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Database to Semantic Web Mapping Using RDF Query Languages

One of the main drawbacks of the Semantic Web is the lack of semantically rich data, since most of the information is still stored in relational databases. In this paper, we present an approach to map legacy data stored in relational databases into the Semantic Web using virtually any modern RDF query language, as long as it is closed within RDF. Consequently, a Semantic Web developer does not need to learn and adopt a new mapping language, but he may perform the mapping task using his preferred RDF query language.
14.5 Envision: A 0.26-to-10TOPS/W subword-parallel dynamic-voltage-accuracy-frequency-scalable Convolutional Neural Network processor in 28nm FDSOI

ConvNets, or Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), are state-of-the-art classification algorithms, achieving near-human performance in visual recognition [1]. New trends such as augmented reality demand always-on visual processing in wearable devices. Yet, advanced ConvNets achieving high recognition rates are too expensive in terms of energy as they require substantial data movement and billions of convolution computations. Today, state-of-the-art mobile GPU's and ConvNet accelerator ASICs [2][3] only demonstrate energy-efficiencies of 10's to several 100's GOPS/W, which is one order of magnitude below requirements for always-on applications. This paper introduces the concept of hierarchical recognition processing, combined with the Envision platform: an energy-scalable ConvNet processor achieving efficiencies up to 10TOPS/W, while maintaining recognition rate and throughput. Envision hereby enables always-on visual recognition in wearable devices.
Mental imagery during daily life: Psychometric evaluation of the Spontaneous Use of Imagery Scale (SUIS)

The Spontaneous Use of Imagery Scale (SUIS) is used to measure the tendency to use visual mental imagery in daily life. Its psychometric properties were evaluated in three independent samples (total N = 1297). We evaluated the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the questionnaire. We also examined the structure of the items using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Moreover, correlations with other imagery questionnaires provided evidence about convergent validity. The SUIS had acceptable reliability and convergent validity. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a unidimensional structure fit the data, suggesting that the SUIS indeed measures a general use of mental imagery in daily life. Future research can further investigate and improve the psychometric properties of the SUIS. Moreover, the SUIS could be useful to determine how imagery relates to e.g. psychopathology.
Is removal of the implants needed after fixation of burst fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine without fusion? a retrospective evaluation of radiological and functional outcomes.

METHODS
In this study of patients who underwent internal fixation without fusion for a burst thoracolumbar or lumbar fracture, we compared the serial changes in the injured disc height (DH), and the fractured vertebral body height (VBH) and kyphotic angle between patients in whom the implants were removed and those in whom they were not. Radiological parameters such as injured DH, fractured VBH and kyphotic angle were measured. Functional outcomes were evaluated using the Greenough low back outcome scale and a VAS scale for pain.


RESULTS
Between June 1996 and May 2012, 69 patients were analysed retrospectively; 47 were included in the implant removal group and 22 in the implant retention group. After a mean follow-up of 66 months (48 to 107), eight patients (36.3%) in the implant retention group had screw breakage. There was no screw breakage in the implant removal group. All radiological and functional outcomes were similar between these two groups. Although solid union of the fractured vertebrae was achieved, the kyphotic angle and the anterior third of the injured DH changed significantly with time (p < 0.05).


DISCUSSION
The radiological and functional outcomes of both implant removal and retention were similar. Although screw breakage may occur, the implants may not need to be removed.


TAKE HOME MESSAGE
Implant removal may not be needed for patients with burst fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine after fixation without fusion. However, information should be provided beforehand regarding the possibility of screw breakage.
Generating Informative Responses with Controlled Sentence Function

Sentence Function: Indicating the conversational purpose of speakers • Interrogative: Acquire further information from the user • Imperative: Make requests, instructions or invitations to elicit further information • Declarative: Make statements to state or explain something Response Generation Task with Specified Sentence Function • Global Control: Plan different types of words globally • Compatibility: Controllable sentence function + informative content
Determinants of organic food purchase intention

This study is conducted to identify the main factors that determined the organic food purchase intention among consumers who never consume organic food before. There are five main factors in this study namely attitude, health awareness, subjective norm, personal norm and perceived behavioural control. The results showed that, out of these five factors, only four are found significant which are attitude, personal norm, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control.
Heart rate activation during spontaneous arousals from sleep: effect of sleep deprivation

OBJECTIVE
Arousal (AR) from sleep is associated with an autonomic reflex activation raising blood pressure and heart rate (HR). Recent studies indicate that sleep deprivation may affect the autonomic system, contributing to high vascular risk. Since in sleep disorders a sleep fragmentation and a partial sleep deprivation occurs, it could be suggested that the cardiovascular effects observed at AR from sleep might be physiologically affected when associated with sleep deprivation. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of sleep deprivation on cardiac arousal response in healthy subjects.


METHODS
Seven healthy male subjects participated in a 64 h sleep deprivation protocol. Arousals were classified into four groups, i.e. >3<6 s, >6<10 s, >10<15 s and >15 s, according to their duration. Pre-AR HR values were measured during 10 beats preceding the AR onset, and the event-related HR fluctuations were calculated during the 20 beats following AR onset. As an index of cardiac activation, the ratio of highest HR in the post-AR period over the lowest recorded before AR (HR ratio) was calculated.


RESULTS
For AR lasting less than 10 s, the occurrence of AR induces typical HR oscillations in a bimodal pattern, tachycardia followed by bradycardia. For AR lasting more than 10 s, i.e. awakenings, the pattern was unimodal with a more marked and sustained HR rise. The HR response was consistently similar across nights, during NREM and REM sleep, without difference between conditions.


CONCLUSIONS
Overall, total sleep deprivation appeared to have no substantial effect on cardiac response to spontaneous arousals and awakenings from sleep in healthy subjects. Further studies are needed to clarify the role of chronic sleep deprivation on cardiovascular risk in patients with sleep disorders.


SIGNIFICANCE
In healthy subjects acute prolonged sleep deprivation does not affect the cardiac response to arousal.
Tuning of a nonanalytical hierarchical control system for reaching with FES

Point-to-point functional movements involve simultaneous shoulder and elbow joint rotations. In able-bodied subjects these movements are fully automatic, and feed-forward control ensures the synergistic activity of many muscles. Synergy between joint rotations was defined and described as a scaling between joint angular velocities (M. Popovic and D. Popovic, J. Electromyog. Kinesiol., vol. 4, p. 242-53, 1994). Similarly, subjects who can control their shoulder movements may be assisted in reaching tasks by functional electrical stimulation (FES) of elbow extensor muscles. The synergistic control paradigm can be implemented in real-time by employing a hierarchically structured production-rules method. The use of production-rules necessitates the acquisition of knowledge and the assembly of a rule-base. A nonparametric technique was designed for the identification of the rules. The identification process was divided into two phases: determination of the scaling parameters, and determination of the stimulation parameters. The scaling parameters, needed for the coordination of movements, were determined in able-bodied subjects. Those depend exclusively on the initial and target positions of the hand. The number of scalings could be reduced by dividing the workspace into 12 zones. The stimulation parameters, needed for the execution of movements, were determined in subjects with paralyzed elbow extensor muscles by identifying triplets: elbow angular velocity, elbow angular acceleration (velocity increments), and the corresponding pulse durations for various classes of movements and loads attached to the hand.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Centre in Northern Nigeria

Purpose: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of ADR monitoring and reporting among healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in Kano, Nigeria Methods: The study was cross-sectional and questionnaire-based involving mainly medical doctors, nurses and pharmacists working in different departments of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital hospital. A total of 110 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents (60 doctors, 40 nurses, 10 pharmacists). The completion of the questionnaire by respondents was taken as their consent to participate in the study. Results: Only 65 respondents filled and returned the questionnaire within the stipulated time frame giving a response rate of about 59.1 %. The standard yellow reporting form for adverse drug reactions was only known to 35.9 % of the participating health care workers. Only 42.7 % of the respondents had ever reported an adverse drug reaction and the report was verbal in over 75 % of cases. Ignorance of the rules and procedures of reporting, lack of knowledge of the forms for reporting and which ADRs to report were some of the factors responsible for non-reporting of adverse drug reactions among respondents in the study Conclusion: Adverse drug reaction reporting using the yellow card reporting scheme is low among health care workers (doctors, nurses and pharmacists) in Kano, Nigeria. There is a need for regular training and re-enforcement of guidelines for ADR reporting among health care personnel. The inclusion of nurses in pharmacovigilance will go a long way in improving reporting of ADRs.
Marine Pharmacology in 2009–2011: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis, and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action †

The peer-reviewed marine pharmacology literature from 2009 to 2011 is presented in this review, following the format used in the 1998-2008 reviews of this series. The pharmacology of structurally-characterized compounds isolated from marine animals, algae, fungi and bacteria is discussed in a comprehensive manner. Antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, and antiviral pharmacological activities were reported for 102 marine natural products. Additionally, 60 marine compounds were observed to affect the immune and nervous system as well as possess antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory effects. Finally, 68 marine metabolites were shown to interact with a variety of receptors and molecular targets, and thus will probably contribute to multiple pharmacological classes upon further mechanism of action studies. Marine pharmacology during 2009-2011 remained a global enterprise, with researchers from 35 countries, and the United States, contributing to the preclinical pharmacology of 262 marine compounds which are part of the preclinical pharmaceutical pipeline. Continued pharmacological research with marine natural products will contribute to enhance the marine pharmaceutical clinical pipeline, which in 2013 consisted of 17 marine natural products, analogs or derivatives targeting a limited number of disease categories.
Cloud computing system based on wireless sensor network

In this paper, the system presents an integrated wireless sensor network (WSN) to monitor the information from agriculture systems namely temperature, humidity, pondus hydrogenii (pH) value...etc. The purpose is to provide a faster and more convenient platform for the client to obtain information from an array of sensor nodes that has been set-up in an agricultural system. A WSN will collect the values of various parameters from the front-end sensors at the host end. At the client sides, one can use the internet to request for Web Services that will store this big data into distributed SQL databases which are already in our proposed cloud system. In addition, this work presents the concept of cloud computing and services. The benefits of this system include basic computing hardware and reasonable storage capacities making it suitable for any smart device which can monitor real-time farmland information anywhere. The customers can fully access our cloud service using devices that have internet capabilities.
Wrapping of the omental pedicle flap around esophagogastric anastomosis after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

BACKGROUND
Esophagogastrectomy for esophageal cancer is the standard surgical treatment as a curative measure or for palliation. Esophagogastric anastomotic leakage and stricture are common life-threatening postoperative complications (more so if the leakage occurs in the chest), and the success of the anastomosis created in the reconstruction of the resected esophagus can highly influence morbidity and mortality.


METHODS
A prospective, randomized study was undertaken on 291 patients treated for carcinoma of the esophagus between January 2004 and December 2008. The study excluded 36 patients (12%) who were inoperable. Patients were assigned to 2 treatment groups that consisted of 128 patients in group A and 127 patients in group B according to a restricted, permuted block randomization plan. Patients in group A underwent an esophagogastrectomy with wrapping of the pedicle omental flap around the esophagogastric anastomosis. Group B patients underwent an esophagogastrectomy with only a stapled technique.


RESULTS
Of all 255 patients who received an esophagogastric anastomosis, 226 (89%) were discharged from the hospital within 15 days of operation. There was no significant difference between these 2 groups in regard to the incidence of pulmonary complications, abdominal or thoracic infections, and days of hospital stay. Anastomotic leaks occurred in a single patient from group A (1%) and in 7 patients from group B (6%). In group A, 33 patients underwent transhiatal esophagogastrectomy and 95 had thoracic esophagogastrectomy, which resulted in an anastomotic leakage in 1 (3%) and 0 (0%) patients, respectively. In group B, 42 patients had transhiatal esophagogastrectomy and 85 had thoracic esophagogastrectomy, which resulted in anastomotic leakage in 5 (12%) and 2 (2%) patients, respectively. The leakage ratio of group B was significant greater than that of group A (P < .05). Two patients were excluded during the evaluation of the benign stricture due to hospital mortality. Anastomotic strictures were noted in 8 patients from group A (6%) and 20 patients from group B (16%), and the difference in the incidence of anastomotic strictures between these 2 groups was statistically significant (P < .05).


CONCLUSION
Wrapping of the pedicle omental flap around the esophagogastric stapled anastomosis site decreases the incidence of anastomotic leakage and stricture rate after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, thereby decreasing the morbidity and mortality of the procedure.
Degree Matters: The Impact of a Leader’s Foreign Education on His Country’s Economic Development

Acknowledgement This thesis would not have been possible without the help from Professor Lincoln. His advice in refining my direction of study and the content of my work was invaluable. In addition, I would also like to acknowledge all the professors I have had during my time at CMC, for teaching me all the knowledge about economics and econometrics. Finally, I would like to thank my parents for their continuous love and support in everything I do and I want to thank my great friends, who made my past four years at CMC unforgettable. 5 1. Abstract I analyze the correlation between a nation leader's foreign education experience and their nation's GDP growth and economic freedom in African, Asian, and South American countries. There is a statistically significant correlation between a leader's foreign education and the country's GDP growth rate, especially in Africa. Data also shows that a leader's foreign education is positively correlated with his country's economic freedom. Despite the fact that the regressions can only demonstrate correlation as opposed to causation relationships among variables, further analysis of the results concludes that a leader's education and the country's development are reciprocal. The findings of this paper shine light on future policy directions for developing countries. 6 2. Introduction After World War II, the number of international students in developed countries studying at all levels grew rapidly as developing countries sought to educate their populations. By the end of the 20 th century, there were an estimated 1.5 million students studying internationally at the higher education level (Mazzarol, Soutar, & Seng, 2003). Many of these students returned to their home countries where they became important figures. The United States State Department estimates that nearly 300 world leaders, current and former, were educated at U.S. institutions (Wolfgang, 2012). However, it remains unanswered if a foreign degree has an impact on the ruling style of each leader and if so, to what extent. In late 2001, after the death of Kim Jong Il, Time Magazine published an article, predicting that Kim Jong Un, who was educated in Switzerland, would initiate reforms once he came to power. The article argued, " There may be reason for cautious hope… and the cause of hope begins with the fact that as a young man Kim lived in Bern, Switzerland, attending school there under an assumed name from 1998 to 2000 (Powell, 2011). " However, other …
Personal Attributes Extraction in Chinese Text Based on Recurrent Neural Network

Personal Attributes Extraction in Chinese Text Task is designed to extract person specific attributes, for example, spouse/husband, children, education, title etc. from unstructured Chinese texts. According to the characteristics of the personal attributes extraction, we propose a new method based on deep learning to extract attributes from the documents in this paper. Experiments show that this method can improve the accuracy of personal attributes extraction effectively.
Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity mediated by cetuximab against lung cancer cell lines.

PURPOSE
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is commonly overexpressed in lung cancer. Cetuximab is a chimeric mouse-human antibody targeted against EGFR. Compared with its inhibitory properties, its immunologic mechanisms have not been well studied. In this study, we investigated the antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity of cetuximab against lung cancer cell lines.


EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
We studied the correlation between EGFR expression in lung cancer cell lines and the ADCC activity of cetuximab as well as the influence of interleukin-2 and chemotherapy on the ADCC activity. EGFR expression was measured by a quantitative flow cytometric analysis and immunohistochemistry. The ADCC activity was assessed by a 4-h (51)Cr release assay. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells, purified T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and monocytes from healthy donors or lung cancer patients were used as effector cells.


RESULTS
Fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells exhibited cetuximab-mediated ADCC activity against lung cancer cell lines at a low concentration of cetuximab (0.25 microg/mL). A logarithmic correlation was observed between the number of EGFRs and ADCC activity. Even low EGFR expression, which was weakly detectable by immunohistochemistry, was sufficient for maximum ADCC activity, and further increases in EGFR expression on the target cells had no further effect on the ADCC activity. In addition, ADCC activity was enhanced by interleukin-2 mainly through activation of NK cells and was less susceptible to immunosuppression by chemotherapy than NK activity in lung cancer patients.


CONCLUSIONS
These observations suggest the importance of ADCC activity as an immunologic mechanism of cetuximab in biological therapy for lung cancer patients.
State anxiety, psychological stress and positive well-being responses to yoga and aerobic exercise in people with schizophrenia: a pilot study.

PURPOSE
Worsening of schizophrenia symptoms is related to stress and anxiety. People with schizophrenia often experience difficulties in coping with stress and possess a limited repertoire of coping strategies. A randomised comparative trial was undertaken in patients with schizophrenia to evaluate changes in state anxiety, psychological stress and subjective well-being after single sessions of yoga and aerobic exercise compared with a control condition.


METHOD
Forty participants performed a single 30-min yoga session, 20-min of aerobic exercise on a bicycle ergometre at self-selected intensity and a 20-min no exercise control condition in random order.


RESULTS
After single sessions of yoga and aerobic exercise individuals with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder showed significantly decreased state anxiety (p < 0.0001), decreased psychological stress (p < 0.0001) and increased subjective well-being (p < 0.0001) compared to a no exercise control condition. Effect sizes ranged from 0.82 for psychological stress after aerobic exercise to 1.01 for state anxiety after yoga. The magnitude of the changes did not differ significantly between yoga and aerobic exercise.


CONCLUSION
People with schizophrenia and physiotherapists can choose either yoga or aerobic exercise in reducing acute stress and anxiety taking into account the personal preference of each individual.