Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sample-level Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Music Auto-tagging Using Raw Waveforms

Recently, the end-to-end approach that learns hierarchical representations from raw data using deep convolutional neural networks has been successfully explored in the image, text and speech domains. This approach was applied to musical signals as well but has been not fully explored yet. To this end, we propose sample-level deep convolutional neural networks which learn representations from very small grains of waveforms (e.g. 2 or 3 samples) beyond typical frame-level input representations. Our experiments show how deep architectures with sample-level filters improve the accuracy in music auto-tagging and they provide results comparable to previous state-of-the-art performances for the Magnatagatune dataset and Million Song Dataset. In addition, we visualize filters learned in a sample-level DCNN in each layer to identify hierarchically learned features and show that they are sensitive to log-scaled frequency along layer, such as mel-frequency spectrogram that is widely used in music classification systems.
Data mining for meteorological applications: Decision trees for modeling rainfall prediction

Prediction is a challenging task and that too for weather is even more complex, dynamic and mind-boggling. Weather prediction poses right from the ancient times as a big herculean task, because it depends on various parameters to predict the dependent variables like temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed and direction, which are changing from time to time and weather calculation varies with the geographical location along with its atmospheric variables. There are many data mining techniques employed for weather prediction, but decision tree evaluation can be quantified. This paper highlights a model using decision tree to predict weather phenomena like fog, rainfall, cyclones and thunderstorms, which can be a life saving information and used by peoples of all walks of life in making wise and intelligent decisions. This model may be used in machine learning and further promises the scope for improvement as more and more relevant attributes can be used in predicting the dependent variables. The proposed model is implemented using the open source data mining tool Rapidminer.
Maf1 Is a Novel Target of PTEN and PI3K Signaling That Negatively Regulates Oncogenesis and Lipid Metabolism

Maf1 was initially identified as a transcriptional repressor of RNA pol III-transcribed genes, yet little is known about its other potential target genes or its biological function. Here, we show that Maf1 is a key downstream target of PTEN that drives both its tumor suppressor and metabolic functions. Maf1 expression is diminished with loss of PTEN in both mouse models and human cancers. Consistent with its role as a tumor suppressor, Maf1 reduces anchorage-independent growth and tumor formation in mice. PTEN-mediated changes in Maf1 expression are mediated by PTEN acting on PI3K/AKT/FoxO1 signaling, revealing a new pathway that regulates RNA pol III-dependent genes. This regulatory event is biologically relevant as diet-induced PI3K activation reduces Maf1 expression in mouse liver. We further identify lipogenic enzymes as a new class of Maf1-regulated genes whereby Maf1 occupancy at the FASN promoter opposes SREBP1c-mediated transcription activation. Consistent with these findings, Maf1 inhibits intracellular lipid accumulation and increasing Maf1 expression in mouse liver abrogates diet-mediated induction of lipogenic enzymes and triglycerides. Together, these results establish a new biological role for Maf1 as a downstream effector of PTEN/PI3K signaling and reveal that Maf1 is a key element by which this pathway co-regulates lipid metabolism and oncogenesis.
Price and Wealth Asymptotic Dynamics with CRRA Technical Trading Strategies

In this paper we study the dynamics of a simple asset pricing model describing the trading activity of heterogeneous agents in a "stylized" market. The economy in the model contains two assets: a bond with risk-less return and a dividend paying stock. The price of the stock is determined through market clearing condition. Traders are speculators described as expected utility maximizers with heterogeneous beliefs about future stock price and with heterogeneous estimation of risk. In particular, we consider traders who base their investment decision on different time horizons and we analyze the effect of these differences on the price dynamics. Under suitable parameterization, the stock no-arbitrage "fundamental" price can emerge as a stable fixed point of the model dynamics. For different parameterizations, however, the market shows cyclical or chaotic price dynamics with speculative bubbles and crashes. We find that the sole heterogeneity of agents with respect to their time horizons is not enough to guarantee the instability of the fundamental price and the emergence of non-trivial price dynamics. However, if different groups of agents are characterized by different trading behaviors, the introduction of heterogeneous investment horizons can help to decrease the stability region of the "fundamental" fixed point. The role of time horizons turns out to be different for different trade behaviors and, in general, depends on the whole ecology of agents' beliefs. We demonstrate this effect discussing a case in which the increase of fundamentalists time horizons can lead to cyclical or chaotic price behavior, while the same increase for the chartists helps to stabilize the fundamental price.
Clientelism and Vote Buying: Lessons from Field Experiments in West Africa *

Electoral clientelism and vote buying are widely perceived as major obstacles to economic development. This is because they may limit the provision of public goods. In this paper, we review the literature on clientelism and vote buying and propose the use of field experiments to empirically evaluate the consequences of these phenomena. We summarize the results from two field experiments conducted by the authors in West African countries. Clientelism and vote buying seem to be effective and to enjoy widespread electoral support. The results from Wantchekon (2003) suggest that increased access to information and political participation by women may limit clientelism. In addition, Vicente (2007) finds that voter education campaigns may undermine the effects of vote buying on voting behavior. We argue that development aid interventions may be designed to effectively increase public-good political accountability.
Application of Deletion- Targeted Multiplex PCR technique for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strains in samples from tuberculosis patients

Background and Objective Molecular epidemiological studies have shown that certain genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) are over-represented in limited geographical regions, suggesting of evolution of certain genotypes with increasing virulence and pathogenicity. Beijing strain of MTB was initially described by its potential to cause outbreaks worldwide and its association with drug resistance. Due to tuberculosis (TB)-related mortality which is associated with Beijing genotype, this study was designed with the aim to detect the MTB Beijing genotype in the region of study. Materials and Methods A total of 170 clinical isolates of MTB were collected from the TB reference laboratory of Khuzestan province, Iran, over one year period from February 2010 to February 2011. Phenotypic tests were used for preliminary detection of MTB. Culture positive MTB isolates were confirmed by multiplex PCR based on IS6110 gene with subsequent screening for resistance to isoniazid (INH), and rifampin (RIF) by PCR using relevant primers. Three set of primers were used to differentiate Beijing from non-Beijing strains by using Deletion- Targeted Multiplex (DTM) PCR. Results From 160 PCR-confirmed MTB isolates, 18 (11.25%) showed mutation in katG gene related to INH resistance and 20 (12.5%), associated with mutation in rpoB gene related to RIF resistance, and 8 (5%) were detected as Beijing strain using multiplex PCR. The majority of detected Beijing strains (6/8[75%]) comprised mutation in katG gene with the prevalent mutation specifically in codon 315. In 4 Beijing strains (2.5%), mutation in rpoB gene were also detected. Conclusion Using DTM- PCR, the rate of Beijing strains in the region of study was determined as 5%. Although for detection of MTB antimicrobial resistance, it is advised to use a combination of conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing and molecular techniques, however for time saving, it seems that DTM-PCR, is a simple technique for use in areas of the world where Beijing strains are highly prevalent.
Transplant-related mortality and long-term graft function are significantly influenced by cell dose in patients undergoing allogeneic marrow transplantation.

We have studied the impact of cell dose on short- and long-term graft function and outcome in 905 patients undergoing an unmanipulated allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from an HLA-identical sibling (n = 735), a one-antigen mismatched related donor (n = 35), or a matched unrelated donor (n = 135). Median number of nucleated cells infused was 3.4 x 10(8)/kg (25th percentile 2.4 x 10(8)/kg, 75th percentile 5 x 10(8)/kg). Patients were stratified according to cells infused in 3 groups: < or = 2.4 x 10(8)/kg (n = 247; low dose); >2.4 x 10(8)/kg and < or = 5 x 10(8)/kg (n = 452; intermediate dose); and >5 x 10(8)/kg (n = 206; high dose). Patients receiving high cell dose had significantly higher platelet counts on days +20, +50, +100, +180, and +365 after BMT (P <.01) and higher white blood cell counts on days +50, +100, and +180 after BMT (P <.01) as compared with other patients. The actuarial 5-year transplant-related mortality (TRM) was 41% versus 36% versus 28% (P =.01); overall survival was 45% versus 51% versus 56% (P =.0008); and disease-free survival was 41% versus 42% versus 48%, respectively, (P =.04) in patients receiving low, intermediate, or high cell dose. The cell dose effect was more pronounced in patients older than 30 years of age, with advanced disease, with chronic myeloid leukemia, and with alternative donors. In multivariate Cox analysis on TRM, cell dose was a significant predictor (P =.002; relative risk 0.6) together with donor type (P =.0001), year of transplantation (P =.0001), conditioning regimen (P =.02), and recipient age (P =.02). In conclusion, transplantation of high marrow cell dose is associated with reduced transplant mortality and improved survival and results in improved graft function both short and long term.
Socioeconomic status and length of hospital stay in children with vaso-occlusive crises of sickle cell disease.

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between socioeconomic status and length of hospital stay for vaso-occlusive crises in children with sickle cell disease. METHODS 19,174 discharges (aged 1-20 years), with a primary diagnosis of sickle cell disease with crisis were analyzed from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kid Inpatient Database 2000. Socioeconomic status was assessed using an area-based measure, median household income by ZIP code and an individual-level measure, insurance status. We adjusted for age, gender, hospital location/teaching status, presence of pneumonia, number of diagnoses on record and number of procedures performed. Negative binomial regression models using generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to assess length of stay. RESULTS Socioeconomic status as measured by income was not associated with length of stay (incidence rate ratio (highest versus lowest category) = 1.04 (95% CI: 0.98, 1.11)). In contrast, socioeconomic status as measured by insurance was associated with length of stay [adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.04 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.08)), although the magnitude of this difference is small and not likely to be clinically important. CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence to suggest that socioeconomic status has any clinically important effect on length of hospital stay in children with vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell disease.
Completion rates: An analysis of factors related to drug court program completion

Abstract Drug courts were proposed as a solution to the increasing numbers of drug involved offenders entering the criminal justice system. This study evaluates 290 Felony Drug Court participants in a large city in Texas to determine factors that are related to drug court completion. The population from which this sample was drawn consists of adults in the Felony Drug Court program from January 2006 to September 2010. The data are analyzed using bivariate analysis and descriptive analysis. This study reveals that employment and marriage are factors associated with drug court completion. The findings demonstrate that married participants who were employed when entering the program were more likely to graduate than participants that were unemployed, single and/or divorced. The analysis showed that 69.1% of the participants who graduated from the program were married and 65.0% of the participants who were employed when entering the program that graduated. Limitations of this study and suggestions for future research are discussed.
SCORE performance in Central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union: MONICA and HAPIEE results

Aims The Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) scale assesses 10 year risk of fatal atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), based on conventional risk factors. The high-risk SCORE version is recommended for Central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union (CEE/FSU), but its performance has never been systematically assessed in the region. We evaluated SCORE performance in two sets of population-based CEE/FSU cohorts. Methods and results The cohorts based on the World Health Organization MONitoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease (MONICA) surveys in the Czech Republic, Poland (Warsaw and Tarnobrzeg), Lithuania (Kaunas), and Russia (Novosibirsk) were followed from the mid-1980s. The Health, Alcohol, and Psychosocial factors in Eastern Europe (HAPIEE) study follows Czech, Polish (Krakow), and Russian (Novosibirsk) cohorts from 2002–05. In Cox regression analyses, the high-risk SCORE ≥5% at baseline significantly predicted CVD mortality in both MONICA [n = 15 027; hazard ratios (HR), 1.7–6.3] and HAPIEE (n = 20 517; HR, 2.6–10.5) samples. While SCORE calibration was good in most MONICA samples (predicted and observed mortality were close), the risk was underestimated in Russia. In HAPIEE, the high-risk SCORE overpredicted the estimated 10 year mortality for Czech and Polish samples and adequately predicted it for Russia. SCORE discrimination was satisfactory in both MONICA and HAPIEE. Conclusion The high-risk SCORE underestimated the fatal CVD risk in Russian MONICA but performed well in most MONICA samples and Russian HAPIEE. This SCORE version might overestimate the risk in contemporary Czech and Polish populations.
AlGaN/GaN heterostructures for hot electron and quantum effects

This paper reports on the transport and material characterization of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures. We compared the overheating temperatures in the transmission line model patterned devices during normal operation and analyze their dependence on the buffer thickness in order to optimize the thermal budget of the structures. It is demonstrated that noise spectra can be used to monitor the transport mechanisms and determine the activation energy of the traps. Small-dose gamma irradiation is used as an effective treatment for improving the structural properties. Based on cathodoluminescence and X-ray diffraction spectra shape, we explain the improvement as a result of the relaxation of elastic strains and structural-impurity ordering in the AlGaN barrier layer under irradiation. An irreversible improvement in mobility of the electrons in the channel, controlled by a proper dose of gamma radiation treatment, at considerably reduced self-heating is promising to achieve novel quantum transport regimes on the nanoscale.
PENGARUH KEPEMILIKAN INSTITUSIONAL PADA HUBUNGAN POSITIF ANTARA PROFITABILITAS DAN NILAI PERUSAHAAN

ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepemilikan institusional pada hubungan positif antara profitabilitas dan nilai perusahaan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Bursa Efek Indonesia pada tahun buku 2013-2015. Metode penentuan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling sehingga diperoleh 150 sampel penelitian. Analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah statistik deskriptif, uji asumsi klasik, dan teknik moderated regression analysis (MRA) yang merupakan aplikasi khusus regresi berganda linear dimana dalam persamaan regresinya menggandung unsur interaksi. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa nilai Adjusted R² sebesar 0,231, uji F memiliki nilai signifikansi sebesar 0,000, dan uji moderated regression analysis menunjukkan bahwa profitabilitas berpengaruh positif signifikan sebesar 1,392 dengan tingkat signifikansi 0,018. Sedangkan variabel interaksi (profitabilitas x kepemilikan institusional) juga berpengaruh positif signifikan sebesar 0,048 dengan tingkat signifikansi sebesar 0,001. Kata kunci : Profitabilitas, kepemilikan institusional, nilai perusahaan ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of institutional ownership on the positive relationship between profitability and the company value. The study was conducted on the Indonesia stock exchange in the fiscal year 2013-2014. Method of determination of the sample using the method of purposive sampling so that the retrieved sample 150 research. The analysis of the data used in this research is descriptive statistics, classic assumption test, and moderated regression analysis (MRA) which is a special application of linear multiple regression equations in regresinya begins an element of interaction. The test results show that the value of the Adjusted R ² of 0.231, test F has a value of significance 0.000, and test moderated regression analysis shows that the profitability of a significant positive effect of 0.018 significance level with 1.392. While variable interactions (profitability x institutional ownership) are also positive significant effect of level of significance 0.048 of 0.001. Keywords : profitability, institutional ownership, company value
The Haifa Corpus of Translationese

We describe bilingual English–French and English–German parallel corpora in which the direction of translation is accurately and reliably annotated. The corpus is diverse, consisting of parliamentary proceedings, literary works, transcripts of TED talks and political commentary. It will be instrumental for research of translationese and its applications to (human and machine) translation; specifically, it can be used for the task of translationese identification, a research direction that enjoys a growing interest in recent years. To evaluate the quality of the corpus, we replicate and expand on previous results of supervised identification of translationese, and further extend the experiments to additional datasets, including an additional language pair, and exploiting bilingual information.
First record of Tettigettalna mariae Quartau & Boulard, 1995 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadoidea) in Spain

Abstract Tettigettalna mariae Quartau & Boulard 1995 is recorded for the first time in Spain. Thought to be endemic to Portugal (occurring in the southern province of Algarve), the present paper adds its distribution to southern Spain, being an Iberian endemism. The acoustic signals of the new specimens collected were recorded in different localities of Huelva province, in Andalusia during August 2012. According to their present known distribution, specimens of Tettigettalna mariae tend to be sparsely distributed in small range populations in southern Iberian Peninsula, favouring wooded areas with Pinus pinea.
PENGEMBANGAN MODUL BERBASIS MODEL PEMBELAJARAN ARIAS UNTUK MEMBERDAYAKAN MOTIVASI DAN BERPIKIR KRITIS SISWA PADA MATERI EKOSISTEM

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) Mengembangkan modul berbasis model pembelajaran ARIAS untuk memberdayakan motivasi dan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi ekosistem; (2) Mengetahui kelayakan penggunaan modul berbasis model pembelajaran ARIAS untuk memberdayakan motivasi dan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi ekosistem; (3) Mengetahui efektivitas penggunaan modul berbasis model pembelajaran ARIAS terhadap motivasi dan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi ekosistem. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian pengembangan ( Research and Development ) yang merujuk pada Borg dan Gall. Rancangan modul dikembangkan menjadi modul Draft 1. Modul Draft 1 divalidasi oleh validator ahli dan praktisi berdasarkan kelayakan isi, bahasa, penyajian, kegrafikan, basis model pembelajaran ARIAS , berpikir kritis dan motivasi belajar siswa kemudian dilakukan uji coba lapangan kecil pada 10 siswa SMA N Kebakkramat. Setelah merevisi modul berdasar saran dan masukan pada uji skala kecil maka direvisi menjadi modul d raft II. Modul d raft II kemudian diuji utama pada 15 siswa SMA N Kebakkramat. Berdasar saran dan masukan uji lapangan modul draft II direvisi mnenjadi modul draft III. Modul draft III diuji coba sesungguhnya pada 36 siswa kelas X-8 SMA N Kebakkramat. Keefektifan modul terhadap hasil belajar, motivasi dan berpikir kritis siswa dianalisis menggunakan gain score dinormalisasikan untuk pretest-postest kelas uji coba sesungguhnya. Setelah modul direvisi menjadi produk akhir, dilakukan persebaran untuk pengembangan modul lebih luas. Hasil penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut: (1)Modul berbasis model pembelajaran ARIAS untuk memberdayakan motivasi dan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi ekosistem dikembangkan dengan merujuk pada penelitian pengembangan ( Research and Development ) yang merujuk pada Borg dan Gall; (2) Kualitas modul berbasis model pembelajaran ARIAS untuk memberdayakan motivasi dan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi ekosistem yang dikembangkan termasuk kategori sangat baik untuk kelayakan isi, penyajian, kegrafikan, dan sintaks model pembelajaran ARIAS serta menunjukkan kategori baik untuk kelayakan motivasi dan berpikir kritis berdasarkan validator ahli dan praktisi; (3) Modul berbasis model pembelajaran ARIAS untuk memberdayakan motivasi dan berpikir kritis siswa pada materi ekosistem efektif memberdayakan motivasi belajar siswa dengan hasil N-gain score sebesar 0,51 dan efektif memberdayakan berpikir kritis siswa dengan hasil N-gain score sebesar 0,60 dengan kategori sedang.
Generation of superoxide anion radicals and platelet glutathione peroxidase activity in patients with schizophrenia

Blood platelets are considered to be a peripheral marker in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Oxidative stress in schizophrenia may be responsible for changes in platelet metabolism and function; therefore, the aim of this study was to examine and compare the generation of superoxide anions and activity of an antioxidant enzyme (glutathione peroxidase [GPx]) in blood platelets in patients with schizophrenia and healthy subjects. The level of superoxide anions generated in platelets after thrombin and platelet-activating factor stimulation and activity of GPx in patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers was estimated. The results obtained from the study indicate that the generation of superoxide anions in platelets as a response of platelets in patients with schizophrenia to such activating factors as thrombin or platelet-activating factor is higher than in the response of platelets of healthy subjects. In platelets from schizophrenic patients, suppressed GPx activity of about 67% was observed.