Analysis PM10 and Visibility During Forest Fire in Palangka Raya

Forest fires have an impact on air quality and visibility. Visibility can be associated with a highly visual indicator of air pollution. This research aims to analyze the relationship between the PM10 concentration and visibility during the forest firest events and normal conditions in Palangkaraya from 2000 to 2014 by using a regression method. The relative humidity data was used to filter the PM10 and visibility. Furthermore, the equation resulted from the regression analysis was used to predict PM10 concentration in Palangka Raya. The result showed that the regression pattern tends to form a logarithmic function. Specifically, without filtering data, the coefficient correlation (r-value) during the forest fire events and normal conditions are 0.69 and 0.5, respectively. Meanwhile, a data filtering method gives a higher relationship between PM10 and visibility, with the r-value of 0.7 for the forest fire events and 0.68 for the normal condition. On the other hand, the prediction of PM10 concentration indicates a high bias value due to the other influenced factors that have not been included in this study.

Pedestrian Detection by Novel Axis-Line Representation and Regression Pattern

The pattern of bounding box representation and regression has long been dominant in CNN-based pedestrian detectors. Despite the method’s success, it cannot accurately represent location, and introduces unnecessary background information, while pedestrian features are mainly located in axis-line areas. Other object representations, such as corner-pairs, are not easy to obtain by regression because the corners are far from the axis-line and are greatly affected by background features. In this paper, we propose a novel detection pattern, named Axis-line Representation and Regression (ALR), for pedestrian detection in road scenes. Specifically, we design a 3-d axis-line representation for pedestrians and use it as the regression target during network training. A line-box transformation method is also proposed to fit the widely used box-annotations. Meanwhile, we explore the influence of deformable convolution base-offset on detection performance and propose a base-offset initialization strategy to further promote the gain brought by ALR. Notably, the proposed ALR pattern can be introduced into both anchor-based and anchor-free frameworks. We validate the effectiveness of ALR on the Caltech-USA and CityPersons datasets. Experimental results show that our approach outperforms the baseline significantly through simple modifications and achieves competitive accuracy with other methods without bells and whistles.

Prognostic Significance of Tumor Regression Rate during Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Cervix Cancer: Analysis by Radiation Phase and Histologic Type

This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of tumor regression rate according to radiation phase and histologic subtype in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) treated with chemoradiation. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 398 patients with FIGO stage IIB-IVA cervical cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) between 2001 and 2019. Tumor response was assessed using serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at three time points: pre-treatment, post-external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), and post-intracavitary radiotherapy (ICR). Tumor regression pattern according to histologic subtype and radiation phase (EBRT and ICR) was evaluated. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were the primary outcomes. Of 398 patients, 44 patients had adenocarcinoma/adenosquamous carcinoma (AC/ASC) and 354 patients had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). AC/ASC was associated with significantly worse PFS and OS than SCC (p < 0.001). AC/ASC had a relatively poorer regression rate in response to EBRT than SCC (p < 0.001), whereas there was no significant difference in overall tumor regression rate after completion of RT (EBRT and ICR) between the two histologic subtypes. Multivariable analysis demonstrated AC/ASC histology to be an independent prognostic factor of decreased PFS and OS. Moreover, tumor regression rate after completion of EBRT (post-EBRT tumor regression rate (EBRTregression ≤ 26%) and proportion of tumor regression during EBRT to overall tumor regression (EBRTproportion ≤ 40%) were independent predictors of poor survival in patients with LACC. Tumor regression pattern of LACC in response to CCRT differs according to histologic subtype. AC/ASC histology and poor tumor response to EBRT are independent prognostic factors for worse survival in patients with LACC. Further studies are needed to develop a CCRT protocol that is specialized for patients with AC/ASC.

Vitreous Seed Classification and Regression Patterns in Eyes With Retinoblastoma

Purpose: This work subclassifies retinoblastoma vitreous seeds and evaluates the efficacy, regression patterns, and adverse effects of combination intravitreal melphalan and topotecan chemotherapy for resistant and recurrent vitreous seeds. Methods: A retrospective review of medical records was conducted of patients with retinoblastoma and resistant or recurrent vitreous seeds who were treated with intravitreal melphalan and topotecan injections from August 2014 to July 2018. Main outcome measures included regression pattern, time for regression, time for recurrence of seeds, treatment outcomes, and ocular toxicity. Results: Nineteen eyes received 138 intravitreal injections over 74 treatment sessions (mean, 7.26 injections per eye); vitreous seeds regressed in 18 eyes. Of cloud vitreous seeds, curvilinear (n = 2) and sphero-linear (n = 2) subtypes were observed. During regression, some sphere seeds showed an intermediary streak-like pattern and took longer to regress (mean, 11.13 ± 14.05 months and 11.67 ± 8.62 injections) than those without the intermediary streak-like pattern (mean, 3.55 ± 2.57 months and 4.2 ± 1.87 injections). Mean follow-up was 34.87 ± 21.09 months (median, 35 months; range, 11-96 months). Anterior segment toxicity was seen in 10 (53%) eyes and posterior segment toxicity in 5 (26%) eyes. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates for globe salvage at 2 years was 94% and 73% at 5 years. Kaplan-Meier survival for vitreous seed–free status was 94% at 2 years and 65% at 5 years. Conclusions: An expanded vitreous seed classification system that further subcategorizes hitherto unrecognized vitreous seed morphology is needed. An intermediate streaking process results in a prolonged regression time for sphere vitreous seeds.

Facial Reconstruction: Anthropometric Studies Regarding the Morphology of the Nose for Romanian Adult Population I: Nose Width

Craniofacial reconstruction often represents a final step in medico-legal identification and is dependent on facial tissue thickness measurements and feature shape estimation. This study’s aim is to create a reliable and readily reproductible method of predicting the maximum nose width (MNW) based on the maximum nasal aperture width (MAW) for a Romanian adult population. A sample of 55 computer tomography (CT) scans consisting of Romanian adult subjects was selected from the database of a neurosurgery hospital. The craniometrics measured consisted of a first measure of MAW and second one of the MNW using 3D systems Freeform Modelling Plus Software. Correlation analysis indicated a moderate link between the MAW and the MNW. Regression analysis showed that MAW and sex form a statistically significant regression pattern (R2 = 0.340, SEE (Standard Error of Estimate) = 3.801). The preliminary results obtained provide reliable predictions of MNW for facial reconstruction based on MAW measured on the skull.

PENGARUH PENAMBAHAN KONSENTRASI JUS JAMBU BIJI MERAH (Psidium guajava L.) TERHADAP KADAR ASAM LAKTAT, VITAMIN C, DAN AKSEPTABILITAS SET YOGURT

Red guava has high level of vitamin C, so it can be used as a source of vitamin C, also has a distinctive color. This study aims to determine the effect with different concentration of guava juice on lactic acid levels, vitamin C and acceptability of cow milk yogurt set. The experimental method used Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four treatments increasing the concentration of red guava juice (0%, 5%, 10%, and 15%) and each treatment repeated five times. The results showed that the addition of the concentration of red guava juice by 0% to 15%, the lactic acid levels of different cow’s milk set yogurts showed a negative linear regression pattern with the regression y = -0,03724x + 1,10465 R² = 0,99699, and increasing vitamin C levels following a positive linear regression pattern y = 1,2932x – 0,324 R² = 0,9452. The concentration of red guava juice 15% produced the best cow’s milk set yogurt with 0,55% lactic acid levels and 20,69 mg/100 g vitamin C levels produces and produced the most preferred acceptability value with hedonic scale likes and numeric scales 2,20.

Karakteristik Fisik dan Kimia Tepung Malt Gabah Beras Merah dan Malt Beras Merah dengan Perlakuan Malting pada Lama Germinasi yang Berbeda

Gabah Beras Merah (GBM) dan Beras Merah (BM) merupakan bahan pangan yang memiliki nilai gizi yang tinggi dan bermanfaat bagi kesehatan. Malting merupakan proses pengolahan serealia dan biji-bijian untuk meningkatkan nilai gizinya dengan tahapan perendaman, germinasi, kemudian pengeringan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik densitas kamba, kelarutan, kadar air, dextrose equivalent, dan aktivitas antioksidan pada tepung malt GBM dan malt BM dengan perlakuan malting pada lama germinasi yang berbeda. Perlakuan malting dilakukan pada lama germinasi 0, 24, 48, dan 72 jam. Data dianalisis menggunakan pola regresi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lama germinasi pada proses malting mempengaruhi karakteristik kimia dan fisik tepung malt GBM dan tepung malt BM dengan korelasi sangat kuat. Pembuatan tepung malt BM menghasilkan tepung dengan karakter fisik dan kimia yang lebih baik dibanding GBM. Waktu tahap germinasi proses malting utamanya pada BM masih dapat dioptimalkan sehingga karakteristiknya masih berpotensi untuk ditingkatkan. Kesimpulannya, lama germinasi dapat mempengaruhi karakteristik kimia dan fisik tepung malt, baik untuk GBM maupun BM.Physical and Chemical Properties of Rough Red Rice Malt and Red Rice Malt Flour with Malting Treatment in Different Germination TimeRough red rice and red rice have high nutritional value and beneficial to health. Malting is a method of processing cereals and grains to increase its nutritional value by soaking, germination, and drying. This study aims to know the characteristic of bulk density, solubility, moisture content, dextrose equivalent, and antioxidant activity of rough red rice malt flour and red rice malt flour with malting treatment in vaious germination times. The data were analyzed using regression pattern with the treatment of malting germination time 0, 24, 48, and 72 hours. Results indicated that the various time of malting germination influenced the chemical and physical properties of rough red rice malt flour and red rice malt flour with very strong correlation. Red rice malt flour had better physical and chemical characteristics than rough red rice malt flour. Germination time in malting process specially for red rice still could be optimized. As conclusion, time of germination affected to the chemical and physical properties of malt flour from rough red rice and red rice.•|•|•