jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Fast depth edge detection and edge based RGB-D SLAM

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper presents a method of occluding depth edge-detection targeted towards RGB-D video streams and explores the use of these and other edge features in RGB-D SLAM. The proposed depth edge-detection approach uses prior information obtained from the previous RGB-D video frame to determine which areas of the current depth image are likely to contain edges due to image similarity. By limiting the search for edges to these areas a significant amount of computation time is saved compared to searching the entire image. Pixels belonging to both the depth and colour edges of an RGB-D image can be back projected using the depth component to form 3D point clouds of edge points. Registration between such edge point clouds is achieved using ICP and we present a realtime RGB-D SLAM system utilizing such back projected edge features. Experimental results are presented demonstrating the performance of both the proposed depth edge-detection and SLAM system using publicly available datasets.
Looking at the curation of art made by older adults in a median art therapy group

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This chapter examines a studio group model where artwork is regularly put up on the walls for viewing and discussion every month. This slow open group with older adults in the community comprises many who have been diagnosed with dementia and have loss of hearing. The author observes how the practice of putting work on the walls had various effects. She considers the differences between putting work 'up' on the walls and looking at work 'down' on the floor, the latter being more commonplace in art therapy groups. The placing and viewing of artworks together are considered: how each interacts with one another; ideas of resonance, comfort or discomfort; which works, shout or whisper, or are missed; and what is the effect of viewing them like this for the group. The author understands her material in light of psychoanalytical group theory and aesthetic theories of curating, provoking questions for art therapists working with the rich material of groups, or reviewing artworks retrospectively in therapy.
Factors affecting income from second-growth forests in the western Sierra Nevada

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

of California -Experiment Station Utilization of second-growth timber in small portable mills has be- come frequent as young-growth stands have matured sufficiently to make cutting economically feasible.The lumber produced in such mills is, however, usually poorly manufactured, graded, and seasoned, and con- SECOND-GROWTH TIMBER AREASIN THE WESTERN SIERRA NEVADA PINE REGION Fig. 1.-Second-growth stands in the western Sierra Nevada.These young-growth forests, which contain varying proportions of pine, Douglas-fir, white fir, and incense-cedar, cover about 1,500,000 acres.sequently is salable only at low prices in restricted local markets.The common practice of cutting small trees also involves relatively high log- ging and milling costs per thousand board feet, limited margins for stumpage, and the sacrifice of forest values.Because of widespread cutting of young-growth timber with little regard for future productivity, timber management is imperative to Bul. 658]Income from Second-Growth Forests 5 insure selective cutting and more stable lumbering operations.Most forest owners have little knowledge of the techniques of sustained management and of potential incomes from timber production, and few young-growth stands are deliberately managed for timber crops.The large number of different owners of forest lands makes it difficult for individual lumbering operators to obtain control over sufficient forest areas to insure continuous management.Many population groups have an interest in the permanent utilization of second-growth forests in the Sierra Nevada, since far-reaching and diversified benefits flow from productive natural resources.The many expenditures made by timber operators for management, taxes, logging, milling, transportation, and selling have economic significance as income to many persons in the form of wages and salaries, stumpage, payments in diameter.In young-growth forests of the Oroville region, as indicated in table 2, stand volumes averaged nearly 16,000 board feet per acre in even-aged pine stands.At higher elevations, uneven-aged pine stands averaged about 18,000 board feet per acre, compared with 25,000 board feet per acre in uneven-aged pine-fir stands.In most young-growth forests there is a wide range of tree diameters, as illustrated in figure 6, and a considerable proportion of stand vol-
Distribution and density of the bivalve Anomalocardia brasiliana in the estuarine region of Northeastern Brazil

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the density and distribution of the bivalve Anomalocardia brasiliana in beaches in the estuarine region of the semiarid in Rio Grande do Norte State, Barra and Pernambuquinho (04°56.978’S and 37°08.961’W and 04°56.792’S and 37°09.375’W, respectively). Samples were collected monthly during 37 months using five transects (300 m long and 400 m apart) laid perpendicularly to the beach line toward the sea. Seven collection points, 50 m apart, were set in each transect, and shellfish and sediment samples were collected. Temperature and salinity were measured in each transect. The results showed a temperature variation of average values of 3 °C; the greatest variation (33.2 °C) was observed in May of 2009. The lowest average salinity values were observed between April and June of 2009 (5, 8.7, and 7.8, respectively). This fact was due to an atypical rainfall in the region, which resulted in a large freshwater inflow into the estuary; the average salinity values were about 40 in the remaining months. The highest precipitation values were observed in April/09, April/10, and April/11; the highest precipitation occurred in April/09 (316.3 mm). The lower average densities of A. brasiliana were observed in April and May/09 when compared to the other months; the lowest value was observed in April/09 (26 ind/m2). The highest densities occurred between November/10 and July/11, with values ranging from 70 to 322 ind/m2. The highest inflow of young individuals (lengths from 2 to 5 mm) was observed between April and June of 2010 and on September/10 while the highest frequency of adults (from 20 to 25 mm) occurred between December of 2010 and April of 2011. Hence, the results of this study show that in the months with the greatest rainfall, salinity and the average density of A. brasiliana showed the lowest values.
Conference Report: Potsdam – The New Jewish School in Music

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Both for the quality of the repertoire and the influence of the composers, the ‘New Jewish School in Music’, the subject of a two-day conference on 10–11 May 2004 at the University of Potsdam, Germany, represents a significant aesthetic movement in the history of 20th-century music. To apply the term ‘school’ to a varied group which lasted from 1908 till 1938, and spread from St. Petersburg, through Russia, to Berlin and Vienna, as in the conference title (it is also that of a new book by Dr Jascha Nemtsov, conference organizer), begs the question of the extent to which there was a unanimity of aesthetic purpose and style. Yet while this is still open to debate, what emerged from the conference was a common agenda and a sense that it was certainly ‘new’ and young, since all the composers were keenly interested in contemporary, avant-garde music. Though diverse in idioms, they all shared a profound involvement with the revival of a folk culture and its assimilation into art music.
Detection of Colistin Resistance Among Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Isolates Isolated from Clinical Specimens of ICU Patients

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Introduction: Hospital‑associated infections caused by multidrug‑resistant (MDR) Gram negative bacteria (GNB), especially Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, represent a growing problem worldwide Colistin is considered to be one of the last resort antibiotic of multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacilli (GNB). The increase in colistin usage has resulted in the emergence of colistin resistance in GNB.Materials and Methods: The study included clinical specimens received from intensive Care Units (ICUs), of Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar from June 2021 to August 2022 in the Department of Microbiology. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of colistin-resistance (CLR) in MDR isolates collected from different intensive care units (ICUs). The Gram-negative isolates showing colistin resistance by Kirby- Bauer’s disc diffusion method was included and further subjected to broth microdilution method for confirmation of colistin resistance.Results: A total of 336 (8.02%) Gram negative bacilli isolated from intensive care units. K. pneumoniae 136 (40.47%) was the predominant isolate, followed by Escherichia coli (33.33%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (23.51%), Acinetobacter baumannii (2.67%). 58(17.26%) of the 336 isolates, were found to be resistant to colistin by Kirby Bauer’s disc diffusion, which were subjected to broth-microdilution method, for confirmation of colistin resistance, following which only 11 (18.96%) isolates showed colistin resistance. The predominant resistant isolate was Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate followed by P.aeruginosa, A.baumannii and E.coli. The Colistin resistant Gram-negative isolates showed high sensitivity to Tigecycline and meropenem. Conclusion: It is recommended to reduce the colistin usage as it has been considered a last resort drug. Microbiologist, consultant and hospital infection control committee should work together to prevent further rise of resistance. In our study Tigecycline is found sensitive against colistin resistant Gram-negative bacilli.
Changes in Intergranular Air Properties of Grain Bulk and Quality Parameters in Japonica Paddy with Slightly High Moisture during Storage

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

In order to evaluate the quality parameters for short-term stored paddy with slightly high moisture, this study determined the changes in intergranular air relative humidity (RH) and wetbulb temperature of grain bulk with an equilibrium moisture model and Newton-Raphson method, and analyzed the effect of their accumulation amount during storage on thermal and thermo-mechanical properties, and lipid components, and appearance quality indexes in milled rice. The japonica paddy with 15.3% MC was put into warehouse in winter and stored for 163 days, when the average dry temperature in bulk increased from 8.3 to 22.9°C, the average RH in bulk layer 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively increased 3.6%, 3.0%, 2.9%, and 2.9% from 75.1%, and wetbulb temperature respectively increased 15.21, 13.57, 13.47 and 13.29 °C from 6.2 °C, showing no damage from stored insects and fungi. The gelatinization peak temperature of rice flour measured by DSC remained unchanged. A Mixolab analysis showed, during paddy storage from 45 to 213 d, dough development time and stability time, and starch setback torque gradually increased, but enzymatic speed decreased. GC-MS analysis showed the percent of the main fatty acid species kept unchanged during 213 d paddy storage. External indexes like accumulation of grain bulk maximum temperature, and accumulation of wetbulb temperature corresponding to bulk maximum temperature, and internal indexes such as the temperature, area and height of rice flour gelatinization peak measured by DSC, and dough development time and stability time, gelatinization peak torque and enzymatic speed in rice flour measured by a Mixolab, and fatty acid components (C14:1, C14:0, C20:5n3, C20:3n6, C20:2, C20:1, C24:1, C24:0), as well as rice appearance quality indexes like head rice percentage, small broken kernel rate, and kernel size could be used as the evaluation indexes for the low temperature storage of a japonica paddy with slightly high moisture.
Ddhd1 knockout mouse as a model of locomotive and physiological abnormality in familial spastic paraplegia

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Abstract We have previously reported a novel homozygous 4-bp deletion in DDHD1 as the responsible variant for spastic paraplegia type 28 (SPG28; OMIM#609340). The variant causes a frameshift, resulting in a functionally null allele in the patient. DDHD1 encodes phospholipase A1 (PLA1) catalyzing phosphatidylinositol to lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI). To clarify the pathogenic mechanism of SPG28, we established Ddhd1 knockout mice (Ddhd1[−/−]) carrying a 5-bp deletion in Ddhd1, resulting in a premature termination of translation at a position similar to that of the patient. We observed a significant decrease in foot–base angle (FBA) in aged Ddhd1(−/−) (24 months of age) and a significant decrease in LPI 20:4 (sn-2) in Ddhd1(−/−) cerebra (26 months of age). These changes in FBA were not observed in 14 months of age. We also observed significant changes of expression levels of 22 genes in the Ddhd1(−/−) cerebra (26 months of age). Gene Ontology (GO) terms relating to the nervous system and cell–cell communications were significantly enriched. We conclude that the reduced signaling of LPI 20:4 (sn-2) by PLA1 dysfunction is responsible for the locomotive abnormality in SPG28, further suggesting that the reduction of downstream signaling such as GPR55 which is agonized by LPI is involved in the pathogenesis of SPG28.
Evaluation of Small Molecule Binding to the Polo-Box Domain of PLK1 at the Molecular Level

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

The design and development of Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors have gained prominence as potential, less toxic alternative for cancer treatment. Specifically, the polo-box domain (PBD) of PLK1 is a promising target since its inhibition can disrupt the specific localization and substrate interactions of PLK1 without directly inhibiting its kinase activity. Therefore, selectively interfering with PLK1 function, such as in cancer proliferation, is plausible while minimizing the impact on normal cellular functions. This study provides a molecular-level evaluation of small-molecule binding to the PBD, identifying key residues and interactions that govern ligand recognition across seven distinct binding sites, including both experimentally established pockets (BS1-BS3) and newly identified cavities (BS4–BS7). The binding mechanisms of eight nonpeptidic inhibitors at these binding sites were studied through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations totaling 11.6 [Formula: see text]s and adaptive steered MD (ASMD) simulations totaling 1.6 [Formula: see text]s. The ligands, thymoquinone (TQ), four Poloxin derivatives, enantiomers (–)–9* and ([Formula: see text]–9*, and Allopole-A, were selected based on their reported inhibitory activity, structural diversity, and potential for specific interactions with PBD. Our findings reveal that ligand binding is stabilized by extensive hydrogen bonding (HB) and hydrophobic interactions with residues such as Trp414 in the phosphopeptide pocket. Also, we observed that stereochemistry and minor structural modifications significantly impact ligand–protein interactions within the PLK1-PBD. Enantiomers like (–)–9* and ([Formula: see text]–9* exhibit distinct binding behaviors, while structural variations among Poloxin derivatives highlight the importance of functional group placement and electronic effects. ASMD simulations further revealed site-specific flexibility and ligand-induced conformational changes. Notably, Allopole-A exhibits robust allosteric inhibition by stabilizing the W-F pocket and inducing structural distortion that disrupts phosphopeptide binding (PMF difference [Formula: see text] 2.7 kcal/mol). In contrast, Poloxin and (–)–9* function as competitive inhibitors, slowing phosphopeptide dissociation without significantly altering the PBD’s conformational dynamics (PMF differences of 4.9 kcal/mol and 7.3 kcal/mol, respectively). These insights into ligand-PBD interactions and binding mechanisms may inform future efforts to develop PLK1 inhibitors with improved specificity, including nonpeptidic compounds acting through alternative mechanisms such as allosteric or competitive inhibition.
ACOLHIMENTO ÀS GESTANTES NO ACOMPANHAMENTO PRÉ-NATAL NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Prenatal care is monitoring the progress of pregnancy and aims to embrace, care for and prepare women for motherhood. In view of this, this moment needs to be safe and healthy; therefore, effective, adequate, embracing and holistic maternal care is essential. This work sought to understand the perception of pregnant women regarding the embracement obtained during prenatal care in Primary Health Care. This is a study with an exploratory qualitative design, developed in a health unit located in the municipality of Juazeiro, Bahia. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with random recruitment during the doctors' appointments and the content collected was analyzed and organized into categories according to the Collective Subject Discourse technique. Thus, it was clear that good practices in the professionals' work improve processes and provide quality, humanized, safe and effective assistance to pregnant women.
Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Professionals Assaulted by Patients and/or Relatives

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Exposure to violence from patients or relatives causes problems in emergency departments. To assess the development of posttraumatic symptoms in pre-hospital emergency care professionals assaulted by patients and/or relatives, it may be crucial to establish preventive measures at different levels. This study examined 358 pre-hospital emergency care professionals assaulted by patients and/or relatives. The aims of the present study were (a) to assess the presence of posttraumatic symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and (b) identify compliance diagnoses for PTSD depending on the experience of aggression (presence of fear, helplessness, or horror during the aggression), the perceived severity of aggression, and socio-demographic variables (gender, age, profession, employment status, and work experience). The results show that the experience of aggression with fear, helplessness, or horror is associated with the presence of posttraumatic symptoms related to re-experiencing but is not related to avoidance and emotional numbing and arousal. Furthermore, the perception of aggression as severe was associated with the presence of symptoms related to re-experiencing. These results are presented and discussed.
Case 53-1961

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Presentation of Case An eighty-one-year-old man entered the hospital because of abdominal pain and pruritus. Two months previously a suprapubic prostatectomy was performed at another hospital because of urinary retention and recurrent cystitis due to benign prostatic hypertrophy. At the time of the preoperative radiologic studies a question of a renal calculus and an abdominal aneurysm was raised. The postoperative course was uneventful. One month before admission there was the onset of vague, constant abdominal distress punctuated by episodes of crampy pain in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen, with radiation to the right upper quadrant. The patient complained . . .
The politics of European union regional policy

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract Integration in the European Community/Union has progressed on three fronts: the creation of a common market; the development of common institutions; and the forging of common policies. Contrary to the expectations of early functionalist and neo‐functionalist observers, the three have not proceeded in concert. Market integration has progressed a long way, albeit in fits and starts. Institutional integration has lagged. Common policies have proved most difficult of all, especially where they have required funding. The budget of the European Union will amount to a maximum of 1.27 per cent of GDP by 1999. There are two notable exceptions to this: the Common Agricultural Policy, and regional policy, now encompassed in the 'structural funds'. This article examines two issues. First, we ask how and why regional policy has been able to advance to the point that structural funds now account for almost a third of the Union budget. Second, we ask about the effects of this expansion on political mobilization and the changing roles of the Commission and regional actors in the policy process. We find that the establishment and expansion of regional policy can be understood neither as simply Commission policy, nor as simply an interstate transfer, but are to be explained by a series of economic and political factors. As it has expanded, the policy has become the object of contestation among the Commission, member states and regions and has stimulated new forms of political mobilization. This mobilization could potentially reshape the policy, particularly at the implementation end. It might also forge new roles and relationships within the European Union and challenge the monopoly of member states over decision‐making in the field of spatial development policy. We find that there has been a great deal of regional mobilization but that its effectiveness is questionable. Member states have been able to maintain and recently reinforce their primacy in defining the modalities of intervention.
Bone Marrow Scintigraphy with 111In-Chloride

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

111In-chlorideの骨髄スキャン剤としての意義は, インジウムが血漿タンパクtransferrinに, トレーサー量であれば特異的に結合し, 一部鉄イオン類似の代謝経路にしたがい活性骨髄中の赤芽球系に集積する性質があるとされている。われわれは111In-chlorideの臨床応用例として, 各種悪性腫瘍患者の放射線骨髄被曝による造血障害の評価に応用し, 比較的低線量被曝時点で被曝骨髄に取込み抑制現象を経験した。したがってインジウムが骨髄造血細胞に集積する性質を有する点を確認した。しかし臨床応用にあたってはまだ生体内代謝および分布に関して不明な点も多く, さらに幾多の検討余地が残されている。
The Influence of Birth Size on Intelligence in Healthy Children

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

OBJECTIVE. Birth parameters have been hypothesized to have an influence on IQ. However, studies within the range of normal birth size have been sparse. With this study we examined the associations between birth length, birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age within the normal birth size range in relation to childhood IQ in Asian children. METHODS. A cohort of 1979 of 2913 Asian children aged 7 to 9 years, recruited from 3 schools in Singapore, were followed yearly from 1999 onward. Birth parameters were recorded by health personnel. Childhood IQ was measured with the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices at ages 8 to 12. RESULTS. The mean IQ score across the sample (n = 1645) was 114.2. After controlling for multiple confounders for every 1-cm increment in birth length, 1 kg in birth weight, or 1 cm in head circumference, there was a corresponding increase in IQ of 0.49 points (P for trend &lt; .001), 2.19 points (P for trend = .007) and .62 points (P for trend = .003), respectively. These associations persisted even after exclusion of premature children and children with extreme weights and head circumferences. CONCLUSIONS. Longer birth length, higher birth weight, or larger head circumferences within the normal birth size range are associated with higher IQ scores in Asian children. Our results suggest that antenatal factors reflected in altered rates of growth but within the normative range of pregnancy experiences play a role in generating cognitive potential. This has implications for targeting early intervention and preventative programs.