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A goal-oriented approach to the urbanization of the academic information system of UMA

The urbanization of information systems (IS) is a key concern of IT professionals. This is largely due to changes in business, organizations and institutions, the need for coexistence between old and new systems, the necessary restructuring of architectures and business process reengineering needs. The main objective of this work is to provide an urbanization approach based on the objectives of the organization and in our case it is an approach that will be applied to the information system of the University of Manouba. In fact a process that must take into account the objectives and contexts must have a guiding model can guide the process of urbanization. The model advocated guide must be scalable, situational, adaptive, interactive, directed by the objectives and context. These characteristics point us to the goal-oriented models and especially to the model of the card as a model guide to adopt given the consideration of the context and the evolving strategic needs and it offers is one of these specificities. This article is organized into three parts. The first part will present a brief state of the art of the main approaches used to urbanization, the second part will present the specific context of the University of Manouba, and the third part will present the approach advocated and adopted model guide.
Flexible test systems - an adaptive architecture to preserve existing investment and enable use of emerging technologies

The Department of Defense (DOD) established an Executive Agent Office (EAO) for automatic test systems (ATS) in 1994. The charter of the EAO has been to reduce the total ownership cost of ATS, in part through the pursuit of common, interoperable systems. Prior to establishment of the EAO, a variety of approaches were undertaken to accomplish this goal, including development of large multi-functional automatic test equipment (ATE). This architecture was capable of supporting a broad range of test requirements, but was often targeted at specific weapon system components. In order to combat ATS proliferation, the services developed families of test equipment that were intended to increase commonality and reduce development and life cycle costs. These approaches have only been marginally successful, given the absence of open systems standards-based hardware and software or a cross-service mandate for their use. This paper provide insight into methodologies for implementing a highly adaptable ATS architecture that addresses several decades of lessons learned by the DoD and industry.
Occlusion-aware 3D Morphable Face Models

We propose a probabilistic occlusion-aware 3D Morphable Face Model adaptation framework for face image analysis based on the Analysis-by-Synthesis setup. In natural images, parts of the face are often occluded by a variety of objects. Such occlusions are a challenge for face model adaptation. We propose to segment the image into face and non-face regions and model them separately. The segmentation and the face model parameters are not known in advance and have to be adapted to the target image. A good segmentation is necessary to obtain a good face model ﬁt and vice-versa. Therefore, face model adaptation and segmentation are solved together using an EM-like procedure. We use a stochastic sampling strategy based on the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm for face model parameter adaptation and a modiﬁed Chan-Vese segmentation for face region segmentation. Previous robust methods are limited to homogeneous, controlled illumination settings and tend to fail for important regions such as the eyes or mouth. We propose a RANSAC-based robust illumination estimation technique to handle complex illumination conditions. We do not use any manual annotation and the algorithm is not optimised to any speciﬁc kind of occlusion or database. We evaluate our method on a controlled and an “in the wild” database.
MagicPot360: Free viewpoint shape display modifying the perception of shape

In this paper we developed the free-viewpoint curved surface shape display, using the effect of visuo-haptic interaction. In our research, we aim to realize the simple mechanic visuo-haptic system with which we can touch various objects with our real hands. We proposed the free-viewpoint shape display system in which users can touch a virtual object with various shape through the tablet device, while walking around the object. The system figured the difference of shape between the real object and the virtual one from the current viewpoint, and calculates the amount of displacement of the touching hand image to fit to the virtual object, in real time. This modification of the movement of a hand image evokes the effect of the visuo-haptic interaction, and enable users to feel touching various shapes from various viewpoints, although actually users touch a physically static object.
Computational Pathology: A Path Ahead.

CONTEXT We define the scope and needs within the new discipline of computational pathology, a discipline critical to the future of both the practice of pathology and, more broadly, medical practice in general. OBJECTIVE To define the scope and needs of computational pathology. DATA SOURCES A meeting was convened in Boston, Massachusetts, in July 2014 prior to the annual Association of Pathology Chairs meeting, and it was attended by a variety of pathologists, including individuals highly invested in pathology informatics as well as chairs of pathology departments. CONCLUSIONS The meeting made recommendations to promote computational pathology, including clearly defining the field and articulating its value propositions; asserting that the value propositions for health care systems must include means to incorporate robust computational approaches to implement data-driven methods that aid in guiding individual and population health care; leveraging computational pathology as a center for data interpretation in modern health care systems; stating that realizing the value proposition will require working with institutional administrations, other departments, and pathology colleagues; declaring that a robust pipeline should be fostered that trains and develops future computational pathologists, for those with both pathology and nonpathology backgrounds; and deciding that computational pathology should serve as a hub for data-related research in health care systems. The dissemination of these recommendations to pathology and bioinformatics departments should help facilitate the development of computational pathology.
CHALLENGES AND CONTROVERSIES IN LIVER TRANSPLANTATION Small-for-Size Syndrome After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Successful Treatment With a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

Small-for-size syndrome (SFSS) is a serious complication after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) that can disrupt liver regeneration and result in hepatic dysfunction. Until now, the treatment options for SFSS after LDLT have been very limited. Here we describe a patient with SFSS after LDLT who was successfully treated with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS). A 56-year-old man who had undergone adult-to-adult LDLT because of decompensated liver cirrhosis started displaying signs of acute jaundice and ascites within 72 hours of the operation. The patient was diagnosed with SFSS, and because he had already undergone splenectomy before the transplant, partial splenic embolization was not feasible. Consequently, the TIPS procedure was chosen in an attempt to reduce portal hyperperfusion. After the procedure, the patient’s symptoms were gradually ameliorated and were eventually resolved. In conclusion, when partial splenic embolization is not feasible, TIPS placement may be a feasible option for the treatment of SFSS after LDLT. Liver Transpl 18:1118-1120, 2012. VC 2012 AASLD.
Inhibition of Fungal Growth in the Cultural Isolation of Mycobacteria

Antifungal antibiotics were compared to determine their usefulness in primary mycobacterial cultures. Amphotericin B was found to be more effective in preventing fungal growth from bovine fecal specimens than were cycloheximide, nystatin, and tetracycline. Amphotericin B did not affect the growth rate of the following Mycobacterium species: M. avium, M. bovis, M. intracellulare, M. paratuberculosis, M. phlei, or M. tuberculosis, but it inhibited the growth of M. fortuitum. There was no observable effect on numbers of colonies of M. paratuberculosis on primary isolation from fecal specimens. It is recommended that, for the primary isolation of pathogenic mycobacteria from specimens likely to contain fungi, the inoculum should be pretreated with benzalkonium chloride, followed by mixing with amphotericin B or inoculation onto media containing amphotericin B.
Disturbance of Predictive Response Initiation of Eye and Head Movements in Cerebellar Patients

The predictability of target occurrence has influence upon the latency of motor initiation. Higher frequencies (>0.5 Hz) of periodically paced target presentation lead to decreased latencies of movement initiation. In this study we investigated the initiation of head movements and saccades during predictable and random target presentation in cerebellar patients. During the predictive condition, in particular during higher temporal frequencies and greater amplitudes, patients showed increased latencies compared to healthy subjects. The latencies between the onset of the agonistic and antagonistic muscle pulses were correlated with the severity of cerebellar impairment. We conclude that the cerebellum is involved in predictive response initiation of eye and head movements which is emphasized at higher temporal frequencies.
Overnight urinary excretion of isoflavones as an indicator for dietary isoflavone intake in Korean girls of pubertal age

Little is known about the bioavailability of isoflavones in children. Previous studies have shown that children excrete more isoflavone in urine compared with adults. Thus we examined the relationship between usual dietary isoflavone intake and the urinary excretion of isoflavonoids in Korean girls of pubertal age. Twelve girls each were selected from the lowest and the highest quartiles of isoflavone intake among 252 Korean girls aged 8–11 years. Age, BMI and sexual maturation stage were matched between the two groups. Dietary intakes for 3 d by diet record and overnight urine samples were collected at baseline and at 6 and 12 months. Total and individual isoflavone (daidzein, genistein and glycitein) intakes were calculated from diet records. The parent isoflavone compounds (daidzein, genistein and glycitein) and their metabolites (equol, O-desmethylangolensin (O-DMA), dihydrodaidzein and dihydrogenistein) present in the urine samples were analysed using liquid chromatography–MS. Intake levels of total and individual isoflavone compounds were significantly higher in the high isoflavone (HI) group than the levels in the low isoflavone (LI) group (P < 0·05). Urinary excretion of all isoflavone parent compounds was significantly higher in the HI group than in the LI group (P < 0·0001). Among isoflavone metabolites, only O-DMA and total metabolites were significantly different (P < 0·05). Total isoflavone intake was highly correlated with the urinary excretion of total parent compounds (r 0·68; P < 0·01), parent compounds plus their metabolites (r 0·66–0·69; P < 0·01) and total isoflavonoids (r 0·72; P < 0·0001). In conclusion, overnight urinary excretion of total isoflavonoids is a reliable biomarker of usual isoflavone intake in Korean girls of pubertal age.
Parameteric Analysis of Grounding Systems in Two-Layer Earth using Galerkin's Moment Method','Sharma

This paper describes the theoretical basis of the developed computer program, GAUMOM (grounding analysis using method of moments). The software calculates the resistance and maximum step and touch potentials for any complex electrode in a two-layer earth structure using Galerkin's moment method. Validation was performed using the point matching moment method which yields accurate results provided that electrode segmentation is fine. From the results obtained, GAUMOM produces errors of 0.4% and 6.1%, in grid resistance and voltage respectively, for grids with rectangular meshes. However, for grids with triangular meshes, the errors in resistance and voltage are 3% and 21% respectively
Consultations with doctors and nurses.

Most have family doctor or GP In 2003, an estimated 86% of Canadians aged 12 and older—about 23 million people—reported that they had a “regular” medical doctor. Even if they did not, just over threequarters of people these ages (77%) said they had consulted a family physician or a general practitioner (GP) at least once in the past year. As well, 11% reported having consulted a nurse. Predictably, older Canadians were more likely than younger people to have seen or talked to a family physician or GP. By contrast, having had at least one consultation with a nurse was more likely in early adulthood. At nearly all ages, the proportion of females who consulted family physicians/GPs or nurses at least once was greater than that for males. Nurse visits among seniors were the exception. While women aged 65 or older CONSULTATIONS WITH DOCTORS AND NURSES by Gisele Carriere
Does desiccation risk drive the distribution of juvenile cane toads (Bufo marinus) in tropical Australia?

Abstract: Immediately after their transition from aquatic to terrestrial life, juveniles of many anuran species are restricted to the margins of natal ponds. Understanding the factors determining the duration of that pondside aggregation has direct management ramifications in the case of the invasive cane toad (Bufo marinus) in tropical Australia. Previous work suggests that dispersal confers biotic advantages (reduced risk of cannibalism, enhanced feeding opportunities) to juvenile toads, but desiccation risk constrains these small animals to the moist margins of the pond. If so, juvenile dispersal should be sensitive to fluctuating hydric conditions on a diel and seasonal cycle. We tested this prediction with field observations (monitoring of dispersal to and from the pond) and field experiments (manipulating hydric regimes). Our results support a dynamic model of juvenile distribution, with a primary role for temporal variations in desiccation risk as the primary factor driving dispersal. During the dry season, strong diel cycles in desiccation risk generate a ‘tidal’ flow of juveniles, dispersing out in the moist morning but retreating to the pond margins at midday. Dispersal rates were enhanced by artificial watering during the dry season, and by the onset of the wet season.
Localized Mobility Management for 5G Ultra Dense Network

It is commonly agreed that the ultra dense network (UDN) will be a key technology to face extremely dense traffic and high-speed data rate in the fifth-generation (5G) network. However, due to its new characteristics such as high dense small cells, fast and flexible deployment of small cell access points, and flexible backhaul connectivity, how to enable mobility support is becoming a great challenge. In this paper, based on newly proposed network architectures for UDN, we present two efficient localized mobility management schemes considering small cell deployments and backhaul topology. The first one centralizes mobility management control from small cell access points into a local access server (LAS) closing to radio access network. Another one allows individual small cell access points to handle mobility events, but still requires the LAS to act as mobility anchor. According to the performance evaluation results of the proposed schemes by using numerical analysis and simulation, respectively, including average handover signaling cost, average packet delivery cost, average handover latency, and average signaling load to the core network, the localized mobility management with centralized control scheme has the best performance, and the other one has less handover signaling cost, but higher handover latency than the third-generation partnership project (3GPP) scheme.
Action categorization based on arm pose modeling

This paper proposes a novel method to categorize human action based on arm pose modeling. Traditionally, human action categorization relies much on the extracted features from video or images. In this research, we exploit the relationship between action categorization and arm pose modeling, which can be visualized in a probabilistic graphical model. Given visual observations, they can be estimated by maximum a posteriori (MAP) in that arm poses are first estimated under the hypothesis of action category by dynamic programming, and then action category hypothesis is validated by soft-max model based on the estimated arm poses. The prior distribution of each action is estimated by a semi-parametric estimator in advance, and pixel-based dense features including LBP, SIFT, colour-SIFT, and texton are utilized to enhance the likelihood computation by the Joint Adaboosting algorithm. The proposed method has been evaluated on images of walking, waving and jogging from the HumanEva-I dataset. It is found to have arm pose modeling performance better than the method of mixtures of parts, and action categorization success rate of 96.69%.
New synonym in the ladybird genus Scymnus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Yemen Новый синоним в роде божьих коровок Scymnus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) из Йемена

In 1951 A.P. Kapur described the new species Pullus rubicundus from Yemen. After the rank of Pullus Mulsant, 1846 was lowered to a subgenus within the genus Scymnus Kugelann, 1794, this species began to be referred to as Scymnus (Pullus) rubicundus (Kapur, 1951), and it became a junior secondary homonym of Scymnus rubicundus Erichson, 1847: 185 described from Peru. According to Articles 52, 53.3, 57.3, 59 and 60 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 1999) (the Code), the junior homonym Scymnus (Pullus) rubicundus (Kapur, 1951), which had no synonyms, required a new replacement name. Two replacement names were independently proposed for Scymnus (Pullus) rubicundus (Kapur, 1951): Scymnus (Pullus) kapuri Kovař, 2007 and Scymnus (Pullus) helmutfurschi Gonzalez, 2008. The name Scymnus (Pullus) kapuri Kovař, 2007 was published on June 30, 2007 in Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 4 (Kovař, 2007). The name Scymnus (Pullus) helmutfurschi Gonzalez, 2008 was published on December, 2008 in Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile, Vol. 57 in the annotated list of ladybird beetles of Chile in the note on the senior secondary homonym Scymnus (Pullus) rubicundus Erichson, 1847 (Gonzalez, 2008). Hence, according to the principle of priority, the species name Scymnus (Pullus) helmutfurschi Gonzalez, 2008 becomes a new objective junior synonym of Scymnus (Pullus) kapuri Kovař, 2007 (new synonymy). The nomenclature of the species Scymnus (Pullus) kapuri is given below.
LinkedUp - Linking Web Data for Adaptive Education

Linked Data principles allow for easy discovery, reference, access and reuse of Web data. The user modeling community already widely exploits Semantic Web technologies, but the Linked Data approach is still not widely adopted. The LinkedUp project aims to advance the exploitation of open data on the Web, particularly for education. In this paper, we discuss the relevance of Linked Data for user modeling and personalization, and how to participate in and profit from the various initiatives of LinkedUp.
Reciprocal endoderm-mesoderm interactions mediated by fgf24 and fgf10 govern pancreas development

In amniotes, the pancreatic mesenchyme plays a crucial role in pancreatic epithelium growth, notably through the secretion of fibroblast growth factors. However, the factors involved in the formation of the pancreatic mesenchyme are still largely unknown. In this study, we characterize, in zebrafish embryos, the pancreatic lateral plate mesoderm, which is located adjacent to the ventral pancreatic bud and is essential for its specification and growth. We firstly show that the endoderm, by expressing the fgf24 gene at early stages, triggers the patterning of the pancreatic lateral plate mesoderm. Based on the expression of isl1, fgf10 and meis genes, this tissue is analogous to the murine pancreatic mesenchyme. Secondly, Fgf10 acts redundantly with Fgf24 in the pancreatic lateral plate mesoderm and they are both required to specify the ventral pancreas. Our results unveil sequential signaling between the endoderm and mesoderm that is critical for the specification and growth of the ventral pancreas, and explain why the zebrafish ventral pancreatic bud generates the whole exocrine tissue.
Image denoising using wavelet transform

An image is often corrupted by noise in its acquisition and transmission. Removing noise from the original image is still a challenging problem for researchers. In this work new approach of threshold function developed for image denoising algorithms. It uses wavelet transform in connection with threshold functions for removing noise. Universal, Visu Shrink, Sure Shrink and Bayes Shrink, normal shrink are compared with our threshold function, it improves the SNR efficiently.
Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis: a review of the epidemiology and estimation of the global burden.

BACKGROUND Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) is a rare adverse event associated with oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). This review summarizes the epidemiology and provides a global burden estimate. METHODS A literature review was conducted to abstract the epidemiology and calculate the risk of VAPP. A bootstrap method was applied to calculate global VAPP burden estimates. RESULTS Trends in VAPP epidemiology varied by country income level. In the low-income country, the majority of cases occurred in individuals who had received >3 doses of OPV (63%), whereas in middle and high-income countries, most cases occurred in recipients after their first OPV dose or unvaccinated contacts (81%). Using all risk estimates, VAPP risk was 4.7 cases per million births (range, 2.4-9.7), leading to a global annual burden estimate of 498 cases (range, 255-1018). If the analysis is limited to estimates from countries that currently use OPV, the VAPP risk is 3.8 cases per million births (range, 2.9-4.7) and a burden of 399 cases (range, 306-490). CONCLUSIONS Because many high-income countries have replaced OPV with inactivated poliovirus vaccine, the VAPP burden is concentrated in lower-income countries. The planned universal introduction of inactivated poliovirus vaccine is likely to substantially decrease the global VAPP burden by 80%-90%.
A cross-linguistic and bilingual evaluation of the interdependence between lexical and grammatical domains

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine within- and across-language relationships between lexical and grammatical domains by focusing on measures of lexical diversity and grammatical complexity in Spanish and English. One hundred ninety-six preschool and school-aged Latino children with different levels of English and Spanish proficiencies and different language abilities produced narratives in Spanish, English, or both. Analyses revealed strong associations between lexical (number of different words and number of different verbs) and grammatical measures (mean length of utterances in words and use of ditransitive predicates), supporting the domain interdependence hypothesis within a language. Cross-linguistic comparisons indicate a greater diversity of verbs and ditransitive predicates in Spanish compared to English for this population. In the language samples of children who produced narratives in the two languages, there was no relationship between the two domains across languages. The lack of cross-language correlations may be related to other variables influencing lexical and semantic development in bilingual learners. Methodological issues to be considered in future studies with bilingual speakers are discussed.