LLukas22/scidocs huggingface dataset:
End-to-End Learning for Image Burst Deblurring

We present a neural network model approach for multi-frame blind deconvolution. The discriminative approach adopts and combines two recent techniques for image deblurring into a single neural network architecture. Our proposed hybrid-architecture combines the explicit prediction of a deconvolution filter and non-trivial averaging of Fourier coefficients in the frequency domain. In order to make full use of the information contained in all images in one burst, the proposed network embeds smaller networks, which explicitly allow the model to transfer information between images in early layers. Our system is trained end-to-end using standard backpropagation on a set of artificially generated training examples, enabling competitive performance in multi-frame blind deconvolution, both with respect to quality and runtime.
Postmoderne Konflikte um den Konsensus-Begriff: Zum "Widerstreit" zwischen Lyotard und Habermas

Abstract: The starting point of the article is the controversy between French and German thought as presented by authors like, among others, Lyotard and Habermas. The ongoing debate about the status of (scientific) "knowledge", the crises of its foundations and the radical questioning of the concept of "reason" has led to the debate about "postmodernism". Substantial differences in the intentions, functions and meanings of French and German discourse are due to different theoretical approaches ,intellectual traditions and disciplinary developments. Misunderstandings and distorted perceptions of the opponent's reasoning are rooted in these different perspectives. One of the main targets of polemic criticism is the notion of "consensus" which plays an important role in Habermas' theorizing. Wishing to prepare ground for sober discussion the article deals with the various meanings and changing roles of the notion of "consensus" in Habermas' thought. The author argues that the idea of "consensus" functions in Habermas' work as an instrument to explain the meaning of the concept of "truth" (chapter 2), to elaborate a strong but specified notion of "communicative reason" (chapter 3) and to lay the foundations for a critical theory of society (chapter 4). By isolating the philosophical and sociological meanings and implications of the notion of "consensus" the article provides evidence that there is more common ground between the disputants in other areas than one might have expected.;
Genetic Algorithms in Search Optimization and Machine Learning

This book brings together-in an informal and tutorial fashion-the computer techniques, mathematical tools, and research results that will enable both students and practitioners to apply genetic algorithms to problems...
Evolutionary Genetics: No Coming Back from Neverland

Host-plant specialization plays a key role in insect evolution, but little is known about its molecular basis. A new paper shows that a cactus-feeding fly became restricted to its host by changes in an enzyme that converts dietary sterols into essential hormones.
Yoga's impact on inflammation, mood, and fatigue in breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial.

PURPOSE
To evaluate yoga's impact on inflammation, mood, and fatigue.


PATIENTS AND METHODS
A randomized controlled 3-month trial was conducted with two post-treatment assessments of 200 breast cancer survivors assigned to either 12 weeks of 90-minute twice per week hatha yoga classes or a wait-list control. The main outcome measures were lipopolysaccharide-stimulated production of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and scores on the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory-Short Form (MFSI-SF), the vitality scale from the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form (SF-36), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D) scale.


RESULTS
Immediately post-treatment, fatigue was not lower (P > .05) but vitality was higher (P = .01) in the yoga group compared with the control group. At 3 months post-treatment, fatigue was lower in the yoga group (P = .002), vitality was higher (P = .01), and IL-6 (P = .027), TNF-α (P = .027), and IL-1β (P = .037) were lower for yoga participants compared with the control group. Groups did not differ on depression at either time (P > .2). Planned secondary analyses showed that the frequency of yoga practice had stronger associations with fatigue at both post-treatment visits (P = .019; P < .001), as well as vitality (P = .016; P = .0045), but not depression (P > .05) than simple group assignment; more frequent practice produced larger changes. At 3 months post-treatment, increasing yoga practice also led to a decrease in IL-6 (P = .01) and IL-1β (P = .03) production but not in TNF-α production (P > .05).


CONCLUSION
Chronic inflammation may fuel declines in physical function leading to frailty and disability. If yoga dampens or limits both fatigue and inflammation, then regular practice could have substantial health benefits.
Service-Oriented Architecture Maturity

While some have touted service-oriented architecture as "the next big thing," many SOA efforts have failed to achieve organizational objectives. A proposed new SOA maturity model addresses this gap by accounting for the different motivations for SOA adoption by IT administrators, business managers, and enterprise leaders.
Voice and Touch Screen Based Direction and Speed Control of Wheel Chair for Physically Challenged Using Arduino

This paper is to describe an intelligent motorized wheel chair for handicapped person using voice and touch screen technology. It enables a disabled person to move around independently using a touch screen and a voice recognition application which is interfaced with motors through microcontroller. When we want to change the direction, the touch screen sensor is modeled to direct the user to required destination using direction keys on the screen and that values are given to microcontroller. Depending on the direction selected on the touch screen, microcontroller controls the wheel chair directions. This can also be controlled through simple voice commands using voice controller. The speech recognition system is easy to use programmable speech recognition circuit that is the system to be trained the words (or vocal utterances) the user wants the circuit to recognize. The speed controller works by varying the average voltage sent to the motor. This is done by switching the motors supply on and off very quickly using PWM technique. The methodology adopted is based on grouping a microcontroller with a speech recognition system and touch screen. Keywords— Speech recognition system, Touch Screen sensor,
Quality of delivered care for people with type 2 diabetes: a new patient-centred model.

BACKGROUND
The quality of care from the perspective of people with Type 2 diabetes using a new model (CQMH) including three dimensions of quality in health care (Technical, Service and Customer Quality) was assessed.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey with a sample of 577 people with Type 2 diabetes was conducted. Measures were self-reported adherence to national guidelines for technical quality, the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research questionnaire for service quality and the short form of the Patient Activation Measure for Customer Quality.


RESULTS
There was a significant gap in technical quality between what diabetes care the patients reported receiving and what was recommended in the guideline, particularly for management and lifestyle aspects. For service quality, the lowest scores were for choice of care provider and accessibility of care. The mean Customer Quality score was 64.5 (meaning higher score indicating better quality). A positive relationship was demonstrated between higher technical, service and customer quality scores, and better diabetes control status as well as maintaining continuity of care. The average Quality Index was 70.0 of a 0-100 scale.


CONCLUSIONS
Customer Quality appears to be a useful third dimension in conceptualising quality in health care, particularly in the context of chronic disease, where good self-management can improve the outcomes of care. A high proportion of Queensland adults with Type 2 diabetes reported receiving suboptimal care in the majority aspects of provided care services as reflected in the overall Quality Index score indicating substantial room for quality improvement.
Role of cranial computed tomography in predicting clinical outcome in patients with minor head injury.

BACKGROUND
Optimal management of patients with mild head injury in the emergency department is still under debate. The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic efficacy of computed tomography in patients with minor head injury.


METHODS
A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in the Radiology department of PIMS, Islamabad in collaboration with neurosurgery department from 14 February to 13 August 2008. One hundred and sixty patients coming to accident and emergency department with minor head injury with GCS of 13-15 were included. The patients then underwent non contrast enhanced CT of brain within 6 hours and results of computed tomography were compared with clinical outcome determined at 24 hours.


RESULTS
Twenty-two patients were CT positive for intracranial injury. Out of these 18 patients had an adverse clinical outcome and were considered true positive, while 4 patients were false positive and had normal clinical course with observation only. Ninety-four patients were CT negative for intracranial injury. Out of these 93 were true negative while I was false negative, as confirmed subsequently by adverse clinical outcome. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and diagnostic efficacy of CT for intracranial injury in patients of minor head injury was 94%, 96%, 81%, 99% and 95.7% respectively.


CONCLUSION
CT should be used as a primary screening investigation in all patients with minor head injury as patients with normal neurological examination and normal CT scan can be safely discharged without need for inpatient or patient observation, thereby making the hospital resources available for more serious patients.
SEGMENTATION OF OPTIC DISK AND OPTIC CUP FROM RETINAL IMAGE

Retinal image analysis is becoming a prominent tool for detection of eye disease. Glaucoma is one of the serious eye disease. Presently manual inspections of optic disk and cup is a standard procedure which has its own limits for mass screening .In this paper we present an automatic optic disk segmentation and cup segmentation technique for glaucoma detection from retinal images. Detection of glaucoma from retinal image is a difficult task because of occlusions of blood vessel. Optic disk and cup segmentation method which is based on pixel intensities which are considered as a primary evidences of optic disk and cup boundaries. The result shows effectiveness in segmentation of optic disk and cup from retinal image. Keywords— Cup, Neuroretinal Rim, Optic Disk (OD), Retinal Images, Segmentation.
Isradipine, a dihydropyridine-class calcium channel antagonist, attenuates some of d-methamphetamine’s positive subjective effects: a preliminary study

  Rationale: Dopamine (DA) pathways in the midbrain mediate d-methamphetamine’s rewarding effects associated with its abuse liability. Isradipine, a dihydropyridine-class calcium channel antagonist, reduces the rewarding effects of psychostimulants such as cocaine and d-amphetamine, presumably by antagonizing these central DA pathways. This is the first experiment to test the hypothesis that the rewarding effects of d-methamphetamine, like other psychostimulants, can be reduced by isradipine. Objective: We studied the effects of high dose isradipine (0.21 mg/kg orally), on the positive subjective effects associated with the abuse liability of low and high dose d-methamphetamine (0.21 mg/kg and 0.42 mg/kg orally, respectively). Methods: Using a double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, Latin-Square, cross-over design, 18 healthy male and female volunteers received each of the following six treatments separated by a rest period of 2–7 days: a) placebo+placebo; b) low-dose d-methamphetamine+placebo); c) high-dose d-methamphetamine+placebo; d) high dose isradipine+placebo); e) low-dose d-methamphetamine+high dose isradipine, and f) high-dose d-methamphetamine+high dose isradipine. Results: d-Methamphetamine produced orderly increases in positive subjective measures of both stimulation and mood. Pre-treatment with isradipine significantly reduced some of these positive subjective effects and craving for d-methamphetamine. Conclusion: Isradipine as an anti-reward or craving reducing medication is a promising therapeutic agent for the treatment of d-methamphetamine dependence.
Current opinion on auricular reconstruction.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW
To review the current practice in the field of auricular reconstruction and to highlight the recent advances reported in the medical literature.


RECENT FINDINGS
The majority of surgeons who perform auricular reconstruction continue to employ the well-established techniques developed by Brent and Nagata. Surgery takes between two and four stages, with the initial stage being construction of a framework of autogenous rib cartilage which is implanted into a subcutaneous pocket. Several modifications of these techniques have been reported. More recently, synthetic frameworks have been employed instead of autogenous rib cartilage. For this procedure, the implant is generally covered with a temporoparietal flap and a skin graft at the first stage of surgery. Tissue engineering is a rapidly developing field, and there have been several articles related to the field of auricular reconstruction. These show great potential to offer a solution to the challenge associated with construction of a viable autogenous cartilage framework, whilst avoiding donor-site morbidity.


SUMMARY
This article gives an overview of the current practice in the field of auricular reconstruction and summarizes the recent surgical developments and relevant tissue engineering research.
The impact of Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II) on health-related quality of life

BACKGROUND
Hunter syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II)) is a rare metabolic disease that can severely compromise health, well-being and life expectancy. Little evidence has been published on the impact of MPS II on health-related quality of life (HRQL). The objective of this study was to describe this impact using the Hunter Syndrome-Functional Outcomes for Clinical Understanding Scale (HS-FOCUS) questionnaire and a range of standard validated questionnaires previously used in paediatric populations.


METHODS
Clinical and demographic characteristics collected in a clinical trial and responses to four HRQL questionnaires completed both by patients and parents prior to enzyme replacement treatment were used. The association between questionnaire scores and clinical function parameters were tested using Spearman rank-order correlations. Results were compared to scores in other paediatric populations with chronic conditions obtained through a targeted literature search of published studies.


RESULTS
Overall, 96 male patients with MPS II and their parents were enrolled in the trial. All parents completed the questionnaires and 53 patients above 12 years old also completed the self-reported versions. Parents' and patients' responses were analysed separately and results were very similar. Dysfunction according to the HS-FOCUS and the CHAQ was most pronounced in the physical function domains. Very low scores were reported in the Self Esteem and Family Cohesion domains in the CHQ and HUI3 disutility values indicated a moderate impact. Scores reported by patients and their parents were consistently lower than scores in the other paediatric populations identified (except the parent-reported Behaviour score); and considerably lower than normative values.


CONCLUSIONS
This study describes the impact on HRQL in patients with MPS II and provides a broader context by comparing it with that of other chronic paediatric diseases. Physical function and the ability to perform day-to-day activities were the most affected areas and a considerable impact on the psychological aspects of patients' HRQL was also found, with a higher level of impairment across most dimensions (particularly Pain and Self Esteem) than that of other paediatric populations. Such humanistic data provide increasingly important support for establishing priorities for health care spending, and as a component of health economic analysis.
A Wireless sEMG Recording System and Its Application to Muscle Fatigue Detection

Surface electromyography (sEMG) is an important measurement for monitoring exercise and fitness. Because if its high sampling frequency requirement, wireless transmission of sEMG data is a challenge. In this article a wireless sEMG measurement system with a sampling frequency of 2 KHz is developed based upon a MSP 430 microcontroller and Bluetooth transmission. Standard isotonic and isometric muscle contraction are clearly represented in the receiving user interface. Muscle fatigue detection is an important application of sEMG. Traditional muscle fatigue is detected from the median frequency of the sEMG power spectrum. The regression slope of the linear regression of median frequency is an important muscle fatigue index. A more negative slope value represents a higher muscle fatigue condition. To test the system performance, muscle fatigue detection was examined by having subjects run on a pedaled-multifunctional elliptical trainer for approximately 30 minutes at three loading levels. Ten subjects underwent a total of 60 exercise sessions to provide the experimental data. Results showed that the regression slope gradually decreases as expected, and there is a significant gender difference.
What is the Future of Exhibition Histories? Or, Toward Art in Terms of Its Becoming-Public

Lucy Steeds contributed the chapter ‘What is the Future of Exhibition Histories? Or, Toward Art in Terms of Its Becoming-Public’ to “The Curatorial Conundrum” , which she also co-edited. 
 
“The Curatorial Conundrum” brings together responses to three key questions in relation to art, exhibitions, and their current cultural conditions: What to Study?, What to Research?, and What to Practice? Through these sub-questions, it gathers a wide range of international contributors in an attempt to respond to one fundamental overarching question: given that curating has come to occupy a central critical, political, and practical space within the global ‘contemporary', how will its unfolding futures be imagined and actualized, and what is to be done? 
 
Contributors are: Nancy Adajania, Melanie Bouteloup, Nikita Yingqian Cai, Luis Camnitzer, Eddie Chambers, Zasha Cerizza Colah, Galit Eilat, Liam Gillick, Vladimir Jeric, Koyo Kouoh, Miguel A. Lopez, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paul O’Neill, Tobias Ostrander, Joao Ribas, Sarah Rifky, Sumesh Sharma, Simon Sheikh, Lucy Steeds, Jeannine Tang, David Teh, Jelena Vesic, What, How & for Whom/WHW, Mick Wilson, and Vivian Ziherl. 
 
Lucy also co-authored (with fellow editors Paul O’Neill and Mick Wilson) the book's introduction. 
 
This book was launched with a discussion between Lucy Steeds and Paul O’Neill at The Showroom in London, 21 July 2016 (http://afterall.org/events/the-curatorial-conundrum-with-paulo-neill-and-lucy-steeds).
Enhanced Fisher linear discriminant models for face recognition

We introduce in this paper two EnhancedFisher Linear Discriminant (FLD)Models (EFM ) in order to improve the generalization ability of the standard FLD based classifiers such as Fisherfaces. Similar to Fisherfaces, both EFM models apply first Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for dimensionality reduction before proceeding with FLD type of analysis. EFM-1 implements the dimensionality reduction with the goal to balance between the need that the selected eigenvalues account for most of the spectral energy of the raw data and the requirement that the eigenvalues of the within-class scatter matrix in the reduced PCA subspace are not too small. EFM-2 implements the dimensionality reduction as Fisherfaces do. It proceeds with the whitening of the within-class scatter matrix in the reduced PCA subspace and then chooses a small set of features (corresponding to the eigenvectors of the within-class scatter matrix) so that the smaller trailing eigenvalues are not included in further computation of the between-class scatter matrix. Experimental data using a large set of faces — 1,107 images drawn from 369 subjects and including duplicates acquired at a later time under different illumination — from the FERET database shows that the EFM models outperform the standard FLD based methods.
Clinical, economic, and quality of life impact of atrial fibrillation.

BACKGROUND
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common, age-related arrhythmia that disproportionately affects men, adversely affects quality of life, and causes considerable morbidity and mortality.


OBJECTIVES
To describe trends in the prevalence and incidence of AF in the United States; discuss the etiologies and complications of AF; characterize the economic burden of AF; and predict an individual's risk for developing AF and AF-related stroke.


SUMMARY
The prevalence and incidence of AF in the United States are expected to increase in the coming decades because of the aging of the population; improved survival rates associated with coronary heart disease, heart failure, and hypertension; and increased rate of performance of surgical procedures. The economic burden of AF is substantial because of high rates of hospitalization and other health resource utilization. Hypertension, coronary heart disease, and systolic heart failure are the most important risk factors for AF. Ischemic stroke is the most devastating complication of AF. Risk factors for stroke in patients with AF include recent congestive heart failure, hypertension, advanced age, diabetes mellitus, and a history of stroke or transient ischemic attack. Risk scoring systems have been developed to predict an individual's risk for developing AF and the risk for stroke in a patient with AF. The estimated lifetime risk for AF in men and women aged 40 years of age or older is 1 in 4, which is higher than the risk for other diseases that are a common cause for concern among elderly patients.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical and economic burden of AF in the United States is large and will continue to increase in the future. The use of scoring systems to predict the risk of AF and AF-related stroke affords clinicians the opportunity to intervene to minimize these risks and improve patient outcomes.
CORPORATE CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVES ON BUSINESS VALUE OF THAI INTERNET BANKING

Internet banking has become the new self-service delivery channel that allows banks to provide information and offer services to their customers with more convenience via the web services technology. An understanding of corporate customer acceptance of Internet banking can assist banks to assess the real business value of Internet banking implementation. This study examines four benefits and three barriers that influence corporate customer adoption. The four benefit factors are information quality, information accessibility, information sharing, and transaction benefits. The three major barriers are related to trust, legal support, and organization barriers. Information quality and transaction benefit factors are far more important than other in discriminating Internet banking users from non-users. In addition, information sharing and distrust of the web are two drawbacks of Thai Internet banking adoption. As Thai banks decide to use Internet technology as a new self-service delivery channel, they have to enhance acceptance from corporate customers. This does not seem to be merely a matter of getting corporate customers to recognize benefits, but banks probably need to lower barriers to Internet banking adoption to provide actual benefits to corporate customers.