Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A combined diagnosis system design using model-based and data-driven methods

A hybrid diagnosis system design is proposed that combines model-based and data-driven diagnosis methods for fault isolation. A set of residuals are used to detect if there is a fault in the system and a consistency-based fault isolation algorithm is used to compute all diagnosis candidates that can explain the triggered residuals. To improve fault isolation, diagnosis candidates are ranked by evaluating the residuals using a set of one-class support vector machines trained using data from different faults. The proposed diagnosis system design is evaluated using simulations of a model describing the air-flow in an internal combustion engine.
Efficient Poisson Image Editing

Image composition refers to the process of composing two or more images to create an acceptable output image. It is one of the important techniques of image processing. In this paper, two efficient methods for composing color images are proposed. In the proposed methods, the Poisson equation is solved using image pyramid, and divide-and-conquer methods. The proposed methods are more efficient than other existing image composition methods. They reduce the time taken in the composition process while achieving almost identical results using the previous image composition methods. In the proposed methods, the Poisson equation is solved after converting it to a linear system using different methods. The results show that the time for composing color images is decreased using the proposed methods.
Information management for telecaring virtual organizations

Resource Manager Agents The resource manager agents have the functionality of integrating devices into the TeleCARE platform. The main objective of each ARMA is to effortlessly deal with the diversity of different type of resources and interfacing models. These models can, for example, be Jini, UPnP, JNI, or even a proprietary protocol. The goal is to keep developers from learning the low level and specific details of each TeleCARE resources and their interfacing methodology. The basic structure of the abstract resource manager agent is shown in Figure 5.18. 118 Chapter 5. Tele-assistance platform and services of TeleCARE The structure is based on the UPnP Specification for device managers and on WSDL for vertical service managers. The shaded blocks represent the areas where developers should insert the Java code for the interaction with the device interfaces. These interfaces are the low-level components of the manufacturer of the resource. The other blocks are provided by ARMA skeleton, as properties common to all resources. The functionality of each block is the following:
A new differentiator based on a second order sliding mode output feedback control

This paper proposes first partial results for a new class of differentiators. This new differentiator is based on a recent output feedback control. This latter is based on second order sliding mode control, its main features being the finite time convergence and the robustness. This output feedback controller ensures the establishment of a “real” second order sliding mode. The differentiator provides an estimation of the time derivative of signal by taking into account the sampling feature of the differentiation computation.
Valuing Control and Marketability

This study explores the value of control and marketability rights and illuminates how discounts for non-marketability and lack of control might be estimated. Such discounts are prominent issues in corporate valuation and shareholder litigation. Using simulation analysis, the study reports estimated discounts using conventional assumptions and assesses the relative effects of two different aspects of control: strategic flexibility (the right to change the strategy of the firm), and private benefits (the right to expropriate the wealth of minority shareholders). Simulation reveals a number of fresh insights including that control and marketability effects interact in a complex way not well described by conventional treatments of them; that control effects dominate marketability effects; that the minority discount grows larger with the range of strategic choices and smaller with the correlation among strategic alternatives. The study simulates the discount for non-marketability and lack of control in the aborted merger of Volvo and Renault and finds estimates consistent with observed values.
Handcrafting vs Deep Learning : An Evaluation of NTraj + Features for Pose Based Action Recognition

We evaluate the capabilities of the recently introduced NTraj+ features for action recognition based on 2d human pose on a variety of datasets. Inspired by the recent success of neural networks for computer vision tasks like image classification, we also explore their performance on the same action recognition tasks. Therefore we introduce two new neural network architectures which both show competitive performance in comparison to the state-of-the-art. We show that handcrafted features are still useful in the context of action recognition but as the amount of training data keeps on growing the era of neural networks might soon reach the realm of pose based action recognition.
Thermal design display device to use the thermal tactile illusions: "Thermo-Paradox"

"Thermo-Paradox" is a thermal design display device to use the thermal tactile Physiological illusions that can interactively present patterns of warm and cool temperatures. The technological success of a compact 80-pixel, 9-inch thermal display allows text information to be conveyed by temperature, which has never before been achieved, and the device compactness increases the degree of freedom in presentation methods. We propose this unprecedented tactile expression as a device that can display thermal images that interactively match a visual image, using the tactile Paradoxical sensation produced by the ability to control the temperature of each pixel. (Fig. 1)
Vascular Permeability Factor Gene Expression in Normal and Neoplastic Human Ovaries

Epithelial ovarian cancer is an aggressive malignancy with a generally poor outcome. To improve survival, novel therapeutic strategies for this disease are needed and require elucidation of the biological events that underlie transformation and tumor growth. Vascular permeability factor (VPF), also known as vascular endothelial growth factor, is a homodimeric glycoprotein that acts on vascular endothelium as a potent permeabilityinducing agent and mitogen. The present study demonstrates for the first time the constitutive gene expression of VPF in normal and neoplastic human ovaries. Abundant levels of VPF have been identified by an immunoassay in the ascites of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (K-T. Yeo et al., Cancer Res., 53: 2912-2918, 1993). We have identified the malignant epithelium as one source of VPF in the ascites. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction has demonstrated the expression of the two secreted isoforms, V P F m and VPF16s, in normal and neoplastic ovaries. Western blotting and an endothelial cell proliferation assay confirmed secretion of a biologically active product. VPF may be an important mediator of ascites formation and tumor metastasis observed in neoplastic conditions of the ovary.
Early Indicators and Contributors to Psychological Distress in Relatives During Rehabilitation Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Findings From the Brain Injury Outcomes Study

ObjectivesTo develop a multivariate model of the dynamic interactions among key variables associated with relative distress and disrupted family functioning after traumatic brain injury (TBI). ParticipantsA relative sample (parents, spouses, close others; n = 134) derived from a statewide cohort of people with TBI recruited to the multicenter Brain Injury Outcomes Study. SettingA consecutive series of referrals over a 2-year period to the 11 adult units of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program in New South Wales, Australia. Main Outcome MeasuresRelative measures included General Health Questionnaire–28 (psychological distress), Family Assessment Device (family functioning), and BIOS Family Needs Questionnaire (perceived adequacy of support). The degree of impairment and level of participation of the person with TBI were assessed by the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory and Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale, respectively. AnalysisPath analysis examined the varying contribution of impairment, participation, and support variables to both relative distress and disturbances in family functioning. ResultsThe overall model accounted for substantial proportions of the variance in psychological distress and family functioning. Importantly, the distress experienced by relatives was not due to the direct impact of the neurobehavioral impairments, but the effect of these impairments was mediated by the degree of community participation achieved by the person with TBI. ConclusionsThe model highlights the impact on families when the person with TBI experiences restrictions in participation. Clinically, a greater focus on the provision of respite or case management services may assist in reducing relative distress.
Interleukin-12 exhibits potent antiviral activity in experimental herpesvirus infections

The prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of interleukin-12 was studied by using murine models of herpes simplex virus infection. Prophylactic administration consisted of two intraperitoneal doses of interleukin-12 given 48 and 24 h prior to infection. Therapeutic intraperitoneal administration of interleukin-12 commenced 6 h after the mice were infected with herpes simplex virus and was continued daily for a total of 5 days. Interleukin-12 therapy improved the survival rates of mice with systemic herpes simplex virus infection compared with those of placebo-treated infected mice. Subcutaneous administration of interleukin-12 also improved the rate of survival of mice after systemic herpes simplex virus infection, although higher doses were required to give comparable effects. Combined prophylactic and therapeutic administration of interleukin-12 produced the greatest effect on survival after an otherwise lethal systemic infection. Intraperitoneal administration of interleukin-12 for 2 days before and 3 days after systemic infection with herpes simplex virus resulted in survival of 80% of the mice. These surviving mice were resistant to subsequent reinfection with herpes simplex virus. Such resistance was apparently specific for herpes simplex virus infection, since a second group of survivors succumbed to a lethal infection with murine cytomegalovirus. Infectious virus was recovered from lumbar ganglia explants dissected from survivors of prophylactic interleukin-12 therapy and cultured for 5 days in vitro, suggesting that interleukin-12 treatment did not prevent the establishment of latent herpes simplex virus infection. One action of interleukin-12 may be to enhance natural killer cell-mediated clearance of the virus. However, interleukin-12 therapy was also effective in mice carrying the beige mutation, which reduces natural killer cell lytic activity, suggesting that interleukin-12 has additional activities in vivo.
CREDIT REPORTING SYSTEMS AROUND THE GLOBE: THE STATE OF THE ART IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CREDIT REGISTRIES

The author would like to thank the officials of the public and private credit registries and financial institutions who made this research possible by taking the time to fill out detailed questionnaires. Valuable research assistance with the survey process and paper was provided by Gwendolyn Alexander. The author would also like to recognize the contributions made by numerous individuals over the past year to the surveys and data analysis, including Augusto de la Torre, Marco Pagano, Tullio Jappelli, Alfredo Vicens, Andrew Powell, Rafael del Villar, John Ford, Peggy Twohig, Armando Castelar, Jerry Caprio, and Leora Klapper. The usual disclaimers apply – any errors or omissions are the sole responsibility of the author and the paper represents the author’s views, not the official views of the World Bank or other organization.
A papain‐induced disc degeneration model for the assessment of thermo‐reversible hydrogel–cells therapeutic approach

Nucleus pulposus (NP) regeneration by the application of injectable cell‐embedded hydrogels is an appealing approach for tissue engineering. We investigated a thermo‐reversible hydrogel (TR‐HG), based on a modified polysaccharide with a thermo‐reversible polyamide [poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide), pNIPAM], which is made to behave as a liquid at room temperature and hardens at > 32 °C. In order to test the hydrogel, a papain‐induced bovine caudal disc degeneration model (PDDM), creating a cavity in the NP, was employed. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) or autologous bovine NP cells (bNPCs) were seeded in TR‐HG; hMSCs were additionally preconditioned with rhGDF‐5 for 7 days. Then, TR‐HG was reversed to a fluid and the cell suspension injected into the PDDM and kept under static loading for 7 days. Experimental design was: (D1) fresh disc control + PBS injection; (D2) PDDM + PBS injection; (D3) PDDM + TR‐HG (material control); (D4) PDDM + TR‐HG + bNPCs; (D5) PDDM + TR‐HG + hMSCs. Magnetic resonance imaging performed before and after loading, on days 9 and 16, allowed imaging of the hydrogel‐filled PDDM and assessment of disc height and volume changes. In gel‐injected discs the NP region showed a major drop in volume and disc height during culture under static load. The RT–PCR results of injected hMSCs showed significant upregulation of ACAN, COL2A1, VCAN and SOX9 during culture in the disc cavity, whereas the gene expression profile of NP cells remained unchanged. The cell viability of injected cells (NPCs or hMSCs) was maintained at over 86% in 3D culture and dropped to ~72% after organ culture. Our results underline the need for load‐bearing hydrogels that are also cyto‐compatible. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Analysis of lumped parameter models for blood flow simulations and their relation with 1D models

This paper provides new results of consistence and convergence of the lumped parameters (ODE models) toward one-dimensional (hyperbolic or parabolic) models for blood flow. Indeed, lumped parameter models (exploiting the electric circuit analogy for the circulatory system) are shown to discretize continuous 1D models at first order in space. We derive the complete set of equations useful for the blood flow networks, new schemes for electric circuit analogy, the stability criteria that guarantee the convergence, and the energy estimates of the limit 1D equations.
STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES IN CHINESE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES Xiaolin Xie

This qualitative study involved interviewing 40 Chinese Americans residing in Lincoln and Omaha, NE. and Naperville, IL, on their perceptions of family strengths and aceulturative stress. Themes related to family strengths include family support leading to achieving a renewed sense of family, contextual support from friends and community, communication among family members. spiritual well-being, and balancing host and heritage cultures. Themes pertaining to acculturative stress are language barriers, loneliness, and loss of social status and identity at the early stage of immigration. New dimensions are being added to the current family strengths modeL Implications for health professionals are provided.
Physiological Functions of Osteoblast Lineage and T Cell–Derived RANKL in Bone Homeostasis

The cytokine RANKL is essential for osteoclast development in bone. The cellular sources of RANKL for support of osteoclast generation under various pathophysiological conditions have remained unclear, however. Here we show that inactivation of Rankl specifically in osteoblast lineage cells of mice with the use of an Osterix‐Cre transgene results in typical osteopetrosis in the trabecular compartment of the tibia, with the phenotype being progressively less marked in the femur and vertebrae. In contrast to its effects on trabecular bone, RANKL deficiency in osteoblast lineage resulted in thinning of the femoral cortex in association with suppression of bone formation during the modeling process. Ablation of RANKL specifically in T cells resulted in a moderate but significant increase in tibial trabecular bone. Mice with RANKL deficiency in osteoblast lineage were protected from bone loss induced by ovariectomy as well as from joint destruction associated with arthritis, whereas loss of RANKL in T cells did not confer such protection. Finally, inducible deletion of Rankl selectively in the osteoblasts from 6 to 12 weeks of age resulted in an increase in bone mass in association with reduced bone resorption and formation. Our results thus suggest that RANKL produced by osteoblasts contributes to osteoclast development in vivo. © 2014 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
The relevance of social media as it applies in South Africa to crime prediction

Being able to identify and predict crime trends or track criminal movement would help anyone interested in preventing criminal activity or being able to assess where crime enforcement is needed, particularly in crimes where constant policing is impossible, such as cable theft. Many neighbourhoods in South Africa have formed voluntary community policing groups, who keep in touch using SMS and two way radios. Some have adopted websites and even Twitter as a means of being more easily in touch quickly and transparently. The influential groups recognising the value and using Twitter include, Crime Line (@CrimeLineZA) and the South African Police Service (@SAPoliceService). This paper argues that existing technologies can make communication more useful in terms of data gathering, prediction and spotting broader patterns. An assessment is done to determine if South African people are already using Twitter to report crime and to find out what information they are sharing, with the goal of estabishing whether it could be useful as a source of information for the prevention of crime.
An Internet Attribute Certificate Profile for Authorization

This specification defines a profile for the use of X.509 Attribute Certificates in Internet Protocols. Attribute certificates may be used in a wide range of applications and environments covering a broad spectrum of interoperability goals and a broader spectrum of operational and assurance requirements. The goal of this document is to establish a common baseline for generic applications requiring broad interoperability as well as limited special purpose requirements. The profile places emphasis on attribute certificate support for Internet electronic mail, IPSec, and WWW security applications.
Differences between hearing and deaf subjects in decoding foreign emotional faces

This work investigates the ability of deaf subjects to correctly label foreign emotional faces of happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, fear, and disgust, in comparison with typically hearing ones. The experiment involved 14 deaf (signing) and 14 hearing subjects matched by age and gender. The emotional faces were selected from the Radboud Database. The results show significant difference between the two groups, with deaf performing significantly poorly in the decoding accuracy and intensity ratings of disgust, surprise, and anger. Considerations are made on the effects of the social and cultural context to leverage the universality of emotional facial expressions.
Human Capital in Service Innovation Strategy

The purpose of this research is to examine a driving force behind innovation - human capital â€“ which we contend is useful in identifying and exploiting opportunities in both goods and services contexts. Traditional predictors of innovation, such as research and development and marketing expenditures, are based largely on physical goods literature and are not necessarily appropriate given the unique challenges inherent in services. Drawing on the literature related to human capital theory, this research proposes that investment in employees is an innovation predictor that embraces the nuances of bothgoods and services firms. Our results suggest that human capital investment is a stronger predictor of innovation than traditional physical goods based predictors across both goods and services contexts. For managers, the findings suggest that greater long-term investments in human capital lend themselves to greater innovation.
New Watermarking/Encryption Method for Medical Imaging Full Protection in m-Health

In this paper, we present a new method for full security of medical imaging and its data dedicated to m-Health and based on an approach which combine a novel proposed semi reversible build watermarking method robust to JPEG compression, a new proposed build fragile watermarking, and a new proposed stream cipher symmetric encryption algorithm. The purpose of the combination of these three proposed algorithms (encryption, robust hiding and fragile watermarking) is the full protection of medical imaging, its information and its report in terms of confidentiality and reliability (authentication and integrity). In the first, we hide, in the DCT (Discreet Cosine Transform) domain, the patient information and the reporting diagnostic of doctor in its imaging medical with the key kw. Then, we use a fragile LSB watermarking for hide, in spatial domain, the kw key and the entropy of imaging in itself for integrity check in encrypted domain. Finally, we encrypt the watermarked imaging with a low complexity proposed algorithm. The novelty of this paper is to provide a full security system for medical information (imaging and report) in terms of confidentiality, authentication and integrity, for all standards sizes, with an optimized real time executable algorithm, and can be used in m-Health tools such as embedded systems (Android, iPhone, iPad or Tablet). For this, we implement the system on Texas instrument C6416 DSK card and android with real time simulation using MATLAB and its CODER tools which allows conversion function m-files to C/C++. Finally, we debug the C/C++ codes on TI C6416 DSK card using CCS tool (Code Composer Studio) and Android using ANDROID NDK. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can achieve high security with good performance, real time implementation in C6416 DSK card show that the proposed system can be used in m-Health.
A Bidirectional Adaptive Sequential Gaussian Approximation for MIMO Systems

A bidirectional adaptive detection method was proposed to prevent error propagation based on sequential Gaussian approximation algorithm for MIMO systems. Conventional sequential Gaussian approximation detection executes a tree search at the receiver, when the number of searching paths is large, error propagation is well prevented at the cost of high complexity, when few paths are searched, serious error propagation may occur. In the new method, transmitted symbols were estimated parallel both in sequential order and inverse order, and the number of searching paths was determined by comparing the results of bidirectional detection, which can effectively prevent error propagation at reduced complexity. The novel algorithm can be executed at low delay because of parallel computing, and shows good performance at low complexity.