Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Highly flexible and miniaturized triple-band bandpass filter design using coupled stacked spiral resonators

This paper describes a triple-resonance stacked spiral resonator (SSR) structure for designing very compact tripleband bandpass filters. The resonant frequencies of the proposed SSR structure can be determined by designing the spiral geometry and controlling the mutual coupling in a stacked structure. The triple passband bandwidths can then be determined by the spacing of different layer patterns between two coupled SSRs. An adequately designed geometry of the input/output resonator with a tapped-line feed can achieve matching conditions for all passbands simultaneously. Moreover, multiple transmission zeros created on both sides of each passband provide high stopband roll-off rates.
Incidence rate of adult-onset asthma in relation to age, sex, atopy and smoking: a Swedish population-based study of 15813 adults.

SETTING Our knowledge about asthma incidence in an adult population is limited. The aim of the present investigation was to estimate the incidence rate of adult-onset asthma in relation to age, sex, atopy and smoking in a random population sample. METHODS A random sample of 20000 subjects 20 to 50 years of age was investigated using a short respiratory questionnaire. It was answered by 15813 persons. Adult-onset asthma was defined as a positive response to 'physician-diagnosed' asthma from 16 years of age. Subjects were also asked to report the year of asthma diagnosis, and also, when relevant, the year of smoke-start and smoke-stop. Incidence rates of adult-onset asthma and incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated. RESULTS The incidence rate of adult-onset asthma among females was 1.3 cases/1000 person-years compared with 1.0/1000 person-years for males (IRR 1.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.0-1.6). The incidence rate was high (3.0/1000 person-years) among females aged 16-20 years. There was a strong association between the incidence rate of adult-onset asthma and hay fever, atopic dermatitis and family history of atopy. Compared with never-smokers, the IRR for female smokers was 1.6 (95% CI 1.1-2.2), while for male smokers it was unity. Both male and female ex-smokers had moderately increased rate ratios, of 1.5 and 1.1, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In this retrospective study, reported atopic symptoms and family history of atopy were strongly associated with incidence of adult-onset asthma. Tobacco smoking may be associated with an increased incidence rate of adult-onset asthma, especially among women.
Photovoltaic Power Potential Analysis in Equator Territorial: Case Study of Makassar City, Indonesia

Solar power energy in some countries can be the most potential renewable energy to overcome lack of energy and environmental problems. Indonesia is one of the examples. One of the promising cities to install photovoltaic (PV) systems is Makassar, which has average 5.83 kWh/m2/day of solar irradiance (Meyta, 2011). However, until 2016, there is still no solar panel installation in Makassar (PLN, 2015). In addition, general lack of research in assessing potential of PV systems in Makassar makes PV system difficult to develop. This study therefore set out to assess PV system potential in Makassar which its objectives are to determine 1) total available area for rooftop and large-scale PV systems in Makassar, 2) economy feasibility and 3) environmental impact due to PV installation. Three cases have been analyzed in this study, first, PV systems for residential rooftop, second, PV systems for large-scale (mega solar) in Makassar, and third, PV systems for large scale in outside Makassar and radius 20 km from center of Makassar. ArcGIS10.3 software is carried out to estimate available area for PV installation. Furthermore, RetScreen 4 software was used to conduct PV system capacity and its energy yield and to evaluate economy analysis such as internal rate of return and cost of energy. As the result, the total available area for residential rooftop PV system is evaluated to be 13.8 km2, which potential installed capacity is estimated to be 2044 MW. Total available area for large-scale PV system in Makassar and outside Makassar are 19.3 km2 and 231.3 km2, which estimated 851 MW and 10,179 MW of installed capacity, respectively.
The Effect of accruals quality (Dechow & Dichev Model) on performance of manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2004-2010

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of accruals quality toward companyperformance for manufacturing companies in Indonesian Stock Exchange 2004-2010.The company's performance as the dependent variable in this study is measured usingtwo indicators of the performance of the company's operations (ROAt+1) and marketperformance of companies (Tobin’s Q) and uses the size and leverage as a controlvariable. This study uses a purposive sampling method that retrieves all manufacturingcompanies in Indonesia Stock Exchange and with the result of 102 manufacturingcompany as a sample. The test the normality of data is done using the test Kolmogorof-Smirnov with the program spss 17 version for windows. The analysis hypothesis isusing linear regression. The result of this study showed that accruals quality affectsthe company's performance if it is measured using indicators ROAt+1, but the accrualsquality does not affect the company's performance if measured using indicatorsTobin’s Q.
Epidemiological, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of Saudi patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a hospital-based study

BACKGROUND The estimated prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in Saudi Arabia is 7% to 10%. Despite the high prevalence of risk factors including diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia, no recent epidemiological studies have measured the disease burden. We aimed to determine the characteristics of Saudi NAFLD patients attending a university hospital, and study factors affecting alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. DESIGN AND SETTING A prospective study among patients referred for ultrasonography in King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from February to May 2009. PATIENTS AND METHODS NAFLD was defined as an appearance of fatty liver on routine abdominal ultrasound in the absence of coexisting liver disease and alcohol consumption. Patients were classified into normal and high ALT (ALT >60 U/L) level groups for analysis. RESULTS The prevalence of NAFLD was 16.6% (218/1312). Patients with normal ALT had the mean (SD) age of 45.9 (10.6) years and the mean body mass index of 34.5 (7.9) kg/m2. Forty percent of the 151 patients with normal ALT had diabetes, 66.2% were obese, and 29.1% had hypertension. Forty-three patients (23%) had high ALT levels. These patients had significantly lower age (P=.003) and fasting blood sugar (P=.03) than the normal ALT group. Non-diabetic patients (odds ratio 0.30, 95% CI 0.1–0.8), men (female OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.1–0.5), lower cholesterol (P=.001), high-density lipoprotein (P=.006), and low-density lipoprotein (P=.008) levels were more likely to be observed among patients with high ALT levels. In a multivariate analysis, younger age (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.93–0.99), being male (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.09–0.57), and a lower cholesterol level (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.37–0.82) were significant predictors of high ALT levels. CONCLUSION Based on the high prevalence of obesity and diabetes, the prevalence of NAFLD will continue to be high, unless awareness is inculcated among the local population.
Prevalence of Nutritional Deficiency Anemia in Pediatric Patients of Adilabad

DOI: 10.21276/sjams.2018. 6.3. 8 Abstract: Nutritional deficiency anemias are one of the common problems in developing countries like India. Interior and tribal places like Adilabad district of Telangana state are supposed to have a higher prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemias, especially in children due to the predominantly tribal population. This study was undertaken to find the prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemias in pediatric in ward patients of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences [RIMS] Adilabad. All the cases admitted in the pediatric wards from October 2017 to January 2018 were analyzed and blood samples were collected and sent to Pathology Lab and those with the anemia and type of anemia were recorded and treatment was done accordingly. Results: Total numbers of inpatients admitted in the pediatric ward during the period from Oct 2017 to Jan 2018 were 2055. Therefore the prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemia in the pediatric wards in Adilabad was 2.63%. Most of the cases of nutritional deficiency anemia were found in 1-2 year age group children 26 cases out of total 54 (48.15%). The next common age group having nutritional deficiencies anemia was 2-5 years age group accounting for 29.63% of the total cases. The average mean hemoglobin level in males was 7.7gm/dl and in female was 7.1gm/dl. Most of the children 53.71% had the Normocytic hypochromic type of anemia, followed by the Normocytic Normochromic in 35.19% of cases, 7.4% and 3.7% of the cases had microcytic hypochromic and macrocytic hypochromic anemia respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of nutritional deficiency anemia in pediatric ward patients of RIMS Adilabad is 2.63%. Presence of anemia in children still continues to be a common problem in backward areas. An elaborate systemic evaluation of all children in the schools will accurately provide the real depth of the underlying problem. An adequate management strategy should involve comprehensive treatment of the existing cases as well as be addressing the deficiency of Iron as well as other micronutrients like vitamin B12 and folic acid in the population.
Analysis of risk factors for adverse drug events in critically ill patients*

Objectives:An evaluation of risk factors for adverse drug events in critically ill patients has not been previously studied. The purpose of this original study was to determine risk factors for adverse drug events in critically ill adult patients. Design:This retrospective case-control study includes patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit during a 7.5-yr period. Setting:Academic medical center with 647 beds that contains approximately 120 intensive care unit beds. Patients:Patients in the case group experienced an adverse drug event as documented in the hospital's database. The control group comprised the next two patients admitted to the same intensive care unit by the same admitting service. Interventions:None. Measurements and Main Results:Twenty-nine suspected risk factors identified from the literature were evaluated, including patient characteristics, drug characteristics, and laboratory values using a multiple logistic regression. A sample of 1101 cases and controls (54% male), with a mean age of 59.4 ± 17.5 yrs, were identified. In 367 cases, there was a total of 499 documented adverse drug events. Patients with kidney injury, thrombocytopenia, and those admitted emergently were 16-times, 3-times, and 2-times more likely to have an adverse drug event, respectively. Patients who were administered intravenous medications had a 3% higher risk of having an adverse drug event for each drug dispensed. Overall, the case group received more drugs per intensive care unit day and more drugs per intensive care unit stay. Conclusions:Several patient and drug-related characteristics contribute to the risk of adverse drug events in critically ill patients. Diligent monitoring of factors that can influence the pharmacokinetic properties for existing drug therapies is necessary. Drug regimens should be evaluated daily for minimization. Based on previous studies, pharmacists as part of the interdisciplinary team could help to manage these risks.
Weighted Consensus-Based Cooperative Spectrum Sensing with Learning Automata ( LA ) in Cognitive Radio Networks

In traditional cooperative spectrum sensing such as OR-rule or AND-rule, secondary user (SU) must maintain coordination based on a fusion center. In this paper, we propose the weighted average consensus, based on Learning Automata(LA), for fully distributed cooperative spectrum sensing without fusion center. At the first stage of the proposed scheme, each SU makes measurement about presence of primary user (PU) at the beginning of each time slot, then communicates with local neighbors to exchange information to make the final decision and update its weight using a LA based algorithm. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme has better performance than the non weighted consensus and existing weighted consensus scheme. Also, the convergence time of the proposed scheme is less than the existing weighted consensus and almost equal to non weighted consensus scheme.
Image Analysis Technique to Enhance Low Contrast Regions of Regenerated Satellite Image Texture

Image Enhancement refers to attenuation or sharpening of image features such as boundaries, edges or contrast to make the processed image more useful for analysis. It is one of the most important and vital techniques in the field of image processing. The aim of image enhancement is to improve the visual appearances of images or to provide a better transform representation for future automated image processing. Many images like medical images, satellite images, aerial images and even real life photographs suffer from poor contrast and noise. It is necessary to enhance the contrast and remove the noise to increase image quality. In this regard, this paper presents an image analysis technique to enhance the low contrast regions in any satellite image. Four different set of parameters (Contrast, Correlation, Energy and Homogeneity) are studied and analyzed. While analyzing and comparing the original satellite image and the processed image, the results have shown significant improvements especially under low contrast regions of satellite image. Keywords— Satellite image, low contrast region, colors gradient co-occurrence matrix, homogeneity, histogram, energy, correlation.
Epidemiology of autism in Singapore: findings of the first autism survey

The report describes the results of a survey conducted on 176 parents of children with autism in Singapore. The ages of the children ranged from 3 to 12 years. The survey focused on the child's background, behaviour problems and skill profile, the home and school situation as well as the linguistic and social background. It was noted that the Singapore population confirms the international distribution regarding a predominance of boys over girls and a low incidence of birth complications. A positive trend noted was the fact that 60% of the children were diagnosed before the age of 3 years. Discussion focuses on possible risk factors and psychosocial adversities for autism such as a high frequency of caregivers who are foreign maids, the use of multiple languages and the high level of punitive educational practices. The possible influence of psychosocial deprivation on child development is discussed.
Productive infection of CD4+ and CD8+ mature human T cell populations and clones by human herpesvirus 6. Transcriptional down-regulation of CD3.

The susceptibility to infection by human herpes-virus 6 (HHV-6) of mature human T lymphocytes belonging to the two major subpopulations (i.e., CD3+ CD4+ CD8- and CD3+ CD4- CD8+) was investigated by using CD4+ or CD8+ T cell populations and clones derived from normal adult peripheral blood. Productive HHV-6 infection was observed in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. By days 2 to 6 after infection, increasing numbers of cells exhibited characteristic morphologic alterations, becoming enlarged, uniformly rounded and refractile as a consequence of the virus-induced cytopathic effect. During the course of HHV-6 infection, analysis of the surface membrane phenotype of the T cell populations and clones revealed a progressive decline in the expression of the CD3/TCR complex, whereas other T cell-associated markers (e.g., CD2) were unaffected. Northern blot analysis of mRNA extracted from HHV-6-infected T cells demonstrated a dramatic loss of the specific messages for the gamma-, delta-, and epsilon-chains of CD3. Infection by HHV-6, but not by HSV-1 or human CMV, elicited CD3/TCR down-regulation also in the neoplastic T cell line Jurkat. The down-regulation of CD3/TCR was dependent upon live virus infection, because previous inactivation of HHV-6 by heat (56 degrees C for 1 h) or UV light (16 J/m2) totally abrogated the effect. Expression of the immediate early or early genes of HHV-6 was not sufficient to induce CD3/TCR modulation, as indicated by studies with the viral DNA polymerase inhibitor phosphonoformic acid. The observation that both major subsets of mature TCR-alpha beta+ T lymphocytes are susceptible to HHV-6 infection indicates that this virus may have a broad spectrum of activity on the immune system. The transcriptional down-regulation of the CD3/TCR complex, by affecting a critical T cell recognition function, could be relevant to HHV-6 pathogenesis.
GSTT 1 as aprognosticator for recurrenceand progression in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Although polymorphisms in glutathione S-transferase ( GST) have been associated with the risk of bladder cancer (BC), few reports provide information about the development of BC. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of homozygous glutathione S-transferaseμ (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferaseφ (GSTT1) deletions as prognostic markers in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). A total of 241 patients with primary NMIBC were enrolled in this study. GSTM1 andGSTT1polymorphisms were analyzed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using blood genomic DNA. The results were compared with clinicopathological parameters. The prognostic significance of the GSTs was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier and multivariate Cox regression model. A statistically significant association between genotype and histopathological parameter was not observed. The patients with the GSTT1-positive genotype had significantly reduced recurrenceand progression-free survival than those with the G STT1-null genotype (log-rank test, p < 0.05, respectively). Recurrenceand progression-free survival were not related to the GSTM1genotypes. In multivariate regression analysis, the GSTT1-positive genotype was the independent predictor for recurrence [hazard ratio (HR), 1.631; p = 0.043] and progression (HR, 3.418; p = 0.006). These results suggested that the GSTT1genotype could be a useful prognostic marker for recurrence and progression in NMIBC.
A Dendritic Cell Population Generated by a Fusion of GM-CSF and IL-21 Induces Tumor-Antigen–Specific Immunity

We have previously shown that the fusion of GM-CSF and IL-21 (GIFT-21) possesses a potent immune stimulatory effect on myeloid cells. In this study, we define the effect of GIFT-21 on naive murine monocytes (GIFT-21 dendritic cells [DCs]), which express increased levels of Gr-1, CD45R, MHC class I, CD80, CD86, and CXCR4 and suppress CD11c and MHC class II. Compared with conventional dendritic cells, GIFT-21 DCs produced substantially more CCL2, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-α and induced significantly greater production of IFN-γ by CD8+ T cells in MHC class I-restricted Ag presentation assays. B16 melanoma and D2F2 Neu breast cancer growth was inhibited in mice treated with Ag-naive GIFT-21 DCs. This effect was lost in CD8−/− and CCR2−/− mice and when mice were treated with β2-microglobulin–deficient GIFT-21 DCs, indicating that GIFT-21 DCs migrated to and sampled from the tumors to present tumor Ags to CCL2 recruited CD8+ T cells via MHC class I. We propose that autologous GIFT-21 DCs may serve as a cell therapy platform for the treatment of cancer.
Leaf Induction Impacts Behavior and Performance of a Pollinating Herbivore

Flowering plants use volatiles to attract pollinators while deterring herbivores. Vegetative and floral traits may interact to affect insect behavior. Pollinator behavior is most likely influenced by leaf traits when larval stages interact with plants in different ways than adult stages, such as when larvae are leaf herbivores but adult moths visit flowers as pollinators. Here, we determine how leaf induction and corresponding volatile differences in induced plants influence behavior in adult moths and whether these preferences align with larval performance. We manipulated vegetative induction in four Nicotiana species. Using paired induced and control plants of the same species with standardized artificial flowers, we measured foraging and oviposition choices by their ecologically and economically important herbivore/pollinator, Manduca sexta. In parallel, we measured growth rates of M. sexta larvae fed leaves from control or induced plants to determine if this was consistent with female oviposition preference. Lastly, we used plant headspace collections and gas chromatography to quantify volatile compounds from both induced and control leaves to link changes in plant chemistry with moth behavior. In the absence of floral chemical cues, vegetative defensive status influenced adult moth foraging preference from artificial flowers in one species (N. excelsior), where females nectared from induced plants more often than control plants. Plant vegetative resistance consistently influenced oviposition choice such that moths deposited more eggs on control plants than on induced plants of all four species. This oviposition preference for control plants aligned with higher larval growth rates on control leaves compared with induced leaves. Control and induced plants of each species had similar leaf volatile profiles, but induced plants had higher emission levels. Leaves of N. excelsior produced the most volatile compounds, including some inducible compounds typically associated with floral scent. We demonstrate that vegetative plant defensive volatiles play a role in host plant selection and that insects assess information from leaves differently when choosing between nectaring and oviposition locations. These results underscore the complex interactions between plants, their pollinators, and herbivores.
oxicity and antitumor efficacy of Croton polyandrus oil against hrlich ascites carcinoma cells

The essential oil from Croton polyandrus Spreng. , Euphorbiaceae, leaves was tested for the toxicity and antitumor activity. The concentration producing 50% hemolysis was 141 g/ml on mice erythrocytes. In the acute toxicological study, the estimated LD50 was 447.18 mg/kg. The essential oil did not induce increase in number of micronucleated erythrocytes, suggesting low genotoxicity. Essential oil (100 or 150 mg/kg) showed significant antitumor activity in Ehrlich ascitic carcinoma model. We observed that essential oil induces cell-cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase, and increases the sub-G1 peak, which represents a marker of cell death by apoptosis. Survival also increased for the treated animals. The toxihrlich ascites carcinoma ssential oil enotoxicity oxicity cological analyses revealed reduction in body weight, increased aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase activity, hematological changes, and a thymus index reduction. These data suggest gastrointestinal and liver toxicity, anemia, leukopenia/lymphocytopenia, and immunosuppressive effects. Histopathological analysis revealed the weak hepatotoxicity of essential oil. In summary, essential oil of C. polyandrus displays in vivo antitumor activity and moderate toxicity. © 2016 Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. This is an open he CC access article under t