Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Self-Adaptive Discriminative Autoencoder for Medical Applications

Computer aided diagnosis (CAD) systems play an essential role in the early detection and diagnosis of developing disease for medical applications. In order to obtain the highly recognizable representation for the medical images, a self-adaptive discriminative autoencoder (SADAE) is proposed in this paper. The proposed SADAE system is implemented under a deep metric learning framework which consists of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K$ </tex-math></inline-formula> local autoencoders, employed to learn the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K$ </tex-math></inline-formula> subspaces that represent the diverse distribution of the underlying data, and a global autoencoder to restrict the spatial scale of the learned representation of images. Such community of autoencoders is aided by a self-adaptive metric learning method that extracts the discriminative features to recognize the different categories in the given images. The quality of the extracted features by SADAE is compared against that of those extracted by other state-of-the-art deep learning and metric learning methods on five popular medical image data sets. The experimental results demonstrate that the medical image recognition results gained by SADAE are much improved over those by the alternatives.
Contact strategies to improve participation via the web in a mixed-mode mail and web survey

Statistics producers are increasingly using the web as a mode of data collection. The motives to offer a web alternative lie in data quality and cost considerations. Nevertheless, at Statistics Sweden a surprisingly low proportion of respondents in mixed-mode mail and web surveys chose the web as the mode of response. A preparatory study indicated that participants are inclined to select the mode that is immediately at hand, which – in the standard contact strategy applied by Statistics Sweden – is the paper questionnaire. Previous research also indicated that simply not including the paper questionnaire in the initial mailout in such a contact strategy may achieve a considerably higher proportion of web responses. Integrating these ﬁndings, we conducted a large-scale experiment embedded in a survey, where we varied the timing and order of providing the sampled persons with access to the two response modes (i.e., varied the contact strategy). The proportion of responses completed by web mode was 15 percent in the standard strategy. It was exceeded substantially by all but one of the experimental strategies, reaching 65 percent in the most “web-intensive” alternative strategy, showing potential for considerable increase in the proportion of responses completed by web mode. Temporary suppression of the mail mode did affect the overall response rate in some of the conditions, decreasing it by at the most about 4 percent. A cost reduction can be expected if using the “web-intensive” strategies.
Conversation Analysis: Turn-Taking Analysis on Boy William Podcast Episode 06 in Collaboration with Cinta Laura

This study is proposed to analyze conversation analysis especially for turn- taking strategy in a podcast of Boy William especially in the 6th episode, collaboration with Cinta Laura Kiel, one of Indonesian artist. This study used qualitative method with Stenstroom’s framework was used to analyze the turn- taking strategy used in the conversation. The process of analysis consists of four steps; streaming Boy William’s podcast 6th episode with Cinta Laura, making transcription of the conversation, classifying the data and interpreting the data. The result of this study showed that turn- taking strategy appear in the conversation. There were starting up, promoting, interrupting, repeating words, taking over, overlapping, appealing, silent pause and filled pause. The most frequent turn- taking strategy used is promoting strategy. Therefore, this study suggests that conversation analysis is important for understanding the intent of people's speech. In addition, this study can be used as a reflection of both theoretical and practical contributions. In theory, this study supports the theory of conversation analysis in turn- taking strategies. In fact, teachers can use it as a reference for applied linguistics courses.
Mean Cesàro summability of Laguerre and Hermite series

The primary purpose of this paper is to prove inequalities of the type |7n(/, x)W(x)\\ <C\\f(x)W(x)\\p where o-Jlf, x) is the zzth (C, 1) mean of the Laguerre or Hermite series of /, W(x) is a suitable weight function of particular form, C is a constant independent of fix) and n, and the norm is taken over (0, oo ) in the Laguerre case and (— °°, °°) in the Hermite case for 1 < p < oo. Both necessary and sufficient conditions for these inequalities to remain valid are determined. For p < oo and f(x)W(x) £ L , mean summability results showing that lim ||[er (/, x) — /(*)]tf(*)|7 =0 are derived by use of the appropriate density theorems. Detailed proofs are presented for the Laguerre expansions, and the analogous results for Hermite series follow as corollaries.
Climate Change and Financial Policy: A Literature Review

This article reviews the rapidly proliferating economic literature on climate change and financial policy. We find: (1) enduring challenges in estimating the statistical properties of a changed climate; (2) emerging evidence of financial markets pricing in climate-related risks; and (3) a range of significant institutional distortions preventing such pricing from being complete. Finally, we argue that geographic regions may be an especially fruitful unit of analysis for understanding the financial impact of climate change.
Existential and Spiritual Attitudes of Polish Medical and Nursing Staff towards Death

Issues related to death are difficult areas of human existence and are most often considered in terms of ethical or non-ethical behaviour. The aim of the research was to examine the attitudes of Polish medical and nursing personnel towards death. The research was conducted among medical (110 people) and nursing staff (110 people) working in Polish hospitals and representing 16 regions. The Questionnaire About Attitudes to Death (DAP-R-PL) was used. The attitude of medical staff, taking into account the holistic approach to the patient in his existential–spiritual dimension, is an extremely important element of professional care. The study outlines the attitudes of medical and nursing staff towards death. Medical personnel under examination demonstrate a mature attitude towards death. In light of this research, health care workers show great commitment to helping dying people with existential and spiritual needs.
Evaluating hydrologic region assignment techniques for ungaged basins in Alaska, USA

Building continental‐scale hydrologic models in data‐sparse regions requires an understanding of spatial variation in hydrologic processes. Extending these models to ungaged locations requires techniques to group ungaged locations with gaged ones to make process importance and model parameter transfer decisions to ungaged locations. This analysis (1) tested the utility of fundamental streamflow statistics (FDSS) in defining hydrologic regions across Alaska, USA; (2) evaluated if the hydrologic regions represented different hydrologic processes; and (3) tested the ability of random forest and direct assignment techniques, informed by statistically estimated FDSS (FDSSest) and basin characteristics (BCs), to correctly assign ungaged locations to hydrologic regions. Six hydrologic regions were identified across the domain using FDSS. Differences in mean flow, phase shift of the seasonal cycle, and skewness were the primary characteristics defining each region. Two regions represented arctic and continental climates, generally in the northern portion of the domain; four regions represented the southern, maritime portion of the domain. Random forest modeling with BCs (67% success rate) outperformed FDSSest (58% success rate) suggesting that no statistically estimated streamflow was needed to assign ungaged locations to a region. For regions with many sites, most region assignment techniques performed similarly. Random forest modeling performance declined when BCs and FDSSest were both used to predict region membership, suggesting FDSSest had little information in addition to BCs. This analysis demonstrated that FDSS‐based hydrologic regions discern process differences across a data‐sparse and hydrologically diverse landscape. Process importance rankings from random forest‐derived BCs provided model‐independent information for making modeling decisions.
Effects of Maternal Nicotine Exposure on Fibronectin Expression in the Kidney of Mouse Newborns in Embryonic and Milking Period

Background: Tobacco use in various forms, including hookah, has increased in recent years, especially among young people, who are the group of reproductive age. In the present study, the effect of nicotine on fibronectin expression as a component of basement membrane and extracellular matrix was evaluated in the kidney tissue of neonates whose mothers were exposed to cigarette smoke during pregnancy and lactation period. Methods: Fibronectin expression on days 1, 7, 14, and 21 after delivery was evaluated in the kidneys of Balb/C mice neonates whose mothers were exposed to cigarette smoking during pregnancy and lactation periods. Immunohistochemical and real-time PCR evaluations were performed, and a comparison was made with the control groups. In the experimental groups, nicotine dissolved in saline was injected subcutaneously at a dose of 2 mg/kg daily until the desired day. Results: Our results demonstrated that the expression level of fibronectin increased in nicotine-administrated newborns compared to the healthy controls on days 1 (P = 0.043) and 7 (P = 0.008). The intensity of color reaction on days 1 and 7 was significantly higher in the main kidney structures, including glomeruli and proximal and distal convoluted tubules, in the experimental group than in the control group. The maximum fibronectin expression level was observed on day 7 in the experimental group in comparison with the control group. Conclusions: Nicotine may decrease glomerular filtration rate by increasing fibronectin expression in the basement membrane and extracellular matrix, thereby justifying renal failure in infants exposed to nicotine during embryonic and lactation periods.
Impact of Tele-Neuromuscular Clinic on the Accessibility of Care for Patients with Inherited Neuromuscular Disorders during COVID-19 Pandemic in India

Thus, based on the reported cases in the literature and present case, it is likely possible to predict the onset of symptoms and the disease severity depending on the mutation in HEXA gene and its subsequent effect on the residual β‐hexosaminidase A activity. Hence, establishing genotype‐phenotype correlation is critical to understand the patient prognosis and plan effective management of the condition.
EDMODO AS ONLINE ASSESSMENT TOOL: TO IMPROVE EFL STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION

The study's objective was to examine if using Edmodo as an online assessment tool can improve students’ reading comprehension of recount text in e-learning. E-learning is considered an effective way to facilitate a better learning experience for students, especially in the assessment aspect. Formative assessment is a critical component of education that enable teachers and students to evaluate and improve their performance. Pre-experimental research with one group pre-test and post-test was applied in this study. The participants in the study were 36 tenth-grade senior high students in Krian, East Java. The instrument was pre and post-test consisting of objective and subjective tests. A paired sample t-test in SPSS 25 was used to analyze the data. The confidence interval of the difference used is 0.05. Therefore, the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted if the value of Sig. (2-tailed) is less than 0.05. The result shows that online formative assessment through Edmodo can improve students’ reading comprehension skills. It is clear that Edmodo can serve as a prominent online assessment tool for students to assist them in improving their reading comprehension skills in e-learning. It is recommended teachers should continue to look for alternative platforms to conduct online assessments for e-learning to keep up with modern technological developments.
Improvement of Statistical Postprocessing Using GEFS Reforecast Information

AbstractThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Earth System Research Laboratory (NOAA/ESRL) generated a multidecadal (from 1985 to present) ensemble reforecast database for the 2012 version of the Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS). This dataset includes 11-member reforecasts initialized once per day at 0000 UTC. This GEFS version has a strong cold bias for winter and warm bias for summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Although the operational decaying average bias-correction approach performs well in winter and summer, it sometimes fails during the spring and fall transition seasons at long lead times (>~5 days). In this paper, 24- (1985–2008) and 25-yr (1985–2009) reforecast biases are used to calibrate 2-m temperature forecasts in 2009 and 2010, respectively. The reforecast-calibrated forecasts for both years are more accurate than those adjusted by the decaying average method during transition seasons. A long training period (>5 yr) is necessary to help avoid a large impact on bias corre.
Archaeometric Characterization of the Industrial Production of Porcelains in the Vieillard & Co. Manufactory (Bordeaux, France, 19th Century)

In this paper, we focus on the industrial production of porcelain in the Bordeaux area (France) in the 19th century. Our main objective is to assess the evolution of production technology of the same manufactory over a period of more than 40 years. A multi-analytical approach was used to investigate glazes and bodies of thirty-four sherds of biscuit and porcelain found in an archaeological context. The microstructural, chemical, and mineralogical characterization was performed using a combination of scanning electron microscopy, coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), particles induced X-ray and gamma emission (PIXE-PIGE), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Results obtained on the characterization of the ceramic production technologies and on the chemical modification over time contributes to investigate this industrial production, which is not well documented by the written archives. The examination of the biscuits, rare artifacts, showed that the porcelain bodies were produced by mixing kaolinitic clays, quartz, and potassium feldspars. The mineralogical analysis of the ceramic supports allowed hypotheses to be put forward on the temperatures of the biscuit firing (around 950 °C) and the second firing (over 1200 °C). Furthermore, the treatment of the compositional data, including both glazes and bodies, using multivariate statistical analysis, revealed different types of production corresponding to the different chronological periods of production at Bordeaux throughout the 19th century. These results will enable us to consider the possibility of authenticating non-stamped and undecorated pieces.
Seasonal hypoxia and temperature inversions in a tropical bay

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is a critically important ecological variable, and the prevalence of marine hypoxia is expected to increase due to the combined effects of ocean warming and eutrophication. Thermal stress can co‐occur with hypoxia, especially in tropical systems, and can exacerbate its effects. We examine the physical processes that are important in regulating hypoxia and temperature inversions in Bahía Almirante, a semi‐enclosed tropical embayment on the Caribbean coast of Panama. A 10‐yr record of observations at 7 locations within Bahía Almirante reveals seasonal temperature inversions and hypoxia at depth that often co‐occur. These features are more severe and persistent in the back bay, though they occur throughout Bahía Almirante. DO reductions correspond to periods with high freshwater input, including direct precipitation, resulting in strong salinity stratification that isolates bottom waters, allowing biological oxygen demand to draw down DO. Evidence indicates that lateral advection can contribute to reoxygenation events, and the relationship between near bottom DO and bottom salinities in the mid bay and back bay is consistent with deep‐water renewal as the mechanism for bottom water ventilation. These hypoxia and temperature inversion events impact the biological communities of Bahía Almirante, and the physical dynamics that regulate these coincident and persistent stressors for marine organisms are likely present in other shallow, tropical estuaries.
Uma sociologia do escândalo da Mostra Queermuseu: disputas de enquadramento midiático entre o jornalismo profissional e o Movimento Brasil Livre

Resumo Este artigo apresenta uma análise do escândalo em torno do fechamento da exposição Queermuseu, ocorrida no Espaço Santander Cultural, em Porto Alegre, no segundo semestre de 2017. O texto busca desvelar o processo no qual, a partir de mobilização nas plataformas digitais, uma mostra artística voltada ao tema da diversidade sexual passou a ser compreendida em certos segmentos como promotora de “pedofilia”, “zoofilia” e “blasfêmia”, teve seu encerramento antecipado, resultando em perseguições a artistas e ao seu curador, bem como na difusão de uma interpretação que associa a esquerda a uma agenda de “perversão moral” às crianças. A análise empírica teve como fonte reportagens digitais e impressas do jornal Zero Hora de Porto Alegre, além de textos, imagens e vídeos que circularam em plataformas digitais, abordando em específico o enquadramento do evento pelo Movimento Brasil Livre (MBL), grupo que liderou a campanha pelo fechamento da exposição. Ao analisar o alcance do enquadramento do MBL, permite-se reconhecer como as plataformas digitais ampliaram o espaço para grupos políticos agendarem questões públicas e imporem seu enquadramento para suas audiências. O artigo elucida, a partir do caso empírico analisado, aspectos da pervasividade das mídias no debate público no contexto de uma esfera pública tecnomidiatizada e busca evidenciar aspectos da acentuada midiatização da política na era digital.
A graph based approach to the convergence of some iterative methods for singular M-matrices and Markov chains

This thesis concerns the interaction of two widely known topics in the field of applied mathematics. These are Markov chains (or likewise singular M-matrices) and Schwarz methods. Markov chains as well as singular M-matrices are extensively used, their range of application stretching from stochastic processes over network modeling to the discretisation of partial differential equations. Schwarz methods are widely used as preconditioners for the numerical solution of partial differential equations and can be classified as domain decomposition methods. Both topics are brought together for the solution of consistent square linear systems or likewise the Frobenius vector problem, i.e. a fixed point problem for nonnegative matrices of unit spectral radius. It is a known technique to solve such problems using block Jacobi or block Gauss-Seidel iterations. Schwarz methods can be seen as a generalisation of these techniques. They naturally occur in two setups, the additive Schwarz iterations and the multiplicative Schwarz iterations which extend the block Gauss-Seidel iteration. Both iterations have their own advantages. Additive Schwarz methods are easy to parallelise. Multiplicative Schwarz usually converges more rapidly but cannot be parallelised in such an easy way. However, it can be partly parallelised using block asynchronous iterations. In this work, solutions of linear systems having a positive fixed point using additive and (standard and asynchronous) multiplicative Schwarz iterations are considered. This is done for several different block updates including the standard (one-level) update, the two-stage update, and an update derived from the power iteration. Additionally, relaxed versions of the three block updates are considered. One main goal of this thesis lies in the detailed analysis of the structure of a nonnegative matrix having a positive fixed point. It turns out that such matrices possess some basic pattern which can be exploited to construct convergent Schwarz iterations. This pattern consists of either a spanning tree or a spanning forest within the transposed graph. Based on these patterns, operators for Schwarz iterations can be constructed which are consistent and (semi)convergent for several block updates. We put some special emphasise on the differences between non-relaxed and relaxed block updates. Additionally, we obtain some results for block asynchronous iterations. Altogether, several new results for additive and multiplicative Schwarz iterations as well as asynchronous iterations are achieved. In contrast to the known theory on this topics the theory presented here is completely uniform and based only on the structure of the given matrix which is either a spanning tree or a spanning forest within the transposed graph.
Pruning the Lyman α forest of Q1331 + 170

A multitude of absorption lines seen shortward of QSO Ly-alpha emission, that cannot be traced to heavy element absorption systems, are assumed to be Ly-alpha lines arising in intervening clouds. Studies of these Ly-alpha clouds, typically done at 1 A or lower resolution, have shown N(H1) approximately equal to 10(exp 13) - 10(exp 17) sq cm and b approximately equal to 35 km/s. Sargent et al 1980, on the basis of a flat pair velocity correlation function (PVCF), argued that these clouds are intergalactic. But Crotts 1989 showed that the strong Ly-alpha lines are spatially clustered. High resolution studies of Webb 1987 and Rauch et al 1992 also report some evidence for weak clustering, but overall such high resolution studies have been rare. A study of the Ly-alpha forest of Q1331 + 170 over x(sub abs) = 1.60 - 2.19 based on 18 km/s resolution data at S/N approximately equal to 15, with metal-line deblending incorporated.
Inoculation with Glomus mosseae Improves the Growth and Salvianolic Acid B Accumulation of Continuously Cropped Salvia miltiorrhiza

Salvia miltiorrhiza (S. miltiorrhiza) Bunge is one of the most economically important medicinal crops in China. In traditional Chinese medicine, its root is used as an important ingredient in formulas for treatment of atherosclerosis-related disorders. The continuous cropping of S. miltiorrhiza increases the proportion of dried seedlings and decreases the biomass of the shoots and roots and the contents of active components. In this study, three field experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of Glomus mosseae (G. mosseae) inoculation on the growth and contents of active ingredients and nutrients in continuously cropped S. miltiorrhiza. The results showed that inoculation with G. mosseae increased the shoot biomass of S. miltiorrhiza by 48.1% and the root biomass by 39.2%, and decreased the dried seedling rate by nearly 75%. Inoculation with G. mosseae also increased the salvianolic acid B concentration by 21.9% in the shoots and 9.2% in the roots of S. miltiorrhiza, and also significantly increased Mn concentration in the roots and shoots (by 65.1% and 93.4%, respectively) and Fe concentration in the roots (by 75%). The accumulation of salvianolic acid B, Mn, and Fe in G. mosseae inoculated S. miltiorrhiza may be a mechanism that imparts tolerance to continuous cropping. Inoculation of S. miltiorrhiza with G. mosseae can serve as an effective approach of biocontrol to improve the performance of continuously cropped S. miltiorrhiza.