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All-cause mortality of metabolically healthy or unhealthy obese: risk stratification using myocardial perfusion imaging

Introduction There is still controversy about the favorable prognosis of “metabolically healthy” (MH) obese. This study evaluated mortality and the use of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) for risk stratification of MH or metabolically unhealthy (MU) obese or nonobese patients. Material and methods Patients without dyslipidemia, hypertension, or diabetes were considered MH, and those with ≥ 1 of these risk factors were considered MU. The MPS was categorized as normal, abnormal or ischemic. Patients were followed for 4.0 ±1.0 years for all-cause death. Results Of 2450 patients, 613 were obese. The MH obese patients less often had ischemia than MU obese, but there was no significant difference in the prevalence of ischemia compared to all nonobese. The annualized death rate of MH obese was 1.3% and of nonobese 1.0% (p = 0.4). An abnormal MPS and the MU status were independently associated with death, with hazard ratios of 1.85 and 1.72, respectively. A normal MPS identified patients with low risk among all subgroups; annualized rates of death were 1.0%, 1.1% and 1.0% for all nonobese, MH obese and MU obese, respectively (p = 0.63). Conclusions The annualized death rate of MH obese patients was not significantly different from that of nonobese individuals. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy was able to stratify prognosis in the overall patient population. These data may be helpful to identify high-risk individuals, thereby improving patient management.
Helicobacter pylori and Liver – Detection of Bacteria in Liver Tissue from Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Laser Capture Microdissection Technique (LCM)

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary tumor of the liver in humans [1]. It is the fifth most common cancer in men (523,000 cases per year, 7.9% of all cancers) and the seventh among women (226,000 cases per year, 3.7% of all cancers) [2], with over a half of million new cases diagnosed annually. It is the second leading cause of the cancer related mortality in the world [3,4,5] and its prevalence differs according to geographic location, gender, age and ethnicity [6].
Parallel sorting and motif search

of Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy PARALLEL SORTING AND MOTIF SEARCH By Shibdas Bandyopadhyay August 2012 Chair: Sartaj Sahni Major: Computer Engineering With the proliferation of multi-core architectures, it has become increasingly important to design versions of popular algorithms which exploit different micro-architectural features of these chip multi-processors to gain maximum speed-up compared to a single core processor. In this work, we have developed parallel algorithms for solving two common problems: Sorting of large records and motif search. Most of our work is done on a Cell processor and on Graphics Processing Units (GPU). We proposed a novel parallel merge sort algorithm on a Cell processor. We then used the parallel merge algorithm to sort a large number of records across different cores of Cell processor. We developed a parallel radix sort algorithm to be run on a GPU. We also extended this algorithm to sort a large number of records. Extensive experiments are done to compare the performance of the proposed sorting algorithms with other contemporary algorithms. The motif search is an approximate pattern search problem in computational biology where a common pattern, albeit with a few mismatches, needs to be found from a set of strings. We first proposed a sequential algorithm for motif search which shows an improvement over the recently proposed algorithms. We then proposed a parallel implementation of the sequential algorithm which exploits the parallelism present in a multi-core system.
Preservice Teachers' Perception of Assessment Strategies in Online Teaching

Abstract This descriptive study examines online assessment strategies employed by preservice teacher candidates when creating thematic learning experiences in online teaching environments. Using the learning management system Moodle as part of their innovative training, this review of a sample of 395 candidate-created instructional units across all grades and most subject areas examines their use of a variety of assessment instruments to gather both formative and summative data. The large data set allowed the researcher to infer the teacher candidates' understanding of the value of different assessment types and their use in an assessment strategy for the unit. Learning management systems have many built-in affordances, including the ability for teachers to make quizzes, host discussion forums, use concept mapping, and facilitate collaborative projects using multimedia as well as text. In this study, the majority of students cautiously made use of more traditional tools such as quizzes and reports without taking full advantage of the power and potential of collaborative and creative potential in the development of authentic assessments. Analysis of these data showed that teacher candidates at the upper elementary level and in subjects like Science and Language Arts made far greater use of open-ended summative assessment activities than did other subgroupings.
Applied Cognitive Construction Grammar: A usage-based approach to the teaching of phrasal verbs (and other constructions)

Abstract The current article presents a case for a constructionist turn in pedagogical grammar. To that end, the framework termed Applied CognitiveConstruction Grammars (ACCxG) is introduced as a means to arrive at a systematic characterization of linguistic constructions in general and of phrasal verbs (PVs) in particular. Hence, PVs are defined as motivated pairings of form and meaning (constructions) embedded in semantic networks in which metaphorical meanings are motivated by more basic ones. In order to illustrate this proposal, a classification of PVs (which is deemed to align with L2 learners’ robust category formation abilities) is introduced. Furthermore, the tenets of a constructionist task-based type of pedagogy are outlined as a proposal for further research in the field of pedagogical construction grammar.
Investigating the effects of multimedia learning and learner generated drawingInvestigating the effects of multimedia learning and learner generated drawing

Research suggests multimedia learning (images and text) and learner-generated drawing (constructing illustrations to support key relationships in text) are beneficial strategies to aid learning (Mayer 2001; Van Meter & Garner, 2005). Within this research the multimedia and learner generated drawing approaches are explored to distinguish which instructional method is most beneficial for initial learning and long term retention. Year 8 students (N = 73) aged between 13 and 14 years read a piece of scientific text under four conditions: text only (control); multimedia; learner generated drawing with no support; and learner generated drawing with support. The reading material was followed by two post-tests to measure how much of the science text was understood: one was completed immediately after the experiment; and the other a week later to examine the long term effects. On the first post-test participants within the learner generated drawing conditions performed significantly better than those in the multimedia condition and the control group. On the second post-test participants within the learner generated drawing with support condition performed significantly better than the control and the learner generated drawing condition with no support. Thus, in line with previous research the results emphasise the importance of support in learner generated drawing and indicate that supported learner generated drawing is the most beneficial strategy for initial learning and long term retention.
Technocratic attitudes: a citizens’ perspective of expert decision-making

Abstract Despite repeated appointments of technocratic governments in Europe and increasing interest in technocracy, there is little knowledge regarding citizens’ attitudes towards technocracy and the idea of governance by unelected experts. This article revisits normative debates and hypothesises that technocracy and democracy stand in a negative relationship in the eyes of European citizens. It tests this alongside a series of hypotheses on technocratic attitudes combining country-level institutional characteristics with individual survey data. While findings confirm that individual beliefs about the merits of democracy influence technocratic attitudes, two additional important factors are also identified: first, levels of trust in current representative political institutions also motivate technocratic preferences; second, historical legacies, in terms of past party-based authoritarian regime experience, can explain significant cross-national variation. The implications of the findings are discussed in the broader context of citizen orientations towards government, elitism and the mounting challenges facing representative democracy.
Characterizing the imaging performance of flash memory masks using AIMS

Flash memory has become one of the most important segments of the semiconductor industry in recent years. Flash memory is also an important driver of the lithography roadmap, with its dramatic acceleration in dimensional shrink, pushing for ever smaller feature sizes. The introduction of the XT:1700Fi and XT:1900Gi have brought the 45nm node and below within reach for memory makers. At these feature sizes mask topology and the material properties of the film stack on the mask play an important role on imaging performance. Furthermore, the break up of the array pitch regularity in the NAND-type flash memory cell by two thick wordlines and a central space, leads to feature-center placement (overlay) errors, that are inherent to the design. An integral optimization approach is needed to mitigate these effects and to control both the CD and placement errors tightly. In this paper we will present the results of aerial image measurements on mask level of a NAND-Flash Memory Gate layer using AIMSTM 45-193i. Various imaging relevant parameters, such as MEEF, EL, DoF and placement errors are measured for different mask absorber materials for features sizes ranging from 39nm half pitch to 41nm half pitch design rule on wafer level. The AIMSTM measurements are compared to experimental results obtained with a XT:1900Gi hyper-NA immersion system. Mask optimization strategies are sought to increase Depth of Focus and minimize feature-center placement errors.
Decoupling From Dependence To Independence

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Effect of Fly Ash Content on Friction and Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites - A Taguchi Approach

The tribological behavior of glass fiber reinforced vinylester composites filled with fly ash particulates were studied using a pin-on-disc wear apparatus under dry sliding conditions. The influence of friction and wear parameters like (pv) factor, sliding distance and percentage of filler content, on the friction and sliding wear rate were investigated. A plan of experiments, based on the Taguchi technique, was performed to acquire data in a controlled way. An orthogonal array and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were applied to investigate the influence of process parameters on the coefficient of friction and sliding wear behaviour of these composites. The Taguchi design of experiment approach eliminates the need for repeated experiments and thus saves time, material and cost. Taguchi approach identifies not only the significant control factors but also their interactions influencing the coefficient of friction and specific wear rate predominantly. The results showed that the inclusion of fly ash as filler materials in glass vinylester composites decreases the coefficient of friction and increases the wear resistance of the glass vinylester composites significantly.
Co-construction of the tourist experience in social networking sites: Two forms of authenticity intertwined

Although social networking sites have become an important outlet for tourists to share their experiences – typically through mobile phones during their trips, communication of tourist experience in the context of social networking sites has been overlooked so far. In this article, we particularly focus on the ways sightseeing oriented tourist experience is communicated in social networking sites. By looking at the naturally occurring data generated by the users, we examine the ways the tourist experience is communicated in this particular context by using the analytical concept of authenticity. Based on the findings of language use strategies and interaction patterns in the data, we propose the concept of experientialisation to understand the tourist experience sharing in social networking sites. In that way, the article makes a contribution to the literature on authenticity.
Man In Adaptation The Cultural Present

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Construction and application of a Web text-oriented integrated sentiment feature library mined by a big corpus

This paper describes the implementation of a system containing a web text-oriented integrated sentiment feature library (hereinafter referred to as WTISFL) and its application in sentiment analysis. Sentiment library plays an important part in sentiment analysis. A quicker and more complete method of constructing new sentiment library is presented in the paper. Firstly, the structure of WTISFL which sentiment analysis needed is proposed. Besides, WTISFL is mined from the big corpus database. Moreover, our sentiment word set is extended on the basis of existing sentiment resources, semantic similarity calculation of HowNet and computation of Chinese Synonym Thesaurus. Finally, the WTISFL is checked manually. Based on the above WTISFL, Web texts are studied from the perspective of sentiment analysis with the method of maximum entropy classifier. The experiment shows that WTISFL in this paper is extremely effective in sentiment analysis, which can evidently improve the performance of web texts sentiment classification.
Improving settlement selection for small-scale maps using data enrichment and machine learning

ABSTRACT Acquiring and formalizing cartographic knowledge still is a challenge, especially when the generalization process concerns small-scale maps. We concentrate on the settlement selection process for small-scale maps, with the aim of rendering it more holistic, and making methodological contributions in four areas. First, we show how written specifications and rules can be validated against the actual published map products, thus pointing to gaps and potential improvements. Second, we use data enrichment based on supplementing information extracted from point-of-interest data in order to assign functional importance to particular settlements. Third, we use machine learning (ML) algorithms to infer additional rules from existing maps, thus making explicit the deep knowledge of cartographers and allowing to extend the cartographic rule set. And fourth, we show how the results of ML can be transformed into human-readable form for potential use in the guidelines of national mapping agencies. We use the case of settlement selection in the small-scale maps published by the Polish national mapping agency (GUGiK). However, we believe that the methods and findings of this paper can be adapted to other environments with minor modifications.
Influences of Perceived E-Service Risks: The Moderating Role of Perceived Benefits

ABSTRACT:The purpose of this study is to test effects of risk dimensions on customers' attitude toward using e-services, and to investigate whether risk effects are moderated by utilitarian and hedonic benefits associated with the service. A survey of 436 users of a digital mailbox system, where citizens securely receive mail from the public sector, was undertaken to test the relationship proposed by the research model. The data was analyzed using linear regression analysis, and interactions were probed using the Johnson-Neyman technique. The effects of each risk dimension on attitude towards using the e-service were reduced by hedonic benefit associations, but not by utilitarian benefit associations. Interaction analyses suggest that customers who perceive the e-service as hedonic may have more positive attitude towards using the service if it involves certain risk aspects. Managers of e-services should consider the effect that different risk dimensions have on customers' usage attitude. E-service design should incorporate elements that adds to the hedonic value of the service, which may reduce negative effects of risk. Customers should be segmented according to their hedonic motivations, as they will differ in terms of vulnerability to risk. Existing research on acceptance of e-services is scarce in terms of theoretically derived explanations for boundary conditions for risk effects. This paper fills this gap by testing the interaction effects between individual risk dimensions and utilitarian/hedonic benefits on users' attitude to use an online mailbox.
Assessing the Blank Carbon Contribution, Isotope Mass Balance, and Kinetic Isotope Fractionation of the Ramped Pyrolysis/Oxidation Instrument at NOSAMS

Abstract We estimate the blank carbon mass over the course of a typical Ramped PyrOx (RPO) analysis (150–1000°C; 5°C×min–1) to be (3.7±0.6) μg C with an Fm value of 0.555±0.042 and a δ13C value of (–29.0±0.1) ‰ VPDB. Additionally, we provide equations for RPO Fm and δ13C blank corrections, including associated error propagation. By comparing RPO mass-weighted mean and independently measured bulk δ13C values for a compilation of environmental samples and standard reference materials (SRMs), we observe a small yet consistent 13C depletion within the RPO instrument (mean–bulk: μ=–0.8‰; ±1σ=0.9‰; n=66). In contrast, because they are fractionation-corrected by definition, mass-weighted mean Fm values accurately match bulk measurements (mean–bulk: μ=0.005; ±1σ=0.014; n=36). Lastly, we show there exists no significant intra-sample δ13C variability across carbonate SRM peaks, indicating minimal mass-dependent kinetic isotope fractionation during RPO analysis. These data are best explained by a difference in activation energy between 13C- and 12C-containing compounds (13–12 ∆E) of 0.3–1.8 J×mol–1, indicating that blank and mass-balance corrected RPO δ13C values accurately retain carbon source isotope signals to within 1–2‰.
Outcomes and Processes of a Residential Program Evaluation: When Your Data Set Hands You Lemons

OUTCOMES AND PROCESSES OF A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM EVALUATION: WHEN YOUR DATA SET HANDS YOU LEMONS By Christopher J. Reiger Sometimes the most interesting findings a research project can yield do not lie within the outcomes that it produces, but in the investigation process itself. Although launched with the single purpose of conducting an evaluation for Wediko Childrens Services of its short-term residential program, this research project bore products that would be of interest to a larger population of program evaluators/field-based researchers. This is an evaluation effort told in three parts. In the first part, an outcomes study of a subpopulation of Wedikos program participants (children who attended the program and reapplied one year later) is described. Additional levels of analyses were conducted in an effort to explicate process issues that arose during the proposal, data collection, and statistical analysis phases of the study. These analyses, explained in the second part, yielded the identification of barriers that arose during this studys undertaking and recommendations to the agency under evaluation on how to begin to implement strategies to improve its quality assurance practices. In the third part, the authors responses to the project and a collection of valuable lessons learned on the subject of program evaluation/field-based research are described; one being that you should never underestimate the value of simply asking questions! OUTCOMES AND PROCESSES OF A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM EVALUATION: WHEN YOUR DATA SET HANDS YOU LEMONS
Employment Effects of Local Business Taxes

This is the first paper to thoroughly investigate the employment effects of corporate taxation. Higher taxes are theoretically shown to have a negative impact on employment through reduced investments, if labor is regionally mobile. I test this prediction by exploiting the specific setting of the German local business tax, where on average 10% of the 11,441 German municipalities change their tax rate each year. Relying on rich administrative linked employer-employee panel data, I provide non-parametric and parametric evidence that employment declines if corporate tax rates increase. For given wages, a one euro increase in the tax bill of corporate firms leads to a reduction in the wage bill by 30 cents over two years. I show empirically that the negative employment effect is triggered by reduced net investments and that workers are mobile within labor market regions.
PENGARUH CURRENT RATIO, RETURN ON ASSET, TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER DAN DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Sub Sektor Properti dan Real Estate Yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2015-2017)

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh current ratio, return on asset, tatol asset turnover, dan debt to equity ratio terhadap nilai perusahaan pada perusahaan sub sektor properti dan real estate periode 2015-2017. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Populasi penelitian sebanyak 48 perusahaan dan sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 22 perusahaan sub sektor properti dan real estate yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear berganda diuji dengan menggunakan program Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) Versi 21.0 dan Microsoft Excel 2016. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel current ratio dan debt to equity ratio berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan sedangkan return on asset dan total asset turnover tidak berpengaruh negatif terhadap nilai perusahaan.