Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Searching Massive Databases Using Locality Sensitive Hashing

Locality Sensitive Hashing (LSH) is a method of performing probabilitic dimension reduction of highdimensional data. It can be used for approximate nearest neighbor search on a high-dimensional dataset. We first present a LSH-based similarity searching method. However, it needs large memory space and long processing time in a massive dataset. In addition, it is not effective on locating similar data in a very high-dimensional dataset. Further, it cannot easily adapt to data insertion and deletion. To address the problems, we then propose a new LSHbased similarity searching scheme that intelligently combines SHA-1 consistent hash function and Minwise independent permutation into LSH (SMLSH). SMLSH effectively classifies information according to the similarity with reduced memory space requirement and in a very efficient manner. It can quickly locate similar data in a massive dataset. Experimental results show that SMLSH is both time and space efficient in comparison with LSH. It yields significant improvements on the effectiveness of similar searching over LSH in a massive dataset.
Growth of Endothelial Cells on Surfaces Modified by a Plasma-Polymerized Coating

Endothelial cell adhesion and growth were investigated on three types of surfaces with a plasma-polymerized coating (PPC): (1) the pristine surface of a hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDS) PPC (hydrophobic, electrically neutral surface); (2) an HMDS PPC surface with nitrogen-containing plasma treatment (hydrophilic, positively charged surface); and (3) an HMDS PPC surface treated with oxygen plasma (hydrophilic, negatively charged surface). Endothelial cells grew on surface (2) but not on surfaces (1) or (3). Next, endothelial cell adhesion and growth was investigated on a surface on which 80-μm squares were micro-patterned at 160-μm intervals in a mosaic composed of two different (cell-adhesive and non-cell-adhesive) regions. Cell growth on the patterned surfaces was different from that on non-patterned surfaces. PPC was shown to be a simple process for modulating cell adhesion to surfaces.
The michigan terminal system

The Michigan Terminal System (MTS) is a general-purpose operating system fog the IBM 360 and 370 computers. An overview is presented of the internal structure of MTS and the facilities provided to a user of MTS. This includes an introduction to the command language and file system, and a summary of software and hardware supported. Brief descriptions of performance measurement and accounting are also included.
Is age still valid for segmenting e-shoppers?

This study examines the differences in the acceptance and use of electronic commerce by end consumers, segmented in three groups according to their age. The UTAUT2 provides the theoretical framework, with the addition of three constructs from e-commerce literature: perceived risk, product risk, and perceived trust. Responses to an online survey by 817 Spanish Internet shoppers validate the research model. An omnibus test of group differences precedes the assessment of four multigroup analysis methods. Results show that gaps caused by age differences in e-shoppers are narrowing. This paper also identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the different multigroup approaches.
MorphoJ: an integrated software package for geometric morphometrics

Increasingly, data on shape are analysed in combination with molecular genetic or ecological information, so that tools for geometric morphometric analysis are required. Morphometric studies most often use the arrangements of morphological landmarks as the data source and extract shape information from them by Procrustes superimposition. The MorphoJ software combines this approach with a wide range of methods for shape analysis in different biological contexts. The program offers an integrated and user‐friendly environment for standard multivariate analyses such as principal components, discriminant analysis and multivariate regression as well as specialized applications including phylogenetics, quantitative genetics and analyses of modularity in shape data. MorphoJ is written in Java and versions for the Windows, Macintosh and Unix/Linux platforms are freely available from http://www.flywings. org.uk/MorphoJ_page. htm.
Cost‐constrained G‐efficient Response Surface Designs for Cuboidal Regions

In many industrial experiments there are restrictions on the resource (or cost) required for performing the runs in a response surface design. This will require practitioners to choose some subset of the candidate set of experimental runs. The appropriate selection of design points under resource constraints is an important aspect of multi‐factor experimentation. A well‐planned experiment should consist of factor‐level combinations selected such that the resulting design will have desirable statistical properties but the resource constraints should not be violated or the experimental cost should be minimized. The resulting designs are referred to as cost‐efficient designs. We use a genetic algorithm for constructing cost‐constrained G‐efficient second‐order response surface designs over cuboidal regions when an experimental cost at a certain factor level is high and a resource constraint exists. Consideration of practical resource (or cost) restrictions and different cost structures will provide valuable information for planning effective and economical experiments when optimizing statistical design properties. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Self-reciprocating radioisotope-powered cantilever

A reciprocating cantilever utilizing emitted charges from a millicurie radioisotope thin film is presented. The actuator realizes a direct collected-charge-to-motion conversion. The reciprocation is obtained by self-timed contact between the cantilever and the radioisotope source. A static model balancing the electrostatic and mechanical forces from an equivalent circuit leads to an analytical solution useful for device characterization. Measured reciprocating periods agree with predicted values from the analytical model. A scaling analysis shows that microscale arrays of such cantilevers provide an integrated sensor and actuator platform.
Job shop scheduling with unit length tasks

In this paper, we consider a class of scheduling problems that are among the fundamental optimization problems in operations research. More specifically, we deal with a particular version called job shop scheduling with unit length tasks . Using the results of Hromkovic, Momke, Steinhofel, and Widmayer presented in their work Job Shop Scheduling with Unit Length Tasks: Bounds and Algorithms , we analyze the problem setting for 2 jobs with an unequal number of tasks. We contribute a deterministic algorithm which achieves a vanishing delay in certain cases and a randomized algorithm with a competitive ratio tending to 1. Furthermore, we investigate the problem with 3 jobs and we construct a randomized online algorithm which also has a competitive ratio tending to 1.
The interaction of DNA gyrase with the bacterial toxin CcdB: evidence for the existence of two gyrase-CcdB complexes.

CcdB is a bacterial toxin that targets DNA gyrase. Analysis of the interaction of CcdB with gyrase reveals two distinct complexes. An initial complex (alpha) is formed by direct interaction between GyrA and CcdB; this complex can be detected by affinity column and gel-shift analysis, and has a proteolytic signature which is characterised by a 49 kDa fragment of GyrA. Surface plasmon resonance shows that CcdB binds to the N-terminal domain of GyrA with high affinity. In this mode of binding, CcdB does not affect the ability of gyrase to hydrolyse ATP or promote supercoiling. Incubation of this initial complex with ATP in the presence of GyrB and DNA slowly converts it to a second complex (beta), which has a lower rate of ATP hydrolysis and is unable to catalyse supercoiling. The efficiency of formation of this inactive complex is dependent on the concentrations of ATP and CcdB. We suggest that the conversion between the two complexes proceeds via an intermediate, whose formation is dependent on the rate of ATP hydrolysis.
Emotional Speech Recognition Using Acoustic Models of Decomposed Component Words

This paper presents a novel approach for emotional speech recognition. Instead of using a full length of speech for classification, the proposed method decomposes speech signals into component words, groups the words into segments and generates an acoustic model for each segment by using features such as audio power, MFCC, log attack time, spectrum spread and segment duration. Based on the proposed segment-based classification, unknown speech signals can be recognized into sequences of segment emotions. Emotion profiles (EPs) are extracted from the emotion sequences. Finally, speech emotion can be determined by using EP as features. Experiments are conducted by using 6,810 training samples and 722 test samples which are composed of eight emotional classes from IEMOCAP database. In comparison with a conventional method, the proposed method can improve recognition rate from 46.81% to 58.59% in eight emotion classification and from 60.18% to 71.25% in four emotion classification.
Osteoporotic compression fractures: outcomes after single- versus multiple-level percutaneous vertebroplasty.

PURPOSE To compare single- and multiple-level percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) in terms of pain relief, activity level, and analgesic use in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). MATERIALS AND METHODS Institutional review board approval and informed consent were obtained, and the study was HIPAA compliant. One hundred seventy-three patients (mean age at treatment, 73.8 years +/- 11.9 [standard deviation]) with 422 symptomatic osteoporotic VCFs underwent 204 treatment sessions for over 4 years. Pain immediately before and after PV was measured by using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Pain degree, activity level, and analgesic use were assessed at 2 weeks and 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after PV by using telephone interview questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using a combination of paired t tests, analysis of variance, contingency tables, and chi2 tests. RESULTS Findings of 172 PV treatment sessions for 149 patients (mean age at treatment, 73.4 years +/- 12), 110 (74%) of whom were women, were assessed; 32 treatment cases were lost to follow-up or lost owing to death. A single fracture level was treated at 65 sessions; two fracture levels, at 52 sessions; and three or more fracture levels, at 55 sessions. The mean VAS pain score decreased significantly (P < .001), from 76 +/- 21 before to 19 +/- 27 immediately after PV. Of the outcomes reported at 24 months, 82% (64 of 78 treatment sessions) were marked to complete resolution of the initial pain, 51% were complete cessation of analgesic use, and 51% were increased activity levels. These results did not differ greatly over time or when stratified into groups according to the number of fracture levels treated. CONCLUSION PV performed at a single fracture level and that performed at multiple fracture levels were equally effective in facilitating long-term pain relief, increased activity level, and decreased analgesic use in patients with osteoporotic VCFs.
Arti fi cial surveillance cues do not increase generosity : twometa-analyses

⁎ Corresponding author. Department of Psychology, A University Drive, P.O. Box 871104, Tempe, AZ, 85287, Uni E-mail addresses: stefanie.northover@asu.edu (S.B. No bill.pedersen@csulb.edu (W.C. Pedersen), adamcohen@as pandrew@mcmaster.ca (P.W. Andrews). http://dx.doi. org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav. 2016.07. 001 1090-5138/© 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Please cite this article as: Northover, S.B. , et Behavior (2016), http://dx.doi. org/10.1016/j. Article history: Initial receipt 28 May 2015 Final revision received 1 July 2016 Available online xxxx
Weight change and duration of overweight and obesity in the incidence of type 2 diabetes.

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between weight change and duration of overweight and obesity and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in a cohort of middle-aged British men. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We carried out a prospective study of cardiovascular disease in men aged 40-59 years at screening (1978-1980), drawn from one general practice in 24 British towns, who completed a postal questionnaire 5 years later (Q5) and for whom data on BMI at year 1 (Q1) and Q5 were available (n = 7,100). Men with diabetes at Q1 or Q5 and men with hyperglycemia at Q1 were excluded from the study (n = 184). The main outcome measure was type 2 diabetes (physician-diagnosed) during a mean follow-up period of 12 years starting at Q5 (1983-1985). RESULTS In the 6,916 men with no history or evidence of diabetes, there were 237 incident cases of type 2 diabetes during the mean follow-up period of 12 years, a rate of 3.2/1,000 person-years. Substantial weight gain (>10%) was associated with a significant increase in risk of type 2 diabetes compared with that in men with stable weight (relative risk [RR] 1.61 [95% CI 1.01-2.56]) after adjustment for age, initial BMI, and other risk factors. Excluding men who developed diabetes within 4 years after the period of weight change increased the risk further (1.81 [1.09-3.00]). After adjustment and exclusion of men who developed diabetes early in the follow-up, weight loss (> or =4%) was associated with a reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes, compared with that in the stable group, that reached marginal significance (0.65 [0.42-1.03], P = 0.07). A test for trend that fitted weight change as a continuous covariate showed the risk of diabetes to increase significantly from maximum weight loss to maximum weight gain (P = 0.0009). The lower risk associated with weight loss was seen in obese (> or =28 kg/m2) and nonobese subjects and in men with normal (<6.1 mmol/l) and high (> or =6.1 mmol/l) nonfasting blood glucose levels. Although not statistically significant, this is consistent with a benefit from weight loss. Risk of type 2 diabetes increased progressively and significantly with increasing levels of initial BMI and also with the duration of overweight and obesity (P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the critical importance of overweight and obesity, particularly of long duration, in the development of type 2 diabetes. The data support current public health recommendations to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by preventing weight gain in middle-aged men who are not overweight and by encouraging weight loss in overweight and obese men.
Schedulability Analysis for Messages in Gateway-Interconnected Controller Area Network

Controller Area Network (CAN) is widely used inside the automobiles. To decrease design complexity and cost, several CAN are utilized in different sub systems and gateway is employed to realize the communication between them. But the employment of gateway brings many challenges for schedulability analysis of CAN messages. We first analyzed the key challenges for schedulability analysis of messages. And then, based on existing method proposed for one single CAN, a new analysis method that is based on interference analysis for dynamically arriving gateway messages is proposed for non-gateway messages. Furthermore, a division approach that transforms the end-to-end schedulability analysis of gateway messages into the similar situation with that of non-gateway messages is proposed for gateway messages. The proposed method is proved to be safe, and by comparing it with a full space searching based simulator and applying to a real message set, its effectiveness is demonstrated as well.
The sporulation transcription factor Spo0A is required for biofilm development in Bacillus subtilis

Biofilms are structured communities of cells encased in a polymeric matrix and adherent to a surface, interface or each other. We report here that the soil bacterium Bacillus subtilis forms biofilms. By confocal scanning laser microscopy, we observed that B. subtilis adhered to abiotic surfaces and formed a three‐dimensional structure ≥ 30 µm in depth. These biofilms appeared to be at least partly encased in an extracellular polysaccharide matrix, as they could be stained with Calcofluor, a polysaccharide‐binding dye. To understand the molecular mechanism of biofilm formation, we screened previously characterized mutants for a defect in biofilm formation. We found that mutations in spo0A, which encodes the major early sporulation transcription factor, caused a defect in biofilm formation. spo0A mutant cells adhered to a surface in a monolayer of cells rather than a three‐dimensional biofilm. The requirement of Spo0A for biofilm development appears to result from its role in negatively regulating AbrB. Mutations in abrB suppressed the biofilm defect of a spo0A mutant, indicating that AbrB negatively regulates at least one gene that is required for the transition from a monolayer of attached cells to a mature biofilm. Implications of biofilm development for the ecology of B. subtilis are discussed.
Low invasive multisensor acquisition system for real-time monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory parameters

The recent advances in multiparametric monitoring of biosignals and management of big data prompt for the development of devices and techniques for the extraction of indicators with physiological relevance. In this context, we have designed and realized a portable electronic system, equipped with simple biomedical sensors, able to synchronously record multiple electrocardiographic (ECG), photoplethysmographic (PPG) and breathing signals, for carrying out a non-invasive monitoring of several cardiovascular parameters. In this work, we show the results of preliminary measurements performed following a specific physiological protocol (i.e., deep breathing with 10 s per cycle). The system allows to monitor specific physiological behaviors, such as the decrease of the R-R interval (increase of the heart rate) during inhalation and the increase of the stroke volume increases during exhalation. The high quality of the ECG/PPG/breath waveforms acquired by our probes, sensors and system allows an improvement in the accuracy of the extraction of noteworthy cardiovascular parameters.
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Glycoprotein E Domains Involved in Virus Spread and Disease

ABSTRACT Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein E (gE) functions as an immunoglobulin G (IgG) Fc binding protein and is involved in virus spread. Previously we studied a gE mutant virus that was impaired for IgG Fc binding but intact for spread and another that was normal for both activities. To further evaluate the role of gE in spread, two additional mutant viruses were constructed by introducing linker insertion mutations either outside the IgG Fc binding domain at gE position 210 or within the IgG Fc binding domain at position 380. Both mutant viruses were impaired for spread in epidermal cells in vitro; however, the 380 mutant virus was significantly more impaired and was as defective as gE null virus. gE mutant viruses were inoculated into the murine flank to measure epidermal disease at the inoculation site, travel of virus to dorsal root ganglia, and spread of virus from ganglia back to skin to produce zosteriform lesions. Disease at the inoculation and zosteriform sites was reduced for both mutant viruses, but more so for the 380 mutant virus. Moreover, the 380 mutant virus was highly impaired in its ability to reach the ganglia, as demonstrated by virus culture and real-time quantitative PCR. The results indicate that the domain surrounding amino acid 380 is important for both spread and IgG Fc binding and suggest that this domain is a potential target for antiviral therapy or vaccines.
Personalized Detection of Explosive Cough Events in Patients With Pulmonary Disease

We present a new method for the discrimination of explosive cough events based on a combination of spectral and pitch-related features. The method was tested on 16 distinct partitions of a database with 9 patients. After a pre-processing stage where non-relevant segments were discarded, we have extracted eight features from each of the other segments and have fed them to the classifiers. Four types of algorithms were implemented to classify the events, with Bayesian classifiers achieving the best performance. Preliminary results showed that performance increased when the analysis was performed on individual subjects and when specific sensor locations were chosen. These results demonstrate that personalizing the analysis is a promising approach and shed some light on where to put sensors when automatic analysis is performed in the future.
Fracture of the lateral process of the talus

An inversion injury to the ankle is one of the most common presentations to an Emergency Department. Clinicians should be aware of potential rare injuries from this mechanism which can be overlooked by following standard protocols. A fracture to the lateral process of the talus should be considered in all patients following an ankle injury with difficulty in weight bearing. Management can be operative or conservative depending on the degree of fracture displacement and the individual patient’s level of functionality.
The relationship between delayed type hypersensitivity and acquired cellular resistance in experimental airborne tuberculosis.

The correlation of the level of acquired resistance of vaccinated and unvaccinated guinea pigs to aerogenic challenge with small numbers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv with the degree of hypersensitivity to tuberculin measured at the time of challenge was studied. Under certain conditions of vaccination, there was a significant inverse correlation between the erythematous response to 100 tuberculin units of purified protein derivative and the number of M. tuberculosis H37Rv recovered from the lungs four weeks after aerogenic challenge. This correlation was found both six weeks and six months after vaccination with bacille Calmette Gubrin. There was no correlation if 5 tuberculin units of purified protein derivative were used for skin testing. Hypersensitivity to tuberculin waned with time, but acquired resistance did not. In view of these results, it is hypothesized that immunologic memory is the basic requirement for acquired resistance rather than the presence of circulating sensitive lymphocytes detected by the skin test. Both delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) and