Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Survey & Assessment of Noise Removal Methods in Imageing

Image process is employed in several fields like pc vision, remote sensing, medical imaging, AI etc. In several of those applications the existence of impulsive noise within the noninheritable pictures is one in all the foremost common issues. This noise is usually aloof from a picture by mistreatment median filter because it preserves the perimeters throughout noise removal. pictures can even corrupt by the shot noise, known as salt-and pepper noise. This noise is characterized by spots on the image and is typically related to the noninheritable image because of errors in image sensors and information transmission. This paper makes an attempt to undertake the study of Denoiseing ways . totally different noise densities are removed by mistreatment filters rippling primarily based ways . Fourier remodel technique is localized in frequency domain wherever the rippling remodel technique is localized in each frequency and abstraction domain however each the on top of ways don\'t seem to be information adaptational . In This paper we tend to attempt to presents a review of some important add the realm of image denoising and finds the one is best for image denoising. Here, some in style approaches area unit classified into totally different teams . after that we tend to conclude for best technique for
Verifying systems rules using rule-directed symbolic execution

Systems code must obey many rules, such as "opened files must be closed. " One approach to verifying rules is static analysis, but this technique cannot infer precise runtime effects of code, often emitting many false positives. An alternative is symbolic execution, a technique that verifies program paths over all inputs up to a bounded size. However, when applied to verify rules, existing symbolic execution systems often blindly explore many redundant program paths while missing relevant ones that may contain bugs. Our key insight is that only a small portion of paths are relevant to rules, and the rest (majority) of paths are irrelevant and do not need to be verified. Based on this insight, we create WOODPECKER, a new symbolic execution system for effectively checking rules on systems programs. It provides a set of builtin checkers for common rules, and an interface for users to easily check new rules. It directs symbolic execution toward the program paths relevant to a checked rule, and soundly prunes redundant paths, exponentially speeding up symbolic execution. It is designed to be heuristic-agnostic, enabling users to leverage existing powerful search heuristics. Evaluation on 136 systems programs totaling 545K lines of code, including some of the most widely used programs, shows that, with a time limit of typically just one hour for each verification run, WOODPECKER effectively verifies 28.7% of the program and rule combinations over bounded input, whereas an existing symbolic execution system KLEE verifies only 8.5%. For the remaining combinations, WOODPECKER verifies 4.6 times as many relevant paths as KLEE. With a longer time limit, WOODPECKER verifies much more paths than KLEE, e.g., 17 times as many with a fourhour limit. WOODPECKER detects 113 rule violations, including 10 serious data loss errors with 2 most serious ones already confirmed by the corresponding developers.
An Approach towards Applying and Constructing Multilingual Indo-WordNet

In the work reported here, we present three important related issues. 1. We present an effective method of construction of the Marathi WordNet (http://www. cfilt.iitb.ac.in/wordnet/webmwn/) using the Hindi WordNet (http://www.cfilt. iitb.ac.in/wordnet/webhwn/), both of which are being developed at IIT Bombay. Henceforth we will refer to them as MWN and HWN respectively. 2. The Synset identity is the key to connect WordNets. 3. We present an interface to browse linked Hindi and Marathi WordNets (Bilingual WordNet) simultaneously for a given word either in Hindi or in Marathi. As an application, we present Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) of nouns in Hindi. The system has been evaluated on the Corpora provided by Central Institute of Indian Languages (http: //www.ciil.org/) and the results are encouraging.
A Corpus of Online Discussions for Research into Linguistic Memes

We describe a 460-million word corpus of online discussions. The data are collected from public news websites and community-ofinterest Internet forums, and are designed to support research on the propagation of socially relevant ideas, a.k. a. , “memes. ” A structural and statistical description of the corpus is given, and the employed methods of website monitoring, collection, and extraction are described. We also present preliminary linguistic research on the corpus. We show that the corpus represents language from a wide variety of social and psychological communities, that discussion structure and popularity can be predicted in large part from lexical analysis, and that standard epidemiological models provide good fit for diachronic patterns of population-level lexical adoption.
On numerical convergence of moment solutions of moderately thick wire antennas using sinusoidal basis functions

Wire antennas are solved using a moments solution where the method of subsectional basis is applied with both the expansion and testing functions being sinusoidal distributions. This allows not only a simplification of near-field terms but also the far-field expression of the radiated field from each segment, regardless of the length L . Using sinusoidal basis functions, the terms of the impedance matrix obtained become equivalent to the mutual impedances between the subsectional dipoles. These impedances are the familiar impedances found using the induced EMF method. In the induced EMF method an equivalent radius is usually used in the evaluation of the self-impedance term to reduce computation time. However, it is shown that only for very thin segments that the correct equivalent radius is independent of length. When the radius to length ratio ( a/L ) is not small, an expansion for the equivalent radius in terms of a/L is given for the self-impedance term. The use of incorrect self-term, obtained by using a constant equivalent radius term, is shown to be responsible for divergence of numerical solutions as the number of sections is increased. This occurrence is related to the ratio of a/L of the subsections and hence becomes a problem for moderately thick wire antennas even for a reasonably small number of segments per wavelength. Examples are given showing the convergence with the correct self-terms and the divergence when only a length independent equivalent radius is used. The converged solutions are also compared to King's second- and third-order solutions for moderately thick dipoles.
SUBMENTAL FLAP IN HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION: AN ALTERNATIVE TO MICROSURGICAL FLAP

Oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) represents the sixth most common cancer worldwide and occurs most commonly in middle-aged and elderly individuals. In India, it account for approximately 30% of all tumor involving head & neck cancer [1]. Surgery has been the mainstay for primary management of oral cavity cancer. The excision entails removal of the tumor with a margin of at least 1-1.5 cm. Simultaneously neck dissection is performed for clinically evident nodal disease, for large primary tumors or for tumors with a depth of invasion greater than 4 mm. The prognosis for early lesions (T1 and T2) of the oral cavity is good, with a 5-year survival of 80% to 90%. Survival for advanced lesions (T3 and T4) can only range from 30%to 60% [2]. Out of 12 patients, 8 were males and 4 were female, age ranged from 35 to 65 years. Primary sites involved the ﬂoor of mouth (FOM) in 6 patients, the gingiobuccal sulcus (GBS) in 2 patient, and the buccal mucosa (BM) in 4 patients. At 1 month follow-up the ﬂap was successful in all patients (except one patient). At 6 months, all patient was observed for recurrence; 8 patients (MALE) complained of hair growth over the flap. During follow up, no patients had complain of restricted mouth opening. The submental artery ﬂap is a valid option for reconstruction of composite oral cavity defects. It represents an excellent alternative to free ﬂaps, particularly in elderly patients, in high-volume and low-resource centers,
Evaluation of Viral Inactivation and Survival in Three Unique Environments, through the Use of MS2 Coliphage as a Surrogate

12 INTRODUCTION. 14 1. Explanation of the Problem . 14 2. Specific Aims and Hypotheses . 16 2.1 Specific Aim 1. 16 2.2 Specific Aim 2. 16 2.3 Specific Aim 3. 17 3. Dissertation Format . 18 4. Review of the Literature: MS2 Coliphage as a Surrogate in Environmental Research . 19 4.
A microwell-based near-infrared fluorescence assay of DNA methylation

Background: DNA methylation is one of the most common epigenetic modifications, and has profound effects on the mammalian genome. The epigenetic silencing of a variety of genes by hypermethylation of promoter-associated CpG islands is often associated with diseases. This paper describes a method for the detection of DNA methylation. Methods: This method realized methylation detection in two steps, including capturing the sheared genomic DNA (gDNA) on probe-coupled microplate and detecting methylation by using a simple immunological procedure based on near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF). Results: This method was validated by detecting the methylation of synthesized oligonucleotides and nine genomic loci in the promoters of three genes, KIR3DL1, p14 ARF and TP53BP2 in three cell lines. The detection results of the gDNA were verified by the bisulfite sequencing polymerase chain reaction (BSP) performed in this study. This study also demonstrated that the detected methylation of these promoters reduced the transcriptions of these genes in the detected cells. Conclusions: This study provides a method for DNA methylation detection that is independent of bisulfite treatment, PCR amplification and immunoprecipitation.
Determinants of Poverty Status Among Households in Nigeria

ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Background to the study . 1 1.2 Problem statement. 4 1.3 Justification for the study . 5 1.4 Objectives of the study . 7 1.6 Plan of the study . 7 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAME WORK . 8 2.1 Definition of concepts/terms . 8 2.1.1 Poverty – A multidimensional phenomenon . 8 2.1.2 Absolute and Relative poverty . 10 2.1.3 Chronic and Transient Poverty . 11 2.2 Poverty from the Objective and Subjective Perspectives . 12 2.3 Poverty, Inequality and Vulnerability . 13 2.4 Poverty and Underdevelopment . 14 2.5 Poverty and Economic Growth . 14 2. 6 Key causes of poverty . 15 2.7 Poverty in Nigeria . 18 2. 8 Review of previous studies on determinants of poverty status in Nigeria . 21
Second Primary Malignancies in Patients with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Population-Based Study on Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Prognosis

Background This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors of developing second primary malignancies (SPMs) among patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) and the prognosis of pNENs patients with SPMs (pSPMs) using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Methods Data from patients diagnosed with pNENs between 1988 and 2016 were extracted. A case-control study was conducted to investigate the risk factors of developing SPMs among patients with pNENs. Meanwhile, cox regression analysis was also conducted to obtain the independent prognostic factors in pSPMs. Results Of 7,630 patients with pNENs, 326 developed SPMs. Patients with pNENs who had not undergone surgery and had been diagnosed in recent periods had a higher risk of developing SPMs. The following independent prognostic predictors for pSPMs were identified: age, latency period, SEER stage, radiotherapy, and surgery. Conclusions These findings may improve the surveillance of risk factors for developing SPMs in patients with pNENs and the prognostic risk factors in pSPMs.
Aeroelastic stability predictions for a MW‐sized blade

Classical aeroelastic flutter instability historically has not been a driving issue in wind turbine design. In fact, rarely has this issue even been addressed in the past. Commensurately, among the wind turbines that have been built, rarely has classical flutter ever been observed. However, with the advent of larger turbines fitted with relatively softer blades, classical flutter may become a more important design consideration. In addition, innovative blade designs involving the use of aeroelastic tailoring, wherein the blade twists as it bends under the action of aerodynamic loads to shed load resulting from wind turbulence, may increase the blade's proclivity for flutter. With these considerations in mind it is prudent to revisit aeroelastic stability issues for a MW-sized blade with and without aeroelastic tailoring. Focusing on aeroelastic stability associated with the shed wake from an individual blade turning in still air, the frequency domain technique developed by Theodorsen for predicting classical flutter in fixed wing aircraft has been adapted for use with a rotor blade. Results indicate that the predicted flutter speed of a MW-sized blade is slightly greater than twice the operational speed of the rotor. When a moderate amount of aeroelastic tailoring is added to the blade, a modest decrease (12%) in the flutter speed is predicted. By comparison, for a smaller rotor with relatively stiff blades the predicted flutter speed is approximately six times the operating speed. When frequently used approximations to Theodorsen's method are implemented, drastic underpredictions result, which, while conservative, may adversely impact blade design. These underpredictions are also evident when this MW-sized blade is analysed using time domain methods. Published in 2004 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Talent Identification and Development: An Investigation into the Policies and Practices of One New Zealand Rugby Provincial Union

ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . iv TABLE OF CONTENTS . v LIST OF FIGURES . viii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 The International Context . 1 The New Zealand Context . 2 Talent Identification and Development in Rugby Union . 5 Stakeholders in the talent identification and development pathway . 6 My experience of NZ rugby union talent identification and development . 7 Rationale for the Study . 9 Research Aim and Questions . 10 Organisation of Thesis . 11 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE . 12 Traditional and Dominant Talent Identification . 12 Traditional and Dominant Talent Development . 14 Dominant Models of Talent Development . 16 The Pyramid Model . 16 Bayli’s Long Term Athlete Development Model . 18 The Multidimensional and Dynamic Concept of Talent . 20 A combined approach to talent identification and talent development . 21 Alternate Models and Frameworks of Talent Identification and Development . 22 1. Developmental Model of Sport Participation . 22 2. Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent . 24 vi 3. Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence . 25 4. Bailey and Morley’s Model of Talent Development . 26 Ecological Approach to Talent Development . 27 Talent Identification and Development in New Zealand . 30 Rugby Union Specific Talent Identification and Development . 32 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY AND METHODS . 35 Ontological Assumptions . 35 Epistemological Assumptions . 36 Methodology Justification . 39 Methods . 41 Interviewing . 41 Documents . 43 Data Analysis . 45 Rigour and Robustness . 47 Ethical Considerations . 49 PROLOGUE TO THE ANALYSIS . 51 CHAPTER FOUR: TALENT IDENTIFICATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES . 52 Stonebridge’s Talent Criteria . 52 Implementation of Stonebridge’s Talent Criteria . 56 The role of “gut feel” . 62 Player contracting & succession planning . 64 Selecting “here and now” players . 65 “No Dickheads” and a Focus on Character . 68 “Projects” . 71 External Factors . 74 Chapter Summary . 77
Extracurricular Pulse Activities in School: Students’ Attitudes and Experiences

Background: Few children and adolescents reach the recommended levels of daily physical activity, which is something that affects their health and wellbeing. Research shows that physical activities could be one factor for improving health and achieving academic goals in children and adolescents. Methods: Eight focus group interviews with students 10–15 years old were conducted at two schools with extracurricular pulse activities (ECPAs) during the school day. Results: In general, the interviewed students at both schools expressed positive attitudes toward ECPAs, emphasizing a felt correlation with physical activities out of school. Phenomena such as motivation, concentration and social relations also seem to profit from ECPAs. However, some students display a critical approach to ECPAs. From a gender perspective, girls embrace ECPAs with more enthusiasm than boys. Conclusions: In order to make the best use of positive attitudes and health promotion, schools need to improve structural conditions such as facilities, time pressure, unhygienic conditions, blurry boundaries between ECPAs and Physical Education (PE), uncomprehending teachers, contents and, very importantly, the inclusion of students in the process of planning and implementing ECPAs.
Explosive hydrogen burning

3. THE HOT CNO CyCLES 4 7 3. 1 Reactions Involving Stable Tar�ets; 1 2C(p,y)13N, 14N(p,y)150, 15N(p,a)12C, and 160(p,y)1 F . 4 7 3. 2 The 13N(p,y)140 Reaction . 48 3.3 The Structure ofl8Ne and the 140(a,p)17F, and 17F(p,y)18Ne Reactions . 50 3.4 The 18Ne(a,p? lNa Reaction . . . . . . . 54 3 .5 The Structure of 19Ne and the 150(a,y)19Ne, 18F(p, a)150, and 18F(p,y)19Ne Reactions . ,. 54 3. 6 Differences Between Laboratory Rates and Stellar Rates . 56 4. THE rp-PROCESS . 57 4. 1 Reaction Rates in General . 58 4.2 The 19Ne(p,y)20Na Reaction . 58 4. 3 The Early rp-Process: 2oNa(p,y? IMg, 22Na(p,y? 3Mg, and 26AI(p,yPSi . 60 4.4 The rp-Process For A = 30-60 . 61 4.5 Impedance Effects . 6 2
Current Evidence of On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Coronary Artery By-Pass Surgery

Conventional coronary artery by-pass grafting (CCABG) performed using cardioplegic arrest and cardiopulmonary by-pass is a very well documented treatment for ischemic heart disease. The operation often relieves chest pain and it improves survival for patients with triplevessel disease and left main coronary artery disease. Since it was introduced in the late 1960 es, CCABG has become one of the most commonly performed operations. In 2007, an estimated 408.000 surgical coronary revascularizations were performed in the United States alone (1) Given the ageing populations in large parts of the world, CCABG is also increasingly being offered to elderly patients and to patients with co-morbidities. As a consequence, a significant number of operated patients suffer major or minor complications. Concerns have been raised that the use of cardiopulmonary by-pass (CPB) could cause neuro-cognitive dysfunction. Also, CPB has been linked to myocardial, renal and pulmonary damage. Several mechanisms have been suggested: Manipulation of the aorta during cannulation and clamping may cause dislodgment and embolization of atherosclerotic deposits, cardiac arrest may induce myocardial damage, and the long-lasting and repeated contact of blood with the non-biological surfaces of filters and tubing of the heartlungmachine induce mechanical wearing of the formed elements and biochemical over-activation of the immuneand coagulation systems Development of the Off-pump Coronary Artery By-pass (OPCAB) technique has been driven by concerns of these possible side-effects from CPB. On the other hand, concerns have been raised about whether the quality of anastomoses constructed “on the beating heart” i.e. without cardiopulmonary by-pass and cardioplegic arrest – would be as good as that of the anastomoses performed during CCABG. The question remains controversial. Best estimates of the proportion of surgical coronary revascularizations performed as OPCAB in the United States is around 25%. Some surgical centres perform almost all coronary by-pass operations off-pump, while others hardly or never use this technique. Tradition and economy dictate that OPCAB is the preferred method in some parts of the developing world. In the beginning of the OPCAB-experience, evidence was limited to small, published series by individual surgeons (2-3). Although seemingly providing good results, these observations were hampered by the lack of a control group. Later studies from databases were difficult to interpret because the original intention-to-treat was not
Detection of uplink NOMA systems using joint SIC and cyclic FRESH filtering

Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) is superposition based multi-user transmission technique in which multiple users' transmissions can be superimposed on each other leading to enhanced spectral efficiency (SE). This is why it is also referred to as Multi-User Superposition Transmission (MUST). NOMA can be combined with currently existing OFDM with the effect that multiple users' transmissions can be multiplexed in power domain over each single subcarrier, leading to a power domain multicarrier NOMA (MC-NOMA) system. Currently deployed NOMA systems utilize successive interference cancellation (SIC) technique to recover individual transmissions, using perfect knowledge of propagation channel conditions. But practically perfect knowledge of wireless channels is not possible. Cyclostationarity based FREquency Shift (FRESH) filtering has been exploited in literature to remove co-channel interference and noise from desired signal-of-interest (SOI), as well as in equalization of desired SOI under interference limited conditions. However, the technique has not been applied to NOMA system for signal recovery. In this work, cyclostationarity based equalization has been applied to power domain NOMA system for signal detection. Computer simulations indicate the effectiveness of the applied technique under low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) environment.
The clinical efficacy of angiotensin II type1 receptor blockers on inflammatory markers in patients with hypertension: a multicenter randomized-controlled trial; MUSCAT-3 study

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of present study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of irbesartan on the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative stress effect in patients with hypertension compared to other ARBs. Further, we assessed the effect of the ARBs on kidney function and urinary albumin excretion. Methods: Eighty-five outpatients with hypertension who took an ARB except irbesartan more than 3 months were assigned into two groups, one continued the same ARB and the other switched the ARB to irbesartan for 6 months. Results: Although blood pressures were equally controlled (continue group: 148 ± 2/79 ± 2 mmHg to 131 ± 2/74 ± 2 mmHg; switch group: 152 ± 2/81 ± 2 mmHg to 132 ± 2/74 ± 2 mmHg; p < 0.001 each), the inflammatory markers (hsCRP, PTX3, MCP-1) and oxidative stress marker (MDA-LDL) did not change after 6 months in both groups. Urinary albumin excretion was significantly reduced only in the switch group without renal function deterioration (switch group 292.4 ± 857.9 mg/gCr to 250.6 ± 906.5 mg/gCr, p = 0.012). Conclusion: These results provide knowledge of the characteristics of irbesartan, suggesting appropriate choice of ARBs in the treatment for hypertension should be considered.
PHOTO-CATALYTIC BEHAVIOR OF CDSE QDS SENSITIZED ZR-(1,3,5-BENZENE TRICARBOXYLIC ACID) METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS.

Haritha Gonthina 1, *, Gosipathala Sreedhar 2 , and B. Venkateswara Rao 1 . 1. Department of Engineering Chemistry, A U College of Engineering (A), Andhra University, Visakhapatnam– 530003, India. 2. Electropyro Metallurgy Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi–630003, Tamilnadu, India. Manuscript Info Abstract . Manuscript History
International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXXVIII. G Protein-Coupled Receptor List: Recommendations for New Pairings with Cognate Ligands

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