Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Novel Recommendation Method Based on Rough Set and Integrated Feature Mining

The explosive growth of information makes people confused in making a choice among a huge amount of products, like movies, books, etc. To help people clarify what they want easily, in this study, we present an intelligent recommendation approach named RSCF (recommendation by rough-set and collaborative filtering) that integrates collaborative information and content features to predict user preferences on the basis of rough-set theory. The contribution of this paper is that our proposed approach can completely solve the traditional problems occurring in recent studies, such as cold-star, first-rater, sparsity and scalability problems. The empirical evaluation results reveal that our proposed approach can reduce the gap between user's interest and recommended items more effectively than other existing approaches in terms of accuracy of recommendations.
Significance-Based Multi-View Hausdorff Distance for Non-Rigid Object Registration

In this paper, we propose a new similarity measure to combine multiple views of 3-D objects for non-rigid registration. It is a metric that integrates multiple 2-D view features representing a visual identity of a 3-D object seen from different viewpoints. The robustness to non-rigid distortions is achieved by the proximity correspondence manner. The human face, a typical non-rigid object, was chosen to evaluate the capability of the proposed object matching technique. Very encouraging results were obtained which showed that the proposed Significant-Based Multi-View Hausdorff Distance (SMVHD) provides a new fusion method for non-rigid 3-D object registration.
The Observing to Conflict Occurrence Can Induce the Conflict Adaptation

The conflict-driven adaptation in performance has been well documented in the color-word naming Stroop task (Stroop, 1935). The Stroop interference on the current trial is significantly reduced when following an cued with “*”. A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to analyze the RTs and error rates in the three Experiments. The results showed that the interaction between previous trial types (congruent vs. incongruent) and current trial types (congruent vs. incongruent), which was thought to index the conflict adaptation effect, was not significant in Experiment 1, which was consistent with the extant studies. Similarly, a significant interaction between response transition (change vs. repetition) and current trial types (congruent vs. incongruent) was present in Experiment 2; however the current congruency effect was affected by the preceding response execution context in a reversed way. By comparison with response change, the Stroop interference on the current trial was significantly reduced when repeating the same response as the previous trial. Interestingly, a significant conflict adaptation effect was obtained using the new design in Experiment 3, suggesting that the absence of previous response benefited the presence of conflict adaptation effect. In contrast to some recent evidences, our new design does develop the traditional ways of investigating conflict adaptation effect. The present results suggest that the conflict adaptation effect was distorted by the response execution of the previous trials. To obtain pure conflict adaptation effect, it is necessary to exclude response execution in the previous trials. Thus, the observation of conflict favors the presence of the conflict adaptation effect.
Assessment of the quality of fused products

Our work deals with the synthesis of multispectral images at a better spatial reso- lution by means of another image having such a resolution. We show the lack of standard proce- dure to assess the expected benefits of fused products. We discuss the case of the reference that is missing in most cases. We discuss the principles of the assessment protocol. One principle is that the constructed synthetic images should be close to reality. The second principle is that the fused products should offer a strong consistency with the original data set. This results into two properties of the fused products. We propose a protocol that assesses the quality of fused prod- ucts with respect to these properties. We define a general framework and the protocol is still open.
A model structure integration based on a Bayesian framework for speech recognition

This paper proposes an acoustic modeling technique based on Bayesian framework using multiple model structures for speech recognition. The Bayesian approach is a statistical technique for estimating reliable predictive distributions by marginalizing model parameters, and its effectiveness in HMM-based speech recognition has been reported. Although the basic idea underlying the Bayesian approach is to treat all parameters as random variables, only one model structure is still selected in the conventional method. Multiple model structures are treated as latent variables in the proposed method and integrated based on the Bayesian framework. Furthermore, we applied deterministic annealing to the training algorithm to estimate appropriate acoustic models. The proposed method effectively utilizes multiple model structures, especially in the early stage of training and this leads to better predictive distributions and improvement of recognition performance.
Genetic Monitoring of Western Corn Rootworm (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Populations on a Microgeographic Scale

ABSTRACT Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA genetic monitoring of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, was undertaken in Croatia and Serbia from 1996 to 2011 and in the United States in 2011. The seven U.S. populations displayed the greatest allelic diversity. In Europe, the highest number of alleles was found in Rugvica, Croatia, and Surčin, Serbia, the two sites closest to international airports. The highest number of mitochondrial (mt) DNA haplotypes was recorded from Croatia in 1996. From 2009 to 2011, haplotype diversity declined, and Croatia and Serbia had a single fixed haplotype. U.S. continuous maize locations had one haplotype, while three haplotypes were found at crop-rotated locations. Minimal temporal genetic differentiation was found within and between populations in Europe and the United States. Bayesian cluster analysis identified two genetic clusters that grouped western corn rootworm from Croatia and Serbia separately from U.S. populations; however, these clusters were not neat, and numerous U.S. individuals had both European and U.S. ancestry, suggesting bidirectional gene flow. Bottlenecks were identified within most Croatian populations sampled in 1996, only two populations in 2009, and in all populations in 2011. Bottlenecks were not identified from Serbia from 1996 to 2011 or from the United States in 2011. As suspected Serbia was identified as the geographic source of western corn rootworm in Croatia. The temporal genetic monitoring undertaken allowed a deeper understanding of the population genetics of western corn rootworm in Croatia, neighboring Serbia, and its geographic source in the United States. The data obtained can be used to inform western corn rootworm pest management strategies in Croatia and Europe.
A Mouse Cytoplasmic Exoribonuclease (mXRN1p) with Preference for G4 Tetraplex Substrates

Exoribonucleases are important enzymes for the turnover of cellular RNA species. We have isolated the first mammalian cDNA from mouse demonstrated to encode a 5′–3′ exoribonuclease. The structural conservation of the predicted protein and complementation data in Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggest a role in cytoplasmic mRNA turnover and pre-rRNA processing similar to that of the major cytoplasmic exoribonuclease Xrn1p in yeast. Therefore, a key component of the mRNA decay system in S. cerevisiae has been conserved in evolution from yeasts to mammals. The purified mouse protein (mXRN1p) exhibited a novel substrate preference for G4 RNA tetraplex–containing substrates demonstrated in binding and hydrolysis experiments. mXRN1p is the first RNA turnover function that has been localized in the cytoplasm of mammalian cells. mXRN1p was distributed in small granules and was highly enriched in discrete, prominent foci. The specificity of mXRN1p suggests that RNAs containing G4 tetraplex structures may occur in vivo and may have a role in RNA turnover.
Shoulder Muscle Firing Patterns During the Windmill Softball Pitch

The purpose of this study was to describe the activity of eight shoulder muscles during the windmill fast-pitch softball throw. Ten collegiate female pitchers were an alyzed with intramuscular electromyography, high speed cinematography, and motion analysis. The su praspinatus muscle fired maximally during arm elevation from the 6 to 3 o'clock position phase, cen tralizing the humeral head within the glenoid. The pos terior deltoid and teres minor muscles acted maximally from the 3 to 12 o'clock position phase to continue arm elevation and externally rotate the humerus. The pec toralis major muscle accelerated the arm from the 12 o'clock position to ball release phase. The serratus anterior muscle characteristically acted to position the scapula for optimal glenohumeral congruency, and the subscapularis muscle functioned as an internal rotator and to protect the anterior capsule. Although the wind mill softball pitch is overtly different from the baseball pitch, several surprising similarities were revealed. The serratus anterior and pectoralis major muscles work in synchrony and seem to have similar functions in both pitches. Although the infraspinatus and teres minor muscles are both posterior cuff muscles, they are char acteristically uncoupled during the 6 to 3 o'clock posi tion phase, with the infraspinatus muscle acting more independently below 90°. Subscapularis muscle activ ity seems important in dynamic anterior glenohumeral stabilization and as an internal rotator in both the base ball and softball throws.
Scaling Random Walk with Restart over Dynamic Networks

Random Walk with Restart (RWR) is an appealing measure of proximity between nodes based on network topolog ies. As real graphs are becoming larger and subject to minor chang es, it is rather cost-inhibitive to recompute proximities from scratch. Existing method utilizes LU decomposition and degree reord ering heuristics. As a result, it yieldsO(|V |) time andO(|V |) memory to compute all (|V |) pairs of RWR proximities on a static graph. This paper proposes a dynamic scheme to assess all-pairs RWR : (1) For unit update, we characterize the changes to all-pair s RWR as the outer product of two vectors. Furthermore, we notice t hat the multiplication of an RWR proximity matrix and its transi tion matrix, unlike traditional matrix multiplication, is comm utative. These can significantly reduce the computation of all-pairsRWR to O(|V |) worst-case time for every update with no accuracy loss. In practice, the O(|V |) time can be reduced toO(|∆|) further, where |∆| (≤ |V |) is the number of affected proximity elements. (2) To avoidO(|V |) memory for all-pairs outputs, we also devise efficient partitioning techniques based on our incrementalmodel, which can compute all pairs of proximities segment-wisely i n just O(l|V |) memory with O(⌈ |V | l ⌉) I/O costs, where1 ≤ l ≤ |V | is a user-controlled trade-off between memory usage and I/O co sts. (3) For bulk updates, we devise aggregation and hashing meth ods that can discard unnecessary updates further and handle chu nks of unit updates simultaneously. The experiments on many datsets verify that our approaches can be 1–2 orders of magnitude fas ter than other competitors while securing exactness and scalab ility.
[Effect of 1,25-(OH)2D3 on expression of TIM-4 in the lungs of asthmatic mice].

OBJECTIVE To establish a mouse model of asthmatic airway remodeling and investigate the effects of 1,25-(OH)2D3 on airway structure and T cell immunoglobulin mucin protein-4 (TIM-4) expression in asthmatic mice. METHODS Thirty female mice (BALB/c strain) were randomly divided into control, asthma and 1,25-(OH)2D3 intervention groups. An asthmatic mouse model was induced using ovalbumin. Lung tissue of the mice was collected, mRNA expression of TIM-4 was evaluated by RT-PCR and airway remodeling and protein expression of TIM-4 were observed by hematoxylineosin staining and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Typical airway remodeling was found in the asthma group, and TIM-4 expression in this group was significantly higher than in the control group (105±9 vs 42±5; P<0.05). Compared with the asthma group, the 1,25-(OH)2D3 intervention group showed improvement in airway remodeling and a decrease in TIM-4 expression (78±6) (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS TIM-4 may be involved in the airway remodeling of mice. As a new type of immunoregulator, 1,25-(OH)2D3 can downregulate expression of TIM-4 in the lungs and improve airway remodeling in asthmatic mice.
Structural and Population Characterization of MrkD, the Adhesive Subunit of Type 3 Fimbriae

ABSTRACT Type 3 fimbriae are adhesive organelles found in enterobacterial pathogens. The fimbriae promote biofilm formation on biotic and abiotic surfaces; however, the exact identity of the receptor for the type 3 fimbriae adhesin, MrkD, remains elusive. We analyzed naturally occurring structural and functional variabilities of the MrkD adhesin from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli isolates of diverse origins. We identified a total of 33 allelic variants of mrkD among 90 K. pneumoniae isolates and 10 allelic variants among 608 E. coli isolates, encoding 11 and 9 protein variants, respectively. Based on the level of accumulated silent variability between the alleles, mrkD was acquired a relatively long time ago in K. pneumoniae but recently in E. coli. However, unlike K. pneumoniae, mrkD in E. coli is actively evolving under a strong positive selection by accumulation of mutations, often targeting the same positions in the protein. Several naturally occurring MrkD protein variants from E. coli were found to be significantly less adherent when tested in a mannan-binding assay and showed reduced biofilm-forming capacity. Functional examination of the MrkD adhesin in flow chamber experiments determined that it interacts with Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells in a shear-dependent manner, i.e., the binding is catch-bond-like and enhanced under increasing shear conditions. Homology modeling strongly suggested that MrkD has a two-domain structure, comprising a pilin domain anchoring the adhesin to the fimbrial shaft and a lectin domain containing the binding pocket; this is similar to structures found in other catch-bond-forming fimbrial adhesins in enterobacteria.
An Energy-Recovering Reconfigurable Series Resonant Clocking Scheme for Wide Frequency Operation

On-chip low skew clock distribution driving large load capacitances can consume as much as 70% of the total dynamic power that is lost as heat, resulting in high cooling costs. To mitigate this, an energy recovering reconfigurable series resonance solution with all the critical support circuitry is described. This LC resonant clock driver on a 22 nm process node saves about 50% driver power ( >40% overall) and has 50% less skew than non-resonant driver at 2 GHz, while operating down to 0.2 GHz for dynamic voltage and frequency scaling. Reconfiguring for pulse mode operation enables further power saving, using latches instead of flip-flop banks, for double data rate applications. Tradeoffs in timing performance versus power, based on theoretical analysis, are compared and verified, to enable synthesis of an optimal topology for a given application.
Optimizing transmission and shutdown for energy-efficient packet scheduling in sensor networks

Energy-efficiency is imperative to enable the deployment of sensor networks with satisfactory lifetime. Conventional power management in radio communication primarily focuses independently on the physical layer, medium access control (MAC) or routing and approaches differ depending on the levels of abstraction. At the physical layer, the fundamental trade-off that exists between transmission rate and energy is exploited. This leads to the lazy scheduling approach, which consists of transmitting with the lowest power over the longest feasible duration. At MAC level, power reduction techniques tend to keep the transmission as short as possible to maximize the radio's power-off interval. Those two approaches seem conflicting and it is not clear which one is the most appropriate for a given network scenario. In this paper, we propose a transmission strategy that combines both techniques optimally. We present a cross-layer solution to determine the best transmission strategy taking into account the transceiver power consumption characteristics, the system load and the scenario constraints. Based on this approach, we derive a low complexity, on-line scheduling algorithm that can be used to optimally organize the forwarding of the sensed information from cluster heads to the data sink (uplink) in a hierarchical sensor network. Results, considering Coded Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) modulation, show that depending on the scenario, a 50% extra power reduction is achieved in a realistic uplink data gathering context, compared to the case where only transmission rate scaling or shutdown is considered.
Neuroticism and Men’s Sexual Coercion as Reported by Both Partners in a Community Sample of Couples

Compared with other forms of intimate partner violence, very little is known about sexual coercion (SC) and its correlates in intact couples from the general population. Among potential dispositional risk factors for SC, neuroticism has been related to various aspects of couple functioning, including psychological and physical partner abuse. Based on theoretical and empirical evidence, we suggest the existence of two maladaptive profiles on the neuroticism dimension and examine the curvilinear association between neuroticism and men’s SC. A total of 299 adult couples completed measures of neuroticism and SC perpetrated by the male partner. Descriptive analyses indicated that SC translated mainly into insistence or partner pressure to engage the other in unwanted sexual activities. Results confirmed the hypothesis that both lower and higher levels of men’s neuroticism predict higher levels of men’s perpetrated SC, while low to moderate levels of neuroticism predict lower levels of men’s SC. These findings contribute to the empirical literature on SC in community samples of couples and bear significant clinical implications for the evaluation and treatment of couples experiencing these negative sexual experiences.
Real-time simulations using process execution trees

This article will show a new method to simulate specifications of real-time communicating systems, by using process execution trees. These self-transforming structures can be translated to e.g. C++ and allow simulations, synchronised with the real world time. Simulating specifications with process execution trees is discussed for the well-known process algebra CCS. The described method of process execution trees seems to be generic enough to be expanded to describe several other process algebras, such as CSP, or POOSL which allows specifying real-time behaviour and imposing architectural aspects (i.e. hierarchy and channels across which concurrent processes can communicate.) Keywords— Scheduling, Real-time, Concurrent, Process algebra, Simulation
Self-reported depression among patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Lung cancer is a disease with a poor prognosis and psychological impact. Lung cancer causes both physical and psychological burdens on patients, and financial burdens on families and society. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between depression and influencing factors in non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
Computerized physician order entry system combined with on-ward pharmacist: analysis of pharmacists' interventions.

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To analyse pharmacists' interventions in a setting where a computerized physician order entry system (CPOE) is in use and a pharmacist works on the ward. METHOD A prospective cohort study was conducted in seven wards of a French teaching hospital using CPOE along with the presence of a full-time on-ward pharmacy resident. We documented the characteristics of pharmacists' interventions communicated to physicians during the medication order validation process whenever a drug-related problem was identified. Independent predictors of the physician's acceptance of the pharmacist's intervention were assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The 448 pharmacists' interventions concerned: non-conformity to guidelines or contraindications (22%), too high doses (19%), drug interactions (15%) and improper administration (15%). The interventions consisted of changes in drug choice (41%), dose adjustment (23%), drug monitoring (19%) and optimization of administration (17%). Interventions were communicated via the CPOE in 57% of cases and 43% orally. The rate of physicians' acceptance was 79.2%. In multivariate analysis, acceptance was significantly associated with the physician's status [higher for residents vs. seniors: OR = 7.23, CI 95 (2.37-22.10), P < 0.01], method of communication [higher for oral vs. computer communication: OR = 12.5, CI 95 (4.16-37.57), P < 0.01] and type of recommendation [higher for drug monitoring vs. drug choice recommendations: OR = 10.32, CI 95 (3.20-33.29), P < 0.01]. CONCLUSIONS When a clinical pharmacist is present on a ward in which a CPOE is in use, the pharmacists' interventions are well accepted by physicians. Specific predictors of the acceptance by physicians emerge, but further research as to the impact of CPOE on pharmacist-physician communication is needed.
THE PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY OF THE RHYTHM RULE IN POST-FOCAL POSITION: DATA FROM ENGLISH

During the decade following the publication of Liberman & Prince’s (1977) article proposing a metrical solution to the phenomenon of ‘stress shift’ or the Rhythm Rule, a number of refinements have appeared in the literature (Giegerich 1983, Prince 1983, Hayes 1984, Selkirk 1984, Gussenhoven 1991). Up until recently, however (see, though, Cooper & Eady 1986), there has been very little phonetic testing of the various theoretical accounts due mainly to their lack of phonetic claims and thus it has been difficult to evaluate the solutions. There have appeared, however, at least two phonological analyses that do in fact make predictions that can be empirically tested. These also represent two different approaches to how how the stress shift data should be understood; one can be termed a ‘movement’ a alysis and the other, a ‘deletion’ analysis of the Rhythm Rule. The first approach is that represented by the work of Selkirk (1984). In her grid-based metrical account, the Rhythm Rule is to be regarded as involving a movement of prominence from the lexically stressed syllable to a preceding syllable when there are two clashing word stresses. Since the theory further claims that pitc ccents are already associated with main stress syllables at the point where the Rhythm Rule applies, it makes the prediction that what the Rhythm Rule involves is in fact a movement of pitch prominence from one syllable to another. Thus the derivation of ‘champagne breakfast ’would, in this analysis, be represented as in (1):