Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Quantifying Delayed Mortality from Barotrauma Impairment in Discarded Red Snapper Using Acoustic Telemetry

Abstract Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus is the most economically important reef fish in the Gulf of Mexico, and despite being intensively managed, the stock remains overfished. These fish are susceptible to pressure-related injuries (i.e., barotrauma) during fishing that compromise survival after catch and release. Barotrauma-afflicted fish may not only experience immediate mortality but also delayed mortality after returning to depth. This variability and unknown fate leads to uncertainty in stock assessment models and rebuilding plans. To generate better estimates of immediate and delayed mortality and postrelease behavior, Red Snapper were tagged with ultrasonic acoustic transmitters fitted with acceleration and depth sensors. Unique behavior profiles were generated for each fish using these sensor data that allowed the classification of survival and delayed mortality events. Using this information, we compared the survival of Red Snapper released using venting, nonventing, and descending treatments over three seasons and two depths. Red Snapper survival was highest at cooler temperatures and shallower depths. Fish released using venting and descender tools had similar survival, and both these groups of fish had higher survival than nonvented surface-released fish. Overall, Red Snapper had 72% survival, 15% immediate mortality, and 13% delayed mortality, and all fish suffering from delayed mortality perished within a 72-h period after release. Results from these field studies enhance the understanding of the delayed mortality and postrelease fate of Red Snapper regulatory discards. Moreover, these data support the practice of using venting or descender devices to increase the survival of discarded Red Snapper in the recreational fishery and show that acoustic telemetry can be a valuable tool in estimating delayed mortality.
Criticality Assessment Models for Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis Using Fuzzy Logic

Traditional Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) has shown its effectiveness in defining, identifying, and eliminating known and/or potential failures or problems in products, process, designs, and services to help ensure the safety and reliability of systems applied in a wide range of industries. However, its approach to prioritize failure modes through a crisp risk priority number (RPN) has been highly controversial. This paper proposes two models for prioritizing failures modes, specifically intended to overcome such limitations of traditional FMEA. The first proposed model treats the three risk factors as fuzzy linguistic variables, and employs alpha level sets to provide a fuzzy RPN. The second model employs an approach based on the degree of match and fuzzy rule-base. This second model considers the diversity and uncertainty in the opinions of FMEA team members, and converts the assessed information into a convex normalized fuzzy number. The degree of match (DM) is used thereafter to estimate the matching between the assessed information and the fuzzy number characterizing the linguistic terms. The proposed models are suitably supplemented by illustrative examples.
Adaptive closed-loop power control with quantized feedback and loop filtering

Power control is important in maintaining the communication link quality under fading and interference situations. In previous years, research on power control has been conducted towards reducing the power consumption while maintaining reliable link quality. These previous works, however, did not try to optimize the power control algorithms under practical constraints. In this paper, we first provide a critical review of the previous works on different aspects of power control schemes. We then propose a new power control scheme which has several novel features: it uses an adaptive optimal quantizer at the receiver for transmitting discrete feedback information and an adaptive quantization scaler/restorer followed by a loop filter at the transmitter. Intuitive explanation of the effectiveness of the proposed design is provided. Analysis and simulation results are also given.
The International Children's Digital Library: Description and analysis of first use

We present the first version of the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL). As a five-year research project, its mission is to enable children to access and read an international collection of children's books through the development of new interface technologies. This paper will introduce the ICDL and an initial analysis of the first seven weeks of the ICDL's public use on the Web.
Visual-Geometric Scene Reconstruction from Image Streams

Visual-geometric scene reconstructions capture the visual appearance and geometry of real 3D scenes from image streams. Depending on the type of camera motion and type of scene structure, either 2D od 3D representations can be used. From the representations one can render new views of the scene with high degree of realism. Recently we see a lot of research in this field, especially for the case that uncalibrated handheld camera are utilized as input devices. We will give an overview of the different approaches and representations.
Improvements to and Comparison of Static Terrestrial LiDAR Self-Calibration Methods

Terrestrial laser scanners are sophisticated instruments that operate much like high-speed total stations. It has previously been shown that unmodelled systematic errors can exist in modern terrestrial laser scanners that deteriorate their geometric measurement precision and accuracy. Typically, signalised targets are used in point-based self-calibrations to identify and model the systematic errors. Although this method has proven its effectiveness, a large quantity of signalised targets is required and is therefore labour-intensive and limits its practicality. In recent years, feature-based self-calibration of aerial, mobile terrestrial, and static terrestrial laser scanning systems has been demonstrated. In this paper, the commonalities and differences between point-based and plane-based self-calibration (in terms of model identification and parameter correlation) are explored. The results of this research indicate that much of the knowledge from point-based self-calibration can be directly transferred to plane-based calibration and that the two calibration approaches are nearly equivalent. New network configurations, such as the inclusion of tilted scans, were also studied and prove to be an effective means for strengthening the self-calibration solution, and improved recoverability of the horizontal collimation axis error for hybrid scanners, which has always posed a challenge in the past.
Construction of Seamless English Language Learning Cyberspace via Interactive Text Messaging Tool

The widespread network information technology represented by Blog, QQ software, mobile devices provides opportunities for the innovation of technology-enhanced learning. On the basis of the theories of seamless English language learning, immediacy behaviours, and online learning community, the author constructs an English QQ Group with the name Growing-up among her students and other learning assistants in order to create a seamless online learning community featured by the combination of knowledge and entertainment via English medium. The paper depicts the process of its creation and operation, inclusive of the preparatory questionnaire, the establishment and adjustment of group regulations, and its routine activities. Along the way, the paper stresses the organization of this community, the main tasks of the QQ group leader, and the appropriate evaluation system as well. To the end, the author puts forward the positive effects, the existing problems, and future plan of the Growing-up, proposing some recommendations for its further improvement.
A Geometric Characterization of the Dirac Dual Dirac Method

Let G be a discrete, torsion free group with a finite dimensional classifying space BG. We show that the existence of a γ-element for such G is a metric, that is, coarse, invariant of G. We also obtain results for groups with torsion. The method of proof involves showing that a group G possesses a γ-element if and only if a certain coarse (co)-assembly map is an isomorphism.
TanDEM-X: First Scientific Experiments during the Commissioning Phase

In this paper new and innovative techniques during the commissioning phase of TanDEM-X will be presented that are firstly demonstrated on a satellite platform. The focus is on the secondary goals of TanDEM-X that are assigned for the third year of the mission time life due to the tight schedule for the acquisition of the highly accurate global digital elevation model. Therefore, a variety of scientific experiments are planned to be performed already during the commissioning phase. The first experiments are related to bistatic processing, Polarimetric SAR Interferometry, double differential SAR Interferometry, decorrelation measurements, supperresolution and velocity measurements. The data quality and the results obtained will be validated and are discussed.
Measuring the Value Of Information - An Asset Valuation Approach

Information is increasingly being recognised as one of the firm's most valuable assets. However so far it has resisted quantitative measurement. While it consumes vast and ever increasing quantities of organisational resources in its capture, storage and processing, it typically receives no financial recognition on the balance sheet. The objective of this paper is to develop an approach to valuing information which is both practical to apply and consistent with accepted accounting principles. It begins by examining the nature of information as an asset, and defines a number of "laws" that govern its behaviour as an economic good. It then looks at alternative asset valuation models from accounting theory and how they may be applied to measure the value of information. Finally, an approach is proposed which adapts existing asset valuation methods to reflect the unique characteristics of information as an asset. Measures of the value of information may be used to measure IT effectiveness , increase organisational awareness of the value of information, guide IT strategic planning and cost-justify DSS/EIS developments.
On the General Principles of Human-Computer Information Retrieval

Nowadays, human-computer information retrieval (HCIR) is one of the most researched approaches, which applies human computer interaction (HCI) in information retrieval (IR), especially for text retrieval. The involvement of human activity (i.e. intelligence) in the process of retrieval is an interesting and challenging aspect of HCIR, thus it takes an interactive character with the purpose to improve user’s needs. A number of researchers and research groups have conducted different experiments in this area. Innovative techniques for determining relevant documents and navigating in a large and complex set of full document results have been proposed. A novel approach based on focused retrieval for interactive identification of relevant document’s parts has brought many improvements in this field. A special emphasis was placed on retrieving passages and XML elements from structured documents. Numerous techniques for focused retrieval based on snippets, facets and relevance feedback have been presented recently, bringing advantages and a more realistic scenario for text retrieval, but also a lot of open issues that need to be explored. This paper surveys the fundamental characteristics of the HCIR, as well as the focused HCIR, such as using passages and XML elements as retrievable units from structured or pure textual documents, thus providing a basis for development of novel HCIR approaches for interactive text retrieval, as our main goal
Robust Multi-Relational Clustering via \ell_1-Norm Symmetric Nonnegative Matrix Factorization

In this paper, we propose an `1-norm Symmetric Nonnegative Matrix TriFactorization (`1 S-NMTF) framework to cluster multi-type relational data by utilizing their interrelatedness. Due to introducing the `1-norm distances in our new objective function, the proposed approach is robust against noise and outliers, which are inherent in multi-relational data. We also derive the solution algorithm and rigorously analyze its correctness and convergence. The promising experimental results of the algorithm applied to text clustering on IMDB dataset validate the proposed approach.
Beyond Developmentalism: The Turn to Cultural Anthropology

The editors are pleased to announce the introduction of a new feature within the next few issues of the journal—a ‘forum’ in which a number of leading scholarly practitioners and theoreticians will offer re ections upon the central intellectual challenges facing those committed to the project of constructing a ‘new political economy’. These pieces will be shorter than a conventional academic article and will represent succinct and provocative overviews of contemporary intellectual trends and interventions in some of the major debates in these  elds. The rationale for the forum is the interest of the journal editors and, we think, many of our readers, in taking stock of some of the leading intellectual traditions shaping contemporary political economy in the context of the major economic, political and social changes that have accompanied the advent of the new millennium. Our feeling is that such a debate will work better in a slightly less formal academic style than the conventional format for academic writing allows. These pieces will run throughout the three issues of the sixth volume of NPE. A further aim of this particular feature is to stimulate discussion and comment among our readership. To this end the editors would be interested in receiving short responses or commentaries on any of the ideas and themes developed in the forum. Some of these may be collected together in a future issue of the journal or perhaps used as the focus for a discussion-sit e which we are considering establishing on the journal’s webpage. If you are interested in contributing to an on-going debate, please e-mail your ideas to Sylvia McColm (e-mail: S.McColm@Shef eld.ac.uk). To ensure some commonality of focus, we have asked our six contributors to organise their arguments around three particular themes: what they regard as the most exciting intellectual developments in the study of contemporary political economy; whether the study of political economy ought to be perceived as an interor trans-disciplinary venture; and which intellectual traditions they regard as pertinent to the analysis of the contemporary world. We hope you  nd these contributions enjoyable and stimulating.
To click or not to click: An empirical study of response to banner ads for high and low involvement products

The Web presents enormous opportunities for marketing. The growth and reach of the Internet is unparalleled. There are virtually no limits to the things that can be done but your own imagination. Practitioners and academics alike have raised this new medium to the skies. Yet, the results of Internet marketing efforts have not always lived up to the expectations. This books presents some new insights into the prerequisites for Web marketing effectiveness. Web advertising in theory and practice has mainly focused on the transportation of Internet users to target Web sites. The predominant form of transporters, banner ads, have been evaluated on their clickthrough rates and the target Web sites have been evaluated mainly in terms of number and duration of visits and attitudes toward the sites. Is this adequate? This thesis suggests that Web advertising needs to be advanced with more qualified objectives and tools of evaluation. The goal should not necessarily be transportation of Internet users to target Web sites. Banner ads may work as ads in their own right. Target Web sites need to be evaluated based on the communication objectives. The traditional logic of Web advertising is challenged and the thesis suggests that Internet marketing could be much more effective if designed and evaluated differently. The thesis consists of five articles based on empirical studies. The articles cover Web advertising and promotion effectiveness with respect to a number of important factors, such as involvement, product type, brand familiarity, ad wearout, and Internet user experience. The behaviors of visitors to a retail site are also studied, with important implications for Web site and promotion design.
Title Multi-fingered grasping and manipulation in virtual environments using an isometric finger device

In this article we present a new isometric input device for multi-fingered grasping in virtual environments. The device was designed to simultaneously assess forces applied by the thumb, index, and middle finger. A mathematical model of grasping, adopted from the analysis of multi-fingered robot hands, was applied to achieve multi-fingered interaction with virtual objects. We used the concept of visual haptic feedback where the user was presented with visual cues to acquire haptic information from the virtual environment. The virtual object corresponded dynamically to the forces and torques applied by the three fingers. The application of the isometric finger device for multi-fingered interaction is demonstrated in four tasks aimed at the rehabilitation of hand function in stroke patients. The tasks include opening the combination lock on a safe, filling and pouring water from a glass, muscle strength training with an elastic torus, and a force tracking task. The training tasks were designed to train patients’ grip force coordination and increase muscle strength through repetitive exercises. The presented virtual reality system was evaluated in a group of healthy subjects and two post-stroke patients (early post-stroke and chronic) to obtain overall performance results. The healthy subjects demonstrated consistent performance with the finger device after the first few trials. The two post-stroke patients completed all four tasks, however, with much lower performance scores as compared to healthy subjects. The results of the preliminary assessment suggest that the patients could further improve their performance through virtual reality training.
EER-CONCEPTOOL: a "reasonable" environment for schema and ontology sharing

We propose a system which supports knowledge sharing through the articulation of the overlapping components in two or more schemas or ontologies. EER-CONCEPTOOL uses description logics (DLs) to formalise and capture some of the relevant features of knowledge described using an enhanced entity-relationship (EER) model. We describe how DL-based reasoning can provide a relevant part of the semi-automated deductive support needed to specify the articulation (i.e. the shared content) of two EER knowledge bases. We also show how a more effective level of support can be provided by the EER-CONCEPTOOL architecture, which combines DL-based deductions with lexical analysis and heuristic inferences. We illustrate the approach to knowledge articulation in our system by way of an example.
Analytical Derivation of Downlink Data Rate Distribution for 5G HetNets with Cell-Edge Located Small Cells

In HetNets, time/frequency resources should be partitioned intelligently in order to minimize the interference among the users. In this paper, the probability distributions of per user downlink Data Rate, Spectral Efficiency (SE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) are analytically derived for a HetNet model with cell-edge located small cells. The high accuracy of analytically derived CDFs have been verified by the distributions obtained via simulations. CDF expressions have then been employed in order to optimize Key Parameter Indicators (KPI) which are selected here as $10^{th}$ percentile downlink user Data Rate ($R_{10}$), Spectral Efficiency ($SE_{10}$) and Energy Efficiency ($EE_{10}$). In addition to optimizing KPIs separately, employing the analytically derived distributions, we have also investigated the variation of the KPIs with respect to each other. The results have shown that the resource allocation parameter values maximizing $R_{10}$ is very close to the values that maximize $SE_{10}$. However, the values that are optimal for $SE_{10}$ and $R_{10}$, are not optimal for $EE_{10}$, which demonstrates the EE and SE trade-off in HetNets. We have also proposed a metric, $\theta$, aiming to jointly optimize SE and EE. The results have shown the value of resource sharing parameter optimizing $\theta$ is closer to the value that maximizes SE. This result shows that SE is more critical in SE-EE trade-off.
Variants in the ATM-BRCA 2-CHEK 2 axis predispose to chronic lymphocytic leukemia

We conducted a large-scale association study to identify low-penetrance susceptibility alleles for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), analyzing 992 patients and 2707 healthy controls. To increase the likelihood of identifying disease-causing alleles we genotyped 1467 coding nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) in 865 candidate cancer genes, biasing nsSNP selection toward those predicted to be deleterious. Preeminent associations were identified in SNPs mapping to genes pivotal in the DNA damage-response and cell-cycle pathways, including ATM F858L (odds ratio [OR] 2.28, P < .0001) and P1054R (OR 1.68, P .0006), CHEK2 I157T (OR 14.83, P .0008), BRCA2 N372H (OR 1.45, P .0032), and BUB1B Q349R (OR 1.42, P .0038). Our findings implicate variants in the ATM-BRCA2-CHEK2 DNA damage-response axis with risk of CLL. (Blood. 2006;108:638-644)
Emerging adulthood features and criteria for adulthood: Variable- and person-centered approaches

ABSTRACT Reaching adulthood is the aim of the transition to adulthood; however, emerging adults differently define both adulthood and the transitional period they are living. Variable-centered and person-centered approaches were integrated in the present paper to investigate if the criteria used to define adulthood are linked to how emerging adults perceive the transitional phase they are going through. Participants were 1513 emerging adults (53.60% female; 807 university students and 706 young workers), aged from 19 to 30 years. Participants completed self-report measures about dimensions of emerging adulthood and criteria for adulthood. Main results revealed that, according to the variable-centered approach, criteria of adulthood and dimensions of emerging adulthood are only slightly associated, while the person-centered approach revealed that people who have a composite view of adulthood are also less probably perceiving their emerging adulthood as a period characterized by a lack of possibilities. Implications and future lines of research are discussed.
Fourier density approximation for belief propagation in wireless sensor networks

Many distributed inference problems in wireless sensor networks can be represented by probabilistic graphical models, where belief propagation, an iterative message passing algorithm provides a promising solution. In order to make the algorithm efficient and accurate, messages which carry the belief information from one node to the others should be formulated in an appropriate format. This paper presents two belief propagation algorithms where non-linear and non-Gaussian beliefs are approximated by Fourier density approximations, which significantly reduces power consumptions in the belief computation and transmission. We use self-localization in wireless sensor networks as an example to illustrate the performance of this method.