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Sequential Dimension Reduction and Prediction Methods with High-dimensional Microarray Data

In this thesis, a novel sequential genes selection and classification (k-SS) method is proposed. The method is analogous to the classical non-linear stepwise variable selection (SVS) methods but unlike any of the SVS methods, this new method uses the misclassification error rates (MERs) as its search criteria for informative marker genes in any given microarray data. Here, the importance of any selected gene is determined based on its marginal contribution at improving the prediction accuracy of the classification rule. This method ensures continuous selection of more genes in as much as the improvements brought into the decision models by the selected genes are considered to be significant enough by some established test criteria. However, further gene selection terminates when none of the remaining genes is capable at improving the prediction accuracy (lowering the MER) of the current model. Therefore, our approach only seeks to select the best combination of k marker genes that are most predictive of the biological samples in any given microarray data sets. An important feature of our new k-SS method is that the size α used by its test is not arbitrarily fixed by the user as common to some of the classical SVS methods. Rather, the value of α at which the best prediction accuracy is achieved (or the best combination of genes is selected) is determined by cross-validation. The new k-SS classifier competes favourably with selected eight existing classification methods using eleven published microarray data sets. The k-SS classifier is very simple to apply and does not require any rigid assumption for its implementation. Another merit of this method lies in its ability to select only those genes that are of biological relevance to the existing cancer sub-groups in microarray data sets. Lastly, we proposed a new preliminary feature selection procedure that employs the cross-validated area under the ROC curve (CVAUC) for gene selection. This method is capable at removing all the irrelevant genes at the preliminary selection stage before any standard classifier like the k-SS method is employed on the remaining data set for final optimum gene selection and classification of mRNA samples. Unlike some other data pruning methods, the new method employs the sub-sampling technique of the v-fold cross-validation to ensure consistency and efficiency of selections made at the preliminary selection stage.
Using Wikis To Develop Summary Writing Abilities Of Students In An EFL Class

The research studied and compared students’ English summary writing ability before and after they were taught through wiki, a powerful tool, promoting collaborative learning environments among students. The research design is a kind of one group pre-test post-test. The target group was 35 students who enrolled in EN 111 course (Fundamental English I) in the first semester of the academic year 2010 at Bangkok University. Students in groups of four or five designed a wikispace and worked together for eight weeks in order to produce five pieces of summary written work. The members in each group worked through editing and revision on web pages until the team got a final paper and submitted that to the teacher for evaluation. The instruments used in this study included (1) summary writing tests, (2) a questionnaire surveying their attitudes toward this instruction, and (3) a reflection on cooperative learning through wikis. The results revealed that after the students were taught through wikis pages, their English summary writing mean score of the posttest was higher than that of the pretest and they had positive attitudes towards this learning. Regarding cooperative learning experience, most students thought that this is a new experience to work with the members on-line. They worked very hard; it took many times to read and reread the members’ postings in order to add new information.
Finding Time for Scholarship: A Survey of Canadian Research University Librarians

More than half the participants in a survey of Canadian research university librarians indicated that scholarship activities were required or encouraged at their universities, yet most university librarians have year-round schedules of assigned duties that present challenges to the engagement in sustained, meaningful scholarship. Full-time librarians reported spending an average of 47 hours per week on all of their responsibilities combined, but most librarians devote less than five hours per week to scholarly activities. Ideally, librarians would like to spend 15 percent of their time on scholarship. Strategies for increasing time and support for scholarship are considered.
Mentalizing in Clinical Practice

Reading is a hobby to open the knowledge windows. Besides, it can provide the inspiration and spirit to face this life. By this way, concomitant with the technology development, many companies serve the e-book or book in soft file. The system of this book of course will be much easier. No worry to forget bringing the mentalizing in clinical practice book. You can open the device and get the book by on-line.
The effectiveness of computer based learning

Is the innovation of educational computing likely to be effective in facilitating the development of children's minds? The research reported in this thesis approached the question by investigating two issues related to the introduction of classroom computers. Firstly, is the educational environment receptive to the new technology, and secondly, can computer-based learning make significant changes in the development of children's cognitive ability? The study of attitudes to educational computing was conducted using questionnaire techniques over a three year period, sampling more than 300 teachers and teachers-in-training. There were two main goals: to measure and compare the attitudes of serving teachers and teachers-in-training, and to identify factors influencing the development of these attitudes. Four main attitudinal groups were identified by a cluster analysis, with more positive than negative statements being made, in general. Positive attitudes revolved around the potential of the computer to promote more child-centred learning, and around its usefulness across a wide spectrum of the curriculum. The investigations of the role of the computer in developing children's minds, conducted using experimental and case study techniques, also had two main strands. A series of experiments determined the children's knowledge of the ways in which data can be organised, a pre-requisite for the use of classroom databases. The experiments suggested that junior school children should be able to use two-dimensional data structures even though they might have difficulty in constructing them. The second strand in these investigations was to observe the effects of the use of computer databases upon classificatory ability, Using pre-test post-test comparisons children were found to benefit from the use of proprietary software in that their logical thought improved. The detailed observation of eighteen case studies confirmed the usefulness of data-bases in the development of children's thinking. The study by using a number of research techniques has demonstrated that the educational community is prepared to accept the innovation of classroom computers, and that significant cognitive gains will accrue by doing so.
Bioinformatics Algorithms: Techniques and Applications

This book introduces algorithmic techniques in bioinformatics, emphasizing their application to solving novel problems in post-genomic molecular biology. Beginning with a thought-provoking discussion on the role of algorithms in twenty-first-century bioinformatics education, the book covers: general algorithmic techniques, algorithms and tools for genome and sequence analysis, microarray design and analysis, algorithmic issues arising in the analysis of genetic variation across human population, and algorithmic approaches in structural and systems biology.
The effects of instructional media: identifying the task demand/media match

Task instruction may be presented in many forms. However, training system designers are often forced to depend on intuition when choosing a presentation medium. Though past research has investigated the effectiveness of instructional media types, results have been mixed with no clear recommendations of which medium to use for instruction. An organizational framework for matching the appropriate medium or media to a learning situation is necessary for progress to occur in this research area. Through three experiments, we investigated the attributes of audio and video as instructional media, identified tasks for which we might predict the most beneficial instructional media, and tested our proposed organizational framework by manipulating the difficulty of the task and the complexity of the instructions. Older and younger adults participated in the experiments to help us understand differences in training needs for varying cognitive and perceptual abilities. We provide the basis for a taxonomy of instructional media and task demands, to be added through further research. † The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration, or the Department of Transportation.
NASA/DoD Aerospace Knowledge Diffusion Research Project. XXV - The impact of language and culture on technical communication in Japan

One of the most significant developments in the field of technical communication during the 1980s and 1990s has been a growing interest in international technical communication, including technical communication in Japan. This article provides insights into aspects of the Japanese language and culture that affect Japanese technical communication practices. The authors then use these insights to interpret and report the results of a survey of Japanese aerospace engineers and scientists concerning the kinds of communication products they produce, the kinds they use, and the specific recommendations they would offer to designers of academic programs in technical communication.
Engaging with Graduate Attributes through Encouraging Accurate Student Self-Assessment

Self-assessment can be conceptualised as the involvement of students in identifying assessment criteria and standards that they can apply to their work in order to make judgements about whether they have met these criteria (Boud, 1995). It is a process that promotes student learning rather than just grade allocation. However, self-assessment does not have obvious face validity for students; and many students find that making an objective assessment of their work difficult (Lindblom-ylanne, Pihlajamak & Kotkas, 2006). Previous business education research has also found that self-assessment does not closely reflect either peer or instructor assessments (Campbell, et al., 2001). The current study aimed to explore: (a) the relationship between self-assessment grading and teacher assessment; and (b) the effect of self-assessment in engaging students with graduate attributes, in order to explore the tenets of self-assessment This process of self-assessment was investigated through application of an online assessment system, Re View, to encourage more effective self-assessment in business education. Data collected from two groups (student and teacher) demonstrated that: (1) initial self-assessment results between the teaching academics and the students' self-assessment, were significantly different with students overestimating their ability on every criterion; (2) however, the variation diminished with time to the point that there was no significant difference between the two assessments; and (3) students' awareness of the graduate attributes for their degree program increased from the beginning to the end of the subject (Note 1).
Design and analysis of delta modulated PWM inverter with regulated output voltage for 1-/spl phi/ induction motor drives

This paper proposes the analysis and design of a delta modulated PWM voltage source inverter having feedback output voltage for 1-/spl phi/ induction motor drives. This technique offers good advantages over a conventional delta modulated PWM technique in terms of remaining output voltage fairly constant under variations in load conditions and reducing capacitor value of a DC link filter. DC link ripple is inevitable, especially for finite LC or C filters at heavy load conditions. Consequently, output voltage is reduced, thus decreasing fundamental flux level in induction motors. The proposed technique can overcome such problems. The practical performance evaluation has been made over a wide range of operating conditions.
Aqua(3-hydroxybenzoato-κ O )bis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ 2 N , N ′)manganese(II) 3-hydroxybenzoate

In the title compound, [Mn(C7H5O3)(C12H8N2)2(H2O)](C7H5O3), the MnII ion is coordinated by two bidentate phenanthroline mol­ecules, one water mol­ecule and one monodentate 3-hydroxy­benzoate (HBA) anion, resulting in a distorted cis-MnN4O2 octa­hedral coordination. The uncoordinated HBA anion shows whole-mol­ecule disorder and is hydrogen bonded to the complex cation in the crystal structure by way of O—H⋯O links.
Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process. Third Edition.

PART ONE: GETTING STARTED The Research Process Selecting a Suitable Topic Methods of Inquiry Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches PART TWO: WORKING WITH CONTENT: THE DISSERTATION CHAPTERS Review of the Literature and Statement of the Problem The Method Chapter Describing Your Research Plan Presenting the Results of Empirical Studies Discussion PART THREE: WORKING WITH PROCESS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE THE DISSERTATION EASIER Overcoming Barriers Becoming an Expert While Controlling Your Own Destiny Writing Computing Using a Personal Computer Effectively Guidelines for the Presentation of Numbers in the Dissertation Informed Consent and Other Ethical Concerns
OVA-PEG-R848 nanocapsules stimulate neonatal conventional and plasmacytoid dendritic cells

Childhood mortality represents a major issue with 5. 3 million worldwide deaths of children under 5 years of age in 2019. Approximately half of those deaths can be attributed to easily preventable, infectious diseases. Currently approved neonatal vaccines are typically effective only after multiple doses leaving infants especially vulnerable during the first 6 months of life. Survival rates could be improved significantly by developing new and more potent vaccines that are capable of overcoming inherently tolerogenic neonatal immune systems. TLR agonists have garnered a great deal of attention in recent years due to their extensive capacities to activate innate immunity. Herein, the superior capacity of the TLR7/8 agonist, resiquimod (R848), to activate adult and neonatal primary peripheral blood dendritic cells is demonstrated. Moreover, R848 can be conjugated to polyethylene glycol and encapsulated in ovalbumin nanocapsules to efficiently co-deliver antigen and adjuvant in vitro. This study is among the first to demonstrate the capacity of encapsulated R848 to activate neonatal dendritic cells. These findings support the potential incorporation of R848 as adjuvant in neonatal vaccines, making them more effective in eliciting a robust immune response.
Improving student understanding of complex spatial-temporal relationships in Earth Sciences using computer animation and visualization

Abstract Although an ability to comprehend complex spatial-temporal relationships is central to understanding many aspects of GEES disciplines, students regularly struggle to fully appreciate the significance of such relationships in part because traditional teaching techniques do not graphically convey 3D and 4D relationships effectively. The development and deployment of a series of computer-generated simulations and video-based animations as part of a second year undergraduate sedimentology course within a Geology degree programme has been effective in addressing these issues. Implementation of these resources within a series of student-led practical exercises and self-learning revision tools is shown to be a powerful teaching tool for demonstrating how large scale sedimentary environments evolve over space and time and how their deposits become preserved in the rock record. Undergraduate performances in class tests show the beneficial impact these resources are having in improving student understanding and the quality of the learning experience.
Affective components in promoting physical activity: A randomized controlled trial of message framing

Although the study of the affective components involved in predicting physical activity is spreading faster and faster, there is a lack of studies testing their role when promoting physical activity through message interventions. In the present study, we considered these components by focusing on how anticipated affective reactions and emotional processing of the messages influence receivers’ affective attitude toward physical activity, concurrent behavior, and future intention. A sample of 250 participants was involved in an intervention relying on prefactual (i.e., “If … then…”) messages promoting physical activity. All messages were sent through a research app and were focused on the expected consequences of exercising (or not exercising). Four experimental conditions involving messages differing as to their outcome sensitivity framing (i.e., gain, non-loss, non-gain, and loss) were compared to a control condition. Results showed that reading gain and non-gain messages enhanced the positive affective attitude toward physical activity, compared to control. Enhanced affective attitude after the intervention increased, in turn, self-reported physical activity and future intention. Interestingly, gain messages were even more persuasive for people with a low level of positive anticipated affective reactions. Furthermore, their effectiveness was especially attributable to the elicitation of hope in receivers. Discussion focuses on the advantages of considering affective components and their implications when promoting physical activity.
Towards an Information Theory Based Methodology for the Quality Assessment ofOnline Comments

With the rapid proliferation of the Social Web, there has been an exponential growth of the number of usercontributed online comments posted to the Internet these days. These online comments contain users' opinions about various entities such as consumer products, financial products, social events, political figures, and so on. Accordingly, firms or individuals can leverage these ever increasing online comments to extract valuable business intelligence to facilitate business strategy development or consumer comparison shopping. Meanwhile, firms have strong financial motivation to strategically manipulate online comments to boost sales, and political parties have the political motivation to strategically influence online comments to strengthen their political campaigns. As a result, there has been growing concerns about the quality and the truthfulness of user-contributed online comments. Although a lot of research about opinion mining has been carried out, relatively little work about the systematic assessment of the quality of online comments is done. To improve the hygiene and the usefulness of online comments, there is a pressing need to develop a robust methodology for an objective and systematic assessment of the quality of online comments. The main contribution of this paper is the design, development, and evaluation of a novel information theory based methodology for the assessment of the quality of online comments. Our preliminary experiments show that the proposed quality assessment methodology is more effective than other baseline methods such as a peer-review based quality assessment approach.
Methods for Electromagnetic Field Analysis

Electrical Engineering/Electromagnetics Methods for Electromagnetic Field Analysis A volume in the IEEE Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory Donald G. Dudley, Series Editor a gigantic platter of formulae of the dyadic kind. ' - Akhlesh Lakhtaki, Professor, The Pennsylvania State University This monograph discusses mathematical and conceptual methods applicable in the analysis of electromagnetic fields and waves. Dyadic algebra is reviewed and armed with new identities it is applied throughout the book. The power of dyadic operations is seen when working with boundary, sheet and interface conditions, medium equations, field transformations, Greens functions, plane wave problems, vector circuit theory, multipole and image sources. Dyadic algebra offers convenience in handling problems involving chiral and bianisotropic media, of recent interest because of their wide range of potential applications. The final chapter gives, for the first time in book form, a unified presentation of EIT, the exact image theory, introduced by this author and colleagues. EIT is a general method for solving problems involving layered media by replacing them through image sources located in complex space. The main emphasis of the monograph is not on specific results but methods of analysis. The contents should be of interest to scientists doing research work in various fields of electromagnetics, as well as to graduate students. The addition of problems and answers in this reprint will enhance the teaching value of this work. Also in the series Mathematical Foundations for Electromagnetic Theory Donald D. Dudley, University of Arizona, Tucson 1994 Hardcover 256 pp Methods for Electromagnetic Wave Propagation D. S. Jones, University of Dundee 1995 Hardcover 672 pp The Transmission Line Modeling Method: TLM Christos Christopoulos, University of Nottingham 1995 Hardcover 232 pp
A Case Study in Modeling a Fault-tolerant Satellite System Through Implementation of Dynamic Reconfiguration via Handshake

Fault tolerance of satellite systems is critical for ensuring the success of the space mission. To minimize redundancy of the on-board equipment, the satellite systems should rely on dynamic reconfiguration in case of failures of some of their components. In this paper, modeling and implementation of a handshake procedure has been presented that becomes a crucial part of the dynamic reconfiguration process of a satellite subsystem for data processing. The model for handshake methodology is specialized software for quickly and successfully recovering from the crisis and failure situation of the satellite system.