Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
General gastroscopy of gastroesophageal reflux disease : Analysis of 4086 cases

General gastroscopy of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Analysis of 4086 cases HU Zhi-wei, TIAN Shu-rui, WU Ji-min, WANG Zhong-gao, ZHANG Yu, WANG Feng, DU Xing, ZHANG Dan Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Department, Endoscopy Center, Rocket Force General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100088, China Corresponding author, E-mail: drjiminwu@126.com This work was supported by the Capital Clinical Characteristic Application Research Project (Z141107002514109) [Abstract] Objective To analyze the characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) under general gastroscope. Methods The detection rates of GERD related abnormalities such as esophagitis, Barrett esophagus and hiatal hernia under the first gastroscopy of the adult GERD patients from January 2013 to January 2017 in our center and the statistical relationship between the abnormal findings were analyzed retrospectively. Results A total of 4086 GERD patients, 2004 males and 2082 females, were included in this study, and the age was 18-89(50.4 13.3) years old. The detection rate of non erosive GERD was 78.7%, esophagitis 21.3%; non Barrett esophagus 87.7%, suspected Barrett esophagus 8.3%, Barrett esophagus 3.9%; generally normal cardia 61.4%, short segment hiatus hernia 20.4%, and long segment hiatal hernia 18.2%. The detection rates of esophagitis showed statistically significant differences (P<0.001) between the three groups of generally normal cardia, short segment hiatal hernia and long segment hiatal hernia; The detection rate of Barrett esophagus was significantly higher in long segment hiatal hernia group than in generally normal cardia group and short segment hiatal hernia group (P<0.001, P=0.012), but the difference between the later two groups was not statistically significant (P>0.013). Comparing the three age groups of 18-39, 40-59 and ≥60 years old, the detection rate of hiatal hernia was significantly higher in the group of ≥60 years old than in the 18-39 and 40-59 years old groups (P=0.007), while there was no significant difference (P>0.013) between the 18-39 and 40-59 years old groups. The detection rate of esophagitis was significantly higher in ≥60 years old group than in 18-39 and 40-59 years old groups (P=0.004, P=0.008), while no significant statistically difference (P>0.013) was found between the later two groups. Conclusions Gastroscopy can be used as a basic examination means for GERD; short segment hiatal hernia can be regarded as an early form of hiatal hernia, and is of important 4086
How to manage a tactical planning with an APS (Advanced Planning Systems)?

Nowadays, managing correctly the always changing customer demands is a challenge for companies, especially because of its impact on the Supply Chain (Forrester effect). Tactical planning is very useful in establishing robust plans. This paper proposes an alternative policy to traditional practices (frozen horizon …), the so-called “reference plan”, to obtain more stable and robust production plans at tactical level. Using an industrial application and simulations, we illustrate how the different practices contribute to robustness in planning. The “reference plan” policy seems to realize the best compromise between stability, robustness costs and service levels achieved by the tactical plans.
Hurst, George and González-Carballo, Juan Maria and Tosheva, Lubomira and Tedesco, Silvia (2021) Synergistic Catalytic Effect of Sulphated Zirco- nia—HCl System for Levulinic Acid and Solid Residue Production Using Mi-

The synergistic conversion of Miscanthus x Giganteous with sulphated zirconia and dilute hydrochloric acid was investigated. The sulphated zirconia was prepared using H2SO4 impregnation and characterised using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), Scanning Electron Miscroscope (SEM) spectroscopy and nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurements. The microwave-assisted reaction was evaluated at various temperatures, reaction times and catalystto-biomass ratios, with and without the presence of trace HCl in the solution medium for the conversion of Miscanthus x Giganteous to levulinic acid. The highest levulinic acid yield of 63.8% was achieved at 160 ◦C, 80 min and a 2:1 catalyst-to-biomass ratio, with 10 mM HCl. The catalyst recyclability was investigated with and without calcination, finding that significant humin deposition on the catalyst surface likely caused catalyst deactivation. The post-reaction solid residue was also characterised using SEM, EDX, XRD, elemental composition and nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurements. Findings indicate that this residue could potentially be used as a soil amendment or as a fuel source. The synergistic conversion of real lignocellulosic biomass with sulphated zirconia and trace hydrochloric acid showed remarkable promise and should be investigated further.
Evolving Neural Networks which Control a Simple Robotic Agent

: The design of intelligent embodied agents represents one of the key research topics of today’s artiﬁcial intelligence. These agents should be able to adopt to changes of the environment and to modify their behaviour according to acquired knowledge. The goal of this work is the study of emergence of intelligent behaviour within a simple intelligent agent. Cognitive agent functions will be realized by mechanisms based on neural networks and evolutionary algorithms, where the evolutionary al-gorithm will be responsible for the adaptation of a neural network in a simulated environment.
An Account of Latent Tuberculosis-Prevalence in Immigrants from High Incidence Countries and Determining Factors of the Screening to Treatment Cascade

Tuberculosis is a major reason for disease and death in the world. The WHO estimates that one third of the world’s population is infected by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and ending the tuberculosis endemic is one of their sustainable development goals. There is an epidemiological difference between countries of high tuberculosis burden and low tuberculosis burden. Therefore the strategy to fight tuberculosis must be customised to each local setting. In countries of low burden a pivotal part of the strategy is preventing active disease by treating latent tuberculosis infection and in Sweden, migrants from high burden countries represent the majority of the cases of latent tuberculosis. This is a retrospective study aiming to gather descriptive data about registered migrants, evaluate the screening program for latent tuberculosis and to specify determining factors of initiation of preventive treatment and it is based on data from several sections of the Swedish Migration Agency and the health care system and information was
Title: From Marxan to Management: Ocean Zoning with stakeholders for the proposed Tun Mustapha Park in Sabah, Malaysia

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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES IDENTIFYING TAYLOR RULES IN MACRO-FINANCE MODELS

Identification problems arise naturally in forward-looking models when agents observe more than economists. We illustrate the problem in several New Keynesian and macro-finance models in which the Taylor rule includes a shock unseen by economists. We show that identification of the rule's parameters requires restrictions on the form of the shock. A state-space treatment verifies that this works when we observe the state of the economy and when we infer it from observable macroeconomic variables or asset prices. David Backus Stern School of Business NYU 44 West 4th Street New York, NY 10012-1126 and NBER dbackus@stern.nyu.edu Mikhail Chernov UCLA Anderson School of Management 110 Westwood Plaza, Suite C-417 Los Angeles, CA 90095 mikhail.chernov@anderson.ucla. edu Stanley E. Zin Department of Economics Leonard N. Stern School of Business New York University 44 West 4th Street, Suite 7-91 New York, NY 10012-1126 and NBER stan.zin@nyu.edu
Glucan, Water Dikinase Activity Stimulates Breakdown of Starch Granules by Plastidial b-Amylases

Plant Physiology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany (C.E., T.A., S.M., M.H., M.S., G.R.); Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia (J.L., S.M.S.); Molecular Biology, University Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia (H.H.); and Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 (F.K., C.G.)
Improvement of Production Efficiency of Tapered Roller Bearing by Using Plant Simulation

The aim of this article is to create a simulation model of specific production system in Plant Simulation environment. The main production program that we monitor in this article is focused on the production of tapered roller bearings. Types of produced products are wide; therefore we focus attention on a material flow of one particular dimensional type of bearing. This article is divided into five parts. In the first part there is a theoretical overview of utilization of the system module Plant Simulation. The second part is focused on product that will be used for simulation process, concretely tapered roller bearing 32303A. Third part deals with analysis of simulated system model in Plant Simulation. Fourth section is oriented on proposal of monitored production system optimization in Plant Simulation and final fifth part is about benefits evaluation of the proposed solution. (Received in May 2017, accepted in October 2017. This paper was with the authors 1 month for 2 revisions.)
Fault Tolerant Parallel FFTS with the use of Parseval Checks and Error Correction Codes

The soft errors pose a consistency risk to “modern electronic circuits”. This creates security against soft errors a need for numerous applications. The “signal processing frameworks”& communications are without exceptions to this development. For few applications, stimulating choice will be to utilize “algorithmic-based fault tolerance (ABFT) strategies”, which attempt to misuse algorithmic as sets to recognize &rectify errors. The communication &“signal processing applications” are much matched for ABFT. One sample will be “Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs)”, which are an important building block in numerous frameworks. Numerous security strategies are suggested to identify and rectify the errors in FFTs. Among those, possibly the utilization of Parsevalor addition of block checks will be the well-recognized. In modern communication frameworks, it will be progressively common to discover a few obstructs operating in parallel. Now a day, a methodology, which exploits this truth to execute “fault tolerance on parallel filters” are recommended. In this manuscript, the method will be 1st connected to secure FFTs. Then, 2 enhanced security schemes, which consolidate the utilization of Parseval checks & error correction codes, are suggested and assessed. The outcomes indicate that the suggested methods might further lessen the implementation price of security.
A Direction-Based Make-Before-Break Routing Protocol for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

In this paper, we present a novel “Make-Before-Break” routing protocol for VANETs (Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks) which brings stability in route even if it contains some nodes moving opposite to the rest. Few of the existing routing protocols contain the mechanism to prevent route disruption caused by link breakages between oppositely moving nodes in a partitioned network. In our protocol, a node does not forward a RREQ (Route Request) received from a node moving in opposite direction unless a special request is made by that node in RREQ packet. The node which accepts this special request and forwards the RREQ, despite moving opposite to the previous node is called complier node. The complier node adds its information in the RREQ packet. On receiving RREQ, the destination knows that complier node is moving towards some successive nodes in the routing path. Through the RREP (Route Reply), it informs those nodes about the complier node. Each of these successive nodes waits for the approaching complier node. When it comes near, each establishes connection with the complier node on its turn. Thus the route from source to destination is maintained. The proposed protocol achieves packet delivery ratio of 85% under very large speed variation condition among vehicles’ speed.
Document Agents with the Intelligent Negotiations Capability

The paper focus is on augmenting proactive document-agents with built -in intelligence to enable them to recognize execution context provided by devices visited durning the business process, and to reach collaboration agreement despite of their conflicting requirements. We propose a solution based on neural networks to improve simple multi-issue negotiation between the document and the device, practically with no excessive cost to the agent with limited RAM and CPU resources.
Power Quality Enhancement Using Linear Quadratic Regulator Based Current-controlled Voltage Source Inverter for the Grid Integrated Renewable Energy System

Abstract This paper presents an optimal control strategy using linear quadratic regulator (LQR) applied in current-controlled voltage source inverter (CCVSI) to control the real and reactive power flow between the renewable energy system (RES) and the grid. It also compensates harmonic current components drawn by the load from the grid terminal. A simplified equivalent circuit is used to develop the reduced order state space model of the three-phase grid connected renewable energy system. This makes the analysis and design of control law simpler by reducing the number of weighing variables used in LQR. The extension real–reactive power (p–q) method implemented in a–b–c frame is used to generate the reference current for controlling the real and reactive power to the grid to minimize the total harmonic distortion (THD) and to achieve unity power factor (UPF) operation at the grid side. The stated technique makes the grid current sinusoidal even under unbalanced grid voltages and the harmonic distortion factors are well within the IEEE limits. The system is simulated under changes in the real power fed from RES to the grid for both balanced and unbalanced grid conditions. The simulation results are validated by the experimental results.
Delft University of Technology Ipsilateral Scapular Cutaneous Anchor System An alternative for the harness in body-powered upper-limb prostheses

Background: Body-powered prosthesis users frequently complain about the poor cosmesis and comfort of the traditional shoulder harness. The Ipsilateral Scapular Cutaneous Anchor System offers an alternative, but it remains unclear to what extent it affects the perception and control of cable operation forces compared to the traditional shoulder harness. Objective: To compare cable force perception and control with the figure-of-nine harness versus the Ipsilateral Scapular Cutaneous Anchor System and to investigate force perception and control at different force levels. Study design: Experimental trial. Methods: Ten male able-bodied subjects completed a cable force reproduction task at four force levels in the range of 10–40 N using the figure-of-nine harness and the Anchor System. Perception and control of cable operating forces were quantified by the force reproduction error and the force variability. Results: In terms of force reproduction error and force variability, the subjects did not behave differently when using the two systems. The smallest force reproduction error and force variability were found at the smallest target force level of 10 N. Conclusion: The Anchor System performs no differently than the traditional figure-of-nine harness in terms of force perception and control, making it a viable alternative. Furthermore, users perceive and control low operation forces better than high forces. Clinical relevance The Ipsilateral Scapular Cutaneous Anchor System offers an alternative for the traditional harness in terms of cable operation force perception and control and should therefore be considered for clinical use. Low cable operation forces increase the perception and control abilities of users.
Privacy Preserving in Multimodal Biometrics Via Piecewise Polynomial Filtering Function

: Confirming the identity of a person is the important criteria to access through the confidential services on the net. The confirmation of identity is done through various methods like passwords, pin numbers, and biometrics features. The field of identification using biometrics expands from unimodal biometrics to multimodal biometrics. In multimodal biometrics the modalities may differ. In this paper three modes of biometric traits are combined using various fusion techniques. We propose piecewise polynomial filtering function to enhance the privacy of the system.
Zeolite-trench-embedded Micro Cantilevers for CMOS Strain-gauge Integrated Gas Sensors

Recently, Zeolites have been expected for material of sensitive gas sensors. In this report, Zeolite-coated micro cantilevers having micro trenches have been developed. Zeolite is porous material that absorbs chemical substances. The mass increases by gas absorption, and the cantilever resonance frequency decreases accordingly. In this paper, design and a new micro cantilever with silicon micro trench for more sensitivity, integrated with CMOS-made polysilicon strain gauges instrumentation preamplifier is reported. Post-process fabrication over foundry-made CMOS chip was successful. Preliminary measurement has shown a clear shift of resonance frequency by ethanol gas.
Organisational factors enabling intelligence-led policing in the Dutch police force: A case study research

Police organisations wordwide struggle with the implementation of intelligence-led policing (ILP). This research aims to identify organisational factors that affect the state of implementation of ILP in the Dutch police force. From a multiple-case study research multiple factors have been identified that affect the functioning of ILP. These findings are integrated into a maturity model. By means of the maturity model the factors can be assessed, priorities for improvement can be determined and targeted improvement strategies can be derived. The findings can help police organisations to improve the implementation of ILP.
Qualification of an Ultrasonic Instrument for Real-Time Monitoring of Size and Concentration of Nanoparticles during Liquid Phase Bottom-Up Synthesis

Both in design and production of nanoparticles and nanocomposites it is of vital importance to have information about their size and concentration. During the formation of nanoparticles, real-time monitoring of particle size and concentration during bottom-up synthesis in liquids allows for a detailed study of nucleation and growth. This provides valuable insights into the formation of nanoparticles that can be used for process optimization and scale up. In the production of nanoparticles, real-time monitoring enables intervention to minimize the number of off-spec batches. In this paper we will qualify an ultrasound nanoparticle sizer (UNPS) as a real-time monitor for the growth of nanoparticles (or sub-micro particles) in the 100 nm-1 μm range. Nanoparticles affect the speed and attenuation of ultrasonic waves in the dispersion. The size of the change depends, amongst other things, on the size and concentration of the nanoparticles. This dependency is used in the UNPS method. The qualification of the UNPS was undertaken in two successful experiments. The first experiment consisted of static measurements on commercially available silica particles, and the second experiment was real-time monitoring of the size and concentration during the growth of silica nanoparticles in Stober synthesis in a water-alcohol mixture starting from the molecular precursor tetraethyl orthosilicate. The results of the UNPS were verified by measurements of a dynamic light scattering device and a transmission electron microscope. © 2018 by the authors.
Illness Representation and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Central Ethiopia

Background Illness representation is an implicit belief system about an illness constructed by an individual to give meaning to their illness. An individual's belief about his/her illness, treatment, and own control are known to influence an individual's ability to cope with the illness and sustain the health-related quality of life. However, how Ethiopians perceive hypertension has not been studied well. This study aimed to assess illness representation and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Central Ethiopia. Method A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in four public hospitals in Central Ethiopia. A total of 989 patients participated in the study. The revised Illness Representation Questionnaire was used to collect relevant data. Data were analyzed using the Generalized Estimating Equation with an ordinal logistic regression model and exchangeable working correlation matrix. A P-Value of less than 0.05 was indicated statistical significance. Results Overall, 64.3% (95% CI: 61.3, 67.4) of the respondents reported low to moderate Illness representation about their hypertension. Respondents who were housewife [AOR: 1.48, 95% CI= 1.05, 2.08], in older age category 50–64 years [AOR: 1.92, 95% CI= 1.19, 3.09] and ≥ 65 years [AOR: 2.38, 95% CI= 1.43, 3.96], and had no family support [AOR: 1.98, 95% CI= 1.44, 2.73] showed a significant association with Illness Representation. Conclusion This study revealed that about two-thirds of hypertensive patients in Central Ethiopia perceived hypertension as a low to moderately threatening illness. Such low illness representation undermines initiation of treatment and effective control of blood pressure. Health care providers need to strengthen strategies that increase their patient's illness representation.
Risky sexual behaviour and HIV testing uptake among male college students: a cross-sectional study in China

Objective To understand the sexual behaviours and HIV testing uptake of sexually experienced male college students in China. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and November of 2020 among male college students. Setting Hangzhou, China. Participants Male students who had sexual experience in the previous year were investigated. Outcome measures Sexual risk behaviour was defined as having multiple sexual partners or having unprotected sex. Results More than half of the sexually experienced male students (556, 53.2%) had their first sexual intercourse under the age of 18 years old. Among participants, 32.82% (343/1045) had causal sex in the last 6 months; 4.21% (44/1045) had paid sex; 37.32% (390/1045) had sex with other men and had two or more sexual partners in last half year; and 33.33% (130/390) used psychoactive drugs during same-sex intercourse. Only 33.5% (350/1045) of male students had undertaken an HIV test before. Conclusion Male college students especially men who have sex with men were at risk because they tended to be sexually adventurous, have sex at an early age, have sex with multiple sexual partners and practice unprotected sex. Furthermore, they had a low HIV testing uptake. This highlights the importance of carrying out targeted and timely HIV risk education towards college students.