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Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems ( PACIS ) July 2008 SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR THE PACIFIC-ASIA TOURISM INDUSTRY : ADDRESSING NATURAL DISASTERS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WITH MOBILE ICT

The macroeconomic relevance of the tourism industry in the Asia-Pacific region is well recognized for years. While this industry has enjoyed a significant average growth rate over the last years, it is facing the negative impacts of potential natural disasters such as tsunamis and volcano eruptions. Besides posing a risk to the health of locals and tourists, such events can cause massive negative long-term effects on the countries’ economic growth. In this paper, we present an ICT system design on the basis of mobile communication infrastructures, which provide disaster management capabilities in order to attenuate the impact of unforeseen disasters. In addition, it provides functionalities that enable novel value-adding services. Our approach addresses both challenges and business opportunities the Asia Pacific tourism industry is facing today and aims at contributing to sustainable growth in this vital sector.
Structured Regularizers for High-Dimensional Problems : Statistical and Computational Issues

Regularization is a widely used technique throughout statistics, machine learning, and applied mathematics. Modern applications in science and engineering lead to massive and complex data sets, which motivate the use of more structured types of regularizers. This survey provides an overview of the use of structured regularization in high-dimensional statistics, including regularizers for group-structured and hierarchical sparsity, low-rank matrices, additive and multiplicative matrix decomposition, and high-dimensional nonparametric models. It includes various examples with motivating applications; it also covers key aspects of statistical theory and provides some discussion of efficient algorithms. 233 A nn ua l R ev ie w o f St at is tic s an d It s A pp lic at io n 20 14 . 1 :2 33 -2 53 . D ow nl oa de d fr om w w w . a nn ua lr ev ie w s. or g by $ {i nd iv id ua lU se r. di sp la yN am e} o n 01 /0 9/ 14 . F or p er so na l u se o nl y. ST01CH11-Wainwright ARI 29 November 2013 14:44
ANSWERING THE SKEPTICS: YES, STANDARD VOLATILITY MODELS DO PROVIDE ACCURATE FORECASTS*

A voluminous literature has emerged for modeling the temporal dependencies in financial market volatility using ARCH and stochastic volatility models. While most of these studies have documented highly significant in-sample parameter estimates and pronounced intertemporal volatility persistence, traditional ex post forecast evaluation criteria suggest that the models provide seemingly poor volatility forecasts. Contrary to this contention, the authors show that volatility models produce strikingly accurate interdaily forecasts for the latent volatility factor that would be of interest in most financial applications. New methods for improved ex post interdaily volatility measurements based on high-frequency intradaily data are also discussed. Copyright 1998 by Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association.
Design and application of nanoscale actuators using block-copolymers

Block copolymers are versatile designer macromolecules where a “bottom-up” approach can be used to create tailored materials with unique properties. These simple building blocks allow us to create actuators that convert energy from a variety of sources (such as chemical, electrical and heat) into mechanical energy. In this review we will discuss the advantages and potential pitfalls of using block copolymers to create actuators, putting emphasis on the ways in which these materials can be synthesised and processed. Particular attention will be given to the theoretical background of microphase separation and how the phase diagram can be used during the design process of actuators. Different types of actuation will be discussed throughout.
Design of compact probe fed slot loaded microstrip antenna

Compact circularly polarized microstrip antennas realized by using single feed configuration. Simple probe fed square patch antenna and one slot loaded probe fed square patch antennas designed and compared the results of these antennas. Different shaped slots embedded symmetrically on the first quadrant of a square patch for circular polarization and reducing the antenna size. The circular polarization can be obtained by exiting two orthogonal components with phase shift 90□. It achieved by adding a slot area in the center of the first quadrant of square patch. We compare and analyze the results of different shaped slots such as Square, Circular ring, cross slot and circular slot. A slotted microstrip antenna designed for CP radiation by using single feed configuration. It can be also used for radio frequency identification (RFID). 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth achieved with up to 30 MHz impedance bandwidth. Compact antenna size achieved at 900 MHz. IE3D simulator used for simulation purpose.
Magic conditions

Much recent work has focused on the bottom-up evaluation of Datalog programs [Bancilhon and Ramakrishnan 1988]. One approach, called magic-sets, is based on rewriting a logic program so that bottom-up fixpoint evaluation of the program avoids generation of irrelevant facts [Bancilhon et al. 1986; Beeri and Ramakrishnan 1987; Ramakrishnan 1991]. It was widely believed for some time that the principal application of the magic-sets technique is to restrict computation in recursive queries using equijoin predicates. We extend the magic-sets transformation to use predicates other than equality (X>10, for example) in restricting computation. The resulting ground magic-sets transformation is an important step in developing an extended magic-sets transformation that has practical utility in “real” relational databases, not only for recursive queries, but for nonrecursive queries as well [Mumick et al. 1990b; Mumick 1991].
Should propofol and alfentanil be combined in patient-controlled sedation? : A randomised controlled trial using pharmacokinetic simulation and regression models

The need for procedural sedation is extensive and on the increase in numbers of patients. Minor treatments or diagnostic procedures are being performed with inadequate sedation or even without any sedatives or analgesics. Also, sedation techniques that support advanced, high-quality, in-patient care procedures representing easy performance and rapid recovery are requested for increased effectiveness. In this doctoral thesis, patient-controlled sedation (PCS) using propofol and alfentanil for surgical and diagnostic procedures was studied. The overall aim was to study aspects of safety, procedural feasibility and patients’ experiences. The main hypothesis was that PCS using only propofol is a safe and effective method for the induction and maintenance of moderate procedural sedation. The studies included were prospective, interventional, and in some cases, randomized and double-blinded.Data on cardiopulmonary changes, level of conscious sedation (bispectral index and Observer’s assessment of alertness/sedation [OAA/S]), pain, discomfort, anxiety, nausea (visual analogue scales), interventions performed by nurse anaesthetists, surgeons’ evaluation of feasibility, procedure characteristics, recovery (Aldrete score) and pharmacokinetic simulation of concentrations of drugs at the effect site supported the analysis and comparison between PCS and anaesthetist-controlled sedation and propofol PCS with or without alfentanil.PCS can be adjusted to cover a broad range of areas where sedation is needed, which, in this thesis, included burn care, gynaecological out-patient surgery and endoscopic procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases in the bile ducts (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [ERCP]). PCS for burn wound treatment demands the addition of alfentanil, but still seems to be safe. PCS was preferred by the patients instead of anaesthetist-controlled sedation. The addition of alfentanil to PCS as an adjunct to gynaecological surgical procedures also using local anaesthesia increases the surgeon’s access to the patients, but impairs safety. Apnoea and other such conditions requiring interventions to restore respiratory function were seen in patients receiving both alfentanil and propofol for PCS. Patients’ experiencing perioperative pain and anxiety did not explain the effect-site concentrations of drugs. Different gynaecological procedures and patients’ weights seemed to best explain the concentrations. For discomfort and pain during the endoscopic procedure (ERCP), propofol PCS performs almost the same as anaesthetist-performed sedation. Overall, as part of the pre-operative procedures, PCS does not seem to be time-consuming. In respect to the perioperative perspective, PCS supports rapid recovery with a low incidence of tiredness, pain, and post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV). The data suggest that PCS further needs to be adapted to the patient, the specific procedure and the circumstances of sedation for optimal benefit and enhanced safety.
Table of Contents Learning Paraphrasing for Multiword Expressions Lexical Variability and Compositionality: Investigating Idiomaticity with Distributional Semantic Mod- Els Graph-based Clustering of Synonym Senses for German Particle Verbs Top a Splitter: Using Distributional Semantics for Improving

The workshop has been held almost every year since 2003, in conjunction with ACL, EACL, NAACL, COLING, and LREC. It is the main venue of the field for interaction, sharing of resources and tools and collaboration efforts for advancing the computational treatment of Multiword Expressions (MWEs), attracting the attention of an ever-growing community from all around the world working on a variety of languages and MWE types. MWEs include idioms (storm in a teacup, sweep under the rug), fixed phrases (in vitro, by and large), noun compounds (olive oil, laser printer), compound verbs (take a nap, bring about), among others. These, while easily mastered by native speakers, are a key issue and a current weakness for natural language parsing and generation, as well as for real-life applications that require some degree of semantic interpretation, such as machine translation, just to name a prominent one among many. However, thanks to the joint efforts of researchers from several fields working on MWEs, significant progress has been made in recent years, especially concerning the construction of large-scale language resources. For instance, there is a large number of recent papers that focus on the acquisition of MWEs from corpora, and others that describe a variety of techniques to find paraphrases for MWEs. Current methods use a plethora of tools such as association measures, machine learning, syntactic patterns, web queries, etc. In the call for papers, we solicited submissions about major challenges in the overall process of MWE treatment, both from a theoretical and a computational viewpoint, focusing on original research related (but not limited) to the following topics: • Lexicon-grammar interface for MWEs • Parsing techniques for MWEs • Hybrid parsing of MWEs • Annotating MWEs in treebanks • MWEs in Machine Translation and Translation Technology • Manually and automatically constructed resources • Representation of MWEs in dictionaries and ontologies • MWEs and user interaction • Multilingual acquisition • Multilingualism and MWE processing • Models of first and second language acquisition of MWEs • Crosslinguistic studies on MWEs • The role of MWEs in the domain adaptation of parsers • Integration of MWEs into NLP applications • Evaluation of MWE treatment techniques • Lexical, syntactic or semantic aspects of MWEs Submission modalities included long papers and short papers. From a total of 49 submissions, we accepted 4 long papers for oral presentation. We further accepted 5 short papers for oral presentation and another 8 …
Motexafin gadolinium injection for the treatment of brain metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Despite recent advances in technology, targeting, and chemotherapy, brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains a significant problem. The vast majority of patients with this diagnosis undergo whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT). However, outcomes are still quite poor with median survivals measured in only months. In an effort to enhance outcomes from external beam radiation treatments, radiosensitizers have been investigated. Motexafin gadolinium (MGd) (Xcytrin®, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is a novel radiation sensitizer with a unique mechanism of action that may increase the therapeutic index of WBRT for patients with brain metastases, particularly in those with NSCLC histologies. Here we review the rationale for the use of this drug as well as its current and future role as a radiation enhancer in the management of NSCLC brain metastasis.
Increasing the capacity of RAID5 by online gradual assimilation

Disk arrays level 5 (RAID5) are very commonly used in many environments. This kind of arrays has the advantage of parallel access, fault tolerance and little waste of space for redundancy issues. Nevertheless, this kind of storage architecture has a problem when more disks have to be added to the array. Currently, there is no simple, efficient and on-line mechanism to add any number of new disks (not replacing them), and this is an important drawback in systems that cannot be stopped when the storage capacity needs to be increased. We propose an algorithm to add N disks to an array while it continues running. The proposed algorithm for a gradual assimilation of disks has three major advantages: it has an easily controlled overhead, it allows the user to benefit from the higher parallelism achieved by the part of the array that has already been converted, and finally, it can be used in 7/24 systems.
The efficacy of perturbation training in nonoperative anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation programs for physical active individuals.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Treatment techniques involving perturbations of support surfaces may induce compensatory muscle activity that could improve knee stability and increase the likelihood of returning patients to high-level physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of augmenting standard nonoperative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rehabilitation programs with a perturbation training program. SUBJECTS Twenty-six patients with acute ACL injury or ruptures of ACL grafts participated in the study. Subjects had to have a unilateral ACL injury, be free of concomitant multiple ligament or meniscal damage requiring surgical repair, and pass a screening examination designed to identify patients who had the potential to return to high-level physical activity with nonoperative treatments. Subjects also had to be regular participants in level I activities (eg, soccer, football, basketball) or level II activities (eg, racquet sports, skiing, construction work). METHODS Subjects were randomly assigned to either a group that received a standard rehabilitation program (standard group) or a group that received the standard program augmented with a perturbation training program (perturbation group). Treatment outcome was determined from scores on the Knee Outcome Survey's Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADLS) and Sports Activity Scale, a global rating of knee function, scores on a series of single-limb hop tests, measurements of maximum isometric quadriceps femoris muscle force output, and the group frequency of unsuccessful rehabilitation. Unsuccessful rehabilitation was defined as the occurrence of an episode of giving way of the knee or failure to maintain the functional status of a rehabilitation candidate on retesting. RESULTS More subjects had unsuccessful rehabilitation in the standard group compared with the perturbation group. There was a within-group x time interaction for the ADLS, global rating of knee function, and crossover hop test scores. These scores decreased from posttraining to the 6-month follow-up for the standard group. CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION Although both the standard program and the perturbation training program may allow subjects to return to high-level physical activity, the perturbation training program appears to reduce the risk of continued episodes of giving way of the knee during athletic participation and allows subjects to maintain their functional status for longer periods.
A Symbolic Representation of Time Series Employing Key-Sequences and a Hierarchical Approach

Efficiently and accurately searching for similarities among time series and discovering interesting patterns is an important and non-trivial problem. There is a lot of prior work e.g., F-index introduced by Agrawal et al, STindex proposed by Faloutsos et al, and PAA suggested by Keogh et al. In this paper we suggest a new method: HFVQA (Hierarchical Frequency-based Vector Quantized Approximation), which is frequency-based and uses a histogram model to calculate the similarity between two time series. The novelty of our method is that it keeps both local and global information about the original time series in a hierarchical mechanism, processing the original time series at multiple resolutions. Moreover, the proposed representation is symbolic employing key-sequences potentially allowing the application of text-based retrieval techniques into the similarity analysis of time series. Our method is fast and scales linearly with the size of database and the dimensionality. Contrary to the vast majority in the literature that uses the Euclidean distance, it is the first (or "among the few ones") that uses a multiresolution/hierarchical distance function. We demonstrate the utility and efficiency of HFVQA on multiple real and synthetic data.
Interactive Schema Matching With Semantic Functions

Experience suggests that fully automated schema matching is infeasible, especially when n-to-m matches involving semantic functions are required. It is therefore advisable for a matching algorithm not only to do as much as possible automatically, but also to accurately identify positions where user input is necessary. Our matching algorithm combines several existing approaches with a new emphasis on using the context provided by the way elements are embedded in paths. A prototype tested on biological data (gene sequence, DNA, RNA, etc.) and on bibliographic data shows significant performance improvements, and will soon be included in our DDXMI data integration system. Some ideas for further improving the algorithm are also discussed.
Sex differences in sexual prejudice. Contact as mediator variable

espanolEl presente articulo analiza la relacion entre el sexo y la nacionalidad, y el prejuicio hacia hombres gay y lesbianas, y el rechazo de padres del mismo sexo, en Espana y Chile. Los participantes fueron estudiantes universitarios (N=491). Los resultados senalan que los hombres son mas prejuiciosos que las mujeres, y los participantes chilenos mostraron mas prejuicio que los participantes espanoles. Ademas, las diferencias sexuales en actitudes hacia las lesbianas y los hombres gay, y las diferencias por nacionalidad, estuvieron mediadas por la variable contacto. Las diferencias en nacionalidad respecto a las actitudes hacia los padres del mismo sexo (escala de oposicion normativa) estuvieron completamente mediadas. Esta subescala operacionaliza el constructo de heterosexismo hacia familias con padres del mismo sexo, y es bastante dificil de intervenir en este constructo social para reducir el prejuicio. Los hallazgos de este estudio pueden tener importantes implicaciones para reducir el prejuicio sexual. Conocer, interactuar y fomentar relaciones entre los miembros del exogrupo y del endogrupo puede reducir las diferencias debidas al sexo y la nacionalidad. EnglishThe present article analyzes the relationship between sex and nationality and prejudice toward gay men and lesbians and the rejection of same-sex parents in Spain and Chile. Participants were university students (N=491). Results indicate that men are more prejudiced than women, and the Chilean participants report more prejudice than the Spanish participants. In addition, sex differences in attitudes toward lesbians and gay men and differences by nationality are mediated by the contact variable. Nationality differences in attitudes same-sex parents (normative opposition scale) were fully mediated. Findings from this study suggest that contact may explain the link between sex differences and sexual prejudice. This subscale operationalizes the construct of heterosexism towards families with same-sex parents, and it is quite difficult to intervene in this social construct to reduce the prejudice. Findings of this study may have important implications for reducing sexual prejudice. Knowing, interacting and fostering relationships between the members of the outgroup and the ingroup can reduce differences due to sex and nationality.
Conducting Physical Activity Intervention Afterward School Times: AMeta-analysis

Framework: Students’ mainstream doesn’t be involved in enough amounts of day by day, health-maximizing bodily exercise. One particular system to raise exercise is only about to endorse this inside the immediately after hours of school. A meta-analysis was carried out briefing the conducted study at this point concerning success of right subsequent school hour’s activity for raising bodily exercise. Procurement of Evidence: Article reviews, journals and database content have been searched for this review paper. The objective of this review paper is to conduct a systematic analysis. Integrated researches possessed subsequent traits: results certain towards immediately afterward school hour’s involvement within the school setting; an intervention part created to boost bodily exercise; final result analysed bodily exercise, associated paradigms or else health of body. Examine results were extracted into various areas: “bodily exercise, fitness of body, composition of body, thickness of blood as well as about mental health and also inactive things to do. Within the studies for each pooled domain sizes of effect domain were being computed independently. Combined Evidence: Inside numerous articles content found, out of 13, 11 distinctive researches describing results for programs right afterward school time intervention being studied. Though bodily exercise remained major element of whole examined involvements, only 8 researches calculated bodily activity. Within the six domains, positive effect sizes have been demonstrated, the effect size of physical exercise was 0.04 for fitness of body was 0.16, for composition of body 0.07 as well as for the thickness of blood it was 0.02. Conclusions: Minimal 1evidence indicates that right subsequent hours of school activities programs could boost bodily activity concentrations as well as various body fitness associated factors. Other researches are essential which give higher thoughtfulness to hypothetical reasoning, level of implementation and measures about bodily activity indoors as well as outdoors the involvement.