Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Reintroduction success of threatened Australian trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) based on growth and reproduction

Internationally, re-introductions of endangered species into their former ranges have largely failed. Here we assess a successful reintroduction program of the endangered trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) and examine factors contributing to this success. Stocking of marked fish (all stocked fish were marked) occurred between 1997 and 2006 in the Ovens River, south-eastern Australia, where trout cod were historically abundant but locally extinct by the 1980s. We found no natural recruits (i.e. from spawnings of stocked fish in the wild) over the age of six, indicating that natural recruitment started at most five years after stocking began. Of the 83 fish we examined for sexual maturity, 12 were immature, 20 were male, and 51 were female. The body length at which 50% of the population can be considered mature was 325 and 250 mm for females and males, respectively. The length at which 90% of the population was mature was 394 and 318 mm for females and males, respectively. The smallest mature female was 245 mm. Average relative fertility was 9 eggs g–1 fish weight. The results we obtained provide valuable insights into the aspects contributing to the success of reintroduction programs for endangered freshwater species.
Effectiveness of physiotherapy techniques for rehabilitation after acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation : a meta-analysis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide with inflated costs for treatment and rehabilitation. Physiotherapy is clinically beneficial for rehabilitation of COPD patients but there is a lack of scientific analysis and comparison of physiotherapy effects in severe COPD patients. Therefore, we applied a detailed systematic approach to investigate the effect of all potential physiotherapy techniques on motor function in COPD exacerbation patients. We pooled data from 315 trials published in databases such as PubMed, etc. Colleagues independently reviewed these studies and any of the above study patients with exacerbated COPD were randomly allocated to receive diverse physiotherapy techniques. Primary outcomes were exercise distance and endurance time. Thirteen studies were eventually included in this study. Overall physiotherapy techniques contributed to significantly improved motor function (standardized mean difference 25.96, 95% confidence interval [CI]=19.08 to 32.85) including longer exercise distance (weighted mean difference), and longer endurance time (standardized mean difference). Specifically, results of TENS and HFCWO indicated a significant improvement of motor function of COPD patients (overall P=0.003 and <0.00001, respectively) while ELTGOL did not statistically ameliorate motor function after COPD exacerbation (overall P=0.43). In general, physiotherapy techniques are effective in improving severe COPD patient motor function. Further research is needed to elucidate its effect on other outcomes and to determine the optimal use of physical therapy.
A Numerical Investigation of Lamb Wave Damage Diagnosis for Composite Delamination Using Instantaneous Phase

This paper presents a study of Lamb wave damage diagnosis of composite delamination using instantaneous phase data. Numerical experiments are performed using the finite element method. Different sizes of delamination damages are modeled using finite element package ABAQUS. Lamb wave excitation and responses data are obtained using a pitch-catch configuration. Empirical mode decomposition is employed to extract the intrinsic mode functions (IMF). Hilbert–Huang Transform is applied to each of the resulting IMFs to obtain the instantaneous phase information. The baseline data for healthy plates are also generated using the same procedure. The size of delamination is correlated with the instantaneous phase change for damage diagnosis. It is observed that the unwrapped instantaneous phase of shows a consistent behavior with the increasing delamination size. Keywords—Delamination, lamb wave, finite element method, EMD, instantaneous phase.
A CHANNELIZATION MODEL OF LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION

The geomorphic evolution of many landscapes is fundamentally deter- mined by the evolution of the river channels and their interactions with hillslopes. Consequently, models of landscape evolution ought to track the evolution of the channel geometry so as to quantify the rate of erosion of channel bottoms and to follow the changes in hillslope-channel coupling over time. Unfortunately, the spatial resolution required to describe channel morphology adequately is computationally impractical. It is also beyond the resolution of most digital elevation data. What is required is a parameterization scheme for approximating fine scale channel morphol- ogy at a coarse pixel scale. Such a parameterization is already implicitly employed in most models by assuming channel equilibrium, which ties the width and depth of a model channel to the square root of discharge through a pixel. Channel fluxes are thereby predictable, and a closed form of the governing equations is attained. In reality, mountain river channels do not take a simple equilibrium form and show great spatial variability and evident disequilibrium geometry. Since the time scales of changes in channel geometry, bedrock channel erosion, and hillslope response are all closely related, it is reasonable to infer that the spatio-temporal development of the landscape is determined by their interaction and that channel disequilibrium is a fundamental factor in the dynamics of landscape evolution. If this is the case, we need an alternative sub-grid scale parameterization that aggregates channel properties such as surface morphology, roughness, cross-sectional geometry, so that the time depen- dent behavior of these properties can be estimated at the coarse pixel scale. We introduce such a parameterization measure, which we term channelization, after extensive investigation of the pixel resolution dependence of topographic relief. We focus in particular on the effect of coarse graining on digital elevation data for derived measures such as channel slope and upstream area and demonstrate that we can approximately correct for this effect. We show that a very simple geomorphic model can be constructed around the channelization parameter and the resolution-invariant topographic measures. This model demonstrates that channel disequilibrium may play a significant role in mountain landscape dynamics. It also shows how geomorphic models in general could be modified to incorporate such sub-pixel scale complexities and to better model these dynamics.
Final Report: GBS: Guidance By Semantics-Using High-Level Visual Inference to Improve Vision-based Mobile Robot Localization

Final Report: GBS: Guidance By Semantics-Using High-Level Visual Inference to Improve Vision-based Mobile Robot Localization Report Title The overall objective in guidance by semantics is to improve the sensing and actuation of unmanned and optionally manned platforms by incorporating high-level visual inference into the robot loop. Our specific goal in this project is to perform mapping and localization on a mobile platform using semantically meaningful sensor data. In our case, we have used a camera image co-registered with a laser scan to filter in scan points that fall on buildings in the scene or an RGBD sensor. This enables the robotic platform to only make use of readings that are known to be good, static landmarks, such as buildings as we have done in previous years. However, buildings are just one small type of semantic inference we can and plan to use. To realize these goals, in previous years, we have investigated full scene semantics with a rich parts based segmentation model, stairway detection, human motion and activity understanding, as well as more fundamental work on learning nonparametric distance functions to support more capable semantic inference across the different types of models. In the previous year, we have investigated full ascending stairway modeling, object-category sensing, multiple robot collaboration, and made strong progress toward the full guidance by semantics vision. The building and stairway detection routines have been implemented and deployed on ARL Packbots and ClearPath Turtlebots, with our ARL CISD colleagues and tested in the field at Camp Lejeune. In the current year, we brought our semantic inference work up to a mature state and we studied efficient mapping using modern approximate graph inference techniques to enable us to conduct the final guidance by semantics experiments in the next and final year of the project. We cover and describe all of this work in the report; more information can readily be provided if it is needed. (a) Papers published in peer-reviewed journals (N/A for none) Enter List of papers submitted or published that acknowledge ARO support from the start of the project to the date of this printing. List the papers, including journal references, in the following categories: 10/05/2012 Received Paper 1.00 Jason J. Corso. Toward Parts-Based Scene Understanding with Pixel-Support Parts-Sparse Pictorial Structures, Pattern Recognition Letters, (01 2013): 0. doi:
Topic-Aware Automatic Snippet Generation for Resolving Multiple Meaning on Web Search Result

In recent years, the amount of information on the Web is growing exponentially with the spread of the Internet. We generally use search engines to search for the intended information. However, the search engine displays the Web pages including the entered search query in list format. It is difficult for the user to find out the intended information if the entered search query is a word whose meaning depends on the situation and location of the user. It needs the intended information to the multiple hidden topics. In this research, we classify Web search results based on each topic. The topic is defined as the latent meaning, and the contents included in the word. Moreover, our method displays automatically generated snippets for each topic with the Web search results to the user. It is easy to find required information from snippets, even though the intended information is ambiguous. It first classifies the Web search results by Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) which is a major topic model method. It then generates the snippets using Conditional Variational AutoEncoder (Conditional VAE) based on the clustering of We search results. It is expected that using LDA for the clustering will group the Web search result according to the latent meanings of the search query. Also, we expect that proper snippets will be generated for each topic by Conditional VAE. In this paper, we show that LDA is effective for the clustering of Web search results. Moreover, the snippets generated by Conditional VAE is able to generate sentences considered each topic.
Using Transcription Factor Id1 to Selectively Target Endothelial Progenitor Cells Offers Novel Strategies to Inhibit Tumor Angiogenesis and Growth

Albert S. Mellick, Prue N. Plummer, Daniel J. Nolan, Dingcheng Gao, Kathryn Bambino, Mary Hahn, Vivian Turner, Kevin McDonnell, Robert Benezra, Robert Brink, Alexander Swarbrick, Vivek Mittal. School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Parklands Dr, Gold Coast, QLD 4215, Australia. Weill Cornell University Medical College, 525E 68th St, 1300 York Ave New York, NY 10065, USA. Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Word-like character n-gram embedding

We propose a new word embedding method called word-like character n-gram embedding, which learns distributed representations of words by embedding word-like character n-grams. Our method is an extension of recently proposed segmentation-free word embedding, which directly embeds frequent character n-grams from a raw corpus. However, its n-gram vocabulary tends to contain too many non-word n-grams. We solved this problem by introducing an idea of expected word frequency. Compared to the previously proposed methods, our method can embed more words, along with the words that are not included in a given basic word dictionary. Since our method does not rely on word segmentation with rich word dictionaries, it is especially effective when the text in the corpus is in unsegmented language and contains many neologisms and informal words (e.g., Chinese SNS dataset). Our experimental results on Sina Weibo (a Chinese microblog service) and Twitter show that the proposed method can embed more words and improve the performance of downstream tasks.
Parasites as possible cause of mass mortalities of the critically endangered clam Mesodesma mactroides on the Atlantic coast of Argentina

A survey of the health status of the yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides was performed to contribute to establish the causes of mass mortality episodes. A sample of 32 clams was collected from Isla del Jabali (40°32’S- 62°21’W, Buenos Aires province, Argentina), a relict population by 1999, that two years later suffered a mass mortality. Microscopical examination of the histological sections revealed the presence of four parasitic or commensal taxa: Trichodina sp. ciliates, coccidian, gregarines and turbellaria. Specimens of Trichodina sp. were found on the gills of 58% of clams with moderate intensities without apparent cell damage. Coccidian were present in the nephridal tubules with both high prevalence (93%) and intensity of infection. Macrogamonts and meronts containing merozoites were the more frequently observed stages, obtruding the lumen of the nephridial tubules and associated with hypertrophying epithelial cells. Gregarines were observed inside the digestive epithelial cells and in the adjacent connective tissue in high intensities, with a prevalence of 64%. They were present alone or in groups of several individuals, in which case the epithelial cells were lysed. Turbellaria specimens were found inhabiting the lumen of the digestive tract, parasitising 30% of examined clams. Additionally, histological preparations from 36 dying clams from Monte Hermoso (40°32’S- 62°21’W, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, collected during mass mortality episode of November 1995) were re-examined. Despite the bad-condition of tissues, the same parasites found in Isla del Jabali were observed, with the exception of gregarines: Trichodina sp. (100%), coccidians (100% from the five histological sections which included nephrida), turbellaria (14%). To support the hypothesis of a diseases-caused epidemic it is necessary to examine samples from other clam populations and to examine for virus infection.
Time Perspective and Sustainable Behavior

The authors examined the efficacy of a two-factor model of consideration of future consequences (CFC) in understanding environmentally sustainable behaviors. In Study 1, individual differences in CFC-Immediate and CFC-Future were examined as predictors of environmental concern (EC) and behavior motivation (EB), controlling for values and sociodemographic variables. Results showed that low scores on the CFC-Immediate predicted EC and EB, with nonsignificant effects for CFC-Future. A prospect-concept priming task was used in Study 2 to implicitly activate future thinking which resulted in increases in ECs and behaviors, and these links were partially mediated by CFC-Immediate but not CFC-Future. The findings show that the associations between future time perspective and sustainable behaviors are driven by reduced immediate concerns. Implications for the role of time perspective in understanding and affecting sustainability efforts are discussed.
Comparison of laser performance for diode-pumped Tm:YLF of various doping concentrations

Single-end-pumped laser performance of 2, 4, and 6at. % Tm-doped YLF rods is reported. For the pumping configuration employed, crystal fracture was observed to occur for a thermal load per unit absorption length of ~13W/cm. The 2at. % Tm-doped crystal was found to have a quantum yield of ~90% of that of 4at. % Tm. However, due to a lower thermal loading density, the maximum possible incident pump power is predicted to be >60% higher, hence offering a greater output power per rod for the lower doping concentration. Power scaling considerations are discussed with reference to cross-relaxation, upconversion, and thermal loading of the host crystal.
Understanding the Link Between Low Self-Esteem and Depression

Although it is well documented that low self-esteem and depression are related, the precise nature of the relation has been a topic of ongoing debate. We describe several theoretical models concerning the link between self-esteem and depression, and review recent research evaluating the validity of these competing models. Overall, the available evidence provides strong support for the vulnerability model (low self-esteem contributes to depression), weaker support for the scar model (depression erodes self-esteem), and little support for alternative accounts such as the diathesis-stress model. Moreover, the vulnerability model is robust and holds across gender, age, affective-cognitive versus somatic symptoms of depression, European background versus Mexican-origin participants, and clinical versus nonclinical samples. Research on further specifications of the vulnerability model suggests that the effect is (a) partially mediated by rumination, (b) not influenced by other characteristics of self-esteem (i.e., stability and contingency), and (c) driven predominantly by global rather than domain-specific self-esteem. The research has important theoretical implications because it counters the commonly repeated claim that self-esteem has no long-term impact. Moreover, the research has important practical implications, suggesting that depression can be prevented, or reduced, by interventions that improve self-esteem.
Matrix Converter Open-Circuit Fault Behavior Analysis and Diagnosis With a Model Predictive Control Strategy

A novel fast and reliable open-circuit fault diagnosis strategy for a matrix converter with a finite-control-set model predictive control strategy is proposed in this paper. Current sensors are located ahead of the clamp circuit to measure the output currents in order to improve the speed of fault diagnosis. In addition, the current recirculating path during a single open-circuit switch fault condition is given in detail with the aim of contributing more expert knowledge to the fault diagnosis. The proposed fault diagnosis method is applicable over the whole range of modulation index.
Feeder Cattle Price Differentials in Georgia Teleauctions

Abstract Three Georgia feeder cattle teleauction markets were analyzed from 1977 to 1988 to estimate the impacts of cattle characteristics and market conditions on prices. Cattle characteristic price impacts were similar to those in previous studies. The impact of feeder cattle futures price on teleauction price was positive but varied across markets. Optimal lot size ranged from 143 to 276 head. In one market, 14 lots were necessary to generate positive price impacts. Additional buyers were estimated to have a $. 30/cwt per buyer impact on price.
Age-Related Differences in Animacy Effects as a Function of Word-Order Canonicity in a Verb-Final Language: Evidence from ERP

배경 및 목적: 생물성은 문장의 의미역, 문법적 관계, 논항의 배열 등과 관련하여 문장처리 연구에서 중요한 주제로 다루어져 왔다. 본 연구는 사건관련전위(event-related potential, ERP)를 사용하여 타 언어권 연구에서 보고된 생물성 효과가 한국어 전형 및 비전형 어순의 문장처리상에도 동일하게 나타나는지를 한국어를 모국어로 하는 청년층과.
Keeping an eye on the neighbours: Police, citizens, and communication within mobile neighbourhood crime prevention groups

Mobile neighbourhood crime prevention has become increasingly popular in the Netherlands. Since 2015, 7,250 WhatsApp neighbourhood crime prevention (WNCP) groups have been registered online, most of which are initiated and moderated by citizens. This entails a form of participatory policing aimed at neighbourhood crime prevention, which may provoke increased feelings of anxiety and interpersonal surveillance. Community police officers and citizens need to adapt to changed interactions and trust relations in the neighbourhood. This mixed-methods research examines both the mediation of messaging applications and its implementation by both citizens and police, indicating the tensions and negotiations around formal and informal ‘policing’.
The Ritual Dimension of Consumer Behavior

In daily living, people participate regularly in a variety of ritualized activities at home, work, and play, both as individuals and as members of some larger community. The average person also relies on various ritual events to mark such significant life passages as graduation, marriage, and death. Despite these pervasive and meaningful ritual experiences, consumer research has largely failed to recognize this extensive behavioral domain. The present article introduces and elaborates the ritual construct as a vehicle for interpreting consumer behavior and presents the results of two exploratory studies that investigate the artifactual and psychosocial contents of young adults' personal grooming rituals.
Influence of Microorganisms on the Healing of Skin Grafts from Chronic Venous Leg Wounds

Tine Yding Wolff1, Thomas Bjarnsholt2,3, Klaus Kirketerp-Moller4 and Trine Rolighed Thomsen1,5 1Life Science Division, The Danish Technological Institute 2University of Copenhagen, Faculty Of Health Sciences, Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology 3Rigshospitalet, Department for Clinical Microbiology 4Orthopedic Department, Hvidovre University Hospital 5Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental EngineeringAalborg University Denmark
High sensitivity optomechanical reference accelerometer over 10 kHz

We present an optically detected mechanical accelerometer that achieves a sensitivity of 100 ngn/Hz over a bandwidth of 10 kHz and is traceable. We have incorporated a Fabry-Perot fiber-optic micro-cavity that is currently capable of measuring the test-mass displacement with sensitivities of 200 am/Hz, and whose length determination enables traceability to the International System of Units. The compact size and high mQ-product achieved combined with the high sensitivity and simplicity of the implemented optical detection scheme highlight our device and this category of accelerometers, outlining a path for high sensitivity reference acceleration measurements and observations in seismology and gravimetry.
GlottoVis: Visualizing language endangerment and documentation

We present GlottoVis, a system designed to visualize language endangerment as collected by UNESCO and descriptive status as collected by the Glottolog project. Glottolog records bibliographic data for the world’s (lesser known) languages. Languages are documented with increasing detail, but the number of native speakers of minority languages dwindles as their population shifts to other more dominant languages. Hence one needs to visualize documentation level and endangerment status at the same time, to browse for the most urgent cases (little documentation and high endangerment) and to direct funding aimed at describing endangered languages. GlottoVis visualizes these two properties of languages and provides an interface to search and filter. Our tool is web-based and is comprised of glyphs on a zoomable geographic map. Clustering and (visual) data aggregation are performed at each zoom level to avoid overlap of glyphs. This reduces clutter and improves readability of the visualization. Preliminary tests with expert users confirm that our tool supports their desired workflow well.