Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Double-Edged Sword of Expert Reviewer Programs: The Effects of Offering Expert Reviewer Status on Review Generation

As online reviews play an increasingly influential role in consumer decisions in ecommerce, large online retailers such as Amazon recently launched expert reviewer programs to supply high-quality reviews by selected experts. While prior studies examined the impact of online reviews written by experts on the product’s sales performance, our study investigates the effects of soliciting users to join expert reviewer programs and offering free products on their review generation processes and outcomes. Contrary to the common wisdom, our results reveal that, after reviewers participate in expert reviewer programs, they generate longer reviews but offer lower ratings for sponsored free products. However, they produce more reviews and higher ratings for non-sponsored regular products. Additional analyses offer theoretical underpinnings for the asymmetric effects of expert reviewer programs.
Refinement of a thermal threshold probe to prevent burns

Thermal threshold testing is commonly used for pain research. The stimulus may cause burning and merits prevention. Thermal probe modifications hypothesized to reduce burning were evaluated for practicality and effect. Studies were conducted on two humans and eight cats. Unmodified probe 0 was tested on two humans and promising modifications were also evaluated on cats. Probe 1 incorporated rapid cooling after threshold was reached: probe 1a used a Peltier system and probe 1b used water cooling. Probe 2 released skin contact immediately after threshold. Probe 3 (developed in the light of evidence of ‘hot spots’ in probe 0) incorporated reduced thermal mass and even heating across the skin contact area. Human skin was heated to 48℃ (6℃ above threshold) and the resulting burn was evaluated using area of injury and a simple descriptive scale (SDS). Probe 1a cooled the skin but required further heat dissipation, excessive power, was not ‘fail-safe’ and was inappropriate for animal mounting. Probe 1b caused less damage than no cooling (27 ± 13 and 38 ± 11 mm2 respectively, P = 0.0266; median SDS 1.5 and 4 respectively, P = 0.0317) but was cumbersome. Probe 2 was unwieldy and was not evaluated further. Probe 3 produced even heating without blistering in humans. With probe 3 in cats, after opioid treatment, thermal threshold reached cut-out (55℃) on 24 occasions, exceeded 50℃ in a further 32 tests and exceeded 48℃ in the remainder. No skin damage was evident immediately after testing and mild hyperaemia in three cats at 2–3 days resolved rapidly. Probe 3 appeared to be suitable for thermal threshold testing.
Molecular Characterization of Materials Selected from Some Camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] Populations

Ketencik [ Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz], Akdeniz ve Orta Asya'ya ozgu yagli tohumlu bir bitkidir. Son yillarda, Camelina yagi yuksek Omega-3 yag asidi icerigi ve biyodizel yakit olarak kullanilma olanagi nedeniyle dunya capinda populer hale gelmistir. Turkiye'nin bitki ortusunde dogal olarak yetismesi, yetistigi alanlarda diger bitkilerle olan rekabet gucunun fazla olmasi ve yuksek miktarda besin elementlerine ihtiyac duymamasi nedeniyle alternatif bir biyodizel bitkisi haline gelmistir. Bu calismada, ABD Gen Bankasi’ndan ve Turkiye Tarla Bitkileri Merkez Arastirma Enstitusu’nden elde edilen otuz dort Camelina aksesyonundan secilen tek bitkilerin molekuler karakterizasyonu yapilmistir. Bu genotipler yetmis uc universal ISSR markoru ile test edilmistir. Daha sonra, genetik karakterizasyon calismalari icin polimorfik olan onbir primer secilmistir. Elde edilen sonuclarin istatistiksel analizi NTSYS-PC programinda yapilmistir. Elde edilen dendogram ile genotipler arasindaki genetik iliski belirlenmis olup, bu bilgi gelecekteki islah programlarina yon verebilecektir.
A Millimeter-Wave Linear Lo SiGe HBT Technology with

This paper outlines the design and implementation of a monolithic millimeter-wave low noise amplifier (LNA) fabricated in a 200 GHz SiGe HBT technology. A simple analytical model of electromagnetic and substrate parasitic effects inherent at millimeter-wave frequencies is also included. A measured gain of 13.3 dB at 45 GHz, with an associated 3 dB bandwidth of 6.7 GHz, i s exhibited by the LNA, along with a noise figure of 4.5 dB. The LNA provides linear performance with an IIP3 of –8 dBm and it dissipates 18 mW.
Campylobacter Jejuni Isolated from Ratites

Although very little is known of the specific conditions 6. Cooper GL: 1989, An encephalitic form of listeriosis in broiler necessary for the development of overt disease, in ruminants chickens. Avian Dis 33:182-185. the encephalitic form of listeriosis can result when the or7. Dijkstra RG: 1987, Listeriosis-joint WHO/ROI consultation ganism enters through minor lesions in the oral cavity, nasal on prevention and control, ed. Schonberg A, pp. 68-78. World Health Organization, Berlin, West Germany. cavity, or conjunctiva and migrates along the peripheral nerves 8. Eriksen L, Larsen HE, Christiansen T, Jensen MM, Eriksen E: to the central nervous system. 15,17 Necrosis then occurs in the brain stem, often beginning in the trigeminal ganglion. When 1988, An outbreak of meningo-encephalitis in fallow deer caused by Listeria monocytogenes. Vet Rec 122:274-276. mice were injected with Listeria monocytogenes in the sciatic 9. Fenlon DR: 1985, Wild birds and silage as reservoirs of Listeria nerve, the bacterium actively migrated along the nerve axon, in the agricultural environment. J Appl Bacteriol 59:537-543. resulting in flaccid paralysis within 7-14 days postinocula10. Gray ML: 1958, Listeriosis in fowl-a review. Avian Dis 2: tion. The broilers involved in these outbreaks had been 296-314. debeaked and had received a subcutaneous vaccination in 11. Gray ML, Killinger AH: 1966, Listeria monocytogenes and the neck area several weeks before the onset of the first sympListeria infections. Bacteriol Rev 30:339-382. toms, suggesting possible routes of entry for the organism. 12. Juntilla JR, Niemela SI, Him J: 1988, Minimum growth temThe only 2 reported outbreaks of listeriosis in broilers in perature of Listeria monocytogenes and non-haemolytic ListeCalifornia have involved breeder replacement birds, whereas ria. J Appl Bacteriol 65:321-327. 13. Kaufmann HE: 1988, Listeriosis: new findings-current coninfection in meat-type chickens, which are far more common cem. Microb Pathog 5:225-231. in this region but are not debeaked or vaccinated subcuta14. McClain D, Lee WH: 1989, FSIS method for the isolation and neously at 7-10 days of age, has not been reported. identification of Listeria monocytogenes from processed meat
Real time visualization of cancer cell death, survival and proliferation using fluorochrome-transfected cells in an IncuCyte® imaging system

Cancer immunotherapy is a rapidly advancing and viable approach to treating cancer along with more traditional forms of therapy. Real-time cell analysis technologies that examine the dynamic interactions between cancer cells and the cells of the immune system are becoming more important for assessment of novel therapeutics. In this report, we use the IncuCyte® imaging system to study the killing potential of various immune cells on cancer cell lines. The IncuCyte® system tracks living cells, labeled by a red fluorescent protein, and cell death, as indicated by the caspase-3/7 reagent, which generates a green fluorescent signal upon activation of apoptotic pathways. Despite the power of this approach, obtaining commercially fluorescent cancer cell lines is expensive and limited in the range of cell lines that are available. To overcome this barrier, we developed an inexpensive method using a lentiviral construct expressing nuclear localized mKate2 red fluorescent protein to stably label cancer cells. We demonstrate that this method is effective in labeling a wide variety of cell lines, allowing for analyses of different cancers as well as different cell lines of the same type of cancer.
Implementing Customer Delight in Decision Support System with Performance Indicators: Comparative Study of Finnish Housing Market

Our comparative study in Finnish housing market targets the application of Customer Delight model by Sense and Respond methodology and Analytical hierarchical process analysis. The goal is to enlarge property values through active day-to-day management that focuses on maintaining high levels of occupancy and residents satisfaction and at the same time stay cost efficient. We aim to pilot the construction of intelligent knowledge-driven Decision Support System that provides specialized problem-solving expertise stored as facts, rules, procedures, or similar structures.
IL-17RA in Non-Hematopoietic Cells Controls CXCL-1 and 5 Critical to Recruit Neutrophils to the Lung of Mycobacteria-Infected Mice during the Adaptive Immune Response

During chronic infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), bacilli multiplication is constrained within lung granulomas until excessive inflammation destroys the lung. Neutrophils are recruited early and participate in granuloma formation, but excessive neutrophilia exacerbates the tuberculosis disease. Neutrophils thus appear as potential targets for therapeutic interventions, especially in patients for whom no antibiotic treatment is possible. Signals that regulate neutrophil recruitment to the lung during mycobacterial infection need to be better understood. We demonstrated here, in the mouse model, that neutrophils were recruited to the lung in two waves after intranasal infection with virulent Mtb or the live attenuated vaccine strain Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG). A first wave of neutrophils was swiftly recruited, followed by a subsequent adaptive wave that reached the lung together with IFN-γ- and IL-17A-producing T cells. Interestingly, the second neutrophil wave did not participate to mycobacteria control in the lung and established contacts with T cells. The adaptive wave was critically dependent on the expression of IL-17RA, the receptor for IL-17A, expressed in non-hematopoietic cells. In absence of this receptor, curtailed CXCL-1 and 5 production in the lung restrained neutrophil recruitment. CXCL-1 and 5 instillation reconstituted lung neutrophil recruitment in BCG-infected IL17RA-/- mice.
Physicians' learning at work through everyday access to information

This article explores access to information through an analysis of sources and strategies as part of workplace learning in a medical context in an African developing country. It focuses on information practices in everyday patient care by a team of senior and junior physicians in a university teaching hospital. A practice‐oriented, interpretative case study approach, in which elements from activity theory, situated learning theory, and communities of practice framework, was developed to form the theoretical basis for the study. The qualitative data from observations and interviews were analyzed with iterative coding techniques. The findings reveal that physicians' learning through everyday access to medical information is enacted by, embedded in, and sustained as a part of the work activity itself. The findings indicate a stable community of practice with traits of both local and general medical conventions, in which the value of used sources and strategies remains relatively uncontested, strongly based on formally and informally sanctioned and legitimized practices. Although the present study is particular and context specific, the results indicate a more generally plausible conclusion; the complementary nature of different information sources and strategies underscores that access to information happens in a context in which solitary sources alone make little difference.
Gastrointestinal , Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Pathology Gallbladder Epithelial Cells that Engraft in Mouse Liver Can Differentiate into Hepatocyte-Like Cells

We tested the hypothesis that well-differentiated gallbladder epithelial cells (GBECs) are capable of engrafting and surviving in murine liver and acquire phenotypic characteristics of hepatocytes. GBECs isolated from transgenic mice that constitutively express green fluorescent protein (GFP) were either cultured before transplantation or transplanted immediately following isolation. Recipient mice with severe-combined immunodeficiency underwent retrorsine treatment and either partial hepatectomy before transplantation or carbon tetrachloride treatment following transplantation. From 1 to 4 months following transplantation, the livers of recipient mice contained discrete colonies of GFP cells. Most GFP cells surrounded vesicles, were epithelial cell-like in morphology, and expressed the biliary epithelial markers cytokeratin 19 and carbonic anhydrase IV. Subpopulations of GFP cells resembled hepatocytes morphologically and expressed the hepatocyte-specific markers connexin-32 and hepatic nuclear factor-4 , but not cytokeratin 19 or carbonic anhydrase IV. At 4 months, cells in GFP colonies were not actively proliferating as determined by proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression. Thus, GBECs are capable of engrafting and surviving in damaged mouse livers, and some can differentiate into cells with hepatocyte-like features. These findings suggest that environmental cues in the recipient liver are sufficient to allow a subpopulation of donor GBECs to differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells in the absence of exogenous transcriptional reprogramming. GBECs might be used as donor cells in a cell transplantation approach for the treatment of liver disease. (Am J Pathol 2009, 174:842–853; DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080262)
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We use the extension of the method of recurrence plots to cross recurrence plots (CRP) which enables a nonlinear analysis of bivariate data. To quantify CRPs, we develop further three measures of complexity mainly basing on diagonal structures in CRPs. The CRP analysis of prototypical model systems with nonlinear interactions demonstrates that this technique enables to find these nonlinear interrelations from bivariate time series, whereas linear correlation tests do not. Applying the CRP analysis to climatological data, we find a complex relationship between rainfall and El Niño data.  2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. PACS:05.40; 05.45; 07.05. K
Neuromuscular Representation and Synthetic Generation of Handwritten Whiteboard Notes

A fully automatic framework has been introduced recently for neuromuscular representation of complex handwriting patterns, such as gestures, signatures, and words, based on the Kinematic Theory of rapid human movements and its Sigma-Lognormal model. In this paper, we investigate the application of this framework to unconstrained whiteboard notes, taking into account a novel acquisition modality, multiple writers, natural language, and complete text lines. Although these conditions deviate strongly from the previously considered scenario of brief pen movements on tablet computers, we demonstrate that the Sigma-Lognormal model is still able to represent the handwriting accurately. In order to deal with longer handwriting patterns, we propose a robust component-wise representation of text lines that achieves a high model quality. Furthermore, we propose a stroke-wise distortion method to generate synthetic text lines from the Sigma-Lognormal representation of real specimens. For handwriting recognition on the IAM online database, it is demonstrated that the extension of the training set with the proposed synthesis method significantly increases current benchmark results achieved with recurrent neural networks.
Reduced risks and improved economic operation of ancillary services

Present arrangements and regulation for ancillary services for power balance in power systems cannot cope with future developments in power systems as the participants do not receive proper incentives for required behaviour. This paper analyzes the consequences of current arrangements for system operation and stability when all participants make their own trade-off between risks and economic operation. Two-sided markets for ancillary services are proposed to replace the single-sided market of present secondary control arrangements and a price-based control strategy for power imbalances is described which can replace primary control. In contrast with present arrangements for primary control, all participants receive proper incentives such that economically rational behavior supports the global requirements on stability, reliability and minimal costs. Both new proposals guarantee a reliable and efficient operation of power systems in a market environment with responsive, reliable and accountable but also competing prosumers, a large penetration of renewables and continent spanning transmission networks.
A Parallel Computing Platform for Real-Time Haptic Interaction with Deformable Bodies

Real-time simulation of haptic interaction with deformable objects is computationally demanding. In particular in finite-element (FE) based analysis of such interactions, a large system of equations must be solved at an update rate of 100-1,000 Hz for simulation fidelity and stability. A new hardware-based parallel implementation of a Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient (PCG) algorithm is proposed for solving the linear systems of equations arising from FE-based deformation models. Concurrent utilization of a large number of fixed-point computing units on a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device yields a very fast solution to these equations. Quantization and overflow errors in the fixed-point implementation of the iterative solver are minimized through dynamic scaling and preconditioning. Numerical accuracy of the solution, the architecture design, and issues pertaining to the degree of parallelism and scalability of the architecture are discussed in detail. The implementation of the solver on an Altera EP3SE110 FPGA device has enabled real-time simulation of three-dimensional linear elastic deformation models with 1,500 nodes at an update rate of up to 2,500 Hz.
Fast and Efficient Vertex Data Representations for the Web

Supporting decision processes via fast and accurate visualization of 3D data is an important aspect in many scientific fields, ranging from mathematics and engineering trough medical data analysis. Due to their high flexibility and platform-independence, 3D Web technologies have become more and more important for such visualization purposes. Within this paper, we concentrate on the accurate rendering of 3D surface models inside Web browsers and show efficient techniques that enable fast and precise visualization and interaction using state-of-the-art Web technologies. We introduce a smart vertex data storage format, which fits very well with the requirements of modern mobile graphics hardware. Furthermore, we discuss methods to partition models of high complexity. Finally, we present an hardware-accelerated picking algorithm that enables a high precision inspection of 3D objects and their vertex attributes.
Fiscal redistribution and social welfare: doing more or more to do?

This paper embeds analysis of fiscal redistribution (FR) within the standard social welfare framework. Differences in FR are decomposed into differences in the magnitude (fiscal effort) and progressivity (fiscal progressivity) of transfers. Progressivity is further decomposed into differences in the distribution of transfers across income groups (targeting performance) and in the social welfare returns to targeting (targeting returns). This motivates a distinction between conditional and unconditional FR, where the latter abstracts from targeting returns. For illustrative purposes, the framework is applied to EUROMOD data for EU countries to explain differences in FR and to discuss patterns in FR highlighted in the literature.
Comment on "Profiling oil sands mixtures from industrial developments and natural groundwaters for source identification".

Developments and Natural Groundwaters for Source Identification” F et al. 2014 presented a case study on fingerprinting acid extractable organic compounds in oil sands processaffected water (OSPW). The study compared near-field groundwater (<200 m from a tailings pond) with tailings pond OSPW and far-field groundwater (>1 km from any tailings pond) to evaluate impact of OSPW on near-field groundwater. The paper proposed using O2:O4 ratios as one of series tests that could be diagnostic indicators to identify OSPW impact. While the results of the small data set presented in the paper may suggest the potential of O2:O4 ratios, this correspondence aims to provide evidence of broad variability of O2:O4 ratios in OSPW and environmental waters in the region, raising caution on the usage of O2:O4 ratios. In addition, we do not think the selection of the OSPW2 in the study is an appropriate end-member for source identification at near-field site B. We first compiled O2:O4 results available in the literature and from our own industrial projects. The ranges in O2:O4 ratios for OSPW, groundwater and surface water samples differed greatly between various data sets (Figure 1). More importantly, different O2:O4 characteristics of OSPW in comparison with background samples are revealed according to individual data sources. Based upon two OSPW samples (OSPW1 and OSPW2) and two far-field samples (Drive-point1 and Drive point2), Frank et al., suggest that OSPW can be distinguished from natural background (i.e., far-field groundwater) by higher O2:O4 ratios in OSPW. 1
The ADABAS Buffer Pool Manager

The buffer pool manager is a central component of ADABAS, a high performance scaleable database system for OLTP processing. High efficiency and scalability of the buffer pool manager is mandatory for ADABAS on all supported platforms. In order to allow a maximum of parallelism without facing the danger of deadlocks, a multi-version locking method is used. Partitioning of central data structures is another key to performance. Variable page sizes allow for flexible tuning, but make the buffer pool logic more sophisticated, in particular concerning parallelism.
eCOTS: Efficient and Cooperative Task Sharing for Large-Scale Smart City Sensing Application

With the pervasive use of mobile devices and increasingly computational ability, more concrete and deeper collaborations among mobile users are becoming possible and needed. However, most of the studies fail to consider load balancing requirement among mobile users. When tasks are unevenly distributed, the processing time as well as energy consumption will be extremely high on some devices, which will inevitably counterweight the benefits from incentive mechanism and task scheduling scheme. In this work, we propose eCOTS (Efficient and Cooperative Task Sharing for Large-scale Smart City Sensing Application). We leverage the “balls and bins” theory for task assignment, where d mobile users in contact range are investigated, and select the least loaded one among the d users. It has been proved that such simple case can effectively reduce the largest queueing length from θ ( log n / log log n ) to θ ( log log n / log d ) . Simulation and real-trace driven studies have shown that, eCOTS can effectively improve the balancing effects in typical network scenarios, even the energy level and computational capability are diverse. In simulation study, eCOTS can reduce the gap between the maximum and minimum queueing lengths up to 5× and over 2× in real trace data evaluations.