Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tracking based on graph theory applied to pairs of plots

Multi platform, multi radar, multi air target tracking close to the coast is becoming increasingly complex because of: · The large number of data (radar plot) due to the environment and the number of sensors generate a combinatorial explosion of possible associations of plots for each track · The bias, errors positioning, sensors alignment, the data transmission delays between platforms, also strongly increase the possible number of false associations To manage the two constraints mentioned above, this paper introduces with a theoretical justification a new tracking filter based on graph theory using pairs of plots (GBPPT). The performances of this new tracking filter are illustrated on a real scenario in a difficult environment close to the coast.
The role of a sense of school belonging in understanding the effectiveness of inclusion of children with special educational needs

This review integrates theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence of a sense of school belonging (SOSB) to highlight its importance in understanding the inclusion efficacy research for pupils with special educational needs (SEN). Specifically, it examines the role of a SOSB on pupils' cognitive, affective, behavioural and social developmental outcomes. In addition, it considers the inclusion efficacy research regarding the outcome of mainstream and special education for pupils with SEN. In turn, the review synthesises the two areas of research on school belongingness and inclusion to suggest that a SOSB is important in understanding the relationship between school placement and developmental outcomes for pupils with SEN.
Strategies in Forecasting Outcomes in Ethical Decision-Making: Identifying and Analyzing the Causes of the Problem

This study examined the role of key causal analysis strategies in forecasting and ethical decision-making. Undergraduate participants took on the role of the key actor in several ethical problems and were asked to identify and analyze the causes, forecast potential outcomes, and make a decision about each problem. Time pressure and analytic mindset were manipulated while participants worked through these problems. The results indicated that forecast quality was associated with decision ethicality, and the identification of the critical causes of the problem was associated with both higher quality forecasts and higher ethicality of decisions. Neither time pressure nor analytic mindset impacted forecasts or ethicality of decisions. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Breast cancer screening with MRI--what are the data for patients at high risk?

More than 275,000 women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer this year, and 40,110 women will die of the disease.1 Randomized trials have shown that the use of screening mammography in the general population reduces mortality associated with breast cancer by at least 24 percent.2 Cancer is detected in 5 to 7 of every 1000 women on the first screening mammogram and in 2 or 3 of every 1000 women who undergo regular screening mammography. Although the average lifetime risk of breast cancer in an American woman is one in seven,1 the risk increases in .
Driving consumer acceptance of mobile marketing: a theoretical framework and empirical study

With the emergence of high speed wireless network technologies and the increasing market penetration of mobile phones the global advertising industry’s interest in using this medium as a means of marketing communication is rising. However, in spite of the increasing number of companies investing in mobile marketing campaigns, there is, as yet, little academic research on this topic and the nature and implications of this channel are not yet understood fully. This research attempts to help in bridging this gap; it investigates the factors that induce consumers to accept the mobile phone as a means of communicating promotional content. Underlying the research are a set of hypotheses that have been formulated to include determinants referring to consumer personality as well as determinants referring to the form of advertising. These hypotheses form the basis for this research and are empirically tested by means of a linear structural equation model. The empirical results (n = 1,028) identify entertainment value as well as information value as the strongest drivers of the acceptance of the mobile phone as an innovative medium for advertising content communication.
Social Networks and the Development of Close Relationships

This study examines the linkage between dose heterosexual relationships and their social networks of dose friends and family members. The central proposition of this study states that relational development will be positively associated with each partner's involvement in the other's social network and the degree of overlap in the individual social networks of each partner. Generally, the findings were consistent with this proposition. Among the indicators of network involvement and overlap, the range of network involvement (i.e., number of known members in the partner's network) emerged as the most powerful predictor of relational development. Findings are reviewed in light of existing theories and research, and suggestions for future research are made.
How many infections are caused by patient-to-patient transmission in intensive care units?*

Objective:The proportion of intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections that are a consequence of nosocomial cross-transmission between patients in tertiary ICUs is unknown. Such information would be useful for the implementation of appropriate infection control measures. Design:A prospective cohort study during 18 months. Setting:Five ICUs from two university hospitals. Patients:All patients admitted for ≥48 hrs. Measurement:ICU-acquired infections were ascertained during daily bedside patient and chart reviews. Episodes of potential cross-transmission were identified by highly discriminating genetic typing of all clinical and surveillance isolates of the ten bacterial species most frequently associated with nosocomial infections in ICUs. Isolation of indistinguishable isolates in two or more patients defined potential transmission episodes. Main Results:During 28,498 patient days, 431 ICU-acquired infections and 141 episodes of nosocomial transmissions were identified. A total of 278 infections were caused by the ten species that were genotyped, and 41 of these (14.5%) could be associated with transmissions between patients. Conclusion:Infections acquired during treatment in modern tertiary ICUs are common, but a causative role of direct patient-to-patient transmission can only be ascertained for a minority of these infections on the basis of routine microbiological investigations.
TOR Signaling

The mammalian target of rapamycin, mTOR, is a protein Ser-Thr kinase that functions as a central element in a signaling pathway involved in the control of cell growth and proliferation. The activity of mTOR is controlled not only by amino acids, but also by hormones and growth factors that activate the protein kinase Akt. The signaling pathway downstream of Akt leading to mTOR involves the protein products of the genes mutated in tuberous sclerosis, TSC1 and TSC2, and the small guanosine triphosphatase, Rheb. In cells, mTOR is found in a complex with two other proteins, raptor and mLST8. In this review, we describe recent progress in understanding the control of the mTOR signaling pathway and the role of mTOR-interacting proteins. With six figures and 221 citations, this STKE Review discusses the history and recently discovered interacting partners and effectors of TOR, a protein at the center of the regulatory and signaling pathways that control cell growth and proliferation. TOR stands for "target of rapamycin," which is a potent antifungal agent that inhibits TOR activity in many species, including yeast and humans. In simple organisms, nutrient availability appears to be the major factor influencing TOR activity. In metazoans, TOR integrates signals arising from the amino acid supply, cellular energy state, and hormone and growth factor receptors.
Emotional exhaustion and job performance: The moderating roles of distributive justice and positive affect

In a field study among 241 shop assistants and their 59 supervisors in fashion chain stores in Mainland China and Hong Kong, we found a negative relationship between emotional exhaustion and four indicators of job performance (overall performance, emotional display, OCB-O, and OCB-I) when employees perceived high levels of distributive justice in the exchange relationship with the organization, whereas emotional exhaustion was unrelated to any of these performance types when employees perceived low levels of distributive justice. In addition, this negative two-way interaction effect of emotional exhaustion by distributive justice on job performance was buffered when employees were high on positive affect and intensified when they were low on positive affect. We used the conservation of resources (COR) theory, the attribution model of justice, and the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions to clarify and discuss the moderating roles of distributive justice and positive affect in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and job performance. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The matching process in e‐mentoring: a case study in luxury hotels

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the effectiveness of an innovative e‐mentoring programme introduced in an international group of luxury hotels.Design/methodology/approach – The paper employs the survey method, with quantitative and qualitative data analysis. The research model was developed from a literature review.Findings – While mentoring programmes have generally gained increasing popularity in various organisations, in the recent past the success of e‐mentoring has attracted little empirical research. E‐mentoring is a vehicle for providing a guided mentoring relationship over large distances, largely through e‐mail, but also by using technology, including the voice over internet protocol (VOIP). Questionnaires were administered to 193 mentors and mentees engaged in a pilot e‐mentoring programme. A unique model was developed and now needs to be applied to a range of organisations and their e‐mentoring programmes. There are three key elements to the model: first, the introduction of weighted crit.
Predicting the intentions of tourism major students in a Korean University to acquire foreign language skills

The theory of planned behaviour was used to examine intentions of Korean tourism major students to acquire foreign language skills (FLS) and uncover the beliefs that contribute to that intention. Belief elicitation and belief measurement questionnaires were collected from 38 and 242 students at Woosong University in November and December 2010. Attitudes and subjective norms were found to be significant contributors to the sample students' intention to acquire FLS. Favourable attitudes and perceived social pressure should be maintained by targeting the behavioural beliefs and normative beliefs to heighten the intention level.
The kinematics analysis of webbed feet during cormorants' swimming

to reveal the flippers propulsion and the self-adjustment mechanism, which can be used to inspire the design of submersible aircraft. This article makes some research on the bionic observation on the movement of cormorant's flippers during the surface take-off process, bringing forward a flippers propulsion theory, which there is a new undulate propulsion besides the common flapping propulsion. Observation use the video image processing technology to analyze the trajectory of cormorant' flippers and the forced characteristics, revealing the mechanism of effective propelling force of cormorant's flippers. It provides a new train of thinking for people to develop the submersible aircraft with high efficiency.
Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, and Benign and Severe Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsies: A Critical Review and Personal Contributions

Nosological confusion within the epilepsies with myoclonic manifestations occurring in early life has led several epileptologists to separate more rigorously true myoclonic seizures from pseudomyoclonic ones and to identify clusters of homogeneous parameters that may lead to the formulation of syndromatic groupings. In recent years, four neonatal, infantile, and early myoclonic syndromes have been proposed: early myoclonic encephalopathy (EME), early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE), benign infantile myoclonic epilepsy (BIME), and severe infantile myoclonic epilepsy (SIME). These are reviewed critically, historically, and in the context of personal obvservations. The author's conclusions are that there is some justification to support, provisionally, a nosological place for the EME syndrome, that a nosologically separate position for the EIEE syndrome appears less firm, and that it seems safer to consider it at this time as an early variant of the West syndrome. From personal observations it appears that BIME and SIME, while justifiably constituting recognizable entities, may best be combined into a single syndrome of “infantile myoclonic epilepsy following febrile convulsions,” with variable clinical outcomes.
Exploring determinants of adoption and higher utilisation for e-Government: A study from business sector perspective in Saudi Arabia

Providing e-Government services to business sector is a fundamental mission of governmental agencies in Saudi Arabia. The adoption of e-Government systems is less than satisfactory in many countries, particularly in developing countries. One pertinent, unanswered question is what are the key factors that influence the adoption and utilisation level of users from business sector. This paper utilised e-Government Adoption and Utilisation Model (EGAUM) proposed in our previous work in order to analyse determinants of higher level of e-Government adoption and usage. The study involved 48 participating business entities from two major cities in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh and Jeddah. The descriptive analysis is presented in this paper and the results indicated that all the proposed factors have degree of influence on the adoption and utilisation level. Perceived Benefits, Functional Quality of Service, Previous Experience, Perceived Simplicity, Accessibility and Regulations & Policies factors were found to be the significant factors that are most likely to influence the adoption and usage level of users from business sector.
A variable structure robot control algorithm with an observer

An algorithm is proposed that combines variable structure control and observation for robot control using only joint position measurements. This algorithm is used to investigate the interactions between the observer and the controller caused by system parameter uncertainties. The theorem underlying the present work gives sufficient conditions to ensure the stability of a closed-loop system composed of a robot, an observer, and a controller. This theorem shows that the joint velocity estimation errors are bounded and the joint position tracking errors are also bounded when time tends to infinity. The experimental results achieved with the direct-drive robot DDR-1 verify the validity of the theoretical results. The experiments also demonstrate that when the end-effector of the robot tracks a 0.5-m-diameter circle at a speed of 0.5 m/s or tracks a 1-m straight line at a speed of 1 m/s, the maximum joint tracking errors are less than 0.05 degrees and the maximum trajectory tracking error is less than 0.5 mm. >
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Masses , Radii , and Orbits of Small Kepler Planets : The Transition from Gaseous to Rocky Planets

We report on the masses, sizes, and orbits of the planets orbiting 22 Kepler stars. There are 49 planet candidates around these stars, including 42 detected through transits and 7 revealed by precise Doppler measurements of the host stars. Based on an analysis of the Kepler brightness measurements, along with high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, Doppler spectroscopy, and (for 11 stars) asteroseismology, we establish low false-positive probabilities (FPPs) for all of the transiting planets (41 of 42 have an FPP under 1%), and we constrain their sizes and masses. Most of the transiting planets are smaller than three times the size of Earth. For 16 planets, the Doppler signal was securely detected, providing a direct measurement of the planet’s mass. For the other 26 planets we provide either marginal mass measurements or upper limits to their masses and densities; in many cases we can rule out a rocky composition. We identify six planets with densities above 5 g cm−3, suggesting a mostly rocky interior for them. Indeed, the only planets that are compatible with a purely rocky composition are smaller than ∼2 R⊕. Larger planets evidently contain a larger fraction of low-density material (H, He, and H2O).
Using implicit measures to explore children’s intergroup attitudes: methodological and practical considerations for researchers

In recent years, implicit measures of attitude have emerged as increasingly important methods in research with adults; however, they have been used less often in research with children or adolescents. The present article seeks to initiate wider discussion on the potential for using implicit measures with young people by providing readers with an introduction to their use in child and adolescent research on intergroup attitudes and offering some guidance to researchers who are considering their use. The article initially explains the nature of implicit measures and then discusses in greater depth three measures that have been used with children. Psychometric and ethical issues (e.g. reliability, validity and use of deception) relevant to utilising implicit measures are then discussed and this is followed by a section detailing some practical considerations when using implicit measures. The final section of the article considers the current standing of implicit measures in work with children and makes suggestions for future research directions.
The use of actually in spoken Xhosa English : a corpus study

: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the semantic and syntactic characteristics of the discourse marker actually, and then to describe and explain how it is used by mother-tongue (MT) Xhosa speakers who have learned English as an additional language. Such a description may provide a useful benchmark for comparison with MT norms. The source of data for the study is a corpus of approximately half a million words of transcribed spontaneous dialogue between Xhosa English speakers.
Laryngeal Epithelial Defenses against Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Investigations of E-Cadherin, Carbonic Anhydrase Isoenzyme III, and Pepsin

Objectives: This is the third annual report of an international research network studying the cellular impact of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) on laryngeal epithelium. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of E-cadherin (epithelial cadherin; the intercellular junctional complex protein) in relation to the presence of (intracellular) pepsin and carbonic anhydrase isoenzyme III (CAIII). Methods: Fifty-four laryngeal biopsy specimens from 18 LPR patients were studied by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting for pepsin, E-cadherin, and CAIII. These data were compared to those from normal control subjects analyzed in another research study. Results: Intracellular pepsin was detected in LPR patients, but not in controls. E-cadherin expression was reduced in patients with LPR. Carbonic anhydrase III expression was not found in the vocal fold or in the majority of samples taken from the ventricle of LPR patients and was inversely associated with E-cadherin membranous expression. Conclusions: The findings of depleted E-cadherin and CAIII and the presence of pepsin appear to correlate with LPR. The reduced protective response indicated by the reduced expression of CAIII may play an important role in the disruption of the intercellular barrier associated with the down-regulation of E-cadherin.
Modality in English and Chinese : a typological perspective

To the memory of my grandparents Li Mao-ch'ing and Kao Ts'ui-hsien ማ৊ᆸࡼᔚঊෲರඋ༴ሌညਜ਼঱࠾ልๆိ iii Acknowledgements First of all, I would like to extend my gratitude to the University of Antwerp Department of Germanic Languages and Literature that offered an opportunity for me to enjoy a graduate life again. It is at the Center of Grammar, Cognition, and Typology (CGCT) on the UIA campus that I really appreciated the spirit of inquiry that has been cultivated here over the years and the uniqueness of the community of scholars from many different places of the world. I have specific debts of gratitude for Prof. Dr. Johan van der Auwera for his continuous encouragement, critical comments, and luminous directions. He has showed me the way towards an initially rather obscure destination. Without his patience and thorough supervision, this research could never have been completed. I would particularly like to thank Prof. Dr. Hermann Bluhme and Prof. Dr. Jan Nuyts. They showed deep concern for me, made inspiring suggestions, and offered extensive comments on my thesis. Their work added immeasurably to bringing this study to completion. Besides, I wish to thank Dr. Ann Hierman of Ghent University for her recommendation of the grammar books on Ancient Chinese. The collection of her department helped me greatly with my writing about the diachrony of Chinese modals. I should also thank Prof. Dr. Viviane Alleton, Emeritus Sinologist of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and Chair of the European Association of Chinese Linguistics (EACL), for the papers she mailed to me and her talk with me about Chinese auxiliary verbs at the Rome Conference of the EACL in 2001. I am also grateful to Dr. Jeroen Wiedenhof of Leiden University for his suggestions on my research plan and comments on Chinese modality. I also owe many thanks to my colleagues Mr. Andreas Ammann and Mr. Ceyhan Temürcü for their comments on my thesis and help with the printing. My other colleagues who have lent generous help to my research are Mr. Ms Izabela Kopczynska. The discussion and exploration I had with them are among the purest specimens of joyful inquiry I have experienced as a linguist. I would like to thank Mr. Jef Beckers for his talents in solving my computer problems and Ms Lus Van den Bossche, as well as Ms Gilberte Maerschalk and Ms Brigitte Brusselmans, for their help with the …
THE HOMFLY POLYNOMIAL OF THE DECORATED HOPF LINK

The main goal is to find the Homfly polynomial of a link formed by decorating each component of the Hopf link with the closure of a directly oriented tangle. Such decorations are spanned in the Homfly skein of the annulus by elements Qλ, depending on partitions λ. We show how the 2-variable Homfly invariant of the Hopf link arising from decorations Qλ and Qμ can be found from the Schur symmetric function sμ of an explicit power series depending on λ. We show also that the quantum invariant of the Hopf link coloured by irreducible sl(N)q modules Vλ and Vμ, which is a 1-variable specialisation of , can be expressed in terms of an N × N minor of the Vandermonde matrix (qij).