Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Architectural Information Modelling in Construction History

The past few years show a significant increase in the usage of three-dimensional modelling and semantic description techniques for architectural research purposes. Where this increase has already shaped today’s design and construction industry, research in architectural and construction history can still improve its work methods and results through these techniques. Therefore, we propose a new conceptual approach for Architectural Information Modelling (AIM), which aims at describing historical information in construction and architecture directly related to design information and design practice. This paper will give an introduction into existing 3D modelling techniques and semantic description techniques, continuing with how these techniques are applied in the AIM approach. This investigation of 3D modelling and semantic technology shows promising results. However, in order to integrate these techniques into an AIM framework, more work is needed. Future work in this research project will therefore explore in further detail the semantic description scheme proposed below and the implementation of a proof-of-concept.
Scientific Evidence: Creating and Evaluating Experimental Instruments and Research Techniques

The production of evidence for scientific hypotheses and theories often depends upon complex instruments and techniques for employing them. An important epistemological question arises as to how the reliability of these instruments and techniques is assessed. To address that question, this paper examines the introduction of electron microscopy and cell fractionation in cell biology. One important claim is that scientists often arrive at their techniques for employing instruments like the electron microscope and the ultracentrifuge by tinkering and that they evaluate the resulting techniques in part by whether they produce plausible data given developing theories.
On teaching strategies in second language acquisition

How to acquire a second language is a question of obvious importance to teachers and language learners, and how to teach a second language has also become a matter of concern to the linguists' interest in the nature of primary linguistic data. Starting with the development stages of second language acquisition and Stephen Krashen's theory, this paper puts forward teaching strategies: analyzing learner characteristics, signing classroom contracts, creating learner-centered classroom, setting language goals, integrating theory with practice and building learner motivation.
Peritoneal dialysis is the best cost-effective alternative for maintaining dialysis treatment.

En la tabla 1 se ofrece una idea de la magnitud del problema.Comparativamente, el coste anual por paciente sometido a te-rapia sustitutiva renal (TSR) con dialisis es muy superior alde muchas otras enfermedades cronicas, y su impacto en elpresupuesto del sistema nacional de salud es muy alto. Uni-camente 46.000 pacientes, el 0,1% de la poblacion, consumenel 2,5% del presupuesto sanitario.Conseguir dicha sostenibilidad es un tema prioritario que de-beria ocupar a los responsables de los servicios de nefrolo-gia, a las Sociedades cientificas, a los gestores sanitarios pu-blicos y privados, a la Administracion y, desde luego, a lospacientes.Pero hay detalles que no se quieren ver. Es cierto que en Es-pana somos un referente en trasplante renal, pero esta es unaterapia que no se aplica al 80% de los pacientes, cada vez masancianos, que inician dialisis. Aunque mucho menos media-tica, la terapia mas eficiente de la enfermedad renal cronicaes la prevencion secundaria que evite o reduzca la llegada depacientes a dialisis o a trasplante. No vamos tampoco a dis-cutir que el trasplante renal es la terapia sustitutiva mas efi-ciente. Pero limitandonos a la dialisis, o sea, a la terapia deeleccion para el 80% de los incidentes en TSR, deberiamosintentar aclarar ciertos errores sobre costes y efectividades.
A New Transmit Diversity Method Using Quantized Random Phases

Wireless communication systems, aside from path-loss, also suffer from small scale up-anddown variations in the power of the received signal. These fluctuations in the received signal power, commonly referred to as multi-path fading, result in a significant performance degradation of the system. One way to combat fading is diversity. The idea behind diversity is to provide the receiver with multiple independent copies of the transmitted signal, either in time, frequency or space dimension. In broadcast networks with underlying slow-faded channels, an appropriate option for exploiting diversity is transmit diversity, which deploys several antennas in the transmitter terminal. Based on the amount of available channel state information on the transmitter side, various transmit diversity schemes have been proposed in the literature. Because of certain limitations of broadcast networks, a practical assumption in these networks is to provide no channel state information for the transmitter. In this dissertation, a new scheme is proposed to exploit transmit diversity for broadcast networks, assuming no channel state information in the transmitter. The main idea of our proposed method is to virtually impose time variations to the underlying slow-faded channels by multiplying quantized pseudo-random phases to data symbols before transmission. Using this method, all necessary signal processing can be transferred to the RF front-end of the transmitter, and therefore, the implementation cost is much less than that of alternative approaches. Under the proposed method, the outage probability of the system is analyzed and the corresponding achievable diversity order is calculated. Simulation results show that the performance of our proposed scheme falls slightly below that of the optimum (Alamouti type) approach in the low outage probability region.
Strategies for Expanding Foreign Electronic Scholarly Information Resources

The purpose of this article is to present comparative analysis of electronic information purchase in Korean university libraries relative to university libraries overseas. An overall comparison is made between libraries in Korea and in the U.S. in terms of their budget for electronic information. In addition, we compared the lists of web databases in service among three top-tier Korean universities and nine foreign universities(6 in the U.S., 1 in Canada, 1 in Australia, and 1 in China). The findings show that Korean universities tend to subscribe heavily to electronic journals packages than competing libraries overseas. However, in terms of providing subject-based reference databases, our libraries are far behind even mediocre institutions in these countries. We propose a number of recommendations to strengthen national licensing of electronic scholarly materials as a way to enhance access to electronic information through university libraries.
Digital Library Acceptance Model and Its Social Construction: Conceptualization and Development

The purpose of this study is to conceptualize a digital library acceptance model and its validation. Based on the extant literature and interviews with experts, a sixty-three statement questionnaire was developed and a survey was conducted to test the proposed model. The target population included library professionals and users from academic institutions in India including faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students. These sixty-three statements were categorized into seventeen dimensions on the basis of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model and two information success models. The model was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings suggest that digital libraries can become more useful and acceptable to targeted user groups when they are developed in accordance with four major factors: systemic aspects, informational aspects, perception of the relevant social group, and user learning. This study is unique as it is the first time such a model has been developed for digital libraries with respect to social construction.
Estimation of glomerular filtration rate by MDRD-4 IDMS and CKD-EPI in individuals of 60 years of age or older in primary care.

OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence and classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in accordance with the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) by MDRD-4 IDMS and CKD-EPI in individuals ≥ 60 years of age in primary care. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Subjects ≥ 60 years treated at 40 primary care centres with serum creatinine determination conducted between 1 January and 31 December 2010 at a single centralised laboratory. EXCLUSION CRITERIA renal transplantation, home care. VARIABLES socio-demographic, anthropometric, risk factors and cardiovascular disease as recorded in electronic medical records and serum creatinine concentration by a standardised compensated kinetic Jaffe method with IDMS and eGFR by MDRD-4 IDMS and CKD-EPI. Agreement was analysed using the kappa coefficient and the Bland-Altman graphical method. RESULTS 97,554 individuals (57.3% women, mean age 70.0 [Q1: 65.0, Q3: 77.0]). Median eGFR with MDRD 78.7 [66.7, 91.0] ml/min/1.73m² (77.9 for women, 79.7 for men, P<.001) and 81.8 [68.5, 90.5] ml/min/1.73 m² (P=.311) with CKD-EPI, eFG(MDRD) prevalence <60 15.0% (16.5% women, 13.1% men and 6.5% in ≤ 70 years, 24%> 70 years) with CKD-EPI 14.2% (15.0% female, 13.0% male, 4.7% in ≤ 70 years, 24.1% in> 70 years) . There was an overall agreement of 85.6% (kappa coefficient = 0.75) in women> 70 years of 86.6% (kappa = 0.77), of 83.2% (kappa = 0.69) in men> 70 years, of 82.7% (kappa = 0.68) in women ≤ 70 years and 90% (kappa = 0.81) in men ≤ 70 years. CONCLUSIONS CKD-EPI decreased the prevalence of CKD especially in women ≤ 70 years; the prevalence increased in men> 70 years. One in eight individuals with stage 3a was reclassified to no disease; reclassified individuals had lower comorbidity.
Triple nanoemulsion potentiates the effects of topical treatments with microencapsulated retinol and modulates biological processes related to skin aging

BACKGROUND The sum of environmental and genetic factors affects the appearance and function of the skin as it ages. The identification of molecular changes that take place during skin aging provides biomarkers and possible targets for therapeutic intervention. Retinoic acid in different formulations has emerged as an alternative to prevent and repair age-related skin damage. OBJECTIVES To understand the effects of different retinoid formulations on the expression of genes associated with biological processes that undergo changes during skin aging. METHODS Ex-vivo skin samples were treated topically with different retinoid formulations. The modulation of biological processes associated with skin aging was measured by Reverse Transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). RESULTS A formulation containing microencapsulated retinol and a blend of active ingredients prepared as a triple nanoemulsion provided the best results for the modulation of biological, process-related genes that are usually affected during skin aging. CONCLUSION This association proved to be therapeutically more effective than tretinoin or microencapsulated retinol used singly.
Palyatif Bakım ve Ölüm Kaygısı

Palyatif bakim, tedavi seceneklerinin azalmasi, prognozun giderek kotulesmesi, agri ve diger belirtilerin kontrolunun yetersiz kalmasi ve gerekli teknik destegin saglanamamasi nedeniyle coklu sorunlari beraberinde getirmektedir. Palyatif bakimin karmasik yapisi, yasamin son donemindeki hastanin kaliteli bakiminin nasil saglanabilecegi konusunda sikinti yaratmaktadir. Olmekte olan hastaya bakim vermek duygusal olarak aci veren, uzuntulu bir deneyimdir. Olen hastaya bakim verirken hemsire korku, uzuntu, dus kirikligi, anksiyete gibi duygular hissedebilir. Hemsirenin kendi olum kaygisi fazla ise bu durum olmekte olan hasta ile birlikte olmakta isteksizlik yaratabilir. Palyatif bakimda hemsireden, hastanin ailesine destek olmasi, psikososyal acidan iyilik hallerini surdurmelerine yardim etmesi beklenir. Bu beklentinin karsilanabilmesi icin, hemsirenin nitelikli bir egitim ile yasam sonu bakima hazir-lanmasi, yeterli kisilerarasi iletisim becerilerine ve bas etme stratejilerine sahip olmasi gerekir.
Prolonged duration of breastfeeding does not affect lipid profile in adulthood.

BACKGROUND The Hertfordshire study suggested that age of weaning and methods of infant feeding may influence adult serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and mortality from ischemic heart disease in men. Although breastfeeding <1 year appeared to be protective compared with formula, prolonged breastfeeding (>1 year) was associated with increased LDL-C and mortality. This study tested the effect of breastfeeding duration on lipid profile in young adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult volunteers whose mothers could recall the age at which their child was weaned were recruited. We excluded patients with known dyslipidemia, dyslipidemia in a first-degree relative, obesity (body mass index [BMI] >30 kg/m(2)), pregnant or within 3 months of a previous pregnancy, subjects taking medications that may affect lipid profile, or subjects with a chronic medical condition. Nutritional questionnaires and number of weekly hours of exercise were recorded. Lipid profiles were obtained after a night fast. RESULTS The three groups (no breastfeeding, breastfeeding 0-6 months, or breastfeeding >9 months) did not differ in terms of age, gender, BMI, level of education, amount of exercise, and dietary style. By stepwise background multiple regression analysis taking into account exercise, nutritional habitus, age, BMI, gender, and socioeconomic status, blood lipids were not affected by duration of breastfeeding. CONCLUSIONS Duration of breastfeeding does not affect lipid profiles in young adults. These findings do not support negative messages on the long-term effect of prolonged lactation generated by the Hertfordshire study.
We Must Take Charge: Our Schools and Our Future

In We Must Take Charge, Chester E. Finn, Jr., exhorts Americans from all walks of like to take control of our degenerating public education system. Finn notes that the system continues to lack accountability and quality control and proposes radical changes, saying We cannot wait for new 'experts' to save our schools and our children.
Hybrid Model–Based Motion Recognition for Smartphone Users

This paper presents a hybrid model solution for user motion recognition. The use of a single classifier in motion recognition models does not guarantee a high recognition rate. To enhance the motion recognition rate, a hybrid model consisting of decision trees and artificial neural networks is proposed. We define six user motions commonly performed in an indoor environment. To demonstrate the performance of the proposed model, we conduct a real field test with ten subjects (five males and five females). Experimental results show that the proposed model provides a more accurate recognition rate compared to that of other single classifiers.
FUNDAMENTOS EMPÍRICOS Y METODOLÓGICOS DE UNA BASE DE DATOS LÉXICA DE LA MORFOLOGÍA DERIVATIVA DEL INGLÉS ANTIGUO

Este trabajo sienta las bases empiricas y metodologicas para la creacion de una base de datos lexica que analice la morfologia derivativa del ingles antiguo. Se revisa el estado de la cuestion, se formulan las hipotesis de partida, se proponen los principios descriptivos para el analisis de la derivacion transparente y opaca y se avanza en la direccion explicativa al establecer los parametros de analisis de las bases y de los adjuntos de las derivaciones que son relevantes para las explicaciones.
Software Protection through Code Obfuscation

Abraham and my Internal Guide Prof. Shirish Gosavi, for their able guidance and suggestions which were indispensable in the completion of this project. Finally, I am also grateful to my family, friends, and colleagues at TRDDC for their valuable help and support during the entire period. Abstract Software security is an important concern in IT industry due to its huge financial losses (a few tens of billions of dollars). Software is prone to various security attacks, such as malicious reverse engineering. In this thesis, we examine software protection through code obfuscation technique which resists reverse engineering attacks. Code obfuscation is code transformation technique in which functionality of original code is maintained while obfuscated code is made difficult to reverse engineer. In the literature, various sets of criteria are described to measure effectiveness of code obfuscation such as potency (difficulty for human to understand code), resistance to automated attacks (such as static and dynamic analysis) and increase in state space of program. Most of the existing obfuscation techniques and schemes satisfy only a few of these criteria. In this thesis, we present a novel code obfuscation scheme developed for protecting proprietary code. The basic idea is to transform original code to obfuscated code having exploded state space. This is achieved by constructing obfuscated non trivial code clones for logical code fragments present in original code. These code clone fragments are linked using dynamic predicate variables to introduce valid control flow paths. We show that obfuscated code constructed by applying the scheme satisfies the existing criteria used to measure effectiveness of code obfuscation. We perform experimentation on a few programs (such as sequential data processing code) to evaluate our scheme. We show that software complexity (for example, cyclomatic complexity) of obfuscated code is higher than that of original code and corresponding to single execution path present in original code, exponential number of valid paths are introduced in obfuscated code. Any path is selected randomly to perform computation during execution of software. We also show that obfuscated code does not incur performance loss. Although the scheme increases cost of development of obfuscated code (due to construction of non trivial code clones for logical code fragments), we believe that the scheme is effective for protecting secret code such as license checking mechanism present in software.
LDPL: A Language Designer's Pattern Language

Patterns provide solutions to recurring design problems in a variety of domains, including that of software design. The best patterns are generative: they show how to build the solution they propose, rather than just explaining it. A collection of patterns that work together to generate a complex system is called a pattern language. Pattern languages have been written for domains as diverse as architecture and computer science, but the process of developing pattern languages is not well understood. This thesis focuses on defining both the structure of pattern languages and the processes by which they are built. The theoretical foundation of the work is existing theory on symmetry breaking. The form of the work is itself a pattern language: a Language Designer's Pattern Language (LDPL). LDPL itself articulates the structure of pattern languages and the key processes by which they form and evolve, and thus guides the building of a properly structured pattern language. LDPL uses multidisciplinary examples to validate the claims made, and an existing software pattern language is analyzed using the material developed. A key assumption of this thesis is that a pattern language is a structural entity; a pattern is not just a transformation on system structure, but also the resultant structural configuration. Another key assumption is that it is valid to treat a pattern language itself as a complex, designed system, and therefore valid to develop a pattern language for building pattern languages. One way of developing a pattern language for building pattern languages would be to search for underlying commonality across a variety of existing, well known pattern languages. Such underlying commonality would form the basis for patterns in LDPL. This project has not directly followed this approach, simply because very few pattern languages that are genuinely structural have currently been explicitly documented. Instead, given that pattern languages articulate structure and behavior of complex systems, this research has investigated existing complex systems theory - in particular, symmetry-breaking - and used that theory to underpin the pattern language. The patterns in the language are validated by examples of those patterns within two well known pattern languages, and within several existing systems whose pattern languages have not necessarily been explicitly documented as such, but the existence of which is assumed in the analysis. In addition to developing LDPL, this project has used LDPL to critique an existing software pattern language, and to show how that software pattern language could potentially have been generated using LDPL. Existing relationships between patterns in the software language have been analyzed and, in some cases, changes to patterns and their interconnections have been proposed as a way of improving the language. This project makes a number of key contributions…
Modified Edged Microstrip Square Patch Antenna with Square Fractal Slots for Bluetooth Applications.

The present work deals with the designing of a microstrip square patch antenna with modified edges and square fractal slots for Bluetooth applications. Since microstrip antennas lack a broad bandwidth, the present technique has been used as an alternative solution to increase the bandwidth. The proposed antenna has an impedance bandwidth of 30% around the resonant frequency of 2.45GHz. This antenna has been simulated through IE3D simulation software based on method of moments. Keywords— Bandwidth; Bluetooth; Fractal Slots; IE3D; Microstrip Patch Antenna.
The Significance of Fever in Infections *

Although body temperature had been measured sporadically as a sort of novelty for a number of years, it was not until 1868 when the German physician, Wunderlich, published the results of his monumental researches on clinical thermometry that the tremendous usefulness of the thermometer as an instrument of physical diagnosis was widely recognized. Wunderlich's book, the compilation of sixteen years of observations on body temperature in disease, was translated into English in 1871;0 the preface to this edition contains the following statement:
Finding the best set of K paths through a trellis with application to multitarget tracking

A solution is presented to the problem of finding the best set of K completely unmerged paths through a trellis with M/sub /i>or=K states at depth i in the trellis, i=0, 1, 2, . , N. Here, 'best set' means that the sum of the metrics of all K paths in the set is minimized, and 'completely unmerged' means that no two paths pass through a common state. The solution involves using the Viterbi algorithm on an expanded trellis. This result is then used to separate the tracks of K targets optimally in a simplified model of a multitarget radar system. The model includes measurement errors and false alarms, but it does not include the effects of missing detections or merged measurements. >
Timing error estimation for baseband multicarrier modulation

In this paper, the topic of timing error estimation for baseband discrete multitone modulation is addressed in the context of high-speed digital subscriber line applications. To the authors' best knowledge, this problem is sparsely and not in depth treated in the literature. In this study the modified Cramer–Rao lower bound is derived, two conventional estimators are considered and a new one is proposed. Behavior of these estimators is evaluated in terms of bias, variance and computational complexity in a wide variety of scenarios, concluding that the proposed estimator appears to be superior in all instances. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.