Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cultural Challenges in Adapting Lesson Study to a Philippines Setting

Promising improved student and teacher learning, Japanese lesson study has attracted many international educators to try to implement it in their own contexts. However, a simple transference model of implementation is likely to meet difficulties. Key determinants of any adaptation will be differences between existing conventions of pedagogy and of teacher professional development in Japan and the adapting country. These conventions will be reflective of underlying cultural differences. This paper reports a study the adaptations required to increase the transferability of Japanese lesson study for use in the Philippines. Hofstede's dimensions of national culture are utilised to identify and analyse the incongruences in cultural orientations between Japanese and Philippine teachers, which may explain the adaptations needed in order to implement lesson study in Philippine schools. Sensitivity to cultural challenges during the process of adaptation should increase the chances of successful implementation to the benefit of Philippine teachers.
Anatomical aspects of the nerves of the leg and foot of the giant anteater ( Myrmecophaga tridactyla , Linnaeus , 1758 )

Although distal stifle joint nerve distribution has been well established in domestic animals, this approach is scarcely reported in wild animals. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the nerves of the leg and foot of Myrmecophaga tridactyla with emphasis on their ramification, distribution, topography and territory of innervation. For this purpose, six adult cadavers fixed and preserved in 10% formalin solution were used. The nerves of the leg and foot of the M. tridactyla were the saphenous nerve (femoral nerve branch), fibular and tibial nerves and lateral sural cutaneous nerve (branches of the sciatic nerve) and caudal sural cutaneous nerve (tibial nerve branch). The saphenous nerve branches to the skin, the craniomedial surface of the leg, the medial surface of the tarsal and metatarsal regions and the dorsomedial surface of the digits I and II (100% of cases), III (50% of cases) and IV (25% of cases). The lateral sural cutaneous nerve innervates the skin of the craniolateral region of the knee and leg. The fibular nerve innervates the flexor and extensor muscles of the tarsal region of the digits and skin of the craniolateral surface of the leg and dorsolateral surface of the foot. The tibial nerve innervates the extensor muscles of the tarsal joint and flexor, adductor and abductor muscles of the digits and the skin of the plantar surface. The caudal sural cutaneous nerve innervates the skin of the caudal surface of the leg. The nerves responsible for the leg and foot innervation were the same as reported in domestic and wild animals, but with some differences, such as the more distal division of the common fibular nerve, the absence of dorsal metatarsal branches of the deep fibular nerve and a greater involvement of the saphenous nerve in the digital innervation with branches to the digits III and IV, in addition to digits I and II.
FACTORS AFFECTING INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATIONS IN GREECE

Indoor radon concentrations were determined with the use of track-etched detectors and two monitors, both for radon and one for the decay products, in various regions of Greece. Until now, 1137 dwellings have been measured. Some factors, that influence the radon concentration in dwellings, are discussed in this paper. The factors, used in this analysis, were derived from the householders’ answers to the relevant questions about various physical features of the dwelling.
Efficient Logistic Regression on Large Encrypted Data

Machine learning on encrypted data is a cryptographic method for analyzing private and/or sensitive data while keeping privacy. In the training phase, it takes as input an encrypted training data and outputs an encrypted model without using the decryption key. In the prediction phase, it uses the encrypted model to predict results on new encrypted data. In each phase, no decryption key is needed, and thus the privacy of data is guaranteed while the underlying encryption is secure. It has many applications in various areas such as finance, education, genomics, and medical field that have sensitive private data. While several studies have been reported on the prediction phase, few studies have been conducted on the training phase due to the inefficiency of homomorphic encryption (HE), leaving the machine learning training on encrypted data only as a long-term goal. In this paper, we propose an efficient algorithm for logistic regression on encrypted data, and evaluate our algorithm on real financial data consisting of 422,108 samples over 200 features. Our experiment shows that an encrypted model with a sufficient Kolmogorov Smirnow statistic value can be obtained in ∼17 hours in a single machine. We also evaluate our algorithm on the public MNIST dataset, and it takes ∼2 hours to learn an encrypted model with 96.4% accuracy. Considering the inefficiency of HEs, our result is encouraging and demonstrates the practical feasibility of the logistic regression training on large encrypted data, for the first time to the best of our knowledge.
f3-LipoproteinQuantitationin CordBloodSpottedon FilterPaper:A ScreeningTest

We describe an electroimmunodiffusion technique for measuring /3-lipoprotein in cord blood spotted on filter paper. A series of cord-blood samples, taken from 916 consecutive live-birth infants, was spotted directly onto filter paper and assayed for /3-lipoprotein. Eleven had abovenormal /3-lipoprotein. Of these 11, seven were tested two to six months later, along with their parents, for total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations. Five infants had increased cholesterol values, and four parents of these infantshad eitherincreasedcholesterol or triglyceride values. We also measured f3-lipoprotein concentrations in 63 paired samples of dried cord-blood and three-day postdelivery blood specimens, routinely collected for phenylketonuria screening. We saw a significant correlation between results for the specimens, but detected no cases of increased /3-lipoprotein. /3-Lipoprotein assay in dried specimens of cord blood is simple, inexpensive, and potentially is useful in mass screening of newborns for familial type II and combined hyperlipidemia.
Introduction to the special issue on visual aesthetics

Visual aesthetics encompasses the studies of the relationship between vision and various aesthetic phenomena - from the beauty ratings of simple visual patterns to the appreciation of visual art, from the preference for natural objects and scenes to the preference for products of human creativity, from the aesthetic effects of culture to the aesthetic effects of biology, from the universal aesthetic sensitivity to the individual differences in taste, and so on. In this special issue ten papers reported the most recent studies on very different subjects related to visual aesthetics.
Amplified and directional spontaneous emission from arbitrary composite bodies: A self-consistent treatment of Purcell effect below threshold

We study amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) from wavelength-scale composite bodies--complicated arrangements of active and passive media--demonstrating highly directional and tunable radiation patterns, depending strongly on pump conditions, materials, and object shapes. For instance, we show that under large enough gain, $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetric dielectric spheres radiate mostly along either active or passive regions, depending on the gain distribution. Our predictions are based on a recently proposed fluctuating volume--current (FVC) formulation of electromagnetic radiation that can handle inhomogeneities in the dielectric and fluctuation statistics of active media, e.g. arising from the presence of non-uniform pump or material properties, which we exploit to demonstrate an approach to modelling ASE in regimes where Purcell effect (PE) has a significant impact on the gain, leading to spatial dispersion and/or changes in power requirements. The nonlinear feedback of PE on the active medium, captured by the Maxwell--Bloch equations but often ignored in linear formulations of ASE, is introduced into our linear framework by a self-consistent renormalization of the (dressed) gain parameters, requiring the solution of a large system of nonlinear equations involving many linear scattering calculations.
Crustal thickness estimation beneath the southern central Andes at 30°S and 36°S from S wave receiver function analysis

SUMMARY We have used the S wave receiver function (SRF) technique to investigate the crustal thickness beneath two seismic profiles from the CHARGE project in the southern central Andes. A previous study employing the P wave receiver function method has observed the Moho interface beneath much of the profiles. They found, however, that the amplitude of the P to S conversion was diminished in the western part of the profiles and have attributed it to a reduction of the impedance contrast at the Moho due to lower crustal ecologitization. With SRF, we have successfully detected S to P converted waves from the Moho as well as possible conversions from other lithospheric boundaries. The continental South American crust reaches its maximum thickness of ∼70 km (along 30 ◦ S between 70 ◦ W and 68.5 ◦ W) beneath the Principal Cordillera and the Famatina system and becomes thinner towards the Sierras Pampeanas with a thickness of ∼40 km. Negative phases, possibly related to the base of the continental and oceanic lithosphere, can be recognized in the summation traces at different depths. By comparing our results with data obtained from previous investigations, we are able to further constrain the thickness of the crust and lithosphere beneath the central Andes.
The Clinicopathological Characteristics of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors; An Analysis of 65 Cases

Background : This study was designed to investigate gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors with an emphasis on their clinicopathological characteristics. Methods : Sixty-five cases were reviewed and classified as typical carcinoid (TC), atypical carcinoid (AC), large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) and small cell carcinoma (SmCC). We performed immunohistochemistry to characterize the expression of the immunoreactivity for synaptophysin, chromogranin, gastrin, somatostatin, thyroid transcription factor-1, p53 and Ki-67. Results : Most commonly, the tumors were located in the rectum (54%), followed by the stomach (23%) and colon (9%). Histologically, the tumors were classified as 49 TCs, 4 ACs, 6 LCNECs and 6 SmCCs. Most tumors were stained positive for synaptophysin and/or chromogranin. Four LCNECs and one SmCC were p53-positive. The carcinoids revealed a low level (<5%) of reactivity for Ki-67, while ≥30% of the cells showed reactivity for Ki-67 in the majority of LCNECs and SmCCs. Six patients with metastatic carcinoids were older than those patients without metastasis (64 vs 48 years, respectively, p=0.004). Furthermore, the size of tumors was larger for the patients with metastatic carcinoids than for the patients with nonmetastatic carcinoids (2.3 vs 0.5 cm, respectively, p=0.005). Conclusion : Old age, large tumor size and muscle invasion are associated with high grade neuroendocrine tumor and lymph node metastasis for those patients with carcinoids.
Reply to Comment on ‘Are physicists afraid of mathematics?’

Based on citation data of biologists and physicists, we reiterate that trends in statistical indicators are not reliable to unambiguously blame mathematics for the existence or lack of paper citations. We further clarify that, contrary to claims in the Comment (Higginson and Fawcett 2016 New J. Phys. 18 118003), a clear statistical correlation between the number of equations and the citation success is not possible because the data is too noisy and not reliable for identifying trends unambiguously. Concerning their conclusions, we stress the well-know fact in statistics that even if correlation could be found, it by no means implies causality. Accordingly, to discuss ways of increasing citation rates by suppressing or hiding equations in appendices cannot be justified with statistics, even less so when based on small sets of very noisy data.
Änderung des Gewitter- und Hagelpotentials im Klimawandel

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird untersucht, inwieweit sich die Haufigkeit und Intensitat von Gewitter- und Hagelereignissen in den vergangenen Jahren in Deutschland und Europa verandert hat. Mit Hilfe von regionalen Klimasimulationen wird abgeschatzt, mit welchen Anderungen des Hagelpotentials - bedingt durch den anthropogenen Klimawandel - in der Zukunft zu rechnen ist.
Approximate Bayesian Computation and simulation based inference for complex stochastic epidemic models

Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) and other simulation-based inference methods are becoming increasingly used for inference in complex systems, due to their relative ease-of-implementation. We briefly review some of the more popular variants of ABC and their application in epidemiology, before using a real-world model of HIV transmission to illustrate some of challenges when applying ABC methods to high-dimensional, computationally intensive models. We then discuss an alternative approach—history matching—that aims to address some of these issues, and conclude with a comparison between these different methodologies.
Criminal Victimization 1999: Changes 1998-99 with Trends 1993-99

Approximately 28.8 million violent and property crimes were experienced by Americans age 12 or older during 1999 according to National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) data. Overall victimizations included about 21.2 million property crimes (burglary, motor vehicle theft and household theft), 7.4 million violent crimes (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault), and approximately 0.2 million personal thefts (pocket picking and purse snatching).
Dynamical Constraints on Monsoon Circulations

Monsoon circulations are particular clear examples of divergent ows driven by spatial variations in thermodynamic boundary conditions. Simple application of the circulation theorem yields a powerful constraint on steady, inviscid, divergent ows, which in dry, symmetric, cases implies a simple criterion for the existence of such ows in terms of the external forcing. This paper reviews recent work addressing the applicability, and limitations, of this constraint to more realistic moist, non-symmetric cases.
Automatic Image Annotation Model Using LSTM Approach

In this digital world, artificial intelligence has provided solutions to many problems, likewise to encounter problems related to digital images and operations related to the extensive set of images. We should learn how to analyze an image, and for that, we need feature extraction of the content of that image. Image description methods involve natural language processing and concepts of computer vision. The purpose of this work is to provide an efficient and accurate image description of an unknown image by using deep learning methods. We propose a novel generative robust model that trains a Deep Neural Network to learn about image features after extracting information about the content of images, for that we used the novel combination of CNN and LSTM. We trained our model on MSCOCO dataset, which provides set of annotations for a particular image, and after the model is fully automated, we tested it by providing raw images. And also several experiments are performed to check efficiency and robustness of the system, for that we have calculated BLEU Score.
Trends in frequency indices of daily precipitation over the Iberian Peninsula during the last century

[1] This study provides the first long-term assessment of changes in precipitation associated with different rainfall categories over the Iberian Peninsula (IP). Using recently digitized data from 27 stations in Portugal and Spain, we have examined trends of precipitation indices for the complete period 1903–2003 and the two subperiods 1903–1953 and 1954–2003. These indices were evaluated seasonally according to five rainfall categories: total rainfall (≥0.2 mm), light rainfall (≥0.2 and <2.5 mm), moderate rainfall (≥2.5 and <7.5 mm), intense rainfall (≥7.5 mm), and very intense rainfall (≥15 mm). For the complete period 1903–2003, we have found that the total number of rainy days and that of light rainfall are increasing at many observatories over the IP for all seasons (except in the western zone of Portugal and the Cadiz gulf, where they are decreasing). Both subperiods show opposite behaviors in fall and spring. During the first (second) subperiod spanning 1903–1953 (1954–2003), we can find a generalized decrease (increase) in the number of rainy days in fall in all rainfall categories. In spring, an increase in the number of rainy days is found mainly for total, moderate, and intense categories for the first subperiod, and a slight decrease during the second. In winter, we have verified a decrease in the number of rainy days mainly for total, moderate, and intense rainfall categories in the second subperiod. Finally in relation to the maximum length of dry spells for both subperiods, most observatories show significant trends opposite those of the total number of rainy days. It is worth noticing that the contrasting evolution of trends found between the first and second halves of the twentieth century could only be characterized in this work following a recent comprehensive digitization of historical Iberian precipitation data from the first decades of the twentieth century.
Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: We read with great interest Björkman et al’s originalworkcomparingdifferentwaysofpracticing pharmaceutical care, each based on different conceptions of pharmacy practice philosophy. The authors analyze the influence of what they call ‘‘care ideologies’’ on 4 conceptions of pharmaceutical care. Their analysis is based on the assumption that 2 distinct care ideologies, ‘‘patient-centered’’ and ‘‘evidence-based medicine (EBM),’’ have been launched within the health care sector. These 2 ideologies are purported to be mutually exclusive in Björkman et al.’s theoretical framework. It is our view, however, that these 2 ‘‘care ideologies’’ can and should be combined. According to Granada’s procedures, pharmacists talk face-to-face with their patients about any worries and concerns that theymay have in relation to their medications. The pharmacist, following the best available evidence (EBM ideology), then presents to the patient the putative therapeutic goals. The pharmacist and patient then decide together how to proceed. The role of the pharmacist is to propose possible therapy goals, collaborate with the patient in deciding what to do, and assess whether goals have been achieved by the patient. We were surprised by some of the authors’ statements, such as ‘‘the pharmacist did not discuss individual therapies with the patient’’ (p. 338) or ‘‘the patient’s individual therapy goals were not explicitly discussed with the patient’’ (p. 339) as these practices are contrary to the Dader method (Granada-II). According to theDadermethod, every aspect of care must be related to the patient:
AWARD NUMBER: W81XWH-12-1-0328 TITLE: Hyperpolarized 13C MR Markers of Renal Tumor Aggressiveness PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Dr. Renuka Sriram CONTRACTING ORGANIZATION: University of California, San Francisco

Renal cell carcinomas (RCC) are a heterogeneous group of tumors with a wide range of aggressiveness. Noninvasive methods to confidently predict the tumor biologic behavior and select appropriate treatment are lacking. Here, we investigate the dynamic metabolic flux in living RCC cells using hyperpolarized C-pyruvate magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) combined with a bioreactor platform and interrogated the biochemical basis of the MRS data with respect to cancer aggressiveness. RCC cells have significantly higher pyruvate-tolactate flux than the normal renal tubule cells. Furthermore, a key feature distinguishing the localized from the metastatic RCC cells is the lactate efflux rate, mediated by the monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4). The metastatic RCC cells have significantly higher MCT4 expression and corresponding higher lactate efflux, which is essential for maintaining a high rate of glycolysis. We show that such differential cellular transporter expression and associated metabolic phenotype can be noninvasively assessed via real-time monitoring of hyperpolarized C-pyruvate-to-lactate flux. Cancer Res; 73(2); 1–10. 2012 AACR.
Unilateral Retinal Nerve Fiber Myelination With Contralateral Amblyopia

Comment. Intraocular invasion of conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma is rare. The Bowman membrane is a thick acellular layer composed largely of collagenous tissue. Due to its structure, it often acts as an impenetrable barrier to the intraocular spread of conjunctival melanoma.Moreaggressivehistologicvariants that have a greater potential for invasion include spindle cell and mucoepidermoid carcinomas. It is of note that although the lesion in our patient did not fall within this subtype, it still demonstrated invasive behavior. Although squamous cell carcinoma generally exhibits slow growth and has a low likelihood of metastasis, this case highlights the need for accurate diagnosis and early intervention. This patient received successful treatment of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva with proton beam therapy. Recently, the therapeutic options available to the clinician for the treatment of superficial conjunctival and corneal squamous cell carcinoma have expanded. Promising reports in the literature describe the use of photodynamic therapy and topical mitomycin C for the treatment of more extensive and recurrent lesions. However, previous to this article, the options that were suggested for the treatment of intraocularly invasive squamous cell carcinoma were limited to enucleation. This article suggests proton beam therapy as a potential alternative to enucleation. On review of the literature, some authors describe visually limiting complications with the use of external beam radiation for the treatment of conjunctival malignancy. Compared with other forms of irradiation, proton beam therapy can be delivered precisely to the superficial tissues and anterior chamber structures without significant deeper tissue penetration, thus minimizing unnecessary irradiation of the lens, ciliary body, and retina. Such a treatment approach is particularly suited to elderly patients who may be limited in surgical options by other medical comorbidities. Proton beam therapy was extremely well tolerated by our patient, who experienced no adverse effects from the radiation. Adverse effects may include dry eye, intraocular inflammation, conjunctival scarring, or glaucoma. Our knowledge of the efficacy of proton beam therapy is limited by the fact that we have only treated 1 patient and that we have relatively shortterm follow-up data. The regression of tumor and lack of recurrence in this patient does, however, suggest that proton beam therapy should be considered as a possible alternative to enucleation for the treatment of invasiveconjunctival squamouscell carcinoma.
Stability and control of differential linear repetitive processes using an LMI setting

This paper considers differential linear repetitive processes which are a distinct class of two-dimensional continuous-discrete linear systems of both physical and systems theoretic interest. The substantial new results are on the application of linear-matrix-inequality-based tools to stability analysis and controller design for these processes, where the class of control laws used has a well defined physical basis. It is also shown that these tools extend naturally to cases when there is uncertainty in the state-space model of the underlying dynamics.