Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Learning Reliable Information for Dependency Parsing Adaptation

In this paper, we focus on the adaptation problem that has a large labeled data in the source domain and a large but unlabeled data in the target domain. Our aim is to learn reliable information from unlabeled target domain data for dependency parsing adaptation. Current state-of-the-art statistical parsers perform much better for shorter dependencies than for longer ones. Thus we propose an adaptation approach by learning reliable information on shorter dependencies in an unlabeled target data to help parse longer distance words. The unlabeled data is parsed by a dependency parser trained on labeled source domain data. The experimental results indicate that our proposed approach outperforms the baseline system, and is better than current state-of-the-art adaptation techniques.
The neurological examination of the child with minor nervous dysfunction

Counsellors (originally published in 1965), showed clearly that 'the literature of counselling is an inspired literature as much as it is a scientific one' and that 'this apparently paradoxical stance is actually prescribed for the practitioners of counselling, no matter whether they are psychoanalysts or social caseworkers, clinical psychologists or psychiatrists'. In a similar mould The Personal Service Society surveys the wider professionalization of the counselling ideology, its incursion into the fields of education and business management, and its implications for social change. Halmos himself is on the side of the counsellors. He is a moralist and a meliorist, but his personal views are scrupulously separated from his main argument and are presented as hypotheses for examination. If his style tends to be apocalyptic in places, his erudition and moral concern are apparent and they combine effectively in a searching discussion of an issue which should interest all members of the helping professions.
Velocity field control for free-form contour following tasks by a two link robot

The idea of velocity field control has recently been used to tackle contour following problems. Although promising results have been reported in previous studies, the contour to be followed used in those studies were not represented in the form of non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS), which is the fundamental geometric representation in many CAD/CAM systems. In order to extend velocity field control to contours represented in NURBS form, this paper develops a novel approach that constructs the velocity fields at pre-selected grid points. For any point not on the desired contour, its associated velocity field can be calculated in real-time using a simple interpolation formula and the velocity fields at nearby grid points. Several contour following experiments were conducted with a two-link robot to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Experimental results indicate that the proposed approach is feasible.
Intraoperative endovascular treatment as an adjunct to microsurgical clipping of paraclinoid aneurysms.

OBJECT The endovascular procedure can provide proximal control, suction decompression, and prompt intraoperative angiography during microsurgical clipping of aneurysms of the paraclinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA). The authors assess the safety and feasibility of this method in 24 consecutive cases. METHODS Frontotemporal craniotomy and radical pterionectomy were performed with the patient's head immobilized in a radiolucent frame while femoral artery catheterization was achieved. Before dural opening, a balloon catheter with a coaxial lumen was positioned and tested in the ICA, after which microsurgical exposure was completed, including intradural clinoid drilling and optic canal decompression. Trapping of the lesion was achieved by inflating the balloon and placing a temporary clip beyond the aneurysm neck. The catheter was gently aspirated to achieve suction decompression and to facilitate clip application. Intraoperative digital subtraction angiography was then performed. Twenty-two aneurysms were larger than 10 mm, and 11 of them were giant. Six patients presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage and nine with visual symptoms. Balloon occlusion and suction decompression were performed in 16 cases (67%), and proximal control alone in 1 case. Intraoperative angiography was performed in every case. Subsequent clip readjustment was necessary in seven cases, including three cases of residual aneurysm filling and four of ICA compromise. Complete aneurysm obliteration was achieved in 20 cases, and greater than 90% obliteration in 22. One major infarct likely related to catheter thromboembolism was found. There were no instances of visual deterioration or other complications attributable to the endovascular procedure. CONCLUSIONS The endovascular method allows safe and reliable proximal control, suction decompression, and intraoperative angiography in microsurgical treatment of large paraclinoid aneurysms.
How can Service Oriented Systems make beneficial use of Model Driven Architecture and aspect paradigm?

Today, Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) are being widely deployed to improve systems development and interoperability. In addition, the increasing use of mobile devices and infrastructure has enabled users to access services from any location and any time. The convergence of mobile technologies and service paradigm has promoted the birth of a new design and development paradigm known as Context-Aware Service (CAS). CAS based systems are context-aware and therefore they can offer pertinent services for their users depending on their context. Dealing with such systems requires an approach that addresses challenges such as context management and service adaptation to the context. In this paper, we present how can the development process of Context-Aware Service Oriented Systems (CASOS) benefit from the model and aspect paradigms?
Automated quantification of regional myocardial perfusion by analysis of contrast-enhanced echocardiographic images

Quantitative analysis of myocardial perfusion images is currently done by manual techniques. We hypothesized that the seeded region growing procedure, applied to power modulation images, would allow the frame-by-frame detection of myocardial contours, thus eliminating the need for image realignment. We tested this approach in 13 anaesthetized pigs during continuous IV infusion of Definity (DuPont) at baseline, during LAD occlusion and reperfusion. Regional mean pixel intensity was calculated for each consecutive end-systolic frame, and fitted with y=A/spl middot/(1-e/sup -/spl beta/-1/). Perfusion defects caused by LAD occlusion were confirmed by a 44/spl plusmn/27% decrease in A and a 42/spl plusmn/25% decrease in A/spl middot//spl beta/(p<0.05) in the LAD territory, while no changes were observed in non-ischemic segments. With reperfusion, A, /spl beta/ and A/spl middot//spl beta/ increased above baseline levels (p<0.05). This technique allows automated quantification of regional myocardial perfusion, without the need for manual tracing and realignment of regions of interest.
A possible origin of magnetic fields in galaxies and clusters: strong magnetic fields at z∼ 10?

We propose that strong magnetic fields should be generated at shock waves associated with the formation of galaxies or clusters of galaxies by the Weibel instability, an instability in collisionless plasmas. The strength of the magnetic fields generated through this mechanism is close to the order of those observed in galaxies or clusters of galaxies at present. If the generated fields do not decay rapidly, this indicates that strong amplification of magnetic fields after the formation of galaxies or clusters of galaxies is not required. This mechanism could have worked even at a redshift of ∼10, and therefore the generated magnetic fields may have affected the formation of stars in protogalaxies. This model will partially be confirmed by future observations of nearby clusters of galaxies. Mechanisms that preserve the magnetic fields for a long time without considerable decay are discussed.
Salutogenic coping with burnout among nurses: A qualitative study

j I 1 Previous research has confirmed the quantitatively determined I negatively significant relationship between burnout and salutogenic! I functioning. This study qualitatively investigates the nature of the? [experienced difference in the salutogenic coping of nurses with! ■ different levels of burnout. The sample consisted of 105 general nurses I | whose level of burnout was ranked form high to low. The fivej | individuals with the highest and the five with the lowest burnout scores | [were used. An interview was conducted with each of these nurses and > | the data content analysed. Two main themes, namely symptoms of j I burnout and salutogenic coping behaviour, emerged. The high burnout j ; subgroup reported most of the burnout symptoms and the low burnout:? I subgroup reported the behavioural characteristics of salutogenic I | functioning, namely comprehension, challenge, cognitive control J j problem solving, meaningfulness, commitment, manageability, control, f I delayed immediate gratification and optimism. It is hypothesised that | ^burnout robs the individual of coping strengths, resources andj [salutogenic functioning and salutogenic functioning facilitates the j | necessary psychological strengths to cope with burnout. It is j ! recommended that labour management implement these findings in | j employee well-ness programmes as well as in the training of j I negotiators and the monitoring of their performance.
New structures for complex multipliers and their noise analysis

The realization and noise behavior of complex multipliers are examined. Using a systematic approach all multiplier structures which require the minimum number of three real multipliers are derived. Most of these structures are new. The two-dimensional probability density function of the complex error signal at the multiplier output is proposed for the description of the complex multiplier noise. A general approach to determine this density function is introduced and illustrated by some examples. Finally an overview of the noise properties of all structures is given. It turns out that the number of components and the noise behavior of a complex multiplier depend on the chosen realization.
INSIG1 influences obesity-related hypertriglyceridemia in humans

In our analysis of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for plasma triglyceride (TG) levels [logarithm of odds (LOD) = 3.7] on human chromosome 7q36, we examined 29 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across INSIG1, a biological candidate gene in the region. Insulin-induced genes (INSIGs) are feedback mediators of cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis in animals, but their role in human lipid regulation is unclear. In our cohort, the INSIG1 promoter SNP rs2721 was associated with TG levels (P = 2 × 10−3 in 1,560 individuals of the original linkage cohort, P = 8 × 10−4 in 920 unrelated individuals of the replication cohort, combined P = 9.9 × 10−6). Individuals homozygous for the T allele had 9% higher TG levels and 2-fold lower expression of INSIG1 in surgical liver biopsy samples when compared with individuals homozygous for the G allele. Also, the T allele showed additional binding of nuclear proteins from HepG2 liver cells in gel shift assays. Finally, the variant rs7566605 in INSIG2, the only homolog of INSIG1, enhances the effect of rs2721 (P = 0.00117). The variant rs2721 alone explains 5.4% of the observed linkage in our cohort, suggesting that additional, yet-undiscovered genes and sequence variants in the QTL interval also contribute to alterations in TG levels in humans.
Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of near-infrared fluorescence polymeric nanoparticles

There has been increased interest in the use of polymeric nanoparticles as carriers for near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) dyes for cancer diagnosis. However, efficient delivery of nanoparticles to the tumors after systemic administration is limited by various biobarriers. In this study, we investigated the pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and tumor uptake of sub-nanometer sized polymeric nanoparticles (<100 nm in diameter) coated with polyethylene glycol in tumor-bearing mice. To facilitate our studies, these particles were labeled with gamma emitter indium-111. We found that two NIRF nanoparticles having the same size (∼20 nm) and chemical composition but different structures (i.e., hydrogel versus core–shell nanolatex), or the same core–shell nanolatex particles with different sizes (20, 30, and 60 nm), had different blood circulation times, biodistribution, and tumor uptake. Interestingly, the tumor uptake of the nanolatex particles correlated well with their blood residence times (R2 = 0.95), but similar correlations were not found between nanogel and nanolatex particles (R2 = 0.05). These results suggest that both the blood circulation time and the extent of hydration of the nanoparticles play an important role in the tumor uptake of nanoparticles. Prolonged blood circulation of these NIRF nanoparticles allowed clear visualization of tumors with γ-scintigraphy and optical imaging after intravenous administration. A better understanding with regard to how the characteristics of nanoparticles influence their in vivo behavior is an important step towards designing NIRF nanoparticles suitable for molecular imaging applications and for efficient tumor delivery.
No new skills without existing skills, but these skills are both practical and conceptual

The title of my presentation reformulates the central postulate of Piaget’s theory: that a new structure can only be built on the basis of an existing structure related to the same kind of problem. I will first explain how Piaget used this postulate as the foundation for his work on the birth of intelligence. Then I will illustrate this process by means of the development of prehension behavior. I will examine several oppositions between practical intelligence and conceptual intelligence, and reconsider the use of the terms “practical” and “conceptual” to differentiate between systems of knowledge at different levels of development. My research on the construction of simple tools by children aged 4 to 9 years old will illustrate in more detail the process of developing new skills on the basis of pre-existing skills (that are simultaneously practical and conceptual). I will conclude my presentation by discussing some problems in the history of scientific and technical knowledge that are comparable to those discussed in relation to practical and conceptual skills in child development.
Mechanisms for Social Influence

Throughout the thesis, I study mathematical models that can help explain the dependency of social phenomena in animals and humans on individual traits. The first chapter investigates consensus building in human groups through communication of individual preferences for a course of action. Individuals share and modify these preferences through speaker listener interactions. Personality traits, reputations, and social networks structures effect these modifications and eventually the group will reach a consensus. If there is variation in personality traits, the time to reach consensus is delayed. Reputation models are introduced and explored, finding that those who can best estimate the average initial preference and who have the best knowledge to what the optimal decision is for the group become the most reputable. If there is one individual, an informal leader, who is stubborn, persuasive, reputable, and socially connected then the time to reach consensus is reduced. The second chapter introduces a model for the emergence of play behavior in animals. An individual-based model is proposed where organisms compete for resources in the environment. Play is introduced as a frivolous behavior that increases energy use and the probability of dying. Simulations show that play behavior becomes fixed in the population and the time spent playing is maintained at a low rate in regardless of its costly nature. When play behavior is directly functional by increasing foraging ability, it evolves quickly and the time individuals spend playing increases, but eventually the population of players collapses and play disappears. Play acts as a spiteful behavior in that playing individuals suffer a direct cost to their fitness, but also results in players consuming more resources incurring a greater cost to other individuals in the population through reduced probability of successfully foraging.
Quantitative Steinitz's theorems with applications to multifingered grasping

AbstractWe prove the following quantitative form of a classical theorem of Steintiz: Letm be sufficiently large. If the convex hull of a subsetS of Euclideand-space contains a unit ball centered on the origin, then there is a subset ofS with at mostm points whose convex hull contains a solid ball also centered on the origin and havingresidual radius % MathType! MTEF! 2! 1! +-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrpepeei0xd9Wq-Jb9% vqaqFfpe0db9as0-LqLs-Jirpepeei0-bs0Fb9pgea0db9fr-xfr-x% frpeWZqaaeaabiGaciaacaqabeaadaqaaqaaaOqaaiaaigdacqGHsi% slcaaIZaGaamizamaabmaabaWaaSaaaeaacaaIYaGaamizamaaCaaa% leqabaGaaGOmaaaaaOqaaiaad2gaaaaacaGLOaGaayzkaaWaaWbaaS% qabeaacaaIYaGaai4laiaacIcacaWGKbGaeyOeI0IaaGymaiaacMca% aaGccaGGUaaaaa! 4694! $$1 - 3d\left( {\frac{{2d^2 }}{m}} \right)^{2/(d - 1)} . $$ The casem=2d was first considered by Bárányet al. [1]. We also show an upper bound on the achievable radius: the residual radius must be less than % MathType! MTEF! 2! 1! +-% feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr% 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrpepeei0xd9Wq-Jb9% vqaqFfpe0db9as0-LqLs-Jirpepeei0-bs0Fb9pgea0db9fr-xfr-x% frpeWZqaaeaabiGaciaacaqabeaadaqaaqaaaOqaaiaaigdacqGHsi% sldaWcaaqaaiaaigdaaeaacaaIXaGaaG4naaaadaqadaqaamaalaaa% baGaaGOmaiaadsgadaahaaWcbeqaaiaaikdaaaaakeaacaWGTbaaaa% GaayjkaiaawMcaamaaCaaaleqabaGaaGOmaiaac+cacaGGOaGaamiz% aiabgkHiTiaaigdacaGGPaaaaOGaaiOlaaaa! 4735! $$1 - \frac{1}{{17}}\left( {\frac{{2d^2 }}{m}} \right)^{2/(d - 1)} . $$ These results have applications in the problem of computing the so-calledclosure grasps by anm-fingered robot hand. The above quantitative form of Steinitz's theorem gives a notion ofefficiency for closure grasps. The theorem also gives rise to some new problems in computational geometry. We present some efficient algorithms for these problems, especially in the two-dimensional case.
RISK CONCEPTION AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN CORPORATE INNOVATION: LESSONS FROM TWO SWEDISH CASES

Risk is central to innovation, but in order to be theoretically interesting and of practical use, the relation between risk and innovation needs to be investigated in more specific situations. This paper explores the risk conceptions of innovators in two large corporations and identifies three themes that illuminate the relationship between risk and innovation in the corporate setting. The first relates risk to the issues of boundaries and control over parts of the innovation process; the second shows how risk is primarily related to innovation as process and not as output, and the third shows how a flexible view of business models can be used to manage risk in corporate innovation.
Defective Ribosomal Products Are the Major Source of Antigenic Peptides Endogenously Generated from Influenza A Virus Neuraminidase

The defective ribosomal product (DRiP) hypothesis of endogenous Ag processing posits that rapidly degraded forms of nascent proteins are a major source of peptide ligands for MHC class I molecules. Although there is broad experimental support for the DRiP hypothesis, careful kinetic analysis of the generation of defined peptide class I complexes has been limited to studies of recombinant vaccinia viruses expressing genes derived from other organisms. In this study, we show that insertion of the SIINFEKL peptide into the stalk of influenza A virus neuraminidase (NA) does not detectably modify NA folding, degradation, transport, or sp. act. when expressed in its natural context of influenza A virus infection. Using the 25-D1.16 mAb specific for Kb-SIINFEKL to precisely quantitate cell surface complexes by flow cytometry, we demonstrate that SIINFEKL is generated in complete lockstep with initiation and abrogation of NA biosynthesis in both L-Kb fibroblast cells and DC2.4 dendritic/monocyte cells. SIINFEKL presentation requires active proteasomes and TAP, consistent with its generation from a cytosolic DRiP pool. From the difference in the shutoff kinetics of Kb-SIINFEKL complex expression following protein synthesis versus proteasome inhibition, we estimate that the t1/2 of the biosynthetic source of NA peptide is ∼5 min. These observations extend the relevance of the DRiP hypothesis to viral proteins generated in their natural context.
Delivering long‐term follow‐up care to pediatric cancer survivors: Transitional care issues

One of the major challenges faced by young adult survivors of childhood cancer is the transition from a specialized pediatric care facility to adult‐based health care that provides appropriate follow‐up. This review summarizes the issues regarding the necessity of this transition, including a brief history of follow‐up care of childhood cancer survivors. The general principles of transition care, as well as the barriers and obstacles specific to this population are outlined with the advantages and limitations of several models of transition care that could be considered. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Maximum-Likelihood Receivers for FFH/BFSK Systems with Multitone Jamming over Frequency-Selective Rayleigh Fading Channels

In this paper, we have investigated the maximum-likelihood (ML) receivers for the fast frequency-hopped binary frequency-shift-keying (FFH/BFSK) spread-spectrum communications system with a worst case multitone jamming (MTJ) and additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) over frequency-selective Rayleigh fading channels. Owing to the fact that the analysis of the natural logarithm of the modified Bessel function is intractable, two ML diversity-combining receivers, that are named as ML-A and ML-B receivers according to the different conditions of the approximation, have been analyzed theoretically based upon a correlated two-path frequency-selective channel model. The performance of these two receivers compared with that of other diversity-combining receivers in terms of the bit error rate(BER) has been scrutinized. Computer simulations confirm that our numerical analyses are valid. Furthermore, the ML-B receiver outperforms other receivers, while the ML-A receiver is only as good as the ML-B counterpart when the signal-to-jamming ratio (SJR) is greater than 24 dB.
NSEmo at EmoInt-2017: An Ensemble to Predict Emotion Intensity in Tweets

In this paper, we describe a method to predict emotion intensity in tweets. Our approach is an ensemble of three regression methods. The first method uses content-based features (hashtags, emoticons, elongated words, etc.). The second method considers word n-grams and character n-grams for training. The final method uses lexicons, word embeddings, word n-grams, character n-grams for training the model. An ensemble of these three methods gives better performance than individual methods. We applied our method on WASSA emotion dataset. Achieved results are as follows: average Pearson correlation is 0.706, average Spearman correlation is 0.696, average Pearson correlation for gold scores in range 0.5 to 1 is 0.539, and average Spearman correlation for gold scores in range 0.5 to 1 is 0.514.