building stock has been the focus of consideration for many decades, principally because of the high global energy consumption and pollution levels. This paper presents the results of the analysis of certain sets of timber frame prefabricated insulation elements for the major renovation of an apartment building. The hygrothermal measurements were taken, and a series of combinations with elements were analysed using building performance simulation software to compare the main hygrothermal properties. The critical initial moisture content for the surface section of the aerated autoclaved concrete (AAC) panel is w = 65 kg/m3 at a depth of 15 mm and w = 39 kg/m3 at a depth of 70 mm. The results showed that before the design and installation of insulation elements, thorough hygrothermal analysis of the original external envelope, with actual climatic conditions and moisture loads, must be realized.
Effects of parent material on soil microbial biomass carbon and basal respiration within young afforested areas

ABSTRACT Afforestation is economically and ecologically important for protecting land and improving soil quality. This study evaluates how soil basal respiration, physicochemical and microbiological characteristics are affected by parent material variety in afforesting degraded areas. For this, some soil physical and chemical parameters, microbial respiration (MR), soil microbial biomass carbon and microbial indexes (Cmic/Corg and MR/Cmic) were determined. The results showed that the physical, chemical and microbiological properties of the soil formed from limestone were better than those of the basaltic-andesite soil. An independent samples t-test demonstrated that the afforested area on the limestone parent material had significantly higher microbial biomass C than the basaltic-andesite parent material. The microbial quotient (Cmic/Corg) of the limestone soil was positively affected by afforestation. In addition, the highest basal respiration value (1.01 ± 0.33 CO2–C 10−2 µg g−1 h−1) was observed for the limestone at the topsoil. The lowest metabolic quotient values were determined for the basaltic-andesite parent material on both topsoil and subsoil (1.99 and 1.42 μg CO2-C mg Cmic−1 h−1, respectively). This study revealed the importance of determining the parent material and its soil characteristics for successfully managing forest applications in degraded areas. Limestone soil sequesters more carbon and promotes microbial activities with a higher Cmic/Corg than the basaltic-andesite soil. Furthermore, the microbial quotient remained low during the 10 years in which the forest was in its sapling stage.
Design and Performance of an Experimental Cooled Perch System for Heat Stress Relief of Laying Hens

This article summarizes the design and performance of a cooled perch system for laying hens during heat stress.Water flow rates, perch loop water temperatures, and system net heat gain are provided.The average daily net heat absorption data, useful for sizing thermal water storage and chiller capacity in future applications, is 256 W m-1 perch length, or 43.2 W per hen housed.This analysis provides a baseline for future cooled perch system design in other application settings.Abstract. This article summarizes the engineering design and performance of a cooled perch system used in a multi-year collaborative study to evaluate cooled perch effects on hen production, health, and welfare during heat stress. The cooled perch system consisted of two replicates (CP-1 and CP-2) of three-tier cage units with galvanized perch pipes forming a complete loop in each tier (top, middle, bottom) in which chilled water circulated. A total of 324 White Leghorns at 17 weeks of age were randomly assigned to 36 cages (76 cm × 52 cm × 48 cm) in six banks placed in the same room. Flow for each loop was provided by loop pumps that drew chilled water from an open thermal storage manifold and returned it to the same manifold. Each thermal storage was cooled by continuously circulating water through a water chiller. Each loop pump was thermostatically controlled based on the cage air temperature. The water inlet and outlet temperatures, cage air temperatures, and loop water flow rates during stable system operation were measured for performance evaluation. Mean water flow rates in 2015 were 5.19 and 5.45 kg min-1 for CP-1 and CP-2, respectively, but significantly declined to 3.91 and 4.03 kg min-1 in 2016. The mean loop water temperature rise was about 2°C for both replicates. The mean loop net heat gain of CP-1 and CP-2 ranged from 690 to 850 W and from 551 to 1,298 W, respectively, with a significant difference between CP-2 loops (p < 0.0001), indicating a discrepancy between the manufacturer’s pump curve and field performance. There was a correlation between room air temperature and net heat gain for all loops of CP-1 and the top loop of CP-2 (p < 0.0001), suggesting that natural convection and radiation from the room to the pipe were the major contributors to loop heat gain. The average daily net heat gain was approximately 2,334 W per replicate, 256 W m-1 perch length, or 43.2 W per hen housed. This analysis provides a baseline for future cooled perch system design in other application settings. An example is provided for sizing the thermal water storage and chiller capacity. In addition, a closed water system with a properly sized expansion tank is recommended for future energy-efficient cooled perch applications. Keywords: Alternative cooling, Heat stress, Heat transfer, Poultry.
Wideband SIW Slot-Array Design Based on Reflection-Slope-Synthesis Method for 5G Services

In the last decade, substrate integrated waveguide (SIW)-based solutions have been successfully introduced as a proper compromise between conventional strip and waveguide technologies, allowing the implementation of typical waveguide structures on planar circuits, as slot arrays. In this letter, a new technical approach to design wideband antennas by using radiant slots, which are usually considered narrow-band structures, is presented. Commonly, an equivalent circuit composed of admittances, whose conductance and susceptance are computed by well-known analytic methods, is widely used to design slot arrays. However, they are aimed at narrow-band services. The new synthesis method is based on the slope of the S-parameters and the impedance shown by the slots to optimize their position and distribution along the SIW to achieve the broadband-impedance performance, as well as a least-mean-square (LMS) system to mitigate the beam-squint effect and not to degrade the beam bandwidth. The novel antenna presents a relative impedance bandwidth above 20%, by using four slots, while keeping the beam bandwidth and a radiation efficiency higher than $-$0.7 dB.
Gugon Tuhon Table Manners as a Medium of Cross-Generation Cultural Transfer

Gugon tuhon is a teaching on behaviors built upon the local wisdom of the Javanese culture. Gugon tuhon is expressed orally through prohibitions, instructions, and advice. In general, gugon tuhon is communicated by mothers to their children [1], meaning that mothers have a role in crossgeneration cultural transfers. In today’s era of globalization, mothers with modern mindsets have difficulty understanding gugon tuhon. This condition reveals a problem regarding how mothers understand and use gugon tuhon as a medium for cross-generation cultural transfers, especially in the environment of Soko Village, Purworejo, Central Java. The objective of this research is to show the connection between mothers’ understanding and the cultural transfer from mothers to their children. This research utilizes data on gugon tuhon table manners obtained from www.sastra. org and the book Ngengrengan Kasusastran Djawa I [2]. A qualitative descriptive method was employed by interviewing mothers with children of elementary school age. The results of the interview were analyzed using Austin’s speech act theory [3] and Van Peursen’s cultural development theory [4]. The findings indicate that mothers have a low level of comprehension, so cultural transfer has not been maximized yet. Moreover, the teachings on behavior in gugon tuhon are linked with educational issues, several of which exist in Indonesia, mainly about formal education in schools. However, non-formal education in the family environment also needs attention because mothers play an important role in shaping new generations of smart, polite, and cultured individuals. Therefore, this research supports the improvement of education (both formal and informal), particularly in shaping the character of children through cultural transfers. Keywords—Javanese, gugon tuhon, table manners, mother,
Is Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight a Potential Threat to Maize Cultivation in Bihar?

Maize is an important cereal crop in the world. It has several important uses for industrial purposes, human food and animal feed. It is grown under variety of agroecological conditions and posses highest yield potential above 80 quintal per hectare among the food grain crop. India has to increase maize production in the country by 75 per cent to 45 million tonnes (mt) by 2022 to meet the increasing domestic requirement. By 2022, India would need 30 mt of maize for feed and another 15 mt for food (The Hindu, 2017). The predominant maize growing states that contributes more than 80 % of the total maize production are Andhra Pradesh (20.9 %), Karnataka (16.5 %), Rajasthan (9.9 %), Maharashtra (9.1 %), Bihar (8.9 %), Uttar Pradesh (6.1 %), Madhya Pradesh (5.7 %), Himachal Pradesh (4.4 %). Apart from these states maize is also grown in Jammu and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 11 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Susceptibility of forage legumes to infestation by the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Abstract. The small-seeded legumes are important forage crops for grazing animals and contribute nitrogen to succeeding crops in crop rotation systems. However, the susceptibility of several of the forage legumes to the specialist pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) has never been investigated. The present study on aphid probing behaviour using the Electrical Penetration Graph technique revealed that the forage legumes studied were (i) highly acceptable (common vetch Vicia sativa L.), (ii) acceptable (wooly vetch Vicia villosa Roth), (iii) moderately acceptable (fodder galega Galega orientalis Lam., crimson clover Trifolium incarnatum L., Persian clover Trifolium resupinatum L., white clover Trifolium repens L.), (iv) barely acceptable (common bird’s-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus L., yellow lucerne Medicago falcata L., alfalfa Medicago sativa L., sand lucerne Medicago × varia Martyn, common bird’s-foot Ornithopus sativus Brot., alsike clover Trifolium hybridum L., red clover Trifolium pratense L., common sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.), and (v) unacceptable (white melilot Melilotus albus Medik.) to the pea aphid. On (i) plants, probing occupied 85% of experimental time, all aphids (100%) succeeded in feeding on phloem sap, phloem phase occupied 50% of probing time, sap ingestion periods were long (mean duration: 100.8 ± 28.2 min.) and engaged 97% of the phloem phase. On (ii) plants, probing occupied 73% of exp. time, feeding activity occurred in 66.7% of aphids, phloem phase occupied 30% of probing time, sap ingestion periods were long (mean duration: 115.5 ± 46.7 min) and engaged 80% of the phloem phase. On (iii) plants, probing ranged from 53% of exp. time on T. repens to 70% on T. incarnatum and T. resuspinatum, feeding occurred in 35.3% of aphids on T. resuspinatum up to 54.5% on T. incarnatum, phloem phase occupied 10% of exp. time on G. orientalis, T. incarnatum, and T. resuspinatum and 20% on T. repens, sap ingestion periods were from 9.8 ± 1.8 min. on G. orientalis to 51.9 ± 20.7 min. long on T. resuspinatum and engaged from 30% of phloem phase on G. orientalis to 80% on T. incarnatum. On (iv) plants, probing occupied 25% of exp. time on O. viciifolia up to 38% on O. sativus and T. hybridum, feeding occurred in 6.7% of aphids on T. hybridum to 28% on O. sativus, phloem phase occupied less than 1% of probing time on all plants except O. viciifolia (4%) and O. sativus (5%) and it consisted mainly of salivation. On M. albus (v), probing occupied 22% of experimental time, the probes were short (1.8 ± 0.3 min), and no aphid on M. albus showed feeding on phloem sap. M. albus can be recommended for intercropping, ‘push-pull’ strategies, or as a barrier crop against A. pisum in sustainable agricultural practices.