Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
On why music changes what (we think) we taste

A pair of recently published studies demonstrate that what we happen to be listening to can sometimes change our perception (or, at the very least, our rating) of what we are eating or drinking. In one recent study, North (2012) showed that the emotional attributes (or connotation) of a piece of music could influence people's perception of red or white wine. Meanwhile, Crisinel et al. (2012) reported that listening to a lower-pitched soundscape can help to emphasize the bitter notes in a bittersweet toffee while listening to a soundscape with a higher pitch tends to bring out its sweetness. Although the most appropriate psychological and neuroscientific explanations for such crossmodal effects are still uncertain, we outline a number of possible alternatives for such intriguing, not to mention surprising, phenomena.
Support, training readiness and learning motivation in determining intention to transfer

Purpose The purpose of this study is to augment knowledge of how work environment and personal characteristics affect intention to transfer in a work context. This study aims to investigate the factors that can influence intention to transfer training in a professional development training context. The study examined the predictive capacity of organizational support, supervisor support, training readiness and learning motivation on transfer intention among the study respondents. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from teachers in secondary schools in the USA. The structural equation modeling method was adopted to analyze 216 responses using a self-report survey. Findings We found that (a) organizational support was directly associated with supervisor support for training, (b) supervisor support for training significantly influenced training readiness and motivation to learn, (c) training readiness positively affected motivation to learn, and (d) motivation to learn positively influenced intention to transfer. In addition, supervisor support mediated the relationships between organizational support and training readiness and between organizational support and motivation to learn. Training readiness linked intention to transfer and motivation to learn. Motivation to learn also played a mediating role in the relationship between supervisor support and intention to transfer. Originality/value Our findings add to the academic work on training transfer by empirically analyzing how both the environment (e.g. organizational support) and individual factors (e.g. learning motivation) influence employees’ intention to transfer. In particular, we investigated the potential impact of both organizational support and supervisory support on intentions to transfer, compared to previous studies emphasizing only supervisory support to improve training outcomes.
Autologous graft-versus-host disease induction in advanced breast cancer: role of peripheral blood progenitor cells

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of the use of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPCs) on the induction of autologous graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in patients with advanced breast cancer. 14 women with stage IIIB and 36 women with stage IV breast cancer received cyclosporine (CsA) 2.5 mg kg–1 i.v. daily, d 0–28, and interferon-gamma (IFNg) 0.025 mg/m2 s.c. qod, d7–28, following PBPC-T ± bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Preceding high-dose chemotherapy consisted of cyclophosphamide 6 g/m2 and thiotepa 800 mg/m2. Histologically proven ≥grade II cutaneous GVHD was induced in 18/50 (36%) of patients and was independent of the source of haematopoietic support. in vitro studies showed that post-transplant, 76% of patients had developed auto-cytotoxicity against their own pre-transplant PHA-lymphoblasts. A significant correlation between the occurrence of GVHD ≥grade II and cytolysis was observed in the NK cell-line K562 and the T47D breast cancer cell-line. With a median follow-up of 2½ years, the overall survival (OS) is 58%, the disease-free survival (DFS) 26%, both independent of the development of GVHD and similar to what has been observed in other studies on high-dose chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer. It therefore remains unclear whether the induction of autologous GVHD with the occurrence of auto-cytotoxic lymphocytes can result in an anti-tumour effect in this group of patients. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign http://www.bjcancer. com
Audio-visual Speech Recognition Workshop 2000 Final Report

We have made signi cant progress in automatic speech recognition (ASR) for well-de ned applications like dictation and medium vocabulary transaction processing tasks in relatively controlled environments. However, for ASR to approach human levels of performance and for speech to become a truly pervasive user interface, we need novel, nontraditional approaches that have the potential of yielding dramatic ASR improvements. Visual speech is one such source for making large improvements in high noise environments with the potential of channel and task independence. It is not e ected by the acoustic environment and noise, and it possibly contains the greatest amount of complementary information to the acoustic signal. In this workshop, our goal was to advance the state-of-the-art in ASR by demonstrating the use of visual information in addition to the traditional audio for large vocabulary continuous speech recognition (LVCSR). Starting with an appropriate audio-visual database, collected and provided by IBM, we demonstrated for the rst time that LVCSR performance can be improved by the use of visual information in the clean audio case. Speci cally, by conducting audio lattice rescoring experiments, we showed a 7% relative word error rate (WER) reduction in that condition. Furthermore, for the harder problem of speech contaminated by speech \babble" noise at 10 dB SNR, we demonstrated that recognition performance can be improved by 27% in relative WER reduction, compared to an equivalent audio-only recognizer matched to the noise environment. We believe that this paves the way to seriously address the challenge of speech recognition in high noise environments and to potentially achieve human levels of performance. In this report, we detail a number of approaches and experiments conducted during the summer workshop in the areas of visual feature extraction, hidden Markov model based visual-only recognition, and audio-visual information fusion. The later was our main concentration: In the workshop, a number of feature fusion as well as decision fusion techniques for audio-visual ASR were explored and compared.
Mind Body Practices for Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a complex skin disease that may affect any part of the body, like the knees, elbows, and scalp. Also, can occur in the nails, joints [1,2] and mouth [3,4]. Both genders over a wide age range can be affected. Worldwide prevalence, white people are more commonly seen to be at risk than any other ethnicity, about 2% of the U.K. population are affected [5,6]. Psoriasis itself is not infectious [7], but some lesions may incur secondary infection, which may complicate treatment [8]. It is frequent in families, but may skip a generation, and many genes have been linked to it [9,10]. Many factors can to trigger the condition, including skin injury, a sore throat, chest infection, dental infections, sunburn, certain drug treatments, increased intake of alcohol [11], weather changes, and distress. Often it produces physical discomfort, such as itching, pain, and skin blemishes [12]. However, others find it no more than a slight irritation. Distress seems to be one an important factor [6,13-17]. Emotional trauma can trigger the disease [6,18,19].
A Study of Arabic-Speaking English Language Learner’s Spoken Comprehensibility

The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that affect the comprehensibility of oral language produced by English language learners whose first language is Arabic. This study will analyze four separate interviews with English language learners phonetically. Apart from the phonetic analysis, an analysis of supra-segmental errors, syntax, morphology, and semantics will be provided for each speaker. This study will also take into account the perceptions of a range of native speakers of the English language. Through each analysis the goal is to identify the factors that most affect comprehensibility in order to create an education plan for each individual English language learner which will highlight the aspects of the English language that will most improve their spoken comprehensibility and the educational strategies that could be used to help them achieve this improvement. The parameters of this study are limited by the fact that only four English language learners were interviewed and only fifteen native speakers rated them, not including the principal investigator. The data, therefore, are not significant quantitatively, however they are significant qualitatively. Analyzing four English language learners of the same language background can give researchers insight into common problems among learners of that language. It can also provide information about the key factors interfering with their comprehensibility and intelligibility. The linguistic information provided will, therefore, help a small subgroup of English language learners and teachers, yet the information provided concerning the instruction of these language learners can be applied to a larger population.
New Image Denoising Method Based Wavelet and Curvelet Transform

Wavelet multi-resolution analysis is widely used and achieves good results in image denoising fields. Wavelet transform has unique advantages in dealing with singular point, but has some disadvantages in dealing with the borders and the line features of the image. But curvelet transform has the finest approximation of the singular curve in the image. In this paper, we combine the wavelet transform and curvelet transform to deal with the noisy image. The results show that the proposed method is better than only using wavelet transform or curvelet transform to deal with noisy image, that is to say this method can get better visual effects and higher PSNR.
Frequently hypercyclic operators

We investigate the subject of linear dynamics by studying the notion of frequent hypercyclicity for bounded operators T on separable complex F-spaces: T is frequently hypercyclic if there exists a vector x such that for every nonempty open subset U of X, the set of integers n such that T n x belongs to U has positive lower density. We give several criteria for frequent hypercyclicity, and this leads us in particular to study linear transformations from the point of view of ergodic theory. Several other topics which are classical in hypercyclicity theory are also investigated in the frequent hypercyclicity setting.
The endoplasmic reticulum stress response in aging and age-related diseases

The endoplasmic reticulum(ER) is a multifunctional organelle within which protein folding, lipid biosynthesis, and calcium storage occurs. Perturbations such as energy or nutrient depletion, disturbances in calcium or redox status that disrupt ER homeostasis lead to the misfolding of proteins, ER stress and up-regulation of several signaling pathways coordinately called the unfolded protein response (UPR). The UPR is characterized by the induction of chaperones, degradation of misfolded proteins and attenuation of protein translation. The UPR plays a fundamental role in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and thus is central to normal physiology. However, sustained unresolved ER stress leads to apoptosis. Aging linked declines in expression and activity of key ER molecular chaperones and folding enzymes compromise proper protein folding and the adaptive response of the UPR. One mechanism to explain age associated declines in cellular functions and age-related diseases is a progressive failure of chaperoning systems. In many of these diseases, proteins or fragments of proteins convert from their normally soluble forms to insoluble fibrils or plaques that accumulate in a variety of organs including the liver, brain or spleen. This group of diseases, which typically occur late in life includes Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type II diabetes and a host of less well known but often equally serious conditions such as fatal familial insomnia. The UPR is implicated in many of these neurodegenerative and familial protein folding diseases as well as several cancers and a host of inflammatory diseases including diabetes, atherosclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease and arthritis. This review will discuss age-related changes in the ER stress response and the role of the UPR in age-related diseases.
Penyuluhan Kesehatan dengan Metode Emo Demo Efektif Meningkatkan Praktik CTPS di MI Al-Badri Kalisat Kabupaten Jember

Indonesian people's habits, including children in washing hand with soap (CTPS), are still low. Although handwashing with soap is one of the most effective ways to prevent diarrhea and ISPA, which is the leading cause of child death. Emotional Demonstration (Emo Demo) is one of the imaginative and provocative educational methods to achieve healthy behavior. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of CTPS counseling with Emo Demo method on school-age children in MI Al-Badri Kalisat, Jember District. This research was a quantitative research using experimental pre experimental design One Group Pretest Postest Design with the number of research subjects as many as 47 people. The variables to be studied include the knowledge and practice of CTPS measured using the pretest and posttest knowledge instruments, pretest and posttest observation practice sheets, and extension media using the Emo Demo method. Data collection techniques through interviews and observation. Data were processed using SPSS Version 21 software statistic with Wilcoxon Sign Rank test with α = 0,05. Data collection was conducted in September-October 2017. Prior to the intervention, most of them lacked knowledge and practice (78.8% and 85.1%) and no students had good knowledge and practice of CTPS. After the intervention was done by providing counseling, small group demonstration, and provision of handwashing facilities, most students had moderate knowledge (76.6%) while students with good knowledge were 8.5%. The subjects of CTPS practice were mostly in good category (76.6%) while subjects with less than 1 person (2.1%) training ability. The conclusion of this study is that there is significant difference of knowledge before and after intervention (p = 0,000), there is significant difference in practice before and after intervention (p = 0,000). Keywords — CTPS, Emo Demo, Health Education
Pengaruh Satisfaction terhadap Advocacy Merek Lokal dengan Loyalty sebagai Mediator (Studi pada the Executive)

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh Satisfaction terhadap Advocacy pada merek lokal dengan Loyalty sebagai mediator (Studi pada The Executive). Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan analisis data deskriptif dan kausal, responden yang diteliti dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 100 konsumen yang pernah membeli produk The Executive. Data yang terkumpul dari 19 item pernyataan kuesioner kemudian diolah menggunakan IBM SPSS 24 dengan teknik analisis jalur. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa satisfaction berada pada posisi angka 74,71% dengan kategori baik, loyalty berada pada posisi angka 69,67% dengan kategori baik, advocacy berada pada posisi angka 72,35% dengan kategori baik, satisfaction berpengaruh signifikan terhadap loyalty sebesar 60,68%, loyalty berpengaruh signifikan terhadap advocacy sebesar 21,43%, satisfaction berpengaruh signifikan terhadap advocacy sebesar 13,76%, dan satisfaction berpengaruh terhadap advocacy melalui loyalty sebesar 36,10%. Keywords: Satisfaction, Loyalty, Advocacy, Fashion
Condenser performance, control, and heat transfer enhancement issues resulting from elliptic-sensitivity of shear driven internal condensing flows

This paper presents unsteady computational simulation results and supporting experimental evidence that show a certain fundamental feature of a purely shear driven annular/stratified internal condensing flow with respect to its sensitivity to boundary conditions. This feature is termed “elliptic sensitivity. ” Shear driven condensing flows occur in 0g, horizontal channels, and micro-meter scale ducts of any orientation and they often have, or are designed to have, a significant annular/stratified regime. This fundamental feature of the flow allows imposition of several possible values of the mean pressure-difference (unlike the usual situation of having only one pressure difference value) for a given set of quasi-steady values of mass-flow rate, inlet or outlet pressure, and a steady cooling approach for the condensingsurface. By a quasi-steady time-varying flow variable, it is meant that the variable exhibits a steady-in-the-mean value with suitable time periodic fluctuation (s) superposed on it. For most common cooling approaches, when a quasi-steady value of the pressure-difference is changed (even by an amount in the range of 5 – 200 Pa) in time to another quasi-steady value, it often triggers significant changes in the mean condensate thickness, heat transfer rates which induces significant thermal transients, and system characteristics outside the condenser. However if the
Integrated IMS-femtocell testbed

This paper conducted the integration deployment of IP Multimedia Subsystem and LTE-based femtocell network in a lab scale environment (test-bed). A feasible integration designs called the SIP/IMS-based integration with all-IP connectivity is proposed as a new design for the 4G wireless technology called the Next Generation Wireless Network (NGWN). The performance evaluations of integrated IMS - Femtocell were not conducted independently, but as one system. End-to-end test-bed simulation and measurements were conducted and analysed. Some test cases, i.e., the registration process to IMS core network and call setup between two IMS' clients were deployed in various testing time. The test cases included the measurements of generated traffics, jitter, max delta, and bandwidth usage. The analysis of packet stream considered five most common protocols in IMS system, i.e., SIP, HTTP, TCP, UDP and RTP. Despite having some issues, the simulation test-bed of integrated IMS-Femtocell network has been proven to working well.
A Bayesian Real Option Approach to Patents and Optimal Renewal Fees

This article aims at estimating the optimal profile of renewal fees patent offices should implement. It is at the crossroad of two strands of literature. The first strand is the theoretical literature analysing renewal fees as an optimal revelation mechanism. The second strand is the econometric literature developing real option models of patent renewal decisions to assess the value of patents. Using data from the French patent office, we find that there is little room to lower the social cost of patents without affecting the monetary incentives to apply for a patent and innovate. We show that a menu of optimally defined profiles helps to further discriminate among patents.
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of No Recombination to Myoglobin Mutants

Molecular dynamics simulations on two coupled electronic surfaces are employed to investigate the geminate recombination of nitric oxide to mutants of sperm whale myoglobin. A model for the ground and the excited states is constructed based on experimental data. The crossing between the surfaces is treated using the Landau-Zener formula. The reaction probability and the recombination curves are calculated directly by histogramming the results of an ensemble of trajectories. The experimental trend is reproduced in which the picosecond recombination rate of different mutants increases in the order Pheae > Leuae > Val2’ > Ala”. Furthermore, in accord with the experiment on significantly longer time scales an opposite trend is obtained, in which the recombination rate for Alaze is larger than for Phe”. These results are explained by constrained diffusion of the ligand in the heme pocket. The average and the transient volume of the heme pocket is modified by the 29 mutants.
Evaluating Summary Measures of Heterogeneous Political Discussion: The Critical Roles of Excluded Cases and Discussion with People Holding Extreme Views

ABSTRACT Summary network heterogeneity measures are frequently used and often-cited in work on interpersonal political disagreement, but their properties are not well documented and they produce anomalous results relative to other measures of socially supplied disagreement. This study deconstructs the familiar summary network heterogeneity measure to examine why it produces incongruous results relative to other measures used in the literature. This study pays particular attention to the multiple strategies that exist for handling non-partisans when creating the measure. Additionally, it focuses on the “extreme views” items included in its construction, which are conceptually and methodologically distinct from other items and rarely theoretically justified. Results demonstrate that summary network heterogeneity is best thought of an as index, rather than as a scale, which has implications for how scholars should approach it. Critically, inclusion of the extreme views items and decisions about data exclusion also have substantive consequences; this highlights the need for further inquiry into extremity and for explicit reporting about data-handling decisions.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Seasonality, Beijing, China, 2007–2015

During July 2007–June 2015, we enrolled 4,225 hospitalized children with pneumonia in a study to determine the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Beijing, China. We defined season as the period during which >10% of total PCRs performed each week were RSV positive. We identified 8 distinctive RSV seasons. On average, the season onset occurred at week 41 (mid-October) and lasted 33 weeks, through week 20 of the next year (mid-May); 97% of all RSV-positive cases occurred during the season. RSV seasons occurred 3–5 weeks earlier and lasted ≈6 weeks longer in RSV subgroup A–dominant years than in RSV subgroup B–dominant years. Our analysis indicates that monitoring such RSV subgroup shifts might provide better estimates for the onset of RSV transmission. PCR-based tests could be a flexible or complementary way of determining RSV seasonality in locations where RSV surveillance is less well-established, such as local hospitals throughout China.
Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole: Exploring the Idiosyncrasies of Botmaster Systems in a Multi-Tier Botnet Infrastructure

In this study, we advance the understanding of botmaster-owned systems in an advanced botnet, Waledac, through the analysis of file-system and network trace data from the upper-tiers in its architecture. The functionality and existence of these systems has to-date only been postulated as existing knowledge has generally been limited to behavioral observations from hosts infected by bot binaries. We describe our new findings for this botnet relating to botmaster interaction, topological nuances, provided services, and malicious output, providing a more complete view of the botnet infrastructure and insight into the motivations and methods of sophisticated botnet deployment. The exposure of these explicit details of Waledac reveals and clarifies overall trends in the construction of advanced botnets with tiered architectures, both past, such as the Storm botnet which featured a highly similar architecture, and future. Implications of our findings are discussed, addressing how the botnet's auditing activities, authenticated spam dispersion technique, repacking method, and tier utilization affect remediation and challenge current notions of botnet configuration and behavior.