Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Psychosynthesis: A Transpersonal Model for Hypnotically Mediated Psychotherapy

Psychosynthesis is one of the first Western transpersonal models of personality and psychotherapy. It was developed in 1910 by the Italian psychiatrist Roberto Assagioli. In this article, basic constructs involving the realms of consciousness, subpersonalities, and the importance of the will, and the neo-Jungian functions, will be introduced and related to the practice of hypnotically mediated psychotherapy. That which makes this model unique is its recognition of the human spirit and how that impacts consciousness and its inclusion as an important element to be included in therapy. A guideline for selecting interventions based upon the patient's symptom will be described as well as a discussion of some of the therapy techniques associated with this model.
European Conference on Information Systems ( ECIS ) 5-15-2012 EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF RISKS IN IS / IT PROJECTS : CHALLENGES FOR MANAGERS

Risks in IS/IT projects are considered to have decisive effects on the success of these projects. Several researchers have identified and categorised risks in IS/IT projects into six major risk dimensions. This paper assesses the validity of these risk dimensions in light of the current IS/IT developments. An additional risk dimension related to outsourcing and new technologies is investigated. The data was gathered via an online survey tool, which provided 113 valid responses. The validity and the reliability of the risk dimensions were tested using statistical methods. The results revealed that the risk factors within the seven risk dimensions are still valid and reliable. Despite the fact, that all risk dimensions are important, this paper identifies the most significant three risk dimensions using the factor analysis. These three risk dimensions are Management, External Influences and New Technology. Notwithstanding the IS/IT developments in the recent years, it appears that the so far identified risks in IS/IT projects have not been mitigated yet. The proposed simplified set of risk dimensions might be used as a guide to identify the key risk factors in IS/IT projects.
Extension Artificial Immune System approach in MRI classification

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has become a useful modality because it provides unparallel capability of revealing soft tissue characterization as well as 3-D visualization. Immune system is regarded a remarkable mechanism capable of self-organizing to best strengthen its function for defending outside attacks. As such, the Artificial Immune System (AIS) theory is gradually adopted in designing optimal computation systems. In the study, an extension AIS(EAIS) shows antibody affinity to deal with enormous spectrum data and also characterizes Gray Matter (GM), White Matter (WM) and Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) to highly benefit doctors and patients. According to the comparing results, the EAIS is better than C-means in classification.
Xerostomia in Sjögren's syndrome. Evaluation by sequential salivary scintigraphy.

Sequential salivary scintigraphy, or the visual recording with a gamma scintillation camera of the uptake, concentration, and excretion of 99m Tc pertechnetate by the major salivary glands after the administration of sodium pertechnetate Tc 99m, was performed on 20 female patients with Sjogren's syndrome. The results were compared with those of other procedures currently used to evaluate xerostomia. The scintigraphic findings closely paralleled the results of the salivary flow-rate determinations and contrast sialography and the patients' clinical symptoms, but did not correlate with the finding of lymphocytic infiltration in lip biopsy specimens or the detection of the anti-salivaryduct antibody. The scintigraphic examination proved to be extremely sensitive in depicting small asymmetric differences in parotid gland activity and in monitoring the improvement in salivary gland function with immunosuppressive therapy. Sequential salivary scintigraphy appears to be an easy, safe, and objective means of evaluating xerostomia in patients with Sjogen's syndrome.
Development of evidence‐based clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan

The Clinical Practice Guidelines for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), the first evidence‐based guidelines for the treatment of HCC in Japan, were compiled by an expert panel supported by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare. This set of guidelines covers six research fields: prevention, diagnosis and surveillance, surgery, chemotherapy, transarterial chemoembolization, and percutaneous local ablation therapy. A systematic review of the English medical literature on HCC was performed, and a total of 7192 publications were extracted, mainly from MEDLINE (1966–2002). After the second selection, 334 articles were adopted for the guidelines to form 58 pairs of research questions and recommendations. For the users' convenience, practical algorithms for the surveillance and treatment of HCC were also created, which were based on evidence from the selected articles forthe guidelines and modified according to the current status of medical practice in Japan, where liver resection for HCC is regarded as safe with less than 1% mortality and cadaveric donors for liver transplantation are extremely difficult to obtain. The formation of the guidelines and the outline of their contents are described. The Japanese HCC guidelines may be useful in decision making at every clinical step, both for patients and physicians. Although the main users of these guidelines are assumed to be Japanese physicians, the accumulated evidence and interpretation in the guidelines may attract universal attention.
Improved Focusing of a cosh-Gaussian Laser Beam in Quantum Plasma: Higher Order Paraxial Theory

This paper presents a preliminary study on relativistic self-focusing of cosh-Gaussian (ChG) laser beam and its dependence on the value of decentered parameter b through cold quantum plasma (CQP). In contrast to the earlier work on self-focusing in such a medium, higher order terms in the expansion of the dielectric function and the eikonal have been taken into account. It is seen that the inclusion of such terms (up to r4) in the extended paraxial theory does significantly affect the dependence of the beamwidth parameter (f) on the distance of propagation and allows the modification of the shape of the radial intensity distribution. We have also found that ChG in comparison with Gaussian beam has caused better focusing in the CQP, which is very important for some applications in high power laser-dense plasma interactions.
Providing Multicast Communication in a Differentiated Services Network Using Limited Branching Techniques

The differentiated services (DS) paradigm has emerged as a scalable approach to provide QoS for unicast communication in the Internet. Utilizing the DS to provide QoS for multicast poses several challenges because of the multi-point aspect, dynamic group membership, and heterogeneous receiver resource requirements of multicast. Existing proposals to accomplish this goal either require extra per packet overhead or changing multicast routing tables. This paper proposes an alternate architecture called M-DS (multicast-DS), utilizing two inter-operable limited branching techniques, edgerouter branching and limited-core branching, as appropriate within each DS domain. M-DS preserves the DS scalability, does not incur any per packet overhead due to extra headers in data packets, and routes packets using the IP multicast routing tables that are already set up in individual domains, albeit by enhancing the router functionality. We evaluate the performance (signaling overhead and extra bandwidth required) and show that it is practical to include it in the current DS framework.
Development of a Reading Skill Test to Measure Basic Language Skills

We are developing a Reading Skill Test (RST), which measures basic language skills relevant to reading (reading skills). In order to make the test maximally useful, we are developing it primarily as a tablet app. To examine the potential effects that tablet-based tests may have in comparison with paper-andpencil- based tests, we conducted an experiment in which 45 undergraduate students were divided into two groups and one group took the tablet-based test and the other a paper-and-pencil test. The results show no statistical difference between the tablet test and the paper-and-pencil test, which indicates that the RST can be effectively delivered as a tablet app.
Inhibitory effect of the peptide epitalon on the development of spontaneous mammary tumors in HER‐2/neu transgenic mice

Female FVB/N HER‐2/neu transgenic mice from the age of 2 months were subcutaneously injected with saline, the peptide Epitalon® (Ala‐Glu‐Asp‐Gly) or with the peptide Vilon® (Lys‐Glu) in a single dose of 1 μg/mouse for 5 consecutive days every month. Epitalon treatment reduced the cumulative number and the maximum size of tumors (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the number of mice bearing 1 mammary tumor was increased, whereas the number of mice bearing 2 or more mammary tumors was reduced in Epitalon‐treated in comparison to saline‐treated animals (p < 0.05). The size but not the number of lung metastases was reduced in Epitalon‐treated compared to saline‐treated mice (p < 0.05). The treatment with Vilon produced significant negative effects when compared to the control group, with an increased incidence of mammary cancer development (p < 0.05), a shorter mean latent period of tumors (p < 0.05) and an increased cumulative number of tumors (p < 0.05). A 3.7‐fold reduction in the expression of HER‐2/neu mRNA was found in mammary tumors from HER‐2/neu transgenic mice treated with Epitalon compared to control animals. The expression of mRNA for HER‐2/neu was also partially reduced in Vilon‐treated mice, but it remained significantly higher in Vilon‐ than in Epitalon‐treated animals (1.9‐fold increase). The data demonstrate the inhibitory effect of Epitalon in the development of spontaneous mammary tumors in HER‐2/neu mice, suggesting that a downregulation of HER‐2/neu gene expression in mammary adenocarcinoma may be responsible, at least in part, for the antitumor effect of the peptide. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Micro-Structural Evolution and Size-Effects in Plastically Deformed Single Crystals: Strain Gradient Continuum Modeling

Gradient Continuum Modeling DTU Orbit (31/12/2018) Micro-Structural Evolution and Size-Effects in Plastically Deformed Single Crystals: Strain Gradient Continuum Modeling An extensive amount of research has been devoted to the development of micro-mechanics based gradient plasticity continuum theories, which are necessary for modeling micron-scale plasticity when large spatial gradients of plastic strain appear. While many models have proven successful in capturing the macroscopic effects related to strain gradients, most predict smooth micro-structures. The evolution of dislocation micro-structures, during plastic straining of ductile crystalline materials, is highly complex and nonuniform. Published experimental measurements on deformed metal crystals show distinct pattern formation, in which dislocations, of the geometrically necessary kind, are arranged in wall and cell structures. This particular subset of signed dislocations, which have a net Burg-ers vector, are the main source for the observed size-effects and are directly linked to the gradients in plastic strain. It is clear that many challenges are associated with modeling dislocation structures, within a framework based on continuum fields, however, since the strain gradient effects are attributed to the dislocation micro-structure, it is a natural step, in the further development of gradient theories, to focus on their ability to capture realistic micro-structural evolution. This challenge is the main focus of the present thesis, which takes as starting point a non-work conjugate type back stress based higher order crystal plasticity theory. Within this framework, several possibilities for the back stress relation are formulated, based on a postulate of a gradient energy as well as by engaging in a phenomenological approach. Through an extensive numerical investigation, the proposed back stress formulations are shown to offer novel modeling capabilities both in terms of micro-structural predictions but also in terms of capturing complex macroscopic behavior tied to the presence of long range internal stresses. A formulation based on a near linear gradient energy reveals striking similarities to formulations based on discrete dislocation theory, and shows promising capabilities within the adopted higher order theory. Moreover, the present work offers new insight into plane strain modeling of face centered cubic crystals.
Chinese-keyword fuzzy search and extraction over encrypted patent documents

Cloud storage for information sharing is likely indispensable to the future national defence library in China e.g., for searching national defence patent documents, while security risks need to be maximally avoided using data encryption. Patent keywords are the high-level summary of the patent document, and it is significant in practice to efficiently extract and search the key words in the patent documents. Due to the particularity of Chinese keywords, most existing algorithms in English language environment become ineffective in Chinese scenarios. For extracting the keywords from patent documents, the manual keyword extraction is inappropriate when the amount of files is large. An improved method based on the term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) is proposed to auto-extract the keywords in the patent literature. The extracted keyword sets also help to accelerate the keyword search by linking finite keywords with a large amount of documents. Fuzzy keyword search is introduced to further increase the search efficiency in the cloud computing scenarios compared to exact keyword search methods. Based on the Chinese Pinyin similarity, a Pinyin-Gram-based algorithm is proposed for fuzzy search in encrypted Chinese environment, and a keyword trapdoor search index structure based on the n-ary tree is designed. Both the search efficiency and accuracy of the proposed scheme are verified through computer experiments.
Reachability / Observability Gramians and Balanced Realization of Periodic Descriptor Systems

In this paper necessary and sufficient conditions are derived for complete reachability and observability of periodic time-varying descriptor systems. Applying these conditions, the symmetric positive semi-definite reachability/observability Gramians are defined and can be shown to satisfy some projected generalized discrete-time periodic Lyapunov equations. We propose a numerical method for solving these projected Lyapunov equations, and an illustrative numerical example is given. As an application of our results, the balanced realization of periodic descriptor systems is discussed.
Influence of glycemic index/load on glycemic response, appetite, and food intake in healthy humans.

Recently, Alfenas and Mattes (1) concluded that the differential glycemic responses of foods tested in isolation are not preserved under conditions of chronic ad libitum consumption of mixed meals (1). This conclusion is unwarranted because of serious methodological problems that undermine the validity of their results. Foods were classified as low–or high–glycemic index by the investigators; the glycemic index of each food was determined in three subjects by measuring glucose four times with a glucose meter and discarding means with inconsistent values. Since white bread …
Neuromuscular responses of patients with multiple sclerosis

Muscle weakness, studied in 4 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), was compared with values from normal subjects. Twitch occlusion showed that normal subjects could activate their muscles maximally, but patients rarely achieved >60% activation. In both groups, motoneuron firing rates increased linearly with force. Consistent with the reduced level of activation, MCV firing rates in MS muscles rarely exceeded 17 Hz (compared with ∼24 Hz for normals). However, for right and left muscles of one patient, mean maximum firing rates were 14.2 ± 2 Hz and 8.0 ± 2 Hz, but her muscles could be activated to levels >92% and 60%, respectively. This patient's ability to achieve higher than expected forces at low firing rates was probably due to her slow muscle contractile speeds, especially ½‐relaxation time (75 to 115 ms, cf. ∼60 ms for normals), and high twitch/tetanus ratio (0.4, cf. 0.2). © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Surface normal estimation of black specular objects from multiview polarization images

Abstract. Polarization is a phenomenon that cannot be observed by the human eye, but it provides rich information regarding scenes. The proposed method estimates the surface normal of black specular objects through polarization analysis of reflected light. A unique surface normal cannot be determined from a polarization image observed from a single viewpoint; thus, we observe the object from multiple viewpoints. To analyze the polarization state of the reflected light at the corresponding points when observed from multiple viewpoints, the abstract shape is predetermined using a space carving technique. Unlike a conventional photometric stereo or multiview stereo, which cannot estimate the shape of a black specular object, the proposed method estimates the surface normal and three-dimensional coordinates of black specular objects via polarization analysis and space carving.
Do Web search engines suppress controversy?

Do Web search engines suppress controversy? by Susan L. Gerhart Web behavior depends upon three interlocking communities: (1) authors whose Web pages link to other pages; (2) search engines indexing and ranking those pages; and (3) information seekers whose queries and surfing reward authors and support search engines. Systematic suppression of controversial topics would indicate a flaw in the Web’s ideology of openness and informativeness. This paper explores search engines’ bias by asking: Is a specific well–known controversy revealed in a simple search? Experimental topics include: distance learning, Albert Einstein, St. John’s Wort, female astronauts, and Belize. The experiments suggest simple queries tend to overly present the "sunny side" of these topics, with minimal controversy. A more "Objective Web" is analyzed where: (a) Web page authors adopt research citation practices; (b) search engines balance organizational and analytic content; and, (c) searchers practice more wary multi–searching.
DEVELOPMENT OF VITAMIN A-RICH LIPID DROPLETS IN MULTIVESICULAR BODIES OF RAT LIVER STELLATE CELLS

The stellate cells 1 of the liver, which were first described by von Kupffer (1876) with the gold impregnation method, are quite different from the so-called phagocytic Kupffer cells in the sinusoids, and vitamin A is stored in these stellate cells (see Wake, 1971). The stellate cells are star-shaped perisinusoidal cells located in the space of Disse. Their cytoplasm contains well-developed, rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum and a number of lipid droplets. These lipid droplets produce intense vitamin Afluorescence in the fluorescence microscope (Nakane, 1963; Wake, 1964, 1971), and they increase in number remarkably after the administration of
Histogram of Body Poses and Spectral Regression Discriminant Analysis for Human Action Categorization

This paper explores a recently proposed and rarely reported subspace learning method, Spectral Regression Discriminant Analysis (SRDA) [1, 2], on silhouette based human action recognition. The recognition algorithm adopts the Bag of Words (BoW) model combined with the action representation based on Histogram of Body Poses sampled from silhouettes in the video sequence. In addition, we compare the performance of SRDA for dimensionality reduction with several traditional subspace learning methods, such as Principle Component Analysis (PCA), supervised Locality Preserving Projections (LPP), unsupervised LPP and Neighbourhood Preserving Embedding (NPE). Experimental results show that Histogram of Human Poses combined with SRDA or its kernel version, SRKDA, can achieve 100% recognition accuracy for the Weizmann human action dataset, which is better than any published results on the same dataset.
Low energy electrodynamics of strongly correlated metallic thin films using time-domain THz spectroscopy

Strongly interacting electron systems exhibit rich physical phenomena due to the presence of partially filled d or f shells with local magnetic moments. This allows for an interplay of the charge, spin and orbital degrees of freedom, which makes these systems extremely sensitive to small changes in external parameters such as temperature, pressure, and doping. This thesis investigates a variety of strongly interacting metals using optical charge spectroscopy: the heavy fermion antiferromagnet CeCu2Ge2, the almost quantum critical heavy fermion CeFe2Ge2 and the itinerant strongly interacting ferromagnet SrRuO3. We use time domain terahertz (THz) spectroscopy to probe the electron-electron interactions at low energy in these materials and calculate the optical conductivity response function at temperatures as low as 1.5K. The combination of THz data with dc transport measurements presents a full picture of the low energy electrodynamics. An extended Drude model analysis is used to construct a picture of the “turning-on” of correlations as temperature is lowered and gives a sense of the various mechanisms of interaction between charge carriers. Using this formalism we calculate the frequency dependent scattering rate and renormalized mass ii
A survey of phase variable candidates of human locomotion

Studies show that the human nervous system is able to parameterize gait cycle phase using sensory feedback. In the field of bipedal robots, the concept of a phase variable has been successfully used to mimic this behavior by parameterizing the gait cycle in a time-independent manner. This approach has been applied to control a powered transfemoral prosthetic leg, but the proposed phase variable was limited to the stance period of the prosthesis only. In order to achieve a more robust controller, we attempt to find a new phase variable that fully parameterizes the gait cycle of a prosthetic leg. The angle with respect to a global reference frame at the hip is able to monotonically parameterize both the stance and swing periods of the gait cycle. This survey looks at multiple phase variable candidates involving the hip angle with respect to a global reference frame across multiple tasks including level-ground walking, running, and stair negotiation. In particular, we propose a novel phase variable candidate that monotonically parameterizes the whole gait cycle across all tasks, and does so particularly well across level-ground walking. In addition to furthering the design of robust robotic prosthetic leg controllers, this survey could help neuroscientists and physicians study human locomotion across tasks from a time-independent perspective.