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Coherence Across Components in Cognitive Systems - One Ontology to Rule Them All

The integration of the various specialized components of cognitive systems poses a challenge, in particular for those architectures that combine planning, inference, and human-computer interaction (HCI). An approach is presented that exploits a single source of common knowledge contained in an ontology. Based upon the knowledge contained in it, specialized domain models for the cognitive systems' components can be generated automatically. Our integration targets planning in the form of hierarchical planning, being well-suited for HCI as it mimics planning done by humans. We show how the hierarchical structures of such planning domains can be (partially) inferred from declarative background knowledge. The same ontology furnishes the structure of the interaction between the cognitive system and the user. First, explanations of plans presented to users are enhanced by ontology explanations. Second, a dialog domain is created from the ontology coherent with the planning domain. We demonstrate the application of our technique in a fitness training scenario.
A comparative study of complexity-based capacitance macro-models

We present a comparative study of several RT-level capacitance estimators that can be used in the more general framework of macro-modeling-based high-level power estimation. To enforce their independence from both structural and technological details, the various estimators we consider are based on different technology-independent quick-synthesis paradigms that do not require any interaction with the chosen technology library. They all rely on decomposition of the original description into abstract, lower-level primitives for which the characterization in terms of the target library can be performed once and for all.
MCA Based Performance Evaluation of Project Selection

Multi-criteria decision support systems are used in various fields of human activities. In every alternative multi-criteria decision making problem can be represented by a set of properties or constraints. The properties can be qualitative & quantitative. For measurement of these properties, there are different unit, as well as there are different optimization techniques. Depending upon the desired goal, the normalization aims for obtaining reference scales of values of these properties. This paper deals with a new additive ratio assessment method. In order to make the appropriate decision and to make a proper comparison among the available alternatives Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and ARAS have been used. The uses of AHP is for analysis the structure of the project selection problem and to assign the weights of the properties and the ARAS method is used to obtain the final ranking and select the best one among the projects. To illustrate the above mention methods survey data on the expansion of optical fibre for a telecommunication sector is used. The decision maker can also used different weight combination in the decision making process according to the demand of the system .
A New Conic Section Extraction Approach and Its Applications

This paper presents a new conic section extraction approach that can extract all conic sections (lines, circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas) simultaneously. This approach is faster than the conventional approaches with a computational complexity that is O(n), where n is the number of edge pixels, and is robust in the presence of moderate levels of noise. It has been combined with a classification tree to produce an offline character recognition system that is invariant to scale, rotation, and translation. The system was tested with synthetic images and with images scanned from real world sources with good results.
Guaranteed 3.67v bit encoding of planar triangle graphs

We present a new representation that is guaranteed to encode any planar triangle graph of V vertices in less than 3.67V bits. Our code improves on all prior solutions to this well studied problem and lies within 13% of the theoretical lower limit of the worst case guaranteed bound. It is based on a new encoding of the CLERS string produced by RossignacOs Edgebreaker compression [Rossignac99]. The elegance and simplicity of this technique makes it suitable for a variety of 2D and 3D triangle mesh compression applications. Simple and fast compression/decompression algorithms with linear time and space complexity are available.
Optimizing self-organizing method in traffic lights with PSO algorithm in a single junction modeled with a cellular automaton

Among raised solutions for global flow optimization in traffic jam, we can quote traffic lights optimization. Several researches treated this problem and proposed different models to solve it. In this paper, we will use the cellular automaton to model the traffic flow in crossroads and the self-organizing method to control traffic lights and then we will apply the PSO algorithm to get the appropriate values of parameters for self-organizing method. We will demonstrate that PSO algorithm provides an optimal solution in order to improve the global flow.
Role of Immunogenic Fetuin A on L5178Y-R Lymphoma Tumorigenesis

In the present study, we report the detection of immunogenic fetuin-A on L5178Y-R (LY-R) lymphoma cells. Fetuin-A was recognized by antibodies present in the serum of LY-R tumor-bearing and immunized mice, but not by sera of mice immunized with the non-tumorigenic variant LY-S or by healthy mouse sera. However, according with Western blot analysis with commercial anti-fetuin antibodies, fetuin-A is present in both cell types which suggests that the fetuin recognized by anti-LY-R antibodies is an immunogenic form associated only with the tumorigenic LY-R cells and might be involved in tumor progression in this lymphoma.
Design of a delay-bounded media relay mechanism for P2P conferencing services on hierarchical overlay networks

P2P-SIP multimedia conference is operating that users share their resource of conference to each other in the network. It can solve the problem, such as centralized loading, single point error and expensive infrastructure. Peer-to-Peer networks have the problem that peer has difference between physical location and virtual location in overlay network. The key of establishing P2P-SIP multimedia conference is to build application multicast efficiently with physical network information. Thus, this paper proposed a delay-bounded media relay mechanism for P2P conferencing services on hierarchical overlay networks. Based on the application-layer multicast structure and the Hierarchical overlay network architecture, the media relay mechanism can improve the transportation efficiency of conferencing stream exchange.
vSlam experiments in a custom simulated environment

In order to perform vSLAM experiments, a camera capturing information along a certain path is necessary. What if the resources to execute this are not available or a proof of concept is needed before a real application? This paper describes a simple method of combining MATLAB and Blender to perform vSLAM experiments in a custom created environment. A virtual robot and camera are created to navigate through the simulated space to capture textured images and objects that are used for the image processing. The images or video created by Blender can be easily processed by MATLAB as shown in this work. In addition, a simple application is demonstrated in the experiments section.
SAB 98 submission Title : When Food is Better than Sex : Messy Variations on the GA

Endosymbiosis, the extreme form of symbiosis where one symbiont is contained within the other, usually arises via parasitism or ingestion [Margulis, 1993]. This horizontal gene-transfer results in additional genetic material, from the point of view of either organism concerned. Sexual reproduction, in contrast, involves vertical gene-transfer, and implements the exchange of genetic material in a mutually exclusive manner i.e. the offspring has a mixture, rather than the sum, of genes from the parents. This paper compares three varieties of the Genetic Algorithm (GA), on a hierarchical building-block problem. The Simple GA utilises the usual sexual operators, cross-over and mutation, exclusively. The Messy GA [Goldberg et al, 1989] uses a ‘splice’ operator, that joins variable-length genotypes, in addition to the sexual operators. And, finally, a splice-only version of the Messy GA illustrates that sex is not always required, and can even be detrimental. Potential topic areas Evolutionary Approaches Coevolutionary approaches Collective and social behavior
The lived experience of fathers of young adult children with schizophrenia

A qualitative phenomenological research method was used to explore and describe the lived experience of six fathers of young adult children with schizophrenia who volunteered to participate in this study. The following six themes emerged from the analysis of these fathers' stories through the seven steps of phenomenological analysis outlined by Colaizzi (1978): reflection on roles and responsibilities, a sense of devastation and vulnerability, a sense of sadness and loss, a sense of frustration with the mental health system, a sense of admiration for their child, and a sense of having gained personally. The findings of the study indicated that reflection on their early roles and responsibilities as fathers before the onset of their child's illness helped the participants in this study make meaning of the roles and responsibilities they assumed as their child's illness progressed. The participants experienced a sense of devastation and vulnerability when their child received the diagnosis of schizophrenia, as they began to face the realities of l iving with a child with schizophrenia, and especially when dealing with crisis situations. They also experienced a sense of sadness and loss. Five kinds of losses were described: loss of who their child once was, loss of their child's potential to be productive, loss of dreams for their child's future, loss experienced in fathers' present lives, as well as loss of hopes and dreams for their own future. A sense of frustration was reported in response to various aspects of the mental health system. Two additional themes emerged from the analysis of the participants' stories that were not reported as themes in previous studies: a sense of admiration for their child and a sense of having gained personally. The study concludes with a discussion of implications for counselling practice, implications for mental health policy, as well as implications for future research.
Negative-Strand Tospoviruses and Tenuiviruses Carry a Gene for a Suppressor of Gene Silencing at Analogous Genomic Positions

ABSTRACT Posttranscriptional silencing of a green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgene in Nicotiana benthamiana plants was suppressed when these plants were infected with Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), a plant-infecting member of the Bunyaviridae. Infection with TSWV resulted in complete reactivation of GFP expression, similar to the case for Potato virus Y, but distinct from that for Cucumber mosaic virus, two viruses known to carry genes encoding silencing suppressor proteins. Agrobacterium-based leaf injections with individual TSWV genes identified the NSS gene to be responsible for the RNA silencing-suppressing activity displayed by this virus. The absence of short interfering RNAs in NSS-expressing leaf sectors suggests that the tospoviral NSS protein interferes with the intrinsic RNA silencing present in plants. Suppression of RNA silencing was also observed when the NS3 protein of the Rice hoja blanca tenuivirus, a nonenveloped negative-strand virus, was expressed. These results indicate that plant-infecting negative-strand RNA viruses carry a gene for a suppressor of RNA silencing.
Hierarchical directed acyclic graph kernel

This paper devises a novel kernel function for natural language processing tasks. The new kernels, called Hierarchical Directed Acyclic Graph (HDAG) kernels, directly accept graphs whose nodes could contain graphs. HDAG data structures are needed to fully reflect the syntactic and semantic structures inherently possessed by natural language data. In this paper, we define the kernel function and describe how to achieve efficient calculation. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed kernels are superior to other kernel functions, sequence kernels, dependency structure kernels, and bag-of-words kernels. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Comp Jpn, 37(10): 58–68, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (). DOI 10.1002sscj. 20485
The internet in everyday life: a typology of internet users

This study focuses on those factors that determine internet usage. How can differences in use be explained, and what factors influence the relevance the various web applications have for the individual? This article argues that the increasing diffusion of the internet has by no means closed the digital divide within society (Roe, 2006): the differences have merely shifted from disparity in internet access to disparity in the quality of its usage (Hargittai and Hinnant, 2008). The concept of digital inequalities assumes that different patterns of internet use influence the life chances of a user: the more capital he/she can accumulate using the internet, the more he/she benefits from web use (Zillien and Hargittai, 2009). Until now, research on the digital divide has operationalized capital-enhancing activities using demographic variables (van Dijk, 2006). As an alternative, we suggest using the habitus–capital theory of Bourdieu as a theoretical background to answer the question regarding which kinds of capital the internet users gain online and which factors influence the patterns of usage. These patterns are not only influenced by user age, but also by social position, gender and job status, and can only be assessed in the context of everyday life (Roe, 2006). The present study is based on in-depth interviews (basis: Germans aged 14 years and older), because the practical sense that users assign to the internet is more readily observable when their background, daily routines and media repertoire (and therefore functional alternatives) are well known. The sample of 102 interviewees was selected Media, Culture & Society © The Author(s) 2010, Reprints and permissions:
Measuring the effect of Choosing Wisely: an integrated framework to assess campaign impact on low-value care

The Choosing Wisely campaign began in the USA in 2012 to encourage physicians and patients to discuss inappropriate and potentially harmful tests, treatments and procedures. Since its inception, the campaign has grown substantially and has been adopted by 12 countries around the world. Of great interest to countries implementing the campaign, is the effectiveness of Choosing Wisely to reduce overutilisation. This article presents an integrated measurement framework that may be used to assess the impact of a Choosing Wisely campaign on physician and provider awareness and attitudes on low-value care, provider practice behaviour and overuse of low-value services.
SHADOW DETECTION FROM VERY HIGH RESOLUTON SATELLITE IMAGE USING GRABCUT SEGMENTATION AND RATIO-BAND ALGORITHMS

Very-High-Resolution (VHR) satellite imagery is a powerful source of data for detecting and extracting information about urban constructions. Shadow in the VHR satellite imageries provides vital information on urban construction forms, illumination direction, and the spatial distribution of the objects that can help to further understanding of the built environment. However, to extract shadows, the automated detection of shadows from images must be accurate. This paper reviews current automatic approaches that have been used for shadow detection from VHR satellite images and comprises two main parts. In the first part, shadow concepts are presented in terms of shadow appearance in the VHR satellite imageries, current shadow detection methods, and the usefulness of shadow detection in urban environments. In the second part, we adopted two approaches which are considered current state-of-the-art shadow detection, and segmentation algorithms using WorldView-3 and Quickbird images. In the first approach, the ratios between the NIR and visible bands were computed on a pixel-by-pixel basis, which allows for disambiguation between shadows and dark objects. To obtain an accurate shadow candidate map, we further refine the shadow map after applying the ratio algorithm on the Quickbird image. The second selected approach is the GrabCut segmentation approach for examining its performance in detecting the shadow regions of urban objects using the true colour image from WorldView-3. Further refinement was applied to attain a segmented shadow map. Although the detection of shadow regions is a very difficult task when they are derived from a VHR satellite image that comprises a visible spectrum range (RGB true colour), the results demonstrate that the detection of shadow regions in the WorldView-3 image is a reasonable separation from other objects by applying the GrabCut algorithm. In addition, the derived shadow map from the Quickbird image indicates significant performance of the ratio algorithm. The differences in the characteristics of the two satellite imageries in terms of spatial and spectral resolution can play an important role in the estimation and detection of the shadow of urban objects.
Power loss and efficiency of Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System with Class-E power amplifier at any duty ratio

This paper presents an analysis of the effect of duty ratio on power loss and efficiency of the Transcutaneous Energy Transmission System (TETS) with a Class-E power amplifier. Conduction loss for each component of the TETS circuit is derived and the total efficiency of the TETS is expressed as functions of the duty ratio D . Three identical TETS at D = 0.25 , 0.5 and 0.75 are designed, constructed and tested. The experimental results match closely with the calculated ones at the power loss and total efficiency.
A frequency-modulated quantum-cascade laser for spectroscopy of CH4 and N2O isotopomers

We report the development of a novel laser spectrometer for high-sensitivity detection of methane and nitrous oxide. The system relies on a quantum-cascade laser source emitting wavelength of around 8.06 μm, where strong fundamental absorption bands occur for the considered species and their isotopomers. The detection technique is based on audio-frequency and radio-frequency modulation of laser radiation. First experimental tests have been performed to estimate the achievable detection limits and the signal reproducibility levels in view of possible measurements of 13C/12C, 18O/16O, 17O/16O and 15N/14N isotope ratios.
Rolled Fingerprint Construction Using MRF-Based Nonrigid Image Registration

This paper proposes a new rolled fingerprint construction approach incorporating a state-of-the-art nonrigid image registration method based upon a Markov random field (MRF) energy model. The proposed method finds dense correspondences between images from a rolled fingerprint sequence and warps the entire fingerprint area to synthesize a rolled fingerprint. This method can generate conceptually more accurate rolled fingerprints by preserving the geometric properties of the finger surface as opposed to ink-based rolled impressions and other existing rolled fingerprint construction methods. To verify the accuracy of the proposed method, various comparative experiments were designed to reveal differences among the rolled construction methods. The results show that the proposed method is significantly superior in various aspects compared to previous approaches.
Do Bullied Children Get Ill, or Do Ill Children Get Bullied? A Prospective Cohort Study on the Relationship Between Bullying and Health-Related Symptoms

OBJECTIVES. A number of studies have shown that victimization from bullying behavior is associated with substantial adverse effects on physical and psychological health, but it is unclear which comes first, the victimization or the health-related symptoms. In our present study, we investigated whether victimization precedes psychosomatic and psychosocial symptoms or whether these symptoms precede victimization. DESIGN. Six-month cohort study with baseline measurements taken in the fall of 1999 and follow-up measurements in the spring of 2000. SETTING. Eighteen elementary schools in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS. The study included 1118 children aged 9 to 11 years, who participated by filling out a questionnaire on both occasions of data collection. OUTCOME MEASURES. A self-administered questionnaire measured victimization from bullying, as well as a wide variety of psychosocial and psychosomatic symptoms, including depression, anxiety, bedwetting, headaches, sleeping problems, abdominal pain, poor appetite, and feelings of tension or tiredness. RESULTS. Victims of bullying had significantly higher chances of developing new psychosomatic and psychosocial problems compared with children who were not bullied. In contrast, some psychosocial, but not physical, health symptoms preceded bullying victimization. Children with depressive symptoms had a significantly higher chance of being newly victimized, as did children with anxiety. CONCLUSIONS. Many psychosomatic and psychosocial health problems follow an episode of bullying victimization. These findings stress the importance for doctors and health practitioners to establish whether bullying plays a contributing role in the etiology of such symptoms. Furthermore, our results indicate that children with depressive symptoms and anxiety are at increased risk of being victimized. Because victimization could have an adverse effect on children's attempts to cope with depression or anxiety, it is important to consider teaching these children skills that could make them less vulnerable to bullying behavior.
Inservice and Preservice Teacher Knowledge and Perceptions of Social Emotional Learning and Its Impact on Reading and Overall Academic Attainment

Inservice and Preservice Teacher Knowledge and Perceptions of Social Emotional Learning and Its Impact on Reading and Overall Academic Attainment. (August 2011) April Gayle Douglass, B.S., Texas A&M University; M.Ed., Texas A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Erin M. McTigue This dissertation describes the results of two studies that examined preservice and inservice teachers’ knowledge of social and emotional learning (SEL) and its impact on academic achievement. Components of SEL, such as self-efficacy and self-regulation, play an important role in academic attainment and can be especially beneficial to young readers. One hundred and seventy inservice and 155 preservice teachers completed surveys that measured their overall knowledge of SEL concepts and perceptions regarding their preparedness for teaching SEL, its importance, and implementation. The descriptive results indicated both inservice and preservice teachers had some underlying knowledge regarding SEL, but performed poorly in identifying definitions of fundamental SEL terms. The large majority of preservice and inservice teachers felt SEL was important to academic achievement, but seemed conflicted about the role of SEL in classroom instruction. Responses from inservice and preservice teachers indicate they may feel underprepared for teaching SEL in their classrooms. Multiple regression
Composition-dependent long range forces from varying mp/me

We relate possible cosmological variations in the mass ratio μ ≡ mp/me and the fine structure constant α to long range composition-dependent forces mediated by a scalar field. The differential acceleration η in Eötvös-type experiments is bounded below by 10−14, except in cases where one or more scalar couplings vanish. We consider what values for these couplings could arise from unified theories. By considering the contribution of the scalar field to the cosmological energy density we use bounds on η to put upper bounds on the current rate of change of μ and α.