Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Clinical Evaluation of Aavaraiyathi churnam in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous disorder of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism in which sugars in the body are not oxidized to produce energy due to lack of pancreatic hormone insulin leads to disturbances of the acid base balance. There are two types. Type 1 (IDDM) patients have little or no ability to produce the hormone and are entirely dependent on insulin, whereas Type II (NIDDM) results from inadequate production of insulin which can be controlled by the oral hypoglycemic drugs. Aavaraiyathi churnam is one of the herbal based Siddha anti diabetic formulation for Type II maturity onset diabetes mellitus. So the present research work was carried out to confirm the hypoglycemic effect of Aavaraiyathi churnam clinically on patients with DM (Type II). Open clinical trial was conducted in 50 diabetic patients for the period of six months. Blood glucose level (both fasting and post prandial) were estimated before the enrollment of the study during the trial period and after the completion of the study. At the end of the study period all these parameters were statistically analyzed. The clinical studies revealed that Aavaraiyathi churnam (AC) was well tolerated in high dose and moderate diabetic cases (180 – 300 mg / dl). The blood sugar level is controlled within 4 – 16 week, depending upon its initial blood sugar level. No side effects were noted during the study period which confirms the traditional use Aavaraiyathi churnam for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Reflections on Privacy in the Age of Global Electronic Data Processing with a Focus on Data Processing Practices of Facebook

In this paper I will argue that (1) individuals that are part of a community do not have full control over how information about themselves are communicated to others. Whenever we write some text messages or when we orally tell secrets to our best friend, we live with the possibility that parts and derivates of that information eventually reach unintended receivers. (2) However, there is a difference between losing control over the distribution of information and giving control to a central instance that channels communication. Facebook is a central instance that channels digital messages over a platform that is controlled, maintained and observed by Facebook. This changes the dynamics and rules of digital messaging. (3) Although Facebook presents itself as a public service to empower people and to make the world more open and connected, the service is itself closed and isolated, an experimental lab in which data flows between users are observed and categorized in order to create user profiles, summarize the profiles to target groups, and present them to advertizers and - if asked - law enforcement agencies. (4) Fortunately, social network services like Facebook are at an early stage in which users sometimes find ways to influence the evolution of the service. I summarize a recent case in which the student Max Schrems managed to put pressure on Facebook in order to change their data processing practices.
Microstrip fed highly compact Bluetooth integrated wideband antenna for wireless application

ABSTRACT In this paper, a compact microstrip fed UWB monopole antenna for dual band applications is proposed and investigated. The base of the proposed antenna is a rectangular shaped radiator. The radiator of an antenna occupies a small area of only 10.2 × 7.6 mm2 (0.081λ0 × 0.06λ0) that covers the UWB frequency range. To create a dual band antenna by etching a quarter wavelength resonator, loop strips into radiator is designed which generates the notch band characteristic. The proposed structure consists of rectangular patch shape at centre with two symmetrical loop strips. Dual band antenna is designed on FR-4 substrate whose dielectric constant is 4.4, tangent loss 0.02 and thickness 1.59 mm. The overall size of proposed antenna is 15 mm × 15 mm (0.12λ0 × 0.12λ0). The 10-dB impedance bandwidth of the antenna is 520 MHz (2.3–2.82 GHz) and 5.51 GHz (3.8–9.31 GHz). Also same configuration antenna is designed on Roger RT/Duroid substrate whose dielectric constant is 2.2, loss tangent 0.0009 and thickness 30 mil (0.762 mm). The simulated result is approximately same as FR-4. It covers the LTE, ISM, WLAN, WiMAX, X band satellite communication and ITU bands for wireless communications. To verify the proposed antenna design and response, a prototype has been fabricated on FR-4 and parameters are measured. The measured response validates the simulated response.
Обобщенное руководство по лечению семейной гиперхолестеринемии Международного фонда семейной гиперхолестеринемии

Gerald F. Wattsa,*, Samuel Giddingb,c, Anthony S. Wierzbickid, Peter P. Tothe,f, Rodrigo Alonsog, W. Virgil Brownh, Eric Bruckerti, Joep Defeschej, Khoo Kah Link, Michael Livingstonl, Pedro Matam, Klaus G. Parhofern, Frederick J. Raalo, Raul D. Santosp, Eric J. G. Sijbrandsq, William G. Simpsonr, David R. Sullivans, Andrey V. Susekovt, Brian Tomlinsonu, Albert Wiegmanv, Shizuya Yamashitaw,x, John J. P. Kasteleiny
Acute cellular rejection and antibody-mediated rejection in endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation : a retrospective study from a single medical center

Aims: Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is the routine procedure for monitoring the outcome of heart grafts. This article reports acute cellular rejection and antibody-mediated rejection after heart transplantation, as detected by EMB. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 496 patients who underwent heart transplantation in Fuwai Hospital between August 2004 and June 2015. The EMB specimens were used for evaluating acute cellular rejection (ACR) and antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) by histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Results: Of 496 patients who underwent HTX, a total of 856 EMBs were performed in 261 patients. Among 850 myocardium biopsies, 425 (52.9%, 425/850) showed no evidence of ACR and AMR. ACR was seen in 345 EMBs (40.6%, 345/850) with mild rejection observed (grade 1R) in 318 cases (37.4%, 318/850), moderate rejection in 25 cases (2.9%, 25/850) EMBs and severe rejection (3R) in 2 cases (0.23%, 2/850). Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) was found in 8 EMBs, including 5 AMR alone and 3 AMR mixed with ACR. CD68 positive macrophages were found in all 8 EMBs with AMR and C4d staining was positive in 6 cases (75.0%). S6RP and pS6K were positive in 7 (87.5%) and 5 (62.5%) EMBs with AMR separately. Conclusions: Intravascular macrophages are a sign of microvascular inflammation and the earliest evidence of antibody-mediated allograft injury. Phosphorylated S6RP has the highest sensitivity in diagnosis of AMR, followed by C4d and pS6K. C4d is still a useful marker for AMR diagnosis.
Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Radial/Axial Scanning of 2D Trans-rectal Ultrasound Images

The search for improvement in the result of segmentation of regions of interest in medical images has continued to be a source of challenge to researchers. Several research efforts have gone in to delineate regions of interest in the prostate gland from Trans-rectal ultrasound (TRUS) 2D-images. In this work, we develop a fast algorithm based on radial/axial scanning of the pixels of the prostate gland image with the goal of detecting hyper-echoic pixels that are bound within the boundaries of the gland TRUS 2D-images. The algorithm implements expert knowledge and utilizes the features extracted from the intensity of the TRUS images, primarily the relative intensity and gradient to delineate region of interest. It employs radial/axial scanning of the image from common seed point automatically selected to detect the region of the gland and subsequently hyper-echoic pixels which indicate suspected cancerous tissue cites. Evaluation of the algorithm performance was done by comparing detection result with that of expert radiologists. The detection algorithm gave an average accuracy of 88.55% and sensitivity of 71.65%.
ROBOTA IN NAVIDEZNE RESNIČNOSTI V REHABILITACIJI EVIDENCE ON EFFICACY OF REHABILITATION ROBOTICS AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTED MOVEMENT IN REHABILITATION

Rezultati: Po kriterijih o moči dokazov, povzetih po spletnem portalu »Evidence-Based Review on Stroke Rehabilitation« (www.ebrsr.com), smo ugotovili, da so na ravni dokazov 1a (največja moč dokazov): i. ) rehabilitacijski roboti za urjenje gibanja vsaj tako učinkoviti kot uveljavljeni terapevtski pristopi, ii. ) rehabilitacijski roboti za urjenje gibanja roke izboljšajo funkcionalnost rame in komolca, nimajo pa pomembnega vpliva na funkcionalnost zapestja, iii. ) okolja navidezne resničnosti lahko izboljšajo sposobnosti gibanja paretične roke.
Controlling a Predator-Prey Chemostat

For this project, we designed several control systems for a predator-prey chemostat: one obtained using root locus methods and three which rely on full-state feedback, including one that utilizes the LQR optimal control technique. We also quantified the desired performance of the system and its robustness to disturbances and sensor noise. We applied all three controllers as well as the performance and robustness analysis to both a linear and a nonlinear model of the chemostat, and applied the observer-based controller to a nonlinear model which incorporates inaccuracies in measured parameters, observation delay, and limits on the rate of nutrient addition. I. PREDATOR-PREY SYSTEM We designed and analyzed a variety of control systems for a predator-prey system in which the chemical environment is static, a chemostat(see Figure 1). Nutrients flow into the chemostat and mix with a soup of organisms; waste is removed to keep the level of fluid inside the container constant. Our system contains both rotifers (the predator) and algae (theprey) with concentrationsb(t) anda(t), respectively [1]. We distinguish the concentration of nutrients n(t) and we control the rate at which nutrients are added to the system, u(t). To model the system, we assume the following: 1) Nutrients are digested at a rate proportional to the product of the concentrations of nutrients and algae. 2) Algae reproduce at a rate proportional to the rate of nutrient consumption, and they are eaten by rotifers at a rate proportional to the product of their concentrations. 3) Rotifers reproduce at a rate proportional to the rate at which they eat algae, and die when genetic mutations make the nutrients poisonous to them. 4) We can measure the concentration of rotifers in the system using a spectrofluorimeter [2]. This leads us to a set of governing differential equations of the form ẋ = f(x, u):
Development of a Hardware-inthe-Loop Simulator That Can Analyze the Motion of a Multi-DoF Robot with a Single Test Device

In general, a multi-degree of freedom (DoF) robot comprises multi joints which are difficult to model precisely in numerical simulation. This paper proposes a Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulator (HILS) to analyze the motion of the multi-DoF robot by using a single physical joint test device. In this paper, we verify the proposed algorithm with numerical simulation. 1. 緒言 近年,人型ロボットの研究が盛んに行われており,Honda 社の ASIMO[1]や,産業技術総合研究所の HRP-2改 [2] など,人間と協働するためのロボットが開発されている. その中で,ロボットの課題の 1つとして,ロボットに衝 撃力に耐性をもたせ,人や障害物,ロボット自身を損傷さ せないための設計が必要となる. 例えば,理化学研究所が 開発した介護用ロボット ROBEARは,外装に柔軟物であ るゴム製の触覚センサを搭載することで,人と接触した際 の柔軟性を確保している [3]. このように,人と共存できる ロボットの設計をする上で,ロボット自身の柔軟性も重要 な要素となる. そのため,柔軟なロボットについては,数 多くの研究がされてきた. M. Jinらは,柔軟関節を有する 人型ロボットの制御理論を提案した [4]. また,J. Parkら は,ロボットのための柔軟な関節を設計した [5]. しかし,ロボットに求められる作業に対してどのような 特性をもった柔軟物を組み込めば良いのかといった議論は 少ない. その原因として,柔軟関節に用いられる多くの材 料が非線形粘弾性特性を有するため,柔軟関節を搭載した ロボットの挙動を数値シミュレーションで解析する際に, 数値モデル化が難しく,数値シミュレーション上で得られ た解析結果と実際の実験機での実験結果が異なってしまう ことが挙げられる. そのため,柔軟物を含んだロボット の解析手法として,有限要素法を用いた解析手法や実験に よって動力学パラメータを同定する手法が提案されてきた [6][7]. しかし,いずれの手法においても,解析に手間がか かる,実際の実験機を用意するためのコストがかかるなど, Actuator (motor, gear, etc.) Elastic componets Link Joint 2 type B Joint n type A Joint 1 type A Software
Study of Phosphate Solubilization Efficiencies of Fungi and Bacteria Isolated From Saline belt of Purna river basin

The soil in the identified saline area of Amravati district, India was investigated for the study of phosphate solubilization by fungi and bacteria. In the present study 107 samples were collected from saline affected area, among these samples, 33 (30.80%) samples showed the ability to solubilize the inorganic insoluble phosphate. From the study it was observed that the fungi viz; Aspergillius spp. , Penicillium spp. and Fusarium spp. have the more solubilizing ability of inorganic insoluble phosphate than bacteria, viz; B.subtilis, and B.megatherium . Hence the application of biofertilizer prepared by above mentioned fungi should be helpful to reduce the salinity of soil by neutralization phenomenon, because these microorganisms release the acid in very minute quantity in phosphate Solubilization.
ADRB 2 suppresses IL ‐ 13 ‐ induced allergic rhinitis inflammatory cytokine regulated by miR ‐ 15 a ‐ 5 p

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common hypersensitive disease that troubles patients a lot. Nasal epithelial cells (NECs), as the outmost protection of inhalation, play an important role in AR allergic response. Adrenoceptor beta 2 (ADRB2) is an important gene in inflammatory response, which has become the hot spot for AR development and treatment in recent years. MiR-15a-5p has been proved to be involved in AR immune response as the upstream regulator of ADRB2. Human primary NECs were isolated and stimulated by IL-13. qRT-PCR assay was used to detect the RNA level of target genes. ELISA and Western blotting were applied to detect target protein levels. Luciferase reporter assay and biotin pull-down assay were performed to test molecules interaction. ADRB2 was highly expressed in nasal mucosa of AR patients and was positively correlated with IL-13 stimulation, and knockdown of ADRB2 inhibited IL-13-induced expression of GM-CSF, eotaxin, and MUC5AC in NECs. ADRB2 was directly targeted by miR-15a-5p, and miR-15a-5p inhibited IL-13-induced expression of GM-CSF, eotaxin, and MUC5AC in NECs. ADRB2 mediated the effect of miR-15a-5p on the regulation of nasal epithelial immune responses. ADRB2 is negatively regulated by miR-15a-5p, which inhibits IL-13-induced nasal epithelial inflammatory responses.
THE BUNCH ARRIVAL TIME MONITOR AT FLASH AND EUROPEAN XFEL

In modern free electron laser facilities like FLASH I/II and European XFEL at DESY a high resolution intra bunch train arrival time measurement is mandatory, providing a crucial information for the beam based feedback system. For this purpose a Bunch Arrival Time Monitor (BAM) was developed, based on an electro-optical scheme where an ultra-short pulsed laser is employed. A BAM is composed of several subsystems, including stepper motors, power management, dedicated readout board, management board for voltage settings, temperature sensors and temperature controller and optical amplifier. Part of the electronics is developed using the MicroTCA standard. We will present in this poster the basic requirements for the BAM, software design and implementation developed to manage the subsystems and their interactions.
Determination of the branching ratio of the decay B + → μμK

This thesis presents a measurement of the branching ratio B of the rare B meson decay mode B+ → μμK∗+ relative to the decay mode B+ → J/Ψ(→ μμ)K∗+. The used data has been taken at the LHCb detector and represents the entire data taken within the first run, that is the years 2011 and 2012. The LHC was operating at center-of-mass energies of the pp-collisions of 7 TeV (2011) and 8 TeV (2012), respectively. An amount of N = 155 ± 16 events decaying as B+ → μμK∗+ has been reconstructed, translating into a relative branching ratio of B(B+ → μμK∗+) B(B+ → J/Ψ(→ μμ)K∗+) = (1.23 ± 0.13u�u�u�u�) × 10−2, where only statistical errors have been quantified. Utilizing the known branching ratio of the reference channel [1] the absolute branching ratio can be determined as B(B+ → μμK∗+) = (1.05 ± 0.11u�u�u�u� ± 0.06u�u�u�u�) × 10−6. Kurzfassung In dieser Arbeit wird das Verzweigungsverhältnis B des seltenen Zerfalls eines B-Mesons gemäß B+ → μμK∗+ relativ zum Zerfallskanal B+ → J/Ψ(→ μμ)K∗+ bestimmt. Die hierfür verwendeten Daten stammen aus pp-Kollisionen am LHCb-Detektor und wurden in den Jahren 2011 und 2012 bei Schwerpunktsenergien von 7 TeV bzw. 8 TeV aufgezeichnet. Ingesamt konnte eine Anzahl von N = 155 ± 16 Zerfälle gem. B+ → μμK∗+ rekonstruiert werden, was einem relativen Verzweigungsverhältnis von B(B+ → μμK∗+) B(B+ → J/Ψ(→ μμ)K∗+) = (1.23 ± 0.13u�u�u�u�) × 10−2 entspricht. Dabei wurden nur statistische Unsicherheiten quantitativ bestimmt. Unter Hinzunahme des bekannten Verzweigungsverhältnisses des Referenzkanals [1] erhält man das absolute Verzweigungsverhältnis von B(B+ → μμK∗+) = (1.05 ± 0.11u�u�u�u� ± 0.06u�u�u�u�) × 10−6.
Encyclopedia> Autostereogram

The simplest type of autostereogram consists of horizontally repeating patterns and is known as a wallpaper autostereogram. When viewed with proper convergence, the repeating patterns appear to float in the air above the background. The Magic Eye series of books features another type of autostereogram called a random dot autostereogram. In this type of autostereogram, every pixel in the image is computed from a pattern strip and a depth map. Usually, a hidden 3D scene emerges when the image is viewed with proper viewing technique.
DISPERSED HYDROXYAPATITE AND MODIFIED BIOGLASS 45 S 5 COMPOSITES : SINTERING BEHAVIOR OF GLASS MATRIX RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 WT % IN CALCIUM OXIDE INVESTIGATION

Biomaterial technology plays an important role in cell-based tissue proliferation environment creation. The hydroxyapatite (HA) bioceramics are reference materials to employment as a bone substitute, however, their slow rate of degradation and its low rate of bioactivity (Ib) are presented as limiting factors for application as bone graft. In contrast, the bioglass (BG) is a resorbable and osteoinductive material and can act as fluxing in HA/BG composites. The present work objective the development of HA/BG (40/70wt%) composites, Three compositions of the 45S5 bioglass derived ranging from 20-30wt% in CaO were used in order to study the sintering behavior of these materials with hydroxyapatite 30wt% dispersed. The composites were uniaxially pressed in the form of cylinders and sintrerized at (1100°C/1h). The characterization was made employing scanning electron microscopy, Infra-Red Spectrometry, X-ray diffraction and hydrolytic resistance test. The results indicate the potential use of the materials developed for applications like bone graft.
Partial replacement of protein in soybean meal by moringa seed cake ( Moringa oleifera ) in bocourti ’ s catfish ( Pangasius bocourti )

The present study was undertaken in order to determine the effect of a dietary of moringa seed cake on digestibility, growth performance, blood chemistry and histopathologic of bocourti’s catfish. Fish were fed with diets formulated by 0, 250, 500, 750, and 1000 g kg of moringa seed cake to replace protein in soybean meal. Fish with mean wet weights of 21.50± 0.25 g per fish were fed experimental diets for 8 weeks. Significant differences (p<0.05) in weight gain, average daily gain and specific growth rate were detected between bocourti’s catfish given the experimental diets. All fish grew normally and no significant difference was observed for survival rate and feed conversion ratio among fish fed tested diets. The highest FCR was generally observed that as moringa seed cake inclusion increased in the diets that were noted to exhibit slightly poor growth performance, feed utilization and pepsin digestibility tested. Blood chemistry and hepatosomatic index did not differ significantly for any of the diet treatments. No histopathological changes were found in distal intestines and liver. The study indicated that the dietary moringa seed cake contains ingredients that could be used for bocourti’s catfish diets possibly not over up to for 500 g kg soybean protein replacement without negative effect on growth, digestibility and histology.
SIMULATION OF SAR SIGNALS FROM MOVING VEHICLES ( FOCUSING ACCELERATING GROUND MOVING TARGETS )

This paper examines the effects of uncompensated target acceleration on the focusing of moving targets in airborne SAR imagery. Vehicles travelling on roads and highways routinely experience acceleration, and thus any GMTI system or realistic target simulator must consider its effects. Both along-track and across-track acceleration are examined through simulations and experimental data from Environment Canada’s airborne CV580 dual-channel SAR system. Time-frequency analysis is used to detect the presence of target acceleration, and estimation of the instantaneous frequency enables a focused target image to be obtained. The acceleration parameters themselves cannot be uniquely determined using only two channels.
Crystallography of SiC / MgAl 2 O 4 / Al interfaces in a pre-oxidized SiC reinforced SiC / Al composite

A transmission electron microscopy study has been performed on the crystallography of SiC/MgAl2O4/Al interfaces in a pre-oxidized SiC particulate reinforced SiC/Al composite prepared by pressureless infiltration, with a reactant of spinel MgAl2O4 phase at the SiC/Al interface. Four types of different orientation relationships (ORs) were observed between the 6H a-SiC and the MgAl2O4 spinel phase, with the SiC(0001) parallel or f0 112g near parallel to the spinel {111}. Moreover, the cubic 3C b-SiC and the spinel phase MgAl2O4 exhibited a parallel OR, while the MgAl2O4 and Al matrix had a semicoherent interface without a certain OR, except of the near parallel OR for some spinel particles. The observed ORs were analyzed using a geometric method based upon the coincidence of reciprocal lattice points. Possible ORs of other SiC polytypes with the spinel MgAl2O4 phase were also discussed. 2005 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
IMPROVING SPEAKING SKILL: IMPLICATIONS FOR USING DEBATABLE TOPICS IN ENGLISH SPEAKING CLASSES

This study aims to examine the effect of debates on enhancing speaking skill and attitudes of tertiary level students. Participants of the current study consisted of seventy students in the College of EducationSeiyunHadhramout University. Two intact groups were involved in the study. One classwas used as a control group and the other as an experimental group. The control groupwas taught speaking through using the regular method followed in the college and the experimental group was taught speaking through using debates. The data for this study were collected before and after the experiment through using speaking testand a questionnaire. Then the data were interpreted using descriptive statistics, paired sample t-test and effect size. The findings of the study revealed that debates have a positive impact on developing students' speaking skills and attitudes. In light of the findings, the researcher writes recommendations for teachers and prospective researchers.