Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Case-checking and specificity in Tagalog

We propose that in Tagalog, a language of the Philippines, two-place predicates can appear with an ergative Agent and an absolutive Theme or alternatively with an absolutive Agent and a Theme that bears inherent Case. According to our analysis, couched within the Minimalist Program, inherent Case is exceptionally assigned to Themes inside the VP, and these need not move outside the VP for Case-checking. We note that such Themes must be nonspecific in interpretation under most circumstances and we relate their specificity to their syntactic position within VP. We further describe contexts where this Specificity Effect shown by Themes is neutralized, such as in the presence of a preposition, in applicative sentences, in the recent past, and when the agent is extracted, and suggest why this might be so
Détection et analyse de l'onde P d'un électrocardiogramme : application au dépistage de la fibrillation auriculaire

La fibrillation auriculaire est une des maladies cardiaques les plus frequentes, touchant principalement les personnes âgees. Dans le but de pouvoir deceler un risque de fibrillation auriculaire a partir du seul signal electrocardiographique, nous avons mis en place une procedure automatique de traitement des electrocardiogrammes. Deux bases de donnees ont ete utilisees : l'une contenant les enregistrements de la derivations d2 (II) des derivations standards, l'autre contenant les derivations orthogonales (X,Y et Z) du systeme de Franck. Les signaux recueillis sont traites de faon totalement automatique : premierement les battements cardiaques sont isoles en detectant les complexes QRS, deuxiemement l'onde P est detectee au moyen d'un modele de Markov cache et d'ondelettes. Dans tous les cas un debruitage approprie utilisant un seuillage des coefficients d'ondelettes est mis en oeuvre pour faciliter la detection. Les resultats de segmentation obtenus sont tout fait comparables a ceux fournis par des cardiologues specialistes. Les parametres calcules sont des parametres de duree, de forme et d'energie. Les meilleurs sont selectionnes et utilises dans une classification par analyse discriminante ou par reseau de neurones. Les resultats de classification a l'aide de ces deux techniques sont similaires et permettent d'obtenir une specificite et une sensibilite respectivement de 62 et 77%.
Logistik und CIM - Die effiziente Material- und Informationsflußgestaltung im Industrieunternehmen

Logistik und CIM nehmen mit unterschiedlichem Schwerpunkt die proze orientierte Gestaltung betrieblicher Abl{ufe f}r sich in Anspruch. Ziel des Buches ist es, das unkoordinierte Nebeneinander der beiden Konzepteaufzuheben und durch eine gleichzeitige und abgestimmte Betrachtung des Material- und Informationsflusses die wechselseitigen Beziehungen aufzuzeigen. Als Betrachtungsgegenstand der Logistik wird ausschlie lich der Materialflu definiert, CIM wird als Konzept derGestaltung des Informationsflusses vorgestellt. Unter Zugrundelegung einer funktional definierten Logistik werden f}r die Bereiche Beschaffung, Produktion, Distribution und Entsorgung ad{quate M-glichkeiten der informationsflu technischen Unterst}tzung der jeweils anfallenden logistischen Aufgaben dargestellt ("Logistik aus Sicht des CIM"). Das Kapitel "CIM aus Sicht der Logistik" behandelt Integrationsaufgaben im Zusammenhang mit logistischen Fragestellungen, die funktions}bergreifenden Charakter haben. Hierunter ist u.a. die logistikgerechte Gestaltung der Produktionsplanung und -steuerung, der Konstruktion, der Arbeitsplanung und der CAM-Funktionen zu verstehen. Des weiteren wird untersucht, welchen Beitrag Logistik undCIM bei der Einbindung von gruppenzentrierten Organisationsformen - sowohl in der allgemeinen Form der Fertigungsinsel als auch in der technischen Auspr{gung eines flexiblen Fertigungssystems - in das betriebliche Umfeld leisten. Insbesondere durch die Betrachtung aktueller Themen (z.B. Entsorgungslogistik, Mobilkommunikation) und innovativer Aspekte (z.B. logistikgerechte Konstruktion) sowie die Einordnung aktueller Unternehmensstrategien (Lean Production, Total Quality Management) wendet sich dieses Buch nicht nur an den Studenten der Wirtschaftsinformatik und der Betriebswirtschaftslehre, sondern ist auch vonhoher praktischer Relevanz in der betrieblichen Umsetzung der Konzepte.
The discovery of burst topic and its intermittent evolution in our real world

Nowadays, a considerably large number of documents are available over many online news sites (e.g., CNN and NYT). Therefore, the utilization of these online documents, for example, the discovery of a burst topic and its evolution, is a significant challenge. In this paper, a novel topic model, called intermittent Evolution LDA (iELDA) is proposed. In iELDA, the time-evolving documents are divided into many small epochs. iELDA utilizes the detected global topics as priors to guide the detection of an emerging topic and keep track of its evolution over different epochs. As a natural extension of the traditional Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and Dynamic Topic Model (DTM), iELDA has an advantage: it can discover the intermittent recurring pattern of a burst topic. We apply iELDA to real-world data from NYT; the results demonstrate that the proposed iELDA can appropriately capture a burst topic and track its intermittent evolution as well as produce a better predictive ability than other related topic models.
Virtualisation of Administrative Work Environment in Developing Country Higher Education Institutions: an Activity Theory Perspective

The purpose of this study is to understand how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in developing countries virtualise their administrative work environment. Despite the increasing use of the internet and web technology to virtualise education and related activities, IS research on HEIs in both developed and developing countries has focused more on learning environment and less on administrative work environment. Therefore, not much is known about how HEIs migrate from physical to virtual administrative work environment. Given this research gap, this study employs activity theory as analytical lens and interpretive case study as the methodology to investigate the attempt by a developing country university to virtualise its administrative work environment. Although teaching and learning are the core activities of HEIs, administrative work provides the necessary support. It is thus important that IS research in higher education pays attention not only to learning environment but also to administrative work environment. The study expects to draw specific implications and provide rich insight on how HEIs in developing countries virtualise their work environments.
The Effects of Supplemental Online Learning Aids on Student Performance and Student Engagement in Medical Microbiology

ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF FIGURES v LIST OF TABLES vi CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1 Hypothesis 2 Specific aims 2 Research Questions 2 Significance of the Study 3 Factors Governing Student Success 3 Assessment of Student Engagement 5 Student Engagement and Academic Performance 9 Web-based and Computer Assisted Instruction 11 Student Performance and Web-based Instruction 13 Learning Styles 17 Assessment of Learning Styles 18 Learning Styles and Student Success 25 CHAPTER TWO Methodology 30 Research Design 30 Participant Exclusion/Inclusion Criteria 32 Instruments 33 Data Analysis 35 CHAPTER THREE Results and Analysis 38 Rationale and Purpose 38 Pre-Implementation 39 Post-Implementation 41 Engagement Survey 44 Correlation Studies 45
Site‐selective chemical modification of chymotrypsin using peptidyl derivatives bearing optically active diphenyl 1‐amino‐2‐phenylethylphosphonate: Stereochemical effect of the diphenyl phosphonate moiety

Diphenyl (α‐aminoalkyl)phosphonates act as mechanism‐based inhibitors against serine proteases by forming a covalent bond with the hydroxy group of the active center Ser residue. Because the covalent bond was found to be broken and replaced by 2‐pyridinaldoxime methiodide (2PAM), we employed a peptidyl derivative bearing diphenyl 1‐amino‐2‐phenylethylphosphonate moiety (Phep(OPh)2) to target the active site of chymotrypsin and to selectively anchor to Lys175 in the vicinity of the active site. Previously, it was reported that the configuration of the α‐carbon of phosphorus in diphenyl (α‐aminoalkyl)phosphonates affects the inactivation reaction of serine proteases, i.e., the (R)‐enantiomeric diphenyl phosphonate is comparable to l‐amino acids and it effectively reacts with serine proteases, whereas the (S)‐enantiomeric form does not. In this study, we evaluated the stereochemical effect of the phosphonate moiety on the selective chemical modification. Epimeric dipeptidyl derivatives, Ala‐(R or S)‐Phep(OPh)2, were prepared by separation with RP‐HPLC. A tripeptidyl (R)‐epimer (Ala‐Ala‐(R)‐Phep(OPh)2) exhibited a more potent inactivation ability against chymotrypsin than the (S)‐epimer. The enzyme inactivated by the (R)‐epimer was more effectively reactivated with 2PAM than the enzyme inactivated by the (S)‐epimer. Finally, N‐succinimidyl (NHS) active ester derivatives, NHS‐Suc‐Ala‐Ala‐ (R or S)‐Phep(OPh)2, were prepared, and we evaluated their action when modifying Lys175 in chymotrypsin. We demonstrated that the epimeric NHS derivative that possessed the diphenyl phosphonate moiety with the (R)‐configuration effectively modified Lys175 in chymotrypsin, whereas that with the (S)‐configuration did not. These results demonstrate the utility of peptidyl derivatives that bear an optically active diphenyl phosphonate moiety as affinity labeling probes in protein bioconjugation. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci) 106: 521–530, 2016.
Do remittances impact the economy? : some empirical evidences from a developing economy

The study attempts to examine the impact of remittances on macroeconomic activities (private consumption and investment) and its implications on economic growth in India for the period from 1966-67 to 2003-04. Estimating a general consumption model, the results indicate that remittances along with debt, money supply (net of bank demand deposits) and income, consistently have a positive influence on private consumption. This suggests that as usually the case for a developing economy, the effect of remittances is not different from that of income indicating income effect of remittances. The result also implies that government debt is perceived as net wealth by the private sector. With the increase in public debt, private sector perceives that their wealth is also getting increased and as a result they tend to spend more on consumption ignoring its implications in terms of future tax burden that they have to incur. Further, examining the impact of remittances on private investment and output growth, the study finds that although remittances do adversely affect private investment but the growth rate of remittances do not influence on the growth rate of output in the economy. This is something quite puzzling. However, on the basis of no growth effect of remittances, the study suggests that the government policy should be designed towards inducing the private sector to allocate more for productive investments for leveling up the rate of growth. Otherwise significant a proportion of remittances would result in increases in private consumption without any contributory impact on the economy.
Case Report: A Novel Compound Heterozygote Mutation of the SCNN1B Gene Identified in a Chinese Familial Pseudohypoaldosteronism Disease Type I With Persistent Hyperkalemia

Background Pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA) diseases are difficult to diagnose because symptoms are often non-specific and an in-depth pathogenesis study is still lacking. Case Presentation We present the case of a 19-day-old neonate who presented with unexplained recurrent hyperkalaemia, hypovolemia and metabolic acidosis, whose parents did not have significant clinical disease characteristics. Whole-exome sequencing was performed to confirm the disease and genetic pattern of the neonate. Sanger sequencing was performed to identify the mutation sites. Secondary structure comparisons and 3D model construction were used to predict changes in protein structure. Two novel frameshift mutations in the SCNN1B gene were identified (c.1290delA and c.1348_1361del), which resulted in amino acid synthesis termination (p.Gln431ArgfsTer2 and p.Thr451AspfsTer6). Considering the clinical phenotype and genetic analysis, this case was finally identified as a PHA type I disease. Genetic analysis showed that the neonate suffered complex heterozygosity in the SCNN1B gene inherited from the parents, which is passed on in an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. These two deleterious mutations resulted in an incomplete protein 3D structure. Conclusions Our results have confirmed the associations of mutations in the SCNN1B gene with recurrent hyperkalaemia, which can cause severe PHA type I disease, meanwhile suggested clinical attention should be paid when persistent recurrent hyperkalemia is accompanied by these types of mutations.
Improvement of SIW filter upper stopband performance using bypass coupling substrate integrated circular cavity (SICC)

A novel method of using bypass coupling SICC resonator to generate transmission zeros (TZs) in filter stopband to improve upper stopband attenuation is presented. A SIW quasi-elliptic function filter with bypass coupling SICC resonators is designed and fabricated to validate the method. The results show the method is effective to improve the filter stopband performance.
The role of emotion and enjoyment for QoE — A case study of a science centre installation

We performed a user evaluation in a science centre to uncover the impact of emotion and enjoyment on the perceived Quality of Experience. In an evaluation with 60 students, we assessed data from the use of an installation and relate Positive And Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) scales and other subjective and objective data using the partial least square methodology. We present interpretations for how participants, winners, and losers of a quiz game in the science centre experience their visit.
Headache and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I Infection

This review focuses on the prevalence, causes, evaluation, and treatment of headache in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1). Headaches, one of the commonest medical complaints in the general population, occur frequently in patients infected with the HIV‐1. HIV‐related headaches can occur at any time during the infection: at seroconversion, during the incubation period, in patients with symptomatic HIV‐1 infection, or after an AIDS‐defining illness. Causes of HIV‐related headaches include HIV‐1 itself, opportunistic conditions, or HIV‐specific medications. Migraines, tension‐type headaches, depression, and substance abuse enter into the differential diagnosis, particularly in the early stages of disease. The headaches seen in this population reflect a complex web of interactions imposed by immune competency, multiple etiologies, treatments, and premorbid conditions. Prompt recognition and early treatment of headache is essential since it may improve quality of life and, depending on the diagnosis, prolong survival. Physicians need to be alert and adaptable when assessing HIV‐infected individuals with headache since multiple causes can exist in the same patient and new syndromes, complications, and investigational drugs are continually being identified.
Design and implementation of an exercise monitor for a clean energy producing exercise bicycle

In this paper, a physical activity monitor for monitoring of physiological parameters and the physical energy consumed, which is compatible with the stationary bicycle developed for conversion mechanical energy coming out in fitness centers to electrical energy is designed and implemented. To calculate the burned energy indirect method is used and duration of exercise, exercise speed and the number of burned calories are measured. By using a pulse oximeter, the user's heart rate (in bpm) and oxygen gas saturation in blood (%SpO2) are measured. Thus, the spent energy during the exercise can be traced and, in a risk of health a warning will be given. In this study, a more conscious exercise was aimed and an eco-friendly system was created by obtaining the energy required to operate the system from an exercise bicycle that generates clean electricity. Performed exercise monitor was tested on this stationary bicycle.
Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome in preventive healthcare: the Cooper Center longitudinal study.

BACKGROUND Depression, metabolic syndrome, and reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are known to increase the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The association among these factors in a generally healthy, active population with access to health care is not well defined. METHODS This was a cross-sectional analysis of data collected on 5,125 women and men during preventive care examinations at the Cooper Clinic from 2000 to 2008. The main outcome measures were depressive symptoms as assessed by the Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale short form (CES-D-10) questionnaire, presence or absence of metabolic syndrome, and CRF as measured by a maximal exercise treadmill test. RESULTS Women and men who exhibited depressive symptoms had a statistically higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome compared to those who did not (for women, 15.4% versus 7.2%, P < 0.0001; for men, 31.6% versus 22.8%, P < 0.0001). Individuals with depressive symptoms had an increased frequency of higher waist circumference, higher triglycerides, and lower high-density lipoprotein. Women with depressive symptoms also had marginally higher fasting blood glucose levels. After adjusting for age and smoking status, the odds of metabolic syndrome in women with depressive symptoms was 2.81 [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.01-3.93] times the odds of metabolic syndrome in those without depressive symptoms, and in men with depressive symptoms, the odds were 1.69 (95% CI, 1.42-2.00) times the odds of metabolic syndrome in men without. When controlled for CRF level, the presence or absence of depressive symptoms on the presence of metabolic syndrome is attenuated but remains statistically significant in women. CONCLUSION Even in a generally healthy population with access to health care, the presence of depressive symptoms was associated with increased metabolic syndrome.
Visibility of Multiple Cameras in a Scene with Unknown Geometry

In this paper, we investigate the problem of determining the visible regions of multiple cameras in a 3D scene without a priori knowledge of the scene geometry. Our approach is based on a variational energy functional where both the unresolved visibility information of multiple cameras and the unknown scene geometry are included. We cast visibility estimation and scene geometry reconstruction as an optimization of the variational energy functional amenable for minimization with the Euler-Lagrange driven evolution. Starting from any initial value, the accurate visibility of multiple cameras as well as the true scene geometry can be obtained at the end of the evolution. Experimental results show the validity of our approach.
Superthin Abdominal Wall Glove-Like Flap Combined With Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy for Soft Tissue Reconstruction in Severely Burned Hands or With Infection

AbstractSevere burn and infection to hands always involves the deep structures, such as tendons, joints, and bones. These wounds cannot be closed immediately and therefore creates a high risk for complication. We presented 9 cases with deep dermal burns to the dorsal of the hand (6 electrical burns and 3 thermal crush injuries) with wound infections in 2 cases. The vacuum-assisted closure system was used continuously until the flap reconstruction was performed. A random pattern and superthin abdominal wall skin flap-like glove was designed. The flap was transferred to the defected portion of the dorsum of the hand and resected from the abdominal wall about 3 weeks later. The flaps in 8 of the patients treated by this technique survived completely and partial necrosis of the distal flap occurred in 1 patient. The defect resolved after operative treatment and the function of the hands and fingers were successfully salvaged. All patients resulted in having a satisfactory aesthetic outcome with no or minor discomfort at the abdominal donor area. Integration of the vacuum-assisted closure system and the superthin abdominal wall glove-like flap reconstruction appeared to be successful and should be considered in patients with severely burned hands.
Assertion, Complexity, and Sincerity

The target of this paper is the ‘simple’ knowledge account of assertion, according to which assertion is constituted by a single epistemic rule of the form ‘One must: assert p only if one knows p’ (where p is a proposition). My aim is to argue that those who are attracted to a knowledge account of assertion should prefer what I call the ‘complex’ knowledge account, according to which assertion is constituted by a system of rules all of which are, taken together, constitutive of assertion. One of those rules—which, following John Searle, I call the ‘preparatory condition’—is of the form ‘One must: assert p only if one knows p.’ All else being equal, simple accounts are preferable to complex accounts. I argue in this paper that all else isn't equal. While the simple knowledge account provides an elegant explanation of certain data, it is hard to see how to integrate the simple knowledge account into a more general theory of illocutionary acts. Because the complex knowledge account avoids this objection while explaining the same data as the simple knowledge account does, I conclude that the complex knowledge account is superior to the simple knowledge account.
Identification and Determination of Dimensions of Health-Related Quality of Life for Cancer Patients in Routine Care – A Qualitative Study

Purpose Continuous patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to identify and address patients’ needs represent an important addition to current routine care. The aim of this study was to identify and determine important dimensions of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in routine oncological care. Methods In a cross-sectional qualitative study, interviews and focus groups were carried out and recorded. The interviewees were asked for their evaluation on HrQoL in general and specifically regarding cancer treatment. The material was transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis based on Mayring. The results were reviewed in an expert discussion. Results Interviews with patients (N = 28) and clinicians (N = 4), as well as five focus groups with clinicians (N = 18) were conducted. Initially, nine deductive and two inductive categories on HrQoL were built. Four categories (partnership/sexuality, spirituality/religiousness, health perception, and overall health) were excluded following the qualitative content analysis because they were hardly or not at all mentioned by participants. Following on from the analysis of the expert discussion, one dimension was added (dignity), and two further categories were excluded (mobility and feeling of security in treatment). The resulting system consisted of six dimensions: emotional health, physical ailments, autonomy, social functionality, dignity, and resources. Conclusion The identified dimensions of HrQoL in routine oncological care were found to differ from those used in existing HrQoL measurements for (cancer) patients. Further research is needed to test and evaluate the presented structure in a larger sample of cancer patients to further assess its psychometric properties.