Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Breast Cancer Detection Using Image Processing and Machine Learning Techniques

Routine breast cancer screening allows the disease to be diagnosed and treated prior to it causing noticeable symptoms. During the diagnosis process there are chances of wrong detection hence a less human interfaced system has to be developed, hence the goal of breast cancer detection using machine learning techniques is used to find it before it spreads to the larger extent. Screening refers to tests and exams used to find a disease in people who don’t have any symptom. Early detection means finding and diagnosing a disease earlier than waiting for symptoms to start causing the effect on the neighboring cells. The breast cancer is the second most death causing cancer in humans, one in every ten women are affected by the breast cancer. Breast cancer is not only affecting the women. Men are also prone to get affected by the breast cancer but in smaller rates because of the absence of milk ducts and other lobules related to women. Early detection of the breast cancer helps in reducing the death rates if treated earlier and by proper diagnosis. In this paper the discussion of the various image processing technique done on the image and the CNN, SVM algorithm implementation on dataset images for the classification of malignant and non malignant cells are used and various tests were performed using different other machine learning algorithms and there level of accuracy and difference of various parameters are discussed for image processing MATLAB coding is used.
IS TRAIN HORN NOISE A PROBLEM IN YOUR TOWN

In this article, the new Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rules governing the use of locomotive horns is addressed. These rules, collectively establishing locomotive “Quiet Zones,” are intended to moderate the overall decibel level of locomotive horns in areas with higher populations. The main concern with the adoption of these rules was the synthesis of high safety standards for grade crossing with mitigating the excessive use of high-decibel warning horns. To create a Quiet Zone, the FRA calculates a Quiet Zone Risk Index (QZRI) and compares it to the Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold (NSRT). If the QZRI is found to be less than the NSRT, the new rules are not applicable; otherwise, four new requirements are put into place. These rules include: 1) the horn of the locomotive must be sounded within 15 to 20 seconds of the point of the grade crossing; 2) the horn may not be sounded further than a quarter mile from the grade crossing; 3) the minimum sound at 100 feet from the grade crossing is 96 dBa; and, 4) the maximum sound at 100 feet is not to exceed 110 dBa. The article then discusses alternatives to locomotive horn use that are known as Supplemental Safety Measures (SSM). Of these, the article discusses paired one-way streets which utilize full closure gates, median barriers with two-quadrant gates, four-quadrant gates, permanent crossing closures, and temporary crossing closures during the night hours. The article also discusses the use of wayside horns allowed for by the FRA Interim Train Horn Rule which states that these automated horns may be used in lieu of standard locomotive horns.
Livelihood Improvement of Poor People through Microcredit in Bangladesh

Microcredit programs' main target is women. There are strong evidences that, microcredit programs contribute to women's empowerment. It increases self-confidence and self-esteem among women. It also increases women‟s decision making power in the areas of family planning, children's marriage, buying and selling of properties and sending daughters to school. There are ample evidences that members of microcredit groups have been able to increase their livelihood status through using microcredit in productive sectors. Provision of credit is believed to lead to the empowerment of women. The use of microcredit is becoming increasingly common as a poverty reduction strategy within development agencies programs. Studies suggest that it has numerous positive effects on health, nutrition, education and other areas.
Mellitus: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in People With Diabetes

214019, Russia Abstract Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of The consensus regarding use of ASA adopted by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in collaboration with the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in 2019 has been based on meta-analyses with a high degree of evidence. They advise to use low-dose ASA in patients with diabetes, if they are at «high» and «very high» risk of CVD and have no obvious contraindica-tions.It allowed clinicians to use low-dose ASA (in combination with proton pump inhibitors) as one of the most important methods for primary prevention. Such modern approaches will surely improve the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates in the diabetes population.
Energy use and conservation in the commercial sector: Volume 2, An application of the NBECS (Nonresidential Buildings Energy Consumption Survey) commercial conditional demand model to a test case utility, San Diego Gas and Electric Company: Final report

This report describes an investigation into the application of an enhanced conditional demand analysis (CDA) technique to the estimation and forecasting of commercial sector energy demand. The report consists of two volumes. This volume, the second, describes the application of the technique to a particular utility service area. 5 refs., 4 figs., 27 tabs.
Developing a culture of industrial environmental compliance : a new approach

In recent years, developing countries have devoted much attention to developing and strengthening environmental institutions and regulatory frameworks, largely by establishing command-and-control regulations, and to a lesser extent, market-based incentives. This paper explores the components of the new tools and their applicability and effectiveness in developing and industrial countries. In particular, it examines the role of government in applying the tools, the incentives for industry to participate, how the tools can complement rather than compete with an existing regulatory framework, and the extent to which such tools are changing corporate environmental performance. Chapter 1 reviews the elements that are essential for strengthening environmental performance, describes the industrial-country model of pollution management, and examines why this model is proving inadequate for improving environmental performance in industrializing countries. Chapter 2 introduces the innovative instruments that can assist in achieving environmental objectives and describes on-the-ground applications. Chapter 3 examines the relationship of the tools to the regulatory context, and Chapter 4 explores the Bank's role in promoting innovative approaches to pollution management.
Improving and Extending the Mobility en route System

Abstract : This research project evaluates the improvements necessary to maintain and extend the effectiveness of the air mobility en route system. Previous research regarding limitations and requirements for air delivery of personnel and material are examined to establish the functionality of the en route system and methods for evaluating its effectiveness. Two previous projects that attempted to optimize location and infrastructure for the en route systems are compared against the most current recommendations being explored at Headquarters Air Mobility Command. The comparison of these projects indicates where consensus exists concerning efforts to ensure the future effectiveness of the overall system. This paper attempts to provide a simplified, consistent way ahead for an incredibly complex and expensive mobility system that is critical to meeting the current and future needs of the warfighter.
Electronic Medical Record System Use in Canada: Integrating Physiology Flowsheets

Background: Longitudinal data of pulmonary physiology (pulmonary function tests, PFTs) is important in diagnosis and management of both respiratory and non-respiratory diseases that have secondary effects on lungs. Large amounts of data need to be amalgamated in physiology flowsheets within electronic medical records (EMR), which summarize trends of multiple PFT reports in one document. We present the process around evaluation and implementation of a physiology flowsheet with discreet data elements. Methods: Alberta Health Services (AHS) has chosen a single vendor for its EMR, an Epic-based system (Epic Systems Corporation). A new clinical tool was written and implemented/piloted within the pulmonary department of the EMR. The physiology flowsheet was tested, modified, and real patient data was entered for those followed longitudinally within AHS Pulmonary Function Laboratories. A pre- and post-implementation survey was carried out with different front-line users to evaluate their experiences. Results: From this pilot implementation, we found that majority of EMR users reported variable ease and satisfaction with the current access to PFT’s. Flowsheets were deemed helpful, once longitudinal data was available. Consistently respondents reported that the EMR slows patient encounters. Healthcare providers also reported flowsheets to be useful for patient education and their self-reflection related to disease processes. Patient surveys were not conducted. Conclusions: Current data transfer of PFT results to EMR requires manual entry, which is time-consuming, though clinically useful. The incorporation of raw data from PFT software to EMR is of great importance in both clinical assessments and patient education; however, a systems-based approach is needed.
Security of the Digital Natives

The Security of the Digital Natives project sets out to study the level of awareness and perception of IT security amongst university students, paying particular attention to the world of mobile devices. The report analyses the answers given by 1012 students from over 15 Italian universities to a multiple-choice questionnaire. The analysis shows that students' perception of their knowledge is generally wrong and that they are unaware of the risks arising from their behaviour. In view of these risks, a proposal has been made to implement technical and legal measures to reduce future problems deriving from faulty or lax adoption of security measures on their mobile devices.
Effects of melatonin on the sugar metabolism and antioxidative response to excess nitrate stress in lettuce seedlings

Water and soil pollution by nitrate has caused severe impact to environment, especially the inhibition of plant growth due to the excess nitrate stress. Although previous studies reported the melatonin could mitigate injury of plants in response to excess nitrate stress, the alleviation mechanism of melatonin is still unclear. In this study, lettuce seedlings were used as materials, and the main sugar content, sucrose synthesis and metabolism related enzymes as well as ROS metabolism were investigated. There were dramatic changes in sucrose, glucose and fructose content under excess nitrate stress. Exogenous melatonin further increased the sugar content mentioned above, and melatonin increased some sucrose synthesis and metabolism related enzymes under excess nitrate stress, including sucrose phosphate synthase and acid invertase, enhancing sucrose synthesis and metabolism ability. In addition, the content of malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide was increased by excess nitrate stress, while inhibited at presence of melatonin. The activities of SOD and POD were also increased by exogenous melatonin in response to excess nitrate stress. In a conclusion, it is suggested that there is a cross-talk between sugar and ROS scavenging pathway under excess nitrate stress, which is enhanced by melatonin, thus promoting the lettuce plants resistance to stress.
Transición guía de onda-Microstrip en banda W

In this paper, we report the design of a waveguideto-microstrip transition at W band as well as the technical considerations to take into account during the design and fabrication. In the same way, a double back-to-back waveguideto-microstrip transition has been designed and fabricated to be measured with a PNA Millimeter-Wave Network Analyzer. This structure will serve to assemble MMICs at these high frequencies. A comparison between an electromagnetic simulation and the measurements obtained in the laboratory is shown. Moreover, we show a more accuracy simulation taking into account the real dimensions and the real position of the microstrip lines used within the transition. It can be seen how this realistic simulation is more similar to the obtained measurements.
Possibilities to shorten the duration of voluntary waiting period at dairy cows.

In order to achieve a 12-13 months interval between carvings, at dairy cows, is necessary that the cow becomes pregnant in a short interval from calving. For reducing the duration of voluntary waiting period (open days) we administered 500mcg Cloprostenol (PgF2α analog) in the 46 th day after calving. Females that did not manifested heats after first PgF 2α administration, received a second dose after 14 days (60 days from calving). Females that manifested heats were inseminated twice. The conception rate was calculated in respect to the number of females that did not return in heats after AI (Artificial Insemination). At experimental lot, from the 17 females at which PgF 2α was administered at 46 days after calving, 12 manifested heats (70.58%). The other five that did not manifested heats; a second dose of PgF 2α was administered after 14 days. Four of the females treated with a second dose of PgF 2α , manifested heats (80%). At the control lot, from the 6 females, two (33.3%) manifested heats in interval 45-50 days from calving, and another two (33.33%) in the interval 60-65 days from calving. The conception rate, at females from experimental lot, that manifested heats after the first PgF 2α dose, it was 58.33%, and at the females that manifested heats after the second dose the conception rate was 75%. At females from control lot the conception rate was 50%. At females from experimental lot, treated with PgF 2α , the conception rate is higher compared with the females from control lot.
Forecasting the Results of Soccer Matches Using Poisson Model

As the sales of the Sports Toto, the Korean lottery on sports games, have increased significantly in recent five years, interest in predicting the various results of sports matches has also been raised. Dixon and Coles (1997) proposed a bivariate Poisson model to predict the results of English soccer league matches. In this paper, we pay attention to the physical condition of players that may affect soccer match results and revise Dixon and Coles' model to consider probable fatigue due to the players' short rest followed by their frequent matches. We observed the fatigue effect in the match results, and found positive betting returns available when using our prediction model. Furthermore, the validity of probability-based odds in European and Korean betting markets is analyzed.
Quality of Inpatient Tuberculosis Health Care in High-Burden Resource-Limited Settings: Protocol for a Comprehensive Mixed Methods Assessment Study

Background The quality of care for tuberculosis (TB) is deficient in high-burden countries and urgently needs improvement. However, comprehensively identifying the required improvements is challenging. Providing high-quality TB care is an important step toward improving patients’ quality of life and decreasing TB morbidity and mortality. Effective tools for assessing the quality of TB services using international standards and guidelines can identify existing gaps in services and inform improvements to ensure high-quality inpatient TB services. Objective This study aimed to develop evaluation instruments for defining the quality of provision of TB services. Methods To assess quality of services in the largest TB hospital in Armenia, we developed instruments based on the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals, International Standards for TB Care, TB Laboratories Bio-Safety Standards, and the World Health Organization framework for conducting TB program reviews. A mixed methods approach was utilized, triangulating quantitative (checklists) and qualitative (in-depth interviews) results. A scoring system and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and treats analysis was applied to detail results for each of the 122 standards assessed. A scaling approach was used to present overall performances of inpatient services for eight patient-centered functions and five organization management functions. Results Overall, 40 in-depth interviews and 91 checklists (21 observations, 16 policy papers, 20 staff qualification documents, and 34 medical records) were developed, utilized, and analyzed to explore practices of health care professionals, assess inpatient treatment experience of patients and their family members, evaluate facility environmental conditions, and define the degree of compliance to standards. Conclusions The effective comprehensive evaluation instruments and methods developed in this study for quality of inpatient TB services support the implementation of similar effective assessments in other countries. It may also become a platform to develop similar approaches for assessing ambulatory TB services in resource-limited countries. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/13903
Smart Chip, System & Data Center Dynamic Provisioning of Power and Cooling from Chip Core to the Cooling Tower

Economics and sustainability in the global compute utility necessitates management of energy as a key resource. The overwhelming “burdened” cost of delivery of power to a dense aggregation of industry standard compute, networking and storage hardware in a data center requires a close examination of all the energy flow paths from chip core to the cooling tower. The energy savings and associated environmental impact justifies the need for devising a control system that can precisely provision the power required by the cooling resources and dynamically adapt the heat dissipation profile at chip, system and data center level.
PENGARUH PERCEIVED TRUSTWORTHINESS, PERCEIVED RISK DAN PERCEIVED EASE OF USE TERHADAP MINAT BELI KONSUMEN PADA TOKO ONLINE JD.ID DI KOTA PADANG

This study aims to know and prove how much influence perceived trustworthiness, perceived risk, and perceived ease of use to purchase intention at online shop JD.id in Padang City.This type of research is causative. The population in this study were peoples in Padang City. The samples were taken using Cochran formula with 100 respondents. This sampling technique is based on nonprobability sampling method. The type of data used in this study is primary data. Data analysis technique used multiple regression analysis technique using SPSS version 21.00. The results of this study indicate that: 1) Perceived trustworthiness has a positive significant effect on purchase intention (0,003<0,05), 2) Perceived Risk has not significant effect on purchase intention (0,665>0,05), 3) Perceived Ease Of Use has a positive significant effect on purchase intention (0,008<0,05). Keywords: Perceived Trustworthiness, Perceived Risk, Perceived Ease Of Use, Purchase Intention
Barriers for Communication and Collaboration in Emergency Response: A qualitative case-study on operative emergency management in the Sør- and Nord-Trøndelag counties, Norway

The present thesis is a qualitative empirical case-study on operative emergency management in the Sor- and Nord-Trondelag counties, in Norway. The organized response to emergencies often demands the instigation of a variety coordinated actions by multiple organizations and organization levels in order to minimize harm and loss. This work organization often characterizes emergency management. Major events and some types of events demand a scaling up of resources (e.g., materials, personnel, expertise) in both horizontal (more organizations or organizational units) and vertical (crisis management levels) manner. These organizational extensions add new layers of complexity and may introduce or increase problems linked to matters such as decision making, information sharing, procedures, routines, information and communication technology, resource allocation, collaboration, leadership, teamwork, knowledge, trust, etc. Two crucial features for an emergency response system to be well-functioning are communication and collaboration, both intra- and inter-organizationally. The present thesis aims to identify and describe barriers that may limit or hinder effective communication and collaboration within and between emergency response organizations and explores how these two phenomena are affected by horizontal and vertical organizational extensions. Several empirical studies have investigated communication and collaboration within and between the professional emergency agencies (i.e., the police, the fire- and rescue service, and the health service). However, few have explicitly sought to uncover the possible problematic aspects linked to the presence of support- and reinforcement organizations. Therefore, these aspects are given special attention here. Twelve mid-level leaders from six different emergency response organizations have been interviewed. The organizations include three professional emergency agencies (the Police, the Fire- and Rescue Service and the Health Service) and three support- and reinforcement organizations (the Norwegian Civil Defense, the Norwegian Home Guard, and the Norwegian Red Cross Search and Rescue Service). The data analysis identified eighteen communication and collaboration barriers linked to organizational, technological, leadership and individual domains. The discussion dwells on how relevant theoretical perspectives can inform the understanding of the identified barriers and asks if and how barrier reduction or elimination can be done.
Assessment and the regulation of learning 12

Through a series of historical contingencies, we have arrived at a situation in the United States in which the circumstances of the assessments have become conflated with the purposes of the assessment (Black and Wiliam, 2004a). So, for example, it is often widely assumed that the role of classroom assessment should be limited to supporting learning and all assessments with which we can hold educational institutions to account must be conducted by an external agency, even though in other countries, this is not the case. In broad terms, moving from formative through summative to evaluative functions of assessment requires data at increasing levels of aggregation, from the individual to the institution, and from specifics of particular skills and weaknesses to generalities about overall levels of performance (although evaluative data may still be disaggregated in order to identify specific sub-groups in the population that are not making progress, or to identify particular weaknesses in students’ performance in specific areas). However, it is also clear that the different functions that assessments may serve are in tension. The use of data from assessments to hold schools accountable has, in many cases, because of 1 Paper presented at Invited Symposium ‘What does it mean for classroom assessment to be valid? Reliable? ’ at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, April 2004, San Diego, CA. 2 I am grateful to Paul Black and Marnie Thompson for comments on an earlier draft of this paper.