Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Aristotle's Ink: Tattooing a New Understanding of Invention in Collaborative Writing

ARISTOTLE’S INK: TATTOOING A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF INVENTION IN COLLABORATIVE WRITING Rachel L. Bragg Old Dominion University, 2016 Director: Dr. Julia Romberger The field of writing studies continues to be expanded by new mediums of text and new methods of composing. Though rhetorical theory is recognized as being dynamic (Brooke, 2009; McKeon, 1987), it has yet to be remediated to fully account for texts composed collaboratively or visual rhetoric. This dissertation study explores the composing process of tattoos as an intersection of visual rhetoric, invention, and collaborative writing in order to provide to writing studies a remediation of the rhetorical canon of invention that accounts for visual texts composed collaboratively. Data collected included interviews with five tattoo artists and five clients, observations of the tattoo composing and tattooing processes, and photographs of completed tattoos. The findings suggest that authorship, a concept intimately connected to invention, remains complicated and rooted in the Platonic foundations of rhetoric and the Romantic notion of authorship as a profession, both of which privilege the solitary author, even when a text such as a tattoo can only come to fruition through a collaborative composing process. Relative to invention, which deals with the process of creating communication, which is often considered an invisible process (Jasinski, “Invention,” 2001; Lauer, 2004), the findings also illuminate the invention strategies and associated actions a tattoo artist and client utilize during the composing of a tattoo. Significant to this study and the identification of the invention strategies utilized during the composing process of a tattoo is the finding that the invention strategies termed negotiation and integration are similar to stasis theory, a heuristic for invention with roots in classical theories of rhetoric. Identifying the invention strategies and associated actions employed in the collaborative composing process of a visual text suggest pedagogical implications for how teachers can invite collaboration and encourage creative conflict when students are asked to produce visual texts collaboratively. Also in relation to pedagogical implications, the invention strategy of reflection in particular provides another method for participants to evaluate themselves and the contributions of collaborators when asked to compose visual texts collaboratively.
Automated detection of multiple sclerosis lesions in magnetic resonance images of the human brain

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a medical technique which permits the visualization of a variety of tumors, lesions, and abnormalities present within the soft biological tissues of the body. Segmentation of medical image data is the process of assigning anatomically-meaningful labels to each component of the image. This thesis describes the development of a tool for the segmentation of MR images of the head. In particular, the tool is designed for the detection of multiple sclerosis lesions of the brain. The design was based on two objectives: (i) to evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating a priori knowledge of brain anatomy in the classification process, and (ii) to compare the statistical and symbolic approaches to machine learning. Knowledge of neuroanatomy is represented in the form of a tissue probability model. The model was constructed to provide a priori probabilities of brain tissue distribution per unit voxel in a standardized 3D 'brain space'. Use of the model to detect multiple sclerosis lesions reduces the number of false positive lesions by 50%. The performance of the statistical minimum distance and Bayesian classifiers was compared to that of a symbolic decision tree learning algorithm. A version of this algorithm for the handling of noisy data was included in the comparative study. Each classifier performed at about the same level of accuracy. The statistical classifiers were the fastest in training, yet were the slowest in recall.
Adaptive Control for Nonlinear Systems Using Neural Networks

This paper presents a method of adaptive control for nonlinear systems using neural networks. The control input is given by the sum of the output of an adaptive controller and the output of the neural network. The neural network is used to compensate the nonlinerity of plant dynamics that is not taken into consideration in the usual adaptive control. The role of the neural network is to construct a linearized model by minimizing the output error caused by nonlinearities in the control systems. New parallel neural networks are proposed. The learning time required for convergence and the network size of each parallel neural network can be reduced when compared to conventional neural network based control systems.
Iarte VI and Late Holocene Reindeer Remains from the Iamal Peninsula of Arctic Siberia

Rangifer tarandus is one of the most important animals for indigenous groups living in the Arctic. This significance is particularly the case in the Iamal Peninsula of the Russian Federation. The Iamal Peninsula has produced a substantial archaeological record of human engagement with reindeer during the Late Holocene period. The archaeological site known as Iarte VI, a multihousepit settlement on the open tundra of the peninsula, has produced the region’s largest and most well-dated reindeer-bone assemblage. This study provides a chronological assessment of Iarte VI based on numerous radiocarbon and dendrochronology dates, an analysis of the site’s large faunal assemblage, and comparison of these remains with those from all other sampled sites on the peninsula. Iarte VI appears to have been a warm-season settlement where reindeer were intensively utilized during the 11th century AD. Other regional sites had broader subsistence practices, but reindeer are nonetheless consistently present.
The conductive geothermal field as an energy and economic entity: Effects and implications for the province of Groningen, North-East Netherlands

Geothermische bronnen leveren hernieuwbare energie die direct als warmte kan worden toegepast, danwel gebruikt voor het opwekken van elektriciteit. Dit proefschrift richt zich op het identificeren en analyseren van mogelijke geothermische energie opwekking in noordoost Nederland. Dit potentieel wordt op twee manieren beschouwd: allereerst door de sterke warmtestroom door zoutlagen te onderzoeken en te benutten. De tweede casus is een gepland geothermisch systeem in de stad Groningen dat stap voor stap zowel technisch als economisch geevalueerd wordt. De warmtegeleiding in zoutlagen is drie tot vier maal hoger in vergelijking met andere sedimenten. Dit heeft tot effect dat er direct boven een zoutkoepel een relatief hogere temperatuur wordt bereikt. Dit betekent dat een geothermisch project aldaar minder kosten hoeft te maken om toch interessante temperaturen te bereiken. Het temperatuurverschil tussen de top van een zoutkoepel en andere sedimenten op dezelfde diepte kan wel 25˚C bedragen, wat resulteert in een 40% hogere warmteopbrengst alsmede een belangrijke kostenbesparing omdat men minder diep hoeft te boren. In de analyse van het voorgenomen geothermische project van de stad Groningen worden de onzekerheden van de verschillende project elementen onder de loep genomen. Dit betreft ten eerste geologische en operationele onzekerheden en hun effect op het beschikbare thermisch vermogen. Vervolgens wordt gekeken naar het gedrag van het systeem in respons tot seizoensvariaties in de warmtevraag. Hierbij wordt ook onderzocht of dit tot geochemische veranderingen in de ondergrond leidt. Tenslotte wordt aan de hand van technische en economische modellering onderzocht wat de financiele opbrengst van het project kan zijn. Voor dit laatste aspect blijkt de seizoensafhankelijke warmtevraag een belangrijke succesfactor. De beschikbaarheid van warmteopslag capaciteit is hierbij essentieel. Verder wordt duidelijk gemaakt dat een juiste fasering van de projectonderdelen en een aanpassing van het subsidie kader de economische waarde van het project aanzienlijk zouden kunnen doen toenemen.
The re‐structuring of the information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) implementation using knowledge management framework

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide reinforcement for ITIL V 2.0 implementation process through knowledge management principles embedded in enterprise management‐engineering framework (EMEF). Design/methodology/approach – EMEF has been amended to include knowledge management (KM) activities that are imperative for a melioration of ITIL implementation. The framework of four domains has been documented in detail. Additionally, the three major amendments of structure, architecture, and context have been suggested for a configuration management database (CMDB) to comply with KM principles.Findings – There are strong indications that implementing ITIL by following the system‐thinking approach may add and sustain competitive advantage. This may be achieved through the leveraging of knowledge, improvement of core competencies, and fostering a customer‐consciousness approach. The apprehension of knowledge continuum components, and the differentiation between knowledge types, are critical for fortifyi.
A Course on Digital Video Special Effects

We present a brief overview of our course "Digital Video Special Effects” taught in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. This course is offered as an elective at the undergraduate level every year and is very popular with the undergraduate students. Here we present the goals that lead to this course and a discussion of the material that is covered. We also present what the students are expected to do and how they learn to “deal” with digital video as a medium. The merger of the technical aspects of video processing, with the entertainment aspects of generating special effects make this a very unique class. It aims to make analysis, processing, and synthesis of video ubiquitous to the students, while teaching them the technical aspects of what can be done with video.
Méthodes de simulations moléculaires accélérées : application et développement

The study of the foldirig inechanism of proteills is currently limited by the cur rent computer technologies and by the in siÏico simulation methods. Whule certain techniques of workload distribution have been devised to study more complex sys tems. other techniques relv 0H the simplification of the different process involved in folding. The activation-relaxation technique (ART Nouveau) is one of those simplified activateci methods that enable the navigation of the energetic surface. In conjunction with the reduced representation energy potentiaÏ OPEP, ART lias been used to study the folding of small proteins and the aggregation process of peptides. In this work, we present our resuits of the folding trajectories of the B domain of Staphytococcus anreus protein A using ART-OPEP. This 60 amino acids protein forms a bundle of three o:-helices and is well known and studied by hoth theorists and experimentalists interested hi its folding process. Our resuits present a different picture of the energy landscape of this protein, mie that is punc tuated by funnels leading to topologies found in other proteins. We then continue by presenting the implemeiîtation of two rigid bodies algorithms in the ART nou veau method. These algorithms are useci to eliminate the less interesting degrees of freedom that are bond lengths and bond angles. Our analysis of these methods are that they do not provide a noticeable gain in performance over the original ART nouveau. Mots clés staphylococcal proteiri A, ART nouveau, OPEP, FRODA, geometrical simulations, rigid bodies
Hypermask talking head projected onto real object

HyperMask is a system which projects an animated face onto a physical mask, worn by an actor. As the mask moves within a prescribed area, its position and orientation are detected by a camera, and the projected image changes with respect to the viewpoint of the audience. The lips of the projected face are automatically synthesized in real time with the voice of the actor, who also controls the facial expressions. As a theatrical tool, HyperMask enables a new style of storytelling. As a prototype system, we propose to put a self-contained HyperMask system in a trolley (disguised as a linen cart), so that it projects onto the mask worn by the actor pushing the trolley. Keyword: Talking Face, Mask Tracking, Facial Expression Synthesis, Lip Synchronization, Interactive Entertainment, HYPERMASK TALKING HEAD PROJECTED ONTO REAL OBJECT SHIGEO MORISHIMA AND TATSUO YOTSUKURA Faculty of Engineering, Seikei University 3-3-1 Kichijoji-Kitamachi, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8633 JAPAN E-mail: {shigeo, yotsu}@ee.seikei. ac.jp KIM BINSTED AND FRANK NIELSEN Sony Computer Science Laboratories 3-14-13 Higashi-Gotanda Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 E-mail: {kimbm, nielsen}@csl.sony. co.jp CLAUDIO PINHANEZ IBM T.J. Watson Research 30 Saw Mill River Rd. (Route 9A) Hawthorne, NY 10532 E-mail: pinhanez@us.ibm. com HYPERMASK is a system which projects an animated face onto a physical mask, worn by an actor. As the mask moves within a prescribed area, its position and orientation are detected by a camera, and the projected image changes with respect to the viewpoint of the audience. The lips of the projected face are automatically synthesized in real time with the voice of the actor, who also controls the facial expressions. As a theatrical tool, HYPERMASK enables a new style of storytelling. As a prototype system, we propose to put a self-contained HYPERMASK system in a trolley (disguised as a linen cart), so that it projects onto the mask worn by the actor pushing the trolley.
Medium access control for full-duplex in wireless local area networks

Current wireless technologies strive to respond to the arising demand for the increase in mobile traffic. Recently, with the introduction of self-interference (SI) cancellation techniques, wireless full-duplex communication has become an attractive solution that doubles the spectral e ciency and enhances data rates. In this thesis, we present a medium access control (MAC) protocol, named Synchronized Contention Window Full-Duplex (S-CW FD) protocol for enabling full duplex communication in wireless local area networks (WLANs). The proposed S-CW FD protocol can not only work in ad hoc and infrastructure modes of IEEE 802.11 WLANs, but with the legacy nodes as well. In this work, saturated throughput of S-CW FD is derived based on a two dimensional Markov chain model, similar to Bianchi's, and those results are used to validate simulations in OPNET tool. Via detailed simulation experiments, the performance of S-CW FD is evaluated under different self-interference models and wireless network conditions. It is shown that when there are no hidden nodes in the network, the S-CW FD protocol can double the throughput of half-duplex IEEE 802.11, and in the presence of hidden nodes in the network, the throughput gain of full duplex over half-duplex can get as high as ten fold, even for moderate SI cancellation levels and heavy load. Comparisons with existing similar FD MAC protocols also indicate that the proposed S-CW FD protocol performs best under realistic network conditions and residual SI. Hence, S-CW FD stands out as a promising FD MAC protocol with a high chance of application in WLANs, not only for signiffcant performance improvements, but also for its exibility and backwards compatibility.
An Evaluation of a Knowledge Base of Words and Thesauruses on Measuring the Semantic Similarity between Words

We have developed a knowledge base of words as a tool to measure the semantic similarity between words. In this paper, we evaluate the knowledge base of words comparing with thesauruses, which are commonly used for measuring similarity. Thesauruses of NIHONGO-GOI-TAIKEI(NGT) and Japan Electronic Dictionary(EDR) are selected for the evaluation. For similarity calculation methods using thesauruses, we adopt a newly proposed method, in which each word is represented with vector using the structural feature of thesauruses and the degree of similarity between words is calculated by the inner product of their vectors, in addition to traditional methods based on the path length between categories or the depth of the subsumer. Evaluation is carried out through the two methods, that is, a traditional method based on human rating and the method we have already proposed, feasible for evaluating automatically without human judgment. Evaluation result shows that the knowledge base of word is superior to the both thesauruses(NGT outperforming EDR) as measurement tools, and the proposed calculation method outperforms the traditional ones. The result also shows that our evaluation method is a practical one, by investigating the correlation of both methods.
Acupuncture as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of depression

xviii Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 The Burden of Depression . 1 1.2 Diagnosis of Depression . 1 1.3 Measurement of Depression . 2 1.4 Treatment of Depression . 3 1.5 Chinese Medicine and Depression . 5 1.6 Randomised Clinical Trials . 7 1.7 Issues Related to Designing an RCT . 7 1.8 Hypothesis . 10 1.9 Conclusion . 10 Chapter 2: Literature Review . 13 2.1 Systematic Reviews . 13 2.2 Designing Acupuncture Clinical Trials. 15 2.3 Psychological Diagnosis / Inclusion Criteria . 17 2.4 Psychological Exclusion Criteria . 19 2.5 Subjects . 20 v 2.5. 1 Number of Subjects . 20 2.5. 2 Longevity of Depression Suffered . 21 2.5. 3 Other Classifications and Severity of Depression. 22 2.6 Differentiation Based on Sex . 23 2.7 Measures of Depression . 25 2.8 Chinese Medicine Diagnosis . 28 2.9 Acupuncture Treatment Programs . 30 2.10 Acupuncture Prescriptions . 32 2.11 Methods of Blinding . 35 2.12 Acupuncture Interventions . 37 2.13 Methods of Control . 38 2.13.1 Non-Specific Acupuncture. 39 2.13. 2 Antidepressant Medication . 42 2.14 Acupuncture as an Adjunct to Medication . 45 2.15 Wait List Control Groups . 48 2.16 The Combined Use of a Wait List with Acupuncture as an Adjunct to Medication . 49 2.17 Other Control Methods . 50 2.18 Follow Up Analysis . 52 2.18. 1 Within Group Comparisons . 52 2.18. 2 Between Group Comparisons . 53 2.19 Conclusion . 55 Chapter 3: Method . 56 3.1 Elements of Good Design . 56
Mass Classification of Mammogram Images using Selected Textural Features with SVM Classifier

—In mammography diagnosis systems, high False Negative Rate (FNR) has always been a significant problem since a false negative answer may lead to a patient’s death. Development of a new Computer aided Diagnosis (CADx) system for the diagnosis of breast masses is the major objective of this paper. It aims at intensifying the performance of CADx algorithms as well as reducing the FNR by using Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix (GLCM) for extraction of textural features. The input Regions of Interest (ROIs) are segmented manually and further subjected to feature extraction, selection and then classification. However from 322 MIAS database, 59 ROIs are taken into consideration for feature extraction. 19 texture features are extracted and 11 features are selected for feature classification. SVM classifier with Polynomial kernel and 80-20 train-test partition is used for classification. The Sensitivity, Specificity and Accuracy obtained by the selected features are 100%, 100%, and 100% respectively.
Apache Derby -- Off to the Races: Includes Details of IBM Cloudscape

* Learn installation, configuration, management, and security * Delve deeper with coverage on SQL, troubleshooting, application development, and more Master Apache Derby: the only open source, pure JavaaA A , fully transactional, small-footprint RDBMS Apache Derby is the world's only enterprise class open source, pure Java, fully transactional relational database. It's small enough to be embedded directly into your Java applications, providing a local data store that requires no DBA support. Powerful enough to support a wide range of traditional applications, this database ships as the default database for WebSphere Application Server and more than fifty other IBM software products. Apache Derby is built on the mature IBM Cloudscape code base IBM recently contributed to the open source community. The IBM Cloudscape code was nominated and won Developer.com's Product of the Year 2005 award. Now, IBM's own database experts have written a comprehensive guide to making the most of Apache Derby-and its commercial counterpart, IBM Cloudscape- in any development or production environment.This book systematically introduces the Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape technology: where it fits and how to install and configure it-and how to build robust business applications and Web services with it, one step at a time. Coverage includes * Comparing Apache Derby with the commercial IBM Cloudscape offering * Deploying Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape to support development and production environments, client/server environments, multi-threaded applications, and Web servers * Integrating Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape into a completely open source development environment * Specific instruction on installing Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape on WindowsA (R) and LinuxA (R) workstations-with tips on how to install the code on any platform that has a supported JVM * Understanding how programming languages interact with Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape * Building complete sample applications step-by-step in JDBC, Windows (ODBC and .NET), PHP, Perl, and Python * Managing and securing Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape databases * Writing SQL code for creating, retrieving, and updating data * Troubleshooting installations, databases, and applications This book has a companion Web site that contains links to the IBM version of Apache Derby and other downloadable code, documentation, articles, and other resources to give the reader a deeper understanding of some of the features available in Apache Derby. ibmpressbooks.com/title/0131855255 www-306. ibm.com/software/data/awards/ A A(c) Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
Communication-Optimal Loop Nests

Communication (data movement) often dominates a computation's runtime and energy costs, motivating organizing an algorithm's operations to minimize communication. We study communication costs of a class of algorithms including many-body and matrix/tensor computations and, more generally, loop nests operating on array variables subscripted by linear functions of the loop iteration vector. We use this algebraic relationship between variables and operations to derive communication lower bounds for these algorithms. We also discuss communication-optimal implementations that attain these bounds.
SIMULTANEIDADE DE FATORES DE RISCO CARDIOVASCULAR EM UNIVERSITÁRIOS: PREVALÊNCIA E COMPARAÇÃO ENTRE PERÍODOS DE GRADUAÇÃO

The clustering of several factors may be at greater risk to the individual than a single risk factor. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of clustering factors between senior students (402) and freshmen students (1,197). The risk factors observed were the insufficient physical activity, the behaviors of smoking, drinking and eating habits. The obesity, abdominal fat and high blood pressure were measured. The clustering of risk factor was categorized according to the frequency, 1 to 3; 4 to 6; 7 or more. The prevalences between the graduation periods were compared using the chi-square test. The prevalence of 1 to 3 clustered risk factors was higher among freshmen (39.3%) than senior students (25.1%) p <0.001. Prevalence of 4 and 6 clustered risk factors were more among senior students (67.7%) than freshmen (55.5%) p <0.001, as well as clustered of 7 or more risk factors (7.2% among senior students and 4.1% to freshmen) p <0.01. Therefore, the greatest number of clustered risk factors was found in senior students compared to freshmen. Descriptors: Students; Risk Factors; Physical Activity; Cardiovascular Diseases.