Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Nonnegative Tensor Factorization Usage to Find Semantic Distance Between Natural Language Texts

The problem of finding the semantic distance between natural language texts is very important nowadays. As amount of words is huge and time performance is very important so the necessity of fast algorithm for preprocessing is very big. 3 demission array allows to transform natural language texts to mathematical object to work with. Nonnegative Tensor Factorization allows decrease size of matrix without loosing in speed performance.
Christianisme et pouvoirs locaux dans une vallée tamang du Népal central / Christianity and Local Powers in a Tamang Valley of Central Nepal

La historia del cristianismo en Nepal nos ensena que los misioneros habian preparado desde hacia tiempo el desarrollo actual de su religion en este pais. Pero el autor muestra tambien, a partir de sus observaciones en el valle de l'Ankhu Khola, que los Tamang estaban predispuestos a un cambio de religion por razones politicas en ciertos casos. Su cristianizacion es considerada, en el articulo, en su relacion con los poderes locales, politicos y religiosos. La autoridad politica local aparece como determinante en la difusion de las conversiones. Pero los convertidos representan igualmente un peso politico importante lo que conlleva la puesta en tela de juicio de cierto numero de autoridades locales. Frente a esto, la reaccion de los budistas aparece como un proceso de reconquista de dichos poderes locales, en el interior de un proyecto politico mas amplio.
SPIDAR G&G: A Two-Handed Haptic Interface for Bimanual VR Interaction

In this paper, we propose a new haptic interface for tasks re- quiring two-handed manipulation. The system, named "SPIDAR-G&G", consists of a pair of string-based 6DOF haptic device called "SPIDAR- G". By grasping a special grip provided by each device, user can interact with virtual objects using both hands and accomplish life-like biman- ual tasks in an intuitive manner. furthermore, the interface imparts user with the ability to feel different kind of force feedback. The system was evaluated by measuring "completion time" of a 3D pointing task, and shown to enhance interactivity for bimanual works.
Health-related quality of life in patients surviving non-small cell lung cancer

Background and aims The EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) is a standardised instrument for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It provides a utility score for health, and a self-rating of HRQoL (EQ-VAS). In this study, the EQ-5D was used to assess HRQoL in survivors of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The influence of tumour stage, adverse events, initial treatment and presence of recurrence was examined. Methods Patients treated for NSCLC were sent a questionnaire, consisting of the EQ-5D, EQ-VAS and questions regarding adverse events. Tumour stage, date and type of initial treatment, and presence of recurrence were derived from patient files once patients had completed the questionnaire and informed consent form. Influencing factors were examined by exploring subgroups and using multiple regression analysis. Results Of the 374 patients contacted, 260 (70%) returned a completed questionnaire. The EQ-VAS generated an average self-rated health of 69 (SD 18). The mean utility score was 0.74 (SD 0.27). Respondents with severe adverse events (dyspnoea grade ≥3) had statistically significantly lower utility scores than respondents without severe adverse events (median 0.52 vs 0.81; p <0.001). Subgroups based on a patient's initial treatment modality revealed statistically significantly different utility scores (p=0.010). Conclusion The results of the present study provide original data on HRQoL during survival of NSCLC. Adverse events were found to have a considerable impact on HRQoL. This stresses the need to search for treatment modalities that not only improve survival, but also reduce adverse events.
Implementing Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Groups for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

This article describes the administration of a heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback intervention designed to reduce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity in post-9/11 service members. The study recruited 33 male OEF/OIF/OND combat veterans in a Los Angeles transitional housing program. Twenty-seven veterans completed the study. Participants attended eight once-weekly HRV biofeedback group sessions. For the first four weeks, veterans learned to use biofeedback to regulate physiological stress responses. The latter four weeks consisted of real-life biofeedback application and coaching. Results suggest that consistent HRV biofeedback practice was essential for HRV improvement, which may help alleviate PTSD.
A Nonthoracotomy Myocardial Infarction Model in an Ovine Using Autologous Platelets

Objective. There is a paucity of a biological large animal model of myocardial infarction (MI). We hypothesized that, using autologous-aggregated platelets, we could create an ovine model that was reproducible and more closely mimicked the pathophysiology of MI. Methods. Mepacrine stained autologous platelets from male sheep (n = 7) were used to create a myocardial infarction via catheter injection into the mid-left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. Serial daily serum troponin measurements were taken and tissue harvested on post-embolization day three. Immunofluorescence microscopy was used to detect the mepacrine-stained platelet-induced thrombus, and histology performed to identify three distinct myocardial (infarct, peri-ischemic “border zone,” and remote) zones. Results. Serial serum troponin levels (μg/mL) measured 0.0 ± 0.0 at baseline and peaked at 297.4 ± 58.0 on post-embolization day 1, followed by 153.0 ± 38.8 on day 2 and 76.7 ± 19.8 on day 3. Staining confirmed distinct myocardial regions of inflammation and fibrosis as well as mepacrine-stained platelets as the cause of intravascular thrombosis. Conclusion. We report a reproducible, unique model of a biological myocardial infarction in a large animal model. This technique can be used to study acute, regional myocardial changes following a thrombotic injury.
Subsequence-Based Text Segmentation and Labeling

Text segmentation is important for many natural language processing tasks, such as passage retrieval and summarization. This paper uses suffix tree model for the text representation and introduces a new measure, subsequence-based coherence, to represent the coherence between sentences and utilize the word order information. This paper also introduces a text segmentation algorithm, subsequence-based maximum cut, and a passage labeling approach based on subsequences. The educational text segmentation results show that our method outperforms some of the existing methods, and the passage labeling result is approving.
Maternal genetic effects on adaptive divergence between anadromous and resident brook charr during early life history

The importance of directional selection relative to neutral evolution may be determined by comparing quantitative genetic variation in phenotype (QST) to variation at neutral molecular markers (FST). Quantitative divergence between salmonid life history types is often considerable, but ontogenetic changes in the significance of major sources of genetic variance during post‐hatch development suggest that selective differentiation varies by developmental stage. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that maternal genetic differentiation between anadromous and resident brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis Mitchill) populations for early quantitative traits (embryonic size/growth, survival, egg number and developmental time) would be greater than neutral genetic differentiation, but that the maternal genetic basis for differentiation would be higher for pre‐resorption traits than post‐resorption traits. Quantitative genetic divergence between anadromous (seawater migratory) and resident Laval River (Québec) brook charr based on maternal genetic variance was high (QST > 0.4) for embryonic length, yolk sac volume, embryonic growth rate and time to first response to feeding relative to neutral genetic differentiation [FST = 0.153 (0.071–0.214)], with anadromous females having positive genetic coefficients for all of the above characters. However, QST was essentially zero for all traits post‐resorption of the yolk sac. Our results indicate that the observed divergence between resident and anadromous brook charr has been driven by directional selection, and may therefore be adaptive. Moreover, they provide among the first evidence that the relative importance of selective differentiation may be highly context‐specific, and varies by genetic contributions to phenotype by parental sex at specific points in offspring ontogeny. This in turn suggests that interpretations of QST‐FST comparisons may be improved by considering the structure of quantitative genetic architecture by age category and the sex of the parent used in estimation.
A Computer Program for Nonparametric Tests of Ordered Hypotheses

an a priori ordering among the k treatment groups. For such situations, trend analysis is often an appropriate statistical technique. Comprehensive discussions of the use of trend analysis with parametric data are available in statistics textbooks commonly used by behavioral scientists (e.g., Ferguson, 1971; Hays, 1963; Kirk, 1968; Winer, 1962). Analogous procedures for ranked data have been presented by Ferguson (1965, 1971), Jonckheere (1954a, 1954b), Jonckheere and Bower (1967), May and Konkin (1970), and Page (1963). Those described by May and Konkin (1970), for testing ordered hypotheses for k independent samples, and Page (1963), for testing ordered hypotheses for k correlated samples, are accompanied by extensive tables and are computationally facile. However, if ties exist among the k sample values, and the researcher has access to a program like that described in this paper, then the tests presented by Ferguson (1965,1971) are a viable alternative. The tests described by Ferguson employ the statistic S which is related to Kendall’s r and offers many statistical advantages. For example, as n increases, the sampling distribution of S rapidly approaches the normal distribution. More precisely, for n > 10, the normal approximations and exact values based on the distribution of
Intraoperative classification of mitral valve dysfunction: the role of the anesthesiologist in mitral valve reconstruction.

A P m NESTHESIOLOGISTS cannot concentrate solely on advances made within the specialty, but must also keep up ith developments occurring within the field of surgery beause the surgical management of the patients partly deterines the anesthetic management. Mitral valve disease and its urgical therapy represent a very dynamic area within the field f cardiac surgery. Thanks to better understanding of the anatmy of the mitral valve apparatus, pathophysiology of underying disease processes, and improvements in surgical techique, a shift has taken place clearly favoring mitral valve epair over mitral valve replacement for regurgitant lesions.1,2 espite this shift in surgical philosophy, as reflected in the 006 guidelines published by the American Heart Association/ merican College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC), repair rates for itral valve regurgitation continue to languish around 50% in he United States and Europe,3,4 even though numerous reports ave shown that mitral valve repair is durable and has superior ong-term survival rates when compared with mitral valve eplacement.5-8 Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an indispensble tool for cardiac anesthesiologists worldwide. With the ncreasing numbers of patients presenting to the operating oom for mitral valve repair, it becomes imperative that ardiac anesthesiologists develop and maintain skills for ophisticated imaging of the mitral valve complex. Solely etermining the severity of mitral regurgitation (MR) is no onger sufficient because surgeons depend on precise intraperative imaging to plan their repair. Intraoperative TEE rovides a roadmap for a successful valve repair procedure nd controls the quality of the performed reconstruction. his is reflected in the practice guidelines published by the merican Society of Anesthesiologists/Society of Cardioascular Anesthesiologists (ASA/SCA) defining mitral valve epair as a category I indication for perioperative TEE in atients undergoing mitral valve reconstruction. Mitral valve eplacement, on the other hand, continues to be a category II ndication for the use of intraoperative TEE.9 The intent of this article is to provide the anesthesiologist ith insight into the anatomy and pathophysiology of regurgiant mitral valve disease as applies to mitral valve repair. pecific emphasis is placed on correlating echocardiographic ndings to surgical repair techniques, thus making the anestheiologist/echocardiographer an integral member of the surgical eam. a
Geographies of children and youth II

This report offers a comparative perspective on the nature of youth agency in different parts of the world, demonstrating how ‘youth’ can provide a window on subaltern responses to economic restructuring. I outline key points about the theorization of agency within human geography and then describe the importance of young people’s resistance. I then discuss young people’s resourcefulness as a form of agency as well as ‘negative agency’: instances in which children and youth reproduce and deepen dominant structures of power. Finally, I identify a need to reflect further on the social nature of young people’s action and the importance of humour and irreverence in youth practice.
Attitudes and attraction: A test of the similarity-attraction and dissimilarity-repulsion hypotheses.

It is widely held that similarity of attitudes promotes interpersonal attraction. However, Rosenbaum (1986a) argued that the relationship between attitudinal similarity and attraction is actually a relationship between attitudinal dissimilarity and repulsion. Contrasting predictions of the similarity-attraction and dissimilarity-repulsion hypotheses were tested in a main within-subjects experiment. Ninety subjects first judged a stranger, a randomly sampled same-sex university student, in a no-attitude information control condition. Later they judged the same student again, knowing that the stranger shared 0.00, 0.50 or 1.00 proportion of similar attitudes with them (N = 30). As predicted by the similarity-attraction hypothesis, both similar and dissimilar attitudes affected attraction. Moreover, the effects of similar and dissimilar attitudes were contingent upon the level of similarity of attitudes assumed by the subjects in the no-attitude information control condition. In an auxiliary between-subjects experiment, attraction response was also higher in the experimental condition of similar attitudes (N = 19) than in the control condition of no-attitude information (N = 20). These results reaffirm the similarity-attraction relationship but reject the dissimilarity-repulsion hypothesis. In addition, they call attention to the proper consideration of assumed similarity in Byrne's (1971) reinforcement-affect model.
Control of turn-on voltage in GaN Schottky barrier diode using Zr/Al/Mo/Au metal stack

A GaN Schottky diode using Zr/Al/Mo/Au metal stack for Schttky contact has been newly developed. Turn-on (V<inf>on</inf>) and breakdown voltages (V<inf>br</inf>) are controllable with varying the annealing temperature. The fabricated diode shows the values V<inf>on</inf>, series resistance (R<inf>s</inf>), capacitance (C<inf>0</inf>), and V<inf>br</inf> to be 0.42 V, 4.2 Ω, 1.0 pF, and 24 V, respectively. These values indicate that 85% conversion efficiency is expected at 5.8 GHz in the rectenna circuit.
Sentiment Mining through Mixed Graph of Terms

The spread of social networks allows sharing opinions on different aspects of life and daily millions of messages appear on the web. This textual information can be divided in facts and opinions. Opinions reflect people's sentiments about products, personalities and events. Therefore this information is a rich source of data for opinion mining and sentiment analysis: the computational study of opinions, sentiments and emotions expressed in a text. Its main aim is the identification of the agreement or disagreement statements that deal with positive or negative feelings in comments or reviews. In this paper, we investigate the adoption of a probabilistic approach based on the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) as Sentiment grabber. By this approach, for a set of documents belonging to a same knowledge domain, a graph, the Mixed Graph of Terms, can be automatically extracted. The paper shows how this graph contains a set of weighted word pairs, which are discriminative for sentiment classification. The proposed method has been tested on standard datasets and for the real-time analysis of tweets of opinion holders in various contexts. The experimental evaluation shows how the proposed approach is effective and satisfactory.
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition（WISC-IV）「絵の抹消」の有用性

*1 Abstract Objectives : In Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-Ⅳ) , full scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) and the index scores are thought to be solely important and supplemental subtests are not taken into account in the score.However, in assessment by intelligent tests it is required that we analyze the result from many directions. Accordingly, the factor of "Cancellation" was taken up and the importance of adding a focus on the qualitative side of the test results was examined. Methods : Some 412 children who received WISC-Ⅳ in our de- velopmental evaluation center were divided into three groups according to their intellectual level, and of these, 30 persons were assigned to each group (total of 90) selected at random to com- prise the sample. By comparing the index scores and the scaled scores for each group,we have classified the procedures of deletion into six types. Results : The more the intellectual level in- creases, the lower the "Cancellation" scaled score becomes compared to the other subtests. Fur- ther, the scaled score was lower in the type of deletion procedure such as systematic linear strate- gy. Conclusion : In the high intellect level group, the scaled "Cancellation" score was lower than the other subtests, it was thought to be because there were many "order type" subjects using a systematic linear strategy. It was also considered that attention to the qualitative aspects as well as quantitative is important in "Cancellation". Therefore, when assessing high intellect children with developmental disabilities in the future, a clinical examination that incorporates "Cancella- tion" to detect executive function disabilities such as persistence or poor planning ability is desir- able. ( Jpn J Rehabil Med 2014;51:654.661 )
In-orbit performance of the SMOS reference radiometers - results from the early commissioning phase

In this paper we present a preliminary analysis of the radiometric performance of the three 1.4 GHz Noise Injection Radiometers of the SMOS satellite. We assess the radiometric resolution and stability of the receivers, and the similarity between their measurements. The units aim at measurements of a common antenna temperature, which determines the overall brightness temperature level of SMOS retrievals. For this purpose, we use measurement data gathered during the first two months of the in-orbit operations of the satellite, which was launched in November 2009. The preliminary assessment of the abovementioned performance parameters shows that the units meet the requirements with a margin.
Pattern based adaptation for service oriented applications

Service Oriented Architecture(SOA) facilitates developing applications that are inherently dynamic in nature since the service binding happens at runtime by matching the functional as well as Quality of Service(QoS) requirements of the user. Further, the running application can be dynamically reconfigured by monitoring the application for possible violations in the agreed QoS requirements. This paper advocates the use of various patterns to facilitate such dynamic reconfiguration in the various layers of the SOA Reference Architecture. Towards this objective, Family of Adapters pattern has been used in the service component layer to achieve dynamic switching between different versions of the same service without human intervention. In addition, an SOA design pattern has been employed in the business process layer to enhance the efficiency of the application. This pattern based approach has been tested by applying it to a sample SOA based e-Shopping application case study.
Predictor Combination at Test Time

We present an algorithm for test-time combination of a set of reference predictors with unknown parametric forms. Existing multi-task and transfer learning algorithms focus on training-time transfer and combination, where the parametric forms of predictors are known and shared. However, when the parametric form of a predictor is unknown, e.g., for a human predictor or a predictor in a precompiled library, existing algorithms are not applicable. Instead, we empirically evaluate predictors on sampled data points to measure distances between different predictors. This embeds the set of reference predictors into a Riemannian manifold, upon which we perform manifold denoising to obtain the refined predictor. This allows our approach to make no assumptions about the underlying predictor forms. Our test-time combination algorithm equals or outperforms existing multi-task and transfer learning algorithms on challenging real-world datasets, without introducing specific model assumptions.
ERKs and p38 Kinase Phosphorylate p53 Protein at Serine 15 in Response to UV Radiation*

Phosphorylation of the p53 tumor suppressor protein is likely to play an important role in regulating its activity. Serine 15 phosphorylation of p53 leads to a stabilization of p53 by reducing its interaction with murine double minute 2, a negative regulatory partner. Recently, p53 was reported to be activated and phosphorylated at serine 15 following UV radiation. However, the signaling pathway that mediates UV-induced phosphorylation is less well characterized. Here, we provide evidence that UVB-induced phosphorylation of p53 at serine 15 is mediated directly by ERKs and p38 kinase. We find that in a mouse JB6 epidermal cell line, ERKs and p38 kinase form a complex with p53 following UVB radiation. Inhibition of ERKs or p38 kinase activity by the use of a dominant negative mutant of ERK2 or p38 kinase or their respective specific inhibitor, PD98059 or SB202190, results in abrogation of UVB-induced phosphorylation of p53 at serine 15. Strikingly, incubation of UVB-activated ERKs or p38 kinase immunoprecipitated complex with exogenous p53 shows serine 15 phosphorylation of both exogenous and co-precipitated endogenous p53 protein. Additionally, active recombinant ERK1/2 and p38 kinase but not JNKs are also able to phosphorylate p53 at serine 15 in vitro. Furthermore, pretreatment of cells with PD98059 or SB202190 blocks p53-dependent transcription activity but increases the level of p53 co-precipitated murine double minute. These results strongly suggest that both ERKs and p38 kinase have a direct role in UVB-induced phosphorylation of p53 at serine 15 in vivo.