Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of visual similarity judgement on computer screens and on paper

This article reports a study of how visual similarity judgement differs between the two media. Participants of the study judged dissimilarities of web pages both on screens in computer-based tasks and on printouts in paper-based tasks. Significant difference in similarity judgement was found between computer and paper tasks. This difference could neither be explained by the ecological difference in using computers and printouts, nor be explained by visual difference. The availability of interactive features of web pages on screens, compared to the lack of them on printouts, could account for the observed difference in similarity judgement, even though the features are not relevant to the tasks. The result highlights the significance of interactive features as parts of context change when tasks are moved between the two media.
Keanekaragaman dan persebaran lalat buah Tribe Dacini (Diptera: Tephritidae) di Kabupaten Bogor dan sekitarnya

Bogor dan sekitarnya merupakan salah satu wilayah Jawa Barat yang memiliki keanekaragaman tanaman hortikultura yang tinggi dan memengaruhi keberadaan serta keanekaragaman lalat buah di wilayah ini. Penelitian terkait keanekaragaman spesies lalat buah tidak hanya berhubungan dengan jumlah spesies lalat buah, namun juga memberikan informasi ekologi mengenai persebaran lalat buah di Kabupaten Bogor dan sekitarnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui keanekaragaman dan persebaran dari spesies lalat buah serta inangnya di Kabupaten Bogor dan sekitarnya. Lalat buah dikoleksi dari 119 lokasi pengambilan contoh di Kabupaten Bogor dan beberapa lokasi dari Cianjur, Bekasi dan Depok. Pengambilan contoh dilakukan dengan menggunakan 2 metode, yaitu pemeliharaan inang dan penggunaan perangkap. Perangkap yang digunakan adalah modifikasi dari perangkap Lynfield dan dikombinasikan dengan 2 atraktan yang berbeda, yaitu Methyl eugenol (ME) dan Cue lure (CL). Tercatat 18 spesies lalat buah yang didapatkan melalui pemasangan perangkap dan pemeliharaan 24 spesies inang. Hasil penelitan menunjukkan bahwa persebaran, keanekaragaman dan kelimpahan dari lalat buah dipengaruhi oleh keanekaragaman inang lalat.
Breast biopsy for benign disease

Summary Each biopsy method has its advantages and disadvantages. For a patient whose clinical presentation, clinical history, physical examination, and mammogram indicate a low risk of malignancy, less invasive biopsy methods should be used. For a high-risk patient. the area of suspicion should be treated as malignant. The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System is a quality assurance tool devised to standardize mammographic reporting and ascribe the need for biopsy based on mammographic criteria. These standards can be used in conjunction with clinical evidence to develop an algorithm for treatment. Each biopsy technique should be performed with regard tosubsequent therapy that will be required if the lesion is confirmed to be cancer.
The Cellular Excretion in the Urine of Normal Newborn Infants

Urine sediment counts were made in 380 specimens collected from 114 male and 27 female infants during the first 10 days after birth. In some the Addis counts were calculated. This method is considered inaccurate and erroneous in infants, however, and it is advocated that the findings should be expressed in cells per cubic millimetre. The counts found in the normal newborn infants are tabulated and the results are discussed. The range of normal sediment counts found exceeds that set for older children and adults in earlier publications.
E-government service use intentions in Afghanistan: technology adoption and the digital divide in a war-torn country

In this article, we developed and tested an integrated model to predict intention to use e-government services by combining the concepts of technology adoption, the digital divide, and conflict literature through surveys of 360 citizens of Afghanistan. Using a partial least squares approach, we found that components of the access divide and the social divide have significant effects on intentions to use e-government services, and that the perceived intensity of civil conflict and perceived behavioral conflict moderate certain predictors of intention to use e-government services. Implications for e-government service adoption and delivery in digitally divided conflict zones in the contexts of research, policy and practice are also discussed.
The nature and extent of substance abuse problems in persons with traumatic brain injury

Objective: Describe the pre‐ and postinjury patterns of alcohol and other drug use among persons who have incurred traumatic brain injury (TBI). Injury‐related characteristics and negative consequences are also reported, as well as preliminary outcomes of treatment. Design: Descriptive analysis of a consecutive sample of persons referred during an 18‐month period to a treatment program for substance abuse after TBI. Setting: A community‐based demonstration project affiliated with an acute rehabilitation hospital in a large midwestern academic medical center. Patients: The first 211 persons screened by the program, including all 97 receiving comprehensive assessments and 68 who dropped out prior to assessment. Preliminary outcomes were based on the first 37 clients monitored 6 months after entering into treatment. Intervention: Screening for appropriateness of referral; comprehensive, holistic assessment; and resource and service coordination provided by an interdisciplinary staff that facilitates treatment by local providers. Main Outcome Measures: Alcohol use measured by the Quantity‐Frequency‐Variability Index, completed by client and significant other; productivity measured by the Employability Rating Scale; multiple sociodemographic indicators. Results: More than 60% of injuries were use related; this included 71% of assaults. Alcohol was the preferred drug for 83%, and more than half used some marijuana. Prior to injury, the study sample consumed significantly greater amounts of alcohol than national averages; after injury, consumption was consistent with national averages. Approximately 20% of individuals who abstained or were light drinkers before injury showed high volume use after injury. Conclusions: There are multiple reasons why the harmful effects of alcohol and other drug use after TBI are underestimated, including cultural acceptance of beer and the subtle sequelae of marijuana use. It is recommended that the extent of use of same‐aged peers not be used as the criterion for acceptable use by persons who have experienced TBI. Further study is needed regarding the utility of assessment devices, the effectiveness of referrals made during rehabilitation, and the efficacy of intervention techniques.
HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR FLEXIBLE AQUATIC VEGETATION IN LARGE-SCALE MORPHODYNAMIC MODELS

Worldwide, aquatic vegetation is important for the physical and ecological condition of coastal areas. Unfortunately, this vegetation (e.g. seagrasses) is also under pressure due to human activities. Protection and restoration are cumbersome, particularly because the complex relations between vegetation and its environment are not yet well understood. One of the key characteristics of aquatic vegetation is its flexibility, causing the plants position and drag to vary in time. The model presented in this paper, a combination of the detailed process-based hydrodynamic/plant motion model Dynveg and the large-scale morphological model Delft3D that deals with rigid vegetation, can be useful in studying some of these relations. By choosing the height and the drag coefficient of the rigid objects equal to that of the flexible plants under similar conditions, the flow pattern is analogous. The applicability of this modelling approach is demonstrated by comparing model results with flume experiments on the seagrass species Zostera noltii.
Inter-rater reliability of an electronic discussion coding system

Abstract A ‘cognote’ system has been developed for coding electronic discussion groups and promoting critical thinking. Previous literature has provided an account of the strategy as applied to several academic settings. This article addresses the research around establishing the inter-rater reliability of the cognote system. The findings suggest three indicators of reliability, namely: 1. that raters assign similar grades to students' discussion group contributions; 2. that raters predominantly assign the same cognotes to students' discussion group contributions and 3. that raters are selecting in excess of 50% of the same text in assigning the same cognotes.
Conducta suicida en niños y adolescentes ingresados en un hospital general: Análisis descriptivo

Worldwide, suicide is the third cause of death among adolescents. Aim: To determine the socio-demographic context and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents hospitalized for suicidal behavior in a general hospital. Material and Methods: Between 2007 and 2009, we evaluated 47 patients with a mean age of 15.3 years (87% women) admitted for suicidal behavior at the Clinical Hospital of the Catholic University of Chile. Demographic data of the participants were registered. Clinical interviews were done by a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Results: Fifty seven percent of patients lived with both parents. Fifty one percent had previous suicide attempts and 68% had a previous psychiatric treatment. The main trigger was a conflict with parents in 66%. The psychiatric diagnoses were major depressive episode in 74.5% and pathological development of personality in 43%. All suicide attempts were with drugs and 6.4% were associated with cuts. Seventeen percent of attempts were classified as medically serious and they were more common in older age groups. Non severe attempts were observed mainly in women (92.3%). Acetaminophen intake was recorded in 8.5% of cases. Admission to hospital increased in the final quarter of the year. High costs of hospitalization were observed associated to stays in high complexity units. Conclusions: The population studied shows a high incidence of prior suicidal behavior. Most of the studied patients had attempts that were not classified as serious. These occurred predominantly in women in all age ranges. Medically serious suicidal behavior is mainly observed in older adolescents
Präoperative Genauigkeit von kraniofazialen, in selektiver Lasersinterung-Technik gefertigten 3-D-Modellen, im Vergleich zum primären CT-Datensatz

PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of craniofacial 3D models produced in the standardized selective laser sintering (SLS) technique from multislice computed tomography (MSCT) data sets in comparison with patient data and to investigate the effect of potential causes of inaccuracies. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 19 models were considered and examined by MSCT. The patient CT data used for 3D modeling was analyzed and compared to the 3D model data. 15 anatomical landmarks were defined and 20 distances were digitally measured. The digital measurements of both CT data sets were compared to manually measured distances of the SLS model. RESULTS: There was not a statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) between the measurements of the distances concerning all three groups (patient CT data, model CT data, manual measurement of the model). The mean values of the differences were between 0.5455 and -0.3214 mm. CONCLUSION: We found a high accuracy of SLS 3D models, which is due to a high precision in the modeling process and to the small voxel size of patient CT data achieved by MSCT. Anatomical landmarks in patient and model CT data sets and on the 3D model were able to be accurately reproduced, which is important for preoperative planning.
The Relation of Blood Platelets to Hemorrhagic Disease: Description of a Method for Determining the Bleeding Time and Coagulation Time and Report of Three Cases of Hemorrhagic Disease Relieved by Transfusion

It is my purpose in this paper to report three cases and experiments which furnish additional evidence to show that the blood platelets play a part in stopping hemorrhage, and that one type of hemorrhagic disease may be attributed to an extreme reduction in the number of platelets. The cases possibly explain the relief which sometimes follows transfusion in hemorrhagic disease. It is my purpose also to describe a method for studying hemorrhage called the bleeding time, and to describe briefly a simple method for determining the coagulation time. In the cases there was marked hemorrhagic diathesis, a normal coagulation time, and almost an absence of platelets. Transfusion was performed in each case. After transfusion there was a marked increase in the number of platelets and remarkable relief of hemorrhage. When the platelet counts returned to their previous low level, hemorrhages returned. Later in the course of the disease in
IROKAGE: A TOWNSCAPE COLOUR PLANNING SUPPORT SYSTEM USING KANSEI AND COLOUR HARMONY EVALUATIONS

Townscape colours have been a main factor in urban development. For townscape colours, keeping colour harmony within the environment is a common goal. In addition to the colour harmony, expressing characteristics and impressions of the town in townscape colours are other meaningful goals. This paper describes IroKage, a colour planning support system for improving townscapes. The system offers some colour combination proposals based on three elements: colour harmony, impressions of the townscape, and cost for the change of colours. First, two evaluation models to quantify colour harmony and impression of the townscape are developed from the approach of colour harmony principles and Kansei engineering, respectively. Next, the system is constructed using an evolutionary algorithm and the two evaluation models. After the construction, performance tests are conducted. The results show that the system has achieved sufficient ability to propose appropriate colour combinations with minimum colour changes.
A review of multivariate methods in brain imaging data fusion

On joint analysis of multi-task brain imaging data sets, a variety of multivariate methods have shown their strengths and been applied to achieve different purposes based on their respective assumptions. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review on optimization assumptions of six data fusion models, including 1) four blind methods: joint independent component analysis (jICA), multimodal canonical correlation analysis (mCCA), CCA on blind source separation (sCCA) and partial least squares (PLS); 2) two semi-blind methods: parallel ICA and coefficient-constrained ICA (CC-ICA). We also propose a novel model for joint blind source separation (BSS) of two datasets using a combination of sCCA and jICA, i.e., 'CCA+ICA', which, compared with other joint BSS methods, can achieve higher decomposition accuracy as well as the correct automatic source link. Applications of the proposed model to real multitask fMRI data are compared to joint ICA and mCCA; CCA+ICA further shows its advantages in capturing both shared and distinct information, differentiating groups, and interpreting duration of illness in schizophrenia patients, hence promising applicability to a wide variety of medical imaging problems.
Assigning Students to Groups: A Multi‐Criteria Decision Support System Approach*

MCADSS is a multi-criteria allocation decision support system for assisting in the task of allocating students to groups. Based on multiple criteria, MCADSS's goal is to maximize the diversity of members within groups, while minimizing the average differences between groups. The project may be viewed from several perspectives: as a multi-criteria decision-making problem, as a “reverse'’clustering problem, or as a personnel assignment problem. The system is currently being used to allocate M.B.A. students into sections and study teams at The European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD). This paper describes the rationale for MCADSS, design criteria, system methodology, and application results. It also suggests how this approach could be used for further applications.
Mycotic spondylitis in broilers caused by Aspergillus fumigatus resulting in partial anterior and posterior paralysis

This report describes outbreaks of mycotic spondylitis in two broiler flocks of 17 and 19 days old. Postmortem examination showed kyphosis and compression of the spinal cord, due to osteomyelitis of either the cervical or the first thoracic vertebrae. These lesions resulted in partial anterior paralysis affecting wing mobility and posterior paralysis. Aspergillus fumigatus was cultured from affected vertebrae.
Turbulent kinetic energy in the atmospheric surface layer during the summer monsoon

The turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) in the atmospheric surface layer (ASL) gives a measure of the intensity of turbulence that could be altered or brought about by mechanical generation, by thermal generation, through vertical transport into or away, and through dissipation. TKE is mainly responsible for the transportation of pollutants suspended in the air. In this paper, TKE evolution in the ASL is studied for Kharagpur (22.20° N, 87.18° E) during the summer monsoon by making use of data from a 30 m micrometeorological tower set up as part of the Monsoon Trough Boundary Layer Experiment (MONTBLEX). Under steady state and homogeneous conditions the various terms in the TKE equation are studied for active and non‐active phases of the monsoon in 1990. Their day‐to‐day variations and the budgets are studied at the 8 m and 15 m levels. The study reveals strong day‐to‐day variation and significant vertical variations within the ASL. Despite being a tropical station, the buoyancy term is much less than the contribution by mechanical generation ostensibly due to the monsoon. There are also differences between active and non‐active phases of the monsoon. Mechanical generation by wind shear has been found to be the dominating production term, while dissipation dominates the magnitude of all other terms. Copyright © 2002 Royal Meteorological Society
Effective legitimate skew driven clock tree routing

In layout design, how to construct a high performance clock net is critical to the operation of synchronous systems. In this paper, we propose a legitimate skew driven clock routing algorithm. This algorithm synthetically considers the advantages of preceding clock routing topology generation algorithms, utilizes legitimate skew in constructing clock tree, and improves the clock tree structure to obtain minimal total wire length and clock delay. Also, the feasibility of final skew range results is guaranteed. The experimental results show this algorithm effectively reduces the total wire length and improves the performance of clock tree, while satisfying legitimate skew bounds.
An investigation into usability and exclusivity issues of digital programmable thermostats

With nearly 60% of domestic energy consumption relating to space heating, the interaction between users and their heating controls is crucial in reducing consumption. Yet, many heating controls are complex and exclude people due to the demands placed upon their capabilities in terms of vision, reach, dexterity and thinking. This study explores the scale of and reasons for user exclusion in relation to digital programmable thermostats. The Exclusion Calculator was used to estimate the percentage of the population excluded from the use of three products. Full user testing was then conducted to elicit specific usability problems of the devices. The participants were a group of 14 younger users (aged 24–44) and 10 older users (aged 62–75). The exclusion calculations underestimated the actual exclusion significantly for both age ranges (p<0.05). None of the older users were able to complete the programming of the thermostats. Additionally, the cognitive demands of these systems were considered using a subjective workload assessment method, based on the NASA Task Load Index, and were found to be excessive. In conclusion, this study makes recommendations to facilitate the design of more inclusive digital programmable thermostats. It is argued that such changes could result in reductions in domestic heat energy consumption.
Addressing the Spiritual Needs of People Infected With and Affected by HIV and AIDS in Swaziland

Researchers seem to be in agreement that spirituality is an important component of the holistic care approach commonly found in palliative care. Shiselweni Home-Based Care (SHBC) is a faith-based organization in Swaziland working among people with HIV and AIDS in the poorest and most affected areas of the country. They endeavor to restore and build up each client's dignity through the way in which they are approached, not only when giving physical assistance, but also when they address their spiritual needs. This article emphasizes the need for spiritual care as part of the caregiving program and then also illustrates the positive feelings of both the SHBC caregivers as well as their clients as they share some of the experiences encountered during spiritual care.
Understanding determinants of information systems users’ behaviour: a comparison of two models in the context of integrated accounting and budgeting software

This study examines determinants that affect the behaviour of information systems (IS) users, and influence of the users’ decisions to continue using IS by two models: the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the expectation-confirmation model of IS continuance (ECM-IS). The behaviour of professionals who utilise complex software solutions for performing their working tasks has been in the focus of this research. Based on data gathered from questionnaires filled-out by users of the integrated accounting and budgeting software (IABS), the confirmatory factor analysis has shown that both models demonstrate good factor, convergence and discriminatory validity, respectively. The comparison of the obtained results has been performed, and it shows that ECM-IS has a larger explanatory power (R2) over TAM, explaining 49% of the dependent variable (IS continuance intention) in relation to 29%. The IS continuance intention is determined by the users’ satisfaction and perceived usefulness. The user satisfaction is influenced by perceived usefulness and confirmation. The confirmation of the user's expectations has had a positive influence on perceived usefulness. The perceived ease of use has not exerted a significant influence on the user's intention of IS continuance.
A distributed parameter approach to the control of a tubular reactor: a multivariable case

The start-up and the shutdown of tubular fixed-bed reactors can be improved by an explicit trajectory design and active control. By using the inflow concentration as a control the outflow concentration can be changed in arbitrary finite time. Explicit series expansions of the control inputs are calculated using the distributed parameter system model. It is shown that these promising techniques are not restricted to the single-input case, but can easily be extended to certain multivariable models. The control laws derived are new in the scalar case.